Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1900, Page 1

—— THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY Semporary Basiness Office, 1109 Penasylvania Avex: ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company. S HL KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. soe New Yerk Office: 126 Tribune Bail ling Chicago Office: Boyce Building. London Office: Trafalgar Baildiogs, Trafalgar Square. Star la served to subseribers in the = at th ‘angwhere In the prepaid—60 cents, i lay Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per sear; ered att at Washington, D. C., wnd-elase tall All n sub Rates of adver with ptions must be paid in advance. ing made known on application. ASKED TO EXPLAIN Choate Sends Salisbury a Note Re- garding the Sea Witch, SHIP WAS BOARDED BY BRITISH Her Captain Claims He Was in Three-Mile Limit. OF NEWS THE WAR 3.—It has been learned by of the Associated Press e lor Choate has for explanations as LONDON, a represent that Uni asked Lord Sali bury to the alleged abuse of international right in the ease of the American ship Sea Witch. which, according to the statement of her comman Capt. Howe, was board- ed by the British warship Wasp within the three-miles limit tory in East Afr of Portuguese terri- t Delagoa rch 4 for ed there and arrived 2. She sailed M an), and arr DROVE THE BOERS BACK. Hamilton Has Successful En- gagement at Houtnek. LONDON, May 3.—The war office has re- ceived the following report from Lord Rob- te of Bloemfontein, May 2: Hamilton met with considerable and drove the enemy out of the strong position they had taken up at He Gen. under ¢ hek, with comparatively small loss to us. “Fhe Boers dispersed In several direc- tions, mainly to the east and north, leaving twenty-six prisoners tn our hands, includ- ing commandant, and sixteen other wounded men. Gen. Hamilton is now in camp at Jacobsrust. As the men needed rest after fighting seven out of the last I ordered them to halt for the Gen. Broadwood’s brigade of cavalry yon the scene in time to afford by threatening the ene- my’s re: “During the afternoon Gen. Ian Hamilto ned by Gen. Bruce Hamilton's bri- imit having twelve killed wounded yesterday. Among the was Lieut. Gunther, a German offi- to the h regiment, and er was Naximoff, the Rus- ler of fi legion, + enemy's membe: nchmen were n high te of i by the Sth and. Infantry, got within spoken of in BOERS CLAIM VICTORIES. Gen. Delarey Repulses the British on the Open Veldt. PRETORIA, We day, May 2—An offi- sued here, reports that lerals captured nine p tward of Thaban a British mount- Brandfort. The on two sides, and federals we ers were tal 1 of e Wakkerstroom = had a skirmish with the After a this of Brandfort the Mod river. n pursuit of The forces harp engage- ment sh retired. As the Boers they were not ‘Th had five men tion w W. H. CULTON ON THE STAND. Taylor Offered Money to Get Youtsey Away. Says Ge FRANKFORT, Ky., May 3.—W. H. Cul- testimony {n the Goebel today. He stated that :. Taylor authorized the witness to give any of money desired if he ave Kentucky. Lexington the Sun dec moun’ it was tative He of representatives his seat and refuse was be to the nferenc “rankfor con- the to rs or t out of 2 sald that the su Taylor to 1 contest ‘on to depu- sunties to rowned in N. J... on Fund. —Within an hour ne Ottawa fire relief five subscriptions of members of Strath- ted Wherally a Bridge Jumper in Bad Shape. NEW YORK. May —Alfred W. Bryant, who jumped from the Brooklyn bridge yes- terday. was reported by the hospital physl- cians to be in @ precarious condition, HE ROAD TO FORTUNE, The Road to Fortune is through Printer’s Ink— T. Barnum. No, 14,720. TWO CENTS AT THE WHITE HOUSE Sympathy of France for the Utah Mine Disaster Victims. AMBASSADOR CAMBON'S VISIT ae ge, Hawaiian and Porto Rican Affairs Occupy Attention. FOUR CREEK INDIANS France and the United States were again brought closer together today in a pretty and touching incident at the White House. M. Cambon, the French ambassador, vis- ited President McKinley to convey to this country, through the President, the great sympathy France feels in the terrible minc disaster in Utah. With M. Cambon was Jules Boeufve, the chancellor of the French emba: They did not wait to ve receiv- ed by the President in the diplomatic par- lor, but, in republican fashion, walked right upstairs to the President's office, do- ing away with as much formality as pos- sibie. M. Cambon presented a copy of a dis- patch received from M. Delcasse, French minister for foreign aff: king that the sympathy of President Loubet be conveyed direct to President McKinley. He was assured by President McKinley that the profound sorrow