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THE CAMBRIDGE JEFFERSONMN: VOL. CAMBRIDGE, OHIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1905 NO. 47. COMMODORE NICHOLSON RECOMMENDS PE Rt NA. PAVED STREETS Are tube Cleaned this Summer.

Other BuninenH Transacted by City Council Before tbe Lights Went Out. OMMODORE SomerviUe Nicholson, the United States Navy, in a letter from Street, Northwest, Washington, D. says: "YourPeruna been and If now osed by to tamny at my Meads and acquaintances asa sure cure tor catarrh Oat I mm convinced of Its curative amallties ami I unhesitatingly recommend It to all persons suffering from that complaint" Oar army and onr navy are the natural protection of our country. Parana is the natural protection of tbe army and navy in the vicissitudes of climate and exposure. We have on file thousands of testimonials from prominent people in the army and navy.

We can give onr readers only a slight glimpse of the vast array of unsolicited endorsements Dr. Hartman is constantly receiving for his widely known and efficient remedy. Perana. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, at once to Dr. 8.

B. Hsrtman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio, and he will be pleased to give you bis valuable advioe. S. S. Convention.

The Jackson township convention of tbe Guernsey County S. S. Association met in Bvesville Monday, tbe 20tb insu Tbe convention was held in tbe M. P. church, wbere a hearty welcome was extended to all by tbe pastor, Eev.

Mr. McGratb, and tbe wading members. Among tbe -officers of tbe County Organization present were President, Bev. R. B.

Wilson, of Cumberland, wbo presided curing tbe afternoon and evening and whose descriptive talk during the evening session, of his visit to Jerusalem, Palestine, as a delegate to the World's S. S. CV.D- vention in 1904 was very interesting. Vice President J. M.

Sbafer, of Pleasant City, wbo gave a good talk during the afternoon but was too ill with grip to remain during tbe evening. Secretary Miss Anna Colvin, of Guernsey, whose enthusiasm in S. S. work was fairly contagious, and whose description of tbe State convention at Lima was very instructive. Among tbe local pastors present were Reverends Mr.

McGratb and W. H. Wilson. As a result of the convention a permanent organization was effected' witb officers elected as follows: President, A. B.

Pollock: treasurer. Geo. Trenner: secretary, Mrs. Clara M. Bristol.

Tbese conventions are very belpful and should be attended by all interested in Sunday School work. J. H. B. WASHINGTON Mrs.

William Banna was not removed from the hospital, as reoorted she would be, but will remain there for several weeks yet. The graduating class of the Washington High School of thirteen Kirte and one boy. The commencement exercises will not be held noli! about the middle of May. Jobn Jeffrey, of Columbus, spent Sunday with his mother in Washington. Mrs.

James Stewart and Miss Mattie Smith returned from Washington City Sunday. Miss Elizabeth Moore returned home Monday evening from a week's visit witb Cambridge friends. Tbe farmers' telephone line between Washington and Lore City has been staked off and will be completed soon as possible. Miss Mabel Frame went to Columbus Friday and will visit friends there. Tbe Washington schools close this week witb some special exercises Thursday and Friday afternoons, to which tbe parents are invited.

B. E. Lawrence and family, of Wheeling, came out Saturday morn' inc and visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.

B. Lawrence, until Moo day mo ning. A man named Wm. Shipmao, from northern Guernsey, hasbeea appointed keeper of the toll gate at the west end of town. He has moved into the toll house.

Miss Hnldah McCreary is quite seriously ill at her home soath of town. Mr- Mrs. A. P. Frame visited several days this week with tbtir Patterson, in Cambridge.

Tbe friends of Frank Cocbran will regret to leatn that he is not so well: and grave fean we eaterulned as to recovery. If you are in need of a new suit of up-to-date, tailor made, cail and see S. B. Lawrence's samples. Will Ditbridre, of Dresden, Elmer Johnson and Editor A.

