SCHLEY'S m PLAN Admiral Declared His Intention of " Going" For Spanish Ships. DID NOT GIVE SCHLEY THE CODE Directed the Eagle to Tell Commander- In-Chief of the Insurgents' Presence, But Entirely Neglected the Secret Code. Washington, Sept. 28. —The Schley court opened its session today by Mr. Hanna making a brief apology for the word "accused" he used yesterday as applied to Admiral Schley. Captain McCalla then resumed his testimony. The witness said that he had been present during a conference of commanding officers on the Brook lyn while the fleet was off Santiago on May 29. Describing what took place, he said: "The commanding officers were ordered on board the Brooklyn on May 29. It was with regard to the work of blockade. I can only remem ber one specific thing which took place at I he close, and that was that Captain Evans asked Commodore Schley if the Spanish ships came out if he was go ing in for them. He said: "Certainly," and then arranged for a sub-division of fire from the ships under his com mand on the Spanish ships should they come out. Referring to the fact that he had informed Captain Chadwick, Admiral Sampson's chief of staff, of the code of i-ignals arranged for communicating with the insurgent Cubans, he said that he did not in any way communi cate with the commander-in-chief. The witness said further that he thought it had been common knowledge at Key West after his arrival there on May 19 that the Cuban insurgents were on the coast near Cienfuegos. but that no information was given concerning the secret code. He had, he said, failed to give the code to Commodore Schley when he passed him, when the com modore was on his way to Cienfuegos. because he did not know that the com modore was bound for that port. "If I had thought that he was going to Cienfuegos," he said, "I would have gone alongside and given him my in formation." He had ordered the Eagle to give Commodore Schley information con cerning the presence of insurgents, but had not given the secret code to the commander of that vessel. He would have done so if he had known the des tination of the squadron. Replying to a question. Captain Mc- Calla said that Commodore Schley's fleet while off Santiago had never, to his knowledge, been withdrawn to any distance from the harbor of Santiago. SAMPSON HEARD FROM His Appeal For Representation Re fused By Schley Court. Washington, Sept. 28.- —In the Schley court of inquiry yesterday a letter was presented from Rear Admiral Samp son. asking to be allowed to be repre sented in the court by counsel, Messrs. Stayton and Campbell, but the court refused to grant the request, on the ground that "the court does not at this time regard you as a party to the case." Alter the court adjourned Mr. Stay ton said today he would again renew his request to be allowed to appear in Admiral Sampson's behalf. He added that the continued references to Ad miral Sampson were offensive and should be properly met. He further stated that he did not regard favorably efforts on the part of the judge advo cate to prevent exploitation of Admiral Sampson's part in the war. He thought It better to bring the matter in and meet the questions squarely. FAILED TO NOTIFY SCHLEY Wise Told Spanish Fleet's Position Only to Sigsbee. Washington, Sept. 27. —TJie Schley court of inquiry was in session for only an hour and three-quarters yesterday, adjourning at 12.45 in order to permit its members and others engaged there to attend the funeral of Judge Wilson, late chief counsel for Admiral Schley. Captain Wise concluded his testimony, Admiral Cotton made a brief statement on recall, and Lieutenant Spencer S. Wood, who commanded the dispatch boat Dupont during the Spanish war, began his testimony. Machinist Gray, who was in charge of the starboard engines of the Texas on the day of the battle, also testified briefly. He said thfit on the day of the battle the star board engines were stopped and the machinery reversed. Captain Wise was questioned at con siderable length as to what he had done before the arrival of the flying squadron off Santiago towards locating Cervera's fleet in the harbor. He said that while he had satisfied himself of the presence of the Spanish, he had been oontent to communicate his know ledge to Admiral Schley through Cap tain Sigsbee, not considering it neces iiary to make direct communication with the commandar-tn-chief. SCHLEY COURT INQUIRY. Cotton Says Admiral Worried Over Fleet'a Coal Supply. Washington, Sept. 26. —Two new wit nesses were introduced in the Schley court yesterday. They were Admiral Cotton, who as captain commanded the auxiliary cruiser Harvard, and Captain Wise, who commanded the auxiliary cruiser Yale during the Spanish war. Both these vessels were used as scouts and both came up with the flying squadron off Santiago on the 27th of May, before the retrograde movement to Key West was begun. Admiral Cotton testified that he had goß* aboard Admiral Schley's flagship, the Brooklyn, on that date to take dis patches to him and he said at first that he gave him