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ESTABLISHED 18»7.
A GREAT GATHERING
Presbyterians nt the Country to Meet
at Saratoga.
REV. SMITH’S CASE WILL COME UP
Important Assemblage of Earn
est Christian Workers
WILL MEET AND MINGLE TOGETHER
Ab Attempt to He Made by the Friends ol
the Suspended Minister to Have Him Ke
stored to the Ministry—Relations of. the
Assembly to the Theological Scmiuariea.
Talk at* to the Neat Moderator.
New York, May 20. —The one hun
dred and eighth general assembly ol
the Presbyterian church of the United
. States of America is to begin its sessions
•t Saratoga at 11 o’clock Thursday. The
retiring moderator, the Rev. Robert
•Russell Booth, D. D., of New York will
preach the opening sermon. The
scheduled business of the assembly is
the consideration and furtherance ol
the benevolent and missionary work of
the denomination. For this purpose
certain days and hours are set apart,
according to a fixed schedule. The min
isterial relief is considered on the morn
ing of Saturday, the third day of the
session, the freedman's board and edu
cation on Monday, home missions and
. aid for colleges on Tuesday, foreign
missions and publication and Sabbath
school work on Wednesday, church
erection and benevolence on Thursday
and temperance on Friday. On the
evening of these days special popular
meetings are held, at which the same
interests are considered in longer and
more formal addresses.
Interspersed among these regular or
ders is the consideration of other inci
dental matters, which have great inter
est to many who are outside as well as
inside the church. Prominent among
those this year is a report to be sub
mitted by a committee of 11, Dr. David
R. Breed of Pittsburg, chairman, to
■which was committed the consideration
of “the whole subject of young people’s
societies and their relation to the
church.” All attempts to anticipate
this report which is regarded with wide
spread interest have been unavailing
and at will probably be carefully con
cealed until it is ready to be presented
to the assembly.
*The Cum ot Professor Smith.
An attempt has been mads to agitate
for the restoration of Professor Henry
Preserved Smith. D. D., formerly of
Lane Theological seminary, who was
suspended from the ministry two years
ago of heretical teaching. It
is reported that the conservatives have
threatened to complete the process in
his case by deposition unless a stop is
put to this movement, and it is said
that Professor Smith would prefer such
action rather to remain longer under
suspension.
In connection with Lane seminary at
Cincinnati. there will come before the
assembly for acquiescence or veto, the
recent appointment of the Rev. Henry
Goodwin Smith of Freehold, N. J., to
its chair of Systematic Theology. Mr.
Smith is regarded as a hereditary theo
logian, his grandfather having been Dr.
William Allen, president of Bowdoin
college in the old days, and his father
the famous professor of theology in
Union seminary in New York 25 years
ago.
Another question has regard to the
answer of New York presbytery to the
action of tl-e last assembly enjoining it
from receiving under its care, with a
view to licensure, the students from
the Union seminary. The presbytery
adopted a resolution by Dr. John Hall,
declaring that the previous practice of
the presbytery to receive all applicants
who could answer the requirements laid
down in the constitution of the church
and announcing its determination to
pi-oceed in future according to the same
plan. There is no probability that the
assembly will recede from its positio-
Andthbr report that will be awaited
witl\ interest is one dealing with the re
lations of the assembly to the theologi
cal seminaries. It is claimed that no
attempt has been made to interfere with
the autonomy of these institutions, but
nevertheless they have been'shy of en
tering into any closer relations with the
assembly or of giving the assembly
power through a commission to enforce
any supposed rights in any court of law.
Some of them have flatly refused to con
sider the matter. But the movement
promises to end in failure, except in the
case of a few minor seminaries. The
report will be heard with interest and
the attempt to persuade the relwtant
seminary boards of directors will prob
ably continue anyther year.
