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ONLY NINE SAVED
Steamer Providence Struck by
Clone Near VI ksburg Terrl
ble Scenes Ensue.
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CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
Twenty persons were drowned by
the cnpalxins; f I'"' steamer Provi
dence near Lake Pnlmyra at 2 o'clock
Wcilti' hiIhv morning. The dead are:
Captain Win. Cassldy, Charles Hupp,
chief engineer. Clyde Scott, cotton
seed buy it: Dr. X. A. Lancaster, phy
fclctnn; seven ticsm roustabouts;
Girge t.ainh. rook; Harrison Golbor,
tabln boy; Hettle Hunter, chamber
maid: .too Neal. Mlkn l-ewls. Tom
Stint. Whit Hums. bIx unknown
' roustabouts, Minnie Taylor. Jon Chris
tlan. passenger. Those rescued
were: J. II. Johnson, pilot: Valtor
Kaln, clerk; J. M. Wilkinson, mate,
anil eight negroes. The Providence
was a small steamer and piled be-1
tween Vlcksbiirg and Iike Palmyra.
The ill-fated boat left Vlcksbiirg at j
noon Tuesday loniled with freight and
passengers, bound for Palmyra anil
way landings. At 2 o'clock Wednes
day Lake Palmyra was sighted and j
preparations were put under way for
entering. ' The night watcn or six
men was all that waa on deck. The
' balance of the orew, as well as the
passenger and roustabouts, were
asleep. Just as the vessel entered
the mouth of the lake a terrific wind
storm arose. In an instant the
Providence began careening, threat
ening to capsize at any moment. The
passengers and others made an ef
fort to reach the deck, but before
thry could sel.e their clothing the
st-.-airier upset and all on board were
meclnltnted Into the river. The
wind blew a hurrlrane. Striking!
the Providence broadside on, the frail
Utile (rail was crushed like an egg
s.ieil. Fragments of the wrecked
boat floating near them, the struggling
Committee of the Whole.
Mr. Horry, Arkansas, created a com
motion in the Senate Tuesday by In
quiring when the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections would report on
tho resolution for an amendment to
the Constitution providing for the
election of Senators by direct vote
of the people. The House hail passed
such a resolution four times. Mr.
Hut-town, chairman of the Committee
on Privileges and Election, said he
bad no doubt the bill would be re
ported In time for the Semite to take
action at this session. Henntors Hoar
mid Ibibuls spoke briefly and the f.iiIi
Ject was dropped, and consideration
of tho ship subsidy bill resumed.
The House had a preliminary flurry
Tuesday when Mr. Thayer, Massa
chusetts, presented a question of priv
ilege which, he said, Involved tho dig
nity of the House and the safety of
the members. Ho offered a resolu
j tlon for the appointment of a com
I mlttee to Investigate the rumor that
I the Sugar Trust was creating public
! sentiment to Influence legislation. The
I House went into committee of the
whole on the postofllce appropriation
bill with Mr. l.lttlelleld in the chair.
Mr. Im.l explained that the bill car
ried $137,91,5,.t, being $3.18.'i.o22
more than the estimates and $11.1:13,
910 more than the appropriation for
the current yeBr. The chief cause
of the Increase Is the raise in the sal
aries of postal employes, which will
now average 'M). The House ad
journed without taking any action.
iHCH EXPECTED TO RESIGN
CHANGE IS DESIRABLE
Secretary of the Department of
terior May Leave the Cabinet
With Roosevelt's Content.
In-
persons In the water made irantic en(.(,
i-ff.jris to keep themselves afloat, but
wlt.h the exception of 1) souls all on
board were drowned. The property
!os will amount to several thousand
dollars. ,
Talking Ship Subsidy.
The Senate Wednesday bad another
''day of consideration of the ship sub
sidy bill. Mr. McCumber. North Da
; kota, Mr. I)epew. New York, speaking
on the bill. When the House went
into committee on the whole on the
postofflee appropriation bill Wednes
day Mr. Sims, Tennessee, took up the
subject of the amendment of the per-
! nianent census bill by the confer-
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
committee In such a way us en
abled the President to cover all the
retained employes Into the civil serv
ice sy.-ttem and dismiss 1,400 clerks.
He asserted that Mr. Hopkins who
preoeeded the conference report had
deceived the House. The debate be
came animated. Mr. Hopkins not
being, present, further action was deferred.
Ship Canal Bill.
