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About One Hundred Quit Work and
others Threaten to Go Out.

SCRANTON, Pa, April 16.-About one
hundred switchmen. employed in the Lack
awanna Railroad yards in this city, quit
work at noon to-day because two of their
number. Michael Herrity and Patrick
Toomey were discharged Yardmaster B.
T. Knowles dismissed the two men and
placed two men from Hoboken I'm their po-
sitions When John Murray refused to in
struct the new men he was discharged
Thomas Timlin. of the Swtchmens Broth
erhood grievance committee, waited on
General Superintendent Clark later i'm the
day and asked for a reason for Herrity
and Toomey's discharge. He was informed
that their services were unsatisfactory to
the company and that their discharge did
not affect the others. superintendent Clark
states that the men will not be rcinstated
and that the question of their membership
in the brotherhood did not enter into the
case at all.
Three hundred switchmen srom Scranton
and vicinity were in session tonight in
Carpenters Hall until IL o'clock, discuss
ing the proposition of calling out the
switchmen on the whole system. from Ho-
boken 10 Buffalo. The officers would not
give out anything that was done at the
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SPRINGFIELD, H., April 16-At a con-
ference held to-day between State Secre-
tary-Treasurer Ryan, Ed Cahill. of the
state executive committee, and District
President Parsons and John Maughan,
president of the local union for the miners,
and Superintendent Cox, of the Jones q
Adams mine, where the miners are out on
president of the local union, for the miners,
Union officers fatty that he refused to ac-
knowledge the joint state agreement of the
operators and miners and would not stand
by it's terms. The miners state that they
will make no further advances toward a
settlement of the strike.
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Speech by Field Marshal Won Waider-
see Kidding Godspeed TO Chat
fee and His Brave Men.
LITTLE POWERS RAPACIOUs
SENT NO TROOPS TO CHINA, YET
WANT HEAVY INDEMNITIEs.
Belgium, Holland and Spain Ask
About Six Millions Each-Tsung
LII Yamen Reforms Proposed.

PEKING. April 15.-The Chinese court
Japan on the subject that II is impossible
for the Emperor 10 return to Peking until
the country's guests leave.
General Chaffee's birthday dinner yester-
Gay was sort of farewell by the Amer
leans TO Peking. There was a notable gath
all the generals. with their staffs. were
present, as we'll as all the ministers and
their first secretaries In all there were
fifty guests. The field marshal made a
speech in English in the course of which
he said IT was occasion of congratula-
ton and sorrow-the first on the occasion
Of General Chaffee's birthday and the Sec
ond owing TO the Americans departure.
Every foreigner in China bade Godspeed TO
General Chaffee and the brave men under
him, for none of them had made them
selves more generally popular. For General
Chaffee himself he felt admiration and es-
TEEN. and all present must feel the same.
Senor Cologan, the Spanish minister to
China. made similar remarks In behalf of
the diplomatic corps.
force of 1,l00 Germans and 1000 French
troops leave here tomorrow to join the
Pao-TingFu expedition against Lieu-Kuan-
Ting.
AT a meeting of the ministers this morn
Ing the situation generally and Field Mar
shsd Won Waldersee's report were consid-
cred, but nothing definite was decided on.
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PRICE 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE.
INDIANAPOLIS WEDNESDAY MORNING, IL,

prevent any wrong doing, and he would be
very likely to know II there was anything
crooked going on in a large way. Where so
much business Is done ii is almost impossi-
lie to make an inventory Of goods on hand
Before such an inventory is completed half
OF the goods may have been taken away
The usual method is for the commanding
general and the commissary officer TO go
through the warehouse and inspect the
stores and make a statement as 10 the
stores on hand. 1t is recognized that such
q busy man as General Macarthur would
rot be able TO make such an inspection,
and even If he did. he would have To take
the word of the commissary for nearly
everything. so. as a matter OF fact ths
chief commissary has almost exclusive COLI
troll and is the man held responsible II
is for this reason that man of experience
and rank is selected to be chief commits
sary of an important point like Manila
which is the distributing point for 6O,OW
troops"
Colonel Woodruff has made illusions TO
the arrest of the commissary sergeant In
kilograms TO General Weston, but nothing
like report has been made by him.
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STORY HARD TO BELIEVE
FRENCH GIRL WHOSE BODY SEEMS
TO BE FULL OF NEEDLES.
Over 100 Extracted from Her Arms,
Hands, Feet, Breast, Lobe of Her
Ear, Eyelids and Corner of Eye.

