ORCHARD GETS
DEATH PENALTY
Sentenced to Execution, but Judge
Recommends Stay.
Date Set for May 15 Orchard Broke
Down and Wept a He Attempted
to Thank Court for Recommend
ation to Board of Pardons Judge
Believes Orchard.
Boiae, Idaho, March 19. Stating
that he believes Harry Orchard, in his
testimony in the trials of William D
Haywood and George A. Pettibone for
the murder of ex-Governor Frank Steu-
nenberg, told the exact truth, attempt
ing to conceal nothing, Judge Fremont
Wood, in the District court yesterday,
recommended that the state ' board of
pardons commute Orchard's sentence of
death to life imprisonment in the Btate
penitentiary. The sentence of death
'was pronounced in accordance with the
plea of guilty entered by Orchard Tues
day of last week when arraigned. Judge
Woo I presided at both the Haywood
and Petttibone trials.
In sentencing Orchard and recom
mending the commutation of his sen
tence, Judge Wood reviewed the case
from the time of the killing of Frank
Steunenberg to the present.
In regard to the part of Orchard In
the trials, Judge Wood said:
"I am more than satisfied that the
defendant now at the bar of this court
awaiting final sentence has not only
acted in good faith in making the dis
closures that he did, but that he also
testified fully and fairly to the whole
truth, withholding nothing that was
material and declaring nothing which
had not actually taken place."
Judge Wood, alter reading his ruling,
formally sentenced Orchard and fixed
May 15 as the date for the execution
Orchard asked for permission to tpaak,
and it was granted. He thanked the
court for the review of the case given,
and for the kindly remarks in regard to
tnm. He repeated that he had told the
whole truth and that no promise of im
munity or of mercy had ever been made
to him. Before he had concluded, tears
were streaming from his eyes, and he
all but broke down as he again, in a
broken voice, thanked Judge Wood for
his recommendation to the board of
pardons.
In Judge Wood's ruling he laid ppe
cial stress upon the crimes in Idaho
and plainly intimated that the end of
prosecutions of those believed to have
perpetrated them had not come.
IS "INNOCENT PURCHASER."
Harriman it Reported to Have Sold
Oregon Land Grant.
Washington, March 19. It is believ
d in government circles that a secret
contract has been made by the Oregon
& California Railroad company, under
which it has already agreed to sell the
remaining 2,000,000 acres of its grant
to one single purhaser, and that a large
sum of money has been paid to the rail
road company on account by this pur
chaser. The attention of a representa
tive of the Booh-Kelly Lumber com
pany, who haa been contending for an
innocent purchaser amendment to the
Fulton resolution, was today called to
this report, and he remarked: "Then
whoever has purchased this land ought
to be protected like the rest of us,"
merely showing that the lumber com
panies would be willing that the gov
ernment should make any sacrifice in
order to give them a sound title where
they now hold a shaky one.
The lumbermen left for home today
pretty well disheartened. They were
confident when they came here that
they would have an easy fight, but de
velopments before the committee were
somewhat surprising to them, and pri
vately they admit they are defeated.
Nevertheless it is expected that an at
tempt will be made when the resolution
goes into the house to Becure the adop
tion of the innocent purchasers' amend
ment if the committee reports the reso
lution as it passed the senate.
Italian Tries Bunco Game.
San Francisco, March 19. An elabo
rate bunco game was revealed in Judge
Lawlor's court today on the hearing of
an application for extradition for Louis
Pondero, who is wanted in Victoria, B.
. He is charged with the theft of $1,
4C0 from Tony Perravicni. In company
with two others, Perravicni and Donde
to were to be partners in buying a farm.
All put their money on the table as a
guarantee of good faith, but when the
valise in which the money was suppos
ed to bo was opened by Perravicni,
there was nothing but some newspapers.
Habeas Corpus for Ruef.
