Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 21, 1902, Page 4

4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, INTEREST FROM [IOWA, |SARCHEFOR ISSUES I¥ VAIN 1902, ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————— «'SICKNESS DUE T0 EXPOSURE It seems improhable now that the meoted plebiscite of the inhabitants of the islands will be had by the Danish government. It NEWS OF COUNCIL BLUFFS. BLOW UP BROADWAY SAFE Burglars Get Little Oash, Three Ohecks and Other Papers. SECOND VISITATION TO W. L. DOUGLASS Work s posed to Be that of Amatenrs, Alth They Work S0 Quietly that Slambers Are Not Disturbed. ‘The safe in the office of the Eagle laundry, 724 West Broadway, was blown open early yesterday morning. The burglars seoured $4.60 in cash, three checks and several waluable papers belonging to the proprietor of the laundry, W. L. Douglass. As John Smith, the patrolman on the West Br way beat, In making his last round at 4 & m., noticed the light burniog in the office and everything apparently all right, the police are of the opinion that the blowers got In their work between that Bour and 6§ o'clock. That the safe had been Blown was not discovered until the em- ployes went to work about 7 o'clock. The safe blowers secured enmtrance fo the office through an unfastened side window. Indications are that they took time at the job and took every precaution | possible to deaden the sound of the ex- plosion and attract attention. Before start- ing to work on the éafe they removed from the top of it a large cabinet, which weighed about 200 pounds. This they placed In the center of the floor. They drilled a hole through the top of the safe for the evident purpose of & vent, 0 as to reduce the nolse of the explosion. Then they drilied a second Bole near the combimation on the door. Black powder was used to force the safe, and this leads the police to belleve that the work was that of amateurs and not pro- fessional safe blowers. The safe door was blown open, but not off its hinges, and the Interior was shat- tered. The force of the explosion blew off fts hinges a door leading Into the laundry and in the rear of which the safe stood. Nobedy Notices the Racket. ‘The explosion was not heard by any of the residents in the vicinity, although be- tween 6 and 6 o'clock dogs belonging to Jack Whittaker, who lives directly across the street, did considerable barking, sup- posedly having been disturbed by the nolse of the safe blowing. Patrolman John Smith passed the laundry bullding &t 4 o'clock on his way to the police station, he being on the dog watch. At that time the light In the office was burning brightly and the blind on the window was open, leaving the interior of the office Visible from the outside. This makes the police believe that the safe was blown after that tii ‘When the employes arrived for work yesterday morning about 7 o'clock they found the electric light turned off and the chimneys and shades belonging to the gas lights on the counter, It is supposed that the burglars took of the glass shades and chimneys, fearing that the explosion would ebatter, them and in- crease the nolee. y The burglars obtained little booty for thelr trouble, as in addition to the $4.60 1o cash they secured only a check on the Omaha bank for $28.77, a check on the Council Bluffs Savings bank for $4.76 and & Maryville, Mo., draft for $42.11. Mr. Douglass’ worst loss is & number of private papers, including deeds to real estate and (neurance policles, which are of Bo value to anyone except himeelf. Blown Open Once Before. * Three years ago the safe in the same office was blown open and the burglars ®ecured $50 in cash and valuable papers. ‘The safe was a small one and the robbers had no trouble in forelng it. No clue to the safe blowers was ever obtalned. At that time Mr. Douglass replaced the safe with a larger and more substantial one. He also had the interior of the office re- wodeled 50 that the safe was In plain view trom the window. ‘The only clue the police have is a four- ounce medioin® bottle which contained the blsck powder used in blowing the safe. This the burglars left behind them. The bottle s stamped, “T. A. Jewett, Pharme- cist, Oregon, Ill.” The bottle contained s tew grains of powder. DIES ON RAILWAY TRAIN John Broderick of Deflance Passes Away So Gently Conductor ‘Thinks Him Siceping. John Broderick, a stockman of Deflance, s, who was on his way from Hot Springe, Ark., to South Omaba to visit relatives be- fore golng to his hoi died yesterday morning on Wabash passenger traln No. 1. Whe body was taken from the train on Peaching this city. Broderick suffered from consumption and hag been to Hot Springs in the hope of benefiting his heafth. The fact that he was reached Blanchard. He was sitting smoking car and was thought to be . The conductor, on asking for his ticket, discovered the man was a corpse. The body the train reached Council Blyffs. Broderick was & brother-in-law of