In the Senate Thursday Mr. Mor-
First Assistant Postmaster General
Johnson has tendered his expected
rt.-lgnatlon on account of ill health.
Tt- nnmlngtliin hv ilir, Pfaaldnnf it
A: put S. Crowninshield to he a Hear I
Admiral was sent to the Senate Satur- Kan. Alabama, reported the Hepburn
,liv. I'"' tr tlw construction of a Bhlp
Hear Admiral Howell, next In rank I Vf"!. K ",0 N'J'n route. Mr.
to Admiral Dewey, has been placed 'Ik,,V ' A,' ansa1!'' , f'"' , ln "Pl'osltlon
h .n.i ii.. i....i .k .i I to the ship subsidy bill. He read a
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five limit of (12 years. I
The Senate Committee on Isthmian
Canals, at a meeting Wednesday de-
newspaper story that the Morgan syn
dicate expected to get control of the
great Atlantic stcamhhip lines, and
was rebuked by Mr. Hanna. Ohio, for
basins; his statement on a newspaper
article. Mr. Wellington nrcsented
President Roosevelt has offered a .the credentials of Arthur P. Oorman.
in the army elected Senator from Maryland for
cided to report In favor of the Nlca
ruguan route by a vote of ' to 4.
. lieutenant's commission
to Algernon Snitoris. grandson of
General U. 8. Grant, which has been
accepted.
The House Committee on Territor
ies derided Friday upon an "omnibus"
territorial bill which will provide for
Statehood for Arizona, New Mexico
and Oklahoma.
William A. Rodenberg, Friday sub
mitted to President Roosevelt his res
ignation aa a member of tho United
States Civil Service Commission, to
take effect April 1.
The Senate Committe on Naval Af
fairs heard argumants from a dele
gation of dentists in support of the
bill adding dental surgeons to the
. medical corps of thev navy.
The vacancy In the office of door
keeper of the House of Representa
tive probably will be filled by the
choice of F. B. Lyon, superintendent
of the folding room, as successor to
the late W. J. Glenn.
It Is believed that Frank Sargent.
Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen, will accept the position
of Commissioner of Immigration to
aueeeod T. V. Powderly, offered him
by President Roosevelt.
The Boer delegates. Messrs. Wol
rnarang and Wessels. said goodby to
the President Tuesday. They said
their purpose had never been to flak
Intervention, but to have the United
States seo that the rules of civiliza
tion were observed.
Senator Hale, member of the Sen
ate committee on appropriations and
of the Republican steering commit
tee, expressed the opinion Friday that
Congress would be prepared to ad
journ for the session by June 10.
The collision between the Russian
soldiers and the crew of the United
States steamship Vlcksbiirg, while the
gunuoat was in a mud dock at Nlcuch
wang. will be the subject of further
irnncuiauuui iu me nussian gov-
eruiuem.
The Senate Committee on Com.
merce Tuesday ordered a favorable
report on the Dalr.ell bill authorizing
the Wabash bridge across the Monon-
ganeia to be built 7(1 feet above pool
full Instead of 81) feet.
The House coinage committee Fri
day decided on a favorable report on
the bill requiring the government to
use the metric system of weights and
measures alter January 1, 1904 aud
after- January 1, 107. the system
shall be the legal standard iu the
United States.
The House committee on foreign
affairs voted to consider the" Mitchell
Kahn Chinese excluslou bill, and up
proved the provisions preventing Chi
nese laborers from going to the Phil
ippines or from coming from the
Philippines to- this , country. This
am Ion insures the report of the
Mitchell-Kahu measure with amend
ments clearly . restricting it to Chi
nese laborers.
A high official of the Grand Armv
of the Republic Is authority for the
statement that .Commissioner Evans
will be removed though not immedi
ately and not in way to humllate
Dim. ;
The .charges agalust Ambassador
Powell -Clayton, submitted Friday to
the mat Department, will be for
warded to hlni In order that be mar
.- said reply
Report current In Washington lu
usually well-informed circles have It
that Secretary of the Interior Hitch
cock will retire from the Cabinet ln a
few days. There Is a general dispo
sition to cicdlt these reports, de
spite the fact thai a seml-ofltclal state
ment made a few ilnya iigo said no
further changes In the Cabinet were
contemplated fur the present, be
cause It is known that the President
believes a change In the head of the
Interior liepni tnient Is desirable for
ninny reasons, and some of his best
friends iu Congress share this belief
and hns not hesitated to let hlra know
It. The President, however, has a
high personal regard for Mr. Hitch
cock, who is a conscientious if not a
tactful, official, and would not himself
initiate a movement to bring about a
severance of their relations, ' The
story goes that In the last few days
certain circumstances have brought it
home very clearly to the secretary
that, knowing the apparent good un
derstanding between himself and the
President, the latter Would not regret
It If he should decide to quit the Cabi
net. This discoveiy wos a great
surprise to Mr. Hitchcock, it is Bald,
but it is understood he determined
to net on it. and It Is expected he
will do so on bis return from his
home In St. Louis, where he bus been
called by the death of his brother.
