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NEWS

Saturday’s News wiU sJw^ new Fashions for Womeij.

WEDIJESDAY EVENING, APRIL 1C, 1902.

FOURTEEN PAGES j'";5“"*ITWO OE

E IT THROUGH

'Philippine Scandal the Paramount Issue.

*TAT«»M«N MAY Bl KEPT AT WACHiNOTON ALL SUMMER.

ROOSEVELT ISJN EARNEST

SOLDIER WHO MAY BE COURTMARTIALED FOR THE TORTURE OF FILIPINOS BY OUR TROOPS

Will Sand a Peraonai Commlaaion to tilt lalandi If Nacataary—Damocrata Ara Happy.

{ily itmm$ V. HomaOav. Staff Correspondent.] .Wa^wiKGTOy. April 1«. — Tfi« condltloa aC aJbdra in th« PhliipptncB msy hold <^Banas ioa«thPr until tstte In the eutn* m«r. An Inffuentua Senator has aspresaed tha Mlar that the session may b« prolOnjail tt^ autumn. In tha languaa# oi ^;^d|a aitnofity members of the Senate Phlt- ^ aamodUae. they have "atruclt pay 5 tad they tay they have not the rbousbt oC abandtmina the In- *■» new In procreas. . Bipirttlfeinnl membera of tha commlttaa ^4«fU oat ^Bi^oaad to throw any obstacles ■ *1^, tlaf'artBl of a thorouah Invaatigatlon. ' hf aoldlew who have served In ex has been prepared, and It i jaavpose of tha committee to call a L-ttanr witneaaea with a view to a* tha truth of tha charges of . a • « V All Aft Imprasaad. (ba Jl^hllcana tn Congress, ibi^f^raiiiattt and members of hia baan deeply impraeeed by — ^ ghown by the action Ihta yesterday afternoon '' J that tta ^eera alleged to be hafhaaRMa shall be tried by for^wtth. aewidatlona rafleettog on the ^4Ml|MlatiBtlaa at hflalrs in the posMSkiil ba fflnflr. the prcaldent will ap- ! jiti"By* "Iff*"*—to go to the ^ T aiad laali^ an investigation. He tlntt 0e wtKde truth shall a, and that th« men found guilty aHttes sliaii he punished. • • • ^I^MOcraia^ra Leadad. . j^eantli^ the Democrats In the yprtaaad t« talk for weeks after IpytnUBMnt bill is taken j^lia laid before the Senate i^qatea'^Hoar has said to I tlr|andl*1^~* after all the tee1 ihvaatlgating cottomit< '/WIS taka six ar atfht days to • • • Has a New Claim, ^ylor, of Indiana, ta*dly. after having ar -^fgatfon In Con< iaf,0(B allowed

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mtm rgmaents notes iRi^ inthe Way (or ths

_ gentsal Governof Winslow. LAnier * who were the State's dorkiif the war, show the _ e. Mr. Taylor says, claim for presentation

on in a few weeks, claim while work-

dapartmetts on the larger

GEN. JACOB H. SMITH.

ed to^ major and Judge advocate during that year, and In 1894 was appointed major

In the Second Infantry.

His promotion to the rank of lieuten-ant-colonel was made In 1898, when he was

Oen. Jacob H. Smith, charged with having ordfred Major Waller to make a howling wildemesa A>t Samar, and to spare neitbar men, wom«t nor children over ten years old, enlisted In the Second Ken-

tucky Infantry In the dvil war, and was assigned to the Twelfth Infantry. He be

mustered out as captain In 1883. Then he served as a captain of the Veteran Re-

serve Corps until 1885.

He was made e captain of the Thirteenth Infantry In 1867. and was promotwoukiidvse FDn Jiiisoii

TEN DAYS’ IMPRISONMENT FINE OF $200

AND

FOR DRIVING OVER MRS. COX

Five Dollars and Coeta on Two Other Char(|ea--Releaaed bn Six Hundred Dollar Bond.

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Civil Bsivitja Commitdoner Foutke left for ^ Waat on a teur of Inveatfi^tion

, CMa ASemean. He ekpseta to begin an iagiutiar ka the aliped violations In the

ravanne ftffio at Terra Haute next Tuee*

> Bay. It tiaa avsnested to him that as it ''Vnpld ba State eo^entton week in India^iie might have dlfileulty tn finding the

amptoyag whoee testimony he will **Timt*s Just the reason I want to

■“ "* that UoMk*’ aatd hw ' of C. O. Self, the Internal who refassd io testify, has raoa^'ed by the eommlaston.

t have So testify fully or lose bis

aaid Oomwisatooer Fouike.

