SEVENTEEN UVES LOST IN

I1NE.

Mlaer's Lamp Closes a Fire in Mine of

Wcllloftoo Compaa).

EXPLOSIONS FRUSTRATE RESCUERS. WfceJ II Was RctlUed Ttat tke Men Coild Not Be S*rH ■ Slroat Force SUrted h) Choke the Mine. Bat Their Work Was I'adeae by a. Terrific Explosion Which

Blew Dewa the Barricade.

Victoria. B. C (Special).—Seventeen men arc dead as a result of a fire and explosion in extension mine No. a. belonging to the Wellington Colliery Company. The tiames started from a curtain, which caught fire from a miner's lamp and communicated across the slope. In half an hour the whole slope was on fire. Rescuers flocked to the mine and reached the place where the miners had been at wbrk. but the men had gone. They had run with the fresh air. instead of against it. in an attempt to get out of the accustomed route, thus meeting death half way. While the rescuers were at Wtjrk several explosions occurred. When it was realized that the men could not be . saved, a strong force started to choke the mine, but their work was undone by a terrific explosion, which blew down the barricade. A little later the fanht

was burnt

James Thomas, a rope rider, had thrilling escape. He was riding down the slope and. seeing the fire coming, jumped off the car and ran. George Southcomb and Eugene Griffith, timber man, called.to him to follow them, but . he ran on up the slop^for tooo feet to its mouth and barely escaped with his

life. The other men were overtaken by the flames and perished. \ The fire is still raging, but it is thought |,y t [ it can be extinguished without flooding ployt the mine. t- ■ .

SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS.

Dcwcatlc.

The Ne'w York Court of Appeals has reversed the decision of the lower couri. By this decision the anti-trust law is upheld, and the hearing in the case of the Ice Trust, whose extortions in New York and in other cities are well known, will be had.

In a bulle

of Agricult

nments t pursued by

land.

issued by the r. Prof. Milto

mfavorably on tl farmers in Southern

Whitney methods n Mary-

receivcd in Washingti

that Venezuela, while desiring pea be prepared ti meet any further

provo-

Advi

lat Vi ^ _

irepared l#> meet jn by Colombia.

Tlie question of laying a cahli an Francisco to the Philippine

Cabin

The special

the Episcopal

President Lorec. of the B. & O. R. R has been elected president of the Clevi land, Lorain and Wheeling Railroad. The twenty-first annual meeting of tE National Farmers’ Congress is bein

held in Sioux Falls. S. D.

At De Soto. Mo.. William Greenhill confessed that his brother killed their

sister and her suitor.

All the leading mincworkeri

ica held ; —

a W. Va.

George M. Pull trs. BrazelL a dir

Admiral Sampson surrend and of the Boston Navy Yard.

Frederick W. Hartman, an old farm- •, living near Hobart. Ind., .fatally ounded his wife and then committed

suicide.

sensation was caused

the removal of 25 offii

of the Departme

in bearing delegates to ivention arrived in San ic, with all well on

workers of Amet n in Parkersburi

liman was married to

r, in Carson, Nev.

rndered com-

YACHTS EN6A6ED IN DRIFTING MATCH. Sir Tbomta Llptoa Seems to Be la Hard Lock. SHAMROCK FULL HALF MILE AHEAD. Th« Rocky Wtad Favored the CbaUeagfr Jest Eaoojb te Be Provoking to Her Owaer and Her Skipper—Sir Thomas Declares That, Were He a Betting Man, He Woald Lay Even Monty no the Skawrock. The Yacht Record. First Race Day. September 36.— Yachts failed to finish within time limit of S'A hours; race called off. with the Columbia three-quarters of a mile

ahead.

•ond Race Day. September 23.— ;nb» won completed race by I

Cuk

i Pittsburg rs and em-

ployees of the Department of Public

BOH. »UL BE SOLB. | SS Lord Kitchener Proceeds to Carry Oat ,he bean at Norfolk. Va.. and escaped.

