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Wbt mwu tttte NUMIIEK 1444. WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MAECH 3 5, 1900. Price One Cent. DEFIANCE FROM IBOGEB Oom Paul Preparing a Reply to Lord Salisliurv. It "Will Deny That the Hoers Have Ulade Vifv iuie-vations Ilritish lertitoiy Oeenpied Oitl for stra tegic Purposes Determined tti Fight ti the Last Ditch TranMnnl llutghers '1 reniemlously Incensed Against the I'rce taters for Sur rendering Hloeiiifoii tcin Prayer n 11 (I lvclncr Mj lotl Traitors Hoh 01 ts rin Taking ceded Ucst. iliOKDOX. March 15 IntoDse excitcmeat iprovalls at Pretoria, sy despatches from ithore. The Boors and their lenders are vvflld with resentment at Lrd Salisbury's fpWiriiy opM-wed intention to wipe out the two republic All claees mj they aie eterratned to Bght to the bitter end to prcorve the Transv nal's independence. SoerrsUty r-f State Rett declares the war wM new be fought to a finish The Doers mi England s task is grewtei than the icuttnes awl that tactics not breamed of wW be leeorted to. Pro9dtN& Kiugoi and his advisers are preparing a defiant repl) to Lard Salis bury. It will den) that the Boers have made an annexations It will declare that British leiriloij was occupied for puref) fctralesic purpose It will prac tically defy England to do her worst and tapree a determination to light to the lat titMh tor Independence. The Boers are tre mendously incensed at the Orange Free 3ttort who gae up the kevs of Blcem teiitefn's public offices to Lord Roberts. Theses of Praser and Keinoi who gave np the town and welcomed the Eng ish, would not be safe in the Transvusl capi tal. They are reported as trailers Another thing that excites the ne of the burghers is the shipment of Cronje and his arniy to St. Helena and the refusal rT Great Britain to exchange prisoners. The Boers claim the reason the Britih would not exchange prisoners is because one Boer isvvoith Aft eon Britishers The wt of Bteeiufontcm apparently is "The king it dead Long live the king' ' Aeewwtng t a telegram ent on Wedn?s 4y, the welcome to ile British troops eon SAhuos to be most cordial President Steyn and a few of the Free State officials are 10 rto to have reached Kroonstadt Reiit Jng4oa"s guides were the 8rt to enter the town, about 1 o clock General Lord Rob orte, with the Highland Brigade and the eavfltrv, followed Scouts have been sent nortbwwrd, but the main body of General Dldbart's forces will probably rest for a few days. A errefMm4eai, telegraphing from Beth urie on March 1-1, escribes sHe exciting. Iwoidotita in connectien witJi the" saving of the wagon bridge which the Boers' contin ued to mine under an artfilery die. Later on Lieutenant Popham, of th Derbyshire jogSment (the "Shetwoed Foresters") eroteed unobserved during a storm of shot and shell and cut the connecting wire ! lie utecevered several boxes of dj samite j nwft returned and took a part) of his regi ment who crossed and carried off the dy ttanrite. At night Captain Grant iaoed the clMirgeb from the borings and tbrc them into the rhei. He also disconnected the remaining wiies General Clements patrols have effected a Junowon with Gatacre s forces at Burghers dorp. A patrol has started from Bethulie Ja the direction of Alilawai North to try to open up comiHumcations "Kith Governor Brabant. It is reported from Pretoria that General Jeubert left again for the front on Maich It. The despatch of troops to South Afn ca continues uncoasingl A battalion of 1,110 men of the Scots Guards sailed from Southampton this morning RESISTING BTJLLER'S ADVANCE. 'llio llm'ri eeuii strona Positions on the Mountain Hnnure. LADYSMITH, March 15 It is stated that the Boers are oecupjiug several strong pooltlonc at the junction of the Drakens barg and Biggarsberg ranges Thev have hoavj gons at Pongweni Kop. Slatiku lumguntfifn, Iiniwti Gibeons Farm and Gundjoleugh The reeonetrurtion of the railwaj toward Iundee is rajddlj proceeding Provisions in Ladysmith are till scarce General Dollers men and horses are thorough! ic tstoreH AT THE FREE STATE CAPITAL. resident st,.j nK Ilrotlier Kntor tnins ItohertN anil froncli. LONDON, March 15 A despatch from Bteemfontein dated March 13 sajs "The Union Jack hoisted over the Presidencj was apectallv made bj Ladj Roberts the vJfe of the commander-in-chief. "President Stojn's brother entertained General Trench at his farm yesterdaj. General Roberts took breakrast "with him today." PATRIOTIC NEW ZEALAND. i I he Colon k oner of Ariuii'ioiial Troop Glall Accented. LONDON, March 13 In the House of Commons toda) Colonial Secretar) Cham berlain stated that a further oiler from New Zealand or 300 men for service in South Africa had been giadl) accepted. New Zealand's total of 1 430 men Is equivalent in proportion to the population of the two countries to 80,000 from Great Britain. EXPRESSIONS OF REGRET. The German Government MnUe Vineiifls fr nti-IiiK:lisli Aetw. LONDON, March 15 In the House of Commons toda) Right Hon. William SL John Brodcnck, Under Secrelar) of Affanfi stated that the representations which had been made to German) regarding the in sults to British residents of Diesden, the tearing down of the Union Jack from the Anglo-American Club and the disfiguring of the English Church, had elicited from that Gov ornment an expression of deep l c greL The flag had been restored and tho sus pected persons arrested. The cvv KukHhIi