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HE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 7,1902 , ' I M | t Treasurer Roberts Submits His Annual Report. NATION HJ\8 A LARGE SURPLUS. Magnitude of Available Cain Balance nd Unprecedented Holdings of Qold the Striking Feature * Gold IsQrad. ually Replacing Silver. Washington , Noy. 4. EMU H. Rob- ertn , treasurer of the United States , la opening bla annual report , says thnt the magnitude of the available cash balance and the unprecedented holdings of gross gold ace the striking features of the condition of the treaa- ury nt the close of the fiscal year 1002. The not ordinary rovonuon for the year wore $302,478,233 , and the ex- pondltwres $171,100,857 , showing n sur plus of $01.287,374. In comparison with the previous year , there was a doorcase of $25,207- 004 In thu revenues , offset by a falling off of $33,770,495 In the expenditures. While there was an Increase of $15- 850,252 In the receipts from customs , the Internal revenues , under the oner- atlon of now laws repealing the war taxen , foil oft $35.300.541. There wan n doorcase of $32,343,481 In expendi tures on account of the war department ( ment nnd nn Increase of $7,206,140 In the cost of the navy. The total re- cclptB of the year from all sources , Including the public debt , were $1,062- 124 037 , nnd the disbursements $060 , ' 627T041. United States notes and treas ury notes w ra * redeemed In cold to the amont of $17,482,500 of the former and 11.274.500 of the latter , without any Impnlrmont of tlio cold roaorvo of $150.000.000. t The gold coin and bullion Oct. 1 ex ceeded all nther kinds of money , ex cluding rational bank .notes ; by $200- 368,473. In five years the ratio of cold In the country to total circulation has fun up from 30.52 to 46.45 to the. hun dred. dred.Tho The pron-th In the volume of money In clrcu'-'Mon ' during the year was $74.0R ? oarrylnrc the per capita from $27.PS ( o $28.43. TO RESUME TREATY TALK. Canal Negotiations Likely to Be Taki-n Up Immediately. Washington , Nov. 4. With the re turn of Secretary Hay to Washington , Senor Conchas may resume negotia tion for a canal treaty , which has been interrupted by complications on the Isthmus. The location has been ex pecting important uiapaicnes iroin Bogota containing special Instructions for Mr. Conchas on some of the deli cate points , but the arrival of these need not necessarily bo awaited , as the advices which have recently been received by tbo minister bavo indi cated that the situation has been clearing so as to permit of a resump tion of negotiations. Mr. llerran , sec retary of the legation , called at the state department with a note from the minister , malting Inquiry as to when Secretary Hny would return. The be lief of the officials hero Is that if the matter Is expedited a treaty for the construction of the canal can bo completed by the contracting parties within thirty days , thus enabling the piesldent to send It to the senate early in the coming session. Negro Lynched in Alabama. Selmo , Ala. Nov. 4. Sam Harris , a negro , entered the home of George Meadows , a planter , who lives six miles south of here , about 9 o'clock yesterday morning , during Mr. Mead ow's abscnie , and with an ax struck Mrs. Meadows and her eighteen-year- old daughter on the head , crushing Mm. Meadows' skull and fracturing that of the daughter. Mrs. Meadows bns never regained consciousness and will dlo. The negro was taken In charge by about 125 men and his body rlddlod CROP CONDITIONS ARE GOOD. Too Much Rain Retarded Eastern Grain , but Did Little Damage. Washing . Nov. 3. The following fiuminury c crop conditions for the month of October was issued by the weathox bmeau : The mouth , as a whole , was very mild , wth a generally Bulllcient rainfall , which over a large part of the Atlantic coast and gulf districts .resulted In llttlo injury , ex cept iu the early part of the month , In the central valleys the conditions are generally favorable for hardening corn , but a considerable portion of the crop in the lake region and over the northern portions of the Mississippi and Missouri valleys Is yet soft. Winter \ \ eat seeding made satis factory piOcu"s and was largely com pleted by tne close of the month In the principal winter states. The early sown has , as a rule , germinated well , good stands Leing generally