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THF MnHFNRY PI iPEAlEH ft?V m & IUHNXT nioroiiLn oa nxnrois. E Joseph Flory kills his wife and him­ self at St. Louis, making orphans of three small children. Thomas W. Lawson lost $12,000,000 by the drop in copper. He will hold to his^tock, however, at all costs. Religious services held Sunday at the Charleston exposition preliminary to the formal opening Monday afternoon. Syndicate of Chicago men bought six gold mines at Idaho Springs, Colo., for $208,GOO. Company incorporated at Baltimore to make whisky out of watermelons. The whisky will be made from the ripe fruit in the summer and in the winter from the seeds. The water used will be furnished from the frfiit itself. Fifty-seventh congress convened & noon Monday. Fleet of twenty-seven steamships ownsd by Samuel & Co. cf England re­ ported sold to American interests for $40,000,000. Eastern oil properties in­ cluded in the deal. Fall in price of silver sent gold to/ a premium at Manila. Speculators im­ porting Mexican silver from Hong­ kong to take advantage of the situa­ tion. Buller demonstration given at Hyde Park, London, but most of the 100,000 persons present were attracted by curiosity rather than sympathy. Constantinople correspondent of a, Vienna paper declared the dead bodies of Miss Stone and Mme. Tsilka had been found near Dubritza. Chile and Argentine republic buying arms and munitions of war in Ger­ many. Conflict between the two coun­ tries believed to be imminent Russian steel and iron trust may be formed as a result of the metallurgical congress at Khar koff. King Edward and the queen to visit Cannes this winter. Miss Vivian Sartoris, granddaughter of U. S. Grant, reported engaged to Morton Nichols. Botfly threatens to exterminate rab­ bits on Long Island. B. H. Karriman indicted In Orange county, N. J., for violation of the eight- ' hour law by company of which he is president. Henry H. Terwilliger, a private } banker of Montague, Mich., mysteri­ ously disappeared, notifying his family they might never see him again. His financial affairs apparently in good condition. IjS'ft/1"' Deputy collector of customs of De- *1 troit who examined baggage of emi­ grants who were In the Wabash wreck declared there were at least seventy- five killed at Seneca. , Farmers of Solomon county, Kan., , made arrangements to ship their sur- |$n plus wheat direct to German consum­ ers. Theodore Duddleston, confidential ;derk of National Stock Yards bank of ®ast St. Louis, embezzled $12,000. Automatic telephone exchange in- Tented and successfully operated by a EX-GOY. WAITE IS DEAD, Dwtk Comes «to Him Suddenly While Peeling Apple*. Aspen,'Colo., dispatch: Former Gov. ernor Davis H. Waite of Colorado fell dead here at 9 o'clock in the morning while peeling apples. He had been in good health up to the moment of his death. It is believed that the cause of death was heart trouble. In the summer of 1893 Davis H. Waite won the sobriquet of "Bloody Bridles" Waite, and this name clung to him to the day of hit death. The ft i if1" fk'v.'-: m- r.-'tV'.'-* fe- . Baltimore inventor. f J F i f t e e n f o r e m e n o f t h e C a r n e g i e works at Pittsburg given $150,000 wortk °* company bonds. ' Connecticut Law and Order league j^'w•'*••• began movement to stop prizefighting In that State. ^ Calve ;4pund a child in Los Angeles) i with s r'emjirjiably fine voice, , Col. John N. Partridge, superinten­ dent of public works for the state of !New York, appointed police commis­ sioner by Mayor-Elect Low. American Baseball association com­ pleted its organization, with clubs at V < Indianapolis, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Co­ il^ 'y lumbus, Toledo, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. Herr Wolf, leader of the Pan-Ger- !3&an party in the Austrian reichsrath, iforced out of public life by a scandal. Crisis approaching in Venezuela be­ cause of government's disregard for Tights of Americans and Germans. Mrs. Bonlne's confession telling of the shooting of Ayres read to the jury. She may testify in her own behalf. Army officers incensed at barbaric methods of warfare adopted by Fili­ pino insurgents. Fifteen persons drowned by the cap­ sizing of a launch'in New Caledonia. Transport Wright, formerly a hos­ pital boat, struck a reef In Lamon bay, Island of Samar, and sank in shallow water. Minister