j-mns . , ' Fit titaue. trmttoit Tilt- ONLY SCRANTON PAPER RECEIVING THE COMPLETE NEWS SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE GREATEST NEWS AGENCY IN THE WORLD ' Scents. vSt SCU ANTON. l'.., WKDNIiSIMV AIOJININXI, APHIb 24 , .11)01. TWO CUNTS. i r PATE NOW RESTS IN SEVEN MEN "Ripper" Art Is in the Hands ol the Supreme Court ol the Commonwealth. ARGUED BEFORE A FULL BENCH Two of Philadelphia's Ablest Con stitutional Lawyers, R. C. Dale and John G. Johnson, and Seven of the Leading Members of the Allegheny Bnr Join with Seven Attorneys from This City in Piesenting- the Cnse to the Court Pittsburg and Allegheny Submit Intervening Briefs Many Politicians and Law yers Present to Listen to the Argu ments Besume of the Contentions Advanced on Both Sides. vc-l.il In Hit- Siii.ntim Tillmnc. .Philadelphia. Pa.. A pi II -.!. With the lill bench of the Supreme eoutt nres- lit today the opponents ol' the Vitts- lirg ripper 'bill made their final stand. he friends, of the new charter were Rioro to meet them, and the armies of legal talent exchanged right royally all their batteiies of amiimcnt. The day closed with the result in doubt, and until the court of last resort says that the bill cither is or is not in accordance with the constitution, the local affairs nt Pittsburg-. Allegheny and Scrnnton will lie somewhat in a state of uncer tainty. Having advanced the case on the list nt the pica of the contending parties, it is the general linpiesslon Hint the court will be no Jess expeditious in icaching its opinion. In the meantime, the leaders of both sides in state poli tics will be more or less on the anxious bench. The stalwarts weie well ad vised 'before drawim; up the bill, and naturally they are sanguine that it will .stand the tost. But litigation at best I uncertain, and they are not, counting their chickens before they are hatched. The groat interest among Hepubli cans In Western Pennsylvania, In the fate of the new charter, was attested by the presence in court of a big batch of politicians, who journeyed all the way finni Pittsburg lo listen to the arguments. Among those who sat through the proceedings were James J. Wyninn, mayor of Allegheny, who v HI have to give way to "Recorder Murphy, if tlie charter Is Sustained; city Attorney Clarence Burleigh, of Pittsburg; Recorder of Deeds George M. Von Bonhurst, James Francis liurke, ev-lJcutennnt Governor Walter Lyon. Representative John M. Kopp, and many lesser lights. Philadelphia's political lenders were not so well rep U'scuted, but the court room was ciowded with members of the bar. Tlie case w,is formally before the tilbunal on the appeal from the deri sion of tlie Lackawanna counly court, which had declared the bill constitu tional, and sustained the validity of the appointment of James Molr ns re corder. However, Pittsburg and Alle gheny joined "in an intervening brief. Tlie array of counsel so far as the briefs were concerned, was startling. Defending the constitutionality of the new ehaitcr weio llichard C. Dale, of Philadelphia: A. A. Vosbuig, 11. A. TCnupp and .lames 11. Torrey, of Seranton, and on behalf of the assail ants appeared Joseph O'Hrlen, M. .1, Martin, I. II. Murns and Deputy Attor new General Fleltz, of Seranton: .ioIiii ;. Johnson, of Philadelphia ; Knox & Heed, Pity Attorney Clarence Burleigh, Lyon & MoKee. Lewis MoMullin and Wm. W. Smith, of Pittsburg, brought up tlie battalions or Pittsburg and Al legheny, Mr. Bums Opens the Ball. I, IT. Hums, of .Seranton, opened lib argument. Calmly, dispassionately. hi proceeded to discuss the measiite ami the relation it bure to the supnmc law of the land. Tlie people of Scran ton ho said, had beep used to manag ing their own nif.ilrs and tills new charter would materially change, the order of tilings. While on Its face, he said, the "ripper" merely changed the oftlce uf mayor, as a mutter of fact It was very much further retching, e. tending in Its eifuet down to tlie low. est laborer on the city pay iooIs, Mr. Burns raised a new point, which ipplles only to his own city. He called Attention to tliu fact tho hill speci fically deslBiioted (-Misting cites of the second class ns coming within its pro visions, Kcianion, he contended, was litis e.tompted, us Icpilly K ij, (,i Miter tho second class until April , n was not, lie dcclaied, an "existing cily uf tlls second class" at the time Ihe charter wont Into meet. o de voted several minutes te the elabora tion of thin point. Fiom this point .Mr. Hums turned his attack on the piovlbbm by willed tho recorder, named by the governor, would hold ollico until Apiil l03. lly ilil? time, a spring election would in tervene, which tact, the lawyer en deavored to demonstrate, was In con. lllct with the section of the constim tlou which guai antecs to all citizens the right of frunchi.