PROMOTION FOR NAVAL HEROES.
for
Board Recommends Advancement
‘ Twentv-niue Junior Officer.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 6.--Only
twenty-nine officers of the navy are
recommended for advancement for con-
spicuous and heroic action in the war
with Spain in the report submitted to
Secretary Long by the naval board on
promotion.
As the board am has to receive re-
ports from Rear Admiral Dewey, its
work is incomplete, and it can be con-
fidently expected that promotion will
be given to several officers who distin-
guished themselves at Manila.
The list made public recalls
stirring incidents in which these re-
warded participated.
As all the commanding officers of
the vessels which tool: part iii the bat-
tles of Santi 25:0 and Manila bay have
been piomoted, the board considered
. only the cases of junior officers.
Six officers of the Gloucester, which
performed such plucky and gallant
work duriizg the Santiago battle have
been reco1n..nended for advancement.
I» The greattst advancement is given
' to Ensign ll. H. Ward, who will be
promoted by (~11 numbers. Idr. W'ard
icer sent on secret ser-
and Porto Rico during
is the young
vice to Sp
the wai.
Licute .11 out C. Jun gen, who com-
manded the M0111; atuck, will be ad.—
vanced five nunmers; llnsgn ’l‘. P. Ma—
gruder of the l‘:l::I.1'bl1head five num-
bers, and L: L 1'-. truant -‘1. C. Dillinghom
of the l‘iizeh.;ii~3 two numb-sis for gai~
lantry in cosmic, cables at Cienfuegos
and Sa11t...:'
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WAR INVESTIGATION.
D. C., Feb. 6.——Tl1e war
commission has neagly
report of the conduct of
the war dli-l’l.’;‘.tll‘.€'llt in the war with
Spain and expects to be able to pre-
sent its ccnclusions to the president
some time this week.
Unless something unforseen develops
in the investigation of the beef contro—
versy, he report may be presented
before \Vednosday next.
Positive conclusions on this subject
have not been reached by the commis-
sion. It expects to receive additional
testimony soon from the chemists of
l,‘ the agricultural department and the
geological survey regarding the chem-
ical analysis of the canned roast beef,
samples of which were supplied by
the committee.
I All hope of hearing
nan of Chester, Pa, who claimed
have seen beef chemicalized in Omaha,
has vanished, as he has paid no atten—
tion to the telegraphic and written
1 summons of the commission.
In fr ct all the witnesses who have
been declaring that they knew posi-
tively that beef was treated chemical-
ly, have, when called upon by the com-
mission, declined to testify under oath
or have made some :1 "use for not ap-
' I peering.
THE
’ Wash h'ng 1.1:.
investiga ilzg
completed: lei
from James Far-
t")
Records Broken.
Feb. 6. -—‘1‘l1ree records
were broken by the weekly bank state-
ment issued by the clearing house in
loans, deposits and specie holdings
The loans for the week aggregated
$741,526,600, an increase as compared
with the preceding week of $15,154,400.
The deposits increased by $18,385,000,
the new total being $880, 022, 500. The
specie holdings increased $3, 722,900, to
$197,207,800, this increase representing
the large consignments of gold which
have been arriving here from Califor-
nia in the last week.
'i‘hice
New York,
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New Battleship Maine.
Philadelphia, Feb. 6.--The keel of
the new battleship Maine, the con—
tract for the construction of which was
awarded a few months ago to the
Cramps Shipbuilding Company. will in
all probability be laid on February 15.
This date will be the anniversary of
the destruction in Havana harbor of
the ship of that name, which resulted
in the loss of 366_men of the United
States navy and which aroused intense
feeling throughout the country against
the Spaniards.
Big Oil Strike. in'Ohio.
Cleveland, 0., Feb. 6.—-The Gibson oil
well, shot last night, is pronounced a
hummer good for one hundred barrels
per day.
It is loca t5:1. ’- in the southwest district
, of tin. new oil ..el.d Scio, from a popu-
,- lation of eici'1l hundred, has increased
to a village c! three thousand or more.
W'elEs are Ming sunk in every back
yard it: Solo, and in the wild land as
thick as the}. (I; n be planted. The to-
tal output HI 5110 already is 2,100 bar-
rels per day.
Death of Alive Athcrtunfi
New York, Fob. 6.--Alic.e Atherton,
the actress. died at a hotel yesterday
after a Illlg'fl‘irzg.“ sickness. She hall
been suzl'ing from pneumonia, which
. followed an attack of cor gestion of
. the, lungs. On Friday it was thought
that she was improving, but a decided.
change for the worse set in early (.ll
Saturday. She was born in Cincinnati
about thirty~scvcn years ago. Her
‘ maiden name was hogan. She went
‘ ' ' on the stage when very young.
Tho New York Pollen Bill.
