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THE MORNING NEWS,
ratnhliahed ISSO. .- - Incorporated
E *J. H. ESTILL, President.
HE APPEALS TO ROOSEVELT.
GOV . TAYLOR SEEKING IMMUNITY
I HOH EXTRADITION.
g ß i,l <o Have Had a. Lons Conference
With the New York Governor.
Greatest Secrecy Preserved—He
s„lt is Sot Known—Action Taken
\ft r He Learned He Wns Indicted.
Harrison Declined to Serve as His
Counsel.
Xcw York, April 31.—The World to-mor
row will say:
\Y S. Taylor, Governor of Kentucky, Is
In New York in consequence of the finding
o, n Indictment against him by the grand
jury of Frankfort, charging him with be
ii - an accessory before the fact to the
jnur ■ r of William Goebel.
Hi appealed to Gov. Roosevelt yesterday
afternoon, asking that an,y demand for an
ex i radii ion be denied.
Th- interview between the Governor of
Kentuv ky and the Governor of New York
lasted for an hour and a half. The ut
nU)stcr. cy was observed in the coming
uf 'i >v. Taylor to the home of Douglass
. n, bro her-in-law to Gov. Roose-
i i i‘s stay there, and In his de
p. ure.
(. n: the visit of Gov. Taylor several
ns railed on Gov. Roosevelt, and
n , ,i ; as were received. To no one
, the presence of Gov. Taylor known,
b • h was seated in a corner chair in
W.r da ing roam, and the folds of heavy
r certains intenened between this and
the drawing room.
< nu***-il • lianfte In Hl* Plana.
Gv. Taylor nrtived in New York from
-n, where he has been preparing
: . the Supreme Court. The in
f.•ana:: n that he had been indicted c'aus
, n change in his plans. The in
s.:- not anticipated.
fact was disputed, but Frl
nds of the Governor were
i ;ho n'i>ori of the indictment
, - ..me known in a mysterious
u i <>luieiy correct. A consul
i .. a- iv J. Some advised that the
should join ex-Secretary of
t \ of Kentucky, also under In
0, a. i a iii Indiana.
a. w.i.- hmred that if Gov. Taylor re
n.a.iiiAi in Washington the requisition of
G>n. bvckham would be honored. The
n. , i feasible plan, and the one offering
a.- K• mucky executive the greatest
li of immunity, was ‘his v trip to New
Vi.ll.
in. llarri.son Declined.
a Taylor called on ex-President Har
n n i the Fifth Avenue Hotel shortly
r- " u, made a despt rate plea to
i • .-iheii'Unt to reconsider his decision
• in u i as his counsel.
. on hoard Gov. Taylor cour
i lirtnlv informed him that it
o. idle for him to take up his
i r ’nefore the Supreme Court of
•; States or before the Kentucky
i the trial of the Governor on
m nt will come up.
Harrison said:
mat I do not believe In the]
n ,v. Taylor, that caused mv j
dial as counsel for him. I had
• iy-menis that I could not
it. I was never formally ap
! : nds of Gov. Taylor asked
‘Ted to take up his case, as 1
d0..-lined because of my numer
( - -’ - 'i-'-rneiits.
1 1 diseugs what Gov. Taylor said
'.v. f will say this, that I
l-o < i!..( .tpicod io connect my self with
the case."
v ' OK TO MAY YORK.
Ip b .Mls Havc No litfornut(lon iin t
an Indictment.
1 j |, r of Kentucky, who has been
II Y >:--aington for some time past, pre
-11 -r ihe papers in his appeal to the Su
-1 ■ Court has gone to New York. He
'' 1 Urn to Washington about the mid
0' of ,l( ?xt week.
• nds of Gov. Taylor say they have
1 iiti.in as lo Ihe indictment al
j ' 1 been found against him in
TANARUS; . v say, however, if he has
' : " 1 b will return to Kentucky
H e Supreme Court hears .the
, ' 1 ! w, -l hg< t nil charges without
11 is understood that Gov.
' to Nt vv York is for the
r ulting lawyers regarding
‘ H M >\ It KLY ACQUITTED.
Tr< ‘ l “' , " ! “„ Cheer Given W hen Ver
•t \\ xim Aii non need.
11 K >'-. April 21.—Ex-Congross
tf ] ‘ ,Vi l r, ‘ Colson, who has been on
fj,... 1 " r *be last four days for the
ki ,' , 1 ''i’-ut. Ethelbert Scott and
i ~ • 1 *‘tnoree, was acquitted th a
A '' out only eighteen mlnut- s.
I h 8 after the u u U t m
' nL “ large part of the crowd
r* 1!l t-ourt room waiting for a
i. !n 1,10 Jury room. After being
, , minutes, a knock on the do<r
1 ill Haker to the Jury room.
, :ll ’l t* ported to Judge Hern
< , jury was ready to come into
, no di monstration when Clr
, |,,,: -d finished reading the v< r
., I: “We, the Jury, find the
guilty."
