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$$E OF
AGUINALDO
Subject ot Discussion ,t the Meet
ing ol the Cabinet at Wash
ington Yesterday.
THE PRESIDENT'S VIEWS
Mr. McKInley Favors Dealing In a
Lenient Manner with the Filipino
Rebel and Believes in the Most
Substantial Recognition of the Ser
vice Performed by General Funs
ton Final Dlsposlton of Aguinaldo
Will He Postponed TJntll His
Record Can Be More Fully Inves
tigated. I); l.vclitslw Wire fiom The AhstelsliU I'rem.
Washington. March 29. The cabinet
meting today whs devoted almost on
tii'cly tu a discussion of the capture of
gulualdo. Its effect upon Hie military
KiMmtlnn III the I'hlllj)i)lne.s, the tllspo.
Mtl.ui to lie Hindi' nf the Insurgent
i I'U f and the rewind ti be given to
; iif-nil Kuntston. The subject was
toiiMdei-pri in nil Its phases, but mi do
tinitc conclusions were reachcil cither
in icgard to nenoral l'unston's re
ward ur to the punishment of Aglllti
lllllc), The president and all members of
the cabinet arc In favor nf the most
literal and substantial recognition of
'lie sen Ice performed by ileneral Fun
ston Theie was some discussion of
thi rj 11 'stlon of making him a bilgudler
general In the regular army, but It
as thought th.it lull reports should
be lM.iltcd before action was taken.
The disposition lo be made of Aguln
uldn wan a matter that could not be
nspe.s"d of definitely. Whal-vcr ae
ion Is t.ikfii In regard to him will orlg-
nate with the army otllcials In the
Philippines and will lie passed uiion
tin.ill.v hci.. There Is no Inclination to
l'-il hntshly with the man who has
led Hi innii-ivction against the forces
or tin.-, country. Some of the cabinet
"Ulcers think It Is possible lie may
1 used with good effect by the au-
imiitlos of Hie Philippine commission
In tiie establishment of cl II govern
in ni
'b'liMiil M.icAi thur's dispatch sug
c sting ih.it Agulniildn might issue an
udtlress advising the Insuigenls to ae.
ct.pt the situation was pointed to as
udie.Utng possibilities along this Hue.
On tip other hand, Agulnaldo's iccord
has not been such as to win for him
great confidence In his constancy and
' ' his lullucnee can bo iitllbsed safely he
undoubtedly will be sent to some place
vlieir he can foment no further
troiibli . tlu.ini was m-'iitloivd as a
PosmIiIi plmo for his detention.
Disposition of Aguinaldo.
'llif Iew of the majority of the cabl
lvt was that the time Is not yet ripe
to Ueiide what course should bo pur
sued in the disposition of Aguinaldo. It
ii felt that some little time should
lapse to j term It an opportunity to de
iberate can-fully over what com en
would prove the wisest, whether he can
no of any service to the I'nlted States
go eminent by remaining at Manila,
and c'jcitlng his Influence In the direc
tion of P2UCC whether It would be elnn
g ious to penult him to remain so close
I i In' Held of Insurrectionary activity,
m whether een It would be best to
-no him among the other Insuigent
i'i boners on the Island of iSuani. There
K no deposition to deal otherwise than
leniently with him, but there nio vari
ous questions that will have to be con
sidered In the case as. for install ..',
' bother lie peisonally Instigated as
sassinations of Aineilcan and similar
offenses, which some of the menibeis
of the cabinet feel should call for somo
pnialty. It cannot be too emphatic
ally stated that the administration will
aoid giving the captured leader any
basis for posing as a. martyr. The
matt, r of transiiortlng him to Oluaiii
will receive serious consideration, fine
senator, who called at the whlto house
today, suggested to the president the
nd inability of ttansportlng Aguinaldo
'o fume place like Tutulla in the Sa
in, it.ii gioup, where, it was pointed out,
be ould be kept at a distance from
th.' scene of his old operations, and
whin- he would be Jn a cllmafe of
which he i ould make no complaint.
The trend of views as expicsscd by the
cabjnet Indicated that ultimate trans
portation to some place of coiiilneni"nt
outside of the Philippines was the
course most likely to be adopted.
The pre&ldent and hlj. cabinet bull-vo
that the capture of Aguinaldo will
mean much In the crushing of tho In
stirieetlon. Indeed, they are Inclined to
believe now that It means the utter
collapse of the opposition to the au
thority of tho United States.
This wun the last cabinet meeting
to bo attended by Attorney General
Arises, and the leave-taking was
marked by tho most sincere regret
from tho president and members of tho
cabinet. Mr. Otlggs will leave Wash
Inston tomorrow for his homo in New
Jersey, and will at once begin the prac
tice of IiIf profession.
In Comfortable Quartets.
Manila, March L'9. Aguinaldo U now
detained In n comfortable room In a
winp of the Malacnn palace. Ho is In
churge of Captain Hunjamln II. Ran
dolph and Lieutenant fillbert A.
ToungbeiB. ot Battery O, Third artil
lery. When Agultmldo was raptured ho
wore n plain dark blue suit, with tho
coat lnoely buttoned u: the tluoat,
find a wide white helmet with a leather
bund, He takes his captuie phlloso.
prlcally. He Is geiieially cheerful, but
Miiuotiuics moody. Ills lunlth, duilug
'he past year has been voiy good, It
Is uwertjlu what attitude he will now
lesuine.
''ilfiln vliliors me permlllcd lo seo
Again.. 1. 1 . but newspaper Interviews
wtb tip iilsoppf ai-e nnt allowed.
