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E* i&-- ~ : r ' ' AIDIHG MABTIHIQUE EXODUS France to Assist Persons Who Desire to Leave the Island. RELIEF FUNDS TO BE SO APPLIED MiaMiti Divided la Oplaloa u te LikellkMd of rvtbtr TlaUat Oitbanti f Mm* F?loe? Fort de Ftum Mow 1mb dnarm. ud All BuImm to NtfaMM^Ontttad* te America. Paris, France.?The Minister of the Colonies, M. Deer a is, has authorized the Governor of Martinique, M. L'Huezre, to pay out of the relief fund the expenses of transportation to P?nn/>h .nlftnlM fit ill r IKUIX Ul IV LUC C1I.UVU - the inhabitants of Martinique who are desirous of leaving the Island, proTided they are able to show that they hare relatives or resources at the place of their destination. Castries, 8t Lucia.?St Pierre, Martinique. is no longer of interest, escept to the scientists. Mont Pelee is still tn eruption, bat all within its range are dead or hare fled. Fort de France is qoleter, after the large exodus of its Inhabitants to neighboring colonies. * *"? ha VA RUfHcipnt AIIC *IAUI UUII|UV OWUV?V?* food for the present Port de Prance, Martinique.?The scientists are divided in opinion as to whether or not new and more violent outbursts of Mont Pelee are to be expected. A majority of them think volcanic energy will be displayed for a long time, but that no further loss of <w?ir there are no large place* left to be destroyed. Fort dc , France, they say, Is absolutely safe from any possible outburst from Mont Pelee. Fort de France looks deserted. Nearly 2000 persons hare gone to Gaudeloupe, Dominica and St. Lucir. and as many more are trying to get away. The one object of all is to escape from the island. Many of the refugees who came into Fort de France have deserted the town for points further south, as terror still ?-? f?k j. possesses everyway, auu run uc ? Prance is believed to be doomed. AU business Is suspended, as the amount 9f supplies received has killed sales. The United States cruiser Cincinnati has arrived here from St Lucia. The steamboat Luckenbacb also arrived and started at once for Porto Rico. The Fontabelie reached here with 150 tons of supplies from the Chamber of Commerce of New York and other contributtons. Among her passengers are W. H. Corwlne, who waa named by President Boosevelt as Secretary of the various bodies in the United 8tates j contributing ror cue reiiei 01 we iiu* ferers; Professor Angelo HeOprin and several more scientists. Mr. Corwlne has investlgsted the method employed la the distribution of supplies and has Informed Governor L'Huerie that he considers it excellent The French delegates. Admiral Serran and the dtisena are unanimous In sxyrssslons of gratitude for the friend. lh$ of the American people manifested by the swiftness with which great Quantities of supplies hate been forwarded and fhe character of the delegates In charge of them. Admiral Serran has personally thanked United States Consul Ayme In behalf of the victims of the disaster. Professor Bobert T. Hill, the geologist and his party hare chartered a vessel, and are eare-j fully studying the volcano from the* sea. Geoige Kennan. with a land party. Is examining the northern part of the ialand. ft Tlacnl'i Volcano Quieter. -A?a W 1 ? Ot UtSinei, OL iiUCiB.?lue 01. tiiktui volcano (Le Soufrlere) U less active. The total loss of life as a result of Its eraptloa la placed at 1700, about tbo original estimate; the wounded and burned number GOO. Many of tbe ln? Jured Is tbe hospitals cannot recover. More than 4000 persons are destitute. They are receiving adequate relief. Of tbe property damaged the plantations suffered the moat Many of the sugar works may be restored. Sugar bogsbeads are be* log dug out of tbe lava beaps. Tbe lava stream passed behind Georgetown, which, with Chateau Belair, was uninjured. .. TREACHERY OF A MORO, While Cunlil ? White n*a Hi Cat Off a kt|Miil'i Ana. Manila.?Wbile Second Lieutenant Robert C. Humber of the Tenth In ?.! Wat liner nt tha MUU/ UUU B^?5VHUb ?? WM1HQ, w? I lame regiment, were walking about tlx mile* from Camp Vlckers, in Mia- | danao, they perceived a single Moro, carrying a flag of truce. When tbe native had approached close to the Americana he suddenly drew his creese and slashed bergeant Walling, cutting his arm completely off. Lieutenant Humber attempted to shoot tbe Moro. but his revolver missed Are, and tbe native escaped in the tall grass. General Davis, tbe commander of the v American forces in Mindanao, has reIterated bis orders tb&t no American soldiers are to leave camp unless in a party of at least eight men, who must be armed and prepared for any emergency. Prcftrred Death to VtdaaM. Frederick Maxheimer. seventy yean aIH a woilthv nml nrninornni farmer. committed suicide by hanging himself In his barn at Bunker Hill. 111. He bad a fear of Insanity and declared that he would uot go to an