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VOL. 11. NO. 2.
TWIN CITY NEWS.
MINNEAPOLIS.
THE ORIENTAL NATIONAL
FAIR OF ST. PETER’S
CHURCH
under the auspices of the Wayman
Home Circle, will commence April 2nd,
1900, at St. Peters A. M. E. Church,
22nd St. and oth Ave. So. The commit
tee in charge has arranged to make the
fair the red letter event in the church's
history, and to this end they offer the
following prizes to those selling tickets
for the fair, or otherwise raising money
to apply on the church mortgage fund.
Ist prize, a fine upright grand ?\'imbal\
piano, retailed at {350; 2nd prize, lady’s
writing desk or its equivalent in value,
at the option of the winner; 3rd, mahog
an{ rocking chair, or its equivalent in
value, at the option of the winner. The
giving of the first prize is upon the con
dition that the aggregate amount turned
in from all the contestants exceeds $2OO.
All persons desiring to enter the con
test will hand their names in to W. W.
Tucker, secretary of the committee.
Rev. J. Will King has been on the
sick list for the past week.
Mrs. P. F. Hale is quite sick, confined
to her bed.
The choir will render another
sacred concert Sunday evening, March
4th, at the Mission. All are welcome.
The young people of the Mission are
arranging for a concert March 21st,
Mrs. Lou Thomas returned to
her home at Kansas City, Mo, last
week, after a two months’ stay with her
sister, Mrs. J. Will King.
The choir at the Mission Sunday even
ing sang as if they had struck some of
the harps of gold. Many of our white
friends were present.
Rev. J. Will King will preach from
the subject “The Wonderiul Woman,”
Sunday evening, March 11. Special mu
sic will be furnished by the choir.
General clas€ at the east side church
Sunday at 11 a. m.
Sacred concert at the Mission in the
evening.
The W. C. T. U., colored, will ren
der a program at the Mission Sunday
evening, March 2sth.
Master Raymond Plummer is on the
sick list.
Quarterly meeting at St. Peters next
Sunday. Mrs. Myers, the evangelist,
of Chicago, will speak at 3 p. m. Rev.
Jason Bundy will preach at 8 p. m.
Go to Mill?’s, Fifth ts.:)w:et and Nic
ollet avenue, for aou(# tographs,
For good d?atg call at W. S. Con
rad's, corner of First avenue south and
Fourt hstreet. He will suit you.
The Advance Restaurant, 214 Wash
ington avenue south, is up to date in
service and equipment. Ii you want a
good meal in a clean place don't fail to
g 0 to the Advance Restaurant.
Go to John L. Neal, Real Estate,
l.oans and Insurance, 622 Boston
Block.
Furnished rooms, 411 Fourth ave
nne south.
Rev. Hart, of Bethesda Baptist
church, preached his farewell sermon
Sunday,evening last.
The members of St. Thomas Episco
pal mission leased a church building on
the corner of sth avenue south and gth
street, which will hereafter be their
place of worship. All are cordially in
vited.
The Lucy Thurman W. C. T. U. will
meet at Mrs. [. Newton's, 3343 21st av
enue south, March sth. All members
are requested to be present.
A gospel meeting will be held at the
mission sth avenue south, w‘% March
28th. Members of the W. C. T. U. will
participate.
St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning the
Wyman Home Circle will give one of
the most elegant green lumches ever
served in the church, in honor of St
Patrick’'s Day, with an elegant pro
gram on Friday evening, March 16th,
1900. Fill the church and have a nice
time.
Rev. Hart, of Bethesda Church,
prcac;:: his hrsewell sermon to a
crow ho unday evening last.
He pruche‘:l able sermon. All seem
to be pleased with. his final effort.
The Ladiey' Guild of the E. P. Mis
sion met at Mrs. J. T. Monroe's, 415
Fourth street south, Thursday after
noon. After they were through dis
cussing business they were served with
a delightful lunch by the hostess. ~
CORRESPONDENCE.
Editor Afro-American Advance:
Dear Sir.—lt has come to our notice
that quite a few people are under the
impression, owing to the location of our
place of business, that it is unfit for their
patronage, or, is run by men not wor
thy of their patronage. Please permit
us, through your paper, ta say that our
piace is one of the most respectable
places in our city.
