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J. H. FISTILL. President.
GOMEZ WILL NOT CO-OPERATE.
WILL NOT REPRESENT CUBANS IN
THE DISTRIBUTION.
Declined to Do So Because n Cabal
Exists. He Said, to Oppose the Par
titioning: of the Honey—Malcon
tents Are tlnckrd hy San go illy.
Gomez Says He Is Disgusted—Gen.
Brooke Will at Once Decide Upon
His Course.
Havana, May 15.—Gen. Maximo Gomel
to-dr.y informed Gov. Gen. Brooke that
hi- could no longer act as representative
o. the Cuban army in the distribution of
the $0,000,000 appropriation for the pay
ment of the Cuban troops.
Gen. Gomez added that he had arrived
at till-- decision with great reluctance and
with the most friendly fee.ings toward
Gen.B oke personally and officially,but he
f-it he could no longer represent the Cu
ban n my. because a cabal composed of
many subordinate commanders existed to
oppose, and if possible, defeat the plans
ior partitioning the money.
lb * xplained that former members of
tli Cuban military assembly, led by Mayia
Rodriguez, 'Manuel Sangui.ly, Juan Gaul
berto and other malcontents, who had or
ganized a majority of the officers against
him apparently, and though he (Gomez;
mishi persist and possibly carry the pay
ment to a successful conclusion, he was
disgusted and wished to wash his hands
of the whole business. Therefore, he
thought best to leave Gen. Brooke free,
as the latter could act with equal effect
iveness.
Gen. Brooke expressed sympathy with
Gen. Gomez, and said he regretted the
position he had taken. It was then mu
tually agreed that Gen. Gomez will issue
a manifesto to the Cuban army to-mor
low. After it has been issued, Gen. Brooke
may make a declaration concerning the
manner in which he will proceed. He i
determined not to be trifled with. He has
ihe rolls of the privates and non-eommis
smned Officers who are willing to accept
each, and this amount will be offered
oil the alternative of forcible disarma
ment.
' I‘teraim of Independence,
The Society of Veterans of Independence
v. hioh is merely the old military assembly
und. r anew name, held an inaugural
meeting last night, under the presidency
ot Gen. Fernando Freyre de Andrade, who
acted as president of the assembly at
which meeting Gens. I.acret, Cisneros
Juan Gomez and Leyte Vadel and others
were present. The proceedings were de
voted to drawing up an agreement that is
to be proposed at a meeting to be held
this evening.
The Ctifcin national party is holding
meetings in all the city wards this even
ing.
ill spite of Ihe situation brought about
bv (he attitude of Gomez, stocks remain
1 rm, with a rising tendency. English 'yn
dirates are trying to buy all the railroads,
at ] an offer of 10 per cent, premium has
Ii! made for the Sabinilla, Cardenas and
Jnoaro line, but this was refused. The
, 11 fi:ln hs have received orders to buy
all stock offered.
Mild. HE LEFT TO GEN. BROOKE.
Careful and Diplomatic Management
I* Sow Needed.
Washington, May 15.--High officials In
the war department were reluctant to dis
cuss the Cuban situation this afternoon.
The dispatch of the Associated Press
lead with interest, but did not cause
ni'.i.h surprise among army officers who
are well informed about Ihe Cubans, es
-1“ 'ally those who are known as “soldiers
of lortune,” and who have been bitterly
c pointed because the Island was not
t_ un 1 over lo them Immediately after the
Spanish surrender.
1 i is an impression also that the ln-
non of Gen. Brooke to see that the
“ 're distributed among all the Cu
in uoops, has caused disappointment
l tm " n * he many “generais,” and other
• "dicers, who are evidently expecting
*' ''are a.large share of the money.
1 belief was expressed that the situa
i ’ in Cuba is serious, and that careful
,!lul . diplomatic management will be
' w s slated that no orders would be
' " ■"I io Gen. Brooke, as he had ample
' 1 r:■ yt o deal with any situation which
1 11 'rise. There seems to be a belief
1 ' Gen. Gomez has contributed to the
,!l ■ v the payment of the money.
CHIANS ARE DISSATISFIED.
IVnnt to Be Paid Without Giv
ing l p Their Arms.
Santiago, Cuba. May 15.—Considerable
1 faction is expressed here over the
"■m Iby the United Stales government
* i ' e Cuban soldiers relinquish their
a ' fore receiving their shares in the
lh ' Gen of the $3,000,000: La Independ
’ nd other papers publish excited
J’ 1 ■' Protesting against the accept
: ' ' any such proposal.
sides among the Cubans of San
'H ' violent expresisons are heard re
wiiat is termed “the niggardly
1 let of the Americans.'*
‘ iiIMD EMPEROR POODLE PRINCE
•ierr Harden Goes to Jail Under n
Six Months’ Sentence.
