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SORANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 2d, 1902.
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FORECAST FOR THE
WEEK IN CONGRESS
Oleomargarine Bill Will Receive
Greater Share ot Atten
tion In Senate.
HOUSE TO CONSIDER
CUBAN RECIPROCITY
A Possibility That the Fight Over
the Question Will Be Transferred
to the Houso This Week In the
Kentucky Election Case It Is a
Foregone Conclusion That Mr.
Rhea Will Be Unseated The Army
Bill to Be Taken Up After the
Disposal of tho Moss-Bhea Contest.
3y Kttluslie Wire from The Associated Pres.
Washington, March 23. The oleo
margarine bill will receive the greater
Blmre of the uttentlon of the senate
during the present week, but if there
should be a time when no one Is pre
pared to speak on It, Senator Proctor,
who will have charge of It, will give
way to the Chinese exclusion bill, which
Is In the hands of Senator Penrose.
Senator Proctor will call the oleomar
garine bill up after the expiration of
the morning hour tomorrow and will
make a statement of the Intent and
purpose of the bill. It Is probable that
further consideration then will be post
poned for a day. Senator Proctor ex
presses the opinion that the final vote
on tho bill will not be long postponed,
and It is understood that the members
of the committee on agriculture who
are opposed to the bill will not contend
for many days for debate. Senator
Proctor already has presented to them
the desirability of fixing a time for a
vote, and while many senators have
wide no opposition to this proposition.
Senator Bailey thus far has obiected.
J'he present Indications are that the bill
will not be before the sennte a great
length of time. Senators Penrose,
Mitchell and Fairbanks will be among
those who will make speeches In sup
port of the Chinese bill. This measure
will provoke no little controversy. The
Indian appropriation bill probably will
be reported from committee during the
week, and will receive early attention.
There Is a bare possibility that the
Ight over the question of Cuban reci
procity will be transferred to the floor
f the house during the coming week.
The probabilities, however, are that tho
reciprocity resolution introduced by Mr.
Payne, the floor leader of the majority,
after the action of tho Republican cau
cus last week, will not be called up
until the following week, though upon
this point no definite decision has been
reached ns yet by the leaders. Tho
present programme is to take up the
iinny bill after the dlsuosal of the
Moss-Rheu contested election case on
Tuesday. Several days will be con
sumed In general debate on this bill, ns
the Democrats are Inclined to use It as
a text for speeches in opposition to the
policy of the administration In tho
Philippines. It is a foregone conclusion
that Mr. Tthea will be unseated when
tho vote on his contested election cast
Is taken on Tuesday.
WARDEN SHOOTS DESPERADO.
Outlaw Drew a Pistol and the Officer
Fired in Self-Defense.
lit- delusive Wire from The Associated Pleas. '
Lewlston, Me., March 23. Chairman
Cnrdeton, of the Maine State Fish and
name commission, has received a tele
gram from Game Warden II. O. Tem
pleton. at Northeast Carry, In tho
Mnosehoad Luke region, saying that
vhlle Wardens Templeton, Houston
.ml Forrest were trying to arrest Peter
.a Fontaine, who Is known as one of
ho famous desperadoes of the north
rn forest. La Fontaine drew a pistol,
it nil Warden Templeton shot him.
He was not killed at once, but may
die. Warden Houston took him to a
doclor in Canada, tho affair having
happened near the border.
CHOLERA AT MANILA.
Four More Cases and Two More
Deaths from Plague Reported.
By Reclusive Wire from The Associated Prra.
Manila, March 23. There have been
four more cases of cholera hero and
two more cases of the plague are re
ported. The health authorities be
lieve that their rigid precautions havo
prevented an epidemic.
As General Chuffeo did not want tho
men of tho Third infantry to run the
risk of cholera, as a result of contact
with the city, that regiment has al
ready been taken aboard tho transport
Clrant, which will sail for San Fran
cisco one week ahead of her scheduled
time. Five cases of cholera havo been
i eporteil f fom tho provinces.
COPPER MINE NEAR EPHRATA,
I
Rich Deposit of Ore Discovered in
Lancaster County,
By Exclusive Wire from Tho Aujclated Prm.
1'phrata, Marih 2.I. A llcli deposit of copper
ore has been discovered at a depth of 55 feet on
the IjihIIs farm St the foot of the Kphrata moun
tatna, about one and u half miles east of this
place.
FOR WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY,
The' Navy Department Decides to
Equip All New Warships.
By Exclusive Wire fro.n lie Associated Pres.
