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i uniiMilPil IMBUSHtU IN SAMOA. Aittican and British Sailors lMa/il/nd hn firfhf UnnHrirtrl fUlflU&GU UJ UigUl IIUUUIGU Followers of Mataafa oa a German Plantation. FODB AMERICANS KILLED German Who Incited the Natives to Battle Arrested and Held as a Prisoner on an English Warship. Ctrman Aids Rebels to Surround AngloAmerican Party, Scren of Whom Meet Death?Lieutenant Lansdaie and Ensign Monaghan of the Philadelphia and Lieutenant Freeman of tiie British Cruiser Tauranga Amone tiie Killed? Kataafans Behead the Bodies?Jammine of a Machine Gun Hampers Our Ken?Many of the Rebels Killed. Washington, D. C. (Special).?The fol. lowing dispatch from Admiral Kautz has been received: "Auckland, X. Z., April 12. j^Beer?tary of the Navy, WashinRton, D. C.: "On April 1, while the combined forces t British and United States, under Lieutenant FreemaD, British Navy, were reconnoitring near Apia, they were ambuscaded. "Deeply 1 egret to announce the death T.iWanonf Pht'Un V T.nnrlcHnlft Jobs B. Monaghan, Coxwaln James Butter, Ordinary Seaman Norman E. Edsal and i ' w MATAAFA, THE DEPO: (The group represents the Samoan St* men wounded belonging to the Philadelphia. The British lo3s in killed, two ' pea and Lieutenant Freeman. Eactz." ' Auckland,N. Z. (By Cable).?As a result of ta ambush of Matuafa's warriors ou a German plantation at Apia, Samoa, 200 Anerican* and British sailors were forced to retreat to the beach, leaving three aSoezs and four sailors dead upon the Held. \ MALIETOA TANU3. (The legally chosen King.) The officers killed were Lieutenant Laudsdale and Ensign 3Ionaghan, of the erviser Philadelphia, and Lieutenant A. H. Y^eoman, of the British cruiser Tauranga. 1 th9 expedition was led by Lieutenant Freeman of the Tauranga. Ensign Monafcumethis death by remaining to assist limtflnant I .nnsdiiin. Hnstiived too loner and was shot in retiring. Two British and two American sailors were also killed. The natives beheaded the dead British sad American officers, and priests of the French Mission afterward brought the toads to Apia. The manager of the German plantation baa been arrested and detained on board tk?TauraDga, on affidavits declaring ho ns seen urging the rebels to fight. It is estimated that about eight hundred warriors attacked tho Anglo-American farty from ambush. On the arrival of the Tauran^a at Apia, .British and American consuls issued a proclamation to give Mataafaa last chance. Tfce French priests also used their influence. but all efforts failed, and the rebels ?aatinued their depredations. Property was destroyed and bridges and roads were barricaded. Oa March 29 the enemy was sighted at Haguigi and machine guns and a seven^oonder were used. Tho friendlies also attacked the enemy during the latter's retest and several rebels were killed or woand?d. The friondlles carried or.e 1md through Apia, which made Captain 8e vonteen Suicides in a Day. Seventeen suicides on one day were repeated at the Prefecture of Police at Paris, France. Nearly all of them were due to yorerty. The day was quarter day, and May 01 me UQiuriuuin.es, ueiux uaauiu iu neat the demands of their landlord?, In desperation resorted to asphyxiation by charcoal fumes. The Patent Office's Largest Order. An order ha3 boeu received at the Patent D8re, Washington, for a copy of every jstrnt i39ued by tho United States. It is U? largest order ever received, aud will t>st ill,000 to execute. Permission to 0|>en the Druce Vault. The Home Secretary at London has IraUy granted permission to Mrs. Anna .Sari a Druce to open the vault in High geate Cemetery in which her father-in-law, T. C. Druce, who, she doclares, was the nKhtful Duke of Portland, is alleged to StaTv been buried. Fastest War Vessel. TLia Albatross, a new typa o? torp9.lobeat destroyer, oT the British Navy, ha3 atjtaiaed a speed or tblrty-thrce knots, mak'k? thla record on her trial trip with the Admiralty officials on board. This is the Mghost speed reached by any war vessel. Stuart so furious that he went to the King ^ and threatened to shoot any man found I -1-1 ? K tk. n.? iw.. i j _ haaiug uuaua. ixi ug IUOU ioa ucu m proclamation forbidding tbe practice. On April 1 a force o( 214 British and Americans and 150 frlendlies was surprised in ambusb at tbe German plantation of Vaslel. The rebels opened fire on thi rear, left flunk and front of the AngloAmerican force. The friendlies bolted, but the marines and bluejackets stood their ground splendidly, Americans and British firing shoulder to shoulder. The Colt-automatic gun with the landing party became jammed, and the Americana and British were practically at the mercy of the rebels, but "Retreat" was sounded three times before the marines and bluejackets retired. Lieutenant Freeman, First Lieutenant of the Tauranga, who was in command of the allied force, was shot through the heirt. Lieutenant Lansdule, of the Philadelphia, had his leg shattered while endeavoring to fix the jammed gun. Seaman Hunt, of the British cruiser Porpoise, had an extraordinary escape. H? remained with Lieutenant Lansdale until clubbed over the bead and knocked senseless. Tim hlnpineket revived ns thn native* were cutting off his right ear and were turniDg him over in order to cut off his left ear. At this juncture a shell from the British cruiser Royalist burst on the battlefield, scaring the rebels, and Hunt succeeded in escaping to the bench, although severely stabbed in one foot. The same night the friendlies found the bodies of all the officers,headless. The bodies were buried with nil honors at Muiluuu, on Easter Sundny. Their heads were subsequently brought in by some French priests, and the graves were reopened, and the ! heads buried with the bodies. The