NO TIME FOR PRISONERS.
Major Testified That Commanding
Officer Said 8amar Wat to Be
Mad Howling Wilderness.
Major Littleton W. T. Waller, of the
Marine Corps, at the session of the
court-martial, at Manila, Philippine
Islands, by which he was being tried
on the charge of executing natives
of Samnr without trial, testified Tues
day In rebuttal of the evidence given
by General Jacob H. Smith, who com
manded the American troops la the
Island of damar. The Major said
General Smith instructed him to kill
and burn, and said that the more he
hilled and burned the better pleased
he would be; that It was no time to
take prisoners, and that he was to
make Samar a howling; wilderness.
Major Waller asked General Smith
to define the age limit for killing, and
he replied: "Everything over ten."
The Major repeated this order to
Captain. Porter, saying: "We do not
make war In that way on old men,
women and children. Captain D. D.
Porter, Caplnln Hiram I. Hearss and
Lieutenant Frank Halford, all of the
Marine Corps, testified corroborative
ly. The defense requested that a
subpena be served on the Adjutant
General, demanding the production of
the records of the massacre at Palan
Riga of the detachment of tho Ninth
Infantry, In order to refute the state
ment of General Smith to the effect
that the attack on the troops was
made according to the laws of war.
The request was granted.
CELLULOID EXPLODED.
Fire In Railroad Station Destroys
Sixty-Five Trunks.
A fire at the Market street depot on
the Pennsylvania Railroad at Newark,
N. J., started from an explosion of
a case of celluloid left standing near
the steam pipes. The Adams Express
Company's offices at the southern end
of the station and the baggage room
adjoining were gutted. Sixty-five
trunks were burned.
Indiana Want Work.
Agent Blngenhelmer, of Standing
Rock, sends out an announcement
from Bismarck, N. D., to the effect
that there are 534 able-bodied Indians
on the reservation who desire to work
as day laborers at any kind of work.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The President nominated James R.
Garfield, of Cleveland. O., to be a
Civil Service Commissioner.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations agreed to dispose of the
French reciprocity treaty at the next
session of the committee.
The report that Minister to China
Conger is to be retired and a new
man appointed Is practically con
firmed at the State Department.
..Fire on the water front Saturday
'destroyed the plant of the American
Ice Company and several other build
ings In Washington, causing a loss of
160,000.
Generals de Russy. Burt and Sher
idan, who were con Armed Friday as
Brigadier Generals, have applied for
retirement and will be retired In a
few days.
The enlisted force of the navy is
Increased 8,000 men by the naval ap
propriation bill reported In, the rough
by the sub-committee to the House
Naval Committee.
The House Committee on Agricul
ture, In order to expedite the bill's
passage, decided to recommend ac
ceptance of the Senate amendments
to the oleomargarine bill.
Major O. L. Prudon, Assistant Sec
retary to the President, has been re
moved to Garfield Hospital for treat
ment for organic heart trouble. He
is In a dangerous condition.
Secretary Root Tuesday sent an
answer to the House resolution ask
ing for all facts as to the conduct of
the transport service between San
Francisco and the Philippines. ,
Colombia has increased her Import
duties on all merchandise except alco
hol and rum by B0 per cent, accord
ing to a report to the Stnte Depart
ment from United States Consul
Malmros, at Colon, dated March 25.
Major General S. B. M. Young re
ported at the War Department Wed
nesday and was assigned to dutv as
President of the Army War College
to be established at Washington.
The War Department has received
copies of a general order of General
Wood directing the abandonment of
the military post of Ouantanamo, Cu
ba, a step toward withdrawing from
the island.
To perfect the act for civil govern
ment of Puerto Rico, which he be
lieves defective, owing to the devel
opments in the Igleslas case, Mr.
Cooper, of Wisconsin, introduced a bill
of rights for that island.
Tk. e..n n
- v DDiiBtv vuniiuuiee on iviiiirni-v
Affairs authorized favorable reports
on the nomination of Brigadier Gener
al Tobert P. Hughes to be Major Gen
eral una uoioneis Isaac De Russey
Andrew S. Burt and Michael V. Sherl
dan to be Brigadier Generals.
The President has notified Secretary
Shaw that Frank P. Sargent will suc
ceed T. V. Powderly as Commissioner
General of Immigration: that William
Williams succeeds Fitchle at New
York, and that Joseph Murray will
una oweeney s place tnere.
