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CABINET MEEIING

9eGEGGeEY 0A59 fsGsof4Ase 80
for Payment ot Premium on Bonds
Presented for Exchange When
the New Finance Bill Goes Into
operation-Ths Bill Is Expected to
Pass the House Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, March Sat the
cabinet meeting to-day Secretary Gage
outlined his plan for carrying into effect
the new finance bill which, It is expect
ed. win pass the house next Tuesday
ana Sc approved by the President soon
thereafter. The secretary explained
that In all probability from IS to 10 per
cent OF the outstanding bonds, which
may be refunded under the new law,
viii be presented for exchange within q
comparatively short time. This would
involve cash payments as premiums 70
the holders of the old bonds amounting
to from $50, 900, 900 to Ss5,OOoOOo. Aques-
tIon which has occupied the attention
Of the secretary Of late is whether this
amount should be taken from the funds
now In the treasury, or from the gov
ernment deposits with depository
banks, or whether a part should be
taken from the treasury and a part
from the banks.
Attention was called to the fact that
even II considerable sums were drawn
from the depository banks in these
settlements 1t would only amount to a
transfer from one bank to another or
from the credit Of the government to
the credit Of the party surrenderlug the
bonds in the same bank, Therefore the
total amount OF money held by the
banks would not be materially changed.
In the determination Of this question,
much Will depend upon the rapidlty
with which old bonds are presented for
exchange, and also upon whether the
ordinary treasury receipts keep up to
their present mark. The secrstary's
purpose, as stated to the cabinet, Is TO
create as little financial disturbance as
possible, in the settlement Of premium
accounts. II the treasury receipts con-
tlnue large and the APPLICATION for ex-
change OF old bonds for new is not Rx-
cessIyely heavy at the outset, 1T Is alto
gether probable that a considerable
share of tile premiums will be taken
from the treasury, but should there be
a rush for the exchange Of bonds it is
quite likely that the banks would be
called upon TO share in the payments.
on the other hand, the secretary does
not propose that the present available
cash balance in the treasury which now
amounts to about SSOOOO0oOO. including
the SlOOOOO,OOO gold reserve, shall be
largely encroached upon. The Ques-
tlon, therefore. whether the cash to be
paid as premiums shall come from the.
treasury, The depository banks or both,
depends for its solution largely upon
conditions which cannot now be fore-
told. The new bonds will be dated
April /, and the amount of premium to
be paid on the old bonds will be calcu-
lated from that date, the rate in all
cases being the same, which, according
to the terms of the new act, is such as
shall yield a return of 2N per cent per
annum. These details were fully ex-
plained to the cabinet and the plans
and purposes of the secretary met with
general approval.
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NO opPos1TToN
Is Anticipated in Advance on
R,oen1fontein.

Is Anticipated IN Advance on
Bloemfontein.
POPLAR GROVE. Orange Free State,
Friday morning. March 9.-deneral
French, who is ten miles ahead reports
that his front is clear OF the Boers. All
other reports tend to confirm the state
Of dIsorganization of the Boer forces,
Transvaal as well as Free State. The
general impression IS that tho further
progress OF the British to Bloemfontein
will not be opposed.
A great amount Of ammunition was
destroyed to-day. This included sew
eral boxes of explosive bullets, on the
outside Of which the Beers had marked
manufactured for the British govern
ment."
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SECRETARY MoRE1AND,
OF the Carnegie Company, Denies
Compromise Story.

OF the Carnegie Company, Denies
Compromise Story.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 9.-sec-
tary MorelanG. of the Carnegie Steel
Company, to-day declared emphatlcally
that no compromise in the pending
Frick-Carnegie litigation had ever been
dreamed of, and that the sole object Of
the recent conference of those interest
ed in the suits was tdaccompllsh quick
ly as possible the herculenn task OF get
ting all the papers ready for court. He
said It was hoped on the part OF the
Carnegie company that its answers IN
the Frlclt suit would be entered to-
morrow. but this can hardly be done.
and It viii probably be Monday before
the paper reaches the prOthonotary's
office. 1t was said by the attorneys to-
day that the answer OF Henry Phipps,
jr., and n. NJ. Curry. defendants. who
viii make separate returns will be filed
at about the same time the company
answer Is made.
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WANT PEACE
On Basis Of Preservation of 1nde-
pendence.

