ARE FORCED TO IAT HUMAN FLESH.
STARVING CHINESE.
Famine In Two Ptputous Province! ol China
Cause Scenes ol Savagery Ctepe
Failure tor Several tears.
Reports received from Singan l'' n'l
agree that. tin.' famine ill provinces of
Shansi and Shensl is one of (he wors(
in the history of China. All Information
on tin- subject is necessarily from C'lii
ucsc sources nml is liagmcntary, but tin
stones are all to tin- same elicit, picturing
a condition ol all.urs that is calculated
to arouse thi' sympathy of thf worlil lor
the stricken people. It in estimate I
that two thirds ol thi' people an- witti
oilt sutlicictil I il or Ihe means of ob
taining it. 1 1"' weather is bitterly cold
uml tint adds to llir misery ami starv.t
lion. 'I here is htllr Ind ill cither prov
ince, anil tin- people are tearing out :hc
wooilwork of then houses to obtain fuel
to keep themselves warm. Oxcit,
horses, ilogs ami other annuals used by
tin- tanners to anl them in their work in
ordinary turns have practically all hccii
sacrificed lo salisiy hunger.
For three years the crops have been
failuics in liolh provinces. There win
more or less famine in previous sea
sons, and the people were in poverty
when the winter began. Their condi
tion has since been growing steadily
worse. I. liters slate that cannibalism
is practiccil now to a considerable ex
tent. Parents, driven insane by warn
and the cries of their children, for food,
which they are unable to provide, kill
the little ones rather than listen to
their cries of distress and see their suf
ferings. While the famine is said to be worst
in Shansi, it is almost as bad in Slicu-i,
which is particularly interesting now be
cause it is in that province that the
court has taken refuge. The court is
literally surrounded by these horrors.
It is little wonder that the emperor and
dowager empress are ready to sacrili.'e
almost rvcrythittK l bring about con
ditions that will enable them tu return
to t'ekin.
MURDERED WHILE ASLEEP.
Woman's Throat Cul Whit Rotting on a
Couch With Her Children.
Mrs. Rosa Unit, a pretty Italian wo
man, of Pittsburg;, Pa., was murdered
Wednesday alternoon while sleeping- on
a couch in her parlor. Lying on the
couch with Mrs. Itotl were two of her
children, a little girl, y years old, and
a baby boy, aged about ij months.
The positive identity of the murderer
or murderers is not known, but suspi
cion points to "Fred" Hott. the dead
woman's husband, and to his cousin,
named "Jim" Hull. This clue was fur
nished by the little daughter of the mur
dered woman, who was awakened by
a noise in the room only to sec "Jim'
Hott, with a burning match in his hand,
bending over the prostrate body of t'lc
dead woman. She started up in alarm,
when the man with frightened visatin,
ran hastily out of the room and disap
peared over the hill at the back of the
house, lie is still at large, as is als.i
the husband of the dcad woman, and
every effort is being made to locate
them.
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Driver and Toant Dltappoar Aftor 700 Quartt
of Nltro-Glycorino Explodes.
Dy an explosion of 700 quarts of ni
troglycerine at the magazine of the Gas
Belt Torpedo Company, four miles
northeast of Alexandria, Inil., Sunday,
Perry Tort, a carrier for the company,
with his team of horses, the wagon and
the magazine were blown to atoms, not
a vestige of either having been foiiiij
after the accident.
A hole IS feet deep and 40 feet wide
was left where the magazine had stood.
Windows were generally shattered in
Alexandria and the report was distinct
ly heard at Kokomo, Muncie, Marion
and F.llwood.
Heavy Snow In France.
The southeast of France is covered
with a heavy fall of snow and communi
cation is interrupted. The street rail
road service has ceased. At Valence
the roof of a freight station was crush
ed in by the snow jind three persons
were killed and eight wounded. The
snow is 00 centimetres deep.
AN OLD LAW REVIVED.
Stale ol Texas May Sell) Gufley's Oil Gusher
Under Iti Provision.
1
The question whether the State shall
retain tlie oil lands for the school fund
has been raised and is in controversy.
