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AGUINALDO
Ss ilATES
JS
He l.s Apparently Reluctant to
Gomplu with the conditions
of the Manifesto.
IS SPENDING HIS CASH
The Ex-Rebel Buying Diamonds and
Jewelry May Be Moved to a
Fashionable Quarter of Manila.
Majority of Natives in That City
Want Him Punished General San
dico Surrenders The Treason
Cases Filipinos for the Navy.
By K.eIu.-io Wire from The Associated P104.
Manila, April S. General Mac-Arthur
sit.vs It is Impossible to make u state
ment eoiieernliiK; Afruinnldo at this
time. It Is possible Hint tlio Filipino
will bo moved soon from the Mulacnn
' an Palace to n Inrijo house, will) pleas
ant grounds, 56 Gen. Solano street, a
fashionable tiuurter.
Af,ulnuldo is purciiasinvr diamonds
anil other jewelry. He continues to re
ceive certain visitors, but newspaper
correspondents nre excluded.
ft Is said that the manifesto which
ARiiiualdo lias been preparing has not
been signed, and it is added that the
ex-rebel is reluctant, to comply with
the conditions.
It appears that the majority of Filip
inos in Manila distrust Afrulnaldo and
dislike to see him accorded special fa
vors. They say lie ought to be pun
ished severely.
("Jenonil Kandieo. a former member of
SUinnldos cabinet, has surrendered
to the American authorities at Cab
.inti tun n, in the province of New Ecija.
fie lias a bad record and may bo tried.
The trial of jr. 15rlx Iloelterman, the
Kelslan who was connected with the
Philippine Trading company, whose
arrest was announced Feb. If on the
chsrse of furnishing supplies to the in
surgents, has been completed. The
evidence of the Filipino colonel, Iler
rora. who .surrendered recently clinch
ed the prosecution. The colonel testi
fied that Iloelterman had furnished
money and rice supplies to the Insurants.
FILIPINOS FOR THE NAVY.
Bear-Admiral Remey Authorized to
Enlist Them for Coast Duty.
r.y t'.i.Iuthe Who from 'I lie- Associated Pre-.
Washington. April S. Secretary
Long lins cabled instructions to Rear
Admiral Remey, commander or the
Asiatic squadron, to enlist. ."00 native
soldiers to man the gunboats and other
small vessels formerly bolonshifs" to
Spain, now used by the l.'nited States
in the archipelaso. The firtO notives
will form the nucleus of an important
liirce. Navy department officials have
found that Americans cannot endure
the climate of the Philippines when
serving; on bnaid vessels in the waters
of the islands as well as the natives
i .in.
According to advices received at the
navy department the Inauguration of
i Ivil government In lsulacnn was an
interesting occasion. After the for
malities hud been concluded there was
a banquet to General Fred Grant, and
his stall' and Judge Tali and his party.
Speeches and toasts followed.
General Oram, amid great enthus
iasm, was called upon To respond lo
the toast, "The American Army." He
excused himself, saying that ho re
sembled Ills father in his inability to
make a speech. ,ludt;e Tuft, however,
was cuur.l to tlK' occasion. He said,
in pirt:
"I have been advised that you IVu
lucuiies aie great gamblers. 1 am
about to tench you a new game, one
at whl'di you can lose and come again,
it is Hie game of politics. Any num
ber can take a hand, and I offer it as
i Mibstit'uto for your present devices."
The advice was leeelvoil with much
applause,
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DEATHBED MARRIAGE.
The Bride Lives but o Few Hours
After the Ceremony,
Py C.ylibtw Wire from Tho Associated Piesa.
Cincinnati, April S. Uutoctlvo Fred
Hayes, of Chicago, and Miss .Icauotle
Mvatis, of Chicago, ware married hero
.oduy, under peculiar circumstances.
Miss Kvnns came hero a week ago to
be present at iho wedding of her sis
ter in this city, rihe wns taken sud
denly ill with the grip and it was
thought she would die on Saturday.
Hayes was notllled and arrived yes
terday. A marriage license was secured to
day and the ceremony performed while
Miss livuns was on her deathbed. Tim
r-eone with the weeping family about
the bed was very pathetic. Soon after
the ceremony, Miss PJvons began sink
ing. The bride died at 1.30 p, m. The
ceremony was performed at 0 a, m.
ANTI-CLERICAL RIOTS IN SPAIN
Jesuit College and Newspaper Of
fices Stoned in Coruuna,
lly Inclusive Wire horn The A&oclated Piens,
Madrid, April S, At large and ex
cited anti'dorlcal in eatings In Malaga,
Corunna and elswhere resolutions have
been passed demanding that the gov
ernment shall expel the religious or
ders from Span,
At Corunna the nianlfestants parad
rd, shouting "Down with the Jesuits!"
and "Down with the convents!" They
stoned the Jesuit college and tho oillces
of the clerical newspapers.
Governor's Appointment,
Hy i:cluilve Wire from The Associated Ptcu.
Ilirrlsbing, A 1'iH S. fienentor Stone lias ap
polntcd Dr. I.. Webster Pus, of Philadelphia,
number of lioaiil hi manager of the Ortho
pat die liwpliid, hc Jar no; II. Nicholson, de
cs. J .d
MINISTER LOOMIS SAILS.
