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THE PORTO
RICAN PLANS
Politicians Make Efforts
to Get Rid of Gov-s.;,
Allen.
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A RESTLESS AGITATION
Systematic Attempt to Discredit
American Administration in tho
Island Explanation of Emigra
tion The Hollander Iiaw Why
tho Governor Signed the Bill.
Iiv I'.MSlutivft Wire from The Associated l'rr-,
Washington, April 11. The appar
ently systematic attempt to discredit
the American Administration of affairs
In J'orto Klco to parade tho poverty
m' the Island is regarded in Washing
ton ns a part of a. plan entoreI into
tiy professional agitators in 1'orto Men,
encouraged by certain elements in the
f'nl ted States. Governor Allen will not
outer liitn a public controversy con
cerning the eonrlltlon of affairs in tho
island, but during his stay In Wash
ington he lias made it clear to the
president and to others in authority
that the situation lias bi-on misrepre
sented by those who have given out
letters and Interviews and who are ad
vancing on Washington with petitions.
Governor Allen has never painted a
picture of abounding prosperity in
Porto Kieo and lie has been frank in
hi description of the industrial and
political conditions there. Ho has said
merely that conditions were constantly
Improving and that with time and op
portunity the island was capable of
splendid development. Just at present
It is over-run with politicians and agi
tators who have made what trouble
they could for Governor Allen's admin
istration and who have seized the op
portunity offered by his visit to the
t'nlted States to flood American news
papers with partisan articles in the
hope of alfec-ting a change.
Origin of Fnlso Reports.
There is reason to believe that the
false n.poits of Governor Allen's in
tended resignation were originated in
those rpiarters. He has no idea of re
signing his post. It was noticed here
that the reports were simultaneous
ilth n movement in Porto Rico to
obtain the appointment of a new gov
ernor, a man who, it is Haiti, has busi
ness connections in the island.
Governor Allen says there is mom
politics to tho square Inch in Porto
rtlco than in any part or the United
States .if which he has any knowledge.
The anti-administration party is head
c d by men who not only clamored for
tin- election of P.ryan last year, but who
have been doing everything in their
power ever since to embarrass the
American administration. At the pres
mt time they are extremely bitter
nqulnnt the so-called Hollander law,
which for tin- first time in the history
of Porto Hico. aims to lay the burden
of luxation on the shoulders of those
lxst able to lw.tr it. Governor Allen
i.- charged with inconsiderate, haste In
signing the measure without having
had an opportunity 1 - study its pro-
Nous. It is tine that the governor
signed the bill very soon after it had
lv.-t-n passed by the legislature prac
tically by n unanimous vole in both
liraiii.-hcs.-lmt he had been thoroughly
familiar with its provisions long before
it iMiue to him for signature. He
"as, in fact, waiting eagerly for the
legislature io pass it, In order that ha
might all In his signature and thus In
uuguruti an Intelligent system for
maintaining the revi-nut-s of the island.
Petitions numerously signed appeul
'tig for aid ate worthies:; n an Index
to popular sentiment in Porto P.loo.
As for the emigration of laborers, that
is indicative of two conditions one,
that special Inducements have been
'.ffcred by prospective employers of
labor in Hawaii, Cuba and Knuadnr:
the other, that the people of Porto
ISieo are awakening to the possibili
ties of bettering their situation else
where. "I'mler Spanish rule they hard
ly Knew wr.at money meant, so rare i
was It to bo found aiming tho poorer i
classes. Klnee American enterprise en
tered tho island money has become a
more familiar object, and when invita
tions came to leave the Island and re
ceive regular wages it is not astonish
ing that sonic laborers accepted them.
The Labor Market
Tho Porto Ulcan labor market lias
hnen opened to the world for the tlrst
time-that Is all, The Inducements for
laborers to go to Hawaii were espec
ially alluring. An offer was made to
transport to those islands any laborer
with those dependent on him, and
wages were promised which seemed
extraordinary. it was also agreed
that each laborer should bo given a
number of acres of land after ho had
been at work a certain number of
months. In that way tho Hawaiian
planters have transported not only la
borers, but old moil, women, children,
nd, in some fuses, cripples,
Inducements hardly Icsh alluring
were offered by Humidor and Cuba,
and yet only :j,000 Porto H loans have
thus far availed themselves of the
opportunities offered In three places
combined not an alarming propor
tion of a poulatlon of mnro than S00
oo&.
It Is 'believed here that when the
professional agitators In Porto Ulco
understand fully that Governor Allen
is to return to the Island there will
be less talk about the "deplorable hi.
dustrial conditions,"
Killed with a Shovel,
fly Eti-luslrp Wiro from The .Uioeiatcil I'm,!.
Pit Hois. l'j ,pril -A singular turn-It- ii
reported today iiu Mil'arlnoy, a llltlo minim;
conn In the eastern part -if ihe county, A num
ber ( H.insjjiloiH applied tor v. oik 'to Sup, i In
Undent -loliii llou-anl ami upon lit refusal to
irho Ckmi employ mint mi alurcatioii (ollottnl.
