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THE MORNING NEWS. )
Ftabllahed 1850 - -Incorporated 1888. V
J. H. ESTILL, President. )
DE LOME LETTER DELIVERED.
state department tarns it
OVER TO HIS ATTORNEY.
Action nosed on n High Sense of
Honor nnil a Strict Idea of Justice,
Reports of Consul Oenernl Dee's
Resignation Unfounded—Adjust
joent of the De Dome Incident on a
llnsis Satisfactory to Both Nations
Expected.
Washington, Feb. 14.—Actuated by a
s< use of honor and a strict idea of justice,
(l . state department has taken steps to
p i e in the hands of Senor Canalejas, to
v.nom the letter was addressed, the epistle
written by Senor de Lome, which led to
,1 , resignation of the minister. The
transaction Is explained in the following
brief statement given out to-night by the
state department:
"Recognizing that the legal ownership cf
the De Rome letter is in Mr. Canalejas’
hands, and his agent and attorney, Mr.
Carlisle, having presented proper author
ity to receive the same, the letter was de
livered to him to-day.”
As is explained in this statement, Mr.
Carlisle was fully authorized to apply for
and receive the letter, having the cabled
authority from Senor Canalejas.
In the view of the state department
the letter was a stolen document and in
that, like any other piece of property, it
should, upon application, be delivered to
its rightful owner. There was no other
course left open, for in the United States
us in all other countries having a code
of laws, a letter becomes the sole prop
erly of the person to whom it is addressed
immediately it starts on Us way from the
sender. . Even the letter cannot obtain
possession of it without consent of the
person addressed; the limit of his powers
legally being in certain cases to stop the
delivery of the paper.
This letter has, besides, already
completely served all of the
uses for which It might have
been applied by the government, and there
are In existence fac similes copies of the
papers that are so surely authenticated
as to leave no legal doubt om their ac-
curacy.
There now remains only the closing chap
ter of the incident to be written, for the
end is already in sight. Notwithstanding
all that has been said in the press about
demands on Spain for apologies or re
tractions of the disagreeable things said
by Senor Dupuy de Lome in his letter, it
can be positively stated that at no time
since the publication of the letter has the
state department taken any such course.
Instead, it has relied entirely upon the
• i se of propriety of the Spanish govern
ment to do all that was proper and grace
ful to wipe out the unpleasant impression
reduced by these statements, and It can
nnwrlie strid that this course has been fully
justified, and that the Spanish cabinet,
now being aware of the full text of the
letter is expected within a day or two, to
make such disclaimer of the letter as is
required by the circumstances.
To-night the state department received
official notice from Madrid of the selection
of Senor Louis Polo-Bernabe as United
States minister to succeed Senor de Lome.
LEE NOT PREPARING TO RESIGN.
Story that the Consul General Has
Resigned Untrue.
Washington, Feb. 14.—The state depart
ment to-day officially denied reports alleg
ing that Gen. Fitz-Hugh Lee, consul gen
eral to Cuba, had tendered his resigna
tion.
The officials of the state department still
maintain their reticence as to the con
ti nts of (he cablegram from Minister
Woodford received late Saturday night.
R may be said that all statements so far
made as to the nature of this dispatch are
speculative. The message was not de
ciphered until well along in the afternoon
yesterday and then it passed into the
hands of Secretary Day and the President
in turn, who have been the only persons
in Washington, save the employe who un
it veiled the cipher, to see the dispatch up
to this time. No answer has been made
e- yet to Mr. Woodford’s message, and it
■ l>y no means certain that an answer
will be required.
Senor Dubose, the Spanish charge
d'affaires, was one of the-early callers at
•he state department and this naturally
'■ and to conjecture that his visit was in con
nection w ith the De Lome incident. It is
'•ated positively, however, the incident
"as not referred to, but the call had to
and" with other pending Spanish affairs.
in some well informed quarters it was
believed that any formal disavowal of
dn would lie deferred until anew min
uter was commissioned, one of his first
and nips being to make proper amends and
i—establish cordial relations on all pend
ing questions.
In other official quarters the view was
' ' '< rtained that Spain's disavowal would
*'• prompt and would bo made in’the form
of in official statement by the minister
,r foreign affairs, Senor Gullon, regard
h K the incident.
S'nor De Lome Intends sailing from
N> w York on Wednesday on the English
bi "r which goes to Liverpool. He has not
be n commanded to go to Madrid.
alderon Carlisle, counsel for the
Spanish legation, w r as a- caller
j" the- state department to-day.
’■''•ere was a rumor that Mr. Carlisle's
1 ' 1 had relation to prosecuting the theft
1 lie De Lome letter, but it was said later
1 those fully conversant with the facts
1 't no move toward the prosecution of
l '<• connected with the taking of the De
j.cme letter had been made, or were in
l >'i nt contemplation. Such evidence as
1 at hand goes to show that the letter was
* a after it had left the United States
'•'B and was in the hands of the Span
• 1 auhoritles.