The Scorpion Leaves La Guayra for
San Juan.
By Exrlwlve wre t,otn The AuocUted rr.
Washington,' April 8. Tho navy de
partment received a cable message,
from Commander Sargent, of the Scor
pion, this morning, nnnounclng the de
parture of that vessel from La Gurlyra
for San Juan. Although no mention of
Minister Loomls was made In the dis
patch, it Is understood that ho Is .on
hoard the Scorpion anil will bo trans
ferred nt San Juan to a merchant
steamship for conveyance to the United
Slates.
The minister will arrive at .Sun Juan
on Wednesday evening or Thursday
morning, and if ho meets a steamship
there promptly he should be In New
York on the Thursday following, the
ISth Instant.
CAVE-IN AT CONNELLSVILLE.
An Abandoned Mine Under the Resi
dence Portion Sinks.
By i:cluda Wire from Tlie Associated Prcl.
Conncllsville, April S. An abandoned
mine, which runs under tho residence
portion of the associations grounds,
caved in today. About 100 yards of
earth caved in on Connell avenue, car
rying with it parts oC dwellings, out
houses and stables.
Tho fall was the largest one that
has occurred here for several years.
Tho old mine runs under all of this
portion of tho town. It Is very near
the surface In most places and tho
earth Is liable to drop ten or twenty
feet at any moment.
IMPORTANT OPINION
BY JUSTICE DIXON
New Construction Placed on Two
Sections of the General Cor
porations Act.
Dy 1..(.luie Wile from The Associated Presa.
'New York, April S.vlustice Dixon,
at Trenton. N. J., today filed the. opin
Kn of the court or errors and appeals
in the case brought by minority stock
holders of the American Smelting and
Refining company to enjoin the pur
chase of tlie property of M. Guggen
heim & Sons. Tills opinion has been
awaited with grant interest by corpor
ation lawyers and is considered most
important as affecting corporations in
Xew Jersey. The importance of tlie
opinion lies in the construction placed
by the court on the forty-eighth and
forty-ninth sections of tho general cor
porations act. Vice Chancellor Stev
ens hold tho court could not go beyond
tho decision of tho board of "directors
as to the value of property to bo pur
chased by tho issuing of stock. The
court of errors on tlie contrary, holds
Lliat it must be clearly shown that the
value of such property Is at least rea
sonably near the price to be paid and
that the action of the directors is sub
ject to review at the Instance of any
stockholder who considers himself ag
grieved. In the course of his opinion Justice
Dixon points ouL that under section 40
when corporate slock lias once been
issued for property purchased, the leg
islature has directed the application of
another rule. Under such conditions
nothing but actual fraud in the trans
actions can impair the right oC the
stockholder to hold his stock as full
paid stock free from further call.
Applying the rule as above laid down
Justice Dixon discusses tlie actual
value of the property, the purchase of
which was contemplated by tho issue
of $13,000,000 of stock. He llnds it ad
mitted that tho value of tho Guggen
heim plant as physical possessions did
not exceed Slti.OOO.OOO, and with the
cash to have been turned over, leav
ing about $2:1.000,000 to be made up In
the. value of the good will of the busi
ness and the leases and contracts, the
nature of which was not at any time
disclosed in the proceedings.
While the defendants claimed the
complainants had not horno the bur
don of proof cast upon them, Justice
Dixon holds that under the circum
stances this rule shuuld not he vigor
ously enforced' at tills stage. The
proofs. Judge Dixon says, point strong
ly lo tho conclusion that in tho negoti
ations between the parties the real
value of the property to bo acquired
hud not been the basis upon which
they have determined the amount of
stock to le issued therefor,
Tlie fact that the expected consum
mation of the deal caused tho market
value of the sloelc to rise, and which
was used as an argument that the pro
posed purchase would not bo advan
tageous to tho stockholders, Justice
Dixon llnds to be without weight. He
says that If the Intrinsic vnluo of tho
stock was only sixty per cent, of its
face and an outsider offered eighty
per cent, in money for additional stock
to ho issued, such an offer would clear
ly bo advantageous to tho company
and Its stockholders, hut It could not
legally bo. accepted, because the legis
lature has required that 100 per cent.,
whether In cash or property, shall be
received for corporate stock.
Tito court llnds that the mere fact
that two-thirds of the directors and
stockholders voted for tho purchase
capnot prevent its review, pointing out
that this would not justify an Issue of
stock for an illegitimate enterprise.
In accordance with these views, the
court orders that the stay ho con
tinued, enjoining tho purchase, and
that proceedings to Increase the stock
should likewise remain in statu quo
pending llnal argument and a decision
by the court of chancery us to tho real
vulue of 'tho Guggenheim property.
Governor of Kwang Si,
Dy Inclusive Wiie from The- Asiociutcil Prca.
Munghal, April S, Yu-VircLIn, the governor
of l!u Pol province, lias been appointed governor
o( Kwang SI province, in tueccssloa to Huang
lluil sen, who liia keen oidercd to icslgn. Tlila
h interpreted to indicate that the leaclionku
of Stan I'u intend) to intioduce the lloxer move,
incut in the southern province.