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OswftfagtmtiiiWUI Coma.

M^ubllean Congressmen from Tng&ma relieved in mind by the action '' ^|ha BNlpbh to-day in directing that the dakkla an tha Cuban reciprocity Mil shall

akMi IRMiay at 8 o'clock.

i|IM aseasbara will leave for In-

St tha and of the week. Some

t IMF Friday night, and

Wm go ttiturday afternoon. ■ " ks and Beveridge will

here until Monday,

m THE POPE.

Sudlanef^; sheared A

all the clrcu ah* New York

firm vote*

wn turpriaad tt What

Ho Saw.

I 1$.—Bourke Cockran. of a Shi iMt been reoetved in >a ^*0pa; a*.va he found the miyehger than at his lat^t

ago. The Pope ^memory, recollecting about hie visitor M>aaklng with a

ftUEUt WILHEEMWA ILL Cac^HgMilfi Klpm*a Coma from Tha ■ Ha^a. DONDOK. AihrU apaoial dispatch from Asa^eciAfla says: •‘dueen WllhfimlM's cimdltloa is growing more serious.’* Thhi afttniacai'a oficiai bulletin from The Hague; however, deciarea that, though Uia fever coatinuea. the general cottdhtoa at the Queen te aatlalsAtory. SIMPSON INDICTED. WanngtW BIgHtt Chamharlain Co. Jggfckaaptr OBfirgHt with Forgary. J^A ilmpaoa. the bookkeeper of Ihack, C^suabMtaln Omn- ^ tha imion Sttkckyarda, was inby the grand Jury for forbooka are in such o^idltlon I'c^mune of hU embeaxtement, if aiacertalned. ^NOIOATES. a ttata T >n the

A fine of laoo and coats and a swtence of ten days In the workhouse was the penalty handed out to-day by Judge Stubbs, in the Police Court, to Douglas C. Jlllson, for aeaault and battery on Mrs. L^ander Cox, of Irvington. He was also fined |6 and 4sn. jjpah-,0£..awo othf* <mwiaaH drunkenness and driving on the wrong aide of the street. On April « Jr.laon drove hla “trap” over Mrs. Cox aa she waa croaaing the street at Washington and Pennsylvania. Mrs. COX, who la ilxty-four yeara old. waa

badly Injured.

There has been unusual interest in the case because of Jlllson’s prominent family cotmectloiw. He is also a leading member of the “Microbes.” a crowd of young men who frequent the Denison Hotel bar-

Influence of No Avail.

Every wire was pulled In the interest of Jlllson, but Judge Stubbs Insisted that all the evidence be heard, and also that JillBon be present In the court-room. Attorney John S. Duncan, who defended JillBon, offered no evidence. He entered pleas of “not guilty” on the affldavHs. for reason that there Ta no appeal to a higher court from a plea of guilty; Mr. Duncan said he had an agn'eiucnt with Prosecutor Collins whereby the “drunk” charge against his client would be dismissed, and he demanded that this be done. Collins made a statement, tn which he said he was not acquaJnfed with the details of the case at the tlmte of tAe agreement, and, therefore, in Justice to himself and to the court, he could not rec-

ommend such action,

Collins said U was frequently the case that charges of “drunk” are dismissed when prisoners plead guilty to two or more other charges, but that in the case of JtUaon It waa material that the charge stand. Duncan said be understood that civil action for damages would be brought against Jlllson, and Intimated that the charge of drunkenness would be damaging to hia client. He aald he would Insist on Introducing evidence if the “drunk" change waa not dismlaaed, but changed his mind when Judge Stubbs said he waa perfectly willing to hear all evidence.

Jitison Unconcerned.

During this controversy Jilison aat apparently unconcerned. He had been ordered to the prisoner’s bench by Judge Stubbs from hla seat In the rear of the ooort-room, and when It appeared that further evidence would be heard he held a Whispered conaultatlon with his attorney, Duncan contended that the whole affair wae merely *n “unfortunate accldcat,” and that It was Jlllson s family connections that aggravated the case. Us asked for a finding in all the cas^. Judge Stubbs said It was a flagrant case of neglect and indifference on the part of Jlllson when he drove recklessly

over the old woman.

