North Carolina Newspapers

VOL, if. QUEEN VICTORIA IS DEAD. England's Sovereign Passes Into the Rest Pre pared for the Faithful. .. v LONG ASS ILLUSTRIOUS REIGN. Mm Ruled Per Mo e Than Sixty Ytin-Nw Life and Family-The SaccasaSoa. te. ■■, Cowtn. J}f Cabto ~Qu««n Victoria It dead and Edward VII Aims. The 1 gr-saurt evant la the memory of thia generation, the moat stupendous rhsnge In existing condition* that could poaaibly be Imagined, haa taken place quietly, almost gently, upon the anniversary of the death of Queen Vic toria's lather, the Duke of Kent. The •nd of tbta career, never equalled by. aay woman In the world's history, L. rame In a simply furnished room In. Osborne House. Thia most respected • of all women, living or dead, lay In a great ftjor-potted br-d and made a ! shrunken atom whoso aged (ace and i figure were a cruel mockery of the fair I giil who in 1817 began to rule over England. * M exactly half past six o'clock j —' ■ ... I - I - 1 - flrfi If /1 ®HI BfSfe Tuesdty. Sir Janes Held held up his hand, and the people In the room knew that England had lost her Queen. The bishop pronounced the benedlotlon. The Queen passed away quite peace fully. She differed no pain. Prom all parte of the world poured Into Co wee messages of condolence. They rame from crowned heeds, mil lionaires. tradesmen and paupers and are variously addressed to the Prince of Wales and the' JCing of England. Official Announcement. , Osborne House, By Cable.—The fol '* lowing, signed by the royal physicians, ts the official announcement of Queen Victoria's death: "Her Majesty, the Queen, breathed her last at 6:10 p. m., surrounded by her children and grandchildren. (Signed) "JAMBS REID, ' R. DOUGLAS POWELL, " it "THOMAS BARLOW." Flags at H«M Mast. Washington, a 0., Special.—Pour days of anxiety, had In a large mess ure, prepared official Washington for th news which was Hashed across the cable Tuesday afternoon, of the death of the Queen of England. All was In readiness for the execution of the formalities which are Indispensable to such events. When the end name It foend appropriate usssaayw at con dolence framed and orlers ready tor half-masting the flats over tfce Exe cutive Department and carrying out the usual formalities. The half-mast ing of the national ensign has been done rarely on the oecasion of the fu neral of some great world's ruler, but ■ever before in the case at the dsath of a monarch. Secrets Hay, upon being assured through the physicians' certificate ss furnished him by the Associated Press, of the death of Queen Victoria, promptly cabled the following mes sage to Ambassador Choate, at Lon don: "Department of State. / "Washington, Jan. *2. 1901. "Choete, Ambassador, London: 'Ton will express to Lord Lasds downs the profound sorrow of the gov ernment and of the people of ths Mrs. Lease 4ms tar Divorce. her'Sarfly'iaa7TtTsnpp4y P them with , the ordinary and necsssary eooveo-, THE ENTERPRISE. t lilted States at the death of the Queen, and of the deep sympathy we . feel With the people of the British em pire, in their great aflilctlon. 'Signed) "HAY.M Later the Prasidsat sent the follow ing meaaage ot cOMklenoe to K*n« Edward VIII. "Hla Majeaty. the Jti&t, bshorne Horse laid of Wlgh# I "I haw received with profound sor row the lamentable tldlaga of the death of Her Majesty, the Queen. Al« low me,, sir, to offer my sincere sym pathy snd that of the American people In your personal bereavement and la 1 the loss preat Britain haa ■ulterHt lb | the death of !ta venerable ahd llluatri- I oiis sovereign, whose aeble life and 1 beneficent Influence have promoted the peace and woa the affection of th« world. . (Signed) "WM, M'KINLBY." ' Victoria's m» m« ftwiy. Queen Victoria waa bora May 4, 1 181#. On June SOth, 1887, aha became I queen of England, succeeding her un- I I cle, Kiag William IV. On Vtlb. 10th, I 1840, the married Prince Albert of ! i Saxe-Coburg-Ooths, who died Dee. 14, , 1 _____ Victoria, has been the mother of nine children, ta follows: 1. Victoria Adelaide, Princess Royal, who married Emperor Frederick Wll - of Germany, She is the motner oi the present emperor of Germany. 