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RIOTS IN
ST. LOUIS
Mobs of Strikers Stop
Cars and Resist
the Police.
A BIG STREET CAR TIE-UP
Three Thousand Employes of the
Transit Company Refuse to Work.
Loyal Motormen and Conductors
Stoned; and Pulled from Their
Cars Authorities Quell Outbreaks
with Difficulty.
St. Louis, May S. Willi the excep
tion of a few cars on the Park ave
nue division of the Llndell line, which
aio being run by non-union men, all
the lines of the St. Ixniis Transit com
pany are tied up today In consequence
of the strike as decided upon this
morning at 2 o'clock by the employes
whose demands had been icfuscd.
At sevcial points along the Park
avenue division, ciowds assembled
early. At llrst they contsnted them
selves with Jeering the non-union con
ductors and motormen, but about 8
o'clock they began to throw inud and
siones and pulled the loyal employes
finm their cars.
Police were called to Eighteenth
street and Park avenue and Broadway
and Washington, avenuo, the latter In
the downtown ictall district, to dis
perse the crowds gathered there.
At Park and Jefferson avnues,
wheie two lines cross, a crowd of
strikers gatheied at 7.20 a. m. and
attempted to stop three cars on the
Park avenue division by putting heavy
atones on the track. A squad of po
lice arrested Charles Doyle, but the
inoh attacked the ofllcers and released
him. Doyle was tlnally recaptured and
taken to the Park avenue police sta
tion, followed by a great throng.
The cars on the Fame division were
blocked at Park avenue and Nebraska,
Mreet by a crowd of 200 strikers and
s inpathiKers, who pulled down the
trolleys and cut the ropes.
Several hundred strikers at Mississip
pi and Park avenues attacked passing
cars with sticks and stones. The cars
-weir loaded -with passengers, hut, al
though several windows were broken,
no one huh seriously hurt.
As far as can be learned. 3,500 of the
3,fi00 men employed by the St. Louis
Transit company on Its cars and In Its
sheds struck this morning.
The strikers have stopped trafllo on
the suburban load, the only line in the
( Ity not a part of the St. Louis Transit
company's system. Motormen and
conductors were pulled from their cars
at l)c Hodiamont and in the downtown
districts the cars wcrri stopped.
John Kohrlng, a lG-year-old boy, who
was in a crowd on Park avenue, was
shot and seriously wounded by George
McCIellan, a conductor in charge of a
car on the Park avenue division. The
boy was removed to the city hospital
and MeClellun was arrested. A young
woman was badly wounded In the arm
by a sharp stone hurled through a car
window.
The important features of the stilk
ers' demands are as follows: All con
ductors, motormen, grlpmen and men
employed In the sheds shall ha com
pelled to be members of the union;
that the olllcers of the union, with the
ofllcers of the company, shall have full
power to adjust all difficulties that may
arise and that. In the event of their
failure to agree, they shall place the case
before arbitrators; that any member
suspended bv the union shall be sus
pended by the company without pay
until such time as the union requests
his reinstatement; that any man elect
ed to ofllco in the union requiring his
absence for not more than a year shall,
upon his retirement from such office,
have his old place with the company.
JURY FIXING CHARGED.
Ex-Jury Commissioner Accused of
Tampering with the Wheel.
Olcarlield, 'May S. Millard 1 John
eon, the ex-jury commissioner charged
with tampering with the jury wheel
for the last December term of court,
made an open confession In court to
day. In which he exonerated D. C).
Olngery, sheriff, and Jury Commis
sioner Phillips from any connection
with the fraudulent act. He staled
that the stuffing of the wheel was
suggested by L. W. Daly, of Du Pols,
a well-known Democrat politician.
Daly, who was under indictment for
violation of the liquor laws, and whose
trial was to havo come up in the De
cember term of court, had asked John
son as a favor to him to stuff the
wheel he furnishing Johnson with a
list of names of men he thought would
favor him on his case. These nam s
Johnson admitted having placed In the
wheel as a matter of friendship to
Daly. Tho Judge remanded Johnson
back to jail to await sentence.
Steamship Arrivals.
