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TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Young Man Kills His Sweetheart and
Fatally Wounds Rival and Self.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 26.-Frank
Robinson. aged twenty, to-day shot and
killed his sweetheart. Gertie Rawlins, aged
sixteen years. shot and fatally wounded
his rival. Albert H. Ferguson. aged nine
teen years, and shot and fatally injured
himself, in an apartment house in this
city. Shortly before the tragedy was COM
mitted. Robinson wrote a note to his
mother in which he said that as Ferguson
had supplanted him in the affections of
the girl he loved he proposed to kill them
both and then kill himself He proceeded
to the room where Ferguson and the girl
were. and upon being admitted, drew his
revolver and opened fire on the couple.
The girl was shot near the heart. She
rushed screaming into the street where
she fell dead. Ferguson was shot in the
abdomen. Robinson shot himself in the
left breast and his death is momentarily
expected
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SHOT WIFE AND SELF.


NEW YORK, May 26-George L. Burns.
an examiner Of accounts for the Equitable
Life Assurance Company, shot his wife to-
night and killed himself at their home in
Brooklyn. Edna Dashiell. sister of Mrs.
Bruins, who had spent the evening with the
couple SAYS that Bruins was unreasonably
jealous and tonight charged his wife with
extravaganza and receiving attentions from
other men. Mrs. Bruins denied the charges
and the quarrel growing fiercer. Miss
Dashiell left the room. Immediately after
four revolver shots were fired, Bruins send
ing three bullets into his wife's side and
a fourth into his own head. He died in
stantly. Mrs. Bruins probably will die. They
had been married two years.
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ANNIHILATED BY REBELS.


LONDON, May PA dispatch to the
Daily Express from Cairo. Egypt. says
report has reached there that a whole bat
talon of Turkish troops has been annihi-
lated by rebels near the seaport of Mocha,
in the Turkish Vilayet of Yemen. in the
southwestern part Of Arabia. The gov
ernor of Mocha is said TO have been car
ried away by the rebels as hostage. The
rebels are being joined by numbers Of Tur-
kish troops. who are deserting.
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HEAVY FINES ASSESSED.
Kentucky Judge MuIcts an Offender
I'm the sum Of 81. 800.

LEXINGTON. KY. May &c. County
Judge Bullock assessed fines aggregating
$40, ,426 against "blind-tiger" operators, users
OF profane language and carriers of con-
cealed weapons in the little town Of Athens
Ky to-day. one offender was fined 81 500
a mass meeting OF citizens has been called
TO take steps TO reform the town. The Judge
suspended warrants 10 give the men who
were fined an opportunity 10 take part IN
the meeting 10 show their desire TO help
reform the place. Judge Bullock may pre-
side over the meeting.
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Exodus of Miners.

POTTSVILLE. Pa. May 26.-Since the in
auguration OF the strike in the anthracite
coal field there has been a continuous exo-
dus OF mine workers from the Schuylkill
district Many OF the miners have taken
their families with them. their intention be-
ing to locate permanently in other fields.
Most of the departing mine workers are
foreigners. and many English-speaking
strikers are among the number. Since the
suspension two dozen English-speaking
families have left Frackville. Buck noun
tain has ben practically deserted. and New
Philadelphia is being rapidly depopulated
II is estimated that over 1000 mine workers
have left Shenandoah and vicinity.
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Does Not Believe i'm Withdrawing.

Charles Martindale, one of the candidates
for joint senator from Morgan and Marion
counties, said yesterday that he did not see
why the Marion county candidates should
withdraw in favor OF a Morgan county man.
Il do not think IL is feasible to withdraw
at this time" he said. After a candidate
has gone into a race and his friends have
draw without offending them" Mr.. Martin
dale says the question OF the Marion county
candidates Withdrawing has never been
presented 10 him.
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Miners SaiI for Europe.

