THE MORNING- OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1902:. SHOTGUN ADVOGATE Tillman's Defense of White SOpremacy in the South. SENSATIONAL TALKUN SENATE "War -"Would Have Continued, Had it Been Known Negroes Were to Get Reins of Gov-" ernment. . In a sensational speech In the Senate. Tillman defended white supremacy In the South, by means of the shotgun and the callows.' Had It been known -before the conclusion of the Civil War, he said, that the reins of Government were to be turned over to the necroes, a guerrilla warfare would have been kept up Indefinitely, TVASHINGTON May 7. Discussion of the Philippine bill In the Senate took a sensational turn today. McComas, refer ring to the alleged cruelties of American soldiers In the Philippines cruelties which he deeply deplored told of some of the cruelties -which had occurred on both eides during the Civil "War. In this con nection he suggested that Senators from South Carolina and Mississippi, where there is less popular liberty than in any others, were shouting loudest for Consti tutional liberty in the Philippines. These remarks drew a sensational reply from Tillman, who declared that It was no longer possible to sneer away the re sponsibility for the Infamies committed by the Americans in the Philippines. He said that if it had been known in the South that the reins of government were to be given to the negroes the Civil War would have been prolonged indefinitely. He insisted that In order to maintain their self-respect the white people of the South had been obliged to subdue the negro by whatever means they could, us ing the shotgun as one of the means. He frankly described how the negroes had been defeated at the polls, admitting that the whites had gotten Just such majori ties as were necessary. "When we get ready to put a nigger's face In the sand," he shouted, "we put his body there, too." He declared that the people of the South never would submit to negro domination, and he hoped Republican Senators would turn from the "game of deviltry in the Philippines," and assist the South to rid itself of the threat of negro domination. While Tillman "Was speaking many of the Democratic Senators left the chamber, his audience on the floor being largely on the Republican side. Burton vigorously arraigned Tillman for his utterances. He asserted tliat the Senator who .could de fend slavery and government by the shot gun could not be expected to think well of Senators who were trying to carry good government to the Filipinos. He was astonished that a Senator in one breath should make an appeal for unsullied gov ernment In the Philippines and in the riext should boast of crimes almost unpar alleled in history. Burton followed with a warm defense of the Government's pol icy In the Philippines, and became in volved in heated colloquy with Rawlins Tccause he had denounced some of Raw lins' statements as false. The Proceedings. tvjienthe Senate, convened -today, Cul 1om, chairman of the foreign relations committee, reported favorably a bill mak ing appropriations for the diplomatic and Consular service of the United States in the Republic of Cuba. The salary of the Minister is fixed at $12,000. Mr. Spooner offered an amendment appropriating not exceeding $2000 a year for the rental of a proper legation residence in Havana. It was agreed to. As amended, the bill was passed. Hawley, chairman of the committee on military affairs, reported the Army ap propriation 'bill. Consideration of the Philippine gov ernment bill was then resumed, and Mc Comas addressed the Senate in support of the measure. After declaring that the war with Spain had been forced on the United States by the Democrats, and that the Philippines had come to this country through that war, McComas asserted that in the debates on the Philippine question the Democrats Ignored all history and ig nored the treaty which they helped to ratify. He said th'ey proposed to undo the glorious work of the past four years; to denounce our treaty, to disgrace the Army and Navy; to throw away the sov ereignty over the Islands; to defy the verdict of the people; to reverse the Su m preme Court and to scuttle, amid the Jeers of all the nations of the world. The benefits provided in the pending trill, he said, were being obstructed by the minority of the Senate, the members of which confined their speeches to denun ciations of the Army. He said that all humane men deplored the administration of the water cure by Americans, but he Insisted it was not patriotic to clutch at every charge made against our Army. He made a warm defense of General Fun ston, and paid a high tribute to his cour age and patriotism. He paid a high euloglum to President McKlnley. President Roosevelt and Sec retary Root He said: "Blind partisans abuse them, pessimists decry their work, cynics sneer. Idealists revile and timid souls denounce them as untrue to liberty. But all of them are great and masterful men, of whom the Nation has reason to be proud." Discussing the alleged cruelties said to be practiced by American troops in the Philippines. McComas adverted to many such Instances during the Civil War in stances furnished by both the Union and Confederate forces. He referred to Sher man's march to the sea, "lighted by burn ing of bridges and hamlets," and to the horrors of Andersonville and Llbby