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department. sUores ana their business
methods occupied the time of the sub.
committee o. the industrial commission
at Chicago Thursday.
Francis Rves Lassiter was Thursday
nominated y Virginia Democrats to
tiilithe une.pired term in congress Of
the late Sidney Epes.
Rev. Paul II. Ponziglione, assistant
pastor OF the Holy Family church, Chi
cago, and chaplain at the Bridewell. is
dead of pneumonia, aged SO years.
Daniel Broughton, a merchant OF
Lyons. Ga, is dead and John McEach.,
erl, his friend, is at the point of death
from drinking wood alcohol by mistake.
Senator Platt Thursday introduced an
amendment to the Indian appropriation
bill, providing for congress of the rep.
resentatiyes of the various Indian tribes
of the United States at the Buffalo Pan.
American exposition, aud appropriating
100000 for he payment Of the expenses
Of the congress. y
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MAKES NO OBJECTION.

France Valves Any Claim 1t May Have
Over Danish West Indies.
PARIS, March 30.-The foreign office
authorities make the following state
ment regarding Frances attitude tow
ard American acquisition Of the Danish
West Indies:
: France will place no obstacle what.
ever IN the way of the success Of the
Danish American negotiations. On the
contrary, in view Of her cordial relations
withsboth the United States and Den:
mark. she 'is willing to waive her rights
'over Santa Cruz. as France values her
friendship with these two countries far
more highly than any claims she may
have in the Danish Antilles.''
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Comment ON Delagoa Bav Awar,.

LONDON, March 3o.-The Daily Mail,
commenting upon the Delagoa baY,
award at Berne says: 1.-The boundless
procrastination of the tribunal it is diff
cult to explain, for not the smallest
trace of equity can be discovered in the
award of the beggarly 100000 award
as compensation for concession valued
at e6,0Oo,oOo. We fear the arbitrators
allowed themselves to be preju diced
against British interests by the IRA
tional Anglophobia which has seized
upon the Swiss people. By their con-
duct the arbitrators have. struck a
deadly blow at arbitration"
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Indiana Strike at an End.

3 In DIANAPoIIs, Ind, March sO.-The
state labor commissioners have been
informed that the strikes OF miners i'll
Indiana is at an end. The four mine
operators in the Evansville district
agreed to q recognition of the union and
to pay their men according to the Terre
Haute scale of wages and were the last
Of the operators to come to terms. The
union now prevails throughout the state
and there are no miners on strike The
strike, in w hich about 1000 were con-
cerned, began II months ago.
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Agninaldo Visit. Manila In Dl.ru,.e.

ABuiHHiuU VlsitH NIahfI8 IN D1sENfs6.
\ TACOMA, Wash, March 30.-Captain
Conradi Of the transport Garonne, which
arrived last night from Manila, reports
that Aguinaldo, according to reports
current there, is able to visit Manila i'll
disguise almost as often as he wishes.
How this is accomplished no one seems
to know, but it is known positively that
he attended a, grand mask ball at Ma
Mia on New Years night and has been
seen there several times since. He is
heard from occasionally as being first
in one place and then in another Cop
radi was tol by American officers that
while the backbone of the rebellion is
broken, it will be long time before
guerrilla fig, ting can be fully stopped.
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South McAlester scorcbed.

SOUTH McALEsrER, I. T., March 80.
"A fire which started in the Grand
Avenue hotel last night. burned over
nearly two blocks, destroying over a
dozen small business buildings, the
Grand Avenue hotel, the Wilson house,
the Jones ard Fogarty blocks, the tele-
phone exchange and two livery stables.
The total loss is over $5O,O0O
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TELEGRAPHlC BRIEFS.

The Shamokin Silk Mill company,
employing 300 pers ons, Thursday grant
ed an increase in w ages of from 10 to 20
per cent.
The transport Fitzpatrick, having on
board four troops of the Fifth cavalry,
arrived at Newport News Thursday
from San Juan.
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Battle With Isnstlers.

