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3 THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1901. THE MEN ARE CAUTIOUS vninrr c.n k.mployus ;u.iu)i;ii ix WHAT T1IF.V SAY OF Tili: IMü.N, Still InIt They Have o ;rlevniie Company Mr. 3lrt;t wan' !ta(Miint Lahor AfTalrM. M.;rt f street-car men were very cartful to whom they talked ycptcrrlay ar. l what they said in the hcarins of oth ers about their now union. Amonp them- lv ; th. y 1Iscu?s-cmI tlie union and those who had joined talked unionism to men v. ho did not attend tho meeting or arc not willing to join th. union. There are almost as m.my stork rvKanling the attitude of the xv.t n toward the union as there are Fire -t-car employes. They contend that th- y have no grievance against the com P my and pimply w ant to organize a union. A -m.il! m.etins whs held esterriay after n ui. ;tnd other meetings will be held from ti'i- ti time, to suit the pleasure of the organization. Chris. Kvans, national orpan i;. r f tiie American Federation of Labor, who is at the head of the movement, said J.i.-t night that new men are being taken into the unluii. The street-car company i.m! tho.-c who do not wish to join say that vry ft-w are being enlisted in the organi zation. Th-- idleers of tho union are: President. Samuel Thrasher; vice president, Clyde Hill; t-erretary, O. A. Lutlier; treasurer, l harles Long; conductor, J. Ayres. lle t' ir.iing the union. 1'nsident McGowan, of the strct t-car company, issued the fol lowing statement :."A little more than one y.ar ago about the same number of men termed an organization, and at their sec ond meeting invited me to appear before them. I did su, and explained to them the many ditllculties and the large amount of money rpiired to be expended to build up ti." Indianapolis Street-railway Company's pr rty. 'i ne men very kindly listened to ray naternont. and desisted from further par tieipation in the organization. I stated at that time, ami wl.-h to repeat now, that when this company has built up its prop erty it will be its intention to raise the waes or tho car-service men. "1 said then that if they ever had a grievance to come to my office and that 1 would do everything in my power to adjust it. I repeat that statement to-day. "In answer to that suggestion, made a j ear ago, no complaint or grievance has ver been presented to me. "I realize there ate a great many con veniences and comforts that we have not jet felt able to provide for the men, but hope to before a great while for instance, na.ling rooms and lockers for their clothes, etc. "It has always been, and is now, my hope to build up the best street-car serv iee In the country. It has always been my intention to treat my men as well o letter than any other company in the country, and I expect it to be my privi lege, when the proper time comes, to say what the compensation of the men shall be. I feel contident that I enjoy the good will of all my men. "On my arrival from Cincinnati last right I was informed that a meeting of th men was to be held, and that thj statement had been made that at tho meeting a year ago I had promised to ad vance the men's wages 1 cent an hour. It was my desire to be present last night to refute that statement, but they saw lit to rffu.e me tho opportunity. "Th'1 company will do what it considers best fot the public, the majority of its men anl it? own legitimate Interests. "The instigators of the movement last r.k'ht are men who have been discharged from the company's service for good and snrticient reasons. These men are promot ing this organization to secure their own i finftatement. This would mean the loss (it positions to other employes of the com pany, the justice of which the company tails to recognize. "I do not think the present movement Is serious-, as only a very small fraction of th men have entered the organization." - i:ij:lti:i) an kuitoii. etv 31aii at Head of the I nited Mine Worker' .louriitil. The executive board of the United Mine Workers yesterday elected S. M. Sexton, oi lUossburg, Pa., editor of the United Mine Workers' Journal, to succeed W. C. Scott, who resigned. Mr. Sexton is a member of the organization and is an cxperiencai newspaper man. He will assume the edi torship of the Mine Workers' Journal the l.tst ot the month. Vice President Lewis and board members 1'airley and Pendleton will go to IJrazll to morrow as a committee to attend the Joint conference of the operators and miners to assist In bringing about a settlement over the powder question. There are 3,W)'J miners idle In the block-coal district pend ing this settlement. President John Mitchell yesterday ro c live. I a telegram from Spring Valley. III., lis home, announcing the death of his l'ather-ln-law. Henry O'Kourke. lie left lot Spring Valley last night, accompanied I v I-Mward McKay and James Uoston. who will represent the executive hoard at th2 luneral. The board will reconvene at the United Mine Work'T?" headquarters, in the Hte- vensnn bull. ling. Tuesday, if the settlement ia accumplislu-d at Hra7.il to-morrow. , TAI.Ii Ol1 AUIIITHATION. (out mctinc Cn rpciitcr Held Sexwlou Yesterday Ilvenlnn The Contractors' Association held a pes- floji at tho HuihUrs' Exchange yesterday vetung to discuss a nettlement with the ".rpenfMs Fnion. Arbitration was talked, i.n.i it was suggested that a committee bo i i p ..inttd to select a commltte of nonlnter ested persons with the consent of a com ir.l!te representing the carpenters to de cide the matter. No definite action was t;i!. r. on any plan, and the situation re nn ins the p:um- ;:s th llC-st of the week. v. he'; th-- carpenters quit work. The r.erm in and Knglish unions of the c.t p. titers held a meeting last night and v..t.d to stnr.d by their original demand, a minimum wage scale of cents an hour. lh. Tailors Strike. The situation regarding the strike of the tailors is still unchanged. The journeymen s ty they will hold out until their demands are recognized by the merchant tailors, an 1 that the nonunion men are showing a disposition to