U the Spanish legation torday Senor
‘ 'osc had nothing to say of the recent
•' i lent He was not disturbed by the re
! ts that a filibustering expedition had
I 'bed away last night, as he had good
: 1 on to believe that the expedition had
I t ‘>uecee#ed in getting away, and also
'• Gen. Sangulliy was not connected
v h it as had been reported.
he following official memorandum was
' llf ‘ up and given out nt the legation.
■ wing the number of insurgent leaders
• '0 had surrendered during the last
month:
1 ,n - 7—Lieut. Col. Stolo, with a captain,
lieutenants and twenty men.
■' in. B—Commandent Nunez with two of
ds and five armed men.
Jan. 13—Col. Vuan Topcz Marin and two
fpje IBofmng Itei*
men. Alfeo Lieut. Col. San Abria and two
men.
Jan. 14—Col. Cespero and his nephew.
Jan. 20—Gen. Juan Masso Para, accom
panied by Lieut. Cois. Feria and Hernan
dez. Commandants Quesada, Leo and Go
mez; Capt. Cabrera, five lieutenats and
110 men.
Jan. 21—Tello Jiminez, secretary of the
municipality of Vueltas, with five armed
men.
Jan. 22—Augustin Roman and five arm
ed men from the squadron of Maximo Go
mez.
Jan. 28—Col. Miguel Torres.
THEFT TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Spain to Look: Info the Pnrloining of
the Letter.
Madrid, Feb. 14. La Correspondencia de
Espana, announces that: “Owing to the
international considerations involved the
government has taken steps to ascertain
how and by whom Senor Dupuy de Lome's
letter to Senor Jose Canalejas was stolen.”
NEW VERSION OF THE NOTE.
Disavowal Reported Demanded From
the Spanish Government.
Madrid, Feb. 34.—-The note from Minister
Woodford demanded that Spain should
formally disavow the insults to President
McKinley contained in Senor Dupuy de
Lome's letter to Senor Canalejas.
The cabinet council to-day, it is report
ed, decided unanimously to reply to Min
ister Woodford that Senor de Lome's
spontaneous resignation and the terms of
the decree accepting it were considered
sufficient satisfaction. It is understood
that Minister Woodford received this in
timation, and dispatched a long cipher tel
egram to Washington.
SPAIN’S MINISTER SELECTED.
Senor Louis Polo-Bernnbe to Succeed
De Lome.
Madrid, Feb. 14.—The cabinet met at 6
o’clock this afternoon and discussed the
present state of the war in Cuba and the
De Lome matter at great length.
It was decided to publish a decree ac
cepting the resignation of Senor Dupuy
de Lome as minister at Washington and
appointing Senor Louis Polo-Bernabe as
his successor.
A decree will alse be issued convening
the chambers before the end of this
month, so as to enable the election of (he
new Cortes to occur on March 20.
Senor Guilon, the minister for foreign
affairs, informed the cabinet that United
States Minister Woodford had just handed
him a note referring to Senor Dupuy de
Lome’s letter, and to the meaning of sev
eral paragraphs in it.
Senor Louis Polo-Bernabe, whose ap
pointment as the successor of Senor Du
puy de Lome was fore shadowed last FrR
day In an exclusive dispatch to the .asso
ciated Press, is a son of Vice Admiral Polo,
who formerly represented Spain in this
country. Senor Bernabe is now engaged in
a special department of the foreign ljiln
, istry at Madrid dealing with commercial
matters and consulates.
EUROPE WOULD BACK SPAIN.
De Lome Incident Unjust Pretext lor
Declaring AVar.
Paris, Feb. 35.—The Figaro says: “No
state could make such an apology as the
United States demands from Spain with
out the loss of all dignity. If the United
State3 should attack Spain under such a
futile pretext as the De Lome Incident,
the whole of Europe would support the
latter.”
GARCIA REPORTED DEFEATED.
The Cuban* Under Him Dislodged
After Two Honrs Fighting.
Havana, Feb. 14.—At a meeting last
night of the Radical autonomists impor
tant questions were discussed with the
view of assuring pdace and Spanish sov
ereignty of Cuba.
Spanish reports have it that the in
surgent general, Calixto Garcio, on Feb.
8, advanced three leagues from Mejias,
province of Santiago de Cuba, in an at
tempt to pass a column of Spanish troops
commanded by Gen. Narce. After fight
ing, lasting from 3 to 5 p. mi, Gen. Garcia
was dislodged. The Spanish force, the
Spaniards further say, lost four soldiers
killed and had two captains and thirty
two soldiers wounded. The report con
cludes with a statement that the Spanish
troops advanced 109 leagues into territory
hitherto unexplored during the present
campaign.
