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Number 1446. I?II OP THB1R ABU lany Free Siaiers and Colonial Dutch Rebels Surrender. 'he lurj,hcis' lteslhtnnee ip'ars to He Iv Iur Out "No rurlhcr On jiohltiuii to the IlrllKIi in Ihe vouth Suac nt Vlivval North en cial Clement OiterutiiiK; Near Nor mal's l'ont 'Ihe Heart 'Ihenee to Hloeuifoiiteiu Open t.nt.iere ami 1'oIc-CaitM in Conjunetion Near SsorluKfontein The eouts of Ccn eral ltullcr in Several Mtrinllien. LONDON. March IT General Gatacre's loouts lenehetl General Pole-Carew's Guards Bilgadc at Sprlnfontoln on Marcn , , .t' 16 Tharc appeared to be no further re- ... ' distance in the southern part of the Or ange Free State except at Aliw-nl North It Is notieeeble that ik nienUon is made of the capture of an guns or transport from the Hoers m thec operation The ccdental Dutch rebel6 in the Barklev East dtevrict continue to turn in their arms anJ t-nrreuder. A despatch fTm Van Z1. seven miles soath of Norvnl's Pont, dated March 15, states that General Clements has advanc ed a cotieidersWe distance 1h the Orange Tree State and has found no trace of the Hoers Communication is wew open be tween Blecinfonteta and Ncrval b Pont General Pole-Csrew and sonic of the Gren adier Guards have arrived at the latter point. The surrender of Lady Graj was due to & ruee of a Jew lovslists, who notified the retools that Major Hook had ordered the surrender of thejewn bv 6 o'clock The rebelt- complied The levallsts at once despatched a messenger te mfwm Major Hook of the Mtuattoa Meanwhile, the Union Jack was hoisted and the rebels wore Instructed to salute it The lo al ists idcketed the tew a until the farce un der Major Hook arrived la response to Lord Roberts jirodawa- tkm 40(1 Tree Stotors wrendorod at j BkHunfontefn vefclerda The eavalty j Itr1, which has been M.MtHg lo the ' iMrth. ftwrnl no trace of the Boer as far ! a the Motlder Rhct, wHeie the r4ge lia not been touched I'l oops Hi till it to 'I Ik ir Knrinx. K It) erelibl reported that three-Har-tf of the Tree State lroot have return ed t tie4 farm. The Tree State burgh er wfco are hoMiitc out are said to be peet Whites who have nothing to lose GoBond BHI-er's mtxmtl, are lt constant toweli with the Der hi Van Reenea e ! mti the IMggaroberg ranee Thej te port that the Beer mre In fitroMg force is tRfct HOtghfcorMOod A skirnusfa is report ed 4 hove taken j4ace jesterda Itunoru. received tod from x aliens w- - iu tMu .i.. .i-. i- . Itonr rafetaac te the OrB Tree State jaacr reactance bs tae (irane i ree itatc is rapMir enmibHa; General Moberts sends word that his proclamation leiling ' Mto Lan.An., to niM bm atxl mumii. I toft!; to i-oeefnl pancecsion of thm is litwu-JMit; fmit qkH and that hundred; of hawghwc hare announced that the; waMU give up tteeh nttws and go home fllie British commissioner in Basutolaad ay; thot Boers frotn BloetofoaletH latve nrrried there and a big contiigiri Umm AWvvol North te onlv aning for the taiiBtt of the Britiolt ntxicJaication to r- l'rom Lowreoco Marques comes the re part that recent am ale frotn Pretoria Aeftare that the Trans aalers admit their oaune is iot Two Boer generals Lucj Xjer aod Sehaltc-Burger. re reported to liowe Wt the Boer Ainu and retired to Chofr farm and hundreds of Boers who Intve boon fiptumg in Natal are doins like w4ne. Uflorts of Knii,i and 'ti-j 11. PresMont Kruger and Steyn are said to he (Mac eAertthmg possible to tem t(he tMe, as euown In their reported troHa Moujon to the effect that the Oran lee State has been annexed the Trausaai atal that the aet of government of the former te no Pretoria. It fs rutnored that ProoHeut Steyn Is witting to surren der. rvortoe comment is made on General Hobarte' auouncement te wounded Boers fu the hospital at Bioemfontein that they would be allowed to go home as soon as thc had iccovcred and would not be held as prisoners of war A despatch from Bioemfontein doted j'oterda states that the 'TrlendE of the lrroc State ' the oHicial newspaper has lvcon taken in (harae lj a committee of Englloh war correspondents and i now be ing issued as a dait Journal on imperial istic lines The German consul expressed astonish ment at the quiet manner In which Bioem fontein was occupied and the absence of looUng b the troops A despatch fiom Aliwal North dated jemordav. states that 01 Thurlida even ing the Vrfe Staterj under Commandant OHier eacuated their position near Bur ghoisdorp and retired toward Rouwillc Man of the Free Staters in this comman do are sun endering Mr DcWet a mem ber of the Cape Parliament and his broth er hae been arrested CASUALTIES AT ALIWAL NOBTH Ple British soldiers Killed ami Kitihtetii Mounded. LONDON March 17 The War Office an nounces, that in the fighting at Aliwal North on March 11, fic men were killed and eighteen wounded A despatch from Cape Town states that sixteen British officers hae been dis aharged from the hospital theie as cured JAMESON AT DURBAN. Lender of the Itaid Cn Ronie to Cape 1 o 11. DURBAN, March 17 Dr Jameson, the leader of the Transvaal raid, who was in Ladwmith throughout the siege of that town, has armed here en route to Cape Town. He has not jet fullj recovered from the effects of the fever vvhiclf he con tracted in Ladysmith Railwaj traffic with Ladystulth will be reopened net Mondaj. HIGH PRICES FOR SHAMROCKS. The Green Spi ij? old u the Ton In London. LONDON. March 17 There was a great rush of people to Covent Garden this morning to purchase Irish Shamrocks The supplj, which was limited, was soon sold out, the sprigs bringing from 24 to 30 shillings poi dozen It is estimated that during the week twenty tons of the genu