Washington, March 2-i. The navy department
la concluded to hate all the nvw war vends
fitted with JiusU apeilally deslgucd for the trans
mission cf wicleu Ulcsrapli messages'
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STRIKE ANTICIPATED.
No Surprise That 05,000 Miners
Will Soon Be Out.
By Hxxhuhp Wire from Tho Associated Pies.
Charleston, Vu March 23. The
announcement of Secretary-Treasurer
W. II. Wllfon, of the United Mine
Workers of America, that u strike
would likely be called soon of the 35,
000 miners in this state has caused no
surprise here, where both sides seem
to be anticipating It. It Is believed a
conference between the operators and
the miners of the two states will soon
be held, although there are reports that
the demands of the miners, may be
made without further conference.
Representatives of the operators
have been here for the past two days
from Kanawaha and Elk River dis
tricts. Among other matters discussed
was the purpose of the United Mine
AVorkers to send organizers Into the
New and Kanawaha llelds to organize
the miners. The United Mine Workers
organization has never been recog
nized In either of these fields, and
the situation Is causing the operators
uneasiness. Tho operators also- dis
cussed car supply and wages fdr the
coming years, and a commute was ap
pointed to meet a committee from the
West Virginia miners' association,
with a view to arranging the wage
scale.
ENGINE'S MAD RACE
AGAINST DEATH
Despatcher Gave Two Fast Freights
Right of Way, Then Sent Loco
motive to Overtake One.
By Kxclusiie Wile fiom The Associated I'icm.
Indianapolis, March 23. A mad race
with a. switch engine after a fast
freight train, which had been given the
right of way and was drawing closer
every moment upon another train,
which was advancing under similar or
ders, is the method utilized to prevent
a wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern railroad.
The dbspatcher at Washington gave
a fast freight at Shoals the right of
way over another fast freight which
was at Washington, eastbound. .
The orders put both trains on the
main line with the right of way. A few
moments utter- the east-bound train
pulled out the dispatcher discovered his
mistake and abandoning his Instru
ments, flew to the railroad yards and
demanded an engine. One was stand
ing on the track, and In a moment it
was switched to the main track, the
throttle thrown wide open and the race
began to overtake the rapidly moving
train. It happened to be a long and ex
ceedingly heavy train, and ten miles
out from Washington the red lights on
the caboose were distinguished.
Every available pound of steam was
crowded on, nnd the engine came up
behind the train just before It reached
a way station, when; It was run lit on
a switch. The loss of another minute
would have hi ought the two trains to
gether. CONSIDERING THE
CUBAN TRANSITION.
Important Meeting Held at the
White House Last Evening.
Ily KC'luiic Wiie from Tho Associated Pre..
Washington, March 23. Matters in
cident to the transition of Cuba from
American to Cuban control formed the
subject of a conference of several hours
duration at the white house tonight.
Those present Included the president,
Secretary Root, Postmaster General
Payne and Governor General Leonard
Wood. General Wood's visit here will
be very short and olllclnls desire to
learn everything possible about the
conditions of affairs while he Is In
Washington. The subject was gone
over In many of Its features and a very
general Interchange of Ideas expressed.
BATTLE AT PARAN-PARAN.
Tho Moros Capture a Government?
Transportation,
By Inclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Mnnlla, March 23. Brigadier General
George W. Davis, stationed ut Zatnbo
nngn, Island of Mindanao, reports that
a detachment of tho signal corps, con
sisting of seventeen men, has been at
tacked by 200 Moros near Puran-Paran,
Mindanao. One of the signal corps men
wus killed. The Moros captured the
transportation of tho detachment, in
cluding four pack mules.
Tho United States transport Ruford
has arrived here. She has on bonrd a
detachment of tho Twenty-seventh In
fantry, a squadron of the Eleventh cav
alry nnd fifty pack mules.
SPORTING NEWS,
By Kjcluvlve Wire from the Aarocfttec 1'ieii.
1'utney. ring., March 2J. The f.'auibriel-'c crew
nou (he tllty-nlnth boat race with Oxford at
they liLcd. The Hum was nineteen tnlnutea, nine
CCCeMubj.
New linen, Coin , Mitch SI -Vale urtl Harvard
luce ugiccd upon the temu ror the annual boat
race, to bu held at New London, on Thursday,
June 2d, with William SIciMeham a referee,
There "111 he three racca us usual; four-mile
race between the 'varsity eljiit-oared, a two-mile
race between the four-oared, and a two-mile race
between the r reshmcri trews,
ltlchmond, Vu., March IM.Jjiuoa .1, Corbet!
telegraphed Harry Corbett to challenge James
J, Jeffries to a fight with him should Itobert
Pltiilmmons icfuse to tight under the otfer ot
I lie I.oa Angeles club. Corbett puis up a $1,000
forfeit and a vide bet of $3,QW.