1 - The jury in Newport News. Va.. that

tried Russell Van Arsdale for der of his uncle was unable

Pretoria (By Cable).—A proclamation has been issued providing for the sale of the property of 1 *•— '• ;n ' u ~

field, in accordant Lord Kitchener's t A pamphlet has

under Lord Kitchener's Uining a notice of the p inhment of several Bi

— c —itembet

__ . between strikers and po-

licemen in San Francisco seven men

ided.

isco seven 1 irobably fats

tally,

a recently ssaulted by

« When thBy

H. G. Westall, of

ither negro he shot

d Sept. 5. Lord Mil

to send the Schalurger^ldtor to the

isi i «. G N .

sire for peace. Hy then proceeds to | “’’J'ested at Kntfvxille. Tcnn., chat

: that the r’eat ~ -- ””

nnute 20 seconds completed time. Third Race Day, October I.— 'achts failed to finish within time limit: see called off. with ti:c Shamrock II.

one-half mile ahead.

Program for the Future.—Races to be sailed on Thursdays. Saturdays and Tuesdays until one boat has won three contests: that boat to be declared the winner of the international champion-

ship.

New York (Special).—No wind! ' is the whole story of second day's ii

national yachting Light throughout

ifted the

inleit in In'o'woldl"

give any decisive pi spective qualifies of

light weather.

f one

re hel. the first —with s

proof as "to the re- ' the two yachts in

ight weather.

Favoring first one and then the other, the fluky breeze helped the Shamrock IL to round th* *~ — —

Z l

iharge that the riesnonribility for the I w'* having used the' car rests with the burghers, "whose in- I ma, ‘* ‘ or carrying “lion of unprotected British territory - ; tcI lJ i0n defraud. :ned the'saddest page in South Afri- ; *' ev - *^ r - ^

1 history.” Lord Kitchener quotes a j man y ye»" of the. Interior, a Prt :cr from a member of the Volksraad i ^an pab!.cation. died at Oak I

iber of the Cape Colony As- j Lhicago. at the- age of 70 years, daring that ' the titms-« ripe ' Ca Pt- Fred ; H. Smith and his ere

•k—to miles

the start—with something like a

quarter of a mile lead over the Columbia. .an^advantage which the British 'boat's own fine Tight-weather qualities and her undisputed speed when reaching on a light wind enabled her considerably to increase while on the journey to the second mark. But long before that point could be reached the committee boat hoisted signals announcing that the race was off. the regatta committee having figured that it would be impossible to complete the rest of the race in the 50 minutes intervening before the

expiration of the rime limit.

But while actually proving nothing decisive, this inconclusive, contest in: flated the hopes of th‘e Shamrock II.'s adherents and brought about a corres* ponding depression among those who have backed the Columbia to win. Some who narrowly watched the almrtive effort to make a finish flatly dedared

.sheyilie, N. L.. i f ort to make a finish flatly dedared le. Tcnn.. charg- 1 t ), c i r conviction that the Shamrock II. T u P.'‘' d States ' i 5 a superior boat to the Columbia in ks with the in- j light weather, the sort that is most like-

rd Kitcheni

Dr. Wm. C. Gr, r rdi.or ' va “

ty years of the Interior, a Presby»n publication,' died at Oak Park,

rnbly declaring tl ) dnve the Engl

conclusion Lord Kitchener * that, having annexed the tw<

utlT\\f-

Capt. Fred. H. Smith and his crew of 30 men, of New Bedford, Mass., had a terrible experience in a storm on the

whaling bark Kathleen.

Jacob - *" -

dares that, having annexed the two re- J 0 [^q° a PJ XJrn ‘ l j^ , )J Cll ' z cn break S faith wd*'tbe’^people^wh^have j charge of embezzlement, committed suishown loyalty ,0 the new reg.m, " ^ ^ ^ THIRTEEN MEN DROWNEIX Buffalo Exposition, shot his wife and

Prwpcdon Were Cau{bt is Cloudbarst In

1 Texas.

San Antonio, Texas (Special).—News has just been received here of a terrible disaster in Presidio county, near th«

*” Th ' nf r t' h .° A nephew of the Ute Comnundenl were proipeninj (or e.nn.bwr lo«.lhe,r j oub ,„ „„ odl „ Boer toe, r» Bood, ceu.ed b, a waierqKiiit pri „ nOT ol „„ „ Damn, Dland e,.

as Alaminto creek, in which there. I f 5oc . r ‘nends on the

been no water for 15 months <

a year's stay at the cemetery.