2. Albert Edward, Prince of WsJas, and heir to the throne. S. Alice Maud Mary, Grand Duchess of Hesse. Deceased 1679 4. Alfred, Duke of Daxe-Ooburg- I Goth*. Duke of Edinburgh. Married Grand Duchess Maris, daughter of Alexander U., Emperor of Russia. 5. Helena, Princes* Christian. Mar ried Prince Frederick Christian of Bch lesburg- Hoist en. I. Louise, Marchoneee of Lome. .. 7. Arthur, Duke of Connaught.' 8. Leopold, Duke of Albany. „ 9. Beatrice Mary Victoria Heodore. Married Prince Henry of Batten burg, to whom the queen was greatly at tached. The Prince of Wales wss born in 1141, and Is therefore 0 years oM. In 1863 he married Princess Alexandra of Denmark. Their eldest child, Al bert Victor, Duke of Clarence, born 1884, died la 1899. At the time of Ms death he wss engaged; to-Prlncess Mary Victoria of Teck, wbd afterwards mar ried his brother, George Frederick, Duke of York, the second oldeet living child of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Duke of Yerk 1s nest to his father in sun fission to ths throne of the most powerful kingdom of mod ern times. He was born in IMI and has two sons sad one daughter. The other ohJidreo of the Prince and Plineeee of Wkles srs: Louise Victoria, 1867; married the Duke of Fife: Victoria Alexandra, 1901, and Maude Charlotte, 109, who are unmar ried. and Alexander, born 1971 and died in infancy. The Csarina of Russia is the grand daughter of Queen Victoria, being Vic toria Alice, daughter of the Grand Dwehess of Hesse. By other marriag* the queen of Great Br.valn is con nected with ail the powerful reigning fimlltes of Europe. Through these re latives she hss often exerted her In fluence in international aflalm, en-' pecially for peace. Tslif riphlr Briefs. Thinking the visitor a burglar. Bsr ney PJtts sbot and Mlsd John Trotter, under his window, at Guthrie, O. T.. snd then found that Trotter was try ing to slaps with htatangtair. Th« Transcontinental Psssengar A*, aocia'lon adjourned its nsMug at Now Orleans, after four days of labor, and i will meet on April 17 next at Mooter*?, ICal., where matters referred to com mittees at this meeting will be rn i posted. • - / Tr>ue to OurtelvM, Our Neifhbort, Our Country and Our Ood. WILLIAM STON, N.C., THURSDAY JANUARY 31.1901. TItONE NEVEI VACANT. • '' - ' Theory of Bagtiati Succession Al'ow- No Breaks. Th% theory ot the Bngllah Constitu tion la that the throne of Ores* Bri tain ie never vacant. In other words, the Sovereign never n.ea, the succes sion ftf ah . olr being Instantaneous Henoe, as Debrett explains it, the cere mony of coronation ia merely a solemn Recognition and confirmation of royal ] daneeat and the conseqent right of ac cesalon to the ttuone and'la unnecea eary for the aecurity of the title to tha crowt. tt II on ihh death ot the Foverelgn for the Arch Ms hop of Can terbury and the Lord Chamberlain "to IWfy the helr-aptiareut alon, though even this ia technically superfluous. The notification to the people la made by proclamation through the Lord Mayohs and the Lord 1 Lleutebants of counties, etc. 1 The proclamation Issued when Queen ; Victoria succeeded to the throne read aa follows: s Whereas, it baa pleaaed Almighty God to call to His merry our late Sovereign and lord, King William IV., of bleaavd and glorious memory, • by »|si decease tue Imperial Crapn | of the United Kingdom of Urhat Bri tain and Ireland Is solely and l ight j fully come to the high and mighty Princess Alexandrlna Victoria. It Is therefore here published and pro claimed that the high and mighty Princess Alexandrine Victoria la now, by the deeth of the lata Sovereign'of happy memory, become our only law ful and rightful ltege. tndy Victoria, by the grace of Ood Queen ot the United Kingdom of Qreet Britain and Ireland. Defender of the haitn, to whom let all, therefore, acknowledge faith aad constant obedience, wUn all hearty and humble affection, beseech ing God, by whom kings ahd queens tfo reign, to blera the royal Princess Victoria with long and happy years to reign over us. Qod save the Quern." The daath of the Sovereign aUo brings the existing government to an and. The Premier resigns ana Parlia ment la immediately dissolved. A general election is ordered and the Sovereign requests the Ministers to re tain their port.olios pending the re sult of the election. The-'eoronation Is usually deferred for some months. Queen Victoria waa crowned