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THE NEW ERA FOR JAPAN. Treaties That Admit Her Into the Circle of Great Nations. FOREIGNER EQUAL WITH NATIVE. Jaoan is Now Recognized as an Equal j by the Chief Power? of the World? The Consular Court* Have Been Aboliahed_Chlef Channel Set Forth by Minister Koinura. I Washington, D. C. (Special).?A new i treaty between the United States and Japan j has gone Into effect, as well as new treaties j between Japan and nearly all the countries of Europe and one South American repub* i ilc. It Is an event of far-reaching impor- l tance in the relations between Japan and ; the United States, as it does away with th? , treaty methods which have been in vogue tor nearly flrty years and substitutes an entirely new method of procedure. Tho , ?ame is true in the relations of Japan with ' other countries. Taken as a whole, the i 1 new treaties place Japan on an entirely j ' new footing with the world at large, as she j 49 now recognized for the first time as ao equal In every respect. The treaty with this country was made on November 22, 1894, In Washington, be. tween Secretary Gresham and Minister Kureno, who then represented Japan here. The changes made were so far-reaching -that It was determined the treaty should not go Into operation until July 17.1899. Jutaro Komura, the present Japanese Minister in Washington, was seen at the Japanese Legation, and gave an interesting outline of the more important features of 'the new arrangement. He said: "The 17th ot July murks the turning point In the diplomatic history, not only ot -Japan,but of the Oriental countries in general. It will be the first instance In which the Western Powers have recognized th? full sovereignty of an Oriental State.* "The countries with which Japan has made new treaties are the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Franoe, Russia, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Switzerland and Peru. All of these have gone iuio eneci, except mose wuu xrauce and Austria, which are deferred until v August 4. With most of these countries Japan had treaty relations before, bat the; were crude and unsatisfactory. "To understand the change It is necesnary to look at the condition under the old treaties. This was essestially based on two principles: first, that foreign residents In Japan shall eDjoy tbe privileges of extra* territoriality?that is, they should be amenable to the laws and jurisdiction of the consul of their own country, and not to Japanese jurisdiction; and, second, that foreign residents in Japan sLall be con* : . fined to certain open ports, outside of Which foreigners could not reside, own property or engage in trade. The result was in effect about fifteen or sixteen sys* tems of courts in Japan for the purpose of tryiog foreigners who commit offences in Japan; Furthermore, most of the Powers asserted that Japanese laws we^e not binding upon foreigners. "The first step in the new system is to put an end to the old friction of extra-terri< ; toriality, by which foreign citizens were Judged by different standards from Japanese. 1 "Thesecond essential thing is the open- 1 ins of the entire Interior of Japan to foreign f residents and trade. Until now there hav? j been only five treaty ports, Yokohama, Na- ? gaska, Kobe, Hakadote and Nigata. Ia 1 these places foreigners had been able to f live, to purchase property ma to trade, but outside of these they could not even travel without a special permit. These five places are an insignificant part of Japan. Henceforth the entire interior of tljp Empire, with its populous cities and Inviting fields of industry, is thrown open , to foreigners. "In bringing about the new system of I treaties Japan naturally feels most friendly t toward the United States, because she al- s ways has shown a most sympathetic inter* ( est in Japan's desire to adopt modern { methods and to deal on even terms with the ? rest of the world." SHERIFF KILLED BY TRAIN ROBBERS, i Poiie'i Fight With T^ree Desperate Out- ) Ibwi in New Mexico. j .Lias veoas, ?. 21. tapociai;.?umteu States Marshal Foraker's posse of five men with Sheriff Ed Farr, of Huerfano County,' Colorado, and W. H. Reno, special agent of the Colorado Southern Railroad, struck the trail of the train robbers near Clmarron, twenty-three miles west of Springer, a Station on the Santa Fe, and about eighty miles almost due north of here. They followed the trail into the mountains for a -distance of about ten miles and came upon *he bandits when they were preparing to camp. A demuud for surrender was made, which was refused, and a fight ensued. , About fifty shots were exchanged. There were three of the robbers, all mounted. <* Sheriff Ed. Farr was killed and two mem bars of the posse badly wounded. One of the robbers was killed. The Marshal's ?osse .was made up of F. H. Smith, of New ' orlt, who was at Cimarron and volun- < teered to go with tbe party; H. M, Love, J. H. Morgan and Perfuto Cordova, of this , county. j Farr was 3hot through the wrist first, i and having bandaged bis wound renewed J >the battle. Next Smith was shot through Ihe leg. Farr was again shot through the J ar?H fall Had/1 I.Arft wncohnf fhrnnch ' tilts "thigh and was fatally injured. MINNEAPOLIS BANK FAILS. \ rite GermanJa Bettered to Rave Assets to | Meet All Claims of Depositors. 1 Minneapolis, Mian. (Special).?The Ger- j mania Bank bas voluntarily closed its doors. Th? clislng was due to the Tact that a largo batch of long-time certificates taken out at the time the bank was reorganized, were coining due and the bank 1 was not in a position to meet them. The bank has assets with which to meet all elalms, but a large portion of these are in the form of real estate and it will require time to realize. If properly administered, . however, it is said that the aseets will more i than cover the claims of depositors. A Receiver For the Middlesex Bank. Perth Amboy, N. J. (Special).?Vice Chancellor Pitney has appointed James Maeuire, Cashier of the National State Bank at Elizabeth, *s receiver for the wrecked Middlesex County Bank of this place. The application for the appointment of a receiver was made on behalf of the Perth Amboy GasligUt Company. American's Trial For Murder. The first case in the Japanese courts under the revised treaties, was that of an American sealer named Miller, who Is harged with muideriug