1 ' ; in, May 15.—Herr Maximilian Har
" " ■ I ‘tor and publisher of the Zukunst,
1 :un to serve the six months im
-1 |mem to which ne was sentenced
' :S • * last, after having been con
j. of mejesie, In comparing the
ei , r °‘ to a poo,:1!e Prince, and on other
Baron's Dig Donation.
f "• M a> - 15.—Baron Heyl Zu Herm
ce National Liberal member of the
, • hes donated three million
towards ihe tubercolosis asyium
n, „ ent _ .
burglars Blew Open n Safe.
rr 1 ‘ miond. Va„ May 15,-Early this
- burglars blew open the safe in
( I.llainsburg. Vn., postofflec, and ce
‘ 1,1 money and $j worth of
*‘ ao * s - There to no clue.
Pjc Jfiofnimj ffotogi
DE BEAUFORT WAS DECORATED.
The Czar's Gratitude for Hospitality
nt The Hagriie.
The Hague, May 15.—M. De Steal, the
Russian ambassador to the court of St.
James, representative of Russia at the
peace conference and president of that
body, conferred with the foreign minis
ter of the Netherlands, W. H. De Beau
fort.to-day, and handed him the decoration
of the Alexander Newski Order. In so do
ing, the Russian representative expressed
the Czar's gratitude for the hospitality
extended the delegates.
The peace conference will hold its first
sitting at 2 o clock on Thursday afternoon
next.
It is understood that the Americans and
British are meeting with some success in
their efforts to get the question of inter
national arbitration, which is now the
eighth article of the programme, advanced
to the first place.
Acting upon an order from the papal
secretary of state, Cardinal Rampollo, the
papal internuneio, left The Hague to-day
as a protest against the omission of the
government of The Netherlands, acting on
behalf of Russia, to invite the Vatican to
send a representative.
HAS NO ARMY OR FLEET.
No Reason Why the Vatlean Should
Be Represented.
London, May 16.—The Rome correspond
ent of the Times says:
"Signor Crispi writes to the Nuova An
tilogia that the arguments of the Vati
can in favor of representation at The
Hague are untenable, as the Pope has
neither army nor fleet.
“The invitation to the United States he
considers important, especially as the
South Ameriean governments have not
been invited. He believes that the appear
ance of the United States in European
councils will he followed by their interven
tion in all European questions. The confer
ence, he declares, will avoid but will elim
inate causes for quarrels; it will neglect,
but will not destroy the germs of war.”
ALMOST A RIOT AT PRINCETON,
Wild West Show Attempted to Pa
rade Against Traditions.
Princeton, N. J., May 15.—Students and
Pawnee Bill's “Wild West’’ employes in
dulged in a pitched battle to-day, and con
tinuous and serious rioting was prevented
only by the presence of men with cool
heads and the action of President Patton
of Princeton University later in the day
in calling a mass meeting of all of the stu
dents.
For fifty years it has been an unwrit
ten law of Princeton that no circus pa
rade must pass through the streets. Every
show proprietor in making his dates has
always left Princeton from the list, for it
had been a matter of common knowledge
that the students would enforce the un
written law.
This morning Pawnee Bill's “Wild West"
combination violated traditions and parad
ed. The result was the fiercest battle
Princeton has seen in many years.
When posters were hung up a few days
ago announcing the advent of Pawnee Bill
it was at first considered a joke. Finally
when it became known that the manage
ment of the show was really in earnest,
the town authorities fearing trouble, advis
ed the circus men not to attempt a pa
rade. This advice was unheeded.
Asa result of to-day's fight one man is
unconscious and may die, and a number
of students and employes of the Show are
nursing wounds received in the fray.
That the show would be upset at night
seemed a certainty until iate this after
noon, when President Patton called a
mass meeting of aif the under-graduates
and the faculty, and the result of the meet
ing indicates that the show will leave
town unmolested, but it will have lost
money, for word has been passed through
the town that no one is to enter the tent
and the townspeople who are in sympathy
with the students, are a unit in refusing
to attend.
SEABOARD WILL BE IN IT.
There Seems to Ben Itnllrond Scrap
In Sonth Cnroltnn.
Columbia, S. C., May 15.—1f there is to
he a fight for business in this section, the
Seaboard Air Line proposes to be in the
middle of the “mix-up.” For some weeks
mysterious surveying parties have been
working between Columbia and Augusta,
Ga. It was not known until very recent
ly what road they were representing. The
surveys have been completed, three lines
having been run and the most direct se
lected for a line for the Seaboard from
Columbia lo the Georgia town. The route
is C 8 miles, or 16 miles less than
Ihe Southern. It will bg an extension of
the Seaboard's new line from Cheraw to
Columbia, and will give an almost perfect
air line from Norfolk to Augusta.