War I.omi. LONDON. March 15 The applications from Rome for the new English war loan amounted to 500,000. The list has been closed, but the amount offered is not jet known. The bonds are quoted at 1 7 8 per cent premium. HATS TELEGRAM TO ENGLAND. The "Ncusnuc Kal in tlie House of Common ! Mr. Ualfonr. LONDON, March 13. In the House cf Commons today Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasur and Govern ment leader in the Hou-e, rcpling to a question hi Mr. William Redmond, Na tionalist Member for Clare East, as to whether the United States had offered its services to bring about peace, stated that on March 13 Mr. White,, the American Charge d'Affaires in London, had commu nicated to Lord Salibur the following telegram from Secretary Haj : "Bj waj of fnendlj good offices joj will infcrm the British Minister of Toreign Af fairs that I am in receipt of a telegram from the United States Consul at Preto ria representing that the Government cf the South African R'epublics requc&t the President of the United States to cifer in tervention with a view to a cessation of hostilities. A similar request has been made to representatives of European pow ers. "In communicating this request I am asked to express the hope that a way of bringing about peace may be found. I will be glad to aid in fcny fnendlj man ner to bring about so happ a result." Lord Salisburj, -in reply, requested Mr. White to convev the slnceie acknowledge ments of the British Government to tne 1'nited States for the friendlv tone of thtir communication and to sa that the Gov ernmen did not picpose to accept inter vention from anj power in South African affairs. INTERVENTION IMPOSSIBLE. ii tliiif vnion 'I lint ICriiKer niid tj a Vpproaelicfl the I'lrnrm. PARIS. March 15 Repljing to a ques tion bv Senator Chaumie today, M. Del casse, the Ministes of Foreign Affairs, tated that Presidents Kruger and Stejn, had approached the powers with the iew of their intervention betvecn the South African Republics and Great Britain Lord Salicburv s replv to the telegram of the Boer Presidents, however, had made in tervention bj the powers impossible. BOEHS HELD RESPONSIBLE. I'xpeeteil to l'rotvot the Live and rroeriy of lneful ( itirt-M. LONDON March 13 Repljing to a ques tion in the H6use of Commons todav as to the i eported 'ivrccking of the coal mines near LadysmlFh and the determination on the part of hi Boers to demolish the ma chinery of the'gold mines and to destrov the prmciiml mines at Johannesburg, Colo nial Secretar-. Chambeilain stated that the matter was under serious consideration b the Government. President Kruger hid been warned at the commen ement of the war that he and hi government would b- expected to protect the lives and pi open j of peaceable oui7en Kruger and his Gov ti anient Will be held responsible for airv damage that mav bt done to piorertv. QUEEN'S TRIP TO IRELAND. Hie "Will nil the A ietorla and lhert vvt VIoiHIi. LONDON. Match 13 The Queen will sail from Holvhead for Kingnown Ireland, on the secial vacht Victoria and Albert on pril 4 The vacht will be escorted to Kinestown bj the cruisers Australia and Galatea Her Majestj will start for Wind sor on her leturn trip on April 2S. A TRIBUTE TO CRONJE. I)i. Mjie v I lliur Puts Him on a I'not inu With Napoleon. NEW "iORK March 15 The Rev Dr. Robett Stuart MacArthur in a written statement regarding the eile of General Clonic ajs "General Cronje. the brilliant Boer, an other son of 'Mars is now on his wav to elle on the lon'elv Island of St. Helena. This act of tho Biitish Government is in one sen a great compliment to General Cronjt He is thus put practicall into the same calegorr with the great Napoleon, whom all the woild feared Nothing that Britain could -lo to Cronje is so certain to give hnn lmmoitalitj of fame as his eile to the island made ever memorable bv its association with Napoleon. "If the purpose of the British Govern ment is to deprive the great Boei of influ ence and fame this act entire iv defeats that puipose Probablj, however, their aim is to isolate him, in order that he ma not be able to give his compatriots the benefit of his militnrv genius while the stinggle continues. His banishment seems to be unnecesaiilj harsh, if it is not posi tives cruel Was there anj militarj ne cesitv to thus isolate him to make it im possible for him to communicate with hi- friends and associates? There is leason for the belief that his eiie will not be long continm-d and it is equallv ceitam that it will tvcntuallv be the crowning event of the undving fame which his brav trv has alreadv izf 1 for him on the page of mm ei sal htetorv " A LARGE SUM FOR THE BOERS. 'I he Holland Relief Soei.