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k?. \ * I. iv K. I (f 8BIEVAMCES OF Clll Protest of General Heye3 and Sec retarv Hay's Reply. t ???? RELATIONS WITH PANAMi Colombia Holds This Goremment Re sponsible For the Dismemberment o Her Territory?Claims Panama's See cess Was Dne to This Country?Assat ances of Secretary Hay.' Washington, D. C.?The President, ii accordance witn nis expresseu ueiei mlnation to make public every serai of information on the Panama subject transmitted to the Senate additiona correspondence between Secretary Ha: and General Reyes, relating to Colom bian and Panama affairs. The corre spondence includes General Reyes' for mai protest against the action of tin United States and Secretary Hay's re ply thereto. Several letters from Min ister Buchanan to Secretary Hay an< a letter from Minister Br.nau-Yarilla t< Mr. Hay were transmitted also. On December 23 General Rafae "Reyes transmitted to Secretary Hay i ""statement of grievances of Colombia.' This statement calls attention to Sec tion 5 of Article XXXV. of the Treat: -of 1S46, which provides that in case o -violation of the treaty the aggrievei party may submit to the other a state ment of injuries and damages, de znanding justice and satisfaction. General Reyes then reviews the his tory of toe ?iay-tierran ureaij, uuu m gues. that the Republic of Colombo acted.entirely within its right and ac cording to the treaty itself when i considered the treaty in Congress an< finally,.rejected it. "If the Unite< States had rejected the treaty." say; General Reyes, "the disapproval woul< have involved no grievance for Colom 1>ia." "The rejection of the treaty bj Colombia," he continues, "did not dis qualify the Government for the con elusion of another treaty with the Gov ?rnment of Your Excellency, and it in 'deed resolved to make a proposition t< that effect. Neither did that cours* ??? oHrvVif tnnrnrr? thp fJovprn 1 UipiJ ou/ o?eu?. ?vf?^.v ? ment of the United States. On thi contrary, the Senate, observant of th< existing friendly relations, relied 01 the sentiments of American fraternity by which it was animated for the in traduction in the new agreement tha was to be made on stipulations mor consonant with the notion of soyer cignty entertained by the people of Co lombia. "I firmly believe that if the Colom bian Senate would have approved th convention with amendments tha would probably have been acceptable to the United States, had not the Amer lean Minister at Bogota repeatedly de dared in the most positive manne that his Government would reject an; amendment that might bo offered." General Reyes quotes from one o Minister Beaupre's notes, dated Jun 13. 1903, to the Minister of Foreign Re lations, ending as follows: '"If Colom bia now rejects the treaty or undul: . delays its ratification, the friendly re lations between the two countrie would be so eeriously compromise< that our Congress might next winte take steps tliat every good friend o Colombia would regret with sorrow." "No one will wonder." says Genera Reyes, "that under the pressure o threats so serious and irritating an< In presence of a formal notiflcatioi from the party which had authority t< serve it that no amendment would bi accepted, preference was given to dia approval." General Reyes comments politely 01 the opportune arrival of cruisers a Panama and Colon and their orders ti prevent Colombian troops from land Sng on the Isthmus, and asks that thi claims he makes may be referred t The Hague tribunal for settlement. Secretary Hay's reply, dated Januar; 5, says that the Government of the Unl ted States has carefully considered thi complaints made by General Reyes "The question which you submit" say Mr. Hav. "can bo viewed onlv in th< light of accomplished facts.- The Re public of Pauama has become a mem i>er of the family of nations." Mr. Hay recognizes that Colombii has suffered an appreciable los through the revolution and offers th good offices of the United States wit! a view to bringing about some ai rangement between Panama and Cc lombia on a fair and equitable basis. -- BECHTEL MURDER CASE. Tsckstein Confesses to improper Keia tions With the Girl. Allentown. Pa.?In the trial of Mrs Catharine Bechtel, charged with bein an accessory after the fact to the mui der of her daughter, what little ha< "been left of the dead girl's good nam was destroyed by Alois Eckstein, he fiance. After telling of the intimac; of himself and other men with th girl, which, he said, was countenance^ by her mother, he added that he ha> been willing to overlook her faults am make her his wife. His cross-exair ination brought out that he had struc her several times. Dr. John Lear, a biological expert o Muhlenberg College, testified that th stains on the carpet and other article taken from the Bechtel house wer human blood spots. 