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E AND BANDITS
Desperate Tray Resulting In
Six Dead and Six Wounded.
BURNED OUT OF BARRICADE
DespePVts Gang of Mountaineers Defy
Arrest and Battle to a Finish
I Near Mlddlesboro,
Kentucky.
BIx men are dead and as many more
are dying aa the result of a battle be
tween officers from Mlddlesboro and
mountaineers, says a special to the
Knoxville (Tenn.) Journal and Tri
bune from Its Mlddlesboro, Ky., corre
spondent.
The battle, which was one of tho
most desperate affairs of Its kind In
the history of mountain warfare, oc
curred between 4 and 6 o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon at Leo Turner’s
'Quarter House" saloon, 3 12 miles
om Mlddlesboro.
ast month Turner had some mules
other goods levied on In payment
or'a debt, and a few nights ago, It Is
llegcd, he, with others, went to Vir
ginia, where tho property had been ta
ken, secured what was formerly his,
and returned to tho "Quarter House."
Wednesday Deputy Sheriff William
Thompson summoned a posse of ten
or fifteen men for tho purposo of ar
resting Turner at his "Quarter House"
saloon. The Louisville and Nashville
refused to convey the officers to the
saloon, and they walked through the
mountains.
Turner had heard that an attempt
would be made to arrest him, and he
and Ills men, fifteen In number, gave
the officers a warm reception.
I The saloon Is well suited for an at
tack like this. It is built of huge logs
and Is surrounded by a 30-foot fence.
In which loop holes are cut, so that
the Inmates can shoot outsiders. Tur
ner's surrender was demanded.
His reply was a round of shot. Char
ley C. Cecil, of Mlddlesboro, was rid
ing lo plain view of the Turner gang.
Some one raised a window of tho
leg dive and shot Cecil, whp fqll dead.
Instantly the man at 1'^ window
fell back, pierced by a half dosen
bullets.
Then the firing began Jn earnest,
tho officers scattering and hiding be
hind trees and rocks, and pouring a
galling fire Into the mountain for
tress.
<n the fight John tioyle, a former
railroad man, was badly wounded, per
haps fatally, and Simon Dean, another
ex-rallroadcr, was shot In the hand.
The town men gathered closer
•round Turner’s place, undaunted at
the shots which whizzed aroiind them.
As soon as Cecil was killed his com
panions determined to burn Turner’s
endezvous, and In the mklst of the
itfe n fellow applied a torch to an
exposed side of the building.
A few minutes later tho building was
In flames. Seceral of tho mountain
eers enme to the window and were
immediately shot down.
Tho posse surrounded tho barrlcado,
determined to let none escape. Lee
Turner and several of his friends, how
ever. In some manner escaped, and Is
now at Mingo mines, eight miles from
Mlddlesboro. Several of his men per
ished In the flames.
CHARLESTON REASSURED.
President Wires Hopea of Vieltlng
Exposition at Some Future Date.
President Wagener, of the Charles
ton Exposition Company, received the
following dispatch from President
Roosevelt Wednesday:
"Groton, Mass., February 12.—Presi
dent F. W. Wagener, Charleston.—
Pleaso accept from Mrs. Roosevelt and
uiyself and In behalf of thoso who
would have accompanied u£ to tho ex
position, hearty congratulations and
gcod wishes. We look forward to the
pleasure of visiting Charleston and the
exposition at some future date..
(Signed.)
“THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
BIG BOWLDER SMASHES TRAIN. I Georgia.’.CullingS
'Seven Men Met Instant Death In Pe
culiar Wreck—A Score More Are
More or Less Injured.
PRESIDENT IS JOYOUS.
Returns to the White House From
Anxious Visit to Groton.
President Roosevelt returned to the
white house Friday afternoon In a
very happy frame of mind, after five
anxious days at the bedside of his boy.
In his home-boinlng the president had
a chance to make three short rear car
peech£s to, the crowd at Worcester,
~t and Providence,
e assured the waiting hun-
“Ted" was all right and
~ds. and In each case the
as joyous as the presl
ed vociferously.
ufferln Dead.
Dufferin, former
Canada and ex-
ead. He passed
ndeboye Castle,
succeeds him.
