Evening Star Newspaper, May 1, 1900, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. ——— PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY Temporary Business Office, 1109 Pennsylvania Avease. The Evening Star Newspaper Company. S HL KAUFFMANN, Pres’t sorecbcerinl Babs New York Oifice: 126 Tribune BuflJing. Chicago Office: Boyce Building. London Office: Traialgar Baildings, Trafafrar Square. ening Star is served to subscribers in the carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 cents ek, or 44 cents per month. Copies at the By matl—anywhere in the postage prepaid—S0 cents with nada “ny Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per Fear; past'ge added, $3.08 ed at the Post Offic mull at Washington, D. C., Che Zvening Sfar. No, 14,718. = = = WASHINGTON, D. C.. TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1900—-SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTs. & DEMONSTRATED FACR There is no business that cannot be benefited by ju- dicious advertising, and there is none that may not waste money by poor use of space. PERSISTENT ATTACKS Lord Roberts Reports Boers Active Around Thabancha. LARGE BRITISH FORCE OPPOSED A Convoy Barely Extricated From Impending Capture. THE WAR’S ENORMOUS COST LONDON, May 1—The following dis- patch has been sent by Lord Roberts to the war office “BLOEMFONTEIN, April 30.—The Boers rade very persistent attacks round T banchu Satur afid Sunday. But the om which the Sth (Rundle’s) Division Gordon's and Dickson's brigades, ury under French, and Smith-Do: cay Infantry Brigade, and a body of meunted infantry under Ian Hamilton. Py Carew's divi: De- m returned from wetsdorp ye: Lord Robert erday.”” Iso reports additional cas- the fighting of 1 Th: hu, consisting ¢ nd two enlisted men. kille officer and three enlisted men ommander-in-chief's nor the mdents’ dispatches throw any light ins being adopted to © from the neighborhood of long a determin * to reassert Br atter af surmise. Boers Remarkably Aggressive. atime Boers ve, especially in v! pposing them. A sp ch pa from Thabanchu, dated yesterday, Says they made a daring attempt to cut off a sh convoy which got into broken grovnd between Thabanchu and Dewets dorp, opening fire frem the In the nick of time Gen. Bra’ strong force of yeomanry, returning from Wepener, arrived on the scene and extri- cated the convoy. The same special correspondence de- es the dispositions of the forces at abanchu, as follows: Gen. Rundle is covering the advanced camp facing the Boers’ position to the east, where they are strongly entrenched. Gen. Ian Hamilton and Gen. Smith-Dor- rien occupy to the north. trong positions on the road Artillery Frequently in Action. her dispatch says a column under Hamilton located the Boers to the thwest and an artillery duel ensued without result All accow with scarcely likely that tw tell of mueh artillery firing any casualties. It is hardly uch forces can much lon- ger patiently face each other without more occurrences. Gen. Brabant’s col- pected to Join Gen. French short- aber of Boers re re ted to north, but this is being adopted to las from securing Queen Victoria's Anger. fttle news from Tabanchu is ab- : ent has been summoned for J At the coneluston of Gen. Sir George White's visit to Windsor today Queen Vic- decorated the defender of Ladysmith h the nd star of the Royal Vic- r Majesty and the sol- lengthy conference. It is the queen was more angry rs over the publication of the ches. , announced that exceptional circumstances of the proposed to lay on the table of se the telegraphic correspondence under th case b the he between the secretary of state for war, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and the com- ander of the British troops In South Af- Lord Roberts, with reference to the cation of the Spion Kop dispatches. ng to a question, the financial sec- to the treasury, Mr. Hanbury, said of the war up to March 31 was patch received here from der today's date, says that tary of State Reitz of the South at- rican republic declared te a recent visitor az Pretoria that not only would every En- glishman be cleared out of the state, but also every Ameri 3erman or any man prepared for the of other nationality who was to sh yulder a Mauser and fight Boers Blowing Up Railway. LONDON, May 1, 4:25 p.m.—A dispatch from Mafeking, dated April 30, says “The Boers have been busy for several s blowing up the railway southward. There was little firing during the past week “The town Lord Roberts’ other month. “Fever is rife, but otherwise the health of the garrison is good and all are well.” will respond cheerfully to request to hold out for an- BOERS WEST OF BLOEMFONTEIN. Showing Great Activity and Threaten British Communication. LONDON, May 1—The Boers are now showing uncommon activity west of Bloem- fontein. They are in force between Four- teen Streams and Kimberley. On Sunday they occupied Windsorton, west of the rail- way, and now threaten to interrupt the communteations of the British force at Warrenton to the north. This, too, at a time when General Hun- ter Is about to start on a 2-mile march to Mafel probably with 5,000 men. To the east of Bloemfontein the Boers Sunday night were holding the hills near Thaba N'Chu, while behind them long wagon trains, loaded with wheat for the Boer army in the north, are moving through Ladybrand The British captured one Boer convoy on Saturday, but its size ts not mentioned tn the dispatch, which barely announces the fact. 2 We lately the s ne of incessant fighting. is deserted, Genera! Brabant and Colo Dalgety having moved northward. ispatch from Maseru, dated Monday, “The Rasutos are a second time astounded the Boers peacefully retiring with h the native think should be the ne British, who are sald to