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J. H. ESTJLL. President.
KENTUCKY. DEMOCRATS WIN
( 0 t HT OF APPEALS GIVES GOVEKS.
OKSHJP TO BECKHAM.
Tvo Republican Judges Voted With
ll,<> Democrats —There AVns Only
one Dissentln* Voice— Repnbllcans
Will Appeal to the United States
Supreme Coart -acourt Without
Jurisdiction to ro Behind Leßisln
lure’s Action Under the Constitu
tion.
Frankfort, Ky„ April 6.—The Court ef
A ; il' to-day handed down a decision
Jn ore governorship case in favor of the
Democrats.
Ex-Gov. Bradley, chief counsel for Gov.
Taylor, to-night authorized the statement
Fat an appeal on behalf of Gov. Taylor
and Lieut. Gov. Marshall will be carried
t 0 the Supreme Court of the United
States.
’ Bradley and Judge W. H. Yost,
c el for the Republican state officers,
w in consultation with Gov. Taylor for
sf . oal hours this afternoon, and the
~ (i. statement was made at the close
of the ct nference.
It is said that Col. W. C. P. Breckin
r: ke and Republican leaders from differ
,nt j-arts of the state will meet Gov.
Taylor in conference here to-morrow
morning.
Ex-Gov. Bradley said:
“We will not take advantage of any
technicalities to delay the progress of the
c.,.. . The decision of the Court of Ap
peals is not disheartening to us. We will
ask for a writ of error to the Supreme
Court at once and these contests will now
be at an end in a very short time.”
The Court of Appeals to-day handed
down its decision in the gubernatorial con
-1,.m in favor of Beckham, Judge Durolle
dissenting.
The other two Republican judges. Bar
naul and Guffy. handed down o separate
opinion which differed in its reasons from
the opinion of the Democratic judges, but
agreed with them in its conclusion.
\l lint the Decision Says.
Judg< Hobson, one of the four Demo
on ic judges, wrote the opinion of the ma
jority of the court, affirming the decision
of Judge Field of Louisville. It recites
th* work of the State Canvassing Board
ai' 1 of the contest proceedings in the Leg
islature and all subsequent proceedings,
and continues:
“We have no more right to supervise
lhe decisions of the general assembly in
determining the result of this election
than we have to supervise the action of
1 Governor in calling a special session
of the Legislature, or In pardoning a crim
inal. or the action of the Legislature in
contracting debts or determining upon the
♦-I- tion of its members, or doing any
authorized by the constitution.
There is no conflict between the action of
tin state canvassing board and that of
th<* Legislature in these cases. The state
i invassing board was without power to
go behind the returns. They were not
authorized to hear evidence and deter
mine who was in truth elected, but were
required to give a certificate of election
to those, who, on the face of the returns,
b id received the highest number of votes.
For ihe .- nte board to have received evi
dence to impeach the rturns before them,
would have been for them, in effect, to
act as o board for contesting the elec
-1 on, and if they had done this they would
have usurped the power vested in the gen
*l ai assembly by the constitution, for
by its express terms only the general as
e-mbly can determine a contested election
f< r Governor and lieutenant governor.
< ertifient© 'Sot Evidence.
“But the certificate of the state board
ef canvass* is is no evidence as to who was
in truth elected. Their certificate entitles
! n dpient to exercise the office until
1 regular constitutionality shall deter
n • who is the dv jure officer. The
of de jure officer attached when
• • ' V ‘ 1S elected, although the result was
unknown until it was declared by the
1 ' per constitutional authority. When it
v * declared it was simply the ascer
iit of a fact hitherto in doubt or un
:‘ ed. The rights of the de facto officer
J 11 '"' 1 ' ids certificate from the canvassing
r ’ were provisional or temporary until
• termination of the result of the elec
-1 :i f provided in ihe constitution and
’ 11 l,ut determination, if adverse to him,
" '1 altogether. Such a determin
®l of the result of the election by the
I' r 't tribunal did not take from him
b "' pre-existing right, for if not in fact
’ ‘"i. he had only a right to act until
r ;V.‘ r ',' ult of the election cbuld be deter-
Wiflinut Jurisdiction.
' ~re*e * therefore, unable to see how
r * '’ n be distinguished from any
. ■ ‘dative action, taken in a mot.or
the constitution has given the
1 ore exclusive Jurisdiction, and we
• ' fore of the opinion that the court
" it jurisdiction to go behind the
, ' n _ lu do by the Legislature under the
~ , . : l° n - Such a record seems to us
’ *o every presumption In its fa
‘”r,xv ' h the records of this court, k-'pt
' supervision, would b 4 entitled
‘‘ ’ •• the hands of the Legislature
", ' Her before It.”
v . “ 1 r PU"d that the contest bnnrd
1 1 f drly drawn ly let. that cerialn
4 '. " r nf ~u‘u ‘ board were Itnble t,> ob
- " n the score of partiality and that,
tit is board was not properly
• U y °f these objection's
y , founded, the general assemb’y
I , . rr o take stt h action as was
’a t) m* prem'ses. It do s not appear
j. *fop objections urged were
: t ; & net ai as m mttly, but,
and it rrfus. 1 to make a
. u nil,st h presumed that it
1 ' f. ni reasons fer its action. Be
, , * rd was only a prelmlnary
v, • ’’ ,ako evidence and report the
h ; ,''f* '•'•oer.il astemMy. The ass m
finally determined the contest.”
