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The evening times., 1901-05-18
A N1NE-HoUR DAY REFUSED.
The Dickson ComPany's Terms Not
Considered satisfactory.

SCRANTON. Pa. May IS.-The Dickson
Manufacturing Company has returned an
answer 10 the demands of its machi1ists
for a nine-hour day. The nine-hour day
is refused but the men are to receive a
concession in the way of a 21@ per cent
increase in wages The leaders said that
they would not consider such an offer,
and unless their demands were granted
would strike on May 90
The machinists at the Hendricks Manu-
featuring Company the Delaware and
Hudson Locomotive Works, and the Car
bondaIe Machine Company, all of Carbon
dale. have waited upon their employers
and presented their demands for q nine
hour day
The evening times., 1901-05-18
MISSING WATCHES FOUND.
Two TimeDieces Discovered in Set
Ting Heu1s Ne.f

RICHMOND, Va, May 1s.-W. Ro.Iison,
of North Seventeenth Street, on Wednes-
day reported to the police that his house
had been robbed Of two valuable geld
watches Detectives were pat on the case
and could discovered no clue.
Yesterday d young man called on RoIli-
son and asked him if he had lost any
thing. He was told that tvs" watches had
been stolen The young man produced the
watches, which he said he had found un-
der a setting hen in the rear OF his own
house.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
ROCKED BY AN EARTHQUAKE.
The Inhabitants of Portsmouth,
Ohio, Frightened by the Shock.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio. May L&-This
town literally rocked at o clock yester-
day morning from the effects OF the Sc
verest earthquake shock eveT known in
this region. The houses were shaken and
the entire city aroused.
Hundreds Of persons Tusned into the
streets, thinking there had been a terri
bic explosion. A report was soon current
of an explosion in the ga fields near
WarfIeld. Ky, but it was discovered that
the shaking up was due to an earthquake
Reports from the court try show the
shock caused general aIarr3- At Scott
Vile the police thought burglars had raid
ed bank in the city, ana rushed 10 the
various banks and spent some time hunt
ing for the supposed thieves.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
NUMBER 1910.
MRS. M'KINLBY STRONGER
The Physicians Announce a Decided
Improvement in Her Condition.

Favorable Symptoms More Pre-
nOunced. and Every Reason to
Hope for Recovcry-Thc Bulletin
Issued After Consultation.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 1S--MTs- Nc
KinIey continues to improve, ard re-
ports, official and unofficial, concerning
her condition today have been Of the
most encouraging nature. There is now
every. reason to believe that the PTeSi-
dents wife will soon be on the road to
recovery. The symptoms of recupera-
ton are more pronounced today, and
everybody in the city has been glad
dened by the favorable bulletins that
have emanated from the Scott home.
At an early hour this morning re-
ports that there had been change for
the worse were widely circulated and
telegraphed out of the city, bat these
proved to be entirely Unfounded, al
though they were unwiIlingIy credited
by a large number of persons.
It is understood that Mrs. Mckinley
passed a good night, that she enjoyed
g great deal of quiet rest, and that she
continues to take nourishment of d
more substantial kind.
There was another conference at the
Scott residence at o'clock this morn
ing, which gave rise to some apprehen-
sion, but it proved that the attending 6
physicians only met as a matter Of pre-
caution to look into the case and pro-
vide against d relapse, if possible
DR.. Rixey had only the most encour-
aging reports to give them concerning
the patient, and they expressed them
selves as very hopeful Of continued i'm
provemenI
The first official bulletin today came
from Secretary Cortelyou at S:45 O'Clock
this morning, and follows:
'Drs. Hirshfelder Gibbons. and Cush-
ing met Dr. Rizey at s a m and found
Mrs Mckinley's condition decidedly i'm
proved since last evening"
The evening times., 1901-05-18
PEACE RESTORED IN zAMBELEs.
Rear admiral KempR Reports on
MuScardo's Surrender.


Rear Admiral Kempff teIegraphed the
Navy Department today that he had re-
eeived message from Ensign Owens. re-
porting that the last insurgent force in
Eambeles Province had surrendered and
that the American gunboats in that Vi
entity had resumed surveying work The
message from Ensign owens to Admiral
Eempn, follows:
"Urdanets and Gardoqui received on
board today, May II, General Mus
cardo, % officers. 1S4 men, Z2g rifles.
at Binong Bay and MorOng- Are now
IN arsenal Bound for NarCiso where
majority desire TO surrender to army.
others surrendered TO Draper al Olon-
gapo- This IS the last iuSurgeut force
IN Zambeles province. Gunboats re-
sumo survey work"
The Urdaneta and Gardoqui are small
gunboats purchased from Spain The
Draper referred TO Is Major Draper. of
the Marine Corps, in charge Of the United
States naval station at OIougapo, on Su-
big Bay, forty miles from Manila.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
THE PHILLIPS MYSTERY.
Mrs Stanley Said to Hold the Key
to Its Solution

