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P?>. ' Sfflf OEPARTRENTIO HOT S?\ * ' f * ????????? Will Try to Secure the Punishment ot Miss Stone's Captors. PLEDGE MAY FRUSTRATE tH-UHl Tbt Captlf* XluloosrlM, It l? Said. Wm Hwora to g??r?cy by th? Ilritf?nd?? PaklM Far AaurlMn UlplvBtllc OfIdali Wko Coadnrttd the XrgolUlloM For the K*1mm*Ai Afftctluc Xeetlajr ?? Washington. D. C.?A dispatch received at the State Department froui Minister Leishman, at Constantinople, announced that Miss Stone was free. ? \ ^ Now that the eaptlve is tree the State Department dc^s not besitate to an- i I souncc Its full approval of nil that lias been (lone to effect the release by Mr. * Leisliraan. Spencer Eddy (tbe Secretary of Legation), and Consul-lieneral Dickinson. f ^ Tbe question of burning intercut in connection with tbe State case, now , that anxiety for Miss Stoue's safety i has been dissipated, is in repast to j what steps can be taken towards sc- i caring reparation. The Statf I.'epart- I meat is still in the dark on this subject. and no dellnlte line of itolicy has been determined upon. Two demands which will certainly be made if possible are for indemnity and for tbe capture and punishment of the brigands. but until more is learned about of the ease the State I Department cannot positively decide | upon tbe step* to be taken. It Roes withoi.t taylnV that tbe outrage cannot go unpunished. KISS STOXK AT SALONIKA. Thl Brigands Swor* Har *id Sim. T>ilk? lo Sccficy* Salonika.?Miss Ctcne and Mme. Tsllka and ber baby arrived here, well and cheerful. They received tbe members of the Anglo-American community in tbe railway carriage. At tbe request of M. Garglulo. the I Turkish Governor at Strumitsa returned to the women the cloaks and garments with which the brigands supplied them, and which tbe Governor - ? -? toot possession Or- On SUDQBf. lUK j missionaries Intend to keep these gar* ments aa memen'oe of their adventure. As the party from Strumitsa reached tbe top of the Chipelli Pass, the travelers were surprised by the sudden appearance of M. Tsilka, and thi re was an affecting meeting between husband p ' and wife. Miss Stone says the brigands swore both of their captives to absolute secrecy regarding any information cal,ciliated to establish the identity of tbe bandita. tbe location of the peaces where tbe captives were concealed, and other facts likely o comprom'se tbe vv captors. cuuunrnroB to miss stone. iairlcu ud Wmm'i Boards Cable Kb Minitawtt to til* MMmry. Boston. Mass.?T'ae American Board has sent Its greetings to Miss Stone. , the missionary released from bandits, by cabling "Psalm 124." The Woman's Board cables: "Lore; welcome home." The Psalm referred to by the American Board contains these verses. "Our sonl Is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare la broken and we are escaped. "Our help is in the name of the Lord, wbo made heaven and the earth." Tbere la great rejoicing at the headquarters of the American Board over the liberation of the missionary, and tbere are hopes that she will be able to start for home at once. Her furlough will be indefinite in duration. Miss Stone's two brothers, Perley A. Stone, of Haverhill, and Charles A. Stone, of Cbelses, received the news of her release with some excitement, but the missionary's mother, who Is ninety yesr* of age, showed remarkable selfv possession. Wtrt Swrttod la Iht Mountains. Samakoff, Bulgaria.?The brigands field Miss 8tone and Mme. Tslika secreted In the Koja Mountains, near Prlttp. Macedonia, whence they conducted the captives through the mountains of Btrumitxa. RENOUNCED MONASTIC VOWS. Iratk?r ItftM Lmtn the TrsppUt* Aflai TvMtj-thrM I??r?' StrTlc*. Dubuque, Iowa.?An event unprecedented In the history of the Trapplst Monastery In this i-ouatry is made public. Brother Eugene, for twentythree years au inmate, has deliberately renonnced his vows taken nearly a quarter of a century ago. He has left the monastery and Is now looking for some means to earn a living. His name Is Joseph (Srahaui. and he came from Illinois wbeu twenty-three years old. The Trapplst rules are tlie most rigid o any mouastic order. CONVICTED OF BR BERY. tar; A. Taylor, of Conaoctlrnt, FouaA Oatlty by Oraad Rapid* J at j-. Grand Rapids. Mich.?The Jury in the case of Henry A. Taylor, charged with conspiracy to bribe in eoupection with the water scandal, returned a verdict of guilty as charged. Taylor furnished the money with which It was proposed to saddle upon the city a water supply contract of several million dollars. His home is in Milford, Conn. This Is the second conviction as the result of the recent Grand Jury investigation. CUcarwtto Baokcrt to Go. Cigarette smokers are not wanted t the Northwestern Academy, at Evauston. I1L Dr. H. F. Fisk, principal of the academy, has made a speech to the students t. chapel ajjaii st their use. and he ended by advising those who thought they could not quit them to leave the academy. Aatl-Konltlc Riots la Ronnnali. There were anti-Semitic riots at Bu charest. Roumauia. and the hospitals were filled with wounded rioters as a result of fightlug with the police. Mlaor Mention. China is sending many students tc Japan. 