ine Irish Shamrock and sixtj tons el clover have beon sold. TrMiiK Lilihej A. Co. iiuote lowest Irisj6 on luinVr, mill work, at 0th and "i axe. MINISTER MERRY'S MISSION. Ortlereil to I.ooU Out lor inerican Interest? in ienrinrita. It was said at the State Department to day that the presence of United States Minister Mcrrj at Managua. Nicaragi.i, does not tignifj that he Is to interfere In the quarrel between C a Kica and Nlc aragua Minister Meirv has gone there from San Jose Casta Hica timplv to look after American Interests m connection with the proposed ibi'iinlau canal Both the Maritime and Crngin Evre Ca nal Companies are claiming that the own certain concccsicae for building the caml and Minister Meirj was ordered b the State Department to proceed to Managut and see if he could not adjust the matter so thnt this Gov eminent could secure a clear title to the territory needed f-r building the canal. The State Department has received no official adices of tie condition or affairs in the trouble between Costa Rica and ... t-i-. . , . aswi onnrtiin' J .Nicaragua, rrebs o.m Y ha: that President Iglcsia;, of Costa Klca. naa i ,ael -,r .,i,;,3sor and declared ' .... . .,- . .1... KthKnnl. tf hnc. nraniai law anu iwi uic uuima - tiiities between the tome at anv time. two countries ni i EULOGIES ON ME. EAYWABD. 'I he IIuiim Pa-t a 'lulnite to the 1 atT isenrtor. The Hous today passed two private bills and then listened to eulogies upon the late Senator Monroe Leland Ha j ward of Nebraska Mr Havwaid died before he took his seat in the Senate, and eulogies, then. fore, were delivered bv members of the Nebraska delegation Messrs Burkett Mercer. Stark, Sutherland and Nev ille At the conclusion of the addresses the usual resolutions of regret were adopted, and as a further miuk of respect the House at 1 25 o'clock adjourned until Mon day THE ACCUMULATED DOCUMENTS V peelnl t omiiilttee of the House t Make Iiiiiei tiou. The Committee on Utile- of the Houm; has reported the following resolution oou ecrnlng the disposition of accumulated bill Resolved That tl. io be appointed a se lect commitee of three in mbers whose du- tj it shall be to examine Hi" accumu Htei documents, bills and reports in the House and the clerk's tloiuiucnt rooms and the rooms in -which thej are stored ami report by rcnolutlon sr ??" 1 as possible, what disiKMiion hM lf made of the accumulated uooks, tiocu moats bills, and reports and wh it meas ures shall be taken for the better preser vation and care of those itmaimng alter such disposition ' ARIZONA MINEEAL LANDS. V Bill to Dirlnre 1 hem (lt ii Tor i:ntr. Jj Wilson cf Idaho has- introduced in the Honc a bill picidmg. 'that all of th Mtioeral land- in the iaounairou parts aside from ihe as;riculural s?ctions situated within the boundaries of th Sn Carlos. White Mountain Hualapai Pima d other Indian reservations in the Ter- "ly Ariaooa be deelaretl to be oier. f try 1;;;!at0n aCxeopment and op cration b the citizens of the United state - the manner and subject to the km: Btt regulations HOW in fOITC With refertce to the entrj location operation and deeicptnent of other public mineral lands of the United Stale EMPLOYES OF THE NAVY. S, n.it.ir Itard's Itill to flranl t Ik ICijiuiI I'rlvlUrfes. Mr Bud Aesterdaj intrwluced in the Senate a bill granting equal prhileges to J per diem emplorefc of the Naj outide the District with those emploed here The bill proMdes that draftsmen assist ant draftsmen, minors under instruction in drafting assistant inspectors in the Navj, copjists. writers, clerks, messen rs, and special laborers at all na vards naiai statkn priate ;hip ardt. and steel plants where material for uaal esseis is manufaUured shall te entitled ta ihirt Aas lee of alienee and thirtj days tick leave cah "ar with paj MR. GROW IMPROVING. Pa i.il UrsSpl.is ( onllnes Him to His Mc iI nrr Itotmi. The condition of Representative Galusha A Grow of Pennsjhania who has been couAnod to his uame at Willards Hotel for he last few dis with a er enous caie of facial er-ielas was samewa.it improved this morning Mr Grow passed a good night and lested well This gae him considerable strength His condition is ucli howexer a to exclude the probi bllitv of an earl ieeoer but it ib said there does not appear to be anj reason for apprehension His private secmaiy Mr Pike and nurses are constants with the distin guishcd patient TROOPS FOR MANILA. Battalions to Be stnfionetl at arlnus Points. The troops which will be brought Lome from Manila in a few -weeks -will be dis tributed as follows The battalion of the Twenty-third Infantiv. to be sent to Port Douglas Utah battalion of the Eight eenth Infantrj, to Tort Moxne Mich . the battalion of Fourteenth Infantrj, 'o Port Kcogh. Mont. The squadron of Fifth Ca alrj to be brought back from Porto Rico will be sent to Jefferson Birracks, Mo TEE NAVAL REGULATIONS. An 11-Dn ittitiK: of the Board of Jtev ikion. Assistant Secretarv of the Navj Mien and the member of the board appointed to revise the regulations of the Navj held an all-da j session todaj and will continue the work next week until finished. The regulations have not been revised for about ten jenrs and there are a num ber of minor changes to be made Mr. Allen said that the board hoped to com plete its labors carlj net week and the manuscript would be sent to the 1 rinter for publication as soon as possible Vol est Kcsere extension. Mr. Wilson of Idaho has introduced in the House a bill prohibiting the establish ment or extension of forest reserves in the State of Idaho except bj act of Con gress Upton" New Cup hallencrer. GREENOCK. March 17. It is stated here that