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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
II Is Held That tho Constitution Does Not
Follow TIE Flag.

The decision of the supreme court
of the United States Is that the con.
stltutlon does not follow the flag.
This decision. the most important
that great tribunal has ever made, has
been handed down. The decision Is
in favor of the government, but by Il
divided bench. There will be at least
five individual opinions. but some of
these are concurrlng opinions express
ing the views of the writer's more
fully ana particularly than Is done In
the opinion of the majority. The
court goes back to the period In which
the republic was formed and the con-
Stitutlon framed and endeavors to
ascertain what was the intent of the
founders of the nation. The opinion
of the majority of the court disposes
of the uniform taxation clause of the
constitution which has been invoked
by all the appellants In these cases,
In the following manenr:
The trainers of the constitution In
writing that clause had no thought of
its application TO territorial possess.
sions. No such question as Is now
presented had arisen In their minds.
Their clause. "all duties. imposts and
eNcisrS shall be uniform throughout
the United States" the court holds,
was placed in the constitution as a
result of the iealouSles of the states
which united in forming the nation.
II was intended 10 prevent any state
or combination of states securing al.
vantage of another or Others: to pre-
vent the ports of one state gaining
/ preference over those of another in
the Importation of goods.
This rule of uniformity was made
primarily for the states united, the
| court holds. not for territories then
possessed or afterward acquired and
me constitutional requirement Is salts
iicd as long as all duties in imports
a'a uniformly imposed at all the ports
throughout the United States. The
! advantage of this uniformity may he
extended to territories and possessions
not states ana not members of the
American union. but That is for con.
sreSs TO determine under the author
| ity Ct TIE constitution
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
SWEPT 70 DEATH OVER A HIGH DAM
SEVEN DR0W NED.
ad End Of Gay Boating Party on
schuylkIlI RIver-Fivo Girls Among
tho Dead.

- rowboat containing n picnic party
of five young women and three Young
men was swept by the swift current
in the Schuylkill river over the Flat
Rock dam late Thursday afternoon
and all hut one were drowned.
Flat Rock dam. the scene of the dis
astcr, Is situated on the Schuylkill.
two miles above Manayunk and nine
miles north of the center of Phlla-
delphia
During tho afternoon abe young
people entered n boat and soon after
the skiff was caught In the strong
current and rapidly swept toward
the dam. Not until the breast was
reached did the members leave their
seats In the boat. Then the girls
jumped M almost in md-air and with
their arms reached plteously out to-
ward the wall Of water down which
they were carried in an instant.
BOHt and occupants were buried In
the swirl of water below the falls
Not one of the five girls. II is said.
again came to the surface. Twenty
of thirty yards below the dam at first
two men were seen struggling for
their lives. Then both disappeared.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
OUR TRADE WITH SPAIN.
II Is Growing Rapidly and The Late War
Apparently Forgotten.

Commercial relations between
Spain and the United tSates seem to
have been fully restored, and 1t Is
not improbable that our exports to
that country in the fiscal year 1901
will be greater with possibly n single
exception, than in any preceding year.
Exports from the United States to
Spain in the nine months ending with
March, 1901. We're valued AT S11 ,S19,-
3i9 against S1O.OSl .92O in the cores
ponding months of last year. and ST.
09l ,Ol3 in the corresponding period
Of the fiscal year 1899. The figures
for the year up to this time indicate
that the total exports from the United
States to Spain In the fiscal year 1901
will be- about Sl6,OOO00O. while In
1891 the exports to Spain were Sl4,-
6lo.335. in 1880, $14.657.SS and in
1883. the one year in which the S15,-
900, 900 line was exceeded, S16,03l ,2S1.
On the import side the figures of
the present fiscal year are largely In
excess of those of 1899, thought slight
ly less than those of 1900 which were
the largest since 1891. The annual
imports from Spain into the United
States since 1891 have ranged from
S3,50OO0O to S6,OOO.0OO. averaging
about Si.500O0O, while for the present
fiscal year they seem likely to exceed
$1,000, 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
BURNED At THE STAKE.
Florida Negro Criminal Yields His Life at
Scene OF Vicious Murder.

