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THE BIGOSTON
STRIKE BROKEN
f ullu 20,000 Men Who Have Been
Idle Will Resume Work
This Mornlnn.
RESULT OP CONFERENCE
AT GOV. CRANE'S OFFICE
Tho Settlement the Result of an Ex-
pressed Determination of Governor
Crane and Those Representing the
Merchants of Boston to Induce
Railroads to Adopt New Rules.
All Old Men for Whom Places Can
Be Found Will Be Taken Back.
By Exclushc Wire from Tlie Associated Tress. I
Boston, Mass.. March 13. Through
the united efforts of representatives of
the great mercantile bodies of the city,
seconded by the chief executives of
both city and state In conference with
the recognized lenders of organized la
bor, the great strike of freight handlers
and kindred trades representecOhtho
allied freight transportation codncll
was broken tonight. Fully 20,000 men
who have been idle for four days will
go to work In the morning?
This result was attained at a confer
ence this evening at the olllee of Gov
ernor Crane. The decisiou was at once
reported to the allied freight transpor
tation council at a special meeting to
night and unanimously endorsed.
The settlement was the result of an
xpressed determination of Governor
Crane and those representing the mer
chants of Boston to bring all possible
pressure to bear upon the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
company to adopt the rules in force
upon the Boston and Maine railroad,
forbidding freight handlers to unload
teams except at their own option and
risk.
All of the old men for whom places
can be found will be taken back by the
railroads tomorrow, but owing to the
suddenness with which the strike was
ended and the large number of new
men who have been Installed it Is likely
that many of the old employes will to
morrow find no Vacancies ready for
them. Eventually, It Is believed, they
will regain their old positions.
Teamsters and 'longshoremen will
find an unprecedented demand for their
services, and traffic of all descriptions,
whlch'has been virtually at a standstill
for the past three or four days, will be
lcsumed with a rush.
The Brine Transportation company,
the loading and unloading of whose
non-union teams precipitated - the
strike of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford freight handlers, does
not appear to have figured in the set
tlement of the present controversy, and
as far as that company Is concerned,
the sentiment against It on the part
of the labor unions is as bitter as ever.
Under the new arrangement, however,
union men will not be required to load
or unload that company's teams.
Day "of Conferences.
The day was filled with conferences
between representatives of the various
labor unions and the city's business In
terests, In which Governor Crane, May
or Collins, Secretary Easley of the Na
tional Civic Federation and the state
board of arbitration took Important
parts. Every one was fully impressed
with the gravity of the situation and
fell the absolute necessity of an Im
mediate settlement.
An early as S o'clock Secretary Kns
ley, who had arrived from New York
on the night train, mot a number of
labor leaders at Young's hotel,, where
their side of thr controversy was ex
plained to him in detail.
At 12 o'clock those In attendance pro
ceeded to the rooms of the state board
of arbitration qt the' state house and
met representatives of various mer
cantile bodies of the city, the officials
of tho vuiious railroads and Mayor
Collins, where a free interchange of
ideas was had for more than three
hours. Governor Crane, although not
present at this meeting, personally had
a representative In attendance, and
was kept in touch with all its pro
ceedings In which ho manifested tho
greatest interest.
Tho outcome of this meeting was tlio
appointment of n committee of heven
tn devise homo plan that might bo mu
tually agreed upon as a basis of set
tlement in consultation with Governor
Cram1. The committee, which consist
ed of Judge "Warren A. Ueed, chair
man of the state board of arbitration;
A. ,A; Lawrence, George H. Leonard
and John Mason Little, on behalf ot
tho merchants, anil Thomas H, Can
ning, George F. Frey, O. I'owers and
Thoinos Mahonoy, representing the
unions, together with Secretary Kas
ley then awultod upon the governor
ami were closeted, with him for two
Jiouvs, Meantime 'a largo number of
labor leaders had arrived ut the state
house and they went Into conference
in the council chamber which adjoins
thH ufilci) of tho governor,
Immediately after the decision to call
off tho strike hud been reached, the
labor leaders hurried from tho state
house to put themselves in touch with
Unit' respective unions, special meet
ings of which were being held in,,un
tlclputlon of tho necessity for quick
action of some kind,
After tho committee had left tho gov
ernor, tho latter to tho newspaper rep
resentatives expressed his great pleas
ure at the result attained by the con
ferencei Sajd he:
"Inasmuch as (he strike lias been de
clared off, It now becomes the duty of
the public to do Itu putt, and of other
employets of labor to see that the men
who went out are reinstated ns far as
possible."
L0RDMETHUEN RELEASED
British Government's Interpretation
of a Dispatch from Africa Tim
Healy's Suggestion.
By Kxclusltc Wire from the Associated frefl.
London, March 13. The war secre
tary, Mr. Brodrlck, announced In the
house of commons today that he under
stood that General Methuen, who was
captured, severely wounded, by Gen
eral De la Bey, on Mnrch 10, had been
released and was expected to arrive at
Klerksdoru, southwestern Transvaal,
today. The general's condition was
favorable.
