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SCRANTON, PA., THURSDAY MOHNlNa APRIL 12, 1000
TWO CEJNTS.
OFFICIAL
REPORT OF
ROBERTS
Rumored Reverses at
Meerkalsfontein Are
Not Mentioned,
RUMOR OF POWELL'S DEATH
This 13 Also Utterly Discredited at
the London War Office An At
tempt to Outflank the British at
Elandslaagte Reported Operation
in Natal Gen. Gatacre's Hemoval.
London, Apill 1-'. .".10 u. m. Thero
Is little fresh intelligence from the scat
of war In South Africa. It looks as
though Lord Unbelts may he prepar
ing to take 11 stiong foice to clenr tho
Boers from behind.
A Cape Town dispatch says he will
not movp for another week, owing to
the necessity of gathering stores and
supplies. Sir William Oatncre's sud
den lcmoval is tho theme of much
speculation. The curt manner in which
it Is announced causes much comment.
The general Impression is that It Is
connected with the Peddeisburgh af
fair, athough there are many who con
sider that there must be something
inuclr more set Ions, as other general
In South Africa have been retained in
command after blunders more foi mid
able than Gatacre's.
The war olllce has received no news
of tho deathof Badcn-I'envcl and utter
ly discredits the rumor.
The operations In Natal have not yet
been fully explained. There app.-ars to
have been an attempt to outllank the
Ililtlsh at Klundslaugte and to sever
them from tho'r base at Ladysmllh.
The Duke of Marlborough has ar
rived at Moemlontein. Thero are now
llfteen granelsons of the Duchess of
ALcrcorn serving with the British
forces.
' It Is announced ftom Wooinfonteln
Hint Colonel Inlgn Jones has been ap
pointed to the command of the Guards
brigade. Colonel Maxwell to tho com
mand of the Fourteenth bilgade, Col
onel Knox to the command of tho
Twenty-third bilgade, and Major Urci-zler-Cieasrli,
0f the Indian staff corps,
to the command of Hoberts' horse.
Pretoria, Tuesday, April 10. The
latest news ft om thefront Is that light
ing Is continuing at Klandslaagte (Na
tal) and DeWets dorp (Orange Free
State), but no paiticulars have been
received.
White Flag Abused.
London, Apill 11. The war ofllce has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts:
niormfontrln, Apill 11. - Mctliticn repotts tint
the party of Boeis defeated April S, mule a good
resistance for four houin anil only gave in when
'iir troops with flue-el bajonels weie within
fifteen yards of litem. Seven of the enemy weie
killed, eleven wen- wouttdid and flftj-one were
midc prison! 1. Ilesiilo Liuuenants Iloyic and
William?, Seigiant Ptttlck Campbell was killed
and ten of our mm urn' Mounded. Williams
was killed deliberately after the white flair had
been held up. 'the perpi tr.itoi of the clime was
at once idiot.
.Metlmen kpcuks in high teims of the Intelli
gent manner in which the lnipeiial Yeomanry
and the Kimbeilj mounted corps beluu'd.
nullfl reports that the cnemv attacked hit
right flank josterdav while he was engaged in
1 banning his position, but our aitillery silenced
their sunt and they did not pioss the attack.
Our losses wete four men killed and eight men
wounded.
'I here la no fuither revv fiom Wepenrr.
Powell Reported Dead.
Pretoria, Tuesday, April 10. It Is re
ported here that Colonel Baden-Powell,
the British commander at Mafeklng, Is
dead.
London, April 12. The Uloeinfonteln
correspondent of the Morning Post,
telegraphing Tuesday, says:
The Hoc) to the southeast ate exhibiting In
decision of m((mrr.t, -polhly in eoiisenuenee
of our CHtupatlon of the 1uil10.nl
IkiliiN of the enemy aie httll inmlnj,' fioui
Winliuig Liitliuaul thiiiuch 'lli.ilu N'chu. Tin Ir
dcitiuatinn has not betn ax.uluii.ed. The 1 loirs
in the iieighho! hood of I'aardebuig thow no ills
position tu Intenupt fui timumniratlou with
Kliiiberky, Irun which point eivil ivinojn aie
till arrhlntr.
Condition at Bloemfonteln.
Iaondon. Aiull 12. The Uloeinfonteln
correspondent of the Dally Telegtaph,
in a dispatch datetl Tuesday, says:
The prin Jin lit defenses aie iieaiiug eonipl;
tlon so that the town can he held hi 11 lilalhilj
km ill earrUiii.
A Hrltlth scout who has llled the llluetufi.n.
eln water v.urkt iritn that the niaihineiy
tnd drfin 111 11 Intact Onh a fiw lloi rs 11
main In the i.ifshhooihond. Ihe enemy lue
trel ked K mll.-s noilh 1,1, il foimrr a laacier near
Wat.-nn.il.
News from (.u.iul Hinlunt at Wepeuer lio'.vs
that all fk cfoliic kat.aftoiily. The lumps are
letting new khaki urge 111H..111W ami boots.
