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MORE TESTIMON
AS TO WATERIME
Ssroeant A.ark H. Evans, ot Iowa,
Before the Senate Com
mittee Yesterdau.
MANNER IN WHICH
VICTIMS WERE TREATED
The Witness Never Saw Exhibitions
of Cruelty In tho Administration
of tho "Cure" The Filipinos Were
Treated In Humane Manner They
Showed No Appreciation for Kind
ness, but Subjected the American
Troops to Many Indignities.
Burning the Villages.
By Exelushc Wire from The Associated TreiS.
"Washington, June 12. Mark H.
Evans, ot Des Moines, Iowu, formerly
u bergiunt of Company P, Thirty-second
A'olunteer Infantry, today testified
before the senate, committee on the
Philippines concerning the administra
tion of the wutcr-eure to Filipinos on
four different occasion during his scr
vico In the islands. Ho also recited
the particulars of tho burning of sev
eral native villages. Ho was ques
tioned by Senators Patterson, Bcvcr
Idg.i and McComas. All these events
ort'lii red, the witness said, during tho
year ll'OO, In the province of Batan, is
land ol Luzon, and in or near the town
of Orano, where his headquatters were.
Three of the cases of water-cure oc-cum-d
outside the town. In one case
the cure was administered by native
scouts and in the others by an Ameri
can soldier. The first case occurred at
a little town where there were sup
posed to be some insurgents. Tho
scouts picked out the suspected peo
ple and, taking one of them to a near
by creek, poured a quantity of water
i'nlo his mouth from a canteen. The
purpose in this, as In other cases,
was to secure a confession.
On another occasion, during an ex
pedition to neighboring islands, the
witness said that he had seen an
American soldier take two suspected
natives into tho water and duck them,
holding them under for perhaps a half
minute at a time. ,Ho secured a con
fession as to tho hiding of guns In one
case,- but none in the other.
After the first case of ducking the
victim seemed, tho witness said, to have
been quite disabled, being apparently
eo weak that he was unable to rise.
Burning the Villages.
In another Instance of tho adminis
tration of the water-cure, in Orano, a
tooth of the victim was knocked out,
but so far as ho knew no other injury
was inflicted. Mr. Kvans said he had
been present at the burning of four or
live native villages and that the de
struction of those places had been due
to tho presence of insurgents.
But the orders were to destroy all the
native huts nlong the coast near the
mountains for thirty miles, in Batan
province, so as to force the natives to
come in, and this, he said, was done.
Replying to questions by Senator
Beyerldge, the witness said the orders
to the troops were to treat the natives
humanely and that, with tho exceptions
noted, tho treatment had been In ac
cordance with these instructions. The
natives had not, on the other hand,
shown any appreciation of this consid
eration. They refused to divulge Infor
mation in their possession and In many
jases they subjected the American
troops to indignities. In one case, he
said, where two soldiers were killed,
their ears were cut off.
No Corn in Philadelphia.
Dy I:tcIu5!c iie from The Associated 1'icis,
Philadelphia, Juno 12. To tho .surprise
of" everyone on 'change today there was
not a solitary bushel of corn received
In thin city, and for the first time In
many years in this exporting center tho
stock of corn was entirely bare. The
caimo of this condition of affairs was at
tributed to tho shortness of tho old corn
crop, and the high prices asked, as 70c.
Is now demanded for No. 2 mixed. A
year ugo, corn was plentiful at 481ic. per
bushel. During tho year UOU nearly G0,
000,000 bushels of corn were sent to for
eign countries from Philadelphia. The
elevators hero were loaded to bursting
anil a slnglo day's export trudo varied
fiom 200,000 often to 1,500,000 bushels. -
Grain Sealer Arrested,
Dy Inclusive Wire from The Associated I'reas.
Milwaukee, Wis., Juno 12, James B.
Ortti, mannger for Knrger Brothers, grain
dealers, was arrested today on a wairant
charging tho embezzlement of 1.000. Orth
disappeared several days ago, but ic
tiirned to the city today. It Is alleged he
Uaued a check for J1.000, converting It to
his own use. An examination of Orth's
booliH reveals, It is alleged, a shortage
of many thousands of dollars,
Fatal Oil Explosion.
ty I'.mIusUc Wire from The Associated I'res.