Mr. Brodrlck added that the exchange
of General Methuen for Commandant
Krltzlnger had not been contemnloted.
The trial of tho commandant had been
postponed because consideration of tho
evidence to be presented had not been
comnleted,
Timothy Ilealy (Irish Nationalist),
amid Nationalist cheers, invited tho
government to show equal magnanim
ity and release Commandant Krltzln
ger. Mr. Brodrlck Inter said that the tele
gram received did nut Mieelftcallv say
that General Methuen had been re
leased. But from the fact that he was
In the hands of a British medical offi
cer it was presumed that the general
had been released.
AN EMBASSY SCANDAL.
Minister Powell Clayton Is Seriously
Accused by Mr. Mealy Sub
mitted to State Department.
By Eitlusite Wire from The AMOcisled Press. ,
Washington, March 13. Mr. Theall,
local counsel for Mr. "MealOy, the Amer
ican citizen who Is held under an order
of court In Mexico for contempt, has
submitted to the state department
through United States Senator Nelson,
a long statement of the case from
Mealy's side, which reflects upon
United States Minister Powell Clayton.
It Is alleged that the minister has
misrepresented the facts in the case to
the department and that he is inter
ested in a rival mining company, which
has affected his attitude toward Mealy
and his legal light with the develop
ment company, which forms the basis
of the present action against him.
METRIC SYSTEM FAVORED.
House Committee on Coinage Would
Make It the Standard.
Inclusive Wire from The Associated I'rca.
Washington, March 13. The bill to
adopt the weights and measures of the
Metric system as the standard for the
United States, as Introduced by Repre
sentative Shafroth, of Colorado, today
was ordered favorably reported by the
house committee on coinage, weights
and measures. It provides:
"That after Jan. 1, 1004, all the de
partments ot the government of the
United Slates In the transaction of all
business requiring the use of weight
and measurement, except in complet
ing the survey of public lands, shall
use ouly tho weights and measures ot
the Metric system, and after the first
of January, lOOT.tlio .weights and meas
ures of the Metric system shall be the
legal standard weights and measures
of and In the United States."
CASES AGAINST MRS, SOFFED.
Indictments That Might Place Her
in Prison Sixteen Years.
By Excluslvo Wire from The Aiioclited Press.
Plttsbuig, Tj., March IS. Indictments in three
cases against Mrs. Catherine fsoffel, wife of cs
Warden Peter K, Softcl, grcmliig out of the es
cape of the Piddle hrothci' from jail oil January
:;u, wcro tonsldcrcd by (ho fraud jury today iind
true bills ictiunccj,
should Mir. fr-otlcl he comicted upon tlio three
chaigrs the iiMiinium nggrcgate sentence that
could ho imposed upon her would bi- sixteen years
lo pilson anil a fine of .'..'KXi, The llrsl iluigc
N foi aiding criinlrcilk I" escape. The oilier
ili.tigts ore srp.ua.lc indictment for frluulous as
fault and hallery upon Charles ItcynohLs and
Jaunt (1. .Midiiry, jail guaids, llcjnoldi was
Mint hy one uf the Kiddle and Jlifiariy ias
tliiumi oicr or jumped rtwr tho tailing (mm tho
i ell tier and seriously hurt on the night of the
cat ape of the Diddle brothers. It will prohiihly
ho a mouth before Mrs. .Solfcl Is broaght tu trial.
VERDICT IN WEST CASE.
Slayer of Policeman Allen Convicted
of First Degree Murdor.
Dy Kldushc Wile from the Assodited Press.
Media, I'a., Match W, The Jmy in the cao of
Albeit West, loloird, Mho has liieu oil lllal fclniu
Monday for tho murder o Xl.uk W, Allen, Jt
Chester, I'a polUemaii, on nbrniry 1, tolay
leuducil a erdlct of niprdir in the first degree,
ufUT dellbeiatlng for tttcnly-ltto hours,
I'nllii'iuau .Man wa inuidrrcd on the streets
of fluster on the nljrht of febiuary 1, Jlo at-.
ttmptcd to uric I West, and av.h shot tin re time.
W'nl craped but vji laptuuil tlio following day
and lodmil In.jiil u,t clutter. mob, attaikfd
the prison but M.i.ior Jeffrie and Mata Senator
riproul nddresoid the iiomiI and Mtcd WcsC life,
The inurdeier wan traiufviled lu Medit jail and
later was taken to iho Kxstcrn ptuitcutiary at
riilladelphla tu clisuuX lii t-afely,
TCHENQERI DESTROYED
BY EARTHQUAKE.
Dy F.icluhc Wire from the Associated Press.,
Constantinople, MjuIi 01. The town ot
Tihcnjcri, I" the proluc of Kajtamounl, Asia,
minor, was totally ilcttrojcd by on t'lrtliquake
Ma ni fc. Four pertooi were killed and a hun
dred injured.
DR. TALMAOE ILL.