asylum. Girls Try "Water Cmr?." Girl strikers at the Elsendrath Glove. Company's plant, at Chicago, tried the water cure" on one of their number to prevent a resumption of work. They set her In a fountain and let the water ran down her back until ?he nromised he would stay away from the factory until the strike is settled. Vtlctalc A*b*i Fall at Lande, Ttua. Passengers who arrived at Corpu* Christi. Texas, from Laredo report that for three days what many l>?lieve to be volcanic ashes have fallen there. k Craaltjr kjr Chla*a* Troop* la Cbl LI. The rebellion iu Chi Li Province, SnHH^Chioa, has been practically subdued, HB5Bn|^B^he Inhabitants are complaining Mffifl^HB^RSg^h^tbe forces under Yuan Shal HSHMMonH^ernor of Chi Li. and alHB^nHMBfifflnBH^fcyiers, biflictiu}? punHHnBBB|^i|Uij)h between the RESTRICTED IN POWER k Miles Can No Longer Be Acting Secretary of War. Pmld?at RNcloda the IiMutlv* Ordei empowering Him tm 9?rv? la Abmbc* of Secretary aid AuUlul. Washington. D. C.?Another Instance showing the lack of harmony and cordiality existing between Preaidenl Roosevelt and Secretary Root on the one band and Lieutenant-General Miles on the otber was given by the publication of two new executive orders clipping General Miies's authority. The first rescinds the orders issued by President McKinley by which General Miles became Acting Secretary of Wat whenever the Secretary and Assistant Secretary were away from Washington. The otber takes away from Colo nel TbOmas F. Ward, whose official relations with General Miles are close, the right to become Acting Adjutant General when the Adjutant-General is away from Washington, and vests that right in Lieutonant-uoionei ueorge Andrews. wbo is junior to Ward. President McKlnlcy's order* provided tbat the Lieutenant-General commanding ,the Army, and In bis absence the Adjutant-General of tbe Army, sball perform tbe duties of Secretary of War during tbe absence of tbe Secretary and Assistant Secretary. General Miles bas frequently acted in tbat capacity, and General Corbln bas sometimes done so when General Miles was away. President Roosevelt's order Is as follows: "The executive orders of August 29. 1901. and September 20. 1900. authorizing and directing certalu officers to perform the duties of the Secretary of War during the illness or temporary absence from the seat of Government of the Secretary of War, and tbe Assistant Secretary of War. are deemed to be no longer operative, and are hereby rescinded." Secretary Root and Assistant Secretary Sanger were both away from Washington. Secretary Root before leaving for Annapolis, issued an order authorizing John C. Scotleld. Chief Clerk of the War Department, to sign requisitions upon tbe Treasury and other papers requiring his signature during bis absence or until the return of the Assistant Secretary of War. The other order Issued by the President relates to tbe absence of tbe Adjutant-General. Heretofore when Adjutant-General Corbin has been away from tbe city, bis duties have been performed by the next ranking officer in the department, who is Colonel Ward. Colofiel Ward is Adjutant-General at Army Headquarters, and as such is directly under General MUes's orders and in close official relations with him. Tbe President has ordered tbat whenever General Corbln is away the duties of Adjutant-General shall be performed by the senior officer on duty in his office, who la Lieutenant-Colonel Andrews, Assistant Adjutant-General. NECRO BURNED AT A STAKE. Mvs. McKay, HI. Victim, Watchcd the Tartar* and Death. Dallas, Texas.?A negro. Dudley Morgan. who, It i? alleged, criminally assaulted Mrs. McKay, wife of a section foreman at Lansing, Texas, was burned at the stake at Lansing. According to a telegram from Hallvllle, tbe nearest telegraph station, he was captured and taken before Mrs. McKay for identification. His last statement just before the fire was applied was: "Tell my wife goodby, and tell her bow I went. Tell her I was guilty of the charge, and it all occurred on account of Whaley Hurd. He persuaded me to do it, and said he would do the same. We planned it at the section house before daylight Saturday." . - ? " **( Morgan, It Is alleged, assaulted Mra. McKay at Lansing. He was captured near Mount Pleasant by a posse with bloodhounds. Morgan was chained to an iron post, around which had been piled soine dry ties. At 12 o'clock the husband set fire to the pyre, which consumed the victim. The negro gritted his teeth and tried to be composed, struggling and groaning only after becoming Insensible. Mrs. McKay, in a carriage, witnessed the torture to the last. The negro's body was almost entirely consumed la thirty minutes. CREED REVISION WINSReport of th* CommitUa Adopted by thi Proibytcrlaa AsMtnbly. New York City.?Almost unanimously the Presbyterian General Assembly adopted the report on the committee