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f*QWER OF TH li TRUSTS. McKinley Invites Attorney of Steel Trust to Enter His Cabinet. Washington, Feb 24 -The well de fined report that the president has asked Phillip C. Kcoz, of Pittsburg, Is enter his cabinet in the place of Attorney General Griggs, looks very ta ?ok like a deSance of the people and shows at least that tho tresta do not propose to release their hold on the tegs! machinery of the government, watch WAS organized for the expreas parp?se of dealing with j sst snob vio? lations of the la? as those so coarse ] taristio of these organizations. Mr Xoox ts chief counsel for tbs Carnegie company, and was tbs leading attorney ia organizing tbs great steel trast, whose methods are so oatrageoas that evaa the Republicans are talking of repealing the tariff daties on its sana feet ares ia oajer la bring it to terms li weald anaoastediy be the dat? of trna new attorney general ta proeeed against this and similar organizations ander the Sherman anti trsst law The san of a figaro Mr Koos weald make ?eking Saws ia tbs work that be bios ?elf designed and carried through may fee imagined. There may be some qasstioa as to whether Mr Knox eab readily take the p?aea. As abief counsel for the Car negie iatesests be woald have io make aaacrifise of income to a great extent, Ital be ts repaced to be several times a -a?ilioaaire, and ia any event the traste weald eot let the money qaestiou stand m bis way. Is was tboagbl that as Mr ?sox ts tba Oaraegio attorney, ood a* ala partner is president of Carnegie's Bessemer railroad, the law frm might fe ao tied ap io the big steel transaction shat it weald be impossible to oonstder iba cabinet offer for some tims yet ^sTowever, Atloraey General Griggs kindly offered to remain in the esbioet far a little while after March 4, possibly until the Por*o Rican esses are decided, ?as eoaoling Mr Koox to take time to dispose of bis complicated legal inter ^a*?l ia tba Caraegie works Mr Knox is ot coarse aa able lawyer, bat this is all the more proof that by advocating the treats, be caa do more bara as attorney general. Pittsbarg people say that he has done very little 1er years except to look after the legal affairs of the grsat Carnegie corpora li tien, which of coarse ie convincing i i evidence of bis ability, for the Carne gies woaid never employ an incompe teal maa. He was talked aboat for attorney general when President Mc "Kinley was organising his first cabioe* bk name having been suggested by Senator Qi*y, bat it was crossed ? ff tba list becaase at that time his clients were mixed ap ia a bad mess at tr e aavy department over a lot of ??aperree armor. CONSOLIDATED STEEL COMPANY. With Capital of $1,100,000,000 Sew York. Feb 24 -The Herald tomorrow will sa} : Tbe steel combina? tion pisa was consummated at a coofer eaee ia J. P. Morgan's office late Satarday afternoon An official an aoaaeemeot may be ezpeoted today ?iooday), that the Carnegie Company, Sedera! steel. National tobe, American steel and wire, Amerioan tin piece. Sstiooal steel, Amerioan Steel Hoop Company and tbe sheet steel companies are to be combined in one concern which is to issue tts stock in retara for theirs, tbe valuation being determined apon the assets and tbe earning power of the respective coporation thus merged. Is is understood it will be called tbe United States Consolidated Company. Is will have a total capital lotion of $1.100.000 000. Of this $300.000,000 will be 5 per cent general mortgage bonds, $400 000 000 will be 7 per cent stock, and $400 .00,000 will be common stook. The charter will be lied, it ia said, at Tren ton, N. J., today (Monday ) WILL GEN BOTHA. SUR? RENDER? & is Reported That He is Try? ing to Secure Terms, London. Feb 24.