The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899, July 06, 1899, Image 4
OS 0 17AII HEWS NSUROENT8 PREPARING ANOTHER BATTLE FOR Thlrty-tlva Hundred Relnforcs- mant For Otis Sail and 4.000 Mora Rsady. . Manila. (Special.) A collision be ' tween the two armies at San Fernando inevitable soon. The insurgents i active all around the town and can $je seen working- in the trenches to strengthen their position. Day and Bight forces are at work. It is estimat ed that 3,000 men were seen marching ta the road north of town. The Amer- turned out and manned the de- expecting an attack. The sol dier steep in their clothes and break- faM at 4 o'clock in the morning, so as to be ready for another daybreak aa- asvult The commission of three Spanish offl- -cers which entered the insurgent lines av fortnight ago to make a final attempt to arrange for the release of the Span -tab prisoners has not returned. Their long absence has occasioned alarm. But report come to Manila that they were received by Aguinaldo at Tarlac and entertained hospitably. It is said that Aguinaldo gave a banquet in their honor, all the leading families of the rebel leaders present attending, hence the Spaniards in Manila hope that the mission of the commissioners will be successful. General Ovens bine Is in the hospital offering with fever. General Grant is commanding his troops on the south line. , .REINFORCEMENTS FOR OTIS. "Washington. (Special.) A statement prepared in the office of the adjutant general of the army shows that with the deparutre of the Pennsylvania from San rFancisco about 3,500 reinforce ments were dispatched to the Philip pines this week. These troops are car lied on the transports Zealandta, Sher idan, Valencia and Pennsylvania, and Include fifty-nine officers and 3,444 en listed men. About half of the troops are recruits intended to fill gaps In the regiments in the Philippines caused by deaths, disabilities and discharges. There are about 3,000 recruits at San Francisco, which are also intended to recruit the regular regiments in the Philippines up to their maximum strength of 128 men to a company. In cluding the Nineteenth Infantry, under orders for Manila, and troops at San Francisco, there are 4,000 ready to start for Manila as soon as transportation u be provided. The war department is awaiting ad- vVe9 from General Otis before proceed "tag actively with the enlistment of " Tottwiteers under the recent decision of the administration to organize nine regiments of three battalions each, in cluding the three skeleton regiments In the PbJUvptaes. amounting in all to .about 10,000 Tolnnteers. Everything is in readiness for the ''proposed increase In the army and the entire machinery of enlistment and or ; gsmtxation can be put into operation at -.a moment's notice. The necessary or ders will be given as soon as the in formation desired from General Otis Is received. DEWL'Y TO LAND AT TRIESTE. TLondon. (Special.) Admiral Dewey win sand in Europe at Trieste, an Aus "trisn iport, at the head of the Adriatic This win be the first port in Europe ' that America's naval hero will touch. It is stated on the highest authority r that Admiral Dewey's health has shown no appreciable Impravement since leav v fog Manila and acting under medical : advice he will take a complete rest for some time in Austrian Tyrol before re- gaming his Journey home.. His health unfortunately so far is so indifferent that he could not safely face the fatigue of the reception awaiting him, but when Junerlcans in Europe learn his intention to land at Trieste, crowds of them will ock there to welcome him. VALENCIA SAILS FOR MANILA. Washington, D. C (Special.) The mr department Is in receipt of the fol lowing dispatch: "San Francisco, June 29. Adjutant General, Washington: Transport Valen tal eft yesterday evening with head- Quarters, band, troops B and M, Tenth avalry, seven officers, 145 men, 200 - rounds carbine, 120 rounds pistol am--munition per man, one assistant sur- one acting assistant surgeon, six hospital corps. "SHAFTBR, Commanding." JCDOfBBOTANB IN GOO DHEALTH. SX. Paul, Minn. Governor Llnd re- ssjurt from Lieutenant Colonel Fried - tefc st aMsila s cablegram stating that - ClM effective strength of the Thirteenth ThjimnH volunteers was now MO. Of iUh total msmbershtp 1M men were but not seriously. The regiment r ovtpost duty on the railroad. Is no deunite laformatlon thers tts 0, C The first orders today- for recruiting the ssthoruung the of SSvNv sssa. Tk order ssB.fsr the ta Om rUHp- tersfcsea la. wfesCis snder- - ""'- tsf-sr r .... L. - . MURPHY'S WONDERFUL FEAT