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E AND BANDITS Desperate Tray Resulting In Six Dead and Six Wounded. BURNED OUT OF BARRICADE DespePVts Gang of Mountaineers Defy Arrest and Battle to a Finish I Near Mlddlesboro, Kentucky. BIx men are dead and as many more are dying aa the result of a battle be tween officers from Mlddlesboro and mountaineers, says a special to the Knoxville (Tenn.) Journal and Tri bune from Its Mlddlesboro, Ky., corre spondent. The battle, which was one of tho most desperate affairs of Its kind In the history of mountain warfare, oc curred between 4 and 6 o'clock Wed nesday afternoon at Leo Turner’s 'Quarter House" saloon, 3 12 miles om Mlddlesboro. ast month Turner had some mules other goods levied on In payment or'a debt, and a few nights ago, It Is llegcd, he, with others, went to Vir ginia, where tho property had been ta ken, secured what was formerly his, and returned to tho "Quarter House." Wednesday Deputy Sheriff William Thompson summoned a posse of ten or fifteen men for tho purposo of ar resting Turner at his "Quarter House" saloon. The Louisville and Nashville refused to convey the officers to the saloon, and they walked through the mountains. Turner had heard that an attempt would be made to arrest him, and he and Ills men, fifteen In number, gave the officers a warm reception. I The saloon Is well suited for an at tack like this. It is built of huge logs and Is surrounded by a 30-foot fence. In which loop holes are cut, so that the Inmates can shoot outsiders. Tur ner's surrender was demanded. His reply was a round of shot. Char ley C. Cecil, of Mlddlesboro, was rid ing lo plain view of the Turner gang. Some one raised a window of tho leg dive and shot Cecil, whp fqll dead. Instantly the man at 1'^ window fell back, pierced by a half dosen bullets. Then the firing began Jn earnest, tho officers scattering and hiding be hind trees and rocks, and pouring a galling fire Into the mountain for tress. <n the fight John tioyle, a former railroad man, was badly wounded, per haps fatally, and Simon Dean, another ex-rallroadcr, was shot In the hand. The town men gathered closer •round Turner’s place, undaunted at the shots which whizzed aroiind them. As soon as Cecil was killed his com panions determined to burn Turner’s endezvous, and In the mklst of the itfe n fellow applied a torch to an exposed side of the building. A few minutes later tho building was In flames. Seceral of tho mountain eers enme to the window and were immediately shot down. Tho posse surrounded tho barrlcado, determined to let none escape. Lee Turner and several of his friends, how ever. In some manner escaped, and Is now at Mingo mines, eight miles from Mlddlesboro. Several of his men per ished In the flames. CHARLESTON REASSURED. President Wires Hopea of Vieltlng Exposition at Some Future Date. President Wagener, of the Charles ton Exposition Company, received the following dispatch from President Roosevelt Wednesday: "Groton, Mass., February 12.—Presi dent F. W. Wagener, Charleston.— Pleaso accept from Mrs. Roosevelt and uiyself and In behalf of thoso who would have accompanied u£ to tho ex position, hearty congratulations and gcod wishes. We look forward to the pleasure of visiting Charleston and the exposition at some future date.. (Signed.) “THEODORE ROOSEVELT." BIG BOWLDER SMASHES TRAIN. I Georgia.’.CullingS 'Seven Men Met Instant Death In Pe culiar Wreck—A Score More Are More or Less Injured. PRESIDENT IS JOYOUS. Returns to the White House From Anxious Visit to Groton. President Roosevelt returned to the white house Friday afternoon In a very happy frame of mind, after five anxious days at the bedside of his boy. In his home-boinlng the president had a chance to make three short rear car peech£s to, the crowd at Worcester, ~t and Providence, e assured the waiting hun- “Ted" was all right and ~ds. and In each case the as joyous as the presl ed vociferously. ufferln Dead. Dufferin, former Canada and ex- ead. He passed ndeboye Castle, succeeds him. New York. ge of Office, day, Dr. P. M. on general of on the duties of Seven mbn were killed and at least fourteen wero seriously Injured by a huge bowlder, weighing fifteen tons, crashing into the chhoose of a work train on the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf railroad twenty miles west of Little Rock, Ark., at 10 o'clock Fri day morning. The work train was headed west, the engine pushing six cars and a caboose. A3 It was passing along the track under the high bluffs bordering the river two miles west of little Maumelle, the crew saw a heavy rock rolling with awful velocity down the steep declivity, having been de tached from tho hillside by the rains. Tho train was going slowly, but was almost upon the rock when It struck the track. Engineer Nazor reversed his engine at once, but it was so close upon the obstacle that the train struck