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SCHANTOX, IA., TriiSDAY MOItXlXU, DWCKMHMIt :i. IMOt.
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THE MEETIMk
Opcnlno Gereinonies Are Witne&scd
bu a Great Thronu of
Spectator.
FLORAL TRIBUTES
ARE PROFUSE
Redecorated Hnlls Filled with Gny
Vlsltois Eagerly Watching for
the National Celebrities Pi ofu
sion of Flowers Sent to the Law
makers Fill Lobbies and Cover
Desks Speaker Henderson Swoin
in by General Bingham. ''Father
of theHoue."
B I'.MluMir Wire from liir Av-Kialrtl ris
Washington, Dec. ".. A profusion of
llnrul ofli'iiiiRS. 'liiite unusual in iiiiji
fitv, Iti variety and in beauty today
tian.sformed 111." sennit' ch.mtboi liil.i
a v ci Itnhle How er show.
An hum' befnie noon today the pub
lic iiti'l private R-alletles were thtoiiRed
r. Ith spectators, every available inch
ni standins loom beiiiR- occupied.
-'eiiators assembled slowly hut hy noon
practically every senator in the city
had appeared in Hip chamber. .Many
(.f them made no nttemnt to reach
their seats on iu count of the wealth of
floral oifcriiiKs whlcli fairly filled the.
desks and aisles
Pteilsely at I- o'eloel: Mr. Frye
(Maine), piesidenl pio-tem of the .sen
ate, rapped lor order.
The blind chaplain of the senate,
"I lev. William Milbuin, then deliveied
the following invocation.
(Joil of mil l.illici. tin -cn.iiil- ci lln iIkiii'i. r
st ti.nie toyotlu'i for tin o:i.-nniu' ol Ilic fitty
Ksi'iitli ion-en"-., with Mii'llv tt'tini'r- o.ioh f"i tin'
cllici .uui iriipicvril with tli -ru-r of tl'il. j
t'n ir t.i.ks Mi oto-nim- befoir tlmni. luil .mi
iltcto tonic, f . lit. llio optitp.-it' son- of .111 on
hic.il..illr lo., iln' ilciMinni' ol "ill Incii'l jii'I
luoiliir, mil t.ttlui jinl Hic tlm-r ol the mlioii,
) Iln liiiitl of tlir j .is'Im
Ol;, l.niil tiotl. Ut 11l pily .Hid l.li rtini" 1o
ill tho people of tlih l.inil l.v ionon uf tliU me
tpcikaUlc jliiml). - 'llir h-MJiit, I hf Milo,
lK jl'Mif ,'intl lifirll, m.ij 'llij tonifoil .'mil .en
rulntlnn toiiio to li'i.
AnM i.int. ill) l.otil, ihiil wo imiv ilnl fict
t lie' Ions .ml) HloU .llttliillnl Upon lilt' ilipjltlllc
fiom i.nllt ol a ni' iiiln'i of i!iL liralv, .i .nilui
lioni nouiIi lltkoli Ui'ii oin tlt'Mnil pr.noi- In
lithilf ot 'Iliy saijiii, i'io x'luoi ..'iit.it li in v.t'v
,lcir.v pit. Vutll). .mil i;i.ml ili.tt tlio incia
ulndi .or n-otl l'oi In- inuttiy lo IimIIIi hi i. In
lio-,til li Thi'o .mil tiui lio fninc lo In-, pl.i.o
upon iln tioui .i.Min iitiviiu villi 'I hv Irt ny:
killillll' '.
l'IPilelltial Well' pieOlltpd of I'h.lllfi
11. Uietik'h and ,lo..ph II. Millard, t.r
Xelnak.i: Alfied IJ. KlttredKP. of
South Dakota and i'.iris (illiMin of
Montana, Mr, l''rye adnilnisteied to
lhoin the oath of ollit e. A resolution
was adopted that the house lie noti
fied that the senate wnf. ready to pio
crotl lo business, and Mr. Hale tMalnel
and Mr. MoiEan (Alaliama) weie
named as a toinmitlee to join a sim
ilar committee of the hous-- to iiilorm
Hip jnesldont thai conaress was In ses
sion and piep.uod lo receive any mes
sape lie mlnhl ileshe to submit. Ue
t'psscs woiii t.dieu until :.' o'clock hut no
it'porl of the oisanl.atloii ol llie hou-e
JiavhiR been iceeived at that tiine, Mr.
iiinnhlP (Somh Dakota) fnimally an
nounced the death of Senator Kyle ol
that state on the (Irsl of last July. He
olTeicd the usual i. -solution expie-'-lve
of the sorrow ot the senile and aftei
it-i adoption the s.-nale as an additional
nail; of lespeet adjourned illilll tonior
low. Speaker Henderson Seated.
The opimiiiR da ot the Hist srsitiuii
of tho ."7th toii(;ii"-s in llie hoti t
ii pivsentalives fuiuislied a spectacle
Ihlll dellnhtOd the eiowdetl galleiles.
Tin: iniichliiei' of the iiott'-e Is t itin
bious and is set in motion by a laboi
luiiw pioeos lull the spectatois lodaj
evidently did not eoii'-lder it tedious as
they cluntv to ihelr places tlnoiiKh tlie
entire proceedillKS. which lasted full I
Mid one-half lioiii, prohably half the
llllio helllK distuned ill 111" monoton
ous uilllntj ot' the lolls. The organiza
tion of the house was ,li i uiuplislled
I'Lcoidlntf to ihe iliu honored preci'il
i nts, Speaker llendei'.-on was sworn
In hv lieneral lllimham of I'eliusyN
.iiilu. "tlie laiher of the liou-te," and
altei deliveiimj u very Bracetiil siieceh
in icioKiiltlim of llie honor bestowed
upon him he iu i urn ministered llie
o.itli to the inumhers-eU'ct,
The usual committees weie appointed
to Inlonn the prosldeiii ami tho senate
that the house was oiiiiiul'.ed and iculy
to do nUHlness. A loliuultlee of tllleP,
i onslslliiK of .lessis, I'.iync, HIiikIiiiih
and llchiird"ou, was appolutt'd to Join
n hlnii'ar nanni'ltee (if Hie soiiatp and
wall upon the president iiiiil Inform
lilm that lOiiKiess was ip.idy o ivceivo
nuy coiini unleaiiou he uilshl lmn lo
niuke. The rule of tho lnsl house wcio
liiloiited, nlte u sltalll Jai, and then
tlto blera'i' sen drawing ncciined.