loin the union. The Mer chant T.iilor.s" Exchange is .lust as positive tint thev will win out against the union. YS; journeymen say a settlement will be readied in "a few days. I'leimcd Tn Audience. The r,oton Lyric Optra Company closed its tmrageinriu at l'ngiih's Opera House with two performances yesterday. Frank D.,nMs's ureal comic opera success, "The Ido'.V Kye," was given a clever rendition yesterdav afternoon, the full strength of the companv being employed in the per tennance. Last night "The 1 curing Mas ter" was the offering and it was well re vived The comedian created consider able amuserunt by perpetrating a number f t jests with a local cob. ring. Comedian Harrv Hrown took a great deal of satis faction in Joking at the expense of a local theatrical writer who was not In the nudl-.;-. It is understood that tou Thompson, who is at the head of the L rlc Oompanv. was wdl ple.nsed with the finan cial result of the engagement. ILmvIc McetliiR I" Till City. The members of the Christian Catholic Churrh in Zlon. who tench salvation henl irr and holy living, are to hold a five days mission in the Magnolia building corner Capitol and Kentucky ftvniu. l bej inning V.inesd iv April 17. with meetings e er nf " noon nil 1 evening and three on Sun oav An elder from Chicago will conduct the "met tings. Dowie M general overseer ct the caurch. Health Hoard l WnltlnB. Governor Durbin was expected to an nounce appointment on various board yesterday, but none were K-ven t. The members of the State Board of Health uro getting uneasy over th delay in announc ing names of men to fi'l vacancies caused fcy the expiration of the terms of Dr. V. NT. Wishard. of thia city, and Dr. 12. D. Liugh Iinv of Orleans. The board has Just passed through a quarter of its fiscal year and is desirous of closing up matters preparatory to entering on a new quarter with "a clean sheet." The gentlemen whose terms have expired by limitation and who are therefore "hold-overs" 'decline to take further action until the Governor makes his announcements. COL. SMITH'S DINNER. Purty of Gentlemen Untcrtnlncd at Columbia Club. Col. Harry Li. Smith entertained a party of friends at an enjoyable dinner at the Co lumbia Club last night. An elaborate menu was discussed, and the remainder of tire evening devoted to impromptu speeches and the passage of witty repartee. The list of guests was made up of Lieutenant Governor Newton YV. Gilbert, Col. E. P. Thayer. IL S. New, Major Thomas M. De frees, ex-Senators Roscoe O. Hawkins and Martin llugg. Dr. Franklin W. Hays, Charles L. Bieler, Dr. Harry Kahlo. Archi bald A. Young, George Bliss, Henry C. Adams, John H. Cockrum, Chalmers Brown. Horace 12. Smith, F. K. Shepard, Frank Hosier. James H. Blllingslev, George A. Gay, William E. Stevenson. H. C. Do Wenter, James W. Fesler, Merrill Moores and Joseph L. Gasper. YOUNG GIRL INTOXICATED. IJlstrcMMliiK Spectacle Witnessed by a Crowd. Tho crowd at the Zoo last night wit nessed the distressing spectacle of a young girl, who appeared to bo not older than sixteen, in a state of maudlin intoxica tion. Ilefore the girl could be removed from the building she fell twice in a drunken lit. Her actions became so violent that it was believed to bo necessary to summon the patrol wagon, but an employe of the establishment finally induced her to accompany him to her home, a great deal of indignation was manifested by all who witnessed the spectacle towards a saloon or other drinking place that would sell in toxicants to a young girl. CITY NEWS ITEMS. Mrs. V. E. Ferguson will give an exhibit of pyrogrsyhy at Lieber's all this week. Camp Gray has adopted suitable resolu tions over the death of the late M. V. I. Spencer. Tho ladles of the Cathedral Guild will give their annual sale in the diocesan library at the bishop's residence on April 16 from 2 Ij 6 p. m. B. M. Halston, who has been very ill for several weeks, is getting much better arid hopes to be able to return to business in a few days. The Murphy Gospel Temperance League will hold a temperance meeting at the First unuea jjretnren jnuren tnis evening, nt 7:30 o'clock. The public is cordially in vited. The Rev. W. A. Quayle will address the Murphy Gospel Temperance League, at its hall, corner of Alabama and .New York streets, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The public is cordially Invited. The Marion County Horticultural Society held its regular monthly meeting In Room 12 of the Statchouse yesterday afternoon. The session was brief and devoted prin cipally to the transaction of routine busi ness. A petition in bankruptcy was filed in the United States Court yesterday by Henry Domer, of Klkhart. He gives his liabili ties at $S,fi46.51. and his assets at $177. Benjamin Fishbein, of Indianapolis, also filed a petition in bankruptcy. Circle Nn. 1 of the Central-avenue M. 13. Church will open a rummage sole Tues day at S7C Massachusetts avenue, for which they ask their friends to send donations of clothing, hats, shoes, books, furniture, e'.c. The old phone is 32S3; new phone, 551. Kate Washington. colored. sixty-flve years of age, formerly cook at the City Hospital, was found dead in bed yesterday morning a.t her home, 74.'i Lockerbie street. Death was due to heart trouble, from which she had suffered for a number of years. The funeral of Eldridge Harris, with full military honors, will be held this aft ernoon nt 2 o'clock from his home. 557 West Thirteenth Mreet. Company C, of the State Guard, will have charge of the services. Harris was a soldier in the Phil ippines under General Funston and was killed last September during an engage ment. The rummage sale which is being con ducted by the management of the Boys' Club will continue through the wek. The ladles in charge will be nt the clubhouse nil week to receive goods, and they ask their friends through the press to donate evervtblng possible. The sale has been vrry profitable snee Its opening. April 3. and the ladies are grateftd for the kindness of th- people who have sent thorn donations. One ef the articles