another American named Ward and two Japanese women. The crime is supposed to have been prompted by jealously. Flays lVltli Gun, Kills Ills Brother. | At Rehoboth Bay, Del., a son of Jam?s | Mitchell, shot his brother witu a gun ! loaded with large shot, causing his death I in an hour. The boys supposed the gun | was not loaded. The boy who was killed was seventeen years old. Lockjaw Baffles Skill. The extraordinary number of cases ?f lockjaw caused by Injuries received In celebrating the Fourth this year attracts attention In every part of the country. Every day adds to the number of deaths and of those afflicted with the disease, which is one of terrible asrony. I The doctors seem unable to cope with the terrible disease, and the patients die in epit* of the serum treatment. Benewal of the Cleveland Car Strike. The Cleveland street car strike, which was settled a month ago. has broken out anew, and all save one of the lines Id the city have ceased oceratlons VALENTINE'S SENTENCE. Perth Amboy Bank-Wrecker Get! Six Years' Imprisonment Prisoner'* Faithful Wife Comforts Him In the Courtroom?His Peculation* Amount to $208,000. a ew Brunswick, in. j. (apeciai)._ueorge RL Valentine, the defaulting cashier of-the Middlesex County Bank, at Perth Amboy, was sentenced by Judge Woodbrldge 3torm,inthe Middlesex County Court, tc six years in the 8tate prison. There wa< no trial, as Valentine pleaded non vult rhe prisoner was taken to Trenton. Mrs. Valentine, the wife; Howard Valen tlno and Muircrd Valentine, uncles, and his brother, Howard Valentine, togethei with several other members of the Valentine and Anne3s famlli ?i, were In the courtroom when sentence was passed. The amount of Valentine's peculations <?>OnQ AAA Duvf h A r*> Krtw i^AAAalf am LDUUU^ VP*UUjUVM/t * otiii auiuvj uvpvgii.v4<j ire tangry because the prisoner waa not iealt with more severely. The sterling qualities of Valentine's [aithful wife have impressed even those who have suffered by the cashier'9 thefts. Without her the guilty man wou Id hav? collapsed in the courtroom. As hewepi she comforted him. Valentine looked like a broken-down man luring the proceedings. His clothes were too large for him, and he sat huddled up, tvlth head bowed. Mrs. Valentine was dressed in a white waist and black skirt, with a sailor hat. She put back her veil in court. As she enured the courtroom she said to her hus? jand, who was choking with sobs: "Be brave, now, dear, if ever. It will >oon be over. Bear it as bravely 03 you Jan." All through the proceedings, until Valsntine arose for sentence, the wife held his land. ProBecutor Voorhees, in addressing the 3ourt for the people, said that it was un lecessary for lilm'to go Into the details of he defalcation, us the facts In the affair vere already known to the Court. He then noved for sentence. Mr. Savage made an eloquent appeal to the Court for mercy. I So dwelt upon the reputation of the old Valentine family, which he said had fot 1 many years in Middlesex County borne an excellent name for honesty. He called the attention of the Court to the fact that Valentine had surrendered himself, and had saved the county the expense of a trial. He iiad, Mr. Savage said, done all in his power :o right the wrong. Judge Strong called upon the prlsonet :o stand, after ProsecutorVoorhees moved tor sentence. Valentine staggered to I1I9 feet and leaned upon a table for support. The judge, a very old man of kindly aspect, was almost as much affected as the prisoner. Tears stood in his eyes as he imposed :he sentence, and he was obliged to stop wioe to^control his emotion. The se'ntence propounded was six years md costs upon each oharge, to run consurrently, however, beginning and ending it the same time, so the sentence practi- 1 :ally amounts to six years, with commuta:ion for good behavior. The maximum lentence which could have been imposed vas Imprisonment for seven years or a fine >f $2000 or both. For both crimes this vould mean fourteen years. The Judge commented upon the manll* ies3 of the prisoner in giving himself up 1 or punishment Immediately after the hush which folowed sentence, Mrs. Valentine got het I lusband's bat, and, taking his shaking I trm, supported him as he walked out oi he Court House to the jail. She and he: I lusband's father remained until evening, i tnd then returned to Woodbrldge to- ' jether. i MORE FIGHTING IN SAMOA. riiree Chief* Killed?Chief Justice Cham- I beri'i Departure From the Islands. I Apia, Samoa, via Auokland, N. Z. (By 3able).?There was lighting between the ( klataafans and Malletoans at Sutafa, and hree chiefs were killed. The British warihlp Tauranga and the German warship ( 3ormoran seat landing parties asliore who | irrested the three chiefs who were responilolo for the trouble. The prisoners were , jrought here for trial. The tripartite Commissioners are hold- j ng meetings at Savail and Upolu. Chief ( rustice Chambers has taken a leave oi , ibsence. His return 13 regarded as lmirobable. , The Commissioners are considering | vhethera vacancy has been created in the | 3hief Justiceship, as Mr. Chambers offered lis resignation to Presldeut McKInley, who las not accepted it. Dr. Solf, the German representative, asserts that he will become icting Chief Justice upon Hr. Chambers's ieparture. Though Mataafa recognizes the abolition >f the Kingship, some of his followers are , raising funds to contest the question at | law. I FRANCHISE BILL ADOPTED. I The ltaad Backs Down In Response to I Kruger'n Speech. Peetoria, South African Republic (By Dable).?The Vollcsraad, la secret session, iltlmately adopted the seven years' franililse proposition. The trend of the debate favored seven pears' retrospective and prospective franchise. Replying to a question, President Kruger reviewed the Blofimfonteln nonference, and said that the proposals ot Sir Alfred Miiner, Govsrnor of Cape Colony and British High Commissioner of South Africa, were too wide, but that alteration from nine to seven years was only a slight difference; and for reasons of honesty and righteousness he (President Kruger) recommended the alteration, which would meet the English objections. The country, he added, would not be endangered thereby, but would gain the applause of the world Hade His Wife Read About Wife Murders, Mrs. Thomas Conroy, with a two weeks' old babe In her arms, asked protection from the court at