Albany, N. Y.,- Feb. 6.--The New York
city police bill will be introduced in
the legislature on Wednesday next.
This statement was made by Governor
Roosevelt on his return from New
York city.
The governor declared that the
measure was one over which every
man interested in pure elections in New
. .- York city would rejoice. The bill will
:: be submitted to the Republican leaIl-
' ers in the leg'islat re on Tuesday.
Shot His ls‘anu one, His Rival mud Himself.
Lima, 0., Feb. 6.--Frank Blair, 3
well known young man of this city.
shot and fatally wound-1d Mary Andor-
son, the woman to whom he was en-
gaged. at “Westminster, 8. small town
near here, He then killed Edward Bro—
val‘d, his rival, and afterward com-
mitted suicide. Jealousy was the
cause.
llorselc-s-s Tabs for Chicago,
Chicago, Feb 6.-—Twenty auto—mo—
bile hansom (iabs owned by the Grok-r.-
l..eiter combine will soon be runn ,:.;':
in Chicago. Arrangements have b1"’l
pending for several weeks and it ll...t‘
been definitely decided to build a 1171:
of cabs similar to those that will l1e,_;'.
‘ running in New York next month.
: I
many ,
'11: 143.191. Y
COUNT CAPRIVI DEAD.
Fol met: Chancellor of Corman umplrt
Passes Away.
Frankfort, Feb. 7—Gen. Count von
Caprivi, former Chancellor of the Ger-
man empire, died yesterday at ten
o’clock, at Skyren, near Crossen, thir-
ty-two miles from here. '
General Georg Leo von Caprivi de
Caprera de Montecucculi was born in
Charlottenburg February 24, 1831. He
was the eldest of four sons of Julius
Edward von Caprivi. a. high legal fun—
ctionary Iin the service of the Prussian
state. He entered the army when 18
years of age, served with distinction
In the campaigns of 1884 and 1866 and
won rapid promotion.
COUNT CAPRIVL
During the Franco—Prussian '..r of
lSTO—71 he acted as chief of staff to
the Tenth Army Corps, of which he
subsequently became commander. In
I883 Caprivi was appointed to the com-
Inand of the Thirtieth division at Metz.
The next year, passing from the army
to the navy. he-succecdedHerr von
Stosch on the latter’s retirement from
the head of the admiralty and naval
nen by profession were amazed at the
mastery of their art displayed by a
nere landsman and soldier.
AGONCILLO BOASTING NOW.
lguinado’s Agent Becomes Insolcnt At”: er
Crossing Canadian Border.
Montreal, Feb. 7.Felipe Agoncillo, the
1gent of the rebel Aguinaldo, and his
30mpanion Marti have arrived here.
l‘hey went at once to the Windsor Ho-
iel.
Aguinaldo’s man was excited almost
to the point of hysterics when seen at
the hotel later. As nearly as he could
oe understood as he rattled off answers
to the reporter's questions he spoke as
follows:
“I have come to Canada as I was
afraid that if I stayed in the United
States my life would be in danger. I
therefore fled at the' earliest opportu-
nity. Regarding the outbreak at Ma-
nila the Americans were at fault. The
Americans have broken faith with the
Filipinos on several occasions, and the
time has now come for the natives to
show’their hand.
“It will take ten years for the Am-
ericans to bring my people to submis—
sion. They are not favorable to'thc
Americans, far less, in fact, than they
were to the Spanish, and they will
fight to the bitter end. They have at
the present time as prisoners of war
ten thousand Spanish soldiers. These
men they propose to make use of
against the new enemy.” Just how he
:ouldn’t say.
“The cause of the present outbreak,”
he continued, “was the recent order is—
sued by General Otis for a search of
the houses in Manila. This has en-
raged the people, and their rage has
oeen increased by the outrages perpe-
trated on their women by the Ameri-
can soldiers. ’
[The islands are, with the exceptiod
)f a. small area. around Manila, in full-
possession of the Filipinos, and they.
are governed by a recognized govern—
ment. All _dispatches,from Manila. of
this affairare coloredfto suit the Am-
erican people. ~When the truth is
Known it will-indicate a. victory for
;he . Filipinos."
A Bane Ball Deal.
New York, Feb. 7.—Another act
the Brooklyn-Baltimore baseball
has been arranged to take place to—
day. Hanlon and Von der Horst of
Baltimore are to meet W. G. Byrnc
this afternoon and turn over to the
latter gentleman ten thousand dollars
in cold cash for his Brooklyn club
stock. This accomplished, it is expec—
ted that things will be in shape to
proceed with 'the playing end of the
club's affairs.
The big de'al has created no end of
talk among local followers of the na—
tional gan'lc, some of wnom are uneasy
lest something interfere with the- con—
summation of the consolidation. Over-
;eaious partisans of the Brooklyns al-
ready are claiming the pennant for
this year, but the conservative ones
are not so boastful. It is recognized
that the reconstructed Brooklyns have.
it good chancen to land on top, but there
‘are others" the Nation 5-11 League.
