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THE MORNING NEWS, tablished 1850. .- - Incorporated 188$ I J. H. ESTILL, President. ■ORTO RICAN TARIFF PASSED. GOES through the senate. BY VOTE OF 40 TO 31. ■ntcrcNt in the Measure Kept Up in the Last and Senate Galleries ■ Were Crowded—Mason'fl Effort in 39 llclialf of tlie Struggling; Inlander*, at j-'oraker's Reply to Wellington PI who Opposed the Measure—Bacon SI and Clay 'lade Speeches. ■ Washington, April 3.—This was a no ■table (lay in the United States Senate. It ■brought to q close the sharpest and most ■ prolonged debate upon any measure since ■ those discussed during the memorable ■ ••war Congress” two years ago. ■ At 4 o’clock this afternoon the votes ■ were begun on the Porto Rican tariff and ■ civil government bill and pending amend |merits, and less than an hour later the ■ measure, about which there had been so ■ much contention in and out of Congress, ■ was passed by a majority of nine, the final I vote being 40 to 31. Only committee amend. I ments were adopted. [ it has been evident for some time that I the bill would command a majority in the I Senate, but notwithstanding that fact, I the interest in the measure, both of sena- I tors and of the public, has not flagged an I instant. To-day the galleries were crowd- I and and hundreds of people filled the cor- I ridors unable to secure standing room in I the galleries. K From 11 o’clock, when the Senate eon- I vened, until the hour when the voting be- I gan. advocates and opponents of the bill I brilliantly and eloquently maintained I convictions and the auditors were I kept in a state of constant excitement. The particularly notable speeches of the I day were delivered by Mr. Mason of Illi- I rtois, in opposition to the measure, and by I Mr. Foraker of Ohio, who replied to a I brief speech by Mr. Wellington of Mary- I land. It was the Ohio senator’s desire to I clear up any misunderstanding or misin- I formation concerning the bill. Mr. Ma | son’s speech was argumentative, eloquent I and amusing by turns, and, as it covered I the entire range of the country's duties and responsibilities to what the. Illinois senator caustically teimed “our insular possessions,” it was very interesting to his hearers. * Senator Mason's Views. Mr. Mason spoke in favor of the reso lution of Mr. Wellington, which offers in dependence to the Filipinos and against the bi.l proposed by Mr. Spooner of Wis consin conferring authority upon the President to govern the Philippines until (’ongress should otherwise direct. Inci dentally. he opposed the tarjff p:oposed to be placed on Porto Rican products. He was opposed to holding the. Philippines, "because under the law of nations we have no title and never can have com plete title except by conquest of the in habitants. ‘‘l do not wish the 9.000,000 Filipinos for citizens, he said. “I do not wish them for slaves. If we govern them, they must either be citizens or serfs. Whether they labor as our citizens and equal before the law, or whether they labor as our politi -1 al slaves, their labor competes with the labor of our country, and I am opposed to that. % I am for I voted for Hi annexation of Hawaii, * but would never have sent 65,000 men there to com pel them to accept our flag. In other words I am against taking any territory by con quest against a friendly people, and against taking any territory that brings .t cheap class of labor in free and open competition with the class of men and women who do the labor in this coun try.” He declared that if ii was treason to op pose a war of conquest, to lift unjust tax ation. to confer uj>on a struggling people the blessings of liberty, to protect the la boring men end women of this country. *ht nhe was guilty. He said that only by amending the constitution could n tariff be levied against the people of the United •States to prevent their trading with the rest of the United States. 1 beg you.” he appealed, “to count the cost of such an amendment.” The War Fever Is On. Speaking of the fever of war which ho paid was upon the administration, Mr. Mason said: • l*ut as we approach the hour when we must again appeal to the judgment of 70,- < ycOo people and the fires under the po*s of patronage are burning low and the hungers of disappearing* postofflees appear to us like a hideous nightmare, the hour of convalcsence approaches ami we shout to the lalK>ring people of tho country: No. no. It is a mistake.’ We have sacri i; *d the money and the lives of the peo ple; we have abapdonod the faith of the lathers for land, but we will abandon t nil rather than forsake the political parti san doctrine; and we are saying on both sides of this chamber—these who have b - li' ved in the permanent government of <!i(1 Philippine Islands—that if our perma man sovereignty there taking into this country, in competition with our labor, products of the people there, we will abandon this kind of expansion.” Discussing the powers of Congtese under the constitution as interpreted in the light of the provisions of the pending bill, Mr. Mason said: ‘The constitution says you cannot make a title of nobility, but we apply that only to the state, you understand. The distinguished senator from New York (Depew) can be the Duke of Ponce, and not violate the constitution; the distin guished senator from Indiana (Beveridge) the Prince of Porto Rico, and the distin guished lawyer who has sought to defend 1 bill upon n unconstitutional ground (Spooner) can at least demand the title of i iOl ‘l Uhief High Duke of the Checker board somewhere in the Philippines, that t in judgmet I upon the laws nd ib°n the people. (Daughter.) Does the say you cannot make a title ■ i obilit v? Yes. Does It go Into the out ■J*' territory? No. Then you can make Bu.' nobility there. help the man in November who ■r'f' that game.” < nllMTßon’* First Speech, r Culberson of Texns then.spoke. It wap his first speech In the Senate. He eh : .r,„, rizod the bill ns “indefensible, Iv'iv*' ’ econonilcal, y anc * constitution *'lr > Oulbernon said It had boon main lined by tho senator fr.>ni Ohio (Fora , '' that the dogma that the constitu ,,n extended of Its own force over ac quired territory originated with Mr. Cal "M,n * “ ln the interest of slavery.” This, 1 ' uont< n<h*d. was not the fact. The const | tin lon itself” he said, “Is tnu ’ origin of the doctrine, ns an ;ount "t | n jgnr, by Thomas Jefferson, " in the Interest of human slavery, but \ f ,ne interest of religious freedom.” _ r ; 1 nlbereon took so rung ground (Continued ou Fifth Page.) Ipjc JKofning fletod. many republican victories. ClinitKes in Administration in Ne braska Municipalities. Omaha, Neb., April 3.—City and village elections were held, throughout Nebraska to-day, with the exception of Omaha. The main issue in most pf the smaller places was license and the results are mixed, the greater number of towns apparently being favorable to licensing the traffic for another year. While party politics cut little figure in the smaller towns, Republican gains are noticed all over the state, especially in the cities, several Democratic strongholds going Republican. South Omaha for the first time in its history elects a Republican Mayor, A. R. Kelly being the successful candidate by 300 majority. The also elect ed the treasurer, all four councllmen, and two out of three members of the school board. There were three tickets in the field. Last year Ensor. Democrat, was elected Mayor by 1,200 majority. Lincoln gives the lea6t Republican ma jority for years, and make® a clean sweep on the local ticket. Crete, for years Democratic, gives a Re publican majority. O'Neill and Ashland are also Republican. Up to midnight few of the smaller places have reported any Democratic or fusion gains. REPUBLICANS GET LINCOLN. Elected Their Entire City Ticket by a Normal Majority. . Lincoln,Neb.,April 3.—Republicans eleot ed their entire city ticket to-dhy by a nor mal majority, all membeis of the school board and five of the seven aldermen, a Republican gain of one alderman. The new City Council will stand eleven Repub licans, three fusionlsts. REPUBLICANS ARE AHEAD. % ■ ■ - .■ They Got More Aldermen TJinn the Democrat, in Chicago. Chicago, April 3—A light vote was cast at the city election to-<lay .The contests, were chiefly aldermanlc, although in each of the various townships an assessor, col lector, suoervisor and clerk were chosen. The chief interest centered in the aider manic vote. Thirty-five of these officials were chosen, the Republicans securing 19 and the Democrats IC. The old City Coun cil contained 32 Democrats. 35 Republi cans and one independent. The new Coun cil wiU contain 40 Republicans, 29 Demo crats. Anew city ward was awarded at this election, making an additional mem ber of the Council. In the elections for town offices, the Re publicans carried the south town, the town of Hyde Park, and the town of Lake View, while the Democrats carried the north and west towns. The majori ties in these cases were all small, running from 1,000 to 3,000. iln the townships outside of the city limits, the Republicans, as usual, made a clean sweep, electing their entire ticket. REPUBLICANS HOLD ILLINOIS. They Elected More of Their Men Than the Democrat*. Chicago, April 3.