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THF, MORNING NEWS.
Ftabl!sbedlß6o_ - • Incorporated 118&
J. H. ESTILL, President.
OFFICERS SHOT A POLICEMAN.
RESULTED IN A CLASH OP AUTHOR
ITY AT CIENFUEGOS.
Policemen Returned the Fire and
the American* Were in Dancer.
American Soldier* Took U| the
Fight nud Wounded Two More Po
licemen and Three Clvilians—Ex
citement Han lllKh, Hut It I* Said
There Will Be No More Tronble.
Cienfuegos, Cuba, June 25.—Three Amer
ican officers, who had been creating a
disturbance in a house of ill repute and
had resisted arrest, entered a carriage and
began firing their revolvers, wounding
Policeman Ortega. i
Other policemen returned the fire, and,
joined by a mob, pursued the carriage to
the railway station, where American pick
ets were guarding wagons and a safe con
taining money.
The troops, mostly recruits, on seeing
that the officers were in danger, entrench
ed themselves behind the wagons and be
gan shooting, wounding two policemen and
three civilians. A wealthy planter, who
was passing in a carriage with his chil
dren, was struck by a Krag-Jorgensen
ball, receiving a serious injury.
Senor Frias, the Mayor, the Cuban Gen.
Esquerra and Maj. Bowman, command
ing the Americans, rode through the
crowd, begging the people to restrain
themselves and ordering the troops to
siop. Their attempts were finally success
ful.
The corporal in charge of the pickets
says he did not give an order to fire, but
people who were near Insist that they
heard him give such a command. Indig
nation runs high, but there Is no fear of
further trouble. The offending officers
have been locked up.
PORTER TO GO AFTER PEARY,
Steam Whaler Diana to Sail for the
Arctic Region*.
Boston, June 25.—Russell W. Porter of
this city, who has made four trips into the
Arctic region, will be a member of the ex
pedition which will leave Sidney, Nova
Scotia, July 20, on the steam whaler Diana
to communicate with Lieut. Peary on the
western coast of Greenland, taking up sup
plies and bringing back a report of his
work during the past twelve months.
The Diana, which is considered a better
and faster vessel than the Hope, will be
commanded by Capt. Samuel W. Bartlett,
brother of Capt. John Bartlett, who is now
with Peary. Mr. Porter will take with
him a party of six young men from Har
vard and Yale.
PARISHIONER DEFIES PRIEST.
Resulted In a Serious Riot in Which
Several Were Killed.
Rome, June 25.—Serious riots have
broken out at Geccano, about fifty miles
southeast of Rome, in consequence of a
priest having excommunicated a parish
ioner for a private quarrel. The man do
lus and ignores the excommunication, and
the priest has ceased holding mass.
The commune is divided into rival fac
tions, and already several men have been
killed.
Troops have been sent to occupy the
town.
ANOTHER BRIDGE JUMPER.
Rat for Prompt A**l*tnnee He Would
Have Drowned.
St. Louis, June 25.—Miles McDonald,
aged 20, to-day, as the result of a wager,
dived from the center span of the Eads
bridge, badly injuring hlmseif and nar
rowly escaping death. The distance from
the bridge to the water is 115 feet.
McDonald alighted on his shoulders and
the upper part of his back, and but for
the prompt assistance of a boat and crew
in readiness, he would have drowned.
WILL NOT BECOME A CADET.
Deignnn Hits Not tlie Menn* to Take
Preparatory Conrse.
Kikhorn, Wis., June 23.—Oscar W. Delg
tla", wheelman of the Merrlmac, is here
to-day visiting his grandmother. He has
given up the idea of becoming a naval oa
"1 t The hill introduced in Congress au
morizing the President to make him a r.a
--' 11 cadet was amended, requiring him to
in's an examination the same as any
olhi r cadet. He has not the moans to go
through a preparatory course.
may GO TO BOSTON Fin ST.
neport* That Admiral Dewey Will
Be Entertained There.
Boston, June 15.—The Herald will say
to-morrow that Admiral Dewey will visit
Boston and be entertained here before he
goes to New York, this forecast being
bused on the reported statement of the
’ n hed States consul general at Halifax
thai he had received word direct from
Washington that the Olympia will make
Halifax Its first American stopping place.
RESCUED FROM DROWNING,
t hlef Moore nnd n Newspaper Mnn
Were in Great Hanger.
Capt May, June 23.—Willis L. Moore,
chief of the United States weather bo
riiiu, and Philander Johnson, o Washing
ton newspaper man, were rescued from
blown ng (o-day while bathing, by Cion
* 'man Henry C. Loudenslager of New
•be-ey and S. H. Kirkpatrick of Phila
delphia.
COUNTRY' FLOODED BY STORM.