officers who returned are Lieutenant George E. Cave, of the Porpoise, and Lieutenant C. M. Perkins. of the Philadelphia. All behaved splendidly. Lieutenant Cave took command of the retreat. Tho loss of the enemy in not known, but probably fifty of them were killed and many wore wounded. The priests buried thirtyeight rebels, and much blood was seen on the road over which the Mataafans had been dragging .away their dead and wounded. ~The Samoans say Mataafa three times resolved to surrender, but the German Consul, Herr Rose, advised him not to do so, and ho now says he will never give In but will fight to the death. ' British Warships Ordered to Satnoa. Sydney, N. S. W. (By Cable).?The cruiser Wallaroo, mounting eight guns, and tho gunboat Goldfinch, six guns, have been ordered to proceed to Apia. American Reinforcements to Be Sent. Washington, D. C. (Special).?The sup ply ship Abarenda will sail from Norfolk I JED KING OF SAMOA. Chief with his sister and relatives.) with marines for Samoa. The collier Brutus is 01 her way there. The Scindia will sailom Manila at once. v4UJ ,,.*i r-'lERCE FICHT IN ARKANSAS. Man Killed, Two Men Fatally aud Several Others Badly Wounded. Little Rock, Ark. (Special).?In a free fight at Deview, Ark., H. C. Ashbum was instantly killed, A. J. Black and his son Lee were fatally wounded, Alox Miller had his arm broken, and Henry Miller was badly shot In the arm. B. M. Ashbum and several other persons were snot ana more or less seriously wounded. H. C. Ashburn had been prosecuted by A. J. Black for perjury, and during the trial great feeling between the friends of tho principals was aroused. After court adjourned the factions met. Ashburn, armed with a shotgun, approached Black, accused him of swearing to lies, and leveled bis gun, which snapped. Black flred with a pistol, hlttinj? Ashburn. The latter, as he fell, shot Black in tho leg. Then the firing became general. Youuk Black was shot several times, his entire shoulder being torn off. Youug Ashburn escaped with the loss of a finger. CANCER MICROBE FOUND. Hope or a Cure for tne uueaie uivea 07 Dr. lira, of Pari*. Paris (By Cable).?The Figaro announces that Dr. Bra has discovered the cancer microbe and says there is reason to hope the discovery will soon load to a certain cure for that dread disease. In an interview on tbe subject Dr. Bra was modest and cautious in his statements. He said that experiments were proceeding in several hospitals, some of which bad had favorable results, but it must be months before a definite announcement will be possible. "What I have succeeded in doing," added Dr. Bra, "is to isolate and cultivate a parasite from cancerous tumors, and to produce therefrom cancer In animals, j Tho parasite is fungu3 like, and is certainly the specific agent of cancer." ai-?r? iaii/1111 rv?r 1 rr mro. rvi rximuc. i o i < All Right* Reserved by ll?r Father Unexpectedly Discovered. Canton, Ohio (3poclal).?Mrs. McKinley. wife of the President, her sisters, and the heirs of the late George D. Saxton, own j the oil aud mineral rights in 209 acres of j land in the vicinity of the Scio oil field. | They did not know it until informed by a man who wanted a lease. In looking up an abstract he fouad that the present owner owns only the surface, James Saxton, father of .Mrs. McKinley, when he sold it over thirty years ago, having reserved the mineral and under-the-surfuee rights. A contract was made with the Saxton I beirs to sink a test wen, una 11 on is j found to operate under royalties to the heirs. Hoy of Twelve Ilang; Illinaelf. Charles Lovo, a twelve-year-old boy, who liV9d a few miles from Charlotte, N. C., ended his life by hanging. He went to an old blacksmith shop, tied the end of tho rope to a beam and jumped from a box. His body was found by Ills parents several hours after. His parents can think of no posslblo cause lor his act. Invitation to the President. Tho City Council of Victoria, B. C., has extended a form^ invitation to President McKinley to visit Victoria on the occasion of his promised trip to the Pacific coast in August. The Plague Appears at Uong Kong. A cablegram received at the State DeI .. frnm ITnitn.l SfatrtC puniu-JUL, uaouiu{,tvu, Consul Wiidman ?t Hong Kong contains the single word "plague," thereby announcing the annual appearanco of the diseaso on the Chinese coast. It will require the most energetic efforts on the part of United States medical officers at Manila to prevent the plague from being importod from Hong Kong. Russia and England Agree. Russia and England have agreed upon their respective spheres of influence in China upon a basis similar to the terms of the Anglo-French agreement la Africa, SANTA CRUZ CAPTURED. General Lawton With a Picked Fore? Takes a Filipino Stronghold. THE NATIVES PUT TO FLIGHT The Filipino Cltj Attacked by Land and Water?Little Resistance Offered to the Assault ? American Loss Small ? Sixty-eight Killed and Forti Wonndeil on tho Other Side. Iuanila (By Cable).?General Lawton haa Baptured Santa Cruz, at the extreme end of tho lake. He drove the rebels, who wore jommanded by a Chinaman named PaotVah, Into the mountains. [The Amerllans liad six men wounded. The rebels lost sixty-eight men billed and had forts men wounded. Santa Cruz was the Filipinos' stronghold in Lake Laguna de Bay and it fell Into the hands of Guncral Lawton's expedition lifter some sharp, quick fighting, forming Dne of the most interesting and important I battles of tlie war. About fifteen hundred | picked men composed the expedition, I Which was under the personal commaud of General Lawton, on account of the illness | of General King. These troops partly surrounded the city, while tbe gunboats Luguna de Bay, Naptdan and Oesto, under ihn onmmniid of cnntftin