a year and some days after her accession. On the day the Queen succeeded te the throne the Privy Council met in the Council chamber nt Westminster at 11 a. m. and took the oaths of of fice in her presence. The succession of tae new Prince of Wales to that title la quite different. When the present Prince of Wale* becomes King the title merges In that of Sovereign. The King then confers It by letters patent upon hla sou, If he sees ftt. The Sovereign's eldest son becomea the Duke of Cornwall, automatically as It were, and Is en titled to the revenues of that duchy, 'which now amount to foff.OOO per annum for the benefit of the preaent Prince of Walee. Four oreeks Arrested. New York, Special.— have been arreatad' in Yonkers fcn connec tion with the etabblng of Ellas Man urea, a Syrian, who waa wounded with a knife over the left eye, curing an altercation with men wno he allege* are members of an anarchist toclety. Three of the four are Parnajotis, Louis and Chrlatoi Theophllopolus, brothers, and the fourth is George Vorris, who Is said to be a New York padrone. Manures formerly worked for Vorrto, It !e alleged, but Anally de cided to atari In business for himself, which It is said led to the trouble. All the prisoners pleaded not guilty. ~ "■ Heavy Storm In Indies. Kingston, By Special.—Since'Friday alght a violent "norther" haa been canning destruction of banana planta tions on every side. In some of the parties hundreds of acrevof fruit have been ruined. A swollen stream has already carried away two houses and to now threatening to wreck a large, thriving fruit district. Briefs by Wire and Cable A most amusing case of hero wor ihlp plus theft. Is reported from Ma 'g3- burg. The Kaiaer, who waa shooting in that district, had just hit a very fine hare. Before the keeper could bag tt a nan was seen to dart from behind a tree, pick up the hare, and make off aa fast as hto legs could carry him. The oiler of Ave pounds led lster to the dlseovery of the hare-lifter, who waa a respectable Inhabitant of Berlin. He was filled with an ardent dealre to pos sess some genuine keepsake of his aauoh adored Emperor Ex-Secretary of Wan Alger is quits stok with the grip, at Detroit. Mich. The etmsrmlonal committee will probably finish the investigation at the Weet Point Military Academy soon. The Congressmen have obtained a mass ot etfdsaoe additional to that announc ed at the military court of Inquiry. State militia took control of Corbltt, Ky„ aad steps were at once taken by OoL R. D. William*, commanding, to ehaek the disorders growing out of the hilling, Wedneadsy evening, of James •hotwsll by Baleigh White. White waa •mated aad taken to Williamsburg Ml KING EDWARD VII. Ea(taa4'i New liter Auidi ttw Time. *im—>■ ■■ TIE KING LOOKED SAD BUT WELL Now Rotor rtekM Ah AMraw and PnaliM to UplioM th* Dignity of ths Nltlo*. LomWn, Bfr Cable—ft* king-Em peror entered bit capital at 1I:M. p. m. Wednesday, and proceeded to Jiartborough House. London had donned a garb of mourn log from end to end. A thick tog enveloped the «4tr Ilka a pall. Throughout the Wert Sd blind* w«rt drawn, while t*u all i embassies, government offices and public bulldlnga the Hag* were half masted. The law court*, the atock exchange, all the produce and luettl exchange* closed Immediately after the presiding officers had addressed to the member* a few words of tribute to tha dead monarch. King Edward, in Ma sprecto, said hi had decided to assume the title of King Edward VII. In accordance with the wish of bis beloved mother, who, Hl* Majesty added, united the virtues or a supreme domestic guide with the affection and patiotlsm of a wide, peace-loving monarch. He had a re epectful desire to leave the memory ot his father's name, Albert, tha ex clusive treasure of his beloved mother. Notwithstanding his peraoilAl deelre, h« rotiifl not hope to do Jiiatlce to the renown and virtues aaaoclated with Prince Albert's name, but be would do his utmost to be worthy of his great poeltlon. Both houses of Parliament assem bled at 4 o'clock In the afternoon auu took the oath of allegiance to new sovereign. The attendance was large. In tha House of Commons alt thfe mem bers, dressed in the deepest mourn. Ing. stood up as Speaker dully entered and announced that, by reason