It with almost full force. The caboose wns at the head of the train, and was shivered Into splinters. Most of the men who were killed and Injured were In the caboose. There was a crew of fifty-four men, white and \olored, and they were go ing to a point further up tho road to clear a slight wreck. There were Just back of the caboose three carR ol sund, and many of the men were bu ried underneath the heap of sand which was thrown forward by the ter rific impact. Six men aro known to havo been killed outright. Three were left on tho scene and three wero removed to Little Rock on the train that was dispatched to the scene as soon as the news could be sent to tho city. Fifteen Injured wero carried to Little Rock and are now at St. Vin cent Infirmary. One of the most des perately Injured died on the way to tho hospital from the depot. It la believed there aro others killed or burled under tho sand at the sceno of the wreck, as there are several missing, and aa yet aro unaccounted for. A crow of workmen are clearing the wreck and looking for the bodies. FREIGHT8 IN COLLI8ION. Throe Men Killed, Others Injured and Cars Demolished. A special from Altoona, Pa., says: Three men killed, four probably fa tally and two seriously Injured, one freight train a completo wreck and an other nearly so, are the results of an accident Friday morning on the Penn sylvania railroad on the steep grade a few miles above tho Horseshoe curve. Control of the second eectlon of Us enstbound train was lost Roon after the other entered tho tunnel and two miles woBt of AllegrlppuR It crushed Into the rear of the first section. Ten cars, the caboose and two engines were completely wrecked. DUMONT’S BALLOON COLLAPSED. Flying Machine “Lands" Aeronaut In the 8ea, But Rescue Was Effected. A dispatch from Monaco, Franco says: 8antpB Duniont'B dirigible bal loon collapaed at sea Friday after noon, Dumont wns rescued unhurt. The aeronaut started at 2:30 p. m., and wns proceeding In the direction of Cape Mnrtln. When opposite the Ca- hlno at Monte Carlo n rent occurred In the balloon nnd In less than ten minutes all tho gas had escaped and the balloon fell Into the sea. Several boats, Including tho Prince of Monaco's launch, were following the balloon and Santos Dumont was rescued. The balloon sank. PHILANTHROPIST KILLS HIMSELF One-Time Wealthy Chicagoan Suicides to Hide Poverty. At Chicago Frldny Peter Duschwah, a pioneer real estate dealer, was found dead in his office. The body sat up right In a chair with the feet resting on a desk near by. When the door wns opened eight gas Jets were found to be open and the police therefore claim that Mr. Busch- wah committed suicide. The deceased at one time was possessed of a for tune, but of late years Is said to have given it away in charities he could 111- afford. VENABLE8 WIN SUIT, Government Must Pay Atlanta Firm 86,014.00 on a.Contract. Tho Venable Construction Company, In Its suit against the national gov ernment for ♦9 ,981.07 for fortification work on Tybee Island, done during tho latter nineties, was awarded $6,014.60 by Judge Newman In the federal court at Atlanta Tuesday. In November. IS96, when Captain Oberlln Carter wns the engineer in charge, the Venable Construction Com pany entered Into a contract with the government to build certain fortifica tion works known as gun emplace ment, for which they were never paid. TOLSTOI REPORTED DYING. World-Famous Reformer and Novelist Suffers Serious Relapse. A St. Petersburg cablegram states that Leo Tolstoi has suffered a relapse and is dying. According to a dispatch to the Asso ciated Press from London February 10 Count Toilstoi is suffering from heart failure and Inflammation of the lungs. O DEWEY. pology for German at Manll.-t Washington that a been forwarded to Prince Henry, of gh a warm personal It expresses the kindest per- nal regard and is in a way an apol- y from Germany to the admiral, rlnce Henry admits that the Ger- 16 made errors at Manila, and that ftalral Dewey was right and gctc4 ll lA *U things. TALKS ON GOOD) ROAD8. Convention at Charleston Well Attend ed 5y Exposition Patrons. The National Good Roads Conven tion began its sessions In Charleston Thursday. The exposition patrons listened to addresses on highway building and relative subjects by Martin Dodge, ot the department of agriculture at Washington: M. A. Hayes, of the Southern railway; E. L. Tessler, of the Charleston exposition, and W. W. froshv. at Baltimore, Brief Bat Interesting Summary of Happenings in the State. Warrenton Bank Closed. The Bank of Warrenton closed its doors Saturday morning and assigned for the benefit of creditors. Poor col lections are given as the cause of the failure. * * * Legislative Acts Printed. The acts of the legislature of 1901 have Just been completed by the pub lic printer and are now ready for dis tribution. They have been delayed somewhat and there has