TAKEN BY BOERS.
Melhusn Ha a Victory In the Engagement
Gen. Villobols, Joubirt't ChleMn.
Stiff, l Killed.
The following dispatch from Lord
Roberts to the war office announcing
tlu capture of live companies of his
troops, was given out Friday:
Another unfortunate occurrence has
taken place, resulting. I fear, in the cap
ture of a party of infantry, consisting
of three companies of the Royal lrisli
Fusiliers and two companies of the
Ninth regiment of mounted infantry,
near Rcddcrsbnrg. a little eastward of
Bethany railway station, within a tew
miles of nioemfontein. They were sur
rounded by a stronger force of the ene
my, with four or five guns. 1 he detach
ment held out from noon, April 3, un
til April 4. 9 then, apparently,
surrendered, for it is reported that the
firing ceased at that time. Immediately
after I heard the news, during the alter
noon of April J. I ordered J.atacre to
proceed from Springfontein. his present
headquarters, to Reddersburg. with all
possible speed, and I dispatched the
Cameron Highlanders hence to Beth
any. He arrived at Reddersburg at 10:30
Wednesday morning, without opposi
tion, but could get no news from the
missing detachment. There can be no
doubt the whole party has been made
prisoners. , , , ,.
Methuen telegraphs from TJoshof (in
the Orange Free Slate, a utlc north
east of Kimberley) as follows: Sur
rendered Gen. Villcbois Marcuil and a
body of Boers. None escaped. me
bois and seven Boers killed, eight
wounded, 50 prisoners. Our losses
were: Killed. Cants. Boyle ami Will
iams, both of the Yeomanry. Wounded,
abmit seven men. . ,
There arc numerous indications that,
in pursuance of their boast that they
will recapture nioemfonteisi. the Hocrs
arc trying to surround the town and
to cut our line of communications to the
south. Large forces are reported c.-st
and south, which are supposed to be
making for the railway. They still held
Thaba X'Chu and the water works.
Lord Roberts is completing his con
centration. Four 4 7 gs and four
naval impounders have been mounted
on kopjes commanding the plain. The
cavalry camp has been removed to a bet
ter position northeast of the city. Spe
cial precautions are being taken to pro
tect the railway southward.
WAR IN PHILIPPINES.
(Mil Cablet Total Losses to American and In
(.urgent Armies Since January l
General Otis has cabled to the war
department, probably with view to
rnriwtinor erroneous impressions that
exist in this country as to the state of
insurrection in the Philmpines, a sum
m 1 rv of Ihe result of the development
of the campaign since the first of the
calendar year. The report, vhich is
dated Manila, April 3, is as follows:
"Since January l 124 skirmishes in
Fhilinnincs have been reported, most'y
very slight affairs. Our casualties were
three officers and 7s cnustca men Kill
ed: n officers and ISt men wounded
Insurgent and ladrone loss in killed and
left on field, 1,426; captured, mostly
wounded, 1,453; small arms secured, 3,
051; pieces of artillery, 165; large cap
turcs of other insurgent property. A
number of important insurgent officers
are surrendering and the situation is
gradually becoming more pacific.
CONVENTION HALL BURNED.
rhi Kansas City Building Destroyed by Fire
- Will Rebuild.
Convention Hall, Kansas City, Mo.,
where the Democratic National con
vention was to have been held on July
4. was burned in less than 30 minutes
.Wednesday p. m. The fire raged with
such fury that it was evident almost
from the start that the structure was
doomed, and the firemen goon turned
their attention to saving surrounding
property.
A stiff breeze was blowing, and before
the fire was subdued the Second Pres
byterian Church, one of the finest edi
fices in the city, the church parsonage,
the Lathrop public school, a two-story,
13-room building, all situated across the
wav on Central street, and a half block
I of three-story flat buildings on Twelfth
1 street, were totally destroyed. Several
I residences were damaged.
Plans are on foot to rebuild Conven
tion Hall immediately and have it ready
lor the Democratic convention in July.
AID FOR BOER SUFFERERS.
