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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. .- - Incorporated 188S
J. H. ESTILL. President.
WALKED INTO BOER AMBUSH.
CONVOY AND TWO BATTERIES CAP
TURED BY THE ENEMY.
Boer* Got Away With Si* Gnns, and.
It I* Feared, a Large Number of
( 01. Hroadivoml Hud to With
draiv Hi* Force*-Doers Operating
Near Illo*nifonteia They Are
Inking Heart and Expect Much
l'rom Gen. Botlin.
Bushman Kop, March 31.—The British
for os, commanded by Col. Broadwood,
consisting of the Tenth Hussars, House
hold Cavalry, two horse batteries and a
force of mounted infantry under Col. Pil
< her, which had been garrisoning Thaban
chu, was obliged, in consequence of the
near approach of a large force of Boers,
to leave last night.
Col. Broad wood marched to the Bloem
fontein water works south of the Modder,
where he encamped at this morn
ing.
At early dawn the camp was shelled by
the enemy from a point nearby. Col.
Broadwo<x> sent off a convoy with the bat
teries, while the rest of the force remain
ed to act as a rear guard.
The convoy arrived at a deep spruit,
where the Boers were concealed, and the
entire body walked into ambush and were
captured, together wilh six guns.
The loss of life was not great, since
most of the British had walked into the
trap before a shot was fired.
Gen. Colville’s division, which left
Bloemfontein early this morning, arrived
here at noon and he is now shelling the
Boers.
View of It in London.
Eondon, April 2, 4:20 a. m.—Gen. Buller’s
anxious inquiry whether British officers
will ever learn the value of scouting
<<mes back with enforced emphasis to
the British public to-day on receipt of the
tidings that a convoy with guns has walk
ed deliberately into a Boer ambush with
in ah ut twenty miles of Bloemfontein.
Lord Roberts’ own report of the affair,
i: yet received by the war office, has not
been published, and no account of the
affair i9 available to the public except the
dispatch from Bushman kop. Nothing
can be said, therefore, regarding the ex
act extent of the British misfortune.
Evidently Col. Broadwood thought it ne
cessary to retreat in haste from Thaban
'hu, as he marched all through Friday
night, apparently followed by a consider
able force of the enemy. The convoy and
guns had to pass through a deep spruit
which the Boers had occupied.
ISoer* Itri'Overiim Heart.
Six out of twelve guns, comprising two
batteries, all the wagons, and it is feared
many men, fell into the hands of the
Boi rs. whose daring displayed so near
Bi mfontein, shows that they are rapidly
recovering heart after their recent re
verses.
Tho ., hor * e is expressed here that Gen.
Colville will recover the convoy and guns,
but tirs is hardly likely in such a diffi
-1 u!t country', and it is probable that the
xt news will be thot. after a stiff fight,
<bn. Colville has extricated Col. Broad
w>°d from his difficult position, but failed
to retrieve the disaster.
S- re criticisms are heard regarding
tic* renewal of the old mistake of under
rating the Boers, and the absence of prop
er precaution. No doubt the affair will
revive Boer hopes and inspire confidence
among the enemy et a critical moment.
Mach Expected of Plot hit.
Great things are expected by the Boers
of the new commander-in-chief, Gen.
Botha, who has made his reputation
wholly during the present campaign. For
eign officers serving with the Boers have
ex pressed surprise at hie clever tactics.
1 if* proof of continuing Boer activity in
t ■ Free State will compel greater circum
fion on the part of the British and
will probably delay the march of Lord
Roberts northward.
retailed accounts of the fight at Karee
Siding estimate the Boer forces variously
from 3,000 to 5,000 men.
Brabant’s horse occupied Wepener last
Thursdhy unopposed.
Lord Methuen has issued the following
notification at Kimberley:
I have received instructions that if any
disturbance occurs west Of the Vaal river
my force is to return and punish the reb
els immediately.”
OLIVIER IS ON THE MARCH.
,ci " Column 1m Said to llnvi* Extend
ed fop Thirty Miles.
April 2.—The Times has the fol
ding from Mafeking, Basutoland, dated
Friday, March 30:
“Gen. Ollvkr has just passed Jammers
urg drift with 200 (?) men, four guns and
y •" wagons. The column, which extended
hltiy miles, was acteompanled by many
n omen • and children.”
TRIBUTE FROM GEN. ROBERTS.
b b'uriim He Sent to liriiKcr on Gen.
Joubert'* Dentil.
Bloemfontein. Friday, March 30.—Lord
Roberts has sent the following dispatch
to President Kruger:
“Have just heard of the death of Gen.
Joubert and desire to offer my sincere
condolence upon the sad event. Would
csk you to convey to Gen. Joubert’s fam
ily an expression of my most respectful
s > mpathy with their sad bereavement and
to assure them also from me that all ranks
ol Her Majesty's forces share my feel
-1,1 s of deep regret at the sudden ajul un
,im' ly end of so distinguished a general,
v\h.* devoted his life to the service of his
country and whose personal gallantry was
on,v surpassed by his humane conduct and
chivalrous bearing under *all circum
stances.”