This la tier cpiftinorv wiw lohlied of
nuicli of lis ilitncsi today b Ihe fact
that under the in w niraiiHoiiieui of
mus tlntP are u.mv than euoush to m
iiioniiil and ihinii wliofe names are
down last do not suffer, us they did on
former occasions. The m op show,
which is the ureal Icatute of tho optn.
loir day. was not as ImposluK as usual.
Moie llmwi 3 than ever befoie were
sent to members, bill afier tho seitt
ilrawiiiB I ho In use .idlmuned het'oiu it
tlilid oi them Wl'le llliillyllt lino llio
hnll,
.Mr DaUel' niiiied the lesohuum
'iKi''d In I tin Itepuhlicaii latlcUK on
Hatuidii., fot Ihe adoption of tho rules
of the hist house, Willi eel lain specllled
.niteiulineiiU, us the tides of Ihe prcs
put house.
t'pHfU's. llkluiruMtn ('I't'imessep) ami
Uepbiiiu (Iowa) Inteinoscd object lull,
bv after some discussion ami the vot-
OF C5IGRESS
5
--v.
IllK down of I'leliarilson's inolloii lo I p
fer the iPSollttlon to (he eomiliillee oil
rules, the resolution was adopted.
The drawliifc for seats was then pio
eeeded wilh. Messrs. flrow and HIiik
liam. of I'ennsylviiula: lib hanlsoii, of
Teinipssee. and t't earner, of New Vol It.
weie nllowcd to selecl seats wlthoiil
ilrawiim.
The lioti-e mlloilllli'd al t li", sooa
after the seat-drawllit; had been i on
eluded, Over "..fiiiii hills were Inliodneed In Hip
house today. coei!njr np.iil pveiy
phase of public affalis thai has at
Iractrd Intetest Iu Ihe cotuilrv. They
include I'acilie cable, oleomaiKai Inc.
uineiulim? tho (mill' law. lo icpual the
banktiipley law, for a letlproclty com
mission, admission of slate", pstnbllsh
ilift a ileii.tt linunt of coinmeice. amend
Inn the emreney Ian, aiiipiidlliK Hie liu
nilsraHon laws, ett .
The Democratic Caucus.
Washington, Dee. L'. Itepiescntiilhe
I I lay. of Vit'ilnla. chairman of the house
I Democratic caucus, today aiinonuced
1 tlie following special conimltlee, a
jialled for by Hie Demoetntli: caucus
lasl S.itttiduv lo i (insider a number of
I ..nL.iltllti.IKi f.il. t t,.. I .-. I It,, .,.lt..e f.l ll.n
L.-.'H, ..'. l.T .,.... II ". ." "-'H.,V . III.
Democratic membei.s of the house:
Messis. IlieliatiNnu (Tennessee), lie
Armonil (.Missouri). Wllliatns (Missis
sippi). I'obei tfion fLoiiislana). Swan
son (VliKhlla), McClellan (Xew Voi k).
Xewlalids (Xevadii), I'lirlerwood (Ala
bama), Williams (Illinois). Ilrmy
(Texas), Ilowaid (5eoi'!ln). 'I'hayer
(.Mass'acIiusPtls)
'I'lip committee is lo icpoil to a house
( uncus on January 10.
JOHNSON
BREAKER
DESTROYED
Fire Entirely Consumes the
Mammoth Structure of
Green Ridge Coal Co.
At U o'clock this iiiorniiiK Hie bioke
out in Ihe bleaker of Hie Cieen Itidse
Coal company, al Adams avenue and
Poplar stu'ct, and the Iniildinf was en
tirely destroyed heroic tlie liiemen were
able lo lespoud.
The bleaker is in Diliiinoie IiuiouhIi.
and the Ihst alaim was st.m out Horn
Diliiinoie, wliosp Hie ilenai tlilelit I e
siiouded. (Ml the second alarm sevoi,,
city companies icspoiuhd
Tllt lire started iu Hie tower, ami w.is
dispoveied by Watclimau Williain Jel
fiey. II" had lieeii HiiouhIi Hip bleaker
at . o'clock anil had no laiitern of any
kind fioin which llie tlie (ould h.ie
stalled, ami theie was no (he in elec
tric uiies in ilml pait of the bieakel.
He iliMovt'icil tlie Haines when he was
outside. Illlilel llie chllies.
No one is iu tlie mine cm opt the mine
foreman and he Is iu no dauber, as
theie is ample way uf escape by the
slope, about two bundled feel li mil ihe
linakei.
The hw.s will piob.ibly aiiiuiiui to
SIT.","!!!'. The i oilier Is ow lied b Ha.
lilt-en l!idi;e I'oal loinp.iii, of which
lU'iordet W. I. I'oiuiPll is pieshlem.
Tin? colllei was loimeily kiiuwu as
ihe Johnson bleaker, and was fornu-ily
ouned b. ile Johnsim Coal lOiupany.
BEAT THE WRONG NEGHO.
An Innocent Man Made to Suffer for
Atiocious Clime,
III I t IIIMVC W lit III. Ill 'III.' -"i i.ll.'ll Pit s.