of France was deeply appreciated. The President directed that a sultable answer be sent to President Loubet, through Gen. Horace Porter, the United States ambassador in Paris. M. Cambon went from the White House to the State Department. M. Cambon’s Letter. M. Cambon handed the Secretary a per- sonal letter on the subject, of which the fol- lowing is a translation: Embassy of the French Republic In the United Stat WASHINGTON, May Mr. Secretary of State: The president of the French republic has just heard of the terrible catastrophe which has taken place at Salt Lake City. He has instructed me to be his interpreter near the President of the United States of America and to assure him of the sympathy which he feels on account of this sad event In transmitting to me the expression of the sentiments of President Loubet, Mr. Dele minister of foreign affairs, like- wise instructs me to convey to the Ameri- can government the expression of the p found sympathy of the government of the , 1900, republi Be accept, Mr. Secretary of State, the assurances of my high cons! tion. (Stgnedy JULES CAMBO Hawaii and Porto Rico. The Hawaiian and Porto Rican pc ions again occupied much of the President's time today. Representatives Sibley, Mon- del and others made recommendations. The Hawaiian positions will soon be filled. Senator Platt and Representative Alex- ander were at the White House regarding the & sed by Congress creating two out of thenorthern district If the President signs the © some confusion will be caused the northern district in the matter of 1 proc This can be avoided if the signing of the bill is withheld for a few days. Senator Morgan, whose personal tions at the White House are so pi talked with the President about Haw: affairs. By some oversight the new failed to provide for a collector of customs at Honolulu, the framers of the bill taking it for granted that the general law would contain proper prov will have to be made tion. 1 was one of th of by Senator Morgan. Four Creek Indians. Four Creek Indians, headed b: chief known as Hodelgeefixico, visited the e this morning, trying to find bill at o i rela- bill matters spoken out y. They had just arrived in town and didn't know where else to go. They first visited several saloons and then meandered into thi Ww House grounds by direction of som t who supposed that the President had time to Isten to the Indians. They were finally induced to go away and teil their woes to Secretary Hitchcock, at the Interior Department. —_—_—__+ e+ ______ INST CLEVELAND, Most Democrats Would Rather Vote for McKinley. ‘The assertion credited to some “wise poll- ticlan” in New York that Mr. Cleveland might be induced to re-enter politics, and that he still has in him excellent qualities for a presidential candidate, has made no impression upon the party men at Washing- ton. The democrats do not even dignity the suggestion to the extent of commenting upon it. Most any democrat in Congress would agree that fully nine-tenths of the present democratic party would rather yoie for McKinley than for Cleveland, if they were compelled to vote for one or the other. eg ee DISTRICT MILITIA. Retired Army Officer May Be Detailed as Adjutant General. The House committee on military affairs has favorably reported House bill 8925, pro- viding that the President of the United States may detail as adjutant general of the District of Columbia militia any retired of- ficer of the army who may be nominated to the President by the brigadier general com- manding the District of Columbia militia, such retired officer while so detailed to have the active service pay and allowances of his rank In the regular army. —__—_—_-o+____—__ May Forecast for the Atlantic. The chief naval hydrographer has made the following forecast for the North At- lantlc ocean for the month of May. “Generally fair weathtr over the north Oceastonal gales north of the moderate to fresh in force, st frequent in latitude 45 degrees—tw) de- »*~ probable between 40th and woth meridians in an area of varying width, reaching a maximum In longitude of 48 de- grees west. Most frequent fog over the northern part of this area. Icebergs chiefly st of Newfoundland and off the eastern and southern edges of the Grand Banks. Limits of the trades moving northward.” igi Progress of Work on the Alabama. Capt. Brownson, who is supervising the work on the battle ship abama at the Cramp shipyard, Philadelphia, has made a report to the Navy Department in regard to the work on the vessel, showing that it is progressing in a highly satisfactory man- ner. He says that the vessel will probably be ready for her preliminary sea trial June 30, and that except for painting and fin- ishing up she will be prepared to go into commftssion at the conclusion of that trial, provided it demonstrates her seagoing qualities. ———+-o+—______ Territory of Jefferson. Mr. Moon has introduced a bill in the House creating a territorial form of govern- ment for the Indian territory, which ts to be known by the name of the Territory of Jefferson, r PRELIMINARY TO ENTERING POLI BIeS. DEATH LIST MAY REACH 300 EVERY MAN IN THE SCOFIELD MINE PERISHED. Work of Recovering Bodies of Victims Cannot Be Finished for Several Days. | SALT LAKE, Utah, May 3.