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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-19

General Horace Porter has long been :
notable figure in the social and business
world in New York state He was born
~ Huntingdon, Pa, Oh April 10. 1887
Hts father u r Porter was then state
senator and in 1879 was elected governor
Of Pennsylvania. serving two terms
The son began his education at the Har
rishurg academy and entered the scientific
department at Harvard in 1854 with view
to a military career He entered West
Point in July, 1850, and graduated On
July I, 1860 He entered into active serv-
ice In the war Of the rebellion aud received
rapid promotion for gallant conduct in
action
He was appointed on General Grants
staff ns n lieuteuant colonel and therefore
was q constant companion uf the late gen
eral, the close friendship only expiring at
the death of Grant At the close of Grant :
administration in 1878 General Porter he
came vice president of the Pullman Palace
Car company. He has held the oilics ever
since
His qualities as an after dinner speaker
and his powers of organization are nota
BILE He was grand marshal of New York
city's great gold parade and also of the IN
auguration parade
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-11-28

sus olos negros como los de ha enian una uzura
y un brillo notables. "
abia esado todo ell da dominada por la punzane emo
e6n sente madre vyamen en- los ias de orand
separaciones.
Miro al marques, Fernando susp6, ponendo sus ma
nos bancas como 81 marf en- ell pecho les dijo.
Me parece qne tengo aquf algo que ha roto
SIN eepersr conestacion, repHso viveza
-Delemos ESQ., Esto inevitable! Juana es feliz V 10
fea largo TEMPE menos as 10 espero Mi yerno cnp
DO cnballero Sc aman. Yo educare mis- nietecos.
dlrigiendose d los dos i6venes, ahaii6 de pronc:
d vosoros cuanto os casais?
Fernando ruboz6 hzo un geso de dula de ipcert
dumbre.
Ell marques extendio las manos, apred abios diio
sonriendo:
Yo no Sc Estamos ell msmo esado.
Certameute e seguia enamorado prima su oios la
acariciaban haba en- acen con que pro-
nuncio paabras.
: Estamos ell mismo eetsdo
Pero ciertamente tamben mdas ardiente
sus deseos hbian enfriado amsta
gentes contersnada al principle por notca dagra
dabe concluy por habituarse NAL llevan pa
ciencia.
Hubo minute de silencio.
La duquess arreanaia buacs, miraba alternative
mente los dos enamorados.
Entire vosotros hay algo ;peo que ?-dio moViendo
la oabeza.
-Casi NADIA -dijo el marques
NADIA ...-scertuo Fernanda;-soo que yo tengo
prsa per Esperare Debo esperar Quiero
haceric asf!
-fCuauto tiempo?-pregunt5 la condesa
La joven con desenfado:
No Sc. Ell que necese Tengo tempo.
Eso terminate
La sonora de Reyille sc mordi6 los labios pence:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-11-28
Casa vacla.

"a. hotel de la duqlesa de Reville ea suado todo 10
~ alto del arrabal Saint onore, la esquina de la cae
) de Berry.
La fachada principal da ardin plsntado de grandes
aboes oercados po nmuebes que oeo faeron usur
pano, el sglo pssalo, 10 que consitua gu larque
Esto obante, t;ene tcdaya gran caracter
AyanZaba la tarde
Eran cerca de las cGatro.
FL lunch la reception que haban segulo al easamleno
lie Juana de Revle conde Roberto de lnianSe cah
del tercero de dragones acsbsba de terminar
Tn sandeau, levaba hacia Ia eaci6n de Orleans les re-
que iban pasar luna de mie un castillo que
cone posea cercana de Limoges los crlados hcla
desaparecer toa pra huea del des6den slgue de
ordiuario eea clase de solemnidades.
No auedabsn saloneito conguo al salon ce reee-
Clones que fntmos e marques de SauVes erhanda
Corbere quene duquesa haba etendo con in'eneion
tai
La de Revle una muJer de cncuenta
ao alta esbea an de faceones hnas de un apeco
de 10 mas aristocratco.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-11-28
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Fin MAYAGUEZ PUER7o-R1CO.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-18
MAY ADJOURN BY JULY IS
The Tariff Bill Likely to Become a Law
Before Then,
Probable That 1t Will he Through the
Senate by June 3O-DingIey Rates to
BE Insisted Upon In Important Cas-

