Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 1, Petersburg, Pike County, 12 May 1899 — Page 6

n. Hue. STOOPS. Editor and Proprietor Petersburg. f£ilu County grmorrat INDIANA. Brig.-Gen. Thomas M. Anderson, who has returned recently from the Philippines, has been assigned to the command of the department of the lakes. Rev. Vincent Barynski, pastor of the 6t. Stanilaus Catholic church, in Chicago., said to be fhe largest Polish congregation in the world outside of Warsaw, died, on the 2d, of pneumonia. Severe seismic disturbances visited the southern and eastern districts of Peloponnesus on the night of the 4th. The town of Liguditza was seriously damaged, many houses being thrown down. -v :

The handsome monument erected by the state of Georgia to commemorate the deeds of Georgians who (ought at Chickamauga, was dedicated or the 4th. Gov. Candler, his staff and other distinguished Georgians partic: pa ted. On the 4th Gen. Charles P. Eagan, ex-commissary general of the United States army, sailed from San Francisco for Honolulu, on the steamer Australia. Gen. Eagan and his family will spend several months on the Hawaiian islands. Mrs. Joanna Deverne, a widow, 60 »years old, was burned to death in a fire which destroyed her house at Cortland, K Y., on the 3d. She was rescued from the burning building once, but returned to secure valuable papers and perished. r On the 4th the first train over the Eouth Park railroad into Dillon, Col.,, for four months ran through solid walls of snow, and steamed into the town amid the blowing of whistles and ringing of bells. The snow blockade had been broken. Judge Shiras, of tlie federal court, at Dubuque, la., made a decision, on the Ctii, establishing a precedent in bankruptcy cases. He ruled that the United States court had no jurisdiction in bankruptcy proceedings, the district court being the only tribunal. From a cablegram received by the president, on the 5th, from the head of the Philippine commission, it is believed in official circles that the end of the campaign against the Tagals is near at hand. It was intimated that Aguinaldo had sued for peace, and that xncst liberal terms had been offered by the commission.

According to Dr. H. W. Wiley, chief chemist of the United States departs ment of agriculture, who was called to the stand, on the 3d, to testify before the senatorial pure food investigating committee, in session in Chicago, fully 90 per cent, of the articles of food und drink manufactured and used in this country are adulterated. Postmaster-General Smith may find it expedient to issue another order for the exclusion from the mails of a pamphlet which is being used abroad and sent to the United States to induce this government to withdraw from the Philippines. The pamphlet charges Admiral Dewey, Gen. Merritt ard Gen. Otis with duplicity. Representative Henderson, of Iowa, had half an hour’sconsultation with the president, on the 3d, regarding the work of the republican caucus committee of the house of representatives. He explained to the president at length the currency reform plan which the committee unanimously decided to recommend to the republicans of the next house. The American troops made a general advance, on the 4th, meeting with determined resistance, but sweeping everything before them. Sap Tomas and Minalin were taken and left in the rear. Col. Funston, the intrepid Kansan, was wounded in the hand. The objective of the movement was San Fernando, which was expected to full on the 5th. On the 3d San Francisco post Office ofiicials seized some of the pamphlets | sent out by Edward Atkinson, vice- & president of the Anti-Imperialistic league of Boston. The pamphlets are fc addressed to Admiral Dewey, Gen. H. C. Otis, Gen. Miller and Professors Bchurman and Worcester, the latter two gentlemen being members of the | Philippine commission. - , . , The former cruiser Reina Mercedes, which was sunk in the channel of Santiago harbor during the bombardment by Admiral Sampson’s fleet on July 6, last, apd which was recently raised, pumped out and taken to Santiago de Cuba for repairs, left her moorings, on the 5th, and was towed to the center of the harbor in readiness to start for Newport News, Va. Arthur Myer, proprietor of the Paris Gaulois, has informed the premier, M. Xhipuy, that he intends to make a gift to the French government of the famous old mansion in the village of Bazeillles, twsjpmiles from Sedan, called **]ja Maison des Demieres Curtouches” <The House of the Last Cartridges), immortalized by the brush of the French painter, Alphonse de Nouville. An important paper on “Typhoid in Hie Volunteer Camp” was read before tine Association of American Physicians, in session in Washington, on tbe 2d. The trend of the paper and of the arguments following its reading was to the effect that to the ignorance of volunteer surgeons appointed by goviots through political influence the t mortality in the American camps the late war with Spain was