On Basis Of Preservation OF 1nde-
pendence.
LONDON. March 1O,-The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch from
Pretoria. dated Thursday, March s, via
Lourenzo Marques, which has been CEN
sored by the Boer government;
Conversations have had with the
highest state officials show that the
Beers want some arrangement. They
say that IL England Is waging a war OF
conquest they viii fight to the flhish.
Otherwise they believe that plain
statement Of the Boer Intentions will
reveal a basis OF negotiation, now that
England's prestige is repaired.
President Kruger and President steyn
conferred Monday at BlOemfOnteIn, on
the Incorporation Of the above repre-
sentatIons in cablegram to Lord Sal
lsbury. The preservation of the inde-
pendence Ct the twp republics is sine
qua non."
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riaotrlcnl oontractors to lIeet.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March s.-Elec-
trlcal contractors OF the country who
were scheduled to. meet in Pittsburgh
March It Will meet about a week later.
II was found that the preparations for
the national convention could not be
completed, hence the postponement'
President George r. Mathieu said to-
night that Il was intended 10 complete
tbe work OF the convention In two days
and that the local organization intends
10 have all matters Of Importance ready
10 submit when the convention Is called
10 order, A meeting win be held on
Monday, when the date win be definitely
decided and the circular framed which
Is TO be sent tor all the electrical con-
tractors In the country.
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Aflsr an ALLEGED Defaulter,

PITTSBURGH. Pa, March 9.-The
alleged defalcntlon OF Samuel 7. Pals
ley, ex.superintendent of highways and
sewers. is growing. Originally, Mr..
Paisley was supposed 30 have padded
the pay rolls to the extent OF about
S 600. The investigation committee ap-
pointed by council, however, after only
two days work. hus discovered n
shortage OF $4,000, aud much work on
the books remains to be done.
Mr.. Pnisley's attorney tonight said
that the book with l5O names which was
said to be the one used by Mr. Paisley
for his padded pay roll, is in rcnllty n
book kept by the superintendent as n
record OF men out OF work and who
could be called upon In cuses OF cmer-
gency FOR service,
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counternanded.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The navy
department has countermanded the Or
der for the Marblehead to proceed to
terests on the west coast. The order 10
the Detroit to proceed down the east
coast still stRndB. The Philadelphia has
beer ordered TO proceed to Santa Bar
bara so that she will be in position to
go at once to any point on the Isthmus
where revolutionary troubles may
threaten American interests.
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Prisoner Removed for Safety.

CINCINNATI, o., March "a Mar
ion, Ind, special to the TImes-star
says:
Fred bunker, the tramp who so brn-
tally attacked and chlOroformed Mrs.
Henry Wise, wife OF a prominent farmer
ion Jail last night to prevent him from
being lynchcd by indignant neIghbors
was carly to-day and with great Sc
crecy removed to the jail Mt Wabash,
Ind, by the sheriff. The mob made
strong demonstrntlons last night and
twice nearly succeeded In getting pos
session OF the prisoner,
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IoHANNFspURq l[IlTNs

To be Exploded to Prevent Falling In
British Hands.
LONDON. March 1O.-A correspondent
Of the Daily Mall at Lourenzo Marques
telegraphlng Thursday, says:
lam reliably informed that high ohi-
cIals openly avOw that the British flag
shall never fly at Johannesburg. The
place will be razed to the ground and
the mines put in readiness to be cleo
trically exploded from the forts Us oc-
caslon requires.
i'Most OF the gold mines except those
which the government controls are in a
shocking state. They are flooded and
the machinery is rusty and being Will
fully smashed
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sepgational Arrests at frankfort.