and Mrs. McCormifck ob­ served Thanksgiving day in Vienna by 'holding a reception. Young Corbett knocked out Terry McGovern in the second round of their fight at Hartford, Conn., by a clean- cut blow on the point of the chin. Sighting fierce in both rounds. Mrs. Fred Gebhard, who recently se­ cured a divorce from her husband in South Dakota, married Henry Clews, Jr., son of the New York financier. John Kraus, a tobacconist oIvTren- 1 EX-GOVERNOR WAITE. incident happened during a silver con­ vention in Denver. Mr. Waite had thep been in the gubernatorial chair for7 about a year, and he was one of chief speakers. Among other things fie said: "This is not & question to be com­ promised: no question of right or wrong can be jwmpromisQd. The peo­ ple of this great state arp. bound to as­ sert their rights, even if they have to wade in blood up to the bridles of their horses to do so." David Hanson White was born in Jamestown, N. Y.t on April 9, 1825. He came to Colorado in 1879, practicing law at Leadville and Aspen. He was a RlpuWican in politics previous to 1892, when he was a delegate to the Populist convention at Omaha. He was nominated for governor of Col­ orado in that year by the People's party and was elected. He was a can­ didate for re-election in 1894, but was defeated by Charles A. Mclntyre, Re­ publican. Victims of Ferry Wreck Number 4, Only four persons are known to be dead as the result of a collision in San Francisco bay Saturday night between the ferryboats Sausalito and San Ra­ fael, from which the latter sunk. They are: W. G. Crandall of Sausalito; G. T. Treadway, waiter on the San Ra­ fael: Patrick Ryan, an employe of the Hibernla bank; four-year-old son of Charles F. Waller, who was being car­ ried by his mother across a plank to the Sausalito, when in a lurch she was dropped. Among those supposed to be lost are: Two Paoli brothers, fruit dealers; Miss May McMahon, San Ra­ fael; O. Fairplay, Mill Valley; J. Hartwell, waiter. Dcfamer of President Held. A. K. K. Mueller, aged 39 years, was held under |800 bail by Magistrate Kocbersperger at Philadelphia on the charge of inciting riot by using vio­ lent language against President Roose­ velt. Edward T. Tobin caused Muel­ ler's arrest because he had given ut­ terance to a remark in a saloon that "McKinley was not the one who ought to have been shot--it should have been Roosevelt." The defendant informed the magistrate that he was a Swede, and had come from Wilmington to get work at his trade as a machinist. He said he was unemployed, and was not responsible for what he said. Nonunion Labor, Is Barred. It was announced at St. Louis at all labor union meetings that no non­ union labor will be employed on the work of the world's fair. Director of Works Isaac S. Taylor has notified ail the St. Louis unions that in case the organized ranks of that city are unable to furnish enough workmen to com­ plete the buildings within the time limit, union labor from Chicago, Kan­ sas City, Cincinnati and other places will be employed. This ends the fric­ tion begun between the union metal workers and the fair authorities, and Is regarded as a great triumph for the organizations. quarrel over wages. Victims of the Wabash wreck at $ ' Seneca, Mich., now believed to num- : ber eighty, although the officials of the 'road declare not more than twenty it"killed. Coroner's jury Impaneled "vi, at Adrian to investigate the disaster. '•'$ Governor of Oregon Informed Gov- ernor Van Sant his gtate has no laws regulating combination of railroads. J ^ Woman who died at Lake Junction, Wis., left 110,000 hidden in various places in her house. . Miss Stone declared to be alive on ^ ' Nor. 24. Rumor of her death discred- • it4d- , jfev* Secretary Root, in his forthcoming V ; ' annual report, wm suggest the forma- %,;.i tton of thoroughly drilled army officers and reserves In order to avoid all con- jkfusion when emergencies arlBe. Power for St Louis Exposition to be ^enwajted ^ ;»ae of Texas oil as fuel. VI'-" ' .