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YounKe" PfM Snitfe it? Bmd Votes for Your Favorite rKZ0U have and HjffA VT III rfV? Teachercni Pupil People's Exchange 7 -jffi 'AHEBI NUMBER 9342. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1901. ONE CENT. 1 II II I 1 CITY HALL WILL PRESID THE WEATHER I PARTY REACH 10 GUFFEY AND QUAY TO CONFER ON REFORM Arrangements Completed to Talk Over Legislation in fjarrisbiirg on Monday Next. I CRESC Probably Fair.

The forecast for to-day Is: For Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair Thursday and Friday; warmer in southeast portion Thursday; fresh southeasterly winds, becoming variable. For New Jersey and Dela ware: Fair and warmer Thursday. Friday fair; fresh southeasterly winds, becoming va rlable. For Eastern New York: Fair Thursday and Friday; warmer Friday; light to fresh southeasterly winds. For Western New York; Fair Thursday and probably Friday; warmer; light northerly winds, becoming variable.

For Western Pennsylvania: Fair Thursday, with warmer in northern portion. Friday fair; light northerly winds, becoming variable. Local Weather Report. Doited States Weather Bureau. Philadelphia, Fa.

Wednesday, May 1. 1901. I I Time Bar. Tern. Hum Wind Waiher Rln.

STEraTsT 66 73 HP Cloudy. .08 8 p.ml M.lit 54 73 9 Jlenr. 0 ance Commissioner Israel W. Durham an3 W. P.

Snyder, President pro tem. of the Senate, would be with Senator Quay and would be In his corner when the catch-as-catch-can ballot reform wrestling match is "pulled off." From Mr. Guffey's remote ipositlon In the Southwest also comes the assurance that Senator Quay's Indisposition would' not prevent his coming here next Monday. This assurance comes in the form of a surprise to the Democratic leaders here. They had received conflicting reports regarding Senator Quay's physical condition and many of them had been forced to the conclusion that the proposed conference between the party leaders would be delayed.but Mr.Guf- i WILLIS J.

AB0OT Whose articles on national politics appar every Sunday in The Times, Mr. Abbot has been an editorial writer of many years' experience on leading newspapers the United States. In 1900 Mr. Abbot was appointed chief of the Democratic national literary and press bureau, with headquarters In Chicago, and conducted that bureau for nine months, establishing relations with over 3,500 friendly newspapers, sending from SO to 100 columns of political matter weekly, publishing the National Democrat, or official press bulletin, and conducting a political debate with Murat Halstead in the columns of several Western Independent papers. He is also the author of several popular histories.

I us OF Bill to Abolish Public Buildings Commissioners Now Up to Governor. PASSED SENATE FINALLY Has Features of a Ripper," Gives Full Control to the City, and Special Telegram to Thb Times. Harribburo, May 1. Philadelphia's City Hall, the oostllest structure of its kind In the world, will soon pass out of the hands of the Public Buildings Commissioners, Into the control of the municipality, and will be under the direct surveillance of the Bureau of City Property. The bill abolishing the offices of Public Building Commissioners passed the Senate finally to-day and It now goes to the Governor.

If he signs It the change will take place on July 1. The City Hall is a famous building and the amount of money expended on it up to date Is close to $23,000,000, or $18,000,000 more than It was expected It would cost at the time ground was broken, thirty years ago. In that time the Public Building Commission has expended more money on the City Hall than the National Government has spent on the great Capitol at Washington for a century. The building Itself has cost $18,000,000 and the furnishings and fixtures $5,000,000. Two Original Members Left.

Of those originally named by the act of 1870, which created the commission, only two are still members. These latter are Samuel C. Perkins, president, and former Mayor William S. Stokley. The other members are William Brlce, Richard Peltz, Thomas B.

Gaskill, former Sheriff William H. Wright, John S. Stevens, Franklin M. Harris and Charles Seger. Mayor Ash-bridge and Presidents Miles and McCurdy, of Select and Common Councils, are ex-offlcio members.

The secretary Is William B. Land; solicitor, Samuel Peltz; architect, W. Bleddyn Powell; superintendent of con struction, L. D. C.

Tyler, and assistant superintendent, John M. Bunker. Has a Blpper Effect. The ttgalnf of the act will legislate. the commission and Its employes out of office and the maintenance and completion of the- buildings will vest In the Department of Public Works- of-the city.