pris ons. He urged, as to those prisons, that the Confederate soldiers, as a "body, were not to "be charged with the acts of a few. He spoke, he said, in defense of the sol diers of both the North and the South. The Army In the Philippines, he contend ed, was no more justly to be charged with approving of Isolated Instances of cruelty than were the armies of the North and South during the Civil War. He paid a tribute to the humanity of the American troops in the Philippines, an,d cited many instances of tenderness and mercy. McComas said the policy of the minor ity was one of scuttle, and that they would steal autonomy from the islands and leave them to anarchism and Impe rialism. Referring to elections in the South, Mc- Comas said that the Senators from South Carolina and Mississippi (Tillman and Money) cried out against ,the small per centage of voters in the early elections In the Philippines. After discussing the election methods in the states referred to, he said: "Wo behold Senators from the two states, where there Is less popular lib erty than in any others, shouting loudest for Constitutional liberty on the other ide of the globe.' In concluding McComas said: "The Ad ministration of President Roosevelt will not haul down our flag in the Philippines. This Administration will follow the path wherein President McKlnley walked." Tillman Brcalcs In. While McComas was referring to some of the cruelties of the war inflicted on both sides during the Civil War, he was Interrupted by Tillman, who said he had hoped never to hear again Buch statements In this chamber. He protested against the J injectment In this debate of statements niceiy to stir op bitterness. McComas said he had endeavored to avoid statements that would stir up strife. He had referred, he said, to Instances of cruelties committed by both sides In the Civil War, simply with the Idea that war itself was most cruel. It was not his purpose to cite the cruelty of the "few as- an Indictment of the many. And so It was in the Philippines. The cruelties there were not general, but Isolated. Those responsible ought to be and would be punished, but after all they were In cidents of war, which were always cruel. Tillman replied to some of the state ments made by the Maryland Senator with reference to election methods in South Carolina and Mississippi as com pared with the outrages said to have been committed by American soldiers on Fili pinos. He charged that McComas had passed over with complacency "the out rages and iniquities and barbarities" which had been, he said, committed by American soldiers. He declared that when the light had been turned on In full upon the Phil ippine situation the- American people would see to it next November that the majority In one branch of Congress would not be "committed to this infamous pol icy. If I can have my way," he declared, "you shall not pass this bill until full light has been turned on the Philippine situation." He discussed the sltuat.on in the Sotith and declared that if It had been known prior to the conclusion of the wax that In the South the reins of government were to be turned over to the negroes, there would have been inaugurated a guerrilla warfare in the swamps of the South that would have been kept up Indefinitely. In his own state there are 200.000 more negroes than whites, and in Mississippi S0O.0O0 more colored than white people. In order to maintain their self-respect, the whites, he declared, are obliged to tike the reins of government in the South by Whatever means theytan, using the shot run as one of the means. Referrinsr to the reinauguratlon of white -supremacy in South Carolina, he -said the whites had secured a majority of 3000. It migh just as easily have becnr he said, 29,000 or 99, 000. They .simply got such a majority as was necessary. He referred to the outrages in the Phil ippines and then said he had heard only of the application of the "sand cure" in the South. He thought the sand -cure, as described, was mild. "When," he de clared, "we get ready to put a nigger's face In the sand, we put his body there, too." The South would not submit to negro domination. He Insisted that the Repub licans' contention was that the negroes of the South were fitted to govern In this country, but that the Filipinos were not fit to govern themselves In the Philip pines. In the United States, 'he main tained, a serious problem confronted the Government the negro problem and we might better try to solve that than to hunt for trouble in the Philippines. "Throughout the South," said he, "there is .a horror hanging over every household forMhe awful fear of rapine. And yet you turn your back upon It and march to the East, where you murder and butcher and torture the poor Filipinos. And you are doing all this in the name of Chris tianity and humanity and liberty. I can see the hypocrisy oozing out all over you." (Laughter.) He urged that discussion of the South ern race question should cease. "You are taunting us," said he, "about our treat ment of the negroes of the South, hoping at the same time that we will not Inter fere with your game of deviltry In the Philippines. We hope you will help In the South to get rid of the threat of negro domination which hangs over us like the sword of Damocles. Lynchlngs will continue as long as those fineds rape our wives and