-e. Voting, ho contended, m-us 'a constitutional privi lege, which the legislating could not tnlie away, in coucliislcii, .Mi. liiirns suld; "The people of Seranton were not consulted about this bill. Without the approval or desire of the people of Seranton, the entire government of thut city has oeen shipped to llnrtlsbuig. What the legislature has done In the cases of the cities of the second class It can 3o with cIHch of the. llrst class). If it run do that, where will It stop?" Jtlchuul P. Dule took up the light for the new law In reply, lie opened his defense by nsscrtlng Hint no mat ter if the net was poorly or slovenly drawn, It In no wise nlfected the Is sue. Neither had the merits or the legislation anything to do with tho case. It only lay In the province of the court to nulliry an net of the law making bodv If that act In some way came in conlllet with n provision of the fundamental law. As to the new point rnlsul by Mr. Hums, that Hcrntnon. at all events, was not with in the provisions of the charter, ho demonstrated that the record showed that at tho time of the passage of the legislation it was admitted Hint Scrnnton was ti city of the second clas. Its Power Absolute. The power to legislate Is absolute, he said, and the theory of the light or self government Is through legislation. There Is nothing, ho declared, In the act Hint Impairs the rights of the cltl x.ent of Seranton, for they still retnln the right to elect their councils. The bill is In harmony with the scheme oC perfect municipal government, and he snld Hint in many respects It Is an improvement upon the Bullitt bill. It was a vlgotous attempt, he said, to place the responsibility upon Urn chief executive of cities of this class. It Is absolutely within the scope and power of the legislature to wipe out ail municipal olllcers. The charge that the bill is special or local, and hence unconstitutional, has no foundation, he contended. Pities of different sizes need different forms of government. How far they need this Is a legislative question, not a ju dicial one. The method of classifying is not, he said, an arbitrary one. James TI. Torrey. of Seranton. took up tho fire whore Mr. Dale left off. There was little for Mr. Torrey to do, and what he did, he did quickly and well, giving way to John G. John son, who closed the attack. The eleven points In the intervening brief, on which Mr. Johnson based his argu ment, covered the entire case against the bill. The contentions on which he sought to invalidate the will of legis lature were: "The act is impossible of execution and therefore void, inasmuch as no ordinances can be enacted and no powers of the cities can be validly ex ercised. "The act is iinconstitiflioiial, because it attempts a classification, in the method of lining municipal ofllces and of exercising municipal powers, resting upon no proper discrimination or foun dation. "The act Is unconstitutional because it is a local act changing the char ters of only three cities, creating of fices and prescribing tlie powers and duties of officers In these cities. "The act is unconstitutional because it vests in the governor tho discretion of determining when it shall become operative. "The net is unconstitutional because it removes from their respective ofllces during the terms for which they were elected the mayors of the cities of the second class, and puts other persons therein. "The act Is unconstitutional because of the lack of power in the legislature to do what is therein attempted, viz.: in the same way, to make tho office of mayor both elective and appointive. "The act is unconstitutional because after making the office of recorder elec tive it provides for a continuance in the office by appointment by the gov ernor for such length of term ns dis penses with an election at the time fixed by the constitution, viz., the next municipal election In February, 'The act Is unconstitutional because it gives to the governor a power to re move an elective officer without cause. "Tlie act Is unconstitutional because it violates those provisions of the new constitution which preserve to tho peo ple local soir-government and especial ly the right lo choose their own local officers for the administration of local affnhs. "The recorder has not been legally appoinled, even though the act he con st Itutional, because of tlie failure to obtain tlie consent of the senate." To tlie first point Mr. Johnson de voted much of his time. Jte said theio was no provision in tho bill giving a lecorder the right to approve or to veto ordinances of council, consequently legislation was Impossible. Such point's had been covered in the bill as oilgln ally drawn, hut when it was amended by substituting tlie title of "recorder" the veto anil approving power had