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PRINCE HENRY AND
THE QUAKERS
ftmerlcan Tour Finished at Phila
delphia in the Space of
Five Hours.
FORMALLY WELCOMED
BY MAYOR ASHBRIDGE
The Royal Quest Tnkes a Hasty
View of the Cradle of Liberty and
Other Lights of the City of Broth
erly Xove and Then Repairs to the
Cramp Ship Yards Where Much of
the Time Is Consumed Inspecting
the Battleships and Cruisers Vet
erans of the Franco-Prussian War
Are Permitted to Shako the Hand
of the Prince A Luncheon at
Union League.
Il.v I'xclmlvo Wire from The Associated Tun.
Philadelphia, March 10. Prince Henry
of Prussia finished his American tour
In this city today and for the brief
rnncc of Ave hours was the guest of
this municipality. His reception was
most cordial and his welcome heartfelt.
From the moment when the special
train bearing the Imperial visitor
steamed Into the Pennsylvania railroad
station, the popular demonstration was
hearty and spontaneous. The pro
lamine covering the flying visit of
Prince Henry was carried out as plan
ned, in a manner bolltting the dignity
of the royal visitor.
Prince Henry arrived in this city at
lOil'O o'clock, the special train having
made the run from New York in ex
actly two hours. Drond street station
contained probably the largest crowd
in its history and the llrst appearance
of the prince as he alighted from the
private car "Columbia" was the signal
for an ovation, which was continuous
as long as the distinguished guest ru
inaincd in sight of the multitudes gath
ering to extend a. popular welcome:
The prince was met at the station
by the citizens' reception committee
headed by Mayor Ashbrldge. After
shaking hands with the mavor the
prince was introduced to the other
iiembers of the committee. Then, with
.Mayor Ashbridge on his loft and Chief
"Wilkic of the secret service attending
him on the right lie walked through the
roped off passageway to the street,
where carriages were in waiting. Ad
miral Evans, the prince's suite, and the
reception committee following. The
First and Second troops, Philadelphia
city calvary, in command of Captain
John C. Groome, acted as official es
cort, and two battalions of mounted
policemen headed and brought up the
rear of the procession.
The city ball Is located directly op
posite Broad street station, and the
building was circled In order to give
the prince a better opportunity of view
ing the architectural beauties of the
hugo structure.
FI,-e minutes after his arrival
Prince Henry stood in the mayor's re
ception room, which had been simply
and tastefully decorated with flowers
and the American and German colors.
Mayor Ashbrldge extended t'e free
dom of the city to the royal visitor
and presented to the prince a hand
some album containing his address of
welcome beautifully engrossed.
Henry Responds,
Prince Henry made a brief response.
Ho said:
"This Is but another of the many acts
of kindness that have been extended
to im In this country. I assure you
thht 1 deeply appreciate It. I thank
yon for the freedom of the city, which
j'uu have given me, and for this hniiil
somn souvenir, which I shall preserve.
Again I thank you."
He then shook hands with the mayor,
rYom the city hall, the prince was es
corted to Independence hall. Owing to
lack of time, the stop at the "Cradle
of Liberty" was very short.' The prince
alighted from his carriage and, ac
companied by tho mayor and Admiral
Kvuns, hurriedly passed through the
historic old building. The party then
proceeded to Cramps shipyard,
Previous to Prince Henry's departure
from the city hall ho was presented
with an engrossed address of welcome
by a committee representing thu Cen
tral League of the Pennsylvania State
League of Veterans and Soldiers of the
Uertnun Army,
The streets through which the prince
passed from the municipal building to
Independence hall were thronged with
cheering people and the right hand of
the royal guest was kept constantly
lit motion, acknowledging the welcom
ing ovations, On the wide plaza In
ficnt of tho historic old structure
stands u statue of George Washington.
A roar of upplauso greeted tho action
nf his roya.1 highness, when he, alight
ing gracefully, uncovered before the
statue,
Accompanied by Admiral Evans and
Maypr Ashbrldge, the prince entered
the building and proceeded to the as
sembly room. Ho was Informed that It
v8S hi this room the Declaration of
Independence was signed, and he dis
played much Interest In the Colonial
and Revolutionary rolfcs exhibited In
the adjoining room, The prliicB was
presented with an Illustrated album
containing a history of independence
hall. In the corridor of the building,
ten veterans of the Franco-Prussian
Mar stood ready to greet the prince,
He shook hands with each and made
inquiry of them as to their regiments
and the buttles in which they had par
ticipated, Whllp these Incidents were
in progress, 330 picked singers from
the various German singing societies
slood on the plaza and rendered Bee
tlioven's "Die Ehro Oottes," accom
panied by instrumental music. Prince
Huiiry remained In Independence hall
about seven minutes and from there
pi acceded to the plant of William
Cramp ,t Sons' ship and engine build
ing company.
At Cramp's Shipyard.