33 1 ought Fearful Damage to the
Corn nnd Wheat Crop*.
Bartley, Neb., June 25.—This place was
3* s ited by a most destructive hail and
bttinsiorm this afternoon. For miles to
n- northeast not a stalk of corn or spear
* "beat is left standing. The whole coun
■v is flooded, and thousands of dollars'
vorth of property is destroyed.
Killed Woman nnd Himself.
< hieaßo, June 25.—Jessie Porter, a
chambermaid at the Palmer House, was
01 an< l fatally wounded to-night by a
"I?" supposed to be William G. Preuitt.
no killed himself. The shooting occur
cd m the courtyard of the Palmer House.
fpje Jiflfttinii. ffetogi
FRENCH OFFICIALS REMOVED.
Important Change* Follow Inaugu
ration of New Cabinet.
Paris, June 25—At the cabinet council
o<iay M. the President, signed
orders making the following changes:
M. Bertrand, procurator general to the
Appeal Court, and M. Feuilloley, public
prosecutor, are both removed.
M. Bulot, advocate general, is appointed
public prosecutor.
Lombard, whose dismissal on ac
of ,he Deroulede trial, has been
criticised as unjust, is appointed
advocate general.
M. Bertrand's successor has not yet
been appointed.
“ arts chmidt, Gen. Roget, Col. Saxe
t nd Col. Coubertin are transferred to oth
er garrisons.
M. Lombard, as advocate general, re
sumes his old post. Gen. Roget was the
representative of the general staff before
the Court of Cassation. Col. Coubertin Is
eiedued with having advised his men at
Lon Camp on Grand Pre Sunday to fire
if they heard the army Insulted in their
presence. With the exception of Couber
tin, all the transferred officers have re
ceived equally important positions.
the premier, M. Waldeck-Rousseau,
read a draft of his speech in Parliament
to morrow, which will be very brief, mere
ly announcing that the new ministry has
no aim but to follow out the order of the
day voted on June 12, on the motion of
Joseph Ruau, Democratic Radical, repre
senting the Second district of St. Gau
den's, which was as follows:
The Chamber is determined to support
only a government resolved to defend vig
orously republican institulions and to se
cure public order, and passes to the order
of the day."
The fetes In the memory of Gen. Hoche,
at Versailles, passed off quietly.
M. Ribot, in the course of a speech nt
a banquet last evening, and probably with
a view to another ministerial crisis, said:
"It would be madness to wound the
army's feelings or to doubt its right
spirit.”
Mme. Dreyfus has obtained permission
to visit her husband in prison at any
time between sunrise and sunset.
CRUISER TAGE GOES TO SEA.
Believed Dreyfus Will He Trans
ferred From Hie Sfax.
Brest, June 25.—The . French first-class
cruiser Tage put to sea this evening, (he
official explanation being that she has
gone to experiment with carrier pigeons.
She is, however, a much larger cruiser
than the Sfax. which is bringing Capt.
Dreyfus, and the dispatch of such a big
vessel with carrier pigeons is quite unpre
cedented.
Usually a torpedo boat is sent, and the'
opinion, therefore, gains ground that the
Tag# has gone to meet the Sfax and to
take Capt. Dreyfus on board. The pig
eons can be used to announce the transfer,
and the Tage might proceed to another
port to land the prisoner.
As against this theory, and as an indi
cation that the landing of Dreyfus will be
effected here, there its the fact that a large
number of gendarmes to keep back the
crowds at Brest is expected to arrive here
to-night.
The treasurer of the famous French
Fatherland League reached Brest this aft
ernoon from Paris, and as this organiza
tion has been at the bottom of the anti-
Dreyfus movement, it is thought he has
probahly come to organize a demontration.
KRUGER MAY YET GIVE IN.
Snltl Tlint Sonic Concessions YV ill He
Made by Transvaal.
London, June 25.—The firm attitude of
Great Britain appears to have the desired
effect in the Transvaal complications.
The latest cablegrams from South Af
rica talk of various semi-official conces
sions for negotiations between Cape Town,
Bloemfontein and Pretoria, aiming to ar
range a franchise compromise on a basis
of five or six years' past residence.
President Kruger is represented as
agreeable to some such arrangement, but
is finding considerable difficulty in han
dling his own conservative elements.
In a reported interview he is alleged
to have said regarding the war rumors,
that mountains were being made out of
mo'.e hills, and that he was firmly con
vinced that Queen Victoria would never
allow "letting loose the dogs of war” over
South Africa.
KrngiTßuying ltille*.
London, June 26—The government of the
South African Republic, according to a
dispatch to the Daily Mail from Rome, Is
ordering large quantities of rifles from
Italian firms for immediate shipment.
GERMAN CLAIMS IN SAMOA.
Held They Are Not Prrjndieeil l>y
Commission'* Deelsion.