-t Winds ( Its V fTaiis. DETROIT. Mich, March 13 The Hol land Relief Fociet), of Michigan, wound up Its affairs jesterdaj and dissolved. Its mission was to iaise manej for the relief of the widows and orphans of Boer soldiers. Tuesday a draft on the Anderslamsche Bank, in Amsterdam, Holland, was bought at the First National Bank, of this cit.y, and forwarded b) mail. The total sent from Michigan approxi mates ?10,000, a fourth of the entire amount raised in this country. The greater part of the Michigan offering came from Grand Rapids, where lesidcs a large number or Hollanders. The reason for the dissolu tion of the societj was not made public. ROYALTY DINES CHEAPLY. I'rinee and Prlnrcni of "Wales at a AorUnieni Hestaiirnnt. LONDON, March 13. The Prince and Princess of Wales paid an unexpected visit to the Vlexandria Trust Restaurant j oster dav. This is the workmen's restaurant, established b Sir Thomas LSpton, for the benefit of poor people, and named aftei the Princess of Wales. Sir Thomas was on the premises at the time, but before he could come downstairs their roval highnesses had pui chased at thp women's pa bo tickets for three diuv ncrs at 4 1-2 pence apiece. Then thej r?t down and partook of the dinner, whi h the) highlj approved. .. Died in the ) iiUKojiiio. TRENTON, N. J , March 15 Raboi Samuel Lavine dropped dead in the Jewish Synagogue here this here this mornAig while celehraling the Feast of Esther. He was eightj-six vears old and leaves a wife and sixteen childien. He was leading fioui the "Jewish Old Testament" when he sud denlj fell to the flcor and expired. t'lj mi's Business Collecc, Mil nml JC. J5 Census Office Examination S3 REBEL LEADERS GIVE OP Prominent Filipinos Surrender to Hie United States Forces. Governor of "North Cniiuirlnes fenics Hostilities niid SeuriN IlttimtMS TliroiiKh tli' Comitr to Proclaim Ameiieaii Nov er,iKiit'. Aisuiiutl do'i feeoretarj of Mar Capitulate1. MANILV, March 13. The troops who v.ent to re-enforce the garrison at Gubat, fiftj-two miles from Albaj, found the men unhurt. It had been reported that the garrison was surrounded Lj insurgents and the town was burning. The trouble started in this wav: The people made an attack on a swindling for eigner, whose warehouses were burned. The fire spread to other buildings and this attracted the insurgents to the place. When the people saw the rebels coming thej stampeded to the ships The rebels, who were chicflj bolomeu, were easil) re pulsed by the Americans Brigadier General Kobbe has returned from his visit from the southern islands. He reports that Samar and Lejtc are set tling down and trade is reviving The na tives are returning to their homes and the troops are well received. Legaspi continues to be a hotbed of re bellion and constant patrolling is neces sary in order to destroy bands of insur gents. The Governor of North Camarines, "with his staff, has surrendered to the Ameri cans at Xueva Caceres, He has also order ed runners -ent out through the country to proclaim Vmerican sovcrcigntj. Senor Florez, who was Secretary of War in Aguinaldo's so-called Cabinet, has surren dered to General MacArthur. SPANIARDS SENT HOME. HflciioCMl I'rlsniirrs Miippeil to Bar celona lij General Oti. The following despatch was received b the War Department todav from General Otis. Manila, March 15 10W Tiljutatu flenrr.il, vahint.i n. Miipptd todji u l!jrrkru eight four Ofiicors, 427 Piih'ltd inrn. lum-li jirwners of war, held 1i iiiMiii.oit-. i1no tight wit, fourteen thil tirt-n oi othiir-, loul iS5 Ollb THE FILIPINO REBELLION. Viioflif r Vsseition 'llint the War Is I'raetie'all Uver. HELEN Mont , March 15 T H Bar rv, djutant General of the Eighth Ann Corps in the Philippines during the past two veurs parsed through hero todaj en route to Washington from the Orient He savs the war is practicall) over and that a few straggling bands are all that re main to be quelled FELL INTO A FILIPINO TRAP. Terrible 1'nte of an V merlon n nilor Near llrcuor, EASTON Pa. March 13. The famil) of Albert Runvon, of this cit), a sailor on the Lnited States cruiser Brooklvn, has re ceived word of Runvon s disappearance of Januarj 10 last He was granted a fur lougn to leave his ship, which was in Phil ippine waters, to visit his brother in a hos pital at Marinas Luzon Province He never reached his brother, and it is believed he was murdered bv Filipinos, as the mutilated bodies of a number of mericans were found the dav after Run von left Bacoor, where he was last seen .dive. AN UNEXPECTED STORM. V Preilietion 'I hat It Will Last 'I lirouulioul the Mfrlit. An unexpected snowstorm greeted Wash ington with the dawn of todav The Weather Bure?u officials had pred'eted cloud) weather and weie at a loss ta dis cover the source of the strange homeless storm, as the conditions in the region around the District did not seem to war rant anj thing more unpleasant than a. gloom) skv This morning after the snsw had arrived, the weather men made haste to warn the residents of the cit) that the storm will be a record-breaker for this time of the joar and mav be a small edi tion ot the blizzard which visited tae C pi tal on .March 12, 1SSS Acording to the prediction issued, the storm will last far into the night and probablv until tomorrow morning CJld er weather i expected tonight. Prof Garrlott, of the Weather nurcau, stated this morning that the northwest winds predicted to acompanv the storm were due in this cit) tonight but that no daravge was expected, as the ve'oct) wi 1 not he extrnordinar) At present a heavy rainstorm is general over tne Southern States east of the Mississippi, and tie local disturbance mav develop into a mild deluge. While this is one of the heaviest storms that has ever visited the District at this time of jear, ver) little deki) or damage has resulted so far. Local traffic was uot much disturocd by the sudden appearance of tlie miniature blizzard. The street railroad linea op eiated cars in fair shape, as the snow was soft and formed slush, which was over come b) running without trai.ers and the use of sand. The streets were practically deserted during the day on account of the unpleasant