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STATUS OF COLONIES r rUItT \' T <|l RATION T \KKI ll* nv mniKNH coiht. CONSTITUTION AND THE FLAG. % „ K g IN VOLVIC IMPO9ITIOI OP < l TOIII 111 TIEN, In on* < *"** 1 *' r !>•*mlHiH Brought Toharra I row l*ort< and In jollier lllnnannil Rlnaa Were Drought from >lnnlla-t hr Oooda \\ rrr fl>rd, !*• Their On nrm < liii in the >1 lift It • to It rl iiu Them In Witlmnf I'Nylag IXity. ... hlngton. Dec. IT —lti the United Supreme Court to-Wy nr;um< nt w b* (ftin In into c*see. t!*-> dkrtxlon of v h ii expected to list the Ma ui of j. r ,, HUt> and the Philippine Inland* and r InxuDr poaxM’-xloni acquired through war with Spain with reepeet to the • f ,l State* proper; to ray whether ,r pKfph arc rkizens. and to Imlirate v :her the conatHutlon follows the fl,g. , .r,<* of the raio In ihat of John If , #.fze. who in June. 1191. imported from I*. rto Rico a quantity of leaf tobacco Into tr United Staten through the port of York and protexted Mgauixt the e -of duty on the Importation, ;flit|-|T If tit the lobncoo Wri- not Xlll#- to duty because “Porto Rio© t the - me of Importation wat not n forrtgn . ,itr>. and beoaune then-fore the im *ti*n of dutlen on goods brought from • • a o uiihin the territory of the United ... into a port of the United State* iit lawful and valid under the constl* • utlon." colle. tor of the port and the board general aj praieere both ruled ng.vnst it!, as did the United 8 ate* Circuit .art for the Southern district of New 1 ork rne other raw* i. known a* the four i - ha root id-ring ca*e. i he i lalmant, Manuel Repke. a United S'ate.v .-oldler In the Philippines, a< qutre) itie rage In question and brought them , to the United States without paying •\ u[*>i them, aomc time In the year -**. between July ?! aid Sept, 2X The were seised on May IS. ROT*, at Chl #. • a United Stat.-s ru.i'omu e merchandise liable to duty, which fMould have been Invol •and. and was i i.i.. illly imported. The claimant con* rids that at the time he acquired the -o|erty Luz<*n wa> a part of the terri tory of the United States, and that tho - /.ire- wa,s -ontrary to the claimant s r* t .> . ■-Risen, particularly under Bv -non 2. Art lie IV, of the constitution, and h- Inxixtetl that under Artlle ! Section 8 gress require* uniformity of ail taxes • I duties throughout the United States 1 i-trlt Uoun gave Judgment of for -1 Rare for the government ami the cxza • me here on a writ of error. I lie Arituineut llterd. \\ lien the cast* were < -ailed to-day they iv. ,-oinMned by mutual consent of inael ami each aide was given five . ir- tor argument. Kverltt Brown, coon - >• for appellain, madu the find argu uant M Brown declared that the people had Nixhtd certain conxtitutlona] limit** to be traiiMctHlfd. This raise was me thins mote than one of M-propti rc. It dented tile rigiit of any branch ' t ■ government to transcend the llml ttlonx laid down by the constitution. i-Xiwwrd C. Perkins of counsel for (J>*tze maintained that the constitution was in effect a power of attorney. The i utlon of the war to Porto Rico or . -.-where, or to the acquisition of this that place, were all acts which must be brought within ihe powers of the eon- Htitutgm. The eonstttHton following th* flag. Mr. Parkins regarded as equivalent ; * xaylng that a man's s iaiow followed ban. The dztm of unlimited power in new 1 "•fltorlei.” he said. “Is opposed to our **!itire theory of constitutional govern ment. * The treaty of Part* Is not open to the -r.atrurtlon that It provkW for the gov • ruing of Porto Rico without regard to institutional limitations, and a* a coun try foreign to the United fttates." If the tariff act Imposes i duty or tax upon goods brought from Porto Rico to a ; lace elsewhere In the Untied States af ter the annexation. th** imposition Is void a beujg in conflict with an express pro vldon >f the constitution. When the treaty of Paris took effect P*>rto Rico ceased to be *• foreign coun try* within the meaning of those words * u?ed In the tariff act.** STATE bOHA TAX CIMS. Plant tpatent Will Par st the Arbi trators Decided. Atlanta. Per 17—Controller General Wtidam A. Wright lost the suit against •'-!* Savannan Florida and Western Rail read. Judge Lumpkin thlw afternoon. In •; 4 decision, made the mandamus* com r lete. Controller Wright will now have to *<*• -pt the valuation* put on the road b> T i*e arbitrators for both state and count) •axe* The mar.damiis provides that he must correct each of the statements he has sent to the tax collector of each of the count lea through which the port km® < ( the road under dispute run The state will get taxes on approxi mately HQMOO less hn the figures the < ntroller had made up and sent <o the tax collector. HAEHK LOfl Tti THE HAW* Fire at Norfolk Detro>el Some Aal asblf Records. Washington. Pec. 17 -It Is said at the Navy Department that a serious loss has suffered by the navy In the fire at the Norfolk navy yard The money lose -* of secondary importanee; the ftr* de stroyed valuable records that cannot be replaced and many necessary plans which an only be replaced at tnu h expense in ? ime and money. There were no casual- R* An Investigation wlli be made im mediately. HOiIEI FOR HOI Til AFRICA. tip*iurr Carries 7<VI of Them From trs Orleans. New Orleans. Dee. 17—The steamer Hu norm cleared to-day for Cape Town with 730 horses and a larga quantity of feedstuff*. The British steamer Milwaukee, from Table Bay. Africa, report* on Nov. 21. -itltude 7 49. south, longitude 21 23. west. spoke the British bark Windsor Park from Ban Franrtsco for Queenstown. 