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B0E18 01 FULL RETREAT
The Siesc of Wqicncr liaised and
(he Burslicrs Divided.
Majorit f the frILandert. n( Rona.
Hle Iteported riccliiK Northward.
AVhlle the Rest llnrrj Toward
lle-thulle The Movement Ascribed
to Fear of General Huberts' Plans.
LONDON. April 17 The floors, accord
ing to despatches from correspondents at
Bloomfomein and Reddersburg, have
raised the sjegc of Wepener. where they
had cooped up a force of Colonial troops
under Colonel Dalgett. and are in full re-t-at
in two directions.
The majont of the burghers who were
at Rouxville, it is saM, arc fleeing north
war, awl are bagging the Basutoland bor
der as olo'elv as possible. It looks as if
thej wore trying to past east of Ld
brand. Troni Dcthanv it is reported tkat the
Boer retreat northward is cut off as the
British hoM all the roads. A fore- of
3,000 armed Basutos s inarching parallel
to the retreating Boers, read to iouSCe
on them the moment thej crost. the fron
tier. Six thousand Boers it is reported, are
fleeing southward from the Rouxville dis
trict and are hurrying toward Betnulie.
From Iteddersburg comes the statement
that General Cherinwde found the lear
gward of the Boers retreating southeast
ward jwmJ that a large force of them Mas
Kfevtg fourteen .miles cast of Redders
borg and apparentl falling back upon the
Britten advance guard Tins sudden flight
of the Boers is attributed here to the fact
that thej had become aware of big prep
arations b General Rooerts to surround
thorn and gather them into a network of
British commands Seeing that the Brit
ish would vastl outnumber theai and
foaring that their retreat would be cut off.
it is argued that they sudden! pulled ap
stakes and started in full flight.
One correspondent at BtocHifoutefB hlats
at great possibilities in the oar future in
this wa "Various fMrlal movements
are oecwrins which it is net desirable to
npeetfj."
LANDED AT ST. HELENA,
lloer Prisoners in Poor tondition
mul Glad to Cot lioro.
LONDON, April 17 despatch from St.
Jioloua says the Boer prisoners were land
ed o SwKtay and sent to a tamp en Dead
wood rtata Thej were dim and poorly
dad, but were cheerful and apparentl
4ad to get ashore The were p'eaeJ
with the health situation of their a. jar ers.
Half of the population turned out to meet
thorn. Colonel Scblel. the German art llery
officer, was fn a sullen. resUees hunter He
refused to take a carriage, and requested
that he be allowed to walk to his quarters.
Another despatch fiow St. Helen e
nerllfes the lioe-t; as being dirt! -kempt
The were jtencrally considered to
bo a bang-dog looking Jot.
A despatch to a news encj frow Care
Town state thai a Russian prince and a
Wrench count are among the prisoners at
St. Helen.
It k stated that Lad) Roberts, tie ife
of Field Marshal Lord Robe.ts, "Kill arrive
at IWeearfonteln tocipht
INDITING THE GAPE DUTCH.
The On I.ami 1 rpres the Vfrikander
Mnnd to Moot.
CAPE -TOWN. April 17 lfl "6 a. m ).
The "Ons Land." the leading Dutch news
paper here, again urges the calling of a
congress of the Afrikander Bond to con
sider the situation. The r?r compares
the trials and cntences of rebels at
Naauwport to the action at SUuueters Nek.
At the former place the rebels were tried
1 the imiHar authorities -Hhik- at the
latter town the ciil courts passed oa the
tee The ' Ons land" urges that an im
nwdtatc neal Ik? taken to the Supreme
Court In the Naauwport cases.
The "Ons Land" ale ridicules Lord
Roberts" despatch to President Kruger,
complaining of the treatment of colonial
prisoners at Watcrval All these things
lwe the effect of constant! stiirisg up
(Uasatitaction among the Dutch.
THE CZAR TO PROTEST.
(Kijcotion He Mnilc to I.nniliiigr
lti'fllsli '1 roups at Itolpa.
AMSTERDAM, pril 17 Advices from
Moscow, of tedaj s date, sa that it rs ru
mored In oflleial circle that the Csar ill
protest against the transportatmn of Eng
lish troejts b wa of Beira, Portugueee
ttnai Africa
It 16 said that Germany and Trance will
follow Russia's example, with certain res
vrvatious. THE QUEEN'S IRISH TRIP.
Kntlttiie lre-on1" A itrla Prom
Visilinr the ( itj of Helfasf.
DUBLIN, April 17 The Queen has in
timated to the Ma or of Belfast her re
grets that she is compelled to abandon the
idoa f a journey to that citj during her
stay In Ireland She wishes to aoid the
fatigue of an trips which would sarely
counteract the benefit which she has de
rived from the change of scene and the
rest which she has been accustomed to
take of late jears
GiMioi.-il Ahito to Uo XV1.
LONDON. April 17 General White, the
istmmandcr of the LadynuUh garrison dur
ing the siege of that town, wilt attend a le
noptieB to the naval brigade of the cruiser
Pewerfui at Portsmouth oa April 1
The A atlean AKnlnsf Politic.
PARIS, April 17 It is reported fr nj
Rome that the measures taken against the
AosomptiOBist6 by the Vatican are in
tOMdod to appl to all religious fongrega
tioUS throughout the world Hereafter
the member of these congregations x ill
not he allowed to participate in polit cal
work or the publication of new soapers.
riot VKniUHt l.otiliot Hiillctileil.
NICE, April 17 The ro'itc here riJc.le
the alleged jdot against President Loubet.