New York.
ge of Office,
day, Dr. P. M.
on general of
on the duties of
Seven mbn were killed and at least
fourteen wero seriously Injured by a
huge bowlder, weighing fifteen tons,
crashing into the chhoose of a work
train on the Choctaw, Oklahoma and
Gulf railroad twenty miles west of
Little Rock, Ark., at 10 o'clock Fri
day morning. The work train was
headed west, the engine pushing six
cars and a caboose. A3 It was passing
along the track under the high bluffs
bordering the river two miles west of
little Maumelle, the crew saw a heavy
rock rolling with awful velocity down
the steep declivity, having been de
tached from tho hillside by the rains.
Tho train was going slowly, but was
almost upon the rock when It struck
the track. Engineer Nazor reversed
his engine at once, but it was so close
upon the obstacle that the train struck
It with almost full force. The caboose
wns at the head of the train, and was
shivered Into splinters. Most of the
men who were killed and Injured were
In the caboose.
There was a crew of fifty-four men,
white and \olored, and they were go
ing to a point further up tho road to
clear a slight wreck. There were Just
back of the caboose three carR ol
sund, and many of the men were bu
ried underneath the heap of sand
which was thrown forward by the ter
rific impact. Six men aro known to
havo been killed outright. Three were
left on tho scene and three wero
removed to Little Rock on the train
that was dispatched to the scene as
soon as the news could be sent to tho
city. Fifteen Injured wero carried to
Little Rock and are now at St. Vin
cent Infirmary. One of the most des
perately Injured died on the way to
tho hospital from the depot.
It la believed there aro others killed
or burled under tho sand at the sceno
of the wreck, as there are several
missing, and aa yet aro unaccounted
for. A crow of workmen are clearing
the wreck and looking for the bodies.
FREIGHT8 IN COLLI8ION.
Throe Men Killed, Others Injured and
Cars Demolished.
A special from Altoona, Pa., says:
Three men killed, four probably fa
tally and two seriously Injured, one
freight train a completo wreck and an
other nearly so, are the results of an
accident Friday morning on the Penn
sylvania railroad on the steep grade
a few miles above tho Horseshoe
curve.
Control of the second eectlon of Us
enstbound train was lost Roon after
the other entered tho tunnel and two
miles woBt of AllegrlppuR It crushed
Into the rear of the first section. Ten
cars, the caboose and two engines
were completely wrecked.
DUMONT’S BALLOON COLLAPSED.
Flying Machine “Lands" Aeronaut In
the 8ea, But Rescue Was Effected.
A dispatch from Monaco, Franco
says: 8antpB Duniont'B dirigible bal
loon collapaed at sea Friday after
noon, Dumont wns rescued unhurt.
The aeronaut started at 2:30 p. m.,
and wns proceeding In the direction of
Cape Mnrtln. When opposite the Ca-
hlno at Monte Carlo n rent occurred
In the balloon nnd In less than ten
minutes all tho gas had escaped and
the balloon fell Into the sea.
Several boats, Including tho Prince
of Monaco's launch, were following
the balloon and Santos Dumont was
rescued. The balloon sank.
PHILANTHROPIST KILLS HIMSELF
One-Time Wealthy Chicagoan Suicides
to Hide Poverty.
At Chicago Frldny Peter Duschwah,
a pioneer real estate dealer, was found
dead in his office. The body sat up
right In a chair with the feet resting
on a desk near by.
When the door wns opened eight
gas Jets were found to be open and the
police therefore claim that Mr. Busch-
wah committed suicide. The deceased
at one time was possessed of a for
tune, but of late years Is said to have
given it away in charities he could 111-
afford.
VENABLE8 WIN SUIT,
Government Must Pay Atlanta Firm
86,014.00 on a.Contract.
Tho Venable Construction Company,
In Its suit against the national gov
ernment for ♦9 ,981.07 for fortification
work on Tybee Island, done during tho
latter nineties, was awarded $6,014.60
by Judge Newman In the federal court
at Atlanta Tuesday.
