Sill? Siiift." FCRTY-FiVE MISSING. !
COLLISION DURING FCC.
Want town In 33 Minutes cf 1CO
6cul on Ecard 113 Were Saved
cn Life Coata and Rafts.
A collision ot nen off thr California
rwl Tiiuiv.dny morning between the
Btir.nr.hl, Walla Wulhi and nn u:i
known silling vessel retullcd In til?
pinking of tho Ftenmship nnd tho
probable 1oh3 of nt. least 20 lives.
According to tho compilations of the
rnelflc Const Steamship Company
Friday night nil hut 27 have been ac
counted for. Thorp was still one
boat and two life rafts mlsslnR, nnd
Borne hopes wore entertained that tho
majority of these unaccounted for
may have been on these and hnve
hecn picked up at sea. The Walla
Walla, owned hy the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, sailed from Pan
Francisco on January 1 for Timet
Sound ports. She carried 3(1 first
class passengers. 28 second class nnd
a crew of so. When off Cape Men
docino, on the California coast, nt 4:10
o clock Thursday morning, an Iron
bar!;, believed to be French, loomed
up in the hne. and crashed Into the
Walla Walla's bow. Then the sail
lug vessel slid off Into the darkness
R!Kl was seen no more. All the pas-sengi-iB
nnd crew of tiie Walla Walla,
except n few on watch, were asleep.
All v.vro panic stricken. Tho pas
sengers nil rushed out of their state-
mnre-i and the deck was crowded.
Caniula Hall went down Into the
Ftte!C;,e ami found n family of seven
fastened Into the room by the forco
or the iiVoi k Jamming the door. Two
pills tf 12 nnd It years were pinioned
beneath fallen timbers. The girls
were released nnd the family assisted
nut o; their berths. The captain said
the veFs.'l would sink, and nil hur
riedly prepared to l.'ave. Lifeboats
and raffs were lowered, lif? preserv
ers were put on and the passengers
lowered to the boats. The vessel
did net sink until 4:43. Riving the
crew and passengers 3f minutes to
leave the steamer. The officers and
crew maintained strict discipline
while boats nnd life rafts were low
ered. Word received from Trinidad
by telephone of a boat which put in
there says the survivors had a terri
ble experience and only five or six
were left out of a boatload. Thirteen
were lost. The boat was capsized
several times in rough weather and
each time several persons lost their
lives. The citizens' committee at
Eureka has arranged for a patrol sys
tem covering 45 miles of tho coast,
both north and south of Eureka, so
that should any survivors come ashore
they will be taken care of.
DEATH ENDS WILL CONTEST.
Daughter of Lata Millionaire Senator
McPherson la Dead.
Mrs Edla Coleman Mulr, daughter
of the late Senator McPherson, of New
Jersey, died In New York Monday from
pneumonia, complicated with measles.
Mir.' Mulr's husband Is Dr. Joseph
ulr, the United States Consul at
Stockholm, Sweden. On Mrs, Mc
pherson's denth, several monthe ago.
the 13,000,000 estate was divided bo.
tween Aaron S. lialdwln, of Hoboken,
a life friend of Senator McPherson's,
and Mrs. Mulr, to go at their deaths
to Yale University. Mrs. Mulr be
gan suit to break the will. Papers
effecting a settlement awaited Mrs.
Mulr's signature when she became 111
and the matter wan deferred.
New York Legislature.
The general assembly convened In
annual session Wednesday. S. Fred
Nixon was re-elected Speaker of the
House, and other officers of the
House, as well as those of the Senate,
were elected. The annual message
of Coveruor Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.,
was delivered to the Legislature.
Plague Around Altoona.
Smallpox, or a disease that Is sim
ilar In Us symptoms and effects, has
been discovered in Logan township,
near Altoona. Pa. Three members
of Elmer Allen's family are afflicted
and two others have symptoms.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.
Governor Shaw, of Iowa, decides
to take charge of the Treasury De
partment January 25.
Mra. Knox, wlfo of the attorney
general, held her first Informal recep-'
t!on at the capital New Year's Day.
Coming out party of MUs Alice
Roosevelt, the President's eldest
daughter, given at the White Houso
Friday.
Senator and Mrs. Chanr M. De
pew Balled from Sc liampton,
England, for New York, Friday on the
St. Louis.
Tho President. Saturday, discussed,
with his Cabinet, the necessity of new
quarters for tho departments, now so
crowded.