Since Aminuldo bus bn domiciled at
Tucri
tho Mahican palace, porsotiH not pro
vided with special permits have been
denied admission lo the grounds.
General Trios, the commander of the
Insurgent forces In southern Luzon,
who recently suricndeied to the
American nitthorlttes. visited Aguinal
do and told tho latter why ho surren
dered. Ttlus suld that ii continuation
of aimed opposition to the United
Slates was unjustlllablu and ruinous;
that tho Independence of the Philip
pines was Impossible nnd that tho
Filipinos would better accept liberty,
prosperity nnd prom ess under Ameri
can rule.
Tho captuie of Aguinaldo. following
Hie surrender of Genual Trias, will
probably occasion the surrender of the
Insurgent leader Malavur. In Batan
gas piovlnce, Luzon; llellaimlno, in
Albay province, Luzon, and Luchbau,
In thu Island of Sainar, within u mouth.
Many people visited the residence ot
Geneinl nnd Mts. Funston, on the Cal
leia, In the suburb of l.'imlta. The
genurnl modestly declined to talk. Mrs.
Funston was evidently the happiest
woman in the Philippine Islands.
General Funston has been lecom
mended for the highest piactleablo re
ward. Il is believed here that he will
lueelvo nn appointment ns brigadier
general In the regular army.
Arrival at Manila.
On iinivlng In these waters the I'm-
ted States gunboat Vlcksburg stopped
eight miles out and In response to a
Mgnal c'chung?d with C'orrclgdor isl
and a launch appealed from the shore i
of Corrclgdor and Aguinaldo was
quietly transfeircd to tho launch,
which steamed up the Paslg river to
the wharf at the back of the Malacan
an palace, wifeto th" pilsoner disem
barked almost unnoticed.
Some hours elapsed before the news
of Aguiualdo's captuie was generally
known. Tho tact that he was n pris
oner caused joy and congratulation
among the Americans. The native
population was apathetic. There was
no paitlcular excitement anywheie.
After being convinced of Agulnaldo's
capture, General Gcronimo, tho Insur
gent leader In the province of Moiong,
Luzon, has surrendered with six olli
cers, forty-five men and fifty lilies to
Colonel J. Milton Thompson of thu For
ty-second regiment, at San Mateo.
As the news of Agulnaldo's capture
spreads throughout the archipelago
the Insui gouts aie becoming disheart
ened and there Is a mat Red Increase
in the number of individual sur.eiiders.
Genual rallies, who Is practically out
lawed on account of his atrocious
crimes, sent an emlssaiy to General
Hates, who answered that he must sur
render unconditionally and stand trial.
The former Insurgent officers and
the Mueabrbe scouts who took part In
the capture of Aguinaldo will probably
receive a monetary rewaid. The
amount has not been specified. It haH
also been rei ommended that esery man
participating In the capture of Aguin
aldo receive u special medal.
CUBAN CONVENTION
CANNOT AGREE
Majority of Committee on Relations
in Opposition to Piatt Amend
ment Sanguilly Resigns.
By KTclmbe Wire from Tlir Associ-Ud I'ffss.
Havana, March -".. Senor Vlltuenda,
of the committee on relations on the
Cuban constitutional convention, today
signed the tcport of Senor Juan Gual
bertu Gomez, thus placing a mulority
of the committee In opposition to tho
principal features of tho Piatt amend
ment. Neither the Uadlcals nor the Conser
vatives seem anxious to put the ques
tion to an Immediate vote. The nl.in
to send a delegation to Washington
llrst is being favorably considered.
Little public Interest Is manifested
lu the outcome. The convention Itself
is divided Jnto waning political fac
tlon-. local polities being the chief sub- i
ject of discussion. Cienei.il Sanguilly
has sent In his resignation, alleging
that he could not abide by tho vote or
the Havana I.epubllians rejecting the
amendment.
It Is doubtful If the conventim would
accept the amendment, ns the Repub
lican delegates from Santiago and
Santa Claia. though they have been
lepudlated by their parly for voting
against the statement, still hold tlnir
seats. Radically opposite k-ws ,iro
held by dllfeient groups of the same
party, and this tends t substantiate
the assertion of the eoi.semtlw piess
that the opposition to the amendment
Is centered In Havana and that Un
delegates do not represent the feeling
of their (onstltuents. A split is threat
ened In the national party of Havana
becaus'e of a icsolutlon adopted against
the Piatt amendment. Senor Tamayo,
secretary of state, resigned fioin the,
party today.
BIG BLAZE AT BEDFORD.
File Destroys Property Valued at
960,000.
Ily Ivilu-ite VWie from The .'jsociatol I'r.'M.
lied ford, Pu.. March i'.'. Fho here
last night destroyed several establish
ments In the business portion of the
town, causing a loss estimated at JfiO.
GW. One of the buildings destroyed
war the old Bouquet house, built by
Chailes Bouquet 130 years ago. Among
those losing heavily uru:
J. S. Code novelty slope. $lu,ow: A.
B. Cam. owner of the Bouquet house,
SlO.nuO; J. G. Hartley &. Co., bankers,
JtJ.Ow); Blymler Hardware company,
JlO.OOu; AV. A. Morehouse, photogra
pluis. f5,00'i: J. "Weydenour, jeweler,
$l.r.en.
Steamship Arrivals.
Ity Uicluaha Wire fron The A.oclated pifn,
New V'li., MjuIi Sfi. CiNicO: U 0asiO','ne,
Mam , Kuiirta, I.herpuolj Maamlaiii. Rotter.