Tliej the torjr is based on the talk
of an alleged female crank.
Kalian InarohlMM rrested.
ROME, April 17 Th police of Ancona
hove arrested seven anarchists. A num
boi of documei.te were also seized.
The Mi alt of Persia tti A Kit Europe.
TEHERAN, April 17 The Shah left for
Europe todu
Tranlv Lihhej iV. to. t.ell the best
lumlxr iwa(g bvn grades at till and N. Y.
WARNINGS FROM THE AMEER.
AfKhniiiKtuirx Hnler Tell KiiRlnnil
This 1 a Time fur Deeds.
LONDON, April 17. A despatch to the
"Times" from Lahore, dated toda, saS
the following autograph letter from the
Ameer is published in the "Ciul and Mili
tary Gazette." of Lahore:
"Now, -when Afghanistan is ocrw helm
ed on all side, the British Government
does not seem to take any interest, and
enjojs the pride of aloofness and reserve.
Whenever I suggested some check to Rus
sian aggression, since the delimitation of
the Russo-Afghan boundar. I had no re
sponse from the Go eminent of India, ex
cept the suggestion that Afghanistan
might consent to the construction of rail
was and telegraphs in her territories.
This is impossible from the Afghans' point
of view, as the consider that such a step
would be the means of their ruin
"Notwithstanding all fiese troubles, I
haie proved, Ourinp: the past twentj-one
ears, the firm all of the British Go em
inent But now. at the last moment, I
must inform m powerful all. the Gov
ernment ot India, that the present is a
time for deeds, not talk "
PARDONS TOE. MINE RIOTERS.
I'r'i(ciit I.otihet Trees Those Coil
oeriied at the Carinaiix Strike.
PRIS. pril 17 At the request of Pre
mier Waldeik Rousseau, President Loubet
has signed pardons for all those who were
ccdemned in connection with the riots
of the coal miners during the str.ke at
Ca rinaux
The Tatne" reports the capture of an
English jaeht that was sping in the
neighborhood of Toulon
TO VISIT THE EXPOSITION.
'the I'riiioo ami Prluoess of AVales
to Go to I'uris.
LONDON April 17 The "World" sas
the Prince and Princess of Wales vtlll
probabl go to Pans at Whlteumide The
King of UcniuarK will probabl .sit the
Uxitotitum at the same time
ALL OPPOSITION DESTROYED.
Colonel smith' i:peuitinn in the
Miilono- nlle' ueeeNNfiil.
MANILA April 17 Colonel Smith s ex
pedition which resulted in the raniure of
Genera Montenegro and the defeat of Gen
eral Macobolos. has practicilh destrocd
all opposition to the Americans in the Ia
lcos Vallc.
It is expected that General Macabolos
will surrender in a short time
TOUR LIVES LOST IN A FIRE.
Tatal "I eneuient Hon
Itlare at Hook
Point. Pa.
PITTi-BLRG Ajril 17 V tenement
house known as the Spanglehour at Rock
Point. Pa was destnrved b fire earl thib
aiornmg and four lues were lost The Re
nins wore Joe Pastello and Emma Abi
atti and their ur-ie Daniel Abiattl
The shell of a building was occupied ny
negroes. Italian- and Hungarians Thre
were many narrow e"cape occupants of
the upper oors being forced to jump from
the uindows The Abiattl famih could not
be aroued and perished in the flames.
DAVID COLS ON ON TRIAL.
Ill Veiitiittal on I lie Ground of helf
Dcfenee Coneeded.
ritVNKFORT K pnl 17 The trial
of fonmr Congressman David G Colson
charged with killing three men and wound
ing three in the duel at the Capitol Hotel
last month began toda Sheriff Suter was
stationed at the entrance of the courtroom
and searched each man for arms before he
was allowed to enter Colson is defended by
former Congressman Hou't of Tennessee
and other noted law vers.
It L, conceded that he will be acquitted,
a three witnesses will sweir that Lieu
tenant Scott who was killed b Colson,
fired the first shot The other -victims of
the traged were accidental! shot during
the battle
THE NEEDS OE CAPE NOME.
The Piesident to lie xKed to Estab
lish t oarl. Here.
NEW ORLEANS April 17 John .
Dexter one of the rich men ot Cape Nome,
passed through here on his wav to Aash
mgton where he goes as represenla'ive of
the people of Cape Nome to ask tne Presi
dent to establish courts and some sort of
civil government There is no trouble at
Cape Nome Mr Dexter sas, and it is
thoroughlv peaceful but it is rapidly out
growing the camp government which it
now enjovs.
DISPOSED TO GO TO WOKK.
'I he
Piedmont Aliaerx Do ot Helish
the MiiUe.
PIEDMONT W Va April 17 Davis
Coal and Coke Compan miners emploed
at Franklin. Md Savage and Hampshire,
W Va , all near Piedmont, held a meeting
in the schoolhouse at West Virginia Junc
tion There were UK) minen present. El
gie Newton presided and John Rankin was
secretar. The chairman explained the ob
ject of the meeting to be to consider the
company's proposition made last Saturda.
A motion was made to go to work at CO
cents, nine voting in favor of the proposi
tion A motion was then made to go to
work on the compan "s terms 73 cents a
ton and to receive o cents extra if the
George's Creek operators pay that price
The vote stood thirt-tvo for to one
against, the others not voting, but indica
tions would point to their favoring the
proposition The men appeared to be
afraid to vote their sentiments. There is
no doubt that these men did not care to
strike. One man "aid in the meeting he
cMd not know why the were ouL
Superintendent Orestes Tibbetts stated
that he would recommend to his compan
that it close up these mines indefinitelv.