been a great demand for them. They will be fur nished by State Librarian Wellborn, at Atlanta, on receipt of cost price, which Is $1.25. • * • Will 8erve In Netw Prison. The new United States prison In At lanta has been designated as the pris on for convicts sentenced from the southern district of Georgia. This or der was made on the motion of Assist ant United States District Attorney Akerman. All of the defendants In trials now pending in the southern dis trict of the state will serve their sen tences In the Atlanta prison. * * * Meeting of Southern Educators. The date for the assembling of tho southern educational conference at Athens having been fixed for April 24, t.h#Mocal committee on arrangements has gone to work with much energy to prepare for the entertainment of the distinguished guests of the occasion. This committee has already been quite successful In securing homes for the educators and philanthropists. There will be about five hundred dele gates In attendance upon the confer ence, and of that number fully three hundred will be entertained in the homes of the citizens. • • * New Town Under Way. It Is said that a new town of somo little Importance Is being started near the postoffice known as Warden, on tho Jesup and Folkston branch of the Plant system. Two new stores are be ing built, one belonging to W. R. An derson, nnd the other to some Hebrew merchants of FolkHton. A new store has Just been finished there for War den, Carswell & Co. The O'Quinn Lumber Company, of Hickox, expect to move their sawmill to that point In a few days. ♦ * * 8trlke Threatened In Augusta. Much Interest is felt In Augusta ns to what the Textile union will do In regnrd to instructions from headquar ters to mnke a demand for a 10 par cent Increap.o In wnges. About a month ago a representative of the executivo board of the Nation al Textile Workers' union visited Au- giiRta nnd mills In thnt section on nn inspecting tour. In a Bpeoch ho said thnt In his report ho should advise that a demand for nn Increase In wages be made, n^i enforced with a strike If not conceded. It appears from the news received a day or two ago thnt he has made such a report, and thnt It has been adopted. * * ♦ Postoffice “Swiped" Bodily. Tho postoffice at HI gWheel, in Ir win county, Is Raid to havo been stol en boldly about 25 days ago. and on the day the office disappeared, Post master Hendry was also non est. He wns arrested later on, however. An examination was made by the officials | of the government and It was found that nearly all of the mall that had passed through the office for six months had been tampered with nnd that the postmaster had taken the con tents from numerous valuable pack ages, mostly money being sent by tur pentine hands to their people In other sections. ♦ * • To Push Work on Soldiers' Home. Work on the new Soldiers’ home building is to begin nt once, or Just ks soon as It Is possible for the con tractors to get to work. The committee had eleven bids be fore It from various contractors here and elsewhere, and accepted the low est and most .satisfactory, the figures ures being $22,775. This Is, if any thing, something less than the trus tees of the home expected to have to pay, since they had estimated they would have to pay about $24,000 or $26,000. Tho new building wilt be construct ed on the foundation of tho old one, a feature which resulted In considerable saving. It is to be of the gothic style of architecture, larger, handsomer and more commodious than tke old struc ture. There will be fifty rooms in all. with about a dozen offices and rooms for the officials and employes of the house. The home will bo lighted by gas, heated by steam, and will have running water throughout. The trustees expect to have the new building completed within about four or five months, so that the old soldiers can return to It probably about mid summer. The trustees request all those who have subscribed to the home to remit their subscriptions to the treasurer, Amos Fox. as soon as possible. Many have not yet paid their subscriptions, and every cent of the money is needed just as soon as it can be had. • * * Witham’s Name Not Mentioned. The name of W. S. Witham was not mentioned in the suit recently insti tuted by J. B. McCrary against the Merchants’ and Farmers’ bank of Ten- nille, as has been recently published in connection with certain papers. The allegations were to the effect that some one who went to the bank and took from a private drawer where the papers of Mr. McCrary were kept some stock of the East Atlanta Land Company. It has been published that Mr. With am, president of the bank, took the papers from Mr. McCrary’s drawer. The bill does not state that Mr. With am took the papers nut, but only that "some one of the officers of the bank opened the private drawer of McCra ry without authority and took the said stock therefrom and that