GALLUP, n. M, March 30.-A bloody
battle between sheriff's posse and a
gang of desperadoes occurred near Nav
ajo springs, 60 miles west of Gallup, yes
terday, in which two of the posse, Gus
Gibbons and Frank Lesuere, were
killed. Five of the outlaws were cap.
tured, two badly wounded Three es-
capped and are being followed. The
gang had been stealing cattle in various
parts of the country.
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Congressman Knocked Down.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 30.-A
fight on the street occurred yesterday
between Congressman George w. Faris
and II. O. Pugh, ex- United States con-
sui to Palermo, growing out of the man
ner Of the withdrawal of the congress
man from the race for denomination.
The congressman was knocked down
and badly bruised, but suffeiAa no other
i'll effects than blackened eye and
bleeding nose.
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TEST VOTE IN. SENATE
Porto Rico Bill Believed to Be
Sure of Passage.
MAJORITY IN FAVOR OF TARIFF.

Proposition to Str ,k. Out the Provision
Levying Fifteen Fer Cent of the Dinsley
Law Duties Is Defeated by Vote Of
Sixteen to Thirty-Three.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-A direct
vote was taken by the sen ate yesterday
on the proposition to strike from the
Porto Rico measure the provision levy
ing 10 per cent of the Dingley law duties
on Porto Rico products. The PROPOSE
tion was defeated by vote of 16 to 33.
While the vote is regarded as presaging
the passage of the pending measure it is
not regarded as Indicating the final vote
on the bill
The feature of the debate yesterday
was the speech Of Beveridge lInd.)
While he advocated reciprocity between
the United States. and Porto Rico he
announced that if all efforts to secure
free trade should fail he would support
the pending bill. The bill was under
discussion throughout the session, sew
eral important amendments being
agreed to.
House Passes Army Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-After four
days Of stormy debate the house yester-
day passed the army appropriation bill.
As passed, the bill is only slightly mod
ified from the form in which it came
from the committee. One of the last
amendments adopted opens the soldiers
home to the officers and men of the vol
unteer and regular armies, incapacitated
by service during or since the Spanish
war. The chief incident of the day
was q defense of the war department.
against charge of reckless extrava-
gance in the fl tting up Of the transport
Sumner made by briggs IN. W. Par
ker an. J.) produced the itemized ex-
penses furnished by the war depart
ment to show that there had been no
sxsrayagance. Without opposition, the
house confirmed Boreing's title to- his
scat. His seat was contested by White,
Another Republican, and the. report Of
the committee that investigated the
case was unanimously in favor of the
sitting member.
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Joubert,s Kemains lying In State

PRETORIA, March 2S.-General Jorl-
bert was taken i'll Sunday morning. He
was at his office the previous day. He
suffered great pain but became uncon-
scious some time before death. The
complaint was acute inflammation of
the bowels. The body will lie in state
tomorrow and will then be taken by
special train to the farm at Rustfon-
tein, near Wakkerstrom, where it will
he buried quietly, as Joubert. often re-
3Auested, and without military honors.
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No Word of TURKEYS action.

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson said yesterday
that he had no official information that
Turkey has prohibited the importation
of American pork. If any steps were
taken in the matter by this government,
he said, the state department. would
conduct the negotiations.
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Kearsarga. Pnts tn sea.

NEWPORT News. Va, March 30
The battleship Kearsarge left Old Point
yesterday and went to sea for prelim.
mary test Of her superimposed turrets.
Some of the members of the trial board
of inspection We're on board. The tests
of the new style tulrets will be watched
with great interest.
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Moore Sentenced to Hang.

DEXTER, Mo-, March 30.-Elijah
Moore, aged 10, who murdered the Rev.
Jesse Moore, his father, in this county
Nov. 10 last, was sentenced to hang
May 10. He showed no emotion when
sentence was passed. A motion for
new trial was overruled and the case
was appealed to the supreme court.
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Nonunion Men Badly Beaten.

VANCOUVER, B. c., March 30.-The
strike of the 'Longshoremen's union
against the Pacific Coast Steamship
company eliminated yesterday in an
attack upon five nonunion men who
had been loading freight on the steamer
Walla Walla. All of the men were Sc
verely beaten, one John Sunderland be-
ing kicked in the face ana his cheek cut
open. Four arrests were made.
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ypaniards, Time Extended.