Thomas Iteaney and Thomas Moran
were suffocated to donth by escaping
gas In their room in a Brooklyn
boarding bouse,
Tho explosion of a boiler connected
with the heating apparatus in the
basement of the five-story residence
of Beale R. Howard. Sunday, Beriously
damaged tho house -and may result In
loss of life.
Senatorial contests in a number of
States are attracting attention and
especially in thin the case in New Jer
sey and Kentucky. , ,
Rev. Henry O. Ganss has been
pointed financial agent of the Bureau
of Catholic Indian Missions, and will
be stationed at Washington.
Secretary Gage has not concluded
definite arrangements for the future.
He declined a high position wltit tho
National City Bank of New York.
The condition of Rear Admiral
Sampson shows some improvement.
He took a short walk Friday and cave
evidence of enjoying the exercise. ,
INCREASE OF WAGES
Forty-Five Thousand Men of the
Pennsylvania Receive Advancs
from January 1.
An Increase of from 4 in 12 per
rent. In tho wasea of about 4",Oon
trainmen will be made by the Penn
sylvania Railroad. It u.ts tho Inten
tion of the company to make an
nouncement or the Increase Wednes
day, but It was not done because the
system of adjustment had not been
perfei trd. However, the new scale
of wnges will take effect from Jan
nary 1. It will apply to nil the train
men on nil the lines owned or oper
ated by the company. The clerical
force Is not Included In the plan. For
months tho officials or tho company
hnve been working on a plan, as they
term It. Tor an adjustment of wanes."
The officers of the rallrond ore not
Inclined to talk about tho change.
While they say the change Is only an
adjustment It means nn advance to
the majority of tho employees. It
Is hinted that the clerical force will
come in for consideration Inter In the
year.
BROOKE VISITS ARSENAL.
State Institution Pleases Him Non
committal on Camp Site.
Major (Jeneral John R. Brooke, U.
S. A., Friday visited the Stale arsenal
nt Harrlsburg, Pa., by Invitation of
Colonel William F. Richardson, Su
perintendent of the arsenal. The
General spent two hours Inspecting
the departments and the system of
manufacturing and distributing sup
plies to the National Guard. He said
the arsenal was one of the most com
plete Institutions of the kind ho bad
ever visited and that the three camp
sites be visited were very well located
for a cami).
TO PEN0ION MEN.
American Steel 4 Wire Company
Creates New Department.
Beginning with the new year the
American Steel & Wire Company has
Inaugurated a pension department for
Its employes. About 2o.ono men are
affected by the new system. A fund,
the exact of amount of which has not
been announced, has been set aside
for the pensioning of employes who
reach an age or physical condition
necessitating relief from duty. W.
W. Herrlek, with headquarters at
Cleveland. O., Is the manager of the
new department.
CONTRIBUTION DAY8 ARE SET.
Governor Nash, of Ohio, Issues Mc
Klnley Memorial Proclamation.
Governor Nash Saturday Issued a
proclamation setting aside two days
for special contributions for the Mc-
Klnley memorial fund. Ohio Is ex
pected to raise $100,000. January 29
will bo the fifth-ninth anniversary of
tthe birth of William McKlnley and
the Governor suggests that It be set
apart by all the schools of Ohio as
'McKlnley day and that It be ob
served by them with special exercises,
each child at the same time to be
given an opportunity to contribute his
or her mite to the memorial fund. Tho
Governor also suggests that the Sun
day preceding January 29 the churches
of the State have special memorial ex
ercises and that contributions be re
ceived for the fund on that occasion.
THREE KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
Flesh Fell from Bodies of Victims
In Wost Virginia.
The boiler In the South Penn Oil
company pumping station at Harry
Rhoden's, In Doddridge county, blew
up, scalding to death three men. The
dead: Harry Rhoden, Merrick
Frlck and D. Ash. The men were all
in the boiler houso warming themsel
ves when tho explosion occurred.
They broke open the door, which had
become locked, and escaped to an
other house a mile away. All were
scalded so that flesh fell from them
on the way. After reaching the other
boiler house they collapsed and in a
few hours all were dead.
NEGRO ATTACK8 GIRL..
Young Woman Rendered Unconscious
for Hours.
Excitement was Intenso nt Barnes
vlllo, O.. Wednesday over an attack
on a highly respected young whlto
woman, Miss Nellie Lewis. As she
was returning to her home a masked
negro seized her, throw her to the
frozen ground, badly bruising her
head and body. Tho negro was
frightened away by the approach of
a man. Mitis Lowls was unconsci
ous for several hours. Tho negro was
arrested and the police hurried him
to the county Jail at St. Clalrsvllle
to prevent threatened lynching.