274 belug there uow The United States imports annnually from $10,000,000 to *12.000.000 worth of tea. TDe American cigarrIie luturiuu u> the British market Is only of very small dimensions. The population of Canada increased ten and one-half per cent, in the decade from 1801 to 1901. The Columbus (Ohio) School Board has ordered that dancing be tabooed at all social functions of the High School pupils. \ A REBUKE FOR TILLMAN! President Withdrew Invitation to Attend White House Dinner. Senator Reject?*! Friendly Snnntloi That n? Kecall HI* Acceptance of It? Status mt Sooth Carolina Senator*. Washington. D. C.?The Tlllman-McLaurin incident in the Senate Saturday figured as conspicuously at the White j House Monday as in the Senate. Three i phases of the problem that grew out of Mr. Tillman's assault on Mr. McLaurln attracted considerable attention. To beglu with, Mr. McLaurln. through bis friend Senator Pritcbnrd, of North Carolina, demauded an investigation. as told in the Senate proceedings. of the charge brought by Senator Tillinuu that his colleague was moved by improper influences in casting bis vote for the ratification of the treaty with Spain. In the second ! place Senator Tillman, who had iteen Invited to dine with Prince Henry, at the White House, received word from the President ihat the Invitation ! was withdrawn, and Issued a slate- j ment concerning the withdrawal of : the invitation, K. which h? expressed j great resentment at the President's , course. In the third place, the Demo- j cratlc Senators ret up the plea tn.nt tne South Carolina Senators were entitled to rote on the Philippine tariff bill, notwithstanding they bad been declared to he In contempt of the Senate. There was a rensatlonal sequel to the decision of the l*rc?ldent to eliminate Senator Tillman from the list m-aata Tho Pr(>?lllpnt SeDt Ul U1IU1VI ^UVP%0! MV - for Senator Cockreli. of Missouri, and asked him r % a friend and Democratic colleague of Mr. Tillman, to suggest to the i&tte: the propriety of withdrawing his acceptance of the dinner invitation. The President explained his attiude in the matter and said that, *n view of the contempt proceedings. Mr. Tillman's presence would not only be an afTront to the Senate, but a discourtesy to Prince Henry. Mr. Cockreli accepted the commission and later telephoned to the Presldent that Mr. Tillman absolutely refused to withdraw his acceptance, in response to the President's suggestion. The President then immediately canceled the Invitation in a note be dispatched directly to Mr. Tillman shortly before noon, in this note, which was very brief and formal, the President stated he regretted that be was obliged to withdraw the Invitation. ? * ? A# Vlf. Simultaneously oeuuior oiuiuu. u> ? ?- j glnla. was Invited to take Mr. Tillman's place at the dinner as the nest ranking Democratic member of tbe Senate Naval Affairs Committee. 8enator Frye, President pro tem. of tbe Senate, gave directions to tbe clerks of tbe Senate tbat tbe names of Senators Tillman and McLanrln. of Sontb Carolina, most not be called on roll calls until further notice. This fixes the status of tbe Senators, who are practically suspended from all Senatorial functions. SENATE PASSES PHILIPPINE BILL WtlllMtM Actum KcComaa of HtlldbU TtlNhood?Promptly Called to Order. Washington, D. C.?Tbe Senate, after an exciting all-day debate, passed the Philippine Tariff bill by a strict party vote?10 to 26, Messrs. Tillman and McLaurin, the belligerent members who are In contempt of the Senate. not being permitted to vote. n?ith nt Smith Carolina Senators were on the floor when the Senate was called to order. The question as to their right to rote precipitated a sharp debate, lasting nearly two hours. The President pro tern.. Mr. Frye, held that the two Senators could not vote, and he was sustained by a majority of the Senate. During the debate on the Philippine bill Mr. McComas and Mr. Wellington, af Maryland, became involved in a controversy during the course of which the latter declared that if Mr. McComas should make his statements outside of the Senate Chamber be would brand them as a malicious falsehood. He was called to order promptly, and resumed bis seat amid considerable excitement. ASSAY OFFICES WRECKED. Ill Djaamlt* Explosion* Spread Terrot la Colorado Mining Towai. Victor. Col.?Crionle Creek is in a state of terror owing to a preconcerted attack upon all the leading assay offices doing business In the district. Six