conditions. THE- STORM IN NEW YORK. Indications Point to Trntlie Inter ruption I.nter On. NEW YORK, Match 13 Local Forecas ter Emer) said this morning that the bul letin from Washington meant that the storm might assume tho ptopottions of a blizzard. "I do not think that it will b2 cold enough for a regulai blizzard, but it is going to be a bad storm . Stoim signals will soon be fling along the coast," said he. The storm began eaily in the da) but onl) about half an inch had fallen at noon and traffic was not Interfered with. The snowfall is increasing ever) hour, though, and thev indications arc that both street railway traffic and rallioad traffic will bz interfered vith tonight. A FAST TRAIN WRECKED. The CIiiensro-Denv er Flyer fines Into a 11 it eli. OTTUMWA. Icwa. March 15 The Chicago-Denver flfr, tram No 1, on the Bur lington Railroadynas wiecked twenty-five miles west of Ottumwa at 12:30 o'clock thU morning. The engine, baggage car, and two Pullmans aie reported in the ditch. No loss of life is reported, but the road will be lied up for some time. SlJ."; 'I o Haiti mo re and Re- St."i.; Mini via Pciiiim Ivniiin. Itailronil. Tickets on nle Sitiinljj jnd Muiilji, "March 17 aid IS Rf.d to letuin until AlotiJav, MjkIi 10. All train tAc-nt Ct5t)pcs.ionjl Liuucil. IDAHO MINING ENQUIRY. Attorney Forney- Testifies for the State Authorities. The Coeur d'Alene enquiry was resumed by the House Committee on Military Af fairs this morning. The dissensions which disturbed the committee jesterday, i.ews of which had gone abroad, operated to at tract a greater crowd of spectators than usual. Though the testimony against the conduct of the military is not all in, vet it was temporarily suspended that a wit ness, ivhose testimony was fto be in sup portrof the conduct of the State authorities of Idaho and the troop3, might be heard. This vitncss was J. H. Torney, an at-tornc)-at-law who was called in to rep resent tho county of Soshoijc at the coio ner's inquest and before thofgrand jury of that count) in the matter or the destruc tion of private property afld the deaths resulting from the labortnqts. Mr. For ney was assigned to the'dajy by the At torney General of Idaho, and in place of the count) attornev elected by the people. The charge is mada b) the miners that Forney is and was then nUorney for the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mine. In repl) to questions by Chairman Hull and Mr. Esch, the witness --said that the men were not thrown into the bull pen because of an) specific charge against them, but b) virtue of the Gov-nior's proclamation declaring that .1 state of in surrection existed in Shoshone count). The bull pen was made use of because it was considered more Fanitar) than the cojnty jail In the matter of tho, arrests, the wit ness admitted that "some mistakes had been made." meaning that innocent men had been detained in the pen. Some of the men confined in the bull pen were sub sequent!) Indicted. Some of those who were shown not to have been agitators were released. Mr. Forne) insisted that the military authorities acted under the direction of the civil authorities, "though certain mat ters of discipline were left to the troops. He said that as a general thiBg the troops made no arrests without being directed to do so by the civil officers, nor had the troops sole authorit) to release prisoners. Under cross-examination by Mr. Sulzcr, Forney said that his present official posi tion was "special prosecutor for Shoshone count), under appointment by Judge Stew art, district judge " At tho time of his appointment he was not a citizen of Sho shone county. Mr. Sulzer produced the statistics of Ida ho to show that to be lawful the attorue) from a county either bv election or ap pointment must have been a resident of that county for six months before his election or appointment. This matte seemed to disturb the witless and he in sisted on making an explanation, but Mr Sulzer would not permit this at that juncf ure, but demanded direct answers to his questions Mr Sulzer then pressed the witness closely to show that Dr. France, the coro ner of Shoshone count), and who presided at the inquest, was the compnn) doctor in the pa) of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine The witness could not testify that France was not an employe of that com pau). Mr Forne) said the inquest took a very wide range On being asked why the coro ner's jur) thought it receear) to go into the matter of the blowing up of the mine, le said that it was the undorfitanding that the occurrence ot April , in which two men had lost their lives, as the result of a conspiracv. Therefore to find out aii thing about those who were psrtips to this ronspiracv might clear urf the ra.ttter of t,he deaths which it was the primarv ob ject of the coroner's jur) to examine Into Do ou know how Gov. Steunnberg Came to declare that a state of insurrection existed' ' He issued a proclamation on thj strength of facts brought to his notice " Was that proclamation nor prepared b Mr Lindiev Dr France and Mr Sinclair, emplo)es of the mine company'" "I do not know Gov Steunenberg told me that he had prepared the proclama tion " Mr Sulzcr then took the witness over the matter of the suspensions or the de nial of writs of habeas corpus Mr For ne) said that the writ of habeas corpus was not suspended, but the courts of Shoihone count) refused to issue this