Houaia .true!,- one of th,- men illli .( thuvcl,
MIHn-a liiri aluin-t instantly. Ilowaul lve at
0-tewt.i anil 1, i liljlily le.putnl Vllliui.
DEWET'S CONDITION.
A Cape Towu Dispatch Confirms the
Report That the Boer General
Is Bcally Insane.
n.r Kxi liiiirc Win- fiom llie AwoclJted Plot.
London, April 11. A news agency this
afternoon publishes a dispatch from
Cape Town, received by the Frank-
V(A?:,rtcr 55eltttng, purporting to bo a. true
w.'Wjjture of the present situation In
v6utli Africa, and conllrmlng a Hauler
dispatch on tho same subject cabled to
tho Associated Press yesterday.
Tho dispatch says that General Tc
AVct Is so distracted by the hopeless
ness of IiIh cause that lie can truthfully
be described as Insane. Ho goes In fear
of his Ilfo ainlilsl. his own troops, and
keeps) himself surrounded, night and
day, by n. bodyguard of chosen adher
ents. From his own ranks voices are
now more frequently heard calling' Im
peratively for peace.
CONFERENCE OP
THE RAILROADERS
No Definite Results from the Meet
ing of New Jersey Cen
tral Men.
Bj Kuhnixe Wiir from The Aiiociit'd PifV.
New Tork, April 11. The conference
between t lie employes and otllcinls of
the neutral nallrood of New Jersey at
Jersey City this afternoon, on the wage
dispute that exists between them, did
not lead to definite results, and will be
resumed tomorrow. Both sides seonx
to be acting in a, spirit of fairness.
There is an absence of bitterness from
their discussions; and the prospects for
a complete adjustment of their differ
ences are vevy bright.
The meeting this afternoon, which
was a secret one, convened shortly
after t o'clockand lasted until the even
ing. Superintendent Oldliausen headed
the committee fit' officials, and Chair
man Waite.of the Hrotherhood of Rail
way TSngineers, was at the head of tho
delegation of workers. His fellow
tonnnlttcemen were with him. and
many of the employes not heretofore
attached to any of the committees also
attended and took part in the discus
sion. Most of the talk of the afternoon
was on the wage schedule of the en
gineers and the firemen, and the last
proposition submitted by the railroad
before tho intervention of the brother
hood chiefs was largely the basis of
discussion. Tt was discussed in detail,
and varied calculations worn made as
to the effect of Its operations. The
conductors did not participate in the
conference, as the question of their
wages has lieen disposed of to their
satisfaction. The trainmen were large
ly represented, and their affairs will lie
taken up tomorrow.
No Hitch in Proceedings.
After today's conference Timothy
Shea, representing the engineers and
firemen on the eastern end of the road,
said that so far as the conference had
proceeded there had been no hitch. Tho
railroad had yielded in some things
and the men in others, while other de
mands on both sides had been compro
mised. It seemed certain that the
conference tomorrow morning would
not develop any hitch.
Tho officials of the Central are not
disturbed over tin? trouble reported at
the Ashley ear shops of tho company.
Vice-President Warren said:
"This alleged strike has not yet been
reported to me, so T do not know any
thing about It, 1 do know that, owing
to the season of the year, work at those
shops is light, and it was necessary to
reduce the force. This Is done when
ever the volume of work decreases. T
do not anticipate that there will be any
serious trouble over the matter. It
seems to be entirely within the hands
of the local officials there."
THE NEW BRIDGE
CABLE RAISED
rirst Strand of the East River
Structure Is Drawn Into Place
by Powerful Engines.
lly Kiiliiiitv Wiie from The A'soci.ilnl l'ie.
New York, April 11. Accompanied
by the screeching of whistles and tho
cheering of thousands of spectators on
both sides of tho Kasl river, the (list
cable of tho now Kast river bridge
was raised from the bed of tho river
today mid drawn out by a powerful
engine until 120 feet above' th sur
face of the water. Thousands viewed
the raising of the cable from tho
shore, while many tug boats, yachts
ami craft of all kinds ran up near
enough so that those on board could
witness the work. An interesting fea
ture of the affair was the giving of
a long chain of signals reaching from
ii man on tho New York sldo of the
river to the engineer who controlled
the sixty-five horse power engine,
which stretched tho cable,
Tho actual raising of the cable lasted
just seven minutes, While t was go
ing on, all trafllc In tho river nt that
point was stopped by order of the har
bor muster. After being drawn back
CC0 feet over the top of the tower on
the Williamsburg side, the cable wus
put In clumps and (irmly fastened to
the massive anchorage of masonry,
Preacher Convicted of Murdering a
Deacon.
lly i;.cluivc Wire from The .Vsoeiote'l reus.
