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GOMEZ FOR
PRESIDENT
Natural Reaction Against
Censures Passed by
the Assembly.
DREAM OF THE REPUBLIC
To Have the Old Wairior Recognized
ns First Chief Magistrate All Ra
tions Distributed in Cuba Here
after Will Bo Charged to Customs
Receipts The Meade En Route
with the $3,000,000 Allotted to the
Cuban Troops.
tavana, March lfi An order was
sued by the United States milltai v
Huthorltlcs today to the effect that all
fratlons distributed to the Cuban poor
after the supply now on hand Is ex
hausted shall be chat get! against the
.customs receipts of the piovlnce In
which they are distributed. Monthly
requisitions will be made as beret :
foie, and the United States authori
ties will supply, buvlng In the Cub..n
markets such ni tides as sugar and
rice If they can be obtained to bettor
advantage here. The test of the ra
tions will be bought In the United
Slates
The United States transport Meade,
whl' h left Newport News on Monday
with the $3,000,000 allotted to the Cub in
tioops by the United States govern
nii nt is expected to arrive tomorrow.
As nt urtaneements hae not b"on
mad, for storing the money, and until
that matter Is settled the allotment
will be left on bo.uil under guaid.
Goemoi Genet al Brooke Is still wnlt
lng fur the muster rolls, which vill
prob.ibh need mm h handling before
thev t an be got In shape to proc d
piopuly with the distribution To this
end a coip of cleiks will probably be
Installed at HI Vedado. near head
hunt t, is
The tall; tit General Goimz for pr-s-Ident
of the Cuban lepublle is lncreis
Ing as a veiy natural leactlon against
the censures passed upon him l the
inllltan nssemblv.
The Newsboys' Piotest.
Two bundled newsbovs, members, of
the Nivsbojs' Plotectlve association,
called at the olllce of HI Diailo de la
Marina toda and Informed the busi
ness niuiiagei, thtough a comnillt-e,
that the, oti!d not sell the imp t.
Ih asked them whs "Heeause," aid
hi spokesman of the association, "of
the tdltoiiai this morning lavoring a
long Ann i lean en otipatlon." He added.
howevet, th.it the. might sell tomor
r, w s issue if no ition "displeasing"
tutorials appeared
Tin 11,-wsbnys, encoinaged by the
sums that attended similar efforts
ngnint nnothei paper two days ago,
detei mined this morning in solemn
ksess-i n to oppose all papets not openly
r citable to Geiieial Gomez and the
liusi ot tree Cuba. Among the paper
iJeis nie inan adults.
RAIN IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Will Piove the Savior of the State
at This Time.
han Francisco, March 16. Theii 1
hnidl a si Hon of California that haw
not been isiteel by i.iin within thj
past two dus, una in most places it
has been i .lining nlmo-t constantly for
forty-eight houis.
This rainfall will pioe the savior ot
the state this onr, as hud It not fallen
at this most oppoitune time, this would
hae been the seiond div season: but
now ciops aie saved, the llvcis will
fuinlh plenty of wnter for the mineis
nnd business geneially will be good.
KIPLING TACKLES YACHTS.
The Author Has Alrendy Resumed
His Labors.
New Yoik. Mnich 10 Htidynid Kip
ling Is steadily improving He was
moved today from the looms on the
second Moor to a suite- on the door
above, which has been In i dullness for
Mm foi sevcial days.
Mr Kipling Is alieady ut work again,
and lie has tinkled jaclits. A me stage
was sent lo a well known publlshiiu
houue totlnv for soma beioics on j ichts,
nrht building ana polnls about the
building and sallinc; of this class 0f
ttaft
MURDERED AT GUANTANAMO.
Washington, Mnrcli It, -The w.u de
partment his l -Helved the ftdleiwing:
Giliiiitniinmo Minih II,
Adjuialil Gencnl. Washington.
Private Kohi it T. Taiikslej. Companv
l, Third United Statin volimtccts dlid
at Kim i Itosa MHteidav, gnu shot, mil. -dcrol
(Signed) 1lu Ccilom 1
Ex-Treasuiei's Haywood's Will.
Sliniou, l'a March It, The vs III of ex
State Trcisnui Ilcnjamln .1 Haywood
wus pioluit'il ai Miner tmliv. He In,
quiutiieil IIii.imi in ninliey unit propertv to
his wife Mrs l,l.le U llnewooel 'I he
luioine on tn. tlioiisnnd lnll.it h If that
nnvfinl nmilns niter Mif. II.-uuo'jiIh
portion Ik pruvlilid lor, goes to bin Inoili.
er, George lliiywond. of Piiplllihii Nth.,
for life. (). A Gordon Is named liiiHtee
of tho CMtnte-.
1 m . i -
Ftotest Against the Binghnm.
Philadelphia Mnrcli 10. -The Mcielary
of tho l-iw nnd Older suelcly texluj maitn
ipplltiitlou to thf lleeiiHu court for t r 11 It
i chow t,u s whl the lltiuor license" ot
he Illnglmm hoin-e, one ot the iiiiKcst
hotels In the city, should nut bo icvokccJ,
It Ih cluirgcel eli.it tin piopilctoi peimlls
llHreputiiblu peisoiiH lo i I ihe hotel
Falne Defeats lira,
(' i clnnel. March li'.-'Miirt' Pnlm tie
r ni'-d Jack Duty of HuTihIo toiilhhl In
i , i, iininilx. Duty iiindu a icood llrxht
til tho 4turt. but failed to ie-iund in the
Vtnth.