G. L Watson will undoabtedlj design Sir Thomas Lipton's new cup chal lenger. It is also said that Capt Edward Sjcamore, who was In charge of the Yal kjne in 1895, will have the refusal of the command of the new boat. 1.S3 io Baltimore ami Return - la I). A. O. Snturdn and Sundnj, March 17 and 16, good for letum until following Mondaj. Tickets good on all trains except Royal Limited ! Bent Boards. Kiln dried, bright. I cl CO pr 100 kj ft. Common board., SI 40 Gtli m IIP SUBSIDY BILL Tct of Hie New Auli-Tntst Pro visions Given Out. 1 he vet to Protcet Trade and C0111 iiieiee YKiiiiist Inlaw ful He stiaiuts ami -Jomiolle" DecSaied to Be iilleable to the BiiIliIerM and Owiieis V nder it Contract. The Ship Sub3id bill his finallj beon completed bj the sub-ccmmittee or tne Houso Committee on Merchant Slarlnc and riEherics which has to drait the bill in ac cordance with the action of the committee, several dajs ago Several of its provisions arc new and quite Interesting especially the anti-trust provisions The bill has been prepaied with great care and is expected to be adopted bj the commitTec as a committee bill without alteration further than perhaps slight chang es in verbiage Representative Gros venor.clmrman of the committee, who his been ill for a week, is expected to be out on Mondaj and the bill will probmlv be reported next week Tne anti-tiuM provisions arc as follows Section J I That the act of Julv 2, ls'iO, entitled, an act to protect trade and com merce against unlawful restraints and monopolies, is herebj spccificallj declared to be annlic.ible, in addition to itb other applications, to the builder, owners, and either or Loth of them, if anj vessel en tering into anv contract provided for bj this act, and anj such vessel is declared to be propertj in the course of transporta tion within the intent of section ( of the aforesaid ct of Juli 2 ls'iO '"Section '5 That upon complaint male to the Seeretarj of the Treasurj that two 01 more persons owning, controlling 01 operating vc-sel- registered and eniitlt 1 to compensation under this act which a gregate 111 tonnage one-third of the 'otal tonnpge of all vessels s0 registeie-d an 1 entitled to compensation have entered in o an. contract combination or conspiracv whatever be the form thereof for the pur pose of controlling tae terminal fa ilit'-s rui shipping in anv pert or ports of the United States or for regulating or iii"tea ing the rates or fares- for freight or pas sengers in tradt or commerce anions the several States or with foreign nations or for granting anj special rebates or privi leges to shippers in suen commerce or for otherwise pifving anv leoiraint upon trade or commoice among the eral States or with foreign nation, the Sfcretaij shuil fh a time and pla"e for hearing such haiges and give notice thereof to the per sons intere'ted and mav require the pro duction before him of anj contracts or pa pers which he mav deem material iri the consideration of such chcrge. If. after no tice and hearing tl e Secretarv of the ficasurv shall sustain such charge there upon the right of the pron or persons so found violating the provisions of this sec tion and their aligns to any compensa tion from the I nited States under this act shall lmmediatelv ct-ase and determine Section 2 That anv contract, combi nation, or conspiracj la whatever form made r entered into between the persons owning, controlling, or operating two or more shipyards in the I nited States, which have constructed, are con'truc'ing, or are capable of constiucting during any one j ear. vea-els, aggregating in tonnage one-third of the total tonnage of the xcw Vessels registered be entitled to compen sation under this act, for the purpose of limiting or controlling the num ber, tonnage, classes, kind or ivpe of vessels to be constructed therein o" for icgulating in anv manner the terms or increasing the prices of construct ion of such vessels is herebj declared to be ille gal and anv consolidation, absorption sale or transfer, bv the persons owiuig operating or controlling two or moie ship varJb of the l nited States of the capaeitv aforesaid of the privileges franchises or propertj of such snlpj-ards for the purpose of limiting or suppressing competition among such shipjards and of placing control of the terms and conditions of such contracts for constructing vessels therein under one management is herebj declared to be U legal Upon written complaint filed with the Secretarj of the Treasurv bj anv per son having a contract or,application for a contract for the construction of nw ves sels in the I nited States under the pro visions of this act of a violatiou of. the provisions of this section the Secietary of the Treasurv shall give notice to the interested person or poisons of such com plaint and fix a time and place for a hearing upon the charges made and maj lequire the person 01 pet sons against whom the charges are made to produce before him anj contracts 0r papers which he mav deem to be material 111 th- decision of such charges If the SeTetarj of the Treasurj shall find that the provisions of this cection have been violated he is authorized and directed upon the application of the person or per sons having cortracts or applications for contracts for the construction of vessels as aforesaid within two jears next there after, to grant regitei as provided bj law as vessels of the United States to for-eign-built vessels to the aggregate tonnage of the amount of tonnage of the v esoe's con structed bj the persons so found violating the provisions of this section during the j ear next preceding such order " 'Such foreign built vessels so