Ctiuiiellsvllle. V.i.. Dec, !. An un
known lleKl'O t nteled till' house of All
loillo l.'osso, mi I In Hull miner, lor the
pill pose of lobbei'. today and was dis
covered by Mis Hosso, who Kiappled
wllh him. The iK'Kio diew his tevoKer
and shol her llnoiiKh the body, and
then i(cd. An armed po.se of Italians
immediately stalled alter Hie HpuIiik
ueio, and uieetliiK William Dlmsnn,
(oliiieil, whoui they mistook fot ,lts,
IJosso's assailant, heat hint into lusensl
billty, Later tht talliius (list oveid
tlnir mistake and nolineil Ihe ailllioi
ities. Mis, !tiso Is ding at Hie Coltase
Stale hospital, uinl Dinisoit Is at his
home, laially injured, A sysleinallo
searcii for tho assallanl of Mis Uosm
is helim made.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
U.i l.il'loc Wiir fiviu 'Ihf Mt.fi.tiil 'km.
f.oinlon, iv, '.'. -IjIujiiI .fonii I't.t', Aim .i.ii
gcuiM I ol .l.nult J Jlnl H lltp"ll'lCllt If. in lil
in., .ni' I l'i pn' il'Wi iln iinaniy o the ii'tlut-.
lull'. .1 ili.il1. Ilti J liolll in ISIS.
t'iiHnii.ipiii.1, Hoi. -. luiio .i. ri m p,
1. i, s,, tlnil nt IN Lome in w'llllisjfuul, uui
Inn', lo'l.t.t, ui rii mil jiiij. I'l'i" imii Hun Drij
iiji, ii, I ..in Iik Inn j .Itiflint .mil pan lj.
Hum.' . f ''uill-li JlHl w.ii tiiillniiiiiiliril .1. I lie
.nnlioi .o i tn'Jii.i' uii (luiul nit'ljlli iey ami
,.v t,n. ulltii: of Ho. mi'iiun 'V1 llpol. if
I'lo.ilulli ptii. I.m. Al Hit' IIiii '1 l'l ilotlli
III' WJi lUMh III lll tllllUl lJi"U' llllt'lll nf llm
j I'niu.iiiM 1 1 I'i'i'iivb ml.i
Stenmslup Arrivals.
No ).).!, l"-! .' -irhi'il: SImuih I ilea
luiiil. Autivi'ip. i li'.ri'J: Stt'4inw Kioii)iln
Wilhc.in. Ilicaun U I'l.un'.iitli nJ ( lurbi.itiKj
ItotU'rilutii, Ituttcitljtii. (il'tltit Arrl.ftl! Htfim
vi 1'iii.t Ui-iiuuL, Xew Votk tor Niplfl
BOXING IS LAWFUL
IN PHILADELPHIA.
Mayor nntl Director of Public Safety
Restrained from Interfeiine-.
It' Kxilieh" Wllf iloin 'I'lio Se.inlj.cl I'ii'sh.
T'lllIilllPlphlil, Dec. !. Jlliljje Mm till.
In the com I of connnim pleas, today
hiiud'.d down mi opinion In which he
ruled Hint spnrrliiK' contests ate not
unliiwriil Iu this Ity. Tlie decision was
i endured In Hip ease of the Celtlial Ath
lelle eltlh against Mayor Asllbi'ldue Hint
Director of l'lihlio Safely Ihntllsh lor
an Injunction to restrain llieni Horn In
terfcilnt Willi hoxlii contests ut Hip
club rooms. .IuiIkp Atari In, In his opin
ion, says the olllclals of a municipality
may abate a iiuIhiiiicp which PiuhmseiM
the liealHi or safely of its elllssens, lint
adds IhiU the testimony offpred In 'Hip
case failed lo disclose any necessity for
police Interference. The itijumlioii was
.icoordhitfly Ki'.inttjd.
The suit was Hip tesull of an order
issued by Director KhrINIi thai a spar
rlliK exhibition should mil lake place at
the club, as .scheduled.
CHARLESTON EXPOSITION
IS FORMALLY OPENED
Ceremonies Embrace a Parade of the
Federal Forces President Roose
velt Pushes the Button.
llr hilniivr Wiie fioin Tlir Aoi iJlvil I'rf-M.
'haileston, S. ("'., Dee. 2. Willi ini
posfitR ceremonies, einhtaelnjr a piir.iile
of federal forces, state militia and Con
federate veterans, beautiful women
and pheei'inj;' collegians, a prosranmie
of exercises graced by dlslliiKUlshcd
speakers ami with words of sreolitiK
from Hie president of the I'iiUpiI
Stales. Hi" South Caioliua. inter-stale
and West Indian exposition was open
ed olilclally this afternoon. The day
as set aside ns a holiday, and nil
plates of business were closed.
In the auditorium tit tlie exposition
grounds, where today's exercises weie
held, an audience of four thousand
people cheeted the name ot ihe piesi
denl of Hip I'nited States, save hearty
applause to Hon. Chauncey M. Depew.
the orator of the day, listened atten
tively to the afternoon's exercises jiud
then joined the crowds inspecting the
grounds and marvelled ar the audacity
of Charleston in undertaking an expo
sition of such magnitude. The fiover
nor of South Caioliua and staff, Die
of lice r.s of Hip exjiosltion. the boaid of
lady niaiiageis, ami ihe city council
of Charleston, were on the stae of
the aiiililoriuiu when Hie exen Ises be
Kan. Senator Depew was slvt-n an
ovation, Hie cheering- continued lor
several minitles. After v elcoinint; ad
drosses by p W. WiiRcner, iiresiileat
of the exposition company, and Citiv
ernor McSweeney, Senator Depew, was
iutioduced by Mayor Smyth. of
Charleston.
Then the exposition on a siminl fioin
the white house where I'lesident
Hoosevoll lotiehed a key t oiiuecthu
with the exposlllou. was declined open.