not been conferred on that official. It was, he thought, a bit of legislative caie lessness that nullllled the entire net. Mr. Johnson at 2,30 o'clock- In the nfternooii closed the argument In a burst of oiutory. All sorts of rumors aie nliendy ntlo.lt as to what the mint Is going to do,' but they have no better foundation than Die brains that invent them to order, A decision Is not expected until tilt latter part of next mouth, Per haps it may lie delayed even longer. General Wood Arrives, P.' Cvhbtve wire from 'Ihe Woclated he". V nil, iiil :U. firnci.il bi-onaul , Wod, Kuvruinr genual uf Cilia, Willi Sin-. Wood and lit-, pilule m i u-t.li, airbed here toiiljjhl fiom lljt.ini mi tin- W.uil Unci jloiu Castle. (jciui.ll wood uliu oped-, lit return to llauua nil 'lliuril In,, bj u.iy i .Ijik-omill.', I'u., liar, nudo Ilia limilnl tlip hi this lotuili fur tin) puipie nt in. tioduiins: to I'li'tidcm MiKinli'.v helm tin- latter li-.il i -i Wellington fin- Hit- Pacilh- nu.t, tin- five iiiiiuliti of tliu I'utiin iniuinlllii- on Ionian trillion-, iih.iiiln l. tin. CiiImii tomilliillf.n d Colli tilt loll. Attorney Nicholas Acquitted, P IaiIiuIiu Wlie fiom 'flin AuocUWd Trey. l.i-li!8loii. Kj Aiiill at, Vlluini) . 0. NlilmUn, who j,t PiiiLiy tliot ami Mllid 0n lluill.. j well known un; liurwi ouiur .nul liulnri, .is Ji-iiuilti-cl (odjy on the evwiiiilni; lifjl. XiiihiI, lludie MurdKil llio iity oi-s lii-ui. for Ni lioljj. . won i,i 1 1 oici whom the tloiilili ,,0,f, m-iuiI wjiiii-d Nidiolj ij nun... Ill- Mil-. ,ll-iHlld .Hid M-IUIld I In- III-,) i(,l Hu, till- llli'll liiull IIU'l. i m Held for Biuying the Baby. By IImIuiIU' Wiic from 'liic Auuiljleil I'rm .Vw oil. Apiil i',. (ill tu IIMtai.it.iiii i.inl iuiHifia Siliull.i. vlio niii- airibi-d in i.i.t.i n .w.-tuil.i. iliirsul Willi bin j In- a liah.i uliu- in a luiiwnio iont noai tin, Viw Voiis (i-nu luik-i Jl llJtlnt, m' lilj I. ill t i.i ,c Wivlilii'jii r i ounty Buml jin.t ,lii"i ni"l ri )U,t i. Thv iiiom-r ufiuod (o ilUcn.i ii- (ii,o but dt'iluii'd llii-y uoir not tin- nil nil il On-lliild ANOTHER WAR OVER OLEO ft Bill Introduced to ftpnt'ouriatG $4,500,000 lor Completion of the Gnpitol. PROPOSED COMMISSION Ex-Lteutennnt Governor Louis A. Wntres a Member An Error on the Forestry Resolution Bill Prohibiting- the Embalming of Bodies Without Coroner's Consent Is De feated Other Business in Senate nud House. By I'xcliMrr Who finni Tm WoiJ.itcil l'ip. Hnrrl.sbutfi-. Ph., April 23. W. A. Miiffee, jr.. who was hist week elected senator fiom the Forty-third district in J'ittsbui-fr, to till the vacancy caused by the death of bis uncle, Christopher l.i. Masee, was sworn In as a member of the senate today, .lurlge John II. Weiss, of Dauphin county, adminis tered the oath. The older of business in tlie senate this mornlnp was the consideration of bills on second reading. After some routine matters had been disposed of the calendar was cleared. These bills were introduced: l",y Mr. Muelilbronncr, of Allegheny, nppropriiitinfiT $4,500,000 for the com pletion of the stale capltol building, and providing- for a. commission to be composed of Thomas S. Blgelow and Harry W. Oliver, of Pittsburg; ex Thief .lu.stice Kdward M. Paxlon and John C. Bullitt, of Philadelphia; ex Lieutenant Governor Iouis A. AVatres, of Seranton, and two persons to be ap pointed 'by the governor. Tlie gover nor shall be an ex-ofllclo member of the commission, and the structure must be completed by 190o. Mr. .Snyder, of Chester, today report ed favorably to the senate from the committee on appropriations the bill appropriating $1,000,000 to the public schools to mahe up for the cut made by the governor two years ago. Work Accomplished. Mr. fummlngs, of Warren, rose to a question of privilege, and stated that he desired to refute the charges alleged to have been made in the newspapers by members of the house that the sen ate was "holding up" legislation sent over by the lower body, in supporting his refutation ho lend a statement of the -work done by each body, as fol lows: Hoiw Mil' si-nt fo llio M-n.ile , I'K) House bilk reported fiom senile conimillfe. 113 HciMe liill-i r'SaH-d by tlie senate and ie. turned lo tlie liou-e 4) Pcnalc bills i.icd and sent lo tlie Iioii-p 1nS Srr.ale bills ir-noiled fiom lioiw nminiiftcf. II.! hiate bills pawd by Hie lioue and iilumi-d to the senate '.'I A large number of hills .-were favor ably reported from committees to the senate at its session tonight. The following bills were passed fin ally: l'ioidinK lor tlie appointment oi puliifni'.