NEW YORK. May IS--The auburn
haired woman who posed as Mrs stan
ley the police say, holds the key TO the
mystery Of the death Of the Rev Father
Edward Stauislaus Phillips the priest Of
Hazelto= Pa, emissary Of the coal miners
to J Z Morgan. who was found yesteT-
day in ''Dr." Kirk StanIey's rooms on the
second floor, rear. OF the little tonement,
T31 Ninth Avenue
Captain Titus, of the detective bureau,
declares that his men know Of the where
abouts OF this woman and can apPTeEend
her at any time The police have gov n
strangely reticent in regard to her and
refuse to say whether they have located
her or not She has not yet been arrest
ed If the Central Office detectives know
where she is they are refrainirs from
making an arrest merely in order TO
watch her in the hope that she VIII mad
vertantly disclose some clue to settle the
The evening times., 1901-05-18
sMELTING PLANTS CLOSING.
Montana Companies Refuse to Yield
to Union Labor's Demands.

BUTTE, Mont, May fS.-The Butte and
Boston and Colorado smelling plants. en-
ploying IN the aggregate about 100 men.
VIII probably be closed down Indefinitely
in the course of the next three days as
result Of the Mil and Smeltermen's Tn
ions championship Of the class OF labor
employed about the smeIte-s 70 which the
Eight-hour law does not apply. The union
voted IN favor Of the eight-hoUr ultima
tum at last nights nesting and the
smelling companies were given until to
day to meet the demands.
The heads Of the sHeIter companies say
they cannot meet the demand and. with
out waiting for the expiration Of the III
timatUm, began preparations for a per
manent shutdown this afternoon -lle
Butte and Boston concentrator viii be
closed this afternoon and the Colorado
smeIter laid off part Of its force in antici-
patton of the shutdown
The evening times., 1901-05-18
Movements of Naval vessels

The following movements of naval yes
seIs were reported at the Navy Depart
rnent today: The Lancaster has left
Hampton Roads for the Chesapeake Bay
The Newport has arrived at New York
The Dolphin has arrived at Annapolis
The Mayfower has sailed from Hampton
Roads for San Juan.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
Reduced Rates to buffalo
Account Dedication Day, Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition.


Account Of dedication exercises at Pan-Amer-
ican Exposition Monday May 90 the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company viii sell excursion tickets
good going only in coaches on train leaving
Washington 80 a m. May Is and I9, and good
to return IN coaches on regular trains leaving
Buffalo until Wednesday, May y. at rate oi $40
FOR round tTip.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
A DENIAL BY DIR. HILL.
Negotiations for the Danish West In.

Ncg0tiations for the Danish west In
dies Not Concluded, he Says.
Or. D. J. Hin, the Acting Secretary Of
State. today denied the story that negotia-
tons had been concluded between the
United States and Denmark, whereby the
United States acquires title to the Dan
ish West Indies for S4.C09.0oO- DR.. Hill
stated that there was absolutely nothing
in the TumoT, and that regulations could
not be concluded without action by Con-
gress.
AT present" he added, neither the
American Congress nor the Danish Par
lament is in session.
There-wiil be no Developments in the
matter until Congress convenes in Decem-
Der, according to the State Department
officials.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
The English Railway Situation.

LONDON. May Sat meeting Of the
directors Of the Northwestern Railway
today. It was decided to confirm the dis
missaI of seven OF the employees Of the
road and to reinstate two others. The
Railway Mems Union viii meet tomorrow
to discuss the situation. The dismis-59-I
of some men few days ago threatened
20 Iaac 10 z ganaraI strlka
The evening times., 1901-05-18
FRENCH SCIENTISTS AT COLON.
Commandant Bourgeois Expedition
En- Route to Quito.

COLON, Columbia, May IS.-A French
scientific expedition, headed by Command
ant Bourgeois, arrived here today There
are twenty-one persons in the party and
they are going to Quito
Some Of the members Of the shipwreck-
ed crew Of the steamer Douglas, which
vas lost off Carthagena left here yester-
daE for Jamaica
The evening times., 1901-05-18

WILKESBARRE. Pa, May IS-The
armed parties Of The White faction. now
searching for the body of Ralph White,
the murderer, which was stolen from its
grave Wednesday night, have traced it a
mile and half to a large pond and they
are certain that it has been thrown into
the deep water ard weighed down with
lead or stones. As the pond is q mile
wide the work Of dragging il IS slow
While some drag the pond, others search
for the graVe-rObbeTs, and II IS expect ed
they VIII shoot them as soon as convinced
of their guilt.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
To conseerate sIsr. o,Connen.