Ujiii iL llonlnciici I'unieia, (!jgoj Mar.
i.netle, boiukiii I'liituuhuiilj, Hamburg. Cher.
Imiira Anhcil (,r.if Waldeimc, New Yor! fir
HonJitiiR (and pioweded). Quieiuton Arniedi
( !iup.itii). Xcw url, for l.herpool (and pro.
irdel llauc.Vrrivi'li I, .Vuilunc, Niv York.
Strike Vhtually Ended.
Ily IacIu.Uo '.Vlrc from The Aiwelated l'rfi.
MjuoIIIk, Maiih i. The utrlke. Iiem lm ilr.
Iiwlh
nidiil nnd work ha leen generally m-
n.intd u
the UoiU.
SUBSTITUTE
BY MR. CORAY
A Goal Measure to Take the Place
ol Slsson, Focht, Boud
and Fox Bills.
RIVER COAL TO BIDDERS
The Framer of the Bill Would Havo
Coal in River Beds in the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania Sold to the
Highest Bidder nt Auction An
Emergency hospital Bill Duties
of Mine Inspector The Jones Bill.
Another Change Made in Congres
sional Apportionment.
Sptiiil from a SIMf C'uciKnJ,.t
llarrlsburg, March L'l. Should the
bill iududuced by Mr. Corny become i
law It will bo possible that all the coal
yet remaining under the livers of this
commonwealth will bo taken iiwayfioni
those now operating them and turned
over to the party bidding the highest
figure for them at the auction sales
provided for In the oilier bill of which
Mr. Corny lins offered as u substitute
for the Slsson, Focht, Uoyd and Fox
bills.
The act of ISIS simply gives the light
to "dig and mine" coal, but tho pat
entees have assumed fee simple lights
and Jn almost every Instance trans
ferred their rights by lease or other
wise. The law provides that the
"right" Is revocable at any time for
violation of Its provisions and It Is con
tended by some who fuor the Coiay
bills that tho transfer of the "right" Is
In eonlllct with the act. The main pur
pose, however, of Mr. Coray's measure
Is to turn all these coal rights back to
the state and sell them at a ligure com
eensurate with the value of the prop
erty. This Is to bo accomplished un
der a clause of the act which stipu
lates that after a pet led of "o years
(any time after 1S0S) the state can ic
voke the grants by returning the pur
chase money and paying for the im
provements on the surface and such
propei ty ns engines anil the like.
There Is a seemingly contradiction
between the title and general trend of
the act and a proviso which appears at
the end of the revocation clause. This
act Is "to encourage Ihe (U veloptueiit,
of coal lands." The proviso In ouch
tlon exempts from the operation of the
revocation clause lands that are not
Impiovcd. "Such power only to l In
forte wheie there Is an Impiovcnient
made." Is the language of the proviso
qualifying the revocation clause.
Hollow Discoveries.
The reading of this act shows how
absolutely hollow are the alleged sen
sational discoveries as lo the Intent ot
thu Fox, Focht and Boyd bills, which
one of the Philadelphia yellow jour
nals has been making the subject of a
series of wild-eyed yams.
The beds ot navigable riveis are ex
empted from the general land act. In
ists the legislature passed an act to
I permit the state to dispose of the right
to mine coal nnd other minerals from
under the beds of navigable rivers and
that all the coal could bo reached and
I mining industry thereby encouraged,
i all the streams of any considerable
size In the coal regions wore desig
nated as navigable livers. After nil
the known desirable coal beds had
; been disposed of, the act was repealed
as far as It authorized the secretary
oi internal anairs to giant patents.
Since then, coal has become scarcer.
mv beds have been discovered "and In
stances nave neon tound wheie excel
1 'lit coal deposits that were known of
In ISIS, weio by acildent overlooked
Parties who want to tak" and develop
this conl under the same conditions and
attendant restrictions ns governed the
giants by which all other coal under
liver beds Is being mined, made appli
cant n to the state for patents for It,
and the state legislating is now con
sidering how It shall accede to these
applications
Two of the bills piovlde simply that
the secretary of Internal affairs shall
be rehabilitated with the power of Is
suing patents. Another bill provides
for the patenting of all real estate un
der the general land laws, the Iden be.
lug that theie should not be any rent
mute to which a title cannot be se
emed If the pioper forms of law arc.
compiled with. Another bill Is similar
to the tlrst two, ejcoept that It pro
vides that the secretary of lutornul
u ff a lid and tin eo disinterested persons
shall fix tho pi Ice at which the lind
shall h sold, Instead of allowing it to
go nt the twenty-six and two-thlids
cents an acre, which is tho maximum
rate, under tho present law, that th
state can charge for land. The Coray
bill dlfreis from the others In that It
provides that tho land shall be sold
at miction. It pave the way for the
supplemental y foray bill, levoklng the
1EIS grants. Thero Is no liregulaiity or
attempted evasion of the law In any of
the bills, and the snisatloual articles
which have been wiung trom the Inci
dent wore made possible only by the
wildest kir.d of tortuilng.
Emeigency Hospital Bill. .
One of tho tx mine bills now before
the icglslattue passed second reudlug
without opposition this morning, and
Is likely to bo allowed to go through
unchallenged. It Is the Haag bill, pro
vldlng for the care of employes Injured
aliout the mines.