THEIR DEPARTURE DELAYED.
Tuny f tin: lloer Prisoner* Are Sick
iiihl Nome Are Hying.
(, apo Town, Saturday, March 31.—The
departure of the British transports with
B" Boer prisoners for St. Helena has been,
d' 1 ayed in consequence of the Increased
Hickneas among the prisoners. Thre*
'b I to-day and .twelve have died during
Ihe week.
Arrangements are being made to pre*
v ‘ ~t overcrowding. The prisoners do not
1 an plain of their treatment or their food.
v *f b ii. <'• ■ ii.i* ’m ni ii u 'i. i ..i p-
! Jr< •!. were completely worn out with
Ulc hardships they had undergone, and lit-
Pj t JEafmua
tle strength was left them to fight disease.
Moreover the confinement on shipboard is
very irksome to men who have been ac
customed to outdoor life.
STEYN STIRS VP BI’RGHERS.
Dutch W ho Surrendered Their Arms
Are Suffering for It.
Maseru, Basutoland, March 31.—Presi
dent Steyn is reported to have gone to
Ladysmith to stir up the burghers there
to renewed resistance.
The Boers have removed from the im
mediate vicinity of Plattberg and taken
up a commanding position adjacent.
The| Dutch who surrendered their arms
at Ladybrand are now suffering seizures
of their live stock.
NOT “FREE STATE RAILWAYS.”
That Title Hn lleen A hoi insert and
Another Substituted.
Cape Town, April I.—Army orders were
issued to-day declaring the abolition of
the title “Free State Railways” and su
perceding this by the title “International
Military Railways.”
Wanted Botha to Sneered Him.
Pretoria, Friday, March 30.—President
Kruger sold in public to-day that the last
expressed desire of the laie Commandant
General Joubert was, that he should be
succeeded as commandant general by
Louis Botha.
Money Collected for Boers.
Berlin, April I.—Dr. Leyds informs the
Berlin press that 400.000 marks have been
collected in Germany for the Boers.
AI.QI'E ANSWERS POTTER.
Taken Him to Tank for Statements
About the Clergy.
New York, April L—Rev. Joseph M.
Alque, director of the observatory’ at Ma
nila, who Is now In Washington engaged in
ollicial business of the government, has is
sued a statement in reply to Bishop Henry
C. Potter and his secretary, Rev. Percy
S. Grant, regarding affairs in the Philip
pines.
Calling attention to the published inter
views in which the Bishop and his secre
tary' are quoted as having declared that
the taxes and fees for priestly administra
tions in the Philippines are excessive, the
writer points out that the Bishop and his
secretary were in the Philippines but a
very short time, not oyer three or four
days; that it was impossible, on account
of the war, for them to get Information
outside of Manila and that the more se
rious of the people ignored their presence
there.
The Bishop was quoted as saying that
the religious orders, except perhaps the
Jesuits, have robbed the people. The
writer says the Jesuits have missions in
only the Southern Islands, and Gen.
Bates, In a report of the 27th of last
December, stated that the people there
had declared that the missionaries had
taken neither money nor property'. The
writer wants the Bishop to explain his
use of "perhaps.” Further quoting his
interview, he calls upon Bishop Potter
for facts to prove "such a grave and
serious charge.”
"NoW, the Bishop's main point,” the
statement continues, "is, to prove that the
religious orders have robbed the people
But if the people pay the necessary
charges for these certificates willingly
how can it be called robbery ? It is not
dear from the Bishop’s words whether
the charge in each case be from $3 to $i
for all the certificates together, or for each
certificate for each party’, which would
cause quite a difference, from to S6O;
nor is it clear whether the $5 to $8 is es
timated in Mexican money or our own.
But it Is worth while disputing this point
because the facts are that the fees in the
Philippines are not as high as he asserts.
The fees for marriages among native In
dians amount to $1.75; among Mestizos,
$3.25; among white people about $4. For
poor people there is no tax at all as I
can show by numerous instances.”
KILLED HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW.
McKimm'd Crime Max the Result of
Imaginary Wrongs.
Kansas City, Mo., April I.—Harboring
imaginary wrongs, John W. McKimm,
aged 29 years, this afternoon shot and
killed Dr. B. F. Shaw, his brother-in-law,
as the latter sat reading the Sunday
school lesson to his 5-year-old daughter.
Shaw died instantly.
McKimm, who had been an Inmate, of
a sanitarium and is believed to be insane,
threatened to kill the other five members
of the family and was only restrained
after a struggle.
Dr. Shaw is a widower. His mother-in
law, Mrs. McKimm, had cared for his
children and his wife until she died. As
was his custom, he spent Sunday at the
McKimm house, at 1517 Forest avenue.