register ed shall be regarded as new vessels, con stiucted in accordance with the contract or application for contract of such person or persons and shall be deemed to be con structed in compliance with such contract or application therefor and with the terms of rny bond provided for bj this act. and shall he entitled to all the benefits and privileges and be subject to all the conditions and obligations appljing bj this act to new vessels constructed in the Unit ed States except that such ves&els shall not enter the coastwise or lake trade of the United States The word "person," or "persons," wherever used in this section shall be deemed to include corporations, 'associations,' and 'partnerships,' existing under or authorized bv the laws of either the United States of any State, of anj Terntorj, 01 of anj foreign countrv. This section shall not be held to Interfere with or prevent the enforcement of anj other law of the United States prohibit ing contracts, combinations, or conspira cies in restraint of trade." Ships launched prior to January 1, 1900 shall receive subsidies for ten jears and those launched after January 1, 1900, shall receive full compensation for ten jears and o per cent decreasing subsidy for the next ten jears Another new section provides: "That all steam vessels under contract pursuant to this act shall be visited and classified from time to time under the di rection of the Secretarj of the Navj with a view to their possible use bj the United States as auxiliarj cruisers or transports, or for other purposes m time of war; and the owner of an such steam vessel as shall be so classified as an auxihaiy cruiser shall bind himself to so strengthen the deck of said vessel, consistentlj with her use for commercial purposes, as to make said deck strong enough to carrj suitable guns, provided, that a vessel which shall have alreadj been constructed in accordance with the regula tions applying to auxiliary cruisers shall be deemed to have fullj complied with the provisions of this section." Lowest UilH on carpenter' lists, tnm)r and mill work. Call at Ctli and A. Y. ave. 0LAIM3 OF TAYLORITES. KentiieKj ItepubllpnuH ViKhtiiifiT to istt- e 'I heir PrlcndN. LOUISVILLE, Kj , March 17 It is said that Secretarj of State Powers, Captain Davis, and Mr. Culton were all offered their liberty today under a reasonable bail, if they would agree to waive ex amining trials, but thatall refused Thej declared that thej will not accept bond until the evidence has heonbrought out and their innocence shown. It was stated hcie this morning that Mr. Powers was not onlj in Louisville the day of the shoot ing, but that he as there On business of such a nature that when divulged will show conclusively that he had no knowl edge Mr Goebel was to bo shot Sheriff Suter called Messrs. Powers and Davis into the jail physician's oillce when they started for Frankfort yesterday and said to them "Now , gentlemen, I do not wish to handcuff joa, but jou must prom ise me that you will not run awav." "Mr. Suter," replied Powers, "I "wish to say to jou right now that jou could not run me out of the State of Kentucky." United States Senator Dcboe's friends todaj explained his departure for Wash ington the day before Goebel was assassi nated as follows ' Senator Deboe left hero the night bcfoie the shooting for the ex piess purpose of seeing if he could not make arrangements with Senators Black burn, Clark, and Quaj so the Democrats would drop the contests Clark, whose scat was being contested, is a warm friend of Senntor Blackburn, and the latter has been one of his attorneys Quaj, who is a Republican, was also being contested. Quaj is friendlj to Blackburn, and in the race of 1S03 sent money to Kentuckj to use in the interest of Blackburn. Now Senator Deboe had a vote in both contests, which both Clark and Quay wanted This placed him in a good position to male overtures With his vote, Clark'was al most certain of retaining his seat, and it v.as believed Blackburn was about as much interested in this case as he was in the Kentuckj contosts. Hence If Deboe went to Washington to make an effort to have the contests dropped, and believing he bad a chance to have it done, it stands lo reason that he was not implicated in a plot to have Mr Goebel killed" There Is said to he consternation in the Goebel lanks this morning over the large mum raised bj popular subs-r'ption jesfr da and last night to be uted in defence of the men arrested for complicitj in thi murdtr of Goebel Thomas ('. Campbell, managing the prosecution, cnd his adju t mts believed the ? 100 000 appropriated bj the Legislature would be sufficient to en sure the conviction of the assassins Thej did not dream that a counter-fund would be raised to defend the men. Another feat uie is the fact that those who promised to be witnesses for the Goebel men have it is said in several instances left the State and It mav be impossible for them to be brought back The Republicans claim that the Goebel dctec lives were imposed on bj tinsciupu Jous men from the mountain who for pav, pretended to know a great deal about the aileged plot to assassinate Goebel. Acting on this basis v.arranls were sent out against Powers and Davis ad now when the time draws, near for the xaminlng triul witnesses arc afraid to com" forward and mnkc their statements cood In- swearing to them in a court when lawvVs caw crosa I examine them FOUND HIM GUILTY. Muritciir Dinsmorc lo u(Ter the Dtutlt I'fiuillt. LEXINGTON, Neb, March 17 Frank Dinsmoie mav be a hjpnoti t, but he fail ed to controj the jurv trving him for the murder of his wife and Fred 1-aue, his fiiend