donated last week is a fine fcrtv-dollar ladles saddle of buckskin, -rv'hlch is on exhibition in YVulschncr's music store, on North lVnnsylvanla street, which they have priced at $-0. Heading tlrele "Work. The Teachers' and Young People's Read ing Circle board held Its final session at the Grand Hotel yesterday morning. Th3 principal business tansacted was the elec tion of George F. J.ass to sucreod himself fcx distributing aKent, a. position which c;ir- rios a salary of $1,500 a year. The board did not flnljdi consideration of the lift of books to be used by the circle during ttvj ear beginning July 1. Hh. but will take up this matter at the next meeting. June 7 and s. The entire list will not, however, be made up before the. meeting in Decem ber. The list which will be promulgated nt that time will be used by the circle from July 1. ILK to July 1. VML Preparing Proofs of Death. The Union Trutt Company Is preparing proofs of death to be forwarded to the companies having policies on Ceneral tinr rlson's life. There are four policies, aggre gating SSJ.liOO. Mr. TarklnRton Prefers Home. Anna Wentworth, in Woman's Home Com panion. Lent is a good time to give small informal dinners. At the Dextcrs lately I met Mr. Tarkington, who has made himself known to every one by his "Gentleman from In diana" and his charming "Monsieur Beau calre." , "I couldn't live In your fascinating New York," he told me: "It's too alluring; I could do no work. I should want to accept all the invitations I received and go "every where, and I should have no brain left when I got through. No. I have to live in a place whore I can work nnd think." Later he said, in speaking of the dramatization of his works, "I really don't care much to see them acted nor to know how they will affect an audience. Nor is there any great pleasure in reading even the most favor able criticism of my books; the fun Is In doing the work. Once the book is out of my ha nds. I oulte lose my interest in it." F.vcry one knows that In his Princeton days Mr. Tarkington wanted to become an ;etor. and when ine knows him it does not com strange. He is so versatile and alert, and. best of all, he is not the least bit con ceited, in spite of the fact that he is being lionized by every one. Knee DUenwe from Praying:. Philadelphia Telegraph. A Capuchin monk In Detroit has incurred a serious disease of the knee from con tinued kneeling at prayer. The case is an aggravated one. and it is feared it will be necessary to amputate the le. The suf ferer Is Father Paschal, an Inmate of the Capuchin Monastery on Mount Klliot ave nue. In America nt least this peculiar dis ease of occupation is almost unknown. Few people know anything of the disease or Its remedies. Father Paschal has pent many hours regularly each day during his long life upon his knees. In Italy this at titude of devotion, continued for genera tions, causes deformity of the knees In a large' number of people. In the case of Italian women especially the knees are oft en ugly. This fact Is recognized among Italian artists, who rarely employ Italian models In painting the lower limbs. In painting pictures it is customary to em ploy Uallan women as models for the faco and French models for the lower limbs. Queen Alexandra tin Itoute Home. FRANK FORT-ON-THK-MAIN, April 13. Queen Alexandra boarded a train at mid night on her return Journey to England. LAWTON MONUMENT FUND ALMOST FOLK THO(SAM) DOLLARS SOW AVAILAULC. Meeting; of the Commission LnM Mght ' at the Governor' 1'nrlorn Resolutions Adopted. The Lawton memorial commission met last night in the Governor's parlor in the Statehouse. It was the first meeting of the commission since the death of ex-Gov. Mount, who was by virtue of hi? oflioe, president of tho commission. Governor Durbin, who succeeded to the position, has taken an unusually active interest In the work of tho commission. The Governor inaugurated a subscription list which re sulted in an addition of nearly $1,000 to the fund already available. Through his ef forts a plan was devised by which the af fairs of the commission will be brought to an early termination, probably during the current week. . During the past three months Evans Wool len, secretary of the Lawton commission, has carried on an extensive correspondence with members of the National Sculpture Society. The almost unanimous sentiment of letters received by Mr. Woollen has been that the contract for a memorial for General Lawton ought not to be let through competitive bidding. It is said the best and safest method would bo to seleut a sculptor of undoubted ability and of the highest reputation and place the matter entirely in his discretion. Mr. Woollen sub mitted a report covering this correspond ence, and the members of the commission who were present at once decided upon the adoption of the following resolutions; "Whereas, Tho Lawton monument com mission, having conferred with the Na tional Sculpture Society, ami having been advised that a monument properly befitting tho memory of General Lawton could be erected within the sum possible to bo raised; therefore it is "Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to make a contract with Daniel Chester French, sculptor, to prepare a de sign and construct a monument that will suitably memorallze General Lawton. "That the committee be authorized to negotiate with Mr. French on a basis of a possible expenditure of $d,0OJ. "That the committee be authorized to in vite Mr. French to visit Indianapolis to consider with the commission the situation, with a view to tinal details of character of monument, location, etc. "Resolved, further, That the secretary be directed to proceed with the collection of subscriptions to the monument fund, and, with the co-operation of the commission, to prosecute vigorously the work of secur ing such further subscriptions as may be necessary." Governor Durbin acted upon the sugges tion contained in the resolutions and ap pointed a committee consisting of Dr. Franklin W. Hays and Hilton U. Brown to prepare a form of contract