M. J. Sullivan, 2525 Avenue A, this city. The body was taken to Deflance last evening by a brother of the deceased. Broderick unmarried. slop, formed a party of Wabash raliroad officlals who were in Council Bluffs yes- terday for a short time, belng on a tour of They returned to H. V. P. Taylor, assistant general pas- senger agent of the Wabash, was also In the city yesterday, but not with Mr. Knight snd party. While here Mr. Taylor made rrangements for opening a city ticket office at 6 Pearl street. With Mr. Taylor was A. B. Watts, traveling passenger agent for the western division. Motor Car Strikes B A Fifth avenue motor car collided ye: terday afterncon at South Sixth street with & buggy contalning Elmer Lane and Peter Poterson. The bugsy was smashed and the occupants were thrown heavily to t ground. Peterson suffered a severe comtu- sion of the right shoulder, besides a num- ber of brulses, He was removed to his 1ses. and Peter>n were driving north Street and did not notice the car horse was on the track. The to back and pulled the buggy Just as the motor came up. Ledge. rack Entertain Gra 1l M. Narvis, grand master workman the will Anclent Qrder of United be present tonight at the meeting of the local lodige. A meeting will also be held top of the Past Master Workmen associat! southwestern Iowa, at which plans: f entertalnment of the grand lodge when it meets in this city May 13, Will be discussed. The local com- mittes having in charge the arrangements for entertaining the grand lodge is com- posed of O. Hickman, N. C. Phillips, T. A. Brewick and Willlam Arnd. They are also the local delegates to the grand lodge. JACOBSEN AWARDED DAMAGES Verdict of Three Thousand Five Hum- dred Dollars Agninst E. L. Shugart. The sealed verdict returned by the jury In the personal injury damage suit of James Jacobsen against E. L. Shugart was opened by Judge Thornell In district court yester- day morning and was found to be in favor of the plaintiff, awarding him $3,600. Jacob- sen sued for $10,600 for injuries received in an elevator accident in the Shugart bulld- ing, of which at the time he was janitor. He claimed the accident was due to the faulty condition of the elevator. The motion for a new trial in the suit of Gideon Sutherland of South Omaha against the city was submitted before Judge Thor- nell yesterday. A jury was impanelled and part of the testimony heard in the personal injury dam- age sult of Howard Ainsworth against the motor company in the distriot court yes- terday, when the plaintiff filed an amended petition. The defense at once asked for continuance on the grounds that the amended petition set up new issues, and the court eustained the motion, the case going over to the mext term. Alnsworth sues for $5,000 for injuries received by be- lng thrown from a tor on the 'bridge, July 30, 1906. He was standing on the steps of an open car and was etruck by one of the bridge columns. He claims to have re- celved permanent injuries to his head and back. In his amended petition he alleges that the car was running at an unusual high rate of speed, which, together with the alleged defective condition of the track, caused the car to sway. The suit of E. J. Brandt against James Wiatt, in which the plaintiff asked for dam« ages for the alleged alieniation of his wif aftections, was dismissed yesterday for want of prosecution, at plaintift’s cost, Judge Thornell expects to take up the orimias! docket next week. CENTRAL IOWA TEACHERS MEET Third A 1 Convention at Interesting Program Arranged. BOONR, Ia., gram.)—The third annual convention of the Central Towa Teachers' assoclation con- vened In this city today. Mundreds of teachers have arrived and attended the oratorlo of h'" tonight in the First Methodist Episcopal church, under the di- rection of E. L. Coburn. ‘The convention proper is to open at 9 so'clock tomorrow. The principal features A"fll be: City superintendents’ round table, Ericson library, Aaron Gove of Denver, Colo., leader; T. E. ‘Willard of Marshali- town, W. P. Johnson of Carroll, , Cooper of Seattle, Wash., and President Seerley of Cedar Falls each have prom- fnent places on the program of speakers. During the afternoon Prof. Gove will liver a lecture in the High school. High school round table, F. B. Cooper, leader; others taking & part ‘in the discussion al E. U. Graff of Marshalltown, W. H. C. McCauley of Des Moines, Dr. Cessna of Ames, A. M. Jayne of this eity. The gram- mar school round table will be led by Dr. Winship of Boston; others on the pro- gram are: J. J. Moser of Jefferson, Miss Fibbs of Fort Dodge, Miss McHenry of Des Moines and A. J. Oblinger of Grand Junction. The primary round table will be led by Miss Alice E. Hopper of Des Moines. Miss BEagleson of Jefferson and Von Stein of Carroll, Miss Hall of Marshalltown, Miss Forgrave of Perry and others will take a part. ‘The evening program will be rendered in the First Methodist Episcopal church and is as follows: At 7:30 o'clock, music, ifnvocation, muslc, president’s address, E. D. Y. Oulbertson of Des Moines; music, address by J. W. Hancher, president lowa Wesleyan college Mount Pleasant. At 8:30 o'clock, lecture, “Rascals and Saints,” by Dr. A, B. Winship of Bos- ton, Mass. At 10 o'clock business men's reception to the visiting teachers at the Columbian club rooms. VEILS HIGH ART STATUARY School Board of Charles City Dis- eased with Orna s Plac in Asseiably Room of School. CHARLES CITY, Ia., Feb. 20.