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THE AIM. UNITED STATES ARMY IOO.OOOSTONG. OVFR 2,000 SOLCRES DIE, More Tran 72,000 Soldelr Boys Are Now On Duty Fighting In the Philippines. Warhington. D. C, N'.iv. 6. Adjutant Jiu-ial Cnrbin'a annunl report glvr (i.Ty conception of what the retention if tr.c Philippine Is -f.t fngr In Amerl Htl lives. Between February 4, ind June .',0. 190U. 72 offi..) and 199 nif.ni'l mm met diutlt hi thu Philip iliif.', a follows; Officers. Men n a: Ti m 33 476 if wound !) MI If disea-e ill l.O.il ;-!)' accident 1 4li 'ty drowning 4 10S iy ruklde 6 23 Mulder or homicide 2u T' tain 72 l.fi.i'i In addition, 147 officers and 2, "76 men r: wound I. Iiurinjc the year end fug J line ."I1 last lot soldier were sent o an insane asylum nnd 3,993 deserted. Washington, D. C, Nov. 6 The an imal report of Adjutant General C'orliln fir the year ending June 30, 1900, stale that the army consist of 9K.790 officer and men, exclusive of th hospital orp. whl h In not counted an u part :f the effective treni;tii of th army. The army Is subdivided an follows: - Regular Ofllceis, enlisted mn, 83.761; tola I, 66..m Volunteer Officer. I.MS; enlisted men, 31,073; otul. 32.6.'7. These added together make 99.013. not IS. 790, as the report state. The differ ence Is due to the fact that Kome of the regular officers holding ommlalon in the volunteer were counted twice, tint not Included In the grand aggre gate. The army hill of March 4. IMS, pro vided fop- S5.000 enlisted men In the r-gular army and 35,000 In the volun teers, with the necessary officer. The army on June 30 wan distributed as follows: United State-! officer. 76 og whom are volunteer officer, and 1S.S9S en listed mn. all regular. Alaska 41 officer. I.OM enlisted men. Porto Rico 9S officer, 2.406 enlisted llfll. t'uha I officer, 5.4SS enlisted men. Philippine Inlands 2.367 officers, 69. 161 enlisted men. Hawaiian Island- officer, 219 en IItod men. China) officer, 2.060 enlisted men. These figure give a total of 10.1,16). Of the vohyiteer. 30.200 enlisted men are serving In the rhlllppine. and the lejiialnder. 8?J. in Porto Rico. The deaths among both regular and volunteer for the year ending June 30 were as follow; fit United Ktte. 14 officers. 264 mn: Alaska, 3 men: Ctiha. 7 offli-Hin. 146 men: '..;: Tllco, 36 men; Hawaii. 1 ofllcer, 4 men; Philippine Wand, 49 ofllcer. 1.393 men; at sea; 3 nmrrr. men. Tntai j 71 officer and 1.9.10 men. or 2,004 In all. These death resulted as follow: Killed In a.-Uon. 17 officer. 267 enlisted men; died of wound, X officer. 65 eu 1 -ted mm; died of dl"e. so oftlcei 337 enlisted men; mutdecd. 41 enlisted men; suicide, 6 officer. 4i enllfted men; killed by accident. officer. 69 en listed men; drowned. 3 officei. 103 en listed men. Of till total of 2.0O4 deaths 1.42 occurred among the troop In th" Philippine. Iiiwharged from pervlce during the vr, 22,592; deaerted, S!, f omml'.'.od to 3t. KlixaliethV ln-ane 1um dtirins the ye:ir. l.'.l men. The figure for China are brought up to Oftobvr I. ax follow: The ranualtte o urrir.g amotirf te 1'nlled SUt troop In China between July t and October 1 were: Killed. 2 ,l)liei. 3i men; wouud'd. 7 officer. 170 men. Of tieral Cwrbln cointnemlH highly the operation of post ex Ganges and the Vanleen. ,iying that the report from tl,e I'h'dlrplnr. '"" ""' Ynrln Kieo IndUate (thit the l"-t exchange h become ill ulisolilte nei exsUy." He .iy tnat the to'al amount recelveil fiom the exehangt o far a repot ta ahow. whs $1 :)i:.,K62, with a net profit of tl64.5o4. I'lsriining the lei ruitin-4 setvlce fi r the rtgulur army. Oener:il Corhln jy. Of I0.M9 accepted applicant. 16 ' were native bo-n. and 3.001 of fo eUn Mrth; IKl' ete wnil'. 71 -oloreil mi l l;n Indian. The enlistment numl.ei el l."