be the to information from Maseru, body of the Boers reached Lecuw river, due west of Ladybrand Sunday, parties trailing behind at intervals of ten es to protect the rear and whip up the outpost actions take place daily beyond Karee Siding, where the head of the British invasion Is cantoned. n horse sickness has broken out in Buller’s army. It proves especially fatal among freshly arrived animals. The Bloemfontein correspondents point out that the deficiencies in the veterinary depart- ment cause thousands of losses. General Lueas Meyer, replying to General Buller’s complaint that some of the British prisoners at Pretoria are lodged in the town jail, says that only those are so treated who have tried or who. are suspected of trying to escap He retorts, moreover, that Boer prisoners are confined in the town jail at Pietermaritzburg with natives. The Daily Chronicle’s expert says: “If a solid victory is to be attained, the British must have different leadership from what has been displayed in the Dewet's Dorp's operation: + +22 UNKNOWN VESSEL IN PERIL. Steamship Stranded Today on the North Carolina Coast. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NORFOLK, Va., May 1—An unknown steamship is in peril off the North Carolina coast some miles north of Cape Hatteras. Information received over the government wire states the vessel struck the beach this ig. The life-saving crew from Gull shoals station hastened to her assistance. At 12:40 o'clock they were preparing to go to her through the surf. The weather ts good, the how her and unless a storm Interven I can be floated. Ju: me to strike is a mystery, unles: ing gear became deranged. GOEBEL SUSPECTS. Witnesses Testify That a Fair Trial Can Be Had. FRANKFORT, Ky., May 1—The exami- nation of witne on the motion for a change of venue for Powers, Davis, Combs, Youtsey and Whittaker was resumed today. Several farmers of the county testified to their belief that a fair trial could be had in the county Among the witness strong, farmer and e had talked with pe try, and found no s the defendants as would preclude a fair trial. There was prejudice against the crime, but not against the defendants. —— ISMAIL KEMAL BEY MISSING. nsation in Turkey Over the Official's Disappearance. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 1.—Ismail Ke- mal Bey, well known for his friendliness for Great Britain, who was recently appointed vall of Tripoli, which appointment is tanta- mount to exile, has mysteriously disappear- ed. He embarked on Saturday with the German colonel, Von Ruedgisch, who is also going to Tripoli for the purpose of re- organizing the military defensive works there, on board the dispatch boat Fuad. The captain of the vessel not having re- ceived Imperial authorization to sail Ismail Kemal Bey and Col. von Ruedgisch landed during the evening. Subsequently the newly appointed vali disappeared, and no one knows his present whereabouts. It is believed that he had been planning to escape abroad with his three sons. ‘The affair has produced a great sensation at the Yildiz Kiusk, because the flight of Ismail is hardly less !mportant than that of Mahmoud Pasha, the sultan’s brother-in- law. who disappeared from Constantinople on December 14 last, and it is considered another symptom of the state of affairs in Turkey. —__« + <___- IN PROSPECT. Virginia Democrats to Make Consti- tutional Convention an Issue. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., May 1—It 1s under- stood in political circles here that the four delegates-at-large to Kansas City to be elected by democrats at Norfolk Wednes- day will be Senators John W. Daniel and Thomas 8. Martin and Representatives Hay and Swanson. John L. Jeffries of Cul- peper and Wm. P. Barksdale of Halifax are ated for electors-at-large. Friends of seph T, Lawless have positively decided to present his name for chairman of the state committee. While a large majority of the delegates are favorable to making the constitutional convention a party issue it developed today that there will be a pretty fight among the friends of the move- ment. The more radical convention m want the resolutions to be so worded that a democrat will be considered a bolter if he fails to support the convention at the election on the fourth Thursday in May. Others advocate a very mild and conserva- tive indorsement of the scheme. In other words they want to leave a loophole for J the opponents of the convention to vote against it. ++ <___ CAPT. CHADWICK’S CASE. All the Papers Now in the Hands of the President. Secretary Long took all the papers fu the case of Capt. Chadwick to the White House with him this morning. He left them with the President, but owmg to the latter's in- Gisposition, on account of the grip, the case ‘as not considered at the cabinet meeting, nor was any action taken with regard to it. It is now conceded that no action will be taken by the Navy Department until after the President has had an opportunity to consider the merits or demerits of the ques- tion. The general impression among naval officers {s that the worst that will happen to Capt. Chadwick will be a reprimand by the Secretary of the Navy and an admoni- tion against the impropriety of one officer's undertaking to pass judgment upon the jal conduct of another, especially in the se of a subordinate against a superior officer. In the case of Capt. Coghlan of the Raleigh, which is cited as a possible prece- dent for action in this case, the officer was reprimanded in writing by the Secretary of the Navy and cautioned against a repeti- tion of his offense. A singular feature of that case, howeve was the fact that the text of the reprimand was not made public. It is conceded that the authorities were lenient in the case of