State Department Inclined to Grant Red Cross
Association Request 1
The state department is ta':ing steps
to ascertain whether it can crcedc to th;
wishes of th Red Cross A'd Association
in the matter of transmitting funds to
United States Consul Hay at Pretoria,
for the extension of the Boer ambulance
service and the supply cf medicine
for the Boer sick and wounted. A re
quest to this effect was preferred by M
Pruyn, an officer of the organization.
It differed somewhat from applications
made in behalf of certain German or
ganizations in the west, the purpose in
the latter case being to ex'.-nd aid to
-the Boer widows and orphans.
The department is inclined to accede
to Mr. Pruyn's reques;, as it .fd in the
case of the German organization's ap
plication; but it is probable that to avoid
any appearance of bias the effort will be
to provide for a disbursement of funds
for the relief of the sick and fcoundcu,
regardless of nationality, duimg the
continuance of the war. The depart
ment is now in cable correspondent e
with its representatives abroad on thb
ubject.
Fire In Penitentiary.
The large three-story building with
in the walls of the Ohio penitentiary, at
Columbus, occupied by belt manufac
turing shops, was burned TuesHuy night,
.tailing a loss of over $iovxo. The
"" fire is supposed to have originated oa
the third floor from a spark. The tire
occurred after supper and the a.aoo
jirisoners were locked in their cells.
The State's loss is estir atcd at $40
000, witn no insurance. The Culumbu
bolt works' loss is estimate at from
$00,000 to $100,000, with fyi.joo insui
auce.
LATEST NEWS NOTES.
Georgia sawmill men have decided to
curtail the production of yellow pine.
The St. Louis and Suburban Street
Railway has arranged disputes with its
employes.
Over $7.ooo damase was done to the
carpenter shop of the Homestead steel
works by fire.
Erie nassenirer train No. l, a flyer,
was wrecked near Sharon, Fa., but no
one was killed.
The New York Senate has refused to
consider a bill to allow women to vote
at town elections.
Half the town of Proctorsville, O.,
was burned, the loss being about $223,-
000; half insured.
Mot. Martinelli. th nnostivic dele
gate, has promised to visit Bcllaire, O.,
on Sunday, April 22.
F. R. Biirnham, the American scout
witn Lord Robert, was capuircu uy mt
Boers, but escaped.
A manifold naner factory, wnich will
manufacture by a new process, will be
built at Franklin, Pa.
Patrick Campbell, husband of the fa
mous actress, was killed in a brush at
Boshof, South Africa.
Doonwell Brothers' paper mills, near
Ann Arbor, Mich., were burned Sun
day at a loss of $40,000.
Senator Lindsay, of Kentucky, an
nounces that he is about to enter the
law practice in New York.
Frank Hendrv and his wife were
burned to death in a fire which destroy
ed their home, near Delhi, N. Y.
It is believed that General Viljocn,
and not Villebois Marcuil. was the ofh
cer killed by Methuen's troops.
Because of the recent attempt on his
life the Prince of Wales has decided
not to visit the Paris exposition.
General Klwcll S. Otis has been re
lieved oi the command in the Philip
pines and will return home May 1.
Tli,. Democratic members of the
House held a caucus and decided to re
sist the Puerto Kican bill to the end.
Sunday the piano and organ factory
of M. Schulz Company, of Chicago, suf
fered to the amount of $50,000 by fire.
George Schilling, the one-armed ath
lete of Pittsburg, who is walking around
the world, was heard from in Australia.
It is reported at Berlin that the Ger
man consul at Fast London, Cape
Colony, was burned in effigy by a mob.
General Nelson A. Miles has express
ed to his friends his willingness to be
the Democratic candidate for the presi
dency. Great cargoes of horses are being
shipped from many continental ports
for the use of the British army in South
Africa.
The Carnegie Steel Company is al
ready turning out the iron for the re
building of the convention hall at Kan
sas City.
The new Chicago and Alton Railway
Company, with a capital stock of $40,
ooo.oco, has been incorporated at Spring
field, 111.
