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SCltANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1902.
TEN RAGES
4 r'
' ' -I1--
HOUR OF SUSPENSE
HAS ARRIVED
Hie Committees o? Miners and
Operators Havd Failed
to Aoree.
CIVIC FEDERATION
IS NOW POWERLESS
Recognition of the Union Is the Bock
Upon Which the Committees Split.
Statement of President Mitchell, of
the Mine Workers Senator Hanna
Believes That Much Good Will
Come from the Conference Gloom
in Luzerne County Executive
Committee of the Three Anthracite
Districts to Meet in Scranton
May 7.
B.v exclusive Wire fiom The .Wu-iiti'il Pro-'.
Now York. Jltiy 4. The comniltees of
the United Jlinc Workers and the coal
operators, which have nipt under the
auspices of the National Chic Federa
tion to try to bring'uhout a settlement
of the anthracite miners' demands, have
failed to agree on any point. All nego
tiations are now olT, and the executive
committees of the three anthracite dis
tricts will meet In Scranton, Pa., next
Wednesday and vote on the question of
ordering a general strike Involving-147,-000
mi nets.
President John Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers, made the following ofll
clal statement last night in the Ash
land house:
The MilMoimi'ittro of opcralms J ml mincis e
lectcd by the indti-.lri.il branch of the N.ilimll
Civic Federation , failed to reach an iigiceinent
upon any of the important iv-iics ( mbodled in
the miners' scale adopted by the Mianiokln ion
vciitioii. Tho executive committee of the tlncc
anthrncile coal tllsti lets of the United Mine Work
ers of Ainciiia, in wham is veiled authority to
inaugui.itc a strike, have been notified to ass''m
Me nt Sci.mtoii, l'a., at II) a. m. on Wodncsdiy,
Slay 7. s
This committee has twenty-eight
members and .should a majority of
them vote In favor of a strike, the
entire 117,000 miners will immediately
respond.
Mitchell said that the Civic Federa
tion did nil that It could he expected
to do through Its Yincillation com
mittee to avert a st Jke. He did not
sec how nnothet in .(.'ting under its
auspices could accomplish anything.
"The next thing it can do," he con
tinued, "is to bring In the officers of
its arbitration committee when the
strike is declared. Before it can do
this it is necessary for both sides to
agree to arbitration."
"Do you believe there will be a
strike?" be was asked.
"Well, gentlemen," he said, looking
at the reporters, "I admit that the
situation looks very threatening. We
have reached no agreement on any
point, and all that can be said to
bring about a settlement has been
done. I shall remain here until Tues
day. The executive committee of
twenty-eight miners has gone home."
Mitchell Insisted that the meeting
with the lnbor delegates would have
been recognition of the union If an
agreement had been reached.
The delegation of miners forming the
executive committee of the three an
thracite districts, when seen early in
the day, would not look on the fact
that the operutois were willing to talk
v lilt committees representing the union
as full recognition. They wanted the
union explicitly and officially recog
nized In all settlements, and this being
refused the committee, after a long
conference with Mitchell, decided to
return, and curried out Its decision late
yesterday afternoon. Mitchell and two
of the presidents of the anthracite dis
tricts will temuln here at least until
Tupsdav.
The representatives of the miners
looked very much disappointed yester-
day before they went away, and sat
about In groups In the hall and parlors
of the Ashland house trying to take
their disappointment philosophically.
They admitted that their mission had
failed, and that n strike or a back
down was the only alternative.
.Mr. Mitchell said that the two presi
dents ol the anthracite districts, who
nro still here, will start for Scranton
tomorrow, and ha will leave hero Tues
day tot the same place. He would
look utter some mutters of local Inter
est only In some of the bituminous re
gions tomorrow, but they wero, not Im
portant. He declined to talk on the
Mtbject of the quantity of anthracite
mined during the truce of thirty days.
"Is It n fact that coal was stoted up'."
he wns asked.
"t don't care to suy anything about
Nhat ut this time," he said,
'Aru you In position to know If the
companies have a lurge Quantity of an
thracite in storage?"
"I Know the whole situation," he
said, "but cannot talk on It now."
K. H, 'J'homus, of the lOrle railroad,
one of the committee of seven repre
pentlne the coal companies, when u re
porter sought his views toduy, sent
word that ho had nothing to say.
President Truesdale, of tlio Delaware,
I.ucaliu wanna and Western railroad,
.was also seen.
"Aro jou preparing for a strike?" he
was asked.
'Wo don't need to prepare," he said,
"we are still mining coal,"
!'Do you think there will be a strike."
"1 won't talk on that question," he
replied.
In reply to another question, he says
the operators would probably have at
tended If Senator Ilunnu called unother
minting pf tho conciliation copunlttee.