!.. 1 oi the paper were read
, 1 1 and sent up a wild cheer,
i llm deli ndunt, was standing
i '' 111 '' ' ehalr. I’he crowd took
. ‘ ' ourt officer; l , who pound
b’*' order, but piled over the
•'|■ 'Ui.dlfig Colson and lnalsied
liaiid, They gave an ova
-1 ft'* ! ‘'l Col. James H • >tt,
u. I couinel. Tills cheering
f ( ' ' and Col. t’oison left the com t
‘ ' did .*“0, It WHS ItlKefi up
1 i ! '“u m'l Ip ih in front of the
which the Colonel verv
w J u a HttiuiA.
fpje Jffiflfniitfl |fctogl
LIVES LOST IN FOREST FIRES.
Fenrfnl Destruction Was Wrought
in Manitoba.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, April 21.—Twenty
five or thirty lives may have been lost in
forest fires that are burning for miles
along the Southeastern Railway tracks,
although definite news ia not yet at hand.
Early to-day the delayed regular South
eastern mixed train reached this city with
about twenty-five passengers, mostly lum
bermen, who have been working in the dif
ferent. camps. They fully confirmed all
reports as to the serious nature of the
fire and expressed fears as to the safety
of many of the men at Keith’s camp.
The fire started as early as Tuesday
last, but for several days it burned slowly
on account of the light winds. Thursday
evening the wind rose and flames gained
headway at an astounding rate. Before
many hours it was sweeping a stripe three
miles wide and destroying everything be
fore it.
An idea of the fierceness of the flames
may be gathered from the fact that the
water tank at Vassar siding was destroy
ed, though it was of metal and was 1 filled
with water at the time.
Those coming in on last night’s train
state that not one stick of either Keith’s
or Buchanan’s outfits was saved and that
in all probability a great many horses
perished. One man even went so far as
to say that the men had no time to es
cape from their Camps owing to the
rapidity with which the fire traveled, and
that they were compelled to fight ’back
the flames from the open space around
their camping places. He thinks they are
hemmed in and that their chance of es
cape is slim. This view, however, was
not shared by others.
In addition to the immense quantity of
standing timber destroyed it is said that
5,0b0 cords of ties have gone up in smoke.
Doctors have gone to the scene on a spe
cial train.
PLAGUE CASES IN MANILA.
A Market In the Center of the City
Reeking: With Filth.
Manila, April 21.—The sucftlen deaths of
Filipinos and Chinamen in Quiapo mar
ket have led to an investigation, showing
that fifteen cases of the plague, fourteen
of which were fatal, have occurred with
in a week.
The market is located in the center of
the city. In black, rotten wooden build
ings the keepers of stalls, live there with
their families huddled together in great
filth. Some victims were stricken and
died within an hour. There have been
several deaths in other sections, recently,
which have been traced to infection from
the market.
After all the market people had gather
ed together to-daj T , the health officers
threw a guard around the buildings, and
will keep the inmates quarantined there
for a fortnight. They will then burn
the market.
The total number of bubonic deaths are
119 Chinamen and 66 Filipinos. Tin* plague
elsewhere has been suppressed. Not one
infected person has been found in ihe
Chinese district for ten days past.
PLAGUE SITUATION SERIOUS.
Disease Has Even Been Com ntnn I
cated to Fish at Sydney.
Vancouver. B. C., April 21.—Tt is the
opinion of Dr. Thompson, president of the
Sydney Board of Health, that there is no
hope of an early cessation of the plague,
and that the epidemic can hardly be sup
pressed under eight or nine months.
The steamer Mlowera frpm Sydney to
day brought details of the spread of the
plague In Australia and of the inffectual
efforts of the colonial government to
stamp it out. Thousands have been inocu
lated, the premier and members of his
cabinet presenting themselves for volun
tary inoculation. Continual and thorough
work has bten done in the way of closing
the city and war has been waged relent
lessly against rats.
A peculiar accompaniment of the epi
demic has been th< death of thousands
of fish, their dead 1 odies covering the
surface of some porth ns of the harbor.
It is the theory of the plague experts that
the disease has been communicated to the
fish by dead rats.
BRYAN AND DEAVBY DECLINE.
They Cnmiot A t*lt Syracuse Next
Monday Evening.
Syracuse, N. Y., April 21.—William J.
Bryan and Admiral Dewey have sent May
or McGuire of this city letters of regret
at being unable to accept invitations to
attend the banquet to be given in this city
: next Monday evening in honor of Thomas
Jefferson by the local Democracy. In his
j letter, Jlr. Bryan says that Jefferson
1 made tile Democratic party invincible
while he lived to give It counsel.