The jurj delibeiated but two hours and returned a verdici of guiltj thib morning fixing the penaltv at death The prisoner, who has maintained an extraordinarj composure throughout the tn il collapsed FIKE IN A WAREHOUSE. llmns'i '1 rmisportnt ion Couipnnt sstiinis n s,jo.OOO I oss. CHICAGO March 17 A -violent fire broke out last night in the Goodrich Transportation Companj's warehouse, 225 Indiana Street and manj birrels of oil in the basement made the work of fighting it dangerous Mrs nnie Schmidt was Imprisoned in the building and overcome with smoke. I M. Uroudthall and Policeman. Peter Strauss broke down the door and at great risk made a thrilling lescuc. The woman will probablj recover The loss on the building is over ?20 000 Several barrels-of oil exploded, but the lire was checked before the main supplv was reached TITUS ADDICTED TO MOEPHINE. I'ttition o Ilnve the I.awjer bent to II ltospi (. Councel for Howell Titus, the attornv convicted of obtaining monej from one of Ins clients under false pretences, is mak ing an effort' to have him sent lo n hospi tal for treatment A petition for this pur pose was submitted this mornii.g to Justice Cole who presided at the trial of Titus It was stated that the prisoner's condition is verj serious, occasioned bj the use of morphine Justice Cole intimates that he would have to have the report of the jail phjsi cnus on Titus condition before he would consider the proposition. TELEPHONE POLES DOWN. The Moim Does Uauuigc at "Newport Venn, NEWPORT NEV.S, Va , March 17 The wind and sleet storm -which visited New port News earlv jesterday morning did several thousand dollars worth of damage to the telephone companies jn this city. Wires were broken and tangled up for a number of blocks On one street fort j -five poles are down, manj of thorn being brok en into two or three pieces. It will take several months to put the sj stems into jcod working order again Yesterday morning the cars from Hampton had a haid time getting into this city on account of the sleet on the trollej vvire and the shppcrj condition of the tracks Outside the Capes a gale was blowing and a num ber of sailing craft put into Hampton Roads for protection from tho ttorm. Among them was the schooner Robert Mc Clintock, from Georgetown. S C, to New York. Thn e Special Policemen. It was ordered todaj by the District Commissioners that Hariy T. Schmidt, Byron B Osborne, and Henrj C O Brien be appointed special policemen for dutj at street railway crossings, as provided for bj -act of Congress, approved June 24, lS Their appointments arc to take ef fect when their services arc needed Norfolk &. 'Wiiililnston Steaxubont Co, Delightful trips daily t 6 30 p. m. to Old Point Comfott. Newport News. No-folk, and ir;rima Beach. For schedule sec- pate 7. Vlj-nnN Bitoincftg Collesre, Sth and K. ?5 Cen-us Office rxammation $j Clcnr Doors, no knotx, oulj $1.25. Hotielit lat fall therefore a bargain. 0th and INNOCENT MEN ARRESTED Further Testimony on the Coenr d'Alcne Mining Trouble. Vllen V. C.ill, 11 Mechanical Knslneer, 1 entitles Before the House Mllltarj Ada Irs Committee Auuaet Carried Out Cutler the I'lca of Martial Law. Peaceful Worker Made N ietlms. The Coeur d'Alene enquiry by the House Committee on Military Affairs was resum ed this morning Those members of the committee who were among the carlj ar rivals were Chairman Hull, Mr Parker, Mr Dick, Mr. Hay, and Mr. Jett. It was informally announced before the commit tee was called to order that Mr. Fornej, special prosecuting attornej for Shoshone count j, Idaho, who has been under exami nation as a witness Tor several days, was confined to his hotel bj reason of sickness and would not appear upon the stand at todaj 's session This gave rise to consid erable speculation as to who the next wit ness was to be. At one side of the room sat James T. Sovereign, and about him were ranged a score of other labor leaders and miners who had felt the weight of inilitarj rule in the Cocur d'Alene region It was 10 30 when Mr. Lentz entered the committee room, and some time after Lim came Mr. Esch rollovvlng him was Mr. Siayden Mr Haj anuojneed to the chairman that he had given notice that be would ask Mr. Fornej some further questions, and he wanted it understood that he would press those questions Mr Hull said that the witness, though sick, would not be ecu-ed until his examination was complete The first witness of the session was Al ien r. Gill, of Spokane, Wash. He gave 111s age as fortj-two jears and his occu pation, as that of mechanical engineer. He was born in Mi higan. He went to British Columbia when a joung man and then took up his residence on the Pacific Coat In Spokane, he had filled the offices of City Commission and Fire and Police Commis sioner He had filled the position of master me chanic for the Oregon Transportation and Navigation Companj He was master me chanic of the Tiger and Poor Man Mining Companj at Burke, in Shoshone county, Idaho On April 2'i ISM, he was at work and so, too were all the men emplojed by that company with one exception. There was no unrulv conduct on that daj at Burke to far as he observed The town was unusually quiet." Where were jou on April 30" 'I was at the mine All mv men were at work at the mine on that daj with the exception of four Everj thing was per fectly quiet and peaceable " ' Did vou sec anj evidences of insurrec tion?" ' No. sir, the town was quiet " ' Were the men at jour mine at work'" " Thej remained at work three or four davs until a number of them were arrest ed When the troops came I wont to the commanding olileer. Major Morton and ex plained to him that the