A Head of Mormon Church Before Investigating Committee. REVELATION BEFORE THE LAW. Preiident Smith Say Principle of Plural Marriages la 8acred With tha Church. Roed Smooth, Mormon apostle of Utah, wss plated on trial on Wed nesday for his Senatorial life. For lour houra the court and Jury the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections heard evidence In hi rnt. i)ui inn Unit time his patron nnd boat friend, president Joseph K. Smith of tho Mormon Church, a man of varied and large business Intervals, self-confessed adherent to the doc trlnea of polygamy anil accused by At torney Taylrr of having five wives and 45 children, oreupled the stand. Counsel for the protestants plied him with clime, searching questions, direct ' ed at questionable aspects and prac tices ol tho Mormon religion and Its Votaries. Attorneys for the protestanta in the Smoot Investigation said to-day they Intended to prove that the defendant Is associated with a hierarchy which practices polygamy and connives at violations of the law. and that Smoot's very vote as a Senator of the United fltatos is subject to tho wish and com mand of the Mormon church. Presi dent Joseph F. Smith confessed that Jie himself had continued to cohabit with his plural family since the mani festo of lx:0, and ho realized fully that ho was violating State laws. Prc.llent Smith also testified tliat Rood Smoot had to get the consent of his associate apostles In the church before he could become a candidate for Senator. The conless-lon of President Smith was tho sensation of the proceeding to-uay before tho Senate Committee on Privilege and Klectlons. Mr. Smith i aid that the manifesto of IX'.io had left him and others with plural families In the unfortunate situation of being compelled to defy the law or desert their families. For himself lie bad preferred to "take chances with tho law" rnther than to disgrace him self and degrade his family by aband oning his wives and the children they bad borne Mm. He admitted that he had had children by all of his five wives since t!i? manifesto and said ho had acknowledged them openly without .Interference or disturbance from the r.coplo of Utah, whom lie characterised as liberal and broad minded. President Smith was on the stand thl third day. but the testimony wus not as sensational ai that of the sec ond day until near the cUJss. Then by a series of questions the slgnflean. and important fart was brought out that the standing of Mormons In tho church or In the Mormon community was not In the least Impaired by the knowledge of their co-religlonlsts that they continued In polygamous re lation with their plural wives after tho lssuanco of the Mormon manifesto against polygamy. In a way this admlsr.'on by Presi dent Smith Is of more vital importance to the establishment cf tho casj against Smoot and the Mormon church than Smith's admissions of yesterday that he had continued to hold relations with his five wives since 1890 afid had had 11 O'lldren by them sines that dato. It tends strongly to demonstrate that the whole Mormon community and organization I; In a silent con spiracy against the laws of the United States and have not accepted or at tempted to carry out In good laith the agreement made with the Government by which the admission of Utah to statehood was secured. It was brought out that all of Mr. Smith's predecessors, ag presidents of tha Mormon church, had been polygam ists and that the man chosen to suc ceed him has more than one wife. Mr. Smith was asked which he would obey, the law of the land or revelations from God, If the two were In conflict, lie said ho might obey the revelation, though it was not compulsory. He added: "I should not like to be put In a position where I would have to de sert my children I could not do that." SHAW CALLS FOR FUND3. Twenty Per Cent, of Canal Purchacs Money to be Paid. ' Secretary Shaw baa notified all special National bank depositories, in cluding those of New York City, that they will be required to pay on ac count1 of the Panama canal purchase ' 20 per cent, of their holdings of gov ernment .funds on or before March 25. The 20 per cent, aggregates about 130,000,000, leaving about $20,000,000 to be supplied from the Treasury. In view of news received from Paris to the effect that the