four or five dispatches addressed to the commander of the squadron. He afterwards modified this statement saying that probably all but two of these dispatches were addressed to himself (Admiral Cotton), but that they contained information which he thought should be in Admiral Schley's possession. One of these was a copy of a dispatch from Admiral Sampson, which had not been printed in the of ficial records, stating th;.t the Spanish fleet was at Santiago. He also said that coal could have been taken from the Merrlmac on the 27th of May, the day on which the retrograde movement to Key West was begun for the pur pose of coaling. JUDE WILSON EXPIRES Sudden Death of Schley's Counsel Startled Inquiry Court. Washington, Sept. 25. —Judge Jere miah M. Wilson, chief counsel for Rear Admiral Schley, died a few minutes after 11 o'clock yesterday morning in his room at the Shoreham Hotel. On Monday evening Judge Wilson was taken suddenly ill and called his fam ily physician. The ailment was thought at that time to be acute indi gestion. Now it transpires that the cause of death was uraemic poisoning. The court of inquiry promptly ad journed until this morning upon the news of Judge Wilson's death. Ad miral Schley and Attorney Rayner were visibly affected. Tears sprang to the eyes of Admiral Schley, although JSKEUIAH WILSON. it was plain that he was trying to suppress his emotion. Mr. Rayner said that the death of Judge Wilson would make no change in the court's pro gram, and the hearing would go right along. WIDOW HEARS McKINLEY'S WILL Leaves All to Her Except SI,OOO Yearly For Mother. Canton, 0.. Sept. 28. —Secretary Cor telyou came here yesterday to assist Mrs. McKiniey in disposing of matters connected with the late President's estate. After meeting Mrs. McKiniey the question of filing the will was taken up. The trying task of reading it to her was undertaken by the faith ful secretary. Mrs. McKiniey made a heroic effort to bear up and succeed ed in doing so, although the ordeal was difficult for her. Judge Day and Secertary Cortelyou are made administrators of the will, which leaves all to the widow, with the exception of SI,OOO a year for his mother. The will was drawn up in the President's own handwriting on Oc tober 22. 1897. It is given out on au thority that the McKiniey estate will total $225,000 to $250,000, including life insurance of $t!7,000. TOMB GUARD ATTACKED Soldier at Late President's Resting Place Tells Thrilling Story. Canton, 0., Sept. 30. —A strange story came from Westlawn Cemetery last night, where a company of regu lars from Port Wayne, Mich., are now guarding the vault in which the body of the late President McKiniey lies. It is to the effect that the guard on duty on the top of the vault fired a shot at one man who refused to lieed his challenge, that the shot was divert ed by another man. who appeared from another direction, and that an effort was made to stall the guard. Private Deprend was on guard duty on top of the vault at a point com manding the entrance below, and the men appeared from the rear. Shortly before 7.30 he saw what lie -took to be the face of a man peering from behind a tree about 40 feet from his post. He watched it for 20 minutes, he says, and at 7.45 saw the man hurry to a tree 10 feet nearer. He challenged the man to halt, but tills was not heeded, and the fellow approached nearer. Deprend leveled his gun and aimed to shoot for effect, but Just at that instant another man, who came toward him from the oppo site side, caught the gun, threw It up, and the bullet was spent in the air. This same man struck Deprend on the right side of the abdomen with a knife or other sharp weapon, cutting an "L" gash in his overcoat an inch and a half long each way and a smaller one Jn his blouse. The flesh was not broken but was bruised under the cuts In the clothing. Deprend in the strug gle fell and rolled down the side of the vault. Lieutenant Ashbridge, officer of the day, was in front of the vault, and rushed to the top on hearing the shot but the men made good their escape. All members oi the company on hear ing the shot hurried to the vault, and besides searching the cemetery the guard was increased. Since the incident stories have been told in camp of some incendiary con versations overheard In the crowds that have visited the cemetery, in cluding one yesterday, alleging that some stranger said: "Lots of people would like to see this whole thing blown up." FOR TIIEFARMERS. The Last Republican Legislature Looked After the Agricul tural Interests. MANY GOOD NEW LAWS PASSED Besides the Enactment of the Anti Oleomargarine Legislation There Were Bills Passed Demanded By the Granger? of Pennsylvania. The farhiers of Pennsylvania have ;;ood reason to commend the last legis lature for its consideration of their needs, as shown in the large amount of valuable legislation which was en acted in the interest of agriculture. They passed no less than 33 distinct bills direptly benefiting the country districts —«the farmers of the state. Antong those of the