A statement Rieen am bjr the board of director* of the United States Steel Corporation for the fir*t three month* of the year show* a decrease in earnings as compared with the same period

of last year.

The Red Star liner Southwark arrived at New York after a prolonged passage of 15 days from Antwerp. The steerage (lasscngers complained of a

bread famine.

The Duke and Duchess of Manchester and their little daughter sailed from New York for England on steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grot

President Oxnard and tf

BOLD STROIEJY A IINfi Alexandria of Scrvia Suspend! Cousfi.

tot km of IWI.

WIPES OUT OBJECTIONABLE LAWS. Trouble Has Been Brtwinj la Servla Ur Maay Months Past—It Ha4 It* Origin la a Oreal Dcgrt* U the Diatatislactfoa Fell ky the Peblk la Oeoeral With Dra(i. the Ua-

happy Qaeca.

Belgrade. Sersia (By Cable).—King I Alexander executed a coup d'etat. He issued two proclamation*, the first 1 decreeing a suspension of the Constitution adopted April 19. tpoi, repealing objectionable laws passed under it, re- I tiring the Senators and Councilors of | State, dissolving the Skupshtina, or legirlative assembly, and re-enacting a num- | ber of laws as they existed previous to the Constitution of igoi. The second proclamation restores the Constitution

to its former validity. I turned a tn

In the first proclamation the King | q

says the Senate and the Skupshtina | The driver* at the Maple Hill Colcreatcd under the Constitution granted ! u o( thc Philadelphia and Reading ‘“vf •ps&rt 1 rsx; nu, ^ ass aaa n3s,fis i ^vv>; i, n a^ r ■' kre "- {

THE LATEST NEWS K SHORT ORDER.

use.

'resident Oxnard and the old board

of directors of the American Beet Sugar Company were re-elected at the

meeting held in Jersey City.

President Jose(ih F. Smith, head of

Mormon Church, bitterly :cd as lying hypoerhes those who — -he fight

arc making the fight on Reed Smoot. Lucius R. Stout, former county commissioner and a wealthy farmer, j was arrested in Noble*ville, Ind., 'turned a true bill ajfainst ^.*'! nc5 H-

: ol

The annual convention ol tional Association of Clothiers

gun in Chicago.

Benjamin Johnson took son

>n « r , 3 i mi,e 10 his home - in Smith ville. Pa . | live at the rate of $;o,ooo a year and cx-

: “j 1 I to warm it up. Now he and his wife pensively intrigue. I and son are likely to die from injuries Mr. Thayer says that three times on

should | SU5ta j nc d i n ,h e explosion. Friday of last week J. Fred Pennell.

. Bishop F. D. Huntington, of the I b ™»>er of the dead man. called at his

Episcopal Diocese of Central^ Ni

IN A FINANCIAL TAN6LE Pennell'! Counsel Confirms 1 SUrlllnj Sfnry. SZfi.lM WAS LEFT 10 MRS. BURDICK. Ht Hai Appropriated to HI* Own Uses Between SIS0,000 and SM0.000 Intrusted to Him lor lovestmeat, and Had Arrested That This Should be Made Good Ool of His lasaraacc Money. Buffalo, N. V. (Special).—Wallace Thayer, friend and counsel of the late Arthur Pennell, reluctantly admitted the

amount-

$200,000—money he had obtained b vest for his relatives in Maine.

arc senous.

unity and pcac bright example and the sarr

tn defend her

intci

I its development

the Balkans, the King says. I V OiiMgo- I Pennell. th« and Ser\ia needs order. | Benjamin Johnson took some dyna- man withoi

niie to his home, in Smithville. Pa . live at the 1

5 a large amount—probably ney he had obtained to in-

The information came to Mr. Thayer from J. Fred Pennell, brother of the dead man. and was discovered when the brother, as administrator, was going through thc papers of Arthur R. Pennell, and found a letter telling of the fraudulent transactions of the man who was so tragically found dead with his wife when the police were trailing him closely in connection with thc murder of Edwin L. Burdick, whose wife Pennell lo\cd and with whom he had a bitter

feud.

veals how llients. the

could id cx-

Thc startling discovery 1 | Pennell, the lawyer without an without means of his

NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.