the bank Is seeking to sell It for an Indebtedness claimed to be due to itself." * * • Gates Awarded Georgia Land. Judge Webb, at LaCrosse, WIs., has given his decision In the case tried there of J. L. Gates, of Milwaukee, against John Paul and other million aires associated with him in buying southern timber lands. Mr. Gates, with Mr. Paul, In 1895 bought 700,000 acres of timber in Georgia and Florida. It was turned over to a corporation of northern capitalists', known as the East Coast Land Company, of which Mr. Paul Is a member. The land has since increased marvelously In value. Judge Webb held that he was entitled to one-sixth interest, as commission. In two’ tracts of 26,00<Tacres and 122,000 acres, respectively. The commission allowed amounts to $167,000. * * ■* Roads Ready For Conference. The Atlanta and West Point Rail road Company has finally accepted the state’s depot proposition, and will Join with the other roads In occupying a new union station in Atlanta when the state builds one. The letter from President Wickersham was the last to be received by Governor Candler from the railroads. Now all of the lines have been heard from. The letters from President Spencer, of the South ern, and Major Hanson, of the Cen tral, were rather Indefinite, but the communications from General Mana ger T. K. Scott, of flie Georgia, Presi dent J. W. Thomas, of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, and President Charles A. Wickersham, of the Atlanta and WeHt Point, were positive answers. NEXT GEORGIA 8TATE FAIR. Will Be Held In Valdosta—Savannah Was Outbid For the Honor. Valdosta won in the contest with Savannah for the next Georgia state fair before the executive committee of tho Stnte Agricultural Society at Its meeting In Atlanta, and the exhi bition of the state’s products next fall will he made In the former city. Both cities had committees to np- pear before the executive committee, and the struggle for the honor was an Interesting one. Valdosta made the best offer, however, and without giv ing her rival a chance to make an other bid, the committee knocked the fair down to that elf?. Another notable feature of the meet ing was tho Induction into office, of Hon. Dudley Hughes, of Twiggs coun ty, the newly elected president of tho State Agricultural Society. VALET ROBBED MISS GOULD. Hired Man “Swiped” Property Aggre gating $10,000 In Value. Daniel Donovan, known to Miss Helen Gould ns John O’Neill, her sec ond butler, was arraigned In a police court at New York Thursday and pleaded guilty to having robbed Miss Gould's residence. He was formally charged with stealing a combination opera and marine glass valued at $50, but Captain Titus, of the detective bureau, thinks he may have stolen as much as $10,000 worth of property. The robbery took place while Miss Gould wns away on her recent tour of the west. The police have recov ered many valuable articles. STUDENTS OBJECT TO BOOKER. Kick on Selection cf Negro as Com mencement Day Orator. The selection of Booker T. Wash ington as commencement day orator for the University of Nebraska next June was announced at Lincoln Thurs day evcnlug by Chancellor Andrews. The Invitation was sent Professor Washington by the faculty and his ac ceptance was received four days ago. A number of members of the senior class, which has a voice In tho choice of an orator, announced their opposi tion to the selection of a negro, and may make a protest at a meeting of the class which has been called to UlRciiRR the mutter ATLANTA WELCOMES CLUB. Cook County Democrats Are Royalty Entertained in Georgia Capital. Amid the blare of two large bands and two big drum corps and lusty cheers sent up from thousands of en thusiastic throats the Cook County Democratic Club of Chicago arrived in Atlanta. Ga., Thursday afternoon. Never was any political organization given such a warm welcome as the. Chicago democrats received upon their arrival in the Gate City of the South. All the streets leading to the union depot were thickly crowded with people anxious to extend a hearty welcome. STAR CHAMBER ME (HODS. is Accusation Hurled at Mr. Lodge By Mr. Patterson. A sharp clash occurred In the sen ate Wednesday between Mr. Lodgo and Mr. Patterson over the admission of representatives of the press to the Investigation which the Philippines committee is conducting. The Colo rado senator desired that all newspa per men be admitted to the hearings, declaring that as now conducted they were of a star chamber character. SCAFFOLD BUILDERS ARRESTED. Responsibility for Death of Three Painters Charged to Workmen. Three arrests were made in Atlanta, Ga.. Tuesday in connection with the accident in the Eiseman building which caused the death of three paint ers. Those arrested were William Flindt, the foreman, and J. W. Ball and W. R. Elmore* two of tho carpenters who built the scaffold which caused the accident. Flindt