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WALKED INTO
14 BOER TRAP
The British Troops Arc
Ajrain Ambushed.
OF LOSS UNKNOWN
oauwuuu a Men Retreat In
rom Thaba Nehu, Pur-
a Considerable Force of
' the Enemy The Boers Give Evi
dence of Having Recovered Their
Lost Enthusinsm Severe Criticism
for the Army In London.
London. April -'. 4.30 n. in. General
Butler's anxious inquiry whether Brit
ish officers will ever lenm the value
of se nitlng comes buck with enforced
.emplasls to the British public totlny
on receipt of the tiding that a convoy
with
guns walked deliberately into n
l Boer
ambuscade within twenty miles
I of Bfoci.ifontcln.
Lord lloberts' own report of the af-
Ifnlr If jot received by the war olllee,
iias nut been published, and no ac-
I count of the nftalr Is available to tne
public ex'-cpt the despatch from Bush
man Kop. Nothing can be said, there
fore, regarding the exact extent of the
British misfortune.
Evidently f'nlonel Broadwood thought
it nfceessary to retreat In haste from
Tliab.i Nehu. as he inarched all
through Friday night, apparently fol
lowed by a considerable force of the
enemy The convoy and the guns had
lo ouss through a deep spruit which
the Boers had occupied.
Six of the twelve guns, comprising
two b.ittevies. all the wagons, and. It
is foarvd, many men, fell Into the hands
of the Boers, whoso daring, displayed
o near Bloemfonteln, shows that they
rapidly recovering heart after their
nt reverses.
lie hope Is expressed here that Gen-
("ohllle will recover the convoy
guns, but this is hardly likely In
Ih a difficult country, and It is prob-
thnt the next news will be that
i-r ii stiff light, General Colvlllu has
Iiicatod Colonel Broadwood from his
icult position, but failed to re trlcvo
disaster
leveru critelsms arc heard regarding
ron wal of the old mistake. of un
ratlng the Boers and the absence
hoper precaution. No doubt the af-
wlll revive the Boers' hopes and
Idru confidence among the enemy
critical moment.
(tailed accounts of the fight nt
lee Siding estimate the Boer forces
lounly from 3,000 to 5,dOO men. Bru-
horsc occupied Wepenor last
Irsday, unopposed.
Ird Methuen has Issued the follow-
kptlllcatlon at Klmberley:
Ihave received Instructions 'that If
I disturbance occurs at the Vaiit
my force is to return and punish
Irebels Immediately."
Trap Before Shot Was Heard.
Idiman Kop, Saturday, March 31.
IBrltlsh force commanded by Col-
Broadwood, consisting of the
Ii hussars, Household cavalry, two
batteries and a force of mounted
Itry under Colonel Pllcher, who
been garrisoning Thnba Nehu,
Iillged, in consequence of the near
lch of ji large force of Boers, to
last nlghh Colonel Broadwood
lied to tho Bloemfonteln water-
south of the Modder. where ho
Inped at A o'clock this morning.
larly dawn the camp was shelled
enemy from a near point. Col-
lUroadwood sent off a convoy with
batteries, while the rest of the
remained to act as a. rear guard.
convoy arrived at a deep spruit.
e the Boeis were concealed, and
iwii
hcl
lent I r body walked Into ambush
was captured, together with six
1 1111.1
The loss pf life was not great,
mist of the British had walked
l;uiil
IdncJ
into!
Ltho invp before a shot was llred.
tttl ' viuviiiuH uiviHiuu, wnicn leu
IBIoel"1 "niein cany mis morning, ar-
IlVeol nelv 'lt noon nml "' la "ow sneil-
First Batch of Napoleons.
fijj-A': lunil, .u. 11 III !. inc nrsi
batch Vr prisoners started today for St
Helen
O iv Pile ulpu u""g i
Jns nv'V,R ar-' n '"a
ovucro n ding. The prlsi
de to prevent
ovi rcro " ... ... o '. iiih
compluli1 "f tnL'lr treatment r their
ennnro rln ...
food, Mn,, ' urllllul mnjo men
wh ii 'a"l,"'01 wero completely worn
nu wuhtn" ardliblps they had under
gone anu m,le strength was loft them
tu hE'it Us,'llh,0lf, Moreover, tne con
iliiement hilbonl Is very Irksomo
to men wl' liave tjeen ac"stomed to
i outdoor lit-
30tion for Atkinson.
Hnriii-ncll Mass., April 1. Fred W. At.
Vinson I'prll'Pal of tho Snrlngllald high
iicbool' liafcl leelvcd uin Informal offer of
Jtho poMtlol'f superintendent of educa-
1 lion in th' hllipplne Wands. He baa
Wen In wvhliiuton the past week In
vmHiiltallnnr'th ,ne commission for the
VHtabllHhiin-l of c'v Roveriimont and
Where Is M' Prospect that within a
Vounlw of in,MK Iie wl" l',e definitely of.
frcd the pl'ilnn of chief of education
unoVr the ml'mlsMnn.