-n foi tiiit passenger inilw-,iy Hoie-e bill anu-nding; .in .id for Hie aiK.ption of tiide nurlts, label, isymboN or otliu pui.ile flumps by .my incoiporjled or miincorporaiid a soii.nion or union or woikinfjTiirn. These bills were Introduced: Uy Mr, I'm hi. of I'liion Approin latin; Mu.nOO lo tin, inliwrs' hospital at Sliauioliln, lly Mi, SiV-ou, of Kile Uilliuilinii; inunty cmmtssioiu-rH lo dhide wants i-oulaiiilii? ,-ein llioiis.iriil or nioi i- lnlilliil.il. Is in tliiul il,e.s i-illrs into lisso;-iiii nl ilistiiib, and pioviilinc nn l.i tlie .ippointniuil by the comity lounnissiouei's of one .iMi-sjior lor earh disliiil lor .i temi ot tbit-r-e.irs al the .same aninul .jUi a non paid In i ounty .if o ssoi i. Just as tlie lieutenant governor was about lo clear the table of communi cations tliu electric lights went out, nnd a leeess of ton minutes was- taken, Tho chamber still being In darkness at the end of the recess, the senate ad journed until 10 a. in. lomuriiiw. Contest in the House. There was an interesting contest In the house this afternoon, when the house bill regulating the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine -was taken up for third reading and final passage, and the opponents of the bill succeeded In getting the better of tho fight for the time being, at least. After the hill had been lead, Mr. Ueudeison, of Alle gheny, made a point of order that the bill was not propel ly on the calendar. He claimed the Snyder bin, which had passed tlie senate, had been Impropeily substituted fop the house hill In cnni mitlee. A long debate followi-il over tho point. of order, in which many members took part, and during which Mr. Cooper, of Delaware, charged that the point of order was a skillful nt tempt to defeat tho hill. Tho speaker Anally submitted the question to the house, and It was not .sustained, Ihe vniu helms: Ycis, nT; nays, 1 in. .Mr, Unrils, of Clearfield, moved to go Into the committee of the avIioIo for the puposo of amending the title of the bill and this was agreed to, nflep tedious roll call, by u vote of m (0 .12: but tho speaker then j-nled Hint the title, under the rules, iniiid not be amended in tho committee, but that it must be done mi the lloor. of the house. Tlie It lends uf tint bill got their heads together and as a result of the conference a motion was made to icconslder the vote by which the bill passed second reading, the object being to amend the title while it was on second reading. The houso also ugieed lo this by -i vote of in to Pi, but when tlie attempt was made to timcml tin title, with bill on see. olid leading. Mr. llanlsou, of Philadel phia, made a point of order (liar jii. der a rule adopted a few days ogo, hills on third reading only could bo considered at this session mid thm the oleo bill, having been sent hack to second reading by a vote of tlie House, was not In order The speaker mled that th" point was well taken, ami before the friends of the bill could make u further move, Mr. McCjnd- less, of Allegheny, made a motion to adjourn, which was declared carried by tho speaker on a viva oco vote. Error on Forestry Resolution. Among ihe bouse resolutions ic porled to tlie house with the Informa tion tluit the senate had passed the same, was one which provides for Ihe publication or 10,000 copies of Urn an nual reports of tho commissioner uf fnrestiy tor l!)l and 1902. Mr. Coray, of I,ti7.eine, wnnted to known when tills particular lesolullon had been re ported from tlie house committee nnd passed by Hie house, nnd It wo dis covered that the resolution had not yet been lcporled from the house committee and tint it had been mes saged to tlie senate by mistake. The error was ordered rectified. The following bills passed llnnlly: s 1'ioildiiigr for ward trptcent.ilion In tliesrlinol lin.Mil ot t lie school dMilel uf Ihe bproiijih of Punmnie, ptoildinif for the appointment mid elee. tlou of sdiool director fio.u e.uli wild and Ihe manner or tilling (aeani les. AnllioilrlnK the Iramfir upon tin- hnnki of Hie rotpoiatioin of Inlj, In m-iikIciIik owned by Ihe (Oipoiatioii of Hi- fli.t ilisJ. Illnitliut counly eoiniulsioneri to p.i con ct.itiles for their Fervlr in nialiincr rcltum In the mint of elections, ultnniiiii; special ehe lions and liarelin epenses since .hiuii.uy 1. IS'iT, In all c.ies whete Ihe pune icin.ilu unpaid. Aiillioii.lii iKirouli ronnelts or school boards In accjuiic, piiuliiive, take, uw; and appio. piinle pioperty for imlilie lllir.iry purpevses and providing the m.luiiei- in which damages su t.iliifd Ihcreby uhali be iisie-M-d and collected. V'liiiiditn; lli'1 ail c.r Ma 2i, ?sn. relative fo tlie ginei nine til of tliiul rl.is citic-". llxinj the pinulty for non-payment of l.