The law specifics that such land must
be defined as mineral land before it can
be retained. Opinion among the State
officials is divided. If the question is
decided in favor of the Commonwealtn
the oil from 'the great GurTey gusher,
near Beaumont, owned by GufTey .t
Galey, of Pittsburg, may become the
property of the State of Texas. State
Land Commissioner Charles Rogan
claims that the public free school land
act, passed by the Legislature in 188,1,
contains a provision that all' oil miner
als found pn school lands on and after
the passage of that law shall belong to
the State. Nearly all the lands in that
section of East Texas, which is embrac
ed in the new oil field, belonged to this
school fund and have since been sold.
Wolves Killing Sheep.
Berrien county, Mich., has a pack of
wolves that are destroying sheep by the
hundreds, -and the hunters are making
an effort to rid that part of the State
of the beasts. '
1 Gull.
Reports have arrived from Bombay
of a sanguinary battle near Koweit on
the Persian gulf, between the Sheikhs of
Koweit and Binrashid, who calls himself
king of Arabir
Binrashid had 30,000 men. partially
armed with rirles, while the Sheikhs hud
Binrashid marched on Koweit and the
Sheikhs advanced to meet him.
The battle which was fought by night
tasted from sunset until dawn. Binra
shid charged repeatedly, but he was
completely routed by the Sheikhs, who
c jred s great quantity ol booty.
LATEST NEWS NOTES.
A case of bubonic til ague has been
diagnosed at Cardiff, Wales.
The on-day term of the Puerto Klein
house of delegates has adjourned.
Several cases of leprosy have bren
discovered in a family in Mersobtirg,
Prussian saxony.
Over 2,000 persons were injured in
the funeral crushes In London, and two
persons fell dead.
As a result of a lamp explosion In
Milwaukre, Wis., five children were
smothered lo death.
Irirc destroved nearly all the business
houses of Tolotio, III., entailing losses
estimated at $100,000.
Tom Childs, of Phoenix. Ariz., a
wealthy cattleman, killed Miguel l.asado
in a duel with pistols.
The Mexican troops have defeated the
Maya Indians, indicting a loss of over
li o killed and wounded.
Inward (I. Wiles, ex lax collector of
Hudson, Mass., is under arrest, charged
with bring $0,000 short.
Maj. John I.. Ilittiuger, of Si. Joseph,
Mo., consul general at Montreal, denies
that he is about to resign.
Imperfect organization of miners in
Cinttal Pennsylvania district is making
tumble for Pitt-dmrg operators.
Former United Stales Senator David
II. Hill says he will decline the Demo
cratic nomination for President.
The total receipts from customs in
Cuba during nyxi were $io,oM-t.,y(i, an
increase of $1,2.10,113 over Ht)a
The lower llosise of the Tennessee
Legislature aJopted a resolution ex
pressing sympathy with the lloers.
Over 4,000 silk workers arc on strike
nt Scranton, Pa. The majority of strik
ers are girls tinder 10 years of age.
The New York State board of health
adopted a resolution condemning ihe
sanitary condition of Sing Sing prison.
Memorial post, G. A. K., of Cleveland,
)., has received formal application from
Senator M. A. Manna for membershi;i.
Lighted! of the rebellious Creek In
dians, including Chief Crazy Snake,
have been landed in jail at Muskogee, J.
1.
The will of Mrs. Vaughn Marquis, of
Ashland, Wis., disposes of an estate
valued at half a million dollars to char
ily. At Springfield. 111., a bill appropriat
ing $75.01x1 for the Slate to be represent
ed at the llulTalo exposition passed the
1 louse.
The premier will ask the Storthing
to vole 20,000 kroner in order to relieve
the storm-ruined districts in Northern
Norway.
A bill has just been introduced int.)
the Minnesota Legislature prohibiting
the marriage of women mote than 45
years old.
In the Illinois Senate a bill was intro
duced making it a misdemeanor to sell
or bring into the State any cigarettes or
cigarette paper.