Springfield, Mass., March 23. At the Bod and
Gun club a regular shoot sesttreuy, T, It. fliesel
made a successful attack ou the world's 100 shot
iccord on the standard American target, at 200
jards, uiiij rubed It three poiuU to S'JS. The
ircuici was iiciu uy ur, ucrgcsoii, oi vneyeune,
Whining
METHODISTS OF THE"
NORTH AND SOUTH.
Thoy Malco Plans to Consolidate in
Foreign Missionary Work.
By Inclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Baltimore. March 23. As the result
of a meeting here of a Joint commission
of the Methodist Episcopal church
north and south, the general confer
ence will be urged to adopt at Its next
meeting a plan for federatlun In severul
branches of work.
The adoption of this plan will result
In u consolidation of mission work nnd
the publishing houses at Shanghai.
China; the publication of n missionary
paper In Mexico and the preparation
of a union hymn book, common catho
chlsm and common order of public wor
ship. The northern commission acknowl
edge that their church made a mistake
In beginning the work of revision ot
the hymn book without first Inviting an
ertual committee from the southern
church. It has, therefore, been decided
that the work of revision must begin
over again.
The plan of federation 'has already
been adopted by the general conference
of the southern church.
BELONGS TO THE
UNITED STATES
Attorney General Decides the Own
ership of Porto Rican
Public Lands.'
By Kxclusiie Wire from In Associated Press.
Washington, March 23. A decision
by Attorney General Knox, announced
yesterday, holds that the public lands
in Porto Rico formerly belonged to
Spain, and, by virtue of the Treaty
of Paris, now belong to the United
States. The opinion was rendered on
tho request of the secretary of the In
terior for a ruling as to whether the
so-called public lands of Porto Rico
were ceded as crown lands to the Unit
ed States by the Pails treaty or remain
the property of Poito Rico as state
lands. The Issue originally was raised
by the commissioner of the Interior for
Porto Rico. The attorney general says:
"The treaty did not cede anything to
Porto Rico. It ceded the islands to the
United States. If, then, the lands now
In question did' not belong to Poito
Rico before the -cession, the treaty bus
not transferred to' Porto Rico' the title,
but has transferred It as part of the
title to the islands Itself to the United
Ftatex. Poi'to-Itico unquestionably be
longed to Spain by right oP discovery
and conquest, in consequence of the
exertions of the people and government
of Spain, and not of any exertions of
any people of Porto Rico.
FATAL WRECK ON
SOUTHERN RAILROAD
Two Persons Killed; a Fireman
Fatnlly Burned and Ten
Otheis Injured.
By Kicluslie Wire from The AsiOciated Press.
Charlottesville, N. C. March 23. A
north bouhd passenger train on the
Southern railway was wrecked at
Covesvllle, 15 miles south of here at
4,ir o'clock this morning. The train
was late and running at an unusual
rate of speed. The engine was ditched
and six coaches completely destroyed
by lire. The loss of mall was the great
est In the history of Southern railroad
nig. Nicholas Lowne, a Pullman car
porter, and an unknown tramp were
killed. John Turner, fireman was fatal
ly burned and ten others sustained In
juries some of them severe.
Turner was sent to the University
of Virginia hospital and tho others were
sent on to Washington for medical at
tention. The passengers escaped with
out injury.
I ! I I Hfc I I
INSURANCE AGENT ARRESTED.
Lewis Strayer Is Accused of Misuse
of the Mails.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 23, As he was
walking out of a church today at AVI1
klnsburg, Lewis Strayer, an Insurance
agent, employed by the Prudential Life
Insurance company of this city, wus
arrested, on a charge of forgery and
using 'the malls for fraudulent pur
poses. He confessed to having forged at
least one check, and the detectives
think he Is one of the lenders of a gang
who have literally Hooded this city and
New York with bogus checks forsinnll
amounts, ranging from $lfi to $35,
Hitherto, Strayer has been a respected
citizen of Wllklnsburg.
FATAL RIOT AT PHILATES.
Turks and Albanians Indulge in
. Battle Over a Noted Criminal.
By KmIusIvc Wire from Tho Associated Press.