' " S ,IR " IV BEEN VILLIPIED.
koi ,
' or Denies All K nMvle<)g< k
ol >Burlcr of Goebel.
n ‘; """• -'wll 6-Gov. Taylor K ,vo
( "’''owing statement at Prankfo t
*,, , "' < I have been .made the tnr
' " lncat,on by certain unprincipled
„„ ,n Kentucky. Ths vlleat Insln
, . ;‘ vn hpe " m i'le and the n.oa oul-
I „ I d'ehoods have hem told. When
1. .'i , "f 1 t 0 oHond the funeral of a be
t>, , , 111 '* "6 adzed upon ua an al-
A. u " h ?V M" ,u flv from JiiHtl-e.
, , >o my home by ie iso-i
, ; n ‘b ar Hlater, the fountain.
I■- | "and fl.4 Of fala...
“J alundtr poured forth ui>oii tn>,
<he charge again being made that I was
attempting to fly from the state.
‘‘On my return to Frankfort those papers
hastened to published the statement that
I was met at the train and escorted to my
home by a squad of soldiers with a GaLing
gun. There is not one word of truth in
this statement, hut, nevertheless, it was
published and circulated to harm me.
“Not content with this infamous, ghoul
ish work, w’hicQi with unblushing audacity
lias followed me to the graves of my
brother and sister, even the privacy of my
family has been invaded, and because my
wife drew from the bank some money with
which to pay the soldiers, an attempt was
made to impress the people that she, too,
was preparing to fly.
‘‘Once, an<l for all, I desire to say neith
er directly nor Indirectly, had I any con
nection with the assassination of Senator
Goebel. I am a citizen of this state,
amenable to Us laws. I am not a crimi
nal; neither shall I ever be a fugitive from
justice. Whenever indicted, if such an
outrage should be committed. I shall ap
pear for trial, conscious of my innocence
and of the ultimate triumph of right and
justice.
“The whole purpose of this prosecution
has been, and is, to drive me from my
post of duty, and to punish me for hold
ing the office to which I have fairly been
elected. Such surrender 1 have not made,
nor will I make it unless the highest
courts of this land should adjudge that
I do so. ‘‘W. S. Taylor.”
SAYS HE WAS PAID sl,OOt>.
.Yew Story About tlie A*ns*lnntion
of Gov. Goebel.
Louisville, Ky., April 6.—The Courier-
Journal prints a circumstantial story,
based upon evidence said to have been
given to the attorney for the prosecution
by Whaiton Colden, W. H. Culton, H.
Youtsey and others.
The story gives the name of the man
suspected of ha\ ing fired the shot that
Killed Senator Goebel. lie is a Clay
county feudist. He is supposed to be in
the mountains and has not yet been ar
rested.
The story follows Golden’s testimony as
to the plan to cause a riot in the legisla
ture, during which Democrat! • members
were to have been killed; tells of the
purchase from a well known Cincinnati
house of twenty-five steel bulets, smoke
less powder cartridges, the procuring of a
oS-calibre rifle with w’hich the shooting is
said to have been done, the weapon being
returned an hour afterwmrd and the pay
ment of $1,600 in advance to the assassin.
After the shooting the assasin is said to
have been escorted to the mountains by a
number of armed men.
seniors riot iy porto rico.
Native Laborer* Attacked Those
Front Other Islands.
San Juan de Porto Rico, April 6.—At 4
o’clock yesterday afternoon the natiyes
made a concentrated movement at Puerta
Tiera. Different mobs, aggregating about
2,000 men, attacked the foreign colored
men.
Any English-speaking negro was sub
ject to attack, particularly the natives of
St. Thomas and St. Kitts. One Porto Ri
can was killed, one was seriously injured
and three negroes of St. Kitts were wound
ed dangerously.
The affair was the outebme of the pier
strike and the pretense of the attack, ap
parently, w T as that the English islanders
were usurping Porto Rican labor.
The islanders anticipated trouble and
some of them were armed with revolvers.
The mob entered the house of a St. Kitts
man, and his abdomen was slashed with
a machete. Another St. Kitts man who was
stoned, escaped to the roof and was forced
to jump to the ground. Ho was followed
In the street and stoned until exhausted,
when his head was hammered into a
jelly.