1C, II. Ilarriman has secured Union
Pacific railroad for cousolidaton with
the Southern Pacific, making road 15,
ix 'o miles long.
The St. Louis municipal assembly
passed a bill to issue $5,000,000 of ,V4
per cent, bonds in siid of the World's
exposition in 100,1.
Kcv. Dr. W. A. Martin, of New York,
president of the Imperial university lit
Peking, will return to China about the
middle of February.
News hns conic to the effect that the
republics of Costa Rica and Nicaragua
again have a iiiarrel which may possi
bly result in hostilities.
The Norwegian steamship Fortima
has sailed from Philadelphia for Europe,
carrying a cargo of railroad rolling
stock valued at $jjo,8So.
Sir Cavendish Boyle has been ap
pointed governor of Newfoundland,
succeeding Sir Henry McCallum, ap
pointed governor of Natal.
John P. Mason, 48 years old, default
ing clerk of the Continental National
bank, New York, committed suicide,
shouting himself in the head.
A detachment of the Forty-fourth in
fantry under Lieutenant Ilcckcr was
ambushed by Filipinos, losing six dead,
two missing and tour wounded.
On conviction of selling their votes,
2t men have been disfranchised by the
circuit court at Crawfordsville, Ind for
periods ranging from IJ to 20 years.
Charles D. Pierce, consul general of
the Orange Free State, gives out a
statement that the. Boers have 25,000
well-equipped men in the field and can
carry on the war indefinitely.
The statement is published that Miss
Helen Gould has given $400,000 for the
land', building and equipment of a home
tor a naval branch of the Y. M. C. A.
The father of Fred Alexander, who
was burned at the stake in Leavenworth,
Kas on January 15, is taking legal ad
vice about suing the city and county.
James S. Harlan, of Chicago, attor
ney general for the island of Puerto
kico, has taken the oath of office. He
wilMeave for Puerto Rico on February
33.
The Iowa supreme court decided that
the biennial election amendment to the
State constitution was not legally adopt
ed and there will be an election next
fall.
It is reported that Lord Kitchener
wishes to send 10,000 Boer prisoners to
India.- He proposes to locate them :n
the state of Nilgira, province of Oassa.
Bengal.
The Snake Indians have become o
peaceful that the United States cavalry
will not be sent against them. L.ra.y
Snake, the chief, will probably be tried
for treason.
Joseph Swope, a smelter in the Unit
ed States mint, has been arrested, charg
ed with stealing abrascd subsidiary coin.
He was held in $1,000 bail for further
hearing.
The committee of creditors of the
Josiah Morris bank, Montgomery, Ala.,'
which recently suspended, reports the
total assets to be $1,506,841 and liabili
ties $1,335. 23 J.
A bronze memorial tablet in honor of
Pontiac, the famous Indian chief, was
unveiled with ' appropriate ceremonies
by the Daughters of the American Rev
olution of St. Louis, Mo.
Independent Northern Colorado coal
mines, employing nearly 300 men, whin
have been on strike, resumed operations
with an increase of 10 cents a ton (of
mining, eight hours' work day ond bi
weekly payday.
WARNS THE COUNTRY.
Mllllonalio Russell Sage Save Consolidations
Like the $280,000,000 Southern and
Union Paclflo Deal Art Menace.
Russell Sage, thr great milloiiaire fi
nancier, declares there is great danger
to tne country in the big railroad deals,
such 'as the recent $250,000,000 pur
chase ol the Southern Pacific by the
Union Pacific railroad, because they
vested so much power in the hands of
a few men. Mr. Sage snys:
"The Pacific deal is a gigantic com
bination in which the 12 or l J men j i
the board of control get absolute con
trol of more than 25.000 miles of rail
road, and a practical monopoly of all
lines leading to the Pacific.
"Such combinations of concentrated
capital are sure to arouse the people,
and the people once aroused are mora
powerful than this railroad combination
or any other that might be formed. I re
gard It as dangerous to have such great
combinations.
"It is right and proper thai the cap
italist who invests his money in rail
roads or other great enterprises should
be assured of a reasonable and fair re
turn, it is right that railroads should
have an agreement not to cut rales be
low a fair profit making figure, but this
has been done in conventions, in meet
ings and not in the stilling ol compc
tition.