and Ball were later released I on ball. They made a statement de- * nying any responsibility for the scaf fold breaking. WILL SEE ROOSEVELT Baer Representative Is Sent Over From The Hague. BEARS LETTER FROM KRUGER In Person, Dr. Mueller Will Hard This Document to the President. Boers to Begin Campaign Here Among Us. A cable dispatch from Brussels, Belgium, says: The plan of campaign drawn up by Dr. Mueller, the former consul of the Orange Free State in Holland, who is now on his way to New York with dispatches from the Boer delegates in Europe to President Roosevelt, Includes the formation of two standing committees, one more or less political, to Include the pro- Boer senators and representatives and other prominent men who, It is claimed, have already promised their co-operation. The other and larger body will be chiefly concerned In the •collection and forwarding of money for the Boer cause. Tho Boers In Brussels allege that there has been considerable difficulty heretofore in accounting for all the money subscribed, and that not all of Jt has reached Its destination. Dr. Mueller will be president of the finance committee and will remain In the United States so long as neces sary. He Is entrusted with a letter from Mr. Kruger to President Roose velt, tho Joint production of Dr. Leyds and the other Boer delegates, but which Mr. Kruger approved and signed. Dr. Mueller Is charged to personally hand this letter to President Roose velt, whose permission to publish It will be asked. After a discussion, In whiclT the ■opinion of the Boer delegates was considerably divided, Mr. Kruger and Dr. Leyds convinced the others that It was not wise, in Tlew of tho reply •of the British minister, Lord Lans- ■downe, to the note of the Netherlands ■on the subject of peace In South Af rica, to make overtures to Great Brit ain to open telegraphic communica tion with the Boer leaders In the field. WHITE AND YELLOW ALLIANCE. John Bull and Japanese Government Form Friendly Compact That Causes Great Surprise. An Important parliamentary paper was Issued at London Tuesday night giving the terms of a practlcaal alli ance between Great Britain and Japan for the preservation of China and Ko- i ea. The paper covers a dispatch sent by Lord Lanadowne, the secre tary of state for foreign affairs, Jan uary 30, to the British minister at To- klo, Sir Claude M. MacDonald, nnd comprises a signed copy of the agreo- mcn t. In explanation tho papers say the agreement may be regarded ns an out come of the events of tho past two years. Throughout the boxer troubles Great Britain and Japan had been in close and uninterrupted communica tion and actuated by similar views. "Wo each desire," says Lord Laus- dowue, "that the integrity and Inde pendence of the Chinese empire should be preserved nnd that there should be no distui banee of the terri torial status quo, either In China or tho adjoining regions.” The agreement Is signed by Lord Lansdowne and Baron Hayashl, tho Japanese minister to Great. Britain. These ministers so well kept the secret that the paper issued nfter par liament had adjourned for the night, announcing tho first important alli ance between a western and a yellow race, comes as a startling surprise to tho public, and although the Idea of an alliance with Japan is likely to meet with general approval, tho out come of this sensational departure- will bo anticipated with no llttlo anx iety. It Is regarded as a direct move against Russia GEORGIA ROAD ACCEPTS. Assents Without Conditions to State Depot Proposition. Upon his return to Atlanta from Charleston Wednesday Governor Can dler found awaiting him a letter from General Manager T, K. Scott, of the Georgia railroad, accepting the state’s proposal with reference to the building of a new depot on the state's property in Atlanta. The Georgia railroad accepts the state's proposal practically uncondi tionally. The only provisions aro the formal ones relating to the acceptance by the other roads. GREAT IS THE LIBERTADOR. Revolutionary “Tub" Sinks a Vene zuelan Gun Boat. A dispatch from Willemstadt, Island of Curacoa, says: A schooner which communicated Tuesday with the Vene zuelan revolutionary steamer LIberta- dor, confirms the report that the lat ter sank the Venezuelan gunboat Gen eral Crespo, recently near Cumarebo. The captain and crew of the Crespo are prisoners on board the Libertador. WIFE DID THE SHOOTING. Supposed Dying Policeman Explodes “Theory” of Atlanta Detectives. Policeman James M. Duncan, in the Grady Hospital at Atlanta, has made a full statement about his wife shoot ing him between the eyes Saturda- night. He became conscious Monda morning and was able to talk. H said his wife did the shooting and nc his son, and he also says the she was fired by Mrs. Duncan after shi bad threatened to kill him. POWERS ARE SULL GROWLING |o Regard to Their Attitude Toward Your Uncle Sam Before