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THE MOKNING OHKCibXIAN, WEDNESDAY, JHXE 26, 1901.
LEIPSIC BANK FAILURE
OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN GERMANY
'MAY BE AFFECTED.
Liabilities Ate From 85,000,000 to
90,000,000 lUtka-Directors May
Be Prosecuted.
liBIPSIC, June 23. The directors of
Leipzlger .Bank announce that, owing to
the stonDace of, the Dresdener Credit An-
talt In consequence of difficulties In dis
counting bills, the Leipzlger Bank Is com
pelled, In the Interests of its creditors, to
suspend payment temporarily. The di
rectors say that Jf the -commitments can
be liquidated quietly, the -creditors will
suffer no loss, and the shareholders may
hope for a -favorable outcome. The. cap
ital of the bank Is 48,000,000 marks.
Cane of the Failure
3ERLIN. 'June 25. The LoKal Anzelger
estimates the liabilities of the Leipzlger
Bank at S5.000.900 to 90,000,000 marks,
against- assets amounting to 48,000.000
marks. The failure Is 'said to be mainly
: owing to the bank's close connection with
the Cassel-Treber Trocknung Company,
which has also failed.
The crash was a complete surprise to
xthe Berlin Bourse, where yesterday the
bank shares were quoted at 140. The fail
ure now turns out to be worse than first
reported. For years past-the board of di
rectors of the Leipzlger Bank have denied
the worst feature of the failure, namely,
that the Leipzlger Bank has practically
become the owner of the Cassel-Treber
Trocknung Company, which In Itself was
declared to be financially unsound. "Well
Informed Berlin financiers fear that the
Leipzlger Bank will save little, if any
thing, out of the wreck, and that the fail
ure of this institution will seriously affect
" a number of other banks.
Immediately after the Lelpsic failure
became known here, there was almost a
panic in banking stocks. Including those
of the Darmstaedter National Bank, which
fell considerably. Nearly all other values
on the Bourse dropped somewhat, while
the stock of the Saxon Bank, the Lelpsic
Savings Bank, the Lelpsic Mortgage Bank
and the Magdeburg Bank Verein were
struck off the Berlin quotations. The
Frankfurt-on-Maln Bourse reacted simi
larly on the news of the "Lelpsic failure,
the bank stocks dealt In there losing from
8 to S joints.
The newspapers tonight intimate that
the directors of the Leipzlger Bank will
be criminally prosecuted. The Leipzlger
Bank was founded In-1839, and up tcf the
present time the Institution has been
highly considered. The newspapers gen
erally claim that this new failure, while
more far-reaching than former failures,
is not to be taken as representative, but
that it Is an Isolated case which In no
wise affects the bigger banks, but rather
the German provincial banks.. The press
generally admonishes .caution.
ENTERTAIN SPEAKER HENDERSON
Notable Britishers nt "a Dinner
Given by Ambassador Choate.
LONDON. June .25. D. B. Henderson,
Speaker of the United States House of
Representatives, and Henry White, secre
tary of the United States Embassy here,
witnessed the inspection of the Yoemen
of the Guard by King Edward in the
garden of Marlborough House this after-
' noon. After the inspection, Mr. Hender
son was presented to the King by Mr.
"White In the Indian room of Marlborough
House. They engaged in a conversation
which lasted half an hour.
Ambassador Choate entertained Speak
er Henderson at luncheon liter In the
day. The following distinguished per
sons were present in honor of the Ameri
can Speaker: Lord Roberts, Lord Paunce
fote. Joseph Chamberlain, Sir Henry
Fowler, M. P.; Clement A. Grlscom,
president of the International Navigation
Company: Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Lord
Strathcona and Mount Royal. Charles T.
Ritchie. James Brice, John Morley, An
thony E. Ashley. Captain Lee, "William
St. John Brodrick, A. J Balfour, "Wil
liam Court Gulley, Speaker of the House
of Commons: Sir Henry Campbell-Ban-nerman,
Herbert H. Asqulth, Judge Har
rison, Henry "White, George "Wyndham,
Secretary for Internal Affairs; J. Pler
pont Morgan, and Clinton A. .Dawklns, a
partner In the house of J. S. Morgan &
Co.
Brallsford, chairman of ' the concern,
spoke bitterly of the disadvantage under
which British iron masters- labored
against American competition. 'It is
useless," said Mr. Brallsford, "to follow
the advice of theorists and adopt the lat
est machinery. Technical education Is
all useless In the -face of the tariff which
has permitted Americans to hold their
own markets against the world and to
sell abroad at a loss or a profit as occa
sion offered." Mr. Brallsford said he
-considered the billion dollar steel 1 trust
as another serious factor In that aggres
sive campaign by which the United
States evidently contemplated the domi
nation of not only Its home trade, but
the trade of the world.
Earl Russell Indicted.