Barrett and Hamilton Fight Draw,
Dy i:cluslvo Wire from Tho Ajwiated i'ress.
New Ililtaln, Conn., April 8. Before the local
athletic club Hilly lUrrett, cf Sew Yolk, and
Ji(k lljrnilton, of Troy, N. Y fought twenty
fast iohiuU to a draw. .Wis Bradley, of lnl.
.vlelplit.i, and Tip Hanneily, of Providence,
unit tlv round tn a diaw.
SCRANTON, PA.,
REBELLION IN
MONGOLIA
General Tunu-Fii-Slan at tlie Head
of tlie Latest Outbreak
In China.
SITUATION IS SERIOUS
Confirmation of Reports of the Re
volt in Mongolia and Shen-Si Itls
Believed That the Mongolian Re
bellion Has Been Brought About
Through, Agents of Prince Tuan.
Ching Thinks the Affair Is a
Storm in a Teacup The Present
Court Is Esteemed.
Dy lixctiHlve Wiie from The Af-neUled Pri-s.
Ptkin, April 8. Tho rumors which
have boon current during the past
few days of the outbreak of a rebellion
headed by General Tung Fu Slan. the
former commander of the northern
army, in the provinces of Mongolia
and Shen Si. have been absolutely au
thenticated, 1,1 Jluiur Chang and Prince Ching
have received information on the sub
ject, which, though indefinite, still
proves tlu.L tlie court Is seriously
alarmed.
General Tung Fit slan was, accord
ing to last accounts, about 150 miles
from the court, with 11,000 regular
troops, all supposed lo be devoted to
himself.
The court has about the same num
ber of soldiers at Slang Fu, but it is
probable the troops of Tung Fu Slan
are better drilled and better armed.
It is believed that the Mongolian re
bellion was brought about through
agents of Prince Tuan and General
Tung Fu Sian. T.J Hung Chang thinks
there are about fi.flOO regular troops
in Mongolia, and inclines to the be
lief that they have not joined In the
rebellion. Ho does not think tho court
is in any danger and thinks tho ob
ject of Prince Tuan, (who was last
reported at Xing Hsu with 10,000 men,
prepared to resist arrest), and General
Tung Fu Sinn, is to create a diversion
of interest, in order to force uncondi
tional protection of themselves.
An Unfortunate Move.
Pnciflicial Chinamen of intelligence
regard tho rising as most unfortunate
at tho present time to the intents of
China, ami as possibly meaning the
use of foreign troops to protect even
the court itself.
The ministers of tlie powers do not
think that, provided foreign interests
do not suffer, any present interference
is likely. If the dynasty should he
overthrown it would, to a certain ex
tent, delay the peace negotiations, but
they consider that a regime not .bound
by traditions like those of the present
court would probably be much easier
to deal 'with eventually, as the cere
monial could be much curtailed.
Prince Citing, who, as a relative, may
be considered to take the court view
of the situation, thinks Iho rebellion is
a storm in a. teacup. Ho says the pres
ent court is loved anil esteemed by
nino-tenths of tho population of China,
and that the same proportion of able
bodied men in China would rise to pro
tect the existing dynasty.
Tung Pu Sian's Career.
General Tung Fu Slan lias been
looked upon as the most formidable of
the Chinese generals. Ho is nn ex
Mohummedan of Central Asia. In 1SS0
he commanded the Chinese troops at
Aksu, in Kashgarla and In 1S03 lie was
entrusted with the task of crushing
the Tung Van rebellion in tho province
of Klang Tsti. He supported tlie nox
ers movement, and when commanding
the Chlnsse troops near Pekln, boasted
that no foroignor should enter the
Chinese capital. It Is understood that
ho directed tho bombardment of the
foreign quarters at Tien Tsln and ho
wns reported to have been upon tho
point of using his guns on the lega
tions after he had retreated bofnro tho
international forces. Ho was lator
impeached by the viceroys and was
said to have dad to tho province of
Shan Si. His death has several times
been reported erroneously and his exe
cution was demanded, but It was rep
resented by the Chinese that his fol
lowing wns so largo that it would be
dangerous to press matters In this con
nection, Kventually. ho practically de
fied tho court, but was sentenced to bo
deprived of his rank and degraded.
Reports of his rebellious Intentions
liavo been current for some time past.
Insanity Causes Suicide.
By I'.xcliHlvn Wire from The Associated 1'iesi.
Beaver I'Jlls, April . MIai Aanea UiHtow,
dacghter cf tlin Itcv. T. J. Hristow, of yew
Brighton, in a moment of insanity, caused hy
ulcUnefcS, tills moinlng jumped into tho Bcuer
river and was drowned. iii Hristow wai 23
years old ami had a giwd reputation. Her sister,
Mabel, U a eacher in tho lort illeo nhoult,
and her father was fonneily pastor of tho Pics,
byteiian church at Fomeifet, Pa.
Italian Squadron at Toulon,
By UxclusiTe Wlro from The Audited Presa.
Toulon, April 8. The Italian bquadron has
arrived lieie, the battleship hepanto, iith Ilia
riu a of Genoa on hoard, heading the line.