—Township elections tvere held throughout Illinois to-day, and as far as the returns showed at midnight, the Republicans seemed to have elected more of fhelr men than the Democrats, although the returns are very incomplete. In none of the elections were there any issues of importance outside of the town ship in which the votes were cast. CITIZENS MADE A PROTEST. Hut the Thug* and Heeler* Got the Best of Them. Chicago, April 3—A small riot occurred to-day at the meeting of the South Town board in which several taxpayers who went to protest against what they term ed a “salary grab” by the retiring offi cials of the bo3rd, were royghly handled. Some time ago Collector Barnett, Super visor Shannon and Clerk Ryan of the South Town, announced that they had voted themselves an aggregate of $23,00) out of the town funds. A mighty protest was made but without avail. To-day a meeting of South Town elec tors was held to ratify the action of the officials and a delegation of prominent business men went to fight the ratifica tion. The three officials tilled the room with a large number of their personal friends. Bankers, real estate dealers and Insurance men clamored in vain for admission to the cramped meet ing room, only to shout their protests, amid derision from the element in con trol. The protestants were jostled, push ed and shoved around the town offices, while thugs elbowed, gouged and stole. Col. H. S. Dietrich, one of the real es tate board's crusaders, was hemmed in a doorway, w’hile an “elector” smashed his right ear. E. K. Keith, president of the Metropolitan National Bank, was whirled in the center of a revolving foot ball wedge until his back and shoulders ached. While the gridiron tactics prevailed ex- Judge Kirk Hawes was robbed of a SIOO Jeweled shirtpin and a SSO diamond scarf clasp was snatched from the necktie of George L. Warner, president of the real estate board. Meantime the "electors" who were not pushing or plundering stood by and jeerad at their victims. The taxpayers' delegation made an at tempt at a “last stand,” with a view to holding another meeting, but before they could act they were hustled into the cor ridor and dispersed. Clean Sweep at Rock Inland. Rock Island, 111., April 3.—The Republi cans elected every candidate on the ticket. The new Council will be composed of twelve Republicans and two Democrats, a gain of six Republicans. Thb Republi cans also gain three members of the coun ty board. Springfield I* Itepnlillcan. Springfield, 111., April 3.—The Republi cans elected their entire township ticket In Springfield to-day by pluralities of 500 or over and six ou* of seven aldermen. While discussing politics to-night John Vet ra fatally shot Thomas McManus ln the stom ach. Veiera was arrested. Election n Galesburg. Galesburg, 111., April 3.—The Republi cans carried the city liy a majority of 1,500, electing the entire city ticket, ex cepting one aldermun, Joliet Stay* HeptllllleHll. Joliet, 111., April 3.—The Republicans (Continued on Fifth Rage.) SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, ABRIL 4. 1900. QUEEN VICTORIA IN IRELAND. REACHED KINGSTOWN SOME HOl HS AHEAD OF TIME. 'lnch Enthusiasm in Spite nf tlie Fnet That Large Crowds Had Not Gut hered—There Were Illntnina- Hons and C heers Rat No Counter- Demonstration—Wil 1 Go to Dublin To-day Dublin's Sword-Bearer, Eurnn, Refuses to Take a Eland. Dublin. April 4, 12:20 a. m.—ln spite of the rain that was falling and the huge puddles of water under foot, the arrival of Queen Victoria in the royal yacht Vic toria and Albert, off Kingstown, was the occasion for much enthusiasm, although this did not take an organized form, ow ing to the fact that her majesty, due at 5:30, arrived thrte hours and a half ahead of schedule. The passage of the channel was*smooth. and the Queen suffered no discomfort, al though she expressed regret that the premature departure from Holyhead, ow ing to the threatening weather conditions, should cause her Irish subjects disap pointment. The Victoria and Albert, when it loom ed up through the haze, was greeted with the thunder of twenty-cne guns from each ship of the British channel squadron. Thousands had poured into Kingstown re gardless of the pelting ruin, which luck ily ceased about 5 o’clock and they braved the cold 'Winds and mud until midnight. The celebrations were confined to an il lumination of the war vessels and to a few fireworks here and there. A shining shamrock stood out against tlie blackness of Dublin bay, and from the Jackies clustered on the decks of the squadron came strains of “God Save the Queen” which were taken up with a will by the patient crowd on shore, and when “Soldieis of the Quo n” floated across the quiet water, the spectators on Kingstown pier joined in with equal fervor. The Counter Demonstration. Although all political conditions are represented in Kingstown, there was no attempt at a counter demonstration. In fact, the evenirtg’s fireworks, singing and cheering were not marred by any hostile note and the entry of the Queen into Dublin to-day (Wednesday) will probably be a repetition of similar friendly condi tions. Dublin, itself, seven miles from Kings town, was bedraggled, its finery which rivaled London’s jubilee decorations, drooping sadly from the steady rain, which, according to the weather prophets, will be repeated to-day. However, last evening when the showers ceased, illum inations such as Ireland had never seen lit up the streets and were viewed by crowds so dense that in several thorough fares traffic was impossible. The castle was gay with a dinner party, including the leading Irish nobility, and a spirit of good natuned revelry prevailed over every quarter of