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POSSIBLE MOVE
TOWARD PEACE
Kruger in Correspondence
with the British
Government.
THE SECRET TELEGRAMS
Contents of President Xruger's Com
munication Cannot Yet Be .Ob
tainedThe Military Situation Is
Practically Unchanged General
Oatacre Sweeping Through the
Country Like a Cyclone with Fly
ing Columns in All Directions.
London, March 22, 4.12 a. m Several
telegrams havo passed between Presi
dent Kruger and tin; British govern
ment, In addition to the Sallsbury
Kruger correspondence, already pub
lished. The foreign olllce received n
despatch from Pretoria yesterday. The
contents of these communication can
not yet be obtalred.
So far as the military situation Is
concerned there Is practically no
change. Lord Roberta Is quietly mak
ing preparations for the next move.
As necessary to a beginning Generals
Gatacre and Brabant are swiftly mov
hie from point to point In the south
ern districts of the Free state dis
persing or accepting the surrender of
any remaining Poers. thus ensuring
the safety of Loid Roberts' communi
cations before starting for Pretoria.
A correspondent of the Dally Xews
at SpringfonUIn describing these
movements says;
"Gen. G.)tacr Its sweeping through
the country like a cyclone with flying
columns In all directions. His swift
ness and strategy have proved of In
estimable value to Lord Roberts."
The rebuilding of the railway bridge
at Nnrvals Point will occupy two
months. The temporary bridge will
bo completed In about ten days. Mean-
whil-; supplies are transposed by an.
aerial tramway across the gap. ThC3e !
works necessarily delay the providing
of supplies for the advance. Lorl
Met linen's movements north of Klm
berley are believed to be a. prelu.le
to the gathering of a column of 20,0)0
men, with Klmberley as a base, to
strike eastward from Fourteen Streams
Into the Transvaal.
The long and arMously awaited
news of the relief of Mafeklng has not
yet been received.
Mr. Schreincr, the Cape premier, has
granted the request of the mayor of
Cape Town that a public holiday be
proclaimed throughout the colony on
the relief of Mafeklnfr".
Kruger Hints at Desperate Fighting.
London, March 22. A dispatch to the
Dally Mall from Pretoria, dated Mon
day, March 19, says:
"President Kruger returned troin
Kroonstadt yesterday. He savj the
tight In the Free State will be desper
ate. I am Informed that the Trans
vaaf government has tanen. no resolu
tion to destroy mines or pioperty as a
last resort."
Mazeru, Basutoland. Wednesday,
March 21. Everybody in Rasutolund
rejoices In the restoration of tele
graphic communication with Allwal
North.
The proclamation of Lord Roberts Is
apparently effective1, as the Free
Staters are surrendering to the Bnsu
toland officials. The occupation of
Thaha Nchu and Rouxvllle by the
British has produced an excellent Im
pression, convincing the Basutos that
the authority of the queen Is para
mount. Ladysmlth, March 21. It has been
ascertained that the accidental re
moval of stones covering some Boer
. graves, after the fight at Pleter's Hill,
February 28, revealed thousands of
split and soft-nosed bullets.
Princess Christian's hospital train ar
rived this morning. It was the first
, train over the new Colenso bridge. The
railroad Is now open to Klandslagaate,
where a camp has been established.
Drakensberg and Biggarsdorf ars
closely watched by the British cavalry.
London, March 22. The Cape Town
correspondent of the Dully Mall, tele
graphing Tuesday, March 20, says:
"I have Just arrived from Bloemfon
teln, where I learn that no further
movement Is probable for three weeks,
as negotiations are proceeding, I
failed to ascertain the nature of the
negotiations or whether Sir Alfred
Mllner's departure from Cape Town Is
connected with them, but I snould not
he surprised If the war collapsed
quickly."
SMALL FRY CONVICTED.
Judge Cowing Suggests That Big
Fellows Be Looked After.
New York, 'March 21. Three petty
gambling cases were tried before
Judge Cowing und a Jury In the court
of general sessions today. Two of the
defendants were acquitted and the
third, an Italian, who ran a penny
gambling machine in Harlem, was
found guilty, but the jury recommend
ed mercy. Judgo Cowing fined him $25
and then, raising, his voice, made this
address;
"It seems to bo the opinion of the
jurors that they should not convict In
these cases, as It appears to them,
and very justly, that It Is only the
small fry that are arrested and brought
Into court for trial.