The family had eaten dinner. Shaw seat
ed himself in a chair in the parlor, and
with his child before him on the floor,
was reading the Sunday school lesson to
her. McKimm, as it developed later, had
gone directly to his room from the table
and written a rambling statement, In
which he stated that he had not been
treated rightly and that he intended wip
ing out the entire family, consisting of
Dr Shaw and his child, his mother, two
brothers and a sister. Then, descending
to the parlor, he slipped up behind Shaw,
and placing the revolver against the lat
ter fired. Dr. Shaw never moved and
died before the family could reach his
side.
As the other members of the family
came running to the scene McKimm cool
ly raised his revolver to fire at the first
who appeared. Before he could tire a sect
ond time he was overpowered by his two
brothers and taken to (lie station. There
the murderer refused to talk and appear
ed unconcerned.
The Shaws and MoKlmms came to Mis-,
sour! from Pennsylvania fifteen years ago.
Dr. Shaw married Miss McKimm at
Lathrop. Mo. Ho graduated from the Uni
versity Medical College In 1889 and was
prominent in his tsrofcsslon.
McKimm has been considered of un
sound mind for several years and was dis
charged from a lotUl sanitarium two years
ago as cured. Recently, however, he had
act.,* quecrly. The .YlcKimms are all well
Vo do. _
Fire Put Many Oat of Work.
fit. Louis, April L—The gins* house of
the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company In
which fhe bottle* for that enlahllshmerii
were manufactured, was partially destroy
ed by lire to-day, emailing A loss of *75, -
000; partially insured. About 1,000 men
will be out of work temporarily, aa a re
sult of the fire.
SAVANNAH, GA.y®ONDAY. APRIL 2, 1900.
RESERVE VOLUNTEER ARMY.
BILL TO CREATE IT FROM STATE
NATIONAL GUARD.
Huy of \ Irgiiiia, Chairman of tle
Democratic Cnueun, Will Introduce
the Measure—Provides for a Jjtl,-
000,000 Annual Appropriation to
Equip and Maintain State Troop*.
Would He Good Argument Against
a Large Standing Army.
Washington, April 3.—Representative
Hay of Virginia, one of the prominent
members of the Military Committee of
the House has prepared with great care
a bill to create out of the militia of the
several states a reserve volunteer army
for use in time of war to supplement the
regular army.
The bill contemplates a general broad
ening cf the basis of the National Guard,
its equipments with the service rifie and
its complete organization in time of war
into regiments, brigades, divisions, and
corps with the three battalion formation
as in the regular army, and is designed
to obviate the necessity of a largp stand
ing army upon the expiration of the pres
ent law July 1, 1901, increasing the stand
ing army to 63,000, and authorizing the
Present volunteer army of 35,0(0.
The bill will be introduced in the House
to-morrow and receives additional import
ance from the fact that Mr. Hay is chair
man of the Democratic caucus.
The bill makes all citizens between the
ages of 18 and 45 liable to military service
in the volunteer army. It appropriates
$4,000,000 annually for the maintenance and
equipment of the National Ouard of the
several states, this forming the nucleus of
the volunteer army, and requires the Sec
retary of War\o keep in each state a sup
ply of ordnance stores sufficient for ninety
days’ use of the National GuArd of the
state in the event of war. It provides a
system of mobilization for the guard by di
viding the states into military division’s
and provides for a board of officers in each
state who shall hold examination for the
position of second lieutenant in the Na
tional Guard, such officers to be promot
ed for merit and efficiency.
Mu*t Consider the Future.
“The time has come,” said Mr. Hay, in
explanation of his bill to-day, “when it
is necessary to consider carefully the
question of the future military establish
ment of the United States.ln the minds of
many maintenance of a large standing
army seems a necessity and at first blush
it would seem that there is no other way
out of the difficulty which now confronts
us. A careful consideration of the ques
tion has led to (he belief that the situa
tion can he met without a resort to that
worst enemy of a republic, a large and
permanent military establishment. The
Secretary of War has well said that ‘the
regular establishment in the United
States will probably never be, by .itself,
the whole machine with which any war
will be fought.’ This being admitted, it
will certainly not be contended that in
time of peace the regular establishment
will he ‘the whole machine.’ Conserva
tive men will seek some means by which
the regular establishment can be reduc
ed to'a minimum compatible with the re
quirements of the country in time of peace
and at the same time will offer some
plan by means of which an efficient army
can be placed in the field should we un
fortunately engage in war.
To Go Hack to Pence llasi*.
