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ABANDONMENT AUTHORIZED.
People to Desert tht Island They Be
lieve They Are Victims of
God's Wrath.
The French government has taken
lt.to consideration the possibility of
the necessity mining for thn evacua
tion of Ft. de Fiance anil the whole
Island. The minister are urepared
for any Mich emergency that may
rise and are taking all the necessary
measures to meet It If It does. The
'Minister of the colonies. Decrals,
cabled the following message to Gov
ernor L'Uenrre: "Make known. It
the situation seems to you to necessi
tate) partial or total evacuation of the
Inland, the means at your disposal or
those yon may need." According
to the latest advices received, quiet
Is restored at Ft. de France and there
has been no general exodus of the pop
ulation, though 1.(100 persons have
gone to the Island of (iauileloupn and
the island of St. l.ucla. and 3.000 more
have removed to the towns and vil
lages In the extreme southern part
of the Island. Thuse who remain at
Ft. de France are calmer. HI. Police
seems to he resting nfter Tuesday's
fearful manifestation of energy,
streams of frightened refugees con
tinue pushing Into Ft. do Fiance from
the surrounding country. These peo
ple are not destitute, but they are ter
rified. They want only to he taken
tar away from this Island, with which,
they say. the gods are angry and
which they will destroy by fire be.
fore It sinks under the sea. The
oonsuls and the officers of the war
ships are waylaid by people crazed
with fear and begging to be carried
away. The mountain Is veiled In
volcanic clouds, which often assume
a very threatening aspect and occa
sional rumblings are heard. The
United States steamer Dixie, Captain
Berry, from New York, has arrived.
Her passengers Include some famous
scientists, Prof. Robert T. Hill, gov
ernment geologist: Prof. C. K. Borch
grevlnk. the Antarctic explorer;
George Curtis and George Keenan and
many magazine writers and corre
spondents. The Dixie began landing
her enormous cargo of supplies and
the storehouse on shore soon became
congested. The United States steam
er Potomac went to Inspect St. Pierre,
with the commanders of the war ves
sels. With the greatest difficulty the
party succeeded In making a landing.
The effect of the eruptions were tre
mendous. The huge towers of the
cathedral were hurled flat to the
earth. The bombardment of vol
canic stones Is not sufficient to ac
count for this and all evidences point
to the passage of a furious blast of
blazing gas, traveling at enormous
speed and with Incalculable force.
The deposit of boulders, ashes and
stones la enormous. Not a human
being lives who saw what happened
at St. Pierre. Ft. de France Is over
whelmed. RAILWAY COMPANIES ACCUSED.
Illinois Officials Bring 8uit for Re
storation of Chicago Territory.
Five hundred thousand dollars'
worth of Chicago river frontage has
been taken from the State of Illinois,
according to a bill filed In the Circuit
Court at Chicago by Attorney General
- H. J. Hamlin. The Pennsylvania.
Burlington, the Alton and the St. Paul
Hallways are said to be occupying Il
legally made lands, and the court is
asked to oust them. It Is demanded
that the defendant railway companies
restore the river to its original width
of 195 feet, which If the State wins
Its suit, will mean that the railways
not only must relinquish claim to the
valuable frontage, but must expend a
large sum In cleaning away the made
lands which they are occupying.
FIRE IN BUFFALO.
Two Hundred Freight Cart and a
Transfer House Were Burned.
The transfer house of the Lake
Shore and New York Central Rail
roads. Just north of thn stock yards
at Buffalo, N. Y.. caught fire Thurs
day and was destroyed and about 200
cam burned. Most of the cars were
loaded and the damage will be heavy.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Secretary of the Navy Moody and
Admiral Dewey were guests of the
President at a dinner at the White
House Friday.
Admiral Schley Thursday was Ini
tialed into the Ancient and Arabic
Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
About 800 members were present.
A telegram from General Wood, ad
dressed to President Roosevelt, tell
ing of the change of government at
Havana, was received at the White
House Tuesday. .
Cardinal Gibbons notified the French
, ambassador that It would be Impossi
ble for him to pronounce the Invoca
tion on the occasion of the unveiling
of the Rochambeau statue.
Secretary Moody has tendered
Commander Henry McCrea the thanks
of the Navy Department for his ex
cellent services in command of the
gunboat Maclila at the Isthmus of
Panama.
The Committee on Hules of the
House decided Thursday to give a
Jay for the consideration of the Cor
liss Paclflo cable bill aud to report a
rule to that effect. No time was Bet
for the consideration of this bill,
Representative Warnock, from the
House Committee on labor, report
ed favorably the bill creating a com
mission of five persons at an annual
salary of $3,000 each to Inquire Into
the condition of the colored people
of the United States.
