VOYAGE CHI WIRE II HOLD
CARGO CONSUMED.
Steamship Noordland Takt Patten
gera from Burning Pretoria and 1
Both Reach New York.
Bearing a full cargo of freight and
numerous tourists bound for Bermu
da, the Queen line steamship Pre
toria, which sailed from New York
Saturday. retraced her wny to that
port Sunday night with no passengers
to show and a fiercely burning: Arc
consuming tho cargo stowed In her
forward compartment. While strug
gling with tlio blaze, which has
broken out in tho forward lower hold
No. 1, tho Tied Star liner Noordland
bound out from Philadelphia for Liv
erpool tamo by, and apprehension lest
tho flro should spread and tho lives
of tho passengers be still further Im
perilled, Captain McKonxle signalled
tho Noordland for assistance. Cap
tain McKen.le asked that his passen
gers bo received on bourd and Cap
tain Doxrud, ot tho Noordland, as
promptly agreed to receive them, and,
moreover, to stand by and to escort
the Pretoria back to harbor, so as to
bo ready to render further assistance
In case such should be necessary.
When all had been put safely on
board the Noordland the Pretoria
swung her bow toward Now York
and, followed by the Noordland, which
kept her close company all tho way,
the two set out for New York, reach
ing quarantine at a quarter to eleven
o'clock Sunday night.
MODIFIED THE TUNNEL BILL.
May Be Under Authority of the Rapid
Transit Commission.
The Senate at Albany. N. Y., Tues
day passed a bill giving the New
York City Rapid Transit Commission
authority over the proposed Pennsyl
vania Railroad tunnel. This is de
signed to overcome the objections of
the commission to the tunnel bill,
signed by Mayor Low which empow
ers the aldermen to grant the neces
sary franchises without action by the
Rapid Transit Commission.
80AP PROVIDED BY NATURE.
Paint Mine and Soda Lakes Found
in Canada.
Consul General Blttlnger reports
from Canada on mineral discoveries
In the Northwest, including a natural
soan mine, a paint mine and several
soda lakes, found in the foothills near
Ashcroft, B. C. The report says their
bottoms and shores are Incrusted with
a natural washing compound.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Congress is being urged to enact
legislation which will curb tho rapac
ity of the beef combine.
President Roosevelt will start on
his visit to Charleston Exposition on
Monday, April 7, and will remain un
til Thursday.
President Roosevelt declared Wed
nesday that so long as he Is In office
no deserter from tho army or navy
would find favor with him.
A six-Inch plate, representing group
2 of the Bide armor for the battleship
Ohio, has passed a successful test at
the Indian Head proving ground.
The United States yacht Mayflower
carried on the naval list as a cruiser,
will be assigned to the use of tho
President during the summer months.
Commissioner General of Immigra
tion Powderly, whose term of office
expires soon, will be tendered some
ofhor position in the government serv
ice. Secretary Root's order to General
Wood directing him to turn over the
government of Cuba to the new re
public on May 20, was made public
Tuesday.
Thirty-seven American artists have
entered the competition for the con
struction of the proposed Grant statue
memorial. There la an appropria
tion ot $250,000.
Chairman Sulloway, of tho House
Committee on Invalid Pensions, is
preparing a report on the bill grant
ing a pension of $3,000 annually to the
widow of President McKlnley. "
The President Wednesday sent to
the Senate tho nomination of Mahon
M. Garland to be Surveyor of Customs
at Pittsburg, and Perry M. Lytle to be
Surveyor of Customs at Philadelphia.
Three names -are prominently men
tioned In connection with the post 'of
United States Minister to Cuba. They
are tjnanes- a. Alien, or Massaehu
setts; General Fitr.hugh Lee, of Vir
ginia, and H. Clay Evans, of Tonnes
see.
It Is announced that President
Roosevelt will deliver the diplomas
at the graduating exercises of tho
Naval Academy at Annapolis May 2,
me aavance date navlng been set In
order to relieve a dearth of commis
eloned officers, '
The secret service has announced
that a new 25 National bank note, the
face of which Is fairly deceptlvo. Is
in circulation. It Is a photographic
Trim on iwo pieces ot naner. w th
fiber "between, on the Union National
Hank, of New Orleans.
The President has lot it be known
that he would veto a bill which pro
vides for the erection of buildings to
cost $8,000,000 or $9,000,000, which
. tne secretary or state and the
Attorney General, with their clerical
assistants, were to occupy.
