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THE .NORFOLK NflWR : FRIDAY , FJEBRUAUY 14 , tM)2. ! ) Federalists Petition to Be An- ncxcd as Territory. SEND MEMORIAL TO CONQRE88. ( Request That Islands De Given a Chance to Ultimately Deconio a State Oppoce Idea of Colony and Declare Against Independence. "Washington , Fob. 13. The momorlnl of tlio federal party of the I'hlllpplno Islands wnu transmitted to the suuata jrciiterday afternoon by the necrobry of war , together \vltli a letter of trams- initial by Governor Taft , In whouo charge the document was given , The mnmnrlnl wan adopted ( U. nil extraor dinary sositlon of Uio federal party Acid In Manila. In November. The memorial proper Is divided Into < TVO parts. The ilrst of these la a poll- < tlon fur annexation and a propqnU- tlon of the forrii qf government < [ § wired. In Oils subdivision the federal party nets forth that It hao nrndo an xhnuntlvo otudy of both the Filipinos txnd the Americans and concludes that from the mans af data collected It lo "tho Intention of the two peoples tliat they should never bo dlminUcd. " The memorial announced as prlncl- pics of this union the formation of "A moro perfcet union , an establish ment of Justice , the insurance ) of do mestic tranquillity , promotion of the Kcneral welfare and the securing of tlm lilonnlnirA of lllinrlv " The memorial then ays : To make of the Philippines a colony of the Unit- .od States or to grant independence to the Philippines would bo to hand the Islands over to disorder and to an archy , to destruction nnd tp chaos. The memorialists than pray a decla ration by congress of the United States to the effect that the Philippine islands are an Integral part of the United States , the sold I'hlllpplno isl ands constituting a territory with the rights and prlvllogan which tlio consti tution of the United State ! grants p the other territories , such as that of incoming a ntuto of the union. PRESIDENT'S SON BETTER. "Mot Out of Danger , but Decided Im provement Is Noted. Oroton , Mas.8. , Fob. 18. If Theodore IlooBovclt , Jr. , continues for the next 31 hours In his present condition his physicians liavo given the president nnd Mrs. Roosevelt to bellovo that his vitality will bo sufficient for him to moot nnd pass successfully the crisis In his disease , which Is looked for Bomo time today , nnd on Friday morning ho will bo practically out .of danger. So confidant arc the presi dent nnd his wlfo that their son will Vass through this .crisis In good shn/po / that the president Is already making eoino slight preparations to leave for Washington , and It lookn as if ho might start some tlmo Friday. The 9 o'clock report of the boy's condition was the most Important one of the day. Mr. Cortelyou said that the left lung had cleared considerably ; that the boy's temperature , respira tion and pulse had shown but little .va riation. Everything was going on well. The clearing up of the left lung is a , favornblo sign in that it will on- blo the boy to meet the crisis in the aright lung better. What is known , as .resolution has set in In his left lung. In speaking of other things beside. , the boyVcondltlon. Mr. Gortolyou said that no change had been made In the program for Prlnco Henry's visit ; In fact , invitations to the dinner were colng out at WashliiEton. The presi dent will not give up his trip to Charleston , but will go there after Prince Henry leaves. In many ways the day was less eventful than that which preceded Jt and all reports were favornblo. Still , the seriousness of not only young Roosevelt's condition , but that of , his two companions wns fully as great as vor , when the closeness to the im pending crisis In each case is taken into consideration. HOHENZOLLERN AT NEW YORK. Imperial Yacht Arrives a Day Ahead of Its Schedule. NC-W York , Fob. 13. The imperial Gorman yacht Hohonzollorn , sent hero for the use of Prince Henry of Prus- la during his forthcoming visit , ar rived yesterday from