Tne State Department has received
me roiiowing cauie dispatch from Con.
i McWaUe at Canton, China: "Gov-
ei -o, Tang informs me that the rebels
iu.Kuang He have been defeated and
are being pursued by the imperial
troops.. Our missionaries are safe."
The Civil Service Commission has
come out as a champion for - tho
rights of women to employment. Pref
erence now la generally given to men
in tne departments. The Commit'
ion has issued a letter to the beads
U departments about this unjust dla-
crimination.
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
Cuban Reciprocity.
The Senate Tuesday adopted the
rule providing that no Senator In de
bate shall Impute to any other Sena
tor unworthy conduct or motive, nor
refer offensively to any State, The
Chinese exclusion bill was taken tip
and a telegram was rend from Clans
Spreckcls and 35 other business men
of San Francisco, declaring that the
exclusion of legitimate Chinese mer
chants would be gross Injustice. The
Chinese exclusion bill passed by the
House was referred to the Immigra
tion Committee.
The House Tuesday began the de
bate on the Cuban reciprocity bill.
When Mr. Payne, New York, Chair
man of the Ways and Means Commit
tee, moved to go Into committee of
the wholo to take up the bill, the op
position showed their fighting teeth.
Mr. Tawney, Minnesota, demanded to
know upon what theory the bill was
privileged, and Speaker Henderson
sustained Mr. Payne'a contention that
It was privileged because It affected
revenue. Mr. Payne's motion was
carried by a vote of 177 to 80.
Exclusion and Reciprocity.
The Committee on Immigration
Wednesday reported favorably to the
Senate the Chinese exclusion bill
passed by the House. Mr. Galllnger,
New Hampshire, Mr. Foraker. Ohio,
Mr. Turner, Washington, Mr. Dilling
ham. Vermont, spoke briefly on the
merits of the bill.
The discussion on the Cuban reci
procity bill was continued In the
House Wednesday,
8tate Election Laws.
The session of the Senate Friday
was consumed In debating the ques
tion of election of Senators by popu
lar vote. Mr. Teller, Colorado, spoke
In favor of the Chinese exclusion bill.
In the House Friday Mr. Watson
stated state after a careful canvass
he was positive that when the attempt
was made to overrule the chair In
order to make way for an amendment
to aholUh the differential on refined
sugar the chair would be sustained.
It Is conceded that the fate of the
bill hinges upon the Question of over
ruling the chair.
NEW ENGLISH POST.
British Camp at Lathrop, Mo., Now
Commands Attention.
Major J. Moore, in charge of the
camp at I.athrop, Mo., said Tuesday
that since last May 120,000 horses
and mules had been shipped to South
Africa from Lathrop to be used by
the British army. Two hundred men
are employed. Lieutenant General
Sir Richard Campbell Stewart, K. P.,
was in I.athrop to Investigate the
charge that the British funds were
being wasted In the purchasing de
partments. Ten officers of the Brit
ish army are Btatloned there. The
British government haa invested more
than $1,000,000 In land and improve
ments there In the name of two Amer
ican horse dealers. The fact that
the British army has such a camp In
Missouri has been called to the atten
tion of Governor Dockery and tele
grams have been sent to the Congress
men from that State.
GLASS ORDER PLACED.
Jobbers Will Receive 500,000 Boxes
from Manufacturers.
An order for 600,000 boxes of win
dow glass was placed Wednesday In
New York by the National Window
Glass Jobbers' Association with the
American Window Glass Company and
the Federation Window Glass Com
pany at an advance of 13 per cent,
over the last order of the Jobbers. The
Jobbers first asked for an order of
750.000 boxes. They were offered
300,000. then 400,000 and finally an
agreement for &oo,ooo boxes was
made. An order was placed at 88
per cent, oft regular list, which is
the samo as an advance of 13 per cent,
over tho last sale and 20 per cent, on
double and 15 per cent, on single
over the May and June sales of the
Independent Glass Company. The
last order of the Jobbers was for the
same number of boxes. The two
sales bring the total for this fire by
the jobbers to an even million boxes.
PROGRESS OF CREED COMMITTEE
Has Completed 8even Articles of the
New Statement.
The Presbyterian Committee on the
revision of the creed on April 11. in
session at Washington. 1). C. com
pleted the article on "The Grace of
God," which is to form a part of the
brief statement of doctrine to be pre
pared for the action of the general
assembly. Seven of the articles of
this statement have been completed
those relating to God. the divine
purpose, the creation, the revelation,
election, sin and the grace of God
leaving about 10 to bo prepared.