ROME. May 1s.-Cardinal satolli, fern
erIy Apostolic Delegate 10 the United
States, and now Prefect of the Propagan-
da, viii tomorrow cOnsecrate Monsignor
O'ConneII, formerly rector Of The E:Eeri-
can College in Rome, wh5 has been ap-
pointed Bishop Of PortI1ud, Ne. Many in
vitations to the ceremony J,tve teen is
The evening times., 1901-05-18
ROBBED SECRETARY WILSON.
The Charge Against John Heinrichs,
OF New Orleans.

John +. Wiikie, Chief Of the Secret Ser
vice, has been notified by George w. Ha-
zen, in charge Of the San Francisco divi-
sion, Of the arrest In that city Of John
Heinrichs, of New Orleans. Heiurichs is
charged with being q picItpocket and the
Secret Service officers believe he IS re-
sponsible for the loss of Secretary VIII
sons pOcketbOok which was stolen while
the Presidential party was in Texas
The evening times., 1901-05-18
The CuIGoa Ordered Home,

The Navy Department today ordered the
supply ship CulgOa 10 return TO the
United States from the Asiatic station
The vessel viii return via the Suez Canal
and will arrive here some time in Septem-
her
The evening times., 1901-05-18
REPAIRING SHAMROCK II.
The New MainsafI Being Bent and
the ToPsides Repainted.

SOUTHAMPTON, May Is--Shamrock II
was foated out Of the Prince Of Wales
dry-dock last night and IS now at an
chor of Hythe
Her new mainsaiI Is being bent and her
topsides repainted- She VIII not be IN
der sail today.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
Count Won waIdersee,s Dep

BERLIN, May 1S.-A Pekin despatch TO
the -'Lokalanzeiger' says Field Marshal
Count Won WaIdersee viii start for home
IN June
The evening times., 1901-05-18
THE IsTHMIAN CANAL.
a Conference Between Admiral wal
ker and Assistant Secretnrx Hill.

Rear Admiral Walker, President Of t+e-
Isthmian Canal Commission, called at the
State Department today and had a con-
ference with Dr. Hill Acting Secretary
OF State
The attitude Of both Colombia and Nj
caragUa toward the proposed construction
Of a waterway by the United States was
discussed at length.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
The "SRoyaI Limited,v

The finest daylight train in the world leaves
R A o. R. r. station, \. J. ave. and St,
washington daily p n, arrives New York
o. IA. Splendid coaches, psrlor and observation
buffet cars and unexcelled dining and cafe car
service.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
May goth Pen-HIaF and Gettysburc
Excursion Via B. * o. r. r.

Under auspices Washington Division, K. Of P
Leave Washington $50 j. IN, returning, leave
Gettysburg $50 and Pen Mar G:30 p. m, same
day This IS a most delightful trip Rate 70
Pen Mar $40; Gettysburg S225, Better take il.
The evening times., 1901-05-18

Sniff the Salt Air Tomorrow.
Chesapeake Beach-Hear HaIey's
Hand.
Special trains 1890 a. N. and 2:30 p. m.
The evening times., 1901-05-18

81 20 To Baltimore and Return Via
b. - O. Saturday and Sunday,
Nav Is and 70; good for return until following
Monday Tickets good all trains except
Royal Limited
The evening times., 1901-05-18
s1O To Buffalo and Return $40
Via PannaxIyanin RaiIFond.
$40

Account PsIa-Aulerioaa Exposition. tickets vii be
en sale foF Anc good going only on train leaving
Washington ct T:5O q n. Thursday, Nay q;
tuning, coed 10 leave Buffalo TO and including
Hay e Through train service.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
Thirty-Day Tour TO California

On account OF EpwOrth League Convention, via
Pennsylvania Railroad Only $3.50 round trip
Special Pullman train July s 20 August O.
The evening times., 1901-05-18

watch the White Caps Roll
Chesapeake Beaeh-Suaday- May 10.
Ve,r HaIey's Band. % cents round trip.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
NorfoIIs 9 Washinsston steanbont 60

Delightful trips daily st GEO p. m from foot
eth St 10 Old Point Comfort. Newport News
Norfolk. and the South For schedule, see page T.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
Two Special TrHinE-sunday, May 10,
for Chesapeake Beach-On the Bay.

