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the morning news. r.tubllthed 1850. - Incorporated ISSS E J. H. KSTILL, President. FLOOD situation is worse. I-BOPEIITY DAMAGES IN TEXAS IS lip IN THE MILLIONS. WflCO la In Great Need of Aid—Many people Seeking Shelter—Probably Fifteen Lives Lost Telegraph Wires Down and Half the State Isolated— Damage to the Railroads la Immense and the Farmers Are llrar y Losers. Waco, Tex., April 28.—The flood situa tion remains practically unchanged from las; n iht. Conditions could hardly be worse. Every available wagon, dray and float was brought into use, and the entire r.igiK was spent in moving hundreds of families oui of the submerged district. There are no new names added to the 1151 off atalities to-day, but reports of per joiis missing and who were last seen, in ihe overflowed section, are numerous. A call for aid, signed by the Mayor and mans prominent citizens, has been sent on. and a mass meeting of the citizens of Waco will be held Monday night, to de vise means to aid the suffering, and those in need. The local weather bureau gives the rainfall for the past twenty-four hours as 1.03, the heaviest on record. Specials from Houston say: “Not since 1852 has this city and vicinity been visited by such a downpour of rain as fell here during the past two days. The Salido overbroke all previous records and destroyed the fine iron wagon bridge nt this place. At Summerville the school house was carried away and tha dam washed out. The large steel bridge at Little River, on the main line of the Mis souri, Kansas and Texas, is wrecked. The Leon river is out of Us banks and the electric plant is flooded, the city being In total darkness;" Causing Extensive Damage. Dallas, Tex., April 28.—The floods show to signs of receding. On the contrary, most of the Texas rivers are rising. A Fort Worth telegram at 10 a. m. said the Trinity river had overflowed, doing much property damage. The people are a trmed for the safety of the water works, which are seriously threatened A nir.e-foot rise is sweeping down from the headwaters of the Trinity. This will cause a big overflow In the vlnleity of Dallas and Fort Worth by to-night. A bulletin from Waron at 10:30 said the list of dead there will reach from ten to fifteen persons. The property damage in Waco will exceed $l6O 000. The telegraph llr.es of both companies are gone south of Waco, isolating more than one-half of the state. Railroad movements are suspended south of Dallas on almost every line In the state. The loss by flood and hurricane since yes terday morning Is estimated to reach $3 - OjO.OOO to $3,000,000, including damage to railroads and crops. The damage to rail roads is Immense. WILL ENFORCE THEIR RIGHTS. So Say Officer* of the Maritime Canal Company. New York, April 28.—Considerable spec ulation has ben indulged in by persons in tercom i in the building of the Nicaragua canal as to what effect the decision of the Nicaraguan government to vacate the con cession to the Maritime Canal Company Will have. Secretary Alkineon of the Maritime Com pany said: “The action by the Nicaraguan gore n mert. if it is as reported, will not bother us In the least. Our company has some rights and the Nicaraguan government cannot take them away. We will enforce our rights.” Edwin R. Lancaster, secretary of the Nicaraguan Company, said: "W,. will ask Uncle Sim to step In and that we are not deprived of our rights, w agreed io submil the question to arbi tration and we named our men, but the government of Nicaragua refused to ac cept them." bad FIRE AT BROWNSVILLE. Several Tlnlldinga Hunted nt a Loss of About IfTS.OOO. Brownsville, Tenn., April 28.—Fire raged 1 r two hours In the heart of the business Mum 0 f this city to-night, despite a beat ing rain and good work Of firemen. The lire uried on the third floor of the Lyle or Bond building at the roof. Two blocks threatened and buildings across an “■ J and also to the south caught, and ■ occupants were severely damaged. Two '"-siory brick dwellings, owned by oi K .. \\ hyi e an( j Bond were ihe 7 ones loially destroyed. oui . s Opera House was damaged, i umhcrland Telephone Company rc '' Ra plant and was seriously dam ■he Vital loss was about $75,000. The " checked nt 11 o’clock Just as a company of Memphis pulled into town. CONDITION SERIOUS. Governor uf Illinois Is n Home Crltlonlly 111. ’ o, April 28.—Dr. Nicholas Senn ,j.‘ 1 '“night that the condi.lon of Gov. t ' 1 wa * alarming. The state's e x ecu - ( 1 'ved In Chicago In the morning, a ( , 'By sick man, and is now confine 1 1 at Ihe Great Northern Hotel, at I, ,(lVeln< ’ f submitted toon X-my ex 'hi* afternoon and the skis y. ''''h be developed to-morrow, Dr. '' that un absolutely certain di i , of the ease has tieen made and Governor Is suffering from gall i 1 ihe duets. If ihi* is accurate , ' ih s chances of reeorvery are not ■' I'd very hopeful. 