While the closing will material! hamper
the Davis company, et with their large
output at Elk Garden. Thomas, Coketon,
Douglas. Harding, Junior, and Simpson,
and the coal tht-y can escure ffcom other
mines the cin suppl their regular cus
tomers. This strike being of a 6inpathet
ic nature, but little enmit is shown or an
ticipated. Col. Thomas B Davis, one of the
principal owners and local maniger, left for
Grafton and Simpson. While the question
was being discussed as to when the would
go to work the miners left the schoolhouse
without coming to any decision, leaving
the chairman and secretar the only occu
pants of the room. If the George's Creek
minors do not come down and interfere
there will be no trouble here.
Miot in the Head.
John H. Williams, a twelve- car-old col
ored boy, was struck in the head about
noon today by a bullet from a rifle in the
hands of some unknown person. He was
walking in an alle between Fourth and
Tifth Streets northwest. The ball entered
just above the right ear and after plovV
ing between the scalp and the skull came
out just over the left ear. The injury is
not considered as serioiis.
TIj-nn'M Biisinens College. Sth nail 1C
15 Census Office Examination $5
Best honrdK anj where at fl.UO
per 100 mi ft. libbu i. Co.. Clh ami X Y. ave.
Rains Cause a Cessation of Hostili
ties at Cornell Dam.
John CasNtila. a I.eailcr of the Ital
ians, Jmijs Ho l initialled Hi- Tol
loiiiiK' Analast A lolenoo anil the
CiipijIiik- of AVeapoiis The Inuaeat
Oor seppcant UoiiKlas' Mod.
CROTON LANDING. N Y-, April 17.
The only excitement last night at the dam
after Sergeant Douglas was killed was an
attempt which was made at lOrHO o'clock to
cut the cables which carr the loose rocks
down to the dam. The deputy sheriffs
fired a olle, but wounded no one. as fir
as is known. At the dam it was thought
that a battalion of the Seventh Regiment
would make its way oer from Pleabant
ille before noon. Word was received that
Lfie caalr need not be expecteJ until af
ter 12 o'clock toda, as it did not hope to
reach Sing Smg before 11 o'clock.
At da break it was raining, and the
members of Company A and Compan B,
who weie in tamp at the dam had an
thing but a picinc in sight. The Italian
strikers remained in their homes this
morning, either because it was too dimp
and disagreeable to he out or because the
feared a reaction after last night John
Cassula, the leader of the strikers pio
fesses to he much iecd that an ofuis
men should hae oerstepped the bounds
so far as to cause bloodshed.
The men were cautioned last night."
said he toda ' not to resist or in any oth
er wa obstruct the soldiers I wanted, if
possible to hae it said that not one drop
of blood was spilled at the hands of the
strikers I am cen now at a loss to know
who among our men could hae become eo
hot-headed as to commit such a deed for
his rash act has endangered the Iles ot
all of us and greatl reduced the chances
of an amicable understanding with the
contractors We held a consultation this
morning and it was generall believed that
whoever killed Sergeant Douglas was in
stigated by the other side for the ver
purpose of causing us to lose sjmpathv
It is an old trick that of hiring some fel
low to commit n breach of the peace as a
pretext for getting out more soldiers and
slaughtering other workmen "
But wh didn t our men la down
their arms''" was asked
I can t get them to do so," replied
CassuU ' Thev feel that because the are
in Amenta, ihev have the right to carr
anthii. but concealed weapons "
Coroner J A Schafmelster, of Sing Sing,
this morning held an inque-t over the body
of Sergeant Douglas who was shot, last
nii,ht No jurj was neceer and "one
was empaneled After hearing the testi
mon of the soldiers who were present
when Douglas was killed the coroner
gave permission for the removal of the
bod to the familv home in Mount Vernon,
and Major Denike detailed an escort to ac
compan the bod
Major Denike said that no arrest had
been mnde In connection with the crime.
The coroner rendered a verdict that Doug
las died from the elfects of a gunshot
wound at the hands of an unknown person.
A MESSAGE PROM ROOSEVELT.
'I he Governor flvpn m's Sorrow for
scrne.mt Douglas' Death.
LBANY, N V.. pril 17 Governor
Roosevelt toua sent the following tele
gram to the commanding officer of the
Eleventh Compan of the National Guard,
on dut at Crcton Dam
' I desire to express m dep sarrow and
mpathv at the death of Sergeant Doug
las Yet let us remember thai his name
now goes on the roll of honor side bv side
with the names of those who died in open
battle with their coumrv s foes '
ASKING FOR PROTECTION.
Gov ei nor I'oitcr'i Interf renee
la
Labor Troubles Implored.
NEW ORLEANS, pril 17 President
Gunton of the W M. Gunton Lumber
Companv. of Rochelle, La. is here to ask
aid of Governor Foster to allow the mill
to resume work The mill closed down
Saturda in consequence of the demands
of a number of white men in the neighbor
hood and threats against the negro work
men emploved by the companv
A wholesale attack on thee workmen
was threatened and Mr Gunton narrow 1
averted it b clo-ing down his mill and
shipping the negroes to Monroe, La by
wav of the St Louis and Iron Mountain
Railroad He charges that the mob was
composed of white men working in ofter
saw mills in the vlcinit. who doubtless
feared that the example set by Mr Gun
ton would be followed b the other com
panies The emploment of negroes b lumber
companies has been the cause of numerous
other disturbances and threats against the
companies emploing them Mr Gunton
explains that he emplocd the negroes be
cause he could get no othr labor. His
mill is a ear behind in its work, and ho
needed 300 extra men. He advertised for
them, but, being unable to secure the
number of white laborers he desired, took
some negroes
The result was the threat by the mob.