So far as can be learned the new sec
retary of the Interior has not been se
lected by the President. The fact
that former Senator Woh ott, of Colo
rado, came to Washington Saturday
hns revived the story that he will be
the man. but there is giml reason to
believe there Is nothing In this sur
mise. Another name mentioned In
connection with the place Is that of
Willis Van Deventer, the Assistant
Attorney General tor the Interior De
partment, who Is a Wyoming man
with a thorough knowledge of the af
fairs of the department. He Is said
to possess marked ability and stands
high in the President's regard.
MILES ASKED ASSIGNMENT
DECISIVE BAHU WON BY REBELS
His
Plan to Terminate 'the War
the Philippines Was
Turned Down.
In
It developed Saturday at Washing
ton that l.leiiteant General Nelson A.
Miles of the army made a specific re
quest to the War Department a month
ago to be sent to the Philippines, anil
In connection therewith submitted n
plan by which, Iu his opinion, the war
iiiuld be brought to an cud without
further loss of lite to either side. He
'K. putted '.: employ methods similar
to those Hied by him so successfully
In his Indian campaigns. Secretary
Knot, after due consideration, dented
General Miles' request and disapprov
ed the plan submitted. The papers,
so indorsed by the secretary, were
sent to the White House and the Pres.
ident subsequently concurred In the
secretary's action. The final Indorse
ment, disposing of the matter. Is said
to bear date vt March 5. 11)02. In ef
fect President Roosevelt and Secre
tary Root hold that the war In the
Philippines Is already at an end, or
virtually so. and that the adoption of
General Miles' plan, Involving a
change of policy in dealing with the
Inhabitants of the archipelago, would
be unfair to those otllcluls, military
and civil, whose work has brought
about almost complete pacification.
CASTRO FORCED TO FLEE
Colombian Revolutionists Administer
8evere Defeat to Government
Troops Officers Killed.
LATEST NEW8 NOTES.
the term beginning March 4, 1903.
The House Thursday closed gener;il
debute on the puwtofflce appropria
tion bill. Very little of the discussion
had to do with the bill. Mr. Jenkins.
Wisconsin, gave his reasons for his
theory that Cuba is now domestic ter
ritory of tin. United States. Mr.
Cochran. Missouri, denounced the
course of the administration in re
gard to the Boer wur. A resolution
wuj udopted to invite the families
of Marshal Hochambeau and Marquis
de Lafayette and the people of France
to be present at the- unveiling in
Washington. May 24, lo2. and ap
propriating $2i),ooo to carry out tho
resolution.
The Hague Treaty Ratified.
The Senate Friday ratified the
House treaty relating to the conduct
of war. The countries party to the
treaty are Germany, Austria. Belgium,
Denmark. Spain, the I nlted States,
Mexico, France, Great Britain, Greece,
Italy, Japan. Luxemburg, Montenegro,
Netherlands, Persia. Portugal, Rou
mania, Russia. Servla. Spain, Sweden
and Norway, Turkey and Bulgaria.
The subject of the application of
Rev. Dr. Hliam Thomas to the State
Department for passports for himself
and wile to go to South Africa to ills
trihuts rellisf to. the Boers in the
British concentration camps was re
vived in the House Friday a resolu
tion was adopted calling on the Sec
retary of Stute for tho facts. The
bill to prevent the false branding of
food products was passed.
SECRETARY LONG QUITS.
William H. Moody, of Massachusetts,
Will Be Secretary May 1.
John D. Long, of Massachusetts, has
resigned on Secretary of the Navy,
the resignation to tnke effect May 1,
the President has selected Congress
man William H. Moody, of the Sixth
Massachusetts district, to fill the va
cancy. This Is the third change that
has occurred ln the Cabinet since Mr.