Gatacres' Successor,
London, Aptit 12. The Uloeinfonteln
correspondent of the Times, telegraph
ing Wednesday, wtys:
it is announced In general orders tl.at (,'rneral
(sir Herbert (.'Imimlde has been appointed tu the
command of the Thud division, lce Sir (ieneral
William (latacre, ordered home to Knuland.
rienrial llraljjnt's foiie Is coiilldrni of being
able to hold out. The lions, after klinnliu (on
idcrablc dash, hate- waeisi when It iiituo to
the final issue, and hae ktrmk at U'.ikl the vital
iwlnt, wIicid they aie k'rrally handliappeil by'
i..eir proximity to the llamiln border.
Owing to the atratrglcal concentration slnec
the rncmj'n'inoirmciita berame dillned, there
need be little anxiety as to the Mfetj of the
Cape liordcr, ,Vo oiganlzed imaklou of Capo c'o!
ony Is now ioslhlc except under extreme rliks,
w-lilch Commandant Olivier Is not likely tu take,
especially as hit houra ate repurteel tu be greatly
eiliaukted.
Boer Gun Knocked Over.
Allwal Not th. April 11. Lord Kitch
ener arrived here today and left soon
after.
A Boer big gun was knocked over
yesterday at Weptner. The garrison is
holding Its own. Thero hns boon heavy
cannonading there again today.
AMBULANCE COUPS IIELD.
Clara Barton's Assistants Taken for
Filibusters.
Loudon, Apill II. The correspondent
of the Dally Mali at Lourenzo Martinet-,
telegraphing Wednesday, says:
Tin- departure of the Chieagn ambulance corps
for Pietwhi was elelayod on suspicion nf flllhuv
tiTing. The mrmliers left by a uprrlal trm thl
afternoon, aecompanlrd bv .1 mo'h'J erevvd nf
Krenrh flinl (Icrmans. onn hundred In all. The
departure only oerurrid after mam stnimv In
trrvlewie w 1 1 )m I lie Portugeso neithoiltlM.
Tin- members have no passports ami 110 trod
entlals beyond a letter from Miss Clara Itartnn
to the effect that she knows some of them per
sonally anil believes tlirm to In" genuine, Init
iiian.v have openl.v oppressed Ijieir intention of
fighting. The Boers arc pajlne fiom SO pound
to 40 h)iiihI per month for nidi recruit.
Thirty-five thousand Iloers, with ninety Kims,
if enncentratrd on the rante of hills lietwee-n
Kroonstad and Wlnburer. The whole line 1? forti
flfrt and It almost Impregnable.
BRITISH CASUALTIES.
Twenty-three Thousand Men Put Out
of Action. 1
London, April 11. Th? war olllce Is
sued this aftornoon a return of the
total British casualties up to April 7.
It was as follows:
Officers. Men
Killed In action 211 l.tna)
Hied nf wounds 4i; 4(u
Missing and prisoners 1HS S,T2i
Died of disease 17 l.lS'i
Accidental deaths :t ".I
llepatilatfd Invalids Ss 4,'itl
Tfi.1 l.'.HOO
7M
Totals 11,101
To Ihe wai olhie retuins of casualties mu-t
be added the loncs of the last week and
the sick mid wounded In the hospitiK e
eluded In the above statement, acgre
gatlng 10,000
timid total ofllirrs and men put out of
m tlon 2UM
SON FRACTURED
FATHER'S SKULL
James Nolan, a Young Man 23 Years
of Age, Struck His Aged Father,
Who Will Probably Die Son Is
Under Ariest.
J-peeial to the Suanton 'Itibiuie
t'urbendalu, April 12. Jumii-s Nolun,
aged 2.1 years, assaulted his aged
father John Nolan, last night at about
9 o'clock, at the famllj home on Gor
don avenue, and inflicted injuries from
which the latter is not expected to re
cover. The ton has been ariested.
Both father and son are miners and
live on Gordon avenue, ubout a mile
and a half from the central portion o"
the city. James the son, had been
drinking heavily for the past week or
so, and has an exceedingly violent tem
per when in his cups. Just how th"
affair happened, the police will noe.
know until this morning, when they
again siv Mrs. Nolan and her
daughter, who were both witnesses
of It.
Chief of Police McAudiew was noti
fied by "phone shortly after !) o'clock
that the elder man had hud his skull
fractured by his son, and that the lat
ter had been seen making towards tho
Delaware and Hudson tracks, -which
run parallel with Gordon avenue. Real
izing that the man was coming to
ward the station to take tho 10 o'clock
tiain going south, the chief, accom
panied by Constahle Neary. went out
to Intercept him.
The former walked down the track
fiom the station and the constable
made u flank movement and came In
behind Nolan. They discovered him
hiding In a secluded spot alongside the
tiack at i:iRhth avenue, which Is .lust
two-blocks from the station. He was
evidently waiting to "Jump" the train
as It came hv.
Both olllcers tluew themselves upon
him, and though he put up a stron1;
resistance, they managed to take hi m
to the station house. When at rested
he had no weapons upon him, but Con
stable Neaiy discovered a levolver ly
ing on the track, which he hud evident
ly thrown away. He was slightly In
toxicated, but knew peifectly well all
that was going on.
