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PORTO iiiUD BILL PASSED j Senate Voted 40 to 31 For thi | Amended Measure. rocc TDAnr AMFNnMFNTS I flfiT ? n?_u i iini/L niiiknvi.ib,! iv - . w . IMii Kepublicans Recorded in the Xega, tiT? ? Last Day's Debate Attracted Ilanj People ? Speaker* For anil Acalnnt the Bill?Scheme of Govern* meat Proposed for the Island. Washington*, D. C. (Special).?By a ma- : Jority of nine votes tho Porto Rico bill. Including tho provisions for a tariff and for a temporary form of government, wa? passed by the Senate, just a3 it wa< eompleted by tfce committee of which Mr. Foraker is chairman. The vote stood 4C to SI. A magnificent audience occupied the galleries when the bill was passed, 'having attended the session to hear the speeches and witness the proceedings al the critical hoar. The speeches which preceded the vote? were by Senators Mason, Culberson, Clay. Teller, Bacon, Wellington and Lindsay ic opposition to the bill, and Foraker, Boss. Stewart and Qallinger in support of it. There were three roll calls in couneotioc With the bill. The Qrst was on the Davit amendment, contemplating free trade, by making Porto Rico one of the internal revJ* * -?-? .1... Ofofaa This nne uisiriuis ui mo vuitw - resclted In Us defeat by a vote of 10 to 30 Senators Davis, Mason, Nelson, Proctor Simon, Wellington and Heitfeid votino with the Democrats In favor of the amend meat. The next vote was on Senator Nalson's absolute free trade amendment, whish was defeated by a vote of 41 to 29. Tbe .loss ol one vote in favor of free trade on thi< | amendment was caused by Senator Daniel, who voted with the Republicans against It. j The vote on tbe final passage of the bill resulted in yeas 40 and nays 31, as follows: j Yia.8.?Messrs. Allison. Baker, Bard, Car* i ter, Chandler, Clark (Wyoming), Cullom, Deboe, Depew, Fairbanks.Foraker, Foster, Frye, Galllnger, Gear, Hanna, Hansbrougb, Hawley, Jones (Nevada), Kean, Kyle, Lodge, McBrlde, McComas, McMillan, Penrose, Terkins, Piatt (Connecticut), Piatt (New York), Pritchard, Quarles, Ross, Scott, 8ewell, Shoup, Spooner, Stewart, Tbur3ton, Wetmore, Wolcott?40. NAts.?Messrs. Alien, Bacoti, Bate.Berry, Clark (Montana), Clay, Coclcrell, Culberson, Daniel, Davis (Rop.),Harris, Heitfeid, Jones (Arkansas), Kenney, Lindsay, McLaurie, Martin, Mason fRep.), Money, Morgan, Nelson (Rep.), Pettus, Proetor. Simon (Hep.), Sullivau, Taliaferro, Teller, Tillmau, Turley, Yost, Wellington (Rep.)?31. The bill as passed consists of thirty-nine sections. Sectiou 1 makes the act apply to Porto Rico and its adjacent islnuds ana waters. Section 2 exteuds to Porto Rico the tariff rates of the Unitod States on all Imports from foreign countries, besides five ents a pound on all coffee. Section 3 imposes on goods Imported from th*J United States iuto Porto Rlco and from Porto Rico into the United States fifteen per cent, of existing tariff rates. Section 4 providos that the duties and taxes collected In Porto Rlco shall not be covered into the general fund of the Treasury, but shall be held as a separate fund nd shall be placed at the disposal of the President to bo used for the government and benefit of Porto Rico until otherwise provided by law. As soon as a civil government for Porto Rico is organized in accordance with the provisions of this act all daties and taxes iu Porto Rico collected under the act shall be paid iuto the Treasury of Porto Rico. 8ection 5 fixes the capital of Porto Rico at San Juac. Section 6 recognizes the Inhabitants as citizens of Porto Rico and as entitled to the protection of the United 8tates. Sectiou 7 recognizes the Jaws and ordinances of Porto Rico so far as they are sot inconsistent with the statutory laws of the United States. Section 8 directs the Commissioner of Kavlgation to make regulations for the na tionauzation 01 vcssois owuou uy wo inhabitants of Porto Rico on April II, 1809, and still owned by them, and their admission to the coastiug trade o! the United States. Section 9 provides for the establishment of quarantine stations. Section 10 provides for the substitution of American coins for those of I'orto Rico. Section 11 directs the payment of the expenses of the Porto Rico Government out of its own revenues. Section 12 extends to Porto Rico the statutory laws of the United States not locally inapplicable, except internal revenue laws. Section 13 gives to the legislative authority power to amend or repeal any existing law. Section 14 renquires all judicial processes to run In the same of the United States of America, and It requires all officials to take un oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the laws of Porto Rico. Section 15 defines the powers and duties of the Governor of Porto Rico. Section 16 provides for the appointment by the President for four years of a Secretary, Attorney-General, Treasurer, Auditor, Commissioner of thelnterior. Commissioner of Education aud five other persons to constitute an Executive Council. At least five of them are to be native lnhabi tants of Porto Rico. Sections 17 and 18 prescribe th* dutios of the Secretary. Sections 19 to 24 prescribe the duties of the . Attorney-General, Treasurer, Auditor, Commissioners of the Interior and of Edueatlon, and the other live members of the Executive Council. Section 25 vests legislative powers in two bouses, the ExeeutlveCouncll and a House of Delegates consisting ot thirty-five members elected biennially. Sectiou 26, 27, 28 and 29 apply to the election of delegates and define the legislative authority. 