of Ibe deeply lamented deceaae of Her MaJ osty, Queen Victoria, It had become their duty-"fo take the osth of allegi ance to her successor. His Majesty, King Kilwartl VII. The Speaker then Admlhlstered the oath and the swear ing In of the members proceeded Joseph Chamberlain, tne Secretory of State for the Colonies; Sir Michael Hloks-Beaoh, the Chancellor of the Exchequer; Sir Henry Campbell-Ban nerman, the Übenal letder In the house and Sir Ww, Vernon Harcourt, were the first to sutiseriha their names on the roll, In the House of Ix>rds the oath was taken by the Duke of Con naught, Barl Roberta, the Duke of Argyle, Ixjrd Lanadowne and a hun dred of others. Many peeresses In deep mourning were In the galleries. The following la tha full text of His Majeaty'i accession tpeech: "Your Royal Highness, My Lord* and Gentle men: Thla la the moat palnrul occasion on which/I shall ever be called upon to addrcas iou. My first and melancholy duty Is/to/announce to you the death Of my Mfoved mother the Queen and I know how deeply you and the whole nation, and. I think I may aay. the whole world, aympsthlses with me In the Irreparable loss we have all sua .talned. I need hardly say that my con stant endeavor will be always to walk In her footstep*. "In undertaking the , heavy load which jjow devolves up>n me, I am ful ly determined to ha a sovereign In the stride* senro of the word, and so long aa there la breath In my body, to work for the good and amelioration of my people. "I have resolved to be known by the name of Edward, which ha* been borne by six of my ancestors. In doing so I do not undervalue the name of Albert, which I Inherit from my evor-to-be-U - and wise father, who by universal consent I*, I think, deserved ly known by the name of Alberc the Qoo). and I desire that his name should stand alone. "In conclusion. I trust to Parliament and the nation to support me In ' the arduous duties which now devolve upon me by the Inheritance and to which I am now determlnsl to derate my whole strength during the remainder ot my life." CUM Oust Act Promptly. Paris, By Cable —A Haras agency dispatch from Shanghai says that diplomats have decided unanimously, to notify the Chines* plenipotentiaries that the military arrangement* of the powers depend On the promptitude with whlvh.China executes her en gagement*. They will also demand that the death penalty he imposed on four Chinese functionaries, including Chouang Ying Nlen. Naval Lieutenant Tsylor Drowned. xiPenaacola, Kla.. Special.—Lieutenant Taylor, of the revenue launch Penrose, was drowned Wednesday afternoon, trod the body has not been recovered. The launch had been to White Point with Captain Singer, placing beacons Lieutenant Taylor was aboard when they started back but when they reach ed here he wait mieaing. The .launch pat back over the rotite but could find no trace of 'the body. When he fell overboard he probably sank aa he wore a belt of loaded cartridges, and heavy boots. ■i■i.■ i ■ i «. A City Monopoly. J By the operation of a new law near ly 1.000 green grocers, butchers and poultry seller in New Orleans art forced to close their place of business 1 permanently. The law In "'question 1 prohibits the establishment of a pri vate market within 8,800 feet ot a pub- Itc market and was enacted In the In- i terest of ths public market leasees In order tp Increai the revenaa of the ' ' APPROPRIATION HI I. The Senate and House Still Working On It. SENATE. Thirty-third Day.—Th« donate held jib executive session of more than two hOur»' duration, after routine business hod been dlcpojrd or. The legislative, executive *ad judicial appropriate bill then was taken up. Sixty-six pages were completed be'o.-e adjourn ment. At the opening of the session the chaplain In hie Invocation referred with deep pc'hos to the condition of Queen Victoria, „ ' Thlity-fourth^Day.