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THE PHILIPPINES
TARIFF DEBATE
ft
Subiect Whldi Arouses'
Southern Statesmen to,
Elotmcncc.
the
SENATOR CARHACK'S
MAIDEN SPEECH
The Momber from Tennessee Opposes
"Tho Wliole Policy of Colonial
Empire" Ho Thinks the Govern
ment Is Lynching: 10,000,000 Peo
ple in Orient Would Like to Have
Charge Against Dewey Investi
gated Senator Tillman Takes
Part in the Talk House Debates
Upon Oleomargarine.
By KxcuIe Wile from The Associated l'ii'.s.
Washington, Feb. 3. Another spir
ited debate with the Philippine tariff
bill as the text was precipitated in
the (senate today as the result of some
(statements made by Mr. Carmack
(Dcm., Ten n.) In tho course ut uti ex
tended speech on the general Philip
pine question. It was the Tennessee
senator's first speech in tho senate and
lie was given notably good attention
on both sides of tho chamber. lie
spoke without manuscript with earn
estness, force and eloquence. lie op
posed the bill because lie was opposed
to "the whole policy of colonial em
pire." At the conclusion of his address,
which had been listened to by many of
his former colleagues in the house of
representatives, Mr... Heverldgo (Ind,)
' challenged some of his statements. The
debate which ensued was very lively
for l few minutes, taking on a po
litical phase which proved particularly
Interesting to the auditors who crowd
ed the lloor as well us the galleries.
Mr. Beveridge and Mr. Tillman (S. C.)
became Involved in u. heated colloquy
In which the exchanges wore as hot
ns both senators well could make
them.
Prior to the taking up of the Philip
pine bill, the measure providing for
an increase In the snlarles of United
States judges was J under discussion
for an hour.. An amendment offered
by Mr. Stewart, Increasing the salaries
of senators and members of the house
of representatives tn ?7,.r,00 annually
was rejected by a vote of 15 to II.
The yea vote was cast by Messrs.
Burton, Clark Wyo.), Dubois. Gallln
gcr, flamble, Hansborough. Hawley.
Ileltlb'id, Kitterodgc, Qunrlcs, Quay,
Stewart. Turner, Warren and Wot-
more. Senator Penrose did not vote on
the question. Whether present or not
was not stated,
Mr. Carmack's Speech.
In the course of his speech on the
Philippine bill referring to the Repub
lican supporters of the present Philip
pine policy, Mr. Conrmck aald:
"Vou lirt your bauds in holy horror
nt the lynching of a colored man In the
South, and yet you are engaged In
lynching 10,COO,000 of people who rc-o-utly
were your allies and your broth
ers In arms, and who have committed
no crime except the clime upon which
this government was. founded."
With great earnestness, he declared
that If th" president of the United
States had properly characterized
Agulnnldo and his associates as blood
thirsty Apaches, then Admiral Dewey
and those who accepted Agulnaldo's
help and assistance could not escape
the charge of deliberately violating the
laws of civilized warfare, and he hoped
the charge ognlnst Admiral Dewey
would be Investigated.
"From the beginning," sold Mr. Car
piack, "wo know that Aguinaldo was
fighting for not change of musters, but
for absolute freedom," arid he said
Ocnernl Anderson had assured Aguin
aldo that tho American people never
have established colonies, and ho could
trust in the honor of the American peo
ple. "These facts," he said, "consti
tute a binding obligation upon us to
give them their Independence."
Ho would, ho said, haul down the
American (lag wherever It waved us an
emblem of force and despotism. Ilu
charged that tho United States hail
been holding u falso, fraudulent and
delusive hope to the Filipinos, and that
we are killing those people for the nal
vatlon of their souls and building up
the church with human bones,
Mr. Carmack maintained that by fol
lowing out the policy of conquest for
mulated by tho mujorlty In power, tho
United States was pressing Itself Into
nil tho bickerings una quarrels of thu
world. Under such n policy, no peace
wis in view for this government. Tho
position of the government would bo
one of simply armed neutrality.
Challenge of Mr, Beveridge.
At tho conclusion of Mr. Carmnck's
speech, Mr, Beveridge, u Republican
member of the committee, sharply
challenged a statement by the Tennes,
see senator that tho Philippine tariff
had not been well considered Ho said
Mr, Cunnack had designed to convey
to tho country the Impression that tho
Philippine commission-had not careful
ly or thoroughly considered tho tariff
scale. As a mutter of fact, ho said
that ecuIo was iixed ufter most
thorough consideration and, after con
sulting every Interest In tho Philip
pines. Mr, Ueyerldge declared that If the
Democratic party had given to Its last
tariff bltl tho same care which had
been given the Philippine tariff scale,
this country's prosperity would not
have withered us It had under the tariff
It had enacted. Further along, Mr.
Tldvei.li.i. .lhlni.l L,. .t.A . .
ex-Presldent Cleveland, ex-President '
.
Harrison and ox-Sentilor LMmundn, nil
of whom had not been In sympathy
with the Philippine policy of the ad
ministration, declined to follow the
Democratic party wits because Unit
party would not accept the decisions of
the supremo court and the verdict of
the American people as llual.