In November. IS96, when Captain
Oberlln Carter wns the engineer in
charge, the Venable Construction Com
pany entered Into a contract with the
government to build certain fortifica
tion works known as gun emplace
ment, for which they were never paid.
TOLSTOI REPORTED DYING.
World-Famous Reformer and Novelist
Suffers Serious Relapse.
A St. Petersburg cablegram states
that Leo Tolstoi has suffered a relapse
and is dying.
According to a dispatch to the Asso
ciated Press from London February 10
Count Toilstoi is suffering from heart
failure and Inflammation of the lungs.
O DEWEY.
pology for German
at Manll.-t
Washington that a
been forwarded to
Prince Henry, of
gh a warm personal
It expresses the kindest per-
nal regard and is in a way an apol-
y from Germany to the admiral,
rlnce Henry admits that the Ger-
16 made errors at Manila, and that
ftalral Dewey was right and gctc4
ll lA *U things.
TALKS ON GOOD) ROAD8.
Convention at Charleston Well Attend
ed 5y Exposition Patrons.
The National Good Roads Conven
tion began its sessions In Charleston
Thursday.
The exposition patrons listened to
addresses on highway building and
relative subjects by Martin Dodge, ot
the department of agriculture at
Washington: M. A. Hayes, of the
Southern railway; E. L. Tessler, of the
Charleston exposition, and W. W.
froshv. at Baltimore,
Brief Bat Interesting Summary
of Happenings in the State.
Warrenton Bank Closed.
The Bank of Warrenton closed its
doors Saturday morning and assigned
for the benefit of creditors. Poor col
lections are given as the cause of the
failure.
* * *
Legislative Acts Printed.
The acts of the legislature of 1901
have Just been completed by the pub
lic printer and are now ready for dis
tribution. They have been delayed
somewhat and there has been a great
demand for them. They will be fur
nished by State Librarian Wellborn, at
Atlanta, on receipt of cost price, which
Is $1.25.
• * •
Will 8erve In Netw Prison.
The new United States prison In At
lanta has been designated as the pris
on for convicts sentenced from the
southern district of Georgia. This or
der was made on the motion of Assist
ant United States District Attorney
Akerman. All of the defendants In
trials now pending in the southern dis
trict of the state will serve their sen
tences In the Atlanta prison.
* * *
Meeting of Southern Educators.
The date for the assembling of tho
southern educational conference at
Athens having been fixed for April 24,
t.h#Mocal committee on arrangements
has gone to work with much energy to
prepare for the entertainment of the
distinguished guests of the occasion.
This committee has already been
quite successful In securing homes for
the educators and philanthropists.
There will be about five hundred dele
gates In attendance upon the confer
ence, and of that number fully three
hundred will be entertained in the
homes of the citizens.
• • *
New Town Under Way.
It Is said that a new town of somo
little Importance Is being started near
the postoffice known as Warden, on
tho Jesup and Folkston branch of the
Plant system. Two new stores are be
ing built, one belonging to W. R. An
derson, nnd the other to some Hebrew
merchants of FolkHton. A new store
has Just been finished there for War
den, Carswell & Co. The O'Quinn
Lumber Company, of Hickox, expect
to move their sawmill to that point In
a few days.
♦ * *
8trlke Threatened In Augusta.
Much Interest is felt In Augusta ns
to what the Textile union will do In
regnrd to instructions from headquar
ters to mnke a demand for a 10 par
cent Increap.o In wnges.
About a month ago a representative
of the executivo board of the Nation
al Textile Workers' union visited Au-
giiRta nnd mills In thnt section on nn
inspecting tour. In a Bpeoch ho said
thnt In his report ho should advise
that a demand for nn Increase In
wages be made, n^i enforced with a
strike If not conceded. It appears
from the news received a day or two
ago thnt he has made such a report,
and thnt It has been adopted.
* * ♦
Postoffice “Swiped" Bodily.
Tho postoffice at HI gWheel, in Ir
win county, Is Raid to havo been stol
en boldly about 25 days ago. and on
the day the office disappeared, Post
master Hendry was also non est. He
wns arrested later on, however. An
examination was made by the officials
| of the government and It was found
that nearly all of the mall that had
passed through the office for six
months had been tampered with nnd
that the postmaster had taken the con
tents from numerous valuable pack
ages, mostly money being sent by tur
pentine hands to their people In other
sections.