1 1,1 la M Ire and Nulls. 'ahum* Aln . April 28.-The Ain v,i ' l and Wire Company, whose l and null mill nt Hensley recently 1 operations, bus announced a cut in "it iVi ' ll * l* ro, l u, 'i corresponding ‘ ' reduction mndc by the American " "B' l Wire Company. '<•l. Ilr>an Is Elk. „ ! ' Neb., April 28.-A lodge of Elks /,, “ 't tilled la lids elty tills evening. 1.,j , ‘ l * u *tv Un-mbers su William J. IMPORTANT OPERATIONS Are Indicated by Absence of News From Sonth Africa. London, April 29, 3:30 a. m.—The total absence of news from the seat of war in South Africa during the last twenty-four hours, it is presumed, indicates that op erations are progressing which ore deem ed prudent to keep secret. So far as the situation in the south eastern part of the Free State can be worked out from the latest dispatches, the main body of the Boers, composed of the forces recently holding Thaba Nchu, Leeuw kop and DeWetsdorp, is retiring, probably with a view to joining in the neighborhood of Ladybrand, the com manders from the vicinity of Wepener, who, according to a dispatch from Aliwal North, dated April 28, made good their retreat to Ladybrand. The main body of the Boers is being followed by Gens. Hamilton, French, Brabant and Hart, while Gen. Rundle also is on the spot. The British thus have an overwhelming ly superior force and ought to wipe out the Boers if they succeed in overtaking them and bring them to bay. It may be assumed that the Boers are to the eastward of a line drawn from Tha banchu to Wepener. The retreat, it seems, is being oarried out wltlnut fighting, which indicates that the Bners have a good start and the dispatcher s:;y that they are not hampered much by trans port and leave no visible wheel tracks be hind them on the veldt. This militates against th© probability of their being overtaken and forced lo a de cisive action. While It is possible that news of such a battle may come at any moment, the chance seems even that ihe retreating commandos may get away without being forced to turn and fight. It is within the range of posslb'lities that Lord Roberts, without waiting for the outcome of these maneuvers, may be gin his advance northward. This may be the secret that the censors have been guarding so jealously. The outcome of this interesting situation cannot now be long delayed. BRITISH AMAH NITION HELD. Dynamite Wan tlie Cause of the Jo hannesburg Explosion. ■Pretoria, April 27, Friday.—The represen tative of Reuter’s Telegram Company with the federals at Brandfort Is informed that the British at Jammersdrlft tiled to g t ammunition through Basutoland, but (hat the Basutos stopped the wagons and in formed Geti. DeWet. A strong contin gent of Basotos is now guarding the line to prevent entrance or exit fr.:m Ba. uto iand. Native reports from Johannesburg any the government inspectors there are con vinced that dynamite was the cause of the recent explosion and that the dynjmfi ers' train has been traced to a vac nI house in the vicinity of the first explosion. They have, therefore, slopped all trains through Delagoa bay, in order to prevent the escape of the suspects. Removing Convalescents. Cape Town, April 28.—Orders have been received here to clear all the hospitals of convalescents, and they are being re moved to the hospital ship with a view of providing for future contingencies. TAVO DEAD, ELEVEN INJURED. Fatal Result of tlie Collapse of an Unfinished Buildillg. Birmingham, Ala., April 28.—8 y the col lapse of the framework of the main build ing of the Dlmmick Pipe and Foundry Company in the course of construction at North Birmingham, this morning twp men are dead and eleven are injured, at least two of whom will die. The dead are: James McWhorter, and David White. The injured are: William McWhorter, bead crushed and internally injured, will die; D. O. Patilio, fractured jaw and con cussion of back, will probably die; Har ry Biown, K. P. Walker, John Oliver. W. H. Allen, J. O. Beck, G orge Siler, W. B. Wynn, J. A. Rolph, John Sharpe. •The building was 200 feet long and 100 feet wide. While an immense beam was 1 elng placed imposition on (he roof thir ty feet übove the ground it foil, ami strik ing rext beam knocked It down. The sec ond beam knocked down the third, and so on until twenty-six beams had fallen, causing a general collapse of the struc ture. About thirty men were at work on the building, and of this number thi-teen were on the supers t u turn and went and >v n In 111 wreckage. Those on the ground floor escaped through the windows. BOLD ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY. Woman Rang for Police In Spite of Threat on Her Life. Lynn, Mass., Aifril 28.