Cyclist Follows an Engine Ons Mils In Less Than a Minute. New York. (Special) Charles M. Murphy of the Kings County Wheelmen rode a mile on a bicycle, paced by a locomotive, in 57 4-5 seconds. His course was a two-mile board track on a siding of the Long Island railroad. Murphy followed an engine and a day coach, the latter being provided with a hood which acted as a wind shield for the rider. The board track was laid near Maywood, L. I., and extended from that station two miles east, and was as near ly perfectly level as skill could make it Fully 3.000 people saw Murphy make his daring ride. Engineer Sam Booth had his hand on the throttle of engine 74 when the word was given to start at 5:10. The engine started at a rapid rate, and before 400 yards had been traversed was running at a rate of more than fifty miles n hour. Murphy was keeping well within the hood. As they neared the beginning of the mile stretch the pace was a mile a min ute and clouds of dust obscured the rider from the view of spectators who lined the banks on either side. Enter ing on the space which would test his speed. Murphy, in reply to a query, shouted, "I'm all right; send her along," but there was no necessity for his re marks regarding speed, as the engineer J was sending the big steam flyer along at top speed. The quarter was reached in 15 sec- ons and the half in 292-5. The timers for the three-quarters were Messrs. Bleges and Stoll, the former registering 44 and the latter 43 4-5. At the finish two of the watches showed 57 4-5, one 57 3-5, another 58 and the fifth 5714, which was held by Sheriff Creamer. The timers agreed that Murphy covered the distance in 57 4-5. PACEMAKER IS OVERTAKEN. Those on the back platform who watched Murphy all through his won derful ride stated that the rider's han dlebar had knocked against the rubber buffer at least six times, and each time the concussion send him back six feet. but Murphy always had strength to re gain this. During the last quarter the rider covered the ground fully a wheel length outside the hood, but as he passed the finish he was close up. Just then two strong men on board the train reached down and seized the rider by either arm and lifted him aboard the car in safety. Their action undoubtedly saved Murphy's life, because he was then In such a weak condition that had he been allowed to remain on the wheel he would have been unable to control It and a serious, if not fatal, accident might have happened. Murphy was carried to the front part of the car and laid on a cot, where a physician administered to him and in less than five minutes the cyclist was able to converse with those around him. Murphy seemed dazed at first and said In answer to queries as to why he fell back so many times: "I did that so that might not come In contact with the planks that were being torn up In front of me." Later on he did not refer to this, but said continually: "Boys, I always felt that I could do this. Now that I have done It I am satisfied and so are many others." Before the train had reached Babylon j Murphy had gained his normal condi tion. Murphy rode a 28-Inch wheel, geared to 120, 6-inch cranks, and the weight of the machine was 20 pounds. Killed by a Bomb. Shenandoah, la. (Special.) At 5:30 o'clock this morning Dr. George O. Cog ley, a prominent dentist of this place, was fatally injured by the bursting of gaspipe bomb that had been made for killing fish. Dr. Cogley, in company with Dr. Perkins and Fred Perkins, all of this place, had gone to the Nishna botna river, near Farragut, for the pur pose of fishing, and had exploded a number of bombs in the river without visible effect. It was then determined to fire the last one on the bank In order to note Its effect on the earth. The bombs were being exploded by means of an electric battery, and Dr. Cogley picked up the bomb and carried it un der his left arm, taking in his right hand the other end of the wire that connected with the bomb for exploding. In placing the bomb on the ground con nection was made with the live wire and a tremendous explosion followed. The left arm of the doctor was torn al most to pieces and a great hole in his left side penetrated the abdominal cav ity. Dr. Perkins was also injured by flyln bits of iron, one piece penetrating an eye, which endangers its sight. Help was summoned at once and Dr. Cogley taken to a farm bouse nearby and doc tors and his relatives summoned. The wounded man lived until 1 o'clock, when he died. The dead man was a prominent Knight of Pythias, being chancellor commander of the local or der. He was also a member of the Modern Woodmen and carried $1,000 In surance. He leaves s wife and two children. The Russian government, which pro poses to spend $50,000,000 for new field guns during the next two years, has arranged for an elaborate test of wea pons of this clsss st Bt. Petersburg In Austtst nest. In this competition a number of leading American gunmsker will be represented, and the 'results should furnish a fair and reliable Indi cation of the relative value of our arms ss compared with those of other na tions. President Flnley of Knox college, st Oaleeburg. 