The Tioga Lumber Company, five miles
from Alexandria, is in the same fix but
has armed its negro laborers and will fight
it out.
The Gunton Lumber Compan, which con
trols 250,000,000 feet of stumpage, is owned
mainly in Chicago The Governor will cer
tainly not lake anv action at once as today
is election da and it would be impossible
for the sheriff to act.
AROUND ELK GARDEN.
An IneosinesH "Manifested h
the
Coal Miners 'I here.
CUMBERLAND. Md , April 17 Agita
tors, it is stated, have reached Elk Gar
den and an uneas felling prevails there
A prominent coal man said that he did
not like the atmosphere there and he
dreaded the outcome of the next two or
three das. Should the strike get a hold
at Elk Garden it could not be stopped un
til it spread through the whole region. In
formation from Frostburg and Lonaconmg
is to the effect that much disaffection ex
ists as the result of inactivity The men,
it is stated, are tired of seeing golden op
pot tunities go b. It is believed that with
the surrender of a little pride on both
sides a conference could easily be arrang
ed A third party as a mediator would be
gladly v elcomed by the miners.
Organizer William Warner has returned
from Pittsburg to Lonaconmg Organizer
Dilcher Is also at Lonaconmg. Local coal
men cannot near fill orders. The retail
price of run-of-minc coal jumped to $3,
although one dealer with a limited quan
tity is still selling at ?2 25, which is less
than the price on cars at the mines The
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Is loading a
few boats dailv for Williamsport. The
boatload of West Virginia Central coal
despatched from Cumberland last week
was the first consignment of this coal by
canal In several Vars. Through traffic to
Georgetown is practically suspended.
I Ileal millvvork, pomly for use,
alyais on baud, at CtU and Y. ac.
WASHINGTON, TUESDAY,, .APRIL
THE CABINET MEETING.
Government of Porto IMco the Topic
of DIhciishIoii.
At the Cabinet meeting toiay all of the
President's olficial family were present.
The subject of the new Government for
Porto Rico was again taken up. Inasmuch
as Mr. McKinley expects (o be absent from
the city for a week, several hours was de
voted to its discussion. The taking of an
other census was discussed at length, as
was also the matter of postofficis for the
island. The change from a military to a
civil form of government was fully con
sidered. .
It was agreed that in the frail a Legis
lature can be formed and gotten Into work
ing order b January 1, alte v filch time
no trouble is expected in earning out the
ncv Porto Rican measure to the letter.
Governor Allen will be transported to
San Juan on the Dolphin, and a number of
vessels will be present ot Inauguration
da. Ma 1.
The conditions in Manila were reported
excellent according to advices from Gen
eral Otis. Business was picking up, and
the rebellion was fast disappearing The
Cabinet officers had no Information as to
the new outbreaks reported in the press
despatches this morning.
Politics was not discussed Neither was
Admiral Dewey, but Cabinet officers ex
pressed much interest in the story that
his announcement ma be expected in a
da or so
THE NEW CUBAN TARIFF.
'I he Avar Depai tineitt t'oon to Issue
a statement.
A statement In rcgird to the new Cuban
tariff will be made public by the "War De
partment within n few davs. Colonel Bliss
has forwarded from Havana a complete
cop of the tariff schedule, but several
amendments have been made within the
past week and it has not et been finally
agreed upon
It is expected that the work of revision
will be completed b Trida, when a state
ment shoeing the changes will be made
public
ADMIRAL WATS ON '.S RETURN.
lie AV ill Come In the I lilted Mate
on Ihe Baltimore.
Rear Admiral Watson has cabled the
Nav Depirtment from Yokohama that he
has arranged th detail of officers to re
turn with him to the L'nitefl States on the
cruiser Baltimore to which he will trans
fer his flag on the arrival of Rear Admiral
Rome at Yokohama
The despatch sas that CapL J M For
sjthe, of Admiral Watson's present Hag
ship the armored cruiser Rrookln, will
command the Baltimore on her homeward
voage.
BURIED AT ARLINGTON.
Tuiieinl of the Late Captain !niiincl
It. lauiKW nrtli' .
The rmains of Capt Samuel R Lang
worth which arrived fiom Manila ester
da, were interred with full mllitar hon
ors at Arlington todav at 11 3 m.
Captain Langworth was he ot'ngst
son of the late J S Lar north. He
served throughout the Si aalsh- meriean
v.ar as captain of the Seventh California
Vnliinti r. and at his death was captain of
Companv B, Thirty-third Umttd States Vol
unteer lnfantr He died rebruar -'i.
l&CK), at Balinag, of malarial fever con
tracted during the campaign under General
Law ton in Northern Luzor in jiiirsuit of
Aguinaldo
THE SMALLPOX SITUATION.
s Patients In the Ptithotisc and
'I en in the Detentit.il Camp.
It was reported at the Health Depart
ment this morning that the Imported case
of smallpox from Nomini Va , had been
taken care of esterda in euch a wn that
no danger to the city would result
Two of the patients at the pesthouse
were discharged vesterdnv The were
Capt. William Cullison, of the Armin
Marts, and Gustavus Brown, a member of
his crew. The other sailor was alco re
leased from the detention camp late this
afternoon
There are now six cases under treat
ment at the hospital and ten persous are
still in the detention camp
Aith reference to the importation of
smallpox from Virginia on the liver boats
Dr. Woodward said this morning that the
Marine Hospital Service had ordered an
inspection 'of all such shipping below Al
exandria and hereafter no boats will be
allowed to come in with contagious dis
eases aboird. without the consent of the
health officers J
A NEBRASKA CYCLONE.