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PERSONAL AND GENERAL. The statemei t of the condition of the treasury issued on the 2d showed: Available cash balance, $261,223,617; gold reserve, $243,180,157. Canadian Pacific earnings for the week ended April 30 were $620,000; for the same period last year the road’s earnings were, 1573,000; increase, $47,000. . ' A dispatch from Apia, Samoa, April 27, via Auckland, N. Z., May 4, said: “Mataafa, the rebel chieftain, has accepted an armistice. The Germans, however, declined to sign the proclamation.” The total int ernal revenue receipts at Manila from August 14, 1698, to February 28, 1899, were $172,779. , The grave of John W. Brown, who died in San Frai cisco on April 24,1SS1,has been opened for the purpose of removing the remidns. It was found that the body was in a complete state of preservation. The American Presbyterian missionary, Rev. I)r. Samuel H. Kellogg.whose death was recently reported from Allahabad, was killed by falling over a precipice while cycling in the Himalayas. On the 4th Emma Marshall, the English novelist, died in London. She was the authoress of a long series of historical novels. The Chilian government has received announcement of the wreck of a Chilian naval vessel in the straits of Magellan. No details of the catastrophe are at hand. On the 4th Leon Maynard, of Cairo, Dl., was arrested at Harrisburg, Pa., on the charge of passing forged checks. A large number of blank checks on Harrisburg banks was found on him when arrested. The Junction City & Fort Kearney branch of the Union Pacific railroad, extending from Junction City, Kas., to Belleville and Concordia, will be sold under foreclosure proceedings at Junction City on the 9th. Further conferences are being held in New York city for the purpose of completing details of the proposed consolidation of bicycle makers. All options have been obtained. Severe sesimic disturbances^visited the southern aid eastern di«ricts of Peloponnesus on the night of t£e\ith. The town of Liguditza was seriously damaged, many houses being thrown down. *, Further conferences are Joeing held, in New York city for the purpose of completing details of the proposed consolidation of bicycle makers. All options have been obtained. Mr. Le Grande Power, for eight years labor commissioner of Minnesota, was before the industrial commission, at Washington, on the 4th. He spoke especially of farming conditions in the northwestern states, saying that the present tendency among farm hands was toward the ownership of the lands, and that a greater percentage of farmers now owned their own land than 50 years ago. Richard Harding Davis, of New York, writer, and Miss Cecil Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall Clark, of Chicago, were married at St. Gabriel’s chapel, Marion, Mass.,

on the 4th, Kev. Percy Browne, of Boxbury, Mass., officiated. The entire interest of Andrew Carnegie Steel Co. ias been purchased by his copartners in the business, with H. C. Frick at their head. The exact figures which represent the purchase price could not be learned. It is said, however, the price is over $150,000. It is expected that Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador to the United States, will be elevated to the. peerage on the occasion of the queen’s birthday, May 24, In recognition of his distinguished services at Washington. Gen. Polavieja wants all of the $20,000,000 received from the United States for the Spanish army. The naval authorities are equally insistent, setting forth the necessity of replacing the fleet destroyed at Santiago. Furthermore, Marquis Villa Verde, the finance minister, threa tens the government with bankruptcy unless the whole sum is devoted to making up the deficit in the revenues. The duke d’Arcos, the new Spanish minister to the United States, accompanied by his wife, left Madrid for Paris, on the 4th, en route for Washington. He expects to sail from England on the 20th inst. 1 Buried treasu re in the shape of 11 $1,000 bonds, liearing unclipped coupons, which adds several thousand dollars to their value, was found by Thomas Lawscn, a negro laborer, while digging in the cellar of a Cincinnati depart mem; store. Three hundred and fifty miners, accused of participating in the late riot, arc confined at Wardner, Idaho, under guard of Unite! States troops. Over 500 troops are in the Coeur d’Alene district, and all fear of further outbreaks is past. The statement of the conditon of the treasury issued on the 5th showed: Available cash balance, $260,510,278; gold, reserve, $213,111,067. , '