1 New Haven Has $150,000 Fire. Fire and ".rater completely wrecke the Hoadley building at Church an Crown streets, New Haven, Conn causing a loss which will aggregat 5150,000. Died to Escape Creditors. Bather than face his creditors, Harr 35. Twambley, a jeweler, of Biddeforf Me., ended his life by drinking eyanid of potassium. He was associated wit his father in the firm of Samuel I Twambley & Son, which recently a.? signed. Big Fire in Wheeling. The central part of the business dis trict at Wheeling, W. Va., was d< stroyed by fire. The loss will noi amount to not less than $750,000. >' Promine*t People. Miss Ellen Stone, the missionary, i fit present a resident of Boston. MoriSignor O'Connell, rector of th Catholic University at Washingtoi has been received in private audienc by the Pope. Samuel J. Crawford, of Kansas, wa the youngest Governor ever elected i his State. He is now* sixty eigl years old. A bron2e statue of Robert Burns wi ie erected by the Scottish Association in the Sydney Domain o. a site to-b jgyen by the State Government. I ' 3L00D STAINS ARE HUMAN Exparts Testify in Beohtel Murder Trial at Allentown. After Examining; Over Forty WIttnesses, the Commonwealth or Pennsylvania ^ Closes Its Caj> Allentown, Pa.?After having examf ined forty witnesses in its endeavor to prove that Mrs. Catharine Bochtel was guilty of being an accessory after the fact in the murdei of her daughter. Mabel, last October, the Commoni wealth closed its case. The proceed'* ings of the last day were taken up en[> tirely with the examination of experts :f on blood. j Dr. John Lear, professor of biology at Muhlenberg College, who testified r that the stains on articles taken from the Bechtel home were made by - human blood, was again on the witness staud. Counsel for the defendant tried to discredit the biological, or s Bordet, test of determining human ' blood which I)r. Lear had employed. * but the cross-examination failed to j shake the direct.testimony of the wit5 ness.-VAjftor Dr. Lear had given an exhaustive explanation of the Bordet j test, which is said to be a new method j in this country, Dr. John Eckert. of ? this city, who assisted Dr. Lear . .in . his" tests, was called -o the stand. r The defense objected to Dr. Eckert f testifying as an expert on the ground j of youth and inexperience, but the Court overruled the objection, stating that inasmuch as the test was new there could be no experience of long standing. Dr. Eckert was on the !. stand two hours and corroborated Dr. I Lear's statements and conclusions regardlng blood tests, and declared all t the stains in question to have beeu j made by human blood. j Dr. W. D. Penniman, of Johns Hop3 kins University, an expert on blood, j who was in the city on private business, was subpoenaed by the Commonwealth. Dr. Penniman is chemist for the Maryland State Board of Health dnd also professor of chemistry in the Baltimore Medical College. " When summoned to the witness r stand he said he did not care to testify, ? and especially not as an expert, unless compensated as such. ine uourt ruiea " that, as be had been subpoenaed he must testify, leaving the question of compensation open for later determination. Dr. Penniman said the biological \ or Bordet test to show the difference ll between human and animal blood was reliable. The Bordet test, he said, is absolute in its conclusions. Dr. W. W. Eshbach, of this city, '* who was present when the blood tests were made by Dr. Lear, confirmed the ' hitter's conclusions that the stains on ? the articles exhibited were made by human blood, and Dr. C. D. Schaeffer, e surgeon-ln-cbief at the Allentown Hos'' pital, the last witness to testify, re" garded Dr. Lear's test as reliable. r The cases against three of Mrs. Becb^ tel's children, John, Charles and Mytha, who are also charged with r being accessories after the fact were e continued until the April term of court. Their bail was renewed. r CUT IN ARMY APPROPRIATIONS. j Reduction of About One Million From r Last Year's Expenditure. f Washington, D. C.?The Army Appropriation bill, which was completed by the House Committee on Military f Affairs, carries a total of $73,956,000. i The appropriation for the current year * amounts to $74,637,000. The estimates 3 on which the bill is based amounted b to $77,161,000. The estimate for