Plngv Runs Itn Course,
Honolulu. .rcb 5I- v,a Sa Francisco,
IDrll 1 Tln'"""'d of health has pine
tlcnlly "dccldi "int ,ho Plasue bus run
lis coarse, peases have developed for
over a week o number of tho bourd
now feci thail,l"'antlne restriction re-KimllnR-
tho l'pmcnt of merchandise
i from nonoiuit'eiu hthi n"
i Anlat c not tu. "e rescuiuta.
SteaIP Arrivals
New York. Id I Arrived
Botttr-
flam. Rotterdi
La Hrctagno. lavrc.
Ktrurla, from Llv-
Oucfiintowii -HI
n
lone' M
r hw H
.... I some other eountv. on account of the
ThlCZrriZ.r., statR of public feeling here.
I'ovts rh,,llM! ,,1, rlW' Republican Adjutant General Daniel R.
Helena' -h ' " ' '''M '!" C poller, so far ns known, Is tho only
f,uaiCAo, ers Tlm TdVe todav nnd "e of tllc Republican contestants who
the pri5-0ers;. TT0...'1" t,Ki" ffl.nd Is In the city tonight.
no weeK. a-
rpo0l, New Ye
BAD MEN CAPTURED.
Thought to Have Been Connected
, with the Robbery of Healey's
Restaurant Notorious Crooks.
New York, April 1. Henry Russell
and Sid Yennie, alias Henry Ferguson,
who claims to bo speculator and sales
man, respectively, have been arrested
on suspicion of being connected with
tho robbery of Hcaly's restnurant, at
Columbus nvenuo and Sixth street, on
Monday last. On that day a number
of well-dressed men In couples went to
Hcaly's restaurant to dine. After the
meal one of the men attracted the at
tention of the cashier while another
crawled Into where the safe stood apd
stole $700. All the men had disap
peared before the robbery was discov
ered. Today the waiters In Realy's
restaurant Identified Russell as one of
the men. Although lt may not be pos
sible for the police to fasten tills rob
bery on either of the prisoners, the ar
rests were of Importance, for the two
men caught are well-known criminals,
and Russell Is wanted as being n fugit
ive from Justice, being one of those
who escaped from Ludlow street jail
on the memorable night of July I, tSOS.
, After his escape from the Jail, Rus
sell and Joe Klloran mid Charles Al
len companions In his Might from Lud
low street, went to Europe together.
There the party split up, Klloran and
Allen Joining hands, while Russell
united his fortunes with those of
George Williams and Amelia Kill, two
continental criminals. Not long after
ward Russell was arrested In Belgium
for robbing a post office and was sent
to prison for five years. He was liber
ated about three months ago and came
to the United States.
Sid Yennie Is scarcely a less Import
ant crook than his fcllow-prlsoncr. Ho
has Just been released from tho state
prison ut Columbus, O., after serving
n live years' sentence for u robbery
committed by him In company with
George Carson, a noted burglar nnd
sneak thief.
Russell, who Is a son-in-law of BUI
Vosburg, Is wanted by tho United
States authorities for postofticc rob
beries, and a reward of $12,000 was long
ago offered for his apprehension. In
case tho police fall to connect Russell
with the Healy robbery, he will be
turned over to tho United States au
thorities. ENDEAVORS TO LOCATE
GOEBEL ASSASSINS
Final Legal Proceedings Will Be
Commenced Against the Alleged
Murderers Today.
Frankfort, Ky., April 2. Tho con
vening of the April term of the Frank
lin circuit court tomorrow, with Judge
Cantrlll sitting, marks tho beginning
of the final legal proceedings against
the alleged assassins of the late Gov
ernor Goebel and on this account
makes It the niost Important in the
history of criminal trials in this stite
In many years. Tho session of the
court will be taken up mainly tomor
row with preliminaries. The names of
the grand Jurors will not be made pub
lic until tomorrow. Judge CautrlU's
charge to tho Jury Is looked forward to
with more than ordinary Interest.
The grand jury will probably get into
working order by Tuesday and the as
sassination case will be the llrst mat
ter taken up. It is understood that
Commonwealth's Attorney Franklin,
who will conduct tho prosecution on the
part of tho stale, has had subpoenas
Issued for many Important witnesses
and others will be Issued as soon as
tho court gets down to work.