reported. Fly Is , howeMr , qulto extensively re ported from ( ho states of Ohio and central Mississippi valleys. Governor Yate ' Condition. fipringfleld , 111. , Nov. 4. Governor Yates yesterday passed the most crit ical day since ho was taken ill. His fever reached 1034-5 degrees , while his pubo was 08. The governor was Irrational during part of the day. The patient received some rest and also partook and retained some nourish ment during the day. Harmony at Panama. Panama , Colombia , Nov. 4. General Ferdomo sent a telegraphic message yesterday to me authorities at Bogota as follows : "Troops and war material are at present transported acrpss the isthmus on trains furnished by tbo railroad company. Wo are working in perfect haruc.y with Adtniral Casey. " ARBITRATORS GO TO HAZLETON. Will Devote Next Four Days to In- pectlon of Collieries , Bcrnnton , 1'a. , Nor. 3.- The mine etrlko comuilsulouoru left for lluzloUin to epcnd four days In further acquaint ing themselves with the physical nf- fiilrn of mining. AflHlstatit Itecordor Nulll wan loft behind to receive tbo minors' statement from 1'rcsldqnt Mitchell today. On Thursday It Is ex pected the operators' counter-state- incut will be presented. The commit- eloncru will then taka a recess until .Friday , Nov. 14 , by which time the two parties will bo expected to have com pleted the preparation of their casca nnd ho ready to go on with the hear ing. The commission will also devote tliQ Interim to preparation for the hearings by acquainting themselves with the dctallii of thu two statements. Dlshop Spaldlng preached nt the late mass In St , Peter's cathedral last avonlng , Hln follow commissioners at tended and occupied front pews. No reference was made to the work of the commission nnd only in n most general way could the sermon bo made applicable thereto. COLLISION SINKS STEAMER. With Three Exceptions All on Board Find Watery Graves. London , Nov. 3. The British steam er St. llegulun , Captain McMullen , from Shields for Alexandria , haa put in at Qravosond. She reports having collided with and sunk the Spanish steamer Enpro , Captain Dclgado , from JIuolva , Spain. With the exception of throe members , the crow of the En ore were drowned. The accident , occurred Friday night off Dungenness , The captain of the St. Rogulue .saye that when bis vessel struck the Enoro bo gave the order for full qpccd ahead , with the Idea of kooplng tho'two vcs- BCB locked together , and thus ena bling ( ho crew of the , Spanish Bhn | to bonrd tbo St. Rogulns , but either they were too greatly alarmed to do BO bt they failed to understand his purpose , nnd instead of climbing on board the British ship , they tried to lower a boat , with the result that a number wore thrown Into the sea nnd drowned , The Enoro sank In a few minutes. The explosion of her boilers probably killed many others of her crow. The St , Rcgulus was badly damaged , a largo hole being stove in her stem. FORCED HIS WIFE TO FORGE. Myrley Kept Various Disguises to Aid Criminal Career. Pueblo , Colo. , Nov. 3. The police ol this city think they have in custody a prisoner who will bo of importance in St. Louis and Jefferson City. The man is known as Joe Myrloy , nnd be was arrested on the complaint of his wife , whoso personal safety had been threatened. She states that at his or der she signed more than twenty chocks which Myrloy had brought to her , made out for sums of from $20 to $70 , nnd after going away ho would return with a pocket full of money. In tbo possession of the prisoner when arrested weio various novel devices , Including n policeman's uniform , the garb of n priest nnd thnt of a clergy man. Sliver Workers to Strike. New York. Nov. 3. A meeting ol silver workers , attended by SQO men , representing the 3,000 of the craft em ployed In this city. Brooklyn nnd New ark , was held yesterday to discuss differences between the employers and workers. It was decided to go on a strike nt noon unless n nine-hour working day , instead of the ton-hour day , now the rule , is granted. , _ * Hudson Valley Strike Settled. Schcnectady , N. Y. , Nov. 3. The strike of the motormen on the Hudson Valley Electrlcnl railway was settled last night , the company recognizing the union nnd agreeing to the schedule of wages presented by the men. The strike has been notable for consider able rioting and the consequent calling out of several companies of the state National Guard. Arbitrate French Strike. Lille , France , Nov. 3. A meeting was held hero yesterday between dele gates of the coal companies and the striking coal miners in the department Du Nord. Falling to come to an agree ment , it was decided to refer the ques tion of an increase in the miners' wages to arbitration. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. The rumor that the czar Is suffering from n nervous complaint is denied. Count Tolstoi is suffering from an other attack of Inflammation of the lungs. Charles Miller , a Inndscape engineer of natlonnl reputation , died Sunday at his homo in Philadelphia after a pro tracted illness. Samuel H. Edgar , until recently second - end vice president of the Louisville nnd Nashville railroad , Is dead at a sanitarium nt Caldwell , N. J. Fire nt Larchmont , N. Y. , Sunday destroyed n section of the business district nnd wiped out houses In which n dozen families lived. The es timated loss Is $75,000. The Chicago Federation of Labor Sunday rescinded Its net of expulsion ngalnst Typographical union No. 1C nnd offered to reinstate the delegates when they apply for admission. "Lum" Houchens , brother of County Treasurer C. D. Houchens , was killed at Petersburg , Ind. , Sunday by a man who Is said to bo one Bradbury , whose brother "Lum" had killed several months ago. William Roebuck , aged forty years , nn opera singer , whoso home was in Lima , O. , was killed Sunday by n su > urban car near St. Louis. He was Ing on a trestle crossing the River t/es Peres end was badly mangled. Both Sides Make Usual State ments Predicting Success. ESTIMATES OF PARTY LEADERS. Odell and Color Each Assert They Will De Elected Governor of New York Warm Contest In Colorado. "Uncertainty In Nebraska. Now York , Nor. 4. Election day finds the leaders of both the parties Btlllk claiming largo , and In many in * otnnccu Increased , pluralities for their respective candidates Frank Campbell , chairman of the Democratic state committee , had de clared himself convinced that his co- tlmato of 35,000 plurality in tbo state for Coler for governor erred on the nldo of modesty , and expresses confi dence that the candidate la sure ol election by at leant 50,000. Mr. Camp bell declared that bis increased esti mate wan based on late Information , which Ipdlcated a landslide for the Democratic party. Ho thought it not improbable that Color's plurality might run as high as 65,000 vote * , wnito color nimsett is more sanguine , being fiuro that the governorship will bo his by a plurality of fully 60,000 votes. Colonel George W. Dunn , chairman of the Republican state committee , on { he other hand , stand ? fast to hls'orlg- inal estimate of 37,000 plurality for Odell , which , is practically the same as that of the candidate himself. Lead ore of both parties agree ( hat there Is , little likelihood of any radical change in pie complexion of the con- erasstonal delegation of Now'York county , the results in many districts being foregoneconclusions. . Outside of the battle for the governorship , the election In the metropolis Is oxcitlng unusually little Interest. Iowa. Dos Molnos , Nov. 4. It is believed hero that a somewhat larger vota will be polled in Iowa today than has been anticipated. Reports to both head quarters show that Interest In the election , especially in the more closely contested congressional districts , has materially Increased. Political meat- ings were generally hold throughout the state last night. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw spoke hero and Sena tor Dolllver at Mason City. The ear lier estimates made at the two head quarters have not been revised. Chair man Spcnce bcforo leaving for bis nome nt nit. Ayr , claimed the election of the Republican state ticket by 65- 000 and the election of all the Repub lican congressional candidates. Chair man Jackson of the Democratic com mittee concedes the state to the Re publicans by not over 35.000 and claims the election of Wade nnd Craig In the Second and First dis tricts and the probable election of two or three other Democrats to con gress. The Prohibitionists have waged nn active campaign and expect to Increase their vote , and the Social ists have apparently made slight gains in some of the larger cities. Illinois. Chicago , Nov. 4. The Republicans 'claim ' that In today's state election they will have nineteen out of twenty-i Dvo congressmen and more than enough members of the state legisla ture to elect , the next United States senator , who is to succeed Senator William B. Mason. The Democrats claim that they will have a few more than a majority of the legislature on Joint ballot , while the Republicans as sert that there is no dbubt of their ability to control the assembly by a majority of at least a dozen or fifteen votes. Of the twenty-flvo congress men to bs elected in the state the Re publicans claim they have sixteen for eure and feel confident of getting three more. The Democrats claim twelve. The present delegation In congress is evenly divided , eleven Republicans and eleven Democrats. Nebraska. Lincoln , Nov. 4. Nebraska will elect a state ticket and six congress men oday. On the former neither the Republicans nor the fuslonists are making strong claims and the result of the fight between J. H. Mickey ' ( Rep. ) nnd W. H. Thompson ( fusion ) is admittedly doubtful , although the chairmen of both parties claim vie- tory. The prevailing opinion Is that the opposing parties will break even in the congressional election. Kansas. Topeka , Nov. 4. Kansas today will elect a full Btnto ticket , Including eight congressmen. The Republlcnn nnd Democratic chairmen both profess confidence In complete success nt tbo polls. A nonpartlsan view of the sit uation makes It appear that the Republicans - publicans will elect their stnto And congressional tickets. The Democrats , on the other hand , are almost sure to make gains In the legislature. Wyoming. Cheyenne , Nov. 4. The Democratic state managers profess to bo hopeful of electing their congressional and ctate candidates today , but will give no figures. On the other hand , the Republicans assert that Congressman Mondell will be re-elected by a major ity of at least 5,000 and the entire taU ticket by majorities of not less than 1,600. The legislature will bo overwhelmingly Republican. Coffee Crop Is Wiped Out. Hamburg , Nov , 4. Advices re- celved from Guatemala say that 200- 000 hundred-weights of this year's coffee crop were lost as a result of eruption of the volcano Santa Maria. DOUKHOBOR3 Af.C GOING HOME. Fanatics Become exhausted on March and Many "I urn Back. Yorliton , N. W. T. , Nov. a. Several of Hit men who composed the Douk- Lobor pilgrimage have rctmncd hero. One of thorn came to Agent Crearcr and naked for the clothing nnd blan kets which ho had discarded on the , inarch. When naked If ho Intended returning to his village , ho replied that that was his intention. Word was brought In this morning that sev eral of the men were In an exhausted condition on the line of march be tween hero and Bradcubury. Ottawa , Ont. , Nov. 3. Premier Rob- lln of Manitoba has telegraphed Hon. Clifford Slfton , minister of the inte rior , to prevent the Doukhobors en tering Mnnltobn , because they would have to bo treated as lunatics and criminals , and the province had no means of doing this. Ho wanted a guarantee against financial loss. Mr. Slfton replied thnt the Dominion offi- ciftls were looking after the Douk hobors nnd thcro wns no reason to bo- Hove that they would do harm to any one but themselves. Ho did not , therefore , eeo nny need of guarantee ngalnst loss nnd stated that if Pre mier Roblln Interfered with the Do minion officers bo would do so on hie own responsibility. 8EEKO ADMISSION TO JAIL. Laura Bigger Demands That She Bo Locked Up. Freehold , N. J. , Nov. 4. Miss Laura Blggar , the actress , for whom a war rant was Issued for alleged attempted fraud In connection with the will of the late Henry M. Bennett , experi enced considerable difficulty In gain ing admission'to the coiinty } all here when she appeared at the sheriff's of fice yesterday and said she dealrod' to nrrendor hersalf. The difficulty arose over th fact that tha-warrant was la the hands of a constable at As bury Park and the sheriff'declined to tnVo the responsibility 'of locking the would-be prisoner up until the docu ment had been formally eerved on her. Miss Btogaiy finding the sheriff obdurate , Insisted on waiting "in'the witness room of the Jail until 'the con stable arrived with the warrant , when the sheriff's scruples having been re moved , h consented to receive Miss Blftnar as a prisoner. MINERS OPPOSE SLIDING SCALE. President