SeQSHL10uH1 ATE6SLS " GAESAA4AAS
FRANKFORT, KY, March 9.-w. H.
coulton, a clerk in the office Of State
Auditor sweeny, was. arrested and
placed in jail tonight, charged with
completely in the murder Of the late
Governor william Goebel. The arrest
was made by Chief of Police Williams
at o'clock. More arrests are likely to-
night. Warrants have also been issued
for the arrest of Secretary Of State Ca
leb Powers and Captain John w. Davis.
policeman Of the state capitol square,
but they have not yet been served. The
warrants charge them also with being
accessory to the Goebel assassination,
and warrants against ex-secretary OF
state Charles Finley and John II. Pow
ers, brother Of Secretary OF State Pow
ers. have been sworn out and have been
sent to Whitley county for service. Da-
Wis is in the city tonight, but was not
at his residence, and up 70 late hour
the police had not found him. 1t Is
not known whether Secretary Powers is
in the city. Several witnesses who tes-
tilted at the trial Of Harland Whitta-
ker Tuesday, swore that the shots ut
the time of the Goebel assassination
were fred from the direction Of Powers
office and he and all Of the parties for
whom the warrants were issued to-
night have been under the strlctest sur
velllance ever since the assassination.
Captain Davis was an appOIntee Of
Governor Bradley, and was continued
under Governor Taylor.
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ing throughout IN tho fourth round
ConrOy threw Maher heavily. Peter
vas UP ina dash and ruined blOW8 on
Conruy's head, Conrpy hanging on TO
save himSel6 The NTH and last round
was opened by Gahar landing 4 hard
left on Conroys Jaw. Conroy clinched
and in the bFeak-aWay hit Mnher IN
the groin. Mnher fell Into his chair and
appeared to be suffering great agony,
Referee Braden, Of Beaver Falls, gave
the decision 20 MahsF at Onca.
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DIssENsIoNs

Between Kruger and JOubert-Latter
Resigned.
LONDON. March 1O.-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
II learn that there Is dlssension be-
tween President Kruger and General
,Joubert and that the hitter has resign
ed. Probably President Kruger will
assume the chief command General
schalkburEer and other prominent
comrnandants are also likely to resign
for similar reasons and because Press-
dent Kruger ignored their advice to
make peace overtures after the first
Roer Victory"
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GENERAL WHEELER,
According to the War Department,
still An Officer.

According to the war department,
Still An Officer.
WASHINGTON. D. C., March o.-The
statement attributed to General Joe
Wheeler In recent interview In San
Francisco, that he rendered his resig-
nation as an officer of the volunteer
army last November, has caused some
surprise among the officials of the war
department. 1t is said there that II
General Wheeler hns rendered his reB-
lgnntiun the document has not yet
reached the adjutnnt generals office.
According to the records OF the war
department, General Wheeler is still an
officer Of thel volunteer army, and is in
receipt OF the pay and allowances OF a
brigadier general. In case he desires
to quit the military service to resume
his legislative duties, the matter viii
be considered by the President after a
personal conference with him. 1t ls as
serted at the war department that
General Wheeler was ordeded home
from the Philippines at his request. as
reported to the department by General
Otis,
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NoRvA1's POINT

And Adjacent Drifts Occupied by
Clements.
LONDON, March ., O:O5 p. m.-The
war ONCE has issued the following dis
patch from Lord Roberts:
"Clemants has occupied NoFval's
Pont and the adjacent drift. AS soon
as tho engineers, pontoon and troops
arrive he win cross the river when the
necessary repairs to the railway bridge
will be commenced.
"Gatacre occupied Burghersdorp
March Z, and was greeted with great
enthusiasm on the part of the loyal In
habItants. His scouts report that largo
numbers OF the rebels in the neighbOr-
hood are anxious to surrender"
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MARROW ESCAPE

Of Trainmsn and Passengers Pass
ing Through a Tunnel.
SOMERSET, KY, March 9.-Englneer
o'Brien and the fireman of train No. 8,
Of the queen & Crescent, which left
Cincinnati at $3.50 n. M, were overcome
to-day by smoke, while passing through
the long tunnel at Kings mountain,
Tenn. Several members OF the Gentry
Dog and Pony Show were also over
come, but no one was killed and there
was no wreck. Officials say the train
was only delayed an hour. The tunnel
ID about q mile long.
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Ex-M1N1sTER PHELPS
Dies at New Haven, After an Illness
Of Two Months.

