mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmBBBmaBSBBmsisssssBsssSBamfmBmmmmsmmmmi g "AflSS. iw I T N v .f v " . r F -.,. t -., CtttRfatt m y s'i SCRANTON PAPER RECEIVING THE COMPLETE NEWS SERVICE OK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE GREATEST NEWS AGENCY IN THE WORLD. tSs V.1 TWO CENTS. SCHANTOX, PA., MONDAY MORNING, A'PKIL 28, 1902. w TWO CENTS. K jr ( 3ihmee ..ffljw.iisr tt'-l&Ssy' WMfKfvC'' jwjffrj" w PROGRAMME OF THE WEEK IN CONGRESS Debate on Philippines Measure Will Probabl i) 13c Continued in the Senate. DEMOCRATS WILL OPPOSE THE BILL A Miscellaneous List Ahead for the House The Omnibus Public Build ing Bill Will Be Brought in and Passed The Appropriation Bills Well Advanced This Year. C I'ulusl'c Wire fiom The AsMidnted I'lcs.. Washington, April 27. The plans of 11k; senate for the week do not extend beyond the continuation of the debate on the Philippine government bill and the consideration of minor matters when there In no one prepared to speak on the Philippine bill. There Is no pros pect thus far for speeches In support of that measure, and consequently all the talk bids fair to continue to be on the ii"gatlve side of the question. Up to the present time the speeches nil have been made by minority members of the Phil ippine committee, but it is stated that other Democratic senators have prom ised to lift their voices in opposition to the bill, among- them being Messrs. Tur ner. Clay and Simmons. Senator Hoar also has made known his intention to speak on the bill, but it isnot expected that he will be henrd during the pres ent week. In the committees, the inquiries into the sugar question s related to Cuba ! and into General Crozler's connection with gun carriage inventions probably ', will be begun. The committee on the Philippines also will proceed with its investigation into the condition of af fairs in the Philippines. There is a miscellaneous programme nhcad for the house this week. Tomor row the special rule for consideration of the omnibus public building- bill will bo brought in and passed, and the ir mainder of the day will be devoted to District of Columbia business. Tues day the omnibus bill will be passed. Wednesday consideration of the agri cultural appropriation bill will be re Hiimed and when It is. disposed of the District of Columbia appropriation bill will be taken up and probably, passed before the end of the week. "With its passage only two appropriation bills will remain to be acted on by the bouse the naval and general deticieney bills. Seldom have the appropriation bills been so well advanced at a long session of congress as they are this year. THE HOUSE BANKING AND CURRENCY BILL A Copy of the Majority Report Is Now Being Distributed Among ..Over a Million Americans, Bj i:diMe Wile from The Asoci.ited lri'. Washington, April 27, The majority report on the house banking and cur rency bill Is being circulated to an ex tent probably without precedent. Chair man Fowler, bf the committee report ing the bill, when asked today its to the extent to which the report was be ing mailed, said: "To be accurate, I urn sending the report to 1,026,816 persons, classiiled us follows: 133,159 clergymen; 120,364 physicians; 83,687 lawyers; 15,000 teachers, principals and professors; 16, 2X banks and bankers; 21,000 news papers und periodicals; 10.M91 manu facturers; 32,6'JO jobbers; -110,000 far mers; total, 1,028,810, "The reform of our finances and cur rency, Is, to iny mind, the most Import ant question now before the American people; especially as those who use their credit or the borrowers of money, the true builders of our nation are deeply and muterlully interested, As deeply convinced of this fact ns I am, I deem It my llrst duty to do everything in my power to bring to the attention of the people full Information about a subject which I regard as the most vital question of our time." This enormous circulation Is being accomplished by contract coveting the foregoing addresses. MURDER AT HAZLETON. itfichael Cherko Is Shot by George Smith Near a Greek Church. Ily 'clusiVi Win- from The Asviti-ited IVm. llJilcton, Pj Apill 27. lliih-iil iheiho, .ncd SS ye-m., w-ii iimrdeieil -ihout a dunilnd tu-t fioui the fiteeli C'jtliolla ihuiih ut KiecUiul thi mom. Jng dming; the pioi;ies of the (Steel, llaslci w Wtts. Ckoige Smith Is under micst clurijed with hav ing cunmiittcil the ciliue, It Is ulligeil tlut Fmltli, uxn entering the ihuiih, f.illed tu le. more hl.-i hat J 11' I when icrjueitid 1o ihi ri by CherKo, one of the trustees, ideiv a Wait J.id; iyj assaulted Chugo. 