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1t Is Expected to Bring AguinaIdo 10
Manila md Restore Peace
to the Islands.
SHORT AND FoRcEFUL PAPER
BANDITS ARE THE ONLY ONES Ex-
EMPT FROM ITS PRIVILEGES.
Latest Casualty List from Manila Car
rfes Quite a Numbe of Names
of Killed and Wounded.

MANILA, June 20.-General Macarthur
will tomorrow formally announce Presi-
dent McKinley's order of amnesty Buen-
canine, Palermo and other prominent Fill
pino leaders are greatly pleased. as they
believe that under the amnesty they can
bring about the surrender OF Aguinaldo.
who they declare is ready and willing to
consider the peace platform adopted by the
Filipino leaders with a few Insignificant
exceptions.
Several meetings of the leaders were
held quietly in Manila last week. They are
encouraged by the progress they are max
ing with the natives and the authorities
here. Tomorrow an important meeting
will be held, at which the amnesty decree
will be read. 1t Is the consensus of opin-
ion Of the foreigners, the better class of
the Flipinos and the Spaniards that Aguin-
aldo will be in Manila shortly as the re.
suit of the decree and of the negotiations
of the Buencamino party.
Now that the rains lave fairly begun
life In the country districts Is a great and
prolonged hardship.
Preparations are being made at Cavite
to move a majority of the marines to
China in the event that developments there
require them.
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Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
Mr.. ]. r. Braddock. formerly of Lead
vile. Col. latterly of West Virginia, and
at present from Pennsylvania, sauntered
into the lobby late in the afternoon.
IF / believed half the things some of
these delegates have told me-" he said.
I'D be in a most ~befuddled and thoroughly
unsatisfactory state. But by believing the
precise opposite of what I've been told. [
arrive at a very satisfactory and simplified
solution.
Their tales remind me-" he went on.
very forcibly of a story L heard once in
central Pennsylvania. A man, well known
to the country as a notorious liar. was ar
rested for the theft of a watch His lawyer.
seeing the case could only go one way, adj
viSed his client to plead guilty. And so the
culprit arose when the charge was read
and turning to the jury box wherein sat
twelve men who knew him well. said:
Gentlemen. I'm guilty; / stole the watch
And so the judge told the jury that they
wouldn't have TO leave the bex to give a
verdict. But, after a little whispering on
the part of the jury they asked the per
mission of the Judge to leave the room for
a few minutes. The judge agreed. the jury
withdrew. returned in five minutes. and
brought i'm a verdict of not guilty
The judge was furious. told the jury
that the man had admitted the theft, and
had candidly said that he was ~guilty-and
that a verdict of not guilty under such
circumstances was q most fragrant abuse
of justice: Why he Numbered. did you
bring in such . yerdict?'
Judge, meekly answered the foreman
of the jury as he rose to HIS feet-Judge,
you don't know this man as well as we do.
He's the biggest liar in our county, and we
won't believe him under oath. And II he
and think that a mistakes been made:
And so we fine as our verdict mot guilty"
according to .he evidence given"
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CATHOLIC SCHOOL TROUBLE.
1t Is Again Vexing the People of Man.
itOba and Canada.

WINNIPEG, Man. June 20.-Premier Nc
Donald has just written an article to the
members of the Catholic schools commit
tee, who waited on him to lay before him
their views regarding the present position
of the school question and to ask him to
bring in legislation for relief of the Cath
olics in the matter of education. He says:
II nave given careful thought and at
tention to the question and l am sorry to
say that fear it will be impossible to
meet the wishes of the delegation which
waited upon me. TIL public have been
informed, both by Sir wiifrid Laurier.
premier of the Dominion of Canada. and
the Hon. Thomas Greenway, who at the
time was premier of the province of Man
itoba. that this vexed question was settled
and that the settlement had been reduced
TO writing and made law in the amend
ment to the school act, which was passed
in 1897. Such being the state of the case,
the position assumed by my party during
the last election was that this matter hav-
ing been settled should not be disturbed,
and having taken this position it is diff
ficu1t for me to see how we can properly
move in the direction you desire"
On receipt of this letter a meeting of the
mmitt was held, and il was decided
to at once lay the matter before the Do
minion authorities. and a memorial has
been sent to Laurier. Catholics say the
burden is becoming insupportable, and
they must lave relief.
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SHORT AND SIMPLE PAPER.
but 1t Is Expected to Do Much I'm Pro-
noting Peace.

