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TURKEY’S GRIP UN • ■
THE SUIZTAN ADVISED TO REFUSE
TO GIVE IT UP.
The Grand Vlder Ready to Resign
If the Sultan Yield* to European
Dictation—The Ottoman Council of
Minister® Will Refuse to Even Dim
cuss the Retrocession of the Pro
vince—The Porte Mobilise* 5,000
Additional Troop* For Service in
Thessaly.
London, May 27.—A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Vienna says that the
Turkish government has mobilized 5,000
additional troops, who are now in readi
ness to advance into Thessaly, and that
the government is making active prepara
tions for a Turkish administration of the
province.
The correspondent of the Standard at
Constantinople says: "The council of min
isters has decided to prolong the armis
tice. It will refuse even to discuss the
retrocession of Thessaly, „but will leave
the other points for considera
tion to the powers. So far as the note
to the European arbitrators is concerned
there can be no doubt that whether the
sultan is only bluffing or Is the victim of
popular pressure a peace such as Europe
expects cannot be arranged without risk
of the gravest complications.
"The grand vizier on Saturday presented
a report to the sultan urging that the
whole of Islam was fully determined to
retain Thessaly and adding: ‘Your maj
esty proved victorious in Armenian and
other matters when you firmly refused to
be dictated to by Europe. Therefore, you
should be equally firm on this occasion.
But if my views are unpalatable to your
majesty, I beg of you to accept my resig
nation.’
"It now appears that the armistice was
originally for three days only, and nothing
but the energy of the powers secured an
extension for a fortnight. The story is cur
rent that a wounded Turkish soldier at the
Yildiz 'hospital, on being invited by the
sultan to proffer a dying request, implor
ed him not to yield up Thessaly. The sul
tan grew pale and his eyes filled with
tears.
"Stefulah Bey, chief of staff to the sul
tan, and the von Moltke of the campaign,
has been summoned to Constantinople to
give the military commission the benefit
of his advice."
.The Athens correspondent of the Stan
dard reports an interview with M. Ralll,
in the course of which the premier said
he watt very grateful to England for her
Himhesn, as this might result In saving
the crop of corn in Thessaly,
<1,000,000. If the Turkish troops would
Withdraw within a fortnight, he said, the
crop might be harvested, but If the with
drawal was delayed for a month, the
whole would Im sacrificed, entailing a loss
to Greece of quite £2,000,000, since, if the
crop were lost, the government would l>e
obliged to feed the peasants and to incur
other expenses.
With reference to the alleged loan nego
tiations, M. Ralll said the proposal was
merely to renew the treasury bonds au
thorized by the former minister for war
purposes.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from
Vienna says the foreign office discredits
the report that Great Britain has threat
ened to quit the European concert and
pronounces it a Greek Invention to influ
ence Turkey to evacuate Thessaly.
The Athens correspondent of the Times
says: "It is believed that complications
have arisen, owing to the advocacy by
some of the powers, including Russia, of
a Turkish occupation of Thessaly until
the Indemnity is paid, and to England's
firm resistance to such a project. The
Greek government is preparing for a pos
sible renewal of the war.”
A dispatch to the Times from Larissa
■ays the impression is general among the
Turkish troops that there will be more
fighting. A brigade of redlfs has started
for Phourka, armed with Mausers.
A dispatch to the Standard from Athens
•ays that the municipal authorities have
conferred the fredom of the city upon
Gen. Rlccotti Garibaldi and Amlieare Cip
riani, the Italian socialist leader, in recog
nition of their eminent services In the
field.
DI FMI.lt K IASI LTS RALLL
The Kalian Arrested nnd Placed rn
Horn rd nu Ironclad.
Athens, May exciting scene took
place at the ministry of marine to-day.
Signor di Felloe, the Italian socialist lead
er, rudely accosted and insulted M. Balli,
the Greek leader.
The latter immediately summoned the
police and had Di Fellee put on board an
Italian ironclad lying off the Piraeus, with
a request that he Im. not allowed to again
set foot on Greek soil.
When Di Fellco was being conducted
under arrest to the Priaeus to be placed on
board the Italian warship Sardona, a num
ber of the Garibaldians attempted to
rescue him. and a tree fight ensued, in I
which a soldier and a civilian were severe
ly wounded.
As soon as he was on board the iron
clad. Di Fellco waa liberated at the re
quest of the Italian minister, the Duke of
Avarna, and his sol< inn promise to quit j
Greece without provoking further inci- i
dents.
NOTE OF THK I HIM ERs.
Ruasia < redlted <«ta Rrtnaln* fi fr .
msey Hark Im Line.