‘‘On the first day of July, 1901, the pres
ent army will be reduced to its peace basis
of 26,610 men. Taking into account the
situation Which may confront us at that
time, will it he necessary to increase the
regular establishment beyond that num
ber? f'hc reasons given for such increase
are various, but the most important are
that there must be a sufficient number
of men to man. effectively our seaeoast
defenses; a sufficient number to preserve
peace and order in the Philippine Islands,
and a sufficient number to do*police duty
against the Indians and to take care of the
various posts in the United States. The
number of men sufficient for these pur
poses is variously estimated at froiy 65,000
to 100,000 men, but it is not now necessary
to determine this question, because a year
may very materially cfhange present con*
ditlons. But it will he admitted by all
that the strongest argument which can
he used against a large standing army is
the creation of a well organized and thor
oughly equipped National Guard.
Value of Citizen-Soldicry,
"This country has fought all of her
wars with Citizen-soldiery and no good
reason can lie given for departing from
that policy. Money spent for the purpose
of organizing and equipping the militia
of the slates Is money saved, and the
scorer this course Is adopttd the better
it will be for the country. Heretofore tho
militia has not been organized with a
view to war. The folly, not to say the.
crime of such a policy was demonstrated
In the Spanish war. The time has come
when we must solve the problem of na
tional defense and solve It if possible, In
a way to prevent the creation of a large
standing army. An organized citizen-sol
diery in touch with the people, and com
posed of the people does this, d'he object
to be attained is to enact a law which
will effectqplly create an organized mil
itia which will be available at a mo
ment's notice.
"The bill, If enacted into law, will, it
is confidently believed, go far towards
solving- successfully the Intricate prob
lem of national defense, and at the same
time obviate the necessity for any in
crease of the standing army.”
WILL MEET AT SAME TIME.
Methodist t'linreh, North anti South.
to fiuther in Italtinfore.
t
Washington, April I.—For the first time
since 1861, when Ihe Baltimore conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church divid
ed, the two organizations, the Methodist
Episcopal Church and the M. E. Church,
South, will meet simultaneously In annual
conference In’Washington during the com
ing week.
The Methodist denomination In lhb
United States divided in JBil on the ques.
tloti of slavery, but Hip Baltimore con
ference remained undivided until shortly
after the outbieak of the Civil War. Since
1861 there have been two Baltimore con
ferences. v
The sessions of ihe two organizations
will begin Wednesday. Those of th,- Meth
odist Episcopal < hurcli will be held at the
Metropolitan M. K- Church, und Bishop
John M. Walden will preside. The M. K.
church, South, will meet In sJie Mount
Vernon Church and Bishop W. A. Cand
ler of Georgia will preside and make the
opening address.
StIIOTS IN ITALY.
lilHeeeitt Action of the
finalists.
1.-ttsturbances are report
m utogna, Turin, Naples
wel students and Social
ouf the recent action of
tnelrs of the Chamber of
50 anew agitating for a
‘b-(constituent assembly
with a view' turning the constitu
tion. shalll
At Cagliari, Stiatskiia, the authorities
prohibited a perforn Vnce of a cantico by
Cavalotti, the poet, publicist and Radical
deputy, who was killed in a duel about
two years ago. The public protested and
elomored for Garibaldi’s hymn. The
police thereupon intervened and emptied
the theater.
The demonstration was continued out
side and cries of “Long live socialism!"
and "Long live the constituent assem
bly!" Were raised. The police were again
compelled to intervene and to disperse
the crowd.
* At Turin the authorities took steps to
prevent the workmen assembling at the
railway station to receive Signor Mor
gan! and Signor Costa, members of the
Chamber. The military occupied the sta
tion, the crowd awaiting outside. Loud
cries of welcome greeted the appearance
of the Socialist deputies. Signor Costab
made a brief address, exhorting the peo-”
pie to be calm.
Several arrests were made.
C HIN A HAKRS SETTLEMENT.
Will Properly I'nhlslt Murderers of
Missionary Breaks.
Pekin. April I.—The Chinese government
has "settled” the controversy arising out
of the murder on Dec. 3, last, of the Rev.
Mr. Brcoks, of the Church Missionary So
ciety, on the following terms:
Two of the murderers will be beheaded;
one imprisoned for life, one for ten years,
another for two years; a memorial chapel
will be erected upon the site pf the mur
der and a tablet will be placed in Canter
bury Cathcdial, England, at the expense
of the Chinese government.
Rev. Mr. Brooks, at the time of his
murder, was stationed at Ping Yin, in the
province of Shan Tung. He was captured
in that vicinity and killed by members of
the seditious society known as “Boxers,"
who had been very active in destroying
villages and slaughtering native Chris
tians. The governor of the province had
dispatched a force of cavalry to the scene
of disturbance, but the soldiers arrived
too late to save the life of Mr. Brooks.
FINER AI, OF MAYOR VALIENT EL
Political Fight Between AYhiten and
•Hacks in Santiago.
Santiago de Cuba, April I.—The funeral
of Mayor Valiente took after
noon with elaborate ceremonials. Col.
Whiteside and several other United States
officers acted ns honorary pallbearers.
The military and civil procession extend
ed two miles.