appointed to revise the Confession of Faith. Thus, after six years of controversy. the Presbyterian Church putt itself on record as disbelieving in infant damnation and as believing that man is condemned only on the ground of his sin. TKu nAsUiAH a# It a wl? lok AUC |/U3IIIUU VI 1UV VUUIUilllUV n UiVU prepared the report is that there Is no change io belief; that the wording of the Confession of Faith regarding these matters was confusing and to many misleading; that it was wise to make clear the true belief of Presbyterians. It was also regarded as desirable to take away from critics their ground for the charge that the Presbyterian teaching was one of fatalism. Apart from these most talked-of matters the revisers struck out of the Confession the declaration that the Pope is Antichrist. Am Earthquake la Hnagary. T'aere was an earthquake of several seconds' duration at Arad. Hungary. The Saaat* Cciiratalatu Caba. In the United States Senate Mr. Hale (Me.) offered, and the Senate adopted, a resolution declaring that the Senate views with satisfaction and expresses its congratulations at the appearance of thi> Cuban Republic amomr the ua Hons of the world. Llrtd Ilonrs After lb* Kaploaion. Four of the 227 entombed minor* in the Frttervllle mine, Coal Creek. Tenn., while dying wrote message* to their families. These show that the writers lived seven hours after the explosion. Th? National Gam*. The Pittshurgers now hold the winuing record to date?ten straight. Herman Long is receiving praise on all sides for his grand fielding these days. Boston has released Fred Brown, the ex-college pitcher and general player. Second Baseman Keeley and Pitcher Butcher have been released by New London. ^^The National League umpires have Hod instructed to enforce thw balk E^&ie strictly. I IEMORIAL TQ ROGHAMBEAU1 J The Statue Unveiled With Imposing Ceremonies at Washington. i PROOFS OF FRIENDSHIP GIVEN ZUpr?Nat?ttvN mt Krmnn and America Hoaor tha GalLnat Franc h Soldier Who J loniut IB IB? MT0iaU0B-JiaareH? by tb? mtldrnt, X. Ctmbao, G?n. Purtor, 9mmtor Ud(f sad 0?n. Brafere. Washington. D. C.?The statue of the Count de Rochambeau. friend of America and of Washington, was unveiled In beantifnl Lafayette Park, opposite the White House, with great popular enthusiasm and military splendor and Impressive civic ceremonial. The space selected for the statue is the southwest corner of the park. On the southeast corner is the bronze statae of General Lafayette, the gift of France to the American people. The ceremony was witnessed by a great I crowd of people, and the act of unveil- 1 ing was acclaimed by a hundred thou- 1 and throats. 1 Thn scene was cne of great bictcric * BSr&fr*1' ^ -?>l THE KOCXAXBZAV STATUE AT WASHISOTOK. Interest. On the platform in front of the statue were the President and tbe Cabinet, diplomatic corps and tb? French mission, including the Count and Countess Rocbarabeau. President Roosevelt delivered tbe address of welcome to tbe guests. Tbe act of unveilJng was done by tbe Countess. Tbe speeches of tbe day were made by Senator Lodge, General Porter. Ambassador of France, and by tbe French Ambassador, M. Cambon. There were two brigades of troops in line, under the command of General 8. M. B. Young, the brigades consisting of infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers, marines. French and American seamen, hospital corps. The military were formed on two sides of the square, and at tbe time of tbe unveilI in* Minted tbe act. Tbe arand stand, ? from which the ceremonies were " viewed, wag lavishly decorated with flags. The music was by the Marine Band and tbe band of tbe battleship Gaulots, y from which a contingent of officers was also present. Tbe features of tbe mu-sic which touched a popular chord, were tbe Marseilles, by the Marine t Band, and the Star-Spangled Banner ? by the French band. t Tbe invocation, with which the cere- t monies were opened, was by the Rev. j D. J. Stafford, rector of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, and tbe benediction t ' 4_,l. ? was by Right Rev. H. Y. Satterlee, Bishop of the diocese of Washington. Alter tbe orations tbe party were drlv. en about tbe city and saw all tbe princlpal sights. From 5 to 7 in the evening the French mission had been invited to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leiter at a reception, but owing to Lord Pauncefote's death the invitations were canceled. At 9.30 in the evening a soiree at tbe French Embassy brought to a "l*"* /^#k?UUo In Wnahitwfnn V?UOt* IUU ifoiu Iinro *u ?> Wont Too Near a Din; Four Drowned. 1 Four boy*, Harry Meyers. Fred 1 Schwake, Edward Miller and Harold ' Crig. ranging in age from fourteeu to I twenty years, were drowned at North Vernon. Ind. In company with Frank i Cassan. the boys embarked in a skiff < upon the swollen waters of Muscala- i tuck Creek, above a stone riaui. In a I spirit of adventure the boys let tbe , boat drift over the dam and all were < drowned except Cassan. 