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PORTO RICO PROSPEROUS
ACTING GOVERNOR HUNT SAYS IS
LAND HAS NEVER BEEN IN
BETTER SHAPE
ARIsTOCRATS AND PEASANTS
Federal Party Is Opposed to the
Spread of BducatiOn Among
Children of the Labor
Ing Classes.

SAN JUAN, Porto Pico, April 30
When acting Gov. Hunt the other day,
was asked to express n opinion on the
statements made by Bora a. d BaIb 8
the Porto Rico commi stone S. in NJ
United States. his r ply inn lied that
these gentlemen are not repl e enting
conditions here as they &C .ually exist
why" said Secretary Hunt. "since
the American &C u1t tio1 the Island has
never been in as good con l.ti n as 1t Is
today. The customs DO ks last month
and this show a balance in our favor
The sugar crop is large and we a. ex-
porting more than we import. All this
opposition comes from the anti-AmeIfca l
party. Now that the HCllandel law il
better understood it is accepted by all
excepting the Federals. who have yer
before paid a land tax.
ITO use an old expression, with the
advent Of the Americans the people here
expected the millennium and they got a
hurricane. 1 toll that the Porto
RicanS for years have been chrCnicaIy
pessimistic. They are alwa grumbling
A gentleman now here, who visited the
island twenty years ago, tells me thar,
according to reports, the island was then
on the verge of ruin. Later. ten years
ago, everything was going to the dogs
Pessimism seems CT idemic here
"a more Woodworking man than Gov.
<1llSH COuiu HOl nave Deen selected. He Is
untiring in his efforts. Why, that man
can get anything he wants at Washing
ton simply for the asking. His personal
magnetism is wonderful Since he has
been at Washington he has secured many
privileges for Porto Rico, such as a good
roads appropriation. = rromisc that the
tariff will socn be lifted. a promise from
Secretary Hay that Fran e would be r.
quested not to tax Porto Rico coffee, as
she threatens to do, and, he has brought
about better general understandin be-
tween the federal and insular adm mis-
trations And yet. with all the work he
has done for the island. but one paper.
the Pals, has good word to say 10 him.
"The federals are only hurting them
selves in creating this opposition. The
federals consider themselves a sort of
| aristocracy. The government is spend
ing thousands of dollars for schools. but
the federals dislike to see all these
| schoolhouses springing up. To them 1t
means that the common people viii be
educated, perhaps to take their places.
This party, IT is true, is made up of the
wealthiest clement of the island. They
are in a position where they need not TO
worry about the education OF their own
children. but they are CALLED to see edu-
cation placed in the way of the common
people. Conditions in Louisiana my
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-12
SERVANT STOLE DIAMONDS.
Chicago Detectives Recover $1,000
Worth of Sparks.

CHICAGO. May 11.-Detectives Muir
name and Mahoney, of the Stanton Ave
nue. police station, recovered more than
$l,GO9 worth If diamonds and jewelry be-
longing to Miss Marion Ford, daughter
Of J. w. Ford, roofing contractor, living
at 1928 Wabash avenue, and arrested
Mary. Dcoley, a domestic. who confessed
To taking the jewelry. She is locked I'D
at the Thrty, NTH street police station
charged with larceny
The diamonds were carried by Miss
Ford III chamois bag and mislaid while
the family was moving from $50 Michi-
gan avenue to the present address
The following is a list of the contents
of the bag:
One brooch set with nine diamonds.
valued at $50.
One solitaire diamond engagement ring,
One pair of diamond earrings, valued
at $50
Two diamond rings. valued at $500,
The servant at first denied having TAX
en- the property, but later informed the
detectives where it could be found
Edward q. Jackman, of S25 North Clark
street, who says he lost So coo in stocks
on Thursday, reported at the East CHI
cago avenue station yesterday morning
that he had been held up and robbed of
$500 and a gold watch and chain The
detectives who were detailed on the case
are inclined to discredit the mans story.
According to Jackman. after losing the
money in the stock trading, he wan
dered about the city until midnight. Near
the I<inzie street bridge two men attack
ed him and secured his pocketbook and
watch. The watch he said was worth
$50.
His wife, Dr. Mabel Jackman. a Chris
,tian Scientist, laughed when the robbery
was reported to her.
IF he had had so much money he
would have come home" she said to
Capt. Revere at the station last night
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-12
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH.
school for Study I'm Palestine La In
Need Of Money