Besides those mentioned there are about 250 other em ployee on the pay rolls of the These Include carpenters, painters, plumb. era and gas fitters, fresco painters, men to operate the freight elevators, bricklayers and laborers, firemen, engineers, steam' fit ters and helpers, wlrem'en and helpers for the care of the electric lighting and gen eral laborers. CALDER'S MEMORY HONORED House Adjourns as Mark of Respect, and Members Attend Funeral. Harrlsburg, May House met in hour later than usual this morning to allow the members an opportunity to view the re mains of their dead colleame, Mr. Calder, of Dauphin county.

The House adjourned at 1 o'clock until 8 this evening out of re spect to the memory of the deceased. The funeral was held this afternoon and was attended by many members and Ken ators. The services were In charge of the Masonic fraternity. Major General Miller and staff, of which Mr. Calder was a mem ber, attended the, funeral.

BOERS BLOW OP A LONC TOM Lord Kitchener Reports Mora Cap tures of Prisoners and Ammunition. London, May dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated from Pretoria to-day, say "Grenfell attacked the Boers at Berg plantz, near Halverstsberg, where the last loug torn opened fire at 10,000 yards. Kitch ener scouts advanced to within 3.000 yards, when the gun was blown up and the Boers fled. Ten of them were made pris oners. "Other columns report ten Boers killed.

fx wounded, six made prisoners and slxtv ana rounds or ammuni tion captured. The British had four killed and seven wounded." Telegraphic Brevities An attempt will be mad prove that Jam ananan. an anegea mnnapper or Edward Cudahy lied on the witness stand during his recent trial! The engagement is announced of Ml Fmii. Katii. of Salt Lake.

Utah, to Governor Heher M. Wells. Miss Kats Is a well-known newspaper Albert 0. Case oni been chosen to succeed John K. Searles.

realtned. as president of the American Cotton Company, and yesterday he assumed tbfj duties of the position. Rear Admiral Francis J. Hlgglnaon formally aaumed command of the North Atlantic squadron at the New York Navy Yard yeatarday. He relieved Rear Admiral Norman H.

Farquhar. Membera ef the femmlsalon from the Cuban Conatltutlonal Convention Balled for Havana yea-terday on the ateamanip Havana. Their departure was wltnaesed by a number of friends. Albert T. Patrick was to have been arraigned yesterday to plead to the charge of the murder Of William Marab Rice, In New York, but at the request of bis counsel the arraignment was postponed.

Hartford Theological Seminary made public yesterday the fact that the donor of 125,000 to the Charles M. Lamaon fuqd for mlaalona. which waa completed on March 1, waa D. Willis James, of New York. Two masked men antered the residence of Mm.

Ruth Ayers. at Sprtngrllla, where she urea aione, nouna ana gauged ner, anl ransacked the houae. They obtained about $8,000 In gold The Rev. Edward Buckey. son of the late Jn.

tire M. V. Buckey, of Waahlngton, D. waa ordained yesterday at the Raltlmore Cathedral aa priest the Catholic church. The ceremonies were conauctea ny mammal uiddodb.

Mme. Melba. Miss Bauertnetater. Mlaa Hunan Strong and Mme. Olltiks sailed for Europe yea-terday on the Teutonic.

The Marquis de Tab leyrand-I'erlgord and Prince Kropotkln. the Rua- alan author, alao sailed on the Teutonic. A three daya' mm convention of spiritualists and llberallata waa begun yesterday afternoon In Brooklyn, under the auanlces of the National Hplrltuallata' Aaaoclatlon and the eNw York Stale Spirltuallata' Association. About one hundred peraona were present. The frmr-maate1 barge Cardenas, built for the Staples Coal Company, of Taunton.

waa launched yesterday forenoon, at Rath, Maine, and Immediately Wt for Philadelphia In tow of the tut Cuba, to load coal for Cuba. The Car-drnaa haa a carrying capacity of 3,000 tona of coal. i MUNICIPALITY la Remarkable Reception Given to McKinley All Through the Cotton Belt, HALTS AT SMALL TOWNS Outpouring of People Greater Than on the Previous Days of the Long Journey to the Cosst, New Orleans. May 1. Tic Presidential party traveled across the cotton belt to-day from Memphis almost to the Gulf of Mexico.