greatest import ance is the new commercial fertilizer law, wbich increases the license fee from $lO to sls, for sales of 100 tons and less, and extends the powers of the secretary of agriculture, by authoriz ing him to prosecute offenders, direct ly, without having to do so through some purchaser.' Under the practice and workings of the old law, which pro vided that the "informer be the pur chaser and the goods be for his own use," no one could be punished for its violation. THE WIDE TIRE LAW. "There is also the "wide tire" law, which grants an annual rebate of one fourth of the road tax, not exceeding the value of five days' labor, to all who will use a tire of not less than four inches wide, in hauling loads of 2.000 pounds and over. The hauling of loads of 10,000 poupnds and over is prohib ited, under penalty, unless the wagon has tires at least four inches wide. This is a most important advance, in the interest of better roads, since it aims to reduce the wear upon the pub lic highways, by increasing the bear ing surface of the wheels, making them rollers, smoothing and compact ing the roadway, instead of knil'e-like disks which cut it into ruts. Another important law. relating to the Improvement of the public roads, was passed, amending the act of 1899, which provided for the "gathering of stones from the highways" once each month during the summer season. The amendment provides a penalty, not ex ceeding $lO, to be collected, with costs of suit, from the supervisors for fail ure to pick the stones from off the public roads once each month, for the months of May, June, August and October. A law was passed for the "protection of live stock" against infection from animals dying of contagious or infec tious diseases, such as anthrax, black quarter, hog cholera, swine plague, ra bies or glanders. The carcass of such animals must be disposed of in such a way as to effectively destroy or se quester the poison, germ, parasite or infective agent of the disease, with which the animal was afflicted at tbe tlmeof death. This supplanting the for mer careless methods, which dragged the carcass to the woods, to become the prey of dogs or birds, or to contam inate streams, is a wise precaution, and will protect the owners of live stock from ignorant or careless neigh bors. A law was enacted which provides for the "inspection of concentrated commercial cattle feeds." Investigation showed that many of the cattle feeds upon the markets of Pennsylvania are adulterated so as to be almost worth less. The purchasers of such feeds had no way of discovering their char acter without going to great trouble and expense, and thus many thousands of dollars were lost annualy by the farmers in the purchase of such worth less material. This law requires the tagging of all packages containing con centrated feeding stuffs, such as lin seed meals, cotton seed meals, gluten meals, maize feeds, starch feeds, sugar feeds, drief brewers' grains, malt sprouts, hominy foods, cerealine feeds, rice meals, ground beef or fish scraps, and all other materials of a similar nature, giving the percentage of crude fat and protein. It is made the duty of the secretary of agriculture to have the goods inspected and to bring to pun ishment all who violate the law. That a portion of the "Vinegar Law," which required cider vinegar to con tain not less than four per cent, of acidity and one and one-half per cent, of solids, was repealed, making the present law to require that cider vine gar shall be "pure and be made of the kind of fruit marked upon the cask or barrel." The barrel must also be marked with the name and address of the manufacturer. INSPECTION OF NURSEIUES. A law for the "inspection of nur series" and the tagging o. all packages of nursery stock with a copy of the certificate of the secretary of agricul ture, stating that the nursery is ap parently Jree from San Jose scale or other such dangerously injurious in sect pest or peats was also enacted. To sell nursery ptock, cuttings or shoots without such a certificate is a misda meanor, and the nurseryman or agent who does so is liable to arrest and punishment. This is a most valuable law. It affects the entire fruit industry of the state, and makes it now pos sible to protect our orchards from those destructive insects, whose spread has, heretofore, been unre strained. There is also the "oleomargarine act," about which there was so much discussion at the time of its passage. No state has a more stringent law pro tecting the dairy industry against this fraud than Pennsylvania, and all of tke cases, BO far tried under ft, have been successful. The old law regulating the scale of "renovated butter" was repealed and a stringent license law enacted in Its place. There were also laws providing for investigation into the "diseases of do mestic animals," for the "protection of song and insectivorous birds;" pro hibiting the sale of "impure milk and cream;" amending the "chees© law;" requiring "fruit juice" on sale to be pure; protecting "timber against fire;" prohibiting