Lyon, Mass., from hei husband. She said that her husband threatened to kill her. Oae ot his peculiarities, she said, was insisting that she read to him from the newspapers ail the stories about men killing their wives. Shs whs obliged to do thi', and then he would discuss the particulars and talk about the punishments. She said she had ilnally grown distracted over these stories and wanted protection. Gold From the Klondike. Gold valued Ht $6,000,000 has arrived irom Alaska by two steamers in Puga* Sound, Wasb. Undelivered Manila Mall. Director Vaille, of the Philippine postal service, has called the attention of the Postofflce Department, Washington, tc the great number of undeliverei letters addressed to soldiers at Manila. It has been impossible to deliver these because they are not addressed to the company and regiment of tha soldier. Lord Curzon to Travel In India. Lord Curzon, of Kedleston,Viceroy of India, will start on a tour of Central India oc October 20. Lady Curzon will accompany him. I. Pl.arir.,] With Killing a Rnv Jesus Gutierrez, a boy about ten years old, who has been working for the late exGovernor Ryersoa's wife at Ensenada. Mexico, and who, it is alleged, has beer ill treated by the woman, was fouud or his knees dead a few days ago. A posi mortem examination showed his neck was broken. Mrs. Ryerson has bean arrested, iharged with murder. It is said she put a log collar arouud th? boy's neck and with a cope hanged him to a tree. The Alaskan Boundary Quection. Secretary Hay, at Washington, has rejeived a cable from Ambassador Choate relative to the Alaska boundary line negotiations. It waa not encouraging. BETD1 OF yOLITEEflS, San Francisco Cheers and Entertains the Men Back From Manila. THE LOSSES IN THE PHILIPPINES The Volunteer* Are Beginning to Return to the United State*~TIie Solrtieri Suffered Severe Losses in the Field, About Twenty Per Cent, of Each Begl< meat Being Incapacitated For Duty. Sax Fbancisco, Cal. (Special).?The volunteers who have seen service la the Philippines are returning to the United States. From now on and until the lnst regiment ordered home to be mnsterBd out has arrived at the Presidio, the streets will be filled with the brave boy;* who have (ought like veterans tinder the tropical sun in the East. The Oregon volunteers received a magnificent welcome. They paraded ia the morning through the streets and were heart ly cheered. They had dress parade at the Presidio in the afternoon, dinner at the Mechanics' Pavilion and a (ree entertainment at the theatres in the evening. The volunteers came ashore from the transports at 9 o'clock. They were dressed in fatigue uniform, including blue shirts, hfrtmn /timlr fr/Mtau??o 1 arrcri nrfj Aflri Pfl m - paign hats. They carried the 8prlngfleld rifles thev used in the buttles with the Filipinos. The procession was led by the Third Artillery Band. In It were carriages containing Governor Geer of Oregon and his stkff; Major-General Shafter, his aides and the officers of the National Guard. Tlie regiment was divided into three battalions, mustering more than 1000 men. With the first company of the First Battalion was little Manuel Bobles, its Filipino mascot, who wore a broad smile and bore himself proudly from the time the water front was left until the Presidio was reached. It was a new world that little Manuel traveled in, and the Filipino Bepublic must have dwindled In size in his wondering eyes as he viewed the tremendous outpouring of people, heard tbe cheers and looked up at the tall buildings. Back of the Third Battalion was the Hospital Corps, wltb half a dozen ambulances containing convalescent soldiers. The crowds paid particular attention to the ambulances, and cheered the men m them repeatedly. The regiment appeared to excellent advantage. Its marching order was perfect, and the men had the appearance of veterans. Both sides of Market stieet, from Front to Golden Gates avenue, were lined with eagar crowds anxious to do honor to the n ?n. Cheers greeted them at every foot of tbe way, and when tbe procession, turned into Vanness avenue the greeting became even more enthusiastic. Here General 8hafter reviewed the parade. Tbe men then marched to the Presidio, where they will live till mustered out. It has been learned, in conversation with the returned volunteers, that since the middle of May no volunteer regiment has had a sick list of less than twenty per cent. Most of them at present have twenty-five per cent, ill and a few of the regiments have less than one-third of their number on duty. The Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, Kansas and Washington regiments have borne the brunc of the fighting. Their losses in killed and wounded range from 160 in the Montana regiment to 230 Nebraska men. The loss of the Kansas regiment Is second to that of Nebraska, while the Washington and the South Dakota regiments follow closely, each with losses Df about 200. The Oregon regiment suffered severely. Of the regulars the Third Artillery Is the heaviest loser, its killed and wounded numbering 123. DE9ERTED TO GO TO U7INO MOTHER Returned Oregon Volunteer A?ked For Furlough, Bat It Was Refused. Albany, Ore. (Special-).?Frank M. Girard, Df Company I, Oregon Volunteers, arrived bere in violation of orders. On reaching San Francisco harbor, and irbile still on shipboard, he received a telegram that his mother was dying near Monmouth, and asked him to come at once. He sipplied for a furlough, offering the telegram as a reason, but it was refused. Sympathetic comrades let him down by el rope into asraall boat and be went ashore, taking the traiuatoncefor home. He says be will return to his regiment in a few days. TROLLEY STRIKE IN BROOKLYN. rhe Men Demand Two Dollars For a Day's Work of Ten Hours. New York Citt (Special).?A genera* strike has takoa place 011 all the trolley lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. There are more than 6,000 men iffected by the strike. The men demand that ttia company complys with the ten hour law, with 82 for each ful! day's work and overtime to be paid at twenty cents un hour; that two-thirds of the cars shall make full day runs; that the company shall receive committees of its employes without prejudice to th? men serving on such committees. The strike was ordered because the President of the Company refused to accede to the demands of the men. It leaves only three