And we can furthermore say that we
have some of thz most prominent and
respectable men and women to visit and
patronize us. We want all persons to
bear in mind that we are here to stay,
with the intention to do business in a
business way. That is, to treat all alike.
If we.fall let us fall trying to do right.
If we rise we intend to rise in the right.
S 0 as we have done in the past we
intend to do in the future. E:zendi:i
our invitation to the public to visit a
- R::pecm Fnfl
MX N & KOGER,
ch. Advance Cale,
214 Washington Av. So.
Professional Curiosity,
“Yer homor,” sid the priscoer to the
judge “&-b«idhhuhn-ymm
P‘ffld;. ¥ lawyer is sick and can’t come to
_The judge took two or three minutes to
i ST
;:'rm mhlzl-:i- th,c act. chga
“That's fast what T wast io koo -
W."-flo m:t':afi:n Wné;'
ST. PAUL.
Correspondence, letters, etc., must
reach us by ‘Wednesday ior publication.
395 Thomas street.
Mr. Ed Henry still remains on the
sick list.
Mrs. Lizzie Morris is convalescing
from an illness of three weeks.
Patronize your own people who are
in business, as far as you can.
Mr. John Martin left Monday after
noon with General Manager Scott, of
the Omaha, for an extended trip
through the “Sunny South” and Old
Mexico.
It would have pleased us to have seen
Miss Farr, our Afro-American teacher
in the city schools, have a chance in
the “trip to Paris contest.” Granting
her chances were not good to succeed,
was there any effort made? Did we
do what we could? Ten thousand votes
could have been easily secured, thus
demonstrating our ability to hang to
gether when it comes to a question of
race pride. Oh! my people, you are
away behind in this glorious North
west. Slowly but surely you are being
swallowed by the “"majority.”
Mrs. John Godirey has moved from
502 St. Peter street to 301 Sibley
street, and is better prepared in every
way to satisiy her regular patrons and
to cater to new ones. The place is
large and roomy. She can not only
serve you with meals, but can accom
modate you with a nice, clean, warm
room.,
The "Advance” 1s prepared to do
your job printing of all kinds at rea
sonable rates. Remember the place, 39
Thomas street. Kindly keep in ming
that any item of news, snciaror other
wise, that you wish to publish will re
ceive attention at 395 Thomas street
also.
THE ORIENTAL HAIR PAR
ILORS, on the corner of Seventh and
Sibley streets, room 205, Krahmer
block, 1s the place to go for all kinds of
fashionable hair dressing, etc. Straight
ening hair and scalp treatment a spe
cialty, Hair work done to order. Calls
made at residences. Prices made satis
factory. Mrs. E. J. Allen, proprietor.
Word has been received of the death
of Mr. Albert Plowdin, the young rail
road porter who went home to die. He
lived only two weeks and five days ai
ter his arrival in Memphis, Tenn. The
young man had been away from his
home and mother over nine years, and
during that time he had not written one
letter back home, yet when his home
coming was known, great preparation
was made for his welcome, A loving
mother met him with open arms and
all was forgiven; her son had come
home to die. St. Paul is full of splen
did young men away from home. When
have you written to mother?
Revival services at St. James A, M.
E. church are growing in interest, many
are being converted and coming into
the church. The meetings will con
tinue for some time vet.
Editor and Mrs. J. C. Reid, of Min
neapolis, were over Sunday evening vis
iting the Johnsons and the Dicketts, at
375 Thomas st.
Mr, W. L. Whielding is enjoying a
vacation with his family this week. Mr.
Whielding ils with the Great Northern,
and runs between St. Paul and Seattle.
Mr. O. D. Clabourne was accom
panied by his little son Carl on his trip
to Duluth Saturday evening. The lit
tle man 1s not in sympathy with the
“Advance,” and says we are “always
putting things in the paper about some
body."”
Lady members of St. Phillip's Mis
sion met Monday afternoon at the Mis
sion to perfect plans for the second en
tertainment of their regular series for
1900, which will be given May 10. Fur
ther particulars will be given later.