Burned AT the stake Is tho terrible
fate of Frederick Rochelle, negro,
who assaulted ana then murdered
Mrs. Rena Taggart. respected white
woman of Barton. Fla. In the pres
ence of great tlIrong of people, on
the exact spot where Rochelle com
mltted the outrage, the pyre was built,
the pleading, trembling negro placed
thereon and the torch applied. There
was no swearing. no jecring-the
crowd standing awe-lnsplred watch
ing the shlvering mass of humanity
become shaprlrsS lump of flesh and
then entirely disappear.
Two hours after the mob had drag.
ged their victim to the spot of his
terrible crime ana burned him the
town was as quiet ana orderly rs II
II were Il Sunday evening. The scene
of the lynchlng was within 100 yards
of the main thOroughflrc of Barton,
ana II Is said that every resident of
lie town witnessed the awful spec
tacle. 1t Is hard TO anticipate what
action the civil authorities will take.
but 1t is not thought any arrests will
he made
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
THE VOTE WAS CLOSE.
Cubans Accept The Plait Amendment After a
Warm Discussion.

The Platt amendment has been ac-
cepted by the Cuban constitutional
convention by n vote of - to II. The
actual vote was on accepting the ma
iority report of the committee ON re-
lations, which embodied the amend
ment with explanations of certain
clauses.
The Radicals made hard fight at
the last moment, and SenOres Portu-
ondo, Gomez and Tamayo bitterly ar
raigned the Conservatives. Senor
Tamayo was particularly indicative
and declared that everybody who
voted for the platt amendment was
n traitor to his country. The conven-
tion compelled him to retract this
statement. On several occasions per
sOnal encounters seemed imminent.
BY n decree isrSed the term for pay
ing mortgages will be extended -four
years. the debtors paying each year
respectively 10, -, 81 and 10 per cent
of tie principal. and accrued interest.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
REVISED c CENsUs FIGURES.
Population Of the United States Is 78,303,
3e7-Co ComparIson Of States.

The census bureau has given out its
revised figures of the population of
the United States. which make 1t 10
3O3,3ST at the time of the enumeration
In 1900. This includes Alaska. Ha-
wall, Indian Territory and the Indian
reservations, but not Porto Rico and
the Philippines.
Rhode Island. with l0T inhabitants
to the square mile, Is the most densely
settled state In the union. while Mass
achusetts comes next, with not quite
340 inhabitants to the square mile.
New Jersey. with little more than
25O Inhabitants to the square mile, Is
the third state in point of density,
while Connecticut, with somewhat
more than 1877 inhabitants TO the
square mile. occupies fourth place
Four other state have more than l0O
inhabitants to the square mile-New
York. with 1926 Inhabitants; Pennsyl
vanin with 1iO.1 inhabitants; Mary
land. with 12O.5 inhabitants. and Ohio
with 102 inhabitants to the square
mile. Alaska has but one-tenth of
one person to the square mile. ana Ne
vada only fOur-tcnths of one person
TO the square mile. Wyoming has not
quite one inhabltant to the square
mile, while Arizona. New Mexico
Montana and Idaho have less thar
two persons to the square mile.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
INDEMNITY QUESTION.
Rumor Now Says 45o. 100000 Taels Is the
Amount the Powers viii Demand.

Telegrams from Pekin dated Mon.
day say: THE powers will agree to
begin the evacuation ON the issue of
an imperial edict admitting that
China's Indebtedness is IjOu0O,0OD
taels, plus interest. and that China
will willingly comply"
United States Special Commission
or Rockhill thinks this may be con.
sidered an American victory. Though
his proposition limiting the indemnity
to 3lO,OO0,00O taels was not accepted
still 1t was the cause of the other
powers considering the idea. The
only point likely to cause further de-
lay In decision by all the powers
except America. is that regarding the
raising of the foreign customs , per
cent.
Mr.. ROckhll told the ministers at
n recent meeting that rather than take
this step America would relinquish
all claims TO indemnity and even
make Il money present to China, as
American commercial interests would
suffer far more thereby than those of
any other power, with possibly one eX-
ceptiOn.
There has been some trouble be.
tween German soldiers and American
soldiers. An American shot at a
German who forced himself through
the line and hit another soldier.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
FOR GOVERNMENT POSITIONS.
Yearly 47,000 Persons Took the Civil Ser.
vice Examination Last Year.

The annual report of Chief Examln.
ar A. +. Serven of the civil service
commission. has Just been made pub
lie. 1t shows that during the year
ended June 80, 1900. 1864 persons
took the competitive examinations for
original appointments to the classi-
fled service. OF these 21.Si2 were for
the departments. 2,349 for the govern.
ment printing office. 4,396 for the Gus.
tom house service. 45o for positions
under collectors of internal revenue,
and 1860 in classified post offices.
There also were 2iS people examined
non-competitively for expected places.
There were 1863 different kinds of ex-
aminations involving 1.1SS opportunl-
ties for the assembling of competi-
tors at places widely distributed
throughout the states and territories.
There were 1,29O appointments made
In the general departmental service, of
which 800 We're to comparatively in.
significant places.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
DETECTIVES HUNTING HER.
Philadelphia Bookkeeper Spent Employers S
Funds on Costly Canine Attire.

