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the morning news.
r.fnblished 1850. .- - Incorporated 188S
j. H. ESTILL, President.
PORTO RICAN BILL MADE LAW.
J.|l l> I>' * T*s sIGN AT r IIE ATT AC II
EU TO THE MEASURE.
proviri*'* Uoth for Customs Datie*
|in ,j (iournment of the Island.
Willi Few Exceptions the Tariff Is
Made 15 Per Cent, of the UliiKley
Buies— Body Politic Designated ns
••The People of Porto Rico*’—Plan
for Island's Government.
Washington* April 12.—' The President at
7 O v:ock this evening the Porto
B i ari tariff and civil government bill,
thus making it a law. Following is a
summary of its provisions:
It applie* to tlie island of Porto Rico
an ,l to the adjacent islands lying east of
the seventy-fourth meridian, which are
designated Porto Rico.
From the date of the passage of the act
t , s ime customs duties are levied on all
entering Porto Rico from foreign
countries as are levied on the same
goods entering the United States, save
that coffee, which has free entry into the
United States, is to pay a
duty of five cents per pound on
entering Porto Rico. Scientific, literary
and artistic works an J books and pam
phlets printed in the English language
may enter Porto Rico free of duty. The
tariff section of the bill relating to du
ties between the United States and Porto
Rico is as follows:
The Tariff Section. ,
‘ That on and after the passage of this
act all merchandise coming into the Unit
e,i Slates from Porto Ricb and coming into
Porto Rico from the United States shall
be entered at the several ports of entry
upon payment of 15 per cent, of the duties
which ar< required to be levied, collected
a paid upon like articles of merchandise
Imported from foreign countries; and in
addition thereto upon articles of merchan
dise of Porto Rican manufacture coming
into the United States and withdrawn for
consumption or sale upon payment of a
tax equal to the internal revenue tax im-
I>o>* -i in the United States upon the like
art! sof merchandise of domestic man
ufacture; such tax to be paid by internal
revenue stamp or stamps to be purchased
and provided by the commissioner of In
ternal revenue and to be procured from the
collector of internal revenues at
or most convenient to the port
of entry of said merchandise into
the United States and to be affixed under
such regulations as the commissioner of
interna! revenue with the approval of the
Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe;
c i < i all articles of merchandise of Unit-
i u s manufacture coming into Porto
Hiin addition to the duty above pro
vid-d upon payment of a tax equal in rate
an! imount to the internal revenue tax
im in Porto Rico upon the like arti
c. s . f Porto Rican manufacture: provid
'd. " ii on and after the date when thi*
' h Uike eff. ct all merchandise aid
an : - except coffee, noi dutiable under
th" tariff laws of the United States, and
i merchandise and articles entered into
I orto Rico free of duty* under orders here
!\ nia ‘ le by the Secretary of War shall
"■miiifd into the several ports there-
:i imported from the United S:a es
V> ill lIWS or P CIS of i IWB to
1 • "ntrury notwithstanding; and when
p, 1 1 legislative assembly of Porto
dl have enacted and put into
opei.it!-'ti a system of local taxation to
tifli of th< government of
K o by this oct estdblishe I and
h , i> l>y ivsolution <luly so rot Ify
* * l ' a d-nt. he shall make proclamation
’ and thereupon all tariff duties on
n-e ' andise and articles go.iig into Porto
. l! " from the I nited States or coming
im - i he United States from Porto Rico,
•if-i irom and after such date all mer
l:la! and articles shall be entered at
u ' e s v, ral ports of entry free of duty;
J n 1 iM no * vent shall any duties be col
j : 1 ;, ftcr die first day of March 1902,
nierci. andise and articles going into
I " n Ri, o from the United States or ccm
!.' ' ,!1!o fhe United States from Porto
Rico.
! duties collected under the above
. u shall be placed at the disposal of
r s 'b nt to be used for the govern
! -i benefit of I'orto Rico until the
g u "! uni. nt of Porto Rico shall have been
' ' z ,] ■ ~vb cn the moneys collected
turn and ir.to the lccal treasury of
~ ' l'i o. Roods imported from Porto
and under bend shall pay only the
n > imnes and by ih s act.”
Government of the Inland.
k 'Vtrnmental provisions of the bill
' ' <;i r*Hn! shall be at San Juan. Per
" n vv< >'• Spanish subjects April 11,
I who have not elected to preserve
- glance to Spain, aie held to be
• ■/.■is <t Porto Rico, and entitled to the
'• ' lion of the United The des
’ l '> nof the body politic *is under the
"‘l 1 ;’ The People of Porto Rico.
1 ■ l-iwfi and ordinances of Porto Rico
. lorce shall continue in full force
• * "ct, except s altered by this act,
mditary orders, and which are not
With the law's of the United
*.].i law forbidding the marriage of
‘nd ministers is repealed.