trans* portation of soldiers and supplies of $15,500,000 was cut down by $1,000, a 000. An appropriation of $400,000 t is made for a general army hospital 5 in Washington. D. C., and $300,000 is lv ..made available for completing the e *Army War College in this city.. d The bill contains a provision consolidating the Record and Correspondence 7 Division and the office of the Adjutant General under General Ainsworth as e military Secretary. i. s $3,445,000 MORE FOR FORTS. * e * Secretary Root Purposes to Buy Machine and Rapid Fire Guns. i Washington, D. C.?A supplemental s estimate for an appropriation of $3,4 ax nnn ~ e e Ttu,vw iui aiuiaiucui ui iui uuua* b tions" was transmitted to the House by Secretary Root through Secretary h Shaw. With this appropriation it is pur* posed to procure 153 automatic machine guns for use in seacoast forts; also ICO "one-pounder automatic pom. pom suns;" also 200 guns of a calibre large enoujh to fire effective schrapnel; 200 "high-velocity six-pounder 5. guns." g It also is proposed to procure 95,000 - rounds of ammunition for the "pomd pom" guns, 24,000 rounds for the field e guns, and 50,000 rounds for the sixr pounders. y e Long Saxon Strike Fails, d The Executive Committee of the d Criramitschau. Saxony, textile strikers ft has advised them to return to work l" nnffinHitinnnllv Ahnnt SfWYl wnrlrintr ^ people have now been on strike for five months, and they are in a state of extreme destitution, e s Miners Hurt. e A number of non-union coal miners at Coal Creek, Tenn., were attacked by strikers, and four of them badly hurt. d d Opera House Burns Down. The Turners' Opera House, of Finf lay, Ohio, was totally destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at $40,000. Netherlands Recognizes Panama, y Mr. Garrett. United States Charge j a'Affaires, at The Hague, Holland, has cabled to the State Department at ,e Washington, D. C., that the Nether? lands has decided to recognize the Republic oC Panama. Turks Defeat Insurgents. An insurgent band has been defeated by Turkish troops near Perlep,'twentyfour miles from Monastir, Macedonia, i* Seventeen insurgents and five Turks Y were killed. * Sporting Brevities. . rresident Powers says the Eastern League will not consolidate with the American Association, e M Lamberjack. a noted French chauffeur, offered to u eet any American racing uutomobilist in a match contest. s The Michigan University football n team has turned over $20,000 profits to the Athletic Association from last fall's games. 11 Jimmy Britt has been mitched 9 t-> bos Young f!orbct?:, before the e Colma A. C., in San Francisco, Cal. >a February. 1. ^ -V. '* * - : ? RUSSIA MUSES MM New Note on the Manchurian yuesuon. THE SITUATION IN KOREA Great Britain and'the United States Expected to Interfere in Case of Reverse* ? American and British Sentiment Orowlnt?Oiar'? Peace Talk Produces Good Besnlts. Tokio, Japan.?It is understood that Japan ha a received a communication from Russia to the effect that she will respect the rights and privileges already acquired by the Powers in Man* 1 -4J ? ~ * ?' ah rrri f V? cnuria unaer exisuug ucauu China on condition that these rights and privileges do not prejudice Russia's future relations with Manchuria. Moreover, Russia will not allow the establishment of foreign settlements in that territory. These reservations are regarded as nullifying the value of the Russian assurances. The whole country is patriotically united and prepared for war. The Japanese have confidence in their :\ Army and Navy. They believe that in the event of a National disaster Great Britain or the United States would intervene to preserve the balance of power in Asia. There has been a remarkable growth of pro-British and pro-American sentiment The Union Jack and Stars and I ggggggg 1 wow \ /jp31 / y 1 c/5^y r / / </3et' , 7'"" !?w *JJeS> m SyX^A ff bJ^yt) ,,, ^Crb^ j r .OC *+ J&74AP &JXC&SC. * j J2AT2Pm&. / Stripes are displayed everywhere. Songs are sung reciting the glories of the British Lion and Uncle Sam, and characters representing them are prominent in all public dances. The censorship prohibits the publication of all military movements. These aim at insuring the despatch immediately of an immense land and sea force if necessary. London,: England.?China's firmness In reoccupying Mukden has complicated Russia's arrangements for the defense c 1 Manchuria. It doubles the difficulties of guarding the long line of communications between the boundaries and the coast Una Thor? nro nhnnf 2fWVOOO Russian troops in Manchuria. Half of them are employed in guarding the