Ireland’s capital. Egan Will Not Take Fart. James Egan, the Dublin city swordbear er, who fer nine years was imprisoned for political offenses, refused to-day to hand the Queen the sword, nor would lie take 1 a’t in to-morrow's proceedings. In a let ter to the town clerk Mr. Egan says: “I will yield nothing to any Irishman in respect for the individuality of the aged lady, but I cannot join in any act of pub lic courtesy toward the head of a state which has tried me upon charges that were false and sent me td suffer for nine years in English dungeons —the state that still hallmarks with the degredation of a ticket of leave man.” Air. Egan adds that he is prepared to accept the consequences andjiand in his resignation. The Queen will disembark some time before noon to-day, and will drive from Kingstown through the city, reaching the vice regal lodge about 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The Queen’s progress promises to be one of the most remarkable occa sions in the history of Ireland. By the exercise of tact political consid erations have been either kept entirely in the background or banished entirely. FRENC H HAS HAD NO BATTLE. Recapture of tlie British Gun* I* Hardly Probable. Tjondon, April 4, 4:40 a. m.—No news has yet been received of the expected battle between Gen. French and the Boers. There Is now but a remote prospect of the recapture of the guns. This, however, is regarded as quite trifling compared with the political effects of the disaster. As the Bloemfontein of the Times remarks Commandant Olivi r’s strategy in reoccupying Ladybrand and Thabanchu was bold arid even brilliant. Most of his force is composed of Frei Staters, and the advantage gained by them will have a most disturbing effect oa the mind of the Free State population. The impossibility of affording complete protection, for the moment, to all far mers in the south and southeast sections of the Free State is recognized at Bloem fontein. Men who surrendered under the proclamation of Lord Roberts are now being punished for the leliance they plac ed in the ability of the British to protect them. Maftking was still besieged on Match 20. And there are rumo.s that Gen. Duller is preparing to advance. It is announced from Fpringfonteln that the censorship has again curtailed the dis patches. Therefore important develop ments must be impending. The British public is reluttant to be lieve that an American led the Bo?r forces which attacked the convoy. The Dally Chronicle says: • “Rcichmann may bo, like some other Americans, in sympathy with the Boers. He may even have unofficially advised the Boer commandant, although this would have been exceedingly improper, but we cannot think he would take the command without previously resigning his commis sion.” SHOWED MAGNIFICENT PLUCK. Bravery of the BrliUli W lien They Were ( nught ly % mini nil. Bushman’s Kop, April 2.—Hearing that the water works were destroyed, the cor respondent of Rieter’s Telegraph Agency rode forward 10-duy. Arriving at the crest of a hill a vol ey was fired at him, and a moment later a man appeared at the top of the crest. He proved to be an American, w ho declared thiti he. accompanied the Boers only as a sightseer. He said that never during his whole life had he witnessed such magnifi cent pluck as that shown by the British Saturday, and he asserted that not only himself, but the whole Boer army, were profoundly touched with, admiration at their gallant behavior. It appears that the Boers never doubted their ability to capture the whole British force, ami were dumbfounded at the cour age displayed and the masterly way in which the force was able to escape from the deathtrap. The Boer force was de tached from Kroonetad, joined the Lady brand force and again divided north of Thabanchu, one portion following the other and meeting Oob Broadwood's re treating force. The burghers engaged consisted of Sehoeman's command, which was accompanied by many foreigners. Commandant John V. Blake was present with the Irish brigade, and other for eigners. The tight was marked by many actions of Individual courage, yhe first man to warn the British of the ambush was a sergeant of the army service corps, who shot a Boer dead with his revolver. A household cavalryman who was sum moned to surrender threw hts rifle into Ills captor's face, knocking him over, and <s cajied. The Boers undoubtedly shot some of live prisoners and also killed some of their own men who advanced to demand the British to surrender, and later—according to the testimony of eye witnesses, the Boers shot some of the prisoners, but the confusion was so great—the fire proceed'ng from all directions and the Boers firing on the convoy in which their own men were mixed up—that it is impossible to say ex actly what happened. Explosive bullets have been found in the bandoliers of some of the Boers who were captured. The enemy pursued the BrMsh for miles, killing, wounding and taking pris oners. One squa'dron of the Sixth Dra goons, which entered the ac tion 140 strong, mustered at the end only ten mounted men. The Boers seem to be in great strength throughout the district and are signalling on al! sides. A large body Is reported moving southwest of Bloemfontein in the direction of the railway. Duplicate machinery is available to re place, that which the Boers destroyed at the water works. The British troops are in urgent need of remounts. FIGHTING NEAR BHANDFORT. Boor* Attacked the British Bnt Finally Hn<l lit Retire. Pretoria, Saturday, March 31.