E TRUTST
KSMOn PLATE TRUST CARRIES
THE DAY.
HY S455 PER TON
kwt Comes Down From B56
9mw Ton. But Not to the Terms
Demanded.
Washington. D. C (Special.) Secre
- mwf boas today announced the conclu.
Jftm of the long controversy over the
asrt of armor plate for naval vessels
Mf aa agreement with the Carnegie
Bethlehem companies for Krupp
at 1420 a t m, with the possible
ition of royalty fees making the
Milium price $455.52 a ton. The
NUBt of armor involved la the lar?
at aver placed at one time by the gov
arament, and is said to equal all the
awasor purchased by this government up
I 1MM. It Covers the armor for seven
fcaat ships now in various stages of con.
mtwwtUoa. including eight battleships,
etx armored cruisers and three protect
mt raisers.
Tma following' official statement was
Mfraw Out concerning the agreement:
.The navy department has come to
mm agreement with the Carnegie and
towMtMmu companies for Krupp armor
mt the first class amounting to 24.930
teas for $420 a ton. The Krupp process
avotves the Harvey patent, the valid
ity mt which is now under consideration
jr. th courts, and it is further agreed
feat the government will assume In
MStfcM any liability for the Krupp
fataas not exceeding $34.32 a ton for
Krapo royalty, and not exceeding the
Vetted States license fee of $11.20 for
Harvey royalty. The maximum price
as the government Is therefore $456.5:
mmr too, subject to diminution in case
reduction In the foregoing roy-
Tka bid of these companies for this
aamaa at anaor was $490 and the price
asfatearir asked was $o4&.
Us Mid vale company some time ago
oKMiow Its Ml but it would have
' $SM mill in any event to furnish
awsaor fa duo season for the Maine class
fja hattlesbjps. Had they not withdrawn
Mr bid It is probable that some ar
t in mil III might have been made for
' flko dletrByition among the three com-
of the manufacture of the ar-
' than that of the Maine class.
however, was of value In en-
tha department to secure the ,
htrge reduction. ;
O'Neill, chief of the bureau :
said of the result:
agreement is most satisfactory.
are reduced not only to a j
point but more than reason-1
Wo get armor cheaper than any,
In rho world. It Is due not only,
aV Secretary Long's management, but! steamed away without giving any aid
aaso to the fsct that the companies me' j The seccud ship sighted was the Geor--Mb
ta a very reasonable spirit. It is gian Prince.
-Mad Just that this should be under-;' The Highflyer sailed from Campbell
sOo ! ton, R. B. I., t;r -Newport, Wales, on
' armor contract covers net oniy ' October 19, with a cargo of lumber,
ka 195o tons specified In the official ; Eleven days out the bark encountered
abatement, but also some 10.000 tons of a severe gale which tore away her rail.
of the second and third class, i
i has been in controversy, but has
dependent on the disposal of the
sarmor. The entire amount,
sjpssuiT i Tj 3C.S09 toes, bt now msdej
oaflkMu. New specifications have been j assistance. Four days yusred. and cn
prepared by Ibe navy department show- the morning of tho fifth day a tiaai
4h. hv detail the tets, tinvt of del'v-1 Allan tic liner passed near, but only aui
mJT, ate. There Is me change in th? j ered the distressed vessel's signal by
atariBcation, but In the main feature" ! raising a flag,
tho (peclfinatiotis are as they were when - - -
fjhs 'last bids were made.
HOW HIS STOCK BOOMS.
! ritfsbnrg, Pa.-Speclal.) The Initial
aaotaUon. on the Carnegie company
Cock raa made at the I'ittsburg. Stock
asiehange today, when one share was
SJsU at $1.M0, $SM above par value. At
Ms ftsTure the total capitalization of
so aarnegle company would be valued
r IMMM.M0. of which Andrew Car-
U per cent.