For Govern ment Buildings.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 7.—A largo
number of favorable reports on public
buildings throughout the country were
made yesterday by the House commit-
tee-on public buildings and grounds.
They will be taken'up t0rdflY, two
days having been assigned.
The bills include: Indianapolis $1,-
200,000; Bluefield, W. Va., $50,000,
Brunswick Ga., $50,000; Cleveland, 0.,
$2,200,000; Wilkesbarre, Penn.. $100,000:
Annapolis, Md... $100,000; Bridgeport,
in
play
Conn., (amends act so as to abolish~
provision for alley;-), Springfield, Mass.
extension, $20,000; New
house for site, $750,000; for building
$1,000,000; Fruit of cost .t $3,000,000,
Brooklyn. N. 1"., $50,000; Baltimore, for
site, $100,000; New Brunswick, N. J. ..
$100,000; Nl.n'v.-)lc1., (111111.. $100, 000‘,
Jamestown, 2;. .$CLO, 000; home, I\. 1.,
$50,000; Providence, 1L.l . $l,500,000.
Filipino Junta in Flight.
VVashins'ton, D. C-. Fe'b. ’l‘.-~S.I::to Lo-
DFZ and I'oe «uh-1‘ rr-embels of 1h».- Fl..-
pino junta ir. ‘v‘...1h)ll,‘:;,lull i'r: vII :,‘:.‘-
lowed the -. 2:12 . .I: oi sir-air ' «in:
Ag, "Ol‘ljllifhl il‘: il".‘.'::.“' !(;I\l-'_~‘; LU'I --
Th-iy \'\c1'.i 1' '.meibly Lo 1.. :l
Agoncillo is: '
‘5}‘1‘\l1v.\ Hui g in “‘}'yj’;(n .
Pii‘is, Feb. '.l—«.1 dispatch to- the
Patric from l.'2I5.I.'Iz.-i':e, capital of lrl‘l‘ngj-l
Guiana. 15:; that orders have. been
l'd-l.‘:l\'t\i '.lII. 1‘.:1 nor the return of Drey-
-:'us to Ft l..LZ.Cc., with the statement; that
i. vessu l1;'.s teen sentr to bring him.
‘York custom '
PEACE
Al l bu t Mr.
COMMISSlON DINED.
nay Guests of Philadelphia
llnion League.
Philadelphia, Pa.., Feb. 6.-—The Union
League tendered a reception Saturday
to the members of the Paris peace com—
mission, at which there were over a.
thousand guests. All the. commission-
ers were present except cit-Secretary
Vl'illiam 1:. Day who was unable to
make the ojurney from Florida. A pri-
vate dinner preceded the reception, at
which the gr. I'ests were Senators Gray.
Davis and rye and W'hitelaw Reid _of
the peace commission, John Bassett
Moore, secretary of the commission.
Governor Stone of Pennsylvania, Gov-
ernor Voorhees of New Jersey, Gover-
nor Lowndes of Maryland, Senator Se-
well of New Jersey and Postmaster
General Smith.
President McKinley said in his lat
ter of regret: ‘As I have long enjoyed
the personal friendship of all the com-
missioners and have been closely asso-
ciated with them in public life, I have
uncommon regret that I cannot join
in the dinner given in their honor. To
the guests assembled please convey my
good wishes and belief that the great
work that the commissioners 1avLs
achieved will redound to the good oi
the nation and of humanity.”
Last Reconciliation Betwcn the Sections.
Washington, D. C., Feb. "6.--‘When
the House passed the Military Acade-
my appropriation bill, carrying $601.—
817, Mr. C.11~,,., Democrat of Georgia,
took up the piesident‘s recent utter—
ances as to government care of Con-
federate graves He referred' to the
devotion of southein men to the coun-
try, from the :2 of Appomattox to
those of ST.‘ Let there be an
end, theref me. he urged, to the con—
stant reiteration of reconciliation be—
v'een the sections. That reconcilia-
tion had long, ago been accomplished.
and with the new generation of 12115:
South, the youngcrlmen, there was no
need 0 reconciliation, as there had
been no separation.
nu
Ila;
A Cast; Iron Combination.
Chicago, Feb. 6.--One of the latest
movements to combine industrial cor-
porations is that which has for its
object the consolidation of a. number
of the most important cast iron plants
of the country. The name for the com-
pany is .to be the United States Cast
Iron and Foundry Company. It will
have a capitallaztion. of $24,000,000, di.
vided into 812,000,000 of seven per cent,
non-cumulative preferred stock and
$12,000,000 of common stock.