PARIS, April 16.-A dispatch from ST.
German, near this city. describes the ex-
traordinary case of Julienne Landrieux, a
servant girl from whose body dozens of
needles are being extracted. The girl COM
planned of considerable irritation of the
skin and last Thursday went to a local
druggist who found a number of needles
emerging from her body. He extracted
them with pincers The girl has returned
several times day since. and up to this
morning the druggist had drawn out 12O
needles from her arms. hands. feet. breast.
the lobe of her ear, her eyelids and the
corner of her right eye. The girl expert
ences no pain until she feels the needle
piercing the epderms. The needles al
ways emerge thick end first. and unless
Immediately extracted disappear again.
Two reputable newspapers. the Matin and
the Temps, have investigated the matter
and vouch for the authenticity of the story.
Mile Landrieux says that five years ago
when she was eleven years old she amused
herself with other children by swallowing
quantities of needles. She swallowed forty
nine in one day and never felt any incon-
venience until recently and has enjoyed
the best of health. While relating the fore
going 10 the reporter OF the Temps. who
saw her at the druggists. she exclaimed:
II feel one in my eye now The druggist
then upturned her right eyelid and with a
magnet drew out four fragments of needles
\ surgeon of the hospital of La SAL
petriere said in an interview that the case
was quite unprecedented. Needles inserted
under the skin were known TO have bored
through the muscles. but there was no rec
ord OF needle introduced into the stomach
emerging from the lobe OF the ear. In such
case the needle must have traversed the
skull, which Is incomprehensible.
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ELECTIONS IN ILLINOIS
RESULT OF CONTESTS FOR MUNICH
PAL OFFICES In VARIOUS CITIES.
Danville, Bloomington and Jackson
willie Among the Republican Strong
holds Which Voted Usual Way.

