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V •• Ci> fe* fey hi* ittis.vro.-y
v*v hf mist
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• •Siw thr r*.-* wx> tdaoed around
> . t „**d tfe* trewre was r**n up e
l t iksw >sr? hr was l vk'wn.
a that vWaih was in store tv*
y r - xviM fea M Vwttfef** feis vsn
. r ifer v'sttttfewn o.irVf. fei# iii. <
,y ,*, a .vi (ovU tarvi feis -mxvrttsr. an*
v>: <nf ttsritss ;vstvuv, lh* avh pail;\i
* r.- m\< tfer n*i arvvunJ thy
. rV- mk s* tfer j>#rsfjwn' ttrr.
\ y* was hfrvt fey vis*- mfe StrWk
.*!.* sw-<N*i K *fc- till. Thr lynch
. .v tasr gsrw-fefeusA was i-*w a. v*m
; -*yj| wsfemat a Jr**a-far SfM >** iho
* .? fc < rwvj-atvvrr *v* savy his UtV.
> w*aa wfer* fVwM few ifer -r*r\> is.
v \\ W Tfe-iut ah ws-aiai-. srna*
r*i *y rf IK **•*. .fe*(!>*: ■<-..t
rVwvia Jl *lxl all in hr*
■ * • ** the iytvhitts *vi the nr
- J >hl *M li '\v*iw -few* ttl.Utt
fe ifet *vw fey ihr ir*K-rs
- ras-fe Sfeai th. rrstw w yfei hr saK-o
i *1 •: Ffetrfett**...
I'mMlxr Has Hcr.l-a,
V:,* tvw from ark* re this was
• a*v Shri.kiwod was Nanswl
Tft nn was a wtwl vn the plinta
■>* •• s<! nili, Vttwn Stim Hose
< *■ s*m of ,v;!!wl I>afcw\l at: > itw
v - • i fti* ti(r wva V hi* confession.
*r —*Nk-\ prtw to burning. he tor
i' >• > -■ 4 l-v Sa Tik-kUaA, Hcs* ttt*wHn(s
* •*- - <-• i* l Nam oOvret wtonej h, stviok
•>* ' . fcvl W* it ford |; was known post-
vww. (hat Hose h nl m(v (abr
* ' a Id* Sw*t w*xfv--KW and
* t iww who MI hi ft is burning
*• 4s*ss*fsl m ft is statftnw'tii
fc • ill* auickSanO.
' ' ! *l W-gpu C V>!| ftftWtl nil'll
to* !V> K-sntaiVei of M.ij Them.!*
■**•* x*. Uw Aifcft'twl firotn •hr in-.ft
* * wvxsfts lhai he called Kuim,
• wi: KvJ Rvw eh.iiryti u> wail
4; ’* ftwr <ft* law tSi*> knew was in
; v *' tfe* w*wx Their crw • *rouM
! Tmmj. and (ft* si arty aid genPv
■"**J she Iftßckin in his (sissy,
' <** ftw os'*. \V. M. Thomas,
noj W >ai<f. it possible. ihr life of
r*. iMMkw dkv>.
w Isnl *veie I'sllonrd.
sttoak tke ifnebers with their vie
* •' I'l WriH xr-A thru ensued. wish
‘ ,v wwsitsi to brighten ih f.1,1 s
***• *iw wwrii Mill moat dre
* " c* I has revtMn has ever known,
x TKs a;'si was iulltd directly oje.
- ftVtMpft office The noose was
: MoarJ his stock and ihr end of
*' w . a.is Aswan over a tree Striok-
W twM hr had a chance ;* lore d.v
- v < ft vdatfiUi-uy the in.ni'.
I. > .>i;
■ Isi and you ail 1 know. You can
* you wish, bu; t have nothing
wv to •■5l“
T k- .-jo's life might have hern niM
*'■“ for the i(rival of Ma; Thoms*.
'• I heal his buggy and asked for
* ft- ■ f Hi - adol the crowd to give
,r * f '-*‘ro chance for h!s life here on the
* I'M -of Pa hurt :o. and said:
'isr Had •> Much aa *3O.
" Ten. this negro is innocent. Hooe
* *•! I. i *d promised to give hint K‘ to
1 -l I Cranford, and 1 Wieve Lige
' to toad fcy sirce he his been on my
ft * lk has tiever done any of you any
b3J and now 1 want you to promise
*' you will turn him over to the
ha .* this town u> orikr that he may
ft - ■ hearirg. Ido not ask you
to l crate him HoVt htta. and if the
adjudge hiat guilty, hang him."
T * ’ ' the aaoh ret died tlwt StrkkSatvl
f * • fine! the negroes in the neighbor
->vd sd had a Wl reputation, having
feea t in away frowi East Point several
Jrars ex\\
Taotaas reminded the mob that
*' * *-' had votuntarUy tokl of seeing
iS ** *® the Bight of the murder.