127 •>*ya out. all well; wished to be reported Sew Pastor for Wllmiagtoa. "Tlmlngton. N C.. Dec. 17.~Rev. J. X! Well* of Staunton. Vs . ha* been caked ■o he pastorate of the First presbyteflsin *brch of this city to succeed Rev Pey- H. Hope. D. D., who resigned a>out a year ago to become pastor of the War n XU mortal Church In Loatavlke. Rv. Mr. WcR ia a native of MissUslppf FRKK OKI.IVi nv not TEA •o Of HepresentatlTe Imtlmer Is Doing (toad Work. Washington. Dc-. n -Representative l^atimer s son, wno Is the special agent of the Poatoflke Depanmont In connei ton with the eetaMi-hment of the rural free delivery system in the Third South Carolina Congrr**lonal district. Is here to submk the preliminary report on the work he has accomplished The report shows that a . omplete ruril free delivery service has been eet.ibUs)ie.i In Andereoit county an t In *e Rons o( Oconee and Plckeita ouiitiee. lying to the south of the Southern Railway, between Baluda and the Tugoo*a rivers. Bpi lal Ager.t Latimer called at the Post off* e De partment to-day and wa* informal that hi* report w. i;qiroved. nd h • highly comp4imcnt>d ufion n excellent map o( the country, t-how lug the new route* •atabllsheil H wi authorized to ret urn. to his h.*irict and I'omplete tho work already provided for Representative La timers constituent* appreciate his work In their tieh.ilf to se cure tho best poe*i >l* nwiU facilities. MUM-51 FOB Till, ACADEHY. Bill Reported to the House—lndian Appropriation Hill. Washington, Dec. 17 —The Military Academy appropr.ation bill was reported to the Hou*e to-day It carries ■ w l*k*h Is s24o.below- the estimate' and slightly aho\ the bill of la*t year. The Indian apjroprlatlon bill was com pleted to-day b) the Houss Committee on Irvlian Affairs. It • arr *n something over ff.OUO.M, the exact kx regate not yet be ing determined. The number of Indian agencies Is reduced from U to 44. those omitted being the Lemhi. Idaho, Neah Bay, Wash . N>\ ids. Nev Quapae In dan Terrltor> , Ha< and Fox, 1 Bd.tz. Oregon; Blf-seton. S. D . Tullaltp. Wash. The estimates made no provision for | contract Indian school*, but 520.K)0 is st lowsd for the Hampton, Va . school, as this Is not considered a *e tara*n school PORTO RHO ) LAIN OA CUBA. Cnllvd Atm-, ( ■nao, Int.rT.B. b Favor of Ihr Former. Washington. Dc. 17 -Thr Btar Drpsrt mrnt has rrndrrl an opinion to thr rf fr.A that th- United State* government cannot Intervene in favor of i’orto Kli - ® tn the matter of her claim* again*, Cuba for li.jrti.'W. The Spanish government raided a loan to thl* amount fnmt the I’orto Rtcafti to help iwoeet ute mllllaty o,a*rallon In Cuba, basing ihe loan upon ttie revenuea of the latter lelatvl 111 etihalance ihe de elelon of the I’nlted States government I* tn the effect tnat leaving aside Ihe question of equity In iht* case, to eanc tlon the colleislon of thla claim against Cuba now would lie to open the door to numbered* other and larger claims, which would exhaust the flnatu lal resource* of the Island. IN ISOt KHNMFVrh FAN OH. Supreme ( earl Derides land t are From Fort Royal. Washington. Dec 17.—The Supreme Court of the United State* to-day con firmed the title of the United States gov arnmenl to certain property lying alone me water Irotit near 11..- entrant* to the harbor of Port Royal. The suit was brought by Agnee A. Niger to recover said property from th* government. The case was argued some time ago by lx-roy F. Youmart* and W. 8. Montreal!, for the plaintiff and Robert A Howard and 8o- Ucttor General J. K. Richards on bhalf of the government. Th* decision tn favor of the government waa reached without requiring a written opinion The chief justice simply announced ihat th* decree of the lower court w* afiTrnied. TO ISVBSTIUATH N CUtRT. I harira NNhleli Aoeet eeeral Ool elala In tls.ks. Watthlnglon. Dec. 17.—1n view of the wide publicity of charge* against thr ad mTinsdrwtton of the United States District Court of Alaska. Involving aa the allega tions do. Iha Integrity of several persons of prominence In both official and unoffi cial life, aa well aa the Just administra tion of th* mining l*w at Cape Nome, Alaska Mr Carter of Montana, to-day In troduced a resolution in the Senate <h recaing the Committee on Judiciary to investigate the whole question. TO RFTIRR LGC AND NN ILNON. Rill Provldlna for Them latrodneed hy Senator linn,el. Washington. Dec. 17 Senalor Daniel of Virginia, to-day Introduced a bill author- Ixlng the President >'■ select from the brigadier generals of volunteers two offi cers without regard to age. ami appoint them brigadier general* In Ihe regular army for the purpose of placing them on ll,e retired list Thl* I* Intended to pro vide for flens. Fltxhtigh Lee and Janivt H. Wilson. It EVOLUTION I' Tt RKEV. Osama Pasha Nays Kurdistan Only Awaits His Heturn. Paris. Dec I*-The Matin published a dispatch from London giving an Inter view with Osmun Pasha, a general of the Ottoman army, who recently left Turkey clandestinely. He say* that accompanied by hi# partisans he will return to Kurdis tan. where, according lo hi* statement, the population, already secretly armc.l, only MW-altH his arrival to march as one ■nan ogams; the >ok of Turkey. Repairing the Dry Dock. Beaufort. 