4 dozen detectives are on the hunt
for Mrs. Julia X. Birdsall. who. while
bOokkeeper and confidential clerk for
Bernstein. Kaufman X Co., of Phila-
delphla, Pa, manufacturers of millin-
cry supplies, embeZzled $4,000 To pro-
vide luXuries for her Is dogs of var
ious valuable breeds. According TO
experts she started stealing five years
ago. All the Is dogs except two lived
in Mrs. Birdsall's house. For the dogs
the woman provided little houses
built after the pattern of her own
home. Each house was occupied by
two dogs. and each dog had minia-
ture bedstead with fine pillows and
satin quilts. Each dog had rain
coat ana rubber boots TO wear out on
wet days. Two little go-carts of eX-
pensive workmanship were imported
from Paris by Mrs. Birdsall. and seat
e3 in these the dogs were taken one
mt n time for daily airing by man
servant.
Mrs. Brdsall, who is 30 years old
and widow, lately became an en-
thusiastic Christian Scientist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Report Shows II to be 81 ,Os2 .47s.4s Less
Cash In the Treasury.

The monthly statement of the pub
lie uebt issued by the treasury de-
partment shows that at the close of
business May 81, 1901. the debt less
cash in the treasury amounted TO ST.
O62, ,iTG,l ,lol, which is decrease for
the month of Si026S. T62. This de-
crease Is largely accounted for by the
purchase of bonds for the sinking
FUND and the increase in the cash on
hand. The cash in the treasury Is
recapitulatcd as follows:
Interest bearing 500, ,O2l ,iS0; debt
on which interest has ceased since
maturity, Sl.i56.120; debt bearing no
interest. 1881 ,33i 1868; total. S1,31i,-
Sl1.963. This amount. however, does
not include $40, O,663.TS9 In and by
notes outstanding, which are offset
by an equal amount of cash ON hand
held for their redemption.
The cash in the treasury Is classi-
fled as follows: Reserve fund gold
S130.000, 600: trust funds, SI10, 1868. 7S9;
general fund. Sli7 76i0,425; in Nation.
nj bank repositories. S101 100 22I;
total. Sl.1T0,0I3,i3S against which
there are demand liabilities outstund
ing amounting To 1857, I3i 800, which
leaves cash balance on hand of
Sol2, ,33S, ,I60
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
FIVE PETTY THIEVES STRUNG UP.
A MOB'S WORK.
A Father, Aged ~ Years, His Three Sons
and Their Companion Victims Of In.
furiatcd California Farmers.

An cnraged mob at Lookout, Modoc
county, Cal. lynched five men ut an
early hour Friday morning. They
were Calvin Hall, ~ years of age;
his three half-breed sons. Frank,
James and Martin, aged respectively
26. ~ and lG; and Il. ID. Yantis, aged
~. Yantis had liveu for months with
the Hall iamily.
The men lynched had been suspect
ed of petty stealing for some time.
Recently they were arrested for steal
ing barb wire, pieces of harness and
some hay FORKS.
Friday morning about O'Clock n
mob. variously estimated Mt from 80
To 80 people suddenly made their ap-
pearancc ut the hotel. where the prls-
oners were being guarded pending n
hearing. and pointing their guns at
the two officers on guard, commanded
them TO observe silence while they
secured the five prisoners, placed
ropes around their nccks and dragged
them toward the bridge which crosses
Pitt river.
They compelled the two guards 10
accompany them. Frank hall made
such strong resistance that the mob
hanged him before 1t got to the main
bridge, under small bridge crossing
a deep slough. The others were taken
to the main bridge and Calvin Hall
the father. was hanged on the north
side, and Yants and the other Hall
boys were hanged on the south side
of the bridge. When the mob was
assured that all We're dead they quiet
ly dispersed. leaving the bodies hang
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
BOTH PRIEST AND RULER OVER MEN.
A FRENzlED SPEECH.
Zionist Dowle Announces Himself as Elijah
the Prophet-Throe Thousand Follow.
ers Applaud Ms Fsnatical Talk.