writ, holding that the grounds for the jesuance of the writ were not sufficient- 'The Attorne) General had announced' tht the writ v. as suspended but this was not true The Governor had no authority under the stat ute to take that step, nor did hs assume to take it Though not suspended, the court-? refused to issue the writ At noon the committee took a recess ill 2 o'clock i MR. LO-TG'S STA&EIiTENT. J Denial of Reports Concerning Ite eent Naval Changes. The Nnv) Department gave out the fol lowing statement today rcnrdnig recent changes made in the stations of naval officers ' On enquir) at the Navy Dpartment with reference to the statement in the piecs that flag officers, among whom Admirals Reme) and McCormlck were named, have not been treated with the usual consider ation in the matter of their orders, tho Secretar) of the Navy states that noth ng can be further from the truth It is to the credit of naval officers that the) ?re geuerall) read) to serve promptly wher ever required They are the last men whj would claim that their convenience should be consulted rather thau the itnmed ate necessities of the service. "As to Admiral Remeyhander cf the Asiatic station was the highest compliment that could be piid to hinf, and he wa en titled to it for hi& ver) much appreciated services during the Spanish war. It hap pens that he was first apprued that he could have the place, and replied with a ver) cordial express'on of his appreciation of the opportunity, whereupon ordars were issued to him. "It appears also that before orders were issued to Admiral McCormick. he had no tice to hold himself in readiness for the important assignment made to him, and which is aUo a most honorable ove. He his not had an opportunity to fly his flag since reaching the grade of rear admit al and, with the exception, of two months in command of the Oregon which ho was obliged to leave on account of Ill-health, has not been to sea since 1S94. Leaving the Oregon, he was given sl months leave of absence and then, although a captai.i, given an admnal's command at tho Wash ington Navy Yard. After taking his re cent orders into consideration and confer ring with the Department as to time for going to Manila, he decided? in consideia tion of his health when test at sea, U avail himself of the law giving retirements after fort) vears' service "Both admirals aie officers of excellent character and ability, and the Depaitment has not had the slightest suggestion that the above opportunities for high command v.ere legarded in any other than the most compliraentar) light b) th-'m, as thtj cer tainly were b) the Depaitment." Gold Demoernts Meet. INDIANAPOLIS. March 15 A large number of gold Democrats met here last night, icafflrmcd their ralt to tho gold standard, and ordered the ic o'htiois sent to the National Democratic Committee. Many present favored putting a niticnal gold Democratic ticket in the field. t.2o to Ilaltimorc aid Iletwin Ala 11. Ar O. Suturdio ku Sunday, March IT and IS gcittfor rftjj-n until fofioui.ij: Monday. Ticket gonloif all 5 am cit Koiai laimicij. J Kentucky Republicans Prepare for a Bitter Resistance. They Propose to Investigate the Charges Against Those Aeenseil of Complicity In the Goehcl Assassi nation ami to Itnlse Money to De fend Them Powers Mill Defiant. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 1.3. An or ganization will be formed today to inves tigate the charges agaihst Messrs. Pow ers, Coulton, Davis, and Hazeiipp, charged with complicity 'in tlie Goebel assassina tion, and to raise money to defend them. This organization has employed former Governor Bradley as leading counsel. It is said that it will protect the accused by force if necessary. The Republicans de clare that the acts of the Goebelltes will result in plunging the State into a civil war. The prosecution of the Goebel, case was toda) placed under the absolute control of Col. Thomas C. Campbell. Republicans say that Taylor realizes that as long as he has militia at iiis back his party has some chance, but that with his staff out of office and the Goebelites in sole charge of the militia, the lives of the prominent principals will not be worth much. Witli Taylor forced out of hia of fice, Kentucky will not be safe for Repub licans, they declare. But oianizations to act with the big body to organize today will be formed all over the State, and the acts of the Geobclites met with force if attempts to convict Republicans are carried further. Taylor declares" that he will not surren der the militia nor his office. Secretary of State Powers, in discussing the fact that the warrant had been pint out for Reuben Miller, who Is chief clerk for Mr. Powers, said that the warrant against Miller was nothing more th.n a scheme to arrest and place in jail ever)- tirulv i nnTlntri1 tilth Kl nffipp fnr nn nfher reason than to get possession of it if pos- sible "But they'll never get it." salJ Mr. Pw- ers, with a look of determination in his e)e, notwithstanding that he is a prisoner in jail behind heav) walls and strong ircn bars "No, sir; the) will never get po - session of it. It they arrest Miller, then a man will be appointed to take his place, and if this second man is arrested, th n another will be appointed, and so on un til the) get tired of arresting them all The office of Secretary of Stats will n ver be surrendered to the gang now tr)ing to get possession of it " General Collier