The village of Ravenna. 18 miles
southeast of Muskegon. Mich., was wip
ed out by fire Wednesday night; loss
$300,000.
The Alpha, the first ship to sail for
Cape Nome this season, left Vancouver,
British Columbia, Friday with 324 pas
sengers. Bonds sent to the Treasury for ex
change aggregate $221,000,000, of which
$27,5000,000 come from other than
national banks.
Fire Sunday at Ballston Spa, N.
caused a loss of $150,000 by destroying
the San Souci Opera House and Schaf
fcr building.
At Omaha, Judge Kcyser decided that
resolutions of public officials to use
only goods made by union labor are
contrary to law.
The Republican convention for the
Second Congressional district of Texas
has selected C. W. Burkett and William
Sanders delegates to the Philadelphia
convention.
Hannah, the youngest daughter of
Admiral Sampson, was married in Bos
ton Thursday evening to Ensign Watt
Tyler Culvcritis.
Confederate veterans of Louisiana
Friday celebrated Memorial Day, and
the Army of Tennessee held its reunion
in New Orleans.
Charles J. Figge and Dr. R. R. Pax
ton were arrested at Cincinnati Satur
day, charged with sendin an infernal
machine to George B. Cox, the Re
publican leader of Hamilton county.
William Gregory, Republican, was
elected governor of Rhode Island by a
majority of 10,000 over N. W. Little
field, Democrat.
Coal miners of the Pittsbursr district
have been ordered to resume work,
pending a settlement of their differences
with the operators.
Native tribes are at war in Ashanti,
on the British gold coast of Africa.
Gov. and Lady Hodgson have taken
refuge at Coomasaie.
Two bridges and two tollhouses on
the Logansport and Burlington pike,
in Indiana, were destroyed Wednesday
night by 150 masked men.
Two trains, composing 20 refrigerator
cars each, left Chicago carrying more
than a million pound of bacon for the
soldiers in the Philippines.
W. S. Taylor secured from the court
of appeals a writ of error to the su
preme court of the United States in the
Kentucky governorship contest
The appellate division of the New
York supreme court decided that the
stock of National bonks must be assess
ed at full value for taxation purposes.
The New York Air Brake Company,
at Watertown, N. Y., refuse! to arbi
trate a disagreement with iu workmen
and 1,000 men struck, dosing the
works. 1
The safe in the postoffice at Dover
Center, O., was blown open with dyna
mite Thursday night by burglars, who
secured $400 in money and $100 in
stamps.
Julius L. Moyse, who impersonated
Cant. Clark, of the United States navv
and married Miss Bertha Warnken, of
Cincinnati, at Mew urieans, was con
victed there of impersonating a govern
ment officer.
The American, British, German and
French ministers notified the Chinese
foreign office that the anti-foreign so
ciety of "Boxers" must be suppressed,
or the powers will land troops to prct-
ieci llir.ir buuiucih in vllllia.
DESTROYED lift RND PROPERTY.
DAM GIVES WAY.
Seventeen Men Drowned In Texat Calamity
Freshet Destroys Huge Dam Above Aus
tin Many Acre Submerged.
Seventeen men were drowned at Aus
tin, Tex., Saturday night in conse
quence of the flood in the Colorado riv
er. They , were all drowned when the
great dam" across the river broke, let
ting loose a reservoir of water 30 miles
long, half a mile wide and 60 feet deep.
In some respects the disaster was much
similar to the Johnstown calamity. It
had been raining along the river for
four days, and the tremendous pressure
of water was more than the dam could
bear. The telrgraph companies wired
to places below here to look out for the
great wave, anil runners were dispatched
on horses to notify those living in the
valleys below the city. The telegraphic
messages served as a timely warning to
many, but the rushing waters outstrip
ped the horsemen, and many houses
were picked up' and swept away before
the occupants could get together their
valuables.
