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ff* f ALTGELO'S SUDDEN DEATH" Stricken at the Conclusion of a ProBoer Speech. HAD BEEN AILING FOB SOMETIME 111 Ian Words Fin For Help For the Boer KubIIJm la Ikt Concentration j (' yi HI* Record u Governor of ElihMii Md la Kktloul Politic ?He Pardoned tko Chicago Anarchist*. 1 Jollet, IIL?Just after finishing an < address at the Opera House in behalf bf the Boer women and children In the feoatli African concentration camps, for out Governor John P. Altgeld was 1 kaken suddenly 111, and at 7.00 o'clock km. be died, having been unconscious for several hours. Mr. Altgeld had come to Jollet to fulfill his engagement as the principal speaker at the pro-Boer meeting arranged by the Chicago branch of the TTansraal League. He had complained of some stomach troublt on his arrival. *** net think of cl'*lmr ud his en gagcuient. It was noU-d~during the ' address that lie threw an unusual amount of energy and feeling Into bit 1 words, and the collapse, the physicians think, resulted from overstraining his already weakened physical powers. < Jest at the close of his speech a sud- 1 Hen dizziness seized him. and be was 1 Misted from the stage. The meeting < proceeded, the audience not realizing Vhat had happened. Mr. Altgeld was taken to the door of the theatre, where lie bad several vomiting spells. This continued for nearly an hour, and rbs so prdhounccd he could not be texcoved to the hotel. t Physicians were hastily summoned fend later Mr. Altgeld was carried to the hotel across the street. He regained consciousness and urged the 1 taewspaper men to keep the affair quiet Kr fear of alarming his wife. Shortly before midnight be became unconscious. He remained in this condition until. ; at 3.41 a. m.. It was thought he had < dl?L but be revived, and from that | time until shortly before tbe end be Ii showed wonderful vitality, although I he rnsde no move. Th:? cause of deatrf i Is given ss cerebral hemorrhages, then* 1 having been an apoplectic secure of* the brain. Clarence Darrow. the Chicago law I partner of Mr. Altgeld. came to Joliet I and took charge of the body. The I body was embalmed and taken to Chi- i cago. I Mrs. Altgeld, widow of tbe former /Governor, was prostrated by tbe shock 1 of tbe news from Joliet. Grave apprehension for her welfare is felt, as she has been In delicate health for two i years. Mr. Altgeld left no children. | John Peter Altgeld was born in Ger- ! many' In December. 1847. and was I brought to this country when an infant, ??Hllnif iwnr \finifl#ld. ua pirowt w?mn^ . - - Ohio. He was educated In tbe public i schools, entered the Union Army as a I frrlrate at the age of sixteen and fought as sueh until the dose of the war; tanfht school and studied law io Mia- j oral being admitted to the bar there i In 1869. He was elected 8tate's Attorney of Andrew County in 1874. an Office be resigned in 1875 and moved to < Chicago. i He was an unsuccessful candidate ; for Congress from that city in 1884. was made judge of the Superior Court of Chicago in 1880. and was Governor of Illinois in 18Q3-S7. He ran as Independent candidate for Mayor of Chicago In 1800, and was defeated. He Iras the author of several books, among them "Our Penal Machinery and Its {Victims" and "Live Questions." Altgtld was a Democrat, but not ' toound by party ties. He was a warm supporter of Mr. Bryan in 1000. and It 1 was said during the campaign thAt in 1 ca?e of Mr. Bryan's election Altgeld was sure of a Cabinet i>osltion or a place on tbe Cnited States Supreme Court if a vacancy occurred thereon. 1 His most notable act as Governor, tond which fixed the attention of tbe 1 Kvhole country, was his pardon of I Fielding. Schwa-b and Neebe, tbe Anarchists whoso sentence to death for fbe tiaymarui square muruer ui iwr l!c.'un?n bad been commuted by Govfernor Ogle.?by to Imprisonment for life/ Mr. Altgeld was at one time very (wealthy, but be lost most of his proptriy by unfortunate Investments BANK TcLLER A DEFAULTER. WutIU* W. Ulcbttn. of Poithwl, 3f?.( CoaftMN m^OO ftbortacr. Portland, Me.?Granville W. Leigh* ton. teller of the National Trailers' Bank of this city. Is under arrest, a ' self-confessed defaulter to tbe extent of $43,0U0. Tbe bank officials announced that be bad made over to tbe Institu^on all bis real estate and otber property, and tbat thin, with bis bond, will make good tbe loss sustained by tbe bank. The detection of tbe defalcation was through the discovery of an apparent error In Leighton's books. When rrpwri) for an explanation tbe teller Broke down and made a complete confession. He was immediately arrested. It is aid that Lelgbton's trouble is due to .All unsuccessful business venture. * ktolka In Kniton KnrMdl. 