In the opinion of some Of the leading re-
sible for a quorum of senators to be kept
In Washington for other legislation after
the tariff bill is passed. Under any cir
cumstances it would be difficult to hold a
quorum after this bill is disposed of, and
there is an. additional difficulty found in
the fact that certain republicans while not
wanting to be placed in antagonism to the
wishes of the administration. are opposed
to the authorization of currency COM
mission. Moreover, there is danger of a
conflict with some of the democrats il 1t
is not understood that an adjournment is
to follow Immediately after the tariff is
disposed of.
There is a probability that the tariff bill
may be passed through the Senate by the
Goth or Both of this month, and the pros
poets now are that it will be held In con-
ference but few days..
Very little conflict between the two
houses In conference is expected. 1t is an
ticipated that those important features of
the Dingley bill, which the House will
naturally insist upon, will be promptly
yielded by the Senate conferees.
The House sugar schedule will probably
be restored almost in its entirety. 1t is in
timated in the INNER circles that the bill
finally enacted into a law will be substan-
TALLY the House bill in its important fea-
lures.
Certain items in which the Senate is par
ticularly interested will be yielded by the
House. and there is little prospect of a pro-
lorgcd fight. 1t is likely that the bill will
become a law early enough to admit of an
adJournmnt by the 18th of July, and it Is
probable that nothing else will be taken up
to prolCng the session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-18
BISHOP CHENEY EXPLAINS.


Matter of Vestments
CHICAGO, June 1S-Bishop Cheney. who
has Just returned from New York, where
he has been attending the general council
OF the Reformed Episcopal Church, was
asked for his version of the exciting con-
troversy which took place in the council
and which has come to be known as the
"vestment contest"
Bishop Cheney said: II wish it to be un-
derstood that favor no particular garment
or church vestment, but 1 am opposed to
any particular garment or robe being pre-
scribed. If We are restricted in what we
shall wear We shall be told what We must
sing or eat, for instance. was opposed TO
any restriction being put upon our Chris
tian church liberty. A layman of PhiladeI-
phia prectpitated the difficulty by Offering
a resolution prescribing black robe and
that only, as the clerical dress for church
service.
The white surplice and the black scarf
were decried as Roman Catholic, and the
bishops robes, which 1 only wear in the
discharge of some Episcopal office, were
denounced. 1 contended only for the fullest
liberty in choice of veStmentS.
My resignation of certain chairmanships
CT committees and trusteeships, the gifts
of the general council, does not mean sep
aration from the church. There is no uues-
ton of secession involved. The synod of
Chicago, which supported me in the posi-
ton 1 took of fullest liberty, will not sep
arate from the church, but the result may
be that the synod may feel Indifferent
about representation in the general council
In the future or when 1t meets three years
hence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-18
Joined the Republican Party.
UNDUE CRUELTY CHARGED,
Sweeping Investigation to BE Made
of MiscOnsin Pubiic Institutions.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, June 1S-A move
ment is being formulated to investigate
the management of nine of the principal
state institutions of Wisconsin on serious
charges. Proceedings are already pending
against Superintendent ]. G.. Hart of the
Industrial school for boys at Waukesha, on
charges of drunkenness and cruelty and
Richard Petherick of the state board of
control has been placed in temporary
charge of the institution.
Since these proceedings began Lynn S.
Pease one of the attorneys for the prose
cution, has received letters demanding an
inquiry into other state Institutions and 1t
is expected that formal charges will soon
be placed in the hands of the board of con-
troll
The chief institutions against the man.
agement of which complaint is made are
the asylum for the insane at Mendoza with
over 500 inmates; northern hospital for the
insane at Oshkosh, with nearly 800 in
mates; state prison at Waupun, with about
GIG inmates
The number of boys confined In the state
school being investigated is about $50. In
due cruelty. il is understood, is the prin-
cipal complaint in each instance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-18
NO ONE TO SPEAK FOR THEM.
Appeal Of the ColOred People in tn.
ChOctaw Nation.