'Hie Utter Mil out (In door followed hy Smith. CliiiKn lu! not trwie fir when Smith, dun-ins a revolver, hiil him through tlio bach, di'Jlli Men;; liistaiit.iiieoii. Friends of the dead man oveiponeied Nniltd and took lilm to the ttutiou home, 'fhe nutlets i-.une to an abrupt trimlnailou amid t,'ic'Jt exellcinent, Move Bodies Recovered. By Hxilushe Wiic fioui The Associated I'resi. Talro, III., April ST, I'our tnoic Iradle uf the lttjms of the City uf l-itu-tm-; wieiU were le coveted today, nuking foily to djle. Onu vji Identified w Out of Joseph Itulddig, a rtilker engineer of loulllle. 'fhe other tinea were, colored, tno men and one woman, - - Queen's Condition Satisfactory, By Exclusive Wiic from The Associated I'fisj. The Hague, April 27.-Uulletliu i.ued at Gi. tie l.oo deelirc the lomlitlon of (Jucui Willie) wliu continues sJtl.fittci. ,- CLIMAX IN LABOR ROW TO BE REACHED TODAY Shaffer, Oompers and Other Leaders to Meet on Floor of Amal gamated Convention. Il.v li.ultnlve Who from The Ai-oel.ikd l'ici. Whrellng, W. Vn., April 27. The cli max in the labor controversy between President Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, and President Gonipen-, of the American Federation of Labor, la expected to be reached tomorrow or Tuesday on the lloor of the Amalga mated Association convention, now In session here. T. H. Flynn, national or ganizer of the Federation, is expected to ask the privilege of the floor to an swer the charges said to hove been made by Shaffer against Mr. Oompers, and the latter, It Is believed, will bo present in person and demand the same privilege. At Monday's session of the conven tion the several standing committees will make their repot ts, most Important of which will bo that of the wage scale committee. IJoth the majority and mi nority reports will be presented, the majority recommending ratlllcation of the scales negotiated by Shaffer and his cabinet with constituent companies of the United States Steel corporation, and the latter, while not objecting to the terms of Hip scales registering their constitutional objections and recom mending that all future scales be based on recommendations made by the con vention Itself. The fight for the presidency con tinues In much the tame condition as last week. It is expected that the convention will be able to finish its labors and adjourn not later than Wednesday. OPERATORS AND WINERS HAVE A MEETING No Results Can Be Predicted from the Informal Talk Opinions of the Representatives. Ily lluluslw Wire fiom Ihc V-.-oti.itcd l'rc.. New York, April 27. President Mitch ell, of the United Jllne Workers, and the three presidents of the anthracite districts who accompanied him to this city, had an informal talk ut the Ash land house today. When Mr. Mitchell was seen later be said the situation had not materially changed since Sat urday. W. H. Truesdale, president of the Deiawaie, Lackawanna and West ern ltallroad company, who is a mem ber of the sub-committee appointed on Saturday to try to form a basis of set tlement, said: "There is no reason why the miners should not be satistled with present conditions. There is no reason why we should make concessions to them. The rank and tile of the miners are perfectly satisfied with matters as they are." Mr. Truesdale would not say whether or not the chances seemed more favor able to a settlement at the beginning of the conference than when It was ended. All ho would say that the miners were well paid, and worked un der fair conditions. Asked as to the sentiments that Pres ident Mitchell, of the United Mino Workers, and his colleagues expressed at the conference regarding concessions, he said he could not talk on the subject now. He added: "Mitchell, I believe, does not want a strike." 13. It. Thomas, chairman of the board of directors of the Erie Railroad com pany, who is also on the sub-committee, declined to express an opinion as to tlio chances of a settlement. "It is the throwing of a penny lit the air," he said. "You can't say whether heads or tails will come uppermost." The committees of the operators and miners forming the Joint committee i-nursed with the work of trying to find a basis of settlement, will confer separ ately tomonow, mo as to be ready for the joint conference in the ofilce of the Central Halhoad of New Jeisey Tues day, BISHOP CONATY DENIES REPORT. Rector of the Catholic University Does Not Intend to Resign. Uy i:.sim'e Win- horn llu- AocIti-d Pro". Wu-hluuton, Apill 27, DWiop Tliomjs -luuiei f'uiiaty, uctoi f the CjIIiuIIu I'uhmily f AiiK-tkj, tuiphillc.iUy ili)lln .1 puUIUhul ll-pult lh.it In K'lililliiJU- hImiIihc the ii tiilidiiji uf (lie uiilvni-liy, e sjy ti.eie urn tin iIUm-ikIhih Bt the iinuiUy -ind (bat lie I. in ihi Intentbii uf rosluhiiu, e llKiwiv uinlioil.'e-. tin' elate limit tint tlieiu l ii.i (n'liidjiluii fur leporu ion iiiniutt tin- fiiuiiilil iiniilliiui nt tlu uubevlly, The Cill.cilii' rnlu'i.liv i if Amrilea, lli.f all rdinalional la.illutlon,, he -,n, K) UiKer Hi dowiiKiit for uiulri ilMi'lepiuiiit, Mil It lui le irhcil Kiqi'iuiit hiih.i, Clinton Pjlmajies, H Ktilushe Wire fiom '1'ho ,iueialrd I'um, l.cik llaven, pj Apill S7, -'Ilia Itipulilldiu plluuihij in Clliituii tuuniy 1j niaht reailied In the election u( II. Sittcilehl, t DiU ilt. .mil , P, ,lihuuii, uf IIjimwi, j, iU-Iisj(i.