Capt. Coghlan because of his splendid record in the battle of Ma- nila bay. It is sald that Capt. Chadwick asked for a court of inquiry, in order to vindicate himself and keep his record clear, but the report could not be verified. It had a color of plausibility from the fact that Capt. Chadwick has always insisted that such was the proper course for Rear Admiral Schley to pursue to refute the allegations against his conduct. ee As Considering the Naval Bill. The Senate committee on naval affairs today took up the naval appropriation bill and made some progress. The provision in- serted in the House for barracks at New York and Mare Island, for enlisted men, in- stead of training ships, costing $300,000, each, was stricken out. The committee did not reach the armor plate provision. ———_ ++ Official Telephone Message Rates. The House committee on post offices and post roads today authorized Representative Bingham to favorably report the bill in- cluding telephone with telegraph companies In the laws under which the Postmaster General fixes the rates for official mes- sages. ooo Local Pension: Pensions were issued today to the follow- ing residents of the District of Columbia: Richard Harrtson, $12; Ella J. Relff, $8; Jo- seph H. Allen, $6, and Annte Hilton, $12. The District Appropriation Bill. It is expected that the conferees on the District of Columbia appropriation bill will hold their first meeting at 2 o'clock this afternoon. MANILA BAY DAY|AT THE WHITE HOUSE|SIGN'. FOR STRIKES Anniversary of the Great Battle Cele- brated by Chicago. ROYAL HONORS PAID T0 ITS HERO The Lake City Pours Out a Multi- tude in Parade. FEATURES OF THE FETE “+ CHICAGO, May 1.—People of Chicago and the western states today saw and cheered Admiral Dewey as he, at the head of a military and civie parade, was driven through the downtown business streets of the city over a line of march that extended for over four miles. From a raised and beautifully decorated dais in the grand stand erected on the Jackson boulevard side of the new federal building the admiral re- viewed the parade, in which nearly 100 different military and civic organizations from all parts of the state participated, and which included veterans of three wars, the Mexican, the civil and the Spanish-Ameri- a squad of sailors who were with the at the battle of Manila bay two years ago and marching clubs of the politi- cal S. where the admiral, in the full dres rm of his rank miral of the Was greeted cordia the densely packed throngs of people along the route. Route of the Procession. Notwithstanding its immense length and the great number of organizations taking part, the parade was started almost exactly on schedule time, 11 o'clock. Admiral Dewey, accompanied by Mayor Carter Har- rison and Charles 4 Plamondon, were driven to the starting point of the parade, Michigan avenue and street, shortly be- fore that hour, nd a few moments later the order was given to start. The route arborn, north to Randolph street, to LaSal reet, south to Monroe we: to arke tree south to m boulevard, thence tp the -wing stand, where Admiral Dewey and his escort alighted from their carriage and from the grand stand reviewed the parade. Pleasing Features. All along the line of march the big office buildings and business blocks were ablaze with flags and bunting, gathered in fes- toons or stretched in long folds from roof to ground, while from numberless flagpoles and windows the national colors fluttered in the fresh breeze, with here and there the dark blue of the admiral's flag. A chorus of 300 young women, dressed in white and blue, were 1 on_ the steps of the Art Ins °, grouped to form AS the the letters of Dewe ame in blue. the admiral was slowly driven by, chorus, amid fluttering handkerchiefs of blue and white, sang patriotic songs, the admiral smiling and bowing to the singers until his carriage was far beyond the big building. CHICAGO, May 1—The parade was formed as follows: Superintend fice Joseph Kiple command bat pli Flynn in n, and staff; of Lieu James Wade, U. S. A., chief marshal and personal alds 1. George M. Moul- ton, IN. G., chief of staff; Col. Thomas F. Barr, U. A., adjutant general; Col. J. armor, L Co oe . 8. AL, or aid; aid: drum and bugle corps; Companies I, K, and M, Sth Infantry, U. 8. A.; Battery I 5th Light Artillery, U.S. A.; Gen. John Black, assistant chief marshal; Gen. F. Winston, chief of staff, and sixty-two aid First diviston—Division Marshal Gen. C. He and aids; Admiral George mpanied by Mayor Harrison , chairman re- Es ception commit honor, made up of thirty: Naval Veteran Association; veterans of battle of Mani officers of Uni ates nay States revenue general executive committes, Spe s and common council city of Chi son, division marshal; seamen from United States revenue cutter Morrill; Naval Re- serve Veteran Association; naval veterans Spanish-American wa Illino! eran Association; star naval resery national naval veterans; first crew naval militia of Illinois; veteran naval offi- ‘3 of civil war. Third division—Col. Charles R. E. Koch, division marshal, and aids; twelve Mexican war veterans; G. A. R. posts; $2d Mlinois Veteran Club; Veteran nion Legion; United Confederate Veterans. Fourth division—Gen. Charles Fitzsimons, division marshal, and staff; Ist Infantry, I. N. G.; 2d Infantry, 1. N. th Infantry, I. N. G.; Sth Infantry, Battery B, I. N. G.; Ist Cava Spanish- American War Vete Second Illinots Campfire Association, veterans of other or- ganizations. Fifth division—Col. G Van Noman, division marshal, and staff; Companies A) B, C, D and E, Stock Yards Equestrian Club. Sixth: division—John F. Finerty, division marshal, and staff; Clan-Na-Gael Guards, Cook County Democratic Marching Club Chicago Zouaves, Provident Knights, Aus