8trlke leaders in Boston determined to call out all workers la the freight transportation business in that city. About 80.000 men are iurolved. Mayor Collins appealed to Senator Uanna to use bis efforts to effect a settlement CjreloM la Dallu Cooutj, Ttiu. A cyclone swept througt the scutlifern suburbs of Dallas, Texas, leveling fcnces and destroyiugsmall farm buildings In Its path. Two persons were tolled and several person* injured. Tbi> property loss in Dallas County will ,teach at least $100,uuu. * Otflt'l Caahler riccds Go lit}-. Henry J. Baker, who as cashier in City Treasurer (Jem's office, at Buffalo. N. Y? was short $7?W0 in his ?cCounis. has pleaded guilty to gruLd larceny in the first degree. I Bis TVhiat Crop l'roinised. Following last year's recurJ wheat Icrop, tne largest wheat acreage ever sown there is now beiug plowed and seeded in the wheat districts of Eastern Washington and Oregon. Should the season be entirely favorable this year's wheat crop will greatly exceed that of last year. ' r* Eartkqului Shocks at Shemakha. ' 8evere earthquake shocks have recurred at Shemakha. Trans-Caucasia. About 12.0U0 persons are still destitute as a result of the previous disturbances. ?? : , . ? r' CAPSIZED IN A SQUALL |f Steamer Frovidence Overturned oc the Mississippi River. 6 Captain and Twenty PaiMn|<n nod Deckhand* Drowned?Sleeping When Oat* Struck the Boat. fi Vlcksburg. Miss.?The steamer Provl- _ dencc, plying t>etweeQ this port and Lake Palmyra, was overturned by a sadden squall at lone Landing and twenty-one of her passengers and crew were drowned. Among the dead arc Captain William Cassidy. master; Charles Roup, chief engineer; Clyde ' Scott, cottonseed buyer, all of Vlcks- e burg, and Dr. N. A. Lancaster, a t prominent physician, of Palmyra. Sev- a enteen deckhands and roustabouts also k perished. The Ill-fated boat left here at noon e on her regular trip, carrying a large 1 miscellaneous cargo of freight and a L number of passengers. At 2 o'clock a. m.. just as the steamer was entering Lake Palmyra a pjddcn wind and 1 rain storm of cyclonic proportions ^ came out of the west, catching the I Providence broadside on. The little I vessel was lifted almost entirely out a of the water, her upper works blown t away, and the hull turned bottom up In forty feet of water. I Most of the crew and passengers c were asleep at the time and were ilrowned like rats in a trap. Only nine t [>f the entire boat's company were t wived. The nronerty loss will amount t1 to several thousand dollars. I Messrs. Cassldy. Scott. Roup and Lancaster were all married men and leave large families. KAISER THANKS AMERICA. Eipnmi Dttp Gratitude For tha E?t?p> tlon of Bis Brother. Washington, D. C.?The following cablegrams hare been made public.: "President of the United States of America. Washington: "Now that,my brother has left the hospitable shores of the United States, homeward bound. I feel it a pleasing duty to express to you how deeply grateful I and the whole of the German people are for the splendor of the hospitality and the cordiality of the reception which was accorded to ~ " -It nf tha IT ID CP Cltfury uj an viuoocj American pwple. 1 "My outstretched hand has been met I by you with u firm, manly, and friend- ^ ly grip- May Heaven bless our rela- t tlons with peace and good-will between ' the two great nations. My best com- pllments and wishes to Miss Alice. "WILLIAM. I. R." "Emperor William. Wllhelmsharen: "Your brother's visit to this country has accomplished much In showing the depth of kindly feeling which exists between the two nations. It has been most fortunate in every way. and I trust you will permit me to congratulate you en the admirable manner In vrhich he has borne himself. He has tvou the genuine and hearty sympathy and regard of all with whom ho has been brought in contact. We have welcomed him for bis own sake, and tre welcomed blm still more heartily *s the representatlre of yourself and jf the mighty German people. "I thank yon In the name of the American people for what you have done, and I thank you personally in hddition for the gracious form which jrour courtesy took. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." OWNS TO BEAUMONT MURDERS. [ Ntfre Woman ConfeMea That She Hearted ! a Gone That Killed Several Men. Beaumont. Texas.?Mattle Benr.ett j has confessed to Sheriff Laudry that i ^ she was the head of a gang of negro | t women and white men who have for j c months been luring men into her house. ; } drugging them, then knocking them j ( In the head and then robbing them, j t If they died, they were dragged to i rue river iiqu mn.wu iu. it uw-jr ?*-?= only stunned tliey wi re dragged out j of the bouse to a remote part of some i street and left there for pedestrians or I policemen to And. I The woman was arrested on bus- j plclon of being eonueeted with the | murder of Benjamin Pearson, on** of ; the drst murdered men whose bodies ' bad been found In the river. She tie* j nU-s that she wag guilty of this erime. but admits that some of her gnug discussed killing the man. On the strength of her confession a white I man, Punch Priin. aud a negro woman , known as "Mary Jane" have been ar- ; rested and are In JalL A fear is taking possession of the town that perhaps a dozen men among ; those who have come to Beaumout and ' were afterward reported as mining, have been murdered and that their ' i bodies are yet at the bottom of th? i river. 