111., has accepted the editor ship of Harper's MagaMn at a salary of about tit, a year. He has enfoyed the distinction of being the youngest aollege president to the country, and at least three other universities have re-e-atly bees miking his services. Mr. Hairs was one of the ooUsgs elaas matss of ft. ft. MeClsre. and this is ons sf the cKaags fsuowtn oa the aiMaaee of Urn Uarssr aa MoClur r.::.:E. dkyfus' views BELIEVES THAT HER HUSBAND WILL BE ACQUITTED, Has Faith In Her Country and Doss Not Believe Injustice will Be Dons to the Prisoner. Rennes, France. (Special.) "Have you any idea of the attitude of the members of the new court-martial?" 1 asked Mme. Dreyfus on her way from Paris to this place. "No," she answered; "nor do I care i to know it. So many principles are In volved that the fate of one man Is quite secondary. My comfort Is that this trial is to be public They would not dare to do an injustice. The whole country will be the Jury. I leave the fate of my husband not to the court martial, but to the country." On the advice of M. Havet, member of the Institute, who accompanied Mme. Dreyfus, I met their train at Ver sailles. I was invited into their com partment and traveled in their company as far as Cbartres. Mme. Dreyfus looks to be 30 years old. She is a rather handsome brunette, pale, sad, but brave, no moan, nor tear from her. She was dressed elegantly but simply in mournig, which she has worn since her husband's condemnation. 1 "Was your husband the victim of a conspiracy?" I asked Mme. Dreyfus. "No," she answered. "Why a conspir acy? Mistakes were committed In good faith at first. Then arose a desire to hide these blunders from the public be cause of the attackB on the army that would surely rise out of them." "Yes," Mme. Dreyfus said, in answer to another question, "It has been un fortunate that the anti-military party has used my husband's case as a wea pon and hs fought us. .Thus Justice has been delayed, for the military party was driven to defend itself by fair means or foul." "You must be bitter against your hus band's enemies," the correspondent sug gested. "I have not hatred for any one,"Mme. Dreyfus said; but she added: "Except for Esterhazy and Lebon, the former minister tif the colonies, whose orders were unnecessarily cruel to my hus band. I shall never forgive Lebon for Bending him to that torturing island. "But you are happy today?" ' "Happy? Yes. It scarcely seems true that the day has come at lost for which I have waited so long, for which I have endured such long periods of despair "And you are confident of his acquit tal ?" "Yes. For now there is nothing left against my husband. For what could they punish him? Yet my heart will be uneasy until he Is acquitted. For are there not officers who still InBUlt Lrey t us, who still foam at the mouth at the mere mention of his name, despite all the proofs of his Innocence? " "when your husband is set right oe- fore the world will he leave France?" No; he will not leave France." an swered Mme. Dreyfus with decision Captain Dreyfus has no reason to hide himself. He owes it to himself and to his children to live right In France and here he will live with his head erect. You have never doubted his Inno cence T 'Never, never!. 'Pardon, but if there should be a new condemnation ?" I would fight It for five years, for ten years, for all my life," exclaimed the truegt woman of this tragedy, "for I know he is innocent." And she added Joyously, "I shall be allowed to see him immediately on his arrival. Permis sion was granted to me a week ago. Arriving here Mme. Dreyfus was met by some relatives, a hundred Journal lsts and 300 citizens, among whom were sprinkled many police. There was re spectful silence. All the men raised their hats as she alighted from the train and passed out of the station. The house she occupies Is constantly guarded by four mounted gendarmes, but her presence has excited no mani festation of any kind. She has received thousands of telegrams and baskets of flowers come to her by every train. Paris. (Special) It