daughters." Rejoinder by Bnrton. Burton declared that he never had heard a speech like that of Tillman. "Every body," he said, "Judges others by him self. A man who, upon this floor, can de fend slavery and government by the shot gun cannot be expected to think very well of Senators who are trying to "carry good government to the Philippines. It Is astonishing that a Senator In one breath should make an appeal for unsullied gov ernment In the Philippines and in the next breath boast of crimes almost un paralleled in history. The Senator from South Carolina may enjoy a monopoly of such speeches." Burton sharply arraigned the minority members for their attitude on the Philip pine situation, declaring that they were supporting the Filipino insurgents, while the majority of the Senators were stand ing for the American Army and the Amer ican Government. It was, he said, the evident purpose of Tillman In his speech to give color to the statement made here tofore that a Republican Administration had inaugurated a policy of brutality un paralleled In history. "The Senator htm got my point exact ly," interrupted Tillman. "The Infamy rests upon the Senators who helped to ratify the treaty of Paris." he said. He might be called to order, he said, for reflecting on Senators, but he would let the remark stand. "I suggest," Interrupted CInpp, "that you withdraw the reflections as to Sen ators and let them stand as they apply to William J. Bryan alone." Burton declared there was no authen ticated instances of the Intentional kill ing of women and children by our troops In the Philippines, and then, reading ex tracts from speeches of Rawlins, de clared that they were false. Rawlins challenged Burton to point out a false statement ho had made. Paraphrasing the remarks of Rawlins, Burton inquired: "When the Senator asserts that we aro pursuing In the Philippines a barbarous policy a policy that is blacker than that of Philip IL Of Spain, the blackest. In fact, in all history and when he says that Messrs. Taft, Chaffee. Wheaton, MacAr thyr and Funs ton are carrying this policy of barbarity into effect, what lan guage does ho expect me to use in char acterizing the statement?" After Burton read the words of Raw lins from the record, the Utah Senator remarked: "The Senator now has quoted me cor rectly. And for these statements I stand responsible." "And for my comments upon them," xe- puea .Burton, speaking slowly and em phatically, "I stand responsible " An: exclaimed Carmack. "Notwithstanding," continued Burton, "the comment in the corner from the Sen ator from Tennessee." Burton devoted a great part of his speech to a defense of General Funston, who was made recently the subject of a sarcastic arraignment by Carmack. He ridiculed the Tennessee Senator's discus sion of General Funston, and sarcastical ly suggested that it ought to stampede the entire Southern vote into the Demo cratic column. Over against the "withering sarcasm of the Senator from Tennessee," he said, "he placed the rec ord of General Funston. He then quoted extensively from letters and documents paying handsome tribute to Funston. Among other facts developed It was shown that Funston had participated In S3 engagements in the Philippines, In 22 of which he was in command of the American forces. The Senate at 5:20 went Into executive session, and at 5:S0 p. m. adjourned. American Tract Society. NEW YORK, May 7. At the 77th annual meeting of the American Tract Society, held tonight, President Roosevelt was elected an honorary vice-president to fill the place made vacant by the death of President McKlnley. General O. O. -Howard, president of the society occupied the chair. ' Potter Palmer's Fnnernl. CHICAGO, May 7. Hundreds of Chl- cagoans attended the funeral of Potter Palmer here today. Services were held atl tne paiatiai palmer residence, on Lake Shore Drive, where many friends of the dead millionaire and Chicago .pioneer viewed his remains. The hm-ini - J Groceland cemetery. OMNIBUSSTATEHOODBILL HOUSE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF ' THE MEASURE. Provides for the Admission of Okla homa, Arlsona and Nevr Mexico Proposal by McRae. WASHINGTON, May 7. The House to day began consideration of the bill to en able the people of Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico to form constitutions and state governments, and be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the origin ll states. Knox (Rep. Mass.), chair man of the committee on territories, and Rodey (Rep. N. M.), made extended speeches In support of the bill. McRae fDem. Ark.), while favoring the admis sion of the three territories, gave notice of an amendment to consolidate Oklahoma and Indian territories, and admit them as a single state. The House adopted the conference re port on the agricultural bill. A fight was made on the Senate amendment to open the Uintah Reservation In Utah. The Proceedings. Some routine business was transacted at the opening of the session. The Senate amendment to the bill to authorize mu nicipalities in Indian Territory with 20C0 Inhabitants or over to issue bonds was agreed to. A bill was passed to change the terms of the district court within the First Judicial District. Sherman (Rep., N. Y.) called up the conference report on the Indian appro priation bill. Little (Dem., Ark.), one of the conferees, did