01 WtSI INDIAN W II NIGHT. WRECK OF THE MADIANA. Quebec Lin Steamer Will Be Com plete Leee Crew and Pateen ger Saved. The Quebec Steamship Company'! steamer Median. Captain Razor, Which went ashore on the reef oft Ber muda Island Monday, Is a total loss, but all on board were reacued and brought safely to land after a peril ous trip In lifeboats from the wreck to a tug standing a mile off. The mailt and the passengers' baggage also were saved. According to Hate menta made by thote on board, the Madlana was threading her way In the night through the narrow channel between the copal reefs which leads to Hamilton harbor, when she struck a reef one and a half miles northeast of North Rock. All the passengers were In their bunks when the Madlana truck the rocks, but the shock of the Impaot awakened them and they rushed on deck, the majority of them without attempting to dress. Consid erable alarm, though not a panic, pre vailed among the passengers when they found the vessel was hard on the rocks, but the officers went among them and calmed them, Although a cumber did not venture below to seek proper clothing. A part of the crew did not share the coolness of the cflloors, but the latter soon restored order among the troublesome seamen. Pignals of distress were sent up and the passengers passed an anxious time during the Jitter part of the night. The Madlana listed heavily sifter a time and when morning broke lay broadside to the wind. The pas engers were huddled together on the hurricane deck, and the sea breaking over the steamer drenched them to the skin. As soon as the news of the wreck became known In Hamilton, Government and other tugs proceeded to the scene to render assistance. A heavy sea, however, was running, and they dared not approach too cloEely to the reef on which the Madlana was pounding. It was some time before communication with the Madlana was possible. The crew of the Madlana launched a boat, but It was dashed to pieces against the steamer's side. A second and more successful attempt was made a little later and some of the passengers were lowered Into It, and after much exertion It succeeded in reaching the relief tug Gladlsfen. The Madlana's other lifeboats were then launched In succession, and the remainder of the passengers and the crew gained the salvage tug in safety. By the prompt action of Engineer Nelson, who bad the Madlana's bulk heads broken through, the malls and the passengers' light baggage were taken out and brought In the last boats to the Gladlsfen. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL. Omnibus statehood bill made a rider on ppstomco appropriation bill by com mittee. A bill providing for postal checks In place of all bills of lets than $5, was Introduced by Senator Penrose. Representative Cannon announced In the house that there Is no Inten tion to pass the Hanna bill to pension ex-slaves. . The Navy Department Is Informed that the battleship squadron has left Ponce for Galveston, Tex., to take part In the coming celebration of that port. The navy department was Informed that the protected cruiser Chatta nooga, built by Lewis Nixon at Eliza bethport, N. J., will be launched March 7. Senator Blackburn introduced an amendment to the sundry civil bill ap propriating $200,000 "In full satlsfac tlon of all claims of ex-Queen Lilluo kalani, of Hawaii." Speaker Henderson, of the house of representatives, denied that he has any acquaintance with or has ever been approached by Standard Oil In terests on anti-trust legislation. The gunboat Bennington will be put in commission in a, short time at the Mare Island Navy Yard and probably added to the Pacific squadron, com manded by Rear Admiral Glasa. The President signed the bill to ex pedite the hearing and determination of suits in equity pending and here after to be brought under the Sher man anti-trust law and the law regu lating commerce. 'captain Charles D. Sigsbee, who was in command of the battleship Maine when one was destroyed in the harbor of Havana, wilt be assigned to duty as commandant of the navy yard at Bremerton, Washington, aa the successor of Rear Admiral Yates Stirling. Ordcra were prepared at the War Department assigning Major Thom as W. Symons corps of engineers, to duty In Washington, in charge of public buildings and grounds, vice Maitor' Theodore A. Bingham, corps of .engineers, -who is ordered to Buffalo. ' Admiral Dewey has been confined to his borne for the past week with a severe cold and cough, and by the ad vice of his physician has been com pelled to cancel all his engagements for the present. Mr. Justice Sblrag will retire from the bench of the Supreme Court soon after February 23, on which day the Court reassemble,. The Court some time ago assigned him the task of writing opinions in a number of casea which will be decided on that day, ''hn aeletltin of two atnHnne In Cuba for naval use by the United Stalos Is la conformity with the find ings of