is persistently ru mored here that Captain Dreyfus land ed )at evening from the cruiser St ax, Captain Cofflnleres de Nordeck, at I'Orient, and Immediately proceeded to Rennes. As the telegraph offices are closed it Is impossible to verify this re port. It Is also said that the government has advices from the Azores when the Bfax passed Fayal that the health of Dreyfus was precarious. This Is held In Me quarters as explaining the anx iety to prevent the public from seeing him. The Parisian public is rather listless about his arrival, and there Is no en thusiasm at Rennes, where torrents of rain are falling. The station is full of reporters, waiting the coming of the prisoner. OENERAL NEWS NOTES. The prohibition upon the Importation of horses from Turkey has been re moved. In Milwaukee Jack Hammond of De troit fought Bod Douglas of St. Louis ix rounds to a draw. United States Consul Skinner at Mar seilles reports grasshoppers threaten to destroy the standing crop In Algeria. The United States cruiser Boston, the first of the Asiatic squadron to San Francisco, Is expected to strive there within ten days. Three carloads of Christian Endear orers left San Francisco over the South ern Pacific route for Detroit, where the convention of Endeavorers takes place. United States Marshal Bhoup of Alaska will Investigate the death of the passengers of the steamer Jessie, to die cover whether they perished In the wreck of their vessel or whether they were massacred by the Alaskan Indians one year ago on the Kuskoklm river. Washington, D. C Secretary Long nas signed an order designating Cap tain H. C, Taylor to command the North Atlantic sauadron during the month'! leave of absence of Admiral Sampson, which will begin tarty next monm. Halifax. N. ft.-Tbs British first -clam cruiser. Indefatigable, ons of the finest cruisers or the North American squad ron, will leave hers July I for New foundland. It Is no doubt the laten- Uon of the naval authorities to attack It to the Beet perfurailns Oakery nre- tseUoa service oa that coast BRUSSELS STREETS BLOCKED Tram Cars Turned Into Bsrrloadas and Riot Prevails. Brussels. (Special.) The liberals, be ing In a hopeless minority In parlla ment, abandoned the idea of fighting the electoral reform bill by parliamen tary methods and started a campaign of obstruction. The city wore a com pletely revolutionary aspect. Tram cars were overturned and used as bar ricades. The commander of the civil guard asked to be supplied with 15,000 cartridges, treet lamps were smashed, the rioters pricked the horses of the gendarmerie with needles and many of the animals fell with their riders. Sev eral inoffensive onlookers were Injured by the swords of the police. It Is ru mored that there are some women and children among these. The scenes In the chamber quite beg gar description. M. Van Denperboon was dubbed "murderer," "bandit" and "minister of civil war" by the socialists, who declared that they would appeal to the king. In a riot during the afternoon shots were fired by both sides Three persons were wounded and a police officer was severely stabbed with a shoemaker's knife. The rioters on being dispersed assembled at another point. A large crowd gathered on the Rle Royale, tear ing up the paving stones and using them as missiles. Finally the civic a party of conferes, has been making guard was ordered out to relieve the police. Despite the efforts to suppress the disturbances riallng continued to a late hour, many persons being in jured. A tramway conductor received two bullet wounds. Ultimately the troops wer called and thlrty-flve arrests were made, many of those taken into custody being in possession of revolvers. The public prosecutor and his entire staff remain on permanent duty at the hotel de vllle. It Is rumored that one man who was wounded has since died at the hospital. WBRE PRISONERS MURDERED? Investigation Is Being Made to Ascertain the Truth. Chicago, III. (Special.) Dean C. Wor cester, member of the Philippine com mission, has cabled the Times-Herald, denying reports that Philippine prison ers were shot by American officers. This was In response to Inquiries sent by H. H. Kohlsaat as follows: "Worcester, Manila: Charles Brenner, Minneapolis, Kas., writes home: 'Com pany I had four prisoners, and did not know what to do with them. They asked Captain Bishop what to do. He sold, "You know your orders," and four natives fell dead.' Cable the truth. "KOHLSAAT." Commissioner Worcester's answer follows: "Kohlf-aat, Editor Times-Herald. Chi cago: The original statement of Bren ner Is untrue. Brenner's charge