Secretary Hay has been notified that
owing to tho protest of United States
Minister Hart at Bogota and our Con.
uls on the Isthmus, the order look'
In to the censorship by the Colom
blan government ot official dispatches
oi uousuis na been vacated.
Senator Mason gave notice of amend'
tnent to the postofflce bill appropriat
ing $160,000 to connect the offices at
x Washington. Baltimore, Wilmington,
Philadelphia, New York, Albany, But
falo, Cleveland, Detroit, Toledo and
Chicago by wireless telegraphy or wire
less telephone.
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
Mr. Rhea Unseated,
In tho Senate Tuesday Mr. Money,
Mississippi, mode a sharp attack on
the nntl-oleomargarlne bill, which he
denounced as unconstitutional. Im
moral and unjust. He said It was a
proposition to tax out of existence one
Industry for the benefit of another,
and was protection gone mad.
The House Tuesday unseated Mr.
Rhea, Kentucky, Tuesday, by a vote
of 127 to 127. and awarded tho seat to
J. McKenzle . Moss, the contestant.
The remainder of the day was spent
In debate on the army appropriation
bill.
Congress It Supreme.
The Sena' ; Wednesday continued
the discussion of the bijl to tax col
ored oleomargarine in rents a pound.
Mr. Hoar argued that the hill was prop
er under tho fight of Congress to regu
late Interstate commerce. Mr. Vest
Inquired If Congress had the right to
Invade his State, where oleomargarine
wns manufactured under State laws,
and tax the Industry out ot existence,
when tho oleomargarine mndo there
hnd not entered Into Interstate com
merce. Mr. Hoar replied that Con
gress was In vcry State of tho Union
as much as the State government was,
and as a controlling power It was su
preme. Mr. Ixidge urged that the
House provision regarding renovated
butter ought to bo restored to the bill.
Mr. Proctor In charge of the measure,
said that an amendment covering that
point probably could bo offered.
The House Wednesday adopted with
out debate the resolution offered by
Mr. Burleson, Texas, calling upon the
President for information relative to
the application of General Miles to be
assigned to duty In the Philippines for
the purpose of executing a plan for
pacification of the Islands. Mr. Burle
son said the conduct of Secretary Hay
In regard to passports for Rev. Hlran
Thomas and wife to visit the South
African concentration camps and dis
tribute relief among the Boers was an
aversion. Mr. Breazeale, Loulsana,
denounced tho Committee on Naval
Affairs for refusing to report tho
Schley resolution.
Investigating Bribery Charges.
In the Senate Thursday Mr. Hawley,
Connecticut, reported from the Mili
tary Committee a bill to correct the
army record of Charles H. Hawley. A
similar bill was vetoed by the Presi
dent last week, but Mr. Hawley said
It had been changed to meet the views
of the President. The antl-oleomar-garlne
bill was taken up, and Mr. Har
ris, Kansas, offered an amendment
taxing adulterated butter. 10 cents a
pound and providing that It should
be stamped. Mr. Qnarles, Wiscon
sin, spoke In support of the bill, say
ing that 110,000,000 pounds of oleo
margarine were manufactured every
year, and that It was the greatest
fraud of the century. Tho Senate
adjourned to Monday.
In tho House Thursday Mr. Rich,
ardson, of Tennessee, offered a resold'
tlon for tho appointment of a com.
mittee of seven to investigate the
story that agents of the Danish gov.
ernment had corruptly spent $500,000
to Influence Congressional legislation
to carry through the sale of the Dan
lsh West Indies Islands. After an
exciting debate the resolution was
adopted. The Speaker named as tho
special commute Messrs. Dalzell
Pennsylvania; . Hltt, Illinois; Cousins
lowa; McCall, Massachusetts; Rich
ardson, Tennessee; Dlnsmore, Ark
ansas; Cowherd, Missouri. The
House passed tho army appropriation
bill and adjourned.
Pension Bills.
The Ilotiso alone was In session
Friday. It came near breaking the
record by passing 21o pension bills
Some ot them involve tho same oh
jectlons as caused the veto of the
bill removing the dismissal ot Eman
uel Klauser, and his Imprlsoncment
for mutiny. Mr. Mann, Illinois, de
clared that Congress should consider
the attitude ot tho President toward
certain class of bills. He denied
that tho President had declared that
he would sign no bills correcting the
military records of soldiers. Tho
President, ho said, had objected to the
form of some of these bills, which,
Instead ot permitting the Secretary
ot War to change the military record,
required him to make the change
SAMP80N WEAKER.
Admiral Hovers Near Death Mind
Entirely Gone Able to Walk.