the "coloring of milk or cream;" regulating the "bailing of hay;" providing for "rebates on land in forest trees;" erecting a department of forestry, together with a number of minor laws which together make up the 33 mentioned. SCHOOL SYSTEM DEVELOPED. Perhaps the most important of all of the law* passed by the legislature affecting agricultural people, is that which provides for the "centralizing of the public schools" in the town ships, and for the erection of high schools in the country districts. No state has now more advanced legisla tion in this direction than ours and this is due to the action of the legis lature of 1901. No law passed by any legislature since the enactment of the consolida tion act of 1864 is more valuable to country people than this. Agricultural people, under the provisions of the latter law can give an education at home to their children equal to that now given in the best town or city schools. This one act, In the interests of agriculture, is worth all that the cost to the people of the state. Whoever else may see fit to criticise the late legislature, agricultural peo ple can have no cause to do other than praise it, for its service to their inter ests. The enemies of the administration are continually calling attention to what they regard as "bad legislation," but are careful not to attempt to prove any of their allegations, or to give the legislature credit for the many clearly beneficial acts which it enacted. Their partianship is run mad, and has blind ed their eyes to all excellence in the Republican party. In their views there is no good thing or person outside of Democracy, Populism and fusion. The farmers will vote to sustain the national administration by the Repub lican party, which has brought such unparalleled prosperity to the country, has opened up mills, mines and manu facturers, until profitable markets for all agricultural products are found in almost every district in our state, and to uphold the state administration in its efforts to benefit country people as exhibited in the salutory legislation it enacted in their Interest during the session of 1901. HAIiONYjNTI WEST Republicans in Allegheny County Once More In Accord. ALL FOR THE PARTY NOMINEES Governor Stone Makes the Principal Address at a Remarkable Demon stration, In Which All Elements Participated. A source of gratification to every Republican in Pennsylvania must have been the great Republican demonstra tion and mass meeting held in Pitts burg last Saturday night, when repre sentatives of every element among Republicans in western Pennsylvania assembled to ratify the action of the Republican state convention in placing in nomination Justice William P. Pot ter. of Allegheny, for justice of the su preme court, and Frank O. Harris, of Clearfield, for state treasurer. Flinn men and anti-Flinn men. regu lar Republicans of years standing and former insurgent Republicans and many Democrats, disgusted with their present party leadership, were present, and all cheered lustily the sentiments of the several speakers In advocating the election of the candidates on the Republican ticket, and in urging the polling of the largest Republican vote ever gotten out at a state election. The significance of this gathering cannot be over-estimated. This meeting means the opening of an aggressive campaign in the western counties, and it was a keen disappoint ment. to the insurgent Republicans, who have been seeking to organize the Union party, with the idea of combin ing with the Democrats to defeat the nominees of the Republican organiza tion whenever such a course will be to the advantage of those who are In the minority in the Republican party and cannot get the offices they seek. Governor William A. Stone was the principal speaker at the Pittsburg meeting, and he was very cordially re ceived. He covered the several issues of the canvass in a thoughtful speech, and after dissecting the Democratic state platform, he told of what the Re publican party had done and in what, respect the people are indebted to its leadership. THE ISSUES REVIEWED. Among other things he said: "The last legislature, like every other legislative body, must be judged by its work, not by the bills it did not pass, nor by the short comings of its Individual members, but by the bills that did pass. The first great crime which this wicked legislature com mitted, In the opinion of the Demo cratic convention, was the re-election of Senator Quay. If this was a crime, it was a crime in which the people of Pennsylvania jointly participated. It was but the ratification of an issue that was settled by the people at the previous November election. It settled one thing in the Republican party for *.ll time, and that Is that this will of the majority shall rule it, and when it was settle'd every one in the party, those who opposed him as., well as those who favored him, werij glad of it, and ncf one has questioned it since, except the Democratic convention. "The Democratic platform feays that "The legislature proceeded to that