$5,400 FOR A DOG BITE.
Canine of Lats President Hayes
Seized Mrs. Smith.
The Circuit Court Friday, at Toledo,
0 handed down a docislon affirming
a decision of the lower courts giving
Mrs. Adelaide Smith, of Fremont, a
judgment of $5,41)0 against the estate
ot the late President R. B. Hayes.
Mra. Smith was bitten by a dog be
longing to the late President.
Celebrated 104th Anniversary.
Mrs. Hannah Fouts, familiarly
called "Aunt Hannah," of Springfield
township, near Sharon, Pa., was 104
years old Wednesday and in honor of
aha event held a birthday anniversary,
at which about 50 were present. She
is lu fairly good health and retains all
her faculties.
Maryland Legislature Organized.
The General Assembly of Maryland
began its deliberation Wednesday at
Annapolis. -
FIliE FOLLOWS FATIIL B. S 0. WRECK
EXPRESS DERAILED.
Two Trainmen Instantly Killed, Mall
Clerk Hurt, and Fifteen Pas
sengers Injured.
Train No. 6, east-bound, tho day
express on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, left the track a short dis
tance west cf Glencoe, Pa., at 2:13
Wednesday afternoon. The engine.
No. 8SS, plunged to the left ot the
track, followed by a general smash
up ot six coaches. Two ot the train
men were Instantly killed, one mall
rlerk probably ratally Injured, and 15
passengers received serious cuts and
bruises. Tho dead were Engineer
John Collins, Tf Connellsvllle; Fire
man John F, McCiip, of Pittsburg. The
Injured were 1). J. Pnrtelln. mail clerk,
of 4114 Klghth street, N. W. Washing
ton; R. H. Souser, or Napier, Bedford
county, Pn.; thought to be fatal;
Charles A. Young, mail clerk, Hagern
town. Md., not expected to recover;
H. A. Hall. Gainesville, W. Va.; Beri
ously hurt; T. J. Lancy, Chicago, III.;
Frank W. Brenner, skull probably
fractured; William Avery, engineer,
riding to Cumberland; condition seri
ous; G. W. Ryan, Baltimore-, serious
ly. Slightly Injured were Charles
Henry, Philadelphia; C. B.
Smith. Allegheny, Pn.; J. S. Mot
thews. Cheyenne, Wyo.; J. R. Wal
ters, Hiittonsvllle. W. Vn.; W. R. Mc
Klnley, Rock Island. 111.; 8. J. Jones,
Vnlo Summit. Md.; E. J. Llbnian,
Washington : J. A. Carton, Chicago.
The train wa3 running about nn hour
late. Where the accident happened
tho road runs along a steep mountain
side. When the engine Jumped It
stopped within a few yards, being
badly demolished. The mail car fol
lowed It, and the baggage car Jumped
the other way, heaving up a?,nlust
the bank. Tho smoker was bver
turned. as were the postal and bag
gage cars, but tho Bleeper and obser
vation cars kept right up, although
they were derailed. While the uninjur
ed were rushing anion1 the moaning
passengers In the ovei turned cars,
terror was added to the scene by a
flame of fire, which, started by tho
stored gas, began to consume the
postal cnr. Tho postal clerks, who
were both seriously injured, were has
tily carried out, and a strong effort
was made to secure the bodleB of the
dend engineer and fireman before the
fire reached them. This was accom
plished Just In time. The Injured
were carried away from the wreck,
as the heat Increased with the pro
gress of the fire. The Injured were
cared for by the physicians hastily
summoned from Meyersdale and other
points, nnd a special train made up
to haul them to the nearest hospitals,
which was at Cumberland, Md.
BLOODHOUND3 U8ED.
Quarreled While Skating and Fatally
Stabbed His Companion.
Will Splker was fatally stabbed at
Uhrlehsvllle, O., Sunday, by Horaco
Hancock. They were with a party
skating. Some of tho boys were
teasing Hancock and ho became angry.
He made a lunge with a knife nt the
boy nearest him. who happened to be
Splker, and struck him in the breast.
Spikcr's life was despaired of. Han
rock escaped during tne excitement.
Patrolman Adam Parks took blood
hounds to the scene, and Chief Good
win went to the home of Hancock's
grandmother, in Dennlson, and cap
tured him there. He was Jailed
and will be taken to New Philadel
phia Monday, to await the result of
Spiker's Injuries.
WILDCAT3 IN MOUNTAINS.