Grant, of the I Utah Battery, shelled tlio city and outlying tranche?. At sunrise the assault commenced. The American line south of the city stretched two miles inland, and, with its left sweeplng the shore, it moved north, whllo the Fourth Cavnlrymon on the point advanced toward tne city, pouring volleys upon the trenches. Simultaneously the gunboats hovering along tho shore, spelling the woods ahead ot the troops and driving the j Filipinos inland. The Gatllngs cleared sev- j eral treneh03. The whole brigade was divided into j Bquads of twelve, and tho fighting was carried on in the old-time frontier fashion, from behind trees, crawling through hushes, or rushing across the open. General Lawton, with the Fourteenth Infantry Battalions, approached a narrow iron bridge across a creek on the south border of the town. Here a company oi Filipinos was intrenched across the stream and behind a stone barricade at the entrance to tho bridge. The Americans rushed forward in single file, in the face of a galling lire, demolished the barricade with their hands, and drove the enemj from the trenches, killing a dozen. The Filipino soldiers in the town, se. jreted in various building and firing from the windows, gave the invaders an interesting hour. There was a regular nest oJ them In the stone jail, which is edged in bj a wall. This was a veritable pepper-pot. The Americans singly or in pairs, entered the houses, and many warriors were takes prisoners. A considerable body of Filipinos fled northward, crossing ihe open marshes, but the Gatllngs poured upon thorn a deadly hail until they disappeared in the woods, ' Blaying dozens. Major Welsenberger deployed the sharpshooters along the shore, and they crept steadily forward, aiding the Gatllngs. Finally a large body was sent against the enemy in the woods, driving them toward the mountains. OnoFilipino, attempting to make his escape, slashed viciously at Major Welsenberger, who shot and killed him. T onrfAn nafnhllahari h?n.dnnftr? I VTUAAG&l** Xian VVU ViltWWituuwu ters at tho elegant palace of tbe Governor, and a guard was Immediately placed In the ehureh, a9 tlio 9acred; ediflces are always tbe first object of looters. Within nn hou: the town was patrollod and all looting rlg? Idly provented, Almost all the Inhabitants had fled during the two precoding night9, and only a few Chinese shopkeepers have Bmergod from hiding and resumed business, ANOTHER FATAL PANA RIOT. Seven Killed and Nine Wounded in th? Illinois Town, While Governor Tanner Proclaims Martial Law. Pana, HI. (Special).?A deadly riot, th< mobt serious disturbance that has occurred here since the union miners instigated a strike In April, 1898, was enacted on Monday, resulting in soven persons being shot io death and nine wounded, as follows: Tho dead?Frank Coburn, Xavler Lesocq, a union miner; four negro men, and one negro woman. The Wounded?Frank Landsworth, IMrs. Henriet, Will Ruhn, Cyrus Strickler, Albert Vlckors, George Kimball, Henry Btetfons, negro; Yass Proffltt and Currla Felix. Governor Tanner has issued a proclama|lon declaring martial law at Tana. The proclamation creates a district comprising the city and all territory within one mile lu.maa# mm A IakKMo fKa nfti'FwInfr ftf n r TT* 4 I liUJL UU1 f (iUU IULU1UO bUO VUiAJ tug Vft w?M.w tvlthla such district. The attempted arrest of Henry Stephens, 5 negro miner, precipitated the riot, tophens had been parading the etroets, armed with revolvers, defying arrest, saying that no deputy-sheriff could arrest him.. Sheriff Downey, Chief Deputy Cheney and a number of special deputies were walking down Locust street, when Stephens saw Downey, and, drawing a revolver, approached from tho rear and fired directly at the Sheriff but the ball missed its intended victim. The officers immediately drew their revolvers and opened Are on Stephens, who ran shooting at every person he met. The fleeing negro having emptied his revolver, olosely pursued by a large force of deputies, ran into a department store. Tho officers pursued htm the. entire length of tho 9tore, up the roar staits of the bulldiag. whore he surrendered after six bullets had pierced tils body. Ho was not*killed, however, and was taken to jail. *> Meanwhile tho riot was raging in the street. As soon as tho first shots had been fired the whistles of the electric light plant was blown as a signal for tne citizens, me majority of whom bad long ago been sworn In as deputies, ^to turn out armed and ready to flght. At the same time, thfl miners fof the Pana and Fenwel) mines, which are located about foui blooks distant from the Penwoll store, which Is in the centro of the town, rushed In to the tipploB and opened Are on th? thronged streets. The news that Stephens, one of their number, had been shot and arrested, aroused them to a pitch of fury. They shot at any living mark In sight, and as a result, among their victims aro three women, two of whom are white women, wounded and one negro woman, dead. Names of the New Warship*. President McKInloy at Washington has named the new warships lately authorized by Congress a? follows: BattleshipsPennsylvania, Now Jersey, Georgia. Armored cruisers?West Virginia. Nebraska, California. Cruisers?Denver, Des Moinos, Chattanooga, Galveston, Tacoma, Cleveland. New Zealand's Offer Accepted. The ofTer of Now Zealand to send n boat ;o Samoa with troops has beou accepted by the British Government, but the troop? will not be required. Peace Between Maryland and Virginia. After weeks of waiting and a conference between the Attorney-Generals or tne twc States, Governor Tyler, of Virginia, ha? written to Governor Lowdnes, of Maryland, a letter which will settle the dlspuU between them. The Maryland oystermeq held as prisoners will be released and the capturod boats surrendered. Retarna of the Irish Elections. The complete returns of the Irish Counts Council olectlons^show an overwhelming victory for Nationalism, the Nationalists having elected 544 candidates, as against 119 Unionists, the representatives of landlordism and Toryism. 