, v ’ ss*-ls of Porto Hi o are to be na-
II -?• • 1 and admitted to the of
’ : States coasting laws. Qtinran
atior s aie to ix? established.
ti ,r, ° •iicin coins are to be retired,
• so being rated as GO cents in the ex
-* Three months after the act takes
4 1 orio Rican coins are not to be
Jt - 1 tender.
1 j" r v usually under the control of
ulted States will so continue and
! Prop rtles acquired from Spain will
ministered ly the Porto Rican gov
ernment.
Governor is to be appointed by the
" n< nd hold his office for four
l ving the powers conferred on
s ,rs of territories of the United
bat j H to inriße hi-* reports through
; * v 1 “tary of the Stale to the Presi
j ■ xccutivo council appointed by the
' tft and confirmed by the Senate,
f ding of a secretary, attorney gen
t ,r, -*asurer, auditor, commissioners of
ir.f. rlor and education and five other;
1 "hs, to hold office for four years. The
I is the upper branch of <he Leg
,, , ir ’ r,ve of whom shall be natives of
t Rleo. The other branch shall Is a
11 ~r delegates, to consist of thlrty
tnembers elcnded biennially by the
f "I ••lectors. Porto Rico is divided
4 rv, * n districts, each with flve dele
— - < | l|; iHfl , itlons for voters ar<* "at
(Continued ou Fifth Page).
|pj£ iHofninfl Jfetap.
BRICK BUILDING COLLAPSED.
Three People Were Killed nnl Sev
eral Haill) Injured.
Pittsburg. Pa.. April 12.-Without warn
ing and with a rush and roar, the four
story brick building at the corner of Sec
ond avenue and Wood street, collapsed to
day, burying in its ruins a number of peo
ple, three of whom were taken out dead,
six were badly* hurt and several others
slightly injured.
n he dead are Mrs. Martha Jones, aged
64, of 511 Second avenue; Eugene Bern
hardt, aged 29, of 1708 Manhattan street,
Allegheny*, salesman for Armstrong &
McKelvy Company, and Oscar Bigler, car
penter. home supposed to be near Harris
burg, who was employed by* contractors
McGovern & Lyttle,
Ihe building was occupied by* the Arm
strong-McKelvy* Bead and Oil Company r .
It was being remodelled by Coniractors
McGovern <fc Eyttle, who were converting
the lower floor of the corner store and
the next door into one large room, which
was to have been occupied by the lead
company.
About forty-eight feet of the middle
partition had been removed, steel girders
supported by heavy iron posts were in
place, and the finishing touches were be
ing put on the remodeling work. Stock
was being transferred among the rooms,
and apparently the heavy weight of the
lead and oils was centralized about the
middle of the structure. The second floor
broke through, carrying the two floors
above, making a breach from top to bot
tom through the center of the building.
Business was being transacted on the
first floor, and Mrs. Jones had just made
a purchase.
TO ABSORB THE V., C. AND ST. L.
L. and N. Will Exchange Its Stock,
One Share for Two.
New York, April 12.—The Herald to
morrow* will publish the following:
Official announcement is m*de of the
plan of the absorption, of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway by the
Louisville and Nashville. The latter has
for several years controlled the road
through the ownership of a majority of its
$10,000,000 of stock. It is now proposed to
exchange the outstanding shares of Nash
ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis for
Louisville and Nashville stock at the ratio
of two shares of the former for one of
the latter.
August Belmont, chairman of the Louis
ville and Nashville, has issued a circular
informing shareholders of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis road that an
examination made of the condition and
affairs of the latter company shows that
for many years dividends have been paid
out of funds which a'nould have been
properly" devoted to the maintenance and
extension of the property; that additional
expenditures will be necessary, which
can only be met by suspension of divi
dends, and that the company" will not be
able to resume dividends for a period of
at least five years.
As the Louisville and Nashville, he says,
las a large interest in the stock of the
Chattanooga Railway* it has decided to
propose to the shareholders to offer them
one share of stock of the Louisville and
Nashville for two shares of the Nash
ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, provid
ed such steck shall be deliv- red to the
L ui-ville and Nashville Railroad on or
before July 2.
WERE MARRIED BY TELEGRAPH.
Unique Manner in \\ hieh Pride and
Groom Were Made One.
Kansas City, Kan., April 12.—A mar
riage service by te egraph. w.lh the bride
and grocm 2CO miles apart, was carried
out between Kansas City* and Mulhall,
Okla.. at noon to-day*.
The groom was Andrew M. Candell of
Washington, D. C., an entomologist at
tached to the. department of agriculture,
and the bride was Miss Penelope Cundiff,
of Perkins, Okla., the daughter of a pros
perous merchant of that place.
Tlu- wedding was set for May. Last
week, however, Mr. Candell was called to
Harrisonvilie, Mo., by the death of iiis
mother. His duties made it necessary to
start ba< k to Washington to-morrow. He
risked Miss Cundiff to come to Kansas
City so that the wedding could take place
to-day. but s,.e was unable to reach here
in time.