French company at once would call a meeting of Its directors and carry out the formalities I necessary to the transfer of the title ! to the property to the United States it was thought best to make the two 1 payments to the canal companyand to the republic ,of Panama concurrently about April 1. Earthquake In Peru. , A tremendous earthquake, which did i much damage, occurred at Lima, Peru, ! on the 4th Inst. Nothing compared : with-It had been experienced during' tbe last 80 years. Died of 6trang Malady. Charles Quelle Denunzie, an Italian patient died at the Oil City, Pa., hos pital. The case bad attracted the at tention of tbe medical profession lu this section. Denunzie was suffering from echlnococcus, which causes tu mors in tbe liver and lungs, a disease peculiar to the tropics, but rarely known to develop in colder climates. Unless friends claim tbe remains tbey will be' sent to an anatomical society. , i PROQRE83 OF THE WAR. Chinese Brigands Terrorising Some Districts China Buying Arm. A copy of the "Dally Vostlk." which has Just arrived at St. Petersburg, contains a significant argument In fa vor of Russia abandoning South Man churia, and retaining the northern por tion of the province, which, the ta per contends, naturally belongs to the Amur region. Mall advices from Vladivostok say that 600 Chinese brigands are terror ising the district of Ninguta. Their lender, Yavanten, proclaims htmseir Invulnerable to bullets. A Japanese barber at Vladivostok, deeming hlmrelf Insulted by a Rus sian nflleer, shot hi in dead and then dramatically announced that he was a captain on the Japanese general staff and was not used to taking Insults. A Russian correspondent of the As sociated Press at Shanghai telegraphs that It Is reported at Tien Tsln that 4.01)0 additional Chinese soldiers have been posted In Northern China, ar.i that the Chinese government has re cently placed large orders for guns and ammunition. A cable from Nagasaki, reports that Russan spies are overrunning Japan, especially tho ports, and a large num ber have been captured. As the Gem bu Maru was about to sail yesterday a spy was discovered aboard disguis ed as a coolie. The transport was loaded wltn troops bound to Korea. Before tho spy was caught ho sprang overboard. The soldiers were order ed to Are. A volley crashed and the spy was shot dead as he was swim ming. Rumors of fUhtlng between the Japanese and Russians In Korea ap pear to be disproved by the dispatch received at St. Petersburg from the Russian chief of staff describing a brush between Russian vldettes and a Japanese patrol of seven near Ping Yang. If such a trilling encounter as this Amis n place. In official dispatch es, It is evident that there can have been no real engagements between the opposing forces. So inr as authentic news can be ob tained the reports indicate that the Japanese armies are now concentrat ing at selected positions and not until disposition of lorce nnd material al ready planned are complete, will any forward movement by land begin. While the operations about Port Ar thur and on the line of tho Yalu river hold the plate of prominence In the news dispatches there are Indications of Important operations In tho north. It was reported more than a week ago that a force of Japanese had been landed at Posslet bay, and Tokyo ad vices now report that the railway be tween Vladivostok and Harbin has been cut near Nickolskle, over a mile, and a quarter of track being destroyed. N'ickolsUole is 70 miles north of Vladi vostok. I It Is reported 80,000 Jarnnese have landed at Gensan, their objective be-: In,; Manchuria. Gen. Mlstchenko lias entered Mioim Han, near Ering Vans, ' with cavalry. An Intrigue on tho part of tho : opposition at Seoul against the con clusion of tho Japanese-Korean proto col culminated in the throwing of bombs at the residences of the foreign milliliter and his secretary early Thursday morning. They escaped un injured. I NEGROES PAID THE PENALTY. South Carolinian on Deathbed Confess es to Murder of H i Wife. Section Foreman Jones, who died a few days ago at his home in Colleton county, S. C. confessed to being his wife's murderer. The woman was killed at her home In Ravenel, S. C, In May, W2. It was thought at the time the dsed was committed by ne groes, and Jim