denies that he and Gen eral Castleman came to anj agreement about peace Their eonveisation was merf-j 1) a friendly one, in which bcth express d a desire tha peace should prcvai' Gen eral Collier also denies having said he would give up when the Court of jp al had passed on the contest DESTROYED BY FIRE. Five Blocks Hurncil in Hopkinton. .VInxwneluiHci t-. HOPKINTON, MrRs , March 15 Five blocks in the busiuess part of this town were totally destroyed by fire which broke out at 2 30 o'clock this morning The dam age is over $200,000. It was thought at one time that the w hole town was doomed The burned area Is in the very heart of the town and includes tho Town Ilall, the Masonic Hall, the Bridge's block, and the Mahan block. Engines arrived from Wor chester. Ashland, anJ Westboro to assist in fighting the flames The big Park Hotel caught shortly before 5 o'clock but the biazc was quick!) extin guished At C o'clock tho fire was under control At 0 o'clock it was burning fu riously, but onl) in isolated spots. The fire started in the Bridge's block, on Main Street, at 2 30 o'clock. It swept up the hill on which a large part of the to An is situated carr)ing ruin in its wake Man) of the largest boot and shoe factories In the State are situated here, and all were at one time in imminent danger of destruc tion. FEW FROM TAMMANY. I'rohnhilit v of a Small Turnout at Kniiitu City. NEW YORK, March 15 Indications point to n smnil delegation from Tammany Hall at the Democratic National Conven tion at Kansas City on July 4 In fact. It was said bv some of the leaders that the prospects are that Tammany will send the smallest delegation to a Democratic Na tional Convention in its history The Tammany leaders, who do not be lieve that they should be compelled to take delegations to Kansas City, have pointed out that the occasion does not re quire a great turnout of Tammany men. Their argument is that Bryan's renomina tion is assured, and that it is a prettv long and dusty" trip to Kans'as City in the hot test period of the summer. AFTER A NEWSPAPER. Dai id 11. Hill Negotiating for the Alliany Argus. ALBANY, N. Y, March 15. The Hon David B Hill is again desirous of control' mg a newspaper. He once owned a con trolling interest in the "Elmira Gazette, ' a Democratic organ of that city. Now Mr. Hill is anxious to secure control of tho "Albany Argus." A few )ears ago the majority of stock of the Argus Publishing Company was pur chased by the late Rosvvell P. Flower. An thon) N. Brady and Edward Murphy, jr. It is said that the Flower estate owns a controlling interest in the paper and Mr. Hill is negotiating for the purchase of that interest. SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS. A. Te.ns Janitor Gets a Light Pen nlty for Murder. DA.LLAS. Texas, March 15 The Stale Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the sentence of ten ) cars' imprisonment against John T. Carlisle for the killing of Pi of. William Lipscomb in tho Central Christian Church, of Dallas, on the night of Jul) 9 last. Prof. Lipscomb was prin cipal of the Dallas Public School. Carlisle had been dismissed as janitor. He shot Prof. Lipscomb to death during church services without warning and in the pres ence of a large congregation. On the tri al he pleaded insanit) as his defence. Judge Brooke in the opinion of the court affirming the sentenc, denounced the crime, concluding: "The court is at a I033 to understand how the jury reached the verdict they did The evidence amply sup ported murder m the first degice and the highest penalt), which 13 death." John T. Carlisle is a native of Randolpn cunty, Mo, and a relative of former Sei.--etary John G. Carlisle. Norfolk A Washington. Mcambont I o, Ikliirlitful trips I'aity at C 30 p. ni to Old l'oiot on'ctl Newport Newi, o-fnU. ana Xirjinu Itcacli For kdiedule see pase 7. Ask your drujjslst for Krctol. FOR DISTRTGT EXPENSES. Debate on the Appropriation Iliil Itesuinetl In the House. The House resumed consideration of the District Appropriation bill today, debate proceeding under the five-minute rule. Mr. Alien offered an amendment, providing that when street railway companies in removing snow from their tracks, pile It In the streets along the aide of their tracks, they shall dispose of this accumulation within twelve hours after snow has ceased to fall. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. Bell moved as an amendment that the salary' of the principal of the Central High School should be fiscd at 52,000 In stead of J1.C00. Mr. Bromwiil asked if the official named, in addition to his duties as a principal, also acted as an instructor. Ho was answered in the affirmative. Mr. Grout raised a point of order against the amendment. After a brief discussion by Mr. Bell. Mr. Grout, and Mr. Richard son, the point of order was sustained. After further discussion, however, the chairman made a contrary ruling, and de clared that the question was on agreeing to the amendment. Mr. Bromwell speke to this amendment, riying that the present salary of the prin cipal is in his opinion utterly inadequate. Mr. Grout defended the scale of wages in the public schools of the District. He would not maintain that the scale was high enough, but he contended that the salary of the Principal of th Central High School was relatively high enough coasid. erinff the salaries paid to ordinary teach ers. If the salary of the Principal of the Central High School was to be raised, tne salary of the other principals should be raied. He said that he considered Miss Wcstcott, Pnnciral cf the Western High School was doing more for her school than Principal Hughes was for his. Mr. Bromwell said that Mr. Hughes su pervised more teachers and more pupils than any other principal. Mr. Grout said Mr. Hughes "only put la iiis time" Mr. Cannon sustained Mr G'out. siying that the Secretary ot the Iaterior sjper- j vises ten times more eirplojes thaa the Secretary of State. One Congressman might do three times as much as another ' Congressman. j Mr. Allen aid Washington was not taking Its lessons from other cities. j It expected other their lessons from it. cities to take I There was no ' cheaper city to live In than Wasbing'r.