Scarcely Ablo to Sneak Abovo
a
Whisper In New Orleans.
Dy Exclusive Wire from the AmocUled l'rev
New Orleans, March 13. The Kcv.
T. lie Witt Tatnmge, who was brought
here sick from Mexico In charge of
Mrs. Tu Image and a physician, was re
ported today to bo only slightly bet
ter. He Is scarcely ablo to speak above
a whisper. Mrs. Talmage H'-nt out
word that unless ,ho improves very
much during the day no attempt would
bo mnde to take' him to Washington
tonight as was intended.
Later in the day Dr. Shields gave out
the following bulletin:
Dr. Tilmage was attacked' with In
fluenza lu Moxlco City on March 3, two
days after his arrival. Owing to the
altitude of that city It wait deemc.d
expedient to remove him to his home
in Washington. His present condition
Is favorable, having steadily Improved
since leaving Mexico, and debility fol
lowing his mnlody being the only af
fection at this time. He will be able
to rcs.ume his work In nbout two weeks.
He will depart for Washington this
evening.
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SAGASTA DECLINES
TO FORM CABINET
Spanish Premier Informs the Queen
That Ail Members Had Resigned
on Learning That Finance Minis
ter Was Determined to Leave.
Dy Kxciutlvc Wire from tho Associated 1'rcs.
Madiid, March 13. Tho premier, Se
ller Sagasta, today informed the queen
regent that the cabinet had resigned
when Informed that the resignation of
the finance minister, Senor Urzalz, was
Irrevocable. Her majesty ashed Senor
Sagasta to form a new cabinet, to In
clude all sections of the Liberal party,
but he declined lo do so. The queen
regent will now consult the presidents
of the chambers In the hope of finding
a method of obtaining a representative
Liberal ministry.
The Spanish cabinet which has re
signed was constituted on March 6,
1901, ns follows:
Pieildent of Council Sennr .Kip,ast:i.
Minister of Foreign Affaiis "the Duke of Al
modovar. Minister of Justice the Marquis TcrteiBM.'"'
Minister of Finnnce Scnoi ViuU.
Minister of the Interior Sfiior Mont.
Minister of War Gcnnal Wejler.
Minister of Marine '1 lie Duke of Vciagua.
Minister of Agriiultute. and Comnieico and of
Public- AVoiKa Senor Villanuevu.
Minister of Education Count llomanonu.
The queen regent Is, anxious for the
Inclusion in the cabinet of representa
tives of the Dissident IJberals, but
Senor Sagasta refuses to act 'with them.
The cabinet crisis Is expected b labt
some days'. The resignation of Senor
Urzaiz was1 due to the refusal of the
finance committee to agree to his bill
restricting the "privileges of the J3ank
of Spain.
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THE VENEZUELA
REBELS ACTIVE
Government Troops Suffer Defeat.
Insurgent Warship Damaged.
Castro's Fleet on the Alert.
By Kvcliisho Wiic fiom The Associated 1'iess.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Mnrch 13. Ad
vices received here from Venezuela say
the condition of the revolution In that
country Is unchanged. The revolution
ists are active, and It Is reported that
they lately hud successful engagements
with the government troops neurCuiu
pano, at Guliia and at Pilar, but that
they have not yet captured any ports
or cities.
On the night of Mnivh S the revolu
tionary steamship Hollvar, formerly
the Llbertudor and pievlously the Bun
Itlgh, appeared before Carupano, seized
a launch und disappeared in the morn
ing without, landing men or attucking
the ldace. Some hours afterwuid the
Venezuelan government gunboats Ites
taurador and Miranda arrived at Caru
puno with tho Intention of attacking
the Bolivar.
President Castro Is suld to possess
full Information regarding the arma
ment nnd present condition ot the Boli
var. It Is said that the revolutionary
vessel recently has suffered severely,
and It Is predicted that within a week
President Castro's licet will capture or
sink the warship.
CHILE-ARGENTINE DISPUTE.
No Settlement of the Boundary Ques
tion Has Been Reached.
llj K'tilushr Wire fiom The UsociateJ Pics.
Santiago de Chile, .March 33, It Is
ouiclully announced that no direct set
tlement of the boundary dispute be
tween Chile and Argentina bus been
reached, but, It Is added, If a proposi
tlou on the subfect Js made Chile will
not refuso to consider It.
CHINA PAYING INDEMNITY.
February Instalment of 1,820,000
Taels Transferred at Pekin.
Dy Inclusive Wlic fiom Tlio Assodated I'icss,
IVkin, March 13, Tho binkci's ronunUtlon to.
day airpril the rbru.u. libljliiirnt, amounting
to 1,S:W,C)0 taels, of (he Chinese jiulciniilly,
(,'ieatly tu (ho satisfaction of tlio ministers of tho
pouirt,
Philadelphia Wnlklng Match.