-The Weekly Di* patch says it learns on good authority that a speoial cabinet council was summoned Saturday to consider a communication from Lord Kitchener tc? the effect that Geo Botba bad sent an emissary admitting that he #S9 oat manouvred and askicg for a mee* ing with a view of arranging a geacral ?irrender. The position of DeWet as a free booler was a matter of consid?ration for Lord Kitchener who wirod for clear instructions respeotiog the terms of settlement. Lord Kitchener s -n". Geo Botha's officer back, fix og 2 o'clock Wednesday for the meeting Mean while the British commander is com? pleting operatioos by which bo hopes to catch De Wet An international bank ?iii probably be established soon, by New York aaaitalists, with branches in all parts of tfee country. SPECIAL SESSION OF SENATE CALLED. McKinley Issued the Procla? mation on Saturday. Washington, Feb 23 -The president ?oday issued a proclamation oaiiing a speeial pepsico of the senate for execu? tive purposes immediately apon the dissolution of she pressol congress March 4 The text of the proolamatioo ia as f'oliowB : By the president of tho United Stater. PROCLAMATION. Whereas public interest rf quires ?hat the seoato of the United States be con? vened at 12 o'siock on the 4ch day of March next, to receive snob eommuoi cations as may be made by she exeeu tiv? : Now, therefore, I, William MeKio ley, president of tbe United States of America, do hereby proclaim and de- ' dare that an extraordinary occasion requires the senate of the United States to oonveoe at the capitol in the city of Washington on the 4ch day of March next, at 12 o'clock soon, of which ail persons who shall at that time be entitled to act as members of that body are hereby required to take notice Given under my band sod the seal of the Uoited States at Washington, tbe 23d day of Febrsary, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and one, and of the independence, of 1 the Uoited States the one hundred and twenty-fifth. William McKinley. By tho president^: John H*y. 1 Seoretary of State CARRIE NATION COCK? TAIL - A Philadelphia dispatch says: <*At several of tbe better known bes ;eiries in town one can get a'Carrie Nation ' Its oompooent parts are, a* pet, bound in secrecy, but broken class md small hatchets do not figure in th jew concoction. Tbere is some whiskey, i dash of lemon, a touch of bitters, jome sugar, two drops of sherry and something else. Tbe 'sometbiog else' is the secret. "The publishers of the 'Barkeepers' Gruide, or How to Mix Drinks and Seep 'em Mixed/ do not mention tbe sew cocktail, nor de they know wbat io inc world should so into tbe mix-ure. They think shat the 'Carrie Nitioo' is Ecerely a companion piece to tbe 'Mamie Taylor,' but wi:h a touch of Kaosa* bitterness io it, a?d made of liquors t trifid more aotiqie than tooee nsed t? ?he blushing yootbfuloess of 'M&mtf Tay i ir ' ??'Now that 'Carrie Nations' are sold ii the saloons toe Kansas wielder o' ene persuasive hatchet fc?ows what it i to be behind the bars '' CARRIE NATION CRAZY. Topeka, Kansas, Feb. 24-Mrs Carrie Nation, tiring of jail life, baa written Judge Hazeo a lester demand iog release "I want you to quit your fooling." she writes, "and let me out of here If you cause me to miss my engagements I won't feel ?ike a ministering angel unto you It is time for you to recover yourself before tbe devil, your master, makes a clear sweep with you into bell. "You know you are persecuting one of God's children/ who loves you for Jesus's sake Let me our. that I may go about my business of saving such poor devils as you. Write or come to see me right off" Judge Hazeo bas ignored the let ter, placing it in the waste basket with dozens of others received on the subject from different par?s of the country. Some of these letters threaten the Judge. One from Bun ker Hill, Kansas, says a committee of fifty will administer a coat of tar and feathers to the officials if Mrs Nation is not released by February 27, and another from a woman in Douglass Mich, says : "We now .propose, if Mrs. Nation is held longer, to raise the greatest army of women the world has ever known and wipe man oct of existence. It is our intention to begin w th you " EXPOSITION GET APPROPRIATIONS. Congress Gives Money But Requires Sunday Closing. Wa9hlogtoo. Feb 23 -The seriare today passed the bi!! wbioh releases ibo appropriation of ?5,000,000 for the Louisiaoi Porohaie Exposition at S* Louts in 1903. It W28 amended by providing to appropriation or $250,000 for tho j government exo;bi'. at tbe Ohar!e*too I exposition to Oe be?d next December. Before tho biil passel ^rncodroetus were adopted closing both expositions oo Sunday - wp ?