explosions following In rapid succession wrecked as many assay offices In the centres, ranging from Victor to Cripple Creek, and up to Gold Field. In every instance the object sought by the Incendiaries was accomplished by the destruction of the office with their equipment of delicate balances. No lives were lost. Sheriff Robertson has called out his deputies and Is taking all the means to discover If possible the perpetrators of the crimes. The general impression j here is that the acts are the result of a I general movement to rid the district of II hlvti trrnilo nro nurehlinlnir tiOQS. Elected President of Cuba. Dr. Tornas Estrada Talma and Senor Estevez have been formally elected by the Electoral College at Hnvana. Cuba, respectively first President and first Vice-President of the Cuban Republic. Senators were also elected. Secretary Loss to Retire. Secretary Long has confirmed reports that be will resign from the Cabinet but be said that no date for his retirement bad been set. Uf.^iiboBM Vm'i Sob Drowned. While trying to replenish the oil in the beach lantern on the Sunken Meadows near North Brothers Island, at New York City, the fourteen-year-old son of Samuel Wright, keeper of the lighthouse, was drowned through the upsetting of a rowboat. President Mime* ft Federal Judge. President Roosevelt has nominated James P. Piatt, son of Senator O. H. Piatt, for United States District Judge for Connecticut. Broke Neck la a Somersault. Hairy Welcher. rod of u prominent j resident of 8cottsvllle. N. V., and a student in tbe Brock port Normal School, died as a result of injuries sustained while attempting a .somersault from a springboard. The l>oard collapsed and Welcher fell to the floor, breaking his ncck. Statehood For Territories. The Committee on Territories of th? House of Representatives at Washing* ton have voted In favor of admitting New Mexico. Arixona and Oklahoma FETES FOR THE PICE tj ? Gala Scenes at the Yac'it's La inch ing and the Opera. i t FREEDOM OF NEW YORK CITY J t SIIm Roosevelt Chrlatena Ktiwr'i Ttnkee s 1 aclit?" Beautiful Beat, Great Crowd ad Congratulation* From Every One." f TVlre? the Prlace to Bit Imperial Brother?Ovation* In New Tork City. ?> New York City. ? What might be 1 called a small sample of the strenuous part of American life, ofiicial aaJ social. xvas presented Tuesday to Prince Henry of Prussia. The Prince started early and ended late, but he was game to tho finish and rather seemed to enjey the test of his endurance. Tbj great erent?the launching of the Meteor?was the tirst cf the activities of the day. Amid the cheers of ftXW persons and in the presence of President Roosevelt. Prince Henry and a distinguished company of for clsrners and Americans. Emperor WUI lam's American built yacht. The Mot- 1 cor. was successfully launched at s Shooters Island by the hand 8 - ~~ . rmnrcE hknbt of FBUSfttA. j d of the President's daughter. Miss f Alice Roosevelt. As the yacht I glided serenely into the water* of the Kill von Kull and her rainbow dress of a flags of many huej sprung into life as \ If by magic from stem to stern, the a band struck un turt German national < anthem. Prlace Henry bowed his f thanks over Miss Roosevelt's band, a the President called for three cheers for Emperor William, Prince Henry called for three more for Miss Roosevelt. and what was nominally the main object of the visit of the Emperor's brother on this side of the Atlantic Ocean had been accomplished. The cheers bad not died away when - .. m ?-.,1 f tin. jock car iruui iuc iujui ,<uwu ?. henzollern save a huso bouquet of American beauty roses to the Prince, who at once presented them with a low bow to Miss Roosevelt. A few moments later Prince Henry sent to Emperor William the following cable dispatch In German: I "The yacht christened by the hand of Miss Roosevelt Just launched in the presence of brilliant assembly. Beautiful ship. Great enthusiasm. I congratulate you from a full heart. "HEINRICH." President Roosevelt and Prince t Henry, their suites and guests arrived a at the West Thirty-fourth street pier c fron the launching of the Meteor at j Shooters Island at 12.25 o'clock, and o went on board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern. where the Prince enter- r talned bis visitors at luncheon, which t was served in the saicon and in the n messroom. ) As the party in the main dining room J tcok their seats Prince Henry arose, and in a brief and felicitous speech t presented Miss Alice Roosevelt with a ] gift frcm Emperor William. It was in | the form of a gold bracelet, in which t was mounted a portrait of the Kais- a annwinilflil lie rilnmnnds. Great ( cheering followed, and when MIm 1 Roosevelt responded with n few well- I ? , mlt* alict looserklt. chosen words she was cheered time and again. Addressing the President Prince