Berlin, June 25.—The Neueste Nachrlch
ten contends that the recognition by the
international commissioners of the decision
of Chief Justice Chambers regarding the
kingship in Samoa, does not in the least
prejudice the claims of Germans to com
pensation for losses sustained during the
recent disturbances.
AFTER MISSIONARIES- HEADS.
A Chinese Town Placarded With
Offer* of a SI,OOO Reward.
Hong Kong. June 25,-The town of
Kieng-Ning-Fu, in the province of Fo-
Kien, has been widely placarded with bills
offering a reward of *I.OOO for the heads
of missionaries. Anti-foreign riots are
f eo red.
VATICAN WAS VICTORIOUS.
Cliurclir* Illuminated in Honor of
the Party'* Snece**.
Rome. June 25.—For the first time since
1870 the Vatican party has obtained a ma
jority In Romo In the municipal elections,
and the fronts of the churches are fan
tastically illuminated in honor of the suc
cess. |
Spuin'* Army Fixed nt 108,000.
Madrid June 25.-The Official Gazette
announces that the effective active army
for the next fiscal year has been fixed at
108,000 men.
William at Last it YATnner.
Kiel June 25.-In the Kiel tegatta to
day Emperor William sailed his steel yawl
yacht Meteor, winning tne first race.
SAVANNAH, GA.. MONDAY. JUNE 26. 1599.
MORE POLITICAL AGITATION.
CUBAN VETERANS OF INDEPEND
ENCE CONTINUE TO GHOAV.
Brooke's Conrse Di*eu**ed at the
1 nton Club—One Speaker Declared
Hl* Fnllnrc to Appoint More ol
Those W ho Took Part in the AVnr
AY ould Lend to Tronble—American*
3*lll Form New Social and Racing
Club*.
Havana, June 25.—The Society of Vet
erans of Independence, organized by the
leaders of the former military assembly,
continues growing and enlisting ail who
are willing to work unitedly. It is com
posed of three classes—members of the
army, civilians, who acted aa agents in
the Cuban cities during the war, and
those who were deported by the Span
iards.
Headquarters will be here and in San
tiago, and central committees will be es
tablished in the capitals of the various
provinces.
At a meeting, held to-day at the Union
Club, an important organization, includ
ing some of the best people of Havana,
political matters were discussed. Among
those present were several appointees of
Gov. Gen. Brooke, but they took no part
In the discussion.
One speaker, a Cuban officer who took
up a good deal of the time of the meeting,
said Gen. Brooke was following a wrong
course in giving politicians government
positions, while military men were getting
nothing.
"This method," he declared, “will event
ually lead to trouble. Those who defended
the country deserve recognition, and will
lire of being constantly ignored.”
Another speaker said only those having
influence with Secretary ATger through
Washington connections are able to secure
appointments, and there are some of those
who were not in Cuba during the war.
A meting was held to-day with regard 10
the organization of a permanent jockey
club, and also of an exclusive social club
of English-speaking people, the existing
club not being satisfactory. No final de
cision was reached as to whether the
jockey club and the social organization
shall he combined or conducted Independ
ently; but the latter will be formed first.
A committee was appointed with instruc
tions to try to buy the franchises of the
present American club. If the Jockey club
should be joined in the enterprise it is pro
posed to offer prizes large enough to at
tract good horses from the United States,
starling the racing season here instead of
at Ntfv Orleans. The idea would be to
have a seven day meeting, with prizes ag
gregating $35,000, the highest being *IO,OOO
on the last day.
ALGER BACK IN WASHINGTON.
Will Not Resign on Acronnt of Hi*
Candidacy for Senate*
Washington, June 25.—Secretary Alger
returned to the city to-night after an ab
sence of three weeks, during which he vis
ited New England, and afterward spent
some time at his home in Michigan,
' The secretary talked freely regarding
his announced candidacy for senatorial
honors and of the printed statements of
the probability of his leaving the cabinet
because of his alliance with Gov. Plngree,
who. it has been slated, is opposed to the
administration of President McKinley.
He made it plain to his questioners that
he did not propose to resign on this ac
count, as he does not consider his candi
dacy for the Senate any reason why he
should not continue to hold his position is
o member of the cabinet.
Gov. Plngree, the secretary added. Is for
President McKinley first, last and all the
time.
During his absence from the city the
secretary has been fully Informed of ail
dispatches which have been received from
Gen. Otis regarding the situation In the
Philippines. He was not prepared to say
to-night anything for publication respect
ing what, if any, increase is to be made to
the troops under Gen. Otis’ command:
that matter will be talked over with the
President as soon as he returns to Wash
ington from his New England visit.