> ?? ?? sm - Tbe la*t mob raid OQ tho saloocs io Kaoaas resoled in one man being killed. Tbs silk worker? of Patersoo, N J , are going on a strike TO REUNITE THE DEMOCRACY. Letters From Grover Cleve? land and Others. Philadelphia, February 22 -? step, which is believed to be a preliminary for tbe unification of the Nations; D^moeratio party, was taken tonight wheo two hundred Pennsylvania Demo crats and some from other Sratea met at dinner io the Bnilitt building All shades of Democrats were represented Ex President Grover Cleveland sent a letter of regret ia wbioh he said : ' I should be pleased to be present en this occasion and testify to my sop port of the political purposes its pro? jectors have io view. I sm sorry, therefore, thst some pressing engage? ments and work prevent my doing so " Ex Senator David B Hill wrote : "Ail such gatherings have for their aim the unification of the Democratic party, a renewal of allegiance to Jeffer sonian prinoes of government and the making of piaos for Democratic victor ies, deserve the encouragement of all our party friends. We should sot be disoouraged over recent defeats. What we need at this time is unity of aotion 99 Ex-Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith wrote : "While I recognise no authority for reorganisation ot the Democratic party, yet, io oommon with what I believe the desire of the great minority of Democrats. I hope to see the party in the next National Convention adopt a platform so sound that we san agsin appeal successfully to the conservative masses of voters " Letters were read from fix Secratary of the Navy Herbert end others, all of whom favored a general reorganisation of tba National Democratic party " GENERAL KITCHENER'S REPORT. ' De Wet's .Invasion of Cape Colony Said to Have Re? sulted Disastrously for Boers London, Feb - 24.-The war office oas received the following dispatch from Lsrd Kitobooer : "Middleburg. Tracecaal, Feb 24 - French repone from Piet Relief, Feb 22. taat the result of (be columns swteptng the country east ts that the Boers are retreating tn scattered and disorganized parties to the number of otoo 5ve thousand in front of bim. '"Amsterdam and Pict Relief have bien oceapied and troop* are prcteot ? o% the Swazi frontier French wiil push on, but is muon hampered by thc 3 >oticuous heavy rains. * Nummary of total losses ioflioted' upon the enemy up to Feb. 10 292 Boers known to have beeo killed aud .founded in action. 59 uken prisoner?, 183 surrendered, one 15 pounder gao, 462 rige?, 160.000 rounds ol! small immunities, 3,500 horses, 70 mules, 3,580 trek oxeo. 18,70 J cattle, 155, 401) sheep and 1,070 wagons and carts captured. . Oir casualties: Five officers and 41 men killed, and tour officers and 1U8 mee wouudad. I regret to say mat Maj Howard, a very gallant offi? cer of the Canadian scours, was killed Feb. 17oh ? ..Plomer reports that Col. Oven captured DeWet's 15-poaoder and pom pom Feb. 23, aa well S9 53 prisoner* sod a quautity of ammunition. Wo had no casualties, enemy in full retreat and dispersiog, being vigorously pur sued "DeWet's attempt to invade Cape Colony has evidently completely fail ed 91 Cape Town, Feb. 24 -Col. Piumer eogaged Gen DeWet yesterday near Disseifonceio, on the south bank of thc OraBge river, capturing a gan and a pompom and taking 50 prisoners. Tbe Boers were soattered and are being pursued by Coi Piumer It ?3 reported that Gen. De Wet ea caped to the opposite bank in a boat and is cow fleeing with a handful of followers. lt is reported from a Boer source at Z erust that Gen. Delavey baa been captured. How Alaska Has Progressed. ' Califoroia is no longer our greatest golaen state," declares L.