the Hispano-Amerlcan War. A Washington special says: In view of the statements and contradic tions, more or less of an official nature, coming from the principal European capitals respecting the attitude of the powers individually toward the United States Just preceding the Spanlsh- Amerlcan war, officials at the capital feel a natural reluctance to being drawn Into the controversy, and It is with difficulty that official statements may be had on this subject. One fact remains, namely, that the European ambassadors and ministers In Washington called upon President McKinley April 7, 1S98, In the effort to prevent war. The matter now In controversy is what happened after that call and the question at issue is as presented in the latest phase of the European dis patches, did Lord Pauncefote under take to secure the support of the other European powers in an attempt to for cible restraint upon the United States? Lie Given to Germany. A London dispatch says: The un der secretary for the foreign office, Lord Cranborne, replying In the house of commons Tuesday to a question of Henry Norman, liberal, who asked whether tho government’s attention had been called to the statement In the German press, and alleged to have received official confirmation at Ber lin, to the effect that Great Britain, April 14, 1898, through her ambassa dor at Washington, Lord Pauncefote, proposed a fresh note, In which the powers should declare that Europe did not regard tho armed Intervention of the United States In Cuba as justifia ble, and that in consequence of Ger many’s refusal to accept this proposal, the step was abandoned, said: “No. sir. Her late majesty's govern ment never proposed through her maj esty’s ambassador or otherwise any declaration adverse to the action of the United States In Cuba. On the contrary, her late majesty’s govern ment declined to assent to any such proposal." Lord Cranborne’s answer to Mr. Nor man was received with rounds of ap plause. Mr. Norman later said to a reprisen- tativc of the Associated Press: “I am perfectly satisfied, and of course implicitly believe that state ment of the British ministers." John Redmond, Irish leader, com mented on Lord Cranborne’s state ment as follows: “That the feeling which existed In Americn that England did so much for the United States at the time of tlie war is all humbug. To my personal knowledge the majority of flic mem bers of the house of commons were strongly anti-American in those days. I have no doubt Germany has evidence to prove her assertions.” SAFES WERE FIREPROOF. Vast Sums Are Recovered From Ruins In Paterson, N. J. Money and securities said to amount to $3,000,000 were recovered from the two huge vaults under the miss of the Frist National hank at Paterson, J. J., Monday afternoon. Books, papers, bullion and paper money were found uninjured. Guarded by files of sol diers with fixed bayonets, the treas ure was conveyed to the Paterson savings Institution In a two-horse dray. Buried beneath the mins of the city hall were found tho safes which be longed to the comptroller’s office and In these also the papers, legal docu ments and public records were found unharmed. The safes of the Passaic Water Company, under the ruins of the building, which stood at Nos. 107 and 109 Washington street, were de stroyed by the fire and the only part of their contents recovered was $590 in silver. Conservative opinion Is now inclined to cut $2,000,000 from the aggregate loss of $10,000,000 given out Immedi ately after the conflagration, and $8,- 000,000 probably will be accepted final ly as the actual cost of the fire. It was stated Tuesday that the insur ance amounted to between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. Statement Showing Their Value for the Month of January. The monthly statement of the im ports and exports of the United States for January, 1902, shows as follows: Merchandise imports. $79,426,146; Increase as compared with January, 191, $10,000,000: exports, $126,023, 217; decrease. ST.300.000. Gold imports, $1,404,787; decrease, $2,800,000; exports. $1,973,675; de crease, $6,300,000. Silver imports, $2,127,681; decrease, $1,000,000; exports, $4,509,213; de crease. $280,000. TUSCALOOSA’S LIQUOR SALES. January Report of Dispensary Busi ness Made Public. The dispensary at Tuscaloosa, Ala., has made its first monthly report be fore the mayor and aldermen. The total cash sales for the month of January were $6,789.65. The largest (lav’s sales were $547.45, on January 25, the smallest day’s sales being Jan nary 1, $91.10, or an average daily- sales for the month of $25,1.47. Solons Kill Fertilizer Scheme. In the South Carolina senate Thurs day night, after a hot debate, it was decided that the state do not go into he fertilizer business. It was pro posed to setablisb a plant costing $300,000 and operate it with convicts. To Dredge Pensacola Harbor. The United States dredge, General J. B. Comstock, sailed’from Galveston or Pensacola Thursday to comply >vith her contract for dredging the harbor there. UNCERTAIN IS TAFT Civil Governor of Philippines Short on Suggestions. IS PUZZLED OYER SITUATION Tells Senate Committee That He Keel* ly Don’t Know What Is Beet Government Policy For the Islande. ...