Partita.

nephew of. the

miles up the ravine. A volume of water for _ , ™ i L° n tbc .! h * T » e of . h J lv ' nK ,. forBe 1 ao feet high washed down the channel a of the ravine and swept over the men in y“

the two camps before the o« their danger. All were only six bodies have been

"drowned, a recovered.

S'

( Special).—Evidence Coroner Taylor that

T Ure

and Daniel Greenhill. brothers of

was presented to (

John $leloy and Mrs. Sarah Uren were murdered in the woman's house. Wil-

sa y t with

to of

:h hatchet and axe, what they believed be their jiister's dead body and that

:hree doc-

Meloy. The testimony of thr

, usis who examined the bodies, hvnoci, was to the effect that the hatchet wounds in the ( heads had been inflicted be fire the bullets were fired into the brains of the

Borgia rs Were Delta ted.

Armada. Mich. (Special). — Three burglars broke into the general store of D. H. Barrows, where the nostoffice is located, and dynamited the safe. The explosion awakened the "own, and a ■umber of citizens were soon on the street. In the battle which followed one qf the burglars was fatally wounded. He gives,his name as John Graham.'''■Tht. burglars left the store and started for the railroad track after several shots had been fired into them by citizens. A running fight ensued, in which Graham was wounded.

In a letter

certificate to the value of Her father says she las been

to the United States League in uumm, William O'Brien says the Irish need the arms and training of the Boers to testify to their hatred of Eng-

lish rule.

The Duke and Duchess qf Cornwall and York arrived at Victoria, B. C.. on the steamer Empress of India, and were greeted with a royal salute. The marriage contract b

Perigord was signed in Paris.

The Russian Prince Nakochidze. arrested as an anarchist in Rome, Italy, was sentence^ to 20 days’ imprisonment. Henry Vignaud. vice-ore.'idem of the Americanists' Society of Paris, who has made a life study of.the early history of America, claims that Columbus had positive information as to the existence

of lands to the westward.

The Paris police suppressed a satirical paper containing scandalous cartoons of Queen Victoria^ King Edward. Lord Kitchener and others, bearing

jupon the war in South Africa;

‘ Prince Cnun. 'head of the Chinese Commission of Expiation, left Berlin fOc^China by command of his brothe-

Fi| '

Killed b;

I by a Big Bucket. Wilkes-Barre(Special).—Martin Brann was killed and Anthony Meister injured by a buckf" —t-i.:--

si; «ca’

and Brat

:re at

:ing, runs overhead on a trolley is loaded wheirthe wire broke,

mn was caughtt directly under it and head was cut off, both legs broken

horribly crushed. Meister

crushed.

his head

and he was had his legs

Tnapermacc Crusade la Engfiad. London (By Cable).—Rev. T. Q. A. Henry, superintendent of the New York Anti-Saloon League, has begun his crusade in England, at the invitation of the Free Churches, holding the first of his 75 meetings in London this week. Mr. Henry thinks there is more drunkenness here than in the United States, especially among the women. He points out that one-third of the arrests for drunkenness in this country during the year 1900 were of women.

Say They Saw Baraloi Ship.

Duluth. M

in the morni

thTlake'

Minn.(Special).—At 6 ©’dock, rning Policeman John Roberg

arge steame three miles

cle. So far as can be lea the only persons in either

perior who sawit.buttney _ positive. Marine men are skeptic* si no missing boats have been reported.

Rcrolntlei fa Vc

Duluth or Su:yare absolutely ' nick since

e rumors

(By from

Willemstad. Island of . Ct Cable).—Repcrts received Venezuela confirm the partisans of Gen. Jose

dez known as "El Mocho' (tte maim- Omaha, Neb. (Special)., ed. became of a cnpfked arm), are very passenger train on the Wal active A new outbteak is expected at j from l£ Louis to Omaha.