The principal points touched by the Sea
board’s new lines in South Carolina will
be Cheraw, Camden, Columbia and Aiken.
With its acquisition of the South Bound
from Columbia to Savannah, the Sea
board has a direct line in the Florida
travel, anti the extension to Augusta has
other significance. The Seaboard doubt
less wishes to have an opportunity of car
rying business of the Southwest to a port.
IT ALL AVENT IV EXCHANGE.
Indemnity to Spain Charged Against
Trade Balances.
New York, May 15.—The fourth and last
of the $5,000,000 treasury warrants paid to
Spain for the Philippine Islands was pre
sented at the Naliona! City Bank to-day
by a representative of the French ttnbas
s.v. This draft will pasa through the
clearing house In to-morrow's exchanges.
Not one dollar of the $15,000,000 already
paid to Spain has really gone out of this
country, the entire transaction having
been conducted on the basis of foreign ex
change; and as there has been a large
trade balance In favor of this country in
about every one of the continental money
markets, the indemnity money has been
charged against these balances.
*-*>—•
AVcre Poisoned by. Lobsters.
Hot Springs. Ark., May 15.—Fifteen
guests at a prominent hotel here have been
poisoned by eating canned lobsters. It re
quires! the work of three physicians to
save their lives. All are now believed to
be out of danger.
HAY ANN AH, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1899.
REPORT OF ADMIRAL KAUTZ.
FATAL EXPEDITION WAS PLANNED
BY CAPT. STIR DEE.
The Lientcnauts, However, Dil What
They Deemed Uet Voder the Cir
eumstanoss—l.ansdnle Relied on
die Colt Gnn—When He AA as
AVonnded Monaghan Stood by Him
Until the End—The Blue Jackets
Fired Thirty Cartridges Each.
Washington, May 15.—Secretary Long
to-day made public so much of a recent
report of Admiral Kautz on Samoan af
fairs as touches the killing of a number
of American sailors by the Mataafa ad
herents near. Apia on the first of April.
The report is an elaboration of the de
scription of the affair which was cabled
at the time by the Associated Press from
Auckland. No mention Is made at any
point of tl>e reported participation in the
affray of the German, Hufnagle, the
manager of the plantation where the fight
occurred. It is shown that the failure of
the Colt gun to work properly was in a
large measure the cause of the American
and British defeat.
Admiral Kautz says the expedition was
projected by Capt. Sturdee of the Por
poise. For several nights preceding the
sentries had been fired upon by the na
tives, and it became necessary to drive the
aggressors away.
Thought It AVns Safe.
Admiral Kautz says it was the opinion
of all the officers who had the matter in
charge that the force was ample to do the
work without risk, especially as It was to
move out the beach and return the
same way, under the protection of the
guns of 11. M. S. Royalist.
It is safe to say, says the admiral, that
after Lieuts. Freeman and Lansdale had
conferred together, they did what they
deemed best under the circumstances, and
the disaster that followed could not be
foreseen.
Admiral Kautz appends the reports of
the surviving officers of the expedition,
which were transmitted by Capt. White
of the Philadelphia. In his letter of trans
mittal the captain commends in the
strongest terms the work of Past Assist
ant Surgeon G. A. Lung. He says:
“At times when the fire from the con
cealed natives was thickest, and at all
times, by his example, he encouraged the
young and Inexperienced men to the
proper performance of dbty. On the com
pletion of the work of his profession, he
assumed command of our blue jackets
and marched them to the United States
consulate.”
Belled on the Colt Gun.
Capt. White describes at some length the
happenings of April 1 as gathered from a
close examination of the petty officers and
men engaged in the tight. He says that
several excursions had been made Into
the beach back of Apia during the last ten
days of March. Very few natives had been
observed, and when seen they always fled
when fired upon hy the Colt automatic
gun. Lieut. Lansdale set great store by
the gun and frequently operated it him
self. Says Capt. White:
"He appears to hafe depended greatly
upon the gun when the party was am
bushed on April 1. Twice it did not act,
and time was lost in overhauling it, and
great delay was consumed in trying to
get it through the wire fence. Lieut.
Lansdale was loth to abandon it, but the
fire was so galling that before he was
wounded he was compelled to scatter the
important parts and leave it behind. Prud
ence led Mm to deploy his men in open
order. The thicket was so dense that af
ter the order for retreat was sounded, it
was not possible for the groups to render
each other mutual support.