Roosevelt has assumed ollice, the
others being the resignation of Secre
tary of the Treasury Gage, who gave
way to ex-Governor Leslie M. Shaw,
of Iowa, and the resignation of Post
master General Smith, whose place
was taken by Henry C. Payne of Wisconsin.
BATTER JAIL DOORS.
Mob Near Chicago Wants Life of Mur
derer and Woutd-Be Suicide.
In the suburb of River View. Mon
day. 20 miles from Chicago. I'M ward
Desnitz. !!-. shot aud killed l.lllle
Dlttmann, his fiancee, aged 19. After
killing the girl Desnitz sunt a bullet
Into his own head. He was removed
to the jail ln a dying condition. A
mob gathered to lynch him. and was
battering in the jail doors, when the
assurance of physician that Desnitz
could live but a few hours caused
them to retire.
GREAT STRIKE AVERTED.
Fall
Private Pension Bills.
ln the Seuute Saturday the debate
on the ship subsidy bill was continued
Senators Allison. Spooner and Klklns
speaking.
The House devoted Saturday to
private pension bills, passing and
clearing the calendar. This was the
largest number of pension bills ever
passed by the House at one session.
River Manufacturers Grant Ad
vance Demanded.
At a meeting of the Fall River,
Mass., Manufacturers' Association,
Saturday, it was voted to Increase
wages In all Fall River mills 10 per
cent. The meeting wiis attended by
nearly all those who had signed the
agreement not to advance wages more
thnn 0 per cent. Tins concession on
the part of the manufacturers has
averted what might have proved a
long-drawn-out labor conflict.
ACCUSED OF STEALING $57,000.
BURGLARS LOOT A BANK.
Vault Door Drilled and Blown Open.
Inner Door Forced.
The Farmers Bank, of Townvllle,
near Meauviiie. l'a., was burglarized
Tuesday night, and the entire sup
ply of cash contained lu the vault,
amounting to between IT.ihio aud
$8,oou, stolen. The vault door was
drilled and blown open and the Inner
doors forced. The burglars obtained
$1,400 in silver. $UO0 lu gold and be
tween $5,0oo and $U.nin In bills, about
$400 of the latter being in ones and
twos. The burglary was not discov
ered until after daylight.
Treasurer of the Maccabees Arraign
ed for Embezzlement.
Charles D. Thompson, former Su
preme Finance Keeper of the lvulghts
of the Maccabees, who. confessed to a
shortage of $57,imo In his accounts,
was arrested Wednesday, at Port
Huron. Mich., on charges of embezzle
ment and of violation of the law re
garding the responsibility of insur
ance agents to their companies. He
refused to plead and the court entered
a plea of not guilty. Bail was fixed
at $."1.11110 and was furnished. The
Maccabee officluls are not known In
the complaint, which waa made by
Sheriff Mains on Information secured
from Supremo Record Keeper George
J. Slegel and bis books.
GONE WITH 30,000.
Employ of the Adams Express Com
pany Suddenly Disappears.
Larry McKee, a messenger lu the
employ of the Adams Express Com
pany. Is missing, and a package con
taining, It Is said, $30,000. has also
disappeared, Th-package was sent
from Brazil, Ind., to St. Louis In Mo
Kee's charge. When the train ar
rived at 8t. Louis both the package
aad If K wr goR. , v
General Young Honored.
By direction of the President. Ma
jor General Samuel B. M. Young has
been relieved from command or tbe
department of California, to take ef
fect March 15, uud ordered to Wash
ington. D. C, to assume the presi
dency of the army war college, which
is to be established at Washington
barracks, provided the necessary
funds are appropriated by congress.
Engaged In Sympathetic Strike.
The weavers lu the American
Woolen Company's mills at Plymouth,
Mass, numbering 2011, have struck lu
sympathy with the operatives at
Olneyville and Mantua, who have
been on strike for some time.
Pension for a Centenarian.
President Roosevelt has approved
the bill granting an Increase pension
to Hiram Crouk. 'of Ava, Oneida coun
ty, New York, who Is the last surviv
ing soldier pensioner tit tbe war of
U12. lis Is now 102 yaars old.
The United States Steel Corpora
tion Is negotiating for purchase of the
American Can Company.
The Kentucky Legislature has
adopted a bill abolishing female suf
frage for school trustees.
Herbert Booth hns withdrawn from
command of the Salvation Army in
Australia because of bnd health.