Last year a lawyer addressed the as
sembly on the subject of Union semi
nary, and said that when it terminated
its relations with the assembly it “stole”
its endowments from the Presbyterian
church. He was instrumental in hav
ing adopted the following resolution,
and wag promptly placed on the com
mittee having the matter in charge:
Resolved, That the committee of con
ference with the theological seminaries be
requested to inquire into and report to the
next general assembly as to the rights of
the Presbyterian church in the United
States of America in the property now
held by the Union Theological seminary
of the city of New York and to recom
mend what measures should be taken to
enforce said rights.
Report of the Committee Kept Secret.
The report of this committee is also
held secret, and its contents have not
yet leaked out, but it is reported on
good authority that the committee h<u
not been -idle in its investigation.
Many other matters of interests will
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
Italy occupy tne sen or 1a uuys oi me
assembly’s session, though in the ab
sence of such cases as those of Drs.
Briggs and Smith, the body ought to be
able to adjourn even before the usual
time —noon of the second Tuesday.
Talk as to the next moderator is al
ready rife, but most of the electioneer
ing and caucusing will be done as us
ual on the train that brings the large
delegations from the west. The home
missionary interest seems likely to cen
ter upon Dr. Thomas L. Sexton of Sew
ard, Neb., the well known synodical
missionary of the state of Nebraska. It
will not be the first time that the home
missionaries have dictated a moderator
for the assembly. The straightout con
servative party seems to be divided,
but the majority of that vote would
probably go to Dr. David R. Breed of
Kttsburg rather than to Dr. Frank O.
Montfort of Cincinnati. Dr. John L.
Withrow of Chicago is also mentioned.
CAPTAIN MEIN ILL.
The American Confined In a South African
Prison Ha* Typhoid Fever.
New York, May 20. —A special to
The World from Cape Town says: Cap
tain Mein, (American) one of the Jo
hannesburg reformers in prison at Pre
toria, is ill. Mr. Buckland, still another
of the reformers, is ill with typhoid
fever, and has been removed to a hos
pital.
The imprisoned reformers'are having
a serious time of it, 32 of them being
confined in a tin shanty 15x34.
Poultney Bigelow has arrived in
Bloemfontein, the capital of the Orange
Free State, where he was cordially re
ceived by President Steyn. Mr. Bige
low says there is no reason why unity
of the African states should not come
on the same lines as that of the United
States.
Mark Twain has been lecturing to
crowded houses in Johannesburg.
WILL STOP MASSACRES.
A Movement on Font Looking; to a Ilecon
dilation of the Armenians ith Turkey.
New York, May 20.—A special to
The Herald from London says: It is
learned on the highest authority that
the Armenian question is about to enter
a new phase. At this momeift a move
ment is on foot here, in Paris and in
Brussels in- favor of a reconciliation of
the Armenians with Turkey. There is
every reason to believe that this move
ment has been started with the consent
and even »at the desire of the sultan
himself.
It is necessary, however, that the well
intentioned section of Arm'enians should
come forward honestly and endeavor to
forget the pa.-?t and boldly make an ap
peal to the personal sentiments of the
sultan; in other words, grasp the hand
which.is already .as good as tendered.
OUR GOLD Tn RUSSIA.
Consol Karel Saw Over Thirty Million
Dollars at the St. Petersburg Treasury.
Washington, May 20. —The state de
partment has received a report from
United States Consul General Karel,
at St. Petersburg, in relation to the
amount of American gold held by the
Russian government. The consul gen
eral says that he has seen no less than
*30,769,115 in good United States gold
coin in the coffers of the Russian gov
ernment. That was on Jan. 1. The
consul general was invited with the
consuls of other countries at St. Peters
burg to witness the transfer of a sum of
50,000.000 roubles in gold from the Rus
sian treasury to the exchange fund of
the government bank where it was
needed for the redemption of paper
roubles.