The death of Senor Valiente. materially
changes the political situation. His re
election was considered assured, but now
there is a prospect of a hard light between
the rival candidates of the black and
white parties. Recent developments have
shown that the color line will be closely
drawn, and there may be trouble, as the
whites declare their intention to organ
ize an annexation party rather than to
accept negro domination.
The quarantine regulations became ef
fective to-day in a somewhat modified
form. No* detention of outgoing passen
gers will he required, unless a serious
outbreak of yellow fever should occur.
QUEEN'S VISIT TO Dl UI.IN.
Nationalist Procession Will Prob
ably He Forbidden.
Dublin, April 2.—The British channel
squadron has arrived off Kingstown for
the Queen's visit, which is awaited with
intense and evergrowing enthusiasm.
Dublin is rapidly filling. Already the
hotels are crowded and train load attar
train load Is arriving from the provinces.
A general holiday lias been proclaimed
for Wednesday throughout the county of
Dublin.
Asa last attempt at a counter attrac
tion, the extremists have placarded the
city wfth an invitation to citizens to Join
a monster procession of nationalist so
cieties. which, according to programme,
is to start from the Transvaal Committee
rooms on the night of Her Majesty's ar
rival, It is probable that the demon
stration will lie forbidden.
TO EDI CATE THE FILIPINOS.
Atkins Offered Position of Nunerin
tendent of Edncatlon.
Springfield, Mass., April I.—Fred W. At
kins, principal of the Springfield High
School has received an informal offer to’
the position cf suiterlntendent of educa
tion in the Philippine Island*. He has
been in Washington the past week in con
sultation wtfth the oomitilssion for the es
tablishment of civil government, and there
Is every prospect that within a couple of
months he will be definitely offered the
position of chief of education under the
rommissslon. Mr. Atkins Is 30 years old. a
graduate of the Bridgewater Normal
School and Harvard University. /
TO SETTLE HI SSI AN DEMANDS.
If Turkey Does Not Rulld Railroads
Then Russia May,
Constantinople, Saturday, March 31.
The Ottoman government will address a
note tills evening to the Russian embassy
declaring that In the event of the Porte
not constructing railway lines in the
Black flea districts hounded by railways
already eoneeded to others, then conces
sions will be granted to Russia.
it is considered that the Porte In this
way settles the Russian demands In the
orehj'.spjh
KM Id HORRIBLY 111 ItNEI).
Resalt of Haller Explosion on a
French Torpedo Hoat.
Cherbourg, France, April I.—The holler
of a French torpedo boat exploded y*-
terday during forced draught trial*, and
live of the crew were horribly burned
One died and another, unable to hear
the agony. Jumped into the sea and was
drowned.
KENTUCKY CASES COMING UP.
GRAND JinV AT FRANKFORT TO
TAKE THEM UP TO-DAY.
Great lnt*re*t Outer* in the Meet
ing of- the Fireait Court— Mnny
AVltnennen to He Summoned—Said
There \re Still Other* to Be Im
plicated in Goehel** A*nn**lnn t lon.
The Defense May Try to Secure n
Cliniiue of Venue.
Frankfort. Ky., April I.—The convening
of the April term of the Franklin Circuit
Court to-morrow with Judge CantriU sit
ting, marks the beginning of the final
legal proceedings against the alleged as
sassins of the late Gov. Goehel, and on
this account makes it the most important
in the history of criminal trials in this
state in many years. •
The session of the court will he taken
up mainly to-morrow with preliminaries.
The names of the grand jurors will not
be made public until to-morrow. Judge
CantrlH’s charge to the grand jury,, al
ways vigorous and comprehensive, is
looked forward to with more than ordi
nary interest.
The grand jury will probably get into
working order by Tuesday and the as
sassination case will be the first matter
taken up. It is understood that Com
monwealth’s Attorney Franklin, who will
conduct the prosecution on the part of the
state, has had subpoenaes issued for many
important witnesses, and others will be
issued as soon as the court gets down to
work.
The names of the suspects who have al
ready been arrested and whose cases
have been referred to the grand jury for
investigation are: Republican Secretary
of State Caleb Powers, Judge W. L. Ha
zelip. Lakeland; Henry Youtsey, Frank
fort; J. L. Sutton, Williamsburg; Hnrlnnd
Whittaker, Butler county; Silas Jones,
Whitely county, and John Davis, Frank
fort.
Warrants are also out for ex-Secretary
of State Charles Finley, Capt. John L.
Powers of Knox county, and “Tallow
Dick’’ Com IS® (colored), all of whom, ex
cept the last named, have not yet been
arrested.
It is not probable any indictments will be
returned before the latter part of the week
at the earliest, and if the prosecution
makes good its claims, the investigation
will involve a largo number of others
against whom indictments will be return
ed.
The general Impression prevails that
none of the trials will come* up at the
present term, and It is understood that
the defense, probably in every case, will
move for a change of venue of some other
county on account of the heated state of
public feeling here.