—There has been heavy fighting between Brandfort and Bloemfontein. The Wakkerstroom and Ermelo com mandoes attacked 7,000 British and drove them back with heavy loss. According to the reports of the wounded who have arrived here, fighting occurred all along the line. The federal troops held positions on the side end top of the moun tain, while the British positions were on the opposite side of the hill. The Britisa charged repeatedly, but were repulsed. The latest repoits say that the federal* were more than holding their own; but ihe final result of the fighting is not known here. The federal loss was nine killed and wounded. Reports from Brandfort received later state that 2,000 federate attacked 3,003 British successfully. But that 13,000 Brit ish reinforcements arrived and the felerals were compelled to retire ofter punishing the British severely. The federal loss, ac cording to these reports, was slight. INTO THE QUEEN'S DOMINION. Resolution Saying the Republic* Should lie Taken In. Cape Town, April 3.—At a mass meet ing held here to-day at which 20,000 per sons were present, a resolution was passed, amid scenes of great enthusiasm, declar ing the solemn oonvlctiop of those as sembled that the incorporation of the South African republic and the Orange Free State into the Queen’s dominions alone would secure peace, prosperity and public) freedom in South Africa. The na tional anthem was then sung. DOEII PRISONERS ARE DYING. Medical Authorities Unable to Cope With Typhoid. Simontown, April 3.—The condition of the Boer prisoners is deplorable. The medical authorities seem' unable to cope with the spread of typhoid fever. There were four additional deaths last night and the pick are panic-£tricken. The dead are burled with, as much respect as the ex igencies of the place admit, but a gun eaniage is no longer used, wagons being requisitioned to convey a number of coffins at a single trip. CAPE COLONY PARLIAMENT. Two Parties of Boer* Escaped From Cape Town. Cape Town, April 3.—Parliament was further prorogued to-day. The Governor, Sir Alfred Milner, has returned here. Two small parties of Boers escaped from the Green Point track. One party was traced to a railway train, which was stop ped and searched near Cape Town. The Boers jumped through one of the win dows of the train and got away. BOERS NEAR WATERWORKS. EUrl of Rnaalyn Probably Captured. ttrltl*li Casualties. London, April 3.—The war office has posted a dispatch ftom Lord Roberts, reading as follows: "Bloemfontein, April 2, 10:30 p. m.—ln continuation of my telegram of March 31: There has been considerable delay In get ting accurate returns of the casualties, as the action took place twenty-two miles hence, the telegraph cable has been Inter rupted several times, cloudy weather has •interfered with signalling, and although there has be nno engagement since, the force is continually in touch with the en emy. “There Were many acts of conspicuous gallantry dlsplajed during the day. Q battery r. mained in action under a cross fire at 1,200 yards for some hours, the of ficers serving Ihe guns as the casualties reduced the detachment*. Several gallant attimpia Were made to bring ln two guns, the teams of which had been killed, but at each attempt the horses were shot. "The Essex, Munster, Shropshire and Northumberland Mounted Infantry and Roberts' horse covered the retirement of the guns from that position to the cross ing of the drift found by the cavalry, two mile* further south, and withstood the determined attacks of the enemy, who (Continued on Fifth Tag*). WAS ANXIOUS FOR A PLACE. GEORGIA WOMAN WHO THOUGHT SHE COULD BUY ONE. Story That She Embraced Senator Clay and flow It Came A limit. Offered Him SIOO to Get Her a Po sition—She Sniil 41 r. Hanna Stated All Senators Could lie llouaht— llml Delia ii a on llncon mid Other Geor gia ha. Washington, April 3.