Included in this store of gold he saw
14,371,756 roubles in value of United
States half eagles. While the coinage
of all of the nations of the world was
represented in this particular pile of
gold, no other nation save Russia itself
came anywhere near the store contrib
uted by the United States to the Rus
sian coffers. Japan came next with
only 1,678,519 roubles’ worth of yens,
while of British gold in this pile of
Russian money there were pounds ster
ling to the small amount of less than a
million roubles.
Afterwards, to make the impression
stronger, our consul general was taken
into the bank’s vaults and permitted to
look upon the balance of the bank’s
funds held on that particular day, and
he saw some more United States gold,
this time a stock of 8,933,823 United
States gold half eagles, amounting in
value to 25,462,945 roubles, so that the
Russian bank had in its possession of
ourgold coin *30,769,115.
When he asked how that amount of
Sold came into the possession of the
Russian bank, the governor informed
Mr. Karel that the Russian minister of
finance had purchased it at different
times at Berlin, Paris and London. The
gold was kept in small bags and these
again in larger ones, which were piled
up in tiers, each bag being sealed and
ticketed with the denomination and
value of. the vitej.ifs., _
American Horses Fail to Win.
London, May 20.—Six horses ran foi
the Dyrham park mile maiden plate at
the Bath and Somerset county meeting,
including Mr. Croker’s Nashville, which
was unplaced. Gobryas won, South
moor second, Featherstone third. Mr.
Croker’s Sir Excess was among ths
eight starters in the race for the Somer
setshire stakes of 400 sovereigns, but
as unplaced. Malgow won, Give- it- up
second and Coast Guard third.
A Bicycle Record Broken.
! Paris, May 20.—“ Tom” Linton, a
Welshman, beat the bicycle record from
the fifth mile upwards here, covering
30 miles within an hour.
THE EOME TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1896.
TOM DELK CAPTURED
He las Caught Napping in the
foods
NEAR THE LITTLE TOWN OF SENOIA
Four Men Stole a March on
the Outlaw
HE FOUGHT THEM LIKE A FIEND
But They Succeeded in Overcoming Him
and Started For Atlanta with Him Tester
day Evening—They Will Receive Six Hun
dred and Fifty Dollars For His Arres*
Paid by State and County Authorities.
Atlanta, May 20—Tom Delk, the
notorious outlaw, was captured near
Senoia in Coweta county, this afternoon
Tom had lain down in the woods for a
nap and a farmet, who had got wind of
his whereabouts, called three men to
his assistance and stole a march on the
outlaw.
When they arrived at the spot where
he was hiding they called on him to
surrender. But Delk wap game and
showed fight and a desperate hand to
hand encounter ensued. There was a
terrible fight before he was captured,
but his assailants bad the advantage of
him and he was finally overcome.
His captors carried him to Senoia and
from there started to this city at a late
hour.
Delk was wanted for many crimes,
the last being for complicity tn the kill
ing of the sheriff of Pike county, some
weeks ago near Zebulon.
His father was implicated in that af
fair, but after lying out for several days
he surrendered on being assured protec
tion by General Atkinson. Since that
time Joe Allen, a young detective, who
was instrumental in securing the Surren
der of the old man Delk, married a
daughter of the oldman and a sister of Tom
and succeeded in getting in jail on a
charge of forgery himself.
The old man Delk has been making
some startling confessions during the last
few days,
Tom was the ringleader m all the
trouble, and he stands a chance to pay
the penalty of his crimes with his life.
The outstanding rewards amount to *650
for Tom Delk’s arrest.
CO N FL ICTING DISPATC H E S.
One Says Reformers Have Been Pardoned,
Another That No Action Been Taken.
London, May 20.—The secretary of
state for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Cham
berlain, had not received any news of
the final decision of the executive coun
cil of the South African republic re
garding the commutation of the sen
tences of the Johannesburg reformers,
but a private dispatch from Pretoria
states that no decision has yet been ar
rived at on the subject. On the other
hand, it was rumored on the stock ex
change that all the prisoners are to be
released unconditionally.