Henry said: "Mr. Roosevelt, you are here on board as guest of Hin Majesty, the Mrs. Soltol Taken Hunr. Mrs. Kate Soffel. the betrayer of her husband. Warden Soffe!. and the | accomplice of the Biddle murderers in ( their escape from Jail, was taken back , to Pittsburg and placed in the Jail ( which she left in (light three wj?eks , ago. She w?h only in Jail for a short { time. Her father. Conrad Dietrich, and Charles J. Amann became her uondsmen to ?ouuu. Over Fifty LI th V?t in Tidal WtTt*. | More than fifty lives were lost in I tidul ivave* on the coast of Salvador Prominent Peoplt. It is said that Secretary Shaw attributes all his greatuefts to his wife. : Sir Thomas Liptou has accepted an invitation to xo to Chicago iu l'.HM. I The Kin? of Siaui has jfiven up hi* 1 project of visiting the United States. Thomas A. Kdison has taken out ' nearly 8<K) patents ou hU various iu- : vent ions. Albert Haruiswortb now holds the ? automobile record between Pari* and < Mole Carlo. Presideut Cbarlea M. Schwab, of the < Steel Trust, has arrived home from a I Ions European trip. I fiittJjto.) i . . German Emperor. and I really believe ; but It Is the first time that a Presl- j lent of the United States of America j ia* over heon on hoard of one of His | ilajosty'a ship*. Please <tod may It ; io: Ik? the last time. I wish to thnuk i ' nil heartily for the reception I have i m<l from the first day I landed up to j Ins moment, and it is my sincere and j ertaia Impression that there is a i trons feelinc of personal friendship I J rifling Iietween us. May It extend to ' he l>er.eflt of our two jrreat nations." I The President arose directly to an- | , ner. "I wish ro exprpa* m; nwrty thanks or the kind words your Royal Highless iiaj. expressed on my behalf. nnd wish you t-> understand that it is no ir.pty compliment that your Royal Ugliness has already won a genuine >lnei? in our affections and good will. ] highly appreeinte that Ills Majesty he German Emperor has sent you to he American people, and I thank you j < tersonally. and. what is of course of I i 11 ueh higher importance, that you have i ( aken a step which naturally must I :nit closer together the two great na- ] ions, whose friendship nvans so inueh . < cr tha future welfare of the entire J ] rorld. To express finally a personal , ( vish of my own Is to say that I look j orward with great pleasure to the j 1 lay on which I shall be your guest in j 1 our quality as Admiral cn board of i i ?ne of your battleships." ' | After the luncheon the Presidential < ?~ Tn-nn. I Ml iJ WiriL" UI1M-II It# Ul'- ft voi a . y-third street ferry aud tlience to Jer- j ey City, where they emliarked on a i pedal train for Washington. j Prince Henry, escorted by Rear-Ad niral Evans and the Presidential dele- I rates, left the Hohenzollem at 3.2.1 | >'cloek. and the royal party boarded j he Vigilant, which steamed to the j iattery. taking the Prince on his trip o the City Hall. The freedom of the city of New York ras conferred upon Prince H?*nry. Not ince the visit of Lafayette in 1824 has his honor b*en bestowed upon a forIgner. The Prince entered the City Hall it 4.12 o'clock. The Mayor's Receplon Committee assembled in the Gov - ? 0?l?i/*A tli\nt?t* nml mors rwui. wui'ir i i iuvu iacuij muu tin suite were conducted after divest12 themselves of their cloaks nod overoats. Th?? Prince was greetwl by ilayor Low. who introduced the neuters of the Reception Committee and evernl of the city officials to the dlsinguished guest. Princo Heury was escorted to the llriermanic Chamber. where the Poard if Aldermen was in session. President ^ornes spoke a few words of welcome ind then Mayor Low delivered an adress conferring upon Prince Henry the reedom of the city of New York. ?rince Henry made a felicitous reply. The Aldermen's resolutions had be?*u irtlstically engrossed by Tiffany. They vere illuminated on heavy sheepskin ind locked in a rosewood and silver asket. The casket Is decorated on Its ace with the crossed flags of Germany ind America. ' On the top of the box EttrESOIl williax'h yacht mitxok. j ire the coat of arms of the city. Laurel ( mil ivy leaves encircle the box. The ! asket was received by the Prince and i laced in the keeping of one of hta | < iflicers. ' Prince H^nry. with his suite, then I eturned to the Hohenzollern. nnd af- ' er a brief rest started for the Million- < ilres' Club, where he was the guest of dpyor Low nnd 100 repesentatlve 1 American citizens. 