Dies at New Haven, After an Illness
Of Two Months.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 9.-HOn,
E. j. Phelps, former minister to Eng
land, died ut his home in this city, late
this afternoon, after an Illness OF about
two months. The end was peaceful, and
for several hours before he passed
away he was Unconscious. There was
present Mt the bedside the wife and
son, Charles Phelps, OF Boston, ana
daughter. Mrs, HoratIo LoOmiB, Of New
York, and his physician.
Though Professor Phelps recovered
from the pneumonia attack, he was 80
weakened thnt he was unable 10 regain
vitality. It had been hoped thnt he
might recover until n few days ago
when II was apparent that his strength
had so failed that It was but matter
OF hours when death would come.
The funeral services viii be held from
Bnttell Chapel. Sunday.
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COLUMBUS, o.. March "a special
to the Dispatch from Fremont, o., says;
10 sand Mol puU sluU 9VL 'olnlonIls
Ing now than at any time during the
week. The up-riVer Ice came down with
n rush and the wRtcr iE ten inches high
or now than at O'Clock last night. The
ice gorge north OF town Btill refuses TO
-lo0 RUV MoU coI GAU5q 1V,L 7no 9Aoul
sidcrnbty weakened the STAKE street
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BIG COAL LAND DEAL.

Three Hundred Coke Ovens to be
Erected.
GREENsBURG. Pa, March 9.-The
Jamlson Coal & Coke Company. after
lively struggle with big monied compe-
tltlon, has closed deal for 1900 acres
of coal land, the last of the Greensburg
basin to be bought up. The company
will erect three hundred coke ovens.
and open mines in the early spring. The
option on the land was held by John
B. Steel. The price has not been given
out, but It is said 1t will average about
5000 per acre.
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NO ACTION PROBABLE

On the French Reciprocity Treaty
This Session.
WASHINGTON. D. c., March a.
Senator Aldrlch did not press his
motion in the execute session Of the
senate to-day to have the French reci-
procIty treaty referred to the finance
committee. The report has reached the
senate that the secretary Of state has
requested Of the French government an
extension Of years time on the
treaty. The belief is growing that the
request will be granted, and that no
action on the treaty will be taken
during the present session.
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BoERs DEMoRAI1zED

President Kruger Shed Tears Over
the Panic.
LONDON. March lO.-All the special
dispatches from Poplar Grove confirm
the reports of the panic Of the Beers.
The Morning Posts correspondent
says:
president Kruger shed tears at his
Intellectual attempts to raily the Boers
who were too demOralized to heed his
approximations and declared that the
British cannon were everywhere"
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FUSE FACTORY
Blown up-EouF Killed and Others
IajuEsd. 9

Blown Up-FouF Killed and Others
Ipjursd. 3
PoMPToN, N, j., March s.-The
Smith fuse mandatory at this place,
blew up to-day and four persons were
killed and number more or less lntur-
The killed are:
John RhodR.
William Cadmus.
William H. Talmags.
John Merritt, boy.
They were at work IN the factory
with about thirty other men and girls:
The bodies OF the four persons killed
were badly mapgled and some OF them
Ilown TO pieces, A..
Percy JacobuR was blown into the
river and was badly hurt.
The works were owned by ii. j..
smith, mayor Of Pompt0n. The hrm
carried on an extensive business OF
nanlIfacturlng dynamite fuse and
CARTRIDGES. a large portion OF the
works was wrecked and the loss on
stock and machinery. 1t 10 estimated,
VIII reach $4,000.
II Is not definitely known how many
persons were injured.
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OVATION 10 THE QUEEN.
She Drove Through the West End of
London.


LONDON, March s.-The queen, nc
companied by the Princess of Wales and
Princess Henry, of Bnttenberg. drove
through the West End, this afternoon,
There were huge assemblages every
where along the route. who cheered her
majesty increasingly.
The bell of Saint Margaret's pealed
merrtiy antl the members Of the house
Of commons cheered voclferously as the
queen passed Westminster at b:OS
O'Clock.
There was a great display of flags,
bunting and trophies along the route,
The balconies OF many residences were
draped with red cloth and streams Of
banners flOated across the streets,
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PEACE PROBABLE

Within Month-Kruger Greatly
Disappointed.
LONDON, March s.-From various
Quarters some sign of the possibility
OF peace in South AfrIcn being shortly
Within tho bounds OF practical politics.
All the dIgpatches frpm Lord Roberts
oe"1qu"terr Including those Of the
.ommnndnr-In-chIcf himself, Indicate
We We lack NJ guiding spirit among the
So'rS and Individual demorallzntlon,
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MILITARY SUPPLIES
n Kentucky state Arsenal Shipped
IN Tondon.