1 JAMES WILCOX MUST ANSWER. i Ohar|t of Murder Made Aftlut Him For th? Death of Nellie CropMy. Elizabeth City. N. C.?The Grand Jury of Pasquotank County found a true bill against James WUcoX, the young mau in Jail here, charged with killing his sweetheart. - Miss Nellie j Croj?ey, last November. The Indictment charges that Wilcox wilfully murdered the youug woman. Wilcox was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty. The court then drew a ?peclal venire of ?10 Jurors 1 so that the trial could begin. While 1 in court Wilcox was solemn uud quiet. I The large courtroom was crowded and 1 excitement was high. RooMTelt'i Flrat Veto. Prealdeut Uoosevelt lias sent to C"n? ( gre&; his tlrst veto message. It an- , uounced his disapproval or a biM !o remove the charge of desertion freni | the record of John liiass, who after ( .st-rv:u? about a mouth 'is tirst dasj lu?y on the I'nititl States *liip Mojs? j Juriu? the Civil War. dew-Teed. Teach t'rocpacta In Maryland. Reports from all points on lhi> Mary. land-Delaware peninsula show thai the? prospects for a big peach ore L: i-uiuicg season are promising. The Winter Parklug Record. The Cincinnati Price Current sa.-fc thai "the preliminary returns lu regard to the entire winter packing in the West pjint to a total of about 10.ST.i.tKM) hogf. This compares with 0.277.000 for tli" preceding winter teason. aud two years :igo. which was the previous high record." Victory For Filipino Volnnteora. The volunteers uuder General Cuillej have indicted heavy punishment on a force of lasvrgeuts in Laguna Province. P. I. They killed flfteen of the enemy and captured thirty-one rides. % jftftiiftfiUti ill illl ill liiii llVli I irn iirrniirii rurminrn in. mtinutn UAriuntu Iritish Officer Taken After a Hard Battle by General Delarey. IURGHERSALSO GET FOUR GUNS iritlah Ioiin Thne Officer* sad Thirty, sight Men Killed, Fire Officers and Beveaty-two Kea Wou ruled?Lord Hethoaa Among the Latter ?SaceeufoJ . Attack by Delarey Before Daybreak. " London.?General Lord Metbaen and our guns have been captured by Genral Delarey. General Metbuen was - - - ?? n.ui.u roonaea m ine uiga. iuree oriu.-u fflcers and thirty-eight men were tilled. Five British officers and sevfnty-two men were wounded. One Jritish officer and 200 men were missDS The flght in which General Methuen rns captured took place betwecD Vinburg and Lichtenburg. Orange liver Colony. The British force num>ered 1200 men. The Boers captured ill the British baggage. General Mebuen was held as a prisoner. The text of General Kitchener's (lis uitch announcing the capture of Gen;ral Methuen is as follow*: "Pretoria.?I greatly regret to hare o send you bad news of Methuen, He ras moving with IX*) mounted men. mder Major Paris, and SOU Infantry, our guns and a pompom, from Wln>urg to Lichtenburg, and was to meet Jrenfell, with 1300 mounted men. at lovlralne's Fonteln. Yesterday mornng early he was attacked by Delarey's orce, between Twc-Bosch and PalnltknllL The Boers charged on three tide*. "Five Hundred ana any men uuve ome in at Marlbogs and Kraalpun. ."hey were pursued by the Boers four uiles from the scene of the action. They report that Metbuen and Paris vith the guns, baggage, etc., were cap. ured by the Boers. Metliuen. when ast seen, was a prisoner. I think this iudden revival of activity on the part >f Delarey is to draw off the troopa pressing De Wet" In the second dispatch General kitchener says: "Paris has come in at Kraaipan with he remainder of the men. He reports bat the column was moving in two artlea. One with the ox wagons left rwe-Bosch at 3 a. m. The other, with he mule wagons, started an hour iter. Just before dawn the Boers at acked. Before reinforcements could each them the renr guard broke. In he meantime a large number of Boers ralloped up on both Hanks. These at Irst were checked by tlank parties, but be panic and stampede or tne mines tad begun, and all the mule wagon*, vitb a terrible mixture of mounted nen. rushed past the ox wagons. All fforts to check them were unavailing, klajor Pari* collected forty men and >ccupied a position a mils in front of he ox wagons, which were then talted. After a gallant, but useless, lefense. the enemy rushed into the >x wagons, and Methuen was wounded n the thigh. Paris, being surrotmdtd, turrendered at 10 a. m. Methuen is (till in the Boer camp." Then follows the number of the enslaities, as already cabled. The killed nclude Lieutenants G. R. Venning and r. P. W. Xesbnm of the Royal Artilery. who were both killed while servng their gun* with case-shot. As General Kitchener announces that Major Paris bad surreudered. and also elegraphed that be reached Kraalpau Kith the remainder of the men. it vould seem th.vt the Boers subsequentr r?lpn?p(l thi? Malur and his eom unions. The extra editions of the