Another private dispatch received
from Pretoria says that President Krue
ger has pardoned the 59 prisoners who
were condemned to imprisonment and
banishment and to pay a fine of SIO,OOO
each.
No mention is made of the further
commutation of the sentences of Colonel
Rhodes and Messrs. Hammond, Phillips
and Farrar.
Ex-Senator Wallace Growing Weaker.
New York, May 20. Ex-United
States Senator William A. Wallace,
who was stricken with apoplexy three
months ago and lapsed into uncon
sciousness 21 days ago, is said to be
growing weaker.
Conferees to Report a Disagreement.
Washington, May 20.—The conferees
on the river and harbor bill have decided
to report a disagreement on the Santa
Monica and San Pedro deep water move
ment. The contention of the house is
that in case the commission, provided
for in the senate amendment, should re
port in favor of San Pedro it would give
that place itwo large contracts. It is
claimed by the house conferees that the
commission should report to congress.
All other items have been agreed to.
Celebrated the Qaeeu's Birttuiity.
London, May 20.—The official cele
bration of the queen’s birthday, which
occurs on Sunday, took place Tuesday
throughout the country and the empire
in general. On the parade grounds of
the Horse guards there was the usual
attractive cereftiony of trooping the col
ors, and it was witnessed by a largo
crowd of distinguished people, includ
ing the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Her majesty was born May 24, 1819.
The attractiveness of the trooping of
the colors here, however, was marred
by some lively rain showers. There
were the usual queen’s birthday ob
servances at all the garrison towns and
naval stations.
Regard, the Revolt as Ridiculous.
Lima. Peru, May 20. —The govern
ment has been officially informed of tho
revolutionary movement at Iquitos, de
partment of Loreto, and regards it as
ridiculous. It is said in ‘official circles
that it must collapse there, but if neces
sary strong detachments of troops and
naval cruisers will be sent to quell it.
A cable message received from the town
of Iquitos, signed by Colonel Seminaro,
says that the state freely recognizes
President Pierola’s authority; that the
movement is not political, but is inaug
urate! solely with the idea of federa
tion.
VERY PLAIN WORDS
Nev Hampshire Democrats Declare
For Gold.
CLEVELAND’fACTnIOMMENDED
Which May be Easily Under
stood By All
AND WILL kSTAND UNREFUTED
The Convention at Concord Selects Dele
gatea-at-Large aud Alternates to the Na
tional Convention aud Adopt a Platform.
Cheers For Boles In the lowa Democratic
State Convention at Dubuque.
Concord, N. HL, May 20.—The New
Hampshire Democratic state convention
met here to choose delegates-at-large to
the national convention. The Hon.
Henry Bingham presided. In a brief
address Mr. Bingham said that the plat
form of the national convention must
be broad enough for every true Demo
crat to stand and it§ declarations
so plainly expressed as to be capable of
only one construction; and that the
nominees for president and vice presi
dent be men whose lives and records
are in harmony with the platform.
After the committeee on credentials
had reported the chairman of the com
mittee on resolutions submitted his re
port. The financial plank of ine plat
form is as follows:
“Under present conditions there can
oe but one standard of value, and that
every kind of currency should rest upon
a gold basis, so long as gold is the stand
ard recognized by the great commercial
nations of the world, aud we heartily
commend the action of President Cleve
land in so firmly maintaining our pub
lic credit and faith in the face of formi
dable opposition.”
In other plans the platform declares
for a tariff for revenue only, in favor of
the vigorous maintenance of the Monroe
doctrine, and against prescription on
account of religious opinion.
The platform was adopted without a
dissenting voice, as was the report of
the committee on reorganization of tho
state committee, which then submitted
its findings.
The following delegates at large were
elected by acclamation: Hon. Jones of
Portsmouth, Hon. W. Alvin Sulloway
of Franklin, Hon. Irving W. Drew of
Lancaster, and Colonel Charles A. Sin
clair of Portsmouth.