The secretary, In conclusion, said he had
no knowledge of a dispatch alleged to
have been received from Geo. Otis In
which that officer intimated his inability
to conquer the Filipinos with the force
under his command, and that he would
be obliged to abandon the ground already
taken unless reinforcements were quickly
sent. All dispatches from Gen. Otis were
forwarded to him, he said, and he had seen
nothing of the kind mentioned.
SAYS ALGER WILL REMAIN.
Gov. Plngree Tnliooe* tlie Idea of a
Foreign Appointment.
Detroit, Mich., June 25.—1n an interview
to-day Gov. Plngree stated that Secretary
Alger would not leave the cabinet to ac
cept a foreign appointment. Said the
Governor:
“He knows better than to go over to
Europe when he has a senatorial fight on
in Michigan.”
TICKED THEM UP AT SE"A.
Brookline Brought in Part of tlie
Ethel wold'* Crew.
Baltimore, June 25.—The British steam
ship Brookline, which arrived to-night
from Bristol, Jamaica, had aboard First
Officer Hawse and three seamen of the
British steamer Ethelwoid, from Philadel
phia for Port Antonio.
The latter vessel became disabled when
near the Bahamas, and the men were sent
off In a small boat to seek assistance at
Nassau. They were blown out of their
course, and were picked up near Cat Isl
and, none the worse from their experi
ence, but without means of returning to
their ship. It is reported that the Ethel
wol<l has repaired her machinery nd pro
ceeded.
When coming up the Chesapeake this
afternoon the Brookline ran into a severe
thunderstorm. Twelve feet of her mam
mart was torn away by lightning, and
Capt. Leift, who was standing nearby at
the time, was severely shocked, but not se
riously injured, by the bolt.
Killed by Runaway Horse.
Montgomery, Ala., June 25.—While on her
way to church to-day Mrs. C. Conners,
an estimable old lady, wes run over and
killed by a runaway horse.
HARDIN'S MASTERFUL STROKE.
But Still There la Nu Sinn of a Set
tlement t Lonlsvllle.
Louisville, June_?F -Up to a late hour
to-night there is no sign of agreement be
tween any two candidates for Governor,
and it seems the first ballot to-morrow
will result just about as did the eleventh
on Saturday night.
Candidates and their managers have
been on the ground all day out of one
conference into another, but so far to no
purpose. The i.092 delegates in the dele
gation-aie divided so nearly equally that
•here is no difference of thirty votes in the
strength of the three candidates—Slone,
Goebel and Hardin.
A noteworthy feature of the contest Is
the Hardin campaign. Coming into the
convention with a hundred votes short
of a majority of the delegates, beaten at
every point In the. temporary organiza
tion. and weakened by adverse decisions
by the credentials committee involving
scores of seats, the Hardin managers',
with consummate cleverness, jumped into
the fight when the game seomgd lost, with
drew the name of Gen. Hardin and left
Goebel and Stone to fight It out. These
two fell Into the trap and flew at each
other's throats, with the result that when
the convention adjourned last night Goe
bel and Stone had split and Hardin on
the last ballot stood second in recorded
votes.
YOUNG YVOMAN WAS MURDERED.
Ml** Sim In Shot in n Wichita Hunk
by nn Unknown Man.
Wichita, Kan., June 25.—When the body
of Miss Belle Slavin was found at 2
o’clock last Thursday morning in the
office, of the National Bank of Commerce,
death having resulted from a bullet
wound in the head, it was supposed that
she had committed suicide. Later devel
opments indicate that the young woman
was murdered.
Miss Slavin was frequently employed
by commercial travelers and other
strangers, work of this kind often keeping
her in the office at the bank until 10
o’clock at night.
Mr. Jobes, president of the hank, now
states that on Wednesday afternoon a
strange man came to the bank and asked
to have some work done. Miss Slavin told
him to bring it around after 6 o’clock. Mr.
Jobes says thot he observed the stranger
surveying the Interior of the bank very
critically. A barber who passed the bank
at 8 o'clock saw Miss Slavin standing be
fore the window, apparently waitinig for
someone. Another person heard a pis
tol shot just after 8 o’clock.
When Miss Slavin’s father, the president
of the bonk, ami another person went to
the bank in search of her at 2 o'clock in
the morning, they found the bank door
unlocked, papers were scattered around
the floor, the contents of several drawers
were disarranged, and Miss Slavin’# keys
were missing. The revolver found by the
young woman's side was not her own. Her
weapon was found In a drawer.
ATTENDED SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Rain Kept Presidential Party In
door* in tlie Morning.
Adams, Mass., June 25:—The rain kept
the President and all members of his party
in doors most of the forenoon, but it clear
ed up somewhat before noon, and all ex
cept Mrs. McKinley attended services at
the Congregational Church, where the
pastor. Rev. A. B. Pennlman, preached on
the theme, "War for Righteousness and
Peace.”
