mm. iK. ih , ,Ts . ' J ' !" ' "''" ' v . ; ' ft" '' , (;''' "'j' ? , r ' r """ 'v, v'V'' C. ,Y . 'V tibune. THE ONLY SCRANTON PAPPaTElVlKG THE COMPLETE NEWS SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THIS GREATEST NEWS AGENCY IN THE WORLD, t l-TIa. -,-- i vri-Y-fcT -a-iTtrei-vvivr-irtc: r ev A, irAliVivz-i ttitirr irv.i TWO cents. nnjitAiMUis, 1 A., w jiiiiijuoi-j-a j iuvjji.iViru, Ai'ivu.1 jo, j.yu-. TWO CENTS. J: v..v r,szt"' -' " i i wiiiiii ii m mn ib i' hi i T tir &s CUBAN RECIPROCITY IS UNRESTRICTED All Danoer ot the Bill Being Weighted with Undesirable Amendments Is Over. MEASURE WILL PASS IN ORIGINAL FORM The Debate Yesterday Was Without Particular Interest Thirty-five Members Still Desire to Speak on the Bill In the Senate the De bate on the Chinese Exclusion Bill Is Practically Concluded Voting Will Begin at 10 O'clock Today. fly r.-cduslve Wile (ruin The A-.-cxl.iK.il Pie. Washington, April 1. Willi the close of the Cuban reciprocity debate In th' house today, the leaders announced that all danger of the bill being welght cd down with undesirable amendments was over and that they felt ussutod the bill would pass in the shape In which It came from the committee. As the bill In Its present form Is sure lo command three-fourths of the vote of each side Its passage war. certain if It success fully passed the stage when amend ments could be offered. The only cause of anxiety heretofore has been the pos sibility that enough Republicans would join with the Democrats to overrule the chair and tuck on to the bill nn amend ment to abolish the differential on to fined sugar. All the energies of the lenders have been directed, therefore, to bringing pressure on the recalcitrant Rt publicans to induce them to refrain from aiding this plan, and this evening at tin; dose of the session of the house it was announced that the entire Re publican delegations from Michigan and California, who constitute the head and front of the opposition, had agreed not to vote to overrule the i tiling of the chair. Mr. Watson (Indiana), who Is acting as the whip of the majority, does not believe over a dozen Republican?, at the outside, will join the Democrats on this proposition. U' would require more than twenty Republican votes to place on the bill the amendment which might endanger its ultimate passage, as Foveral Democrats, it is undei stood, also have declared their intention to stand by the ruling of the chair. An unsuccessful effort was made again today by Mr. Payne to secure an agreement to limit the general debate. When the house adjourned today there remained thirty-live members who de sire to speak. The debate today was without par ticular interest. The speakers wore Messrs. Svvunson (Virginia) and AVhite. (Kentucky) for the bill, and Messrs. S. W. Smith (Michigan), Dayton (West Virginia), Burgess (Texas), Meyer (Louisiana) and Sutherland (L'tnh) against it. Debate on Chinese Exclusion. The debate in the senate on the Chl lifse exclusion bill was practically con cluded today, and voting on the bill and amendments will begin sit 1 o'clock to morrow, Uy general consent a vote was taken today on two important auientl- ments. olfered by Mr. Fairbanks, of Indiana, striking out the definition as to Chinese students and teachers, and they were agreed to without division. These changes wore made with a view to reconciling some of the opposition to the measure, which has been directed against the rigid restrictions on stu dtnts und tenchers, and the unnecos- sary inconvenience in:s wouui impose : inconvcnlnnce this would on the educated Chinese classes comlllg to this country. The debate today was participated In by Senators Heltfeld, of Idaho: Pen rose, or Pennsylvania, nnd Turner, of Washington, in favor of the bill, nnd Peiiators Prltchard. of North Carolina, and Bpoooner, of Wisconsin, In oppo sition. Mr. Turner made the assertion that politics had crept Into the discus sion and that most of the members of the majority wero opposed to .the bill, This brought out a sharp rojolner from Mr, Spoouer, who maintained that poll tics had not figured In the discussion nnd that the opposition to the present bill wiih duo entirely to Its conflict with the treaty and not because of any op position to Chinese exclusion, which was an established doctrine of the gov ernment. PENNSYLVANIA DAY. Governor Stone and Staff Will Be nt the Charleston Exposition. By Ksclusho Wire from The. Associated I'rnn, Charleston, H, C April 15, Tomor row will bo notablo at tho exposition, as It will bo celebrated as, both Vir ginia day and Pennsylvania day. Two crack companies of the Seventieth Vir ginia regiment, the Richmond uiues and Richmond fluiys, under Major L. V, Christian, arrived here on Monday, and the entire cadet corps of tho Vir ginia military Institute, L'SO strong, under Major U, c. Ford, reached Charleston this morning and went Into ycamp on tho exposition grounds. To Jmorrow they will escort Governor Mon tague on tho parade from the St, John hotel to the exposition mounds. Governor Stone, of Pennsylvania, with his staff and u number of ladles, will arrive tomorrow morning and will hold formal exercises In tho Pennsylvania building, Democratic State Committee. By l.'