London, March 21, A dispatch to the
Standard from Athens says that in a
recent fatal riot at Phllates, in Eplrus,
between Albanians and Turks, the lat
ter endeavored to rescue a notable
rilmliuil from the local prison.
Tho disturbances were followed by a
light, In which eight gendarmes were
killed. The troops arrested fifty Al
banians. Flood, Revealed a Fortune,
0 Eiclaslye Wire from Tne Associated I'reat.
llailetou, March SI. Tho recent high water
from the Ncst-oper-k cicek. washed the lowlands
cf John Ales' farm, about t'onjuidiain, teicaled
a depo.lt ot giber and copper ore which is be.
licyed tu be my valuable.
Wilcox Convicted.
By Kxcluslio Wire from The Associated Press.
Kllzabetli City, . t' March 2.J.-The Jury
In the trial of Janus Wlltux on the iharue
of murdering Xeil C'ropsey rendered a verdict of
murder In the first degree at 10.SU last night.
Rhodes Growing Weaker,
By Kxciuslvc Wire from The Associated Press.
Capo Town, March 2A At t) o'clock this even,
lng Cecil lthodet was weaker. Otherwise his con
dition I unchanged.
MAY AVOID
THE STRIKE
DECLARATION
fln
Eilort to Adjourn Sliamokln
Convention Without Gom
mlutlnn the Deleootes.
COMMITTEE WILL TRY
TO SATISFY ALL
A Resolution Formulated Which the
Lenders Hope Will Bo Agreeable
to Both Radical and Conservative
Delegates In Event of the Opera
tors Refusing to Recognize the
Committee, the District Presidents
May Declare Strike.
By Kxclusiie Wire from The Associated Press.
Sliamokln, Pa., March 23. From an
olllclal source It was learned today that
nn effort will be made tomorrow to
adjourn the joint convention of districts
Xo.'s I, 7 and 9, United Mine Workers
of America, without committing the
delegates to a strike declaration.
At the meeting which began at 11
o'clock last night and continued until
early this morning the special com
mittee appointed on Saturday formu
lated a resolution which the leaders
hope, will satisfy both radical and con
servative delegates. The committee
which consists of President Mitchell,
District Presidents Nlcholls, Fahy and
Dufly and- the three district vice-presidents
held another session tonight.
The report of 'the committee will take
the form of a. resolution, the principal
clause of which. It is authoiltavely
stated, will recommend the appoint
ment of a committee to present to the
operators the demands of the conven
tion. Incorporated in the report are a
number of resolutions adopted during
the week In addition to those made
public by President Mitchell. All of
those resolutions, it Is said contain a
strike declaration effective April 1, but
they were made subject to the resolu
tion of (he si':lal committees repoit,
which so fur hs could be learned, does
not declare for a strike. All of the de
m.uids in the scale committee are also
embodied In the resolution, but the
statement Is made that only two of
these an eight hour working day, and
the weighing of coal wherever practic
within the province of the district
ventlon adopts the resolution.
In the event of the operators icf us
ing to recognize the committee It Is
within the province of the district
presidents to declare a strike after re
ceiving the sanction of the national
executive boaid. When asked tonight
If the above statements were correct
President Mitchell did not deny them,
but declined to discuss the subject. The
entire niattPr now rests with the dele
gates and it Is possible the convention
may not approve the resolutions.
NEW RUSSIAN MAN-OF-WAR.
The Battleship Retvizan Has Been
Added to the Czar's Navy.
Dy Kxclusiie Wire from The Associated Prew.
Philadelphia, March 23. The big bat
tleship Retvizan, which has Just been
completed for the Russian government
at Cramps' ship yard, was officially
added to the czar's navy today, and the
regular routine of a man-of-war began
on the ship. The ceremony was simple,
and was conducted by Father Rats
kowfsky, the ship's chaplain. The crew
of 7G0 men and officers were lined up
on the main deck with bared heads as
the services of the Creek church were
read, after which, at a signal from I'np
tnln Stchensnovltch, the Retvlzun's
commander, the blue cross of St. An
drew was hoisted at the stern.
Soon after the ceremony had been
concluded tho battleship was hauled
Into midstream by four tugs, and will
sail for Cronstndt about Aprli 12.
Steamship Arrivals.
By Kxclusiie Wire from the Associated Press.
New York, .Mauh iJ. Airbed: Kulntrln
Mai la Theresia, C'enoj, Xaplej and fllbmltar,
(ilbraltar Salluli l.ahn tfioiu licno.i and Na
ples), N'ew York. HavreSailed: 1.-1 llntagne,
New York. iJueenMovvii hailed: UinhrU (from
Mveipool), Sivv ork.