SalutM were exchanged and an official Milt was
twld to Vica Admiral 1). Beaumont, who sahi
he was proud tn welcome the fleet of a liicndly
nation, 'the Puke, uf Genoa e.vpiesil tho lup
pines he felt at being charged with eucli rn
(igreiahlc mission,
Mr. Knox on Duty,
By Hxilusive Wins from Tho Associated I'ici.
Pittsburg, April 8. P. t. Knov, Urn new at
torncy general, left tonight for Wajhliiylon and
will assume the duties of liU n'.'w iwillion at
once.
DEATHS OP A DAY.
By Kxcluihs Wire from The Associated Press.
New Orleans, April S. Konner rongesinjn
Jfatt P. Logan died here todjy, aged 12 years.
TUESDAY' MORNING,
CUBAN CONVENTION
DID NOT MEET.
Unwilling to Accept or Reject tho
Piatt Amendment,
fly llxelmlvo Wire from Tlii Associated l're...,
Havana, April S. Tho Cuban const!
tut'ioival convention did not meet today,
owing In the absence of Sonor Capote,
Its president.
till, l.uclui, referring: to the delay,
says:
"The convention Is unwilling- to ac
cent or reject tho Plait amendment.
Three propositions on lines practteally
the same as the amendment have been
rejected, but the convention refuses to
discuss tlie majority report of the com
mittee on relations, Which is diamet
rically opposed,"
ft Is Intimated by T.a TiUclia. that the
delegates arc afraid of public opinion,
such as would bo likely to result from
decisive action on the amendment.
OPPOSITION TO REVISION.
Presbyteriou Ministers Against
Change of Creed Win Victory.
fly l'.velUMve Wire from The Associated l'ien.
Xew York, April 8. The ministers of
the Xew Tori; Presbytery who are op
posed to revision of tlie church creed
gained another victory this afternoon
when tho ballots for commissioners to
the general assembly were counted.
The total number from the Presbytery
is M, and it is said that none of the
14 are conservatives.
An important feature of tho session
was tho adoption of a resolution in
viting the general assembly to meet in
Xew York in 1002.
CENTRAL EMPLOYES
TO VOTE ON STRIKE
Result Will Be Submitted to the
Chief Officers of Brotherhoods,
to Sanction or Veto.
By i:.vhiiiic Wirt! Ironi The Wucialed l'ic-.
Wilkes-Barre, April 8. It is said to
night that a vote is now in progress
among tho employes of the Central
Rnftlroud of Xow Jersey as to whether
or not a strike shall bo ordered.
After tho vote is taken the result will
Iw submitted to the chief officers of
the various brotherhoods, who can
cither sanction the strike or veto it.
Two-thirds of the employes must vote
in favor of a strike oefore one can
be declared. Out of the 3,000 men em
ployed by the Central Kailroad, it is
said that ",600 are brotherhood men.
Tlie interview .given out by Chief Ar-.
lluir and other leaders this morning
seems to have spurred the men on,
and now there is a. sued deal of strike
talk heard among the men. of this
section. The more conservative of tho
employes, however, are still hopeful
that some way may be found lo bring
about a peaceful settlement of tho
present dltlicultics.
Most of tho men now in the employ
of the company have grown up in the
service. The relations between em
ployer and employe on this road have
always been of a very friendly charac
ter, some of the older hands are re
luolnnt to engage in u, strike.
Concerning tlie situation on the Cen
tral Railroad of Xew Jersey, the World
will say tomorrow:
Dissatisfied employes of the Central
Kailroad of Now Jersey all day yes
terday (Monday) cast secret ballots for
a strike. A two-thirds vote is neces
sary. The indications last night were
that it would be obtained. All the bal
lots, however, will not be in until to
night or tomorrow. The vote must bo
taken whenever and wherever tho men
can be reached.
Tho official canvass will then follow.
Evidence that the situation is critical
multiplied yesterday. Charles H. "War
ren, vice-president and general man
ager, spent hours In conference with
rjeneral Superintendent Olhausen and
"W. "W. WontK, superintendent of tho
Central Xew Jersey division, preparing
for any emergency. J. iloardman was
at the United States hotel to meet
men who answered advertisements for
switchmen. Ho had many applications.
Xelther Mr. Boardman nor any of tho
men he saw would give much infor
mation as to whore the switchmen
would be put at work. Mr. Iloardman
declared lie was employing the mon for
"western roads."
-Representatives of tho dissatisfied
employes had a busy day, too. .T. A'.
"Waito, chairman of tho board of ad
justment, consulted with many of his
followers In Jersey City and elsewhere,
and other labor leaders wore nctlvo
among the men In Elizabeth, Phillips
burg, F.aston and Wllkes-llarro,
11, K. Clark, chief of the Railway
Conductors and tho last of the big llvo
to leave the city, went to Baltimore
tonight, Before going, Chief Clark
paid that In event of a strike ho would
return hoie to assist In directing It.
Killed by an Express.
fly Kxeliulro Wire fir.in Tlie Associated Press.
C'nitcsvllh', Pa., Apdl R, Two men, aed
nlmut 20 years, wjic struck and tilled by tlie
main line express on tho Pennsybania tallroad
today a; they were crossing over the lilgli bridge
which spans Urandywfnr creel;. They weio
tlnown a distance of ninety feet to tho ground
below. They aro supposed to have been Hebrew
peddlers, as l!ulau pai;poiU, made out in (he
name of Suisiiun, vrito found on their peuoui.