♦ * •
To Push Work on Soldiers' Home.
Work on the new Soldiers’ home
building is to begin nt once, or Just
ks soon as It Is possible for the con
tractors to get to work.
The committee had eleven bids be
fore It from various contractors here
and elsewhere, and accepted the low
est and most .satisfactory, the figures
ures being $22,775. This Is, if any
thing, something less than the trus
tees of the home expected to have to
pay, since they had estimated they
would have to pay about $24,000 or
$26,000.
Tho new building wilt be construct
ed on the foundation of tho old one, a
feature which resulted In considerable
saving. It is to be of the gothic style
of architecture, larger, handsomer and
more commodious than tke old struc
ture. There will be fifty rooms in all.
with about a dozen offices and rooms
for the officials and employes of the
house. The home will bo lighted by
gas, heated by steam, and will have
running water throughout.
The trustees expect to have the new
building completed within about four
or five months, so that the old soldiers
can return to It probably about mid
summer.
The trustees request all those who
have subscribed to the home to remit
their subscriptions to the treasurer,
Amos Fox. as soon as possible. Many
have not yet paid their subscriptions,
and every cent of the money is needed
just as soon as it can be had.
• * *
Witham’s Name Not Mentioned.
The name of W. S. Witham was not
mentioned in the suit recently insti
tuted by J. B. McCrary against the
Merchants’ and Farmers’ bank of Ten-
nille, as has been recently published
in connection with certain papers. The
allegations were to the effect that
some one who went to the bank and
took from a private drawer where the
papers of Mr. McCrary were kept
some stock of the East Atlanta Land
Company.
It has been published that Mr. With
am, president of the bank, took the
papers from Mr. McCrary’s drawer.
The bill does not state that Mr. With
am took the papers nut, but only that
"some one of the officers of the bank
opened the private drawer of McCra
ry without authority and took the said
stock therefrom and that the bank Is
seeking to sell It for an Indebtedness
claimed to be due to itself."
* * •
Gates Awarded Georgia Land.
Judge Webb, at LaCrosse, WIs., has
given his decision In the case tried
there of J. L. Gates, of Milwaukee,
against John Paul and other million
aires associated with him in buying
southern timber lands. Mr. Gates,
with Mr. Paul, In 1895 bought 700,000
acres of timber in Georgia and Florida.
It was turned over to a corporation of
northern capitalists', known as the
East Coast Land Company, of which
Mr. Paul Is a member. The land has
since increased marvelously In value.
Judge Webb held that he was entitled
to one-sixth interest, as commission. In
two’ tracts of 26,00<Tacres and 122,000
acres, respectively. The commission
allowed amounts to $167,000.
* * ■*
Roads Ready For Conference.
The Atlanta and West Point Rail
road Company has finally accepted the
state’s depot proposition, and will
Join with the other roads In occupying
a new union station in Atlanta when
the state builds one. The letter from
President Wickersham was the last to
be received by Governor Candler from
the railroads. Now all of the lines
have been heard from. The letters
from President Spencer, of the South
ern, and Major Hanson, of the Cen
tral, were rather Indefinite, but the
communications from General Mana
ger T. K. Scott, of flie Georgia, Presi
dent J. W. Thomas, of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad,
and President Charles A. Wickersham,
of the Atlanta and WeHt Point, were
positive answers.
NEXT GEORGIA 8TATE FAIR.
Will Be Held In Valdosta—Savannah
Was Outbid For the Honor.
Valdosta won in the contest with
Savannah for the next Georgia state
fair before the executive committee
of tho Stnte Agricultural Society at
Its meeting In Atlanta, and the exhi
bition of the state’s products next fall
will he made In the former city.
Both cities had committees to np-
pear before the executive committee,
and the struggle for the honor was an
Interesting one. Valdosta made the
best offer, however, and without giv
ing her rival a chance to make an
other bid, the committee knocked the
fair down to that elf?.