IVnsacoU, Ha,. April 11. The Jury In the cie
ct lien Stevens, a, neirro preacher, on trial for
the inuriler of Chailei llcese, a ckaeon in hl
ihuuli, teil.iy reimneil u u-iriiet of mnriler in
llu Hist digit!,
-
Horse and Rider Killed.
lly Kwlifeho Wpn fioni 'Ihc Aviocialnl l'u'.
Toronto, April 11. Pr. .1. Aieher Watson, a
will known surijcon, was killed today. He ivas
rtdln;; a rathe reMlem lion', ulilvli heciinc un
liuiui'.fjMe when itpproavhlng .1 railroad vroln(".
Ito HKimlid In Rfltlns across the track, when
the hur.'." luiUed on the tr.H'U asiiu in liont ot
a tt aiii. 'I he liuiM! and 1 liter were hoth billed.
STATE SENATE
APPROVES
Philadelphia Board of Revision of
Taxes Bills Will Now Go
to the Governor.
MEASURES INTRODUCED
A Bill to Regulate the Compensa
tion of Directors and Auditors of
the Poor of the City of Carbon
dale House Bill Amending Dog
Tax Act Is Passed Meusutes
Passed in the House.
By I'.Mltisive Wttc from The Aoi wicd I'n .
Hnrrisburg, Pa., April 11. Tho senate
today concurred In the house amend
ments to the Philadelphia board of re
vision of taxes bills, and they now go
to the governor for his approval. The
vote on concurrence was 29 to 1T.
These bills were passed finally.
l'ro.hlinir for the commutation of wntencrj for
poi-l hehavior of oonvicl' in piiioJ.s, pcnilm
linries and county jail and tor iinnlatiom
governing the same.
Authorising boroughs to piovide n supply of
water lor the v-e of tho pntillc elthrr liy tho
election and opciition of walci ivoihs or hy con
traetK with peuons or corporations authorized to
supply water within tho limit t of .iid boiouplH
or by lioth method-..
Bills were introduced in tho senate
today as follows:
lly Mr, Vnughan, of Uiol-awniin.i I'ojjulJtiug
the eompen-alion of tho director and aulit"i
of the poor district of ho city of raihondale.
lly li. -)i-on, of riic Atnetidinu an act rosn
latins tho t-ale of butter piodiircd by raMnc: orie.
inal p.n.king itock and other butUr ..o as lo
extend it.s provisions lo packages in all shapes
in which tho same is .".old.
lly Jlr. Hardcnlicrgh, of Wayne Preventing the
liootiliK of deer with any weapon -ontatnlng
more tlun one bullet i-hot or iuiiU- for each
load lircd.
Senator Grady, of Philadelphia, pre
sented a joint resolution, which was
adopted, appropriating $S.",O0O to a com
mission which shall represent Pennsyl
vania nt the .St. Louis exposition.
Bills Passed Einally.
llou.-e Mil amending an act pioviding tor tho
taxation ot dogs nnil the protection of slice .10
that money collected in ecv of two hundred
clollais each .ic.ir dull go to the f-chools in the
district where the money is collected.
HotK'pJilll providing for the eentraliration of
townvWf) whoola and to piovide high srliool"
for townships.
House bill amending un act prohibiting the
adulteration of milk ! ja to extend its ptovJ!
ieni to corporation', film, cto., as well as in
dividuals. The bill Increasing the salary of the
superintendent of public printing 31.000
was defeated.
In the House.
The following bills passed tinally:
Allowing constables ;i fee oi 7." cents and mile,
age at llie rate of six cents a mile for CNci.uting
an order of iclief of a paupn.
r.rupoweiing poor directors to make hnpiovo
nients or alterations of the properly of the poor
district and ! make a ycaily estimate of tins
coM.
The Arnold bill rcuhing candidates to lile a
sworn statement of their election eipon-os, the
HtilTey ballot reform bill, the, Van Dyke pri
mary election bill, the Chew bill making voting
crmpulsorj aud the S-jiiirr bill lepealing tho
It.ller ballot lay and revising tho old billot,
syslcm wji postponed for the present, at the ie
quesl of Uepreenl alive Cooper, of Delaware.
The Koont. hill amendins llie art of Aptil .1,
13.!, relative to the 'descent, and di-lrlbittion of
etatts of intestate! w.i dcfealeU. The bill
gave the widow of a man who died inloMalc.lc.iv.
Ing children, the 11 sn of bis ical estate during life,
anil one-third ot the peional (state nliiolnti-ly.
When tin 111.111 died and left no children the
widow was entitled In the whole ot the ical '
tate dining her life and mie-liilf of the pc 1
fii.'il estate absolutely.
The order of business in Ih'-Jinuse
tonight was Mils on second reading.