LONDON, June 25. In the Old Bailey
Court this morning the grand Jury re
turned a true bill against Earl Russell for
bigamy, and the Recorder announced that
the trial would take place In the House of
Lords. The action of the court yesterday
in making absolute the decree nisi ob
tained In December, 1900, by George John
Somervllle, In his divorce suit, in wheh
Earl Russell was made corespondent, was
purely a legal formality. In charging
the grand jury today the Recorder said
that even if the Earl's divorce was valid
In the United States, it would not be
binding In Great! Britain. In the course
of the day the Recorder notified the Lord
Chancellor (Lord Halsbury) of the find
ing of the grand Jury. A committee of the
House of Lords will be appointed In due
time to arrange the procedure In the case.
Sale of British Royal IVInes.
NEW YORK, June 25. The sale of royal
wines at Christie's attracted a large
throng of dealers, says the London cor
respondent of the Tribune. The aggre
gate sales for 1169 dozens brought about
3784. pointing to about $20,000 for the
entire surplus stock. While the auction
was well attended, the bidding was main
ly confined to a few large dealers. It
was understood that, a considerable quan
tity of the wine was purchased for the
American market The price for each
brand was settled by the dealers, and
there was little variation from It. The
wine are pale and golden sherries from
the St. James Palace cellars, bottled In
ISSO; 1SS2, 1S91 and 1894.
WORKINGS OF THE LAW
CIVIL
SERVICE REGULATIONS IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
Judge Taft Says It Is as Stringent
as Any That Has Been Passed
in the United States.
RICHMOND, Ind.,June 23 In a letter
written-by Judge" Taft, of the Philippine
.Commission, to William Dudley TFoulke,
the situation in the Philippine Islands in
regard to the civil service law Is thus de
scribed: "I believe that the civil service law,
which was the fifth law we passed, is as
stringent as any law which has been
passed in the United States. It has never
been suspended for a moment. It was.
of course, Impossible to make a civil
service law applicable the next morning
after Its passage, for the reason that It
to membdrs .of th5 saengerbund. About
35C0 r;rsons were In attendance end It Is
estimated 'that fully that numbers of
singers will be in attendance today when
the "fest" is formally opened. The or
chestra has reached here from New York.
Williams Bartels, who will appear as the
tenor soloist for the Brooklyn Saenger
bund. Is here. Mme. Schumann-Helnk,
with Mme. Blauvelt, D. E. Davis, bass,
.and H. Evan Williams, from ,the quartet
of big soloists, Is here.
BIS IDEA OF MEDALS.
Schley "Wants Memory of Events,
Not Men, Perpetnated.
NEW YORK, June 25. Admiral Schley,
In thanking; the Gloucester Naval com
mand, of Brooklyn, for electing him an
honorary member of the organization,
says In "his -letter referring to war-medals:
"Touching the matter of your reference
to a medal, I have always believed that
nations ought of right to perpetuate the
great events of their history rather than
those in the lives of participants, and
leave to the Judicial calm of historic judg-
''' -
SENATOR M. A. HANNA.
A Tien Sin Company's Callm.
PEKIN, June 25. The Chinese Mer
chants' Company, owner of the premises
In Tien Tsln at first occupied by the ma
rines and afterward by Colonel Llscum's
command as barracks, has completed Its
claim against the United States Govern
ment for valuables, which it avers were
carried off by the marines. The list com
prises many valuable furs, rugs and jew
els, Including diamonds. The total of the
claim Is 400,009 taels. The company says
that the premises being a part of the for
eign concession, were willingly lent for
military necessities, but that they were
not subject to looting, as they would
have been If they had been In the Chinese
dty.
Jubilee Procession Broken Up.
PAMPELUNA, Spain. June 25. The fact
that a soldier here omitted to take off
his cap while a jubilee procession was
passing today led to a serious conflict be
tween civilians and military, during which
swords, sticks and fists were freely used.
The procession was broken up, and many
persons were Injured. Order was finally
restored by the police.
There was serious street fighting as the
resiilt of a second Jubilee procession to
day. Some soldiers refused to uncover
while the procession passed, and the civil
ians attacked them. Three persons were
seriously Injured, and many suffered
lesser Injuries.
Casuallty Lists Indicate Fighting.
LONDON, June 26. The casuallty lists
made public by the War Office last night
show severe fighting In various parts of
South Africa that Is not reported In the
ordinary dispatches. This Is noticeably
so with regard to the Zeerust position in
Cape -Colony. It also destroys quietude
which is added to by the repeated looting
of Jamestown in spite of the proximity
of a strong British force at Allwal North.
It appears that, including the Boer pris
oners and those in the concentration
camps, the cost of supporting some 80.000
Boers is today falling upon the British
taxpayers.
COLLECTING THE DEAD
POCAHONTAS COAL FIELDS RE
COVERING FROM THE FLOOD.
Efforts Made to Open Commnnlca-
tion With Devastated District
Stories of Eye-"Witnesses.