railway, which is 2000 versts long. Seoul, Korea.?The American guard at the United States Embassy has been Increased. Sixty additional marines have arrived, and are quartered in the city at the electric power company's building. The native press is slightly offensive to foreign residents, and it Is quite possible there will yet be trouble with Korea. Troops now guard all the foreign residences, probably in sufficient numbers to keep the natives In check should they begin to make trouble. Foreigners cannot be considered in danger. A German man-ofwar has just arrived at Chemulpo. St Petersburg, Russia.?Emperor Nicholas' pacific utterances, together with the favorable comments of the foreign press, which have been reproduced here, have created an excellent Impression. The newspapers which have been discussing the Far Eastern situation ? ^V. AAnnlilnMnkl A ? TTft hfl. Willi I'UUSIUCIOUIC licruvui ua.v uv come almost silent on the subject, and what they do say Is commendatory of the improved prospects of peace. Roanoke Bank Robbed. The Bank of Rocky Mount, at Roanoke, Ya., was robbed and $3500 in silver was stolen. The vault was blown open by dynamite, but the currency vault, which contained $25,000, was unharmed. City Officials Indicted For Bribery. Eleven indictments were returned by the Grand Jury of Green Bay, Wis., against Aldermen and others on charges of giving and accepting bribes. Haytian Rebels Put to Death. Five persons connected with the conspiracy headed by General Monplaisir , to start a revolt against General Nord in Hayti were condemned to death by a military tribunal, and were executed in the presence of a vast crowd. Big Blaze in Brooklyn. The car barn and fifty cars of the Honev Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company, at Brooklyn, N. Y., were destroyed. by fire. The loss is estimated at about $125,000. s m Labor World. i Nearly 30,000 barbers havi been i registered under the new law in New i'ork State. t School teachers of Southern Cali. fornia are taking iteps to procure an i Increase in salaries. The Chicago and Alton Railroad has I announced a ten per cent, reduction in i pay of section hands. : The 300 members of tno Sheep Butchers' Union at New York have [ aotifiec. their employers that hereafter t they will not do any slaughtering on Sunday. PUERTO PLATA CAPTURED City Capitulated Aftar Two Daytf Fijyhtintr a o General Deichamp* and. Bevolntlouty Leaden Take Refuse in the United _ State* Consulate* Puerto Plata, Santo.Domingo.?After severe fighting, continuing through two days, General Cespedes Limardo, with 600 Government troops, captured the city. The commanders of the United States cruiser Detroit and the British cruiser Pallas agreed to the surrender on condition that the troops put down their arms and disband. Generals Deschamps, Despradol, Efres and Meyereles took refuge in the United states uoDsuiait. A strong guard has been landed bF the American and British commander? to preserve order in the city. The United States training ship Hartford has arrived. San Domingo,' Santo Domtngo.?The revolutionary General, Navarro, having seized cattle on an estate at La Fe, which is an American property, the agent of the estate applied to United States Minister Powell for protection. The Minister was compelled to refuse the request, as he has no force at bis command sufficient! to guard the estate. , ' . The fore? on the United States gunboat Newport is too small to safeguard estates from pillagers, and in order to protect United States property there is great need of a larger war ship here. There is continued firing around the city. A shell from the enemy's camp jj J2Z&5ZA}7 r Irp: xxoxmB/f&ntr i ^VSir 101 3AB4J& r \ X. JGk ' TO&ZVO ** H6l^ -scs?^ ^Ui >* I ? I'? n l: TTFSlAXAMi entered a private dwelling and injured a child. There is great misery and suffering among the poorer classes. An incident which came near having serious results, which were averted by_ the prompt intervention of United" States Minister Powell, took place here 1 on the arrival otthe Clyde Line steam. e^-N&w Y.flf'k. President Morales demonilofl that tho chtnnlnir awnt Hill*. I vu? w ?.?v r?o ?o ~?r ? render the ship's letters, and when the agent refused his arrest was ordered. To avoid arrest the agent went on board the New York, carrying the letters with him. He then sent for Consul Maxwell, who accompanied him to the palace, where President Morales renewed his demand and compelled the agent to give up several letters. Minister Powell, learning of the incident, promptly went to the palace and demanded that