Postmaster General Payne an
nounced that the portrait of Martha
Washington bad been decided upon
' at the first of American women to
adorn a United States postage stamp.
The portrait will be placed on the 8
cent itamp of the new series.
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
Deficiency Appropriation,
The Senate Tuesday continued the
discussion of the Philippine govern
ment bill.
The House Tuesday agreed to the
conference report on the omnibus
claim bill, and passed thn urgent de
ficiency bill. A conference was or
dered on the army appropriation hill,
ami the House Instructed conferees
not to recommend any agreement or
submit to any amendment that, will
permit tile expenditure of any sum
for construction of permanent build
ings at estullHhod military posta ex
cept B4 authorized by the statutes.
Restricting Immigration.
At the opening of the session of the
Senate Wednesday a resolution was
adopted, that the Senate views with
satisfaction the appearance of the Cu
ban republic among the nations of the
world, and offers its congratulations.
Consideration of the Philippine gov
ernment bill was resumed. The Sen
ate adjourned without taking action.
The bill to restrict Immigration
was reported to the House Wednes
day by Mr. Shattuc, with a favorable
leport from he Immigration Commit
tee. The contest of John .1. l.entz
lor the seat of the Twelfth Ohio dis
trict wa settled In favor of Fnimett
Tompkins, the sitting member. W.
F Khea v an awarded the seat for the
NiMli Virginia district, which was
contested by .lames A. Walker, and
Charles It. Thomas was confirmed In
the seat for the Third North Carolina
district, contested by John K. Fowler.
Hoar on Philippine Islands.
In the Senate Thursday Mr. Hoar,
Massachusetts, spoke for two hours
against the Philippine government
bill. He said the only principle In
volved was that the United States
was fighting for dominion over the
Philippines.
The House Thursday continued de
bate on the immigration hill, with
the result that the amendment of
fered by Mr. Underwood. Alabama, re
quiring an educational tent fur Immi
grants was adopted. An amendment
was adopted, providing that the
law applicable to contract labor
shall not be held to exclude profes
sional actors, artists, lecturers, sing
ers, ministers of any religious de
nominations, or persons employed
strictly as personal or domestic serv
ants. Private Pensions.
The debate on the Philippine gov.
ernment bill was continued In the
Senate Friday.
The House Friday paused 105 pri
vate pension hills after which the
House adjourned until Monday.
TRACTION BLANKET MERGER.
New Company at Norfolk, Va , Hat
19,000,000 Capital.
Twelve companies, embracing sev
en electric railroad systems and in
cluding lighting and heating, refrig
erating, ferry and kindred Interests
are to be merged Into a corporation
known as the Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Newport News Company at Bal
timore, Md. The company is char
tered under the laws of the Virginia
Legislature. The capitalization will
be as follows: First mortgage bonds
(authorized. $4,000.(100) $:i,ooo,ooo,
Income bonds. $2,000,000; capital
stock (authorized, $10,000,000)
$1,000,000; total, $9,000,000.
BEEF TRUST ENJOINED.
Packers Liable for Contempt Proceed
ings on Slightest Infringement.
The temporary Injunction asked for
by the Government against the mem
bers of the packers' combine was
granted at Chicago Tuesday. It wbb
Issued by Judge Peter S. Grosscup
alter the close of argument in the
United States Circuit court room.
The order gives the relief prayed for
in the bill filed by District Attorney
Hetliea on May 10. It is so wide In
Its scope that If the puckers or their
agents continue with their present
alleged uniform ariaiiKements. they
will be taken Into court on contempt
proceedings, and the burden of proof
will be on them to show that they
have not violated the order In any
('articular.
COAL DEAL EFFECTED.
Big Purchase of Bituminous Landa In
Illinois Consummated.
One of the greatest land deals In
the history of the Illinois bituminous
coal fields Is assured, and fully 60,000
acres of undeveloped land passes In
to the hands of a syndicate represent
ed by the Morgan Interests of New-
York City. The land lies in four of
the great coal producing counties In
Illinois and Includes nearly 30,000
acres purchased by Joseph Letter and
the balance optioned by ex-Congress
man W. S. Fornian. This deal is the
culmination of the Morgan Interests
attempting to merge the Illinois coal
into a combine similar to. Indiana and
West Virginia.
Kosher Meat Shops Wrecked.