the naval general board here, which ha satisfied itself, that this will be .a suflicient number to meet naval needs. One station is to be located at Ouantanmo, on the southeast coast, and one at Babia Hondo, on tbe north west coast, thus giving command of tbe two great channels of commerce at either end of Cuba, CONGRESSIONAL NOTES. LVII. CONGRESS. Call for Information. In the Senate Monday Mr. Carmack poke on the Rawlins resolution, catl ing upon the Secretary of War for the proceedings In certain courts-martial. Mr. Kean spoke on the state hood bill for a short time, when he yielded to various Senators, who in dulged In debate over tbe question of the influence of the Mormon church In politic. Mr. Elklns alsc spoke at length In defense of the claims of New Mexico to statehood. The Llttlefleld anti-trust bill was received from the Hondo and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. District of Columbia. The House spent the entire day Monday upon two District of Colum bia bills one to authorize the gov ernment to advance $6,000,000 to the District, and the other the conference report on the Union station bill. The former was defeated and the latter sent back to conference after a mo tion to recede from the amendment of the House cutting down the appro priation to the Pennsylvania and Bal timore and Ohio railroads from 11, 500,000 to $1,000,000 had been voted down. Eight-Hour Bill. The conference report on the de partment of commerce bill was laid over in the Senate Tuesday. Mr. Mc Comas, Maryland, announced that he would on Thursday call up the eight hour labor bill, and Mr. Quay, Penn sylvania, said he would oppose It with the Statehood bill until an agree ment for taking a vote on the latter Is reached. Mr. Morgan, Alabama, -poke In favor of the Statehood bill. The Senate Instructed Its conferees to Insist on opposing the House re duction of the amount to be paid by the government toward a union rail road station In Washington. The con ference report on the army staff bill was agreed to. Antl Trust Law. The House committee on Com merce Tuesday decided to report fav orably with amendments the anti rebate bill offered by Senator Elklns, which passed the Senate last week. One amendment excepts corporations from prosecution for evidence show ing rebates. Another amendment ex tends to all cases prosecuted by the Attorney ueneial the provision of all anti-trust laws now existing or that may hereafter be enacted. Treaty Ratified. In an executive aAaalrm Wtn.i. day the Senate ratified the Alaskan boundary treat v and rnm near tab. Ing similar action on the commercial treaty with Greece. There was no delay in securing action on the Alas kan treaty. The Senate agreed to the conference report on the bill cre ating a Department of Commerce In the Cabinet, and It now goes to the President for his action. Civil Appropriation. The House Wednesday passed the bill to admit free of duty domestic animals Imported for breeding pur poses. Most or the day was spent on the sundry civil appropriation bill. Mr. Cannon, Illinois, secured the adop tion of his amendments for the com pletion of the east front of the cbdI- lol, and to erect an office building for members of Congress. By the amend ments $500,000 is appropriated for work on the capltol and $2,500,000 Is fixed as the limit of cost. For the site of an office building $750,000 Is appropriated and the cost of the building is to be $3,100,000. Panama Canal Treaty, In executive session Thnrdr tha Senate listened to a long speech from Mr. Morrap. Alabama. In nnnnattlnn to ratifying the Panama canal treaty wun uoiumma. lie asserted that the $10,000,000 which the United State has agreed to pay Columbia and the perpetual annual rental of $250,000 for the land cone is too much, and gave notice of amendments to give tbe United Statea complete control of the canal and to limit the annual pay ments or $250,000 to 62 years. Expenses of th White House. In the House Thursday considerable portion of the session was devoted to the discussion of the Item of $60,000 for the care, repair and furnishing of the White House, to b Mnenitaii in the discretion of the President. Mr. uaines moved to reduce the appropri ation to $46,000, but the motion was rejected. ' Mr. Jones, Virginia, moved to reduce the spproprlation for relief in tne Philippines from $3,000,000 to $1,500,000. This was rejected. ' Mormonlsm and Statehood. An Immense crowd warn attratA tn the Senate chamber Friday by the fact that Gen. William, Booth, of the Salva tion Army, made the opening piayer. The resolution of Mr. Morgan, ' Ala bama, calling for the correspondence regarding naval operations at Panama, and Colon was passed. Dnhata nn tha Statehood bill occupied the remainder of the day. Anti-Rebate Bill. In the House Friday a spirited de bate arose when the Elklns anti-rebate bill was taken up. Under a special rule the bill was passed bv a vnt nr 241 to 0. May Declare 