CU KAIEIS II80L6E n A WAR.
ria. (Special.)RI"t!ng be-
tho ' International and Resist i-
anlons of clgarmakers began here
t the factory of Gonxales, Mori
M Cm., of Tampa and Chicago. This
working a full force nf Re-
men, numbering about BOO.
r fclis lis I Inn ii I ii marched to th fac-
sad demanded that these men
oat. This was refused, ar.i the
TstasaoHniiiils declared they would put
dhsaw osjt. The premises are Inclosed,
sand, as aa International man started
mt oaaar tho gate, an Italian doorkeeper
Ooi ajH bin. This was quickly fot-
mr aa exchange of several hun-
Th front and side of the
s riddled with bullets, but
bees reported Injured. Po-
i dispersed the mob.
factory dosed down at , noon
Cm fist Aay, Ths mayor has sworn In
O tttftm flollcamen, and the sheriff has
JiZr$ ilium depatles to his tores.
XiS wmjot Issued a prorlataation Cor-f-i
bMTaMght processions and dtm
. (' Jtyarfsasni of the rival trades anions,
C'.astar far tonight.
' G tataraaUoaato havt about NO
- C-ZUtm bora, whlla the Kosistlsnda
:i:zM MaAtrovor .m.
' f 1 y 1
; ' CSTi RB-AatKBHTBD.
J , ' r.-HlrarlaJ.Aaowd
.XT- will tm tas dafuaot
T n3Ml tssk wtssa ttM late
",crtrtjaai mio. m. ma,
tmnX ts&mr
FH9 HUMAN FLESI II TIE MT.
San Francisco, Ca!. (Special.) The
chooner Uwas-otta, which has arrived
here from the south seas, brings tale of
cannibaiism and the massacre of blacks
on the Savage inlands. For the past
two years the Mascotte has been trad
ing between the Polomon Islands, New
Guinea and New Ireland. Her decks,
rails and sails bear the marks of canni
bals' spears and bullets.
The whooner arrived at Komali, in
the Admiralty group, just after the
murder of Herman Matze, the trading
agent theie. This Wis on August 29.
The Mascotte dropped anchor in the
harbor, three canoes shot out from the
land. Captain Macco and a boat's ere
wrnt ashore and found that the copra
house had been looted arid that the
traders' home was a wrtnk. In the
yard of the latter a big pot was still
sizzling ever the dying embers of a Are
and In the pet were found some of the
bones of the traders.
The cannibals had not gone far. They
had found in the agent's huue fifteen
guus and with these they returned fi
Captain Macco and hi crew. A hasty
retreat as made to the schooner ana
the cannibals potted them with their
stolen guns. Once aboard the Mascotte
the captain turned loose all the avail-
able arms. The bullets from the Savage
islanders found marks In the rails and
decks and riddled the furescl. Cap
tain Macco. brought into play a small
gun, and the noise, more than the effec
tiveness of it, scared the cannibals off.
The Mascotte, which is an auxiliary
schooner, steamed to Kusai. in the
Carolines, and notified the German sloop
of war Zeadler of the murder. Both j The news from the German naval so
the schooner and warship returned to i lety' China correspondent that Hcrr
Koraali and the native villages were
shelled. Kighty villages were destroyed
by fire, 160 natives were killed and
twenty taken prisoners.
In June the Mascotte put into Maity
Island. In the Solomon group, ami
twenty traders went ashore with tie
supercargo. A great crowd of natives.
scenting a big feast, made for them
and filled the air with spears. Captain
Macco turned loose his Winchester and
killed one of the cannibals. This stop
pea me rest tor s moment. Then an
other savage bit the dust. This com
pletely mystified the cannibals. They
turned their dead over and found two
big holes in their bodies. Then two
more fell and thu rest of them took U
the woods.
FIVE DAYS IN A SIMM VESSEL
Philadelphia. Special.) -After floating
on the ocean in a helpless condition on
a sinking vessel for Ave days. Captain
Anderson and bis crew of thirteen men
of the Norwegian bark -Highflyer, arlrv-
ed here today, having been rescued by
the British steamer Georg.an Prlnee .
Captain Klett, from Hull.
During the live days the crew wae
at the mercy of the waves they only
saw two steamers. The first one, ac
cording to Captain Anderson, came to
within a half mile of his vessel, but
and strained the vessel, so that she
sprang a leak of nine Inches an hour.