He asserted the misoti why the
"moderate, thoughtful and conservative
people of the country" had not followed
the Democratic party In Its opposition
to tho proper 'control of the Philip
pines and In other matters of national
policy was that they feared that party
would sow "the dragons teeth from
which would spring a hnrvest of an
archy." Another reason, he sald.was that that
party was sounding a note of retreat,
and "never In the. history of the coun
try had the American people retreated
from any proposition fairly presented
to them, and they never would."
Mr. Tillman Interrupts.
As ho was proceeding to discuss
some of the conditions In the Philip
pine Islands, Mr. Tillman (South
Carolina) Interrupted with tho Inquiry:
"Will the senator bo explicit and
give us the benefit of his personal ob
servations or any odlclal information
he has In regard to the dispatch from
General Bell that he proposed to make
war so tcirlble that they would want
peace and want It bad'.' Is that true
or is It not'.'"
"That was not dono while I was
there," replied Mr. Beveridge.
"I will ask the senator, whether
when he Is making war, he would not
make war' so terrible that the enemy
would wnnt peace'.'"
"That would depend," said Mr. Till
man, "whether I considered the war
justifiable, or one' of infamy."
A running fire of controversy war.
kept up by the two senators for some
time. Then after some Incidental dis
cussion by Messrs. Foraker. Teller and
Carmack the senate adjourned.
Oleo Debate in the House.
Tile house devoted today to general
debate unon the oleomargarine bill.
The exponents of the measure attempt
ed to filibuster against il at the open
ing of the session, but were beaten on
a motion to consider the bill by more
than a two-thirds vole. Tho speakers
today were Messrs. Henry (Connecti
cut), Hasklns (Vermont) and Uraif
(Illinois), in favor of the measure, and
Messrs. Wadsworth (New York), Fos
ter (Illinois), Burleson (Texas) and
Clayton (Alabama), in opposition to it.
Those who antagonized the bill favored
the adoption of the substitute, which is
designed to prevent the fraudulent sale
of oleomargarine under the sulse of
butter.
Mr. Henry (Connecticut), in charge of
the measure, said tho purpose of the
bill was to make the sale of oleomar
garine, colored In imitation of butter,
unprofitable by Imposing a tax of ten
cents per pound. It would' not. how
ever. Interfere with the sule of the un
colored product, on which the bill pur
poses to reduce the tax to one-fourth of
si cent per pound.
The bill was only aimed at the
fraudulent product. The new section of
the bill, making any person who sells
or furnishes oleomargarine for the use
or consumption of others, a manufac
turer within the meaning of the act,
was, he said. Intended to prevent un
scrupulous dealers, hotel proprietors,
restaurants and boarding house keep
ers from coloring the manufactured
article.
Consideration of tho bill will continue
tomorrow.
FOUR HILLED IN A
GASOLINE EXPLOSION
Fatalities in a Bakery at Boyertown.
Many Persos Injured Build
ing: Destroyed.'
Ily llivluihc Wire from The Associated J'rcju.
Boyertown, P Fob, 3. Four persons
were killed and one fatally Injured, an
tho result of an explosion of gasoline
nt 11 o'clock tonight In tho bakery of
George Carver, of this place. The dead
are!
llllNHY SIIANTIt, iael .w je.iiw, manlcl and
leave a family of four.
MASK KIIAXCII, hU ou, nW,l 3 yen,
(illOltlli: (10IIMAN, ae-il : mi, marilrd ami
leaves u family of th,
I'HAUUCS IIOL'UII, aed 13 iir..
Tho Injured man is Oeia-ge Fry, In
jured lnternully, and may not live,
Flro was discovered in the bakery
Miortly before-11 o'clock, and tho Haines
had gained considerable headway,
Whllo the firemen were fighting tho
tinmen In the rear of tho building, a
terrific explosion occurred, blowing put
tho entlro front of tho structure. At
tho tlmo of thu explosion a Jargu crowd
of spectators weru warchlug the lire,
nnd many of them were caught under
the falllns wall, The elder Shaner was
killed Instantly, while the other three
were so badly Injured that they died
soon afterwards. Many other ncrsqns
were moro or less hurt by Hying debris.
Accident to General Miles.
Djr Kxehialvc Wire from The Aiwlatcd "re.
WJdilntston, IVi, a. -While dilvliig hi tat
tiotter, Hold Pebble, t'dy, Cleiicral Nelson .
5tllis met with 911 uecldilir. hl UIkIi nillidlr.-;
wlli tin- icarof 0110 diheii ly WillUm A, ItacUey
nud'hcinif HK-ituined. licm-rul Mile wa (liniwn
to the (pound but lie iluujt to the, itlus and iiu.li.
aged to lonttol the frightened aninml although
he wu UiJKifed aljout tlft.v yard over the ley
ground. Tim rotter wm thtu iluhted and the
geuer.il droie away, Toiilfl he was .uttering
no 111 t'iTieU from thg accident,
- "
Ski Racing in Norway,
Hy E.u-!uslte Wire fiom The Assseiate-J I'reaj,
Chriitlanu, Norway, Keb. 3. About 25,000 tpeo
iafor. including liunv fortl-nipiv. ainmcr , 1,..
wfie Micral American, witnessed the SU1 rasing
today at Holnickellen. U. Jyrline nude tlie lyn;
rt leap, t!'Jj metre?.