Among tho bills passing this stage was
the Troxoll bill levying a horizontal
tax of one cent n gallon on all whiskey
distilled in Pennsylvania,
Air. Harrison, of Philadelphia, Intro
duced a IjMI In the house today amend
ing tlie act of .luno 2ti, IS'.i.i, creating
thi! office of Inspcolcrs of scales. weights
and mcasutes in tlrst and second class
cities, by providing that the governor
F.hiilt nppclnt such number of Inspec
tors as may be designated bv tho city
eoiiiniisf'oi-eis in Philadelphia, the sal
Mi y of the Inspectors to bo fixed by
thi' ocnimbsloner:, and tho term of of-
lice to be lout years.
j Jlr. "McTlghe, of Allegheny, Introduc
ed a bill declaring tho entering upon
tiny enclosed field or woodlands for
the pun""'" "f hunting and fishing lo
li a trespass.
KIDNAPPERS WILL
GET A REWARD
A Thousand Dollars Will Be Paid for
the Bturn of Willie McCormick,
and No Questions Asked,
By I'-ttfush e Wun from 'llie As-.oe.uti d Pie".
New York, April 11. A reward or .,.
000 will probably be offered within a
day or two to the kldnuppers uf Willie
srcCormlck, If they return the boy.
This ransom will ho offered by nn uncle
of the hoy, Michael r, McCormick, of
Washington. D. C according to a story
ho told at jioJIce litadiiuarters today.
Tho reward Mr. McCormick purposes
offering, If the police think best, and
ho says It wll be with the understand
ing that there will be no ritiestlons
asked and that the kidnappers win not
bu presented.
Strike nt Forty Foit.
lly I'.vduslve Wiro fiom Tin Associated l'i.
WilUis-llanc, April 11. Two Immlicd miners
employed at the Hurry V.. collieiy, Forty Fort,
went on .hike today because three im-iubcit of
tli I'ntUd Mine Worker.' organisation were dis
cl'uiigul. The mineis employed at this collicrj
haie insisted on all men entering the mine show,
ing their union ard. Tho company officials
claim Intimidation wus lesoricd t t'.v some, of
the men and the litij-irjihn w.u ilUvliJiyi'd.
SENATOR QUAY'S PLANS
Ho Will Forget Pennsylvania Poli
tics on a Tom Through
Europe.
lly I'uliishe Win fiom The Associated Pic".
Philadelphia, April 11. A special to
the Kccord from Washington says:
"Senator Quay 10 turned to Washing
ton this afternoon apparently not dis
turbed by what ho had learned during
his two days' slay In Philadelphia.
The senator dcclaied ho had nothing
lo add to what he had already said
hero and In Philadelphia about tho con
ditions In tho slate.
"A (piestlon about his plans for the
summer brought out the announcement
that he and his wll'o and daughter wer
going to Huropo for an extended tour.
The .tnalor expects the legislatures
will adjourn befoti! the first of June
and he and lilt family will sail from
Now York shortly tiftrr the date on
the North Gorman Uoyd liner Kaiser
AVilheliu Dei (Irosse. T'liey will go
iirst to Paris for n slay of some time
and will later proceed across the con
tinent to rtus-sln, visiting friends at
JliiHiiw, St. Petersburg and Astrnkn
lian, the last named town being In the
extreme southeastern corner of Kuro
pean lli'ssla, not far from the Caspian
M'n.
"This lour will take about four
months. "When they return to Western
Kurope tho senator will come to Ameri
ca, leaving tho ladles of his family In
Kurope for a prolonged stay. The
senator expects to roach the United
Stater. In time to take his usual fall
mitlng in tho warm woods.
"From this programme it appears
that. Senator Quay does not mean to
allow Pennsylvania politics to bother
him for Mime time to come."
REV. SIM0NS0N
LEAVES THE MINISTRY
Well-Known Methodist Preacher Em
braces Christian Science Confer
ence Resolution of Kegret.
lly i;.tclusie Wiru 110111 Tlie Asor luted Pre-".
New York, April 11. This morning's
session of tlie New York Kast confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church,
in P.rooklyn, wus mainly devoted to the
discussion of Christian Science and the
withdrawal of I lev. S. K. Slmonson
from the ministry, announced at yes
terday's meeting. Tho discussion was
opened by the presenraton of a reso
lution expressing appreciation of Mr.
Simonson's personal worth and regret
that he i'olt compelled to leave the
Methodist communion.'
The resolution also Implied regret
that under the law of the church it was
not possible to return to Mr. Slmonson
his parchments.
This resolution was adopted without
debate, while Dr. .1. M. Huckley, editor
of the Christian Advocate, was out of
the room. When he returned ho moved
that the resolution be rescinded, say
ing: "Tlie resolution practically expresses
regret for the action of yesterday and
recommends Mr. Slmonson lo the pub
lic at large. 1'p to the time this
In-other was infected with this bacilli
(of Christian Science) he was a manly,
simple preacher of the word of Clod,
with the interest of this church and
fellowmeu at heart.
"This man lias lert us for 0. hostil;-
religion. Ho has gone to a faith that
destroys the nature of .vin and takes
away tho feeling of personal responsi
bility. Here is a man who repudiates
tho doctrines of Jesus Christ. Having
vast all these away he must have un
dergone a mental nnd moral change.