All hands were kept busy at the pump
(so that the bark could be kept afloat
until a passing vessel could rendu
IMMENSE BUTTER TRUST FORMED.
II, I auUee, Wis. (Special.) A move-on-nt
is on foot to consolidate in one
big concern all the creameries in tLe
Northwest, for which Chlaigo is he
market. 'Die id''a originated in Wis
consin, where the creamery men hare
boen working on it for some time.
A. M. Keed, vice president of the
Chamiieny Creamery company herd
said yesterday:
"H Is a fact that the Initial steps
are being taken for the organisation of
a c 'camery trust The conditions are
such that it Is an absolute riecesrity:
Tt.eru is not a criamery in Wisconsin
that has made money during the lsst
year. The competition has been such
that farmers have ben practically dic
tating th price at which milk should
sell, while this same competition has
kept the price of the manufactured pro
duct down. The trust will probably In
clude all the largest creamery interests
in this state."
The Chumpeny Creamery company.
besides owning creameries at fifteen
points in Wisconsin, ons several cream
eries in South Dakota.
Chicago creamery mn, among them
Obailiah Sands, declare ttutt a success
ful creamery trust on a large acsj
would be Impossible.
KAY HETEW PEKSSYLVUIA STXICE.
MAT ItENF.W THU STRIKE.
Plttrton, Pa--Hpecial.-A renewal of
the big co strike is piaslbte. Tb
1'eimsylvaala Coal totnny and sev
eral other operators posted not tics to
day that an advance of W cents a toa
would be mads on coal purchased by
consafpers at the retail chutes. The
men say this action virtually wipe out
th 10 per cent Increase granted (wo
onto ago to and the strikes. The em
ptor of tbo rnnsylvaala eoo-pany
demaaded yasterdsy thai thwy be paid
vary two a lata, sad this was prosaisoa.
Mow tba saw batters lhal tho adrsjMs
to Cm mm temU la mmm af
REBELLING.
PRINCE TUAN IS RAISING AN
OTHER ARMY,
CHINESE SI NATION
h
Is Beleived That the Uprising
Will Compel Emperor to Re
turn to to Pekln.
Shanghai. (Special.) There are con
tinued rumors of the projected transfer
af the Chinese court to Cheng Tu, but it
la said that the viceroy of the province
jf Bre Chuan objects to such an ar
rangement It is also rumored that a rebellion ha a
broken out In the province of Kan Su.
' Chang Chi Tung, the Wu Chang vlce-
roy, is said to be raising 100,000 troops
; nd to have proposed to the Nanking
riceroy that they should combine their
j forces to oppose the allies, making the
tang Tse their base for operations
j igaidst Shen SL
Berlin. (Special.) The news that
Prince Tuan and General Tung Fu
Hstang had rebelled, was greeted her
M a favorable sign. The Tageblatt say
that If It be true the rebellion will
probably Induce the emperor and em
press to return to Pekln and plp.ee
themselves under the protection of the
1 powers.
K'nappe. German consul general In
Shanghai, had left for Naukln, Is in
terpreted at slgnllltant Several news
papers believe that he will confer with
lite viceroy about inducing the court t
reiuiii to Tckln.
Another batch of sddiers' letters de
scribe horrible cruellies committed in
China at the ordors of superiors, Ir
published. The Vorwaerls prints five
t-uch communications.
A correspondent of tUe Colrgne Ga
zetto ciiblcs that bH.wn-n Tien Tsln and
Pefcin It hfis become a sport for the al
lied troops, efpeclaiiy the Hussions, to
shoot every Chinamaii, even the roos.
harmiees. A number of papers cfnv de
nounce such methods.
The Cologne Volks '."itting. the en-
trlst ortrf.n, soj-k:
"Huch wholesale murd'-ring will sow
jmiuenchable Imtttd, destroying forever
rtl! chnr.ee of miUnary ork in Clilna.
The tovcinir.fiit must bike notice of
tl;ey? thin?e and If sue poromptory or
ders to Count Vf.n Walder. e to prevent
them here -ifter, a they aie a shame tr.
all civilisation."