THE WAR. REVENUE DILL.
Majority nnd Minority Report riled,
Probability of Early Withdrawal
of Troops from Cuba,
tly Htchulvc Wire Irom Tlie Associated Pint.
Washington, fob. a. llotli majority ami minor.
It.v repctts vine nlednn the v.ir leienne Mil to.
day. The majoilty irptift .iys tlni probability f
early wllhdiiiwiil ut Hoop fri-in Cuba and the io
duclloti nt tlic torn' In ,tlii? Plillliplnpii will nuke
futther reductions possible ami al review die
condition of the (rcamy.
Tin minority leport approcc! thu proposed re
duction but ivweiU they should luce been rna.h
Ioiik aicu. It nt) iidvoCiilits a (tencinl I in I lion
tf tariff taxation with the retention ( taxed mi
accumulated wraith. There U a nctietal denuu
ilatioii of the IKiikIcv law in the mother nt
trmu unit the npoit My.r that II enables ni.inu
t u-turns to charge far gvfntir prli.es Io home
ibiiimici than lire leeched abroad lor the torn1
tooiK which U characterized as "plain robbery,"
OPERATORS DEMAND
30 PER CENT. REDUCTION
The Claims of tho Miners Are Met
with Counter Proposition at
Indianapolis.
By lUiIuslvc Wire fiom The Associated 1'resi.
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. a. The op
erators have met the demand of the
miners for an advance of II) per cent.,
with a proposition for a reduction of
10 per cent, from the present scale of
wages. This is in line with the policy
they pursued last year at the join:
conference at Columbus, which result
ed In the final adoption of the agree
ment of 1000, made in this city."
Many 'of the operators privately say
that' the present agreement will have
to stand for another year. The prop
osition for u reduction was made to
day, at the conference of the scale
committees. The proposition, it Is
raid, came from Illinois and was sec
onded by all the operators.
The committee went Into secret ses
sion this afternoon. The open Joint
conference will not be resumed before
tomorrow afternoon or Wednesday.
The miners would not listen to the
demand for the reduction, and the
proposition of the miners for an ad
vance was denied by the operators.
Tho demands for absolute run-of-nilne
system and uniform rales of
wages for drivers were both discussed,
but the vote on both propositions was
equally divided.
Jn case the committee shall be un
able to agree on any of the proposi
tions it will so report to the convert
tlon. which will then take up tho mat-
ter In convention and tho ground will
be gone over again.
DISFRANCHISEMENT
OF VOTERS DISCUSSED
Republican Members of tho House
Hold Cnucuu in Hall of
, the House.
Oy KxeliKhe Wire from The Associated Presi.
Washington, Feb. 3. The Republican
members of tho house of represents
lives held p. caucus in the hall of the John Drew's company for Cleveland
house tonight to consider a line of and the other troupes, one bound for
policy to be adopted concerning the ' Detroit and two for Chicago were un
alleged disfranchisement of voters in i able to get around the wreck until too
the south. The caucus lasted from S ' late to keep their dates. No one was
o'clock untllv shortly after 11, when it1 hurt but all suffered severely from the
was determined to adjourn for one I extreme cold,
week, to consider moro fully tho dlf- ! Zero Weather at Altoona.
ferent propositions brought forward. Altoomi Pebi 3.Ti,0 worst bllzaurd
The main discuss on of the meeting ! of tne wlnter ims struck AUoontt atul
turned on a resolution offered by Hep- , HUrroiindlnlr country. Zero temnera-
resentatlve Crumpacker, of Indiana,
providing for the appointment of a
special committee of the house to In
vestigate cases of disfranchisement and
to report remedies to tho house. This
ltf(llrtli Mif L'.ii'nrnl nMinii -kt'imi I llmix I .
', T , -'- ii.uiuuo. i
mainly from southern Republicans. I
who favored a strong federal election
law, Including one by Itepresentatlve
tarthol.lt on these lines. Speaker
il" T ' f'''-",," '-ayiie, ot l0.tted wlth merchandise for tho west
Jxew -Vork. the Hepubllcnn floor lead- . were ,,, ,n ,ho ynrd llei.ft Inst n,Bht
er, and most of the leaders of the on at.count of the condition of the road,
house, including about all tho Itepub- Sf.veral fpe,Bht tl,Una WBre 8noweU u
llcan members, were praunt. Itepre- , ,, hiul t0 bo Hho-olled out. Penn
sentative Cannon, ot Illinois, occupied , Hylvanla tnlllls m.0 all behlud the
the chair, with Uepresentatlve I.ou
denslager, of New Jersey, as secretary.
EARNINGS OP THE
PENNSYLVANIA.
Comparison of the Balance Sheets of
the Years 1001 and 1000.
Ily exclusive Wire from 'Hie AeclalcJ I'resJ.