Black, James Ford and Thomas Pryor were caught and lynch ed. One morning during the early part of May, 1902, Mrs. Jones was found In the rear of her premises with her throat cut from ear to ear and her hoad crushed in from cruel blows with a heavy instrument. The discovery was made by the murdered woman's 10-year-old girl. The child hurried down the ralfroad track and reported the matter to her father. News of the tragedy spread over Colleton county and men armed to the teeth flashed from all direc tions. It was stated that the deed had been committed by Black, Pryor and Ford, and searching partes were or ganized and the twamps secured. After days of searching the negroe were arrested, taken to the scene of the crime and lynched. Jones was present It is said and was given tho chance of firing the first shots into their bodies as they dangled from the limbs of trees. Several weeks ago Jones was taken tick. Before death he confessed murdering his wile. He said he cculd not die until be had told all, and re cited tho story of the crime, going through all of the details In a firm, clear voice. He seid he and his wife had quarreled and that he killed her In a moment of rasslon. Immediately after making the confession be ex pired. SWEPT BY PRAIRIE FIRE. Ore Town Destroyed, Three Percons ' Burned to Death. I Reports from Okluhoma say that ! three persons perished in Wednesday j night's prairie fire and the financial loss by the fire and gale is estimated at half a million dollars. - Scores of people are suffering from burns and broken limbs. The area from which reports of damage by wind come rovers a hundred miles square, and means of communication over the district are meager. This difficulty is Increased by tbe fact that poles are burned and wires blown down. The little town of Francis, west of Man gum, was destroyed by Ore, but no particulars are obtainable. The Maryland state legislature has passed a law requiring railway and steamboat companies to furnish sep arate accommodations -for white and, negro passengers. STEEL FRAME COLLAPSES Many Lives Crushed Out and Several Severely Injured. OTHER HOUSES ARE WRECKED. Horror Said to B the Result of Grots Carelessness on Part of Builder. By the collapse of the steel frame work of the 11-story apartment house, Nos. CS to 69 West Forty-sixth street, New York at least 14 persons lost their lives and 25 were Injured, some perhaps fatally. . It Is the worst acci dent of tho sort which has occurred In New York since the fall of the John il. Ireland building, at West Broad way and Third street. In 1H5, when 14 men were killed and many more were maimed. One of the peculiar features of the tragedy was tho killing of Mrs. Frank Storrs, wife of a millionaire, now In Kurupo. She was crushed by a girder which crashed through the Paterson apartment hotel, in West Forty-seventh ' streot, the rear of which adjoined that of the new build ing which was to have been known a tha Darlington, Frank J. Allison, a member of the Allison Realty Company, builders of the hotel, was said to have been on the first floor of the building, at the time of the collapse. He lias not been seen since the accident. There were about 40 men engaged on the building, which was nearly completed, when It began to totter. Hardly one of them escaped unscath ed. It Is said tho collapse was caused by laulty workmanship nnd the over loading of otiw of the upper floors. Hugo Iron girders and pieces of stone were hurled for hundreds of feet. Other pieces of debris were scattered over the adjoining streets, pelting pedestrians and causing a general panic in the neighborhood. The suff ering of the men imprisoned In the ruins was frightful. Their agonized cries were heard for blocks as soon as the noise of the collup.se had died out. TO PREVENT FIRE LOSSES. President Will Be Asked to Urge Gov ernment Inspection. Alarmed at the steady increase of Icrs of life and property by fire In all parts of the country during the last 10 years, the Illinois Manufacturers' As sociation, tho Civic Federation anil the Chicago Credit Men's Association havo decided to Bend a memoriul to President Roosevelt urging that tho National Government make a thorough Investigation of existing condition's so that municipal and state authori ties may be guided In their efforts nt prevention. Thp appended table w-as compiled before the fires in Baltimore and Rochester: National losses, 1894 to 1898. In clusive, $.100,000,000; 1899 to 1902. in clusive $770. ,000,000; total ten years, $1,370,000,100; 'Increase. 