"The party wftl again, become invinci
ble,” continues Mr. Bryan, "if it adheres
to the doctrine of e'qual rights to all and
special privileges lo none. This doctrine,
was by the Chicago platform, applied to
the Issues before the country In 1836 and
must he applied to the trust question and
to the subject of Imperialism.”
While mentioning these two issues Mr.
Bryan fails to refer to the currency ques
tion.
GEN. OTIS’ < ASI H.TY LIST.
Men \\ ho Have Lost Tlielr Live* in
the Last Month.
Washington, April 21.-Gen. Otis’ latest
casualty list contains ihe following killed:
Luzon, April I.—Company 0., Thirty
second Infantry, Donald. MacDonald,
Horry F.. Easter; April 16, Company G„
Fourth Infantry, Oscar Johnston, Quarter
master Sergeant llardus Limited, April
17 Company M.. Thirty-tilt.t Infantry,
Robert G. Mclnnish; April 18, Company
It Thirty-fifth Infantry. John Orth,
artificer; April.B. Company K, Forty-fifth
Infantry, Richard Eisenach; l’cb. tl Com
pany F. Forty-seventh Ininnuy. Georg.
E Meade; Company H. Forty-seventh
Infantry. Frank Kutsehlnsky.
Hum.r. March 26.- Company H. Forty
third Infantry, Adam tin. turn.
I-eyte, March 16.—Company B, Edward,
r , musician.
Mindanao, April 7.-Company L, For
tieth Infantry, Rallle B. Klllough; Com
pany K, Fortieth Infantry, Frederick
Brend. l, Charles K Ouyer.
Alien hull* lor I’orto llleo.
Washington, April 21. Gov. All* u of
|>„rto Rico nailed to-day for Han Juan on
tbs Lulled Hlate* *hil> Dolphin.
SAVANNAH, HA.. SUNDAY. APKJL 22. ODU
EMOLUMENTS OF OFFICERS.
SENATE WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT
EXTRA EXPENSES.
Haoon*N Two Resolutions of Inquiry
Agreed to After n Warm Debate.
Duiiirl Denies the Power of the
President to Increase* Allowances
or Pay of Army Officers—Doctrine
of Absolutism of President Wits
Severely Denounced.
Washington, April 21.—Senator Bacon’s
resolution calling for facts about extra
compensation paid to ai my officers in
high station in Cuba and Porto
Rico was adopied by the Senate
to-day as was the other one on
the same line calling for the details of
certain elaborate expenditures said to
have been made in fitting up quarters for
the American representatives at Havana.
The introduction of the resolutions, and
their consideration brought forth not only
a lively discussion in the Senate, in
which some startling admissions were
made, but it brought from the Secretary
of War the admission that the allegations
are true. What is more than this, it
brought from Secretary Root the admis
sion that this large compensation had
been granted to some favorite officers
in high position after full consideration
by the President and his cabinet.
The secretary and the senatorial de
fenders of the administration seek to de
fend this act which is in direct conflict
with the specific law which provides that
no army oificer shall receive extra com
pensation, by pointing out that it has only
gone to a few ad® that the money, which
went to these favored few came from the
revenues of Cuba and not from the funds
for the payment of army officers’ salaries.
This bold acknowledgement of the mis
appropriation for a clearly illegal purpose
of the Cuban trust fund w r as more than
even the author of the resolution of in
quiry hoped to get out of the administra
tion officials.
But the debate was even more import
ant. It disclosed the Republican pro
gramme not only with regard to Cuba,
but with regard to the Philippines in that
it summe i up in the bold declaration of
Senator Platt of Connecticut that the
President is beyond the reach of Con
gress when adminstering the affairs of
these islands. It is nothing short of com
plete absolutism.
Senator feacon’s resolutions have re
sulted in bringing out a lot of facts which
the administration has been endeavoring
to carefully conceal, and which are sure
to cut a great big figure in the campaign
this year. The Georgia Senator is being
generally congratulated by his colleagues
on the results already attained by the in
troduce n of his of inquiry.
Pettigrew First Heard From.
The debate took a wide range, many
senators participating.
When the Bacon resolutions were laid
before the Senate Senator Pettigrew of
South Dakota delivered a characteristic
address in support of the resolutions. He
criticised vigorously the statements made
by the President and war department, and
in response to his resolutions, maintain
ing they were not complete or satisfac
torv.
Mr. Hawley, chairman of the Military
Affairs Committee, resented the state
ments of the South Dakota senator as
“reckless and unwarranted,” and assert
ed that all information required by the
Senate would be furnished in due time.
Mr. Carter of Montana, in an explana
tion of the subject, w’hich he had investi
gated, said that additional salaries had
not been granted to army officers on ser
vice in Cuba or In Porto Rico. When
the United Spates assumed the functions
of government in Cuba and in Porto Rico
army officers w r erc assigned to perform
civil as w’ell as military duties. These
officers, Mr. Carter said, were thrust into
positions where their expenses necessar
ily were considerably increased.