Lives 'thought to Have neon Lost,
and Alaeh Dnniaixe Done.
DILLER, Neb. April 17 A disastrous
cjuune swept over the southern portion
of this State esterda afternoon A path
200 feet wide was swept clean for miles.
The twister passed on west with a mighty
roar Wire connection to. the west has
been destroed
There are rumors of losi. of life to the
westward, but owing to the fact that the
wires ard down the rumors cannot be con
firmed In this vicinity, while no lives
were lost so far as learned, man build
ings v.erc blown down and much live stock
killed.
The Old Coreorna Vrt Caller? .
Mr. Warren from the Committee on Pub
lic Buildings and Grounds has made a fa
vorable report on Senate bill 2C10 to au
thorize the purchase of the property
known as the old Corcoran Art Gallery in
this city The bill is amended so as to re
duce the amount appropriated for the pur
chase from ?150,000 to ?332,50. The prop
er! referred to in the bill is situated at
the corner of Seventeenth Street and
PennsHania Avenuo northwest.
The Disposal of Hefuse.
The Committee on the District of Co
lumbia of the .House has made a favorable
report on the bill to amend an act entitled
"An act to regulate in the Di3trict of Co
lumbia the disposal of certain refuse, and
for other purposes." approved Januarv 25,
1898, make a favorable repot upon the
same. "
The bill was introduced at the instance
of the Commisioners to correct an error in
the original act, which erroi was developed
by a dec ision of the Court of Appeals.
A Test Cne Decided.
WILKESBARRE, Pa . April 17 In court
esterday Judge Lynch rendered an impor
tant decision in a test case. In 1893 Mayor
Nichols imposed a fin of 1,000 on Eliza
beth Stewart for keeping a disorderly
house. Avi appeal was taken. Judge Lnch,
in his decision, holds that a fine of $10 a
day for a hundred days was in accordance
with the cit ordinance and Uiat it is legal.
Other similar fines imposed by the ma or
will run into thousands of dollars.
Auk your artificial for ICrclol.
Tinest mill best poplar, ttatt,
cllcn pop'ar at Libbtj & Cos.
17, 1900.
REPEAL OF A TAX ASKED
Druggists Want the Revenue on
6h
Preparations Removed.
TIfty Aleiuliers of the ntlonnl As
sociation Appear Before the Iloime
AVajM anil Meniw Coin nilttce Th e
Ileavj Drain oa the IletnllerH
Ursed an a. Ilcnson for Action.
About fifty members of the National As
sociation of Betail Druggists from all parts
of trio country are quartered at the Ra
leigh. They are in the city to demand the
repeal of the Stamp Tax law and expect
to be successful in their efforts. A pre-liminarjvneetlng-
of the body was held at
the hoteP.thlB.jrfM-nlng and after having
discussed aplan of action, the members
went to the"Capftol in a body where they
were given a long hearing before tho
House Ways and Means Committee.
Thomas Stoddart, Chairman of the Leg
islative Committee of the Association,
precented a petition on behalf of the re
tail drugg' is of ne United States asking
Congres" to repeal the stamp tax upon
medicinal preparations and toilet aTtides,
which was levied to meet uUe expenses of
the Spanish-American war. The petition
relates that the amount of the war tax
upon medicinal preparations amounts to
over J4.000.000. and that it falls entirely
upon the retail druggists as an excessive
income tax.
In presenting the claims anJ desires of
the organization before the Vas ard
Means Coraraitee, H. B. Harding, manager
of the Humphrey Medicine Company, tte
treasurer of the Proprletar Assoc.aton.
and a member of the legislative commit
tee, spoke as follows:
"I represent a manufacturer who did not
increase the price on his gepds when tie
war tax took effect, believing it was bnter
business policv to bear the whole tax, how
ever onerous, than to jeopardize his busi
ness This tax amounts to about 3 per
cent on the gross business and about 30
per cent on the net profits It is eo heavy
that if continued it would eventual' push
man houses to the wall Tne effect of the
war stimulated and increased the prices of
nearl all materials entering into the man
ufacture of cur goods, but as our prices
are fixed this becomes an addit onal bur
den ' On April 10 the Secretar of the Treas
un estimated that the Surplus of the fis
cal ear endiug June 30 will amourt to
seventy millions and that the estimated
surplus of the following year will be e gh-t-two
millions. No doubt It will be a
great deal more, because the Se retary es
timated that th surplus this vear will te
fort millions, whereas it Is almost double
that amount Tne income from the War
Tax bill is about fort-five millions and if
the entire bill was repealed it would still
leave a handsome surplus
"The Income, under schedule B medi
cines and cosmetics. Is- about 5 000.000, a
very infinitesimal sum, but a large bur
den to place upon two industries singled
out from the whole manufacturing busi
ness of the countrv If the war taxes
shoujd be repealed within two ears after
the war what a picture it would be to the
entire world of the proapent and the re
cuperative powers of the United States of
America.