lines running in the city, and these are owned by another company, which is not affected hy the strike. Some rioting has occurred. Over 1COO policeman from the Borough of Manhattan were Bent to Brooklyn to co-operate with the local police in preserving order. The company has refused to arbitrate the difference between it and the strikers. MANY MINERS SUFFOCATED. Nearly 200 Killed by Poiaonoai Gas In a Japanese Coal M1ii? Tacoma, Wash. (Special).?A coal mine Id Takawa Gorl, Japan, became filled witn poisonous gas and about 190 miners were suffocated, according to advices brought by the steamer Olympla. A great quantity ot gunpowder exploded In a go-down In the military division at Skinkel-Yel, Japan. Over three hundred houses were destroyed ajid thirty lives lost. Dead From Hydrophobia* Charles O'Neil, four years old,A3on of John F. O'Nell, a builder, of Montclalr, N. J., has died from hydrophobia. The lad had been treated by physicians at the P*dteur Institute, In New York City, ana Mr. and Mrs. O'Neil had ceased to worry over the dog's bite, which was received more thin six weeks ago, Soldiers Fight at Canea, Crete. Serious conflicts have taken placc between the French and Italian soldiers stationed at Canea, Crete. Five men were wounded, and two, one a Frenchman aad the other an Italian, subsequently died. The French and Italian officers and the Consuls succeeded in restoring order. Thibet Mlmlon Home Looted. A serious riot has occurred at Paoau Eastern Thibet. The natives attacked and looted the nlission station. The Rev. Mr. Shieliis and his wife and Miss Macbeth, all missionaries, narrowly escaped with fieir lives. Three Children Drowned in Connectlcat. Annie and Lizzie Kinney, aged twelve and four ye.irs, respectively, daughters of Michael Kinney, and Julia Kinney, acred ten years, a daughter of Mrs, Owen Kinney, were drowned in tbe Housatouic River at Derby, Conn. The children were playing on an improvised raft,which upset where the water is very deep. Lyncuing in a ueorgia jau. A mob of about thirty men surrounded the Hall County Jail at Gainesville, Oa., a few days ago and by a clever ruse tricked the Sheriff into admitting them into the jail. Five of them went to the cell of "Si" Smith, the murderer of W. B. {tali <J itUnta. and shot him to death. ^ THE NEWS EPITOMIZED Waalilncton It?raa. The Navy Department has received tht first official report from Constructor Hobson since he assumed Charge of the rebuilding nf fhn fftntnrad Snanish shins at the Hong Kong yards. The report recommended refrigerating plants for the three vessels. The Board of Naval Chlef3 have decided to refit the cruiser Buffalo as a naval transport at a cost of about $70,000. She will be used In the Philippine service. General D. S. Stanley, actjng President of the Society of the Army of toe Cumberland, announces tLat the r.ext reunion ol the society will he held in Detroit on September 2G and 27. It has been the general understanding ol 8tate Department officials for several weeks that Chief Justice Chambers would his position at Apin. Instructions have been sent by Secretary Hay to the American delegates to The Hague conference authorizing them to sign the arbitration convention reported to the conference by the Arbitration Committee. Acting on the representations of Senor OiiMiidii the fiuban renresentative here. Secretary Hay ha3 instructed Minister Storer, at Madrid, to call the attention ot the Spanish Government to the provision? of the treaty of peace regarding the release of political prisoners and request the liberation of the Cubans now confined at Ferdlnando Po and other Spanish prisons. The number of Cabaos still held in confinement by Spain is estimated at twenty. Secretary Hay has instructed Minister Conger, at Pekin, to make representations to the Chinese Government in favor of the continuance of railway concessions made to Americans. The United States District Attorney at Jacksonville, Fla., has been warned to watch for filibustering expeditions from the Florida coast against Honduras, Nicaragua and other Central American countries. Doinaatic. Eight deaths of lockjaw have occurred in St. Louis, Mo., rs the result of wounds received on Independence Day. This is the list: James A. Alexander, uged sixteen; August Burton, aged seventeen; Adolph Hunt, aged thirty-nine; Henrietta Weidemann, aged twenty-seven; Robert 8. Tourvme, agea nrteen: uaariesA. Aouersod, aged nineteen; Henry WUte, aged thirteen; Ollio Dohn, aged sixteen. Fire destroyed the Grace Hotel, a fourstory brick structure in Milwaukee, Wis. About twenty-five flremon were Injured, of whom five were fatally hurt. The pecuniary loss is small. Among the injured are Chief James Foley, Captain P. J. Llnehan, Captain John Wolf, Assistant and Chief Clancy. Ralph Schelly, eight years old, died in his home, at Montpeller, Ind., as the result of a vicious attack|On him by four of his playmates. Two of them held Ralph Schelly while the others kicked him and pounded him on the neck, head and back with stones. Lockjaw followed, then deatb. A. Van Boenlng, State Orand Master of the Knights and Ladles of Honor, aged forty-six years,committed suicide by throwing himself from tbe steamer Bald Eagle, three miles above the Copper Creek dam, near Peoria, 111. Domestic trouble Is supjpoStfd to have caused the act. Alvah W. Ketcliam, who left the position of private secretary to Philip D. Armour to embark on his own account in business, faced Judge Baker In Chicago a few days ago charged with being u prlnclpa' In & | $100,000 diamond swindle. His lawyer says I the case has shattered his reason. Two sailors, who went to the rescue of a jinking' fishing sloop In the harbor of Rockland, Me., found the dead body of a man aboard. Letters in his clothes revoaled that his name was G. A. Harvey, of North Bucksport. A poeketbook, containing twenty-live cents, was found in Harvey's pocket. After a separation of sixty-six year3, Nathan Branch, a negro Hud the oldest man In Ev^nston, III., met his brother, Leo, of Macon, Ga. The last sight they had of each other was in an auctioneer's room in Chesterfield County, Va., when they were offered for sale. They recently "learned of each other's location by accident. Manager Griseom, of the Amerioan Line in New York City, ditcussed the probable future of the steamship Paris. Ha said that that mntter would have to be determined