It provides thut six months after the
pabsage of tho act It shall be unlawful
to operate any anthracite mine, em
ploying ten men or more, unless the
mine is provided with a sort of emer
gency hospital. A loom, not less than
eight by twelve feot. shall bo erected
at n convenient pace In tho mlno and
It shall be sunicenlly furnished, lighted,
clean and ventilated so thut therein
medlcnl treatment may bo given In
jured persons In case of emergency, the
furnishings to bo uulllclent to occom-
modato two or more persons In a re
clining" and sitting posture.
Tho Gainer bill for Incrennlng tho
number of mine Imtpcctoifl to sixteen
and making them elective by the peo
ple: the check welghninn (bill and the
two coal weighing bills an; at the head
of tho third reading calendar and will
likely bo reached Tuesday. The vote
on the bill to lux company stores, which
was defeated Thursday, and the over
whelming vote by which the Stroh em
ployers1 liability bill was defeated,
havo made the miners' lobbyist rather
diffident about letting their legislation
i-oiuo up Just at (his time, and It Is
possible they will ask to have the
bills postponed for tho present. The
VntiBhnn bill, making superintendents
and foremen of mines agents Instead
of employes of tho company. In tho
eyes or the law, Is tlll In the senate
committee, n l3 h, u,lc wm, th( ytroh
llnblllty hill ami In danger of meeting
the same fate ns the Stroh bill If It
comes befoie the house.
The Jones Bill.
The Jones iblll, which was offered to
the house as a substitute for tho Stroh
bill and which wus repotted from com
tnlttec at the same time as the Stroh
bill, was called up on second reading
this morning and an attempt made by
Hie supportets of the Stroh bill to post
pone it indefinitely. The supporter of
the Jones bill, however, succeeded In
preventing itn shelving i(y carrying a
motion to iiostpone It for the present.
Mr. Jones, of Philadelphia, who offered
tho substitute for the stroh bill, led
the opposition In the lotter. It Is
thought that the Jones bill will not he
pushed, 'but simply kept alive o s-rve
as uti alternative should It bo found
that the house Is determined (o pass
somoOilll of this kind. The labor unions
will not accept the Jones bill. It is
understood, even though they hecomo
convinced that the passage of the
tabled Stroh bill Is a hopeless task.
The Stroh bill completely removes
the bar which at present prevents re
covery for Injury due an employe as
a result of the negligence or a fellow
employe. The Jones bill also removes
this bar. hut practically makes Itself
IneffeiilM. by providing all sorts ot
loopholes by which the employer ran
escape liability.
Congressional Apportionment.
Another change has been made In
the senate congressional apportionment
mil iy tne house committee. The bill
as reported to tho house today takes
Cumhciland away from York nnd Ad
ams, which are made a separate dlx
irkt. and attaches It to the Seven
teenth dlstriet. composed of Snder,
Perry. Mlfllln. Juniata, Huntingdon,
Franklin and Fulton. As the bill
passed the senate, Lebanon. Dauphin
and Cumberland are designated as tne
Nineteenth dislilct.
Mr. Lack o- Chester, offered the fol
lowing resolution, vhlch was adopted:
Wl.tiiMv, It I tlic .-lutoni nf (lie Aintririti
pooplo to niiiRiiiH t.nwrj ami mrril at .ill
lint-n .iml iimlcr all rlrciiriwanrrs; and
V lipids, (.ciifral Frederick I'muton. ol ih
frilled state nrmy, alter nunv perils and lianb
ship- in Hie l'lillipplno l.1and, lias succeeded
in raptmiiii; utilruldrt, the leader nf the in.
umctinnKN, t litis pioilnf lu Magnificent brav.
"J ; thenfi -e, lie It
Itcwjhed (if i In. vmtr fonuiil. That tho lee
Mature if lVninjlianu respectfully request the
priiidcnt nt the I nited Mates to iciiaid General
Kur.Mon in ,i liiami'-r that will fully rciofiiUc his
Krt-l ami meritorious hcnlcr
T. ,J Dnfty.
COL. M'CLUR? RETIRES.
No Longer Connected with, the Edi
torial Staff of tho Phlladel
phia Times.
Uj I.mIii.iu Who trom The .WcdKtd Piei.
Philadelphia, March :9. A. K. Mc
Clure today announced the severance
of his connection with the Phlladel-
pnid Timjs in the lollowing notice:
Willi tills Iwtie ot the Times my connection
Willi Uik (diturid bt.nl of the .Mier craw.
It i not my wudi or e'iriwe fu retire fioin
jeurnallstle lalior. but under cMstlnsr condition
the ieiuibiUi eilltoil.xl direction of the Tnnei
fcl.ould l,e In oilier hiudt. A K. McL'luie.
Colonel McClurc has been In edi
torial charge ot the Times since Its
establishment In 1S73. fie began his
Jouri'iillKila work tlfty-flve yeats ago
as the editor of a Wi -kly paper In
Chambersbiirg, Pa.
RICHMOND HOTEL FIRE.
A Million Dollar Edifice Will Be En
tirely Destroyed.
Ki I.Mlmirr Wae from The Auiltid IVv.
Richmond, Vn Jlaich M. The main
sticet front of the Jefferson hotel of
this city, which was ciceti ! by the
late Lewis Cilnter at n cost of building
nnd furnishing of about Jl.OOO.niKi. was
destroyed by lire tonight.
The mngnltlcent structure coveietl
hall' a block In tho ultra !.tshiou:ilii
part or tin- city, was built of huff
brick and granite foundation, anil wii3
regarded as seml-flro proof.