25 per cent. Since the compilation of the forego ing figures the fires In Baltimore, Rochester and Madison, Wis., have In creased the losses In the past five years $73.80(1000. These later losses will bring the figures up to $1,443,800,000 and, of course, do not include hundreds of fires which have not been called to the attention of the nation at large. CANAL TITLE SATISFACTORY. Attorney General Advises the Presi dent to Close the Deal. A conclusion of the negotiations for the title to tho Panama Canal Com pany is In slgut. Within 30 days, per haps in a shorter time, the United States will be In fulL. possession of the property and the money consider ation will have been paid to both the republic of Panama and to the new Panama Canal Company. Attorney General Knox had a con ference with the President, at which tho whole subject, so far as the legal phases of It are concerned, was con sidered and decided. At the conclu sion ol the conference the attorney general authorized the following state ment: "I have advised the President that he is authorized to pay at once to the republic of Panama, the $10,000,000 stipulated for by the treaty, the rati fications of which have Just been ex changed. Alto, that he Is authorized to pay to the new Panama Canal Com pany the $40,000,000 which under the agreement between the United States and that company we are ready to close the transaction. GERMAN STEEL COMBINE. Twenty-Eight Concerns Finally Reach an Agreement. After long and tedious negotiations the German steel syndicate has finally been organized. The original plan wag for a syndicate of the entire German steel Industry and was first set in mo tion at Frankfort-on-tbe-Maln In the summer of 1902, but, after long hag gling, th's project was found to be Im possible. Negotiations were then begun, and now have been concluded. The small er manufacturers, whose output ranges from 1.000,000 to 1.500,000 tons an nually, were excluded. Whitney Estate Worth $11,000,000. Horry Payne Whitney, executor of the late WUIIani C. Whitney, has filed with the surrogate of Nassau county, N. Y., a provisional estimate of the value of bis father's estate liable to taxation In this state, fixing the value of real estate at $1,000,000 and that of tbe personal eitate at $10,000,000. The Senate passed the Frye bill providing that all supplies for ' the army In the Philippines shall be car ried only in American vessels. 600 MOROS KILLED. Fore of. Chief Hasson Practically An nlhllated In Battle. About 600 Moros fell In battle with tho United Slates troops under MaJ. Hugh L. 8cott. The fighting for the most part was rapid and the victory decisive for the American expedition. Twice during the fight the firing was stopMd to give the Moros a chance to surrender, but they declined to do ss. Gen. Wood reports, under date of February 13, tho engagement with tho datto Moros, tinder Hasson, In the Is land or Jolo. l.leut. West and six pri vates were wounded. One has since died. Hasson succeeded in mnklng his escape. His original force or 3,000 has now been reduced to 15. The members of the constabulary who revolted nt Vlgan are all fn cus tody. The arms and ammunition taken by them have been recovered and tho troops have returned to their station. In addition to l.leut. West the follow ing were wounded: lliirllmrt, troop I, Fourteenth cavalry right side; Hlnd erer troop I, Fourteenth cavalry, shoul der; White, Eighteenth battery, field artillery, right krtee; Callaway, troop M. Fourteenth cavalry right arm; Cox, Eighteenth battery, field artillery shoulder; Hanlfln, trop K, Fourteenth cavalry, thigh, slight. MILITARY MOVEMENT. Russian Warships in Red Sea Chinese on Frontier. The Russian cruisers Oslabya, PI mltrl, l)onsko and Aurora, with sever al torpedo boat destroyers ai report ed to be anchored off Zaffarana, 60 ivilfa from Sue? Tho steamers laden with coal for Japan, captured by Russian torpedo boat destroyers, are reported to be the British steamer Ettrickdule, tho Brit ish steamer Frankby, and the Nor wegian steamer Matilda. A dispatch