A man who would continue in the
i-.hiireli holding these Ideas would be a
curse to the faith,
"A man. some years ago, left tills
church to become a disciple or llobert
CI. Ingeisoll. It would have boon as
wise, oven wiser, to return that man
his parchment of ordination Hum to
this man. Ho would not bo so dan
gerous." Dr. Huckloy's motion to rescind the
adoption o; tlie resolution wns carried
by a voto of 170 to 5.
"LET ME ALONE, WILL YOU?"
I J. Pievpont Morgan's Reply to the
London Reporters.
II. i:ilntlve Wire f'"in The A--iocl.ited Pie-.-
j London. April ll.Whrn J. P. Mor
I gan landed at Liverpool this morning
I ho declared ho know nothing regarding
tlie Panama canal schemes with wimui
his name lias been connected in the
Ktigllsh press. At London Mr, Mor
gan was met by .1, P. .Morgan, Jr.. ills
two children and it number of report
ers. To tho latter ho declined to givo
any information. "Let mo alone, will
you'".' lie suld to tho group, hurried
to his carriage and drove off with a
grandchild on ouch knee.
Steamship Arrivals,
By JHcluihe Wire from The Auociitfil j'reii.
NV ork, Apiil II, Anivcd: Penlsclil.ind,
llinibmg; Frankfort, lliimeu. Killed: llhlne,
Iliiiiieu; Auulc Viituii.i, Il.tniliuig via Ply
Mouth and Clicibouig; l.i Champagne, Havre.
Pl.unoutli Anludi Pi inwyhanla, .Viw Yor't
for lhimbuiir. l.iinpool Airlvid; Teutonic,
iw York. (Jueenstown Kiilcl: Pliamcr
Oi.i-.uilc, iroui l.iMrpool, .Vw Yoik. Ilntludum
- Anlwill M.nsdjiii, year "t'oik. Sailed: Statin
1I.1111, Uoulogne and .Vt'V Vm It.
Taylor Wins 300 Marks,
lly l"dusivr Wire hem The Afoclated Pus".
ftoilln. April II. In the bicycle; race hern
today "Maoi" Taylor won the kilometre mutch
w1lli a prl of " limkj, defeitlnj the ficr
linn ridiri, Aicnd, llube., r.llegjuid, Peldl and
utl.cn iiu! leading Arciul by twenty jenglhs. In
the tandem lace, trt) iiietri', ".Major" Taylor and
Aieiu! weio the winnei.
Fiencli Mineis' Congress.
II. llsilnilv Wire troni The As-soeiuled PlCss.
I.ciw, Franco, Apill It, Tito congress of
l-n-m-h miner, ojicnul in .en toiby. !Titcs
the I'ic-iich govctnment asreci, la bring in 411
cltsllt'l'our J-l' bill, llii' dulegate, will robibly
iote for 11 (si-iiei-il sliike.
Hosiery Plant Burned,
nuineiville, O., April II. Fire resulted in the
foUpkte destruction of the new plant of the
lk-rnciilli llosliry (oinpjny today. .o rti
in. led at ,' with p.r.tW) hiiuumc.
OUR BEEF TO
BE EXCLUDED
Aiixietu Is Caused in Chicago Over
tlie Action of the British
Government.
DEPARTMENT AID ASKED
Government Officials Are Requested
to Lend All Assistance Possible in
Connection -with the Reported In
tention of the British Government.
An Act That Will Proye a Severe
Blow to an American Industry.
Value of Exports.
lly K.iluivp Wire from Tlie A.'o"ialcil Vrc--.
Chicago, April II. Swift & Co., the
packing linn, today wired tho agricul
tural department at Washington re
garding probable action of tho Eng
lish government, excluding nil but
home-bred beef from army contracts.
Mr. A. H. Veeder, general counsel for
.Swift & Co,, said their London rep
resentative had cabled to the above
etXcc.t and I hoy had immediately ad
vised the department at Washington.
Thoy had also cabled London for fur
ther information. Mr. Veeder was in
clined to doubt that definite action hail
been taken by the Pritish government.
Ho expected further Information to
night. Washington, April 11. A Chicago
packing firm has asked the agricul
tural department for any assistance
the department can render in connec
tion, with the reported intention of tho
British government excluding Ameri
can beef. The Hi m has pointed out
that the notion of the Ilrllish govern
ment Is a severe blow to American
beef and cattle exporters and pro
ducers, and means not alone the loss
In government trade, but is Is feared
tt will serve very materially toward
Inciting a prejudice on the part of
the people of Orcat Britain against
the beef and cattle of this country.
Xo oilicinl information of tills re
ported contemplated movement has
reached the department, according lo
statements of otllcinls this afternoon.
Stops have been taken, however, look
ing to acquiring whatever informa
tion It is possible to gel.