Down the low lying, rich Yazoo. Valley, fertile ns that of the Nile, it went to Vicksburg, teeming with Its memories of thirty years ago, thence past to Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, and from there down into the laud of the magnolia and the orange to the old romantic city near the mouth of the Mississippi, with Its traditions of French and (Spanish rule. The outpourings of the people to see the Presidential train along the route to-day were larger, If anything, than on the two previous days, and the demonstrations at Vicksburg and Jackson, the two principal Stops, were very striking. Visit to The visit to Vicksburg was In some respects the most Interesting yet made. Here ft triumphal arch of cotton bales, with the Inagis word "Expansion" pointed out to the President as he passed under it the path of the new South.

Although It had not been intended to make any stops after leaving Jackson, the train was halted at several of the smaller towns where cotton mills are located to permit the President to see and speak to the operatives. At some of the stations the crowds actually Impeded the progress of the train and the engineer was obliged to slow down to avoid killing or running over enthusiastic people. This Is the first time New Orleans has ver had a visit from the Chief Magistrate cf the nation, and It was a royal reception that the old city extended to President McKinley. Mr. McKinley himself has been here before.

He made a notable speech here the year preceding his nomination for the Presidency, and Ex-President Cleveland was here upon one occasion during the Interim between his two terms; but never hefore has a President while In office visited the Crescent City. Uproarious Greeting. Toe air was filled with the blare of bands, the booming of cannon and the scream of histles from the harbor craft as the train drew Into the station. Here the President nd his party were greeted by Governor Heard, Mayor Capedevielle, Senators Mc-Enery and Foster, the entire Louisiana Congressional delegation, the City Council end representatives of the various commer cial exchanges. While the Mayor was for-pially extending the hospitality of the city to the President, a fine military band was completely drowning his words with New Orleans' favorite air, "Louisiana Lou." The President and his Cabinet passed out of the station between a line of smart-looking militiamen on one side and a smarter looking line of youug cadets from the Jesuit Military College on the other.

The boys ranged In age from 8 to 14, but despite their youth they made a fine appearance In their gray uniforms as they presented arms to the Presidential party. Outside the Governor's staff, resplendent In g'ld lace and mounted on plunging chargers, awaited the Presidential party. Dense Crowd at Station. The crowd around the station was flense that it required the heroic efforts of the police to keep the pati to the carriages clear. A big military parade, consisting of the Loulslnna Cavalry Troop, the Wash-Jngton Artillery and all the militia from this end of the State, escorted the party Along Camp and Canal streets to the new fit.

Charles lintel. The city was liberally but not lavishly domed with the national colors, but the crowds in the streets were tremendous. Never, except in Mardl Gras times, were they known to be so choked and Jammed with surging humanity. The Iron-wrought galleries which embroider the fronts of the liulldlngs here with their fine traceries, fair ty groaned under their burdens of human (freight. The feature of the crowd was the great number of handsome women, who watched the procession from the windows nd galleries.

Reception to Ladles. Mrs. McKinley and the ladles of the party dined quietly at the hotel and later re celved the ladles of New Orleans. The President and his Cabinet, with the other gentlemen of the party, were given an elaborate banquet at the hotel In the even Ing. About 300 of the prominent men of New Orleans were present and the ban quet was said to have exceeded In every respect anything of a similar character at tempted here In the history of this city.

The party will drive about the city to morrow morning and In the afternoon take a sail along the river front. The Presidential special will again resume Its Journey towards the Golden Gate at 6 o'clock to morrow evening. MORE PORTO RICANS REACH HAWAII Six Infants Die on the Voyage to the Islands. Honolulu, April 24, via San Francisco, Way L-The steamship Zealandla arrived here on April 21, with seventy-five Forto Rlcan Immigrants on board. During the trip six infants died and five were burled at sea.

The Porto Rlcans were placed on island steamers and sent to various plantations. The transport Kllpatrlck, which came here from San Francisco, with small pox on board, sailed for the Philippines on April She left behind thirty-three soldiers suffering with measles and two afflicted with small pox, all of them being now lu quarantine here. The House of Representatives has passed the county government act and the law to provide for an Income tax. The latter assesses two per cent, on all above $1,000 of the income of every person or corporation. a 7 a on From a Staff Correspondent.