Ho stated that his father and him
self had got Into u dispute about some
thing, Just what, he wouldn't st y, an.l
that the old man had struck him with
tho butl end of a gun, whereupon. In
self-defense, he said, he struck him
back AVhal he sttuck him with Is not
known, but It Is supposed to huve been
a chali.
In the mcantirm seeial physicians
had been called In to attend the In
Juied man, who wns unconscious, and
upon their dlscoveilng that his sku'l
was fractured, It was decided to re
move hint at once to the Carhondalo
Ihnetgency hospllal, which was done.
Af toon as he had been taken to
the hospital It was decided to imme
diately trephine the f.kull. This was
done, and the bone resting on the brain
was remove!. At an early hour this
morning It was given out fiom tho
hospital that he was ve-ty weal: and
would I'tobably die.
Delaware Valley and Kingston Case.
Albany, V V., April 11. --Counsel summed up
today befoii- the stale board of lalltoad cuiiimlt
klomrs 011 the application of the Delaware Valley
11111I Kingston Hallway compan.v to coiistiuvt u
coal road from Sciauton to tidewater at Klngk
ton. I'rank U l'latt urgued tor the opposition,
Ihe Clie and the sew Voik, Ontario and Western
HallroJil companies, and .lulin . tiarvci for the
applicant.
Vermont Rejects Dewey.
Muntpeller, April 11. The criiionl iMuoerats
are coiisldeilng plan, fur the ktate and distilet
conventions, which will !u probabo held in
June. The leadeta of tint ktate organlratiou rlal.n
that the conventions will not ioii!der Admiral
Dewej'a name in choosing candidates for the
Kansas -y convention unit that the eight votes
from Vermont will be cait for W. .1. Ilrvsn for
president.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
London, April 11. Sir William Overrud I'llest
ley, member of parliament for the I'nlveraitles
of r.ctlnburgli and St. Andrew's since 1SW, and
former president of the Obstelilcal koclety of
London, it dead.
nerliu. April ll.-Wllhelm Mcttkev. of Jever,
in tho grand duchy nf Oldenburg, who founded
the famous club known at the "faithful Ones of
Jever," li dead.
BIG GUN USED BY THE BOERS
- dy ' s . s.-ees. v k iMx aJv - H 1mk ' ' ' $ tx Vys sfs--' ' MWs -
All eyes in England nro turned toward Mafoking, whoso hopes of relief seem to grow fainter and fainter every day. Tho above photograph shows
one of the big Boer guns that has been usod on tho bosoigod town, and which may now, after long months of weary waiting for succor, compel the
brave defenders to surrender at the eleventh hour. Tho Boer artillerymen seen grouped around the formidable weapon are among the most export
artillerymen in the world, as indeed they have been proving themsalves in the recent campaign.
SPECULATION ON
VICE-PRESIDENCY
CORNELIUS N. BLISS SHOWS NO
SIGN OF ACCEPTING IT.
Business 'Interests and Mrs. Bliss's
Aversion to Washington Society
His Reasons for Not Desiring the
Honor Governor Roosevelt An
noyed at Reports That He Has
Favored the Candidacy of Any One
for the Office Pennsylvania's Can
didate. Washington, April 11. ltenubllean
leaders are groping about almost
i uiuiuiy ior a caniuciaip iiir vice piesi
, dent. They are settling down gradual
ly to accepting as linal Ooverrnm
Hoosevolt's refusal to tun for the nf
llce" they do not want Woodruff, hut
they would like a candidate from New
Yoik. Apparently, however, they are
unable to come to an undoistandlng
with anybody.
In the last week gical presiure has
been brought to bear on Cornelius N.
Bliss to induce him to allow his name
to be coupled with that of Mr. Mc
Klnley. Mr. Bliss's aversion to living
In Washington was well tinclei stood,
hut after talking the matter over Sen
ator Hnnna and others close to the
administration decided that It was well
worth to try to Indue him to enter
the tac". They believe that Ills name
would add more strength to the ticket
than that of any other Xew Yoik man,
who hns been suggested, exc-pt Oov
ei nor Hoosevelt.
Mr. Blirs raised the objection that
he could not live in Wat-hinpton with
out saci Hieing his business interest.
To that Mr. Hunnu replied that it
would not bo necessary for him to
devote his nttentlon ah closely tev the
duties ol vice president as be had done
to those of secretary of the Interior,
which latter oflln he was onllged to
abandon. Not only could he be ab
sent from Washington whenever con
gress was not In session, which would
allow him Hi least eight months of
every other year, but it would not he
necessary fe-r him to be constnnt In
his attendance al sessions of the .sen
ate. Ho cculd .u rango his duties to
suit his own convenience, without w
rlllclng the public- Intel ests.