BRYAN AT BLOOMINGTON.
Is, i.'ntioduced by Ex-Vice President
Stevenson.
HloomltiKton. 111., March 16. Wllllatn
J. Hi van tonight addressed u largo
audience at the Coliseum. Ho liiul been
Invited to take part in St. Pat tick 's
day exorcises under the auspices of the
Ancient Order of Hibernian-, but could
not be hero tomoirow, so the celebra
tion wan held tonight. Mian was in
troduced by ex-Vlce-PiosIdont Steven
son ns "the foremost statesman of the
time."
"You've hcaid of him befoie; you will
hour of him again," said Mr. Steven
son. This expression was iccclvod with
gteat applause, which was ledoubled
as Mr. Hryan arose.
The greater portion of his nddtess
was an argument against Imperialism.
Tonight Mr. Hryan was shown a tclo-
gi.im fiom New York, In which It was
suggested the piobablllty of his ac
ceptance of an Invitation to a banquet
to be hold on Joffei son's birthday by
udheients to the Chicago platform as .
a rival of the banquet of the Demo- I
c ratio club. He said: "I never heaid
of the .Teffeison day banquet until now.
As to the other banquet, I have writ
ten to August Helmont In leply to his
Imitation. The public can lcnin my
decision from him."
SAM0AN REBELS.
Encouraged by the Get man Consul
nt Apia British nnd American
Consuls Issue Proclamations De
nying Current Report That Ma
taafa Had Been. Recognized as
King.
Apia, Samoa, Match 10 (via Auck
land, New Zealand). Owing to tin eats
by the Mataafa people that they would
burn the Malletoa villages In the lsl-
ami en silvan unless me taxes icviea
upon them and ii contingent of holdlets
for the support of Mataafa weie sent,
the lirltlsh consul visited Savall on the
Prltlh ciulser I'oi poise and threatened
to shell the villages of Motuafn's fol
loweis If peace weie disturbed.
The Lliltlsh and Ameilcan consols
have Issuetl ptoclamatlons denying th
tumors In cliculatlon to the effect the.t
Mataafa had been leeognlzeel as klntr,
anil threatening strong action If tho
provisional gen eminent Intel feted with
the lojallhts.
The German consul refused to loin
with the P.rltish and Ameilcan repte
bentntlves and Issued a pioclamatlon
upholeliug the piovlsional govetniiient
anil denjlng that theie had been any
Intel fetenie by the Malletoa parti. He
added to this document an extraordin
ary parngtaph expressing the hope tlut
the piovlsional government "would be
4.:1 to etounter the danger caused
anew to the peace of the country i.nd
the safety of the inhabitants by the
Hngllsh and American pioclamatlons."
This lias put moie he ait Into the lebcls,
anil large- numbers of aimeel wnnlms
nit gatheilng
The United States e ml set- Philadel
phia, Admiral Kant, connnandlng, has
in lived bete, and the admiral has held
extended consultations with the vari
ous consuls. Chief Justice Chambers
and Captain Stilt dee- of the Poi poise.
The pieivisionnl government has ic
nieiveel the Malletoa pilsoners to a
stronghold on the mainland, tiling vol-le-ys
over their heads timing the trans
fer In order to Intimidate" them
A ti loudly feeling Is shown bv the
olllceis and men of the Ameiicnn and
Ilritlsh navies liete. Tho Ameilcan ad
mltal has convened a meotlnu of tho
consuls, the chief justice .mel the cap
tains of the wui ships now here, includ
ing the German, on board the Ameil
can flagship, and It Is piobiible that
the result will be the mesentatlon of
an ultimatum. It N generally thought
that llghtiuu Is likely to occur.
Held for Conspliacy.
Chnmbei hburg, Pa. Match 10. Jnlill
Protigh. turnkey of the Kajcttcvtlle jail,
and Constablo Geoige S. Kyle-, weie held
for eouit todav for ionpliuiv. It Is al
leged that tramps were se nt to the jail by
Coii'-tnblo Kyle nnd release el by Turnktv
llrotigh on tho pit mint of a small sum of
monev furnished the prisoner by the con
stable Stevenson Knocked Out.
Philadelphia, March 10 -Piter Muhir
knocked out Charles Rteviii-on tonight
In Iutliistilal hill In tho scorid round of
what was to have been a sl-iouud bout,
htove nson was knocked down twice In tho
111 st roimil and nfter being dropped twice
hi tho next round was too weak to ion
tlnue ami the referee stopped the bunt.
Monsignor Stephen Piomoted. ,
Washington Mnreh t, li papal brief
lust it'cilved tin apostolic delegate, Mon
sUnor Joseph Stephen has been l.ils'd
to tho dlgiili. of protonotuo apostolic
Tills Is the highest honor which Is evt.r
tonteiicd on Uuthollc clelgjinin outside
the city of Koine.
Ex-Govetnor Fletcher Paaalyzed.