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE council Of
the Archaeological Institute of America
began in this city today. Prof. John
Williams White, of Harvard university,
the president of the institute, presided.
Prof J. Henry Thayer, OF Hazard uni
versity, on behalf of the committee on
school for oriental study and research in
Palestine, submitted a report. The
school, the report shows. is in straiten-
ed financial circumstances. An effort is
being made to raise 100000 for the erec-
ton of a suitable building in Jerusalem.
and $4,000 Of the sum has been sub
sscribed.
Prof. White was reelected as presi-
dent and these vice presidents were
chosen: e. D. Adams. New York; Chas.
P. Bowditch. Boston; DR.. Daniel c. Gil
Kelsey. University of Michigan, and
Prof. Thomas Day Seymour, Yale.
Among those present were: DR.. Clar-
ence H. Young, Prof. Frank Cole Bah
bitt, of Trinity college: Prof. Harold N.
Fowler. Western Reserve university !;
Prof. Arthur L. rockingham, Princeton;
Prof. William w Goodwin, Harvard;
Prof Allan Marquand. Princeton: the
Rev: DR.. John P. Peters. New York;
Frederick ]. De Peyster, New York, DR..
Julius Sachs, New York, Prof. Thomas
Day Seymour Yale; Prof: j. Henry
Thayer Harvard Prof. Fitzgerald lis
dali. College of the City of New York
Prof. James r. Wheeler, Columbia; and
Prof. John Henry Wright, Harvard.
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BRITAIN LAGS IN The RACE
DELEG ALTON OF IRON WORKERS
is COMING TO STUDY AMER
ICAN METHODS
EUROPE JEALOUS OF YANKEES
Hamilton Fish Says Continental Ma
lions Don't Like the Country
md Its Growing Wealth
and Power.

NEW YORK. May n.-Among the pas
Eengers for Europe on the steamship
St. Louis was Mrs l.. Diaz-Albertini,
who brought over the body of her moth
err Mrs. Reynolds, who died abroad. Con-
gresham r. r. Hit. of Illinois. who
is Mrs. Albertinis brother, met her. Ham
iltOn Fish and family We're also on
board. Mr.. Fish said:
THE European nations are not in love
with this country. They are jealous Of
the United States and her wonderful
progress and development Then again
there is a strong pro-Spanish feeling
over there. President Mckinley. how
ever. is looked on as a great man and
admired"
Louis CASTER was another passenger.
He comes over to pave the way for a
delegation of British workmen Of the
engineering trade who will visit this
country in six or eight weeks. The par
~ will consist of ten union men and
ten non-union men who will visit the
manufacturing centers of. New England
and then go to Chicago and Milwaukee.
The reason of their visit is TO see how
the American workmen perform days
work.
TO STUDY AMERICAN METHODS.
Mr.. Cassier said: 1.-The British work.
man has suddenly awakened TO the fact
that Germany and TINS country are get
ting the best of them III the trade COM
retiton. Engineers have visited this
country and as a result American ma
chinery has been set Up in many plac, s.
but in spite of this we are not get
ting the same result. These men who
are coming over will study conditions
here"
Another arrival was Lieut.. Col. G. L.
Younghusband, of Methuen's command
~ WT,, YIN
band was wounded during the war in
South Africa and invaded home. He
will visit Col. Griscom. of Philadelphia.
NJ Hurlburt. who was In charge Of the
affairs of the United States commissi n
10 the Paris exposition after the return
Of Commissioner General Peck. was one
of the arrivals. According to Mr.. Huri-
burt there is two months work b-f re
the affairs Of the commission will be
settled.
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sons, who were all ithe car would hold
started downwaEd<a Before the slow
freight elevator mad gone more than a
few feet. however, the flames burned of
one of the ropes and the elevator drop
ped to the bottom. The twenty girls and
the two mem fell In heap, but We're
not badly injured. They found themselves
caught in a TRAP however, with the
building on fire over their heads, and the
heavy oak door locked. The girls scream
ed for help and one girl tainted.
Dotler and Brown put their shoulders
to the door and forced it open. Then
they all rushed into the street Within
few minutes the stock. valued at $15,-
200, had be en- destroyed and 5000 damage
the American Can COMPANY
After the fire it was found that the
girls and men in the elevator had had a
second narrow escape. The heavy ele-
vator weight was found suspended above
the car by a single strand of rope, the
rest having been burned away.
The loss to the building and stock was
fully insured.
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SAVED TWENTY LIVES.
Foreman for Chie.agso Company Uses
Presence of Mind.