To demonstrate the importance of
"the movement now said "to be contem
plated, it is pointed out that the value
of our exports of live animals to Oreat
Britain amounts to fl0,000,00', while
the total of animal products exported
from the United States to Great Brit
ain Is stated to be in round numbers,
t200,o(io,onn.
HOWLING MOB BURNS
A PUBLIC BUILDING
An Edifice Being; Remodelled, for a
Smallpox Pest House at Brad
ford, Consumed by Flames.
P.y KxcltKiio Wire from The .Ufoeialcd Pi-v-i.
Bradford, Pa April 11. This town is
greatly excited tonight, over the burn
ing by a. mob of a public building.
Three weeks ago a smallpox case de
veloped here. Tho patient was a rail
road man named William Myers. Tho
ictim was isolated In his rooms in
the Armstrong block, on Main street,
ns tlie board of health lacked a pest
house, and he recovered. Later five
new eases developed and the board of
health decided to secure a temporary
pest house. A vacant school house in
the Second ward was selected and car
penters and pi tun berg were put to work
lilting it up. When it became known
the people residing nearby booamu
greatly wrought up and resolved to
maku truoblc.
Tonight at 8.30 o'clock a mob of over
three hundred men and worn in sur
rounded the school house. Their lead
ers clutched tho night watchman,
Charles Story, and held him firmly
while Incendiaries battered open a door
and sot lire to the place. All who at
tempted to prevunt the lire were kept
bank, and In a few minutes tho entlro
structure, a. largo two and a half story
wooilen building, was in tinmen.
Plumbers' tools and other articles In
Die house were destroyed and the ex
citement ran high, men aud woin.m
limning up and down tho sttvots cry
ing against tho board of health, As
the Humes roared nnd crackled tho
mob hooted Its delight, T)iro threats
were made as to what would bo dona
If police or health ollleors interfered,
but lhot-9 was no Interference. No ar
rests have been made,
"REGULATED" THE MINISTER.
Elder J, T. Pitts Is Roughly Hnn
illed by His Ploek.
lly Fxcluslvo WI10 fiom The Associated liv-s.
Independence, Mo., April 11. A num
ber of negroes, made up of members
of tho faction In tho Baptist uhiiroh
opposed to Its pastor, Rider .1. T, Pitts,
seized the minister and his wife after
prayer meeting last night, threw ropes
around their necks, dragged them into
a hollow beside tho road and "regu
lated" them with barrel staves laid
vigorously on their backs.
Minister Fltts today swore nut war
rants for sk of tho regulators.
An Elaborate Ploral Parade.
lly F.-viiu-tvn Wire bom Ti'.o A,ssooi.itcd Pie-,
Chicaj-o, April II. A floul parade that will
smpj. a nj thins of (lie hind ever attempted in
the west U oni! ot the feature- tontiniplclnl fr
the tntcrtaiiimint of Piesident MiKlnley v,heu
be ball -,Ult fhicaso in June, 'lids novel
welcome will tako II10 place of u military dL-play.
Chinese Court Leaves for Pckin,
lly F-wlustve Who from The Associated !.
l.oii'loti, April 12. Accoidlns: to the ?luugliai
correspondent of the Stawhrd. the rhlmtc at-xrt
that the court lia diddd to leave Sian I'n for
PeMn via the pn-vimc of llo 'su .1 ,
mi; NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Tediy:
FAIR: NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.
1 Gcticr.it-1'olltlcl.uu in Porto lllco W011I.I
Oust, rtavernnr Allen.
teal llrltalti Will Taboo Ainctican lleef,
Filipinos Hold OlHee in Hollo.
Senate Af?rcm to Philadelphia nipper Amend-
incuts.
2 t'eneral Oiuhondjlo IViuttnient.
i local Pimicr in lienor of fYder.il .tniljo
Aichhald.
s Fdltorlal.
Note ami Comment.
5 Geiierall'rocejilln!?' ot the Wyoming; t'on-feu-nee.
0 Local Omit Piocccdins-.
Aniilveisaty oi Green Uldftc Odd Fellows,
1 biic.it No Attempt lo Seat N"ew Counciltucn.
Uais In Dance Halls Must Ho.
8 Local West Scrantnti .mil Suburban.
tl Oet1er.1l N'ortluMjiom Pennsylvania,
ITnancl.il ami Commercial.
10 Wal S'eivs ot tin- World of Labor.
CUBAN CONVENTION
IN SECRET SESSION
Efforts of the Radical Element to
Put the Body on Record Against
the Piatt Amendment.
By I'.u-lil'ive Wire fiom Tin- Asiocialed Pie-'.
Havana, April 11. At the secret ses
sion of the Cuban constitutional con
vention today several delegates offered
motions that the convention should o:
press its disapproval of the principles
embodied in the Piatt amendment, es
w;eially the clauses 1, 111, VI and VII.
Sonar Clbergn moved that the subject
be indefinitely postponed, but this pro
posal was supported by only six dele
gates. Tin.- effort of the radical element Is
to put the. convention on record against
tlie amendment before voting to send
a. commission to Washington. It was
evident that the radicals had a. major
ity today. The mutter will be further
discussed tomorrow.