Mr. Manley Declines.
Oy Inclusive Wire fiom The Associated Push.
Augusta, Me., Maich 2J, Joseph H, Mauley,
member of the Itopubliean national evecutlio
committee, announces that he has declined tie
place of first assistant poamastee general, which
vas tendered him by PoHinasler Oeneial Pavne.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Iludapcst, March 23. -SI, Kolonuii do Tl-ua, e.
Hungarian pilme nlliiKtcr and leader of the Lib
eral par!, died here tills luotiilnt'. He 03 Ikjiii
in im
Mauch Chunk, Maich 2J.-llon. William IUrIU.
cr Stroll, of this city, .1 member of the atate houso
of rcpiciicntatlvcd from t'ailxm (ounty, died hero
today, after a Untu'iini; Illness fiom Jirlght'a
disease. Sir. Stroh was a ltepuhlkau, He was
hoi 11 in Maucli Chunk In ISoo, and wus the ton
u( the late Judgo btroh, of Caibon comity, He
was elected tu the legislature in 1000. Speaker
W. T, .Marshall lias appointed the ("llouini,- com
mittee to attend the funeral of Itepicseutatlw
Slroh; Itepreseulatlvcs fleoree .1, llarlman, II.
W. W, Hovvarth, Luzerne; Chailca I., l'errebee,
II. . Utb, Schuylkill; P. A. Phllhin. Kdward
James, jr Luckuvvannaj John T. Harrison,
Philadelphia ; Jerry Itoili, Lehigh j Philip II.
Hill, Northampton.
Kalamazoo, Midi., Maich 'J.I. Hetli J, Axtell,
professor of (Jrcek In Kalamazoo college for the
pact twelve! sears, died here today frojn
"cirlppe," aged O) scare, prof. Axtcll, who was
a graduate of Ilrovvu university, from which he
held tho degree of SI. A., wan president of
belaud university at New Orleans fiom lbTri to
IbS.', and president of Central! college, Pells,
Iowa, tu 1SS!) and 1E',
Philadelphia, March 03. Oharlcn 0. bower,
president, of the Christopher Sower company,
publishers of school books, died today of angina
pectoris, aged I1 searn. Sir. Sower was 4 mem
ber ot a famous family of publishers, the first
of which whom, ChiUtopher Sower, has the fame
of having Usutd the first Illble tu be published
In America In tho German lanjuage.
STEAMER ON FIRE.
An Unknown Craft Discovered by
Tho Crow of the Life Station.
Ily Kxeluolve Wire from The Associated Prew.
Charleston, H. C, Match 23. The un
known steamer reported nllre yester
day by the crew of the Oregon Inlet
Life Saving station In North Carolina
today was IndentMed as the oil steamer
Major Uarrett, bound from Habltie
Pass, Texas to New York, though her
homo port was Philadelphia.
It Is believed some passing vessel res
cued the crew of the lire stricken ship,
though no definite Information to this
effect bus been received here. TJ10
news of tho fate of the Major Ilarrctt
was bi ought to this port today by Capt.'
Johnston of the steamship Navnhoe,
from rioston, 'who reported that on the
22nd, while between Ilatterns and
Bodys Island, X. P., he pased the
steamer Major Uarrett, which was on
lire. He cruised around the steamer,
but saw no sign of life. The sea was
smooth and as two empty boats were
adrift In the vicinity, It is believed the
crew were rescued and the boats then
abandoned.
LOWELL THREATENED
WITH A BIG STRIKE
Mill Agents Refuse the Demand for
Higher Wages Made by tho Tex
tile Operators' Association.
By Inclusive Wire from the As-ucialed Press.
Lowell, Mass., March 23. Lowell Is
threatened with one of the greatest
strikes in Its history, as a result of the
communication sent to the textile union
by the mill agents In reply to the offi
cial demand of that body for an ad
vance In wages for tho textile oper
atives of the city. The communication
was read at the meeting of the textile
council this afternoon and was a posi
tive, unconditional refusal of the de
mands. It was not a Joint note, but
each agent answered for himself. Tho
language, however, was Identical. It Is
believed that the note was framed at a
meeting of the mill officials In Boston
last Thursday night.
The increase demanded was to have
gone Into effect tomorrow, but because
of the delay In the reply the various
unions represented in the central body
have not had an opportunity' to express
their views on the question, so It has
been decided to postpone final action
until a meeting Wednesday evening
nest. Meantime, special meetings of
the unjons will be held and a vote will
be taken on the- (tuestlofi of u strike.