-. i He thought the salary of Principal Hughes was sufficient. He had no doubt that Mr. Hughes was mighty glad to get the pla e ' at the present salar) Mr Bell's amendment was rejected by a vote of 37 to 23 PORTO RICAN RELIEF BILL. The lIone I'ropaslt Ion TnUfU. lp In the etiae. In the Senate today the House btfi ap propriating for the benefit of Porto Rico revenues collected on importations there- from was taken up the pending question being on the amendment reported from the Committee on Vppropnaticas, striking out the provision appropriating any further customs revenues collected on importation., since January 1, 1000, or to be hereafter collected. The amendii t was agreed to. The next amendment was to insert aft er the word ' government 'the words boa existing and which may hereafter be es tablished In Porto Rieo and tor jHibife ed ucation, public works, and other govern mental purposes therein." Mr Jones of Arkansas asked Mr. Ulison, in charge of the bill, what was to become of the revenues collected on Porto Rlcan gcods after January 1, 1900. Mr. AlliJon That will be a matter for Congress to decide on afterward Mr Jones 1 would be glad to vote for the bill if it provides for the return of all the money collected to those who paid It, and that there shall be no more collected This precipitated a lengthy discussion between Messrs Allison Jones, Lindsay, and others ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAYS. Mr. C11II0111 Introduces a Bill Itninir ing Companies to Iteport. Mr Cullom has introduced in the Senate a bill requiring railroaa companies to make teports of all accidents occurring on thtir j lines to the Inter-State Commerce Coramla sion. The bill as proposed b) Mr Cttllom is an amendment to an act, approved March 2, 1S93, to promote the safct) of employes b) requiring common carriers encaged in mter.-State commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers and eoatnraotis brakes. The following additions are made to the original bill 'That where any collision of trains, where one of the trains is a passenger train, occurs on a railroad of any common carrier engaged in inter-State commerce by railroad, or where any passenger train or any part of a passenger train, accidental'y leaves the rails it shall be the duty of the officer iri general charge of the movement of trains on the road, immediately to insti tute an mv-stigation into the causes of the accident and transmit a full and detailed report, under cath, showing the nature and causes thereof, to the Inter-State Com merce Commission at their office at Wash ington "It shall also be the duty ot any common carrier to make to the Inter-State Com merce Commission a monthly report, under oath, of all accidents which may occur to its passencera or employes, whether attend ed with loss of life o" personal injury, anl the "-eport shall state the causes and cir cumstances. Any common carrier failing to make such report within ten dajs aftr the end of any month, or failing to make report of any collision or cars leaving the rails accidentally, v.ithm ten days after th? occurrence of the accident, is to be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon convic tion thereof by a court of competent juris diction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than S1C0, and not more than $300, for each and every offence and for every day during which it shall fail to make a re port after the time herein specified for making the same." MEDICAL SCHOOL AT PRINCETON The University Said to Re Vfler Jef ferson College. PRINCETON, N. J , March 1." The re port emanating from Philadelphia that Princeton University desired to effect a union between that university and the Jef ferson Medical College of Philadelphia vas heaid here last night. This move. It was said, Princeton was obliged to make be cause of the existing laws of the State of New Jersey, v,hich prohibit dissection. The storv was emphatically denied by President Patton, who said: "Princeton University has never made any overture's or anything that approaches an overture for a union with any medical school, at least within my recollection. There is no immediate pros- cct of a medical school at Princeton, and the report Is absolutely without foundation." President Patton is reported as having said In his speech befoie the Chicago alumni recently that the university needed 51,000,000 to found a law school. It is said that Princeton at present is desirous of xtendinff its graduate departments in oth er directions than founding a medical school. 