BAY SI6NS THE PROTOCOL UaHcd Slates' Claim* A:alMl Venexaela

COMMISSION TO MEET IN CARACAS. la me Ertal ol a Oiiatrccmcal ol the Com■luloa. Coatiuiat *1 Ooc VeactaeUa sad Oac Aaericaa. tbc Queen ol the Nelberlaodi Uto Appoial an Umpire-All CUim

to Be Submitted U Coatmisxiea.

Ws^hingtoa, D. C (Special).—Secretary Hay. for the United States, and Mr. Bowen, for Venextiela. signed a protocol

for the adjustment of United against Venezuela by a

This commission will consist of two members, a Venezuelan and an Amgrican. to be appointed respectively by Presidents Castro and Roosevelt, and in

the event of disagreement

, providing f States clait

THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.

Edward H. Bernard, for whom the Philadelphia police had hern searching in connection with the murder of Miss Regina Curry, was killed by a freight tram near that city. The detective* think he committed suicide, but the st*tion agent says death was accidental.

r. of Dubuque, la., has Orleans with the news

arrived at ! that be and

. t and a party of busit

Cleveland. O., bad been huld temporarily as prisoners of the government «f Hon-

duras. Attorn

appointed by the QucCn of T

Netherlands. It is expo minister for foreign affaii pointed as Venezuela’s

and that either Mr. Bower _ sell, the United States charge, will

JOINT ACTION BY POWERS Indications that Pressure Will Be Brought lo Bear. GERMANY WILL SUPPORT TURKEY. Austrian Ambits** ir at Coutaatiaople to Present a Note to the Porte Aakla’ lor Reforms In Macedonia—Regarded aa laangaration of Joint Aclion-Rossian Note Which b Identical, WO I Follow.

imey General McCarter, of New . made application before Vice ellor Reed for the appointment of

i receiver for the Monmouth Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Asbury Park.

The police in the various cities, inrjtiding Chicago. St. Louis and 1~ York, continue active in the proi >i the turf investment concerns. Alfred A. Hewlett, the Syracuse mil- [

■ionaire,•entertained 150 widows at a rc.■eption and dinner on his eighty-second

birthday. A number

will be

the | union of the supply and price. >

named to repr<

_ Baron Gevcrs, the mini Netherlands, called at the

^1

issi?-"

from typhoid fever

zng tile students of Cornell

SrS^'^nVwM., hr. nt the United States. satisfactorily explained matters to W. G.

the minister for The : -aidwell, of the

mem to give notice of the acccptai

Queen Wilhcimina of the

?ucen

upon hi

ously M.ugl

d matters to W.

r West Virginia Icgisla : the aberration at Char

of the task imposed

her consent having been previ[ht by both parties to the arbi-

-Oesth lo Castro.”

Willemstad. Island of Curacas (By Cable).—It is asserted in reliable quar-

rcrc posted in the streets of C:

were posted Sunday last.

It is further asserted that 500 Caracas Sunday to attack a

revolutionists which occupied a position three hours' march from the Venezuelan

capital.

3 topped. Investigations were contim :her arrests made in c urf invi

Paris (By Cable).—It is said in official quarters here that the Austrian Ambassador at Constantinople will

tc to tiic Porte asking for Macedonia. This is re-

”. cw garded as inaugurating the project for u lon j joint action on the part of the Cb ro * pean powers toward Turkey. The presentation of the Russian note, which is identical, will follow that of Austria, but the Foreign Office here has not yet been advised of the exact date of its

presenution.

The terms of the note were submitted to France, Great Britain. Italy and Germany, and were approved in principle by all except Germany. This is_ regarded by the French offi1 indicating German divergence iropean concert and as a lency to support Turkey, he notes, while firm, do not pontain the present suggested admin-

WITH THE NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.