< A Washington special says: The hearing of Governor Taft on the Phil ippine question by the senate com mittee Saturday on the Philippines began with a series of questions by Senator Petterson in regard to the fit ness of Filipinos for Jury duty. Mr. Patterson asked whether the native population on which the voting fran chise is bestowed could not be trust ed to do jury duty. The governor re plied In the negative, saying they are so used to corruption in the adminis tration of justice that they could not be trusted. Referring to the petition of the fed eral party, Governor Taft said all the cases of imprisonment referred to there were for military and civil of fenses. Practically there are no civil prosecutions for political offenses at this time. Governor Taft said that the original draft of the federal party platfflrm had been submitted to the commission, and that the declaration for statehood was then more explicit than was ultimately adopted. "My recollection,” he said, "is that we said to the representatives of the party that this must be far In the fu ture, and that we could make no prom ise one way or another.” "Is not the commission responsible for the formation of the federal par ty?" asked Senator Dubois. "No, It was not," Governor Taft re sponded. Senators Patterson, Carmarck and Culberson asked numerous questions, based upon the merorial of the federal party calculated to bring out Governor Taft’s idea as to what, if any, promise should he made to the Filipinos In the way of government for the future. Replying to nn Inquiry from Mr. Pat terson as to the denunciation In the memorial of a colonial form of govern ment, Governor Taft said the memo rialists mean just what they say, that they favor ultimate statehood. Replying to Mr. Carmack as to the wisdom of making the Philippines an Integral part of the United States, the witness said the condition In the Phil ippines today Is such that the restruc- ton of the constitution of. the United States cannot he safely extended to those Islands. Governor Taft advocated the estab lishment of a stable government for the present, with the understanding that at some time In the future the Americans and the Filipinos could reach an agreement as to what should he done In the way of government, or in maintaining relations; “but.” he said, “whether tho islands should have their independence, whether they should be given a quasi Independence or whether they should be made a state of the union is so far In the fu ture that I have reached no conclusion. "The great evil of the present tlmo with references to the Philippines la the current discussion of their future so loftg before that can be fixed.” Replying to a question by Senator Carmack, he said he would not favor a promise even of a form of government such as is given to the territories of the United States. He also said he was opposed to extending the constitution to those Islands. In reply to a number of questions by Senator MeComas, based upon the democratic substitute for the Philip pine tariff bill, Governor Taft 6aid that to turn the government of the archipel ago over to the Filipinos as therein proposed would, in his opinion, result In anarchy. He had no doubt, however, that tbs Filipinos could form a government as they had done under Aguinaldo. RABID RACE PREJUDICE. Whitecaps In Indiana Notify Farmer* Not to Hire Negroes. At Wheatland, Ind., there is a negro settlement. The negroes work for white farmers. All are quiet and In offensive. but there Is a prejudice against them. The folowing notices, signed “Fire Bugs,” were found posted and have produced a sensation: “Notice is hereby given that any man who employs negro labor after the 1st of March, or harbors, leases pr rents lands to any negro, their houses will be burned after the 1st day of April.” STONE RANSOM PAID. Question of Old Lady’s Liberation $till a Matter of Conjecture. The state department has received cable advices confirming the report’ that the ransom money for Miss Stone has been paid to the brigand captors. It is not known when her r (’ease will occur, but it is understood that the brigands have made a condition that they shall have a period of a week or ten days in which to make sure of their safe retreat before the prisoner is delivered up. GAGE IS OFFERED JOB. United States Trust Company Wants Him For Its Head. It was reported w-ith authority l*Tl- nancial circles at New York that the presidency of the United States Trust Company, of that city, had been offer ed to Lyman J. Gage, and that he would accept.