8 C.. Dec 17 -The Pcrv Royal dry dock, near here. Is undergoing some | slight repair*. Huge pieces of rubber termed Rabblis. are being put In place at j ,-ich end of the huge sleet calaon. These Rabbits are groved pieces of rubber, m wlUch the ends of Ihe caisson fit snugly when the Inner * tot position, and serve o keeri the en’rance to Ihe do k light. The Pgymaater * building Is being en target <o almost twice Ms original dimen sions The Immense Hiram Engineering building of brick. I* nearing completion If the improvement* In progren* are any crtoerlotn ihe immediate abondonment of the station would not appear to be prob able. Every Moiher. Expectant Mother sfe or MorriayesMe Girl cart have a practical treatise on motherhood, telling XjJ “MOTHER'S FRIEND” (that AffX \ will save months of pain and trouble), sent, free, 2 \ \ by sending name and address of self or friends to ’ \ \ nmuMuaMnmara.MHto.aa ; WI J -Th. werW can pfedurt nothm* like' M.her* Maud.’“ THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. DECEMBER 18. 10M, PREFERENCE DENIED HOI nr. DEFEATS Hll.l. TO I*l T YET. EHAXM D orncic. aau a .111 WOULD SHUT OUT CIVILIANS. OBJKCT H H TO I.IYE 4LL VET KHAYN PKk ITBWCE. It \\a SiriiNul> o|i|Ma#(t h Mrm lirra of Both Fart lea— Km tsrkr and Wtil A irulnln. Lark to fie 1)1. tided Into ton andlelal Dtairleta. Another lllatrlet Jude for Ohio. Tr\M I InlniN Referred to t ounult 4ee l*enn|on Hllla l*Med. Wsshlnzrton. Dec. 17.—Under Mieprnxion of th* rules the House io-tlay }aNoe<l Ixllin to divide Kentucky and West Vir ginia into turn Judicial districts; to create another district judge in the northern district of Ohio, ami to refi-r to th** rotary of the Interior for investigation the • aim of ihe Mat* of Text** for moneys ; expended on public improvement* In I Greer county, before the decision of the Supreme Court i>la<-ed it althln the Juris | diction of Oklahovnv An attempt ua made to pas a bill to Klvc soldier* ard ***tkir* of the Civil War. lu Spanish *ar and tha war in the Phil ipplnes j*ri 'i reiiie in the n. alter of ap l*ointrnent to and retention In positions in the xet utlve l'Martmer.rs of the govern ment. but It aroused opi>osltlovi on the around that l would pr.it tLal y whut out of the government <mploy for years to ‘ otne all (tvlllans anl was overwhelming *y defeated. Tii* remainder of th* day was devoted to th* < oneLleratlon of tirlvat* |iunion Mi;*, and a large number of rhtm wre pass* and. before the House adjourned a fine 1 tribute wsj* paid to Representative Charles a. Boutelle of Maine, who serv j ed e ghteen years in Congress, and who , h<ll re-elected o the Fl/ty-sevscuh I Congress. Mr. Littlefield of Muine asked unani mous orient for the consideration of a bill to plate hint on the retired lief as a Hptaln in th* t iv). Mr. Boutelle having been a • .ipta.n In thw navy during the Civil War. Mr Boutelle, he said, would un kubted ly resign from the llous*. No objection wa*i mud* an 1 the bill was pussed. A rtrratt Preference Bill. The H(*caker lir-t recognised Mr | Hrnmwall of fhlo, who moved to us- I |* nU the rules and pass tiie veteran pref erence bill. Mr Hu lurtlwm of Tennessee d*m n<l* ■ and a *'*eond. Mi ftromwei] akct| that a weco*l iw* ctonsldercil ae ordered, but Mr. Fowler of New Jersey objected. A second was ordered on a vote. 67 to k .Mr. Rromweil explained that the bill aa oriKinaliy Introduced wa* the Nil prepar ed by the Grand Army of <h- Republic. It elmpiy extended the provision* of the existing law' giving preference to honor ably discharged satiliers and sailors of j the Civil War. maimed or suffering physi cal impairment, to all soldiers honors’ly discharged. The committee had further | ‘Xt*ruieNl It to veterans of the war with Sjmlii and of Ihe war in the Philippine*. Mr Richardson asked why the soldiers of th* Xlexl n War were not included. In this era of rood feeling why not In clude the soldiers and sal.ore of all the wars? Mr Olllett of Massachusetts the chair man of the Civil Bervlce Committee. | which reported the measure, protected ! vigorously against the bill. He declared that the bill waa Improperly before the i House. lie stamped the Nil an vicious, j It would give preference lo ttOflO" men ! ind for many years would k**ep civilians | off th- rolls. The soldier* of the Civil War enlisted as a sacred duty. The reg ulars did not enlist for the same reason They were rewarded with pension* Republicans Opposed It. Mr fJroeveror of Ohio ami Mr Hep burn of lowa protested that the bill made an appointment a vested right Mr XI. t all of Massachusetts opposed • the bill tiecuuse. he said, it would create | u military caau*. The government ser vice should b*’ 01**11 to ail. It was a slur | upon the Intelligence of the soldiers to gi\e them thl* preference. Xlr Fowler of New Jersey also opposed the bill. Xlr Bulger attempted to force a yea and ray vote upon the hill, hut fa lied and rm ;t rising vote the bill was defeated 11 to 1& Mr. Omrmon. chairman of the Appropria tions Committee, reported an urgent de ficiency hill carrying lIKJ.G*a for contin gent expense* of the House of Re|re*en i.itlves, Indian Affairs, District of Co lumbia and the National Home for Dis abled Volunteer Soldiers The bill was I ;>•*sed. The House then passed I<C private pen don hills, and at s:lfi p m adjourned. WORK AMOUR COLORED MAIX. Report Made lo American Missionary Association. Nsw York Dec. 17.