.xclushc Wire Jioni Tint Awoclalcd I'icm. lljrrUburi;, April J3. IMnoi ratio Stulo Chair man CiiMty tonight tent on I not lit to tho coun ty flulrnujpSmiouiicliu; the ineitliu; oi the lUato lommlttfo in hl city on Wtdncoda, Aptll 2), for the imrjioK of vlnting : ttuto ihahmm and lectlnif the (Imc und plaee for lioMIngVi tjtp .wnvcntlon. SENATORIAL ELECTION BILL. Committee on Privileges Votes to Amend House Resolution, lly I:iIihIvc W'iru fnnn The A-ooinloI Piom. Washington, April J 5. The senate committee on privileges nnd elections today, by a mujorlty of one.voted to amend the house resolution providing for the election of senators by direct vote of the people, by adding the amendment altered by Senntor Depew. The amendment It us follows: "The qUMllllcatloiis ot citizens en titled to vote for United States sena tors and representatives In congress shall bo uniform la all the stales, and congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation, and to provide for the registration of citizens entitled to vote, the conduct of such elections, and the certification of the result." The committee voted down the Pen rose amendment, providing that sena tor.'! shall bo apportioned according to the population of the several states. The vote on the Penrose amendment was unanimous. Senator Harrows voted with the Democrats in opposi tion to the Depew provision. Other wire the vote was strictly on party lines. The division was as follows: Ajeh Hoar, Prltchard, McComas, Koraker, Depew, Roverldgo and Dil lingham 7. Noes Burrows, Pottus. Blackburn, Dubois, Bailey and Foster, (Louisiana) IS. There was a general discussion of the merits of the house resolution, and when the committee adjourned, it was with the understanding that a vote should he reached upon It as amended at the next regular meeting of the committee, which will be held on Tuesday of next week. FEDERATIONDEMANDS EXCLUSION OF CHINESE Resolutions Are Framed and Sub mitted to Senator Frye, President Pro Tern of the Senate. By Km1umc Mire from The Av,oeiattd I'ic-, Washington, April 13. The executive council of the American federation of Labor today continued the heating of the three cornered tight between the Brewery Workers' National union, the International Union of Steam Engi neers and the International Brother hood of Stationary Firemen, and then deferred a decision. The status of the Chinese exclusion bill, which has passed the house and is now pending before the senate, was discussed at length when the following letter was framed and presented to Senator Frye, president pro tern of the senate: V.ii liinclon, Auril 1,". ICO.!. Ilun William 1'. Prje, President Pro Tem., United Nates Niutc, Wellington, 1). C. - Dear Sli : 'I lie uinlorlirni!il, the r.ecut!ve council ot tliu AiiiL'iiiii I'cdoratlon of Labor, ln-iii!; in M-ssimi in the city ot Washington. 1). ('., has uitder consideration the niitler of legis lation relative to the evolution ot Chinese la Ijohts fiom the United St ilm and Its insular tei lilory. It may ho neioj-sary to indleate how deeply intcrtatid arc the men anil women of our tommy whom we lue the honor to rciirocjnt, in the uiattei of tlil- legislation, and dcsiroin of i-ervinjr mini, a urn as nil people om conn- 1 trv to the veiv liel nf inr .iltlltlr- w li.n- .adopted the following picaniblcs and resolution: I Whcrea.-, The Philippines- r.ith their huge I Chinese population of the pure and mixed blood "ml ,llc'1'' I'roxlmlly to Chin i i-ervei. and lould to it irrmlLT ih're. miw a a irwrinlr of C'lilnsc laboreir, and a hrldse out hleli (,'hliiuc lould end would come to the mainland tetritoiy of the Cnilid States unli.