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LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS
Bill to Provide lor Ward Represen
tation in Dnnmore Is Passed
in the House.
OTHER BILLS PASSED
A Measuie Prohibiting the Employ
merit of Women Under SI Years
old Without the Consent of Their
Parents for Theatrical Perform
nnces or Singing Exhibitions Fio
viding for Salaries for District At
torneys A Measure of Importance
to Corporations.
Jv l,clll-IU' Mill' (lOHl illC A-OCLlt'd IV
tluliLshurg. 1'n.. April 10. bill w."u
liiiioilmvd In the liouii loii.iy by -Mr.
i ii ii-oin, oi Westmoreland. im i. 'ill in i?
. ctlnus seven mid eight "I' the A''L of
.Mny l.'i, ISJU, creating a sliiUfiiK I mid.
n-il'iiiiing .'Look brokers, lilll brokers,
. xeiiiingo biokois. nioi-untilo brokers
..lid iciil c-.-tiilo brokers to pay an an
1111:1' I'e.- of three per crm. m I hell
bcslDess. Mr. Fox, ol i'li".-t'.'i'. iiiliodueod a bill
leouhing all shipper.- of in i in innii olli
ei .-late.' Into roti.isylvunU to iiiiom
puny such shipments with u veturlu
.1 linn's ffrllllLiila s'min such state Unit
i lie I'nw I'roni which the milk, haw been
i'ihwii had iH-t.ii tested by 111'- tuber
culin tosi end found to be In n good
lo-ulthy condition.
These bills wi'ir also read in place:
ill. Mi-Wliiimey, ct Alb t;bcny, piohibillns oal
I illlillir ..Mll.llliln llolll I'lll'IUOtil'K Colllpa.ly
tl -let.
Mr. M.uinim.'. if limb, rl.inri, lcpt.ilimc tlio act
' Apill I, iss'i, w lilt h lt'pialfri the lli-d f-ct-licii
. . I In- Mm- liw or liivi.
The order of bmlne?s in the house
unlay was local ami special bills on
thlid reading. The following passed:
I'rovi.linar lor v.inl lopiv-ciitatloii in Hie (own
. -i-iii-iI i't Ihe liorui'sli of Ihimiiu'i'. pr.niiliir.-il-i-
1,. appointment and election of inciiibein of
er.i-il liom eaiii Irani .iml tli: in.umi'i- nt IHHi'g
i.ii'.tiK i'r.
liesrnhillira; 111"1 jirofiiuir. and pi.iuiie ill J-l-Iir-ntiuiis
(' lC-.-i-it-is ot "til- lor sr.inhs of
liltci.. nt .I'hniiii-ti.itioii on i-siatr-t ni into-taic
rii-i-eilr-ntu lcmihiiia: ii'lillom to it-trl-toi-.
V.ilifl.ilin oliiiLU i.cls .hiu- .mil iwilmmoil by
i.riiai-fi l.oMins nl'tiiv liivliT liii'iailJr 'lc'liotis
. oil .i'ioliilmi.'iil-.
"iLikiio.; I.im- j4il iip.in ii'.U inline :i Hist
III ii .iml to proviiK. for Hie (ollcrlion of Mich
i f .mil ,i li-iurrly lor f.ilr iclurni..
I'ro'iiliilli.s ilie I'liinlojnioiU ol witoih iiivlu'
'I joiio nlil ui'thnut ill' cnntiiil of llii-ir pir-
rt or KiiiiMli.iiii loi ilK.itrioa! or utlilolir pr.
riiniion-. (.iilsInK cliiliiiioiK in1 tor pl.iym
Iiop liMIMI.ll ill'lllllllMltv
ii'lioii.ii.!; Imioiuli cuiimili 10 loiili.nt illi
nit' ini'oipoi.itoil w.'it'T ooinp.iny :iiitlioiii:tl to iln
lU'inc.i' wilhin hii Ii liiuiili'ip.itity tor a supply
n' jtir tor lin- oiotocitoii .iti'I oilier lmmk'ipal
pinpo-i'.j.
I'rcii1in tint tlio ilWiH-l .ltloiiif.t'i In nil
loimius mIjom popul.ilirii tlooi not omooiI l.'.O.
''Ii '.mil l.p v-u'i) .i .iliry in Inn nt lro .iml
i i.'u tci- upon imlictnirnl" sit ill u'liuin .n Imc
to'Viir tor tin' liotiilil nt Hit- ioiinl..
I Ml; l lie lll.llllll iitlllo of "liollnl" or "pio.
i .--.'' 1'iiltci .ri'l ri-ipiiiii it la In LilitiJIi'il.
Tin- bill iiniondlr.;; the wini-moiithly
pay law. lo recosnii'.f' tl'0 rlllil to con
Lrnet fur tlio payment, of wurps at any
llnii' otlier than .senii-ninntlily, was tlu
feateil. The bill was subsequently re-I'liut-ideivd
and postponed for the preK-i-ni.
The liill ci'oatiiiR' an additional law
judge in Uuzorne county was postponed
tor tiiu present by the author, Mr.
Ilnrlman, of Luzerne.
The bill repeiiltnjr the Act of A-prl! ID,
1ST0, declaring Trout. Uiin, LyeoinhiR
county, a public highway, was ruled
nff the calendar mi an objection raised
by Air. Castner, of LyeomhiiT, that It
had not. been advertised thirty days
before Us Introduction.
To qualify n llbellant in an action for
divorce to a competent witness to all
mutters material in the issue whero
there has been personal serrico of the
subpoonu, as well as in all eases pend
hit": where there, have been two returns
of subpoenas of nou est Inventus by
I he sheriff and due notice to the it--ipondont
by publication, ns required by
law and the rules of the re.spet-tlvo
courts.
TtepealinK tlio llrst section of the Act
if May 19, 1S33, ivlntlng In judicial sale.s
Mid the preseiivatloii of the lien on
mortgage1.
The Night Session.