noting Peace.
WASHINGTON, June D.-Secretary Root
said, tonight, that the text of the amnesty
proclamation will. be published tomorrow
in Manila and Washington simultaneously.
Ii will be issued by General Macarthur,
and is done by direction of the President.
The proclamation gives a free pardon to all
Filipinos who have participated in the re-
bellion against the United States. the only
condition being that they take the oath OF
allegiance and acknowledge the sovereign
ty of the United States government. 1t ex-
cludes no one, except those who have vio-
lated the laws of war. The proclamation,
the secretary said. will speak for itself, and
will go into effect Immediately. The time,
considering the facilities for ~communica-
ton in the islands. for acceptance of the
amnesty proclamation by those still i'm re-
bellion, is limited. being only thirty or six
~ days.
The proclamation is very brief and is
plain and simple, its terms not comprising
more than can be put on a single sheet of
typewriting. The ISSUANCE of the amnesty
proclamation will mark a distinct advance
in the, progress of the arms of the United
States in the restoration of order in the
Philippines. The situation has been steadily
improving in those stands fer some time
past, and it is thought that the time Is OPP
perfume for pardon to all those Filipinos
who nave borne arms against the authority
of the United States, and have not used
their hostility as a mere cloak for the COM
mission Of robbery. murder and other
crimes. 1t is confidently believed that the
result of the proclamation will be quite a
general submission by those Filipino lead
ers who have not yet given their adhesion
States.
The PRONUNCIATION of the proclamation Of
amnesty has been under consideration for
some months, and the decision to issue IL at
this time was reached only after advices
from a number OF sources that the time
was ripe, and that assurances had been re-
Ceived that IL would meet with worthy re-
Spouse from those to whom ii was adj
dressed. 1t has been made known to the
administration that the influential classes
among the Filipinos were anxious for an
end of hostilities. and for resumption of
free from the predatory harass-
ments OF small bands of armed men. The
vigor of the pursuit of those bearing arms,
IL was likewise reported. had disheartsned
the Filipino soldiers still holding out, and
many of them were now willing TO surren-
der their arms on assurances of their per-
sonal safety. In addition. a better under
States toward them is now understood to
prevail among the Filipinos; that their
hostility to American control has abated
In a great degree.
With the general acceptance of amnesty
that is expected our troops will not be
kept In such ceaseless activity, and the
racifcation of the islands will 60 for
ward more quietly and more rapidly.
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A PRACTICAL JoKER's WORK.


Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 20-TEe national
capital takes but a languid interest in the
doings of the Philadelphia convention. The
advance knowledge Of its action regarding
the head of the ticket accounts for this.
The general feeling is that the convention
is being strung out to give Philadelphia a
chance to recoup itself for the expense OF
securing and providing for the assembly.
Two incidents have attracted more than
passing notice. One was when dispatches
were received here yesterday, sent by some
practical joker TO hoax the politicians, that
bets were being freely made in Philadel-
phfa and New York that Governor Roose-
welt would be nominated for President over
President Mckinley. A handful Of excita-
bic enthusiasts FASTENED to believe the alb
surd story. but beyond them 10 one paid
any attention 10 ii. The other was the re-
port that two brokers had laid a heavy
wager at the odds Of Z TO 5 on the result of
the election next November. This latter
was set down as a scheme or the part of
astute brokers 10 get a little free adver-
Using. Nothing was said as TO the amount
of money wagered. whether ii was in tens,
hundreds or thousands. but the common
impression is that If there was a bet at
all 1t was only 81 TO s..
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convention, would be limited to twenty
minutes on each side.
Tonight the resolution is the principal
topic OF discussion among the delegates.
Those from the Southern States are work.
ing like beavers to stem the tide which
seems TO be running toward the adoption of
the resolution. They declare that its adop-
ton means death to Rcpublicanism in the
South. They are presenting their case to
every Northern delegation.
Many of the delegations held informal
caucuses tonight. in which the resolution
was discussed, with a view 10 action to-
morrow. As a rule. however, no definite
decision was reached. Many individual
delegates from Northern States openly
declare their intention of supporting the
resolution. either in it's present or in its
has strong backing in the New England
States, in New York and Pennsylvania
and in the States. So strong
has the feeling become among the South
eFn delegates that many of them are pre-
pared to trade their votes for the vice
presidency for votes against the reeolu-
ten. Indeed, this offer has been openly
made in a number of instances.
In an explanation of the reasons which
ctuated Mr.. Quay in presenting the reso-
luton Senator Penrose. of Pennsylvania.
said tonight, after expressing his belief
that the proposition would be adopted:
Colonel Quay offered the amendment be-
cause he knows the proposition is popular
In the Northern States. The great States
of New York and Pennsylvania, with
lb,000,oo population, are subordfnated in
infiuece to Southern States that do not
deliver an electoral vote. and we propose to
and we will insist on the adoption of the
new rule"
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Philadelphia North American.
Samuel +. Kercheval. veteran ~doorkeeper
of Republican conventions. arrived in the
city yesterday.
When Mr.. Kercheval strolled leisurely
into Sergeant-st-arms Wiswell's headquar-
tiers on Sixth street, that genial official was
surrounded by an urgent group of report
ers. The sad expression on his face van
ished in an instant. He leaped TO his feet,
rushed around his desk. grasped his old
l~ieutenant's hand, and exclaimed:
"Kercheval. old boy. I'm tickled to death
comet
Before the dust-stained traveller could an
swer these greetings. the sergeant-at-arms
turned to the staring group and said, with
out a bit of his former languor in his tone:
Boys, this is Sam k~ercheval-the best
fellow that ever lived. He's from Indian
apolis. He's been with me for sixteen years.
We've worked together all that time for
the G.. o. p. He's a jewel-Sam Kercheval
is. Sam, | m glad you're here"
And Sam seemed glad, too. His fine
face fairly beamed, and he greeted the
newspaper men with all the cordiality
imaginable. All liked him from the moment
he turned that broad, bland smile of his
their way.
Samuel Z. Kercheval attended the Re-
publican convention in Chicago in 1880 as
a delegate from Indiana, and he has not
missed a convention since. He was a
stanch Blaine man that year and cast
t~hirty-six ballots for the Plumed Knight;
then voted for Garfield.
What he doesn't know about the ms and
outs of convention politics isn't worth
knowing. He car tell. when a man is a
block away. whether he is a delegate, a
visitor or a ~.oafer-whether he should be
admitted to the hall or excluded. And when
he has concluded the little lecture which
he delivers TO his assistants every four
years. they are almost qualified to do the
same. He delivered one of the lectures late
yesterday afternoon.
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SEVEN PERSONS INJURED.
WelI-Filled Farmers Wagon Struck
by a Trolley Car.

CHICAGO. June pa trolley car run
ming at a high speed tonight struck a
farmers wagon carrying fourteen persons.
at Ashland and Wabash avenues. Seven of
the occupants of the wagon were injured.
Two of them probably will die. The injured
are:
FRANK DEERING. injured internally:
may die.
FRANCIS MASACH. injured internally;
may die.
MARY GRALACH, back hurt.
JOSEPHINE MICHAEL. back hurt.
TILLIE URCZYK, body bruised.
LENA ZENDRAICK, body bruised.
MICHAEL PYSIBALA, hit by part of the
wagon; legs injured.
Others in the wagon were badly shaken
up. but were able TO go home unassisted.
Witnesses of the accident asserted that the
motorman was unable 10 stop In the short
distance after he sighted the wagon. and
the collision was unavoidable. No arrests
were made.
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Washington Special.