A company of infantry under Capt. Alex
ander and Lieuts. Ansell and Parker was
called out, martial law was declared, sol
diers now patrol the streets and the ram
shops were closed. The mere, presence of
soldiers dispersed the crowds. There were
no demonstrations after the arrival of the
troops.
The condition of affairs necessitates the
presence of troops indefinitely in order fo
prevent more trouble. The municipal police l
are utterly inadequate to preserve order or
handle any crowd. They stood by during
the riot ns spectators and made no attempt
to fnterefere.
The Puerta Tiera district of San Juan Is
about a mile from the City Hall.
It is understood that the British consul
has demanded protection for British sub
jects, though the authorities here will not
make any statement on the subject.
THEY WILL HE GARROTED,
Five Porto tAicnn Aflurderers AVilt
Suffer Dentil.
Ponce, Porto Rico, April 6.—A< an early
hour to-morrow Simeon Rodriguez, Carlos
Parchee, Hermogenes Pacheco, Eugenio
Rodriguez and Rosalie Santiago, who are
condomed to death by garrotlng, will be
executed by garrote.
Their crime was the murder in October
IS9B of S. nor Prudencio Mendez, at Yaueo.
The murderers after criminally assault
ins the wife and daughters of their vic
tim, compelled them to dance about the
corpse.
To-day business has almost been Bus
pended and the public Is greatly excited.
The sentence will be carried out'by
two convicts from San Juan whose sen
tences will be modllled.
The two men have passed the day In
cleaning, oiling and otherwise preparing
the two garrotes. The Americans will
not take part.
nnroiiT is disphedited.
Talk of I’cmiHjlvnuia'.! Buying Old
Dominion Steamship t o.
New York, April fi.—The report from
Philadelphia that the Pennsylvania Rail
road liad bought the Old Dominion Steam
ship Company, was discredited to-day by
W. Ij. Gulilnde&U, president of the steam
ship company.
•'I have heard nothing of such a step,''
said Mr, Oullladeau, "and In a close cor
poration like ours, it Is most unlikely that
such a step should be taken without my
Unowb dge. Besides, T do not see what
advantage the Pennsylvania could gain
by tho purchase of our lines. We are a
connection of tho Norfolk and Western
uni th" Chtaaiieake and Ohio, both of
which roads are controlled to a largo ex
tent by tho Pennsylvania. It would gain
nothing by this outlay of capital that It
does not already have."
SAVANNAH. GA., SATURDAY. APRIL 7. mo.
TO SHIELD THE CONTRACTORS.
LESTER SAYS CERTAIN OFFICIALS
AHE SO DISPOSED.
He Doubts \\ hetber it CotiKresslonal
Investigation Would Accomplish
Much in the Greene nn<l Gnynor
Case at This Late l)uy—-Says Judge
It ro tv it's Decision Is Contrary to
All Law—\ Luck of Inclination to
Execute the Carter Sentence.
Washington, April 6.—Representative
Lester says he has not received a copy of
the presentment in the Greene and Gay
uor case, recently adopted by the grand
jury in Savannah. He says he does not
now know what would be the fate of a
resolution introduced at this late hour of
the scsion for urx investigation of the case
of Ex-Cap tain Carter.
“The subject,” said Col. Lester, “has
been investigated and threshed over in
the courts so that all the information ob
tainable seems to have bean brought out.
There is, however, a mystery surounding
this case which no amount of investiga
tion is able to solve, and that is why
there apears to be a lack of inclination on
the part of the government officials to ex
ecute the sentence of the court martial in
the Carter case.
“There is also a disposition on the part
of certain officials connected with the
government to shield the contractors who
are alleged to have been implicated with
Captain Carter in the crooked transac
tions connected with Savannah harbor.
“The only remedy which might result
from an investigation of the whole sub
ject by Congress would piobably be a
proposition to change the existing low,
relative to the transfer of cases like that
of Greene and Gaynor from one judicial
district to another.
“It Is apparently clear to every reason
able man that Greene and Gaynor and
others implicated in the Carter caae
should be tried in Savannah. The recent
decision of the New York judge releasing
the acueed contractors from custody is
in defiance of all existing laws, and should
excite the indignation and resentment of
every law abiding citizen either in New
York or Savannah.”
If requested to do so Col. Lester wi:l
introduce a resolution calling upon Con
gress to make a thorough investigation of
the Carter case.
HOW JUDGE HROWN EXPLAINS.
Declare*- ills Dedalon Is in Accord
ance With the Lavr.
New York, April 6.—United States Dis
trict Judge Brown to-day reviewed in*an
interview the grounds of his decision in
refusing a bench warrant for the removal
to Georgia D. Greene, J. F.. E. H.
and W. T. Gaynor, indicted in Savannah
in connection with the frauds carried out
by former Capt. Carter. Judge Brown
said:
‘•The reported surprise and anger on
qccount of my decision, have, in my mind,
nothing more back of them than a pas
sionate feeling down South that they
would iike to take these men by the ne'k
and hustle them, off <o trial down there.