Seven hundred men, women and
children attacked the shop of a Nor
folk street. New York butcher Thurs
Oay. The butcher had opened bis
store for the sale of meat, disregard.
Ins the edict of the EastBlde. people
that no meat should be Bold. The
butcher refused to obey the mob that
ordered him to close and before the
police reserves could be summoned
his place was a wreck.
Cuban Flag at Exposition.
At noon Tuesday the Cuban flag
was raised over the West Iiidlau build
ing at the Charleston. S. C, Exposition
by the Cubau Commissioners, aud a
salute of 21 guns fired In honor of
the birth of the Cuban republic.
Steel from Germany.
The Brauer steamship Tropic, ar
rived In New York Thursday from
Hamburg, carrying over 8,000 tons of
German steel and Iron for the Amer
ican market.
CUBA S DREflM OF YEARS REALIZED
JOINS GALAXY OF NATIONS.
Flag of New Republic Raised Amid
the Booming of Gunt In
Havana Harbor.
At noon Tuesday the Republic of
Cuba was ushered Into the world of
nations. The ceremony by which the
United States relinquished Its occu
pation of the island and handed it
over to the native government oc
curred In the palace and was brief
and simple. In the presence of
President-elect Tomas Ksttada
Pal in a, members of the Cuban Con
gress and of Palma'B cabinet, Su
preme Court Judges. Governors of the
provinces, officers of the visiting war
ships, the gorelgn consuls, officers of
the American army and navy, and vis
itors, including several of Palma's
friends from his former home at Cen
tral Valley, N. Y Governor General
Leonard Wood read the documentary
transfer prepared by the War Depart
ment, pledging the new government
to Immediately proclaim the constitu
tion and the Piatt amendments adopt
ed by the United Stales Congress,
and to undertake all obligations as
sumed by the United States with re
spect to Cuba by the treaty of Paris.
At the stroke or 12 as General Wood
began the reading of the document
or the official transfer of the Island
his voice was drowned by the tumul
tuous medley or cannon, whistles,
sirens, bombs and huzzas. Fur a
time those present could only see his
moving Hps. Presently the outburst
lulled and General Wood's delivery
was clearly distinct. He took about
eight minutes. President Estrada
Palma responded by accepting In be
half of the Cuban government the
transfer of authority and all the re
sponsibilities of the Paris treaty. He
concluded with deep thanks to the
American people. President Theodore
Roosevelt and to General Wood. After
leading the acceptance In Spanish,
General Palma personally thanked
General Wood, shaking his hand
warmly, wishing him every success
and happiness, and wishing his wife
and children a pleasant voyage to
Spain, expressing the hope of seeing
him soon again. The formality of
the transfer was made by Governor
General Wood In an official proclama
tion recited that Cuba had under
taken to respect all the obligations
taken by the United States in the
Paris treaty. He then recites In de
tail the laws as to sanitation, finance,
etc., already Issued, which are to be
observed. He also presented the let
ter from President Roosevelt express-
Ing hopes for the stability and success
of the new government, for the bless
ings of peace, justice, prosperity and
ordered freedom among the people,
and for enduring friendship between
the Republic of the United States
and the Republic of Cuba. Secretary
Hay sent Identical notes to all gov
ernments declaring the end of occu
pation of Cuba. The President pro
claimed the continuance of the pres
ent postal arrangements.
ROOSEVELT THE SPEAKER.
Helped to Commemorate the Mission
ary Centennial.
Carnegie hall, New York, was
crowded to the doors Tuesday with
an audience eager to hear the address
of President Roosevelt In the interests
of Presbyterian home missions, the
occasion marking the close of the
centennial celebration. Many of the
audience remembered that Presidents
Cleveland and Harrison had made ad
dresses from the same plutform on
the sume subject. In the parquette
sat the commissioners of the general
assembly, with as mauy of their
t rlcnds us could be crowded In. The
two tiers of lioxes were filled with
men and women leuders In Presbyter
lanism and other interested In the
meeting. When President Roosevelt
took bis f-cat on the platform he re
ceived a great ovation. He sat be
tween Rev. Dr. Van Dyke and Rev. D.
Stunrt Dodge, D. D., who was presid
ing. The President delivered an ex
tended address, and at the conclusion
Dr. Van Dyke res pes (led on behalf of
the missions.
SUES FOR $250,000.
Countess Believes She Wat Wrongly
Deprived of Hereditary Right.