Constantinople, May M—The withdraw
al of Germany's objections to the collect
ive note of the power* on the subject of
the term* of peace between Turkey and
Greece waa du® to reprewntations which
the powers, and cspet-ully Russia, made
to Berlin. The adhesion of Germany to
< aygsy***
rcii SA lion of the powers in this respect
nas nveatly relieved the situation. The
collective note presented yesterday to the
Turkish government, besides proposing
conditions for permanent peace between
Turkey and Greece, concludes with in
viting the porte to negotiate with the am
bassadors with reference thereto. The re
ply of Turkey is momentarily expected.
England May Draw Out.
London, May 26.—A dispatch from Ath
ens says Great Britain has declared her
intention to abandon the concert of pow
ers if it be determined that the occupation
of Thessaly by the Turkish shall be pro
longed until Greeece shall have paid the
indemnity demanded by Turkey.
Greece to Meet Her Coupons.
Athens, May 26.—The government an
nounces that It has deposited in the nation
al bank <116,000 to pay the coupons falling
due on June 15 next.
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SPANISH JINGO TALK.
Havana Editor Warns This Country
of Danger of War.
Havana, May 26.—El Diarlo de la Marina,
in a leading editorial to-day, says: "We
see in the American newspapers evidence
that there are certain social classes in
the United States not sufficiently alive to
the importance of the advice ‘Don't
monkey with the lion’s tail.’ These classes
are remarkable for the eagerness with
which they Invade jurisdiction in affairs,
which, like the Cuban war, are exclus
ively the affairs of Spain.
“The persistence with which they recog
nize the belligerency of the insurgents is
crazy and ridiculous. The Important con
servative Interests of the United States
should not forget that the patience of
Spain may soon become exhausted. The
Spanish government has given abundant
proofs of Its good will by ignoring the
many Inconveniences that have been caus
ed by resolutions in congress. These in
terests ought to be thankful to us for
our abnegation. We have suffered, but in
case the sword should be unsheathed Spain
certainly would not be the heaviest loser
In the fight. Spain has sent 200,000 men
to Cuba to settle a’domestic difficulty.
What would she not do in the event of
a foreign war with the nation which for
a century has abused our patience by
ignoring Spanish honor and chivalry.
"President McKinley should consider this
carefully and if he is to deal with us as
enemies, he should take the advice of an
enemy and no longer trifle with us.”
FIGHT AGAINST POOLING.
An Anti-Rnilrond Rider Ready For
the Tariff Bill.
Washington, May 26.—Senator Chandler
has prepared the following amendment to
the tariff bill, which he proposes to add to
the anti-trust amendment prepared by
Senator Pettigrew yesterday:
"The act to protect trade and commerce
against unlawful restraints and monopo
lies, approved July 2, 1890, shall apply to
all companies, corporations and persona
engaged as common carriers In the busi
ness of transporting persons or property;
and all the penalties proposed and meth
ods of restraint provided by said act, shall
take effect and be In force against such
companies, corporations, and persons; and
any contract between any two or more of
them for the fixing of rates of transporta
tion by the order or on the recommenda
tion of representatives designated on be
half of the various parties to such con
tract, or by the order or on the recom
mendation of a majority of such represen
tatives, or for the maintenance of the
rates of transportation once fixed; or for
the enforcement of any such contract by
fines or penalties imposed upon any of the
parties therto, shall constitute an of
fense under said act of July 2,1890.”
Mr. Chandler says that If the pooling
bill now pending in the committee on
interstate commerce, is reported and put
in a position where it may be pressed
through at a session intended for tariff
legislation only, especially when the House
refuses to do any other business, then
the amendment offered by Senator Petti
grew and the above amendment offered
by himself will be placed on the tariff bill
by the votes of democrats, populists. Sil
ver republicans and other republicans and
retained as a part of the bill. The inten
tion of the amendment is to prevent a
pooling bill, ot to nullify any action that
may be taken toward passing such a bill.
HAVEMEYER’S TRIAL.
Lan yer Johnson Asks the Court tn
Order an Acquittal.
Washington, May 26,—The government
rested its case against H. O. Havemeyer,
the president of the American Sugar Re
fining Company, shortly after the noon re
cess to-day. Thereupon, Mr. Johnson of
Philadelphia, the leading counsel for the
defense, moved that the judge instruct the
Jury to find the defendant not guilty on six
grounds
First—That the question as to local and
state contributions of the sugar company
was beyond the jurisdiction of the Sen
ate committee and impertinent.
I Second—That it was not part of Mr.
llavemeyer’s duty to examine records for
I the purpose of answering questions he
I could not answer from memory.