San Francisco, March 19. Late this
afternoon the Appellate court granted
Abraham Ruef s application for a writ
of habeas corpus, making it returnable
on Friday, March 20. The writ asks
that the district attorney be compelled
to show cause why Ruefs' bail should
not be forthwith reduced to a reasonable
amount and the duplicate indictments
to the number of about 40 be dismissed.
Henry Ach, chief counsel for Ruef, this
morning filed another written motion.
Abandon Marina Pott.
Honolulu, March 19. The United
States tug Iroquois, which sails tomor
row for Midway to bring back the ma
rine guard of 20 marines located there,
has orders to bring back also their
stores, munitions and guns, indicating
that the marine post there ia to be
abandoned, after being maintained
about four years.
HEARS LABOR'S DEMAND.
Vice Preaident and Speaker Promise
Liability Law.
Washington, March 20. Speaker
Cannon and Vice President Fairbanks
today announced their belief that the
present congress will pass an employ
era' liability act which will meet and
orvercome the unconstitutionality of the
present law pointed out by the Supreme
court of the United States in a recent
decision. These statements were made
unreservedly by the speaker and guard
edly by the vice president to a delega
tion led by Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labcr
from 87 national and international
trade and labor and farmers' organize
tions assembled in a national confer
ence in this city. The delegation called
on the speaker to lay before the house
of representatives, through him, a me
morial entitled "Labor's Protest to
Congress."
The protest submitted by Mr. Gom
pers and his associates refers to the
Supreme Court decision in the hatters'
case as the "most recent perversion of
the intent of a law by the judiciary by
which the Sherman anti-trust law has
been made to apply to labor, although
it waB an accepted fact that congress
did not intend the law so to apply and
might even have specifically exempted
labor but for the fear that the Supreme
court might construe euch an affirma
tive provision to be unconstitutional.
PROTECT TRULY INNOCENT.
But Railroad Land Grant Must First
Be Forfeited.
Washington, March 20. The status
of purchasers of granted land in good
faith from the Oregon & California
Railroad company, and their rights un
der the law, were set forth in some de
tail at the hearing before the house com
mittee. The provisions of the grant
prohibit tales except to actual settlers
in limited quantities and at a limited
price. By necessary implication it per
mits sales of the kind mentioned
This provision of the grant is a con-
dition'subsequent for breach of which
the government has right of forfeiture.
However, a condition subsequent is not
self-executing. Upon the breach of the
condition title does not automatically
revert to the grantor. So that until
the government in some way asserts
rights of lorfeiture, title remains unim
paired in the railroad company, with
full authority to make sales to actual
settlers in the manner provided in the
grant. After forfeiture is claimed, no
further sales of any kind can be made
by the railroar company, if the conten
tion of the government is correct. But
all sales made within the terms of the
grant will be valid and will be in no
way affected either by the Fulton reso
lution or by any euits that will be com
menced.
PLAN NATIONAL APPLE FAIR.
Spokane Proposes to Offer $100,000
in Premiums.
Spokane, Wash., March 20. At a
meeting of prominent citizens today it
was decided to make the big apple ehow
that will be held in Spokane next De
cember a national affair, and such large
prizes will be offered that fruit from
all parts of the United States will be
entered in competition. It is expected
that the awards that will be given will
attract some of the greatest fruit ex
perts of foreign countries.
To carry out the plan, a corporation
to be known as the National Apple
Show will be formed with stock amount
ing to $100,000, and governed by a board
of trustees of seven or nine men. It is
anticipated that one of the directors will
be Louis W. Hill, president of the
Great Northern railroad, who has been
requested by wire to accept a position
on the board.
It is intended to offer from $8,000 to
10,000 in premiums and to, make the
show an annual affair. Among the
leaders are W. D. Vincent, cashier of
the Old National bank, and David
Brown, preaident of the Hazelwood
company.
Mothers to Meet in Brussels.
