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PORTO RICO COMMISSIONERS.
What They Ask the Government to
Do for the Island.

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Senors J.
j. klio Henna and Manuel Zenogandia.
Commissioners from Porto Rico to the
United States, have presented a me-
mortal to the President, reiterating the
prayers of their first petition. They
ask the following concessions:
F1rst-Cessation of military govern
ment and establishment of civil rule
in the island
second - The establishment of alb
solute free trade between Porto Rico
and the United States.
''Third-The reduction of American
troops and the enlistment of Porto
Ricans
"Fourth-The right of American cit
liens in the island"
On the subject of military control
the Commissioners make the point that
the subject of reforming the Porto
hlcan system does not properly belong
to the army officers who now control
Forto Rlco or to the War Department,
but to the Porto Rican people them
selves"
In contending for free trade relations
WIN the United States they assert,
economically speaking, the people were
better off under Spanish rule than un-
der the present military control by the
united States, and add that Porto
Rlco has done nothing to deserve to
De forbidden admission to the Ameri-
can markets or to be starved to death
through high duties and the tariff pro-
mulgated by the War Department.
Ihey also assert that neither Cuba
NOT Porto Rico will ever be able to
make step in the road of true nro-
gress and happiness as long as q Gus
tom-house stands upon thir soil"
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pride in the achievement of our army
and navy, both in the war with Spain
and in the present military operations
in the Island of Luzon. The heroism of
officers and men alike has shed renewed
luster ON American arms. The cause
in which they have fought was and is
just one. They are now fighting for
the security of the lives of peaceable
non combatants throughout the archi-
pelago and in Just reprisal for an I'M
provoked attack. We believe that the
sending of seditious appeals to the
American troops engaged in hostilities
is an act of reasonable character, and
that every appeal to them to abandon
their colors or disregard their duty as
soldiers merits the lasting condemna-
tion of every patriot
"Fifth-The Government of the Unit
ed States should be, and we believe
will be, true to its principles in the dis
position of all questions that may arise
in the future in our relationship with
the people of the Philippines
Sixth-We regard the great issue of
the hour to be the success of our coun-
try in the performance of the duty
which it owes to civilization. Until this
is assured-until armed insurrection has
ceased-we have no terms to offer but
the American terms of unconditional
surrender.
Several speeches in harmony with the
resolutions We're made Bishop Samuel
Fallows said, in part
! Not money not lust of conquest, not
desire of territorial expansion, began
the Spanish American war, but human
ity. In its every phase of anguish and
suffering, humanity has continued and
crowned American chivalry with ever
lasting honor. And in Gods good time.
which we fervently pray may speedily
come, humanity shall bring it to a tri-
umphant close
All hail to the nations chief. on
whom rests the burden of the whole ma
TONS responsibility Heaven forbid
that we should add one scruple to its
fearful weight by unjust criticism and
1nconSlderate action. Rather let us
show by our loyal devotion to the policy
he has been compelled by the logic of
events to adopt, that without distinc-
tion OF party or sect we will gladly help
him bear it,
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THE BUFFALO STRIKE.
Efforts to Get the Shove1ers to Ac-
cept the Terms offered.