I Tihrd—That when books and records are
I demanded, such books or records are the 1
best evidence.
Fourth—That the question put to the
witness was too broad, covering Irrevelant
matters.
I Fifth—That if the witness was to be held
I recusant it was the duty of the committee
I to warn him that the question was a com
| mittee and not an individual question.
I Sixth—That the Indictment did not dis-
I close cause of action.
Mr. Johnson made an argument of an
I hour and a half in support of Ms motion
| and when he concluded. District Attorney
| Davis asked for an adjournment, which
was granted.
Mr. Davis will reply to the motion to
morrow.
The concluding testimony of rhe govern
ment offered at the morning session was
i not important save for the purpose of
I making up the record as to what occurred
j in the fckaate investigation committee.
STOCKTON LANDS A SCORCHER
CHIPLEY’S ATTACK BRINGS A RED-
HOT REPLY.
The Banker's Reply and the Triay
Letter Spread on the Journal of
the House—Mr. Stockton Denies
That the Triay Letter Was Sealed
and Says It Bore No Postage Stamp.
He Also States That It Was Handed
to Him W ithout Solicitation on His
Part—Southing Allusions Made to
Col. Chipley Throughout the
Statement.
Tallahassee, Fla., May 26.—At the open
ing of the afternoon session, Mr. Stockton
arose to a question of personal privilege
and read the following statement in re
buttal of the charges made against him
yesterday by Col. Chipley. After a.long
and stormy debate It was decided by a
vote of 31 to 27 to spread Mr. Stockton’s
rejoinder, including Mr. Triay’s lettter, on
the journal.
Mr. Christie moved to strike out this
letter, but the motion never reached a
vote. Mr. Christie claimed that Mr. Triay
said the letter was sealed, to which Mr.
Stockton replied that if he had
said it, he was a liar.
The debate was participated in by many
members, and factional lines were close
ly drawn.
The statement is as follows:
Mr. SpeakeT: I rise to a question of
personal privilege. In doing so I beg the
indulgence of the House, that I may add
a little history that will open the eyes of
an already outraged people, and add im
portant facts to convince all fair minded
men of the methods used by corporations,
their candidates and henchmen.
"A member of this legislature, who was
recently a candidate before the people of
the state for the high office of United
States senator, has seen fit in the hour of
his chagrin, disgrace and sad disappoint
ment to use his senatorial prerogative to
reflect upon me; and in doing so he dis
regards all parllamentry usage, and pro
prieties of gentlemanly conduct.
“But, Mr. Speaker, I have no ill feeling
towards this creature, who has used every
mode purchasable by money, or money
itself, to debauch the Florida legislature,
but I simply pity him. God grant that
all good men throw around him the man
tle of charity. Let us be content; men of
his ilk will find their level. Let me say
to the late corporation candidate for the
United States Senate, these words: ‘Be sure
your sin will find you out.’
"Now in this statement, made by this
creature, he has the audacity to acknowl
edge close personal friendship with the au
thor W a.cevOjin letter, and by sq doing
convinces all fair-minded and honest men
that the waiter of this letter was not only
his agent, but was acting by his direct
authority. Now, Mr. Speaker, I will read
the letter that has caused the defeat of
this creature, and saved the fair name of
Florida from disgrace.
“Leesburg, Fla., Feb. 19. 1897—Hon. W.
D. Chipley, Pensacola. Dear Colonel: In
dications from Lake are promising so far
as the votes of McLin and Owens. The
last named is certain. The former has
under advisement the situation you sug
gested. He is painfully ‘hard up.' Mr.
McNamee indorsed his note for sixty days
for SIOO. Capt. Baker, I am informed,
can be Influenced favorably in this way
or his son Matthew, civil engineer, well
educated and of good address, married
Senator E. N. Dlmnrick’s daughter. A
suggestion from you at the proper time
to appoint Matthew Baker your private
secretary, if elected, would induce Capt.
Dimtnick to work on Capt. Baker and
land him too. More.particulurs as to Lake ■
in few days. Either by letter or inter
view. I reach home this afternoon. Have
been in this section since 3rd instant. Will
next take in Putnam. Will remain at
home until Feb. 24.
“ ‘Yours etc., E. J. Triay.’
(This copy was sworn to as being in
Mr. Triay’s handwriting by a local no
tary public.)
"It has been questioned how I camo
into possession of this Tetter. Well, my
friends, every man and woman in the
state of Florida knows that I was firmly
impressed with the fact that the election
of the party <o whom the letter was ad
dressed would be not only a blow to re
publican form of government, but a dis
grace to the intelligence, manhood and
honesty of the people, and especially the
Florida legislature.