"In every gambling case, and bIfo In
every liquor tax case brought Into this
court, It Is always some poor foreigner,
generally a woman with five or six
smalt children, or a poor man who Is
eking out a bare living for a large fam
ily and who has nothing behind him.
"Why don't you." nodding at the
policemen, "go after the big fellows,
who some of the Jurors apparently be-
neve are making thousands of dollars I
yes, millions of dollars out of this
vice."
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Reports of Progress Made A Ser-geant-at-Arms
Elected.
Philadelphia. March 21. Joseph H.
Maniov, of Maine, and H. C. Faynr,
of Wisconsin, members of the sub
committee of tin; Republican national
committee having in charge the ar
rangement for the national convention,
arrived here tonight to look over the
gtottnd. Chairman Hiinnn, Secretary
Dick and Committeeman Koons, of
Missouri, will be here tomorrow, when
the sub-commlltee will have a con
ference with Mayor Ashbrldge as to
what progress has thus far been made.
The sub-committee tonight officially
announced the election of George N.
Wlswell, of Wisconsin, as the sergeant-at-arms
of the convention. Mr. Wis
well, has been assistant sergcant-at-arnis
at all national Republican con
ventions slnco lf;S0 and Is said to be
well qualified for the place. He ar
rived here this morning and has al
ready taken charge of some of the
arrangements. Vie will remain In th'j
city n week, and early In April will
opon permanent headquarters here In
the Hotel Walton, -where the national
committee will also have Its headquar
ter"!. Tomorrow Sergeant-at-Arms
Wlswell will look over the hall and
later will make his report to the' na
tional committee as to the number of
employes he will need. It Is believed
that he will require dose to 2.S00 who
will be selected from all the states In
the union.
BOARD OF PARDONS.
Rehearing Granted in the Epps Case.
Other Matters.
Harrlsburg, March 21. Former Sher
iff Alexander Crow, of Philadelphia,
made a plea before the board of par
dons today to spare the life of Wil
liam Epps, of Philadelphia, who Is un
der sentence to be hanged next Wed
nesday for the murder of Mary Ann
Lawler. Mr. Crow asked that the
board grant a rehearing In the case
in order that additional reasons may
be filed In support of an application
for a. commutation of sentence to life
imprisonment. The board granted the
rehearing asked for.
The board recommended pardons for
Cyrus Wltmer, of Lancaster: Thomas
Cooper, of Allegheny: and A. H. Grant.
Montgomery. Pardons were refused
In the cases of Michael Kushnook, of
Schuylkill: Edward C. Knots, of Phila
delphia, manslaughter; Thomas Nug
ent, of Allegheny: James Flood, North
ampton; John T. .Shields, Allegheny;
Frank Anderson, Erie.
A rehearing was granted In the case
of Frank J. Krause, Lehigh county, un
der sentence to be hanged. Action
was postponed In a number of minor
ceses.
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WILL INSPECT ST. HELENA.
Col. Challice Will Make Arrange
ments for Banished Boers.
London. March 21. Colonel Challice,
of the nrmy service corps, sails for the
island of St. Helena tomorrow, In order
to make the necessary arrangements
for the accommodation of General
Cronje and the other banished Boers.
It Is still doubtful whether alt the pris
oners will be sent there, on account of
the feeling between the Trunsvaaler.s
and Free Staters.
If all the Boers are sent to St.
Helena, a considerable increase In the
strength of the garrison will be re
quired. Steamship Arrivals.
Liverpool. March 21. -Arrived: Cevle,
from Now Yor. Bremen-Arrived: Kaiser
Wllhclm der Grease, from New York.
New York Arrived: Teutonic, Liverpool.
Southampton Sailed: Saale (from Bre
men) Now York. New York-Sailed:
Cullc, for Liverpool; Oceanic, for Liver
pool; Kensington, fcr Antwerp via South
ampton. Cleared: H. H. Merrier, Bre
men. Llzurd Passed: St. Paul, New
York for Southampton.
Lewis Vail Dead.
Philadelphia, March 21. Lewis I). Vail,
a prominent member of the Philadelphia
bar. died tonight, aged tiS years. Mr. Vail
drafted the "Brooks high license law"
now In forco In Pennsylvania and was the
counsel for the Philadelphia Law and
Order League In thlr persistent efforts
to prevent the granting of liquor licenses
to persons objectionable to the lengue.
Beckwith Knocked but.