A m- of tire mob replied that Strick-
-I Jane this la the cunningness of
**■ ’ s*a-hsh h s awn Innocence,
went setmti however, who agreed
’■ --h May Thintaas. and after a discus-
<W* was ako. which was
. > xed :• mean _i or death to Luge Strick-
Otlje iHorning !X T rtus.
Dial The vote to let him U\e x.t* unant.
UKy.
thomav tits Ground.
MaJ, Thomas then retired some distance
and the mob was preparing to setwl Strick
land In a wagon to Newtian when > mem
ber of the mob cried uui:
Wc have got hint here, let’s keep him."
1 his again groused the mob and a mes
senger was *em to mills' MaJ. Thomas lo
Wave Palmetto tor his own good, but the
old gentleman was not frightened. He
dtevv hunsvlf up and said emphatically
"l have never before tee;\ ordered to
: leave a lown, and lam not going k leave
this one. '
And Uteri the major. upUfflng h hand
| < give his words force, sa.d to die mes
senger:
Tell them that ihe muscles in lay legs
are not trained to running, tell ih. m that
1 have stood ihe fire an t heard the wtda
do of the minutes from a thousand Yankee
nfles and J am not frightened be this
crowd,"
MaJ. Thomas was not molested.
Thee, with 'he understanding ih'i l.ige
Strickland was to be delivered to the jailer
-d Fairbtirn. MaJ. Thomas saw the negro
be had pleaded for led off to his death.
The mob look the negro to a grove near
the home of Marshal J. J. Givens of this
pace, and again the noose was adjusted
around his neck.
Effort lo >lnke Him Confess.
lie was hauled off ;he ground, but was
h r down to allow him to confess. He re
fused to io so, and life lynchers were
about to haul him up again, when the sor
o Marshal Givens came upon the scene
and asked that ibe lynching not occur so
near bis father's t ome.
The negro was then taken io the yard
hi Ihe tear of Dr. W. S. Cellar's home, and
hat up to a persimmon tree and left hang
ing
The coroner s Jury held an inquest over
the body this afternoon, and rendered the
usual verdict—death ai the hands of ;ur
i unknown.
Another mob is hunting ihe country for
Albert Sewell, wlio has made himself ob
noxious hy remarks concerning the treat
ment given the negroes by the whites.
There i not much prospect of his capture,
bow. ver. as he has had a day's start of
hw> pursuers.
HAS NO FEDERAL ASPECT.
Government AN IH Take No Cmgal
annee of the Lynching.
Was!, c.glon. April Sl.—Attorney General
Griggs, hi speaking to-day o' ihe negro
ivuehthg near Newnan. Ga.. yesterday,
saw! that the ease had no Federal aspect,
and therefore the severe meet would take
no action whatever In regard to It.
NN V* STRIPPED AND WHIPPED,
Nesro’s Casual Remark Brought Se
rious Consequence*.
Rico, G.v, April ST—Bud Cock, a negro
was stripp. 1 to the waisv by a crowd of
people here this fi.rmxxi and one hun
dred lashes admin I t' red him.
His off. use was ihe remark that thine
-1 rocs should pny no attention t.> notices
tanned on their doors lo leave tn\ coun
try.
MINISTERS DISCUSSED IT.
Punishment Not Too Severe Hut
l.j uehitigN Are Wrong.
Atlanta, da.. April SU—The Methodist
nnr fits to-day discussed the burning of
Sant Hose.
This question wis Ir.lroduccd by Rev.
Wilber Thlrks.d. He spoke of the horrible
crime of the negro Hose as being ’'beyond
vvor*s " an 1 said that "action should he
taken in regard to this terrible scene, rath
er in behalf of outsell s than in heha.f of
ihe ncsrvx”
Rev. Joel TANARUS, Daves introduced resolutions
relating io the offa l. The body of these
resolutions Is ih. t nothing can condone the
negro's crime, and no punishment was too
great for hun, jei every lynching has a
tendency to overturn society, and the
ißlristera ns a body should do all in their
power lo remote the possibility of such
occurrences.
After a lengthy discussion action was
deferred for one week.
TROOPS FOR PHILIPPINES.
Regular Hegimeuts Now There W ill
He Completed.
Washington, April St.—Although not of
ficially announced, it is piwctically set
tled that the Nineteenth Infantry now In
Porto Rtco. the remainder of the Four
teenth Infantry returning from service in
Alaska and the remainder of the Forntn
Cavalry setting In the far West, will Aii
sitme the bulk of the reinforeements to
be sent to the Philippines in addition to
the troops already under orders to that
station.
Part of the Fourteenth Infantry and the
Fourth Cavalry are already In th< Phil
tppines. and the plan is to complete these
regiments.
TO VISIT sm Til CAROLINA.
Wilson to lei as One of Ihe Judges
in a College Debate.