There is a feeling that they are swindlers,
and should* be brought to trial there a:
once, where the witnesses against them
are.
“Of course, my decision cannot be based
upon any feeling of this kind. It was a
technical question cf procedure, and my
decision was based upon wel-establlshed
precedent. Over and over again this point
has come up and been decided. The prose
cution argued in this case that the acused
could be removed to on the single
fact that an indictment had been found
against them in that state. Replying up
on this view, they persistently refused to
produce a single fact that you could put
finger upon to show that the indictment
was good.
“As long as the United Safes statutes
stand as they now are, this question can
not be decided In any otehr way.
“The order that I gave for the discharge
of the accused men does not mein at all
that they are necessarily to go free. I
only discharged them under the form of
procedure adopted, ami recommended an
other form might he taken. That mean-!
that the prosecution can, upon discharge,
get anew indictment which could be done
in twenty-four hours, and put In proof to
support it. They may al-o brlrg up tie
case on the same indictment and adopt a
different procedure.”
It could not be learned whet he-, accord
ing to Judge Brown’s opinion, new proreel
ings will be begun against accuse 1 con
tractors. Commissioner Shields is expect
ed to discharge them on the formal oidcr
eoon.
RYAN HAS LOST HIS CASE.
Could Not Make Seaboard Commit
tee Return Stf>ck. *
Baltimore, April tb—The Maryland Court
of Appeals has confirmed the decision of
the lower court In th° proceedings insti
tuted by Thomas F. Ryan of New York
against Lcuis MeJ>ane and others, com
posing the committee with which a ma
jority of the stock of the Seaboard Air
Line was pc oled.
Mr. Ityan purchased cerifflcates repre
senting certain shades of st ck. He sought,
to compel the return to him by tho com
mittee of the stock, but the lower court
and ci-led in favor of the committee. Mr.
Ryan then apreuled with the above re
sult.
DION WILL FIGHT ALREY.
Seconds of Luborsnc nnd ItolliNchlhl
Are Principals.
Paris, April 7.—Arrangements for the
duel betwween Comte de Dion and M. de
Saint Alrey, the respective seconds of
Comte de Lubcrsao and Baron Eduoard de
Rothschilds in their quarrel, have been
completed, and the meting will take place
this morning with Ewords in the neighbor
hood of Tar Is.
OTIS NOT OHOKfIKD HOME.
When lie (toes Leave Gen. Me\rtlmr
W ill Take Command.
Washington, April 6.—lt is authoritative
ly ptated that no order haa yet b*en given
to MnJ. Gen. Otia to relinquish command
in the Philippines and return here, that
being left larg- ly to hla discretion. On re
turning, however, th- command will bo
turned over lo Gen. Mac Arthur.
DEWEY ALWAYS A DEMOCRAT.
Cleveland the Only Man He Ever
W anted to Vote For.
Washington, April 6.—Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey returned to Washington to-night
from their brief visit to Philadelphia. A
number of reporters were at the house
awaiting his return. In response to a
question the Admiral said that he ex
pected in a few days to have ready for the
press a statement as to his future plans.
“Certainly I am a Democrat,” he re
plied in answer to inquiries. ”1 have al
ways been a Democrat.”
“Have you ever voted the Democratic
ticket?”
“No, I never voted in my life. The only
man I ever wanted to vote for was Mr.
Cleveland.”
“It is said that Mr. Cleveland wants
you to run on a straight gold Democratic
platform?”
4 Good night.” answered the Admiral
without ar swering the question, and re
tired.
WENT TO CONFER WITH DEWEY.
Tammany Representatives Were In
I'ltiln delplila.
New York. April 6.—A special to the
Press from Philadelphia says:
Robert VanWyck, mayor of New York,
representing Tammany Hall, and two
other Democratic leaders of New York,
also representatives of Tammany, came to
Philadelphia to-day to confer with Ad
miral Dewey, regarding his announcement
that he would accept the nomination for
the presidency of the United States.
DEWEY HAD A CONFERENCE.
Looks Like Eastern Democrats Are
Hack of Him,
Philadelphia, April C.— It was gleaned
to-night from what is considered a relia
ble source that Admiral Dewey had a two
hours* conference to-day with three gen
tlemen who came from New York.
The three gentlemen, it is said, return
ed to New York immediately after the
conference. As to the nature of the con
ference, nothing could be learned, but it
is said to have had close relation to Ad
miral Dewey’s candidacy for the presi
dency.
A reporter asked the‘Admiral whether
he had any visitors besides Capt. Bron
son. The Admiral replied:
“I left orders at the hotel office that I
would see no one.”
“But did you see anyone?”
“The orders I gave were explicit.”
This was the only answer the Admiral
■would give.
“Will you say now who is back of your
candidacy?”
“Net at this time."