Suit was entered . In the United
States District Court at New York by
the Countess of lluena Vista ngalnst
General Brooke. U. S. A for $250,000,
The Countess alleged that General
Crooke abrogated rights held by
her through Inheritance, to the priv
ileges of conducting the slaughter
house at Havana and to the distribu
tion of meats and the collection of
the fixed charges for Bald meats. The
Countess claimed these privileges by
virtue of a royal decree from the
King of Spain, dated 1704.
NO STRIKE OF ENGINEERS.
Will Remain at Work If Granted
Eight-Hour Day.
The three anthracite executive
committees. United Mine Workers, at
their Joint meeting at Wllkesbarre,
Pa., decided to permit the engineers
and pumpmen to remain at work, pro
viding the coal companies grant them
an eight-hour day at present wages.
If these demands are nut granted by
June 2 the men shall then suspeud
work.
Reject Salvation of Infants.
The Southern Presbyterian General
Assembly at Jackson. Miss., voted to
Btrlke out the proposed revision of
the creed the sentence declaring that
"all Infants dying In infancy are In
cluded In the election of. grace, and
are regenerated and saved by Christ.
8teamr John K. 8 peed Burned.
The steamer John K. Speed took
fire at New Orleans from alcohol
tored In the bold, and was burned to
the water' edge.
THE PRESIDENT'S TRIBUTE.
Society of Colonial Dames Unveila
Monument at Arlington to Dead
of Bpanith War.
President Roosevelt Wednesdny un
veiled the memorial shaft erected at
Arlington by the National Society or
Colonial Dames In memory of the vet
trans who fell In the recent struggle
between Spain and the United States
and In the blowing up of the Maine,
The ceremonies were In charge of
Major General John H. Brooke, com
mander of the Department of the
Last. Lieutenant General John M.
Hehofleld. U. 8. A., retired, read the
address of the president of the na
tional society. President Roosevelt,
who delivered the address said in
part: "It Is eminently appropriate
that the monument should be un
veiled to-day, the day succceedtng that
on which the free republic of Cuba
took Its place among the nations of
the world as a sequel to what was
done by those men who fell and by
their comrades In IS'.iS. We went to
w-ar for a specific purpose. We made
for Cuba a specific pledge, and we re.
deemed that pledge to the letter. And
I think, my comrades of the war, that
we have peculiar reasons to be proud
of one or our fellows who served with
ns In that war. And a word here,
where we meet to honor the memory
of those who drew the great prize of
death In battle, a word In reference
to the survivors. I think that one
lesson every one who was capable of
learning anything, learned from his
experience In that war, was the old,
old lesson that we need to apply In
peace quite as much the lesson that
the man who does not care to do
any act until the time for heroic ac
tion conies does not do the heroic
act when the time does come. You
all remember, comrades, It Is barely
possible some of you remember be
ing the man who, when you enlisted,
had a theory that there was nothing
but splendor and fighting and blood
shed In the war. and then had the ex
perience at once of learning Hint the
first thing you had to do was to per
form commonplace duties and perform
them well. You cannot expect that
much will he dune In the supreme
hour of peril by soldiers who have
not fitted themselves to meet the need
when need comes, and you cannot ex
pect the highest type of citizenship to
be shown in the periods when it Is
needed if that citizenship has not
been trained by the faithful perform
ance of ordinary duty.
LATEST NEWS NOTES.
Cyclone struck Union and Jones
boro, S. C, killing six and Injuring
six.
General Chaffee disapproved of the
acquittal by court-martial of Major
Waller.
Warden of workhouse at Wilming
ton, Del., whipped 12 criminals at
the pillory.
Almost continuous earthquake
hocks were felt Tuesday at St. Au
gustine. Fla.
Alfred Hamilton was hanged at
Whatcom, Wash., for murdering D.
M. Woodbury.
Duss' band, at its opening In New
York, was greeted with hearty ap
plause and encores.
Walter White, a burglar, was shot
und killed by New York police in a
fight with a gang of robbers.
The dedication or the 38 Ohio mon
uments In the Sblluh National Mili
tary Park Is set for June U and 7.
Presbyterian General Assembly
joins the Protestant Episcopal Church
In crusade for uniform divorce laws.
President Mitchell hus advised mine
strikers to stay away from bitumin
ous fields on account or strikes there.
The French Rochumbcuii Commis
sion gave a luncheon to President
Roosevelt on board the battleship
GnulolH.
The combination of nil the kodak
manufactories in the United States,
with a capital of $:;5tlioo,otio, hus been
effected.
Major General Lloyd Wht-Jton, who
Is about to start home from the Phil
ippines, will be retired July 15 on ar
count of age.