Klmlra, N. Y March 21. Jack McUou.
ough, of St. Paul, knocked out Lou Beits,
with, of Cleveland, colored. In the third
round of v. hat was to have been n 23
round bout before the Chemung County
Athletic club tonight. The lighting was
fast.
Methodist Episcopal Conference.
Covington. Ky Match 21. The annual
Methodist Eplse.npal conference opered
today for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to tho general conference to be held
In Chicago In May.
Coal Rates Advanced.
rittsburg, Marti) 21c-Tlio advance In
the coal rate of li) rents per ton to tho
lakes at a recent meeting of the Western
Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio Traltlu
association, troll effect to-lay.
J. P. Morgan Sails for Europe.
New Yrrk, March 21. J. I'l. rrepont
Morgan, of this city, Failed on tho Oceanle
today for Europe. ,
A Royal Wedding.
Vicuna, March 31, The Crown Princess
and Count Lonyoy were married hero to.
day.
OLSEN DEFEATS
ERNEST ROEBER
THE CHAMPION OF AMERICA
FALLS BEFORE THE BANE.
An Exciting Contest at Madison
Square Garden Roeber Gets the
First Fall, but in the Second Bout
Ooes Down and Is Injured Infer
nallyThe ex-Champion Weeps at
Defeat.
New York, March 21. Beck Olsen,
of Copenhagen, met Ernest Roober,
the heavyweight champion wrestler of
America, at Madison Squaie Garden
tonight in a Oraero-Roman match for
the world's championship and Olsen
was declared the victor by Referee
Sam Austin.
This match differed from recent
contests of this order. Inasmuch as It
was to all Intents and purposes on tho
level. Roeber gained the first fall in
twenty-four minutes and twenty-five
seconds, by a half Nels.on 'iold. The
Dane secured the next fall, which
proved to be the last, by a front bolyn
hold and throw. Roeber was unabio
to come to the center nt the call of
time after a ten minute Intermission
and Olsen, therefore, was given the
match.
During the second round Roeber gi t.
n body hold on the big man and throw
him down. The Dane worked himself
out of the difficulty and took up tn
work. Roeber suddenly Jumped for his
man nnd endeavored to obtain a necl:
hold to throw the Dane over his head
from his shoulder. The Dane same
right back and, after grappllnjr the
German with a front body hold, picked
up Roeber and threw him on his back
to the Moor with great force. The
Dane then fell on top of his man with
his full weight, and. having the right
should pinned, It became but a ques
tion of a few seconds when Itoehcr
would succumb. The referee then an
nounced that the Dane had gained a
fall.
Roeber lay on his back and had to
be carried in a limp condition to h'.s
corner, where two doctors were sum
moned to attend the German, who
seemed to be Injured severely.
Roeber claimed to have sustained a
fractured rib on the right side. The
doctors who examined him said Hut
he might be Internally injured, but
that no ribs were broken. They re
fused to permit him to continue the
bout. Olsen was thereupon declare I
the winner, while Roeber sat In h's
corner crying like a child. I
Bob Fltzslmmonp, who was one of
Roeber's seconds, then Jumped Into the
ring and, while admitting Roeber's
defeat, challenged the Dane on belw'.f
of the German for another match for
$1,000.
FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.
Five-Story Building Completely De
stroyed Loss, 8175,000.
Philadelphia, March 21. The largo
flve-story building at the northwest
corner of Third and Race streets,
owned and occupied by Alfred F.
Moore, manufacturer of Insulated wire,
was completely destroyed by fire to
night. Moore's loss will aggregate $175,000;
fully covered by Insurance. John D.
Hell, dealer In leather; H, Gardiner. &
Son, leather, and Martin & Co., cloth
spongers and finishers, whose estab
lishments adjoined the burned struc
ture, suffered an aggregate loss of
about $23,000 from water.
EXTEND PENSION LAWS.
An Increase in Pensions Has Been
Decided Upon.
Washington. March 21. The house
committee on pensions has practically
decided In favor of extending tho pen
sion law of Jan. .r, 1S93. which Increased
the pension of Mexican war veterans
from $8 to $12 per month, so that It
will apply to those pensioned since the
act as well as those pensioned up to
that time.
The committee has decided to id
crease to $40 a month the pension .f
'Lieutenant Colonel John M. Hamilton,
Ninth cavalry, who was killed at the
battle of San Juan.
MISSIONARY FUNDS.
Good Showing Made by the Lehigh
Presbytery.