Republican Adjutant General Daniel R.
Collier, so far as known, is the only one of
the Republican contestants who is in the
city to-night. ’
HAS NO DESIRE FOR JAIL.
Finley Tell* Why He Will Not Go
Buck to Frankfort.
Indianapolis, Ind., April I.—Charles Fin
ley, ex-Secretary of State of Kentucky,
said to-day regarding the issuance at
Frankfort of a warrant for his arrest for
alleged connection with the conspiracy to
kill Goebel:
“I came away from Kentucky before I
had any intimation that such a tiling had
or would be done. After I learned of It
and was returning I learned of ihe mis
treatment of Powers and Davis after their
arrest and their abduction from the Lex
ington jail, and decided I had no desire
for such or similar pranks to lie played
upon me just at present. Besides, i be
lieve I can attend to my private affairs
just now more expeditiously and satisfac
torily from Indianapolis than from a cell
of the Franklin county jail.”
PARTY LINES ARE NOT CLOSE.
Interesting Situations in Ohio Muni
cipal Elections.
Cincinnati. April I.—The annual munici
pal and township elections occur In Ohio
to-morrow. The contests Involve the con
trol of party organizations as well as lo
cal offices.
In Cincinnati it Is the old fight against
George B. Cox as the local Republican
leader. The regular Republican ticket Is
headed by Col. Julius Fleischmann for
Mayor, and the fusion ticket by Slate
Senalor Alfred M. Cohen. The latter tick
et Is equally divided in the nominations
between Democrats and anti-Cox Republi
cans. Cohen Is a Democrat. Both Candi
dates for Mayor are prominent Hebrews.
The fusion ticket won easily three years
ago, but the result will be so close to
morrow that parts of each ticket will like
ly be elected.
In Cleveland and Toledo the factional
fighting has made Ihe situations peculiar.
Senator Hanna is quite an issue In both
those cities. In Cleveland there have been
many meetings, but none In Cincinnati.
In Toledo, Mayor Samuel Jones is a fac
tor for municipal ownership, especially of
the natural gas pipe line.
In Columbus only minor officers will be
elected, but a fight over street railway
franchises magnifies the City Council into
parliamentary dimensions.
In Dayton, Mayor Llndermuth, with a
full ticket, etand for re-election with a
fight against Dr. J. E. Lowes as the Re
publican leader, and an issue for cheater
city lighting.
These local lssuea, fictional fights and
oppositions to alleged bosses indicate that
party lines will not be drawn closely. The
women are taking an active pari in (he
eonteets tor members of boards of educa
tion, for which offices they are electors,
and in many cases, candidates.
PLAGI'E HAS HUN ITS COURSE.
So (anei Have Developed In Hnno
laln for Over a Week.
Honolulu, March 24, via San Francisco,
April I.—The Board of Health has prac
tically decided that the plague has run
it* course. No cases have developed for
over a week. The members of the board
now feel that quarantine restriction* re
garding the shipment of merchandise
from Honolulu, except merchandize from
Asiatic ports, will be rescinded.
More Plnitue l aw* at Sydney.
Sydney, N. H. W„ April I.—Eleven fresh
case* of bubonic plague were officially re
ported to-day. Two additional deaths have
occurred.
NO SERIOUS DAMAGE SHOWN.
Only tlie Lute Fruit in North Geor
gia Wan liall > Hurt.
Atlanta, April I.—Dispatches to the Con
stitution from different parts of the state
do not indicate any serious damage by
last night’s frost.
The weather bureau predicted n frost
for the northern part of the state, but
telegrams show that it was felt as far
south as Columbus.
No damage was *lone to fruit in that
section if the state, but at Adairsvtlle.
in North Georgia, 75 per cent, of late fruit
in the v alley was killed. The peach crop,
however, is reported saro.
The high winds of the past two days
have dried the dampness In the buds, pre
venting a serious freeze.
KILLING FROST IS FEARED.
Light Front in Section % round fo
lunaliun Saturday Night.
Columbus, Ga., April l.—Light frost ap
peared here this morning, but did no se
lious damage. It is cool to-night, and it is
feared a killing frost may appear in the
morning, doing serious damage to or
chards, market gardens and truck farms.
Front ut Dublin.
Dublin, Ga., April I.—There wan con
siderable frost last night and it is feared
that the fruit crop was injured to some
extent. Col. J. M Stubbs kept fires burn
ing in his orchards all night.
Fruit Not Much Injured.
Macon, April I.—Thermometer fell to
37 last night, but opinion is that not
enough injury was Gone to affect yield of
fruit.
, Front Damage In >9lNNl*Ki||l.
Jackson, Miss., April I.—Heavy frosts
the past two nights have done consider
able damage to <h*i fruit and vegetable
crop in Central and Southern Mississippi,
in some instances amounting to 35 per
cent. The bean and tomato plants have
suffered especial injury.