1 Prince Henry occupied the centre of 1 he stage at the Metropolitan Opera 1 iouse in one of the most spectacular J jerformancea in the operatic annals o( his city. The occasion was described I is a "gala performance of grand opera 1 under the direction of Maurice (Jrau) n honor of the visit" of the Prince. )Ut tiie performance was of secondary ' consideration. People weut to the ( )pera House to see the Prince, and : 1 he centre cf the stage was directly I 1 >ppos:te to the point where it usually < s. It was at the centre of the grand 1 ier of boxes where sat the young scion )f th? house of Hohenzollern. It was fiaid unofficially that the receipts were nearly $*13,000. The cost >f the performance did not exceed ' >7000. All the principal singers re 1 eived only half their customary fees, [f they had been paid in full the cost 1 >f the performance would not have xceeded $12,000. ' The decora tons could not certainly I liave exceeded $13,000 in price, and I 1 he proflt to the theatre will in all | 1 instability amount to more rhan $40.- | 1 ?00. Certainly Prince Henry never l?e- I Tore heard such a collection of singers ' is those that appeared before him. and lo oiH?ratic performance in the world 1 probably ever drew such a large sum I >f money. Prince Henry, with Rear-Admiral Evans left the Metropolitan Opera House at about 12.30 o'clock. The oute back to the Hohenzollern lay lown Broadway to Thirty-fourth ?treet aud then to the pier, where the mperlal yacht Is lying. Soon after rhe Prince an,d his suite were aboard [he Hohenzollern the lights were out. ind not only darkness but silence setled over the yacht Pmm NoTCK*nt at Cap* T?w?. A movement, headed by Cecil Rhodes, s on foot among the Loyalist members >f tin? Cape Colony Parliament, to luluce the Imperial Government to procure an indemnity act and otLer mcas- , lire* necessary to restore peace in South Africa. | Ha Can** Tar Animosity. Ambassador White, in a speech In n?? .! 1 anlil #! ?** ?luti>>i uvits tin i 'or aniiiioiitjr between Germans and Vimvicans. Labor World. Marine firemen of the Atlantic roast ire organizing. It is estimated that New England turn* out 3ti0.ooo pairs of union-made ihiv Stevedores of Honolulu. Hawaii, tiave organized to secure protection igainst Asiatic labor. The clsvator men and porters in towntown otlice buildings iu New York City have formed a union. The Barbers' Union of San FranrUeo has more than 1000 members. It 1 is the largest barbers' union In Amcr- I tea. I 4 THEPRINGEINWASHINGTON1 I Welcomed by the President, Congress and the Diplomatic Corps. STATE DINNER AT WHITE HOUSE riw Royal Visitor'* Don; Day at the national Capital?He Called on the Pro*- ' Irlent First. Who Promptly Returned ' the Call?Ha Saw Doth Homm of Con- ' ircu at Work?The Banquet. *' I n'natiinfftnn n C ?PrIncp Honrr of Prussia has made a preliminary visit ( :o Washington. The visit was strictly , >ffleial, and no popular demonstration * iras attempted by the crowds of curious < citizens bent upon getting a glimpse of ' royalty along the route of the ride and j it the Capitol. The Prince promptly ;i ?aid a formal call upon the President * )f the United States, then upon the j a foreign Ambassadors by card, ond af- J r terward upon each branch of the Un!- i j ted States Legislature. On the return t the Prince received formal calls at the ' r German Embassy. j > The special train arrived at the rail- ; r tvay station at 10.20 a. m. Between j a one lines of citizen soldiers, under in | ?scort of regular cavalry. Prince I 1 Henry, in a carriage with Secretary t Say and Rear-Admiral Evans, passed i up Pennsylvania avenue to the White I Bonse. At the White House he ex- i changed greetings with President ; r Roosevelt, and fifteen minutes later I leparted for the German Embassy, i There be was entertained with the I members of his suite at a luncheon t jiven by the German Ambassador, t Berr von Holleben. Immediately after he luncheon President Roosevelt railed at the Embassy formally to re- j c :urn the call which the Prince had paid | a :o him at the White House. Following f the call of the President the Commis- ( doners of the District of ColumbiA t ?aid their respects and extended a wel- \ t :ome. At 2 o'clock Prince Henry. wltl| t :he Ambassador, made a round of calls , t imong the foreign embassies and legu- | tlons. j i The Prince and suite went to the j i Capitol In carriage*. The Prince was i i accorded the privilege of the floor In ! < the Senate, but viewed the House > i from the Speaker's gallery seat. He ; I tvas greeted with a round of applause : 1 is be entered each legislative chamlier. 