—Members of the Georgia delegation wore surprised to read a story published in a New York paper to-day to the effect that Senator Clay wan publicly embraced by a female offieeseek er a few days ago. When the subject was brought to his at tention, the junior senator from Georgia joined his colleagues in the laugh they were enjoying at his expense. The story was too good to keep, so the Senator related it to-flay. It Is about the unique demand made upon him for his influence in securing a position for a wo man claiming Georgia as her home. For some time a Miss Adelaide Wilson, who sayj her home If Savannart or Atlanta, *has been In Washington Peeking an ap pointment. She has set her heart on get ting one In the Congressional Library and to that end has been besieging different members of Congress. Wanted to Buy n Place. It developes that she has written sev eral members of the Georgia delegation letters offering lo give them as much as SIOO If they would secure her a place. In each Instance the recipient of the letter defined to expose the woman, supposing that she was either ignorant or mentally unbalanced. A few days ago Librarian Putnam wrote Senator Bacon staling that he had receiv ed a letter from Miss Wilson offering him SSO for a place. Neither of the Georgia senators had ever seen her up to that time. Dater she called on Senator Bacon to press her claims for a place and he had great trouble in getting rid of her. Senator Clay*a Expert**nee. Senator Clay's experience came later. He was walking from the Senate Chamber over towards the Senate Annex, whet* his office Is, when a woman wffio proved to be Miss Wilson, stopped and urged him to go with her to the library and get her a place She grabbed his sleeve, attempting to de tain him, and declared her willingness to give SIOO for the place. Senator Hanna, she declared, #ay a all the senators can be bought, and I want you to help me. Senator Clay tore himself away from tho woman who attempted by main force to drag him over toward (he library and then the woman promptly disapjieared. Somebody started the story that the wo man had attempted to hug the Senator, so ffo-day he related the circumstances Just as they happened. Miss Wilson i about 40 years old and red-headed. She would not take a prize at a beauty show. ANOTHER GEORGIA DIVISION. United State* Conrt Likely to He Em tnlll*licd In Rome. Washington, April 3.—The House Com mittee on Judiciary decided to-day to give a favorable report to Judge Maddox’s bill creating the northwestern division of the Northern district of Georgia and estab lishing a court at Rome. The sub-com mittee, of which Mr. Fleming of Geor gia was a member, made a favorable re port lo the full committee. * Judge Maddox went before tho commit tee this morning, and the result of his presentation of the facts in support of bin bill was a unanimous report in its favor. Mr. Fleming will draw the re port. With this action there is no doubt of the passage of the bill at this session. EXPECTS FAVORABLE REPORT. GrlggA 1111 l on PoMtnl Rates for Agri cultural Department*. Washington, April 3.-Judge Griggs is confident of a favorable report from the Poet office Committee on his bill piovld ing that the publications of departments of agriculture be given the benefit of pound rates in the mails. It was found that there was- little chance of a bill extending to commissioners of ag riculture the franking privilege, so Judge Griggs introduced a bill giving their publi cation* the benefit of pound rates. This will be a great boon to the depart ment#, largely increasing their efficiency, and the bill will doubtles# pass. ANNOUNCES FOR RE-ELECTION. C 'ong re*m nn Lewis Lets Coimtita ent* Know lie Will Run. Washington, April 3. Representa tive Lewi# of the Third district has written a letter to his constitu ents formally announcing his intention to be u candidate for re-election. He bases his candidacy on the ground that while in Congress he has endeavored to faithfully safeguard the interests of his constitu ents, has always been loyal to the prin ciples of the Democratic party and has labored to advance und promote all meas ures intended to encourage prosperity and build up the growing industries of the Southern states. TO INSPECT NATIONAL PARK. I liickHninuan May lie >lnl* a Perma nent Ullltnry Pont. Chattanooga, April 3.—C! hair man D. M. Steward ofythe Chamber of Commerce to day received a letter from Adjt, Gen Corbin, in whtch he states that during the first week of May a party consisting of Becretary of War Root, Secretary of Agri culture Wilson, Adjt. (Jen, Corbin, G*n. M. A. Ludlngton, Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Ocn. H. V. Boynton, together with th“ members of the Chickamauga-Chattanoo ga National Military Park Commission, will visit Chattanooga to iwipect the Na tional Park. It 1 understood the inspec tion is to be made with a view of ascer taining the adaptability of the Chicksrmu ga battlefield as a military post and per manent army rendezvous. Fire in Ohio Penitentiary. Columbus. 0., April 3.—The large three story building within the walla of th-‘ Ohio penitentiary, occupied by holt manu facturing shops, ws destroyed by fire to night, untuning a loss of over slou,wu. LABOR TROUBLE AT SAN JUAN. A Crowd of WK> Forced Native Car penter* to Quit Work. &in Juan de Porto Rico, April 3.