Gen Fando and his staff will sail to
night after 10 o'clock with 300 cavalry and
1,0001 infantry to Puerto del Padre, east
bf Nuevitas, province of Santiago de
Cuba, from which point Gen. Pando will
proceed to the city of Santiago de Cuba.
The steamer Colon fi#m Spain arrived
to-day with Gen. Jose Marina, forty-three
military and naval officers, and 1,800 sol
diers.
To-day the agents of the Radical wing
of the autonomist party began to divulge
in certain quarters, where they naturally
caused some surprise, the peace proposals
agreed upon at a secret meeting on Sat
urday last of the Radical wing of the au
tonomists, as cabled that day to the As
sociated Press. It is believed that when
the peace propositions come to be gener
ally known they will produce a great sen
sation.
FRANCO-PRUSSIAN AVAR RECALLED
St. James Gazette Finds a Parallel
in De Lome Incident.
London, Feb. 14.—The St. James Gazette
this afternoon, referring to the De Lome
incident, says: “It appears that Pres
ident McKinley is really making a serious
incident out of the affair. He is not con
tent with the prompt resignation of De
Lome. A disavowal from Spain and an
apology are now demanded from Madrid,
and this is a little too much for Spanish
pride. Is the American government, whf&h
has had for some time an ample justifica
tion for Intervention in Cuba if it had been
able to make up Its mind to interfere, go
ing to pick a quarrel over this paltry
business? Those interested in historical
parallels will recall that Napoleon 111 in
1870 refused to be satisfied with King Will-
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SAVANNAH, GA„ TUESDAY. FEBHUAHY 15, 1898.
GOOD POINTS MADE FOR ZOLA.
JAUREZ REITERATES HIS BELIEF
IN ESTER HAZY’S GUILT.
Handwriting' Expert Bertillon Re
fuses to Answer the Questions of
the Counsel for the Defense—Ex-
Minister of Public Works Guyot
Characterize* the Esterhnsy-Court
Martial Us a Parody on Justice.
Paris, Feb. 14.—When the trial of M.
Zo’.a and M. I’errieux was resumed to-day,
M. Jaurez, the Socialist member of the
Chamber of Deputies, was recalled. He re
iterated his belief in the culpability of
Maj. Esterhazy.
The examination of M. Bertllion, the
handwriting expert, was then resumed. He
said he thought it impossible to ask the
minisetr for war for the Incriminating
documents he seized at the residence of
Dreyfus in 1894, which, according to the
testimony of the witness on Saturday
last, would enable him to prove that
Dreyfus wrote the Bordereau.
M. Leborie, counsel for M. Zola, there
upon protested and twitted Mr. Bertilion
with being unwilling to testify in court,
while giving interviews to the newspa
pers.
M. Bertillon said the interviews were
false. Being pressed by M. Laborie to ex
plain how, unless he had seen the secret
documents, he wa3 able to prove at the
court martial that Dreyfus wrote the Bor
dereau, M. (Bertilion answered that he
could not explain without documents
which were no longer in his possession.
This statement caused a sensation in
court, and M. Laborie demanded that the
Advocate General compel the witness to
reply.
Finally M. tßertillon, who persisted in
not answering questions, left the witness
stand amidst considerable uproar, M. La
borie remarking: “And that Is the man
upon whose evidence Dreyfus was con
victed.”
Yves Guyot, the former minister of pub
lic works, testified that the Esterhazy
court martial was a “parody on justice.”
The further statement of M. Guyot that
the inner circles of foreign governments
were fully cognizant of all that occurred
at the Esterhazy court martial caused a
renewed sensation.
M. Guyot expressed the opinion that the
government commissioner who prosecuted
Maj. Esterhazy was far more like coun
sel for the defense than the prosecutor.
'I am happy in the belief that all the best
sentiment in Franc© supports M. Zola,”
said M. Guyot.
M. Teissoniere, another handwriting ex
pert, testified to identifying the handwrit
ing of the bordereau as that of M. Drey
fus. He added that the fac simile had
been blurred so as to make it resemble
Count Esterhazy’s.
Later the witness created a sensation by
testifying that friends of Dreyfus had ap
proached him and had hinted that it
might be worth 100,000 to 200,000 francs if
he moderated his views favorably to Drey
fus.
M. Telssonnieres introduced the name of
Crepigux Janin, the handwriting expert,
when he insinuated that the friends of
Dreyfus were ready to bribe the experts,
but under severe cross-examination, he
admitted that the only foundation for the
insinuation was iris personal impression,
and that no bribe had ever actually been
offered to him.
M. Trarieux, former minister of justice,
threw such suspicion upon all the evidence
given by M. Teissonnieres that the latter
left the bar much discredited.
M. Peleier, one of (he experts, read a
summary of his report, which held out
that the Bordereau might have been writ
ten by either Dreyfus or Esterhazy.