With regard to th Chlr.a bill the pa
pers point out that the nt imperial
builset will show the necessity tor a
loan 'A lOA.WtO,' marlc., and tliat in
add.' t Ion, (be cbauceUor win be empw-
esod to Ibsu. trasury nctos for 17&.(W.-
A larfr? ;rtloD of the press enprotacr
lissat jifaclloo vri:h this cmtok and
tb agiarlan organ demsnd tnnt tht
?overnmeni rie- the requuea .inountf
y imposing a number of sp.i laxe
upon the country's commerce nnd in
dustries, which, liioj'e journals decisre.
1I1 alotw; reap tt.e fruits of the China
ttcr. The Nstwiial ZUurig sud the
Vossifcbo aixue strongly against tl:le
suitseetx !i.
At today's stlon of the reiehslag,
luring th- vole for the second vie
iitesidMit, a vcrer oast a vote for h'
.lucg '.'binx. -
REBELS ARE SUPBEfciE Tr TKE SOUTH.
Victoria. . C.-(Sp..oi-.l I Wrilera in
rl nUtl papers id'i'.vwl l.i re by th.
tte.irn- r f;iiiprct of China, Ra the lie
itig in ,wiitii-rn Cb'na is not so iTi'ii
itfjslrshi foninTS as Ka!nft the Slau
;hu patty. Japan mill tir fpondenct
4ays tlw insutgeots in thrlr en"ounters
li)i the impi jia. ip.ops are Increasing.
The nlfla arc wu'irt of the greater
ti.rt of KowIcjd hiid Tung Kiang d;s
lilcu and tl.oy h id gii d po",slr'''
jf sit out of t"V. 4 the principal lowtif
in MwaiH-Chow. all wailed cities.
Goveiumeut tir;ij sent from Oatitn
weie recalb-'l Ocilr IT, which gave
!be l:::pitsii'n that an attack on Cai
tm its-lf was fiared. On October' 1"
the rebuls w-r- orraL!n)r within thirty
mll of the Udib-h fror.tlf.-r and on thf
kiime dute a ri-pm-l was given out tliai
they had attackc) n French steawii-i
en rr.ute from Kwun- Cliou to Hong
Kong, killing two of ber ciew and
stealing :;2.jti.
The leai1 m of the r"bel are Or. Sm.
Tat h'-n, nl.o some yi-ur ao be'-anr
i;otilous because o" at'tn'pt by the
:hlnte I' km i km lu Iudon to k.dnup
IJ.n, and Rang Vu Wei, head ft tit
reform party, Tito flr-d to America.
SERATM SCOTT IS TAUURS A6AI1,
Woshlngtiin. H. C Hperial.)Senii
lor Scotl of West Virginia has been
talking nin. ,
il unte-el'ction dccUiratlon that
trusts are a good lliing is now supple
mented with a postelection statement
regarding the need of a large stand, ng
rmy, which li;illculf his belief that
riots are probably to go har.d In hand
with a repub.ban pllc.
In an Interview today the senator aa
erkcl: "l yjii f-vnr a frm.'ini(
army of lVt.WHt"
"1 will not undertake to specify the
numbers." he mid. "1 w.uW hat
enough fw onr needs. We have no
use for more cavalry. That brsxc of
the servk'C was nwiat oseful In tna days
of Indian fighting, but tba Indians
have been largely p" clued and titers In
lass condition for cavalry forces to ap
tbswi from harming the settlers.
"Tho arUUsry reUacal can aervs a
aoobts Msaaaa, Tbajr aaa cars for the
mJG T-mmt aatorths
tr itMrwIr at CMS0t as
OESE PRKttS SEEUIiaTBffSW.
London. (Special.) The Dally News
puMUhes the follonlng from IV kin,
dated November 15:
"It is reported her that Prince Chlng
and LI Hung Chang have requested an
Interview with Count von Waidtrreo,
which will probably be granted. The
field m.irh:il intends to make an ex
curslou to Nan Kau pass and tho Ming
Tombs as Prince Henry of Prussia did
in IK'S."