“Think of the methods used by this can
didate for United States senator. Free
passes, free telegrams, free whisky, free
cigars, free hotel bills, free gratification
of the sensual appetites of weak men, to
gether with powerful corporation influ
ence, not only in this state, but through
out the nation, backed by unlimited
money, and promise of future political
preferment, until well nigh every office tn
the gift of a United States senator. >nd
even the gift of the people themselves,
had been parcelled out in advance to the
hungry horde of political mercenaries
w ith w’hieh this man had surrounded him
self. This letter was handed to me with
out solicitation on my part by a party
who had been in sympathy with th
ber who made the statement reflecting
upon me. This party stated at the time
that he did not believe in such methods,
and felt it his duty to put the letter In my
hands. The letter was handed to me
without a postage stamp, and was unseal
ed. It Is ridiculous to assume that the let
ter was the property of this member, and
his presumption In claiming this is sim
ply characterstic of his Insatiate greed for
the property and rights of others. Where
ever the words 'candidate for the Uni
ted States Senate’ are used, they refer to
that arch enemy of the people. William
D. Chipley, and In closing I beg to say.
•Whom the gods would destroy, they first
make mad.’ "
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GOMES COMING TO AMERICA.
He Will Seek «u Interview With
President McKinley.
Philadelphia, Pa.. May 26.—Advice® from
Cuba were received by the local junta to
day to the effect that Gen. Gomez will
temporarily resign as commander of the
insurgent forces and come to this country
as "secretary of war pro tern” of the Cu
ban republic to confer with President Mc-
Kinley on the Cuban situation. During
his absence Gen. Garcia will command.
Vemsel Atbore at Sapelo.
Darien, Ga., May 26.—A large square
rigged vessel is reported aaiore at Sap.
elo sound. Her name is not known, but
assistance has been sent.
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SAVANNAH. THURSDAY. MAY 27. 1897.
LOST FISHERMEN SAFE.
The 16 Men Left Adrift in the Fog
Reach Provincetown.
Provincetown, Mass., May 26.—The six
teen members of the crew of the Province
town fishing schooner J. P. Johnson, who
went astray on the western bank last Fri
day, arrived here to-day.
All were well, although they suffered
much from hunger during Saturday. The
men report that they were unable to judge
as to the location of their- vessel, but by
blowing fog horns continuously the do
ries were gathered together and tied one
behind the other. They; remained in this
position until daylight Saturday, until the
dense fog lifted, and it was decided to at
tempt to row to La Have, Nova Scotia,
the nearest port. Two dories were aban
doned before heading in that direction, the
occupants being distributed in the other
boats.
The small quantity of hard tack in the
dories was soon exhausted, and the men
were compelled to eat raw fish. No vessel
was sighted until ’the castaways were
within twenty-five miles of the Nova Sco
tia coast. At 1 o’clock Sunday morning,
the Norwegian bark China, Capt. Ander
sen, from Hamburg, hove in sight. The
men were taken on board and cared for
On Monday, the schooner I. B. Merritt,
Jr., passed near the bark. She was sig
nalled, and as she was bound for Boston,
the Johnson’s crew asked to be taken on
.board. The Merritt’s captain consented,
*and when off Race Point this morning
the men got into their dories and rowed
nine miles to this port.
They were only a day behind their ves
sel, which reached here yesterday, and re
ported the loss- of her men.
RELIEF WORK IN CUBA.
Gen. Lee Cable® Has Suffi
cient Supplies.
Washington, May 26.—Consul General
Lee cabled the state department to-day
from Havana that the amount of sup
plies he has now on hand there for the
relief of American citizens in distress is
abundant, and will last for some time.
Presumably this statement applies gen
erally to all the consulates, for the con
sul general has been in consultation with
his subordinate consuls on this matter by
direction of the Secretary of State. At
any rate, the department will now pause
before moving further in the direction of
distributing relief. Yesterday steps were
begun to hurry forward supplies from this
country to Cuba just as soon as Gen. Lee
was beard from.
Gen. Sullivan, commissary general, had
.-el .-L-i.f i o.sc --f hife i* ? r .
sfstants, Capt. Davis, who rendered such
good service at Memphis in the relief of
the flood sufferers, to go to Cuba with
the supplies, If necessary, and distribute
them under the general plans of Gen.
Lee. The New York commissary depart
ment was to undertake the purchase of
supplies. Then R. A. Smith, a director in
one of the steamship lines plying between
New York and Havana, had offered free
transportation to Cuba of the supplies* and
everything was in trim to begin to move
as soon as word came from Gen. Lee.