and to extend the Invitation to Mr. French to visit In dianapolis.' The commission did not come to any decision as to the kind of memorial that will be erected to General Lawton's memory, although the matter was infor mally discussed. It was thought best to leave this matter to the final recommenda tion of Mr. French. Several members of the commission were inclined to favor the type of memorial known as "the portrait bust," of which Mr. French is a noted de signer. The commission was a unit in its determination to give Mr. French ample time and discretion to work out a plan for a memoral that will meet with uni versal approbation nnd that will conform In every way to the canons of art and good taste. The fund now available is close to $4,OaO, and the impetus fiven the enterprise by last night's meeting will, it is confident ly believed, result in the estimated amount of ItS.txrf) being secured by -the end of the present week. Daniel Chester French, the sculptor who will design the memorial to General Law ton, Is a New York artist whose fame Is co-extcneive with the boundaries of the country. His work Is to be seen in mnny places. One of the best examples of his genius is the Richard M. Hunt monument in Central Park, New York. He also de signed the Jarnos A. Garfield memorial in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Both of these memorials are of the style that is expected to be adopted by the Liwton com mission. Mr. French also achieved much fame by his splendid bas relief in bronze entitled "The Death of the Sculptor." which was exhibited in the art building at the world's fair in Chicago. Another notable design executed by him Is "The, Minute Man" at Concord. N. II. Last night's meeting was attended by General Will J. McKec, Dr. Franklin W. Ha vs. Samuel B. Sw eet, Charles C. Parry, Hilton V. Brown, John 12. McGettigan, Charles C. Gilmorc. Kvnnn Woollen, sec retary, and Governor Durbin, president of the commission. THE CORDAGE TRUST. Its Operation IZx pi allied ly Tivo of the Lea til uk Manufacturer. WASHINGTON. April 13. The manufac ture of cordage was again to-day the sub ject of the industrial commission's inquiry, James M. Waterbury, president of the Waterbury Rope Company, and formt r president of the National Cordage Com- pany. of New York, Wm. II. Fitler, of tho Edwin IT. Fitler Company, of Philadelphia. and Gideon F. Holmes, manager of tho Plymouth Cordage Company, of North Plymouth, Mass., being the witnesses. Speaking of the National Cordage Com pany. Mr. Waterbury said that It Included about Ct) or 70 per cent, of the pr&ducing ca pacity of the country, but that there were several important concerns which had never come in. The trust had immediately after Its organization gone to work to se cure control of tho hemp supply nnd the competing companies having met this ef fort the consequence was an increase in the price of raw material, an overproduction of cordage and a reduction of the price of ' inai uriicie. v-ciiMqucnuy ine comiunauon had not resulted in benefit to any one. This, however, caused only a temporary embar rassment, and the failure which came in 1.03 was due. he said, to the general finan cial distrust of that year. Mr. Fitler said that his company had never entered a trust, but that when the cordage company was organized there had been a strong effort to get the establish ment into that trut. The pressure had Taken the shape of sharp competition, both in the purchase of raw materials and the sale of products, but his company had forced the sales even lower, and, having thus measured the capacity of their com petitors, they had no further trouble. He said that his company is now shipping some of its product to Russia, but as a rule the forelpn markets- are so unsatisfactory that he had made little effort to secure them. He wanted the tariff left as it is. He be lieved that cordage mills in Manila intelli gently conducted, and with coolie labor and free admission of Its products to the mar kets of the United States, would b dlsas- I trous to the business in this country. He also complained of the manufacture of cordage by convict labor In Minnesota as calculated to have an injurious effect on the business where free labor is employed. OBITUARY. Ilrljr. Gen. J. C. Lynch. Veternn of the War of the Rebellion. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 13.-Brevet Brigadier General J. C. Lynch, a veteran of the civil war, died suddenly to-day of apoplexy, aged r!xty-one years. After his discharge from military service he engaged in the real-estate business, which he con ducted here for a number of years. His son, Lieut. Ralph Lynch, ia now at the front in the Philippines. Brevet Brigadier General James C. Lynch entered the serv ice In August. 1SG1, ns second lieutenant of the One-hundred-and-sixth Pennsylvania Regiment. In June. PstVl, he was assigned to the command of the One-hundred-and-elghty-thlrd Regiment, with the commis sion as colonel. The regiment took part In the fierce lighting of the battle of the Wilderness at Laurel Hill and Cold liar- bor. Colonel Lynch was mustered out in October, 1SG4. and was Lrcvetted brigadier general at the end of the war. Wfllfnm F. McClelland. DENVER, Col., April 13. Dr. William F. McClelland Is dead at the age of eighty years. Before coming to Denver in 1SL his name had become known In Europe as well as In America for his success in performing difficult operations. He was the first physician to make a study of the climatic Influences of the mountain region on pulmonary disease, and wrote extensive ly, of the benefits of Colorado's climate. To his writings was due largely the lirst fame of the State as a resort for the world. He amassed a fortune in real estate. Other Deaths. CINCINNATI, April 13.