-rces at 3 per uii?. Iiisleail of n, as at ptevnl. Pemilttins as"nts or employe? of dctecLive ,Viiicie to seive uarr.intK in ctiminal cases. (ihin? cities oper.itimr under speef.il haiter the f..ime linlit to enforce their ordinances as cilic-tf of ihe fhs. second and tliild classes. THE WRECK OF THE TURKISH TRANSPORT From 180 to 200 Men Were Killed or Drowned Desperate Fighting Between Soldiers and Sailors. uy l!selii.iie Win from The Avsorijted Pie. Constantinople. April 2S. The latest reports show that from ISOHo 200 men were drowned or killed at tho time of the wreck of the Turkish transport Asian, near Tembo. the first news of which wns telegraphed from .Tiddnh, Arabia, April 1. According to the nar rative of a survivor there was savage lighting between the soldiers and sai lors for possession of the few boats be longing to the transport. The captain nnd a portion of the crew, the survivor adds, seized tho boats and abandoned the ship, stabbing and belaboring the soUUers and pilgrims bound for Mecca, of which latter there were "00 on hoard who attempted to enter the boats. A mad panic ensued, many hurling themselves Into the water, where they were drowned. At the expiration of forty-eight hours from the time the transport went ashore boats from the coast rescued the survivors. SCENES IN REICHSRATH. Members Call Each Other Dirty Liars, Beptiles and Traitors, fly r.vcluiho Wire fiom Tlie Associated l'r-".. Vienna, April 2.1. Violent scenes be tween the Christian Socialists and Here Voelkl, the Pan-German, marked tlie earlier part of today's sitting in tlie reichsrath. Iferr Voelkl was denounced as a. liar by Wohhneyer, and (he for mer retorted: "You are a perfidious scoundrel. You are a disgrace to your party." In tlie subsequent uproar only such exclamations as "Dirty liar!" "Hep tile!" and "Traitor!" were distinguish able. JAPAN IS IN EARNEST. Will Draw the Sword Against Rus sia Should the Latter Persist in Designs on Manchuria. Dy Km lii-.be Win- from The VSucljed I're's. Yokohama, April 12. via Victoria. H. C April 2:1. Thete is 110 ilotihl that Japan's deadly earnestness in her In tention to diaw tlie sword against rtus sla .should the latter persist in designi upon Manchuria, has saved the situa tion In the far eait. Kverylhlng was in iciidliicss for .striking tlie blow, with every vessel In the navy In a condition of powerful ef llcleuey, with a huge transport service thm (Highly organized nnd with an army of 200,(i00 ready at a moment' notice, with tho sentiment of the na tion behind It. All (Ills was of coursi thoroughly known at St. Petet'sbtiig and II became the determining factor In brlmtiiig about Itus.sln's backdown. VANDERLIP'S MISSION. Will Feel Financial Fulse with a View to Floating a Russian Loan, Py i:i-luslve Wire from The Associated I'ren. Ili'ilin, n II 2.1 -It i .H-iTlcd in political I ilih 4 tluit flie uiioion of frank , V.iinliille, Inrim-r j-I-t jut kiiil.iiy ol the 1'nlled Stati-a tiea-iity, ttlio irilu-d In St. I'rttihburg eailr last week in I lie fim-ieot of tmpnmii biMnes i-lilhn.- hiitueea Ihe f'linid 'Jt.ile and UuviiJ, II in much wider hearing), and imuhes .'1 giinr.il Miul.l of llio Kim. p. ,111 niill.ri.il situation with H'n-ial iifiu-nie In the 111 imminent uf Ihe lor-li-iii binliie.s i.t lh Suhoiul ilt liank uf New uik, Il ii .1 1 hiidci.u.id thai uliile in -i. I'ctiiv billy, Mi. .nek 1 li,i will conici wllli M. Ail.ilf Itoili-li In. ihe Mill hni.wu ItiirMau lunkir and will till the tin 1111 j.il pul.e Willi j eu- uf H-ul. in;: a llu-nljii loan in New Verk. He is i-Npeiti-d to .unto In liollli neil wtt-k. , Died on n Tiain, lly l:ilu.ile Uiie (linn Tim ."Oijle. 1'ir.i Vlluoua, piil -J.:. Mu MnjiJliI b lion ild. ot l.ll.jl.. III. , .1.. eli tin w.lj b, -ijn I'rjiulx'u to 1UI1 her miii who i in ln'.lin-s thin-, died oil He M. I.ohK ispie louiiilit k.i.,0 eiu-i ih- li.iin li-ll IIjiiI-I.iiil'. Jlii' bialy nj bronchi on lu H' iln. Ivory and Pe'riy to Die June 5. fly KMhiiiu-'Wiiv fio-u Tie i.u.-ialicl Prev IfaiiUbuiii, piil 21. livuniur Stone teday liMd - 1 lit- ." en- lie e-ici iitii.ii of Hi'iiii limy unit (luik. Pin), lit Plillaclrlpl.i.i, who mui cfi'ieil I 'i 0 Ito.i WIImiii la-1 piiii. CUBANS WANT INDEPENDENCE Tlieu Wish the Military Occupation of tlie Islands to Gome to an End at Once. PORTUNDO'S STATEMENT The Leader of the Discontented States That the Spanish Merchants Are the Only Citizens Who Desire Annexation Tlie Commissioners to Be Received Cordially at Wash ington and Will Be Guests at a State Dinner. By llveluiive Wire fiom Tlie Wori.iled Pie-'. Jacksonville. Flti., April 2.".. TIjp Cu ban constitutional committee, 'which arrived here last night from Havana, left at lO.HO a. m for Washington. Ocneral lintel Porlundo, one ot tlie committee defended the Cubans' posi tion as follows: "Ninety per cent, of the Cuban peo ple desire absolute Independence. It is their wish that military occupation by the t'nited States come to an end at once. "It may be said that a small ele ment of Spaniards, from a purely com mercial motive, favor annexation, but the wish for Independence is felt by many Cubans and Spaniards