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THE CHINESE : 1.7 REBELLION Oalfcrcaks Ia-Kwana S! Province v-w ,V,,MVV Are Spreading . OVERTHROW OF THE MANCHU DYNASTY 13 ONE OF (THE AIMS OF THE REBELS. Missionary Priests ArF Reported to Havs Seen Murdered by Chinese Sofdiers, in Revenge for the Depo sition of Prince Tuin'i Son by the Empress Dowager, at Foreign Min isters' Request. HONG KONG. -Mar. 4, The rebel lion in Kwang Si Province is spreading rapidly. Signs of unrest are; already apparent at Kweling and Nankin, the newly opened river treaty ports. The Oanton Viceroy hai dispatched troops to the scene of the disturbances. The rebel propaganda, which has spread far and wide, includes the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty, the founding of a Chinese dynasty, and the helping; of oppressed and needy Chinese. jThe; French are said to be secretly sup porting the rebels. : j : . .. THE REBELLIOUS TROOPS. ';PekIn, Mar. 4' The Government has ordered Marshal Su to resume com-, mand of :the rebellious soldiers In Kwang 81 Province. It Is doubtful'tf . he Mill be able to control them, as It Is necessary ' first to p;y. thern their overdue wages. Tho French legation has rt-4-1 V-d cl t Ingram, s.i-lni tin' trbfi have ktlld it Kren h ollii '' hear the T ou'iulo. bonier. - Missionaries Murdered. " Vl-tr'rl:t, U. 0. ilr, 4-i:-KrtM of 'two rn.-isri-K-rfS Of nilwulonarics in I'iiiua - tr? recelvel..by the-steamer Kmpr- tit India thin- afternoon. In K;i.n.-(u, J-'athers Vein Mri-haejfhu und Ftoua-t-rtrt were niut4rfsl by a ha'nd of I'hl- rtt-Hv m.l.Ilci. , ln attitc kt-d the-nils i.ln. The flist nami-il prlcHt wi VHU-d lnstamly-l" h hwoiJ thrust, but th? l;ittr-llriKerl for five daVSi uff r - Inir from -terrible wound.. -It It stated the attack was! tn.ub Irt r venge f'r the dfiMtsltlcin of 'lh roti of J'HiM-f Tuan, by tbi l'iiiii-nK Imwiincr, at t Ii - liqtJf-Kt of thl- Viii ijltri M llllKlf1'V vii'th'-r ir.i-a rt- t'H'U i it. -- Irt KangMil. Ku.t-hcrJ Jtilli'ri b in iitt".i' ki while ji BlfWi i iiii'l cruelly inur- .' tiered. tr ' Japan Delighted, lklo, Vtb. 21. Vi.-t.'.ti.i. 15. '.. 1 Jlar.'l, -.I.ipnrf ti- v.-ll.r wrtli 1 IlK'bt over 'llu eiiii:hj!iuii of the ivw AnKlo.-J!!iiiii.rifso alllitx'S". There .h w been an! elalorate tort hliKht i-foeenwiu nt Tnklo,. besides . formal i-nterehaTigt if rtMigra,ulcklbns at a -joint ineeilnr, held by the two Houses of th Ii- t lit whieh Slr Ulaud MaeDonabl. the ICiiKiixh Minister, nn present. At va rious towns in Jar-nn special celt-bra 7 tions have already b"en hel l or are in contemplation. ! - -I THEY WERE SPANKED. Six Youthful Delinquents Punished' in the Police Court by Officers of the Force. 1 NirvV YOriK,' March 4. Two police men,; with broMtt ; hitnda rfnd. plenty of .Mreiigth back tif thtin. acted as mas - ters of ceremonies -:.at;'a ublfc spank- 1PT, n-vlniinistcred to six youthful de- - -IiiKluemM In . Kearney, .t police coui. -The lKys, w ho.xe drsh -ranged .from iOj -to 12 yea rts, were brought le t fore Recorder' Krebs ona, chfi-rge of oieninjr freiitht cars and destroying property. , iliecm-der KreiW '-sentenced t'u h to "i Kxl. hard spiinking," as the alternative of a fr fine. The par pnts"siMke for . the iHiyf, .and t hose the sip'inklng. r ..- - ' Chief of Police'Tolen sifle ted two fttIeTbidled j rmlieetuen, Kjielf tM-)k a : boy and' plated him across his knee in the approved fsitldn. arul an .Instant v later the courtroom ramr with yells.. When the round lxad- been completed the youngsters were-again arrulgntl. They were very penitent,' and after the court had admonished them, against evil doing, they promised .'to be 'good in the future and were discharged.. -. I i'i i ' THEY WANT MILLIONS. New York Ba-nks, Ask Treasury to Aid in Getting 60 .000,000 in Gold. WASItlNtlTON.