Dy I-:e!u,hc Wire from the AssocUled Pres
PhUidclphla, Mmcli n. The slvd'ay wjlkin,'
match continue to jtlr.it t good .ittendaiuo. At
10. o'clock- tonight tw'inty of tho original yeiuy
jlartcm weru stilt in (liu fare. The scoio. of the
fie leaders at tint I'our wasj CiwimurIi, 87tf
milci r'ahey, 3tJ.l7 Tiaiy, WH; (Slid,, Rj Day,
SM, At midnight the core of the JIo leajen
wast Cawnaujjh, SSl.tij1 I'ahey, 5,0.10; Ti.ict,
357.1 J Click, Vit.1', Day, 3(3.
"Rubber King's" Will.
By Eclusie Wire from the Associated Press.
Imdon, Mjk.1i 1.). Janus Pick, the io-rallcd
"rubber king-." uluvdled at Glasgow Maiih 7,
bequeathed JiO0.tx)0 for distribution aamong Ids
employes and the bulk of the balance of his foi.
tunc goes to charity. 1IU lasliirr nets X' 5,000, his
cook i bequeeathed .',000 and other doiiusUis
are to rvcelu in tho aggicgate tliousjuda of
pvundi. The clerks yet from 300 to 300 cadi,
MR. BRYAN IN
WASHINGTON
Takes Breakfast with the Fusion
AAcmuers ot the Nebraska
Delegation.
HE HOLDS A LEVEE
AT THE CAPITOL
Is Given a Hearty Welcome by Rep
resentatives Most of the Demo
crnts and a Largo 'Number of Re
publicans Are Presented Ho De
clares That His Visit to tho Na
tional Capital Is Without Signifi
cance. Dy Exclujhe Wire from The Associated "ries.
Washington, March 13. William
Jennings Bryan arrived in Washington
today from New York, en route to Har
rlsburg, Pa. The fusion members of
the Nebraska delegation In congress
took breakfast with him and later he
visited the capltol. At the capltol Mr.
Uryan appeared in the members' corri
dor of tho house of representatives
and Immediately was surrounded by
a large crowd of representatives, who
gave him a hearty welcome. For some
time he" held an informal levee, most
of the Democrats and quite a number
of Republican members being present
ed to him. The icception of Mr. Bryan
lasted some time and during its con
tinuance Speaker Henderson came
from his private ofllce and Representa
tive Llttleileld, of Maine, temporarily
vacated the chair of the'house, in com
mittee of the whole, in order to join
In the greeting. When Representative
Grosvonor, of Ohio, shook hands with
the Nebraska man, there was an ex
change of good natufed badinage on
presidential candidates.
Representative Swanton, of Virginia,
raised a laugh when referring to the
Republican controveisy on Cuban
reciprocity he said Mr. Grosvenor had
been infused with 20 per cent, of Dem
ocracy. Mr. Bryan took lunch at the
house wing.
Later in the day, Mr. Bryan paid a
visit to the senate wing. He' was there
entertained in the marble reception
room and met most or -tlief Democratic
and many ot the Republican senalots.
Ills conferences with them were gen
erally brief and' as a rule were devoted
simply to an exchange or social greet
ings. Mr. Bryan said his visit to tho
capltol was without political signifi
cance. Mr. Bryan left the city at 4 o'clock
this afternoon for Culpepper, Va..
where he made an address tonight. He
will return to Washington tomorrow.
The Post tomorrow will siy that the
chief matter discussed by Mr. Bryan
with the Democratic senators was the
resolution proposing constitutional
amendment for election of senators by"
direct vote of the people. Mr. Brvan
urged Democratic senators to use their
best endeavors to rorce an early vote
on the resolution by the committee
which now has it in charge, and that
an Issue be made on It.
DANISH ANTILLES SALE.
Folkenthing Told It Was in the Best
Interests of the Islands.
Dy Kiclushe Wire from the Associated Prew.
Copenhagen, March 13. The treaty
providing for the sale of the Danish
West Indies to the United States camu
tip for the first time In open session lu
the folkenthing today. The premier
and foreign minister, Dr. Deuntzer, re
plying to several speakers, said Den
mark acted In the best Interests ofthe
Islanders in neuotiatlng the treaty.
Denmark, in fact, was merely receiv
ing a compensation for her obligations
In connection with the Islands, The
United States had acted In tho best
faith and with friendliness throughout
the negotiations.
Tho minister felt assured, the great
republic could and would give the Isl
ands a better position in the world
than they had ever enjoyed before.
THE EIGHT HOUR SCHEME.
Representatives of Labor Before the
Committee at Washington.