4 NANCY GUILFORD GUILTY. Sensational End of Her Trial For Murder at Bridgeport. Plead* Guilty of Manslaughter anil la Sentenced lo Ten Year*' Imprisonwent, the Maximum Penalty. BRiDQEroET, Conn. (Special). ? "OKI Nance" Guilford's trial for the murder of Emma Gill, of Southlngton, ended in an abrupt and sensational manner on Tuesday. She was permitted to change her plea of not guilty of murder in the second degree to a plea of guilty of manslaughter, promptly thereafter she wa3 sentenced lo serve ten years in the St:ite pris on at "Wethersfleld and to pay a line of $1. Not a muscle of the old woman's faio nuivered as she arose at the Court's order 4o listen to the judgment. She stood erect and looked the Judge full ia the (ace. She got the maximum penalty. > It wa3 2.30 p. m. when Judcre Wheeler appeared. The prisoner, her counsel and in* State Attorney were waiting. Tlie old woman's voice was Arm and her Intonation sonorous when she declured, in answer to tbe clerk's question: "I desire to plead guilty to manslaughter." , Judgo Wheeler, in accepting the plea (said: "The Court approves the acceptance of that plea. The crime with which the accused is charged in many, if not most .States, is made manslaughter by statute. In this State it is murder iu the second degree. In cases of tills character, however, juries are wont to llnd for tho lesser degree. The case has required an immense amount of effort aud a large expenditure of public money, and a new trial would Involve that all over ngain. Besides, It would cause a serious disarrangement of public business in the courts. "Tho Courtis wont to give weight to the judgment of tbe State Attorney, and it approves of his course in accepting tills plea." It Mrs. Guilford serves ber full time, with tho allowances for good behavior, she will be liberated iu eight years and four months. She is now forty-six years old. BRIDGE FALL KILLS FIVE. [Temporary Structure? Collapses in New 1 York City, Injuring Nineteen I'ersons. New York Cit* (Special).?The wooden scaffolding or false work lutended to carry Ithe first shore span of the new Willis Avenue Bridge across the Harlem River collapsed and thirty-five men who were at work on different points of the structure were hurled into tho river forty feet belbw. I iOf these Ave men were killed while nineteen wore more or less seriously hurt. J. ;A. Hendriclc, superintendent in charge of the work, was at once arrested, and held on a charge of manslaughter. The doad are: William Delaney, sixtyjseven years old; Walter Delaney, twentytwo years old, his son; James Beatty, thirty,flve years old, a resident of Springfield, 'Mass.; Thomas Grady and Charles Pershiey, thirty-one years old. * The accident occurred on the Bronx side of the river at a point about midmay between the last pier on the snore and the pier in tho stream 2t)0 feet distant. Between these piers the wooden scaffolding had been raised, and th e workmen were putting on thp flnlshingtouche*. It was just heforo3 o'clock that tho man under the crane felt tbe structure suddenly sinking beneath them. The rails on which the traveler ran parted, and without warning the entire false work and the immenso derrick went down with a crash into the river. Tho thirty-five men at work on the bridge had not a moment's warning of the impending disaster, and all were carried Into the river. Even those at work near the shore did not escape, and iintnoaiaioiy mere was ivstouau* at wufusion. Six of the men -vho were at work on the shore end of thu bridge ran to the river and began at once to rescue their comYades. The tug Commander, which was passing near tho draw at the time, went at pnce to the scene, and the crew rescued ten men who were struggling in the water or clinging to the wreckage. A number of rowboats also put out to the scene and did good work In rescuing the wounded. EXCHANCE OF RATIFICATIONS. The rormality at Washington Which Ends Our War With Spain. Washington, D. C. (Special). ? The .United States and the kingdom of Spain ar? friends again, and this country is now at neace with every nation of the world. At the White House formal ratifications o' tho Troaty ot Paris were exchanged, and immediately after the President issued official notice to all the world that this nation and Spain were once more on speaking terms. Tho exchange ot ratifications took place -in tho President's office. Gathered around the big desk behind which tho Chief Executive aits, was a distinguished group of spectators. Most of them witnessed the signing of tho peace protocol In August ! last; a few had been present when the j declaration of wui was issued, and all were Interested in thl3, the last official ceremony of the war. The company included the President, Secretary of State Hay and his young son. Assistant Secretaries Hill, Adee and Crldlor, of tho State Department; Ambassador Cainbon and Secretary Thiebault, of the French Legation, acting ns representatives of Spain; Secretary Hitchcock, of tho Interior Department; Secretary Wilson, of j tho Agricultural Department; Acting Secretary of War Melklejohu, Solicitor-General I j - t\r j iwcuurus, >? HJUO iUuu 1 cu_;u, nujuwui-uiiueral Corbia, Senator C. K. Davis, membor of the I'eace Commission; Secretary CortelI you, of tho Executive Staff. and Sidney Smith, Chief of the Diplomatic Bureau of tho State Department. MURDER IN A BIG STORE. Callaway Shot His Wife Down anil Then Fired Four Bullet* Into Her lioily. St. Louis, Mo. (Special).?Frank Callaway entered the department store of Siegel, Hillman ft Co. a few days ago and ascended to tho flfth floor where he met his wife, a saleswoman. He attemptod to spoak to her, but she wos evidently apprehensive and turned to leave hitn. Before sho could do so he grabbed her by the shoulder with his left hand, pulled a revolver and begaD firing, saying wilh an o-ith: "I got you now!" Tho first shot brought her to tho floor. He llrei four more bullets iuto her body and then handed the pistol to a floorwalker. Mrs. Callaway was killed instantly. Tho murderer was placed under arrest. Calla way is auouc six leet uui, smoowi suuvun and apparently thirty years of age. Mrs. Callaway was about-twenty-.'lvo years of ago. She receutly begau asuit for divorce. rive Years In Jail For a Banker. James Easton.'