—The American Mla atotnarv Association ha* rscalvsd a re port concrnln* apodal work among col or cl young men. haac.l on tnvswtlgailona by 8-cretary J- K. Moorland of *N ash -I,nion. Thera ar* two main line# of work—lha work among otudanl* and that among young men in cilia* Much empha -i* ! pi;, •-<! upon Blbta atisty and |icr xnri.i 1 work amor.* ihe studant*. Many of the revivals In .ollrgas tor cotorni *u dents arc aasi to havv the beginning In the >ouig men u meeting. There are stxty-nne a.*eoclat!ons In the school* and forty or fifty more schools fhoutd be organized. The llrst substan tial effort road* among the col ored young men In city work was at Norfolk Va., In im Thl* wrk * more difficult than the student work In moat of the clUe*. especially Hoot hem. there Is no respectable pis*#, outside of home and church, for a colored young man to profitably spend his eveo mgs _ surveys at Port Royal. Beaufort. B c.. Dec. 17-The UnHod Htatm revenue * fitter Forward Is en gaged making surveys on Port Royal bar Th* work Is being done by expert engl neers and wlli consume two weeks’ time. Cgnern to Heeooae m Mother. Rome De 17.-The Mesiagero assert* tits the King of Italy. Victor Kmmanue.. has Informed the premier, ffignor Har acco. that the Queen will become mother about six mo ns as hence. mil IT.M OY % M.t.HO. Two Msrringra at ay cross—4lber News >tes Wsyctoss. De* ii —Jim Hayes, colored went into the wochlb near Argyle Hatur day to cut crossties. In fcSili.g s tres tt fell on him, hruaktitg an arm. a leg ami otherwise bruising him up from the ef fects of whi*h he died in m short tim* The hod> was brought here for but lal In the cemetery for colored people. Rev. K M Whltlns. presiding elder of the Wsywo-* dlstri t the |M.t three year*, presided at Trinity Church yester day m>rnlng and evening, hi** !a*t sermon here before going to Inw**hi, in* new tiome. On Jan. 1 the W lycroes Ire Fa tory will begin work on the coid mpi ted en largement of Its plant. U wil in ren-c the capacity from six to 31 ton* Ts( arc reported iti the city yesterday. Th first o*'-urrel yesterday morning at the pan-on.ige of First Xl*th odist Chur- h. and the ceremony was per formed by the pastor. Riv, T XI Uhrlc Hon. Tte controiMlng |>artlex were Mies Xl.tisk* Turner and Mr J J Heaton The acker occurred last night at thv Raptist turson.ig*-. the |Mtor. Rev \Y' H fA'rugg*. offi-toning The parties war* Mr. R. \\ Moesey end Mi*s Atini# Broom They went from the church to 4he tarwonage an*l were married The family of Kara Jam** kite editor of the R* If R* Urine*, left last Mg'it for Atlanta A fund was noised to poy tiicir fare The Baptist chapel in Old Nine a Way cross suburb, woe dedicated yeslerda) Addresses were made by Rev* \Y‘ II 8( ruggs and J H. k Smith. Judge II I*. Brew* r ami Col. John W Bennett. The First Xlethmlist Hunday rv hool will give an entertainment at the ehor h on Fhrlatma* eve tdg.it. after which a mii*- per will be served i the Ills kslnzr home on Gilmore street The Baptist Bunlay S -hool will erect a ('hrulitutN tree M*. lav evening at the church Xlrj*. Thomas Youmans died Inst night on Outer Aliany avenue after an !IU nesa of m few day*. Hh* died **t the resi dence of her son in-law M.t k (*lem*n* Her husband preceded her to the grave only a few months ago X!r> was about years of age, and her body will he taken to Bht< kahaar for Inter ment The c.didr*n of TrlOlt/ Sunday s- hw; have been very active the past several %.etk* In coilectmg mone' for their Christmas entertainment. The superin tendent distributed over lhf small money cards and the children met this afternoon to make their report. A snug little sum was realised The i'hristm is tree wIH be planted Dec, 23. There l* some street talk to-day of nu Imleft* vilent ticket for Mayor and abler men. but it I* quits certain that it will not materialize KEtYi: I* 111 silnl* OF IB Ml QI F.. Pope € omidain* of (Irntmirrlptlun of Bower In Italy. Rom. Dec. 17.