The body of a sixth victim of the
Mattle Bennett gang In Texas wa
found and a suspect was arrested.
The Chicago wnrehonse of the
111 unswii k-Halke-Col lender Company
was destroyed by fire; loss $175,000.
Robbers ilnaniUe, the safe In the
bank of Hozeman & Waters, nt Posey
vllle. Ind., and escaped with $MMi.
The Bank of S. Petersburg. Russia,
at Azov. Is Insolvent. The govern
ment has taken charge of Its affairs.
Science Hall, one of the State Uni
versity buildings at Missoula. Mont.,
was destroyed by lire. Loss $100,0110.
Lord Paimcetote, British ambassa
dor at Washington, Is the guest of
George W. Yumlerhllt nt lllltniore,
N. C.
Knipcrnr William cabled President
Roosevelt "thanks" Wednesday for
the courteous treatment of Prince
Henry.
Strike nt Boston was still fur from
settlement Wednesday, iiu.oi.ui men
were idle ami more ore expected to
quit work.
Mrs. Marllia S. Withers, of Lexing
ton. Ky., gave $j.oon to the Kentucky
University to found the chair of dean
of women.
Arthur Pue Gorman, of .Maryland,
will take his seat In the Seuatc next
March, as the successor of George
I.. Wellington.
A colored woman nt Beaumont,
Tex., confessed membership In a
gang which has robbed and murdered
a dozen persons.
Oil has been struck at a depth of
800 feet In a well 011 Turkey creek,
southeast of Morrison, and 12 miles
from Denver, Col.
The Marconi wireless telegrapli sys
tem Is to be placed on a commercial
basis In the United Stutes and shares
offered to the public.
By a vote of 37 to 7 the Iowa Sen
ate passed the bill to remove the
limit of Indebtedness that, may be
incurred by railways. ...
District Attorney Jerome, of New
York, sent a brief to legislature ad
vocating a law permitting the open
ing of saloons on Sunday.
. St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum ut
Denver. Col., was destroyed by lire.
Two hundred orphans In the institu
tion were rescued unharmed.
The body of the late John P. Alt
geld Iny ln state In the public libra
ry at Chicago. Saturday, and was
viewed by thousands of people.
Albert German, formerly Individual
bookkeeper of the 'Third National
Bunk of Louisville. Ky., was indicted,
charged with embezzling $10,000.
The bodies of 19 of the 2u victims
1 of tho steamer Providence disaster.
I'near VicUsburg, have been recovered
' from the waters of ljike Palmyrla.
Prince Henry, of Prussia, sailed
Tuesday for home on the liner
Deutschland after exchanging fare
well messages with the President.
Hereafter emigrants coming to this
country from Russia and Austria must
satisfy the Prussian railroads that
they are able to meet the American
requirements. .
A sensation was caused In St.
Louis by the grand jury Indicting
Colonel Edward Butler, the million
aire politician aud contractor, for at
tempted bribery.
Tbe court has decided that James
Younger, one of the outlaw brothers
recently paroled by the State of Min
nesota, being legally dead, cannot en
ter Into a marriage contract.
General Benjamin F. Tracy, who
was Secretary or the Navy ln the Cab
inet of General Benjamin Harrison,
was taken suddenly ill while arguing
the Shrievalty rase in Brooklyn, N.
Y.. Saturday.
Granville W. Lolghton. teller ot the
National Traders Bank, at Portland.
Me., has beeu arrested, charged with
defalcation amounting to $43,000.
-Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter ol
President Roosevelt, accompanied by
a party of friends, Including Benutoi
Thomas C. Plutt. arrived at Havana
on the steamer Mascot to, from Tampa,
Fla Wednesday.