—Hie Senate by a vote cf 88 to if) ratified the treaty wl;|i Sptln tor the acquisition of ihe Itl inds of PibwHi and Capoyvi Sunt. or"tlib Philippine group. These lehnd* a.e outtlde the line* d scribe 1 l|i the ParU tresty and the trcsly provides for the payment of 1100,000 (o; th?:n Aft r the adoption of suitable ree jliitiors on the death of Queen Victoria the Senate adjourned. Thl t\ UTih Day—Consideration of the shipping bill was resumed by tin; Senate. It was ntade the unfinished beslr.cs. r , tl uf restoring It to its priv ileged position. Mr. Vest, of Micsouri, took the floor immediately. In a characteristically brilliant, forceful and iuUircfittn* speech, lastluKjiearly three hours, he vigorously attacked the navigation laws of the United SWvi.holflTtiK this! they were responsible for the decadence; of the merchant marine ot America. Thlrly-flxth Day.—The Senate de voted the day to the discussion ot the Indian appropriation bill, ranking only fair progress. Atter the reading of the bill had pro gressed for bait all hour'Mr, Welling ton moved to adjourn, which being de tented, he suggested the absence ot a quorum, ai d the roll call showing only 85 Senators, the Senate, on motion of Mr ; Teller, at 5.10 p. m., adjourned. Thirty-seventh Day.—Senator Towne > introduced a resolution In the Senate for the Independence of the-, Philip pines and will take It ns a text for a •peech he Will Inake On Monday, Whlc'i will be the laat channe hl> will have be fore he leaves the Senate, his successor," Mr. Clapp being now on li'.s way to Washington. The resolution is ns follows: "That Justice, the public welfare and the national honor deman ! Jhc Imme diate cessation of hoeilltie-t In the Philippine Inlands upon term* recog nlxlng the independence of the Philip pine people, and conserving and guar anteeing the Interests as to the I'nlted States." HOUSE. Thirty-Art Day.—The House spent the entire day, on ths bill to refer to the Court of Claims the claims of the Wlllam Crampp and Son Ship Building Company, of Philadelphia, for alleged damages due to the delay 6f the gov ernment In furnishing the armor plate and material for the battleships Mas sachusetts and Indiana and the cruis er* New York and Columbia. The claims aggregate $1,376,244. The bill has been conspicuous at every session of Congress for several years. ,Thlrty-»econd Day,- The *esslon of the house was devotod> chiefly fb the postal codification bill, which was about half, completed. The discussion turned mainly on the proposition to compel star route contracts to bo let to persons living contiguous to the route, but the proposition was de reated after extended debase. Among the bill* passed was the granting ot 2*> day*' annual leave to employes of navy yard*, arsenals, etc. Thi!irty-thlrd Day.—The bouse af ter devoting tome time on District of Columbia bualnciu, passed a number of bill* under suspension of the rules. They were to provide a home In Wash ington tor sged and Infirm colored people, out of the "fund no# In the Treasury to the credit of the deceased colored soldiers; to cstanlisli _a branch Soldiers' Homo at .lobnson City, Tcm., and to Increase the salary of the Commissioner of Education of Poi'rto R:ro from |3,000 to $4,00). The Sen ate amendments- to the «rmy reor ganisation bill were, disagreed to, and Mr. Hull, of lowa, Mr. Brownlow, of Tennessee, ano aar. Hay, ot Virginia, were appointed roDferes. Thirty-fourth Day.—The hou e adop ted a resolution expressing profound regrei and sympathy for the ICnglisli people on account of Queen Victoria's death. The resolution was adopted without a word of dissent or debate. The revolution wus in alrnoßt the Iden tical language adopted upon the occa sion of the death of the president of the French republic anil the czar of Russia. The House passed by a vote of 112 to 88 the bills to-aend- to the court oi claims of Cramp * Sous, amounting to something over $1,300,000, for alleged damages due the company on account of the failure of the ovwnnient to promptly furnish armour plate and other material use l in tne construction of the New York, Colum'jla, Massa chusetts and Indiana. The claim has been prominently beforf congress for several years. Thlrty-flfth Day.--The House passed the District of Columbia appropriation bill and dlspored of five ou>. of the 65 pages of the naval appropriation bill Mr. Wheeler. >i "Democrat from Ken tucky, and a member of the commit tee, declared himself In favor of a navv. large enough to meet "all comor*," and Mr. Richardson the minority ieai er, criticised the rapid growth of naval expenditures. ~, Thirty-sixth D-iy.