At a o'clock Sunday morning, the
power house nt the dam was swept
away, completely destroying a plant
that cost the city $1,750,000 a few years
ago. The waters of the Colorado all
day were plunging and foaming around
the wreck, eating away the big pile of
granite which once formed the dam, as
though it was nothing more than chalk
rock. So fierce was the current that
great boulders were carried half a mile
from the dam. being rolled over and
over by the turbulent tide.
Reports from the neighboring coun
try are that everything is under water.
In Williamson county, north of here.
railroad bridges and trackage have been
laid waste and all trains have stopped
running. Hundreds of head of cattle
have been drowned and miles of fenc
ing torn down and washed away. In
Bastrop county and in the southern por
tion of this county, similar conditions
prevail.
The country tributary to the Colorado
river all the way down its course is be
ing inundated, and while it is believed
the worst is over, the loss will exceed
$3,000,000, counting Austin as the larg
est loser.
DAVIS PLEADS FOR BOERS.
Hit Firit L-clurs In Their Behalf Made In
Washington, D. C.
Webster Davis delivered his first lec
ture in aid of the Boers to a great throng
at the Grand Opera house, Washington,
Sunday. He contended that the Dutch
immigrants had built up a nation in
South Africa and that the British were
animated by lust for gold and diamonds,
mat tnc Hritisli government forced
President Krueer into a war: that the
abuses of the white flag were commit
ted by the British and that after the bat
tle of Spionkop the Boers gave decent
interment to the British dc-d. who had
been sadly neglected by their own com
manders. He insisted that American
sympathy should be with the defenders
of the republics and that Americans
should make it known that the cruel
war must stop at once.
Mr. Moran, chairman of the meet
ing, offered resolutions of sympathy
with the Boers and denouncing "the
present British government and its se
cret allies in this country as wholly un
worthy of the respect of any true Amer
ican citizen."
The last clause was received with a
storm of hisses and cries of "No, no."
Moran then asked for a vote on the
resolution as a whole. There were a
great number of ayes and it seemed
almost an equal number of noes, and
the chairman declared the resolutions
carried. In his address Moran attack
ed the administration and was greeted
with hisses and cries of "traitor."
Burned to Death
Mrs. Rudolph Cravens, of Anderson,
Ind., went into her husband's barn Sat
urday, set fire to it, and stood in the
flames. She was burned to a crisp.
Mrs. Cravens met her husband in an
insane asylum in Indianapolis and both
were recently discharged as cured. They
married and went to live on the farm
of his father, one of the wealthiest far
mers in the county. Ther onlv arriv
ed Friday. Cravens was absent at the
time of the suicide.
FOUR MEN CARROTED.
Old Spanish Mode ol Execution In Puerto Rico.
Scene Viewed by Many Citizens.
The first execution by garrote since
Pnrrto Rico became a Dart of the Unit
ed States, took place Saturday. The five
men garrotted were Simeon and hu
genio Rodriguez, Carlos and Hcrmon
genes Pacheo and Rosalie Santiago. All
went to their deaths bravely. The exe
cutions took place in the public sauare
at Ponce and were witnessed by crowds
01 people, every precaution had been
taken to preserve order, but there were
no disturbances. Two garrote were
used and the executions did not take
15 minutes. The executioners were
PWrto Ricans.
In October. 1808. five men mur
dered! Senor Prudencio Mendez, at Yau
ro. Afterwards they assaulted his wife
and daughters and compelled them to
dance about the corpse of the murdered
man.
The garrote is the regular instrument
of capital punishment in all Spanish
countries. It consists of an iron col
lar in the rear of which is a needle-like
spike. The collar is attached to a post
to which the condemned man is strap
ped. The spike is then driven into the
base of the brain. Death is said to be
instantaneous.
It was believed that President Mc
Kinley would interfere and order the
men executed by hanging, but infor
mation was received several days ago
that he would take no action,
A Million Dollar Fire
The six-story department store of
Joseph Home Be Co., Pittsburg, Pa.,
was gutted by fire early Sunday morn
ing and ashes and debris are all that re
mains of stock valued at more than
$1,000,000. Damage to the amount of
perhaps $250,000 .was done to the build
ing and for the second time in three
years the firm is compelled to start in
to business at me very beyqwsg.