- o til" Hate lonv.iitliin nld.ii.u lii.tiiii'lloiK. of four laiidld.ilei luv i iiiiiily iiiiiiiuli..ioinr W)II.iiii limn, ii.o ami II. I , Stuner arc In the le-id. 'Ihe ifiunlj coiiMiiiii.n ,lll mu't 'iuesdny when a pill (UUet will he iioiiiliiatiil. Sunday Ball Game Closed., By Kfliulve Wire from The Aineluted I'rf4a. S-'cht ntvl idy, X. V.. April 2. -'I he Use lull came Intuit n the Scln.neit.idy lfJu.uu team and tloiitual u-j i.ot pla.vdl today,, a Jibtlic of the l'caii) ricderiikf, of Itolti-nlini, In u)l(h tuin tin) ball t;iounjj me located, fuilude the nun ogemciit tv play. Mtinbei. of four ainricur hall toai'H were fined fj each hy the same Jaillee re tUitly for buuday ball plajln;;. SCHOONER EOUNDEBED. Three Persons Lose Their Lives in Lake Eric. Dy Ktcliuhe Wire from The AuocUlnl l'res. Cleveland, April 27. A rpertul to the Plain Dealer from Sandusky says: The rclitioner Harklow, from Murine City, foundered In Luke Krle, half a mile from Ptit-lii-Uny. late Saturday afternoon and three perstnm loi't their lives in consequence. The dead are Cap tain Hobcrt Partly, of Marine City, his wife and his stepson, Alexander Mor ris, aged 10 yeais. iJlck Ittlrke, a sailor, of Port Huron, survived the wreck and was brotiRht to Sandusky today by the llfe-iiiivlng crew front thalplni'e, who bad tried several times during the night to reach the wreck. According to Hurke'e story, when the boat seemed hopelessly In the power of the fearful storm the party got into the rigging, the captain, his wife and Mor ris on the lee side of the boat. The boat soon filled with water and fell over onto the lee side, throwing the three persons Into the water, from which they were unable to recover, drowning almost Immediately. EX-SECRETAR MORTON DEAD Former Head of the Agri cultural Department Passes Away. Ily lL-lu-.iv Wile fiom The Ant!tileil J'n . Chicago, April 27. Hon. J. Stetling Morton, former secretary of agricul ture, died at 4.30 o'clock this nfternoon ut I.ake lorrest, at the home of his son, Mark Morton. 'For several weeks Mr. Morton had beeti gradually failing. The 'nature of his illness had not been determined, anil a week ago he was brought from his home at Nebraska City, Neb., to Lake Forrest, for medical attendance. The change brought no Improvement, and he failed gradually until death came. , The arrangements for tiro funeral are as yet incomplete, but it has beeen de termined that services will be held at 1-ake Forrest at 2 o'clock Tuesday af ternoon, after which the i cumins will be removed to Mr. Morton's country home at Arbor Lodge, near Nebraska City, where services will bo held on Wednesday afternoon. The interment will be at Nebraska City. A special train bearing the re mains of Mr. Morton and members o his family and friends will leave Lake Forrest Tuesday afternoon for Ne braska City. Death was due to cerebral thrombus. Washington, April 27. Julius Sterling Morton was in Washington for four years as s-ecretary of agriculture in President Cleveland's second adminis tration. He was a man of steadfast convictions, unswerving honesty and undoubted ability. By nature a con troversialist, Mr. Morton came to the cabinet with many fixed ideas about the government service. He was a prac tical farmer and run his department along practical lines, but nevertheless not without many squabbles. He re garded the distribution of seeds 'as pa ternalistic and on that subject found himself in opposition to congress. The ex-secretary was author of Arbor day, April 22, which began to be ob served generally during his incumbency jis head of the department of agricul ture, and Is now generally observed in all the states. His constant motto was to "plant trees," having It stamped In large letters under a picture or a tree on his stationery. He was an inveter ate letter writer. He found keen en joyment In answering the communica tions from fanners and It was no un usual occurrence for him to call news paper men Into his ofllco to read the answers he was writing to fanners, often giving out portions of them for publication. The ex-secretary was exactly 70 years old, today