1 Wonu'i lud ob roitoc* Stamp. The portrait of Martha Washington has been decided upon as the tirst of American women to adorn a United States postage stamp. It will 1k? i placed upon the eight-cent stamp of ' the new issue, to appear some time next fall. Sormlcit; <i??r th? Halo*. Great Britain and Germnuy have for. mally denied the sovereignty of the United States over the Sulu Archipelago. which is firmly maintained by the Government at Washington. Labor World. ^ ? /"?!* Urt Ito I'n fnrmnd ft I MUJl JUCU Ul VUlVdgV v. union. Some Russian railways employ only members of the Orthodox church. The demand (or uuiou painters at Syracuse, N. V., cannot be supplied. There has been a general increase in wages at Duluth, .Minn., aud all skilled workmen are now on an eight hour day. The New York. Mew Haven and Hartford, following ;ihe lead of other railroads, has made a big cut ia its u?t nf hrakemen. ' * I FINDINGS DISAPPROVED i Rebuke For the Court That Tried Waller and Day. 9?a?ral ChaSM Sat* th? Exteatloa at mar NmItm Was Unlawful Retaliation. Bat Not Mardtr. Manila.?General Chaffee, the review, ng authority of the court-martial which Tied Major L. W. T. Walter and Lieuenant John H. A. Day. of the Marine 3orps, for executing natives of the Ialind of Samar without trial, baa disapproved the court's findings In both rases. Referring to the case of Major Yaller, General Chaffee says: "The sending of the natives In quesion to their death partook more of unawful retaliation than a Justifiable act if war. In Justice to the American miliary sen-Ice. the findings of acquittal lemand that they shall not meet with inquallfied approval. The marines in tamar underwent great suffering be'ore their rescue, and their officers !rom their sick beds, voiced the rerengeful anger of the men who tele>honed to Major Waller advising that he stevedores be killed. Major Water received this message while he was ilik. prostrate from a fever, suffering icute pain of body due to exposure and lis exertions In behalf of his men and nental anguish concerning their fate, vhlch had long been In doubt. "Major Waller was at the time In tel'phonic communication with General Smith. who commanded the American .'orces in Samar. hat De deliberately ?bose not to consult General Smith rernrdinpr bis contemplated action, and, athcr than forego tbe execution of bis mrestralned will. he assumed tbe pow>r tbe laws of war and tbe customs of be service confer upon commanding )fflcers only in time of war. "Giving beed to tbe mental attitude >f Major Waller, as much as tbe findngs of tbe court as are to tbe effect iiat Major Waller is not guilty of nurder are approved. But tbe reviewng authority Is at a loss to understand vby tbe court did not and against Major Waller In the minor offense. IVlth the exception noted, the acquital. ns It appear** In the record of tbe >roceedlngs. Is disapproved." Referring to the ease of Lieutenant Jay. General Chaffee says: "The accused knew that for three weeks Major Waller bad undergone a test of bis uental and physical endurance such is few men are called upon to suffer. iVhlle fnlly conceding the grave reipODsibility assumed by a subordinate tfficer in wilfully disobeying an order if bis commanding officer, still tbe velghty reasons related, with which In'ifonanf Hnr tr n a n nnim i n hul ca I JII. UICUUUI A^il/ *f MO UVI|UUIUH Ut ? v ainted Major Waller's order that Lieucnant Day should have been prompted o positive disobedience. An officer nust be conscientiously regardful of be unquestioned legality of his agency n taking the lives of bis fellow men. Ibove and beyond all personal con^derations, officers must guard the lame and honor of the country. Had lieutenant Lay been actuated by such onsiderations, be would probably have prevented one of the most regrettable ncldenta In the annals of the military lervice of the United States." LORD PAUNCEFOTE DEAD. rh? Ttamblt British Ambuudor Pumi A?>T it WuhlactoB. Washington, D. C.?Lord Tauncefote, be British Ambassador to the United States, who has been ill for several nonths, died at the British Embassy iere. Death was the result of a comilication of asthma and gout. Lord Pauncefote, who was jeventyour years old. had been sunmng all hrouzh the winter from Intermittent ittacks of gout and asthma, but ho tept on bis feet as much as possible ind went to the State Department cn llplomatlc days as usual. Immediately upon being notified of be death of Lord Pauneefote. Sectary Hay proceeded to the British Eirwssy, where be made a fonual call of condolence. Tben returning to the Jtate Department. Secretary Hay d s)atcbed the following cablegrau: 'The Marquis of Lansdowne, London. "Permit me to express my deep sym tatby and sorrow