manager of the mine being absent I was in charge and I would have to have jmsses for the men to come and go " "I do not know anj thing about vou and will place jou under arrest said Mor ton The witness said Morton declared This is martial law He was not allow ed to send a telegram to the manager or president of the mining companj 11 heard Morton order soldiers to break Into private dwellings and search them "It was about in front of mj house ' said the witness that I was arrested I heard Morton command n soldier to break into my house Tho soldier tried the door and finding it locked broke it iu. The house was searched " Was there anj disturbance in Burke until the arrival of the soldiers?" o, sir " ' Was tnere any opposition to the civil authorities" ' No sir " So far a vou observed, was there any need for tne troops' ,ou want my opinion?' ' Ves, sir ' Justice was defeated bj troop- The gutitv men who feared arrest, e-capeu from Burke over a pass into Montana. The men who were innocent and did not fear arrest remained until the troops ar rived, and were placed under arrest ' The witness told of a trip he had made to Wardner. From what he saw there he formed the opinion that the military au thorities were in control. He was finallj released, and sought to have the military authorities release enough men to man the mine He saw Bartiett Sinclair and pre sented to him affidavits in the cases of about twenty -seven men who had been taken into custody. These men were un der his personal control en the day the Bunker Hill mill was blown up, and his aftidavft went to show that these men could have had no participation in the crime. Sinclair said that what he wanted was not affidavits to show that men were innocent, but that they were guiltv. , On qustions from Mr Lentz, the wit ness said he was not a member of any labor organization. The men emplojed by him, and who worked underground were members of the Miners" Union and those who worked above ground were members of the Western Fed eration of I-iboi. The witness was posi tive that many Innocent men were impris oned "I know that," he said, "because Ihev were working under my charge when the Bunker Hill Mill was blown up" "When jou were at Wardner to see Sin clair did you go to the bull pen?' "Yes, I stood on the outside and snw a large crowd of men I thought a very great number of men to be confined in so small a building Many of the men had their gum clothes on. They were black and dirty and miserable looking." "What is the difterence In the tempera ture of the mine and the surface7" "In parts of the mine It is 103 degrees and in all parts of the mine It is too warm for comfort. At tho surface it is chilly. It is the practice of the miners, when they are through with their work in the mine to change their clothing for heavier. When the men were arrested they had on then working clothes which were wet, and of course, thin." Tho witness told of some tiouble that occurred between the fireman at the mine and a deputy sheriff The deputy reported io Lieutenant Lyons that the fireman had cursed him Lvons said- "You should have shot him. You would have "been jus tified In having shot him" The fireman denied the charge and other persons sub stantiated his statement, but for all that the fireman was placed under arrest and threatened with imprisonment in the bull pen, though this threat was not carried into execution Gill told cf the speech which Lieutenant Lyons had made at a hall in Burke to the miners. Ljons said "I have known Gen eral Merriam for eight years and I know that he is an honest and upright gentle man He has placed me in charge of this mine to protect it from dynamite, fire, and water, and by I am going to do it if it takes every man Jjjmy command. Now. I'll give you pump men five minutes to get back to work, and if jou don't do it I will make jou work at the point of bayonet." Gill said he believed that there was no A ill 1011 build an thins: thin ppnng? Pall flit and consult V. Libby i. Co , meeting held at which a pjan was agreed on to blow up any of tho Bunker Hill property. If any of the men In the cm ploy of his mine had known anything about this he believed that he would have b;eu informed of It. Asked about the general character of the miners of Shoshone county, he said that for the most part they had families, cw fl ed their homes, and his children took mu sic lessons. He had never been treated batter In his lire than by tho miners of the Cocur d'Alcne country. He considered them superior to any other miners in the country. At neon the .committee adjourned until 10 o'clock Mondaj. THE PKESIDENT'S VISITORS. Ivulhts Temntnr Keeelel at the Ahltc HoiiNe. St. Patrick's Day at the White House was inaugurated by the reception of about 300 of the Knights Templar of the District of Columbia Commandery, and the visiting Mary Commandery of Philadelphia, with their wives and daughters, the President greeting the body m the East Room. Pre vious Jjy their call the Knights had pho tographs taken while posed upon the steps of the State, War, and Navy Building, and upon leaving the White House they went to Cabin John Bridge for luncheon. Mrs Isaac L Rice, wife of the Presiden of the Holland Torpedo Boat Companj; Mrs. Creecj, Mr. John Mason, and chil dren of Mrs Rice, called upon the Preui dent this morning and were received in his office. The children were all dressed in sailor suits They gathered around tho President while he wrote his autograph for each When thej were going the President gave each child a poppit or a rose from his bou quet on the desk Simon Kijigobcaese Gevaki and Endaao Kijigod, Ottawa Indians, from