Rear Admiral Sampson continues to
hover between life and death at his
homo In Washington. Tho attending
physicians say that If anything ho Is
growing weaker. The Admiral la
ablo to take Bhort walks occasionally,
hut Is practically confined to his
room. Surgeon General Rlxey and
the other physicians ot the Navy De-
partment call to see tho Admiral
dally. The Admiral's mental condl
tlon Is hopeless.
College Fund Nears Completion.
The Barnard New York College
fund ot $200,000, the completion of
which will win a donation of $200,000
additional from John D. Rockefeller,
has reached $191,000. William C.
Whitney gave $1,000 and $4,000 was
given in memory ot Jesse Kaufmauu
Mob Defrauds Law.
Charles Francis Woodward, the con
demned murderer at Caspar, Wy who
was respited hy the State Supremo
Court, was taken from the Jail by cit
izens and hanged on the day originally
sot lor nis execution.
v Iron Famine Feared.
Foundrymen ot Now England, as
wen as aeaiers in structural iron and
tank iron and steel, are having great
difficulty, in securing fulfilment of
their orders, and foar a famine if the
rush and deiay continue.
Was Convicted of Heresy.
Rev. Granville Loutber at Arkansas
City, Kan., formally refused to ao
cent the proposition to atop his
teachings, and the Methodist Epis
copal trial committee declared him
guilty ot heresy.
1 FOR HIE ENDS III DEEEfll
JURY OUT THREE HOURS
End of Notable Trial Lawyer A.
Patrick Adjudged Guilty of
First Degree Murder.
T.
Lawyer Albert T. Patrick Wednes
day wai adjudged guilty of tho mur
der of his former friend. William M.
Rice, the Texas millionaire. Tho
llnding was rather a surprise to tho
prisoner. He had nil along expressed
himself ns being sanguine of acquit
tal, but the Jury seemn to have made
up Its mind In-fore leaving the Jury
box. as they took but three hours in
which to decldo upon sending Patrick
to tho electric chair. The Issue of
tho trial establishes the charge that
Patrick conspired with Rice's vnlet,
Charles F. Jones, to obtain possession
of the aged Texan's estate, estimated
at $7.(1110.000. and that Jones killed
his employer by the administration of
chloroform at the direct Instigation
of Patrick. The scene In the court
room when tho Jury filed In was dra
matic In tho extreme. The accused
lawyer when told to stand arose with
out a vlBlblo sign of perturbation.
Calmly he stood erect, looking the
foremnn of the 12 men who had de
rided his fate square In the face. At
the word 'Guilty" not a sign was
shown of the great struggio that was
evidently going on In his mind. Tho
prisoner's eldest sister created quite
a scene. Sho ran about the court
room, screaming hysterically, and It.
required tho efforts of her father and
several friends to remove Her. It
Is announced that an application for
a new trail will at once bo filed. Tho
cases of Davll U Short and Morris
Meycrn, tho witnesses to Patrick's
will, who testified for him at the pre
liminary hearing before Justice Jer
ome, and were Indicted for perjury
a result of their testimony, will prob
ably bo moved for trial In about 10
days. What disposition will bo made
of Charles F. Jones, the former valet-
secretarv of Millionaire Rice, who
confessed on the stand that he placed
a chloroformed sponge In a cone over
his sleeping employer's face, no one
connected with the District Attorney's
office would say. Jones Is not under
Indictment for murder, and so far as
is known Is not under Indictment for
forgery or conspiracy.
PAID $9,000 FOR BRIBERY.
Trial of Former Member of the
SL
Louis Council.
Emll Meysenburg. ex-member of the
municipal legislature, was placed on
trial Tuesday for accepting a bribe
for his vote In favor of the Suburban
Railway ordinance. Richard Hospes,
Cashier of the German Savings Bank,
testified that Meysenburg received
about $n,000 on a check made out In
favor of Philip Stock and Meysenburg.
The money was provided by a note
signed by Henry Nleolaus and Charles
H. Turner, President of the Suburban
Railway Company. Turner testified
that Philip Slock was the legislative
agent of the Suburban Company wnon
Its bill was before the municipal as
sembly. BAD FISH CAUSE LEPROSY.
Dr. Hutchinson Reports His Invest!
gation of the Disease.
Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson, formerly
President of the Royal College of Sur
geons, of England, after studying the
cause of leprosy In South Africa ne.
dares that the primary cause of the
disease Is the eating of 'badly cured
salt fish, which is largely consumed
by the farmers and in the industrial
centers. Dr. Hutchinson obtained
conclusive evidence that leprosy. In
very exceptional clrcumstonces, may
be communicated from person to per
son. Ho does not believe that It Is
either Infectious or contagious In the
proper sense ot these words.