Betnloheni. March 21. At today's
session of the Women's Foreign Mis
sionary society, of tho Lehigh Pres
bvtery. It wa.s announced that the
$2,210 raised mt year, swelled the con
tributions to foO.noo since the society's
Inception.
The present membership Is eight
hundred, and the little bearers number
five hundred. Mrs. It. M. Mateer ad
diessed the convention on the mission
ary work of the aged women In China.
Hniiloton was chosen as the next
meeting place.
Will Increase Fighting Influence.
London. March 21. At a meeting of
Irish Nationalists members of tho house
of commons today, John Redmond pre.
sjdlng, It was agreed that tho Irish com.
moners should not be allowed hereafter
to pair with either Liberals or Unionists,
This action Is a recurrence of the Inde
pendent attitude of the Irish party under
Mr. Parnell'a leadership, and Is calculated
greatly to Increase the fighting Intluetico
of the organization In parliament.
Demand for Seamless Tubes.
Pittsburg, March 21. The National Tube
company lias Just received u large order
from tho government for seamless tubes.
It calls for "O.fiOO tubes or 5'n.OciO feet and
tho price to JSJJ.iro. The tubes are for the
ships being built for tho United States
navy. This Is the llrst contract awarded
by the government since the seamless
tubing for bolleis was adopted.
Medical College Men Meet.
Cincinnati. O., March 21. The Cincin
nati chapter of the Alumni association of
tho Medical college of Ohio held a meet
ing at tho Good Bamnrltan hospital today.
Arrangements for Ihelr annual banquet
were made. ,
Locomotive Engineers Meet.
Cincinnati, O., .Mutch 21,-Thp Buffalo
Locomotive Engineers' held, llielr annual
meeting hero today. Mayor Tnfel dehv-
ercd tho principal addrtks.
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DEWEY RECOVERS.
The Admiral Is Given a Rousing
Reception at Savannah.
Savannah, Gn .March 21. Fifty
thousand persons on the rlreets here
today gave Admiral George Dewej an
enthusiastic welcome. The admiral
hnd recovered from his indisposition
of yesterday sufficiently to take part
in the military parade and review
and as he rodo through the streets
with Mrs. Dewey nt his side, ringing
cheers rent the air and waving colors
made the scene one to be long remem
bered. The review look place In the park
extension where on admiral's salute
was tired by the Chatham artillery.
Business was suspended from noon ;n
honor of Admiral Dewey. The r.llnmx
of the occasion occurred nt the ban
quet at the Do Soto hotel tonight,
when the admiral was presented with
a beautiful silver vase on behalf of
the city of Savannah by Hon. F. O.
Dublgnon. At the banquet table Gen
eral Nelson A. Miles, who arrived In
the .city too late-for the military fei
ture. sat next Admiral Dewey. While
the main function wa. In progress a
committee of fifty ladles entertained
.Mrs, Dewey nt n banquet In an anne.s
adjoining the banquet hall. Upon tin
conclusion of the dinner the ladles
were admitted to thj main room that
they might hear the speeches. Among
the speakers v:i re Judge Emory Ppeer,
of the United States court; Surgeon
General Wym.in, Congressman Brant
ley, of Georgia ex-Attorney General
W. O. Smith, of Hawaii, and others.
THE IRON TRADE.
State of Business as Indicated by
the American Manufacturer.
Pittsburg. March 21. The American
Manufacturer will say tomorrow:
What will be one of the absorbing
points to consumers within a few days,
before the close of March, will be the
rate for Bessemer pig Iron which the)
furnaces will establish for Iron to he
delivered after July. The production
of the furnaces for the first bIx months
has been sold and as Inquiries arc as
active as before, the necessity for a
price for later delivery Is urgent. The
matter will be attended to at once, and
the probabilities are that the new rate
will be higher than $24, valleys. There
Is a feeling that the prevailing rate Is
high enough and that an effort should
be made to hold It at that, but at thi
same time there Is considerable talk
that the price for delivery during the
second half of the year will be h'ghr.
Whether the expansionists will preva'l
over the more conservative who say
the price is high enough, It Is certain
that tho cost of Bessemer for the latter
six months of 1900 will not he lower.
During the week 9,000 tons changed
hands at $24, furnace.