Tel(ffi'.iihie sreetiiiBs were owhaiiKod
between Caiain W.iKener and 1'iesi
tleiil ItoosPM-lt.
The exposition is mil In the state of
piepaiedness, however, which its pio
Jeetots had hoped for. i hlelly owhiK
to the scari ity of cais to transport e
hlblts hete. Hetween two and tlnee
hundred cais of exhibits are on llie
tracks at the p.nk, but they aie rapid
ly heliiR unloaded and put Iu place by
an aiiny of men noikinK tweiuy-four
hoars a il,i
NEW SCHEME OF BREWERS
They Piopose to Enlist the Fedeia
tion of Labor to the Socialist
Party.
D IaiIii-ii ne ih-iii 'j if -h-i uitnl Pit -c..
C'iuclimali, O., Dei', 2, .Tutlus .uiu,
national seciel.u'y ol Hie luewery
woikei's' union, teimuod to ciueiiiniili
today, bavins suet ceded In setlliiiK Hie
stilke of the .Malsters at lliilfalo, .V. V.
lie says that tluvp Import. ml reaoln
tions will be bioushl up by tin; brew
ery vunkeis' national union at the con
vention of the Ante) huti I'Vtleralton of
Labor al .Ser.intoii.
The lllsl piomises lo piodiice no
small sied sensation, TtllutlKll tills
lesollltlon till! btoweis Will seek lo
have Hie Ameilcan I'Vderatloll endorse
the sochillst party. The brewers Iniu
also leagued with Ihe Amii'lKamateil
Wood Wotkei.s association, the Loiik
sltoi emeu's union, Hie Anialifauiatt'il
.Mine Workers union, and the (uteinn
lioual TypoRiaphlcal union to Unlit the
adoption oi the trades aiiioiiomy title
and to substitute theiefoie Hie Indus
trial trades rule. They will also iei
oliilileiiil that a defense fund hy creat
ed hy ussessliiK each of the two million
tlpilllheis of Hie Federation two cents
per mouth.
Corpointions Chartered.
lit Lvduiiu' Wiif fiom'Hi- Av-ofijun l'ir.
IIjiiMmiU. 1'.i , In. ' I li.tilci-1 Mi'ii- I. i il
liv lit" .lain ilfpiiliiuiit lotl.li lit He lolloninit
toipouitioii.! Clef I nmliri n.iiip.iir, '-t tMiibi'i:
ipll.il, siym, Ml. .In blulin l.islil. Hi a
iml I'oH'i'r toiiip.im, I i . .lot; i.ipllil, HIjo.
I i rtloi it k Uili.ttr i oinijii. IIjhh.i; i.,.I.i, s,,
Poo I'ulioii spinii; Wild ho ioiii(iiii. Hoi Hi,
tjplul, Aiil.OiVl. ixK lliltlt iniiipin). Vol!,
ujiltll. l.lmn. Tlif Aiaoil l.il.il Jliil linpnoL
tiai.l (iMiiiuiir. AVio'i; t iplrjl, nl.tmi. I'NiiMin
Ziii'- aid M nun ,i inline loinp.iii, 1 ' j 1 1 -1 1 1 1 -.
upiUl, t(i,rio, liiunit'w I.iinl iiiiiii,iii., liii
mnsi t'.pllJ), tl.UHX tiV.l t:iiilu'tli anil Hutu
lane llil'lsc i oiup.my. Plitjuisj i.ipp.d, l,mw.
Til' Mi oil lUillilli.B ioii,.iij, I'tttsliing; i.ipi.l,
s,Mi,(in. f. I". tijnglif' l.uiiilji-i' iunii.nii, j
110; eipil.,, i'i,ti(.i.
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Sale of Danish Indies.
Il.t Kv Iniitti )irc fioin Ihe AtHnl.ti-il Plow,
t opinlujiii, P.'t. '.'. full JBifiiiuiil III
l.tvii louliril Intwun llfiinuin uiitl tn! t nilt. I
-tilii tor llie !.ili ot t PjuMi ..t hi lie,
'I lie (icjly will piolnlily lip stjiicl lliln wofk t
IVjnniiloii. ihe iiUe Ihwl l li-litpon omi jinl
tat million iIoIIjiv
Lockjaw Follows Vaccination.
Hy Cielwhr Wiie from 'lit ittoiUtcit t'ii.
lliklgflou, , J., Doe. ;!. ihe onii(; ton i.i a
Utnlly Mini'il 'llioiu 1II11I toJa) tjt lotkijiv, tul
lunlogr t'.i'tli'ill.n. ilu li.i.l jiaiioililo., -. . 1 1
mk m at -L'd'jii in.
PHILIPPINES
ARE IN
UNITED STATES
The Supreme Court Has Decided
That the islands Arc Do
mestic Territory.
CUSTOMS DUTIES ARE
NOT COLLECTIBLE
Decision in Line with Porto Rlcan
Rulinjr Last Spiiiig Government
Wins iu Other CaseDuties Can Be
Collected on Imports from the
United States to Porto Rico Do
Not Come Under the Constitutional
Prohibition Against Duties on Ex
poits fiom a State Com t Stood
Five to Four in the Philippine
Case Opinion Delivered by Chief
Justice Fuller Republican Leaders
Gratified Hold That Administra
tion Is Supported on Every Point.
11 l.vi liiihc Win tioin'Pn' --..iiiti'il Pit--..