Washington. Muiih lo K-Clov n nor
Thomas C lielcher, Missouri's win gov
ernor, who was- painlwed nt his home
litre tlutH- weeks ago. Is gaduallj sinking
nnd the nit! Is expected at any hrnii,
though hlH ph bit kins say lie will ptob.
ubl Htirvive tnc night
DEATHS OF A DAY.
New oik, March 1(1 llriMiillcr Gem ml
Iicittrlik llnlsty lliurls, died todav at
ills home, In Montclnlr. N. .1. of apoplexy.
Oeneinl lliirrls wnH the cotoiul of thn
Thlrttenth Now .leiso regiment dining
the Civil war unci his icglment was in
Hheinuin's famous mnreh to the sea
Pioslilint J. J. Sjiiett, of helun Hall col.
le'gt 111 South Oinigc, died today In Mont
chili. N. J. Ho was bum in M und
Kiadtiatid from St I'liiuils Jvavicr's col
Itge In New Yen I: In 1S2
Helle-fei te, ii Mnreh !C luhtl Stevens
ot Unlonillle, wns fouiiil dead cirlj this
morning by a number of lumbar m'ii vhe
wen, passing through a fun st near what
Is known as Hennors tun Tho benly win
found in a tnbln wlikh has not been oi
lupled fur somi time
CouttHVille. Pa., .March 10. Hov. (ieoig
G Uli III, the founder of tho I'plscopal
ihureh In this clt, die el at his liume lime
todnj. ugcil So jenrsi. In Octobei, lso
Itcv. Mr. Field llrst visited Coatcsvllle
ami organized tho church and fot twentj
lvo yesus thiieiiftii ho irmaliicel tlu
pastor of tho flock, He resigned as rector
In 1S11 and wns succeeded by lie v.
ThoniiiH Uniliuid
ChlciiKo. March 10. nunjnmlii P. Hutch
inson, popularly known throughoijt the
country us "Old Hutch " at ono time the
leadlin,' grain speculator In thu United
States, died tonight ut Lake Genevu, Wis.
DEWEY DAY IS
ON THE LIST
MAY 1 WILL HEREAFTER BE A
LEGAL HOLIDAY.
Action of Senate nnd House Finan
cial Statement Showing Amouuts
Expended on Capitol Building.
Appropriation Bills nnd Other
Measures Introduced S20,000
Asked for a Wilkcs-Bane Hospi
tal. Karrlsliurg, Maieh lt5. Aftei a btlef
discussion In the heiuUi this moinlns.
the nmendntoiy act to the piesmit pool
law was placed on the calendar ot bills
postponed for tho pi "sent Conslder
ablo opposition develop) d to the piei
posltlou. Speeches against Its pas-age
weie nindi by Messis. Hlic, Mei-nulC
nnd Washbuin, who said that the coun
tty folk did not vnnt pool selling at
their fairs.
The report of the state capltol build
ing commission vus ptesentcd by Mr
McCancll. The repent relates nil the?
woik done by the commission tells of
Its trials and tiibitlations with om
petlng architects and ileitis at length
with Governoi Hastings' notion In leav
ing the comtfilssloners' meetings The
efCoits made to have the woik on the
capltol.. Is gone Into at consideiablo
length and tho lotting of the contiact
and the layliife- o the- coiner stone aie
toucheel upon.
Tho llnanclnl statement shows that
of the JViO.OOO appropilatid there has
been paid out $4"9.C10.2G und theio te
mnlns, M9,loU7 yet to pay. making a
total of $112,7C!.3n. The balance on
hand Is $1,234 67. Among the items
paid weie Archlleetuial Aelviror I,alid,
$1,900, ti Invited architects. $G.00.
Aichitect Cobb, $2l,'J2r..50: attcunevs'
fees, $0 000, Conttaitor Ktirke, $11.',
il 9J.
In closing the committee says that In
view of the limitation of cents Imposed
on it and tip various delavs to which
it was subjected, it believes it has. ac
complished the work as well as cott'd
have bten done, that the building is
noi handsomely deeoiateel biiau1- of
lack of funels. The building at pres nt,
however, meets all the necessaiy le
quitements and provides convenient
and comfoi table neconimoilations for
legislative work. The building in Its
present shape can be used tor legisla
tive put poses for many joins without
the cxpendltuie of nddltlonil money.
The question ot sut facing It Is one that
is left to the wisdom ot tho genual
assemblv
The house tesolutlon making Mas 1
a legal hulldn. tt be knowi. ni, "D"wcy
D iv ' w.ic t'oti -jined in bv the si'ii lie.
The act tequlllng foreign building
and loan associations doing buslne-is
In this eommonwealth to Invest money
in first real estate mortgages of the
state and a tax of one pur centum on
the stoek thereof to the state passed
ilnally
This bill piovldins toi the licensing
of peddleis and hawkeis passeel iln
ally. The senate adjourned until tomor
row mottling.
House Proceedings.