"You will find in the end, that this
deal will excite distrust, arouse resent
ment and resort to retaliatory measures.
The people, the state legislatures and
eventually the national congress will
act. Farmers will consider themselves
injured by rates, states will inaugurate
legislation ami there will be deep hos
tility to combined capital. I still own
interests in the Union Pacific but I dis
approve of such vast combinations."
BIG BAIL FOR NLELY.
Accused Cuban Postofflce Official Must 0e
posit a Huge Cash Forfeit.
The military government of Havana
will demand a cash bond from C. F. W.
Neely, the alleged defaulter. What the
amount will be has not been stated, as
Ncely's lawyer absolutely refuses lo de
posit cash, fearing that it will be seized.
The charges will aggregate an em
bezzlement of over $iik),ooo. with the
possibility of the amount being male
tially increased. The judge of the court
of first instance is Inclined to hold that
Neely is guilty of stealing surcharged
stamps to the amount of $,on,ouo; and,
as the question of bail at present re its
with him, the cash to be deposited would
exceed that figure.
The counsel for the government are
confident of convincing Neely, apart
from the stamp burning incident. W,
II. Reeves, who will probably be thp
star witness for the government and
who has been undergoing almost daily
examinations by the postofficc inspectors
lor a month, asserts that the whole
method of Ncely's alleged stealings had
been revealed under promise of immunity-
VEhZUbLAN REBELLION.'
Scvoral Hundred Soldiers Killod and Many
Woundod In Bloody Battle.
A rebellion has broken out in the
eastern part of Venezuela. Already
there has been severe fighting, and the
government troops have been defeated
in several places.
The rebels have captured Guirin and
Irapa, ports on the Gulf of l'arin, and
the town of Cartipano, on . the north
coast. The losses on both sides are es
timated at several hundred killed. The
rebels arc commanded by Gens. Juliana
Costa and Juunichas Colrica.
In an engagement at Los Ceunas, near
Irapa, the government forces had 275
killed and wounded. It is reported that
11 women, who were with the troop.i,
were slain.
Reports from Caracas say that a prom
inent general has revolted as a result of
an order from President Castro that cer
tain prominent citizens should be shot
for giving aid to the insurgents.
The situation in the interior of the
country is said to be grave. The report
is revived that Colombia is helping the
insurgents.
REBELLION BREAKING UP.
Many Luzon Filipinos Took the Oath ol Al
legiance Sunday.
Reports from Southern Luzon say
there is much disaffection in the insur
gent camps. A thousand persons swo.-e
allegiance to the United States at Mala
bon Sunday. Caillc's camp, near San
Antonio, was attacked by a detachment
of the Fifteenth infantry. The insur
gents escaped, but a score of houses
were destroyed. Detachments of the
Fourth infantry and Fourth and Sixrh
cavalry, with a platoon of marines, have
captured 140 insurgents and Ladrones
in Lavite province.
Twenty wire repairers were attacked
recently south of San Pablo by 300 in
surgents. 1 wo Americans were wound
ed and one was captured, but was sub'
sequently rescued by reinforcements of
the forty-ninth regiment, one native
was killed, seven were wounded and sev
eral were captured.
Gen. Funston reports that practically
all the organized insurrectionists in his
district have been dispersed, with the
exception of disconnected bands in the
mountains.
Coal lor Foreign ShlpmenL '
Probably the largest order for coal
ever taken fo shipment through a sin
gle purchaser has just been consummat
ed by the Monongahela River Consoli
dated Coal and Coke Company, of
Pittsburg, Pa., selling to a New Or
leans agent and shipper 200 coalboats,
averaging 25,000 bushels of coal each,
which is for export trade. The total
amount of 5.000, am bushels was taken
at a orice one cent a bushel higher than
the average prevailing price of last year
in the .New Orleans market Ihe coal
is all to be sent to that point, thence to
be rtshipped on ocean. vessel 1
DARING CRUSADE.