II am Elijah, the Prophet, who ap-
peared first as himself. second as John
the Baptist. and who now comes in
me, the restorer of all things. Elijah
was prophet; John was Il preacher,
but combine in myself the attributes
of prophet, preacher and ruler over
men. Gaze on me then. | say II fear
lessly. Make the most OF II. you
wretches IN ecclesiastical garb.
II am he that Is the living. physi-
cal and spiritual embodiment OF Eli
jah. and my coming to earth n third
time has been prophcsied by Malachi,
by God Himself, by His Son, Jesus.
by Peter and 5000 years ago by
Moses. All who believe me to be in
very truth all of this will stand up"
And over 5000 persons got to their
feet and greeted the declaration with
cheers and handclapping John Alex
ander Dowie. true to his promises,
made this statement from the plat
form of the Auditorium in Chicago.
Sunday afternoon in the presence Of
5000 people. 1t was the elimination
of a frcnzled speech in which he de.
nounced everybody and everything
secret societies. the newspapers and
the bankers of Chicago. He yelled
also in the course of his frenzy:
You talk of your democracy. Bah.
tell you democracy has been
tried In the balance and has failed.
The government of the people, by the
people and for the people is twaddle.
l stand loyal to the tlag and counten-
ance no revolution, but demand here
and now that the name of God must
be placed foremost in the Constitution
of the United States. and the supreme
authority of God over all things must
be recognized"
Listen to the first message of the
prophet" he demanded. You must
pay your tthes and offerings into the
storchousc of God. Accursed be yc
If We would seek To rob His house of
its fullness by not obeying this His
will, sent through Elijah"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
SLAUGHTERED IN BATTLE.
English Lost ia Killed and Wounded.
Burqhers Retreated Leavlnq 35 Dead.

Lord Kitchener reports to the Lon
don war office. under date of Pretoria.
Friday, as follows: Gen. Dxon's
force AT Nladfontein was attacked by
Delaray's forces, ana there was severe
fighting. .he enemy was eventually
driven off with heavy loss, leaving
- dead. | regret that our casualties
also were severe. The killed and
wounded numbered ia. Four officers
We're killed.
On the anniversary of Lord Roberts
entry into johannesburg the country
has been startled by the receipt of
news of desperate fighting ana heavy
British losses within 10 miles of the
Gold Reef city. The battle Mt Vlad-
fontein Is the most serious engage.
ment since Gen. Clements reverse at
agallesburg. 1t shows Gen. Delaray
is in no way daunted.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
WEATHER UNFAvORABLE.
This Is the Season Of the Year When Crop
Damage Rumors Affect Speculation.
Trade In Fair Condition.

Il. G.. Dun & Co.'S weekly Review
of Trade" says: While the weather
in the East has hampered dlstributive
trade TO considerable extent this
week, the West and South report
operations well up to the recent aver
age. 1t Is the season when crop dam
age rumors are always heard, and
they have come from all quarters, but
probably in large part owe their
origin TO speculation. There Is moth
ing to cause any modification of the
general estimates founded upon the
returns from correspondents of X. q.
Dun ~ Co. Iron and steel mills are
working at full capacity, and more
new plants have been put in opera
ton. Quotations are well maintained
without any effort to secure advances.
Farming machinery Is a feature of
the domestic business, and there Is no
sign of decrease in the export move.
ment of these products, which has
attained enormous proportions. Rails
are also going out freely to Australia
and South America. Railways are
unable to secure sufficient freight cars
and other supplies, while structural
work proceeds brlskly with little In.
terruptlon from labor controversies.
Extended holidays abroad and short
one In this country have tended TO
make the grain markets unusually
quiet, while corn has had the added
drawback of hesitation among trad.
ers who have not yet recovered from
the effects of manipulation in the May
option. Foreign purchasers were driv.
en- out of this market by inflated quo.
tations, as shown by Atlantic exports
in five weeks of only 9,436, ,2S5 bushels,
against 1874 ,065 bushels last year
and 13,433,SlS bushels in the same
weeks of 1890. Each reaction in
wheat Is quickly followed by recovery,
and much support is found in gloomy
reports from growing sections, but the
splendid condition earlier In the sea.
son gives reason to hope for an abund-
ant yield. Failures for the week mum.
bered 14S in the United States, against
16O last year, and 81 in Canada,
against 20 last year.
Bradstreet's says: Unreasonable
weather has been the key of the gen
eral situation this week, dlscouraging
as 1t has been to retail trade In the
cities and country districts alike and
retarding the growth of most crops,
but particularly corn and oats In the
northern half of the country and cot.
ton at the South. Withal, however,
there Is feeling prevalent that
Few weeks OF warm, sunny weather.
been to place matters commercial and
agricultural In as good or better con-
dillon than year ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
CABLE FLASHES.