Right Rev. Dr. Philip J. Gurrlgan.
vice rector of tho Catholic University
at Washington was consecrated Bishop
of Sious City, la,
Saturday, May 31, closing day of
the South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian (exposition, will be cele
brated as "Charleston Day."
Report of committee on revision of
the Presbyterian confession of faith
submitted to the General Assembly In
session at New York Friday.
President A. J. Cassat Buys the New
York Central Railroad need not fear
the Pennsylvania as the Pennsylvania
is willing, to share the trade.
A mob at Paris, Mo., overpowered
the sheriff and deputies and hanged
Abraham Wltherup, colored, murderer
of the boy, William Grow.
The elgthty-flftb annual convention
of the American Baptist Missionary
Union convened at St. Paul, Minn.,
with over 800 delegates present.
The sessions of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union began at St. Paul,
Minn., Sunday, The annual conven
tion will not take place until July.
Accumulating evidence Indicates
that the breach between the Pennsyl
vania Railroad and the Western Union
Telegraph Company Is growing wider.
Daniel Costello. at one time the
partner of P. T. Baruum. Is dying at
the county hospital In Chicago. III.
He lost $1,000,000 la a mining ven
ture The State Board of Taxation at
Trenton, N. J., reduced from $110,000
to $00,000 the assessment upon the
property of Thomas A. Kddlson, at
OgdenBburg.
Mrs. Collla P. Huntington has of
fered $100,000 to the Geueral Memorial
Hospital at New York, for the treat
ment of cancer and allied disease for
patnologlcul purposes.
The mystery which has surrounded
the disappearance of 4-year-old Kath
leen Flanagan, of New York, was
solved by the finding of the little girl's
body In the Hudson river.
PREPARED OR I LONG STRUGGLE
ESTABLISH SUPPLY 0EP0TS
Miner Will Have Co-Operatlv Store
at Convenient Place Furnish
Necessaries at Wholesale.
A report from Wllkesbarre, Pa., Fri
day, Indicates that the struggle be
tween capital and labor In the hard
coal fields will be protracted, and
only utter necessity Is likely to force
either side to weaken. Kach succeed
ing day finds the miner and the mine
owner still perfecting plans to carry
on the strike war. Friday morning
It was announced that the receivers
of the Haddock Coal Company, an In
dividual concern, had Instructed the
company's superintendent to grant
Ihe demands of the engineers, firemen
and pumpers, to take effect June 2.
the date fixed for the Inauguration
of the strike of this class of employes.
President Mitchell Is keeping a very
sharp watch on the shipment of bi
tuminous coal. He denied a pub
lished report that there was an un
precedented movement of soft coal
Into the anthracite territory. He
raid that If such a thing were true
he would surely know It. The Ninth
1'nlted Mine Workers' district head
quarters at Shamokin granted per
mission to local lto.t of Shenandoah
to purchase five carloads of flour at
wholesale. The flour will he sold
Irom a supply depot to strikers In or
der to save the storekeepers profit.
Supply depots are to be established
In the principal towns where the floor,
potatoes and canned goods will be
bought by the miners, and If the lat
ter win the strike co-operative stores
will be organized. Many of the mine
engineers in the Hazleton region who
have been In the employ of their re
spective companies for years are in
a serious dilemma as to what to do
If the operators do not grant the de.
maud of the Miners' Executive
Boards on behalf of the engineers, fire
men and pumpmen for an eight hour
day on June 2. A large number of
the engineers are men past middle
age, and they fear that It tbey quit
they will not be re-employed. The
first camp of striking mine workers
of the Pittsburg district was estab
lished In the eastern part of Blalrs
vllle Friday, and the first active ef
forts to close down the mines in oper
tion will be made at that point. The
camp has ha been named after Pres
ident Dolan. One thousand strikers
between Blalrsvllle and I lite, includ
ing those from the Avonmore. Salts
burg, Vandergrlft and Leechburg
mines, have sent word that they
would come to Camp Dolan as soon
bf It was In readiness.
By a vote of 43 to 15 the colliery
engineers and pumpmen at a mass
meeting at Shamokin, Sunday, resolv
ed not tu go on strike June 2, even
If the operators refused to grant an
eight-hour work day at the present
wages. Secretary George Hartleln,
of the Ninth district Executive Board
of United Mine Workers, addressed
the meeting and urged his hearers
to join in the general strike If the
coal operators refused to grant the
eight-hour work day.
A big union meeting of railroad
men will be held at Wllkesbarre June
2, when the question of railroad crews
handling non-union and hltumiiioiiri
coal will be finally settled.