the letters taken from the agent be delivered to him. This President Morales refused to do, but Mr. Powell persisted in his demand, saying that the Government had no right to take such action, and that the President must hand the letters to him, which President Morales reluctantly did. Mr. Powell also told President Morales that the agent was entitled to his protection, as he represented an American company, and that further the agent could not be expelled, as was threatened. ROBBED BURNING TOWN. Drunken Men Subdued by TroopsMartial Law in Havre, Mont. Havre, Mont.?While fire swept the northwestern section of this city, troops from Assinibolne patrolled the streets, which were crowded with drunken men, who committed many robberies during the progress of the fire. Martial law has been declared In the town. The estimated loss by the fire is $400,000, Former Mayor a Suicide. Colonel John H. Bacon, seventy-five years of age, former Mayor of Colorado Springs," Col., shot himself mortally, because of illness. Prisoners Cremated. Three prisoners were cremated and four seriously_injured by the burning or toe jail at Fratt uity, Ala. Attempt to Wreck a Train, Robbers attempted to wreck passenger train No. 3 on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, near Mulat, La. Crossties and other obstructions were piled on the track, but were discovered by a section band before the arrival of the train. Knoxville Goes Democratic. The Democrats at Knoxville, Tenn., elected W. H. Gass Mayor and all the city ticket except H. W. Aken, a Republican Alderman. Newsy Gleanings. There were 251 strikes in Chicago, 111., during 1903. The total commerce of Abyssinia is about $9,500,000 a year. Russia has purchased all the available horses at the chief horae market of Northern China. More than 10,000 men and boys are employed on the oyster boats in Chesapeake Bay every winter. German bankers met recently in convention to devise means of rendering the imperial bond market more stable. The Russian budget for 1904 estimates the ordinary receipts at $990,4)47,246, against *948,816,339 for 1903. - V , .v.----,' y ! IINOR EVENROF THE WEEK i WASHINGTON ITEMS. Senator Penrose introduced a bill prohibiting the Issuing or paying of money orders or the registering1 of let* ters on Sunday. The House Committee on Military Affairs concluded its work on the $75,000,000 army appropriation bill, and it will be reported to the House as soon as printed. The Senate Committee on Pacific islands and Porto Rico has made a favorable report on the bill to pay Llliuokalani, formerly Queen of Hawaii, the sum of $200,000 in full satisfaction of all claims to the former crown lands in Hawaii. Secretary Hay and Baron Gevers the Minister of the Netherlands, have signed an extradition treaty which will Include bribery in the list of extraditable crimes. The annual dinner for the Diplomatic Corps was given in the White House by President and Mrs. Boosevelt. The House Committee on Labor fixed February 4 as the date to begin hearings on the eight-hour bill. The Legislative, Executive and Ju-.; dicial Appropriation bill was passed. I provision for expenses of the Civil Service Commission being restored and an amendment adopted restricting use of Government horses and carriages to the President, his secretary and memIbers of the Cabinet. The House Committee on Insular Affairs ordered a resolution to be reported to the House authorizing the Quartermaster-General of the Army to bring 600 school teachers from Porto Rico to the United States. Following the lead of the Government departments the working hours of all employes of the District of Columbia have been increased half an hour a day. OUR ADOPTSJD ISLANDS. The Quenga section on the Cabinatun branch of the English railroad in the Philippines has been opened. Louis Sulzberger, Judge of the Supreme Court of Porto Rico, has decided to withdraw his resignation," and will soon resume his duties on the Bench. Former Governor Taft has sailed from Honolulu on the steamer Korea for San Francisco. The cruisers New Orleans, Albany and Raleigh have arrived at Guam. The battleships Kentucky, Oregon and Wisconsin have left for Cavite on their way to Subig Bay. . Dalas, the murderer, convicted of complicity in the Doshermos mutiny, was garroted In Billbl prison, at Manila. Before execution he made a statement exonerating three others connected with the affair who were under sentence of death. The Most Rev. J. J. Harty, the newly appointed Archbishop of Manila, has arrived in the Philippines. A member of the Ilonse of Delegates of