—So far al- 200 bodies have been recovered from the ofield mine, and it is thought that suffictent bodjes yet remain to bring the list of dead near 300. Nobody entertains the faintest hope that there is a living man in the mine. It ts new only a question of recovering the bodies of the victims, and that cannot be finished for several da: The fact that the rush of alr from the mouth of the main entry of the mine was sufficient to blow a man and his team across. the gulch almost 200 yards will serve to indicate what force was exerted within the workings of the mine and in the immediate vicinity of the explosion. The body of Joseph Graves, a Utah bat- teryman, was among those taken out. He was married about three months ago, and his wife is not yet eighteen years of age. This is but one case of many. If any one man is to blame for the acct- ent it will never be known, for no man who can tell the story has come out of the mine alive. Many old coal miners, familiar with these mines, state that they have always been regarded as the safest mines in the state. These men also say that the company’s policy has always been to spare no expense in order to keep the mines in a thoroughly safe condition. At the coal company's store everything {s being-given out free of charge that the families of the dead are in immediate need of, and the store is being kept open day and night. The relief fund last night amounted to $7,800, and contributions in the shape of money and provisions are being receiv- ed from many places In and out of the state. President McKinley this afternoon sent the following telegram to Governor Wells of Utah: “EXECUTIVE MANSION, “WASHINGTON, May 3, 1904 “Governor Wel's, Salt Lake City, Uta “{ desire to express my intense sorrow upon learning of the terrible calamity which has occurred at Scofield, and my deep sympathy with the wives, children and friend exp of the unfortunate victims of the sion. (Signed) WILLIAM McKINLEY.” —_——_—-e-___—_. FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS. Suggested Fund for the Utah Mine Disaster Sufferers. The Evening Star today recefved a tel- egram from a lady, lately a resident here, and well known socially for her gharitable work, but who desired to have her name not used, saying, “Why not start a subscrip- tion in this evening's Star for the women left widows and the children fatherless by the Utah mine disaster? I gladly give $200. Our people have been so generous to Cuba and the suffering in India, we must not for- get our own.” ‘The Evening Star will be glad to receive, acknowledge and forward to the proper source all contributions for this noble pur- pose. —_-.__. Appointed Private Seeretary. Mr. Charles R. Dean of this city has been appointed private secretary to the first as- sistant seeretary of state, Dr. David J. Hill, to fill a vacancy caused by resigna- tion. Mr. Dean is a native of Illinois, but has resided in the District for many years past. He is a graduate of the law school of Columbian University, and held the of- Nice of secretary of that school, —— = = WARNING TO REPUBLICANS SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ELECTION OF A DEMOCRATIC MAYOR AP ST. PAUL. Opposition to the Porto Rican Tarift Very Sirong in Min- nexot Pa The success of the demoggets in elect- ing a candidate fer-mayor ef St, Paul, Minn., is regarded as a warning to the re- publicans of the danger that Hes in the affront given public sentiment by the en- actment of the Porto Rican tariff and the determination of certain) leaders to make the course in that legislation a matter of party policy. Opposition: to the ways and means committee Porto Rican policy was perticularly strong in Minnesota. When the bill was under discussion the two sen- alors from that state voted against it in the Senate, and it $s said by those in- formed that the opposition to the policy is as strong now as it was before the Dill became a law. The republican state con- vention will have either to refuse the in- dorsement which the party national lead- ers want or else must repudiate the action of the two senators in young against the bill. It is believed that the state convention will stand by the senators, but if It should not do so it might endanger the loss of the state to the repubiicans thig fall. The success of the democraty in’ St. Paul is said to be peculiarly significant in this, that it not only indicated the public resent- ment of the Porto Rican policy, but shows also that the two wings of the democracy, the gold and the silve re coming together in that state on account of opposition to that policy. Mr.