DETROIT'S WRECKED BANK.
Receiver Files a Report Showing
What Andrews Took.
The Union Trust Company, as ro
ceiver of the wrecked City Savings
Bank, of Detroit. Mich., has filed In
court Its report on the appraisal of
the assets of the wrecked bank. It
shows that there are total liabilities
ot $3,274,523.41, while tho assets are
appraised at 1.874,427.7. In audi
tlon to the liabilities given there are
also outstanding certified checks
drawn by Frank C. Andrews amount
Ing to $01)2,500. Tho receiver asks
permission or tho court to negin sun
against tho stockholders ot the bank
for tho full amount for which they
are legally liable.
STRANGE WHALES IN BAY.
Fishermen Capture Six Young Ones
Off Parish Island.
A tichool ot six whales was stranded
at tho lower end of Parish Island
Beaufort. S. C. The school when
first seen by negro fUhermen consist
ed ot one bl whale and eight smaller
ones. Tho big follow, with two of
the smaller ohob, made for tho channel
and got away, but tho remainder of
the school averaging 30 feet In length
were stranded and subsequently cap-
tured.
Bequest of $1,500,000.
Public bequests aggregating $900,
000 and private bequests to the
amount of $600,000 are made In the
will of Robert C. Billings, at Boston,
Mass. The estate la inventoried at
$2,355,804.93. The $100,000 gifts are
to Harvard College, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and museum
ot fine arts.
Frauds Aggregate $100,000.
It was Btated at Tipton, Ind., that
the alleged forgeries of township war
rants may aggregate $100,000. M
U. Johnson, whose presence Is de
sired, is said to be in Hot Springs,
Ark. Johnson, it is said, was doing
a large business at Anderson, repre
senting bridge manufacturers, steam
heating contractors, furniture men
and school supply firms.
H. C. EVANS QUITS.
Opposition of Grand Army
Force Him Out of the Pen
sion Department.
Men
A letter from II. Clny Evons, resign
ing the Commisslonershlp of Pen
sions, together with an appended
statement, was made public al tho
While House Friday, In which ho
Fays: For some time I have been
considering the question of resign
ing. It will soon ho five years since
I assumed the duties of this office, and
I now have tho honor of tendering
you my resignation ns Commissioner
of Pensions, and will thank you to ac
cept the same at as early a date as
may suit your convenience. The
statement appended to tho letter Is
as follows: "Mr. Evnns some months
ago verbally expressed bis desire to
resign, and finally put It In writing
on March 15. The President, how
ever, has told htm that he will have
to remain as Commissioner, In the
first place, until his successor hns
been determined upon, and In the sec
ond plncn, until there Is some position
to tender him which tho President
will regard as a promotion ami as a
fitting reward for his excellent serv
ices in the department.
LATEST NEW-8 NOTES.
Textile unions of Lowell, Mass.,
have been refused an advance In
wages.
Paul Dana, of New York, may suc
ceed George von L. Meyer, as Ambassa
dor to Italy.
During a heavy storm Sunday the
steamer Belle McGowon was cap
sized in the Ohio river.
Atlantic steamship lines . have
agreed on a slight Increase In saloon
passenger rates after April r.
Mississippi, Alabama and other gulf
States suffered Incalculable damage
from high rivers and heavy storms
E. J. Armstead shot and killed
Mary Hansen, colored. In Montgome.
ry, Ala., and then committed suicide.
Lowell, Mass., mill owners closed
their mills because ot a threatened
strike, 16,000 operatives were locked
out.
James R. Garfield, a son ot the late
President Garfield, has accepted the
position of Civil Servlco Commis-
loner.
W. H. Wallace, a 'sleeping car por
ter, was lynched at La Junta, Col., for
an assault upon an aged woman pas
senger. The French Chnmber of Deputies
voted $100,000 for the fine arts and
manufacturers exhibit at the St. Louis
Exposition.
Bill permitting the retirement of pre.
ferred stock of tho United States Steel
Corporation amended In the New Jer
sey Senate.
The Lower House of the Iowa Lcgls-
lature passed a resolution favoring the
election ot United States Senators by
popular vote.
Mrs. Green Older was murdered at
her home at Barton. Ky., eight miles
north of Jelllco, by an unknown man
who escaped.
Mrs. Mary Hively fell Into a pan of
boiling water during an attnek of
epilepsy at Warsaw, Ind., and was
scalded to death.