These alternates were chqsep: Frank
N. OhasdTSffeomers worth, Sylvester H.
Danforth of Concord, Colonel Frank G.
Noyes of Nashua, and William A. Plum
mer of Laconia. The convention then
adjourned.
IOWA DEMOCRATS.
The State Convention Held at Dubuque.
Cheers For Cleveland aud Boies.
Dubuque, la., May 20.—The Demo
cratic state convention did not meet
until an hour after the appointed time.
C. S. Ranck, chairman of tho state
committee, rapped for order and an
nounced the state committee’s choice of
temporary officers. The first was S. S.
Wright of Cedar county as temporary
chairman. This was received with a
silence that notwithstanding the agree
ment made Tuesday night foreboded
trouble, but when Mr. Wright was for
mally presented the hearty welcome
given him by the convention set at rest
all anticipations of an open protest from
the silver men.
Mr. Wright’s speech was frequently
interrupted by applause and when he
mentioned the name of General Weaver
the silver men's enthusiasm found vent
in cheers, and his declaration that sil
ver should be considered as money at
proportionate value with gold called out
prolonged cheers from the gold standard
people, while the silver men remained
silent except a mild protest from one or
two delegates, to which no attention
was paid.
The speaker followed this line and
created immense enthusiasm among the
anti-silver delegates. Boies’ name
brought the convention to its feet and
cheers continued fully five minutes. In
timation of Boies’ alleged inconsistency
was interrupted by cries of “Boies,”
"Boies,” and cheers from the gold men.
Cleveland’s name also was enthusias
tically received. At. the conclusion of
Mr. Wright’s speech a roll of districts
was called for names of committees.
After naming committees, the conven
tion adjourned until 2 p. m.
Meet inn; of South Carolina Democrats.
Columbia, S. C.. May 20. —The state
Democratic convention met here at
noon, organized, appointed committees
on resolutions aud platform and revis
ion of the party constitution and then
took a recess until 8 p. m.
MISSIONARIES MOBBED.
A Steamer From the Orient Brings Nem
of an Outrage at Tai-Chau.
Victoria, B. C., May 20.-The steamei
Altmore, which has just arrived from
the Orient, brought advices of an anti
missionary outrage at Tai-Chau, China.
Two English missionaries named Fer
guson and Walker were the victims.
Proceeding by boat from Shanghai tc
Chen Klang, they arrived at Tai-Chau
on April 13. While awaiting the retun:
of a passenger whom they had sent with
their cards and passports to the resi
dence of the chief local official, they
were attacked by a mob that bombarded
them vigorously with stones.
The two missionaries, finding the sit
uation intolerable, left the shelter and
attempted to pull the anchor and shove
the boat into the stream, the crew hav
ing fled beyond the range of the'mis
siles.
During this operation the stonethrow
ing became more vigorous than ever,
and a shot was fired, the bullet passing
through Mr. Ferguson’s left hand.
At last the boat was got off, and be
ing rejoined by its crew, dropped down
the stream. The boat became again the
target for a cloud of missiles as it passed
a narrow part of the channel, but no
serious injury was inflicted.
An officer and ten soldiers arrived on
the scene while the outrage was going
on, but their presence had little if any
effect in quieting the rioters.
Destroyed American Property.
Shanghai, May 20.—Details received
in regard to the anti-missionary riots at
Kiang-Yen, on May 12, during which a
mission was looted, show that the dis
turbance was caused by the admission
of a native child to the hospital. This
caused the assemblage of a mob which
demanded the child, and upon the re
fusal of the missionaries to give it up,
the infuriated crowd wrecked the mis
sion buildings, which, it is added, were
American property and not the property
of the British missionaries. The mis
sionaries, however, escaped.
TRIAL OF SNODGRASS.
Tennessee’s Chief Justice Charged With
Felonious Assault—Beasley’s Testimony.
Chattanooga, May 20.—The trial of
Chief Justice Snodgrass, on the charge
of felonious assault, was begun in the
circuit court.