Kiel. ' She was not expected , for she came by the southern circle , and it was calculated that the run would take at .least one day more than it did. It had also been thought that she would touch at Ber muda and that place had reported her s two days overdue. The weather en countered was unfavorable for a'call At Bermuda and at sea Admiral Count von Bandlssln abandoned the partly formed plan and shaped his course for Now York. She hove In sight of Sandy Jlook a few minutes before the noon Ijpur. and an hour later she'waiTTn quarantine. She got the courtesy of tfio port for federal officials , ajid cain'e op through ithe Narrpws into Nfjrjth Tyer | yrjthout delay. Ijasslpg ' qroft " cave her a noisy welcomo"wlth thgir. whistles and the man at her Jackgtjiff Teas .kept busy dipping her big hv\ flag. Admiral von B.audlsstn was for mally welcomed to' Np.w Ypjk , by , a < $ v- | q committee , , a repre,8eptatlveto'f' Ia / or Low and an officer of the Bulled States'navy. . To Lay the Cornerstone. Knoxvllle. Tenn. , , Fqb. IS , President Ttoosevelt has been inv.Ued to yiflU Johnson City , Tenn. . this spring to take part in the formal laying of the corner stone of the first building to be erected for the mountain branch of the. Boilers' homo at th'at , p i NEW QUEEN OF THE NAVY. HaUleslilp Illlnoli Shows Superiority Over Other Voeicls of Her Clasn. Now Yorlc , Fob. III. The battleship Illinois , which dropped anchor off Tompklnsvlllo , after ltd final trial run from Newport to New York , hno proved harnolf the ( | tieun of the navy. In every test nlio hna aurpaBiied the Alabama , the Oregon and oven her ulster ship , Ute Kunrnurgo. The tents were rlgoroiiB , and fully demonstrated , her olllconj nay , her superiority over other vessels of her class which the country can boast. Commander llHhor , who , In the absence of Captain Converse - verso , was In command of the vessel , paid : "Wo had a hard toil , and BUT- prlalng ofllclency. The most gratifying test was her speed at natural draft , The test showed 102 revolutions a min ute , as .niialiwt . 08 for the Kcaraurge. The additional speed Indicated by the greater rovolutlonu , would .make us about half an hour faster than the Koarsarge , or In fact any other battle- hip. The speed was about 16.7 knots an .hour. "It wns not only In opood that the Illtnoln .broko records , " mild too capr tain , , "nho surpanncd , the flgureajof , thn tent o , .othor battleships In .uv.ory ptvr- tlcular. In maneuvering , , | n handling UIQ guns , hoisting ammunition , loading nnd .sighting and in awlnglng to ono point .and another an UiQiigh jengagp.d In a fight Bho fully uhowad her fnipo rlority. " PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED. Coaches Topple 'Over Into Ditch and Many Persona are Hurt. Cleveland , Feh. 13. The Erie rail road'B vostlbulcd passenger train which loft Cleveland at 1 p. m. for Now. York was wrecked between Ma- honing and Phalanx , O. , aihoutiO miles from this city , yesterday. The whole -train loft the tracks nnd ran for 30 car lengths , finally toppling over Into a ditch. Twonty-ono persona wore Injured. The cause of the wreck is said to liavo been spreading rails. Most of the Injured were In the conch next to the Inst The rear coach was the private car of Joseph Ilamsay , president of the Wnbaah railroad.Mr. . Ramsay had n.n emergency case with him and did heroic work In 'assisting the Injured. His car did not topple over , but the car In front did. George Thomaa of Cleveland received what la feared to 'be faUil Injuries. ENGINEER KILLED IN WRECK. Stays .it His Post After Telling Mis Fireman to Jump for Lfe. | Now Yorlc , Fob. 13. A passenger train bound from Jersey City to Rail way last night ran Into a freight en gine In the Pennsylvania company's yard near Newark. The freight on line had passud out of ai siding directly In front of the passenger train. George Hotzol , engineer of the passen ger train was killed. Ho remained at tils post after ho had