Another icnsgn lor Ml. Bliss's le
luctunce to become a candidate is th"
uveislon of Jirs. Bliss to Washington
society. To that Mr. Hannu replied
by pointing to llcndik)i and Steven
son, neither of whom took active part
In social affulis. Stevenson and Hen
dricks wete not able tinanciallv to tU
uip much in sevctcty. even had tln'y
cared for It, but that did not affect
thorn In the sllshtest degree so far as
their efficiency and ptestlge as vlee
presldents went.
Mr. BIIbs was told thnt a vice
pi evident could ilx his own Rtatits
that he was bound by no hard-and-fast
rules or precedents, and that per
sonally h(- would be nlmost entirely
Independent If he should tako the
place.
In spite of all that Mr. Hanua said
I with the full approval of Ptesldent
MeKlnley, Mr. Bliss shows no sign of
agreeing to be a candidate.
The Governor Annoyed.
Albany, April 11. Cloveirmr Hoc -velt
showed nilti h annoyance this
morning ovpi- an alleged statement of
his In the New York Tribune. He said.
"I have Jus se-n In tho Trlbiino the
statement that I had exptessed n pref
eience for such a man as Mr. Bliss or
Mr. Long for vlce-prcsldeiit. Theie
Is not one woicl of truth in the state
ment. I hnvo expressed no preference
for any man. and I saw tho Tribune
eonespondent only in company with
nil other reportets"
Governor nooscvolt then asked all
the other reporters present If they had
printed any such story, and, on being
answered In the negative, emphasized
his lemarks about the leport of hi
talk yesterday on tho vlop-preslelentlul
situation, which, he declared, was a
perversion of his words. Later, the
governor gave orders for the exclusion
of the Tribune correspondent.
The present situation will probably
cause tho leaders to turn to Pennsyl
vania for a candidate, where a solu
tion would bo offered In the selection
of Hon. Charles Kmory Smith, who li
amply tiualilied In
tho position.
every lespect for
STOLE BEER STAMPS.
Robbers Caught with the Goods in a
Package.
e v oik, Vpiil 11. Within the pjl few
imnthi two nijkterloiu robli-ilcs of beer stamps
I' which the covermi cut toil Alb.ocxi hive oc
e Hired. Oiu cf these thefts ncoiurd while the
stamps were In transit between tho treasmy de
partment and the soneial Kitot!ice in W.uhti s
tun and the otter between Ihe postnlnro and the
interna ofhee in Chicapo, 'I he t-taupv stolen in
Washington vne worth flu.liOO and thoe in
( hiiagr. JM1,(KJ
I'-.teilMl lcVHiue .igp!.ts .mil eollectois iIiioiikIi
out the cnut.tiv wile neeiell) notified to be on
the lookout. Inteii'al Hi venue tjtent Tn.'iup
son, of the New lurk distilet. leeenth su-pected
that the vie len beer M.nnps v tie- hiilihr in
Ilim. kiwi, and that the thieves m.ieie I'. MrCiu
lev's saloon their headouaitetE'.
i.ate loda.v Tl.oims lllancv, 1 bat tender em
ployed ill McCaule.v's salern, was .uristid .it the
W.ii UoiiM' Sew York, with 1 package under
bis aim which. wh'u oieneel, wus found to tun
tain about HO.iiOr wmih of beer stamp-. Ihe
prisoner was unable to wtlsfi.cieirlly .ueonl for
the Mamis. nianoy was held in (-'MM bail lor
ex.lliiln itlnn on 1'riihv.
CONVENTIONS AT PORTLAND.
Four State Organizations Will Hold
Sessions Today.
1'oiil.iud, Ore.. Apill II. rout stale eonveii-tlous-
It publican, Dciiich i.itii. Populist and Ml
vir Ite public. ins will meet In this tilv at tlie
-ame hour toinoiicm. 'Ihe e.tllteis to be nominat
ed aie one justiie of Ihe Supieme eoutt, food
and daily lominNslriie 1 and f.mr piesldeutlil
elcetois. i:.nh of tie state louventlutis will
also elect four ilili-iles to Its national urn
vent ton.
V inajoiit of th llri-uii t.ils and I'opuli-ts aie
in favoi of fusion and unhi-s tin- pioraiume Is
chinked before touioirow- a union oi these fours
will undoubtedly he eflertcd. thoiixii not w-itl -tmt
causing a split in the lvpiill-l tanks.
number of IVpulNt d 'let-utes have onl.v asseiled
today that. If lii-lnu is eiiiiuil, tlie.v will bult
and plan- 11 middle of the load tie kit in the
Held.
FATALLY BURNED.
3
Terrible Death of Mrs. Michael
Fox.
Wllkes-llaiie, Apill 11 Mis. Michael l'n vva,
fatall.v bi. tned litis nfteitmon vvhltt t-cttinir fuc
to a pile of brush. The wind blew liei skirts
ove-i tlie tlaiuei and her elothlm; were all bullied
off hti liody.
tlciievleve, the :-v car-old li Is 1 of .Inlui Kellv,
if l'iltstoii, died todij of bums. s. ?,.( i,re
to hoi elothis last nislit while placing with
matches. Her l-.veai-nld kltei was bailH buiuel
in tonne to save liei
New York's Summer Exodus.