The names of tho suspects who have
already been arrested and whose cases
have been referred to tho grand Jury
for investigation arc: Republican Sec
retary of State Caleb Powers, Judge
W. L. Hazellp, Lakeland: Henry Yoiit
sey, Frankfort: J. L. Sutton, Williams
burg; Harland Whlttakcr, Butler coun
ty: Silas Jones, Whltely county, and
John Davis. Frankfort. Warrants are
also out for ex-Secretary of State
Charles Flnley. captain John T. Pow
ers, of .Knox - county, and "Tallow
Dick" CoombsMcolored), all of whom,
except, the last named, have not yet
ben arrested. .It Is not probable any
Indictments will bo returned before the
latter part of tho week at the earliest
and, It tho prosecution makes good
its claims, tho investigation will In
volve a largo number of others against
whom Indictments will be returned.
The general impression prevails that
none of tho trials will come up at the
present term, and It is understood that
the defense will probably. In every
case, move for a change of venue to
ANTHRACITE COAL TRADE.
The Ledger's Article Upon the State
of Business.
Philadelphia, April 1. The Ledger, In
Its coal urtlcle tomorrow, will say:
The anthrucite coal trade Is dull,
and this aspect Is not expected to
change nt present, as the companies
are between seasons. The winter Is
ending and tho spring beginning, and
the usual outlook at this time of tho
year Iso uncertain that tho coal deal
ers always prefer to do next to noth
ing In ordering. Hence the coal pro
ducing companies find that their only
policy is to radically restrict tho out
put to the market requirements and
prevent unsold stock.8 from accumulat
ing. This they are doing, and besides
they are making concessions In the do
mestic sizes to secure sales. They
had a very good and paying season,
however, and have been making money
and, as they udvauced the winter cir
cular prices to quite high figures, they
can afford to reduce somewhat the
spring trade and still get ample profit.
Disturbances at Rome.
Rome, April 1,-Disturbances are re
ported today from Bologna, Turin, Na
ples nnd Forll. between students and so.
clnllsts growing out of the recent action
'of tho boclul members of tho chamber of
-deputies, who aro now agitating for a
convocation of the constituent ntutembly
wlth a vl'w to itformlnc the constitution.
REPUBLICANS
WILLC0NTR0L
"WILL HAVE A MAJORITY IN
NEXT LEGISLATURE.
Attorney-General Elkln Points Out
Where They Have Made Eighteen
Gains Tho Majority Rule Is tho
Issue and Friends of Senator Quay
Maintaining That Frlnclplo Have
Triumphed Over the Insurgents In
Every Section of the State.
Hurrisburg, April 1. Attorney Gen
eral Elkln yesterday said: "I have no
doubt that the next legislature, In both
branches, will be organized by friends
of tho regular organization. From pre
sent appearances there can be no
doubt about the re-election of Senator
Quay. Up to this time twenty coun
ties have nominated candidates for
the senate unu members of the house.
Tho stalwart Republicans have made
a gain of eighteen members In the
nominations thus far made. We have
made a gain of one In tho city of Erie;
a gain of three In tho county of Craw
ford, two In Delaware, two In Mercer,
two In Butler, two in Cambria, two In
Blair, one In Juniata, one In Union,
nnd throe In Fayette: that Is to say, In
each of the counties named there have
been nominated by the stalwart Re
publicans tho number Just Indicated In
addition to the regulars members nom
inated and elected In those districts in
ISOS.
"In ISPS the city of Erie was repre
sented by a Democrat, elected by tho
Insurgents and Democrats. Crawford
county was represented by three Dem
ocrats: Mercer by three Republicans
two of whom voted against Senator
Qua
nay during the entire session; Butler
county. In 1SD8, was represented by
two of the most active Insurgents of
that term. This year two stalwart Re
publicans have been nominated and
will bo elected. Blair county was rep
resented In the session of 1S9S by nn In
surgent Republican and a Democrat,
elected on a fusion ticket. This year
two stalwart Republicans are nomi
nated and will be elected. Juniata was
represented by a Democrat. This your
a stalwart Republican lias already
been nominated and he will be elected.
The same Is true of Union county. In
ISOS Fayette county was represented
by three Democrats. This year three
stalwart Republicans will be elected.
In the senatorial contests, so far held,
the stnlwarts have nominated their
friends In 'every Instance. In Dela
ware county one member and a sena
tor voted with the insurgents. This
year political differences liava been ad
Justed and the members and the sena
tor will support tho regular oiguniza
tlon. This makes a gain of two votes
In Delaware county.
Majority Rule the Issue.
"The campaigns throughout the state
have been made, on the direct Ifsue of
majority rule, abiding by the decision
of the caucus and In support of party
organization. Large amounts of money
have been expended by the insurgents
to nominate their friends In almost
every county where primaries have
been held. It Is evident that a great
majority of Republicans favor the con
tention mado by the friends of Sena
tor Quay during the last legislative
session. The prevailing sentiment
among the Republicans of the state Is
In favor of majority rule and the re
election of Senator Quay. It Is not
true, as has been stated In the papers,
tha the members nominated hi Frank
lin county are opposed to Senator
Quay. Neither Is lt true that the de
feat of Speaker Fair In his district is
due to the Quay Issue. That was a
purely local fight.