Now, however, the department will wait
until Gen. Lee notifies it that there is
further need for relief before putting its
plans into operation.
BOOTH TUCKER CONVICTED.
Salvation Army Barrnckx in West
14th Street «* Nuisance.
New York, May 26.—Frederick de La
Tour Booth-Tucker, commander of the
salvation army in the United States, was
to-night convicted of maintaining a dis
orderly house at the big army barracks
in West Fourteenth street. Sentence waa
postponed until June 8. command
er waa liberated on the same bail as he
has been under.
Complaint was made by residents of the
neighborhood of the barracks, who alleg
ed that they were greatly disturbed by
the singing and band playing at the sal
vation army meetings, especially those
that lasted ail night.
Booth-Tucker was defended by ex :
Mayor A. O. Hall, who quoted from the
Scriptures to show that Miriam was the
first hallelujah lassie, and that trumpets,
cymbals, harps, castanets, cornets were
used by the ancient Hebrews in the wor
ship at God. The judge’s charge was un
favorable to the defendant. The jury was
out five hours.
DYNAMITE KILLS THREE.
Two Other Person® Injured and a
Farm House Destroyed.
Duluth, Minn., May 26.—A terrible acci
dent occurred to-day at Hermantown, sev
en miles from Duluth.
Frank Lueck, a farmer living there,
was thawing some dynamite, to be used
in clearing land of stumps. He was heat
ing it over a fire, when it exploded, tear
ing the house almost to pieces and killing
Lueck and two young sons. Hi® wife and
another small son escaped alive, but are
badly hurt.
The body was blown through a window
and what remained of the house caught
fire and was destroyed.
The mother and son were brought to
Duluth and are in the hospital here. The
boy may die. but the mother will recover.
SPAIN'S NEW LOAN.
Budget Committee Reports the Fi
nancial Measure® Favorably.
Madrid. May 26.—The budget committee
has reported favorably on the projected
loan to be secured by the Almaden quick
silver mines and upon the various extra
ordinary financial measures proposed to
meet the war expenses. The Chamber of
Deputies this afternoon adopted them en
bloc, including the state monopoly of ex
plosives.
GEN. CASTILLO WOUNDED.
Fifteen Insurgents Killed la the
Same Eng-»aenn>nt.
Havana, May 26.—1 tis officially an
nounced that Gen. Castillo, the insurgent
leader, was seriously wounded in the
breast in an engagement which took place
recently between his forces and the Le
Aitad battalion. Fifteen insurgents were
killed at the same time.
TOBACCO IN THE NEW TARIFF.
MANUFACTURERS MEET TO ENTER
A PROTEST.
A Total of 150 Mannfacturers I’reßent
or Represented at the Meeting.
Total Tobacco Output of tlie Coun
try Exclusive of Cigars About 300,-
000,000 Pounds—The Manufactur
ers Object More to the Expense En
tailed Upon Them in Changing the
Size of Their Packages Than to the
Amount of the Tax in Itself.
Washington, May 26.—Representatives
of practically all the tobacco manufac
turers in the United States, with the ex
ception of the cigar manufacturers, met
here to-day to protest against the pro
posed advance of 2 cents a pound in the
tax on tobacco contemplated in the Sen
ate amendment to the tariff bill. There
were present and represented about 150
manufacturers. The total tobacco output,
exclusive of cigars, of the United States,
is about 300,000,000 pounds annually, and
of this amount over 250,000,000 pounds was
represented.
Gen. E. McAlpin of New York was chair
man and T. E. Allen secretary.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted,
which briefly cite the injury inflicted upon
the trade by the frequent changes of the
tax rate, and protest against the adoption
of the Senate amendment. The meeting
adjourned to present the resolutions at
the capitol.
Mr. Allen, in speaking of the proposed
tax increase, said: "It is not the amount
of the tax we object to so much as the
expense involved in any change at all. An
increase of 2 cents a pound means smaller
packages. That is the only way the man
ufacturers could pay it, and a change in
the size of the packages means an out
lay of just about $1,000,000 in changing
stamps, dies, moulds and wrappers. We
have had three changes of tax in the past
twenty years, 8 cents, 16 cents and 6 cents,
which it is now. When this change was
made in 1893, congress was going to re
duce it to 4 cents, but we told them rather
to make it 6 cents, and then let it alone.
What we ask is stability. The fluctuations
are what ruins business.’’
The delegation was at the capitol to
day and conferred with- representatives
from the tobacco-growing states.