1 At 8 o'clock the Prince was the guest j < )f honor at a State dinner given by i President Roosevelt. There he met the ; ! Embassadors and Ministers, members j t >f the Supreme Court, the President's Cabinet and loaders of both parties Id :he Congress. During the dinner the President pro- j posed the health of the German Em- { >eror and the German people, saying: "We admire their great past and peat present, and we wish them all Ktfsible success In the future. May the j bonds of friendship between the two | peoples ever grow stronger." The President also proposed the \ lealth of our guest. Prince Henry of Prussia In these words: ( "In the name of the American people ; I greet you. and extend you our warm- ; ;st welcome and the assurance of our I leartlest good will." Following the t?ast of the President to the German Emperor. Prince Henry i irose. and. addressing himself to the j President, proiwsed a toast to Presi- j lent Roosevelt and the people of the j United States, accompanying it with : in expression of good will and a hope j for the continuation of friendly rela- j Clons between the German and Amerl- 1 ?an nations. Then followed Mr. ' Roosevelt's toast to Prince Henry. j 1 After the dinner the guests repaired to the parlors, where for an hour or j Dore they remained In social conversa- ( [Ion. About midnight the Prince and bis party started on their return trip to New York City. Before the dinner at the White House there were presented to the 1 President a large pastel portrait of Prince Henry in naval attire, a bust : jf the Emperor, and an autograph ' naval seal prepared by the Emperor. 1 rbe bust of the Emperor shows blm ' In the uniform of a guard, with eagle 1 tipped helmet. Prince Henry, through an official , < eery near to His Royal Highness, gave ' expression to his deep sense of appreciation of the splendid reception ae- j ' aorded blm at the National Capital. ' nnd for the many evidences of official and popular good will be bad received ! Bince bis arrival. "Prince Henry was particularly impressed." said the official, "with the very sympathetic reception he received from President Roosevelt, and with the frank and open-hearted manner i)f the United States Chief Executive, wtlch save tbe most genuine assuraucv of sincerity and good will. He was gratified. too. with the kind reception given him by the American public, as shown during his drives to the White House, to -"he embassy and the Capitol. I can assure you that It gives His Highness genuine pleasure to nave such n warm greeting awaiting him. aud h; reciprocates to the fullest ex.ent every expression of good will that has been given." Work Reaotiiod at Barcelona. Work in a majority of businesses was resumed at Barcelona. Spain. The factories were working, and all the street cars were running. Tranquility rules, but the precautions taken for the maintenance of order were not relaxed. The Alcalde stated that the number of persons killed in the late rioting was fifty-six. The number of ( wounded cannot' be estimated. Life and Million* Lost In Storm. Four persons dead in Philadelphia, one dead in Jentey City, hundreds 1 of horses killed by contact with live ' wires, thousands of telegraph poles borne down by their burden of ?ce- [ Coated wires; fruit trees leveled ta .New York. New Jersey aud Pennsylvania; prostration of traffic within a radius of one hundred miles of New York; Elizabeth :uid Trenton threatened by ' disastrous floods; damage to property aggregating So.UOU.UOU. This, iu brief. Is the story of destruction wrought by the late sleet storm Confirmed by Ruaila. The Official Journal at Petersburg publishes a statement regarding the | U1'.vuu? oi (ll|>i<>uiais iu ? umiiiik1"" ; ou April 14. 1S1>8, la line with the re- I cout statemeut iu the German Ueich- : 1 sauzieger. saying that Itusxia opposed 1 Lord i'auneet'ote'.s proposal as being unjustitlable interference iu the affairs > : of the United States. Klog Wiilin to Vlalt If*. King Leopold of Belgium has expressed a desire to visit the United j States, but has not yet reached the j point of tlxiuff a date. I Bfa - - FROOPS ORDERED HOME he Mi iLary Fa:cein the Philippines to Be Reduced to 32,000 Men. .urban, that Notorious In*ar(?nt LM'Ifi in th* Province of Samar. Fall* Into J Lha HmiIi of American*. Washington. D. C.?Secretary Root. d conformity with assurance* re<-?*nr y mad?? to various committees of Con .ti'hh. has arranged for a gradual r.lurtion of the military force in the *hilippinex to about 32.i*)0 men. Ord??rs have l>een si?nf to <iener.il I Chaffee, commanding the Division of ii? I'liitfikiiiiu*^ that hi> nrramre to end Home nil the regiment* under his -ommand that were near to the Philppiui's iu 1K!K). About K5.?n*? troops ire affected by these order*. The | Movement will We made very slowly, a i i regiment at a time, in the order in vhich they arrived in the Philippines, ind in each ease only when th?> r?*cinent can l>e spared wirhout miliarassment and wiihout impairing the nilitary control of the situation. All he troops sent out iu iSW have aleady be?