Dupuy Hubbard deposed that hts cousin,
M. Bertilion, had always affirmed to him
that Dreyfus was the culprit; that he had
not seen the handwriting of Comte Es
terhazy, who was a man of straw put up
by the Jews, and that a revision of the
Dreyfus trial would lead to a social rev
olution.
M. Crepieux Janin, the handwriting ex
pert, has not yet testified.
The crowd outside the court was much
calmer to-day.
M. Bertillon gave his absurd evidence
while displaying a fantastic diagram,
amid continuous shrieks of laughter. Af
ter fruitless efforts to obtain intelligible
testimony from this witness, M. Laborie
turned to the Jury and said: “The whole
ease against Dreyfus stands before you.
They had him and the Bordereau.”
Altogether the day was rather favorable
for M. Zola.
It Is rumored that a report from Judge
Bertulus, who has been inquiring into re.
cent developments In the Dreyfus case,
will be produced and read In court to
morrow, dealing with unpublished letters
of Comte Esterhazy. It is likely to cause
a sensation. M. Millard, minister of Jus
tice, summoned M. Bertulus this afternoon
and they had a long conference.
lit appears that the Juryman in the pres
ent trial, who retired on account of Illness
was a contractor, M. Leblond, employed
bjf> the Rothschilds, and his Illness was
caused by the threatening letters he re
ceived, a significant indication of the out
side influences brought to bear on the sub
ject.
M. Paitaud, editor of La Libre Parole,
has challenged M. Jaurez, the Socialist
leader, to a duel, owing to a quarrel that
has grown out of the trial.
CHILE LOOKS FOR AVAR.
Make* a Bid for Friendly Attitude
on the Part of Uruguay,
Lima, Peru, Feb. 14—A cable message
has been received here from 'Montevideo
saying that Chile offers to recognize the
government of Senor Cuestas in Uruguay
in exchange for the favorable attitude
of Uruguay towards Chile, In case of war
with Argentina.
PRINCE CLARENCE IN PERIL.
An Attempt Made to Kidnap the
Former Mosquito Chief.
Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 14.—An attempt
was made last Saturday evening to kid
nap Prince Clarence, formerly chief of
the Moaquito territory, who is now living
here as a pensioner, of the British govern
ment. The attempt is believed to have
keen the result of Nicaraguan instigation.
MAIL BOX THIEF BAGGED.
Claims He and His Pal Have Secured
f4il,<VOO in il Year.
Columbus, 0., Feb. 14—Timothy Hogan,
the famous crook who lias eluded all the
secret service men of, the country and the
detectives in many cities, as well as many
private agencies, for the last year, waa
arrested to-night at Westerville, a village
neur Columbus.
Hogan is wanted for rifling mail boxes
In many cities in the United States, and
for raising and passing cheeks secured
from letters deposited in the mails.
Hogan had in his possession 120 mall box
keys secured In as many different cities in
the United States; ulso over 200 letters
which he had tnken from the mails in dif
ferent cities in Ohio.
■Hogan, when arrested, realized that he
had been caught dead to rights, and talked
freely when brought before the chief of
pollee concerning his operations. He said
he had a pal, but he refused to give his
name or any information regarding his
whereabouts. Hogan explained in detail
how acids were used to remove the writ
ing from checks and how he erased or al
tered them.
In this connection an interesting fact
Is stated. On all checks changed or al
tered. In which the word “Ninety” occur
red, the word was spelled “Ninty.” It
was by means of this mis-spelled word
that Hogan's operations were followed
from place to place.
Hogan is about 30 years of age and has
a wife and family in Chicago. He claims
that during the past year he has secured
by his operations as much as $40,000, but
that he and his pal have spent all of it.
FIRE IN A STEAMER'S COAL.
lllnze Discovered in Time to Put
Ruck to Port.
Astoria, Ore., Feb. 14.—Hut for the time
ly discovery of a fire in the hold of the
Alaskan steamer Oregon, the vessel might
now be a mass of raging flames at the mer
cy of the waves and wind. The Oregon
sailed from her dock in this city at 12.30
to-day, carrying some 600 passengers and
as much freight as it was iiossible to place
aboard. The steamer proceeded to the
mouth of the river without accident.
When Just about to cross the bar smoke
was discovered coming from the bunkers
where 600 tons of coal was stored. The
alarm was immediately given, but it was
some time before the position of the blaze
was ascertained.
Meanwhile the passengers had learned
of the fire, and for a time there was con
sternation. The steamer was twenty milts
from a suitable berth, an das the terrible
jvositlon of the situation dawned upon the
fortune seekers the excitement was in
tense.
Tfie officers were cool, and went among
the frightened passengers assuring them
that the fire would bit extinguished
without damage to their property.