at the death of lord Pauneefote. His Majesty's Governnent has lost a most able and faithfu' servant and this country a valued 'rlend. JOHN HAY." President Roosevelt drove to the British Embassy as soon as he had >eeome disengaged from the cerenonies attending the Itochaml>eau ex ircises. He was received in the drawng room by the First Secretary of the Smbassy, Mr. Itaikes, who now heroines British Charge d'Affalres. and >y some of the ladles of the household, rhe President expressed bis deep teuse of bereavement at the death of he Ambassador, not only in behalf >f the Government, but also for the >eople of the country, to whom Lord Pauneefote had Income endeared in nany ways. Members of the Cabinet lei* /tnlliwl nr th?? Kmicissv leavinff heir cards and expressing their eonloletiee*. The foreign Ambassadors ind Ministers also left their card*. Immediately after the Rochambeau m veiling ceremonies the dag on the kVhite House was plaeed at half-mast, rills was an unprecedented tribute to a foreign Ambassador. Lord Pauneefote, who wna the tlrst Embassador ever aeeredited to this [iovernpent. was dean of the Diplo tnatie Corp*, tuis position win now fall on Dr. Von HolMwn, the (Jermau Embassador. Lord Pauneefote's sue* lessor will stand at tho foot of tbe list of Ambassadors Turk* Kill 8li Bulgarians. A band of sixty Bulgarian revolution is ts. engaged in raiding tbe neighborhood of Malesh Pianina, Roumelia. ranie in contact with a detachment of Turkish troops. Sharp fighting ensued, during which six Bulgarians wore kiil'd and seven were wounded. The Turks also suffered some casualties. Flra DfTiitairi a HdmI?b Village. The village of Itamon. in the Govern nu?nt of Tnltava. Russia, has been nar tlnlly de?itr>yed by tiro. Tbe work shops Ij the village were uot destroyeJ. >(?<T Uleanin~? There were 23.730 marriages in Berlin last year. Oil burning Ore engines are being introduced into London with great success. A host namod Bacon keeps the Shakspere llestauraut at Stratford-onAvon. A campaign is being waged at Po?t* land. Oregcn. against unsightly billboards. It has been decided to establish a municipal telephone system at Evansville. led. I f . , / . Ptti'S FlftST IESSAG He Expresses Cuba's Gratitude to th United States. ISLAND'S ECONOMIC SITUATIOI President Pilma Kay* Cardial Kelatioi Should Alwaji Exlit M?m the T* Katione? Me Ailu For Dlftat Aid I Eatabllahlng a Stable Government* The Sugar Qoeatlon?if la Saigeatloa Havana. Cuba?President Palma message has been delivered to the Cuba Senate. The message opens by givin thanks to tbe Almighty for His assis ance in carrying out the work of ol talning Cuban independence, and ash Divine aid In tbe establishment of A ? ? J /lAi'nHimali "Voi'l uriu UUU BIUU1C Viwiduiuvu.. .?. did a people fight with more per* verance." says President Palrna la tt message, "and sacrifice more for 111 erty than have the Cubans. No pe< pie. therefore, are more entitled to * their just efforts crowned with su cess. "Together with our own heroism is tt attitude of the great people who wei Impelled by their own love of libert to put themselves on our side iu 01 tenacious fight for the independent of the country. Their motive was ot of generous sentiment, pure and disli terested In origin. Impelled by tb sentiment, the powerful Republic < the North recognizes, through it* 1 lustrlous President, the Republic < Cuba. "The promise formally made b: been carried out In this inomen when we feel our right as an ind nendent nation, it is Impossible to su; press our gratitude to the Unite States. To recognize this debt of gra itude to the great Nation Is an x which exalts us and which makes \ worthy of the consideration and r spect of the other nations of the worl "It is necessary now to dictate n the laws laid down in the Constltutlo We arc capable of fulfilling all the o1 ligations and promises which have bet contracted, and we should prepare tl budget with the greatest care." Continuing, President I'alma recoc mentis the encouragement of the agi cultural industries of the Island, tl raising of cattle, the establishment < agricultural stations to improve tl culture of sugar cane and tobacc and the Introduction of varied agi cultural Industries. "While the question of reciprocity still pending," be goes on, "it is lc possible to state now what measun chnnld hp adonted to meet the Doudlr crisis. This crisis is due to tbe rulnoi price of sugar caused by excess produ tloQ of beet sugar In Europe. An lc mediate remedy would be tbe reductk of tbe American tariff on sugar, to o tain which tbe Executlre will at on< devote bis efforts and will negotiate treaty In order to. obtain benefits f< tbe Cuban sugar producers." President Paima declares it is tl purpose of tbe Government to devo its attention to education, and especia ly to primary schools. He says tl Government of intervention