Washington. Dee, 2 The Supreme
court has handed down lis decision In
the "fouitcen diamond riiiK" Philip
pine status case. The court decides
Hint the Islands are a pat I of the Unit
ed State1! and that customs duties on
merchandise imjxirwd fiom them into
this country are not collectible. The
deiision is In line witli that handed
down last swing: iu Porto lllean case
which arose between the latlflentiou of
the ti eat v of peace and the Piinehnenl
of the foralier law, The fourteen dia
mond lings weie IiioukIiI into (he
railed Slntes uller the ratification of
the treaty of peace under which llie
Philippine.; weie ceded lo this country,
but lift law has been enacted since that
lime applying lo linpnits from Ihe Isl
ands. Meicliaudise musl, theiefoie, be
admitted flee until 1 onttress shall have
enacted tat Iff legislation applying lo
the islands, and all duties thai hap
been collected must be lefuilded.
The Supreme com t stood .'1 to t
ayainsl the i-ovPiutneut. The niajoilty
opinion was handed down by Chief, lus
tlce Fuller. Justice's lray. Shims,
White and MeKenna dissented. Justice
l!rowu concurred generally, bill differed
on minor points,
Iu the set omi Dooley case alfet'tim;
inipoi talions Into Po"tn Clcii fiom ihe
Pulled Stales since ihe enactment of
the Por.iker law llie yooi omen! was
sustained. Duties may theiefore be rol
leeled on Imports into Porto Itlco Horn
the Pulled Stales. The coml holds that
they do not 1 oine under the prohibition
of llie constitution a.iinsi duties on
cxpni If fiom a slate.
Republicans Aie Pleased.
The supieiiie 1 0111 1 detislrin in tin
sel ond Dooley case is len.irded by lie
pulillt an leatleis to he ot the very
Kleatest liupoiinui e. Senators I.odue,
Spoouei ami Piatt and Sollclior-flen-ei.ll
lib hauls aie ciltliusjjKUc In
spe.ikin.i of II. The decision enables
consiess 10 enact leRislatlon makiiiK'
Hie Philippines self-suppoi llii- tlnouKh
tariff duties, nud provides thai we
may cany out our uiitlei'slandiiis with
Spain as 10 the Philippines without
adnillliiis all foielitu products lo the
island flee,
iilP det ision means that we 111,1 es
labllsh the open 1I001, as Piesidenl
McKinley and Secteuuy ny o eain
estly desheil. As soon as possible, H
is said. coiiRiess illl enacl legislation
llxiiiK duties on imports fiom Hie Put
ted Stales illlo the Philippines, bill 111
the meantime Hie decision holds Hint
military atithoi Hies may Impose du
ties. Ilepllblliati leaders sa that the de
cisions of llie supreme lotnt, taken
altogether, establish etery linpoillilit
point for which llie adniitiislrallou
lias been ( (intending. Ill llie Pepke
"fourteen diamond rhitis iase" II Is
plain that the court tenants Hie Put
ted Slates as lutviiiK fully established
their possession of the Philippines,
The (Incisions iiiuouul to this:
Theie is a dlslliicl illlfeieuce helween
teiillory "a Mll of" and lenlloi "he
IohkIiik to" the Pulled Slates, C'on
Siess r.m iPRislnte for nil olltlylllK IT
lltory as II sees 111. ti can Imposo du
ties on 111 tides Impelled fioin such ter
iltorj to Hie Pulled Slates, or on nr
licles Imported into siuh territory
tioill the Pulled Stales. CouKl'ess will
tnke up tint Philippines iiuostlou just
as soon iih Hie I'liillpplnos conunittcc
can kcI al II Hovernor Tal't will bo
here by the middle of Januaiy and
will (oiisull with Hie piesldem and
with the leaders of coiiKiess about the
form of t-uyeniiii'iii I" he ostnbllsheil
hi ihe Islands,
CHINESE TROOPS DEFEATED.
Boxers Active in Chl-Ll Piovince,
Pit Chun's Disposal.
11 lm lu.m ttltp lioni ilie t.ii(l,itil I'ioo.
ftlmuuliHi. Dec 2. --Tlie rooi niueiil
troops lme been badly defeated In
Hitt uortlie.ist pail of the provlin c of
ciiNl.t by Hovels, whose depredation.-,
lite ctuinlllS a Rre.it deal of liuuble,
Tho edict of Ihe downed' eiupicss,
depusliiK' the lieh'.appaient, I'u Chun,
says that Hie -011 of such n iiihii as
Pi luce Titan lis no lifiht to asplro 10
lie lieh'.appareut. and that, motvinoi,
Pu Chun lilinir must lui ovur
whelimd wllh shuiiiP at his father's
conduct.
Pu Chun was deposed because his
father, l'llnee Titan, was declined to
In tho author of the llo.er tumbles.
Pensions Granted.
U fculmlie Mlm timn 'fl.e Auot-iilvil l'i,
Wj.lilnaioii, )'.. '!.-'llir u'mlen.i lute U'CII
(.UlllCtl! tJllillllw li. Il-H' (tti.l'iw), i( Wlllwfi
lliiii', 1, li"H;i I' Hi live, ni I'lu.o, '
STOWAWAY DYING.
Teirlblo Condition of a Mnn Found
iu Hold of a Hamburg Steamer.
Of l!tluilf Wiie fiom llif AwocUlfJ Pteii
Now York, Dee, L -When a Iimir
shorenuili lodny dlopped Into tho hold
of the sleatiipr Palnlla of the llain-bury-Ameiieau
line, Just ai rived at
Ihe llohoken docks, lie was slinlled to
hear a weak voice cull for water.
Then he hoaid uioans. , Sitmiuonlui
asslslance he inodo a search and found
a man liii(r across some salt saclts,
The man was dniRRed to Hie deck
and became unconscious, and lonluhl
is at a llohoken linspllnl wllh little
J.--i',tTr"i"''.
-,
u$h nJj&Bmt, yKBL ' M
SAMUEL GOMPERS
President of the American Federation of Labor.
chance ol" lemvery or Indued of ever
tellimr his straiiRe (ale.