J. Lykes, of thtoclty, were the guests of Enoch Somera in Zanesville over Suuday. The remains of Casper Kress, who died at Wbmliiv, W. were brouxbt here this afteraoon and takea to OD liw tnln for The business of the City Council Mori, night was transacted under difficulties. A delegation was present to talk on the matter of the cleaning of the paved streets during the coming summer and also one or two of the citizens from the South Side interested in the sewers to be put in and just as the meeting was getting interesting tbe electric lights went out for some reason, and everything was at a standstill until C.

C. Long, chief of tbe fire department who lives in rooms above the council chamber, secured a lamp. A members answered as their names were called, and on motion of Sills seconded bv Hilderbrand the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed with and th; business at the evening was started. Messrs. J.

O. Games and W. S. Campbell, of WestSbeubenville avenue, represented the property owners on that street between tbe railroad crossing and They spoke against the assessing of property for the purpose of cleaning the paved streets, claiming that the taxes were onw too high aud that they wanted no more assessments. Mr.

Brown also said that he thought tbe owners of property should not be assessed for the cost but rather tbe merchants occupying tbe properties. He was in favor of the special benefit assessment. Mr. Gillespie spoke at some length on the subject saying that he was veiy much interested in anytbing that would benefit tbe city and thought the paved streets should be cleaned by some method. There was a colloquy between Mr.

Gillespie and Mr. Carnes after which Clerk Blackburn reported that the ordinance providing for screet cleaning by assessment on the tax duplicate, which was passed at the last meetog of the council, had been returned by Mayor Smallwood without his signature or veto and had become by time limit, in effect but not in force. Moved by Hilderbrand seconded by Gillespie that the clerk be instructed to put the ordinance in force and to serve notice on the property owners according to the law Motion carried, Brown, Knouff anc Ley voting no. This ended the street cleaning matter for tbe time being and the lights went out. Wm.

Mercer presented a petition from the property owners on Lonj street protesting against the proposec storm sewer on that street oetween Madison and Clay avenues. Mr. Ley C. W. Kirkman and George Dufley spoke in favor of the proposed sewe and after 1 long discussion President Cook'appointed tbe following com mittee to investigate tbe matter and report at the next meeting: Ley Kneuff, aud Chambers, together with tbe Solicitor, Engineer and Health Officer.

The matter of a settlement Former City Treasurer H. F. Me Don aid's bond came up for discussion am on motion a committee was appointee to confer with the attorneys in the case in regard to a settlement. Th president appointed Hilderbrand Giilespie and Brown. Plans for tbe proposed new meetini douse of the Zanesville Market Stree Baptist church have been accepted and the work will soon begin in its construction to be completed within one year.

Geo. D. Giffin, of Fair mount. VV. well known in Cam bridge, is the architect.

The edific is to be 105 feet in length and 71 fee in width, to seat 700 persons in tbe main auditorium and 1200 in the Sunday school rooms. The cost figured at 935,000. The congregation has DOW 820,000 and expect to rais to.OOO additional at once and secur the balance later. succeeds jucge jacKson. Clarksburg.

W. March Congressman Alston G. Dayton was sworn in here as United States judge for the northern district of West Virginia, succeeding John Jay Jackson, who held the position 44 years. MARKETS. THREE SCOKb PERISH Brockton Mourns For Victims of tbe Explosion.

SURVIVORS MAIMED OR BURNED THE Grain and Stock Prices For March 23. Cleveland Cat tie: Choice fat. and up. $4 fa's5 25. sood to choKe.

1.000 to 1.200. 00: fair to good. to 1.100. J4 50: $4 SO: choi-e fat hulls. choice fat cows.

$3 choice to fancv milk cows and snringers. Olfi 45 00. Sheer' and Lambs--Choice 1" ln $7 fiofl" 7.I. butcher erndes. $7 5O.

60- to choice wether Oie-v. J5 00: good to choice mixed p. SS 75: to pood. 25: to common. 13 00; good to choice SS 75; to choice etres.