Monaghan Stood by Him.
“Lieut. Lansdale was wounded below the
knee soon after the Colt was abandoned,
and rendered incapable of marching. He
was assisted by his men, one of them, N.
E. Edsall, ordinary seaman, was mor
tally wounded while doing so. It is not
clear when Lieut. Lansdale received the
wound in his chest. It is in evidence most
clear that when Ensign Monaghan dis
covered that Lieut. Lansdale was wound
ed he used his best endeavors to convey
him to the rear, and seizing a rifle from
a disabled man, made a brave defense, but
undoubtedly he fell very shortly after Join
ing him, and the hosiiles, flushed with
success, bore down on our men in this
vicinity. The men were not sufficient
numbers to hold out any longer, and they
were forced along by a fire which it was
impossible to withstand. Ensign Mon
aghan did stand. He stood steadfast hy
his wounded superior and friend; one rifle
against many—one brave man against a
score of savages. He knew he was doom
ed. ffe could not yield. He died in he
roic performance of duty.
Forty- Rebels Killed.
“The number of cartridges fired by each
of the blue Jackets averaged thirty.
From what appears to be reliable author
ity, forty of the assailants were killed and
fifty wounded. This information was ob
tained several days ofter the engagement.
Whenever our men could get cover they
turned and fired.”
The. British story of the affair is told
briefly by Lieut. G. E. Cave in an enclosed
report made to Capt. Stuart of H. M. S.
Tauranga, and contains no information
beyond that set out In the report of the
American officers.
MAY BE NO EXTRA SESSION.
Prominent Member Snys Proba
bilities Are Against It.
Washington, May 15.—A member who is
in a position to know the views of the
President on tho subject, to-day said that
the probabilities were against an extra
session of Congress being called.
He ihought that the President had giv
en the subject some thought, but he was
reasonably sure that no call would be is
sued, except In some unlocked for contin
gency w'hlch would trfake It necessary.
England Will Be Represented.
Philadelphia, May 15.—Great Britain
will be officially represented at the inter
national commercial congress to be held
here In confiectlon with next fall's national
export exposition. Formal notice of such
was received to-day by the exposition au
thorities. It came in the form of a com
munication from the foreign office. Lon
don, through Assistant Secretary of State
ana.
A RACE PROBLEM RESOLUTION.
Negroes Advised to Seek Protection
Through the Ballot.
New York, May 15.—The 78th session of
the African-American Methodist Episco
pal Zion Church conference Eastern
New York, to-day approved jjje report of
the committee on “the tate of the coun
try,” which Included the following:
“We deplore the sad and barbarous In
cident at Wilmington, N. C., which has
blackened the fair name of the Old North
State, and for which Senator Tillman of
South Carolina is responsible. Not only
dors this incident, but others as hideout
and barbarous, bring to our minds the
burning of Sam Hose at the stake In
Georgia, the barbarity of which could only
be exceeded by the cannibals in uncivilized
sections—a blot upon the pages of Ameri
can history. The recent lynehings in Ten
nessee, Mississippi and Alabama, the
shooting of a number of colored prisoners
In Georgia and the attempted lynching
of a colored man in New York; strikes in
the mining districts denote the barbaric
trend of the American people, all of which
we condemn as unbecoming a great United
States government. Various plans have
been advanced as solutions of these great
wrongs and wanton violations of .aw.
Many persons advocate recourse to arms,
but your committee, after carefully study
ing the conditions, deprecate any such plan
to the solution of this great problem. We
would recommend that the best thii.g to
be done Is to demand protection from the
law-making bodies, through the candidate
who speaks for the suffrages of ihe peo
ple.”
SOLDIERS WERE ALL PAID.
No Discharged Men In Porto Rico
Who Have Any Claim.
Washington, May 15.—1 t is stated at the
war department that there are no dis
charged troops tn Porto Rico to which Ihe
government is responsible In any way.
When Gen. Alger was tn Porto Rico, a
large number of men who had enlisted In
the regular army for the war with Spain
asked to be discharged, and in lieu of
being returned to the United Slates by
the government, to receive their travel
pay and go to work and improve the con
ditions. It is supposed that the money
that was paid to them, amounting to two
or three hundred dollars each, has been
expended, and they are now without
means of subsistence.
The adjutant general telegraphed Gen.
Davis to-day asking him if there were any
discharged men there who had not been
paid off. It is the intention of the de T
partment to pay such nan at once. Most
of the men discharged from the regular
organizations have returned at different
times on government transports to the
United 'States.
NOT CONSIDERED A VICTORY.