washington special
IL has been decided by the War Depart
ment that the movement for the return OF
the $4,000 volunteer troops now in the Phil
ippines will begin in December. This date.
which seems early. Is necessitated by the
fact that under the provisions OF the army
reorganization bill passed by the last Con-
gress. all these troops must be returned
to their recruiting places by June 80. 1901.
and IL will require six months at least 10
bring them home.
There are now in the Philippines in sddi-
ton to these $4,000 men. about $1,000 regu-
lars. The remainder of the 100. 600 troops
now composing the army. including 1000
volunteers now in Porto Rico. are I'm the
United States. Cuba Hawaii and Porto
Rico OF the loo regulars in the Philip
pines. p 900 also must return by July 4.
1901. leaving but 10000 troops OF any kind
there after that date. Most of the 1850
regulars who will fiji out the complement
Of the army OF q 800 mcn after July i. 1901.
will probably be sent TO the Philippines.
but even with. say. 10000 OF these regulars
sent there. the total force in the Philip
pines IN one year will be but 5000 men.
The situation emphasizes what Chairman
Hull. Of the House committee on military
affairs. said last Saturday. that We must
have a new army bill and at least as large
an army as we have now. II we expect TO
hold the Philippines. even II we have no ur-
gent need Of additional troops In any OF our
other insular possessions. and IL the In
dams remain peaceful. The War Depart
ment. OF course. expects tnat a new army
bill will be passed. and that m,0oo men.
with only about 1900 available for service.
will not be left to fight for supremacy with
the Filipinos.
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resting In hot weather. He says we nave
adopted the English division of the work.
ing hours Of the day simply because IL Is
English and agrees with their climate: but
that IL we only knew what was good for us
we would make our working hours suit our
climates-for we nave half a dozen of
them-and have a healthier time all around
He says. for example, that at ? o'clock I'm
a summer afternoon Wall street is yelling
over stocks and fighting for a little air just
when IL ought to be asleep. People work.
ing In such weather are ~expending their
best energies under the most unfavorsble
conditions. All this Is very pleasing. but
II is not likely 10 be the first lesson We
shall learn from our new possessions. The
spectacle of Havana enjoying a siesta be-
tween IL a m and 3 D. IN. is suggestively
reposeful, but will not be seen in an Amer
lean city for some time. Even in New Or
leans business men are as incorrigibly fixed
in this English -working-hour habit as they
are in Boston. The only people and the
only places in this country that had the
siesta as an institution were the Southern
planters and their verandas before the war.
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OBJECTED TO THE PASTOR.


HOPKINSVILLE. KY. June 20.-Ex-
Councilman J. w. Ware shot the Rev. Dr.
w. f. Piner. pastor of the Methodist
Church. while the latter was making a
pastoral call on Mrs. Ware at the residence
of the former Ware entered the parlor
and fired at the minister without warning.
DR.. Piner threw him to the floor and dis
armed him. Ware was arrested and re-
leased on $1,000 bond. 1t is stated that
Ware has long disliked the minister. and
that an unwarranted jealousy was at the
bottom of the shooting
Neither party concerned will make n
statement previous TO the examining trial.
which is set for next Friday. DIR. Piner's
scalp wound Is very painful. but not seri-
Gus. Had the ball passed the fraction OF
an inch lower the pastor would have been
instantly killed.
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Philadelphia Times.
In a prominent cafe yesterday afternoon
sat a local lawyer of note. and half a
dozen politicians of more than ordinary
distinction. Among them was one of the
vice presidential possibilities. The lawyer
was entertaining with the lavish han
that indicates a near acquaintance with
ten-thousand-dollar retainers. and he found
that 35-cent cigars were the only kind
that Con this occasion) were fit to smoke.
These he ordered by the box. which was
set upon the table, and the vice presiden-
.ial possibility found them so much to his
liking that every time he helped himself
to one he accompanied it by a handful
that were deposited in an inner pocket,
and the vice presidential possibility's
waistcoat looked as though Ii enveloped
the bosom of a pouter pigeon. Since so
many have succumbed to my-Iady nicotine,
who can tell what magical charms those
cigars may work.
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Philadelphia North American.
With Roosevelt on the ticket as McKin-
ley's running mate it may become neces-
sary for the national Republican commit
tee TO send out printed instructions as TO
the proper way of ~pronouncing the vice
presidential candidates name.
The stampede to Roosevelt seems to be
genuine remarked a much bebadged dele
gate in the Walton corridor yesterday
afternoon. I'm for him If he'll say the
word"
Som l." responded the delegate In the
Prince Albert coat. but you've got his
name wrong. It's Ruzyvelt."
Guess again. chimed in a b%ystaader
who was not a delegate. or If he was he
bad left his badges at home. TEDDY Roos-
velt's the man you mean. He's all right.
too
The Inquirer man left before a fourth
pronunciation appeared on the scene. but
it's pins to elephants that he wouldn't have
had to wait long for its coming. Mispro-
nunciations are seldom causes of defeat.
however. a fact from which supporters of
the famous Rough Rider may derive all
the consolation they need.
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bread. The bowl. nearly hid
Hanna's face. which would dart out, now
on this side OF 1t, now on that, as he adj
dressed some words to his companion. At
the door of the dining room a crowd
looked on, a man and a little boy in front.
There he is, Will" said the man. Don't
you see him. breaking bread in his soup?
That's him. WIFI The man laughed ner-
vously, and the boy in his shrill treble
cried: 81 see him, pa, Now he's breaking
bread in his soup" Behind these two muir
murs rose. HANNA big how'll
"Bread"-"Soup'-could be heard. And
monotonously, as a clock ticks. the tall.
thin young policeman at the door repeated:
keep this doorway clear. Keep this door
way clear" All pretended not to hear.
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A Woman Delegate.