CHICAGO. May u.-Thomas Dotler.
pauy. at 2es and 26S Eouth Clinton street,
used his presence Of mind yesterday and
saved the lives of twenty girl employs
ne vas aided by the engineer of tne
building. John Brown Shortly after 7
CLOCK yesterday morning Dotler, who
was on the third floor, where the twenty
girls were at work, discovered smoke
pouring through pulley hole in the
1loor., he caught one Whit of the smoke
ana knew that the building was on fire.
he dld not yell nor run, however, but
walked TO the elevator and looked down
the Shalt. The elevator was at the bot
tom, and calling to the engineer, John
BroWn, TO run the car up to the third
floor, he hurried back to prevent panic
among the girls
BY that time the girls also had ddscov
cred the smoke. and they were already
on the verge of a stampede. Some OF
them ran for the stairway leading to the
gained too much Roadway for them to
escape that way. however, so stood at
the head of the stairs and ordered the
frightened young women to go to the
elevator. Some of them did not obey
promptly and the foreman half dragged
them along. BY that time smoke was
pouring into the room and the second
floor of the building was blazing.
brown the engineer, also obeyed the
-foreman's orders, though he knew he
was risking his own life in doing so. He
ran the car tc the third floor just as the
girls reached the door. and held 1t there
while Dotler pushed the frightened girls
into the car. Then the twenty-five per-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-12
No USE FOR CHAPPEuE
NATIVE PHILIPPINE PRIESTS OP-
POSE HIS RETURN TO THE
ISLANDS
TRIAL OF CAPT. BARRoWs
Hearing of Evidence and Argument
Has Heen Completed, but the
Verdict Is Not Yet An
nOunced.

MANILA, May IA petit'on IS its
way to the pope, signed practically BY all
the native priests, against the return
here of Archbishop hlppelle as admins
traitor and faVorng the return of Arch
DlShop NoZaleCa a. wa, although in Rome
is still archbishop of Mani a. his resi- a.
ton never having be n accepted. The
opposition to Archbishop Cbaprell, Is
chiefly On accou} Of his exp esSed intsn>
ton to encourage the establishm ent of
American priests in the Philippines. The
petition CITES an American military ord r
prohibiting tie placing Of eccl siastics OF
people who are opp SEQ t. them There
is no probab lily of A,chbishoo Chap
pelles return CT his transportation ON
the archhshoEria Of New Orlears
The petition indicates a change of sen
timent with refer( ncee TO ~ hbi h DO
Nozaleda The question is VIII ther the
people will approve of Z. The :ar iisie
is dwindl 'ng. If the friars ret n to the
few localit es whore they are wanted, it
is believed this v il not conc IN the gov
eminent uni IS lnlawful acts are com
mitted The question of the ownership
of the fr.ars land will be e tied through
suits brought lY the complaining towns,
rather than on the governments initia-
tive Aguinaldo's life is quiet. He sell
dom goes out and is always accompanf q
by a guard, as there is some apprehen-
Gen. Luna or personal enemies.
RARROWS' TRIAL. FINISHED.
The trial of Cat Frederick ]. Bar
rows, Of the Thirtieth oluntesr infantry
quartermaster of the depai tmant Of
Southern Luzon, on charges connected
with the commissary Scandals was i'm
ished today. The verdict has not yet
been announced The department OF
Southern Luzon is send rg various ex-
petitions in pursuit of the rem aiming
Filipino bands. 1t is expected the island
of Mindoro Will be o,cupied in the, EAR
future. Many fugitive Tagals and a
quantity of arms are reported to be on
cealed in Mindors. The United States
Philippine commits ion is overrun with
applications for evil positions.
The officers CT the new Irovirces are
submitting many questions 30 the COM
mission. The rout ne business, of the
commissioners is heavy. The. provincit II
officers have enc untered n ser Gus dif-
ficuties.
A party of insurgents rarity burned the
bridge near Lucban. yahas p ovince
Thursday night b1kr vera driven back
without loss on either side.
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IN CARRIE NATIONS STEPS.
Three wichita Maids start Out to
Wreck "a Saloon.

WICHITA. Kan Nav II -Winona XII
gore, sAnna PEOPLES ard Jasmine Without.
three young girls. the latter a daughter
of Lucy Wilhoit the colleague of Mrs.
Nation. smashed the Summit saloon here
this afternoon. They entered with rocks
attack was threatened until the glass be
gan to crashoabout his ears F ed Wolf.
the proprietor knocked the girls down
WITH his first ana f6 ptched tnem one after
brother came to their defense and Wolfe
struck him. making a long cash en- his
face. from which the blood flowed freely
In the melee the wrist of Miss PeonIes
was broken The police arrested the
girls and lodged them in the city Jail
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-12
PENSIONS FOR MAIDS OF HONOR
Ladies' I'm Waiting to Queen Victoria
Were Not wealthy.