§•/<? jf'yfcVvv, World's Fair Is Too Soon. Adolphus Busch, of St. Louis, chair­ man of the committee on foreign rela­ tions of the Louisiana purchase expo­ sition, has announced that he will re­ sign from that office. Mr. Busch denies that there is any friction between President Francis or other members of the world's fair directory and himself, but states that his large business in­ terests require all his time. Mr. Busch recently returned from Europe and announced it to be his opinion •that the world's fair cannot be held In 1903 because foreign countries could not get their exhibits ready. President Francis declared in interviews that he thought Mr. Busch was mistaken. •500,000 Blaze In Brooklyn. New York dispatch: The block of factories belonging to the National Enamellne & Stamping Company were ton, N. J., killed by an emplo/e, wifbs^ burned. The loss is estimated at $500,- wlfe revealed the criihe. Caused by \>00. George Koch, night watchman, is rfiissing and is believdST to have been burned to death. The cmnpany's plant was located in the block bounded by Bedford, Drlggs and Metropolitan ave­ nues and North First street, Brook­ lyn. There were twenty-two buildings, ranging from one to four stories in height, and all are total wrecks. > • Sloe Defeats Barns. * New London, Conn., dispatch: At the New London opera house Austin Rice of this city and Johnny Burns of New York fought a twenty-round bout and Rice was awarded the decision by Referee Jimmy Nelson of Waterbury. K*rns MODCJ for Indiana. Bloux City, Iowa, dispatch: Inspec­ tor Jenkins has realized $100,000 tor the Indians of the South Dakota res­ ervation by leasing all unallotted lands for erasing at $1 for each head of cat­ tle during the year. FATAL FIGHT OVER A GIRL, Jealous Tooth at Pana, til., 8hoots • Rival In tlie Head. Pana, 111., dispatch: John Hineas in­ vited Elmer Dannenbarger to accom­ pany him on a buggy ride, and when th^y were alone shot his guest in the head, producing a fatal wound. The young men were rivals for the affec­ tions of the same girl, and Dannen­ barger seemed to be gaining a lead In the race. Revival services had been in progress at Pleasant Valley church, near this city, and Dannenbarger and the girl have been attending. Hinfes drove up to the church, sent in a mes­ sage to Dannenbarger to come out Snd then invited him ti> get in the buggy and talk it over. After pro­ ceeding a quarter of a mile the shot was fired. Dannenbarger is dying and Hines is under arrest Resort to Savage Warfare. Washington dispatch: Adjutant- General Cor'qjh today received the fol­ lowing cablegram from Gen. Chaffee, dated at Manila: Lleuts. Feeler and Wetherell, nineteenth regiment, United States infantry, badly wounded by bamboo spikes in a pitfall near Car­ men, Bohol. Feeter wounded in foot, Wetherill la thigh; operation neces- safy to extract sticks. Lieut Smith slightly hurt. First Lieut. George R. Feeter is a native of New York. He entered the army as a second, lieuten­ ant in. May, 1899. Second Lieuts. Riehard Wetherill and Ira A. Smith were appointed from the ranks in February last. Society Elects Officers. " Carbondale, 111., dispatch: The twen­ ty-eighth annual session bjf the Hor­ ticultural Society of Southern Illinois has closed its session. The following officers have been elected for the en­ suing year: President, J. W. Stanton of Richviile; first vice president, R. B. Thompson of Makanda; second vice president, A. A. Hinkley of Dubois; third vice president, J. W. Fuller of Anna; secretary-treasurer, E. G. Men- denhall of Kinmunuy. Engagement of Miss Helen Hay. Washington, D. C., dispatch: The engagement of Miss Helen Hay, daugh­ ter of the secretary of state, and Payne Whitney, the second son of William C. Whitney, has been formally an­ nounced. Miss Hay has spent much of her life as her father's companion, taking a keen interest in study, litera­ ture, and the fine arts. Stye is also an acknowledged leader in athletic sports. No More "Bleeding" Kansas. Washington, D. C., dispatch: The Census Bureau has made public a re­ port on the manufacturing and me­ chanical industries of Kansas. The total capital Represented is $66,827,362, Invested in 7,830 establishments that turned out products valued at $172,129,- 398. The wages of the workingmen that performed the labor amounted to $16,- 317,689. Knjjghts In Kailway Crash. A special train on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, bearing 300 Syracuse Knights of Co­ lumbus, north bound, was reported in a rear-end collision at Tulley, N. Y., at 1:15 a. m. Friday. Meager reports Bay a few are injured, although no se­ rious casualties are now known. Free Postage on Papers. Washington, D. C., dispatch: The charge d'affaires at Lima, Peru, has