The four-mile drive ' from Independ
ence hall to Cramp's shipyard in the
northeastern section of the city, was
one continuous ovation for the nrlnco
nnd his party. The sidewalks along
the entire route were filled with a boll
day crowd and all windows of factories
and residences were lined with specta
tors. The shipyard was reached at
11.23 o'clock. Prince Henry and party
was received by Charles II. Crump, tho
head of the .company, who Introduced
the royal visitor to the directors of the
company.
Prince Henry was thoroughly at homo
in the yard, and Instead of taking only
the forty-five minutes nllowed by the
programme to inspect the plant ho con
sumed an hour and forty minutes In
going through tho place. In taking bis
leave of Mr. Cramp, who escorted him
through tho yard, the prince said:
"I could stay hero all night."
The prince was first taken into tho
department where marine engines are
built and from there he was escorted to
the battleship Maine, which was
launched last summer. Ho did not go
aboard, but gave her a critical Inspec
tion' from the dock. Mr. Cramp then
took the prince to the Russian battle
ship Retvlznn, which will leave for Rus
sia as soon as tho It'e in northern Ku
ropo breaks up. The great sea lighter
looked pretty, all painted in white with
her sides lined with hundreds of Rus
sian sailors. Prince Henry and his
suite was received at tho gangway by
Captain E. M. Stclieiisnovltch, the com
mander of the Rotvlzon, and his staff,
who were in full uniform. After the
cordial greeting was over, the sailors,
who were still standing at attention,
gavo tho prince a Russian cheer wish
ing him health and a profitable journey,
to which lie replied In Russian:
"Good morning, fellows."
This pleased the Russian officers and
men immensely. Captain Stchensno
vltch then took his royal guest in hand
nnd, accompanied by tho prince's two
bulc.--, made a thorough inspection of
the .'-hip. Every part of' the magnifi
cent ves-sel was looked over, and at the
conclusion of the tour, the prince con
st auilated the captain on his good for
tune In being tho commander of such
a fine fighting machine and said he felt
sure should would prove a credit to the
car'f.- navy. The prince was particu
larly pleased with the metal furniture,
with which the Retvlzan Is equipped,
and made notes of this new departure.
Before the prince left the ship, he in
spected the sailors on the quarter deck.
As the German admiral walked down
the gangway, the entire ship's com
pany, led by Baron Fersen, naval at
tache of the Russian embassy at Wash
ington, gave three cheers for "Prince
Henry of Prussia."
Inspecting the Cruisers.
Tho prince by this time was growing
enthusiastic over what he was seeing.
He made a rapid Inspection of the big
armored cruisers Colorado and Penn
sylvania, which are still on the stocks:
the Kroonland and Finland, the larg
est merchant vessels ever built In this
country, and the Turkish cruiser, which
has not yet been given a. name. The
prince did not know that the sultan had
ordered a cruiser in this country, and
he showed surprise when Mr. Cramp
pointed out the keel of tho new Turk
ish vessel.
Having seen all the ships In the
yard, his royal highness was then
shown through tho various depart
ments in which the material for ves
sels is made, and of all these, the ma
chine shop Interested him most. Here
he saw many tools In use that are
of purely American Invention, and
asked many questions about tliein. Ho
paid particular attention to the electric
and pneumatic devices and was pnr
tlculaily Interested hi a machine known
as tho multiple flange drill, which
drills all the holes in a flange at one
time, Ho made n minute examination
of this, and remarked that the Ameri
cans are certainly ahead of all other
r.atioiu in respect to pneumatic1 tools.
Uefoie taking his departure, the
pvlncii expressed himself to Mr. Cramp
as highly pleased with nil he had seen
and added that his rapid tour of the
yard was very Instructive, It was 1,03
when the royal visitor left tho ship
yard and, driving rapidly between two
solid masses of people, the party
reached the Union League at 1.30 p, in,
On his drive to and from tho Cramps'
Prince Henry talked entertainingly
with Mayor Ashbrldge regarding his
tour through the country. He told the
mayor that he had had an t-xceedlngly
pleasant and Instructive trln. He said
ho felt a little fatigued at times but he
soon recovered from this. The nrlnco
said to tho mayor that he regretted
very much that he did not hnvo un op
portunity to Inspect thu Industries of
the United States which he knew to bo
very greatt. The mayor said that dur
ing the entire eight mile drive through
the city tho prince courteously saluted
In response to thu cheers of tho popu
lace, and his royal highness said that
he wished It were proper to salute with
the left hand, as his right arm was to
tired that It pained hint every time he
raised It,
Luncheon at Union League.