Dy i:i-lushe Who fiom The Associated Preis
Washington, March i:. Ilepiisontathrh uf labor
ct liffnie the lonnnltlec on labor Indaj in tub
oiacy of the bill establishing an eight-hour day
for work on goicrumrnt cmitrjt t. M. II tl.ir
land, of Pitlsbmg, and .liwpli V ll.ilpli, of
l."HiliiRton, spoke iu c.iprib in the inanufaotinc
of xtccl and in tint lined that eight-hour shifts arc
inlirely frulble. Picsldcnt (;oinprr, of the 1'i'd
erjtlou of Labor, pir.-rnted many lelleis tliovtliur
tin- labor sentiment lor thin ineame,
At the afternoon wi-shm, tho loimnlltee heard
tin ro of (ho (on men of lai loin brandies of
("lamp's flilp j Jul, vho t-tiitccl lint clRlit-hojr
shifts, would Illicitae with goien.uunt work,
REICHSTAG MEMBERS SCORED,
Gorman Foreign Secretary Criticizes
the Tariff Committee.
By tellurite Will' from the Araoclatcd frets.
Jleillu, March J3. IJefou- tlio tariff conimltl'e
of tho leUliktuir to day th'1 foreign secretary
llnon ion ilUlitofeti, irlttiizod the nitioii of
the committee jetlerday lu pioildlng higher
duties on Italian" flowers and egitablcd, lie taid
such action would make it impossible to .itlJiigi)
a ifiiuiHiilal tM'O'y twill Italy.
'Ilio 'gouininent, the ccnl.ny continued,
iouUI not agree to .suqli ihstinacj, a it ivai de
tcrmlncd'tu' conclude- tu-Jtics Hh Italy and other
louutllci. ' -,
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PRINCE HENRY .THANKFU.L.
In Dispatch to Ambassador .White
He Expressed Views ou Visit.
By teUushe Wire from Tlio Associated Press.
Ilcilin, MauU IX Tlio trt of he dispatch of
I 'lime Henry of Prussia to tho United Mates
ambassador here, Andrew 1), White, pioUoui to
the pilule's dcpaituro fiom New York, U as fol
lows! "Though I am glad to be homeward bound, 1
cannot tell yon how- thankful I am for the incep
tion 1 met with lu jour country,"
MBS. HUNTINGTON'S
GIFT TO HARVARD).
Completes the Amount to Securo tho
Sum Offered by Rockefeller.
Dy EteluUe Wire from The Associated Prc.
Boston, March 13. A gift ot 2.0,000
from Mrs. 'Collls V. Huntington, an
nounced today, more than completes
tjjo sum $765,000 required to secure tho
sum offered by John D. Rockefeller of
New York, for the enlargement and
endowment of the Harvard medical
school. Mrs. Huntington's subscrip
tion Is specifically for the erection of a
building in memory of her late hus
band, to be called the Collls P. Hunt
ington laboratory of pathology and
bacteriology.
With Mr. noekcfeller's gift and the
pledge made by J. P. Morgan last Juno
to give three buildings at a cost ex
ceeding $1,000,000 an aggregate of J'J,
821,225 will be available for the use of
the medlcnl school.
NOTICES TO
THE MINERS
Rates of Wages Now in Effect
to Continue Until
April, 1903.
Dy l'xcluiitf Wire from The Associated Prciu.
Philadelphia, March IS. The follow
ing notice will be posted tomorrow at
all the collieries throughout the an
thracite coal region of Pennsylvania:
"Kates of wages now In effect will be
continued until April 1, 1903,' and' there
after, subject to sixty days' notice.
Local differences will bo adjusted as
heretofore."
The rate of wages now paid to' mine
workers In the anthracite region Is the
same as that granted them as a result
of the great strike in the fall of 1000.
At that time the coal operators prom
ised that the rate should remain in ef
fect until April 1, 1901. Prior to the
latter date the mine workers, through
the officers of their national organiza
tion ,mado several demands on the op
erators, among them the recognition of
the union. This the mine owners re
fused, but instead continued the rate
of wages granted In 1900 to April 1,.
this year. At the recent national con
vention of the mine workers at Indian
apolis It was voted to again .lsk the
operators to grant the men several
concessions. Among these were the
recognition ot the union, a'i olfrM Jiur
day. At the same time the i.it ual
officers were instructed 4o see a in
ference with the dperatJs. s. and'fc-- rd
ingjy letters wer,e- sent to the presi
dents 'of the several coal companies
asking for such a meetlnc. As fur as
is publicly known, none of the presi
dents granted the request. Failing in
this, the miners, hav.rvcalled a conven
tion to be held at Shamokin next
Tuesday, at which all the coal miners
In the anthracite region will be repre
sented, and at which th Ual ques
tion of whether or not to s 'ke will
either be finally decided or referred to
the national officers, with power to act.
How the convention will take thi
notice which is to be posted Is, of
course, not positively known nt this
time, but several of the district offi
cers have been quoted as saying that
If the companies grant only the con
tinuance of the present wage scale, the
rank and file of the men will not bo
satisfied.
Notices Posted.
WIlkes-Barre, Pa.. March IS. Nearly
all the coal companies in the Wyoming
vnlley posted notices at their collieries
this evening that after Aprll 1 tho pres
ent scale of wages for miners would
continue for another year. Opinion Is
divided as to what effect the posting of
these notices will have on the Shnnio
kin convention. Some of the leaders In
the United Mine Workers' organization
say the action of the companies was
anticipated, and that it will have no
bearing on the policy the convention
will adopt. The general opinion seems
to be that the operators will have to
make further concessions If thev wish
to avoid trouble with the miners.