BUFFALO IN. V, May president
Johnson of the State Board of Media
ton of Arbitration; H. D. Goulder of
Cleveland. attorney for the Lake-Car-
riers' Association, and Mr.. Douglass,
representing the Western Elevator As
ISOLATION, called on Bishop Quigley of
the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo to-day,
and asked him to endeavor to induce
the grain-shoveIers to accept the prop
osition made by Contractor Connors.
Nearly all of the grain are
Irishmen, and attend the Catholic
Church 1t is thought that such a
suggestion coming from the Bishop
would carry great weight The result
of the conference could not be ascer-
tanned
The monthly men at the elevators
held a big meeting this afternoon and
adopted resolutions expressing sympa-
thy with the cause of the grain-shov-
elers, and unanimously voting that
whenever there are any signs of grow
ing strength on the part of Contractor
Connors that a strike will be declared.
Mr. Connors is beginning to import
men from other cities to take the
places of the striking grain -shovelers.
OF $50 men who started from New
York City Saturday night, all but
twenty nine deserted When the train
reached Buffalo with these a delega-
ton of strikers appeared at the depot
and enticed all but fifteen of the new
corners away. The fifteen who stuck
were taken to the Marone Elevator in
a bus guarded by two patrol wagons
full of policemen. No 4 attempt was
made to modest them.
Tonight a detachment of grain-shov
elers waited on the city officials for
the purpose of having the New York
ers returned at the expense of the city
Late tonight it was given out that
the grain-shovelers will present an
ultimatum to the Lake, Carriers Asso-
citation. The substance of the ulti-
matum will be that if the strike is not
ended this week the 'longshoremen all
along the chain of lakes will be or
dered out, and that the entire lake
traffic will be tied up, and that for
every week hereafter that Mr.. Connors
holds the contract the Grain Shovelers'
Union will add 80 cents to the con-
tract price The union is willing now
to take the contract for 50 fiat per
thousand bushels.
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has announced that witanin a few days,
/ if President Mckinley and the Secretary
of War continue to ignore his commu-
nications ON the subject of the return
Of the Colorado regiment from the Phil
ippines he will take steps with a view
to securing the immediate recall of the
troops
II cannot as yet say what course
shall follow" he said but will ex-
haust every resource at my command to
bring those boys home. l have tried
quiet, peaceable means and have failed.
Now I will be obliged to resort to
something more forcible, and it will be
made public Of course do not desire
to take any action that will unjustly
hamper the administration, for 1 am an
American, but 1 do not propose to sit
idly by and see the volunteers from
Colorado fighting and dying in the Phil
ippines in defense of the policy which
is actuating those in charge of the
movements of our army abroad
I'm the first place. the volunteer
troops are being detained illegally and
in defiance of the constitution. They
enlisted for the Spanish war That war
is over, and still they are detained in
those far-off islands
Under the Constitution the Colorado
volunteers would be perfectly justified
in laying down their arms where they
are and in returning to the United
States If they should do anything
like that probably they could be court
martialed and punished under the
strict military rule, but in that event
this same military rule would be placed
above the Constitution of our republic"
1t is regarded as possible that in event
of the failure of any public attempt"
which may be made to bring about the
return of the troops the Governor will
resort to legal proceedings. If such
proves to be the case the Supreme
Court of the United States may be
called upon to decide a test case re-
garding the powers of the President and
that provision of the Constitution re-
lating to the purposes for which vol
unteer soldiers may be called into SER
vice.
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MULLAN MINERS ARRESTED.
They Offered No Resistance But the
Women ReviIed the Troops.

/ WARDNER Qdaho), May Two
hundred and eighty-fve miners arrest
ed at Mullan last night were brought
here and placed in the stockade with
nearly 400 others who are suspected of
being in the mob which blew up the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill. About
700 men are now confined in the stock
ade, but as soon as the Coroner's inves-
tigation is finished it is understood that
many of the prisoners will be released.
Many of the men from the Standard
and Frisco mines have taken to the
hills but it is believed that a large
number will be arrested ais it would be
difficult for them to get out of the
country None of the men arrested
made any resistance but the women
stood near and applied vile names to
the soldiers.
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CIVIC FEDERATION.
Preparing to Call National Con-
ference at Chicago.

NdICAGO May 1.-THE Civic FEEDER
ation OF Chicago, the organization
Whlch called the Saratoga Convention
on Foreign policy last August, and also
organized the national conference on
primary election reform, held in New
York in January, 1898, and the confer
ence on arbitration held in Chicago
after the great strike of 1894, is prepar-
ing call for a national conference on
combinations and trusts to be held In
Chicago, Indianapolis, or some other
central portion.
The intention is to hold a four days'
conference, one day being devoted to
railroad combinations, one to labor or
CARNATIONS, one to industrial combina-
tons, and one to remedies and methods
of procedure
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Los Angeles pigeon Races.