told his fireman to jump. He was crushed between the wrecked cab of his engine and the side of the boiler and was burned to death before ho could bo relieved. Eight persons wore severely injured. BATTLE OVER MISS STONE. Twenty Reported Killed In Conflict ; Among Brigands. ' Paris , Fo.b. 13. Referring to the re ported engagements b.qtw.oqn brigands [ grille.possession , of , Miss Stp.no , the anstantlnpplq correspondent oC'the Pch.9 jlp garla , says ; "The ' cqptors of Miss Stone .and , Mmo. Ts'llka tyayo " been attacked " ' b.y another band of "ijrl. ! ? ai\dB"'seeldng \ " to secure thp prlsonprs In order "to secure the ransom. Twenty men on both sides were killed during .the light , but the original cap tors of the missionaries word victori ous. Miss Stone was notliur.t. " Jury Finds Prince Guilty. Kansas Cty. | Feb. J3 , Will Prlnco was found guilty of manslaughter in the ' four.th degree and his punishment fl'xpd at , two years in the penitentiary for complicity In the murder pf Phljlp H. Kennedy , who was shot and kiilpd by hla wife , i ilu Prince Kennedy , " Jan. 16 , 19'ul. Kennedy wns contractIng - Ing agent of , the Merchants' Dispatch Transportation cpmpany. D. C. Jones Commits Suicide. Ottunjwa , lai , Feb , 13 , . D. C , Jonei of Cedar Rapids , , alvl lon freight and , uass nger ' .agent of thp Mllyyauke rpad , 'cpmmfttcd aulcjde hero last night by hanging. Ho had been in popr health. , ' SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. A spouting oil well was stnick near Fossil , Wy. , .Wednesday. The.pjl jvaa thrown 25 feet in the air. Judge Danol ( A. Dickinson died Wednesday at his homo In Duluth , after an Illness lasting two years. King Edwa'rd held a levee at St. James' palace anil revived the custom of permitting favored subjects to kiss b'is hand. "Lewis Amsden Proctor , 18 years editor of the Evening Wisconsin and for 25 years a. resident of Milwaukee , died Wednesday , A iqan .fp.und .dead in an irrigation ditch .jea.r ) Los Apgcles ha been | don- tflpd ( as Sampel. S. Riches ' " , ( or.nierly a flprlst of-SL Louis. 'r , A * pro-Boer L-incpln liberty meeting was held. t theColumhus ( O. ) AudJ- tprjum Wodne.BiJny npd.er the ausplpas of , the Je.fferSQn-JackBonLlucpln league , , , Professor Sylvester Waterhouse , who for 40 years was a teacher of , Greek at Washington university , died Wednesday at Mullariphy hospital'St. * Louis , as the result of an operation. Henry Chios , a 7-year-od } boy , was struck and killed at New York Wed nesday by an 'automobile occupied by 'Edward ' R. Thomas , son of General Samuel Thomas , and thre , ? frjends. iTkomas waa arrested. Motion to Recommit Defeated by Majority of 34. EACH STATE TO APPLY LAW , I . . Provision to Inspect and Brand Reno vated and Process Butter la Re tained No Division on Final Paoi- aage of the Meaaure. Washington , Fob. 13. The houno yosturday passed the olopmarRarlno bill There wnu no division on the final passage , the real test of strength having hctm made on n motion to re commit , which .was defeated by a ma jority of 34. The provjulon to require the inspection and branding of rcno- rated butter , which was adopted In com- tuition of the whole , was retained , on an yea and nay yoto. As finally passed ( ho bjll Is. aomowhat ' modified from Pie form , ln whloh' , it was .reportjid from the committee . on . agriculture. , lt inakog olepmorgarlno or mltation butter - tor or cncoao , , , transported into , any state or territory .for use , ualo.or con- Bumptlon therein , .subject to the laws ( of , nuoh Biases or .territory , , notwlth- standing that It may be Introduced in original packages , and Imposes a tax of 10 cents per pound on oleomargar ine made "In Imitation of butter of any shade of yellow. " When not made In such color the tax IB reduced to one-fourth of 1 cent to prevent dealers , hotel proprietors , restaurant and1 boarding house keepers from coloring the uncolorcd article by making any person who colors the product nnd