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VOIr. Jul. NO. 12.5.
MAY BE FREEI
British Var Secretary
Promises Release
of Methiien.
RUMORED EXCHANGE
Other Late Tidings of
War's Doings
Abroad.
London. March 1.1. War Secretary
Hrodcrick announced in the house of
common's today that h understood
(icii. Mttlnien. who was c4.pt ured and
severely, wounded by Gen. Delarey
March lO, had hwn releaser! and was
cxected to arrive at Klerksdorp to
day.
Ilroderick added the exchange of
Met linen, for Commandant Kritzinger
had not leen completed. The trial
of the commandant was postponed
because of the consideration that the
evidence to Ik- presented had not leen
completed.
Timothy M. Mealy (Irih National
ist) amid nationalists cheers, invit
ed the government to show eiial
magnanimity in the release of Com
inandant Kritzcinger.
ISorderick liil not specially say
Methnen was released, but from the
fact that he was in the hands of
the ISritish medical fTicers it was
presumed the general was released.
Otbrr War New.
St. Petersburg. March 11. The war
otTice today announced that another
light had ccurred March 3 lietwcen
Knssiati troos and 30O Tung-uses in
Manchuria. Two hundred Tiingnscs
' were killed, including u U-adcr, Two
Knssians were wounded.
Lisbon. March 13. The Portugese
government troops recently attacked
12 strongholds of slave trailers near
1'embabay, Portugese East Africa,
and after a prolonged and desierate
fight drove out the traders and I I
erated TOO slaves.
FOR MORE BIG SHIPS
llritjs'i Admiralty Enters Into Koine
Important Con
tracts. Inilin. March 11. The I'.ritish ad
miralty has contracted with various
shipbuilding companies for the con
struction of five first-class awLjwo
third-class cruisers and two baltle
ships. MILWAUKEE DIRECTORS
DECLARE SOME DIVIDENDS
New York. March 11. The directors
of the Chicago, Milwaukee Sr St. Paul
railroad today- declared the regular
semi-annual dividend of ?.'.. on prer
f erred anil 1 per cent on common
stock.
FRANCE WILL HELjl THE FUND
Great Theatrical lie ne fit at Pari for tho
McKinley Monument.
Canton. .. March 1.1. On April lo.
in Paris, is. to be given the greatest
theatrical benefit ever seen in the
Trench capital, accord ins to advice
r-celved here. The proceeds are to go
to the fund for a McKinly memorial
at Canton. Secretary -Frederic Hart
zell. of the Ohio McKinley Memorial
association, .has received from Judgw
Holmes, formerly of New York but
now of Paris, who is at the head of
Hie McKinley eolh-ction In Kurope. de
Jails of the plans for the benefit.
Judge Holmes writes that the
French government has broken prece
' dent bv iH-rmittinK the use of the The
ater Cominue for the benefit. Iloxcs
will be reserved for President I.oubet
and Ambassador Porter. Assurance
has been received from Sarah Bern
hardt, the two Coquelius. Aine. Cadet,
Melba. Kejane and others that they
will give their services.
TaxMraur for Iowa.
Pes Moines, la.. March, 13. The sen
ate lias passed, by a vote of 32 to 9.
the railway taxation bill, a measure
formulated by the ways and means
committee for the pun" of increas
ing and at the same time equalizing
the taxation on railroads. The meas
ure requires that the en-cutlve council
in assessing the roads shall take into
consideration their gross earnings, net
earnings,. stock, bonds and physical
condition. It is further provide! that
the doings of the executive council
must le published and not kept se
cret. It is stated by the promoters
that the bill will increase the assess
ment of railroads g !..( m.UOO.
Lake Lauhx at the Charge. ,
P.attle Crek, Mich., March 13. Ar
thur iJike has leen arrested here by
Jackson officers on a charge of mur
dering his father-in-law, John I). Kcl
ley. who was found on the street rail
way tracks there with his head bat
tered and his money nTlssing. Iike
had not heard -of- Kelley's death, he
says. He laughed at the t-harge. He
quarreled with- KeiUfjr frequently, he
said, but had nothing to do with bin
death. - - -
THAT COMPROMISE
Ways and Means Committee
TYies to "Flop Together"
: with Anti-Conceders.