un, Ill; Uniform Rank, K. O. T. M.; Vol- unteers of Zion; Lincoln Knights, K. P. republican marching club, Canadian Veter- an Association, French Canadian Veteran Association, independent cavalry organiza- tion. Seventh division—Col. Hugh T. Reed, dl- vision marshal, and staff; Black Horse Troop, infantry battalion and artillery sec- tion; Northwestern Military Academy Ca- dets, Including bicycle corps and automobile battery; Daily News Zouaves, United Boys’ Brigade, Englewood Guards, Catholic Total Abstinence Cadets, Annunciation Cadets, St. Vincent Cadets, St. Cecilia Cadets, St. Anne Cadets, St. Elizabeth Cadets, Holy Family Cadets, St. Mark Cadets, Patriotic Sons of Father Mathew. Armour Cadets, drum and bugle corps, Walter Scott Rifles, U.S. Juniors, fife and drum corps. Eighth division—Fire Chief Dennis J. Swente, division marshal; battery of en- gines, carts, hook and ladder trucks and towers, Chicago fire department. After passing the reviewing stand the parade continued to State street, where it turned south and disbanded. Immediately after the passing of the fire department Admiral Dewey was escorted to the Union League Club, where a luncheon and reception was given in honor of Ad- miral and Mrs. Dewey, Lieutenant Com- mander Gillmore, Lieutenant Caldwell and members of the general executive and wo- men's reception committees. This evening the admiral and his aids will be the guests of Mayor Harrison at the University Club, while Mrs. Arthur Caton will give a dinner in honor of Mrs. Dewey and the members of the women’s reception committee. St. Louis Getting Ready. ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 1.—The final ar- rangements for the reception and enter- tainment of Admiral Dewey and party Thursday, Friday and Saturday have been completed. ‘The reception committee will send a dele- gation to Jacksonville to meet the admiral, and the whole party will then return to this city Thursday evening. Friday morning the party will be driven about the city, and in the afternoon will attend a public reception at the Coliseum. Friday night the admiral will be presented with the silver punch bowl at the Planters. Saturday will be the great day. It 1s expected that there will be thousands of visitors in the city by that time to view the great parade, B. Not a Long Session of the Cabinet : Today. HAWAIIAN OFFICES DISCUSSED Dole to Be the First Governor of the Territory, PORTO RICAN POSITIONS ——.——— A slight attack of grip has confined Sec- retary Root to his home, and his absence from the cabinet session today greatly shortened the time in which the members were together. The many questions which come up from the Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico have taken hours of time in cab- inet meetings where one hour was con- sumed on domestic affairs. Thus, when Sec- retary Root is not at the meetings, the bus- iness is soon dispos Talk About Hawall, Most of the taik today was about Hawaii. The President intends to make the nomina- tions to the offices at an early day, so that the appointees may have all the time they want to arrange preliminaries. The Presi- t having signed the bill yesterday, Ha- ‘aii will soon be a territory of the United States, with regular territorial officers, a legislature, etc. It was well understood at the White House today that the President intends to appoint Pr as the first governor of the island. The President feels that President Dole bore many heavy responsibilities in the struggle for inde- pendence and in the organization of the re- public which followed. He demonstrated and hi knowledge of sued that he is well en- ‘st honor to be conferred when Hawaii becomes a territory. The policy of the F ident will be to largely recognize the home rule doctrine in the nominations he will make to the Senate to fill offices in Hawali. In fact, all the territorial offices will be filled by citizens of the territory, and part of the positions recognized as United States of- fices will also go to citizens of the islan The: places are a United States judge, district attorney, marshal and collector of customs. It Is thought the judge, marshal and collector of customs will go to repub- licans of some state, while the district at- torney will be a citizen of Hawali. A number of the places have been de- cided upon, but there is vet a good demand for positions. Senator Cullom, who engi- neered the Hawaiian bill in Congress, has some candidates, and may get one of the Positions which will go to outelders for an Illinois ‘constituent. Positions in Porto Rico. The positions in Porto Rico continue to be sought at the White House. Some of the callers today talked with the President about these positions. Nearly every pub- lie man has a candidate. Senator Kean has presented Frank. Bergen of Elizabeth, N. J., as a suitable man for. a judicial plac Senator Foraker, wh@ saw the President today, has candidgtes. The Porto Rican civil government ‘will be run for a short time by army officers, by the terms of the bill passed by Congress yes- and signed by the President this jon. The President intends, how- to appoint civil officers just as soon can secure good men for the places. > will reli ny officers as fast as a, nt today directed Secretary to have the treasury officials in charge of customs in Purto Rico tury over ily their collections of customs to the treasurer, who ppointed about a Kk ago. Secretary Gage will also direct oms officials in this country to kee eparate account of duties collected goods which arrive from Porto Rico. ‘This 1 be turned into the Porto Rican from time to time. The treasury ived a reque mm its agents in Rico for $1,060,000 additional, to be 1 in the ex nge of Porto Rican money for currency of this country, cretary Gage