..iH and the re nili'tment 3.961, Kx (ludlng re-en!ltment. the pe"en!ae -f native horn amoiu l!ie original eti listmenta w SS 1-3. "The returt ahnw that the recrull- n ofllcer making the 19.017 enllst fenta embraced In the first two Item -f foregoing list reject, d 69.694 appli cant -abmit 7 per cent of the number .eking enlltmer:t-s lacking In cither I gal. mental, moral or phylcal ciuall liiallon; 937 of these Were rejected no alh n and i.M for Illiteracy." NKW TIN CAN TRI'fT. New York, Nov, A conaolldatlon of Die leading tin can manufacturer of country with a capital of IM.000,000 i one of ttie financial projei ti awaiting th remit of the election. The proposed combination haa tieen talked of for a Ion time and attempt to t control of I . . i ft. .4 -..1 .1 -,l An. I be otltpvt nave mei fcoaltlon. 1REKD OMERMAM AFFAIRS. tinea of Communication In China Arm Now Open, Herlin. Nov. t The Chinese iuetlon continue to overshadow evervthinu else here, the Tageblatt printing a hpe i lal from pekln. saying: "A d tuehment of the Hecond 1 Her man Infantry, under Major von Forster, ha fought a victorious engagement against a vastly superior Chtne force of regulai In a mountain pas near the Chinese wal, not far from Tsi . ing Kuan. Five gun were taken by as sault and the German flag was hoisted. Major von Forster waa wounded, seven other Oerman were wounded or killed and the Chinese lost fifty dead." Confidence I expressed In the press, now that regular telegraph connection has been established with I'ekin, th:it new from the Chinese Beat of action, especially the Oerman achievements, will come plentifully. The opinion 1 generally held that the military opera tion are by no means over, but that the Chinese troops have, thus far. lack ed organization and a plan of campaign, and it I aurmlsed that I'rlnce Tuan, whom the f hine-se report a having fled. I really quietly reorganizing the Ciii-ne.-e force for a winter's campaign. Thl opinion Is held here, even in high military crele. The statement In the ISrlt ish preys that the Kussian do not show Field Marshal Count von Walilersee proper attention and obedience are not credit ed here. In fact. Von Waldersee's own official rep rt contradict these state ment. He cable that the reception which the Hussiana accorded him ev erywhere was highly satisfactory and enthusiastic, and he has expressed in a cablegram to the czar the highest ap preciation of the Russian troops. Von Waldersee ha also expressed formally hi think therefor to the Russian eom ronnder. General I.inevttih. Authoritatively, the correspondent of the Associated Press learns that Ger many doe not Intend to send any more troops to China utiles unforeseen cir cumstance arise. PEACE IN THE SOUTH. Fortified By the Republics In Sonth America. Kueno Ay re. Argentina, Nov. 6. President C'ampo Salle of Brazil and other Fiiar.lllan official who have been guest of the republic of Argentina have departed for Itlo Janeiro. President Roca accompanied Presi dent Halle on board the steamship Itlschuelo. Both expressed the hope that thl vllt would fortify the friend ship between the two countries. The Tribuna. the organ of President K'K-a, ay: "Now, after the new Im pulse given to the Idea of fortifying the peace of i?outh America by a concert of opinion and business we can look with serenity at any attempt to disturb the peace of the Pacific slope. ."We are able to give assurance that Chill, Brazil. Paraguay, Crugnay and Argentina will work together and settle the question pending between Chill. Peru and Pullvla .without war or hu miliation to any party concerned." Thi utterance 1 taken a an indica tion that the long-pending dispute ovei the province of Taena and Arlca will be ended aoon. Chill holds the prov ince, but probably will make such con cession as will satisfy Peru and Bo livia. Inspatrncs trom - Vina v.onvri it.o. Paraguay, announce that several case of the plague have been found there. FARMERS MUST STAND AND DELIVER. Formatlonof a CIantlo Truat In Aglrcultural Implement, Chicago. 111., Nov. . (Special. )-The formation of the agricultural Implement trust ! openly announced. After Jan uary 1, 1901. every I b ee of machinery used by the farmer must be purchased at trucl price. Kvery factory In the counlry ha been captured, together with all the right aril patent. A number of factories are to be hut down and prices of agricul tural Implement are to be braced up. Thousands of traveling men and agent in charge of agricultural Imple. mi nt debits have received notice to look for other employment, that by March 1 none of tin If service would he neeled. The trut schedule of price ore be ing arranged now and wl'l go intr effect ufter the big monopoly luk.