New ork, May K-Arrhcds fouthuarl, from
Antwerp, I'.thlopla, filasiruu; CVtlc, Mifrpml,
Cleared: I'rle aland, Antwerp; Sew York, f-outle
anipton. Mlliili KjImt Ullbelm Per OIO..SC,
Bremen U Chtrtunt und Southampton, lire
Men Airiwd: llrrniin, from New York. G'cnoa,
May G-Anisidi Kaiser Wllhilm II, Vow York
sia .Maple. I.itrrpnol -Palled: Allirnia, Nc
Yoik. Murd-Passed: lalc, Xiw York for nre.
men.
Forest Fires in Potter.
Klmlra. May H.-WI ,e building In the vib
JRe of forlelt. Poller county, pa., were de.
trojed by forest tire this aliernoon and ecral
people were ludly burned. The Inhabitant
fled to liadrtoii and many of them are murfried
the Buffalo and oWmehanna railroad station
there.
m .,
Will Oppose Bell Telephone.
Philadelphia, May 8,-Maicr Arhhrldce this
iflernooii l(!iieil the nidli.mcc granting priv
ileges lr the Ke;tonc Telephone company, which
pru4i to opu.ite Illicit In this city In uppo
(itlon to (ho Ucll ibinjuijy.
TRUE BILLS RETURNED.
The Members of the Shnmokin Coun
cil Charged with Conspiracy.
Sunday, May 8, The Northumber
land county grand Jury here today re
turned a true bill against 13. O. Zeurn,
Thomas A. Holt, O. J. Reed, William
A. Zimmerman, W. 13. Dlxey, Maicr
Itothchlld, H. M. Dlxey, S. W. Seaman,
Charles Smith and W. 15. K. Hplngcr.
The accused were members of the Sha
mokln council and are charged with
conspiracy to defraud the borough by
accepting Inferior paving material for
which they received various amounts
of money. When the true bill was re
turned Judge Savldge withdrew from
the case and substituted Judge John
son, of Delaware county, stating that
owing to his friendly relations with
the accused he deemed It Improper for
him to try the case.
Twelve Jurors were then drawn to
try tho case and counsel for tho de
fense then made a motion to quash the
Indictment, claiming the Jury was Il
legally drawn, Inasmuch as several of
the number served ns jurors last year.
The court adjourned till tomorrow
morning to allow the commonwealth
time to prepare an answer. The other
Indictments, charging bribery, will be
acted upon by the grand Jury tomor
row. HOUSE CONSIDERS
PRIVATE BILLS
Most Important Is n Bill to Remit
Penalties Against Ship Builders.
In Senate.
Washington, May S. The house de
voted most of today to the considera
tion of private bills reported from tho
committee on claims and ten bills were
passed. The most Important was u
bill to remit the penalties Imposed
by the government on the Union Iron
works, of b'an Francisco, the builders
of the monitor Monterey, for her fail
ure to make contract e-pced.
Before the consideration of these
bills was entered upon the house over
ruled the action of the ways und
means committee in reporting against
a resolution calling upon the secre
tary of the treasury for Information
regarding the materials used In tho
manufacture of oleomargarine, which
Is on file in the internal revenue of
fice. The majority of the committer
contended that this Information could
not be furnished under the revised
statutes and that it would betray
trade secrets, but the resolution was
adoptcJ. This is preliminary to the
uopenlng of the tight for the bill in
the committee on agriculture. The
resolution is as follows:
Kcsolwd, That tho secretary of the treasury
ls end ho U hereby requtstcd to furnish the
house of rrprcntatlrs information conieinltrr
the amcunt and character of th..-lualcilal ued
In tbi iratiufaiture of oleonurgarino ly the tcv
iral manufacturers es riiown by the monthly
duplicate of pages our and Inn ot form 218
for the fiscal jcar ending June ."0, 1?K1, also for
the month of December, of the barnc year, as
leturned by the sannus manufacturers of oleo
margarine throughout the United States for the
abma period".
Some facts almost startling in their
Importance were laid before the sen
ate today in secret legislative session
at the conclusion of the regular open
session. They related, it is understood,
to tho Invention of a shell by a prom
inent oflicer of tho United States navy
a shell superior in every essential
quality to any now In use either by
this or by any other government. The
quality of penetration possessed by the
shell Is said to be so great that no
armor now manufactured in the United
States or abroad has sufhelent icslst
ance to withstand It.