He instanced the case of an officer of
his own acquaintance who found it impos
sible to meet his additional necessary ex
penses out of his regular pay. He, there
fore, asked to be relieved from duty in
Cuba or given an allowance for expenses.
He was given an allowance of SI,BOO a
year, because the Secretary of War and
the President felt that the officer ought
r.ot virtually to be fined for the perform
ance of duties to w r hich he was assigned.
Suggestion From Tillman.
Mr. Tillman suggested that It might be
well to wait until the resolutions were
answered before entering upon a discussion
of them.
“We on the other side,” said he, “w'ant
to know something on this question and
have not had the advantage of information
from the war department.’’
Mr. Bacon, the author of the resolutions,
discussed them at some length. He dis
sented strongly from the proposition that
the President could collect and disburse,
according to his unrestrained judgment,
the revenues of Cuba. He did not have
that unlimited power. He maintained that
the law of the United States expressly for
bade the giving to army officers any addi
tional compensation above their regular
pay. If allowances were necessary by rea
son of their assignment to dutj% in Cuba,
the matter ought to have been brought,
in his opinion, to the attention of Congress.
He believed it was a dangerous precedent
for the executive branch of the govern
ment to fall inio the habit of violating the
law thus openly.
“Can we not direct the President to
withdraw the army from Cuba?” Inquired
Mr. Tillman. *
“That Is one thing we can do.” replied
Mr. Platt of Connecticut.
"Do not the acts of Congress control In
Cub i?” asked Mr. Daniel.
“No,” replied Mr. Platt, sharply.
“Do not the laws of the United States,
ns <o the pay and emoluments of officers
of the army, apply in Cuba?” pers t'ed
Mr. Daniel.
“As to the pay and emoluments of army
officers*, yes.” replied Mr. Platt, “but as to
what ahall t>e done in Cuba, no. Our oc
cupation of Cuba Is military, and is under
< \. v-utive an i not legislative authority.”
AliMoluttniii of tli<* President.
“Where doe* the President get this great
authority?” again ask'd Mr. Daniel.
“From the constitution,” r.plied Mr.
I* jit. “A commaiHlcjr-in-chief of (he
.irniy the President has authority beyond
the ism* r which may lx* conferred upon
him by Congress.”
Mr, Daniel, replying to Mr. Pint, ex
pressed surprise at the statement* made
by the Conn* tlcut Senator. It wa< the
fust Hm**. he t aid, hnt he* had ever heird
ip,, tio'trlne of absolutism of th<- Presi
a,ut *>f tb* United States uMtorted on the
g, n.iie floor.
"Su* h i doctrine," said he, “should not
(Continued on Beventh Page.)
1' IIEE SILVER REl*I HLICAVS.
Will flecome Lincoln llopnlillctiiiN
anil Store Democratic.
Minneapolis, Minn., April 21.—Formal
announcement of the proposed change in
the title of the Silver Republican party
was made to-day in a document Retting
forth the party platform, issued by Exec
utive Agent Corser. The announcement
states:
•'Lincoln Republicans" are to succeed
"Free Silver Republicans” and the Na
tional Silver Republican party Is to give
way to the Lincoln Republican party. The
party of one issue Is to become the party
of several Issues, and the Issue to which
it owes its origin is to be pushed into
the background. While changing its name
it becomes more Democratic than ever,
and, its leaders hope, more able to ren
der effective service to "the regenerated
democracy” than in 1896.
The transformation scene is to take
place at Kansas City. July 4. when the
national conventions of both the Free Sil
ver Republicans and the Democratic par
ties are In session.
It is alleged in the statement that the
Republicans of to-day are different in all
but name from the Republicans of Lin
coln's time.
E. S. Corser. who issued the manifesto,
has acted in the capacity of official inter
mediary between the national organiza
tions of the various anti-Republican par
ties, and believes that the result of pre
liminary work accomplished by the Lin
coln Republican League will lead to adop
tion at Kansas City by the Silver Repub
licans of a platform, the plans of which
have been already formulated, glorifying
Lincoln's memory, incidentally excoriat
ing President McKinley and his adminis
tration, and predicting the nomination of
Bryan and Towne by the Democratic Con
vention.
Lincoln Republican League workers
have been especially active in Illinois, In
diana, Ohio and Minnesota, the latter
state being the center of the movement.
MAYO hi SEEM IN ERUPTION.
First Illg Volcanio Disturbance Re
ported From Manila.
Washington, April 21.—The first volcanic
eruption of great magnitude that has oc
curred in the Philippines since the Amer
ican occupation is reported to the navy
department by Col. Walter Howe, Forty
si venth Infantry, from the headquarters
of that regiment under date of Legaspt,
March 4, last. He says:
"I have the honor to report the erup
tion of the volcano Mayon (eight miles
from Legaspi) commencing on March 1 in
the afternoon at about 2:30. At this time,
with the naked eye, large stones could be
seen thrown out.