The Senate committee which has charge
of the tariff bill gave a hearing to a dele
gation of the tobacco manufacturers at
the Arlington to-night. The tobacco men
were represented by a committee of six,
consisting of Harry Weissinger of Louis
ville, C. B. Hall of Detroit, P. Lorillard,
Jr., of New York, John Haines of Winston,
N. C., R. L. Booker of Richmond and
E. A. McAlpin of New York, the chairman
of the day’s meeting.
--JFl.ejr-spokesman was Mr,
wno presented the case of the fobaeSo |
men, and, at the suggestion of the sena
tors, briefly.
The contention of the committee was
that an increase of the internal revenue
tax would lessen the consumption of man
ufactured tobacco, diverting it to the raw
materials. That the manufacturers had
adjusted their business to the 6-cent tax,
and would be put to a heavy expense to
change the sizes of plugs and packages,
a change which would greatly disturb
trade, if it should be made. The only al
ternative beside reducing the sizes of
plugs and packages would be to use ma
terials of an inferior quality that they
might sell the same quantities of tobacco
at present prices. An argument upon
which stress was laid was that the effect
of the increased taxes on tobacco would
be to concentrate the business in the hands
of a few great firms.
While the senators asked several ques
tions they gave no indication of whether
the arguments of the tobacco men would
result in ahy change in the bill. They were
particularly desirous to know upon whom
the burden of the Increased taxation
would fall.
Mr. Weissinger replied that it would be
felt first, by the manufacturers, but that
In the end it would be shifted to the grow
ers of leaf tobacco.
Great secrecy surrounds the delibera
tions of the Senate committee. Members
of congress from the tobacco producing
states sought admission to the conference,
but said that they were barred out and
felt considerably aggrieved because of
their exclusion.
Most of the tobacco men will stop tn
Washington for a time. They do not ex
pect so great results from their formal
appearance before the committee to-night
as from the personal canvass of senators
and representatives which they are prose
cuting.
LONDON AND THE BIRTHDAY.
The Trooping of the Colors One of
the Features of the Celebration.
London, May 26. The official celebration
of the queen's birthday was observed to
day in London with the usual closing of
the courts and government offices, the
ringing of the church bells, a display of
flags, artillery salutes and the ceremcny
of trooping the color, on the Horse
Guards’ parade, In which the co’onial
troops now in London took pari.
The ceremony was unusually imposing.
The Prince of Wales was attended by the
Duke of York, the Duke of Cambridge,
the Duke of Connaught, Prince Christian
of Schleswig-Holstein, Lord Wolseley, the
commander-in-chief of the forces, and a
large and brilliant staff, including an In
dian aide-de-camp. The prince was re
ceived with a royal salute, which was
given by the Grenadier Guards, Cold
stream Guards, the Second Scots Guards,
the Second Life Guards and the colo
nial troops.
The Princess of Wales, the Duchess of
6t. Albans, the King and Queen of Wur
temberg, Prince and Princess Charles of
Denmark, the Duchess of Fife, the Duch
ess of Connaught and others witnessed
the ceremony from the commander-in
chiefs room in the Horse Guards' build
ing.
LEAPED FROM A ROOF.
The Woman Killed But Her Child
Escapes Injury.
New York, May 26.—With her four
months' old child clasped in her arms,
Mrs. Elisabeth Henning to-day jumped
from the roof of a three-story tenement
house in Brooklyn, where she lived. She
was instantly killed. The child escaped
without a scratch. Her suicide was due
■ to ill health.
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POPULIST GETS A POSTOFFICE.
Democrats Kicking- Against the Se
lection For Cedartown.
Washington, May 26.—The President to
day sent to the Senate the name of ex-
Represen'tative John I. Fullwood, as
postmaster at Cedartown. Fullwood has
always been a populist. There are strong
protests from Polk county democrats
against his appointment, and it is al.eged
that he is personally offensive to most of
the people there. Senator Clay is going
to fight the confirmation, and believes he
will defeat Fullwood.
Several important fourth-class offices
were filled to-day. Among these is Hart
well, where J. C. Massey is the appointee.
Tins is the office Yancey Carter, the pop
ulist senator, sought to control, but his
man failed to land. The other appoint
ments are:
Bethlehem, Walton County—R. W. Ha
nie
Geneva, Talbot County—W. A. ‘Walker.
Hoboken, Pierce County—E. A. Mc-
Keithen.
Siloam, Green county—A. S. O’Neal.
Toccoa, Habersham County—G. L.
Walker.
Union Point, Green County—F. S.
Smith.
BRADFORD MANUSCRIPT.
Hon. Thomas F. 80-yard Makes the
Presentation to Massachusetts.