WHO WAS PERMANENT CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN CON- T
VENTIOX AT COLU3IBUS.
takes a considerable time to adopt the
necessary rules and to prepare for the
necessary examinations. ' We provided
that, with the exception of soldiers, every
person -who might be temporarily ap-
ment to- perpetuate in bronze those who
may have honored themselves by deeds
of honor -wrought for home, for flag or
for country. My maxim has been stead
fastly, through nearly half a century of
pointed to a civil service position in the service, my country first, last and all the
islands oetween tne time 01 me passut- mut? .uiei uiy luVc w uu.
of the law and the certificate by th
YERKES' LONDON ROAD. I
Everything for Its Construction
Will be Bonght Jn England.
LONDON, June 25. A- Parliamentary
committee today discussed the bill to au
thorize the introduction of electricity as
the motive power of the Metropolitan
District Railway by arrangement with
the new co'mpany now being formed by
Charles T. Yerkes. It was announced by
the committee that 600,000 of the 1,000,
O00 capital of the new company had al
ready been subscribed and that Yerkes
and his friends were ready to subscribe
the remaining 400,000. Mr. Yerkes was
examined before the committee and said
he was ready to carry out his agreement
if he did not meet with too much oppo
sition. He further said that he intended
to buy everything possible for the recon
struction of the road in Great Britain.
Robert W. Perks. M. P., s.ald that, the
, capital of .the new jcompany had been of-
-fered In London first, the Parliamentary
committee being anxious that the new
company should not be entirely American
and .tha.t . in.JM ..nrp.b'iiblllty the capital
wouldbeCtaken up here." - -
I .MASSACRE IN COREA.
.Three -BOedjFrencJi. .Cpaxrerts
" ' " liftedr "fyr- Natives.
YICTOBIA.B. c.. June, 2S.-The, steam
ex Camakflti. Maru ajrlvefl tonight. She
brixjgs Jiew,sof .jtbg massacre ojf- oyer 300
Frenchconverts ,at QueJpart,Corea. It
seems, according to the Governors re
"port, -that when a -meeting of natives
was being held, two French missionaries
appeared with 300 converts .armed with
rifles and they opened fire upon the -natives,
wounding one and carrying off
six. They then Invaded Saishlfu and car
ried off flags and ammunition. The na
tives, when, helr force was larger, re
turned, and -the--converts-" he'lngoutnumV
bered, fled, the two priests taking refuge
In the Governor's house. Fifty con
verts were killed and a day or two after
wards 250 converts,, who were found hid
ing In different villages, were massacred.
Ojle- of the survivors managed to escape
anflr reaching a telegraph station, he
notified the French Minister at. Seoul and
then French and Japanese warships, to
gether with Corean trobps, were sent
tout down the rising.
The Lor Salnces Trial.
PARIS, June 25. The Senate, sitting as
a high court, today heard the witnesses
for the prosecution in the trial of the Mar
quis de Lur Saluces, charged w"th treason,
Their evidence did not develop anything
new. General Zurllnden, the ex-Military
Governor of Paris, testified that he be
lieved M. de Roulede's attempt to Induce
some of the troops to march on the Elysee
Palace the day of President Faure's fu
neral, was not prearranged. The officers,
he added, had no Idea of turning from
their duty. France could rely on the
army always In Its duty.
The Pope Growing "Weaker.
ROME, June 26. Owing to his increas
ing feebleness, Dr. Lapooni, his physi
cian, has forbidden the Pope to follow his
usual custom of passing the hot weather
in a pavilion In the Vatican Garden. Not
withstanding this fact, no alarm concern
ing the Pope Is felt. It Is reported that at
the recent audience between the Pope and
Cardinal Gibbons, the Pope bade the
latter a touching farewell, saying he
would probably never see him again.
Labor Leader Expelled.
MELBOURNE. June 25. Amid scenes of
excitement and crowded galleries, the Fed
eral Assembly today, by a vote of 64 to
17, expelled Mr. iTlndlay, editor of a local
labor organ, for republishing In his paper
the article from the Irish People of Dub
lin, dated May 1, violently attacking King
Edward, which caused the seizure of the
last-mentioned weekly periodical by ttfe
police of Dublin, Cork and other towns of
Ireland.
civil sqrvlce board' that It had eligible
lists for the needs of all offices, should be
considered a temporary appointee and
should be required to pass a competitive
examination successfully before being ap
pointed. The establishment of provincial
governments presented another question
of civil service and we met it by pro
viding that after March, 1902, all provin
cial officers, except the Governor, should
be selected under the civil service law by
promotion and by competitive examina
tion. "The commission is a unit in thinking
that the civil service' law is all-important
here. Without It we should be over
whelmed with nondescript persons seek
ing employment and political pressure
would be brought to bear to have ap
pointed in these islands all persons wno
had made failures In the United States.
We did not extend the act to the school
teachers for the reason that school teach
ing is a profession and as the selection
of teachers through the superintendent
is made by consulting the heads of col
leges and universities. It was possible
for him to secure good evidence of the
fltnpss nt the Derson applying, but as soon
as our first batch of teachers have been
secured under the great pressure for
teachers in these islands, we shall extend
the civil sen-Ice law to teachers as well.