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Pittsburg Commissions Arrive,
lly Cwludvc Wire from The Associated Prew,
I'lttsbuiif, April S. Tho commissions for Uo
loi.K-ra Major A. M. drown, of PitUburx, and
John I!. Murphy, of Allegheny, arrived from lla'.
riiburf by ipiesa tonight. Jlajor Prown ie
fiutil In inaUo any blattiaont us to whether or
not he would accept until tomoriow, liccorder
Murphy was ill in bed and refused to fall..
BASE BALL.
Br Exclusbe Wire from The Associated Pies
At Washington Princeton, Cj Georgetown, 2.
At PldladtlphU Philadelphia (National
league), 0; Montreal, 1. Philadelphia (American
league), Sj picked professional team, 1,
At Charlottesville, Va. Vale, 6; llniur.ity of
Vlivinla, (3.
At (Jrcenvllle, S. C Cornell, 13 j Fumian unb
veislty, 3.
At Uichmond, V.I. University of Pennsylvania,
S; llitbmond college, 0.
At Portsmouth, Va. Portsmouth, 2; lloston
(National dejijuej, 1.
At Winston. X. (). Uiiiwrslly of .Vortli Caro
line, Pi; Uhich, -'
APRIL 0, 190.1.
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE HOUSE
A Resolution Lookinu to the flu-
pointment of a Goinmi&ston to in-
vestioate Capital Punishment.
NEW LAWS ARE REQUIRED
A Commission of Nine to Be Ap
pointed to Draft and Report to the
Next Legislature a Law Regulat
ing1 the Incorporation and the Man
agement of Corporations Mr.
James Presents Bill to Provide
Hospital for Miners.
By Kxclusiie Wire from The A-Aoelatcd Pre.
Harrlsburg, April S. A resolution
was offered in the house tonight by Mr.
Coray, of liUzerne, requesting Attorney
General Elkln and Secretary of Inter
nal Affairs Latta to inform the house,
not later than April 17, whether any
applications were filed In or warrants
grouted by tho Internal affairs depart
ment since January 1, 1901, to Albert
I). Boyd, Robert E. Umbel, Edward
AVilson Boyd, Samuel P. Coyd, Wal
lace H. Miller, Frank M. Fuller. AVIll
lum E. Crow, Charles H. Sea-ton, Mar
ling O. Miller, O. R. Bromlletd, Josiuh
"N. Crow, H. M. Kephart, Woods X.
Carr, John J. Collier, Leo Smith and
Lewis F. Arensburg, or any of them,
for any public lands of tho common
wealth in beds of rivers or minerals
thereunder, and If so, whether any
such warrants were authorized or Is
sued by direction of tho board of prop
erty, and if so, by what authority and
what act of assembly. Tlie resolution
lies over one day under the rules.
Mr. Palm, of Crawford, offered the
following concurrent resolution, which
was referred to the law and order com
mittee: That a commission of five he ap
pointed, two from the senate and three
from the house, to Inquire into the sub
ject of capital punishment, with a v low
to ascertaining its effect toward the
lepression of crime. This commission
shall investigate tho subject in tho dif
ferent states of tho union, as well as
in foreign countries, anil report to the
next legislature. The members of the
commission shall servo without com
pensation for their services, but shall
bo allowed for postage, stationery, etc.,
a sum nol to exceed three hundred
dollars.
Mr. Bliss, of Delaware, offered a
resolution, which was adopted, direct
ing tlie secretary of the commonwealth
to publish 'J,",000 copies of the State
game laws.
Mr. Harris, of Clearfield, offered a
concurrent resolution, which was
adopted, that a commission consisting
bf nine persons learend in the law be
appointed byNthe governor to examine
the corporation laws of the common
wealth and the decisions of tho Su
premo and Superior courts, and lo
draft and report to tho next legislature
a general and comprehensive law regu
lating the incorporation and manage
ment of corporations, making as little
a. change ns possible in the provisions
of the existing laws; tho members of
the commission to receive no com
pensation for their services or mileage,
but may be allowed In the general ap
propriation act not more than $.1,000
for necessary expenses.
Mr. Cotter's Puneral.
Mr. Dixon, of Elk, made a formal
announcement of tho deatli of Repre
sentative P. R. Cotter, of MoKoan,
whoso funeral will take plaoo tomor
row afternoon at his late homo at El
died. A resolution was adopted that
a special session of tho house be held
on tho evening of April 17 to take
suitablo action on thu deatli of Mr.
Cotter and Representative William F.
Stewart, of Philadelphia. A resolu
tion was also adopted that a commit
tee of nine be appointed to attend Mr.
Cotters' funeral and .that a committee
of live be appointed to prepare reso
lution! expressive of tho feelings of the
legislature on Mr. Cotters' death. The
following committee wns appointed to
attend the funeral: Messrs. Iloyne, of
McKean; Baker, of Warren; Blumle, of
Cameron; Fuorth, of Woyne; Brown,
of Clarion; Mayne, of Lehigh; Bronnon,
of Wayno; Moycr, of Lehigh, and My
ers, of Cumberland, Tho committee on
resolutions follows: Messrs. Dixon, of
Elk; Mayne, of Lehigh; Knaontz, of
Somerset ; Cooper, of Delaware, and
Ikolcr, of Columbia.