If these taxes wpre repealed within
two ears of the war, and the Government
thus kept its promise and faith with the
taxbearer that these taxes were for war
purposes only what a confidence it would
inspire and should the country at some
future time go to war how quickly every
business would respond to taxation if the
were sure that the taxea would be abolish
ed soon after the war was over, or as
soon as a surplus was shown"
Other members also addressed the com
mittee, setting forth the injustice of the
present war tax. Among those who at
tended the hearing were Secretary Thom
as V Wooten, of Chicago III , John C.
Gallagher, Jersey CIt N J . R I Eads.
Indianapolis, Ind William Mclntre,
Philadelphia, Pa., O N Oleson. Fort
Dodge. Iowa, L Arderv Atchison Kan
Mr Hammer. Lnchburg. Va . William
Muir, Brookbn, N Y , Hermann RIetzke.
St Paul, Minn . J M De McVille. Nash
ville, Tenn , and L S Br an, Montgomery,
Ala
The party wifl remain in the cit until
Thursda.
MINOR KENTUCKY OFFICES.
'Hie Court Holds the Denioerats re
LeKallj Untitled to Them.
FRANKFORT, Ky . April IT Judge
Cantrill this morning rendered his decis
ion in the contest cases for minor State of
fices, holding that the Democratic officers
were the rightful and legal officers, and
that the finding of the State Doard of
Election Commissioners was an exercise of
the power given to the board under the
law 9-ytl could not be called ,in question
by the court. An appeal will at once be
taken to the Court of Appeals.
A eilded to Hceeiie Hlessiiigr.
MAHANOY CITY, Pa, April 17 In
Holy Rosary Church, at Mahano Plaine,
last evening. Miss Alice McGrath and
James Donnelly were married by Rev.
Father Hogan. There were no wedding
bells, no happ friends and no-festivities.
After the ceremony the new 1 -made man
and wife hurried to the bedside of the
groom's mother, and received her dIng
blessing. The wedding' had been set for
April 20, but at the earnest wish of Mrs
Donnelly the couple consented to wed last
evening Fifteen minutes after the cere
mony Mrs. Donnelly died.
IIS;? Claims Afraiasl Coal Companies.
POTTSVILLE, Pa. April 17 Attorney
G H. Gerber, of Pottsville, and B. Y.
Shearer, of Reading. esterday filed a bill
In equity in behalf of Benjamin Althouse
and about twenty-five plaintiffs in Berks
county, against the Lehigh Coal and Navi
gation Company, Tler & McTurk, the P.
& R. C. . I. Co , Alliance Coal Mining
Company, and fifteen other defendants, in
which it is sought to restrain them from
washing culm and other debris into the
Schuylkill, thereb damaging the lands of
the plaintiffs. The damages claimed ag
gregate over $100,000.
Mate lo Purchase 1'orcnl Laad.
HARRISBURG, Pa , April 17. D. J. T.
Rothrock, the State Forestry Commission
er, and the members of the Forestry Com
mittee had a meeting at which it was
agreed to recommend the purchase of cer
tain lands for State reservation purposes,
providing the titles arejall right. The
lands arJ located as follows: Clearfield
county, 16.124 acres; in Mifflin, Union, and
Centre counties, 9,233 acres; in Tioga
county, iitO acres; In Clinton county,
1,045 acres; in Ly coming county, S20 acres;
in Pike county, 2,535 acres.
.Norfolk AAVashliifirton Steamboat Co.
Delightful trips dailv- at t 20 p. m. to Old Point
Comfort, cwport News. NortalU and Yirgiail
Ilcacli. For schedule, see pngc 7.
Carpenters' HsIm bid on very low
' at the Friendly Corner, tth and N. Y. ae.
DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
Consideration of the. Xavnl Appro
priatloa 1111 1 Coutlnne.
Consideration of the Naval Appropria
tion bill was resumed by the House in
Committee of the Whole today as soon as
the journal had been read. Mr. Dayton
was the first speaker, advocating the bill
as reported by the committee of which he
is a member.
Mr. Dayton devoted much of his time to
a discussion of the proposition to construct
warships at navy yards, arguing against it.
All the yards, he said, were running full,
and forty-two ship3 are now awaiting re
pairs. Mr. Dayton combated the proposition of
the minority of the Committee on Naval
Affairs that the Government should con
struct an armor plate plant of its own. It
would, in hfs opinion, coat the Govern
ment $800 or $1,000 a ton to manufacture
armor, and at present the manufacturers
offer it to the United States at $343 a ton,
less than the price charged every other
Government on earth.
DISTRICT TAX SALES.
An
Amendment lo the Law 1'osned
h) the Senate.
The Senate today passed House bill S46G
to amend an act entitled "An act in rela
tion to taxes and tax sales in the District
of Columbia," which now requires only the
President's signature to become a law.
The bill proposes to strike from the
present law that provision which requires
the pament of taxes and assessments
paid by the owner of a tax deed during
the time between the delivery of such tax
deed and the redemption of the property
by the owner. The law, as amended, would
allow the purchaser of the tax deed the
amount paid for such deed and interest
at the rate of 13 per cent.
A letter from the District Commissioners
recommending the passage of the bill
states that it has heed found by experi
ence that not only is the effect of the pro
vision to be eliminated as a tstimultid to
purchasers at tax sales practically insig
nificant, but that it involves the keeping century From thirteen States we aad -of
an Intricate sSstem of accounts the COme forty-five States. Frost &..
trouble and expense of which far outweigh
an advantage that can be derived from it
The aggregate amount so far received in
any one year's taxes has been leas than
$100, and thi sum is made up of Items
ranging from .1 cents up to about $2 more
than half of which are Ie3 than $1, and
ver few as large as $5.
CARE OF THE DOG POUND.