Secretary Mullahy. or the Station
ary Engineer's Union, reports that
the poll ot the foremen employed at
the various collieries has beeu com
pleted and that over SMi per cent, of
the men will quit work on June 2
unless an eight-hour day is grunted
them.
FORTUNE TO A ROOSTER.
Believed the Soul of Dead Husband
Had Entered the Chicken,
A wealthy woman, named Kllvu,
died at Lisbon. I'ortugal. and left her
entire property to n "rooster." She
was a believer In the transmigration
of souls, and Imagined that the soul
or her dead husband had entered the
"rooster. The disgust ot her rela
tives over the will caused the story
to become public, ami a lawsuit might
have followed had not one of the heirs
adopted the simple expedient of buy
ing the wealthy "rooster" killed, thus
becoming himself the next of kin.
INCREA8ED THE WAGES.
Roebling Son Company Admit Cost
of Living Too High.
Tho John A. Roebling Sons Com
pany, at Trenton, N. J have an
nounced an Increase of wages to Its
4,000 employes, averaging lo per cent.
The Increase Is voluntary, and was
made as explained by Charles G.
Roebling, "in consequence of the in
creased cost or living to which our
employes have been subjected. The
company' principal output is wire
and wire rope, and is now furnish
ing the wire cables for the new East
river bridge.
NOT ONE ESCAPES ALIVE.
Man Blown from Mouth of Coal Creek
Mine I Dead.
Two more dead bodies have been
recovered from Fratervllle mine, at
Coal Creek, making 211 In all. Will
lam Morgan, the only man In the
mine who escaped alive at the time
of the explosion, has died, muking
the total fatalities 216. He wus
blown out or the mine by the force
of the explosion.
FREMONT WAS SCARED.
Cyclone Paoset Over Town and Pick
Up a Few Barn.
A series of funnel-shaped clouds
swept around Fremont, Neb., Satur
day, and moved toward Hooper, 10
mile west, giving the people a bad
fright. The storm which followed
their appearance was terrific and blew
down several barus and some other
buildings, but no Uvea were lost nor
wait any person Injured.
UNVEILING THE STATUE
American and Frenchmen Witnessed
Unveiling of the Figure of Count
de Rochambeau.
The superb bronze statue of Gen
eral Count de Rochambeau, who
hiought the forces of France across
(he sea at the hour of the great peril
Id the American Revolution, was un
veiled at Washington Saturday. Jr
the first time In It histoiy the Na
tlnal capital witnessed the Bight of
Fiench seamen swinging through
Pennsylvania avenue and mingling
their cheers with those of the Amer
ican bluejackets and soldier, while
at the same time the French trl-colora
were entwined with the Star and
Stripes. The American troops were
under command of Major General 8.
B. M. Young, and embraced a battal
ion of engineers, a battalion ot sail
ors and marines, with Marine band, a
battalion of cavalry and or field artil
lery, and a brigade of National
Guardsmen of the District of Colnrn
blu. The ceremony of unveiling oc
curred at the southwest coiner of
Lafayette square, almost directly op
posite the White House, where tho
mnsslve figure of the French General
has been erected. Surrounding tho
figure were great stands to accom
modate the many distinguished offi
cials and guests invited to take part
In the exercises. Within this amphi
theater were gathered representatives
of every branch or the government. In
cluding the President or the United
States and members or his Cabinet,
the Chler Justice and Associate Jus
tices of the United States Supreme
Court, the Lieutenant General of the
Army und the Admirals of the Navy,
Senators and Representatives. Not
less distinguished was the represen
tation or France, designated by Presi
dent Ixiubet, and Including General
Brugere, the highest field officer in
the French Army; Vice Admiral Four
nler. Inspector General or the French
Navy ; the venerable General. Count
Chalendar; the descendants of Roch
ambeau and Lafayette, and other dis
tinguished Frenchmen. The cere
monies began with an Invocation by
Rev. D. J. Stafford, rector of St. Pat
rick's Roman Catholic Church. Fol
lowing this. President Roosevelt made
an address of welcome to the French
embassy hi which he dwelled earnest
ly on the relations between the two
countries. As the President con
cluded his address the monument was
unveiled by the Countess de Rocham.
beau. The ambassador of France,
M. Camhon and General Brugere. the
head of the special mission, paid tri
bute to America in words of amity
and fraternity, aud these were echoed
by smaller utterances by General Hor
ace Porter, the ambassador of the
United States to France, and by Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge, the orator
of the day.