English Firm Got nu Order Because
of tlie Bash on Tills Side.
London, May 35.—The cable dispatches
announcing that Dick, Kerr & Cos., of Lon
don, have secured an order for 300 tons
of steel guard rails to be used on the new
Boston elevated railroad, have been treat
ed by the newspapers here as an indus
trial victory for Great Britain, and as a
reply to the granting to a Philadelphia
firm of the contract to erect the bridge
of the Atbara river, in the Soudan.
A representative of the Associate,] Press
saw Mr. Kerr, the sehior partner of the
firm to-day. He said:
"It Is no victory at all. Three contracts,
from Boston, New York and Philadelphia,
were given to us without solicitation ami
simply because the American mills are
overcrowded. A few years ago English
firms had ail this branch of the business
and they held it until the American mills
took up the work.”
TO RETIRE some OLD issues.
Baltimore and Ohio Authorized to
Issue Securities.
Baltimore, May 35.—Judges Goff and
Morris, sitting In the United Slates Court,
signed an order and decree to-day author
izing the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company to issue full paid and non-as
sessable stocks and i>onds,for the purpose
of retiring the old Issues, as provided for
in the plan of agreement decided upon by
the reorganization managers.
FRENCH STEAMER RELEASED.
Ollnde Rodriguez Did Not Intend to
Enter Min Juan.
Washington, May 15.—The Supreme
Court of the United States to-day decided
the prize money case of the French steam
er Oiinde Rodriguez, the first of the naval
prize money cases growing out of the
Spanish war to reach the court.
The decision was announced by Chief
Justice Fuller, and directed that the ves
sel which was captured off San Juan.
Porto Rico, on July 17 last, and has been
held since hy the government, shall be re
turned to its owners on the ground that
it was not proven that the steamer’s offi
cers intended to enter the blockaded 3>ort.
The court held incidentally that the block
ade of San Juan was effective.
CROOK ORDERED HERE.
She Is to Take *econ<l Infantry to
Cuba.
Washington, May 15.—The steamer
Crook Is being converted at the port of
New York Into a regular transport for
tho transportation of troopa between this
country and the West Indies. It la ex
pected that the work upon her will be
completed In time to permit her to leave
New York on May 21. She is under or.
ders to proceed to Savannah, Ga., to em
bark the Second United States Infantry
for transportation to Havana and she will
bring hack from that port discharged sol
diers and a number of horses which are
no longer needed there.
Extra Session to Be Called.
Altiany, N. Y May 10.—Gov. Roosevelt
has decided to call an extra session of the
state legislature to revise the law passed
at the late sett-don for taxing corporation
franchise's. The special session will con
vene on Msg 22.
ANOTHER BIG COMBINATION.
I (CONSOLIDATION OF MORE LARGE
IRON AND STEEL WORKS.
The Republic Steel Cos. Hnz a Onp
ttnl of s<ls,ooo,ooo—The General
OHires of the Concern Will Be In
Chicago—ln This Concern Arc
Thirty-Three Mitts In the North
west nml Several In tlie South—Tlie
Superintendents Hetnlned.
Cleveland, 0., May 15.—The rale of the
Rake Erie Iron Works to-day gave notice
or the fact that another immense combi
nation of iron and steel interests has been
consummated.
The Republic Steel Company lias been
Incorporated under the laws of New Jer
sey with a capital of $55,000,000, consist
ing of $25,000,000 preferred and $30,000,000
common stock. The officers are:
President—Randolph S. Warner, Colum
bus, O.
First Vice resPldent—Myron Wick,
Youngstown.
Second Vice President—George D. Wick,
Youngstown.
Third Vice President—James G. Cald
well, Birmingham, Ala.
Fourth Vice President—George M. Bard,
Muncie, Ind.
Treasurer—John F. Taylor, Youngs
town, O.
Secretary—James Llewellyn, Chicago.
The general offices will be in Chicago.
The mills in the combination will be oper
ated as now, except that business will be
done In the Chicago office. All the pres
ent superintendents will be retained.
The concerns in the new corporation
numbr thirty-three, iri Illinois, Indiana,
Mich gan, Oht6, Pennsylvania and A.a
bama. Among them are the Birmingham
Rolling Mill Company of Birmingham.
Ala., and the Pioneer Mining and Manu
facturing Company, Birmingham, Ala.
Have an Enormous Output.
These mills have an annual output of
over 1,000.000 tons of merchant bar Iron,
the rolled product used by farming im
plement and wagon makers, ear builders
and other kindred industries. In addition
to the rolling mill property there are six
blast furnaces with an annual capacity
of about 400,(KB tons of pig iron.