* Smith, whe was elected meyor over the republican candidate, was @ gold democrat in 1896, and it is said’ that, though he associated ‘himself with the Palmer and Buckner people, he really went further, and voted for McKinley. His nom- {nation for mayor caused trouble within the party at the time, tho silver element contesting it in the courts, Before the election, however, both the silver democrats and the silver republicans eame to his sup- port and his election was accomplished by the uniting of all the elements that com- pose the democratic party, other issues be- ing strong enough to overcome the differ- ences on the money questien, —_——_---__—__ MR. TOWNE FOR SECOND PLACE. He May Be Put on the Ticket With Mr. an. The suggestion of Chas. A. Towne by the Michigan democrats for second place on the ticket with Bryan gives formal expres- sion to a sentiment which seems to be growing among democratic leaders. While Towne fs a silver republican an@ chairman of the national committee of that party, democrats do not recognize any distinction between that and being a @emocrat, and, in fact, Towne ts & democrat. He is one of the ablest men in the silver combination and it is believed that his nomination would add strength to the ticket, particularly in Minnesota and Michigan. It is regarded as extremely probable that the silver repub- lican organization will be formally merged with the democratic organization at Kansas City, and the nomination of Towne on. the ticket with Bryan would not cause surprise. r The German Mining Strikes. In a recent letter to the State Department Consul Hughes, at Coburg, records the prac- tical termination of the strike among the coal miners in the provinces of Bohemia, Silesia and Moravia, northern Austria and in Saxony, Germany. Terms offered by the mine owners have proved satisfactory to the majority of the strikers, although it is sald that 9,000 of the 24,000 men that oriz- inally went out on the strike are still hoid- ing out for more concessions, HOT FIGHT WITH REBELS FOUR AMERICANS KILED AND SIX- TEEN WOUNDED, Reconnoltering Party of 26th Infantry Fall Into a Trap of the Filipinos, MANILA, May 3—A dispatch received here today from Uoilo reports that a des- perate fight took place at Leambanac, in the center of the Island of Panay. It ap- pears that a reconnoitering party of the 26th Infantry was surrounded and that four of the Americans were killed, and that sixteen other severely wounded were left on the field. The remainder of the soldiers had a narrow escape. The dispatch adds that reinforcements were sent from Iloilo as soon as news of the affatr was received, whereupon the Fil- {pinos retreated to their mountain strong- hold, ——--___ DEWEY PARTY OFF TO ST, LOUIS, Will Stop at Jacksonville to Visit G. A. R. Encampment. CHICAGO, May 3.—Admiral Dewey, his wife and the party accompanying him left Chicago at 8 o'clock this morning in their Baltimore and Ohio special train for St. Louis. At Jacksonville, which will be reached at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, a stop of about three hours will be made. Here the hero of Manila bay will be the guest of honor at the state encampment of the G. A. R. At Jacksonville elaborate preparations have been made to receive Admiral Dewey. As soon as possible after his arrival the parade will start and will be reviewed by him, Buildings along the line of march have been lavishly decorated. From St. Louis the admiral’s spectal train will go to Memphis over the Illinois Cen- tral; from Memphis to Nashville over the Louisville and Nashville and from Nash- ville to Knoxville over the Chattanooga and St. Louis. Knoxville will be reached Fri- day, May 11. From Knoxville the admiral goes to Washington over the Southern. ——++-___ CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES, Secrecy About the Work Being Done by Both Parties. There is more than the usual secrecy about the work that is being done by the campaign committees of the two parties this year. Both congressional committees are doing considerable work, much of that for the national committees being entrusted to them for the time being; but they are going about it without attracting any more attention than cannot be helped. The re- Publican