—At the secret r on* I story h< Id to-day 4he apiaointed . number of Hlshope, Imdudlng Monslgnor Ksane, formerly rector of tike OnthoMc Univer sity at Washington, to tha diocese of 1 Hhbuque. The Pope, in to-day's allocution, thank ed God. who ha*l rrwihled him to accom plish the holy year. Xlany painful nvat ters. however, afflicted him. lie went on to say. e*pe< tally the conflict batwaen Italy and the 'hurch. re-uitirig in a vio lation of papal rights Milll graver things nerlmp* are to be apprehended. * continued hi* holiness “It is truly a calamity that the (pontiff is de. * polled forcibly of hi* Just aiwl legiti mate sovereignty, which h* closely houml up with the liberty of hi* ministry. The pontiff ia now held under the power of other men and subjected to their srlH trsry will. '*DifflouHles arise when we pee tlte dam - tnatlofi of Rome i * from one to *n otiier. s tl.ough It were a right Instead of being the fruit of injustice We wish the right of the papacy to remain intact. We declare shot neither time nca* the suc cession of riders *n suppr*** or and rnin |sh the imprescriptible right of Ihe pon tiff. “ Re%-. Hermann Joseph A leading was ap pointed Wshop of Fort Wayne. Ind.. an*l Rev. Joseph O'Reilly of Poortu, titular tMhop of Trx < IN 4l\ I.O'V Ml* 111 11, (irrmn. Tmlnlne ship „k to llbln Ten tllnnle#. Madrid, Deo. 17.—Dispatch** from Mnla r< confirm Ihe alalemeivl that the naval corn merrier there hed warned <*apl. Kretachmenn of hc storm and had recommended that he enl-r the port, hut M waa ot no aval!. The shook on Ihe rook* I, des rlhed by eye-irllnessea as terrible. Many hole* were driven In the vesaela iem anl aha sank within len mmul-a. The captain re fused assiMance. When a Hoanlsh sailor *ot within a short distance of him and threw him a rope, Capt Kretsclanann was so irreatly aaltatcd that he threw hia sword to the sailor The first mM- *tri,*lcd for an hour alnat the wave* cllnlnc to a pleoa ot wood, hul he finally went down. T!w; Spanlwh kunhcdl Nueva Kspana has left Ca'f.s to render assistance. HITHEIIVI USB. Tamed Over by t onlractors—Slew Telephone l,lae. Colombia. B C.. Dee. 17 -The new line of the Southern between Allendale and Hardeevllle waa turned over to the Bith cm to-day by T. B. Jones A Cos., rontrae tor*. P I. WeMa will ha the superlnterwl ent. with headquarters al Columbia. This branch waa accepted by the railroad com mi-s.< rr several da> a*o. It laaaana the distance over Ihe Houthern between Co lumbia snd Bavannah by twenty miles Columbia la on the ev of r-allstn* what she has lon* teelred—to be Ihe tele phonic renter of the state. Geocraphl celly polltlcwdy and otherwise Coitanbla ts the center, but her telephone roswie. - lions are very poor. A dlspstch from Flor ence announces that Ihe line from that city to Columbia has been starter!. Thai line will throuah Coiucni.U connect Ihe splendid l’re De# and I'l.xlmonl systems, embrarin* the ptlnclpal cities m the state. ReoJaanlH **. V\ eerier Dead. Amorims. Qa , Dec 17-Mr Benjamin M Wheeler, lh- oldest resident of Bum ter county are! tor seventy-two year# a cl tin n. died thl* momln* of heart trou ble The deceased waa (he first white child bom in Ihe county, his parents be ln* amoni; the earliest settlers, and the "white papoose'* was an object of curi osity to the Indians, who then resided here. Mr Wheeler was widely known anionic the sporting frwtcrnlly In Geor gia and Florida. but withal waa an hon est nai. and highly regarded among hla many friend#. ftnhlln Whipped Haber. Philadelphia. Dec. 17—Gus Kuhlln to night before I.OOto people at the P*nn Ath letic Chib, bested Peter Maher tot one of the fastest fights between heavyweights Ihat has been seen (or some time The bout waa limited to sis rounds. Volunteer* realist Monte. Mnntw Dec. I. The homeward move ment of Ihe v® unleer* will iiegln on New Taos's day. win, the eoyborkattom of the TMrty-ervwMh Volant*#!- Hegtowent. The UevstUh Cgvglri wUI fuUow. , •.—. i ARBITRATION CONFERENCE. NEramuiTiYßi or t apitai, 4MI KAHUH T(MK I* AN T. Papers Read on Roth aides of Ike Maeafloa as fw Mow to 4 are strikes—ladaslrlal Problem* Vfn*i He %d|Hstrd tlong llie Maes ot Least Heslslaare krll-ksown sindeafs of oelal Problem* Take •*arf In the VMra**ton. Dec 17 Men who have in the I-i t bitterly op|*n*e<t ea h other In n dnstrial *ontc*i* filled Hteinway Hal! at to-night's rc*ion of the ('ocifemice on * 4v illation and arbitration, which began Here to-day Roth the day am! the night se*-i uis were taken up by the paj* rs rea*l by ihe tepre.o nt.itive* of ca|4tal anl lahor. look ing t* the same end a cure for strike* * It seemed plainly evident that Mh elm-* were vigorously opposed to compulsory arbitration and if . re* ■snnuii laiUui in ■ the subject of a national board ru-till* from tho present gathering the ret'om : rnendativin will in all prolKihllity spe.'lfy Ihat i ' the Uui*l n work ehall Im* along I the hit- o( voluntary arbitration. The night session was called to onlcr At H o'clock After s few in4rMluctory I rem.irk* by Franklin MacVeagli, the pre. ! siding officer. Henry \V. Hoyt, president | of tim Nstiona) Founders Asociatloii. ! w,is Introduc**! Mr llovt Mill * Tlte industrial prohlctns, so-oaNed.munl I** atijusted along the lines of Irvist re ! *lstaii<* and 4ha Ins- ot h*i t resistance li my opinion I* voluntary arbitration. ‘ As long a* the wage arner believes or is taught to assume that society is in league to rob him a* an individual, of <ne of the |iurvlia*ing iower of his act vices, so long must society reckon with lum in his (Olleolivr apa*‘lty The -nt ploycr who elects to ignore this fact is #ft r as mu* ii ol a menace to the Indus trial i**a* e a* U tliat agitator who plays