Prof. L. S. Rowe, chairman of the
commission which revised the laws
of Porto Rico, says that great care
bad t6 be taken to go far enough to
give autonomy aud' not far enough
to give licenser - . '
A report was obtained from the
overniiieiit troops which arrived at
l.'olony, Colombia. Thursday from
Hocus del Toro: Upon finding tho
revolutionary attack upon Agua Dtilce,
February 2:1, to be Irresistible, owing
!n the enemy's superior numbers, their
.nt 1 1 1. 1 - und their supplies of ammu
nition. General Castro decided to re
treat to David and Chlrlqul, which
towns were known to be hard pressed
by the revolutionists under Qulntero
and Perez. This Is a long and tire
some march of over 2011 miles by way
of Santiago. Las Pnluias, Reined Ids
and Horoncltos. After leaving llor
"oncltoa a small body of government
I roups was met. These men reported
Ihat Colonel Luque had been killed In
battle February 2, and that the revo
lutionists were ln possession of David,
(lenernl Castro decided to try and ef
fect the difllcult march across the
mountains to llocas del Toro. The
murch occupied 17 days, .during the
last five or which bananas were the
jnly obtainable rood. General Cas
tro's soldiers report that 800 men on
both sides were killed during the fight
ing at Agua Dulce. The revolution
ists lost 55o and the government
forces 25ii men. It Is said that the
Indian Chief Lorenzo, and his half
taste Indians participated in the at
tacks, and killed many of the govern
ment soldiers with machetes. The
rille lire during the Agua Dulce battle
was deadly and persistent. The re
mainder of General Castro's command,
which originally numbered I.oimi men,
bus been killed, wounded or taken
prisoner. Colonel Urlbe, cousin of
flenerul Urlbe -Urlbe, was killed In th"
battle of Agun Dulce.
CYCLONE IN OMAHA.
Church Torn to Pieces, Buildings De
molished and Unroofed by Fu
rious Gale of Wind.
The heaviest wind, hall and rain
storm In the history of Omaha visited
that clly Tuesday, causing wide
spread damage. The storm struck
Omaha near Mommonth Park, In the
northern edge of the city, and moved
northeast, tl0 greatest severity being
experienced, .In .the neighborhood of
Thlrty thiril ajid Larlniore streets. Al
though licrnnjlsfio buildings were
more or less damaged, nobody was ser
iously Injured. Persons who were
caught in the storm had narrow es
capes, mid Mrs. Amanda Gary escaped
death by being absent from home. Her
bouse was picked tip and scattered
over a square of ground, bits of the
furniture being found In the neighbor
ing field. Telephone and electric
wires In the path of the storm were
strewn over the streets and a great
number ol poles were torn out.
Franklin school, one of the largest In
the city, had to be ulmndoned tempor
arily. A large chimney was blown
over on the roof, which caved in and
damaged the Interior or several room:.
Several burns were torn to pieces.
The Mommouth Park Methodist Epis
copal Church was literally lorn to
pieces. Several greenhouses were
wrecked by the hall, lmmnnuol Hos
pital was badly damaged by a largo
chimney being blown through the roof.
Several nearhv towns In the county re
port the worst storm for years. It
was particularly severe at Valley and
Elkhurn, and at the latter place a
Union Pacific train wos s'.ruck by a
falling coal chute and considerably
damaged, although no one was In
jured. At Florence, three miles
north of Omaha, and where the city
water works are located,' the water
works plant was not affected. In
Central Purk lightning struck several
barns and was one of the elements
that contributed to the havoc.
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$50,000,000 FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
P. R. R. TUNNEL BILL.
Twenty-Five Millions for Equipment.
$20,000,000 for Terminals.
The llirectors of the Pennsylvania
Itailroad Company at Its semi-monthly
meeting Wednesday, at Philadel
phia, approved of the Issue of $30,imm,
hmi ai per cent, gold bonds, converti
ble Into capital stock of the company
tt $7o per share. Of this amount
$:!5.MM),hi) Is to be used for pur--busing
l!i.i.Mii II It) -tun steel cars and
itio locomotives, $Jii.umi,iinu for real
state uud ciinstructtlon of the New
York tunnel uud terminal during the
:iext two years nnd $5.0011,000 tor gen
sral corporate purposes. The bonds
'nature iu lo years and can be called
tii any Interest day after May I, 1!mi-.
jtot'k'.ioldci'H have the right to sub
icrlbe ut pur to an amount equal to
!J per iint of their holdings as of
March 2i.
New
York Senate Passes the Act for
Railrcad Subways. .
The Pennsylvania tunnel bill
passed the Senate at Albany, X. Y.,
Wednesday. The bill permits the
city of New York to award a fran'
chlse to the Pennsylvania Itailroad
Company, for a reasonable annual
compensation, to construct tunnels
from New Jersey under the North and
East rivers and to maintain terminals
on .Manhattan and Long Islands. The
peilod til' re-vulutttlnn of the fran
chlse- Is placed lit not more than 25
years.
CBLE flashes.
has
sut
:arter must refund stocks.
Captain Ordered by Court to Give
Back Some Holdings.