Harrisbcrq, May 1. Ballot reform legislation is now being considered by wire between the new oil development In Texas, where J. M. Guffey Is looking after his Interests, and Wash ington City, where M. S.

Quay Is being nursed back to better health. Mr. Guffey to-day notified his legislative representatives here by telegraph that all the details for his meeting with Senator Quay in this city next Monday had been arranged and that unless some unforeseen obstacle would arise the meeting would take place at the Loehiel Hotel. In his message Mr. Guffey stated that his arrangement perfected with Mr.

Quay since going to Texas provided for each leader to foe represented at the meeting by two personal and political friends. Mr. Guffey stated that he had selected Senator J. Henry Cochran and Representative Frederick K. Ikeler to attend him at the proposed conference.

He also stated that his communication by wire with Senator Quay enabled him to say that Insur Chicago Corn Operator Shows the Brokers That He is Their Master. CORN REACHES 50 CENTS Special Telegram to THE TIMES. Chicago, May 1. May corn shot up to the 50 cent mark to-day, and then fell back to cents. l'oung Fhllllps vigorously squeezed the shorts In the corn pit and showed the brokers he was a master to be feared.

Not only this, but he bid up May oats from the opening price of cents until they sold at 2St cents. On delivery Phillips took 2,500,000 bushels of May corn and 1,600,000 bushels of May oats. This represents almost the entire stock In the city. He will, It Is said, ship out the corn and oats he took to-day, and such action will likely place him In almost absolute control of the cash situation. Toes at His Mercy.

Where yesterday the speculator was the generous trader offering terms to his foes to-day he had them at his mercy. Re peatedly Phillips has said he would be disappointed If corn did not touch the 50 cent figure. His statement was accompanied by his quiet and winning smile when that mark was reached this morning. The shorts now see all kinds of barriers ahead of rhilllps In carrying his deals through to August 1, which he will have to do to emerge with flying colors. Phillips says he will maintain prices and take all corn and oats offered him.

Phillips. In Good Humor. Delivery day closed with May corn at 40 cents. Opening at 40 cents It ranged during the day up to 50 cents and as low-as 48 cents. May oats had a range of cents.

Phillips was In good humor when he quit the pit. He had established 50 cent corn, bought In nearly $2,000,000 worth of cash corn and oats during the morning and was In a position to put the price at any figure he chose. COAL TAX MAY CAUSE A STRIKE Iltcks-Beach's Proposal Not Unlikely to Make 700,000 Miners yuit Work. London, May 1. At a meeting of the Min ers Federation In London this morning and attended by delegates from all pans of the United Kingdom, It was recommend ed that all miners quit, work unless the coal tax were withdrawn.

Another meeting was summoned for May 7 to finally de clde the matter and to fix a date for the stoppage of work should that step be re solved upon. It Is understood that the recommendation of the Miners' Federation will be submitted to the miners forthwith and that in the event of the men approving some 760,000 miners will lay down their tools when the signal Is given. Whether or not the miners will actually strike depends largely on the trend of the discussion of the coal tax resolution which comes up In the House of Commons tomorrow. The miners' reason for advocating strike appears to be based on the fear that the owners will recoup themselves from the tax by an equivalent reduction lu wages. SHOT HIS FRIEND Circumstances Putnt to Accident, Although Arrests Are Made.

Special Telegram to The Times. Lebanon, May 1. On the pavement of the Court House at o'clock this evening John Behney, aged years, accidentally shot his friend and companion, Ernest Brlcker, aged 22 years, In the abdomen while carelessly handling revolver owned by their chum, Harry Trosle, aged 10 years, which he did not know was loaded. Brlcker Is lying at the point of death at the Good Samaritan Hospital, where the doctors say he will die before morning. Bebney and Trosle, who witnessed the shooting, are In the county Jail, the former surrendering himself to the police, and Trosle was arrested by the police as he was leaving his home for City Hall to give himself up.