Sheets are holding the position
marked out by the promoters of the
new sheet company, and by the end o'f
this month the iprlro of twenty-eight
gauge will not be less than $3.25, $3.20
or higher. Quotations are practically
withheld under theagreoment or under
standing made some weeks ago that
there should be a virtual cessation of
business unless at' terms which should
not embarrass the new company which
assumes control April 1.
PIKE DEMOCRATS MEET.
They Select Delegates and Com
mitteemen. Special to The Scrar.ton Tribune.
Mllford. Pa., March 21. The Demo
crats of Pike county held their annual
meeting last evening at Mllford. Pro
fessor George Sawyer, county superin
tendent of public instruction, was
chosen delegate to the state conven
tion. Jacob Klein, George A. Swepen
Iser, Frank Schorr. George Grego y and
A. Frank Rowland were elected to the
county committee.
The Republicans of Pike county at
the recent election succeeded In wiping
out the "one green spot."
DELAWARE REPUBLICANS.
They Endorse the McKinley Admin
istration and Select Delegates.
Wilmington. Del., March 21. This
regular Republican slate convention
In session at Dover today elected ths
following delegates to the Republican
national convention Colonel Henry A.
DuPcnl, Henry is. Thompson. Man
love Hayes, former Congressman J.
S. Willis. Charles f Richards and
Henry P. Cannon.
The resolutions adopted by the "con
vention endorse the udmlnlhtration of
President McKinley and ask for his
renonilnallon.
Mr. Cleveland in Good Health.
Princeton. N. J.. March 21. Former
President Grover Cleveland returned to
Princeton this evenlns frem his two
weeks' huntliiR and Ashing; excursion In
Florida. Mr. Cleveland nppeared to be In
ery good health. Ills step was elastlo
and he walked apparently with more ease
than when ho left Princeton. Mrs. Cleve.
land met him nt the railroad station.
The Mncrum Case.
Washington, March 21. Representative
Dlnsmore, of Arkansas, today Introduced
a resolution requesting Information from
the secretory of state as to any corre
spondence with Great Britain In relation
to tho alleged detention, opening and
subjecting to censorship of official corre-
spondc-nco addressed to Charles Macrum,
late United States consul In South Africa,
t Strike at Cleveland.
Cleveland, March 21. Ono hundred nnd
fifty men. the majority being machinists,
employed at the Hill clutch works, went
on strike today for a nine-hour day with
ten hours pay.
Mr, Morgan's Amendment.
Washington, March 21. Senator Mor
gan today Introduced an amendment to
the Puerto Rico bill providing for freo
coinage of silver. It Is limited to the
American product.
Plague at Sydney.
Melbourne, March 21. Sydney, capital
of New South Wales, und Adelaide, cap.
It at of South Australia, have been de
clared Infected with the bubonic plague,
St. Paul Bench Show.
St. Paul., Minn.. March 21,-The bench
sliow of tho NorthweMirn Kennel club
opened here today and will continue until
the 24th,
Anniversary Anglo-French 'Treaty.
' lohri'bri March .'1 TM Is the first an-
nlversary of. the slgnlrg of the' Anglo
Frerirh treaty.
LITTLE DANGER
, OF INFLATION
CHAIRMAN BR0SIU8 EXPLAINS
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.
Three National ChecksUpon Exces
sive Issues of Bank Currency Un
der the New Law No Good Reason
to Believe That It Will Exceed the
Existing Need in the South and
West.
Washington, March 21. In view of
the recently expressed apprehensions
as to the effect of certain features of
the new financial law, the following
statement was made today by Chair
man Broslus, of the house committee
on banking nnd currency and one of
the house conferees on the financial
bill:
"The apprehension expressed In
many quarters that under the bank
ing features of the financial bill re
cently passed there will be some Infla
tion. I do not doubt has some ground,
tt would be unfortunate If there .was
not, for we need more currency. I
have no doubt that there will be
gradual Increase In our circulation to
meet the requirements of trade. It
must be considered In oonn-ii'toi wlin
this subject that there are thres na
tional checks upon excessive Issues of
bank currency under the new law.
First. It Is to be noted that mder the
operation of redemption any cunsloei
able Inflation of bank notS3 would
cause them to be sent Into the treasury
for redemption In large amounts and
the Issuing banks would hav to pal
up the lawful money for tho purpos.
which would deplete their reserves.
Demand for Bonds.
"In the second place, any great de
mand for bonds to exchange for tho
two per cents, would advance the price
beyond the limit which would make
It profitable to use them for banking
purposes. In which case banks would
quite likely sell bonds to make the
profit rather than take out circulation.