- March Kl Secretary HI14W han received a nuniber of ap'pll- catlojis from New If of,k baakers .axkiiig ;ers a.ktn :ob 'in the for p:i ihisi m to ' New York sub Tr-iry and withdraw e't.i I ti mounti-proai the ub-Tre.tHitry - at .4n Franelseft A4thtujh theeap plicntimU AiKKrcgaU In amount from ."UJ0.tW to $0.t.H the Treasury of. tit-ials fet I nk untas,ni In i on.f-t'iuence . a It is unItrtoid that: the a."tuai amount of jjold nrIrd In San ian- -riscA' ill hardly ectwd fliM;',(iMt and that the apjiVM'atb8s in excess of this aeeMiut were made with -a view to a ' c. rtalning what Om Treasury wotiM d ' In rr-tt-' tho aKgrcjpate should rtac'h a larjr r um. Si cretarv Phaw will erant the rr quests for - Ir'ansferi. to far- as actu business neds require; f RAILROAD MEN STARTLED. President Roosevelt Will Enforce the .Interstate Commerce Act. i CHICAGO, M.tr'h 4. . Pi t nt.-nl nottsevclt -has given the "railroad rnan tgeinents of the entire country to un derstand that the lbtcrslate-icomm.-rce and the Sherman U will be enforced to the letter, soys lh Record -Herald. The information was conveyed thrrruh the medium of th'i InterMtate Cohi niission.l end It is understood that the Administration w;iU nH favor any amendment; u the law until tho pres ent laws; havo been enforced and the result Jioiefl. 1 f The Recrd-Ilerald assert tliat.lac ! new-order of 'things hai caiued con sternatlon amo?g- the executive of ficials of road centering- in Chicago, and all are engaged in the work of "cleaning house. Hurried consulta- I tions have resulted in the decision that all associations and organizations Which are in violation of the laws In volved must "be done away with - and every effort made to tshowthe comrnls- iion that the roa5s purpose handling traffic free of all pools, agreements orl cut rates.1 The firnt move In this direction is the dissolution of the Council Bluffs. Oma ha and Sioux City committee, of which George W. Rlstine is In charge, i It Is understood that the Kansas City com mittee wfll -soon be dissolved.' Unless the com ml Md on insists upon it. nothing will be done with the Western Trunk Line' Committed at present nor -with the various passenger associations which are in violation -of the Sherman law. 1 ; Similar action will be taken by the lines east of Chicago, and bureaus In the charge ofl Chairman Tucker will probably be abolished. Railroad ofS dais are not a unit regarding the char acter of action necessary, but a large Ohm believe that air organ izations should be done away with. Attention is called to the fact that. if evervthlnar is to. be handledon tariff schedules there 1U be little use for worlatlons or statistical"? bureaus. as some' of them are called. J THE BOER DELEGATES WASHINGTON. Mar. Messrs. Wesseis and Wolmarans accompanied by - Montague White, Consul-General tor the South African Republic , at New Yorkj have arranged for a recep- J tion by Secretary Hay. The reception will be purely unofficial. HENRY AT MILWAUKEE THE ROYAL VISITOR ENTER TAINED RIGHT ROYALLY. Two Hundred Thousand People, Many f Them Germans, Greeted Empe ror William's Brother Berlin ts Highly Pleated. 1 M I liWAUK EK, WlSy. Mar.1 4. Mil- vauk?e wiw h-st to Prince Henry, of J'rudsla, for six hours' this afternoon, and gave him a reception - that was bii-hly enthusiastic. ills train-came at 4 o'clock, and at 40 w.s away . again", on ..the Jong run ! to. Niagara and New Kngland. Thei intervening time was nil given over to I the reception und entertainment f the Rmyal viwiton It'bt gnn with a drive I through the busdn. s and residential ilislriclM i in review before r the .crowd J that numbered -'00.000. Then there wan a public reception. 