Watch the papers.
OH, THE POOR GIRLS!
New England Daughters Who Have
Had Unpronocunceable Names
Saddled Upon Them.
Yankee ingenuity is proverbial, and s
& trait of which New Englanders may
fairly be proud. Nevertheless, there is
one field of invention in which they do
not shine—the invention of proper
names, says Youth’s Companion.’
This was often practiced in New Eng
laud in old times. It has now become a
distressingly popular babit in the west.
Of course, it is easy to understand how
a proud parent maeghick no name in
all history, traditionsar romance quite
good enough for her gwn particular
baby; but that baby, when she grows
up—it is almost invaris a she—will
seldom thank her for their ef
fort to distinguish th something
novel and original.
Yet greatly daring parents, quite re
cently the records show, have afflicted
innocent infants with the names of
Venustine and Oriette; Rovilla, Syren
ola and Zulea, Zinda, Luciline and Hy
anthe, Doricianna and Avelaurs,
The poor babies! And they will not
even have the satisfaction of commemo
rating great events, which may some
day practically reconcile to their fate
these young ladies, the Misses Dewey
ette-Olympia Jones, Philippina-Victor
icia-Dewey Prown and Deweyline Ma
nila Robinson! Indeed, the first two
of this trio being of the colored race,
whose taste in names is usnally a Mtthe
florid, may perhaps wear their honors
as proudly as they were bestowed; but
it would not be a rash prophet whoe
should venture to predict that litthe
Deweyline Manila, by the time she has
been plagued through the primary
school, and called after in the gram
mar school, and laughed at through the
bigh school, will, onee she is fairly en
tered upon her teens, fall back on her
initials, and face a cold, hard world as
plain Miss D. M. Robinson.
The t virtue is M—tz; all the other
mn";:.flw in ite train. —Atchison Globe.
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MINN,, SATURDAY, MARCH 3. 1900.
WE STILL LIVE
FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE
AFRO-AMERICAN ADVANCE.
A Coterie of Prominent Minneapolitans who Figure
Conspicuously in the History of
The Advance.
This issue of The Advance marks its
first score—the second issue of volume
number two, Not unhke other new
enterprises of the race, The Advance
J. M. GRIFFIN
struggled with a few actual supporters
while the “crowd” looked silently on
awaiting with bated breath the pre
dicted downfall of their only champion
in the journalistic world.
The “cuts” produced are of those who
faithfully contributed their time. money
and energy to the establishment of this
paper, The people of the Twin Cities
will vividly recall the circumstances and
diligence of the chief promoters of this
race organ, and their friends. A quar
tet of prominent citizens organized a
company, known as The Colored Citi
zen Publishing Company, J. C. Reid
president; Chas. Turner, treasurer; k.
H. Hammonds, secretary; Jos. Shep
pard, soliciting agent. The paper was
issued and proved to be a winner, the
president acting as editor-in-chigf. At
one time a semi-weekly greeted the sur
prised public with negro news, but for
reasons which scon answered its pur
pose. The Twin City American, a
creditable race journal, made its debut
shortly after the Colored Citizen, with
I M. Gniffin as editor, a classmate in
the wniversity law school of Mr. Reid,
thus placing the two friends in a 2 pe
culiar attitude toward one another.
McCants Stewart, & graduate of law
from the same school, acted as Editor
Griffiin’s manager. Lre long common
CHHARLES TURNER
sense began to show its golden colors
and a secret meeting between the prin
cipals was effected, and consolidation
was the result. Abolishing the two
former names and substituting “Afro-
American Advance” the actions seem to
greatly please the public, Chas. Miller,
a talented young man, and Miss Bessie
Mills, a graduate of thg St. Paul high
school, who composed the St Paul
contingent of the Citizen and American,
MRS, GEO, DUCKETT.
resigned after consolidation, also the
Citizen Company dissolved, leaving
Reid as chief editor, Griffin as assoer
ate, Stewart business manager Sub
sequently the health of Mr Griffin
failed and he disposed of his interest to
Mr. Reid, who then assumed the re
sponsibility of editor and proprietor the
latter finding it quite a task, disposed of
J. C. REID.
one-hall interest to Mrs. Geo Duckett,
of St Paul, a 2 graduate of Lincoln Uni
versity, Jeflerson City, Mo Recently
Mr. Red disposed of the other haii con
ditionally to Lawyer J. L. Curtis, of this
city. The Advance stands upon schd
financial basis. It cannot fail to remain
in the minds of the Twin City people
as living history
(HE RELIEF OF ADYSHITH
Accomplished at Last by Gen Dun
donald - Gen Buller Visits
the City.