Gen. Ramon Guerra, formerly Vene» zuelan. minister of war and marine* who started the revolution in Venezuela last February, has been Anally severely defeated by the government troops, and has escaped into Colombia. Gen. Otis, on the 5th, reported the capture of over 150,000 bushels of rice and 250 tons of sugar at Balinag; also $1,500,000 worth of stores at Malolos and much rice and com belonging to the enemy at other points. takers of steel fence wire who are outside of the trust met in Chicago, on the 5th, for the purpose of forming a combination and erecting a plant at some point within the Indiana gas belt, j The duke d’Arcos, the newly-ajP pointed Spanish minister to' the United States, started from Madrid, on the 5th, for his new post at Washington, by way of Paris. The New York state board of abitration has decided to hold a public investigation of the dock troubles at Buffalo. LATE NEWS ITEMS, A dispatch from Manila, on the 7th, said: “To clear the Filipinos out of Bacolor, about Ave miles southwest of San Fernando, will be the next task of the Americans. The rebel general Mascardo has a force of 6,000 men there, well-armed and possessed of plenty of ammunition. His troops have never met American soldiers, and they think, according to reports carried to San Fernando, that they “whip the whole lot.” | . By direction of the president, who approves the Andings, Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn made public, on the Till, the report and Andings of the military court appointed to investigate the charges made bv Mai.-Gen. Miles.

commanding the army, that the beef supplied to the army during the war with Spain was unfit for the use of the troops. Both Geh. Miles and Gen. Eagan were censured. The .French minister to Pekin, M. Tichon, has demanded mining concessions to the value of 1,200,000 taels in the province of Szechuan, one of the largest in China, and traversed by the Yangs-Tse-Kiang, as indemnity for the recent imprisonment of a French missionary. The demand is considered exhorbitant. The United States cruiser Buffalo arrived at New York, on the 7th, from Manila, after a very quick run of 44 days, which included stops at Singapore, Port Said and Gibraltar. The Buffalo brought about 500 officers and men of Admiral Dewey’s squadron, mostly long-term men whose time had run,but. By the capsizing of a boat off Belvidere point, Cal., on the 7th, Frank J. Grimm and Herbert G- Edwards were drowned. Dr. Allen and H. O. Haydefelt, who were also in the boat at the time of the accident, were saved. Ezra F. Merrill, aged 74, proprietor of the chutnes and toboggan slides at Coney Island and a reputed million^ aire, died, on the 7th, from the effects of an accident he met with a few days before, on one of the slides. The United States transport McClellan, Capt. Nerickly, arrived at New York, on the 7th, from San Juan, Ponce and Santiago, with 17 cabin passengers and 102 discharged soldiers on bojird. 1 Kudyard Kipling has been offered and' has agreed to accept the degree of LL. D. from Magill university lit Montreal. Can._ CURRENT NEWS NOTES. The Military Tract High School ao> soeiation held its annual meeting at Monmouth, HI. Burglars blew open the safe of the Standard Oil Co. in St. Joseph, Mon ana secured $200. * St. Louis detectives arrested a number of men accused of making hand* books on the races. The Whaley anti-trust bill passed both houses of the Missouri legislature and will be signed by the governor. Another death occurred at Kirksville Mo., Friday, making the number of fet ities from the tornado 34. *

Col. William J. Bryan has accepted an invitation to speak in Pittsfield, 111., i May 24. Mrs. Bryan will accompany him on a visit to her old home. The United Mine Workers of the Chicago and Alton subdistrict in Illinois will not accept the scale adopted by the state board of arbitration. Charles Pierce, a coal miner, living at Odin, 111., was fatally injured while stealing a ride on a freight train at Sandoval. He has a wife and one child. The postmaster general has ordered that the rural free delivery service of the country be divided into two grand subdivisions, the western and the eastern. Missouri university professors have discussed the true action of the coherer in the instruments used in wireless telegraphy. This is regarded aa an important scientific achievement. Mail advices from Apia relate the story of the treachery of a Omnium who directed the American and British troops into the ambuscade that had been prepared by the Matafaans. ■Rev. Father James D. Power died at S4. Joseph, Mo. He was a pioneer priest, and founded Conception, Mo. Through his efforts the Benedictine fathers established a monastery at that place. River men at St. Louis, of years’ experience, are filled with doubts and misgivings as to whether or not the Nashville will be able to reach St. Louis at the present time. The river is falling fast. Assistant Postmaster Heath says that fourth-class postmasters and village storekeepers are trying to prove the rural free delivery system tp be a failure, but that it is a success, and has come to stay.