by a board of survey, and would depend on whether the ship was, in marine insurance terms, a constructive total loss or a total loss. A boat capsized at Lubec, Me., during a yacht race, and Hollis C. Nickerson and Eben G. Small were drowned. Train robbers slopped a passenger train of the Colorado and Soutbe n Railway near Folsom, N. M.. and broke the sides of the express car with dynamite. Officers ol the Wells-Fargo Express Company say that nothing was secured by the robbers, who escaped on horses which were tethered near bv. Harry E. Park, of Sinking Valley, Penn., scorched thirty miles on bis new bicycle a lew days ago. He stopped at a "farmhouse and drani a large quantity of ice water. He foil dead as ho was about to mount his wheel. The boy's father had presented him with a new wheel the day before. A pistol duol In which both principals were killed occurred at Crawford, Miss. The dead men are Shields Irwin and F. A. Tarletoo. Tarletou's hous-) was entered on December 24 last, and he aceusod Irwin of being the thief. At the trial the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. At the first meeting between Irwin aud Tarleton -I .-I.I r.la?0 SlilUtt LiltJ LI1UI IUO ouuuuu^ wvua. Mrs. Chauncoy Talbot, twenty-eight years old, the wife of a well-known business man of Putuam, Conn., drowned herself and her two-year-old boy In the Quinebaug River. Two mouths ago an infant child died, and since then the young mother had grieved greatly. Foreign. Reports received at at. John's, N. F., from Sydney, C. B., say It is quite evldenl that the relations between the French and British floets are somewhat strained, bul nobody in authority will speak out on the matter. Isabelo Artacho, the former Filipino Cabinet Minister, who is at Hong Kong, believes that Agulnaldo and other rebel leaders would welcome an opportunity foi peaceful settlement of the war, as before Artacho's escape from Imus the majority of the people were disgusted at the nonsuccess of the Filipino arms, aud now regard Agulnaldo's followers as bandits. The Financial News, London, says it understands that an arrangement was made ?!-' I tuill IU CU30 IUO amaiusi j. <>113 niu uvntou, the salvors were to have half of her value when she was got off the rocks. Theii operations at the Manacles cost $20,000, and half of the Parls's vilue now la *375,< 000. Tho difference la the salvors' profit. Prominent physicians have expressed tlx opinion that Europe Is by no moans Invul nerable to the bubonic plague, which is spreading in an alarming manner in tli< East. Their statements have tended tc produce a panic among the people in vari ous parts of thecontiuent, especially in tlx more congested centres. Empress Auguste Victoria sprained he: foot during an excursion to St. Burtho loma. on the KonlgsSe9, Germany. Tho Buenos Ayres correspondent of tlx Times, London, says tint the new treat) between Argentina and the United State; reduces the duties on Argentine .-ugar hides and wool, and on American cannec goods, timber and certain farinaceou: foods. The Times, London, says: "The Govern ment attaches the highest Importance tc the Volksraa'i's seven year proposal, whicl Is regarded as practically ending tlit crisis." In the Ilouse of Commons. London, Mr Rrndrl^L- Purllain Foreign Secre^ tary, promised to ask the British Embassy at Washington to procuro the report9 ol the Buffalo Laboratory on the study o cancer in that institution. Eugene Staub. of Baltimore, Md., In de 9cendlng from the itoyal Hut, near Pou treslva, in the Engadlne Valley, Swltzer land, fell over a precipice and was killed. The meeting of the Anglo-Amerlcar Commission i3 believed in official circle: In London to have been postponed indoila itely. : ALGER HAS RESIGNED.= Decided to Retire on the Advice of Vice-President Hobart. ? HIS RESIGNATION 13 ACCEPTED. The Arrangement For General Alger's Retirement Salri to Have Been Stado by the Vice-President?Hli Alliance With Plngree Distasteful to the Friends of the President, So It Is Said. Washinotox, D. C. (Special).? Sesretary A.lger has resigned unconditionally. Ha has placed his written resignation In the oands of the President. The resignation was uucepiou. There has been much olrcumlocutlon to reach this result. The President did not ask Secretary Alger for his resignation direct. Secretary Alger had an intimation from the President that he would not ask (or it. This Intimation came while the Secretary was, as he expressed It, "under Are." Several days ago thp President received the views of the other members of the Cabinet regarding tho situation which had been created bvSecretary Alger's announcement of his active candidacy for the Senate. His so-called alliance witn Governor PIngree was annoying. Tbe agitation occasioned by this political development made tbe situation worse. A strong sentiment was ex* pressed by the President's friends and official advisers that Alger should withdraw. He took the ground, however, that th* Secretary might bo trusted to reach a conclusion for himself. The President believed that General Alger would either repudiate his Michigan alliauce or resign at once. Secretary Alger's sense of propriety was not stirred Into any aotive demonstration. The pressure became stronger on tho President to act. Then Attorney-General Griggs was Intrusted with a mission. Knowing that good relations existed between Vice-President Hobart and Alger, the Attorney Gen eral was sent to Vice-President Hobart to tell him of the feeliug In the Cabinet. Mr. Hobart was Informed that General Alger's continuance at the head or the War Department was a painful embarrassment. The President would not ask for the Secretary's resignation, but if it could be ob? tained by Hobart it wonld be a relief. The Vice-President acted promptly. He telegraphed to the Secretary an invitation to visit Long Branch on Important business It did not take Alger long to catch the drift of the business on which be had been summoned! He considered the hint equal to a direct request from bis chief. He told VicePresident Hobart so, and he announced that immediately on bis return to Washington be would place his resignation in the hands of Mr. McKlnlev. The Secretary, on his arrival, called at the White House. At the interview with the President Sec* retary Alger asked some pointed questions. He was left in no uncertainty regarding the President's convictious. While Secretary Alger is not talking, it Is understood that he feels much chagrin over the manner In which he has been ousted. His friends declare that he has said all along he would resign the instant the President asked blm, Not receiving such a request, he felt tbat bis fight against the attacks upon the War Department was indorsed by the Chief Executive. The President's treatment of Secretary Alger Dad been more inaa courteous prior to this time. Even when be offered bis reslgmtion It was friendly la the assurance of personal regard. 