advised the state department that in accordance with a constitutional en­ actment the Peruvian government has abolished postage on all democratic newspapers. The object of this is to aid the education of the masses. Hart by Tidal Wave. London dispatch: A remarkable tidal wave, accompanied by strong winds, has done much damage along the eastern coast of England from Nor­ folk to Kent Rivers have overflowed their banks, dams and sea walls have been Invaded and miles of country have been submerged. McKinley Tribute Omitted. Rome dispatch: At the reassem­ bling of the Italian Chamber of Depu­ ties no reference was made to the death of President McKinley because the Radical and Socialist members of the Chamber had threatened to speak apologetically of Czolgosz, and the government preferred to avoid any un­ pleasantness. WlU Not K1U Miss stone. According to a letter dated Dubnitza, November 28, Miss Stone and Mme. Tsilka are still alive. The letter .in question further says that at a recent meeting of the committee held in Dub\j nitza it was definitely decided not to kill the prisoners upon any pretext whatever. Nevertheless t^$ committee Insisted upon the payment of the full amount of the ransom. Pioneer Klondike Woman Dead. Seattle (Wash.) dispatch: MrB.Louise Wordon, a pioneer of the Klondike, and one of that region's most famous women, died at Victoria. She owned valuable properties near Dawson and was one of the first women to enter the district. She was a native of Cali­ fornia. Cashier Admits Shortage. East St. Louis (111.) dispatch: Theo­ dore Duddleton, Jr., assistant cashier of the Stock \ ards bank, was relieved from duty on his admission to Presi­ dent Knbx that he was short some $13,- 000. It may be more. Duddleton is under bond in 125,000, and his bonds­ men will make good the deficit. Ex­ perts now have the books of the bank, and are going over the figures. Dud­ dleton is 27 years old, married, and lives with his wife and child on North Ninth street. He stood very high in the community. Hawaii Wants *10.OOO.OOO. Honolulu (B. C.) dispatch: Honolulu papers received here by the steamer Mlowera contain^extended accounts of the purpose of the viBlt of Congress­ man Wilcox to Washington. He will ask for 110,000,000 appropriations for Improvements in the islands. Conntels Irish to Fight. John Dillon, member of parliament, addressing an Irish league demonstra­ tion at Loughrea, counseled the evict­ ed tenants to take back their farms by storm and tlx til they should fight and suffer necessary. ̂ Pennsylvania's Move Starts Re­ port of Immense Combine* EXCITEMENT IN WAL1 StREET. Morgan, VanderbUt and Cassatt Inter­ ested In a Great Enterprise--Scheme Reported to Merge AU the Hallways Into Three Systems. HITS MRSrBONINE'S DEFENSE. New York dispatch: In explanation of the remarkable rise in the price of Reading and other coal road shares it was sa,id In Wall street today that the Pennsylvania company is buying up the shares to secure controlling inter­ ests In every one of the coal carriers. Pennsylvania already controls 10,440 miles of railroads, besides vast depos­ its of coal. If its attempt to get con­ trol of the other coalers is succeFsful It will have almost 25,000 miles of rail­ road. The First National bank is the Statement of Woman, Mad* Mar to Confession, la Read. Washington dispatch: District At­ torney Gould, who is conducting the prosecution in the Bonlne murder trial, scorced another surprise on the de­ fense when he produced in court a statement made by Mrs.,Bonlne in the ofllce of the Washington chiefe of po­ lice on May 17. This statement was made three days before Mrs. Bonlne's confession to the police, which resulted in her arrest The defense did not know it was in existence. It was ta­ ken down by a shorthand clerk with­ out the knowledge of Mrs. Bonlne. Mrs. Bonine in the statement produced today told the police that Ayres was a model young man with one fault--this was the drinking habit. He was, she said, an attractive man to-women. She admfttiia dancing with Ayres on a number of occasions and admitted that her husband was out of town for months at a time. When asked if she was ever in Ayres' room she said that Bhe had often stood in the doorway with Ayres, but never went inside. The AND YESTERDAY A KINGI m SnAntL i irOOTOKU THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE FOOTBALL