Washington, March 20. The invita
tion of the Belgian government, extend
ed through Baron Moncheur, the Bel
gian minister, to the National Mothers'
congress to participate in the Interna
tional congress on the education of the
family, to be held in Brussels in 19 0,
was accepted by the board of managers
of the Mothers' society today. Among
the delegates appointed to represent the
United States were the following: Mrs.
Frank B. Hill, Tacoma, Wash.; Mrs.
Jefferson D. Gibbs, California; Mrs. F.
W. Ashley, Denver.
Asks for Intervention.
Washington, March 20. The govern
ment of the little African republic of
Liberia has appealed to America to pro
tect her territorial integrity. The State
department has been informed that a
delegation is now on its way from Mon
rovia to Washington to make a personal
appeal to the president and Secretary
Root to restrain the French from forci
bly taking possession of a large part of
the country lying in the border between
Liberia and French West Africa.
Governor Guild Very III.
Boston, March 20. Governor Guild,
who has been ill for two weeks, is in a
critical condition. His physician, Dr.
B. F. Winslow, found the governor so
seriously ill yesterday that it was decid
ed to call two other physicians into
consultation.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTIETH
SESSION OF NATIONAL LAWMAKERS
Saturday, March 21.
Washington, March 21. Almost the
entire session of the senate was con
sumed with consideration of the legis
lative, executive and judicial appropri
atin bill. The bill finally passed car
ried an aDDroDriation of (32.945.631,
the amount added to the house bill by
. . . -.
the senate being $642,718.
Washington', March 21. Without
being n.aterlally amended in any form,
the fortification appropriation bill was
pasFed by the house today. During the
closing debate the War department was
criticised by several members regard
ing the money spent on fortifications at
Subig bay, which, it was charged, was
wasted, in view of a later recommend
ticn that the defenses at Cavite be
strengthened. Criticism likewise waB
offered to the estimates of the depart
ment, which recommended an appro
priation of over $30,000,000, which it
was said could not have been expended
within ten years.
An amendment by De Armond to
allow the secretary of war to buy
abroad war materials in "any" quan
tity was adonted, despite the efforts of
Republican floor leaders to marshal
sufficient votes to defeat it.
Friday, March 20
Washington, March 20. The ship
subsidy bill was passed by the senate
today. It pays to 16-knot vessels ply
ing between this country and South
America, the Philippines, Japan, China
and Australia, $4 per mile, the amount
awarded by the act of 1891 to vessels of
20 knots only.
The bill was amended so thatl2-knot
vessels will receive $2 per mile, which
is the allowance under the existing law
to 16-knot vessels. Amendments were
also adopted providing that, if , two or
more lines cf steamships ply from At
lantic ports to South America under
the provisions of the bill, one line
shall stop at two ports south of Cape
Charles and stipulating that no more
shall be paid for subsidies than is re
ceived from such service by the govern
ment.
A bill was also passed increasing the
salaries of men employed in the life
saving service.
Washington, March 20. More criti
cism of rresident Kooseveit was in
dulged in in the house today, when he
was roundly denounced by Hardwick,
of Georgia, for failing to Bend to con
gress all information regarding corpora
tions which has come into his posses
sion, xne president, however, iouna a
ready and vigorous defender in Mr.
Mann, of Illinois, who asserted that
the president had acted with the ut
most good faith in Bending congress all
the information that had come to him.
The fortification appropriation bill
was taken up and in the course of de
bate upon it, Bartlett, of Georgia, de
nied the claims of Republicans tocredit
for authorship of the railroad rate or
Sherman anti-trust law. The bill was
side tracked for general debate, which
continued until adjournment.
Thursday, March 19,
Washington, March 19. Resuming
in tne senate today his unfinished
speech on the Aldrich currency bill, La
Follette directed himself to the charge
made in his remarks on Tuesday that
the recent financial stringency was
started by great banker? and financiers,
declaring that since he spoke on Tues
day he had secured additional informa
tion proving that his charges were cor
rect.
There was quite a large attendance
of Democratic senators in their places,
but comparatively few Republicans.