8tock Dividend. The annual meeting of the Philadel phia and Erie Railroad company was held in Philadelphia. A resolution was adopted requesting the managers to consider a proposition to declare a stock dividend of 12 V4 per cent, and to offer to the stockholders the privi lege of subscribing an additional 12 per cent, of stock at $50 par, in partial repayment of money taken from the net earnings of the company during the last four years expended In the development of the property. Race War Precipitated. A bitter race war Is Imminent at Fayette, Mo., as the result of the pub Ho whipping of three negroes, two women and a man. SECURE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS. REPRESENT EIGHT STATES Ohio, Wert Virginia and Indiana Among Those to Send Students te Oxford. Eight American students represent Ing as many central states, will be able to go to Oxford university next year, on Cecil Rhodes' scholarships, according to provisions made at a con vention held at the University of Chi cago. One more from each state will go the year following; for the third year cone will be sent from America, and thereafter two will go from each state during every three years. Each student will have $4,500 for three year at Oxford. The eight states, all of which were represented In the con vention were Illinois, Michigan, In diana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Iowa. It was decided that each scholarship appointed must have legal residence In the state from which he Is appointed. It was further provided that a standing, self perpetu ating committee In each' state shall conduct the annual examinations and mako appointments on the basis of these tests. These examinations are to be open to all the students from the particular state, whether they have at tended college In other states or not. BOWEN WILL NOT SIGN. German and Italian Protocols Must Be Rsferred Back te Berlin. Although Mr. Bow en and the other negotiators are closely guarding the provisions of the several protocols. It Is understood thst the demands In the German and Italian agreement which Mr. Bowen cannot agree to, con cern an increased payment by Vene zuela prior to Tbe - Hague's decision regarding the allies' contention ICr preferential consideration In the set tlement of their claims. It Is report ed that Germany asks that she re ceive In addition to the $27,500 cash that Mr. Bowen has agreed to pay a certain percentage of the customs re ceipts until the remainder of tbe amount demanded by Germany from President Castro last autumn is paid. Italy, It is believed, Is Insisting on a similar demand. Both Germany and Italy suggest that this money be paid in monthly Installments out of tbe customs duties. It is the principle, however, to which Mr. Bowen so stren uously objects and which he has In formed the German and Italian envoys be cannot aubscrlbe to. He contends that Germany and Italy are Insisting on preferential treatment, a question which they agree In their protocols shall go to The Hague. SECOND COLLIERY ACCIDENT. Miners Burned In Explosion Caused by Naked Lamp. A serious explosion occurred at No. 11 colliery, operated by the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company at Ply mouth, four miles from Wilkesbarre, Pa. Eight men were burned and In jured, two of them seriously. From what can be learned a naked lamp Ig nited a feeder of gas In one of the chambers, which exploded with terrific force. Timbers were hurled In every direction, doors In the mine were cut loose from their hinges and many of them were reduced to kindling wood. The flame from a blast at Dorrance colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company communicated to a keg of powder Btandtng noarby and an explo sion resulted. A large gas feeder be came ignited and the Ore spread to the woodwork In the mine. Five hun dred men and boys who were at' work were hurried to the surface, as the mine is considered to be somewhat gaseous. The fire waa under control In a few hours. No one was Injured, CUBAN LOAN IN VIEW.; The Oovsrnmsnt Wants to Borrow $35,000,000 at 6 Per Cent The joint committee of the Senate and House has prepared Its report on the, soldiers' pay bill. , It provides for a 5 per cent bond Issue of $35,000,000, $4,000,000 of which will be expended In the aid of agriculture and the bal ance in paying the soldiers of the revolution or their heirs. The loan Is guaranteed by stamp taxes and duties on spirituous and malt liquors, matches and tobacco, but the com mittee does not propose to levy a duty on tobacco until 10 years hence, when the redemtlon or a portion of the loan becomes due. The report of the Son ato committee in favor of the ratifica tion of the reciprocity treaty has been ordered to be printed. It recites the reason for such a treaty and the salutary effects it will have on the principal industries and business. Boers for Texas. Announcement is made by Q.' M. McKinney .industrial agent for the Har rlmau lines, that 200,000 cres of land has been purchased for the Boers in Southern Texas, between the San An tonio and Neuces rivers. 