then sells or furnishes it to others-a manufacturer within the meaning of the aoU Ponaltlossfor violation lation of the act are a flno of not less than $50 or more than $500 and Im prisonment for not loss than 30 days nor mdro than six months. The now section relating to the Inspection and branding of renovated butter is as fol lows : " .That .the secretary .agricul ture la hereby authorized to cause a rigid .Inspection . to bo made from tlmo to tlmo and at such times as he may dcom necessary of all factories nnd atoro houses where butter is reno vated , nnd all butter renovated at .such places shall be carefully inspected in ino same manner ana to tue same extent , - tent and purpose that meat products are now Inspected. The quantity and quality of butter renovated shall be reported monthly. All renovated but ter shall bo designated as such by marks , brands and labels and the words 'renovated butter" shall bo printed on all packages thereof In such manner as my bo proscribed by thp secretary of agriculture and shall bo sold only as renovated butter. No renovated butter shall bo shipped or transported from ono state to another , or to foreign countries , unless Inspect ed as provided In this septlon. " War claims occupied the attention of the house after the passage of the oleomargarine bill and the day was made notable by the 'passage of the first bill for the payment of the first claims of United States citizens aris ing out of the Spanish war. It carried something over $55,000 for property taken In the United States for use of the army. An omnibus , bjll , Carrying ' claims aggrogaMn'g lJ si.f ) for stores and suppiles taken from , loyal clti e.ns during the cjvll , Vf&rf ajpo , was jpassed. WANTS THE'PRESS ADMITTED. Star Chamber Meeting , on Philippine Tar'ff ' jsOpposed. . , Washington , iFeb. O.3. tWith the ex- Qeptlpa of a sharp clash between Lodg.e and Patjprson qyer the quostlpn of ad mission of representatives of , the press Lo the InYes lgatlon'.of ( ho Philippine tariff bljl the senate yesterday was quiet. The Colorado .senator .desired that all newspaper men bo.ndmlttpd tp the committee hearings , declarlnB mat as now conducted they were of a star chamber character. Ho , sald his recollection was that Lodge had sug gested that the hearings bo entirely secret. This drew the Jlro of the Mas ; sachusetts senator , who indignantly denied that he had suggested anything of the kind. He insisted that thp re ports of the hearing ? ' by the three press associations were accurate vand fair to both sides of the controyersy. A communication from the secretary of war , transmitting 'a communlcatlcjn from the federal' party in the PHIllp- , pines in support pf American rulV m' the , Jslands. pajfed.ifroni . itfat erspn .the tatenxqnt kthati thp federaj paxty .had obtained its .control in , the'islands > .by promjsipg o the Filipinos that .they would b.q.admltte.d ul malcly tq , state- hood. i . ) , Teller occupied th'e attention of the senate , during the greater .part , of yqs- . Ujrday's Bcssjon.and , lm.s npt-yot/cqor cjudotl his , s.peech , 'Suffragists Vn Wa'shlngton. Washington , , I b. 13. The first night's' session of the' woman , suf fragists' .convention was very appro priately given over to tjio pioneers , * a number ofyhom , occupied seats on the platform. Mlsa Susan B. . Anthony pre sided and greetings , and addresses frpmanumber , of , well Jmown women w.ere hpard. Airs. Wise , , a member , of tbp Region , of Loyal Women , , extended tha gregtipg and sympathy of. .that or- ganlza lpn In .tjie cause of. woman ksuf- , ffaBeifA cordial greeting from. .En gland's pioneer. Pd&cllla .Bright Mc Laren , was ' presentpd by Mrp. .Flor ence Fen'wick Trotting Congress Meets. New York , Fob. 13-rThe .biennial meeting of the National Trotting cant gross was begun , ihero. yesterday. The business to be transacted Included .the election f .officers and chance.of rule * . ANSWER . "N MERGER SUITS , Assertion lo Made That Companlea