TROUBLE FEARED.
Fatal Street Duel In Huntington, W. Va Over
Municipal Election Filteen Shod
fired by Four Men.
One man was killed and three others
wounded during a street duel which
occurred at Hiintimrton. W. Va.. Fri
day afternoon. Senator K. M. McCallis-
ter, an attorney; Carl Campbell, Kd
mund Fry and Constable Charles Car
ter, all Democrats, were assembled on
a sidewalk discussing the municipal elec
tion, when Hall Ross, a prominent Re
publican came along. Some unpleas
ant remarks passed, when Ross instantly
drew a pistol and backing into the ave
nue opened fire on the crowd. Senator
McCallister, Kdmnnd Fry and another
person nearby, all pulled their revolv
ers and returned the fire.
Ross reloaded, shooting hack over
his shoulder as he ran. A bullet from
his revolver pierced the heart of Sel
don Sharritz, causing instant death.
Senator McCallister was slightly injur
ed in the left hand. Ross was only
struck once and his injuries are not
dangerous. A ball aimed for Ross pen
etrated a window on the opposite side
of the street and struck Henry Snyder,
a groceryman, in the head, inflicting a
dangerous wound.
The affray caused great excitement,
and pedestrians fell over each other at
tempting to get out of rajige of bullets.
Fully 20 shots were fired. All parlies
are under arrest.
Sunday morning the funeral of Scl
don Sharitz, who was killed in Friday's
political row, was largely attended.
From the windows of the county jail.
Hall Ross, his slayer, witnessed the
funeral pass by. Ross has been great
ly excited ever since the killing and be
lieves he will yet be lynched. No
furthr trouble is anticipated. Almost
every attorney in the city has been em
ployed to assist in the prosecution oi
Ross.
RIOTING IN PUERTO RICO.
Importation ol Negro Labor Causes Trouble-
Murder by a Mob.
At 4 o'clock Friday evening the na
tives made a concentrated movement
at Puerto Tira. Different mobs, total
ing about 2.000 men. attacked the for
eign colored men. Any Knglish-speak-ing
negro was subject to attack, particu
larly the natives of St. Thomas and it.
Kilts. One Puerto Rican was killed.
one was seriously wounded. The affair
was Hie outcome ol the pier strike and
the pretence of the attack, apparently,
was that the English islanders were
usurping Puerto Kican labor. The
islanders anticipated trouble, and f9l'is
of them tfefe firmed with revolvers.
The mob entered the house of a St.
Kilts man. His abdomen was slashed
with a machete. Another St. Kitts man
was stoned, escaped to the roof, and
was forced to jump to the ground. He
was followed in the street and stoned
until exhausted, when his head was
hammered into a jelly.
A company of infantry, under Capt.
Alexander and Licuts. Ansell and Park
er, was called out, martial law was de
clared, soldiers now patrol the streets,
and the rum shops were closed. The
mere presence of the soldiers dispersed
the crowds. There were no demonstra
tions after the arrival of the troops. The
condition of affairs necessitates the
presence of li6ops indefinitely in order
to prevent more trouble. The municipal
police arc utterly inadequate to preserve
order or handle any crowd. They stood
by during the riot, as spectators, and
made no attempt to interfere.
The Puerto Tira district of San Juan
is about a mile from the city hall. It is
understood that the British consul has
demanded protection for British sub
jects, though the authorities here will
not make any statement on the sub
ject. WALES SHOT AT.
Young Belgian's Daring Attempt to Kill Heir
to England's Throne.
Wednesday the Frince of Wales was
shot at while leaving the railroad sta
tion at Brussels. He was not hurt. As
the train was leaving the northern sta
tion for the southern railroad station,
an individual fired a revolver at the
Prince of Wales, but missed his royal
highness.