"I desire to add that in our civil service
law and In carrying it out to the letter,
we have the assistance, sincere and ac
tive, of both the President and the Sec
retary of War? We have not been obliged
to make a single appointment at the re
quest of the Secretary or the iJres.uem.
Theyhave assisted us when we called
on them for advice, but that Is all, and
they have had us understand that they
were In sympathy with our purpose in
making the law effective. As it Is, we
have not heard of any complaint of It
from any source.
"You ask me what the friends of civil
service reform in the States can do and
all I can say is that you will strengthen
us, 1 think, by having the fact generally
understood that the law has never been
suspended since it was passed and that
no attempt has been made to evade its
provisions."
ON THE HANCOCK.
, SANTIAGO 3KSDALS.
Will Benr the Profile of Admiral
Sampson.
WASHINGTON, June 25. Acting upon
BLUEFIELDS.. W. Va., June 25. The
full -extent of the vast damage done by
the flood cannot yet be accurately stated.
All over this section there Is great relief
expressed ,at the announcement that the
loss of life Is not so great as at first be
lieved. Many of the missing who were
mourned as dead by their friends have
turned up. Six bodies were found yester
day but they were discolored and swollen
beyond recognition. It Is now highly
probable that very few of the dead whose
bodies are found at .the last hour will ever
be Identified. The Roanoke & Western
Railroad Company continues to make
every effort to hasten the opening of com
munication between the devastated dis
trict and the outside world. Laborers are
going In a continual sfream, and many
hundreds more could be used. The work
of repairing and clearing away the debris
goes on night and day. Wrecking trains
completely manned have been sent by
connecting lines to aid In clearing the
right of way and rebuilding the tracks.
A carload of covered wire has been re
ceived, and is being laid on the ground
to complete the broken lines of telegraph
wires. It? is expected that a line of wire
will be ready for use inside of 48 hours.
General I. E. Boggs, private secretary
to Governor White, and Adjutant-General
Hudson are here looking into the neces
sities for a relief movement. It seems to
be the general opinion that there will be
no necessity for calling out! the state
guard, as the. railroad and coal companies
have sufficient systems of policing the de
vastated district. Many of the coal mines
will have their damages repaired and bo
ready for shipments some Ime before the
railroad is in sufficient repair to handle
the output
The people of the storm swept section
appear .terrorized and their excitement is
so intense tht they are really helpless, as
far as work. Is concerned. The dead, as
fast as found, are being hastily burled,
and many time the spot Is not marked.
Many newspaper correspondents went
Into the center of the devastated district
today and It was evident that the facts
were not exaggeraed, so far as property
loss is concerned. From Ennls down the
loss was the Worst. Cars were wrenched
to pieces and piled In ruins. The track
for several hundred yards was washed
about, many houses were overturned and
demolished and many coke ovens were
ruined. At Norfolk Junction the double
steel bridge was washed away and the
60-pound rails of both tracks snapped
like threads. Thousands of tons of
driftwood, remnants of houses, logs, trees,
etc., were piled In ruin. The bodies of
many persons drowned on the North
fork, are supposed to be Imbedded in
the debris. The two iron bridges between
Northfork and Keystone were utterly ru
ined and the rail's bent like hairpins. Five
hodles lav with the coffin lids washed
out at this point. They had been burled
on the river bank.
Keystone, the town of 2000 inhabitants,
was torn to pieces. Thirty buildings were
deluged and greatly damaged. The con
tents of many other houses were serious
ly damaged. The railroad bed was washed
out to a depth of 25 feeU The huge drift
west of town has a house with a tree
driven into the door, on its top. Many
dead bodies are supposed to be burled
in this Immense pile of debris. At Shaw
nee where beautiful homes of the offi
cials of the Shawpee Coal Company were
located, the river Is now running. Be
tween Welch and Vivian all the bridges
are damaged and several or the most im
portant ones gone. The raiiroaa DnuBe "i
woiM, nnrt nnnther two miles west have
and in plain sight of friends were carried
out into 'the river and drowned. House
plunged "and danced 'in the mighty stream
with screaming womSrt and children on
the roofs Horses, cattle and other ani
mals were drowned around us.
'The Norfolk & Western Railroad UK
at this place gave way, and more than a
ml'.e of track now lies in the bed of the
river. In fact, it is hard to tell how
many miles of track and how many
bridges have been swept away.. The de
struction is tremendous to the railroad
alone, and It may be many days and per
haps weeks before trains can run.
"The loss of life cannot be estimated
from here. It Is known that eight Uvea
were lost here. Six bodies have been re
covered at Eckman, two miles below here.
Several were drowned at Shawnee and a
good part of the town swept away.
"All the women were conveyed from the
hotel to the mountainside by means of Che
life line. Then the men left, as the place
was unsafe. When It came my turn, 1
seized the line and plunged Into the mud
dy current. In an Instant my feet were
swept from under me, and It' was the fight
of my life to reach the house on the south
side of the street. The distance was not
great and the water not more than threo
feet deep, but the current was almost Ir
resistible, and even cows and horses were
swept past me as I clung to the rope,
which was the only hope. Friendly hands
pulled me' out more dead than alive. Tne
hotel is still standing."