The facts, which were In possession
of only a few senators, were deemed
so Important that the senate decided
to consider them In secret session.
Tho shell, which was so effective, was
not described: indeed, the navv de
partment Is guarding jealously all de
tails concerning its construction. The
argument of Mr. Tillman, in secret
session, was that with such a projec
tile In the possession of the govern
ment, the details of which sooner or
later will become known to other gov
ernments, It would not bo the part of
wisdom for congress to enter Into con
tract to purchase the high priced ar
mor unless it could be so Improved
as to resist projectiles of the kind
used at Indian Head.
Keeling that more or lofyj of tho
matter concerning the tests recently
made by the government would be used
In the debate upon the armor question,
Mr. Tillman suggested that It would he
desirable to consider tho subject In
secret. The senate agreed with him,
and tomorrow the armor plate matter
will be discussed behind closed doors.
ASKED TO BE HANGED.
Alaska Gold Miners Promptly Com
plied with Murderer's Request.
Victoria, B. C, May 8. At Lituya
Pay, Alaska, Martin Slrvcrt shot and
killed Steve Fredrigo and Mien shot
at a man named Chrlstlansun. When
captured he requested to bo hanged,
and as there was no way of caring
for him his request was compiled with.
Slrvert fiist signed a statement say
ing that ho had received justice at the
hands of the men.
Ills motive In killing Fredrigo was
robbery. The men concerned In tho
affair were all employes of a, gold min
ing company.
A. O. H. AT BOSTON.
National Convention Is Being Held
at the Hub.
Hoston, May 8. Tho national con
vention of tho A. O. II. began here
today with a high mass In tho cathe
dial of the Holy Cross, At the close
of the mass today delegates assem
bled at Fanucll hall, where the three
days' convention was opened.
Mayor Hart delivered an address of
welcome on behalf of tho city. State
President E. J. Slattery delivered the
address of welcome on behalf ot the
Massachusetts division of tho order,
and National President John T. Keat
ing responded.
Summer Shut Down.
Pittsburg, May 8. Hie regular summer shut
down of the flint and green glass factories will
take place as usual th. jcar, notwlth.Undlng tbc
efforts of the manufactuiers to hate It abolished.
The factories will be closed fiom four to light
weeks begicaiug with June U.
BRITISH ADVANCE
BEYOND SMALDEEL
SCOUTS SEARCH THE COUNTRY
AND FIND NO BOERS.
Proclamations of Lord Roberts Ap
pear to Havo Little Effect Upon
the Inhabitants of tho Invaded
Districts Every Farm Is Found
Deserted Gloomy Tidings from
Mafeking The Besieged Garrison
Living Upon Horse Meat.
London, May 9, 4.10 a. in. Four
thousand British cavalry watered their
horses at Zand river Monday, twenty
live miles beyond Smaldeel, where Lord
Roberts continues to date his des
patches. Tho scouts who have been searching
the country for miles along tho stream
havo found no Boers south of tho
river. The enemy are laagered In
unknown force on the noith bank.
Thus the British advance guard Is
within fortv-llvc mites of Kroonstad.
The Free Staters in the expectation
that Kroonstad will speedily become
untenable are, aeeoi'dlnz to informa
tion from Lourenzo Marques, prepar
ing to transfer their government tj
'iellbron, a little more than Jlfty m'lei
northeast.
The proclamations of Lord HoberH
appear to have little effect upon tne
inhabitants of the Invaded districts.
Every farm Is found deserted except
by tho women and children. All the
men are away fighting.
nepresontatlves at headquarters aio
now wiring freely concerning the in
cidents connected with tho occiinatlnn
of Smaldeel. Some exasperation Is ex-
picsseci at the manner In which tho
Boers escape with their transports be
fore the very eyes of the British. F..r
Instance, when the British enteied
Smaldeel the Boer ox wagons coolly
outspanncd only five miles away, as it
In contempt of the ability of the Brit
ish to overtake them.
Gloomy Tidings from Mafeking.