- hold Nearly all the Id Implement firm of lie country have agreed to pool th-li Issue In the trust. Tt mean that every piece of machinery, plow. h;.rnw. pick, toller, fhovel, hoe. rake, scythe, etc. mint be purchased through the lrut it trun price. There will be no rsmrdj It will be a case of stand and deliver. WILL PAY COUNT BONI'S DEBTS. The fiouldn Conelder Their Famll Honor la Involved. New York. Nov. 6,On the authorlt of an "Intimate friend of the lute Jay Gould" the Kvenlng Wot Id announce' that the debt of Count' H.ml do Cast d lane will be paid In full by the Gould It ntfe. "The acandal attending the claim amounting t 4,H0,000, agalnt th( s4'iidthrlft husband of Count Anna I, atopped." the Kvenlng World add. "A lump sum will probably b contributed by George, Helen, Howard F.dwln and Frank Gould to wipe out these debta, aa they consider the honol of the Gould family I Involved. "Incidentally." the Kvenlng World ar ticle nays. "It elicited that the Gould million have nearly doubled alnce Jay Oould'a death and Anna i ahare la nearly $l,000.000 and hrr In come nearer to 11,000.000 than to WoD.OOt M Wetofore'atafed.' The total va!d of the Uuuld eatatejBnaw I1K.000.OM." FIRE DAMP. TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN A WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINE. MANY WERE KILLED. Accident Occur at Midnight and While the Night Shift Is at Work In the Mine. Phillppl, W. Va., Nov. 5. One of the ftreatest calamities In the history pf Barbour county occurred Sunday morn ing at 1 o'clock at the mine of the Southern Coal and Transportation com pany at llerrybuig, six miles from this place. As a result these are dead: OUJK MARKS, pit boss. A X MR K W BLACK W F.LL. ALRKRT BROWN. I -A W I i K N C K 1 I N CAN. PACK ADAMS. AND KKVKN OTHKRS, whose names are not obtainable. The injured are: Will Marks, James Jackson, both of whom will die. The explosion was so great that mules were killed at the moutli of the mine and cars were blown forty feet from the track. One man was blown In two uL the loins and his body tin own against a pile of lumber at the m mth of the mine. The dead were mutilated beyond de scription and the scene waa calculated to make the strongest heart faint. The. explosion WSS prooahlv the result of an accidental discharge of dynamite, caused perhap by the concussion of a blast. The property loss is slight. A coroner' inquest will be held, at which time additional facts a to the :ause of the explosion may be obtained. OpoMaUons will be resumed at the nines a usual today. The accident happened at midnight, when most of the men were out of the mine, and the late advices confirm the early. stalement that It was caused by -arelessness on the part of the shooter. An hour after the explosion hundred had visited tly mine. The call for re lief brought every physician In Phillppl to the scene. The right waa a most horrible one. Strewn along tiie main channel and about the opening were the arms, legs, hund and other portion of the bodies of the dead miner. Father and moth era were frantically hunting for sons. The hotel ha been turned Into a hos pital and those still alive when brought out were taken there. There Is a great deal of comment about the cause of the explosion. The authoritle refused to discus the matter further than to say it was caused by an excessive charge of pow der being used. The miners insist that It wa caused by fire damp. The mine was recently Inspected and pronounced to be In good condition. John W. Green who wus In the mine at the time of the explosion and escaped Injury, gives the following account of It: "1 entered the mine at 7:30 and went to room 'No. 1. I had been at work an hour or so when I smelled black damp. I noticed my lamp would flicker. I went to the mine boss and told htm about It." He laugneti ami saiu it right. I went back to work and about midnight heard a terrific noise which knocked me down and put out my lamp. I was stunned for a moment and then realized what had happened. I wa close to the entrance and In get ting out crawled over the bodies ot two men." OLD NEW YORK'S LAST MAYOR. William L. Strong Passes Away at His Home In New York. New York. (Special.) William L. Strong, tho last mayor of the old city of New York, died suddenly shortly after midnight at his residence In thl city. The lllnca of Mr. Strong had been kept from hi political friend. It was known among: hi buine associate In the wholesale dry good ditrl.