HOOSIER HAPPENINGS Told in Brief by Dispatches from Various Localities. OBrial* Scored. Cnnwfordsville, Ind., May 6.—Some time ago the trustees of Wabash college decided against coeducation unless $100,000 was raised to establish a separate dormitory for female students and provide for music and art instruction. At a mass meeting this conclusion was denounced and the faculty also. P. S. Kennedy made one of the most radical speeches ever heard in Crawfordsvilje. He denounced the trustees of Wabash college as fossils and “back numbers” for restricting the attendance to men, and declared that in so doing they forfeited the right to call the institution public and so cscajie taxation. He said that the talk of a dormitory being needed was absurd, and declared that the college was 500 years behind the times. Down a Basic. Bedford, Ind., May 6.—A wreck oc* curred on' the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern branch, one and one-half miles east of this place. The engine pulling the train was running backward, when, just after crossing Leatherwood bridge, at a sharp curve, the wheels of the tender left the rails and threw the tender down a small hill, dragging the engine after. Engineer Harry Deputy was at his prtst when found, and was badly scalded by the escaping steam. Fireman William Lucas was caught tinder the boiler and was instantly killed. Both men resided at Mitchell, where Lucas leaves a family.

I Assassination Suspected. Laporte, Ind., May 6.—The body ot the man found at Hudson Lake on Tuesday afternoon, and which was sup- j posed to be that of Fredericksen, a missing Chesterton (III.) blacksmith, has been identified as that of Fred J Arndt, a gate-tender for the Lake Shore road at South Bend. Arndt disappeared on April 19. It is supposed that he hoarded a freight train to visit relatives in this city, and was murdered by a gang of toughs that frequent the South Bend yard. He had not been on friendly terms with them, and it is alleged that they had threatened to do him bodily harm. Fraud Charged. Anderson, Ind., May 6.—Special government officers are here investigating the allegation that the government has been defrauded by the trusts in placing the valuation of plants transferred to them at a value far below their real worth in order to pay less internal revenue tax. It is charged that property worth a million and a half was turned in at a quarter of a million, making a serious loss to the government. Queer Suicide. Martinsville, Ind., May 6.—Joseph Ballinger, aged 55, of Jefferson township, a veteran of the civil war and a farmer, committed suicide by climbing a small tree and throwing himself in such a position that his neek was caught between the forked branches. He died with his feet a few inches above the ground. He had previously hacked seven gashes in his throat with a t&ble knife.

Home Again. Mount Vernon, Ind., May 6.—Company B, One Hundred and Sixty-first, Indiana volunteers, arrived here and was given a great reception. Cannons were fired, whistles blown and all the secret orders turned out in a parade, headed by the Pythian band. There was a banquet at Masonic hall, an address of welcome by Mayor Owen and a great public meeting. Tramps Fight. Crown Point, Ind., May 6.—News has been telegraphed here from Hartsdale, a small crossing on the Pennsylvania railway, eight miles west of here, of a stabbing affray in the depot among a gang of tramps. One was killed and another fatally wounded. The murderers escaped on a freight train. Sheriff Lawrence and a posse have gone in pursuit. Road Tax Still UOea. Elkhart, Ind., May 6.—City Attorney Turner has rendered an opinion in response to a request from Treasurer Abel to the effect that the road tax law, which was supposed to have been repealed by the last legislature, has not been in any way affected by the action of .the legislature and is now in full force, as it has been since 1867. A Novel Plan. Indianapolis, Ind., May 6.—The proposed new First Baptist church hem will be a departure from the usual arrangement of churches if the present plans are carried out. The proposition is tp make the church somewhat of a clubhouse and to have in the building those features which go to make clubs attractive. j Toole Hee Own Lite. Indianapolis, Ind., May 6. — Lola Carleton, the 19-year-old daughter of Thomas L. Carleton, 2901 North Capitol avenue, died from the effects of morphine, taken with suicidal intent at a roadhouse known as “Oklahoma,” a short distance beyond the end of the West Indianapolis street car line. May Fish in Lakei. Indianapolis, Ind., May 6.—There is considerable misunderstanding of the fish laws passed by the last legislature. While fishing in the streams of the state is prohibited during the months of May and June, there is no prohibition of fishing in the lakes at any season. lived a Century. Indianapolis, Ind., May 6.—Mrs. Julia Hedges died here, aged 100 years. Her husband, 106 years old, survives her. He helped build the first railroad in Indiana, from Madison to Indianapolis. He says it was laid with wooden rails and he helped chip them out. . I lifeci