The tidings fiom Mafeking are
gloomier than ever. Everybody there
has an empty Ktomueh nmi u nim.tm.i
face. The natives arc no longer given
porridge, and the whites now have
nothing but a quart of that substance
and a pound of horse sausage dally.
Everything else eatable has gone. In
sufficient food, wet trenches and cold
nights are deadly to the health of tho
garrison. This information comes
from reliable natives.
The British column is reported to
have reached Taungs, thirty miles
r.orth of Wnrrpnton. According to
Pretoria advices, tho British are near
ing Vryburg. which is half way be
tween Warrenton and Mafeking.
London, May 8. The war oflice has
issued the following despatch from
Lord Iloberts. dated Smaldeel. May 8:
"General lluttnn, with mounted In
fantry, reconnoltered yesterday to the
Zand river and found the enemy In
considerable force. General Broad
wood's brigade, with General Ian Ham.
ilton's force, performed tho same oper
ation with much the same result.
"General Hunter reports that he oc
cupied Fourteen Streams yesterday
without opposition, owing In a great
measuie to the able dispositions made
by General Paget on tho left bank of
tho Vaal river at Warrenton, where
his artillery lire rendered the enemy's
position practically untenable. A blx
inch gun was found most useful.
"As the six and half the Fifth bri
gades of infantry advanced, under cov
er of the artillery, the enemy retired
precipitately, abandoning their cloth
ing, ammunition and personal effects."
FATAL FOREST FIRES.
Three Children Burned to Death at
Du Bois.
Du Pols, Pa., May 8. Forest (Ires to
day cause... the loss of three lives and
the destruction of much property In this
section of the state. A fierce wind
blow all day and fanned the (lames un
til they reached proportions never be
fore known.
Three children were burned to death
this afternoon at Halnton, near here,
by a tire which swept the town like a
whirlwind, one being the 8-year-old
daughter of Samuel Brown and the
other two children are named Klrk
land. Several adults were severely
burned In attempting their rescue
The mule barns and several tene
ment houses belonging to the Jefferson
and Clearfield Coal and Iron company
were burned this afternoon, entnllncr
a loss of $10,000 and the big lumber I
yards and mills at Dlmeling are re
ported destroyed. A sharp thunder
storm ths evening subdued the fires
somewhat, but not enough rain has
fallen to thoioughly quench them.
There is still great danger to live and
property In this section.
BOATMEN MEET.
Annual Gathering of the Allegheny
River Association.
Klttaunlng, Pa., May 8. The annual
meeting of the Allegheny lUver Boat
men's association Is being held in the
Grand Army hall here. Hugh Simons,
of Sharpsburg, Is president, and Daniel
L. Fry, of Balser, this county, Is sec
retary of the association,
A large number ot old boatmen are
In town, Including those who ran keel
boats, flat boats or steambots before
tho time of tho steel railroad. In the
early days these men ran their boats
from Warren to Pittsburg, and their
meeting today was a re-unlon of tho
war veterans,
GUAM'S NEW GOVERNOR.
Commander Schroder Will Proceed
to the Island via Manila.
San Francisco, May 8. Commander
Schroder, tho new governor of Guam,
will sail from hero in the steamship
Coptic In a few days. Ho will go to
Manila and from there proceed to the
Ladrones, possibly on a man-of-war.
McGraw and Robinson Agree.
Clueland, May 8. Mcfir-cw and Itobinaon to
day xgreed un trims with President Hoblnson,
of the St, Ixniis club and are now on their way
to bt. Uull to join the dub.
Kiilfei
English Naval Brigade Moving a Heavy
DEBS ON SOCIALISM.
He Expounds the Principles of the
Creed at Mass Meeting.
Philadelphia, May S. Eugene V.
Debs, the former labor chief and now
the candidate of the Socialist-Democrats
for the piesidency of tho United
States, expounded the principles of So
cialism at a mass meeting of working
men here tonight. "This century Is
closing In the midst of tho mightiest
social and economic, revolution the
world has ever known," lie said. "Tho
capitalist and the political corpora
tions are passing away and an econo
mical system for the piotectlon and
preservation of the working classes is
taking their places. Trusts are to
become a thing of history and monop
olies of labor and thought must soon
give way for this system.