Roanoke, Va Juno 12. As tho icsult of
the explosion of a can of keroseuo oil,
which was being used to start a fire in
a kitchen stove, Mrs, Emma Sinclair,
aged so, and her daughter, Jessie, aged
10, were burned so badly this evening
that they died soveial hours later, The
mother attempted to smother the flames
which hud enveloped her daughter,
Steamship Arrivals. .
V !clulp Wnc from The Associated Press.
nNew Yotk, Juno JS.-Sailed: Rotterdam,
totterdami I.a Torralne, Havre Quecns-
Nvn Sailed; Oceanic, from Liverpool,
N jr York. Lizard-Passed: Iceland,
t. y York for Antwerp! L'Aqultolne,
:., jf York for Havre. Plymouth-Ar-
j.Ijd: Columbia, for Cherbourg and
RBiiSburg- (and proceeded). Rotterdam
lmr no1' Sttttendum, New York via Bou
Jouno gur v
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TWO MEN PERISH IN A
SINGULAR ACCIDENT
Sad Drowning at Ktttanlng Feet
of the Swimmers Became En
tangled in a Net.
By l!u'H.slo Wire from The Associated Press.
Klttaiiniug, Pa., June 12. Two men
lost their lives and a third was prob
ably fatally Injured at Rosston this af
ternoon in ono of the saddest drowning
accidents known In this vicinity.
The dead are: Andrew Hlleman,
aged 05 years, married; Kirk Bailey, jr.,
aged 19 years, single. The injured arc:
Dwlght Bailey, uged 43 years, married.
The Bulley and Hilcman families, about
sixteen in all, left their homes in Ross
ton and went to the banks of Crooked
Run, a short distance away, about 4
o'clock this afternoon. They had 'a
Ashing net with them and began to fish
for minnows, with great success. Tho
net after being taken out several times,
and cast back, finally became entangled
In a snag.
The water at this point Is about ten
feet cieep, tho location being familiarly
known as tho "Sink-Hole." After
vainly endeavoring to release tho net,
young Kirk Bailey swam out to see
what the tioublc was. As he ap
proached tho not he was suddenly per
ceived to become white und then called
for help, saying that his feet had be
come entangled in the net. His strug
gles were terrible, and Andrew Hlle
man, seeing that the boy could not
continue his struggle much longer,
started to his rescue. As Hlleman was
approuching the trapped boy, he too,
was seen to throw up his hands and
make desperate struggles to go for
waid. The fatal net had also wrapped
around his feet, and he was caught
in the same plight as the boy. Dwlght
Bailey, father of the struggling boy,
now jumped into the water and started
to release the Imprisoned men. When
he nrared the net, he was caught as
his son and Mr. Hlleman had been,
and ho yelled to tho crowd on the bank
that he was caught and could do noth
ing more.
Finally, A. B. Bailey, brother of
Dwlght, who had been called to the
scene and saw at a glance the direc
tion in which .the current had dragged
the net, keeping above the net he suc
ceeded In rescuing his brother and get
ting him to shore in nn unconscious
condition from which he had not ral
lied at 9 p. in. He will probably die.
At the Instant the elder Bailey was re
leased from the net the son sank for
the last time and Mr. Hlleman, seem
ing to make a final effort to help the
youth, also drowned. During all the
time the men were struggling In tho
water their wives and families were on
the bank In agonized helplessness. HIlc
niiin, and Bailey arc well-known and
quite wealthy. All connected with the
accident are prominent and of the old
est families in Armstrong county.
DEATHS RESULT PROM
TUESDAY'S TORNADO
Additional Details of the Tuesday
Night's Hurricane in Illinois.
The Territory Devastated.
By I'.xcliisHe Wire from The Associated Press.
Bloomlngton, 111., June 12. Wire com
munication through McLean county Is
being resumed and additional details of
the Tuesday night's tornado are coming
to light. One more dead Is added.to the
list of McLean county victims. Cora
Reynolds, 2 years old, daughter ot Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Reynolds, residing east
of Saybrook, was struck by flying mis
siles and killed. Her mother was seri
ously injured and lies in a critical con
dition, with little hope of recovery. An
other child was picked up and curried
to a field some distance away, but was
unhurt. The residence was completely
demolished.
Near Bentown, the collapse of a burn
killed seventeen head of cattle and
twenty hogs. At Emdown, the new
Lutheran church was completely de
stroyed, Involving a loss of $10,000.
Tho work of repair Is in progress all
over Central Illinois, but It will be
weeks before the devastated territory
will be restored,
BALDWIN RELIEF PARTY.