“The eruption fluctuated from time to
lime, but gradually grew worse, until
large streams of red-not lava could be
seen at night flowing down the moun
tain, one of which apparently has reached
the sea about six miles from here. For
one day and night the eruption was ac
companied by a rumbling noise, at times
Increasing to a roar, which was very ter
rifying; all the houses at Legaspi shook,
windows and doors rattled. On the morn
ing of March 3 the vibration and noise
was very trying—there was no wind and
the clouds of smoke could be seen reach
ing far into the heavens, perhaps five
miles or more above the top of the vol
cano. This spread out and covered the
town, the sun became obscured and a
thin cloud of ashes fell constantly. It
cleared in the afternoon sufficiently to
show about one-half the crater at sun
set, but the rumbling and roaring, with
the flow of lava, continued all night. This
morning (March 4) the eruption sagjns to
be practically over.”
NEGRO’S REMARKABLE CRIME.
lvillcil White. Killed Illmnelf nnd
Two Other* W ere Shot.
Minden, I-a., April 21.—A telephone mes
sage from Allentown, near the Bossier
line, to-day gave the news of the killing of
Will White by a negro.
Mr. White had an occasion, to reprimand
(he negro, this morning after working
two hours, while Mr. White’s back was
turned to the negro, he deliberately shot
him in the back, killing him Instantly.
Immediately the negro ran to his house,
about a quarter of a mile distant, and
before a posse could apprehend him, he
killed himself.
Another message this evening says two
more negroes were taken, out and riddled
with bullet3, they having admitted knowl
edge of the negro, Jeff Toison’s Intention
of committing the deed and watched the
murder. Thetr names are John Humely
and Ed Amos.
RIVERA WILL SOON RESIGN.
Had a Conference With AA’ovd About
Hl* Recent Letter.
Havana, April 21.—Gen. Rius Rivero,
Secretary of Agriculture, had a long In
terview with Gov. Gen. Wood to-day
regarding the letter which he wrote, urg
ing a union of political parties, and a
unanimous demand of Independence by the
end of 1901. Gen. Rivera will probably
resign early next week from his official
position.
The Cubano predicts that the remaining
secretaries wall do likewise, as It recog
nized that Gen. Rivera holds a powerful
Influence. Other secretaries who have
been seen, however, say that the resigna
tion of the Secretary of Agriculture will
not affect them. They give It as their
belief that the national party will be ben
efited by Gen. Rivera’s resignation, os his
official position has hampered his useful
ness as a campaigner.
CZAR MINGLED WITH CROWD.
tSrent I nip re** Jon l Turned by Hl*
Action nt Moscow.
Moscow, April 21.—During the celebra
tion at the Fspenskl Cathedral of the
Good Friday service the Czr and Czarina
and Grani Duke and Grand Duchcs-
Bergo lAu xpi etedly < nt< red and kneeltd
among the people. The Czar's taper was
extinguished twice, but he relit It with the
taper of a isxir man who was worshipping
i iit to him. An Immense impression hue
been caused at Moscow by this unusual
mixing with the crowd.
I’rMidrnt nt Easter Festival.
New York, April li.-Presldent MoKIn
1. y and party attended the Cuban Orphan
Hoi-li ty Easier festival In the Metropoli
tan t>t* ra House till.' afternoon, remain
ing about fifteen minute*. The I'rwtident
was enihuslaatlcully cheered. He in,id*
mu ai*tch.
SECRETARY ROOT ADMITS IT.
HE APPROVES EXTRA ALLOW
ANCES FOR OFFICERS.
They Were First Given Under Aljfer
Who Secured the Attorney- Gen
eral** Opinion —Say* tlie Total
Amount* to $ 15,000 cr l? 1(5,000 it
Year—Only Four Favored Army
Ollleer* in Havana—Their Pay Not
S utile lent for Ex penmen.
Washington, April 21. —Secretary Root
made a brief statement at the war de
partment to-day in reference to the
charge that extravagant allotments had
been made to the principal army oncers
been made to the principal army officers
their establishments out of th© revenues
of the island.
He said that about a year ago, before
he came into office, representations were
made that it was impossible for army
officers to live on their salaries In Cuba.
The question of providing for their extra
expenses’ out of the revenues of the is
land was suggested to Secretary Alfrer,
and the Attorney General was called upon
for an opinion on the subject. The latter
holds that there was no objection
to such a procedure, and his opinion was
approved by the then Secretary of War.
Vttorncy (iencrul’t Op 1n 1 onT”""
Secretary Root said that allotments
were made at that time in accordance
with the Attorney General’s opinion, and
they have since been continued. In re
sponse to a direct inquiry, he said that
allotments for extra expenses had been
made to four officers, namely, the mili
tary governor of the island, the military
governor of the city of Havana, the col
lector of th© port of Havana and the
(treasurer of the island. The Secretary said
he did not recall the exact amount of the
allotment in each case, but that alto
gether they did not exceed $15,000 or $16,-
000 a year.