CATHOLICS ATTACK
SCHOOL LEGISLATION
Present Systems Declared to bo Un
fair and Prejudicial to the Pri
vate Rig-hts of Individuals.
)y Kxi-lutivi- Win- fiom The .Vw,i lated l'n--.
Chicago, April U.Educationul leg
islation in the Jnltcd States was at
tacked today in tlie discissions nt tlie
Roman Catholic Kducntionnl confer
once, as being unfair, partial nnd pre
judicial to tho private rights of in
dividuals and to religious institutions,
in the tendency of the law.-s to absolute
state control of schools. The educa
tors urged combined and earnest action
to extend and perfect the Unman Cath
olic educational system and protect
the institutions championing it in order
to win out in tlia competition between
the secular and church institutions. It
lias claimed by ihe speakers that the
present time Is tho most critical one
to determine the supremacy or weak
ening of tho church educational sys
tem. The paper on "Educational Legisla
tion In the United Stales." which
, brought out the discussion, was read
. by Jlev. James P. Pagan. S. J., vice
I president of Georgetown university.
Dolnllcd accounts of the laws enactrd
lu different stales relative to oducn
t tlon and thoso now being prepared
were considered anil their tendencies,
' prejudicial to llie church Institutions
It was asserted, wore pointed out. The
free tt-xi books, the bureau of educa
tion, tho National Educational nssoclo
tioiijtho state control of private schools
anil colleges, were uneusseti in con
nection with the subject. Prol. E. ,T.
ltynn. A. 51., of Mount St. Mary's cot
lege, Eiumltlsburg, Md., read a paper
011 "Teaching of English In College,"
In which he pleaded for the purity
and thoroughness of the language.
Ucpnrt.-s of the commitleo which
drafts tho conditions to Iho freshman
clasres In colleges of the executive
committer- nnd tlie coiif-'tdoratlnn of
technical subjeels made up the rest of
the day's prngivimme. .
LINCOLN'S REMAINS
WILL BE MOVED
To Be Taken from the Temporary
Vault to the New Monument.
Py I'lrlu.sive Wile from The .U'o, l.ited Phis.
Sprlnglield. III., April 1!. Tho to
mains of Abraham Lincoln, which Jiavu
boon resting in a temporary vault dur
ing tho reconstruction of tho Lincoln
monument, will bo removed to si new
monument within a few days. Tho 10
moval will be private, only tho trus
tees of tlio monument, state officers
and representatives of the press being
present. 11 is probable that tho casltet
i.-ontalnlng Iho body of tho martyred
president will bo opened.
Tho cNiict dato llxetl for th.' transfer
of tho remains will not bo made public.
Convention of Bradford Republicans,
lly i:c!nlvi- Wire tioni 'ihe Aoejatrd Pre,-'.
Tmvandj, Pa., .pill II. At tho upraise i-onven.
lion of tho llepubllcuis of llr.ulfc.ril county, held
held boro lr.il.ty, F. .1. Stephen, of f-ayie, v.is
nominated for district attorney. II, 1.'. Hull wn
nominated for coiruy iuiwjiiI'. Tho dilesates
In (ho t-talo convention are Listen Pills, of Troy
.. T, llo. I, AtlKin; II. lf- make, I'lovanda, and
F. A. Simon-), Vortll Tonandi.
o
BASE BALL.
Py Uxrimhc Who from 'llie Asoiatei Prcsi.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia; (American,
I.eaKue). I; Vale, it (eleieu limf n.
At Phllaildphh I'htladelp'ili (National
l.easiiu), 7; llo-licfcter, 0.
U ll.fc.lnn H'Vlo.i (National !uii'i-), ij; Xr'
port Xi'iic. .'.
At C.'IutIoI I tvil l. ltoflon (American League),
2.v. Ur.lu-uity ol virsliiu. .
At portntionlli, Va Hmofcl-.11, l'i; Polls
nicutii, 1.
At AtliiMis. (ia.-Couiell, 10: I'nivcisily of
ficorsia, .'. 1
At Villa Vois Villi Nora ioIlii;c, 9j Hunt
MB, IN
FILIPINOS
IN OFFICE
An Ex-lnsument Commander Has
Been flnoolntetl Governor
ol Hollo.
INDORSED BY HUGHES
Many Natives Are in Other PosU
tions Establishment of Civic Gov
ernment on the Island of Panay.
General MacArthur Reports Mora
Surrenders Provinces Pacified.
Meeting of Junta.
By exclusive Wiru from Tim A-Miciated Press.
Hollo, Island of Panay. April 11.
General Martin Dolgndo. who was tho
chief Insurgent commander In thu
Islnnd of Panay until his surrender in
.Tununry, has been appointed governor
of tho province of Hollo, created by
llie Untied States Philippine commls
sion today. Judge Taft's announce
ment of the appointment was greeted
wlllt shouts of enthusiasm from tho
delegates and spectators.