Washington. At>rll M —So rotary Wilson
of the department of agriculture left to
day for a trip Into South Carolina He
will act as otic of the judges In an Inter
collegiate contest in oratory on Apt 11 2S
at Due West. participated 4n by six col
leges. each represented by a champion se
lected from the student body of ihe col
lege.
Secretary Wilson will spend about a
week In South Carodna.
COPYRIGHT W IS NOT VALID.
The Autocrat of Ihe Breakfast Table
Case Decided.
Washington, April 21—In the United
States Supreme Court an opinion was
handed down in me esse of Oliver Wendell
Holmes. Jr., vs. G. V. Hurst, holding that
the copyright on a took. >he contents of
which have been pubhslted serially with
out K ing previously copy lighted, is Inval
' The case Involved the copyright ol "The
Autocrat of the Breakfast Table," or Dr.
Oliver Wended Homes, father of the
plaintiff tu error in thvs -a--*,
SAVANNAH. GA., TUESDAY. AIMUJi 25, ISD9.
FOLITICS HAS CAUSED IT.
CAVUIKN Stlfe THE \EOM WAS
HAUK TOO IMPORTANT.
t|uote* Bishop Turner and Say*
Good \egror* Mud Mil in the Pre
vent,on of Crime—Lawyer* Too
Often Cnu*e Delay* in Vagravatetl
t aaeii—Ev-Gov. Mklnaon State* Hi*
Stile of tlit* t n*e—Some of the Ke
vvarp* Have Been Paid.
Atlanta, April Si.—Gov. Candler to-day
gave II:* bellowing interesting interview
on the Palmetto lynching:
"I K i. vv the wiwii trouble of all these
dlsordc - Is traceable to politics. The bal.
lot was thrust into the negro's hand im
luedistily after his • mnnclpark*n. when he
was ut erly unpreputed for the judicious
use oft, and the sc illuwngs and carjiet
b.iggere, who t atuo liere and look charge
of him, hik'd his head full of false ideas,
e'haract* ti* >i him the ward of the nation
and for ’artisan purposes, and induced
him ton.lie*, that he would lie protected
fey the central government, whether right
or wrong. This. In my opinion, is the
prime cause of ail the friction that haa
ever ex I -ted in Georgia between the whites
and tiie blacks.
"Rish*p Turner, one of the wisest ne
groes it the slate, has said that all of
the disi rders that have* ever arisen have
been eoctlmd to the younger men of both
races; t. .at there has never been any an
tagonise or friction between the old mas
ter and ihe old slave. And nishop Turner
is right.
G,.0il Negroes Must Help.
"Such crimes as have provoked Ij-neh
ings have been pori>etrated by ihe young
er genet a I ion, and while I and my imine
d.ate predecessor In office have done all
possible to tie done to keep down violence
of this con. ami while I propose to con
tinue to exhaust all means io protect every
citizen, black and white, against lawless
ness and violence. I am ai last driven to
the conclusion that to prevent such crimes
as have recently been enacted in CamplieU
anu Co* eta and las* and other counties
in the a ate. a healthy, vigorous public
sentimon. in favor of law at' or*l*r must
lie built up.
"Good white men everywhere deplore
such occurrences is that which took place
yesterday, and they are using all the in
fluence hey have to prevent them. Gov.
Atkinson. l adg ■ Freeman and many other
good me a in N. wnan did all In ihelr power
to prevent the lynching of Hose.
"N'ow, Rof*l negroes must be equally ac
ne in building up a sentiment among
thetr race -ognfnst the 'Wiitfeicn evahe*'
which are always at the back of these
lynching *. The ministers and churrh mem
bers and teachers among the negroes must
lie equally active and earnest in their ef
forts to build up a healthy public senti
ment a * ilnst the crimes which provoke
lynching ■ as th-y are IO build up a senti
ment tig: 10.-f lynching. The safely of ihe
negro ra . demands this, and their lead
ers must 1* as vigilant and active in this
direction a the lead* rs of public senti
mem nn ong the white race are.
"The exicutixe and the courts and the
juries must and wall do everything In their
power to put down lawlessness and crime,
as they lave been doing, hut after <tfl they
are obllg 1 to have the eo-operation and
Bill of ail good mill of both races before
their efforts Income effective and bcfoie
crime cat. be tnippresstd.
Lawyers t na*e Delay*.
"The kui.-laturo can do but little more
than It I k* done. There Is, however, one
evil wide i the* may contribute something
toward ey ■reeling. That is the custom
which hr' grown up among some of thc
members of the I gal profession of trying
by teehr icalllies und quibbles to protect
their clients, even when guilty. A lawyer
sw.ais fe •- that his client has justice.