Haiilsburg, Match Hi. A lesolutlon
wus offeied bj Mi Mi Hlhany, Alle
gheny, and ndopted that Gov u nor
Stone bo lerjuestfd to name Monday,
May 1. 1S99. us "Dewey Dav " and
designate the same as u legal holl
dn. The pie-amble to the lesolutlm
recites that the victoiy of Adinlial
Dewey nnd his biave tolloweis in tim
Manila harboi on May 1 lust was one
of the gie-atesl achievements In naval
vvnifnip the voild has ever known,
und that It is piopei that the gnat
state of Pennsylvania should in a fi'
ting inanne'r commemorate tlie battle
of Manila on the Urst annlveisatv if
that glorious day by showing the ap
pi eolation of het people for tne heio of
that engagement nd his brave men
Mr. Hosack, Alli'ghen, piesented a
bill providing fot the pavmcul of a
bonus ot one-thiid of one pet cent, on
the bonds of corporations, except coi
poiations of the llrt class.
Among other bills introduced wire
the following.
Mr. Dot, niudfonJ Kepeallng the
act of March lb. 1S6S, relating to the
fees of the county tieasuiers of Lu
zerne and Cleaiileld counties to the
county of nedfoid.
Mr. Iloyle, Luzerne Appiopi kiting
$20,000 to the Metcy hospital, Wilkes
Pino; authoiilng councils of thlid
class cities by onilnance to sell or
lease at the best piice obtainable the
coal under nny public park or cinunun
owned by said eit, anil to npplv tu
pioceeds to impiovlng. pollceing and
lighting the wild puik or common.
The order of business ot the dav
was second leading bills. The bill pio
hlbltlng the sale or gift of liquor on
Memorial Day was postponed for nit
present, aftei an iuefieotual effort had
been made b ill. Kow, of Philadel
phia, to kill It.
Mr. Hosack. of Allegheny, culled up
the postponed Juelges' ictliement bill,
which vvas on the ealeuelai for fceconil
leading, and a short discussion on the
meilts of tho meastuo followed. To
avoid the possible defeat or the bill
Mr. Hosack had It postponed.
The Weegan bin pi ov tiling lor ie
weighing of coal at bituminous 'tnd
semi-bituminous mines and for tlie
payment of the same b weight was
taken up on a special order pasted
third leading, aftei It had been amend
ed to allow peisons who have declared
their Intention to become) citizens of
the United States to hold the position
of check vvelghmnn.
'Ihe npott of tlif capltol building
commission win. presented and a con
current usolutlon ndopted that r,00 cop
ies of the document bu pilnW foi iho
iifo of tho members of the I'oi.uto nnd
house.
Evening Sessions,
Mr Stowatt, of Philadelphia, o'fetcd
n reported bill from the committee on
rules ptovidlng for the .sessions on
Tuesday, Wednesday nnd Tliuisday
evenings nnd that the order of husl
ness be rccond lending of bills tit the
evening scvsloiis and thliel leading bills
at tho sessluns ut Wednesday morning
and aftei noon. The report was adopt
ed The bill to pniie tho puilly nnd
J prevent the pollution ot streams of wat-
e r ot the state was postponed for the
pi'jsent on motion of Mr Meals, ot
Dauphin Among the bills passed on
seiond leading was the niensuu to de
signate tho lawful tate of Interest for
the loan or use of money nt fi per cent.
The bill lo limit th" state apprecia
tion to school districts to the amount
levied by the ellstrlct the preceding vcar
foi school put poses also pasted second
reading.
Mr. Colville. of Plillnd"lphln, piesent
ed bills appropriating $135,000 to tho
Uastirn pcnitt-ntlat y. $!O,O0o to the
Garrettson hopltal, Philadelphia. Mr
Chew, of Philadelphia, presented a bill
appropriating M',0 to Charles N. Robin
huoii, a penman In Division A, Flint,
naval battalion.
The house uiljoutned until tomorrow
at 10.30.
HALF A HUNDRED BALLOTS.
Huirlsburr. March lfi The fiftieth joint
billot for United States sinutoi tnkeii
today wns ns follows:
(uay to
Jeuks 71
Dnlzell 14
Stewart 7
Stone. i 4
Irvhi ' 3
Huff. 4
Wlelcner r.
Ulce 2
Grow 1
ltlter 1
Ttibbs 2
Smith I
Mnrklo 1
Total 2ft!
Nceessnry to choice. 1W, pilteel tn not
voting, is; absent nnd not voting. Hnsson
(Democrat) W. D. Wilson (tintl-Quay
Republican).
FATAL FACTIONAL FIGHT.
Five Lives Lost in a Row nt Hot
Springs, Ark.
Hot Springs. All:., Mm oh ,16. Five
lives weie lost here at 6 o'clock nils
evening In a factional light over the
coming mnj malty election.
The dead are-
TOM NOLUIt. chiet of police.
TOM GOSLHY, captain of pollet.
JAMKS HAIIT, ilitcctiu
I JOHN HI.N'Kl.i:. elrlvet of a beei wagon.
I.OI IS WILLIAMS, son of Chief Will
lams. The shooting ooetined on Cent-al
avenue, a principal thoroughfare. Sa
loons have been closed by the police
and consldetable excitement prevails.
M. E. CONFERENCE.
Association of Central Pennsylvania
In Session at Han isburg.
Haiilsbtng, Muich 10 The Cential j
Pennsjhunla coiifeietii . composed of
27o mlnlstus and having u constituency
of ovei (10,000 momlieih, nelopted leso
lutlems today protesting against Con-gieisman-eleet
H. H. Huberts, of Utah,
being seated In the Flftv-slxth con-gie-ss,
ijeiauso of his views on the
pol.vgumy iuestlon. A ceipy of the le-o-lutlun
will in sent to Coiigie-ssmun Mil
lion, of Chambeisbutg, to be presented
by him at the opening of the next ses
sion of congiess. The sessions of the
lonfeionii todaj opened with devo
tional si i ices, conducted b Hev.