having bi-en the anniversary of his birthday, lie was of Scoteh- Kngllsh descent. He was born In Jef ferson county, New York, but his par ents moved to Michigan when he was very young. He was a graduate of Union college, New York. Mr. Morion was connected editorially for a time with the Detiolt Free Pre.ss and the Chicago Times, und then located at Helleville, Neb,, In November. lS.'il, where In April following he issued the ! first number of the Nebraska city j News. He was elected to the tertltorlal I legislature the same year and re-elected in 1S.i7. He was appointed secretary nt tlrtf territory In IS5S to fill the vacancy caused by the death 'of Thoiras 13. Cum ing and served until May, IfcGl, p.ut of the thrift as acting governor. He was elected to congiess In 180, but wis un sealed as the rcMtlt of a contest, He was four times nominated by his patty as governor of Nebraska, but was de feated each time, He was u stalwart gold man mid had an eaily falling out with Mr. W. J, Urynn, who:.o political aspirations he vigorously opposed, He was Identlllt-d ofllelnlly with many agii oiiiturul and liiirili-ultiinil orjjaulzn- tlOllH. Nebraska City, Nrb April 27. Tlio Illness of Hk-i entry Morttui dates front last November, when ho contracted a severe cold, while speaking at the stock hliow In Chicago. The cold inn Into an attack of the grip and Mr. Motion was In a hospital fop mino .time, When lm was iiblo to do so, lie returned to his home In this city, wheie he suffered a rvlapse, Aner a partial recovery he left, early In March, for the city of Mexico, expecting to regain liU health, miring his stay In the southern roun (ty, (l disease of the bloilehlal itrlfiles developed und lie returned north, lie HUtfered s-everely on the return Journey and leaihed his home with his gime-r.il health (finch Impaired. Three weeks ago .Mr, Morton it-turned to Chicago, with the hopo of securing the services of n specialist. The condi tion of the throat again became aggra vated and a week ugo he suffered ait attack of apoplexy. From tills last attack he rallied but little. His Immediate death, how-over, according to Dr. (ilyiui. his local phy.-il-clau, was due to an Inllanmiutlon of the bronchial arteries. THE FRENCH ELECTIONS Paris Docs Mot Sent) a Single Ministerialist to tlicGliain- bcr of Deputies. C0UNV CASTELLANE IS RE-ELECTED Nationalists, Antl - Ministerialists, Bepublicaii3 and Conservatives Are Returned The " Worst Defeat the Government Has Ever Sus tainedVote Is Twenty Per Cent. Heavier Than at Last Elections. By Kieliiilvc Wire from the A-wociated Preji. Purls, April 27. Paris has not elected a single ministerialist to the chamber of deputies. Eight Nationalists, six jintl-mlnlsterlnl Socialists, four nntl mlnlsterial Republicans and three Con servatives were returned. Tt was the woisi defeat the government has ever sustained in Paris. The ministerialists loft four seats and another now con stituency was won by the Nationalists. Rc-balloting will occur in twenty-nine districts. The Nationalists, however suffered a sew re check in Algiers, where M. Dru innnl, the notorious anti-Semite, was turned out by a majority of 000. Among the prominent deputies re elected to the chamber Is Count Bonl de Castollane (Progressive), from the dirtvict of Castellane, department of l!as!ii-?-A!pos. The polling for the election of new members to the chamber of deputies began at S o'clock this morning and clos-ed at C o'clock this evening. The total mnnber of candidates was 2,515. Or this number, 253 stood in the de partment of the Seine. A drenching rain in Paris did not prevent the voters from going to the bout lis. The poll everywhere was about twenty per cent, heavier than at the last elections. The rain ceased in the evening and immense crowds gath ered on the boulevards In front of the newspaper offices, where, notwith standing the prohibition of the police, illuminated sheets -u;ere displayed, upon which the results of the elec tions were flashed immediately after they were received. No disturbance worth mentioning occurred anywhere In the city. During the day, the au thorities took strln'gpnt precautions to cope witlr possible disorders, and stroi.p bodies of police kept the! crowds in motion. The entire Republican guaid was (iiranlered in the various public buildings. Ijense crowds, composed chiefly of Nationalist", assembled in fiont of the offices of the Libre Parole, the Gaulols, and Hip Kchoe de Paris, and greeted the first election announcements, which Included three Nationalist victories in Parrs, with tremendous cheering. M. Millerand, Radical Socialist, who stood ' for re-election in one of the districts of l-'uris, failed to uecure his election on the first ballot, his Nationalist oppon ent running him close throughout. If Ui tes recorded by the anlt-minis-terlulists and the Socialists are trans ferred to M. Millerand on the second i ballot, to be held May 11, lie is certain ' to lie re-elected. ' FIERCE EIRE AT GLENS FALLS. A Half-Million Dollar Fire Throws a Thousand Hands Out of Work. Hj Inclusive Wiie hum The Associated I'resi. (liens Falls, N. Y April 27. A dis astrous lire visited Glens Falls today, 1 i mishit; a. property loss estimated at over half a million dollars. The flro s-.tnrtf.