Porto Rico said that two articles of the law amending the code of criminal procedure, which was passed last year, have disappeared from the statutes. Herman, me lurmei" luspewiui. ui tuu* stabulary, who robbed the Philippine Government and turned pirate, and who escaped from the jail at Cebu. where he was incarcerated after his capture, has been recaptured as he was attempting to cross the island of Bohol. The new wireless telegraph stations at San Juan and Culebra, Porto Rico, have been opened. The Philippine Government has decided to file additional charges against W. D. Ballentine, ex-inspector at the j port of Manila, and John T. Miller, an ex-inspector of immigration, both of whom were recently acquitted of the charge of conspiracy to import Chinese coolies into the Philippine Islands. The Philippine Commission has parsed an act prohibiting the importation of Mexican curretiev. Thfr expeditionary force tinder command of General Wood, now at Camp Overton, around Lake Lanao, in the Philippines, includes eight companies of infantry, a detachment of cavalry and two batteries of artillery. DOMESTIC. James Lawrence Blair, under the shadow of two indictments for forgery j in Missouri, died at Eustis, Fla. J Seven persons, all colored, were instantly killed at a saw mill in James City, N. C., by the bursting of a boiler. Striking street railway men at Bloomington, 111., inaugurated their competitive automobile system. Four men, said to have been strikers, were indicted by a Grand Jury at Chicago." 111., for malicious mischief, t-lrtf ani3 nfinonlrofiir rtnrinir n rpf?pnt strike on the Chicago City Railway lines. A special session of the Grand Jury In St. Louis, Mo., has been called to continue the investigation of the recent boodle deals in the House of Delegates. Fifteen churches in Chicago, 111., were closed in consequence of the Iro-1 quois Theatre fire. ' The Grand Jury investigating municipal corruption in Milwaukee, Wis., returned three more indictments. The office of the Pittsfield (Mass.) | Gas Company was blown to pieces by a gas explosion, the damage being $10.. 000. The Board of Arbitrators to settle differences between building contractors and laborers in Minneapolis, Minn., decided in favor of the contractors. The second Grand Jury to investigate the lynching of a negro .it Pineapple, Ala., has refused to indict the five men held for tne crime. Domestic unhappiness caused George Corn, a well-to-do farmer, to murder his wife and himself, near Asheville, N. C. Burglars took $500 from the State Bank at McLean, Neb., and escaped by covering the citizens with revolvers. FOREIGN. The German Government, after long experiments, has ordered turbine en glnes for the third-class cruiser Merkui and for a torpedo boat. At the second session of the constitutional convention, at Panama, a recommendation was presented providing for the prohibition of Chinese immigra tion, except to those coming to engage in agricultural pursuits. The Conservative and National par ties of Colombia have named as theii candidates, respectively, for President and Vice-President General Joaquin Velez and General Vasquez Cobo. The Premier of France, M. Combes, again gained a decided victory, in a vote of confidence, after an exciting deKoto nvof Miq ilishirhanfos nr> Hip uaic V 1 VI c *-* V. w?tMvw? VW ? ?. Bourse du Travail. ' The Shah of Persia has recognized the independence of the Republic ot Panama. The French Government has presented an ultimatum to the Vatican respecting the appointment of bishops to five vacant Freuch sees. - \ '' ' "' ' THEATRES MUST CLOS? } Sweeping Reforms Demanded by Chioago Ordinance ~~~~~~"" tiry vouncu riuai such a airingeni Me?snr? That Some Plajhouaea X*7 Ner? B?opea. Chicago. 111.?After ail all night sm? sion Chicago's City Council passed probably the most stringent measyre ever adopted by a city council governiug playhouses. , The ordinance legislates out of buait nesa two ari probably three theatres in the downtown district, and there are several others which will find it difficult to comply with the new provisions; if they can reopen at all. 1 Here are some if the provisions in the ordinance as sent to the Mayor for approval or amendment: Steel fire curtains. In the rear of all banks of seats on all floors must be cross aisles leading, directly to fire escapes or emergency exits. Fireproof scenery and equipment behind the 'stage. Smoke vents controlled by electric and mechanical'. dampers. Automatic sprinklers above and below the stage and in adjoining rooms. Stand pipes, hose reels and portable fire