8ecretary Alger's departure from the Cabinet will leave in It only three of those members who entered it at tbe beginning of the Administration, namely, Messrs. Gage, Long und Wilson. The number of shanges that bave occurred in the two and a half years of its life has been very unusual. Six Cabinet officers in all bare resigned their portfolios, either to retire to private life or to accept other positions of honor and trust at tbe bands of tbe President. These include Secretaries of State Sherman, who went out because of ill health and advanced ai?e, and Day,'who accepted 4 United States Judgeship; Attorney-Gensral McKenna, who accepted a position on the Supreme Court bench of the United ' States; Postmaster-General Gary, who retired because of ill health, and Secretary Bliss, of the Interior Department, who returned to New York and resumed active connection with business affairs. HIS WIFE IN SOLDIER CLOTHES One Perann Too Many tn a Military Ex nedition to the Philippines. Habbisbubo, Pens. (Special).?The last battalion of the Nineteenth Begiment baa left Camp Meade for the Philippines. When the third train with the first bat* ;allon pulled out of Altoona, In charge of Conductor Brown, he discovered that be ' had too manv passengers for the amount Df transportation furnished. Two or three pounts followed and Anally a rollcall was ordered, and it was found that the extra man answered to the name of Martin. No such man being on the rolls, the captain in charge ordered the train stopped and the man put off. Just as the order was Issued, one of the acting hospital stewards said: "Good Heavens, captain, don't do that! That's my wife!" It was his wife in soldier attire, aud her intention was to accompany her husband to the Philippines. The couple's home Is I in MartlusburK. W. Va. The younij woman wa3 taken as far as Pittsburg, and their compelled to part with her husband. Kidnapped Boy a Soldier. Fbemont, Neb. (Special). ? Word has been received here that Edward Austin, a former resident of this county, now a member of the Sixth Artillery in the Philip* ; pines, was Edward F. Sullivan, son of a j i prominent Trinidad (Col.) citizen, and that he had ceen kidnapped wben a threeI year-old baby by a Mrs. Oi-teuberc and ner ' " ' ' - " '? /??nnfv ithnnf Husband, wuo came iu ima wwuu.; 1878 from Cdorado, bringing with them 1 this boy, supposed to be their son. While i In the Philippines Austin learned the facts 1 of the Sullivan boy havicR been stolen, ' and became convinced that he was the missinar boy. HW father scill lives ir Trinidad. An English Mardere** Kxecuted. Despite strenuous efforts made on her behalf to secure a reprieve, Mary Ann ' insell, who was convicted of murdering aer sister, an inmate of an insane asylum, [ by sending her poisoned cnke, was handed at St. Albans, England. Tae crime was ' sommitted for the purpose of securing payment of lif? insurance money. ' A Child ISurned to Death. , Arthu r Rentz, oi?ht years old,was. burned > to death at Preakness, N. J. Neary Rentz, > the father, was at work at a quarrv during the day and Mrs. Rentz went to Paternon ' to do some sboppiDg. The child was left alone In the house. Tbere wits no tire in : it, so it is presumed begot hold of matches and while playing with them set fire to hi? I ..UH,lnn .iv/wui?e . l)isaxtroun Storm* in Chile. s Tremendous storms have destroyeu , bridges and prostrated telegraph wires ' aear Santiago de Chile, interrupting corn? municatioa witli the rest of the country. New?y (Jle*nm;j?. ' There are 22*4 foreign students at the German universities this summer, includ ing 300 Americans. Scarcity of money in England is causing ) anxiety owing to the demands which the country will soon have to meet. Wireless telegraphy will be used as a mfinns of communication between the dif 1 ferent islands in the Hawaiian group. Chicago's 800 lodging houses have been put under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Health to prevent the colonizations of voters. , A magistrate in London ordered the dej struetlon of fourteen tons of rotten fruit, seized in the boiling room of Sir Thomas Liptoa's jam factory. THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION Newspaper Men Complain of the Censorship at Manila. They Specify Snppreaalon of Defeat*, Underestimation of Filipino#' Tenacity of Parpoae and American Loaaea* Manila, via Hongkong (Bv Cable).?The constantly Increasing strictness of the censorship of the press dispatches from Manila, which has prevented the cabling to the United States of anything that did not reflect official views of important vents and conditions, resulted In a united effort on the part of correspondents here to secure nn abatement of the rigor of the censorship. The initiative In this direction was taken a month ago, and rasuited in the framing of a statement, which was presented to Major-General Elwelt S. Otis, commanding the military forces of the United States in the Philippine Islands, with a request foz permission to telegraph it to the United States. The correspondents also asked that they be allowed to cable to their r^specMra papers all facts and the different phases of events as they transpired'here. The correspondents had two long Interviews with General Qtf?, in the course of which they complained that the evident purpose of the oensorthip was, not to keep Information from the enemy, but to keep from the public a knowledge of the real condition of affairs here. It was also asserted by the correspondents that newspapers printed In Manila, which reaoh the enamy quickly, are permitted to publish statements similar to those which correspondents are forbidden to cable. It was made clear to General Otis that the objection was to the system, and not to the censor. Qeneral Otis Anally promised greater liberality, agreeing to pass all matter that he might