Some of the by-products of the oomblna
llon wilt be spikes, bolts, splices, turn
buckles. skeip, and there will lie some
manufacture of steel plates and sheets.
The iron ore properties are a very Im
portant part of the combination. The
Pioneer Mining and Manufacturing Com
pany of Birmingham owns 25,6(X) acres of
land, of which 14,700 are coal, 8,850 rod and
brown iron are, 560 limestone and 1,760
of other character at the furnaces and
coke plants near Thomas, Ala. By these
acquisitions the company will be largely
independent of all other interests In the
iron industry.
large Plant Transferred.
Cleveland, 0., May 15.—A deed was filed
to-day transferring the Lake Erie Iron
Company to the Republic Iron and Steel
Company for a consideration given as $lO.
The Lake Erie plnnt Is valued at $3,000,000.
ANOTHER CONSOLID \TION.
Wrought Iron nnd Steel Tube Com
panies Will Combine.
Syracuse, N. Y., May 15.—Officers of the
Syracuse Tube Company in this city to
day stated that the National Tube Com
pany, a consolidation of the principal
mills 111 the United States making-wrought
iron and steel pipes and tubes, would prob
ably be affected this week. It will have
an annual tonnage of one million tons of
tubular goods, and will be capitalized at
$05,000,000.
The local plant will be purchased out
right by the new concern, but will be
continued, it is believed, about as at pres
ent.
TALK OF A PEANUT TRUST.
i Options on Virginia Cleaning: Bouses
Have Been Renewed.
Norfolk, Va., May 1 5.—For fully a year
there has been talk of the formation of
a trust to control the peanut trade In Vir
ginia, and for some time options have been
held‘upon nearly, If not all. the cleaning
houses in the stale. These options have
been extended once or twice, and the last
renewal expired to-day.
Mr. Charles E. W. Smith of New York,
who has been promoting the deal. Is in
the city, and has secured an exte.nslon of
the options until June 1. This was only
accomplished after much difficulty, as sev
eral of the dealers were tired of Ihe sus
pense.
The purchase price for the various
plants and stocks of goods on hand will
aggregate from $750,000 to $1,000,000. Tho
moneyed man on the purchase side of the
deal Is said to be G. N. Morton,a capital
ist, of New York.
The Virginia peanut cleaning establish
ments are located in Norfolk, Suffolk, Pe
tersburg, Wakefield and Franklin.
A WESTERN BICYCLE TRUST,
Concern Thnt Will Turn Out n Wheel
Every Five Seconds.
New Yor, May 15.—R. L. Coleman, presi
dent of the Western \Vhel Works of Chi
cago, to-day renewed his option for the
sale of that bicycle plant to A. G. Spauld
ing. The combination being engineered
by the Spauldings will, by the acceptance
of all options held by Mr. Spalding, control
a large percentage of the output of the
United States. It will possess facilities for
making a complete bicycle every five sec
onds, working ten hours per day.
The company to financed by the United
States Mortgage and Trust Company of
this city and Lee, Hlgginson & Cos. of Bos
ton. The capital of the company to to be
$35,000,000 preferred stock and $45,000,000
common stock.
Confined at Stillwater.
Washington, May 15.—1n the case of Ra
fael Onto, a native of Porto Rico, who
was found guilty of the murder of Pri
vate John Burke, Company C. Forty-sev
enth New York, at Caguas, Porto Rico,
on Feb. 24 last, and whose sentence of
death was commuted to imprisonment for
life, the President has directed that he
be confined In the Minnesota state prison
at Stillwater.
"ILL REPLACE SPANIARDS.
Zamboanga I. t> lle of <ho Great
Strnteato Points.
Washington, May 15.—1 t is expected at
the war department that Oen. Otis will
take steps at once to replace the Spanish
garrison at Zamboanga with United States
troops.
The Indications nrf* that .*i comparative
ly small force will suffice, provided that It
is supported by one or two gunboats.
The place is one of the greatest strate
gic importance, being the capital of the
island of Mindanao, the second largest in
tite Philippine group, and a good seaport.
It was to this point that the Spanish forces
retreated from Iloilo when that town was
evacuated without notice to the American
forces. The town is easily defensible with
a small artillery force.
The fact that the insurgents are In pos
session of rapid-fire guns makes the situa
tion at Zamboanga more serious, but it ts
not believed here that they have a targe
supply of the ammunition necessary to
operate the weapons, which will conse
quently soon become useless to them.