LOS ANGELES, May THE second
race of the yearly series of pigeon races
of the Los Angeles Flying Club was
flown to-day. The birds were liberated
at Fresno, 206 miles in an air line
from this city. and made the distance
in 5 hours IS minutes, the fastest time
ever recorded in Southern California
c. G. Young's Reliance arrived firsts
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CINCINNATI, May 7.-Breitenstein
was invincible to-day until the ninth
inning, when three runs were batted
out
Score: Cincinnati 3, hits 8, errors
g; ST Louis 4, hits 6, errors O. Bat
teries-Breitenstein and PETIT; Powell
and Criger. Umpires-Swartwood and
Warner.
CHICAGO. May THE game be-
tween Cleveland and Chicago was
postponed on account of rain.
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Land Office Receiver Dead.

VISALIA, May 7.--Charles H. Nor
ris, Receiver of the United States Land
Office for this district, died suddenly
to-day of heart disease. He was 65
years of age, and prior to his appoint
ment lived in Fresno County.
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GOVERNOR THOMAS.

Talks of Compelling the President
to Let Troops Come Home.
DENVER, May 7.-Governor Thomas
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e. e. Aldrich Is Dead.

SEATTLE, May 7.-E. E. Aldrich.
formerly of Stockton, Cal, died to-day
from injuries received by the explo-
sion of a gasoline tank last Friday.
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ULTIMATUM GIVEN
TO MINE OWNERS.
Their Mines Can Run Only on
Condition
That They Employ no Occur d'AIsne
Miners Union Men.

State and Federal Authorities Take
Firm Stand and Will Stamp
Out the Organization That Has
Been a Protection to Despera-
does Guilty of Crime and Out
rage-The Prosecution Hopes to
Secure Extreme Penalty of the
Law on the Conviction of the
Guilty.
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The landlord thinks of the rent in
his pocket. but forgets the hole in the
roof.
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SANTIAGO JUBILANT.
The People Re ioicing in the Prospect Of
Autonomy Preparing au Ovation
to Ga.. Wood.

santiago tie Cuba. Jan. 11.-Mayor
Bachrdi yesterday received cable dis.
patch from DR.. Castillo, the representa-.
tive of the business men of this city,
who accompanied Gen. Wood to Wash
ington, announcing that complete au.
tonomy will be granted this province.
The day. therefore, was practically OBJ
served as holiday. The city was dee
GRATED with flags. and mass-meeting
was held at which Gen. Wood was
warmly praised. Bands of music pa
raded the streets, cheering crowds
were to be seen on all sides and the
clubs held meetings for the purpose Of
arranging an ovation to Gent Wood
and Dir. Castillo on their return. Sub
| scriptons are pouring in, so there will
be no lack OF money to make the affair
a success.
Representatives OF a Norwegian
Wrecking company examined the
wrecks of the Spanish war ships SUN
day. in order 10 see if il is possible TO
raise them. They consider that the
Colon might possibly be hoated. but
they are doubtful in tie case of the
Oquendo
The Merritt-thapman Wrecking Co.
is making Roadway on the Reina Mer-
cedes
Three Cubans have been arrested on
the charge of numbering a man near
San Luis. with the object of robbing
him. Two others are implicated.
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POLICING HAVANA.
spanish Applicants Treated Impartiaiiy,
but Their Short Stature Is Against
Them business Resuming.

Havana. Jan. 11.-Gen. Menocal and
ex-Superintendent McCullagh are eN-
amining 300 applicantsfor positions on
the police force here. About eighty pa
trolmen have been accepted so far. and
of this number 20 men are Spaniards.
Menocal is acting fairly towards the
Spanish candidates. If physically and
morally up to the standard they are
accepted. Some former Spanish Of
ticers are among the applicants. Two
former lieutenants accepted appoint
ments as patromen on Saturday last.
The height required. five feet SIN
inches. shuts ont many applicants. IN
GLIDING lot Of Menocal'S men. The
force will be selected, in the main. by
the end of the week,
The weakes, part of the system Is
the pay.
Fifty dollars a month for patro'men
is rega rded as too little money Tor
high class. honest men. San Juan de
Porto Rico pays S15 per month. The
question of raising tn" pay OF patrol
men here TO that figure is under coh-
sideration.
The first piles We're driven yesterday
for the construction Of the United
States pier at 'rriscornia. Col. Heeker
was present. The construction OF seven
warehouses is beginning at the rail
road terminal iiue. They viii be fin
ished in about month. about i.30t
| men are at work.
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MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