WASHINGTON, March 3o.-secretary
Hay and Duke d'Arco, the Spanish min
lister, yesterday signed a protocol ex-
tending for six months the period of
time allowed Spanish residents in the
Philippine islands to elect whether they
shall remain Spanish subjects OF sur
render their allegiance and adopt the
nationality of the territory in which
they reside.
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Gilbert Defeats Elliott.

NEW YORK, March 30.-Fred Gilbert
If Spirit Lake, Ia, defeated j. A. r.
Elliott of Kansas City in q l0O-bira
match for the Dupont trophy yesterday
afternoon at the Dexter park traps by a
score of 50 to 96. The birds We're an
uneven lot and Elliott had rather the
worse of the luck in drawing the hard. J,
est birds.
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End Railroad In auiry.

New YORK, March 3O.-The grand
jury has abandoned it's investigation
into the alleged wrecking of the Third
Avenue Railroad company. This fact
was announced by Assistant District
Attorney Unger, who said he had ad
vised that body to discontinue the iu-
quiry because there is nothing to show
the violation of any criminal law.
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Philippine Com mission Meets.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-The Philip
pine commission met yesterday FORE
noon and agreed upon the personnel of
the staff that is to accompany the COM
mission to Manila. They also agreed
on certain outlines which they will fol
low in their work i'll the Philippines.
These will be submitted to the secretary
of state.
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Maxiiniam Rate hearing Po.tponed.

LINCOLN, March 3O.-The state board
of transportation yesterday postponed
until June IA the hearing Of the com.
plaint of Attorney General Smyth
against Nebraska railroads for alleged
violation Of the maximum rate law.
The order of postponement affects the
Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific and
Rock Island The Nor thwestern was
not represented and it's case will come
up next Tuesday.
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Police Captain Thomas Indicted.

New York, March 30.-The investi-
cation into the charges that vice -four,
ished in this city under police protec-
ton reach IL sensational climax yester-i
day when the grand jury returned three
indictments against Police Captain
Andrew ]. Thomas, in command of the
Tenderloin precinct.
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Admiral Dewey Leaves For Washington
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March 3O.-Ad-
miral Dewey. Mrs. Dewey aud Lieuten-
ant Caldwell left on a special train
yesterday afternoon for Washington
During the day the party We're shown
the interesting features of the city by
Henry M. Fla gler, who afterwards OIL
tertained them at his residence, Kirk
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Co,nmissarY Oificer ShorJ

SAN Francisco, March 30.-Captain
Peter @. Deming. assistant eommissny
of subsistence of United States volun-
teers, is under arrest at Alcatraz island.
It is alleged that his returns to the war
department. indicate the existence of a
considerable deficit.
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Lawyers Make Their Plea.

HASTINGS. Neb., March 3o.-Attor-
neys Ragan and Batty argued the Hor-
locker Morey poisoning case before the
jury yesterday for the defendant and
Attorney Button for the state Attorney
Stevens delivered the final address for
the defendant and County Attorney
McCreary for the state. The jury will
be instructed this morning.
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You will find that our stock.
represents an unlimited supply
of the handsomest designs in
WALL PAPER in the city.
In addition to our large stock of
wall paper we carry a large line
of CARPETS and RUGS to-
which we invite your attention.
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Cowen Succeeds Morton.

New YORK, March 3O.-The National
Sound Money league held its annual
meeting yesterday. J. w. Cowen was
elected president in place of j. Sterling
Morton Of Nebraska, resigned. A. b.
Hepburn was elected treasurer. The
members of the executive committee
We're reelected.
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Youtsex rrInl 1aoes nxer. !.

FRANKFORT. March 30.-H. r. Yout-
sey was brought before Judge Moore
yesterday, but- was not ready. for trial
and the case was passed. He will prob
ably be arraigned again today.
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Russia Presents a Demand.