The combination will be made up of
theAmerican Pipe and Foundry Com-
pany, Dennis Long & Co.,.the Addlcs-
ton Pipe and Steel Company, the Lake
Shore Foundry Company, the Ohio
Pipe Company, the Buffalo Pipe Com-
pany, the l‘.‘.c=..eal Pipe and Foundry
Company, and the National Pipe and
Foundry Company. These eight con-
cerns are said to control more than
ninety-five per cent. of the total out-
put of cast iron pipe in the country.
Samuel Sloan's Successr.
New York, Feb. 6.——Leonard’s Rail-
way News will announce to—day the se—
lection of W. H. Truesdale as president
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Iailroad.
Mr. Truesdale has been selected by
the nominating committee as the suc-
cessor of Samuel Sloan, Who retires
from the presidency because of advanc~
ed years and failing health. The. com-
mittee, consisting of' George F. Baker,
.H. McKay Twombley and' William
Rockefeller, sent a telegram to Mr.
Truesdale on last Friday offering. to
him theposition and,_asking him to
come to New York. to-day. His. reply
was satisfactory.
Mr. Truesdale is at present first vice
president of the Chicago, Rick Island
and Pacific road. He is 55. years old
.and is considered one of the foremost
railroad men in the country. His sal-
ary in his new position will be $25,000
a. year. . . .
.—
Rnckcfeller Property for Sale.
Tarrytown, Feb. 6.--Edw-ard Farring.
ton, treasurer of the village of North
Tarrytown, has made public the list of
the property owners who had not paid
their taxes for this year. They num—
bered ten and their property is to be
sold on February 28 unless the taxes
are paid. 1
William Rockefeller’s name appears
among the list of delinquents. He is
assessed for $141." 15 for the See Farm.
The assessors placed the valuation of
the farm at $18,000, but Mr. Rocke-
feller says he bought it for $3,000 and
will sell it for that amount. He did
not make any effort to prevent the au-
thorities from advertising his property,
although the fight over the taxes for
this particular farm has been on for
two years.
Against Quay.
Lebanon. Pa Feb. 6.-—The primary
election in this city resulted in a
sweeping anti—Quay victory and closed
one of the most remarkable and hotly
contested elections for a. Republican
nomination ever held here.
It was a contest for the nomination
for state senator to succeed Lieuten—
ant Governor Gobin,,recently resigned.
and. was fought strictly on Quay and
anti-Quay lines. Both factions had
their friends lined up to a -man, and
hard work was cloneuntil the polls
closed. Large amounts of money were
brought into the contest by both for -
tions, and the contest was close‘:
watched throughout the entire state.
Lebanon
Roosevelt Nam-I Architect.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 6.--G~ovel‘nor
Roosevelt_l1as decided a change is d.)—
sirable in the office of capitol commis-
sioner and state architect.
Isaac. T l" erry, who has held that
position continuously since 1883, mus
go. George Lewis Heins, a prominent.
-architect, and a member of the firm
'of Ileins and La Fargo of New York.
has been SE’.‘l‘:t'tbl:‘1 to be Commissioner
Perry’s successor and it is likely tlut
the gov-151.11 will send his nomination
to the Studio to—day.
Homo El'Ir HI fur Shillims.
New \oik. L". ‘o. 6. —’l.‘l1e trans; ,...
Roumr'.‘ I11. 'v-E'IiI-lI has just sailed l'o:
carries underfak
and five Z'.~.','..'-,
Pmto llitc 3.1. (I L'I'I..l1'.:.,
ers and '..-' r11. (Z.;;{,'ers,
dred metal l.I'..e's coffins. The obje.-: :1:
the voya—I ' is. 1') cxhur'ic and [hi
holilethe bodies of. soiIi.c1‘s who v.'.v
illcd In the into war
km par-W" ~ -~---* --£.-.
, l
I
iity of 1_.enerul Gomez.
'guishcd Cuban leF er held off for five
' general,
MR. PORTER AND GEN. GOMEZ.
How He Porsuadcll Gen. Gomez—Latter
“"1151 Unwilling‘ at First.
Havana, Fl. 19. 7.»--—11c.13e1-t P. Porter,
who is now in the stat-cs, was greatly
impressed with the fine executive abil-
The distin-
hours before’ he agreed to accept the
sum of three ...1l‘ on dollars in gold
which President Mcliinley has at his
disposition.
He flatly said that it was not enough
and laughed at the idea of such a sum
beingoffered him as leader of the great
party.
Mr. Porter
Congress was likely to adjourn in a
few days; that if the general did not
take that sum he would get nothing for
a year at least, and then said:
“You are a good hearted, fair man,
and you certainly recognize
the fact that there are many starving
in Havana.”