Geoige Leldy. of Levisliuig.
The oi del of the daj vvas taken up
and the eonfeience enteteel upon a ses
sion of the coipoiiitlon.,The leport of
tho mistces of tho corpointlon was
piesented and adopted. A committee
consisting of ,1 IS. Munn, J. H. Pols
grove and M L Smyser was appointed
to nresent nominees foi the botud of
ttustees.
ltVv. A. .VI. Hiinitz having completed
llfty years of active service In the Itin
erant niliiistiv. was Invited to preach
a suml-icntpunlal sermon This was
inaelo the ordei of the day foi Satuteluy
at 11 o'clock. , ,
llev. M. S Haul, D D., assistant sec
totary of the church extension soe lety,
nddies&ed the conference. This confer
ence has given $S2,827 and received in
actual gifts $10,037. One hundred and
two cbuiches within the eonfeience
have been aided.
Hev. Di. l. M. Mills, repiesentlng
tin twentieth century fund, proposed
to mink the advent of the twentieth
centurj bv uilslng $20,000,000 for vari
ous benevolent nnd ediu-atlonul pui
poses. The anniversary of the Sunday school
and tiaet socle tj wns held this after
noon. Rev. A. M. Hurnlt., ot Yoik,
presided, and llev. J. L. Huilbut, of
New York, general secietaiy of the so
eletv, liindo the nihil ess.
The demoness anniversary was also
held this aftei noon. Mis. T. L. Tomn-
klnson, of Phllllpsbuig, pieslded. Hev.
II L Watson, D. D . und Miss Ivy May
Duilintn the singing denconess. maile
addi esses. Hlshop Fowler diilveied a
leetute this evening on "Giant"
New Biooklyn Biidge Bill,
Alban. N . .VInrch 1(1 -In the as
Mmbl today a bill providing for tho
construction of a biidge unr the 12 Mat
ilvtt fiom the borough rt IllooUljn be
tween Pulton Ueirv and the navy viiiel
to the borough of Manhattan nnd civat
h.g n stnto commission ut six iltliiiH of
New Yoik e !t to tonsil nut siilel bil'lge
to be nppulntid bj the goviiueir, was
pusfcd bv a vote of S3 iie", li noes
Fiult Packing Trust.
Hiiffalo. N Y. Mnreh It, A tonsollda
tlnil of the enimllig lliteusts 111 the stnto
Ik being fnirmtl and the I'ili Piesenlng
cumpan, with olllics In thlx cltv. will
prohablv be oiui of tin miinbeiH H Is in
tended to imbruco nil the t once ins pack
ing fiuits and vegetulilcs anil it is lo hit
capitalized nt $20o00,i"-i.
Details for Execution of Mis. Place.
Altiaiij, N Y.. Mnich is. iluuuiiir
ItooMi vclt lodiij sent to Waiden Sag",
of Slug Sing pilnoii, a letter giving dluc
tlotis as lo dotnlls for the reeiitlon of
Mis. lime to make It a' unsciisatloiinl as
possible. He suggests that onn woman
iiltotnlnnt bo provleltd und tliut one of the
physicians be a womuii.
Killed by ncr Brother.
Hunl'tir, l'a . .Mnreh hi - Fannie Wat
son, uged u0 jears, lOHldlng in Point town
ship, this count,, was shot and Inxtunily
killed by lur brother, Hnivo) ths alter
noon. He claims he was cleaning his gun
and did not know It was loaded.
Alger nt Montreal.
Montltut, Match 3o. Genial IttUsvll A.
Algor in rlvod hero todny. He is tin guest
ot Sit William Van lloiue, president of
thu Canadian Putlliu lullwuv.
SARGENT BEFORE
THE C0MA1ISSI0N
REPLIES TO QUESTIONS CON
CERNING BROTHERHOODS.
His Report Covers All the Points In
volved In tho Relationship of Em
ployes to the Transportation Com
panies In a General Way State
ment of Wages Paid Viow of tho
Blacklisting System Northern Pa
cific Strike.
Washington, March 1(1. Frank P. I
hat gent, grand mnpter of the Locomo
tive Flit men's Hrotheihood, was before
the Industrial commIsIon today. He
presented a repot t prepared by himself
nnd other chiefs of railroad hrother
hoodii replvlng to the printed question?
of the commission. This statment was
signed bv Chiefs Arthur of the engl
neeis; Sargent, of the ilremen: Clark,
of the conductors. Monlssey, of the
trainmen, and Powell, of the tele graph
el s. It covered all the pilnts involved
In the relationship of employes to th?
transportation companies in a reneral
way. The statement gave n scale of
wages paid to rnlhoad men In nil
lunches ot the service and it vvas stated
that the seal" wns detjunlned by con
ference with the rallroid mnnageis It
was contended that while blacklisting
was no longer followed, the railread
companies have adopted a system of In
quiilcs which has about tho same effect
as the blacklisting Some Instances of
nppnicnt attempts on the part of the
United States courtr to compel cervice
for the lallroail lompanles, weie re
feired. There was some complaint
of the long bouts requlied of tele
graphers and yard men, but It wns
stated that theie was no fault to Und
on the part of the trainmen under
this heading. The chiefs united In tho
expression that Ihe- pi notice of run
ning trains on Sunday should be abol
ished. I'.eplylng to an inquiry as to tin forc
ing of men to woik by the courts, the
tallioad chiefs said In their statements
that oiilv one sutit case wns known
and this was the ono In which Judge
Jenkins, of Wisconsin, lssutel an In
junction with that effect. It vvas rec
ommondeel that some law be enacted
to losttict such povveis of the courts.