THE TICKET IS" NAIED
(Continued, from Firs. Pase.j
preme Court a-.i& !. ted the names of
Newton M. Mlfler," Alva B. Hall, A. C.
Crltchfield and Lawson Emerson. Tha
first ballot resulted: Miller. 322 1-3. Hall
33, Crltchfield in 1-3. Emerson 561 1-3. Tha
nomination of Emerson was made unani
mous. Isaac B. Cameron, for State Treasurer,
and W. G. Johnston, for- member of
the .State Board of Public orks. were
renominated without opposition.-
Resolutions- were adopted . extending
s,ympahy 10 Secretary Hay in rjjs bereave
ment. At 1:10 P. M. the convention adjourned.
An Estimate of the Loss.
NEW YORK, June 25. The Norfolk &
Western officers In this clt'y have reeclvcd
the following telegram from the general
passenger agent at Roanoke, Va.:
"Latest Information as to the storm at
Pocahontas coal fields, places damage to
property at' $300,000; loss of life about 60.
No loss of passengers or trains. We ex
pect to resume running of trains Wednesday."
Other Town Damaged.
RICHMOND, Va., June 23. A special
from Tazewell, W. Va., says that at Cedar
Bluffs, west of there, nine houses were
washed away but no lives were lost as
far as known. Many mllldams are de
stroyed. The town of Liberty, nine miles
west of Tazewell, Is badly damaged.
THE REITZ ENGAGEMENT.
Boers Only Driven Off After Hard
Fighting.
CAPE TOWN, June 25. Details of the
engagement between General Elliot's col
umn and Dewefs forces near Reltz, June
6, show that the British surprised the
Boers' convoy. The Burghers fled, but
seeing that the captors were not In strong
force, the Boers returned and charged
with great determination, after desperate
fiehtlnc recapturing the convoy.
Meanwhile Colonel Dellsle arrived wi:;i
reinforcements and the fighting was re
newed. The Boers lay beneath their wag
ons and unflinchingly fired volleys be
tween the wheels, while their comrades
were engaged In In-spanning and driving
off that portion of the convoy farthest
from the British. The latter pushed In
among the wagons, using the bayonets
freely.
General Dclarey was present and per
sonally used a rifle. A man at his right
h.ind was killed and a comrade on his
left hand wounded.
The affair ended in a series of hand-to-hand
encounters and fierce melees, the
Boers eventually being driven off. One of
General Dewefs staff officers was wound
ed and taken prisoner.
NOT A CANDIDATE.
Brynn Again Declares He Wants No
Office.
BUFFALO. June ' 23. The following,
over the signature of William J. Bryan,
appears in the Times. Norman E. Mack's
paper, this afternoon:
"I am not only not a candidate for any
office, but I have no candidate In my mind
for any office. My Interest centers. In
principles, and men are Important only as
they aid in carrying out these principles.
"The Democratic party stands for defi
nite, positive principles, and, unless I
-mistake the sentiments of the, masses, the
voters will Insist upon adhering to these
principles In spite of threats of reor
ganlzer.. Those whp argue from the
standpoint of expediency will not have
Influence with the voters, because none
can say what Is expedient. We may de
serve to win. and yet lose, but 6tlll It re
mains that to deserve to win Is the surest
road to success."
In an Interview Mr. Bryan said that
Sentaor Hanna was the logic.il candidate
of the Republican party for President la
J901, because he represented the dominant
force In that party. Vice-President Roose
velt, he sajd, represented "the warlike
spirit which was developed by a war of
conquest."
In reply to Senator Foraker's speech at
Columbus last "night, Mr. Bryan said:
"When Senator Foraker says that I am
the only intelligent man who does not ad
mit that the defeat of ISOtf was a blessing
to the country, he makes an unjust reflec
tion upon the Intelligence of more than
eight millions of people, for there are
that many who do not believe that a
Democratic victory In 1S0G would have
brought disaster to the Nation, and thoy
are sufficiently Intelligent to deserve the
respect ot Senator Foraker."
Talk of Increasing: German Army.
1 BERLIN, June 25. For a number of
weeks past a portion of the German
press has claimed that the Imperial Gov
ernment Intends further to Increase the
effective strength of the German army.
The Frelslnnige Zeltung, arguing against
this talk of Increases, points out that the
effective' strength of the French army
Is now less than Germany's by 88,000
men.
THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET.
It
the
Weakness Will Be Made
Subject of Discussion.
EONDON. June 2G. It Is asserted that
everj effort will be exerted to compel the
British government to discuss in Parlia
ment the condition of the Mediterranean
fleet It Is also said that the letter from
Rear Admiral Lord Charles Boresford,
published June 21, In which the admiral
complained of the want of proper strength
aricT" efficiency in Great Britaiil's"Mdlter
ranean fleet, was addressed to a member
of , the Navy League and that Lord Seres-,
ford had good reason to believe his com
munication would be published and it Is
further understood that the admiral is
ready to resign, should he be called upon
to-do so. It Is believed that one of the
chief grounds of complaint concerning
Great Britain's warships in' the-.Mediterranean
is that the fleet is largely pro
vided with black powder and obsolete
sh$s. : , -
ptrtW'wericaSeietitTonr"
MANCHESTER, June 25. At the an
nual meting of the Ebb Vale Steel, Jrpn
Sc Coal Company, held today, Joseph
Army Bill Criticised.