Occasionally conversations between sen
ators on the Republican side caused the
senator to discontinue tbe reading ol
his remark?. On one occasion he re
marked: "If there are any comments
on my remarks, i would De giad to
have them made so audibly that lean
hear them.
After speaking for more than two
hours and a half, La Follette yielded
the floor with the statement that he
would resume his speech Monday nest.
Washington, March 19. After seve
ral hours of spirited discussion over the
proposition to abolish 17 of the 18
United States pension agencies and
consclidate pension disbursements in
Washington, the house today passed
the pension appropriation bill, carry
ing $150,869,000, the largest sum ever
authorized by this measure. The
house, by a vote of 86 to 139, stood by
the committee on appropriations and
left unchanged its recommendations for
one general agency.
Bills were passed authorizing the sec
retary of war to establish harbor lights
in Wilmington harbor, California, and
authorizing the cutting of timber, the
manufacture and sale of lumber and the
preservation of forests on certain Indian
lands in Wisconsin.
Wednesday, March 18.
Washington, March 18. Senatoi
Rayner, of Maryland, announced to the
senate today the death of his colleague,
William Pinkney Whyte. After adopt
ing the usual resolutions, the senate
Broaden Scope of Schools.
Washington, March 17. At a
meeting of the advisory council and
officers of the national congress of
mothers held at the White House to
day, at which President Roosevelt
presided, a letter was read from
Commissioner of Education Brown,
indorsing the movement for which
the congress has stood from the be
ginning, looking to the uso of pub
lic school buildings for meeting
purposes to accomplish an extension
of the Influence of the schools
adjourned out of respect to the memory
of the late senator.
Washington, March 18. General de
bate on the pension appropriation bill
continued for over four hours in the
bouse of representatives todav. The
subjects discussed took a wide range
politics, finance, the trusts and tbe
president's last special message all re
ceiving attention.
At 4:24 p. m. the hcuse adjourned
out of respect to the memory of the late
United Slates Senator William Plnkney
Whyte, of Maryland.
Tuesday, March 17.
Washington, March 17. The sen
ate late this afternoon, without a
dissenting voice, confirmed the nom
ination of John McCourt, of Pendle
ton, as district attorney for Oregon,
thus terminating one of the longest
and most bitter patronage fights in
the history of Oregon.
Mr. McCourt's commission will be
made out immediately and will prob
ably be forwarded by mall tomor
row. Upon its receipt he will take
the oath of office and, upon tele
graphing the attorney general that
he has done so, will be directed by
wire to take full charge of the dis
trict attorney's office.
Washington, March 17. The sen
ate committee on finance- today voted
unanimously to amend the Aldrich
financial bill by eliminating railroad
bonds as security for national bank
circulation. It also decided to amend
tne Dm so as to retain tne provision
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oi me present mw prumuiuus , i"e
retirement by national banks of
more than $9,000,000 of circulation
in any one month. The committee
discussed the proposition of increas
ing taxation on emergency circula
tion outstanding more than six
months. The rate under the bill as
it now stands is 6 per cent. No ac
tion was taken on this feature.
Washington, March 17. The
western senators who stood out a wamwrisui, uu in ium.uu
ocainat tho miiriHii hnnH foatiire irrespectively the third and fourth
the Aldrich currency bill won a sig
- .
nal victory today when the finance
committee adopted an amendment
eliminating railroad bonds from
among the securities that may be
used as a basis for the issue of na
tional bank currency.
When the president consulted with
the western men ten days ago he
found many opposed to the railroad
bond clause, including Senators
Borah, Bourne and Dixon, and upon
probing deeper concluded that they
were right. He then informed sen
ator Aldrich of their position and of
his concurrence and at Mr. Aldrich's
suggestion the committee acted to
day.
Monday, March 16.
Washington, March 16. There
was no executive session of the Sen
ate this evening, therefore the nom
ination of John McCourt as District
Attorney was not confirmed.