Slatai of the Isle ol Plac*. A resolution was agreed to in the Senate calling on the President for information regarding the present status of the Isle of Pines and what government is exercising authority and control in said island; what inttnfrtions. if any, regarding said island were given at the time when the military occupation of Cuba by the United States was terminated; and what action, if any. has been taken for the protection of the interests of citizens qf the United States who have purchased property and settled in the Isle of Pines. Qrtclaa Treaty Ratified. The Senate, in executive session, ratified the treaty of friendship recently negotiated between the United States and Greece. The portion of the treaty relating to consular tri ‘ * amended in language cisma of Senator Hoar. Investigation la the Philippine*. Senator Carmack introduced a resolution authorizing the Committee on the Philippines to continue its investigation into conditions in the Philippine Islands. Upon objection by Senator Lodge, the resolution went over until to-day.

Alexander Vorfolk.

of the naval collier ' an application of "Europe's Mom from San Juan to | Doctrine.” which imposed the "sa;

duties to maintain peace in Europe

killed and four the United States exercised *'• explosion in the j anti South America.” j Peter & Fox magazine cane factor), at „ _

men left Fostoria, O. Vienna (By Cable).-

forcc of | Nathan Doras, a diamond broker, was Pr «*« annour

Eight persons w Acre injured by 1

—The Net

s that the Aust

ubmltted

.is:

FbMvOltfcUM.

Puerto CaBello (Special).—The Ger- j A

man commodore returned to their Ven- 1 where Genera czuelan owners fifteen fishing craft and dedicated

still here. !

Foncal Notice. I Chicago Fire Department.

Navy Department reteived formal

the lifting of the Vcnezut

i sS'ti'.’rs f °< i-H, £ b,

„„ the ^,1^----'”"'-'""“

where General Lawton fell in Manila i

stro-l

to the CabiLondon and presented to

---jr JR unless the revision of it. in which ation will be delayed

Expulsion for Hating.

Representative Charles Dick introduced a bill providing that the superintendent of the Naval Academy shall make such rules, subject to the approval of the Secretary' of the Navy, as will effectually prevent the practice of hazing

at the academy.

The bill further provides that any midshipman found guilty of hazing shall be summarily expelled and shall not be eligible for reappointment to the corps or as a commissioned officer in the army or navy until two'years after the gradu- 1 man ation of the class of which he was a a Ch

member.

lodlaa Bill Reported.

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs concluded its consideration of the Indian appropriation bill. The committee recommends a number of chanp and its amendments add $i,488,lf

a Kgrega(<yof the bill as House, anking a grand t<

MANY PERSONS PERISH

HELD UP BY BANDITS.

A BorUegioa Train Robbed Near Bntte. Moat

—Trainmen Wonaded.

Butte, Mont. (Special).—Tlie Burlington Express. No. 6. ctstbound. was leld up shortly after midnight on the Northern Pacific tracks eight miles east if this city, near,JIomestead. by two mounted men. They covered the side* if the train with their guns, uncoupled he engine, mail and expreas cars and ran them ahead of ihe train about two miles. The trainmen, after ihe robber* had left with the engine and cars, hastened back toward Bntte and met an incoming freight train, the engine of which was uncoupled to run to Butte

md the alarm given.

The train was a double header, and I he engines with the mail and express ;ars were run about (too feet ahead of die rest of the train. A few moment* ifter the tram was stopped ihere were *wo explosions of dynamite, which

Western States, spent its fury in New | JIf b^wn'off^bm'no one wal'injur^d. England. j Reports vary as to the amount of The worst disaster attributed to the booty secured by the robber*. The storm's violence was the blowing over I rx P re " "*«cnger ‘ha! the r ib and .inking of the small passenger , ^ XrU^rTi".^^ pizasteamer Olive in the Chowan river, ier will amount to several thousand [htcen persons were drowned. ! dollars at least. It is al-.o said tba*

ieveral lives were lost in the de- j ’ ' **’

struction of buildings in the South by j

the wind.

At Mtinders Point, Va.. houses were demolished and several persons injur-

Wlad and Sled Play Great Havoc in

Many Placet.