Through unofficial agents, the govern
ment here has been quietly making Inves
tigation into the state of affairs in ihe
Sulu group, south of the Vlsayan Islands,
with a view to determining whether by
good management, the inhabitants can
not he brought into allegiance lo the
United Slates without insurrections. The
natives are generally Mahommedans, and
owe allegiance to a Sultan, whom the
Spaniards have never been able to bring
inlo more than nominal submission. He
maintains a harem and lives In state, and
it is probable that an annuity will have
to 1* provided for him out of the revenues
of the Island after the United States takes
possession.
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR DEWEY.
Committee Now Heady to Receive
Them From All Source*.
Washington, May 15.-F. A. Vonderlipp,
assistant secretary of the treasury;
Charles H. Allen, assistant secretary of
the navy; Perry S. Healh, assistant post
master general; Brig Gen. Corbin and El
lis H. Roberts, treasurer of the United
States, who hove been appointed a national
committee to take charge of the funds
with which to purchase a home for Ad
miral Dewey In Washington, had a meet
ing to-day in Mr. Vanderlipp’s office.
The committee will be glad to serve nny
newspaper, organization or Individual
wishing to make a contribution for the
purpose in view. The national character
of the committee makes It a proper one
to have charge of the matter, am] It Is
expected that the many newspapers who
propose taking up the work will co-operate
with this committee.
Treasurer Roberta Is now prepared to
receive contributions in any amount. A
handsomely designed receipt will be gotten
out immediately by the engravers at the
bureau of engraving and printing, ami all
contributors will receive such a receipt
A formal address to the. public probably
will be issued soon.
The lirsl subscript'on to the fund, $250
was received to-day from Gen. Felix Ag
nus of the Baltimore American, and he
will receive receipt No, 1.
FEW OBSULETE CANNON.
All Thnae Taken In Philippine*
Turned Over to Spain.
Washington, May 15,-Many applications
have been made to the war department re
questing that all useless cannon captured
In the Philippines he turned over to the
states as trophies of the regiments mak
ing the capture. Requests of this char
acter came from many of Ihe Western
states.
Secretary Alger cabled Gen, Otis asking
what there were In the way of such pieces,
and has received n reply stating that un
der the terms of the peace treaty all ob
solete cannon are to be turned over to
the Spanish government. This would In
clude nearly all the pieces taken in Manila
as the Filipinos have few such guns In
their army.
SEAMEN WANT TO RE-ENLIST.
Men Who Were Discharged, on the
Way lo the I'aclite Const.
Columbia, . C., May 15.—Twenty-two
members of the Olympia crew, men who
fought at Manila and were discharged
from the Raleigh, passed through here to
day in a special car returning to San
Francisco to re-enlist and return to the
Philippines. Squads of tars from New
York, Norfolk and Port Royal are en
route to Charleston to take the Raleigh
North.
GOING TO THE PHILIPPINES.
Eighty Engineer* From W'lllet*
Point Have Mtartrd There.
New York, May 13.—Eighty United
States engineers from Ihe barracks at
Fort Totten. Wlilet’s Point, started for the
Philippine Islands to-day under the com
mand of Lieut. Charles Lofter, of the
Twenty-first United States Infantry,
which Is now at Manila. The engineers ate
volunteers and came from companies B
aiWl I), of Ihe Wlllet's Point corps.
The men will travel to Ban Francisco by
rail and are due to sail on the transport
Sherman on May 22. They expect to be.in
Manila In seven weeks.
They go to fill up the ranks of Company
A, which left Wlllet's Point over a year
ago.
Employer* Leave Illee Mill*.
London, May 16.—The following dispatch
has been received by Lloyd's from Manila;
“Owing to the orders of the revolution
ists all English employes have been forced
to leave the nice mills and to como here..
Native employes will he left at the mills.
A protest has been filed with the British
cousul.
They Will Continue the War.
London, May 15.—The Filipino Junta
here has received a message from Agul
naldo via Hong Kong saying the Filipino
government has decided to continue the
war at all costs until independence is se
cured.
DAILY, $lO A YEAR.
6 CENTB A COPY.
WEEKLY 3-TIMES-A-WEEK $1 A YEAR
CLASSIFICATION OF COTTON.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE MAY TAKE
THE SC H.IEt T UP.
Snld There la Now Practically Net
(Tasnlllcntlon of Cotton in the
State—Grndc deed by the Cnn.nni.
cr Ho* to lie Accepted Finally by
the Producer—Thi* lln* Reanltctl
tu Many Reclnuiuflon* From the
I,niter.
Atlanta, May 15.—There is a strong prob
abillty that the legislature of Georgia, at
its next session, in October, will take up
for consideration a plan looking to the uni
form classification of cotton by sworn in
spectors a.I over thi; stute ul the point*
from which the staple is shipped.