Investisallon shows lhai the stiaiiR
pr had been liosed ill (let many iu a
pai kiiRp case marketl "J. ii. TI." In
the case was ,t small bollle Willi It bail
lontalnetl whiskey and also some
irumbs of bread. A pieie of paper
was rmiiiil mm ked "John l'eck." Tho
box was marked iu Ceimnii'
"This side up Willi 1 .lie." There weie
no iiir holes in llie iase and the hatch
to the hold had Hot been opened fiom
Hie lime Ihe I'al.ilia lelt poll until to
day. It is the opinion of llie investi
r.iiois that duiliiR' the last of the hip
llie stowaway betamoso frenzied 1hai
lie broke 0111 of the bo and theie was
no way for him 10 Rie the al.um. iiie
man was well dressed, evidently a
Herman aboni "n years old. fie had
le.-s than a dollar iu (lei man money In
his pockets, Pp lo the piesenl the
louslRiiei'S of consignee of the i use hus
not been (list overed. Yesterdny and
early loday an American express wns;
011 c.tlleil for ! box marked as Ibis one
was and it is believed that tluoiiRli this
clicuiii.stauce sonielhlng' moie may bo
learned of the sti.tuRc affair.
The Pal. ilia is a frolRhler, vei y low,
and was IniiRttr than usual hi makliiR
tills 1 lip. It is believed the man was
iu Ihe hold al least l."i days.
ECHO OF READING COMBINE.
Settlement of Claims Ait&ing fiom
Lease of Lehigh Valley Road.
11 I i In. he W lui lioni The ""ui li'cu I'li's",
Philadelphia, Dee. :'.-l mis ,in
liounced today by Piesidenl Itaer of
the Hcadlnc, K.illwa compaiiv thin a
settlement of the i oimter claims ol Ihe
parlies aiisillK out of ihe lease of Ihe
I.ehlRli Vallev lailuud to llie Phila
delphia and HeadiiiR Itailio.id tam
pan, dllttd l''eb, II, ISiiJ. has been
lliially concluded on icrius siitlsfactory
lo the I.ehlRli Vallev Itnilro.id com
pail, iho lecelvers of Ihe lillhulelphia
and P.eiidlim' Halhoad uiuipaiiy and
Ihe Philadelphia and Iteadlim Itallwav
1 nmpany.
All llie parlies have roipiesicd ihe
lliastel III III" lei elveishlp piocOedlUKs
lo report the lai't lo the Pulled States
clti uli itiiui hero thai an ndjiiMiw ni
lias liciiii 1 c.u licit ami tin- conn will
now be asked to tllsiilillRe Hi" leteiv
els.
TO EXCLUDE ANARCHISTS.
Bill to Be Iutioduced by Senator
Bui rows.
Il.t f, xt III. Ill '''ill" flfllll I lir euiulril Vint,
Washington, Dei. ; -Sonator llur
lows, of Michll.'iiU. will luliodilte a bill
lomonow pinvldhiR I'01' ""' "Miiislon
and expulsion df alien auati hisls,
Hy its ptovlsloiis the board nf ln(Uli
Is aillhnilned 10 dlliRciilly search for
,111.111 hisls anions the toiolKiicis coin
iim to this iiiiimty ninl iisceiiniu liy
ptlltlllelll (lliestlont. ilrt to ills iilllece.
dents, Ills opinion us 10 Rovcilliiittuth
or whether he beloiiRS to .ui soeleii,
or assoiiaiion with iiiiarchlstlc let.,
ikunles; and U may examine Hip par
sou of such alien for in.ul'.s ludhailw
of such metnbet -ship, iiio hoaid 111.0
actepf inideiicu of ihe ImuiiKraiit's
cmuuioii ii.tputiiiloii as 1111 aiuuclilst.
Stiikeis Retuui to Woik.
Il.t i.Mliptlii! Who 1101,1 '( ,1) i-iociji J I'u...
Will.ci IIjuc I'.i.. l". -.-Hie fmit I111111I1.1I
men t'liiplo.tul .11 Hie MuliU I o.d ioiiimii' jiiI-ju
Jl Siiyji Ni.Kll, ttlW ll..l" I'l'l'll oil! Oil 41111.1
lor tin! llH -I'Hii wul... will 11 111111 lo noil. !(
inoiiow. 'tin- nun ..lui'.l iujIii-i .1 utl'-.ilei oi
itjsis. V iiiw ininiiiiiy Iijs mm t.il.i'ii p....i.
Ion if llie wan uinl it will ij Iln- uW .to
GALAXY OF GREAT
LABOR LEADERS
SAYS "PAT" CROWE SHOT HIM.
Man Wounded in Montana Says He
Was After Fugitive.
D Kvlmhi' U lie from 'Hit. V-wlHnl I'ltn
Cascade, .Mont., Dec. ',-I-Vedei h I.
Diiuklns. .1 iniielmiiili. was shot and
inobabl.v family wounded hy n man
whom he says Is "Pal" Crowe, llie al
leged abductor of oiiiir I'lldah, of
Omaha.
D.iv. kills s.i.vs be has been lullowiiiR
the man for weeks, and when he al
trmpted to captuie llie sitaiimn' is
lerdiiy (he latter tlieu 11 revolver and
opened lite. The mall who did the
shoolinR was iiirusled. lie Rives the
names of J. I:. Melliidc. Hairy ''.iun
slon ami .1 P.. McCiiilre. and has serv
ed a let 111 In Hie count Jail heie.