Philadelphia Record.
Mrs. William Henry Jones. the woman
alternate from Utah. is a slender, ladylike
little woman. who believes thoroughly in
the wearing of modish gowns and is de-
lightfully feminine both in appearance and
manner. despite her entrance into what
men have generally considered exclusively
their own domain.
II have been in politics ever since Utah
became a State" she said. yesterday after
noon, ''or, rather, since ii first became ap-
parent that we were likely to be made a
State with a suffrage provision In our CON-
stitution. The fall before our admission to
the Union our club gave a parade, in which
i acted as field marshal. That was the be-
ginning of our public recognition.
81 believe women are more loyal in their
convictions than men, because our politics
are TO us a matter of conscience. We could
not allow ourselves to be bribed."
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Unable to Stand the Strain of the
Philadelphia Convention, He
Returns To New York
STATEMENT FROM HIS SON
WHO THINKS THE SENATOR WILL
BE WELL IN A FEW DAYS.
Row Between Texans I'm which q
Bowie Was Seen, but Not Used-Mr.
Wu Too Wary for Reporters

NEW YORK. June @.-Thos. c. Plat, of
New York. arrived from PhiIa deIphia late
this afternoon. AS he walked through the
corridor of the F~ffth-avenue Hotel IL was
plain TO be seen that he was suffering
physical pain. His step was not elastic
and he kept his lips drawn tightly. He
did not. however. require the assistance
of anyone. nor did he use a cane. When
he reached his apartments he Immediately
lay down on a couch for a rest of an hour
or so.
Harry B.. Platt, son OF the senator. re-
ceived a reporter soon after his fathers
arrival. 'The senator" said he, while
suffering. is not very i'll. The day he left
for Philadelphia and before going from
his Office. he slipped and fractured a rib.
He told no one of the accident. and it was
after we got to Philadelphia tina first
learned of il. He kept up. however. and
has not required the services of a ply
stefan.
THE strain OF the convention yesterday
and the heat to-day began to tell on him
and added greatly TO the pain he suffered.
This afternoon I said to him that / was
going back 10 New York, as business
called me-. and suggested that it would be
a good plan for him to come with me. He
at once grasped the idea, and accompanied
me back here. I am sure he will be about
again as usual in a few days"
Now, as to politics?" Mr.. Plat was
asked. "All sorts of rumors have been
flying about concerning an alleged quarrel
between Senator Platt and Senator
Eanna."
sNrha M ~ apffrolx- vyr1~o - v.o-
the reply. 'Te show the falsity of them
1T is only necessary to say that senator
Hanna and father roGe TO the convention
together to-day"
And as TO the vice presidency
Senator Platt believes. and has said TO
me this afternoon several times, that he
believes Governor Roosevelt will be NOM
mated on the ticket with President Nc
Kinley. The senator made up his mind
to this when he witnessed the enthusiasm
of the men from the Southwestern and
Western States. He believes that these
men want Roosevelt as Vice President. and
tbzt they have strength enough to see
that their wishes are carried out"
Senator Platts physician ordered his
patient at 3 o'clock tonight TO retire for
the night. This was after the most careful
examination of the senator's injury. The
physician found a ample fracture of the
ninth rib which was attended by no COM
plications. He found tina the senator was
simply worn out with the excitement of
his Philadelphia trip and the pain he had
endured, but that he had no fever and no
Inflammation except the local Inflammation
due to the bruise. He ordered that no one
be allowed to see the senator. as he must
have rest and quiet.