This hetu.sht to do, whether that client Is
rich Or poor, black <,r white. When he does
this he h is done his ** hole duty, and he Is
not justi:-b.e in trying to defeat the ends
of justice, aritl tamiwring with Iho veniict
of juries and tho judgment of couris by
a li'sort *o dUutory pleas and mere tech
ntcalitles. This evil has grown to such an
extent, that ii i mace- an excuse for lynch
law. iho ! noim claiming that if they do not
take tin administration of Justice in
their owts hands It w.ii not be admin
istrated; that lawyers, by such means as
I have it yntloned, will cheat the gallows
or the penitentiary and turn loos.* uiion
society the burglar, the red-handed mur
derer or the rapist. I am glad to say that
the lawyers who have indulged in this
ieprehem iblc practice do not constitute a
majority or the raosi respectable part of
the bar, but nevertheless this evil does
exist in the administration of the law,
ami it behooves all our legislators and our
courts to discourage in every legitimate
way such practices as have a tendency to
defeat ti; ends of Justice and destroy
eon tide no in the willuignise and ability
of the co ms to protect the innocent and
punish th • guilty.”
Son e 111-ward* Were Pnltl.
J, B. Junes, one of the mi n who • ffect
od the ea uure of dam Hose, came to the
city to-da.y and put in application for the
rewards t vat wore outstanding for the ne
gro. Gov I'undlcr declined to pay the
*&>> offer* l by the state outright, but has
tiHten the matter under advisement with
the attorney gi ncral until Wednesday. He
will investigate the circumstances of the
delivery of lb— to the sheriff of Coweta
county, to determine whether or not the
spirit of th; proclamation offering the re
reward wus carried out or not.
There 1 1 no question thut the letter
of the pr x-lamatioti was ml he red to, us
tho negro w is formally delivered mto the'
hands of the sheriff at the Jail, as re
quired by .te Governor. This ilculvery Is.
however, open to suspicion of collusion
between those who handed the negro over,
and those who took him away from the
jail, and b i* 'j settle tb. that the <;*>*-.
ernor is l aving an inquiry made before
paying ihi state nward.
Mr. Jont t collet led I5<X) from Col. W. A.
Hemphill, orcfkient of the Atlanta Consti
tution. that paprr having supp.emented
the state’s reward to that amount.
Mr. Jacob Haas, vice pr. .dent of the
Capitol C! ;> Hank, also paid Mr. Jon. *
JIOO, Mr. Haas had offered to be one of
ten men r# give IL.WO several day* ngj
for the ea vture of the negro. The other
money war not forthcoming, hut Mr, lian*
did net wh nd hack on that a ount. and
said tie was glad to te aht* to -*y (he
(too to th captors of fete negr*,. as it
was the < tpilin' that he waa trying m
br.ng abo t When he made his con l!-
EnctUiUMl oa fifth Fag* ~
two sensational ahuests.
Climax Reached In the Great Conn
felt Conspiracy.
Philadelphia, April 21 The climax in (he
gigantic counterfeit conspiracy, which was
brought to light here last week, was
reached to-day, when former United States
District Attorney Kllcrby T\ Ingham of
this city and Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector Samuel B. Downey of Lancaster.
Fa., ware arrested by United States secret
service officers, charged with aiding tiie
chief counterfeiters In their efforts to flood
the country with I signs treasury notes and
internal revenue tobacco stamps.
The arrest of Ingham created a great
sensation, on Recount of his prominence
and liia former connecdon with the gov
ernment as Ihe United States attorney for
the eastern district of Pennsylvania.
The ex-d'slriet attorney was immediate
ly taken ix-fore Commissioner Hdmunds,
and formally charged with conspiring with
Harvey K. Newitt, ills law partner, "to
promise, offer and give Ihe sum of sr.*toO
in monthly payments of sshn each to Wil
liam J. McManus, of Philadelphia, a se
cret service officer who was working up
the case against the live m< n charge*! with
counterfeiting revenue stamps and the
41HI silver certificates.
Ingham waived a hearing, and was held
in JIO.OUO bail for a further hearing on
Thursday morning. Newllt’s hearing,
which had been fixed for to-morrow, was
changed, so tlial both men can he ar
raigned together. Joseph R. Grundy, of
Bristol Ta., Newllt's bondsman, went
Ingham's half.
Immediately after Ingham had given
bail lie made this statement:
"I am absolutely innocent of the charge
against me. 1 have never done anything
unbecoming an honorable lawyer and gen
tleman. I usk thut the public generally
suspend judgment until I have had an
opportunity to be heard.”
Judging from a remark dropped by
Commissioner Edmunds while he was
preimring Ingham's hail bond, it is not
believed that any more arrests will be
made in connection with the case.
THE CIGARS SOLD CHEAP.
Those Sold With lfi-ntidulent Stamps
Went for It# a Thousand,
Norfolk, Va., April 24.—Deputy Revenue
Collectors Derrier and Larkcn and Special
Treasury Officer Parker have seized up
wards of 75,000 cigars here bearing the bo
gus revenue stamp issued by Lancaster,
l'a., parties, and expect to increase the
amount to 100,000 in this district. One
purty had 50,000 of the cigars.
Ii Is said but $7 per thousand was charg
ed for them.
MANY CIGARS lIKHR SEIZED.