oth er and greater robbery of the railway j franchises of the state worth millions to the plunderers and stripping every city, town and township in the com monwealth of the proper control of its streets for trolley improvements.' This is a most ridiculous statement, as Well as a false one, and made with the thought tht no one would take the pains to read the laws, but would take their word for it. The law relating to surface street railways is simply an amendment to the street railway act Of 1889, and gives the councils of cities anil towns the right to permit the oc cupation of streets that other com panies have abandoned, but still claim to have exclusive rights upon. "The elevated and underground rail way law is new and became necessary to relieve thickly congested streets in large cities. The supreme court had decided that there was no authority to build and operate an elevated railway. Both laws, however, provide that the consent of councils must first be ob tained. The laws simply give the power to councils to grant the right. There is not and cannot be any valid objection to the laws, because the con sent to build must first be obtained from the people affected through their representatives in councils. There may be applications to councils for rights over strfeets where the necessity for roads is disputed, but this is a question for the people themselves to determine through their representa tives in council. The laws are wholly unobjectionable. The railways con templated in many instances may be objectionable. If a city or town should object to a railroad through it that is no reason why there should be no railroad laws. But surely these laws do not 'strip every city, town and township in the commonwealth of the proper control of its streets,' as charged in the Democratic platform. MANY GOOD GENERAL LAWS. "I will not discuss local laws af fesctlng cities of the different classes, nor the laws specially affecting bor oughs and townships. It will be found that the representatives of the major ity of the municipalities affected by the local laws passed supported them and voted for their passage. The gen eral laws passed by this legislature are very important. I undertake to say that this last legislature passed more good and necessary general laws than any legislature within the last 20 years. I have only time to mention a few of them. The act establishing the department of forestry is one of the first, as well as one of the most important. The state has purchased and agreed to purchase about 324,000 acres of forest land at an average cost of $1.8*4 per acre. These lands have already largely increased in value. The commission was offered the other day $25,000 in advance of what they paid for one large tract. In a few years these lands will produce a considerable state revenue from the sale of ripened timber, coal and oil. Germany gets the greater part of her revenue from her forests. Besides, the forests are preserved; the streams are protected, the climate is kept more even and the people can use them as parks for hunting and fishing and camping. We are doing well with this undertaking. It is popular with the people, but according to the Demo cratic platform the commission is honeycombed with fraud, for this is a separate department under this law. "The law passed directing that phy sical culture shall he taught in the public schools was demanded by the German citizens of the state. They have been trying to have this law passed for years. The law punishing kidnappers of children with imprison ment for life meets a popular demand. CONSUMPTION THREATENED. C. Unger, J1 Maple St., Champaign. HI., writes: "1 was troubled with hacking cough forayearatid I thought 1 bad consump tion. I tried a great many remedies and was under the care of physicians lor sev eral months. I used one hott le ol l oley- Honey and Tar. It cured me, and 1 hau not been troubled since." James McKmlane, Lnporte. C. I). Voorhees. Sonestown. LADIES: There is nothing (<|iiul to this Home Treatment < )range Lily and Herbtild Tonic for female com plaints of every nature. We would suggest to all our lady readers who suffer and wish to know the truth and avoid expense, to send to Miss. MAMNDA Kn.MK.it, Shuiik, Pa., for a free sample with full particulars. I had a running sore on my leu for seven years," writes Mrs. -las. Forest, ol Chippewa Falls, Wis., "and spent hund reds of dollars in tryi.isr to get it healed. Two boxes of Banner N.ilve entirely cured it.'' Hcwnre of substitutes. .lames McFarlnne, Luporte. C. I>. Voorhees, Sonestown. Don't Tobacco Spit and nnioke Your I.lfc Anaj. To quit tobacco easily anil forever, tie map netic. full of life, nerve and vigor, talte No To- Hiic, the woniler-worlier, tliat nialtes weak men strong. AM druggists, GOc or #l. Cure guaran teed Hoolilot and sample free. Address Sterling Kemody Co , Chieago T New York Cider. I will open my cider mill on September 12 and will run Thursdays of each week until October 31, 1901. JOHN M. CONVERSE, SONESTOWN, PA. I The only objection