A direct wire was placed at the disposal
of 'he couple. Rev. Albert H. Linder,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
performed the ceremony. The questions
and responses were wired back and forth
and repeated at each end to the couple
by the telegraph operators, <he ceremony
requiring twnty-flve minutes.
FItEEDMAV* Ml) SOCIETY.
Important Session Is Ilelitg Held In
l incinnati.
Cincinnati, April 12.—The Freedman’s
Aid and Southern Educational Society is
in quadrennial session here. During the
session the presidents, deans itnd teachers
of the various freed men’s schools and col
p ges will be elected, an i the refunding of
the bonded indebtednef* is an important
financial matter to be settled. Among
those already in attendance besides the
Bociety’s home offlet rs are Rev. Dr. D. D.
Thom peon, assistant editor of the North
western Christian Advocate; lr. J. M.
•Shumpert, Columbus. M *s.: Joseph
Courtney, Paris, Ky\, and Bis*hop W. F.
Mallileau of Boston and Bishop Goods ell
of Chattanooga.
WILL MEET IN KANSAS ( ITY.
Decided That That < it> Shall Retain
the Convention.
Kansas City, April 12.—The National
Democratic sub-committee has formally
decided to let Kansas City retain the con
vention.
i T
Holiday In Havana.
Havana. April —To-day was obs-rve!
aa a holiday in Havana. All public oltlcoa
have been dosed ami the .ho|vt were kept
open only uniil 10 o’olork All the ni-w*-
papers publish lon* articles deolinK with
the religious feature* of the aeon n.
Treasury In tlnviina.
•Washingten. April 12—Aeilng unler In
struotlon* from the Secretary of War,
Gen. Wood, military governor of Cuba,
has established a lieusuiy in Iho city of
Havana.
SAVANNAH. GA.. FRIDAY. APRIL 13, 1900.
ALLEN GETS THE NEW POST.
WILL BE FIRST CIVIL GOVERNOR
OF PORTO RICO.
AssiMtnnt Secretary of the Navy Wilt
Try Him Hand In Another Line.
Will Leave for Porto Rico nt Once.
Re Will Make Recommendations*
a* to ( ablnet Officers—Want* to
ANiat People of the Island in
Their Development.
Washington, April 12.—Charles H. Allen
of Massachusetts, now’ assistant secretary*
of the navy, hats been tendered and has
practically accepted the first civil govern
orship of Porto Rico.
The President formally tendered him the
office to-day and conferred with him over
his prospective duties. The civil gov
ernment goes into operation there within
a fortnight, so that Mr. Allen will go to
San Juan at the earliest possible moment
after Secretary Long’s return, which
should be next Saturday*.
Mr. Allen will acquaint himself with the
situation and return here shortly nfter
assuming office and make hits cabinet rec
ommendations to the President, who ap
points the council.
Mr. Allen said to-day that if he can ar
range his business affairs satisfactorily
he will accept and start at once for his
new poet.
“My effort.” he said, “will be to admin
ister the government provided by Congress
in such a manner as to command and hold
the confidence of the people. To help them
so far as I may, to realize the best there
is in them and to assist them in the de
velopment of the island along the lines
which have made us such a prosparous
nation. My deep regret is leaving the
navy department: my services there has
been of the happiest sort.”
Mr. Allen is 52 y*rs old, a manufactur
er and bank president. He has served in
the Massachusetts Legislature and in Con
gress. and has been mentioned as possi
ble Secretary of the Navy in the event of
Mr. McKinley’s re-election.
A BOOM FOR WILLIAMS.
Musftnch unettn Man Mentioned for
Vice President.
Boston, April 12.—George Fred Williams
of Massachusetts was formally named as
a vice presidential possibility by th* Bry
an Club of Massachusetts at a banquet
here to-night. His sponsor was George
F. Washburn, member of the Populist
National Committee. The plan as out
lined by the Populists is to have the party
convention nominate Bryan for President
and not to name at that time a vice pres
idential candidate; in lieu thereof to send
the Democratic National Convention the
names of four men who are acceptable to
the Populists, the selection from these
names by* the Democrats to be the Popu
list nominee for second place.
In a speech Mr. Williams t*a!d:
“If we are true to ourselves we shall no
longer permit Tories to masquerade os
Democrats. It is such alleged Democrats,
who, through their press are daily declar
ing free coinage to be a dead issue. To
abandon free coinage would prove thit
this new Democracy can and will change
its faith to get votes, that like the old par
ty it will take any* old platform for suc
cess. Are we regarded as fools or knaves
by those who now ask us to admit that all
this was in vain? Shail we attract the
opponoms of imperialUm and the trusts
by proving how* false we can be to tha
principles we justly espouse?”
TROOPS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
I
Total Farce Aggregates 0.'1,555 Offi
cer* ami Men.