At tho I'nluii Ionian- Prince llem-v
was the honored guest at a inlvuteJ
luucueou iiiicnueu uy one iiuutlieu
proiplnent citizens. The bautjuet room
was beautifully decoruted, The center
of tho table represented u lake lu which
rested un electrical and floral miniature
of the emperor's yacht Meteor, The
chief feature ot the florul decorations
was u new pink carnation named Prince
Henry, On the wall directly facing
Prince Henry as he sat at the table was
a life size oil painting of Emperor Wil
liam, tastefully draped with the Ger
man colors, Tho guests at the luncheon
were presented Individually to Prince
Henry, and later the members of the
Union league, who had gathered lo
honor the prince, were presented col
lectively. After the luncheon his royal highness
was driven to the Pennsylvania rail
road station where he boarded Ills train
at 3.20 o'clock. As the train moved out
of the train shed at 3.3," o'clock the
prince, In acknowledgement of the
popular ovation stood on the platform
of the rear car and repeatedly saluted
the cheering throng.
On the Deutschland.
New York. March 10. Prince Henry
and his party arrived from Philadel
phia at f:23 p. m. and were taken by
tug to Hobokeu, whence they were es
corted to the steamship Ueutscbland on
which the prince Is to sail for Europe
tomorrow. On tho steamship the prince
gave a dinner to those who had been
his hosts while In Xew York. There
Were no speeches, the prince simply
toasting the kaiser and President
Roosevelt, and Assistant Secretary ot
Slate Hill toasted tho prince. Forty
six guests were present,
About 9 o'clock the party again
boarded the tug for Xew York, and
were driven to the Irving Place theatre.
It was midnight when the royal party
left the theatre and was escorted to
the Deutschlund for the night.
PRINCE ADMIRED
THE PENNSYLVANIA
He Compliments Officials Upon the
Splendid Train Service Given
His Ten Days' Tour.
By Kcluhc Wire from Tho Associated l'irs.
Philadelphia, March 10. The return
of Prince Henry to Now York this af
ternoon by special train ends the con
nection of tho Pennsylvania railroad
with this notable tour.
When the tour was planned the pas
senger department of the Pennsylvania
railroad was commissioned to take en
tire charge of tho transportation of the
distinguished party. It was the desire
of the assistant secretary of state that
all the arrangements should bo per
fectly made and the experience and
resourcefulness of the Pennsylvania
management naturally suggested the
selection of that line,
A bare outline of the tour was fur
nished by the reception committee to
the railroad ofllcials and every detail
of the railroad schedule, including the
stops at the various cities, was worked
out in advance and submitted for ap
proval. The choice of the crow, com
prising some thirty people, was made
by the railroad ofllcials. and tho com
missary supplies for the. entire trip
of ten days was not only provided In
advance, but menu cards for each meal,
were prepared and printed before the
start. Besides the prince and ills suite
of seventeen officers, and the five dele
gates of the president, there were four
private securetles. six representatives
of the American and foreign press and
three photographers. In addition each
officer had a valet. Quarters and sus
tenance were provided for these as
well as for the train crew and occa
sional visitors, who joined the train as
it passed over the various lines. It was
like stocking a yacht for a long cruise
but even in the restricted storage cap
acity of a train there was never a fail
ure of anything to eat or drink that
was promised on the bill of fare.
The time schedule was maintained to
the letter. Barring one unavoidable
detention, which was soon overcome by
the elasticity of the schedule, there was
not an Incident to mar the absolute
carrying out of the time table in every
detail, and this in spite of the results
of the flood and storm unprecedented
in the records of eastern railroading.
Every point was reached on time, and
the departure was marked by similar
promptness. The special train arrived
at Weehawken on its return on the ex
act minute of the schedule.
His royal highness took frequent oc
casion" to express his entire satisfac
tion not only with the pereot manner
In which his comfort had been pro
vided for, but also at the excellent
manner In which every movement of
his train had been conducted,
Ono of the prince's party in speaking
of the tour said:
"Such a movement Is a magnificent
demonstration of the resources and
splendid1 ability of American railroad
management, and tho Pennsylvania
people are entitled to merited con
gratulation on the very important part
which they so successfully played In
it."
GOVERNOR ENTERTAINS
THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Ail of the Memers Present Save Jus
tices Mitchell nnd Smith.
lly Ltclmhu Wnc fiom Tin- Associate! Pic-,
llatrisbutir, Maun 10. (ioietnor Stunu inter,
tallied tliu Supeiior lomt at dinner tliii evening
at Hip eeiutivc mansion. Thcic win- present
beside tin- Judge of the I unit, the ofltiial ol the
local i mm and iiiouhcis u( I ho goutum's cab
ini't. The spring tetm of Ihe Superior luint opined
today in the Supicme lomt loom with all of the
JiLstlcos picsent with the exception of ,lii.,tico
Cuter I'. Smith and Justice John I. Mitchell,
who tire ill at their homes. .No decision will ho
handed down by Ihe mult Inline I "lie I J .
Brief Strike nt Philadelphia,
Uy I,'i lusHo Wile from the Associated I'rem.