Mitchell Files Statement With Strike -Commission. Wllkesbarre , Pa. , Nov. 4. Although the various coal companies are not prepared to give figures , it is known that the output In the anthracite re gion was larger than any day slnco'the collieries roiumed operations , eleven days ago. President Mitchell's protest - test against the sliding scale , as "filed with the Investigating committee , meets with the approval of all the miners. At strike headquarters , the opinion Is that the roadoptlon of the sliding scale- would be a step back ward nnd 'instead of the minors gain ing anything by their strike , they would bo the losers. Arbitrators In Lehlgh Valley. Hazleton , Pa. , Nov. 4. The anthra cite strike commission spent the en tire day In the Lehlgh valley region , visiting one mine and several of the mining vlllasoi. While most of the commissioners were looking over the territory , Recorder Wright was kept busy on the train attending to the cor rospondcnce of the commission. Among the matters he disposed of was the sending to all the ooal com panies Involved of a copy of Presi dent Mitchell's statement "of the min ers' case , which was filed with the commission on Sunday night , before Its departure 'from Scranton. Under the agreement made before the commission - mission at Washington , the operators will make a reply in three or four days. Death of Nebraska Pioneer. Tecumseh , Neb. , Nov. 4. Joseph E. Lamaster , a pioneer Nebraska legislator later and federal officeholder and one of the most prominent politicians in the state , died hero laat night , aged seventy-two years. Seconds Agree on a Duel. Paris , Nov. 4. The seconds of Marquis - quis de Dion and M. Gernult Richard of the Petite Republlquo met yester day nnd agreed on the conditions of a duel to be fought today. Another Airship is Launched. Paris , Nov. 4. Ths > Auto Velo this morning says that the Lebaudy air ship , after being tried at a height of twenty yards , held by n rope , ascended to a height of about eighty yards free of the rope and made n circuit of the park. The balloon then made another circuit of at least a height of 100 yards and then two shorter flights over the park. In all the airship covered a dis tance of a mile and a half. Kansas City Flower Show. Kansas' City , Nov. 4. Convention ball has been transformed into a scene of bewildering beauty , great numbers of rare blossoms and plants being on exhibition at ths , ' the third annual flower show. Some of the most noted growers in the country , from New York , Pennsylvania , Maryland , Indi ana , Illinois and Michigan , have ex hibits hero competing for the heavy cash prizes hung up Three Trainmen Killed. Baltimore , Nov. 3. Three trainmen were almost Instantly killed yesterday by the explosion of a boiler of a Bal timore nnd Ohio locomotive nt Hale- thorp. Traffic was delayed about three hours by the nccldcnt. Those who were killed were : Engineer E. W. Biggs , Fireman O. W. Hunt and Brakeman C. O. Stalling. Murder Presidente of Town and His Wife. OUTLAWS , KIPNAP HIS CHILDREN Cut Off Head of Public Official and Then Slash His Wife With Solon , Victim Said to Have Bcon Too Friendly With Americans. v. 3. A portion of a gang ot ladrohes which has been operating on the Island of Blllrlan , where th'oj committed various outrages , crossed over to the island of Loyto and entered a small town near Carlgarn. Here they captured and beheaded the prest- dcnto of the town , murdered his wife , whom they slashed with bolos , and abducted - ducted the prcsldento's children. The motive of this crirao is gaid to have been the president's friendliness with tbo Americans. Ladroncs nro again nctlvo la the provinces of Rlzal and Bulucan , Lu- zon. Members of the native consta < bulary engaged these bandits twice during the past week at polnta close to Manila , nnd succeeded In killing c number of them. The constnbulary Is capnble of suppressing these la- drones. ' Reports received here Indlcnte thnt the situation on tho" Island of Samai is better 'than ' has' recently been re ported. A nbjnber of Dies DIes , 01 rellglouB fanatics , are 'still operating there , but officials report that the Samar police are able to hnndle the situation. * _ i * - j _ Three Killed In Mine Explosion. Now 'Straltsvllle , O , Nov. 3. Maurice ice O'Brien , miner ; Charles Sampson , stable boss , nnd Herbert Goran , book keeper , were killed by an explosion of gas in Lost Runmine. . No one knows how the men came to bo in the mine , but it is believed they went in to explore it 'and that the"gaa waa ignited by the lights they carried. The bodies.