LONDON. May 1.-THE ladies OF tho
late Queen Victoria 9 court, after anxious
waiting, have learned that they are to
receive pensions, although minute ones.
Many Of these former members of the
royal household, though of high lineage.
have meagre fortunes, and the maids OF
honor etc, found their posts richer in
honor than in profit. The excuse for the
meagerness Of the pensions is the made
quacy of the provisions for the royal ex-
penditures. During the last few years
Queen Victoria was unable to make the
civil list meet the official expediture and
was obliged to draw on her private for
tune. King Edward now has 70 keep up
Balmoral castle and Osborne house COST
ing G9l.O0 annually, though he dislikes
both places.
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FOLLOWS LIEUT.. PEARY.
Steamer sydney VIII Leave Cape
Breton in July

HALIFAX. May 1.-THE. Peary Arctic
club has chartered for its work next
ed from the Hudson Bay companv by
Capt James A Farquahr: of Halifax
The cru Sc of 1901 will be the fourth in
the series under the auspices of the club
in Lieut.. Peary's undertaking to
reach the pole The Erik viii sail from
Sydney. c. B.. about the middle of uly,
and VIII return, it is expected, about two
months later. with full details of what
has occurred during the two years since
Mr. Peary had been heard from also
with info rmatoTi Of the fate of the Wind
ward. upon which Mrs Pea and Miss
Pearv sailed from 81 ney last year for
the North The Erik Will take sufficient
supplies for her own rarity for a year
and, a surplus. If 1t be necessary, to leave
any at the North. The Erik a bark
rugged steamer, Of 512 tons. is the largest
vet employed in the Arctic service. was
butt at Dundee for her owners. and was
offered for sale to Lieut. Peary in Lon
don in January, 1899, about the time that
the Windward was given him by Mr.
HarmsWorth.
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former state, shortly after the war.

former state, shortly after the war,
were quite similar"
Speaking Of the present prosperous
conditions, Mr.. Hunt said that during
the last months several alcaldes from
interior towns had called and admitted
that times are better A commission
from Trujillo Alto, the town which a
year ago sent 200 half-naked men and
women to San Juan to petition for work,
called here last week. At first they spoke
of hard times. but after a few minutes
conversation they were forced to admit
that conditions are much improved Even
federal alcaldes. it Is said when pressed,
admit. though reluctantly, that this is
true. Pessimists are fast turning opti-
mists. says Judge Hunt He has been
in the country and has talked with road
foremen, who tell him that the labor:hg
class is much improved physically, and
is working much better than year
ago.
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For over nifty years Mrs. Winslcw's
Soothing Syrup has been used by moth
ers for their children while tecthlng.
Are you disturbed at night and broken
OF your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain OF Cutting Teeth II
so, send at once and get bottle Of Mrs.
WinsloW's Soothing Syrup for Children
Teething. It's value is incalculablc II
will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
nedIately. Depend upon II, mothers
there is no mistake about It, II cures
Bowels. cures Wind Collie. softens ths
Gums, reduces Inflammation. and gives
tone and energy to the whole system
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for
- the prescript on OF enc OF the
Oldest and best female physicians and
nurses In the United States. and IS for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price. twenty-five cents a bottIa.
BE sure and ask for Mrs WinsloY'a
Soothing Syrup.''
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GH|LD STARS IN ECLIPSE
TO BE SURE ENOUGH
ACTORS
LAW TAKES A HAND IN GAME
Visitation and Aid Society WIN
Cause Return of ''Pickaninnies"
to Their Chicago
School.

CHICAGO, May n-six sad-faced
"pickaninnies" left the Juvenile court
yesterday afternoon with their hopes OF
stage career rudely shattered. Six
pupils may be returned to the Jones
school next week instead of appearing as
they had been booked at st. Joseph, Mo.
A troupe Of colored children of the First
ward who had caught the stage fever
in play they had given at the Jones
school and who were about to leave the
city as 1.-THE Pickaninny Vaudeville
Company" were brought into the jul
venile court by the Children's Aid ana
Visitation society. Judge Horton con-
tinued the case one week. which inter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-12
AT LONDON THEATERS.
Bernhardt, COqueIin and Rejane to
Visit the Metropolis.