evening paters Riving an account of the Easier were eagerly bought, ami their eaders harried through the streets tvith anxious faces. Bitter remarks ivere passed on the subject of the Gov?rnment's declaration that the war iu 3outh Africa was over. Boer Supplies Fopnd In Cave. General Kitchener reported the d'? covery of a Boer magaziue iu a cave near Iteitz. South Africa, which contained 30O.000 rounds of Martini and 10.000 rounds of Lee-Metford amn.unition, several hundred shells, a com plete Maxim gun and two hello*. Thaw* In Winter Wheat Sections. A general thaw in the wluter wheal sections has removed the mow protection from the plan;. The crop Is jenerally In fair condition, but in many localities U "not in litcu vigor 101 withstanding adverse Influences." JlMl< Morrison Get* New Trial. The Supreme Court of Kansas hai decided to give Jessie Morrisou a new trial on the charge of murdering Mrs. Clara Wiley Castle, at Eldorado, Kan., In June. l'JOO. Mrs. Castle, the wife if Oliu Castle, a former ?ui:or of Jessie Morrison and a bride of only a few jays, was cut wltfi a razor iu the hands of Jessie Morrison, from the effects of wlilch she died. President Sign* Philippine Rill. President Roosevelt has signed tit* Philippines Tariff bill. Labor World. The strike of the diamond polislicri - - .. HI ..tl IQ Amsterdam, uouauu, is, nui ???. The city government of !)? Soto. Mo. hns agreed to hire none but unioi men. The elevator boys of Boston hav? organized, and start oil with u member ship of eiglity-tive. Labor organizations of Cincinnati Ohio, have increased from tKty-tlve t( eighty-one during the year. Mill and laundry workers, of Okln homa City. Ukla., are organizes am holding open-air meetlLgs (or the ben eflt of the union labeL V PRINCE SAILS FOR HOME . Pays a Tribute t) American Women Before Leaving Our Shores. , * nope* Hit Vlalt Will Promote Frlendalilp Between the United State* and Germany?Get* a NoUy Send-Off. New York City.?Prince Henry ot Prussia, brother of Emperor William. 3 and the Emperor's representative at the launching of the royal yacht Me* teor at Shooters Island, sailed for Germany on the Hamburg-American Liue steamship Deutschland. after a stay I in this eountrv of seventeen days. Al most his last acts before the Deutsehland l>ore him away were two graceful little courtesies, each of which will linger as a pleasant memory of the attractive personality of the Prince of ' the house of Hohenzollern. It was at the close of the farewell . repast. Around the Prince sat the little party composed of those men. and only those, who have been his closest associates during the seveuteen days be has been in America. Farewells were being spoken, and the atmosphere was vibrant with the (ierman seutiI mcnt. "auf wiedersehen." Picking a rose from the many with which the table was garnished. Prince Henry miltml ire sf,?m throuzh the button bole of bis coat lapel and said: "This. gentlemen. is the Imdge of that which I have been admiring during my entire trip through the United States?American beauty." Then Rear-Admiral Evans, rising and facing Prince Henry, said: "I have only this to say to Prince Henry and my brothers of the German Navy: We arc glad you came, we are sorry you are going, and we hope you will couie again." Then, extending his hand across the flower decked table, be added, with fervor: "It gives me great pleasure, as the representative of the American Navy, to seize the hand of friendship which you have so kindly extended across the North Atlantic." Iu an instant Prince Henry was on his feet to grasp the proffered hand i of his friend, and there wJm a pretty j little tableau of hands across the sea enacreu in xue pt?r?uus u. ui-uuimj ? Imperial Admiral and America's bluff Rear-Admiral. Only a few hours later the final partings had been made, the Deutschlaud's bugler had warned all but passengers ashore, aud the stately ship backed out gracefully from her berth, while Priuce Henry, upon the bridge, stood lifting his yacht cap in a last greeting. llound auout hiiu rose the blare of music mingled with cheers and the shrieking and bellowing of steam 1 vhlclloa | As the Deutschland swung out iuto the stream. Prince Henry. dressed In yachting costume, stood on the bridge, alternately acknowledging the compliment of the Hudson rounty Singers' chorus, and turning to the opposes side to how bis adieus to the 4000 who thronged the Hamburg-American pier. Through the Narrows the Deutschland glided, and the boom of the Governor's Island salute bad hardly died away when the guns of the Long Island and Staten Islnud forts opened their hoarse throats. Further down the bay the United States rruiser Cincinnati, lying at auchor, wa* passed, and she. too. paid her tribute to boomiug guns, while a (iernal naval ling was broken out at her signal mast, and the Deutschland lowered her colors in rc-cAMnUtnn tl?? mttimllmonf V^tlliitUU "4 ?MV VWIHJ,,. >u?. w. . Wlicn th? Deutscbland made the turn j at rlie Horseshoe she came almost