The order of business in the house at
the, nlKht sefision wan house bills on
jiecond readlna'. The bill niaUlns' manu
f.ioturlns corporations Joint stock a.s
.soelatioiis, limited partnership and lim
ited liability a separate and distinct
class for the purpose of taxation uiul
Imposing: a uniform tax of two mills
upon such class, was amended so as to
except browlni? and distllllnt;- com
panies, natural and tullllcial kus com
panies, electrlo lljjlit and powei- com
panies and companies oiijoylm; tlio
light to eminent domain, which shall
pay a tax of tlvo mills.
Mr. Cooper, of JJolawaie, said Iho
purpose of the bill was? to reduce )io
taxes of iho bituminous coal interest
from live to two mills ami lo put a
two mill tux upon niuuufacturhig' cor
porations which now pay no state tax.
This will lucrenso the t:lat revenues
over $1,000,000 annually, wheh will
come from a class that Is unable to
bear it.
Mr. Heacum, of We-jlmorolund, by
whom the bill was Introduced, said its
object was to eciu.ills-a stale taxation
and to relieve in part Iho mlninsr In
dustrlcc" of Western Pennsylvania. An
other object was lo prevent contusion
In taxation for Mnlo purposes and
make it easy to tnx the pioperty of
corporations holdinK real estate.
Mr, Paul, of Philadelphia, moved to
amend the bill so that It shall not np
ply to mmiul'iicturlnt' corporation1. A'
motion to postpone consideration for
the present of the amendment and the
bill prevailed.
Mr, 'Moloney, of Veiinnuo, called up
postponed bill to nuthorlKo cities and
boroughs to provide a supply of water
I
for tlio use of the publle, either by
Iho erection and operation of water
woiks or by contracts with persons or
corporations authorized to supply writ
er within the llmltn of such oltlea and
horotiRhs, or by both method-- and stib
.itlttlted for It somite bill, whleh then
passed second reading.
Several other bills paused second
vondlnsr, nfter whlnli the house ad
journed until tomortow inornlutr at It)
o'clock.
The Joint resolution to amend the
constitution, introduced by Mr. nail,
of AlleKheny. passed second tending to
nlpht In the house.
This amendment strike out the word
"filly" In the section Rovei-ulni? sena
torial iipitoitlonnieiit, thus peruilttltiff
the formnllnn of as many senatorial
dlstrh-ts as the population of the state,
under the constitutional ratio, makes
ncccssar-i.
PALM RESOLUTION
IS DEFEATED
Bills Passed in the Senate Mr.
Vauglian Introduces Measure in
Interest of the Xacka-
wannu Hospital.
Ily l,i luiw Willi ft cm 1'tic .to uteri l'leit.
JliirrjsburK', April lU.J;Ieittonant
fiovernor Citibin tonight in the senate
signed Hit; Philadelphia revision of
tuxes bills.
Tin- Palm loclutlon, whl'-n as.ii .1
the house hisi. week, and which pro
vides for the appointment, of n enn
missioa to Investigate the effect of
capital punishment In the various
states, was defeated by the senate.
The!-e billM were passed llually:
lln!ii lull tnrtcnliii Hit- .lilnltci.ilion oi' Jiul
tli't't'lilloii in tl! snlij of lin-cil or IU- nccri nil.
Iluiini) l.lll sum tullns an net iclutlni; to ltco
Limit iKiirtvnn i-.o tli.it null uliools rstablWioil by
msi'iicitii ollitr tlian the (Onimoiwr-allli r.m bo
u'Mr-tl out nf tlio puiilif vliool fnmU.
IloiihC bill .innMiillnti' .-fition U! ot iai sttt (in)
viilliii; tor tlic Mippoit of tin- poor, t.i that
nil liiont'jti in tin- h.intls of poor uvMowrs i-r
nncollcuteil t.ies i an In- tuiii into the h.ni'U
nt piopcr lioionsh iitfuLiN.
Jlou-c hill lcgtiLitiiiB the 'lie. of i onci-ntr.ttcri
1'Onnncici.il fccilinsc .-tnll-', inul pinliiliilins llit'ir
lultilli-rntioii.
tloit- bill ;inii'iitliiiR an ml td.ititn to io-,ls in
Miil.s hpfciio minor polioi- oiuts, pini'lrllnf; tlul
v. hen the ilrfemUnt Mall Hive tjooil anil ftitlt';
Ifiit lull nl'colntt' for the pi.vimnl lm- ribt,
ititt i u-.t, ami rusts on thi- ailliiiianrc of tin- jmlx
lni nt, t tic ili-fi-ml.in; ."li.ill bo ipqitirpil Id p.iy
oily (he to-ts of Iho .ippo.il ami the MiinMit
for it I in n lo Hip pl.iintil! ot ihp co-tf i.iiil lij
him hlull aw.iil the fln.il tl-trriniualioii ol Iho
Mlil.
IMotiiiitiff lor Hi" MilmtiVmn to flip tn-oplo
at tht' XotfUil'i-r riot lion .t propo'il ronctitu
tit.ii.it amctiiimtnt rliii-h ttilf ppunil. the ufi; of
voting in.icliSncH a I. oloclions pioviriinpr thr pio
picil amondinciit p.iwos both hou-(.- of this Irjr-itlilim-.
Holloa bill atiKiulini; an att inlatili-.- t-- the
irtnililitiiis of public MiiooN j-o th.it. u ip.Hhfr'rf
lorlifipak- 'hall nol. bo i-iven to jicrsoiK tho
hiliitunlly ue opium or any other nauotir.