"The only other Instance where the
Insurgents have mado any gain up
to this time Ib In Armstrong county,
where one insurgent was nominated.
In that coilnty tho anti-Quay people
won one member because live friends
of Senator Quay Insisted on running,
nnd thus the vote was divided, so that
the Insurgents, concentrating their ef
forts In behalf of one candidate, suc
ceeded In placing him on nomination.
Whatever strength the insurgent forces
have is In Allegheny county, hut In
that county Senator Quay had only
three votes In 1S9S that remained with
him to the end of the struggle. This
year he will have not less than three,
and In all probability four or live.
Regulars Will Control.
"The regular Republicans have every
reason to congratulate themselves up
on the result of the primaries up to
this time. I am satisfied that the reg
ulars will not only nominate their
friends at the primaries, but will elect
a sufficient number to control the or
ganization oc both the senate nnd
house and re-elect Senator Quay at the
next session. There Is no doubt that
the loyal- Republicans are determined
that a great state like ours is entitled i
to full representation in the United
State senate. It Is also apparent that
the regular Republicans will not be
satlsiled with anything but the election
of a stalwart to a seat In the upper
branch of the national congress. Those
who rely on tho election of a Democrat
to represent us at Washington will be
sorely disappointed when the legisla
ture meets."
Coal Famine Continues.
Berlin, April 1. The coal famine Is not
relieved, despite tho phenomenal arrlvuls
from Bngland. Twenty-live ship loads of
Kngllsh coal arrived nt Hamburg Iant
Wednesday. The Iron consumers com
plain thnt thoy are unuble to placo orders
for pig Iron In tho United States,
Heavy Floods In Uruguay.
Montlvldeo, April 1, Tho heuvy floods
In Uruguay have caused great deatruc.
tlon of cattlo and wheat. Two brldifos
on the Central railway have been Hwept
away with a leported lots to the eom
pany of $30,tXK).
Workmen's Wages Advanced.
MoKecsport, Pa., April- 1. Four thou,
eand employes of the National Tube com
pany will recolvo un Incrwiso of 10 per
cent. In wages beginning tomorrow.
Fresh Cases of the Ploguc.
Sydney, N. S. W., April 1. Woven fresh
cases of bubonic plngue were officially
reported today. Two additional deaths
have occurred. '
THOMAS TYLER STABBED,
WllllamRoblnoon Accused of Wound
ing a Richmond Man.
Thomas Tyler, who was stabbed by
William Robinson early Saturday
morning, now lies at the Lackawanna
with several wounds, the most serious
of which Is n cut In the knee. Robin
son was arrested and hold In $300 ball
for his appearance at court. Ho had
not given ball yesterday and will go
to the county Jail today.
Tyler and William McGowan arrived
In tho city Friday from Richmond,
Va. They were acquaintances of Rob
inson and went to the Dickson works
to meet him, after which they went
to his home with him for supper. Aft
er supper they went out ond enjoyed
themselves generally and when they
were going up West Lackawanna ave
nue early VVtne morning uooinson
and Tyler sturted to quarrel. Blows
were struck and a short while later
Patrolman Boland found Tyler in the
street with blood (lowing from several
wounds.
nobinsoii and McGowan were ar
rested at the home of the fotmer. Rob
inson denied having- had any fight with
Tyler, but his appearance belled him,
and a bloody knife found near the
scene of the stabbing was Identified as
his.
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CUBAN COMMITTEE.
Report Regarding the Condition of
tho Inhabitants of tte Islnnd.
Good Administration of General
Wood.
Washington, April l.Tlw sub-com-mltteo
of the senate consisting of Sen
ators Piatt, of Connecticut. Aldrlch
nnd Teller, which went to Cuba for the
purpose of personally Investigating
conditions on the Island with a view
to Intelligent action of congress in ro-
spect to Cuba, has leturnel to asli-
Ington. Senator Piatt, chiirman. to
night authorised the following state
ment concerning the subcommittee's
observations-
"We Inquired as carefully and com
pletely as we could, vith the limited
time at our disposal Into the condition
of the people of the Island, their needs
nnd the prospect of tin- establishment
of nn Indopendent, satisfactory and
stable government by and tor the peo
ple of Cuba. We were n Havana In
nil. five days. Wo ahp visited tho
provinces of Plnar del tlo, Matanzas
and Santa Claia, being iiiiablo to go to
Santiago and Puerto Pfmelpe ns we
very much wished. Wcjsaw and con
versed with a great many prominent
and leading men from jll portions of
the Island, men who rcpret'pnted dif
ferent interests from Intense conser
vatism to decided radicalism nnd re
turn with amncii oettertunderstaiiding
of the problem to be tfolvcd and the
steps to bo taken In IU solution than
Ave could possibly objaln otherwise
th'in by a personal visit. It may bo
said of all classes In Cuba that they are
looking to the establishment of nn In
dependent government, a Cuban repub
lic. A few are impatient and wish for
Immediate and complete Independence.