Philadelphia, Feb. 3, Tho Pennsyl
vania Itallroad comapny's comparison
of earnings and expenses for the month
of December. 1001, and for thu twelve
months ending December 31, 1901 with
same periods of 1000 Is as follows: 1
Penruylvunl! railroad linej itlievtly opentcd
December, JWls tlrms raintin;, devre-iau, Su3,
t'OUj cxptrw, Incie.ise, ifl'JO.luOi nut vainiiiisa, do
rivosv, fi20,4W.
Twelve inontlu cndltiK Keiembcr 1, 1,'mti CJrou
eanilnits, iiurease, 7,WS,JlK)i e.peuiM, Iriercaso,
fJ.l'jJ.MVJj net caiiiliw, Increase, i?l,ll3,IU). Tlw
nbve Hauler do r.ot luilude the u)pum1iuiii ot the
llullalo uud Alli'.-lR'ti.v dlvlilon.
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Italtltnoio Itail
load company, Peccinhor, POli Orua eatnlniM,
dcciease, I2,K'J0; riciiM4, lncica.', tf7,WX); net
curnlnsi.-, deirettie, jn.iui).
Twelve inontb.t ending December iil: flrosi
earning, inciiuse, tU17,ut)0; expiUe. inerae,
03,50.Ji net eatiiliiKV, lixrcj-.-, lr.VTW.
Northern t'entral Hallway (ompanyt ,Motth of
December, WOlt Choi, ellidirfi, dcerc.ine, ijllPt,
iyi exiniusej, decrfJH', .l.tX); net candnst, do
nvtue, WW).
Twelve month ending December il, W)tt (,'ros.i
cainin,ii, Iticieasc, lil,C0Ji expense, incriOiC,
MJ7,)Wi net earning, iiutcase, ilOI.100.
Wcet Jvr(-y and Keahoro ltallw.1 company i
Mouth of Daunber, 110): Uiooi earning, de
ircnte, il,aC0i cxpenv, litcrciv, $j!,Mil; ml
carnltiK, decrease, 931,100.
Tvvi-jvc inontlw, eudliiy Pminber ;i, pjoi:
(row caiiiliif. increa-e, $l,;Sti! rxpeiMM, In
iieaw, ia0.t,5(ls net carnlnm, deerc.use, 15,ill.).
Lilies wwt of Plttsburi; and llile, directly opei
a)edi Month of December, 1901: llrooa vainlu-s,
liuriai'e, f-7S,ram; exicnn, Imtww, iljj.wj;
net t-ariilobv, ini lease, tlii,.W).
'fwelve inclulii, indlus Pmnibef 3, luoti
(iruw cuiidnas, lueroave, j,ISl,ViK); cip.'iii.-K, in.
iii-jie, f.',7'.t,l; net e.irniin,-, Iikicu', ,uij,
lA). 'Steamship Arrivals.
fly h'xiliuhe Wire from Tlie Aftociatol Vtvi.
(iibraltar, 1'cb. 3. AulvcJ: Iibu, Nov Vyili
for KapliM und (Icnoa. Autwirp Airlvud; &th
waik, fur 'uv Voik
The Worst Storm Experienced in
Manu years In tlie
State.
RAILROAD BLOCKADE
NEAR Y0UNGST0WN
A Minstrel Company Stuck in a
Enow Drift The Effects of the
Gale at Pittsburg, Altoona, Tltus
ville, Bradford and Other PolnttJ.
D.r Kxcluxlre Wire Irom The Assoclsted Press.
Philadelphia, Feb. S. The wind
ptunn, which begun yesterday after
noon and which reached a velocity of
fifty miles along the southern New
Jersey const and In the vicinity of the
Delaware breakwater, has greatly di
minished, and tonight is blowing at a
rate of about twenty miles an hour.
Report from the south Jersey coast
and Delaware river points Indicate that
vessels that were exposed to the gale
weathered the storm fairly well. Two
vessels are uuhorc on Brighton shoal,
a short distance north of Atlantic City,
N. J., and two steamers are reported
aground In Delaware bay, about fifty
miles below this city. The Brillsh
steamer Claverdale, from Asiatic portB
for' New York, which grounded on
Brlgantine Shoal, yesterday, is still
fast aground as Is also the schooner
Edith L. Allen, which went ashore dur
ing the night on the same shoal with
in a short distance of the Claverdale.
The schooner which was bound from
Brunswick, N. S., xvlth lumber, was
misled by the lights of tho Claverdale
and the tugs that were around her,
and before tho captain saw the mis
take, the Allen touched bottom.
The steamer Europe, from London for
Philadelphia and tho British steamer
Drummond. Philadelphia for St.
Thomas are aground In Delaware
bay. No snow accompanied tho storm
today In this section.
At Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. Feb. 3. The blizzard
which has prevailed throughout this
section since early Sunday la respon
sible' for- thO ' i losing- tonight - of thfe
Academy of Music In this city and In
cidentally four other theatres, one at
Cleveland, two at Chicago, and one at
Detroit.