"Jiut." ho udded, "the conciliation
commlttco uppqrently does not Intend
to huvo the meeting."
MR. HANNA'S STATEMENT.
He Believes That Much Good Will
Yet Result from the Conference.
Ily I'.xi Imlvo Wire from The Avoclnteil Prei.
Philadelphia, May 4. Senator Hnnnn,
In an Interview today with a reporter
for the Associated Press, characterized
the situation in tho anthracite coal
region ns extremely delicate and for
that reason said It would be unwise for
him to express tin opinion as to the
probable result of the meeting of tlte
executive committee of tho United Mine
Workers for the three anthracite dis
tricts cnlled for next Wednesduy nt
Scranton, by National President John
Mitchell. Senator Hnnnn, said he was
officially notified today by Ralph M.
Fasloy, secretary of the National Civic
Federation, of the statement Issued last
night by President Mitchell In New
York. He Immediately wired Mr. Eas
ley. Instructing him to refrain from
calling another meeting of the concilia
tion committee, as that procedure
would bo useless In view of the latest
developments.
Senator Hunnn said he had been
awaiting a report from the sub-com-mlttec
of the conciliation committee,
but thnt Mr. Mitchell's statement had
anticipated it. The work of the con
ciliation committee was ended, said the
senator, when It brought together the
operators and the representatives ff the
miners' union, and he added that noth
ing more could be done unless there
were some new developments.
"I want to emphaelze the fnct," con
tinued Senator Hanna, "that the con
ferences between the operatois and
miners wore satisfactory. Three con
ferences were held and tho proceedings
were conducted in the best spirit. I
think the operators formed a favorable
Impression of Mr. Mitchell and save
him credit for honesty and sincerity in
his efforts to change tho conditions of
the miners. On the other hand, Mr.
Mitchell appreciated the consideration
shown him and the interests he renro
sented. Unless a bitter and protracted
strike should occur, I believe much good
will come out of tho conferences. I am
of tho opinion that they will lead to
better conditions betweeen capital and
labor.
"I am in favor of meetings between
employer and employes to consider dif
ferences. want the people to thor
oughly understand the position of the
Civic Federation. It can do only two
things: exert Its influence, to prevent a
strike or arbitrate when a rupture has
occurred, at the request of both par
ties to the dispute. In this1 case, the
Civic Federation has done nil within
Its province. It brought together,
through its conciliation committee, the
representatives of the miners' union
and the operators.
"In the evolution of things rapidly
taking place in this country, (he con
ference of employers and employes Is
one of the conditions that must neces
sarily be a part of it. The progress
and development of our industries must
be accompanied by the development
and Improvement of the laboring
classes."
Asked If the Civic Federation ex
perienced any difficulty itt arranging
the conferences between the operators
and miners, Senator Hanna said:
Broad Gauge Business Men.
"On the contrary, I found the opera
tors, quite willing to go half way In
tills matter. They are all sensible,
btcnd.guage business men, who, while
they desire to protect their own in
terests, are wise enough to see the
drift of things.
"The pecullur situation of the anthra
cite mining Industry," continued the
senator, "makes the proposition most
dltllcult. The combination of the rail
road and mining Interests brings for
ward the question of tonnage, and this,
with thieatened competition from the
enormous production of bituminous
coal, constitutes a matter which must
be considered, This Is the foundation
of the operators' argument. It Is not
n mere selfish Interest that Impels them
to tho stand they have taken, but the
proposition Is dlfllcult to explain to
the tank and file of the workers In and
about the mines. It Is my hope that
v.hen they tire educated to understand
all these conditions, they my be con
siderate and not governed by prejudice
In future actions,
"If my advice hud been followed, a
longer time would have been, taken be
fore the present crisis was readied, In
order that these things could be ex
plained and better understood. Presi
dent Mitchell's statement was hos
tcned by tho fnct that scraps of infor
mation were given to the public, cm-hait-at-ring
hliu with his men. When
It is considered that two-thirds of the
mine workers are foreigners, speaking
slr, eight or ten different languages, It
can be readily understood that they
aro difficult to control."
deferring to President Mitchell's visit
to Washington lot week, Senator
Hanan said:
"I saw Mr. Mitchell In Washington
and dlscusted with hltn another propo
sition, but thit has been obviated by
llin r.Mstlng situation."
Feeling at Hazleton.
Ilazleton, Pa., May 4. Tho Impression
prevails among the miners of the
Hazleton district that (here will be u
general strike us it lesult of the fnlluro
of the operators and the representa
tives of the mine workers to come to
mi agreement. If thu district executive
boards decide on Wednesduy at Scrnn
ton to order u suspension of work, tho
members of the union hereabouts, It Is
bolleved, will obey tho order to a man.