8ection *)1 to 35 regulate the judlotary of the island. The Chief Jpstice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court and Xarsliai are to be appointed by the President and the Judges of the District Courts by the Governor. Section 34 directs that the salaries of all officials shall be paid out of the revenues of Porto Rico, and fixes the salaries of the officials herein mentioned. 8ectlon ?C provides that no export duties hall ha Ipvifvl or cnilnntAil on BTnnrt.a i from Porto Rico; but that taxes and assessments oa property and license fees way be imposed by act of the Legislative Assembly. Section 37 provide* for a Resident Commissioner to the (Jutted States, who shall be entitled tr> official recognition by all departments. He must be a bona flde citizen of Porlo Rico,thirty years of apre, and must read and write the English language. Seotlon 38 provides for a commission of three members, one at least a native citizen oJ Porto Rico, to be appointed by the President to compile and revise the laws o. Porto Rico. Section 39 makes the act tak* effect on May 1, 1900. Died at the A?e of 103. Mrs. Mary Cleary Hyland died at hei home in Orange, N. J., of old age. Hei brother and niece, who lived with her, say that she wis 103 years old, having beeu born in Kings County, Ireland, and coming to this country when quite youne. She was married in 1H50 to Jiernard Hvlaud who die.i llfteeu years ago. Mrs. Hylan^ baoame totally blind a year ago. A Chicaco Theatre Burned. Tbe Columbia Theatre in Chicago aa<l the Iroquois Club were burned, with a total IojS of $!'"),100. The Labor World. Depew N. Y., machinists now get J2.40 r. day. The coal carriers of Paterson, N. J., have formed a union. Lockport, N. Y., paperhangers hav*: organized a union. Granite c-uttera all over the country now work only eight hours a day. Laborers in the tobacco districts of Cub3 are receiving $4 per day In American money. The Grain Shovelers' Union, at Buffalo, N. Y.t has acoepted the Lake Carriers' new ystem of handling grain. Most of the English rallwiys have agreed lo keep places open for employes who ar* I Lit the South African war. ""HE PHILIPPINE REVOLT General Otia's Summary of the Result of the Military Campaign. The Insurgents Have Lost 2879 H?d. 3051 Rifles and 165 Camion Since January 1. Washinoton. D. C. CSpecial).?Genera. Otis hii9 cabled to the War Department, probably with a view to correcting erroneous impressions that exist in this countrj as to the state of the insurrection in th Philippines, a summary of the result of the development ot the campaign since the calendar year. His figures go Tar towarc offsetting the belief that exists in som< quarters that since the adoption of guer rllla methods of warfare the insurgents have inflicted substantial loss upon Ameri can arras in comparison with the punish ment which they have themsolves received A significant senteuco in the report differentiates insurgents and iadrones, showing that Otis hits taken cognizance of the fact that a considerable number ot the hostiles are not soldiers under the rules ol war, and may not expect the same treatment. The report, which is dated Manila, April 3, is as follows: "Since January 1, 124 skirmishes in Philippines havo been reported, mostly vers slight affairs. Our casualties were 3 officers and 73 enlisted meu killed, 13 officers J and 1;U men wounueu. msucgoui ??. ( I ladroue loss lu killed and left ou Held, 1426; CRptared, mostly wounded, 1453; small [ arms secured, 3051; pieces of artillery, 165; large captures of other Insurgent property. I A number of important insurgent officers are surrendering, and tlie situation is gradually becoming more puciflc." In reply to a cable message received by the War Department recently from General Otis, asking for authority to enlist native Filipino musicians iu the various .regimontal bands in the islands, AdjutantGeneral Corbln has sent the following: "Secretary of War authorizes enlistment of competent native musicians in regimental bands." Johu C. Dates has peacefully accupled Surlgao, Cagayan, Iligan, and Slisimls, in the island of. Mindanao. A number of rifles and cannon were captured. The presence of the gunboats YorktowJ, Manila and Fanay prevented resistance at Cagayan. Insurgent atrocities in Cagayan and Camarlnes Provinces continue. Span(liiinamnn iinrl natives have been Ili&ViJ) ? _ murdered. Tbe work of the signal corps ot the array in the PliilipRlue Islands ha3 been excel-lent. The corps has handled an average ol 2500 dispatches each day since the American army landed at Manila. KILLED CHILDREN AND HERSELF. Owed the Grocer $1.06 and the Womar Could Oet No Mori Credit. Rochb3teb, N. Y. (Special).?Because she could get do more credit at a grocery atore, Mrs. Catherine Meyer, wife ot 'a driver, killed hor two ohlldren, a daughter, three years old, and a son, one year old, by throwing them into a cistern under the floor of the kitchen. ' >' J, She then threw herself into the cistern. Mrs. Meyer left a note addressed to her relatives. It was written incoherently, but said she owed a grocery bill of 91.00, and fh.it- t-hA irrAnnr had refused to trust her for tiny more. The letter said nothing atoat committing suicide. FIRE IN OHIO PENITENTIARY. ' Large Building Bnrned While 2300 Prii> oner* Were In Their Cell*. Columbus, Ohio (Special).?The largo three-story building within the walls of the Ohio Penitentiary, oocapled