deservi great credit for tbe educational syste It established, but tbat tbere is a net for still more schools, as tbe futui of tbe Republic depends upon educ tlon. It will be tbe duty of tbe Go eminent to encourage tue cuosirucm of railroads in tbe island, and to pr tect the capital already invested railroad enterprises. Discussing the bad economic situ tlon of the country. President Pain says he does not yet know bow tbe a dlnary expenses of administration a to be met. Touching foreign relations, lie say "We must cultivate cordial relatioi with all nations, and make treaties < amity and commerce favorable Cuba. We must also take especi care that the relations between Cul and tbe United States be most friendl in order tbat there be no difficulty arranging tbe political and commerci questions which affect both countrie It is also of extreme Importance thi there should ex ist uninterrupted concoi between all tbe people of Cuba, ai that they should resolve to preaer the Cuban nationality." REFORMING TOWN BY FINES. Jadg* Heavily Autmi Gimbltri. Mi Who Cart* tnd Who Carry Weapon*, Lexington, Ga.?County Judge Bt lock has assessed tines uggregatii $10,42ti against "blind tiger" operator users of profane language and carrie of eoneeaied weapons In the little to* of Athens. One offender was dm $2800. A mass meeting of citizens has bet called to take steps to reform the tow The Judge suspended sentences to gi' the men who were fined an opportuni to take part in the meeting to sho their desire to help reform the town. YOUTH ESCAPES GARROTINC. Four Companion* la Crime, However,W lie Killed Thai In l'once. San Juan. Porto Bico.?Govern Hunt has commuted to life impriso ment the seutence of death liupos< OU UUUiOU I rurur, wuu, nuu >u companions, was sentenced to be gn roted for crimes committed in 1SD This commutation was granted on a count of the youth of Troche, who w, only nineteen years old wheu tl crimen were committed. The oth four men will In* gurroted iu Ponce about forty days' time. The exec tions will not be public. Killed Watching r*nwte. Aliout 100 persons who were watc Ing the parade iu houor of the Frem visitors were precipitated to the In torn of the deep excavation un the si of (.'bickering Hall, at New York Oil by the collapse of a large sectiou a teuijKjrary bridge or sidewalk throv across the trout of the pit. Oue mi; was instaully killed, and of the oth*1 scarcely any oue eseaped uniujurt The dead tuau was Edwin L. Coolid; thirty-seven years old: he leaves wife and two small children. JrlTrrion llilile Because of I lit* storm of adverse cn cism heaped iipou members of Cu Kress by ministers :iu<l church orj:a izutions for otilt'iiiix tU?* publication iiOtX) copies of Tiiomas Jeflfersot Bible, the Committee on Printing \v authorized to report :i resolution i aeindin:; the action of the House Representatives, at Washington. lUch YialUor liolil In ItboUeila. The gold output from Rhodesia t tlie year l'JUl auiouuted to ouucvrf. au increase of W)..'Wo ouuc over the total output of U>w. ? THE DROUTH IN AUSTRALIA Sheep Dying by the Million, and ie States Aid Unemployed Men. Stock Lomn Sine* 1M99 Am a at to ITSr OOO.OOO?Men Found Dead by the ^ Wayside?Terrible ttoffeiing. London.?From Sydney, N. S. W., " the correspondent there of the Daily '? Mall gives an account of the terrible drouth from which, as the climax to ~ seven dry years, Australia Is now suf* '* ferin*. He says the losses in stock 1 since 1S99 amount to $75,000,000. Un? employed men are drifting into the X rltips bv the thousands, and there the 1 t- State Governments are providing them j. with relief. The only districts that have escaped the drouth are the Northern River* district of New South a Wales and parts of the Rlverina dis?r trlct. j. Communication in the interior has been paralyzed, as the waterways are ie unnavigable. Owing to the expense cf fodder, on which duty must be paid. d- the firm which had the contract has ^ abandoned the hauling of the mail in c. Queensland, the cost of this transportation having risen from $30,000 to $150,000 annually. .e The sheep are dying by the m.'lUox y and even rabbit) are starving. Animals ,r have stripped the bark from the trees w for food. Numbers of "sundownerc" ,e end "swacmen" have been found deaJ a. by the waysides. is >f ENORMOUS FARM VALUI2. I Conpwiwai Bttween Coaatle* mad la* dian Nations in United State*. lg Washington, D. C.?The Census But, rcau has issued a report comprising e. agricultural statistics of the counties p. and Indian nations in the United ,4 States. It shows that the Chickasaw t. nation, Indian Territory, leads in the ct number of farms, having 10,374. The ia following rank next: Cherokee nation. e~ Indian Territory. 13,537; Choctaw na* j, tlon, Indian Territory. 