Leave District line station 1870 q m and
$50 .. u. RetsTn $3.50 p N. and .. n. %
cents roJind trip. See the improvements Hear
Hsley's Concert Band Good dinner 30 cents.
Fishing fine
The evening times., 1901-05-18
500 to Cumberland and Return
Via Il. * D.

Sunday May IS. Leave Washington a. m
Returning, leave Cumberland p m. slme day
It's a splendid opportunity 20 see the country
and visit your friends
The evening times., 1901-05-18
THE JERSEY cENTRAL's REPLY
An Eyasive Answer to Railroad Ma
chiaists' Demands.

yVILKFSBARRE, Pa, May 1S--The
Central Railroad OF New Jersey has re
turned an evasive answer to the demands
of the employees Of the shops at Ashley
for the nine-hCUr day without change Of
pay, in accordance with the request OF
other machiuiSts-
1t is believed the men will strike Mon
The evening times., 1901-05-18

Fiynn's Business College, Sth and K.
Business. Shorthand TypewTiting-$25 year.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
RELIEF FOR MISSIONARIES
Chinese Commissioners Appointed
TO Investigate Their Losses.

Claims OF Native Converts Also to
he settIcd-ProErcsSfve Men Named
by the Governor of Shansi to Garry
Out the Work of Compensation
PEKIN. May 1S.-(10:3O a m)--The
Governor of the Province Of Shansi,
who is in favor of reform, has appoint
ed a commission of progressive officials,
one of whom was educated in England,
to investigate all the losses suffered by
missionaries and to settle the claims Of
these people and afford relief to native
converts.
The late Civil Governor of Pekin has
been appointed treasurer of the Prov
ince of Honan- He is a noted friend of
Yung Lu, who exercises the chief aU-
thority at the court at Singan-fu-
Earl Ii Hung Chang and Prince
Ching have now recommended that the
money to pay the fndemnities demand
ed by the ministers be raised on the
scheme proposed by ViceToy Chang
chih-tung cf Wuchang and Viceroy
Lfu- Kun-yih of Nankin-that is, by i'm
posing new taxes on opium and tobac-
co.
The foreign ministers viii certainly
refuse to permit metropolitan exami-
nations at Pekin as this would affect
the scholars in the whole empire Mr.
RockhiII, The American Special Com
missioner, says this means more to the
Chinese than the payment of hundreds
OF thousands of taels. as it reaches the
. CO Of I,a = =
eign disturbances Ii Hung Chang, is
trying to avoid the significance of this
demand on the Chinese He will me
moriaIize the Government to prohibit
all examinations in the Chinese classics
for five years and then to allow exami-
nations in western branches Of study.
If this scheme is adopted it may mean
the initiation Of a most desirable re
form, but this action may be weakened
by some trick and offset
Information received il Washington in
dicates that there is a difference Of opin-
ion among the Powers as 10 the arrange
ment TO be made for the payment of the
| Chinese indemnity. Germany warts to
guarantee the payment Of the indemnity
claimed b. her-amountiug to more than
S70o51. .00Q-on condition that China pay in
terest and an annual part payment The
United States and Great Britain a1e ap-
parently opposed to this, as it might be
construed as giving Germany q len On
part OF the Chinese Empire
This Government is said to favor joint
guarantee Of the aggregate indemnity
amounting TO S337. .O00. .0G0-by all the Pow
/ ers. OF d guarantee by each Power Of the
I
[ on the whole Of China. so that no indi-
( viduaI Government could take any par
! ticuIar piece OF territory If China failed
to liquidate her Indebtedness. without the
consent OF all the Powers
The American claim is S25 go 90. and il
! is understood that New York fHanciers
have agreed to float a Chinese loan for
/ that amount, guaranteed by the United
States at per cent interest.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
SO tc Buffalo and Return VI" b. &

Iptera.t paid on deposits subject TO check Bank
5,rr Ieg,- Union Trust x Storage Co, I+i4 F ST.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
Enjoy the Music TOMORROW.

Trains 1880 a. N. and 2s39 p. N. Return
6 p.
The evening times., 1901-05-18

Don't Miss the Concert Tomorrow.
HaIey's Band. Chesapeake Beach It's fine.
The evening times., 1901-05-18
s1.26 To baltimore and Return 81 2E
NIn PennsyIvania Railroad.