-t, but no one ruspected that his condition wa alarming. Mr. Strong had not been at his place of business for several days. Mr. Strong took an active part in the present campaign, and it 1 said that hi political labor, combined with hi attempt to retain suix-rvlslon over h business affairs, In the face of Impaired health, brought abiut the Illness that resulrl d In hi death. William L. Strong wa bom In Ohio In 1827 and came to New York when a young man. He found employment with different firms until January 1, 1X70, when he organized the firm of William I. Strong Co. The film soon grew to be one of the prominent bulne boue of the city. He alxo Interested himself In banking matter and wa president of the Central National bank. Mr. Strong look an active Interest In politics and wa one of the leaders of the reform movement In thl city and was elected mayor on the citizen' tick et In 194. He wa the lat mayor of the old city of New York before con solidation with Brooklyn and the other borough composing the present city of New York. CHANCES IN NORWAY. Christiana, Norway, Nov. . It Is an nounced that the councillors of state, Inchon, Lohst and Thllosen, have hand ed In their resignations to Prince Re gent ClustavuB. The ministry of finance has been offered to Burgomaster Arc lander, who declined the honor. Coun olllor Konow becMMT-mlntoter of agriculture. NEW SCANDALS IN HAVANA Officials Said To Be Implicated In CJIgantlc bcheme. Havana. Nov. 6. Other iae similar to the now famoux Neely case may b developed by the secret investigation which I now in progress in Havana. A superficial examination of the ac count of the several department haa disclosed extravagance on the part of the chief, computed to which the Nee ly and Rathbone acandal ate insignifi cant. The process of collecting data and p-oof is necessarily slow and will not be completed probably until after Jan uary 1. Knough Is known, however, to warrant the dai.y papers In openly charging the engineer department with ciiminal extravagance and in accept ing a challenge from Colonel William Black and General Ludlow to submit proof of the facts to the war depart ment. For this purpose, K. W. Guyol, editor of j.a I.ucha, sailed for the 1'nited States last Saturday to prefer charges and make them personally to the sec retary of war In the presence of the accused. Washington, D.C.. Nov. 6. Argument on the habeas fortius proceedings in the Neely case, which It waa expected would be heard by the United StatiM .Supreme court on Monday last, will not come up for healing until November 12. The argument for the United Slates In the Neely case will be made by So lid. ir General Richards, while, the plaintiff will be represented by John D. Lindsay of New York, where Neely is now awaiting the action of the supreme court. SPAIN GROWS MORE CALM. Carlist Unrtsing Becoming Settled inlBa ids Subside. Madrid, Nov. 6. The situation Is calmer. Many Carlist notabilities have been exiled, including the curate of a parish In Madrid, charged with the re ception of Carlist funds. The closing of Carlist clubs, the arrest of Carllsts and the searching of suspected quarters continue In the province. A dispatch from the captain general of Catalonia announce the appearance of a bund of twenty-five Carlists at Piera. , Pari. Count Uibaln de Mallle, the representative of Don Carlo In France, In an Interview, is quoted a saying: "A to what Is transpiring in 8paln I only know what the papers say. But I can say that Spain 1 thoroughly Carlin. 