The Frlthjof to Set Sail for the Arc
tic on July 1.
By Uxtlushc Wire from Tho Associated Press.
London, June 12. W. S. Champ, sec
retary ot the Baldwln-Hlegler Arctic
expedition, and Dr. Cl.'Shurkley of New
York, start tomorrow for Tromsoe,
Norway, whence they will sail July 1
on the Frlthjof, for Franz Josef Land,
to take coal toMr. Baldwin's ship, the
America, and obtain news of the Arctlo
exploter. Mr, Champ expects to find
the America In about 82 degrees. If
Mr. Baldwin has succeeded In his dash
to the Pole he will be brought back,
otherwise tho Frlthjof will leave a well
equipped sledge party to search for Mr,
Baldwin. The Frlthjof will return Oct.
1 at the latest,
The Huldwin-Hlegler Arctlo Expedi
tion, consisting of the America and the
Belglca, left Tromsoe, Norway, July 16,
1901, under the command of Evelyn b.
Baldwin, who, just before starting, said
he hud little doubt of reaching the
Nerth pole.
.
Cole Badly Punished.
Dy Kxchithn Wire from The Associated Press.
Philadelphia, June 12. "Philadelphia
Jack" O'Brien and George Cole, of Tren
ton, sparred six toundj tonight at the
Broadway Athletic club. O'llrlcn was
easily Cole's master, and although tho
Trenton, man stayed the limit, ho wus
badly punished.
TORNADO SINKS STEAMER.
Captain and Three of Crew Drowned.
Fifteen Rescued.
By llxclufho Wire from Tho Associated frets.
Dubuque, lown, Juno 12. A tornado
today overturned and sank tho steamer
Itavcnna at Mnquokcta club, four miles
up tho liver. Tho captain and llnce
others were drowned. Tho steamer Teal
lescucd fifteen men, who chins to tho
bottom of tho Ruvcna.
The dend: Captain, John Hoy, need D2,
Stillwater, Minn.; Cleric Byron Trimk, ago
42; Stillwater, Minn,; Louis Walker,
aged 19, Ilodcsland; Dell, aged 2J,
La Crosse.
PRESIDENT'S RETURN.
Arrives at Washington on a Special
Train from West Point.
By lAcliishc Wire from Tho Associated 1'rcM.
Washington, June 12. Piesldcnt Roose
velt nnd most ot tho party who went with
him to attend tho West Point centennial
returned to Washington at 9.30 tonight on
a special train on the Pennsylvania tail
load. A small crowd was at tho station,
to whom tho piesldcnt bowed his ac
knowledgement, after which, with Secre
tary Cortolyou, ho entered itu open car
riage nnd drove to tho while house.
Beforo leaving the train shod, tho presi
dent cordially greeted tho engineer and
fireman of tho tialn which brought him
to Washington, giving each a hearty
shake of the hand. Tho othcis who 10
turned with tho president Included Secre
tary Root, Postmaster General Payne and
Adjutant General Corbln. General Wood
separated from tho party after the func
tions of the day were over and proceeded
to Boston, where he will remain a short
time, returning to Washington Saturday.
RIOTING AT
PAWTUCKET
Troops Ordered Out to Con
trol MobsResult of
Traction Strike
By K&tlushc Wire from The Associated Press. '
Pawtucket, R. I., June 12. For the
first time In the history of the city bay
onets in the hands of soldiers ordered
out by the governor of the stale to
suppress riotous disturbances, glistened
in the slteots of Pawtucket today.
The'astonishlng increase In tho num
ber of lawless acts directed against the
United Traction company, whose union
men have been on strike since June 2
and tho inability of the limited police
force and deputy sheriffs to suppress
tloting induced Governor Kimball to
call out the mititiu.
Numerous scenes of disorder occurred
during the day und more than a score
of persons were Injured, one fatally.
In tho presence of about 1,000 persons
and the militia this evening Adjutant
General Sackett road the riot act.
Tho city was taken possession of by
the militia. A provisional regiment
was formed composed of companies
from the First and Second regiment,
with the First battalion of cavalry. In
the afternoon orders were Issued call
ing out the Third division of the naval
leserves and the machine gun battery.
The first disturbance was at City
Lane. Pursuing tho custom followed
duiing the strike, the United Traction
company's cars were started from tho
Pawtucket avenue car house, near the
lino dividing Pawtucket and Provi
ders, and on ono car were a number
of deputy sheriffs. This car was fol
lowed at Intervals by thre others.