TWO SMALL POX CASES
AT TUNKANNOCK
The Schools Aie Clobed and All Re
ligious and Social Assemblies
Will Be Postponed.
sprtitl In il.t sit.inL.n 'tin.iiiic
Tiiukli.tiiiioi k. Dec .'.--The null, is
llllll We have two c.ISi-s o suilllpt
at Tiiul.luiniiock. A little daushtor of
Lester Can IdrIoii, of West I'lilii.im
stieel. had been III for sevei.il d.Os.
and 011 Thuisda Hoelois Khur and
I'ldteuinu din hied thai IL was a ease
of small po.s. All espel I physli hill,
who was suiiiinoned rioiu Wilkes
I'.aiie hy the bo.ud of health oil Pll
d.iv also toiueided Iu Ibis opinion, uinl
on Sal 111 tin iiIrIi! Il was rIvcii out
Ih. .t Mrs. j- is . ('omsiock, of the
viuuln:. Iious... was also a Viillin of
the sumo malady. The boaid of health
took measures at oin lo iU.n.intifie
both then- houses, ami Riintds are
maiuiiilued Hkic both nlRlit and tl.i
While people have lieoil V .11 filiated I J .
Illi bundled, and ihe air is letloleut of
disliifei tants. N'o fear is entertained
of .iiiv liiiiher tumble fioin the spie.nl
IiiK of the disease, bill .Is a liiiiher
plctiuitloli no icIIrIous assemblies,
loflRe, or club nit-tilntis will he .illoiwd
lo be held li'ie ror Ihe taeseui. and
our .schools leiiiahl closed lui tile bal
ance of the ear. Ill the meantime III)
one wlio w islies to conic heie need tear
Id do so, iind Ihe people Ro aholll lliell
business as usual
PENNSYLVANIA EARNINGS,
11 1. win. iw Win" fioin I lie Wiiritnl V'eta
I'lnljil.lplili. liu, '.'. -'Hit I'i'iiii-iiwiiiJ line
1,. ni viiiip.ni'. ti.niiijii 01 piinitu ninl (
ptiifi loi 111011II1 1 1 Iklnlifi, rill, ml fei no
tii.iiiil.. t'litliiiu; nil. .11, Ui'ii. wuli fiini' !'ii"l
,t I"i'ii, I-j lolluvt.; I'liiif.ih.tnu i.d'.ii.jtl lnii.4
iliiii-tlv ,iptj,itti, ii.m.ilt ut ii.lelii'i, I'Xi; Li
1 n nun, iiti'it is1. i'i',it.ij i.pin.i iiiu. 0.
s'i,iKi, nil eiuili.j. imiij.., sT.,.;iii 'fin
I11.1l.li- tii'lini." (lit, .l, H1l: ia.. it iiiii-s-. Il
tii',lt', srii.imi; i-vpni" ilitiiM't. -".'iii-.lti'i: in'
t aiilpji. nutJ.'. (.." '.t-n. 'Iln' jli"n llistii.'.
il.t nut ii.ilit(i- !' -'iti i'Ii n ni Hit Hulul" .uui
M'mliHO dl'V tiliii''.
I'liii.iiiiipiiit nii'iaii'jii 11 iii ii.iUiiit.ic Uui
irjll U1II1P.1IO. 11.0111' 'l I lobi'l', I'JOl. I.luvi
i.iiiiliu- aiiic.iM, 'l-t.lni; nKiuf iiiiic.1.1, .--,
H.lj tut i.iiiniivi. ii,iit.'. , -l'i,.l'ii. Icii inriifli
uilins lit 1 .'II, I'l'li eaiiinS' ''
flll.J'i')! I'-.m i.-i In. i.n.f, ,i.,',ti; 1.' ' ijiiiiiu.
III' 1 cot', &l'M,ni
Nnitlit'in (tiilul llill." 10i11p.n1. mull li "i
llt.clioi, pull l.r"i" fJiiiiin,! Imici.e, SJiJl ,i,-l,
ivpilt.i 111 tiMrf, r.."i'l! li'l CiClillUc liiili)i.
.vr.l.i'io. T'li iuoiiIik cinltii,', Id 1. .11. l'"l:
Iiio.-. I'HiiniKt iihii'Mi r '4.'.ii'. ivpiii-i in
ni'j'i', s'.'ti...uii; ih 1 'iiiniRh li.ur.iii'. Si,.,t.(iv
Wil .ki.'y .nul fiJilivie tt j tli ...i.i loiiitiiny,
nioiilli ti il.loli.i, l'il: dies- iMtnliiiSt liuo i.,
' -il. Imls I'Mfliip liuii' oi 1 fl'l,.'."!; iol ennliui
in. 11, i.e. sl.ti.i. Uii iiiuittlis iihIIiix (I I. :1,
li.ip I ilium luuiliik" Iliui' fi, sir'.'.m; rvp-'iuf
1 .1','. u.l ...I ...Itilll.. i.,.1. .... .!1ul
1(11111.. -,....-.-. .-. .-...... ........... r-'...-'.
I III".. lll "f lill.I'VIIU 'lllt'lllj I'JIl'Mll't lllOlllll
ol Oftoli 1". Ili'l! iiie. cmilnm null i, s, , y7, .
u) ciiinn liiiicm, .-31 l,'.("i', nd cmiliiU't in-diM-o,
s4s,ti. I'" tuoiitU I'lulliii 0:1. M,
(LDl; (lie.. nfiiii; imn.iw, l,iiV.,IW; i-v
pi'iec luiii'4'e, M1-',""!! lot fjinliiii-. Imrfj.c,
S"i''.IO
"-rry-
fUteiHlinu to tlie Preliminaries or
tlie Federation of Labor
Convention.
FIRST SESSION
A LENGTHY ONE
Soon After the Anival of President
Gompers iu the Early Afternoon
the National Executive Council
Convenes and Remains at Work
Until Midnight Many Notables
Among' Yesterday's Arrivals Con
vention Will Not Be a Love Feast
Accoiding: to Some of Those Comprising-
the Van Guard of the Dele
gates Sketch of the Organization.
Convention Notes.