In Kentucky State Arsenal shipped
to London.
FRANKFORT, KY. March s.-The
senate to-day reconsldered the Triplett
resolution, appropriating 100000 for the
purpose Of equlpplng state militia and
recovering the arms and munitions OF
war removed to London, KY. Senator
TrIplett said that during last night the
remaining arms and other military
property in the arsenal here were load'
ed on cars and shipped to London.
Senators Puryear and Jones, VINO voted
against the resolution yesterday, voted
for 1t to-day and 1t passed u 10 l.
In the house the announcement was
greeted by prolonged applause.
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want viva Voee Vote.

FRANKFORT, KY, March s.-Demo-
cratic senators unanimously went on
record to-day for a bill proposing TO
submit to the voters Of the state u con-
stltutional amendment repeating the Sc
cret ballot and substituting the viva
voce system OF voting. The bill never
theless failed by reason of not having
the votes Of three-fIfths Of the senate.
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be Indiane Wlth a arlevance.

WASHINGTON, March s.-The Usage
Indians, who recently came to Wash
lngton with the professed intention Of
securing allotments, are sold to have
another object in view, which is TO pre-
fer charges against the agent Of the
tribe, The secretary OF the interior will
give the delegation an opportunity to
state their grievances 10 him.
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Moher Won on a Foul.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., March 9--Pcter
Mahcr was given the desIsion tonight
oyer stockings Conroy, of Troy, NJ
Y, on a foul In the tlfth round Of what
was scheduled as a tweniy-round con-
test. Maher had the best OF the fight
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Nsw York Republicans.

NEW YORK, March O.-The annual
dinner of the west Side Republican
club wus held tonight at sherry's. The
speakers Of the evening were Governor
Roosevelt, Edmund Wetmore, Commis--
sioner Bingen Herman. OF the United
States land office, and Cornelius N.
Bliss. John Proctor Clarke presided and
presented Governor Roosevelt.
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PENSION DAY
IN the House Resultsd In Passage Of
Ninsty-ssvsn Bills,

WASHINGTON, March s.-The first
day pension session Of the house pro-
vldad for under the new rule adopted
yesterdayprpved a great success. There
was comparatively little friction and
ninety.seven bills were favOFably acted
upon in committee Of the whole and
Stibreuuantly paosRd by the house. The
only Incident Of the session was a brisk
exchange betweHR MT, Loud, OF Calitor-
mia. and Mr.. sulioway, Of New Hamp.
ShlFa, upon the general policy OF special
pension legislation, In which the former
attacked and the latter defended the
system.
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hooking valley Railroad to bo s0ld.

CINCINNATI, o., March 9,-Judge
Taft viii tomorrow Issue decree OF
OF foreclosure nnd order uf sale Of tho
Columbus, sandusky 4 HocltlnR rail-
road, on the suit OF the Metropolitan
Transit Company, Of New York. Tho
court ilxcd che upset price Mt &9,5OO,0O0
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bridge. connecting East and West F're-
mont. Worknen are strengthening the
-y1IRrB sIou 81 slSQ uonpnlIs pooU SVL
the city remain inundated and the sew
ers are unable to carry. OF the surplus
water,
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Pittsburgh HarbOr Cleared Of Coal.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March o.--Thcre
werc shipped to southern ports to-day,
2,So1OOO bushels Of coal. This NractIcnl-
ly clears the hREbOr OF loaded barEes,
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WAS NOT PLAGUE.
Chinatown Quarantine Has Been
Lifted.

SAN FRANCISCO, March s.-The
board Of health has decided that the
chlpaman who died here several days
ago, and who was supposed to have
symptoms OF the bubonlc plague. did
not die of that disease. The auarnptine
which has been maintained in China
town for several days, was lifted this
nftprnOOn
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PEACE ovERTUREs
Considered to bo a RuSo Of the BOeru
to Gain Time.

LONDON. March ., $50 p. M Late
this Afternoon 1t is harncd that tho
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BEST ADVERTISING
MEDIUM IN THB CITY.