When tho cars reached tho junction
of Pawtucket and East avenues, the
trouble began. A fusllade of stones,
tin cans and other missiles were
thrown at tho ears, which were badly
damaged. Each car was assailed and
soon all were stalled at Haymarkct
square. Then Chief of Police Rice In
formed General Tanner that the con
ditions were such that his force of
men were unable to handle the mob,
nnd ho sought the aid of the militia.
The cars were run to the city line
without further trouble. The street
where the trouble occurred was pick
eted off by Troop A, and the troopers
maintained peace for an hour or more.
During this Interval, cars were not
un. A car was started from tho
Pawtucket avenue car house, on which
were a score of deputy sheriffs. At
Pawtucket and East avenues a big
crowd was In waiting, nnd It was pre.
pared to give tho deputies a warm re
ception.
Major Maynard had a battalion of
cavalry as a guard to the cars, the
troop being divided by platoons front
and rear, The deputy sheriffs were or
dered to keep their revolvers In their
pockets by Major Maynard, who said
If there was to be shooting to bo done
the militia would do it. Immediately
after, however, a rain of stones, brick
bats nnd every conceivable form of
missile, fell upon the electric car. Tho
troopers were hemmed in by the mob
and with great difficulty succeeded In
working their way out, the motbrman
of the car bravely facing the mob and
getting his car through. But when the
turmoil was at Its height, fully a dozen
shots were fired from the car through
the drawn curtains which did no dam
age save one, which lodged In the neck
of Venner Peterson, nged 12. The boy
had been attracted by the crowd and
the shot struck him when he, was
standing some distance from thoNcar.
The boy was taken to the Emergency
hospital where he wus pronounced fa
tally hurt. Tho wounding of the boy
sobered the crowd, which after the car
had proceeded became more temperate,
but many threats were mado to kill a
deputy sheriff In retaliation.
Detective Haberlln nrrested William
J, Welsh, a deputy sheriff) who Is ac
cused of shooting tho Peterson boy,
When tuklng the prisoner to the police
station, tho detective and special offi
cers were roughly handled and were fol
lowed to the door of the station by a
mob that stoned the officers and made
great efforts to get the prisoner from
them, Welsh maintained he did not
shoot, that ho obeyed tho sheriff's or
ders not to use the revolvers. Later ho
was arraigned on a charge of assault
with Jntent to kill, pleaded not guilty
and was held In the sum ot $1,000 for a
hearing. ,
There was no further disturbances of
a serious nature during tho afternoon
and everything wus quiet during the
evening,
PINAL DAY AT
WEST POINT
Glosino Exercises Take Place on
the Parade Grounds Known
as Gavalru Plain.
DIPLOMAS PRESENTED
BT THE PRESIDENT
Mr. Roosevelt Makes No Remarks,
but Simply Shakes the Hand of
Each of the Fifty-four Graduates.
Addresses Are Made by General
Dick, General Miles nnd Secretary
Root The Latter's Advice Presi
dent Departs for Washington Tho
Members of the Glass.
By nxiluslvo Wire from The Associated Press.
West Point, Juno 12. West Point's
centennial celebration was ended to
day with the presentation of diplomas
to the graduating class. The weather
was fine, and the ceremony took place
out of dcors on that part of the par
ade grounds known as "Cavalry
Plain." An open tent over a plat
form had been erected for tho speakers
and officials, and, standing at the
front of the platform, President
Roosevelt presented each new officer
with his diploma.
It was expected that the president
would make a few remarks, but he
simply shook hands with each cadet.
On the plutform besides the president
were General Horace Porter, General
Miles, Socrtary Root, Scrotary Moody,
Postmaster General P.iyne, the Chinese
minister, Wu Ting-fang; Senator Pct
tus, of Alabama; Senator Quarlcs, of
Wisconsin; Governor Odell; the Italian
ambassador, Dr. Des Planches; Gen
erals Young, Schofield, McCook and
Hrooko, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Conaty, the
Academic board of the academy, Che
kib Bey, General C'orbin, Mr. Pullda
nnd General Dick, of Ohio.
The audience, comprising ladles in
fashionable summer costume, tho en
tire cadet corps and several hundred
visitors, occupied chairs on the lawn
under trees, and the clear sky and
beautiful scenery about West Point
gave tho exercises a picturesque set
ting. j.. The Speakers.