.who established the First National Bank at Deeorab, Iowa, was found Kuilty of receiving a deposit in 1806 while knowing himself and his bank to be iusolvent. He was sentenced to flvo years in the penitentiary. He has appealed tho case, and the Supreme Court ot tho United States will render a decision upon It. Spain to I'ay Philippine liontl*. Tho Queen Regent of Spain has signed ? decree granting a credit for the payment of the interest and tho redemption of the Philippine bonds. Dleil While .Scorching. Daniel D. Daley, tweaty-four years old, son of >r. J. Daley, a prominent business man, of Waterbury, Conn., was stricken with heart fullure, the result ot overexertion, while rilling a bicycle, and died almost Instantly, lie was trying to keep up with several scorchers when stricken. Plenty ot Money In Murirlri. Madrid, Spain, is roported to be full of money. The people who have arrived there from Cuba tiavo heaps of gold and *he shopkeepers and theatres are profiting thereby. BuildluR operations are in full aring and the country is prospering, not- ( withstanding its reverses. | t . I t GIFT FROM M. WET. Two Splendid Sevres Vases Presented to the American People. FRENCH AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH. ftf. Faare Had Intended to Send the Vases After the Opening of the New French Cable?Bis Successor Carries Ont His Wish?President McKlnley's Reply to SI. Cambon'a Presentation Address. i Washington, D. C. (Special).?An interesting ceremony occurred in tlio Blue Room of the Executive Mansion, when the French Ambassador, M. Cambon, presented to the Government and the American people, as represented by President McKinley, two magnificent Sevres vases from the French National Tottery at Sevres. The gift is from thtf President of the French Republic, and commemorates th6 opening of the new Franco-American cable on August 17 last, when President McKinley and President Faure exchanged the first message over the new line, between the Whito House and the Palace of the Elysee. The vases and pedestals stand several feet high, and are of the deep blue of the finest Sevres ware. They hurmonize well with the prevailing colors of the blua room. In making the presentation, M. Cambon spoke as follows: "Mr. President: Some months ago M. Felix Faure, the lamented President of the French Republic, joined with you in opening for public use the now FrancoAmerican cable, and when I saw him for the last time ho recalled the incident to mind. It seemed to him that it would be fitting that somo memento of that paoifla solemnity should exist. He selected to this end two large vases mado in the national porcelain \vork3 of Sevres, and he expressed to me tile desire that these vases, offered by him to the American people, whom you represent, should be placed lu the White House. "Divine Providence did not permit him to realize bis last wish, but his successor, SI. Emile Loubot, who has charged me to make known to you his senttments of high esteem and cordial amity, has resolved that it should not be left unfulfilled. In his name, therefore, I have the honor to present to you these vases. They will ever remain as a pledge of the sympathy which draws closely to one another the two greatest republics of the world; they will also be an evidence that this cable, which unites France to the United States across the ocean, is but a type of the more potent ties that for so many yeats have united oui glorious nations." In reply President McKinley said: "Mr. Ambassador: But a few weeks jgo'the generous American people joined tne French nation in testifying their sorrow tit the death of the lamented President of the Republic, the Senate of the United States expressing by a resolution the regard of their conntrymen toward the memory of one who, in the brief time -of his chief magistracy, had continued tbe work of his predecessors and had contributed to still further strengthen the historic good-will that links tbe two peoples. I am deeply touched at the proof you now give to me that this high aim was to the last in his mind, and I uo less warmly appreciate tho act of his successor, President Loubet, in giving effect to one of the last purpeses cherished by President Faure. In the name of my countrymen I accept the gift you offer. These beautiful vases, typical of oue of the most celebrated art3 of France, will remain in the Nation's care as an evidence of the frleDdly sentiments or tne rrencu Government and people toward the United States, and as a token of the auspicious event they were designed to commemorate, I beg that you will convey to President Loubet, in ray name and on behalf of the American people, an adequate expression of the sincere appreciation with which this gift is accepted." HEROES LAID AT REST /mpo?lng Military Services Attended bj the President an I Official Washington. Washington, D. C. (Special.).?With full military honors, in the presence of Fresilent JIcKinley and