“Coupled ’I# your manner of indifference." Judge'bcabbs said, 'it shows that you have a heartless nature. I can hardly conceive how a youpg man can be so indifferent to life and Hmb as to drive deliberately over a person. 1 realise the character of your relatives, but this la no reason for allowing you to escape. My

doty is clear.”

Wh^n sentence was announced Duncan

came colonel of the Seventeenth Infantry in October. 1899. and has since been on duty In the Philippines. , He was commissioned brigadier-general

of volunteers In June. 1901

INDEX OMTOWS ISSUE.

Page.

1— Water Cure for Filipinos. Meeting of Manufacturers. Prison Investigation Ended. Philippine Question In Congress. Boer-Brltlsh Peace Question 2— Meeting of Manufacturers.—Continued. »-Parkway Poesibilltles. Prohibition Convention. City SUtistlce. Personal and Social. Meter Views of People. , 4— Editorial. Scrape. 6—Big Time at Columbia. General W'allace on the Pit, Mlnfaters are Hamed. *~Ballro«d News. Classifled Advertisements. T—Classified AdvertlsemenU. 5— Harketa Greencastle Highwaymen Caught. 9—Ninth Ward Against Meters. Carpenters on Strike. 10—Fairbanks Closes Chinese Delate. )|lll anOWUllHW,-Flkht, H—Sporting la-Plttser Murder Trial. Jury Went to the Fire. Communications. 13— Attack on P<flitlclans. 14 Stormy Convention at Mitchell. , Miners' Convention Tied Up. 14— Town Topics. Amusements. Through the Microscope.

An Indianapolis Soldier Describes the “Cure’'

FOR WHICH GEN. SMITH IS LIKELY TO BE COURT-MARTIALED.

ADMINISTRATION IS STIRRED

War Department Isaues Statement Showing Swift Punishment of Offenders Against Articles of War.

TWO THOUSAND KILLED AND CAPTURED BY REBELS.

WERE SURPRISED IN A DEFILE

Newt of the Terrible Slaughter waa Brought to Canton by a Courier, Says a Hong-Kong Dispatch.

HONG-KONO. April 16.-A courier who arrived at Canton yesterday reported that over 2,000 Impeiiaiist soldiers, sent by Marshal Su against the rebels, were ambushed In a narrow defile and all were killed or captured. The situation In the rebeUlous districts In southern China Is Increasingly alarming. The viceroy of Canton has telegraphed to Pekin, urging the Immediate forwarding of reinforcements. Lack of news from General Ma and Marshal Su is taken as an Indication that the rebels have surrounded the imperial troops and cut off communication with them.

Fight with Russians. ST. PETERSBURG, April 16.-An official dispatch received here from Port Arthur, dated April ,12,' announces that serious fighting ha.<» occurred in the vicinity of the. boundary of the provinces of Mukden and Klran, Manchuria, between Russian frontier guards and Chinese robbers who had been raiding railroad stations. The Russians surrounded 800 Chinese at Klang-Tung-Tal. and only thirty of them escaped. The Russian losses were very small.

ARMENIANS MASSACRED. Kurdish Irrtgulara Slaughter Three Hundred Christians. LONDON. April I«.-A dispatch from Constantinople says that a rowing band of Armenians recently appeared near Diabeklr. In Kurdestan, and the authorities sent Ibrahim Pacha, at the head of the Kurdish irregulars, to cluse them. The troops pursued the Armenians for some distance, attacking Artneniah villages cn

route.