was promptly Investigated by the military authorities here. No facts were ascer tained to support the charge at the time of the first inquiry, but the inves tigation has been renewed, and is he rb g prosecuted vigorously and exten sively, - This investigation has not yet been completed. Brenner's charge has some semblance of truth, for the reason that It Is now believed that two prls Jtiers were shot In the heat of battle refusing to pass to the rear wfctn I V (Ip red to do so. TTiis matter is being probed to the bottom. It is an isolated case. The in habitants of the towns recently cap tured had been maltreated, robbed and tin destitute by the insurgents. "The natives rejoice at the arrival of the American troops, who neither burn their homes nor loot their property, and who feed the hungry. The Inhabitants are resuming their ordinary occupations and are ready to co-operate with us. "The wounded insurgents are brought to Manila, where they receive the same care and attention as our own wound ed. WORCESTER. HAS LAND TO GIVE AWAY. Uncle Sam Has Fifty-five Million Acres of New Land. Chicago, III. (Special.) William Al den Doyle of San Francisco, special agent of the land office, who has Just finished an official tour of the Philip pine and Hawaiian Islands, arrived in Chicago from the west. With reference to the settlement of the United States colonial possessions acquired by annex ation and as a result of the war with Spain, he said: 'As a result of spoils of war and an nexation, the United States govern ment possesses about 55,000,000 acres of additional land as its public domain. distributed in various Islands. The bulk of this tropical land in which there is no private title will be settled by citi zens and subjects of the United States through a homestead scheme which must be especially devised In the near future. "The standing homestead laws are not applicable, and a new act will have to be passed by congress. To encourage colonization, the usual period of five years during which the land must be cultivated and improved before the re ceipt of title may be reduced to four or even three years. American negroes will be encouraged to take homesteads n localities where natives will U-arn learn our methods of agriculture. Con gress will have to determine how large a slice of land can be given to one man RUSH FOR ARMY COMMISSIONS Politicians Beslsgs the War Depart ment. Washington, D. C (Special.) The first volunteers to be raised for service In the Philippines will be those for the skeleton regiments now being formed by General Otis, It Is not believed there will be the least difficulty In obtaining these men. It Is probable that some time will elapse before the troops of the provisional army are sent to Manila but meanwhile they will be drilled and taught marksmanship In camo. It la estimated mat three months are re quired to make soldiers of recruits. The omcrrs or tne war department think in i a number of volunteers now com ing home will desire to return to the Philippines for a short service, after they have had an opportunity to see noow ana rnenas. These men are re garded as the most desirable for the regunenu being organised by General Otis. It Is learned at the war department Maimers is no rusn to get the new orgaMiatlons to General Otis at the present time, the rainy mason having set It sad It ia not believed that these troops will be niomarr for service as. ospt to relieve those who bars beta on otlst datr. AT SOCIAL COmFETiEIXE PROFESSOR HERRON DENOUN CES MILITARISM. Declares That the United Statsa Is Now Under a Most Contempt ible Dictatorship. Buffalo, N.Y. (Special.) The Nation al Social and Political conference re sumed its session to dlscups non-parti san efforts in political reform. The subject Is divided into eight subdi visions expansion and militarism, per manent Internal tribunal, proportional representation, recall or Imperative mandate, single tax, non-partisan tem Derance and organized labor. Each speaker was limited to ten minutes, with twenty minutes for discussion un der the three-minute rule. Rev. H. W. Thomas of Chicago pre sided and discussed "Expansion and Militarism." Mr. Thomas was one of the first to espouse the cause of the Cubans. In speaking of the war in tne Philippines he declared It the saddest thing in the history of the United States. As militarism tends to despot ism, he opposed It, believing that indus trialism means democracy and the pres ervation of the liberties of the people Durlnir Dr. Thomas' remarks not a syllable of applause reeted Admiral Deway's name. William J. Ghent of New York took