-whlch were found some distance from the entrance , were badly burned and mangled. ' " ' ' " - - -i i White House Ready for Occupancy. Washington , Nov. 4. The office furniture of the wnltp house was yes terday removed from the Jackson place residence to tha new executive offices adjoining the white house. The offices will be ready for the president upon his return from Oyster Bay. The living rooms in the remodeled white house also will bo ready for occupancy when the. president and Mrs. Roosevelt velt arrive on Thursday. Cuban Children Detained. Washington , Nov. 4. The treasury department has received information of the arrival at New York of thirty Cuban children , en route to the "Uni versal Brotherhood school , " at Point Loma , near San Diego , Cal. Assist ant Secretary Taylor has directed that the children be detained In New York until the character nnd responsibility of the school can be ascertained. A Shameful Record. B. R. B. Weber , one of the state chairmen of the fusion party , was superintendent of the Geneva Industri al school under Poynter. When he left , the state's property was a wreck , nnd the Inmates were demoralized. He had at one time shut a young girl for seven days and nights In a base : ment dungeon , -where she was compelled - pelled to sleep on the cement floor without even a blanket The official papers In'the' damage suit filed against Weber say the girl has lost the use of one arm as the result of the cruel treatment. Yet Weber is deemed the proper person to direct a fusion state campaign , and Is to be sent back to Geneva If his.party Is successful. Don't Want Him. Out at Alliance the whisky trust owns three of the six saloons. The bookkeeper of these Institutions is one "Doc. Edwards , " who makes his office In the "Red Light" saloon. Ho also acts at assistant barkeeper. He was "physician" for one of the state Institutions under Poynter , and he has the promise of n similar place In case the democrats are triumphant. Fuslonlsm and the Schools. At n democratlo meeting nt Sidney the other day John Powers in a speech turned to Claude Smith , democratic candidate for stnto superintendent , who occupiel a sent near by , rnd said : "Elect my friend Smith and ho will put n stop to this foolishness of going out Into the country with wagons to haul children to school. " Smith ac cepted the pledge without n protest. The children who are seeking for bet ter schools and bettor education now know what to expect , if Smith is elected. President Visits Battlefield. Brandy Station , Va. , Nov. 3. Presl- dent Roosevelt passed several hours yesterday on the battlefield of Cedar Mountain. Accompanied by Secretary Root , Secretary Cortolyou and Dr. Rtxoy , the president drove to the site of the sanguinary struggle nnd there received from nn eye-witness nnd par ticipant an account of the fight. It was the most interesting event thus far of his present trip. Freight Trains Collide. Schenectady , N. Y. , Nov. 3. A freight brakemnn was killed nnd n freight conductor slightly Injured In n rear-end collision between two freights five nil'p- ' west of this city on the Now Yt rutrnl Inst night. The on. gineeri,0 seron 1 train lost control - trol ishod Into the forward trai' i the fireman saved their lives nv . ins. ANGRY 'AT AMERICANO ; ' - * Colombians Want Marines Removed- From Railroad Line , ' ' Kingston , Jamaica Nov. 3. The steamer Trent arrived here from Co lon. She brings" reports that the Co lombian' robbls are still to bo scene la the vicinity of the isthmus and that they occasionally appear In the towns iforfg 'the railroad line. ' ' ' Considerable indignation Is fcltlby tbo Colombians because American guards _ are still maintained on the lino. Officials of the Colombian gov ernment claim that -what they term the interference of the Americans pre vents them from dealing effectively with the rejjols. The revolutionists , la their turn"claim that the presence of the Americans prevents them from bringing about a final coup in the rev- 'olutlon. There Is much suffering on tbo Isthmus and tbo position of. civil ians there Is Intolerable. It is reported that the terms of a. Y