Charges of extreme cruelty to Filipinos have stirred Government circles at Washington, and the prospects this afternoon are that Gen. Jacob H. Smith, under •whose instructions it Is said the water cure and other forms of torture were administered to Filipino non-combatants wlU be court-martialed. If further invesUgation is made at Washington, Jesse Conway, a newspaper man of this city, may be summoned. He spent three years in the Philippines as a soldier In Company B, Fourth United States Infantry. He has seen the now famous water cure administered, and thus describes Its cruelty: *'Put m mma oa biM bmek mad prtms oa bt» gal M uatll tbm mir Is all out of bis luags, mad tbma pour abwt a plat aad a bait of watar la bis mouth lust as be Is allowed to breathe, aad you have the water cure. The llrat applicatloa Is geaerally suHIclaat to obtala the desiredrssult “Quite a little water must necessarily flow into the lungs. Generally when a na tive has been subjected to the water cure process he does not revive quickly. To repeat the dose quickly would undoubtedly strangle the victim, and I should think that any person with weak lungs might be killed by it. "Other means of making a man talk are also employed. One captain, under whom I served, used the stancllng-up process on natives with success. If a native was captured on Information from the secret service department, and suspected of having a rjfle, he would either have to give It up ot| stand In the guardhouse without anything to eat until he surrendered the gu: . If. after two or three days’of this I reatment he did not show a disposition ’ a weaken, he would be treated as any c ther prisoner—forced to work and eat godJ rations, but would be held until his guii was brought in by either a member of bis family or some friend who would Cheerfully surrender his own rifle to obtain the liberty of his comrade. “This plan has be<n used all over the Philippines. Tying th4 Hands, "A milder form ol persuasion Is to tie the bands together until the native tells .where bis rifle Is coa^lsd. 1 havehesrdof natives being strung; up by the neck with a rope until they thought they were about to die and then let down to breathe a little and possibly talk and avoid a second stretching. Solitary <mhflnement has also proved effective. "I can recall one pertlcular instance In the town of Dasmadaas. Cavite province, where a little harsh ■^atment brought in at least sixty despefatc characters and some few rifles. An insurgent officer known as Antonio was caught by a detachment of my company outside the town In the full regalia of a first lieutenant of FUlplno infantry. He was brought into our guard-house and the secret service man at the post declared that he had under his control more than one hundred rifles. He waa led out of the guard-house and questioned, but refused to give any information. The commanding officer told him he would have to do without food until he was ready to talk. Three days later Antonio gave up, was released and walked out and picked out about sixty of hts soldiers in the town, all saluted and obeyed him and their guns were brought

in.

Major Waller's Case“Tlic result of the court-martial of Maj. Waller, of the United States Marine Corps seems to throw the blame for the alleged cruelty on Brigadier-General Smith. General Smith w-as sent to Samar to clean out the Insurgent element, and he has probably done It. The valley in which the town of Balangia lies, the place where the Ninth Infantry massacre occurred, would have nothing alive on It to-day, flying, walking or crawling, if the sentiment of the United States army could have prevailed the morning the news was telegraphed from post to post. “General Bell was brought from northern Luson to southern Luzon to put down the Insurrection In the province of Batangas, which he did. In Gardener's Province. “Major Gardener waa the civil governor of the province south of Batajigas—Tayabas. This place has always been considered by the departmental heads to have been a quiet place. When Gardener was colonel of the Thirtieth Volunteer Infantry his command was distributed throughout the province, and If anything vTong was done, his own men probably did It. although he was Ignorant of It." COURT-MARTIAL FOR SMITH.

It is estimated that three hundred Chris-

said the cases would be appmled, and | tians were massacred. Many of the Turks bonds amounting to WX> were made outj^md Kurds were also killed. (or his release, pending trial. [-

After Judge Stubbs said the fine would be UOO he hesitated before announcing the

sentence. Thhs hesitancy was txmstrued. by Imncan and Jlllson is meaning that thef>» were no “days.” and a smite spread, over their faces. When the judge added

“and tan days” the smile faded. Mrs, Cox was unable to Ik* present on

aecounl of l»er Injuries, which Include taro Iwokcn ribs Her phystelan. Dr. Knapp, saM ho did not think she was favallv hurl. Mr*. Cox’s dattghter. Mrs. Hattie Hensing, who was with her mother at the time of the accident, testified. P^trtdman Hutcher. wtw'arrMued JUleon. bad five witnessessEEgent who,were wflK

io testify tlu^SSgtwas drunk, hut avtdenogKBHBSll&sIdered tt&eoa-

A WIRELESS TELEGRAM.