It Is admitted, however, on all sides
that President Mitchell Is In control of
the situation, the same as he was a
year ago, and that it all depends upon
him whether there will bo a strike or
not. If ho favors a strike there will bo
one. If ho does not favor It, then the
notices postetl today will he accepted
In good faith by the miners for another
year.
CHINESE OFFICIALS' EXTORTION
Merchants Heavily Tnxetl Under
Pretext of Raising Indemnity,
By Eicluahe Wire from The Associated Press.
Canlon, Miroh U. 'llirre is a giest iliallsfae
tioii here at Hie otortlonatf ImiM wlilili the
mandiilua am iev.iiug under tho pielevt of iuc;t
lug tlio Inslalmenls of the t iimi indemnity.
Tho inrrcliantu haie petitioned the llooroy for
redress, atsrillnir Hut they fear the action of
the mandarins will lead Id .in uprising.
Bradford Dolegntes for Elkln.
fly teciuiiw Wire from Tlio Associated Press.
Towanda, Pa., Mariti 11. Al tndij'a Rrpiibllcm
cnmcnliou to camass (ho vote for llridfonl
county s candidate for congress in the Fourteenth
district, M, I!, Mllry iciehed the !ndorcnnnt
by a majority of 1,017 oier W. J. Young f 0,177
lotw were cast, , i:. l.tlley, .1, :s. Wenitr,
Fred llnrtou and (J, I". i-vry were named a
Mate delegate, 'I ho resolution instructed tlfae
delegates for John P, IJIkln for gnurnor,
, Will of Late C. L. Magce,
By teeluslvo Wlic fiom The, Atsoclited Pr'b.
.rithburir, Pa Match 13. The first and tlnil
anoi'iit of Villiam II, &ejf and II. K. A, Mew
ait, eiccutois of the'last, will and testament of
the lato Hon. (,'. 1,. Magco was filed today In the
oflhc ot the register of villi. The cviiulois
iliargo tucnitolu's.with 5,s."a),tX.'7.67, and Ime a
net e-ash balance for distribution of fl,10i,lM.$l
and scturitieii ivoilh f l,7o.S'i1.1U. Xo icjI estate
U included In the aicuuuting.
Steamship Airiv?ls.
By Kicluilre Wire fiom The AocUttd Pri.
New Y'ork, Mauli ".-Salled; I.'Aqultaine,
llawc. Genoa Aivived: I.ahn, .S'nv YuiK la
Naples. Queciistow n bailed! Teutonic-, mom
Lheipool, New Yoik. Iliniburgirrhed: I Pa
latla, New Y'ork. ltptterdam Sailed; liyutjiud,
Hew York tia Uoukgnc Kur Mer,
pW CUBAN
IS
OFFICIALS DESERT DIKE.
Gudon Is Proparcd to Stand a Siege
if Necessary.
Uy KiVliifttC Wire from The Associated Pros.
New York, March 13. Five deputy
sheriffs nnd clerks, who formerly
servedl under Sheriff Oudeu In Kings
countyj nnd who accepted ofllce under
Norman S. Dike, Whom Governor Odell
appolht.ed to the office, left Dike's ser
vice totpy and returned to Guden.
One of these melt was Timothy Daily,
brotherof Michael J. Daily. This de
fection tjeft three of Gudcn's former
deputles In office under Dike. When
Ouden dntorod tie sheriff's ofllce to
day he sntd he was ready for business
and expicted to have considerable of
It to atHnd tn. Jero Wenberg, attor
ney for (Xuden, served an order on Dike
today, signed by Supremo Court Jus
tice Gnyior requiring Dlko to appear
In court lomorrow to show cause why
an order) should not bo Issued com
manding Dike to surrender the -authority
h has assumed as sheriff by
appointment as well us the books and
papers new in his possession oflkially.
Governor Qdell was In conference at
Albany tmlay with Kings county Re
publican Ileaders1 and decided to tele
graph instructions to Dike to take pos
session of. the sheriff's books Immedi
ately, uslt'ig force, If necessary, and fo
seize the books and records of tho
ofTlpe wherever found. Dike swore in
thirty special deputies today. He said
he would itake no steps today looking
to the reluoval by force of Guden from
the quarters occupied by him. Guden
has, lockcel up ull the papers in his
possessloii In the "ofllce safe, prepara
tory to standing siege If that should
bo necessary.
HARM()NIziNGTHB
f CUBAN AFFAIR
The Conflict Over Reciprocity Ar
rangements Seems to Have
'.blntirely Subsided.
'il'vc Wiic fiom The Associated Picsj.