The speakers wero General Dick, for
the board of visitors; Secretary Root,
for the government, and General Miles,
for the army. General Dick said, in
pai t, after giving advice to tho cadets:
"The wars conducted by tho United
States never have been for conquest.
Cuba is now a sister republic, and
Porto Rico has more freedom and con
tentment then ever. The war with
Spain was unavoidable, and we came
into the possession of the Philippines
as a result. Our authority there must
be as absolute as our responsibility.
That we will succeed gloriously In the
woik wo have taken up In the Philip
pines, the world now knows."
Ho said that West Point would last
as long as the nation needed an army.
Secretary Root said it was a fun
damental principal that tho military
branch of the government should be
subject to the control of the civil. He
told the cadets to bear In mind that
their education was not by any means
complete, and that they could go on
learning to bo good soldiers until they
r?tired, If they wero lucky enough to
live until the age of 64. The regular
army, he said, in time of war was a
nucleus of a greater organization, in
cluding the militia and National Guard
and he advised the cadets to get the
good-will of these bodies and of citi
zens Interested in the army.
The secretary told how an old officer
In the late war happened to come un
der tho command of a young volunteer
officer, and yet continued to do his
duty without any sign of the feelings
ho must have had as an old and.faltn
ful soldier. "His conduct attracted at
tention and the president," said tho
speaker, "picked him out to lead the
American army to Pekin General A.
R. Chaffee, It was because he ruled
his own spirit that the president
thought ho could take a city."
General Miles' remarks to the young
olllrers wero chiefly those of an older
to younger officers and referred almost
wholly to tho business of war. He said
there were supreme moments In the
life of a soldier, one when an officer
knows he is doing Just what tho enemy
thinks he Is not, and when he feels
ono more victory has been added to
American glory. General Miles was
loud.ly cheered and applauded when he
arose to speak.
Members of the Class.
The diplomas were presented to the
cadets In tho following order, accord
ing to their standing. In general merit:
1. Mitchell, W. A, SS. Teirelt.
2. Hnnnum, S9. Robertson, 8. W.
3. Longloy, 30. Krumm.
4. Ralston. 31, Foley,
6. Brooke. 82. Griffith.
B. Frazlcr. 33. Stevenson, W. L.
7, Boll. S4. Dockery,
5. Stewart. S3. Davis, W. M.
9. Carpenter. 30. Mitchell, II. E.
10. Hlnrlchs. 37. Zane,
11. Frankenbcrgor, 38. Qoodspced.
12. Cnsud, S3. Kb".
13. Allen, C, M. 40. Cowles.
II, Muni oo. 41, McOlnuess,
15. Gilbert. 4.'. Nelly,
III, Abbot. 8. 41. Black. V. F.
17, I'eginin. 44. McCain.
IS. Jennings. 43. Heir.
19. Hodges, II. L. 40. Sheildan.
20. Moran. 47, Tatilbeo.
21. Morrison, W. P. 48. Ilobson.
22. Williams, VV. II. 49. Rower,
13. Vnllant. FA Smith, A. W.
21. Crissy. M. Cooper, II. M.
2i. Foster. I2. Miller, T.
W. Rehkopf. 53. Miller, B. F.
27, Wilson, W. K. SI. Edwards.
Tho graduating class of fifty-four
members will uttend a theatrical per
formance this evening In New York city
accompanied by tho furlough class of
students who hus been at tho academy
two years. ,
The president left here this afternoon
by train for Washington.
Tho crowd of visitors gradually left
after the president departed.
THREE BARKS WRECKED.
Crew ot One of Them, the Atbara,
Drowned.
By Kxclusho Wire from The Associated Press.
East London, Capo Colony, June 12.
The Norwegian bark Atbara (Captain
Pederscn, from Hamburg, March 13,
for Eust London), tho Swedish bark
Aurora (Captain Nlllson, from Gefle,
Oct. 15, via Dover, Feb. 25, for East
London), and the German bark Ellso
Llnck (Captain Straatmann, from
Bremcrhavcn nbout Feb. 1, for East
London), have been wrecked during a
heavy southeast gule. All tho crew of
tho Atbara were drowned, with tho ex
ception of tho captain, who was ashoro
at tho time of tho disaster. The crews
of tho two other vessels were saved.
The coast Is strewn with wreckage
and portions of the barks' cargoes.