"In the third place, the limit of $3,
000,000 a month upon the retirement
of currency will make the banks very
cautious about taking out more circu
lation than they will be able to keep
out profitably, for once It, Is out It
might have to remain out for some
time before It could bo retired.
"These several checks will operate
systematically to restrain excessive
Issues of bank currency under the new
law. It may be assumed that the 10
per cent, authorized to be Issued on
bonds already deposited will be put
out. That will not exceed in amount
$24,000,000 in round numbers, which 1b
scarcely 1 per cent, of the total volume
of our circulation, and can do no harm.
It Is Impossible to make an accurate
forecast of the amount of moiiey that
will be put out by the new banks that
will be organized. There is no good
reason to believe that It will exceed
the existing need In the south and
west, where great Inconvenience has
been suffered for lack of additional
banking facilities."
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Coroner Investigating Death of Mor
ris Sargent, of Moscow.
Morris Sargent, of Moscow, wns
found dead In bed yesterdav morning
at his boarding place. Sargent was
employed as a sort of general utility
man around tho Moscow grist mill,
and boarded with the 'owner.
Coroner Roberts was notified of his
death and performed an autopsy on
the body last night. This revealed that
the man died of double pneumonia,
both lungs being affected. The doctor
discovered also that there was a se
vere Bruise on tnc aoaomen, caused
either by a fall or a blow.
In view of this fact he will go to
Moscow again this morning, empannel
a jury and conduct an Inquest.
It Is not known positively whether or
not Sargent had any relatives, but It
Is understood that he has a daughter
living In this part of the state. Ho
was between forty and fifty years -old
and a widower.
YOUNG THIEF ARRESTED.
Captured While Stealing Fruit from
E. G. Coursen's Store.
Louis Nleman, a 14-year-old boy,
was seen by an employe of E. G. Cour
sen's store, on Lackawanna avenue,
yesterday afternoon while In the act
oi stealing oranges from the boxes out
side the store.
When the boy saw that he was no
ticed he started down the street, but
was overtaken and given Into the cus
tody of Patrolman Thomas Jones. Ho
was later taken to the Central police
station and will be given his hearing
this morning by Mayor Moir. During
the night ball was entered before Al
derman Howe for his appearance at
the hearing this mornlns and he was
released from custody.
Mr. Coursen has been greatly an
noyed of late by this particular kind
of thieving and will appear against the
boy.
. . . m
Internal Revenue Condition.
Washington. March 21. Tho monthly
statement of tho conditions of Internal
revenue shows that for the month of Feb
ruary. lfOO. the total receipts ti'om all
sources were 20,S0i,665, an Increase as
compared with tho same month In lKh of
$1.100,Ko9. During ,tho Ir.st eight months
tho total receipts were Jlto.eOs.S"R, an In
creaso over the corre t ponding period of
last year of $l6.S2."i.iS4.
Orphans' School Examinations.
Harrlsburg, March 21. A meeting of the
soldiers' orphan school commission whu
held hero toduy at which It was decided
to hold the annual examinations nt .Har
ford June 12 nnd 13; Chester Springs, Juni-i
14 and IV. I'nlontown. June 19 ana SO;
Scotland, June 21 and 22.
William H. House Pardoned,
Harrlsburg. March 21. The board of
pardons granted a pardon this afternoon
to Wlltlr.m II. Hoiifcc. former nsslstuut
city attorney of rittsburg, tervlng twen.
ty-two months In tho western penlten
tlary for alleged embezzlement of cliy
funds.
Rhodes Sails for England.
Cape Town. Wednesday. March 21.
Cecll Rhodes sailed for England today. -
THE NEWS THIS H0HNLVU
Wiathtr In licit I on i TaJayt
FAIR I WKBT TO NORTH WINDO,
1 General El gland and Kruger Again In
Correspondence.
Krnest Roeber Defeated til a Wrestling
Mali h.
Proposition to Permit Puerto Rlcans to
Determine Method of Raising Reve
nue. .
Representative Broslus on the New
Currency Law.
2 General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial and Commercial.
a Local-Ordinances Which Will Die with
Councils.
Common Picas Court Doings.
4 Kdltulnl.
Judge Purdy's Opinion In the New
Railroad Case.
5 Loral Grand Jury's Probing of City
Officers.
Summing Up In the Martin Trespass
Suit.
C Local West Scranton and Suburban.