Philadelphia, March III. 1'onr limidied men,
women and Bills employed in the cartlidge de.
luitment of the Kiaiikfoid uo eminent arsenal
truck lodaj against the piece-work system. Al
ter having heeii out four hours Ihey lelinnrd lo
wmk having been pioinlsed ilut prices would hu
adjusted uitliin three ila8 sVlhat Ihey will tie
abl" lo cm I ii as much money an under the i'.iv
work syMciii. The Mlikels have engaged a law
yer who lux liecn Instituted to un to Wash
ington uinl piutcst against, tho plctt-wotk sjstc'ii.
Steamship Arrivals.
lly Lxeliishe Wire lioui The Associated I'iw,
New VorU, Mauh 10. Arrived: Statendam,
llotteidam; Kailsiuhe, llrcmeii; Alter, (ienoa,
Naples and tlibraltjr, Cleared; Deutscldaiid,
Hamburg ia I'lymouJIi utid Chcibourg, Illbral
tar Arrived; Lalm, Xew Voik for .Naples and
(Ienoa. Sailed; llolieiizolleiii (from (ienoa and
Naples), Xew York. Lizard l'jsrd: Rotterdam,
New York for ItollHdaiu,
RESIGNATION
OF MR. LONG
The Secretary of the Navu Is to
Leave the Cabinet on the
First of Mau.
WILL BE SUCCEEDED
BY MR. MOODY
Secretary Long Vill Return to tho
Practice of Law as Member of the
Firm of Hemingway & Long Sen
ator Lodge's Candidate Successful
Over the Aspirant from Illinois.
Rural Tree Delivery Bill Is Passed
in the House.
fly Kxeluslvo Wlro from Tho Asclated Tress.
"Vw'iidilnglon, March 10. The third
change in tho cabinet of President
lioosevplt occurred today, when Secre
tary Long submitted his resignation, in
a graceful letter. It being accepted in
one equally felicitous by the president.
The change was made complete by the
selection of Representative William
Henry Moody, of ty Sixth, congres
sional district of Massachusetts, as Mr.
Long's successor in the navy depart
ment. The resignation will take effect
May 1.
TJils change hasjjeen expected for n
long time. Mr. Long had Intended to
retire at the beginning of the late
President McKlnley's second term, but
lie consented to remain until certain
lines of policy in which he was involved
were more satisfactorily arranged. Then
when President Roosevelt succeeded,
though anxious to return to private
life for Secretary Long will never
again enter public life a strong feel
ing of loyalty towards Mr. Roosevelt
induced the secretary to defer his re
tirement until it was convenient for the
president to make a change. Recently
Mr. Long has been In Massachusetts,
making arrangements with his old legal
connections to re-enter the practice of
law, and lie lias had his house at Hing
ham put in order for his occupation.
When Mr. Long entered the cabinet
originally ho was an active member of
the firm of Hemingway &' Long, a well
Known legal firm of Boston. He -always
has maintained a silent connec
tion with the concern, and will again
become an active partner.
Mr. Moody's selection for the post of
secretary of the navy was the outcome
of an interesting contest. There were
no less than a half dozen aspirants,
but tho struggle llnally narrowed down
to the two representatives In con
giess Mr. Foss, of Illinois, chairman of
the l.aval committee of the house, who
had the energetic support of bis West
ern colleagues, and Mr. Moody, for
whom Senator Lodge made the win
ning fight. It was for a time In doubt
whether Mr. Moody would not be
placed in some important foreign mis
sion, rather than in the navy depart
ment, but he preferred to stay at
home.
Rural Free Delivery.
The bill to classify the rural free de
livery service and place the carriers un
der the contract system.whlch has been
debated In the house for over a week,
was passed today, but In a form that
completely changed the purpose for
which it was framed, Before it was
passed the bill was altered radically by
its opponents. All the provisions re
lating to the placing of carriers under
the contract system were stricken out
and the salary system not only was
continued;- but the maximum salary ot
carriers was Increased from $500 to $C0O
per annum, A motion offered 'by Mr.
Williams (Dem., Ill,) to re-commlt the
bill with Instructions to report back an
amendment providing for the dismissal
from the service of carriers who should
use their Influence' In favor of any
particular candidate was voted down
86 to HI.
As passed, the bill classifies the rural
free delivery service and fixes the com
pensation of employes as follows:
Special agents In charge of divisions,
not exceeding $2,400 per annum; spe
cial agents, four classes, graded from
$1,1500 to $1,000: route Inspectors, four
classes, from $900 to $1,200; clerks, four
classes, from $900 to $1,200. The com
pensation of carriers Is not to exceed
$000. Tomorrow the post office appro
priation bill will be considered.
MR. VEST TALKS ON
THE SUBSIDY BILL.
The Missouri Senator Addresses the
Senate for Two Hours in
Opposition.
By i:.xtltniie Wire from 'Ihe .Vihoviateil l'i'e.