to it is that it is not severe enough. This legislature remedied one evil of long standing. It passed a law providing that when for a year a judge is nnable to attend to his duties, he may be retired on half salary for the balance of the term for which he was elected, if he is permanently disabled, and a new judge elected to fill his place. In a number of instances there have been Judges unable to hold their courts for years until they died. It saves money to the state, for it dispenses with the necessity of calling other judges on extra pay and gives the peopde op portunity to have their cases disposed of by a judge of their own counties. "The law commuting sentences of prisoners passed last winter has been knocking at the legislature for years. All the prison societies and the prison officials urged this law. Those who visit prisons and are interested in the reformation of prisoners all fa vored it. The yellow journals did not oppose it until it passed, and then they said that we were going to let the prisoners all out of jail and turn them loose upon the community. The pris oners are not discharged, but paroled, and during the time if they commit a crime they must go back and serve the time commuted. THE JUVENII.E COURT BILL. "The juvenile court law is an ex cellent law. It allows children under 16 years of age to be tried by them selves in a separate court room, and when in custody they are not incarce rated with older criminals. "The oleomargarine law is the cul mination of the efforts of the farmers and dairymen for years. They have got a law to suit them. Under this law if a man eats 0100 he must eat It with his eyes open, as well as his mouth. "The co.il minors obtained the pas sage of three important laws, first !ne law requiring the compr.ntes to keep on hand at the mines the neces sary supplies for trrating promptly men injured in the mines. This will save the lives of a groat many men each year. Second the store order law, which abolishes all forms of store or ders and allows the employes to buy their supplies wherever they can buy them cheapest. Third the law permit ting the people to elect their mine in spectors from a list who have been found capable by examination. The law prohibiting the marriage of first cousins is a good law. It will reduce the number of idiots and im beciles in the state. STRONG CAPITAL COMMISSION. "We appropriated four millions of dollars to build a new capitol building. Who is there in this state who does not wish to see at Ilarrisburg a cap itol building that will be a credit to the state? Now let me tell you some thing. The four men who have been appointed commissioners to complete the capitol building are honest and capable men. That capitol will be completed within the time named in the law and for the money named in the law. Not a dollar more will be ex pended and not a day's more time will be asked. The yellow journals could not assail the personal character of the commissioners because these men are known throughout the state. They were greatly disappointed. They had cartooned the capitol building as a plum tree and said 1 was saving it for 'the gang' and would shake it for their benefit, and when they found that I had done just what 1 always in tended to do and had appointed an honest commission thoy were disap pointed. INSTITUTIONS PROVIDED FOR. "Were the insane asylums and hos pitals crippled by the reduction of ap propriations? Let me tell you that each insane asylum and hospital gets more after the reductions are made than they have received before. Why was I able to take off 12.000,000 and still leave them more than they got before? The decision of the supreme court that the governor had the right to reduce an item in an appropriation bill left no doubt about the power to do it and the senators and members knew that I would do it if the appropriations ex ceeded the estimated revenue, and so much larger appropriations got through than otherwise would have gotten through. I do not blame the senators and members. They knew that I would have to take the responsibil ity anyway and so they thought that while 1 was about it I might as well take a part of their responsibility as well as my own. They knew, too, that I did not care much about newspaper criticism. "I will not take up your time referr ing to any other particular laws. Thero are many other just laws, complicated laws relating to commercial paper, me chanics' liens and insolvent estates are codified and made simple. Every man ought to read the laws passed by the legislature of 1901. You have often seen a book entitled 'Every man his own lawyer.' The laws of 1901 come nearer to it than any book that was ever pub lished." I Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat-' i |cnt business conducted for MODERATE FEES, !> SOUR OFFICE IS OPPOSITE U.S. PATENT OFFICE ! and wc can secure patent lu less lime Ihaa those], i remote from Washington. , i J, Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip-i* I'tion. 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