Another notable feature of the meet
ing was tho Induction into office, of
Hon. Dudley Hughes, of Twiggs coun
ty, the newly elected president of tho
State Agricultural Society.
VALET ROBBED MISS GOULD.
Hired Man “Swiped” Property Aggre
gating $10,000 In Value.
Daniel Donovan, known to Miss
Helen Gould ns John O’Neill, her sec
ond butler, was arraigned In a police
court at New York Thursday and
pleaded guilty to having robbed Miss
Gould's residence. He was formally
charged with stealing a combination
opera and marine glass valued at $50,
but Captain Titus, of the detective
bureau, thinks he may have stolen as
much as $10,000 worth of property.
The robbery took place while Miss
Gould wns away on her recent tour
of the west. The police have recov
ered many valuable articles.
STUDENTS OBJECT TO BOOKER.
Kick on Selection cf Negro as Com
mencement Day Orator.
The selection of Booker T. Wash
ington as commencement day orator
for the University of Nebraska next
June was announced at Lincoln Thurs
day evcnlug by Chancellor Andrews.
The Invitation was sent Professor
Washington by the faculty and his ac
ceptance was received four days ago.
A number of members of the senior
class, which has a voice In tho choice
of an orator, announced their opposi
tion to the selection of a negro, and
may make a protest at a meeting of
the class which has been called to
UlRciiRR the mutter
ATLANTA WELCOMES CLUB.
Cook County Democrats Are Royalty
Entertained in Georgia Capital.
Amid the blare of two large bands
and two big drum corps and lusty
cheers sent up from thousands of en
thusiastic throats the Cook County
Democratic Club of Chicago arrived in
Atlanta. Ga., Thursday afternoon.
Never was any political organization
given such a warm welcome as the.
Chicago democrats received upon
their arrival in the Gate City of the
South. All the streets leading to the
union depot were thickly crowded
with people anxious to extend a hearty
welcome.
STAR CHAMBER ME (HODS.
is Accusation Hurled at Mr. Lodge By
Mr. Patterson.
A sharp clash occurred In the sen
ate Wednesday between Mr. Lodgo
and Mr. Patterson over the admission
of representatives of the press to the
Investigation which the Philippines
committee is conducting. The Colo
rado senator desired that all newspa
per men be admitted to the hearings,
declaring that as now conducted they
were of a star chamber character.
SCAFFOLD BUILDERS ARRESTED.
Responsibility for Death of Three
Painters Charged to Workmen.
Three arrests were made in Atlanta,
Ga.. Tuesday in connection with the
accident in the Eiseman building
which caused the death of three paint
ers.
Those arrested were William Flindt,
the foreman, and J. W. Ball and W.
R. Elmore* two of tho carpenters who
built the scaffold which caused the
accident.
Flindt and Ball were later released
I on ball. They made a statement de-
* nying any responsibility for the scaf
fold breaking.
WILL SEE ROOSEVELT
Baer Representative Is Sent Over
From The Hague.
BEARS LETTER FROM KRUGER
In Person, Dr. Mueller Will Hard
This Document to the President.
Boers to Begin Campaign
Here Among Us.
A cable dispatch from Brussels,
Belgium, says: The plan of campaign
drawn up by Dr. Mueller, the former
consul of the Orange Free State in
Holland, who is now on his way to
New York with dispatches from the
Boer delegates in Europe to President
Roosevelt, Includes the formation of
two standing committees, one more
or less political, to Include the pro-
Boer senators and representatives
and other prominent men who, It is
claimed, have already promised their
co-operation. The other and larger
body will be chiefly concerned In the
•collection and forwarding of money
for the Boer cause.
Tho Boers In Brussels allege that
there has been considerable difficulty
heretofore in accounting for all the
money subscribed, and that not all of
Jt has reached Its destination.
Dr. Mueller will be president of the
finance committee and will remain In
the United States so long as neces
sary. He Is entrusted with a letter
from Mr. Kruger to President Roose
velt, tho Joint production of Dr.
Leyds and the other Boer delegates,
but which Mr. Kruger approved and
signed.
Dr. Mueller Is charged to personally
hand this letter to President Roose
velt, whose permission to publish It
will be asked.