Away out in the Indian territory about a
month ago, a little band of colored people
got together to talk over the wrongs which
they thought had been inflicted upon them
by treaty made 10y a government commits
sion They lifted up their voices in humble
protest, and the echo has sounded in Con-
gress A memorial addressed to the Indian
agent, signed by the people, which had
passed through the hands of many govern
ment officials, has been laid before the
Senate and House. The petition said:
we, as the committee in convention, as
colored people Of the Choctaw freedmen do
hereby make application to you for help
and guidance in regards to the Dawes COM
mission and Choctaw agreement They
have left the colored people out entirely in
regards to schools and money. All we can
see Is the promise of that forty acres of
land, Now the poor colored people of this
Choctaw nation have no one to represent
them. They are poor in this worlds goods.
they have no money, and the Choctaws and
Chickasaws knew all this when they mads
that agreement. The Choctaws knew they
had adopted the freedmen as citizens of
this nation. We are under their laws;
We obey and are ruled by their laws; We
are drawn up and whipped and shot until
We are dead by those laws Therefore We
humbly ask you TO put this matter before
the Indian office at Washington before Il is
approved. We are only as beasts TO be led
to the slaughter, or lamb before a
shearer. SO we as colored citizens of the
Choctaw nation do hereby, in the most
humble manner, ask him 10 see that this
matter be laid before the Interior Depart
ment. We trust that the Lord will bless
you in all that is pleasing to him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-18
HOUSING THE IMMIGRANTS.
Object Of Assfstant Secretary HOwclPs
Visit to New York.

Assistant Secretary Howell of the treas
ury has returned from New York. where
he has been for several days pest confer
ring with the immigration authorities with
regard to the best system Of examining
immigrants until Congress makes pro-
vision for rebuilding the STATEN on Ellis
Island recently destroyed by fire. Immi-
grants are now landed at the piers of the
various steamship lines, and are examined
as well as possible under the c!rcum-
stances. Those detained for further ex-
animation or for deportation are tempor-
ar!ly domiciled on the government ferry
boats formerly used for their transporta-
tion to and from Ellis Island
Arrangements have been made for the
use of the barge Office annex as an immi-
grant station, and Ii is expected that it
will be ready for the purpose 'by next
week. The seized goods stored there are
being removed. and 1t will be provided
with every possible facility for the care
and comfort of immigrants pending their
examination. Congress will be asked to
make an appropriation for the reconstruc-
ton of the buildings on Ellis Island, but
under the most favorable circumstances 1t
will be a long time before that island can
be again used as an immigrant station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-18
TO GO TO THE POTOMAC co
The Award for Electric Lighting of the
Parks.
The Attorney General Decides Tim,
Conduits Cannot BE Laid or
Overhead Wires Erected.

Secretary Alger today received a letter
from Attorney General McKenna in re-
sponse to his request for opinion las to
whether either the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia or the officer in
charge of public buildings and grounds.
under the terms of the act, approved
March 3, 1897, making appropriations for
the government of the District of Columbia
can authorize the laying of conduits or
erection of overhead wires, for electric
lighting purposes, in any park or reserva-
ton, for the purpose of lighting the park
or reservation
BY the act above referred to it vas pro-
Vided as follows: Until Congress shall
provide for a conduit system it shall be
unlawful to lay conduits or cree; over
head wires for electric lighting purposes
In any road, street, avenue, highway, park
or reservation except as hereafter specifi-
cally authorized by law: Provided, how
ever, That the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia are hereby authorized
10 issue Permits fer house connections with
cCndults and overhead wires now existing
auJacent TO the premises with which such
connection is to be made; and also per-
mits for public lighting connections Will
conoults already in the portion of the
street proposed to be lighted"
me Attorney General quotes the above
given provision and says:
am of opinion that under this act the
laying OF conduits, or erection of overhead
wires 1or electric lighting purposes in any
PARK or reservation for the purpose of
lighting the park or reservatson is n,.o,tS
ited.' " pio
IN accordance with the Attorney Gem
efais opinion, Col. Bingham, In charge of
pubic buildings and grounds, with the ap-
pr0Val OF Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers
VIII award the contract for electric lighting
OF Lafayette, Franklin, Judiciary and Lin
com Parks, for the fiscal year beginning
July next, to the Potomac Electric Power
CO., at its bid of $91.23 per lamp per an
mum.
Inc authorities hold that the provision
ABOVE quoted prohibited the acceptance of
the bid OF the United States Electric Light
ing Co to light Franklin, Lafayette and
Judiciary Parks, at the rate of sIU ner lamn
per annum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-18
DUTY ON WEARING APPAREL.
Fight to Limit Free Admission to 800
to n Person.