WahlnKtiiii. pril 11. 'Ihe census bureau Is
riapins; the tliri nulls of Dlieitor Meirlam's e
pi'tlnienl in iryitifr 10 learn tlu ninnlier of New
oik e ity residents who are out of town ehirliu
Ihe mouth of .funs.. The evpeiiment consists in
stiidini; eards to the lesl huts in New o'V,
iibove I'ouiti'imli street, asking limn to inform
Hie huieaii if tlie.v will be out of town during
that mouth. The tepoits ketit fu hv Miporvi-or
( harles A. Wilbur aie surprising. Mr. Wilbur
has o fai irceivcd 7,t leplles to bis 1.111U, and
nut of this niunbei i.tii") onnmt'iee that thej will
be away front New lork elurlng the month if
.lime. If this piopo.ltloli is kept up il will ap
pear that New lurk's popul.it inn has been rep
resented as smallei tlun it leall.v is by tens of
thousand?
Time Limit Explies.
Wasliiui'lon, Apill II. Tlie period of nine al
lowed SpaliMi lesleletits in the. Philippine' Mauds
to eli it vvhethiT tlie.v klull leiiniu Spanish sub
Jecta or kurrtnili'i their allegiance and adopt
til enitiotiality of the tcrrltoi.v tu wlilch tlie.v te
slde. e.plres todiv. The article in the I'arls
lii.ill healing cm tins Mibjcit itllowtd the Span
ish irsidents one veil fiom tin- dale of th, .
iliaiiKC of ratitlcatlons of the treaty within width
to make their choice. On Mireli it seiretaiy
Hay and the Duke d'Aicos slklii'd a pmtoeol ex
undine the time for kK months.
Maiconi Telegraphy Test.
Ili-rllu. Apill 11. it is announced that the
tests with tlie Mauonl k.vstem of win less tele
gi.iiliy between the Kaiser Wllhelni der firo-.s
mid 1 lie other steamers and Ihe lli:ht-houCB on
the Maud of linemen, at the mouth of the Fans,
have pioved siitewful, Moiso writing being per
tesily irnioclucrel at a ilislauee of s7 miles.
New tests have been nnlereil.
Lieuteuant Colonel Hayes Discharged
Washington. piil 11. Lieutenant Colonel
Wil.li I'. 11.1.M'., of the Tlilit.v-llisl Infantty, son
uf the lato Preside nt Hayes, has been honorably
ellschaigc'd from the I nited Mates arm) at his
own ii'ipiekt. lie has been Hiving in the Philip
pine with t'liloncl I'tttlt, but is now on his
way to San l'rauclco.
New Cunard Liner,
Loudon, April II. The Cunard line ttc-ainer
Ivrrnla, tho third largekt vessel In the vvoild,. her
gross tonnairo liehw i:i,NX), sails for Vcvv Voik
today. Her lecent trial trip proved satisfactory,
Civil Service Examinations,
llurlington, Iowa, April 11,-Civil service ex
aminatlous for the government departmental ser
vice ate being held here todav.
IN BOMBARDING
MINERS ON STRIKE
AT FROSTBURG
FIVE THOUSAND MEN QUIT
WORK.
What Promises to Be a Protracted
Struggle for an Increase of Wages
Is Now Fairly On The Feeling of
Men Is Bitter First General Lock
out Since 1884.
Krostbitrg. .Mel., April 11, Five tlmus
sand miners of the fleorge's Creek re
gion struck tonight and begun what
promises to be a protnictcel struggle
for an increase of wages, and incident
ally the recognition by the opeiators
of the I'nlted Mine Workers of Amor
lea. The eineiators assert that they
will make no nde.ivot' te,work t lit;
mines, but will let them remain Idle
until the men get tiled of Inactivity
and ic turn to woik of their own voli
tion. On the ol'er hand, the miners
claim that they are piepaied to con
tinue the contest indefinitely.
The trouble began In August of last
year, when the miners addressed a cir
cular to the opeiators, asking for a
conference to discuss the wage scale.
The operators promised to Increase the
scale as soon sih the prosperity which
was then being felt by other lines of
trade should affect the coal business.
Almost Immediately the nilueis began
organizing, under this auspices of the
I'nlted Mine Workers. Seveia ihcu
lars weie afterward uddressod to the
operators, and on February 22 they
ixi.sted notices In all the mines an
nouncing that the into would be in
creased on Apt II l from 4n to 3!i cents
per ton.
Since that lime the miners claim that
conditions have changed and that the
operators of the neighboring Clearfield,
Pa., legion aie paying sixty cents for
the same woik. They again asked foi
a confeience on March 31, but the on
er.ttots Ignoring It, a mass meeting was
held In Lonutoning on that day. The
Consolidation Coal company discharg
eel IS and suspended about 100 men for
absenting themselves trom work to at
tend the meeting anil a strike of their
1S00 men lesulted a few days ago. Tim
operatois declining to meet a confer
ence committee of miners and Frost
hut g citizens yesterday, the labor leael-
ers unified the general lockout for
tonight.