TWO LIVES ARE LOST IN GEORGIA. Five Heases Blowi Down—People Rash From Their Homes Into Ihe Slora—Railroad* tad Telegraph Uses Crippled—Trials la Saow drift la Kansas—The Worst Weather of (he

Winter In the Northwest.

A score or more of lives lost, the ! little steamer Olive capsized by the I wind near Edemon. N. C; other shipping imperiled, houses blown down and ; people injured, the railroads blockad- j ed, trains caught in aqpwdrifts, other ]

tied and sufferii topic, make up i sleet, snow and ;

ping |

and

travel impeded and suffering among thousands of poor people, make the record of the fierce sleet, snow wind storm which, after sweepinj through the Southern, Middle

Denis Swcnie. fonner

nil February 2t. I House, nAking a grand The reform proposals are chiefly of 213. The most import 1 administrative and financial nature crease is $t.2eo.ooo to

8,185 to the . ised by the

total of $10,434.-

item of in-

promised, but never cxe>

the appoii

^ ^ Ers

has | loyal Creek Indians whose property was

of the rebellion.

lice of the lifting of the Venezuelan blockade in the following cablegram from Commander Diehl, of the Marietta. dated Willemstad. February 17: "Raised blockade. War vessels with-

drawn all blockaded ports."

It is not known what the destination of the several men of war will be other they will depart from Venezuelan •s. It is reported rhat they will

d Europe ior some time.

than

waters, not to

instance j re f crr 'ng iroken. and Charles

Goodrich, a cle r k' "c harged^w h h* im- ! >?n*4 iblc . According Jo Advices from

Treadwell!' •ich, a clerk.

■man, British and Italches arrived in that

LET THE GIRLS PROPOSE

John William, alias Cullen, and John I CI ‘>' today f« charged'' Thh* sKj Tbiit"$IS i CONVICT TORTURED TO DEATH.

r,r „? r 1 '^^ £• 1 ub— p..» . s»«.,

was head night watchman for the firm. Report

p<£3',o Sr.'” s» f™*. (s^o-t* a. with Congressman Hearst. of New I setnbly Committee on Prisons has made

xturc crease is Jl.zco.ooo

ttofore has loyal Creek Indians ruled. One destroyed during the

Election Laws for Hawaii.

re authority to act without Representatives Graham, of Pennsylthe Porte in every con- vania, from the Committee on Tcrritor-

amendments,

otl

Death and suffering attend the cold in the Northwestern cities. A vas found dead from the cold in cago bam. A woman was frozen

»th near Clay Center. Kan. UVES LOST IN GEORGIA.

liars at least. It is l — eral of the mail pouches were rifled When the express messenger realized

that there was a holdup he tossed s package of money that he held in hii hand upon a rack above his head, and this money probably was saved. Thifact wiii not be definitely known, however. tmtil an opportunity is given for

a search of the. wrecked car. After the express messenger threw

the package of mwney up in the rack be jumped out of the car on the othei side. In the exchange of shots he if «aid to have been hit by a bullet in the zip. but he and the other trainmen went on with the train, and lie w.-'-. not

badly enough to cause him to re

Several Persons Reported Mlssint In Add! Hon to Those Killed and Injured. Augusta, Ga. (Special).—A special from Greenwood. S. C, reports a severe storm. The blow was central at Honca Patch, 25 miles northwest of Greenwood. Houses and bams were demolished and stock injured. The ground is covered

with fallen trees

wire ©

hurt badly enough to cause

turn to Butte Sheriff Quii

-.ritory of Haw: r The bill provides, among killed.

things, that election officials shall Two men turned Donald : i»rtioned equally between the two ■ were fatally injured. Shirely = •*- ! •— not seriously. Five ho

met by Division Superintendent Boyle, who was a passenger on the train held up. Superintendent Boyle rushed tc the front of the train when il v.at stopped by the robbers, but refrained 'Tom shooting, fearing he would hit thf Every officer in the city has been railed to South Butte, and all approaches to the city are carefully ^Detective Murphy arrested WillianMcCullagh on suspicion of being ont

Earl McGee and Thomas Austin were j md* righri--fivc°dcdbr* Jas^r. VlcCuF

are mnnir

Patch six men Shi rely's brick :

demolished.

telegraph line lication. Train.