Four Saloon Wrecked at Anlhony, Kansas,
by Women Mrs. Nation Organizes
Band ol Raiders.
At Anthony, Kas., a lintul of fifteen
W. C. T. U. women, headed by Mrs.
Sheriff, of Danville, Kas., Wednesday
completely wrecked the fixtures in four
liipior "joints," smashing plate glass
windows and mirrors and turning many
gallons of Inpior into the gutters.
The women, who are of Ihe best fam
ilies in Anthony, were accompanied by
their husbands and sons or brothers,
who assured them protection. No :tr-
rrsts were made and the band will, it is
said start out on a tour of destruction
through Harper county, which is pro
line ol saloons.
Mrs. Carrie Nation has organized a
baud of 40 women to follow her leader
ship and assist in wiping out "joints.'
it was organized at a mass meeting lor
women called bv Mrs. Nation and pre
sided over by her at the Topcka Pres
byterian church. Fvery seal in Ihe
house was occupied. After a short talk
Mrs. Nation railed for volunteers, and
40 women signed a paper which pledges
them to follow Mrs. Nation wherever
she may lead and do her biding at a
moment t notice. Mrs. Nation 111
nouiiieil thnt they will proceed regard
less id the W. C. T. U., but will give
warning before resorting to violence.
ARE DE8TH0YIN0 MINES.
Boers Become Riotous In Bekiburg District
Peace Envoys Shot.
Telegrams from Cape Town say: The
lloer attack on the Itoksburg mines re
sulted in damages amounting to .L.loo,-
000. Thr commissioner at Kroonsfad
reports that Andries Wessels, one of the
peace envoys, was shot al Klipfontein
ly orders of General DeWet. Morgan
Daal, who was another of the two lloer
peace envoys, and who accompanied
Andries Wessels, was shot near Lindley.
General Kitchener, telegraphing from
Pretoria under date of Thursday, says:
"De Wet's force crossed the Itloeui.
fontein-l.ailybraud line near jsrnelspoorl
but Hamilton's men were unable to get
in touch with them. French engaged
about 2,(KXJ of the enemy at Wilgc val
ley. The enemy retired with four kill
ed and nine wounded. Our casualties
were one killed and seven wounded.
Knox reports that he engaged DeWet's
forces south of Welcome. Thefe was
continuous fighting for some hours.
Five lloers were buried. They remov
ed many of their casualties in carts. Our
casualties were one officer killed and
one. man killed and l.t wounded."
Four or five hundred lloers recently
evaded the Hritish patrols, reached He
noni and attempted to destroy t!ie
mines. Some fighting resulted and '.he
lloers were driven olT, carrying away
most of their wounded nnd leaving two
wounded behind them. The Hritish cap
tured three prisoners.
BIG MENAGERIE CREMATED.
Animals Valued at $400, 0C0 Die In Fltmes.
Few of Collection 8avcd.
With pitiful screams of fright an l
groans of intense pain, the 75 or more
animals of all descriptions confined .11
cages at Frank C, linstock's zoo; which
was in winter iptarters in the old Cyclo
raina building in llaltimorc, Md.,
were roasted or burned to death
Wednesday night. The fire probably
originated from a badly-insulated elec
tric light wire outside the building. The
llatnes spread so rapidly that it was im
possible to rescue the helpless animals,
and with the exception of one elepliaiu.
one camel, two donkeys and a pack of
Hounds, the entire herd was lost.
Mr. linstock estimates his loss on an
imals at about $400,000. The building
count protialiiy be duplicated lor Jl
ma or $20,000.
PENSIONS IN TENNESSEE.
Tho Stale Proposes to Assist Both Norlhern
and Southern Veterans.
A bill to amend the pension laws so
as to care for all indigent and disabled
Tennessee soldiers, whether in the fed
eral or confederate armies, has been in
troduced in the State Senate.
The bill grants a pension of $8.3.1 per
montn to every confederate or federal
veteran over 70 years old, regardless
whether or not their disabilities are
from wounds or diseases contracted
while in the service.