These bills tvetv introduced:
lly Mr. Vaufilian, of l.jcL.iwami.i Appropii.lt
inif "fMi.iUKi to tlie I..itkiiriniu hotpil.it ,d Sii.tn
lt ii,
by Mi. l"i.-j, of li.iupliin -1'ioviriiu? ,i n-n-ion
of twuity dolKiirf por month for II.ii iy It. .--illt,
of ILurisliiui;, lalo a incmhrr ol' tin liiphth ri'si
mciil. National liuanLs ol lVnn'.-.lv.iiiiii, who lost
,i lt-ir thi'oii-j'li an inuny loifivrri wlillo in ramp
at ll.ixlflon (luiini; the l.ilior troiihli--, rt ItilC.
lly Mr. Milt', nt bchiirhAiiiPiidinir an ml l-r-mltlinv
oin- 'irti'l i.iilw.iy i ompanv to iw- mii-lim-t
of anolln-r t'linp.m.t. Tin bill i- similar
lo iln- on. Inlioiliucil lij .Mi. M.ijiip, ol bihii;h,
in III-- liou,p List 1'iM.iy.
After the senate had cleared the
calendar of bills on llrst and second
rendliiK', adjouriimenl was luken until
10 a. m. loniori'ow.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS,
The Subject of Ballot Reform Is Dis
cussed. II) r-iclmiif- Wire fiom Tin- Aiioii.itcil I'icsj.
tlarcisburs, April 1C The Dinocrnllo
membei-M of the house and senuio held
a caucus tonialit on the subject of bal
lot reform. There was a. free exehanxo
of opinion cm the question, 'but no final
actioii was taken. It was decided, how
ever, that the Democrats stand a unit
for the Ixjst ballot law that can be had.
A committee was appointed, i-uaMsc-liifr
of Senators (.'oeliran, of l.y.'imilin-::
Heinle, of (.."enter; I lop res- -motives
Dixon, of Klk; Ikeler, of C'olumb'.i;, and
Fuei-th, of AVayiie, to conf"t- with .'a
tlonal tlommltteeman dulYey tomonow
ot 11 a. m, for the purpose of definitely
deulrtliiB what sort of a ballot 'bill Hie.
nemocrats should support. This i,-om-miltee
will report back to the caucus,
Colonel (jtiffey was at tlie imikuis and
tool: pari in the discussion.
Senator Cochran presided at the
int'eiliUs'.
SHIRT WAIST POSTMAN.
General Smith Signs an Order for
the Comfort of Letter Carriers,
lly lluliidvi' Win' ft triit 'llio .Wori.nrtl i'rt--.
Washington, April 10. The follow-In-,-
order, drafted by (superintendent
Maclicu, of Iho fre delivery service,
with n view lo rcllevlnK' letler currirs
tliroim'hout the country of wearing
heavy uniform coats and vests duiiiiK
ttho suininer. was .-dunnd today by
Postmaster Cleiieral Smith:
Old, ml, dial ..Cftioit Ml of ilif .mii-iiili'il po-la
liv-n ami iiciiLillt--iw in lcliliou In Hit itvi iliilv.
fiy v.-i-ilu' It .tint the .uno li(itb) i aiuittit',,
b. .uMiiii; Iho following;
"Miiit v.ubl. Dm id's; tlio luMttJ nun post.
ni.iiUii in..)- penult Iftlti- r.itilfrs . wtvr .1
ut-.it t-hnt ail ' lotuo fltllii', Idoii.i-, ruslr.ul
cl coat ami vutt, the wine to bo niaiU- CI light
-jijy ibjtnlitay jjbujh.un, Ihiltt is raj chi'viot or
oi'atr t if lit gray waduhlc in.ilcii.il; In Lo tyotn
mill tuin down tdllar, ral. lir ami n ncal
bt.l; .ill to bo imiiDim .it tell iiffitt-."
Moi-gau Buys the Gainsborough,
fly I'st-biobo Win- bun The Avocialcil IVcsi
London, Apill 10. Mr. .J, p. Jloiijaii, thu As
nct'Litiil I'il-ss U aulhorilalircly lidojinnl, Lai
liuusht tho (ijr.horoujrli pirluni leccntly re
tt.it'Kil in MiU-.i-jo, though the pilcr- It, not )t-t
llually iklfi'inliidl upon.
Connio Mack Signed.
Py i:cltide Who fiom 'the .Wot'latttl I'tea.
I'hlljtlolphlj, April pl.T-Manaatr Connit- JIut-1:,
of the I'lilUdt-lphla Auictlcaii loacti-r flub, today
li;iifl rasv, ho plujt-il flrt luo ful Ihc I'O'
routo llattfin Irayuo tlti'i list con..
THE FAREWELL
TO PEKIN
General Ghatfee's Birthday Dinner
a Notable Gatherino ot
Militaru Men.
THE MINISTERS PRESENT
Field Marshal Wnlderaee and All the
Generals -witli Their Staffs Among
tho Guests The Affair a Torntal
Farewell by the Americans to
Fekin German and French Troops
Will Force Xlu-Huilu to Retiie
fiom Pao Ting' Fit.
Ily Kvlusitp Win' from 'Hip Assui ialtd I'io-.
Pokhi. April 1C fieneral Clmffoe'H
birthday dlnnei- .yesterday was also a,
nort of formal farewell iliy tho Ameil
cans to Pckin. Theie was a notable
antherliiEf. Field Marshal Von AValder
see and all the generals, with their
staffs, were present, n.s well as the
ministers and their llrst secretaries. In
all (here were tlfty sitesls. The Held
marshal made a speech In Knulish, in
the ciuii&e of whleh he said It was an
occasion of eonirraliiliulon and .sorrow
the llrst on the occasion of General
'"lial't'eo'.-i birthday and the second
owliifc lo the Americans' departme.
Kvery foreigner in China bade fiod
speed to General Chaffee and the brave
men under him, for none had made
Ihemselves move senmttlly popular.
For fieneral Chaffee personally he felt
admiration and esteem, and all preseuL
must, feel the same.
Senor Cologan, the tipanlsh minister
lo China, made similar remarks in be
half of the- diplomatic corps.
At a meeline,' of the ministers this
monvinK the situation penerally and
Field Marshal Von Waldcnsee's ivport.
were considered, but nothing- definite
was decided upoii.
The Chinese court has replied to the
recommendations of .laptui on the sub
ject that it is impossible for the em
peror to return to Pckin until the coun
try's guests leave.
An Expedition Against Liu.