extinguisherf'.. Fire alarms on all floors, on scage ana in ucKei omce. xwo ut more firemen detailed to each theatre and fire drills twice a week. The main floor and also each and every balcony and gallery shall have separate entrance stairways from the street level. Every aisle shall lead dirictly to an exit. All aisles, passageways and corridors shall be kept free from obstructions and no person sliall be aUojved to stand in or occupy any of said aisles passageways or corridors during any performance. No corridor 'shall be anywhere less than four feet in width and no door less than three feet wide. Emergency exits and stairways shall be provided separately for each floor, balcony and gallery. They shall be of the same size as that provided for by the main exit. All doors in all openings shall be so constructed that when opened they shall not obstruct any portion of any other doorway, opening or passageway. ' ' All doors shall ppen outward. Exit doors shall not be obscured by draperies, and Shall not be locked or fastened in any manner during the entire time said theatre is open to the public.. . | .All theatres hereafter erected shall be so located that they adjoin at least two public thoroughfares. Index signs reading "This way out" shall be placed conspicuously in such open spaces and. passageways. In all cases where the floors of the auditorium of theatres are banked or stepped up the floor level of the lowest banks shall not be above the sidewalk level. The audience room, or auditorium, In any theatre now existing, or which shall hereafter be constructed, con* taining fewer than fire hundred seats, in a fireproof building, may be located in any story thereof, but in such case there shall be at least two flights of stairs from the floor in which such audience room or auditorium is located to the ground, each Of which stairs shall not be less than four feet in width in the clear. Some of the theatres will be able to reopen for business within thirty days by virtue of action taken at a special meeting' of the City Council. It was voted that the houses should - it j 0h?1| Hi" aiiuvveu lu revpeu anci uicj ou.au have installed steel curtains, fireproof stage and fire apparatus, provided the management In each case gives a bond of $25,000 to make such changes in its houses by August 1 as will make the structure conform to the new law just passed. ..Power's, the Grand, McVicker's, the Chicago Opera House, the Olympic, the Haymarket and every other prominent house iu the city is doomed by the action of the Aldermen, say the proprietors. Some of the houses, if they desire to take advantage or this action, may be able to fulfil the temporary conditions within a month. PASSES PURE FOOD BILL. ?VV;. House Adopts Measure to Stop Adulterations and Misbranding. Washington, D. C.?The House passed the Hepburn Pure Food Bill on a rising vote, 201 to 68, its opponents being un?'?>" a mil onll Thp amend auic iv ocuuic ? tvi* v%*Mt _.v ? ment inserting the word "willful" with reference to persons who sell adulterated or misbranded goods, which would have compelled the Government to prove intent to violate the law by the venders, was stricken out. Several attempts were made to amend the bill, but no material changes were made. One section provides penalties for the introduction of adulterated or misbranded foods or drugs, and another requires the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe rules and regulations to govern the director of the Bureau of Chemistry and Foods in examination of articles required to be inspected under the law. Violations of the law are to be reported by the Secretary of Agriculture to the proper district attorney of the United States, who is directed to institute prosecutions without delay. Beck bam County in Kentucky. The Kentucky Senate passed the Whitt bill creating the county of Beck ham from parts of Carter, Lewis and Grayson counties. It is in the richest coai nem iu me xLiaoiciu ikuvuvoj ...