—(Special) —High art has agitated Charles City the | past ten days from center to circumterence, caused by the presentation of a gift of statuary by the High school class of 1900 to this school district to ornament and adorn the assembly room of the school building. The statuary consisted of two plaster casts, ome of “Venus of Milo,” the other, “Flying Mecury,” costing m-l class about $80. en first placed In the assembly room the principal, Prof. G. L. Dick, was dis- pleased and caused the statuary to be velled and removed to the corner of the room. tation culminated |8t & meeting of the school board, when by a vote of 3 to 2 the board rejected the gift and ordered the statuary removed from the buflding. The nude figures now orma- ment the front windows of the drugstore of Carl Merckel, set up with a deep back ground in black. The curious, with smoked and green goggles, have gazed on the out- cast and forsaken, fully satisfying a morbid curlosity (o the o of th Tuss.” OFFICERS GET LEE TURNER Leader of Bloedy Fight at the “Qu ter House" is oner. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 20.—Lee Turner, oroprietor of the “Quarter House,” neur Middlesboro, which was burned last week, gave himself up to Marshal J. M. Mosely at LaFollette and was brought to this city by Mosely and Sheriff Hughes of Claiborne county. W. Owens of Taswell and Jerry Junnigar of Middlesboro met him here and at once negotiations were begun with Gov ernor Beckbam of Kentucky. Turmer is a citizen of Tenneasee, has committed no of- fense and should not be taken bagk to Ken- tucky, for, it is clalmed, his Iife would bo in danger. He disclaims any part in knowledge of plans for the assault on the officers of Wednesday last week. Now a Mothers can safely give Fol Honey and Tar to their chiliren for coughs and colds, for it contalns no oplates or ether polsone. JERCRNIIY DS CHILDREN MUST GOTO SCHOOL Lower House of Legialature Passes Bill Pro- viding for Gompulsory Education. AGAINST GOVERNMENT BY te s Opposed to this Prinel Typhold is Discovered at 1 Asylum at Clarinda — Bishop Leaves th INJUNCTION (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Feb. 20.—(Special.)—The lower house of the Iowa legislature this morning passed the most stringent com- pulsory education law placed on any stat- utebook, and a law that has ben carefully thought out by the educators of the state. This is the bill Introduced by Dunham which was virtually prepared by the com- mittee on schools and textbooks, with the assistance of the s! ment and the State Teachers tion. The bill provides that all children between the ages of 7 and 14 must attend some school at least twelve weeks each year, and this may be either a public, pri- vate or parochial school. There ia pro- vision for truancy schools and truant offi- cers to enforce the law and provision for reglstration of the school attendance and securing certificates of attendance without expense and for excuse where such seem necessary. The bill was slightly amended ®0 as to still further guard against inter- ference with private and parochial schools and to render it impossible under any cir- cumstances to make trouble for them. In this form it p , the vote being 84 to 9, with 7 absent. Those voting against the measure were: Messrs. Colclo, Crulk- shank, Frudden, Hilsinger, Koons, Larra- bee, Marshall and Langan of Crawford. The house also passed a bill to consol- idate the funds for the support of the School for the Blind at Vinton and to give & $22 per month per capita support for nine months in the year. This institution has ben closed a part of the year on account of the appropriations not being in proper form. Agnl The senate went on record this morning as against the idea of government by ln- junction. The senate had had before it a resolution by Crossley requesting the United States senators from Iowa to vote for the Hoar bill to change the law in re- gard to imprisonment of strikers who vio- late injunctions. The resolution had been reterred to the committee on federal re tions and was held up. A resolution Wi passed demanding a report today. Senmator Crawford reported for the committee in tavor of Indefinite postponement. There was & debate on the committee report and Senators Hubbard, Healey and Crossley strongly’ demanded that the resolution They contended that it -was in no discourteous to the semators to make this request, that the matter was ome of broad general principles, that