JOINT CQNFEAENCE TO EE HELD
Chinese Exclusion Mill Agreed, to
That Is 1 tadicai Kaiser Ca
bles His Uratitudc.
Washington. March 12. Overtures
luie lce;i made for compromise of the
conllict over tarilr concessions to Cu
ba." and there aire evidences that the
two elements will come together, prob
ably on a proposition to have the 20
Iht cent, reciprocal reduction apply
for one year from next 1 eccmber. and
covering the sugar crop. It is under
stood that Chairman Payne and llvt-
resentatlve lialzcll made the oyer
tu res toward an agreement. One of
the leading members of the opposition
said that Payne and Halzell had
made the suggestion to him, and had
asked for an answer. This was fol
lowed by a hasty canvass of opposi
tion members, which developed -on
fuderable difference of views. William
A Id en Smith said no compromise would
be accepted until after a meeting at
which it could be considered deliber
ately. Tawney said the limitation of
time was immaterial, and that no
compromise would be accepted which
affected agricultural products without
similarly affecting manufactured pro-
uuct.
Will Hold the Propotml Conference.
Soon after the overtures of compro
mise were made the leaders of the
clement opjiosed to the wars and
means committee plan called a eonfer
ence. Some thirty ineuilters were pres
ent and the discussion lasted about two
hours. The sentiment was rather un
favorable to accepting the plan of 20
Iht cent, reduction for the year from
next Heeemlier, and some of those
present favored rejecting the plan. Hut
it was urged against this course that
so long as overture for adjustment
had been made in good faith it wn
nly proper to meet the committee rep-
n-sentlng the ways and means, and
Payne anil his associates therefore
were advised that they would lie met
by a committee fsom the other side.
Will lnlt on Only One Crop.
It was stated by Mays and tinan
committee inemliers that the i-ompro-
nil.se plan would affect two crops
those of this year and next allowing
2 iht cent, oft on each. There wiinn
purixise. it was stated, to limit the
reduction to a single crop. This mat
ter probably will be left to the arbi
trating committee, with the indication?
that the lx'ct sugar conferrees will in-
f !st on limiting the reduction in one
crop that of next year and with that
limitation will be inclined m accept
the plan of compromise. A full con
ference of the opposition to Cuban
concessions will be held prior to meet
ing the representatives of the ways
and means ocniiuittee.
THAT I'KOT&T IITf A It SIN
Probably Mail Rwhm Wu If as lone the
Limit cluiiion Adopted.
Washington. March 13. The protest
lodged by the Chinese government with
Minister Conger at Peking against fur
ther restrictive legislation uihjji Chi
nes emigration to the United States."!
and especially the Philippines and
Hawaii, is in continuation of the ef
forts initiated by Minister Wn here.
The milliliter, soon after he assnnn-d
office, began to tile protests with the
state department, and he has since
conducted so vigorous an agitation
against Chinese exclusion that al
though it was recognized tliat he' was
simply carrying out the directions of
his government the minister was made
the object of vigorous attack by the
newspapers here, some even demand
ing his ejectment. It is stipios-d tliat
Wu has acquainted his home govern
ment with the "situation hen-, and the
(Linger to himself of Curt her nVtlvitv
In this matter, and that the Chinese
foreign office accordingly has taken up
the work itself.
The action of the senate committee
on immigration yesterday has no com
fort in it for the Chinese. The com
mittee agreed to rejiort the Chinese
exclusion bill known as the Mitchell-
Kahn measure. It is substantially the
same as the modified bill submitted
by the Pacific coast committee, only
:i few verbal corrections have been
made. A oint which occasioned
much consideration by the committee
was whether or not Chinese should be
excluded from the Philippines or
whether the-whole proHsition should
le left to the Philippine commission.
The committee agreed to retain the
provision of absolute exclusion, taking
the ground that the I'nited States
wanted to retain the Philippines for
the Filipinos and tlflit the latter were
as much opposed to the admission of
Chinese as were the people of this
country. Another section of the bill
atiout which the committee debated ,at
length was that excluding Chinese
sailors from ships of United States
register.