Looking for Leonard Case Heirs.
M. J. Dunham, of Mlddletown, N. Y..
has been In Westchester county, N.
Y looking up heirs of Leonard Case,
Jr., who at his death iu Cleveland,
20 years ago, left an estate of more
than t8.000.uno.
Fisherman's Luck,
O. Nodenlca, a poor fisherman at
Lacross, Wis., picked up a clam on a
sandbar Friday, in which he found a
pearl that he immediately sold for
11,600.
Big Locomotive Order.
Contracts were let by the Burling.
ton management at Chicago, Friday,
for the construction of 60 locomotives,
which will cost 1850,000. All the en
glnes ordered are of the consollda
tlon type and will be for the freight
service.
Must Stand Trial.
Tho nrAsa committee) ar Manila
Phlllnnlnea. had an interview with
Acting Governor Wright with refer
ence to the arrest (or sedition of the
dltor ot jrraaaoni.
EUGENE f. WARE SUCCEEDS EVANS
PENSION COMMISSIONER
President Roosevelt Treats Office
8eekert to a 8urprlte by Nam
ing Kansas Man,
The President surprised nearly
every one In Washington Friday when
he announced that he had selected Eu
gene F. Ware, a Topeka lawyer, to
succeed H. Clay Evans as Commis
sioner of Pensions. The Kansas dele
gation In the House, with one excep
tion, was specially surprised, as it
had at a meeting a few days ago
united In Indorsing ex-Representative
Richard Blue, of Kansas, for Pension
Commissioner. Representative Cur
tis went to the White House Friday
to Inform the President of this nctlon
and to nsk that a time be fixed when
the delegation could present their ar
guments In behalf of Mr. Blue's ap
pointment. The President cut his
callers short by stating that he had
decided on Mr. Ware for Pension Com
missioner. The selection is regarded
as a curious one. While Mr. Ware
has the reputation of being probably
the ablest lawyer In Kansas and has
a good record as a soldier, he has
not been Identified with the soldier
element. Mr. Ware was born at Hart
ford, Conn., In 1841. He enlisted
In the Civil War from Iowa, finally
becoming Captain. He also saw serv
ice In the Indian Wars, and In these
campaigns was badly wounded. After
leaving the army he moved to Fort
Scott. Kan., and In 1871 was admitted
to the bar. He was. a member of
the State Senate. He is the authur
of many sketches, pamphlets and legal
essays, and under the nom de plume,
of "IronqulU" has written a num
ber of poems.
PRISON 8ENTENCE FOR MOST.
Anarchist's Plea Did Not Help Him In
the Supreme Court.
The Appellate Division of the Su
preme Court at New York Friday af
firmed the conviction of Johann Most
on a charge of printing In his news
paper, "The Frehelt," an Improper,
article entitled "Murder vs. Murder.",
at the time of the assassination of
President McKlnley. Most was sen
tenced to a year's imprisonment. Re
garding his contention that the Consti
tution gave him the right to publish
the article, the court said: "The
Constitution does not give to a citizen
a right to murder, nor does It give to
him the right to advise the commis
sion of that crime by others. What
It does permit Is liberty of action only
to the extent that such liberty does
not Interfere with or deprive others
of an equal right."
IN MITCHELL'S HANDS.
Ordering Strike of Miners Rests With
National President.
The National Executive Board of
the United Mine Workers, after a
week's session in Indianapolis, lnd.,
adjourned Saturday without making
public the policy adopted regarding
the anthracite coal field trouble
further than to announce that the
matter has been left in the hands of
President Mitchell and the anthracite
district officers, pending the result of
the negotiations of the civic federa
tion committee. It is Intimated that
preparations have been made for a
general strike immediately after the
expiration of the ,'io-day truce between
miners and operators, April 27. If the
operators refuse to make terms. An
other effort is to be made to get a
conference with the WeBt Virginia
operators before a strike shall be de
clared. TO PARDON CUBANS.
Order Is Issued Shortening Terms of
All Prisoners.
An order granting partial pardon to
all those undergoing life or shorter
sentences has been published at Ha
vana. The pardons vary from one
quarter to one-half of the penalties
Imposed. All persons who are await
ing final decisions by the Court of Ap
peals must withdraw their appeals In
order to benefit by this order. This
order also clears up all doubt regard
ing pardon for offenses committed in
connection with the war.
DIAZ TO LEAVE MEXICO.
President May Resign and Make His
Home in Europe.