The (lames were dlseoviel In the
upper pait of the Main str.t i lie,
shortly oefoiv midnight, and In a snort
tlnm thut ,)art f tho building was u
roaring furnuce. As far as can bo
lenined, no lives have been lest,
though theie was -jimi dlflkulty In
getting nut some of th? guests.
Thorn weio In the hotel many flno
woiks of art. Including In the Vntik
llu street court. ValeiiMnc'a marble
statue of Jefferson.
Richmond, March Vi. -t I .,inek
this morning all hope if saying any
fait ol the hotel has been abandoned.
Miles Reviews Troops.
By i:xclute Wire from The Awocl.t'd Preu.
New York, March SO. blculininl fiencral N'cJ.
k.ii A. Mill reiltncd tho tioop at (he mllilaiy
middle leaiaie'rf ouinauirnt at Mullen Ajuare
KJiditi tt'iilcht. The rioHil iv.n the Iirsest ct
the how up to ilili.
Prohibition Convention.
Ily i:ilu.lc Wire from The Woctpd I'icii.
Philadelphia, Maidi 2A state (Tuliuiaa (hat.
II. Ji.ih, nt ihe Prohlliltioii pirly, li.n l.n-i
ii i th '"i il, ,dte lomiiitloii wlih'h will le
Ii. Pi e iii ' i ni. mi June 27.
Salisbury's Illness.
fly l.Mliisivj Wire fiom 'He Asioel.itrd Pie.i.
London. Maidi Wl, Lord Salldiiiry, aeeordlnc
In the pally Cxpnw, la nurrrlnit Irein a kldnev
aiteuloti whiili I- likely lo Inoipnltato lilm for
vim; lime.
THREATENED
COAL STRIKE
IS AVERTED
Recommendations ol Committee ol
Mine Workers at Wilkes-
BarreYestcrdau.
ADVISE AGAINST STRIKE
While the Committee Regret Being
Unablo to Secure All Concessions
Hoped for, Yet In Consideration of
the Vast Interests Involved and In
View of the Fact That at least
Partial Recognition Has Been Re
ceived, They Recommend That
Work Be Continued They Also
Urge Upon Mine Workers Every
where to Refrain flora Engaging
in local Strikes.
P. I'uliiflii' Wir Jrom The soi uted l're.
AVIIkes-Barre, March 2D. The thieat
ejned strike of 113,000 miners In the hard
coal legion will not take place. At a
meeting of the executive committee) of
the United Mine Workers of the tlnce
districts, held In this city today, It was
elecldeel that the men should continue
at work.
This committee was given arbitrary
power by the general convention of
miners, held at. Hazleton in the fotc
part of the month, to. declare a strike
If the circumstances warranted It.
In the opinion of the committee In a
lengthy address Issued this evening,
and which was prepared by Mr.
Mitchell himself, the circumstances did
not warrant a strike nt this time. Mr.
Mitchell made nn addiess at the after
noon meeting of the committee, which
was conservative In the extreme. Ho
spoke eif his visit to New York ami his
efforts to secure Intel views wllh the
men who control the anthracite coat
traelc. He said all the concessions
asked for had not been granted, but
the outlook for the future was bright,
and It was his opinion that the day
was not far distant when the operators
of tho anthracite region would see that
It was lo their advantage to meet their
miners In Joint conference. It took
somo time and hard wotk before the
bituminous operators would consent to
meet their miners, but they eventually
did. Sonvu members of the committee,
so It Is rnld, were In favor of pursuing1
n. radical course, on the ground that If
the operators did not recognize the
mineis" union now the opportunity
would be lost forever. President Mitch
ell, however, soon convinced the com
mittee that a conservative course was
the only one to pursue at this time.
A number of coal operators, when
shown the statement Issued by the
committee, said It was a graceful back
down on Mitchell's part, but the coal
men give the president of the United
Mine Workers credit for bis conserva
tive policy. U Is conceded that had he
so desired he could have made a great
deal of trouble.
On the wholp, the miners are well
pleased with the action of the lommlt
tee. While they are ready to strike
had the order been given they are
just as well pleased that no lockout
Is to occur. There Is general rejoic
ing among business men tonight over
the news. The suspense of the past
two wpeks had a tendency to paralyze
trade, but now a big boom Is looked
for.
The happiest man In town tonight Is
Rev. H. S. Phillips, the Hazleton priest,
who did so much to bring about a
peaceful settlement of the ellfferences
between the operators nnd miners. Ho
said:
"Well, thero Is everything to be Imp
py for, a strike would have meant
much misery to nil classes."
Statement Issued.
The general committee I,.sii the
following statement tonight:
Willies-Uiue, n Mnrili Jl, lull.
To Miners nnd Minn MVikeu nt the iitlu..dtc
lt'pl-n
(ciitkiniii: Purnianr to the insliuctioni cm
Wfi'd In the imoliitlnn aduptid dt Hie lighten
mineillrn, we, join ronmilttie roiKfstln'; of
nalon.ll and ilMiiti oftuirs, hue nudu eiciy
poasihle effort lo arrir.sre a joint conference of
nptraii'i and 'iiiner prior to April I, ltmi. The
usul'itlon pioUdid that full owrr wa vested
in the i-fuitbu Ira in, the iliMriet and mtional
oitieciii, tu deteinilnc the polity and moitmnti
oi cm- orrsinuMtton, ivni tu the extent ot ird'"-.
Ini; a upcmlMi ol work sl.oul.l wo (all tu
PktJlilM j icnerd Joint toriinirc with (he
operators.