Want Congrea to 8tand Lot.
Promoters or the Pan-American
Exposition at Buffalo. N. Y want the
United States government to make
good a financial loss of about $l,00t,.
000. because of the failure of the Ex
position owning to the tragic death
of President McKlnley.
CABLE FLASHES.
New Chile-Argentine peace proto
col, about to be signed, leaves rela
tions of those two countries better
than they have been for years.
Former Assistant Police Court Clerk
Tony S. I)elsner, or Cleveland, O.,
pleaded guilty to making out false
claims of indebtedness against the
county.
The highest court of Zurich canton,
Swlt.erlitnil. decided that Christian
Science is against the medical laws.
Two women who tried to heal persons
by prayer were heavily fined.
The latest statistics show tliot Oer
niuny hns now less than loll persons
unable to read nnd write, among them
the reigning Prince of IN-iiss, who,
though insane, recently aHSuiued the
crown.
The articles of surrender of the
Iloers in Knut Africa were ready to be
signed Friday, with the exception that
the approval of the ltrltisli Cabinet
of the wording of the secondary pro.
visions was awaited. The suspen
sion of hostilities may be announced
nt any hour.
President Krnger at The Hague pro
fesseg to believe that the talk of peace
settlement in Kast Africa Is only a
maneuver to hoodwink the London
populace and claims that wlrhout his
assent no peace Is possible.
The Minister of Public Work at
St. Petersburg, Russia, announced hi
award of the contract to Murry A.
Verner, of Pittsburg, Pa to build an
electric railroad from St. Petersburg
to a suburb of that city.
Madrid correspondent wire to
France that engagement between
King Alfonso and the Grand Duchess
Helen, daughter of Grand Duke Vladi
mir, of Russia, is being considered.
The Grand Duchess Helen was born
January 17, 1882.
Latest eruption of Mont Pelee bom
barded Fort tie France with hot itouea
made the populace almost tnoano
with fright, and burled the ruins ot
St. Pierre under boulders. La
Soufrlere, St. Vincent, also suffered
another terrible eruption.
The Egyptian government la being
subjected to severe criticism for hav.
ing Imported 15.000 tons of coal from
rhlludelphU. The product cost. In
cluding freight to F.iiypt. only $.80
a ton. whereus UritUlt coal is selling
ii. the Central ltrttlth markets for
$ii.ro to $7.50 u ton.
Tancrede Auguste. former Miulster
of the Interior of Haiti, left Port An
Prince, for Jamaica. When leaving
the United Stutes Legation a crowd
made a hostile demonstration. M.
Auguste fiuully left the legation with
United States Minister W. F. Powell
in a carriage over which an American
Hug was held.
A severe Inundation at Basse
Polnte, on the northeast coast ot Mar.
tinitiue Islaud. Tuesday swept away
0 houses, and CO other buildings
were damaged by the flowing mud
which ha swept over the Valla de la
Rlevlere.
TM KIAMKBXa,
PITTSBURG.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Whett-Na red .. t 7T
Kva-Nti. t , t M
Lorn-No. t fellow. ,ar 71 7t
o. t rellow, abelied mu '
Mtxm Mr s m
Oats-No. f whitn .', m 49H
ho. a white 4 4Mi
Flour-Winter patent S ll 4 w
ii "'. ""'' winters 8 VI W
Hr-No. Itlmolhr 4 l 141
liorer No. 1 ! 10 Ot) W
reed -No. i wblie iiiM. ton r. W 79
llrownjiilddlluce i no SI W
Brnj.,lil,., a. SI Iv) MM
Slrsw-Wlimt ... . e T 7 Oil
::.:(
Dairy Producta.
Butter Elgin i-raainerr ffl
Ohio creamery V4 INU
rn. r country roll 11 14
Iheeee Ohio new , WU 11
New ork, new 14 13
Poultry, Etc
dens-per lb is 14
I klukene dreMeil 15 It
Egga Pa. and Olilo, frenti 19 It
Fruit and Venetsbte.
Oreen Bran per box .! SO 1 79
Potatoea-rancr white per Mi SJ fl
lebtigeper i-rete I is 1 tin
Onion, per barrel 75 too
BALTIMORE.
Flour-Winter Patent 31 419
Wheat No. t red m sr.ii
IJorn-toixed m t4
ir :7rt
buiier-Ubloureauierf CI
PHILADELPHIA.