Maintain Separate Management. St. Paul , Fob. 13 , An answer haa been served by the Great Northern railway on the attorneys for Milton L. llotidon and Sophia. Uarth Chapman in their action to prevent the Northern Securities company from securing the Btopk of th Great Northern railway , It Is contended In the answer that the Great Northern railway system IB not managed , operated and controlled by { hat companyls ofllcura and directors Independently of other corporations and railway systems. It Is admitted that the Northern Pa cific and Great Northern railroad com panies liavo at all .times kept up and still keep up aoparato corporate organ : izatlons. The dofomlants say tha cor porations and managing boards are wholly Independent of each other and that each of the companies , Its affalrq and syp m of railroads have always been and are now managed , , controlled and operated independently of tha father said companies , , its affairs and Bystema. tfoMOR LINCOLN'S NATAL DAY. Chicago Carries Out Elaborate Program - . gram Marquette .Club Banquet. Chicago , . Fob. 13.-rMomorlal exer ciser Jn honor Abraham / Lincoln troro held , hero yesterday on a scale surpassing .that of any previous local celebration of .tha anniversary of hla birth. Appropriate- exercises wore hold in the schools , all of the .public buildings , aavo the postofflce , wera clpaed and no .business waa transacted at .any of tlio bonks or on the board of trade or the Stock exchange. A large number of business bouses also were .closed . during the afternoon. In the evening there wore a number of banquets , at which tlio speakers for the most part dealt1 with some phase of .tho lifo of Lincoln. The .largest of , thcso affairs was held In the home of the Marquette club , whore 700 members of the club gathered to listen to the . .addresses. La fay otto Young of Des Moincs spoke on "Abraham .Lincoln" . and his address was received with much applause. JAMES GETS HIS INJUNCTION. Must Give a Bond to Protect the The > ater in1 Case-Its Appeal Is Sustained. . .Kansas'.City , . .Fab. . 13k Judge Teas- dale in'tho ' circuit icourt hero granted tha.application of Frank James-'for ' an injunction to stop the production of "Tho. James Boys in Missouri , " a drama depicting , the James , boys as train robbers and bank looters , .and which has been playing at a Jocol the ater. Judge Teasdale instructs that James furnish a bond of $4,000 to indemnify the theater people against loss in case the decision is overturned by ia higher .court , and until the .bond . is given the play will go on. It is be lieved James will produce the bond during the day. In Honor of Lincoln. Lincoln , Feb. 13. Republlcano of Lancaster county and party loaders of the state gathered last night at the 18th annual banquet of the Young Men's Republican club which - , , in-keep ing the time-honored custom of the organization , was arranged to take place on the day of the commemora tion of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Congressman E. J. Burkett was toast- master. The speakers were Governor B. P. Savage , Governor A.B. . Cum mins of Iowa and Congressman Fowler of New Jersey. Commercial Bodies Close. New York , Fob. 13. There was a general suspension of business in the financial .district yesterday .in honor oftho , 93d anniversary .of the birth of Lincoln. Mercantile nouses also coged ) and .flags w.ere displayed. TJie.ro were several banquets last night , the principal one being .that . of the i Republican .club. More than COO WP.ro , present in the banquet hall of the Waldorf-Astorlat. Bingham Pleads Not Guilty. Kansas Cly ( , Feb. 13. Rollins , fling * hain was yesterday given a prellmln- aryshearlng.on the .indictment . returned 12 years ago , charging Jiim with for gery , , pleaded not guilty and ; wa ire- leased on a bond .of , $ i > 000. Tha case was .Betfor hearing on Feb. 26. Bine , ham .forged .deeds to property owned by. his stepmother and secured .about $20,000. .iWhen Indicted