In. Morirson, wiring to the Times
from I'ekin, Tuesday, says:
"The Tartar general c'Jiiirnanding In t
the pro ir.ee of Sze Chuuu has bicn
nsned for governor general of Man
churia, In deference to Hussla's invita
tion to China to ri-ssme the oovcrri
ment of tliat tenltory under Itttssian
protection.
"The Chinese peace conuiiissioocrs
have received a tciriiram from the em
press dowag.-r, dalil November 10, cen
suring their failure to prevent the dis
patch of foreign punitive expeditious
Into the interior. The empress dowager
continues to isnue ordirs appointing
Oillelals to nfflce.. She Is unable to real
ize her position and has even, appointed
literary chai-celims to conduct txumina
t:o!ir In the provinces.
"Truftworthy dispatches from Nlu
Chwan assert that despite their as
suiancts that they will not loot the
railway, th Hustiians are transferring
material from the Shan Hal Kwan line
across the river at Niu Chwang to thf
Russian Manohurian Railway."
MR. BRYAN'S CAREER STILL POUTICIAL.
Lincoln, Neb. (?i ccial.) Last night
a year ago William J. Bryan a as tbs
cenlrul figure at a big Jollification meet
ing, at which Use fusion forces of tae
state celebrated" the triumph of the ir
state ticket at the election of ine Tues
day before. Jlr. firyan was or:e ol
the spcakero. lie then and th're laid
down puiiniy iut: :a.xrr he ias riiappud
out for hims'e'.f.
"Some of iny republican friendH,"s.ald
Mr. ISi-yau, "have bt-on feigning won
derment a to what will b'reome of me
when Uiis 'craze of isina.' as they term
the i?BU', has died out. In order to
relieve them cf any undue worry, I
naut to serve notice that 1 shall con
tinue in r clitic lu active opposition to
any party or doctrine whlcn violates
American Ideals and t:ie ttue principles
of human liberty, until !he lid is cloned
uptjii rny coffin. "
This was William J. IJrj-an a year
ago and it Is the Brjan of todaj-. Ills
scvond defeat for the presidency has
not swervid lilm from this determina
t'ou. His time, as before, will b de
tcd (o the preparation of magazine
and nowspaper anlclts, with an occa
sional lecture and speaking tour. With
a continuance of his present physical
Vigor he bus determined that naught
shall swtrve him from these plans.
Mr. Uijan Is not disturbed aa to his
aliillty to niake a livelihood for hlnwlf
and IiIk family. Toe ability cf bis pen
assures him that his personal flnan-jes
cannot suffer. He has made a snug fur
tuuf? f:om his writings and lecturer- A
great portion of the mony has 1t.-en
given to ctuiees in which he hiij". taken
an Interest.
Few public enterprises or charities in
Uncoln hsve failed to profit by t.ls lib
erality. Kir church, the First I'resby
tcrtftii, and every charitable organiu
tlon In lite city, have learned to look
regularly to Mr. Uryan for a liberal
gift. Meartwhile he his been a steady
contributor to the politics! organization
of which be has been twice the leader
!n national campUj,-n.
STRIKE OF OVER 5 EVER THODRARD MEN.
Terre Hnutc, Ind. 'B(ierll. Mors
tiuri Mi KoiiAlng engineers and 7.000
miners in the slate will be idle tomor
row as a reKiilt cf the failure -f the
Indiana block and bituminous operators
b sign the scale presented to thtjn t
day by the engineers, A eonference was
ht'd in this city today, at which the
leading operators of the state were
present and also the executive officers
of the. National Ilrotherhood of Hoist
ing Engineers. Wh"n the operators at
tojiitht's conference annmmced their In
tent! m of refusing to sign the scale
until th matter could be decided at the
Indianapolis convention, Kecretsry Jen
kins and Ch!.:f Taylor nf the Hoisting
ki.gfneer' brotherhood wlied the ofB
cla.s ol the different mining districts
declaring a Mrlke.