NEW YORK. May 26.-One hundred men.
women and children, the men being the
miners from the Pennsylvania coal region,
were in Hoboken to-day. They arrived Sum
day night and were booked TO sail for Eu-
rope on the steamers Scotia and Pennsyl-
vania Those for the last-named vessel got
away, but the others will be compelled to
wait several days, as the Scotia has not
arrived on this side. All of the party are
Italians Poles and Slavs
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La Souffriere Active.

CASTRIES. Island Of st. Lucia May %
St. Pierre, Martinique, is no longer OF in
terest except to the scientists Mont PeIee
is still active, but all within range are
dead or have fed. Fort de France is quiet
or after the large exodus of it's inhab-
itants tn neighboring colonies The Mar
Unique sufferers have sufficient food for
the present
The St. Vincent volcano, the La Souf-
friere, remains active. The total loss Of
life as a result OF It's eruption 10 finally
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REV. DR.. BURROWS ILL.
President of Oberlip College Has
Pleuro-Pneumon

OBERLIN, o.. May 26.-President Henry
Barrows. d. D.. of Oberlin College, is dan
gerously I'll with pleuro-pneumonia at his
home here. DIR. Cushing. OF Cleveland. Is
here in consultation with Drs. Jameson
and Browning, of Oberlin. and the gravest
fears are expressed to the outcome
President Burrows was lecturing in the
East and left New York for Oberlin I'm
perfect health He caught cold on the
sleeper. and reached here on Saturday in
great distress. He was much worse last
evening. and failed for some time during
the night.
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placed at 200. about the original estimate.
The wounded and burned number coo Many
of those in hospitals cannot recover. More
than i.COo persons are destitute. They are
receiving adequate relief. The material
damage done in St Vincent is principally
to the plantations. Many of the sugar
works may be restored. Sugar hogsheads
are being dug out of the lava and asn
heaps The lava stream passed behind
Georgetown, which, with Chateau Belair'
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writer points out that the Beers consid-
cred Spion Kop the key to the situation,
and that had ii been held Ladysmth prob
tion therefore is that blame for the fail
ure should not be cast upon Sir Charles
Warren, who ordered the situation TO be
taken, but on Colonel Thorneycroft who
abandoned it without sufficient reason and
without consulting him. The writer says
the general result of all the information
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Price of Coal Again Raised.

NEW YORK. May 26-The retail price
of domestic anthracite coal for delivery in
this city was raised to-day from s6.S5 to
$3.50 per ton.
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LONDON. May 26.-Those persons ex-
pecting definite announcement regarding
peace in South Africa on the reassemblage
of Parliament this morning were disap-
pointed as the government leader in the
House of Commons, A. ]. Balfour, declined
TO make any forecast as TO when the
government would be able 10 make a state
ment. Better informed people did not an
ticipate that the government would be in
position to-day TO give anything of i'm
portanco in this connection, but possibly
after to-morrow's Cabinet meeting Mr.. Bal
four may be able to communicate the eager
ly-awaited news. Although Mr. Balfour
declined 10 commit himself publicly there
is no doubt whatever in government cir
cles that a definite proclamation of peace is
only a question of hours.
An Important book is published in refer
ence TO Sir Charles Warren's action at
Spion kop. The author conceals his iden-
tity under the pseudonym of Defender"
but ii is understood he expresses Sir
Charles Warrens own views with regard
to that famous battle. 1t will be remem-
bered that about a month ago Sir Charles
Warren publicly complained that the gov
ernment was withholding some documents
bearing upon his operations, and that those
which were published If considered by
themselves, gave a totally incorrect view
OF the matter and one which reflected Sc
riously on his military reputation. The
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ANOTHER EFFORT To CoSCILIaTE
MINERS AND OPERATORS.
Result of n Conference Between Mitch
ell, Sargent. Macveagh and
keefe at Chicago.
MUCH SECRECY OBSERVED
NONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS WILL
ING To DISCUSS THE MATTER.

Plan for Proposed Meeting of Op-
orators and the Civic Federation to
Be Submitted to vi. A. Hanna
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serted that he did not know Moorehead
and that the shooting was purely acci-
dental.
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strike at the Cranberry coIliery.