WEBSTER DAVIS TO LECTURE.
Will Resign mid Deliver Public Ail
drennen on lloer War.
Kansas City, April L—A Journal spe
cial from Washington, says:
Webster Davis of Kansas City, will to
morrow ton<ler his resignation to the
President ns Assistant Secretary of the
Interior. Mr. Davis decided Cos take thi®
course os the result of his visit to South
Africa. He has decided to deliver a
public address touching the entire scope
of the present war. and believes that he
can best do so while free from, any re
straint which his present position would
impose upon him.
When taking his departure for home
from Pretoria, 2,000 people gathered! to
take leave of him at the station. They
appealed to4Hm in tears to state their
cause tb the American people, and Mr.
Davis says his conscience would haunt
him if he proved recreant to that pitiful
appeal.
He believes the American people are not
truly informed on the situation. He will
therefore avail himself of an early op
portunity to relate his experience and ob
servations at a public meeting that shall
be free to all.
Mr. Davis has decided on this course af
ter mature deliberation and free consul
tation with h s friends.
KILLED BY FALLING WALLS.
Two Firemen Lost Their Liven mid
Severn I Were Injured.
Owosso, Mich., April I.—Two firemen
were killed by falling walls to-day in n
fire which destroyed the Central High
School of this city. Three other firemen
were seriously injured and two pupils of
the school were quite badly hurt.
The dead are Fred Ross and Frank
Tucker, firemen.
The injured are Will Ross, Zene Rosa
and Edward Freet, firemen, and Frank
Davis and Solomon Vogel, schoolboys.
The fire caught from a burning chimney,
which spread through the cold air ducts
to all parts of the large building. The
school house was on u hill and the en
gines wire unable to furnish sufficient
force lo render the fire department of
much use. A portion of the walls fell un
expectedly, carrying Firemen Ross and
Tucker down to the basement with the
debris. The other firemen who fell with
the walls were badly bruised and crushed,
but are expected to recover.
The building was valued *t $125,000; In
surance, $46,0(0.
LAYING A NEW CABLE.
Steamer Faraday Pat Down 800
Miles Toward the Azores.
Halifax, N. 8., April I.—The cable
steamer Faraday arrived to-day from sea
cable laying. Blx hundred miles of, the
new cable from Canso, N. 8.. to the
Azores have been paid out, and the Fara
day will recoal and take another section
of the line on board. The laying la under
the,personal supervl* on of Sir James Sie
mens, who is on board.
BAILEY GETS TWO COUNTIES.
Te.vna Prlmnrlcw Give Him Their
Votes for Senator.
Houston, Tex., April L—Two countries
held priimtries yesterday and voted on
the contest for United States senator.
Montagu county, in Congressmen Bailey's
district, gave him a large majority. Wise
county also declared for Mr. Hailey.
In Tarrant county. Senator Chilton’s
campaign manager was beaten for a coun
ty office.
Harvard Man Ilia Honors,
New York, April I.—At the Raqquet and
Tennis Club last nlghl the annual pham
ptonshlps B>f the Inter-Collegiate’ Fencing
Associated were decided. Harvard Uni
versity won tho team honors by a single
iKtut from the fencers of (he Untied
State* Naval Academy at Annnpdtla, Md„
the iKilnts being 23 and 22. respectively.’
I nlmi Baseball Player*.
Waxhlngton. April I.—Pr*ldent <3om
pers of the Federation of tzitior, wild
to-day that Ihe Federation had under
consideration th organization of a union
of professional baseball player*.
DATLY. $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A VVEEK.II A YEAH
HAD POURED OUT THE WHISKY.
NEAJUH MADE Ol' CHARLESTON'S
CUSTOM HOUSE.
Treasury I,i*|iro4or Maratee Apcom—
pa"lril Ihe l)ia|n.||snry Constables.
Eon ml Empty- Itnrrfl. nail funk*
I'roia Vthlfll llif l.iqaar 1. Salt! la
llnvf tlcea Enured Into flip Sewer.
Deputy Collector Ostendorf Sait*
lie Kept Hutu ta Rathe la.
Columbia, S. C., April IMagfcrirata
Moore this afternoon wired Gov. Me-
Sweeney a report of the search of th
Charleston Custom House to-day by
1 reasury Inspector accompanied
by' Chief Howie, several dispensary con.
stables und Collector Tolbert.
The magistrate continues:
"The basement was first visited. I
found where whiskey was poured in th
sewers; the ground was wet with whiskey,
and tho smell was strong and unmistaka
ble. I found the bungs around the sew.
■ r, shavings whore the barrels had beet*
Itored and tins from over tho bungs. I
next visited tho garret and found thirty
nine ten-gallon -kegs, which had been re
cently emptied. They were still wel
around the bung-holes and smelled strong
ly of whiskey and gin. I traced the kegs
from lower story by fragments of revenue
stamps found olong the way.