An Informal vote was taken today, and
It Is said three-fourths of the number
present fa voted a strike, the otherH re
serving their decisions until "Wcdnes
daj' night.
At a meeting of the trades and labor
council todas, the action of the textile
council was approved.
An estimate of the operatives who
would be directly affected by a general
strike places the number at 16,200.
New Bedford, Mass., March 23. At
an executive committee meeting of the
National Loom Fixers today, the prin
cipal business transacted was to vote
to authorize the loom fixers' union of
Lowell to use Its own discretion In the
matter of striking.
STORM .SCREWING
AT HAYTI
The Execution of Leon Gabriel Has
Caused tho French Consul to
Summon a Man-of-War.
By r.xtluslve Wire from the Associated Press.
Port au Pi luce, Hnytl, March 23.
Leon Gabriel, who claimed to be a
citizen of Prance, and who was execut
ed yesterday after having fired a shot
from a revolver at General Clameuu,
the chief of police, who was formerly
an aide-de-camp of ex-President Legl
tlne. Upon this fact the Hay tlun Govern
ment bases the claim that Gabriel was
a Ilaytlan and not a. citizen of France.
The French minister here maintains
that Gabriel was a citizen of France,
Ho was regularly reglstcied hero at
the French legation, lie left seven
children.
As a result of the execution of Gabriel
the French minister has requested that
a French man-of-war be sent here nnd
Is nwaltlng a reply from Paris. Quiet
prevails here.
El
LEDGER COAL ARTICL
Dy Kxclu&ive Wire from the Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Slarch 2.!. The Ledjer In Iti eil
article tomorrow will say:
"The anthracite coal trade ha-e become wrv
nctive during' the post week, as tho inltlerles
have again been placed in woikin loudltlou,
ruin alter unothcr, iieovcrlui; from the disabili
ties imposed by tho lecent strums and llomU.
Coal i- belnir moved to market a lapldlv 11s
the transpoitutlon facilities allow, and in most
localities thcie aie cumequcutly hitter deliv
eries, The steam Ues of the smaller coali aie,
however, shoit, while the demand for the domm
tie size-) can bu better supplied, A slight dis
position to hold off In ordeiing has been noticed,
on tho part of some of the dialers awaiting the
announcement of thu usual spring dl.se mints, end
in expectation that the wanner spring weather
now- coming will shorten the demnud. Tlu
coastwise shlpmerus are impeded by the exten
sive wicck 011 the coast."
To Protect Women and Children,
By Kxclusiie Wire from The Associated PreM.
Home, Starch 2k Uy a vole of ISO to SO, the
chamber ot deputies has adopted a bill for the
protection of women and children employed In
mines and factories. The minimum age when
children can be employed Is given u the end of
their twelfth sear, 'Hie hill also prohibits wo
men fiom working at night. 'I he 1 lumber has
adjourned until April IS.
Australian Theater Burned,
Dy Kxclushe Nile from The Associated Press.
Sydnes-, X, S. W., Slarch 33. Ills majesty's the.
iter va much damaged by flro last night, the
interior being destroyed. Die properties and
scenery of "Den llur," ilued at S70.OX), were
lent, There was practically no tntuianee on the
property destroyed.
' S' '
Struck by a "Flyer."
By Exclustre Wire from the Associated Press.
Willlanuporr, Slarch 23. The body of Jacob S.
phlrger, aged 27, was found Ivlng beside Hie
tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad at Newberry
early this morning. It is supposed he was struck
by the Buffalo "flier."
REVOLUTION
TROUBLE IN BELGIUM.
Liberals and Socialists Active in
Brussels Dynamiters at Work
at La Louvierre.
Ey Euhmlrs Wire from The Associated I'teJs.
Urussels, March 23. The Liberals and
tho Socialists, including mans mem
bers of the chamber of deputies, held
a big parade here this afternoon. The
ptiraders halted In front of the city
hall and sent In a deputation to the
burgoiimster of Hnissels. bearing a
petition for universal suffrage and pro
portional representation.
The burgomaster promised to sublet
this petition to parliament. There
were 110 disorders here today.
As Prince Albert, a nephew of King
Leopold, was leaving the theater last
night, hundreds of Socialist students,
gathered nbout him and shouted for
universal suffrage.
Dynamite cartridges were exploded
this morning In the postolllce at La
Louvierre, Piovince of Hnlnaut, Bel
gium. The building was damaged, but
no one was hurt.