Washington, April 12.—Adjt. Gen. Corbin
has prepared a statement showing the
strength of the troo;s in the Philippines
on April 1. the date of last returns. Ac
cording to the statement there were on
the date stated, 63.585 officers and men
there. The total general officers and staff
is 2,730, whem 2.‘‘*lo are regulars and
120 volunteers. There are 15 general staff
officers, of whom all but one (Chief
Yeung) are classed as volunteers.
The total cavalry force is 3,507, of which
2,411 are regulars and 1,096 volunteers.
There are five regiments of artillery, all
of the regular establishments and num
bering 2,22s officers and men. There are
forty-one regiments of infantry*, aggre
gating 55,210 officers and men, of which
number 24.133 are regulars and 30,987 vol
unteers.
Including all classes there are 31,382
regulars, of which number 9t58 are officers
and 30,414 enlisted men and 32,203 volun
teers, of which number 1,356 are officers
and 30,4?7 enlisted men.
FOl NO GI'ILTN OF MURDER.
Jackson Hoy* Go Up for Life for
Fuming l assie Bonn.
Charleston. S. C., April 12.—John and
Harvey Jackson, brothers, accused of kill
ing and burning Cassle Boan in Chester
liekl county, this state, were found guilty
of murder, with recommendation to mercy.
Judge Klugh sentenced the two prison
ers to life imprisonment in state peniten
tiary.
Germany N\ nut* American Coal.
Pittsburg, Pa., Afirll 12.—The Pittsburg
Coal Company has received Inquiries from
German firms asking for bids and quota
tions on Pittsburg gas coal. It Is possible
that the scarcity of freighters on the At
lantic will prevent a deal being made.
Recently a deal with Russian officials fed
through because transporting vessels
could not Ik* secured.
Princeton* toiulitg South.
rrinceton. N. J., April 12.—Tiic Prince
ton baseball team left this morning on
their Southern trip. Owing to careful at
tention th< players have had this spring
Princeton is expected to win all but two
games with the league teams.
To Go Out oi t natul**ioii.
Washington, April 12.—The r. ivy depart
ment h practically decided to put out of
commission In the harbor of Manila, the
monitors Monterey and Monudnock. re
busing the crews for service on the other
vc
Fears for l-’rult In Floyd.
Rome, Gs„ April 12.-Fruit growers
for the peach crop to-night. Clouds ob
scure he sky, but the cold is severe and
a freeze may result.
BEUIOXT FAVORS DEWEY.
Believes a Sentiment In 111. Behalf
Can Be Created.
Washington, April the re
cent recruits to volunteer In the Dewey
movement is Hon. Perry Belmont, ot' New
York. He has been a regular attendant
at Democratic National Conventions for
many years past, and he has been an
active ar.d a valuable worker in the par
ty ranks.
Mr. Belmont does not hesitate to say
that he sincerely believes that under fa
vorable conditions, the candidacy of Ad
miral Dewey can be placed before the
American people in such a manner as to
arouse public sentiment in his behalf. In
discussing Admiral Dewey’s prospects to
night, Mr. Belmont frankly stated that
he was earnestly and sincerely interested
in furthering the Admiral’s candldacy.and
he is ready and willing in his humble way
to render such assistance as he can under
the cireurmtances.-'YVithout attempting to
reflect upon Mr. Bryan or any other as
pirant for presidential honors.
Mr. Belmont remarked that as the Dem
ocratic party is pronounced in its oppo
sition to trusts, Mr. Bryan flies in the
face of Democratic principles by endeav
oring to create for himself a presidential
trust. ,
As an evidence that Mr. Belmont is in
sympathy with the Dewey movement,
Mr. and Mrs. Belmont were the guests of
honor to mtet Admiral and Mrs. Dewey
at a small dinner party given by Mr. and
Mrs. John R. McLean at the latter’s res
idence in this city. The only other guests
present were Mrs. Meisiner and Mr.
Brooke Adams.
Mr. McLean stated to-night that there
was no political significance to the meet
ing of Mr. Belmont and Admiral Dewey,
but that it was purely a little family par
ty at which politics was hardly alluded to.
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CENTRAL AMERICA’S TROIBLE.
I’repflrntions Made for War But the
Chances Are Against It.
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Managua, Nicaragua, March 26.—The
warlike movements which for several
months past have been going on in three
of the Central American states, Salvador
and Costa Rica on the one side and Nica
ragua on the other, large numbers of men
having been pressed into the army of each
state and drilled daily, have reached a
condition of completeness.
But the indications- bow are that there
will be no war at present or in the near
future, owing, in part, to the fact that
while Salvador has much the largest and
best equipped and drilled army, there is
danger that if the war is commenced by
Salvador, a strong revolution will develop
in that country against President Rela
gado or that if Nicaragua takes the initia
tive and attempts to attack Salvador, the
people of that country will unite as one
man in support of President Regalado,
and Costa Rica will invade Nicaragua
from the South, because, it is pointed out,
Salvador and Costa Rica have a treaty
of recent date, both offensive and defen
sive.