That ended the argument. Few will
ever know what a hard time Cine eral
Porter had to bring about the propos-
ed meeting between Governor Ge 1.43.1"? l
Brooke and the veteran Cuban. The
desire of the latter was to fight it out
on regular military grounds. Tl‘at is
positively known to the administra-
tion. Not only did Mr. Porter manage
to satisfy the General that the U11.ted
States was anxious to deal with him
fairly in all thin gs, but he induced the
latter to sei .d to President MCI: Iinlcy
lthc sweetest kind of a. personal let-
i ter.
gmagnetism of Mr. Porter,
held in the latter's honor
{the dance.
captivated with the
and at ball
the two lead
It was the first time that
Iz'Ir..Porier Iii-1d do med in nearly twenty
years. V‘s‘l‘en the time
came, Gen. Gomez embra (red the Amer-
ican reprcsrritntive as if they were
lifelong frien: . They very likely will
be after this famous meeting.
Gomez was
to Name “'idem-r.
7.—thn the
Quay
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb.
break occurs at Harrisburg it will be
:by order of Senator Quay in favor of
5P.A.P
. Widener. This statement was
.made yesterday ,morning in the corri—
ldor of the Hotel
Walton and later
Iev'en'ts were indicative of the correct-
. ness of the prophecy.
Senator Quay slipped into town from
‘Washington not unexpectedly, for his
Ison Dick had preceded him to the
IQu'ay quarters in the Hotel Stratford.
' The father and son held a. long confer-
, ence, and during Sunday afternoon and
3 night Quay
' yesterday morning.
leaders from all over the
astern part of the state were admitted
to the Quay rooms. TheSe conferences
continued until late and were resumed
When they ended
i Dick Quay hurriedly left the hotel and
l proceeded to the office of P. A. B. Wi-
I
dener, in the Land Title building.
He entered the office at 10. 35. That
it was a meeting pro-arranged was ev-
§idenced by the fact that nobody was
.lowed to see the street car magnate
.pending Dick’s arrival.
He remained
forty mil utes and left with a smiling
face.
P. A. B. XVidencr refused to discuss
the conference. He said:
“You know I am not in politics. Dick
.Quay did call on me this morning, but
it was--well, it was a matter of busi-
ness, if that is what you want to
know.”
News of the meeting with Mr. Wide—
ner quickly spread, and it was not an
hour before the prophetic phrase,
Pete Widener will be the next United
States senator.” was on the lips of al-
most every politician.
._.
Roosevelt’s Appointments.
Albany. N. Y., Feb. (Zr—Governor
Roosevelt has received word from New
York that‘Joseph F. Daly, formerly
supreme court justice, to whom he
had offered the appointment as surro-
gate. to succeed Surrogate Arnold, had
declined to accept it. No other selec-
tion for this, position has been made
as yet, and may not be for a. few days.
John Proctor Clarke, Henry W. Taft
and Henry C. Beckett, are among the
:andidatcs under consideration.
The announ éement of George L.
Heine‘s appointment 5 to succeed Isaac-
G. Perry as Capitol commissioner was
I-leins is an old friend
Heroughed ft on the
as Governor Roose-
made officially.
of the governor.
western prairies
velt did some years ago, and at one
time was a “cow puncher.” Like the
governor he was an athlete, having
been champion pole vaulter when in
college. Th'rei is talk of having a bill
introduced to (hange- the title of Capi-
tol commissioner to that of state arch-
itect, to col. .o.1.1 more strictly with the
duties of that officials position,‘now
that the Capitol is completed.
51-1 on! for Sampson Assured.
Trenton, N. J., Feb. 7.—The House
last night concurred in the Senate res-
olution for the presentation of a sword
in the name of the state to Admiral
Sampson.
Governor Voorhecs sent to the Senate
these nominations:
gers of the state village of epileptics,
S. Olin Garrison of Cumberland, Dr.
W‘illiam S. Combs ofMonmouth, Dr.
lohn H. Ewing of Hunterdon, Dr. Tho-
mus J. Smiih of Cumberland, the Rev.
Iames M. Buckley 01?- Morris, and Dr.
john Ward of Mercer. _
Among the bills introduced in the
House was one by Mr. King, authoriz-
ing the state to pay to es L11 volunteer
soldier in the. Spanish- American war
.512 5, and one by Mr. Marne-ll authoriz-
ing VVcehawken and Poboken to con-
sol'idate.
' Big Sale of Luke Vessels.
CleV'elaniIO., Feb. 7.—.—.It is reported
that John D. Rockefeller has made arg
rangements to turn over all his vcssel'
property and other interests, on the
lakes to the, CarnegieSteel Company.
The transaction if it goes through, will
be. the largest ever. made in the lake
carrying t' ace.
negie Steel ('I:'.'.
of the finest
water, 01—1112.ch
tons of ore i1: .1 season.
several million dollar".