The judiciary committee today
unanimously authorized Senator Ful
ton to report the nomination favor
bly. Lnder the senate rules tne re-
port lies over tor one day oeiore
couurmuuuu, uuis j f L " I
tion is necessary by conditions of the
service. The senate will undoubtedly
confirm the nomination Wednesday.
Washington. March 16. By the
vote of three to two, the subcommit
tee of the senate committee on judi
ciary today declared unconstitutional
11 of the bills intended to remove
federal barriers against the states
exercising control of their police
power for the regulation of the li
quor traffic. Hearings on these meas
ures have been held covering almost
the entire present session, and the
bills were advocated by represnta
tives of practically all the states
where there is a strong prohibition
sentiment.
The members of the subcommittee
are Senators Knox, Nelson, Fulton,
Bacon and Rayner.
Washington, March 16. The for
tifications bill, carrying a total ap
propriation of $S, 210, 611, instead of
the $38,443,945 asked for by the
war department, was reported today
to the house committee on appropria
tions by Smith of the sub-committee
on appropriations. The committee
felt that, aside from other considera
tions, to recommend an appropria
tion of $38,000,000 for fortifications
at this time would be an action
which might very reasonably be con
strued by Japan as an official declar
ation that the United States was
preparing against a war with that
nation. The amount recommended
by the committee is larger than any
which
has been annually appro
priated
war.
since the Spanish-American
P9nsion Bill Before House
Washington, March 17. Below isia report Dn the sanitarv accomplish
given the full text of Senator Borah's ments 0f the past six weeks. From
bill authorizing the use of not to ex- February 2 to March 14, 72.460
ceed 50 per cent of the receipts from 'premises have been inspected; SS4
town lots on government irrigation premises have been disinfected; 171
projects, for the erection and equip- houses iave been destroyed; 5 4
ment of schoolhouses, construction or
sewer and water systems, etc. Mr.
Borah believes that this bill will
meet with general approval, as it
has already been approved by the Re
clamation Service. It differs from
the Heyburn bill in that it makes an
absolute donation of the money,
whereas under the Heyburn bill the
money must be repaid into the re
clamation fund.
Becomes Bank Receiver
Washington, March 19. The res
ignation of J. H. Edwards, assistant
to the secretary of the treasury in
charge of the financial bureau, which
was tendered some time ago, will
take effect tomorrow, when L. A.
Coolldge, who has been confirmed by
the senate, will take charge. Secre
tary Cortelyou said today that Mr.
Edwards had decided to accept the
receivership of the New Amsterdam
bank, of New York, which suspend
ed during the late money stringency.
COAST 8TEAMER WRECKED.
Hits Rocks Off Fort Ross, Cal. Pas
sengers Land, Mall Lost.
Eureka, Cal., March 18. The
steamer Pomona of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, struck a rock
at 6:30 tonight oft Fort Ross, 25
miles south of Port Arena. The ves
sel, which at the time of the disaster
was en route from San Francisco to
Eureka and was expected to arrive
here tomorrow noon, managed to get
off the reef and attempted to run for
shore. When half a mile from the
Deach- ghe struck another rock and is
hanging there at the present time.
The rising tide will probably wash
her off into deep water and she will
sink and be a total loss, with her
cargo, including 102 bags of mail.
The 84 passengers and 62 mem
bers of the crew were saved and are
now ashore at Fort Ross suffering
from lack of food and shelter. They
will pass a dreary night on the beach
at the small Russian settlement.
SPERRY WILL COMMAND.
8chroeder and Wainwright to Become
Rear Admirals.
Washington, March 18. Rear-Admiral
Charles S. Sperry will be commander-in-chief
of the Atlantic bat
tleship fleet when it leaves San
Francisco in July to encircle the
globe. This important detail was
decided on, by President Roosevelt
and his cabinet today.