The excitement *h<n subsided, and the
crew whs* Heifer'inn bled to work ut the
bunkers.
The fire was at the bottom of the coal,
and it was necessary to put back to port.
The steamer arrived at her dock rt 5
o’clock, and the work of unloading the coal
commenced.
KLONDIKE STEAMER BURNED.
Strong Probability Thai All on Board
Perished.
Victoria, B. C., Feb. 14.—The steamer
Islander brings news that the steamer
Clara Nevada of Seattle was burned In
Lynn canal, and forty men who were on
board are supposed to have perished.
The Nevada left Skaguay for Juneau tn
Feb. 5, and when the islander, which ar
rived from Como this morning, reached
Juneau the Nevada had not arrived there.
The day that she should have reached Ju
neau fire v*as seen on the waters of the
canal, and the opinion is genei-al that the
flames were from a burning steamer.
Whether the passengers and crew
reached land, or whether they perished is
not known. It is feared that they met
with death, as there has been a terrible
wind and snow storm prevailing in tho
North for several days, and small boats
could hardly live through it.
Capt. Irving of the Islander reported
that the weather has been terrible. The
Nevada was commanded by •apt. C. B.
Lewis, and her creW consisted of twenty
eight njen.
GUATEMALA QUIET.
Report Thnt Ilebels Arc Marching oa
the Capital Denied.
San Francisco, Feb. 14.—Estrada Ca
brera, the new president of Guatemala,
has officially informed the local colony of
the Central Americana of his succession
to the presidency of that country.
A dispatch received to-day by one of
his subjects reads as follows: “President
Rejna Barrios assassinated on the Bth. As
Vice President I am now exercising the
functions. I have issued a decree of gen
eral amnesty and ordered an election.
(Signed) Estrada Cabrera.”
Another dispatch dated Feb. 13, rocelv-.
ed here to-duy, says: “The country is
quiet. News that Gen. Mendizabel is
marching on the capital is false. Cabrera
and Morales are colleagues. It is said
that both are acting in harmony for the
peace of the country.”
VOGT DIES FROM HIS WOUNDS.
I,on is vllle’s Street Fnsllnde Marked
by nl Least One Deudi.
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 15.—The encounter
engaged in Sunday afternoon nt Fourth
avenue and K street by George Vogt, his
son Fred, and Arthur H. Waldron, has re
sulted-in one murder.
Fred Vogt died at 12:35 o'clock this
morning.
It was seen early In the evening (hat he
was sinking and the physician* gave up
all hope of his recovery. Waldron’s condi
tion Is unchungid.
Reception, of Prince Henry.
Berlin, Feb. 15.—The North German Ga
zette announces that the Emperor of Chi
na h.iH Issued a siieeial edict instructing
the government of, Kiang 8u to accord
Prince Henry of Prussia “in ©very respect
a worthy reception."
Chino-German Relations Strained.
I-or.don, Feb. 14.—A special dispatch
from Shanghai says the relations between
China and Germany are seriously strained
over the letter's fresh demand#
STRANGER IN CHINA NOT SAFE.
FOREIGNERS SUBJECT TO ATTACK
ALL OVER THE EMPIRE.
Ontrages Seem to He the Work o(
Isolated Ruffians Hntlirr Than
Concerted Action on the Part or
the Populace—Students of a Mili
tary Academy Instigate a Riot und
AA reck a Church—Priests Also Ex
citing Hostility to Foreigners in
Japan.
Correspondence of the Associated I’res.
Shanghai, Jan. 9.—Authentic reports have
reached here of recent date from till sec
tions of the Chinese empire, indicating
that riot and attack upon foreigners Is
the order of the day. The attacks seem
to be those of isolated ruffians rather than
a concerted action on the part of the pop
ulace.
In one of the central provinces, Hupeh,
a riot was instigated by the students of
tho military academy. Property was
stolen and the members of several native
churches were scattered over the country.
Seventeen leaders of the rioters have been
arrested, and are standing trial. A
church of the Wesleyan mission was de
stroyed during the riot.
In Canton, in the very south of China,
where most traveling is by the river and
canals, steam launches and boats carrying
foreigners have been repeatedly held up
by bands of ruffians, and recently a Euro
pean woman missionary was brutally
treated, her boat being held up In the
river. The men, overpowering her joolies,
boarded it by force and robbing her of her
money, left her in a sorry plight.
From Formosa,. Just off the coast of Cen
tral China, authentic reports come that
the whole of the country is disturbed. Re
peated attacks by armed bands of robbers
are being reported day by day. Travel
in the interior Is unsafe ut the present
time.
In the well-governed city of Shanghai
and in the European section there are con
firmed reports of insulting treatment of
foreigners by Chinese.
A prominent lady riding upon a wheel
was insulted by a Chinamen who spat in
her face.