'According lo the story Mr. Carnegie
also acquircs cm trol of the 13111111 11 and
Messaba 1': one. which carries the out-
"'.l. 01'. vessels on fresh
..L \
put of ti. .. l.:‘.< Silpci'ior Consolidated
mines, 212'? .:‘:1;-' i1 is one of two roads
that ’2 _ ;.-. .. . 1'; property on til..-
MI 12.; E...
1.: '-.'~.'I..-..:I.-:- .. “Regular.
‘\I'I.’:‘--';1i2.:;lI‘-'::. '1‘». t‘ Feb. T.—--]'-l1'311~e-
sentexture '.'-1: 'I .3 or .‘ adj-3.1113. has i2}-
ti'I'Id1.'.'.s-1'l :: .'- ‘~ 2.". l 0 House to auth.»
orize 1-13 '_.:- Sufi-11!. to. sIgIgIoii't l'lei'cr'i‘.
,'..11' general in "the 11‘3":
informed the leader that,
for parting '
Board of mana-.
it means that the Car.
115111.173; will get control
of carrying two million
and valued at ,
son 11' 111.11 ,' 6112131115
TRUST WAR CLOS E5 REFINERY.
.lzau I: \L’ ark :‘iosed Because Sug-
.u' l‘ .- 311. ias szsml .I. Loss.
Brooliyn, 6 -—More than three
hundred men are out of work by the
closing down of the Mollenhaucr Sugar
Company’s refineries in Williamsburg.
F. D. Mo llenhauer, the secretary, made
this statement:
“We are shutting down temporarily
because we have on hand more raw
and refined sugar than ever before. 01!
the refined we have in Brooklyn 48,000
barrels, while there is a large stock at
Chicago and all our other consignment
points. Ye shall continue to fill or-
ders, and when our stock is sufficiently
reduced shut up again. This we can
do on twelve hours’ notice.
”We are, of course, losing money on
account of the trust war. every barrel
turned out by us me caning a loss. of
from eighty-nve cents to or .e dollar,
but We 1. .trnd to sta. :d by our custo-
mers, who have stood by us.”
This comprny has taken no part in
the fight bf. —;11 the Havemcycr and
Arbucklc intuett."
0&1.
‘liollc:
Feb.
Commander-.11Chief oft}. .31. £2. is Dead
VVashinglon, D. C., Feb. 6.-—Coloncl
Jar-nos A. Sexton. commander-in-chicf
of the (Ema. .i Army of the Republic,
died at a. 111:1‘L'e1ast three o’clock
Sunday at Carat-lid Hospital in this
' lic- h; "' been vcly 'ill for some
.. ".L‘Tllo‘i‘ ill.
days with
Colonel Sl'.'I.1II'.: \.z‘.;‘. born in Chicago
January 0, 1341. He enlisted as a pri—
vu. to at the opening of the civil war
and scned throughout, finishing with
the rank of colonel. He served as
postmaster of Chicago f' .1111 138:) un—
til 1805.1»lc was clec:.:d commander-
in-chief of the G. A. ll. at the las
annual meeting. His latest work had
i.
been as a memo-'2': of t to war commis-
sio. .
l'll'rs. Place Le...“ mm: Must. Die.
Sing Sing. Feb. l‘..--I~.l'1'.1. Martha place
of Brooklyn, who killed her stepdaugh—
ter Ida on " ebri .1.v 7, 1833,110'" knows
that she will have to forfeit her life in
the electric chair if Governor Roose-
velt does not save her. Mrs. Place was
told of this by the warden after the
receipt of the 11::ne1'31 in her case from
the court of 2133.30.35.
Mrs. Place, on receiving the news
buried h-er fa. -.- ..-: her hands and wept
for seveml minutes without speaking
a word. The court of appeals set the
week beginning March 20 as the time
within which the death sentence must
be carried out. Mrs. Place has not yet
been informed of this. She has sent
for her lawyers and will insturct them
to make every effort to secure execu-
tive clemency for her.
Mrs. Place will be the first woman
to be executed in the electric chair in
this state. and the first woman to suf-
fer the death penalty since the hang-
ing 01 Mrs. Druse in Ilcrlnmer county
in 1337.
Vassar W’ill Not Teach Cooking.
New 3'10 1:, Feb. 6.—-President James
M. Taylor of Vassar College took a
firm stand against the idea. of intro—
ducing any domestic training into the
college course at the twenty-third an-
nual luncheon of the Vassar Alumnae
Association of New York.
After telling of the needs of the col—
lege President Taylor spoke of his
hopes for a broader view of education,
so that women would be put unques-
tionably on the same intellectual plane
with men.
tens," he added.
sition which has been so widely exploi-
ted by many good women to put a
courSe of domestic science into the cur«
riculum of girls'. colleges. I'm not go-
ingto take up the cudgels against do—
mestlc science. I’m _a. married man,
and have use for it. But it is out of
place in the college course."