Terrorizing Inhabitants and Killing
Pigs, 8heep and Poultry.
William Slldor, a farmer living on
Polish mountain, 18 miles from Cum
berland, Md., states that the people
of that section are being terrorized
by wild cats, the mountain being over
run with them. The cats are killing
pigs, sheep and poultry by the whole
sale Children are afraid to go to
school, and the situation is so serious
that an armed posse Is organizing to
round the animals up. The farmers
are pu.zled to know where tho animals
come from.
KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
Accident Wrecks Pumping Station at
Royotone Two Men Injured.
An explosion nt the pumping station
of the Pennaylvanln Gns Company at
Hoystone. near OH City, Pa., Satur
day, resulted In the death of A. B.
Leaner, of Oil City. Engineer Lacy
and Frank Goff were seriously in
jured. Lesher was engaged in mak
ing some repairs on a pump when the
explosion occurred. The building
waa entirely wrecked, and ho was
caught in tho debriB and burned to
death in tho fire which followed.
ENCROACHED ON HARBOR.
Slag Dumped from Furnace Ordered
Ftomoved from River.
Government engineers have m-do
the discovery that Bias; from the Top
Mill blast furnaces, in the northern
part of Wheeling, W. Va., which has
for years been dumped over the river
bank, has caused an enroachment of
from 10 to 70 feet upon the harbor
lines. The line was established and
orders Issued to cut away the bank, a
work which a big gang of laborers are
engaged on.
Palma a Victor.
The Indications Wednesday at Ha
vana were that the entire Palma tick
et was elected and that Thomas Estra
da Palma, the Nationalist candidate
for the Presidency of Cuba, will re
ceive tho unanimous vote of the elec
torlal college.
Captain Richmond P. Hobton will
soon resign from the navy and anter
politics. .
LATEST NEWS NOTES.
Jacob Ogden and his ron wer
killed by a trnia at Chntham. N. J.
Joseph Hughes wns killed by Frank
Butler In an alTrny ut Newport News,
Va.
Deeorntlons for marksmen of tho
National Guard of Prnsylvnnla will be
distributed.
A Baptist minister died at Potts
town. Pn., after living 40 yeats on one
meal a day.
Milton Gordon nnd his wife wpre
burned to dentil nt their home neat
Litchfield. Minn.
Premature discharge of n mine bins!
near Shnniot.ln killed John Witt and
Stanislaus Yesmuth.
Antl-trnst suits were filed against
corporations by the State of Texas foi
nenrly fl.ooo.iiuo Saturday.
The Michigan Central Railroad has
sued the State for f5.min,iMu damages
f.r fcrrelture of charter.
Miners and coal companies In
United States Comt nt Charleston, W.
Va., ngieed to compromise.
The nnthruclle coal fields of Penn
sylvania contributed nenrly one-fifth
of thi annual out put of the country.
Droxel & Co., Philadelphia bankers,
give each of their employes nn addi
tional year's salary ut n New Year's
Rift.
Creditors of tho Ererett-Moore syn
dlcnto at Clevelnnil, O., agree to nn
extension of time, desired on ac
counts. Panama canal and transcontinental
railroad Interests are fighting for de
lay In the Senate on tho Nicaragua
canal bill.
J. Plerpont Morgan has purchased.
In France, Raphael's Madonna of St.
Anthony, of Padun, from Sedelmeyer,
for Jiioo.ooo.
Interest Is revived for the rrectlen
of an agricultural building In connec
tion with the Btate experiment station
at 'Harrlsburg.
The Board of Pardons of Pennsyl
vania commuted the death sentenced
of William I'nlri'nx, of Fayette, to life
Imprisonment.
Miners' Eighth Avenue Theater,
New York City, was burned to the
ground Wednesday morning, caus
ing a loss of $150,1)110.
The plant of James C. Curtis & Co.,
nt Chicago, manufacturers of under
takers' supplies was damaged $200,000
worth by (ire Saturday.
A decree reducing the railroad tariff
on sugar and tobneco in Cuba nn aver
age of 25 per cent., has been issued by
Governor General Wood.
Returns to the State Board of Rev
enue Commissioners of personal prop
erty in Pennsylvania for llll'l ahow
a net Increase of $70,7:13,012.
Wabash Railroad announces that II
will build a line to Waynesburg and
Washington, Pa., down to the Motion
gahela, to handle coal traffic. '
Andrew Carnegie has offered to do
nate a public library to Parkersburg,
W. Va., providing funds are guaran
teed by the city to maintain It.