not sign the report, owing to his op position to certain of its features, and it was agreed that there should be an hour's debate upon each side. Little was es pecially antagonistic to the Senate amend ment to open up the Uintah Indian Reser vation of 2,000,000 acres In Utah. He said the Senate provision confirmed the leases of certain mining companies, nnd in one case gave the Raven Company the priv ilege of locating 100 mining claims before the reservation was opened to settlement. That provision, he said, would give thl favored company opportunity to prospect the whole reservation before it was open ed. Many of the most profitable leases In the reservation had been consolidated, he said. Into the Florence Mining Com pany, which contained in Its original di rectory Henry C. Payne, now Postmaster General, and Benjamin B. Odell, now Governor of New York. They had, he said, since resigned. Little declared that the whole proposition was a venal one. Sutherland (Rep., Utah) supported the provision In the bill and defended the mining companies, whose rights, he In sisted, should be recognized. McRae (Dcm., Ark.) declared the con ferees proposed to legalize leases obtained by conspiracy. This legislation, he said, would bring "shame and disgrace" upon Congress. Stephens (Dem., Tex.) protested vigor ously against the adoption of the report. Sherman, In charge of the conference report, defended It and urged the House not to vote down a report covering 195 Items on account of a single one. The provision complained of, he said, Involved only 2640 acres out of 2,700,000 acres. The conference report was adopted, 97 to 85. The House then began consideration of the bill to provide enabling acts for the admission of the Territories of Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma, Knox (Rep., Mass.), chairman of the committee on territories, made an extended speech in support of the bill. The committee, he said, was of opinion that If one of the territories was entitled to admission to statehood, all of them were. The bill was similar to former enabling acts, except that as to New Mexico the constitutional convention was empowered to designate the name by which the new state should enter the Union and in the case of Okla-; homa, It was provided that the constitu tional convention should, by Irrevocable ordinance, express the consent of the state that Congress at any futuro time might attach to it all or any part of Indian Territory. Knox said political con siderations were limited from discussion in the pending bill, both parties In their national conventions had declared for the admission of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. McRae gave notice that he would offer at the proper time an amendment to ad mit Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state and submit an argument In sup port of his proposition to amalgamate the two territories into a single state. If Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona were admitted, he said, the Inhabitants of the territory, who were almost as numerous as those of Oklahoma, would be left political orphans without local gov ernment of any sort. Rodey (Rep., N. M.) made an earnest speech In favor of the bill, devoting him self principally to New Mexico's claims to statehood. He concluded by expressing the hope that no man on the floor would bo small enough to oppose on political grounds a bill to permit 1.000.000 Ameri cans to enjoy the full privileges of citi zenship. The Senate amendments to the sundry civil appropriation bill were non-concurred in and the bill sent to conference. Cannon, Hemenway and McRae were ap-, pointed conferees. A-t o:10 P. M. the House adjourned. HOAR'S CANAL BILL. Leaves to the President the Selection of the Rontc. WASHINGTON, May 7. Senator Hoar today Introduced a new Isthmian Canal bill, leaving to the President the selec tion of a route. The bill Is brief, merely providing that "It shall be the duty of the President of the United States, as soon as the same can economically and conveniently be done, to cause to be ex cavated and constructed a canal of such depth ind capacity as will be sufficient for the movement of ships of the great est tonnage and draft now In use, and such as may be reasonably anticipated, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, by such route as may be selected by him, having satisfied hlrci-elf of the right of the United States to construct and protect such canal " The President also Is directed to hive harbors constructed at both ends of the canal, and he is given authority "to em ploy such agencies and obtain such ad vice as he shall find necessary." Author ity Is given to the President to deter mine the terms on which foreign coun tries may use the canal. The aggregate cost of the canal is fixed at $l0,O00,000, and nO.OOO.W Is appropriated for the be ginning of the work. The Sugar Inquiry. WASHINGTON. May 7. Manuel Ronda, a sugar broker, testified before the Senate committee on relations with Cuba today. He said he bought more sugar for the In dependent refiners than for the trust. He said Germany fixed the price of sugar. In February and March there was a re duction on Quban sugars below the Ham burg price, because the supply was great er than the demand. The Cuban sellers would receive all the benefit of areduc tlon of duty by the United States, he said. If no reduction were made there might be a panlo In Cuba, as those who might have made advances on sugar would, call in their loans. George E. Bryaon. Commissioner of Deeds, of Havana, testified that many large and some small plantations In Cuba are owned by Americans. As a rule, the Spaniards control the sugar production by holding mortgages on plantations. Presidential Nominations. WASHINGTON, May 7. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: Jesse Frye, United States Attorney for the District of Washington. ' Navy Lieutenant Edward Hi Scriber, Lieutenant-Commander; Pay Inspector William J. Thompson, to be Pay Director; Second Lieutenant E. L. Matthews, Ma rine Corps, to be First Lieutenant: As sistant Surgeon James G. Field (retired), to be surgeon on tho active list, with the rank of Lieutenant. Postmaster Oregon: Fletcher E. Wil cox, at Milton. Republican Congressional Committee WASHINGTON, May 7. The executive- committee of the Republican Congression al committee, was announced today as follows: Representative Hull, of Iowa, chairman; Cannon, of Illinois; Mercer, of Nebraska; Loudensiagcr, of New Jersey; Russell, of Connecticut; Levering, of Mas sachusetts; Ccnnell, of Pennsylvania; Metcalf, of California; Burleigh, of Maine. President "Will Sign Oleo Bill. WASHINGTON, May 7. All ..doubt of the President's Intention -with respect to signing the oleomargarine bill was re moved today when he announced he would give It his approval. POLICY IS HUMANE. (Continued from First Pace.) possibly have been followed, and declares that so Indeed It has proved. He sub mits copies of the telegrams announcing the surrender of Malvar and the termina tion of organized resistance In the North ern Philippines. The Secretary denies knowledge of any order issued by General Smith to Major Waller, such as "was referred to In the court-martial, and he Incloses his or ders for General Smith's trial, based upon newspaper publications' as confirmed by General Chaffee. He declares that all of General Smith's written orders relative to Samar already have been printed by the Senate, and that all are In strict conformity with General Order No. 100. In conclusion, the Secretary submits dispatches from General Chaffee of lata date, reporting extensive surrenders of insurgents and tho reopening of ports to trade as proof of the success of the policy embodied In the written order. Response to House Resolution. Secretary Root has made the following response to the House resolution calling for copies of all orders sent to General Smith and other officers relative to the campaign In Samar: "No orders or Instructions have been for warded to the commanding officer In the Philippines relative to the conduct of mili tary operations In the Island of Samar, or relating to the campaign of General Jacob Smith In said island, except the 'instruc tions for the government of armies of the United States In the field, 'approved and promulgated by Abraham Lincoln in general order No. 100, of 1S63, a copy of which Is annexed thereto and which have been followed and conformed to by all or ders made In the Philippines In respect of that campaign, so far as the same has been received at .the War Department. "It has not been deemed wise or prac ticable to Ihterfere from Washington with the conduct of military operations on the other side of the world under conditions and exigencies which the competent and faithful officers commanding the division of the Philippines necessarily understand far better than the officers of the War Department." CHAFFEE GOES TO MINDANAO. His Presence May Have a Favorable Effect on the Dntton. MANILA, May 7. General Chaffee sailed today on the transport Ingalls for Lanao district of the Island of Mindanao. Gen eral Davis telegraphed that he thought the presence of the Military Governor of the Philippines would have a favorable effect on the prominent Moros, and Gen eral Chaffee Immediately replied by going to Mindanao He has ordered General Davis to arrange a conference with the prominent surviving Sultans and Dattos. A post will be established' at Camp Vlck ers, where the troops how are. Little information can 'he obtained concerning' tho wounded American. General Davis thinks only two or three amputations will be necessary, and that no deaths are likely to occur. General Chaffee took with him a quantity of medical supplies and two doctors. He thinks there will be no more fighting, unless the trodps are at tacked where thoy now are. The ports of the Island of Samar have been ordered to be opened to trade May 15. Senor "Valdez, editor of "Mlau, as a re sult of tho second libel suit brought against him by Benito Legardo, the Fil ipino member of the United States Com mission, has been sentenced to six months' banishment. The cholera statistics to date are a? fol lows: Provinces, 2334 cases, 1695 deaths; Manila, 821 cases and 688 deaths. Taft at the War Department. WASHINGTON, May 7.