"Wais aie all commercial, dictated
by the sword and the spirit of com
mercial conquest. Men who declare
l war don't go tn war. If there was
m gold in South Africa no British
soldiers would be there.
"If there was no material wealth In
f'uba and no prospects of opening
new markets in the Philippines, the
American army would not be now wag
ing the war for humanity's sake."
TRADES UNIONS STRIFE.
Indications Point to a Continuation
of the Trouble.
Philadelphia. May . Indications
point to a continuation of the strife
between the Allied Trades unions
council and the Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners. The carpenters
have until Wednesday night to d"tide
llnally whether they will uftillate with
the Allied council.
Secretary Joseph B. Allen, of tho
latter body, today said the number
of men tin strike had been reduced to
8,000. The non-union stonecutters at
League Island navy yard have been
taken from work and the union men
on stilke were ordered buck to their
Jobs today. This order is said to af
fect all the men who are working for
the private contractors doing govern
ment work on the buildings now In
course of erection at the navy yaid.
Over two hundred of the spinners
and twisters who havo been on strike
at tho Continental wotsted mill of
George Campbell A company neneek
rt-turned to wink today. It is likely
the remaining two hundred girls who
are cut will return to their places
tomorrow. The glass works of II. C.
Fox & Sons are closed, owing to 200
boys striking. They demand an In
c lease of flO cents a week over their
present wages. The action of tho boys
has thrown out 135 men.
ANOTHER FREE LIBRARY.
Widener Mansion Is Presented to
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. May 8. The magnifi
cent mansion formerly occupied by P.
A. B. Widener, the millionaire traction
magnate, and presented by him to th-j
Free library of Philadelphia, in mem
ory of his deceased wife, was today
formally transfenecl. It Is designated
as the Josephine WIdeuor Memorial
branch of the free library, '
Hundreds of leading officials and
prominent citizens participated in the
ceremonies attending tho tranpfor.
Mayor Ashbrldge presided and re
sponded in behalf of the city. Acting
for Mr. Widener, John Thompson, li
brarian, presented to Joseph C. Rosen
garlen, president of the Freo library,
the deed of the gift. Colonel A. K.
McCluio was tho orator ot the occa
sion. Interior alterations havo been made
to fit the mansion for the varied pur
poses relating to a well administered
freo library. The lowest estimate of
the cost of the house as at present
equipped is placed at $600,000.
STRIKE AT BUFFALO.
Lackawanna Blacksmiths and Coach
Repairers Also Quit Work.
Buffalo, May 8. The Lackawanna
car repairers today rejected a propo
sition made by Master Mechanic Can
Held Including a higher rato of wages.
In some classes but retaining the slid
ing scale.
Tho blacksmiths at the locomotive
works and tho coach repairers of thu
railroad struck this afternoon.
VESUVIUS IN ERUPTION.
Lava and Masses of Rock Thrown to
a Great Height.
Pome, May 8. Mount Vesuvius has
been In a state of eruption for the luBt
three days, and explosions within tho
crater havo thrown lava and masses
of rock to a great height.
Last night tho eiuptlon was espe
cially violent and was accompanied by
menacing rumblings.
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CONVENTION
OF POPULISTS
SOUTH DAKOTA SAYS IT HAS
THE ONLY REAL ONE.
Cincinnati's of No Account Does
Not Represent More Than About
20,000 Votes Senator Pettlgrow
to Be a Delegate to Former Con
test Over Nomination for Vice
President. Sioux Falls. S. D., May 8. The South
Dakota State Populist convention to
day vw 111 elect Senator Pettlgrew dele
gate at large to the national conven
tion here tomorrow.
The contest in the convention, which
begins tomorrow, Is to be over the
question of nominating a Populist
vice- president as a running mate for
Bryan. There' is a strong faction In
favor of leaving the whole matter un
til action Is taken-by the Democrats
so as to have the Populist and Demo
crat National tickets synlnomous. On
the other hand there Is undoubtedly
a faction opposed to falling so com
pletely In the hands of the Deniocrats,
and an attempt will bo made to force
tho convention to make a vice-presidential
nomination.