LONDON, May n.-There were no nov
elites in theatricals this week. but there
will be many in the near future, among
the most interesting viii be an adoption
of Don Caesar de Basan," by Gerald
du Maurier, which Lewis Waller wiz
produce at the Coronet theater May 70.
Mr.. T. P. O'Connor's play. "A Lady
From Texas" which those who have rC al
1t pronounce to be original and amusing.
and in which an American woman Is the
chief character, will be given soon at
Penley's theater.
Bernhard. Coquelin and Rejane all
come to London in June.
The Kendalls Will give Perton Castles
much discussed problem play. THE Sc
cret Orchard" at F'ulham Monday.
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SMALLPOX IN ALASKA.
Seven Hundred Persons Vaccinated
at Sitka

VICTORIA. 3. c.. May 11-Over 10
persons submitted to vaccination at Sit
ka, where there are over 80 cases of
smallpox. -Four deaths have been re-
ported, There We're 20 cases at Killizoo
and deaths have occurred
BY the caps.zing of a canoe on the
Mas river on May l eight Indians were
drowned.
The trail from Atlin is impossible, OF
tex lake being covered with water.
Stampedes are reported from White
Horse to cave thought to contain free
milling quartz. owing to the fact that a
Wof shot near there had particles OF
gold on it's skin.
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SALE FOR WILD HORSES.
british Government Picking Them
Up for South Africa.

VANCOUVER. B. C.. MAY Hum
dreds of horses, which have been run
ming wild during the last few years on
the plains between Lillooet and Cariboo
and Okanogan, are being captured to be
sold to the British government for use
in South Africa.
An imperial cavalry officer is now at
kamioops buying them as rapidly as
they are brought in. The horses are of
good size most of them being mustangs,
bred with the domestic horses that have
been lost by ranchers at various times
and joined the wild herds
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CHICAGO TO EUROPE.
Steamship Northwestern Runs thu
ST. Lawrence River Rapids.

ST. Lawrence River Rapids.
OGDENBURG. N. Y. May 1.-THE
steamer Northwestern, of the North
western steamship line. bound from Chi
cagO to Hamburg, with a cargo of farm
implements, passed here into Galoup
rapids today. A large quantity of coal
was loaded onto the forward deck,
throwing the tops of her wheel-buckats
cut of the water in order to prevent the
possibility of striking bottom She was
drawing about thirteen feet of water
I his is the first steamer of this line to
make the trip and three others are fol-
p Lowing. a Canadian official is on board
to take observations and report as to
the availability of a clear fourteen-fo0I
channel to the sea as claimed by that
government. The st. Lawrence rapids
We're safely run to Cornwall. from which
point the Northwestern Will canal to
Montreal.
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BOOST FOR GOV. NASH.
Col. Herrick Predicts Recollection
for Ohio's Governor.

CLEVELAND, May 1.-THE attention
OF Col Myron T. Herrick was today call
ed to newspaper articles to the effect
that movement is being i9augurated
with a view to bringing about his nom
ination for governor at the Republican
state convention.
Il believe" said Col. Hcrrick, that
Gov. Nash has the confidence and re-
spect of the Republican party in Ohio,
as we'll as elsewhere. His administra-
ton has proven most successful and he
is undoubtedly entitled to denomination
Indeed. | have no doubt that he will be
rcnOminated and reelected. I know moth
ing of the plan to bring my name before
the convention further than what has
appeared in the newspapers. 1 certainly
shall not be a candidate"
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LAWS BLIGHT ON TALENT.

Opportun ty at length came in the way
Of the children. An agent for a train
ms school of vaudeville actors hoard of
their ambitions and they were engaged
to goe with a company, of which they
were to be the stars. They began to
practice at Wellington hall, North Clark
and Illinois streets. One of the prnba-
ton officers, whose district is in the First
ward, heard of the plan and reported it
to the Visitation and Aid sosiety
we spent some time" said Officer
Gcggin, Sin locating the company. At
last we found them in Clark street They
We're not all at the hall when we arrived
and while We were waiting for the rest
to come in q man went out and warned
the others TO keep away We followed
them in Dearborn avenue, nearly to Chi
cago avenue. The three young couDles
did cake walk down that street. with
canes high hats and togs that ought
to have advertised any show that had
Just come to town."
Certainly lse a goin' on the stage. 4"
said Pansy Fishback in answer to Judge
Horizons question. Use got dat rag
time act down TO perfecshun NV ma
don't lIeer: She SAYS. Go long, honey
an bring home money"
Judge Horton. being one of the leading
methodist laymcnt of the city, did not
wish to encourage thcatricals in hia
court: and decided at this point that the
case mad better end. The audience was
having better time than the average
crowd gets out of ''OId. Kentucky"