ANOrilKIt FKIENI1LY EXCHANGE
Kainer Wllhelm Expresses His Gratlto.de
and President Koosevelt Keplles.
Washington,. March 13. Two cable
grams were made public here yester
day. The first is dated Wilhelmshaven,
March 12, llKrj, signed "William R. I "
ii nd adilri'ssiHl to the president of tne
United States: S
"Now that my brother has left the
hospitable shore of the United States,
homeward bound, I feel it a pleasing
duty to express -to you how deeply
grateful I and the whole of the Ger
man people are' for the splendor of the
hospitality ami the cordiality of the
reception which was accorded to Prince
Henry by all classin of theAincrican
pt-ople. " , . v
My outstretched hand has been
met by you with a firm, manly and
solid grip. May heaven bless our re
lations with tieace and. irood will be-
KOCK ISLAND,
ATTACKED BY THUG
Crawfordsville Woman Overcome
( On Her Way
Home
AN DRAGGED INTO AN ALLEY
But Her Screams Drought Help and
Scoundrel Was
A rr ostcd. .
Crawfordsville. Ind.. March 13.
While going home from an entertain
ment aloire at night Mrs.' Mae Still
well, wife of a prominent insurance
man. was attackeu in the business
portion of the city by a stranger, who
attempted to drag her down an alley
She resisted and her screams brought
help, the scoundrel running away af
ter choking and striking her in the
face. A man was arrested shortly af
terward by the Hlice. and was imis!
tlvely identified by Mrs. Stillwell as
her assailant. -
Name of the Seoandrel.
He gave the name of William P.-jrn-well
and said he was a traveling stone
cnttej who had come here from Stiucs
vllle. He Is alwiut -to" years old and
tolerably well dressed. Priends of
Mr. Stillwell. who was out of the city
at the time, told him they would lynch
the man if he gave the word, but ho
advised that the law take its course.
Iiarnwell denies his guilt, but has al
ready told different stories about him
self. '
THE LAST JOURNEY
Judge Altgeld'n Kemains
Taken
From Joliet to
Chicago.
Joliet. Ilia.. March 13. The remains.
of ox- Jovernor Alt geld were yesterday
afternoon taken from Joliet on a spi
cial train over the Alton leaving at
4 :. o'clock fr Chicago. A delega
tion of .lollet citizens accompanied the
remains. The funeral cortege through
the streets during the aftertuion was
headed by the police department. Sev
eral s-ores of Joliet citizens, repre
senting all parties and' professions,
walked behind the hearse. All tlags
were at half mast.
, 11US. EMMA F. ALTCELD. I
The last wish that he expressinl was
indicative of the man in private life.
He said to IMitor Wheeler, of the Jo
liet Republican, after ieing removed
to the hotel: "Hon't give this to the
newspapers. Mrs. Altgeld Is ill. and
it would da her no good to know of
this. ISesldes. the newsimper lioys
might exaggerate my condition 1 ana
create unnecessary alarm among my
friends." His last words were address-
cd'to Hr. dishing, who was the. physi
cian at Joliet during Governor Alt
geld's administration. He made a
weak attempt to extend his handwhen
the physician entered the room, and
said. In an almost inaudible voice:
"How do you do. doctor."
Hx-Ooveruor.Altgeid leaves a widow.
for years an invalid, and no children.
He- died a comparatively poor man.
though at one time rated at a million.
He was a member of no church or te-
eret society. r
tween the two great nations. 'My nest
compliments and - wishes to Miss
Alice." - .
The other was the president's reply,
a follows: x
Your brother's visit to this country
Has accomplished much in showing
the depth of kindly feeling which ex
ists between the two nations. It has
Vcen most fortunate in every way, and
I trust you will inrniit me to congrat
ulate yon on the admirable manner In
which he has liorue himself. He has
vTon the "genuine and hearty sympathy
iiid regard of all with whom he has
een brought in contact. We have
welcomed him for his own sake, and
we have welcomed him still more har-
tily as the representative of yourself
and of the mighty tier man people. I
thank you in the name of the Ameri
can pople for what you have done.
md I thank you personally in nuuition
for the gracious form which your" cour
tesy took."'