-u recalled to the t'nited States witii the exception of those who e-enlisied for service in the arcbipeli go. When ail the fresh troops in the "nited States under orders to go to ho Philippines have arrived there, it * estimated that General Chaffee will lave i.n effective fighting force of learly .'fcJ.JWO mt-u. exclusive of the egiments of 1809. which are to Im irought home at his earliest ronvelionce. It is not believed that ir will h? possible for the first of t!iese troops o leave the Philippines "or at least hree months. Manila.?General Smith, in command >f the United States troops on the Islind of Samar, cables that Lieutenant ttrebler's scours have captured Gen ral Luchan. the notorious leader of be Samar insurgents, and taken him o I-asrunn. capital of a small island of hat name, north of and adjoining Sanar. The officials of the* War Department epird the rapture of Lucbaa as the nost Important military- event since Vsuinaldo's capture. He was run lown on the Island of Samar. Luc* an Is one of the mont enerpetlc ami 'eroelous of the Insurjjents. He is a lalf-hreed. a mixture of Chinese nnd Filipino stock, and has been an irr?>c>ncilale from the first. .He had va Irttu fiKtnoaiAii In fh?? mfmntnins of *amar. from which he would descend tpon the const towns, and hi* reijra of error was no complete that the entire wpulatlon of the island paid tribute o him as the price of freedom from atack. 30ES NOT POSSESS JURISDICTION. J n I ted Rtatti Soprrmc Court So Decide* la the Railway Merger Salt. Washington. D.C.?The United States Supreme Court has delivered its opinon in the case of Minnesota versus the fort hern Securities Company in the apdication of the Stare to tile a hill of -omplaint in that court. The opiulon va* read by Justice Shir.is. and the notiou for leave to file the hill was delied on the ground that this court is vitbout jurisdiction. This Is the case In which the State )f Minnesota made an effort to secure he intervention or tne supreme t ourt o prevent the merging of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern companies >y injunction. The decision doe* not Affect the proposed action of Attorney-General Kuox :o test the legality of the merger under he Sherman Anti-Trust law. MOB SHOOTS A MAN IN BED. tllll Man Acqalt'eci of Murder u Soot, u H# Rrtnm Home. Jacksonville. III.?Woodford Hughes tras riddled with bullets by a mob and the top of Ills head "\as blown off as he ay in bis bed in a hou e at Nortonville. Suspected and acquitted of having shot i neighlx r. he had been warned never ro r??furn to the village, and for the Irst time went back to the home of bis 'uemies. *?..-i ? ?i?? ho mnli tr:i? or unruly llll- Ul?l<l <uv U.v -ranized ami surrounded .ie house in .vhlch Iu? was staying. At least a loz?'U shots were tired through the rludow of Ms rncm. and the shootus coutiuued after the victim was lead. KooMTfflt. Jr.. ImprofM Itnpldly. Washington. D. C.?Theodore Roose? r \ -yL rvS 7HS00MC I <s ?^ K33jevc!rr ?vlt. Jr.. is progressing steadily toward oaipleto restoration to health. Body ?f Murdered Girl Found. Th?* foody of Lena May Preudorgaat. levenieen years old. of Honhntu. Texas, ivho has foeen mis* inn since I>ec??mlM?i last, has In-eu fouud. The ?irl liat! Iwen murdered and her body concealed in a hollow stump. wi>.i<np Canchl After Lone Chit*. After eluding pursuit siuiv 1:imc June Joseph W. Blotitlin. charged with cut ling off his wife's head at lloston Mass.. was arrested at police headipiar (its at New York t'ity. where he went to secure an engineer's iiceuse. Fofillng IT brat to Stock. T.'ie feeding of wheat to stock it Kansas has progressed far oeyoud tin . ..c ,lfll| ,,,111 iu,,|| ( Xpt'l-IMIIiJUa ?'i ... lu fad. so much wheat has Ih?cij fed to stock that hi a number of ?!?? roil u ties ia the wheat belt the supply is nearly exhausted, and the hgurt* :ire alarming. Italy** Fright Ov?r l.atior Trouble*. In consequence of the labor trouble* in Italy the Italian tJoverniuent is rig orously ceusorintf telegrams. aud doe? uot allow private individuals to ust the telephuui'tf. r - m yOBK'S FIBE HOBBOB Eighteen Lives Lost in Park Avenue Hotel. 71ST REGT. ARMORY BURNED Oread Scene* ?f Panic?Rescue* Coder flarroandlac* of Difficulty and Deadly Peril?Grave Charge Made?No Fir* Fl|hU?( Appliance* In the Hotel? Guests Not Warned of Danger. New York City.?Eighteen lire# were sacrificed Id tlie blaze which first destroyed the Seventy-first Regiment Armory and then gutted the upper part of the Park Avenue Hotel. The lives were sacrificed. Chief Croker and other I officials say. because the srructure, which was said to be fireproof, was cvithout the ordinary method* of escape which the law provide*. There were V no fire escapes, no fire hose, not even a bucket of water, as Chief Croker said. After the fire in tup J<eventy-nrst * j Regiment Armory had rased for more than an hour, flames were communirated to the Park Avenue Hotel, across the street. and. trapped in a swirling 4 cone of flame and smoke. which swept almost unheralded up through the building. As stated, eighteen guests of the hotel were suffocated or burned to death, and some two