settlement between the revolutionists and the Colombian government are nt present under consideration , but it was considered .doubtful whether they would be agreed to. PAY VISIT TO CEMETERY. Vienna Pllgrlma Place Wreaths Upon Graves of Dead. Vienna , Nov. 3. One-third of the poulatlon of Vienna made pilgrimages Saturday and Sunday , All Saints' day nnd All Souls' day , respectively , to the Central cemetery of Vienna. The pil grims started In the arlyj morning nnd returned late at night. Some went on foot , while others used ve hicles of all descriptions. ' It is estl- mated that 600,000 persons visited ithe graves in the cemetery on these two days. The pilgrims all carried . .wreaths , and' ' 'before ' the tombs and in the long grass' burned i countless candles. > r Monuments lot' ( Mozart , Beethoven and i Schubert , as well /as. ? the " 'plot wherei'aro burled the 600 victims of the Ring'theater.flreof 1881 , attracted thousands of visitors This Cemetery In 'the largest in Europe and contains ' 622,000 graves. The emperor and other membera of the royal family placed wreaths on the coffin of the empress nnd of Crown Prince Rudolph A in the vaults of the Capuchin church. London Has Another Scandal. London , Nov. 3. A tremendous sensation was caused here by state ments that another scandal of the Os car Wilde type was about to become public property. It is asserted that the man whoso name Is connected with the affair , and who is a peer , haa fled the country , but there Is every reason to believe that he is at present lying 111 at an English watering place. A report of this affair found Its way / into print in guarded language this morning , but every effort will be ex erted to prevent further publicity. Ashes Cover the Land. Tapachutla , Mex. , Nov. 3. Growers on neighboring haciendas will suffer great loss owing to the fact that their Block cannot procure food , the fields being covered with ashes from Santa Maria volcano. The brooks are choked with ashes and cinders and all the neighboring roads are covered. It begins to bo seen that the coffee planters will come off better than the Block raisers. Diligent investlgalion shows that there wns no loss of life during the recent disturbances. Lands Cargo of Arms. Victoria , B. C. , Nov. 3. The steamer Athenian , which reached port yester day from the Orient , brought news from Korea that a Britisher named Bill Brough recently landed a cargo of arms and ammunition from a filibus tering schooner , from Hong Kong. In the vicinity of Gensan. The Gensan correspondent of the Toklo Ashl , who wires the news to his paper , says it is ' not known for what purpose she brought the arms' Chinese Officials Punished. Peking , Nov. 3. The efforts made by Sir Ernest Satow , the British min- later here , have resulted in the pub lication of nn edict ordering the decapitation - capitation of the Chinese military offl- clal who refused protection to the British missionaries , Bruce and Lewis who were killed at Chen Chow , Ho Nan province , Aug. 15 , by a mob , and the punishment of other officials im plicated in the crime. i" Chinese Students Coming. Victoria , B. C. , Nov. 3.-An Imperial -ll decree , issued by the Chinese govern ment , provides for the dispatch of a number of Chinese students to the seats of learning In the United States for educational purposes. The students - dents will be sent at government expense - ponso to take postgraduate coursea nnd upon their return those successful In examinations will bo appointed to government positions. French DePutie7wi | | Fight Duel. , " ! NmVf 3 > MGorault Rlc ' "d , nr the Petite Ropubllquo , has telegraphed - graphed two of his friends to meet the seconds of the Marquis de Dion today and nrrnngo for n duel. The trouble between Richard and Do Dion , wlm are both members of the chamber of deputies , grew out of n recent nn- ery discussion In n corridor of the chamber. Do Dion slnppod Richard's Vlljoen Offers His Services. London , Nov. 3. Boor Commandant Vlljoon has written a letter vto Earl v Roberts , in which ho offers his services - vices to the British army If Boors nro enlisted to take the field ngnlnst the " ccs of the Mullah In Somallland. Czar's Uncle Dismissed From Army. SL Petersburg , Nov , 3. The Official Messenger announces the dismissal from the tn y of the Grand Duke Paul AlPxandrovltch , who la nn uncle o the czar.