Boston, May 26.—The Bradford Manu
script and History of the New Plymouth
Colony, the document for the possession
of which Massachusetts had long been
anxious, was formally presented to the
commonwealth of Massachusetts by Hon.
Thomas F. Bayard, former United States
ambassador to England, before a joint
convention of the legislature to-day. Be
sides the members of both branches of the
general court, many prominent official®
of the state and other distinguished citi
zens were present. The actual presenta
tion was prefaced by an address by Unit
ed States Senator Hoar.
The manuscript was presented by Mr.
Bayard in a w’ell chosen speech t 6 Gov.
Wolcott, who responded in a happy man
ner.
PREACHER A DEFAULTER,
He and His Family Flee Leaving a
Shortage of $9,009.
Washington, May 26.—Rev. A. G. Har
rison, pastor of the People’s Tabernacle,
and his family, disappeared from their
home here yesterday and it Is reported
that the reverend gentleman is $9,000 short
in his accounts. He was given entire
charge of the church funds, and, according
to the charges, failed to pay bills for fur-
I which, money was given him, and
also borrowed large sums from his parish
ioners.
W. L. Bruen, the builder of the taber
nacle, is a loser to the extent of $7,000.
When Mr. Harrison learned that an in
vestigation was to be made by the church
he departed hastily, leaving his house
hold goods. He came to this city from
Texas three years ago. engaged in mission
work and gained so large a following that
the tabernacle was built, chiefly through
the efforts of Mr. Bruen, to give him a
following.
A BATCH OF NOMINATIONS.
Charles Burdett Hart to Be Minister
to Columbia.'
Washington, May 26.—The President to
day sent to tke Senate the following nom
inations:
Charles Burdett Hart of West Virginia
to be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to
Colombia.
Francis S. Jones of Louisiana, to be sec
retary of the legation of the United States
at Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic.
John O. Thompson of Illinois, to be As
sistant Attorney General.
James Edmund Boyd of North Carolina,
to be Assistant Attorney General.
Rennet R. Pendleton, to be collector of
customs for the district of Albemarle, N.
C.
HOGANSVILLE’S POSTMASTER.
The Protests Filed Against Not Like
ly to Be Given Any Attention.
Washington, May 26.—Senators Bacon
and Clay were at the postoffice depart
ment to-day to file protests they had re
ceived from citizens ot Hogansville against
the commission of the negro school teach
er, Lofton, as postmaster. The charges
were entered in the office of the Post
master General, but it is not believed the
republican officials will pay any atten
tion to them. Anything that comes from
a democratic senator or representative is
allowed to cut very little figure in the of
fice of Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow.
CLAIM OF M’CORD.
The Government of Peru Makes No
Reply to the Demand.
Washington, May 26.—The President sent
to the Senate to-day the recent corres
pondence in the case of the claim of Vic
tor H. McCord vs. the government of Peru.
The correspondence shows that Secretary'
Olney pressed the claims vigorously upon
the attention of the Peruvian government,
but he received no response to his demand.
FIFTEEN lEARS FOR MURDER.
Turkish Slayers of a Relief Agent
Get Off Lightly.
Washington, May 26.—Minister Terre!!,
at Constantinople, has informed the state
department that the two murderers of
Yusuf, the man killed while distributing
American relief funds near Bitlis, Turkey,
have been sentenced to fifteen years at
hard labor.
FLOOD RELIEF FUND.
The Field Covered and Half the Ap
propriation Unexpended.
Washington, May 26.—50 well has the
distribution of the relief to the flood suf
ferers in the Mississippi and Red river
valleys been administered that of the to
tal appropriation of $300,000. about one
half now remains unexpended, although
the field has been fully covered.
MONDAYS
A N O ■■■»■■
THURSDAYS
PORTER’S PAPERS PRESENTED.
PRESIDENT FAURE RECEIVES THQ
NEW AMBASSADOR.
Gen. Porter Uses the French Lan
guage in Making the Speech ol
Presentation— The French Presi
dent Insisted That the Language
of the Country Should Be Spoken.
Gen. Porter Escorted to and Front
the Palace by a. Squadron of Cui
rassiers.
Paris, May 26.—President Faure form
ally received the new United States am
bassador, Gen. Horace Porter, to-day.
Shortly before 5 o’clock a squadron of
cuirassiers, with three carriages, one of
them contairfing >M. Crozier, the director
of the protocol, and M. Mollard, the intro
ducer of ambassadors, drove up to the
house of the Rue de Madrid, where Gen.
Porter is residing as the guest of Gen.
Winslow, to escort the United States am
bassador to the Elysee palace On arriv
ing, the municipal band played the “Mar
seillaise,” and the guard on duty present
ed arjns.