committee have headquarters at the Normandie, and the democrats are at the Metropolitan. What is thought of the Sssues of the campaign is indicated by the class of Iterature that is being circulated. While the financial discussion is not be- ing ignored, the bulk of literature being sent out relates to questions of our insular possessions. The democrats have not much money, and are therefore not able to cir- culate as much literature as they would like to, but they are sending out documents Made up of speeches and press comments on the Porto Rican tariff, anti-imperialism speeches, including such as have been made by republicans, and speeches and compila- tions relating to trusts, together with speeches relating to the financial legislation by this Congress. The republicans are directing themselves particularly to the supposed disaffection of the German vote, to defending the Phil- goplnes policy and to justifying the course followed with reference to Porto Rico. They are sald to have sent out thus early between forty and fifty million documents, A WORLD-WIDE WORK Sixteen Thousand Of Bailding Trades | Delegates to Methodist Conference Out in Philadelphia. Report Satisfactory Progress, TROUBLE BETWEEN THE UNIONS/ WHAT Is MORE MEN QUIT WORK BEING DONE ABROAD Other Tradesmen Refuse to Work | Opposition to Missionary Work With Brotherhood Carpenters. CONVENTION HALL AFFECTED | MISSIONARIES INTERVIEWED See SS Seems to Be Dying Out. ge PHILADELPHIA, May 3.—As a result of | CHICAGO, May 3.—All parts of the globe the action last night of the Allied Building | 4T@ represented in the Methodist confer- ‘Trades Council in refusing to recognize the | €Rce. Every continent, the islands of the Brotherhood of Carpenters because the Jat- | Pacific and the zone from the equatorial ter agreed to work on buildings regardless | Parts of Africa and Asia to the arctic re- of whether union or non-union men are em- | Sions have all sent delegates. In all climes Ployed thereon so long as their union is | Methodism is reported to be progressing, recognized, the Allied Building Trades | @nd the delegates speak with pride of the Council this morning in retaliation ordered | development of the church tn far-away tere out all its men wherever Brotherhood of | tories. Carpenters men are working. Secretary “The work of the Methodist Episcopal Allen of the Building Trades Council says | Church in Japan,” said the Rev. Julius So- that im consequence of this order about | Per. dean of the Philander Smith Biblical 12,000 additional men quit work after 8 | Institute, Aoyama, Tokio, “has been most o'clock this morning. This-makes about | Successful. We now have about sixty-five 16,000 men in all employed in the building | °Tdained native preachers and 5.4) native trades now on strike in this city, Christians, not including baptized childrem This morning's order affects the exposi-| #94 adherents. tion building, where hundreds of men are | “The character of our converts and the at work preparing the structure for the re- | loyalty of our preachersiand members have publican national convention. greatly improved. There are now over Conference Fails to Adjust Trouble. | 40,000 Protestant communicants in varioud Pio Sateen ned sornlog Between the | denominations in Japan. The government Ns ives of the Brotherhood of Car- | is Kindly disposed to Christians, but there penters and the Building Trades Council is still much opposition on the part of Buds failed to effect a settlement of the differ- fnees. Another conference will be held | dhists, ultra-nationalists and many of the later in the day. scientific men of the empire. The outlook This morning's action materially compli- | is encouraging. however, and the work ins cates the strike situation, as in many fn- | teresting. Faith is put’ to a strong test, stances employers who had signed the scale | but the faith of the Japanese Christians ip of the Allied Building Trades Council and | strong.” also the Brotherhood of Carpenters’ scale have been forced to suspend operation be-| «the The Church in India. Methodist Episcopal Church in cause of the order fi Soun- Cltiestquartese: oe ees Chand a orik cansin is ecowing rapidly,” said the Business Agent Holt of the Brotherhood | Rev. E. W. Parker. “The Hindustani of Carpenters made this statement today: | Church now numbers 45,000 souls. There “It $s discouraging to have to take the | were 2300 bap! ver of step we do, but this organization cannot be | WoT? 290 baptisms in 1809, the number o} used as @ catspaw to draw the chestnuts of | Sunday school pupils was 40,84, and we other unions out of the fire. We appealed | have an Epworth League about 4,000 to some of the other unions to insist upon | strong.”