The attempt upon the life of the
prince occurred at 3:35 p. m. The
would-be assassin jumped upon the
footboard of the prince's saloon car as
the train was starting and fired into the
car, aiming at the Prince of Wales.
The man was immediately arrested.
The would-be assassin is a tinsmith
named Sipido, a resident of a Brussels
suburb, 16 years of age. His pockets
were found to be full of anarchist lit
erature. He fired two shots at the
prince. The Princess of Wales and
others were in the car, but no one was
touched.
When examined by the station offi
cials Sipido declared he intended to kill
the Prince of Wales, that he did not
regret his action, and that he was ready
to do it again if given a chance to do
so.
rv Excited Over Gushtr.
Much interest is being aroused by
the great oil well of the Blossburg Oil
Company at Gaines, in Tioga county,
Pa. The well began flowing on
Wednesday night and during the first
24 hours put 550 barrels of oil in the
tank. The second 24 hours' gauge of
the well was 480 barrels, and Friday
afternoon it was still producing 20 bar
rels an hour. The flow lasts 15 minutes
at a time Rnd comes at intervals of 15
minutes. The people in the neighbor
hood are greatly excited and are sure
a new white sand pool has been die
covered. The new well is located not
far from other wells, but they are slow
producers.
AT IHE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Captain Silas W. Terry was Wednes
day nominated by the President to be
a rear admiral.
The resignation of Webster Davis as
assistant secretary of the interior was
accepted Tuesday by. Secretary Hitch
cock, by direction of the President.
President McKinley Friday night en
tertained at dinner in the White House
the bishops and presiding elders of the
Methodist conferences of Baltimore of
the North and South Churches.
FILIPINOS KIEPING SOLDIERS BUST.
MORE TROOPS NEEDED.
Numerous Encounters Reported Oen. Young
and Oen. Bell Ask tor Rtlntorecmenls
Mi. Ollmore's House Raided.
Reports of encounters between the
American troops and the insurgents
continue to arrive . from many points.
On Friday Capt. Sturgis, while recon
noitering. struck an insurgent outpost
on the Ncvaliches road, five miles dis
tnnt from Manila, killing two and cap
turing ten. All were in full uniform.
Unfortunately, Capt. Sturgis' force was
not large enough to pursue the main
body.
A detachment of the Forty-second in
fantry, while scouting in Laguna prov
ince, was pursued by the insurgents and
obliged to take refuge in a church at
Paeto, where the Americans repelled
the rebels until reinforcements arrived.
Lieut. Gordon, with a company of the
Sixteenth infantry, while scouting near
Aparri, Caygayan province, engaged 250
insurgents. Lieut. Gordon was wound
ed. A sergeant and a corporal of Com
pany I, Eighteenth infantry, were killed
in a severe fight in Capi province, island
of Panay.
The insurgents made a night attack
upon Calbayon, Island of Samar. They
killed the sentry, swarmed into the
town, and Searched the house of Maj.
Gillmorc, of the Forty-third infantry,
who was absent. They killed his cook.
Ultimately the Americans drove them
out of the town, kiiiing four and cap
turing 12.
Gen. Young, commanding the North
Luzon, has made several requests for
reinforcements, representing that his
Sorcc is inadequate; that the men are
cxhaustd by th necessity of constant
vigilance; that he is unable to garrison
the towns in his jurisdiction: that the
insurgents arc returning to the district
and killing Ihe Amigos. and that it is
necessary for him to inflict punishment
in several sections before the rainy sea
son begins. Gen. James Bell, who is
in command in Southern Luzon, has
made similar representations. He says
his forces arc inadequate and that he
merely holds a few towns, without con
trolling the territory.
The president of the town of Samal,
province of Bataar, Luzon, and another
prominent native, have been assassin
ated because they were known to be
friendly to the Americans. The presi
dent of another town has joined tho in
surgents because they had threatened
to kill him if he did not.
PEhSION COURT OF APPEALS.
Grand Army ot Ihe Republic Drafting a Bill to
Present to Congress.