After a discussion, In whiclT the
■opinion of the Boer delegates was
considerably divided, Mr. Kruger and
Dr. Leyds convinced the others that
It was not wise, in Tlew of tho reply
•of the British minister, Lord Lans-
■downe, to the note of the Netherlands
■on the subject of peace In South Af
rica, to make overtures to Great Brit
ain to open telegraphic communica
tion with the Boer leaders In the field.
WHITE AND YELLOW ALLIANCE.
John Bull and Japanese Government
Form Friendly Compact That
Causes Great Surprise.
An Important parliamentary paper
was Issued at London Tuesday night
giving the terms of a practlcaal alli
ance between Great Britain and Japan
for the preservation of China and Ko-
i ea. The paper covers a dispatch
sent by Lord Lanadowne, the secre
tary of state for foreign affairs, Jan
uary 30, to the British minister at To-
klo, Sir Claude M. MacDonald, nnd
comprises a signed copy of the agreo-
mcn t.
In explanation tho papers say the
agreement may be regarded ns an out
come of the events of tho past two
years. Throughout the boxer troubles
Great Britain and Japan had been in
close and uninterrupted communica
tion and actuated by similar views.
"Wo each desire," says Lord Laus-
dowue, "that the integrity and Inde
pendence of the Chinese empire
should be preserved nnd that there
should be no distui banee of the terri
torial status quo, either In China or
tho adjoining regions.”
The agreement Is signed by Lord
Lansdowne and Baron Hayashl, tho
Japanese minister to Great. Britain.
These ministers so well kept the
secret that the paper issued nfter par
liament had adjourned for the night,
announcing tho first important alli
ance between a western and a yellow
race, comes as a startling surprise to
tho public, and although the Idea of
an alliance with Japan is likely to
meet with general approval, tho out
come of this sensational departure-
will bo anticipated with no llttlo anx
iety. It Is regarded as a direct move
against Russia
GEORGIA ROAD ACCEPTS.
Assents Without Conditions to State
Depot Proposition.
Upon his return to Atlanta from
Charleston Wednesday Governor Can
dler found awaiting him a letter from
General Manager T, K. Scott, of the
Georgia railroad, accepting the state’s
proposal with reference to the building
of a new depot on the state's property
in Atlanta.
The Georgia railroad accepts the
state's proposal practically uncondi
tionally. The only provisions aro the
formal ones relating to the acceptance
by the other roads.
GREAT IS THE LIBERTADOR.
Revolutionary “Tub" Sinks a Vene
zuelan Gun Boat.
A dispatch from Willemstadt, Island
of Curacoa, says: A schooner which
communicated Tuesday with the Vene
zuelan revolutionary steamer LIberta-
dor, confirms the report that the lat
ter sank the Venezuelan gunboat Gen
eral Crespo, recently near Cumarebo.
The captain and crew of the Crespo
are prisoners on board the Libertador.
WIFE DID THE SHOOTING.
Supposed Dying Policeman Explodes
“Theory” of Atlanta Detectives.
Policeman James M. Duncan, in the
Grady Hospital at Atlanta, has made
a full statement about his wife shoot
ing him between the eyes Saturda-
night. He became conscious Monda
morning and was able to talk. H
said his wife did the shooting and nc
his son, and he also says the she
was fired by Mrs. Duncan after shi
bad threatened to kill him.
POWERS ARE SULL GROWLING
|o Regard to Their Attitude Toward
Your Uncle Sam Before the
Hispano-Amerlcan War.
A Washington special says: In
view of the statements and contradic
tions, more or less of an official nature,
coming from the principal European
capitals respecting the attitude of the
powers individually toward the United
States Just preceding the Spanlsh-
Amerlcan war, officials at the capital
feel a natural reluctance to being
drawn Into the controversy, and It is
with difficulty that official statements
may be had on this subject.
One fact remains, namely, that the
European ambassadors and ministers
In Washington called upon President
McKinley April 7, 1S98, In the effort
to prevent war.
The matter now In controversy is
what happened after that call and the
question at issue is as presented in
the latest phase of the European dis
patches, did Lord Pauncefote under
take to secure the support of the other
European powers in an attempt to for
cible restraint upon the United
States?