to | a stop. Then the guns of the Sandy Hook battery spoke the last American salute, and again the German colors were dipped In recognition of the courtesy. From the postal flagstaff at the Hook were displayed the letters "T. D. L.." which mean "A pleasant voyage." and again the Prince, from the Deutschland's signal halliards, an- j swered Imck "Thank you!" PRINCE AND PRESIDENT. FarvwelU Exchanged on the Day of th? i Koyal Vina or'* Departnrr. Washington. D. C?The following ex- J changes took place between Prince ; Henry of Prussia and President House- j velt: "The President ol the United Stater.: "On this day of my departure I beg I to thank you pcr>oually. as well as the ' Nation whose guest I have been, for | ill the kiuduess. consideration and good ' tii.? ft-i'iius I nave met with u?iriug uiy . viult to your interesting country. I hope that uiy visit may have increased the feelings of friendship between the country I represent and the United States. Bidding you farewell, let me wish you evt-ry possible sun-ess. and. pray, remember me to Airs. Houseveit, ' and MIm Ilooseveit. who so charmingly and with so much pluck accomplished her task when launching Ilis Majesty's yacht Meteor. Once more, most hearty 1 thanks. May we meet again. "HEXKY. Prince o? I'russla." "Henry. Prince of Prussia. Steamer Deutschlauil, Hamburg Duck, llo* l ol;en. X. J.: "Xot uuly have I enjoyed your visit personally. but on behalf of my coun1 try men I wish to express to you the pleasure It has been to see you and the I real good I think your visit has dune in promoting a feeling of friendship be* twei'ii Germany and the United States. It is my most earnest wish that this fceiia? may strengthen steadily. Mrs. Koosvvelt sends her warm regards, and so would Miss Iloosevelt w:-re she not absent. Pray present my luartlest . greeting to His Majesty, the German ! Emperor. Again 1 tiiank you for .vour . i vlhir and wish you all good luck wher ever you m.iy Ik*. "TH EOlJU K E UOOSEVE LT." i MOTHER AND CHILDREN BURNED. I'aiiier Kscapcrt by Jmupia;. Hut licit of Family Fertahcd. I Toronto. Out.?A dispatch from Ma tauc. (??ue.. says tin-, winch orixiuut -d ill the kitchen of the residence of Ar, tiiur Huuchiinl. caused th-.? death of , Mrs. Bouchard and nine children. Botieliard jumped from an upper window. a:id was al?out to lie followed hy his wife, hut she failed ill her attempt and perishi.ll. together Willi iier i nil:.- childivn?six I toys :iud three ^iiis I ?ihe el-lest 'winfC a hoy of fourteen. YVunM MlnUtrr Wu Unallnl. i A Chin* se censor call for the removal i I of Wu-Tlng-faii;:. Miuister :?t Wasliiuyi ton. whom lie aecus-s of corruptly retaining pari of tii- Tieu-T?iu silver . j refunded hy the L'uited States (Joverr UJCUt. > Itoaicvrll'a Publicity Hurrau. President Kouscvelt ha* inaugurated j a publicity bureau at tin? White House, iu Washington. through which all news of ti?e Executive Department for the public will hereafter be issued. ANOTHER CABINET CHANGE Secretary of the Navy to Leave the : Cabinet on May 1. LONG'S SUCCESSOR SELECTED J Representative William H. Moody, ol I HuuchoMtti, ffu Offered the Fort- ; folio ud Accepted?Mr. Long's Letter ' to the President and the Latter** Ac' , ceptance of Hie Resignation. Washington. D. C.?Secretary John I D. Long has handed to the President j big long-expected resignation as Sec retary of the Navy. It is to take effect op May 1. William H. Moody, Representative In Congress from the Sixth j Massachusetts District, has been of- j fered the Secretaryship, when It shall J become vacant, and has accepted. Sec- j retary Long submitted his resignation j in a graceful letter, and it was accepted In one equally felicitous by the President. The correspondence exchanged between Secretary Long and President Roosevelt Is as follows: "My Dear Mr. President:?Will you accept this as my resiguatiou of the Secretaryship of the Navy?to take effect on the 1st day of May next, ot nnnnti nf nntiraa If mil nf nnr t!nu> so wish? It bns been to me a delightjoint o. lo ^yo. (His resignation u Secretary of the Navy hai been accepted by President Rooaevelt.) fill aorrlro I lpnv?? tho oftirlnl circle of your Cabinet, in which my association with you and its members has been so bappy, with high appreciation of your administration and with most cordial good wishes for its success and fcr you personally. Very truly yours. "JOHN D. LONG." "My Dear Mr. Secretary:?It is with very sincere regret that I accept your resignation. I shall always count It a privilege, not only to have served with you during the last six months, but to have served under you at the outset of President McKinley's administration. I have seen you in both relations, and it has never been my good fortune to be associated with any public man more single-minded in his devotion to the public interest. Our relations have been not merely official, but also those or personal rrlonimiip. .nay an rue Kood fortune you ho richly deserve attend you wherever you go. Sincerely