In answer to another question, Secre
tary Root said Ihnt Col. Black, the en
gineer officer at Havana, did not receive
any extra allowance, but that he was
certainly entitled to it.
Although showing that the plan was
fully approved by him. Secretary Root
made it clear that It was originated by
his predecessor, Secretary Alger.
The Officer* Favored.
At the time of the original allowance,
the office of Governor General was held
by Gen. Brooke, who was recently suc
ceeded by Gen. Wood, the Incumbent.
Gen. William Ludlow was the military
Governor of Havana, and received an al
lowance as such. The office held by him
has been abolished to take effect May 1.
The military department, formerly In Ills
command, hae been merged Into the de
partment of Havana, and Finer del Rio
ir* command of Gen. Lee. It Is not known
whether the latter officer will receive
the allowance heretofore made to Gen.
Ludlow, but It Is a fair assumption that
he will.
The other two officers favored with ex
tra allowances are Col. T. H. Bliss of the
commissary department, who holds the of
fice of collector of the port of Havana, nnd
Maj. Eugene Ladd, quartermaster of vol
unteers and captain of the Ninth Cavalry,
who performs the functions of treasurer
of the Island.
Secretary Root further stated that full
particulars of the transactions will be fur
nished to Congress in response to the reso
lution of Senator Bacon in the event of
the passage of that measure. The reply
will Include a copy of the opinion of the
Attorney General upon which the action
of the war department is based.
The secretary was asked If similar al
lowances for extra expenses were made In
the cases of officers In Porto Rico or In
the Philippines, and he replied most em
phatically, "No.”
NICARAGUA CANAL RETORT.
Will Re Some Time Before Cominis-
Hloner* Finish It.
Washington, April 21.—The Isthmian
canal commissioners have concluded that,
with all possible expedition, they cannot
complete their report upon their exami
nations of the various Isthmian routes
for a canal before next December. They
could, of course, make the roughest kind
of a preliminary report earlier, but they
would do this only upon absolute direc
tion and with reluctance.
The exchanges that took place between
the commissioners and the heads of the
Central American governments during the
visits of the body to that part of the
world, did not commit any of the presi
dents to a relinquishment of sovereignty
over any of the projected canal routes in
favor of the United Stales, according to
one of the commissioners. But this point
of sovereignty Is, after all. Inconsequential
at this stage. In Ihe belief of the commis
sion, the members of which do not see
that any particular benefit Is to result
from an assertion of sovereignty over the
soil as long as the right of the Urtlted
States to protect the canal line is con
served in the treaties.
The proposed action of the House of
Representatives in amending the Nicara
gua canal bill by striking out the provis
ion for the erection of fortifications along
the route of the canal Is regarded as
making th" measure far more acceptable
to the administration, but It Is still be
lieved to be absolutely necessary to
make the ratification of the Hay-Paunce
fote treaty a condition precedent to the
adoption of any canal bill.
SAME RATE FOR ROTH PARTIES.
Effort to Make Democrat* Pay Marc
Dt<l Not Go.
Chicago, April 21.—At the meeting of the
Executive Committee of the Western Pas
senger Association here yesterday, thero
was considerable wrangling over the prop
osition to make the Demrooats pay more
than the Republican* on account of the
date of their national convention, July 4.
but it was finally deeid**d that t would
not do to make any discrimination against
one political party. Both will enjoy a rite
of one fare for the round trip
Report* Were Not Credited.
Pittsburg, April 21.—The o from
New York and Chieago that the t’arnegte
Company 1* purchasing log" bioek- . f
the htjii' k of the American Hte. 1 and Wire
Company are not credited In Pittsburg tty
official** of the Carnegie Company. It w*s
the general Itnpr* salon ttint even if the
Carnegie purcha*** of ; to*'k w< r, true,
under th*- existing traln*d Elation* l*r
twean Mr. Frick and ihe conuuny he
would not Imm'ubm) chairman of li. new
1 allied outieem.
D\M\GE OF $2,000,000.
Extensive LoNNeN From the Flood In
!H3**f K*i|>|t'(.
Jackson, Miss., April 21.—The flood sit*
untion is somewhat improved to-day, and
the Illinois Central Railroad train
service through to New Orleans over the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley tracks.
It is now believed Pearl river lias reach
ed its greatest bight and will commence
to subside within the next few days.
The Jackson Water Works Company
puni|>ed out its engine room this morning,
and by 4he aid of an improvised dam, re
sumed operations, thus averting the
threatened water famine.
Th© southern portion of the city is still
submerged, but no lives flavor boen lost.
Pearl river fell four inches during the
afternoon and if th© rain proves of short
duration and local in nature the water
will be subsiding rapidly in the inundated
district by tomorrow.