— i
Charleston Dealers Hml Boxes With
Fraudulent Stump*.
Charleston. S. C., April 24.—Deputy Col
lector of Internal Revenue J. 11. Ford
ham seized 106,990 cigars from wholesale
and retail merchants of this city to-day.
The boxes, which carried Illegal stamps,
were all sent out by a factory at lam
caster, Pa. No charge is brought against
the merchants who had the goods In
stor k. The cigars were carted off to the
custom house an<l stored there ponding
orders from Washington.
Cigars Seised at Columbia.
Columbia, S. C., April 24.—Tme United
States authorities to-day seized j!,SCO of
the lamcastcr (Pa.) counterfeit stamped
c gars in this city. They were all in the
hands of one firm, none others being
found. The cigars retail nt 5 cents each,
and ure packed in boxes of fifty.
Lynchburg Dealer* Caught.
Lynchburg, Va., April 24.—Deputy Col
lector Cleland K. Nelson, under orders
from Collector Agnew, to-day, seized 65,000
of the Lancaster (Pa.) cigars from the Jac
obs factory. They were In the hands of
various dealers.
Clgni'M Seised In Toledo.
Toledo, 0., April 24.—Revenue officers to
day seized 30,000 cigars with counterfeit
st amps. The total seized in this city is
now over 50,000.
limn, Too, Had Ilad Cigar*.
Dubuque, la., April 24.—Many thousand
cigars bearing counterfeit revenue stamps
have been seized in this district.
TRIED TO RELEASE] ROBBERS.
But the Sheriff Overcame the Elforls
of the Moll.
Springfield, Mo., April 24.—A bo'.d at
tempt was made here to-night to release
from the county jail Jack Kennedy, Hill
Ryan and Hill Sheppard, who are held
here 4>ending trial for the recent train rob
bery on the Kansas City, Fort Scott and
Memphis road, near Macomb, Mo.
Deputy Sheriff Lamb and Jailor Hooper
wore called from Ihe jail by an unusual
no.se in the stables, and upon returning to
the office were covered with guns In the
hands of two men. The officers showed
fight, however, and afier a sharp struggle
put one of their assailants to flight and
captured Ihe other
The man captured proved to be Charles
Harnett, alias James Hennessy, a burglar,
who was released from Jail to-day. He
confessed that It was Ihe Intention to
overpower the jailor and to release the
train rohiiers. and that the plot had been
hatched in Jail before his release.
/.KLAVA'S FIRST RECEPTION.
Talk of n Weekly Steamer From
Florldu to Rluellelds.
Managua. Nicaragua, via (sa)ve*ton,
April 24.—More than a thousand persons
attended to-day the first official reception
given by President Zelaya at Jlnotepe,
the present wat of government.
A representative of a Florida railway in
terest is now on the way to Nicaragua to
arrange with President Zelaya for a week
ly service of steamship** between Florida
end Grey town by way of Blueflclda.
TANNER HI HNEII IN EFFIGY.
Student* Were Indignant Beeati*6 of
lII* Recent Veto.
t'ampagno, 111.. April 24.—(-tudi hi* of Ihe
University of Illinois to-night prepared an
effigy ef Gov. Tanner, swung it from the
limb of tree and af erwurd* burned |t.
The indignation against th Governor
was eauswl hi hi- v!o of a f*art of the
appropriation for Iha university passed by
the last legislature.
GERMANY ASKS SATISFACTION.
t APT. COGIII.AVS REMARKS HAVE
CAUSED INDIGNATION.
German Amliaaaador CaEed on Sec
retory lla> to Enter n Proteat—The
Secretory Considered It n Matter
for tli*. Amj Department, nml As
sured Him It Would He Tnkcn I p.
Little toil He Done If Coklilhii Re
mains Silent.
Washington, April 24.—The German gov
ernment has entered a formal protest
against the language used by Capt. Cogb
lan of the Raleigh at the Unkm League
Club banquet in New York last Friday
night, and also his remarks on Saturday
night before the Army and Navy Club.
The protest was lodged with Secretary
Hay through the German ambassador,
Herr von Holleben.
Secretary Hay replied tlial tiie language
appeared to have been used at a dinner in
a club, and so could not lie regarded as nn
ofHclai or public utterance in the sense
that would warrant the state department
in acting. However, the navy department
was fully comiietent to take such action
as the ease seemtd to require. With this
statement (lie ambassador was content for
the time at least,and will doubtless await
a reasonable length of time on the navy
department.
"Too Nimty to Be Noticed.”
There are semi-official intimations that
the ambassador will not so much concern
himself with the course of Capt. Coghlan
as with the course of the United States
in dealing with Coghlan. The German
ambassador stated to-day that the poem
recited by Capt. Coghlan was "too nasty
to be noticed."
Though relieved from accountability to
the state department directly by Secretary
Hay's attitude, the navy department, as
Secretary Hay has Indicated, must deal
with the case.