Damaging testimony against the
four youths accused of murdering
Peter Hallcnbeck at Greenport, N. Y.,
was presented at the coroner's Inquest.
Emperor William has requested that
his new yacht, now building in the
United States, shall be christened by
President Roosevelt's dnughter Alice.
Experts after extensive examina
tion Into Czolgosz's physical and men
tal condition say he was sane and re
sponsible at the time of the assassin
ation. Pope Leo has created John D.
Crlmmlns, of New York, a knight
commander of the Order of St. Greg
ory for r.eal in religion and acts of
charity.
Warrants were Issuod at Nashville,
Tenn., for the arrest of 40 gamblers,
on the affidavit of F. K. Odil, brother
of Guy Odil, who lost $3,000 at the
tables.
Ex-Prcsldent Orover Cleveland may
be the representative of the United
States at the coronation ot King Ed
ward VII. if he will accept the ap
pointment. Independent Window Glass Compa
ny announces that It will continue
tho price war Indcfllnltely, and will be
supported by the new organization ol
window glass workers.
Leading business men ot Salem. W.
Va., and the sheriff decided to station
deputy sheriffs at Salem for a week
or more to break up tho speak-easy
businc3S of that town,
A power house dam will bo built
at Clenns Falls. N. Y., that will make
an artificial lako 30 miles long and
submerse half of tho village of Conk
llngvlllo. The Maryland councils of the Junior
Order of United American Mechanics
presented to Rear Admiral Wlnlleld
8. Sehloy, a medal studded with din
monds.
Anthony Woeckner, of Erie. Pe
tried to get writ of habeas corpus to
secure possession of his wife, Chlqtil-
ta, tho Cuban dwarf, who lu exhibit
ing at Boston.
The Westminster Presbyterian
Church, of Greensburg, Pa., celebrat
ed Its tenth anniversary, and the wo
mon of the congregation liquidated
tho church Indobtodness.
The grand Jury at New York found
an indictment against Charle3 A. Al
den, acting treasurer ot tho Chnrltlea
Department, for grand larceny. Al
den disappeared on December 21.
The Island of Lewis, England, has
been tho scene of serious religious
rlota, arising from the union of the
Free and tho United Churches of Scot
land. In tho i"'018 every member of
the police department waa wounded.
The Canadian government appoint
ed veterinary inspectors for shipping
ports between the United States and
Canada under a recent agreement be
tween the countries.
All the nations ot the earth, through
their duly accredited representatives,
Wednesday attended the White House
reception and expressed their wish
that President Roosevelt and' the na
tion he represented shall have a hap
py and prosperous year.
ma m in mis country
SUHPLUS PRODUCTION NOW.
Contjrsncman Glbley Will Fight Arid
Ltnd Irrigation Bill Walt for
150,000,000 PeopK
Reprenentatlvp Sibley is one of the
leading opponents of the scheme to
Irrigate the at Id lands of the desert
west bv government old and since
his return to Washington from the
holiday recess he has been actively
engaged In consulting with his col
leagues and laying before them the
arguments necessary to cause them
to vote against a bill for this purpose.
He bos made progress In his canvass,
nnd Is hopeful of success. Mr. Sib
ley's opposition to the scheme Is
based on bis desire to protect the
farmers of the other sections. For
years they have battled with adversi
ty, but durlii'? the lust five yenrs they
have commenced to realize whnt It Is
to live: Good prices have been re
reived for their crops, mortgages have
been lilted nnd the families of the
fanners have been able to enjoy life
a little. P.ut to Irrigate tho arid
Ip.nds of the west means to again
bring the farmers Into competition
nnd to return them almost to tho po
sition they were In prior to the ad
vent of the present period of prosper
ity. Mr. Sibley claims thnt there are
enough farms under cultivation now
to supply the needs cf this country
and furnish n surplus for Europe.
Therefore, he believes In protecting
the farmers for awhile. Later on. he
says, when this country has a popula
tion of say KiO.oim.iiuo persons. It
will be time to Irrigate the arid lands.
GALE OF CHILDREN.
Crnnd Army Post Denounces Project
of 8nlvatlon Army.
Tod Post. G. A. R.. st Young-town.