-Governor Taft Is busily engaged at the War Department disposing of matters relating to the Philip pines prior to -his return to Manila. He conferred with the President and Secre tary Root todayregard!ng the friar lands question. Ho will sail from New York the ISth Inst, and will stop at Rome to corr fer with the Vatican authorities touching the proposed purchase by the United Spates Government of the Philippine lands held by the religious orders. Chiefs Commissary at Mnnlla. WASHINGTON, May 7,-CoIonel Henry Sharpe, Assistant Commissary-General, has been relieved frcm duty in this city and ordered to Manila, where he will be come Chief Commissary of that division, relieving Colonel Charles A. Woodruff. Palma's Ship Ashore. NEW YORK, May 7. The steame- Ju lia, which has lust arrived with President-Elect Palma. ran ashore In the ehan nel. says a Cicnfuegos. Cuba, dispatch to the World. Two public bathhouses and several boats were demolished, and the residents of the little Summer resort near by were greatly alarmed. Castillo, the pilot who was responsible for the acci dent, Is the same man who piloted the Spanish warship Oquendo when she sailed out of Santiago Harbor for the battle with tho American fleet. This coinci dence has evoked considerable comment, and tho pilot -has been censured severely. For thn:e hours the Julia remained fast, then a flotilla of decorated tugs and steamers came down the bay to her as sistance, and the rising tide floated her. Preparations for Inauguration. NEW YORK. May 7. Colonel Benjamin Roberts, of the Artillery Corps, who has just returned from Havana, said: "The Cubans are making great prepara tion! for the inauguration of Estrada Palma. They are putting up triumphal arches, all over Havana. These arcnes are being paid for largely by the Spanisb merchants. The Spanish residents of Ha vana seem to bo in perfect sympathy with the new government, and satisfied with the Idea of home rule." Stole Plans of Holland "Boat. NEW YORK, May 7. George H. Peters and John H. Graham were arrested by city detectives today. Peters Is charged with stealing tho blue prints of the orig inal plans of the Holland submarine boat, and Graham with attempting to sell the prints. Both men are said to have re cently come from San Francisco. Millinery Jobbers Bankrupt. NEW YORK, May 7. A petition in bankruptcy was filed today by William R. Smith and George McLaughlin, jobbers In millinery, under tho firm name of Worth lngton. Smith & Co. Inabilities, $115,S77; assets, 9S6.E92. Conference of Rabbin. NEW ORLEANS. May 7.-The central conference of American rabbis, in session here, discussed the Sabbath question at length today. ARE YOU Catarrh Is Perhaps Responsible For It PE-RU-NA CURES CATARRH AND INCREASES WEIGHT READ THIS CONGRESSMAN'S LETTER. M greTS " fcnrw-trr.,rt1j!MCT-r?r BC-CONGKESSMaN Oi&S.a.TOKNEB OF NBrV YOJ2K, Hon. Charles H. Turner, 501 G strctt,. "Washington, D. C, Is an ex-member of Congress irom New York City two terms; wsa doorkeeper of the National House of Representatives for four years; Is a member of Tammany Hall, and Is -very In fluential In New York City. He writes: I have used your Remedy, Peruna, as a general tonic with satis factory results. I have many friends who have testified to Its vir tues, and I fully believe jou have a valuable remedy." C. H. TURNER. Mr. Jonathan F. Stark, Recorder of Scott County, Scottsburg, Ind., writes: "I was afflicted last Fall with indiges tion and bronchitis until I only weighed 119 pounds. Knowing that something had to be done soon, I got a bottle of Peruna STRIKE OR NO STRIKE ANTHRACITE MINERS' REPRESENT ATIVES IX CONFERENCE." The Situation Thoroughly Canvassed, bat No Decision Reached at Scranton as Yet. SCRANTON, Pa., May 7. The executive- boards of the United Mineworkers of Amerlen for the three districts comprising' 'the anthracite coal region met here this morning to consider the report of the spe cial committee which had been In confer ence with the presidents of tho coal-carrying roads and to decide whether the men are to remain at work or go on strike for increased pay, a shorter day's work and an Insistence that the coal shall be weighed at the mines. The 34 miners' representatives were In session all of today. When the meeting adjourned President Mitchell gave out the following meager and Indefinite response to a request for an account of what had been done: "The committee Is canvassing the situa tion carefully. No decision has as yet been reached. The committee will meet again tomorrow at 10 o'clock." Further than this nothing authoritative could be learned of the proceedings. Chicago Strike Situation. CHICAGO, May 7. The railway strike situation in Chicago took on a threaten ing aspect tonight, when employes of the North and Wesjt Side demanded that a strike be called immediately, because some of their number have been dis charged. President Bowman and other members of the executive committee of the Council of Labor will call on Presi dent John M. Roach, of the Union Trac tion Company, tomorrow, and will ask If it Is the Intention of the management to discharge all tho car line employes who are connected with the union. What course the federation will pursue If Mr. Roach declines to meet the board is not known. Bnttc Strike It Off. BUTTE, Mont., May 7. The hoisting en glneers of the Amalgamated Copper Min ing Company's mines have declared their strike off. The men failed to obtain the support of the stationary engineers' union and of the .Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly, and this is supposed to have Influenced their action. Tho strikers, 23 in number, demanded an Increase in wages, and, being refused, walked out. tlelng up nine of tho biggest copper mines In Butte and throwing several thousand men out of work. Denver Lumbermen Strike. DENVER, May 7. The local lumber-, men's union, with a membership of 275 men, declared a strike this afternoon, and business came to a standstill in most of the city lumber-yards. The union de mands an Increase of 8 to 12 per cent In wages. About half the woodworkers who went on strike yestorday returned to work today, the elght,-hour day "being conceded at several mills. SAMPSON'S FUNERAL. President. Cabinet, ilembcru of Con gress and Supreme Court Invited. WASHINGTON. May 7. According to the present arrangement, the funeral services over tho remains of the late Rear-Admiral Sampson will take place at 10:30 Friday morning, at the Church of the Covenant. The remains then will be taken to Arlington for interjnent, accom panied by a splendid military and nival escort. Secretary Moody will Issue a general or der announcing Admiral Sampson's death to the Naval service and prescribing the salutes, half-masting and other observ ances which will be carried out on board ship and at navy-yards and stations all over the world. The order also will pay a tribute to tho services rendered to the Navy by Admiral Sampson. The pallbearers have not yet been se lected. It is understood that as many as are available of the ship Captains who were with the North Atlantic Squadron in the West Indian campaign will serve. Rear-Admirals Taylor and Hlgginson and Captains Chadwick, Clark and Cook are among the officers mentioned In this con nection. Secretary Moody will invite the members of the Cabinet to attend tho funeral, nnd it is probable that President Roosevelt, who was a warm friend of the Admiral, will be present. Secretary Moody also will Invite the members of. 1 and took it, and have now taken twenty bottles. After taking the first bottle I gained four poUndsr and I kept on gain ing at about that rate until I weighed 1-10 pounds, and am still taking Peruna. It Is all right for persons afflicted as I j was." JONATHAN F. STARK. J Congress and tho Justices of the Supreme Court to attend. Scliley Fnnctlon Postponed. WASHINGTON, May 7. Admiral Schley today made the following statement regarding- the death of Admiral Sampson: "I regret very much the death of Ad miral Sampson, and I sympathize with his family. No orte ha ever heard me utter one unkind word about him. On account of his death, I have requested my friends In Baltimore to postpone the delivery to me, which was Intended to have taken place tonight, of the Cristobal Colon serv ice qI sliver, and they havo acceded to my request." BALTIMORE, May 7, Agreeable to the wishes of Roar-Admiral W, "Sf Schley, the presentation of the, silver service made from coins taken from the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon has been indefinitely post poned. Qvwlng to the death of Admiral Sampson, Admiral Schley requested the committee having the matter In hand to abandon the social function which had been arranged for tonight at the resi dence of Theodore Marburg In this city. The service, together with a letter of presentation from the donors of the mag nificent gift, will be sent to Washington. Naval Cndetii Will Attend. ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 7. The Naval Academy authorities have received word from Washington ordering the naval -cadets to attend the Interment of the re mains of Rcar-Admlral W. T. Sampson, in Arlington cemetery Friday. MUNICIPAL LEAGUE. T. X. Stronpr, of Portland, Elected Third VIcc-PrcMldent. BOSTON, May 7. All sections of the country were represented by the delegates gathered here today to participate In the eighth annual meeting of the National Municipal League. The secretary of the league, Clinton Rogers Woodruff, of Phil adelphia, presented a paper on "A Year's Municipal Progress," in which he dwelt on the growth of sentiment In favor of municipal ownership. Professor Charles Zueblln, of Chicago, president of the American League for Civic Improvement, gave an Interesting account of Its work during the last year, and J. Edward Park, of Qulncy, III., presldence of the American Park and Outdoor Art Association, per formed a similar service for that body. At a meeting following the addresses, these officers were chosen. President, James C Carter, New York; first vice president, Charles Richardson, Philadel phia; second vice-president, Samuel S. Ca pen, Boston; third vice-president, Thomas N. Strong, Portland. Or.; secretary, Clin ton Rogers Woodruff; treasurer, George Burnham, Jr., Philadelphia. At the evening meeting, the chief ad dress was made by James Everhart, of .Baltimore, on "The Movement of Honest Government." FIGHT WITH A POSSE. Five Men Killed In a Battle In Ken tucky LOUISVILLE, Ky.. May 7. Five men have been killed in Floyd County by Con stable Reedy and a posse as the result of the murder of Colonel Osborne and Budd Little, two weeks cgd. James Tompkins and Walter Jones are said to have been two of the men killed, but the names of the others are unobtainable. According to reports, the men engaged In a desperate fight with a posse and were shot to death while resisting ar rest. Herr 3Iost Discharged. NEW YORK, May 7. Johann Most, who was arrested last Sunday night with Will iam Macqueen and Solomon Hlller,v. after Macqueen had made an Incendiary speech at an anarchist meeting, was today