Tho explosion last Friday night of
dynamite cartridges under the home of
M. Derbalse, a Catholic deputy, at
IJInclie, Hainaut province', by which
no one was Injured, Is also attributed
to the suffrage agitation.
NEGOTIATING
FOR PEACE
The Wandering Boer Govern
ment Enters Kitchen
er's Lines.
Dy Kxclusiie Wire from The Assoe iated Press.
Pretoria, March 23. Acting Presi
dent Schulkburger, F. W. Ileitz, ex
secretary of state of the Transvaal,
and Commandants) Lucas, Meyer and
Krogh, with their secretin les and at
tendants, arrived heie yesterday,
March 22, at 2.04 p. 111.. on a special
iraln from Balmoral, about llfty miles
east or heie. They came Into Balmoral
under a ting of truce.
Upon arriving here, Mr. Sehnlkbur
gor and his parts drove Immediately
to Lord Kitchener's headquarters,
whore he hud an Interview with the
1'rltNh general. The Boers ufler
wurili proceeded to the railroad station
nnd entrained at 5 o'clock for Kroon
stad, whence tlie will go out under
a safe conduct.
Fo" a week past, Mr. Schalkbuiger
and his Colleagues have been stationed
at Ilhenoster Kop, north of Balmoral,
where they have been closely pressed
by British columns. Dispatch riders
entered Balmoral Friday night and no
tified the British of the approach of
Mr. Schulkburger and his party.
It Is reported that the Boer position
at Rhenoster Kop had become almost
hopeless, and that Mr. Schulkburger
once narrowly escaped capture.
Brussels, March 24. The Petit Bleu,
referring to- the arrival at Pretoria of
Messrs. Schalkburger, Belts: and Com
mandants Meyer and Krogh, says It
believes that Mr. Schalkburger's move
is in response to further British over
tures for peace, made out of gratitude
for tho release of General Mothuen,
and expects that these overtures will
lend to no result, unless Boer Inde
pendence is conceded,
FLORENCE BURNS IS
AGAIN AT LIBERTY
Justice Mayer Says That There Is
Not Enough Evidence to Hold
Her for tho Brooks Murder.
Ily ''xduihc Wire fiom the Associated Pre-s.
New York, March 2.1. Justice Mayer,
of the court of special sessions, yester
day afternoon discharged from cus
tody Florence Hums, who hail been
charged with tho murder of Walter S,
Brooks In the Ulen Island hotel, lit
Cortlandt stieet, on February 14.
In his decision, the Judge said:
"From all this, 1 find that there is
rut enough evidence to connect this de
fendant with the crime charged. I find
that Walter Brooks was murdered at
tho nien Island hotel on February 14,
hut there Is no evidence to connect this
defendant, Florenco Burns, with the
murder. The defendant is discharged."
Collier's Stable Bunted.
llj Kxeluslve Wire fiom The Associated 1'ien
New York, Slarch 21.--'I"lie huntinj stable of
P. I'. Collier, of Ktommvn, .V J., and sixteen
valuable huntliiif liuuea Mire binned befoic cl.i
llttlit today, the total lo-is b.luif abeiut irlW.iXK),
S.uurelay, Sir, Culller entertained scleral lilcniln,
anil about 10 o'clock at liiifht look some eif them
nut In bll uuluuiublle. tin Ihelr icluiu they
taw- tho huiitluif stable In a blaze, '1 In. parly
hurried home, but eouhl nut save thu horses,
anions which was Sli. Lulliel'a elO.uv) liuuiei,
iJlccuflchl,
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Norfolk Strlkors Arrested,
Dy Inclusive Wire from the Associated Press.
Norfolk, Va., Maich HI. A. O. Worrell and
tieorjtc Wjnu, strikers, who neio aiie-iteel at
iiililulirht last night, charged wlili attempting
to wrnV. a car e.f the Norfuls. Uallroad and
Power eiimpanj, was releaned lonluht on f00
bond each. The police claim Wjnu had a ie.
volm, on him vvlicu arrested.
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Waesland Passengers Arrive.
Py exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Philadelphia, March 23. Tho passengers who
were rescued from the steamer Waesland, which
sunk oil, Holyhead, Kugland, March 0, arrived
here late tonight on the lielglan steamer iNoord
land, to which icsatl they were transferred at
J Liverpool.
N
OUTHERN CHINA
The Refornifirs Have InauuuratGC'
an Outbreak o? Alarm-
inu Proportions.