The adoption of the Iliincis scale In
lni!ir.a would mean an ad-.-ance of at
lmrt 10 per cent.
CARKE6IE GIVES a'cOOL MILLION
T'itlfburE. ra. (?ieeal.) At dinner
given by W. N. Tres', prealdMtl of the
b'ard of dlre tors the nrnegie Clnstl
tute, to Andrew Carnegie, Mayor W, J.
llelil and other prominent cit!ens, Mr.
Carnegie mode an nSfer lo tli Hty of
Pittsburg to bui.d a technical school, lo
conniption with the Carnegie Institute,
ar-.d endow It with $L00,0(. The toae
of Mr. Car tj' gle's sd!-ei would Indi
cate that, as in the case 'it the Insti
tute, his contribution would be In
creased 1st re to roert the needs of tht
proposed school
AUtJllCAS WJtr7g DKNOUNCB
!;l!ITIKII.
I'ndon. (Ppeij ) American cow
boys and muleteers, to the number of
H. who went to fcujtli Africa on Brit
ish mubi transport", arrived. In Lon
don t-.iiurdiy. Tney are loud In Ihell
dtnur.i iaU m of their (restment on th
borne Journey ar.r Intend to formally
romplsln 10 the board of trade. Thas
declare the rations served hud to bt
thrown overboard, that they would
hsve surved had they not paid taorbi
taot rates for txtra rations, a ad that
taof was batthsd '
THE CZAR.
RUMORS THAT NICHOLI9 HAS
BEEN POISONED.
00IIE BY THE NIHILISTS
Cablegrams Rebort Suspicions and
a Nihilist in Omaha Confirms
tho Rumors.
Omaha, Neb. (Special.) Cable dis
patches have been received from Home
and London which give color to ru
mors that the present illness of the cxar
of Russia, is caused by poison, admin
istered through the machinations ol
nihilists. Ixmiion reports that the Kti
ropean capitals considered the czar's
illness as more serious lhan is reported
iy his physicl.ius, and tb.it suspicions
are atlcut that the "hygiene and water
suiply" at Llvadia "may be faulty."
Koine goes further and It Is ther-; a-eertc-d
that the Vatican has received se
cret dispatches teliiriK of an attempt to
poison both the cmpi ror uiid empress,
btit that In the uae of the czarina the
plans failed. Tho czar's illness appears
to be clothed in niyytery, as even thr
Kuropean capitals can obtain nothing
definite couctrning his condition.
Tba stunt startling theory of the ill
r.eus of Czar Nicholas of Russia is con
firmed from the views of Dr. George
L. A. Hamilton of this city, who resides
at 2205 Farnttm street, nnd who is a
native of Russia, leaving there twelve
years ago. belonging to tbe Nihilist
society which has given tht rulers o;
Ruysla a fcrcat deui of trouble in the
awt years, and having been driven from
Russia by the military because be was
.cm:niiiij among ine KiW-r vm5-- s -member
of Hie Nihilist propaganda, his
lews are taken as having considerable
weight. He now wears on bin i g a
R-ar from the bullet of a H.u??lan se
:ret service man who winged him as he
was en sslng the frontier into Austria
.i a certain dark and fi ifsnotabii night.
"Tliat Cy.ar Nicholas is iikely to meet
the fate of his father, Alexander III,
j leemi very likely," said Ir. Hamilton
1 !n evening tj the Worid-lierald. "I
iave been watching the reports in th
CiKpapers of his Illness and they re
sail the sickness and subsequent death
af his father at th" health resort in
5'alta in lt5. The cause of Alexander's
illues at the time was ascribed to
Uright's disease, but it was commonly
sported that some of tbe Nihilist of!t
.Haia In the czar's house In disguise
j'lmiiiii-tored polfon to him through his
'ood. That rport was generally be
ieved and circulated among the Nl
liiixts, although it as. of course, olll
.ialiy denied by tlie royal physicians.
"That Alexander's death was due to
slow poljo.nii.g was given to me by a
e!!able uuthorily ruid I have no reason
: dryeredlt It. Tbe czar lingered for
nany days, but hit physicians could net
save blin.