there is a general demand for a change in the law 50 8 to permit combinations of labor as well as combinations of capital and that it would be & step in the direction of re- moving a stigma from the American ji diclary placed there by the federal judges in these infamous injunction proceedings. The committee report was rejected by .a ote of 28 to 26, and the resolution adopted, follows: Be it resolv t Gevernment by Imjunetl the genate, the house ne 0 ;:n«:" itisers have ot definitions of conspiracy, c is"of peaceable as- Festrained iny ‘Unacciation, and subjected o unishment for acts not in themselves Eiatnat; theret be it Heso and repre- muuw'lnheonfi:u" fos be requested to Mup: rt_and favor bill known as senate R?o No. 1118, introduced by Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, defining acts of con- spiracy. Mouument to Herrom. A petition was presented in th by Senator Harper asking that an eques- trien statue of the late General Francis J. Herron be added to the number that are about the Iowas soldiers’ monument in Des Moines. General Herron was ong of the first ‘of Towa men to go to the tront, start- ing with the Dubuque company and after- ward rising to commend an army. He bad lived in New York many years and died there recently. Senator Porter presented a bill to make the mining laws of the state apply to gypsum mining. Other bills were: By Lambert, to appropriate $16,000 for sup- port of the fish and game commission, by Healey, fixing compensation of the su- preme court reporter; by Head, to permit cities of 5,000 population or less to use a part of the general funds for park pur- poses; by Coburn, to pay Samuel Purcell for & horse killed in 1861; by Bnglish, to pay M. A. Sadler $5,000 for damages be- cause of the drainage of the Mitchellville Industrial school on his land; by Teachout, to prohibit secret tapping of electric wires and gas mains; by Cowles, to require auc- tiopeers from outside the state to pay §25 snoually for a license. In the semate the rule was changed In regard to sessions (o provide that work shall begin at 9:30 o'clock each day instead of 10. Senator Lewls stated that tl on the calendar now thirty-four oills recom- mended for passage and tep more were added this morning. But there had not been time for comsideration of even ome bill at today's session. It was obvious the senate must work longer hours if the calendsr is to be cleared. The house some time ago passed a reso- lution that mo appropristion bills will be considered that are introduced after today, unless by & two-thirds vote it is directed they may be considered. Golng After Sherclef. Ell Hardin, detective, went to Kansas City this evenims to bring back to lowa Frank Shercleff, fugitive from justice, who broke his parole. There was sol dim- culty with the Kansas City officials about securing Sherclefl. Govermor Shaw had made an arrangement with the Pinkertons to pay $50 for the capture of Sherclefr. The Kansas City people wanted $100 for capturing and keeping Shercleff, but fnally & compromise was reached and he has been sent for. Fever at Cl The State Board of Comtrol today re- celved word of four or five cases of typhoid | fever at the State Hospital for the Insane at Clarinda, and one of the attendants has dled of the disease. This is the first typhoid fever ever known at the institution has not yet bees tee on the Soldie the senate appropriations committee this afterncon and argued in support of an ap- propriation of in the nelghborhood of $80, 000 for that institution for t nial period. This includes a few items in addition to those reported by the State Board of Control in its biennial report and amounting .o §75,100. The committes made & thorough inspection of the home yester- day, accompanied by Commander George Metzger And Judge Robineon of the Board of Control, and this moraing held a confer- ence with that State Board of Ceatrol, approves the items which the com- mittee will ask of the legislature. A bill carrying the appropriation asked for will be Introduced in the near future. The com- mittee which was represented before the senate committee today consiats of Philllp M. Crapo of Burlington, Phillp Schaller of Sac City, L. B. Raymond of Hampton, H. P. Leland of Cedar Falls and B. B. Wood- ruft of Knoxville. Res from the Bench. Judge Charles A. Bishop of the district bench has announced his intention of im- mediately resigning from the bench to re- eume the practice of law. This step h been anticipated for some time. He was a candidate last year for the republican nom- ination for supreme judge, but the naming ot Cummins for governor from this county prevented the possibility of his name be ing considered. As soon as his successor is nominated by the republican primaries he will be appolnted by the governor to fill the vacancy. New Corporations. The Burr Oak Coal company of Olivet, Mahaeka county, has been incorporated by H. M. Thompson, R, J. Corey and others, with a