Why Us Chugs* Prulsc.L

Mr. Herbert W. Bowen, Venezuela's plenipotentiary, arrived here from New York and found awaiting him a note from Sir Michael Herbert, the British Ambassador, containing an inquiry from Lord Lansdowne as to Mr. Bowen's reasons for suggesting certain changes in the preamble of the original draft of The Hague protocol for the settlement of the question of preferential treatment in the payment of the

Venezuelan claims.

Mr. Bowen promptly made a reply reciting in great detail the reasons he had for making the changes. Last week he rejected the principal amendments made by the allies to the protocol. The amendments gave The Hague the power to determine whether Venezuela should pay the expenses of the blockade in case the question of preferential treatment went against the allies, and specified that in determining the question of preferential treatment Thc Hague should have regard to the resources of Venezuela other than the

JronTti

tenezuela othi

of the customs revenues

two of the principal ports which may be available for the claims ol

other powers.

No reply from Lord Lansdowne to indicate just what will be the final attitude of the allies on these important

questions has reached ^cre. Presides! is Close Commuolcstloo.

.ffairs in the Balkans, the Kin,

Servia needs ordi She should offer

:' a peace-loving —*

time always be

it . .K. tommun.! ... .»„ j ^ hi! dcS

graphic co tained bet< and Assir* is in chart

tancously with thc suspension succeeded by M. Denies. Minister of Public Works. Of the newly appointed life members of thc Senate 12 are old Liberals and supporters of the former Regent. 7 were formerly members of thc Progressive party and 5 arc neutral ELECTION RESULTS. Carter Harrison Wins Aiala In Chicago—A

Hard Battle.

Chicago (Special).—For the fourth successive time Carter H. Harrison was elected Mayor of Chicago. He defeated Graeme Stew-art, his Republican

opponent, by 6948 vote*.

The Mayor had the fight of his iife and the result was in doubt until thc last hundred precincts were reported. As indicating thc closeness <.f the contest and the manner in which tlw Harrison victories have been narrowing. '* —y be' recalled that he was elected

anner i tories have

it may be' recalled that he was elected thc first time by 79.150 plurality, thc second time by 41,059, thc third time bv 38,345 and this time, as stated, by 6948. His total vote. 146.323. is well up to

that of previous years.

Chiogcs In Ohio. The national Cincinnati. Ohio (Special).—While

the aggregate of pluralities in Ohio ,hat the fact cities showed Republican gains, thc not wel parties break almost even on the against changes of local administrations. I convcntit The most notable changes from the j ’ 1

,k,firf mor '

^Thi Es riod.

Mrs. Susan Updike was arrested in Akron. O.. on thc charge of killing Andrew Fasnacht, who. she charges, was playing thc part of a "Peeping Indiana dedicated thc 22 monuments erected by the State in honor of the 22 Indiana regiments that participated

in the Battle of Shiloh.

Company and thc Prudential ipany, the first for $to.ow

* 5,000, had also 1 Mr. Thayer for

surance Company, the f I and thc second for $1, ■ 1 made out in trust

. and it 1

these papers whiefi

brother to see ” tgged. say _

papers be destroyed

money to come from thi

Thayer. •

He begged, says Mr. Thayer, that the

l>e destroyed and that the

cc

throi

Three million bushels of grain arc /^ ,en ' tied up at Chicago because of the strike ni * .°' ol the firemen and others on the lake ' r

steamers.

David Blum, a wealthy creamery proprietor, of New York, committed suicide while on a train near Colorado

come from those 1

companies be given to. him. He ws says Thayer, that $25,000 diverted thc path which Pennell had mapped before his death, and it was when arguing along those lines that he made the statement that his brother's wealth had | been gathered by taking it from trusting friends of his family and diverting it to

Springs.

The Burdick

beti

is,

the latter has declined to take any part in the hearing to determine whether Pennell met death by accident or de-

sign.

ecutive

Thayer

trust document

my hands was about a year ago; wh that paper was I don't know, but I pi sumc it is the bond which Pennell ga to Mr* o i:,i. .. —— 1— 1

death."

“Sir. Pennell is to fight for that money the Pennell estate, is he not?" was

Led.