"In the czar's household be lindc
nany to tiistrunt. and In .Hc of his
I'ispielons, members of the Nihilist P't
paKar.da will sacur-e p'ltlon danger
usly near hltn. It I iikely that if thf
(resent czar is poiioned It has been
ionc by soino oue regularly employed
m bis kitchen, who has been long wait
ing the opportunity. The gnt who
rosy. In fact, never be known, who at
trapted his life.
"Owing- to Hit strict censorship of th"
gcvcniment, absolutely m.thin- encapes
from the emplne Itself, regarding the
growth of the Nihilist rropagandu.
which is growing stronger every year as
the people become educated In the se
cret s -hools. The Nihilist of teriay hss
ierne.l to be more cautious In his meth
ods and his work is mere shrewd, lloid
attacks on the imperial family are not
now mane Tor tne rr!.,ii z;
guards against them are to easy, nd
purlsliment is too swift and sure, fly
administering poise n lo the ruier trn
Nihilists hor to make the thi-ore
place dreaded d fn no denmr.d for
ambition prince.
"The Nihilist hopes lo see the trl
crnph of the republic In the r.ot far dis
tant future. Violence Is deplored, hut It
is one of the means ib-erniKl necessary
by them to accomiilleh the downfall of
ucb tyranny. Anieii'-anN can undr-
itand something of the fee'.ii.g that ac
tuates an educated people in the most
insniutc monarchy of the world."
Pr.' Hamilton expects to he;ir of the
Jeatb of the czar and believes that the
royal family already know that ths
horror of all the czars since tbe time of
Alexander II is upon him. lie was the
list victim of the Nfblllvs
BARLEY UK IS DEPT FREE.
Chicago. 111. 3pecla!) "Barley King"
Henry J. O'Neill, who gained fame
ihrougb his daring speculation in bir.
ley In all the cereal markets of the
world, was discharged of debts amount.
Ing to almost tiO.fM) by order of Judgi
Kohlraat In the United Stales district
?ourt today. Of the liabilities sehed
uled by Mr. O'Neill about 119 were
lloted as having been contracted Joint-:
y with his wife. In addition to Mr.
yXelil, more than 100 other bankrupt
were discharged. Among the names
as that of John Vance Cheney, lltirs
isn of the Newberry library and a wen
aown literary man,
WAR EXPENSES RECN $500,000,000.
London. (Fpecisl.) Parliament will
assemble Dor-ember S to vote the ei-
penses of the war In Huuth Afrlca.which
re now espected to amount lo full
60fl,0.1OO. Before Chrintmss sn ad
lournrticnt will be taken until the end
it January.
The Times announce the following
tppnlntments:
Lord Raglan, under secretary of state
for wur.
Krl of Onslow, under K-retiry of
lata for the colonies,
Karl of Hardwlcko. under secretary of
slat for India.
"It aaacM cerUla," soya tho
swtwrtaJly, "thai Um bsMITwHI
rUTERIJYCLYEBlJnCiatXX
Pa rl (Special The followlajr fc
traordlnary ststemsol il given- prer...
nence in the evening paper. La Fresaoi
"A personage who claims to be thor
oughly acquainted with what Is going
on behind the scents In the matter of
the dlvulgr-nce of the secrvts of the Ist
est French field gun to tbe United
States, makes the following statement:
This affair connected with the sudden
departure for Gibraltar of an officer of
tht United States navy, who was em
ployed at the foreign section of the
exhibition, after having fulfilled his
functions as naval attache at the em
bassy.. The Held gun incident was also
the cause of the sudden handing over
of the affairs of the embassy to the
first secretary by General Horace Por
ter and his departure for f-'paln.
"The former naval attache in ques
tion, who was born of British parents
and devoted above all to the embassy
in the Faubourg Saint Honor, acted
almost openly as spy for several pow
ers." The person who gave this informa
tion makes a still graver statement
which we publish under all reserve. Us
:-uys:
"General Horace Porter has been hlm-
self indirectly affected by the Incident
its question. His departure, which Is
given out as temporary, is really final,
and he will be replaced in Paris by Mr.