$5 5" e. J7 25 Yortfrs. CO: eights. medium and JS 13 30f 5 35: stags and roughs. $3 oo.

Chicago Cattle: Good to SK-ers. ISOfi 25: poor 55 wi TO fo cows i 4 4 one, 0.1. JJ 40. bulK to to choice fair S3 -0. SO.

nativ SS HM87 75 Ci' and butchers. Vary- lambs. SO (5. rough to "jipht, J5 35 Com-- No 2. J5 10(95 No red.

-31 2. Buff-ilo Cattle to Choice. OdfcS 50. fair to 4 75. fat 1o "194 vi.

lvif' Report. 14 to rbr. SOW 75 YorV. rs SS $4 5(104 00 Cattle 5 75 prime. co $5 tldr J4 4 fiS.

2 6 4 40 cows, bull" arid ctaffS $2 2SO S' 1 Jri 45 TP. and -Prime wthT-s jf i i r'wwj TnJx'-d 7ft fair inixed J5 25 S5 'O'JT heavy ard heaw "tR llctit Ydrtiers. IS 5 45 New York CattJe oocj4 rboife fat Ohso. SO SV-ep and on- oo 45: rig lambs, IS per riead Calves-- 75 Hops -State and Pennsylvania, 75. Ho.

2 red. SI Corn-No. 2. Mixed 21 to li nm. Cremated Many of Operative Wlio Uiiuble to Krer Them- Krom the of tbe Explosion llttrrowlux Sreuet Ttwt Attended the Brockton, March 21.

This city is in mourning for at least thrte score of her citizens whose lives were blotted out by the explosion of a boiler the large shoe manufacturing establishment in the Campello district conducted by the R. B. Grover company. The explosion was immediately followed by a flash of flame, which consumed the factory, a long, four-story If it were a house ol cards, and Incinerated an unknown number of men and women who were unable to extricate themselves from a mass of tangled wreckage formed by the terrific upheaval in the boiler room. More than half a hundred of the employes in the building were maimed, burned or bruised by the time they reached safe ground.

Some had jumped from the roof, some from windows and others had been injured in the mad rush to escape from the doomed factory, which from all parts emitted the intense, awful heat of an inferno, driving back the band of heroic rescuers who in a few brief moments had performed gallant service. The fire extended from the factory to seven other buildings in the vicinity and destroyed them. One of these buildings was a three-story wooden block owned by Charles F. Dahlborg, the others being cottages of small value, and a blacksmith shop. Two wooden dwellings near the engine room were practically demolished by the flying boiler, but none of the occupants was seriously injured.

The total financial loss is estimated at $250,000, $200,000 of which falls on the R. B. Grover company. The monetary losses are nearly offset by insurance. It may never be known just how many persons perished in the wreckage.

No one knows exactly how many persons were in the factory- The number has been estimated at 400, but Treasurer Charles O. Emerson said he doubted whether there were so many at work. Two hundred and fifty survivors have been accounted for and the remains of 50 bodies have been recovered from the ruins. Fragments of human frames which possibly might belong to bodies other than those enumerated have also been found. Few of the bodies have fceen identified.

The head in narly every case is missing, and except in rare instances it was impossible even to distinguish the sex. The explosion occurred without warning. At the same moment the larger wooden frame of the factory, a four-story structure, quivered and then tb.3 rear portion of it collapsed. In a fraction of a second this portion of the great building had been transformed into a mass of iron and wood wreckage, in the midst of which human beings were pinioned. In another moment fire had broken out in the debris, and death by fire and suffocation became the fate of scores of the operatives.

When the boiler exploded it passed upward almost perpendicularly tearing a passage as it went, killing many on the way. After rising high in the air, it descended half the distance and then, swerving northerly, cut its way like some huge projectile through a dwelling house 50 feet away and pierced another dwelling farther along, demolishing the latter structure. Here its course was stopped. Missing May Turn Up. Chief of Police Boyden expressed tbe opinion that some of the employes had not reached the factory at the time of the explosion, and that un doubtedly a number of those living in nearby places were injured and had gone home without reporting their injuries.