PLAYER. --Chicago Tribune. open purchaser of Reading stock, and it was not untilf today that Pennsylva­ nia was said to be behind the deal. Morgari In the Deal. Reading recently acquired the Jersey Central througli J. P. Morgan, and it is now said Morgan is securing stock in the other coal roads and In the Reading itself for the sole purpose of turning the entire outfit over to Penn­ sylvania. Pennsylvania also bought largely of Wabash stock today. The total capital stock and bonded indebt­ edness of these roads would be greater than that of the steel trust. It is said that this vast scheme of the Pennsyl­ vania company was devised by W. K. Vanderbllt, A. J. Cassatt and J. P. Morgan, and that all three are bend­ ing every energy to accomplish it These combined companies will own wharves from which iron and coal can be shipped anywhere. Plan Three Great Combines. Wall street theorists suggest that Morgan and his friends have plotted three great railroad and industrial trusts for the United States. Accord­ ing to them the Pennsylvania company will be the eastern end of the Central system, which will reach the Pacific by way of the Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific and Atchison railroads. The New York Central system, Joined with the Northern Pacific, Burlington, St. Paul and Great Northern and interlac­ ing lines would care for the northern section of the country. Southern busi­ ness Is to be transacted by way of the Southern railway, Seabord Air line, Louisville and Nashville and southern systems, of which the Mexican Central and Mexican National will be the feed­ ers In the far south. Report oi| Salt Production. Washington (t>. C.) dispatch: The census bureau has issued a final re­ port on the manufacture of salt during the calendar year 1899. It shows a total capital of $27,123,364 invested in the 159 salt establishments reported. The value of the products is $7,966,879, to produce whidh involved an outlay of 9499,748 for salaries of officials, clerks, etc.; $1,911,140 for wages; $760,539 for miscellaneous expenses, including rent and taxes, and $3,335,922 for materials used, mill supplies, freight and fuel. Hunters Kill Game Wav-den. Chilton, Wis., dispatch: Word was received from Hayton of the shooting, east of that place, of a game warden, said to be F. M. Bisslnger of Green Bay, by violators of the state game laws. Bisslnger, it was said, was in pursuit of two men, when they turned and shot him. The wound was not instantly fatal, and he was found in time to give a description of his as­ sailants, but was unable to give their nameB. Nothing definite can be ob­ tained, however, and the story is re­ ceived with some doubt VNneh Colonists In Revolt. Antwerp dispatch: The situation In the French Kongo is alarming. It is reported that the natives of the entire colony are in revolt and thatt many agents of the French government have been surrounded In outlying stations and are now abandoned to their fate, relief expedition^ which were sent in some instances having been driven back or overpowered. Brazzaville, one of the principal towns in the colony, I la Mpovteu to fall into the hands of {}e natives at any ttoui. first intimation she had of the death of Ayres, she said, was when told by some one in the houae that the young man had shot himself. Canadian Canal Project. Application will be made to the Ca­ nadian parliament next session for an act to incorporate a company under the name of the "St. Joseph and Lake Huron Ship Canal company," with all necessary powers to construct, operate, and maintain canals so located as to make a navigable waterway from some point on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, In the county of Huron, or of Lambton, in Ontario, to some point on Lake Erie, between Rondo Harbor and Port Burwell, In the county of Elgin, with power to vary the above routes should further surveys prove It advis­ able, and also for all other powers in connection with operating a ship canal. Keep Grip on Cuba. Brigadier General Leonard Wood, governor of Cuba, arrived in Wash­ ington Friday evening and dined at the white house with President Roose­ velt. Secretary Root was also present at the dinner. Governor Wood's mis­ sion is to discuss with the president and Secretary of War Root certain fea­ tures of our occupation of Cuba and the disposition of United States troops following