John Lelshmnn, United States rnlnlstsr
to Uerne, a diplomatist of the highest
character, whose Independence vis a vis
the Fngllsh embassy can be counted
upon for maintenance of good relations
between the French republic and th
fnited Suites."
The naval officer referred to In th
foregoing dltp&tch can b no other thaa
tJeutenant Wllilam R Elms, who waa
utslgned to special duty at th Parts
iposltlon.
BEEF TRUST RAISES PRICES OR MEAT!.
Chicago, IIL Hpeela!.) The
trust puts the screws on with th first
touch of winter. When meat Is most
needed the prices go higher, so thai
the poor become th heaviest sufferer.
The trust has ordered sharp advances
all along the Hue. Beef, pork, mutton
cost the retailer from a cent to twa
cents a pound more, though the fen
cral advance ic one cent; & trifling sura
of itself, but adding $40,000,000 to th
treasure of the tru.t if kept si the pro
vailing prices.
RET A ILK 119 FOHCKD TO ADVANCE.
Nearly ali retailer have advanced
prices to consumers from 1 to & cents
a pound. Your butcher will show thess
figures as a compnrerhe table of ln-
crease;
Old
New
price, pries,
Tendt!oin ,11 ii
Slrioln 1 1
Klb roasts 14 1
lb.un i 1 it
Mutton chops ...It ; It
Bacon 11 II
Moreover, there are no hopeful signs.
price.
priri
Th trust people say that the Changs
tas been coming for some time, but.
nevertheless, the retailers were aghast
when the general advsnc upon JI
lines was ordered.
The packers say they have advanced
the prices to letallera about 10 per cant.
The Increase In beef is from $LwO ts M
per hundred; frsh pork has nrlraasad
t'J n hundred and motion t cents a
r..ound.
The packers say that they have boeo
:i;ing diessed meats at a loss for av-t-rat
years. There was nothing appar
ently to warrant the present ad vanes,
is the price of choice beef on the hod
remain ut $fi per hundred.
Rejallen on flic lnid! say that ths
beef trust lias had the advance In con
templation for name time, but that th
trui't walled until after the election ol
McKli.ley, fearing that an advance be.
fi re would endanger a continuance ol
"prosperity."
The trust will enjoy renewed prosper
ity, but at the exitnse of many thov
sands of poor pimpla, who will be
obliged tu live on less meat or noo
at all.
BI6 CARPET WORKS CUT WA6ES.
Vonkers, N. Y. (fipcclaj.) A rumo
which rapidly spread through th ri'y
Tuesday to the effect that the employ
of tbe Immense Hmllti carpet works
would suffer a leductlon of wages wag
confirmed this evening by an official of
the uompuny. The cr' ainoonts to II
cents on $1.10 wurth of work, and
st present will affect only the setting
department of the tapestry mill.
The Smith mills are Hit; most exten
sive carpet mills In the country, em
ptying In the aggiegate about 7,01
peopie. Two large addition have late
ly teen added to the works and will
when completed, call about 1,006 mors
employe to tte roll.
Tie cut, as ordered, will for the pres
ent only affect the cutting department
nf the tapestry mill, or about too or TM
employes, all women. At the present
tone their wages average about t$ P"
week, and the cut will amount to fr.n
II to $2 per week, nco.r.llng to the Ml.
Ity of the employes to turn out ths
work.
When a reporter asked for Oners)
Superintendent Clark h was referred
to tl. general ofllie of the company.
Hero one of the officers consented ts
see him. and when asked If the re
ported reduction was Ui take place h
equivocated and tried to dodge the an
swer. Wren naked direct If ha would
dny that the reduction was ta tuk
place, he replied that be would nslthet
confirm nor deny the report. II ad
mitted that trade was never better and
prospects .'or a busy season tr good,
It la loss than a year ago thai tho as-
rtoyaa wort reduced from cLM ts) $.
irhicb, i wiu tM praosM
ton abt haat Ml oAtr WWl
abit
lat of twssrty
rrzJ xX
mmm total t .nu to tm
ytsr.