General Helgado was recommended
by Genera! Hughes, the lattcr's sub
cnl initio ollleors, nnd the natives, an
honest, capable nnd popular. His
biliary will be $3,000, gold, the highest
of any province.
Lieutenant Thompson of tho Thirty'
eighth regiment, was appointed treas.
urcr. Tlie other otllcinls are natives.
Tho province contains almost hall
the population of the Island of Panay,
estimated at a million persons.
A feature of the session of the com
mission today was tho opposition to the
land taxation provisions, but a fuller
explanation of tho American system
ku diced.
Meeting of the Junta.
Loudon, April 11. At a secret meet
ing or the Filipino junta, hold hero to
day, thirty-live representative Fili
pinos from Madrid, Barcelona, Pari-!
aud Brussels biting present, there was
rend a. telegram from the Singapore,
junta, which said that General Mnc
Arthurwus preparing to torture Aguin
aldo unless Agulnaldo took tho oath of
allegiance to the United States and
signed tho peaco proclamation. The
Singapore junta urged those present at
this London meeting to formulate a
circular of protest dlre-oted to tin
Kurope courts. Jt described In detail
tho engines of torture that weiw belnv
erected by tho Americans at tho Mala'
canan palace at Manila.
The meeting professed Intense anxi
ety over this telegram from Singapore
in siil to of tho publication here, April
2, of a dispatch to tho effect that
Agninaldo hud already sworn allegi
ance to the United States. The meet
ing adjourned pending the receipt of u
report that the tortures had actually
been inflicted upon Agulnaldo, when, it
was said, their protest to tho European
courts would be tiled If the Singapore!
junta, so advised.
The Filipino leaders bore ridicule tiro
Idea that tho arrest of A-guinaldo will
put a stop to tho insurrection in th
IMiilipplnes.
MORE FILIPINOS SURRENDER.
Bataan and Zambeles Provinces Now
Pacified.
Washington, April 11. The war d
partinent today received h cable mes
sage from General MacArthur, but
only a portion of it, na follows, waf
made public:
Manila, April It- '
Adjutant Cnirr.il, Washington:
Colonel Arci? surrendered dutillejos yootcrday,
,".1.i t-oliHcr-, VZ ofliccr.s and arms. Tliis and win
rendered of Poloui-1 Alva, at Oromt-apo, April S,
with la otlleors, il'll men, W lilies frees llataan,
Zainbales provinces. JfacArthur.
Pan Francisco, April It. Congress
man Tin!!, chairman of the house com
mittee on military affairs. Is hero ou
his way to tho Philippines.
"1 look upon the Islands as part od
the United Stales," ho said, "and an
such wo have got to legislate for them.
To do so properly tve should bo per
sonally ucuualnted with them. Otheri
besides myself have taken the sainn
vlow, and during the coming season
fullv fifty members of the senate and
house will visit tho Philippines."
1 Negative Report on Palm Bill.
lly Exclusive Wire from The A'Airiatnl pre.
llanW-uw, Apiil U.TI11 P-ilm bill 1'Pm
piiallnK ,i.,tK),fKi to complete the capltol build,
in.- In a cfliumifsii'ii composed of John R, .Jack.
f ron, It I'llttlmigj .lohii C, llullltt, of Philadel.
pliini F.U'jjRh.im u. .siorre. i ruiiaucipuiai
J.owia A. Wntres, of Scratiton ; lleniy C. MeCoi.
mii-k, of WilllamMwrt; bynun 1, fillbcrt, nf
llJiri'tliui-r, mid William ljnn. of Oil City, wn
tnnli-ht. upoiteit with a, 11r---.1t hi) recmniiidalior
Horn tin' houso coiiiniltlee on puhllo Iniildin-js
Desire to Meet the "Great Father.'
lly llscliuivo Wiro from Tho Associated Vn.
Vd'.hliiirtiHi, April It, Senator IluUon, of K.1.1
Fas, lodiy piesenteit tn tho president Chief John,
ton, of tho fhii.lii--.iw nation, ol Indians, who Is
ln-10 on dcpailmeiit tmi-iness connti-teit with ll.i-ultiir-i
f hi nation .md dc-iicd to meet tin
'jri-.it lat!.(-i."
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DEATHS OF A DAV,
Dj Kxilabe Wilt Irom Tho. .Wociated Press.
nioonulmig, April II. 0, I', Kaipp, known a
tho "1'alhcr of Jl.isonry," died hero today, list
ins one ol tho mot prominent Mason in thu
United Stite-,
Philadelphia, April II. Alter an illness of near
ly sl- montlis, Charles S, IJncoln, clerk oj tin
United State-, eouit, lor tho eastern dlntrhjl of
PennylVIlIJ, died today from paralysis, resulting
from ovcroml;. -Mr, blmoln waj 73 year.i old
and wa pioliildy tlie ntde-t clnK of any United
States Ul.ttla 1 0111 1.
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