ho fled , and nothing was heard , of him till two weka ago , .whence. , surrendered voluntarily inTfixos , and. asked toibo brought .back' . ' fpr , trial. . _ < _ , u -TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. Polygamy ; according to an Invcstl- cation , made by. Salt Lakoimlnlster.sti9. still practiced by , , the Mormons. , , , i Orders have been given .by .tho man agement of . .the Wabash. railroad , for. a perfect block , system on .84L miles .of rpad. , < . /The house postofflce , committee has agreed on a bill to abolish the rural delivery service as now organized and let the work to the lowest bidder. The plan is expected to meet with strong opposition. ' S. H. Tlllman , postmaster at Ray- man , Uls. , pjeoded guJlty to embezzle- n ejit and was , flnod $1OQ5 and sent - t ocod | Q six ' .months , ( he .scnjenco 'to he , po.ys tbp. flno , wjthinten days , , ' , , bo loftkput iln the five mills at Ol- n < ? Jfllleu.R..L , dueitp a-TOP. 150 . against , the double Igom ay > . Bympah.etc ( | trko | .of tho. weavers , numbering 3,000 ; . - r , George T. Ross , superintendent of the Montana division , pf the Great Northern , has resigned. He ) has .ac cepted , the position of division super- Iijt'enilent of th e Missouri Paplflc , wth | ' rB at jt. Louis ! , Shot in Battle Between Officers and Mountaineers. FIVE MORE PERISH IN FLAMES. Ponse Goes Out to Capture Bill Turner , Who Takes Refuge With His Gang In Saloon , Which la Burned Leader Escapes. Mlddlesboro , Ky , , Feh. 13. Six airo dead and as many more are dying as the result of a battle between officers from Mlddlesboro and mountaineers. The battle , which was one of the most desperate fights of its kind in the his tory of mountain warfare , occurred be tween 4 and 0 o'clock laot evening at Lee Turner's "Quarter Houso" saloon , three and a half mlles < from Middles- boro. Last month aomo mules and other goods of Turner's were levied on in payment for .a. debt ant a few. nights -ago , it 4s .alleged , ho , .with oth ers , went to Virginlai. where the prop erty had been .taken , securing what was formerly big and returned to the "Quarter House. " Yesterday Deputy Sheriff Watt Thompson summoned a posse of ton or fifteen .men for the purpose of arresting /Turner / at his saloon. Turner had heard that an attempt would be made to.airrest him and ho and hla men , ,15 ininumber , gave the officers a worm reception. The saloon IB well suited for an , attack like .this. It is built of logs and is surrounded by a 30-foot fence , la. which .loopholes are cut sp that , | he Innmttm can shoot at outsiders , . Turnor'.s surrender was demanded. , His reply waa a round of ehoUi. Charley Cccjll of Mlddlesboro was ridinga pony in plain .view of < the Turner men. .Some .one .raised a .win dow of th log houBO and shot Cecil , who fell d ad. Instantly the man at the windowvfell back , pierced byhalf , a dozen , bullets ) . Then Ui firing .began in earnest. , The officersscattered ; hiding . .behindtrees , poured a galling fire Into thoiaountaln.fortress. .In..tho flghtf John , Doyle.- . .railroad , man , , w.qs badly wounded , perhaps fatally , and Simon Bean , another . railroad r man , was shotIn the hand. As.soon as Cecil was killed , his-companions determined , to. burn Turner's-rendezvous , and in the midst of the battloaiman applied a torch to an exposed Blde , of the huildi ing. Soon the building was in flames. Severalof th mountain men came to the window and were .immediately shot down , 'The ' members of the posse ; surrounding the barricade , were de termined to lot none escape. Lee Tur ner and several of his -friends , how ever , In some manner escaped , nnd he is now at Mingo mines , eight miles from Middlosboro. Several of his men perished In the flames. This has been the most exciting day ever known in Middlesboro , notwithstanding the fa t that many battles have been fought within the town limits and in the near vicinity ; All sorts of rumors are afloat , one