Rear Admiral Endlcott, Chief of the
Bureau of Yards and Docks, will ask
Congress for $1,000,000 for a new diy
dock in the Philippines.
Rock Island Railroad Company has
decided to spend $2,ooo,fi00 In the
building of 10 now trains for the Chi
cago to California service.
William Welch, of Claremont, N
1L, celebrated the one hundred and
second anniversary of his birth at
Boston, Mass., Saturday.
A train having on board Preslden
J. Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, made tho run from Phlladel-
phla, 81 miles. In 77 minutes.
Samuel Flower, former Paying Teller
of tho Hlbernla National Bank of New
Orleans, was sentenced to five year
In prison for stealing $30,000.
Three men were killed and several
people injured In a head-on collision
at Sag bridge. III., between two cars
of the Jollet & Chicago Electric Rail
road.
The Joint convention at Terre
Haute, Ind., of minors and operators
for tho Eleventh district signed the
scale submitted by tho scale commit
tee. Tho United States Is Importing
every day more than $l,ono,ooo In
manufactured material and exporting
more than $1,000,000 In finished
goods.
A compulsory industrial arbitration
court has been established at Sydney,
N. S. W. The membership Includes
representatives of employers and em
ployes. Only two dozen pieces oi man were
saved from tho three tons of poHtal
mntter carried on tho train of the
Southern Road, wrecked near Char
lottesville, Va. .
A corpse found in tho river at Sault
Ste Mario, Mich., was Identified as
that of J, V. M. King, a former Episco
pal minister, who bad been deposed
tor dissipation.
Norlel, tho only Filipino insurgent
General, with tho exception of Mai
var, still In the field, has been cap
tured by Lieutenant Frank E. Barn
ford, of tho Twenty-eighth Infantry.
The findings ot tho court-martial
at St. Paul, Minn., in tho case ot
Sergeant Major Charles F. Williams,
of Company 1 r, rourteontn inrantry
have been approved by General Otis.
Archbishop Feehan has issued a
letter to Chicago priests, stating that
all who are guilty ot aiding, In any
manner. Rev. Jeremiah J. Crowley
will be suspended from tho Catholic
Church.
The State of New Jersey will lose
an annual revenue ot $12,500 by rea
son ot the passage by the Legislature
last week ot the bill permitting the
United States Steel Corporation to
convert its preferred stock into bonds.
The schooner C. O. Cramer, Cap
tain Bragg, was swamped of Cape
Hatteraa llKht Friday ,
SAYS HE HELPED TO KILL M KINLET
HAD POISONED BULLETS
Convicted Burglar In Wisconsin Con
fesses He Placed Bandage on
Hand of Ciolgooi.
Sheriff Stnckhnuse at Bnrnboo, Wis.,
Tuesday gave out the details of the
confession made by J. Btelnmnn, a
convicted burglar, that he was Impli
cated In the McKlnley assassination.
The sheriff f-old that Stelnman, whom
ho took to Wnupun Saturday to serve
years sentenco for burglary, was
one of tho worst looking criminals ho
ever had to deal with. While on tho
train bound for Waupun Stelnman
pointed to bis red necktie and snid to
tho Rherlff that It stood for blood. Ho
then declared that he was tho accom
plice of Cxnlgosx, the assassin of
President McKlnley, and that ho had
bound the handkerchief about the
murderer's hand In his preparation for
tne deed. Stelnman further said ne
was near Czolgosi! when the latter
llred the shot and was ready with two
revolvers loaded with poisoned bul
lets to do the work had Cr.olgoss
failed. Stelnman's homo Is In New
Jersey, but lor over- a year he had
been living In Philadelphia. He carao
west about six months ago.
PEACE MIS8ION IN AFRICA.
Armistice Between the British -and
Boers Has Been Arranged
Concerning the visit of Mr. Schalk-
burger, acting president of the Trans
vaal, to Lord Kitchener in Pretoria,
War Secretary Brodrlck said In tho
House of Commons, England, Mon-
day. that Schalkburger Intimated to
Kitchener his desire to be granted a
safe conduct through he BrltlBh lines
nmi oacK, in orner to see air. dlujii
with reference to the possibility of
peace proposals. .Kitchener, with
the consent of the government, had
acceded to the request. The final
decision as to whether serious peace
overtures shall be made rests with
the burghers, who will have to decide
upon It at a public meeting. It Is be
lieved In Boer circles that the move of
Schalkburger Is the result of a com
munication from the Boer representa
tives in Europe.
AMERICA BRISTLES UP.
Glvet Notice to Nations of Power to
Retaliate.