-Frank M. Ogden. a prominent business man and the only remaining brother of Mrs. Phil D. Armour, of Chicago, was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery here to-day. The services were conducted by Rev. A. M. Harvout, pastor of the Central Christian Church. Mrs. Phil D. Armour was unable to attend on account of Illness, and only relatives and a few friends were present. BERLIN, April 13. Dr. Block, of San Francisco, who has been studying In thv Berlin clinics, died here, last night, of scarlet fever. His body will be sent home. SANTA FE. N. M., April 13. George H. Wallace, secretary of the Territory, died to-day of heart failure. MANY MEN AFFECTED IMPORTANT CHANGES TO HE MADE II V THE, ILLINOIS CENTRAL. Five High-Salaried Officials to Lose Their Position 1)1 vImIoiis of the Road Reorganized. CHICAGO, April 13. The Record-Herald to-morrow will say: Between four and five thousand employes of the Illinois Central road will be affected by a eneral order that will be lsfued from headquarters Mon day. The order abolishes the Amboy divi sion of the road, parcels it out among other division, and sweeps away the official ros ter of tho dlv.sion. By this change five high-salaried ollicials will have their posi tions taken away, but not all of them will leave the employ of the company. For the majority the company has found new posi tions, but in the meantime will displace other employes along the lines whose effi ciency has not been so great. Accordingly the effect will be to relieve the company of the expensive official list of the division and will better the service on other divi sions. The order will bear the signature of Second Vlca President J. T. Harahan. It will go into effect May 1. It Is estimated that over four thousand trainmen, engi neers and general employes will seek new homes on account of the chang In head quarters of division. The northern portion of the division, extending from Freeport to Clinton, a distance of 161 miles, is to be added to the Freeport division, which now extends from Chicago to Madison, a dis tance of sixty-one miles, making the new division 223 miles long. The southern por tion of the division, between Clinton and Centralla, a distance of 114 miles, will be added to the Springfield division, making a new division nearly 410 miles long. That portion of the line between Dubuque and Freeport, sixty-eight miles long, will be added to the Dubuque division, which now extends from Manchester to Cedar Rapids, a distance of forty-one miles. The new division will be about 110 miies long. The line from Waterloo to Fort Dodge will be taken from tho Dubuquo div sion and a-lried to the Omaha division. "The officials have decided to make the following changes in positions as a resuk: G. A. Clair, superintendent of the Omaha division, will have his headquarters moved from Council Bluffs to Fort Dodge. K. F. Harriman, superintendent, will have head quarters at Dubuque. II. U. Wallace, f-u- yerintendent of the Freeput division, will be transferred to the Louisville division, succeeding W. J. Harahan. Horace 1 taker, superintendent of the Amtny division, will have charge of the enlarged Freeport divi sion, with headquarter nt Freeport. suc ceeding Wallace, irnn-q'erred. J. C. Ba' y, superintendent of h-; Springfield division, will go to Clinton as superintendent of the new Springfield division. The Rantoul dis trict of the Springfield division will be transferred and pi. iced under the Juris diction of Sujh rlntendent McCourt, of the Chicago division. Other changes will be decided upon later." A Rock Inland Humor. CHICAGO, April 13. The Tribune to morrow will say: "Dispatches received here announce tliat W. H. and J. H. Moore, of Diamond match fame, have obtained con trol of the Rock Ishu.d system. They are said to have bought an enormous amount of Rock Island stock during the last few days and to have been responsible for the recent rise in Rock Island. R. R. Cable, chairman of the Rock Island board of di rectors, when shown the dlpnteh. said ho had heard of no stich transaction." Railway Note. Announcement Is made of the transfer of H. IT. Wallace, superintendent of the Free port division of the Illinois Central Rail road with headquarters at Freeport, to Louisville. Ky., In tho Famo capacity. Horace linker, of Clinton, 111., cufcemls Wallace and will have charge of the Free port and Amboy divisions. State Railroad Commissioner Osborne, of Michigan, has ordered the Grand Rapids & Indiana and the Muskegon. Grand' Rap Ids Sc Indiana Railway companies to re ruce their passengor rates to 22 cents per mile. The earnings of these roads last year reached J'J.OH) per mile, which, under the statute, brings them withinthc --cent classification. Frank Trumbull, according to informa tion from New York received in Denver, is to be the president of the consolidated Gould railroads in Colorado. This con solidation will include the Denver & Rio Grande, the Rio Grande Southern, tho Rio Grande Western, the Colorado Mid land, tho Colorado & Southern, the Fort Worth t- Denver City and the Denver & Southwestern railroads. The announcement was made at Albu querque, N. M., yesterday on high authori ty that John W. Gates and his associates, who are said to have secured control of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, are now trying to get control of the Colorado & Southern Railway. Company to make It an adjunct to their steel nnd tin business. They are said to have bought a large amount of stock of the company already. A report upon tho progress of the Man churlan Railway has been received at tho State Department from Cnited States Con sul Smith, at Moscow. The consul says he is Informed from reliable sources that the rails have been laid on the division Hallar Zlzlkar, and that the remaining two-thirds of the whole line between Tchita nnd Vladl vostock is nearly completed. The; whole line, it is believed, will be opened for pas senger trarllc by May of the current year. DisthitfuUhed French Visitor. NKW YORK. April 13. Among the pas sengers who came in to-day on La Lor raine was Jules Selgfried. who, at times, has been minister of commerce and a sen ator of France. It is forty year? since Mr. SeUfried, who is accompanied by his son Andre, visited this country, and his com ing now Is for the purpose of studying the industrial. commercial