Tennessee has for many years pen-
sionca at ine ngures named ait confed
erate veterans and the bill introduced H
regarded as a happy sign that the war
feeling has passed or is rapidly passing
away.
CABLE FLASHES.
Eight new German warships will be
completed and placed in commission this
year.
Field Marshal Count Gourko di.;d
Tuesday on his estate at Scharow, near
Iver, Russia.
Count Tolstoi, the eminent Russian
novelist and social reformer, is again
seriously ill.
The Argentine Republic has offered a
large tract of fertile land to Japan if it
will send her 20,000 immigrants.
"Tho Jamaican government and pubis:
are much concerned about Americin
inaotion in the case of the reciprocity
treaty.
Five subordinate post officers have
been arrested at Ohligs-on-the-Rhine,
charged with embezzlement. All have
confessed.
Two native bands have suspended
payment in Bahia, Brazil. The local
press ascribes the difficulty to the finan
cial policy of the government.
Prof. A. Slaby, of the Berlin techni
cal school, predicts that electricity will
soon be produced directly from coal
without the intervention of steam pow
er. The French torpedo boat No. 24 sank
within a mile of the Havre harbor, as
the result of a boiler explosion. All the
crew were lost, with the exception of
two.
The Russian minister of finance, M.
de Witte, denies reports of intended
Russian loans, particularly the $50,000,
000 loan said to nave been arranged with
a syndicate of American insurance companies.
USE III L EXPORTS.
RAPID GROWTH.
The Sale ol Crude and Manulaolurlng Metal
Show a Surprising Gain In
Ihe Last Dsoade.
Mineral products, crude and manufac
tured, have become in recent years a
very important feature of the domestic
exports of (he United States. Of ihe
$l,.s03,22Hmrt exports of domestic prod
ucts. Including gold and silver, in the
yenr loixi, $4.1(1,227,477, In value were
composed of mineral products. 'I h.n
2H per cent, ol the total domestic IX
ports originated beneath Ihe surface ol
the earth. 'I he exports of iron and steel
amounted, in pio, in round terms, to
$t.to,oon,ooo; mineral oils of all classes
to $75,000,000; copper to nearly $'i,ooo,
noo; coal and coke over $.( .1,000,000;
paraffin mote than $M,mm,ooo; phos
phates more than $i, 000,000, while the
gold production exported amounted I 1
S2.7H7.52.I. and Ihe silver lo $50,272,
or. In iron and steel manufactures the
exportation of lKof amounted to but
$27.ixxi,t.t4, and in njoo they were, ex
clusive of iron ore, $i2i.i.i,4Ho, or near
ly five times as much in 1000 at a dec
ade earlier. Of copper I lit- exportalious
of if! were $5,o.fH,.os, and in lyoo, $5H,
HH,5j), or nearly 10 limes as much as
in iKjo, a decade earlier. Of mineral
oils the exportation of iKot were $52,
270.04.I. and in 1000, $7 (.40.1.707, an in
crease of about 50 per cent.
Of coal and coke the exports of tUxi
were $7.277,(2, and in lotxi, $22,KK,,.
o7, or about three times as much as i.i
iHiki; and of phosphates the expor(s of
iHijo were $,KK,4., and in loix) $5,217,
500, or about three times as much as a
decade earlier. Taking ihe entire group
of minerals, metals anil the manufactures
thereof, exclusive of gold and silver, th.!
total for iHijo was $t.'.''.l.,)55, and in
Pfoo. $.(24,167,21, or more ilian (line
limes as much as in iKjo; while of gold
and domestic product exported in lMx)
amounted to $20154.1111, and in Hjoo '
$52.7K7,5j,i, and of silver the exports of
1H011 were $t(i,(X(H, 1H0, and (hose of i'io
$51). 2721 H. ')'he value of metals, min
erals and Ihe products thereof exported
in lotxi, exclusive of gold and silver,
shows an increase of 21H per rent, over
lHx, and including gold and silver an
increase of 210 per cent., while Ihe total
domestic exports, including gold and
silver, showed during the same time an
increase of but 77 per cent.