consider not detrimental to the interests of the Unite ! States. General Otis appointed Captain Green of his staff censor. The statement of the correspondents is as follows: "The undersigned being all the staff correspondents of American newspapers stationed in Manila, unite in the following statement: "We believe that, owing to official dispatches from Manila made public In Washington, the people of the United 8tates have not received a correct Impression of the situation in the Philippines, but that these dispatches have presented an ultraoptimistic viewthat is not shared by the general officers In the field. "We believe t^e dispatches lncorreotlj represent tne existing condition Kmuuy i tbe Filipinos In respect to Internal dissen slon and demoralization resulting from tbe American campaign and to tbe brigand character of their army. "We believe the dispatches err In the declaration that 'The situation is well in hand,' and in the assumption that tne insurrection can be speedily ended without a greatly inoreased force. "We think the tenacity of the Filipinc purpose bas been underestimated, and rbat the statements are unfounded that volunteers are willln^ ' j engage in further service. "The censorship has compelled us to par ticipate in this misrepresentation by excising or altering '.incontroverted statements of facts oc. the plea, as General Otis stated, that 'they would Alarm the peopte at home,' or 'have the people of the United States bj tbe ears.' "Specifications: Prohibition of bospita reports; suppression of full reports of field operations in the event of failure; numbsrt of beat prostration in tbe field; systematic minimization of naval operations, and sup pression of complete reports of the situation. "JobnT. McOutcheon, Harry Armstrong Chicago Record. "Oscar K. Davis, P. G. McDonnell, New York Sun. "Robert M. Collins, John P. Dunning, L Jones, the Associated_Press. I "John F. Baas, Will Dinwiddle, New ioru Herald. "E. D, Skeene, Scripps-McRae Associa tlon. "Richard Little, Chicago Tribune." AMERICANS CAIN A POINT. The Revision ot Arbitration Award* Secured at The Hague. The Hague (By Cable).?The Third Com mlttee.or Arbitration Commission,ot the In ternatlonal Peace Conference held a plen ary meeting a few days ago, dlscasslug International commissions of inquiry and adopting, with certain amendments, Article 56, respecting the expenses of th? tribunal. The section of Article 54, providing foi the revision of arbitral awards, which th< Americans bad succeeded in adding to tb( original project, was the subject of a long debate on the motion of H. de Marten3, o tbe Russian delegation to eliminate th< amendment. Messrs. Holls and Low, o; the American delegation, made lonf speeches In defence of revision. Mr. Holls, whose remarks were rapidlj translated into French by M. Destouraelles, dsclared that the Americans would b< unable to agree to the arbitration scheme tr mvioinn nmrft atrl<>knn out unless tlie\ received further instructions from Wash ington. This announcement created a sensation Professor A <ser of the Dutch delegation presented a fresh draft proposal whljh hf vigorously supported. Mr. Holls finally accepted an amendment providing that the disputing parties can*re serve the right of revision by special agreement. Thus the Americans practically won theli point. BRUTAL SPECTACLE IN FRANCE. Ball and Lion Fight at Ronbalx?The Con teat a Short One. IIoubaix, France (Dy Cable).?The much talked of light between a Spanish bull and an Abyssinian lion proved a fiasco,although the seats in the bull ring soli at fabulous prices. The lion, which was a splendid specimen, refused to fight until the bill! gored him In several places. Then hf sprang fiercely upou his foo, and tore of? one of the bull's ears. For a fo.v seconds there was a terrific fight, and thon the lion retired to a corner, refusing to carry the contest further. The audience, furious at being balked, became riotous. Tornado Destroys a Haitian City. A terrific tornado in the province ol Focsa, Russia, caused groat loss of lift The city of Nikolajowskoje is almost entirely destroyed. The loss of life in the province will reach nearly two hundred, while fifty people were seriously injuredNew Orleans Editor* Shoot. A shooting affray occurred in th-i streets of New Orleans, Ln., a few days ago be-, tween Alphonse Mulvey and W. B. llouerts. Mulvey was killed. The two men were joint editors of a sensational paper named J the Headlight. It recently suspended,aud I JIulvey started the Tuomhs Cat and Rob-I erts the Thunderbolt. The two former partners quarrelled and ab ised each other m their papers with the abovo result. Fever Conquered at Santiago. The yellow fever situation at Santiago de Cuba continues co wnprovo. New a of the Toilers. The International Seamen's Union ha; organizers at work at every lake and sea- I port Iu the country. Many new members are being enrolled. The members of the general railway workers, whose union In Scotl ind is now defunct, are joining the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. The City Law Department of Columbus, Ohio, has just discovered that all city employes must be placed on an eight-hour work day basis in the future. The demands of the Jersey City brick- j layers and masons for an elgUt-hour day and compensation at the rate of forty-live cents an boiur2>?vt (K>acad?4 by the etDDloywti . . % NEW YORK'S GAB STRIKE. :: Nearly 5000 Men Went Out and Much Rioting Resulted. ' i ' - i THE STRIKE NOT GENERAL. ??? ^ Streetcar Employee In NewYorlt City Oat In Sympathy With th? Brooklyn Strikers?Women Lead the Mobi Which Arc Dl?per?ed br the Police? The Men Were Poorly Organized. New Yobk Citt (Special).?Tbe street railway strike, whlob was started in Brooklyn, spread to Manhattan Borougb. Tbe (trike was on all tbe underground trolley <n?a whinh ar? thn Rsflotid. Fourth. Madl ion, Sixth, Eighth and Lenox avenue lines ind all electric cross-town lines. It la estimated that nearly 2000 men went out on strike. ' The committee in charge of the strike prepared an appeal to the members of :he Order of the Knights of Labor and other anion working men, begging them to assist the strikers. In the.appeal they review the occurrences that led to the strike and state their grievances. The grievances were as follows: 1. That the time tables on all lines be arranged so as to enable the men to complete a full day's work in ten hoars. 