INSURGENTS DEADLY BLOW. ThlnySerea American SoMlers KOUA mi

Balangiga. on the Island of Samar. A large hpdy of Filipinos attacked Company C of the Ninth Infantry, killing 43 and wounding 11. The company was at breaklaxt when atta ' made a determined resistance, . natives were in overwhelming numbers. The 24 survivors have arrived at Bassey. They include the II wounded. The strength of the company was 72. . The survivors included Capt. Thomas W. Conntll. First Lieut. Edward A. Bumpus and Dr. R. S. Griswold, geon. Capt. Edwin y. Bookmiller, of the Ninth Infantry, reports fhat General Hughes is assembling a force to attack the natives. The latter captured all the stores and ammunition of the company, and all its rifles except 12. . Lawrence J. He:

nericans losing one inded. The Ameri-

. pounds of rice and

several hundred rounds of ammunition. Washington (Special).—The War Department has received the following dispatch from General Chaffoe, confirming the news of the disaster at Balangiga: "Hughes reports following from Basscy. Southern Samar: 24 men Ninth Regiment. United States Infantry—11

nded-

3;

led States Infantry—11

I—have just arrived from Baliga; remainder company killed. In-

surgents secured all company supplies and rifles except 13. Company was attacked during breakfast morning September 28: company 72 strong; officers Thomas W. Connelly (captain), Edward A. Bumpus (first lieutenant) and

Dr. R. S. Griswold (major surgeon'

caped."

ONE DEAD AND TWO DYING A Woman Ponrcd 00 la a Kitchen Stnre

With Terri We Retail.

Pittsburg (Special).—As a result of an attempt to use oil to hurry along the kitchen fire Mrs. Barbara Sturgent

dead, her husband, . and their son George :

rbara Sturgent Andrew Sturgent,

ieir son George are dying, and two other children—Barbara and Andrew—

are very badly burned.

The family occupied two rooms of a tenement house at 1102 Washington avenue. Braddock. Mrs. Sturgent. while getting the breakfast, started to pour oil on the kindling wood in the stove and immediately there was an explosion. The room was filled with clothing hung on a line to dry. In an instant the two rooms were a blazing furnace. Mrs. Sturgent was burned to death, while her husband and son were literally cooked. The other families in-the building were rescued by prompt work by the firemen.

TO SPY ON ANARCHISTS Secret Oath-Booed Orjaalzatioa U Started

la Cblcaga

To stamp out an- • Chicago a numhands and form-

hich

Chicago (Special).—1 archy and anarchists in her of men have joined

ches in every city

:d*St -

throughout the United'States. Incorporation papers were issued for it at Springfield. The name of the new organization is the “Republic." It will include one grand lodge and a number

of subordinate lodges.

The principles of the ot^anization as expressed in the papers of incorporation are "to protect life and property from anarchists; to battle with the anarchist propaganda; to guard and protect the institutions of this country from anarchists

and their agitation.”

It is planned to include a regular system of detective and spy work upon the anarchists and prosecution of every one of them at every opportunity.

Cralser CtereUnd Larached.

Bath, Me. (SpedJd).—Great interest attended the launching here at the Bath Iron Works of the United States cruiser

The spectators occupied every

ceremo-

3eveland. The spectators occupi ivailable place from which the

nies could be viewed.

At a few minuutes before noon the christening party, including Miss Ruth Hanna. Senators Hanna, Frye and,Halt

and , I T the platform at the bow of the cruiser, and almost at the stroke of noon Miss Hanna, with a daintily mounted silver hatchet, cut the cords, releasing the keyshores. and, as the big craft began to move, broke a bottle of American champagne over the bow, christening the

cruiser "Cleveland.”

ia. Senators Hanna, Frye and .Hale Congressman Littlefield, mounted

Trail Oats Over a Bank.

1.—A through

Liberal governments cf

ons agains: the republic

Goebel Case Rcqaisitioa/

Indianapolis (Special).—Arthur Goebel. of Cincinnati, brother of the late Gov. Wm. Goebel, of Kentucky, accom-

the chief of police of Frank-

had a two-hour

ov. W m.

jnied by - . Ion and two attorneys, had a two-hour conference with Governor Durbin. The party is here for the purpose of inducing Governor Durbin to honor requi-

Sbei as He Seoghl feresfe.

Kingston, N. Y. (Special).—Aogaitus Miller was shot In the stomach andprobably mortally wobnded by John

iVallon had reported several

com man t

,yf China.

ighting has occurred between Chrii tians and Mussulmans at Beirut. Syria. A force of 1500 Boers, commanded by. General Botha, attacked Pont alia, on j the border of Zululand. They were repulsed, with the I6ss of Commandant Opperman and 19 Burghers. • The British losses were iJ officer and 11 men killed and $ officers and 38 men wound-

ed.