I found 1n one room In the basement 4
thlrty-one-gallon cask with about fifteen
gallons of rum. This was claimed by
Deputy Collector Ostendorf as his prop
erty. He said he used It to bathe in. Thu
dote 0,1 *hc revenue stamps and on tha
ensk is March 3. The revenue stamps call
for thirty-one gallons. About fifteen gal
lons were gone out of the cask, and Mr.
Ostendorf said he had been In possession
of it about three weeks. Mr. Ostendorf
agrees to keep It intact until further de
termination.
"Two whiskey coses marked 'malt,''
which had been broken into small pieces,
were also found In Ihe basement. In
spector Meentee showed the constable*
every courtesy and assistance through
out. The only object of Ihe government,
he said, Is to get at tho truth, and it re
mains to ferret out and place Ihe respon
sibility where It belongs."
IIETI HN OF SOUTHERN CROSS.
Ilorcligrrvlnk Reports T.oenllon of
the Wngnetlr Pole.
Wellington. N. April I.—The explor
ing steamer Southern Cross, bearing Mr.
C. E. Borehgrevink and the survivors of
the South Polar expedition, fitted out lt>
IS9S, by Sir George Newnes of London, ar
rived here to-day. Mr. ftorchgrevink re
ports that the magnetic pole has been lo
cated Mr. N. Hansen, one of the zoolo
gists who started with the expedition, died
on the voyage.
The Borehgrevink expedition left Ho
bart', Tasmania, for the Antarctic region
on Dec. 19, 1898. During the latter part
or February, 1899, the members landed
from the Southern Cross near Cape Adair,
Victoria Land, It having been arrangedl
that the steamer should leave them there
with full equipment of every kind and
should return for them early In 1900. Mr.
ltorehgrevlnk's party consisted of nine.
Including himself. Lieut. W. Col berk, ft.
N. It., was selected as first magnetic ob
server, to be assisted by Mr. Louis JBer
nacchi, iMr. N. Hansen and Mr. Hugh!
Evans were chosen as zoologists, and Dr
-11. Kloevelad as medical officer. Mr.
Fougnal was general utility man ami
eook. With these went two natives of
Finland to look after ninety dogs. Enor
mous supplies of provisions were laid In.
SHERIDAN IN QUA RAN TI1V1&.
Drought Prisoners, Sick and Dls-
A-hnrged Soldiers.
San Franelseo. April I.—Ttie transpor*
Sheridan arrived from Manila to-day. Slid
reported typhoid fever aboard and wa*
placed in quarantine, where she will prob
ably, remain for several days.
The Sheridan brought from Manila: lid
army prisoners, eighty-six sick, eleven In
sane and thirty-two discharged aoldiersj
eleven navy prisoners and fourteen, sic#
sailors.
Tho steamer China, which arrived front
Hong Kong last night was also quaran
tined. She roporled the death of one of her
Chinese passengers and the slckneas of
another aboard. The ship’s doctor had
not determined the nature of the disease, i
• v |
HEAVY CATC *1 OF SEALS.
Simmer Nr w foil ml I anil IlrmiKlit
IS I,(MM) to .St. Jolin*n.
St. Johns, N. F., April I.—The sealing
steamer NVwfour.JljinJ arrived this af<
tornoon with 21,000 se;tls. She report*
thatTm* remainder of the fleet Is making
tfrent r.itches. The st< ;imer Iceland la so
heavily loaded (hat several thousand seal 4
are curried on her deck.
SIIEHMAN’S IMSSKNGEII LIST.
%n Infantry Hu I till ion, 175 Prlnonenl
uml 25 lii* it in* >loii.
Manila* April I.—The United State*
transport Sherman sailed to-day with a
battalion of the Fourteenth Infantryg
Capts. Richard T. Yeatman, Armand La
selgne and William S. Riddle, Lleuts. Rob*
ert, Field and Oliver, 175. military pris*
oners and twenty-five insane men.
\ Fire In Pittnliurar.
Plltuburj?, April I.—Fire to-night in th
McClintock building caused a ions of $75,*
000. Stanton’s elite photograph gallery
sustained $25,000 loss and the remaining
amount is distributed umonK other ten
ants, including the Board of Missions for
Freedmen of the I’resbylerlan Church.
Rosses are well covered by insurance.
’Schooner It lcharilnon Lout.
Vineyard Haven, Mans., April I.—Thl
schooner Aiwa ham Richardson of Bangor,
from Houlh Amboy, for Ro kland, Me.,
was sunk by collision with the barge
Alaska off Hast Chop, Vineyard >-oun<l.
this morning. All hands were saved, bat
tho ffoooner is a total lo*. She had a cargo
of 213 tonn of coal.
Grriut Mull* for Mimlln.
Sun Frnneiseo, April l.—The transport
Grant sailed for Munlla to-duy with :i
number of a**!*'ant surgeons und 5,00(1
tons.of army auppUea,