"Oh. undoubtedly. That was what Fred Pennell came to see me about- He begged frantically. He said that I wouli be violating all rules of decency if I di<

board of the not give it up, as it was based on ~

. unholy love: in fact, he made the chai

possession of tracked at Cinnabar, near the ent sed Pennell's to the park. He will be in daily

munication with the President through

L •*-— the telephonic or telegraphic system in

the park or by courier. A direct wire between Cinnabar and the .White House will be constantly at his disposal. In the event of untoward incident or accident, the White House will

be notified instantly. Ne Farther lavcstifiUro.

Assistant Secretary Loomis, who has been making an investigation into certain charges lodged against United

Stall

insurance

ranted,

from

continued: “Thc last which Burdick placed ii»

ir ago; what w. but I pre-

bond which Pennell gave :k to protect her after his

_ Jtes Consul W^Max^eM"Greene, af Hamilton. Bermuda, in connection with the wreck of the tourist steamer Madiana, received a reply from that officer which is satisfactory, and there will be no further proceedings in this matter. The Consul makes it appear that he was not informed of the fact of the grounding of the ihin until sometlny after it occurred, and asserts that as ial soon as he was informed he did everyi thing in his power to alleviate the con-

dition of the casta

Democrats to the Republicans were at Columbus. Mansfield, Zanesville. Defiance. Delphos. Van Wert and Shelby, the Republicans carrying Shelby for the first time. Among the cities that changed from Republican to Democratic Mayors were Youngstown. Springfield, Akron, Troy and probably-Find-

lay.

Wisconsin Elects dodge.

Milwaukee, Wis. (Special).—The judicial election in Wisconsin pasted off quietly. Judge Robert G. Siebecker, Rep- was elected to the Wisconsin Su-

preme Bench.

There were few political changes in .i —wi c h chose Mayors. Osh-

' ‘"ayor Muiva (Dera.).

:esha and Marinette went Republican. The Democrats carried Nceriah, Mcrasha, Amherst, Ber-

lin, Portage and Bca.vcr Dam.

Apt thy tn Mlcnesots.

St. Paul (Special).—Elections were held in many cities throughout Minne-

„ Where

ticket was in the field, party li

not drawn.

The election at ManI coition to the rule that

other cities. Thc contest wa resulted in a sweeping Demi

Bahia ore City.

Baltimore. Md. (Special).ers on the Democratic

ticket were elected.

1 re-elected ! Fox Lake, Wai

t Rept

sota. They were without political significance, most ol the tickets being unopposed. Where more than one

ikato was in ex-' at prevailed in tlw

The contest was keen ai* a sweepi -- ** — : ~

locratic vic-

The lead-

organization McLane lead-

ler Smith. ; Mr. Guyton by of total cast of

cv me remainder 01 inc ; city ticket did not fare lie leader. Mr. Hooper get91 majority over Comptrol-

»o well ai

ting only 399« majority over Comptr ' Smith, and Mr. . Gcphart beati

ephart beating

1191 votes out over 35.000.

did not rank C.

fare so well. Congressman _ Wachter’s whirlwind campaign carried

him to victory.

Mr. Wachter's colleagues did not run as well as he. They carried comparatively few wards. Mr. E. Clay Ti-n-.anut will, therefore, be the candidate for president of the Second Branch City Council, and Mr. Geo. R- Heffner the candidate for comptroller.

Frank lint on, N. G. (Special).—. ant bouse on the land of I. H. Kear

ney. about two mile* west of here, was

destroyed by fire— The house

' y Rufus ~ "

1 Daniel, colored. I

seven children. Four of the who were sleejamg upstairs.

room were ai . re no windows in the upper room. i the children being cut off from the

* bv fire, were snffocaied

children. _ . .

were burned to death. The roof wa% falling in before the occupants qL the

lower room were awakened.

was willing to : of the seventh commandment,

1 R. Lee. of the Tenth In- ; sumed that any monetary, gift was tried by court-martial i trade to Mrs. Burdick was in memory of

that love. For two hours he begged me

10. on t i been 3

—-.To* R. iantry, who was

at Iligan. Island of Mindanai charge of manslaughter, has

quitted.