A vigorous onslaught is being made on
section G66 of the Senate tariff bill, which
exempts from duties all wearing apparel
imported from foreign countries by tour
lists The Dingley bill limited the amount
of wearing apparel to be inpor- ed duty
free to the value of S10O Under the lead
ership of the Merchants and Manufacture
ers' Board of Trade of New York mer-
chants, manufacturers and artisans all
over the country have been pouring in let
tiers on the members Of the Senate urging
the restoration of the House limitations,
and Messrs. Shayne and Hickman Of New
York, who have been here leading the
fight, claim that they have won. and that
| a poll Of the Senate showed that free i'm
portations of foreign goods under the
guise of wearing apparel would be abol-
ished.
is annually swindled out Of from $20,O0O.OOO
to s4O,OOO,OOO in duties by the importation
of foreign goods under the free wearing
apparel clause Of the Wilson bill.
So persistent were the claims Of this
kind on the part of merchants of New
York and other seaport cities that the
Treasury Department detailed a corps Of
special agents, under Chief Special Agent
Cross to Investigate the matter. Mr.
Cross report was filed at the department
yesterday.
The report of the special agent shows
that information was obtained by inter-
views with returning passengers, from
which estimates were made. Twenty-Five
passengers were interviewed on six Diff
ferent days from six steamers, showing
that the additions to the personal effects
while abroad for the whole number was
s2I.49O. with an average of s4S9.S0 to each
passenger. The amounts for each pas
senger ranged from $40 to $500. All this
baggage, the report says, had free entry.
The estimate of the surveyors department
was that on the personal effects purchased
abroad would average S400 for each pas
senger, which is brought in free under ex-
| isting law. The estimate is made that
100000 passengers arrive annually, and the
value of the goods they bring in free is
placed at s40.Oo0O00. 1t is stated that Par
isian shopkeepers encourage persons to buy
large amounts of goods, and explained to
| cne lady that in bringing three dozen pairs
of gloves she would have to break the third
dozen to comply with the United States
| customs regulations.
1t was shown that the amount col
| lected frcm passengers was great
est in 1891, under the Mckinley
law, when 9.S54 passengers paid $96,9l2.
| The special agent says that the exemption
| of slOO would require critical examina-
| ton of the trunks of passengers and vio-
| late the present regulations of the depart
ment on this point. He suggests that the
| best method would be to require all pas
! Sengers returning from abroad 10 pay
| duties on articles purchased by them as II
| they had been ordered and imported.
chants and Manufacturers Board of Trade
| of New York. has furnished the finance
committee with the details of the evils OF
which complaint is made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-18
WILL TEST AN ARMY CUSTOM.
Whether Soldiers Can BE Made to Do
Work of Servants.

OMAHA, Neb., June 1S.-W. H. Patrick
has been called to Fort Crook to obtain, if
possible, by legal process, the release of
five enlisted men, who have been sentenced
to thirty days In the guard house for
mutiny.
According to the story told by the SOL
diers who came up and engaged the serv-
ices of the attorney, the privates were de-
tailed a few days ago to proceed to the
house of the company commander and
clean II from top to bottom. The work
was performed under protest, and when
cOnDleted the men requested the privilege
Of laying their alleged grievances before
the commanding officer of the post. This
request. they claimed. was refused by the
company commander who sent all the men
TO the guard house. They were tried by
the post court and sentenced to thirty days
In the guard house and TO forfeit s1n pay
Their names are Byron S. Browne James
s. Browne. John Larue. Joseph Rich and
Henry Weber. all of Company u, I'D In
fantry.
Friends of the imprisoned men have re-
tanned the attorney for the purpose of hav-
ing the question determined whether en-
listed men can be compelled to act as serv-
ants OF the CScers. 1t is the intention of
the attorney 10 commence habeas corpus
proceedings in the federal courts In order
10 obtain the release of his clients. The
Irivates at Fort Crook are much excited
over the affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-18
NO DIsCOURrEsY INTENDED.
Navy Departments Reply to Repre-
sentative Lewis Complaint.