These failures are the result of an ac
cident on the JSrle railroad just west of
Youngstown, Ohio, toduy. When the
train bearing the Harry Bryants' bur
lesquers company coming from Buf
falo, reached the point ploughing Its
way through the Immense snow drifts
tlie forward baggage cai- parted In the
middle causing a most effectual block
ade of the road. Trains following with
turo prevails and high winds have
been blowing the snow In mammoth
drifts for tho past twenty-four hours.
Tho Pennsylvania, railroad is feeling
the effect of tho bllzssnrd. Its main
mu! on tne mountain west of here was
nlmost ulockaUed by drifts last night.
and It required the services of one
,mareil , t0 iaep the road open
tna ,nornlngf Many tvvlgM ,ralnB
chedule, some of them being annulled,
Tonight tho cold Is Intense, but the
wind Is not so wild as this morning
and last night.
At Titusvllle.
Tltusvllle. Pa., Feb. 3. The blizzard
that luiH been raging here for tho past
twenty-four hours hi tho worst oxuerl
enced for munv years. Tho thermom
eter registered five below :;ero at 9
o'clock.
llusincss lo prnctlcnlly suspended and
rural delivery mallcarrlers are unablo
lo covi r their routes.
At Bradford.
Itradi'ord, Ieb, VI. Ilradford and
neighboring towns are In tho clutches
of a blUznrd, tho severest experienced
lu this vicinity fur years. The heavy
snow fall, accompanied by high winds
has made the streets Impassable, caus
ing the abandonment of all street car
trnlllo and tho suspension of all busi
ness. Passetij.'er trains cm tho Hrlo
main lino are several hours luto and
freights aro blockaded. The UurTalo,
Rochester and Pittsburg abandoned Its
II ym north and south bound this
morning.
Cleveland, 0 Feb. 3.A deep cut
pear Ivent, O., on the Erie line, Is com
pletely filled with snow and several
trains nro blocked there, A largo force
of men Is engaged clearing away the
snow.
Cannot Handle Hansom Honey.
Dy Esclusiic Wile from The Aoiiated I'rei.
London, lrb, I. "Although tlie agreement
With llm brljamU ha lii coinpletid," cablei
the Cunatantllioplc curiespoiident oX the Daily
Chronicle, "liny deelaic l( h 1mii..-tll.le tn talje
the ranMiu money afely away at I ho piemut ino.
ment, The American dclufatu are, therefore, iv
turnlnsr me to ituko a i-.ew arianccmrnt,"
Mr, Quay Will Qo to Ploridn.
Sficclal t tlie Hciautoii 'fllbune.
WavbliiKtoii, l'b. a. Senator Quay will leavu
for 1'iotida within tlie next few day. The kei'ere
wathei- durln;; the past week Ilu brought a le
turn ot bU throat trouble und hU plvviltUn lu
advised him to fit out of this climate. Htnator
i(uay will be acciupanied by hi ton lllchard.
DIED OP STARVATION.
An Aged Woman nnd Her Son Per
ish nt Philadelphia from Cold and
Hunger.
tljr exclusive Wire Irom The AssocUted Pre.
Philadelphia, Hob. S..V pitiful slorv of desti
tution tnme to llxht hero toJuy when the coroner
mn notified u( the death of Mm. .Mary Wrliglit,
UKcd M e.irs, and her sou, Joseph, aged St) yearn,
nt their home In tin- outikhti of the city. The
ufscd wttiun and the joutu? ttun lud died of star
vation, nnd twi, other lnembr of the family,
June and WycMlir, both middle n;:cd. were found
to be Insane and jmllrrlnir from cold and pi I va
tlon. Ultlc h known of the Vrllit famllv. Mrl.
Wilglil'4 husband died Milne time ugu. It be
came known today that the mother had suc
cumbed last nfi;ht to m-glcct nnd lack of nour
ishment nnd wlirn Joseph Wright wa Informed of
her death this mominir, the shock, added to lib
weakened condition, i mulled in lil-t death,
Jane nnd WycltllfT, tho two lemalnins mem
bera of the family, are in u pitiable stale ar.d are
now being cared for by neighbors.
THEY FAVOR STRICT
CHINESE EXCLUSION
Commissioner Powderly and Presi
dent dampers of tho A. F. of L.
Before House Committee.
Dy Kxdtutve Wire from The Associated Pieii.
Washington, Feb, 3. Tho house
committee on foreign affairs today
heard Immigration Commissioner T.
V. Powderly and President Gompers,
of the American Federation of Labor,
In favor of strict Chinese exclusion, as
provided In the Mltehell-Kuhn bill.
Mr. Powderly stated that tho hard
ships encountered by the class ot Chi
nese exempt from exclusion at the de
tention stations were Insignificant. It
was the duplicity of the Chinese la
borer, ho said, who sought to gain
admission by assuming to bo In tho
exempt class, that caused the neces
sity for stringent exclusion laws.
Jlr. Gompers spoke of the extent of
Asiatic contamination and demoraliza
tion of our labor on the Pacific coast.