It is stated on high government of
ficial authority at Mexico City. Mexi
co, that President Porflrlo Diaz will
secure a vacation of six months from
Congress and leave about June 1 for
Europe and that he will probably re
sign the Presidency about the end of
the vacatlou period. President Diaz
has large financial interests iu France,1
which he will give bis personal at
tention.
Objections Filed to McKee's Will.
Steps were taken Friday in Phlla
delphla, by the children of the late
Colonel John Mch.ee, the colored mil
llonalre, to prevent the execution, of
the will.
New York Salaries Cut
The Board of Estlmato of Greater
New York Tuesday adopted a resolu
tion to cut the city salary list 10 per
cent., exclusive of the uniformed po
lice and firemen and school teachers.
Those receiving very small salaries
and veterans of the Civil War are not
to be affected.
Rockefeller Offers (125,000.
i Lieutenant Governor Woodruff,
President of the Board of Trustees
of delpbl College, Brooklyn, N. Y
announced that John D. Rockefeller
baa given to the college $125,000, on
condition that the friends of the Ins.
tltutlon will contribute an equal
amount, to be paid within on year
from July 1.
INDEMNITY DECISION.
Comptroller of the Treasury Makes
Rulings on the Disposition of
Money from China.
An opinion was rendered Saturday
at Washington. D. C, by the Comp
troller of the Treasury In relation to
the, Indemnity to be paid by China
on account of the Boxer uprising to
the commission of bankers appointed
by the powers, under the provisions
of the final protocol to receive and di
vide the same. He holds that not un
til after the Indemnity Installment
due the United States Is actually te
ceived by the International banking
corporation, which Is representing the
United States on the commission, will
It be entitled to receive Its commis
sion for collecting the money, and
further that until such time interest
In favor of the United States does
not begin; the disposition of the
money cannot be controlled, nor can
accounts be rendered therefor. In
all matters affecting the scaling of
the claims of the powers, the propor
tionate share of each and the allow
ance of Interest to China, he holds
that they properly belong to the Sec
retary of State for diplomatic or In
ternal administration.
FOULKE WILL INVESTIGATE.
Breaking of Civil 8ervlce Rules In Chi
cago and Terre Haute,
Civil Service Commissioner Foulke
will begin nn Investigation at Chica
go April 19 of the charges recently
filed that the Chicago l'ostoffice was
being conducted Iu a partisan way.
Mr. Foulke also will Investigate
charges that Collector of Internal Rev
enue Bonnell at Terra Haute, lnd., and
his predecessor, Mr. Henry, both gave
political preference In the assignment
of work, and that the present collec
tor was connected with the collection
of funds for political purposes.
LATEST NEWS NOTE8.
Samuel Van Stavern was hanged at
Camden, N. J., for the murder of his
wife.
Property to the value of 1 100,000
was destroyed by fire In Chicago, Sat
urday.
President Roosevelt was enthuslas
Ically welcomed to Chraleston, S. C
Tuesday.
St. John's military school at Man-
llus, N. Y., was destroyed by fire.
Loss, $125,000.
Three men were reported killed and
others Injured In a wreck on the Chi
cago Great Western at Relnbeck, la.
The tin workers of New York and
vicinity, who went on strike several
days ago, voted to continue to strike?.
The United States Steel Corpora
tion expects to get through this year
without encountering any labor trou
bles.
James Brown was Instantly killed
by William Pulley at HopkliiBVllle,
Ky. Pulley was badly hurt In the
fight.
The United States Tube Company.
of Buffalo, was incorporated at Al
bany, N. Y., with a capital of $1,000..
000.
J. Sterling Morton, former Secre
tary of Agriculture, Is seriously ill at
the residence of his sou, In Lake For
est, 111.
The Western Maryland Railroad
question will be taken out of commit
tee's hands and fought out in Balti
more Council.
It is Btated that the loan of $5,000,
000 to be raised by Koreo will be
financed in the United States Instead
of Japan.
Thomas W. Smith died In Chicago
from Injuries Indicted liy strike
pickets at the Allls-Cliulmers mu
chine works.
The scarcity and high price of
American meat bus compelled many
dealers iu Birmlnghum, Eugluud, to
close their shops.
Negroes and whites clashed In the
heart of the Tenderloin district New
York. Twelve or fifteen of the former
were badly beaten.
General MacArthur told the Senate
Committee American possession of
the Philippines Is absolutely essential
to guard United Slates Interests in
the Orient.
It Is announced that tho Pennsyl
vania Interests will soon acquire pos
session of the allied Plant and Atlan
tic coast line systems.