bishop Charles b. Galloway, in letter
70 the clarionbed .ser pays tribute to
'lle memory of ten. Thomas Kinds, one
OF the most illustrous men Of the early
history of the State ana also one of the
heroes OF the war of lS1a. Gen. Kinds
was native of Virginia. and came to
Mississippi when he was but 10 years of
age lie lived and died among our pco-
PIE lis grave is near Fayettc. in Jef.
tcrson county. At the battle of New
orleans Gen. Kinds. then colonel of a
regiment of "dragoons,' made his
famous cavalry charge. \ body of
british infantry had intrenchea them.
selves in ditch some ten feet wide and
were doing deadly work. Col. Kinds
formed his dragons and ordered them
to charge. They went like "A whirl-
wind, charging over the trench and as
their trained stccds leaped ever the
heads of the British soldiers the dra.
goons delivered Il deadly fire down upon
thelr heads. On the other side they
were halted, wheeled and charged back,
repeating the Same mancuycr. The
british were 50 much discomdted by this
daring and unheard 81 feat Of warfare
that they gave up the position Gen.
jackson made speech to the dragons
after the battle in recognition Of their
bravery,
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AN IMPROBABLE STORY.
The Report that the United States Is
willing to Exchange the Philippines
for the British West Indies.

London, Jan. 17.-Diplomats refuse
10 take seriously the revival of the re-
port cahed from Washington that the
United States is willing to exchange
the Philippine islands for the British
West Indies islands. \ high official of
the foreign Office characterized the
statement as absurd. He said that
while the continental powers appeared
10 be willing TO permit the United
States To hold the Philippines as spoiIs
Of war. they would not be likely to re-
main passive spectators of a change
in the balance of power in the far east
which would result from Great Brit
aims requirement Of those islands.
particularly SO at this critical time in
the struggle for domination in China
The official quoted further remarked
that he did not believe Great Britain
or the United States courted the pro-
tests which would result from the pro.
posed exchange. If such negotiations
are on foot the United States embassy
here has no knowledge of them.
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PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.
President Schurnan of Cornell University '
Has Accepted Position on the
Commission.

Washington, Jan. 11.-Presdent
Schurman. Of Cornell University. was
at the White House and had talk
with the president On leaving he said
that he had accepted a position on u
commission of five which is to he APP
pointed to study the commercial and
social problems of the Philippines. 1t
is now understood that the othermem-
bers Of the commission will be ADMIRAL
Dewey. Gen. Otis, Col. Charles Denby
and Prof. Worcester, OF Ann Arbor
university.
The work of the commission. it is
understood. will be purely economic
and not of Il political nature. They
will study ;he habits and manners of
the Filipino the material resources OF
the country and its commercial posi-.
bilities but they will not attempt 10
deal with the problem of government
for the islands
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-01-21

lhe burglar who blew up the post
Office at Enterprise with dynamite re-
Gently turns ont to be 'rhrasher Mead,
one Of the most notorious AMI desper.
ate criminals in the country. Mead
was arrested at Mobile and taken back
to Enterprise, but not after desperate
fight with the Off .ers. A large quan-
tity OF postage stamps, blank money
orders aud 81, lis in cash stolen from
the safe in the Enterprise postotlce
were recovered. 1hrasher Mead has a
criminal record that is hardly second to
that Of the notorious Rubc Burrows
For nearly ten years he has infested
the railroads of Mississippi and Ala
bama. Mead broke into the postotIcc
at Alderman in the latter part Of 1898,
and was arrested and taken to the Jail
at Aberdeen. He sawed his way out in
December. 1896, and was next heard of
in Chicago. In 1897 he was arrested at
Jacksonville, Fla. and taken to Kos
cusko. While there he formed con-
spiracy with TRUSTEES who were allowed
outside Of the cage, and they oyerpow-
cred and choked Sheriff McMillin and
escaped with six others. Mead is known
to have been implicated in five train
robbaries and the Southern Express
Company has proof that he blew open
safes in its Offices at Aberdeen and
Durant. During the past year he has
escaped from twenty-one jails.
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The State board of education has
issued professional license" to Prof.
kincannon, president of the Industrial
Institute and College. The license is
granted under Section 1890 of the code,
which provides for the issuance of such
to teachers of recognized ability and
scholarly attainments who shall pass
a satisfactory written examination" on
algebra, geometry. rhetoric. English
literature, the elements Of botany and
chemistry, the science Of teaching, civil
government, and Latin through Caesar
and Virgil" The section further pro-
vides that the manuscripts of eXami.
nations shall be kept on file in the Of
flee of the State superintendent. and
the cense shall be valid for life in any
part Of the State.
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WILLIAM WAS SHREWD.
Turkish Order for Field Artillery
TO Germany.