'Deep discontent reign all through the country against the gov ernment. This discontent Is Justified, especially by the Mate of the finance. I do not think the outbreak Is encour aged by Don Carlo or else he would have Issued a proclamation. Had he taken the Initiative armies would have been raised where only band are mov ing." Count Marlchalon, for year the champion of Don Carlos, and who Is in close touch with the prince, said: "The Carllsts Involved In Catalonia are acting contrary to the prince' de sires. He wa warned of the prepara tion and notified the originators that he disapproved of the movement, say ing It wa injuring his cause. He can not explain the outbreak. Many differ ent element are concerned. Many of the Spanish soldier who formerly erved In Cuba and the Philippine are re"oIT.er:1 wno aiso nave number of strikers in their rank. Pov erty. I heU?ve. Is the true cause of the outbreak." , IMPERIAL FLIGHT FROM PEKIN. Was Beir'in Fvn Af the Allies Had Fn'errl CPy. . Victoria. B. C-. Nov. 6. Yokohama advices. I'ated October 11. give Interest, 'ne details of the escape of the emnre rimvcr and the emperor from Pekln, showing not onlv that they were in the Iv after he llle gained possession. but also ti"t their flight wa of the mot Inti-rled and even pathetic char acter. Thev left early on the morning of August 1n. with a matrer ecort. the two of citpvltitr the same conveyance. At K"'n they procured a camel, on vhose buck a sedn chair was fixed, nnd at Snen Hwa Hlen four more were secured. They hud neither ln?BTe nor l'it robe and for three i-ItM wer- ob"eed to s'een on bare dlvn tbrb It bed warmed hv a s'ow Pre belnwl. with no coverirg. Thv were uniblc to pt nroonr meal and had to satisfy Mielr hunger on rice cruel. On arrival it Hwni LI. local official lent the'" or V Ice and from that on they encnned 11 the humiliation that they had thus 'tie experienced. On the 10th of Aup"t the o-dr to mow the courl from Pekln wa. Issued but (here v a no meon of oonvv"ce. the morning of the 1Tth the irtll'ery -f the allies was heard, it roar Increas ing until on the morning of tVe 14h the hell and bullet flew thick nnd ft When at last It wa S-otvrted tht the rate had yielded, frantic preparation 'or fllvht wa made, the Uttle party hastening away before davllght the following morning, only a few eunuch prince of the blood and Manchu peerf accompanying the imperhl equlpug. HOWARD AND YOUTSEY RFMOVFP Frankfort. Ky., Nov. . Jim Howard nnd Henry Youtsey. convicled of mur der and sentenced respectively t.1 denth and life Imprisonment In the Ooebel murder case, were thl morning remov ed to the LoulsvTe Jail at the solicita tion of their friends. The reason of their removal Is said to be fear of vio lence In the event of republican suc cess. Howard and Toutsey were cuffed together and Toutsey walked to tht train and gave every, evidence of be ing rational and we'.L. THE BOERS REPORTS INDICATE THEY ARE STILL FULL OF FIGHT. ARE WELL EQUIPPED. London Paper Publiahea a Sensa tional Statment about Resour ces of the Patriots, London. Nov. 6. The Dally Express ublbhes sensational statements that Lhe Boer revival is more serious than nas hitherto been believed and that In onsequence Lird Roberts' return Is ikely to be still further postponed. It ays also that no considerable party of :roops will return before January or February, while the regimental drafts 'rum England will continue and 5,000 torses will be sent out. The paper definitely states that the Boers are well armed and abundantly supplied with ammunition and that the ampaign is likely to last another six nonths. In the best informed quarters, how ?ver. It Is asserted that tftere Is no ground for the pessimism of the Daily Express. It Is said, on the other hand, the South African situation is Improving md Lord Roberts will shortly return to England with a majority of his staff. Arrangements are being made in Cape town to scend the first batch of refu gees back to Johannesburg and a con vention is being provided at Bloemfon tclr, for a garrison of 7.000. Nevertheless, the activity of the Boer lontlnues. On October 25 a commando 3f 300 captured a garrison of thirty men it Reddersburg, but afterward released them. Trains to the south of Pretoria ire attacked by the Boer almost daily. On October 24 the burghers occupied Koffeyfonteln. General Knox ha Inflicted a reverse cn General Dew-et'a forces near Parys, capturing two gun, one of them a wea pon lost by the British In the Sannas Frst affair. The daily tale of British casualties heavy. During the month of October the British lost 167 killed In action, in cluding fifteen officers, seventy-one who died of wound. 