Germany Wants Indemnity. Berlin, May representative of the government has Informed the Reichstag committee on petitions that Gcrmnnv hud demanded 5,000 from Great Britain on account of certain Transvaal expulsions, nnd that Great Britain hud refused the demand the ground that she did not wish to establish a precedent, but was Investigating the whole subject. YOUR PHILLIPS SQUEEZES SHORTS in of Mi.ieiup.,10 701 Min. P. 5-t Mvan lerap 62 I Normal lerup 6fi Sunshine to-day.

fi7 per cent. Excess in temperature to-day. 6 degrees. Accumulated deficiency iu temperature since January 1. 87 degrees.

Deficiency In rainfall since May 1, 0.07 incb. Accumulated deficiency In rainfall since January 1, 1.42 inches. City News Notes Finley Acker will addresi the Single Tax Society at Mercantile Library Hall this evening, on "Three American Problems." There is an exhibition of drawing by the pupils of the elementary schools In tbe office of tbe Superintendent of Schools, Room 696, City Hall. During last month there were admitted 143 patients to St. Agues' Hospital 68 to the medical wards, 70 to the surgical, and 5 to the gynaecological.

Drs. Henrietta Mayer and Elizabeth R. Oahoon were elected resident physicians and Lillian Blake Allen head nurse of the Women's Homoeopathic Hospital. Captain C. C.

Todd, U. S. addressed the Geographical Society In the New Century Drawing Room last evening. Hla subject waa "A Trip lip the Amazon." Emma Bianchl, aged 2 yeara, of 1701 North American street, died yesterday at St. Mary'a Hospital, from the effect of ecalds received by being pushed into a pot of soup.

Martin Loftus. of the tralningshlp St. Louis, at Queen street wharf, fell down a hatchway yea-terday afternoon and received concussion of the brain. He was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital. The hand and arm of a woman were found yesterday afternoon on a dirt pile at Twenty-Blith nnd Dickinson streets by a policeman of the Seventeenth district.

The police are investigating the case. The tramp won't labor, It's true. You tramped the tewn like mad In search of work and it didn't work! Well, then, try a Times Want Ad. In Central Police Court yesterday Magistrate Kochersperger held Ocfavlus Baker, colored. 14 yeara old, of 147 South Fourth street, in $300 ball for court, on a charge of assault and battery upon F.

J. McNulty, of 1S04 Taaker street William H. Van Roden, a fireman on tha police tug Visitor, waa yesterday appointed a Street sergeant In the new Thirty-first district, at Twenty-sixth and York streeta. From 1802 until Km be was a patrolman in tne xwenty-Beconu district. J.

Albert Caldwell, of the firm of J. E. Cald well sailed from New York yesterday on the steamer Zaeland. This la Mr. Caldwell's annual trm for tbe Importation of precious stenea, ceramics and objects of art for the autumn and winter season.

Tha members of the Nineteenth Sectional School Board have nreaented Mlas Annie Lyle. principal of the Cobocksink School, at Fourth street and Montgomery avenue, with a handsomely engrossed set of resolutions in recognition of her fifty years' service In the Philadelphia public schools. While plavina' on a freicht train at Eishth and Willow streets, last night, William O'Henon. aa-ed 14 years, of 820 Willow street, fell from tbe top of one of the ears and sustained concussion of the brain. He was taken to the Hahnemann Hospital In a serious condition.

46 PEOPLE BURNED TO DEATH Terrible Results ot Two Accidents In tbe East Indies. Bombay, May 1. Thirty-five out of forty- two persons who were working at a cot ton press at Amreeli, on the Kattywar Pe ninsula, have been burned to death. Tbe remainder were fatally burned. A similar fire has occurred at Khamgaon, Province of Berar, resulting lu the death of eleven persons.

Young Men's Suits Made for critical young fellvms from 14 to 18 years, cut in the military sack coat style (broad shoulders, slightly conforming to body at foalst), single or double-breasted "bests, stylish trousers, some with belts and buckle. We cannot say too much about the fit of our young men's trousers. They seem to fit perfectly Without alteration. Your special attention is called to tbe large variety of fabrics and colorings. Oxford Cheviots Ovcrplald Cheviots Striped Flannels Serges $10 In all the new colorings: Olives, Greens, and Grey Tints with Indistinct Stripes.