London, April hi. A dispatch to the
Kettter Teletrraph company from T'e
kin. dated April Ifi. says that General
Ttii Cyle. in command of o,000 Ger
mans ami three thousn.iid French
troops, heariiniy fin expedition to at
tack Tiiu-rtullu (I.iu-Kuan-Tim,). is
within tie miles of Pao-TlitK-Fu. Ifieu's
position is Inside the territory dellned
hy Field Marshal Von Wnldorsifj as
the sphere of operations for tho allies.
Lilu has ten thousand men and has re
fused lo retire, saylm? that if the allies
wislied him to retire the- had better
come out and compel him to do ho.
BODY IN THE RIVER.
It Is Thought George D. Harder
Committed Suicide.
lly l!eliisiw U'iif- lioni 'the .Wou.iU-il l'ir--
XewbuiKh, X. V., April H".. The
body of Gcor.w D. Harder, proprietor
of the Knipiro Anrleuliural works at.
Cobleskill, was found floatins in tlie
Miidsoi) Ibis al'terneon below Cornwall.
Mr. Harder and his wife bad been at
Dr. fcstmnK's sanitarium at SaratoKa.
SprinR-.s ftv several wneks, whore the
fotmer was reeii'ieralhif,'. On Feb. IS
ho left the sanitarium to ko to "obles
ktll to vole. On the niK'nt of Feb, in
hn lioartlctl the ferry to come to .'ew
bui'Kh and disappeared. Tlis overcoat
and umbrella were found in (he cabin
of tho brat.
Jt is supposed that while temporality
deruiif-eil lie iumpctl overboattl.
MR. LOOMIS SILENT.
He Does Not Care to Discuss Vene
zuelan Matters,
liy KicliletV" Witn fiom Hi" .oiljlt'il l'u.
New York, April 10. Hon. P P..
Loomis, Culled States minister to
Venezuela, was a passeUKr on tho
steamer i.'aracas, which a i rived to
night from San .luan. Mr. Loomls 10
fused to ar anythhm' rej,'anliiHT V-'iie-Hiielan
mutters, except that Prcrfldeut
(.'astio stvtued to bo firmly seated when
he left Veuejiunln.
When asked If ho lutiimii-tt to return
to Venezuela, he said that ho did not
know, as he had not Riven the mattei
a thoughi.
LUNATIC AT LARGE.
John Record's Neighbors Are Pie
paved for Any Emergency.
My I'Mliikhr Wile (i mil The .WuHlatml Pirf,
St. Joseph, Mo., Apiil 1C John JJeo
old eixnped from the stntf liuann asy
lum here today by hreuklnrr tho Iron
bars from the window of his cell, Itec.
ord h.id killed a farmer near Wallace,
who had testified against him in cniirr.
Me has been .tiixlou? to set out of the
asylum for three years to kill other
ntilghbori; for ulvlng testimony against
him. The neltfhbois were warned nf
IvecenTi' trwtpo today and nil nio heav
ily aimed,
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Senator Giady 111.
Ily IXiliisiif! Wlio fiom 'Iho Woei.'iiul 'u-j.
Allun.r, April 10.--talt' &m.iiiu- 't'huiiiu !-.
fiMtlj't load. i- oi the miiit'illy In tlie le-jii-latuir,
tvai renin rtil dell thi i-lty today to u M-nlvr.
lum at fliltnn Spiln-; IK- I, In a ktaia of
ptiyitL.it follapvi tit'i'i rMiiiiit- i.-iwni.ii"..
BASE BALL.
II..' bxcliisiM' Wlic fiom Tho ."u.oaii..tl i'u-..
At rtillnlolphii I'lillid.-lphii lAiiu'ii.iii
lc.;gut!), 1!!-, (icmiictowii rultcKf.. it I'lilLidiP
phil (National v.i;u), PI; Noiih l'!itladp.
pliia, 0.
Fantastical Tale.
By KM-Iuiifo Wire from The Atsocialctl 1'icis.
Mloii. Apill lti.--lu tlio ben liiioiimil oiitle.t
licit- it i dci-lariri lli.t (he tJtmy that tlio tu-n
of i'oitusrnl "ill iiuor a i "iiv.nl I. alj.olnlily
iiilj(tlf..l.
BREAKER BOYS STRIKE.
Prospect Mine Closed nnd 5,000
Miners Out of Work.
By r..Tcliulvi- Wire from Thr- Awotlalctl Trci.
Wllkes-Itarro, aVprll 1C Tlio breaker
boys employed at the Prospect mine
of (ho Lehigh Valley Coal company
went out on strike this morning be
cause one of their mini but was ills
clmrRotl, The foreman discovered a
hot pulley and called for mi oiler. The
hitter did not respond at once and a
Jig tender was ordered to oil up and
thereby prevent a. tlie. The jig tender
i of used, saying It was not part of his
duties to do oiling. The foreman tlls
ohuigod the boy at once.
The other boys then struck out of
sympathy. This necessitated the shut
ting down of tho breaker and also the
Oakwood, Midvalu, Wyoming and Pore
UowUley mines, the coal from which Is
sunt through the Prospect bleaker.
The boys had u committee wait on
Oie geueral superintendent this itve.n
lu,.?. b ' that oillciu! upheld the fore
man, lie said the strike was entirely
uncalled for. Petty grievances have
caused quite a few strikes In this re
gion the piiFl two weeks, and it Is cs
t hi. tiled thill there are nearly fi.Oflo inln
crs Idle In consequence.
PLUCKY GIRL WEAVER.
Non-Union Hand, Hooted at by
Strikers at Fnterson Displayed
More Bravery Than Police.
fly I.tpIu-Up U'Ift from Tin- Associated l'lrs.