told the cahinet today that the treasury has had applications for the conversion of about $260,000,000/ bonds into the 2 per cent obligations provided by the recent finance bill. Secretary Gage be- lieves that the conversions will eventually Tun to more than $40,000,000. A Local’ Appointment. Mr. Samuel H. Kauffmann was today ap- pointed by President McKinley a visitor to the Government Hospital for the Insane, to succeed Rev. B. L. Whitman, resigned. The cath of office as secretary to the President was administered to Mr. George B. Cortelyou today by Col. Crook, disburs- ing officer of the executive mansion. As- sistant Secretary Barnes, Executive Clerk Forster and Clerks Netherlands and Moss likewise took the required oaths. Today's Nominations. The, President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Lieut. Com- mander Wm. H. Turner to be a commander in the navy. Army—Volunteers—Promotion: First Lleu- tenant Thomas Franklin, 23d Infantry, U. 8. A, to be tant commissary, with rank of captain; First Lieutenant Thos. B. Lamoreux, 2d Artillery, U, 8. A., to be as- patent quartermaster, with rank of cap- ain. Andrew R. Vi on nable of Farmville, Va., to f the twelfth census for the fourth supervisor's district of Virginia. ————___+ e+__. REPORTED FAVORABLY. Neminations of Commissioners Mac- farland and Ro: The nominations of Commissioners Mac- farland and Ross were reported favorably from the committee on the District of Co- lumbia to the Senate yesterday afternoon by Mr. Gallinger, and went on the calendar. They will probably come up for comsidera- tion in the first executive session that is held and will doubtless be acted on favora- Ye ———e+___ Personal Mention. Senator McMillan has gone to New York and from there will visit Michigan. He will return to this city about May 15. Mrs. 8. V. Cornwell and Mr. Alton H. Cornwell and family, who have been away from Anacostia for several months, have returned and are making their home at No. 106 Washington strest, Mr, Alvah J. Emery, principal of~the Bustleton High School,’ Philadelphia, and his brother, Mr. Willlam N. Emery, con- nected with the Pennsylvania railroad at Philadelphia, who have been viaiting at the none ee Le cousin, Mr. Walter W. Fish- er of jackson street, An: have re- turned to Philadelphia. Ost Capt. G. W. Van Deusen of the 7th United States Artillery has returned from the Philippines and, with Mrs. Van Deu- sen, is temporarily at 718 19th street. ———— Capt. Everts Retired. Capt. Edward Everts, assistant surgeon, having been reported physically disquali- fied for the duties of surgeon with the rank of major, by reason of disabili it to the service, has been placed caiibeuee tired list of the army with the rank of major. Cs oe Marblehead Goes Out of Gommiasion. The cruiser Marblehead was put out of commission at the Mare Island navy yard yesterday and will undergo ‘general repaira: May Day Utilized for the Purpose by Organized Labor, LESS HOURS AND MORE PAY DEMANDES Thousands Stop Work in Philadel- phia and in Western Cities. SITUATION AT BUFFALO _————— PHILADELPHIA, May 1.—The struggle for an eight-hour work day, which has been under consideration by the labor unions of this city, began in earnest today, when, according to Secretary Joseph B. Allen of the Allied Building Trades Coun- cil, workmen representing every branch of the building trades went on strike to en- force by a concerted movement the de- mands of the unions. The movement for a working day of eight hours and a general increase of wages, averaging about 25 per cent, began some months ago by the amalgamation of all the trades connected with building, with the exception of the Brotherhood of Car- penters and Joiners, which, though still an ii ‘pendent organization, is in sympa- thy with the Allied Building Trades Coun- At a recent meeting May 1 was de- led upon as the day for presenting the demands. In the event of an employer refusing to sign the agreement members of the various unions were instructed to remain at work until a business agent could make a set- tlement, and the question of a strike rested with the agent. Early today these representatives were scouring the city. Mechanics and Helpers Go Out. Reports received by Secretary Allen at the council's headquarters, in Odd Fellows’ Temple, up to 10 o'clock this morning show the following to have stopped work: Plumbers and helpers, 650; hod carriers, 500; mill hands, 300; steamfitters and help- ers, 300; sheet metal workers, 250; hard- wood finishers, 200; mosaic tile layers and helpers, 192; floor layers, 128; mosaic work- ers, 57. At the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners it was stated that nine-teenths of their members were at work, and that signed agreements were constantly coming in from the master builders. The carpenters ask thirty-five ace an hour for a working day of eight ours. The entire police force has been ordered on duty in anticipation of possibie trouble, but there have been no disturbances as yet. 300 Stop Work in Passaic. NEW YORK, May 1—A strike of 300 men employed in the building trades began in Pz J., today. The men ask for shorter hours and more pay. Plumbers Quit in St. Paul. ST. PAUL, Minn., May 1.—All the union plumbers in this city went on a strike to- day in support of a demand for shorter hours and an increase in wages. Woodworkers Out in Minneapolis. MI EAPOLIS, Minn., May 1.—Over eleven hundred union woodworkers, prac- tically all the employes of the sash and door, bar fixture and show case factories of St. Paul and Minneapolis, decided to strike today. This is election day in St. Paul and the,strike will not be effective there until torhorrow. The building trades unions have agreed not to use non-labeled stock in their work and this may ise a spreading 4f the trouble. The strike is the result of a dispute over the wage scale and non-union labor, the manufacturers agree- ing to the wage scale, but refusing to dis charge their present non-union employes. Extra Police on Duty at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N. Y., May 1.