It Is conservatively estimated that
three-fourths of the employes In and
about the mines In this region aro or
ganized, und If u strike Is declined, op.
erutlons will bo brought to a standstill
ut overy colliery, Muny of the jolnes
were Idle during tho greater part of the
winter on necnuiu of the floods, and It
Is claimed that the men are not flnah--'illy
Ub!e to stand a long suspension.
Tho miners, however, declare that they
can live cheaply In the summer, and
that the coal coinminloH, with only a
stnnll supply or anthracite on hiitid, will
bo less nblo to enduro a strike tluin
their employes.
Commercial business In tho section
litis been utmost at u standstill the last
six weeks on account of the fear of a
strike.
District President Duffy find the
miners from hero who ncrornpnnled him
to Now York, have not yet returned
home. AVhlle none of tho operators will
make a statement, they appear to be
preparing for a long strike,
Strike Favored at Wllkes-Barro.
Wllkes-Bure, Pa Mny 4. The failure
of tho coal operators und representa
tives of the miners to come to an
agreement at their conference In New
York wan tt great disappointment to
the people of this section of the nn
thraclto field, who had come to tho
conclusion Hint there would be nn
amicable settlement of the differences
and a strike would be out of the ques
tion for another year, at least. The
prevailing sentiment now is that a
strike can hardily be avoided. Since
the operators hnve refused to make any
concessions tho miners must either
back down In their demands or quit
work.
Tho men of the Wyoming region
talk In favor of strike tonight. The
defiant altitude of the operators ap
pears to have united all the under
ground workers Into the belief that
there Is only one thing to do and that
Is to quit work and lemaln out until
such time as the coal companies grant
their demands.
Tiie individual coal operator's of this
section have expected a strike. They
claim the presidents of the large coal
carrying companies had mode up their
minds some time ago not to recognize
the minors union or grant any demands
that might be made upon them.. Opin
ions differ as to how long the miners
can hold out should they go on strike.
One of the officers of the miners union
in this city said tonight that they
could hold out long enough to win. It
Is the general belief that it a strike is
declared It will be a prolonged strug
gle. Gloom at Shamokin.
Shamokln, Pa., Mny 4. Local mem
bers of the special miners' committee
returned from New York todav. They
were discouraged over tho refusal of.
the operators to grant an eight-hour
workday, the weighing of coal at the
mines and an increase In wages. Notice
has been sent to members of this (tho
Ninth) district executive board to go to
Scranton to attend tho convention of
the three district boards to decide
whether to call a strike or order a gen
eral convention of miners to resolve
how to treat with the situation. Tho
board, from this district will go to
Scranton Tuesday. In case of a tie-up,
iili.OOO men and boys will be tendered
idle in the Ninth district. Many miners
here tonight said they are ready to
cease work whenever ordered to do so.
HEAD-ON COLLISION
NEAR CONNELLSVILLE
Two Killed and Forty-five Are In
jured in a Railroad Wreck.
The Dead.
Uy Kcluiie Wire from The Associated Press.
Connellsvllle, Pa,, May 4. Two were
killed and forty-five Injured, two prob
ably fatally in a bad head-on collision
between an emigrant train and a fast
freight near Rockwood, on the Con
nellsvllle division of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad toduy. The two trains
dashed towards each other on a
straight stretch of track and this
fact alone avei ted what would have
been the worst wreck in the history of
the road,
The dead are:
A. I). VKNTUHUK and NICOLA hAKLI, two
Kalian inunicr.uiK
Tliu fatally Injured are:
II. I SMAI.I.WOUD, jii'!j,), on the ilim.ici lilt
Main; mauled ami liws at I'miiUrlaud;
ini'licd through the hody, huiiud to Neb
cin .Maryland liospitul at ('uniheiland.
DOMINIC O I'LDA.IIKl. Italian, Uill-nl ami
cniihed tliii'Ugh the lud., hadly nit alout
head; llbhcd to hiu-pilal whcie upeiatiuu Jo
lichiK peilouned tonight.
V. II. IIKNSi:i., a lmiliimaii of tlii.i pl.tir; has
hadly -luainril h'R" fiom a headlong jump
down oter the bank into the C.H-tiiiiaii
llvir. He wat hlimylil tu hN home here.
Forty-five Italian immigrants, the
majority of them men, were Injured,
but none of their Injuries are serious
enough tc warrant their removal to the
hospital.
lloth engines, four coaches of the
passenger and three of the freight curs
were demolished by the wreck.
Tho c.uihe of the wreck, us rumored
umong railroaders here, Is that the
freight wae running a lap on the pas
stlUKr train's, lime when the collision
occurred, but this has not been proven,
SERVICES OVER REMAINS
OF AMOS CUMMINGS,
Impressive Exercises Held in the
House of Representatives.