A sandstorm caused a collision on | the Santa Fe near Santa Rosa. N. M.. ! in which one trainman was killed and

three seriously injured.

The steam yacht Czarina, the first vessel of thc auxiliary yacht navy, was launched at the Crescent Shipyards.

Elizabeth. X. J.

irgc it”!

elation

t. as he aslift Pennell

Foreign.

William Hayes Fisher,

cial secretary of the trcr.sury. announ cd his resignation, his relations with financial syndicate making his positic

’able! 3

Freight traffic between Gcr Holland has been suspended the strikes' in Holland Th

and dock labor

tried i

L. Levy, a

inny and 'wing to

Three tnoiitterdam join-

laughter wt, was Mansion House to W. mber of the Stock Ex-

Ambassador Porter, at ParbHrcceivcd many letters of condolence upon the death of his wife. Her funeral occurs Thursday at the American church in

Paris.

Michael Goetz, a student, was expelled from Italy, having recently been arrested gt Naples on the charge of being implicated in a plot to kill the

Czar.

H. E. Koebner, a noted German journalist and editor of the National Zcitung, Berlin, died ot heart failure following a surgical operation. Forty thousand workmen will go on strike today in Rome, and the government. feanng trouble, has mobilized over 7000 troop* within the city. The Right Rev. George Montgomery. coadjutor bishop of San Francisco. CaL. has been appointed archbishop of

Strike Ties Up Grain.

Chicago (Special).—"Three million bushels of grain arc tied up between here and South Chicago." This was the estimate of thc effect of the strike of firemen, oilers and watertenders on lake steamers made by a "skipper" on one of the big grain carriers. Thc

.. p , boats which were abandoned by thc M. t.. nnan- cngjne.room crews at the mouth of the

!^ nc ; river Saturday failed to get away, although every effort is being made by local officials of thc Lake Carriers' Association to relieve thc grain situation.

The boat! '

Manila.

Emperor William sent a gushing telegram to King Christian of Denmark, expressing gratitude for hospitalities

extended.

The insurgent Moor* attacked the fortress CfT Frajana. and Muley Amrani. the Sultan's uncle, has ned to

McliUa.

Brutal treatment of Spanish studenthas caused intense resentment against the government in the univenity towns.

Muley An has fled 1

oc- a68 his. «!*.

Northern Securities’ decision is expected. says Attorney Day, befoac Corn exports this week were 2.822.bushels and wheat, 3.‘3tX974 bnsh-

Southern Pi

■acifie I of oc

stock was offered

II lying in vers.

Prof'

Prof. Lomu Will Cork Again.

Vienna (By Cable).—The report that Professor Lorenz had received an invitation from J. Ogden Armour to go to Chicago and visit his child Lolita, who has not completely recovered from the

— performed upon her by the last October, is confirmed. Lorenz, who is attending the

medical congress at Madrid, will probably leave Vienna for the United States

direct next week.

Inebriates Took French Leave. Cedar Rapids. la. (Special).—Twen-ty-two inmates of thc Independence Inebriate Asylum, while out walking with the attendants, refused to return. The attendants prqcdred shotguns and fired severaLahots'in the direction of thc fleeing men. Henry Miner, of Cedar Rapids, and Frank Crowley, ol Iowa City, who have arrived here, were wounded. It is believed others were injured, and all but fire arc said to have She Killed a Peeplog Too. Akron,O. (Special).—Mrs. Susan Updike was placed in jail here, charged with causing the death of Andrew Fasracht, who. she says, was playing the part/of a "Peeping Tom" at her home, and she hit him on the head with a dub,

fracturing bis skull. A Domestic Tragedy.

Ayer, Mass. (Special).—Chas. Moulton, of Ginton, aue-'pted to kill Miss Lillian Wheeler, of this town, at the railroad station by shooting her twic< in the head. He then turned the revolver on himself, sending a bullet through his brain, dying instantlv. Mis: ' Whewer wa* formerly Moulton s wife, but dhe had obtained a divorce from him i few weeks ago and had

rtmeklesjwve been flooded with or her nuideRename. Moulton is heliev- Thc new ^Thinese minister the cut-rate war ^ | nnsv and despondency. * 3< ^ Departmentf**'''*^ **** ** lh * SU,C

White House. Teleinication will be maineen thc President’s party m Secretary Foaster, who rge of the White Hodle, where routine executive business is transacted. Prior to leaving Washington. President Roosevelt disposed of practically all question* relating to appointments: but if the necessity should arise he will make appointments while en mte. They will be announced at the fhite House, and not from the President’s train.