At the present time there is, according
to the best information, practically no
classification of cotton in the state or in
the South; certainly no uniform classifi
cation. As Is known, cotton is classed
by tho consumers and not by the pro luc
res, and the standard which Is put on
the material by the former has to be ac
cepted by the latter.
Tills state of affairs, it Is said, results In
tho reclamation of thousands of dollars
annually by the consumers upon the Inter
mediary brokers, and indirectly therefore
upon the producers. The people who at
present put the clasa upon the staple act
Independently, and wherever tho cotton
fn.ls off In quality, according to their
standard, they hold the right to come bacic
upon the Southern houses for the amount
claimed to be short.
It Is learned by tho department of agri
culture that during the past year one
firm in the state lost as much us $55,000
by this process of reclamation.
The proposal to estuolish a uniform
calsslflcation, It is held, must not only ba
final in Its nature, but It must tv entered.
Into by all or the majority of the cotton
producing states. By this means It is (ha
belief of Commissioner Htevons the arbi
trary methods employed abroad can bo
done away with.
FUNERAL OF GOV. FLOWER.
Tank Flare In St. Thomas’ Church of
Which He Was Vestryman.
New York, May 15.—The funeral of for
mer Gov. ltoswell P. Flower took place to
day In St. Thomas’ Church, Fifty-third
street and Fifth avenue, of which he was
vestryman. The church was not decorated •
und the programme for Ihe service was
very simple. The Rev. Dr. Jolt* Wesley
Brown, rector of the church, officiated,
being assisted by the Rev. John Husk.
The pall-bearers selected were: TV H.
Porter, Former Vice President Levi P.
Morton, J. Edward Slmmerts, Anthony N.
Brady, John E. Borne, William A. Nash,
H. M. Flagler and Simon W. Rosendale.
The body remained in the church until
after 8 o'clock, when it was transferred
to the Grand Central station. The train,
consisting of four ears, will roach Water
town about 7:30 o'clock to-morrow morn
ing. The funeral services will be held at
the home of Mrs. Taylor there, Mr.
Flower's only surviving child, and ut Trin
ity Church, built by Gov. Flower.
PRESIDENT WILL GO WEST.
Hr Hu* Promised to Visit St. Paul
noil Mlnncniioll*.
Hot Springs, Va., May, 15.—President
McKinley has practically promised to
make a visit to St. Paul and Minneapolis
this summer In connection with a West
ern trip. Congressman Fletcher of Min
nesota arrived to-day, and presented to
Mr. McKinley an invitation to visit that
state. Unless condition* beyond the Pres
ident's control prevent, he will include
St. Paul an<l Minneapolis In his tour.
Mr. Chapin Brown of Washington, D.
C„ acting for the national peace JubUee.
to be held there next week, notified Mr.
McKinley of some changes In the pro
gramme.
The beautiful weather and Mrs. McKln.
ley's Improved health induced her to take
a drive this morning. The President ac
companied her. Tho drive was a short
one.
ARRESTED FOR SMUGGLING.
Large Quantity of Valuable Drug*
Wu* Conllnoa ted.
New York, May 15.—A number of special
customs house agents to-day arrested four
men on a charge of smuggling, and con
fiscated a large quantity of phenaeetlne,
salfonel, opium, ammonia and other valu
able drujs
The capture was the result of carefully
planned work on the part of customs
house authorities who have been Investi
gating the work of the men arrested for
months past.
The men arrested are Howard E. Woot
en, proprietor of a cigar store at 13D
Broadway; WUllam H. Commons, Fran
cis J. Plasse and Paul S. Mahon, all ol
New York city.
DEFENSES OF THE CAPITAL.
Extensive Improvements to Be Mails
at SlierlUuu’H Point.
Washington, May 15.—Extensive Im
provements arc to be made to the military
post of Sheridan’s Point, Va. The bat
teries at that point, together with thos*
at Fort Washington, on the opposite side
of the Potomac river, form the main de
fenses of the national capital from an
attack by water.
The Secretary of War has approved a
recommendation of the quartermasters for
an allotment of $40,000 for the construction
of suitable buildings at Sheridan's Point,
and It Is expected that the work will be
gin Immediately.
HE IS VERY MUCH ALIVE.
Kx-Prcslileut Cleveland to Be Port
Clinton’* Guest.
Toledo. 0.. May 15.—Ex-President Cleve
land, who Is now on a fishing trip at Mid
dle Bass, will be the guest of honor at
the formal laying of the cornerstone of
the court house ut Port Clinton on Thurs
day.
Mr. Cleveland will not speak, but haa
consented to be present. He expects to
be on Lake Erie fishing at least two mot*
weeks.