His argument was that a struggle is nec
essary for development.
The presidential party attended the ex
ercises of the Sunday school, immediately
following the sermon .and sat on the plat
form with W. N. Plunkett, who is super
intendent of the Sunday school. A special
programme entitled, "The Righteous Na
tion," had been prepared for the occasion.
JONES MAY BE A CANDIDATE.
Sny* the Day* of Parties nnd Mn
ehinc* Have Tasked.
Columbus, 0., June 25.—1n a letter to a
Columbus friend, Mayor S. M. Jones of
Toledo announces himself ready to stand
as a candidate of an independent move
ment for Governor, and adds:
“I have nothing to concede, and I am
more than ever convinced that the day of
political parties is passing. Parties and
party machines will find themselves out
of a Job, so to speak. They are expensive
and frightful burdens on the body politic.
They are a positive menace to liberty and
stand directly athwart the path of prog
ress.”
PEPPERS’ BLOW KILLED HIM.
Duleh Neal Dead u* the UcNiilt of a
Glove Contest.
Chicago, June 25.—" Dutch” Neal, the
St. Louts pugilist, who fell unconscious in
the ring last Wednesday night In the
sixth round of a glove contest with Harry
Peppers, the California middleweight, died
to-day without having regained conscious
ness.
Neal’s death is attributed to a blood
clot on the brain, resulting from over
exertion while in an unfit physical condi
tion. Peppers was arrested as soon as it
became apparent that Neal's condition was
serious, and is now in Jail in default of
*2,000 bond.
STORM’S WORK IN NEBRASKA.
Several llnlldlng* YY’ere Wrecked by
a Flying Twister.
Bradley, Neb., June 25.—Early this morn
ing a twister struck this village and par
tially wrecked it. The storm come from
the north with a tremendous roar.
It first struck the iwo-stroy brick block
owned by Charles Nash of New York, and
occupied by a drug store and a general
mercantile store below and the Methodist
Society up-stalrs. The building was to
tally wrecked. Floyd A. Waiworth was
caught In the debris and seriously hurt.
Across the street the postoliice was to
tally wrecked.
GrftMwold Short $2.',t100.
Norwich, Conn., June 25.—A partial ex
amination to-day of the books of ex-Coi
lector George L. Griswold, who was ar
rested yesterday, a self-confessed embez
zler, shows a shortage of about |25,0U0.
RUSSIA’S NAVAL PROPOSAL.
CONTEMPLATES STOPPING GROWTH
OF LARGE NAVIES.
Qnestlon of Private Property nt Sea
I* Attracting. Much Attention.
AVliat the Anierlcnu Proposal on
That Point Contemplate*—Argu
ment I* Made Against It That the
Destruction of Commerce 1* the
Moat Humane Method of YYarfnre.
London, June 26.—The correspondent of
the Times at The Hague says:
“The following is the text of Russia’s
naval proposal:
“ ‘Acceptation of the principle that for
the term of three years the sum of the
naval budgets shall be determined with
nn engagement not to increase the total
during the triennial period and with an
obligation of announcing in advance for
said period: First, the total In tonnage
of those ships of war which It Is proposed
to build, without specifying the models
thereof; second, the numlier of officers
and crews In the navy, and, third, the
expenditure on works in ports, such as
forts, docks, arsenals and the like.’
"The question of the exemption of pri
vate property at sea from capture tn time
of war has entered anew stage, through
the Issue of the atatement of the Ameri
can delegates. I hear on good authority
that a certain foreign Power may ex
tend the discussion to the declaration or
Parts, with a view of getting rid of one
feature which is not considered advanta
geous.
Tlie American Proposal.
"The first half of the voluminous paper
is merely a summary of past action on the
part of the United States In the matter.
The proposal Itself follows:
" 'Private properly, of all the citizens or
subjects of tt.e signatory powers, wiih the
exception of contraband of war, shall lie
exempt from capture or seizure on the
high sa or elsewhere by the armed ves
sels or by the military forces of any of the
said signatory jiowers; tail nothing herein
contained shall extend the exemption from
seizure to vessels and their cargoes which
may attempt lo enter a port blockaded by
the naval forces of any of the said powers.
“The American delegates, referring to
the fact that the circular of Count Murav
ieff, excludes extraneous matter, says:
“ ‘The fact of our having received the in
structions hereto referred to from the
President of the United Stales, shows that
our government believe* the scope of the
conference wide enough to Include this
question.’
Argument Against It.
“They urge as an argument that their
proposal, if adopted as a rule of war,
would ameliorate the hardships of naval
warfare, but it has been conclusively prov
ed by experience tn past wars that the
destruction of sea borne commerce Is orfe
of the most humane ways of reducing the
power of an enemy. Asa great thinker
once observed, it is better to destroy men’s
property than their lives.