Judge l.acombe. lu the I'nlted
States District Court, nt New York,
ins signed an order In the rase of
the United States ngulnst Captain
Dherliu M. Carter, directing the llal
Imore and Ohio Hallway Company to
turn over to Frank W. Hubby, Jr., as
receiver of the affairs of Oberllti M.
Carter, 3uo shares of preferred stock
it that company aud the dividends
due on them now standing lu the
name of J. II. Paul. The order also
directs the Hocking Valley Hallway
Company to turn over loo shares of
preferred stock, and the dividends
due thereon, now standing iu Paul's
name, to Hubby.
MACHIAS AT ST. THOMAS.
Sunboat Ready to Take Possession of
Danish Indian Islands.
The United Stutes gunboat Muchlas
irrived Saturday at St. Thomas, D.
W. 1. It Is believed the Machlas Is
there In order that her Captain, Lieutenant-Commander
Henry McCren,
might confer with Governor of- the
Danish West Indies. Colonel De Hede
iiann. The Governor being at San
a Cruz, the Muchlns will proceed to
bat Islund Monday, then return. It
s said the American gunboat will re
main at St. Thomas for some time and
will probably await the transfer of
.he Islands to the United States.
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Central Stock Yards, East Liberty, Pa.
Cattle.
Prime beavr, Vm to PHU lln tVi
THUNDER MOUNTAIN BURIED.
Four and One-Half Feet of Snow No
Food Procurable.
W. T, Murphy and J. A. Fields have
arrived at Elk City. Iduho. from Thun
der mountains. They came on snow
ihoes. and by forced marches made
the distance iu two and a half days.
They report Vt feet of snow on
Thunder mountain, and say that pro
visions cannot be bought for any
price. They came out for supplies
and will return at once.
SETTLERS DISAPPOINTED.
Hundreds Go to Cree Nation, but
Can't Get Land.
Secretary of the Interior Hitch
cock, In a ruling received at Ardmoj-e,
I. T says Indians in the Creek Nation
may rent their allotments for a period
of not longer than one year prior to
the receipt ot their deeds. Hundreds
who have gone to the Creek Nation
with the Idea that the lauds were open
to purchase are disappointed.
'Missionaries Causa Trouble.
A dispatch from La Paz. Ilollva, to
Lima Peru, says that trouble between
the American missionaries and the lo
cal clergy there is exciting tbe populace.
Ouden Locks Up Books.
Norman 8. Dike, whflm Governor
Odell, of New York, a few days ago
appointed Sheriff of Kings county, In
succession to Charles tiuden, removed,
took) poasesslun of tbe ofllce of Sheriff
Brooklyn Tuesday.
The Iowa House of Delegate
Indefinitely postponed the female
frage bill .
The liuiiiburg-Amcrican lino
noiincil at Hamburg un Increase
10 murks in its t-tecruge rates to New
York.
The failure was announced In I, on
don, England, of Lord Francis Hope.
1 lie petitioning creditors claim was
$-0.nnu.
1 lie transport Sheridan has ar
ried at Sun Francisco from Manila
with LIS soldier:! whoso enlistments
have expired.
Cable messages received ln Eng
hind Thursday by friends of Cecil
Ithodes lead to the belief that thero
Is but slight hope for his recovery
A new bridge that was being opened
at Limn. Peru, Saturday, divided into
two while a priest was offering
blessing, and over loo were drowned
A. S. Francis, a lawyer, pleaded
guilty In I.ond.in to embezxllng $15,
ono from the Countess of Orkney, for
inerly Carrie Gilchrist, the actress
and was sentenced to five years' lm
prlsonmeiit.
The Gueeii Regent of Spain ha.t call
ed upon Scnor Sngasta to reconstruct
tho Ministry, she having found it im
possible to induce the various section
al leaders to attempt the formation of
a coalition cabinet.
United States Minister Conger, at
Peking, has commissioned Messrs.
Ilninbrlilgc and Ragsdale, the latter
United Stutes Consul at Tlcn-Tslu. to
adjust the Indemnity claims of Amer
icans, approximating $2.0110,000.
Military and Naval Circles at SL
Petersburg, Kussia. have been greatly
exercised by rumors that misunder
standings between Russia and Japan
led recently to an exchange of sharp
noter,, but it is olllcially denied.
Severe earthtpiake shocks recurred
at Shiimnka. Transcaucasia, Russia,
Sunday. About 12,b0o persona are
destitute us a result of the disturb
ances which occurred at Shamaka
about the middle of February.