dls- MAN'S MISSION ON EARTH. ' Medical Book IJree. "Know Thyself." a book for men only, reg ular price, SO cents, will be cent tree tttealed postpaid) to any male reader of this paper. cents tor postage. Address the 1'caooily aiedlcul Institute, 4 Bullfinch street. Bod ton, Haas., established In 1SGO, the oldest anj best In America. Write today for free book. "The Key to Health and HaplneaH." TMif rtr's NntA For ,0 ' .he Peabody Jiaiior gnoie Medical Institute has ba a fixed fact, and it will remain so. It Is a standard as American Gold. The Peabody Medical Institute has many lmltatcrn. but no equals. Boston Herald. Dr. Radway's Pills, purely vegetable, mild and re liable, regulate tfte liver and whole digestive organ B4 AS M VV B Q g Qi f 1.1 f i ) i M "r k JL "MISSOULA." "TETONKA." E. & W. Two New Collars. E. & VT. FIFSfl JL JLs JLXJ Jul Hon. T. T. Markland. a well-known business man of Cincinnati,. O.. writes from 3100 Woodburn avenue, as follows: "I find that In my case Peruna Is a flesh builder. I am now at work every day, and have gained ten pounds. I took your Peruna according to directions, and the result was more than I expected. I can now breathe with ease, and also my cough Is stopped. I had It for six months berore I took down with the grip. I took no other medicine tut Peruna. and It accom plished all. You told me In your first let ter that Peruna would cure me and It has. I am 73 years old and can attend to my work and business as usual!' T. T. MARKLAND. LOSS OF FLESH. "What Medical Authorities Say as to the Danger Line. Some of the best medical authorities 6ay that if a person loses one-third of his weight, that the system will not have power enough left to ever recuperate. That Is to say. If a man or woman who weighs 150 pounds In health should, for any cause, be reduced to 100 pounds, they could not recover, but would shortly die. This fixes the danger line at 331-3 per cent. Some say the per cent Is a little higher, and some say It Is a little lower. But this estimate Is probably nearly cor rect. Arp you loslncr flesh? If so. do you not know that It is not only foolish but dan gerous? You need not continue to less flesh another day J If you will use the proper remedies. Peruna Is a great flesh producer. It is through the mucous membranes of the hody that all nutrition must be absorbed. If the mucous membranes arc healthy, the loss of flesh is rapldlv restored. Peruna produces healthy membranes. Unhealthy mucous membranes is known as catarrh. Catarrh may be slight or severe. Peruna .always cures catarrh wherever located. Catarrh of any of the vital organs leads to loss of flesh. The catarrh may be so slight as to give no other warning save the loss of flesh. Any one who is losing flesh for no apparent reason can be sure that catarrh is at the bottom of it. Peruna Js sure to cure such cases. If you do not derive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Pe-una. write at once to Dr. Hartir-an. giving a full statement of your case and he will I be pleased to give you his valuable advirc gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. Ohio. charged. Macqueen and Hiller were held for trial. Most has a sentence of one year In prison to serve, having been con 'vlcted of a misdemeanor for matter ho printed after President McKinley's death. Lieutenant Beaten by Deserter. CHICAGO, May 7. Lieutenant H. E. H. King, of the Twentieth Infantry, sta tioned at Fort Sheridan, was bady beaten today by unknown men and sustained injuries which are likely to cause his death. His assailants are supposed to be deserters from the fort, for whom the lieutenant had been searching. MIKlnr Hotel Cleric CnnRht. BILLINGS, Mont.. May 7. Raymond, the .rnlfling clerk of the Boulder Hot Springs Hotel, who Is "wanted or. tho charge of robbing the safe of 51000. was captured here today. Three hundre-1 dol lars, with all the stolen jewelry, was found on his person. Bad Blood Breeds Humors Boils, Pimple1!, Eruptions, Sores, Debility, Languor, Kidney Troubles, Indigestion and That fired Feeling, All of which Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures by purifying, enriching and vitalizing the blood. Blood troubles, left unchecked, in crease and multiply just as naturally as tho wcc.ds and thistles infesting tho soil. They need the same radical treat ment, too. They should be rooted out in Spring. HOOD'S Sarsaparilla Stops tho breeding of disease germs and impurities in the blood. It also imparts vitality and richness, and that means a strong, vigorous body as weft as a clear healthy skin. You will look better and feel bet ter if von begin taking Hood's Sarsa parilla" TODAY. It lood As nothing else can. "My son had pimples on his face, which after a while became a mass of sores. "I began giving him Hood's Sarsaparilla and soon the sores were getting better. "They finally healed withont leaving a scar." Mas. L. Theist, 7 Willow Avenue, Hoboken, N. J. Purifies The B JHlpTTLE MmtiMm US B i?EI3 SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve Distress from Dyapep. via. Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. X perfect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsiness. Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue. Pain irr the Side. TOR PID LTVER. They Regulat the Bow els. Purely Vegetable. Small Pill.. Small Dost, Small Prica-