Tickets on sale Saturday and Sunday, May is
and Ig good 10 return until Monday May 20
All trains except Congressional Limited.
The evening times., 1901-05-18

Hear HaIey's band Tomorrow.
Chesapeake Beach. 20 cents round trip.
The evening times., 1901-05-18

Account dedication Pan-American Exposition
Tickets good going in coaches OF regular trains
Nav Is and 10, and returning in coaches On
regular trains until May Y inclusive
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-22
THE SITUATION IN CHINA.
II Is Very DiSQuieting 10 The Inter
eSted Parties in London.
RENEWAL OF THE BOXER MOVEMENT
It Is Probable that the Court Has De-
cided TO Never Again Return
to Pekn.

New York, April 81 The Posts London
cable says Though the public s too busy
with the budget and South Africa to bother
about China, much dlsquictude exists In
Anglo Chinese circles at the urn events
are taking thcrc. These events may I've
summarized thus; Chinese troops in large
nrmhcrs are everywhere in West SHAN 81,
Shcn 81 and Mnngolia and the generals are
dcfylug the Germau4 There is renewal
Of the Boxer movement
The court Is reported ia he removing
again to Il place in Hupci, the very center
OF China. whence 1t can control rhe central
and southern viccroya. and has almost Ger.
toinly decided never TO return to Pekn.
This decision probably was known to the
Chinese, who accordingly burned down the
cmpwor's palace IN Pekin. Count Won Wal
dcrsccs Headquarters. These are just The
events amy one would expect were tho
court preparing 10 renew the war; which
would bc certain to begin with fresh mas
sncrcs aud would be most unlikely to re
peat the utilities of the recent Boxer up
rising
No one darcs express the powers Intent,
as each is upon It's selfish purposes To ac-
ccpt The American proposal for an immedi-
ate removal Of the indemnity difficulty
from the discussion. The position is rather
that suggested IN the following parable,
published here today:
III ten men steal sheep, it Is evident
that each can nor set quarter Tor him
self, but the four strongest, clcvcrest or
cunnlngcSt may do So On that chauce
tbeyiwill stand together rather thau accept
q chop and fragment Of tail"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-22
DEATHS IN TEXAS.

MARSH. -Wlnona Texas, April iO.-Ycs.
mother Of Hon. W. Il, Marsh. representa-
tive in the last lcglsmturc died NJ the
homo Of her brOtncrln-liW. Mr.. J. A.
Suiyre. In Winona. after an Illness OF eleven
days Of pneumonia. Mrs. Marsh was au
old time pioneer. settling in Smith county
Ia 1873, having lived within mile aud II
half Of here since She was one of the
charter members Of llNiris Creek Baptist
church, established In the early 50s. The
church has been moved several times, last
time Go Winona, and The first sermon IN
the new church on the hrst Sunday In this
month, when Mrs. Marsh attended and
spent he night With her sister. Mrs. Smyre.
ana after taking hard chill she took pncu.
mOnid, from which she confined 20 grow
worse until death relieved her of her sui
ferings She was II years old last March.
LONG Mount Vernon. Texas April 20. =
Intnes Long, an old ana highly respected
citizen OF this county, was bnrlcd at Prov
ldcnca cemetery four miles south OF his
place Mr.. Long had been In feeble health
f0r some time. but appeared 10 he i'm
proving ~ late, when hC suddenly died day
before yesterday from heart failure. He
leaves several grown children. some uf
whom ARE Robert Long of Commerce, T. G..
Long Of Cooper ana Mrs j. j. Nance of
Clcburuc, All of whomattendcd the funprnl.
The deceased was living with his daughter,
Mrs NJ. Il. Rountrec, at PurlcN ut the time
of his death He wua a member OF the
Primitive Baptist church.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-22
MsMcANs ARe SATISFIED
At the Restoration OF Diplomatic Rela
tons with Austria.

At the Restoration OF Diplomatic Rela,
tons with Austria
MeXicn city April 81 There IS general
satisfaction at the friendly arrangements
arrived at hy The governments Of Austria
and Mexico, which VIII result u au Immc.
dntcly resumption of diplomatic relations
Congress has a hill before ii providing for
salaries Of members # The Mexican lcga-
tion 10 be established az Vienna Tnc
sllHry Of the minister Ia hNed at Sl5.00l
ana probably some wealthy and prnmi-
neut member Of Mexican society viii be
selected; rumor says that lose de Teresa
Merida WIN be appointed. lie Is a wealthy
capitalist and his wife il slster tp Nine.
DiaZ, tho wife Of the president OF the re.
public. The Austrian colony here Is now
under the protection of tho German mn.
lister. though formerly under th~ prntcc-
ilon ~ tho United states. The diplomatic
representatives Of the Austrians are de
lighted Mt the prospect uf having q minis
tor from their own country aud Austrian
consuls at the chief cities aud principal
ports.