Others are less Impatient, believing
that sufllclftit time should be taken to
avoid mistakes nnd to set up the new
government upon such a firm basis as
to Insure Its success and permanenc?.
All are looking forward to the munle- j
Ipal elections that are to lake place In .
the latter pprt of May, icgardlng such
elections as the llrst step toward the. I
establishment of the new government, j
Much will depend upon tho result of
thnxo elections. If they take place ,
without disorder and gcod officials ur?
elected, that iill go far to prove tho
capacity of the people for self-govern
ment and steps can b taken without i
great delay for further progress in that
direction. Tho problem Is complicated j
by the fact that self-government is an
untried experiment by n people who )
have had little opportunity to study Its
J principle? or its details, Its necessities I
or Its responsibilities Mnny of the '
! more conservative citizens and business
j men, unfortunately, show too much dls-
position to hold uloof
"We were much Impressed by the
evidences of good administration of the
affairs of the Island under Governor
General Wood. He has a very dlfiicult
nnd complicated problem to deal with,
conditions growing out of three hun
dred years of Spanish misrule and the
consequent character of the people of
Cuba make every step In its solution
embarrassing, but we are convinced
that he is the right man in the right
place, and that his administration
though Arm, is as gentle as possible
and calculated to lead the people
wholly to the establishment of an In
dependent government which shall
have cdoser iclatlons with our own and
in which the interests both of the peo
ple of Cuba and the United States shull
be surely subserved. It Is not too much
to say that tho people of Cuba, In re
spect to the formatton of a stable and
beneficent government, aro very much
like children who have to be taught
and led. They regard the United States
as their mend and teacher, and as a
whole are quite willing to be guided.
"There are great possibilities In tho
Island. It Is fertile, has great natural
resources nnd Is capable of supporting
a population four or five times larger
than It numbers at present. In
the
whole there has been mnrvelous re
cuperation since the declaration of
peace, but It needs American capital
and American enterprise, which hesi
tate as yet to go there. English and
Germaji capital seems more confident
and Is being Invested, Surely our own
people ought to have as much confi
dence In the future of Cuba us for
eigners have. On the whole, wo wero
much pleased und encouraged. Tho
people of the United States and of
Cuba should alike exorciso patience, be
ing assured that thereby progress will
be most certain."
Streake Arrested.
Baston, Pa.. April 1. Thomas Streake,
who on tho 7th of March absconded with
Jl.700 of the funds of tho First National
bank, by which Institution he was cm
ployed as a clerk, has been arrested at
Denver. Col. He had $t.100 In his posses
slon when mreiTtcd.
Wage Scale Adjusted.
Philadelphia, April 1. The new wage
Hcale und nine-hour wirl. day to tho em
ployes of tho tvpofounders of tho United
States will k- Into effect tomorrow. Th9
advance In wuges nmounl to from 15 to
SO per cent, pver the former scale.
TO BROADEN THE
NATIONAL GUARD
REPRESENTATIVE HAY PRE
PARES A BILL ON SUBJECT.
Will Provide a Reserve Volunteer
Army for Use in Time of War, to
Supplement the Regular Army.
The Bill Makes All Citizens Be
tween the Ages of 18 and 45 Lia
ble to Military Services Argu
ments in Favor of tho Bill.
Wnshlngton, April 1. Representative
Hay, of Virginia, one of the prominent
members of the military committee of
the house, has prepared with groat
care a reserve volunteer army for use
In time of war, to supplement the regu
lar army. The bill contemplates a gen
eral broadening of tho basis of the Na
tional guard. Its equipment with tho
service rifle and Its complete organiza
tion In time of war Into regiments, bri
gades, divisions and corps, with the
threu battalion formation as In the
regular army, and Is designed to obvi
ate the necessity of a large standing
army upon the expiration of the pres
ent law, July 1, 1901, Increasing the
standing1 army to 65,000 and authoriz
ing the present volunteer army of ns..
000. The bill will be Introduced In tho
house tomorrow and receives additional
Importance from the fact that Mr. Hay
Is chairman of the Democratic caucus.