—A crowd of about 600 persona gathered yes terday at pier under construction by the K. B. JenkH Company, intimidated the na tive carpenters and forced thirty-five of them to quit work. The present rate of wages is $1.50 per ten hours labor. The leader* of the movement demanded .an eight-hour labor day. At noon to-da.v a mob of over 10,000 people ussembl- and and attacked the St. Thomas laborers. There were 150 police men on duty, but they made no attempt to disperse the crowd and a company of infantry was called out to preserve order. The crowd was not vio lent, beyond beating ; few men. The ag itators were headed by Santiago Igleelae. late delegate to the labor convention at New York. The leaders from St. Thomas refused to return to work, being afraid of the at tacks after hours. The workmen, who were satisfied and willing to work, were forced out by tie' so-called union leaders, with the result that the natives will not be engaged. The company has cabled to the UnWed States for sixty-five carpenter#. They wll larrive on the next steamer. The pier is now protected by soldiers. DO NOT BELIEVE THE STORY That Cnpt. Hclclnnnn Led tlie lloer* Lit * I Saturday. Washington, April 3.—War department officials do not believe the story that comes from South Africa to the effect that Capt. Carl Reichmen, Seventh In fantry, was one of the leaders of tho Doer# at the last fight between the Boers and the English at the Bloemfontein wa ter works. Raichman’s broth* r officers, men who know him well, say that it is very prob able that Reichman occupied some con spicuous point of vantage from which to view the fighting, and his discovery in uniform by the British was the i>asis for the assumption that he was one of the Doer leaders. Reichman was selected by Gen. Miles personally to accompany the Boer forces during the war as an observer for the United States army. Reichman ranks high as a scientific soldier, having been detailed with succee# to observe the grand maneuvers of the German army as a representative of the United States army. His colledfeueß in Washington declare that the officer has too much* common sense to he led into a violation of his or ders In the manner described. AjGAIXNT internal revenue. l’rof. Hollancler'n Advice an to Taxes in Porto Hlco. Washington. April B.—During the de bate on the Porto Rican bill to-day Sen ator Fairbanks presented the following cablegram from Gov. Gen. Davis of Porto Rico: “San Juan de Puerto Rico, March 2D.— Letter by next mail from Prof. Holland er strongly advising against legislative requirement of United Stn4e internal revenue laws, or fixed percentage thereof for Porto Rico. He urges that tax sys tem for this island should be made to suit local conditions and harmonize with home requirements. Hope of attaining such system will be unrealizable if un suked tax laws are forced on the island and proper measures prevented. “Davis.” Senator Fairbanks explained that Prof. Hollander is an expert on questions of taxation, who was sent to Porto Rico at the request of Gen. Davis to make a study of these questions. 81GMIEE A GUEST OF HONOR. li. Ik* of Ills Telegram Sent After tlie Maine Explosion. fit. Paul, Minn., April 3.—Oapt. Charles D. Sigshce, IT. 9. N., commander of the l>attleshlp Texns, was to-night the guest of honor at a banquet at the Ryan Hotel. In the eburse of his speech, Capt. Big bee. referring to the Maine explosion, <i Id: “I knew the country would be excited and I wished It to act Its best. Therefore I framed my telegram as I did. I asked that public! opinion be suspended. Per haps, as has been suggested, ‘Judgment* might have been a better word. I had no thought that I might influence the coun try, but 1 did hoi? to enable the admin istration to control the matters until the country could settle down to a sober sec ond thought.” 11 IS IIESUG N A TION ACCEPTED. Wehfcter linvln Sent It Directly to the ■'resident. Washington. April 3.—The resignation of Mr. Webster Davis,assistant Secretary of the Interior, was accepted to-day by Sec retary Hitchcock by direction of the Pres ident. The resignation, It la understood, wav oent directly to the President by Mr. Davis, but was referred to tho Secretary of the Interior to be accepted by him la the regular course. Secretary Hitchcock declined (o say anything in regard to the resignation. He believed that the statements nude by Mr. Davis fully covered the rase. The Secre tary refused to make public the of the letter of resignation or that of the accep tance of it. KEARMARGE’* FINAL TEST. Ilotli Turret* and Hea-going Qanll t i•* to He Tried. Newport News, Va., April 3.—The bat tleship Kearsarge W€nt to sea again this morning for her final acceptance trial. The board of Inspection arrived at an eatly hour, and went immediately aboard and at D:45 o’clock tho Keararge proceed ed to sea. She will be out for forty-eight hours for nn exhaustive test of both her turrets and seagoing qualities. No 111 llm %galii*t Lyncher*. Richmond, Va., April 3.