yours, "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Mr. Moody's selection for the post of Secretary of the Navy was the outcome of an interesting contest. There were no less than a half-dozen aspirants, but the struggle finally narrowed down to two representatives in Congress?Mr. Foss. of Illinois. Chairman of the Naval Committee cf the House, who had the energetic support of his Western colleagues, and Mr. Moody, for whom Senator Lodge made the winning tight. NEW MOVES IN TRUST CASES. Complaint Afloat Northern Srcariiiti Coinpnnj?A Sweeping Decision. Washington. D. C. ? The United States Supreme Court has decided the Illinois anti-trust statute to be uucon SimiriOlllW (UTIIUW Ul lU?r |IUMI9|VU<I exempting agricultural products and live stock from the operations of the law. The decision was rendered In the ?i?e of Thomas Connelly and others against the Union Sewer Pipe Company. of Ohio, and was delivered by Justice Harlan. The decision of the court in effect declares unconstitutional the anti-trust laws of Georgia. Illinois. Indiana. Louisiana. Michigan, Mississippi. Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina. South Dakota. Tennessee. Texas and Wisconsin. In each of these States there is an exemption in' favor of live stock and i agricultural products in the hands of ! the raiser or producer or of lalwr organizations. Under the rulings of the : court an anti-trust law. to be constitu- | tional. must apply indiscriminately to i all combinations, with no exemptions [ or exceptions whatever. St. Paul. Minn.?By direction of the Attorney-General of the United Statrs a bill in equity was filed here in the Circuit Court of the United States for , the District of Minnesota in the case ! of the United States, complainant, 1 against the Northern Securities Com* | pany, the Great Nor.heru Hallway ; Company, the Northern Pacific Iiail- I way Company, and or hers, defendants, j to test the legality of the alleged com- i bination or merger of the tworo:uis and j others named in the bill. The action is brought under the act of July '2. JS!H?. j known as the Sherman Anti-Trust act. Mia* KuotrTrll Oil For Havana. Miss Alice Koosevelt. daughter of the | President, with several friends left > Washington for a visit to licurnil and j Mrs. Leonard Wood, at Ilavaua. going : by rail to Florida. Miss Roosevelt wiil return the latter part of the mouth. Or fit Itimh to Capr Nomr. Present travel to Southeastern Alaska ; ami the Klondike district w the great- I est known siucv rbo rush r.? tlu Kloti* I dike four years ago. All former resi- j dent* of Xo:n.> camps are returning. together ;vi;h hundreds of others. Tiro Sutclirr* Kirrultil. Cabling from Johannesburg, a <-.#r | respoude::i of tile London I?;?ilv Mail j *'? ruiuirtn.l |?IX * ill ScU'.h I tuc u?p? ? Africa of Briti>h trnoiwrs liriuy shot ! fur misconduct. The correspondent says two irregulars who Were muricied j by a court-Martial of shorn im; ;? B?>er after he had surrendered, were shot a: , Pretoria. Ca1<]? Slatrk (he Prince'* Rout*. An epidemic of colds :iud rheuiua* I lixni has l>ecn left oil the trail of j Prince Henry of Prussia uu his tour I through the West. t BIG STRIKE IN BOSTON Ten Thousand Freight Handler? Quit Work in a Sympathetic Move. Labor'DUpat* Involving Great Interest* Grew Oat of Union Twmitm' Fight?A Gloomy Outlook. Boston, Mms.-1Ten thousand menteamsters, freight clerks, freight handlers and longshoremen?went out on s truce in sympatny wnn iw ircigui handlers of the New Haven Railroad, who went oat rather than handle "scab" freight The movement Is the direct outcome of the strike of the teamsters of the R S. Brine Transportation Company. It has been only by advice of theit officers that the freight handlers have been kept at work. They have been threatening to strike for some time. They did not want to handle the goods of the R. S. Brine Company, and said so. They took off the loads of the other master teamsters without trouble, but when It came to helping the non-union teamsters there wa* trouble. The New York Central Road has had in force for *ome time an order that the teamsters should see to the unloading of goods themselves, and not have that part of the work done by the freight handlers. In this manner the men Itn t-o nor Ivton rAmnoltod tn iinndle the goods delivered at the freight houses by the R. S. Brliie Company. But, In spite of this, they voted to strike in sympathy with the New Haven's men. The outlook was most gloomy. Ever since the courts helped the Brine Company to win its strike a month ago the feeling on both sides ha? been that a move on the part of organized labor was Inevitable. The manager* of the Brine Company, -when the trouble came to a head, brought pressure to bear on the railroad company, demanding that' its 'teams be unloaded by the railroad men, and threatening to charge storage In case this was not done. General Manager Chamberlain thereupon hired Italians, and all day the work of loading and unloading cars