These bills were road in place;
Mr, Morrison, of Mercer Appropriating 'w.UJO
to tho i'redonla ir3titutlon at I'ihIoiiI.i, Mercer
county.
Ar, .lamej, of Lackawanna Apprupi latins $23,.
O0(i for thu election of a hn5plt.1l for injured
miners in tho anthracite region nt Tcylor, l.acl;.
aivanr.a county.
The bill provldins for the election if nicmhus
of thu boaid of lovinton of taw in Philadelphia,
was recommitted to tho municipal corpora timid
on motion of Mr, Colvillc, of Philadelphia,
'Iho senate bill relative to tlie isMiins of wv.r
rants to mirvey unwarranted real estate ot the
commonwealth and validating warrants lierctnfuiv
issued and srantlnc of patents on the return of
Btirvey on such wanint was recommitted tu the
judiciary Rcneral (ciumiltre on motion of Mr.
lack, of Chester,
Tho calendar of first reading bills
was disposed of, utter which tho houso
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
,-ti.i ..
Short Session of Superior Court.
Dy Kxcluslvo Wire from Tho Associated Presa.
Pitulmrs, April 8. The Superior court con.
veiled for iti April tenn at 11 n'clqck this morn
in;:. Tho teun list is tho shortest one slneo the
first teflon of thu court Ave yeans uico. Aliout
175 case compiiso tho lUt. No docldom were
flleil by the couit on cies aicued In tlie cast.
Steamship Arrivals.
11 DxcluiHo Wire from Tho A&soeiatcd Pros.
New Voik, April 8. Sailed: Ktato of Nebw.-ifc I
litJiuow. Cherbourg Sailed: ilarbaro.su, f 1 out I
llicmrii, Xew York. l.Uard Passed: Kaiser I
Willielm Per Groi, New Voik for (.'herbourj,
?outlmiiptou awl .Uroiic
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today:
PAITUY CLOUDY,
1 Cencral niaetow'o statement cm tin) l'lltsburu
Itccordcr.ihlp.
Anuinaldo llerttale to fiisn Ills M.inltcito,
("lilnce ltebrlllon In Mongolia.
One D.iyM I.?lsUtlve Dottic?. ,
l! Rcneral Cjibondale Pepltlment.
,'i Ixical Teachers Institute Open.
Criminal Court Pioceediiijs.
4 niilorlal.
Nolo and Coinmnit.
5 Local tlluo Coali Ale Mill on the Aniloiw
felt.
A Thornhurst Verdict.
0 Loral West Scrantun and Siibiirhan.
7 General Nnilhejetcin lVnnlr.inla.
Kitiaiicl.il and Commercial,
8 Local Mrn News of the lnditUI.il Win Id.
Grand and Petit .Jurors for May Court.
I'nlted Slates Court Will Convene Today.
TWENTY FREE
SCHOLARSHIPS
Wilt Be Awarded by the University
of Pennsylvania Scranton Is
Among' the Competitors.
By ll.ulmhtt Wiie from 'Iho A'soclJlrd l'n'-.
Philadelphia, April S. At a recent
meeting of tiie board ot trustees of
tht University of Pennsylvania, twen
ty free scholarships In tho college were
established. Each of these scholar
ships is worth about ?B30. The scholar
ships will bo awurdod upon competi
tive examinations, lo bo conducted at
tho institution in which the scholar
ship hns been placed.
Tho principal in each school will de
cide to whom in his school the scholar
ship should bo awarded.
Thirteen of these recently estab
lished scholarships have been ac
cepted by the institutions. The Mas
ten Park High school, Buffalo. N. V.;
Mercorsburg academy, Morcorsburg,
Pa.: Krle Public High school, F.rie,
Pa.; Johnstown Public High school,
Johnstown, Pa.; Scranton Public High
school. Scranton, Pa.; School of Iho
Lackawanna, Scranton, Pa,; Harrls
burg Public High school, Harrlsburg,
Pa.; Harry Iltllmnn academy and
Wilkes-Barre Public High school,
Wiikcs-Parro; Altoona Public High
school. Altoona, t'a.: Piltstburg Cen
lial High school and the Pittsburg
academy, Pittsburg, Pa., and the Alle
gheny Public High school, Allegheny,
Pa.
The remaining seven scholarships
will be distributed by tlie committee
in public high schools and academies
throughout the southern states and
the list of institutions in which they
will be placed will 1)0 announced upon
tho return of Dr. Josiah Pennington,
who 1 making an extended lecture
tour through tlie south.
THE MOLINEUX APPEAL.
Decision Probably Will Not Be
Handed Down Until Fall.
By Ewluatve Wive trom The Associated Prejj,
Albany, April S. It is believed that
the appeal of Roland Molineux will
be argued before tho court of appeals
at its session in Buffalo, during the
term beginning in June.
The return in the case has not yet
been filed, and it would probably bo
Impossible to get It on the calendar
for the six weeks' term of the court
which opens in this city next Monday.