TEN THOUSAND REBELS
MASSED AT NANAING
A Tcnible Accident Beported in 3"a
pan An Avalanche Slides Down a
Hill and Entombs Over 100 "Per
sonsEighty Bodies Taken Out,
and Eoui' Persons Besetted Alive,
but Terribly Burned New Stories
Regarding Earl Li's Russian!
Policy.
By 1,'xcluslve Vilrc from 'flic Associated Presi,
Victoria, li. C, March 2J. According
to advices received bs the Oriental
liners which have arrived here, the re
formers are at the back of the big
revolution in Southern China, which Is
a widespread and serious movement.
Colncldentalls", reports come from
Kansu and Mongolia, in the northwest,
of outbreaks fomented by Tung Fit
llzln, the ex-Boxer, aided by Mongo
lian princes. The Nanalng correspond
ent of the .Shanghai Mercury says that
10,000 rebels have massed there to
move on Kwangsl towns.
From Shanghai comes news of ex
citement over the decision of Germans
to maintain her garrison there, which
means that France, Britain and Japan
will also be compelled to have garri
sons there, and Shanghai will become
an international garrison town.
A terrible accident Is reported from
West Japan, where an avalanche slid
down upon a petroleum works beneath
a high hill, Feb. IS, causing the death
of over a hundred Japanese. About
eighty bodies were taken out and four
were rescued alive but terribly burned.
The oil works, warehouses, ofllces
and dwellings weie crushed, nnd In
parts not entirely burled fire started
and all the buildings, with the en
tombed people, were burned.
The Shanghai Mercury saj's that be
fore his death LI Hung Chang surren
dered full privileges to Russia In Man
churia, and tho present negotiations,
now going on, mo said to be a blind to
hoodwink rival powers. The Mercury
says that had LI not died, his adhesloh
to Itussla's policy would have Involved
China In war.
News was brought by the steamers
of the loss of the steamer Bernadan, a
Dutch vessel of ::12 tons. She foun
dered in Ilhlo straits on Feb. ii. when
in east longitude 10.", and north lati
tude 1211. The Bernadaii met with heavy
weather and a heavy sea came in over
ihe bows, causing her to sink almost
Inimedlatels. There was no time to
get out the boats. The chief engineer.
who was thrown Into the water, suc
ceeded In righting one of the boats and
picked up some of the crew. Still ex
periencing heavy weather,' they mado
their way to Pulau Banks. The O. O.
Meyer was there and brought them on
to Singapore.
A Dutch government steamer has
gone tr the place of the disaster to
search for nny trace of Captain Julian
and any others of thu crew that sur
vive. Sixteen of theni, as well as thn
captain, are missing.
STRIKE AT ALLIANCE.
A Number of Non-Union Men Quar
tered at the Factory.
By Inclusive Wire from the Associated Press.
Alllunce, O., March 2.1. The labor
lioublo that has been on for some tlmo
In this city between tho Morgan Kngl
neorlncr company and its employes; as
sumed a more serious aspect last night
and a number of non-union men aro
now quartered with the walls of the
factory.
Neither the company nor the strikers
show any signs of yielding.
Judge Hurler, at Canton, late last
night granted an injunction asked for
by tho Morgan company, restraining
tho striking machinists frenn Interfer
lug with the non-union men.
TO COLONIZE MANILA.
Efforts Will Be Made by San Fran
cisco Capitalists.
Uy Inclusive Wile from The Associated Press.
San Francisco, March 23. Kfforts aro
being muelo by a number of local capi
talists to tako advantage ot tho low
railroad rates to send a number of col
onists to Manila. The projectors of tho
enterprise hope to get up a rush to the
islands that will equal, if not eclipse,
the rush to tho northern gold fields,
A whoh'snlo descent' Is expected to bo
made upon the Islands. It Is expected
that the' land laws of tho United States
wilt bo applied to the islands, and Unit
thotiKuiids of acres now idle will be.
filled with American farmers and
tnlnnrs.
i
Will Not Help Boers.
Uy Inclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Heme, hwltiterlaud, March 23. The llundesratliJ
las rejccieu me proposals oi mo reuerai assems
bly Inviting tho government to Jolu nltli otlirg
statea la approaching ureat lirltaiu on me suij
Jcct of the concentration campu In, bouth .trlcj
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-- WashlDgton,Uarch SJ.Korecasf for Slonv
day and Tuesday: Kastcni Pennsylvania I
-- Fair Monday. Tuesday, lncicuiiujl
elimdliittu; light to. fresh north to north-d
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