'There was ;ii no u spicri'iiii tituminaiion ana -a thntling night rim of the MilwauUet? l-'ire lJenirtment. letter .there w tot' a banquet .at' whit h the I'rlnce met the leading citizens of the city and state. Thousand, of Germans refcidinRT in Milwaukee Joined h.-ai tlly In the wH nunc of ihtj -young 1'i'ince, to who! houao they once owed allegiance, fabd the Vetera n ui tJermittt wars gathered from throughout the Btate to assist in the reception. . Going Eastward. ; Chicago, iinr. 4. The train bearing Prince Henry anil the members of. his xuite, arrlvwl in Chicago at 12:15 o'clck tonight. Half an hour later It was speeding to the'Kust over the Lake Shore road. ,- The Emperor Pleased. ' rierlrn. Mar. 4. The corresionileiit of the Associated Press has been offi cially informed of Emperor William'3 satisfaction at the reception accorded to1 Prince Henry. The Herman news papermen " are Immensely Impressed with Prince Henry's 'bearing toward the newspapermen of the Ujnitcd States, and believe that EmperoriWH- lim's;percept!on of the. Influence 0f the press on National opinion In the L'nited States, will affect favontbly ' the-.rela tlonsrof the crown to the home pres. .1 I LLlCIT DISTILLERY Seized by Revenue Officers at Van couverThe Owner Disappeared. VANCOrVER, Wash., March ;4. United States Revenue officers -raided an.4'niclt dlstiliing plant ntar here iatt night. A complete ot.tflt for making brandy and other liquors from Jfruit Juices Was. connscated and dstroypi. A, J. Alley, owner of the plan.trhas not been seen for several days, and It It not, Known wriewier xiu n.s oeen -lounu bv the o?Ticrs. OLYMPIA APPOINTMENTS. uuimi'ia, wasn., iar. 4. rjovern- or . McBrlde todsty apiolm-d J, Howard Watson, assistant adjutant j general and military secretary, on the staff of I the commander-ln-t hief of the Nation- ai Guard, and Dr. Geo; W. Stryker. of I-.verett. a member' of the Stite P.oard tf Dental li,snminers. RECOVERED THE 'MONEY. KNOXYILLIt Tf nri;. Match 4.-H. G. Mclntyre. -r-pres'enting the Helena, Mont.. tank, left tonight for I be West with $5W of the Monlana - bank note's recovered by the police following the arrest or Kid furry. This makes t -".. tnit, retovered out of the $10,1X0 secured from the Great Northern express rob- bery.i ; - : COVERNOR OF PANAMA. I PANAMA. Mar. h i.--General SalatNr recently appointtd' Governor tf th Jnhnnii; arrived lure this aftern-vm nerni -eaiarar will at once begin anlDclarev's ! ,ctiuiuti;n again; inc trevotu tionists. GERMANS ENTERTAINED. NKW YORK. March 4. Th r.ffie-rs of th- Imterial yacht llohcnsollrr.n were entertained tonight by the Lieder kranx S.ic;ty ami the AMon Society, at the fornu-r's hall. : BIG FIRE LOSS. HI I'W ;l BITTTK. Mont, Mr. 8.1 A sjt jal to the 'Miner, from Twin Bridges, says, a conflagration early this morning wiped out the business portion of that town. The loss is estimated at $ 3S,o. SHIP SUBSIDY BILL DEBATED senator frye Conllnaed (lis tit- . , marks Yesterday HE TALKED TO THE REPUBLI CAN MEMBERS, tAND EX- ' PRESSED HIS VIEWS That the Measure Was the Logical Re sponse to the. Demands of the Re publican Party The Rural Free Delivery Service Discussed in the! Lower House of Congress It Will Fail. . 1 WASHINGTON, Mar. 4. The ship subsidy bill' was further discussed in the Senate today by Frye. His I n-arks were directed principally to the T ; -- ther expression to his views that the subsidy bill was .the logical response to the demands and principles of the Republican party, and that in its. pre paration he had obviated the objections entertained by Senators friendly to the measure. The bill was laid, aside and a number of other bills were passed.! CHINESE EXCLUSION. CASHINGTON. Mar. 4 The Senate Committee on Immigration today began ! tbe consideration of the Chinese