Prof. Joseph M. Miller, a Detroit
music teacher, confessed to having
killed MIks Carrie Jenuett, a pupil, to
avert impending disgrace.
About 50 per cent, of the flour mill
capacity of Minneapolis, Minn,, wlil
be Idle for an Indefinite time until
conditions shnll improve.
Exchange of shots between a Nor
folk and Western conductor and a pas
senger who had no ticket resulted in
the death of the passenger.
In a fight between officers and des
peradoes at lirnggs, 1. T., four men
are reported killed and Beven wound
ed, among them a noted outlaw.
Governor Yates, of Illinois, honor
ed tho requisitions of Governor Stone,
of Pennsylvania, for the extradition of
Anthony Mlscamlge and Joseph
Machutls. alias Joseph Matzuta, want
ed In Wllkesbarre, Pa.
The vote on the educational bill In
the Lower House of the llelchsrath,
at Vienna, Austria, Weduesday pre
cipitated a riot betweeu the Czechs
and (Hrnian Radicals, There was a
noisy demonstration lasting halt an
hour, resulting iu the sitting being
suspended.
The Tariff Committee of the Fed
eral House of Representatives, Aus
tralia, has fixed the duty on cotton
and linen piece goods at C per cent,
ad valorem.
Steamer Acorn, owned by the Mo
nongabela River Consolidated Coal
and Coke Company capsized in the
Ohio river Wednesday. Two men
were drowned.
John W. Gates, backed by Charles
M. Schwab, H. C. Frlck and others,
baa succeeded In buying a controlling
Interest In the Louisville aud Nash
ville Railroad.
Will ORDERED Oil II BEEF TRUST.
TAKEN INTO U. S. COURT
President Roosevelt Instructs District
Attorney to Proceed and Indict
Kansas City Packers.
It was known at Kansas City, Mo.,
Sunday that the Attorney General of
the United States has telegraphed In
structions to Major Warner, the Fed
eral District Attorney, to at once pre
pare to dissolve the beef combine and
to Indict the members of It, and that
a federal grand Jury has beenn sum
moned. Major Warner positively de
clined to make any statement In tho
premises. The legal representative
of a packer was snld to have been no
tified that such action was contem
plated In Washington. "We were
told," said he, "that every one of the
Kansas City. Chicago and Omaha
packers would be taken before the
grand Jury and afterward Indicted.
The trouble Is over the rise In the
price of meats. Reduced to the point
of view of a retailer, meats are cost
Ing double what they did a year ago.
It has hurt tho dinner pall, and the
President Is Interested. There is no
trust. A tariff Is maintained by the
packers under which none cuts, just
as railroads make and stand by
freight and passenger tariffs; but
there Is no trust In the sense of profit
sharing." A large retail dealer said:
"We think there Is a trust. No butch
er is allowed to slaughter his own
cnttle. If he does a butcher shop
will start up next door to him and ho
will And himself undersold on every
thing he offers for sale. It Is this
treatment which compels all of us
to buy from the packers, and all
packers charge the same price.''
When a private telegram from Wash
ington was shown to the United
States District Attorney, saying he
had received orders direct, he de
clared: "I haven't a word to say."
The sen'nr member of a law firm with
which Major Warner does much busi
ness confirmed the private dispatch
and added: "The United States
Commissioner has been cautioned t)
select his grand Jury this time with
the utmost care. The intimations to
Warner Is that President Roosevelt it
making this his personal fight for the
'full dinner pall.' Packers are said
to be making 100 per cent, on the
money they turn over."
GOVERNOR TAFT GOING TO ROME
Will Consult With the Authorities on
Removing the Friars.
Governor Taft has impressed very
strongly upon the President and Sec
retary of War that the question of get
ting rid of the friars Is of vital conse
quence to peace In the Philippines,
and that It is necessary to deal direct
ly with Rome. It has been decided
that Governor Taft should stop at
Rome on his way to the Philippines,
to consult with the church authori
ties and see if It would not be pos
sible to come to some agreement on
behalf of the Philippine government.
The United States government does
not wish to do Injustice to the friars
by taking away their lands without
compensation, but it recognizes that,
although the Christian Filipinos lire
practically all Catholics, they are a
unit In demanding that the friars
leave the Islands.
LOSING THEIR AIM.
Seventeen Kentuckians Meet One
Dead and One Fatally Wounded.