The bill mnkes all citizens between the
ages of eighteen and furty-llvc liable
to military service in the volunteer
army. It appropriates $4,000,000 an
nually for the maintenance nnd equip
ment of the National guard of the sev
eral states, this forming tho nucleus of
the volunteer army, and requires the
secretary of war to keep In each state
a supply of ordnance stores sufficient
for ninety days' use of the National
guard of the state In tho event of war.
It provides a system of mobilization for
the guard by dividing the states into
military divisions, and provides for a
board of officers in each state who shall
hold examinations for the position of
second lieutenant In tho National
guard, such officers to be promoted for
merit and efficiency.
Explanation from Mr. Hay.
"The llmo has come," said Mr. Hay.
today, in explanation of his bill, "when
it Is necessary to consider carefully the
question of the future military estab
lishment of the United States. In tho
minds of many the maintenance of j
large standing army seems u necessity,
nnd It would seem that there Is no
other way out of the difficulty which
now confronts us. A enroful consider
ation of the question has led to the
belief that the t tuatlon can be met
without a resort to that worst enemy
of a republic, a large and' permanent
military establishment. The secretary
of war has well said: 'That the regu
lar establishment In tho United States
will probably never be, by Itself, the
whole machine with which any war
will be fought.' This being admitted.
It will certainly not be contended that
In time of peace tho regular establish
ment will be 'tho whole machine.' Con
servative men will seek soino means
by which tho regular establishment can
be reduced to a minimum compatible
with the requirements of the country
In time of peace, and at the same tlmo
will offer some plan by means of which
an efficient army can be placed in the
Held, should we unfortunately engage
In war.
"The bill. If enacted Into law, will, It
Is confidently believed, go far towards
.0ivmjj
j 0f
anle t,
successfully the Intilcate prob
national defense and at tho
me obviate the necessity for any
increase of the standing army."
RIFLED THE SLOT MACHINE.
Louis Epstein Arrested Yesterday
Morning oa that Charge.
Louis Epstein, a 12-year-old boy, was
arrested early yesterday morning at
Smith's cigar store, at the corner of
Ponn avenue and Spruce street, by Pa
trolman Parry, on the charge of de
stroying and rifling a renny slot ma
chine outside of the store.
The officer's attention was drawn to
tho spot by seeing a crowd of small
boys congregated there. The machine,
which wns one of those In which a
! cent Is dropped nnd a piece of gum
secured, had been overlooked when
tho store was closed for the night and
left outside, it was now broken open
and the money In it had been trans
ferred to young Epstein's pocket.
Mayor Molr held tho boy In $300 bail
and In default he will probably be
sent to the county jail this morning.
Price of Coal Advanced.
Plt,tsburg. April 1. The prlco of coal
In this und neighboring cities will bo ad
vanced from 23 to 50 per cent, tomorrow.
Tho advance Is attributed to tho In
creased wages of tho miners, und tho coal
famine In the east and in Europe.
Oper-
a.tors can hardly till orders.
Buffalo to Oo Into Commission.
Brooklyn, April 1. The transport Buff.
I alo. In dry dock here. Is expected to go
Into commission tomorrow. Sho will
carry 4W landsmen, a crow of 172 sea
soned old tars, and a mnrlno guard of 37
men to Manila In a few days.
Last of Fifty Victims.
Charleston, W. Va., April 1. Tho body
of Ed Ilembrlclc, the trapper boy. was re
covered yesterday fiom tho Red Ash
mine, wher there was a dlsiibtrous ex
plosion on March U. This Is tho last body
of the fifty victims.
Price of Conl Advanced.
Cleveland. April l.-The Mnsslllon DIs
trlct Conl Operators' association baa ad
vanccd tho prlco of coal 2! cents per ton,
to take effect tomorrow. This Is tho re
sult of tho recent Increase of wages
granted their employes.
Lederer Leases London Theater.
London, April 1. Gcorgo W. Lederer.
the well known New York theatrical
manager, has loated tho Shaftosburj
theater for a long term, beginning to
morrow. Advance in Wnges.
Montreal, April 1. Tho employes of the
Grand Trunk railway will receive, nn ad
vance of 10 cents a day, beginning tomor
row, Thousands will prollt thereby.
TIIK NEWS THIS M0RN1M
Wttther Indication! Toiayi
INCnCABINQ CLOUDINC30.
General English Walked Into an Am
bush and Aro Captured.
State. Legislature. Will Re Republican.
To Extend tho Scope of tho National
Guard,
Forecast of Week In Congress.
General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial and Commercial,
Local Sermon by Rev. W. J. Ford.
Hutland nnd Wlfo Shot.
Kdltorlal.
News ond Comment. .
Local Sudden Death of Benjamin
Hughes.
Indictments Brocght by Grand Jury.
Local-West Scraiitcn and Suburban.
Round About tho County.
Local Indictments by the Grand Jury
(Continued.)