his Cabinet and a multitude, the bodlos of the 333 heroes who gave their lives for their country in Cuba or Porto Rico, were consigned to their last resting place In Arlington Cemetery. In accordance with the directions of the President overy honor, military and civil, was shown to the nation's heroes. Colonel Frauds F. Ouenther, of the Fourth Artillery, had command of the troops and charge of the military ceremonies. The site selected for the burial is one of :he most beautiful in the cemetery, it 13 in a direct line about one-half mile south of tho old Lee mansion, on the top of the slope toward the river. Here, in parallel lines, wore the newly made graves with the Flag-draped caskets" containing the bodies of the dead soldiers at their side3. About :he graves were formedthe military in imposing array, the President, members of the Cabinet, and other distinguished offlJials. Back and nrouud these was the vast concourse of people. The customary volleys woro flred, taps were sounded and military dirges wore played by the bands. The religious services were simple. There firore no addresses er eulogies. The 00maiittal sorvice of the Episcopal Church was read by Post Chaplain Freeland, of Fort Monroe, and the consecration service for the Catholic dead was conducted by tho [ Kev. Joseph F. JlcGee. SEPI0U5 STRIKES IN RUSSIA. jntrei i?evuiuuuiiuij ? ? ? .n........ toreil in Varlou* Town*. j London (By Cable;.?The St. Petersburg aorresponden: of the Time3 telegraphs an alarmist statement regradlng the spread of serious troubles aad strikes la the manufacturing districts of Russia. Ominous rumors, he says, are in circulation in St. | Petersburg?reports of troops sent to suppress outbreaks, of the wholesale destruction of property, of numerous arrests, and of the gagging of the press?yet not halt of what is happening reaches the ears of the capital. Town3, mills, and factories, the correspondent declares, are literally inundated with secret Socialist and revolutionary proclamations by agitators who are undoubtedly assisted from abroad. All this, together with the agitation fosterod by the students, creates a serious political outlook. Bank Robber* at YVelUvllle, Mo. Tbreo men rode into Wellsrllle, Mo., a few days ago, captured August Montz, tho lontj night patrol, disarmed, fragged and pinionod him, placed kiin in the calaboose, locking the door with their prisoner's key9, Tlion thny proceeded to the Wellsville ;Bank, forced an entrance and blew opon the safe. They took several thousand dollars. Tho men escaped. Increase in Spain'* War Kttlin.-Uex. T&e ordinary war estimates of the Spanish Government for the next fiscal year show au increase of $3,000,000. Cycling Note*. A German physician states thai cycling is a cure for diabetes. Tom Cooper is reputed to havo made nearly 440,000 on tho cycle track. Otto Zeigler, J r., tho California rider expects to racu :id roau mis sc^uu. Tbo wheelmen of Buffalo, N. Y., are Interested iu a new bic ycle track wliich will be built ia that city. The military authorities in Belgium have deckled to experiment with automobile? with a view to test thoirefflcieucy for military service. Although sprint racing I? sure to return to favor, the big paced middle-distance matches, it ia assured, will arouse even greater Interest than ever before. : -;'s. * ' "i ' :-V^ ; i - -- Ti THE NEWS EPITOMIZED^* j Washington Item*. Tbe gross custom receipts for the Island of Cuba for tbe week ending March 18 i 1899, are <265,451. Havana customs re L ceiptaare 1887,197 for the month of March, The State Department ban been Informed that tbe Haltien Government has laid I surtax of twenty-flve per cent, on all im portatlons, the proceeds to be applied t< tfie gradual withdrawal of the papei V money now in circulation in Haiti. Ex-Secretary Sherman has so far recov. ered from bis recent attack of pneumonia F that he is able to be up and about the hmian XtVa Shopman nlsn fa recovering rapidly from the effects of the paralytic stroke. The cruiser Montgomery has been ordered from Norfolk, Va., to the South Atlantic naval station, where she will be joined soon by the flagship Chicago. This will give three vessels to that station, the gunboat Wilmington being there at present enguged c iu making an exploration of the Amazon 1 River. s The following is a statement of customs a :eceipts from the island of Porto Kico: , Week ending March 11. 535,388.67; week snding March 18, $49,374.32. Estimating from these figures, the receipts from the t island for the month of March far excoed j those of January, which were $119,660.58 Ooinemc. While despondent because of heavy lo33es t Frederick Narr, widely known as a banker ( and broker, committed suicide by shooting j himself in the head at his home in Philadel- e phitt. Mr. Narr whs at one time head of the j firm of Narr A Gerlach. During the de- j pression from 1894 to 1896 he was a severe t sufferer. t A German tramp entered the farmhouse >f Mrs. James Hutseler near South Charleston, Ohio, and shot her four times in the presence of her children. The man was captured at Jeffersonville and hurried to the London jail to escape lynching at the bands of neighbors of the murdered woman. Lake Presbytery of the United Preaby:erian Church closed its session at Erie, Penn., with a memorial to President McKiuley asking him to exercise his prerogative and suppress the canteen in th army, and also one to the House of Representatives urging its members to deny Polygamist Roberts his seat in the House. City Judge. H. P. MolTett. an old and respected citizen of Corbio, Ky., was killed, and W. C. Holland mortally wounded in a shootiug affray that followed an attempt to arrest James Shotwell and his two sons, who were drunk and disorderly. Fire at Throop, Penn., destroyed Frank Pilgec's hotel, the dwelling of Chief of Police Gallagher, and damaged Horton's Hotel. Charles Pilger, aged tw.enty-two years, was burued to death, and John Pilger was fatally injured. Mrs. Lottie Wilmot and Frank Ke3ter, a variety actor, who resided in New York City, quarreled at a house in Bridgeport, Conn., aud Kester shot at the womun with a revolver, but the bullet only grazed her ' breast, being prevented from penetrating 1 by a corset steel. Kester then fired a shot ' Into his right temple and died shortly af- J terward. 