Rear Admiral Evans, at his per
sonal request will be relieved of the
command at the conclusion of the
big naval review at San Francisco
May 8. The admiral considers this
the completion of the work he was
assigned to do take the Atlantic
I llCCb W I- A L. . . 1 WWMWW. ".' "
Evans wlll retlre ln August. To Rear
AAm.rt. -rhm-ia rnrnaa tho hnnnr nf
commanding the fleet on its visit to
Puget Sound and until the home
ward Journey begins. He has been
second in command during the voy
age and will retire in October.
These retirements will make pos
sible two promotions to the grade of
Rear-Admiral and these are to be
filled by the advancement of Captain
Seaton Schroeder and Captain Rich
j
sauadrons of the fleet, and Rear-
Admiral Emory the second.
8T KNFORD BOYS REVOLT.
Student Affairs Committee Punishes
Lsaders in Rowdyism.
Palo Alto, Cal., March 3 8. Stan
ford students are in open revolt
tonight over the expulsion today of
twelve students by the committee on
student affairs and threaten to strike
unless the men are im'medlately re
instated. The twelve were dropped
for participating in a recent night
demonstration, in which Chairman
Clark of the student affairs commit
tee was called upon and a parade of
over 300 students invaded the uni
versity library, shouting their desire
for a new committee, which will be
less restrictive about student con
duct.
The leaders of the parade were
summoned before the student affairs
committee today and summarily ex
pelled. Among the nu
mber were
r . oanta,n rv
etne Crew captain. The rest are all
prominent in various university ac
i,v!Ho
. tivities.
Tonight a giant mass meeting of
students was held In Encina hall and
steps were taken leading to the re
instatement of the expelled students.
A petition addressed to the commit
tee and signed by the remaining
hundreds in the demonstration de
mands the re-instatement of the ex
pelled members or their own expul
sion. A second petition addressed to
President Jordan and signed by all
the men in the university also urges
the reinstatement of the expelled
men. The students hold that the 12
were dismissed without sufficient
reasons and are men of excellent
reputation. In the event of the fail
ure of these petitions, the student
body pledges itself to withdraw from
the university until its demands are
acceded to.
French Beat Off Natives.
Paris, March 18. A dispatch re
ceived here from General d'Amade,
commander of the French forces in
Morocco, says that upon the arrival
of his column before Settat, the no
tables of the Mzab tribe came out to
surrender. General d'Amade reports
that 2.000 tribesmen who recently
attacked the French column were
beaten off with heavy loss. The
French infantry captured the
enemy's camp at the point of the
bayonet and burned a number of
tents as a measure of repression.
The French loss was insignificant.
Cleans Up San Francisco.
'i,'o' hith Knmmiitu hn iesnpri
.buildings have been condemned;
17.564 nuisances have been abated
and 56,994 rats have been destroyed.
It is believed many more rats have
been poisoned in the sewers
Stolen Wealth Located.
El Paso, Tex.. March 17. A tele
gram from Juan A. Creel, manager
of the Banco Minero, of Chihuahua,
Mexico, to the local branch of that
bank, received here today, says that
the robbers who recently secured
$295,000 from the bank have been
arrested and that the stolen money
has been located but not yet recov
ered. Tinplat Mil's Pesume.
Pittsburg. March IS. Ten of the
20 mills of the American Sheet &
Tinplate Company at South Sharon,
Pa., have been placed in operation
today, affording employment to 600
men. The Sharon mill will resume
tomorrow, employing 1,000 men.
FRANCE IN MIX-IP
WITH HAYTI
French Legation Accused of Protect
ing Revolutionists.
Haytien Government Summarily Exe
cutes Number of Alleged Revolu
tionists France, Germany and
Great Britain Working Together
to Avoid Trouble.
Paris, March 17. The situation,
between the Haytien government and
France has become acute and criti
cal. The French Legation at Port
Au Prince is menaced and a general
massacre of the white residents of
the islands is feared. This informa
tion was conveyed in an official dis
patch to the Foreign Office by M.
Carteron, the French minister to
Hayti.