Refinery Paid $13,000 to .Stay Closed.
Marietta, Ohio, Feb. 6.-¢The taking-
of depositions in the
nett went to Columbus expecting to
return after service upon Nelson Moore
superintendent of the Buckeye and
Eureka Pip; Line Companies; C.
Colt,h is assistant,.and H. J. Guthrie,
manager of the Argand Refining Corr.-
pany, recent lya ' absor bed by the Stand-
ard.
W.
Company
ed that the
of New 3701"".
J. Cram, manager of the Argand
before it was gobbled, show~
rSolar Refining Company
paid down $14,700 and
$3,000 quarterly since. Checks for these
payments ar- s; red by Wardwell, the
treasurer of the Standard Oil Trust,
and they are to continue regularly for
ten :‘I.
The plant
darcl is still selling
:‘cllS.
tis shut town but the Stan-
“Argand oil."
Life Sentence“ for Mrs. Botkin.
San F1 'mcr co Feb. 6. «Mrs. Co1delia
Botkin has been sentenced to life im~
prisonn'lent for th murder of Mrs.
John P. Dunning of Dover, Del. Sen—
tence was pill!“ .ounced by Judge Carroll
Cook after motions for a new trial and
nicd.
The poisoning of the innocent wife of
the man with whom she was infatu-
ated received .her sentence calmly
enough. W'hen asked if she had any-
thing to say she .raised her head and
in a M w ,b: t distinct tone said: _
f'I certainly have. I speak from only
one standpoint. I am not guilty of
this most atrocious crime."
.“Pn‘ John M. Palmer’s Pension.
Vv'ashl'ngton, I). 0.. Feb. 6.--Thc
House committee on invalid pensions
repoitcd the Senate bill to grant .51
pension to 1-:crre1al John M. Palmer of
.Illinois. The Senate bill gave him a
pension of $110 a month which the
House committee recommends be re-
duced to $50 a month. General Pain.—
er.is suffering from blindness in one
eye,» defective hearing and impaiied
memor ‘. I-le was the candidate of the
Gold Democrats. for president in 18.00,
and was for. .1erly senator from lili-
I1015. ‘ _
Sale or -' oI—l‘ins Eginziw'orks.
New York, Feb. 6.--The IIoacllo;-~
Knig..t-Crol-:e1—Leiter syndicate, it
21111101. need authoritatively, has com—
pleted necotiations’py which the £2.1-
mous Corliss Steam Engine Company‘s
is
works at'Providence, R. I., have been
'absorbcd and will be utilized by H1.
International Air Power Company and
its dependent auto— truck companies 1;.
l n. anufaCture air power engines 1‘01 do
'nleStic and foreign uses. :~
“There is a new danger which throat!
“I refer to the propo-'
Standard Oil,
Company cases was completed here 011'
Saturday and Attorney General Mon-
an arrcst ol'-jt:t‘1;;n'1r.r.-t had been de-..
—"“
‘oussion, and for once in
less of a fig
THE L..A. W. CONVENTION.
Many Import-1'1: filut ers Will Come Be-
{011: inc Meeting at Pr~vidcuc¢n
Providence, ll. 1., Feb. S.—Probably -
no annual conventi on of the League of
American Vv‘hcelmen was ever looked
forward to with more interest than
the meeting which began here to-day.
Many questions will co11.e up for dis-
the history of
politics promises to cut-
se than for many years,
and it is blginning to look as if the
several old fienting factions will go to
the league
the assembly ' ll ca agcr to work in har-
mony and for the best interests of
the organization. There will be no
opposition to T. J. Keenan Jr., for the
presidency, and it looks as if Herbert
Foultz of lndiana will have no opposi-
tion for the ziist vice presidency. Tat—
ter5=all of New Jersey has the best
(hence to succeed hi: uself as treasurer..
Boston seems to have the national meet
-r'.e—t-111"Lel. 'f‘1e'ucirg question will be
the one that nill cause the most t1 011-
ble. l0. hile it is go cnerally expect-Cd
that the league will 2‘ email 11 in control
of the sport. the 011301e1.‘spr0111.se to
make a fight. These same men will,
addition, make an effort to prevent th:
admission o” piofc. ' $1 or. an. to the mem-
bcxship. i. .1". .itt: of - .:;tirnore will
not be a. c; 11.5.1111. te fol z'c—clection as
chairman of the litt‘ll'Ii; board under
any circun1'l:11--;t..1.is is Mr. Mott’s
lC
owu stat c1r .e1.t. ’.‘hc f:. t that C. W.