alike. These Spaniards who favor annexa tion are not impelled by any love for the t'nited States. They hate American--, but they seem to wish some sort of guaranty ns to their property and business interests. "Peace with the Americans without the Independence of Cuba is impossible I mean moral peace. "I do not mean to say that in tlie event independence is not granted, war or revolution would follow, but there would be no sympathy, no friendliness between tlie peoples." Washington. April 23. Much or tliu time of the cabinet today was devoted to discussing the coming visit of the commission appointed by the Havana constitutional convention, which is now on its way to Washington. The com missioners are to be received cordially, and are to be shown every courtesy. A state dinner In the state dining room at the white house will be given by the president In their honor on Thursdny night. NEW JERSEYCENTRAL WAGE SCALE FIXED The Railroad Officials and Repre sentatives of Employes Agree Up on n Salary Schedule. r.. i:ihiAir! Wiie Hum The A-ociated PicM. New York. April 2.5. The Central Railroad of New Jersey today agreed with tlie representatives of the Train men on its new wage scale for tlie men. Tills agreement includes bag gagemen, brakomen. switchmen, dril lers, flagmen and others employed in tlie yards, as well as those on tho road. By the new scale, head baggagemen on the Philadelphia tun will receive $2.20 and their assistants $2.10 a day. Philadelphia brnkemen will receive $2 and "$1.S0. On freight trains, tlie flag men will receive $l.S:i and the brake men $1.S". per hundred miles. On the Jersey City and Muueh Chunk divis ion flagmen will receive $l.0r and brnkemen M.M per hundred miles. On tlie local division tho wages are to bo the 'same as those on the 'Mnueh Chunk runs. Pt tilers at Jersey City are to receive $2.64 a day in tlie case of head drillers on day work, and two cunts more a day at night. Other drillers will lecelve $2.1(! for day work and $2.20 for night work. On all other parts of the road head drlllet.s will 1m paid $2.ri0 for head men nnd $2 for as sistants. Ten miles an hour is to be run in ease ot distance inns and ten hours Is to lie a day's work. The new scale for the telegraphers will be liriished tomorrow. FREIGHT TRAIN IN A PIANO FACTORY. Disastrous Wreck at Chester Caused by nn Open Switch. By Kxthulve Wlru fiom The Awoelalrd IVi. f Iii-kIi-i-, Pa,. ,'tll !!V-V l"rei'hl Irani en (Im Philadelphia and Iti-aillne laihvay nai derailed al noon today at IXilnytou b, 1111 opin .ullih, 'Ihe i-HBiuc crJulied Into the iwll of the l.cter Piano, coinpinj's watehcu KiiiuMiij; down the end of the building ami Iiiu.yIm; wneul nun in Ihe ih hi !. 1'ielu'lit uis were tile.coped and vieckiiAf "'H I'll'i' ov(,l' "lt ti Ji U hut I lie cuw of the tiain escaped Injury. O11.1 of tho men in llm pi 1110 f.utoiy named CliJlle Pali, wj-.se, Indlj hull Hut he will die, 'Hid Incomnlhn .i wierlid. Ihe cl Ini.uje In the factoiy will icac-li VjH Rev. J. J. O'Connor to Be Honoied. fly i:rlirtikc Wire from The Amoc.i.led I'rci. iw yoik, Spill '-'. II i . 11 nil,- U ifei trat Miy l!. -Mm I. iH'umioi, ik r ;c;. .l, tin, been appointed lo tlie liNhnpiji if 'Vi.ik, made vaiant by Hie dialh ol IIUliop . i. liu ilir. Pliwfc lablecjrjuis tu Hut eu-il li iv t'n:i milled fiom Home ami liny aie tri-ntrallv tied led, .No 0nltl.1l Miiitituiatli'li ol the appoint ment U iilitainihle. Steamship Ai rivals. Uy liuludu1 Wnc fiom 'the -sorialfd Pie,. Sett oik, Apiil :'!.- Sillied: Kaiser Wilhilin Dil (iiiive, ll.i nit 11; Viler, 1,'uioi. t l.'.ir.-.l; Krii.iusluii, ntneip; lli.'aiili, l.lieip.'ul: 1 jhu, lliiiiiili lia --'iiulhiuiptou, si, l.ouif, souiitjiup. Ion. III. linn AnlM-'l: lllitlu, Nt Voik, liile i.iIIji Viihid; lluhuii-ullciii, "t Voik im Njplu. ami 1,'enoa. An Anti-Cigarette Law. , 0 i:ibiiM' Win- from '(hi V.icl.ill l'ii, pib.IUhl. III.. M'lll "-!. lull ua. I'J.-'il ln.ijt h.t the ! -I liniiii t, ihe bui-l.ilinc pi.iliil.lllns the ab. siting i.wjj vr l.ilnni.u into (he --t Jl" i iluJUlli',, ciJlilli pir or any ttibitit lu Ihei fi 1 THE NEWS THIS MURNINfl. Weather Indication! Tody: CLOUDY AND UNSETTLED, I 1 (inidiil -Al(nllli( nl for and Au'lilKt Ihe "lllp- pel." la-gl-datloii ill Il.ill eliinii, I'hln.i Will Pioti el I'otelRiiiM If froopi Are Withdrawn. Cnlmw lleshe AIioIiiIp liidepenili nee. 2 t'enei.il raihond.lle Pepailliirnl, II t;o.tl rourfi-eti t)iiorce Orantcd. f'llllll I'llKOIlHtlg. 4 Dllloilil. , Note and OoinniMit. 