Then, it is claimed the United States
squadron under Admiral Kauts is coming
to the Pacific coast of Central Anterior
and another American fleet is coming to
the Atlantic coast and it is thought that
possible hostilities will thus be prevented.
The United States minister to Cos a
Rica. Nicaragua and Salvador, William
L. Merry, is at present temporarily resid
ing in Managua. He is having frequent
conferences w ith President Zelaya, the ob
ject of which is said to be the peaceful
settlement of the difficulties between the
three countries to which he is accredited.
CALLED OS A DYING WOMAN.
An Incident of Col. Bryan’s Ylsit to
Phoenix, Artx.
Phoenix. Ariz., April 12.—William J. Bry
an arrived here to-day and was escorted
to his hotel, where he was entertained by
the Democratic ciubs.
A reception followed, during which he
received a message from a dying woman
asking him to call on her as she desired
tq meet the champion of her faith. He
readily responded.
Returning to the hotel Mr. Bryan ad
dressed the school children of the city.
For an hour and a half he spoke to 5,000
people on the subjects of silver, trusts
and imperialism.
POPULISTS OF ALABAMA.
Will Send nifrlier-Donnelly Delega
tion to Convention,
Birmingham, Ala., April 12.—A confer
ence of the leading Populisms here to-day
decided to send a delegation to the Na
tional Convention from Alabama Instruct
ed to vote for Wharton Barker and Igna
tius Donnelly for first and second place
on the national ticket.
Young Criminal Must Serve.
Atlanta, April 12.—Gov. Candler this af
ternoon refused the request of the at
torneys for Gyp South, the youthful crim
inal, tc have him sent to the asylum.
South was convicted of csrbrenklng nnd
sentenced to a four-years’ term. Three
other tlrm-e has he been convicted of bur
glary, beginning Ills criminal career when
but a small lad.
I’lUKue Biots in India.
Bombay. April 12.—Plague riots have
taken place at Cawnpore. where the segre
gation camp has been destroyed and ten
persons have been killed. The rioters kill
ed five cons<aMes and threw their bodies
into the burning camp. Ail business is
suspended.
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Kentucky Mine* Closed.
Owensboro, Ky.. April 12.—0n account
of warnings from the striking miners, the
mines at. Cttrilsvllle, Davies county, and
at Aberdeen. Hutb r county, have closed
No steamboat coal can be had hero or at
Evansville at any price.
Yueees River Overflows.
Uicvllle, Tex., April 12.—Reports coming
In from the Nueces river, west of here,
are to the effect that the stream I* out
of its banks and inundating the whole
valley.
SOUTHERN’S OPERATORS OUT.
STRIKE WAS ORDERED OYER THE
ENTIRE SYSTEM.
Train* Tifil I p oil Some Division*
niul on Other* They Are Relilml
Time—President ft'uuell State* the
NiaiueroHN Grievance* of the Men.
Says IH) Per Cent, of Them Are Out.
Rnilronrl OflleiiilA Deny They Are
Badly Hampered.
Atlanta, April 12.—The telegraphers on
the Southern Railway System, who are
members of the Order of Railroad Teleg
raphers, were ordered on strike by Pres
ident Powell at 11 o’clock this morning.
The Southern Railway officials claim to
night that hut 10 per cent, of the men
have quit, while President Powell says 90
per cent, of them are out.
There has been considerable delay to
both passenger and freight traffic, but
the effect of the walk-out is not yet
known to the extent which would war
rant an accurate assertion as to the ex
act situation.
It was given out to-night at the office
of Assistant General Superintendent
Thompson of the Southern that the places
of the seven men who had struck in At
lanta had been filled and that the dis
patchers on all divisions centering here
are at work. No serious delay, the offi
cials say, has been caused, excepting In
the case of the Washington Limited, due
here at 4 p. m. f and a local passenger,
which left this morning for Richmond.
The Washington Limited arrived four
hours and a half late, and the Richmond
local was taken up near Cornelia, Ga.,
by tho vestibule, which left here for
Washington at noon.
Say* OO Per Cent Are Out.
Mr. W. V. Powell, president of the Or
der of Railroad Telegraphers, gave out
the following statement to-night:
“Reports from every division of the
Southern Railway show that the entre sys
tem. with the exception of the Louisville
branch, is tied up completely, so far as
freight trains are concerned, ar.d that pas
senger trains are being run only under
great difficulty. AH passenger trains are
from three to seven hours late, and are
making very slow time.