by boltmanufacturlng shop3, was destroyed by Are, entailing a loss of over $100,000. The Are Is supposed to have originated on the third floor from a spark. The Are occurred after supper, and the 2200 prisoners were locked In their .cells. The State's loss is estimated nt $40,000, with no insurance. The Columbus Bolt Works' loss is estimated at $60,000 to $100,000, with $50,000 insurance. WOMEN'S TICKET BEATEN. Hen Regain Control of Beattie Kan^ <? V?, nt Prohibition. Topeka,' Kan. (Special).?The elect/oa [oroity officers in th^ town of ueattie Marshall County, was a contest between men and women, and the men won. The ticket composed entirely of women was elected a year at?o. The women officers, headed by Mrs. Elizabeth Totten, Mayor, were candidates for re-election. The men rebelled against strict prohibition enforced by the women, ?nd the men's ticket was elected with the exception of n J clerk, one councilman and the marshal. The latter is a man. I DEWEY AND THE PRESIDENCY. The Admiral'* View* About the "Iflcheal Honor in the Nation'* Gift." New York Citt (Special).?Admiral Qtorge Dewey, according to announce meats in the New York Herald aud world, is willing to be a candidate for President. He authorizes the World to announce to the American people that after mature re> flection and in response to the earnest entreaties from all parts of the country his former decision not under any circumstances to run for the Presidency is r<* scinded. Nebraska Bank Ordered Clnieri. The State Bank of Cambridge, Neb., wasclosed on orders of the State Banking Board. The capital of the bank is $12,500 and its deposits 440,000. An acumuiation of bad paper is given as the cause of the failure. General Joubert's Dying Willi, President Kru^er said in public at Pre toria, South African Republic, tnac tue iasi expressed desire of the Iato Commandant General Joubort wa9 that he 3hould be succeeded as Commandant General by Loul' Botha. 1812 Pensioner Head. j Aunt Emily Bennett, the oldest citizen o Plaimleld and the last 1812 pensioner it I Wiudham County, Conn., died after a long illness aged eighty-nine. Imperial Pout In Germany* All the private postal companies in Ger many have been abolished and the Jrn perlal Post has taken their plaoe through out the empire. British Paymaster Gone. It is announced at Vancouver, B. C. that Paymaster Clark of the British North Pacific Squadron has disappeared. Coincident with his golug away Is the loss 01 $25 000 belonglug to the navy of Great Britain. Clark 1s said to have como from i most excellent English family. Ho had beeu prominent for many mouths la tbt social life of Vancouver. The Plague In New South Wale*. The bubonic plague lu New South Wales ] is spreading. There have been .sevent; ; cases aud twenty deaths. The quarantine : !U?a ha-; been changed. Prominent People. Governor RooseveU i9 to spend his nes j vacation on a shooting trip in Maine. General Lord Kitchener is an Irishman J \jy birth; his father was an Englishman. Former Vice-President Adlai E. Stevensor j js to make a trip to Hawaii aud the Philip | pine3. j Governor Smith, of Vermont, Is an mxj part shot and very fond of bunting biy game. The Earl ot Minto, Governor-General ol Canada, hunts, shoots and fishes in his leisure time. Ipeaker Henderson, of the House, told the Convention of Labor representatlvei that be had always favored eight hours foi a day's work i < pi VISITS Bail An Immense Throne Welcomes the British Sovereign to Dublin, OUAINT CEREMONY AT THE GATE. Queen Victoria Drives Through Miles of Cheering Spectators?A Stately Scene With Reproduction of Old Time Ceremony at the Citj Gates? Not One Uu- J toward Incident. Dublin (By Cable).?For the flr9t time since 1361?tlilrty-nine years?Queen Vic- j toria landed oa the soli of Ireland a few days ago. Despite the rain cf the previous day splendid weather greeted the debarkation from the royal yacht and only a slight shower later In the day marred the occasion. The crowds were Immense, and not a discordant note wa3 heard on any side. Nothing except cheers and "God Save the Queen" filled the air from Kingstown to the Vice-Regal Lodge in Dublin. At the Vice-Regal Lodge Earl and Coun- ! tess Cadogan, who had met the royal party at Kingstown, but had taken a special train back, not joining in the procession, welcomed the sovereign to their Irish home. No sooner had the Queen arrived at the Vice-Regal Lodge and had lunch than she drove out again In Phoenix Park, being cheered constantly along the line. It is understood that she expressed herself, as j . . '*. * \ . i ' CONVENTION HALL, KANSAS wonderfully pleased with the reception and as having suffered no fatigue. Before landing the Queen, who looked remarkably well, a9ked for a bunch of shamrocks. v Tbese were obtained, and throughout the day she wore them pinned upon her breast. The most Interesting ceremony of the day took place at the city limits, where an ancient gate and castle towers had been reproduced for the occasion. On the city side were the Lord Mayer and Council In their scarlet robes, the mace-bearers in blueaad silver, and several hundred of the DOSC-Known insa, wao were proviuou wnu seats on the stands. Thousands of spectators eagerly awaited the coming of the Queen. Shortly before her arrtvul the Pursuivant-at-Arms, wear. ing fL gorgeous cape of Royal Heraldry, galloped up to the Lord Mayor and asked pernwion for the entrance of the Queen. Gravely, and In quaintly worded terms of