-9 blomied by vfrccthe le?N. latlon, und, , Whereas, Any law which dues, not cx.ietly d. lino the meuninj; to be len li the tieatv tenib, .official, traihu, (.indent, men hint and traveler, uould, in view of Cliinihi! ilutilli-lty he a inoiK ' uy ami of no i.ilue, and tho hejinen nie dearly enlitltd to equal pioteetlon from Chinese ion! in'titlon and contamiiution as arc other unKera , in our common louutry, and, Whereas, The validity or the tnllie Scott act I of JSjS U In iontifpeny In an appeal eoe now I pendlnt: litfme the Kupieme court and It Is Ren- eially ndniltteil that the attack will be hiisiaimd 'by the court, neither the I'roitor bill not the l'latt amendinenl deiliiicr in any way with the.sj , ticw rjuestiona or the inieriteney hleh will hi- 'ond doubt arlc ! the conrt'n dloMon. j Hesolted, lly the rNPitilite touncll of the Ameilean Peiltratioii of I. itior In ivs-aon ushmi- lded, that we hold tald I'leilor bill and l'latt amendment utleily liuiK-ip-.itc und contrary to tho best Inteie.t of labor nil over the ocimtry, in tlii mills of Xew Cngland or I ho auolhui, a well as the worki-M on the I'atiflc toast mil in the inter-innimlalu dates and, furthei, llt'aohcil. That we aie fliuily loinlnied tliat the Mitilicll-Kiilin hill as leporteil from the com inltUe en iminlKiatlon and parsed by the huue of irpiocntittUca its the only exclusion bill tli.it will eiliule, now befoie tunitrrw, and wo ihcie fote, uitie all true friuuN , the polhy nf the cm Itisloil of Chinese luhoiers fiom tho 1'niteil states to lolo fru thl bill und to defeat any anirndiiiint offrrcil thereto, tindlne to weaken it in any nf 1l eventl.il or plfprtlni leatures, Wi tlnulely tiist ( li.it lids resolution, iu. bosslni; uur best Judmueiit may niett with jour favorable cnusMeiatlon, mid that oii may honor in by pre-ioitln;,' the oanie to the wnat'o in hesilnii, Thanking ou in advance, In nntli Ipitlnn of ,iour tGinpllaiire with nut reiiit't, wo lino the hoi.or to remain, Very respectfully, Samuel (ioinren, piesldent! ,lame Ilm.cjn, flrt ilie iieIdfiilj .li.lin lllldicll, tcroii'l vice luesldent; James OTonucll, Ihlrd iie ptiKldcnt; M.i- Moulx, fourth vhe lmsldtntj 'Jiini3 , lildil, (lllh vice ircldcnt; 1). A, Ihnc-i, khth ',-o piesldcui; .lohii II. I.iiinon, tiea-urei; 1'ianl; Mor ion, M-rrvUiy, llxvviillir Council Auiericaii rnleratlnn of l.a. bor, Pennsylvania Society. lly KmIiuIvc Vrq Iroui Tim A-ociatd I'resi. Xew VoiU, Apill 13.-Ulinp lieniy ('. '0ttrr w.n rc-vleitccl pie.Ident and Antlirir Caine.-ie llit vice president of the I'omuyhuiiU widely of New YoiK- at IU lliiul annual meeting tonlitlil. The toclfty now baa W former l'eim.'jbanljn in lliU city on U lolls. -- m Countess de Castellane Has a Son. lly Kxclmlvf Wlie from Tliu Asoclatfd I're. I'arl, April J3. Iha Ciiuiites Itonl de CaMel lane, foimeily Anna tiotild, ot New Voil., wvc hiith to a kon eterday. The mother and chill j re doliiif well TWELVE ARTICLES COMPLETED. Presbyterian Creed Revision Com mittee Expects to Finish Friday, lly llxdujhe Wire from 'llie Am,c!jIci1 l'ic. Washington, April 15. The work ot the committee which Is preparing a re vision of the Piesliytetian creed dro BfCHscd rapidly today. Three articles of the brief statement of doctrine were agreed upon, viz.: Those relating to the Holy Spirit, justllleutton. fill th and repentance ami the new birth. Twelve articles are now completed, leaving a half dozen or less to be formulated, The committee ex pects to finish Its work by Thutsday or Friday. This afternoon the members attended the funeral of Rev. Dr, Tnlmugc In a body, KNOX AND THE BEEF TRUST The Attorney General Will Prosecute Without Aid of Congress. By Kviliuhe Wire from Tho Ajuociated Prcm. Washington. April 15. A letter from Attorney General Knox, relative to the so-called beef trust, was made public today by Representative Itay, of New York, chairman of the house commit tee on Judiciary. In view of the attor ney general's letter, the judiciary com mittee decided without division to re commend that the resolution of Repre sentative Thayer, of Massachusetts, asking the attorney general what steps he had taken against the beef trust, lie on the table. Tho attorney gen eral's letter is given in Chairman Hay's report on the resolution, The report quotes Mr. Ray's letter, dated April 12, lo the attorney general, In which the following questions are asked I'il.st flirt jou attention been ealhd lo the nutter alleged in house resolution fflcl. a copy of whirh Is anncxm? Second Have you been requested to take any ofRclal action In the mnlcrV Third Have you anj cvidenic of the evMciuc of sinh a combination? The aitoniev Kcneral, In a letlei of the same dates, answers the (ine-tinn. ,-s lollovc: I nsl II has, not, evept so far as it is a mat tei of Reniral nbtciirly. Second I have not. Third None that could he da-sed as legal ev idenee. Continuing, the letter says: It in pioper, I think, however, to add that ow intr to the positive, oft-repented anil c iiennistaii- lial nature of (lu- allegation", that flip law is lo iug flagrantly violated, I directed tome time aco thorough investigation to he made he olio of the clintricl altorne.vh of the United Slalca for the purpose of