and economic changes that have taken place during the period between the two visits. On his tour of investigation he will go to Philadelphia. Baltimore. New Orleans, Savannah. Pitts burg. Cleveland and St. Paul. The dis tinguished visitor said that he expects that, in the near future, the business rela tions between France and the United Stat.'s will va.tly Increase, and that, while France will send Its silks, linens and works art here, this country will ship its man ufactures in large quantities to France. Condition of dudtre Day' Wife. CANTON. O.. April 13. Former Secretary of State W. R. Day, who was summoned home by the illness of his wife, reached Canton "nt 3 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Day has passed out of a state of complete unconsciousness and early this morning recognized her family. She was not fully conscious at any time during the day, but recognized her husband when' he came. Her condition has not changed much during the past twelve hours. Her physicians con sider her condition critical. NOT YET AT LIBERTY AG t IN ALDO Pi:itMITTi:n TO sec ONLY JUS WIFE AND MOTHLU. Hin Attitude Regarding the Future Not Known Trlnl of Commissary O Ulcers A Traitorous Guide. MANILA, April 13.-General MacArthur has forwarded to Washington a special re port on saloons and the social evil in :he Philippine islands. Information concerning the doings of Aguinaldo is withheld by the authorities. His wife and mother have been almost his only visitors during the past week. Gen. MacArthur considers inopportune the sug gestion made here that Aguinaldo visit th United States. The trial of Sergeant Memson, the first case in tho commissary scandals, began with th3 disclosures expected. Two wit nesses testified that quantities of flour were taken from a government warehouse and sold by three commissary sergeants and two others, who divided the proceeds. Fin nick, proprietor of an American bakery, was incriminated, and other business men were also involved. The extent of the il legal sales has not been ascertained. Ry the treachery of a native guide Lieut. Mills, of Company G, Forty-third Volunteer Infantry, was almost entrapped while pur suing Insurgents In the interior of the island of Lcyte. After a sharp skirmish the attack: g insurgents were defeated. Surgeon Lewis Thompson and Private Prosette were severely wounded. At Silang. in Cavite province, the insur gents have surrendered several Norden leldts. Archbishop Chappelle, the papal delegate in the Philippines, has been summoned .o Rome. He will sail soon, and his return here is improbable. Civil Government in I'anaj. SAN JOSE DE KUHN A VISTA, Antique Province, Panay Island. April 13. When the United States Philippines commission arrived here to-day the members were welcomed by the inhabitants of this town, who had erected an immense festal arch. Every village of Antique province was represented by delegates. A statue of lib erty, erected on the town's principal square, named after Washington, had pictures of Abraham Lincoln, President McKinley and Judge Taft, president of the commission, on its pedestal. The province has been wholly paciiied since the recent surrender of the Insurgent leader Fullon, and the as piration for a provincial form of govern ment is unanimous. The commission has mailed to Washing ton detailed recommendations for the form of civil government to be established in the archipelago. The legislative council is expected to consist of four of the present commissioners and three Filipinos, the lat ter to be appointed bv President McKinley. Lieut. Col. William S. Scott, of the Forty fourth Volunteer Infantry, commander of Antique province, has been made its gov ernor, while Lieut. Fred L. Wilson, of the same regiment, has been appointed pro vincial treasurer. ACitlXALDO'S LIFE IN P12UIL. Friends of the Murdered Luna May Attempt Revenue. NEW YORK, April 13. A special to the Herald from Washington Says: "Aguin aldo's delay in Issuing the manifesto ad vising general surrender of the insurgents and delivery of arms, and their acceptance of American sovereignty is causing1 com ment. Officials of the War Department assert their faith in General MacArthur'a ability to induce Aguinaldo to Issue the desired address. Aguinaldo has demanded certain conditions as a preliminary to this action, and a discussion has occurred on the points which he has named. Ilefore the ad dress is issued it is expected it will be cabled in full to the secretary of war for submission to the President, and will be amended by the authorities here if amend ment Is desirable. "Under instructions. General MacArthur is closely guarding Aguinaldo, both to pre vent his escape and to prevent any injury being done him by frienus of the late Lieut. Luna. Lieut. Col. Clarence Edwards, who was the adjutant general of General Law ton's column, slid that there seemed to be very little doubt that Aguinaldo had given instructions for the death of Luna. Luna was killed in Cabanantuan by one of Aguinaldo's bodyguard, who had been drawn up in honor of the insurgent gen eral, who. Colonel Edwards said, was 'the 1 liwton of the Filipino service.' Agulnaiuo had sent a peace commission to treat with the Americans, but Luna arrested some of them nnd sent his own commission. Jealous of his own popularity with the army, nnd desirous to preserve for himself the dic tatorship. Aguinaldo, Colonel Edwards add ed, is believed to have given the orders which resulted in his rival's assassinntion. Luna had mnny friends, and It would not surprise olllcers here should an attempt be made on Aguinaldo's life in revenge for the assassination of the popular insur gent officer." MISCELLANEOUS NEWS NOTES. Richard Hardy, of Ilrooke county. West Virginia, walked into a livery stable at Stcubcnville, ()., yesterdav and said. "I'm not drunk." and fell over dead. A courier who was Font to Taylor Patk, Col., to investigate the story of a fatal Fiiow and roek slide on Italian mountain reports that the story is wholly without foundation. Five fully-developed