Exclu j sion bill. The members will consider the measure witlt great care, and de cided to take it tip section by section. . y . Rural Mails. Washington, Mar. -.4, Thife' House spent a nother day in the discussion of the bill to classify the Rural Free Iej- nvcry service and place the -carrier under the contract syKtem. The fate ui tne win is in aouoi, aixnougn tne inif preslon prevailing is that it will bi defeated. " Jlefore the debate began the confer nee rejwrt on the rhlllpjrdnes Tariff olll was adopted. The vote was on Inrty lines except that MeCall (Maiot.), Wttlefltld (Maine), and- Heutwo'eJ (Minn.). votd wiLh the IX-moeral Inguinal the adoption of the rciwrt. Appropriation Bills. WoKhirigton, Mar. 4. The Kenate fomrnittee otj Appropriations crmelnd- el the consideration of the tj.wutlye. Ieglidatlve . and Judicial appropriation bill, for the iext fiscal year., The bill carries $2.4iW.l&. MAJOR ESTERHAZY Who Forged the Ncted Dreyfus Bor dereau Seen in New York. NIOW YORKj March 4.MaJor Ferdl-j nnrt Walsln Kwterhazy, who confessed that he forged the Dreyfus Rordercau, has, according to the Herald, been seen In this city. He !? said to have Ient two hours In a Broadway res- Uturant, in animated conversation with a young man and woman. Esterhazy was shabbily dressed, and his features were extremely thin. fount 1 P.mgaej-t of Belgium, who knew, Issteriiazy in Paris, and two waiters fire the persons claiming to have recognized the man who became notorious in "Uhe Dreyfus case. Pan- gaert wrts talking French with friends when Esitcrhazy overheard him, and with his friends, immedialejy sought a secluded corner. Their movements at tracted Pengaert's notice, and he says 1 he immediately recognized Esterhazy, 1 na...did.the two. waiters. .najor r-sternazy oeci'nea to oe a Kwltnes in the Dreyfus trial In ;W9; and later -nea to r;niand. where he con fessed to being the author of' the.'Bor- dereau. He declared that .he". -commit ted tbe forgery under order of Nolonel Pandhetr and his superior officers. Af ter making the eorifei-sjon. Major Ester hazy announced his intention of -omini to the I'nited Slates for the purpose of , lecturing, Since-hia flight from France he has lived in obscuf Uy in England. NEW FIGHT BEGINS Against the Railroad 'Merger in the New "Jersey Legislature. 1 nr..ijtM, .-m. j.,, jiart-n . senator G.Hmardt. Democrat, of Hunterdon. In- troduced a bill In the Senate today to repeal and dissolve the charter and crr irateexlslene of the Northern Ft curftk-k IKVmpany. The bill has a long preamnie mi wmcn it is stated among other thlngSYthat the company wa or- ganizoaxto enauie tnc Northern I'aciflc Itailrcad t.ontpany and the Great Northern Railway to violate the laws of several states and Interfere with their revenues, al also to destroy the competition in passenger and freight J rates that existed between these rall-j roads. The preamble.' goes n -to 'say that the organization has aroused great i pirwic inn ir nation, and that the Gov-1 ernor of Minnesota has alreadv innti. luted suit to prevent the consummation of the fib gat and Injurious purpose sought to be accomplished by the for-' m.itlon of the Securities Company. The bl!l was referred to the tomirtittee on. SHREWD BOER LEADER. Splendid. Generalship . De stroyed A British Command -at KlerVsdorp. LONDON, Mar. 4. Tel grams from Klerksdorp. de rlbing the ati.t.k upon and the capture hy the-Roe-rs. Febru ary 2 ith, southwest nt Klerksdorp. of 47 British acting as a convoy to 'an empty wagon train, show that General Ielarey laid his plans with consum mate care, and a precise knowledge tif tbe ground. - The third Boer attack' utxtrt the con voy "was delivered from 'various oolnts. ! and was most determined.. By sheer I recklessness they sought to' ride down 1 and overwhelm the British defense.! The RriUsb guns shelled the charging , .