usccrtainlii7 whether in lad mi di combination existed, and whether, if so, lis pcr atlont were in violation of any federal slalute. Continuing, the report says: It is apparent from IhU conference thai th-re is no necessity for the adoption of the leaoluti m. Py reaon of tho wide-yread notoriety of the matter, the attorney general of the I'nited Statea Ii,m already ordered a thorough invetimition. Thire i no doubt he v. Ill perform hi duly and prosecute all offenders, if otfenderr. there he. It Is evident that he should, not be lemiircd to irive in detail the eps j heady taken .n tills would be to foievvarn Iho-e who arc violating tliu law lo enable them t conceal evidence. It is also evident that this otitic cannot tiate whether or not thcie has been an infrhiKcmi'iit of the law as no evidence has been presented to him upon which to base an opinion and no In telll(.'int opinion can be (riven us to whether or not there his been an iufiinxenicnl of tho law until the facts are fully ascertained. It is also evident that no lecjal steps can ho taken toward a prosecution of the panic- vio lating the law in til a thorough investigation has been nude. In short, the letter of the attornov general above quoted answeis the lesolutlon aa fully as it tan be or ought to be at this time. HOUSE OP COMMONS PROVIDES FOR BIG LOAN Resolution Ordering the Placing of a 32,000,000 Loan Is Passed by Vote of 829 to 103. By Inclusive Wire from The Associated l'ici. London, April IB, Dnring the course of the debate in tho house of commons today, on the resolution authorizing a loan of 32,0(10,000, us proposed yester day when tho budget was presented, the chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael HIclcs-Reach, said the grant for tho relief of the West Indies, pend ing the operation of tho provisions of the Brussels sugar convention, would probably not exceed 21,0,000, but as sistance was necessary, if tho sugar producers were to be saved from alo- luto ruin. Discussing the uuuncial prospects of South Africa, the chancellor of the ex uhetruor said both the Transvaal and Orange River colonies would be nblo to share In tho cost of tho war. Ho could not announce tho amount de finitely, but he believed that within a few years, certain sources of revenue, representing a capital of tho value of ;IO,00(J,UOO would be set aside for this purpose, Regarding the reports of differences between himself and the colonial sec retary, Joseph Chamberlain, tho chan cellor of the exchequer admitted they had a little difference of opinion, The resolution providing for a loan of 3J,0UO,000 was adopted, 229 to 103. Steamship Arrivals. lly l!clilv Win? fiom The AwoUattd Cum. Xew York, A pill I.VAi lived! Kaiser WIL helm der llrikse, llieuitu; Alia, tienoa. I'leaud; VJdcrland, Antwerp; (iermanlt-,' Uteipool; Phil, adclphla, jsouthimplcii. Havre An Iv til; l.i llietagnc, New York. Itoulrgtcc Ailrd; Itof. tercljm, Xuvv York for Itottcidaui. Plymouth Airbed; I'atticla, New York for t'heiboutj; ami llimlmri; (and pioeveded). Ilrenun Aiiitod: Kionpilnz Wllhclm, Xew Yml; via I'ljiuoutli and Chetbociii,', Pensions Granted. Uy l'..cluiivc Wire from The AmatUted I'd, Washington, Apill 11. pulsion!, irranlcdi llenr Welch, Scraiilon, $10, fhlfiith Itccw, Ply. mouth, i. The Pope Receives Cockran, fly Kxclusivc Wire fio-n Tnc AtaoiUted I'u. ltonie, Apill 13. Tho pope today tecclved for mer t'ongicrtiiuan llourkc Cvilnui, of Xew York, hi audience. THE RIOTING IN BELGIUM Scenes o! Disorder Are Continued. Mobs Stone the Police Who Gharoed with Swords. TROOPS QUARTERED IN THE SCHOOLS Strike Steadily Extending 50,000 Men Out in Charleroi District Socialists in Brussels Prohibited from Making Demonstration at Puneral3 of Their Associates. By i:cluslvc Wire from The Associated Piees. Ih'ttssels, April 15. In consequence of tho disorders, the pupils of several communal schools have been dismissed, and the premises have been utilized us barracks for the troops. All the factories and mines at Va lere, Mahille and Jlorlanwelz, a village fifteen inl,lcs east or Mons, have been closed. Socialist disturbances occurred last night at Xamur, a city thirty-six miles southeast of Brussels. A mob there stoned the police, who charged with drawn swords. Subsequently, a force of gendarmes scattered the rioters. The strike is steadily extending, both in this city and Its suburbs, especial ly at Molenbeek, where many largo factories have stopped work. Tho military and police hav adopted more stringent measures to preserve order. The burgomaster has refused the so cial Ists's request to be allowed to fol low their own devices In burling the socialists killed in Saturday's riots. Or ders have been