As the court will adjourn after tho
June term until the latter part of Sep
tember the decision will probably not
be handed down until fall.
SECULARIZING SCHOOLS.
General MncArthur Orders Religious
Pictures and Statues Removed.
By ENiluiUi' Wire iicm The Aoci.ilcd I'icm,
Washington, April 8. General Mac
Arthur, by a recent order, received at
the war department by mall, has de
creed that all pictures, statues or
statuettes having a religious signifi
cance shall bo removed from iho Ma
nila schools, which are public or which
receive government aid,
The only exception made is the
school in Cnlle Victoria, taught by the
Catholic sisters, There is a question
whether thai Institution receives aid
directly.
AFRIKANDERS WARNED.
British Government to Deal Moie
Severely with Rebels.
By l.'xrlipive Who tiom Tin- Aw-oi.latcd i'ri-Ji.
Capo Town, April $ It Is understood
that tho Oazetto tomorrow will warn
tho colonists that acts of rebellion af
ter April 12 will not bo tried under thu
special law of last session, hut by tho
old common law under which rebels
aro punished with death or any terms
of imprisonment the court desires lo
Impose.
WRECK ON CENTRAL PACIFIC.
Accident to Westbound Limited Near
Wells, Nev. -Three Men Killed,
Dy r.sclu.lve Wiie Irmn The Aracfatcd Pici.
Iteno, Nov., April S. In a collision
Willi a freight train near Wells today,
the wesl-liound limited 011 tho Central
Pacific) railway was partially wrecked.
Two firemen and a. mall clerk were
killed. No passengers v.ero injured, so
far us known hoie.
Firo, which followed iho collision, de
stroyed the mall and express cars.
. '
Dined with Hnnua.
lly i:duiii Wire from The Aso.iale. pit
Washington, April ?. ihe President) and Mr.
McKinley dined tonlstil with Sen 1 tor ami Mi.
Ilamia. Thu pally included alo Mr. Holuit,
fianvl llobait, hiT foiij Lieutenant Meliinlcy,
Mis'. J. (I. llroolM and other tfucMs at the while
llOlljP.
. .. ... .
To Alter L&ague Island Dock.
Br Eiclmlrc Wire from The Associated Press.
Washington, Apiil ". The contractors hive ae-
aaptccl tho plani ol thu navy department to
clMiiyo the Leatsuo Wared dock (Philadelphia)
from wood to stone at an aihanccd price of !,.
ir '."-.
TWO CENTS.
MR. BIGELOW'S
STATEMENT
He Demonstrates That Governor
Stone Has Not Broken Faith
with flnunodij.
COULD HAVE HAD OFFICE
The Writer Had Refused the Ap
. pointment Tendered by the Gover
nor Without Conditions Before Being-
Called Upon to Decline the
Same with Certain Restrictions.
Mr. Bigelow Satisfied with the Se
lection for Recorder of Pittsburg-,
and Is Glad to Have Escaped the
dues of a Public Office.
Br r.iclmlvr Wire fiom 'Hie A.'ncialed Pirw.
Plttshursr. April S. Thomas S. lllgi.
low today issued the following: slBned
statement rci;ardiiiK his connection
with tho new charter and recorder
ship: Til. liovi'iniM's selection nf .1 ichiimpi fnr PUN
Iimis l no illjiitlti'.incn( lo 1111 .is It eenn In
h.ice been uotiiciti"il. I l'cil under the rilruii..
stances, It would not 'he mibccrimina' lor 111c lu
brlelly stain my cornice I inn with t tie ne.v 1 hal
ter movement, mid the lecniikishtp.
In hi-) campaign for le-elcclion, Senate)) M. s,
Quay piMMinally pleiliied liliii.-elf to aehocate
new chatter for I'ltt'lmrpc in civ he- m urn-CT.-sfitl.
It w.11 a 1evlv.1l r the phut wlileli
went lo wiec.lv in lvlV. Pursuant, to his sitCRf
tion a charier was di.mtt uhiilt conformed 11
the idoai of the chamber of commerce mil
vhat weic .supposed to he l!n Ideas of eimerne.r
Stone. When Senator MucblbromuT, wlin in
troduced the Mil, reached ilairifbtnjr, with it.
he was sunuuoncel by tlie jruvernoi. At th.el:
lime the flr.it change., in it provisions wrte
nude. Covernor Stone sliuck out the fccclintu
prodding for the eleetlon ot select rouiiciliiicn
at l.irnc the claitoO rovcrini! the letting of eon-tl-.KK
the clame foibidditift cionnclltnen to hold
dalaried public office-, anil reinserted the pre
vision too ihe office of eh'liitn,iient tnv collculoi
011 the oxistint? basis.
On learning of these change. 1 was very much
di.shearleneil, believing tint If the IccrWation
wj.i so .illcii'd there -.nislit be trouble, in m-eoriug-
the appointment of a fit recorder. I tel"
Kraphcil Senator Quay. In reply, 1 received the
following telegram:
"SI. Lucie, Via., Teh. 12. 3001.
" am satisllcel that tho governor U iit,'ht and
that he will appoint a man at my ptigprestien
as chief execurive under tho new charter. I will
aik hint to appoint tho Rentleman you name."