Constantinople, Jan. l6.-rhe i'm
perial trade has been issued ordering
the purchase of 1872 Krupp field guns
and 10000 shrapnel shells. This is un-
doubtedly the outcome of the act of
Emperor William, on his return from
the orient. in presenting the sultan OF
Turkey with a perfect model of the
modern krupp field gun introduced
into the German army. The German
newspapers. at the time. commented
approvingly on the emperor's shrewd-
ness, which, they predicted, would re-
suit in Turkey sending large order
for guns TO Germany.
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EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON.
-Four Prominent Cherokses Going to Pro-
test against the Ratification of
tho Tribal Treaty.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. l6.--Dave
Muskrat. Q. Gritts and |. II. Dick, OF
Tahlequah. |. r., prominent Chero-
KEGS. left here for Washington, intent
on seeing President Mckinley and Ell
tcring a protest against the ratitica'
tion of the treaty entered into Satur'
day last by the government commits
sion and the nations commission, dis
solving tribal relations,
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Cotton Prizes.

The three cotton companies in Gren-
ada united in offering New Year prizes
to the best samples of baled cotton pro-
duced by the growers of the staple in
the district. After a thorough examin-
alton the prizes were determined upon,
with the following awards; Best long
staple bale, J. W. Rhodes, sl5; second
prize, Lottie Hart, $40. Best short sta
pie bale, W. Il. Abeles, SIS: second, Ed
Go.liday, $40; first prize Parsons dis
trict, c. T. Ross, $40; best Tallahatchie
county, Hannah Taylor, $40; best Car
roll county, Edward lIaddock, $40.
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Vessels Designated to Form the Squadron
OF Evolution.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE navy de-
partment has designated the folowin, /,
war ships to form the squadron OF
evolution which is to 60 south under
direct command of Admiral sampson;
Flagship New York; Brooklyn, Indi-
ana. Texas. Chicago. Newark and
Machias.
They will be accompanied by the fol
lowing named colliers and supply
ships: Marcellus. Lebanon and Sup
ply. The ships are ordered to be al
Havana prior to the first of February
next
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OPENED BY THE EMPEROR.
The Prussian Diet Formally Opened with =
Speech from the Throne by
the Emperor.

Berlin, Jan. 1.-THE Prussian diet
was opened with Il speech from the
throne, in which Emperor William said
that the financial situation continued
favorable. the bases of both political
and national life being soundly estab-
lished, and the prosperity of the coun-
try yisibly growing.
His majesty regarded the future
with confidence. and mentioned the
measures which would be introduced
to extend state railroads and naviga-
canal to the Rhine, Weser and Elbe.
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The I.insred Oil Trust.

Cleveland. O.. Jan. l1.-Mr. Z. F,
Miles. OF this city. who has just been
elected president of the new Linseed
Oil trust. which controls all of the
large linseed plants in the country. in
discussing the plans of the new organ
ization said: "'fhc output of the trust
will continue about what it has been
in the past when the companies were
manufacturing independently. The
great object is to steady the market
and maintain it on solid basis and
make it non-speculative. II anything
prices will be decreased rather than
increased"