Tho feeling of tlie men Is bitter and
the Issue docs not now seem to be so
much the advnn"e In wages as It Is
the lecignltlon of the organization
that the men will demand ut the hands
of the operators. Mass meetings were
held at several points tonight and
much enthtisl ism prevailed. Tlie men
an.' ciulet unci orderly and If the opeia
tots adhete to their lesolve not to Im
pott labor to work their mines, the
struggle will lesolvo into a test of en
dm mice.
This Is the first getieiul strike of the
xeglon since 18SI, when it lasted six
weeks. In 191 tho men from a number
of llif mines went out ond in their ef
forts to force u general lie-up the mil
itia was 01 dei eel out and the strike
failed.
Pennsylvania Traffic.
Philadelphia, Apill It. The l'rnnlunu 1.1 1:
load !iKirU the epi entity of coal and ink- eilnl
n.itlng on its lines e-ast of Pittsburg and Kile
for tlie week ending Apill 7, !!, and the ve.ii'
Kk to that date In caiupaiisou vvltu Hi' le
vlniis .veais a follows;
limi
week ending
April 7.
Anthiacile. tons.. ;,1J
lllttimliuius, tons, fill, ls
Coke, tons 170,.1'M
1'Kkl 1S1I
veal tu viji to
piil T pill (
l.tUV-ai IO.J.sl'1
.I.Sl'l.fi.'t s.3fl,07(l
i.7."i,).;ti i,!rir,o.:
Totals
M1.WI7 S.Sill.Of. 7,1JI,02
Kentucky Contests.
1'ranktoit. K)., April 11. The uttoine.is in th.'
contest rases foi the minor state otllces have
prrpated an iigreimcnt. I'nder ita terms jn
agieed-itpon case is to be made tip and advance)
thioiigh the state courts. The liit-.iliiui Is to
hurry this case tliluunll in time 'm- it In be
taken up bv the I'tiiteil Mjtesi supiem -nutt
vvltli tilt' cake Involving the title n the ollevs
of guvernor and lletiteuani govetno'
Corporations Chartered,
llarrMutig, April U.-These charter were
granted at the ktate department todav i A, II. eV
II, V. Kleikher Manufacturing coiniunr, Phlla.
drlphla; capital, IO.mill. Heel Lion .Match eom
piny, York! capital, fi),Mitl. The .lohn C. Win
ston I'libllshing ind Printing companv-, Phlla.
dclphla; capital i)J0U,0t)0.
MAFEKING.
IRON BUSINESS GOOD.
All Mills at Pittsburg Rushed Be
yond Their Capacity.
Pittsburg, April 11. The Ameiican
Mnnufnctiuei will say toinonow:
Slructutal material Is full of life
and as .stroiie as can be without going
higher, fivoiy mill Is rushed beyond
Its capacity, a condition that will hold
good for months on the fuee of busi
ness booked. Plates have tevlveel and
freim now forward are to be stronger.
The cities of coiu-tiuctlou for which
plates aie requited has openeU ami
the demand is abteitst of the supply,
which Is ptohably 110 per cent, heavier
than a year ago. The increased capac
ity wus the cause of the lowering of
the prices of plates, but the present
demand has stiffened them and would
not be a surprise If then- was a slight
advance.
Sheets have shown rr.eiiv life In th
past two weeks than for months. The
consolidation of the hheet interests
caught some of the more timid shorts
nnd since tluu became ti fact the in
eiilrl's have been rushed In so lupldly
that the munufttctuiers are leisurely
taking their pick of the business of
feied. The wheet mills might be sup
plied with full woik foi the balance
of the year If eeiythlng offered was'
accepted, but those who foiled to take
wornlng In tlm- ate beginning to suf
fer the consetiuences of their tardiness.
The minimum for 2s gauge remains
at jr,.2.", but Is morally cettaln to h
hlghet before the end of April. Tn the
eMst there Is not mote neltvltv. but
the feeling Is Htrongei.
MACRUM IS TIRED.
The Ex-Consul Claims to Bo the Vic
tim of Slondcreis.
Cast Liviipcid, O., Apill II. -linn liailes V.
Al uruni. evcotuul to Pietnil.t, whin seen this
intiiiilnj vgaidirg the statement chat ( oiisid
tilelbitt Hey has failed tu hnd ..n.v iiuhiiic. of
the cuiisuhir mail lu-lng lilnpuiil with duiiiu
Mr. Matium's sL.) at I'lct.iia, sa'di
"While i dnti't take mi-ih stcuk in mw-paptr
11 potts, this is such a palpable peiv.rslon of
Ihe tiulh that it is impossible tu iltiee tlie
I ..ittei to pass iiiiiiuticiil .is 11 seem- tu have
e'Oiiie finin the ktate il. i lilliKlit 'Ibis -Lite-I
icnt Is on a patallol Willi the uiilkiuiis nits-Icpic-sertations
which 1.11111 fiom the same do
paittuinl befote I l.Mched this cot-.ntt). If
pioofs of iitl m.v 1 barges .ue not on hie- at the
cm-ulate In lietotla it is beiatis,. 1 1 1 v have
bun vviltiilly abstiacted therelioiii. In hoit I
want lu s.i that the sLitrtmiil iiiili'ilslied todty
is a lie. nothing moie nm less. I have In en
slmdered and inallytu il 1 rill I I Inn beiiiine
Hied of It "
MR. M'KINLEY'S TRIP.