CHICAGO, April 16.-Illinois municipal
elections, to-day, resulted as follows:
KANKAKEE-Henr Beckman. Demo-
crat, defeated w. w. Huckins by 1o5 for
mayor. The Republicans got five out of
seven aldermen. Republican tickets elect
ed generally throughout county.
TRALIA-Republicans carried the
city by 300 for mayor. Robert Rohl, the
successful candidate. promises better con-
troll of saloons.
elected No Democratic ticket in the field.
MONMOUTH-Sawyer, Union party.
elected mayor over McCutcheon. Repub-
lican, by 10. License defeated by 149.
DECATUR-Charles Shilling, Independent
Republican, elected mayor over Wilson
Boynge, Democrat and William Foster,
regular Republican candidate. Repub-
licans gain mayor and Democrats gain
two aldermen.
ROCKFORD-Amassa Hutchns elected
mayor over James T. Joslyn by 1000. The
Council will be license.
BLOOMINGTON-Lew B. Thomas. Re-
publican, elected mayor by 100 plurality.
Republicans elected aldermen in five of
the seven wards.
ALTON-The city election to-day at AL
ton was OF a nonpartisan character; there
were two tickets i'm the field, and A. w
Young was reelected mayor by 600. over
Dennis Noonan, together with entire ticket
headed by Young.
JACKSONVILLE-Dav Republican, re-
ceived about thousand majority over
Widenham. Democrat. The City Council
will stand seven Republicans and five Dem
ocrats. No change i'm the political COM
pfexon of the city administration.
JOLIET-R. ]. Barr, Republican, elected
mayor. with a Council favorable to license
AURORA-George Alschuler, Democrat
elected mayor.
EVANSTON-James A. Patton, indie
pendent Republican. elected mayor.
DWIGHT-Against license. j. r. Oughtor
elected mayor.
WOODSTOCK-The town voted to con
tinue the $1,000. liquor license, and elected
T.. c. Jewett. Republican, mayor.
The hottest city election in the history
of Peoria ended tonight by the election
of the entire Democratic city ticket 10y
majorities ranging from 500 TO 1900 and
the election of six out of eight OF the Demo
cratic candidates for aldermen. The Re-
publican caucuses were held four weeks
ago and opened a factional fight which
has been of a most bitter character VII
liam f. Bryan. Democrat. dslodged Henry
W. Lynch. Republican, the present mayor
by a plurality of 2,9i0.
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He Says Evans n Co. Never Paid Him
MOnCy-ROOt Seeking Information.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-Secretary Root
to-day cabled General Macarthur, asking
for additional information concerning the
reports of frauds in Manila. 1t is expected
a reply will be received tomorrow While
definite instructions have not been given
General Macarthur heretofore to make a
searching and complete investigation it is
understood the requests for information
were OF character TO imply that the de-
partment expected such an investigation
should be made Nothing definite has been
received from General Macarthur about
the alleged frauds, although reference has
been made TO the investigation i'm cable
grams received. The first dispatch on the
subject from General Macarthur said there
had been exaggeration in the press reports.
but the persistence with which the reports
have been reiterated and the news dis
patch to-day giving names and specific
amounts have indicated to the department
officials that perhaps General Macarthur
was not advised fully when he made his
first report 1t can be stated that the de-
partment intends to have all the informa-
ton possible on the subject and General
Macarthur will be expected TO push the
trials and make complete report.
Major George b. Davis, whose name is
mentioned in the dispatch from Manila as
being credited upon the books of Evans
& Co. as having received 81, 900. is in Wash
ington To an Associated Press reporter
he would say nothing when asked if he
desired TO reply to the assertion. He was
called upon by the War Department, how
ever. for an explanation, and to an officer
ho
He was closely questioned. and said he
never had any money from the firm OF
contractors mentioned, had not borrowed
and could not explain how there mad been
any charge made. Although he Is in this
country on sick leave he will return 10 Ma
nila, and if the matter is not cleared up
when he arrives there will demand a court
of inquiry.
Evans, OF the firm of Evans & Co, Is
known to some army officers in Washing
ton. He was in this country a short time
ago, and may now be in New York il he
has not returned to Manila. 1t is not
known whether he is an Engiishman. an
American or Canadian.
At the commissary department Genera
Weston spoke of his subordate. Colone
Woodruff in the highest terms. lie said
Colonel Woodruff always has borne tn.
highest reputation in the army as a splen
did officer and thoroughly honest man
There might be opportunities for small
frauds in great depot such as that Al
Manila, but there would have TO be coliu
sion among the officers and the sergeants n
charge il frauds were carried on TO an,
great extent 1t depends largely upon IN.
honesty Of the commissary In charge L
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Capt. Read and Began
of His SubOrdinate's Work.
BOYER TO BE TRIED TO-DAY
FLETCHER, A CIVILIAN, ALSO TO DE
TAKEN BEFORE THE COURT.
MascaradO's Followers i'm Hard Lines
Not to Return to the Provinces.