Will Report for Hefrbarn Dill.
Washington, March 13. The senate
committee ou isthmian canals has de
cided by a vote of 7 to 4 to rep-ort-the
Hepburn bill, providing for the con
struction of an isthmian canal via th;
Nicaraguan route.
Story Out of Whole Cloth.
Wnshinsrtmi. March 13. There la no
truth in the rejiort that (Jraeme 'Stew
art, of Chicago, has been or is to be
appointed first assistant postmaster
general.
Some of the wooden churches of Nor
way are fully 700 years old and, are
still In an excellent state of preserva
tion. ' - - I"--'
' Mil '
IL.L.., THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1902.
i.'KHOL
Robbers Get Biq Sum
at filinooka and -Fly
AFTER6A6GING CITIZEN
Hand Car On Rock Is
land Means of '
N Escape.
Joliet, III., March 1. Six men
early this morning broke into the
Exchange bank in Minooka, nine miles
west of Joliet, wrecked the safe with
dynamite and secured between $2.01)0
and $:;,0O0.
Theodore Krine, a citizen who heard
the explosions, rose from a sick Ih'1
and- went to 'warn the president of
the bank.
Kokbers Assault Citizen.
The robbers discovered Krine on
his return ami assaulted him' vicious
ly and left him gagged.
The robbers took a hand car on the
Kock Island road and went west.
SHOT WHILE RUNNING
Two lilooiiiington Young Men Who
Had Ileen Under Sus-
piclon.
P.loomlngton. Ills., March 13. The
facts reganng the shooting of two
young men here Monday night are
as follows: They were shot by Moses
I-'voy. a veteran detective of the local
department, and William Cain, of Chi
cago, chief detective of tye I hicu go-
aim Alton roan, l ney proven hi up
Harry Hurke. the incorrigible oii of
a wealth v resident, aim nis t-uuin
Kichard Pearson. An incendiary tire
was retiorted early in the evening, and
the detectives start il out to look up
clues. Thev trailed two youths until
midnight, and saw them emerge nroiu
a barn just as-tlie names nursr joriu.
The fugitives would not halt when
calhtL.iiiMiU. and both were. shot. Itich-
ard Pearson by Cain find Harry P.urke
by Kvoy. The two boys have been
under suspicion for months, but no pos
itive evidence could be secured. I he
prisoners will be given a hearing when
they have recover d from their
wounds. P.urke is, the more seriously
injured. It is estimated that there
have leen "ihi Incendiary iires .in the
past few years, entailing a loss ex
ceeding ?KMMKX).
ALL ARE TO LEAVE
Another Crisis in the Cabinet Sit
uation in
Spain.
Madrid. March 13. When Premier
Sagasta informs the cabinet today
that the resignation of finance Min
ister I'rseaiz ir irrevocable, ail the
other niinisfers will resign. Sagasta
will notify the queen regent this af
ternoon of the action of the cabinet.
IOWA SENATE ACTION
IN INTEEEST"0F MERGES
IK'S Moines, March 13. The senate
this morning passed the Molesberry
ill which removes the limit of in
debtedness that may be incurred by
railways. This measure has gener-
lly bet n believed to have been fos
tered by the Northern Securities eom-
any with a view of making Iowa the
future home of the railway merger.
The woman suffrage amendment
was given its final death blow by the
legislature today when the house by
a vote of ."0 to 3S adopted the report
of the committee -recommending it
for indefinite postponement.
BRIDGE FRANCHISE
EXTENDED THREE YEARS
Washington, March 13. At the
opening of today's session of the sen
ate the credentials of Arthur Pue
Jorman, senator from Maryland, were
presented and filed. Among bills
passed was one extending for three
years from this time the construction
of the bridge across the Mississippi
at Burlington. .
Management 1 'Exeronerated. t
Rattle Creek. Mlch.i March 13. The
coroner's inquest on tlu death of Ali
ner Case, the sole victim of the sana
torium lire of Feb. 18, has exonerated
the sanatorium management from
blame. It was, shown that Case
reached a place' of safety but went
back after a grip containing $1,100. He
was M years of age, and lived In
Path, N. V.