HAZLETON. Pa. May Authorization
reached the headquarters OF the mine
workers to-day that a majority OF the en-
gineers. hreTnen and pumpmen at the Gran
berry colliery OF A. Pardee & Co. had quit
work because OF the refusal OF the company
10 reinstate a discharged pumpman. In all
about sixty men are affected. Superintend-
ent Frank Pardee said this evening that
the places OF most OF the striking engineers.
firemen and pump runners at Cranberry
have been filled. Some OF the oldest en-
ployes who were asked 10 take charge OF
fires or pumps resigned rather than comply
with the companys request Cots were
taken TO the Cranberry colliery tonight for
the use OF the nOnuniOn pumpmen and fire.
men who will be boarded In a house a short
distance from the mine as long as the
strfke continues. The company's special
sfhcers will be on guard. one Of the Gran
berry slopes has been filing up with water
the last week and every effort is being
made by the company 20 keep the pumps In
operation
Duncan MoOrehead. the tirlekeeper at the
Carson washery. shot in the right
arm last night BY a drunken Italian who
narrowly missed wOunding several other
people on the Yorktown bicycle path as he
was on his way home 10 McAdoo The
Italian is striking miner. but II is as
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Outcome of the Conference mt Veree-
niging Is Believed at Pretoria to
BE still in Doubt.
NO FORECAST BY MR.. BALFOUR
HOUSE OF COMMONS EXPECTED A
PEACE ANNOUNCEMENT,
And Did Not Learn of the Hitch Until
Late Last Night-The Points
i'm Dispute.

PRETORIA, May 26.-The prevalence
throughout South Africa of the optimistic
feeling in regard to the peace negotiations
is hardly based on solid facts. The pro-
traction of the conference at Vereeniging
is not necessarily a hopeful sign.
The delegates to the conference, although
they have abandoned their hopes of
curing independence, still have many
points of difference with the government.
while an obstinate minority continues to
regard the resumption of hostilities as the
best outcome of the present situation, and
at any moment these points of difference
may be accentuated into a refusal to con-
tinue the negotiations. 1t is most unlikely
that those who are in favor of peace will
throw up the sponge so long as a decent
minority is desirous of continuing the
struggle, and all these dissonant elements
must be taken into account before it is
possible TO give any sort of prediction as
to the issue of the present negotiations.
LONDON, May H.-The Daily Mail this
morning says the Cabinet council to be
held to-day will decide on points of detail,
mostly of a financial nature, which have
been raised by the Beers in the peace nego-
tiations Great Britain's decision in the
matter will then be communicated to the
Vereeniging conference by the delegates at
Pretoria, says the paper, and being the
best obtainable terms. they will almost GER
tainly be accepted. The results should be
announced officially either Thursday or
Friday of this week, probably on Friday,
the day upon which King Edwards birth
is celebrated. Peace is quite certain, says
the Daily Mail and the delegates at Pre-
toria are only engaged in endeavoring to
gild the pill for the Vereeniging confer
ence to swallow.
The Daily Mail says further: "Our dis
patches from Pretoria assert that numer-
Gus communications are passing between
Lords Kitchener and Miner. in South
Africa and London. L ord Kitchener, al
though he is still full of energy, is much
aged in appearance a result OF the Sc
we're and continuous strain which he has
undergone The consensus of opinion is
that the recent negotiations have proved
Lord Kitchener to be a great diplomatist
as we'll as a great soldier"
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wILKESBARRE, Pa, May 26.-It is still
n matter OF conjecture whether the mines
il the anthracite region will be completely
shut down next Monday when the order
issued by the executive board of the United
Nine Workers, governing the hours OF
labor and wages TO be paid engineers,
fremen and pump runners. goes into effect
The operators claim they will have all
the help necessary TO keep the pumps and
engines in running order. The United Mine
Workers and the officers OF the Stationary
Firemen's Association on the other hand
claim that unless the coal companies grant
the demands made on them the great bulk
OF the engineers. fremen and pumpmen
will quit work There seems to be no ques-
zion but that both sides are straining every
nerve TO make the best showing possible.
The operators are bringing all the in
fuence they can TO hold the men now at
work. while the striking miners are also
doing missionary work. Many Of the
engineers do not like the predicament they
placed in. II they quit work they will
displease the company officials and may
never be reinstated. while II they remain
at their posts and the miners should win
the strike, they probably would find that
things would not be so pleasant for them
at the collieries in the future. In order
TO reach those who are wavering, a call
was issued tonight for a mass meeting
% all engineers. pumpmen and fremen in
the Wyoming region in this city next Fri
day evening.
At a largely attended meeting in this city
tonight committee from Local No. 1884,
United Mine Workers, reported they had
called upon many engineers during the day
and that nearly all had given their words
that they would join the other strikers
mex: Monday unless the demand for a
shorter work dGy was granted. While the
position that will be taken by a great many
OF the engineers and pumpmen is not
known, IL Is known for a certainty where
the fremen stand. They will strike almost
TO a man and the operators will be COM
PEELED TO secure green hands 10 take their
places.
State Secretary Mullahy, I'm a statement
Issued tonight. says the entire brother
hood OF stationary firemen will quit work
next Monday. Last night he gave IL out that
90 per cent OF the men would quit work
but now he says he has received returns
which tustifies him in making the pre-
dictiOn that the entire body will go out
A mysterious fire occurred at the old EN-
pire breaker this morning. The breaker
has been abandoned for some time but
there is watchman on duty. The strik-
ing miners say the fire was OF incendiary
origin aud that some enemy of the strik-
srs was guilty of applying the match.
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New-York tribune., 1902-07-26
CHTNA'S FISCAL REVOLUTIOy.