He thought that many of those not accounted for. upwards of 100 in number, -were among these. The disaster was attended by many harrowing scenes and thrilling rescues. For hours hundreds of the relatives of tbe factory operators besieged the ruins and the fire and police stations in quest of missing ones. Some in their violent grief and agonizing stress of mind collapsed.

Several ol the rescuers and searchers fainted as they beheld the distressing scene There was no trace of the body of David H. Rockwell, engineer of the plant, who was not seen after the explosion. It is supposed that he per ished at his post. An inspection of the wrecked boiler by the state boiler inspectors sho that there was a sufficient supply of water in it. The cause of the explo sion is at present a mystery.

The dis aster will be further investisated the state authorities. In an Interview Mrs. David W. Rock well, wife of the engineer at the far tory. home was wrecked by the flying boiler, said: "When my husband left home in the morning he was cheer fnl and in good health For the past days, however, he had Irri table on account of the condition the boiler He had said many time? of late that he had to put on the boiler a pressure it was unequal U.

He had to do this, he said, because work in the factory required it Sugar Plant Shuts Down. York. March 20 Over 3.MK Ken have been thrown out of employ ment as the result of the shutting down of the plant of the Havemeye sugar refinery in Brooklyn No officia explanation is given of the shut-down hut is said that decreased connimp Won sugar growing out of the ad vaace in price was the cause. Ten Miners Killed. Ylena, March an explosion la a colliery at Drenkova, Hungary, 1 miners killed BAL? others talared.

ARRANGEMENT Arrived at Between Italy. England and the Mai Mullah. London, March pursuance of the arrangement arrived at in December last between Great Britain and Italy to offer the Mad Mullah an assignment of a settled sphere In Somali- land, together with grazers' rights in certain parts of British and Italian territory, for which the Mullah bonds himself to keep the peace, an agreement has been concluded at Italag, a Tillage in Italian tflrrkory, between the Mullah and the Italian diplomatic agent, Signer By its ttrms the Mullah undertakes to ob- eerve peace towards both Great Britain and Italy. The Mullah places himself under Italian protection. The agreement gives Italy the right to appoint a resident in the territory assigned to the Mullah, in which commerce will also be guaranteed, with the exception of traffic in armb, and slaves were prohibited.

Hargle-Callahan Hearing. Lexington, March sensation was created in the hearing on an application for bail for James, Alex and Elbert Hargia and Ed Callahan when Mose Feltner testified that, prior to the death of ockrell, Alex and James Hargis, Callahan and Feltner had In Hargis' store discussed whether tfarcum or Cockrill should be killed rst. Shortly afterwards, he said, Cockrill was killed. He said he was the time acting in bad faith with the Hargises, and had told Marcum and Cockrill of the plot in the hope of aving their lives. Although the pres- nt hearing is only on a motion for bail or Senator Hargis, Judge Hargis, heir nephew, Elbert, and Ed Callahan, who are held on charge of murder, the xcitement was intense, the court- louse and surrounding streets being crowded with people, many of whom in from other cities and counties, he hearing will probably consume everal days.

Wants Merger Outlawed. Trenton, N. March T. Dana, administrator of the recently leceased Richard S. Dana, filed in the jourt of chancery a bill to have set aside as illegal the merger of the A BOY THE ASSASSIN Russian Governor of a Finnish Province Is Shot LAD ADMITS HE'S A REVOLUTIONIST American Tobacco company, the Consolidated Tobacco company and the Continental Tobacco company into the American Tobacco company.

He claims that the merger was effected without the consent of himself or Richard S. Dana, and that the merger in violation of the state and federal constitution. He further claims that the merger violates the federal constitution in that the merger is an impairment of a contract Dana names not only the company but the directors as defendants in his suit, and among others names James B. Duke, Thomas Doan and Thomas as party de- lendnts. Fast FreighFwrecked.