During 1' the Presidi stone Pari

special train, which will ked at Cinnabar, near the

Member of America* Comaloloo.

William E. Bain bridge, of Iowa, formerly second secretary of legation at Pekin, has been selected as the representative of the United States on the American-Venezuelan Commission, which will meet at Caracas to adjust the claims of this country against Venezuela. Mr. Bair.bridge was ..at Pekin throughout the siege, and rendered ef-

ficient service there.

Two BUSeos in ClrfaUUon.

The amount of money in circulation in the United States on April 1 wai $2,351,757,943. being $99,710,586 mori than at the same date last year. Based on an estimated population of 80,142--000. the circulation per capita is now $29.34. Not including the gold and sil-ver-held for the redemption of certificates outstanding, the money in the Treasury amounts to $3«3.o87,967. and the general stock of money in*the United States is, therefore. $2,664,845^1 being^ an ^ increase of $3,788,822 sjn

A. A. Winston Goes to GnaleaaU.

The State Department has filled the position oi secretary of legation at Guatemala city by the appointment ol A. A. Winslow, of Indiana.' This post was held by J. W. Bailey, of Kentucky, who was in company with young Godfrey Hunter when Fitzgerald was shot. Bailey was given an indefinite leave of

absence and is now in this count— Spanish Claims Against Vcncimrls.

Mr. Bowen, Venezuela's plenipotentiary, signed, with Senor Ojeda, the Spanish minister, the Venezuelan-Span-ish protocol providing for the adjustment of the Spanish claims by a joint commission at Caracas. The President of Mexico, it is provided, shall selee the umpire in case pf the failure of thi

committee to agree.

It is estimated that 303 will be employed on the 1 nal when the United Stat sion takes actual charge c

of construction.

The Navy Department received a dispatch from Key West, announcing the death oi Rear Admiral George E.

Belknap, U. S. A.. retireT Robert T. Foertsch. a

Wai “

H „_;chman at

the War Department, committed suicide. It is believed he was insane. Chief Commissary' Steward Georj H. Edds, at Newport, R. I., was four guihy of accepting commissions fro merchants and sentenced to one year's

imprisonment.

fudge Jacob Sf. Dickinson, David f.

Watson and Hannis Taylor were appointed counsel for the United States

tn the Alaska boundary case. The first class of cadets at West

Point has been ordered to the battlefield of Gettysburg for instruction ir

strategy and tactiCs.

The new battleship Maine has been ordered to Hampton, that weakness found in some of her gun mounts may

be investigated.

The Supreme Court affirmed the opinion ot the lower court ordering the deportation of a female Japanese

■“Thfwi; Chii

TROUBLE AT TBE SINES

it Over Strike Commls■toil's Ruling. NUMBER OF HOUR'S FOR DAY'S WORK.

Intros* Dissatisfaction In lb* Lower Aotbnclte Rcjion—A Namber of tb* CoUerks Closed Down-Tb* Men Refute to Wort Tea Hoars, tad Many Qsll After Working Eight or NJk Hoars.

Philadelphia (Special).—A disagreement between the mine operators and miners regarding the Strike Commission's ruling on the number of hour* to constitute a day's work resulted in the closing of numerous collieries throughout the anthracite coal region. ffihe greatest disatisfaction was expressed in the lower region, and in Pottsvillc, Shamokin. Mahanoy City and contiguous towns a majority of the mines were idle a portion of the day. At some of the collieries the men laid down their tools after they had worked eight hours, and at others they remained in the mines nine hours, but refused to work ten hour* when requested to do so by the superintendents. The operator! assert that they will pay thc men only foi the actual time worked, and the miners claim this to be a violation of the agree-

ment

Meetings of the local unions were held and in a majority of cases tfie miners decided to return to work and submit the question to joint conciliation committees of operators and mineworkers, as suggested by thc commission. Officials of the union, as such, arc not permitted to interfere in the controversy. CHINESE ARE SURPRISED. Reports la Pekin Aboat tb: United States