The Atbara was of 686 tons. She was
built at Palllon in 1863, and was owned
by .1. M. Johanson & Co., of Chrls
tUnln. The Aurora was of 532 tons. She
was built at Nordmallng In 1877, and
was owned by G. Holm, of Halmstad.
The Ellse Llnck was of 513 tons. She
was built at Dantzlc In 1879, and was
owned by Paul E. Berentz, of Dantzlc.
WORK AT SOFT
COAL MINES
The Mine Workers Declare
That the Strike Is Prao
, tlcally Broken.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Roanoke, Va June 12. The officials
of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
company today said that tho situation
in tho Pocahontas coal field has gradu
ally improved and the outlook for n
final and early settlement of the trouble
Is considerably brighter. Forty mines
out of forty-six were working today.
Some of them have very small forces.
The output yesterday was 185 cars, and
today's loading amounted to more than
that. Most of those who have returned
to work are union men. The mine work
ers declare the strike is practically
broken and expect that all of tho mines
will be operating by next Monday. Tho
white miners are remaining in tho
fields, fishing and hunting, and some
are doing outside work for the oper
ators at $1.23 a day.
Tho Clinch Valley and Thuckcr fields
are working full forces. Tho Tug River
district, which hus been closed, today
had a small force at work. No reports
of violence have been received.
Blueflcld, W. Va.. June 12. Regard
less of tho statement made by the union
men that not 2 per cent, of the miners
would return to work this morning,
more men wero at work today than any
day since the strike began. This is par
tially accounted for by the Importation
of a hundred or more Hungarians into
the field last night. From 175 to 200
cars wero loaded in this region today.
Eighty-five per cent, of the men are
still out.
STEEL CORPORATION
ANSWERS MRS. BARGER
Avers That the Company Has the
Bight to Amend By-Laws on
Vote of Stockholders.
By Inclusive Wire from The Associated Presi.
Newark, N. J June 12. The United
States Steel corporation filed an an
swer today to the suit brought by Mrs.
Miriam Barger, of Sullivan county, N.
Y., to restrain the company from re
tiring $200,000,000 of preferred stock and
issuing bonds Instead. Tomorrow the
constitutional points raised in the bill
will be argued, Meanwhile, the rule to
show cause granted by Vice Chancellor
Emery last Monday, acts as a stay.
The answer avers that the corpora
tion, by virtue of the law under which
it exists, has the right to make, altar,
or amend Its by-laws, subject to tho
vote of the stockholders, as was done
in the present case.
The bill denies that It was ever the
intention of tho defendant corporation
or Its officers to make the new bonds
convertible Into common stock at any
price or In any manner whatsoever. It
claims that the action of the directors
In retiring tho preferred stock was vot
ed upon and assented to by nearly all
the capital stock of the corporation.
In regard to the contract with J, P,
Morgan & Co. the answer declares that
the contract was approved by more
than a majority of the stockholders, not
including stock registered In the name
of J. P. Morgan & Co., or any mem
ber or representative of that firm, or
any subscriber to said syndicate, or
any officer or director of tho defendant
corporation. In other words the shares
belonging to tho persons mentioned
were excluded. Of the 8,124,133 shares
remaining, 5,642,912 shares were voted
In approval of the contract, Of the
balance, less than 13,000 shares wero
voted in opposition.
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Franklin and Marshall Exercises,
Ily IVlwhc Wire from The Associated I'rcst.
Lancabter, Pa., Juno 12, Tho sixty-sixth
commencement exercises of Frniiltllu and
Marshall collcgo was held this morning.
A class of thlrly-llvo was graduated. J,
P, Ruchcit, SyUesvllle, Pa., delivered tlio
balutatory; J. R. Jones, Schuylkill Hav
en, the valedlctdry nud Marshall oration,
and W, R. Weaver, ot Hambuig, Pa,
tho Franklin oration.
Will Develop Property,
By (Cwlui ho Wire from The Associated Brew.
Cumberland. Md., Juno 12. Wilson P.
Althouse, of Philadelphia, a coal opeiator,
today purchased for J32.300 tho Neff farm
of. 223 acres, . near Mount savage, aui.
Coal veins running through the property
will bo developed.
THE BURDENS
SENATE PROCEEDINGS,
The Isthmian Canal Question Con-
sidered-Bepublican Beet Sugar
Senators Hold Conference.
Dj Kxcluslre Wire from The Associated Pre.