Uy I'.ulmhe Wire fiom 'Ihe Avoilalcil I'rex,
Washington, May 4. In pursuance of
the resolution adopted by the house
yesterday, publlu memorial services
were hehl over the lemaliis nt the late
Itepresentutlvo Amos J, rununlngs, of
New York, In tlio hall of representa
tives tills afternoon The exercises
were Impressive. Almost the entire
membership of the house and senate
worn present, und the galleries weie en
tirely Inadequate to hold the thousands
who went lo the capital seeking admis
sion, Delegations fiom the department
of New York, (lrlind Army of the He
public, Typogrnplilciil union, No, U, the
New York Pilots' association and vari
ous letter cuirler associations were In
attendance, The llorul tributes weie
numerous und of thu most exquisite
character.
The remuliiB of Mr, C'tuiuulngs, ac
companied by the commit tees of tho
two houses, were tuken lo New York
tonight.
Two Drowned.
Wtkt .S'cwtoii, Mjy 4. , MII t'ontalnlnK four
Krown ptoplo and a ihlld win oterluined in the
Vouehloghfiiy nvir here (odjy and two were
drowned. The dead aiei Mrs. I'ltd Landqurcr
and her too, aged i car&
GEN. SMITH'S
ACQUITTAL
ASSURED
Gourt Martial at Manila Concluded
and Proceedings Sent
to President.
ELOQUENT DEFENSE
OP THE ACCUSED
Tho Closing Address of Colonel
Charles A. Woodruff a Remarkable
Oratorical Effort Major Waller's
Case Department Receives Evi
dence Showing Order for Execution,
of Natives Was Mado After Proof
of Plot to Massacre.
Ily KiIn-ho Wire fiom The A.-of laleil l'res.
Manila, May I. The trial by court
mai Hal of General Jacob S. Smith has
ended. The findings of the court will
be forwarded to Washington. The
general Impression here Is that he will
bo acquitted.
The closing address of Colonel Charles
A. Woodruff, for the defense, was a re
markable oratorical effort that drew
tears from his hearers. He dramatic
ally sketched General Smith's career
and declared he had conducted a re
markable and successful campaign in
:i manner which reflected credit on his
valour, humnnity und kindness.
Speaking in impassioned ton'es, Col
onel Woodruff said In olden times vic
tors tied captives to their chariots. l,n
this case the general finds himself tied.
Sentiment was an excellent thing, but
there was no place for It In war.
Within War Limits.
"We claim," continued the colonel,
"that the Samar campaign, just
brought to a successful termination,
while flushed actively, vigorously and
energetically, was always conducted
within the limits of war. During the
last few months It has seemed popular
to criticise tho army in the Philippines.
People seem to have forgotten its mag
nificent services for America's honor
mid glory, through sun, rain, mud and
dust, across rivers and over mountains,
through tangled1 underbrush, in sick
ness and In health, which have reflect
ed nothing but glory upon our flog and
country. We have been worthy mem
bers of the army whose bayonets never
flashed except In the defense of the law
aril whose tramp has carried comfort
to those in danger. Yet today we are
apparently disgraced. Why? I can
not imagine tlut people at home expect
to gain glory and political advance
menet by abusing the army. It was
tried after the Mexican war. It was
tried after tho Civil war with the result
that Grunt, 'the butcher," was elected
president and died loved and honored
by eveiy American.
Creditable Campaign.
"While the campaigns In the Philip
pines have not been conducted to meet
the views of sentimentalists and
troublesome busybodies in the United
States thev have been conducted on
lines which have reflected credit upon
the valor, pluck, humanity and kind
ness of American soldiers, many of
whom have freely laid down their lives
on their country's altar."
Colonel Woodruff, during his address,
reviewed the evidence at' length, show
ing the necessity for making Samar a
wilderness and comparing the campaign
In that island witli the "strenuous
march to the sea, whose route was
marked by a cloud of smoke by day and
a pillar of lire by night."
The colonel said it had been proved
by the evidence that native boys, S
years of age, were capable of wielding
bolo. lie cited numerous Instances of
military law. Homiin, Kngllsh and
American, In behalf of tho defense, and
dr.iniatlcally portrayed General Smith's
military career from the time of his
enlistment to his appointment as briga
dier general, and described his wounds,
heroism and devotion to duty.
Colonel Woodruff also quoted Gover
nor Tuft's speech nt Dagupan, eulogiz
ing General Smith, and added:
Smith's Caroer.