upon the prejudices and inflime* the passions of men he false Iv serves But the condttiona are im proving on txdh skies. The progressive manufacture! has learned that a union is not an a,together reprehensiNe evil In social economic* and readily a<lmtts that when organized wage earners are domi nated by strong conservative men they will meet the employer half way In srbl t ration." I’resident Samuel (Sompors of the Ameri •ii Federation of Lat>or was the prtn* I pai s|*eak*r to-nlgh? and an .iddr - l* was delivered hy llcnry White, geneni secramty (f th# United Garment Work er* of America. The conference was railed to or*ler to d.iy t>v ! ranklin MacVeagh. hairman of th*- CommlMr. on Ariangcments. t usmlMiiiiirr Wrtglit's %ddre**. c.irroll I. W right. United Htates com missioner of laltor. fokowe*i lie -aid in part: “The system of voluntary londiutlon and .irt'ltratlon as carried on by private agreement. I* elastic and applimbl* to ail • ortdithmK. It ran be u*e*t under die most Hfthordt or under the *lmp!oot rules, ii can ie pr*ee*ied with either with or without an umpire or referee, mid |roves satlsfaNory when the only provtslon l*. th.it th two sld*e shall rneef and attempt to settle the difll -ulty lrf,rr an a>p* a! to harsher method** It can su<>**l w hether live question* to l*e de* ld*d are difficult .an,* Intrb ate or |*t tin atnl simple Conta* I (Mi ihe tioard* e*taiUshcd has foa ter**i r**#|cct and gool feeling. The em piover*. years ago. Jn-fore the e*tabli*h iiiHil of *■ It boards, by Holding them selves ak*of (r*ate*l tle imprassiou that they wert the dominant, the men the svrvleiit. factors In the tralee They have now lo*t In large measure their .u!o< ratio charaiderislc and they meet the men on an equality in a friendly, conciliatory way. Brought together as tiiey h.iv l*e**n face to face, in the meet In gw. both side* Ivave learned to we things in a clearer light, and. too. false pii.le and obsttmuicy, g'waya i*ar riers to ami* able understanding, have ieen broken down open dls *ue*lo# about a common tuNc has shown iKdnts of view either on one aide or the other not be fore thought of by the oipoett<on. mis I very naturally a far better usler*tandiiig on the whole, exists to-day than ever t*e. fore l**tw**‘ii # nqdoyers and employed wherever the voluntary boards are at work, which mur make for peace ais I luppiiM*i un*i !*• the Ind* for all rvgntl hHon* Itetwecn mpiial and <ahor. Ruc.'i a • ors lit ion riMvit Im se ure*l hy govern ment boards, where pat Ilea are brought before it in a way to leave an Impression tlust they are litigants, the result often being to feed anew the Area which grow from the temper that originated the dis pute The private krsirds serve to sUy *ll su*'h feeling end to bring about a neigh I*orly ainl itartn>ndoua condition To create and continue thla goo*! feeling * are must be taken by the oaeoclatlona to elect as their representative*, not radicals, but men of strong common sense and honesty of purpose, employers fair enough to see the Juatice tn the case presented by the men. and representatives of the men who have courage enough to accept a decrease when the situation demands It. In a word extremists must be excluded and thoa* alone chosen who seek the truth, and. once finding It. are willing lo stand fast to Ihe agreement and urge lls adoption by their associates "If men und employers meet m all fair ness and kindness. an*l are carafui to ar range for co-operation and mutual good, many of the differences can be and are I constantly settled without hostilities of i any kind The best feeling exists, and disturbances have been few wlverr the I men are treated with proper courtesy nd frank Interest, for the up lop with which years ago the opposing sides view ed each other has In large measure dis appeared In Greet Britain in those trades where the principle of remediation ami arbitration has been longest recognised i tnn **f CeaelHallon. Mr Herman Jfllll of She Illinois Go-Operator's Association, not only outlined a pUn for conciliation an I arbitration, but urged that the capitalist* must organize to dteil with the labor problem as a pre-requielte of the success of any plan of conciliation or arbitration 'Tt seems to me. M he said, "that all efforts to permanently prevent strikes sre almost ceristn to fall, unless lahor and capital are both thoroughly organised, the strength of the respective organiza tion# being no nearly equal that neither aide can presume upon the weakness or unprepared new* of lha other I#abor. while not perfectly organized and not so rich in resources as <apti i and there fore unequal to a protracted Industrial war. is so much leger organized than capital that in #*v>rt. decisive **onfltcts or in continuous skirmishing. It usually comes out the victor. *‘Combination*, trusts snd corporations ■re spoken of a* organized capital ‘ This Is misleading Ail the** are consolidated or aggregated capital, consolidated or 'omblned u> reduce the ezpense of <kdng iHislnew. to otherwise cheapen production, or of controlling or regulating she mar ket* of the work*, but they are not or ganised tn the same sanse or for the same purpose for which labor Is organized. Our great need is two well organized forces, both established for the same purpose, nam** .. to determine and regulate the wage* and the .bndltlons of labor. To no TO LIVE WELL IS TO EAT WELL. Your Grocer keeps H. A Strong Sermon *upon thine ryes, prate in 1 can tx* appropriately up iking ol I bitty * Turn Malt ings refreshing sleep to the i to the dtze.tscil, tirrtl brain, tter from thr Rev. B Mil!