Round About the County.
8 Local Llvo Industrial News.
SCRANTON BASE BALL.
Local Enthusiasts Visited by Walter
Burnham and M. E. Sanders.
Considerable Encouragement.
According to' M. K. Sanders, who has
been working up Interest In local base
ball here for some time, Scranton Is
very likely to 'have a team In the At
lantic league this season. As wns men
tioned In yesterday's Tribune. Walter
Burnham. of Portland, Me., the well
known base ball manager, yesterday
came to Scranton and Is taking active
steps to establish a team fn Scranton,
of which he will be In charge.
Yesterday Mr. Burnham, Mr, Sanders
and Chauncey H. Derby saw a number
of prominent local enthusiasts In re
gard to the support of a team, and at
the end of their efforts reported a very
successful day's worki Several persons
Interested In base ball, who could not
be seen yesterday, will be visited to
day. Mr. Burnham was taken out to view
Athletic park, and thought very high
ly of the grounds. He yesterday re
marked, concerning the present situa
tion: "I think that Scranton Is a good ball
town and that the people here will
support a team that works hard and
fights for every game. This Atlantic
league presents especially attractive
prospects. The circuit will be short
and compact, the salaries compara
tively small, and the number of play
ers on the market now Is large. We
are very likely to get several of the
Eastern league players, and will give
the town, strong representation.
"Wo had a very encouraging day's
work, and I think we will be ready to
go Into the league at Friday's meeting
of the magnates at the Hotel Jermyn.",
The latest two teams decided upon
for the circuit will be located In Wilm
ington and Philadelphia. Tho Phila
delphia nine will be called tho Ath
letics and will correspond to the team
the Quaker City had In the Atlantto
league a few seasons ago. It will be
paired off with the Wilmington team.
DIDN'T WANT PICTURE TAKEN.
E. E. Everhart Forcibly Interferes
with Men Who Took Snapshot.
About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
an odd sight presented Itself on Mul
berry street, between Wyoming and
Penn avenues. It was that of a short
man, burdened by a big camera, fleeing
up the street like a deer, while In his
wake followed a tall man, who at the
corner of Wyoming and Mulberry over
took hlin. Then ensued what Is known.
In pugilistic parlance, as a "clinch."
After a few seconds the parties broke
loose, and the tall man started down
the street, with a satisfied look on his
face. It was E. E. Everhart, who re
cently figured nso-respondent in the
divorce proceedings brought by City
Assessor Philip Rlnsland against his
wife.
To a Tribune reporter, Mr. Everhart
said: "That fellow I chased up tho
street tried to snap his camera on me
at the corner there. He works for
Rlnsland, and I saw through his little
game at once. When I caught him up
the street, however, I smashed his
camera to smithereens.
"I was brought out of my office by
a man who came In and said that I
was wanted at the Windsor. I put on
my overcoat and, never suspecting
anything, left the place. When we got
to the corner, I noticed this fellow with
the camera, and when I saw him snap
the button, tho other man Immediately
left me. You saw tho rest of the af
fair." SMALL BOY KILLED.
Run Over by Switch 'Engine in South
Mill Yard.
most distressing accident occurred
at th? South mill of the Lackawanna
Iron and Steel company yesterday
mornlns. when a lael named Joseph
Anders, aged 12 years, was run over
and killed by one of the. small engines
used In switching around tho yard.'
The hoy wan employed In the ofllce,
and l'i thu absence of one of tho
switchmen, volunteered to take hit
place for the day. In crossing tho
tracks he was run down and his body
horribly mnngUd.
. Coroner Roberts was notliled and
granted permHMon to remove the re
mains to the 'heme of the boy's par
ents, Mr. und Mrs. Marl in Anders, on
Strntfonl avenue, Lincoln Heights. An
autopsy will be made today and an In
quest will be held.
Tho funeral will occur from tile fam
ily residence Saturday afternoon.
Burial will be made In St. John's Ger
man Catholic cemetery.
Republicr-.s Meet.
Wurrenton. I'll.. March 21. The Repub
llcan dlntrlct convention opened here to
day for the purpose of electing two dele,
sates and two alternates to the natlor.al
Republican rnpventlnn.
Colorado and Wyoming G. A. R.
Denver. Col., March 21. The annual ep.
campment of tho department of Colo
rado and Vcmlng Grand Army of the
Republic, opened here today und will
continue until the 21th.