—The Greensville grand Jury, charged with Investigating the lynching of the negro Cotton and the white tramp, O’Grady, completed their work to-day unti made no presentments. DAILY. SM A YEAR 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMES A-WEEK.II A YEAH DEWEY WANTS PRESIDENCY. HAS DF.riDFD THAT HE WILL EX TKIC THE II AUK FOII IT. Sinro Slinlylim (lio Mutter He Iln. Deeiileil lo lte*elnil ill* Former DeelNion Xot to Hun—lt the Amerl* ean People Want Illm He A\ 111 Bo Duly Too Willing to Serve Them. SntlMlleil That MS* fan Evectite tlio Ln n * of Uonifren*. New York, April 4.—A special to th World from Washington says: Admiral Dewey authorises the World ta announce to the American people that af ter mature reflection nd In response toi the earnest entreaties from all parts ofl the country, hts former decision not un der any circumstances to run for the pres idency Is rescinded. A World correspondent saw the Admiral at his home at 6 o'clock last evening. Admiral Dewey said: “I realise that the time has arrived wheel X must definitely define my position, "When 1 arrived in this country last year, I said nothin,! would Induce me ta be a candidate for the presidency. "Slnco then, however, I have had tha leisure and Inclination lo study tho mat ter and have reached a different conclu sion, Inasmuch as so many assurances have come to mo from my countrymen that I would be acceptable ns a candidate for this great office. "If the American people want me fofl this high office I shall be only too willing to serve them. “It Is tho highest honor In the gift oS this nation; what citizen would refuse It'll "Slnco studying this subject I am con vinced that the office of President lsmoC such a very difficult one to fill, his duties being mainly to execute the laws of Con gress. "Should I he chosen for this exalted po sition I would execute the laws of Con gress as faithfully as I have always executed the orders of my superiors." Admiral Dewey did not state whlclt party’s nomination he would accept. Thu reporter said: "On what platform will you stand?" and the Admiral replied: “I think X have said enough at thld time and possibly too much." IS THE AAT I OS.A I. MUSEUM. Dewey Will Deposit Hl* Collection of Trophies. Washington. April 3.—Admiral Dewey has decided to dejioslt his entire collec tion of trophies ln the National Museum, Including the sword presented to him by Congress, and the great loving cup pro cured by popular subscription. Ills object in so doing is lo give the public oppor tunity to view the collection, which Is ona of great value and interest. BECKHAM DID SOT HOAOII IT. Correspondence With Gov. Mount ns to n llei|iii*ltion. Frankfort, Ky., April 3.—A requisition made by tJov. Mount on the "Governor of Kentucky,” for the return to Indiana of Itudolph Gossman, was presented tg Gov. Heckham this morning after It had been first presented at Republican headquar ters and entered. The IDemocratlc Gover nor declined to recognize Taylor's author ity. On receiving the papers Gov. Beck ham sent a telegram to the Indiana exec utive, saying: "I will gladly honor It If yon will first) assure me that any requisition Issued by mi* os Governor of Kentucky upon you will also be honored. J. C. W. Beckham." Gov. Mount answered Gov. Beckham's telegram as follows: “Hon. J. C. W. Beckham, Frankfort, Ky.: Jteplytng to your telegram. I cannot enter Into any compact or agreement that shall become binding. This would be an unwarranted departure from executiva practice and the law. I must reserve tha right to determine each requisition on ita merits. "James IX. Mount, Governor Indiana.” — t WANT PAS HEATING STOPPED. American Flag %Vn* Hissed In a Tile— liter In llsvnna. Havana, April 3.—Many prominent ne groes In Havana have signed a petition to Senor Estrada Mora, acting Mayor, agains, further permits for "tangos" or character istic negro dances ln which the dancers beat kettles and tin cans. Tho petition ers contend that these performances are a survival of slavery and are altogether a degrading spectacle. During a recent skirt dancing entertain ment ln a local theater, there was a dis play of American, Spanish and Cuban flags. The last two were cheered, but the American flag was hissed. The Dis cussion says that the hissing was done by Spaniards. SEVEHAI. PHOVISCKS TAKEN. Atrocities Continue In Some Part* of Mindanao. Manila, April 3. 9 p. ni.—Gen. John C. Bate* has peacefully occupied Surlgao, Cagayan, lligan and Mlsamis, in the Is land of Mindanao. A number of rifles and cannon were captured. The presence of the gunboats Yorktown, Manila and Panay prevented resistance at Cagayan. Insurgent atrocities In Cagayan and Ca marlnes provinces continue. Spaniard a, Chinamen anil natives have been mur dered. OFFICE!! ADAMS IS DEAD. Ho mill Klrltley Wrro Shot by Crook* In Blrniinirlrani. Birmingham, Ala., April 3.—Police Officer J. H. Adams, the second victim of the safe robbers, who was shot last Tuesday night, died to-night. Adams was shot by John Hendricks, alias "Dutch Henry," a notorious crook, who with four companions of his are now In the county Jail. Officer Klrkley, who was shot at the same lime by Frank Dun can, another member of Ihe gang, died oil Thursday night.