O., Sunday took up the sale of 10 chil
dren which Captain F. A. McDlarmld.
of tho Salvation Army proposes to
make from the stage of the Pnrk
Theater next Sunday night. At the
meeting threats were made that the
place would be mobbed If such a
thing were attempted. pne of the
members said: "Such n thing will
not be tolerated for a minute. Wre
would march In a body to the theater
and tear it down if they attempt to
sell the children. That Is slavery
pure and simple. Wo fought for four
long years to prevent such acts and
we won't permit anyone to do tho
thing that wo put down then. The
Idea of selling children Just becauso
they have no home is awful to con
template." The matter was brought
officially to the attention of the Hu
mane Society and a demand was mado
that It act In preventing the sale.
BECAME INSANE ON TRAIN.
O. E. Painter, of Washington, Seized
With Violent Frenzy.
O. E. Painter, of Washington, Pa.,
a well-dressed white man en route
from Beaumont, Tex., to Lexington,
Ky., became suddenly deranged on
bonrd a New Orleans and Northeastern
passenger train as It was entering
Meridian, Miss.. Sunday and proceeded
to clear the roach of all passengers
by beating several unmercifully with
his fists. The combined efforts ot
the conductor and train -i.ew could not
subdue the gentleman, and when the
train reached tho Union depot, tho
police were compelled to take a hand.
Painter was taken in a raving condi
tion to police headquarters, where he
remained under guard until taken to
the Insane hospital. He says he is un
married and has no relatives. He
poscsses a good watch and chain and
had a check on a New York bank for
He had only $2.15 In cash
on his person.
GOMPERS MAKES REPORT.
Points Out Features of Relations of
Capital and Labor.
Samuel Gompers, President of the
American Federation of Labor, who
attended the recent meeting of the
National Civic Federation, sent a re
port to the Central Federated Union,
of New York. "There can bo no ques
tion." the report reads, "that In the
hands of organized labor lies a power
to Inflict universal Injury on capital,
and there Is beyond doubt on the part
of employers a manifestly etrong de
sire to avoid this, Ono of the great
contentions for which organized labor
ban stood for years Is the opportunity
to bring Its demands or grievances to
the attention of Dip eniuloyom. This
tho new movement undoubtedly de
clared for and stands committed to."
PRESIDENT'S ESTATE CASE.
Granddaughter of Andrew Johnson
Seeks All Hlo Property.
On behalf of Martha Patterson
Landstrec-t. the 14-yoar-cld daughter
of Captain John LamV.treet. a suit
has been entered In the Tennessee
courts for the entire estate of tho lata
President Andrew Johnson. The
property, vulued at $70.0tm is tied up
pending tho decision. Tho father of
tho claimant la Vice President of tho
United States Tobacco Company. Ills
deceased wile was a granddaughter of
President Johnson. When Johnson
died be had only one child, Mrs. Mar
tha J. Patterson, who foil heir to his
estate. She died last July. She left
only two heirs, Andrew J. Patterson
and Martha I.andstreet, her grand
daughter. Teachers Striko for. More Pay,
The teachers of Claysvlllo, Pa.,
have struck for higher wages. Thirty
dollars and $35 a month is paid to
teachers, but they want $40. There
are 10 or 12 schools in Donegal town
ship. Boy Blown to Atoms.
By an explosion of dynamite 16-year-old
George Weaver was literally
blown to atoms.
CELL SCOURGES BATANGAS
Samar Still Warlike American Com
mander Conducting a Vigor
ous Campaign.
General J. Franklin Bell Is conduct
ing a vigorous campaign In Bntnngas
province. Every available soldier Is
In the field. The columns under the
command of Colonels Wlnt and Dough
erty nre doing excellent work and
driving the Phllipplnos In all direc
tions. A number of the latter are
fleeing to Tnynbas province, where
the native rontabulary are rendering
valuable asslntanco In capturing men
nnd rifles. The advocates of peace
nt Manila deprecnte the Btern meas
ures employed hy General Bell. In
reply General Bell says that theBe
peace advocates have had numerous
opportunities to use their Influence, ns
they have been given paRseB through
the American linos nlmout for tho ask
ing, and that It hns been afterward
proved thnt they Oiten went through
the lines for the. purpose of assisting
the Insurrection. General Bell says
the best peace methods now Is a rigor
ous warfare until tho Insurrection Is
completely subdued. Tho arrest of
members of the wonltby Lopez family
and the confiscation of their steamers
nnd ike. as well as the arrest of
three members of the religious corpor
ations, who were known to be instiga
tors of the Insurrection, has had an
excellent effect upon the natives. Con
ditions In the Island of Snmnr are
still unsatlsiactory owing to tho dif
ficulty of finding the Insurgents. Cap
tain Schoeffel of the Ninth Inrontry,
who was wounded in a severe hand-to-hand
fight lust month at Dnpdap,
Samar Island, between 18 men of Com
pany E of bis regiment and R largo
force of bolonien. has practically re
covered from the effects of his wound.