Mears of Cievciai.1l has1.orked hard
to bring Keenan to the front would
Moars has the best
chance to secure the chairmanship of
the racing boald. Robinson's candi-
dacy will not {until-ably receive the out-
side snpcort CHE‘ICLll-d. t seems to be
indicate that 3111'.
the ger ral (13.11.1111 that Massachu—
setts has already received all the con—
cessions L.‘:'.'.' is entitled to. If Meats
will he by a New York
than one from New Eng-
is beaten it
v s u- ‘ ,.
I'llrlll, 1411“,!
land.
THE C-E'IDI V G3? .TOVE.
Asphyxiutcd by (-.1. in llwir .00 .1 at
the .‘.k§§£§‘:fl‘ (.‘asino.
15', Feb. S.-— Dr. Henry El—
Doobs Fe r
1110 Keg-es and his wife. of New York
were found dead in bed in a sleeping
room of the Ardsley Casino at Ardley-
on-Hudson Tuesday. They had been
asphyxiated by gas which had escaped
from a gas stove. .
There was a dance at General Henry
C; Griffin’s in Ardslcy the previous eve-
ning, and Dr. H. 1'). Keyes and his
wife were present. When the dance
was over they decided to spend the
night at the club house, and retired
shortly after midnight.
When a servant D. nt to waken them
in the morning there was no rs. spouse,
and repeated (ails at the door were in
vain. A slight smell of gas in the
corridor near the room increased sus-
picion that something waswrong, and
. about ter. o’cloc" the door of the sleep-
. but of com; ».
v
in; room was forced open.
Dr. Keyes and his wife were lying
lifeless on the bed. and the room was
filled with gas which was escaping
from a gas stove in the room. '
THE' "1" ._!‘ll *LLJIEN OF YALE.
Students Bl‘l'flr’. lip :lve Annual Dance of
‘ 9 . .‘I 1. ' i! z N.
(:1,F'—:b.S.——The an-
:L' new .1 City Guard
New llavei, :
nual ball of 121: .'-.-.~
came to an 1.1::11 . -..1.-1.' at two o'clock
yesteiday 1.. in. .1 riot. .th least
a t11ous.i-.<i . :il'dklltb 1on1: Losses-i
sion of the ..;:I.' snot-61.2.1}. i.. run-
ning the p... _. :..t.:.' 1115;. and taxed
ti le b.1111 ”.51 ~._v.'._'._. of 111:: 501...: and
the (it; 1. .. .. :_- ,.."T.. . :L.‘ thg
e‘."lilli..l, ill. . . .,. ,':_-'.‘. in small
lights. i..... ;..;-.--.-’.I.I.. 11. c.11noi11g over
the 1.11;..11: 111.. space- reserved for
dancers. "l: ’.'€."er as often driven
back b" 111:: ...-.~—. and members of
the going. . .t at Lionight the thron'
was too large to be n'lanaged and with
a 111i,rl.:;;.' 121.: l?‘.‘.£‘r:l‘ they sc'.".'.:a1bled
over chain: on to the .‘loc.'. The
Stlldi‘lfii; it....u 1.1 ‘.lICIL'fl U--_: 1.1.1. 1211;
armory ”-.I} the o.l‘1-1', kip-cl U over
. ever)- 511.1}: Li: 1' son. . in their way.
Mes. 1:... t4; the. rice}: and were tram—
czed 0:. ’.1hL usheis stripped for ac-
tion. taking of: their coats, collars and
cuffs, and had fight after figh. with
the Yale 111211. The ushers l1udd.:.d to-
gether for their own protectiol . One:
big Yale man sank to the- floor with a
big gash :11 l1.s head from a. b. ow from
a billy and was carried away by his
fellows. '.i'ie» literal played at “intervals,
.9. ($4133 had i...- sus-
pended.
The “01min Sought refuge in the gal—
leries and drsssing rooms. An attempt
was made to resume the dancing .but
at the first bar of musir inother riot
broke- out and continued until the com-
mittee decided to Quit and ordered the
band to play “Home Sweet Home."
New York's Police liill.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 8.~—Governor
Roosevelt said yesterday that the po-
lice bill, '.'."ni.h will introduced in
the legislature in a few days, will be
the greatest advance ever made in po—
lice legislazion in New York city. He
eXplained 1113.1 the bill is t. e result of
an agre em 1cnt between all factions in
the party, and add-3d tl at in reaching
this agreement c..nces...ons had been
made on all sides. The governor gt“:
up some 0. 11.: .OL'IS in older to 119.555."?!
the framirsc of be c from which
he b:iit‘.":£. great good will result to
New York 12'. y He said that he is
in heart: ' .1":.o: d . .I'ith tl‘: fundamental
princip‘u' . z; of the b.il: that he will hold
frequent clonfv reacts with senators
and assen'l men in re g'aid to it, and
be
.._ . ...
l' .Cuh- I
.hopes t1 see it become a. law at an
early day.
Norwalk Chronicler