Ffforts are to be made by the Grand
Army of the Republic to secure legis
lation providing for the creation of a
pension court of appeals which is to
pass finally upon all applications for
pensions rejected by the- pension office
and interior department. Gen. A. D.
Shaw, commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army, and Gen. Daniel Sickles, of the
Grand Army, have the matter in charge
and arc in Washington preparing the
final draft of the bill which is to be
submitted to the President and to other
legal authority before its presentation
to Congress. This will be done in a
very short time.
There are 13.000 cases which have
been rejected by the interior depart
ment, and these, in addition to others
that arise from time to time, will be re
ferred to the new court. Gen. Shaw
believes that favorable action can be se
cured on the measure at the present
session of Congress.
Officers Killed In Kentucky.
Much excitement prevails at Middlcs
boro, Ky., over a clash of the authori
ties Saturday night. Will Moslcy. a
special policeman, shot Charles Cecil, a
deputy sheriff, and was himself later kill
ed by unknown persons. Warrants
have been sworn out for the arrest of
Chief of Police King, John Moslev. a
brother of the man killed, and Will
Sullivan. The latter, who were extra
policemen, went with Chief of Police
King to arrest a negro who had been
released by the city judge.
The fight is the outcome of the bit
ter feeling that has existed here between
two factions, and the end is difficult to
predict. The situation is alarming.
Posloffice Robbery.
Sunday morning, between a and 5
o'clock, burglars broke into the post
office at Verona. Pa., on the Allegheny
Valley railroad, and got away with
$8jo.q8 in money and stamps. The safe
was forced open and part of its contents,
consisting of $104.50 in money and
$716.39 in stamps, of 1 and 2 cent de
nominations, were stolen. An envelope
containing $168.88 was overlooked by
the robbers, as was also about $8 or $10
which was in a money drawer. Over
100 special delivery stamps were left
in the safe. Several registered letters,
which were in a small drawer, were not
touched.
Naval Officer Shot
The extreme vigilance cf Great Brit
ain in protecting the secrets of the Es
quimault fortifications and the naval
yard was exemplified Saturday night,
when Lieutenant Reginald Scott, R. N.,
was shot by a sentry for failing to an
swer a challenge. Scott will die.
There was a strong wind blowing
toward the officer, and he claims he
answered the challenge, but was un
heard. The sentry fired twice over his
head and then twice to kill.
Bryan's Running Male.
From the inner sanctum of National
Democratic committee comes word
that the running mate for Mr. Bryan
has been selected and that it is no other
than ex-Governor Robert E. Pattison,
of Pennsylvania. Pattison was looked
upon with favor some months go and
the advisability of giving him second
place was talked of even before the
State convention was held at Harris
burg, but it did not get into print be
cause it was feared that Mr. Pattison
might be looking for the first place
himseli.
GREAT OVATION.
Her Maesty R eel.es the First Welcome by
Erin for 9 Years II Was Royal
and Hearty.
Queen Victoria landed In Ireland
Wednesday morning for the first time
in 39 years. The disembarkation from
the royal yacht was accomplished at
11:30. The commander of the forces
in Ireland, the duke of Connaught, the
lord lieutenant, Earl Cadogan, and their -A
Staffs Dreetrd her m.iirslv. and the ride ' I
from Kingstown to Dublin commenced'
in splendid weather and before huge
and good-natured crowds.
At the entrance to Dublin she re
ceived an address of welcome and
handed the lord mayor a reply. The
following is her majesty's reply in full:
"I thank you heartily for the loyal
welcome and good wishes which you
have tendered me on behalf of your
self and your fellow citizens on my ar
rival in the ancient capital of my Irish
dominion. I came to this fair country
to seek a change of rest, and to revisit
scenes which recall to my mind the
warm welcome given to both myself and
my beloved husband. I am deeply
gratified that I have been able at this
time to see again in the mother land
of those brave sons who have recently
distinguished themselves in the defense
of my crown and empire with cheerful
valor and conspicuous now as ever In"
their glorious past. I pray that the
Almight God may ever bless and direct
you in the high functions which you
exercise for the benefit of your fellow
citizens."