Capt. Coghlan can be called to account
on several charges, presuming that he has
been correctly reported and that he ad
mits the utterances. As In Commodore
Meade's case, if he stands mute and the
newspaper men refuse to testify the navy
.department can proceed no further. The
charges which would most probably be
brought against Capt. Coghlan In case Iho
affair progresses to a coortmartlal, would
be conduct to the prejudice of good order
and discipline, and conduct unbecoming
an officer and a gentleman.
Coglilnn lln* Not Replied.
So far no response has been received
from Capt. Coghlan at the navy depart
ment. It Is expected that the officer will
proceed with deliberation in making any
statement he may care to submit to the
department.
Meanwhile unpleasant suggestions are
arising as to the embarrassments that may
follow Ihe execution of the round of recep
tions already planned for the Raleigh.
The German ambassador appeared at Hie
state department at noon to-day for the
pur|>ose of making further representations
to Secretary Hay, touching the conduct of
('apt. Coghlan so that the utterances of
Capt. Coghlan nt the Army and Navy
Club, as published In yesterday morning's
papers were regarded as an additional of
fense. An effort was made to ascertain
whether Ihe United Sta'es government in
tended to do anything officially Ui view of
subsequent developments in the case.
Secretary liny'* Attitude.
Secretary Hay has not changed hts posi
tion in any degree, lie deprecated the
lack of tact and the bad taste shown by
Capt. Coghlan, and he did not hesitate to
let that be known to the German ambass
ador. But he still held that the case was
one that required treatment by methods
of naval discipline only, and with which
the state department could not concern
itself.
The German ambassador will communi
cate the department’s view to the foreign
office at Berlin. The officials on both
sides realize that his episode may grow
into a very great source of discord, un
less treated discreetly and coolly.
Our officials arc somewhat surprised at
the Importance attached to this incident,
by the German governmenl. It is said
that our own government has Ignored
many utterances of German officials of
sentiments far more inimical to the United
States than was tho talk of Capt. Cogh
lan to Germany.
W ill lie Properly Dealt With.
After the conL 'nee between Secretary
Hay and the German ambassador this
noon, tt was stuted in authoritative quar
ters iliat there was no reason to view the
Coghlan affair In too serious a light, or ns
presenting grave International complica
tions. The meetings to-day, it was stated,
had been mutually agreeable.
The main feature of the state depart
ment conference was In establishing that
Germany expect* the United States gov
ernment to deal with the Coghlan affair
according to the gravity of the offense,
and the United States in turn gives as
surance that every Just expectation In this
respect will be performed.
CONSIDER INCIDENT CLOSED,
German Officials Not Very Mad
About Cofflilan'S Speech.
Berlin, April 24.—1 t is a
semi-official note to-day that the United
States Secretary of Slate, Col. John Hay,
has expressed to the German ambassador
at Washington, Dr. Von Holleben, his
strong disapproval of the corjfluct of Capl.
Joseph B. Coghlan of the United States
cruiser Italeigh.
The afternoon newspapers here contain
few comments on Capt. Coghlan's re
marks, and they generally take a calm
view of the after-dinner speech and con
sider the Incident closed, particularly in
view of the semi-official note published
here announcing the strong disapproval of
the United States Secretary of State with
the captain's conduct, coupled with the
dignified tone of the American press on
the subject, which is regarded us being
noteworthy, and as testifying to the im
proved German-American relations.
The \ ossieche Zeltung is (in exception
to this rub. and pronounces Itself in favor
of demanding severe punishment for Capt.
Cog his n.
In official circles the Coghlsn Incident lx
regarded nnidly as s.n "ausfluss dr wein
tenaun ' (expression of wine humor,).
■A repremitaUvo of the foreign office,
said to the correspondent here of the At
soclated Press:
"The American government has prompt
ly and efficiently done all we could rea
sonably expect. This alone, even If it
were not for other Indications, shows ns
that the American government lit no way
Identifies Itself with the utlerancos of u
solitary officer."
JAKIKN GIVEN A BANQUET.
( ouhlnn Refused to Tuht About Ills
Anil-German Speech.
New York, April 24.—One hundred nnd
twenty sailors from the United Stales
cruiser Raleigh, clad In their naval uni
forms, were given a banquet in the Astor
gallery of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to
night.
The gallery was decorated with silken
banners mid flags, and a fashionable
crowd was present. The Raleigh steamed
up the tlvcr this afternoon and anchored
off the foot of West Thirty-fourth street
for the purpose of allowing the sailors
lo land. The men lined up on the pier,
and In Hies of two marched tip Thirty
fourth street to the Waldorf-Astoria Ho
tel. As they entered the Waldorf-Astoria
they were cheered over and over again
hy the crowd there. Ex-Assistant Secre
tary oi the Navy McAdoo formally wel
comed the sailors for the givers of the
feast.
Randolph Guggenheimcr, president of
the hoard of aldermen of New York, wel
comed the Bailors on behalf of tho city.