A Washington correspondent says:
Notice will be served during the com
ing week on all European nations, es
pecially Germany, of the tremendous
power In the hands of the United
States government that can be used
to retaliate effectively against any na
tion which by unjust discrimination
excludes American products of farm
and factory from Its markets. This
notice will be given by tho publica
tion of a list compiled by direction of
the Secretary of Agriculture, show
ing what articles are Imported Into
the United States from Europe, which
are deleterious to health, and which
can be excluded under the authority
of the Dlngley tariff act.
CUBANS PROMOTED.
Native Officials Given Higher Posi
tions In Postal Service.
Action looking to the relinquish
ment ot the United States postal
regime over the Islnnd of Cuba was
taken In Washington Saturday.
Charles Hernandez was appointed
Assistant Director General of Posts
ot Cuba and Jose Alvarez was ap
pointed Postmaster of Havana. Both
changes are promotions and both men
are Cubans. Hernandez Is at pres
ent postmaster of Havana, while Al
varez Is Postmaster of Cicntuegos.
MUST RETURN TO GERMANY.
Secured 100,000 Marke by Meant of
Forged Check.
In the extradition case of Helnrlch
Herrle, of Bavaria, Germany, charged
with forgery. United States Commis.
Bloner Adlcr, at Cincinnati, O., de
cided that tho accused must return
to Germany and answer to tho charges
preferred against him by the Bavarian
government. Herrle was arrested
on a warrant sworn out by German
Counsul Polller, charging hira with ob
taining 100,000 marks on a forged
check.
MINISTER TO CUBA.
Diplomat and Consular Agents for the
New Republic.
Tho President will send a message
to Congress and recommend that Con
gross provide for a Minister to Cuba,
a Consul General and Consuls at the
chlet seaports. He will not suggest
the salary to bu paid to tho Minister,
but it Is understood that It will be a
$7,500 post und possibly a $10,000 posi
tion. Tho American Minister In one
sense of the word will be the guardian
ot the new government.
WANT8 MAINE RAISED.
General Wood Gives Reatont Why
Famous Ship Should Be Raited.
General Wood suggests the proprie
ty of making some arrangement for
raising the wreck or tne Maine in Ha-
vana harbor. He says that not only
are there sentimental reasons for this,
owing to the fact that, according to
common belief, the remains of 40 or
60 American sailors lie within the
sunken hulk, but the heavy steel struc
ture Is an obstruction to navigation
The hids range from $400,000 to $700
000. Secretary Root will submit the
question to Congress.
Found 85-Pound Nugget
Great excitement has been caused
at Lawton, Okla., by the unearthing
by minors in the Wichita mountains
of an 85-pound nugget, 83 per cent,
nure gold. It was found in Devils
canyon, the location ot one ot the
ancient Spanish mines, where many
crucibles have been unearthed re
cently. .
DICKINSON N0N GRATA.
Due Efforts In Stone Case Bulgaria
Wants No More Dealings
With Him.
As one result of his activities in
tho Stone case, Mr. Dickinson ha
lost his position as diplomatic repro
sentatlvn to Bulgaria. When h
was in Sofia last fall ho addressed
some very strong representations to
tho Bulgarian ministry for foreign af
fairs and apparently he has not been
forgiven, for now information comes
that he is persona non grata. A
minister or diplomatic agent, cannot
be retained at his place against the
will of tho country to which he Is
accredited and that Is Mr. Dickinson's
position. it Is very probable, how
ever, that this government, as a man
ifestation of Its displeasure, will re
frain from sending another diplomatic
agent to Sofia, though It will not bo
thus prevented from making any de
mands upon the Bulgarian govern
ment In the matter of the Stone case,
which the Inquiry now In progress may
seem to Justify. The Bulgarian govern
ment has no representative In this
country. Mr. Dickinson Is consul
gencrnl at Constantinople, beside be
ing diplomatic agent to Bulagarla.
and receives a lump salary of $5,000
per annum. It Is not likely that he
will suffer financially by this Bulga
rian action.
THIRD RAIL INSTALLED.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Placet
It on Tracks Through the City.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has put Into active service
tho third rail system Installed on the
elt line between Camden station and
Waverly through Its tunnels under
Baltimore. Engineers regard the sys
tem as a complete success, and the
entire overhead electric conduit and
supports will be torn down.
DRAW LINE AT HAVANA.
Cuban People Will Not Permit a Naval
Station There.