British government officials deny that any British protectorate, over'Koweyt, the proposed terminus on the Persian Gulf o r the Bagdad Railroad, is-con-

cs sSsinS&Si employees of the Lawrence Cement Company at Rosendalc to .the management of the cdtipany for making alleged derogatory remark* about President McKinley after the latter was shot, and thex were discharged. Miller being one of the '•number. Miller and his wile, it is said, assaulted Walton, and the latter, who had been warned of threats against him. shot Miller while defending himsclL

Sundard Oil shares declined 30 points Erie's net earning* in August increased $221,873 over, the same month of last

yor- 200 wer

During September the deposit* at na- the day

tional banks were increased by Sccre- ct had

lary Gage from $96,373,000 to $100,- '

the Imperial Bank of throughout the criti* ' Iol£!k"35;

Cooled crates' home Curutd.

Atlanta, Ga. (Special).—The Confederate Soldiers' Home, jusr'east of this city, was destroyed by‘fire. No lives were lost, but there were several narrow escapes. About 70 veteran., were inmates of the building, some of them being invalids, and they were rescued with difficulty. The loss is estimated at $25,000, •vith an insurance of $10,000. The home

for the cx-Con federate vet-

and was built

erans of the State June 30

by popular subscription. Barexu to Be ReWored.

Chicago, III. (Special).—It was announced here that the National Bureau of Identification, at present located in this city, will be removed to Washington. D. C. where it is claimed superior facilities for the work are to be had. The date of the -change will be set at a meeting of the board of governors in Wash-

ington next month.

Mart Odd Comet la.

Vancouver, B. ..C (Special). — The

steamer City of Seattle has arrived from Skagway with 314 passengers. Crowds are now coming out from Dawsop, and

were to have arrived in Skagwj

$300,000 worth of gold. Among her passengers was Consul McCook, of Dawson, who is on his way to Washington on Government business. He says much excitement is reported at Atlin on account of the discovery of what is believed to: be the “mother lode” of the

district

up. the engine-fklone remaining on , the track, and stopping with the forward !; 1 trucks ou thd-edge of the bridge over Indian creek. The train carried nearly

M-rav te

e of others received minor

FIfipUe Official Accused.

Manila (By Cable);—Juan Cardona, who until recently wasPresident of Gcro-

lent c

— who Tarlac prot

arrested on charge of accusing persons of crimes for the purpose of extorting money'from

na. Province of pointed *ecrctai

cialg

rlac. a— sty of the. T it, has been a

governmenl

of acct _ . purpose of extorting money'from

them.

More than 50 persons declare they have beep-'Tobbed by him in this way. some saying they have even surrendered title deeds to property. Cardona had been considered one of the most reliable natives holding pro-American views.

Kingston. Jamaica (By Cable).—Reports of a revolutionary outbreak in Hayti reached here by the German steamer Alene, from New York via Jeremie, Hayti. According to the statements of those on board the Alene, a large number of prominent men in Jeresnic were arrested cm the charge of conspiracy and immediately removed to Port-au-Prince and imprisoned. The situation in the interiot ported to be serious, os sition to President Sam

FIVE NE6R0ES ARE LYNCHED. Revenge for Ike Mnrder of a Wealthy

Texas Planter.

THREE HANGED AND ONE WHIPPED. Blooey Race War Oa—Slayer's Fate Deabtlal —He la Supposed. However, lo Have Also Mel Death la the Prevalllaf Excitemee!--Dlutreemeot Over the Hour* ol Work sad

Waies Cause* the Uprljloy.

NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.

Brevets hr Roosevelt.

Adjutant General Corbin says that the Board of "Brevets, recently appointed to meet at the War Department, would dr V ®J* attention solely to rhe cases ol officers and enlisted men Who especially distinguished themselves in the Campaigns in China and the Philip- 1 —

>aigns in China and the Philippines. It vill have nothing to do with respect to -he case of officer* whv» rendered special *rt*vice in the West Indian campaign. The latter class of case* was disposed of by a similar board, which concluded

its sessions over a year ago.

While the fact that a brevet had been recommended to Congress (or Colonel Roosevelt was published at the time

Dallas. Tex. (Special).—The details * hc nominations were sent to the ire just beginning to reach Dallas of »*»»««• “ appear* that tfie fact* that race war in Harrison county, starting ! , ' ,cre were two separate rccommendarar Hallville. and spreading in all di- ,10 P S - and the exact basis for the board —— : c — u— i action we re not made public. Therefore

the Adjutant General furnished the«e * : —s from the proceedings of the

rcctiojis. in which five negn lynched since last Saturday.