SAYS COUNTRY IS CLEAR OF THE BOERS
London Goes Mad with Joy st the
Newsnellells Hung at Windsor —
Queen Sends Telegrams of Cone
gratulntion—Roberta Reporis Oe
capation of Colemse,
London, March 2. — Gen. Buller wires
from Nelthorpe, under Thursday's
date, that he has just returned from
Ladysmith. He adds that the whole
country south of that place is cleared
of the Roers,
“Nelthorpe, March 1.1 have Just returned
from Ladysmith. Except a amall guard,
north of Surprise hill, the whole of the
enemy lately bestogleg the town have res
tired in hot haste, and to the south of the
town the country is quite clear of them
“The garrison were on half a pound of
meal a man per day and supplementing the
meat rations by horses and mules. The
men will want a lttle nursing before be
ing fit for the fleld.”
Theotherdispateh from Buller reads:
“Lyttieton's Headquarters, March 1903
Morning ~Qen Dundonald, with the Natal
carbineers and a composite reglment, en
tered Ladysmith last night., The country
between me and lLadysmith is reported
clear of the enemy. | am moving on
London Mad with Joy.
London, March 2. - When the news
of the relief of Ladysmith became gen
erally known London literally went
mad with joy and throughout England
toe scenes witnessed have no parallel
in the memories of this generation
The pent-up iubilation at the relief of
Rimberley and the defeat of Cronje
could no longer be controlled, and with
Thursday's crowning trivmph the na
tional trait of self-restraint was
thrown to the winds, The lord mayor
of London immediately telegraphed his
congratulations to Gen. White and Bul
ler.
Chimes Rung at Windsor,
When the queen received the news at
Windsor the bells on the eurfew tower
of the castle were rung in honor of th:
event.
This storm of jubilation eceuntered
around the Mansion house and by noon
thousands of persons blocked the pony
appronches to the grim building. It
wis a dense, black mass, composed
chiefly of buxiness men, the majority of
them earrying little union jacks, Nev
er before was there such o sale of flags
o 8 Thursday. Through this cheering
throng there was only one avenue open
to traflic and this was utilized by the
busses going from eaxt to west, Al
traffic in other directions was stalled
for hours,
At the Stoek Exchange,
Nothing could be done at the stock
exchange except sing “God Save the
Queen,” and cheer. Dusiness at the
Baltic (wheat market for cargoes)
closed at one c'clock. No one wanted
to trade on such o day as this. The
stores put up their shutters and gave
their employes n holiday, Great en
signs floated in the sunlight from hun
dreds of buildings and little union
Jacks it up the murky city windows,
The lord mayor wired Lady Buller as
follows: “My sincerest congratula
tionson yourgallant husbhand's achieve
ments,"
Schools Closed,
He also ordered a holiday for the eity
schools. Later he answered the de
mands of the erowd, that inereased as
the day wore on, by o speech in which
he said: “This news makes our hearts
leap for joy. We now are satisfied that
our sacrifice of blood and tressure is
not in vain. "
Orders were given to ring the great
bell in Bt, Paul's, The West end is as
enthusinstic, though not quite »o
demonstrative as the eity. The stately
foreign office so far forgot itaelf us to
display large union jacks from the win
dows,
A eabinet meting was held and as the
members met at the entrance to the
foreign office they exchanged the
warmest congratulations,
Crowds at War Offles,
Crowds blocked the war office lob
bies, struggling 1o see for themselves
the aunouncement of the glad tidings
sndcheering for Gen, Buller, Lord Dun
donald and other heroes of the hour.