A letter of regret was read from the Sec
retary of the Navy.
The sailors then chatted and talked and
told of Incidents of Manila to those who
talked with them.
Shortly before the banquet had begun,
Capt. and Mrs. Coghlan arrived and ming
led with the spectators. Capt. Coghlan,
when asked about the furore raised by his
speech was reticent. He said:
"I have received no communication from
Washington except a routine order which
has come through Rear Admiral Philip.
1 do not cure to discuss the matter. As
you can well understand the more 1 talk
about It the more the matter will become
Involved."
Rear Admiral Philip, commandant of the
navy yard, said:
”1 have received no orders from Wash
ington for (’apt. Coghlan other than for
him to stand ready for inspection and to
proceed down the bay.”
The programme for the evening was con
cluded with a vaudeville entertainment.
The Raleigh will leave to-morrow for
Philadelphia, where she will take part In
the celebration of the Grant monument
celebration on April 29, and Dewey Day
on May I.
A DEFENSE OF COGHLAN.
Old Acquaintance Certain He Said
Nothing Offensive.
I.ondon, Ayrll 25.—The Times publishes
a Idler, signed "An English Officer,” de
fending Capt. Coghlan, who, the writer
says, "Is being condemned without defense
or trial."
Describing himself ns an old acquaint
ance of the Raleigh's commander, he de
dans he is convinced that Capt. Coghlan
said nothing 111-natured or Intentionally
offensive lo Germany, and he nsks the
world to "thlnl: as kindly of Capt. Cogh
lan as it is certain he thinks of them.”
CLARKE’S WITNESS FAILED.
broker Will Go lo Europe, Rot lias
Promised to Return.
New York, April 24.—T0-day’s session of
the Mazet investigating committee proved
far less interesting than any previous sit
ting.
To-day was entirely devoted to probing
the various benevolent and other societies,
which are supported solely by members
of the police force.
John Proctor Clarke, who conducted the
greater part of the examination, Intimated
by hU question that while the single head
ed police bill was pending al Albany,
lev!.-* were made on all hanks for funds
to oppose It, but hl.s witness failed lo give
any conflrmatton to the Implied allega
tion of legislative corruption.
Mr. CiiKcr was not called as a witness,
afH on his promise to return to this coun
try, was excured from further attendance
on Iho Mazet committee until Aug. 29. Mr.
Croker will sail lor England on Wednes
day. '
All the witnesses called to-day were po
licemen of various grades.
At the conclusion of the single session,
which was long and uninteresting. Chair
man Mazet announced that the committee
would not meet again until May 9, by
which time It is cxnected that the Investi
gating body will have presented a prelim
inary report to the legislature.
WILL NOT RE LIBERATED.
Maiil That Dreyfus Must Remain In
Cniiftncmcnt.
London, April 23.—David Christie Mur
ray published this morning the statement
that he has learned from trustworthy
sources in Paris, that the superior council
of war. including Gen. de Negrier, Gen.
Zurlinden, Gen. Glovannlnelll, Gen. Du
chesne and Gen. Jamont, its vk* presi
dent, none of whom, except perhaps, Gen.
Zurlinden, has heretofore been Implicated
In the Dreyfus affair, has decided that un
der no circumstances shall Dreyfus be
liberated.
NVus De Clam’s Accomplice.
Paris, April 21.—The Figaro continues
its publication of the testimony offered be
fore the Court of Cassation In the Dreyfus
revision Inquiry. Capt. Culgnet, who de
scribed the discovery of the forgery of
Lieut. Col. Henry, told the court that In
his opinion Henry was only an accomplice
of Col. De Clam, the principal author of
the forgery. Inasmuch as Henry was never
before accused of wrong-doing, while Du
Paty de Clam was known to he guilty of
shady practices. According to Capt. Cuig
net, Du Paty de Clam had the dossier at
the prefecture of police.
PRESIDENT HAS NEURALGIA.
He Has Recently Been In the Hand*
or His Dentist.
Washington. Aurll 21.—President McKin
ley was unable to see callers to-day. and
remained In hi* private apartments. At
intervals during the last several days he
nits been in the hand* of his dentist, and Is
now suffering somewhat from neuralgia
of the face. He expects to attend the cab
inet meeting to-morrow. ,
DAILY*, *lO A YEAR.
„ 6 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK Ji A YEAH
MOVING TOWARD CALUMPIT.
AMERICAN FORCES WILL SOON BE
SIEGE INSI RLE VI’S.
The Filipinos llail Dniiinged tho
llritlge Over the ItnahaK River.
Train Carrying the Americana
litis Well Fnrtllleil—Natlves Flttek
ed Into Malolos When Amerlenna
Left It—This Gave Rise to Flllplna
Report of V letory.
Manila. April 21,—Gen. Mae Arthur’s di
vision lefl Malolos to-day, apparently In
tending to besiege Calumplt.