20,000 Boer families are awaiting Instruction from Oen. Pearson and will Immigrate at once to America and settle In their new borne in Texas. Car Shortage Closed Mines. Practically all mines In the Hocking and Sunday creek valleys of Ohio sus pended operation February 11, owing to a shortage of cars. The Hocking Valley and the Toledo and Ohio Cen tral roads had 6,000 cars loaded ready for transfer, but Toads to which they are consigned have refused to take them because of an Inability to handle more traffic. Snowballing Led to a Death.. Herman Pobl, aged 13, wa killed by Lawrence Lavlgne, aged 18, who atruck him twice over tbe left, ear with an ax helve. Lavlgne wa under the impression that Pobl and a crowd of about 20 other boys were preparing to attack him with snowballs. ' iATE8T NEWS N0TE' ' Brazil's ultimatum was accepted by Bolivia. Germany decides they cannot buy battleships made for Argentina and Chile. Archbishop Ireland compares Amer ica of to-day with the America saved by Lincoln. Minister Bowen grants Germany's demand for $340,000 In five monthly Installments. Chftago joined St. Louts crueAde again blind turf pools and raided four concerns. Arnold Turf ' Investment Company, of St. Louis, suspended payment of stock certificates. Pennsylvania delegation In Congress Is trying to have new naval station located at Erie, P. The Brltsh gunboat Horrler has cap tured In the Red sea three Arab pirate ships and their crews. The cottage of James Lyons . was burned at Lincoln, Neb., and his two children perished In the Ore. Adellna Pattl has finally signed contract for 60 concerts In America, commencing November S next. A ferry-boat crossing the Vlsloka river In Austria, sunk and 50 peas ants who were aboard perished. Wabash railroad defeats plan of Bal timore ft Ohio to block Its connection with the West Virginia Central. Andrew Carnegie made a speech at annual banquet of American Institute of Electrical Engineer In New York. President Rsmsey, of the Gould lines, promised through train to Bal timore within 18 month or two year. United States senators denied re ceipts of telegrams from John D. Rockefeller opposing anti-trust legisla tion. Gen. William Booth, of the Salva tion army and Booth-Tucker were the dinner guests of Senator Hanna In Washington. Defense In trial of Dr. Alexander, charged with profiting by zjrave rob beries, offered testimony to prove that Rufus Cantrlll Is Insane. President Schurmann, of Cornell university, said that among the stu dents there were 62 oases receiving treatment for typhoid fever. President Hansen, of the Standard Bttel Car Company, of Pittsburg, an nounced that the company had $15, 000,000 worth of orders booked. The Illinois Senate adopted by a vote of 43 to 1 a resolution in favor of electing United States Senators by direct vote of the people. Another Cornell student died from typhoid. He was George A. Weesman, of Passaic, N. J., a junior In the me chanical engineering department. The Carnegie Institution, of Balti more. Md., has made five grants of money to Johns Hopkins men to as sist them In original researches. The Probate court at St. Paul, Minn., has divided the $3,000,000 es tate of Norman Kittson, who died 15 years ago, among hi 11 children. Raymond Whlttlng wa killed and David Hoff and Mr. William Burke wore fatally Injured by a boiler ex plosion In a foundry at Adell, Mich. Great Britain's protocol has been formally accepted by Mr. Bowen for Venezuela. The German and Italian cocvcutlons are still undergoing re vlplon. At a meeting of Americans at Ha vana, Cuba, It was arranged to hold memorial exercises at the wreck of the Maine, the fifth anniversary of tbe disaster. The butter and egg board of the Philadelphia produce exchange adopt ed a resolution favoring the repeal of the State tax law cn the sale of ren ovated butter. Surrogate Fitzgerald admitted to probate in New York the will of Mrs. Mary J. Winthrop, which bequeaths nearly $2,500,000 to Princeton Theo logical seminary. Rear Admiral Glass at 8an Francis co, Cal., has received bis sailing or ders. The Pacific squadron goes to Amcpala, Honduras, where a Central American revolution Is threatening. Application for bail for ex-Lieut Gov. James H. Tillman .who has been In jail ever since he murdered W. G. Gonzales In Columbia, South Carolina, bs been made to the Supreme Court. Commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, Gen. Thomas J. Sewart, received a rousing wel come at Boston, at the hands of the Massachusetts department conven tion. A package of letters containing a largo amount of commercial paper was lost by the postal authorities from porch on the Pennsylvania train leav ing Louisville at midnight, January 31, and running to Chicago via In dianapolis. The Committee on Ways and Means