Navy Departments Reply to Repre-
sentative Lewis Complaint.
1t was stated at the Navy Department
today that no discourtesy was intended 10
Representative Lewis of Washington, who
has compained that a warship was ordered
to Tacoma on the Fourth of July instead OF
to Seattle. as had been promised him. 1t
vas explained that the selection Of the
former city was due to the special request
Of the Christian Endeavor Society, winch
will go there on the date given. The ar
rangements were made before the DEPART
ment received the request from Mr.. Lewis
on behalf of Seattle, and all that Senator
Hanna did In the matter was to express the
hope that the department would be able to
oblige the Christian Endeavorers.
Moreover, II was stated that there were
other reasons, mostly of an economical
character. why ii was not desirable to
send the Oregon, which is the vessel order
ed TO Tacoma, to sea just at present, which
would be necessary in case she were or
dered to Seattle. The two vessels recently
ordered to Portland. Greg, are the Mon
terey and the Monadnock They will re-
ceive. on behalf of the navy, the silver SER
vice presented by the citizens of Oregon to
the battle ship named in honor of that
state, which II has been found desirable to
ccLfine to the limits of Puget sound until
after she has been put in dry dock to re-
ce.ve her bilge keels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-18
Opposed as a Rule to Our Acquiring
Outlying Territory.
HAWAII REGARDED As EXCEPTIONAL
He Therefore Approves the Annex
alton Treaty.
SENATOR DAVIS INTENTIONS

In view OF the fact that false and mis-
ieading statements have been sent out from
washington as to Secretary Sherman's no.
sition on the question of the annexation of
Hawaii, the Secretary today said to the
Associated Press that, as a rule. he was
opposed to the United States acquiring out
lying territory, but he regarded the condt-
tion OF the Hawaiian Islands as exceptional
on account of the claim of Japan to these
Islands He therefore approved the treaty
making Hawaii possession of the United
States, but not entitled to admission as q
state.
To a Star reporter Secretary Sherman
said: 1t Is absolutely untrue that / ar,
opposed to the annexation OF Hawaii
don't see how SUCH a report originated.
much less now II came TO be circulated.
MY opinion on the general question of the
annexation of territory by the United
States is we'll known from speeches I haye
mace AT difrerent times against such a
poLcy, out III the case of Hawaii, owing to
the controversy between Japan and Ha-
wall, with the possibility of war between
the two countries, 1 am convinced that II
Is nightly proper TO take steps Tor the an
neXatioE of Hawaii You can say in the
most positive terms :hat i am decidedly in
ta'or OF the annexation of Hawaii"
Will Not Push the Treaty.
Senator Davis, chairman of the Senate
committee on foreign relations said today
that he would not make an effort to press
the Hawaiian treaty to final consideration
In the Senate during the present session of
Congress.
While" he said, the opposition TO the
ratification of the treaty is not forfnd.
able as to numbers, 1t has already been
made evident that Ii will be quite ,ietermin-
ed and this fact, coupled with the impos-
slbillty OF holding a quorum Cor any length
OF time after the passage of the Tariff bill,
has already forced the conclusion that an
effort to secure immediate action would
be futile; hence Ii will not be made We
shall, however" he added be able TO get
the treaty reported to the Senate We
shall also have it formally taken up SO as
to have Ii well to the front at the begin
ming of the next session."
Senator Davis expressed the opinion that
there would be no difficulty in getting a
ratification resolution through the commit
tee at the present session.
Regarding Liiiuokulanf.
He said, in reply to a question, that he
did not believe the committee would be
disposed to give ex-Qleen Liliuokalani a
verbal hearing I'VE would, of course" he
said. read any statement she might be
disposed to file with US, put the commit
tees aversion to verbal statement is such
that 1 am convinced she would not be
heard If she should make application to
that end"