Navy. /

Pekin (By Cable).—The ceived here that thc

United States in increasing her Asiatic

Squadron is on. account

ing reports

rxcitt

rport

of the "alarm-

the situation in China,'

facilities for judging the situation in China. Thc only disturbances considered serious are those in thc KwangSi province, the Southern province ol Chiga bordering Tonkin, where 100.00c rebels are said to be under arms, which were never directed against foreigners The latest reports regarding Genera Tung Fuh Siang, the "Boxer" leader and Prince Tuan, the exiled anti-for

surgent

uan, the exiled antiat the head of the in in the Norshwesterr

uring. The

plying th that they

: of Kansu, are reassuring. I

government claims to have conic to at understanding with them whereby they

agree to refrain from hostilities, is believed that the government is

them with funds ey remain quiet.

YOUNG WOMEN TO BE HERALDS. Novel Fcatore to Be Introdoccd at the Coer

federate Reunion.

New Orleans (Special).—Preparation!

is

gins May 19, a A number of n

Each State division wili have a bant preceding it in the parade. Fourteer young ladies of the highest Confcder ate standing, will ride in a beautifully _ decorated tally-ho at the head of tht ■e parade, and will be known as heralds ■d They will be dressed entirely in white and will have banners denoting tht State they represent and the coats oi arms of the States .will be wrought it flowers on the sides of the tally-ho. The tally-ho will be preceded by the Memphis Bugle Corps of 45 pieces composed of joung society men. whe have been training for thc purpose.

Threateoed the Presideni. San Bernardino, Cal. (Special).—B P. Brown, of Redlands, who was ar rested just before thc las; visit ol President McKinley under instnsetiom from Governor Gage, who learned that he had made threats against the President, is again in the county jail, having been taken into custody at Red lands on a similar charge, he having been overheard making threatening allusions to President Roosevelt. It is stated that ever since thc Presideni announced his intention of visiting th: West, Brown has been closely watched and his arrest was decided upon as a measure of precaution. He is charg ed with vagrancy. Six Bandits Colored. Guthrie, Okla. (Special).—Sheriffs Morrison, of Kiowa county; Thompson, of Caddo; Porter, of Garfield, and Bottom, of Washita, surrounded a ranch near Cordclc, Okla., and within a brief time captured six of the remaining outlaws of the Bert Casey gang, supposed to have robbed the Lcger Bank of S8000 last Friday. The bandits were surprised and taken without

rfbuble.

Stateuc:d to Dcalb.

Manila(By Cable).—Col. Julian Santos, the former aide-de-camp of the late Gen. San Miguel, who participated in San Miguel's operations, and was captured over a month ago by Governor Daniel Rigard, of Rizal province, personally, has been found guilty at Passig. before Judge Crossfield, of brigandage, abduction and disarming thc police at Nov^liches, and was sentenced to death. Thc

case will be appealed. Load Deposited to River.

Butte. Mont. (Special).—A special from Kalispell, Mont., says that thc residents of Helena Flats, fire miles lorth ol KalispcIL were terrified by .. ., , t a point on White Fish river, where the disturbance

an earthquake At a point on Whi Fish river, where the disturbance occurred. more than five acre* of bluff land was carried a distance of 600 feet and deposited in the channel of the river. The dam is 300 feet long and no trace of the former channel can be

water h backing up and

PAYMENT FOR BLOCKADE.

Allies Ask Ibis ai VeaezaeU la aa AmcsdWashington, D. C. (Special—State Department official* say they think the tllied powers have again blundered or ihown bad faith in thc Venezuelan affairs by their amendments proposed to thc protocol tending the question of preferential treatment to Trie Hague

eon vent ion.-

In their demand that the following

: protocol

Minister Herbert 1

iniendment be made to the 1

submitted by Mi:

Bowen thc allies have, in the opinion »f Mr. Bowen, made an attempt to go jack on thc agreements reached in the yrotocols signed February 13 last:' "If preferential or separate treatment ; * not given to Great Britain, Germany md Italy, the tribunal may considet whether any and what compensation ihould he made by Venezuela out of ihe 30 per cent, of the customs revenues set aside to those powers for the rxpense which they have incurred in connection with the blockade." In this contention thc allies renew their demand for payment larger than that to be accorded other powers or for preferential treatment of ano-.her kind. Under no conditions will Minister Bowen agree to thc amendment, and he has *0 informed the representa-

id he has *< res of thc i

with but one or two exceptions they have been agreed to by Mr. Boi

itives of t‘

allies. The other changes >i considered essential, and

Mr. Bowen

Bowen.