“Are you ready yet to Issue a state
ment ?”
“None has been prepared.”
“When will it be ready?”
“I shall present a statement in a few
dais.”
“What wi’l be the nature of it?”
“1 can say nothing as to that.”
“It has been stated that if McKinley and
Bryan are nominated you will run inde
pendently. Is that true?”
“I have never said so.”
"Admiral, how do you feel about the
way the people of the country have re
ceived your announcement.?”
“Well,” he replied, “one must expect a
groat many things to be said of a man
who has taken such a step.”
“Then you are not at all discouraged?”
“No sir. I am not discouraged.”
HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
WliHncy Admires Dewey But Is Not
Aiding: His Caiulidney.
New York, April 6.—William C. Whitney
said to-day that all statements suggesting
that he has anything to do with the can
didacy of Admiral Dewey for the presi
dency are without foundation. He said:
“I do not consider myself so related to
politics at present as to be entitled to as
sist in making candidates. I have the
profoundest admiration for Admiral
Dewey. It came naturally to me from my
acquaintance with the Admiral when 1
was Secretary of the Navy. I Hk<? great
pride in his reputation, but I have no
knowledge of and nothing to do with his
recent announcement. I believe it to ba
the act of the Admiral himse'f. His na
ture is simple and straightforward, and
he has doubtless been solicited to become
a candidate by thousands of people who
would like to se him President.”
WHEELER NOT A CANDIDATE.
lias Seen His \inlltfon finalized In
n Reunited Country.
Washington. April 6—Gen. Wheeler’s
attention being called to-day to a sugges
tion of himself as a vice presidential candi
date, he made the following* statement:
“I do not think that my name has ever
been mentioned In that connection except
as very many other gentlemen have been
referred to. simply in the way of a per
sonal compliment. I have appreciated
these flattering allusions to myself, out
never regarded them as at all serious, or
other than the kind expressions of partiil
friends.
“The greatest ambition of my life has
already been realized. I have seen those
who were once Confederate soldiers fight
under the Stars and Stripes against for
eign foes, as soldiers of the United State**.
I have seen the masses of th© people of
all the Southern states eagerly and earn
estly offer their services to fight In the
country’s cause, and have seen them thus
become participants in the events which
have suddenly made ourz the leading
among the great powers of the world, and
opened avenues which enable us to estab
lish the most favorable commercial rela
tions with countries containing nearly one
third the earth’s jKipulation.
“I have Been the cordial relations which
existed during the, first seventy years of
our government firmly re-catablished be
tween the people of all sections of our
common country, and In all this I believe
1 sec the dawn of anew prosperity, in
which the Southern states will be the
largest benefUdarieg. The realization of
conditions so advantageous to our whole
country fill* the measure of my desires,
and l eyonu that I have no ambition what
ever.”
Kentucky Miners Mtrlke.
Indianapolis. April B.—About 1.600 coal
miner* in Hopkins county. Kentucky,
•truck to-duy, demanding ths Indinap;lis
scale.
CAPTURED FIVE COMPANIES.
ItOERS TOOK 500 BRITISH NEAR
BLOEMFONTEIN.
They Were Three Companies of Roy
al Irish Fusiliers anil Two of the
Ninth Mounted Infantry—llatl lleen
Sent to Gun nl a Section of the
Kuilrontl—Lord Roberts* Dispatch
the Only News of tin* Disaster Re
ceived.
London, April 6. 4:09 p. in.—The follow#*
lng is tho text of lrd Roberts’ dispatch
to th© war office, announcing tho capture
of five companies of his own troops:
“Bloemfontein, Thursday, April 5.--An
other unfortunate occurrence has come
about, resulting, 1 fear, in the capture of
a party of infantry consisting of thiv©
companies of the Royal Irish Fusiliers
and two companies of the Ninth Regi
ment of Mounted Infantry near Redders
burg, a little eastward of Bethany Rail
way station, within a few miles of this
place. They were surrounded by a strong
er force of the enemy with four or five
guns. The detachment held out l'roin noon
April S, until April 4. 9 a. m.. and then,
apparently, surrendered, for it is reported
that the firing ceased at that time. Im
mediately after I heard the news, during
the afternoon of April 3, I ordered (lata
cre to proceed to Reddersburg, from
Sprlngfonteln, his present headquarters,
with all possible speed, and I dispatched
Ihe Cameron Highlanders hence to Betha
ny. He arrived at Reddersburg at 10:30
yesterday morning without opposition, but
could get no news of the missing detach
ment. There can bo no doubt the whole
party has been made prisoners.”
Only Itoherls* Dispatch.
London, April 7, 4:30 a. m -Not a word
regarding the disaster at Reddersburg has
been allowed to come through except the
dispatch of Lord Roberts.