It is astonishing hoto much style and service you can get, when you buy from the manufacturer. Plenty of others at from $6.50 to $18.00. WM. H. WANAMAKER Twelfth and Market UN DELL'S shoes MANICURING Fuwier Hauna, UOt Chestnut "FROM SHORE TO SWORE!" If "all the world" only knew how good Our Clothes are, tbpu all the world would buy from us! Many a man, trying on our Clothes, remarks: "Well, that fits me hotter than Suits I've had made to order at doublo the money This knowledge Is making Its way gradually, and our business keeps on a growing! We don't get, our success for nothing! It's the result of the hardest kluil of hard work, brain work and physical labor! Success Is a great stimulant! We keep a trying for better aDd better results! And yet, We Sell Cheaply! Try ml PERRY A 1S20 Chestnut Street.

1 Whs FIFTY CASES OF SMALL-POX Entire Village of Barbours' Mills Is In Awful PllKht. Special Telegram to The Times. Wllllamsport. May 1 Over fifty cases of small pox are raging at uaroour Mills, a lumber village In the northeastern part of this county. Dr.

Rlchter, a representative of the State Boarcl of Health, returned to-day from an official Investigation. He has found that since the discovery of the first case several weeks ago there has been over a hundred cases, with prospects of many new ones. Of tbe cases at Barbour's Mills none are quarantined and many have walked along the highways before tbey were entirely well, SOME POINTS ACAINST EASTMAN Evidence Against Accused Harvard Instructor Grows Stronger. Cambridge, May 1. Tile government's case against Charles R.l Eastman, the Harvard Instructor charged with the murder of his brother-in-law.

Blchard H. Grogan, Is ad but finished. The prosecution scored repeatedly to-day. especially when the defence voluntarily admitted that the bullet which has been frequently produced during the trial and which the government claims was taken from Grogan's body was fired from a modern Smith Wesson centre-fire revolver of the same pattern as those used by Eastman and Grogan in their target shooting. The government also showed that the revolver which discharged the ffltal bullet must have been ait least six feet from Grogan when It went off.

Eastman In his numerous Statements claimed that the bullet was flrefl from an old rlm-flre revolver. It. was evident, from the cross-examination that the defence will attempt to show that the bullet which has been frequently shown the Jury was not the one which killed Grogan. CROKER COMING HOME Will Take Personal Charge of Tammany In the Next Campaign. Special Telegram to The Times.

New York, May 1. Several letters from Richard Croker have been received by Intimate friends of the Tammany chieftain announcing that he would return to New York in June, prepared to take personal charge of the organization in the approaching municipal campaign. In his letters Mr. Croker says that he Is In the best of health and that his strength has so greatly Increased he Is confident he can stand the strain of a campaign without any Inconvenience. In ne of his letters Mr.

Crfker said: "The Ireformers are killing themselves. We shall tvln hands down. The anti-Tammany movements amount to nothing. Mr. Croker expects to return on the Lu-cania.

the same boat he went over on. The steamship leaves Liverpool on June 15 nnd arrives here on the 22d. Mr. Croker's sons. Frank and Herbert, will return with their father.

Surgeon and Nurse Lea re Hospital. Dr. Isabelle E. Lane, chief surgeon, and Miss Luella Lelghton, head nurse, of the Women's Homoeopathic Hospital, severed their connection with that Institution yesterday. Dr.

Lane, who has been a member of the hospital staff for the last year, will go West. Miss Lelghton has accepted a pro. fessional position In a Boston hospital. Arrested for Breaking Into a Car. George Collier, 18 years old, no home, was arrested by Special Policeman McGar-rlgle, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, for breaking Into a freight car at Commercial and Snyder avenues.

He was locked up In tbe Twenty-flfth district station. Mrs. Nation Back In Jail. Wichita, May Carrie Nation returned to Wichita to-day, afterjattendlng the funeral of her brother at toulsburg. She went directly to the Jail and surrendered to await a hearing on tbe charge of destroying saloon property.

Deaths From Plague In Cape Town. Cape Town, May 1. Eight fresh cases of the bubonic plague were reported today. Four Europeans and two colored per sons nave aiea rrora tne disease w-aay. Washington Notes The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday pnr-chaaed short term 4 per ceul.

bonda at $113,6069.. The fourth annnal meeting of the American Oaatro-enteroloatcal Association wal held In Washington yesterday. The British Government haa renewd negotla-tlons tnrotiRb the State Department far parcel post convention with the I nlted States, The A'avy Department has been Informed of the departure of Admiral Remey aboard his flagship, the Brcioklyn, yeaterday from Sydney, for Melbourne. Geneial (Ireely. chief signal officer, fill sail on the traispnrt Sheridan about the mldltle of this month for the Philippines, where he will make a complete lnaiKM-lioii of Ihe signal citrps operations.