LONDON. March 3O.-The Evening.
News publishes dispatch from Kobe,
Jap an, underyesterday IS date, announc-
Ing that Russia has demanded leave to
land troops near Masanpho. Korea, the
dispatch says, wants no outside inter
faranca
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topeka. Knn.. March go. K. Hol-
liday. one of the directors and founders
OF tlis Santa Fe railway and OF this
city, died yesterday, aged 76.
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Aneyiaa.n rAil. n. I.aaao,,

LoNnos, March 80. The faiInre Of
Henry II. j. Jennings. an American
share and stock br9ksr = announces.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
CHARLES H. HOYTs CAREER

Charles Hale Hoyt first became known to the
He had charge of an "au sorts column. where he
was permitted TO give free rein TO his humor Hav-
ing thus found what his qualities as a writer
he decided to write play The young be-
lieved that piece written lines between com
edy and vaudeville would meet with success. His
first dramatic work, which resulted from this
course of reasoning called "A Bunch Of
Keys" 1t was satire aimed at the methods en-
ployed in small country hotels.
Encouraged by the reception accorded 10 this
piece, Mr.. Hoyt continued 10 write in a similar
vein. Fortune. we'll fame. came TO him as
result. Mr. Hoyt used to explain this by the fact
that he not only wrote plays. but managed them.
In the latter half of his work he associated with
himself Charles Thomas
Mr.. HOyt was soon bringing out play after play
with wonderful rapidity. Among his best known
pieces are "A Rag Baby "A Tin Soldier "A Par
lor Match "A Midnight Bell" "A Texas Steer"
"A Brass Monkey" and "A Trip Through China
town" II is said that his income from the last
named play alone for one season was about s133OO0
Mr.. Hoyt married Miss Flora Walsh. a pretty
young actress in one Of his companies. in 1887
She died in 1893. A year later ne married Miss
Caroline Miskel, actress noted for her personal
beauty, who died few years ago.
Since her death Mr.. Hoyt has spent little time in
his beautiful New Hampshire home. His friends
have heard at times that he was in Florida and
again that he at metropolitan hotel
Those who know him best say that he has lived
freely, even too freely Of late and that he often
denied himself sleep when his nerves demanded IT..
His mental decline. they say. has come on gradu-
prised commitment to asylum. He Is now
forty-one years or age.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
NEW L1BERIAN COLONIZATION sCHEME.

Birmingham Ala. July % (speciaD. The IAberian
Colonization Society has been organized In this
city with Lee V Cowart a lawyer, president; N
D. Lacey secretary and treasurer and d. ], Flum-
mer general manager. The object OF this society
is 10 send colonies of Southern negroes TO Liberia
Some time ago E. B. CottinSham, the leading spirit
in the International Migration Society. which
started five hundred negroes for Liberia. and was
afterward charged with leaving several hundred Of
them IN the lurch at Jersey City after receiving
their passage money, died, and the society became
defunct.
The new society is not the legal successor of the
defunct society, but intends doing the same bust
ness at about the stand. and already has
agents in different parts of the South working up
business with negroes. The negroes pay monthly
assessments with the understanding that when
they have paid in certain amount they viii be
transported to Africa. The organizers OF the new
society seem to expect to do a good business in
spite OF the maledctions heaped the head of the
defunct society by negroes throughout the South
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
TROOPS OFF FOR THE WEST.
BATTALION OF FIFTH INFANTRY LATE IN
LEAVING HOBOKEN-TO MOBILIZE
AT FORT GHERIDAN.