1 City Marshal John N. Scott, of Kirksville, ] Mo., committed suicide from worry over j his defeat for re-election. He was the Republican candidate. "r t D. J. Mnlone, of Boston, who arrived at , 3eattle, Wash., from Copper River, Alaska, ; brings news that a lawyer Darned French, formerly of Chicago, perished on Vahles < Glacier about three weeks ago. His body , was recovered and buried at Valdea. | About 100 destitute prospectors at Valdes 4< are boluj? cared for by Government Agent j Charie3 Brown. I Edward A. Vonschmidt, a well-known i yachtsman and a bur pilot at Alameda, ' Cal., shot and killed his former wife, Mrs. Isabel Yonschmidt, who had been divorced < from bim on the ground of cruelty, and ' then attempted to commit suicide. Henry Massee and his son, John, farmers ] 'ivltjg in the northern part of Harlan 1 County, Kentucky.were ambushed and shot ' dead while on their way home from a neigh- ' bor's bou3e. Matthew Hancock, colored, who shot and ^iIlea oeorgo Morcon, a ncicec oroK^r, m j front of the .Union Station on July 17,1897; , was bunged in the jailvard at St. Louis, j Mo., in tue presence of 500 persons. , The County Hospital building, a milo from Virginia City, New, was destroyed "by I fire. The body of Joseph Rich was found I in the ruins. He was known to have escaped from tho building with the others, < ind it is supposed he ran back to get some treasured article. There were thirty-Uve 1 patients in the building at that time. John H. Sullivan, a member of the Exscutive Council during Governor Wolcott's ' flr3t term and recently appointed to the ] Boston City Board of Apportionment, committed suicide at his home in East Boston, I Mass. He shot himself in the head. Worry l>rought on by the recent elopement of a I member of the family is said to have been I the cause of his suicide. I Governor Thomas, of Colorado, has 1 signed the bill passed by tho Legislature ' egallzlng prize fights when conducted by j licensed clubs. Two negroes, Forest Jameson and Most j \nderson, were lynched at BrookSyllle, Mo., by u mob for the murder ol T. H. ( Leland, ft stock fnrmer, who was found , murdered at his home. Forest Jameson 3onfessed that he choked Leland to death! J while ADtlerson held the victim's feet, j A. posse of 200 citizens captured the negroes and hanged them to a tree. Terrence Anderson, of Plymouth, Penn., who was demented, committed suicide by jumping down itn 800-foot shaft of the 1 Delaware and Hudson Mine. Anderson's wife ftnd two sons pursued him for half a mile, but he reached the shaft first and dashed himself to death. George Brown, a wealthy resident of Rfthway, N. J., committed suicide by shooting him3olf through the head. He was sixty-live yaars old, unmarried, and a brother of Jlrs. Charle3 E. Pratt, whose ! QUSDflna comrumeu suhjiuo at iu? onuiv . I place several years ago. Foralgn. It is learned in London tbnt the Danish steamer Norfarer, Captain Brunnich, from Galveston for Hamburg, via Norfolk, took off twenty-six men from the French fishing schooner Eugenie, which foundered. The Spanish Government has directed General Kios, the principal Spanish commander in the Philippines, to co-operate with Major-General Otis for the evacuation of Zamboansa and Zoulan. The British steamer Moana, Captain Cary, has sailed from Sydney, N. S. W., for San'Franisco, carrying 4750,000. In view of the Carlist revival, the Spanish Minister of War, General Polavleju, has dispatched strong detachments of troops to important poijjis iu me siu^uo x iu?inces. The garrisons ot the towns In Catalonia and Valencia have been Increased. The Spanish cruiser Conde de Veuadlto is watching the Basque coast line. E. T. Hooley, the bankrupt promoter, has applied to have his application for his discharge In bankruptcy removed to the High Court ot Justice, London, on the grouud that the P.ogistrar ot the Bankruptcy Department has practically prejudged his case. The Italian Government, it is reported, has declined to give Colombia any further time in which to pay the Cerruti indemnity under Mr. Cleveland's award, ard lias ordered tho Atlantic squadron to proceed Immediately to Cartagena "to bring the Colombians to their senses." The Atlantic trausport line steamer Manhattan has been chartered at London to I convey the unueu siaies i-.?rpcuu wun ; Somen to Atnerk-u. * An attempt lias been made at Moscow, Russia, t<"i assassinate <; *nyriil Manzey, au aide-de-camp to tho Czar. He was stabbed in the throat by a servant, but the wouldbe assassin was overpowered. The General's wounds are not serious. During an entertainment representing a battle between tho British and Chinese at Cadby, near Leicester, Engtand, soveu persons were shot, one of whom died. Muzzle-loading guns were used which it was ! "Arnn m.jf? Irtmlftri UUi uuvnu wvv?v .v..v.v?. Arthur Ross, who arrived ia Vancouver, B. C., on the steamer Cutch (rem Dawson, Alaska, says that a rich copper ledge has been found In the Borcuplue district. As ays show values as high as seventy-three per cent. There is great .excitement .over the And. i 7 " v*" BP aiSCPSSIONS ON SAMOA. I amIUx aJ Arimiral kanH'c ArHrtfl 1 G&ailljr VI nUIIIMUl I ?HM u. W )!?. ,.. Questioned by Germany, VILL