-d In the clothing store of Webb ; Brother!, on Glen street, spreading to tlio large plant of the Joseph Fowler rthlrt and Collar company, occupying I lire upper .story of nearly the entire ' block. Fanned by high wind, the ' flumes communicated to neighboring buildings. The destruction of the Fowler shirt plum throws nearly SOD operatives out of employment and 200 more will be out of work temporarily. It Is thought the liisui-unee will nearly cover the lossae?, CHURCH WRECKED BY FIRE. Thirteenth Strest Presbyterian in New York Badly Dnmaged, tl. Ktelwhc Win- from 'Jhc Auurlalril Pirn. Xew Vmk, Apill a. 'llio Intel lm- of the Tlili. Ill rath hlii'd Pii-slileil.in tlnlicli wa wieiked b lln lil Lunihs, A ilefeillu1 clectiii- wire it Hipp'iMil lo luie suited a hl.ire under the pul pit .it. il liUom the lliniei ui-ie etiiiuUlii-. tin,. ' mo d imam lu'l hem dun.-. The pji-in, the lle, -l.niu". 11, lluiilley, who litei two itooir hum the idllhe, hi puuiipl Jitlun, minufcd t Mile tin chilli It I u me!-, -nut tin imiiiminltin .-d-tine, '1!U In tin- luiiilli linn- litis i-liuiih In- hem in file t-luie 1U1. 'lil.i'n lint lame '.'h'-n ),j Mllie.i wile hi'im; held, '4 Ik Tiihliinlh .Street l'ie--lteil.iii tinned we Inn t'i'd In lstll li.e- (lie Ilev. Miiiuel II, lliiuli ,nd oi "Itum, Itoni.ini.iii J nd It-liellinn" .inn-, The Schleys at Memphis., l- Km drove ire fn in The An-vjelated I'rt-tt. ,11111111.11 i-i in... i.ii v- iiiv k'ibi " i"w ell- until Wedniwlny iwjlit. whin lie will rtart for d i lilt in puny cities ot MviNlppl. DEATHS OF A DAY. WllUeo-Uuie, Apill 57, lit,-.-, IMiiMpl -khUiii, for till- eJio ,i iiilul.lir in Ihe Wi-Uli liiptllt (hiiuli, illul lo.l.iy .it'lili lionie In Ihli illy tt .1 ceiiiplliutlt.n of ili-e.ue-i, Hired 3 ,ienn. Je hlle-l nun- iluini.i In Welili llJpllit ilnuilii's In thU state Jinl Ohio during lilt Inns; iiilnlitiy. Wilkeo-ltjiro, April Si.I.'. I". MilJnern. a pianiinent number of the l.nreine hir und died in the t ulviri.lt- huspltal, Vnlladelphlj, today, itlitrv liu lud none for tieitnitnt for tamer jt full. 'J'lia t-.ini.ei- J4 well deieloi'i'd when lie jwi. i oi p lud at tlio h"pllol and lie undeiuent (lie A-ioy tiejtinent in its liteit fouu, Memi'lib, 'J'enn., Apill y". lli-n Adinli.il und ll- W, X iVhh'.i- .illlud in MeinpdU ou-i ll.u Huiillitin uiliu.nl ihi-i euiilii,.'. St'U-ul liimilii'd ptuple uile .'it-llio Onion pUlicn In hid thun wtl. i.t...i. .1 u. i.i. . ,im l... .1... ......I ..r .1. n I tint. SONS OF THE REVOLUTION TO MEET IN A CONGRESS. Arrangements Completed for Sea aloita to Be Held at Washington. It- Exclusive Wire from The AMoclntcrl Pre'?. Washington, April 27. Arrangements have been practically romploted for the national congress of the Sons of tire American Revolution, which assembles In this city Wednesday. The sessions of the congress will be held nt lire now Wlllurd hotel. The arrival of delegates hai commenced. President General Walter feth Loguu, of New York, ar rived In Washington yesterday, and several others from various parts of the country have registered at hotels. While the congress does not nssemblc until Wednesday, a ceremony of con siderable interest will bo held Tuesday at Congressional cemetery, when a committee of distinguished New York delegates will visit the cemetery for the purpose of placing one of the soci ety's markers nt the grave of General George Clinton, an aide to General Washington in planning his campaign, first governor of New York, and twice Vice president of the United States. He died In this city and was Interred nt Congressional cemetery In 1812. A monument was placed at the grave by the state of New York. A floral offer ing from the white house will be placed on the grave and the marker will be put In ppsltton with simple ceremony, no speeches being made and no services being held. QUAY MEN ARE FOR SIBLEY Significant Declaration from State Bank Examiner Harrah, of Beaver. II- Ksclu-dtp Wire from The Associated Pre. Philadelphia, April 27. A Pittsburg special to the Pres3 today gives the following view of the situation: Kenitor II. H. Qiuy, after (-pending the day in Pittidnrs tellm? ids followers who called on him th.it Clkin would not he nominated, went to his lioiii tonight. John l Klkin having spent the d.iy telling his callers that lie would he noininitcd, tonight attended the Ainciican i-lub banquet. Although Senator Qu-iy does not say yet t.ho.n he f.uors, one of liU tlose friendi today talked in a manner that lead, knowing ones to ray that Quay will put forward Slide- when the time conies. State Hank Examiner J. H. ll.in.ili, of Heaver, who h nlwiys at Senator Quay'H elbow during a hot tight. &aid that he helloed that Sibley was the man lo nominate. Those vim heard Mr. Hurrah's htutemeni were fhIhII:iI that lie would not hj- .-o wdes it were in aeeord with Senator (Juay't sentiment. Mr. Harrali i UMiully as clote-monthcil in Senttor iiay. Senator Quay i-.ini" tn I'itt'buig tlm numins and legu-tcied at the Hotel Puquesne, while a block away Attorney fiener.il Klkin was dl the office of one of Ids fritnds. It was eipeet'-d that Quay and Klkin might meet ut tin Riant Iii.ii quet tonight, but Senator Qui announced lint Ids tier tor had foihiddcn him to ntttrnd. Bold Quay and Illkni today denied that they had My atetsion toward meeting. Senator Quay declaed that hi had not -vi-nounced his choice of a gubctnatoiial i.tndhhite, that lie ,n only one delegate und had not yet been elected.- He also paid the candidate would not be known until the state is.ii lent ion bad acted. Among those who think tlie.v aie on the in,hle it i, hinted tint S'cn.ttcr Quay puipoe3 to ik the "favuilte -on" plan in various pails of the -.tule to hold delegitrs in line until lie lias enough to nominate, and that then his chuice will liccei-m know ii. STARVING PEASANTS RIOT IN RUSSIA "Disturbances Primarily Not of a Po litical Nature Unprotected Es tates Ravaged. ll-l"tli'-lie Wiic fiom 'the A.odattd Pics. r-'t. Petcisburg. April 2t. Trustwor thy reports received here, say eighteen thom-andH peasants are participating In the riots in the provinces of Poltava ami Kharhoff alone. The disturbances throughout the Southern provinces were primarily not of a political nature, but began in tliu elforts of ftarvlng peasants forcibly to seize .seed corn from the big estates. Ay.Itaturs (Uilckly took advantage of the riituitlon when the troops began to ruthlessly refiress the disorders, and In-t-lled the peasants against the authori ties, Alter this, the desperate country folk rnv.if-ed every unprotected estate, de ttroyiriy everything which they could not curry olV. Vl-.-unu, April "ti. A dispatch to tlio AlUiinelne Xeltuns from .St. 1'eters bttrg, published todn uriiiouui-es that Huiinux riots of strikers huvti taken jd.ii-o at .Moscow, and that the itilll taiy dlsiiersed the tioleis with much hloodslu-d. One report s.tys that fifty persons wm'u killed or wounded. Kuvolts of peasantry in the piovlnees of Southern Itussln, the dispatch adds, itte itiiisilig a moiu crllleal situation, parileuhirly at Kleff and Poltava, wheru the troops were reiiulred to sup-jit-esa the oulbivaks," TROOPS RETURNING FROM CUBA Ninety lien Belonging: to the Second Cavalry Anive from Matauaas, ily l.'ulailie Wire lion. The Aw.vlatid IVii, XiY Vmk, Apill ". Xli.tly men Muiitlng 1.) the lint and thud .piadiun ut the St-cuml i.u-nil-, I'l.lted .Stales ariuy, In eh-irue nf l.leiitiM. tint; lleauiy and I'oh, l.nim-li tiailonul at Men. luegoi and M.iI.ii..h, Cnlu, urrlud htle to. ni-dil on boaid Ihc rleamer ,)l.l-, They will preeeul lu Port fllhni Allen, Vt,, oftir laiullnir lemciriv.v niuiiiin.'. 'I hem i.ie ;lu mi boa id CM hur'e.i liulun-iin tn tlio -Hcc'id Utah-, FIERCE BATTLE IN COLOMBIA. 15,000 Men Reported to Be Engaged. Rebels T"ice Repulsed, Ily ntc!usi,e Wlm from 'Ilia Awoe'iitiil ,e. Washington, Apill !r,--'lli3 t.ue depaitmuit Inn been iritonind by cible fi'Din llosota lh.it lleuo I'-illiit: in u-oin;; on near (j.utaviti, (oily lho miles Iroin llDgota, ft h iq)ui"rtij that 13,'rt) nun are incased. According to -,'uwiumcnl udtluti, the ami' cf lifiuiul Tribe Urlbs', tlio revululloiiht, liu Icon twinv'e'catcd and Us ut, ini,-. 'the jjini'lliM.'nt fviics I'viitinne tu diante THE SURRENDER OF WIND STORM AT PITTSBURG Two Deaths Result from the Gale. Great Damage to PropertyTele graph Companies Hampered. Ily l.'ttiuihc Wire from The AtottjM I'resn. Pittsburg, April 27. The wind storm of rhuost cyclonic proportions which prevailed In this section during all of j-oslerday and the greater part of to day, wa3 followed by much destruc tion cf property and was the cause of tiro loss of at least two lives. l.nst night, as the Columbia accom modation train on the Baltimore and Ohio w.im approaching the city, the engine wits thrown from the track and overturned at Port Perry by the roof of n freight car standing on a siding being blown In front of It. Edward C. Hpeiow, the fireman, was caught un der the wreck and so badly scalded that he died shortly afterward. None of the passengers were hurt. Today nt McDonald, an Italian, whose named could not be learned, was crushed to dp.illr by an oil derrick being blown over on hint. 