The Illinois Central is now getting Its
trains through to New Orleans. Conserva
tive reports received from nearly all of
the counties affected by the deluge indi
cate that the damage in the state of Mis
sissippi alone will reach $2,000,000.
Flood Water Breeding.
Mobile, Ala., April 21.—The flood water
1* receding along the line of The Mobile
and Ohio Railroad. Portions of the track
are still from two to three feet under
water, however. Travel will probably he
resumed by Monday night. The Iron
bridge at Ruckatunna, which was thought
to be damaged, has been found all right.
on the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas
City road, the situation is unchanged, ex
cept that at Merrill, the terminus, the
water has risen a foot further and prom
ises to rise still more. All the inhabitants
have left the place.
Canning' Great Suffering.
Meridian, Miss., April 21.—The extensive
rains which have prevailed over Missis
sippi and parts of Alabama for seven days,
making the rivers and smaller streams of
these states rise to an unprecedented ex
tent and overflow the lowlands, is caus
ing suffering and a loss of property never
known before.
Thousands of acres of farming lands
have been devastated, nnd th© early crops
will prove total loss. Homes have been
floated away.
To-day the situation seems little im
proved.
—i
Distress at Deinopni I*.
Demopoiis, Ala., April 21.—The Blgbee
river Is higher than ever known and Htlll
rising. The northern part of the town Is
under water and two manufacturing con
cerns are submerged. The Southern Rail
way has five miles of track under water,
nnd the town is cut off from rut! communi
cation. Hardly any farming can be done
before (he middle of May.
It ft i I muds Recuperating.
New Orleans, April 21.—The railroads
entering New Orleans are emerging from
the floods. The Illinois Central, Mississip
pi Valley and East Louisiana roads are
again open. The Northeastern still has
some bad places, but e“xpects to cease re
pairs by Tuesday.
STRIKERS V" r: STARVING.
Labor Lenders Will Make Effort to
liaise Fond*.
Chicago, April 21.—Starvation has be
come a factor In the building strike.
President Carroll of the Building Tradts
Council estimates that 1,000 workmen are
in actual wont, and that with their fam
ilies. 4,500 jK-rsons are now In the acute
stage of suffering as the victims of the
strike.
The labor leaders recognize this situation
and are making plans for relief on a largo
’’scale. Three of them—President Carol,
Vice President Frank Buchanan and
Treasurer James Brenneck—will leave to
morrow by orders of the council, for differ
ent parts of the country to raise funds
from the workmen of other cities.
LIVINGSTON TAKES A HAND.
Want* to Know Aboat Step* Taken
In Greene nnd Gnynor Case.
Washington, April 21.—Representative
Livingston of Georgia to-day Introduced
a resolution reciting the recent decision
of Judge Brown of New York, declining
to allow the removal of the Messrs. Gay
nor and B. D. Greene to Georgia, and In
quiring of the attorney general what fur
ther steps had been taken to secure such
removal.
Representative Klutz of North Carolina,
Introduced a bill repealing the bankruptcy
law, and repealing the war revenue stamp
taxes.
OBEDIENCE TO THE LAW.
Mr*. Eddy'* Recommendation a* to
Vaccination.
Lead, S. D., April 21.—Mrs. Mary Baker
Eddy, head of the Christian Scientists,
being appealed to for udvlce in the vacci
nation contest going on here between that
society and school authorities, has writ
ten as follows:
"Rather than quarrel over being vacci
nated, I recommend that if the law de
mands Individuals to submit to this pro
cess, they obey the law and then appeal
to the gospel to save him from the bad
results."
THOI SAND* OF VISITORS
Witnessed (be ttneen'* Review of
Troop* nt Dublin.
Dublin, April 21.—Special trains brought
thousands of visitors to this city to-day
to witness the Queen’s review of the
naval, cavalry and infantry brigades and
the boy* of the Royal Hibernian Military
School. Fifteen acres of Phoenix Park
wi re Occupied by troops under the coin
man*! of the Duke of Connaugt*. A royal
salute at 4:15 p. m, announced the ar
rival of her Majesty and the princesses
amid a scene of great enthusiasm.
Troth'* Mall Wit* Stopped,
Boston, April 21.—Twelve sacks of mall,
addressed to Francis Truth, the dlvlno
healer, who was arrested charged with
fraud, have been Impound'd by the United
Btute* government under the usual
"fraud” order. Many of the thousands of
letter* contained in the twelve mall sack*
carry money for "absent treatment"
Truth’s usual charge for absent treat
ment, so tluil nee * ssitiHy the amount of
money contained In tiro letters is very
large.
DA II Y, $8 A YK.Ut
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2~TIMES~A-WEEiC.fi A TEAT*
ACTIVITY IN SOUTH AFRICA.
IIOEH9 II WE MADE ATTACKS IN
SEVERAL PI,ACES.