capital stock of $4,000. The Globe Telephone company of Bouton, Dall county, has beeen incorporated with ftal stock of $5,000 by J. C. Bryan and others. The A. A. Watts company of Os- kaloosa has been incorporated by Hugh and Kirk Meek with $25,000 capital stock. The name of the Wyman-Rand-Kerr com- pany of Ottumwa has beeen changed (o the Hall-Ehfelt Furniture company. Accuses a Postmaster. ©. H. Fullington, who claims to have been mobbed last September near Avon, has made formal charges against John King, postmaster at that place. He alleges that King instigated the visit of the mob, which consisted of about fifteen men, who called at his place of residence after dark, and, headed by King, and upon threats of personal violence by King, spokesman for the crowd, ordered him to leave the state. Fullington has made afdavit to Washing- ton, and also to Pestmaster Schooler of this city. SUGGESTS REVISION OF LAWS Publishers’ Association Adopts Reso- lution on Second Class Mail Matter Proposition, NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—The sixteenth an- nual meeting of the American Newspaper Publishers’ association, which began Tues- day, was continued today. Charles H. Taylor of Boston presided, .with W. C. Bryant of Brooklyn as secretary. A reso- lution was adopted authorizing an arbi- tration agreement with the International Typographical union for five years, begin- ning May 1, next, when the present yearly agreement ende. The executive council of the union must on this agreement tormally before it will be in force, but that body has already given its approval. There was some demands for an im- proved postal currency for mail orders and also of proposéd amendments to the bank- ruptey Iaws. Both matters were referred to the executive committee. . ‘The following resolution was agreed to: Resolved, That to secure the yniform and thorough enforcement of existing regu- lations the American Newspaper Publish- ssoclation suggests & codification of all laws and rulings that govern second- class mall matter and an annusl revision thersof, this codification to be made when- ever the program now In process for re- stricting the uge of the second-class mail rivil for Jegitimate purposes ve been effectively performed by Postoffice depdrtment and the material guestions pertinent thereto shall have been fully - interpreted. At the afternoon session it was resolved to petition congress to abolish the duty on wood pulp, mechanical ground wood and lumber used in the manufacture of paper, and to ask that the duty on used print paper be reduced. The election’ of officers resulted thus: Président, Charles H. Taylor, ir., of the Boston Globe; vice president, A. A. McCor- mick, Chicago Record-Herald; secretary, W. C. Bryant, Brooklyn Times; treasurer, Edward P. Call, New York Evening Post. Three directors were elected, to serve for two years: Charles W. Knapp, St. Louls Republic; Fred E. Whiting, Boston Herald; Joseph T. Nevin, Pittsburg Leader. Two directors were elected to fill vacancies caused by resignation, to serve one year: C. W. Hornick, St. Paul Despatch; H. H. Cabannis, Atlanta Journal. Two other dls rectors hold over for another year: W. L. McLean, Philadelphia Bulletin; C. M. Palmer, 8t. Joseph News. The meeting was concluded with a ban- quet tonight. CHURCH AND STATE APART Fore Vietor Government meinted by K ROME, Feb, 20.—King Victor Emmanuel opened Parliament today with considerable ceremonlial. In the speech from the throne he referred to the tranquilizing effect on the country of the government's liberal pol- foy and to thelexceHent relations existing between Italy and all powers. “A poliey,” says his majesty, “which bears in mind all our rights and dutjes, bas earned us a large share of good will and flattering testimonles of the esteem in which our country is held by foreign nations. The confidence which Great Britin and Brazil placed in me by selecting me as arbitrator is very pleasing to me. “Thus, in the concert of the tions, the defense of our interes! ity to our alllances and ties of cordial triendships are fully reconcilable with upreme aim, which s peace. the Bills announced for introduc- tion were measures providing for divorce and a reduction in the price of salt. His majesty dwelt at length on the neces- sity for social legislation, especially as regards the working peopl: “To honor labor,” sald the king, “to fairly recompesse and protect it, to im- prove the lot of those disinherited by for- tune are the aims of the newer civiliza- tion. If the government and Parliament succeeds in this direction, while safe- guarding equally the rights of all cla they will bave accomplished a memorable work of justice,” Referring to the proposed divorce bill, bis majesty said: “In the relations of state and church my government intends to maintaln strictly the separate function of the civil from spiritual autbority, to homor the clergy, but to confine them In their own domain; to extend unrestricted respect to religious Mberty of consclence, but to lnvincibly pre- serve intact the prerogatives of civil power and the rights of pational soverelgnty. Big Stesmship is Lasnched. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 30.-The new eamship Kronland was launched at Cramps’ shipyard this afternoon. of the same type the Vaderlana Zealand and is & sister ship to the Finla in course of truction at Cramps. The contract speed seventeen knots an hour and the boat is 560 feet long, 880 feet wide and forty-two feet deep. Loaded, the craft will have a displacement of 20,000 tons, with accommodations for 30 first cabin, 250 second cabin and 750 steerage passengers. The Kronland is the largest vessel thus far bullt in the United States and the third of the quartet of twin-screw vessels con- structed for International Navigation Company's New York-Antwerp service. 1t s will not be necessary to wait upon congress Porry 8.Heath Talks of Political Predicament | tor the appropriation of $5,000,000 as a of Democrate. | preliminary to the acquisition of the islands | by the United States. Under the treaty #s soon ms the ratifications are exchanged the United States flag will be hoisted and the $5,000,000, it not already appropriated, will be charged up against the United States as a debt POPULISTS WILL WAIT AWHILE I Make No ons Until the Other Wing of Fusion Party Acts, REPUBLICAN SUCCESS THIS YEAR SURE | ter Gemeral | | Former Assistant Postm. is Opposed to Reduction of Nomin Perry S. Heath, railroad promoter, edi- tor and secretary of the republican national { committee, was at Unjon station several hours yesterday waiting for a Union Pacific train to carry him out to his home in Salt Lake City. Mre. Heath accompanied him. The two were returning from a ten day's trip in which they visited Washington, | Chicago and St. Paul, and had come In from the last city yesterday morning “I have been east on private business purely,” sald Mr. Heath, “but of course natlonal and political issues are atways my greatest interest. The relative position of the republicans and the democrats now is a poculiar one. The democrats are vainly casting for issues for the next campalgn. They have a hook and line out in every concelvable spot, and are beating about far and wide for the desired rock on which to lay their foundations. “Meanwhile the policy of the republicans will be to lle quiet, and that ie what they doing. They adopt this method be- | cause they feel that they can successtully | meot the democrats on any fssue the latter may unearth and that mo aggreseive initia- tive on the part of the republican party will be necessary to insure success this time. “This same condition prumises a long session of congress, for the minority party will doubtless make the session a prominent fleld of their research in the hunt for ls- eues. Every important question coming up will be probed to the vety core, in an endeavor to discover some phase on which to predicate an issue. Why Wheeler Shouts. ‘I bad just left Washington when Rep- resentative Wheeler made that speech in congress. It was most unfortunate. I fm- agine that one reason why he committed so gruve an error that be felt no restraint from his constituency. It 1s comprised largely of Bryan classes and there are almost no forelgners In it. Mr. Wheeler therefore feels that he can take considera- ble liberties with such people. A different constituency would not endure it “On the Cuban sugar question I stand strongly for mo reduction of the tariff, but TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 20.—The populists of Kansas will hold a convention in this clty tomorrow for the purpose of consider | ing whether or not the populist party of the state will afiliate with the democrats 'n the next general election. It is understood that the convention tomorrow will not put |a ticket in the fleld, but will recommend that the party wait and see what kind of a tlcket the democrats nominate The populists will demand that the dem- ocrats nominate A. K. Harvey for governor and Frank Doster for chief justice of the supreme court, as well as support Senator Harris for re-election. If the democrats do this the populists will set their party ma- chinery at work for the ticket thus nomi- nated and will go under the name of dem- ocratic. In this way fusion will be prac- tically accomplished and the state law on the subject not violated Miners Strike fin SHAMOKIN, Pa., Fe men and boys today w Hickory Ridge colllery, Unlon Coal comy nnsylvania, 20.