The latest disaster more particularly il
lustrates the heavy task Involved in hold
ing the territory. Th© body of some 50J
British troops without guns, which dis
appeared so completely within thirty-five
miles of Great Britain’s army, had for its
business to guard a section of nearly nine
ty miles of railway between Bloemfontein
and Sprlngfonteln. If it could be thus spir
ited away, how is Lord Roberts to insure
his continually extending communications?
It is asserted that 4.000 rebels surrender
ed during Gen. Clements’ northward
march. The Boers will do their utmost
to hold Ladybrand and Thabu, both be
ing rich grain producing districts.
Increased precautions are being taken
in patrolling the railway.
It is said that most of the prisoners
captured at Boshof are foreigners.
Steyn Is In Command.
The report that Mr. Steyn has been ap
pointed to the command of the Free
Staters and the further report that the
Free State has arranged a loan from the
Transvaal for war purposes are both con
firmed.
Ten thousand remounts from South
America are due to arrive during the
coming week at ports of Natal and Cap©
Colony.
Another Boer version of the fighting
with Col. Plumer’s force says that four
officers and thirty men were taken prison
ers at Ramlathabama. The names of
Cecil and Granville, originally supposed
to be separate, it now appears were the
name of one person. The exchange of
prisoners was mooted in the House of
Commons last evening, but elicited a re
ply that tho government had no Inten
tion of proposing an exchange.
LOUD METHt I’A’S FIGHT.
Captured >l4 Boers After Killing; a
Number of Them.
London, April 7.—The Daily Telegraph
has the following from Boshof, dated
Thursday:
‘ Lord Mehtuen s Mafeking relief force
was concentrated here to-day. The Boers
are in force a few miles distant on the
Vaal river. This town Is practically de
serted. all the men being with the com
mando under Commandant Duplessls.who
controls the district.
“Lord Methuen command* and In a spirit
ed little action nine miles to the south
east, where he suirounded seventy Boers
on a kopje. Not a man escaped. We took
54 prisoners, 60 horses and a quantity of
baggage.
“Gen. DeVillebois wo* killed during the
action. A Boer hoisted a white flag and
then fired Immed aiely af.er. killing a
British officer. The murderer was In
stantly shot.”
GEN. M %It El IL W IS KILLED.
Ilritisli Surrounded Hour* mid Took
Fifty Prisoner*.
London, April 6.—The war office has re
ceived the following dls*path from Lord
Roberts, dated Bloemfontein, April 15:
“Methuen telegraphs from Boshof (in
the Orange Free B'aie, northeast of Kim
berley), as follows:
“ ‘Surrounded Gen. VUlebol* Mareuil
nnd a body of Boers to-day. None escaped.
Vlllebols and seven Boers killel. eight
wounded, fifty prisoners. Our 1* uses were:
Killed, Capt©. Boyle and William*, loth of
yeomanry, and two men of the yeomanry;
wounded, about seven men.'
“The attack lasted four hour*. The corr s
behaved very well. Our force vvis com
posed of yeomanry, the Kiml**rley Mount
ed Corpii and the Fourth Battery of Artil
lery.” j
NOTED .SOLDIER OF FORTI Ml.
>
Unr Was Profession of Gen. \llle
bols Mnrcnil.
Ijondon, April 6.—Gen. VUlebol* Mare til.
who was killed in tho engagement in
whitih Gen. Methuen has Just scored a
splendid victory, was the meet notable
of all the soldiers of fortune serving with
the Boers.
In his death tho Boers lose their best
instructed soldier In continental method*
of warfare. H© devised tho Boer de
fenses against Gen. Buller’s advance to
Ladysmith, and he i* given credit for
many of the Boor successes in Natal,
Cape Colony and the southern purt of the
Orange Free State. Ho Is supposed to
have chosen tho gun positions and to
have laid down tho covered trenches, lie
disposed the Boer at the center, from
which they were massed to the defense
of any part of a wide arc.
Ho was 50 years old and had served
through several campaigns In the French
army.
LOSSES IN RECENT AMBUSH.
Officially Announced That the Total
Is 4.*>o Men.
London, April 6.—lt Is officially an
nounced that British casualties in the
Boer ambush near Sannas Post total up
450.
They include missing 303; wounded 83;
killed 4. The missing include 134 artil
lerists, 25 life guards, 22 men of the
Tenth Hutisars and 51 of Lord Roberts’
Horse. The others are divided among
numerous regiments.
ORDERED HIT OF PRETORIA.
\bout tN> Ilritisli Subjects Have
lleeu Expelled.
Lorenzo Marquez, Thursday, April 5.
According to advices from Pretoria, till
British subjects have been ordered to quit
Pretoria and Johannesburg immediately,
except some four hundred, who are per
mitted, under ri recent law to remain ir*
the liutnl. Those who are expelled num
ber about 600.
The prisoner* and guns taken at Sannas
Post have arrived a< Pretoria.