“For the moment the question Is whether
the subject Is one which can, consistently
with the terms of the Muravleff circular,
be submitted to the conference. It seem*
scarcely probable thot the matter will tie
so.ved in a sense favorable to the Ameri
can proposal. At all events, some of the
leading delegates consider it outside the
competency of the conference.”
WILL WITHDRAW OBJECTIONS.
Grrmnny Will Probably A**cnt to n
Court of Arbitration.
Iyon.lori, June 26.—The correspondent of
the Daily News at The Hague says:
“Count Munster, the head of the Ger
man delegation, has received Prince Ho
henlohe’s instructions, and Germany will
withdraw her objections to the establish
ment of a court of arbitration.”
SUCCESSOR TO Dlt. WHITS ITT.
Baptist Thcologlcnl Seminary Trus
tee* to Meet Thursday.
Atlanta, June 25.—The board of trustees
of the Southern Baptist Theological Sem
inary will meet at the First Baptist Church
Thursday _for the purpose of electing a
I>re*ldent to fill the vacancy made by the
resignation of Rev. Dr. W. H. Whltsitt.
President Whltsitt resigned some months
ago on account of certain criticisms tlial
had been made on his Bible teaching. The
board of trustees met in May and elected
Rev. Dr. John P. Green to fill his place.
Dr. Green, however, declined the position.
The board of trustees is composed of
fifty-five members, Kentucky, South Car
olina and Georgia having the largest rep
resentation.
A number of candidates have been pre
sented tiy their friends. Prominent
among the names is that of Dr. VV. W.
Landrum, a member of the board and
pastor of the First Baptist Church of this
city. Dr. l*andrum has stated, however,
that he would not accept the position It
it were offered him, ns he thought that
he was much better suited to ministerial
duties.
Other prominent pastors that have been
spoken of are Rev. Dr. Edward Judson,
pastor of the Memorial Church of New
York elty and lecturer on theology In the
Colgate University; Rev. Dr. C. S. Gard
ner, pastor of the First Church of Green
ville, S. C.; Rev. Charles K. Blakeley,
pastor of the First Church in Washing
ton, D. C., and Rev. Dr. U. F. Riley, pro
fessor of English in the University of
Georgia.
The friend* of these gentlemen are
pressing their claims vigorously, and the
members of the board have received many
letters urging their election.
CAUSED Dll. MORELLE’* DEATH.
Inhalation of Ga* In New York lie
nulted Fatally.
New York, June 25.—Rev. Dr. Morelle,
who was removed lo Roosevelt Hospital
on Friday morning suffering from gus
suffocation, died at the institution to-day.
Dr. Morelle was 72 years of age, and was
a noted Episcopal clergyman. He belong
ed to a prominent North Carolina family,
and for some years conducted a scho:l for
boys in Wilmington, N. C., where he was
also a deacon of the Bt. James Episcopal
Church.
He came to this city last April and se
cured a house on West End avenue, wheie
he was going to open a preparatory school
for boys. It was in ibis house that he
Inhaled the gas
COLUMBIA BEAT DEFENDER.
I.ookN nil If the Shamrorlt Will Prove
nn lOnay Tiling.
Newport, R. 1., June 25.-The first trial
trip of the new American cup defender,
Co!uml"a. which took place in Narragan
sett hay to-day, was more successful than
either her builders or her owners had rea
son to hope.
Not only <]|<| the new boat show herself
able in every particular, but she met the
old racer Defender in a friendly brush of
a mile to windward and vanquished her
with the greatest etjse. The race between
the tiyers, which w its over in live minutes,
was sailed in an eight knot breeze, under
the same conditions, each boat carrying
three lower sail with sheet well flattened.
It took the Columbia about three min
utes, sailing from the Defender's weather
quarter, to blanket her, and in live min
utes she was 100 yards ahead, going past
the old cup defender as if the latter were
anchored.
Under these conditions it would seem as
if the Columbia were from fifteen to
twenty seconds a mile faster than the De
fender, and If she can make the same
gam in a hard blow anxiety as to the
safety of the America's cup will be con
siderably allayed.
The trip to-dny was the builders’ trial,
and although the managing owner, C.
Oliver Iselln, and a number of his yacht
ing friends were on board, still the Co
lumbia's designer, Nat Herreshoff, was
In charge, and after the sail down the
hay the boat was towed back to Bristol
for a few minor repairs. It Is expected
the boot will have another trial either to
morrow Or Tuesday, and that by the end
of the week she will lie formally turned
over to Mr. Iselln.
TO HIV MORE DISTILLERIES.
Combine Now Controls All the Bye
mill lloiirlion Trnilc.