He Will Visit New York City on
Saturday.
WiilutiBlon. pril 11. I'leslihnt Milvlnle.v is
Ifiittig to New York 011 MI1111I11, pill 21, to
delivit jiiarldress befntethe 1'rotesti ut la unieuliiil
Lonfiieiiie on ' , imU'li Mlssiutis." 'I his dsin.
-giiislud bod.v of the I'totestnul rhurclii-s of the
weirld iiieets In Caiucuie hall 011 tli.it date and at
h u'elnck in the evening will listen tu addresses
bi the preside nt and lepiiseiitatlves nf the si lie
and cltv of New 101k. The liouuiai.v pte-so'.-tt
of the elmfiieiiie Is 1'uiinei I'li'sldini llenjainl'i
Harrison.
I'leshlent Mi Kiiile.v win lemilu in ev.' oiiv
over Suiul.i.v. K.nl.i nevt uujith. and possihlv the
last of this, the president iutiiids going tu Cn:
ton for a few davs, In look over the 11 pahs that
ate being mule to hU leslditice.
Lycoming Republicans.
Willlitiikpoit, I'.l . pi el II. -Tin- l,,viomlng
1. unity lti'piibllc.111 ii'liunllun nut hi'io tmlai
and electeil .1. K. lillue as dihgate In the na
tional ltepublliaii louveiitliiii and .1. It. Itjnklu,
llinie l. Ki'ilii, i:. I). Turnip and .lohn It
smith weie eltcteel delegates 10 the stile eon
'veiitlou. I'.lias licemii was endorsed fur the
eoncri-sloiul nomlnatnm of the sKtetnth ilistiiet
am) thanks win- cMcuded to tin1 vutns of Clin
ton smut v for eiuloising Mr. peiiurr.
Maine Republicans.
lawl.toli. Me.. Apill II. --The llepiiblhans nf
Maine lit ktate convention here todav adopted a
platform endoislng Ihe aihiilnfstialiuii of and
pledging siippoil to President Mrlvlule.v. 'Ihu
eleleivates weie tint pluheil, but the pliifoim lu
this stale Is deemed siilmieut iiistiut lion. Men
lion of the 11.11110 of .lulin D. I j m.' for vlce-piel-dent,
as well us that of Theoeloie Ituosevilt,
c.ille'd fuith applau-e.
Steamship Anivals.
New ork, April II.- Aniveil: Wcsteililand.
fiom AiitvM'tp. sailed: Cevh, l.li'iioul; St.
Louis, Niiiihimptoii Mtithwaik, Antueip.
t'h'itiid: Kili'i I'lli'dileh, Hamburg via l'l
mouth and Chetbomg. Suulhamplon Arrlvej.
saale. from .Vew Yrik via t hcibuuig for Hie
mini St. I'atil, New inik.
BASE BALL.
t I ailisli mi.ku unlMi.ltj, i; Dhklnson
college, 3,
t Ciiniln'lilBi-llarvaid, i; '1 tilts, I.
At HilUdelpliU Minlialtaii, fit I'eitni.vlvanlj, 0.
At WStlilngton (icoigetowii, 15; Leiden, 3.
PUERTO RICO
BILL PASSED
End of a Long and Bit
ter Struggle Oyer
Tariff.
VOTE ON BILL 161 TO 153
A Duty of 15 Per Cent. Imposed A
Complete Scheme of Civil Govern
ment for the Island Is Attached
to the Measure Nine Republicans
Vote Against the Bill Two Demo
crats Favor the Scheme.
Washington, April 11. The long and
bitter struggle over the Puerto Ilicnn
tariff bill ended today, when the houes
by a votc of tfil to in:! concurred in alt
the senate amendment. The bill now
requires only the slgniituie of tlu
speaker of the house and the president
of the senate' before going to the ptesl
dent for his approval. The signatures
will be nttuched tomorrow, and beforo
nightfall the bill ptobably will be law.
As the bill otlglnally passed the house.
It was a simple bill Imposing IS pur
cent, of the Dlngley rates cm goods
going Into Pueito Hlco from the United
States anil coming from Puerto Ilieo
Into the- I'nlted States. As amended
by the senate and today agreed to by
the house, all restrictions on goods
coming Into the t'nlted States front
Puerto Hlco are eliminated and certain
foodstuffs and other articles which
heretofore have gone into Puerto Hlco
fiee by legislative order are excluded
from the operation of the 15 per cent,
duty Imposed on goods entering tho
Island fiom the rnlted States. A com",
plete scheme of civil government for
the Island Is nlso attached to the meas
ure. Republicons Against It.