Mr. Lodge's Hill to Tarn It Over to
the Humane socletj.
Mr Lodge has introduced in the Senate
a bill to invest the Washington Humane
Soclet with the care and control of the
nound in the District of Columbia
The bill requires the society to make
an annual report to the District Coramia-
' sioners of the receipts and disbursements
in tho performance of its duties and the
sum of $4 COO is appropriated to be paid
to the societ for the care and mainte
nance of the pound and the caking up, im
pounding, and disposal of animals.
A NEW ENGINE EOUSE.
I"av ornhle Itcp("t on Cln- for Con
resM Height.
The Committee on the District of Co
lumbia of the Senate, to which waa re
ferred the bill providing for the erection of
a chemical engine hooce at Congress
Heights has returned a favorable report.
The bill was submitted to the Commis
sioners of the District of Columbia, who re
ported that the sum of $ oHQ, tnentioMd
in the bill is insufficient t roride for an
engine house and a chem engine at
Congress Heights and thcr recom
mended that the sum be incre. . a $28,-
THE WEATHER BUSE.
Kvtcndtiir Its 1 sefnlaess Into die
Itnrall)istnet.
Secretary Wilson recogaUing the fact
that the extension of the rural free de
liver service of the ostmc Depart
ment opens up opportunities for extending
the work of the Weather Bureau to tho
agricultural classes, has directed the Chief
of the Weather Bureau to take advantage
of this sjstem for the purpose of more
completely furnishing the farmers and
residents of rural sections with the daily
weather forecasts and cold-wave and frofet
warnings' The Secretary believes that
much benefit would accrue to these dis
tricts if the weather predictions and warn
inas are.furnished them regular! aad
promptly and it is his desire that the
plan be put into operation as soon as pos
sible In accordance with the Secretary's di
rections the Weather Bureau is now ar
ranging with the Postoffice Department so
that wherever possible carriers bearing
the rural mail will be furished with cards
containing the latest forecast and warn
ings, a copy of which will be given to each
farmer on the routes.
Departure of a Transport.
A cablegram was received at the War
Department this morning announcing the
departure of the transport Thomas from
Manila for San Francisco. On the Thomas
are Brigadier General Theodqre Schwan,
Colonel John W. French, Colonel Simon
Snyder. General Schwan fa in bad health
and he has been ordered home on sick
leave. The transport Meade arrived at
Manila esterda from San Francisco.
Land for AliUtarj Purposes.
The War Department today published an
order issued by direction of the President
reserving for military purposes about 25.
600 acres ot land at the mouth of Mission
Creek, near Eagle City, Alaska. The line
of the reservation runs to the Canadian
boundary and follows the left bank of the
Mission Creek westward for two miles and
thence south five miles.
Government Heeeipts.
The receipts of the Government today
amounted to $1,533,421.73, which was made
up from customs, $821,127.15; internal reve
nue. $526,372.31, miscellaneous $232,024 23
The expenditures reached the sum of $1 -675,000,
leaving an excess of expenditures
over receipts amounting to $01 576 27. The
total excess of receipta over expenditures
this fiscal ear amounts to $5o,'JS0,0s6.7l.
The Southern llnllvvav Strike.
At the office of the General Manager and
Third Vice President of the Southern Rail
way it was stated this morning that less
than fiftv of the positions abandoned by
the striking railway telegraphers remain
ed unfilled. Reports from the division su
perintendents state that the sstem ev
orvwhere is operating properly. The train
reports indicate that ail trains are running J
on schedule time, except m cases m uuiuj
due to other causes than lncfflcien-y in
the telegraph service.
Dr. Mueller Tarnished Hail.
NEWARK, N. J. April 17. Dr George
W. Mueller, who disappeared from here a
few months ago with Mjss Paula Gies,
whom he afterward married, and was ar
rested last week on his reappearance in
Newark, pleaded not guilty to a charge of
embezzling $300 from the New- Jersey Col
lege of Pharmac, and was released under
$500 bail for a Jrial on May 1.
a earn beat plaMterinjr laths
at a bargain on tracks. Libbey Iz Co.
Price One Cent.
The Massachusetts Senator Talks on
the Philippine Question.
In the LoiiRCMt itpeceh of the Session
He Scores What He Calls Denpot
Jhiu Asks the Republican Parly to
llettim lo Its Old Faith The
Constitutional Aspect DIscnssed.
Mr. Hoar, in the longest speech of the
session, addressed the Senate today In op
position to the resolution declnrfng that
the Philippine Islands are territory Be
longing to the United States, aad that It Is
the intention of this Goverameat to retain,
them as such. The Massachusetts- Sanator
made an eloquent appeal to the Senators
on his side of the Chamber and to the Re
publican party, begging them not to aban
don the nriBciples which have made ur
nation the greatest, rLheat, and most
glorious on earth He requested before he
began that on account of the state of his
health he should not be iatsrrupid. From
the opening sentences the saeeeh attracted
and retained the attention f Seaaters an
both sidea of the chamber and of a htcge.
audience In the galleries. As ho grw w?
cited in its delivery he stepped loto the
central aisle and declaimed with ratiah
spirit and energy.
Mr Hoar said la part:
.Mr. President Whea. o the St'a f
July. 1SSS. less than two years ago, the
lamented Vice President declared the sae
sion of the Senate at an end, the peoIts
of the United States weie at the Mgh
water mark of prosperity and glery. tfa
other country oa earth. In all history, eer
saw the like It was aa Amertean p.
perity and an American glery.