The State Department has received from the Government of Venezuela a satisfactory explana tion of the circumstances under whhto IgnaVlao Ball, t'nlted States Consular Aecnt at Ranelona came to be arrested and mulcted of a heavy tine. The eommlsalnn In charge of the atattie to be erected In Washington to General George B. JlcClellan met yesterday. Secretary i Root was elected reshlent and F. C.

Squires I aecretary. Colonel lugs an Inaham, superintendent of Wlc hulld. 1 grounds, was made disbursing officer. fey's message has restored confidence, and while It hag not improved the chances for ballot reform legislation to any great extent it has convinced Mr. Guffey's friends here that he is not devoting himself wholly and solely to oil prospecting and money getting to the detriment of his party and State.

Peter J. Hughes. Broad Street Scene of Exciting Contest Between Runaway and Policeman. FRIGHTENED BYTOY DRUMS A Texas mustang, dragging behind him the battered fragments of a buggy, dashed madly up Broad street last evening, scattering pedestrians right and left, and creating more excitement on the crowded thoroughfare than has been witnessed since election. Behind the frightened animal sped a bicycle policeman, working de perntely to reach it.

For many square horse and bicyclist raced along without advantage to either, but at last the policeman gained, and at Vine street managed to grasp the bridle of the runaway. The horse was being driven by John Murphy, of League Island road, at Sixth and Wolf streets, when he met' a crowd Of children playing soldiers. The beating of the toy drums scared the steed, which made a plunge forward, narrowly escaping trampling several children under foot. The har ness broke and the carriage overturned. Murphy was thrown heavily to the ground unconscious while the mustang raced up Sixth street, dragging part of the carriage.

Pedestrians flew right and left, and sev eral of the bolder ones attempted to stop the animal. It was useless, however, and the animal tore up Sixth street to Spruce, out Spruce street to Broad and up Broad street. When Broad street was reached Bicycle Policeman Rodman saw the runaway and Imme diately gave chase. For several squares the race kept up. much to the excitement of crowds on the pavement, who were alternately betting on the horse and on the policeman.

Rodman, however, gained gradually on the horse, and at Vine street caught the frightened animal, which was ready to drop from exhaustion. The horse was taken to the Sixth district station until Murphy, who had been restored to consciousness, came to the station and claimed the animal. WILL BRINC DOROTHEA TO CHICACO Illinois Naval Mtlltla to Arrive Here Next Week to Take Gunboat to Lake Michigan. Special Telegram to Thb Times. Chicago, May 1.

The officers of the Illinois NaTal Militia to day announced the personnel of the crew selected to go to Philadelphia to bring to Chicago the United States gunboat Dorothea, recently loaned to the State of Illinois as a tralnlg ship for Its naval militia. The commander will be B. R. T. Collins; executive officer, Lieutenant R.

C. Roberts; ensigns, W. C. Sims, W. A.

Stevens, E. R. Mason and Cecil Page; chief engineer, Lieutenant Commander Granville Kimball. The Vflvi Ttonnrtmant hns nntlAuA State militia officers that the ship wl be reaor to ne turneq over to tnera May 10. Chief Engineer Kimball and four men will leave Tor Philadelphia on Saturday to over haul the Dorothea engines, preparatory to mnriing on tne long voyage to nioago by way or ine ueiaware Hay, Atlantic, Ocean, St.

Lawrence River and the Great Tji1 Lieutenant Collins and the rest of the crew wm start for the Bast about May 8. QUENTIN SALES SURRENDERS All Organized Rebellion In Hollo Now Reported tided. Washington, May War Department this morning received the following cablegram from General MacArthur at Ma nila: "Quentln Rales surrendered. Hollo, April 21. AH organized opposition that island ended." MAYOR REGIS ON RAMPAGE After Getting: His Wounds Dressed at a Chemist's He Returns and Wrecks Cafe.