Gen. Hale, at 4:10 o'clock this afterpoon.
had crossed tho Ragbag, and had reached
a position a quarter of a mile from Calum
pit, thus commanding the ford.
Prisoners captured by Gen. Hale's troop*
say AgutnaidO, Gen. Luna and the Filipino
staff are al Calumplt with a great force ol
Filipino troops.
Before daylight the Fourth Cavalry\,
with three guns belonging lo the Utah bat.
tery, the Nebraska regiment and the low*
regiment, under Gen. Hale, were proceed
ing In the direction og Kulnchua, where
the Ragbag (Tibabag?) la fordable, bul
commanded by troops.
During the afternoon the troops crossed
the river.
Gens. MacArthur and Wheaton, with tha
Montana regiment, advanced to the left ol
the railroad and the Kansas regiment mov
ed forward to the right, north of Maloloa.
They had with them a long supply train,
with two armed cars in front, carrying two
(Inßings and Colts rapid-fire guns and th
slx-poundcr which did such execution al
the capture ol Mafolos.
Ilnningctl the Ilrldge.
The Insurgents attempted to destroy the
railroad bridge outside of Calumplt, and
succeeded in badly warping the iron frame
work. |
As soon as the soldiers left the Flllplna
capital, the natives lagan flocking In. as
they did at Santa Cruz before the last
boat of Gen. I-awton’a expedition had sail
ed.
Our nrmy is compelled to abandon nil
towns when an onward movement is com
menced, because of Insufficient men to gar
rison them. This gives the Filipino leaders
a framework upon which to spin stories of
American defeat.
The American commander* have left
great stores of rice at Malolos, which they
have been distributing to tho natives and
Chinamen dally. Mg j. Muiford, of Gen.
Lawton’s staff, Is In command of yte Ne
braska regiment.
THEY ARE AFTER AOUINALDO.
Lawton and R<-trill nr II nv i- Cal.
II in lilt ns nil Objwllve Point.
Washington, April 24.—Information re
ceived at the war department indicates
that Gen. Otis is about to execute another
Important movement, the lntlal features
of which are shown by to-day’s press ad
vices from Manila.
The objective point Is the Insurgent town
of Calumplt, lying about eight miles
northwest of Malolos. It was here that
the Insurgents concentrated after being
driven out of their capital, setting up a.
new capital and making It the base oE
their operations. In moving on this
stronghold Gen. Otis proposes to conduct
two distinct operations.
The first one, tinder MaJ. Gen. McAr
thur, has for Its purpose pushing straight
forward for Malolos along tho railroad
and striking at Calumplt from the south.
The second one is under MaJ. Gen. Law
ton, who, with his flying column, Is mov
ing fur around 10 the northeast, to the
large town of Norzagay, from which point
he will turn abruptly west toward Calum
plt, This last move will take about ten
days and military strategists look upon
it as another effort to flank the Insurgents
by getting behind them at Calumplt, simi
lar to the flank movement which Gen.
Mac Arthur attempted to execute at Mala,
bon.
Noting on Cnlnmplt.
This double operation makes CalumpH
the center for the next few days, whild
attention wl'l be divided between MacAr
thar’s column advancing from Malolos andl
Igiwton'n column on Its ten days march
to Norzagay.
MaaArthur has but a short distance la
traverse, so that his forces may be en
gagecl with the main force of the Insur
gents within the next few hours. Tha
country is flat and open, and rather bet
ter for our troops than that lying south
of Malolos. Calumplt lies on the left
bank of a small stream, at Its confluence
with the large river Rio Grande. It Is a.
substantially built town with some 2,000
houses.
The advance of Lawton by a circuitous
route would l>e over a counfry of which
little Is known here. Norzagay Is a con
siderable town, and it is thought Lawton
is about there hy this time. A road runs
all the way from Ihcre to Calumplt. Along
It are scattered many small towns—An
gst, Bustos, Halinog—lndicating that tha
advance Is through a populous country.
It Is an agricultural locality, with ex
tensive rice and fruit plantations, Tho
war department map prepared by the mil
itary information bureau, shows this road
Joining the one on which MacArthur Is
moving from Malolos.
It Is hardly thought, however, that Law
ton will make a Junction with MacArthur
before striking Calumplt, but rather that
he will leave the road when nearing Cn
lumplt. so as to strike the city In tho
rear while MacArthur Is attacking tho
front.
The execution of this double movement
Is being followed with great interest by
war department officials, as It Is on a
considerably larger scale than the brush
clearing which has been in progress most
of the lime of late.
ONLY ONE. AMERICAN KILLED.
Report of Casualties In the Advnnc*
on Calumplt.
New York. April 23.—A dispatch front
Manila lo the Herald says that in Gen,
Hale’s advance on Calumplt fifty Filipino*
and one Agneriean were killed.
Humber Will He Appointed.
Washington, April 21. (Special).—R. C.
Humber of Savannah is to be appointed
second lieutenant In place of Charles du-
Rignuti, who hut declined tb* appoint
, me lit,