Last December Attorney John R.
Beasley published a card in a local pa
per reflecting upon the integrity of the
chief justice as a judge. Judge Snod
grass met Beasley in an office building
and an altercation about the article en
sued, resulting in Beasley being shot in
the arm. Beasley has been an invalid
from the wound ever since.
On the stans Beasley testified that it
was an unprovoked assault on an un
armed. man. In his testimony Judge
Snodgrass said:
“I asked Bearley if he did not think
it was cowardly thing to write such
au article. He jumped up and in a
threatening manner said: ‘No, I don’t.
Every word of it was true and you
know it. ’
“I then struck him in the face. He
put his hand, in his hip pocket and
seemed to be trying to draw a weapon
when I shot him.”
llpon thS opening of the court, Judge
Shepherd read the depositions of Judge
Lurton and Governor Turney, for mem
bers of the supreme court, pronouncing
the Beasley article a libel on the court.
Judge O. D. Clark of the United
States district court testified to Justice
Snodgrass’ character as a peaceable and
lawabiding citizen. The examination
of witnesses continued through the fore
noon. At noon court adjourned until
2 o’clock p. m.
inEW dynamite gun.
Inventor M effort! Believes It Will Re vol u
tionixe Coast Defenses.
Washington, May 20.—D. M. Mefford
of Toledo, the inventor of the original
pneumatic dynamite gun, with the later
development of which Lieutenant E.
L. Zalinski, U. S. A., had some part,
is here to take out patents on an, im
proved pneumatic gun which he be
lieves will revolutionize coast defenses.
“With 1,000 pounds pressure to the
square inch,” said he, “I can throw a
15-inch shell loaded with 500 pounds of
high explosives a distance of six miles.
A battery of such guns will make New
York harbor impregnable. No man-of
war can be constructed which can with
stand the shock of such an explosion.
Remember that while the best 13-inch
guns have a range of ten to 12 miles,
their effective range against heavy ar
mor is less than six miles, and they can
hardly be said to have any effective
range at all against properly constructed
coast defenses.
“The pneumatic guns now at Sandy
Hook are only limited successes. Their
range is too short. A fleet of ironclads
could stand off out of their range and in
time silence them. Zalinski has failed
to solve the problem which I claim to
have solved. He gets his pressure all
right, but in delivering air into the
breech of his gun on oblique lines lie
gets a ‘cyclonic action.’ In my im
proved gun that is avoided, the air pres
sure is direct upon the shell.”
TWO CHILDREN - KILLED.
They Ran In Front of a Fast Moving; Train
to l*iok Up a Dead Chicken-
Rochelle, Ga., May 20. —Freight
train No. 34, on the Georgia and Ala
bama railroad, ran over three of Section
tion Foreman J. W. Crawley’s children,
two miles east of this place, killing two
of them instantly and seriously injur
ing the third one.
The freight was running at the usual
speed and in some way broke in two.
just before reaching the section house,
which is located on a steep grade. The
front part of the train ran by the sec
tion house and killed a chicken in pass
ing, and the children, not knowing the
other section was following close be
hind, ran out to get the dead chicken.
One of the children, a little girl of
seven years, carried an infant, in her
arms. The rear section came thunder
ing down on them before they were
aware of any danger whatever, and re
sulted in the death of the two older
children.
The infant was thrown between the
tracks and the cars passed over it, but
did uct .'.’ill it. -
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WEYLER IN CONTROL
Supervises the Sending of All Reports
of Battles.
TICHENOR ON CUBAN CONDITIONS
He is Lord High Executioner
in Cuba
AND RULES WITH AN IRON HANfr
No Patriotism Among; Spaniards* Their
Only Aim In Life Being; a Desire to Get
Promoted—lnsurgents In Possession of
Nine-Tenths of the Island—A Citizen of
Lox Angeles Captured on Competitor.