—81x _hundred ent_on strike at owned by the , causing the ~mine to shut down. The strikers asked for the discharge of a clerk who, they claime treated them unfairly in dealing out sup- plies. The superintendent refused to grant thelr demand and the strike followed. Arrested for Breaking a Mirror. Willlam Janes, allas Johnson of Denver, was arrested at 1:30 o'clock this morning on a charge of breaking a mirror valued at $160 in the house at 912 Douglas street The police say he 18 a business man in Denver. He offered to pay for the mirrc but his conduct was reported to the polic and his arrest asked for. He was we dressed, wore dlamonds and was well sup- plied with money. He was locked up. Mortality Statistics. The following births and deaths have been reported at the office of the Board of Health during the twenty-four hours ending Thursday noon: Deaths—\W. H. McIntyre, Immanuel hos- ital, aged 66 yvears; William Hill, county ospital, aged 78 years. Births—Andrew Jensen. 1423 Gust street, girl; Thomas Connor, 1821 North Twentieth street, girl; Willlam ' Burmester, 613 North Twenty-first street, boy. American Boldiers in the Philippines Fail to Observe Sanitary Rules. EUROPEAN RESIDENTS HAVE GOOD HEALTH Taft Attributes His Impaired Health to Lack of Exercise—Government of Manila Under America More Expensive T Under Spain. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Governor Taft continued to discuss the climatic conditions in the Philippines today before the senate Philippine committoe. Reverting to what he had sald yesterday concerning the health of the American troops in the Philippin Governor Taft sald that much of the sick ness which does exist was due to exposure and he incidentally made an appeal for liberal appropriations for the construction of barracks for the protection of officers and men. ‘The witness thought the high death rate of troops in the Philippines was not Que to the guerrilla warfare, saying that it was impossible to get soldlers to observe the laws of hyglene. His experience, Gov- ernor Taft eald, was that the greatest danger in the matter of health in the Phil- ippines 18 found In the neglect of symptoms which are not generally regarded as of im- portance in the United States. He knew, he said, of Europeans who had spent thirty or forty years in the islands and who are In good health. He thought, however, that they genmerally left the islands for several months every two or three years. As a rule a continued resl- | dence had the effect of causing a gradual deterforation of health. Governor Taft said he attributed his own loss of health to ack of exercise. He referred to the prevalence of private diseases and sald that certain precautions had been taken by the medical authorities in the way of supervision which was thought necessary for the protection of the troops and the publie. Expense of Government of Island Governor Taft made reply to a number of questions by Senator Culberson concerning the expenses of conducting the government of the islands. He said that those expenses are much higher than under Spanish rule and that the [ncrease would be greater this vear than it had been last year. For in- stance, while the annual expense of con- ducting the government of Manila under Spanish rule was $500,000 to $1,000,000 Mexi- can, the present expense is about $1,500,000 in gold. The increase in the total was, he said, due to the increage in salaries and to the improvement afforded.” for establishing a rebate system whereby the Cuban government would receive the return bemefits. A reduction of this tarift would let the benefits go to the big planters and manipulators, who are so largely aliens and not Cubans in Interests or anything | else. “A great many of the bigger sugar men are Spaniards, with homes in Spain, who are merely In the Cuban sugar business for what there is in it. They, and not tho Cubans, would derive the profits of a tarift reduction, If we get the same benefits to the government by means of & rebate ar- rangement, then the real Cubans will profit. “I do not know yet as to whether I shall figure to any extent in the mext republican national campaign. It is too early to say anything about that.” Mr. aud Mrs. Heath lingered about Union station most of the day. They had no yis- itors and did not go uptown. They took breakfast and lunch in the station eating house. PLEASES NA\_IY_DEPARTMENT President’s Decision in the Schley and WASHINGTON, Fob. 20.—Secretary Long, referring to the president's statement upon the appeal of Admiral Schley, today said: “I have no comment to make upon the president’s ruling upon the appeal of Ad- miral Schley, except to exp pprecia- tion of its thorough, conscientious, straight- torward character. It is, of course, grafi- fylng that the Navy department s su talned. The decislon will be read as no other document would be, and, I bellev will direct public opinion and tend to close the whole matte: Secretary Long has received the following personal note from the White House, ans nouneing the president’s action in the case of Admiral Schley WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19, 1802.—My Dear Sir: president requests me to a full and most careful relieving the and vigor. ingredient nl:.nku flesh and system regular. n’z::nu:h troubles, d; complaints quickly 8. W, Cor. 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