Xew York, April 16. When the silk
ribbon factory of Frank t Dugau, at
Paterson, X. J., in which a. strike
'lias been In progress for several
weeks, was closed last evening, Mary
.1. MucM'uhon. a non-unton worker
employed In the mill. Instead of go
ing home, walked Inward tho center
of Hit! city. She was followed by a
howling crowd of strikers, who hooted
and jeered at the girl. Mary walked
calmly lonp paying no attention to
the mob, until she came to a police
station, where she presented herself
to the sergeanL in charge:
"Sergeant," she said, "I have been
followed from the mill where 1 work
by a, crowd of strikers who have
been thr(.i'tonlig me. XVw. I de
mand protection from the police as
a taxpayer of this city."
'1'h f j sergeanL tried to induce h -r to
leave tlie -station house by a rear
door nnd thus avoid the strikers, but
she refused, saying, "I am no sneak."
The crowd did not venture near ths
station hou.se, and when the girl left
by way of the front door and started
for home, she was unmolested.
ANOTHER COMPROMISE
ON JERSEY CENTRAL.
Tlie Trainmen and Telegraphers Will
Confer with Officials at New York.
lly bulusiie W'iic fiom 'Iho Af-ociatcri Pir's.
"Wilkes- Uarte, April Ifi. The eh (dr
iven of the lirothorhooti of Trainmen
i.nd Telegra pliers of the Central Iln.ll
voiid of Xew Jersey. F. 11. Itynet- and
John Milligan. respectively, -were called
lo Xew York this evening lo meet the.
olllci.ils of the company tomortow.
Last week at a coiu'.irctic.e held in
Xew York the grievances nf the eiml-nec-rs,
lit emeu and conductors were
adjusted, but no action was taken on
the grlevti nces of Hie trainmen and
I cleg ra pliers. This caused- not a little
dissatisfaction. It Is now thought that
the company stands ready to compro
mise with the brakemon and telegra
phers and -oon the harmonious rela
tions which have existed between em
ployer and employe on this road in the
past will be resumed.
CAR FALLS EIGHTY FEET.
Two Men Killed Outright Others Se
riously Injured.
lly Kxi-liKit C Wlie f i out The A-i-orblM !V.
Iluffalo, April IB. A. derrick cut- and
a gondola toppled over a bridge ovr
Klghleon Mils creek, eighteen miles
lioin lliufalo, on tho Xlekel Plate
railroad tills afternoon. Six men went
with them to the rocky bed, nighty
feet below. Two were so badly In
jured that limy died within hnlf an
hour. Four others werj brought to
the Kniergeney hospital In this city
i At midnight the surgeons
said it
I was doubtful if two of
them 'would
live iintri daybreak,
The dead men are: William Dohl-
Ki'een. II year: Nicholas Wagner, ;IS
years. Injured". AVc-sluy Kddy, "A
years, may die; A. L, Cameron. -II
years, may die; Hubert Joml-i, ;;."i
years; John Hrogan, :!. years.
Democrats to Elect Chairman,
lly t:cludvf! Wlio fiom Tin- Asfif-liliil IV'.
I Lit list-lit!,", Apdl 10. 'I ho .-iiinual niceting of
tin' iMtwcr.ilio t.ito tnnmiitup will ho held in
tin.- tlty toiiiortow for tlio cli'ttlon of n t-li-iir-in.'lli
to .tiicrtvil John S, Itllllliv, of blip, uho
let lines :t ro-fluUimi. Ili-pusiiiLilhc- William
T. Cic.isj-, of Columlii.i, N Iho otdj-aimvtil in
ilid.ito and ilio itnllr-itloin an- ho will be rlrotoil
by .ut'ljiiiititiii. Nadonul Coi.iniiUfinim iltif.
ley, ot PillMiurtf, ml many otlier proiuin-nt
ktjlo ilrmoci-at-i am luic lo .llleiiil Hip iiwt'ttn.',
Vote Against Women.
(Iy lAflnsivo Wire fuin llic AioolJtPil 1're-t.
Sew i-ik. piil Pi.--'I In- Xtnr.uU coiih irnce
of the Mi'lliodijt l.'ii-coial cliuiflt i f uclU'leil its
siwioii. loday, The ti'tilfici-f-o went (I- im-rj
by .. tc-lo of iri to I'-''- usiiiKt hoiuiii beins ad
lulllt'il to lie tot.ni'ils ol Hip rlnntli In l!u
t,-niiul ttmleieiit'i.
Stenmehip Arrivals,
lly I'.M-iiuho Wire from 'Ihe Asiortjlul l'iei,
,Ntw Veils, April I0.f le.iietl: M.i.-tic, l.iv.
tipnop, Wf.ltinlJiitl. Aiilv.tip. Iloiiloiiiu--r-
iited: Itotterdim, New Vml. tm Kollndain.
I'ljTVOiuli Killrd: firaf Wildciif (lioni II Mil-
Inns), New VoiL.
-- .
Royal Residence in Ireland,
lly i:tlihhti Wro from 'the .WoiUinl I'k-i.
London, April It'-. Ateoiiliuc to Oultokff (a
otifly papei) a lite ct Hi atuu lixs luen .it
.lulled In Iri'liuil lor tlio crtctloii ot u loyal
I'Ciitleiuc. Thu plans lor iltn Inillfltniv hat been
ipinotctl and ll.- wort will (ominpnee shoitly,
Fatal Fall of a Cage.
II.- r.xcl'Hho Win- fiom 'the Ayiocijtcfl I'rcti.
.lo)uniit'j.burs', Traiipvaal tolotij', April Id. -A
i-m Idlt'd with natlvfii fill iIohh a iL-ep Vutt
of thf (ifl'lenliuN lulnc. iviiuy.,h ol iK
ii.itltrs t -re Lilted.
RUSSIA AND
JAPANESE
Are Now Engaged in Negotiations
Over Manchuria and tlie
Hermit Kingdom.
FRIENDLY CONFERENCES
Probability of Amicable Understand
ing Mikado's Kingdom in No Con
diton for War Bankers, Mer
chants and Statesmen Endeavoring
to Avert Money Panic.
i
By llvi til-be Win- from The Aui.iiled I'tfi.