Fort Smith, March fast 'reight on the Choctaw branch of the Jock Island railway system ran into an open switch at Potter, a flag station between Wister and Howe, I. ng the entire train, which included two cars of cattle. The engine and cattle cars were turned over. The engineer was buried under the engine and was dead when taken out His name could not be learned. Fireman Sildebrandt had both legs crushed off jelow the knees and may die.

An unknown tramp riding on the cattle car was killed, together with a large number of cattle. One of the cattle owners riding on top of a car had his leg broken, and a brakeman was injured about the head. Milk-Wagon Drivers Strike. Chicago, March of milk to nonunion employes of 24 wholesale clothing firms was stopped by a sympathetic strike of milk-wagon drivers. The strike of the drivers is the outgrowth of a boycott against factories of firms belonging to the National Wholesale Tailors' association.

As a result men and women who were hired to supplant the garment workers since the tetter's strike began last November, and who have been taking meals In the tailor shops in many cases to avoid running the gauntlet of pickets, are forced to do without milk. Limited Ditched. Des Moines. March Golden State limited, the fast Rock Island flyer, was wrecked near Fairfield. la.

The accident was caused by spread ing rails. Several oars and the sleepei went into the ditoh. William Gaskin. brakeman. of Eldon.

was badly bruised about the head. A number ol passengers were bruised. Cleveland's Trip. Princeton. N.

March 21. Ex President Grover Cleveland, accompa nied by Dr. Bryant of North Carolina, his family physician, left here on his private car for a three weeks' trip to Florida. Mr. Cleveland recently suffered a severe attack of gout and is taking a pleasure trip to recuperate.

QUICK. News Bits Depicting at Home and Abroad. United Slates supreme court took a recess for two weeks. Mrs. Mary B.

Page, 70. a fortune teller, robbed and murdered at St Victim Had Rren Most Knergetlo In the Kimlflcatloii or Finland, and the People Had Petitioned For Removal Japanese Fall to PreM tbe Pursuit of Iilnevltch's Army. St. Petersburg, March 21. A dis patch from Viborg, Finland, says: Governor Miasoredoff was shot and seriously wounded by a boy of 15 named Matti Hjalmar Reinikke, who immediately afterward was arrested.

The youth admits he Is a revolutionist. He hails from Kurikke, Paris, and northwestern Finland, but recently has been living in Stockholm to avoid arrest on account of his known revolutionary ideas. He returned four days ago Finland by way of Tornea, and spent three days in Viborg, but declines to reveal his stopping place. Governor Miasoredoft has been most energetic in the Russifica- tion of Finland, and memorials have been sent to the estates petitioning for his removal on account of his alleged illegal methods and the general conditions in hit province, which were pronounced to be intolerable to Finns. Reinikka gained access to the gover- cabinet and fired a shot from the threshold.

Then advancing he fired twice more, after which, jumping behind and under the governor's writing table, with his pistol he held up the clerks who were rushing in and man- ared to reach the street. Secretary Markoff, who followed him, summoned assistance, and the would-be assassin was captured and lodged in prison. The young man, who had lost one of his arms recently in a railway accident, when asked if his name was Reinikke, replied: "The police of Helsingfors know me, my motive, and the governor's record." The crime was committed with an automatic pistol of the same type as that with which Hohen- thai assassinated Soininen, the procurator general of Finland, on Feb. 6. Uneventful Retreat St.

Petersburg, March The latest dispatches from Manchuria indicate that the retreat of the Russian army is being conducted uneventfully. The last few days were unmarked by any fighting of a serious nature. -Both the Russians and the Japanese at this stage are probably considering that marching is more important than fighting. The Russians, however, are neglecting no precautions to impede pursuit and hamper the construction of permanent Japanese line of supply. The appointment of General Linevitch has made a good impression with the army, the new commander enjoying the affection and confidence of the troops almost in the same measure as General Kuropatkin.