2. That the prevailing rate of wages bo fixed at $2.25 for a full day's work; alJ overtime to be paid in proportion. 3. That all trippers be paid at the rate of 22X cents per hour when aotually employed, no regular tripper run to pay less than $1.36 a day. 4. That the company receive committees of its employes representing the men, and that no employes be discriminated against for service on such committees. The number of employes on the lines affected by the strike is nearly 3000. About half of this number of men joined in the strike, and it is due to the unorganized condition of motormen and conductors that it did not become general. The strike - - - - I aM Is against tde juagmem 01 cae moor m?uers, but since the men lnsht upon going out {bey are doing what tuey canto bring It to a successful end. There are over 5:00 pollcemem on'strike duty In the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, and at times they are unable to cope with the mobt bent on stopping the traffic and forcing the men still in the coinpauy'< service is join them. , The most serious conflicts took placu on the Second avenue line. Women, young girls and boys were foremost in the rioting which Impeded tbe operation ot the Second avenue cars. It is many veara since such scenes have been witnessed on Manhattan Island. There were scores of riots, most of them In the vicinity of the power-house, at Ninety-sixth street and Second avenue, and i in all- of the most serious one* women, young and old, were in the van and dared ' the police to club them. In almost every instance men 'and boys hung behind the women and stoned the cars and police. It was trying work for the latter. They did not want to club the women, though at times it was next to Impossible to shoulder them out of the way. The wom9n stood their ground, spat upon the policemen often, called them names and wrestled with them fiercely. In some of the scrimmages women were thrown to the ground ant} trampled upon, Cut as far as known none was seriously art. Usually they were up again In a few seconds, rioting more fiercely than ever. Early in the morning two dynamite explosions wrecked two "L" road pillars of che Fifth avenue structure, at Thirty-fifth Street, Brooklyn. } Men accustomed to the use of dynamite; jay the explosion would have been more effective bad the plotters had time to proparly pack the dynamite. Both pillars were knocked out of plumb, and the east pillar was so weakened that It was perilous to run trains over it. A piece of iron over thirteen Inches long and half an inch thick was hurled by the explosion through an open window on the third floor of a house over a block away. The Iron passed through an adjoining bedroom over the heads ot the sleepers and , landed in the dining-room. Tweuty arrests promptly were made. Sixteen of the men arrested were held in 1)250 bail each, arfcused of conspiracy by William Ashley, a private detective of the Brooklyn Rapid-Transit Company. The strike leaders have offered a reward jf 4500 If proof can be produced showing ;hat strikers were responsible for the exAAmnnnv hnfl of JI0910H, UXiU IUD iniuvnu vvw^ww,; ,'ered a reward of $1000 for the conviction jf the men responsioie for destruction of :brt "L" road pillar, The strike in Brooklyn continues. The ranks of the strikers have been Increased jlnco they quit work, but the streetcar ' jompany has been able to replace many of ;hem with new men. The cars, however, ire not running regularly, and some of the roads ure severely cripple 1. The feature )f the strike in Brooklyn is the continued ilsorder which makes it impossible to run ;ars in some districts owing to the danger .ncurreJ. The men claim tnat they are winning, but the officials of the company refuse to recognize that there is a strike, ilthoui;h they canuot run any cars wUb sut the aid of the police. It is generally admitted that the strike ,"1" Thu mril) It tQtS lime WHS 1UJUUK.IUU.-I. .? _ .vera not prepared to go out, aod it is not aelleved that they are la a position to win. Cor every day the strike continues the Ben lose in waces over $10,009, and the jompauy loses, including the damage to sroperty and the decrease in traffic, over 1(75,000. The business men. of course, are ;he greatest losers, and their losses before :be trouble subsides will amount to the millions. XVFO MORE CLEVELAND STRIKES. Telegraph Messenger Boy* anil Iron Ore Shovelert Quit Work. Cleveland, Ohio (Special). ?The night force of the American District Telegraph nesseager boys in this city went out on itrike a few days ago. In all eight boys itruck. Their complaint was that the company compelled them to use their own bicycles and refused to pay them for such ise. The boys demanded that they have itreet car fare for all trips beyond walking iistance. The strike of the messenger boys ended jy a surrender of the company, which aised the wages of ull the boys so as to provide sufficient money to pay for the 180 Ot tneir uioycn:n. A strike Involving 400 men wns declared )n the New Yorlf, Pennsylvania aud Obio ire docks above Columbia street. Their itrike caused a complete sbut down of all :he "Fast plants" on the dock, thus throve;ng 275 more men out of work. A Mysterious Plueaie in Sireden. A mysterious epidemic, which has been prevaiilnj? recently among tbe cattle on :he island of Gothland, Sweden, lias spread :o the human beings iu the district, aud u arge number of patients have been admlt:ed to the hospital. Some of the case* are I ;xtremely difficult to diagnose. Cattle ara lying by hundreds through the island as it esult of the epidemic. All the Field OHlcer* Appointed. President McKlnley, at Washington, has made a number of appointments for tba lew volunteer regiment.*, completing th? 1st of fleld officers. Boom In Coal and Coke. f he average coal and coke producer ik. the big fields of West Virginia expresses nc I nimriaa nt nr.linarv trade increase.'', but the latest developments are sources of astonishment to most of tbo operators. Business was njver so good and the boom ie without precedent. Coke producers are turning out more by fifteen per cent, than they over did before, and prices have advanced sharply. Terrific llains at Manila. There have been terrillc ruins at Manila In comequance It was necessary to us? boats in moving about the streets oi Manila, and the whole countrv was flooded I _ a.