authorized bill to be report ed which provides that no package of manufactured smoking or chewing tobacco, snuff, cigars or cigarettes shall have anything packed or attach ed to It promising or offering a gift, prize or premium. John L. Sullivan was discharged in bankiuptcy In New York. Sullivan filed a petition to be adjudged a bank rupt on November 28, placing his lia bilities at $2,658, all unsecured, and bl assets at $60 in clothing. The famous Mueller case, Involving title to valuable ore-bearing land of the MeBaba range, was decided in tbe Dis trict Court at Dulutb, Minn. The de cision Is by Judge Cant, and was in favor of Kosmorl, the plaintiff and record owner, In every point. Police Chief Kleley, of St. Louis, has been elected chief of the governing board of the bureau of criminal Iden tification; Chief Corner, of Cleveland, vice chairman, and Chief Sylvester, of Washington, secretary and treas urer. Captain David J. Baker, Jr., Twenty sixth Infantry, and Cnptaln William 8, Scott, First Cavalry, have been as signed to duty a Assistant Chief of the Philippine Constabulary. MISER REFUDIIIES ICREEMEIII. VENEZUELA PROTOCOL. Bowen Declares If Empire Csn Stand for Public Confession He Csn Make Payment. Germany now Insists on a cash pay ment of $340,000 or a Hen on the cus tom received at one of the Venezu elan port until that amount la paid. Incidentally the Imperial Government utterly repudiates the agreement made In her name by Count Quadt-Wykradt-Isny, her Charge d'Affalres, offering to accept a cash payment of $27,600. This I the Information conveyed at Washington to Mr. Bowen, Venezuela's representative, by Baron 8 peck von Sternberg, the German Envoy. Mr. Bowen's answer was returned Immedi ately. It was as follows, substanti ally. "You may tell your Government that I will not yield the receipts of any port prior to Tbe Hague's decision. As to the cash payment of $340,000, If Germany can afford to make a pub lic confession that she does not stand by agreements signed by her duly ac credited representatives, I am willing that she shall receive on the day the protocol Is signed, the amount asked In tbe original ultimatum." All respon sibility for the action of Germany has been denied by both Great Britain and Italy. Both of these countries an nounced that they will stand by their agreement to accept a cash payment of preferential treatment to The Hague tribunal. All three protocols. It Is understood, will provide for the Im mediate return of all vessels seized by the blockading ships. It Is stated that the action of Germany In asking $340, 00O Instead of contenting herself with $27,500 1 due to a misunderstanding of certain ateps In the negotiations which had been passed on by Count Quadt before the arrival of Baron von Sternberg. Mr. Bowen holds that Ger many Is bound by the act of Its repre sentative. It Is expected that a final answer will arrive from Germany to the latest representations made and, upon receipt of that answer, tbe sign ing of tbe protocols will occur. As soon as they are signed orders will be dispatched to the blockading ships for their Immediate withdrawal from Ven ezuelan waters. FRIAR LANDS AGAIN. Vstlcsn Decides That United Statea Proposal Is Correct Solution. The Vatican at Rome, Italy, em phatically denies all the rumor of Cardinal Rampola's dissatisfaction re garding Governor Taft's attitude In the Philippine question. Dissatisfaction Is felt at the Vatican toward the ar rangements Initiated with Mgr. Guldt'n predecessors with the mellalora, to whom, in addition to large salaries, they promised 25 per cent of the prop erty the mediators should succeed In retaining for the Church. The effect of Mgr. Guidl's reports on mature con sideration seems to have decided the Vatican that the best solution Is to return to the original 'proposition made by the United" States to resort to arbitration for tho purchase of the friar lands, the settlement of the ren tals, the Identity for damage due from the United Stales, and tbe administra tion of the charitable and educational trusts. 8UING FOR A VA8T 8UM. Trying to Recover $10,000,000 From Mexican Government. The suit of John O. Hazzard, of Brooklyn. N. Y to recover from the United States of Mexico about $10, 000,000 of the defaulted bond Issue of 1865 was argued before the Court of Appeals at Albany, N. Y. Hazzard se cured an attachment which was served upon J. P. Morgan ft Co., of New York, which firm was presumed to hold securities of the. Mexican govern ment. The Appellate division vacat ed the attachment and from that de cision Hazzard appeals to the Court of Appeals. Tbe proceeding is opposed by the United States government on the ground that Mexico is a foreign sovereign state, and that, therefore, the courts of New York have no juris diction to attach any of its property. The case will probably be carried, to the' United State Supreme court. IMPROVING RURAL DELIVERY. Carriers Must Accept for Registration Mall Properly Prepared. Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden has Issued instructions for conduct of registry business In the rural free delivery service. The most Important innovation provides for the registration of letters and parcels left In the rural mall boxes, the carrier leaving the sender's receipt In the box. Rural crrriers also are required to accept , for registration mall matter properly prepared and offered by any one tbat meets them while on duty, whether a patron of the free delivery service or not. Vast Loss to Government Shop A, tho principal Issue store house at tbe Rock Inland, 111., arsenal, was destroyed by Ore, with Its con tents, which Included cavalry and In fantry equipment of every description, and 1,000,000 rounds of Krag-Jorgen-sen smokeless ammunition. The con tents were worth $1,500,000. The building was erected 20 years ago at a cost of $400,000. Buy Hill's Freight Fleet It has been definitely decided that the trunk linos will buy James J. Hill' freight boats on the Great lakes, insur ing harmony and maintenance of rates. All of the New York-Buffalo roads join In the purchase equally. Tbe Penn sylvania railroad will act as a party to the purchase In ordor to demon strate Ita good faith In connection with tha onaunoa nrolwnt. REVIEW OF TRADE. Demand Exceeds Bupply i Railway Earnings Keep Pac With Gen eral Prosperity. R. O. Dun ft Co.' "Weekly Review of Trade" says: Disproportion be tween supply and demand Is still a fsctor of strength in many commodi ties, while similar conditions exist aa to skilled labor, retarding muah work and In some case postponing Import ant undertakings and Improvements. Waites have been advanced voluntar ily and also In response to demands of organised labor. Relief to traffic con gestion Is still confined to a few favor ed districts and shippers cannot bop for prompt deliveries until lake naviga tion opens. Railway earnings continue to show splendid gains over former yeara, January returns thus far exceed ing 1902 by 9.4 per cent, and 1901 by 18.7 per cent. Orders for spring ship ment sre heavy In all staple lines and the advance business for fall I unusu ally large, testifying to the confidence of buyers In continued prosperity. Sound conditions continue to prevail In the Iron and steel Industry. Coke Is In somewhat better supply, making It possible to operate blast furnaces with lees Interruption than was experi enced when the month opened, but there Is constant complaint of the scarcity and high prices commanded by pig Iron. Finished steel products havo not risen proportionately, al though they are in good demand. Large exports or wire and wire nails have occurred, the movement being heavi est to Australia, South America and Europe. With the advancing season thure is a better movement of mer chant pipe and kindred lines, while structural material !s In 'more urgent request. The demand for railway equipment shows no diminution, and another foreign order for steel rails could not be accepted because deliv eries were required In May. Failures for this week numbered 230 in the United States, against 240 last year, and 29 In Canada, compared with 83 a year ago. . Bradstreet'e says: An additional steadying feature In Iron and steel Is the prospect that all classes of Iron ore will be advanced, the Increase varying from 25 cents to $1.25 and the average being In the neighborhood of 75 cents. Wheat, Including flour, ex ports for the week ending February 12 aggregate 2,856,439 bushels, against 3.965,916 bushels last week. 8,175,481 bushrls In this week a year ago and 4.814,878 bushels In 1901. Wheat ex port since July 1 aggregate 166,421,- vtl bushels, against 173.322.124 bush els last season and 125,638,337 bushels In 1!)00. Corn exports aggregate 1,- KJU.lTU bushels, against 2,400,310 bushels a year ago and 4.760.422 bush els In 1901. For the fiscal year ex ports are 24,631,186 bushels, against ZZ.B58.490 last season and 124,328,216 In 1901. Promise Not to Haze. At a meeting of the third class of the naval academy at Annapolis, Md., It was unanimously decided to accede to the demand of Supt. Brownson tbat members of the class refrain from hazing or all forms. Supt. Brownson will rescind his order restricting the class from liberty. CABLE FLASHES. Part of the navy department build ing ut Uiiencs Ayres was destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at about $300,000. Sir Charles Gaven Duffy, the former Irish leader, man of letter and prime minister of Victoria, died at Nice, France. He was born at Monaghan, Ireland, In 1816. Tbe general strike decided upon by the Workmen's associations at Bar celona, Spain, has filed. The printers and street car conductors refused to join the movement Hubbard T. Smith, United States vice consul general at Cairo, Egypt, who had been in a hospital at Genoa, Italy, for some time, suffering from cancer. Is dead. , The crown prince of Saxony