—Members of the executive committee of the Carriers’ Association and many of the strikers are at their hall awaiting advices from Com- missioner Delehanty and the appearance of Assistant Superintendent of Motive Power Brazier of the New York Central, who, it Was reported last night, had left New York for this city. The extra force of police ordered on duty last night reported this morning. BUFFALO, May 1, 10:10 a.m—Commis- missioner Webster of the state board of ar- bitration has received the following mes- sage from the superintendent of motive pewer of the New York Central, filed at New York, this morning: . Your message delivered in my office by Western Union people at 8:30 o'clock a.m., hence impossible for me to get to Buffalo today.” At 10:15 o'clock Commissioner Webster had heard nothing in regard to the coming to Buffalo of Mr. Waitt's assistant, Mr. Brazier. Commissioner Webster will inform Chatr- man Fish of the strikers’ executive commit- tee of the contents of Mr. Waitt’s message. # Im and Around New York. About 8,000 stonemasons and bricklayers in Westchester county and a part of Bronx borough went on strike today. The stonemasons demand $3.50 a day, instead of $8. The masons’ helpers want $2 a day, instead of $1.50. The bricklayers, who have been working nine hours a day, de- mand an eight-hour day. Building opera- tions all over Westchester county are at a standstill on account of the strike. Twenty- five or thirty of the bosses have granted the men’s terms. The others say that, while they would be willing to pay the in- crease in wages demanded by the stonema- sons and the masone’ helpers to really good men, they are not willing to advance the wages of inferior workmen. They claim that it is the poorer workmen who are making all the trouble. Albany Carpenters and Plumbe ALBANY, N. Y., May 1.—Five hundred carpenters and sixty plumbers went out on strike here today. The carpenters demand 85 cents an hour, eight hours to constitute a day's labor, while the plumbers ask for $3.50 a day of eight hours. The state board of arbitration and mediation will strive to ‘bring about a settlement. Situation at Reading, Pa. READING, Pa., May 1.—This was the day stipulated by the Carpenters’ Union®for its new scale of wages to go into effect. Some of the contractors have signed, while others have refused. As this is ‘“‘cirous day,” many carpenters did not work, so that the ettuation will not be fully known until to- morrow. ‘The contractors are given until then to sign. A communication was re- ceived by President Goodwin of the local union from one of the largest builders in Boston, in which he stated that he was in need of 200 carpenters, to whom he would pay union wages and give them steady work. A number of contractors have prom- ised to sign the scale, provided all agree to the advance. 5 Big Strike in Duluth. DULUTH, Minn, May 1—Many branches of organized labor struck today for higher wages and shorter hours. Carpenters want 85 cents per hour, plumbers, 50 cents and Saturday half holiday id for; painters, 40 cents, and other trades in proportion, with a general eight-hour day. No accur- ate estimate of the number of men on strike has been made. Demands Granted. XOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, May 1—Com- mencing today the journeymen’ plumbers, tinners, slaters and carpenters employed here will receive an advance in wages of from 25 to 50 cents per day. The unions made a demand for the increase, which was granted today when the ultimatum expired. About 1,000 men are affected. Iron Workers Stop at Springfield. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, May 1.—The core- makers at the O. 8. Kelley Company went out on a strike today, demanding a uniform schedule of $2.25 per day. The men at the Architectural Iron Works, Grey Iron Foun- dry Company, E. W. Ross Company, Bet- tendorf Wheel Company and the Armstrong Foundry Company, about 250 in all, also ‘went out. 1,500 Quit at Pittsburg. PITTSBURG, Pa., May 1—About one thousand bricklayers and five hundred hod- carriers struck today for an increase in wages and shorter hours. The seale of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners was signed by the Master Builders’ Association, and all are at work. Michigan Freight Handlers. LUDINGTON, Mich., May 1—Two hun- dred freight handlers, employed by the Pere Marquette railroad here, have gone on strike. In making a contract for the en- suing year the company refuses to pay the grain handlers 30 cents an hour, an increase of 10 cents over last year. The freight truckers ask only the same pay they have been receiving. The men all belong to the American Federation of Labor. Boston Feels the Movement. BOSTON, May 1.—The demand of the union carpenters of Boston and vicinity for an eight-hour day, with a minimum price of $2.50 a day, to take effect today, was grant- ed by forty-five firms at the beginning of the day. During the forenoon between 75 and 100 men, employed by the firms on which the demand was made, reported at headquarters, having stopped work because the new schedule had not been accepted Various committees were engaged in can- vassing the city and vicinity and formulat- ing information to be presented at a meet- ing this afternoon. The engineers e ployed in the brewerles of the city and vicinity struck today be- cause of the refusal of the employers to grant a new schedule of hours and prices. Vermont Granite Polishers. BARRE, Vt., May 1.