“Our members on the Birmingham,
Knoxville. Charlotte, Danville, Chatta
nooga. Asheville, Washington. Columbia,
Raleigh and Lynchburg divisions wire
that the condition of affairs is very en
couraging to the men. and that fully 9)
per cent, of the telegraphers and dispatch
ers are on a strike. On the Alabama
Great Southern every man struck except
one north of Birmingham. I am in a po
sition to state positively that more than
90 per cent, of the telegraphers quit w ork,
the claims of the company to the contrary
notwithstanding."
It was ascertained at midnight that the
officials of the Southern. anticU>ating the
strike of the telegraphers, gave orders
several days ago that In case of a walk
out, that all freight trains be held up and
that the passenger engineers run their
trains by the card schedule. Tnis bears
out Mr. Powell's a.ssertion that freight
traffic is completely tied up and explains
the delay to the passenger trains.
Order for the Strike.
After a stride had been determined upon
and the preliminaries had been .arranged,
a few* minutes before 11 o’clock, Presi
dent Powell sent the following wire mes
sage to all the telegraphers on the South
ern Railway System, extending from Al
exandria, Va., to Meridian, Miss.:
“Atlanta, Ga., April 12.—T0 All Teleg
raphers Employed on the Southern Rail
way: Turn your board red and quit work
at 11 o'clock to-day, Thursday, April 12.
Perform no service of any kind. Stand
firm and victory is ours.
“\V. V. Powell,
“President Order of Railroad Telegraph
ers/'
Responses to this order began coming
into the headquarters of the telegraphers
at 624 Kimball House rapidly, stating
what action had been taken by the opera
tors on the different divisions. A force
of clerks at the same time was busily
engaged mailing a circular statement, of
ficially signed by President Powell, call
ing upon the telegraphers to quit their
work and unite in a determined effort to
bring about a successful conclusion of
the strike.
YYlint Their Grievance* Are.
The statement contains the grievances
of the telegraphers. It says:
“In accordance w ith, the constitution of
the Order of Railway Telegraphers. I
hereby approve a strike on the lines of
the Southern and Alabama Gr at South
ern Railways, effective II o’clock a. m.,
April 12, 1990. all efforts to effect an ami
cable settlement of the difficulties having
failed.
“The strike is on. Six hundred and
eighty-five telegraphers and other station
employes voted In favor and 131 against.
"Many non-union members will stand
by the order.
“The telegraphers, dispatchers and sta
tion employes of the S 'Uthern and Ala
bama Great Southern Railways are de
termined to make a united stand against
industrial oppression
“The strike was called for the follow
ing purposes:
“To secure reinstatement of its mem
bers who were discharged by the Southern
Railway.
“For the right to be heard through
committees in the adjustment of indi
vidual grievances.
“For a set of rules and rate* of pay
to govern train dispatchers, telegraphers,
agents and other station employes, in
their employment, ands lpline, et<*.
A Buy’* Work.
“Twelve consecutive hours work per day,
where one or two telegraphers are em
ployed, including one consecutive hour
for dinner; ten consecutive hours, includ
ing meal hour, in all relay dirrafcher.V
offices and offices where more than two
telegraphers are employed, except that this
rule will not make working hours more
than those that now may Ik? effective.
“Eight consecutive hours for train dis
patchers.
“Fay for overtime for telegraphers, dis
patchers nd others in excess of the above
hours, but nothing less than 2f cents per
hour.
“To abolish the practice of compelling
agents to load cotton nnd the perform.*nee
of other menial l U>r.
“A minimum wage scale of 345 and 350
per month, according to territory or loca
tion.
“One hundred and twenty dollars per
month for trick dispatcher*.
“The securement of fair and equitable
rules regarding promotion."
( uii**** U. Milliiac In Nlrlke,
Regarding the causes leading up to the
present strike, President Powell .said to
day:
“This action was made necessary by the
refusal of the company to treat with its
employes in the telegraph department. In
stead of treating with the men, the com
pany waged an outrageous secret warfare
on the telegraphers, discharging tho men
who dared to represent their brother oper
ators by serving on committees. More
than twenty committeemen have been dis
charged. Dozens of members of the Or
dyr of Railroad Telegraphers employed on
the Southern have been discharged be
cause of their membership.
“Falling In their effort to secure, hear
ings from the local superintendent* and
then from the general officers of the com
pany at Washington, the men had no
other alternative than to appeal to the or
ganization to which they belong for pro
tection.
“I proposed in this message to Mr. Gan
non that if the company ami its telegraph
employes were unabl£ to agree as to the
matters in dispute they desired to present
that the telegraphers would agree to sub
mit the matter to arbitration, three arbi
ters to be appointed, one each by the
company and telegraphers and the thin!
by he two arbiters no selected. This
proposition was made for tht? sole pur
pose of suggesting a moans by which the
differences might be adjusted without re
sorting to a strike with its consequent re
sult. I also agreed to submit the matter
to Mr. W. H. Baldwin, Jr., president of
the Long Island Railroad Company, of
New York.
Had No Other Course.