First Marconigram to Reach Indiana Received by a Geneva Man. {gpecial to The IndfanapoUa News.} GENEVA, ind.. April W.—W. B. Hale, of this city. Is probably the first man In Indiana to receive a tel^ram by the Marconi wireless system. It was sent to him by C. K. MeFadden. manager of the Byrd oil syndicate, of London, which has much property in the Indiana field. Mr. MeFadden sailed from New York: to London Tuesday, and when a hundred miles at sea, MBt a whndees telegram to the slwrev which was forwarded to Mr. Hal*

President Orders General Chaffee to Investigate. WASHINGTON. April 16. — Vigorous mesiiurefi were taken by the President yesterday to put a stop to alleged WeylerIsm in the Philippines. General Smith will probably he court-martialed and the ollirers who inflicted the “water cure” ujion natives, as was testified to before the Senate committee on Philippines, are ahw to be tried by a military tribunal. Orders to this effect were cabled General Chaffee by Secretary Root Immediately after the Cabinet meeting. .Kb la often the case, the public mind was deeply stirred by the ugly news from the Philippines before official Washington realized that something was wrong. President Roosevelt himself, having heard of the deep agitation of the people i oeer these disclosures, 'brought the matter ' to the attention of the, Cabinet yesterday. With great eamesti^is he said this sort of thing must stopl^nd that the guilty must be punished. During the diseusslbn that followed, a member of the Cabinet remarked that, accordbi* to unofficial dispatches, Major Waller bad been acquitted. The President said If d:hat was true tt afforded additional reason why Oeneral Smith's orders to Major Waller should be inquired lato. If the sui^rdlnste bad Cofttinwrf" Pagt 5^ C^umn 3.

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FOU REGIPROGin

|$a,ood,eoofiMNrw^ SY THE g«£r TRUST.

Manufacturers Indorsed tht Policy with Cheers.

IRRIGATION OF ARID LANDS If* DOR8ED TO-DAY.

NEW ORLEANS HAS THE CALL

Next Session of the Manufacturer* will Probably be Held There.

Melt Prices May Drive the Country to a New Diet.

Michigan City Investigation Closed To-Day. .

THE BOARD OF INQUIRY MADE EFFORT TO GET FACTS.

COMMISSION' PAID BACK

Dr. B. S. Horne Refunds to the State Commiasion He Received on' Vaccine Virus.

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[From a Staff CorrwipoBdent.l

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., April 16, investigation of the affairs of the State prison ended to-day. Most of the' talk that it is a whitewashed affair has come from those who have not been near the prison while the inquiry was being held, and the talk seems to come from those who hope to make politics out of It, To those who have heard the evidence and have watched the efforts of the Slate officials to get at facts, the Investigation has been a searching one. No expense has been spared and members of the board and Governor Durbin have held morning, afternoon and night sessions. When anything developed In the testi-

mony it was at once Investigated.

Both Sides Heard.

When conmlalnts were sent In, an agent at once went to see the complainant One Instance was in the case of John Jett, of Petersburg, who said he knew of a man being murdered while be was In the prison. It was learned from Jett that the supposed crime was committed in 1898, but all he knew about it was wbat a discharged prisoner named McDemot told

him.

An effort was made to find McDemot, but he is out of the State. At no time waa there any delay, except on the first day. and that was caused by the refusal of Dr. Horne, who made the chaig^es, to appear before the board. Used Judicial Powers. The board has used ifls Judicial powers to bring in Unwilling witnesses. Judge Davis, a lawyer of long standing, examined the witnesses at length, cross-ex-amined them, dragged from them everything that could In any way bear on the charges made. It was found that men who did the most talking for the benefits of the newspapers actually knew nothing and admitted that they did not under oath. The Investigation began on Thursday. Ninety witnesses gave testimony, and some o( these were oh the stand (or more than an hour. The Governor and members of the board have a great mass of testimony, which, when written out, will make hundreds of thousands of wwds, smd nntU they have gone over this again they will not give out any statements. Charges Not Sustained. As Individuals, however, they fhel that the chari^ made hy Dr. Boras have not