-:.' - -. :. but nothing stopped their on- 1 slaoghtr which was delivered wiuvine unusual-impetus. KITCHENER'S DISCIPLINE. NEW'TOUK, March 4. A strange story , is exciting , muen aiscussion among military men. says a London dispatch to the Tribune, although It has been kept out of both press ana Parliament. It relate to alleged re prisals taken, by Australian troops for Boer outrages In. firing upon wounded. and Draconian measures adopted. by Lord Kitchener for enforcing- discipline. It Is stated that the Australian officers and men who took the lex talionls Into their own hands were Hrled . by court martial and .some of . them were sen tenced to be shot. ; .Nothing has been obtained on the matter at London. THE DIAMOND TRADE Threatened with a Crisis and Antwerp Merchants Have Fled. BRUSSELS. March 4. Numerous and contradictory reports are current'bere as to a crisis In the diamond trade, and the newspapers refer to impending fall urea of several firms In the diamond business at Antwerp, Amsterdam and London. '-. They allegethat some d la mond merchants have been, guilty of extensive defalcations, and have fled to London and New York. HELD TO ANSWER. BOISE, Ida.. March 4 -Z. D. Brown other persons from, the postomce at Spokane, was today held to answer to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Washington. THE EASTERN TLOODS MANY LIVES LOST AND MUCH PROPERTY DESTROYED. - --i The Danger Is Reported to Be Over- Many Thousands of People ! Are Homeless and Great Suffering Is Likely to Follow. NEW YORK, Mar. 4, Flood eondU tions in the Kast are reported rapidly improving, although affairs in the Wyoming Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania generally, and a Ion's; the Hudson, near Albany, are stlfl In- bad shape. DispatcJiea from Wllkesbarre. Pa., show that more than a score of lives Were lost and 13,000,000 worth of property was, destroyed In Northeast ern Pennsylvania. The danger Is over. but the full extent of the damage I yet to be neen. Kljrhteen thousand homcleM K'rstns In 'the V-onilng,Val Icy- are anxiously watching the back ward 'course of the waffri.' '' Waters Falling. Paikcrsburg, W, Va Mar. 4. The river has fallen seven Inches. Th homeless are still unable , tt r?turh to their homes, and a blinding snow storm makes matters wocse for them Much Improved. ' ' I'aterwon, N. Mar. 4, The condl tions In the .fit tod section,, of this city were tnucli improved today. Flood Receding. q .Passu 1c. N. J., Mar. 4. The flood tdowly receding, A conservaitivo c mate, of the damage in Passlc city placed at $600,000.- , i INJURED IN A FIRE. Disastrous .Conflagration in Hotel of , Marshalltown, Iowa. MARSHALL.TOVrN. Iowa, I March 4. Fire early today destroyed half a block of buildings In the heart of the city, entailing a loss of $75,000 and re sulting In the Injuries to several guests and employes of the Tremot t-Hotel. The injured are: Lulu Stephens, waitress, serious; Mrs. Bessie Mad den, Waitress; Birdie Myers, waitress; J. H. Jayne, landlord: Jacob Kulkle, serious ,l Oeorge C. tefTe, salesman, ?hlcago ' : .1 .' Many of the guests, of the hotel jumped from the first floor balcony to the pavement In their nlghtclothes. IN HONOR OF McKINLEy. ALBANY, N. T.. March 4. The mem ory of the late President William Mc- Kinley was honored by the Legislature of this state- today. The -speaker of .the evening was Charles Emorv Smith, ex- Pfjatmaster General. Do Not Expect Miracles. If a cold, long neglected, or Improper ly treattd ,has ciutched you by the ihVoat, you cannot shake it loose in a day, but you can stop Us progress ana in a reasonable time-get rid of it alto gether, if you use Allen's