M'ltshinglon, April hi. It Is reported
Unit friendly negotiations are passing
between Russia and Japan regarding
their respective interests In Manchuria
and Corea, which, II is hoped, will re
sult lu an amicable understanding as
to the future iiilluc-nce to lie exerted in
the provinces by the two powers.
The idea that, war might ensue be
cause of the differences between these
two nations Is said lo be entirely with
out foundation. Jnpan is In no condi
tion to go to war. tier llnances, it Is
said, are in such shape that it. would
be impossible for her to enter into a
war with any power. Tlie stale de
partment today made public a report
on that subject from K. C. Unhewn,
United Staes consul general nt Yoko
hama. Mr. Bellows said:
Condition of Japan.
"Tlie linauclal condition of Japan is
at present far from encouraging, and
her hankers, statesmen and business
men are exerting great effort to avert
o panic. The situation, as analyzed by
the shrewdest financiers and states
men of the empire, shows that the Chi
nese Indemnity paid at the close of the
PJapan-China war, together with largo
national loans, led to the exploiting of
many public and private undertakings,
which caused money to bo unusually
plentiful among the coolie, or labor
ing classes. That induced extravagant
methods of living, and Is assigned as a
potent factor in the large increase of
Imports. The amount of indemnity
paid hy China proved insufficient for
the enterprises projected, and ninny
millions were diverted from tlie custo
mary channels of trade to carry for
ward those undertakings. Foreign cap
Hal declines to enter the Japanese mar
ket, although tempted hy llntterlng
rates ol" interest. The government's
recent effort' to flo.it a loan has not
proved u success, while school and mu
nicipal 'bonds, based on safe security,
are rendered undesirable to foreign
ers because of tho faulty regulations
and conditions attending their issue."
DANIEL KOHOE HANGED.
The First Execution in Crawford
County in Eighty Years,
lij L.-.tliiiivp Wiie fiom The .-uxoniti-rt l'n--s
Meadville, Pa., April Ifi. Frank Ma
jor, alias Daniel J. Kohoe, was hanged
in the county jail yard at 2. OK o'clock
this afternoon. Death resulted in six
minutes from strangulation. The con
demned man met his death unflinch
ingly and without making any state
ment on the scaffold.
Major's crime was Hie murder of
Chief of Police Uanlel MeGrath, of
Titusvllle, FJa on November II. 1S!)9.
He wtts si member of a. gang that blow
open the safe and robbed the Titusvllle
railroad ticket olllee and later went to
n house on Fast Spring street, where
they intimidated nnd robbed tho in
mates. They were tracked lo this
place by Chief Mc.Orath and Police
man Sheehy. The gang opened fire at
once and She'-hy fell dangerously
wounded. McCirath grappled with tho
man at the door and after he had re
ceiver! his own death wound, shot, and
killed one of the burglars. The other
two escaped hut TOujor was captured
tho next day. Tho dead burglar was
never idcntllled and a Philadelphia
medical school got his body. Major, It
Is stated, comes of :i good family, re
Siding on Grunt avenue, Hrooklyn. The
execution today wuh Ihe llrst In Craw
ford county In over eighty years.
SMALL PAPER A FAILURE.
Chlcogo Evening' Post Gives Up the
Hormsworth Idea.
lly i:c1uslvi- 'Alii- fiom 'Iho .Vv-riJled Pics'.
Chicago, April 16 Tho Chicago levell
ing Post, whleh recently changed
hands and started on a i.ew career of
now journalism lu tabloid form and
general change In make-up, today ra
appeared In its former style, with apol
ogies to the publle lor tiyjng tho ex
periment. Tho I'o.sl says nf the mutter:
tor;
"In going back to the md form wo
feel that an explanation and apolopy
to our friends will be proper Av must
frankly nckuowlodi,'. that (ho experi
ment had not been satisfactory. Thu
respons.ibiliy for this rests with me
chanical limitations and conditions. It
has been proved quite conclusively to
us that before this form can be handled
lo advantaso presses must be built es
pecially Cor It."
Successor to Late C. L. Mngee.
By I'scltiihe. Wire trorn The Avoelitt'l I'ren
I'llt-Jn-rg. Apill t'i. 'the leult ot tin qui id
rii-cttiiii t.eltl ! day to t.Li-1 u l-.iieMior to the
I,..- ( . L. Met.- (is siintov Ii-oin tho i'oil.i llilttl
dhtriil. K'stillcil ill the .In lion i.i W. A. M i-a.-r,
Ji.. by a pluiallly ct marly it lo I. I, i;, Kine,
fitiiiocial, and .1. .). K lucr. Iinlq.i-ii.H-nt IMuu
tiat, tt-rru his impound,. .Ml. ,i.w will jro
to ILilM'tiit; at out n and qiuliiy.
Fatal Fall from a Scaffold.
lly I'whislvn Wire from The A;rciilctt I'lc-i.
Vork, April 10. llcv, liroua' II. Reiver. pator
ct the Ihiiamwl llefoiniwl limtrli at lljuoycr,
today fell Irum tin- scaffold oi a new church
ivl.iilt hij coiissit-C'ativn U tnil'liii'j- ami died in
half an hour. He fell a tlbtsmeo of fori) or Inly
f.ft and l-ni'.l'il on a nlom- l-lle.
Tin; ni;vs THIS MOMIim
Weather Indication. Today-
PAIRS WAffMCIf.
1 Cciier.ilIliiwla sirul it.ip.lli ISYguttaltiu;,
llcacllnir'H former I're-liletil en Anllii.ulle.
State Leirl.dttlvt! DoltiRH.
I'amvell lo fieneral CJIunec.
t! t.'uncr.il Citlioudalp lli-partiuciit.
S ficner.lt The lltirlrit Valley of MjutiiluK.
IMItoilal.
Note nnd Coiiiiniiu .
Sloiy "in Ilio M.ill-.i- of Aieliirj (Hay."
C Ja-iral Woik of the Lacliixranni Pir-hjteiy.
A Night Willi Ihc llowlctf.
7 Local -Ititlnutcs Couimillre Called Dmin by
Coii-icll.