** i answer to a rritirltm and r>nr of hi* church membrr*- Duffy's Fhirc Malt W hiskey *ing to mankind. Metde ranter Ksns r Hm Your lavor with lha m- Itp Ia i hand Thr fact* are tbase: le ss all luvalid Inr *eeerJ r-ars AiMl ou tut pbjn CAaa ft rsooas nsrd a certain p**t*ratimi *UX enrQt I aai % I'rwhi trrtan irif lu (Unity not' f Yl*-*l|rine Mil raid m ay that Dufy's Formula I'iire Mxi' Whiskey ate thr pares! •H'Uva prriaratioiis • tnediCiniZ ! know of and my experience is a large one lim a temperate man, and never use*! n.t wmiid never advise ao> manor woman u uw. .y iatovicanl ss a twrerage My r*^-N>o.iMe%iiatlou and Ihiffv ■ , nui.ia ftt><f YYtiiskejr wx* tnadc after a llt>r*iu|h hnwlelge rf their great value a* tr *l - Tiie ft'atietu* til was uisale ilelitsmii ly and *s*eT u|n fact* arid Ido M hesitate m stand by II Ttr many lempriiu • tn* n U> ita* ** wrtUan me >n this subject do not seam *■ realise U.ut was a iciut rnniT man L*f*r- niiii) of than Were Dim emcert If ycun. H p p It ts the mil v M hist \ used Hr the government as a mad trine This Is s snarin'* He safe you set ihr gcnutn* It* fue • itatiiuias 1 here is non# Just as •<*! as " Duffy s All druggists Olid go aw** *r dirv*- |l Or)aiattl< If ymj are si* k and run dots n. with* us. tt will cat you nothing to learn how to regain good hwsilti. energy ** ; I Yttalit* M*■*' al >■■**k lei seut frwr g* f"> tp (J* To att> r. t ier of this pstwr who will write un we will send free two of our fwfetK ■ SA Cl Cm (arn* ( uic r* h * whtsA auchre .i, herd four • *tt** In slat ,s to ivtvag puau*' Thrjr am unique aa<i *> lul. DI.'FEY MALT HUIdKKY CO., it>heiuaf. - —" " ' 1 ■' -a $2,000 PRIZL STORYI ENTITLED The Congressman's Wife IS Pl HI 1.4HP.1i IMINI. VIMILI hlilf WITH MANY OTHER GOOD THINGS IN /" THE /Oj j (sJwtVjct Holifloui j\ ON SALE EVERYWHERE TO-DAY nrganizs. employer* mu ft profit by th* exampl* c4M them In a* lf-a rlflce .ml zelf <t*>r,lal hy th*lr **uikY “ Mr Just! instated that *.(11111 the on piup r cliiiii uriisniiPH find ahtliiPi* * oi iev:-lively a d**i*ei urn nt of labor. Ju*t an Indivliiuully or In* orjior.it• eapi-ily em pliYvura pfovkle for (hair exet utlve iin*l • *ni*ru< dejMirtmints. thHr flnunclal Hfil Ihalr aalua f*Tar(lV)eiitfl, Briket* Will (’Ofitlnue. ami Oiui D utrlkcii, therefore, are to become obsolete in America, every (D*iMftm**nt of Industry mud be thus or ganized. John Mif'hf 11. pre-blent *< the Unite.l Mu.*' Workers, xuid hix o/gnnizati>n lias favoreil for pver tea years an adjudica tion of difference* by <vincll!*that and ar bitration. an I that there has not beau a great irtrik** in * ip h tide mtfier*< had en piixel that they had not llrat trle*l 10 |v l*t>* the prln t|la of ronclliitioti aid arbi tration tefor* engagfiig In the atrike. Thla waa <true in lh*' recent conlaat In the anthracite *xail field* of OnniylvinU. (Ihihp loel *>•!#■ •■. Tha afternoon aeaoion w <qeiied by B Durand who all, In |art “The mod highly developed local nyn 4em of cotw l llat ton and arbitration I* found In zone f th** buii*)iitg trade* of Boston r-*l New York In the*#* ran** dl*lnteree*ed partlve are *omrtlme < all#*o In a* arbitrator*, a thing which h* a* yet deddedly uncommon in thl* **ouniry. The number of trade# in which nyateina of ar hWrw(km. core ilUlion. and Joint agree, mente have leen developed <>veriffC the entire trade, or a large fraction of it. Im a till email In none of the tr.ide* ia there a prov Mon for raferr ng qieqdlona a* to general condltlona of lai*or to )izt*ide arbltroiom In ae of failure of the con f retire to agree The *yztetn f cotirllla t ion and agreement him already doa* much to eatahlkih permanently paareful i• Utlon* in the trade where II ezl*tz. ax It leads to develop spirit on both ddea which goe* far toward axauring ln duatrial paa<' “ 4 (MN|iNUn Arbitration. He wax followed by K. b Kennx, who Mid In part “Im <ompulenry arNtration advlewbie romfailMory arbftratlofi. wHI'OUi to enforce Ihe award would be farce To way that men mu 4 arbM.ate. hut need not abide tho .award would te to pro vide a procedure * rkltctfloua jmi it wankl lie uxelexx. To make at award effodlve It lx neeexaafy that one i#rty can he compelled to employ and the other rom t*e|led to labor, though nHthrr he fItUlMd YYith the award Tbt* would h*- slavery, •ay (lrmr; and other*, cofifleeatkm But It would he neither, and only mare ot*edianea to roiwtkulrd authority, exercising |ow erx both cone la tent with the xplrtt of our law** anrl oiOllWr to thoaa tirat already exlx The aentlment of to-day lx unquea stansMy opmwes* to Interfere,, -e by th states m disputes between employers and . ... ■...k)>wbu, tbetr coftosus! met emam H Thange of sc ns! me rv, detrimental to both parties , , • When <he ,mp(>ey ®# rM " •F**"'**™ engaeed tn a