The trouble is said to have started because negroes who had rented cotton lands from rich planters refused to harvest their crops or permit the planters

to get their shares of the yield.

A posse of white men. it is said, went to the home of a negro, Thomas Walker. on the plantation of Julian Atwood. Walker fired on the white men, killing During the early part of the chase that followed one negro was caught and

nd tv jr * 1 SB

to death.

Taking it for granted that Thomas Walker has been lynched, the number of negroes 1

wood, thi

victim of _ .

taken plai

iph <

tragedy,

s happened has ta avered by felegra h details as have

from responsible parti

Long View and Marshall. The peopli of the counties of Harrison and Gregg both whites and blacks, are reponed tt be in a frenzy of excitement, and mort lynchings are likely to occur. The white men declare the black renters have not only refused to gather their crops on shares, but have swindle' out of money loaned during the with which to purchase supplies.

CZ0L00SZ SENTENCED.

Bull

Czolgi

Kin! ed u begi

permissible under law.

Before sentence was passed the sin showed a desire to speak, t

-ented unuable to whisper and his 1

1 die court by his counsel

i else

iffalo, N. Y. (Special).—Leon F. . the assassin of Pre-idem McKinley. was sentenced to be elect ed in Auburn State prison in the

beginning October aS. nissible under law.

rtrocutthe week

rliest time

"There was no one else but me.” he said in a whisper. “No one else told me to do it and no one paid me to do it. I was not told anything about that crime and I never thought anything about the murder until a couple of days before I committed the crime.”

Groaas With ferror at Aubarn.

Auburn, N. Y. (Special).—At o'clock Friday morning the train Buffalo bearing Leon _F. Czolgosz, assassin of President McKinley, pulled into

the Central Station here.

Czolgosz was taken to the main hall of the prison and was seated on a long bench. He allowed his head to fall on the bench, his eyes closed, and he began to groan. While his handcuffs were being unlocked bis muscles twitched and

his whole body quivered.

The _ ‘

1 son

hi* feet, but his .. .. . u-as half dragged, earned, moaning as if m agony, the office of Deputy Warden Tupper, a dozen yards away. Keepers began stripping him of his clothes, and he groaned louder than ever. Warden Meade feared total collapse and summoned the prison physician. Dr. Gerin, but by the time that officer arrived Czolgosz was clad in the regulation shoddy suit fot condemned men and after treatment was apparently better. When he was assured that he was not to be harmed he became calmer, and 45 minutes later he was taken to his cell. MOTHER'S AUFUL DEED. Threw Fear CblMreo late a We'J aid Follow t4 II Cleveland (Special).—The town of Little York, a station on the line of the Akron, Bedford and Cleveland Railway, 15 milps south of this city, was the scene of a terrible tragedy. Mr*. Perry Curtiss, the wife of a farmer. drowned her four small children in a well and then committed 1 jumping in after them. Her husband was in Cleveland with load of potatoes and knew nothing of

a load of potatoes ai __ the tragedy until he read an account of it in the newspapers. Mr*. Curtiss

released from the Massillon

Massillon Insane Asy-

lum recently as cured and it is (bought that it was whDe suffering a relapse that

she committed the terrible deed

Oettlaj Up a Great Show.

St. Louis (Special).—A ioint meeting of the committees in legislation and on State and Territorial exhibits of the Louisiana Purchase Exporiiton was held with D. M. Houser in the chair. Secretary Reeves reported that io States had made appropriations, amounting to $1,785,000. Several of these will increase thei: appropriation* •materially. Nearly all .the 35 Slates and Territories that have as yet taken no action looking to an exhibit report that appropriations will be made. The War Department has authorized the appointment of commissioners to prepare exhibits from

Cuba and rite Philippines.

Florhitig

Florida's Oran** Crop.