Outside Marlborough house, the Lon
don residence of the prince of Wales,
& large and jubilant erowd assembled,
Briefly, from one end of the metropo
lis to the other joy reigneth supretne,
Joy Al Over Kingdom,
All over the United Kingdom these
seenes were duplicatnd, At Glasgow,
Liverpool, Birmingbam, FEdinburgh
and, in fact, in all the cities, big and
little, flags floated everywhere, whis
tien tooted, bells chimed and erowds
puraded the streets, singing patriotie
songs. DBusiness was given up for
the day, the schools were closed, in
the harbors all the vessels dressed
ship. and at the military and naval
depots seenes of the wildest enthusi
asm prevailed.
Fasnitution of Papers,
The afterncon newspapers volced
the exultation of the nation
The Globe says: “The cight is parsed:
gince Havelock and Outram fought thetr
way, ineh by inch, through the crooked
strecis and alleys of Lucknow, ne wsuch
thriii of excitement has gone (Rrough the
pation. The empire has sulfered avd por
rowsd much Guricg the jast few monihe,
but the tidings of Tusaday and to-duy bave
mads it all weem like & g oomy vighimare,
the susdow of s night (BBt is pased The
eredit for our suscess prewis with lord
Hoberin, an fully 48 if Be bimssif bad rid
éen into Ladysmith. The suffering: and
privations are over, and the empire tenders
a tributs of gratitade and admiration to
Gen White and bis lmmorial garrison ™
The Pall Mail Gagetie says [t believes it
fa imposwible to forecust (he result of (he
peilef of Ladyamith oo the duration of the
®ar, “whick may yet cuiminate in & pro
acied siruggie before Pretoria”™ -
The Westminster Gasette saya: “The
news this morning oblfierates for the mo
ment full memory of the long and costly
and, we fear we must add. wasteful opera
tions that have gone before. In ten days,
thanks to the admirable strategy of Rob
erts and Kitehener, the whole situation is
Fevolutioniged ™
The queen has telegraphed her eon
gratulations to Gen. Baller and Gen.
White, and the prinee of Wales haw
telegraphed his congratulations to
Gen. Buller,
At Portsmouth the naval esmmand
er in chief announced the relief of
Ladysmith by a general sigual the
great dockyards and war vessels
greeting it with cheers,
The Next Move,
What the next move will be re.
maing as much a conundrym as prior
to the receipt of Gen. Duller's dis
pateh.
Lord Dundonald is assumed to have
made a wide turning movement east
ward, skirting Bulwana hill, and Gen
Buller may reasonably be expected to
be in Ladysmith with the bulk of his
forces by night. Whether, like Rob
erts at Kimberley, he will be able to
turn the tables on the retreating
Boers remains to be seen; but opin
ion here inclines to the belief that
no aggressive movement can be im
mediately undertaken by Gen. Buller's
and Gen. White's forces, hence Lord
Roberts is likely to soon have to face
the enemy strengthened by large re
enforcements from all sides,
Hard Task for Hobergs,
While it is generally realized that
Lord Roberts’ strategy is mainly re
sponsible for the relief of Ladysmith,
there is a feeling of anxiety lest his
plans suffer from the hordes Gen,
Buller might let slip into the Free
Stute, Evidently Lord Roberts s
awanke to the situntion. 1t is reported
in London, but the news ik not con
flrmed, that Gen. French has already
renched RBloemfontein, which s not
improbable, ax the Doers nre searcely
expected to make a stand there,
The significance of Gen. Kitehener's
presence at Arundel is not yet ex
plained. But wherever he goes some
thing is likely to happen and devels
opments may shortly show strategic
plans as interesting asx those which
ceulminated in the defeat of Gen,
Cronje.
Lady White, in a mescage in reply
to congratulntions, says:
“All the world (s in aympathy with me
to-day, and 1 am in sympathy with all the
world, T am delighted at the joyfu! news
of the rellef and am happy at the intellls
gence that my husband fa well and safe
at last, Asa wife lcansay no more. What
happy wife could say more?"’