Minnesota and Michigan, also called upon and were received by the Preaident ' The President hah approved a joint res olution to print 51 flOO copies of the eulogy upon the late Gant . Hobart, and also a resolution to grunt an American regis ter to the steamer Windward. Pincknej W Smith ha ben appointed first lieutenant of Compnnr D. Third Bat talion. District or I'ohmbta Militia, r thur L Evans first lieutenant. Company D Fourth Battallcn and James Edwin Leeman. second lieutenant, Company Fourth liattalion THE TROUBLE IN CHINA. Antson to eleel the essel for I'ort Tn k 11. It was stated at the Narv Department to daj that Rear Admiral Waton had not advifed the department what ship he would send to Taku Fort China. At the request of the Secretary of State Secretarj Long late jePOidav wired AtK imral Watson to seel on a of his Yea els to China to look after Yiuerican interests It was left to Admiral Wato to dide which vesl he would enI Taku Fort is t the month of Taku River, on which Pekin is situated and the State Department wa adviged""by I nited States Minister Conger at Pekin jeaterthtv that tho Anti-Foreign Soci'ty known as the ' Boxers" were makinie threatening iemon stratiou agaiii American missionaries and ether foreigners in that vicintr The State Department officials mM today that no later advices had bees received from Mini-tcr Conger and that while an immediate outbreak of the Boxer was not feared it was thought advisable to have an American warship in Chinese waters THE PEAKS BROTHERS CLAI5I. V stole I) parlim lit I' VJiI.i nal Ion of the C'lM-, The report from New Orleans that 'h State Department was cognizant of an ar rangement between the Government o Honduras and the brothers of Frank Pears, of Pittsburg, bv which a large lumber con. cession was given to the Pears brothers and as compensation for the killing o Frank Pears bv a Honduran soldi-r is net confirmed at the State Department It was learned there today however that an attempt bad betn made to make the United States a party to the commercial arrange ment between the Pears brothers and Hon duras, which was rejected by the State De pal tment. The Department endeavored to have the Pears brothers unite in presenting a sta -ment of what course thej desired thte Government to pursue, but they could not agree and the Department then proceed "d to make a demand for $10 000 indemnity for the killing of Frank Pears on the broad punclple that his killing had been as much an offence against the United States as against the members of hi family This claim is pending THE DAY IN NEW YORK. V Parade in Honor of M. Patrick, and Other Celebrations. NEW "YORK March 17 This is St Pa trick's Daj and all those of Irish origin a-e celebrating in consequence The usual St Patrick's Dav storm came a daj In advance and left much snow on the line of march laid out for the parade Through the efforts of Commissioner Nagle. however, a way was cleared for the parade. The route was about the same as last jear and there was a big gap on the waj to remind those who passed by of the Windsor Hotel fire which occurred on the same day last year. The parade started from Tifth Avenue and Fortv -second Street about 2 o'clock. The line of march was from Forty -second Street up Tifth Avenue to 123th Street, across Madison Avenue, up Madion Ave nue to UCth Street and thence across to Sulzer's Harlem River Park. The Sixty -ninth Regiment left its armo ry at 10 o'clock this morning and marched to St. Patrick's Cathedral to attend a sol emn high mass. At the close of the mass the regiment marched over to Fifth Avenuo and took its place on the right of the line of the parade. The militiamen wore blu overcoats, fatigue caps, and Icggins. Besides the parade many other events are scheduled in honor of the day. These Include the annual dinner of the FrlecJly Sons of St. Patrick, at Delmomco's. at which Justice James . O Gorman will pre side and Governor Roosevelt, General Mcr ritt. Senator Depew, and August Van Wyck are' invited guests. There will be a drill dress raradc and review of the First Reg iment, Irish Volunteers at Grand Central Pacific followed by a ball. Other social events scheduled for tonight arc: The Dublin Club ball at Murray Hill Lvceum, the reuerai rieasure emu uau at Everett Hall, the Leopold Stone Associa tion reception and dinner at Rubert's Shamrock Garden. 101st Street and Am sterdam venue. The dinner will begin at 10 o'clock. The P. H. Sheridan Command entertainment and smoKer at i-rogress .v3 semblj Rooms, Tuentj -eighth A'.cnue; Holy Rosary Lvccunt smoker and enter tainment at its rooms. East 119th Stt at 8 o'clock; the Ibnbury Association Masquerade ball at Webster Hall: Liber ty Council. Knigflts of Columbus, will give an "Irish Night" at its rooms, 341 Wul Forty-seventh Street. Sl.-o To Baltimore ami Re- SIJI. turn -via l'lMinijlvania ItnlIro..d. Tickets on sale 'aturdaj and Sunday, JIareh 17 and IS, good to renin, until Monday, March 19 AH trams tvrrpt Conrw-ionol Limited. flood Vloorlnjr "ar. Car. pine. SUr. IperlOOsq feet. C-lltJaceit ' 1 ' - TRIBUTES TO ST. PATRICK Hfs Xafal Day Quietly Celebrated in Washington. V Gc11er.il Ilispln of Oreen Itouton nieres jiriKht Weather ami a Gen eral Peeliiisr of. t.ooil Vellovrthip. 'Ihe Dinner to ll- (.it en lj Promi nent Irishmen 'ihit Evening-. Tiny bows 8f green ribbon on the Ia!e. of many coats, with a general feeling jollity and good folkrwtMp. 