At Honca

took refuge in W. A.

lore. The build

political party.

nomi-

_ . down. Men and women ran

■the streets, fearing to remain in the/

houses. Several people are reponed mis-

! sing.

A special from Royston, Cation on the Southern Railwa

Nccsssary Nerve.

- Chicago (Special).—“If custom were swept aside and woman might propose there would be many more marriages and the President would not be scolding us,” said Miss Catherine Coggin. in an address to the women of a prominent

th „ to

which prevents woman from selecting the man of her choice and making that selection known should be done away with. I can declare without fear ot successful contradiction that there are hundreds of men here in Chicago who haven't the nerve to propose. Away with convention then; let the women do it for them."

I wun congressman Hearst.

A Cbkagu Woman Say* the Men Lack tbc York, by which the Heart interests in j a report on it* investigation of cruel

j a™ to support Harrison for a ! p nnii hmc

ago arc to support Harrison for a ! p,,,,;, :h term in the mayoralty. ' p , ie forging of J. Pierpont Morgan's ; 1 olst : in London is said to involve an It

Urtlni Bib I Hour Bill.

Mr. McComas gave notice in the Sen-

le that he would call up the eight-hour bill at the the earliest opportunity, which

' 1 from Mr. Quay the stater

seceding $165,000. Mr. Mort acting in the matter, which

ams.

go and the rumors of

m State Prisons, finds that the

r . . other methods of Jorture

,hich j institutions, though the results

» more disastrous at Folsom I

gan is not acting in the matti

concerns only the banks that accepted r j- . . c- 1 .1 . c the notes ' rnorc disastrous at Folsom than at San Two mailcarriers and two prospec- Quentin. The committee listened been lost in the blizzard in I many convicts and made the following

imn 01 cruci brough , {fom Mj . Q^y the stalcmcnt Quentin, and | lUat - unt ;, , hc SantOT from Maryland

j and those obstructionists bdiind him” strait-jacket and I consent to the fixing

1 — , a ^ cn on t

mountains of Idaho. In Wyoming !

In the case of Morris Weiss, alias Weitz, we find he sustained such inju-

Uaiaf Mexican Money.

Rochester. N. Y. (Special).—In spjtc of the opinion expressed by Secret Service Agent Gammon that no conviction conld result in prosecution for passing Mexican money. Helen Zaza Robinson was fined $50 by a police justice. Her husband paid the fine in

•American mom

l°o‘,

tncncan money.

The couple were arrested after floodg Rochester with Mexican dollars, orth 37 1-2 cents each. They said

worth 37 1-2 cent, they had made $5000 in t

months, and are working east from San Francisco. They have a scrapbook filled with newspaper stories of arrests in other cities on the same charge. h~* have never been fined before, becai

e ne

they do not repres to be United Stategenuine money they passing- cone terfeits.

lean money

money, and as it is cannot be held for

Bowie. Ark. (Special).—At the Buckeye mine, nine miles south of this place, two men—Wm. Steel and O'Donnell— were killed ; T. J. Miller and Wm. Gavel! were aerionsly injured, and a number of others were slightly hurt as the result of an explosion of dynamite. Steel and O'Donndl had been told to thaw .out the two boxes of frozen dynamite. Steel gathered up all the., dynamite lie coul hold in his hands and dropped it into

bucket of hot water.

in..._.i :

i immediate!