the inauguration of the new Cuban government in May next. It is now nearly definitely settled that not all of these troops will be withdrawn to the United States when the Cuban government is formally installed. Training Ship for Russia. Bremen dispatch: The Howaldt works at Kiel have begun work on a Russian vessel, which is styled an "en­ gineer, machinist and stoker training ship." It will be the only craft of its kind in existence. The vessel will be fitted with tubular boilers of four sys­ tems, Including, the German "Schulz" boiler, and will carry the different styles of auxiliary engines used in war­ ships. The new training ship has a displacement of 12,000 tons, and will carry a crew of 730. The vessel, which will be named the Oklan, will cost 6,- 000,000 marks ($1,190,000). Weds Mr* Fred Gebhard. New York dispatch: In the presence of a few relatives and invited guests Henry Clews, Jr., and Mrs. Frederick Gebhard were married Thanksgiving day in Christ church by Rev. J. M. Farr. Mrs. Gebhard was Miss Louise Morris, daughter of one of the most prominent residents of Baltimore. She became Mrs. Louise Hollingsworth and later she married Gebhard. She se­ cured a divorce from Gebhard in Da­ kota thin fall. Gebhard, previous to the marriage, was noted for his devo­ tion to Mrs. Langtry, the actress. I* dJit V'iUS •'jt: •&;, L; Lays Tracks Up an Alley. Omaha, Neb., dispatch: The Burltag- ton road took a hand in the trackage fight in its own behalf and before day­ light a force of fifty men laid a track up the alley west of Eighth street and were in the act of putting in a cross­ ing over the Northwestern track when a squad of special police stopped the proceedings. Both roads now have tracks laid In violation of the orders of the city council and are keeping a foroe of watchers to prevent interfere .•Me ]*Ub the progress already M'GOVERN LOSES THE FIGHT. "Young" Corbett Defeats ChamplM the Feather Weights. Hartford, Conn., dispatch: Honors were won and lost with great rapidity when Terrence McGovern passed the feather-weight championship of the world'to William Rothwell of Denver, who Is better known as "Young" Cor­ bett. The battle lasted a short two rounds, but into the four minutes and forty-four seconds that the men actual­ ly faced each other there was crowded more fighting than is often seen in a contest that goes the full limit of twen­ ty rounds. From the moment the gong sounded calling the two pugilists to­ gether for the first time until the final blow was struck, with the exception of one minute for rest, it was give and take. From one side of the ring to the other the maddened fighters forced each other. A clinch on the ropes would be followed by a sharp exchange of blows in the center of the arena. Again two lithe forms would flit in and out, gloved fists moving with a rapidity that it was difficult for eye to follow. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Winter Wheat--No. 4 hard, 71c; No. 3 hard, 72%@72%c; No. Z hard. 72%@"2%c. Spring wheat--No. 2 Northern, 72%c; No. 3. 72%c; No. 4, 64@6oc. Free on board: No. 4, 68^@69i4c; No. 3, 69@71c. Corn-r- No. 3. 61c; No. 4, new, 60c; no grade, BSc; No. 3 yellow, 61%@63%c; No. 3 white, 61@63%c. Oats--No, grade, 41Vfcc; No. 4 white, 45>4c; No. 3 white, 45@45V4c; No. 2 white, 44tt@45«iC. Mess pork, $14.75@14.80; lard, |9.10@9.15; short ribs, $8@8.20; eggs, 23Vi@24c; cheese. Young Americas, 10c; twins, 9Vi©9^c; but­ ter, creamery, extra, 24%c: live turkeys, 5@7%c; live chickens, 5@7c; live ducks, 7V£@8c; live geese, doz., J4@t>; dressed tur­ keys, 7%@10c; dressed chickens, 6Vfe@8c; dressed ducks, S^iglOc; dressed geese, 8@ 8%c. Beans, navy, hand picked, $1.92; me­ dium, $1.88. Potatoes, Kurals, 82(g>8oc; po­ tatoes, red stock, 71@"#c. Cattle--Choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.60@6.25; fair to good, $4.60@5.50; stockers and feeders, J2.75@4.25; Western fed steers, Western range steers, f3.50<g)4.50; Texas and Indian steers, $3.10@ 4.80. Hogs, $5.50@5.95. Sheep--Fed mut­ tons, $3.50@3.90; grass wethers, J3@3.30; grass lambs, 13.50®4.25; ewes, J2.50@3. Killed by a Highbinder. As a result of Highbinder outrages three Chinese were killed and one wounded in San Francisco Thursday night. Quon Luey and an unknown man were asleep in a lodging-house on Stockton street about 5 o'clock when some unknown Chinese entered and fired five shots