been sustained; that Deputy Warden Barnard has not been cruel and Inhuman to the convicts; that he has not violated the rules of the prison; that he has not been profane In the presence of convicts; that he has not cursed or abused them. The deputy -aill be given a vindication, the understanding is. The report will reiterate In strong terms the position of the nBoard’of State Charities on the Idea of keeping Insane men In the prisons, and It Is likely that there will be some recommendations In regard to the guards. The manner in which men are declared Insane at this Institution will receive some attention. It was shown conclusively that one ration of tainted meat was cooked and served in the hospital. Proviliont of Hospital. The cooking of this meat was the fault of the hospital authorities at that time, and the board will recommend that a better manner of taking care of the provisions at the hospital be adopted, or at least, more care be exercised. The Board of State Charities in Us Investigation confined itself to the Une covered by the charges filed by Dr. Horne. The board also Informally considered the charges made against Dr. Horne, and decided that it waa a matter within the jurisdiction of the board of control, and that board will dispose of It. ' Virus Commission Paid Back. Dr] Horne to-day paid back to the State 828 that he received as commission on the sale of the vaccine virus, and wrote a letter to the board explaining the conditions under which he took it. The accusation that Dr. Horne accepted 1125 from the friends of George M. Ray to keep him in the hospital, and other matters concerning the doctor's actions, while prison physician,, will be discussed at a future meeting of the board, and It will then be decided what will be done with him. Sentiment of the Board.' The feeling of the membeis of the different boards and the Governor, as expressed by them. Is that Dr. Horne is young and inexperienced, and was led Into thl^ thing by politiciaus and others who hoped to gain by what he did. Governor Durbin left for South Bend to attend the meeting of the grand comraandety. Knights Templars, and by evening all of the investigation boards will be gone. It will be some weeks before the otticfal report of the investigation will be made public. Before the prison Investigation ended. Dr. Spinning, former prison physician, gave testimony as to the treatment of some of the Insane, men. He said he believed that the Inmates of the prison received better attention from the physician than people on the outside. Warden Reid on Stand. Another witness was Warden Reid, who went on the stand to testify as to the general conduct of the prison, the purctiase of supplies and the working of convicts. The purpos^of his tesUmony was to show that it was a mistake to suppose that the prison was not well managed. He said the limit of punishment was left to the Judgment of the physician. He said when the physician finds a man can not stand punishment without Injury to his health, he Is taken down from the' punishment cells. The only punishment Inflicted, be said, was to place the men in solitary confinement and chain them to the door, and the Judgment of the physician Is always heeded. The warden denied that be bad any interest with coatracts or contractors. Members of the board of control gave tbelr testimony in addition to that of tha warden, hi which they denied that any dlscrimJnallon was Shown in iasulog paroles. W. H. BLODGETT,

PUGE TERMS

Boer

Reply Discussed British Cabinet.

MILNER ALSO SENDS A 4ME88AGE

HOME.

BOERS TALK FROM PRETORIA

After the Cabinet Meeting Lord Salisbury Hurried to the Palace and

Talked with the King.

LONDON. April J6.-The British Cabinet held another meeting to-day for the purpose of considering a communication from the Boer representatives who are now at Pretoria,, and a message from Lord Milner, the British high commissioner In South Africa. The session was extremely

brief.

After the Cabinet meeting, I,ord Salisbury, the Premier, had an audience with King Eklward at Buckingham palace, and stayed to lunch with his majesty. The latter afterward went to Sandringham. FIrat Clear StatemenL Later it was asserted that the communication from Lord Milner, considered st the Cabinet meeting, contained tbe first clear statement of the attitude of the Boer leaders, who hitherto had not agreed on the peace terms they would accept. The St. James Gazette predicts an early public announcement of the terms of the peace negotiations. ‘ The paper says there is little doubt that if the British and Boers arrive at an understanding on the main points of the proposals peace wlU ensue, the banishment proclamation will be withdrawn and minor points, like restocking th# farms, will be referred to a board composed of British and Boer representatives.

Forecast of the Weather

United States Wegther Bureatt. Indfaaapolia. April Ut, l$0t. -^Temperature.—-

April IS. WML I. m. It m. 3 p. la. ts w m

April IS. ISM.

T a. m. 12 m. 3 p. m.

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7 a. m.. IS.flt. I 12 m.. 8S.08. | f p. m., 11.02,

7 a. in-, 6i.

Relative Humidity,—.

j It m., si r TiTm'., 'ta

—Lo<»i Forocast.—

Local forecast for lodiaaaptrils aad vtIclBlty for the twenty-four hours ending . If p. ra,. April 17; Partly cloudy and probably light rain to-night and Hmr*&yi no material change in temperature. —Weather in Other atlee— The fellowlDf table iJiovi the state of the weather In Aher cities at I a.