cportesy, the Lord Mayor granted the request. Baok galloped the Pursqlvant-acArms, the gate banging behind htm. Although the aged beefeaters, rigged out lor the occasion with costumes from the Cfetety Theatre, could scarcely totter ' around, the Whole scene was a counterpart of a sixteenth century play. Then from the ramparts of the gate came a fanfare of trumpets. The Queen was lu sight. Out npon a soarlet cloth, laid Raleigh-like upon the muddy road, stepped | the Lord Mayor and the Corporation, their robes glowing In the bright sunshine and their wands and maces flashing brilliantly. The gate creaked open. The Earl of Denbigh rode through, and then came the Life Guards. Behind them were carriages containing the Home Secretary, Sir Matthew Whlte-Rldley, the Duchesa of Connaught and her daughters, accompanied by members of the court and attended by mounted querrles, and then more Life n.iof.io Finally, amid almost perfect silence, save for tbe echo of chsers und cries of "God save ttie Queen?" from outside the city limits, oame the Queea herself. The moment Her Majesty passed the sate enthusiasm broke loose; bands played, men cheerod, shouted and sang, all,bare!ieaded, and the women waved their handkerchiefs and struggled to Ret a better view, many of them even weeping. In the five minutes when the Queen wa* receiving and answerinr the address of welcome there was scarcely a lull in the frantic cheering from the crowds. Frequently Her Majesty nodded. In fact, she soaroely ceased uodding during the entire nine-mile drive. After the Lady Mayoress had presented a banquet to the Queen the prooesslon moved on. In the evening tbe Queen, through Sir Arthur Blgge, her private secretary, sent to the Lord Mayor a message saying that she was not over-fatigaed by the morning's drive and bad been deeply touched and gratified by the welcome 3he had re celved. The message olOsed as roliows: "Her Majesty looks forward with much pleasure to her stay la Ireland." SHOT AT PEIWCK OF WALKS. Belgian 'Tooth Fired Twice at Him iu Brniaelf Station. Bbosskls,"Belgium (By Cable").?Juat as the Prluce of Wales's train, bearing him to .Copenhagen for the purpose of atteurtiog the celebration of King Christian's birthday, was.puttlng out of the Northern Station a sljteen-year-old tinsmith named Slpldo sprang upon the footboard of the carriage and flred two shots through the wludow at the Prlnee. Neither shot took effect. Slpldo was Immediately arrested'. His pockets were found to be fall of Anarchistic literature. Slpldo said he wanted to kill the Prince of Wales "because lie caused thousands of men to be slaughtered iu South Africa." The Prince of Wales appeared Quite unaffected by the Incident. He asked whether the revolver was loaded, and on being informed in the affirmative, smiled acid I begged that the culprit might not be treated too severely. Cliaied With Hon* Thleron. Bicycle thieves reoeived a severe blow in the Court of General Sessions at Columbia, S. C. Wheels have been stolen with great frequeuoy In the city. Whttu captured heretofore the thieves h^.ve be?n taken before u magistrate uud havb escaped with thirty .days oa the chain gang, but a newspaper man who caught a thief had him sent to the higner caurt. Tuo mau pleaded guilty and Judge lieunet announced that he classed bicycle and norse stealing in the sainecategory because both could be ridden, and sentenced the criminal to Ave years' imprisonment at hard" labor. rn..(yroiam a.. If ottmn The Republican Sixteenth District Con-igresslonal Convention at Beliaire, Ohio, renominated the Hon. J. J. Olll by acclamation for Congress. Congressman James H. Southard of Toledo, Ohio, was nominated for Congress for the fourth time. John Dalzell was renominated unanimously toe Congress at Pittsburg, Penn., by the Republicans of the Twenty-second district. Ambassador Tower Owning Home. Charlemagne Tower, the United States Ambassador at St. Pisttetbarg, Russia, and H. J. Hagerman, the SeoOnd Secretary of the American Embassy, will return to the United States in Miiv. CONVENTIONHALLBURNED Democratic National Meeting Place at Kansas City in Ruins. It Will Be Rebuilt at Once?Many Subscribers Secured While the Tire ffal In I'rogreH, Kanus Cit?, Mo. (Special).?'Joavoutioa Hall, where the Democratic National Opa veutlon was to be held July 4, was laid la ruins ia les9 than thirty minutes by Are. The fire burned with such fury that It was evident almost from the start that the structure was doomed, and the firemen soon turned their attention to saving surrounding property. A stiff breeze was blowing and before the fire was subdued a number of other buildings 'were destroyed, with an aggregate loss pf nearly $500,000. Plans to rebuild the hall are already on foot. / " The cause of the flre is unknown. It started near the eugine room la the north* east corner of the building, but there had been no flre In the furnace slnoe the night when the Democratic rally was held. Smoking was forbidden In the building, but th?, rule was frequently violated. Four carpentersanda plumber were at wort In the building putting a flooring on part of the Interior roof garden.. It Is suggested that the flre was due to the carelessness of some of thess workmen. A stiff wind was blowing from the south- < east when the flrp started and the flames swept across Central street, setting flre to Lathrop School, which eost (35,000. Next the flames caught the Second Presbyterian UburoD, a ?w,wu airuacure, ana us v/uuu | parsonage next door. They were destroyed. ' / ' ft' CIW, DESTROYED >BY FIRE. : ?: * Besides these the (80,000 Williamson flats oaTwelfth street and several smaller restdenoes were reduced to ruins. The total losses close to (500,000, counting Convention Hall us (250,000. While the flre was la progress a subscription was started to rebuild the hall. The insurance on the hall amopats to filS'JS 000. A'. G. Sutherland, local agent for Carnegie, has promised to got the steel girders necessary ior roouug cue new ami and to have them in time. All evening the wires were busy giving directions to the mills at Pittsburg. The new hall is to be fireproof. Convention Hall had been classed as one j of the largest and most perfectly constructed auditoriums In the world. The building was erected In 189S at a cost of $235,000, which was raised entirely by public subscription. It oocupled a piece of ground 314 by 200 feet la extent, was two stories lilgn, and built of native stone, cream brick and terra cotta: The first story was of the Renaissance style of architecture, and thesecond story In peristyle form,with groups and^olumns. The building was ot bridge construction without a column, the room being supported by great steel girders. Its general seating arrangement was modeled somewhat upon the plan of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York. The floor space was divided into arena, arena balcony, balcony, and roof gardeu, boxes skirting the arena and the arena balcony. The total seating capacity of the building was nearly 20,000, and, with standing room, the building was capable of holding more than 22,000 people. The arena alone seated 4000. The building had no stairways, the upper seating being reached by means of inclined planes. Separate exits were usea ior me omcaaies itau tuui ki?iden, and it la estimated that tUe hall cottld be emptied at the rate of 5003 people a minute. STATUS OF PORTO RICO. Department of Jumlce Holds That thr Conatftntlon Does Not Apply. Washisoton, D. C. (Special).?The poaitiou of the Department of Justice on the question whether the Constitution of the United States extends over Porto Rico and the other insular possessions of the United States was disclosed by a brief in a test ease filed in the Supreme Court by Solicitor-General Richards, who contends that the Constitution does not apply to the isl?nrl without action bv Coneress. TLie case Is that of Rimon Ruez, who was sentenced uy the SIrlltary Court at Humacoa to two months' imprlsoument for Illegal voting. His counsel applied to tliu S'iprome Court for a writ of habeas corpus and for a review of the cose by the Supreme Court. In his brief the Solicitor-General aay? while Porto Rico has been ceded to the United States, yet Congress h is yet taken no action toward organizing the territory or applying to it the Constitution and law of the United States. RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICANS. Tliey Elect Their State Ticket bjr About 10,')00 Plurality. Providence, R. I. (Special).?The State election, contrary to expectations, was devoid of the usual election excitement char A t-i-1 - ~ .. D.rtfli/lnnfl Fi! vrtnr 'PIlA RfW ucicritiut' ui u i losiucuktiii JUI.I, _ publicans elected their entire 8tate ticket by a plurality of about 10,000. The ne** General Assembly will bo overwlittltniuflp Republican. The Democrats made a gain in the goneral vote over that eflast year. . They succeeded in landing four out of Ave members of theGenoral Assembly in Woonsocfcet and two in Newport. Following is the State ticket elected; Governor, William Gregory; LieutenantGovernor, Charles Dean Kimball; Secretary of State, Charles P. Bennett: Attorney-General, Wiliard B. Tanner; Geuera1 Treasurer, Walter A. Read. Election to Office Killed Him. John Sargent received the news that he had been elected Supervisor of Mnssillon, Ohio. He went home and died of apoplexy. The news of his victory, which came uaHXprtCtedly, killed him. Mr. Sargent leaves a wife auu two children. Ho was slxt* years old. Boer Prisoner*' Hlffli Ueatli Rate. The condition of the Boer prisoners at Simongtown, Cape Colony, is deplowrtfle. tiia mndlcal authorities seem unable to cope with the spread of typhoid rover, xne tlou'i are burled with as much respect a/> he exigencies of the place admit. i Newiy Gleaning*. The Boston Poor Departmeat expended lai: year fl78,439. No census of Americans residing iu Europe will be attempted. Summer schools at the university are spreading In Germany. An electric trolley will be laid between .Milan aDd Varese, naiy. There are twenty-eight Mormon mis-J slonaries In New England. Uncolleoted taxes in New Orleans, la. aggregate over 84,000,000. The saw mlHs of Georgia are outtlne 2,600,000 feat of lumber dally. Musical works of all nations hav? beep admitted to the Paris Exposition. 1 I t A m WORKMEN STRIKE. < General Demand For Higher Wages and Shorter Hours. THOUSANDS OUT IN COAL REGION. Abont Fifteen Thousand Men In the Pitt?