from Suuk'im, Egypt. Fellruury, said tho captain of tho Brit ish stenmer Lurlstun reported that ho was stopped and examined by Russian torpedo boat destroyers a few miles south of Daodalus Island in tho Red Sea, who Informed him that three Brit ish steamers laden with coal for Japan, had been captured by them. Korean soldiers on the Ham-Oyeng frontier have been attacked and dis persed by Russian troops. February 23 four troop trains havo left Pao-Tlng-Fu for tho northeastern frontier. The last contingent left on two trains, completing tho force of 10, too men. These troops are all regulars and their equipment is excellent. They will be replaced by troops from Shan Tung province. Koreans estimate the number of Russians who crossed tho frontier up to the 21st at 3.000, of whom 1,000 are a WIJu, 1,000 at Chasau and the re mainder scattered in small parties. U. S. OFFICERS DESIGNATED. Russia Gives Permission for Ameri cans to Accompany Army. Tho Russian govornment formally has granted the request of the United States that certain officers of the American army be permitted to accom pany the Russian troops and witness their operations In tho war with Ja pan. They cannot Join the Russian army before April 15 of tho Russian calendar. The officers who have been designat ed for this service are: Col. J. I). Kerr, of the general Btaff; Capt. Carl Relchman, Seventeenth Infantry, and Capt. George Gattley and Capt. Wil liam D. Judson of the Engineer corps. All of the above are In Manila except Capt. Judson, who Is in this city, and who will leave at once for St. Peters burg. CURRENT NEWS EVENTS. Dowle meetings In Melbourne, Aus tralia, were disturbed and broken up by roughs, or larriklus as they are called in that country. The postofflce at Humphrey, Ark., was dynamited this morning, but whether by robbers or by enemies of Postmaster J. B. Greer, who is a ne gro Is unknown. The arbitration treaty between Great Britain and Spain, which it was announced February 20 tbe two coun tries were on the verge of concluding was signed on the 27th. The Czar has approved a gigantic project for a canal to connect the Black sea with the Baltic. The course would be 1,200 miles long and the cost is estimated at $40,00o,00. The general committee having in charge the coming reunion of the United Confederate Veterans decid ed to change the dales originally set for September 13, 14 and 15 next. The 33 nvembers of the graduating class of the collegiate and engineer ing departments of the Western Uni versity of Pennsylvania were suspend ed. Tbe seniors are. charged with playing poker and "seven-up" In the classroom and defacing the walls with playing cards. At the Republican convention of the Eleventh Ohio Congressional dis trict Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor was nominated for his tenth term in Con gress. Arthur Q. Vorys, of Lancaster, and J. P. Bradbury, of Ponveroy, were made delegates to the National con vention at Chicago, and E. D. IMcketts, of Logan, and John T. Ogler. of Me Arthur, alternates. Walter Sears was nomluated for elector. President Roosevelt and Senator Foraker were indorsed. British Vessels Released. Tbe British coal-laden steamers Et trlckdale (from Barry February 3) for Sabang and Frankby (from Barry Feb ruary 3) for Hongkong and the Norwe gian steamer Matilda (from Penarth January 30) for Sasebo. also laden with coal, captured by the squadron In tbe Red sea, ba" been released by order of the czar. By a vote of 15 to 17 common coun cil of Detroit. Mich., rejected Andrew Carnegie's offer of $750,000 for a cen tral and branch public library build ings. PORT ARTHUR BOMBARDED Long and Furious Rain of Shot and Shell Over Fort. RUSSIAN FLEET FARED BADLY. On Torpedo Boat Sunk and Three Cruisers Compelled to Retire Within the Harbor. Another naval battle occurred at Port Arthur Monday and resulted In a Japanese victory. About 10 o' clock in tho morning thu Japanese fleet, composed of 15 battleships and cruisers under command of Admiral Togo, appeared. The forts opened fire at long range, but tho fleet steamed on without no tice until within 6,000 yards range. They then began a bombardment, which was furious and long continued. The r.usslnti cruiser Askold, Bryan and Novlk with lour torpedo boats, were In the outer channel. They