8LATEB PALLBSSEN HELD The Coronet's Jury Renders a Ver dict Against flic Prisoner. Finds That I!in Wife Came to Her Death Through U omuls Inllieteil hy Him Tlie Vlnn Itelterntes the tnteiiieiit That lie Killed Ills Metiut ly Divine Co in ma mi. The six men composing the Jury of ki ques? convened bv Coroner Carr at No f station at 11 o'clock this morning de cided that Josephine Paliewen earn to her death as the result of a stab wemd la the back and aorta Inflicted by a hatfe la the hands of her husband, Olef PalleMsn, about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Thy also decided that at the time ef her death Mrs. Pallessen was in a deltcau eendtttoa, and that Pallesnen was reapemfftlo, too, for the death of the unborn child. The jury recommended that Palleasen be heW for the action of the grand jury. Coroner Carr then committed the man to jail lo await further proceedings. Olof l'ulleen. Palb-s-n was removed from No. 6 sta tion to the jail in charge of a aquad ef policemen from the Third preeteet. Pre vious to the i-WHiest Pullessea was meas ured and photographed at Heudunffes for the rogoes' gallery. The process wa toHducted by Detectives Gvtwmm aI Phillip, the officiate mewaarers of the Po lice Department A peculiar thing about the lMtKS was that the testiioiiy of the prieli wt-nete- varied considerably Twe pers claimed to have seen the nabbtag of M s. Pallesen and Mrs. Hengesba'-h ad har child Each gave a tMOrert versfcw the affair Although only oe wmmmI was found in the body ef Mrs. PalietBes. ne Viitnesc- a positive sbe H stabbed e cr six time. Tbsee -tteaa9 to tfcfe stabbing ef Mts HeMgeebaefc aad wit Bd not see the others stabbed weto agree as to the manner in which it was sad the number of blows tnkk. 'I lie Coroner's Iminest. The members of the Jury wMch aat In mquen were J F Ritter. Daiiei Hamil ton. Frederick Weil. George O. .Milter, John Sthiot'erbach and Jobs H. Jwtice. Deputy t orener Gkaaebrools who per formed the autopsy on the boy of M. Pallessen. was the first witness examiMtl. He found in the subject of the inquest a strong healthy woman. She was attired ra. the ordlnarv- garments of women aad war a small cape about her shoulders. There were three tuts in the cape. Ib the waist were two cuts, while osly one was vMfeto in the chmse There was bo cwt vMfete inthe corset. In the back of the body at the shoulder was an Incision about an mh and one-half in length the wouad gaped for half an inch. Follow mg its course Dr. GtaaefecMk found that it penetrated to the chest, haw in? severed the aorta and punctured, the left pleural cavity. Both Ieftr and rigfcc pleural cavities were filled with blood. In the opinion of Dr Gtazebroetc the hntfct used had a blade at least sIk or seea imhes in length with a sharp point. Death, vatd Dr Gldzebroek, was due to th waumii inflicted In addition Dr Gtazebrook sort ed t the ynrv that Mr Pallen wwofcl sbonlv have become the mother of a mate child I M. Monroe. whe borne is at ZWX N Street northwest, testlae-l that be wmA his little grandcn were pasins the Pal leseen heme, when he observed a man striking a woman who was holdins a ebifcl in her arms The woman felt in the yard m front of the house The child dropped beside her Vt that instant a second wom an holding a ehiM in her arms rasped dnwir the steps from the bouee lot tha yard, through the gate, and ran wh Twenty -fourth Street toward L Stieet. The man followed ami struck the woman -e-eral times When she was about midway bet.veen the lallesaen hoire and L Street she dropped the child. Mr Monroe th wsbt the child was unharmed. The man with the koife followed the woman to the., corner and there stabbed her several ti.nes. Identities tlrs. Pallessen. At this point Mr. Monroe was asked 1 he could identify either of the women. He replied that he could, and was then sct ed to the morgue where he viewed the' body of Mrs. Pallessen. When he returmpl to the jury room Mr. Monroe said: "The body I have just seen Is that oC the woman who first came out of tho1 house." Mr. Monroe then identified the knife ki evidence as that used by Pallessen, whom he also identified. Mr. Monroe was then, excused. Robert L. Wrenn, the druggist at the corner of Twenty-fourth Street and Pena- s)lvania Avenue, who assaulted Pallessen with a brick, was next examined. Hl3 at tention was called to a man and woman, struggling at the corner of Twenty-fourth. and L Streets. The voman was screaming and several men were standing bv oflrlng no assistance. Dr. Wrenn called his clerk. S. A. Wolfe, and together they attacked' Pall"ssen. Dr. Wrcnn did not see a knife until he uas close upon the man wielding It. He then grabbed Pallessen by the arm and defied him to again strike the woman. threatening to throw a brick. Palessen. remarked. "You dare me to do if Well, hero goes." At that Pallessen stabbed Mrs. HUngcs bacdi three times, and Dr. Wrean struck him with a brick. When the last blow was struck the handle broke from the knife blade. Tal lessen threw the handle away, and delib erately pulled the blade from the body of the woman He then threw the blade away. As Pallessen moved from bis vic tim "he was struck on the head by a piece of coke. Dr. Wrenn scored tho men. whom he said could have prevented the stab bing of Mrs. Hent?esbach had they not been cowards He informed the jury that had be been armed he would have killed Pallessen. Ho was anxious to Ivnch Tal- s , nr Wrenn did not see the attack r. v " lwn or Julia Hengesbach. ;'sbach had been stabbed, .