'Found Iead In the Street.
Fond du Ijc. Wis.. March 13. J. M.
Francis, one of the lest known busi
ness men in this city. Was found dead
rear the Second street bridge. It is
thought he fell from the bridge, as his
neck was broken., He was 70 years
old. -.
BA
DUP
CROWLEY STICKS
Roman Catholic Priest at Chicago
Literally Lays Siege to
Archbishop Feehan.
CAMPS IN THE PEELATE'S PALAGE
Declares He Will Not Ijeave Until
He Has an Interview with
His Superior.
Chlengo. March 13. Father Jere
miah .1. Crowley, late excommunicated
priest, and now restored to the full fa
vor of the llonmn Catholic church,
went to the resilience of Archbishop
Feehan yesterday morning as an un-
Invited guest, announcing that he will
live In the archbishop's palace at the
south end of Lincoln park until he Is
provided with a parish. Although giv
en back his priestly functions by the
AHCHBISHOr FEEIlAJf.
papal delegate. Mgr. Martinelli. with
full power to say mass and receive
.confessions. Father Crowley is with
out a home, without a parish, and
without means of supiHirt. He alleges
that he Jias made several attempts to
see the archbishop since returning
from Washington recently, but has
been refused an audience. Now, he
has invited himself to live at the
archhpiscopal residence until given a
ciuii e.
. , (ioe in Out of the Rain.
The beginning of Father Crowley's
home life with Archbishop Feehan
was not auspicious. In a pouring rain
the tall and handsome priest' emerged
from a carriage at 1 1 :3i a. m. yester
day in front of the palace at North
State st reft and North avenue. He
made ljis way up the walk and rang
the bell of his new. home, which sum
mons was "answered by Thomas Han
ger, the attendant. "Father Crowley
announced his desire to see- the head
of t,he Chicago archdiocese. The
priest was rcceivd by Danger with
politeness., and was ushered into the
reception room olf the hall looking out
on North State street, and command
ing a view of Lincoln park.
Interior At inosplieVe Is Chilly.
At 2 p. in. y?sterday Father Crow
ley was still iu this room. At that
hour he was reading a book of relig
ious mediations, and occassionaliy
glancing out iinon the bleak expanse
of 'bare trees and sodden grass. Ho
had not seen the archbishop. Further
more. Attendant Danger made the
statement to inquiring newspaper men
that the archbishop would not grant
an audience to l-ather Crowley. Neith
er would any newspaper men be ad
mitted to see Father Crowley or the
archbishop. '
IIOMKLt'SS ritlKST MAKES A PLEA
Declines t See Bishop Molrtoon in Flace
of Feehan.
When Father Crowley arrived at
the nrchiepiseopal residence Danger
disapjtearcd through a rear doorway.
In a moment he reappeared and beck
oned Father -Crowley into the hall.
which was in semi-darkness, illumi
nated only by the dayliirht that fell
through the. colored glass about the
door. "Archbishop Pjcchun will not see
you." said 'Danger.
'I am without a home or a salary."
said Father Crowley. "I have come to
live with the archbishop until such
time as I am assigned to a parish and
am given a salary. This line house
belongs to the people of the archdio-
ct se. The archbishop is my father in
the church. He can not refuse me
shelter in his home or a seat at his
table. My enemies have somrht to
majie an outcast of me. to drive me
into the streets. I come now and
throw myself on the generosity of the
uchbishop. Cardiuel Martinelli has
instructed me to call. I will not stir
from this house until I see him."
As soon as he had "recovered from
the surprise caused by the father's
words Danger went again to the arch
bishop's chamber. When he returned
he said: "The archbishop savs vou
must see Itishop Muldoon aliout your
affair. Whatever the bishop does in
the matters the archbishop declares
will be sanctioned by him." .
"I will do no such thing." declared
Father Crowley. "The bishop is only
nu assistant. He can not act definitely.
He has no iower. The archbishop may
annul anything he does. My affairs
demand the action of the archbishop,
the church's highest authority here.
one other will suffice. Whv will not
the archbishop see me? Kither he
ought to transact his business person
ally or resign."