>ped it rxplosio

100,000 Fins Art Destitnte. Washington. D. C fSpecial).—Dr. C J. Sorsen. chairman of the Finland Ccn tral Relief Committee of the Unitec . States, arrived in this city. The Northwestern railroads have agreed to transport grain and flour over their lines fret of charge between February 20 and 28 and Dr. Soraen now want* to get ocean transportation. He xay* that iixmxx people in Finland are entirely destitute. DM Fees Drzad •< Disease. New York (Special).—Andrew J.Teggin. a landscape artist, took chloroform and died soon afterward at tbc New York Hospital- Hi. death was the end ol five years of mortal dread of Bright's disease. Though eminent specialists had assured him he bad no symptom* of the disease, he persisted in believing that he was doomed to d>c from it. Thf worked on hi. mind that he killed self rather than wait for the end he fell

inju•csult

that in' all prol

j bility he will never be able to work

ir at Constan- . his trade, that of a tailor, again. tinople will present a note to the Pdrtc ! "In the case of James Dcare we asking for reforms in Macedonia. This , learned that he was found dead in his is regarded as inaugurating the project | cell within 24 hours after being releas-

for joint action-on the part of the Eut

in powers toward Turkey

ywers toward Turkey.

WUdenbruch, Emperor William's poet, has » ritten an article on the Monroe Doctrine in which he states it s to the interest of Germany^ to join with the United States' in maintaining

Pea,

sri 3

• cd from the strait-jacket.”

the doctrine. King Edward, accompanied by Queen Alexandra and surrounded by the court, opened the British Parliament. The nsual speech was delivered from the

throne.

Vicomte de Chambrun. a great-grand-son of Lafayette, has been appoi— J — attache of the French Embassy,

ingtt

rette. his been appointed an ,e French Embassy, \^ash-

An Italian government official stated in the Chamber of Deputies that Italy’s policy in the Balkan question was to prevent a modification of the status quo

to the benefit of any power.

Chancellor von Biiclow, in a metnor-

the Reid

anda sent to the Reichstag c losis, stated that out of i/xx

} tubercudeaths in

of

15 and 60, 316 (

United States Minister Powell has notified the Dominican government that a settlement of the Clyde Line and Ross case* must be effected within a few days. After the raising of the blockade at Potto Cabello, Venezuela, the captured j vessels were turned over to United j

States Vice Consul Volkmar.

President Palma, of Cuba, s agreement according two coaling statior on the coast of Cuba to the Unite

Killed the Wrooi Man.

:son, Tcnn. (Special).—Robert E. iw, whose home is said to be in Rochester, N. Y., was shot to death here, presumably by a man who mis-

for another who, already

of

Jacksc McCaw,

esti

presi

took McCaw f

another who, alreai

having a wife, married the daughti the man who firedJhe shot. The

riage of Albert Bilderback and

Lucy Hudgins, members of family, took place Friday.

day a warrant was sworn t uel Hudgins, father, of the bride, charging Bilderback with bigamy. At midnight Robert McCaw answered a ring at the door of the bouse where he lived and was shot without warning. Hud-

gins was arrested.

United Slates Was Con sailed.

Liverpool (By Cable).—-Premier Balfour, in a speech at a luncheon given by the Conservative Club here, declared the British Government had no choice hut to take action against Venezuela. The Ministers had shown no undue haate. no greed for money and no inhumanity. The United States Govemi ment, he s^id, had been taken into con- | fidence at every stage of the pr< ings. The Monroe Doctrine had 1

1 cmies in this country.

oceednoen-

tsident Palma, of Cuba, signed the |

;rcement according two coaling stations i TumUiItiJ Hw- WHgT

Saratoga (Special).—Thomas Canty,

third term at a

member of the village board ol trus-

The president and other officials of the! tee*, died of conaumption at his home Macedonian Committee have been ar- | here. When a boy he began the study retted, and the Bulgarian government of the Bible, which be gradual!]

John Redmond waa re-elected leader j who was *e:

of the Iriah Parliamentary party.

h Parliamentary pai

has determined to dissolve the committee* in Bulgaria and place a strong miliury cordon along the Macedonian fi

he gradually co

mitted to memory unfH he had : quired the whole of.it, and at a n incuts notice could repeat verbatim a

chapter or chapters.