"Xuw, nfter wearing for forty-one
years the uniform of the United States,
with honor to himself and to the benefit
of the government, at the close of a re
markably successful campaign, in which
lie accomplished what Spain was un
able to do In two hundred years, while
roiurnlng, as his friends thought, cov
ered with glory, he wus halted and
taken off a transport, to facu charges
growing out of the lunguuge used In
giving Instructions for the conduct of n
successful cumpulgii, The defenso feels
that thu government has only done this
In defcience to overwhelming public,
sentiment, based on rumors fostered for
unknown and Ignoble purposes, until
hysteria was produced. Then this gray,
wounded, victorious general was ex
posed to the Indignity of a trial, In def
erence to hysterical publlu opinion."
colonel Woodruff untitled to the Hu
liiiglga nwsbai're, In Kumar, us fur
nishing splendid testimony to thu sol
diets' heroism, und concluded with suy-lut-';
"Genera! Sinllh faces the conscience
of lliu court and people with the full
knowledge that lie did his duty us an
honorable soldier."
Everything Admitted.
The Judge advocate, Mujor Harvey C,
Carbaugli, In closing for the prosecu
tion, di chircd thu defenso hud ad
mitted everything ami that It only
claimed Juslllleution, Ho tmld Generul
Smith's orders, given lo Mujor Waller
on tho bloody battleground of Dulln
glga, were such ns to cuuso tho men to
act ruthlessly hi a splilt of revenge.
Tho court was crowded during tho
closing arguments. The Judges of Ma
nila suspended tho sessions of their
courts In order to attend the last Rlt
tliu; of the court martial. There wero
many ladles present.
EVIDENCE IN WALLER
COURT MARTIAL
Testimony Shows Executed Filipinos
Guilty of Planning Massacre.
Vigorous Warfare Necessary.
By r.seltnlte Wire from The Associated PreM.
Washington, May 4. The war de
partment received Information yester
day from Manila that the court martial
of General Jacob II. Smith had been
concluded, though without stating
what tho decision of the court was. It
Is the belief of tho department thnt
General Smith has been acquitted. The
papers will be forwarded to the presi
dent for review.
General Corbln stated today that so
far as the department knew there had
been no sacrifice of life under General
Smith's "Kill and burn" order, ex
cepting the men who were shot by
order of Major Waller after an In
vestigation of their traitorous conduct
Mnll advices reclved todny gave full
reports of the court 'martial of Major
Wilier, and Jhus brought out all tho
fucts In regard to the execution of
those natives.
Ono of Major Waller's witnesses,
Lieutenant Day, testified that there
was an Investigation as to the guilt of
the natives in which he personally took
part before the men were executed.
They were all cargadores (bearers) who
had accompanied Major Waller across
the Island. Ample evidence was
furnished of their treachery, how they
concealed food from the famishing
soldiers, stole thu ammunition and
furnished it to tho Insurgents, kept
the insurgents Informed of all oj Major
Waller's movements, and when the of
ficers and men were too weak to en
force orders these bearers plotted
against the life of Major Waller and
the others officers and attacked and
nearly overpowered Lieutenant Wil
liams. Massacre Prevented.
1-iegardlng the lust Incident, the lieu
tenant testified that 'three of them
jumped on him, ono seizing his hand
with his teeth, tho others hacking him
with bolos. Only the timely arrival of
Private George Davis prevented them
from killing the lieutenant. As Davis'
gun failed to work, tho natives escaped
for the time being. One of the natives
who accompanied the marines re
mained faithful and acquainted the of
flceis of thes plot of the other natives
and thus really prevented a general
massacre. According to the testimony
the shooting of these men was in self
defense,, as Major Waller and his men
wero In a bad predicament, surrounded
by insurgents, and these natives were
looping the insurgents informed of
everything that was going on which
might afford an opportunity to repeat
at Basay the massacre of Balanglga.
War department officials are greatly
gratified over the report from Generul
Chaffee of the situation In the Islands,
jvhlch shows that the largest number
of armed men now oposed to the gov
ernment In the "piovinces is about 100
In Lcyte. Department officials believe
that the vigorous way in which the
war was prosecuted in Batangas mid
Samar has been the means of saving
many lives. In the future It Is the In
tention to go ahead In the sime vigor
ous manner wherever there Is like op
position. Jf It Is found necessary to
continue the attack on the Moros, who
have refused to give up the murderers
of American troops, the war will be
waged with such vigor ns to bring
about an early end of the struggle.
There was great hope that such u
course would not be necessary, but to
day's cable dispatches seem to Indi
cate that nothing short of the vigorous
punishment of tho Moros will assure
peace there.
JUDGE PENNYPACKER
TO OPPOSE ELKIN
Quay, Penrose and Durham Are
Said to Have Agreed Upon
His Candidacy.