Again Danger sought the archbish
op's sanctum. Again he brought out
a message: "The archbishop will sum
mon Itishop Muldoon here to meet you
Friday morning at 11 o clock, he
said. v
"I will see the archbishop now."
said Father Crowley. "I will settle
tliis thlmr at once. This will lead no
V-., :-J
TWENTY DROWNED
By the Capsizing of Steamboa
Providence on Lower
Mississippi.
V
IS STRUCK BY A BAD SQUALL
Four of the Victims Were White
' and the Remainder
Colored.
Vicksburg. Miss.. March 13. The
steamer Providence, plying between
this port and Lake Palmyra, wrs
overturned r.t 2 a. ni. yesterday by a
sudden squall at lone Landing, and
twenty of her passengers and crew
were drowned.
The dead are: Captain William Cas
sidy, of Vicksburg. master: Charles
Koup, of Vicksburg. chief engineer;
Clyde Scott, of Vicksburg. cottonseed
buyer; Dr. N. A. Lancaster, a promi
nent physician and planter of Palmyra
neighborhood: .sixteen colored roust
abouts and deck passengers, whose
names have not been reuorted. -The
Ill-Fated ltoat.
The ill-fatetl boat left here at noon
Tuesday on her regular trip, carrying
u large miscellaneous cargo of freight
md a large numlier of passengers. At
2 a. in. yesterday. Just as the steamer
was entering Iike Palmyra, a sud
den wind and rain storm of cyclonic
proixirtions came out of the west.
catching the Irovidence broadside on
The little vessel was lifted almost en
tirely out of the water, her upper
works blown away and the hull turned
bottom up in forty feet of water. Most
of the crew and passengers were asleep
at the time and were drowned like
rats in a trap. Only nine of the boat's
entire company were saved.
KAISER'S PICTURE
One of the March on Peking That
Does Not Show Our
Boys' Part.
rerlin, March 13. Now that Ger
many has been so much iu evidence
in the Uniteu States in the person of
Prince Henry of Prussia, it is not in-
ippropriate to state that a picture
of a Chinese war scene, which the
kaiser has just ordered, fails to give
much prominence to the American
troops who were engaged in the trag
ic event depicted.
The picture is being limned by the
famous Prof. Koechling. While the
liritish and (.erman forces are shown
well to the front, the few Americans
drawn on the canvas are well-nigh
concealed. The pajnting, which will
be called "(iennans to the Front,"
portrays the remarkable episode of
dmiral Seymour's expedition to Pe-
kin in .lime, 1!(H. The attempt to re
lieve the Pekin legation having failed,
i.OiKi Knropean, American and Japa
nese soldiers had to beat a retreat to
Tien Tsin, uiler fearful difficulties.
fter the night march, of .Tune 22
the thoroughly exhausted Uritish
sailors stopped before the Hsiku ar
senal. Then Admiral Seymour gave
the' order. "Gernnms to the front!" to
apt. von I'sedom's ."00 Germans, vho.
amid the cheers of the I'ritish and
mericans rnshcl forward. This is
the moment the artist has chosen for
his picture.
It is early dawn. The horizon is
Humiliated by flaming villages, burn
ed by the Koxers, and onthe Pieho
iver, to the left, float some Chinese
craft, aboard of which are 200 Ameri
can and European wounded. In the
front of fhe picture, in a long line
near the river, are shown the blue-
miformed liritish sailors, while the
ierman force is dashingjiast. But
few American or Japanese uniforms
are displayed. t In the center of the
canvas looms the tall figure of I apt.
Ituchholz. T,his officer soon after
died a hero's death, being shot
through t lie heart.
It might be said, however, that this
pictorial minimizing of the American
troops in Prof, lloechlmg s work is
of recent discovery. Undoubtedly it
would have passed unnoticed had not
'rince Henry been so cordially wel
comed in the states; but the oppor
tunity to show alleged disparagement
of America has simply been grasped
b those critical Englishmen who are
envious of tie excellent relations be
tween Uncle Sam and Germany. The
painting, a half-size sketch of which
met with the kaisrrX complete satis
faction, when completed will be plac
ed in the Sternsaal of the royal castle
at- I'.erlin.