-a* Dye Co and railroad properties is talked of. The 10 color silk naturally hi any desired carma! suggested is I250.uoo.orx, I shade is the object ol interesting exA btD was introduced in the Ixgisla- periment* which iorni the subjact of a ture at Albany to issue $5<M«W»o Slate special report to the State Department bonds tor the improvemeni of public from Untied State* Cbu.ul Atwell at iRowhak. France Hn that two

vote can be he would o

the Statehoood bill, action on the eight-

RcfuseC to Reconsider.

Mr. Pettus, of Alabama, sought open discussion of the Alaskan boundary

tion on

a furious windstorm passe

of Bowman, in Elbert

houses were , ffered a reward 0 f 55000 for the arres'

tn«° md conviction of the five men who are said to have held up the Burlingtor Express just cast of Butte. The com zany will pay the $5000 reward for tht mtire gang or $1000 tor each membei

convicted. -t

way. says that ;sed over the county;, deand kill!—

ting several houses and killing and injuring a number of people. The wires arc down beyond Royston and further particulars cannot be obtained. The Chattahoochee River is 26 feet above low-water mark^ and rising at the rate of four inches per hour. Flood warnings have been sent by the local weather bureau to West Point, Columbus and other points on the river below

reported in Birmingham

treaty by moving to reconsider the vote and Selma. Ala.. Jackson. Miss., and of the previous day. This was resisted generally throughout the State of Ar- sill be intcre by Senator Lodge. He moved to lay the kansas. In the vicinity of Tupelo. he much ad, motion to reconsider on the table. There | Miss., a furious windstorm destroyed . ! ec t under D

DEWEY WAS PREPARED FOR WAR. UJ the Ships Were Loaded Wi.j Ammanitior

and None Was Wasted.

Washington. D. C. (Special).—It is tot generally known that when the flee! mder Admiral Dewey went South lot he winter maneuvers off Culcbra tha' ill the vessels were loaded to their caparity with war ammunition. Since th< •hreatened trouble over the Venezuelan

call

i 36

was carried

subject.

InclEdcs Naphtha Beats.

The House Committee on Merchant MaVine and Fisheries authorized a fatorablc report on the bill making applicable to vessels propelled by gas, naphtha, or electric motor which carrypassengers or freight for hire the s regulations provided by law for st

vessels.

la tbc Departments. The government has formally accepted the offer of the Panama Canal Company to sell to the United States the canal property and all the rights therein for $40,000,000, subject only to the ratification of the pending treaty with the Colombian government. It is understood in Washington

iiuuucc uic appomuncm oi a new nrst secretary- of the embassy tq succeed Count Von Quadt, who has been granted

a leave of absence.

It is proposed to enter into a contract with the Panama Canal Company by which payments can be made to it n the exchange of ratifications between United States and Colombia. Ex-Secretary of Sute John W. Fo has been selected to take charge of case of the United States in the pret tation of the Alaska boundaiy quest • Colonel Pratt, for many years superintendent of the Indian School at Carlisle, will be retired from the regular Preparations were made for a conference between Solicitor Penfield and Mr. Bowen for a protocol providing for the settlement of United States claims

against Venezuela.

James FL Garfield, of Ohio, has been decided upon as commissioner of commerce in the new Department of Com-

merce and Labor.

The Senate, in executive session, ratified the treaty of friendship recently negotiated between the United States and The President nominated Col. W. F. Randolph for chief of artillery, with rank d, under the new Staff

The Senate dommittee on Judiciary is agreed to report the Littlefield Antiust Bill with a number of amendments.

liss., a furious windstorm destrc,__ . much property, but caused no loss of ' life, so far as known. The White, I Black and Current rivers, in Arkansas, arc in flood, and serious damage is

feared.

jr the Venezuelan

natter has been peacefully settled, it sill be interesting to note that miring

ertised maneuvers oi th<

rt under Dewey not an ounce oi thil munition conld not 1 be used in wai vas fired in target practice. So criti:al was the situation considered ir ! South America that it was thought de-

the authorities in Washing-

ACCUSED THE FRENCH PREMIER.

j >icable by the authorities in Washing- ; Jon that the fleet should be kept in readiness for war if hostilities shoal

Chamber ol Depnties in An Uproar Over the

Humbert Case.