367 who died of disease, twenty-two who died of accidents and ninety-seven captured or missing, a total almost equal to the monthly av erage for the duration of the war. A PLEA FOR DECENCY. Lord Roberta Wants No Drunken Welcome Home London, Nov. 6. Lord Roberts sends from Pretoria a striking appeal to his countrymen to refrain from turning the home coming of the troops into a drunk en orgy. He expresses the sincere hope that the welcome will not take the form of treating to stimulants and "Thus lead to excesses that will tend to de grade those whom the nation delights to honor and lower the soldiers of the queen in the eyes of the world, which has watched with undisguised admira tion the grand work they have perform ed for their sovereign and country." "I, therefore, beg earnestly," says ;Lcri Robert "that the public will re frain from tempting my gallant com rades, but will rather aid them to up hold the splendid reputation they have son for the imperial army. "I am very proud to be able to record with the most absolute truth that the ;onduct of this army from first to last las been exemplary. Not a single casn if serious crime haa been brought to uy notice, Intlerd, nothing deserving th name of crime. I have trusted to the men' own soldierly feeling and good rense and they have borne themselves like heroes on the battlefield and like gentlemen on all other occasion. "The most malicious falsehood were spread by the authorities of the Trans vaal of the brutality of Great Britain's soldier, but the people were soon reas sured that they had nothing to feat from the man In khaki, no niatter how battered and war-stained his 'appear ance." lrd Robert explains that be thus nppcal because of the discreditable and distressing scene resulting from inju dicious friends speeding the parting sol diers by shoving bottle of spirit Into their hand and pocket. THINK THEY ARE "RUSTLERS". Officers Believe Tney Have the Leadersof a Gang. Cheyenne. Wyo., Nov. 6. To Sheriff Elliott i f Weld county, Colorado, be long the credit for the arrest of Da vid Mackley, the alleged cattle thief and alleged leader of the gang of "rust lr" that ha been operating In South eastern Wyoming. Nottheastern Colora do and Western Nebraska for several year. The fifty head of cattle stolen recent y from a pnsture aoutheaat of Chey rne belonged to Li P. Rellly of Oiovit 'olo. John and David Mackley wr uspected and the cattle were traced to I't. Joseph, where they were sold by David Mackley, alia J. A. Johnson. This man was trailed to Tie Sidlt g i. few days ago and arreted s he wa bout to ship several carload of cattle which have, f i alleged, been Identified a stolen rtork. Sheriff Elliott returneo ,o Greeley with David Mackley and Ed Club, who I charged with complicity in the "rustling." Senator C. K. Davis had another fa torah'e day Saturday. He sat up a portion of the day. SOUTH OMAHA MARKET REFCnT. South Omaha, Neb., Nov. Live Stock Rejrt furnished by th Flat" C mmlssion Company of Houlb Ornuha, Neb.: Receipts of cattle for the pat week . have been Just about the game as for the previous week, but are about 7,X head short of the same time last .year. The heavy runs from the west are prac tically over, and while there will be a few shipments from there for some lit tle time, it wjll not be large enough to cause any flurry in the market. The offerings of corn-fed cattle have in creased quite noticeably, but as is usual at this season of the year, the buyers are complaining that the cattle have not been fed long enough and are not just t what they want. But for all that the; market has been in very good condition the past week and most all the time the receipts did not equal the demand. The advance has not amounted to more than 10 cents, but there is a very healthy tone to the market and with a prospect of light receipts for