cases ot smallpox have been discovered at Springfield. III., among male boarder at the Salvation Army Hotel. Quarantine has been estab lished with a patrol of police. William II. Hussmah, an employe of the Rarrett Manufacturing Company, at St. Louis, for thlrt(cn years, confessed yes terday that he was an embezzler and forger to the extent of $l,ouo. He is under arrest. A hundred saloon keepers were arraigned In the District Court at Minneapolis-yesterday under grand jury indictments for op erating nickel-in-the-slot games and gam bling devices. They were all released on $.50 bail each and will be tried later. Officers caught, near Carbondale, 111., Gdrrett Carter, who has been hunted for three years for shooting John Wilson, in Obion county, Tennessee, In a quarrel over a gambling game. Sheriff Finch took the prisoner to Cnlon City, Tenn., yesterday. W. A. Rublee, recently appointed United States consul general at Hong-Konc to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rounseville Wlldman. has arrived at San Francisco from Milwaukee, and expects to sail for hi? new post on tho steamer China next Wednesday. The rescuing party at Cameron colliery, near Shamokln, Pa., where Michael Vor bonick was entombed by a fall of coal la?t Saturday, penetrated a ppot sixty feet up the No. SVs gangway yesterday and found Vorbonlck. He was dead, and the position of his body indicated he met his death when the fall occurred. The faculty of Mt. Union College, at Al liance, O., of which Attorney General Knox is a graduate of the class of 1S72, adopted resolutions to-night expressing gratifica tion over his appointment and declaring their belief that he will add genuine strrngth to the second term of President McKlnley's administration. Mayor John R. Robinson, of Colorado Springs, Col., as chairman of the general committee on entertaining President Mc Kinley during the latter two days visit In Colorado Springs June C and 7, an nounced yesterday that the President has consented to lay the cornerstone for the new flOO.000 Y. M. C. A. building now in progress of construction. The -ceremony will occur June G. On Monday the Daughters of the Revo lution will unveil a bronze tablet on the southern wall of the Hall of lit cords. New York, now the register's office, to commemorate the fact, that the building was used as a- prison during the revolu tionary war. when it was in charge of tho notorious provost marshal Cunningham. The tablet will be about three feet wide and two feet high. Arrests are expected to follow an investi gation now being made into the wrecking by dynamite of the new Christian Church at Ingalls. O. T. It Is alleged that the ex plosive was placed under the structure by members of a warring faction of the church. No one was Injured in the exnlo- 1 sion. The church membership has been sc HLEIC BARGAIN A splendid showing of the best styles and qualities at phenom enal low prices. A rare chance for the housekeeper to procure her needs at a big saving. It's economy that counts, therefore don't miss these exceptional bargain offerings. Lace Curtains French Guipure and Saxcnv Laces, full size, :)iyarU long. Imitation of Re naissance, Irish Foints, etc., at the following bargain sale prices: Were 3.25, now $2.43; were 53.75, now $2.98; were f I 00. now 53.34 Beautiful Savoy Curtains with lace edging and imcrtion, very artistic, at the following bargain sale prices: Were o.f0, now $2.63; were .00, now $4.23; were $5.75, now $4.63 Real Irish Point Curtains, selected with care and now offered at these bargain prices: Were 5.50, now $3.90; were fd.uO, now $4.47; were $0.50. now $6.63 Real Brussels Curtains, full size, our own importation; very choice at the fol lowing bargain sale prices: Were 57.00, now $4.89; were 510.50, now $7.73; were 515.00, now $9.90 Lace Panels for Door Hangings In Irish Point effect, former price now $1.39 A little better quality, forcer price $2.50, now $1.98 In beautiful empire designs, former price 5225, now $1.63 Renaissance and' Point D'Arabie, former price 5-.00, now $1.98 Beautiful Rope Portieres A splendid showing of very pretty effects in all colors. The kind that sold for 1 .70, bargain sale price $1.10 The kind that sold for -.00, bargain sale price $1.63 The kind that fold for 52.0, bargain sale price $1.70 The kind that sold for fo.oO, bargain sale price ..$2.63 The kind that sold for 55.50, bargain sale price $4.23 The kind that sold for 57.50, bargain sale price $5.90 New Linoleums A complete assortment, all new patterns and bright cheerful colors. C5c quality, during bargain sale, only 55c 75c quality, during bargain sale, only 65c S5c quality, during bargaiti sale, onlv 75c 51.00 quality, during bargain sale, only 90c Inlaid Liuolcnm, per square yard $1.25 to $1.50 Chinese Straw Matting Good heavy quality new blocks. 25c Matting, marked for bargain sale 17HC T.Oc Matting, marked for bargain sale 22c ttoc Matting, marked for bargain sale 27c 40c Matting, marked for bargain sale 32c 50c Matting, marked for bargain sale 40c Artistic Brussels Carpet A fine line of Brussels Carpet, fresh from the manufacturers and contain ing the season's best offering. Bargain sale price, per yard oOcto 87Jc 55 patterns of choice Body Brussels. These goods are of the test quality and finest designs. Bargain sale price $1.15 to $1.35 -0000 00000 W 0 0 0 0 0000000 0 00000 0000000000000000000000 0000000 0 0 0 00 0 0000 we tan bave SUCCESSORS TO 5CNLEKHER0H1ARTEN5 CO. h.mersdIanst. split for two years over tho introduction of an organ and sectarian literature into the Sunday school. An order has been J.fMiod by President McKinlfy directing that the prisoners- at Alcatraz. Cab, belonjilnK to volunteer rit ments sentenced for minor offenses he re leased. This Is done to ennhle the nun to ko home with their regiments. The order reads that the reU-Hse shall take place on the dato on which the rei;imnt to which the prisoner formerly leloiK'd Is mustered out. There are about -.'u general prisoners on the Island who will be al lected by tho order. -Mr. Cadwallader, of