'Another death, the result of the storm. Is re ported from Rochester, Pa., but not confirmed as yet. The wind played havoc with tele graph and telephone wires generally, a condition which hns contributed to make the strike of the linemen a ser ious matter to the several companies. The strike leaders claim the elements aro materially crippling the com pnnii'S. and say Hint much of the, tvouble caused by the storm on the last of Jfarch and augmented by the storms of the present month, has not been re paired and no new work can be started. The officials of the companies admit they are somewhat handicapped, but say ric-w men are being put to work every day and that police protection has been asked for them. They expect to be In good shape soon. ARCHBISHOP CORRIGAN'S CONDITION HOPEFUL Praye.rs for the Prelate's Recovery Delivered in the New York Churches Yesterday. By Kxclusiie Wire from The Associated Piess. New York, April 27, The physicians in attendance on Archbishop Corrlgnn i Isitod him today about 10 o'clock, and after a consultation upon the morning's developments, the following bulletin was lirhued: "'J in- archbishop's condition Is, in all ltspecls satisfactory. "E. L. Keyes, "Francis Delalleld." Father Cur-ley, Archbishop Corrlgan's fcici-iitary, said the patient's condition was so far Improvetl that the doctors had decided to add to his diet of ku myss, small portions of broth, salads and beef. At St. Patrick's cathedral. Father MoAleer, who delivered the sermon at high mass, announced from the pulpit, to the satisfaction of the large num ber '.resent, the hopeful condition of the pt elate, and dellveted u prayer for hl-3 speedy recovery. From the pulpits throughout the city, I payers were offered for the archbish op's speedy recovery, Iteferring to a cablegram from Home, r.nmeii today, that the pope had dlc- i taied letters to the American bishops, with a view to making Arehbli-liop Cor-l-gi.li a c.iidlnal. Father Ctuiey said the report was not Hue. ' Archbishop Corrigan's physicians Is-bu-'rt this bulletin at 10 o'clock tonight: "Everything In the archbishop's con dition): points satisfactorily towards convalescence," .Speaking of the prelate's condition, Dr. Keyes added: "Archbishop Corrlgan Is on the road to recovery and tomorrow the critical day In the progress of the disease will be a day of convalescence, Today, for the first '.hue since his Illness b Min Thursday, the archbishop took solid nourishment. "l'i to today lie has been kept on milk and btoth. This morning for bifslu'uHt ho hud rlt'i). For dinner wo permitted him to oat roast beef and boiled potatoes sparingly. For the test of the duy he hud mill:. Ills recovery, although sure, will tuko Mime time, bu-caus-'tr of his weakened condition," Fw': the llrst time since his illness, the firi-hhlshiip was today permitted lo see ntlie.'h than his physicians and the nur-eiJ. His bmtheis visited him in lite ruoru and talked somo time with 1,1m. Tlu-y are: Mr. Joseph Cnnigail, a physician of Hi, l.ee. l-i-i mid the Hev. Father Ueoi-gti Conigan, of Si. JtM-ph'h church, Newark, N. .1, Dr. ('(iiiigrin, of Flotida, wits sent for on Thurntuy, when the Illness showed ll selt', n d nrilved today. Steamship Arrivals. i- llfiliwhe Win-uum 'lln- Aivi-jud I'icm. New York, Apill '.'T.Aniuil- lleiaiiiaii, l,h nfwlj llindliain, llotieid.iui and lleiilo,jne Sur Mti; St, l.oul.-, hiiiuliauiiiji'li 'and fhiibuiiitfi t'nibilo, l.lvt-ipeul and iiieiutown, tiibialtai -Airhtili I'al-ni.i, Naw Veil, mr .NjiiIm and t,'ene. (and nntetdul). t-allidi I.jIiii, Hum HO' una iii.il .Saidei, X Yini.. Itiinion-.'irlhdi llrini.il, Sim- Ymk in t.lieiboui).'