W..-ijirtSton, March 13. Late this af-
terno- iv- the work of, harmonizing the
e,onlllv,Jg-,pvcr Cuban reciprocity had
progressed so far that a committee of
conferee's, or arbitrators;, representing
the two sides of the controversy, as
sembled to frame a compromise agree
ment, with Chairman Payne and Rep
resentatives Dalr.ell and Cannon pres
ent In behalf of the ways and meuns
reciprocity committee and live mem
bers of the opposition to the bill.
The conference lasted about two
hours and was not productive of final
results, and adjournment was taken
until 2,i. m. tomorrow. All plans of
compromise which have been suggest
ed werd reviewed, particularly that
limiting1 the reciprocity period until
December, 1903.
Beyond discussing the several plans,
no action was taken. When the con
ference dosed, it was stated that the
discussion had been along such har
monious lines that an agreement
seemed absurd. Chairman Payne and
his assistants seemed to bo less "con
fident than the old conferees that an
agreement was In sight.
CORPORATIONS CHARTERED.
Dy Inclusive Wile from The Associated Pro.!,.
oer, Del., March .". Ihn following ceiliti
catei of Incoiporatinu were filed lieie today: The
National lion tompiny, uf (let tysliiu c. Pa., lo
manufacture lion aid steel fiom setup; cupitil,
$123,000, rainier-' Di-palih company, of Ila.lo.
ton. Pa., to acquits 1 mil for faim puiposc; cap
ital, 121,000.
llarrWmrg, Pn., March 13. Charter were is
sued by the state depirtment to the following
coiporatlom: l'cttnn- Manitfactuiing company,
IfaiiMiurKj capital, fJl.MV). John Mere rom
pany, littsbuig; capital, 'jiO.OOO, .Mountain Wa
ter Supply company, Orcemburg; capital, (1,0.10.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Dy Exclusive Wire from The Associated Pms.
Allcntovwi, Pa,, March 13, 1'aluvnl H. Miim-r,
a retired mciehaiit, mayor of Allcntown from
ISSt to IBStS, and u tru-tee of Mulilenbeig ml
lege since it wan opened in ls87, died todjy, aged
00 j ears.
I.ewlstonn, IU Manli 13, Albert fl. Long, one
of Hie wealthier citizens of l.cwlriowii, diid to
day, aged 61 .icuis. Mr, Long was: a ton of Ar
thur Long, who Incline a niillloualie thiough toal
and lumber deals in Cleaitield county and the
nortino3t.
Washington, March 13. jjr Crnri.il Pat id S.
Stanley, I nltrd Males army, lelired, a notable
figure in many c,inip.ilRiu und ono of the few te
rn lining col pa roninundcra ol the western iirmy,
died at hii irsldeiiir hue todij, aged 73 years, of
iluunlc lliiglit'b disease, lie waa pirsldint of tho
.Soiiely ol tho Army of the Cumberland and lor
four ?i'ar was commander of tho National ,Sj1
dUn,' Home in Dili illy,
Philadelphia, Maieii 11,-ChailM II. Vooibe.
the Mclbtiiovtn Member of the UgLlatme, dlqd
it li.'lO u'llccV. this it'ilday morning). Mr.
Yunrliees uas bum in this city In lSI'l and had
ahv.ilri been .a fcU'jiuh Iteptibliiau. Ilu was lp
pointed luts.enser of the state senate during tho
fesslons of 1&V1 and 1S end was- elected icsl
dent ilctl, of the house ot lepusciitatiu's in IS:.",
Cllng In this capacity until WM, when lie was
elected chief elerL of the house, wlilili position
he retained until lacs. He was- elected a nvin-
her of tho house lu ISM, being re-cletcd In IS'U
and 1100. At the tluu' of lila death ho was ilticj
clerk of the llepublican city inmtilitee.
Pliiladelphla, .Manli K Willi mi I.. i:illa, Jr.,
died todav at ids lountrr lioino. "Slcnlo Lodge,"
near, lllkins' Stalion, Pa., a few piily from l!.li
lily. He was a son el tho mllllonaiiw :r,tc
lion magiugc and wan himself prominently idon
tllied willunuuy busliiew Inlciests. He was about
3S jcara ot iige. Mr, Klkins had been 111 bliue
October nnd was eonttartly under tlio tare of a
nhjslelaii for a cerebrospinal tiouble. At the
time ot liia death Mr Llkina was president of the
I'ritiuylianU lion WorU company, the United
Coke und (la iDiupany, the llygela Hide and Cold
Moragi- t'opiputiy, Hie Menceaport lias linproic
incut company and the New England das and
CoUe company. He was also a director ol the
AIIU ( lulmcrs company. Mr. ElUns was a well
known i ul man, being a member of the Union,
League, Philadelphia Itacquet, I'hllidelphU Four.
in-Hand, Philadelphia Ouu and Huntingdon Val
ley clulia. Mr, KlUns' widow Is Ilia daughter ot
Colonel C. W, felton, ol Cllioruia.
THEORY
ADVANCE
T
Mr. Jenkins Contends That Cuba Is
Now Under Soverelontii ot
the United States.