The latter part of last week, M.
Borno, the Haytien minister of state,
assured M. Carteron that Hayti
would agre to allow the refugees
who had taken asylum in the French
Consulates at Gonaives and St. Marc
to leave the island.
This morning there came the news.
of the execution at Port Au Prince
on Sunday of between 10 and 12
prominent persons on the charge of
conspiracy against the government.
together with a cablegram from M..
Carteron announcing that General
Nord Alexis the president of Hayti,
had not only refused to confirm the
assurances given M. Borno, but had
flatly declined to permit the refugees
in the consulates to depart. :
Eleven additional persons have
taken asylum at the French Lega
tion. The French cruiser Destrees
is expected very soon at Gonaives,
where she will act in co-operation
with the British and German ships
of war now on their way to Hayti.
It is understood here that France,
Germany and Great Britain are act
ing in accord in this matter.
General Antonor Fimln, who led
the last revolt of Hayti, is among
the refugees under the French flag.
The foreign office recognizes that the
general and his followers are revo
lutionists, but declines to hand them
over to the Haytien government on
the ground that there were no as
surances that the men would have a
legal trial. In this connection it was
explained that, according to French
tradition, any man who sought ref
uge under the French flag should
have at least temporary protection.
The Temps has specials from Port
Au Prince saying that the local sit
uation is grave. General Nord Alexis
claims that the plot against him was
hatched at the French Legation and
an attack upon the Legation is fear
ed, the correspondent says, because
M. Carternon, the French minister.
declines to deliver the refugees un
der the French agreement to the
Haytien authorities.
A dispatch from Port Au frmce
states that President Nord Alexis has
consented to allow the refugees ia
I the French Legation to leave the is-
and but that henceforth rebels tak
lng refuge in the Consulates will be
removed by force if they are not sur
rendered. The dispatch says it appears that
the situation is likely to be still fur-
ther complicated. Everyone dread3
the possibility of a messacre of the
Europeans by the Haytien troops on
the arrival of the warships.
The dispatch declares that it is
understood that Germany will take
action if the government executes
more' rebels. President Nord Alexis,
however, seems quite unmoved at
the prospect of a naval demonstra
tion. The total number of men exe
cuted is not given.
Immense Pension Appropriations.
Washington, March 17. For the
second time the house will consider
the pension appropriation bill, that
measure having been taken up today
under an arrangement reached just
before adjournment yesterday. The
bill appropriates approximately
$150,864,000, the largest sum ever
included in a pension appropriation
bill. Some time was taken up by
Langley, of Kentucky, in pleading
for a pensionable status of certain
Kentucky militiamen
Cuts Price of Plate Glass.
Pittsburg. March 17. The Pitts
burg Plate Glass Company today an
nounced an average reduction of 25
per cent in the price of plate glass.
It is believed the reduction will stim
ulate the plate-glass business.
Anarchist Meeting Forbidden.
Philadelphia, March 17. An an
archist meeting, advertised to be.
held tomorrow, will not be permit
ted, and another meeting which is to
be held to cplebrate the anniversary
of the Paris Commune will be strong-,
ly policed.
Nations Sending Cruisers.
Berlin, March 17. The German
Admiralty has ordered the cruiser
Bremen, at present at Curacao, to go
to Port Au Prince, Hayti, to be at
the disposal of the German minister
for the protection of German sub
jects or other foreigners.
China Releases Tatsu Maru.
Hongkong, March 17. The Japan
ese steamer Tatsu Maru.. which was
seized by the Chinese customs auth
orities at Macao for carrying arms
and ammunition alleged to be In
tended for the use of Chinese revolu
tionists, was released today.
Reorganize Foundry Trust.
New York. March 17. E. H. Gary,
chairman of the board of directors of
the United States Steel Corporation,
made a statement to the stockhold
ers of the American Steel Foundries
Company at a meeting In Jersey City
today advocating the reorganization
plan proposed for the latter com-pany.