TARIFF ON
TAXATION
Plan to Allow the Puerto
Ricans to Choose.
PROPOSED COMPROMISE
Proposition to Enact the Foraker
Bill with an Amendment Giving
the Island Legislature Power to
Terminate ItAdministration Said
to Approve Friends of the Meas
ure Are Confident That Xt Will
Pass in the Senate.
Washington, March 21. A compvo
mlse which Is likely to settle tho Puerto
Rlcan question to the reasonable satis
faction of nil concerned has been pro
posed. It meets with the" approval of
the administration and of leading Re
publicans both In the house and In the.
senate. It preserves tho principle of
the bill now before the senate, and nt
the same time It practically leaves the
ultimate decision of the question with
the Puerto Rlran people themselves.
The proposition Is the one made ten
tatively some days oro to pass the bill
providing for a tariff amounting to 15
per cent, of the Dlngley rates, the
revenue from which Is to be applied to
tho needs of Puerto Rico, with the
further provision that the tariff shall
cease Just as soon as the legislature of
Puerto Rico shall devise some other
method of raising revenue for the
Island.
In this way the principle of ultimate
free trade Is recognized, dependent
solely on the wish of the Puerto Rlc
ana themselves. If at any time tho
Puerto Rlcan legislature believes that
by a system of Internal taxation mere
satisfactory results can be obtained
than by the moderate tariff, then freo
trade will prevail. In tho meantime
the Island Will have by Indirect taxa
tion the revenues which it so greatly
needs for Its development, and the In
dustries of the Island can figure with
certainty for a period at least upon
the 13 per cent, tariff. The men who
have been waiting upon the action of
congress will thus be enabled to go
ahead with the revival of business.
There Is reason to believe that this
compromise will meet with the ap
proval of those In this country who
have been most earnestly demanding
free trade for sentimental reasons. In
the last day or two several editors of
the most conspicuous newspapers In
the middle west hav been In Wash
ington to bring Influence directly to
bear on the senators from that region
against the bill now before the sen
ate. These men agree that the plan
proposed will not meet with serious
opposition so far as thev are con
cerned: and they are, probably In a,
position to speak for many others. Tho
protection element are favorably dis
posed to the arrangement because they
are confident that the people of Puerto
Rico will always find It to their ad
vantage to secure revenue from the
tariff rather than from Internal taxa
tion. To Solve Difficulty.
It was suggested by the administra
tion that the best way out of tho whola
difficulty would be to attach the pro
posed compromise to the Puerto Rleau
r'.llef bill. The subject w".u discussed
In the cabinet meeting yesterday, anl
alter the cabinet meeting Senator Al
lison and Representative Cannon, tha
leading Republican members of tho
conference committee on the relief bill,'
were Invited to the White house. The
Idea of Incorporating the compromise
In n conference report did not meet
with the committee's approval. Sen
ators Allison rind Hale and Represen
tatives Cannon end Moody felt that It
would be too radical n departure from
the usual legislative method,! to im
pose legislation of such great Import
ance uron a conference report. Tech
nically It might be defended, but It
might pr-.-clpltate u discussion and
piovoke differences of opinion which
would certainly delay the mea.iure of
rellet nnd might In certain contingen
cies' defeat It altogether. It wia
thouijht best If such a compromise
were to 1- madi that It should pro
ceedjn the regular channels and that
the necessary amendments should bo
mad'j to the tariff bill In the senat
and accepted by the house. Conse
quently tho conference committee de
cided upon Its report.
Tho report of the conference Is a.
practical noceptnnco rf the house bill.
It Is admitted by leading Republlcnn
senntors that a mistake was made In
striking out thu continuing clause of
th hour? bill, and this will be re
tained. If It had not been retained,
nnd If for any reison congress should
neglect to enact any tariff legislation
whatever, then tho h'Rh Dlngley duties
would continue and there would be no
provision for (limine; the revenues re
ceived from them over to (he Island.
Beveridge Will Postpone Amend
ment. Washington, March 21. The Post to
morrow will say:
On account of earnest efforts being
mnde by Republican senators to reach
an agreement on Puerto Rico, which
nil senators can consistently support.
Senator Beveridge will not, for the
present, urge his amendment for freo
trade with that island, but will post
pone his speech until such agreement
as the Republican senators ore uble to
make Is reached. The senator desires
It understood that ho has not aban
doned his position and that ho wilt
vote to sustain thu principle enunci
ated In the president's message.
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