-siie'a Week? ly. "It produced ins: year only half ?s muco gold ab (Joioraao and lem than a (?entleib as muon ot silver. Col? orado, ?hieb na? beau the birongdat ot toe tree ?iirer ?ia.es, because tee peo? ple believed CUai *ce w?;;t*ro of ?no comm JU wraith depended upou free ail ver coinage, now disoovere tha: the agitation Ui thc money questions wmoh ted ultimately to thc package ot a sound currency law, bm eumuiated io an extraordinary manner the development of i;? ?o;u uiiues ?ne protnpi sup I pression ui tue i?ee oliver coiua^c seuil? j Lceuc (urocd enc attention ot Colorado's I miners troco tllver to goto, and che J resali ba? beeo a ot ca Jv increase io the I oupu: oi ene latter, to that today J Colorado otandd first lu ine prOoU?vior; i cf boen ene precious mecate, ii* out/jui issi >ear agtrega-.tng ?28.5UU.0U0 goid and $2U ^92 ??? silver. Nt xe ID thy gola pfvduci?g stated come Cu ?i tor ?ma, with ?14.377.000 ; Alas**, wi h ! $7,771.OM ; South D*eoia, $?,(517, OOO, and Mootana. {5 126 000 Toa greatest silver state next to Colorado is Mootana, which last year produced $16,750,000 ; Urah, with $9 500 OOO; Idaho, with $4 500.000, aud Arizona, with $4,250,000, were this other great silver ei+'es The gold output of the United ?tate* laet year was over twice *har of siivor, the figures standing $79.322 000 of the former aod $36, 362 000 of the latter We paid $7, 500,000 to Kassia io 1867 for Alaska, which was oonsiderabia less than Alas [ ka's output of gold last year " CUBAN FNITEPENDENOE DAY. Two Diametrically Opposite Views of the Prospects of Real Independence. j Havana, Feb 24 -Independence day was celebrated with precessions, mas* meetings and general demonstrations of rejoicings. This morning there was a parade of 10 000 school children, bear? ing Cuban fiftgs. They were reviewed by prominent politicians. Gen and Mrs Wood were showered with Sowers by the children as they passed. The republican party held a meeting in the Taoon Theatre Senor Capote, who presided, said there was never more need than now to be quiet The Uoited States was the only ooootry that had helped Cuba in her time of trouble, and he did not believe that the Wash iogton government was now deceiving the Cubans. The work of iotervention was long and difficult, but ia bis opinion everything would bs settled satisfaotor ily to the neople ef the island. Senor Ziyaa gave a revolutionary tone to his remarks by assertiog tba* the present Cuban leaders should imitate the martyrs of tbe past. declared that the trick which the American have beeo playing upon the Cubans is the cause cf the nco develop, meot of the islaod Hs predicted thar the eod of all woold be dissatisfaction, adding that independence could only b*> attained by the machetes of liberator?. "Cuba," he exolaimed, "should be preserved for the glories of the L*?io race 99 Senor Juao Guaiberto Gomez arraigned th* advocates of annexation as traitors to the cause of Cuba. H said hs said more faith in indeoendecco now than he ind in 1895 and that the United States could not rob Cuba of independence unless by a force of 500,? 000 men Speaking of the fu^arp relatiooR between Cuba aod the Uoited States he said that this matter was only a mere detail, that all tho important priocip!es were embodied in the oocsti tutioo, aod tba: ic spite of recent declarations to the ooatrary. be believed everything would be settled ic conform ity with Cuba's demand for iodepeod ecce in tho rear future At tbe meeting of thc Nariooal parr? the speakers were Senor Bavo. Senor Lseret and Senor Alfredo Z*yas, the ?2ss named ODDosing the proposal to g-ant the Uai?ed S?arcs navai sfarioo 1 i Cuba. Euphrates Railway and Inter? national Wheat Market. A group of German, a group of French banka and a syndicate of Belgian capitalists are at present occupied with the opening np of the vast territories of Turkey in Asia by the construction of railways. The aim in view is as in the p?at, Minne sota, Dakota and Buenos Ayres were converted by the construction of railways into great grain producing countries from being waste prairie land, so in a similar manner to call into existence the dormant agricultu? ral wealth of the Euphrates valley, by providing an outlet for its produce ou tbe international market It would appear chat Asia Minor is destined to rival or. perhaps, die place the United States as the great grain producing country of the world. According to a German an thority in Babylonia, renownrd of old for its fertility, there are 25 000, 000 hectares (2 47 acres) of rich alluvial soil admirably adapted for the production of cereals The same writer calculates that when the rail way is open aod the agriculturist bas a ready market for his produce, in good years