uteamed out of the fire sunn of the forts and replied to the Japanese Are. The RetVizsn also took part. Admiral Togo's fleet- steamed slowly In concentric circles, his ships In per fect alignment as ir on a magnificent parade. Their guns, splendidly serv ed, did much damage to the forts and town, one Russian torpedo boat was sunk quickly. Tho cruiser Askold. In a sinking condition, retired to the har. bor and tugs steamed out to her as sistance. The Novlk and Bryan, bad ly dunmged, were forced to retire. Other torpedo boats kept In the back ground. When the RiiFfllun ships were out or range the Japanese fleet with drew In perfect order. The bombard ment lasted two hours. VLADIVOSTOK CUT OFF. Japs Tearing up Railroad and Cutting Telegraph Lines. Vladivostok Is now apparently cut off by sea and land. Toklo has a re port that over a mile of the tallway leading to thp port from Harbin, the Russian base, has been destroyed. An American lurrler, who got out of Vladivostok some days ago, declares that the Russlnn squadron Is practical ly bottled up there. He says the ap pearance of four warships off the northern coast of Japan was not for tho purpose of bombarding coast towns, but was a 1 utile attempt to Jiin the fleet at Port Arthur. Japan's northern squadron spulled the plan. Russian official reports are that the Japanese fleet has not been seen at Port Arthur since last Saturday. Movements of the troops In Korea still point to an early clash there, though Toklo believes nothing more than a skirmishing will occur south of the Ynlu river. HE LIVED FOR 132 YEARS. For Forty Years He Had Been an In mate of a Poor House. Noah Raby, died in tho Plscutaway, N. J. poor house of which he had been an Inmate for the last 40 years. If he had lived until April 1 next according to his own statement Raby would have been 132 years old. Ho retained his memory and could recall many inci dents of his long career until very re cently. Raby is said to have been born In Eatontown, Gate3 county, N. C on April 1. 1772. He enlisted In the navy In 1805 and served on the ship Constitution and the frigate Brandywine. cn the latter of which Farragut was a lieutenant. Kovovlck Sentenced to Hang, Mllovar Kovovlck. convicted at Washington. Pa., of the murder of Samuel T. Ferguson was sentenced to be hanged. Judge Taylor required every one in the room to stand, and the unusual lmpresslveness of the oc casion was evident on the face of every person present. There was a tremor in Kovovlck's movement as he arose. The court said to the defend ant: "Do you have or do you know anything to say why the court should not proceed to judgment and pro nounce upon you the sentence of death?" The defendant said: "I do not know what to eay." The question being explained to him, be replied: "I have nothing to say." U. S. Agent Aiding Japanese Subjects. ! Commercial Agent Greener, at Vladivostok, cables the state depart-' ment through Ambassador McCor m'lck. that he is making every effort to -relieve the Japanese subjects In that city, according to his instructions from , the department. It la probable that 1 his facilities will be enlarged by the department. j Ohio's New Senator. Lieut. Gov. V. G. Harding, of Ohio, formally declared General Charles Dick elected to the United States Senate for the short and lung terms, succeed ing the late Senator Ilanna. At the joint session of the Legislature the vote stood: Dick 174; John H. Clarke, 25. Monument to Fremont, Senator Penrose Introduced a bill appropriating $50,000 lor the erection in Washington city of a monument to the memory of General John C. Fre-! mont. The bill is that drafted by ' Major R. H Long of Pittsburg; Sec retary of the Fremont Association. Cuban Election Returns. Returns Indicate that the Liberal Nationalists elected 15 congressmen. Conservative Republicans 11 and the Moderate Nationalists, a party peculiar to Santiago, 5. While 20 or tbe 31 congressmen elected are so-called Lib erals, half of the number are op rosed to the principles declared by the Havana Nationalists, and the result of the election Is generally regarded as a victory for the moderate element In pontics THE OUTLOOK IMPROVINQ. I Notable Activity In Merchant Pipes, Plates and Bars Big Purchase Of Besstmer Pig Iron. n. 0. Dun ft Co.'s "Weekly Review