Gen. Porter alighted at the entrance anti
was conducted by M. Crozier to the grand
salon, where he was immediately intro
duced to President Faure, and presented
his credentials.
The document was worded as follows?
“William McKinley, President of tha
United States of America, to His Excel
lency, Felix Faure, President of the
French Republic: Great and Good.
Friend—l have made choice of Horace
Porter, one of our distinguished citizens,
to reside near the government of your ex
cellency In the quality of ambassador ex
traordinary and minister plenipotentiary;
of the United States of America. He 19
well informed relative to the interests o 0
the two countries and of our sincere de
sire to cultivate to the fullest extent tha
friendship which has so long existed be
tween us. My knowledge of his high char
acter and ability gives me entire confi
dence that he will constantly endeavor to
advance the interests and prosperity of
both governments and render his mission
acceptable to your excellency. I there
fore request your excellency to receive
him favorably, and give full credence to
what he shall say in our behalf, and to the
assurances 1 have charged him to convey
to you of the best wishes of this govern
ment for the prosperity of France.
“May God have your excellency in Hi®
wise keeping.
“Your good friend, William McKinley.
Washington, D. C., March 31, 1897.”
Gen. Porter, in presenting his credential*,
saidjin French “Monsieur ie President:
i. a •
ter crediting me ambassador of the United
States of America. It is a source of ex
treme gratification to me to be permitted
to represent the chief republic ot the new
world at the seat of government of tha
chief republic of the old world. I have
been charged with the very agreeable duty!
of conveying to you the cordial good
wishes of the eminent citizen recently in
augurated chief magistrate of the United
States of America, and to assure you of
the profound regard he entertains for you.
personally and of the high esteem hi
which he holds the people of France. A
similarity of the forms of government of
our respective countries, the belief enter
tained by both in liberal political institu
tions and the deep interest felt by each in
the freedom, rights and welfare of its cit
izens, have created between our people*
enduring bonds of sympathy. The alli
ance entered into by both countries when
the American republic was in its infancy,
the blood shed in common in the cause of
Tinman liberty, and the traditional friend
ship continued through so long a period
have established relations of amity which
time should never be permitted to efface.
“I take pleasure in assuring you thaC
I should not represent faithfully the sen
timents of my government or the Ameri
can people if I failed to employ every en
deavor upon my part to foster and
strengthen the intercourse which now hap
pily exists between our two sister repub
lics, trusting that our governments will
continue to act in entire harmony, and
begging you to accept personally the as
surances of my deepest respect.”
President Faure replied in somewhat!
similar terms, expressed satisfaction at
the sentiments and assurances Gen. Porter
had uttered, and assured him he would
find them in France well disposed to sec
ond him in his efforts, and that every fa
cility would be given him to accomplish
his mission.
Gen. Porter then presented Mr. Henry,
Vignaud, secretary of the United States
embassy; Mr. E. E. Scott, the second sec
retary; Col. E. 8. Kellog, the United
States military attache, and Lieut. Sims,
the United States naval attache. The
ceremony lasted a quarter of an hour.
When Gen. Porter withdrew the mu
nicipal bafid played "The Washington
Post March.” The ambassador returned
to the Rue de Madrid with the same cere
monial escort of a squadron of cuiras
siers.
Gen. Porter later called upon M. Hano
taux, the minister for foreign affairs.
An unprecedented incident occurred
upon the occasion of the presentation of
Gen. Porter's credentials. The ambassa
dor wanted to deliver his speech at the
Elysee palace in English, as the retiring
United States ambassador, Mr. James B.
Eustis, had done, but the director of the
protocol insisted that he must speak in
French, and Gen. Porter was obliged to
submit.
Although, on some previous occasions.
United States ministers have spoken in
French, this Is the first time the point ha®
been raised and formally maintained by;
the presidency.
SMALL STEAL IN A BANK.
Cashier and Teller Accused of Em*
bezel Ing $5,009 or $9,000.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 26.—National
Bank Examiner Channin Bingham ha®
sworn out warrants before United State®
Commissioner Kirkpatrick at Easton for
the arrest of John B. McCall, cashier, and
Willis H. Hoch, teller of the South Beth
lehem National Bank. The amount of
the embezzling is not yet definitely as
certained, but, from what has already been
discovered upon a nearly complete exam
ination, it is stated authoritatively by sev
eral of the directors to be $6,000 or $9,000,
which amount will not materially injure
the bank. The entire loss will be made
good from undivided profits and by the
directors. Teller Hoch has restored $5.21$
of the missing funds. It is said that Cash*
ier McCall had been dabbling in slocks.