* the eight-hour work day and not to be too| “The condition of the Methodist Bpiscopal insistent upon ges which may be con- | Church in the South India,” said Charles sidered exorbitant. J. Mueller, one of the lay delegates from “Our wages were only increased 10 cents | that country, “generally speaking. is good, a day along with the eight-hour demands. | There are hopes, under the existing circum- Other trades jumped their hedules | stances, of a considerable extension. There from $2.25 and $2.50 to $3. .75 a day. | seems to be a paucity of laborers for the Now, then, the sympathetic strike clause of | harvest. If that can be corrected there is the Allied Building Trades will compel all] every reason to belleve that the church in the unions to uphold even the most radical | South India will attain great proportions. demands. Why should we jeopardize our | It is unique in being of an ideal order, and Position, when we have no control over | is Tespected by the natives, Its present the demands of e we sport?” | membership is large a ay SORE ie anes popeokt “The progress of the Methodist Church in Seer ctery Allee @ View Liberia,” said the Rev. W. T. Hagan, the Joseph B. Allen, secretary of the Allied } colored presiding elder of the Monrovia an@ Building Trades Council, said: Bassa oe has been sad eae a Ss tha ve tory. Ve have now over ty churchei It is unfortunate that we are compelled a ciore than QUEY manutere We Glee to take this position, but we have no al-| have a number of missions, stations and ternative. We have carpenters in our or-| Sunday schools. Besides that we have in ganization who are paying their dues, and | Liberia several large educational institu- e tions.” also who demand protection. They must ‘The Work in Burmah. be protected. Our whole movement is sum- as zy med up in one expression, ‘one for all| ‘The Methodist Church,” said the Revs and all for one.’ We sink or swim together. | Julius Smith of Calcutta, “has two large One building trade cannot maintain the | mission fields in Bengal, Burmah. We have eight-hour work day unless all get it. I do Sal Ope A . a strong English congregation in Calcutta lope the brotherhood will tisten to reason. | = T° One Secon: ake pccaistag ia Cue districts 1s done in English, Burmese, Hina It has forced our hand.” RAR VAD) STRIKE SETTLED. dustant, Chinese and in different idioms of the Hindu language.” Superintendent Waitt Expects “The church was never more. prosperous Men Back in the Morning. in Foo Chow than now,” said the Rev. J. BUFFALO, N. ¥., May 3—The railroad | H. Worley. “The schoois are crowded, the the strike is considered practically settled, It | native pea are =e ao = e . "i and thousands of people are longing to is understood that the Nickel Plate has | \how the truth. Self-support is increasing. agreed to abide by the action of the New| Many of our people have pledged theme York Central, and {t 1s believed that the Erie, Lackawanna, Lehigh and New York and Pennsylvania will acquiesce in the arrangement. Superintendent A. M. Waitt of the New York Central is quoted a8 follows on the action of the men in ac- cepting the agreement conditionally: “I hope to see some of the representa- tives of the men today and have a talk with them. Of course. we will wait a rea- sonable time, but we're not going to wait forever. I do not think it reasonable to inconvenience the New York Central on account of the attitude of other roads. Such action would discourage us from tak- ing the initiative In the fuzure. . Possibly they could not get word sent around among the men in time to have them at Kork today, but it seemed to be the sent ment of thé conferees that word wou! Bic) Gtey lof Wirginis,, "The pxeseens ak s ni 0 he me: s 7 fo wort tomorrow. "f chould be surprised | the meeting’ of Mr. Steele of Indiana, whg and disappointed if there should be any | has not attended any of the sessions here« radical departure from the understood ar-|tofore, was cause for encouragement to rangement whereby the men were to be at | the friends of the measure, The session WEES OU of the committee was executive. —__~<-+—___ 2 The committee, after considering the bill ROSS aE) by sections, adjourned until next Wednes- Estimated That $500,000 Worth of | day. No action was taken, the committee Timber Has Been Destroyed. desiring to see the printed reports of the Special Dispatch to The Evening Sta hearing, which have been delayed in_pub- s - lication, before reaching a decision. Meme CUMBERLAND, Ma., May 3—There is | Bors cr'ihe committee when seen efter the no let-up in the fierceness of the forest adjournment of the meeting stated that no fires and the whole country