THE BEEF INQUIRY REPORT. FladiBicv of the Coart aa Approrei by the President Made Pnblie l»y Executive Order. Washington, May 8.—By direction ol the president, who approves the £hsdings, Acting Secretary of War Meiklejchn yesterday made public the report and findings of the military court appointed to investigate the charges made by Mnj.-Gen. Miles, commanding the army, that the beef supplied to the army during the war with Spain was unfit for the use of the troops, inpodut Features of the Report. The most important features of the report are: The finding that the general’s allegations that the refrigerated beef was treated with chemicals were not established; that his allegations concerning the canned fresh or canned roast beef were sustained as to its unsuitability for food as used on transports and as a long-continued field ration; censure of Gen. Miles for “error” in failing to promptly notify the secretary of war when he first formed the opinion that the food was unfit^ censure of the commissary general (then Gen. Eagan) for the too extern sive purchases of the canned beef as an untried ration; censure of CoL Mans, of Gen. Miles' staff ; the finding that the packers were not at fault, and that the meats supplied to the nrmy were of the same quality as thoa supplied to the trade generally, an;l the recommendation that no further proceedings will be taken in the premises.

The Ratios aa a 'Whale. Speaking of the ration as a frhole the court says: “As to the effects of the food s aply. having regard to both sufficienc and quality, it seems to be clearly stab* lished that the ration as suj died, without modification, to the ’ xjops serving in the West Indies, was :>y no means adapted for use in a ti : pical climates. This, in the opinion <f the of the ration should have tnani 'ested itself by its failure to keep the t oops, whieh subsisted upon it, in th best possible condition for service i a hot climates. This, in the opion < 2 thd court, is fully established in evi f ence. The insufficiency of the food suj ply in Cuba and the irregularity attending its distribution, due primarily to a marked deficiency in transpoi nation facilities and conditions of w ather and the roads, appeared, to soi ie ex* tent, as causes of disease among the troops, who were tSus insuffi iently and irregularly subsisted.” The report closes with the fol: owing statement: The Closing Statement. “The court, with a deep sense of the responsibilities devolving upon itself, has labored zealously to bring out the truth, and believes that it has fullj covered all the matters referred to it tor investigation; that the balling oi more witnesses from the large numbex suggested by the major general com- j manding, including all those who have J taken part in the operations of war, j would only have resulted im additional j testimony on the same lines as those j pursued, without throwing furthei | light upon the question involved. Sev- j eral witnesses who were duly sub poenaed to appear before the court did not obey the summons. Some of these were called at the instance of the major general commanding; others at the instance of the court. Having knowledge of the fact that the statutes did not 'make it possible to punish witnesses who refuse to testify before 8 court-martial or court of inquiry, the court took no steps to compel their attendance.”

The document is signed by J. F. Wade, major general U. S. Y., president, and George B. Davis, lieutenant colonel, deputy judge advocate general, recorder. Ex<«ntiTe Orders. The foregoing report has been submitted with the proceedings, to the president, arid the following are the orders thereon: Executive Mansion, Washington, May 6, li99. “The findings of the court of inquiry are approved. “wm. Mckinley." “Th e court of inquiry of which Maj.Gen. James F. Wade, U. S. V., is president is hereby dissolved.' “By order of tie acting secretary of war. “H. C. CORBIN." Has Learned that Silence is Golden. Gen. Miles, when asked last night, whether he had any comment to make on the beef inquiry report, replied that he had read it, “but I have nothing to say, "he added, “either about the report, the method of testimony or the ;cnelusions reached." “Does that mean that so far as you are concerned you will let the matter rest where the report leaves it?” asked the reporter. “I have nothing to say,” replied Gen. Miles. Broai{kt Home by German Steamer. j New York, May 8.—The German steadier (Hindu arrived yesterday from Barecoa, Gibraltar and Neuvitas with 96 passengers, most of whom were discharged soldiers of the United States cavalry and Eighteenth infantry. Only two officers were on board, J. P. Young, surgeon United States army, and C. G. Cruikshank, United States volunteers. Terrific Explosion at a Fire. Woonsocket, R. I., May 8.—All the buildings connected with the Woonsocket driving park were burned yesterday afternoon, and 50 pounds of dynamite stored in one of the stables exploded, shaking the country for miles around. At the time of the explosion A. C. Stair, the caretaker of the park, was in an adjoining building 20 feet away, and only received a few bruises, although a similar structure the same distance away, on the other side of the explosion, was completely demolished.