ARMOUR'S FAMILY GLTS ALL.
The Widow and Son f fch Receive Hall el
$15,000,000.,
The will of the lale P. D. Armour dii
poscs of an estate valued al $is,0'X),ooo,
according to statements made in an ap
plication for letters testamentary filed
in the probate court at Chicago, by
Malvina H, Armour, widow of deceased,
nnd J. Ogden Armour, his son. Mrs.
Armour and J. Ogden Armour arc 111.1 le
executrix and executor, and arc naui'd
as legatees, each receiving one-half of
the estate.
Of Ihe testator's wealth $14,000,000 is
in personal properly and $100,000 in
realty. P. I). Armour and Lester Ar
mour, grandchildren of tin' testator by
his son, P. D. Armour, Jr., upon at
taining the age of 25. shall each rcrTze
$i.ooo,(xjo, half of this from Malvina P..
Armour, their grandmother, and half
from J. Ogden Armour, their uncle. At
.to years each is to receive a similar
amount from grandmother and uncle.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE FORMED.
Ohio River Towns In Ind'ana VYarrin With
Worthless Nrgroes.
Cities and towns along the Ohio river
have begun a crusade against ncgroci.
The trouble dales back to the lynching
of negroes at Rockport anil Iloonville
for the. murder of Simmons. The Kv
ansvillc (Ind.) board of safety has ord
ered the police to arrest all strange ne
groes and bring them before the police
judge. If they cannot give any reason
for being here they will be sentenced
to the rock pile. It is estimated there
are 2,000 colored men in that city who
refuse to work, spent their time in the
low saloons and live the best they can.
On election day they are in the market
for the highest bidder. In some towns
no negro is permitted to remain. Vigi
lance committees have been appoint;!
at Grand View. Enterprise, Tell City
and Leavenworth, Ind.
CASHIER LOCKED IN VAULT.
Robber Then Rifled the Kansas City Cfflce of
Ihe Standard Oil Compiny
The Standard Oil Company's Kansas
City office was robbed Monday after
noon of $700. The robber was unmask
ed, and is described at a young man
with the appearance of a laborer.
The office was in charge of W. Irwi:i,
the cashier, wdio was making up his ac
counts. At the command to throw up
his hands he looked up to see himself
facing a six-shooter. Irwin was told t)
get into the big vault and he did so.
The robber shut the door and then helo
cd himself to all the cash in sight.
About six years ago this same office
was robbed of $Hao by one man in much
the same manner that this robbery took
place. The police caught the thief, but
no money ever was recovered.
The Surplus for January.
The receipts of the government from
all sources during January, iqoi, were
$47,520,286, a decrease, as compared
with the corresponding" month last
year, of about $41)2.000. The expendi
tures for the month were $40,100,707.
which leaves the surplus for the month
$7,411,000.
Mexicans Using Machine Cuns.
Mexican troops escorting laborers
engaged in opening roads in the south
ern part of the peninsula of Yucatan
were desperately attacked by 1.000 rebel
Indians, who were only driven off by
the employment of machine gnns, which
were effectively used.
Oil Struck la Iowa.
Oit has been discovered near Sioux
City, la., in such quantities that a big oil
company of Ohio has determined to
lease thousands of acres of land, drill
wells and erect a refinery in this city.
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
Doings ol Ihe National law Maker at With.
Inglon Ship Subsidy BCI, ana Postal
Appropriation Bill an Hand.
Army Bill Passed.
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ed the army reorganisation bill Thurn
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my. in me nouse (lie agricultural ap
propriation bill was taken up and art
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for larmrrs' bulletins to $50,000.
Southern War Claim Paid,
Friday a resolution was presented ',n
the Senate authorizing the Appointment
of a committee to impure into the ne
cessity of special pension legislation,
In (he House a bill was passed to pay
war claim from the South for $.4.vH0
under the Bowman act.
Tubes and Ship.
Ihe House spent the day wrangling
over the postofficc appropriation bill
without any action being taken, while
the Senate devoted the entire day in
arguing the ship subsidy bill.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL
The President signed the army reor
ganization bill Saturday, nnd it is now a
lav.