Washington, June 12. After consider
ing the London dock charges bill for an
hour and a half today, without com
pleting It, tho senate resumed consider
ation of the isthmian canal question.
Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, occupied the
floor for three hours and a half, dis
cussing particularly the diplomatic
phases of the Question.
From this point he was diverted by
an amendment introduced by Mr. Fair
banks, of Indiana, providing for the
Issue of bonds for tho construction of
the canal. Mr. Morgan vigorously at
tacked the amendment, maintaining
that tho expense of the canal's con
struction should be paid from the treas
ury's current receipts.
Incidentally, Mr. Morgan again op
posed the Panama route and assailed
the right of tho new Panama company
to dispose of the concessions it held
from the old company.
The Republican beet sugar senators
held a conference this afternoon In Sen
ator Elklns' committee room. Tho meet
ing was for the purpose of making a
general canvass of the situation with
reference to the prospect for legislation
In the interest of Cuban reciprocity.
The conciliation committee reported Its
failure to secure the adoption of any
ot Its propositions by the Cuban com
mittee and there was a general ex
change of views, the preponderance of
which was favorable to the opinion that
the prospect for the passage of a reci
procity bill had been materially less
ened by the testimony given yesterday
before the Cuban committee by Mr.
Thurber.
MR. GREASY BEGINS
CAMPAIGN WORK
The Democrats Will Adopt a
School House System Through
out the State.
Br Exclusive Wire from The Associated Presst
Williamsport, Pa,, June 12. Demo
cratic State Chairman W. T. Creasy
was here today to attend a conference
of the chairmen of tho counties repre
sented In the Sixth division. The meet
ing was attended by Chairman Brown,
of TTnion county; Chairman Brown, of
Clinton county; Division Chairman H.
E. Spyker, of Lowisburg; Chairman
Ramsey, of Potter county; Chairman
Birmingham, of Tioga county; Chair
man Leshcr, of Snyder county, and
Chairman Hugh Gllmore, of Lycoming
county. Colonel J. A. Sweeney, of Hazle
ton, and John G. McHenry, of Benton,
were also present and took an active
part In the proceedings.
The meeting was held for the purpose
of planning an effective gubernatorial
campaign. State Chairman Creasy ad
dressed the other chairmen and ex
plained that a "school house system"
is to be established throughout the
state, which, It Is believed, will result
beneficially to the welfare of the party.
This gtem means the appointment of
Democratic workers in every voting
district throughout the state. These
men will be additional workers, who
will see that every Democrat Is regis
tered and that he gets to the polls to
vote on election day. The county chair
men were notified to prepare their lists
for appointments. By tho time the
gubernatorial campaign begins It Is ex-
pected the entire state will have been
completely organized In this line.
In an Interview, Chairman Creasy
said:
"Tho chances for the election of a'
Democratic governor were never better.
The naming of Judge Pennypacker
makes the Democratic chances of suc
cess much brighter. He is the weaker
of the two candidates voted on by the
Republican delegates yesterday and his
selection makes It all the easier for us."
When questioned as to who would be
the Democratlo nominee for governor,
Mr, Creasy replied:
"I am not able to answer that at this
time. I do not care to bo quoted on
that point. There Is plenty of good
timber among those already mentioned
In the papers as candidates, but as to
who will receive the nomination I do
not care to venture an opinion."
During his stnv here, Chairman
Creasy called on State Senator Coch
ran, whose name has been prominently
mentioned as a probable candidate for
governor, Mr. Creasy left this evening
for Rldgway, whore ho will attend a
meeting of tho chairmen of that dis
trict, after which ho will go to Harrls
burg and then to Philadelphia.
Susquehanna Engineers Quit Work.
Dy I.Mlusho wiic fiom The Associated l'ies.
Wllltes-naire, Juno 12. Tho Susquehan
na Coal company suffeied a heavy loss
today, when all of Its engineers with tho
exception of two, quit work, Tho two
men at woik aru employed at tho pumps
which pump the water Into tho town res
ervoir, For nearly two weeks tho stliko lend
ers have been working to get the Sus
quehanna engineers to como out, but did
not succeed until today.
lirmln Released on Bail.
Uy llulusho Wire from The AitoUatcd Press.