5 lii.il Slilke of silk Woikeii Xur an Kiel. lllrtli Seme at II.imIIii?. ! Local Wel 'uaincm nud Suhiiiluu. T l.'iiiernl Noithe.i-.tein Pei.nylianla, financial and (.'oiiiiiii-n.ril. 8 lieal Xe! in the World of Labor. VICTORY FOR THE COAL COMPANY United Mine Workers Refuse to Snnctlou Strikes, Brought About for Trivial Causes. By IJTihisite Wiie fiom The Aoclaled 1'ieii. Wllkes-Uarrc. April 22. The stilUe at tlie Prospect mine of the lehlgh Val ley Coal company ended tonight In 11. victory for the company. The l,20i) em ployes went on a strike early last week because a jig-tender In tlie breaker was discharged. The jig-tender was ordered by the I'm email lo do some oiling. lie refused, claiming lie was not employed to do such wot k. Two other employes weie then requested to do the wink. buL they, too, refused. They were also sus pended. A committee of employes waited on the company's otllcials with a view of bringing about a. settlement but the su perintendent. Mr. Lathrop, said under no circumstances would he take th discharged men and boys hack, as their conduct was arbitrary and un called for. Fred Dilclier. national organizer of tlie Vnited Mine Workers, arrived in town this evening, and after a confer ence with the local leaders of the flit ted Mine W01 Iters it was decided to call the strike olC. It was also deided to discipline the three men discharged and who were the cause of the strike. Hereafter tlie United Mine Workers will not recognize strikes unless sanc tioned by tlie district executive hoard. TOLSTOI EXILED. Report That Author and Reformer Has Been Expelled from Russia. IV I'xelnshe Wiie fiom The -.oeialed Piesi, Vlennn. Apiil -i? The Deutsche Volksblatt says that it has authentic information that Count. Tolstoi, the Russian author and reformer, lias been expelled from llusslu. Count Tolstoi, who is about seventy two years old, recently addressed an appeal to the czar and his ministers. In which, with great fieedom and bold ness, he pointed out the need of reform and the folly of dying to quench llns sian aspirations in th.U direction bv force and severity. If lie has been ex pelled the expulsion may have lestilled from that appeal. PUSILEERS REFUSE TO PARADE. Soldiers from Carlisle Will Be Sent to Quell Insubordinntes. Dy li-cdll'lUo Who Inilll 'Ihe -.nt l.ited Pie-n. London. April 2,!. Two hundred of tho Hoynl Minister Fusileeis. refused to parade at Carlisle tort, in Cotk, last Monday, as a murk of thejr disappro val for being transferred from Spike Islund to t'.tilhle fort. As a pieeau llonnry measure tlie ofllceis of Ibis battalion locked up the men's armi and notified military heailquiiiiers at Spike island of the occunenee. It Is understood that soldiers fiom another battalion will ho sent lo Cai lisle fort to bring the Insubordinate Kuslleers under control. Superintendent Lathrop Resigns. By Kselu.lve Wiie flow 'Ihe .Woclatfd Prcj. Philadelphia, Vptil i. W. . Iiiilimp. t,. n eial Mipciluteliileni of the l.chljh iliev I i-al ceinpany, h.11 teudeicd hi-, u-riKliilnii. Il l, nil ilillood lli.il Ml. l.jlluop ha., n-.isiJi-iI in iicecpt the pii-ltioii .h Ihe head of the Wihdil Co.ll lompjiiy, which cnrpni.uii'ii lia lennlly ur ilui'iil .1 linse ainouiil of biliiiiiiucni. coal l.unl lliinuuhoiil I'i im.il,iiiU and adiaient -l.lit-t Eine Ore Piopeity Puichnsed. It. I.mIiijIm- Whe fiom I lie in I in il Pee I'ltl.biiijr. Apiil !. ,l''i. t U'i,lihn. bin lied, of thK ill.t, hi- piinhoi'l fi-mi 1'i-ln' U Kiuiheily, of shaion, I'a . -m-i il iluiii-an I .hub 01 (Inn on- imipnlicK in llu- Miiibi inuloiii 'Ihe piliu pal'l I-" i-.ill I" be -,2'iH,ivi I'll" n-iit aiiiillid I- liild(il .i i-iie "I Hie lini'i-t in tl'o Mhim-uita ukIoii. Tho oie iciu H finni l to Vi feet in depth and the oie Is pr.nlu die iiiibnnie '. - - Big Mine Abandoned. fti i:elu.bii Wile flm Ihe .oilalid I'u-.. sluiiiokln, ipnl ".'.-111'.- Mniniiain lun- Ni . , emp'iivlni; 'in men and Imw, a- iim.iniilly .iliantl.iiii'd loilij In Hit Philadelphia ,iml Ib-nl-lug d'll and lion lompany Iih.iiim' the expe me of iiilninii Ihe ceal ha. Ii.ioiiii- loo -anul. Pantheon B Sold. ly llMliiiiu Win- In 111 The A,ocjlf'l I'ifH beslnslou. K. .ill Jl Al Wo.-ilw.nd I shaukllun annual lomhinalioii rah- heic- t'tl i v , P.111II11OU II. a biy aildlm- "I'll .1 moid 01 i.-M'i. ! fan. 'Ijiii seal, -.i, ,.ld In Mb hi-ndi, 1,1 iciik," Pa., Mi- . BASE BALL. lly bMlu.be Wiie fiom Ihe A-ociati-d l'iei. '. I I'hlUdelphla - It. II. I.'. n.i..ii 0 uii no " I u-.i i" -i Phlliilelplna 11 II II 1 0 11 11 I 'i 0 lljtleili-i-HIIIU and Hitllidse! Willi and llOUUljto. flliplll-ll'UjII. Al M l.uiil-1 II. II- Ik I'lltrlilllK II -J I UII 1 0 II 0 I ."1 St, .c,ii, -J II II fl ll II .1 3 i-10 i) i llill"ilf, Wad-lell, (hohio and Zliniiiu, llaipcl- and Sihrhii. I'niplie l)er. l Lluclmijlt-l ImJuiullUiiiajo, mi itame, wet (fioini'l-. M c Vmk Nui lmk Uioukl.iii, 110 game, uit liiOiimU, CHINA 0PPERS PROTECTION Agreed to Be Responsible lor the Sntetu 0? the Foreigners it Troops Will Leave Pekin. GUARANTEE TO BE GIVEN Court Says Order Hns Been Re-established Sufficiently to Permit of That Attitude of United States Toward Punishment of Guilty OiB cials Misunderstood Boxers Said to Be Planning- nn Uprising-. fly i:elniie Wiie fiom Ihe ,.iiel.1leil Pre.'