MANILA, April ia court-martial, has
been convened and will meet tomorrow
to try Lieut.. Frederick Boyer, who is
charged with the embezzlement of commits
sary stores. Capt Frederick j. Barrows, of
the Thirtieth Volunteer Infantry. who was
arrested under similar charges, will be
tried later. civilian named Fletcher, ac-
cused of unlawful conversion of commits
sary stores will be tried by the Provost
Court tomorrow.
Speaking of the commissary scandals, a
prominent army officer said to the repre-
sentative of the Associated Press that he
had every reason to believe that Colonel
Woodruff, head of the subsistence depart
ment at Manila, was not implicated. He
said that Colonel Woodruff was one of the
ablest men In the service and that his hon
esty was unquestioned. He asserted that
Colonel Woodruff was ignorant of the fact
that Harold NJ. Pitt, manager OF Evans &
Co., the army contractors, was leasing him
the house in which he lived for much less
rental than Pitt had paid therefor. On dis
covering this, Colonel Woodruff immedi-
ately vacated the house. Pitt is alleged to
have said that Captain Read of the COM
missary department. deceived Colonel
WoOdruH, VINO tnought captain Read TO
be thoroughly honest The Irregularities in
commissary matters was first attributed to
Captain Reads unfamliarity with COM
missary work. Colonel Woodruff was re-
luctant to believe that frauds were being
perpetrated, but the facts disclosed caused
him to give Captain Read a most severe
reprimand and to begin an investigation
which may involve, according to the prom
inent army officer previously referred to.
the examination of Captain Davis, who was
the depot commissary before Captain Read,
but who was sent home on sick leave.
The chief of staff of the insurgent Gen.
Mascardo has surrendered at the town of
Marivales, in Pattan province 1.uzon. He
said that Mascardos band of followers,
now greatly diminished, are in a bad way.
1t is impossible for them to elude the
Americans. They are unable TO obtain
food and want TO surrender. 1t is expected
that General Mascardo himself will sur
render shortly.
1t is intimated that an official announce
ment regarding the disposition of Aguin-
aldo will soon be made.
The Arbeau Mansion, at Coherro has
been burned involving a loss of $500 00O.
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referred TO. The interruption of the Chi
nese trade brought falling off In exports
also during the past year. In 1900 the reIa-
tion OF Japan's exports to her imports stood
at the ratio of TO 6. and $24.9OO,OOO passed
out OF the country 10 settle Japans trade
balance. Foreign capital, it Is stated de-
clines to enter the japanese market, al
though tempted by hattering rates OK IN
terest. Living expenses have increased dur
ing the past few years over 10 per cent,
which causes the scarcity OF money for
commercial and Industrial purposes 10 be
all the more keenly felt.
The consul general closes his report by
saving: "The closcness Of the money mar
ket combined with the dulness of trade
and violent fluctuations of prices is caus-
ing much alarm among merchants. manu-
facturers and bankers, and more failures
are imminent"
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Strikes Due to Petty Grievances.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, April 16.-The
breaker boys employed at the Prospect
mine of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company
went on strike this morning because one Of
their number was discharged. This neces-
STATED the shutting down of the breaker,
and also the Oakwood, Midvale, Wyomir g
and Port Bowkly mines, the coal from
which IS sent through the Prospect breaker.
The boys had committee wait on the gen.
eral superintendent this evening, but that
official upheld the foreman. lie said the
strike was entirely uncalled for. Petty
grievances have caused several strikes in
this region in the past two weeks, and it
is claimed that there are nearly five thou
sand miners idle in consequence.
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Little European Powers Making Ex-
tortionnte Demands on China.

WASHINGTON. April 16.-Notwithstand-
ing the reports from Peking of the slow
progress of the negotiations on the SUBJ
ject of indemnity the officials here are not
without hope that a way may be found
out of the present complications. Later
figures are coming in respecting the in
demnity claims which slightly modify these
claims reported from other sources.
For instance, the French claim is now
given $56,00000O instead of s65 600. 600, as
reported. The Russian claim Is about $751;
100000. The claim Of Great Britain is only
about $27,000000. The japanese claim has
also been cut down to less than $50 200. 900.
Germanys claim Is elastic, ranging from
s6o.o0O.0O0 to $70.OOO.OO. The little powers
those that furnished no troops at all or
an Insignificant number-loom up with big
bills. Belgium wants s6,Oo0.000. and similar
claims are preferred by Holland and Spain.
1t has been developed that the French
government Is desirous of looking after
not only those claims of distinctly
tional channel relating TO France and
French subjects. but also the extensive
class Of claims of Catholic institutions and
missionaries. In making known this de-
sire the French authorities have made IT
clear that they look on the nonmiitary
claims as quite as worthy of consideration
as those contested with the equipment of
military expeditions. The extent of these
depredations TO Catholic persons and prop
erty in China is said to be very large owing
10 the number of Catholic missions main
tanned throughout China. II is said that
some 10000 persons directly and Indirectly
connected with the missions. many of them
native converts, have been killed or in
Jured during the course of the disturbances
Besides this much property has been de-
stroyed and damaged As the Catholic au-
thorities have no official status in the
negotiations al Peking they have naturally
looked 10 the French government as most
likely 10 render them such aid as might
be proper In the circumstance This assist
ance has been readily granted, and as a re-
suit the various governments have been
advised of the desire of the French au-
thorities 10 see that these nonmiHtarv
losses receive suitable attention AS far
as possible IL is desired to separate this
class of claims from those OF purely
national and military character and 10
leave them for subsequent adjustment The
claims refer not only to French Catholic
missions and missionaries but include also
practically the entire range of claims i'm
which the Catholic missions have suffered
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COLLISION AT WOODBINE.
Engineer Killed. Another Probably
Fatally Hurt and Others Injured.

wOODBINE. Ia. April 16-A headend
collision here tonight between two Illinois
Central passenger trains resulted I'm the
death OF Engineer Melnzer. of Fort Dodge.
Ia, the probably fatal injury OF Engineer
James Wheeler. Council Bluffs. Ia, and the
serious injury of j. +. Jewell. Chicago:
Evangeline Dahl. A. Nichols. colored por-
ter Chicago: an aged Italian woman and
D. I. Pelton. Woodbine. Ia. druggist
The trains were under orders 10 pass
here. The eastbound train was running at
full speed on the main track. but instead OF
being sldetracked the westbound train
dashed into the eastbound. Both engines
were demolished. and several OF the cars
shattered.
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NO UNIONIsTS WANTED.
Doors of Watch Case Factories Barred
to Organized Labor.