They antagonized tho so-called "volun
tniv Insurance features" eif some rall
londs because In fact this insuinnci
was In fact not voluntarj, ns the men
could not get employment on the road
conducting them unless they allowed
tlv amount of the Insurance to be de
ducted fiom their wages. This Insur
ance alto iclleved the employes from
liability nnd tho money paid In ns In
surance was lost In oa-e of loss of
employment. Altogether tho employes
considered that the Insurance features
nviely resulted In allowing the em
ployes to dominate the action of tho
emploe.
Little Sunday Work.
In New Hngland, Mr. Sargent said,
there is very little Sunday work done
In connection with the runrlng ot
tiains. In the west theio is a great
deil of Sunday woik, because stock
men want theli stoek put Into the mar
ket Monday morning He said the
rnilnad companies litis a disposition to
abolish undav wotk as far as possible,
but theie was a good dca! of Sunday
woik that vvas dem tnded by the pub
lit He said theie Is a cient deil less
Suiidav trulne now than theio was live
eais ago .Mi. Satgent said he had
been the executive of his association
of Ilremen for fourteen vorjrs and he
heel never failed to satisfactory set
tle any dlflirultles between the cm
plovcs anil their employers.
Speakmr of Judge Jenkln's action In
issuing an Injunction, he snld It had
called out a spit it of rebellion on the
part of the employes which thieatencd
serious conseeiuences. Mr. Sargent said
he was served with this injunction and
was restrained fiom coumelling th
men. Had that Injunction not been
issued theio never would hnve been
the gi cat strike on the Northern Pa
cific In U91.
ON ITS LAST LEGS.
Senator Kyle's Information Regard
ing the Filipino Republic.
Minneapolis, Minn., Match 16 Unit
ed States Senator Kjle, of South Da
kota, saiel here todav, while en route
home that Ptesldent MeKInloy had
lately iccelved pilvate advices te the
effect that the Filipino republic vvas
un Its last legs.
The senator said he had received this
information fiom souices very near to
tho pii'sldent, and that the latter ui
tkipated the llnal collapse of Aguln
aldo's government and complete pos
session by Geneial Otis within a few
lltt s.
Diseased Cattle Shot.
Hetlileliem. Pa , Mnreh Hi. A herd of
nine lit iid of line Altleiny cows suffeilng
finni tubciculoslh weie shot lodnv f.t
Oliver Randolph's daliy by order of the
state veterinary board. Dr. Hndloy made
the Inspection and dlsp itched tho ani
mals. This Is the list cllseoveij of tuber
culosis among cattle In the Lehigh al
ii y und the discovery ban caustd consid
erable apprehension among farmers
Puddlcrs' Wages Advanced.
Pittsburg Mtirrh lii.-Tho Oil Wtll Sup
plv company, opi rating the FiankHtowu
rolling mill, lies advanced thn vwu'es ot
puildk'S 23 cents per ten and till ntlu r em
plujt's 3 per cent. 'I ho mlvuuce given to
iho puddlers is 2-j tents per ton higher
than tlu iimilniiniattd scale. About 1,000
men wtll he bene Pit d.
Carter Hnrilson Nominated.
Chicago. Much HI. The Demuirntlo city
convention today nominated Mayor Car
ter II Hmilsoii to succeed himself. Ills
running mites will he Aelum Oitselfeu tor
iltv tit usurer, Andrew J. ltsiin for city
uttoiney and Wllllum Loc filler, tho pres
ent incumbent, for citj chrk
Small-Post at Little Rock,
l.lttlo Itoek, Ark., March Ji! Members of
the legislature were panlo sttlckcn toelay
when It was amiouiic?il that physician
hnel diiigtioKiel the Illness of Senutor
Litukfnrd as small-pox. After nn half
hunt's debntei tho houxo voted to vuieln
iidto all Us membom.
THE NKWS THIS MOltNIXU
Weather Indication! Tojcyi
FAIR) NOHTHEASTC1LY WINDS.
1 aencrul Americans Capturo Another
Philippine Stronghold.
Dewey Diy Will Ho n Holiday.
Gomez for President ot Cubnn Iteptlb
llc. Grand Master Snrgcniit IJeforo tho In
dustrial Commission.
" General Finnnclnl and Commercial,
Industrial News.
?. Local lit ceptlon for tho Hovs ot the
Thirteenth.
4 Hdltorlnl.
News and Comment.
G Local Councils Wiij I iy the Lstlmates
Hill.
Common Council Reconsiders the North
Main Avenue Pave.