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Tlie National Association of Mniiulaeturers to-day approved the action of th* ' national reciprocity convention, held ta Washington, lost November, with chaers and without a dissenting vote. The reaotutlons committee reported in favor of *, reciprocity resolution prepared by Charles H. Harding, of Pennsylvania, a manufaoturer of worsteds, and added' one clause ot 'i its own. Mr. Harding’s resolution quoteg the action at Washington by the ihMi- ' proclty convention and added: Therefore, be It -resolved (1). That this convention of the National As--soclatiun of Manufacturers heartily commends the action of the committeo that arranged the reciprocity convea* tlpn; (3) that we fully indorse the resolutions adopted by that conventloo* as providing a plan that may secur* all possible benefits from fullest opsration of the principle of reciprocity, ‘ by the careful prejwirlng of safe and pr.vctlcal propositions for such modifications of our tariff laws, from time ts time, as may be made the baste of treaties helpful to the commerce of ths United States, and the development of Its manufacturing and agricultural la* terests. The Committee's Resolution. The part of the resolution prepared by the committee on resolutions reads as fol-

lows:

“Resolved, That we regard the estabs llsbment of a dei^rtment of commercfand Industries as f > first and most efficient step for bring 4 about well-consfd-cred and beneficial legislation upon r*clproclly treaties and tariff legislation generally, and We urge upon the Congretei speedy action upon the measure now pending In the House of Representative*." f The Washington Resolution. The principal p,art of the,,Waahlagtoa resolution was as follows: / Resolved (1), That this convention recommends to Congress ths malntenHuc* of the principle of proteotlon for the home market and ^to open up by rectproclly opportunities-for increased foreign trad* by special modifications of the tariff tat special cases, but only where it cun ba done without Injury to any of our hota* interests of manufacturing, eommerct^ farming; Kiy that in order to asi^AhrTffas influence of any proposed on tmr : home Interest* th!« convention mends to Congress the estflbllihmtut of A reciprocity s, commission, which shall bb charged with the duty of Investigating the condition of any Industry and reporting the same to the executive and to t'ongress for guidance In negotiating r^'lprotsl trade agreements. Resolved (1), This convention recommends to and requests of Congress that * new department be created, to be called the “Department of Commerce and Indus- ' tries," the head of which shall be a member of the President's Cabinet, and gj that a reciprocity commission be created as a bureau of this new departmenu .. ^ To be Sent to Ail Congreeamen. Immediately after the adoption of tha resolution a motion was adopt^ that copies of the action of the convention b* prepared at once and sent to each member of Congress. The principal discussion of the resolutions was by Charles H. Harding, a member of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers, and D. A. Tooii>klns, of North Carolina, a manufacturer of cotton goods and of machinery. Both of th€*e men were active In having the resolutions adopted ut the nsc tional reciprocity invention at Washington. Mr. Tomp'tinb submitted the resolutions at Wash ngton aa-a jnember >«£ the resolutions committee. He Advocated Reciprocity. Discussing the question to-day, Mr. Tompkins advocated the doctrine of reciprocity. He held that nmnufacturer* were largely In harmony on the subject of protection to , home Industries, but that there was no settlement in view until there came tbe action looking to the appointment of a bureau or /lepartiurnt of commerce and Industries, before wbkh on# manufacturer after another might be called and give testimony as to how much of a reduction In tariff his business might stand In order to bring the needed foreign trad*. “In this proposition of reciprocity and the protection of a home market at tJi« same time.’.' said Mr. JPompklns, “we may well stand together. To get additional export trade We need the machinery to find out to what extent we can Increase it, to wbat extent we can reduce our tariff In order to make special treaties, to put forward those particular industries that wan| a foreign market. “Tlie department asked for can cof.4uct tbe necessary inquiries, obtain information and data and give us the best re-

sults."

Friction In the Association. Mr. Harding, of Philadelphia. dw<rit on tbe fact that the subject had .been gone over with much thought and ^abor, and that there seemed to be a lack of Interr est on the part of the assodailon In the committee’s work, and at other tlmss friction among the members of the association where there should be harmony,, Through a mlsapjMrehenslon, members ip-. peered to take skies, snd in a strenuou* and determined manner, when really they had no pereoiial Interest at stake, and there was no reason for a division on this subject among the mem^ of th* mmoclation. He said: '“If this machinery' is put In eperfltloa this will coatie to pase: Send, say,^ the gentlemen who make agrioulturajmachinery, who are desirous of their ex}K»rt trade. They wHl ap*»sar fore the bureau of reciprocity flail will present th'felr own c«s» as best may for a dat>- on their own grtteteii.., you will say to them maispeed.* “If the knit goods aPIMflt ttWl icau with a slmSar reqtt# their Industry, yo.a wlB say 9«efl.’ But do «ot ' iJWuid Mifl a iflstpl on