Joy at Cape Town,
Cape Town, March 2. The news
that Ladysmith haa been relieved was
ofigially promulgated at about ten
o'clock Thursdny morning and spread
like wildfire. The town became wild
with delight, the rvesidents parading
the street and flugs and bunting be
ing displayed everywhere, Throngs
of people erowded in front of the
government house, hurrahing and
singing.
Dispateh from Hoberts,
London, March 2 The war offiee
has received the following dispateh
from Lord Roberts:
“Paardeberg, Monday, Feb 8. .Gen
Clements reports that on hearing Colesbery
had been evacuated he sent a foree to oos
cupy Colenberg Junetion and rode Inte
Colesberg, where he received mh enthusias.
e welcome. He secnured a certaln amount
of arnmunition, arrested severnl rebels and
then returned (0 Rensburg, He reported
the rallway llne viear and working to
Lanewelewnan's siding. He will report
to-morrow o 8 10 the few culverts which
Bave been blown up. Colesberg and Coles
borg Junction are held by our troops '’
Askn for More Troops,
Melbourne, Vietoria, March 2. - The
weeretary of state for the colanies, Mr,
Joneph Chamberluin, has cabled to the
Anstraliangovernments, asking wheth
er they would be able to send addition
sl troops to South Africa, in the event
of imperial troops being required else
where,
Mafeking Mard Pressed,
London, March 2. -~ A special from
Cape Town soys that a telegram has
been received there from Mufeking an
nouncing that the Boerd made o severe
and protracted pssanit on February 17,
but were deiven off at all pointe. The
truce which ls usually observed Bun
days was broken February 15 by an
other flerce attack, but after deter:
mined fighting the Boers were repulsed
with a loss of 40 killed and wounded,
The defenders, who were able to take
advantage of the shelter of earth
works, lost only two killed and three
wounded,
Dented at Berlin,
Berlin, Mareh 2, In reply to s ques.
tion the foreign oMee told the corre
spondent of the press that, in spite of
newspaper reports to the contrary,
Germany neither knows of any project
for intervention in Bouth Afries nor
intends such bherself.
The New Cabinet,
Vietoria, B. C,, Mareh 2.-The new
premier, Martin, has announced his
eabinet so far as completed, The
premier bimself will direct the sttor
ney general’s department. J, Btuart
Yates, of Victoria, has been made pro.
vineial seeretary and, for the present,
chief commissioner of lands and
works; Hmith Curtis, of Rosaland,
Premier Martin's Inw partuer, has reo
ceived the portfolio of mives and,
temporarily, that of finance,
Banker Dreyer Convieted.
Chicago, Mareh 2.~ Edward 8. Drey
er must go to the pesitentinry as pun
ishment for embezziing the funds of
the Went park board. At 11 o'clock the
jury in Judge Waterman's court re.
turned its verdiet of guilty, Thisis the
second time since 1996 that the former
bunker has been convieted of withhold
ing $216,000 of the park funds from his
witgeessor ax treasurer of the bourd,
May PBe Reflouted,
Berlin, March 2-—Dispatches from
Kiel say that the German battleship
Sachsen, which strandel off Duelk,
near the hiel lighthouse, during »
fog. may be rcfoated at high ‘ide,
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MAKE REPORT ON TRUSTS
Preliminary Statement from the Ine
dustrial Commission Submit.
ted to Congress.
CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE,
Larger Corporations Showdd Be Re
wuired to Publish Aswually =
Properly Aundited Report Showing
Assets nnd Liabilities awd FProft
and Loss,
Washington, March 2—The indus
trial commission Thursday submitted
to congress a preliminary report on
trusts and industrinl combinations,
together with testimony, review of
evidence, charts showing effects of
prices, ete. The commission makes
the following recommendations based
on such information as it now has:
Promoters and organigers of corporations
or industrial combinutions which look to
the public to purchase or deal In thelr
wiocks or securities shou'd be required to
furnish full details in regard to thelr busi
pess necessary for safe and inteliigent
investment. Any prospectus which falls
to give this information or which gives
false Information should be held legally
responsible, The nature of the business
together with the powers of the various
ofMcera should be exprossed In the cortifi=
cates of (ncorporation, which shoull be
open to Inupection The directors or trus
tecs should be required to report to the
members of such corporation its finareial
vondition In reasonable detall; to glve
members accesy to records of directors’
meetings or otherwise and to furnish them
bhefore annual meetings with Hats of mems
hers, with thelr addresses and thelr sevs
era! hollings, and to provide in whatever
other ways may be named in the certificate
of necorporation means wherebhy the mem-
Lers may provent the misuse of thelr prop
erty by directors ar trustees,
Shounld Publisah Annunl Reports,
1t s recommended that the larger cor
porations should be required to publish an
nually a properly audited report, showing
in reasonable detall thelr amscis and la
bilities, with profit or loss; such report and
audit to be under oath and to be subjeet
to government inspection. With regard to
the Interstale commerce commiasion, it is
recommended that 1t be glven authority
not only (o preecribe the methods of keep
ing accounts of ratiroads and to demand
reports In such detall as it may requlre,
but also to inapect and audit such accounts;
that the decislons of the commission be
made operative at o day fixed (b the de-
ciulons and to remain wo unless reversed
by the United Bitnten on appenl; that the
commission be authoriged 10 preseribe
classifications of frelght articles, and to
make rules and regulations for freight
transportation throughout the United
Hiates, and that penalties for vio'atlons of
the interstate commerce act should be
npproptiate fines against the carrier and
ot imprisonment of oMolals. . oo
Awnlits Further Teatimony,
Commissioner Lorimer atates that he
concurs in all the recommendations, but
withholds his Judgment on transpotiation
corporations untll testimony now being
complied by the commission Is submitted
w congresn with recommendations. Coms
missioner Clarke concurs in all recommens
dations except that he belleves rates fixed
Ly the Interstate commerce commission
whould not go Into efMect In eane of nppenl
until aMrmed by court and that trial on
sppenl should be expedited,
AMERICANS AMBUSHED.
Ten Men Kacorting o Provision Traln
Attncked by Filipinos and One
In Killed,
Manila, March 2. A hundred in
surgents seven miles from San Fer
nando de ln Union ambushed ten men
of the Third eavalry, who were esaorts
ing a provision train, The Amerignns
seattered, and while returning to
camp one man woas killed. The in
surgents captured four horses and a
quantity of provisions, A subsequent
reconnnissance of the loeality devels
oped the fact that there were ntrench.
ments there, and a foree of Filipinos,
estimated to number 800 men.
The Third ecavalry is preparing to
drive the lnsurgents out. The recentiy
purchased naval transport Alave sent
to Rigay, in the gulf of Liberate, for
Spanish prisoners, has returned here
bringing 400 persons, ineluding priesty,
offigers, soldlers and civilians and ten
Americans,
The navy offieials, being infermerd
that the prisoners were earelessly
gunrded, hurried the Alava to Ragsy,
manned by 20 blue jackets, Bix offieers
from the Brooklyn and 50 marines ae
caompanied the transport,
His Paper Was Conflaented,
Washington, March 2 — Wilbur
Htewart, the newspaper publisher st
Mullan, ldaho, Thursday eontinwed
his testimony before the house eom
mittee on military saffairs concerning
the labor troubies in ldaho, MHe said
that on June & his newspaper plagt
was confiscated by two eivilian offi
clala accompanied by a detachment of
soldiers, causing him eonsiderable
loss. The witness sald that through
out his detention he was given ne
trial except before “the kangaree
court”
Kills Sister-in-Law,
Chicago, March 2. -A man named
Lutz entered the office of the Aeme
Copying compans at 504 West Madison
street early in the afternoon and shet
his brother and the latigr's wife. The
woman is desd, and the man, serious-
Iy wounded has been taken to the Pres
byterian hospital,
Saommoned to Washington.
Berkeley, Cal, Mareh 2-Prof. Ber
nard Moses was hastily summoned to
Washington by a telegram from Sen
stor Perkins, to consult with Presi
dant MeKinley in regard to his an
ticipated appointment upon the new
Philippine commission, and the pro
femsnr will leave for the capital,
In Unsntisfactory.
New York, March 2.--A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Seeretary Long has received a eport
from the board of inspection and sur
vey stating that the torpedo boat
Somers Ia in many respects unsatie
factory.