0 Local West Scranton nnd Subutbau.
7 News Round About Scrnnton.
S Local Validity of Towtiphlp Claims,
News of Dunmore Iloiougli.
QUEEN WILL
RATIFY TREATY
Ofllclnls at Washington Are Gratified
at the Action of the Spanish Gov
ernment. Washington, Mai eh 1(5 The ofllelals
here aie eiutilled ot the news from
Madrid that the Spanish government
has abandonee! the idea of again sub
mitting the peace treaty to tin coitus,
and proposes to have It ratified by the
queen legem, according to the otlgln
al programme. With tills disposition
on the part of the Spanish government
there Is no reason, It Is said, to appre
hend any failure to meet the obllgi
tlons of the tieaty requiring that the
llnal exchange of ratifications tnko
place within six months after the elite
of Its slgnatuie at Paris, which date
would fall on June 10.
According to the treaty the rntltl a
tlons must be exchanged In Washing
ton and Secietarj Hu himself will act
as the representative of the United
States government In the matter.
The queen regent tonight signed the
decrees dissolving the cortes, conven
ing the new parliament and nuthoil.
Ing the payment of the ttireais of pay
to the l epntrlated troops.
"OLD HUTCH" DEAD.
The Wheat Speculator Expiies at the
Age of 70 Yeais.
Chlcaso. March 16. Uenlnmln P.
Hutchinson, "Old Hutch," the former
boaid of trade operator and pucker,
died of heart failure this ovenlii'r at
the Lakeside sanitaiium, Lake Clone-va.
Wis He was 70 ears of age. The n
muins will be brought to Chicago lor
Interment
Mr. Htitchinnn vvas at the height of
his fame In 1SSS, when he tan his cor
ner In September wheat After that b
gan his decline and the financial end
came In 1S')1 His last ileal was a big
one, he being on the wiong slele of
the mnrket for t2,O0O,00O Financially
crushed, he left town and went to New
Yotk cltv, white he opened a second
hand store He gave up that and ic
tunieel to Chicago, whete he tiaeleel In
a small wav when he could get people
Interested In hh schemes, but his euieer
ntav be said to have eleised nt the big
deal of '11.
No one knew how much he wjs
worth. He would nevei talk about pil
vate affuhs. The estimates of his
wealth when at his height, nluce the
amount an where fiom $.',000,000 to $16 .
000.000. A conseivatlve estimate plneet
his l idlest d.ivs ut J 1,000.000 to 5,000,000.
SUNBURST AT THOMASVILLE.
President McKinley Finds Tempera
tiue at 70 Degrees.
Thomasville, Gj Mnich Hi. Presi
dent McKinley, after a good night's
rest awoke to find a wat in sunburst
through gatheilng clouds The tem
peratuie was 70 degiees At 11 o'clock
the presielent und patty left for a drlva
to the Country club, a fashionable
place about two miles outside t he
town, whete are located golf and trap
shooting grounds and a line club hoiiFc
In the pine forests
The drive lasted until half ivist
twelve, nnd took them ovei a delight
ful tolling country and thnti'fn foi
ests of pines, beech, magnolias an 1
oaks. The president himself drove ono
of the teams At the club hnu-e, whete
the canlages stopped, Mr. MoKlnl
exprcsseel himself us alieadv ft-llng
better than when he left Washington.
His face was less pallid, a little color
was in Ills checks and Ills eves weie?
more spaikllug.
Evoueiates Grim.
Alleutown, Pa Mnreh ps Mrs. i:iias
nilm. of HyuemansWllo, who vvas sheit
bv her husband vestenlai dieel todnv.
Her nnti moitem statement exontintes
Orlm. silting that he was about to shoot
hlmsilf when Flic Interfeied nnd wns shot
during the scullle for poosesMnii of the
revolvtr (jiim litis ellsnpptnne' The
couplei are well connected They were
married time yens ago.
Shot by a Lookout.
Cincinnati O., .March 11 James Patter
son, a well known charm ter and promi
nent hi local polltli-s Was fntiilli shot this
afternoon bj James IVPugh it lookout
nt ono of the gambling establishments
hi the iltv. l'a I lei son was standing nt
his elcx)ratd with his wife whin DePugh
tiled tlve lines ut him Mrs Pattuson
wus shot lu the wilst
Depew Hunting Houses.
Washington. Mr.tch 10. Senator Depcw
Is lu iiHlilugton on i house hunting ex
pedition. His niece. Miss Paulding tic
ceimpanletl him nnd the senator expects
to spend (i couple of days looking ut real,
denies with a view of renting one tor his
seiiiitorlul term He wiinls a large house
us he expects to eutirtiilu a good deal.
His iitiTf will be with hliu
Billy Edwards Knocked Out.
New York, March H At the Hroailwav
Athletic club toi Ight Joe Wnlcott knock -el
out Hilly Hdwnids lu the thirteenth lounei,
-
Mr, Sherman Is Better.
Washington, March 16. A cuhlegr.ini
reeelvid by Ocnernl Miles this ewnlug
from Muitlnlqua nnrnunces that the con
dition of ex.Secretuiy ot Stute Sherman
Is butter.
THE CAPTURE
OF CAINTA
Twentieth Regiment Vic
torious After a
Hard Fight.