»
Washington, May 20.—Colonel I. A.
Tichenor, formerly auditor of this dis
trict, has just returned from a southern
trip, during which he spent some tim®
in Havana. Talking about the situa
tion of affairs there, he said:
“You cannot believe one word of tho
reports of battles sent out from th®
island. General Weyler holds the ca
ble at Havana and will allow nothing
to go out except under his supervision.
You will discover that in all accounts of
engagements the insurgents lose large
numbers in killed and wounded, while
the Spanish loss is never more than two
or three killed and half a dozen wounded.
I know of one instance where such a re
port was circulated, and the ambulance
corps brought in over 100 wounded
Spaniards.
“The Spaniards have very few gun
boats to patrol nearly 1,400 miles of
coast, and those that they have are very
poor affairs. Ido not see anything to
prevent any fast vessel from landing
troops and ammunition on the Cuban
coast whenever it desires.
n Gne thing impressed me forcibly;
the lack of patriotism among the Span
ish officers. Their hearts are only half
in this war. They lie around the ho
tels in Havana, aud their only aim in
life seems to be a desire to get pro
moted and receive decorations from the
king. That is 6ne reason they send out
such absurd dispatches in regard to
their victories. ‘
f ‘l have no doubt of the truth of the
stories in regal’d to Weyler’s cruelty.
While lying in Hatana harbor about 8
o’clock in the morning we could hear
the shots from the rear of Moro castle,
where condemned prisoners were being
executed. This is about an every day
occuripence.
‘■AftS# viewing the situation from
the field of action, as you might say, I
have come to the conclusion that Cuba
will gain her independence, and that
the war will not last ten years, either,
like the former one did. * Weyler and
his army now hold about one-tenth of
the island, while the Cubans are in pos
session of all the rest.*
BALDWIN A VICTIM.
Well Known Young Man of Los Angelos
Captured on the Competitor.
Los Angeles, May 20.—1 f the rumor
fcfloat in this vicinity be correct, Los
Angeles has a victim among the lot of
filibusterers captured by the Spanish
two weeks ago off the coast of Cuba and
sentenced by General Weyler to be sum
marily shot.
It is stated upon good authority that
when Frank P. Baldwin, a young man,
well known in military and social cir
cles of this cicy. left Los Angeles five
weeks ago, he was bound for Havana.
Young Baldwin was a member of one
of the local militia companies, and be
fore he left here is said to have shown
to several of his acquaintances a cap
tain’s commission in the Cuban patri
otic army. He is said to have been on
board the schooner Competitor, captured
off the coast of Florida two weeks ago.
Baldwin’s relatives here are firmly of
the opinion that he is now a prisoner in
Cuba.
Letters have been sent to United
States Senator White, requesting him
to look into the matter and if possible
to save young Baldwin’s life. »
ACTION POSTPONED.
Morgan’s Cuban Resolution Again Consid
ered by the Foreign Relations Committee.
Washington, May 20.—Senator Mor
gan’s joint Cuban resolution again en
gaged the attention of the senate com
mittee on foreign relations, but action
was again postponed. The committee
is considering the question in the light
of the recent occurrences in Cuba in
volving American citizens, and in order
to act intelligently, feel that it is neces
sary to have all the information obtain
able on the subject, especially that bear
ing upon the recent construction of th®
treaty of 1795 and the protocol. They
have decided, therefore, not to act until
the state department can be communi
cated with.
Senator Morgan entered a protest at
the meeting against this course of pro
cedure, contending for independent ac
tion by congress and urging that the
state department could have very little
or no information which was not al
ready in possession of tho committee.
Cleveland, May"2o.—One thousand
men who have been idle for the past ten
days as a result of file strike at the ship
yards of the Globe Iron company, re
turned to work Tuesday. The company
submitted a proposition offering a sub
stantial advance in wages, and after a
long and heated discussion the men
voted by a small majority to return to
work on condition that all hands ba
taken back.