of Trade" says: Business continues to Improve, despite the difficulty of low temperature and high prices. Weather conditions have been singularly unpro pMliMis, deep snow retarding distribu tion of merchandise and excessive cold delaying the opening of spring trado and structural work. Yet retailers are making extensive preparations and plan are submitted for numerous building operations. Prospects have Improved on the Pacific coast, where much-n edi'd rain has fallen, and re ports from tho South Indicate excep tional prosperity. Buyers continue to arrive at the leading markets, but the volume of trado Is restricted by high prices, particularly for cotton goods. Railway earnings for February were 2.2 per cent less than last year, bad weather restricting traffic. It may be raid with some degree of assurance that the Iron and steel Industry has made further progress In the right di rection nnd the prospects is brighter than It has been at any time during the winter. Gains are small, It Is true, and there are several disturbing features, yet the presence of purchas. ers In all divisions of the market prom ises to restore activity. Certain special branches- or the Industry are notably vigorous, strength nnd activity appearing In merchant pipe, plates and bars. A large purchase of Bessemer pig Iron was made by the leading In terest at $13. valley furnace, equiva lent to $13.85 at Pittsburg. Bradstrnet's says: Among the In dustries reports Indicate more activ ity In Iron and steel and prices of some grades cf Iron are flrmer, but the Iron ore situation Is not yet settled; the coke supply Is Insufficient and a soft coal strike overhangs Western Indus try generally. The agricultural situ ation on the whole Is one of great strength, and a record-breaking acre- ago will go Into cotton. Tho fea-' tures in iron and steel have been the purchase of m arly loo.noo tons by the leading Interest and reports of other sales aggregating as much more. This has had the effect of stiffening mer chant furnaio men's views and estab lishing prices at $13 for Bessemer. Finished products return rather more favors bin reports. Pittsburg report Jng all modern mills running to their full rapacity, while Chicago reports Increased sales cf bars, steel rails and structural. There Is a good demand for pipe and higher prices are looked for. Wire noils are selling freely at the advance and hardware Is slightly better at the West Boston Wool Market. Prices are Arm in the wool market, domestics quiet In the wool market and the market as a whole only mod erately active. The demand Is for me dium and low wools, with a fair de mand for fine . grades. Territory wools tend to be active. Pulled and foreign wools are both firm and steady. Tho leading quotations are: Ohio and Pennsylvania, X. X. and above, 3434c; X. 30 31c; No. 1, 33c; No. 2, 32&33e; flue unwaKhed, 23S24c; half blood unwashed, 25V4&2tc; thtee-elghths blood unwashed, 25V 2fic; quarter blood washed. 25'j'ijr2Bc; fine washed delaine, 3 fi fa 3 He; Michi gan X and above normal; No. 1, 29 TP 3iic; No. 2, 280 29c; fine unwashed. 25Q25V4C. TWELVE LIVES LOST IN FIRE. Woman and Eleven Small , Children Perish in Their Home. Twelve lives were lost In a fire, which destroyed the home of Thomas Guay, at St. Fellrien. Quebec. When the fire was first noticed by neighbors, who Tive at somo distance, the house had been burned to the ground. In it at the time were the eight small chil dren of Thomas Guay and Mrs. Philip Gagnon and her three children. All were burned to death. Both Gagnon and Guay, the fathers, were absent, working in the woods. Reign of Terror in Korea, Missionaries, England and Ameri can, who have arrived at Seoul from the Ping-Yang district after days of hard traveling over terrible roads, de clare i.i e Russians have created a reign of terror in northern Korea. Villages throughout tbe district are entirely depopulated and the Inhab itants have fled to the hills in fear, leaving their belongings behind. The Russians have captured the prefect of An-Ju. confiscated all public doc uments and occupied the telegraph of fice. The soldiers helped themselves to quarters, women were maltreated and looting was general. American Boat Captured. United States Inlster Powell has been informed that the Insurgents at San