I.si.k.uvamn Nteiti.'lilian iitili.e.
S Local Wett Sciaiitoii and .Siibiiiliau,
!) On irnl iVoillii'iKtciii IVntisylunlt.
lliuuiclal and Cnmtiicicl.il.
It) Iitttl Live Xctra ot th linlthlli.il Woihl.
Court. I'roctifdirgf.
CEBU STILL HAS
A PEW TROUBLES
Insuuectlou Still Alive on the Island
and Peaceable Natives Hope for
Government Assistance.
By Kitlu-ite Vfiie fiom 1li Anoeialetl t'leu.
Cebu. Tslnnd of f!obu, Philippine Isl
ands. Ap.il JO. Judge Tntl, president, of
the Philippine commission, says that
Mgr. Chain-He, the pupal delegate to
the Philippine Islands, told lilm the
friars were nol. to return to the prov
ince and thai only a sufficient number
of I hem were now In Manila to act as
instructors in Ihe colleges. This dis
poses of ilio lioublfisome friar qil'-s-lion.
Ccbu is the tbsl, island to be visited
by the commission upon which the in
surrection Is still active. It is unsafe
to leave the. city of Cbu without an un
armed force. The d-ilegittes from the
towns in thn island who are now here
are anxious for thn establishment, of a
provincial government, which they be
lieve would assist in ending the insur
rection in Obit.
MASCARDO'S CHIEF
HAS SURRENDERED.
It Is Expected That the General
Himself Will ProURbly Yield in a
Few Days.
By K.ci'lmiie Wire fiom the Ani-i(ril Pre-?.
Manila, April 16. Th-j chief or stoff
of the Insurgent Generul Mascardo has
surrendered at the town of Mnrivalcs,
in Uatnan, province, Luzon. Ho said
that Mascardo's band of follower.'--, now
greatly diminished, are hi n bad way.
Jt is impossible for them to elude
lire Americans: they urn unable to ob
tain food and wall t lo surrender. It is
expc-etr.d that General Maseunln him
self will -au-rcnder shortly.
STRIKE AT M'KEESPORT.
Close of the Second Day Forbodes a
Stubborn Fight,
fly Lvtlusito Wiie from ihe. Associated fn-.
Pittsburg, April 111, The close of the
second duy of the strike at the W. De
wees wood plant of the American .Sheet
Steel company, at MclCeesport, shows
a condition of affniis that forebodes a
stubborn light between the company
and the Amalgamated Association of
Iron and HK-el Workers, Involving tlio
possible shut-down of every union
plant iu the eonntiy tontrolled by the
company.
The tight is being made by the Amal
gamated association for the rec
ognition of unionism, nnd President
Shaffer's announcement that all of tho
company's mills will be called out may
recclvo sanction at the meeting nf the
advisory board, which has been called
for tomorrow.
SUPERIOR COURT OPINIONS.
Judgment Is Reversed in. the Lacka
awanna County Fee Case.
By r.uiiiilvp Wiie from Tho AAioiiatetl l'.-
Pittsburg, April It!. Tho KuperhH'
court met at II o'clock this morning
and u. number of opinions were handed
down. Nearly all of the appeals beard
were from tho eastern counties of tho
state. The opinions wore as follows:
Per CJuimm O. M. Kplerv.-'. David .M.
Metzgar. appeal from tho common
picas court of Dauphin county. Judg
ment alllrmed.
Coininonwoalll) vs, William Church
and Frcdfctlck Hurdlck, appellant, from
oyer and termliifr of Susquehanna
county. Judgment ntllrnied.
Lewis vs. County nf Lackawanna.
An appetil ft mil the court of common
pleas of Luckiiwauuu county. The
judgment is leversed.
Canal Bill Abandoned.
II; I.Mlmive Wile ii-oin The A-ih l.ilt-l Pie-i.
Albany, Apill Iti.-ll.e -iil,lKi,(iui c.inil on
l-U'Vitn-i.l bill tv.n m-iuljllv iiliatiil-jiitil tcnitdit
when .lflrv j. (wo ,nrai-' eoi.tiiciito with (Jover
lo.. Oilell the Ullll iltlhtltllt.s ,il)-l lltpilt'lll.m
le.nlriK coiieitled tint the measure wr.-.iM bo
a auipotl ii it t-.iii-i- lip for vctt. II it'ill tl.eri"
foui i.f ullowitl lo fi'u- in II." loiiiiiilllet. ol!
tin asf-mli; .
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Py b.ulil'lve Wire (urn Tlio Avot-iatisl PiCi.
flitc .iiiii. Ajiiil In lltshop ,1. J. Usher, altir .1
inolai-tt-il Win--.-, died lu this, Llty loriiy, as.ri
TS J'lMI-ii. liblliip Jillll'l- win llw Alitor I.Utl'ip
ot i.u liair,'i Ileal clmich, iiaiiiifr timllmioiidy
irinpUd tlio Lpbt-opal office Pllne llHL Ho
.tircit la the aititv mltiLHiy dneo lsli ait-l mi
tin- idtlcct mliiLstPi' lu actilt- wit lee 111 lm
iliurch. llo wu Iioiii In tlio puwiiu-e of .I4li
in I W.l, copiiim tn Anient. i whin !) j-eav. old.
I 'lilt alio, Aptll 10. limiius II. Illixlisell, wlWM
fidlicr wm ii liKiiibei n WiiliiU8tiiit' jimj',
iht'd today in this U'. lb- wa holli In Cioloji,
N. V., Ill l-W, .-iinl had voted fcr ciyhiei'ii
incideiitj. liiterinciit will he In tlio ea.-t.
Somt-nille, JIav iprll lil.-ltev. .Iit'thi II.
I'ullon, I). l., a llajtut cieru)intl snd loimcily
p.ij.tiii' oi Tienioiit leniple, ilU-t at Ins tioir.o to
day of paialyoU, amil "S year-. lib hooL,
''Why I'lic.-ts Should Wed." w-.i inlfldietotl by
Anthony Cnimlocl;, and acicr.il pasMaoi wcic
eliminatcil l-cicu- It w.ii alloHtd to f on sale.