Flour-Winter Patent....: ..J50 4W
Wheai-No, U red .M m
torn-No. 2 mixed tut 7
(lets No. i wblie tov, nl
Buiiertreamerjr extra H K4
Kgge-I'enuejrlTanla luata Itt;i 17
NEW YORK.
riour-rateota $s 4
Wheat No, red m W
Corn-No. 'I en 70
pate-ilso, 3 Wlilte 61 (Ifi
Uutter-Creamery . 1K
afse-Htaianud l euuny Ivanla 17 it
LIVE STOCK.
Central 8tock Yard, Eat Liberty, Pa.
Cattle.
Prime heavf, 1100 to lvUO lb t 7B
1 rime, lHOOto 14Uo Ibt Sou tf)
Medium, 1M to UUU I be '. 5 tr
e at kellere 6 l 5 Iw
HuL-httr, WXI tn WOO lbs . 4WI tUO
Common to fair 4 74 600 i
Oxen, I'ommon to tat ... SOU 600
Common togood rat bulla aud cowt At) 6 40
Mllrhcowe, each 2600 SJ 00
Extra wlloa cows, each 4U0U MOO
Hog.
Prime hearr hog . T 1.1 7 49
Prime medium weiglite t T 40 7W
Bent heavy yorkrre aud medium... 7 16 7 SO
Oood to choice packer 7 19 7 )
Oot plga and light jrorkera run 7 10
Pig, common to good tHi) tdu
Common to tair e no t7o
Kougha 6uo tw
biaga 6 00 )
Shttp.
Extra, medium wether. $ 6 90 6 69
Uood lo choice .... 6 19 640
U..ll..n. . . an.
- - o.ii.u e vu ow
Common to fair too Sot
Lamb.
Iambi clipped tTI 7 00
Lambs, good to oliolor, rllppeL. .. 400 t 79
Lamb, common to fair, dipped... too 6 V)
oprlug Lamb ' 600 SM)
Calve.
veal, extra TOO 7 90
veal, good to choice 400 600
Veal, common heavy 890 6
Veal, common to fair '2 90 4 00
CROP REPORTS GOOD.
Labor Trouble Worst Feature of
Week' Trade Demand for Bar
and Structural Material.
R. O. Dun to Co.' Weekly Review
of Trade says: Many minor labor
controversies have been settled, but
the situation In the anthracite coal
region has assumed a more serious
aspect. Railway earnings continue
satisfactory, road reporting for two
week of May showing gains of 6.1
per cent, over last year and 18.4 per
cent, over 1900. No change la re
ported In the iron and steel situation,
former conditions merely becoming
Intensified by the threatened decrease
In supplies of fuel and the labor con
troversies In certain branches of the
rails, rolling stock and other equip
ment, while contractors require much
structural material. Weak conditions
have prevailed In the cereal markets
with only a moderate volume of op
tions transactions and fractional
changes In quotations. Exports of
wheat. Including flour, were only
3,SU3.r,68 bushels during the past week
from all ports of the United States.
against 5.225,130 bushels in the cor-
responding week last year. Small 4
receipts of corn, amounting to only!
1.263.188 bushel for the week, against
3,667.042 a year ago. held the spot
price at about 70c. Dispatches from
correspondents Indicate satisfactory
progress with the new corn crop, and
a material increase In acreage. Fall
ures for the week numbered 192 in
the United States, against 180 last
ear, and 12 in Canada, against 2
last year.
The following table, compiled byl
Bradatreet. show the bank clearings
at the principal cltle for the week
ended May 22:
New York $1,340,842,51
Chicago 156.871.76'
Boston 132. 699.681
Philadelphia 127.973,74rj
St. Louis 61.383.80
Pittsburg 44.157.23
Baltimore 22.104,776
San Francisco 22.723.911
Cincinnati 20,973.400
Kansas City 15,995,486
Cleveland 14,268.177
Columbus. 0 8,338.900
Dayton. 0 1.405.063
Wllkesbarre 901.963
Wheeling 889.439
Akron 693,000
Youngstown 636,763
Canton 639.000
Springfield. 0 317,757
Total U. S $2,134,005,353
Outside New York 793. 162. 836
Totals Canada 00,379,887
Connecticut's Nickname.
Connecticut has three sobriqudts.
It has been called the "Land of
Steady Habits," from the sobriety
and gravity of the people: the "Free.
stone State," from it enormous quar
ries of that description ot stone, and
the "Nutmeg State," from the tradi
tion prevalent in sut rounding com
munities over a hundred years ago
mat the chief industry of It Inhabi
tant wit the manufacture ot nut
meg ot wood to be passed oft a gen
uine on unsuspecting purchasers.
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