The queen appeared to be much af
fected by the warmth of her welcome.
Mr. Burke, a son of the former city
swordbearcr, took the place of Mr.
James Kgan, the swordbearcr, who had
refused to officiate, but the lord mayor
himself handed the sword and keys to
her majesty, who touched them.
The ceremonies at the city gate were
most picturesque. London's jubilee lord
mayor. Sir George Fandel Phillips, de
clared that the reception and ceremonies
were the finest he had ever seen, far
surpassing those of the great jubilee.
In reply to the address of welcome
of the township commissioners of
Kingstown, the queen handed the fol
lowing to the chairman: "I thank you
for your loyal and dutiful address, and
for the warm welcome wherewith you
have greeted me. On setting foot again
on Irish soil I received with heartfelt
satisfaction your assurances of devotion
and nffection towards me. I am look
ing forward with much pleasure to my
visit to this party of my dominion, and
I pray may God bless Ireland with in
creasing welfare and prosperity."
As this written reply was handed to
the chairman her majesty said: "I am
very pleased to find myself in Ireland
again."
DEWEY WOULD ACCEPT.
The Admiral Says He Is Willing lo Become
Candidate lor the Presidency.
A dispatch from Washington says that
Admiral Dewey authorizes an announce
ment that after mature reflection and in
response to the earnest entreaiies from
all parts of th country, his former de
cision not, under any circumstances, to
rim for the presidency is resrinded. lie
said:
When I arrived in this curtry la.it
September, I said that nothing would
induce me to be a candidate for the
presidency. Since then I hive had the
leisure and inclination to study the mat
ter and have reached a different con
elusion, inasmuch as so many assur
ances have come to me from my coun
trymen that I would be acceptable as
a candidate for this great office. If
the American people want mc for this
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iiiKii uiuic A 9iiail uc Ulliy t'ru wining yU
iu serve liicui. f
Admiral Dewey did not state which
party's nomination he would accept.
The reported asked: "On what plat
form will you stand?" and the admiral
replied:
"I think I have said enovgh at this
time, and possibly too much."
Suspicious ol Paris.
"If you don't want to be robbed,"
said Chief Beavers, of the postoffice de
partment, "don't go to the Paris exposi
tion. If you have decided to go, how
ever, fill your wallet and go with the
feeling that you will come back broke.
It will be robbery from the time the
imnrir.n ant. (irt rtn 17 r. n H cril .in.
til tto ruliirni " '" "
Beavers has just returned from Paris,
where he has been superintending the
installment of the American postoffice,
which is to be one of our features of the
exposition. He also says that those
who are determined to go had better
arrange for their transportation imme
diately, as by the time the rush begins
it w be impossible to secure accom
modations. DECISION FOR BECKHAM.
Kentucky Appellate Court Finds it Cannot C
Behind the Legislature's Action.
The court of appeals at Frankfort
Ky., Friday handed down its decision
in the gubernatorial contest in favor ol
Beckham, Judge Du Relle dissenting.
The other two Republican judges, Bur
nam and Guffy, handed down a separate
opinion, which differed in its reasons
from the opinion of the Democratic
judges, but agreed with them in its
conclusion. Judge Hobson, one of the
four Democratic judges, wrote the opin
ion of the majority of the court, affirm
ing the decision of Judge Field, of
Louisville. It recites the work of the
State canvassing board and of the con
test proceedings in the Legislature and
all subsequent proceedings.
Ex-Gov. W. O. Bradley, chief counsel
for Gov. Taylor, has authorized the
statement that an appeal on behalf of
Gov. Taylor and Lieut. Gov. Marshall
will be carried to the supreme court of
the United States from the adverse de
cision rendered by the Kentucky Court
of Appeals.
Judge Shiras. in the Federal court
at Cedar Rapids. la., ordered the re- 1
lease of the Indian girl, Lelah-Kah- I
Chee. who was imprisoned by Indian
agents because she ran away from their
control and married a man of her own
tribe.
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