Washington, March 10, For nearly
two hours today Mr, Vest, of Missouri,
addressed the senate in opposition to
thu pending ship subsidy bill, No
member of the body 1ms been accorded
more flatteringly close attention than
he received. Despite his evident feeble
ness, he spoke with force and flro and
at times became brilliantly eloquent.
He carefully analyzed the pending
measure and particularly attaVked the
present laws, which, he declared, were
relics of barbarism and responsible for
the decline In our merchant inarine.
He compared the bill la Its details
with the postal subsidy uct of 1891,
showing that In the pending bill It was
proposed to Increase the subsidy be
cause t was claimed by the majority
that the present postal subsidies were
not sulliclent to achieve the results
hoped for from the pending bill,
Thu Missouri senator declared that 73
per twit, of the subsidy which would
be teeelved by ships on the Atlantic;
would go to the International Navlgai
tlon company the American line.' The
pending bill, he said, would take money
out of the -treasury ' of ' tho United'
states without giving anything of value
In return for It, The vessels would get
the subsidies whether they carried a
single postal card or not. The people's
money ought not to be paid out to indi
viduals or corporations upon any such
hypothesis as that suggested In the
present bill. He said that Mr. Fryc
and Mi. Hnnna had presented roseate
pictures of the additional commerce
which the United States would acquire
through the operations of the proposed
bill, claiming that trade would follow
the mulls. As a matter of fact, he as
serted, the malls followed the trade:
that had been proved by tho history of
tho world,
Ho declared that the pending bill,
provided for n "pure, naked and un
adulterated subsidy," and said It was
defended, on the ground thut with the
subsidy the American merchant mar
ine could compete with the subsidized
ship') of European maritime powers.
Ho dented "emphatically and distinct
ly" thnt such would be the result of the
bill's operation. England, he asserted,
had C8 per cent, of the oceanic carry
ing trade of the world, nnd ho denied
that England paid subsidies to her ves
sels. He declared that Great Britain
paid the steamship lines for carrying
the malls, the sums paid being depend
net upon the number of pounds of mall
carried.
Most of England's ocean commerce
was carried by her tramp steamers and
not a penny of subsidy was paid to any
of them. The only real subsidy which
Great Britain paid, Mr. Vest Faid', was
$300,000 a year paid to tho owners df
certain vessels which could be called
Into use as auxiliary cruisers in time or
war, if they were deemed necessary.
Mr. Vest further along urged that if
the "shipping trusts" were to be sub
sidized there was no reason why the
forming industry and the mining Indus
try, too, should not be subsidized,
Mr. Tillman, of South Carolina, fol
lowed Mr. Vest with a brief speech In
opposition to the bill. He denounced
tho policy of giving subsidies to any
body, particularly to individuals and
corporations engaged In the formation
of shipping trusts.
RAILROAD AT PUBLIC SALE.
The Wilkes-Barre and "Western
Railroad Sold ,to W. Jay Turner.
By Exclusive Wire from The Auociated Preaa.
Philadelphia. March 10. The Wllkcs
Barre and Western railroad was sold
at public sale' here today to W. Jay
Turner, of this city, chairman of the
bond holders protective committee for
$75,000. The road was sold under fore
closure proceedings brought by the Cen
tral Trust company, of New York, trus
tee of $620,000 jjr,mortgage bonds, In
terest on which has been in default
since IS9j.
The road was built fifteen yenrs ago
and extends thirty miles from Watson
town to Orangevllle, Pi.v R.has avcapi
tal stock of $620,000, on which no divi
dends were ever bald. Several consoli
dations with other roads have taken
place.
In February, 1893, it was consolidated
with several other lines, under the name
.of the Central Pennsylvania and West
ern. The line connects -with the Phila
delphia and Erie at Wntsontown by
ferry with the Beading, and with the
Bloomsburg and Sullivan.
THE CONGRESSIONAL
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
Hon. Wm. Connell, of Lackawanna,
the Pennsylvania Member.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
WtHhinRton, Mureh 10. A joint caucus of sen
ate and lioiifo Republican ; held tonight for
the selection or members of the Republican ton
ureasional committee to londucL the tom'.ns
congressional campaign. The meeting a.s brief
and was confined to the iiuminatim; of membeis
fiom the several Mates.
lteprei-cntathe t'cnnell was selected a the
l'ennsjlvaiiia member of the cmniittee and
Hepieentalie Miennan as (lie Xew Yntk member.
POWDER MILL EXPLODES.
Two Men Killed at the E. I. Dupont
De Nemours & Co.'s Plant.
De Exclusive Wile fiom The Associated I'ioti.
Keokuk, I.i., Maieli 10. The 1.'. 1. llupont Da
Nemours and coniuiu'i powder plant live tulle
went of this city was badly damaged by an ex
plosion today. Two men were killed outilslit, a
third will die and three others aie sciloutly in.
jmed.
The dead: 1'r.iiik SdineMV, Esbeit Kilibon,
Of the' injuied Lewis Leake will die.