NOT REPUDIATE ROSE, 'ormal Objection to the Installation of Malletoa Tana Entered in Washing* ton?Similar Action in London?Under the Berlin Treaty Germany Claims That the Step SUonld Uare Been Unanimous v i Wa8hixoto}J, D. C. (Special).?Formal ibjeotlon to the installation of Halietoa ?anu as King of Samoa by the American md British officials at Apia was registered * it the State Department by Ambassador ton Holleben. Similar action is understood to hare teen taken by the German Ambassador In London. The German Government feels that in he enthronement of Tanu the United States and Great Britain have violated he terms of the treaty of Berlin, which snjoin unanimity of action. It is her con- * entlon that before the installation of ilther Mataafa or Tanu as Kjng, the Washngton and London Governments should lave waited for the report and finding of he commission which is to be appointed o investigate the entire Samoan question. BEAB-ADMIBAL ALBEBT KAtJTZ. The Statu Department has also been in'ormed that the German Government raises the question of legality of all that ias been done at Apia since the middle of JIarch. This Is an intimation that It Irishes to restore the status at that date, vhen, according to tho State Department reports, the Provisional Government, jrected through the efforts of the German jfflclals, Kose and Raffel, controlled everything. This statu of affairs Admiral Kauts considered to be in violation of the Berlin Treaty. If there is an attempt to revert to pre- ' :edlng conditions, the United States Government will insist that it -be to a period interior to this date, and that the only status to be recognized shall be that existing at the beginning of February, when -\3hlef Justice Chambers, in the exercise, a* ; it is asserted, of his functions under the treaty of passing on all questions as to the succession to the throne of Samoa, declared Mataafa ineligible and Mailetoa fanus to be King. The German Ambassador, Dr. von Hollonun, has discussed the Samoan question fully with Secretary Hay. The German , position, as made known by the Ambassaior, while not a protest, questions tho :ourse of Admiral Kautz. There is no disposition on the part of the German authorities to repudiate Herr Rose's action. The iiautz-fiose incident,, it Is said in the highest quarters, official and diplomatic, will je immaterial as affecting the settlement inder the Joint High Commission. The British Ambassador, Sir Julian Pauncefote, has also conferred with Secretary Hay on the Samoan affairs. SERBIAN Y IN A TUltEATE NING MOOD Unlet* We DUavow the Actions of Admiral Kautz Force Maj Follow. Berlin* (By Cable-).?Tliere has been a mdden veering of views upon the part of both tho Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron (Ton Buelow and the Emperor since Dr. Raffel has arrived here. A Foreign Office official has said, in energetic language, that Germany, before engaging in an investigation i?y the Commission, must insist upon the American and British Governments unmistakably disavowing the flagrant violations committed by Admiral Kautz and Captain 3turdee. In the absence of a disavowal, lie said, it would be a mere farce for Germany to join the Commission. More energetio still Is the semi-official announcement of the Hamburg Correspondent, which declares that "if England and America do not heed the diplomatic remonstrances made in London and Washington, HiAcn MmnnstrancM will be fortified. The tone of the German press is bitter. TWO BROTHERS SHOT DEAD. They Attacks I Father and Son, Who Had Defeated Them In a Lawsuit. Hopkixsville, Ky. (Special).?Near Lafayette, this county, two families fought out their diflerences, and W. A. and R. T. Dills, brothers, are dead at the hands of William Freeman and his son Tom. Recently the Freemans won a lawsuit over the Dills boys, and there has been much ill feeling since. The Freemans found threatening notices posted on their doors warning thorn to leave the county in ten days. One of these had a _ nictiiM n( o m?n lmnffliic hv the neck. Mr. {i'1-""" " - ? 1 o ? o -- Freeman got wind of a probable attack on him. He lives three miles south of Lafayette, over the Tennessee Hue, and Tom lives In Lafayette. The father sent for his son, who was with him when the Dills boya appeared. Both were shot with buckshot atthfe flrst hostile movement. FORTY-FIVE PERSONS DROWNED. Greek Coaster Maria Sunk by the British Steamer Klnc*\rell. La Valetta, Malta (By Cable).?The British steamer Kingswell ran into and sank the Greek coaster Maria In latitude 36 degrees nortli, longitude 22 east, in the Mediterranean. Forty-five porsons on the Maria were drowned. The Kingswell was uninjured. Elephant Kill* Ills Keeper. Rajah, a mammoth eiepuam, owara uy Lemen Brothers' Circus Company, which has been wintering in Argentine, Kan., haa killed Ills keeper, Frank Fisher. Fisher was twenty-eight years old, aud his home was iu Montreal, Canada, lie is said to be Rajah's ninth victim. Twelve Miner* Killed in Mexico, A fire la the Vela Rica silver mine in the Sierra Mojada district, State of Coaliuila, Mexico, resulted in twelve miners losing their iive3. The Are wa s caused by a gas explosion. The National Gntue. Cuppy's old speed is said to Iiavj re turned to him. It is claimed that playing tho Cincinnati sun floicl for Tour yeurs has nearly ruined Miller'a sight. The Bostons do not spend their Sundays idly. A run of several miles is their Sabhath programme. Howard Hopkins, a Savannah pitcher. will receive a trial from Boston. He has just left the army. President Hart thinks Chicago has the best and most accurate throwing infleld in the business this year. Pitcher Colcolouffh has been formally signed by the New York Club, his trial having proved satisfactory. ?J