T'he House committee on public
buildings has prepared a bill asking
Congress for an appropriation of $7,.
000,000 for a temple or the supreme
court.
The war department Intends, if pr.'C
licable, to disinter the remains of all
officer and soldiers now buried in the
Philippines and bring them to the Unit
ed States.
The President sent a message fo
Congress recommending an appropria
tion of $100,000 for the payment of .he
claim of Spain for Sibutu and Cagayan
islands in the Philippine archipelago.
The President has sent a message to J
ongrrs renewing in reeiiiiinieniiaiion
of the last session that Congress make
provision for indemnity to the families
of ihe two victims of die Tallulah (La.)
lynching.
Brig. Gens. James F. Wade anil Will
iam Ludlow will be relieved of their
present duties and ordered to San Fran
cisco in time to sail on the first trans
port from that port after March I for
Manila, for duty in the Philippines.
Rear Admiral Albrrt Kant has been
placed on the, retired list on account of
age. He has had a long and distin
guished career, of which nearly 18 years
was spent at sea. He distinguished
himself during the Samoan troubles
about two years ago.
In conversation with the President
Speaker Henderson was told that legis
lation must be passed fur the Philip
pines; that the Cuban constitution must
be considered and approved by Con
gress and that the ship subsidy nil!
must be passed or an extra sessn n of
Congress would be called.
SENT TO PRISON.
McAiliter, Death and Campball Must Sorve
30 Yetrs Each at Hard Labor Korr
Oots t S Yoars.
At Paterson, N. J., Judge Dixon im
posed sentences aggregating 105 years'
imprisonment upon the murderers of
.laimie llosscheiter, the mill girl, by the
administration of chloral. Waller C
McMlistcr, William A. Death and A 1
drew J. Campbell, convicted of murder
in the serond degree, were each given
.to years, and George J. Kerr, who
pleaded non vult contendre to a charge
of assault, was given 15 years. The
sentences were the maximum.
The terms of service of the prisoner
may be very materially reduced by good
behavior. It is possible for McAllister,
Campbell and Death to reduce their
sentences to 20 years each, and for Kerr
to reduce his 15-ycar sentence to II
years.
Judge Dixon, addressing the thres
prisoners, said: "You stand convicted
of murder in the second degree. Had
you been found guilty of murder in the
first degree the punishment would have
been death, but the leniency of the jury
in the exercise of their lawful authority
saved you from the gallows. We must
administer laws as they are. - It is true
j tiiese sentences will destroy your lives,
I obliterating every prospect of an hon
lOrable existence among the people. The
j court cannot make any distinction, but
I must sentence you for this crime.
I "I trust the fearful consequences from
I this crime will help young men and
women 01 this community ana point out
to them that they cannot hope to secure
happiness outside of virtue and honor.
The sentence of the cosirt is that each
of you be imprisoned in the Stale pris
on at Trenton at hard labor for a term
of 30 years."
MAN C0KQUERS ELEMENTS.
Ita'lan Artilleryman Ab! to Preveal Hail
dorms by Canonnading.
United States Consul Covert at Lyons,
France, has informed the state depart
ment at Washington that the congress
of delegates held at Padua, Italy, to con
sider the question of firing cannon at
clouds to prevent the devastation of hail
among the wine growers of France and
Italy, has adjourned. The reports pre
sented to the congress by wine growers
were all in favor of the efficacy of the
use 01 cannon.
By an almost unanimous vote it
resolved that the firing of cannon
ped the movement of hurricane'
the lightning and thunder ceasei
rain or melted snow immediate!
to fall, and that the clouds pasi
wnen attacked Dy tne storm i
Sallibury May Re lire.
11 is simcu iu uiutiai circles inw
Salisbury, believing that his workV
with Victoria's reign, will retire, and
after a decent interval Arthurs.
Balfour will succeed him as prime
ister.
Mr. Balfour is the gover
in the house of commop"
joyed the closest rel.-w'
Salisbury. He was S.
secretary when the mar..
tary ol foreign attain, 1
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