Large Force of lloer* Seen.
liondon, April 7.—The Bloemfontein cor
respondent of the pally Telegraph, tele
graphing Thursday, says:
“The British scouts reported yesterday
that a force of from 12,000 to 18.0 X) Boers
had been seen beyond Bos man’s kop, mov
ing from Thabanchu to the South. The
enemy, by appeals and menace combined,
ar© vainly trying to induce the burghers
to take the field again.”
liners Escaped From Shell*.
Bloemfontein. Thursday, April s.—The
First Cavalry Brigade, under Col. Porter,
reconnoitered eastward to-day beyond
Louw kop. They found 150 Boors and
opened upon them with the shells. Tho
Boers dispersed Instantly.
Km in Near llloeinfontclii.
Bloemfontein, April 6.—Small bodies of
Boers can be seen In the vicinity of this
town and the Boers arc still in the neigh
borhood of the water works. Lord Rob
erts is taking steps to meet the activity
of the Beers.
Pliimcr Moving: North.
London. April 7.—A Pretoria corre
spondent of tho Daily Mail telegraphing
Thursday, says:
"Col. Plumer’s column Is returning
north.”
TWENTIETH CENTURY FIND.
Prominent Methodists Entertained
by P re* I<l <■ t McKinley.
Washington. April 6.—'To-day's ecsß’on
of thr Baltimore rofiferenre of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South, was de
vote,! principally to a discussion of the
twentieth century thanks offering.
Of $29,4000,090 expected to be raised by
all branches of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, $1,0C0.000 la expected from the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South. All
the money secured will be expanded In the
endowment of univeioitles and the es
tablishment of schools.
Bishop Candler, the presiding officer,
made the principal address, pointing out
the resources of the Soutii und the ne
cessity for more and better schools there
for Iroth races. About $l6,O<K) was sub
scribed.
President McKinley entertained inform
ally at dinner at the White House to
night the members of the conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Cluirch and the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, now
In session here. The guests were Bishop,
Walden, Candler, Bowman, Presiding KE
dens Wilson and Boyd, and Itevs. Isrna
lian, Huffy Goucher, Denny and Bristol.
At a meting to-night of the Baltimore
conference. M. E'. Church, a resolution
was adopted Instructing Its delegates to
favor a movement looking to an, organic,
union of the M. E. Church and the M. E.
Church, South.
niI’KISONKf) TUB EDITORS.
Major of Santiago Suppressed an
Incendiary Paper.
Santiago, April 6.—The first Important
action of the new Mayor, Senor Grinan,
in suppressing El Cubatio Libre yesterday
and placing the editorial staff of five men
under arrest, created Intense excitement
when It became known this morning. El
Cubano Libre had always been Intensely
radical In Its utterances against Ameri
cans, Spaniards and white Cubans. Yes
terday It published an editorial both of
fensive and Indecent, In criticism of the
civil government, particularly the munici
pal branch.
The editorial characterized the palace as
“an official sewer and cesspool of moral
corruption,” and used other language, not
fit for publication. It charged officials
with stealing—even specifying the con
tracts—and w.hh selling Immense quanti
ties of valuable limber belonging to the
municipality, particularly 1,000 trees of
mahogany that were delivered under con.
tract for SIOO.
EUrtheimore, the ulltorlal asserted that
Senor Grinan became legally incapacitat
ed for holding office years ago, on ac
count of corrupt conduct.
The new Mayor, who proposes an ag
gressive and progressive administration,
acting under (Jen. Wood's order of March
24. giving Mayors the control of public
order, confiscated the printing plant and
lodged the editorial st iff In Jail. He Justi
fied this step on ground, of public decen
cy. Americans, foreigners and hist
class of Cuban, applaud hi, action. Two
hundred prominent Cubans signed a tele
gram to Gen. Wood this afternoon Indors
ing Honor Grinan course.
Tribal PlKlillnx in Africa.
Accra, British Gold Coast, Africa, April
D.—Trlljol fighting has taken place in
Ashanti. Gov. and I*ady Hodgson arc at
Cootnassle. The telegraph when have
been cut. communication stopped, and d1 - -
patches destroyed. A bodjr of Hussars Is
leaving hero for Cootnassle. The situation
appears to be serious.
New Division Kor Georgia.
Washington, April 6.—A bill was passed
In the House to-day to create the North
western division of ihe northern district
of Georgia.
DAILY. $S A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEUKLf 2-TIMES-A- WEEK.SI A YBAB
CANNOT STAND GEORGIA LAW.
TWO MORE IK 11. DING AXD LO.M
AfCt'IPIV Ell SHIPS.
IVnllonnl Railway ntnl Atlanta \a.
tloun.l lloildiiig and Loan Assoeln*
flows Placed In the Hands of Re
ceivers by Judge Pardee—'Taxation
I inter lleeent .Supreme Conrt De
cision Too Great a Burden—Total
Involved Is $2,000,000.