> fjarg ?nil Irwin Coul District* Are Dli< satisfied With the Present Scale?Many Workmen In Mew England Strike For the h'lne-Uoar Day?Strikes Elsewhere PiTTSBnaa, Pean. (Special).?From 12,00*0 to 15,000 coal miners la the Pittsburg district want out on strike a few days ago. The cause of the trouble la the Pltcsburg district is dissatisfaction over the dead work scale of the ludlanapolls agreement, and was entirely unexpected. All the river Klines were forced to close'down 1ft the refusal of the men to work, and many of the railroad mines are Idle. Ia the Irwla district toe miners waat an advaace o? Ave cents a ton. Tho r\t?i r? r? In n 1 tpnuKIa In fit A PIff'ahfirfl' district is over the run of mine rate nad the pay for drivers. The drivers are not satisfied with the advance ot five per cent, granted under the Indlauapolls agreement, and are asking anadvaaooequal to the increase aocorded to the miners, or twenty per cent. At mines where the miners are uatlsfled with the digging rate, they are unable to work on account of the drivers being Idle. STRIKES IN NE?V JEXOEAXD. Workers Deinnnd tlie Nine-Hoar Day and an Increase In Wage*. Osesn'wich, Conn. (3pecial).?Four hundred members of tho Builders' Trades Union in Greenwich and Port Choster did not go to work a few days ago as a result of the failure of contractors to accede to a demand for a nine-hour day, made by tho workmen last Junuary. At a meeting the master plumbers granted their employes' demands for an eighthour day, and nearly all the workmen con r of- r\i.rm IHon BUUL'OU ^ V IV ?>U4a uw vru.ww that they would not be obliged to work' with non-union, men. Boston (Special).?The granite cutters of Boston and vicinity, whoje contract with their employers expired ou Saturday night, have presented tho National union schedule for ?3 for a work day of eight hours. Some of the manufacturers have granted the demands of the men,'but about 175 men employed by various firms have struok. Wo3uay, Mass. (Special).?The union buffers, to the number of about sixty, went on strike In the American Hide aud Leather Company and Begg & Cobb shops for an Increase In pay of 43 u week. Havebhill, Mass. (8pecial).?One hundred "turned" workmen in the contract shop of Cerat & Bontn, Smith & Chllda, George A. Knight and George Webster went on strlktfin support of a demand for an advance of'ten per cent. The union list In these shopS; expired recently, and a new agreement was submitted. A compromise offer from the firms was refused, WEaTEflLT, R. I. (Special).?Members of Union No. 217, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, went out on strike, and of the 125 men employed by the four local building firms only eighteen remained. The union men struck to enforce a recognition of the Ua"" A ntr on/4 wllflnffrt At1 A11 UIUO'UUUl Wlfliv. vi a j uuu uuiwhqv jobs over two miles from the place of business. j Strike on ihe Cornell Dam. Peek3eill, N. Y. (8peclal).?About four hundred men employed lu u quarry whioh supplies stone to the new Cornell Dam near Oroton-on-Hudson went out on strike for an Increase of wages. They demanded an Increase of twenty-flve cents a day. The strikers are nearly ull Italians. The strike j cuts off the supply of stone at the dam and I nearly eight hundred men will be thrown out of employment. Indianapolis Carpenterj Oat. Indianapolis, Md. (Speclul).?A strike of the union carpenters and union plumbers was begun here by which nearly all the men in both organizations put down their tools. The carpenters demaud an Increase in wages from thirty to thirty-live cents aa hour, and the plumbers demand $3.30 a day for eight hours work. Long Branch Carpenters Oat. MM Lono Bbanch, N. J. (Special).?Two hun?! dred carpenters Hero went out on atrlkar for a working day of eight hours. The meg? now work nine hour3 for $2.50. PRAIRIE DOCS OVERRUN KANSAS..' Millions of Thein Uestrojr Range Urass and Farmers' Crops, Topsua, Kan. (Special).?Governor Stanley said that the stockmen of Western' Kansas are appealing to him to exterafi-, nate the millions of prairie dogs that ort; destroying the range prosa. . "The pruirio dog question is getting uj be a serious one among the stockmen, aadj even the farmers of Western Kansas"; |al$ the Governor. "They are increasing at4ns, alarming rate, and unless sometafiHfljj|fr done to check them there won't IpatfwRtt?' crass left to feed a graashopp?Bi.y:^ ~ "Nor Is this dauber of lined by any means to the The dogs aro encroaching upwjb?;]ftr^n-,'' lug land and destroying a gog&m&yiujrea of crops every year." Governor Stanley savs be-Jcoows/tto; iraj n* stopping the ravages of ttf?e pelts. Heroic Little ^paniari^Wfco Tried to Free 700 StarTiafjrtDow. Seattle, Wasb. (8pe<^il).?SwitaerUnd Hills, in the Philippine Pjro*ince of JFaya* bos, has given to tbe "Orient a veritable Joan of Arc. CastHian blood flow#IttJtotyJ Particulars of the Jlttle heroine's, at?J tempt at the liberation of'700 stmHS Spanish soldiers, hemmed In the moanttthi'T i. ~i .J ft>? ??Kol Mrnnil WMa.T IftSllltJSSCS UD1U UJ bUW ?VNFV? ffWM" ?Mr ver, were received through the Unitflfc States transport Garonne, which reached*; tbls port from Manila, v>Hj? This heroine was Senora UedroGamundl,-.1 wife of a second Ileaten&nt who foaght bj*.; her side. Angered and tormented beyond^ further andurauce, she planned the assault and led the oharge herself. With sticks for weapons they oharg?d:. their keepers, .captured their guns .and were aboat to fe?ttin their freedom; whet^ overwhelming numbers of their tormentowcaused them to glvti up. ' MINT BREAKS A RECORD. Hoary Coinage or Silver Dollar* in ?ih Cubs Should Want Them.. New Oil"4*9, La. (Special). ?ANation*record was broken by the Now Orleans, Mint during the last month. 