We shall pot be guilty of exaggeration in ap-
plying the term revolution 10 China's reported
abolition of the lkn tax. 1t is if the report be
true, the most important fiscal reform wrought
in that country for half century. 1t is some
thing which foreign traders have long but
vainly sought to bring about. 1t is, indeed
something which the most enlightened Chinese
statesmen have earnestly desired but which
they have scarcely ventured to hope for
"Likin wan pu-te-i" they have called it, the
''tax for which there is positively no help" In
vented nearly half a century ago TO supply the
"sinews of war" during the Tai-Ping rebellion,
it has endured to the present time, the ways
and means and source and end of more corrup-
tion, peculation and oppression, probably than
any and all other features of Chinese admins
tration.
Theoretically the likin was tax Of one-tenth
Of 1 per cent ad valorem on all goods trans
ported from one province into another. In
practice it was often imposed upon goods going
from one district to another OF the same prov
ince and even from one village to another, ac-
cording to the taste and fancy of the local tax
gatherer. Moreover, the stipulated rate of one
tenth of 1 per cent was often-we might say,
usually-much exceeded. Thus merchant at
a certain point was called upon to pay 81 so
likin. He did so, but received receipt for only
that the legal tax only 81, and he was
titled to receipt for that and more, but
there were various "rake-offs" which made it
necessary for the local authorities to collect
81 80 from him in order to be able to transmit
81 to Peking. In such choice Tammanese fash
ion has trade in China been squeezed" There
are innumerable instances of the shipment of
goods by roundabout routes hundreds Of miles
out of the direct way, in order to avoid notori-
ously eXtortionate likin collectors and there are
also cases I'm which the collectors on rival trade
routes competed with each other until they got
the rates down almost or quite to the legal fig
ure.
Under the treaties, foreign goods in transit
in China were not subject to likin charges. Or,
rather, such charges were commutable in ad-
vance by payment of extra 80 per cent of
the import dues at the custom house. Thus the
import duty was per cent ad valorem, and by
payment Of 2h per cent more, or I1a per cent In
all, the goods were exempted from likin charges
and might be transported without further taxa
tion to any part of the empire. But the Chinese
officials found a way to circumvent even this
rule by ordering that the extra or commutatiOn
tax should be paid not at the port OF entry but
at the final destination OF the goods, at which
latter place perhaps far inland. they were free
TO squeeze" and extort at viii. Despite the
communication system. therefore. foreigners have
New-York tribune., 1902-07-26
THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE.