'fiValL, ,0 Si

Michael Herbert, in which lie refuses to accept the amendment given above, was read with much interest. Minister Bowen was informed his attitude as thus expressed would be cabled by each to his Government and that by Wednesday they would be ready to meet

It is believed the decision of The

‘fague will be against thc allies, and they

ppreciatc this fact. For this reason hey have suggested the amendm

appreciate mis wci. rui

they have suggested the amendment giv

-v-... » T - i» under-

which

amount to about $200,000. It i

stood that The Hague protocol drawn by Mr. Bowen was referred by the Lon-

don Foreign Office to the Law Lords of Great Britain and that they suggested to Germany and Italy thc insertion of the objectionable amendment. Again, it is argued by Mr. Bowen. England has been the cause of the allies taking an unfair stand ajid has attempted practic^h tc repudiate her agreement as to me payment of the debt as expressed in her

protocol signed February last. WAS STEAMER BLOWN UP?

The Bt chant Carrf.-d Two Cases of Dyne mite

■ad *5,093 Poaods of Powder

London (By Cable).—It is believed

mbara. on her first

that the steamer Bam!

from Marseilles to Dakar. French Africa, with a cargo of 95.00c

trip f West

pounds of gunpowder : dynamite, has been bio'

and two cases

s of

lamite, has been blown up at sea and foundered. Lloyds says there is to fear that this has occurred.

from Gibraltar, although she shoul

1 been sighted there V

* ———- of the Ft

. been reported nigh she should

: March 31. " nch schoc

which was followed by a loud cxplo-fon. The captain of thc Nina makes a similar Thc crew of thc Bamhara n: 35 men and she carried six passe

Wanted la Go to Prison for Life. Newark, N. J. (Special).—Annie M. Hildcrbrandt, the young trained nurse of Orange who recently was convicted

wounded

Orange w

oi having 'shot and s' Bcmprd J. McCallant at sentenced to six months^

rely '

imped J. McCallam at Orange, ua! atcnced to six months' imprisonmen'

ty jail. When arraigned

for sentence, she asked that she be sent to prison for life, saying that her lift had been mined and she might a; spend what remained oi it in jai

SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Members of thc School Board ir. Philadelphia were convicted of accepting bribes from candidates for position: i held «

as teachers. A messenger boy was held up and robbed of $1400 belonging to his employers near the Tombs Prison in New It is charged that foreign'workmer •e being imported into Manila in via

Trade has before thc

save an aged crippled uncle, who perished after she had dragged him to thc top

floor.

A force of troops and constabulary, -ommanded by Captain Perry, routed tht iadrones who recently attacked and foi 1 time held possession of Surigao, Island of Mindanao.

An explosion of _che

Ursuline Convent. New lulled in serious injuries

— J —used a pan—

chemicals in the

city, re-

.0 yaung

firls and caused a panic among the s:u-

dents.

A large meeting of negroes wa* held ai Brooklyn. N. Y., to protest against lisfranchisement of the colored men in ■he South, and particularly in Virginia. Thc jury in the case of Walter Dimjek. accused of stealing $30,000 from the United States Mint at San Francisco, •endered a verdict of guilty. Emperor William arrived at Kiel :rom Copenhagen.

Eitel. arrived at Constantinople I Egypt and were received by the Snlan, who subsequently returned their King Edward will arire in Paris May 2, his -visit to the French capital iollowing hi* trip to Italy., Wintry weather prevails in Germany tnd is doing much damage to vegeta:ion, which is in an advanced state owing to the warn! weather in March. Four inches of snow has fallen on the if art 1 Mrmninmu