around Cum-| opposition to the $5,000,000 appropriation berland fs aflame. Although the fires are | had developed, and that’ the prospects for not in) close proximity, the city 1s en- |e ee aan noe ana ain Beth Cobb will shrouded in smoke. It is estimated that | ,,©%>Gov- Francis and Mr. - leave Washington for St. Louis this evens $500,000 worth of timber has already been | ing. They express themselves as well sat- destroyed. In some sections prayers for | isfied with the disposition of the committes rain are constantly being offered. A tract |So far as they have been able to ascere of 6,000 acres has been burned over near | ‘iN He Kingwood, W. Va.. and the fire was still M PLATE PLANT. unchecked last night. Two school houses a ai) ior wal selves to give one-half to the Lord. Revival Western | fires burn upon many altars.” Rev. Wm. Burt of Rome, superintendent of the work in Italy; Rev. L. Peter of Zupe ich, Switzerland; J. H. Bunker, director of the Martin Mission Institute at Frankforte on-the-Main, and several others told of the progress of Methodism in their district SI ANA PURCHASE CENTENNIAL, LOUL An Executive Session of the House Special Committee. The House special committee on the cele bration of the centennial of the Louisiona purchase met this morning in the room of the committee on insular affairs. Chair= man Tenney presided, and all the meme bers of the committee were present except and several barns, including two horses, | Conditional Provision In the } were in the path of the fire and were quickly Bill Reported to the Senate. eaten up by the flames. Berkeley Springs, mats the well-known West Virginia summer re- | The Senate committee on naval affairs sort, is reported in danger, the flames hav- | reported the naval appropriation bill today, ing iceepe yap yee ine souttern Glee (6 the | The bill as reported carries $63,128,616, an place, taking hundreds of cords of wo = and bark, many thousand feet of lumber | Mrease over the House bill of $2. and miles of fencing in their course. Scores | Th Principal increases are: } of fire fighter are at work. Sideling Hill, | emy at Annapolis, $2,000,000; public works fouching Bedford and Fulton counties in| at navy yards, $302,400; Gathman gun ennsylvania and Allegany and Washing- 250,000; surveys, $190,000 ton counties in Maryland, is all in flames.» | C1wPment, $250,000; ocean surveys, $90,00, Fires are raging on the mountains near | The Senate struck out the provision ap- Cherry Run. Many miles of lumber rail- | propriating $500,000 for emergencies in tha road along the line of the West Virginia | island possessions. Central ratirond have been burned, includ’ | ‘The provision relating to armor appro Ing a long strip o! e private tram line of hi 000,000 carried in the House the J, L. Rimebarger L . priates the $4, rc 0 ein a ee OS SS a ee ee Mclivaine's Inn, the historic mountain | Secretary of the Navy to pay not exceeding house near Everett, is in great danger. | §545 per ton for armor for the Maine, Ohio Special police are searching for the men | and Missouri, and to contract for other who maliciously started the fires in Bed- | vessels at $445 per ton, and if it cannot be ford county, Striking bark peelers are purchased at that price he is to acquire @ charged with the fires in many sections, site and erect an armor plate plant to cost Te not more than $4,000,000, of which sum Movements of Naval Vessels. $2,000,000 is made immediately available. _ eon sien Setters, wih Sag ae | Oe ee snes te aa pet miral Watson aboard, has arrived at Kobe, | act shall be made at a price higher than Japan, en route to the United States. $300 per ton. The Glacier has sailed from Sydney for | By another amendment the President is Brisbane. authorized to purchase from Spain. the The Adams has arrived at Santa Cruze | £0335 400 is allowed for transferring the The Buffalo, with a crew of landsmen | dock to such point as may be determined aboard, has sailed from Hampton Roads | upon. for Fayal on a training cruise. a A ‘The Porter and the Dupont have sailed Secretary Root Improving. from New York for Newport. Secretary Root, whose cold has developed The torpedo boat Gwinn, at Annapolis, | into tonsilitis, is reported to be mending int has also been ordered to Newport, and wifi | togay, and if his improvement .continues sail June 11. ‘The schoolshép St. Mary’s has sailed from | he will be at the War Department as. usual New York on a training cruise, which will | Monday morning. He was able to attend take her to Southampton, Havre, Gibraltar | to some business at his house today, and and Madeira, returning to New York about | saw one or two of the officials of the de- October 15, partment.