Admiral Schley at Philadelphia.
Il.v Exclusive Wile fiiyu The Associated 1'ro-is.
1'iill.idelphJJ, Match 10,-Hear Adtniial W. S.
Schley, accompanied by his wife, nirived line
this afternoon from Washington, and tonljrlit in
was tendered a reception by tho I'enn club. ,
lnite number of piomlnent citizens attended the
leeeptlon, liior to this the admiral uccump.mK'd
Mis, Schley to a local theater wlteie lie le.
mained for a liott lime. Putins: his stay in this
city Admiral and Mi. Sehley aie the guests ot
Colonel A, K, Mct'lme.
Wisker Indicted for Manslaughter.
Uy Excltishe Who from The Associated I'rcss.
New York, Marili 10. John M. Wither, the
New York Central tallioad engineer, who was in
dicted for manslaughter In cjiising the death of
seventeen poison., In a collMon in the I'.nk
uremic tunnel, pleaded not guilty loday in the
touit of seeral seniuus, Courscl for Wliker filid
hu application for aqtlioilty to inspect the inlii.
utej of the grand jury, lletlsloit on ilils matter
was tcsuted,
Colombian War News.
By EjcIiisIvo Wire from The Associated Vtert.
Washington, Maitli la The fulled SIiiIik mil!,
isler to Colombia rrp.irts to the stato depailment
under dale uf llaicii :i that durint," the preiedlug
week tho goi eminent t rutin lud steadily ad
anced, occupied iiupoiiant positions i.ear iloijou
which had been vacated by the revolutionary
forces who are undeislood to be in ti dism'iato
situation and necking an oppouunlty to escjp.,
Postmaster Roberts Exonerated,
0.r Est Itisha Wlte from Ihe Atoclated Press.
Washington, Marili 10. The civil service lout,
mission lias adopted, a leporc roneiatiig I'ml
mailer Huberts of llicuUvii, fiom any wilful vio
lations of the civil sen lee law at cliaraed by the
National OiUl Keivlie llifomv league. Ihe le
poet wa.S'iuade by ('onmiMuficr l-'oulke, who In
loligated tho tliarges.
An Audience with the Pope.
lly Inclusive Wire fiom llio Associated l'resj,
Hume, Man.li 10. The popo today leceliod In
audience Monslgnor bbaieltj, tho apostollo dele
alv tu the Philippines.
' Pensions Granted.
Br Eiduilvt Wile from The Aswiclsted Press.
Washington, Man-It 10. I'entlous granted: Sj.
pliia Sciiaule (widow), of U'llkrs-Iljiie, i(: Wal
ter H. baker, of Cjibondalc, .,o,
GENERAL METHUEN
NOW A PRISONER
--
FIVE CHILDREN ARE
BURNED TO DEATH.
Terrible Tragedy at Shinhopple Bu
rial to Be Made at Blnghamton.
lly Hxclmlvo Who from The Associated ltes.
rtitiffliainton, Match 10. "llig one largo gt.ne,
children all dead."
So reads a telegram retched today by ids tu
tor In this cily from Thomas Seanloii, whose
five ilillilreii note burned lo death at Shlnliopide,
Delaware county, last night. They were! Maty,
aged 1"! Thomas, aged M; Nellie, aged it; Dili
tile, agnl 4, mid Michael, aged 'J,
The bodies will be brought here lu one large
coffln for burial lomoitoe.-, No details of tho
accident can be secured tonight. hliliihoide Is a
small settlement near llaiuock, comprised only ot
a few hon-.es and the I'lnch-lloss Clieniie.il com
pany's works, where Seanlon was employed. The
family removed from this city five months ago.
It is presumed the homo was burned at night
while Scanlot, was away and that all the occu
pants except Mrs. Seanlon pctUhcd.
BIG STRIKE AT BOSTON.
Eight Thousand Freight Handlers
Attempt to Tie TJp the Boston
and Albany Railroad.
By Exclusive Wire from The Assoeistcd Press.
Boston, Mass., March 10. After near
ly six weeks of skirmishing, the dread
ed labor war between the organized
teamsters, freight and express handlers
of Boston and the two Kreat railroad
corporations, tho New York, New Hav
en and Hartford and the New York
Central and Hudson River, the latter
locally known as the Boston and Al
bany, broke out today.
Tonight the outlook Is that unless
powerful agencies are speedily invoked
to compel peace, the struggle will have
a far reaching effect. The strike, which
is a sympathetic one, already Involves
8,000 men In and about Boston.
Stopping- work because of the dis
charge of union men who refused to
handle non-union moved freight, tho
various organizations now on strike,
made every effort today to extend their
sphere of inlluenco to affiliated bodies,
while the corporations ei.ergetically
tried to fill tht? strikers' places nud' to
receive and distribute goods offered
them. Both met with some measure of
success.