Chinese soldiers even in Shanghai have
attempted to throw foreigners from their
carriages.
Boys in the streets are set by older peo
ple (O follow at the heels of European res
idents of the pity throwing mud and inde
cent names.
In view of the fact that the treaties are
soon to throw sections of Japan open to
foreigners there are interesting reports of
the Buddhists and Shinto priests assem
bled in one of the principal provinces to
discuss the situation. They have promul
gated the following four resolutions, and
require all Japanese to be governed by
them:
1. To cultivate feelings of abhorrence of
foreigners and t# refuse on principle to
soil or to buy of them anything whatso
ever.
2. To refuse absolutely to rent their
houses or lands to foreigners.
3. To refrain entirely from using for
eign terms in speaking and writing.
4. To positively decline to listen to
Christianity.
BULLETS FLY IN A COURT BOOM.
Two Men on the Floor AVelterlnjc in
Their Blood,
Junction City, Ark., Feb. 14.—A desperate
duel with pistols between a party to a
suit on trial and an attorney in the case,
occurred in a crowded court room here
to-day, resulting in the dangerous wound
ing of both duelists.
Bullets flew thick and fast for several
minutes, und It is a miracle that many
persons were not injured.
The exciting affair occurred in the court
room of Justice Wright, which was the
scene of a fatal shooting affray between
two lawyers last June.
To-day during the trial of a case, If. S.
Powell, an attorney, and A. N. Garland,
became involved in a heated argument,
which culminated in both men pulling their
revolvers and beginning to shoot.
Both men were wounded, and when the
smoke had cleared away both were lying
on the floor weltering in their blood.
Each received several wounds, whien
may result fatally. Both were prominent
citizens.
On June 8 last, during the progress cf a
trial in the court room which was the scene
of to-day's tragedy, W. B. Coffee, an at
torney, was shot and almost instantly
killed by another lawyer named J. J.
Shepard. Shepard was subsequently ac
quitted.
CUSHING BACK AT KEY WEST.
Four of flic Warship* Off for Mnrdl
Gras Festivities.
Washington, Feb. 14.—The torpedo boat
Cushing has returned to Key West from
Havana. The squadron nt Tortuga* lost
four of the ships to-day,that number being
detached to redeem the department’s
promise to have warships present at the
Murdl Gras celebrations.
The Texas and Nashville left for Gal
vestofl, the Marblehead for New Orleans,
and the Detroit for Mobile.
The remainder of the squadron will re
main near Tortugas for about ten days
coaling.
PIKE’S PEAK MURDER CASE.
Jury Ilrlntt* In n Verdict ot Murder
In the First Degree.
Colorado Spring, Col. Feb. 14.—The Jury
in the case of Shirley D. Chamberlain,
charged with the murder of Herbert H.
Kay of Winner, Neb., on Pike's Peak in
August, last night brought in a verdict
of murder in the first degree.
The ease is the most sensational one
in the history of El Paso counly und has
attracted widespread interest, owing to
the place where the deed was committed.
The evklence against Chamberlain was
circumstantial, but conclusive.
Overcome by Coni Gas.
Lyons, N. Y., Feb. 14.—Mrs. Abram It.
Robinson and Edith Schafifner were to
day found In bed nearly asphyxiated by
coal gas from the pallor atove. Neither
■ia expected to recovec
SHERIFF I'HGUICrEO TROUBLE,
Told One of the Striker* lie llnd Bet
ter Get Away.
Wilkesbarre, l’a., Feb. H.—The four
teenth day of the trial of Sheriff Martin
ami his deputies, charged with the killing
of strikers at Ixmimer, o|>cnod to-day
with John Pustl on the stand. He testi
fied as follows: "I was with the strikers
when the shooting occurred at Lattltner.
When we approached the sheriff he walked
to the middle of the road and, told us to
stop. Some few' of the men went forward
and I then heard two volleys from the
deputies.
"I was shot in the right arm, and fis I
started to run I was shot in the right
leg."
Marcjr Guncavage testified that he was
marching with the strikers at West
Hazleton when the sheriff seized hint. He
begged to be let go. whereupon the sheriff
said: "You seem a good fellow; you had
letter get away from this, as there is go
ing to be big trouble here to-day.”
Michael Malody, the next witness, said
Sheriff Martin stopped the men and held
in his hand a revolver. The sirtkera
pushed ahead of the sheriff and the firing
then began.
George Rescter, In a long story of Iho
shooting, brought out a fact not given
before, that ut the time of the firing of
the first shot, the flag-bearer at the head
of the column of the strikers felt dead.
Andrew Slver told how after the volley
fired by the deputies at Lattlmer, n large
number of them ran after the strikers
and kept firing as they ran. Under se
vere cross examination, he finally staled
that he was at an artesian well at Hard
wood when the firing took place. This
well is quite out of sight of any part of
the set lie.