some little time do not see any reason why we should not have a very fair market for some time to tome. Good cows and heifers have been in good demand all week and prices are 15 to 20 cents high er than last week. The common and canners have been slow sale and prices are very weak. The demand for Blockers and feeders the past week has not been as heavy as dealers, would liked to have seen, but the receipts have not been heavy and so dealers were able to hold prices up pretty strong and on the better grades prices are 10 to 15 cents higher than a week ago. On the other hand the light weight and common stuff has been weak and slow sale. The changes in the hog market the past week have been very frequent. The week opened slow and a shade lower and continued on a down course until Wednesday, when it reached the low point for October and showed a decline of 75 cents during the month." There was some gain on Thursday and Friday, but on Saturday the market broke again and prices are about the same as the beginning of the week. CONSTITUTION AND THE FLAG. Hawanlan Judges Disagree as To American Laws. Honolulu, Oct. 25, via San Francisco. Nov. 6 United States District Judge . Estee has rendered a decision to the effect that the constitution does not fol low the flag. In the case of William H. Mr.rshall, who was sentenced to six months' Imprisonment for criminal li bel and who asked a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that his trial was not in accordance with American pro cedure, Judge Estee holds that "when, the islands were annexed by the Unit ed States, not only the lands but the people, with their laws and customs, were annexed, and by the well establish ed law of nations these laws and cus toms remained in force until new laws were enacted for the government of the territory." In another case involving exactly the same point a prisoner was released ey a circuit Judge on the ground that American practice should prevail. Ae effort will be made to have the ques tion passed on by the supreme court: STRIKERS ENGAGE IN RIOT. P.tched Battle at Works of the Na tional Tube Co. Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. 6. The strike at the Riverside works of the National Tube company developed into a riot that will result in the death of at least one of the participants. A pitched battle was fought by the- strikers and the men who have taken their places. Shots were exchanged and missiles of every description were use In the attack and resistance. Walter Davis, one of the non-union men, waa dangerously injured. The back of his head was crushed In with. some heavy missile. He will die. More trouble is expected. The strike is not a queMlon of wages, but a demand that the employers rec ognize the union. SWINDLES THE MACCABEES. Record Keeper Disappears and Fraud lis Discovered. Shamokin, Pa., Nov. 6. O. J. Heed, an ex-councilman, who was recently con vicled of conspiracy In connection with borottirh paving contracts and admit ted to bail upon the decision of the su perior court for a new trial, disappeared three day ago. 1-ast night It was discovered the local lodge of Maccabeep, of which he wa recotd keeper, had been swindled out of 15.000 by forged death certificates of Benjamin Davis and Thomas Shoefer. avis, who wa In Michigan, noticing thai he was listed as dead In the olu clnl paper of the order, Informed hie' relatives here that he wa alive. This started an Inquiry, followed by the ap pearance of (1. J. Slegle of Port Huron, Mic h., who I a high official of the or der. After a close Investigation the it if guIarltleH1were discovered. A BABY OF WONDERFUL SIZE. Vlneland, N. J., Nov. Mr. and Mrs. Joslah Munyan of Vlneland are the patent of a wonderful baby girl. They i an boast that although only seventeen wee!. old, thl Infant weighs fifty pound. She nieasilte two feet and four Inches around the wnlt and Is two feet and six inches In height. Mel arm are ten Inches In circumference, and It take a string fifteen inches king to encircle one of her legs. Milton Knapp, a well known reside tt Whltelsnd, Ind waa found dea4 ks 1 rorn field partly eaten by hogs. ilam Pherton confessed la the