Uy i:clinitc Wire from The Awoelated I'rtHi,
Philadelphia, May 4. Tho Press to
duy tays: )
Judge S,amuel W. Pennypacker, of
Philadelphia, bus been decided upon by
Senator Quay and Ills friends us the
man to oppose Attorney General Klklu
for tho Itcpuhllcnn nomination for gov
ernor. Tho decision was reached yes
terday morning nt a conference be
tween Senator Quay, Senator Penrose
mill Insurance Commissioner Durham.
This trio does not, however, include nil
of tlio persons whose opinions were
Koiirfht on the, question of the most
uviillaUlc candidate. Judge Penny
pneker lias been under consideration
tor teve-ial weeks, and Senutor Quay
has been sounding his friends through
out the state, with the result that he
reached the conclusion aweek or more
ugo that the Philadelphia judge Is tho
most available man for tho pteseut oc
casion. BUT LITTLE HOPE
POR WILHELMINA.
Holland's Young Queen Is Again in
a Critical Condition,
Ily Kxt'liuhe Wire truiit The Aoi luted l'p.
The Unfile, May .1,-11 wa miiioiintril fiom
Catllo l.oo, at ninjiilflit lait nlirlil, that fjifeil
Wllhelmina haif lnou prcmaliiiely lonHiied at 0
o'lloik Sunday t'lenln. IMof. Ito-iiistein, Pr,
ltoeeshiK and Ihe other doetoiit were In attend
ant e. The ,iimn iiitleteil Intense av,rm.
At II o'lloik .Sunday eunlii;: thu condition of
her in.ijo.ty vj ih-ulbed u erillial, ami mnll
hope for hie loowiy nad entertuinid.
Steamship Arrivals,
New YoiV, May I. Airliitli Steamen ).a
(IrelUKiie, llauc; llotlerdjiu, Itotterdam und
Uouloune Stir Mer; Kthiopla, (il.i;ow. ,Uud
I'ufeud: l.i llaiiosne, Xiw Yoik forillavre.
Gibraltar Sailed: Tuie (fiom (kiiof and
Nuulen), New Ypik. Antwerp Allcdl Ken.
klni'tun, Nc,w Yoik. ' '
MORO CAMPAIGN
IS SUCCESSFUL
ANOTHER DELEGATE FOR ELKIN
Today's Convention at Plttston Will
Elect George Mitchell, of Plains.
Special to The Scranlon Tribune.
Wllkes-Barre, Pu May 4. A primary
election was held in the Fifth Ijiizerno
district yesterday to elect delegates to
a convention to be held In Plttston to
morrow afternoon to elect a delegate to
the Republican sttitc convention. All of
the Indications point to the election of
on Elkln delegate.
At the primaries yesterday delegates
wero elected In the Interest of Samuel
Hooper, of' Plains, who Is a candidate
for state delegate In the Interest of Col
onel L. A. Wntres, and George Mitchell,
also of Plains, tho Elkln candidate.
The contests for delegates to tomor
row's convention did not excite" nny
special Interest and a light vote was
cast.
Tonight the Watres and Elkln men
are claiming that tomorrow's conven
tion will elect a delegate for their favor
ite, but the Elkln men are producing
flsures to show that Mitchell will be
the choice of the convention.
PHILIPPINES BILL
TO BE DISCUSSED
Democrats Will Not Be Obliged to
Supply All the Speakers Repub
licans Who Will Speak.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated l'res.
Washington, May 4. Republican sen
ators this week will relieve the Demo
crats of the necessity of supplying all
the speakers In the senate on the Phil
ippine government bill. The events of
last week caused them to decide to take
part In the debute nnd they will lead
off when the bill shall be laid before
the senate at 2 o'clock tomorrow. Sen
ator Lodge, chairman of the commit
tee on the Philippines, will open for
them with a set speech in support of
the administration's Philippine policy,
with Incidental reference to Major Gar
dener's report and other special phases
of the Philippine ciuestlon. Other Re
publican senntors who have indicated a.
purpose to address the senate on the
pending question are: Messrs. Foruker,
Spooner. Burton, McCoinas and Piatt,
of Connecticut. There probably also
will be other Republican speakers. The
Democratic members of congress on the
Philippines have no fixed plans except
to have the debute on the bill continue
for the present. They decline to esti
mate the time necessary to 'conclude
consideration of the bill.
Other measures which will receive at
tention during the week are the sundry
civil appropriation bill and the bill pro
viding for the opening to settlement of
the Rosebud Indian reservation in
s3uth Dakota. The reservation ques
tion has priority of claim to considera
tion In the morning hour of each day,
and the appropriation bill will be used
to "fill In" when no one Is prepared to
speak on either that bill or the Philip
pine bill. The resolution providing for
the recnll of Mujor Gardener lost Its
position of advantage Saturday and Is
now on the calendar, but the chances
are that It will be revived and th.t it
will receive further attention.