into their bodies, in­ stantly killing the latter. Quon Luey died soon after his removal to the hos­ pital. At almost the same time four Chinese got into a quarrel at a gam­ bling house on Waverly place and Jung Ming fired one shot into the neck of Jew Doo. He then turned his pis­ tol on Loo Fook and fired four times, every shot hitting its mark. He was removed to the receiving hospital and died there. Doo's wotind is not fatal. The assailant escaped. Liberals Give Up Colon. General Alban, commander of the government forces, entered the city of Colon Friday afternoon with 350 men. Captain Perry of the United States warship Iowa handed the town over to him as the representative of the Co­ lombian government in accordance with the agreement made on board the American gunboat Marietta. Before this the Liberal force surrendered to Captain Perry. Senor de la Rosa, the Liberal chief, subsequently sur­ rendered his sword to General Alban. The American marines, who were oc­ cupying the Quartel, were then with­ drawn, with the exception of a de­ tachment, which remains to guard the property of the Panama Railroad com­ pany. The Iowa's men have returned to Panama. Nam* of Damn Is FataL Because she was obliged to go through life weighted with an unde­ sirable name Martha A. Damn of East Bane, near Rochester, N. Y., commit­ ted suicide. She drowned herself in the cistern at her home. Ever since her marriage her children had been subjected to ridicule. Mrs. Damn was of a sensitive nature. Day after day her children came home from school in tears as the result of teasing by thoughtless companions. Friday Mrs. Damn said she would stand it no long­ er and Bhe disappeared. A search Sun­ day revealed her lifeless body. Five Are Vletlms of Fire. Shortly after 2 o'clock a. m. five per­ sons, a mother and her four children, were burned to death at Gwyn station, on the Wopsononock railroad, three miles north of Altoona, Pa. The hus­ band, Carl W. Burk, escaped with se­ vere injuries. The dead are: Mrs. Mary C. Burk, 42 years old; Adam G. Burk, 16 years old; Mary E. Burk, 13 years old; Joanna Burk, 11 years old; Joseph Victor Burk, 8 years old. Crowded Train Is Wrecked. Syracuse, N. Y., dispatch: A special train north bound on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, carrying 300 Syracuse Knights of Co­ lumbus, ran into a freight train on a siding at Tuily at 1:15 o'clock a. m., wrecking both trains. A wrecking train has just been sent to Tully, and railway officials say the accident is not serious. A special dispatch from Tully says several were injured. Women Looted Peking Shops. London dispatch: The Paris corre­ spondent of the Times gives what he declares is the reason for the disin­ clination of the French government to make public the reports of Gen^ Voy- ron, who commanded the Frenfclf* ex­ peditionary force in China. The cor­ respondent asserts that, after the le­ gations were relieved, European wom­ en went through the best shops in Pe­ king, pillaging loads of the most pre­ cious articles. Silks, laces, jewelry, gold and silver objects, and ivories werfe among the valuables taken. Forger Gets Seven Years. New York dispatch: Charles L. Rol­ ler, a former real-estate dealer of Newark, N. J., was sentenced by a court in that city to seven years' im­ prisonment at hard labor and to pay a, fine of $1,000 for forging notes to the amount of $350,000, which notes he had discounted at banks. After the for­ geries Roller became a fugitive from justice. He was arrested in Portland Ore., but succeeded in satisfying the authorities there that they had the irrong man. and he w«f releaaed. .•ji. Secretary Root's Report Gives De- ' -#!opment Detailfclv 7 r3. "FINANCES IN GOOD SHAPfc Suggests That Laws Be Passed Permit­ ting the Development of the Besoarces of the Islands--Big Improve­ ments In Manila Harbor. Ill- Washington, dispatch: The second pa l̂j of the annual report of Secretary of \Var Root, made public today, is de­ voted entirely to the government of the Philippines. The report reveals, as has uo other public document is­ sued this year, the progress made by. the United States in establishing a modern system of government in the archipelago. Financially the insular government is on good footing. The revenues for the fiscal year 1901 amounted to $10,817,662, as against $6,- 723,852 for 1900. The expenditures were $6,763,821 