Eew-Y YorkerS have seen enough and more
than enough, of the methods of subway build
ing in city streets, but they probably have little
conception Of the way In which the work Is per
formed under the Harlem River, and will be
performed under the East River when the
Brooklyn extension is built. In tOmorrOw's
Sunday Tribune they will find this noteworthy
engineering feat fully described and illustrated
At this time Of year the new New-England fes-
tival of Old Home Week is being celebrated
with much zest and much practical profit. The
Sunday Tribune will devote an article to that
festival in Massachusetts, with numerous por-
traits of prominent participants. Another Illus
trated article will tell of the railroad passenger
agents who have in charge the welfare OF the
multitudes of summer tourists. The coming
horse show at Narragansett Pier. the movement
for a Pilgrim Fathers memorial at ancient
Provincetown, the use which royalty makes
Of secret political societies, the cultivation of
gardens in vacant lots in this city, the ''sOng
games of the South, the attractions of Ridge
wood \. j., as home for New-York business
men; artillery craftsmanship by the 18th Regi-
ment, y. q. \. Y; relics of robbers of Revolu-
tiOnary days in Monmouth County, n. J.; leg
ends OF Captain Kidd at Southampton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Mackay and Mr.. Mackay's fG-
nous racehorses the summer charms of the
Thousand Islands, Richfeld Springs and Sha-
ron Springs-these are a few more of the feat
ures Of The Sunday Tribune which will, some
or all of them, appeal to every taste.
In addition there will of course be literary
reviews, social news, chronicles of sports, do
mestic topics, humor. miscellany. foreign corre-
spondence and all the news of the world, care
fully cOllated and judiciOusy edited for the
information of the multitudes who have long
regarded The Sunday Tribune as an indispen-
sable visitor 10 their homes.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-26
PERSONAL NOTES.

Lord CurZOn is reported by The North China
Herald to be suffering from some weakness of the
spine which compels him to spend several hours
each day IN a reclining position.
Seymour Dexter. OF Elmira, who is one OF the
delegates chosen by Governor Odeu to represent
New-York in the annual congress Of the National
Prison Association has long been prominent IN the
management of the Elmira ReformatOry. He Is
graduate OF Alfred University and a member Of the
bar. but since 1859 he has been a banker In 1885
he president OF the New-YOrk State Bankers
Association
The Rev. John Lancaster Spalding who is the
senior sunfragan bishop in the archiepiscopaI see
OF Chicago. and who is being favOrabIy talked ot
TO succeed Archbishop Feehan has been for twenty
five years Bishop Of Peoria. He was born in Leba-
non. KY. in 1910. and boy was favOrite OF
his uncle. Martin J. Spalding. then Bishop OF Louis
The Emperor Of Japan has sent to the British
and Foreign Sailors Society, through the British
Minister At Toxic, a portrait OF himself for the
PaSsmore Edwards Sailors Palace, which is 70 bs
the societys new headquarters in London
n portrait % eX-Secretary of the NAVY John D
Long, painted by Mrs. Nellie Natthers Horn OF
portsmouth. y. H. IS to be presented bv him 70
the library which he gave last wear to his native
town. Bucksport. Me.
Edwin A. Abbey has been selected as mural
painter and George G. Barnard sculptor for the
new state Capitol at Harrisburg. Penn The state
ttouse or which Joseph VI. Huston of PhiIa-
oelphia is the architect. Is TO be patterned after
the national Capitol at Washington The sum OF
$4,000 has been set apart for the sculpture aud
SIoocV Tor the painting. Mr.. Abbey's plans have
include colossal bronze group before the base 81
the dome, TO represent The Apotheosis Of Labor