In nn official report of the encounter
In which Captain Schoeffel was hurt.
It. Is said that SchoefTcl killed three
men before he received bis wound,
and that the remnants of the detach
ment of IS men with him were saved
by his personal courage and daring.
LIQUOR MEN RETALIATED.
Zanecville Shut Up Tight Mayor
Threatens to Stop Cars. '
Never before were tho Sunday laws
observed more closely In Zanesville
than on January 5. This was be
cause Judge Frazler, of the Common
Pleas Court, put the leading saloon
keepers under bond for a year, to keep
their places closed on Sunday. The
saloonkeepers, through Mayor Holden
and Chief Tracy, retaliated on the
common Sunday lav violators and It
was Impossible to buy a cigar or get
Into a drug store without a prescrip
tion. Fruit stands, soda fountains
and candy and tobacco stores were all
closed. The Mayor declares that next
Sunday he will stop the street cars,
milk wagons, and the publication of
local and sale of outside newspapers.
Woman Leaps from High Trestle.
Miss Anna Clark, a domestic, died
at Cincinnati Saturday, from Injuries
received by jumping from Duck creek
trestle, 50 feet high, In a frenzied ef
fort to escape death from a train.
CABLE FLASHES.
Germany has made another demand
on Venezuela for settlement of the
German claims.
The government at New Zealand
has decided to order all steel bridges
from the United States In the future.
The House of Peers ot Portugal
adopted a resolution of condolence on
tho death ot the late President Mc
Klnley. The local reports at Sofia, Bulgaria,
of the release of Miss Ellen M. Stone
and her companion, Madame Tsllka,
remained unconfirmed, Friday.
La Llberte. of France, has published
a report to the effect that the Rocke
fellers Intend to apply for a conces
sion to supply gas to the city ot Paris.
Owing to the rejection of the Bul
garian Sobranje (National Assembly)
of the demand by the newly formed
Cabinet for two months' supplies.
Prince Ferdinand had dissolved the
Sobranje.
Tho Btrlke situation at Barcelona,
Spain, Is so alnrmlng that largo re
inforcements of troops have been con
centrated. The stlkers now number
20,000.
A rumor wns current In London,
England. Friday, that an attempt had
been made to assassinate Lord Mil
ner, tho British High Commissioner
In South Africa.
Tho Boers ambushed a party of tho
Scots Grays Saturday, near Bronk
hunt, aiiout 40 miles east of Pretoria.
The British casualties were G killed
and 13 wounded.
Tho treaty of friendship between
Spain and the United States, having
been examined by tho Cabinet, will
now be submitted to the Supreme
Council of Stale.
Tho report that 1 1 Hebrews wero
massarrced ot Zawcisna. Galicla, Gar
many, by a mob. It turns out, was a
common murdering affray, iu which
three Hebrews were killed.
The great "powers censure tho
United States for exporting arms nnd
ammunition to China In violation of
the protocol. Trouble is looked for
in southern and central provinces.
The Calcutta correspondent says
that at a recent conference it was dn
cldnd to adopt the standard gauge on
the Indian railwnys. The proposed
change will apply to the permanent
way and to bridges.
John Munay who is wanted by tho
American polico on the charge of
murdering his wife at Jor.-isou, O.,
has surrendered to tho police at Lon
don, England, and was hold awaiting
extradition proceedings.
The American legation at Constan
tinople havo received now a from M.
Gargullo, the dragoman ot the lc;a- j
uun, wuu itui lur iiiu imuriur wiiu tue
purpose of mooting Miss Stone's cap
tors. The legation say the rumors
ot Miss Stone's releaso are unfounded.
KEYS1E STATE OS USED
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Divine Healer Shorn of Alleged Pow
er Blj Coke By-Product Sol
dier Drowned.
Thn following names ivere added to
the pension roll during the past
month: John Ludwlg, Sizervllle, $12;
Vincent Amos. Scenery Hill, $10;
Frederick Borthel, Washington, $12;
George' Coy, Den Run, $10; Michael
P. Dick, Roaring Spring, $S; Joseph
B. Mllburn, Bristol, $12; Oliver Sta
ly. Claysvlllo, $12; Orion W. Miller,
Teplevllle, $12; Alfred M. Oorley, ,
Unlontown. $10; Nancy Holmes, Mill
village. $12; Alfred Walton, Dickson
burg. $12; J. H.Camp, South Oil City,
$6; Mnrtln S. Potter. Altoona, $10;
William Morlock, McKeesport, $12;
Philip Johnson, Oil City. $G; Hiram
Davis, S.iegertown, $8.50; Johnston H.