All of the nine lltelllbeis ol the cecU
llle coinnilltee of the Amelleall I'Vder
a Hon of Labor, except Pirst Vi( e-I'resl-deul
. lanes Duiitan. ol Hoston. Ii.nl ar
livid befoie 1 o'eloel; veslerilav after
noon, and a session was under way lor
seveial bonis dtuiiiR- llie late afternoon
and early evenlilR. Another session was
com Plied til !l o'clock, which lasted until
initlniRhl. A number of other olllcets
and tleleaales uriiveil iliuliiR the day
and nlirhl, and today il is expected
many moie will come
Piesidenl Samuel (lomptis artheil
fiom Washington al 'J p. in., and was
ini'l .it Hie Lackawanna station by a
1 oiniiiltl.-p of Hie Ceiilinl Labor union,
lie was espoiti'il lo the bp.idriuartcis
at iiie Jpi'myit. and was not Iu the hot"!
filled! minutes before he had his coat
oil ami was at work unpacking: boxes
of papers and hooks. diiiatitiK lelteis,
ami receivhiR-1 tillers.
lie is a shoi 1. lieavy-sel man of
rnlddlc-iiRe, wilh a l.irce head, wavy
Riey-liiiRCd hair In ashed back fiom a
broad, IHrIi foiehcad and face that in
its every lineament denotes the strenu
ous man. Despite his burdensome cnus
he maintains a calm, nlfablt; exterior
and seems to possess in a lomailcibl"
(leRi-ee the happy faculty of beliiR vi'iy
busy, but at llie same time ex 1 1 cutely
pleasant. To a Tlibune lepottcr, who
laid an Inlet view with him yesleulay
alii-ruooii at the Jeinivn, Mr. floinpeis
said:
What Gompers Said.
"iiie Scianton i-onventioil will he Hip
laiRt'sL and one of the inosl linpoitaut
Iu the bisloiy of the leiler.ulon. Tho
results of its deliberations will bae it
very inipoi taut ami far-ivachiiiR eltect
and iulliieiice 011 w.irc wurkeis, and
theiefoie on the whole people. I do not
ot c0111.se, discuss lor publication any
mailers to ht dealt with by the 1 (in
vention until they come up in 1 lie con
vention. Sulllce it to say thai there jic
many important iitiestlons to lie acted
upon and thai we e.pect to have a very
lill- .session."
Spe.lklllf, OT Ihe ROM'llllllelllltl pl.lll of
llie federation, .Mr. (loinpeis explained
thai llu main putpose aimed al iu Hie
iiiiiiiiReimnt of the convention sdietiie
was to avoid cut mnl dried pi oRr.'i mines
or any semlilancp of them. As ,1 Hi si
step lo this end the convention bod is
made compact (n larRc mass coinen
lious machine politics must uetesaiilv
prevail, vt lien, as N Hip iiile, Inlet ses
sions .tie held.
The leilerulliili ' oliVelilioil is a de
lllierallve hotlv ill all III" word iinpllrs
iiie dcloR.ues tome liiRether and slnv
toRi'lher illilll ihelr hiisluess Is eoiii
plelrd. CverylbhiR that can possibly b"
alleiltled lo by the lonveiiHon body Is
suhtiiilied 10 thai body. The iJeleRuis
oilsiitale .iikI dispose ol Ihe convention
business. No uiiiii or simill set of men
tlos Hie business for them. It N tlir
closest uppin.nh 10 Hue denim 1 atit
overiinieul lli.'it Is iiualmilile.
Ratio of Repiesentaliou,
t The i.itlo of lepieseilllltloil Is lixed
, as toliows' All oiR.ililxatlou hnvim
I less than l.i'iiu nieiubeis Is cnililed to
I only one deleRate; between MiOd .uui
I s.iwn uieiubeis, two delcRates; helween
.S.iim) ami Itii'iifi members, lluee dele
I Kales, ami so on iiie Pulled .Mine
' Win Uers, who have moie than kM.nw
and less than ."lU.mul nieiubeis, ni en
lltled lo seven delegates, the htiRH!(
! .1..!. .11 ... t.. .1... ...II..., FIH..I .....t.
It'll ri'l ui'ii 111 tie 1 inn t-itiiiio. 1 ii.it i-iit'ii
oiRiini.allon lli.tv, however, have tlif
vole lllilL lis slreURlll elllitles II to, eai i
delegation Is itnipoweied lo t nsl our
vote fin each one hundred of Its nieiu
beis Piesidenl liiinip'-is aiminiiiceit lli.il
li.iul; chinidler and Hen iilleli, I lie
li'ateiual dt'lcRaUs I mm Ureal Britain
will be hole tomorrow Paitlck "Diaper
llie ll.ileiinil tlelcR.lte fiom Camilla. s
also cspeUed lomonow. Sellor SjiiII
iiRo IrIi'sIiis, Die ledfii.itlon oirhiiIk'T
111 Cuba and Porto Itlco. will not be
heie, .Mr. flonipeis says. His ui.ii on
Ihe charse of conspiracy was sei down
for yesterday.
AmoiiK yc.sioid.iv's anh.ils wtrir
II i.uiiiiti.'il on I'j.f .1 I
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.
1 .0-..1 iIju i" lirniiilfi -', IK'U
IH'Jt.ir. ti'iiiiuiii'iir "l 'leRO'ri
I im-u.t '1 nipri ibni .......ni... , .11 ilt-e ''
HrljiiM' lltitiiiillt"
j, in IW pri cm'-
i p. 1 l- P'l' ("fin.
Pie. ipn iiivii. -I lioni eiirieJ $ y. iu., nour.
WEATHER rOKECAST.
Jilillit!lli, Dee. 2. l'orcfl' (rv Kj1-
11 I'liusiiv.uila: Olouiiy Willi iiln jinl
lovtrr reiui''iatiire 'Iih-wIjv. Wc-iltif. It.
pioljiblr tiln, vjri.ltln wnuli, tifninili'i-
iifii Ha osier I.
It ffi !
i,
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mm-p-
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$ Vjjr -sJ
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