—The granite polish- ers of Barre struck this morning in support of their demand for an eight-hour day at the same rate of wages that they were get- ting for nine hou The polishers pre- sented their demands two weeks ago, and at the time it was decided that if the manu- fecturers did not accede to their request the polishers would strike today. Arrange- ments have been made for a conference of committees representing each side of the controversy. Omaha, Kansas City and St. Louis. OMAHA, Neb., May 1.~All the union car- penters in the city are idie today, and not a single contractor of any importance fs doing anything. The men demand an eight-hour day, an increase from 35 to 40 cents an hour and the exclusive use of union label planing mill material. KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 1.—Contractors and employers generaily today refused de- mands for increased wages, and as a result about 1,000 workingmen struck. They in- clude tinners, sheet metal workers, hod carriers, plasterers and quarry workers. It is probable that the plumbers and steam- fitters will also go out. ST. LOUIS. May 1.—Building operations in East St. Louis, HL, are at a standstill, and all the union men engaged in the build- ing trades are out. A conservative estimate places the number of men out at 1,000. Some time ago the carpenters struck for an advance in pay, which was not granted by their employers. Out of sympathy the other trades have joined the strike, until all are now involved. Trouble Expected at Akron. AKRON, Ohio, May 1.—Six hundred boiler men and molders struck at the Stirling boiler works at Barberton this morning for an increase of 15 per cent, in accordance with an ultimatum sent the company sey- eral weeks ago. An attempt will be made to resume with non-union men, and trouble is expected. The company has several large orders for the Russian navy. TOLEDO, Ohio, May 1.—A special to the Bee from Tiffin says that the section men on the Tiffin division of the Big Four struck today for an increase in wages of from $1.15 to $1.25 per day. The company bas refused to accede to the demand. ——_o22—____ RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES, Surplus for Last Month Was Over $4,000,000. The comparative statement of the receipts and expenditures of the treasury for April shows; Total receipts, $45,069,326, as fol- lows: Customs, $18,765,017; internal reve- nue, $23,600,291; miscellaneous, $2,674,017. The expenditures aggregated $40,903,027, making the surplus for the month $4,135,398, and a total for the ten months of the fiscal year $58,521,089. For the fiscal year the total receipts were $472,387,062 and expendi- tures $413,866,973. Included in the expenditures this month is the $500,000 sent to Porto Rico to begin the exchange of Porto Rican money. When the Porto Rican money comes here it will probably be added to the miscellaneous re- ceipts, ++ e+_____. GIVEN SIX MORE YEARS. Extension of Time Granted the Pan- ama Canal Company. A cablegram received here from Paris an- nounces that the Panama Canal Company has been granted an extension of the period of time allowed for the completion of the canal of six years. The time limit under the original concession would expire toward the end of the year 1904, so that the company has all the time until the close of the year 1910 to complete its work. The engineers connected with the Isth- milan canal commission express the opinion that the Panama canal can surely be com- pleted within the extension, and this latest development may be expected to affect the pending Hay-Pauncefote treaty and the Nicaragua canal bill, elther to hasten action upon them or to cause their abandonment at once. —_—_——+2+_____ OPPOSES APPROPRIATIONS, Ministers Ask That Money Be Not Given Two Charitable Institutions. A delegation of seven Protestant clergy- men of this city visited the Capitol this afternoon and called upon the conferees on the District appropriation bill. The delegation urged the conferees to strike from the conference report on the bill the appropriations for St. Joseph’s Asylum and St. John’s Orphanage, one an Episcopal and the other a Catholic institution of Washington. It was urged that these in- stitutions are sectarian, that their objects are accomplished by the board of children’s guardians, and that no government appro- priations should be given them. The members of the delegation declined to give their names to a Star reporter when requested. a A Consular College. Mr. Noonan has introduced a joint resolu- tion in the House providing that the Presi- dent of the United States be authorized to appoint three citizens, who shall receive no compensation, to constitute a commission to make inquiry and to report the advisabil- ity and feasibility of the establishment and maintenance by the government of an acad- emy or college for the education of students for the consular and diplomatic service of the United States, together with such find- ings and conclusions as to the commission shall seem necessary. —_—_—_—_———_—_————_—_—_——————— CIVIL GOVERNMENT Porto Rico Enters Upon a New Epoch In Its History. INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF GOV. ALLEN He Impresses Upon the People Their Grave Responsibilities. NEW OFFICIALS SELECTED SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO, May 1= The inauguration of Chas, He Allen, formerly secretary of the United States t American civil gover nor of the Island of Porto Rico took place today. The ceremony was most impressive, Gov. Allen made the following inaugural address: t this impressive ceremony I bring to you—the inhabitants of the ‘ever faithful’ Island of Porto Rico—the congratulations and good wishes of the people of the United States. Imposing as the