Tomorrow tho local employes of tho
great express companies, the Adams
and the New York and Boston, two
companies which handle practically till
of the fast freight In Southern New
England, Will refuse to work, while sev
eral smaller bodies of organized labor,
such as the orewery teamsters and the
piano movers, as well as freight han
dlers in East Boston, will be idle.
On tho other hand, tho New- York,
New Haven and Hnrtford railroad, af
ter succeeding today in moving con
slderablo freight by Italian labor, will
augment the force tomorrow, and the
Boston and Albany expects to have a
large number of men at work in its
frieght sheds.
The action of the express men in
joining the freight handlers, will quick
ly nfi'ecc the fast freight business with
nearby business centers.
Providence, R. I., March 10. Intense
Interest is taken In the strike of freight
handlers and teamsters In Boston, as
this city Is one of the leading distribut
ing centers In New England. Several
freight handlers, In the sheds of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad here were ordered to Boston
today, but as they preferred lo give up
their places rather than obey, the com
pany did not press the point. The
union employes In the freight houses
hero say they will stop work at a mo
ment's notice If a request to that effect
comes from Boston. The Providence
freight handlers claim to have griev
ances of their own, one of which Is the
ctt'.nplnlnt that the rate of wages Is
lower than that paid in Boston, To
night It was stated that a notice to
strike might be received from tho
union officials within twenty-four
hours.
OHIO MINERS' CONVENTION.
By Inclusive Wire from the Associated Press,
Mnsslllon, O., March 10, The conven
tion of the Mnsslllon district miners to
day adopted a resolution accepting tho
Invitation of the Alasslllnu Trades nnd
Labor assembly to alllllato with that
organization, it Is understood that the
only changes to be demanded in tho
present scale arc $3 Instead of $2.75 for
room turning, Increases In the drivers
and cngers' wages, and the adoption of
thrco feet and a half as the low coal
standard.
Mine Inspector's Report,
Dy i:.ulmiic Wire fiom The Avioelated l'rcu,
S'lamokln, March H'. Tlie teport of Lilwatd
nicotian, inlno inspector ol ilu St'iomls district
for the past jeai, was lorwatded tu lite stale
uulliuilties at ll-iirl-biiig today. Tho report shows
T,UVj.82il Ions of coal mined, being an 1111-11711
of iisj,l'.'7 oitr Ihe previous jwr. There weie m
fatal and ll-'i lion-fatal atildents. The lidding
company's tollierlrs weie opetatcd lite moi-t i!i.
Killed by- a Runaway Car.
lly rlxclmhe Wlrelfrom Ihe A-ueisled 1'iess.
Vllke:-lliric, March 10. (,'corge Hue, .laed
17, Lloyd lliiggs, aged V, mid I'hatles llilgg.,
aaed 17, cuipUo,'d a foot tenders at tho iVcst
Lud t olicry at Mocunaiiu.i, weru Mriuk by 4
tuiuway car on a tteslllng today. Hue tjs
killed and the lltlgg' so badly injmcd that It is
helloed they will die.
4- -t- -f 4 -t--f-4--f-
4- WEATHER FORECAST,
-f Washington, March 10. Kotccast for
f Tuesday and Wednesday! KjtUru I'enn- )-.
-f sylvanla, partly cloudy Tuesday, warmer -V
in northeast portion; Wednesday cloudy, 4
f probably raiu; frctli east to southeast -f
- winds. -)
- -t ft t.
The British Sulfer Overwhelmlna
Defeat In the Orange
River Golonu.
FOUR GUNS AND ALL
BAGGAGE CAPTURED
Three Officers and Thirty-eight Men
Killed Out of a Force of 1,200.
Successful Attack by De LaRey
Before Daybreak on March 7 Tho
English Rear Guard Broke and
Caused Panic Majority of Prison
ers Were Released The Brilliant
Career of the Captured Officer.
lly Lxclusivo Who from The Associated Trens.
London, March 10. General Lord Me
Ihtii'ii and four guns were captured by
Boers under De LaRey, after a severe
fight, before dawn on March 7, between
WynhurR and Llclitenburg, 'Orange
River Colony. The British force num
bered 1,200 men. The Boers captured
all the British baggage. General Me
thuen is retained as a prisoner. He
was Ysounded In the thigh in the courso
of the engagement.
Three British ofllceis and thirty
eight men were killed. Five British of
ficers and seventy-two men were
wounded. One British olllcer and 1!U0
men are missing. The text of Lord
Kitchener's) dispatch announcing the
disaster is as follows:
1'ietori.i, Kitunlay, Mnrch S. I greatly -egret
to base to send you bad news of Mcthucn. lie
was moving with boo mounted men, under Major
Paris and .'aTO infantry, fouj",j?tH nnd .1 pompom,
fiom Wyntmrg to I.IohtcnmVg, and win to met
(irenfcll, with l."(X) mounted men, at Itowr
nine's, l'otilein today. Yettcrday mottling early
he w.h allocked by Pe l.i key's force U-tneVn
1Vc-Uom.Ii and PulnilelkiiilLj Thu flocrn charged
on tbiee- sides.-
l'iie hundred and fitly mm have come in at
M.nibogs and Kra.iip.iu. They were pursued by
the Hoots four miles fiom the scne of the uctbtt.