being that five Turnerltes were killed by the Winchesters of the at tacking men and that -five more per ished in the flames. It is also believed that the posse lost more men than one , COOPER ESCAPE6 LYNCHING. Man 'Who Killed Two People Is Splr- , t.l Ited , Away by. ho.i Sheriff , New prJeans Feb. js.w.illis Coop er , who s ot and dlledr William Perry and Mrs. Farahajlussoll , atAmlto City , La. , was Jmiught/here hurriedly and ' lodged Jn thoVpftrlsh'prisonto / escape being -iyncl\ed\by jin infuriated , jnpb. , While a caraivaf processions was in progress at Amltc * CityCooper and P.erryrenewed a , previous dlfflculty , Perry being , , the aggressor. Cooper drew , hits pistol , and fired ; fpur sbq s , not only killing P.erry , but also . 'Mrs. Russoll. an aged woman , .who was wit nessing the parade , surrounded by her children and grandchildren. ' The killing of Mrs. Russell created intense indignation' and the sheriff and his deputies had great dlfflculty Jn spiriting" Cooper away from the ex cited populace. Conductor Shot by Walter. Ashevllle , NC.Feb. . 13jr-At break fast in the , Glen Rock hotel , J. H. Salis bury , a conductor on tho.Southern'.rail- road , was shot and mortally , wounded byia negro .waiter , who 4s now < in.jail. : < The railroad men are furious. * A largo crowd is ga her ed around , the Jail , but theJo.i\Jsrfl \ s rong'.onVand it | s npt believed { he crowd ' % wlfl be.atjle.to force an entrance. _ Hunter orfTr.lal fprMurder. Mount Ayr , la. , Feb. 13. The trial of A. M. , Hunter , charged with the murder of Homer i Holland , one > of the. best known cpllega athletes in Iowa , opened yesterday. Hunter shot and Jclllad Holland Novi'-S ' , 3,901 , after a. .quarrel over money lost ( it cards. It is alsp said they were rivals In love. The defense pleads Belt-defense. In Session Torrlngton. Conn. , FabT l rene one delegates , representing , 12 were present at the opening session of the national assmbly , League , q An er- can Wheenien | , lbre ) , yesterday , In his report , , Pres ent arjp referred , to the downward sljdo of tlje member- Bhlp of thp L. X. W. from 24,23 § to 10,529. , , _ , Superintendent Deems Resigns. Ottumwa , Ia. , > Febt < 13 ; In.a letter tea a friend here J. < F. < Deems of Chicago announces that he has resigned as su perintendent of motive power of.the Burlington route , to accept the posU tlon of general manager of .the Amor * lean Locomotive .works. . The change wil | take , pl ce , March. 1. HOPE FOR AMERICAN SUPPORT , London Papers Anxious to See This Country In Line. , London , Fob. 13. The announce ment of the Anglo-Japanese treaty ' , has opened the floodgates of discussion' ' and comment throughout the conti nent. The London papers are full of Interviews and comments and specula- ' Lions as to the , outcome of the alliance,1 A day's reflection has only served to ; confirm the opinions of the leading writers , which were hurriedly ex pressed yesterday. Noticeable throughout - ! out the comment here Is the anxiety to sco the United States in line with the agreement. Every editorial points to the Identity of interests and looks for moral support from America , Thp Standard says : "Tho new agreement exactly coincides with tha views of Amprlcan statesmen. If tho- Unltod States does not actually , make > Itself a party , to the contract , woimay take it for granted that it IB frcoo Jolnwhenever.ltpees fit and meanwhla | | [ . > it regards thp. agreement with sympa- % 7 ' Ihetlc .acquiescence. " Jt | , | SINKS VENEZUELAN GUNBOAT. } Revolutionary Steamer Llbertado'r" Has * Crew .on Board as Prisoners. . < j , , Willemstad , Island of Curacoo , , Feb. 13. A schooner which communicated yesterday with the Venezuelan revolu tionary steamer Llbortador confirms the report that the latter sanlo ithq Venezuelan gunboat General 'Crespov recently , near Cumarebo. The captain and .crow .of Crospo .are prisoners oa board the Llbertador. > The Venezuelan gunboat Bolivar IB cruising in those