the latter will be able to sell wheat at ls Sd per 100 kilos (2 cwts) ; that is, lOd per cwt with out loss In order to realize tbe consequence of this low price on the international market, wo must ie nienaber the distance the goods have to be transported by raii ie only vt ry moderate, the average being about 320 milee, while the distance of Dakota from New York is more thau six times as great The sea voyage by the Mediterranean is also shorter than that from any of the other great gram shipping ports of the world. Another German writer, Dr Rooland, calculates l03t wheat from the fertile plains of the Euphrates will not cost more than 85$ per lon delivered to central Ljrope, to which, he says, if we add the duty-56a in France and 35s in Germany-we shall have respectively 141s and 120s per ton aa the the market price, whereas 200s are required st presest if the farmer ie to pay his expenses Dr Ruhland recalls the example of Ar geotina ; financial groups in Europe boomed the country ; millions of pounds were borrowed and gaily spent, until at ?sst the terrible crisis came ; ibe exchange went ap to 364 per cent, and in the years 1893 and 1894 the international Taloa of wheat receded in a manner that could never have been anticipated, for an inflated depreciated paper currency operates [ as an export premium In Anatolia and Mesopotamia the capitalists are pursuing the same methods, and should they be followed as would appear probable by a similar crssh when Babylonia ii one of the granaries of Europe, who can say "what will be tbe effect of a great crisis involving the whole of the commercial community ?" The learn ed doctor conjectures that under such circumstances the price might sink to 59s per ton ! Theft of Cuban Territory. REPUBLICAN LANDGRAB BERS SHOW THEIR HANDS. Scheme to Control Cuba and Hold Valuable Territory. Washington, Feb. 25 -Tbe senate committee on relations who Cuba has agreed to an amendment to the army appropiation bill regarding Coba No opposition is expected from the Democrats It can be stated GD high authority that the amendment ie satisfactory to the president and that its adoption by congress will avoid tbe necessity for an extra session Its test follows : That ia fulfillmeat of the declara lion contained in the joint resolution approved April 20, 1898, entitled 4 for the recognition of the iadepend ence of the people of Cuba, demand iog tbat the government of Spain relinquish its authority and govern ment in the island ot Coba, and to withdraw its land end navai forces from Coba and Cuban waters ?Dd directing the president of the United ".tates to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect," the president is hereby authorized to leave the government and control of the island of Cuba to its people so soon as a government shall have been established in said island under a constitution which, either as a pa t thereof or in an ordinance appended thereto, shall define the future -re?a Hons of the United States with Cuba, substantially as follows : 1. That the government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power or powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Coba, nor in any manner authorize or per mit any foreign power or powers to obtain by colonization or for military or naval purposes or otherwise, Iodg ment in, or control over any portioo of said island 2. That said government shall not assume or contract any public debt, to pay the interest upon which and to make reasonable sinking fund pro vision for the ultimate discharge of which, the ordinary revenues of the islands sfter defraying the current expenses of government shall be in adequate 3 That the government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independ ence, the maintenance of government adequate for the protection of life property and individual liberty and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba 4 That all acts of the United States in Cuba, during its military occu paney thereof are ratified and val? dated, and all lawful right* acquired thereunder shall be maintained and protected 5 That the government of Cuba will execute, ?nd as far as necessary extend the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon, for