The Chinese worker who earned 1 and
consumed two cents a day Impover
ished American labor and reduced the
standards of living. To the argument
that had been advanced that American
workmen would have to meet Euro
pean and Chinese standards of cheap
living, Mr. Gompers answered that if
long hours and low wages meant in
dustrial superiority, then China would
have been at the head of the Indus
trial nations of the world.
In the course of his remarks, Mr.
Gompers criticised Mr. Wit Ting-fang,
the Chinese minister, saying:
1 resent tlie sneering inijljaJ.:jLjjrplaii dip
lomat that""l'rTi "an asifalm-, or j"l.iboY ajita
tor, ir limb, the laboring people of lltU country
who are ctiueavorlnir to protect tlteinoelvo irom
Chinese labor, are agitator?.
t deny the right nf a reptisenlaitiic ol a for
clan government addrcnlim hlmIf to an old
clal cf our government and referring P American
itlizeiH by name in' sii'.h a m.ittor a. tnl,;, ant
pirtlcuLirly when ntch reft rente U of a deroga
tory character.
The Chinese minUtir fa treated in this coun
try with every lieconilng couitpvv and lie has no
right tn make Insinuation upon American eiti
sotu. Upon, behalf ot the lalwrint? man of thU
country whom I represent ai tho president or tne
American Federation of Labor I n-DP.it that" I
i went thete reinatlcs on the put of the Chiueie
minister,
CORONER'S INQUEST
IN WALLEN CASE
West Committed to Jnil Without
Bail Mob" Still Anxious for
a Lynching,
By K.ulmlve Wire from The Associated Press)
Chester, Pa., Feb. .".Coroner Fryo
held an inciuest today upon the body
of Mark Wallen, jr., tho police ofllcer
who was murdered by Albert West,
the negro, on Saturday night. The
jury returned a verdict that tho killing
was deliberate and tho coroner com
mitted the prisoner without ball, while
Addle Ballard, the colored woman who
was with West at the time of the
shooting was committed ns a witness.
George P. Rckenroth, who saw the
shooting, testified that the negro shot
ut tho policeman after he was lying
on the sidewalk.
West was taken to the county Jail
at Media before daylight this morning.
A crowd hung around the city hull all
night and the prisoner was placed in
the large safe deposit vault in tho
controller's olllce, as there was an ovl
dent intention on the part of the men
In the street to make another attempt
dressed In the uniform of a policeman,
to got tho murderer. West was then
taken sc-crotly out the back way ac
companied by Chief Leary nnd two
oillcers, und though seen by men In
the crowd was not recognized, A cab
was In waiting u square away on a
back street and In this the prisoner was
taken to jail at Media by Deputy Sher
iff Wolfe and Sergeant Mullen. No
person Is admitted to tho Media Jail
on any pretence and the warden lma
placed extra guards on duty, while no
one outside of the jail knows of the
location of tho cell in which the prison
er Is coutlned.
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GENERAL PUNSTON'S ILLNESS.
He Has Undergone Another Opera
ution for Appendicitis.
By Inclusive Wire from Tl.c Associated I'rewi
Kansas t'lly, lb, . A surBlo.il operation was
performed today upon Ueneial Fiedeilcl; I'liu
fctou ut ii liu-pltal. After General fuiwtou ur
ued lmo frem llm wot hut ucel; and had
toualit a conciliation villi his physician, It uai
stated tliav aiwtlicr opcMtlou would not be mv
usji). Within a dtt)' or so, liuweur, thu wound
cf thu otlyliul cpi'ratloii for appendicitis had not
healed a the physician.! Iwlleted it thould and
the second operation wa.i decided Uwn.
It was st-'itol at tbt- lu'OlUl tills afternoon
that tho general had uudiiiiuiie' the uideal lu a
witUfacloiy manner and there wa every leosou
to believe the iVtull would bo all that ! dc.lrcd.
It would be neeevary, however, for lliu patient
ti) remain at the hospital for piobably twr weeks.
Cost of a Waterbury Fire.
Dy Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
New Yorlt, 1'eb. .lt U eitinuted that Ilu lire
at Watethury, Cunu,, will cot (be leiulin In.ur".
univ conipanles f this lily about 9l,QO,(j.
Practically cu-iy toiopiiiy ,of importiuie is affected.
THE SfORM BRINGS
DEATH AND DISASTER
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BRIBERY IS ANARCHY.
Scathing' Charge to a St. Loul3
Grand Jury Judge Ryan's
Pointed Remarks.
fly Inclusive Wire from The Anoelaled Press.
St. Louis, Keb. 3. In a most scathing
charge to the February grand jury, Just
emminneled, which he ordered to con
tinue the Investigation begun by the
previous body into the charge of brib
ery In connection with St. Louis and
Rttburbnn railway legislation, Judge
O'Xell Kyan, on the criminal bench of
tho St. Louis Circuit court today, tie
Glared that the crime of bribery was a
menace to civic nnd nolitlcal life,
"It Is nnnrcliy," Judge Rynn said,
"for It strikes an Insidious and deadly
blow at government."