HOME FROM MANILA
Transport Sheridan In With Sol-
diers and Suf-
ferers."
San Francisco, March 13. The
transport Sheridan arrived from Ma
nila bringing-97 sick and irsane and
,1S9 short term men, beside head
quarters of the 1st and 3d battal
ions, 20th infantry.
to n revolution in the catholic church
in America. I will obtain for priests
and people their right." '
"You are acting roonsniyf' saw gan
ger. "We will get a policeman ana
have you ejected." '. -'-
PRICE TWO CENTS.
CITY SHAKEN
Terrible Destruction
From Earthquake
. .Reported
FROM ASIA MINOR
Twenty Thousand Peo
ple in Town That
is Shaken.
Vienna. March 13. A dispatch from
Constantinople today announces the'
town of Kyankari. northeast Angora,
Asia Minor, was destroyed by earth
quake March 12.
Town Hail SO.OOO I'eople.
No details of the disaster are re
ceived.
Kyankari had 20.000 inhabitants.
ULTIMATUM SENT
fly Illinois Coal Workers to the Op
eratorsThe Scale
Agreed Upon.
Peoria. 111., March 13. The United
Mine Workers this morning agreed to
the ultimatum of the Coal Operators"
association in the matter of tho
wage scale for Ihe coming year in
the Illinois district. Tlve scale thus
agreed upon is not materially differ
ent from that paid in the district last
year. The convention of the Mine
Workers adjourned to meet in Peoria
next vear.
THE BOSTON STRIKE
Hopes Entertained Tor a Settlement
or the Diffi
culty. Uost'on, .March 13. With the labor.
leaders in secret conference wilh
Secretry Eastey, of the civic federa
tion, with the prospect of a general
meeting of representatives of all the
leading business interests at which
Eastey is to be heard after hearing
the workmen's side of the case, and
the indications iare that teaming- is
to be resumed by some concerns.
Huston's strike situation is more
hopeful this morning than.it has been
since the trouble began last Monday.
Still 21.000 men are out and threats
that hundrtls of'tothers will join the
movement.
SECOND PRIZE FOR PILLSBURY
American ChesH Player Keaten by Maraezy
at Monte Carlo.
'Monte Carlo, March 13. .-ix games
from the semi-final and final rounds
of the international chess tourna
ment, which had ended in drslws on
Monday and Tuesday, had to be re
played yesterday in order to end the
contest, which was begun on Fell. ::.
fhe six games played were between
Mason and Lis,enberg. Wolf and
Schlechter, Napier and Marco. Popiel
and Gunsberg, Maraczy and Tarrasch
and Scheve and Eisenberg. All the
games were "declared drawn, and the
prizes were therefore distributed as
ollows:
First prize, 5.000 francs, Maraczy,
of F.udapest, Hungary; second prize.
.000 francs, Pillsbury. of America;
third prize. 2,000 francs, Janowski. of
aris"; fourth prize, 1,500 francs,
riechmann. of London; fifth.- sixth
and seventh prizes. f,000, 750 and 500
francs resectively, divided between
Schlechter, of Vienna, Tarrasch. of
Nuremberg, Germany, and' Wolf of
ienna.
SON OF SENATOR ELKINS
DIES IN PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia. March 13. William L.
Elkias, Jr.. died today of cerebro
pinal trouble. He was a son of the
millionaire traction magnate and-was
himself prominently identified with
many business interests. He was 38
years of age.
Washington, March 13. Gen. David
H. Stanley, U. S. A. (retired) died to
day, aged T3. of I5right"s disease.
Boston, March 13. Augustus P.
Martin, former mayor of lloston, died
today, aged 67. He served in the civil
war with great distinction.
INDEMNITY INSTALLMENT
ACCEPTED BY BANKERS
rekin. March 13. The hankers
commission today accepted the. Fel-
ruary installment, amounting to 1.
$20,000 taels, of the Chinese idem-
nity, greatly to the satisfaction of
the ministers of the iowers. -
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