. Washington. Apt II 2.'l. It Is under stood that the Chinese pletilpotonilailt-.-l in 1'elilu are picpiiriug to give a guar antee to the tiowers for ihe protection or all fou-lgiiers lu China If the foielgii troops stationed there sue withdrawn. Thus far the lelentiiin of the foielgu leaves has been urged as necessary In older to pi-et-erve older nud protect Ten -elgiiers, but the Chinese authorities say thai order has Keen so tar re-established that the Imperial government is lully able to dheet the I'lilnesn troops In such a way as to Insure com plete safety to the inteiests of all for ciguei s. That Is understood b be one- of the reasons for the withdrawal ot lO.UOi) French lioops. It Is earnestly hoped among Chinese olliclals that Fiance'." example will be lollowed by tho other powers. It is Mild thill the I'ekln dlsniitches representing tile United Stales as join ing in tlie demands for more heads and more punishment in China, do not cor rectly portray the position of tills gov ernment. As a matter of fact, Mr. Itockhlll, our special commissioner at Pekln, Is acting under broad Instruc tions from the state department to cbi all within ills power to testruln the un necessary shedding of blood. Uls pres ence with the ministers in their con sideration of tlii subject of punish ments of provincial olliclals Is there fore distinctly palliative and deterrent. He is seeking to minimize the punish ment and It Is not doubted that he c-mi do that with greater success by adher ing to the conns-els of the ministers limn by completely withdrawing him self fiom (heir deliberations, even though the appearance Is thereby con veyed that he Is in full sympathy with their demands. ANOTHER UPRISING EEARED. Boxers Said to Be Preparing- for It in Earnine-Strlcken Districts, By I'vliidio Wiie fiom The As-ciiiated Prcs. lierlln, April 2::. Olllelal-, here deny emphatically the report, cabled I'ron London, that now complications have arisen In the china question nnd that Washington, London and lierlln are busily conferring on the suzject. The CoIognc Volks Zcltung prints correspondence from a (iermnn mis sionary in China in which It Is s.ibl that in southern Pe-Chi-Ll the J3oxeis are pieparlng for mint her great rising, especially In the districts of Kuang-IMng-I-'ii and Nai-.MIng-l'u. where the population sympathizes with the Hox ers because of the lamlne there. The population persistently dlsregaids the decrees issued by the authorities. Iteferrlng to Vu-JIslen (the form t governor of Shan-Si), tlie correspond ent says Kmpercir Kwang-Sii was fully informed on the subject of Vit-Hsien's minders of foreigu-'i-s and oidered the provincial Judge at Knu-Sii to decapi tate Vii-llsleu, who has -luce lied and disappeared. ENGINEER WAS SCALDED. Moses Kellum, of Dunmoie, Almas' Blinded by Boiling- Water. Moses Kellum, of drove street, Utin mine, siilfeied a most painful nccldi-ut last night, and one which may result lu 'his being tendered totally blind. Kellum Is an engineer oil the Krle nill ro.nl, and about S" o'clock wos pass ing tin ough the Diiumore yard, 011 his way to report to the olllce. in the ilmkne.-s he passed dlicctly between two engines, and u-ceived full on one side of his lace a discharge ot red-hot water, lie was scalded about, the cheeks and both eyes, nud his c-i les of pain In might lilm speedy aid. lie was lemnvecl to the Lackawanna hos pital, where it was reported hist night that theie Is hope uf saving his live Sight. ANNA STOVER RELEASED, Had Been Charged with the Murde of Her Fnther, Py Hvhi.hK Whe finni I'ln- .Woilaled Pieit PlillJihlphii, Apiil 2.I. mi.i Miner, wl c v. ! aiii"tid in louui'itioii nab llio ui-plt .u licit li uf u 1- laihei, 1 ii unto .-'liner, ulm dn-i l.i.-t sin,. I it- In-ill 1 lull It I uoiiml in I lie lie.nl .,, Inlay dbili.iiu"d im hir on 11 ii'msnianee, ' (III situiday nlKht A1111.1 nidified the polite thai III' Mini' had bull lujmeil and wlien hi) u.n I a kin In Hie hii,pllal il .! ilMijired Hill h bad h'lii htl in tho luad. Ho died tliu ui'M ill-, niia tt.ii ilu- nub k i-Kii in the lion-, when In 1' i.'lliti- j. 111. illt iujiutd and ho wan placid iiinlei jiii-.t piiiillu an IliuMUJIIon Saloon Keeper Shot. lly KmIii-iu- Win- fiom 'llm Av-miated I 'km. (!lli.ltto. AUll -it Willlim bee, .1 Soillli -uln hilnuii heipti. .ii fliui Iviiie lii ti iuali'd mill Ichiy. Ik- will pmliahl.; die. bcc'i, aail ants al.uU'd him in lil aSin, iuit he ilefciich i liiuiiill and hi' moiiev ullli .1 tli.nl' unlit h. Kami, Hie nun uiapul wiiboui hnini; M-innd an hooli. - . - f-f-f-f-f -f-f -t- 4- WEATHER FORECAST. Wafhuulon, Apiil !. 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