Thu was the only promifo ever made. At n'
time did I aid; Coventor Stone for a pleeliri
cither for myself or any one cli-e. My idcooacj
of the new chatter and all of my subsequent
work for it, were duo lo a desire to assist Sen
ator Quay in rfdeeininpr his pledge; to hcnnie
for my home cily a better instrument of bovciii
merit and to vindicate toy brother, who, I be
lieved, liael been unfairly treated.
Declined the Appointment.
After tho charter bill had been lasacd Senator
Quay invited me to Washington and acd mo
to suggest a candidate tor recorder ot Pittsburg.
He urged me not b elelay, saying that elclays
were dangerous. Wi-hing to consult with the
Pittsburg intcirMi which, had been eo strongly
in favor of a charier. 1 : not at iho time
ptep.ited to make any suggr.-limi. Suu'emicntly,
at I lie gejveitioi'i invitation, I met him at the
Hotel Ilemy. (ievernor Mom1, then tendered me
tlio appointment without conditions and I de
clined it. At no lime had the thought of
tihiii;; till, or any other public olfiee entered my
mind. Week hcl'oie J.iM, Senator Quay wired
me fiom Florida, asking me to fake the otilie
if only for a limited lime. In his telegiam ho
v-aid that ujuijilications had .iiistn lh.it ni.iih
this course necessary, ills rcepte.st was um com
piled with. Again nit M.ileli 'JS Ids terpict
was lencwed tlnuitgh his rem, lion. II, 11, Ijuay,
who wired me liotn SI. l.mdt, I'la., in this
language:
"I :,m satMlcd If ymt could ,mc jour way clear,
if for only sity el.iy.s, we conhl luiightcn m it
fers out. lMtltiT iJ my miicli wouied oier Hie
Biluation."
Ill i'e'Kilisu to this ti'lrti.iiii. I ciiiiil the s,ii.
atnr that, at his earnest tnpu-l. I would .iceept
Ihe cilice Inr a limited linn' ami aiilhotled I1I111
to t,Ay in In (ioreiimr Mom', tin .Monday, Apiil
I, a infA-amgcr ot (ieiutuni- Ston" lequectril ni"
by long -ll--l-iice lelfplmni- In meet Missis. Pen
tose, IIIlJiii and Dm ham .it Philadelphia the i.d.
lowing day, A Ihe itpiiwnlutive.s nf (iuw-uior
SUuii-' they again nllcted me Iho place, but this
tinii"' with cciiililiniij. IVeling thai to cany out
the purposes' of the 1 barter llieie imibl b' no
condition': Imposed, I declined, 'liny iiigcd me
t. lako another day In consider, I then n
turned to Pittsburg, urul on the following d.iv
I ill.ious.-J.'el tlio mailer with .1 iimiiber of It lends
representing ! of the jnlciccts tliat had add
cited tint thaitiT. Tlie." unanimously udii'ed
tii.s to ielue lim apoinlmeiil as lendeied. That
was Ihe last 1 liruut nf the nutter,
CiovcniDP Statin has everiisctl (he prcrog.iluo
delegated to him I" the) lac. In Major A, II.
Ilrouii, he lias chosen lor recorder u man of
ripe esiii-iice, prominent in his profession, and
onu who will lend climilly lo tlio otllce. I am
cci.tideut tint .Major Hum 11 will eoudint an ad
minUr.itloii that will r.ttiy out rathrr than df
fc.il tho guoil inlcuilons nf the new ih.utir.
It tin) t.et teult of Ibis li'tridatinii Is In linpruiu
Inn government of Pitt'huig, I am satisfied,
want to say tint I believe Senator (Juay lui
.".cteil with all sincerity in thi matter. Per
sonally, f am evcecdlngly glad to luvo escapi-,1
tliu care and worries of a public ofllcr.
Olglifd) Thom-w S. Wsejnw,
THE V. P. CREW IS
TRAINING FOR HENLEY.
lly Kvdudvii Wlro fiom 'Iho Attociitrcl Pies.
Philadelphia, April S. Tin) Athletic association
nf the t'liiveisily of Pennsylvania, announced to.
day that tho eisht'Oaied ctew that is ttalnlti.;
for the Henley rcgatti, will bo sent to Ann
apolla lo iuw agih'St thu naval cadets on May
Jl. It haa been generally believed that Pern -fylvania'is
second or PoiHshkecpsIe crew was tu
bo entered (or that tare. The hua! makeup 11 1
the Henley new will be announced about tlie
middle ol this pionth.
Bates-Sewall Wedding,
P.v lluludra Wiro from Tlio Associated prew.
Wellington, Apiii 8. Slits Deatrico Allen
IJ.ite(, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel and Mo.
.laines A, tjes, wai nnrried at All SouU' chureli
in this city lediy to Captain Itobert Scwcll,
Ur.iteil fitatc'4 army, son of Senator and Jli.
Se'well, Cl Xew .lwey. . , j t
"'-f-f-f-f t-f-t-f-f-T'-f '
WEATHER FORECAST, -f
-f
- Washington, April 8. Voiecjst for
-- easfern Peninylvanla: Partly cloudy
Tuesday; WciVienday fair; fiedi to brisk
4- northerly wind?, ----
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