Both are fighters and not carpet knights. Discovered Buried Guns. Tokyo, March The following official announcement has been made: "Our detachment entered and occupied Kaiyuan Sunday morning at 4 o'clock. On the same day at 10:30 o'clock the enemy's cavalry, about 60 strong, with three companies of infantry, attempted a counter-attack, but was completely repulsed. Toward the northeast the bridges on the main road south of Kai- yuan have been burned by the enemy.

The railway bridges have been partly destroyed. The number of guns captured near Mukden is increasing, owing to discoveries of those buried by the enemy before retreating." British Steamer Seized. Tokyo, March The British steamer Harbarton. carrying coal to Vladivostok. was seized Saturday by the Japanese.

Announced that President Roosevelt will call coneress in extra session Oct 1 to consider railroad rate question. Baron Von Hammerstein, the Prussian minister of the interior. died at Berlin of asthma, complicated by weakness of the heart witnout a Franchise. Chicago. March 21.

The Chicago City railway, a corporation" controlling 90 miles of street railway lines in the south and southwest portions of Chicago, is now without a franchise of any description whatever. For some time the company has been operating under an extension of a former franchise, but this extended privilege has been taken away from the corporation by the city council, which passed an ordinance that the company has no rights whatever in the streets in which their cars are operated. The ordinance also pro- Tides for Corporation Counsel Tolman filling suit in state courts to test the validity of the so-called act The company will continue to operate while the case is in court Beef Trust Investigation. New York. March 21.

The United States district attorney. General H. L. Burnett has been taking evidence here for a week past in connection with tbe so-called "beef trust" investigation by the federal grand jury in Chicago. The list of witnesses has not been made public, but is reported to include tbe names of all the New York representatives of the big packing concerns.

The witnesses, it is said, were questioned in regard to the methods of the companies in adjusting business east of Chicaco. rebates to large dealers and the alleged "blacklist" in the credit systems employed by the firms. Sthafer Case. Bedford, March 21--Among other witnesses examined by the Lawrence county grand jury, which is iu- festicaling the Sctoafer murder case, was Mrs Henrietta Holder of Bloom Margaret Daly, 14, Annie, 9, and i i ng ton. who, it is claimed, was a Raymond.

7, overcome at their home ln Indianapolis sanitarium a short in Cleveland by gas that escaped from time before the murder of Schafer. The grand jury, it is believed, will not adjourn before last of the week. a small stove. May die. V.

of Washington dty the oath of offlce of fourth assistant postmaster general, to which he was nominated In the closing days of the senate session. With three of her passengers dead of heart disease the German steamer Main arrived at New York tnm Bremen fowr days late a rewOt stormy wwlker kick MM. Nine Inches of Rain. Mobile, March 21 --The weather bureau the record of the rain Sunday and Monday at 22 inches, the greatest fall since June 26, 1JWO. when inches Ml in honrs.

Water round the Jefferson street school was over the hen-Is of the children attending tnd sohoo 1 not held can led away. OHIO QUO. Live Notes of the Buckeye State. tf.ru. Chadwlck Talks.

Cleveland, March Cae- sle Chadwick made a statement in which she denied she ever had asserted that Andrew Carnegie was her father. DiscuHsing her trial, she said she thought Prosecutor Sullivan and Marshal Chandler had been c.r. added: "I am not a party any con spiracy, and if any sue i it was without my knowledge. I r. -related a great many loans with other than the Citizens' bank of the notes being placed to my '-r.

dit. or 1 was given New York or c- checks in the same ma-wi ar. fol- lowed in the Oberlin i did business with the Olit-iiiu bank just exactly as I did Cleveland bank." Anticipate a Break. Youngstown, March general meeting of the strikers the steel hoop mills of the Carnegie iSteel company was held here to consider the question of declaring off the strike that has been on since last July. The gathering was addressed by President Theodore J.

Shaffer. Secretary-Treasurer John Williams and Ben I. Davis, editor of the Amalgamated Journal. The strikers resolved to take no action declaring the strike off until the meeting of the Amalgamated Association in May. A general break in the ranks of the strikers is said to be probable, however.