“All of these overtures on behalf of the
telegraphers were rejected by the com
pany, and the officers refused absolutely
to treat with their men.
“In tho effort to secure n peaceable ad
justment of the troubles, the matter was
appealed to Mr. Samuel Spencer, president
of the Southern Railway, at New York,
who was asked to intervene with the view
of averting a strike. Mr. Spencer's sec
retary wired me yesterday that the pres
ident of the Southern had been very ill
several weeks, and was not able to con
sider such n important matter. This
closed the door to the telegraphers, they
having exhausted every means In their
power to secure hearing by the officials.
There was nothing left to do except to
strike, and thi morning I called out nil
the members of my organization employed
on the Southern Railway and the non
members who are in sympathy with us.”
SOUTHERN'S TRAINS LATE.
Ilut It I* Clnlmi’il nt Charlotte No
Operator* Went Out.
Charlotte, N. C., April 12—Superintend
ent Ryder of the Charlotte division makes
the following statement:
“Every agent on the Charlotte division
is and has been attending to his duties.
Every telegraph office been represent
ed since the strike was ordered. Only threa
night offices have been closed. Freight
and passenger trains are moving on time.’
At the local office of the Southern two
men went out and the operators at Gaff
ney. S. C., and Greenville. 8. C., have quit
w’ork. Between Charlotte and Winston-
Salem and Charlotte and Taylorsville no
operator has left his poet. Between here
and Salisbury the operators are also at
their posts. At Salisbury* four operators
are with the strikers.
Whether due to the strike or not, it is
a fact that nearly all of the Southern’s
trains arriving in Charlotte were from
three to five hours late.
ONE DrVISION NOT AFFECTED.
Few Operator* Out Between Colum
bia and Saw nnah.
Columbia, S. C.. April 12.—The strike did
not affect tho Columbia division of the
Southern, in which there are nearly 700
miles of road.
One telegrapher in the Columbia office
put on his coat a| 11 o’clock and walked
out, and several quit on the line between
Columbia and Savannah, a fewr scatter
ing offices at email points were left va
cant. but before evening n number of
these men returned.
Superintendent Wells did not contem
plate a serious strike on this division, as
the men had received consideration when
they had grievances. Trains are running
as usual in this state, except on the At
lanta and Charlotte Air Line, not in the
Columbia division.
TRAINS WERE TIED IP.
* ——————
Service YYu* Crippled on tlio Ala
bama Great Southern.
Birmingham, Ala., April 12.—Although
the local officials of the Alabama Great
Southern and the Southern Railway* claim
that little inconvenience has been caused
by the strike, the Alabama Great South
ern between this point and Chattanooga
has been pretty thoroughly tied up slnco
the order was issued. The sjuthbound pas
senger train due here at 11:45 a. m., had
not reached the city at a late hour this
afternoon, and many freights are reported
laid out.
A fpe'ial train with a dozen operators
aboard left the city at 4 o'clock this af
ternoon and tht 1 officials claim that they
will have everything in working order in
a few hours.
YIOII GATHERED AT SELMA.
Made Futile Effort in Take an Oper
ator From an Engine.
Charlotte, N. C., April 12.—At Selma a
wire was cut or grounded to-day. A mob
gathered at the Southern’s depot there
nnd attempted to take a telegrapher who
Is not a striker, from an engine. The
telegrapher drew a pistol and drove them
off. Then the station was locked so that
the Southern Railway’s people could not
enter. If is charged that this was done
by the sympathizer** of the strikers.
The Southern Is carrying one operator
on the engine of every moving train.
NINE OI'EH ATOMS WENT OUT.
Traffic \\n* Not Affected on Charles
ton lllilNion.
Charleston, H. C., April 12.—Nine operat
ors on the Charleston Division of the
Southern struck to-day In response to
orders fr>m President Powell, of the O. R.
T. These wer at Rldg ville. Fart Mo te,
Elko, Windsor, Wsrrenvllle and Long'ey,
in South Carolina, and at Wivans, Mit
chell and Gibson on tin* Augusta ftouthirn
in Georgia.
General Manager Sands said this afc*r
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EARLY ADVANCE EXPECTED.
ItOUKHTS’ HOPEFUL VOTE TO TUB
PRINCE OF WALKS.
Some FiuhtlriK Still Golnic on nf
W opener unit in Viitnl llneri,
YVnru I'nrtuccnl im to Yeutrnlllu.
I’eure Commianlonern Want Itnly
to Intervene—Milner Staten Enin
(ihn t leal I > That laiiepeu'lenee Can
not Be E vpeetoil.