the opposite side of the question and declared that popular sympathy was with the government "When it is possible," said Mr. Ghent, "for a man to mention the magnificent victory of Dewey, without the loss of a man or ship, and to speak of the great victory at Santiago, where not a ship was lost, and only one life was lost when this Is possible In this coun try without a single sign of applause, I say to you that It simply Illustrates the impotence of the body befpre which the remarks are made." Prof. George D. Herron of Iowa col lege declared: "We are living in this country today under a military dictatorship of the moet contemptible kind. This Is an illegal war, and we are being gov erned without a constitution in Amer ica today. We are In that same period from which the Roman republic passed to the reign of the Caesars, who were simply chiefs of police for the property classes. " His remarks caused a sensation. Minn Luclnda B. Chandler of Chicago put In an earnest plea for the t-xpanslon ol love of liberty in the hearts of the peo ple as a safeguard against-militarism. Frank J. Stevens characterized the wax In the Philippines as "murder of the people, murder of the love of free dom and of our fellowmen." Prof. Richard T. Ely of CambridneJ Mass., speaking . on Co-operation, brought out the fact that the British co-oiwratlve societies In one year di vided profits amounting to $33,500,000 The Scottish and English societies owned among other things eight steam ships. J. R. Sovereign, former head of the Knihts of Labor, discussed organized labor. He said that while there was craft selfishness in some labor or ganlzations. and while all were not ir- fect as a whole, organized labor doing much good. The various subjects of the day were then discussed In three-minute speeches, after which the conference adjourned until evening. SENSATIONAL DIVORCE SUIT. Pretty Chicago Woman Parades a Family Skeleton. Cheyenne. (Special.) A sensational divorce suit waa begun In the district court here. The plaintiff Is Cora M. Bristow a pretty woman of about 25, who seeks to obtain a divorce from Nicolas Brlstow, her husband, a prac ticlng lawyer of Chicago. The parties to the suit are wealthy and the case hag been before the courts In various phases for some time. Mrs. Brlstow the principal witness, was on the stand. She testified that her buHband had failed to support her and was cruel In his conduct. When they were married he was a drug clerk and was afterwards admitted to the bar. None of his earnings went to the sup port of his household. Her father and mother supported her and her child, and she did not know what Brlstow did with his income. She testified that her husband ordered her out of the house and applied Indecent names to her; that he tried to et her to commit suicide and attempted to force her to commit abortion. Mr. Brlstow denies the charges and brings counter charges against his wife, claiming that she was unduly familiar with several men of prominence In Chi cago. Mr. Brlstow has begun suit In the Chicago courts for $76,000 damages against the parents of Mrs. Mristow on the grounds that they alienated the af fections of his wife. Considerable no toriety waa given the principals In the case about a year ago by an attempt on the part of the defendant to kidnap his little daughter, who waa In charge of his wife. Mrs. Bouthworth Dssd. Washington, D. C (Special.) Mr Emma D. E. N, Bouthworth, the author- em, died at her residence In this city at l:J0 o clock Friday night, after an III nese of several weeks. About a month ago Mrs. Bouthworth was prostrated by the beat and the Infirmity of advanced age, she being In her seventy-ninth year, rendering her unable to recuper ate from the attack. She grew rapidly worse until a few days since, when It waa seen death was Inevitable. She was attended by her son, Dr. South- worth. She had lived for many rear a re- tired life In a picturesque mansion of the old-fashioned type, located on a !!U J2Lw,t WMhlnton, overlooking GOVERNMENT FINANCES. Undo Sam's Receipts and Expen diture For the Vaar. Washington, D. C.(Pclal.) Gov ernment revenues for the fiscal year ending this day, today's receipt esti mated, foot up to $615.