In proiiculltic tin' duties awltrncd to u., jour
eoiiiiiiilui .iddrisii n eoniinunle.itloii to earli
ot thu 1'iefld.nta of the coal larrjini; rallrnuh
l'i ii Itn: Hum in loin in In iiold!iur u Joint
rnnferenic Willi iriireMntathti of tho mini
Murken. Tallin? to teoelie any f.iunahle npllen I
m our imiiaiiom, a s'inei.ininillio eoiii.ueil ot
the nation il and tin dUtiict pnId nu proceeded
lo the city of Visit Voik, and Hiiouitli His in
ttuii'i utility and a.stoance uf lufliicntltl friends
of orcanlj-d lilior. a cDiifrrinrc .n weuied Mitli
repieji-nlallieii of Ida coal catrylns rallro.nU at
wlikli icur cnimulttre prewntiil the ijlm ct
tho mine woikem in at ahk and liii.id a man,
fir aa they wera npil.lj of. 'flic ieieenta.
Mm-i of the openlorn lUtmeil itlentluly to tho
Tfentalloti of om aieumei.t , ,mi will,. ihe.i
e-wald not mree to iniet in kiiicimI Joint on
fcrence nilli iho miner. thU jitr they did jpieo
that Hi nothru whldi win poited mntlnulna;
the aihatnc lu wac until Apill t, ine, and
aartelnir to talte up nnd laju.t with thilr mine
imploji'u any RiK-ianin. thu- niluht have,
lionM lie Intel prt'ted and isuutrueil le mean
that cuili picianm Uiouhl lo rojisidcied and
adjusted wllh reprwcntailtes i.r eominlitees of
tho mine woil.ua and they held nut the, hope
that If dutlni; the, pirtriit year, the mine woik.
ei demonstrated iheir ullllncneis and aMIIty
tu abstain from engaaliic; lu local utrlkea, full
and i-emplfto retoaultlou ot the oiuanlratlon
Muuld UDeUttleniaiy Ih ucreirile.il at a futuic
date.
Step In the Right Direction.
Whllo your roinniltteo legnt o report that
they eru unallo to ururn all Ho rflncrwnn
c Imped for and Irlieie e ore Ju.lly e-ntltled
to, sic ore oi tno opiniem tint the ulllnine
of llw varioiiK eoal eoinnanles to rrrphn eonimll
leu rcpiesciumtr lalnc wojkcrs for the adjudlca
THE NEWS THIS 3I0KNING.
Weather Indlcatlpn.s Today!
PAIR; NOrtTHEIILY WINDS,
1
(ftntid Mine Woi'rra Ilcdde Not to Strike.
Caliinet ConshtciA Auliialeio's (.'use.
ii.l.i nu the Antlpua Seat.
iKiltijjs of the State laallitri.
2 Cuieral Caihondalc Hipatlmert.
S Loral A Sljiit vsllli the llowleri.
Jliblcal fiOMilii.
4 i:dIloilal.
Note and C'ouuncnt.
5 Loial Social itud 1'crton.il,
One Winn ill's Vlew.
Sclent IRc Salad.
C Lor.J-Diatt of Appiopthtion ilrdliiiine Now
lliady.
Ciliniii.ll Tild f.lil.
7 Local-t)n.r of tho Niw rnl.'i-.il Couit.
hilk Mill Oientoi I loll u "onffrciiop.
8 Local llet s'uanlon and Piilnirlun.
9 (imcial Xcrthr iilern lVtitvili'anla.
I'lnanclul and (.v-man rclil.
ll) Ueiiirjl Tito Mlilnuj rt
Kt'.sltiou
I'.in-Aiiiu.ofin
II Loeal-simdi) s'll.ool LeMh.n lor I'omou
ltplltflinn Nnv, o( ihe Veek.
I! Locil Indwtllal .lolling.
Hon of rlevarues, io.-rnI an lini-irlml .i.Uance
otcp In Ihe light direetlnn and pirvuireM nn.ui
li.iniionl.iin nml eipiitalre t.hitlons tiatwnn ene
plo.iin and enip..vo tli'iii halo ireialliel in tin
and i idle ivejou hi reioture. lu nuMidi-ratiou of
the i.i't Inliii-ts IihhImiJ, nnd in ih-w oi the
fait that ai least paiUI iecoi;nIlli.ii ot oui ur
Kanlutinu lias luen n'ired, and with tin lioV
that a grcatir lU-nrec of ju.die i-ill n ..l,i linol
in thu not iliVUhl 'uliiie, jour luiiiiulitis', tu
whom wn di'liiratid the power and authority lo
ileteiinlni' ulnlhir uorl. should in' or eoni'lniie
nttir April 1, would te-pcctfultv u-roiinnend
thai enk In lonilinieil and lint (oninilttesw lie
M'lectcel at each mine, ullllery, utrliniln.' and
wahirj and liisliiuftd tu wall iipmi Ihe mine
biiirrliuriulints or other piMoni in anthmite,
and In a iiicetful. loiwriatbe, frarliv and
aide manner pie.rnt any niletanie, ulhcr .is
is prlirs or ro'idillom et eiiiplujnieiil, itnl
the mine unrkiis fuav hoe; uril ,i.; that
M Ii Rii.'iatieirt he adjiKUd In anj loinlli. or
ilUtrlit' wheie tiiire is a lumip of mines opei ited
hy the kiiuo eninpiny and where srii'iani ore
similar iu ehariclei. and pii-iml al ikIi m the
enlllcrli, we would rrinminend thu Ihe i om
mllteis fi-r.ni alil jsreinp nt lolllerlei tnft to
Ri'lher iml Jointly talmlalp, ajjis e upnn md
pnent tl efr in let mm to Hie irener.il upuue
tendinis or liuunztM. In order lhal rune dies nny
he applied lu all alike, olr touiiiiiitie would
aim lei.iinmiiiil that the virions ciiiinllti "-, re.
port the remit of their tiroits to han ciuieneeii
ailju.tfil lu Ihe lutloiii! and dlslilil iillinis.