The principal feature of the pro
gramme in the house this week will
be the bill to place three new stars In
the American flag. The omnibus bill
for the admission of Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Arizona, to statehood will
be called up on Tuesduy. The friends
of the bill do not desire protracted de
bate on it und will try to secure a vote
on that day. There Is considerable op
position to the bill on the Republican
slue of thu house, on the ground that
the territories are not yet fitted for
statehood but the friends of the bill
entertain no doubt of its pussuge. Tho
Democrats In caucus agreed to give It
their united support and at least sixty
Republican votes are counted on. To
morrow Is District of Columbia day.
Theree Important iuensires of gen
eral legislation the Hell financial bill
terminating the coinage of silver dol
lars, the Ray antl-unarehy bill and
the Shattuc bill codifying and extend
ing the Immigration laws are to be
taken up whenever opportunity oc
curs, tlu rules committee having de
cided Saturday that these measures
should have early attention. No time
Is set for them, but the decision of the
rules committee will bring them for
ward whenever tippiopihitlon bills nnd
special orders are lucking.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Uy l!xiltiIi Wire from 'I lie Aoilated lre5.
Cliiiugo, .May 4, Cotter I'alnur, for nearly half
a enmity one of (hk.ii;u'n most iiiomlneiit 1 p 1 1 t -iic.-Miuii,
illid loiilcht at liU icideii(i' on .al,c
Mmle diie, used 70 ,imh. Potter Palmer Mas
limn In In'Jii hi Putter Hollow, Albany County,
,r V, lie lecelled a loiui.ion tahool ediitatiou,
and at the ugu of In ua ihr' in u Mine at
nullum, .V, V. lie iifterwaitl rciuoied t Chi
iuko, while lie eniabllahMl a thy t;oods thin,
III foil une ii ruhuattd .it YJ.5,(M,H Mr, I'll,
liiei, a imrilcil in IST1 In .MIm lltrllu M. Hon
me, daiiKhter of II, II, ilouore, a t'hliaito up
itnlUt of that dij. In pulillts Mr, I'.ihiK-r wa
,i IHmoirat,
Washington, May I. Cuiikifiiijii Vtr .1,
Die), of the MMli Vlivlnlj ilUtlilt, died in
l.,wiihbuitr, liU home, t!il atU-inuun. lie l.u
beta a member ft Ihe house of renreinilallu'i
kluie IS'U. lie was born III (..wnhhuit; hi 1S0
and v.-.h itradiuled fiom the Vhsiiui.i mllitjry
luttltuie. While a cadet ho paillilpated in li
iltfcme. of VukIiiIj duiiiu; ihe -lubn Drown laid.
In I Ml ho joined Ihe t'onfediiale aimy and par
ticipated hi the ncetciu campaign, culniiiMtiu;;
at Ponebou and shlloh,
Wilkcs-llairc, May l.SUtcr .locnlilne, Mother
Hiipeiior of Meuy hu.plUI, this tlly, U dead at
the age of 10. Mie biilfcrcil from a complication
of dluMkcd, In tho uorlil the wa Known as
.ll L'Jthcrlno Pafnc, ot Uuffalo. Mm taught in
the parochial tchoolt of buffalo, and llaikton,
l'a,, before cominit to Wllkei-Barre.
Wllkcs-Harrc, May 4. Leon Levy, of tho firm
of Levy brothers, this city, and one of the beet
knonn mcichanU in Northeastern Pennsylvania,
iltcd today in Philadelphia, vherc lie wa under
Irving tieatnitnt (or a BcrvQU littlcUon, aged, 18.
Sultan Bauan'8 Forces flrs Crushed'
bu General Ghat
fee's Men.
NUMBER LEADING
CHIEFS ARE KILLED
Eighty-four Survivors of' Sultan
Bayan Surrender Unconditionally
The Number of Moro Dead Un
knownMany Dropped Out of
Sight in the Tall Grass Some of
the Wounded Savages Try to Stab
American Soldiers Who Offer to
Aid Them. , j
By KxcIuhIio Wire from The Associated Prcsa. f
Washington, May A. The war depart
ment today received a cablegram from
General Chaffee indicating that the
campaign against Sultan Bayan, ono
of the principal Moro chiefs, had been
completely successful. The result was
accomplished by a gallant assault on
the principal Moro fort and its cap
ture, after a number of the leading
Slorcs had been killed.