The men have been idle all summer and winter and have undergone great hardship. Ends the Investigation. Cleveland, March the meeting of the city council Solicitor Baker said that the decision of the circuit court on Saturday that the Cleveland Electric Illuminating company need not produce its books in the trial to charges of bribery made against members of the city council practically puts an end to the investigation into the charges. Tbe books ol the illuminating company were wanted to show that the company had paid money directly tq two Democratic councilmen. and had contributed to the campaign funl all the Republican members of tta city council.

Engineer Held For Cl'fton Wreck. Pittsbr.rg, Pa, March 21--The ver diet of the coroner's jarv in the -vr3c" at Ciuton. Pa. on the Clev land and Pittsbar? railroad on Mirch 3. in T7hich members of the of engirerrs of demand were killer'.

and many no'ds An drew Lona: for action bv grsn-3 crd censures V. 7 C. A H-nry of Well" ville, 0.. master L. C.

R2is ter of Cleveland, 'car inspector, and John Hazen rtf Cleveland, station master, for failing to see that the train was properly equipped with fire extin guishers in good -working order before the train left Riot at Christening. Denison, March 21. In a fight following a christening at the home of Charles Anthony here, 20 shots were exchanged and k.iives were used freely. A. Nicholas was shot through the body and his condition is serious.

G. Gosticone was badly carved with a knife. The parties are all Italians. Former Wayne County Judge. Chicago, March Judge Thomas Stanley Johnson, probate judge of Wayne county, from 1858 to 1864.

and for many years a resident of Illinois, died at Oak Park 6f old age. Judge Johnson was prominent in Masonic circles. Syrians Must Leave. Washington, March 21. The state is informed by Ministei Powell at Port-Au-Prince that a proclamation has been issued that all Syrians must leave the republic April 1.

These Syrians are extremely obnoxious to the natives, as they have managed to obtain control of most of the retail business of the country, and are reputed to be merciless creditors. Died While Out Driving. Washington C. March out driving with his son. William R.

Whiteman. and wife and the latter's mother. Alexander L. Whiteman, a wholesale grocer. Chicago, aged 67.

died while seated at his son's side. The horse had become frightened and Alex ander Whiteman was stricken with heart disease, expiring almost instant ly. His dead body was started for his Chicago home, where he leaves 8 widow and son. H.JWhiteman. Accidentally Shot.

McArthur, March Salts of Dundas. was wounded by the accidental discharge of a revolver in the inside pocket oi his coat while splitting kindling. Tht ball passed through the upper part oi his lung, just missing heart anc lodged in bis shoulder. He was carry ing the gun for protection against mad dogs. Morris Reappointed.

Columbus. March Herrick announced the reappoinUne-nt of J. C. Morris as state railway crcn missloner. He was first appointed Governor Nash in March and served two full trims The onlv othei candidate Conductor Permt ol Toledo WITH BONDHOLDERS President Castro's Fiscal Agent Signs a Contract PLEDGES RECEIPTS OP MINOR PORTS Special Knvoy of to tbe t'ultfd i the Report That the Krrncb Cable Company's Property I I Been of I'ucle Washing! I.iarch 21.

Carlos B. Jumped Into a Cistern. 20-- Mrs Camririfll. 62. despondent worry a fractured wrist commit tod by f) owninc in a rister- in the rrar of home.

Mr Campbe'" is 1h" local agent of a r.tUlnirg coa company. Attacked by a Ram. Gallipots, March RarV Buckley, lining on the II.il was attacked br a vie ram an knocked down and tranced. She tainH a broken leg and severe inter nal I Explosion at a Furnace. Cleveland.

March men were injured in an explosion it dome at the Central blast furnace. The Injured arc: Jacob Stikac, fatally; Charles Chonbac and Miller seriously. at New Vorl arrived here in the company of l)r Paul, the special diplomatic envoy of Venezuela to the United States. Dr. Paul will remain here several days to watch developments in the trouble over tbe French Cable company's concession from Venezuela.