Willi pieachlnip" In Capo llieicii afaJiist tho
Catliollo tliuit-li he tvjs ttoucd and tor aT wlillo
t lain-d to a Limn to-i. Pi. 1'iillrii is hnn
Pi liciljiiiiif, N. V , lit, I !'!.
MR. HARRIS ON
ANTHRACITE
Interesting Testimonu Given Before
tlie Industrial Commission bu
Reading's Ex-President.
GREAT COAL RESERVE
The Witness Believes That the Pro
duction of Anthracite Has HeachetJ
the Maximum in the Wyomintr Reg-ion
East of Plttston and in the
Shninoklu JEtegion The Great An
thracite Reserve Is in the Schuyl
kill Region Reading Mines Good
for Another Hundred Years.
By l"uhl5ilP Wiie fiom iho A.soc'afeil 1'ie-ti.
Wushingon, April 10. "Mr. J. S. Har
ris, for eighty years and until the first
of the present, month president of Read
ing railroad, testlllcd before the indus
trial commission loday concerning' tho
affairs of that company and also rela
tive to the production and shipment o"
anthracite, coal, lie gave some of tho
details of the reorganization of the
I tending in ISihi, saying that its purpose
had been largely lo lessen the ilxed
charges, and that this had been accom
plished for a, time. Asked If the bank
ruptcy of the road had not 'been duo to
the fact that, so much hind had -been
bought in anticipation of further needs,
Mr. Harris replied that to tin extent
this -was true However, It was not u
fact Unit tho finances of the railroad
and the Reading Coal and Iron com
pany are In any "W'ay connected, the
coal company taking care of its own
interest payments. II expressed tha
opinion that 'the production of anthra
cite coal had reached practically its
maximum. The present production Is
almost no.OOO.OOO tons annually, and Mr.
Harris thought it would never exceed
00,000,000 tons. This limitation, he said,
was due to the fact, -that many of the
collieries ore becoming well-nigh ex-'
lniusted. He thought that the Wyo
ming region, east, of Plttston. never
again would produce so much coal
yearly as it had produced, some of the
mines there heing well-nigh worked
out. He was ot the opinion -that tho
Lehigh region also had passed its
maximum. The Khamokln region never
would do better than it hud done.
Reading Has the Reserve.
There might be an increase, however,
hi the western part of the Wyoming
section, buL the great anthracite re
serve is in tho Schuylkill basis. He es
timated that the Reading coal reserve
is good for a. hundred years or more.
Mr. Harris also said iu this connection
that there could die no greaL Increase hi
tlie price of anthracite, because of the
competition of bituminous coal, though
in thn distant future he expected to see
an ineiease in price, because of the in
evitable advance iu the cost of mining.
AVlthln the past thirty years there hod
been an advance of that cost of almost
a dollar a ton.
Mr. Iltirils was iiostliincd at length
concerning the acquisition of (lie Xew
Jersev Central railroad by the Head
ing. He said that liansaciioti had boon
arranged and put into execution by the
bankers who control the Heading, They
had btilli-hL II,, 000 shines of Jersey
sleek at SKID per shine. The Jersey
road and the Heading naturally con
stitute) one system, lie said, and thev
had exchanged business for thirty
years. lb- knew of no .siens on the
part of the Heading- management to
absorb tlio Lehigh Valley,
"That Is simply a. newspaper giiei-s"
he said, "and 1 liavi uu iivason to sup
pose II true."
Yet, even If the Lehigh should be ab
sorbed, the combination would by no
means be monopolistic in ihe anthra
cite coal business, iis there still woitli'
be many Independent interests.
CONDUCTOR ENNIS KILLED.
Run Down by an Engine in
tho
Washi
ington, N. J., Yard.
Conductor John l'mils, of this city,
onu of the oldest employes of the Lack
awanna lalhoad. was Instantly killed
at -'.'10 ('(deck yestcnluy alternoon wlub
walking through tho vest end or the
Washington, N- J., yard to set on hK
train.
Knglni' No. JoO, rutinlng backwards,
struck bin. and his body was ground
under thy wheels In fore any at-i-lstanc?
could be rendered lilm, I'unl.s was ona
of the best known men oil the road,
and resided wilh his faintly at i!
IJeech street.
Tim remains were brought to this city
last, night and prepared for burial, ib
is survived by bis wife and seven chlb
divn.
Glass Plants to Close May 1,
It.- i:fluii-it Wiie fiom Tho Avsoii.tle.l Prist.
I'itttbmg, April 111.-II wa-i officially Mated to
day tliil, ilipitu cilt-( b the centraiy, at
thii window glis.- plant the two combination'
will flosa on .May II, A (Otifeiiiu-o on thn w-aiji
i-calo I or Iho romins lire will ho held within i
wci't Oi- len days lictutvtl ltilf(teiU.itivc.-s of flit
Window (ilm Woiteii.' ms.sk iatimi and tut
Air.erieau Window tiluv. coinpinj.
Governor of Oklahoma,
By l'.xcliiii Wire from Tim Aisoelatcd "Neu.
Wa shina Ion, Apiil tii, Tfo pn-litiil luj U
fithri to appoint, William JI. Jenkins to b-jjo..
crr.oi- ot (liil.ihom.i Itniioiy to succeed the' pro..
ent fiovernor ILiim-s whoso teiiu will npiu
toKin. .Mr. -ItiiUiin is- (Lo pre-eiit secret ny .
the Iciriloii
y i t t-fi
f -
4- WEATHER FORECAST,
f -4
-f Washlnstoii.Ainil l'i l-'orcex-l for Wed-
V nosday in-1 Thursday; i'asleiii Fcniisyl-
4- vania Pair, waitiii-r W'ediiejdaj-, Thuis. t
- il iy, pully i,oiiily, prohaldy uin Ii. the i
-f .iiteinucHii frtli noitheast to eatt wlndt.
tt HfHIflttt Ut