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came serviceable, died at the home OF
his son in East WATERFOWL, Mass.
Monday. He was 90 years old.
The health OF Mrs. Roosevelt has
broken down under the strain OF ottic-
ial and private entertaining during the
past few weeks and she has had to can
eel all engagements, and obtain abso-
lutte rest.
The report circulated last week that
Gen. Tribe Tribe committed suicide
at Colon Jan. 30 is now contradcted
by another which says that after a
heated public discussion he shot and
killed Gen. Juan n. Valderrama, the
commander-in-c chief of the Colombian
forces.
A cyclone struck the passenger
steamer Olive, which plies between
franklin, Va, and Edenton, n. c.,
Monday night. and sent her to the bot
tom of the Chowan river. Seventeen
people are known to have been drowned,
and Others who were rescued are IN a
serious condition. Most of the passen-
gers and crew were below when the
whirlwind struck the vessel and had
no chance to escape 4 lifeboat con-
in hopes of reaching a vessel whose
lights could be seen in the distance,
and her crew, with the exception OF
one man who was drowned, were saved.
A pathetic ceremony was held at
Gloucester, Mass, Sunday, witnessed
by nearly 1000 people from all walks of
life. Seyenty-four flowers, emblematic
of the n lives sacrificed from that port
in the fisheries during the past year,
were cast on the waters OF Gloucester
harbor. The records of the. Seamau's
Bethel. which conducted the service,
show that during the last y years the
deep has claimed 5046 lives from among
the fishermen of Gloucester harbor.
Nine hundred and eighty nine widows
and 1880 children have been left to
mourn these deaths. Seven hundred
and thirty-rwo vessels have been lost,
representing total value of s., 1873, 0i6,
The National Civic Federation, OF
which Senator Hanna is president, IS
sued Monday statement In reply TO
President Baer, spokesman of the an
thracite coal roads, who in his recent
speech before the Coal Strike Commits
sion criticised the officers of the Con
ciliation Committee of the Federation
for their neglect TO convene the COM
mittee 10 hear the report of the failure
of negotiations to avert the strike. IL
SAYS that since both sides had refused
TO make any concessions a meeting OF
the Cancellation committee on the eveof
the strike was. deemed useless. 1t further
says that the offer tardily made 10 the
miners by President Baer last week
would have averted the strike.
In the controversy growing out of
the nomination by the president OF DR..
William ID. Crum, the negro physician
of Charleston. for the customs eollec-
torship at that port, the senate Will
have to take the responsibility of con
firmiug the nomination, of rejecting IT
by a formal vote in executive session
or of allowing the matter TO go over
without action. The president will not
withdraw the nomination and DR..
Crum will no withdraw his own can
didacy. After March 1. il the senate
does not act in the matter. the presi-
dent will designate Crum as recess
appointment and Crum will take the
oath OF office The president believes
that be Is right and that public senti-
ment will sustain him in the course he
has taken.
Bayan, the strongest Moro strong
hold in the Lanao country of the is
land of Mindanao. has submitted 10
the American force commanded by
Captain Pershing. The Moros refused
for months to treat with the Americans
but recently they made friendly over
lures and signitied their willingness to
visit Camp Wears, but objected to
Americans coming 10 their stronghold.
Captain Pershiug insisted, saying the
Americans would go now as friends,
but later as enemies. The Moros final
ly agreed TO receive the,.Americans and
Captain Pershing went to Bayan, &C
companied by detachments OF cavalry
and artillery The stars and stripes
were raised by the soldiers and the Mo
ros joined in saluting it. Their peace,
full submission is regarded as a great
diplomatic success.
Bitter cold. with heavy snow. has
prevailed in the west the past week.
The stock and sheep men OF northern
Utah. Wyoming and Idaho have lost
thousands of dollars worth of stock
and if such conditions continue the
loss will be enormous. Trains have been
delayed and an engineer Of the CANADIAN
Pacific exploring party on the new line
TO Edmonton, \. ". t., was found
frozen to death near Lizard Lake Sat
urday where he had been trying to
reach camp on snowshoes. New York
suffered from a severe sleet storm Mon
day which tied up the elevated road
service. There was a heavy snow fall
Temperature in Wisconsin, Nebraska,
Irvra South DaEara Ida bD and Wv
oming was from zero down TO % below.
The storm, in the form Of rain, snow.
sleet and wind, prevailed throughout
the South Railroad aud street rail
way service was much delayed.
Albert Alonzo Ames, four times may
or of Minneapolis, MINI, candidate
for Congress and governor. and who IS
under indictment in that state for ex-
tortion. conspiracy and attempt at brib-
cry. has been arrested in Hancock, y.
H. at the home Of his brotherin law.
He is much broken in health, but took
his arrest coolly. He will make Wig
orous fight against extradition owing
to i'll health. DR.. Ames is much
changed. He is thin, his hair has
turned white and he looks 10 years
older than he is. The exposure of the
alleged corrupt methods of ex Mayor
Ames and his associates in Minneapo.
lis last fall caused a sensation all over
the country. The schemes of extortlon
from all classes of criminals. which
were laid to their charge and for col
fusion 10 which the doctors brother.
Fred Ames. who was the chief OF po-
lice of that city and who is now serv-
ofs 81 4 a wears