Paris (By Cable).—The sitting of the Chamber of Deputies Friday afternoon was suspended amid an uproar, which was precipitated by charges brought by Maurice Binder.'Nationali . Premier and other ministers in connec-

tion witji the Humbert

nent died

1 •cauuicM ior war 11 nosuiities ! result, and any effort on the part -.hePallics to do anything in violati of the Monroe Doctrine. When the xrst orders for the ships to r “

agai in t

. _ case.

The Deputy accused the Gove of corruption in the matter, and 1

Premier Combs a chameleon. The Vice President, who was in the chair, ordered Binder to withdraw his terms, but the

Amid

01

in character 1. referring to the Premier as “sin-

Binder to

latter refused. Amid a general uproar,

the Ministers left the hall.

M. TM

the I

ntinued to use harsh

terizmg

The Vice-President finally became so exasperated that'he ordered the galleries cleared, ancL putting on his hat, left

M. Binder refused to withdraw or mlogizc, and was censured, and the tting was suspended, but M. Binder remained in possession of the tribune until

the House reassembled.

He then refused to leave the tribune until threatened with expulsion.

Urtbe-Uribe Suicide Denied.

Panama (Special).—The announcement from Kingston. Jamaica, on February 8 that General Uribe-Uribe had committed suicide is said here to be untrue. It is stated that Col. Ro! Uribe, of Herreraji army, took his

ibe, of Herrera's army, took h

but not the General.

Raleiglv N. C (Special).-The

• ~ ' ' ad, Pitt

1 out by

of Grimesland, Pitt county, was practically wiped out by fire. Eleven b ”'

ings, including several warehouse* the town hall, were destroyed. ”” is placed at $25,000. one-foart

by insura

Ieven bnild-

and

The loss

S2UM Lost la lb: Man.

Indianapolis, Ind. (Special).—A mail 'ucK containing upward of $2S4X», placed on the Pennsylvania train leaving Lcmmillc at 8 p. m. is missing and

t'ol

1 violation When the

_ . for the ships to meet off Zulebra were issued there was no idea ;hat the war cloud would arise in December. But after the. order was issued the purpose of the allies I>ccame .Lncm-n. The General Board of tht Navy, having decided upon the wintci maneuvers, took the opportunity to see :hat all the ships were well provided with war ammunition, and they wert v loaded for any emergency, and the only shooting in which the crews indulged in was done with old-fashioned brown powder, and practically none of the

smokeless article, was used.

The long-delayed target practice, now that peace with Venezuela is assured, is to take place as soon as tht American squadron reaches Florid* waters. It is now at Galveston, and will shortly sail for calm water between Florida and the Gulf Stream. This —"

em sailing is the first stage of a cniict* of the battleship division the North Atlantic Squadron is to take in European water* and the target practice will last through March and April.

Array Stall Bill Sigaed.

Washington. D. C. (Special).—Presi•len: Roosevelt signed the Army Staff bill. One of the first acts following

Artillery, to the grade of brigadier- .. iieral in accordance with the provi-

sion* pf. that oi tfie act do

the retirei Miles. Ai

The other provisions take effect until aftet

Berlin (By Cable).—The German Navy Department, after considering the proposal that Germany purchase the foni battle-ships being constructed for Argentina and Chile in England and Italy, has

SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

A faithful Newfoundland dog, after arousing the family of George Coppersmith. at Hawthorne, S. J.. and tbsa enabling them to escape from their

ULt: “T

EL-L- 1 ' ‘

dent of the Seventh National Baiik ol New York was sentenced to pay $*»«>