Tallahassee. Fla. (Special).—The Fl< tda orange crop' for the approach! seasdn is estimated by the Department of Agriculture at between 1.600,000 and 1,700.000 boxes, which will net the growers about $2 per box. Expert* say that within five year* the yield will be

as large as it was in the banner year andtr R. Webb honorary (18513-94). when it aporoximated 5.000,- at New York and decorated 000 boxes. It is the opinion of depart- Chief Detective Sweet has

he glory of Florida iog State lies in the

Pepper and Volney W. Fotter. ' delegate—ex-Senator Henry G.

transcripts from the proceeding* o "Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Fir*t United States Volunteer Cavalry, to be breveted colonel United States Volunteer* (or gallantry in battle. La* Guasimas. Cuba. June 24. 189 8 ' "For gallantry in battle. Santiago de Cuba. July 1. 1898. Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to be breveted

brigadier general.”

For Pao-Ancrlcao Conjrest

to (he cs held Depart-

:rc were present William 1 John Barrett. Charles M.

■ W. Fotter. The fifth :or Henry G. Davis— readied Washington.

The delegates were called to order by

Acting Secretary Adee in the diplomatic room of the State Department, and spent a half hour in discussion of the method of procedure to be adopted. Later the delegates called, by appointment, on live

President to pay their respects. Mr. Fox, of -the Bureau of American

Republics, who is'uo act as secretary to the United States ddegate:, is making arrangements for the equipment of a special train, which will conv*y these delegates, together with a number of representatives of Central and South American Republics, from Washington to the City of Mexico, by way of St. Loui*. It is intended that this train shall be a

'excellence from a railroad point and every care will be taken to <

mfort of the passengers. Tp Use Old "Sooner" Platt.

The Interior Department is rapidly completing plans for the opening of the Fort Hall (Idaho) Indian reservation. The date for the opening has not yet been fixed, as .the preliminary work has not been conflicted, but it is expected that

contains 400.000

icres. wil be thrown open to settlement vithin a lew weeks. The Quinault reservation §i Washington, rompfising 300.-

irobably will be thrown open next spring. The contract j the reservation is about

of view, ai insure the

to scttli

for survfcing to be awxdrd.

Commislioncr Herman, of the General Land Offi®, said that it was probable life old “sooner" system would be adopted at the cpbning of both these reserva-

tions. \

Will Not OtUr, jf* Armor will no longer delay the completion of battleships and armored cniisers under construction for the American

Navy.

Rear-Admiral O'Neill. Chief or Ord-

*_rec

iral O'Neill. Chief c

nance, has received written assurance*

• “ • - - - - aml

from the Carnegie Steel Company 3 the Bethlehem Iron Company that they will shortly begin supplying the Government with 500 tons per month each. This is almost double the quantity that is now

furnished.

In order to make these dejiveries it will be necessary - for'the companies to increase their plants. This .will mean a considerable expense, but in view of the size of the contracts on hand and the prospect that at the coming session of Congress additional armored ships will be authorized the companies are

willing to incur it. For Ran) Free Delivery.

The official estimates for the fiscal year beginning July u 1902, which Post-master-General Charles Emory Smith Will submit to Congress at the opening of the session, call for an aggregate of $6,259,000 for rural free delivery service throughout the country. - This is in inof $2,750,000 over the expense of tpidly growing service for the curie total for the free delivery service proper, which is that operated tn cities, ts $18,745,000. an increase of 9 per cent. The grand aggregate for the entire postal free delivery service, inclusive of both the free delivery and rural free delivery,

is $24,995,000. Cotton Clued la the Uaitcd Stale*.

The Census Bureau report just issued* on the cotton ginned in the United States shows the crop of 1900 to have been 10,486,148 commercial bales (bale*

crease

that rent The

is, or more of the 189a

of 840,174 commercial bales, than 8 per cent, in excess

crop.

Presidential Appointments. The President has made the following

appointments:

State—George N. Dale, of Vermont, United States consul at Coaticook, Que-

bec, Canada.

War—Lucien .Breckenridge, second

lieutenant, artiUtry corps. Capital News (■ General

Private Peter J. Devine, Troop H, Seventh Cavalry, was *ricd by conrtzartial for expressing satisfaction

martial for expretsing satisfaction over the assassination of President McKinley, and sentenced to be dishonorably

discharged an '

ment at hard The State s mittce on Mil vestigation o against Lieut

Hei stand.

Capt F. E. Chadwick, president c Naval War College, announced the of the summer course of in*tructi(

of the <

dose

of instruction at