The Kansas and Texas delegations,
which arilved this morning, proposed
to nominate a half dozen or moio
candidates for vice-president, so as
to give the Democrats a choice. The
objections urged to that plan are that
tho candidates so chosen would quar
rel among themselves and all would
be rendered Ineligible by the time of
the Kansas City convention.
George Fred's Speech.
George Fred Williams is talked of
for a vice-presidential nomination, but
E. Geny Brown is doing his best to
defeat him.
The choice for chairman of the na
tional Populist committee will prob
ably be J. H. Edmlaton, who has been
chairman of th. Populist commit lee
for two campaigns. G. F. Washburn
is also talked of for national chair
man, though Gerry Brown is opposing
him as he Is opposing Williams for
the vice presidency.
Harry Tracy and "Cyclone" Davis of
Texas, arrived this morning. Davl
and Tracy say that of the 100,000
Populist votes In Texas, the Sioux
Falls delegation represents at least
60.000, that of the other 40,000 one-half
are ;not represented anywhere, and
that the representation in Cincinnati
is not more than 20,000.
It seems generally understood by
Republicans and Democrats alike that
Bryan will not carry South Dakota
this year, but that a fusion leglslatino
will bo elected to send Mr. Pettlgrew
back to the senate.
Tho platform to he adopted will pay
more attention to Cuban affairs than
any political declaration yet recorded,
and an attempt will be made therein
to bring Cuba Into the campaign by
putting the Republicans on the of
fensive In their administration of
the atfairs of that island.
Nearly all the delegntes for the Popu
list national convention to open to
morrow have arrived. There Is a de
cided diversity of opinion as to tho
naming of a candidate for vice presi
dent, while thero is a positive opinion
among all that Bryan will bo named
for president. Many of tho delegates
favor the Idea of leaving the nominee
for vice president open and In the
hands of a conference committee to
consult with a like committee fiom
the Democratic national convention.
Senators Butler and Pettlgtew, both
of whom nre delegates, are under
stood to bo opposed to this plan and
are in favor of naming Towne, the
sliver Republican, for vice president.
ISLAND OF TUTUILA OURS.
Native Chiefs Formally Cede It and
the Flag Is Raised.
Auckland, N. '. May 8. Advices re
ceived from Samoa announce that the
American ling has been hoisted over
the Island of Tutulla amid great na
tlvo rejoicing, and that tho chiefs havo
made a formal cession of the Island to
tho United States.
The inhabitants of Manua, It Is also
announced, request the formal hoisting
of the American flag over that Island,
which is Imewlse to be ceded.
The natives of the Islands will rule
themselves under governors appointed
by the commandant of the naval sta
tion. Quiet prevails In German Samoa,
Pension Increase,
n'aOili gton, Mry 8. A pension of ta a month
has been gianted Alexander W'elr, ol porranoe.
ton, Luzerne county, and the pension of Will
lam Hough, of fehlcVkhlni.)-, I.utemc county,
lus been increased to 1ST a month.
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THE KKWS THIS JIOKNiA'u
Weather Indications ToJay:
SHOWCffS AND THUNDER STORMS.
1 Ueneial Filipino (ienrral (iarcia C.iptured.
Hints Follow htieet llallwaj Miike in St.
Louis
Populists in convention.
.damci of the lliltljh in South Afrlta.
2 General Northeastern IVi)niltanl.i.
I'liunildl ami L'oiumcrtbil.
i
S bpfrl -Atlantic, National and other League
I1.im Dall Games.
a L'ditorijl.
News and Comment.
fl (ieneral The Ljtl i.f the Lancaster t'oun
lei fellers Arrested.
Washington Topics.
b Local -l.ctltue on the Music of Ireland.
Irimdcis Will Hmio No More Vi.ir,uiU at
Pictent.
7 Local Coroner's .Tiny Holds Faith C'uiists
Responsible for Mrx. Nt well's Heath.
llanii(:i by Yesterday's Storm.
8 Ital West Scranton and Suburban.
'I Pound bnut the founts.
10 Local Live Industrial News.
Court I'roceedinps.
ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS.
They Defeat the Tanner-Hanecy Fac
tion in Convention.