was In progress. The switchmen also voted to go out, and the effort on the part of the labor leaders was to unite not only the locomotive engineers and trainmen In the movement, but all divisions of the union's army. The organizations which voted to strike are the principal members of the Allied Freight Transportation Council, the other members of which. such as the Longshoremen's Union. Expressmen's Union. Meat Handlers' and Wool and Leather Handlers, having a much smaller membership. Tin Allied Freight Transportation Council Indorsed the action of various allied bodies, and instructed those unions which had not already taken such action to hold meetings at once and adopt a vote to that effect. The council also adopted a resolution denouncing the police for guarding the men at work In the South Boston freight hou.*es In violation of the law prohibiting Sunday labor, and appointed a committee to wait upon the Governor and ask for the removal of the Police Commissioners for incompetence and neglect of duty In not enforcing the Sunday laws. It wns stated in labor circles that the strike might probably extend to Providence. Fall River. Stonington, Hartford. New London. Worcester. Springfield and other points reached by the New York. New Haven and Hartford and Boston and Albany railroads. COMMISSION DENIED GUNNER. Sarj Warrant Offlcar Hill Foand Lacklas la "ProfcMlonal QaaHtlcatloai." San Francisco. Cal. ? Joseph Hill. g?nner on the United States training ship Pensacola and survivor of the \r.iin? iin? r??coivpd official notification from Washington that ho is ineligible for a commission In the United States Navy. The notice says that he passed with credit the moral, mental and physical examination, but that he was lacking In "professional qualifications," which is supposed to mean he does not have requisite social standing to give him rank in the wardroom. Ilill thus meets the same fare as Gunner Morgan, wiio*e application for 1 commission was passed upon adversely last year. * Hill at present occupies the highest rank In the list of nnd his nav as gunner ,"-lv - ? ? . . _ exceeds the pay of au Ensign. In speaking of the matter he said that, while he wis disappointed, be was not discouraged. He still means to get a commission If further effort will do It. Under the act of if arch. 1U01. enlisted men of the navy under thirtylive years of age who can pass the examination. are eligible for commissions when vacancies occur, and Hill says that he comes uudor that provision. GENERAL CRIBSKI CASHIERED. Raulu Soldier Who Drove ROOO Chinese Into lb* Amur Itiver. London. ? A dispatch from Berlin says that the Russian General Gribski. who was responsible for the massacre at Dlagovcstcbensk. has boon dismissed I'rom the army. * ? ? """Attii -\f t%\n Rln??o Act-oruiui; iu iv;<u( L' ... ...? vestcbensk massacre nbout r?<MX? CIi:pe<e were driven by the Russians into the Amur River. Russian troops ou t2ii? banks clubbed or shot any wiio attempted to land, and the river hank was strewn with corpses for miles. Twist Die From Laudanum. Arthur and Benjamin Lockrldge. twins, live months old. died in their home in Kansas City, Kan., from the1 i"ff<'ct.s of four drops of laudanum administered to them by their father. J. X. Lockrldge. The children were restles-j and Mr. Lockridge gave them th.> laudanum as a medicine. Adverse to Maine Claimant*. The Spanish Treaty Claims Cumuli* sion has decided agains. the claimant* for damages resulting from the destruction of the battleship Maim-. Sporting Urcvltip*. Syracuse. X. Y.. has a six-club auia teur baseball league. Jack Wagurr. the former Cincinnati centre fielder, died at Cincinnati. Ohio Kinn Edward saw his burse. Auibush II.. win a steeplechase at Keuiptoti I'ark. Rutland. New York golfers have expressed a willingness jo Journey West for the amateur championship. It is expected that a new mile race track will be erected within easy access of St. Joseph, Mo., early this spring. I HI TI MEASLES | Inhabitants of Malaca Island Fouad Destitute and Starving. ?? | PLIGHT OF OKLAHOMA SETTLERS I They W?r? Forced to Spend Savings t? Gat Through the VluUr, and Spriag ! Flodi Them In Fltlfal CircamstMee*? IbUp Iilsader* Unable to l*?rf?rm tha Slmplrat Tuk-Cdicf J oat la TIma. , Ea rigor, Me ?A tlsbiag vowel that | arrived In Portland from Cundy's Har: bor brought a story of suffering and ' privation among the half-breed negroes | who Inhabit Malaga Island, at the | mouth of the New Meadows River. The i captain of the Ashing craft reported that the enthv population of the lsl: and was ill of measles, and that many of the people were starving when he ; landed there. The measles had l>?cn epidemic on the isiand for weeks, but uotblng was | known of it until the fisherman brought i the news to Portland. Rendered belp' lens by disease, the m?n have been nni able to fish, which is their sole means j of support. | The captain of the fishing vessel j urged that a doctor be sent to the isl* ; and and that food and medicines be ' ?