the sanitation of the cities of the island to the end that a re? currence of the epidemic and infec tioos diseases may be prevented, thereby assuring protection to the people and commerce of Cuba, 88 well as to the commerce of the south ern ports of <b9 United States and tbe people residing therein 6 Tbat the Isle of Pines shall be omitted from tbe proposed constitu? tional boundaries of Cuba, the title thereto being left to the future adjust ment by treaiy 7 That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Oeba and to protect the people thereof, as well as for ifs own defense the gov ernmeut of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at cer tain specified points to be agreed upon with the president of the Uni ted Staten That by way of farther assurance the government of Cuba will embody toe foregoing previsions in aper manent treaty with the United States WILL FOURIE SURRENDER? Cape Town, Feb 25.-It is reported that ita icflueotiai commandant, Piet j Florie with several hundred Boera in the D^Wetsdorp district, is willing to surrender if the eommacdsnt receives a prop-Vmoo diredt from Gen Kitchener. KILLING IN GAFFNEY. The Man Died From a Blow on the Head. - 0 Gaffney, Feb 25.-There vas a difficulty here Saturday eveoiog which rescued io the death of a good citises yesterday morning. It was betweea Banks Perry, Jr, and C. H Gaffney. Perry's father-in law, OB one side, as? William Marsh on the other It is claimed thai knives and billets of wood were osed, and that the fatal work waa dooe by Perry, who hit Marsh co tba head with a piece of cord wood Marsh was carried te Crawley & Co's drng etore and his bead was dressed hy by Dr J N Nesbitt. He was theo, carried to bis home io the southern part of the eity, and it was thomght that ho woaid recover, feat daring the night the symptoms besame worse, aad ie died yesterday morning about 6 o'clock, wheo the sheriff wai notified aad reqassted te hold Perry and Gaffney, wbo had already been plated io jail. Coroner Vioesett held ao inanest yes? terday, and the jury reodered a verdict holding Perry responsible for tie killing tod Gaffney as accessory. BE TKIED IN GEORGIA. Captain Carter's Conspirator! Lose the Decision. New York, Feb 25.-United Statu ComaiesioBor Shields today decided that Benjamin D Green, Jobo F., Edward H., and William T Gaynor, indicted for conspiracy to defraud tht Uoited 8tates government, soonld ba removed to the jurisdiction af thc Uoited States soars in Georgia The frauds ar? alleged to have occurred in cooocctioo with the Savaa oah barbar im provenants, which work was done under the supervision of Oberlin M. Carter, formerly captain ia the Uoited States army GEN DEWET AT ORANGE RIVER. Boer Leader Confronted bj a Swollen Stream. Do Aar, Capo Colooy, Feb 25 - Gen De Wet accompanied by Mr Steya reorcsaed the railroad north of Kranr kuil and south of Orange River station yesterday The Orange River rose 5 feet last evening. A beavy rain is still falling, aod it is believed to be impossible for tbe Boers to cross tbe stream Tbey are Dring e'.osiy followed by Col Thoraeycroft, who left here yesterday oy rail. Several other columns ate ooovergiog on Geo DeWet. SASH! - DOORS ! BUNDS ! ETO. I am agent for a reli? able Sash, Door and Blind Factory in the State, and am prepar? ed to fill such orders with promptness and dispatch. You can save money by giving me your or? ders. Respectfully, A. D. HARBY. Leave all orders at H. Har hy's Stable. Dec 12-3m. STENTS > Careats, and Trade-Maria obtained aad all Fat-' |ent beness condoctaw for MODERATE FCC?. >0UK OFFICE IS OPrXjaiTC U.S. PATE.tr Omet >and ve can secure pates: ia ka? tusa tam waac {remote from Washington. i Send model, drawing or pkoto^ with detail >tion. Wc ad rise, if patentable or not, free of (charge. Oar fee not doe till patent is steered. ? A PAMPHLET, ** How to Obtain Patents," wita [cost of same in tbe U. S. and foreign coco*-" [seat free. Address, IC.?.SNIOW&CO.I ? OPP. PATENT OFFICE. WASHINGTON, D. C. 5 ?5T I have on hand a lot of Home-made Vinegar of very ?ne quality. The flavor is del? icate, while the strength is equal to any to be had. Will be sold at my residence or 40 cents per gallon. m. G. OSTEEL