Live Industrial News.
VICTORY FOR NEW ROAD.
Judge McPhersm Bischarges the Bill
in Equity nt the Eric Against:
the Erie am'. Wyoming.
In one of his clear cut. stralght-from-tho-shoulder
opinions, Judge McPher
son. In the United Statejj. circuit court,
Saturday, dismissed the bill In equity
brought by the ICrle company against
the Erie and Wyoming to prevent the
construction of the proposed connect
ing link of the Delaware Valley and
Kingston road between Lackawaxon
und Hawlpy.
The principal ground of the com
plaint was that tho Uric and Wyoming
had leased a line between these points
to tho Krle and was bound by a con
tract agreement to ship a certain
amount of coal over this leased line,
a contract which will be broken by the
Krle and Wyoming If the line Is built.
Judge McPhcrson says: "I do not
think the ground Is sufficient to sup
port the order that tho court Is now
asked to make. Tho Injunction prayed
for Is directed, not against a diversion
of traffic, but against the construction
of a railroad, the allegation being that
the. defendant may, or wi' put the
road to an unlawful use. This, I think,
would be mi Improper exercise of
power.
"If the road should be built and If
the Wyoming company should attempt
to use it In violation of the complain
ant's contract rights, the court will,
no doubt, be able to llnd a proper reiu
edy .or that particular Injury. At
present no ground Is shown for equit
able interference with the construction
of the road. The charter power of the
Wyoming company to build the line In
question Is not raised by tho bill and
has not been considered."
The question of this charter power
has been raised hi another case, which
is to be heard next week by Attorney
General Klklus.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Members of the Command Will Be
Formally Mustered In This Week.
The local veterans of the Hlspano
Amerlcan war, who recently formed
nn association with the view to becom
ing a command In the National asso
ciation of veterans of the late war, met
yesterday afternoon In Snover's hall,
on Penn avenue, and held their third
meeting.
A letter was read from adjutant gen
eral of tho National association, Henry
A. Axllne, to Lieutenant John Benja
min, appointing him special mustering
officer for the local camp, und giving
Instructions regarding the ritual and
charter. As a result, the members will
be formally mustered Into the associa
tion some night this week, and Com
mand No. 4t, of Scranton, will be for-
mally Instituted. New officers for this
command wll then be elected.
Mustering Officer Benjamin appoint
ed as his aides the following: Captain.
A. B. Vorhls; tlrst lieutenant, J. D.
Helper; second lieutenant, G.C. Rogers;
adjutant, Charles H. Constantino:
quartermaster, "Bert" Steele; chaplain.
W. E. Gibbons; sergennt of guard, P.
S. Syron; Inside lieutenant, J. D.
Bloomer; outside lieutenant, C. Mona
han. At yesterday's meeting several new
members were enrolled, among whom
were Captain John W. Kambeck, Cap
tain John L. Huff and Lieutenant
David J. Davles, of the Thirteenth
regiment. Others enrolled were W. J.
Watklns. Jenkln Jenkins, Morgan
Powell. Thomas Alexander. Abo Sur
dam, James F. Black. Robert Cuth
bertson, John T, Davles. James Cun
nery, James A. Loveless, Harry W.
Cede, Abe Roos, Henry Kcllerman and
Walter L. Finn.
The meeting adjourned lo meet at
the call of tho mustering officer soma
night this week. Just where the mus
tering1 In will take place has not yet
) been decided upon, but will be glv
out this week. The charter list v'
close at the mustering In, nnd a luu
number of now members are expecU
to bo present.
REORGANIZATION OF COUNCILS.
Wagner and Griffiths Will Be Elect
ed to Chairmanships.
Both select and common councils will
reorganize for the coming year this
morning at 10 o'clock. There Is hardly
any doubt but that Charles F Wag
ner and W. V. Griffiths will be elected
chairmen of select and common, re
spectively. Hugh Jones will also be
chosen clerk of common council.'
In select the Democratic rnemberi'
will make no nomination, but It ' Is
understood that P. F. Calpln will b
nominated for chairman of common,
and William Lynott for clerk bv the
rnembera of that party. This will bs
done for form's sake.
Before reorganization common coun
cil win meet, or will attempt to meet,
to consider the mayor's veto of the
Item of $1,50.0 for controller's clerk hire,
contained In tho generul appropriation
ordinance.
First Electric Tram Car.
Santiago De Chill, via Galvcatou. Tex.,
April 1. Tho lirat electric train car over
operated In this city went over the lines
today successfully. Popular interest In
tho event was keen.
WILL TALK ON
PUERTO RICO
Numerous Speeches Will
Be Made on tlic
Subject,
WILL NOT EXTEND TIME
Friends of the Bill Count Upon IU
Passage by a Handsome Majority.