LONDON, June 25. In the House of
Lords tonight the Duke of Bedford and
Lord Dunraven criticised the army reor
ganization bill. They urged that more
pay and better rations were necessary to
attract recruits. Lord Raglan, the Under
Secretary for War, "defended the bill. He
skid recruiting was proceeding 'satisfactorily.
Nctt Traction Routes in London.
LONDON, June 55. The London County
Council today decided to", spend over
2,000,000 In new electric traction routes
In various parts of London, and the nec
essary widening of streets rented by dif
ferent street enterprises.
Portia Knight's7 Counsel.
LONDON, June 25. Miss Portia Knight,
the American actress, has engaged Sir
Edward Clarke, the ex-SoIIcltor-General,
as counsel in the suit for breach of prom
ise which she has brought against the
Duke of Manchester.
Japanese Torpedo Boats Collide.
YOKOHAMA, June 25. In the fleet
maneuvers off the Island of Tsumlna to
day, three Japanese torpedo boats col
lided. It is reported that one of them
sank and that several men were drowned.
Gibbons - Goes to Mllatf.
ROME June 23. Cardinal Gibbons start
ed from here for Milan this afternoon.
SAILED
General Corhln, General Sternberg
and Others Go to Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jifne 25. The trans
port HtAicock sailed for Manila today
with a distinguished party on. board. The
party was composed of General Henry C.
Corbln, Adjutant-General of the United
States Army. General George M. Stern
berg, Surgeon-General of the Army; Gen-
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General Chaffee's staff in the Philippines;
General John F. Weston. Colonel W. P.
Hall who" Is to succeed General Barry
as Adjutant-General In the Philippines;
Spnntor C. H. Dietrich, of Nebraska, and
Congresssman Julius Kahn, of California.
Owlne to the report of four cases of-
plague at Honolulu, the Hancock will not
call there as was onginany piunxicu, uui
will go direct to Manila. Generals Cor
bln, Sternberg and Weston will be away
about three months, and during that
time will Investigate the conditions In
Vin Phuinnlnes. General Corbln Is going
under instructions from the Secretary ofj
War and he will determine Dy wnat re
forms and economies the administration
of army affairs in the Islands may be
Improved.
The Hancock also carried a number of
school teachers and 14 officers and 4(w
men composing the Second Battalion
Engineer Corps. .
The transport Logan arrived today from
Manila with the Forty-fourth Regiment,
U S V., and six companies of the Thirty
eighth Regiment. In addition to the of
ficers of the organization there were a,
number of camn passenseia, iuuuu.u6
Mrs Funston, wife of General Funston.
There were two deaths among the troops
during the voyage.
The Thirtieth Snengerfcst.
' BUFFALO, June 25. The features of
the opening of the 30th saeligerfest of the
North American Saengerbund was a' re
oonrton held last night at thq Sixty-fifth
I Regiment Armory. Admission was limited
the unanimous recommendation of the
Naval board of awards, Secretary Long
has approved the designs for the two
medals provided for by Congress to com
memorate the achievements of the United
States Navy In the campaign In the West
Indies during the Spanish-American War.
Of these two medals the first Is 'known
as Lb-1 battle medal and the second as the
meritorious service medal. In its
report to Secretary Long the
board of awards points out that
this battle medal Is not for serv
ices rendered in any one 'engagement,
but lb Intended for all the men who par
ticipated in the West Indian campaign.
The board states that it has placed
Sampson's head upon the medal because
he was commander-in-chief of the West
Indian squadron, as Dewey's was placed
on the Manila medal. The medal will
not be known as the Santiago -medal, as
Ii will bear upon the revprse the name,
rank and ship of the initial battle In
which the recipient participated. The
additional battles will be represented by
separate bars -above the suspending rib
bon of red. white and blue, one bar for
each battle.
The meritorious service medal Is for
those who have enjoyed distinguished
service otherwise than in battle. ' It will
go to such men as Hobson, Lieutenants
Ward, Victor Blue, Lieutenant Buqk and
a very few others. The design is a five
pointed star in open work, and encircled
by a laurel wreath and supported by a
bar. the whole backed by red, white and
blue ribbons. A fouled anchor fills the
center of the star. The' name of the re
cipient will be engraved on the back.
The board has decided and the Secre
tary of the Navy has approved the decis
ion that 'the sailors and marines who
were engaged in blockade duty shall have
the medal (in their case a meritorious
service medal), as well as the men who
actually participated In the fighting. 'Ev
erybody who was In the West India cam
paign at all, as either blockader or fight
er, will get a medal of one kind or another.
Four
PLAGUE AT ' HONOLULU.
May
21
Deaths Between
and June 9.