Nincty-elght per cent of the slaves
of Zanzibar and Pemba prefer to re-
main slaves, seeing thSt those who
were thrown on their own resources
have a difficult time to make q living.
The census makes the population of
Australia 4,550,G51, an increase OF
740,756 in 40 years.
All records In the marital line We're
beaten in Paris, France, on Saturday
and Sunday, when 700 marriages Were
solemnlzed.
Raveaux and lie Monier French ex-
plorers, We're murdered In Peru by
Glonone an Italian. who was sub
sequently killed by Indians.
The government of Morocco has
agreed to give France full satisfaction
for the murder by pirates Of Pau
P0uzet. the wealthy planter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
SEVENTY BURNED TO DEATH.
The Isthmus Of Tchuantepec. Mexico. Swept
by Firo-Much Damage.

\ dispatch from Oaxaca, Mexico.
says: Further details of the great
lire which ragged on the IsthmuS of
Tchuantepec for several days have
been received here. Over 40 people
were unable to escape the rapid pro-
sress of the flames and We're burned
TO death.
The fire started on coffee planta-
tion and owing to the dryness of the
vegetation 1t was soon beyond con
troll and wrought great destruction
to growing crops. Many thousands
of acres of coffee trees, bananas.
orange trees and other tropical pro-
ducts We're destroyed. A number of
plantation buildings We're destroyed.
Those who met death in the flames
were all families of plantation labor
ers who, being unable to escape the
fire. perlsheu in their huts. The fire
burned for ten days and was finally
Huenched by heavy tropical rain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
To Investigate Corner on Labor.

The attorney general of Indiana is
investigating an alleged combined at
tempt on the part of the American
Window Glass Company-the Glass
trust-and the Independent combin-
alton to ''corner" skilled glass labor.
The report to the attorney generals
Office Is to the effect that the glass
trust and independent combination
are In negotiation with the heads OF
the two l.. A. 800 organizations, with
a view to employing the whole mem
bership of each organization. with the
purpose Of shutting out competition
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
Are leavinq Pekln,

The generals of the allied troops
have decided to transfer the admins
tration of Pekln to the Chinese of
licials gradually during June. Count
Won Waldersee, accompanied by his
staff. will leave Pekln. Two special
trains will run all the week, taking
troops to Taku. The Germans are
removing an extraordinary quantity
of baggage, including Chinese carts.
rickshaws, tables and chairs. The
Baluchi regiment left Sunday morn
ing amid impressive ceremonies of
farewell. All the other British troops,
with their bands, and every American
officer in PelSin were present.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
CO. EDUCATION FAILS.
Tennessee College Has Abandoned Teaching
OF White and Colored.

The directors of Maryvllle college
at Knoxville, Tenn, has decided to
abide by the state legislatures enact
ment, and no longer conduct the col
lege for the education of both white
and colored.
The $4,000 endowment given the
college for co-education will be set
apart for the benefit of the Swift
Memorial Institute, a colored school
at Rogersvllle, Tenn, and the interest
on this amount will be paid the school
seml-annually. 1t will get all of the
colored patronage of Maryville college,
or this amount $4,000 was given by
Mr.. Thaw Of Pittsburg, Pa. and Sl6.-
900 by the Freedmen's Bureau, now de-
funct. Prof. s. Il. Wilson was elected
president to succeed DR.. s. w. Board
man, resigned.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-06-05
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.
For May They Exceed Expenditures by Over
SIO.O5O.OOO.

The comparative statement of the
government receipts and eXpendi-
lures issued shows that during the
month of May the total receipts
were So, ,G29,IlO and the expenditures
Si2 1886, $50. leaving surplus for the
month of 1892, $50 and n surplus
for the eleven months of the present
fiscal year of 1857. .13J.
The receipts for May are given as
follows: Customs. 81 ,021 ,42S, in.
crease as compared with May, 1900,
about S3.G25,000; internal revenue,
$2T,GGS. 702, increase. $3,S07 900; mis-
cellaneOus, S3,030,30S, increase, $30,-
Coo. The disbursements on account
of the war department We're S0,S9T.-
555, increase. Sl.200,0O0; on account
of the navy department, S5,G50,50S,
increase, 100000.