Debate on the Question Will Prob
ably Displace the Quay Resolution.
Prolonged Debate Expected on tha
Philippines Programme for tho
Week.
Washington, April 1. The senate will
vote upon the Puerto Rlcan bill Tues
day nt ! o'clock, and previous to that
time each session of tho senate, be
ginning nt 11 o'clock Monday and Tues
day, will be devoted wholly to this bill.
Speeches will bo made by Senators
Bate, Dcpew, Spooner. Cullom, Mason,
Clay and Culbertson, and probably by
other senators. There will be a great
rush of speakers towards the close, and
the time allowed Is considered too short
to accommodate all who will desire Vi
be heard. There is, however, no dis
position' to extend tho tlmo agreed upon
for taking tho, vote. All but two of the
committee amendments have been
agreed to by the senate. These two
relate to a delegate In congress and to
citizenship nnd probably will be voted
upon on Monday. The friends of the
bill count upon Its pnssage by a hand
some majority, but It 9 now expected
that seven Republican votes will bo
cast against It, the seven comprising
Senators Davis, Hoar, Mason, Nelson,
Proctor. Simon and Wellington. Sena
tor MeEnery (Deni.) and fcotno Inde
pendent senators will vote for tho
measure, but until the exact number
of such votes Is known the majority
for the bill cannot bo predicted.
Will Displace Quay Cpse.
Tho taking of the voto on the Puerto
Rlcan bill on Tuesday will displace tho
Quay resolution, which was set for that
day, and Senator- Chandler, chairman
of the committee on elections, has
given notice that he will postpone call
ing It up until Wednesday. The com
mittee will adjourn tro Clark hearing
in order to give Its attention to tho
Quay resolution Wednesday, but it i
not expected that the latter matter can
be disposed of in one day, and lt Is
probable that the necessity for going
on with the Clark case after Wednes
day will cause another postponement
of the Quay resolution. There are" sev
eral speeches to be made on the Quay
case, and there Is quite a. noticeable
disposition on the part of some sena
tors still further to postpone the vote
on It. Senator Penrose, however, an-
nounces his purpose to press the con
I slderatlon as rapidly as possible after
It Is once taken up.
The Quay resolution Is subject to dis
placement by appropriation bills, con
ference reports and tho Spooner reso
lution for the temporary government of
the llilllpplnes.
The Philippine Resolution.
The Philippine resolution will bo
made the unfinished business after the
vote Is taken on Puerto Rico and It will
give way to tho Alaskan code measure.
After that It will divide the tlmo
with appropriation bills and conference
I reports. No prolonged debate Is ex
pected on the Philippine resolution.
I owing to the fact that It Is considered
1 a temporary mntterand for the further
I reason that the Philippine policy has
' received considerable attention In con
! nectlon with Puerto Rico.
i The committee on order of business
1 Is not yet thoroughly decided what sub
ject to take up after the disposal of
the Philippine resolution. There Is
strong pressure to secure first place for
the shipping subsidy bill and at pres
ent tho Indications are somewhat
favorable to fiat measure. The Nic
aragua canal bill Is also pressing for
Hist place, and Senator Morgan ex
presses strong hopo of success,
In the House.
The , proarnmmo In the house this
I week Is fully mapped out. Tomorrow
is District of Columbia day. On Tues
day, under a special order adopted
some time ago, the house, will enter
upon tha consideration of tho bill to
provide a civil government for Hawaii.
By the terms of the order the general
debate upon the bill continues Tuesday
and Wednesday, and on Thursday tho
bill will be read for amendment under
tho flvo-mlnute rule. Tho final vote,
will bo taken at o'clock on Thursday.
Friday will be doVoted.jp private pen
sion legislation and Saturday- has, been
set aside for paying tribute, to the
memory of tho late Richard P.lBland,
of Missouri.
Miners Return to Work.
Elmlra. N. Y.. April 1. The miner at
Arnot, Pa., who struck again last Wfc
nesday, returned to work Saturday afte
a conaultntlou with Superintendent Lin- '
coin, who assured them that tha Bloss
burg Cool company would keep nil agree,
ments mado with the miners at the ten
mlnatlon of tho former strike, which con.
tlnued eleven months.
Coal Prices Advanced,
Pittsburg, April 1. Tho retail coal deal,
era of Pittsburg rnd Alleghony have ad
vanced tho prlco of lump and run.otitnlne
coal ono cent por bushel. This action,
was taken n tho result of the advance
In prlco of coal made by tho two big coal
combines.
4- 4- 4
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, April 1. Forecast
for Monday and Tuesday: East
ern Pennsylvania, lucreaslng cloud.
mean .Monday, ruin Monday nlfcht', -f
Tuesday fair; fresh southerly
winds. , ' .4.
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