WASHINGTON, June 23. In view of a
dispatch received at the War Department
today from General Shafter, at San Fran
cisco, reporting four deaths from the bu
bonic plague at Honolulu between May,
29 and June 9, Assistant Secretary Sanger
has telegraphed General Shafter to con
fer with General Corbln, and, if It is
deemed desirable, to coal the Hanpock so
as to sail direct through to Manila. Ac
cording to General Shaffer's message, the
president of the Honolulu Board of Health
believes he has the plague situation well
in hand.
Welch and another two miles
been washed away.
Superintendent Connors, of the Scioto
ii,rictr.r -with n. larce force of men, Is
working at the extreme west end of the
flooded district and has repaired the
track as far as Prather and expects to
have it clear as far east as Davy by
morning. The passenger train whiqh was
overtaken-by the flood at .Vivian, from
which so many passengers made miracu
lous escapes, has been reached by the
rescuing party and will be brought to
this city early tomorrow. The Clincn
Valley division Is open and the first
passenger train arrived at 7 P. M. The
train brought stories of damaged crops
destroyed homes and loss of life. The
drowned on this division will not amount
to over 15. ,f
W J. Bryan has telegraphed the Y. M.
C A that he will deliver a lecture at
Pocahontas the night of July 2 the pro
ceeds to be given for the relief of the
destitute.
A WRECKED TOWN.
Keystone as a Richmond Corre
spondent Save It.
RICHMOND, Va., 'June ,25. The Dls
.patch correspondent returned from the
scene of the Keystone flood disaster today.
There Is no possible way yet 10 esumaw
he loss of life or property. Hundreds of
people are missing or are reported miss
ing, and a large number of dead bodies
have been recovered. Everywhere are ue
bris of wrecked homes, demolished rail
road cars and broken and splintered
household furniture, and now and then
the corpse of a victim. Railroad iron
was bent by the force of the water, iron
bridges resting on their pier of solid ma
sonry withstood the strain for the mo
ment and went down. The surging waters
ate away railway embankments and cars
loaded with tons of coal were carried to
destruction. The Elkhorn and North
Fork Valley were made scenes of devasta
tion and death in a few hours. The finan
cial loss Is unobtainable, but It Is esti
mated that it nvlll. take millions to repair
the damage. The Norfolk & Western
tracks for miles are wasnea-oui, ana 11
Is impossible to say when their t'ralns can
be operated. Although the damage be
gins at Coaldale. 'Keystone and Burke are
the greatest sufferers. The two towns are
practically one, and form the largest place
In the coal fields. Many nonresident min
ers were in Keystone Saturday morning
and numbers of them whose names will
never bo learned perished in the flood.
STORY OF AN EYE-WITNESS.
The Flood Came on Keystone Wlth-
" ' oni "Warning.
KEYSTONE. W. Va., June 25. The fol
Brynn in Nctv York.
SYRACUSE. N. Y.. June 25. W. J.
Bryan arrived here from the West today,
and left at once for Watertown. Local
Democrats had expected him on a later
train, and no one was at the station to
meet him.
WATERTOWN, N. Y., June 25. William
J. Bryan arrived In this city at noon to
day. He was met by a large crowd and
given an enthusiastic reception. This af
ternoon he addressed a large audience at
the State Armory on the subject of "Civ
ilization." This evening he lectured again
on "The Conquering Nation." An admis
sion fee was charged at both lectures.
Naval AVar College Programme.
WASHINGTON. June 25. The Navy De
partment has made public the programme
to be carried out by the Naval War Col
lege at Newport this week. A noteworthy
feature Is the appearance of an army, of
ficer before the' college, Colonel Peter C.
Halns, a prominent engineer officer, who
will explain the value and practical usage
of war charts. Hygiene- will be a leading
topic of the week, Surgeon Henry C.
Beyer, U. S. N., speaking on this sub
ject Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. The four committees will pre
sent, for discussion the topics of war
games, tactical studies, law solutions and
problems, and Saturday will be devoted to
strategic games.
Purchase of Short-Term Bonds.
WASHINGTON, June 25. The Secretary
of the Treasury today purchased -1126,000
short-term 4 per cent bonds at 113.908.
$90,000 5s at109.05. $137,000 short-term A per
cerit bonds at 113.90S, and $90,000 5 per cent
' bonds at 109.060.
"Ah. Miss Clarlndl!
will return my love?"
come true." Life
May I dream that you
"You may, but It won't
lo.wlng story Is told by an eye-witness to
the great flood:
" "Keystone Is the metropolis of the Elk
horn mining country. It has but one
nnrrnw street, and because of limited
space many houses are. built on piles or(
walls over the JSiKnorn or ciose ui usanim
the ' mountains. The town follows the
meanderings of the stream for a mile.
WrMnv nieht at 11 o'clock the storm
struck the mountain, and for six hours
rain fell la torrents. Houses, barns,
bridges, fillp. livestock and humanbetngs
were swe.n away by th6 mighty current
and dashed on the rocks or trees below.