OUR NEW ISLAND POSSESSION* Opportunities uadi Inducements Qf» fered Is American SnO% Brawn mud Capital. ms. ■Washington, May 8.—Owing to thelarge number of inquiries that har<y been received by the members of theinsular commission since their recent return froth Porto Rico, Gen. Robert P. Kennedy, has prepared a statement as to the resources and conditions in Pcrto Rico, which he thinks, will coverthe points upon which the greatest interest has been manifested. & ll Concerning the people themselves*. Gen. Kennedy says: . Hospitable and Wsrmbe acted. “There can scarcely be found upon* the globe a more hospitable a»4 warmhearted people than those of Porto Rico. They are in full Sympathy with American institution^^. There is a great deal of poverty in the islandl as it is understood in the United States. That is, the people live ii* flimsily constructed huts, have few comforts and less of ready money; but owing to the bounty of nature around them they can live with little work and few worldly goods and still not suffer from either cold or hunger. Thestories of starvation on the island are baseless fabrications.

How the Rich C1«mh Lire. “While the richer classes live well i» beaytifully-appointed homes and have been lor the most part educated abroad *o that they speak English, the percentage of illiteracy among poorer classes is very high, reaching 90 per cent.; bnt this is largely due to the fact that there are no schools worth the namejttside of the latest towns. H ^ Aericolturol Opportunities. “As to agricultural opportunities, 1 should say that not one-fourth of thelands in the islands are under cultivation, and thousands of acres yet remain to be given over to husbandry*. Lands are held at good prices owing to* the promise of an influx of people from. the United States. Still there is opportunity for many thousands of people who really wish to engage in agriculture on the islands. That there are great oppuntities in Porto liico is unquestionable. To young men desiring to seek permanent homes and whohave a good stock of energy and enterprise, Porto Rico offers great inducements. Sograr and Coffee Culture. ? “Sugar and coffee both require a. large outlay in lands, material and improvements. The promise of both of these, however, is unequalled anywhere else in the world. An old coffeeplanter from Java,who has just bought a plantation, assured me that the* climate and conditions were as favorable as he had ever seen. Tropical fruits of all sorts grow readily, andare of a fine quality. I know of no* place which offers greater- inducements than does Porto Rico to Florida* orange growers who are seeking a locution outside the frost- belt. “The opportunities for stock raising, it appears to me, are superior ter “The climate of the island, in my experience and from what I can gather* from records official and otherwise, is* all that could be desired. It is warm! in summer and cool in winter, and i 1 even the densely populated city of San*' -* J Juan is a remarkably healthy place. I look forward to the time, not far distant, when Porto Rico will not only be the tropical garden spot of the United States, but one of the most popularwinter resorts.” . .. - Salubrious Climate. if',

PRAYER OF THE PORTO RICANS. -■V They Present a Second Mememor]al> to the President Setting Forth Desired Reforms. W ; "fff Washington, May S.—benors J. Julio Henna and Manuelzeno Candia, commissioners from Porto Rico to theUnited States, hare presented a second memorial to the president,jiftiiterating - the prayer of their first petition. They ask the following concessions: First—The cessation of military government and the establishment ot chil rule in the island. i ^ Second—The establishment- of absolute free trade between Porto Rico andi tl-e United States. Third—The reduction of American^ ti oops and the enlistment of , Porto Ricans. Fourth—The right ch^kmerican citizens in the island. ■ " ;0 On the subject of military control tlie commissioners make the point that, “the subject of reforming the Porto. Rican system does not properly belong to the army officers who now control Porto Rico or to the war department, but to the Porto Rican peoplethein selves.” In contending for free trade relations with the United States they assert that economically speaking thepeople were better off under Spanish, rule than under the present military control of the United States, and add that “Porto Rico has done nothing to. deserve to be forbidden admission to» the American markets or to be starved to death through high duties underthe tariff promulgated by th© war do* partment.” Rev. Charles Henry Payne Dead, Clifton Springs, N. Y., May 7.—Rev„ Charles Henry Payne, D. B., of lie York city, secretary of the board education of the Methodist Episcopal church, died at the sanitarium in this village, Friday evening, of enza and organic disease of the aged 68 years. Secretary Alger Return* East. Chicago, May 7.—Secretary of Wa Alger held an informal reception he at the home of his son-in-law, C. B* fike, after which he departed for east.