Against Local Strikes.
Ve would luiiher ivionnienil ai.d uriti- upon
mine workers eiermhere t irfr.iin iioin en
RJirinc in local fliile., cinpl whin amliuiirul
hy the dlstilit presidents iu acrordann: villi
the rimsHliitinn and liws tf Ihe nalloual and
dlslikt ornanlz-itiom. If thin polhi U udheied
i' We Hi line nut the; wcik. ot imr iiif.ivljllon
tu retallMi humane and pinKiivsiie inillioili ef
adiutlns wage elilfcrcnic will he vrrv niw.li
facilitated.
In loricludlus this icporl we tie lie to epies
our appreciation to tho niemlieis of the twin
trial IirancU of the rhio I'isli-iati.iii and tu olh.
cr Inlluintial liirmU who lendcnd jour lonmilt.
tec dueli imalualle .uslstanic in Hie diflliult
unilei taking we wuc oi-ifiud to Kiforni.
That lo.iully nnd fidelity to our orsanl.itlon,
whli h l..m done m iiukIi iu tin; pat eis iiioiith
to nmeloloiato and impioie Ihe life and lot of
our ciaftMucn, will In the walehwunl u( nil
inlnc worker, lit the slnceie hope nl ,,iur till)
reiie, national and di-tint
Muiieel by all memlHia .,i II pi,..i,,i lonime.
tee.
SHORT AND MEYERS
ARE ARRESTED
Doth Friends of Lawyer PntiicU.
Another Chapter in the Texas
Millionnlie Murder Case.
By i:dulve Win ficin The Wotlated l'rfs.
New Yoik, Mnrch in. There were
two new arrests this- afternoon in con
nectlon with the pioceedlngs against
Albeit T. Patrick, who Is accused of
earning the death of William Marsh
nice. The men arrested arc n.nlil I..
Short and Morns Myus, witnesses to
what is known as the "Patrick will,"
t.llegeel to have been made by ltlce.
The arrests weie made on allldavlti:
made by two assistant dlstilit attor
neys, charging that Short and Myers
signed their names as witnesses to a
will known by them to be foiged.
DURANT ARRIVES HOME.
Man Who Had Himself Repotted as
Killed Was on the Marquette.
Pi i;luelio Wire from The voilatid 1'ieu,
Now Yoik. Mnu-h iO.J, V. M. Dur
ant, said to be the Dm ant who recently
had himself reported killed lu a duel
with u Russian count ut Ostend, ar
rived here on the steamship Mai quelle,
under the namo of tj..r. Denton. Ac
.ordlng to the purser of tho steamship,
be was not known on honid as Durant,
He explained to the customs olllchils,
when making his declaration, that the
Denton name on the passenger list was
ii mistake. He signed his declaration
J. W. M. Durant. His mother appeared
on the list ns Mrs K. Durant.
General Griggs Retiies.
Ily rtltilto Wlie frem The As.oilatrsl !V.
Wcfl trgloit. Much 'JO Attuin y fimeul i.i
late this .ulinioon took I cue of his aiu'latet
in tho ikpirtiurul of Justice and lomonov he
will dt-pait lor IiU homo In Palenon, N. J,
Piulni; the 1m, c taklni; Mullclur Ueneral lllih.
urili, rn helialf e.f the ofiUcw and riaplo.wg o(
He liepaitu.eiit. pic-cnli.l tu Iho ilrluif'allor.
ney general a lamu iur riant, pitcher. Thcr
eicins tu In nu ie iiiialilc iloulil thai Mr. P. ".
Knov who lias hem lilidcicd the. sppnintuii-nt (
iitttrney aennal will accept euntually, hut he
it not expected tr take eliarfre. of hU ofilee for
uiie veek,
Tetiitlc Stoim in Texas.
Uy Kxcluahr Wire, fiom Iho Ainsrlatcil I'rrtj,
Pallae. Teta, Mareh 11 A tenltic rain and
hall kloiui jnctit ocr Xorlheni Teas Oils alter,
noon. The eliiiiase ol )alla irom water iu tel.
larb and lore Is estimated at Sloo.imu.
Colin Getn Four Years,
fly KMlukire Wirn from The Avoelsted Piess.
Nf York. Maixh !fi.-Joneph A. Colin, the
poitoftlee ilrrk untMed 111 Sin I'lanelnio tveint.
1 on the elurgc nf .leallts $iJ,f In rfghj.
lend null in Hilt elty, va today afnttnceJ
le four year' Imprltoiuuint at Slni,- blnic
RUSSIA NOW
EXPECTANT
Believes That the Manciiurian Treatu
Will Be signed Next
Week.
RUSSIA'S INTENTIONS
Will Picbeive the Intcgilty of Chlnn.
Delny Due to Dilntoriness of Chin
ese Government Not Believed
Thnt Indisposition of Yang-Ytt,
the Chinese Minister in St. Peters
burg, Will Intel fore.
fir I'.xiludte Wire fi..in The VvotL'trd Pn .