Lung Balsam. There is nothing; like this honest rem edy for bronchitis, asthma, and other affections of the fair passages. FIVE MEN DROWNED. SACRA MENTlO. Cat. Mar. 4. Five men Were drownedin the Sacramento river Sundayi Dr.. J. H. Norton. Geo. Nunes, Clarence Casterson. Elmer I very and Knigltft Ullington. This eve- thing their boat!" was-found, four miles belpw Ctturtland. Near the boat the bodies of the three first , named were found. SENDING AN EMBASSY. VIKNNA, Mar. 6. The Auslro-IIun- gartan mlstattn of Washington will be raised to an Stnttassy In 1903, as an evidence of the cordial relations exist ing btwevn Austfo-Hungary and the United States. CHIEFS OF POLICE. SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. S-Tlie newly organlxefl assotiatlon of Chiefs of po!ire concludetl its jwsslon today. and durned uhtll the second Tuew- day In August, wbn it will met at . ... ... ... . , m a mi. 1 . . s m " j-onrano,, fr. tmo. hihpii, ..4 Francisto, was He,-ted I'restdent. A NEW C1TIZKN-I lent y Ammn i j Boers," a native of - Russia. .was granted full ' rfor on, Long Beach further evidence Is' of here, early this morning, end e citisenstilif; ifer ' ty the Marion ' produced to show that the veUsel went ' raped wlh $250;ln money and $J00 county cm irt yesterday, upon the afll davits of Theoj, Nolf and I. Bunce. ' '"! ; "... - 1 -.- . Igal Rlajikj, Ftaterrnan Job Offtce. Legal Blank, statesman Job Office. .!-, '-. . ! ' I P 1 P NEW SETTLERS COMING VEST Fifty Carloads of Eas ern far tners Have Arrived IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON TO FIND HOMES 'DURING THE PAST 'FEW DAYS. Many of Them Are Coming to the WiL lam tie Valley slong the Lines of the Southern - Pacific j Railroads Very Few of Them Have Return 1 . .Tickets, and All Are Seeking Homes en the Coast. PORTLAND, Or- Mill 5 The spring rush of settlers under the atim f ulus of cheap rates, that went into ef feet last ; Saturday in the) East,' has reached the - coast- Between forty five and fifty extra railway coaches, bearing passengers who came West en settlers' tickets, have come gon and Washington in th past two days. Nearly all sifted out at various sta tions In Oregon and Washington east of this city, either to locate or on stop over privileges to examine the coun try. net ween sixty and seventy-five settlers have already gone to points on the Southern Pacific line south of Portland. Tuesday twelve iextra cars of settlers were delivered to ftherO. R. & N. at Huntirigton,-by the Oregon Short Line. The record was thai about the same considerable number went Into Eastern Washington. Almost without exception, these had west-bound set tiers' tickets no .returns, tostay In the country. They meant The Northern Pacific and the Oreat Northern brought Into Eastjern Wash lngton extra coaches, filled with set tiers on each train Tuesday and today, Today Assistant General' Passenger Agent Charlton, of the Northern Pa clflc, received from General Passenger Agent. Fee, at Bt. Paul, thc; following message. "Our. train-left St. Pnul last night In two sections, of seventeen cars, with over 500 people. Atrain lejft Ht. Paul thi morning In two sections of, fifteen cars each with 450 people, fir Montana. and all points west It Is expected that from 2(000 to 60O0 s't tiers will go to points on the South ern Pacific in Oregon during the next two months A LINCOLN LETTER Written by the Great Emancipator Be fore His Tragic Death; NEW YORK. March 5..4Soi!ed and fadtnl. torn and frayed, a letter written 1" Abraham Lincoln a few-nioiiths.be fore hi assassination. has been found In 'some rubbish and papers on Broad way near the postoffice. It reads as follows:- "Executive Mansion. Washington, November 21, 1864. To M s. . JUxby Boston, Mass.: I have been) shown m the file of the War Department a state ment of the Adjutant-General of Mass achusetts that you are the mother of live sons who have died gloHously on the field of. battle. I feel howl weak and fruitless must be . any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of. a loss so overwhelm ing. But I cannot refrain frtim. tender- Ing you the consolation'' that may be found in the thanks of the Republic that our they died to save. I pray Heavenly Father may assuage the an guish of your bereavement and leave only' the eherishexl memory of. loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. Yours very sincerely and respectfully. 3 -A. LINCOLN. THE PATRICK TRIAL. What the Defense Will P reive in the Noted Murder Casel NEW YORK, March & Tetir.ion- gainst the charge that Aloe H T. Pat- rick killed Millionaire Rice Uill be be gun, when the court opens tomorrow, the prosecution having closed its case today. ' The number of witnesses tile defense expects to tall In about thirt y. Attor- ney House will declare thajt Patrick was Rice's friend, not hi murderer. It is promised that several eminent doc tors will testify tht Wm. Rice died from natural causes: that h died oe fore Jones put the chloroform-soaked sixinge In the cone oer his faice. BIG STRIKE ENDED. Iron Workers in 8an Francisco Return to, Vork This Wsek. PAN FRANCISCO, March 8.After continuing-for nine and ah si f 'months, the strike of the Iron workers 'of this city, inaugurated on Jklay ,-2fjIh, of last year, to enforce the demand for a nine hour day, came to a formal jnd today: Twtt-thlrda of the unions .corn posing the Iron Trades Council have voted to al low their "member's to return to1 work. Within the next week bet ween- "2f00 and 3nrt men w!H" Ie employed. 'From goowl authority-the Intimation eomj that the nun accept slight 'concession- V MANY SHIPS SUFFERED. It Is New Almost Certain Br tish War Sloop Condor Went to the Bottom. vifTnniA tt r- .i:.mh -The st-amer Qu.-en City, ..which returned ! last evening from a trip ttiond the west coast of Vancouver Island, tarings re- ........(.. .. ...... nirm wnrcn g 10 prove inacmore inn lone vessel met with disaster during the J r-ce nt gIes. In the findink of! the boom of the lll-faied slortp of War Cn- J Further north the officers learned of other wreckage ar,hore. presupbly from a sealing schooner, the re being! pieces of canoes, and sealing boats. ! y- - -TWs probably means that some schoon. er has had her decks swept as did (he eeoler C. D. Hand off the Columbia' river. The Rand had reached port on the west coat and was spoken by the Queen City. Her captain reported that he bad been in a blow off the f)r. coaat and that his deck had been swept clear. This wae too far south foe canoes and boats to Jx- washed ashore on the Vancouver Island coast, so that louna on me beach must have come from another schooner. The f Ilceni of the Rand report having seen a lot of wreckage off the Columbia river, but thle may have been from th Httle schooner R. L Morse.' which waa blown up after her crew had been res cued. . ' .. Other eealers Arriving on tbe coai report having encountered very severe weather. Infact, It was so bad that the season is an utter fsdhire,. and the scaling combine will suffer heavy loss es, as. besi dee getting no ski n. almost every schooner will require repairs. - SEATTLE'S ELECTION Is Promptly Followed by a Closing of the Gambling Housss '-r: ' SEATTLE. Wash... Mar. 5. The of ficial count of yesterday's election gives Humes (Rep.) 613 plurality, over God-. win (Dem.) for mayor. The entire Republican- ticket was elected. Gilliam, for corporation . counsel, received the largest majority ' oC any candidate Qne or the results of yesterday's election Is that today all the 'gambling nouses or the city are closed. It I un derstootL this is by order of Mayor Humes. Some of them opened a usual: but before noon lhiv vr rL-u.t by the police. "Various reasons are as signed for this action. ELECTIONS IN SEATTLE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS BOTH CLAIM THE MAYOR. A Big Vote Was Polled and Large Amount of Scratching Done Humes in the Lead in the Count. - S13ATTLK, Mar. 4. A full RumU ip.tl ticket was being voted upon in Hest tie-today.'