in 1901, as against $5,- 218,381 in 1900. The surplus at the date of the last report was $4,053,840. Commerce Is Growing* Commerce is increasing at a rapid rate. The total value of merchandise imported in the fiscal year of 1901 was $30,279,406, an Increase of *7 per cent over 1900. The exports amounted to $23,214,948, an increase of 17% per cent' over 1900. The imports from the Unit­ ed States show an increase of 72.4 per cent over the Imports of 1900, and the exports to the United States show a decrease ^of 27 per cent from the ex­ ports oH900. The imports from the United Kingdom, from Germany, from France and from the British East In­ dies have increased in a greater pi portion than the imports from United States. Recommendation* to Confitu* Secretary Root makes the following recommendations: That congress at once pass laws per­ mitting the development of the mar terlal resources of the islands by pri­ vate capital. That the national banking system be extended to the islands, there being no American banks and no power to create banking corporations. That, the United States authorize an insular coinage of pesos, of a little less than the weight and fineness of the Mexican pesos of 377.17 grains of pure silver, at the rate of two sliver pesos for one gold dollar. That the insular government and the cities of the archipelago be given power to raise money by the issue of bonds for educational and public works. That the lands owned by religious orders--403,000 acres, be purchased by the government. Progress of Pnbllo Works. Secretary Root devotes a large part of his report to the progress of public works in the islands. Manila harbor is being improved at a cost of $2,000,- 000. Two million dollars (Mexican) is being expended in the construction of highways and bridges, 800 miles of road being in process of construction. FILIPINO REBELS ACTIVE. Commissary Wagon Attacked and Two American Soldiers Captnred. Manila dispatch: The insurgents have attacked a commissary wagon between Magdalena and Gajayjaza, se­ riously wounding a sergeant and a private of the Eighth regiment and capturing privates Dunn and Fren- ning, two horses, three rifles, and 300 rounds of ammunition. There has been a recrudescence of insurgent activity at Tanauan, province of Ba- tangas, Southwest Luzon. An inter­ preter of the name of Alberto has been killed in the market place for re­ fusing to donate a percentage of his salary to the insurgents. Other gov­ ernment employes have been similarly threatened. Editor Is 8aed for Libel. W. E. Schet, editor of the Harvard (Wis.) Enterprise, has been arrested on a charge of criminal libel sworn out by Otto Chrishanson, county clerk of Sawyer county. He had previously been made defendant in two civil ac­ tions for $10,000 and $15,000, respect­ ively, brought by Chrishanson. Schet in his paper made vigorous attacks upon county and town officials, claim­ ing they were dishonest. The cases will not come up before next spring,but the outcome will be watched with in­ terest. It is the sentiment of the best citizens that while not approving of Schet's personal attack, his fight may lead to purer municipal affairs and he has a strong following of sympathi­ zers. Cses Poison Wife Brings* Owensboro, Ky., dispatch: Garfield Worsley, charged with perjury in con­ nection with illicit sales of whisky In Grayson county, attempted to commit suicide by taking red precipitate, but will recover. His wife, it is alleged, went to the jail and gave him the poi­ son. • | Treat on Isthmian Canal. William L. Merry, United State* minister to Nicaragua, Salvador and Costa Rica, is in daily conference at Managua with Dr. Fernando Sanchei, the Nicaraguan minister of foreign af­ fairs, ' concerning the construction of the Nicaraguan canal and the terms under which the undertaking shall be carried out. A new commercial treaty between the United States and 'Nica­ ragua is also under discussion. Mh Merry expects to leave here Dec. 8 for Costa Rica. American Woman Astronomer's Bneew^ London dispatch: The Paris Temps says that Miss Kumpke, the young American astronomer, will succeed Dr. Isaac Roberts at the observatory at Starfield, Crowborough, Sussex. Stortl Gets Fourth Respite. 'Boston. Mass., dispatch: Governor Crane yesterday continued the respite of Luigi Stortl till December 14. 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