Mr. Figueredo said that the cablegram from Minister Bowen saying that suit had been instituted at this time by Venezuela to cancel the cable company's concession and for the seizure of its property was incorrect, aa the suit to -annul the concession was brought in the Venezuelan courts in 1903. The basis of tbe suit, he said, were allegations that the cable company had not given such a cable service as was stipulated should be given when the concession was granted. The cable line, it was stated by Mr. Figueredo, had not been seized and was unmolested.

The state department may not repeat the history of the first settlement of the powers with Venezuela, as the results have been far from satisfactory, neither the allied powers nor Venezuela being pleased at the outcome. The obligations incurred under the award of The Hague tribunal never have been met It is therefore the present intention of the government here not to interfere in any dispute of a foreign nation with Venezuela provided the Monroe doctrine is not infringed. This determination does not estop action on our part in the interests of American concessions and properties in Venezuela. Venezuela Pledges Customs. Paris, March Antonio Belutini, President Castro's fiscal agent at Antwerp, has been authorised to sign a contract with the German and British holders of Venezuelan b-nds pledging 50 per cent of the custom receipts of Guantana Le Vela, Ciudad Bolivar, Porto Colon and Caru- pano, to pay 126,000,000, bearing i itsr- est at the rate of 4 per cent annum, until the creditor nations paid from 30 per cent of the of La Guayra and Porto Cabelio, which those two ports shall pay 25 per cent receipts to Great Britain and Germany.

IE is estimated that Germany and Great Britain will get a preponderating influence over Venezuela for 50 years and continue their alliance. It is reported that President Castro receives a gift of $2,600,000 in consideration of this arrange- Bank Messenger Held Up. Berkeley, March E. Daly, an Oakland liveryman, who was acting as a messenger for the Central Bank of Oakland, was held up and robbed of $10,000 while on his way to the Standard oil refinery at Point Richmond. There wefe two highwaymen, one of whom was tall and the other short and stout.

Both carried revolvers, but only the taller of the men wore a mask. The short man had a heavy black beard. The robbery took place at a point on the roadway between Stege and Point Richmond. The highwaymen jumped out of a clump of brush at the side of the road and at once covered Daly and former Deputy Sheriff Al Roach, who was riding with him. At the point of revolvers Daly and Roach were compelled to jump from the buggy and give up the sack of gold.

Then the robbers tied them to a fence and placed gags in their mouths. Daly and Roach freed after much difficulty, and proceeded to Stege station, on the Southern Pacific, aboatjiatt a mile away. Agreement Reached. New Haven, March 20. It was announced that the subcommittees of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of the New York.

New Haven and Hartford railroad had reached an agreement relative to the long-existing trouble between the two unions, and that the is now the bands of General Manager Hig- glns of the road. Second Vice Grand Master Shea of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen is quoted as saying thai in all probability the railroad will give out the statement in the coarse of a day or two. but would not discuss the terms of the agreement Shock Killed the Father. Cullman, March Good Hope, near here. J.

M. Woodall dropped dead upon viewing a make-beliere corpse. Closing school exercises in progress and in one scene a student representing a dead man was brought on the stage, whereupon Mr. Woodall collapsed. The impersonator of corpse was the real lead man's torn.

ror wima. Charleston. S. March of the Navy Morton and party, in- cludinc; Speaker Cannon, Senator Hale and Representative Meyer of Louisiana, sailed from Charleston for Gnan- tanamo. Cuba, where they wll inspect the naval station there and observe the maneuvers of the North Atlantic fleet The secretary and his party were met on their arrival from Washington by Mayor Rhett, a committee of citizens and by Captain Berry, commandant of the naval station at Charleston, and were drivon to dock.

the despatch boat Dolphin awaiu-d them. They went on board immediately and the shortly afterward for the south With a Drew Pin. Springfield. Marofc Orayson's sfcull was blow aa pin. Clark is Both arc.