buetnes. .Bec.tng th. public can fill the place* mad- vacant by atrlk ,? (he employer will tn the cmt—t. and * here he cannot do so, the emploi#* will w„ The deelston of th# contest. here,ore will always resolve HmM Into ■wo que,lions; how ne.. seary le tt that ,he employ, r eh.,lt continue In busln-*. and how r,e- eaaery le It that he shall -m --oloy tb xtrikarx. No amount of InGml lailon or fwr*zaxlo4i will changr tti** rm suit, though tt may poetpon- It. fnr'b ,ne..orat>: laws of supply snd <Mmeed Will control the de, tek,r, And tf he H afford the rmpfcv er every pent#-tlon In his effort* to obtain other* to take h nta-es made vacant by strikers a,el af ford to such Other# tha’ protection guar anteed '.hero by th# ron.titutlon but now too frequently dented then, the con'cet soon be ended, en.l the twr.y pre- wlxliever tt Iw. will hat# eem-ed the victory at the least cost to the pub lic.- Hr. tawPre* \4drewe. Mr GowPr to hl address to th* con ferenc# referred to the remark* mad.j dTrtmTthe session by a Santa Fe oflh tal according to whose statements, said Mr. <tow,pen* it would appear that alt the overtures toward conciliation or artdtr,- Mon tn such •11-t ,M*< #- 'bet he, ween th-- Bants Fe and tt* teler,>ihers came front th* emptovere. Mr. Gompers eseerted that, on the contrary, where there had been 0e one-" Im U ait# <it afOucUUOt v cupltal !’i* re have hfMt liMWtrxtH nn tha aide of labrw. The h • e.t1.1, iw! ho* >ifnc n vumomH) to hoar* t*if their |onttiT* of rnatiUttlltm mN wH'*t th* answer that thorn "la nothing to arhi liatf" Ho adled. however, that ho waa not unmindful of the fort that thorn waa a growing dl*i>llloti on tho iart of m ployera toward n morn ■•on dilatory pol icy Tbla .otvlltton, Mr trotnt mra ho- I lleved, who tluo to tho *roarln strength I of nrgantaed labor Though (■dmlfttng that atrtkes ought it* to avoided In tho interest* of both capt tal arid t.il-o Mr ttomi*orti declared that tho to worn norm evil* morn it rewdful than at rikon H<- aitikit. "tt ahall loetat main tho right to work. 'Ior! work whonovor tho work liointtiaa Irkaotno tn amt wo ahatl always In atat on <mr tight to strike for any roa aon or for no rnaaon at all " t'lialrman Mwl rli anivmmced tha billowing committee on rexclutione amt plan of action chosen by tho conwniHeo In charge of tho conference. raptiiotitta* tho rllfforont Intoroata Involvnit A C\ H.irtlott. vice president of Mlb •■aril Kpcioir Hart lot t A t'o., Chicago; Itonry A tlor. president of tho Nttlmrl K outvie ra' Association llorman Juatl, commissioner llltnola fool Operator*' As sociation. (I Watson Krerv-h. vice pr*t •lont of tho Itepuhll Iron anrt Mtool I'nm imny, K It Korina, vlco |>roat<tool of tho Atchison. Tottoka amt Manta Ko ft itlroad Mvatotji; Chauncey tl Castle president o* tho Move rounder*' Natkaial llafotioo As sociation; Mamuol ( tamper*. president of •to American fn.oniiliwi ot lator. John Mitchell, fri-oaklant of tho trnltsd Mina Workoro of America Me/; In Kov preat <lont of tho Iron Moulders’ Union of Amorlca; Prank I* Margent grand maa* tor of tho llrothedhoui of loramatlt* Klrrman, Honry White. gonoral secrets rr of Ifct Pnlied tlartnont Worker# of Amor* lea; James M Lynch, president of tha in terns! ions I Typographical ITtlun. HOT KLKCTHM AT IMMUI. Tho McDonald Tlohot Won by a Ma turity of Two Voles. Imugta*. (la.. I toe. 17 —Tha election for Mayor ami Alilormoti of rinugla* on Mat* nt.hty kit. w hotly contested from evert to Aniah. Tho ticket of the ofct hoard *®n alatlng of Mator W W. Il< iMnaM. ami Aldermen K Bakar. J. H Datlt. D. IV. (iaahln. A. IV. Hatfckxk. and Kr.uilc L. ihaoat. was not litlly oppoaad until sain day hoforo tha ole. i|oti, when a now ticket lth W. P. Ward for Mayor, and Kranlc I# Mweat, W. O. reason. N. T. Crasg, J W. Wl.iltord and John K Overman for jidormoti waa announced. Both a Ida# worked like Trojatu. with gourl faallng prevailing but tha oloction reaulted In the auccaaa of tho M* DiawM ticket by a majority of taro. There la a rumor of a con tart not on much by tho defeated ctnvltdatea aa by their aupporient. Tho cool oaf. however, may not tnalariottae. o* tha chargoa of Illegal vote# would about avail up on both akie■ and not change tha Anal ra* suit to any great aignlHcanca. it * tela me * W. r. Ward. It K Holaan* dorf, an<i other prominent ladtaa of tho Me-hodtat Ktks’opal Churrh entertataatt at me pareonoge on Mntitrday night with an oyeter auttper ami festival. Tha affair waa a eurceaa socially and Onanclottyv The proceed* will no espanded In fumiabe tng tne hamlaomo new parsonage. I .aw ley to Raild f np Dafandar. Boaton. Dec. 17 —Tha Utoh* t.enun tad trill any All diyubt regarding tha hulkltng of tha Boaton tup defender ha* nrew boon dka pollod. Veater, hay aftarroon Mr. Oeorgo K I* 1-iwley, pc**.-,-lent t>f the corpor ation of the aame name, aignod the con tract with Thotnaa Lawaon to build tha boat. Aged Lady Named to Heath. New Barns N. C., Dac. 17 - Mrs Knutead ILirpar. a widow, in year* of ago. mat with a horrible death at bar home tn this city this afternoon. While warming bar. aotf before a A replace her clothing tvcmo Ignited and ahe waa fnarrtiUy iiyU>€ Ui * tiw otloaic* tfi grant agotg^ 5