2a that period tiro million standard silver dollars ware turned out, that being more than were ever before coined either ut the local Mint or at any other Institution throughout the country. Captain Boothby, Director of the Hint,, says great quantities .of coin are being held here "In - case Cuba wnnta some, which thero Is every reason to.belley*.Win." ; be the case .soon." _ V ? /.. irr) >. The Horton Law Btptal I5lil .Signed. Governor Boosevelt at Albany, N.Y:, ' signed the bill introduced by Assemblyman-.; ? SI. E. Lewis, of Rochester, repealing toe Horton boxing law of 1896. The Taw goefr" into effect September 1 next. Up until that time the boxing boats which have been prevalent in New York City daring the past three years may continue. Wl<e Dies as Her Hasband Died. Clara 3. Gardiner, aged forty-live years, widow of Harvey Gardiner, of Belmont, N.JU committed suicide by hanging ac flet home. Her hasband took his life by hangiHln the baru of the same psemiws about^&ht months ago. MAGNETIC POLE LOCATED. The Bopohgrevinlc- Antarctic Expedition Reaches New Zealand Of the Nine Members of the P?rtWhich Started Id 1893, Only One Was Loit. WeLLttforojr, N9W ze.nana. {jfy Udble).? The exploring steamer Southern Gross, bearing C. E. Borchgrevlnk and the survivors ot the South Polar Expedition, fitted out in 1898 by Sir George Newaes, o! London, arrived at Campbell Town, neat Bluff Harbor, New Zealand. Mr. Borchgrevlnk reports that the magnetic pole has been located. N. Hansen, one of the zoologists who started with the expedition, died on the voyage. The Borchgrevlnk expedition left Hobart, Tasmania, for the antarctic region on December 19, 1898. During the latter part ot February. 1899, the members laaded from the Southern Cross near Adair, Victoria Land, It having been arranged that the steamer should leave them there with it full equipment ot every kind and 9hould return for them early In 1900. According to accounts of the explorer'3 plans published at the time he left Europe, Mr. Borctigrevlnk's party consisted of nine, lncludlug himself. Lieutenant W.Colbeck, R. N. B., was selected asjPirst Magnetic Observer, to be assisted by Louis Bernacohl. N. Hansen and Hugh Evans were chosen aa zoologists, and Dr. H. Kloevstad as medloal officer. MY. -Fougnal was general utility man aad cooks'With these went two aatives- of Finland to took after' ninety dogs. Eaormoua supplied of provisions wire laid la. 'V ' jjgty: > fhA Avnedltlon carried 590 Union .Taclra. which Mr. Borchgrevlnfc Intended to plant at frequent intervalsJb* thenew regions ho hoped to discover* ' Hefctcok also a large Union Jack, wuioa lie intended to ran up ou lauding. Tuls was gtr%Q to him. by the D uke of York. On board thtse was a cinematograph, with wbiah he bbped to get interesting pictures of fights little dreamed I of by people in the civilized parts ot ttfto I world. Apart) from discovery and the solution ot unsettled problems, the explorer expected that the expedition would yield an immediate result of praotioal value. His theory was that weather forecasts for the whole of Australasia could be made from the ant* arctic region. Aa, good and bad times In the Australian colonies of Great Britain are dependent upon the state ot the weather, the Australian* themselves have taken n peculiar interest In the outcome. Mr. Borchgrevlnk had always contended that the work of anticipating meteorological conditions in that part of the world could not be completed until reports from tbe antarctic circle could be/bade promptly available. ^ AU BEY'S WOES INCREASE. Th? Tnrklih IWlnlitar Cannot Find % Saleable Home For Hi* Harem. I.Wuhinotox D. C. (Special).?The troubles of All Ferrouh Bey, the Turkish Minister, In finding n home suitable, for a harem Increase. He had selected, a handsome country seat near Chevy jjfease, but the laudlord would not lncloMKjthe grounds and the minister, falling tltto It himself, would co*t him nearly a year's salary, concluded to forego the of ylila ^ glft of 2'000'(W0 Idfargvat I^arter 9arren<ier?. The Chinese General Puna, who has beea terrorizlaff imd devastating thb Province ot ifcttay^ijl^j^rrendered to BrfgndlerGe?eral Eobbe.fchd wus ukea to Ifuaila Doc to/Too Qnlck For Mad Dot. k dog, apposed to be mad, appeared at Tatartjy/Pena., nnJ bit n number of .plfibelongiuglo James Messlngec,snapped and bit TOvarat .doga and then attacked Dr. Joseph Koch. The doctor kicked tbe brute Kir*?before It oonld bite blm and theu, ?e. oarloff asiiot gan, followed It .bait a mils i oat 01 to?& and shot him. ' j CroiTenor Renominated For Congren*. j Tbe Republican. Congreasloofi Conven- j tlon at Athens, Ohio, uomlnfkted C. II. j Groaveaor for Congress for tbe sixth time. | * ' t Crclinc Note*. | Tblrty-sii bicycle lactorlos tiar* beau ' closed for lack of business in Germaoy ia :?ye&r. ' , ^a?a has taKbn t5 the bicycle, and keeps a.factory that lias been established a: Samaraug busy. The first thing to consider la the choosing of a new wheel Is its weight, and, quite as Important, how easily It runs. It is said on excellent authority chat American motor pnoing teams will be * " ?WA r..tnAK .R .