The administration Is anxious to es
tablish naval stations at Havana and
Nlpe Bay, on tho northern coast of
Cuba, and Guantanamo and Clenfue
gos, on the southern coast, after this
country evacuates. At Monday's
conference It Is said that President
elect Palma emphatically told Secre
tary Root that the Cuban people would
never consent to the location by the
United States or any other foreign
government of a naval station In the
harbor of Havana.
CABLE FLASHES.
Cecil Rhodes died at Cape Town
African, Wednesday.
Miss Ellen M. Stone, tho American
missionary, has started from Salonlca
for London. Thence she will sail for
America.
The House of Commons, of England,
after a brief session Wednesday ad
Journed until April 7 for the Easter
holidays.
It is again rumorcr In London, Eng
land, that the American Tobacco Com
pany Is negotiating with the Kronen
government for the toliacoo monopoly. I
An official bullotlon at Constantino
ple on the subject of cholera at Mecca
and Medina admits that 1,129 deaths
have occurred at the two cities men
tioned.
Tho Hamburger Nachrlchten says
the coffee importing firm of Neben, '
Schulz & Co. is In difficulties. Tho
liabilities are estimated at 3.000,000
marks.
King Edward's cutter Britannia and
Emperor William's yacht Meteor, now
being finished In the united States,
will race during the Cowes regatta.
England.
At Montlninhert, France, Kelson
Low, an American, attempted to kill
his servant girl with a hammer, and
when be supposed she was dead he
shot and killed himself.
The efforts of Acting President
Schalkburger, In Africa, to open com
munication with Steyn, the former
President of the Orange Free State,
have thus tar been unsuccessful. ' .
Dr. Leyds, European agent ot the
Transvaal, in France, denies that he
is to have an Interview with Ixrd
Hoseberry. Sir Henry Campbell-Ran-norm
an and other Liberal leaders.
Tho Swedish-Norwegian committee
at Christiana, Norway, appointed to
consider the abolition ot the present
joint consular system has decided In
favor of a separate consular service.
Queen Alexandra, of England, start
ed Wednesday for Copenhagen to at
tend the celebration on April 8 of the
birthday of her lather, King Christian
IX., ot Denmark, who has born April
8, 1818.
Tho Mlnistcrios of War and Agricul
ture, of Germany, published an offer
for first, second and third prizes ol
10,000 marks, 5,000 marks and 2,500
marks respectively for the best alcohol
motors for military usages.
Tho Senate of France adopted the
bill, previously passed by the Cham
ber of Deputies, providing a credit ol
tjiio, OnO francs to defray the Fine Arts
and State Manufacturers' exhibit ol
France at the St. Louis Exposition.
During the recent domiciliary visits
at St. Petersburg, Russia, police
searched the house of an American
Mrs. H. Gardner, and arrested hci
son, Boris, who Is a student. Noth
ing Incriminating was discovered but
Boris is still in jail. From Moscow
alone 95 students have been banished
to Siberia and that 567 have been Im
prisoned for terms ranging from three
to six montns.
John Redmond, leader ot the Irish
Nationalists, gave notice in the House
of Commons of a motion, equivalent
to a vote of censure, on the Speaker
for not having made the Colonial Sec-
retary, Joseph Chamberlain, withdraw
hla remark, "The honorable gentle
man Is a good judgo of traitors." ad
dressed to John Dillon.
The .Turkish government has de
cided to call to the colors 90,000 Ir
regular troops ostensibly for the an
nual maneuvers. In view of the con
ditions In Macedonia considerable
significance is attached to the move
ment.
THE MAHKET0.
PITTSBURG.
Grain, Flour and Feed,
Wheat-No. I rod
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Hour-Wlntnr patent 8 70
tnnry straight winter Vi
nr No. i timothy i no
Clover No. I 10 m
Feed-No- 1 whit inlrt. ton 2 W
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mown middlings no no
llran. hut io (Hi
Straw Wheat 7 0,1
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Dairy Products.
Butter Elftln creamery t
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It'nm-r pnnntr. ,,fl
Cbeene Ohio, neer
Itow York, new
Poultry, Etc.
Hen tier lb .
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S.KI9 fa. milt Ohio, freed
Frultt and Vegetables.
tlreen Brans per btiahol .$2 M
Potatoes Kan. lr white iter titia VU
t 00
intihaL.-p-t.i r Im 18 00 SO 00
Unions per harroi 00 . IV
BALTIMORE.
Floor-Winter Patent $( 4 IS
Wheat No. 1 red HO sou
forn-mlxod ti?i
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liuitut Ohio creamery W '
PHILADELPHIA.