1'pon the Until vote nine Bepubllcans
voted against the bill, Messrs. Heat
wole, of Minnesota: Ciutnpacker, of In
diana; Lame, of Iowa: Llttletleld, of
Maine; McCalln. of Massachusetts; H.
C. Smith, of Michigan; Warner, of Illi
nois; Fletcher, of Maine, and Larimer,
of Illinois. Two Democrats, Messrs,
Le.ivey and Meyer, of Louisiana, were
palled with Democrats lu favor of the;
bill, and one Demociat, Mr. Sibley, of,
Pennsylvania, voted for it outright. Mr.
Devrles, the other Democtat who voted
for the original bill, today voted
against concuitenee. Mr. Stalllngs
(Dein., Ala.) was the only member on
cither side absent and unnalred. The
vote came at ' o'clock, after a very
Interesting aiic at times exciting de
bute of five hours, which covered not
only the bill, but the special order
under which the house acted.
One of the most ilrnmntlc featuies of
the day was the loading by Mr. Hloh
arclsiin. the minority leader of the
oiiglnul opinion of Chuiles 1Z. Magoon,
the legal adviser of the war depart
ment. In favor of the view that the
constitution be extended over Puerto
Hlco ex proptie vlgoro. Mr. Dolllver.
of Iowa. In icply termed Mr. Magoon a.
clerk who tried tt overiule the great
lawyer at the head of tho war tlepatt
meiit. Messts. 11. C. Smith, of Michi
gan; Winner, of Illinois: Crumpackor,
of Indiana: McCalla, of Massachusetts,
and Lot liner, nf Illinois, all Kcpuhll
cuiiH, made speeches against the mo
tion to concur.
The Roll Call.
Tlie loll call was fo'Iovvi'd with In
tense inteiest. The only ilemonMlutltill
ocelli red when Mr. Heniy '. Smith, of
Michigan, voteel "no" and when thet
speaker elirected the clerk to call bis
name, he answered "ave-." When the
spcMker announced the passage of tho
bill, ayes 101. noes 1.71. present and not
voting 11. the Kepulilicans clieeted for
seeial minutes.
Mr. Dalzell's Prediction.
Washington, Apill 11. Mr. Dalzell, In
concluding his speech In the hoitso
today on 'he Puerto Itleo bill, said:
Viivv. gfiilhiuiu, ill spite of the Ihuiuiratlo
pall.v. in spite uf the D.-moitalii ptess. In splto
of a subsidized Hcptiblltan ptess, the. Itipuhllc.m
majulilv. on whose shullldels tests cue iespt,lis.
bilhy uf this hglslaiioii. piuposis to J --nine it
anil I vendue lu si.v that Ihe eliv is not fir
distant when Ihe masses of the people of tide
i on litre will sav u"s cie.it measure was wise,
ht'iietiieii! and in ae outdance with the duty IfM
ing upon the ltepublliaii p.ulv" (Cleat applailo
on the IteiuihUeau .Mrl.
Exciting Ball Game.
Philadelphia, Apill II. Ihe 1 nlvel.ll.v of
Penns.vlvani.1 ami MinliaU.in ulle'e lu-e ball
teams had an tiulin.- ee ntest on franklin
field Willi whirl, h.i.ilh elided in an even
scute. With the scuie idno er.ili Manhattan
talked on two tin to in Ihe until inning and tho
Pi im-h.ini. ms hid I In re mm on bases with
uu one out when the utuplic called the game on
account of dnktiess. 'Ihe seme tiieiefore revert
ed lu ihe ninth limine;.
Reading Production,
Philtdelphla, Vpril K-'ihe Philadelphia and
Itiadlng Cod ami lion eempauv is Ire ping down
its .in tin ji Id- coal piiiihutfon within the. nur
kit and stin. i(,e leipitiimentk. I'liclc- was a local
suspiii-liiii of iiilnlug at "II uf Its rolllerlrs to
il jv, and 1'iidav hiliis a holiday iiktially oh.
simil l. the mlii-'is, aniilhei iliy's shut e liven
will take place.
Mr. Flick's Denial.
Pittsburg, ptil 11-11 C. 1'ilik returned tn.
ilav from Ml.iiln ( itv Winn aAed what
Until theie was in the upoileil stmv of a
e iiui1iln.it lou of the t.ui mil' iiiid Ciauip ccmpi
nits he said il wis tuu i Idu ulniis to talk about
cud lefiised to ehsiii.s the srlijeet at all. I
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Apill II. -Pensions: lleiiewal,
Ilcujamln II. Ilav dm, Sirantou, v); Willlani p.
Heath, llirnekvllle, lliailfiml, !.' to $17; llotiiy
M. Klrby. lloadhv. Wa.vne. !. to 7.
f-f-f-f -f-f -f-f'r-f-f-f'S.-f sV
f WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, April 11. Koiecast for
-ei- Ihiirsday and 1'rida.v I Ivesttrn l'ennsy.
vania ll.iln Ihursday and pmhably ilrar-
-f ing In the afternoon or evening; Prielav,
- fair, with rising trniprr.itiiri-ie; fresh east
-f tn pouth winds,
i