—The House con tinued the consideration of the nav-il approp:'a'ion bill and prcctkHlly computed It berora cdjo Thirly-te entb D y.- In urging the idoption ot the provision for the retire ment *s Brigadier Genera!* cf Lee ai d General W lion. In the Mr. Hull tsld: "They represent In th?j%- selvca a dif!e;ente In the pas', t'lev represent in them?lves a unity in the preemti" ' B ■ ■ 1 Mr, Hull then went on Ui compliment General Hbaftep, whose .etlrement I* also provided for. saying that dcsplt" "earplug crltlo'sm." .the tat still re mained that hi* Santiago campaign was a aucceas. ■' , ' THE TAFT REPORT, Gwd Progress Reported in Pacifica tion ot Philippines. SUBMITTED TO THE SENATE. The Commission Urges the Passage of the Spoiner BilJ— Secretary of War Reports. Washington, D. C., Special.—Tie President Friday transmitted to the Senate a report of the Secretary of Wtar, -enclosing the report of the Tift Philippine commission. The President says: "I earnestly recommended leg lull'loft under which the government of the (elands may have Authority to insist In their peaceful Industrial de velopment In the directions indicated by the Secretary of War." « The report la dated November 80. Secretary Root, in his letter of trans mittai calls Rttentioli to the conditions requiring congressional action, He says: i 1. The commission gives a gratify ing account of the progress made in the pacification of. the country and. the gradual subsidence of guerrilla war fare. Information received subsequent to the rtntp of the fpport confii ms the favorable anticipations of the commis sion. A personal letter received by me from Judge Tnft, dated December 14. 1900, saya: 'Since writing jnou, about 3.000 insurgents in 110110 have surrendered and 10,000 pereons who were not well affected toward us In Panay have taken the oath of allegi ance. Ihave already received two pa pers from native priests, 18 In num ber, and I am told that there will be a great many*othe£ papers signed by a great many morO J promising fidelity .without mental reserve. The native priests aro those who have heid out longer In favor of the Insurgents and against tho Americans, and 1 ct.'em this action as of great Importance. The army Je lilting small but hard Knocks ngalnst the Insurgents everywhere. Since the election there has been u great falling off In the activity o( the Insurgents in aggressiveness and their sole activity has been displayed In avoiding the fights which email de tachments of. our troops have brought about.'/ On the 2d of January the commission as a body re-enforced tho views con tained in their report by the following dlepatach from Mrnlla: "Root, Secretary of War, Washing ton : * "If you approve, ask transmission to proper Penalors and Representa tive of the following: 'The passage of the Spootler bill at the present ses sion Is greatly needed to eecnre the l>e«t result froflK Improving conditions Until Its passage no purely cential civil government can be eetabliahed; no piibllcfranchlse* of any kind, and no sulietantlal Investment of private capital In Internal ln;i>ovement will be possible. All are needed aa the most Imqiortant st«*p In complex paci fication. A strong peace party hai been organised, with the defined pur pose of seeming a civil government" under the I'nlted States and reason ably expects civil government ifhd re lief from Inevitable hut annoying re straln'ta of military rule lorij before tho subject can be taken up by the "new Congress. The time Is hear at hand, in our opinion, when disturb ances exlßtlng cin better In? suppress ed by native police of a civil govern ment, with an arapy as an auxiliary force, than by t.ie continuance of com plate military control. The power te make a change should be put In the | hands of the President to act prompt ly when the time arrives to give the Filipino people an object lesson in the advantages of peace. The quasl-clvll government under war power Is mosl reebrlced and unsatisfying. Hundred! of American miners are on the ground awaiting a law to perfect claims. Mor» aro coming. There Is a good element in ipaxiflcatjfon. Urgently recommend tho amendment of the Spooner billsste t that ita operation be not postponed un- i til complete- suppression of all Insur rection, but only until in the Presl- I dent's' Judgment civil government