Guayuquil, Kquador. Juno 12. Alfred
Flrmin, a partner In the old established
expoit und bunking house of Martin
Hclnbcrg & Co., which becamo bankrupt
lust October with liabilities amounting to
over (1,000,000, who was arrested here on
June S, has been released on ball. Mar
tin Retnberg, who had been vice consul
of tho United States here for many
ycais. and for whose arrest an order was
Usued the same day. has not yet been
J taken into custody,
OF CONGRESS
Then Are Dsmonstrated In Mr,
Olmstead'8 Rtplu to
Mr. Gushniai..
NOT SATISFIED WITH
EIGHTY-FIVE BILLS
Tho Lillputlan legislator from- tha
.West Finds Fault Because All Bills)
Introduced Ars Not Properly, Con
sldered Mr. Olmstead Points .Out
Some of the Humorous Phases and
Asks the Member to Befrain from
Shooting the Fiddlers. , jj
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated PreM, "
Washington, June 12. The house to
day adopted a Bpeclal rule for the
consideration of the Irrigation bill,
which passed the senate some time ago,
and devoted tho day to general debate
of the measure. Tomorrow the bill wilt
be read for amendment under the flve
nilnute rule.1Messr8rMondeIl,Jof Wyo
ming; Tongue of Oregon; Tirrell, of
Massachusetts, and Shallcnberger, of
Nebraska, spoke today In favor of tho
bill. Mr. Ray, chairman of the Judl
claty committee,, made a long: argu
ment against it.
Mr. Olmstead, of Pennsylvania, In
replying to remarks made by Mr
Cushman, of Washington, some week?
ago, In which the Washington member
denounced the committee 'on -rules for
its alleged tyrannous use of its power
to prevent members from obtaining
consideration for meritorious bills, re
cited a long list of appropriations
which the state of Washington had re
ceived at the present session, and
asked v what Mr. Cushman, who de
clared himself In his speech, as
"legislation lillputlan," was, roaring
about. "If this lillputlan legislator se
cured all these appropriations," he
asked, what could a legislative giant
have obtained? (Laughter).
Mr. Olmstead read a list of eighty- ,
five bills Mr. Cushman had introduced.
Including one appropriating $5,000 for a
commission to investigate the question
cf "a universal language." "I pre
sume," observed Mr. Olmstead, "that
is the language we are to use when
the rules committee has been abolished
and every member can speak In be
half of his own bill whenever the spirit
moves him."
Mr. Olmstead defended the machin
ery of the house, arguing that present
methods were necessary for the trans
acllon of public business. Fourteen
thousand bills had been introduced at
the present session. The house would
have to sit night and day for ten years
to consider and pass on all of them.
He went over to the record to show
that more bills had been passed and
more unanimous consents had been ac
corded In the last congress than In tho
forty-ninth and fiftieth congresses, be
fore the present system went into ef
fect. He concluded by adjuring mem
bers, In the language of a Western
music hall notice, "Don't shoot the
fiddlers; they are doing the best they
can."
QUAY COMPLIMENTS ELXIN.
Says He Wishes to Consult and Ad.
vise with Attorney General. (
Dy Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Harrisburg, Pa., June 12. Senator
Quay says that he has not decided
whom he will appoint assistant state
chairman. After making some compli
mentary allusion to tho manly manner
In which the attorney general had
borne his defeat the senator said:
"While I have not yet made up the
list of the 12 members -at-large of the
state committee, you may say that I
will appoint John P. Elkln one of them,
and I also Intend to consult and ad
vise with him In reference to the con
duct ot the campaign. As a campaign
manager Mr. Elkln has few equals, and
I shall draw heavily on the services ha
has so generously and voluntarily of
fered. That Elkln would give loyal
support to the nominee those who
know him have never questioned. Ha
Is built that way."
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PEACE IN OHIO POLITICS. '
Representative Burton Compromises
the Factional Quarrel.
Ily llxclushe Wire from The Associated Press, '
Hot Springs, Va,, June 12. A com
promise has been arrived at between
Representative Burton and several Re
publicans who went from Cleveland to
try to bring about peace In the matter
of the proposed withdrawal of Burton
us a candidate for reelection.
The compromise reached Is that there
shall be a Burton committee as well as
a general Republican committee and
that the Burton committee shall have
charge of the full campaign.
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YESTERDAY'S WEATHEB.
Local data for June 13, 1902:
Highest temperaturo ,,,...,.,. 86 degrees
Lowest temperaturo ,.,,,..,., 61 degrees
Relative tuimWUy;
8 a. m , .... 90 per cent,
8 p. m 52 per. cent.
Pieeipltatton, 21 hours ended 8 p. m.,
none.
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