Crick, Rlmersburg. $8; Daniel Sim
mons, Braddork, $12; Charles W.
Smith, Dugall, $12: Samuel A. Morse,
Leroy, $24; John Kelly, Sandy Lake.
$10.
Francis Schlatter, the "Divine Heal
er." tramped out of Wilkesbarre Mon
day a broken man. H- went there
to heal the elck and maimed and inci
dentally to heel himself, but be could
not convince the audience that be was
Schlatter the healer. They pictured
him with long hair nnd a big beard,
but thesn were shaved off during an
enforced stay at Blackwells Island,
and he found he had lost his chief
stock In trade with his hair cropped
close and beard gone.
Lewis La Clair, of Unlontown, has
received a letter from Lieutenant
James A. Buggies, ot the Thirty
eighth Artillery, at Ft. Caswell, N. C,
Btatlng that his son, Corporal William
La Clair, wa3 drowned on December
21, while returning In a small boat
from South Port. The boat capsized
with young La Clair nnd three other
soldiers. All were saved except La
Clair.
Some of the members of Company
A. Tenth regiment, National Guard of
Pennsylvania at Monongahela. are
making Inquiries as to who Is In pos
session of a medal presented to tho
company In 1871. and which since
that time has been handed down to
the best drilled member of the com
pany. It was with that understanding
that the medal was presented.
County Chairman J. M. Hants', of
the State Grange, has announced the'
dates for the Farmers' Institute to bd
held In Fayette county, as follows.
Unlontown, January 11; Point Marlon,
13 and 14, and Perryopolis, 15 and 16.
The State speakers will be Prof. O.
C. Butz. R. S. Seeds, lion. J. H. L&ndls,
O. E. Hull, Dr. I. A. Thayer and Dr.
M. E. Conrad.
Porch climbers entered the resi
dence of State Senator J. H. Cochran
Thursday while the family W33 at
supper and stole over $7,000 worth
of Jewelry. Addison Kelly, a former
Princeton athlete, Vvho was a guest
of the family, lost a fraternal pin and
a gold baseball, received as a prize
as a member of the champion team ot
1897.
Forty-six applications for liquor li
censes have been filled In Mercer coun
ty, as against 23 a year ago. The new
borough of South Sharon asks for 14
wholesale and 2 retail; Sharon, 5
wholesale and 12 retail; Greenville. 4
retail; Sharpsville. 3 reall; Wheat
land, 2 retail, and Stoneboro, 1 retail.
Comrades and the closest friends
through life, Robert McKelvey, aged
73, and Timothy Stanley, two old
farmers of Tyrono township, died
within two hours of each other at
Connellsvllle. The funerals were held
at the same time and the two buried
almost side by side.
John C. I. Stevellne, business agent
of the steel metal workers of Phila
delphia, has been sent to Pittsburg
to Investigate certain Jobs in that
city which, it is alleged, are being
supplied with material from firms on
the unfair list.
The Sharon Coke Company it pre
paring plans for the erection of one
of the most modern by-product plants
in the country. It will consist of
312 ovens and will have a capacity
ot about one thousand two hundred
tons dally.
Thieves entered the residence of
Mrs. C. P. Breckbill at Mt. Pleasant,
and a purse containing $50 and Jewel
ry valued at $200 wero stolen. The
robbery occurred whilo the members
of the family wera at breakfast.
The long coal tipples and check
houses of the Vesta mines, No. 2, at
Elco, two miles north of Conl Center,
belonging to Jones & Laughllns, Ltd.,
were entirely destroyed by fire Friday
morning. Loss, $5,000; Insured.
The . Wheatland rolling mill, at
Sharon, which has been idle for about
two months resumed operation Mon
day. Whllo the plant was idle ex
tensive repairs were made. About
200 men will be affected.
Capfaln Hustead A. Crow, of Con
nellsvllle,' has sent his resignation as
captain of Company D, Tenth Regi
ment, N. O. P.. to Colonel J. F. Bar
nett At a meeting of council at Washing
ton Chief of Polico Alexander Rankin
was reduced to patrolman and sus
pended for ten days.
E. E. Hamilton, Secretary and
Treasurer of the New Castle Traction
Company has tendered his resigna
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