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PORTO iiiUD BILL PASSED j
Senate Voted 40 to 31 For thi |
Amended Measure.
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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*
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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CIW, DESTROYED >BY FIRE.
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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.
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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.
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A
m WORKMEN STRIKE.
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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.
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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. |
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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*. '
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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.
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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. ?>
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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, . .
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