|..M : D&rreu IIUS season uum iao Itoaua fnuuh' tracks. * ? A cycle path-malilng hoe has been invented by C. 0. Brrfblte. Jor HallowBll, He. It bns a tootbad ed^;>whloh will tend ttf bear off tiia crass Tram tiia root*. ' V; <#*> vD BOER TRAP FOB BRITISHUonvoy With Guns Taken Twenty Miles From Bloemfontein. LOSS OF LIFE WAS NOT LARGE. Colonel Broadwood Wat-Forced to R? treat From Tha'o* N'chu?The Roeri Shelled nil Camp at Karlr Dawn an< Compelled Him to Move Oat?He Lot Seven Gam With Men and YTazoDt. LoxDoy (By Cable).?A dispatch frow Bushman Kop says: "The British force, commanded by Col onel Broadwood, consisting of the Tentt Hussars, Household Cavalry, two horsi batteries, and a force of Mounted Infantrj under Colonel Pllcher, which bad been gar risoning Thaba N'ohu. were obliged, ii consequence of the near approach of i large force of Boers, to loave. . /.V "Colonel Broadwood marched to till Bloemfonteln wator works, south of th' Modder, where he encamped early In thi morning. "At early dawn the camp was shelled by the enemy from a near point. Colonei Broadwood sent off a convoy with the bat terles, while the rest of the force remained to acb as a rear guard. "The convoy arrived at a deep spruli Where the Boers were concealed, end the satire body walked into ambush and was saptured, together with seveu guus. "The loss of llfo was not great, since most of the BNtUh hud walked Into the trap before a shot was fired." Oolone>Broadwood's report to Qeneral Roberts contains no details. He stated :hat he lost seven Runs nod all his baggage. He estimates his casualties at 330, includtag 200 missing. A. special dispatch from Bloomfontein reports that the water supply of the place has been cut off. This Is a natural sequence of the Boer success at the water works. 'But the authorities are hopefal that the strong reinforcements sent by 'the Com'mander-ln-Chlef will promptly remedy this. General Buller's anxious Inquiry whether British officers will ever learn the value of scouting comes back with enforced emphasis to the British public on receipt of the tidings that a convoy with guns has walked deliberately into a Boer ambush : jrithin twenty miles of Bloerafotateln. Evidently Colonel Broudwood thought it necessary to retreat In haste from Thaba N'ohu, as be made a night march, apparently followed by a considerable force of cue enemy. iut> uouvujr nuu guuo w>u ,? pus through a deep spruit wblsu the Boers had ocaapted. * , J Seven of twelve guns, comprising t wo batteries, all the wagou9, and maaomea, fell Into th*. bands of the wllv Bdpra, whoso during, displayed so near fifoimfontein, | shows that they are rapidly recovering heart after their recent reverses. Petfjagal Aids the British. Lo*?o* (6y Cable).?The Lisbon correspondent rt the Daily .Han: says: "The Portugues^Gfoverameat has wired orders oBetrathAt British'troops and ammunttloa be allowed to pass through freely to Bhodag?" NBW POLICY 141 PHILIPPINES. I ' waUoa of Outlaws SlffnlQe* That BrlgaMtogis Is t/a Be Sappressed. Wasbihoton, D. C. (Special).?The ex j edition ot Morales and Gonzales, tue runipplne leaders, It 19 said at the War Department, marks the Inaugurating of ? new policy in. the Philippines. This is the infliction of the death penalty by order of th? military oi&oer in command, la the oases olpersons, nati ves or others, conrioted and sentenced by military commissions organized under the rules of war. According to the legal officers In the War Department the Insurrection (a the Philip* . pines amounts to n state of war, and in that view of the case General Otis acted entirely wlthlu his authority la ordering the execution of the two Fillplaos without specinl authority from the Presldeat. It is stated at the War Departmeat that Ceneral Otls's action is undoubtedly Inj tended to suppress brigandage and out* I lawry In the Phillppfties, but some conser! vative officers fear that his summary ac* ! tion may jeopardize the safety of American j prisoners now in the hands of the insur* ; gents. | GERMANY HONORS BISMARCK. ! Bonfires Burn Throughout the Conntry l oa the Birthday of the Iron Chancellor. Berlin (By Cable).?Oa hill and maun! tain peak all Germany was lllumiaated by blazing bonfires in honor of the birthday of Otto Eduard Leopold Bismarck, tha Iron Chanoellor. THK BUXASCK MEMOniiL. N Ha mf jHtm. on April 1,1815, at 8chonbausen. When In 1888 Otto voa BIsmaroL* was laid to rest Germany planned the founding of a memorial worthy of the greatness of the man and the. empire. The ldeaspread with marvellous rapidity and the wildest enthnsiasm was aroused. Everywhere the citizens determined to do their utmost to honor the memory.of- tha maker of German unity. , . In many parts of the country monrfnefttii were erected, and on the top of/JbeM monuments bonfires burned all nlgkr&ngt ' shedding their light for miles. ?> t? ' . i * Shot Dead as He Read to His Daughter Harboring Imaginary wrongs, John W. HcKimm shot and Instantly killed Dr. B. P. Shaw, his brother-in-law, at'Kansas Oity, Mo., as the latter sat reading a Sun* day-school lesson to his Are^yaar-old daughter. McKImm, who had been &n in- / mate of aiuaitarlum an<l Is believed'to be insane, threatened to kill the other' (Ire members of the family, bat was restrained after a hud straggle. Dr. Shaw, who wai a Hldower, spent Sundr.y at the IfcKlmm nouae. Cotnpnliory Edocntton In Holland. A bill for compulsory education has baea passed bv the Datcli Parliament by a vote 50 to 40. Shots From the itoer War. Only $3,000,000 of British war bonds have been secured by Americans. A Boer st.st^ment places their losses during the war in excess of 7000. The Swiss Federal Council has declined tlie requests of the Boer Presldeuts for mediatiou. It is announced from the Transvaal capital that the Italian Government has declined to intervene. One of tbeodd consequences of the South African war is the increase la the price of birbed wire la Amerloa. It is understood that the Queea will be aiked to coasent to the granting of i special medal lot the siege o! Klmberlev, . . ^8 ' * * ' *