~ trict. and comprises over 400 snuarf miles. Free Trader Elected. The bye-election at Gateshead. land, to till a seat in the House of Commons, has resulted in victory for [ John Johnson, Liberal Free Trader, by a majority of 1205 votes over Lord I Morpeth. Unionistand Tariff Reformer. Panama Constitution. ' The Constitutional Convention iv.o- !ii Panama and approved, on the ri:\s, debate, a draft of a constitution am! a bill ratifying all the acts of the ;t:v visional Government. World's Fair Pointers. Water in lagoon system passes through the pumps every five hours. Washington University Buildings fnat- 51 OrtO flftrt visort hv Exnnairion. Wide waterways beautify the main picture, for gondolas and small craft. California's State Building is a replica of t{ie old Santa Barbara Mission. General Grant's cabin in St. Louis County erected at Exposition. Brazil's pavilion at the World s Fait will be one of tbe largest and fineal foreign government buildings. It will cost jiaojm : ??; I*OM1V09OAE KCHOLSOl ' HF 00X IAVT t j Racomwends Pe-ru na- -Oth?r Pro Afichohaf /pi Commodore Somervllle Nicholson, of the United States Navy, in a letter : from 1837 E St, N. W? Wa*hingtoa/ D. C? says:' "Your Peruna has been and la no*r aaed by so many ot my friends and acquaintances as a sure core for catarrh.; that I am convinced of fta curative qualities, and I unhesitatingly recom- . mend it to all persons suffering from > . that complaint"?S. Nicholson; ;. v mu-. u*?uon4> mam tn ami* nnHiin' 1UU UlCU iu uui imuvu bmitw given Per una a strong endorsement Men of all classes and stations arc equally represented. If you do not derlre prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Parana, write at once to Dr. Hartmao, giving a full statement bf your Case, and he will be pleased to give yoo Ilia valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman. President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, 0. Ask Your Drtg^U for ? free Perana Almanac for 1904. ' - ~ A Comic Opera Ruler. Prince, Nicholas of Montenegro, the comic opera ruler ofvthe Black Moun-v tain Drincipality. which has a popula tion of less than that of Rhode iBland, I was a great athlete in his younger I days and is still a good horseman, a fl capable shot and a splendid Swords- fl man. To hiss other attainments the I Prince adds that of being a, poet and fl prose writer of no small talent, his I best known work being a tragedy, > 9 "The Empress of the Balkins." His ' I civil list, only $14,000 a year, is ample B for his simple tastes, which ne\ at call fl for great expenditure. v. I Customs of CoUi?r*? WItm. The wives of north country colliers fl observe a very touching and pathetic custom when an accident occurs in the fl pit Directly it is known to the wife I of a collier that an accident has hap pened in the pit where her husband I works, and that his f&te'lp uncertain, fl she throws open the house door, and, H however inclemfent the weather may H be, she keeps the door open and a H candle burning in the wihdow, night H and day, till the man is brought home. IB dead or alive.. In some cases ]$e ftodr M has remained open and the candle H alight during several weeks. 9,000,000 Italian* la Fr?n?e, fl There are 2,000,000 Italians 'in France, chiefly engaged In artistic, edu- H cative or laboring pursuits. Meat of them are found*.-in the eastern, 'espe- fl dally in the southeastern departments, but they are scattered all through the country. ^On the other hand, there are ?1A/UW Pmnnh Tn Itfllv ?T/initoll BS UUIjr iv,vw 4; kvuvu ?, ; Globe. ) H Four-fifths of the Irish Immigrant# arriving in New York are young women between the ages of seventeen and |fl twenty-six. ' , I The population of Ireland, which, fifty years ago, was over 8,000,000, 1> K| ""1SL I I U (Mrs. Elizabeth H. Thompson,! B| of Lillydale, N.Y., Grand Worthy I8H Wise Templar, and Member of Hi W.C.T.U., tells how she recov- H ered by the use of Lydia B. 9H Pinkhara's Vegetable Compound. IS "Dub Mbs. Pinkham: ? I am oneHU of the many of your grateful friend* HQ who hare been cured through the use of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable HH rAmnAiin<l. nnH wtin ran I thank you for the fine health I enjoy. HB When I was thirty-fire years ola, IH8 suffered serere baokache and frequent BMfl bearing-down pains; in fact, 1 hadl womb trouble. I was very anxious to^^H ret well, and reading of the cures your^HH Compound had made, I decided to tryHHfl it. I took only six bottles,but it built maflaH up andcured me entirely of my troubles. " My family and relatives were^^H naturally aa gratified as I was. MjHKK niece had heart trouble and nerrousHB prostration, and was considered incnr-^^H able. She took your Vegetable Com?^HH pound and it cured her in a short and she became well and strong, an<^HH her home to her great Joy and her hus^HB band's delight was blessed with a babyJH IN t know of a number of others wh<^HB hare been cured of different kinds oHU female trouble, and am satisfied thaflBH /our Compound is the best medicin^HRH for sick women."? Mas. Elizabeth shi Thompson, Box 105, Lillydale, N. -. 196000 forfeit If original of about Iftttr tamlnutm oannot ba produort. gMM -MiS