The cablegram, which was receiver
this afternoon, was as follows:
Adjutant Reueinl, Washington:
The following n the full huoatanee ot Brigidier
General CfeuiKo W. Davis' message from Bayan:
"llighly-four Miivhors Haan surrendered un
conditionally thli morning; at 7 o'clock. SulUn
llu.win, Ilnja Mmla tl.iyau, Sultan Pandapafan, and
all leading Patto.i dead and many ot their fol
low era. Assault on the principal fort which mil
rendered last night one ut the most gallant per
formances of' American urm. Col. Frank D. Bald
win unit his rrgiinent deceive all praise for hand
lo hand fctiugglo in four lines of ditches under
walls of foit. These trenches are lined with
Moro dead fiom lilic fire, llaic never seen nor
lieaid of any perfounance excelling this gallantry
nnd grit. It is my painful duty to report that
the uierthrow of Molo power not accomplished,
without scoic lews. One officer and seven enliat
ed men killed: four officers' and thirty-seven
enlisted men wom.ded. Will telegraph the list
later. After S4 Miivitois niaiihcd out this morn
ing as planners, and was understood they were
all, eight ol litis tho bad concealed thenisclviS
in lubbhli inside the foit, made a' break for. lib
rrty, tried way out; but none huciredrd. Some
Moio wounded tried to htah toldlers trying to
help them, it Is impntslble to slate the number
of Moros killed; many Iting in lull grass. Tin
siinimlcr sales us from siege und starving out.'
Impossible, to h.io canied uorka without ncaling
ladders, which were leady. Intend lo ictaln pris
oners until two or three small adjacent foils
occupied, then with our consent to retain as
hostages eight or fen of the principals and re
lease the others. The force in Hue ot advance
consisted of four mountain guns, 470 rifles. This
fully sufficient. Could not hale used more men
adiantageously. Had we sent strong column it
would only have swelled the casualty list. One
neighboring D.itto has already piesentcd himself
as fiieud, and I expect n general coming in
sliottly, when the weight of the blow is known.
The dead xent to Malabang for burial, fn light
of present knowledge, could liaie beseiged the
principal forts und in time forced sin lender, but
that would probably hair icsiiltcd in a sortie for
freedom and escape for many. Hy attacking
them, they have been completely crushed the
only kind of lesson these wild Moioa seem' to lo
able to piotlt by. .Shall Jmitc Sultan Tatlac tV
pay me. a filendly isit, if he does not do so of
his own initlathe. lias fort further cast in plain
sight and of same strength as was Bayan en
beautiful table land thou-and acres of fine up
land rice, and uiglng people to return to 1 1.1
Lultiiatlon.
"'Hie result to follow this action ery import
ant namel) It mures icspect for Cnlled Statu
authority in the centre of Moro savagely."
(Signed) Chaffee.
The President's Congratulations.
Washington, May 4. The president
tonight sent the following congratula
tory dispach to General Chaffee:
Washington, May 4, 1902.
Chaffee, Manila.
Accept for the army under your command, nd
epiess to fiuieiat bals ami Colonel Baldwin es
pecially, my congratulations and thanks for the
splendid courage and fidelity which luvo again
canied our flag to victory. Your fellow coun
trymen at home will ever honor the memory ol
the fallen, and be faithful to the braie sun Ivors
who iiaie themtchex been faithful unto death for
their country's sake.
(Signed) lheodore Itooaevclt.
The Bush of Immigrants. '
By likcluihe Wire from The Associated Prew.
New Yoik, May 4, 'Ihe tilth of immigrants to
ihls jioit, which lias tilgualizrd the first four
months of tho j ear rrachid a climax the week
ending tonight, iluilnir which time il.lJO iin
tnigianu liaie been biought to thin city from
ni ions r.urnpeaii ports. Thn total number of
iiuniigiantu nulling here for the four months
ending April ::0, was J78,fi04, an excess of more
than Ihhty thousand over any preilous ear lo
the same period,
SUNDAY BASE BALL GAMES.
American League.
By K-xilusive Wire from The Associated Press.
At Detroit- B. II. K.
Betroit 00000000 1 I a J
Cleieland 0 0 1 0 00 0 1 O-- 8 J-
llatleries Siever, Mullen and McQulrr; .los
and Ueiuls, l'luplte Johnstone and t'onnollj
Attendance, 7.50l.
At St, I.ouU Chleago-St. louts, rain.
National League.
At Cincinnati- K. II. fi
Clininiull 0 0 0000 1 I0-8IM'
t'ittsbuig 4 00403000-U 9 '1
Batteries Halm, llefsman and Vcltz; TaimehHI
and Zliniuer. Umpire Eiuille. Attcndinca
U'.euO. S
At Chlcago-vhlfago-bt. Louli, rain.
Eastern League, , '
At Kcwark Newark, 7( Worcester, 3.
At I'rovidence rrovidence, 4; Jersey City,
-" "f -
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington. May 4. forecast for Mon
day and Tuesday: Eastern I'ennvvlvanli
Partly cloudy Monday; piobably show,
ers. "Tuesday, fair; fresh boutli winds be
coming variable.
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