Issued for the 'proces sion to be held at t o'clock In the morning, without bands or funeral em blems. Otherwise, tho burial must be conducted at-night. It is estimated that the strikers In the Charleroi district number r.0,000. Parades are held frequently ,ln the street there, but the town Is generally peaceful, in accordance with the ad vice of the strike leaders. At l.a Louviere, a town in the prov ince of Halnut, 2n,000 men are out on strike, but that district remains quiet. A soldier who raised sedltlausf cries at Houdeng-Aimeiies, ten miles- -west of Mons. has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment. Dispatches from Ghent, Idege and elsewhere in the provinces show that the strike is extending. The workmen thus far have been peaceable. At Hcr stal, three miles' northeast of Iilege, 1,500 employes of the National Arms factory walked out. , All the approaches to the parliament buildings here arc occupied by civic guards. The International Socialist bureau has decided to Issue a manifesto to all foreign labor associations, asking them to support the general strike In Bel glum. The Government Pirm. The government has firmly declined to yield on the question of revision, and, unless King Leopold should over ride the ministry, there seems to be nothing to prevent the development of a serious situation. In tho chamber of deputies this af ternoon, M. Xeujeun presented a man ifesto, on behalf of the Liberal mem bers of the Leftists, demanding dissolu tion In order to enable the country to pronounce on the revision question. This manifesto pointed out that the time was critical and tho country threatened with civil war, and for tho government to consent to a loyal and constitutional settlement could not be represented as a surrender to popular disorder. To this challenge the premier, M. Le Smet de Xayer, replied briefly by de claring that the tight of dissolution rested with the king. He added that he felt It his duty to warn parliament against the rumors of government con cession. JI, Jnusou, the Liberal leader, retort ed that tho chamber could, by a motion, call upon the king to change the min istry. He said there was no sign of conciliation In the premier's reply to M. Xeujeun and that responsibility for tho consequences would rest on the government. At this point M. Woeste, a Catholic deputy, who, although not a minister, Is a powerful adherent to tho govern ment, jumped up and exclaimed; "Tlioru Is no civil war, but only evil ly disposed men. You demand our ies Iguatlou, but you shall not have it." Tomorrow the Socialist members of the chamber will ptesent their demand for universal suffrage. This will Inevi tably bo defeated, and It Is feurod that this defeat will lead to ttouble, par tlculaily In the provinces. Measures to Avert Disorders. No noteworthy Incident occurred to day III the streets of the city. The authorities havo taken extraordinary measures to uvert dlsordets, and tho wholu quarter, comprising the chain bur nf deputies, the palace and tho inlnlsterles Is kept In complete Isola tion from tho rest of the city by cor dons of the city guard, A tnirentlnl storm, which began at S o'clock this evening, Iiub clouted the stieets. The SoclallRtH are pleased with the Liberal manifesto, piesented In the chamber this afternoon as It suppprts their demands, The strike movement In Brussela mid, lis environs Is of a minor character, but In the industrial districts t was today more formidable than oyer, Tho nppeal of the Socialist leaders for a demonstration at tho chamber of deputies bus created some uneasiness, A number of shop keepers havo barrl raded their windows. It Is rumored tonight that the cab drlveis and trapv wuy men will strike. M'XINLEY MEMORIAL BENEFIT. Grnnd Gain Matinee nt the Opera Comlque, Paris, lly i: hurtic Wile Irani The Aocittcd l'ie, Paris, April lu. The gala mallttee petformance at the Oparu Comlque In day, In aid of the fund tor a memorial to the late President .McKlnley, ut Cun totii O., was a greut artistic! and llniin clnl success. The house was crowded with resident Americans and many Parisians of social prominence. The programme consisted of selec tions and scenes from operas and plays, lecltatloux and it ballet, and closed with the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" and the "Marseillaise." All the artists were warmly applauded and there were many recalls, The performance added over francs to the Pat is McKlnley which now exceeds CO.OOO francs, 20,000 fund, THE WYOMING CONFERENCE Fifty-Fifth Annual Session Opens at Waverly Bish op Merrill to Preside By Uxehulte Wiie from 'the AwncUletl 1'rcM. Waverly, X. T April 15. The flfty flrst annual session of the