waters. The LJberi- tador Is also off this island. , i , < The political situation in Venezuela IB unchanged. It ii described as , not being a revolution , but a circle of up * risings near Valencia , Puerto Cabello end Tucacas. Nobody seems able to explain the plans of General Mates , the revolutionary leader. Sportsmen Urge Legislation. Indianapolis , Feb. 13. Sixteen dele gates .from as many states were prcn- ent hero yesterday at the meeting of the national assembly of the League of American Sportsmen. The delegates , urged upon congress the passageof several measures. Ono of those pro- / vldes better protection for wild an- /k Imals and birds of Alaska and .makes an open hunting season of but. two , months. Another bill provldas for thg conversion , of all forest reserves ji ) western states into game preserved and that these tracts shall be policed and governed as is the Yollowatono park. Revise Statement of Faith. Philadelphia , Feb. 13. The -Prosby tcrian revision committee yesterday considered the third and fourth arti cles of the new brief statement of faith for popular use , and came to a' final decision on the third article. This article touches on creation. The fourth article on sin will be again taken up today. The committee wilt adjourn today and it will be necessary to hold another lengthy mooting to dispose of the statement , which con tains 16 articles. Washington will probably be decided on as the next meeting place. < Ball Player Sentenced for Robbery. . .Olendiye , Mon. , Feb. 13 , . Jerry Mc Carthy , a. baseball player , has been Be.nten.ced , to .five , yeaprp , , in the state penitentiary , for thp'.theft of , neajljr. * " f15,000. .wprth pf .diamonds from .the trunks of C. B. . Claussen , a traveling , salesman for a Minneapolis Jewejrr house. McCarthy confessgd the crjmo and led the officers to the cache where < ho had secreted the plunder.Tho trunks wore rifled as they lay in the express room io the depot. - , , . , i * All the rivers of Africa have re markable peculiarities. They seek the ocean , that is farthest away . from ( heir source. Thejr courseis , .always broken .by falls , and their .mouths are , , stopped .by .numerous sandbanks. . - > Sheep In Varied Clotblaar. 1 One of , the , results.of 4he Jnvestiga- . tlqn of a speclnLcommlttee of the Bo- qlety of Arts into the question of bookbinding - binding goes , to show , that , sheepskin fcj , of tqn used i by .bookbinders under very different names. They found books bound nominally in Levant mo rocco , hard grain 'morocco ' , straight grain morocco , pigskin , calfskin , croco- . dtle nnd alligator leathers , nil of which on close- microscopic examination were found to be the ordinary common sheepskin on which had been stamped the special grains and markings of the pklns they were got up to imitate. The .committee , however , were satisfied that in many cases both the book binders nnd the librarians had bought these leathers under the impression , that the.y ( worp buying tja ? gcnujnp nr- How numilnn .Fenimnt * Live. Mo.qt.pf tfieRussian peasantspass a great Hdeal of , their , livpa Inwpik'sb"op3 ; , ' ' wlere ) they work , ea < ; .and 'leqp , , , ho , saraq rpom , she erlng a iiuinber nnfll probabjy a pig.in the bargain , T iei ; nre y bpds. instead , al | around tbQ ( four walls of the room is fixed what may be literally described , as a bench ! It Is made qf vopd , anil at.fbls . works the peasant bylay , and , on .it , hq slqeps by nghtjach | , njnn at } ) | s own .eppt , The cojidltjpus of the , .Russian work shop or. factory , and the ' Russia prlspp and mjljtnry ibar ck's , no ) fnr ns.lnj , conceracd , arjo table , rudely fashioned , as a ' .rujorj toyt the men themselves. Saturday Re view , i . t , t > f 3 , . , - , , . , . A niMlnctlon. "I nm told , " said. Jtho friend , "that the malinger you Imye loft was paying ypu-a fu ulqus salary. . ? . " "N9/l aswerod , . Ir. Storralngtoa , Barnes- , "n.Qtfiliu , > pup ; pxchauge. _ . irtj