0962; Lancaster ,11* County. Pa., 0437; Orangeburg County, D S. C.. 8408. and St. Lawrence County, b'_ N. Y., 8353. ,q Crow Indinn reservation. Montana. jc leads in farm area, with 3.500,000 acres. Cherokee nation. Indian Terrln. tory, leads in improved farm area, hav.j. Ing 1,105,001 acres. Cook County, 111., ,e leads In the value of land and build3f ings, with $77,105,220. Lancaster ,e County lends In the value of buildings, 0 with $23,147,820. Chickasaw nation. Indian Territory, leads In the value of live stock on farms, with $17,054,830. IS Lancaster County lends in the value cf a. farm products, with $12,613,415; Chickj,, asaw nation, Indian Territory, with $10,779,000; McLane County. 111., $10,ja C80.045; St. Lawrence County, N. Y., e. $9,820,036. Lancaster County leads In Q. the amount of gross Income, with $9,,n 210,815. K. x BRIBERY IN TOLEDO, OHIO. a two K?m ladletad?Oraad Jury Say* It 3r Eipccti to C?t Iter* SeonndraU. Toledo, Ohio.?After having been la j* session several weeks investigating mu. nicipal scandals, the Grand Jury has ' made a partial report la all fifteen indictments are returned against ten men charged with bribery for munici. pal deals. ' Heading the list is the name of Moses R. Brailey. City Attorney, who is In' ' dieted on four counts. E. D. Eckert, ' claim agent for the Traction Company, who has charge of franchises and other |L legislation, is indicted on three counts. Two counts are returned against Ton Pnrfel of thi? Rrtjird of Enufillzation. and one count against T. 8. Dawso::, George Steper, Fred J. Young and Mikj 1" Howard. The Grand Jury report ends: "We yet hare hopes of rounding up another bunch of scoundrels before we ? adjourn." * j* OUTBREAK IN A WORKHOUSE. a I Man Shot Dead, a Guard Fatally and a >a Prisoner Dangerously Wounded. . Canton, Ohio.?George Jacob was "J shot dead; Guard Homer Stoae was al fatally wounded, and Charles Gigaini '* was dangerously wounded at the Stark County Workhouse as the result of j Giganti's attempt to escape. 1(1 Giganti snatched a revolver from the te guard and began shooting. The first man to fall was George Jacob, an exguard at the workhouse. Guard Homer Stoue promptly came to the rescue and ihots were exchanged between him and Giganti. In .the midst of the shooting an attempt was made by the other prisoners lg to escape, but the guards managed to ** bold tbeiu until the Canton polic ofrs fleers arrived. rn . MISSOURI MUROERER LYNCHED. >n The Father and Brother of His Victim q. Leaders of the Slob. Vv Paris. Mo.?Abe Witbvrup. the murty derer of William Grow. was lynched w here. He was hanged from the railing cf a bridge. Tin* victim was shoved over to bis dentil Dy tup lamer auu brother cf tbe youn^ man be bad niur* dered. Witberup mnd;> a statement in which be admitted bavins killed youns (Jrow or a.>? the result of a quarrel, and tuen n' thrown the body into the ere.'k weightl>d ed v.*ith rocks. ur The mob overpowered th?? Sheriff and >r> his deputies and battered in the Jail doors with sledge hammers. ic US Shut Sweetheart, Her Mother and Self. Alfred Petty. living near Areola. Mo., er shot Mrs. Friend and her daughter and iu and then himself. Both wouien were u- aliot twice. Mrs. Friend had objectej to Petty's attention to her daughter. Etiitr Refute* to Pardon Pole*. Emperor William has rejected tb: l\ appeal for pardon loilg<hi oy me i-oics 1 who were imprisoned as a result tf j t taking pan in the educational rirtj 0 at Wreuchen. Prussian Poland, in November last. Deputy SlMTtir Hat I a frlvato Mint. IU J. P. Mi Her. Deputy Sheriff of St-wJ* art County. Tennessee, and liis brother. , P. J. Miller. were arrested, charged with making and pa?siug counterfeit J money. The former admitted sis __ Prominent People. tj Henry A. llavenieyer gave $20,000 ,u. to Bryu Mawr College, u A tieruiau edition of Carl Schurz'a ot autobiography is likely to be put out i's in Berlin. a> Archbishop Corrigan's will has been re filed for probate lu New York City, ol His iHTSotial property is estimated ut SllUMXJ; tiie rest of his holdings belong to tile church. Bret llarte. who died at the age cf 0l sixty throe, probably exerted a greater ?vs iutluiDce ou KuslifU literature than xa ;iu other American author, thinks the Loudou Suectator. IINOR EVENTSOFTHEWEEK WAftKINGTO* TTSV8. Secretary Boot, replying to a query, I totnsmitted to the Senate a statement showing the Government to date baa expended $9,936,001 for repairs to army transports. The Department of Justice will de- i fend General Brooke In tbe suit ror \ 1250,000 brought against him by the Countess of Buena Vista. President Boosevelt unveiled a monument In memory of those who fell la tbe Spanish-American War erected In Arlington Cemetery by the National I Society of Colonial Dames. ^ Internal revenue collections In April for tbe whole country were $21.837.680,, a decrease over 1901 of 53.003.880. Representative Bartholdt Introduced a bill for a $50,000 equestrian statue to Baron Steuben to be erected In thl* city as a recognition of 8tenben'a friendship for tbe United 8tatea. The Omnibus Public Buildings bill passed tbe Senate after being amei\ded so that the amount carried is Increased to $21,235,130. OIT* ADOPTED IIUXDS. Captain Baker of the constabulary reported that the Province of Cavite, P. I., was no longer a hotbed of in* sniTectloo. The ladrones were reduced to three Insignificant bands of ten or twenty each. The cholera epidemic In the Philippines was running a normal course. There were 8SG deaths in Manila and 2604 in the provinces. Courts of the First Instance, in Manila, were empowered to punish crimes committed at sea. DOMESTIC. Mrs. Anna Knops. at New Ycrk City, killed herself because the steward on a steamship had kissed her. A wife shot her husband dead at Pittsburg, Pa., as he was about to brain her with an axe. While being lowered into a cool mine shaft at Jewetc City. Kan., Former State Mine Inspector John Kecgan was killed by falling 100 feet A 000 foot steel span bridge of the Pennsylvania Railroad at New Brunt* wick. N. J., was moved fourteen and a half feet In one minute and forty* five seconds. Strikers at the Brown Manufacturing Company's plant. Zunesvllle, Ohio, woo a victory In Court when an order wa? | refused restraining them from assem bling around the place. Accused of setting fire to a barge on which was a saloon Louise Holracn and Myrtle Allen were arrest:d at Blencoe. Iowa. President Jordan, of Stanford University, Cal., dismissed Professor E. M. Pease, who was the bead of the Latla department of the oniversity for several years, because the latter would not resign upon request without a statement of charges against him. Congressman Curtis, of Kansas, announced his candidacy to succeed United States 8enator Harris. Three more deaths at Goliad. Texai, brought the list of cyclone victims op to 114. President Roosevelt took luncheoB on board the French cruiser Gaulois, at Annapolis. Md..tbe guest of the French Ambassador, M. Cambon. The Coroner's Jury declared Malcolm W. Ford insane when he killed his brother, Paul, in New York City recently. Many steamers were tied op at Charlotte Harbor. N. Y.f on Lake Ontario, awaiting coal, but tbc supply was exhausted. With the gas turned on full, the dead bodies of Mrs. Annie Stetzel and Jennie Stetzel, her niece, were found in a lodging bouse in Brooklyn, N. Y. Excluded from bis home by bit wife, A. E. Justice, of Waverly, Tenn., laid in wait for ber, killed ber and then blmself. A monument was unveiled at Charlotte, N. C.. to Lieutenant William B. Schipp, killed in the charge of San Juan. Rnrirlar* killed Joseph Barone In bla saloon at Chicago when he Interfered with their looting. The African Methodist Episcopal General Conference decided to begin mission work in Cuba, the Philippines and Africa. rOKKlGX. Germany and Austria aske<! Italy to disarm, but promised to renew (lis triple alliance. The Pope received in audica~s cardinal MarUnclli. who cc3crtbed tje condition of the Catholic Church la America. At Naples a thief threw stones at a train on which were the King end Queen of Italy; uo harm was done, aud the assailant was arrested. At Pedroso, near Oporto, Portugal, fissures In the earth emitted fire and smoke and 8lmur.anecu.siy mere came a tornado. Disturbances occurred at the Pere la Chaise Cemetery, at Paris, France, a* the result of the annual placing of wreaths upon the tombs of the Comuunists. Wreaths bearing seditious inscriptions and red tlags were seized and sixty arrests were made. Great secrecy was maintained regarding the proceedings of the inquiry cn the Chicago at Naples into the Venice affair. i The Most Rev. Hubert Theophil Simar. D. D.. Archblshtp of Cologne, 13 dead. He was consecrated February 25. 1SITJ. The offer of a German firm for a monopoly cf the opium traffic in China w.is rctcrtpd. An attempt was made to asxa*sinat6 Prilleo Onoleusky, Governor cf Khark;fl. Russia. President Palcia .said bo bad beard [ of no objection* cu tlie part of tbe inhabitants of tb?* Ixle of Pines tj becoming Cuban citizen*. London was largely preoccupied with j coronation preparations; Lewanika, ! I\iug of Barotseland. iu Rhodesia. tbe I only King who will lie present at tbe | ceremony, arrived iu tbe city. I T > 'It ..ill ri;ivriii.ii; >,{ ivrtain toll*. a clerjrviuau of Lim-olusliiro. Kr.Jaud, B sat for a while w.iu his feet iu tbe H stocks. 9m A bullfight took placo .it Madrid. H Spalu. wbk-b was atit'iidcd by liiug H Alfonso, thi- ijutfF Mother and 111cm BB U-rs of th diplomatic corps and tb< H sjK'ciul envoys. H M .> T.irl,\r Lrl<lnnrvwl til Pinrin Bffi nati. was delivered to ber father ai Genoa, Italy, and tuc two sailed foi borne. Two leading Colombian insurgent* UrilK'-Urlbe aud Soto, arrived at Tort of Spain, Trinidad, aa fugitives J ^ ^