Wyoming Methodist Episcopal conference opened In the Methodist church here today. The day was occupied with tho exam ination of classes. This evening tho llev. Dr. Crane, of Boston, delivered a temperance address before a lurge audience. The llev. C. A. Benjamin, of Athens, presided, and the llev. Dr. Le haffer conducted the devotional ser vice. Bishop Merrill, who is to preside, arrived this evening. The regular session of tho conference will open tomorrow morning with a communion service, conducted by the bishop. A missionary service nnd a memorial service will be held In the afternoon. In the evening the Union Veterans' association meets with the local post of the Grand Army. FUNERAL OF DE. TAXMAGE. Services Held at the Church of the Coyenant. By Exclusive, Wire from The Asitoclatrd Trer. Washington.-'Alirll 13. Funeral ser vices were, lield'-'a't the Church of the Covenant this afternoon over the bodv of the Rev, Dr, T. DeWitt Talmnge. The large church was crowded to the doors. The funeral ceremony begun at ." o'clock and occupied considerably over an hour. The llev. Dr. Teunls S. Ham lin, pastor of the Church of the Cov enant, and tho Kev. Drs. Thomas Chal mers Easton, of this city; 8. J. Xicols and James Demarest, both of Brooklyn, ofilclated. The floral offerings were nu merous and Included a wreath from President and Mrs. Boosevelt. Dr. Hamlin, in his address, pictured Dr. Talmage as one of the great clergy men of the century, He said that Dr. Talmage in his marvellous word pic tures always bespoke hope and cheer; that he aimed tit the hearts and emo tions of the people Instead of at their Intellect. Upon the conclusion of the services those within the church passed before the bier. The casket remained in the church until late tonight, when it was placed on a special car attached to the Pennsylvania railroad train leaving here for Xew York at 12.20 o'clock n. in. The remains will be Interred tomorrow morning at Greenwood cemetery In Brooklyn, after services conducted by the TJev. Dr. Howard Suydam.of Rhine beck, X. V. SECRET SESSION OP THE RAILWAY TELEGRAPHERS Meeting: at Wilkes-Barre to Take Ac tion in Case of John Nelllgan. l)y Exclusive Wire fiom Tne Associated Pies'. Wilkes-Barre, April ir.. A meeting of the Brotherhood of Hallway Telegraph ers was held In this city tonight, Tho proceedings were secret. It was learned, however, that the object of the meeting was to take some action In the case of John Xelllgan, a telegraph er employed In the Ashley otllce of the Central Railroad of Xew Jersey and chairman of the grievance committee of the employes, which waited on tho oftlciuls of tho company some months ago to present a list of grievances, and who, it Is alleged, was recently asked to give up his membership In tho Brotherhood by Superintendent Wentu, and, falling to do so, was dismissed from tho service of the company. This Is Xclllgau's sido of the story, us he explained It to tho meeting to night. It Is also said that two other telegraphers were laid off yesterday. They wero Brotherhod men. Tho company, It Is claimed, ban a rule that men employed In) dispatcher's oillces must not Join the Brotherhood. It Is understood that a. committee of tho Brotherhood will wait on the oflhials of the load and asl: for tho reinstate ment of Xelllgan, The company oitl clals say If there were any suspensions of employes In tho telegraph depart ment, It was for ounce;, Superintendent Tinker Resigns, By i:clusivci Wire from The; Aii'clidul I'ro,. New York, April 1J Cluilo A. 'i'lnlrr, who fot many yiuis hat hcen the tcenc'ial noc-iii. ttudent-of tho Katetn dlviiimt ot the U'e.'.'iu I'nlcni Tclegiai'h couiiuny, liat Hjipiwl lo take clUct May I and II, llroot, iuieiiiitcndeiil at Penver, Colo,, h.ii been promoted ,tn till (he varum, Tho teuitoiy Includes Kev,' Duciind ninl the Middle sUti-t und M'njljnd. North Dakota Arbor Day, Jly Kulmlie Wire from The .Wiclated rt. llUinirck, X, J)., April .1.(iorrnar While, In hU Arhor Day pnx lanuthm deilRiiatiuv I'lidjj, May :. at Alhor ly, iccoin:nmdi that "sn dm ttec I.' loviuitly planted und tendetly cjiccI tor oil the vruumU ot every uhoul and puhlio in itltutlon of the Ule in honor of our in.itjrvd president, William Meivlnley " CONSIDERING THE BOERS TERMS RUSSIAN MINISTER MURDERED. M. Sipiaguine Killed by an Assas sin's Pistol, Jly I'xoliivlvy Wirt from The Avc-c-lainl I'rm. SI. Petersburg, April IS. The minis ter of the Interior, M. Slplugulne, was shot at 1 o'clock tills afternoon, In the lobby of the ministerial oillces, by a ittnn who held a pistol close to the min ister's person. It was learned later that M. Klul agultic was on his way to attend a meeting ot tho committee of inlntstets. He