News reached Croftsvllle. Ky., of a
general light on Boone. Mountain, in
which John Elklns, Jr., aged 19, whs
killed and William Fleming probably
fatally wounded. Two others are
said to have been wounded. Seven
teen men took part In the shootlni;.
the trouble grew out of a trial in a
magistrate's court. Special officers
have been Bworn iu to keep the peace.
GANGPLANK BREAK8.
Fifteen Persons Thrown Into North
River at New York.
Fifty persons had narrow escapes
from drowning Sunday In New York
when a gangplank leading to a float
nt the foot of West Forty -seconl
street broke In two, throwing 15 men
and women Into the North river, 20
Into launches and rowboats beneath
the gangplank and 15 upon the flout.
It was 15 minutes, however, before
the lust person was taken from the
liver. Many had sustained Injuries
about the heud and bodies. The ma
jority were relatives and friends of
the Auiitrlan officers.
An Appeal from Governor Sayres.
Governor Sayera. of Texas, has In
vestigated the conditions which pre
vail in Zitputa county and Issued an
appeal calling on the people of Texas
to extend relief to thut section "on
account of the very severe and pio
traded drouth which hns prevailed."
Roosevelt Increases His Policies.
President Roosevelt, since he be
came Chief Executive, has become
one of the most heavily Insured men In
the United Stutes. He has taken out
a policy for $3o.ooo iM one of the big
Insurance companies, besides continu
ing policies for smaller amounts.
Major Waller Acquitted.
Major Waller was acquitted by
court-martial in Manila on the charge
of executing natives without giving
them a trial.
Monster Ferry Boats.
R. R. Metheany. of Grand Rapids,
and Daniel W. Kaufman, of Marquet
te, have awarded to the American
Shipbuilding Company a contract for
the building of two 30-car ferries, to
coKt approximately $1,000,000. Tho
ferries are lo bo 400 feet long and the
most powerful on the lakes.
Cathedral Collapsed.
At the close of the celebration of
a grand mass at Madrid, Spain, Sun.
day, the tower of the Crtthedral of
Clenta collapsed
FIVE MILLIONS ASKED.
Relief Committee limies Appeal In
Behalf of Boer Sufferer Check
Payable to President.
The Oovernnor Yates Boer Rellel
Fund Committee, of Chicago, havo
Issued the following appeal to the
public: "Governor Yates, of Illinois,
haa appointed the undersigned a com
mittee to collect funds for the un
fortunate Inmates of the South Afri
can reconcentrado camps, and Presi
dent Roosevelt has recently accepted
from us $5,000, which he has forward
ed by cable to the American Consul
at Cape Town, South Africa, for dis
tribution In the camps. The entire
population of the two South African
republics at the beginning of the war
was less than one-tenth that of the
population of Cook county. 111. This
handful of people have for 80 months
been at war with soldiers gathered
from all over the world by Oreat
Britain. For more than one year
the women and children have been
herded In reconcentrado camps, be
ing thus deprived of all means of self
support. They are now totally de
pendent. One-half of the children
are dead; but there Is still time to
help the other half. The mortality
among the women has also been
frightful. We desire to collect
6.000,000 checks and drafts of $1 each,
from all parts of the United States,
payable to Theodore Roosevelt, to be
presented to him as a petition for
such aid as he may be able to render
these people, and as a practical and
beneficial demonstration of the sym
pathy of the people of America for
these reconcentrado camp sufferers.
These checks and drafts should be
sent to Peter Van Vllsslngen, 172
East Washington street, Chicago.
Edward F. Dunne, Carter H. Harrison,
Peter Van Vllsslngen."
ISLANDS FULL OF IRON.
Capitalist Makes Great Mineral Dis
covery In Alaskan Archipelago.
The most Important mineral discov
ery on the Pacific coast since gold was
discovered in California has been
made during the last 60 days. It is
the finding of an Iron ore district, com
parable to that at the head of Lake
Superior, on numerous Islands of
British Columbia and Southeasteru
Alaska, Great bodies of hematite,
magnetic and specular ore have been
uncovered. ,
Year Without Government.
Chief Justice Burford, of the Ter
ritorial Supreme Court, at Guthrie,
ukla.; has rendered a decision hold
Ing that the recent city elections at
Chandlers. Lawton and other new cit
ies are void. The decision maintains
that only the regular elections next
year will be legal.
CABLE FLASHES.
Lord Klmberley, the great Liberal
leader In England, died Tuesday, '
The son of Yang Yu, former Chi
nese minister to RusBla, committed
suicide In St. Petersburg, whither he
had gone to take home the body of
his rather.