-- There were four full titkets be sides the Republican and Dciimm ratb nominees. A tretnendou vote hh polled .In spite of the dren hi ng r.iln. The fight was very bitter between ?.lty or. T. J. Humes, Republican, ai i J. V. Gmlwit Democrat; and whs cniit.i entirely to local Issues. Tbnr w.s a tremendous amount -of .--sct-atching. 4 . - i. Still Counting. ' , , Htslttle, -Wash.. Mar. &. ( Wediw- day)-L'p to J a. m. llic coiinl "-f t -' ballots in the iity election was- far Iron'i cont'plete. A very heavy vole wa fonlleYl, and scratching wus genral. WTiIle th parti sa 11 :i Of Humes and Godwin ttoth claim , th.it their cxndi da.te has landed thermyoralty, the In- djc-silions are that Humes is liiubojbt edly elect ihI by a small tn,tJorlf The balance -of the..-I'lepublcan licka Wds : also elected. ' ' I 4- HEAVY STORMS Raging Along the Atlantic Coast The Fall of Snow Is Excessive, BOSTON. Mass., Mar. 5. The tlrst severe snow storm here this eaoit Ite'gan at noon, and continual late to night.. .' , New York. Mar. 5. AV sleet stOnu which raged' this -afterncion was sue- ceeled .tonight a ft-r a brief Intermis sion by another fall of snow. The snow Is dry and threatens to drift bad-. ly. A force of about f000 men Is at worki on the streets, which are glutted..' Pittsburg, Pa., Mar. 5. Fmm ail sec tions of Western Pennsylvania and. tin northeastern portion of West Vlrgliil.i reports tonight are that the snow storm of tolay wasthe; heaviest of the sea- pn. - ,'' ... . FISH DEALER DEAD. Head' of the Firm of A. Booth A: to. Succumbs After Many Years. CHICAGO, Mar. 8-Albert IVrxtth. who founded the firm of A. ' Booth A Co., in the fish trade, died at his resi dence here today of the hardening of arteries. He was born In Kngland 74. years ago, and tame to Chics go In Si0..- A, year after the great "re Booth began to extend h1sbiis4ness.'r.I soon. gained control of the. 'fish, trade of the t Ijerkes. ' In 1 880,. Booth retired . from ftive business, ! ' .- AT UNREST SHOWN. The Recapture of a Prisoner Held by Filipinos the Signal for More Hostilities. MANILA. Mar. 5,4-8enor AinH. Preld:n4e of tbe town of Cant a I, ,Piov- Ince of Morong, Luzon, who is w II known- us un American -sympathiser. nd who was recently captured by In surgents, together -with some .native. -oi.wtabulury who disappeared Msrth d." after an engagement with rifi. ns been rescued from his captors and returned to Can ta I. - Kenor Am pi I says the Insurgent fore wbUh took him prlstmer is entlr-ly a. rwrw organization. cYitinlstlng of-llfty-unJ formed men. "".' ? Hinc.e the cap- : five tureJ of tknor Ampil sivl the enfcag-- ment of the constabitary March 31. the province of Morong , ha l"-n In a ftrmcbt. The unrest has grown with 8enor Am pi I'M return. Kxriferrient 1 now intense, snd many Inhiibitantx "of the province, who have ben friendly to the United BUn' 1 authorities, are leaving their housea snd emigrating la the hope of saving their lives. A BANK ROBBED. Burglars Seen te Blow" Open a ttafe and Loot It. WASHINGTON, Ind., Mr. 6. Whll two eltixens were watrtdng thn. burglars looted the First Natloiwl itcnk A Montgomery, seven miles east plosions of njtro-glycertne iwere re- quired to blow open the safe.. . . - I , i-... Legal Blanks Statesman Job Offlce,