hnd just entered the office ot tho imperial council when the assassin, wlio had driven up In ti carriage, ap proached and handed him a folded paper, saying he had been charged to deliver It by the Grand Duke Sergius. The minister stretched out his hand to take the document, when the assassin fired five .shots at him. Three of the bullets struck M. rJIplnguine and one wounded bis servant. The assassin did not resist arrest. IIo said his name was Balsuhanstt, that lie wan a student at KleiT, where he had been -sentenced to compulsory military s-ervice for participating in the riots of 1901, He said he hud been subsequently pardoned, but that he had not been re Instated at the university and that ho therefore levcnged himself upon M. Sipiaguine. The minister Was taken to a hospital, where he died in one hour. M. Sipiaguine belonged to a distin guished Russian family. He wns.a re actionary In politics and Incurred the enmity of tho students by upholding the views of M. Pobledonostseff, the chief procurator of the Holy Synod, and by supporting the most severe measures for the repression of all Lib eral tendencies. An attempt wfts made to shoot him on the Xcvsky prospect about a year ago. SMITH'S TESTIMONY WILL BE INVESTIGATED Secretary Root Has Cabled General Chaffee to Place the General on Trial if Reports Are True. lly Inclusive Win: fiom The Associated 1'ic-.'. Washington, April 15. Secretary Root has cabled General Chaffee, at Manila, to Investigate the newspaper reports of the Waller trial and if they tire correct to court-martial General Smith. In his cablegram tho secretary says: "Press dispatches state that upon tho trial of Major Waller, of the marine corps, on charges ofi shooting Filipino prisoners, testimony was given by Waller, und corroborated by other wit nesses, that General Jacob II, Smith instructed him to kill and burn; that the more he killed und burned the better plensed General Smith would be; that It was no time to take prisoners, and that when Major Waller asked General Smith to define the age limit for killing, lie replied: " Everything over ten.' If Mich tes timony was given, and the facts can be established, you will place General Smith on trial by court-martial." The secretary also cabled General Chaffee that If the facts are established us testified to before the senate Philip pine committee, to court-martial tho othcers who administered the "water cure" to the presldente of Igburnts. These ofllcers ure Major Glenn, IJeu tenunt Conger and Assistant Surgeon Lvnn. DECISION RENDERED IN IGLESIAS CASE Supreme' Court of Porto Rico Gives Opinion Acquitting Santiago Iglesins Now at Ponce. Uy llxelmive Wire fiom The Associate! l'ie. San Juan, Porto Itlco, April IK. The Supremo court of Porto Rico rendered a decision today In the appeal of Santi ago Igleslas, president of the federation of workmen of Porto Rico, who was sentenced last December lo three yeius, four months and eight days' Imprison ment, on the charge of conspiring ' to raise the price of labor In Porto Rico, Tho court acquitted Iglexlus of all the charges against him, thus reversing the decision of the lower court. A lino of J.V., however, for contempt of court lu not answering it summons was al lowed to stand. Fifteen hundred membera of the fed et'ittlou paraded through Sun Juan this afternoon. They stopped at the palace and saw Governor Hunt, who spoke a few words to them, The putttders were ordtitlv, Igles-liiH h now at Ponce, uhere ho has orguitliied .several unions of the American Federation of Labor. There ,wn a similar pieiade ut Ponce when the news of lglcslat.' acquittal leached thorn. Pension Agent at New York. By Uxclnslve Wiie iioni 'I In- Aisooiiled i're-t', UdtlilnKinn, Apill IV 'Iho pit-.ldciit lodav uoiiilnuttil Mtclutl lii in 111 to he n-;ilou .iif'nt at New Yell-! DEATHS OF A DAY, Uy i:cliiilve Who fiom The .Wccialed l'ic. I'hliidelphiJ, Apill LV-llie llev, Dr, .Samuel M, Nov lite, ,iiUtu:it i,Mor ut Plymouth thur-li, lliuo'abn, died lodiv' in the I'lcihytciiau ho pltal hue, Dr, S'uvlllo vvas admitted to the lios. pitiil Mju'Ii '.'J, i-uile-rliii,' from a complication of diseaei, UN fllnav icponded to tlcalment until u few- tUia ago, when l.e tuffcrt'cl a reUruo mid lite Iji. night Id phjdiclaiH ahaudonid hope, of ids recovery. Dr, Kcovllle via t bon-liclavv of the lite Henry Ward Uetcher. Manila, April 13. Dr. Meaclum, the assistant of Major Mau-, the insular health commissioner, elleil today of heirt faUur, caused by overwork en the c hole la caca. , The (Members o the Enalish Cabinet Are Enoaoed In Im portant Work. NO INTELLIGENCE P0R PUBLICATION British Government to Notify Par liament as Soon as It Has Definite News