Lie Given to Germany.
A London dispatch says: The un
der secretary for the foreign office,
Lord Cranborne, replying In the house
of commons Tuesday to a question of
Henry Norman, liberal, who asked
whether tho government’s attention
had been called to the statement In
the German press, and alleged to have
received official confirmation at Ber
lin, to the effect that Great Britain,
April 14, 1898, through her ambassa
dor at Washington, Lord Pauncefote,
proposed a fresh note, In which the
powers should declare that Europe did
not regard tho armed Intervention of
the United States In Cuba as justifia
ble, and that in consequence of Ger
many’s refusal to accept this proposal,
the step was abandoned, said:
“No. sir. Her late majesty's govern
ment never proposed through her maj
esty’s ambassador or otherwise any
declaration adverse to the action of
the United States In Cuba. On the
contrary, her late majesty’s govern
ment declined to assent to any such
proposal."
Lord Cranborne’s answer to Mr. Nor
man was received with rounds of ap
plause.
Mr. Norman later said to a reprisen-
tativc of the Associated Press:
“I am perfectly satisfied, and of
course implicitly believe that state
ment of the British ministers."
John Redmond, Irish leader, com
mented on Lord Cranborne’s state
ment as follows:
“That the feeling which existed In
Americn that England did so much for
the United States at the time of tlie
war is all humbug. To my personal
knowledge the majority of flic mem
bers of the house of commons were
strongly anti-American in those days.
I have no doubt Germany has evidence
to prove her assertions.”
SAFES WERE FIREPROOF.
Vast Sums Are Recovered From Ruins
In Paterson, N. J.
Money and securities said to amount
to $3,000,000 were recovered from the
two huge vaults under the miss of the
Frist National hank at Paterson, J. J.,
Monday afternoon. Books, papers,
bullion and paper money were found
uninjured. Guarded by files of sol
diers with fixed bayonets, the treas
ure was conveyed to the Paterson
savings Institution In a two-horse
dray.
Buried beneath the mins of the city
hall were found tho safes which be
longed to the comptroller’s office and
In these also the papers, legal docu
ments and public records were found
unharmed. The safes of the Passaic
Water Company, under the ruins of
the building, which stood at Nos. 107
and 109 Washington street, were de
stroyed by the fire and the only part
of their contents recovered was $590
in silver.
Conservative opinion Is now inclined
to cut $2,000,000 from the aggregate
loss of $10,000,000 given out Immedi
ately after the conflagration, and $8,-
000,000 probably will be accepted final
ly as the actual cost of the fire. It
was stated Tuesday that the insur
ance amounted to between $4,000,000
and $5,000,000.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Statement Showing Their Value for
the Month of January.
The monthly statement of the im
ports and exports of the United
States for January, 1902, shows as
follows:
Merchandise imports. $79,426,146;
Increase as compared with January,
191, $10,000,000: exports, $126,023,
217; decrease. ST.300.000.
Gold imports, $1,404,787; decrease,
$2,800,000; exports. $1,973,675; de
crease, $6,300,000.
Silver imports, $2,127,681; decrease,
$1,000,000; exports, $4,509,213; de
crease. $280,000.
TUSCALOOSA’S LIQUOR SALES.
January Report of Dispensary Busi
ness Made Public.
The dispensary at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,
has made its first monthly report be
fore the mayor and aldermen.
The total cash sales for the month of
January were $6,789.65. The largest
(lav’s sales were $547.45, on January
25, the smallest day’s sales being Jan
nary 1, $91.10, or an average daily-
sales for the month of $25,1.47.
Solons Kill Fertilizer Scheme.
In the South Carolina senate Thurs
day night, after a hot debate, it was
decided that the state do not go into
he fertilizer business. It was pro
posed to setablisb a plant costing
$300,000 and operate it with convicts.
To Dredge Pensacola Harbor.
The United States dredge, General
J. B. Comstock, sailed’from Galveston
or Pensacola Thursday to comply
>vith her contract for dredging the
harbor there.
UNCERTAIN IS TAFT
Civil Governor of Philippines
Short on Suggestions.