3?gsi y tftat this hf Si. I'atriek'a Day Thero has ten no general etjieoration ef the oecaaran in Washington, tfteagh tonight several (Ma tt ers aad ether affairs of a social ehacaeMr n ill be held in honor of tlw EmwaH tetetj patron saint. In some of the Catholic ehurehes tMi morning devctional sorricee ware heW .iml the badge of green wag eonspIeuoMO ae an adornment of the throng? of wersWpots. The weather was all that could be riestratl so far as brightness of sky was concerned, although the condition of the streets au the nipping air r ootd have made a paraae practically lmpc3aibie had oo bees air ranged for the occasion Solemn high mass was celebrated al s Patrick's Cbnreh at II o'eleelt. awta aar mon on St. Patrick. Ma Hf aati work. wb delivered by the Rev. John T Wawteav f Baltimore. Fatlivr haleu'H Sermon. Father 'WhaleM said in part ' Ireland s apostle furnishes ta M Nfe and work an example to every Christian in all ages and among all people. Htr was not the passive piety of the AseaMar and the visionary His life waa ee hard endeavor, earnest purpose, awl ceaoo less action He did not confine the srae within him to his own Hfe. bat broadened it till it convert"! a whole nation to tfeat Christian faith ami shone aaaoaa; a beacon light, teaching then tk way to salvation "St Patrick t mission was to elevate humanitv. to plant in the breast off tan heathen the seeds of the faith of Christ. How successfully this work was aecea plished the Irish poopb today bear wit ness Through all the storms of aersecw- lion and iajastice they still rotate their ancient faith unsullied and look e hash tor consolation ami hope with tae saw 1.1 ehikUsh trustfulness thfv aid wbc 9k Patrick taught them the rites of Chris tianity. "This indeed is the brightest arm hi a sad and tragic history For Its areaj tioa human blood has been shed Hh wa ter, and the most frishtfwl Mrtwre asnt Injustice inflicted upon an innocent - pie The weight of cruelty and tyranny has now been lifted it mav be hnaedt, nW ever, and with faitb preserved let ws t- . lieve m tho future there is a brighter as happier prospect for Ireland. The Mlniier at Itaal'lirr'. The feature of the local eetefcratfam wlf be a patriotic dinner tn be given ibis ve Ihc at Raaschc's. From seventj At u one bandred of the most prominent .sh men and sons of Irishmen in WashingMi will participate ia the annul JnbttaUm The table will be resptendently bedVchec in the fasiuoarabie soJor emblematic si Irish patriotism and the vernal season. The banquet will be presided over feji Dominic 1 Murphy former Comsntalmni of Pensions, and addresses wilt he dew ered by several distmsrutsaed auests Among those who have been askd tn present and to respond to toasts mm Rev. Dr. Stafford. Ireland formal United States Senator Roach, ' America. John J Doian. The Iay We Celebrate: Charles Davie. "The Fadermad " Jnsepa J Murphy, "Women hi Irish Poetry mn)) H L West. "Tho Press An orijrtanl composition will be sang bv B "Hran lon The tables are arrayed ia hnrseshc form and in the centre of the grat boas 4 15 placed a harp formed of green Im mortelle", amen, which shire small etac tric lishu. Magnificent silver candelabra ccvered with green shades, tend an efa gant appearance te the a-ene al ifieei. Tt menu is elaborate and bemntMnl in devste; depicting the Irish ami American final intertwined anJ a harder of shamroato interlaced in an ancient Celtic testa. s'rlng band will be in at'eadaare and will render Irish and American metadms durtug the progress of the tannset V musical and literary eatertaiamaMt will be -nven at the National Rifles Hall tomorrow evenia tinder tne sanaices t the ncient Order of Hiberaiars at wmen the Rev Dr Garrigan lce Rector ni ta Catholic University and RepresentathN; Champ Clark, -will deliver wWrce Tts proximity of ct Patri"k s Day wtll aaafca this pracueally a celebration in honor at the occasion SHAMROCKS AND GHEEN PAPHR. The l)ji t elebrateil the Utilise I'ress Cnlleri. St Patrick s Day was observed in tin Press Gallery of the Hotree bv the nee of green paper and the distribnsiea of ant rocks. The long heavy writing tables mrty ususlly weight ed with great heaps ef -low writing paper Practical! every celnmnt of matter concerning Ceni-xesaloaat pro ceedings that gees ewt of the Hone Presn Gallery, is written oh vellow (mper Tho familiar velrow heaps were not in evidence this morning In their places were fresh piles of green paver C II. Mann, doorkeeper of the Pres Gallerv hu. provided this in honor of the dav V larx bunch of shamrocks, sent by William K. Smith, Superintendent of the National Bo tanical Garden, were distributed ame4 the newspaper men. HADE A SHAMROCK SALAD. A German Barkeeper' Crror in nt Irish Saloon. CHICAGO, March IT Jimmy Barrv had a large package of genuine shamrock enrjf him from Ireland yesterdaj It came to his buffet in La Salle Street when he wraa out. The German bartender received thai package and opened It. He thought It waaf greens and proceeded to make salad sf It for the free lunch counter Halt a down patriotic Irishmen ate the shamroek with: the mayonnaise dressing before the mis take was discovered. The German bar tender is looking for a job m a German, saloon. In Kavor of Expansion. ATLANTA, Ga , March 17 A canvas of the members of the Democratic Stats Ieg- islative committees shows that with oaly, two exceptions they favor the retention? of all our new possessions They differ ax to methods, but unite in the facts. Cot of Vcneruclan Arbitration. LONDON, Mareh IT In the Honse 1 Commons yesterday Mr. Broderiek. UndeU Secretarv for Toreign Affairs, said that tho coats to "Great Britain of the Anglo-enez-uelan Arbitration Tribunal amounted 14 63,023 British Guiana will not pay an, part c this expense. Afc jo'nr tIruBKit for Kretol. Lowest I.id-I.nrs;et MocL-Cou. plete In all details prompt delivery R Lm?