- ?*!?a olrtr man ttMriw?n . KUl <|UILKIJ, ll-Sl IUC aui; tutu, and children parish. Some of the dsbermen who called at the island harbor I lately thought that smallpox was rag { ing. and so kept away. The men who discovered the condi! lion of the islanders visited all the huts there and found in every one the same terrible conditions. The tiahermen dlsI ? -?? 4L- U*A AM | iriuuieu ail iut* Iiiuusiuua tuv-j ua" vu ; board their vessel, afterward notifying the people at Cundys Harbor of j the condition of their neighbors. On tue following day the Candy's ; Harbor men carried over to Malaga Island a wushboiler full of hot soap, which they distributed to nil who were I able to eat. They found one old man j who said that he bad eaten nothing in ' live days, and another who had been \ , rendered speechless by bis sickness. v In one of these huts they found four \ j old women so weak from hunger and illness that they were unable to move ; and scarcely able to speak. Tlies? , would have perished in another day. SUFFERING IX OKLAHOMA. Kmj Destitute Families la the Xewl* Opened Country. 1 I tl'lnhltii TC?in ?Ttnn>n< of rases of ; star vat ion ami hundred* of destitute families are being found in the newly ; opened Oklahoma country. All of them ere persons who drew farms In the Inst free land opening at EI Reno last August. Their supply of cash has run out, and. not being able to get loan* ! upon their property to tide them over ; until the first crop is marketed, they ; find themselves in dire need. The j season has been a cold ouc for Okla homa. and families living in tents hare i died from cold. I The settlers living on farms were ; *orce<l to spend all of their savings to I get through-the early winter, which f ?- nml oiiHv tnrinff wun CAilCUJVI^ VVIU, MUU % M. v finds them in truly pitiful circum1 ! stances. Every day three or four case* I of starvation, destitution and suffering j jn brought to the attention of the ofi fleers at Lawton. but the latter can : do nothing. as there are no county funds available. Several tunss meetlug have been held and public appeal* 1 for aid issued. If th? sestiers can get I through until crops begin to grow they j will be all right an.l will proapejj. ODD ANTE-NUPTIAL CONTRACT. 1 Doth Principal* Agree to Ermaln Unmarried For Over Three Tears. ; Hoboken. X. J.?Miss Laura Morgenson. of Granton. and Lemuel Meekins, i of Falrvlew, appeared before Justice Seymour at bis home here and legali 1z?h1 a written contract they made in *<-'?*- a' \f.wtfns' intention to onlist , . .v? | for service in the Philippines, where* i by they Agreed to remain unmarried for ; the period of three yearn and six j months. Miss Morgenson undertaking J in the meantime not to receive attenI tlous from or to permit herself to be escorted anywhere by any other man. and her tiance similarly promising not ! tc pay attentions to or to aci as escort to any other woman. After the necessary oaths had been administered and the agreement signed , l>y the principals and two wltm-ssef provided by Justice Seymour, each took i n copy, the third hj'.ng left with ' Justice Seymour. INDIANS KILLED BiC WHALE. It Stranded Near Kaatport. Me., and ffu Attacked With l'ltrbfork*. | I Bangor. Me.?A whale seventy-live feet lone stranded on the it .its at Plea* rut Point. Eastport. and wan unable to work itself free. A crowd uuuiber1.1? hundred* gathered on the shores i and for hours watched the frantic I .struggles of the monster to get afloat, j as the falling tide left it higher and 1 higher out of water. The. PassaiuaqU'tddy Indians, whose reservation la ' | at Pleasant Point, got suns and pitchforks and began a general attack ou j the whale, which, at 4 o'clock In the afj teruoou. ceased its struggles and thuji I became the prize of the Indians, who i ! will cut the carcass up. Whales have < , often been seen or late iu iuKmi.ua- ? j quoddv Bay. where herring* abound, I ; i hut this is by far the largest ever seen I I there. Dank Burglar* Get StO.OOO. ffi I The First National Bank, of .Mont* jj -'ornery. I till., was burglarized. the I i! var.lt blown by dynamite and ^10,000 I in cash and bonds stolen.' I Inrrcuf In Trade tVltb Spain. H , ; Imports into Spain, ami experts from B I <h> United States to that country in I :he iast year showed a largo increase. I Fiahrrwrn Lo?t at Sea. I (i Eighteen men oi the rishliig schooner S Alva, from Gloucester. Mass.. are g posed to be lost at sea. I Prominent IVuplt. I j Carl Schnrz has ju??. celebrated hit ?| j seventy-third birtliday. M The King of Greece habitually speaks I ; Eugiisn. usiug Greek only when ucces- H ; i I'residi'tit Iloosevelt's visit Iu Garrttt ?3 County. Mil., will ix-giti April if. ;iuu b [ he will ti>!i for truut at I>i*lawi5.-i'.-. I I Tii<> DuUc of !>< vousbiri*. ou behalf I nf tin- Liberal I'ulochita. has repudl* * -.lied tln? li*utlt>n>bip o? Lur.l Uw^r;. 3 Former Governor Ho?g. of T?.xa3, | has emphatically declined to vrear Uuee i hreocho* to attend Km/, Edward'* E