FERVENT PR0-B0ER
SPEECH IN SENATE
Mr. Cochran, of Missouri, Denounces
the Administration The Ship
Subsidy Bill Discussed in the Sen
ateMr. Berry, of Aikansas, Be
comes Engaged in a Sharp Col
loquy with Mr. Hanna, Who Main
tained That Ships Acquired by Mr.
Morgan from Foreign Countries
Could Not Participate in Subsidies
of the Pendiflg Measure Mr. Pen
rose Reports Chinese E::clusion
Bill. j
lly lchislr Wile from 'Hie Assocl ited t'res. .
Washington, Mnrch 13. The luhiso
today closed general debate on the
postofflce appropriation bill and com
pleted consideration of VZ of the 27
pages of tho bill. The debate today
was devoted to the consideration of the
appropriation for mall facilities. Mr.
Jenkins, (Wisconsin), presented a de
tailed statement ot his reasons for his
theory that Cuba is now under the
sovereignty of the United States, which
sovereignty he contends cannot be
alienated without an act of congress.
Mr. Jenkins' views attracted consid
erable attention. He advanced the
theory that Cuba witnow domestic ter
ritory of the United States. He quoted
many decisions of the supreme court
in support of his contention that ."for
eign territory" must be territory be
yond the Jurisdiction of the United
States, whereas he maintained that
Spain had relinquished sovereignty over
Cuba to the United States and Unit
such sovereignty could only bo relin
quished or alienated by congrpssional
PTirti-ttTient.- Jolillnp-th!n vjj!vnC-our
rotations to culm lio nrsufci that con
gress would waste Its time talking
of reciprocity with an Island under the
sovereignty of the United States.
Mr. Jenkins went even further than
this and raised the q "ion as to
whether duties collected on s - ?lnco
the ratification of the treaty of i-c
would riot have to bo refunded.
Fervent Pro-Boer Speech.
Mr. Cochran, (Missouil), made a fer
vent speech denouncing the courro of
the administration relative to the war
against the Houth African republics.
"We have Ignored the rights of tlir"!
republics, and wo have trampled upon
the law ot nations in doing it," he said.
"We have tin angelo-manlae in I ha
state department, who sees everything
sacred in the unlawful pretensions of
Great Drltnin. (Democratic applause.)
In deed and In truth, at the very out
break of this war, every question of
International law Involved was decided
adversely to the Doers by the secretary
of state. Every contention for which
they are fighting wan cast aside and
every unlawful assumption of poWcr
and authority asserted by Great llrlt
ain was conllned. And now it litis
come to pass, when the wails of tlio
suffering wives and children ir the
heroic Doers are borne to our curs by
every gale, provoking a rosponsho
chord In the hearts of sympathetic
people throughout the world, and they
are willing to relieve the sulferingi uf
those unfortunates, thnt our secretary
of state discovers Mime rule of Inter
national law that shuts the mouth of
mercy and palsies (he hand of chat lly.
(Democratic applause.) .Shu mo upon
this hippodrome by which tho American
republic Is yoked In tho chnmplonslitp
of this infamous power and made to
seem to bo a Conservator of tho brutal
hand of this conquering army. Hlinme,
upon the cowardice of tho Amcilcan
people In permitting ft, and every tiny
I say 'how long, O Kurd, how long' "
(Democratic applause,)
Mr. G.tlnos (Tent).) concluded tho
general dubato with suiuc comment
upon the testimony of Governor Tiilt
beforo tliu committee "f ctingicps.
Tho bill was then rend lor iimoud
meut under the llve-nilnute rule. Sev
oral minor aiuendiiieiits were voted
down.
A resolution was adopted to author
ize the president to invito tho fuinlllcs
of Marshal Hoehumbciui and Marquis
Do Lafayette and tho people of V'tapco
to bo present at tho unveiling of tlio
statuo of Marshal Jtuchainbciiii hi
Washington, Muy 21, 100:.', and appro
priating $20,000 to curry out the pur
poses of tho resolution.
Tho houso then adjourned.
Fighting Ship Subsidy Bill.
After the passage of a considerable
number of unobjected bills in tho scit'
nte today tho debate of tho ship sub.
sidy hill was continued! Mr, Dorry, l
Arkansas, was the first speukeivhi op-
(Continued en I'aga 0.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER,
Local il.ua for March 13, ItHBi
lllglcet tfinpcratuio ,.,,,. ,,.,,,,,,,, fiO degrees
l.imcit temperatuio .,,,,,,,,,.,,, UO degree
llelathe humitlity;
8 a, in. ..,.,.. TU per cent,
8 p. in. ..,, SJ per cent,
Precipitation, 21 hours, ended 8 p. in., trace.
-r- t
-f
WEATHER FORECAST,
-f Washington, March 13. rVnccut f'r
f Friday and Saturday! liilern Penu-tl- -V
4- vania, fair Friday; ficsli noith wln.I.-; -
4- Saturday fair. 4-
t -r t ;tl