New York, who rep resents the Duchess of Manchester, said yesterday that the will of Fernando Yznan i h.H been proved with the as-nt of cvt-ry member of the family and without the is sues of citations, some delay having beMi Hera stoned by tho n lionc' jibroid of one of the parties. The entire property h:r? been left to the Duchess of Manchester, but Mr. Cadwallader said of her own mo tion the duchess has made arrangements to provide lor her mother and her two sisters, to their entire satisfaction. Two hundred and fifty people sat down last nlnht at the thirteenth annual dlnn r of the Manhattan Single Tax Club at the Hotel Murlborouijh, New York, thus c h bratlnp; the birthday of Thomas Jefferson. The toasts and those who responded wen-: "Thomas Jefferson," by John S. Crosby; "One Code of Morality for Men and Na tions," bv Hev. Jlcrbort S. Higelow. of Cincinnati; "The Declaration of Inde pendence," by Louis I. Post, of Chicapo, and "Tho Single Tax," by I,awson Purdv, secretary of the Tax Reform Association. SIIIUT WAISTS VOll 3li:X. Important Industrie Drprndino: on lroltIem of Their Adoption. New Orleans Times-Democrat. "The battle of tho shirt waist man will be fought to a finish this season." said a haberdashery salesman Just in from th North. "Ily next fall It will be pretty fully determined whether he has come to stay er is merely a fad and a freak; and the averape person has no Plea of the lrumens-e interest? that are now waltinp anxiously on the result. It affect not only the shirt maker? but a lot of other Important lin the suspender manufacturers, for instance, and the maker? of belts, summer vests and even cravnts. Tho tailors .nd clothiers arc deeply Interested, as a matter of course, because the new garment would cut thdr summer business literally in two at the wa'st, and, takm altogether, it is probably no exaRKoratio't to say that several million dollars are involved in the adoption or re jection of the fashion. The man's shirt waist came on the Held too lato last se-aon to pet a fair test," continued the haber dashery drummer, "and a pood mnny peo ple wondereel why the manufacturers wh ) were pressing the thirty should have intro duced it to the public durin? the last few days of summer inste ad of holding it back until and giving It a run lor Its money. As a matter of fact, however, the mnnu facturers knew perfectly well what they were dolntf. Their purpose was to start people wrangling about the parment, know ing by experience that such debates always produce an army of fool martyrs who swear they will wear it or dl' In the attempt. I know a number of men now who have or- elered expensive outilts of shirt wnlsts for the sole purpose of defying the- opposition, and all these enthusiasts rushing out fully equipped the Mrst hot day and Riving each other mutual support will have a strong effect on public opinion. Last year many of the high-class restaurants declined to serve shirt waist men. hut I will be greatly surprlse-el if there is any such prohibition this season. They will have the power of numbers. Still, it is impossible to predict whether the promoters and advocates of the new stvle will succeed in paining a solid foothold for it. Uy solid foothold I mean a general indorsement ef its gov1 taste and propriety so that tho average quiet dresser can wear It without any mis givings; ,and ymi can rest assured that a tremendous effort will be made to obtain ER'S Jul J. AH This Week you money gjg) 1Ä-90 that kind of recognition, which Is tho only thing that can really mak e r rn.ir a no 1 ty. Several of the bip manufactures hno had faith enough iti its sucress to devot the larger part of the winter to the ex clusive milking of shirt waists, and tiny have plied them lip by the thousands of gross. The pattern that has finally b. eri accepted as the correct thlr.p. by the way, is very loose and lull, especially In the al most feminine sleeves, and it nds with a stout bind at the wait line, whilv It buttons Into the top ef the troint re. 1 shall await tho battle royal with int res-t. added tiie drummer, "but also with a teat." .IiiIIm Not IN n üimmikI. Üaltimor- American. A young man of Williamsburg, N. Y., is In jail b'caux he imndiu s th.it all the w-oji-n arc in lv- with him. If this pritc- tlce were common the prisons of the. coun try Would have to be chljfKcd. A Hull Hoy. r.nmklyn Hagle. The monks to whom Aquir;:tMo w nt to r hool Kay that he was the dull-M boy the e ver tried to tiai h. lie is .-till tluit way, but one learr. a lot of things when hi has to. K7ia Y-.vHA.O At the floor from a happy, healthy wife, is something which the husband looks forward to all through the hy's lalor. He may be tired, but his step lightens and his face brightens as he quickens hij pace to receive the smiling welcome of his w lie. What a difference ia the home - comi n cj of the man whose wife is nervous and gloomy, hav ing neither heart nor strength tolc glad. Many such a husband has worked a trans formation in his home-life by learning of the cures performed by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip tion. It cures diseases cf the delicate organs, builds up the nerves, induces refreshing sleep, and transforms the sickly woman into the happy helpmeet. There is no al cohol in "Favonte Prescription w and it is absolutely free from opium, cocaine, and all other narcotic. " My wife ta icfc for orrr tiht ynr; wri'r Albert II. r-ultt. of Ahamcnt. Grundy . Tcnn. " She had uterine Uiis an 1 wn treated by two rhviaan, lt got ro relief. At lat I read in one of our Memorandum TVok. about Dr. rirrce' mcilieitre, and vrt deci '.etl to try his Favorite Prescription.' I cot to the drug tore nd got one bottle, and the first dose gave ee and sleep. She had not slept any lor three ciRhts. Ueing sure that it would cure her X scut for fiv? more lottle. and when she had taken the sixth bottle she was sound and well. We uo'w have a tne boy at our houe. FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION " HAKES WCAK WOMEN STRONG AND SICK W0.1E.N WCU SALE V-Vi t