oc: far-reaching sion is in Itself, and as its effect may be upon the future of your beautiful island, it is espe- cially significant because it marks the first step in the establishment here of gov- ernment under the flag of the States been turned ume of your his nd a new rated in the development of Whether it shail turn pends largely upon y. est constitui! foundation. The buildi ture—whether or not it beautiful and enduring—must re: industry and wisdom of the peopl selves. in the vole your island, ill now a ‘The great- y lay the The Protection of the Union. “The governmental plan presented in act of Congress 1s only the founda To your care it is committed, and you today assume a great trust. No greater work ever confronted a people than that of bulld- ing their own fortunes. It will stimulate you also to bear in mind that a great na- tion of seventy millions of people across the water, yet close at hand in community of thought and est, Is watching your every effort, ready to help you and to assist you_to help yourselves. “Fellow citizens of Porto Rico—for, as £ have taken the oath of office here today, so from this time I become one of you in my. endeavor to work with you and for you In all that tends to the true interests of tho Ssland—I bring this message from the Presi- dent, and I place myself in full accord with it, that it is his intention to give to you, so far as all officers are concerned, whether selected from your own numbers or from the United States, men of character and standing, who are enthustastic and diligent and industrious—men of high sense of honor, who will not seek to advance their own fortunes at your expense, and who will not allow others to do so: men who will see that justice and straightforward honesty will be meted out to all, and who will have a sole regard for the welfare of Porto Rico and the honor of the American government in its relations to ft, Equal Rights for All. “If in working out the provisions of the act of Congress which enables you to par- ticipate in the government and to provide your own legislative assembly you are ac- tuated by the same purpose to elect men who are devoted to the general interests of the island and the people of Perto Rico, we may confidently expect that, thus working all together, we shall make this island, so richly blessed by a Divine Providence in its wonderful natural resources, not only another gem of the Antilles In respect to y n example of what an st people may accom- plish when y directed by a wise policy of civil government. “I bring you also the assurance that every man, be he high or low, rich or poor, under the administration of this form of government and under the sovercignty of the United States, shall’ be justly treated, and that his rights shall be respected. “Henceforth we are under one flag. We are under the same institutions of freedom, equality and education. Together we move on in the great American current of ad- vancing civilization. Loving our country, animated by a high sense of honor, devot- ed to a common humanity, we take our place before the world and invoke on our progress the blessing of Almighty God.” Civil Appointees Selected. Governor General Davis and Civil Gove ernor Allen yesterday apparently expected a message from Washington advising them of the passage by Congress of the resolu- | tion providing for holding over the army officials temporarily. None coming, in the afternoon appointments were made by an executive council by Gov. Gen. Davis before retiring from his office at midnight. Mr. Allen was thus enabled to continue the conduct of affairs uninterruptedly. He did not make public the names of the counctl, but it is understood that Judge Pettingill will be secretary of state, Mr. Odlin at- torney general, Dr. Colley Toste secretary of the interior and G. G. Groff secretary of education. The latter, who is an acting surgeon with the rank of lieutenant, will resign his commission. Gen. Davis, presumably on orders from Washington, yesterday pardoned all those who were concerned in the Guayama elec- tion frauds, lifting the cases from the su- preme court. Gen. Davis gave a reception at the ex- ecutive mansion last evening, introducing a hundred persons to Gov. Allen and Miss Bertha. The entrance was hung with flags, an infantry band was in attendance and there were dancing and refreshments. The $500,000 of United States currency sent here to be exchanged for Porto Rican currency will be disbursed through the De Ford Company. It is expected the trans- action will be completed by May 3. Precautions of War Department. The War Department has taken every precaution to guard against any serious hiatus in the administration of affairs in Porto Rico in consequence of the change from military to civil government, which went into effect today. Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn last night telegraphed Gen. Davis, the military governor, that the joint resolution providing for the continuance in civil offices of the military incumbents had passed both houses of Congress and would be made a law by the President's signature this afternoon. In order to avoid the pos- sibility of legal complications, the army officers will refrain from any important official civic action until after the Presi- dent's approval of the measure, of which they were promptly advised. ———_~2+_____ TO PAY MRS. WILLETT 85,000. Bill Reported by the House Committee on Claims. ‘The House committee on claims today favorably reported a bill to pay $5,000 to Mrs. Leura A. Willett, widow of the Ia Postmaster James P. Willett of this city, es a result of his death in the new post of- lett’s falling down the elevator shaft was of the freight elevator taken off, and that full protection ‘was not afforded.