I'lulitliiK Still In Protfre*. nt n.wi-ti
ilor, i,nl (Vep.ner—4l,‘tliui-n Al.n
Hi,(l n Tilt AVltli Hm Encin> — Hoorn
' Ittnrkrtf n Convoy an,l Kilnl nnd
AVotiiiiH'd Sixteen llritluli—Boer.
Will Try to Get AVepener He for,?
ll,'lief Arrive*.
London, April 22.—Dispatcher arriving
from the seat of war, though meager and
unsatisfactory, clearly InJieate renewed
activity at nil polnta where the and
Boer forces axe In striking distance of eao.Y
other.
interest for the moment centers at Do.
wetsdorf and IVopener, where fighting evl.
dently Is In progress.
A dispatch received from Allwal North,
dated April 21, s.iys that there was heavy
firing on the previous day, between Da
wetsdorf and Wepener and around Wepo
ner on Saturday, but that no particulars
have been received.
A special dispatch from Maseru, dated
Saturday, says:
"The Investment of Wepener continue*.
The Ijoers seem determined to do their
utmoet to capture the garrison before ro
lief arrives.
"Severe lighting appears Imminent.”
The uotivity of the Hoers at Elanrla
-1 angle apparently has failed to draw Gen.
Huller, If that was Us object, Into doing
more than repel the attack made on hla
advance posts.
A dispatch from Warrenton, dated
Saturday, says:
"There has been intermittent and In
effective sniping by the Boers, who also
fired a few shells, both during the day
and the night at the stolon, the past two
days."
A special dispatch from Swartkop, Jos
fonteln, dated April 21, says:
"This morning 1,600 Boers made a deter
mine! attack on n convoy returning to
lioshof. The British succeeded In repuls
ing the attack, and their fire became so
heavy and well sustained that the Boera
fell back with considerable loss. Tha
British casualties were sixteen killed and
wounded. The convoy reached BashoC
safely."
METHUEN HAD A HARD FIGHT.
Held 2,000 liners In Cheek Until If Is.
Column Wits Safe,
Boshof, Orange Free State, April 21.—At
midday yesterday Gen. Methuen’s field
force at Bwartz-kopjes-fonteln waa order
ed to return to Boshof. Its convoy ex
tended over six miles.
The escort took up n position on a hill
commanding the road, Just In the nick of
time, as a force of 2,000 Boers with two
guns nnd a pompon suddenly appeared in
the vicinity end opened a very heavy fire.
The British, however, held them In check
until the column reached a point of safety,
when they retired.
The. British had several casualties. The
Boers fought determinedly and must hava
suffered considerably, as they once ad
vanced to within 300 yards of thd hill,
whence a concealed detachment of thA
British, opened a heavy fusillade on them.
WOMEN IN MEN’S CLOTHES.
A Slnrtllnic Discovery Made Among
the Boer Prisoner*.
London, April 21.—A letter from a nurse
In a hospital at Cape Town, corroborates
an unpleasant feature of the war. The
■writer says the medical officers, for san
itary forced a number of Boer
prisoners to bathe In the river behind the
hospital. Two of them absolutely refused
to strip and when forced to do so, It was
found they were women In men’s clothe*.
The writer adds:
“Quito a number of the dead on battle
fields have been found to be women simi
larly disguised, and, worse than all, It
has often been these women who have
been guilty of atrocities, such as kilting
the wounded."
RUNDI.E’S FIGHT WITn BOEHS.
Robert* AVlre* Thnt the Enemy Waa
Driven Away.
London, April 21, 6:18 p. m.—The war of
fice has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
"Bloemfontein, April 21.—Bundle’* force
came In contact with the enemy yesterday
four miles southwest of Dewetsdorp. They
occupied strong positions covering the
town. The yeomanry anil mounted In
fantry held another position, which en
abled Bundle to drive the enemy off end
occupy the high ground the enemy had
been holding. Bundle advanced this morn
ing early and is now again engaging with
the enemy. Our casualties yesterday wer*
two men severely wounded and Lieut.
O’Connor and seven men slightly wound
ed.”
FIGHTING AT DEAVETSDOBP.
flattie AVn* Principally Between Ar
tillery Division*.
Bloemfontein, Friday, April 20.—Contin
uing their march on Friday, Gens. Cherm
sldes and Rundlo came into contact with
the Boers near Dewctßdorp at noon. The
fighting continued until dark and was
principally carried on by artillery, which
temporarily sllenned two of the Boer guns,
WEPENER STILL SI It HOUNDED.
Gen. DeWet Ha* Captured Eleven
llrltlMh Prisoner*.
Pretoria, Friday, April 20.—President
Kruger has received through President
Sleyn an official report sent by Oen. De-
Wtt, under date of April 20, to the effect
that the latter still aurround* Oen. Bra
bant's colonials at Wepener and that ha
has captured eleven prisoners, including
the chief artillery officer.
The report add* that the British coming
(Couth Beventh Pag*.)