NEWPORT. Ky. April 16.-At II o'clock
to-day a notice was posted on the doors
Of the huge factory of the Wadsworth
Watch Case Company, in Newport. where
a strike has been in progress. that here
after no union labor would be employed
by that concern. In addition notice was
printed beneath the above that the same
stringent action had been taken by the fol-
lowing leading companies of the country
manufacturing watch cases: The Keystone
Company. of Philadelphia. the Fahg. of
Sag Harbor, the Crescent, of Newark The
notice stated that the companies had
formed a combine against the employment
of union labor.
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BOARD OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Ii VIII Take the Place of the Cum
bersome Tsung LII Namen.

LONDON. April 17.-Dr Morrison. wiring
to the Times from Peking yesterday, says:
AT the meeting of the ministers of the
powers to-day IL was decided to adopt the
recommendation of MIR. Rockhill giving ef-
feet TO Article - of the joint note concern
ing the reform of the Tsung Ii Yamen
and the modification of the court cere-
monial. IL was agreed that in place of the
Tsung Ii Yamen there shall be wa-emu-
pu. or board of foreign affairs, having
precedence over other boards. IL is to con-
sist of a president, who shall! be an i'm
perial prince, and of two ministers, one be-
ing the president of a board and the other
a member of the Grand Council, with direct
access to the Emperor. There will also be
two vice ministers having knowledge of
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COL. p
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FINANCIAL CRISIS IN JAPAN.
Too Much Money spent i'm Exploiting
BiE undertakines

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE financial
condition OF japan at present is far from
encouraging. and her bankers. statesmen
and business men are exerting everv ef-
fort 10 avert a pending panic. This state
ment Is conveyed 10 the State Department
In a communication from United States
Consul General Fellows. at Yokohama
The situation as analyzed by the shrewdest
nnanciers and statesmen OF the empire
shows that the Chinese indemnity secured
at the close OF the Chino-Japanese war.
together with large national loans. led TO
tho exploiting OF many public and private
undertakings which caused money 10 be
unusually plentiful among the coolie. or
iaboring classes. This induced extrava-
CANT methods OF living and is assigned as a
potent factor in the large increase OF i'm
ports. The amount OF indemnity paid by
China proved insufficient for the enter
prises projected and many millions were
diverted from the customary channels OF
trade TO carry forward the undertakings
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CARTER ExCoRIATED.
Army DcfauIter Arrnigned by the
Solicitor General.


WASHINGTON. April I6.-Solicitor Cen
eral Richards to-day filed with the United
States Supreme Court brief in opposition
to the application for bail filed about ten
days ago i'm behalf of former Capt. Oberlin
NJ Carter, now confined in the United States
Penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth. kan
or conviction of fraud i'm connection with
harbor Improvements. etc. at Savannah.
Ca. After reviewing the history OF the
case. the solicitor general says, In part
'',rhe validity Of Carter's conviction ana
sentence by the court-martial, which alone
could try him for crimes as an officer Of
the United States army In violation OF tho
articles OF war. has been sustained by three
civil courts and five judges, not counting
this court. before which the matter lis now
pending for the third time. Carter now ap-
plies for the suspension OF the just sentence
released from imprisonment pending the
hearing OF this second appeal, upon the
following grounds:
"First-Because ne f. suffering from neur-
asthemia and is on the verge Of nervous
collapse by reason or mental anguish. ow-
ing 20 his Imprisonment
.Second-Because he Is innocent OF the
charges on which he was convicted by the
court-martial. and the only way he can
establish his innocence. so he says, - 10y
pressing 10 trial the charges embraced IN
the Georgia indictment. which he asserts.
cannot be tried because OF his absence from
Georgia.
AS to the first ground the solicitor general
submits an argument tending 10 show Car
ter's sound mental condition and filed With
the court the affidavits OF flve physicians
who examined Carter and affirm. IN closing,