Atlanta, April 6.—Two building and loan
associations passed Into the hands of re
ceivers here to-day, making three in as
many days.
The court procedure In each case wag
tho same—receivers being appointed by
Judge Don A. Pardee of the United
States Circuit Court for the home office,
while ancillary receivers were named In
the states In which the concerns did bus
iness.
It is claimed in each case that the ac
tion taken was the result of mutual un
derstanding, nnd the cause of the receiv
erships is the same- adverse decisions by)
courts In the matter of taxation.
The National Hallway Building and
Loan Association, of which D. B. Btan
cliffo was general manager, was named In
an application to Judge Pardee last night
and the head of tho concern was an
nounced as Its receiver this morning.
Meanwhile Inst ructions for the filing ofl
ancillary hills In the states of Florida,
Louisiana, Texas, Alabama and Missis
sippi were sent by telegraph.
The nssets and liabilities of the National
Hallway Association are about $300,000.,
Tho application for receiver was made
by J. F. Bottom of Birmingham, and the
grounds alleged are unfavorable rulings
by the courts of various states, and es
pecially that of the Georgia Buprema
Court In the matter of taxes, Tho appli
cation was not resisted.
Atlanta National Next.
The Atlanta National Building and Loan
Association of this city was given Into
the hands of receivers this afternoon.
Judge Pardee naming George A. Speer
and Llgon Johnson for the places. Th
assets are $600,000, and tho receiver, claim
that every dollar of Indebtedness will t>a
paid in a short time. The application In
this case was made by A. E. Dixon of
North Carolina, and Mrs. Mary McKin
loek of Charleston, 8. C. Action looking
to the appointment of ancillary receiver#
In nearly all of the Southern states has
been taken.
On Wednesday last. Judge Pardee named
receivers for the Southern Home Build
ing and lean Association, with liabilities
of about $1,000,000. None of the associa
tions has as yet made a statement of its
condition. The total assets involved In
tho three receivershlrw, approximate SA
GOO,OOO.
t'linse of the Trouble.
In explaining the cause of the trouble
In the National Hallway Hullding and
lan Association, Porter King, one of the
attorneys, said:
"For one not familiar with the facts It
Is impossible to appreciate how the sud
den demand for $40,000 of back taxes by
the state and county, and the demand by
the city for back taxes also under a de
cision lately rendered by the Supreme
Court, tended to paralyze the business of
the association.
“During the entire life of this associa
tion, since 1891, the tax laws of Georgia
have exempted It from taxes except upon
shares on which no loans were made, and
except upon real estate, which was held
unconstitutional by the Supreme Court,
thus holding that during all these years
taxes must be paid on all the debts du®
the association by borrowers In all th®
stale* where It did business, and also
holding I hat the licenses paid the several
cities did not exempt It from city taxes
on the entire assets and Indebtedness.
“Not only was this claim made for back
taxes, but in future Its taxes would be at
the same rate and on Ihe same valuation,
making a total taxation of about per
cent, on all its assets, and It was simply
Impossible to live under such a burden.’*
Could Not Stand the Strain.
Capt. W. D. Ellis, attorney for the At
lanta National Association, said:
"The association was really In good
shape, but the demands for back taxea
from the city nnd county, together with:
the fact that a multiplication of auPs wer<
threatened, made It appear Impossible fa
keep up the fight any longer. That was
especially true on account of the- failure
of two other building and loan association®
and the Impression naturally created In th®
public mind that no national building- and
loan association could stand the sever®
strain through which they were being!
forced to pass."
Judge Pardee has granted orders orv an
cillary bills, placing tho co-reoelvere in
charge of the assets of the association In
the various Southern states. (
COM PROMISED WITH THEM.
Fulton County Accepts SIO,OOO front
Four Ansueinllons.
Atlanta, April 6.—After several confer
ence® Ihe Fulton County Commissioners
have agreed to accept $40,000 from four
building and loan associations In this city!
for back taxes, as follows:
The Southern Home, National Railway,
Atlanta National and Interstate.
This was quite a drop down for the com
missioners, us they or nt least, some ol
tlum, have been contending that the asso
clations were due $200,000 for back taxes.
This Is the first return received by th®
county as the result of the litigation Insti
tuted by the county authorities.
A DANGEROUS REGIME.
1 Gerinnn View of Mr. Clininherluln's
War Policy.'
Berlin, April 6.—To morrow the Nation,
in the course of an article reviewing the
phases of the war tn South Africa will
say:
"Mr. rhambeilain’s regime Is a dangef
for all continental states. The small states
Of Europe, above all others, have causa
for fear They have to fear that which
Is happening to the lloer states, and what
Portugal will have to endure may happen
to every other small country which rhtght
unfortunately stand In the way of th®
British policy."
Miner- Return lo Work.
rillshurg, April IS.— It lx estimated thus
10.000. or about half the striking miners In
the Pittsburg district, returned to worlg
to-day.