Portuguese troops recently attack
ed twelve strongholds of the slave
traders, near Pemba Hay, Portu
guese East Africa, and after a pro
longed und desperate fight drove out
the trailers and liberated 700 slaves.
The proprietors of the diamond
workshops lu Amsterdam decided to
defer for a fortnight the lockout. A
committee has been formed to en
deavor to reconcile the differences
between the employers and workmen.
A Madrid. Spain, correspondent
says that Premier Sugasta is being
elbowed out ot office. The Premier
has long been aware that the palace
favored a concentration ministry un
der Moiitero Rols, president of tho
Senate, and elected to fall' oil the
bank bill rather than wait for a crisis
on the more delicate question of reli
gious decrees.
Princess Alice Mary of Albauy
started from The Hague for Potatlam,
the seat of tho German imperial pal
ace. Gossif connects her visit with
rumors of her coming betrothal to
Frederick William, crown prince of
Germany.
The Neue Frele Press ot Vienna.
Austria, published the statement that
Count Deym, Ambassador of Austria
Hungary at Ixindon, intended to ask
to be relieved from his post because
be was caught napping by Great lirl
tain at, the recent International suar
conference. . ,
I'rlii.e. Uliu lu Hun 11,1 too
MeiPuni, lajukiixuu ilia 5 70
Fut hellers 411U
Hut -ln-r, ton to low i;.a ; 6 :).'
Cniiimuii in fair 4 70
Oxen, roitimiMi to fat 9 0J
i.iiiiiiiinn togijo't Int ljulit and cows SUU
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Hogs.
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Heel yorker 11ml medium .. DM
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DISTRIBUTION RETARDED.
Labor Strikes Create Heavy Demand
for Products of All. Kinds.
Steel Output Curtailed.
R. G. Ibin & Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade says: Business In Boston
was completely paralyzed by the strike
of freight handlers and teamsters,
which directly affected 30,000 men and
indirectly rendered other thousands
idle by holding back supplies of raw
material. Fortunately this struggle
was brief, but another will begin on
Monday at Fall itiver mills and other
textile plants ln that vicinity. Out
side of Massachusetts the labor situa
tion is exceptionally free from con
troversy, and even In the coal mines
there is less than the usual agitation
as April approaches. Distribution ot
spring merchandise is making rapid
progress. In ail sections outside the
strike all consumers of Iron and steel
products are still anxious regarding
conditions during tne nexi inree
months. After July 1 It is believed
that deliveries will bo ample. The
weekly capacity of pig iron furnaces
in blast on March 1 had declined to
330,710 tons or about 10,000 tons from
.the production on February 1. It is
gratifying that a much heavier cur
tailment of output did not occur. All
records prior to February 1 are still
eclipsed and the resumption of many
Idle 'plants this month practically as
sures new high water marks ln the
near future. As operations at steel
works were also retarded, furnace
stocks of pig iron declined only about
i:r,0oo tons during February. The
most important event of the week was
the heavy buying of steel bars by
makers of agricultural Implements In
anticipation ot higher prices becom
ing -effective in April. Billets com
manded large premiums for spot de
livery. Pipes aud tubes are mora
active as the season advances, while
large contracts bave been placed for
structural shapes. .' Better transpor
tation for coke is rapidly . reducing
surplus stocks In the yards and sup
plying furnaces with all the needed
fuel. Labor disturbances have tend
ed to strengthen the tone of textile
products by reducing available sup
plies which were already none too
large. ' Official Indications of farm
reserves ou March 1 were not sur
prising as to corn, dealers anticipat
ing that supplies would be only about
oue half last year's; but the state
ment that 23 per cent, ot the enorm
ous wheat yield remained ln farmers'
hands was not calculated to sustain
values. A sustaining feature waa
the interior -movement ot only 2,681.
8 ill bushels agalust 3,!H)2.K50 last
year, while on the other hand, total
exports from the United States were
but 2,598,472 bushels, compared with
4.eti2,ti74 a year ago. Failures tor
the week were iii in the United
States against 2o last year and 34
In Canada agalust 33 lu 1901.
Isolated Tribe In Mexico.
In the village ot Amatlan de loa
Reyes, In the state ot Vera Cruz, Mex
ico, a little handful of Indiana have
lived tor 200. years, and bave contin
ued to keep, during all that time, their
national characteristics, their tradi
tions and their Individuality.
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