(00.000 from Inter nal revenue and $.5Z3.000 from "mis cellaneous." The secretar yof the treas ury. In his report to congress, estimated the receipts of the year at $485,000,000, classified thus: Customs. $195,000,000; in ternal revenue, $270,900,000; miscellane ous, $20,000,000. An enlarged volume If Imports and a closer administration of the appraiser's office at New York accounts for the In crease In customs receipts and receipts of $12,000,000 In partial payment of Cen tral Pacific Indebtedness for the In crease under the "miscellaneous" head. slihtly In excess of estimates. Expenditures for the year will be very close to $405,000,000 and the deficit about $39,500,000, or $27,500,000 less than Mr. Gage's estimates. It Is due to say. however, that the secretary's estimates were based on the theory that military expenditures might be kept upon a war footing to the end of the year. It was deemed best to make provisions In the budget for high pressure expenditures In that quarter. Figures for April, May and June show a falling off of about $15,000,000 in the army and $7,000,000 for the navy, which Is back to about nor mal. t No further contraction In army ex penditures Is looked for. Indeed, It will be safe to count on an Increase In that direction on account of the call for more troops. The army cost $229,000,000 and the nevy $ft4,7O0,000 for a year, a total of $293,700,000, $150,000 for the fiscal year 1897-98. A considerable part of the $50, defense fund voted by congress had been expended prior to the 30th of June, 1S9S, and appears In the record of last year. Previous to the Spanish-Ameri can war the normal cost of maintaining the army and navy was $W,000,000. The foregoing figures do not Include the business of the postofTiee depart ment, which runs about $105,000,000 this year. Miles Guest of Labor. Plttuburg, Pa. (Special.) Major Gen- eral Nelson A. Miles, who Is In the city as the guest of "all organized labor," had a busy time today sightseeing. hold ing receptions and holding meetings. In the morning the general was taken through the Homestead armor plate works and other mills. In the afternoon he held a public reception and In the evening he addressed two large meet ings in the Grand opera house and Ave nue theater. Preceding the evening en tertainment General Mile was escorted through the principal streets by several military organizations. The route of parade wan lined by thousands of peo ple anxious to see and cheer the dis tinguished guest. Native King Keeps Faith. San Franclscofi Cal. (Special.) From Honolulu cornea the news of the mar riage of King George of the Tonga isl and group to Princess Lavlnla. The majority of the people of the Inlands wished, him to marry Princess Ofa, and several meetings of dignitaries were held with a view to trying to Induce King George to change his mind, but to every communication the king re plied that Lavlnla was his choice, and that if he could not marry her he would not marry at all. The jieople reluctant ly consented and the wedding took plac June 1 tn the church. Ilev. J. B. Wat kins, the king's chaplain, tied the knot. The church was densely crowded with Tonga n. An Asphalt Combine. Philadelphia, Pa. (Special.) The As phalt Company of America has Just been Incorporated In New Jersey with a capital of $30,000,000, "The corpora tion," said George A, llahn, one of tha Incorporators, "has been formed to con trol the sale of asphalt In the United States. It will have charge of the en tire output of Trinidad asphalt, and whatever other natural beds can be obtained. In this way we expect to control all the asphalt In the world. We shall absorb a great many smaller companies In this country. The main , business of the concern will be car-' ried on In Philadelphia." Takes a Hopeful View. Chicago, Ill.HpeclaJ.)-General Har- rlBon Grey Otis of Los Angeles, Cal.. who was with the Eighth army corps at Manna, and who saw nearly a year's fighting around that city, arrived In Chicago last night enroute for Wash ington. He will remain In the city a day before proceeding eastward. Ilia visit to Washington will mark his mus ter out of the volunteer service. Gen eral Otis discussed the situation In the Philippines at considerable length and took tha hopeful view that with the additional troops to be furnished the war would be terminated before the next rainy season. A comparison of the earnings of men and women In the state of New Tork hows that 9.2 per cent of them earned between $50 and $115 In the quarter, while 37. per cent earned between $78 and $100; the number that earned more than $159 In the quarter (equivalent to $2 a day) was Insignificant. On the other hand, more than one-half of the men earned more than $150 each. The National Tube works company has juat completed the shipment to New Tork of a large consignment of South Africa. It Is of the lapweld make and twenty-elght Inches In dameterT Tub Works oompanr celvtd the contract In rmn-im.. i.t. rwmac ana us mil of Virginia.