Algiers, May 1. When M. Max Regis, the anti-Semite Mayor of Algiers, and his brother returned yesterday from the chemist's. where they had had the wounds received a battle In a restaurant with the edltnr Lawrence du Peuple and that, of his friends, dressed they re-entered the cafe and renewed the disorders, wrecking the place. Then they proceeded to the Mayoralty, shouting ns they went.

At. 11 o'clock last night order was restored. The authorities have taken severe measures to prevent a repetition of the disorders. Read Willis J. Abbot's pertinent political letter, whloh will appear exclusively In next Sunday's Times.

MUSTANG WITH BICYCLS a Atlantic City Lad Said to Have Left After Failing to Make Bank Deposit. PARENTS ARE SEARCHING Special Telegram to Tee Times. Atlantic City, May 1. The parents of Harry S. Edsall, a 14-year- pld hoy, residing 1a this city, are anxiously searching Jfew York for their son.

The lad went away -last Saturday and there Is nn Interesting and somewhat mysterious story connected with' his' disappearance. When the lad first' disappeared no one thought much of, th matter, except his parents, who were naturally -as he had never been away from- home their consent. On Monday, however, something developed which' indicated' that there was something back of the matter more than a mere desire for a vacation. Edsall was employed In the freight office of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in this city, his father being also an employe of the company, and who Is highly respected by those in authority over him. It Is stated that the lad was sent to the bank Saturday with something like $1,200 In checks and cash belonging to the company.

He returned In a short time and placed the bank book where It was usually kept. No one bad any occasion to look at the book that day "or Sunday, but when another employe of the company opened the book Monday It was found, It is alleged, that no deposit had been made. In tbe meantime an Investigation had been started here, and It was found, so It Is stated, that the boy had been seen to board a train for New York In company with a young man named Whltelock on Saturday afternoon. On hearing this young Edsall's parents Immediately started for New York, where tbey reported the. matter to Captain of Detectives Titus, who promised all the aid In his power and tbe parents remained to search In person for their missing son.

The money which Edsall Is alleged to have failed to deposit In the bank was largely In checks, which were Indorsed "for deposit," and payment of which hns been stopped, but It Is said that there was between J200 and $300 In cash Included. SHOT DEAD BY FORMER FRIEND Quarrel Between Men Intimate tor Tears Ends In Murder. Worcester, May F. Rey nolds, a veteran of the Spanish-American war, was shot dead this afternoon by John P. Cummlngs.

The men had been friends for years, but they quarreled Tuesday evening, April 23. This morning Cummlngs purchased a 32- calibre revolver and a box of cartridges and Inant lararal hmirv nrollrlna, ohlit tha Miv The shooting occurred In Crompton Park. wnere tne men met. as rar as tne ponce can learn Reynolds' death was deliberately planned by Cummlngs and the men had been together but ten minutes when Cummlngs fired the shot which pierced Reynolds' heart. Cummlngs says he was afraid of Reynolds and knew the latter would Injure him In a fight.

He says he warned him he was armed and thought Reynolds and Mara and another man named John McLoughlln were going to Jump on him. Mara' and McLoughlln say there was no fight and that Cummlngs Dulled the revolver as soon as the men reached the park after meeting. Trolley Cars Injure Man and Woman. Two persons were slightly Injured yester day by being struck! by trolley cars In West Philadelphia. Albert Green, 48 years old, of 4644 Westminster avenue, while Intoxicated, was crossing Fortieth street, at Lancaster avenue, when he was struck by a trolley car and -thrown to the ground.

sustaining a contused bead and lacerated evebrow. He was taken to the Presbyterian Hospital. Mary Sarref. of 4W9 Market street, wss hit by a trolley car at Fortieth and Market streets and wss taken to the University Hospital, suffering with a fractured arm and contused head. Hne of Blood Upon Her Coffin.

Paris, May 1. The body of Madame Panle Minsk, the agitator, who was transported In connection with the Commune troubles and was subsequently granted amnesty and who died last week, was buried to-day In Pere Chaise Cemetery. Her coffin was covered with a red cloak and followed by Socialist notabilities. At the cemetery conflict occurred between the Socialists and the po lice. Several arrests were made.

Read Willis J. Abbot's pertinent political letter, which will appear exclusively In next Sunday's Times. CASH.