IS PUZZLED OYER SITUATION
Tells Senate Committee That He Keel*
ly Don’t Know What Is Beet
Government Policy For
the Islande. ...<
A Washington special says: The
hearing of Governor Taft on the Phil
ippine question by the senate com
mittee Saturday on the Philippines
began with a series of questions by
Senator Petterson in regard to the fit
ness of Filipinos for Jury duty. Mr.
Patterson asked whether the native
population on which the voting fran
chise is bestowed could not be trust
ed to do jury duty. The governor re
plied In the negative, saying they are
so used to corruption in the adminis
tration of justice that they could not
be trusted.
Referring to the petition of the fed
eral party, Governor Taft said all the
cases of imprisonment referred to
there were for military and civil of
fenses. Practically there are no civil
prosecutions for political offenses at
this time. Governor Taft said that
the original draft of the federal party
platfflrm had been submitted to the
commission, and that the declaration
for statehood was then more explicit
than was ultimately adopted.
"My recollection,” he said, "is that
we said to the representatives of the
party that this must be far In the fu
ture, and that we could make no prom
ise one way or another.”
"Is not the commission responsible
for the formation of the federal par
ty?" asked Senator Dubois.
"No, It was not," Governor Taft re
sponded.
Senators Patterson, Carmarck and
Culberson asked numerous questions,
based upon the merorial of the federal
party calculated to bring out Governor
Taft’s idea as to what, if any, promise
should he made to the Filipinos In the
way of government for the future.
Replying to nn Inquiry from Mr. Pat
terson as to the denunciation In the
memorial of a colonial form of govern
ment, Governor Taft said the memo
rialists mean just what they say, that
they favor ultimate statehood.
Replying to Mr. Carmack as to the
wisdom of making the Philippines an
Integral part of the United States, the
witness said the condition In the Phil
ippines today Is such that the restruc-
ton of the constitution of. the United
States cannot he safely extended to
those Islands.
Governor Taft advocated the estab
lishment of a stable government for
the present, with the understanding
that at some time In the future the
Americans and the Filipinos could
reach an agreement as to what should
he done In the way of government, or
in maintaining relations; “but.” he
said, “whether tho islands should have
their independence, whether they
should be given a quasi Independence
or whether they should be made
a state of the union is so far In the fu
ture that I have reached no conclusion.
"The great evil of the present tlmo
with references to the Philippines la
the current discussion of their future
so loftg before that can be fixed.”
Replying to a question by Senator
Carmack, he said he would not favor a
promise even of a form of government
such as is given to the territories of
the United States. He also said he was
opposed to extending the constitution
to those Islands.
In reply to a number of questions
by Senator MeComas, based upon the
democratic substitute for the Philip
pine tariff bill, Governor Taft 6aid that
to turn the government of the archipel
ago over to the Filipinos as therein
proposed would, in his opinion, result
In anarchy.
He had no doubt, however, that tbs
Filipinos could form a government as
they had done under Aguinaldo.
RABID RACE PREJUDICE.
Whitecaps In Indiana Notify Farmer*
Not to Hire Negroes.
At Wheatland, Ind., there is a negro
settlement. The negroes work for
white farmers. All are quiet and In
offensive. but there Is a prejudice
against them. The folowing notices,
signed “Fire Bugs,” were found posted
and have produced a sensation:
“Notice is hereby given that any
man who employs negro labor after
the 1st of March, or harbors, leases pr
rents lands to any negro, their houses
will be burned after the 1st day of
April.”
STONE RANSOM PAID.
Question of Old Lady’s Liberation $till
a Matter of Conjecture.
The state department has received
cable advices confirming the report’
that the ransom money for Miss Stone
has been paid to the brigand captors.
It is not known when her r (’ease will
occur, but it is understood that the
brigands have made a condition that
they shall have a period of a week or
ten days in which to make sure of
their safe retreat before the prisoner
is delivered up.
GAGE IS OFFERED JOB.
United States Trust Company Wants
Him For Its Head.
It was reported w-ith authority l*Tl-
nancial circles at New York that the
presidency of the United States Trust
Company, of that city, had been offer
ed to Lyman J. Gage, and that he
would accept.