We were approaching tae fiwwa sa
people we bad become S.tat Am
enoriaoo foreign toniiierce, prcmisisg to
grow to still vaster proportions in tfce Mar
fnture was thiewn into insigniB-ka e W
aa internal commerce almost passing tie
capa-ity of numbers to caiea'ateu Ocr
manufactures, making their way past Imt
tile tariffs and fiscal regH'stlcn. weie b
p'acirg the products of th" great?: mm
faeturiag naticas ia their own Markets.
Soma ef us from the Rio Grande te Ckf e
Hara. our Yob roe Lto.tr b? bad b sowl
from the American cr-otiaeot the P-w s
of Europe --pa s and Franc3 h-d retired.
meMrchy had takt-a its leave, and Ike
whole termor was occupied by japbH3
owing their freedom to us. forstag their
institution en oar example cor Slag.
f Jowh acd honored tbrongtaMt th aavth
was welcemed everywhere trlaadtr pocta
and iioated everywhere oa frieemV seas.
W were the freest, richest stroogost a
tton oa the fae of tne earifc ; owe jc
all the elements of material ttreaath.
stronger n II in the jasti-e sad hbtrty
which tb fooadstioas of oar empire was
htM Rich In all material wealth. ve
ware rteber still hi a bob! history aad is
tbofe priceless Ideate by whkh a KosnMio
most live or bear bo life
' From all over tho eonatry came the
voire of veil paid lofcor. dactllaji ia aaaar
bones full of coBteatmeM wtlfe tbe artf
eat and of hope for tac fulre Capital w.g
sekiag new invest meats oa all ?. fXr
domestic market, rescued from foro'aa) in
vasion, was our own. Foreia martes
vi ere opening The balonce of trade -mm
oa oar side The prodaot cf mericaa -dastrr
was carried abroad oa aa oaor
whelmta and increasing tide.
'The Americas people so far as I
were all axreed that their victory
with it the responsibility of protecting tao
liberated peoples from tbe cupidity ot T
other power until they could estabMk
their own independence is freedom aasl tat
honor.
Miotilil stand lj lriiieiple.
"I stand here today to plead wttb yaa
not to abandon the principles tbat Mfu
brought these things to pass I bv
nothing new to say. But I ask yw to
in the oM channels, aad te boa off tb
oM rocks laid down In tho oM efcorts, ami
to follow the old sailing ordors flat afit
the old captains ef other days mtv Obey
ed to take your bearlBss, as ef om msm
tbe north star.
Of tlwr 'ra ftwsl aad nt
rtwrr i ae filw ia the
aad not from this meteoric Hgbi of am-
' Especially, if I could, woald 1 peissmtduj
the great Republican party to com bacK
again to its old faitb. to Its old rtftbrfs.
before it is too late There fc yt time.
The Preside has said again aad again
that his is only aa ad Interim poMey aaM
Congress shall act It Is not yet loo !
Congress has rejected. unwisely as 1
think some declarations for freedom Brt
the two Houses have not as yet tamsntt
ted themselves to despotism. Tao obi,
safe path, the path alike of Jostle aad o
freedom, is still easy
"If. when we made the Treaty of Poa,
we had adhered to the purpose wo dtemr
ed when we declared war. If we bad denit
with the Philippine'Islaads as we promiood
to deal, have dealt, and expect to donl
with Cuba, the country woW havo es
caped the loss of 6 Me brave soMhrs. oth
er thousands of wrecked and shaUsrsd
lives, the sickness of many more, tbe ex
penditure of hundreds of million, aad.
what is far worse than all. tbe trampbsa;
under foot of its cherished Ideals Tbcro
would have been today a noble ropabmrn
in the East, sitting docile at or ftou re
ceiving from us civilization, laws, mum
ners. and giving In turn everythaa: tb
gratitude of a free people eould gfre lewr.
obedience, trade."
Mr. Hoar then discussed the importeaso
of the question of imperialism as a poittt
cal issue, and said
"I believe, Mr. President, not oaly rba
perseverance in this policy wMI bs tho
abandonment of the principle upon wMth
our Government is founded, that H wiHl
.mange our republic into an empire, that
our methods of legislation, of dtplejaacy, et
administration must hereafter he those
wjiich belong to empires, awl not those
which belong to republics, but I belfew
persistence In this attempt will result lb
the defeat and overthrow of tbe Republi
can party That defeat may not tarts
this year, or next year. I pray God rt
may never come "
Conlnumg. Mr Hoar said-
"If to think as I do In regard to tbe in
terpretation of the CoasiHotioft la reaneil
to the mandates of tbe moral law er tibo
law of nation, to which all men aad all
nations must render obedteace, la remssd
to the policies which are wises for the
conduct of the State, or in regard te tbe
facts of reeent history In tbe ttt .et
which we have acted or are e as here
after, be treason, then Washington waa a.
tarltor, then Jefferson. jv a traitor tMn
Jackson was a traitor, then Fraaklia waa
a traitor, then Sumner was a traitor tlefc
Lincoln was a traitor; then Wobstes ,
traitor; then Clay was a traitor: tbe
Corwin was a traitor, then Kent w it
tratior; then Seward was a traitor, tjffii
McKinley, within two years, was a tnrtrlfc;
then the Supreme Court of tbe 1atMXl
States has been in the past a nest aad hot
bed of treason; then the people of h
United States, for more than a wmi.
have been traitors to their own 'Beg and
their own Constitution.
"We. are presented with aa teawe that
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all ne width. Ureascd 2 sidts at 6th aad N.
Y. ave.