to Impart Hopeful Peeling: Continues Chancellor of the Ex chequer Admits Slight Differences with Joseph Chamberlain. lly Kiliiiir Wlie fnnn 'lhe Auucl.ilcd Pre. London, April lo. The British cabi net met ttt noon today. Among other business considered was tho reply of the Boer leaders to the government's communication. ' The government lender, A. J. Bal four, replying to a question In ,the house of commons today, announced that the ministers had no Information to Impart on the subject of the South African peace negotiations, nor, under the circumstances, could any informa tion be Imparled at the present stage of ilia negotiations. The government, Mr. Balfour added, would Immediately Inform parliament of the fact when it had any no.wa to communicate. ' London, April 1C Tho following dis patch, dated Pretoria, April 15, has been received nt the war office from Lord Kitchener:, ' "f'.ruee Hamilton's columns arrived tit the Stnnderton line last night, hav ing taken bl." Boers, including klllc'd and wounded, during the movement from tho Mlddleburg line." ' EFFECT OP BRITISH TAX. News Gavo a Slightly Bearish Tone to Prices Opinion. lly Kehivo Who Iron. The Assoi'laled, Pre.. Xew York, April ir,. The' imposition of an Import tax on wheat and flour.bj th British government for war ex penses had n slightly bearish effect upon the wheat market here today. May wheat closed at 78 last night. It sold down to 7a at tho opening, then rallied to , and by noon sold up to Vs. The general opinion among brokers thoroughly familiar with tho situation was that tho tax would have no effect whatever upon tho market here. A rep resentative of Mclntyre & Marshall wild that the tax was too small to have any effect upon the exports from Amer ica. "The consumer will puy the tax," he added, "and the situation will ad just Itself naturally. The tax Imposed is on all grain and flour imported, so that grain brought lu from the colonics will be subject to the same tax as that shipped from America. Kngland uses In round figures liOn.OOO.OOU hushols of wheat, about one-half of which Is shipped from the United States. They will use Just as much In the future as they use today. The ptice nf wheat is ho low that the tax will hurdly be felt." Just betoie the opening: of the Pro duce exchange the following cablegram was received fiom the tialtlc. a Lon don exchange; "Tho lltiltic resolved that all wheat conltacls up to and including Ac.gutt will lie mntle at old terms, 1. c, buyers paying duty. Later date?, new terms. Duty paid by seller." A broker who figured the amount ot the tax to tlie British consumer said thai It would amount to about llf mills, or onc-iifth of a cent, on un Eng lish loaf of bread. "It Is so small," he added. "Unit It would hardly be felt. Thin will simply reduce the- kIkc of tho loaf a little. The whole Ihlng Is quite Insignificant, particularly In the light of the French duty, which Is 37 cents on a bushel. This tax has been expect ed for some time, and full preparation wero made to meet It. The long wheal was unloaded yesterday." BASE BALL. lly IIncIu-Ivc Wlie fiom Ttie .',-etlJted 1'iev, At York Jlillhin.il (Aiiicricin), 12; Yuu-ja Mc'H'k f hllatlau !ik.o"lalioii, u. At i'hllaelelphla Philadelphia (.American), it); NevvaiK, .1. At Philadelphia -I'lilladolplila ationjl), ,'.; Jeuey City, I. At New York New- Yml., S; Montreal, .a. Al tieorKi'tovvii, ), t ticoiirriunn colleee, "; I'eiuuylvanla Mali- cnllesc, I, Al illimluuham IIItiuIiiKliam, i; Cleveland, 2. At Wiine.lir, Masa. IMuii (National), , Woicctter, !l. At Wateihury, Conn. BoUon (National, IS; Mjlerhur.v, 7, m Trolley Conductor Killed, Uy i:chulo Wire from The Ansoelated Piesi, Tientoii, N. ' April 15. Janiea O'Xell, a. trol. liy tomhiwoi- of tliu Trenton Ktreet lltlluay com. pjny, vvat Killed at tho Perry Htrecf citwiluif ef the lYim-ylvaiiia lallrcuul in thU city loda.t. tl'Nell hid i-iuwd tho tracks in front of liU car mid Iwaided the tear platform before tho car -) entirely aeo tlio track. 'Die car wan struck by freight car. which were beinit drilled and O'.Vell vrai iicxlu'd In death. m - YESTERDAY'S WEATHER, Local dad t for April 13, JftW: llli,iii"t tciiiptiaiuii) ,, ,, 61 denier Lowest timpciatiiiu ........ ,,,,,,...,. 30 degtf ft llflatlve humidity S u. in ,......,,,.,,,,.,,,,,.,,, CO per rent, S p. i ,,..,,,.,, ,,,, 40 per rrnU I'reciptution, Si hours ended 8 p. in,, none. 4" T T 4- WEATHER FORECAST. X . 4- Washington, April 15. Forcca-t for - 4- wcilnesday and Timr-oliy; llaitteru I'ern-' - 4- tylianla, fair Wednesday and ThurLy; -f. 4" l'lil't tout renct .wind. , -4-4-4-4-4-4-,4-4-4-4-4-4-4; 1 4..T 4 ,4j 'J s t ..
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