Louisville, June 25.—Alfred A. Austrian,
one of (he counsel for the Kentucky Dis
tilleries and Warehouse Company, return
ed to-day from New York, where he as
sisted In forming the combine of the
American Spirits Manufacturing Com
pany, the Kentucky Distilleries and Ware
house Company, the Sptrita Distributing
Company and the Standard Distilling and
Distributing Comiieny, into the Distilling
Company of America.
Mr. Austrian leaves to-morrow for Cin
cinnati. where he expects to close the deal
with E.las Block & Sons to purchase the
Darling Distillery In Carroll county, and
with Freiburg A Workum to secure their
two plants In Boone county, the deal In
volving about SBOO,OOO. This will complete
the acquisition of distilleries by the Ken
tucky Distilleries and Warehouse Coni
party.
Speaking of the big combine, Mr. Aus
trian said:
“By merging the four big companies,
the Distilling Company of America now
controls all the rye and Bourbon whisky
and the spirits output of the whole coun
try. The merging will prove a boon to
the whisky and spirits trade. Every day
between 300,000 and 400,000 shares of stock
are being deposited with the Central Trust
Company of New York.
“Each of the four branches of the cor
poration will retain Its main offices, and,
so far as I know, there will be no changes
among the officers."
FEVER DEATHS AT SANTIAGO.
Festival of Nan Juan Marked by
Absence if American l ings.
Santiago, June 25.—Thirty-three eases of
yellow fever, with live deaths, hove been
officially reported since the beginning of
the present outbreak. One of the deaths
occurred in the Fifth Infantry, -The other
three fatal cases were civilians.
Capt. Fabricius, a popular medical of
ficer, died to-day,
For three days the Cubans have been
conducting a patriotic demonstration, the
festival of Han Juan, In honor of the vic
tory won there by the American troops
over the Spaniards. The celebration, how
ever, has been remarkable for the ab
sence of American flags and for the non
participation of the better class of the
Cubans themselves. One Spaniard was
nearly killed by the mob.
SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD.
Flftcen-Year-Ohl Hoy Tried Suicide
In Illinois.
Peoria, 111., June 25.—Eugene Harrlman,
aged 15 years, of .Atlanta, attempted to
commit suicide at Farmer City, 111., to
day by shooting himself in the head, and is
not expected to live. By his side was a
note as follows:
"To the one who finds me: Ship my bi
cycle as quickly as convenient to my folks
at Atlanta. 1 do not care what you do
with my lady. Eugene Harrlman."
The hoy has relatives In Indianapolis,
and was riding from Atlanta to visit them,
He is a son of Prof. Harrlman, former
principal of the Atlanta schools.
SLOOP HAN INTO AN ICEBERG.
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Small British Warship Met With a
Serious Accident.
St. John's, Newfoundland, June 25.—The
British armed sloop Buzzard, while trying
lo reach the French treaty shore on Fri
day, collided with an Iceberg, which stove
In her bows. By means of collision mats,
and moving the guns and heavy gear lo
the stern, she made her way back here
safely. She will be docked to-morrow.
At the time of the accident perfect dis
cipline existed on board and prompt prep
arations were made to lave the ship should
It prove impossible to keep her above wa
ter. It waa soon seen, however, that the
damage was not serious enough to en
danger the vessel.
HE WILL DEMAND A HEARING.
Judge King Denounces the glory
From Guthrie ns False.
Anniston, Ala., June 26.—Judge J. H.
King of tills city was receiver of public
moneys at Perry, Okla., under the last
Democratic administration, and is proba.
bly the J. H. King referred to in the dis
patch from Outhrlc as being charged with
bribery in the administration of his of
fice.
Judge King denounces as willful and
malicious lies any charges connecting him
with bribery or official corruption as re
ceiver of the United States land office.
He asserts that his record la clear. He
will demand a hearing.
DAILT. sl# A TRAIL
_ 5 CENTS A COPT.
weekly j-times-a-week n a team
MOMENTOUS TRUST QUESTION.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE COMINCI
CHICAGO CONFERENCE.
Many Governors anil Urn Prominent
In the IliiMlness and Educational
World Will Attend—Seeretory llor.
ton's A lews of Trusts—Believes AH
Exeept Natural Monopolies Con Us
Competed Against—Predicts Iks
Failure of Mnny Trusts.
Chicago, June 25.—Secretary Easley of
the Civic Federation of Chicago, under
whose auspices a conference will be held
In Chicago, Sept. 13-16, to consider the
trusts and combinations and legislation
for their control, has received hundred*
of letters from prominent men all over
the country accepting Invitations to be
present at the meeting.