Tiny lepoit that Mellmen and Pans, with Ihe
Rime, baggage, etc., weie raptured li.v the Hots.
Mellmen, when last seen, w.n a pi leaner. I have
no detail of the aonllle, nnd suggest del.1vi.1g
imhIU-jtton till I can i-rnd delh'ito news 1 flilnlc
thi sudden levivtil of acthlly on the pait of
lie- l.i key i lo draw ott the lioop pressing !o
Wei.
Lord Kitchener's dispatches were
read in the house of lords and house
of commons today by Lord ltoberts, the
commander in chief, and Mr. Brodriek,
the war secretary, respectively. They
both paid tributes to General .Me
thuen, the former expressing his ap
preciation of Methuen's success
throughout the war, saying that his
task of forcing the Boer position at
Magersfonteln was an almost impos
sible one.
Second Dispatch.
In a second dispatch, dated Sunday,
March 9, Lord Kitchener says:
Palis came In at Kiaaip.tu with the leni.iiniler
of Ihe men. lie H'puiU that the column win
moving lu two paities. due, Willi i vagm-,
lift Twebosch at :: .1. lit. 'Ihe oth-r, with the
mule wagon.-,, Marttd an hour later, .lust lief ire
dawn the Hoen. attacked. Hcfote roiufoioomcms
could leach them the lear guanl biot.e, lit tlin
meantime a laige i.tiinber of liners galloped upon
both Hank. These at ln-( weie cheiked by the
Hank panic, but the p.mlo mid st impede of thu
mule had begun, and .ill Ihe mule wagon,, with
a terrible miMnie of mounted men, iii-hed p.i-t
the ox wagons. All elloits It, iltei-k them vent
unavailing. Major V.nt ndbilcd forty ni.jn and
(ictupled 11 position a mile I'l fiont of the nx
wagons, which weie then balled. Alter .1 gal
lant but tiseles defen-e the enei'i.v uislicil lulu
the n-c wagons and Methuen was wounded In tho
thigh. Paris, bilng, Mtiounded, Miiiendereil at HI
.1, ni Melbuen is still 111 the liner ramp. 'Ili
killed Intitule Lieutenants (I, IS. Vrniilng and T.
W, 1. NYidiam of the ltoy.il nrtllleiy, who weto
both killed while jailing their gun with case
shot. As Lord Kitchener announced III his
llrst despatch that .Major Paris had sur
rendered anil later said that he had
reached ICraalnan with tho remainder
of the men. it would seem that the
Boers subsetiuuiuly released the major
and his companions.
Tho force under General De Larey
was almost entirely dressed- in. British
uniforms, Tills mtitle It Impossible for
the Infantry to distinguish between
their own men and the enemy when
the mounted troops were driven lu on
them.
The enemy numbered l,C00 men. They
hail one fifteen-pounder and a pom
pom, Be Larey, Colliers, Kemp, Verrnso,
Trump and other commandants were
piesent.
General Methuen was seen by ait
agent of tho liitellegeuce department,
lie was being well cared for in his own
wiiroii, lie has a fractured thigh, btp
Is reported to bo doing well,
Methuen's Career.
Paul Sanfoid Methuen. third llaron Mellmen,
is ilc.iendcd 110m John Methuen, lord clt.n.i-cllor
of Ireland. Ho was. bout September 1, Wo, and
Miccetled ids father on tho tatter's death Id
ltiil. lie was educated at Lton, became u lieu
tenant in I lie Scots d'lnid in lbOl, was oil ipe
rial senlce on the Mold Coast In 1673, Hived la
Hie Asbault wai, IbUi was assistant milltaiy see
lelaty to the commander In chief In Ireland In
1S77, milltaiy attache at Detliii, 1S77-S1; assistant
adjutant gepeial ard assistant quartermaster gear
eil for the uonio district, 16SH2i served in
Lg)ptlau war, liii; was commandant at head
ijiurieis -in l.'gypt, 1SS2; fought at Kassasssln and
Tel-cl-Kcbili; commanded Methuen's Horse, and .
Held for.co in Uecliuanaland, ISSl-S-'i; was a dep.
uty adjutant: general in South Attica, 1883: wa
promoted major general, 1S0O; was in command
of tlio home district, 1S93-D7, and lias commanded
tho I'irst division ot the First army corps tu lieu
tenant general .since 1S99. lie has been ftcn,u,sii!ly
decorated and mentioned in dl.p.itrhe for brav
ery. He was tho Uritish commander who led 'bo
army sent to the relief of the besieged town vt
Kliiibcrley iu Ntj)en)bei-, 1SW.
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