Consul Campbell, at St. Petersburg.
Russia, has gone to the United State.
declaring he Intends to place his resit;
nation in the hands of Secretary of
State Hay.
The cholera situation In Manila
continues much the samo, but con
ditions In the provinces grow alarm.
Ing. The total In Manila up to date
is 24j cases and 1H2 deaths. In the
provinces there havo been 418 cases
and 318 deaths.
The English admiralty has awarded
the British tank steamer Lackaman
na $30,001) for salvaging the Ieyland
steamer Fhlladelphlnn In February
The Phlludelphlan broke her tall
shaft at sea and was towed into
Queenstown by. the Lackawanna,
The Norwelgan ship Thor. Cap
tain Andresen, from Savannah, No
vember 20. for Glnsguw, and the Ital
ian bark Maria Maddalena, Captain
Giirlbaldi, from Mobile, August 2, for
Hosarlo, have been posted at Lloyds,
KUKland, as missing.
Major Waller, being court-martialed
at Manila, addressed the court Friday,
citing Ave noted precedents to Itistl-
fy his treatment of fiends who revel
In blood and have an appetite for
wanton sacrilege of the human body;
Major Mailer's acquittal Is expected,
The Belgian government Friday
threatened martial law unless rioting
ceases and at the samo time makes
concession by deciding to allow
discussion as to the advisability of
revising the constitution regarding
the question of universal suffrage.
The Tariff Committee of the Relchs
tag of Prussia, fixed the duty on dried
nnples and pears at 10 marks, on
dried plums of all sorts at 10 marks
If loose, and at ij marks if packed
All other dried fruits were taxed 8
marks per double hundred weight.
Ten battalions of English and
Scutch militia are to be embodied in
Kngland and sent to Ireland within a
month to apply the coercion act. Lord
Londonderry, the Postmaster Gener
al, threatened to resign from the Cab).
net unless active measures were
taken to circumvent the United Irish
League.
The Tai Iff Committee of the Reichs
tag, oi' Prussia, fixed the duties on
horses of tho value of 3o to 1.000
markB, to pay a duty of 90 marks;
value ut from 1,000 to 2,500 marks,
180 marks: above 2.jO0 marks, 300
murks. Stallions under 2 years o(
age. in murks, and older btallions, 20
marks duty.
The condition of Queen Maria Hen.
rlettu, ut Belgium, Is reported to bo
very serious. She Is suffering from
heart disease, which Is entering upon
the dropsical stage. Three doctors
liHve been summoned to Spa, in the
province of l.lege, to bold a consultft'
tlon.
Tho government commission ap
pointed iu Norway to report upou sub-
murine boats haa declured in favor
of the Holland type. The minority
expressed the opinion that submarine
boats were not sufficiently developed
to Justify their Introduction Into th
Norwegian uavy.
YHB MAHKBTS.
PITTSBURG.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
WhMt-No. I red : fi
Rr No. t en , 7
Corn-No. yellow, rar 6M V.H
So. II fellow, iUelled ftllj rU
Ixed ear si fii
Oat-Mo. I white ......... .. 4SH 4
lo. I whit 4H 4fU
Floor Winter patent S 05 4 oo
l"ucy trnlgnt winters lit 70
Uay No. lUinothr .14 M til 00
t'lflVMP Nn I in 91 Ml Ml
Feed-No- f white iiilij.' ton. ' oo HI 0(1
Sivwn mmniiun .10 no w
raa. I. tO U '
straw ivaei".!i;j.'.!'.!";;;!'.;!!!.'. 7 00 7
w w I mm
Dairy Products.
Buttar-Klgin creamery a ti
Ohio creamer? SO S0M
KanvT lounlrr roll 0 l
Chec.e Ohio, new 18 ISM
Kw lurk, new II lH
Pe'ultry, Ete.
Bern-tier lb a It It
I hluKent draaied ... , 14 1
al-r. una Ohio, ireah n4j
Fruits and Vegetable.
Oreen Bean per bnahel 2 M S 00
Potato Fancy whit r ius W i
labbage per l,n 18 00 SO 00
Unlona par barrel a UU S3
BALTIMORE.
Flour-Winter Patent 13 99 4 IS
Wheat No. I red 7S 7H
Lorn mlz4 IHttj MH
Eli li is
butter Oblocraiurr. SI n
PHILADELPHIA.