"I was stopping at a hotel, At the flrht
warning many of the Inhabitants took
refugt on the mountain side overlooking
the town and river. M6re than 100 peo
ple however, remained in town to look
after the women and children who did not
escape early. The bridge leading to the
depot -was. soon" swept away, and then
the angry waters rushed through the
oniy street In the town, and we found
hu.idrcdti cut off from the mountain re
treat. The hotel was made fast to the
telephone poles by means of a line. Hun
dreds of lives were saved. But In at
tempting to cross the muddy, surging
aorr which sweot like an avalanche
down this street many lost their hold,
War News Censored.
NEW YORK, June 25. There Is much
discouragement In England over the mili
tary situation In South Africa, without
definite news of any fresh disaster, says
the Tribune's London correspondent. Gen
eral French has work to do in the section
where his maneuvers were successful 15
months ago. The newspapers have so lit
tle war news that the suspicion is created
that the censor is holding back much
information of an unfavorable tenor.
Rnmp of the military experts in the
House of Commons express the opinion
that the reinforcements dispatched to
Lord Kitchener may have proven inade
quate. War Questions in the Commons.
LONDON, June 25. The South African
war was again the subject of innumerable
questions In the House of Commons today.
Little Information was elicited, except
that the war continued to cost 1,425,000
weekly, that the authorities estimated
that the Invaders of Cape Colony num
bered from 1000 to 2000 men. and that there
ro-oro -us pflsps of tvDhold fever among the
troops during the month of April, of
which number 1ST proved fatal.
Fouches' Commaniloes. Advancing.
BARKLEY EAST, Cape Colony, Mon
day, June 24. General Fouches' two Boer
commandos have advanced beyond Glen
Almond, which Is about 10 miles southeast
of Allwal Nortn. noer aim x.a
scouts have exchanged shots six miles
hence. All the local defense forces have
been mobilized.
Jacobus Botha Sjamboked.
CAPE TOWN, June 25. Jacobus Botha,
the member of the Cape Assembly for
Allwal North, has been captured by the
Boers and publicly sjamboked. In addi
tion his house was burned. The reason
assigned for this treatment Is that Botha
voted In favor of the treason bill.
' "
CLASH IS EXPECTED.
Situation in the "West Virginia Coal
Fields.
MATTEAWAN, W. Va., June 25.
Everything passed off quietly In the coal
fields today. Four collieries put to work
a small force of non-union men. An out
break was feared, but the strikers
seemed content with having forced the
Federal Marshals to leave tne ne;as yes
terday. A clash Is hourly expected, how
ever. The Treasurer Disappeared.
AKRON O., June 25. Forged notes ag
gregating $20,000 have been discovered by
the Akron Varnish Company. J. H. Mc
Crum. treasurer of the company, has been
missing for a week, and is supposed to be
en route to South America. It was sup
posed that his accounts were straight,
fne only shortage discovered being an
overdraft for $4500. Action has been be
gun by creditors asking that the prop
erty of the company be sold and the-proceeds
applied to the payment of debts.
WORLD' SFAIR SITE.
Chosen by the Directors of the
Lonlsiana Purchase Exposition.
ST. LOUIS, June 23. At Its regular
monthly meeting the members of the
board of directors of the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition Company unanimously
adopted the report of the executive com
mittee, which had selecfed Forest Park
as Its choice for the site of the world's
fair to be held in this city in 1903. . A res
oluton was then passed empowering tho
executive committee to report1 'the result
of the board's action to the National Com
mission for ratification. The site selected
consists of 668 acres. In the western, or
unimproved portion of Forest Park, which
contains- between 1300 and 1400 acres, and
Is the second largest city park In the
country. In addition. 450 acres adjoining
on the south and west are available. This
makes a: total of. 1118 acres, or one-third
more space than was used by the Colum
bian Exposition In Chicago. The site Is
in the portion of the-city in which are sit
uated magnificent residences. One river
and 10 creeks flow through the site, and
there are, numerous artificial lakes- on it.
The park Is said to have the moat ade
quate transportation facilities of any in
the world.
Another Big Gusher.
DENISON, Tex., June 25. What is said
to be the largest oil gumer yet struck in
the Southwestern field was blown in today
at Redfork, Creek Nation, north of Dent
son, on the St. Louis & San Francisco
Railroad extension, by the Pennsylvania
Oil Company. The oil spouted 400 feefl
In the air. It Is still gushing, and la
wasting In great quantities.
Neck Broken by a Blow.
DEADWOOD. S. D., June 25. Charles C.
Bennett, at one time president of tho
Deadwood Labor Union, was killed here
Jast night by Michael Reedy. Bennett's"
neck was broken by a blow. Reedy Is In
Jail. The trouble arose oVer an old fu.ed.
Jessie Morrison's Last Plea.
ELDORADO, Kan., June 25. The last
plea In behalf of Jessie Morrison, on trial
for the murder of Mrs. Olln Castle, was
made today by A. L. Reddln. During
the argument many in the courtroom
were moved to tears. Miss Morrison gave
no outward show of her feelings.
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