Peoiia. Ills., May S. The Initial con
test In the Republican state conen
tlon today piovrd a defeat for the
Tanner-Hanecy faction. The fight
tame at the very outset of the con
vention of the election of a tempor
ary chairman. The State Cential com
mittee had chosen .lo.seph J. Brown,
of Vandalia, a Tanner man. The Cul-lom-Recves-Carter
combination ex
ecuted a master stroke by naming
Charles C. Dawes, comptroller of the
currency. Owing to the close identifi
cation of Mr. Dawes with the national
administration, the effect was to glva
the opposition to the Tanner-Hanecy
faction the apparent sanction of the
president. Dawes was elected tempor
ary chaiiman by a vote of "S3 to 722
for Brown.
The committee on credentials were
unable to agree on the many contests
and the convention, nfter awaiting the
report of the committee, finally ad
Journed until tomoirow morning.
CHOYNSKI KNOCKED OUT.
Tom Sharkey Finishes the California
Fighter in Two Rounds.
Tattersals, Chicago, May 8. Tom
Sharkey at Tatters-als tonight knocked
out Joe Choynskl, of California, In two
rounds. The lighting was of the hur
ricane order, both men lauding repeat
edly, but Shaikey had the tight well
In hand throughout'.
The knockout blow was a left jolt
to the Jaw Just as the bell sounded for
the end of the second round. Choynskl
tried to respond when the third was
called, but when he nttempted to rise
he fell over on his back mi the door
and Referee Malachl Higau awarded
tho tight to Sharkey,
MINERS ON A STRIKE.
Employes at the Buttonwood Col
liery Quit Work.
Wilkes-Barre, May 8. The miners
and laborers employed at the Button
wood colliery of the Palish Coal com
pany went on strike this mnrnlnsr be
cause the ofliclals would not reinstate
an employe who had been discharged
for incompetency. The strikers are
mostly Polanders and Hungarians and
number about 150.
Several Hungarians who attempted
to go to work were roughly handled
by the strikers. One man was struck
on tho head by a stone but not se
riously Injured.
NEWSPAPER'S DISCOVERY.
Paris, May 8. Patrie. an afternoon
Nationalist newspaper, classed as sen
sational, In a dispatch from London
today, says it has discovered tho real
reason for tho friendly attitude of
Emperor William of Germany toward
Great Uiituln at thu present Juncture,
which, It asserts. Is the German em
peror's belief that war between Ger
many and the- United States Is, possi
ble, and that, hi view of that contin
gency, ho wishes to win over Great
Britain to neutrality.
Tho Yukon Census.
Toronto, flnl.. May S. A special from Daw
son feats: The Yukon territory census lus been
completed. Tho total population Is 16..W.
Mtn, 1.1,'xiO; unnirii, 2.000; (Midi en, W0. Iirlt.
iill subject, 1,500; Ameilean subjects, 7.0O1;
Indians, 30.
Governor Taylor at Washington.
Washington, May . Hon, W. H. To) lor. He
pibllean ttoiernor of Kentucky, reached Wash
Incton this afterr.oon. He ssts unaccompanied.
It Is H)iei'teil the governor will remain until
after the Supreme court renders an pinion cu
the contested Kumuouhlp tme.
THE CAPTURE
OF GARCIA
General MacArtliur Re
gards It as Most
Important.
fHE AGUINALD0 BUGABOO
Has Not Caused Great Excitement.
The War Department Not Dis
turbed by Revival of Insurrection
In the Philippines Spasmodic Out
breaks Expected Nothing Known
in Washington of tho Whereabouts
of Agulnaldo Possible That tho
Robel Leader Is Dead.
Washington. May S. The war de
partment has leeolved the following
cablegram from General MacAithur:
Manila, M it X. (feneral I'anlalei.n Can la, 'a
prominent liiMireml c.llleer In the northern pinv
into, was captured scstoul.ij with tome talu
able diKumcnta by (Jeneial I'linstor.'s troops. I
repied the capture as hhporlant
("ismd) MirArtlmr.
Manila, May R. A force nf lebels ore
May 2 attae'eed twenty men of Com
IMiiy I of the rorty-foui'th regiment,
stationed at Parotac, Hollo province,
on the island of Panay. Three of tho
Americans woro killed and seven wero
wounded.