Flour-Wlntr Patent .3 80 ' 400
Wtat-No, rd tH 88
Oorn No. 2 mixed fi-m 6.1
Oat No. t wblie W (0)4
Butter -Creamery, eitra .. ... 81 IU
Penuaylraul urate VH 1
NEW YORK.
Flour-rat nt ,t $1 W 4 05
Wbat-No. Urd ! fM
torn-No. t 6j 67t
Oat No, 1 Willie 47 4
buttcr-t'raatuarr l '
hltft-maieauu feuuaylranla IK 14
LIVE STOCK.
Central Stock Yarda, East Liberty,
Pa.
Cattle.
frlm heavy, l.'iOOto 1600 lb $179
Frlu.e. 1300 to 1400 Iba 6 60
Meillum, IM0 to 1100 lb I 30
I at balieni loo
Biilcber. V00 to 1000 lta 140
Common to fair. 4 50
Uieu, common to at SOU
Common tofood lat bull and cow I Ml
Bun a cowa, eacn iow
titra uiIKh cow, each ... 17 Ml
Hogs.
Prime medium weight T SO
Beet heave vorkera anil medlntn... 7 1A
Uood to cboloa packer 6 70
Ootd plara and light forkars 7 00
rlga, common to good 6S5
frime heavy bog 7 SO
Common to fair 6 00
Hougna 6 60
tttag 4 SO
Sheep.
Extra, medium wathara. I 100
Oooil to choice I M
medium ...: 4 w
Common to fair 'i
Lambs.
Lamba clipped - T
Lamba, good tooholoe, llpped... 6
Lamlia. common to fair, oiiuoad... 6
Spring Lamba TOO
Calves,
Veal, itra , toi
Veal, good to choice 400
Veal, common heavy 4 00
Veal, common to fair tM
DISTRIBUTION RETARDED.
Labor Troubles and Wet Weather the
Only Check on Business Pig
Iron Brings $16.50.
R. O. Dun & Co.'a Weekly Review
of Trade says: Oood news predom
inates In the business World notwith
standing two somewhat serious draw
backs. Weather conditions have
been unsatisfactory at many points,
retarding retail distribution and de
laying outdoor work, while excessive
rain put many aouthern planters be
hind with work In the cotton fields.
Still more of a handicap Is the atrlfe
between wage-earner and employer.
Manufacturing is exceptionally ac
tive in lines not disturbed by strikers
and there Is a vigorous movement of
goods through regular channels. At
the close of the week negotiations
were concluded for a large sale of
pig iron at $16.50, furnace, deliveries
beginning In October and covering six
months. This price la In line with
the avowed conservative intentions of
the leading Interests. Yet spot trans
actions are reported at $1 higher quo
tations whenever buyers are so fortu
nate . ai to secure prompt shipment.
Firmness In cotton goods naturally
follows the combination of light
stocks and the interruption of work
at some mills, with threatened dis
turbance at others, together with the
higher price of raw material. In
many lines it Is no longer possible
to secure prompt deliveries, and buy
ers have practically ceased to ask
concessions. Large transactions have
been effected for export, mainly of
sheetings for China. Clothing buyers
are seeking to secure woolen goods
to substitute for deliveries retarded
by the strike, but find the market
heavily overbought and many lines
withdrawn or-advanced In prices.
Worsted manufacturers are busy and
there la a noticeable inquiry for yarns.
Footwear manufacturers nave se
cured a little more business and shops
mvu uceu evuitt iu kvuiu me reuuecu
time that was feared. Quotations
are rainy steady, and in the Jobbing
trade there Is a greater demand for
tan shoes than was expected. Leather
is quiet after the recent activity. Dry
hides have advanced. More anima
tion has appeared In the speculative
markets for staples. Fluctuations
were more Irregular In corn, whlca
broke sharply, but made a partial re
covery, although still remaining be
low the best price last month. Wheat
moved within narrow limits, varying
a fraction, according to the preponder
ance of good or bad crop news. West
ern receipts for the week were 1,722.
642 bushels, against 2,908.042 a year
ago, and the total for the crop year
la gradually falling back to last year's
figures. Lower prices stimulated ex
port! (or a time, but shipments of
wheat and flour from all port of the
United States during the week were
only 3,849.970 bushels, against 4.976,-
810 last year, and Atlantic export of
rnrn whfb nnlv lfill 01 hnahAla
against 2,020,349 a year ago. , Coffee
was depressed by excessive stocks
and receipt, the spot price falling
close to the low record. Failure for
the week numbered 198 In the United
States, against 30 last year, and 1
U Canada, against 24 last year.
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