was granted a divorce from the former Crown Princess Louise, after several doctor had furnUhed expert testi mony In the case. The Dover, England, corporation accepted Andrew Carnegie' offer of $50,000 to found a public library in Dover. The mayor cast the deciding vote In favor of acceptance. Slxteon of the passengers of the wrecked excursion steamer Madelna, at Hamilton, Bermuda, will continue their cruise southward on board tbe cteamer Ocamo, which sails for the West Indies. Ten others will sail on the steamer Pretoria for New York. The Madeina la dally settling down. Public Works Minister Budde, be fore the budget committee of the Prussian diet defended the practice of the steel rail syndicate In selling cheaper abroad thaa at home. He said the practice was In the Interest of the employes, as It gave them steadier em ployment and prevented shutdowns. The Humbert family made their appearance in the criminal courts at Paris, February 11, when tbe case of M. Cattau. the banker, was takon up. There was a great public Interest manifested In the proceedings; tha court room waa packed with people. It Is announced in South Africa, that the government offered seats in tha legislative council to Genorals Botha, Delarey and 8 units. The Boer gen erals unanimously refused to accept, giving as their reason the manner in which the council was formed, which !n their opinion, was not In the best Interests of the country. An official dispatch from Gautemala tays that Guatemala haa not declared war, but that Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua menace the Guatemalan government, which la ready to de fend Its honor. The republic has been declared in state of siege. Tbe committee for the relief of tha famine sufferers In Northern Sweden bs received front America $17,500. TMK MARKKTS. PITTSBURG. Grain, Flour and Food. WSoat-Mm I raa.... 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VaL.itr reo veal, tood to choio too Veal, common bear IM veal, common to fair - IM f 715 711 700 IM 190 tM I 60 6 M too 440 4 100 610 tu 110 too tM 109 160 FIREPLACE GRAVESTONE. Pictures of Fowls, Cows and Hog Engraved on Tablet. A most remarkable gravestone Is to be seen In the Hunnewell family lot in Windham, Me., where a great old fashioned open fireplace serves la place of marble or granite shaft Re cently Charles H. Hunnewell, the head of the family, decided to erect a suit able memorial over the ashes of his ancestors, and he conceived the Idea that the old fireplace, where his great grandparents had done their cooking, would be more appropriate for the pur pose than an ordinary monument. So be had the old fireplace taken from the farmhouse, with Its hanging crane, and iron and other belongings, aad set up In the graveyard in a frame work of bricks taken from the old chimney brlcka that were brought from England, in the early part of the seventeenth century. Thus the fire place stands, a conspicuous object, black and shining, among the white stones that surround It, and poople come from far away to gaze upon It The opening Is filled with a metal tablet, upon which Is Inscribed the record of the Hunnewell family for tight generations, or from the year 1654 to 1901247 yeara. In the space around the family record appear pic tures of fowls, cows, hogs and other livestock owned by various genera tions of the HunnewelU, and which won prises at fairs. USE OF FALSE TEETH. Two Millions Manufactured Annually In the United 8tatss. Probably not less than 2.000,000 arti ficial teeth are manufactured In this country each year, and still the out put goes on Increasing. Never before was such great care manifested for teeth aa haa been exhibited during tha past five yeara. In this respect Amer icans lead the world, not even tha fas tidious French excelling tha people of the United States In their solicitude (or the preservation of natural teeth and In their application of the arts of dental science when substitute have to be provided for nature's molars, Englishmen are notoriously 'careless about their teeth, although In lata , years) great progress has been made In this matter. A prominent dentist of New York declares that nearly every patient with a mouthful of de cayed teeth Is a foreigner. "They let things drift," he soys, "and come only when oaln drives th Am flAr-A AnwMt leans, and especially Southerners, uHsiru 10 ineir aentist Immediately they detect even the slightest 4gn of coming trouble, and tha nn 1. that there are by far more toaved' teetn in this country than In any oth er. Englishmen and Irishmen are re markably anathetlc ah nut thAll mnl,M and wilt go about for yeara with hope. Kraaijr unvayea leetn. The statue of Bishop Phillips Brooks, which Is to stand In tha angle formed by the chapel and north tran sept of Trinity Church, Boston, la nuarly completed. Germany, at tha end of 1M1. will have a standing army of 49I.M4 men.
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