maj bo safely established. . " COMMISSION." f Hon M Of®, | -j r ' , i % K, ... NORTH CAROLINA, ♦ * . ■. "M- *' . " ■ % '■ ' + ■ ' * ; V Devoted to the Education of Young Women. LAROE FACULTY OF 12 SPECIALISTS. Schools of Music, Art, Elocution. Business and Literary Course#. Charges Moderate—Board $lO Per Month. Well equipped Laboratories for Individual Work, Library of more than 7.000 volumes for Reference and General Readiog. College Building Heated by Steam, Lighted by Electricity. Situated in the Center of a Campus of Forty Acres. Elevation 800 feet above sea level. Health record unsurpassed. -—Beiti for Oajkalogue. ? * ■ p „ : • '♦• i • " •.f . (^ DRED PEACOCK, President. NO. I V - tABOW would: v n*e hundred coal aUoen atradt rt ficofleld, Utah, (or Increased wage*. It Is the first mining strike In the history of that State, i mrlng the last hund.ed yean tbt hours of labor In England have ban reduced from elite- to tan, and la many casea to eight. over 600 Vernon Counly coal mlaaf* quit work at Nevaka, Mo., bacaoaa they were not allowed to select tbdr own check «elghman. , •' • At numerous mines In Siberia. 9000 men and 500 hors s are oaed on a aln gle property to produce gold not «- cecding $2,000,000 per annum. North Carolina's Labor Comml—lea■ er reports that eighty-two per cent of adult employe* nnd stxty-eljbt par cent, of children read aafl write. In the region of the southern Urals it Uiisnluu laborer geta only flfteM ccklh n day, and a man with a horie nnd » enrt costs forty-five cents a day. The German labor statlstlca for De ceinher, 1000. show that theie were 1«3 persons demanding work to every 100 positions, las against 124 persona la December 181 W. Chicago's groat builder*' strike baa Involved, In fifteen months, a lose of $60,1*10.000 In wngcH and $75,000,000 in contractors' profits, while 18,000 men nnd their families have left the (,-lty to seek work elsewhere. President Samuel' Gofnpers. of tlw American Federation of Labor, has la sued a statement reviewing the history of labor nulon*. He says: "In all out struggles we have met no real defeat but only reverses. We are constantlj gaining ground." The American Window (llass Work ers' Association has voted an assess meut of one-half of one per cent, ol the weekly earnings of the membert to iild the striking wlndowglass work erx In Belgium. The assessment will yield SOOO n week. ' . Prom the BaMln d'Archachon In Iha Bay of Biscay about Z60.000 oysters are shipped annually to Bnglaad. Reports Rxagerated. Omaha, Neb., Special.—General Let has received a telegraphic report from Lieutenant Dixon, commanding th« troops of cavalry sent to the scene ol the Creek Indian trouble*. He atatat that he lias net yet made a full Inves tigation, but haa learned enough tc warrant his saying that the report* of an uprising have been greatly ex aggerated. ,Thus far he haa encoun tered no Indians and from civilian* he learns that there haa been no vlo letic on the part of (he Indiana, nnd he anticipates none. The report from Lieutenant Dixon tomes from Hen rietta, which place he reached during the forenooq. * Boat does Ashore. Washington, D. 3.. Sjpeclal—Th» steamer Harry Randall reached Mi« city Friday night with 44 paaeengen and freight taken from the steamst Washington, at the Norfolk and Wash ington Steamboat Company, whk* ran aground hard and faet on a *an4 bar near Colonial Beach, this morning It is expected the vessel will b* saved China rtuat Act Promptly. Parle, By Cable.—A Haves agency dispatch from Shanghai nays that diplomat* have decided unanimously to notify the Chinese nlenlpotentlarie* that the military arrangements of th* powers depend on .the" promptitude with whit'll China execute* her en : gagements. They will also demand j that the death penalty be trapesed on ! four Chlneee functionaries, including Chouang Ylng Nlen. (ireat Fire at Montreal. A special from Montreal Wedneeday eight says: A big fire is raging In the heart of the business district. Twenty firms have already been burned out and the fire is still spreading. The board of ' trado building Is now burning. TV 10 - * I Is estimated in the million?. ThiMlre nven are utterly unable to check \h* flames. The board of trade building In ruin* and the flames have across St. Paul street.