Among those who have signified their
intention of attending the conference In
person, or who will be represented, are
Govs. Plngree of Michigan, Roosevelt of
New York, Stanley of Kansas, Sayers of
Texas, Mount of Indiana, Fancher of
North Dakota, Thomas of Colorado, Tan
ner of Illinois, McLaurln of Mississippi,
McMillan of Tennessee, Pointer of Ne
braska and I,ee of South Dakota. John
B. dark, professor of political economy,
Columbia University; J. B. Jenks, pro
fessor of political economy, Cor
nell, anil expert In trusta and com
binations for the industrial commission!
P. E. Dow, president Commercial Travel
ers' National League; Francis B. Thurber,
president National Exporters' Association;
Max Adler, president Board of Trade, New
Haven, Conn.; Henry A. Adams, statistic
ian Interstate Commerce Commission;
members of the Industrial commission;
Willis Young, president Northwestern
Traveling Men's Association; James A.
O’Donnell, president International Associ
ation of Machinists; Attorney Generals
Davlee of New York, Hick*
Wisconsin. Mourn It of Ohio, Doug
las of Minnesota, Remley of
lowa, Davis of Arkansas, Bellinger of
South Carolina, Bishop of Utah, Taylor
of Indiana and Ooddard of Kansas; Com
missioner of lathor Thomas P. Rlxey of
Missouri, George Preslon, secretary and
treasurer of lhe International Society of
Machinists; Hoard of Wisconsin.
Cun Compete With Trusts.
In acknowledging the receipt of an Invi
tation to attend ex-Becretary of Agricul
ture J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska says;
"Truats which are over capitalized ara
horn of lhe machinations of shallow and
Impractical men. Tney will fall and no
one l* harmed except those whose credul
ity led them to invust In their securities.
"There is much misapprehension as to
lncor|>orated capital in the United Slutos.
Oratorical vagurists have endeavored to
make common people isdleve that incor
porations are not subject to economic law.-t
of competition, and that the relation of
supply to demand la not the sole regula
tor of values. The fact, however, re
mains that money Invested in manufac
tories or In railroads belonging to Incor
porations is no stronger, no better, and not
more exempt from the ojaratlon of com
mercial lawH than the money which I*
owned by individuals. There need lie, lr
my Judgment, no upprehension as to that
trusts crushing out ail competition.
"With the exception of the oil trust and
the sugar trust, the failure among trusts
has been universal. The whisky trust,
the tobacco trust and all the other trust*
of Miy importance* up to date, exceid)
those that have been formed very re
cently, have been complete failure*. These
failures have come, firstly, from over
capitalization; and, secondly, from mis
management. Intelligent competition can
enter the field against any trust on earth
exeeptoone, which has a natural monop
oly (by this 1 mean one, which, like tho
Standard Oil Company, owns the only
oil producing lands in the country), and
successfully put It* products upon tho
market with the sympathy of the con
sumer all on Us side."
Light, Not Heat, Needed.
Dr. Lyman Abbott of New York says:
"I think whnt we most need on the sub.
Ject of industrial, commercial, labor and
transportation combinations, is Just whac
your, letter Indicates this meeting will en
deavor to secure; light, not heat. Whal
we need to understand and what only ex
perience can teach as, is the relation be
tween competition and combination, the
one the centrifugal, the other the cen
tripetal force of society.
"He who believes only In combination
will logically be led to socialism; he who
believes only In competition will logically
be led to nihilism. Neither of these re
sults can possibly furnish the solution of
the problems which now confront us. Wo
must learn how to secure the advantages
of combination without destroying the In
dividual; to maintain brotherhood In prac
tical forms without sinking, obscuring or
belittling personality.”
Hundreds of other letters have been re.
eelved, the writers In nearly every caso
expressing sympathy with the purposes of
the conference.
NON-UNION MINERS MEET.
Snld There May Be Trouble When
Soldiers Leave.
Bans. 111., June 25.—One hundred ne
groes held a meeting at the mlno
office to-dsy and decided to refuse to re
enter the mine after the departure of tho
soldiers unless a heavy cuard surrounds
the mine day and night.
Adjournment was taken to the Spring
field Mine park, where 600 non-union white
and negro miners assembled and held a
secret meeting.
It is reliably reported that a unanimous
decision was reached that all negroes
are to remain, but not resume work In the
pits until they arc provided guards suffi
cient to prevent the capture of the top
works while non-union men are in the
mine*.
While there are many rumors of proba
ble bloodshed following the soldiers' de
parture to-morrow, local officials, as well
us union miners, say t(jere will be no
trouble.
nEPOItT \V AS EX AGUEIt ATED.
Only a Negro Deckhand Drowned oal
tlie Apalachee.
Columbus, Ua., June 25.—The dispatch
received here last night, regarding tho
sinking of the steamer Apalachee, was
greatly exaggerated.
Only one man, a negro deck hand, wai
drowned. -
The boilers did not explode as the boat
went down, and there were not over
twenty passengers on board.