The battalion of 5th United States Infantry did
not leave Hoboken for the West yesterday until
after The difficulty in transferring the sixty
tons OF equipment from the RawIins the train
caused the delay. The train started in three sec
tions over The Lackawanna Railroad. From Buffalo
10 Chicago the troops will go by Of the Nickel
Plate and from Chicago to Fort Sheridan by the
Chicago and Northwestern. Maior Chance was in
command of the battalion. consisting of Companies
c + and G. IN al y officers ana 3s7 men, besides
the band and field music. At Fort Sheridan the
battalion VIII join the depot battalion n command
of Lieutenant Colonel IIOotcr. Colonel Comba, of
the regiment is post commander al Fort Sheridan
The othe: bas:a}ion. nov OH duty az San Luis FL
Caney Baracoa and Guantanamo. VIII he brought
10 rhis city the transport MePherson which VIII
cal from Cuba on Sunday, and should arrive here
On august This last battalion will go 20 Fort
Sberidar BY way Of the Ontario and Northwestern
ROAD. ,., >,...- ,.,,o.
-,Iic1 n EalViiuS arrived saying that q hospital
,"or,,. man 10y the name of Hogan had no; been
aTt ron, since July -. and 1t thought he was
- e. ~ - on the FaWins he has not yet been
found.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
CHINAMEN GOING To CUBA.
MANY WHO FEAR REVENGE IN THIS CITY
WILL ENTER TOBACCO BUSINESS

Many of the Cinnamon of this city. who fear that
revenge will be taken on them for the outrages of
the Boxers in China arranging to leave the
of Cuba is the haven of safety which they have in
view, and Inducements for them to go there are
not wanting. The amount of Spanish money which
is in circulation in Chinatown is proof of the
cess of the Chtramen who have recently returned
from the island The stories they tell of profitable
work on the tobacco planta tions and the consd-
crate treatment they received from the Spaniards
and Cubans is having its effect on those who are
anxious leave this city.
The prospect of big tobacco crop Is responsible
for the establishment of several new cigar fac
tories. ChOng Bing. manager of the kWong Lung
Jim Company. of No: % Mott-st., said Yesterday
that great many Chinese would be sent the
plantations in which different Cinnamon of this
city interested Many laborers to go as well
expert tobacco handlers He says the crop is
going to be bigger and better than before, and
that the Cinnamon have secured their share of 1t.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
DOES NOT GIVE ORDERS To COURTS.
SECRETARY ROOTS REPLY To y QUESTION
ABOUT ARREST OF RATHBONE.
by The Associated Pressl

Washington. July 26.-'The Secretary of War
does not issue orders to courts replied Secre-
tary Root tonight to the direct question a to
whether or not he had given orders for the
rest Of E. G. Rathbcne, late Director General
of Posts in Cuba. He also added that General
Wood did not issue orders to the courts of Cuba
He explained that the Bristow report had been
forwarded 10 General Wood by mail, but as this
could not reach him soon enough. the main feat
ures of the report had been already placed in
his possession. and eye also IN possession OF
the proper authorities in Cuba. he said the
procedure on the part Of General Wood would be
the same as directions by the Attorney General
TO a district attorney, to proceed with the prose
cution of persons charged with offences against
the Government. The BristOw report would be
made the basis Of the prosecution against the
persons who were charged with offences against
the postal laws
1t was learned that General Wood and Acting
Director General Fosnes. Of the Cuban Postal
Service, had already taken the first steps toward
bringing the case of RathbOne to the attention
Of the judicial authorities of Cuba.
Secretary Roots attention called to al
legged charges against Major Black OF the En-
gineer Department al Havana. IL had been
reported that these charges were made by Cen
eral Wood. Secretary Root said there was no
foundation for the statement. but. on the con-
trary. General Wood had spoken highly or the
Engineer Department in Havana. The eXpendi-
ture by the Engineer Department. as we'll as all
others in Cuba were being investigated but
nothing TO call for any criticism had been found
New-York tribune., 1900-07-27
GERM4N LLOYD UNDECIDED.
COMPANY NOT LIKELY TO CHOOSE PLACE FOR
NEW PIERS FOR SOME TIME

Gustav H. Schwab. agent for the North German
Lloyd Line said yesterday that his company had
not yet made any decision about rebuilding its
piers 1t was still deep in the consideration of
this important question. and there little pos
sibility of its reaching decision for time
Still from the way Mr. Schwab dealt upon the
advantages a New-York offered that Hoboken could
not give-nearness TO the big hotels chief among
them-it seemed that the local representatives Of
the company are in favor of moving over to the
east side of the Hudson River. They hesitate be-
cause of the ample room that is theirs in
Hoboken. and the little space they must get along
with IL they come TO New-Gork-