Pedro de Marcorls have seized the tugboat Borrow, belonging to the Clyde line of New Yor5 and armed her. Edward C. Reed, United States consular agent at San Pedro de Ma carls, is se-ld to be in danger. Minister Powell has taken steps to secure the protection oi all Interests. Manila Prizes Nearly $1,000,000. , James G. Payne, auditor of the Dis trict ot Columbia Supreme Court, filed his report oil the prize property in the ca;e of Admiral Dewey against the Don Juan de Austria and other ves sels captuied or sunk in Manila bay. May 1, 1898. The auditor says the allowances of property subject to the share of the llbellant aggregate $S29,723. Under Anti-Jug Law. The Supreme court of North Caro lina banded down a decision which puts all the liquor prohibitive territory in North Carolina under the "anti-jug" law. This prohibits tbe shipment of liquor from points within the State to points where the prohibition or dls pensary law is Id effect, and this In cludes about 60 counties. The law, when passed was understood to apply to four counties, but its language is construed to apply to the entire State. She funny jTide ojF Life, TUB DIFFERENCE. . The race horse has uncommon luck.' Of osts he gets his fill; While man, who beU uii him, scrimp) Jio meet the grocery bill. , i i- i i FORE WARNED.' "I can always tell when you are go Ing to tell a lie," said Chegg to Legg. "How?" asked Legg. "I aee you open your mouth," Mid) Cregg. Town Topics. WERE THEY FRIENDST ' "I wonder why she decided to get married In Europe?" "She bad such a large circle of friends over there that she didn't wlsH to Invite." Town and Country. UTILITY AND ORNAMENTATION. Mttle Willie "What is tbe difference between cbaracter and reputation, pa?" Pa "Character Is a luxury, my son. while reputation Is a necessity." Chi cago Dally News. INAPPROPRIATE. The dogs of war held a consultation. "Obviously," they suld, "this Is case in which we can't be loosed with out violating the conventionalities. What have we to do with a bear flgut'f Chicago Tribune. COMPELLED TO FIND IT FIRST. Cholly "I admit It frequently take me some time to make up my mind, but " Miss Teppery "Ah, naturally. Yoa must lose time trying to locate It" Philadelphia Press. HAD A MAJORITY. Hawkins "I understand that the1 physicians beld a consultation, but t see you are still alive." Bobbins "Yes. I have since learned that the vote stood two for me and one agalust." Kansas city Journal. ENCOURAGEMENT. - -Vi Weary "Ma'am, I've bad no food fcr fifteen days " Mrs. Nltte (enthusiastically) "Keep it up,, keep it up. Why, you'll soon break a record." New York American. DirLOMACT. The Senator's Wife "The life of m diplomat must be a hard one. Just look at the rings under your friend's eyes." Tbe Senator "Tea; those are diplo matic circles, dear." Yonkers States man. r.EFLECTINO ON ANTIQUITY. ' The Brute "What are you thinking; of. Mamie?" Mamie "I was dreaming of my youth." Tbe Brute "I thought you had a far . away look in your eyes." Princeton Tiger. REFUTED. "Philadelphia's too slow a place to make money In," said the New York er, scornfully. "Uncle Sam doesn't seem to think so," retorted the Quaker. "He's got his mint there." Philadelphia Public Led;er. HOW IT AFFECTED HIM. Angry Wife "It seems to me we've been married a century. I can't even remember when or where we first met." Husband (emphatically) "I can. It was at a dinner party where there were thirteen at table." Tlt-BlU. A MEAN DIG. Mrs. Bragg "I gave quite a nice lit tle luncheon the other day. Didn't Mrs. Jenkins tell you?" Mrs. Sly "No!" Mrs. Bragg "Strange'. Why, she was one ot my guests!" Mrs. Sly "Yes; she told mo that" Athens Banner. WIFELY OPTIMISM. Ilusband "When I see all these billa I am tired of life. Do you think the time will ever come when we shall be out of debt?" Wife (cheerfully) "Why not, dart ing? You know that you are carrying an exceptionally large Ufe insurance." Harper's Bazaar. ii rs 1 1 i v COULDN'T BE TOO SOON. City Editor "See beret In your ac count ot Congressman Crockett's fu- ) neral you contiuually refer to hi 'pre mature demise.' " Reporter "Well, be -was a young man, and " City Editor "But that scamp's de mise couldn't possibly be too prema ture.' PblUdelotU Public Ledger.
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