score more or less seriously Injured. , t Nearly nil the victims of the disaster had been watching the spectacular blaie across the street. Suddenly the whote of the house was filled with a great volume of smoke. Up the elevator shaft on the east side of the budding a column of flame shot as If flred from a mammoth cannon, and when the guests rushed from their room* to escape they found the great Iron stairway, thp avenue \ upon which they depended, choked to rlrtual Itnpassahillty. That there was an av'ul scramble for the stairway was evident from the discovery, after all the danger wan passed, of three charred bodies almost touching one another at the head of the steps on the fifth floor. Even as far down as the second floor the body < of W. H. Barnhart, of Chicago, was found in the posture of one who had l>een fighting, and had been forced to . succumb to the overwhelming odds. !t was within forty feet of this fateful elevator shaft that all the loss of life occurred, and that most of the Inlurles were received. On the first floor the shaft alone was affected. But as the flame swept upward the zone widened with each floor, until at the top floor the entire Fourth Avenue side of the structure was affected. The outside of the building was scarcely scorched, and a casual observer could scarcely have told. looking alone at the outer walls, that a terrible tragedy bad been enacted within. Following is a list of tbe persons who lost their lives as a result of tt?e fire: Norman Acton, mine owner, of Colorado Springs. Col.; William H. Barnhart, furniture buyer for Soigel-Cooper Company,' recently of Chicago: Colonel Charles L. Burderte. Hartford. Conn., Commander of the First Regiment Connecticut National Guard; Lee J. Conrad, died from burns; Mrs. Rebecca 8. Foster, known as tlM "Tombs Angel;" Thomas P. Horne. Denver; Fred S. Hovey. thirty-five years of age. Lyons. N. Y.: John Iver?on. Denver, buyer for the H. B. Claflin Company: Mr*. Minnie E. Leggett, , Denver. CoL; Captain Charles Under- * wood O'Connell. prominent In Irish patriotic movement; Colonel Alexander M. Piper. U. 8. A., retired, fifty-five vears old: Gaston A. Rohhins. former J congressman, of Alabama; Miss Esther Schleslnger. thirty-eight years old. of Chicago: Jacob Spahn. lawyer. Rochester. N. Y.; George E. Walker, thirtyfive years old. Columbia. Tenn.; Miss I Sophia E. Beach. New Haven; Mrs. Julia Boardman. wife of the Rev. William 8. Boardman. of Norwalk. Conn. There is much mystery as to the origin of the fin* which wrecked the Seventy-first Regiment Armory. The general supposition being, however. that a cigarette carelessly thrown into ?ome waste paper started the fire. TILLMAN AND M'LAURIN FICHT. j rnclllitle Encounter In the Senate Cham I b?r it ffublacton. Washington. P. C.?In the Senate Senator MeLaurin. of South Carolina. ! railed hi* colleague. Senator Tillman. I a liar. Tillman, wi:-* ?t a few seat* I away. Jumped over to McLnnrln's seat and punched him la the head. McLuurln struck hack, and Senator Warren. of Wyoming, and Assistant Sergennt-at-Arms Laytou grabl?ed tli? righting Senators and held them apart. Tillman had charged that the votes of his colleague had been purchased * with patronage, and McLmirin de- v flounced the statement as a "malignant lie.'* then Tillman jumped for Mci .....in * n.i minolioil him In the head iU llUU |'?MV ..V. . ? anil a free tight ensued. The tisbters wore dually separated. am! the Senate went info executive session. In secret session and after a debate I lastin? more than two hours the Senate unanimously roted both Senator* to l>e iu contempt,' and then by a vote of 41 to 18 referred the matter to the Committee on Privileges and elections for report. Iu open session apologies were made by the two Senators, but no action was taken by the Senate to declare theui purged of contempt. MISS STONE FREE AT LAST. J tin R?tch*d StranoltM. Maccdoni*? Xm. Tallk* mad H?r Child Also KaUated. Constantinople, Turkey.?Miss Ellen M. Stone, the American missionary, ? who. with Mme. Tsllka, was raprured gj by brigands in the District of Salonika B last September 3. has l>een released. B Nobody was at Strumitsa to meet .Miss Stone, as the brigauds had given uo indication as to where they pro- H posed to release the prisoners. Mist! m Stone immediately made herself known S| to the authorities at Strumitsa. a M?way Ulcaninc* I Business in London has no; been so 9 bad iJ years. M Germany's new postage stamps will M Le issued on April 1. 19 The Statue of Lilk'rty in New York Kg Harbor greatly u?hhIs repairs. S| Southern cities will make a great cot- Si - -?!- .It Sr I.niiin In S Itiu ?-? ? ? A friend of the Tuttkegee Institute has -;iv?*u $?Yi)UU for a girls" dormitory buddlug. A new electric road, part elevated and part underground, lias been opened ia lieriiu. Ccruany. >