THE AMERICAN LOSSES
Only Seventeen Men Are Hit on tho
American Side Rebels' Loss
Heavy Montana and Kansas Vol
unteers Reply Warmly to Rebel
Fire.
Manila, March 16 The strongly fot
tlfled village of Calntn, northwest of
Paslg, was captuted today after n des
perate light by the Twentieth Regular
Infantry. The Amei leans lost seven
teen wounded, while the rebels' loss
wns heavy
R.5: p. m. The First battalion of the
Twentieth leglment advanced from
Paslg today, clearing the country to
Cnlntu, a well-defended village of 700
inhabitants, live miles northwest of the
foothills.
The tioops llrst encountered the lehel
outposts In the dense jungle on th
banks of the river, and the eivrnv
was dislodged after half an hour'j
fight. The Amei leans advanced In
splendid older, under a heavy Ihe,
until it vvas necessaty to volley the
icbels fiom tho trenches The latter
had a gieat advantage and droppeil a
number of our men. Hut they chat god
across the rice Ileitis, making four ad
vances on the enemy, who numbeiel
1,000 men, f,00 of whom weie entreneiu l
anil In the face of a cross fire. Our
ti oops, liow ever, can led the town, af
ter four hours' lighting, and buinod
the outskirts, the rebels llrlng fiom
the windows nnd keeping up a runnlnrr
Hit in the streets. The Ameiic.ias
then vvlthdiew In oielei to obtain mor
ammunition
Rebels' Heavy Loss.
The rebels lost about 100 men, and
the American loss wus Corporal John
son, of Companv C, and Pilvate Mc
Avny, of Comoany L, killed. In addi
tion, the following Americans wero
wounded- SiTgeant Check, of Com
pany L. Cenpeiial Households, of Com
pany M: Private Kelly, of Company C:
Ptlvate Kinnov, of Company C. Pri
vate Tinkler, of Company C; Private
Vutley, ol Company (J; Pilvate Gilley,
of Companv C. Pilvnle Caley, of Com
panv F. Private Mahnti, or Companv
L, Piivate Clillllths of Company L;
Pilvate LafeMh, of Company X,; Pil
vate McFaikinel. ot Company L.
At tie Cltickmaiin, the leglmentnl
'mascot," cairieel a p.n rot into action
anil wuj wounded In the knee.
Manila, Muieh lfi 1.30 p. in. The in
singi'iits nt the outposts and In tin
tieuchi"- bevoiul Caloocan ilieel seveial
volleys last night upon tin Montana
unel Kansas volunteers nnel n part ot
the Fourth legtllais, desiring. It is sup
post d. to tllscovei If the Ainetlcan lliie
had been thinned by tlie movement of
(Jineial Win aton's command. Th
Amei leans In the tienches replied
warmly to the Ihe.
H V. P.eeeiiei of Company A. of the
Montana icglment. was killed lu tip
engagement.
A battalion ot the Twentieth tegular
intanii: touted a small band of rill
pinos em the Laguna road and some
shainslioolers who wen thing fiom a
house ovei which a French Ilag was
living, weie dislodged
A gunboat enteted the lnke nnd
silenced a one-gun battel v In the foot
hills. THE VITRIOL MYSTERY.
It Is Thought That Mis. McVean's
Assailant Was a Man.
St. Louis, Mo., Muich It!. The mys
terv Int leases In the ease of the West
Paid widow. Mis MoVoan, whoso lae
nnd body weie bnellv burned Tuesdu
night by aehls tin own by some un
known hand. From what cm he leaineel
fiom Mis Megiuw, sister of Mrs. Mc
Veon, it is now thousht a man nttlied
as a woman, committed tho deed.
Another iiiions inous letter has beet,
addiessesl to Mis McVean and is now
In the hands of hei utiorno, ex-Judge-J.
II. Haivej.
Spanish Soldiers Are Tuibulent.
Palnui, Island of .Mujur&i. Mnnh 10.
lit pntrluted K anlsh soldleis have eauseel
turbulent ileiiicnstratlnns hcie und tho
munlctpil guurils hnve been compelled to
chin go them. There have been several
lonllicts between the soldlurs and tho
authorities rimuts of "Down with the
government" and "Long live tho urtij
weie ral-ed Moio tumble Is expected.
The Eighth Illinois Returns,
Newport News. Vn , Murch IG.-TiTv
Klhhth Illinois regiment which arrived
Irom Smtligo isteid.i left ht'le this af
ternoon for Chlc.mo The logiincut Is
traveling hi time It ibis made) of tourist
ami Pullman cms The men will renin
Chliagocarlj Saturday morning.
To Pay Spanish Troops.
Midi Id, Murch HI The Spanish govrrn
nieiil has concluded n loan of WW)
pesetiis with tin bunking houe ot 1'r
nuljii. Til" monej was liniidul over es
terdiiy nnd will be devottil to paying tho
arrears duo the SpmlHli troops Vthleh
hnve served In Ci,bn
Bribery Meeting Postponed,
Hnrrlshurg, Mare h 1i, The meeting ot
the bribery Investigating committee
which was to hnve been held this owning
has been posepuiied until ni.it Monday
evening.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Muioli 10. Forecast 4-
lor 1'ildny: Tor eusteri, Pennsyl- -f
vanla, fair; frteh to biUk noith- -f
easttrlv winds, -
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