Other witnesses examined to-day gave
no testimony of importance.
MISS WILLARD I bit.
bender of the \V. O. T. I'. Suffering;
From Cancer anil Grip.
New York, Feb. 15, 4 a. in.—The World
says: “.Miss Frances E. Willard is ill at
the Umpire Hotel in lhis city. She lias been
suffering from cancer of the stomach for
several years. The inroads of this dis
ease, combined with a bad attack of grip,
had completely shatter**! her health.
“She broke down In Madison, Wls ,
about a month ago while making an ad
dress upon her birthday. It was then de
cided that she Bhou.d go to New York and
submit her case to specialists. Miss Wil
lard was exhausted by overwork and In
sufficient rcHt.
"She went to her hotel with her seT’-
tnry, Miss Jordan, where she has since
remained In complete seclusion.
“Tho agitation occasioned by the attack
upon hnr co-worker, Lady Henry Somer
set, affected her powerfully, and she rap
idly grew worse.
"Even while enduring the most severe
suffering the courage of Miss Willard en
abled her to work. Everyday she dictated
irom sixty tq one hundred letters, and
also sent out Ihe appeal addressed to
President Dwight of Yule, to exert his In
fluence against tho sale of liquor to stu
dents.
“She Is under the care of Dr. Hills, who
has been her physician for several years,
and Dr. Draper has been twice called In
consulatlon.
"Miss Jordan said to-night that Miss
Willard was resting more easily than she
Had for several days past.
“We are assured by the physicians that
there is no need to take a pessimistic view
of Miss Willard's Illness, Miss Jordan
said. She Is In no Immediate danger and
wc hope that Ihe W. C. T. U. will have
Us leader restored to health and vigor.” '
STRIKE NOT TO BE GENERAL.
Hands In Many Mill* Expected to Re
fuse to Go Out,
Boston, Feb. lb—From advices received
here to-night It seems to be the general
opinion In mill circles that the recommen
dation of the textile unions that a general
strike be undertaken by Ihe oiieratlves In
all tho New England cotton mills where a
reduction of wages has occured, will not
be accepted In all places.
It was intended at first that the energies
of all the unions should be directed to aid
ing Ihe 9,000 operatives of New Bedford,
and that strikes in the other centers should
be deferred until the New Bedford trouble
was settled, but as the weeks have passed
the members of the unions In places where
there are no strikes claim to have found
the rate of wages under the reduction Is
so small that the operatives have all they
can do to make ends meet and are not able
lo help their New Bedford brethren. These
facts, being borne out by re
ports that assistance received at
New Bedford from the cotton
mill employe* elsewhere was disappointing,
it is believed, had rfnich to do with the rec
ommendation that a general strike be un
dertaken. The local unions will take ac
tion oti the matter during the next week
or two, and until a vole Is taken It will be
Impossible to tell what extent the action
of yesterday's Boston meeting will I* en
dorsed.
TWO MARINES UNOWNED.
boat Tlielr blvo* In Trying to Swim
A*lire for a lark.
Tendon, Feb. 14.—Mall advices received
here to-day from Colombo, Ceylon, say
that Barnes and King, marines belonging
to the United States cruiser Raleigh, on
her way to China, were drowned during
the night of Jan. 24. It Is supposed they
started to swim ashore on n "lark,” think
ing they ware able to scale the breakwa
ter. Finding this Impossible, they shouted
for help and boats from the Ilalelgh went
lo their assistance. As the boats approach
ed Barnes was seen to go down. Neely
and McCartney of the-Raleigh's crew
dived after Barnes, but failed to grapple
him. King had already disappeared. The
bodies were recovered.
SENATOR MURPHY CENSURED.
Senate Agrees With House on the
Vote on the Teller Ineltlent.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 14.—The Senate to
night, after a long debate, concurred In
Ihe assembly resolution censuring United
States Senator Murphy for his vote In
favor of the Teller resolution. The vote
was 28 to 13.
f DAILY. 110 A YEAR.
J 5 CENTS A COPY.
I WEEKLY 3-TIMKB-A-WEEK *1 A TEAH
CLIFTON NOW A CANDIDATE.
FORMER VYVANN AHI AN! WANTS TO
BE SECRETARY OF STATE.
An Effort to Indnee Senator Phil
Cook uud Hon. Mark Hardin to Ite.
tire From the liner In Favor o(
ilon. J, W. Warren—Cob Hardlnl
Refuse* to Comply With the He*
qnest—Manner of Sending: Col.
Candler's better of Resignation tet
the Governor booked Upon as Fes
cullar,
Atlanln, Ga., Feb. 14.—Tho resignation
of Co\ Candler as Secretary of State and
thW appointment of his successor was tho
fcafure of the political situation at tho
capital to-day.