Judge Hyan said, In part:
"The work and report of the last
grand Jury revealed appalling condi
tions touching bribery of public ofll
clnls. "The higher the position of lb per
sons who bribe others or ore bribed,
tho greater Is their moral responsibil
ity, because the mote potent for evil 13
their wicked example, but to all who so
olTend, be they high or low, powerful or
humble, there should be meted out cer
tuln, swift and severe punishment.
"It is your duty to continue, prompt
ly and vigorously this Investigation,
both as to past offenses of this kind,
which aro not barred by limitation, and
as to present offending, if any there be,
of a similar nature."
Henry Nlcclaus. the director of the
St. Louis and Suburban Hallway com
pany, for whom n warrant was Issued
Saturday, In connection with tho sub
urban bribery Investigation, appeared
in court today and gave a bond for $5,
000 for his appearance. The bond was
signed by Adolphns Busch, the wealthy
brewer. Other men Indicted also ap
peared and renewed their bonds.
JUSTICE SHIRAS
WILL SOON RETIRE
Speculation Is Already Being In
dulged in as to His Successor
on the Bench.
Special lo the Scranton Tribune."
Washington, I). C, Fob. S. Justice
Shlras, of the United States Sum-erne
court, will probably retire from tho
bench during tho present year. The age
tit which il member of this tribunal
may go back to private life at the full
salary of ?10,000 Is seventy years, and
Justice Shlras reached H1I3 mark a
week ngo yesterday. Ho wishes, how
ever, to serve ten years in the position
before he doffs the gown, and that will
be next October. It is understood that
Mrs. Shlras is desirous of her husband
continuing as a part of the court, but
the Justice Is apparently tiring of duties
which devolve upon him.
Justice Shlras Is from Pennsylvania,
and It was his appointment in 1S92
which caused the spilt between Presi
dent, Harrison on the one side and Sen
ators Quay and Cameron on the other.
Tho senators had indorsed Judge J.
Hoy 13ro'wn, now ot the state Supreme
courti tor a vueaney In tho United
Stntes Supreme court, but the president
selected Judge Shlras.
Speculation is already being Indulged
In as to Justice Shirus' successor. It Is
thought that Senator Quay may at this
la to day endeavor to prevail upon
President Tloosuvelt to appoint JuiIkc
nrown, who hulls from Lancaster. For
mer Attorney General Griggs, of New
Jersey, la also mentioned In this con
nection. SUICIDE OF A STUDENT.
IMiss Agnes Inglis Becomes Mentally
Unbalanced and Shoots Herself.
Ily Inclusive Wire from Tlie Associated Press.
Ann Albor, Mich., I'eh. :;, Mit Agues Injilia,
a KOphoiuorc medlcai student in the 1'uiter.sity of
MUlilsJii, and the daughter of Dr. p.ivid lutdis,
of Detiolt, one ot the mol prominent physician:)
In Mlchitfaii, committed suicide bluntly alter
noon ind iv in her mom, in the house of llm
Alpha iiiullou Iota tvjiotls, of which she ua n
member.
Mli huslW, who was about 27 irar.s of age, and
an exceptionally bright Miulvni, shot luielf
through tho lu.nt. 1( Is jid that hard study
had 111 set tied her mind.
PENNSYLVANIA TOPICS.
Ily L'xiluslvc Wile from The Associated Press.
Uanlsbuig, IVb. 3. Ourcntur (stunt- today ie-
appointed I lev. Hi', cti,'c V, Heed, of Carlisle,
slut'J llbiarlsii for the full trim of Unci.' ye.111.
l-iiicAiitr, 1'ib, ;).-Henjamln lleishcy, prom
Jneiit fanner ind hittchcj uf LnidUiille, this
county, shot himself in the temple with 11 illla'
this inviuln, caiiiimi Imtaiu di-aih. .Yi 1 una
is knonu for the tulcldc,
WasJiliulon, r'cU. y.'lic piesldeut today wilt
io the senate the follo.vlu,.- iio.iliiatloiiK: Will
iam MiC'ojch 10 be collector of Internal levinue
for the I'iist I'liiinylwinla dh-trlit, he.idiu.irten
in I'hlUdclphlai St. Clair A. Mulhulland, p.-iivlun
HKvnt ut Philadelphia, and William .1. fed, 10
be pietuuistir ill PUtston, Pa.
llair!burir, IVb. J. Iha.tcH were iviied by
the state deiwiiliiicnt leday tn the fullowinx cur
potations; The hmoiK lias iimpauy, Lulontowir,
capital, $10,uo. Ilidi;uay btaudstuuo couiiuiiy,
Itldcway; capital, ?iu,ixt. Albion Wale com
pany. Albion, die count J capital, W.tXWi Kt'
ceislor Planlut; Mill rouipany, ftcaillns; capital,
fcS'MKJ, ; The McKeciort llaklns company, Me
KceK.ii; capital, fSO.lKD.
Phllidelphla, IVb. :1. Tlic llfteelitli annual
tic rinan-Aiiiei kan charity ball was held t the
Academy of .Mvaic tonight. The ball was a bril
liant one. Pr. Von Ilollebru, tlic Human am
bassador al Washington, and Mm. Clement A.