Flotir Winter Patent ..I3 M 40O
Wheat-No, 2 red MHj M
Corn-No. 2 mixed M MJ4
Oata No. 1 while W bl
butter -Creamer-, extra SH IS
Egg-PeniiBlvaiiU uraia 19 !
NEW YORK.
Floor Patent $s SO 400
Wheat No. 2 red 8K W4
Cora-No. 2 ? oTH
Oats No, 2 White I U4
Ifutter Creamery M t: w
tf m-MtaleauU t enneylvaula IS 10
LIVE STOCK.
Central 8tock Yards, East Liberty, Pa.
Cattle.
Prime neary, lvoto 1600 lbs $ SW) 7
Prime. MOO to MOO Iba 80 Sd
Medium, I'JOO to 1WI0 lbs IM
1'at heller 6 70 W
Htlt-her, WO to 1000 I hi 6 00 6M
Common to fair ISO 4 do
Oxen, cotninwn to fat 6 0u 60
louimon tRood fat bulla and eowa too 60i
Milc h cowa, ea- h 1S00 U0o
Extra milch cowa, each S7M Moo
Hoge.
Prime medium weight 1 86
Bent heavy yorkera and medium... 6 1
Uood to choice Parker 6 65
Oocd iilfta and llKht rorkere )
Plge, ooinmon to Rood 6 3
Prime heavy hoga 6 76
Common to fair 6 40
Kougtie 6 40
Hlag 4 60
Shtep.
Extra, medium wethers, $ 6 70
Oood to choice .... It)
Medium 4 Hi
Common to fair 3 60
Lambs.
Lambs clipped ttsu
La m be, good to enoloe, clipped. ... 6 76
Lamne, common to fair, oiipped... 4 7)
Bprlng Lambs TOO
Calves.
Veal, extra 6 01
Veal, good to choice 4 00
Veal, common heavy 4 00
Veal, common to fair . 2 60.
BUSINESS WAS BRISK.
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400
Eatter Trade Facilitated by Good v
Weather Volume of Trantac
tione Exceptionally Large.
R. O. Dun's Weekly Review of
Trade says: Favorable weather
greatly facilitated Easter retail trade,
the volume of transactions In all
lines ot wearing apparel being of ex
ceptional magnitude. Activity was
by no means restricted to the special
ties, however, the general distribu
tion of merchandise exceeding that of .
previous seasons, with prices well
maintained. A distinct evidence of
the vigor of legitimate trade Is found ,
In the decline of only 21.4 per cent, in
bank exchanges at New York, notwith
standing the fact that transactions
at the Stock Exchange were not more
than a third ot those In the corre
sponding week last year, while at
other leading cities clearings ex
hibited a gain of 9.8 por cent over
last year and 81.6 per cent over 1899.
Demand for an eight-hour day after
May 1 by the blast furnace men was
the most disturbing feature of the
iron and steel industry and this It
not causing much alarm as an agree
ment will probably be reached dur
ing the Intervening month. Produc
tion is now beyond all previous rec
ords and the movement of coke Is am
ple, although the early opening of
lake navigation may withdraw some
of the transporting facilities which
cannot well be spared. Buying has
been notably active In bars tor lm.
plcment makers, and producers have
sold their entire output so far ahead
that new business is not sought. Many
plans ior immediate structural work
have been abandoned, owing to the
Insufficient supply of available mater
ial. Aside from the advance In bar .
iron at Pittsburg to $1.80 and foundry
Iron at Chicago to 118.50, there are no
important changes, southern furnaces
having decided to postpone contem
plated advance. A slight recovery In
coffee from the bottom price must be
attributed to aggressive option buy
ing, as the statist leal position is not
improved. Brazil receipts exceeding
last year's high record to date by over
a third. Meats again advanced in the
face of easier grain, a helpful influ
ence being the largest single order
ever placed for the British army.
Wheat exports materially declined
from the satisfactory record ot 4,088,
625 bushels last week, to only 3,088,.
642 bushels this week which compared
with 3,936,832 bushels in the same
week last year. There was a de
crease in western receipts to 2,747..
094 bushels, against 4.052.508 bushels
a year ago. Atlantic shipments ot
the minor cereal were only 138,344
bushels, compared with -2,946,161 In
1901. According to an analysis of
the official returns by a Liverpool
authority there will be only 13,000.000
bushels ot wheat in this country at
the close ot the crop year, but the
statement la baaed on exports for the
last four months of halt as muob
the preceding eight months. . Fail,
urea tor the week numbered 205 in th
United States, against 206 last year,
and 22 in Canada, against 29 last year.
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