Tho enemy. er,tlniatci to number '100
men, surrounded Hurotuo and attacked
tho place on all sides. After two men
had been killed and four wounded
the American commander sent four
men to try and get through to commu
nicate with the remainder of tho com
pany nt Dumnngas. Of the four men,
one was killed and three were wound
ed. Tho latter managed to return to
llarotae. A friendly native finally
brought news of the fight to a com
pany of the Twenty-sixth, who succot
ed the garrison of Barotao on tho night
of May 3. The enemy's loss was heavy.
A court-martial, composed of Gen
eral Hall, presiding; General Grant
and several colonels, convened today
at Manila to try Colonel Pottlt on tho
charge of delivering a Filipino prison
er to the local authorities at Gicmbo
angan, with the result that tho pris
oner Immediately bolted.
Pedro Paterno, the former president
of the so-called Filipino cabinet, who
was recently captured In tho moun
tains of Trinidad, has arrived hero and
has been placed Incommunicado in tho
political jail. Ho Is suffering from
sickness.
Washington, May 8. -The war depart
ment Is not surprised by the tenor of
despatches from Manila Indicating a
spasmodic revival of Insurrection. It
fully expected that the troops would ho
engaged for a lung time in quelling oc
casional outbreaks. That has been tho
experience of Indian warfare, and con
ditions in the Philippines are very
much like the rtindltluns In the far
west when Indian ilslngs were com
mon. Nothing is known here of the leport
that Agulnaldo has relolned the lebel
General Tino and Is thus In a position
to make trouble at the head of a largo
force In the mountains, for all that
the war department knows Agulnaldo
might be dead. Nobody who could re
cognize him has seen him In weeks.
As a matter of fact none of the high
officers now In the Philippines and few
ofllcers of nny kind ever came in per
sonal contact Willi Agulnaldo, so that
they could recognize him if lie were
placed befoie them. The men who had
dealings with him pi lor to the out
break of the teMirrectlon have left tho
Philippines.
Agulnaldo may have been killed and
found on the battle Held without being
lecognized. as there Is little about hint
physically to distinguish him fiom any
other native.
EXPORTS FROM MANILA.
Their Value from Time of Occupation
to December Last $19,838,355.
Washington. May S. A statement Is
sued todaj, by the division of customs
and Insular affairs of the war depart
ment shows that the total value of
meicliandlse and gold and silver ex
ported from the port of Manila from
the date of American occupation. Aug.
13. 1S9S, to Dec. Ill, 1809. was 513.83S.355.
Tho exports to Spain were $1.SS:M09; to
the United .States, S,i31 .07,0.
Tho leading articles of export wero:
Coffee to the value of $lL',9jn; Indigo,
to tho valuo of $3L',CJi; copper and its
manufaetuies. to the valuu of $101,
710: Manila hemp, to tho valuo of
$1,307,00".
The expcnts of hemp to tho United
States wero 30.3SS tons, valued nt $3,
GOS.Sofi. Sugar, raw or blown, wus ex
ported to the valuo of $."GTN, of which
$1.19,600 worth was exported to tho
United States.
Leaf tobacco was exported to tho
value of $1,213,623, none of which was
exported to the United States, and
cigars to the value of $1,S7C,5'J7, of
which $.i,40."i worth was exported to
tho United Stutes. All other manufac
turers of tobacco exported wero val
ued at $:25,D7C.
Veins of Coal Exhausted.
SliamoMii, May 8. lluil. Itidgo colliery, oper
ated by the Philadelphia and lleadint; Coal and
Iron company, sta hlaidoncd today on account
ol tho elnt til toil luvlnir been exhausted. Tttu
hundied and tlft men and !xi wcru thiotiu
out ol cmpUijinnit
f- WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, May B.-Koi ceast for -f
- Wtdnesday and TlrMMlayi Kauttrn Penn. -
4- kyhanla, thoueia and thurder tnrmi and -f
sV and cooler Wetlrctday, Thursdiy, fair; 4-
brik wlntW, hcruinlre wcatcrly, -.
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