QrlsCvin, ol this city, led the (jtsnd nwrclu
Sailors and Their Graft Suller
from the Galo That
Swcsds tlic Goast.
MANY D-AD B0D5ES
ARE WASHED ASHORE
Iteports of Patnllties Aro Confined
to the Long- Island Coost Heroic
Work of tho Lifo Savers Crews
of Tugs DeHverlng Provisions to
the Stranded Steamer, Cavour Hero
n Narrow Escape.
By Ilxcluslie Wire from The Aesocistrd Press.
New York, Feb. a. Tho gale which
has been sweeping tho coast of Long
Island and New Jersey for more than
21 hoursf and Is continuing tonight
though with ubated force, has brought
death and disaster to sailors nnd their
craft. Reports of loss of life are con
fined to tho eastern end of Long Isl
and, whence comes news that several
bodies have been washed ashore. It
was not known up to 10 o'clock tonight
what vessels tho men who lost their
lives come front. They might' ha'vo
been on either tho barges towed by tho
tug Richmond, reported as passing
Block Island without tow, bound from
New York for Newport, It. I., or tho
tug Cuba which passed Block Island
two hours later which left Now Lon
don yesterday for Newport News and,
was returning without tow. When
leaving port the Richmond had threa
barges and the Cuba two.
Wreckage strews tho shore In tha
vicinity of tho Bellport, L. I life sav-"
Ing station and one body came ashoro
east of this station One barge was
thrashing about this nfternoon near
Forge River station. Tho finding oC
two bodies were reported later from tho
same point. The largest piece of wreck
age) is the aft quarter and portion oC
t'ui-sjnru of a barge., On this last was
lite letters "0,,,P-""K'J' " " 'CT- I
The crew of'-the American merchant-1
man Schepp, a full rigged ship, whlc'
went ashore on Long 1360011, L. 1.
shoals early today, were in peril all
day. The keepers tonight say they aro
still on the stranded vessel, though tho
danger of death had been lessened by
a slight abutment of tho storm.
A westerly gale had been blowing at
the rate of seventy miles an hour when
the Schepp struck at 3.30 a. in. It
was bright moonlight at the time, and
from Captain Andrew Rhoades' life
saving station, the life savers had no
difficulty in locating the vessel. Tho
men trudged along the beach, facing
a severe gale and dragging their mor
tar lo the scene of the wreck. They
reached the Schepp about daybreak
and found the seas breaking over her
bow and stern. She was about 1,000
feet from shore nnd tossing heavily
with every thrust of tho powerful
breakers. Her main top gallant and
royal mlzzen topsail with the forctori
gallant studding sail had been carried
away and nearly every spar In her
was twisted or- broken. Several of tho
crew could be seen on the deck run
ning to and fro In apparent efforts to
keep from freezing to death.
Tho life savers of Captain Rhoades'
station and those of tho Long Beach
Hlutlon under Captain Van Wycklln
made several attempts to shoot tho
life lines over the Schepp, but the ef
forts were not successful. Then they
tried to launch tho lifeboat, but thin
too proved impossible owing to high
seas.
Tugs Are Lost.
The sailors of the sea-going tug,
John 12. Berwlud and 1-3. S. Atwood,
hud 11 narrow escape from going to tho
bottom with their craft Sunday after
noon. Nothing was known of their
plight until tho arrival of tho Germnti
steamer Barcelona, the nw of which
rescued the tuginen. The tugs had
been delivering ' provisions to the
stranded steamer Cavour, ashoro at
Long H.each, L. I., and were proceed
ing back to this point. When the galo
struck them the waves began to wash
over them, not only swooping off every
thing movable, but Hooding their holds
and gottln; Into the flro hoses. .Tho
Ho'vcn men on each tug were lu Immi
nent danger of death for over two
hours. The tugs were absolutely help
less and gradually sinking when tho
Unrceloun hove In s-lght and took tho
half frozen crows aboard. Within hall'
an hour after this the two tugs went
to the bottom.
.Captnln t'lnus Uohn, of the Barce
lona, was utterly exhausted when bin
ship reached the pier this morning, u?i
ho had been forty-eight hours on tho
bridge. All the houses oil the Atwood
hail been smashed by tho fury of wuves
when tho Uarcelonii liovo down on the
snklug vessel. The men on board
c-nlled out that tho tua- was sinking.
After sumo tlmo they managed to work
the Atwood under tho lee of the Barce
lona. Then lines were thrown to tho
men uud tlu-v .scrambled aboard tho
Mlu-1', which, having hardly any cargo,
stood very high out of tho water, Tho
men wild the John rc. Berwlnd was In
an equally bad condition, Tho liner had
already passed her, and Captain Uohn
bad the ship Immediately swung around
and steamed to her aid. She, too, nuui
uged to reach the lee of tho ship, and
the men wero hauled op hoard und
taken good care of,
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f WEATHER FORECAST. -f
f .
Washington, IVb. 3. lstern IVnus.il- -e-
-i- anla: Kali-Tuesday and probably Wed- --
-i- ucfccUy; diminishing westerly winds. --
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