. i?m in.tuwn ,jUil! l.tiianll, lii'in l.lveipool, New Veil--, Bathing- Resort Swept by Eire. Ily I'si'Iiirhu Wlia Horn The ,sodatcil Press. Xew tnk, Apill 27. South lleach, a tJlhlng ie..iit un tlio fetatcn Island ihoru tut outside tlio luuows. was tiro twept tonight, eveiy structure uluinr the beach for a distance ot 2,000 feet be intc detiied, Invohinf a loss btlmated at 1W, WW. The riS'rt is not yt open for the season and most uf the placed destroyed were untenanted. GCEVARRA Insurgent Gliief and His Band Brought Into Gamp liij Gen eral Grant's Men. REMNANTS OF THU SAMAR REBELLION Thirty-eight Officers and 189 Ken Accompanied the Dusky Leader Who Succeeded General Lukban. Three Hundred Bolomcn Surrender at Sulat, Also in Snmar Others Are Expected to Lay Down Their Arms at Catbalogan. Hy J.'elu.lc Wire fiom The Atoclaled l're-w. .Manila, April 27. General Frederick D. Grain's expedition, In the gunboats Bazo and Florida, several steam launches and native lighters, has as cended the Gandarn river, In the island of Sainar, and has brought the Insur gent leader Guevarni and his entire command down to the coast. Guovar ra'u command consists of Rafael Sebas tian, Abaki and thirty-eight other offl eers, IS!) man and ICt rifles. Three hundred insurgents, with 131 rifles, atu expected to arrive at Catba logan, Saintir, today, to surrender for mally to the American authorities. , Three hundred bolomen, 28 of them armed with rifles, surrendered yester day at Sulat, also in Samar. (luevaria succeeded General Lukban to the command of the insurgent forces In Saturn, when the latter was cap tured last February. He announced his Intention to surrender last March. Surrender of Ruf o. Captain 1.. W. V. Keimoir, of the Sixth Infantry, icports from the island of Xegros the surrender of the Ladrone leader, Itufu, with 108 officers and men of his command, together with twelve guns, 110 bolos, seven spears and a fow revolvers and daggers. Captain Ken non says tliis surrender means the opening up of the whole of the southern toast of the Island of Xegros. After lr pa Islo, Jtufo was the Important La dioiie chief on the Island. He promises to force Papa Islo and his few remain ing follower, to (surrender. Papa Islo was appointed a colonel in the Insur gent anny by General .Ytnlvar, one year ago. The Cholera Situation. The cholera situation In the Islands does not show any Improvement. Chol era rases are reported among the Amer ican soldier k in the Camarlnes prov inces of Southern Luzon and elsewhere, but so far lew Americans have been attacked, and the disease Is mainly con lined to natives and Chinamen. In Manila theie have been 55 ca.es and 4l'.i deaths from cholera, while the provinces report 1,599 cases and 1,109 deaths. PENNSYLVANIA'S RELAY. Eighth Annual Meeting at Eranklin, Field, Saturday. Hi i:clilsiU' Wiie fiom The Associated Pies. Philadelphia, April 27. Pennsylva nia's eighth annual relay carnival on Franklin field, Saturday afternoon, was the most successful track athletic meet ever held under the auspices of the Red and Blue. Hundreds of athletes, repre senting the strongest college and school teams, contested for athletic honors be fore an enthusiastic ciowd of about 8,0(10 spectators. It was a record-breaking meet. Harvard took the one-mile cham pionship in :)-21 2-5, which clips one llftlr of a second off tlio time made on Manhattan held in lMt" by the Xew York Athletic elub team, composed of Yefers, Long, Hurke and Lyons. Pennsylvania won the two-mile evept In 8,01 4-r seconds, which is one-fifth ot a second better than the lecord estab lished by Princeton in 1000. Duffy, the crack Georgetown (-printer, equaled his woild's leeoi-d of it -I-." seconds fop M0 -.. 1 ..1. i..i. I-, 41,. . .-!., 1 ni.,1 fln.il j yaron uacu, mini i i"'- i ,. i heats; and the South Division High t'ehool, of Chicago, biokc tne uign s-ehool championship one-mile relay .rec ord. The schoolboys covered the dis tance In 3-!lo. The Conner record, .(.U.'Mi, was held by the Washington Central High school. .v In the Held events another record was htbken when Gray defeated Magle,' tiro Chicago star, and Iorton, of Princeton, In the polo vault, clearing the bar nt U feet S Inches. Thla beats tho intercol legiate record of 11 feet 4 Inches, held bv clapp, of Yale, and 13 .within !!',: Similes of tlio world's amateur record. held by the siuno auueie. aiageo ano beat tlie college record, clearing tho bur nt 11 feet 5 inches. Horton, of Prince tori, was third at IX feet 1-lnoh. Tho I'our-mllo championship 'Was un easy victory for Yale, thereby dividing the championship relay honors equally between Harvard, Yulo and Pennsyl vania, " Mr. Cummings Improving. ' Hy KMUfthc Wire fioia Tlio Associated !', llaltlnioie, April S7, The condition of C'onj-ie nun Amoa J, Curnraiugv is reported as slightly improved this euning, t "! WEATHER FORECAST, , - Wut-hingrton, April 'M. Koiceiit for ' 4- Jlonday'and Tueiiliyi 1'utern lenn. V .4- vjiiU, fair ItouJiy iai Tutadiy; Unlit 4- -4- north winds becoming -.ai title. '4 t-t'tt.t.t-t'ttt..t1l i. ' J -.. XI VI I n j f i i&: 3. 1 I 51 ij 1 ,? jr 'j j.ti -1 Vi 1 . ".I ill 3 .! 'f S'JK LVjMK.f. -. ' T-jt.. "''j'"ft tlsi.ii Sfe ''''. ';'V:ijiSMiiE!57? 4I tmim, te Mltea trfl-iilMiiiiitoriWn r i B4- iSf-. Z--J.& JM..-J