Loti .Aon, April 13, 4:<>s a. m—ln round*
aliout way Ix>mlon. hears that Lord
Roberts, when wlrii.g to the Prince oC
Wales nt Copenhuqen, congratulations onl
his escai>e form a- issination, aildofi twa
or three hopeful aynteneee, tortendtng art
early advance with wide reaching combi
nations. j
yirtet insurances are passed nroutxj
ainom? military men that Lord Roberts IS
employing his (treat army effectively, nn<J
that the adventurous Boer commanders
are likely to be enmeshed. Scrap*
news, a detail hero and another there,
have reached England to-nlßht over corn
paratlvely Idle cabh s, hut they do not 11*
lumlnate the situation.
Tho colonials at AVepener still hold ofs
the Boers. I.ord Methuen has workej
eastward until he Is within .eighty mile*
of Kroonatad. Fioer scouts have gond
around Ladysmith and have appeared afl
Dewdorp and other places on Gen. Bull*
er's flanks and r,■ aThe officers of Bull*
er's Irregular horse estimate the Boers In
Natal as 18,000, but these figures are prob.
ably excessive, 10,000 being regarded her*
as the outside number.
After Gen. llart’s brigade leaves him,
Gen. Duller will still have close upon 35,009
men. It Is generally assumed that thifl
brigade is going to join Lord Roberts, butt
Its destination Is really unknown.
Boer Aot e to l*ortural.
Tho Boers have Issued a note to Portu
gal regarding the use by the British ot
the Belra route for the transportation 06
Troops to Rhodesia, and this may, If tha
Boers act against Portugal, lead Great!
Britain to land troops at Is>ren*o Mar
ques. This possibility has been seriously
discussed, and Is referred to at length ill
the morning papers to-day.
The work of the Boer peace commission
ers has I), gun. Mr. Fischer has aske t
Italy to intervene, and the Italian Min
ister of Foreign Affairs, the Marquis dt
Visconti-Venosta. has replied that whtlo
he would receive the envoys, the best ha
could do would be to transmit their pro
posals to Lond< n. thus following tho
course of the United States.
Milner Speak, for England.
Sir Alfred Milner, when replying to A
deputation of clergymen in Cape Town
yesterday (Thursday) said:
” ’Never again’ must be the motto of alt
thinking and humane men, but not from
lust of conquest or a desire to trample up
on thegallunt if misguided. There must ho
no compromise or patchwork In the set
tlement and no opportunity for misun
derstanding, intrigue, the revival of Im
possible ambitions, or the accumulation
of enormous armamenas.
"The British will no longer tolerate dis
similar und antagonistic political system*
In n country which nature and history]
have declared to be one."
In these absolute utterances of Sir Al
fred Milner he speaks for the imperial
government.
Roberts' Fighting Force,
It is calculated that Lord Roberts nowfl
has 211,000 effective troops, with 12,000
more afloat or under orders. The wan
office has Instructed officers not to takei
any more expanding bullets to Africa fori
revolvers.
lllldyard Steyn. brother of Preeldenfl
Steyn, In the course of an interview a(
Bloemfontein, said:
"The original war plan of the Boers wort
to overrun all Cape Colony, but on becom
ing Involved In the siege of Kimberley a tug
Ladysmith, the burghers found the design)
Spoiled. To this I attribute the Boer fail
ure to conquer the British, I expect thri
war to last until Christmas.’’
The seventh month of the war is begin
ning with Eastertide, and the morning pa
pers’ editorials expatiate upon" the neeiS
of soberness,
• DOERS INSIST ON ACTIVITY.
1
Probably Ignorant of Large Forc4
nt Boberls* Command.
Bloemfontein, April 11.—According to In
formation received here the Boer activity
on the railroad and In proximity to tha
border Is largely due to the fact that!
Presidents Kruger and Steyn have fount)
they are unable to keep thetr forces to
gether In inactivity, the burghers declar
ing they are unwilling to remain wltM
their commands unless actively employ
ed, as they are convinced the British gamri
Is a waiting one.
It' Is believed the Boer movement wa*
originally designed to oblige Lord Rob
erts to weaken his force at Bloemfontein
In order to protect the railroad, when tha
Boers would have attempted to rocaptura
the capital. But the burghers are evi
dently Ignorant of the enormous forceri
Lord Roberts has at his disposals
Advices from Karee Siding say tha
Boers are busily entrenching their posi
tion east of Brandfort running parallel
with the railroad, while strongly holding
the Watervaal drift water works.
• BOERS SUFFER AT WEI’ENER.
Lost Four (inn. anil Four of The!#
UoiiimniiilantM.
Allwal North, April 12.—News from
Boer sources at VVepener, officially com
municated. says that four Boer guns have
been disabled and four commnndanta
killed or wounded.
On Tuesday nlghi the British made
sortie, rapturing a Boer gun and taking
some prisoners.
lim its |\ It AM ’POLAND.
Clnlnied to Bea Base to Drsiv Brit
ish From Wcpener.
London. April 13.—A dispatch to thri
DaUy Mull from Lorenzo Marques, date.)
ihi ursday, says:
"It Is retorted from Pretoria that rt
Boer ivenmando Is moving through Uaau
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