Gov. Atkinson did not receive Col. Cand
ler's letter until late this afternoon,
though the Secretary of Stnte stated h®
hud mailed it Saturdajl night.
In view of Ihe fact that a copy of th®
letter of resignation was furnished to tho
newspaper organs of the Candler boon®
here yesterday, Gov. Atkinson was rather
particular about the details of the inci
dent. The envelope In which the lette.*
came to him showed that it had not been
opened fill this morning. It was evident
ly dropped into the letter box at the cap
ital, which is Just beside the door of tho
Governor's office. Why the letter should
have been mailed at all is a mystery at
the executive office. It would have beer®
just as easy to hand It into the Governor
in person as it would have been to drop it
Into the box at his door. Then it *e~m
ed a little strange that the letter should
have been published before It reached thd
Governor.
Another peculiar and significant facl
connected with the letter of res
ignation, according to the view*
of the executive office, ( la
that its wording is not the same as thd
wording of the printed copy. This Is ex
plained, It Is thought, by the fact that tho
original letter wus written after the cop/
that was printed. That Is to say that tho
original was not penned until this morn
ing though, In the haste to get the matter
before the public It was said tli’af the let
ter was written Saturday.
The only explanation of Col. Candler’®
course In sending the letter through tho
mulls Instead of handing it into the Gov
ernor In person, Is that the two have fall
en out over recent developments In state
polities and the Secretary of State did not
care to meet the Governor. The Governor
docs not say so himself, but there Is every
reason to lielleve that he thinks Col. Can
dler sought to avoid a personal Interview
by putting his letter In the mail box at hi®
door Instead of delivering It with Ills own
hand, or by the hand of one of his clerk*,
u* would have been customary, as In fact
has lieen Ihe case In all resignations among
officials at tho stale house, so far os any
body knows.
This Incident shows that the campaign
will start off with had blood between Col,
Candler nnd the present administration,
and hence some red hot times may bn
looked for.
In tils letter Col. Candler gives as his
reason for resigning that he does not
think It proper lo hold an office while*
running for another. The resignation
lakes effect March 31. The fact that it’s
effect Is so far off, nearly two months, it
Is said by the opposition, shows that Col.
Candler was doubtless playing to tho
grand-stand when he took Ihe step. Tho
opposition Idea is that the letter was de
signed lo offset, If possible, the effect o£
the famous Meyerhanlt letter, as It was
decided upon after a lengthy conference
between Col. Candler and his friends In
the Constitution office last Saturday after
noon, which conference was brought abouC
by the sensation created by the Meyer
hardt letter.
The Atkinson people say that If Col.
Candler Is so scrupulous about holding
office while n candidate for another, ho
might have got out on shorter notice than
six weeks. They say further that had
not it bedi for the Meyerhardt letter and
the effect It produced. Col. Candler would
not have resigned at all, not at this junc
ture at least.,
Up to, this afternoon th# only man who
was receiving any considerable support:
for the appointment to suoceed Col. Cand
ler as Secretary of State, was William
Clifton of Darien. The Governor received
a number of letters and telegrams from
people in different parts of the slate In
his behalf.
Several other names have been suggested
lo him, hut no special efforts are being
made to have any of these gentlemen ap
pointed.
During this afternoon a movement wa*
set a foot to secure the retirement ot
Senator I’hll Cook and Col. Mark Hardin,
the present candidate* for the regular
term, in favor of Hon. J. W. Warren, tho
venerable secretary of the executive de
partment. It Is understood that Gov. At
kinson would give the appointment to
Maj. Warren If the candidates named
would get out of the way and allow him
to have the place for the regular term
without a fight. Maj. Warren has beet*
secretary of the executive department for
twenty-seven years and Is one of the most
universally beloved men who has ever
held public office In the state. For tho
reuson of his advancing years, and hl
eminent fltriess for the place, his friend*
thought the Governor would be doing tho
graceful Ihlng to appoint him, and tho
other candidates were appealed to on tlo
same line. But Col. Hardin flatly refus
ed to consider such a proposition, though
Senator Cook's friends here, who arc* as
sisting him In his campaign, agreed that
he should retire and leave a clear field
for Maj. Warren If Col. Hardin would.
Col. Hardin's refusal blocked the ap
pointment of Maj. Warren for the pres
ent, though he may yet get It If he want*
It, for the unexplred term at least. If ha
should t>3 appointed for the unexpired
term his friends, who are legion all over
the state, would rally to him In the con
test for the regular term.
Judge Spencer Atkinson has received
a couple of bushels of letters and tele
grams sirtce his announcement. These
letters and telegrams come from all sec
tions of the state and are pledges of sup
port to his candidacy. He will undoubt
edly make a brilliant race, and .to-day,
since the publication of Col. Candler'®
last explanation, Atkinson stock has con
tinued to go up by rapid bounds.
As an Indication of the turn in public
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