St. Pcteisblllg, M.UTll 2H.--II lJ
probable that the i:ii.so. Chinese M.iu
cbttiiaii treaty will not bL. signed be
fore Moutla.i iv Tuesday nt the ear
liest. The delay Is due to the dilntori
ness eif the Chinese government, or lo
the ti.ituuit dllllcultleri of communica
tion between tin Chinese cum I, Pektn:
and St. Peteisburg.
It In not believed that IV Indispo
sition of Yang-Vu. the Chinese minis
ter nt Hi. Potersbnig. will prevent him.
from giilm; to th. foreign ofllco when
Invited to do so.
Washington. March HO. 1 1 Is said m
Russian atilhoilty that the MaiuJiur
Inn convention bus from tho tlrst bei n,
regarded meivlv as n modus Vivendi.
Il was that ihase of the subject which
Count casslnl brought to the attention:
of Secretary Hay yesterday, and which
appears to bae been Impiesscd simul
taneously on the minds of the Hiitlsh
ofllcl.ils, Judging fiom Lord T.ans
dowiie's spceth in tho house of loid.sj
last night.
It Is esplainod that the term "mo
dus Ivoiidl," as apidylug to the pies
cnt convention, means that abnormal
condltleiiis can best he reitoretl by
means of n modus. The chief puipos'o
of Hint, it Is explained, would he tu
provide for the evacuation of M.in
ehiliia by the Jttissian troeips, nS their
presence there Is part of the nbnor
ma' couditlnii lu ought, about iy tho
disturbance's. Put with those foreva
withilrawn, Uussl.i expet ts thai assur
ances will be given that quiet wilt
be maintained, and that the former
normal condition will he ics-torcd
It Is sild that tho Integrity of China
will be completely i. reserved, ord that
nothing Iu tho nature of a Russian
protectorate or suzerainty will exist
Neither the Russian ambassador nor
the Chinese minister have iccelcdnny
word as to the tlnnl action of the con
vention. The Chinese minister was at
tho state department today, having
returned from a three elays' visit tu
New York. He Is without advices,
however, since the last dispatch from
the southern viceroys expressing Iho
hope that the I'nlted States would in
duce' Russia not to press the conven
tion. In mine dlplom.uk' quarters If H
pointed out that the term modus Vi
vendi Implies that Russia has certain
distinct tcriilnii.il tights in Manchuria
and that 11 in no way mitigates tin
character of the convention.
Japan's Preparations.
Toklo, March . Tho newsp.ipeifi
h'Me say It Is piopo-ed to relieve thu
Japanese tioops in the Chinese piov
lnce of Pe-Chl-I.l by n foice ."0 per
cent, stronger.
Although May Is the usual mouth In
which the lelbf of the force at Seoul
takes place, the relief of the troop.s
theie will take place Immediately.
Three officers of the headquarters staff
will also proc'cd to Coie.i.
Theso move-moms with the usual
activity at the nisenals. Is taken tu
point lo th" ndeptloii of a strong
pollc by Japan
BISHOP FOWLER'S LECTURE.
He
poke on General Grant at
Wilkes-Baiio Last Night.
Hlshop Fowler elellvered Ills eele.
biat"d lecture mi Cleueral C.rant
last night at the handsome new- Cen
tral Mcthodl'l chinch In 'Wllkes
liniri', befui e an nudleiice which
crowded the ast uiidltoiium. Thn
platfoim bad tor a bat kgronii'l n.
largo silk flag, and as a prelude appto
iniato national airs weio given iu an
e,rgan lecltnl.
Hlshop Feiwier was happily Intio
iluced bv Hon, Henry V. Palmer Thej
hcture was ti wonderful piece of ora
tory nml marvelous hiilliauco of coii
sttuctlon and thought. Tho speaker
was Interrupted frequently by the most
enthusiastic applause. He was lu fine
voice mid he sccnieel to he In the pi line
ot his physical as well as Intellectual
vigor.
Ik- will pi each on Sunday In the Cen
tral chinch, that day concluding th
elnboialo eledlcatory cxctclses of tin
past week.
Steve Rrodie's Will
U t'.i Itulic Win fiom The ,nelatnl 1'resv
New 'ioik. M in h 20.- Tin' will oi Strtc llrodln
w,n llltd today. Dunlin died ut s.ni Antonio,
T..14, on Jan. SI Iil. Hy Ids will lie lean's
all Ids piuputv to Ids ihlcst, elauchtcr In ttuet
until hi olhri two eiilldriu tieioino r,f as..
Ml f li It t in be equally dhidrd amonc the thru
fhlhhen. 'Ihe estate c.in.li.s of almur W,W
woilli it leal elite lu this eliy and at Hairixm,
X. .L, jiel HoIIjwochI. ,N. J., and ahflill Sii),0f
lu cj.h.
High Priced Scat.
Uy L'sciusiie Wlic fiom The Asncistcd l'rJ.
New York, Maich S'l- -A seat on tho Vv
York flock rihaiiRi wus wld today for ftSS.uOt,
uhhU ii t'-.vei ii ore thin tho hlghctt praitouj
plUc.
ss)-'t'-fs).sv.vss),s).s.-fs).sv.s t'ts
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WEATHER FORECAST.
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4
4
s-
W'ashlujmti, Matili 3 I'oreeait for
Saturday ami Siindaj i l.olern l'rntujt
aiih -r.ilr s.iiiii'lji. iriil riln in
oiilhern nrll(ii In the nlirintnn, (rrsli
in lirlk northerly winds, In annua; et
erlj Sunday, uln.
s-
til
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