—A bold attempt was made to rob the Lynn Five Cents Savings Eank shortly after noon to-day. During the lunch hour a man approached the teller s window and passed a note to Harriet P. Houghton, who was on duly. The note read: "Don’t speak or make any noise, or I’ll put a bullet through your brain. Count out SSOO and be quick; pass is to me with out trouble. I have iwo friends watch ing us now and any attempt to communi cate with any one will mean your death.” Miss Houghton, although considerably alarmed, quickly reached a button near her desk, which sounded an electrical call for the police. Then she coolly Informed Hie man whnt she had done. Without a pause the robber rushed from the bank and disappeared down Market street. The police arrived a few minutes later. LYNCHING IN MISSOURI. Negro* Indian Who Shot Sheriff’* Wife. Hanged to Tree. Marshall. Mo., April 28.—Mlndee Chowg coe, Ihe negro-Indian who escaped from Jail here on Thursday night after assault ing Sheriff Joseph Wilson and his little son and shooting the sheriff’s tylfe In the urra, when she came io thc|j . ilst ancp, was lynched lit midnight to-night by a mob of angry citizens. The lynchers forced an entrance to Ihe Jail, meeting with slight resistance nt the hands of the officers, and dragged the prisoner out Into the lull yard, where he was strung up lt> a tree. Ktnnll Tmvn lltirurd Out. Harrisburg, Pa , April 28.—The llltl? town of Laurel Forge, Cumberland cou l ty, WKS nlinod at| l out o’ 'l'le'ce lat night by Inc. The loss U eatlin ited at $50,- •m. (SAVANNAH. GA., SUNDAY. APRIL 20. ’9OO. SYMPATHY FOR THE BOERS. I’ETTIGREVVS EFFORT TO HAVE RESOLUTION ACTED ON. Demanded Immediate Conn I derat ion for His Resolution Expressing: Hope That tlie Doers Would Win. liCdjge Insisted on n Reference to Foreign Relations Committee. Vote Was 111 to 11 in Favor of Ref erence to the Committee. Washington, April 2S.—Quite unexpect edly to-day the Senate wa9 brought face to face with the proposition to extend Its sympathy to the Boers in their war with Great Britain. In the midst of the consideration of bills of minor importance, Mr. Pettigrew of South Dakota, called up the following and asked for its immediate considera tion: “Whereas, from the hour of achieving their own independence the people of the United States have regarded with sym pathy the struggles of other peoples to free themselves from European domina tion, therefore, “Resolved. That we watch with deep and abiding interest the heroic battle of the South African republics, against cruelty and oppression, and our best hopes go out for the full success of their determined content for liberty.” Instated on a Reference. When Mr. Dodge of Massachusetts had formally' ascertained that no committee had reported the resolution to the Senate, he moved that it be referred to the Com mittee on Foreign Relations. Without a word of debate the vote was taken, 31 sen ators voting in favor of reference and 11 against it. As the vote disclosed the absence of a quorum an effort was made to secure one, but it was unsuccessful and the Senate adjourned. Party lines were not drawn n the vote to refer. While all those who voted against reference are in favor of the adoption of the resolutions, several senators on both sides of the chamber wno are known to be favorable to the resolu tion voted to send it to the committee. The detailed vote follows: Yeas: Allison. Baker. Rard, Carter, Clark of Wyormrg, Clay, Ciillom, Davis, Frye, Gear, Hansbrough, Hawley, Jones of Nevada, Kean, Lindsay, Lodge, Mc- Comas, McCumber, McEnery, McLaurin, McMillan, Morgan, Nelson, Penrose, Per kins, Pettus, Pritchard, Proctor, Ross, Scott, Shoup—3l. Nays: Allen. Berry, Chandler, Cockrell, Culberson. Heitfeld, Pettigrew, Rawlins, Teller. Turner,*Vest—ll. Another roll call developing the absence of a quorum the Senate at 1:40 p. m., ad journed. DEATH CAUSED BY BURNS. Gen. Witaon'n Wife Stopped on Hatch Which Ignited Her Dress. HA vena, April 28.—The wife of MaJ. Gen. James H. Wilson, military Governor of the department of Matenzas-Sante Clara, died this afternoon from the effects of the burns accidentally received this morning while driving with her daughter. While alighting from her carriage, Mrs. Wilson stepped on a match, which ignited her dress. She was terribly burned, and, although everything was done to relieve her sufferings, she died about 3 o’clock p. m. Gov. Gen. Wood, Gen. Chafee and Adjf. Gen. Richards telegraphed condolences and great sympathy is expressed by every one, Cubans and Americans alike, for the Wilson family. SHE WAS FROM, WILMINGTON. Mrs. Wilson Was the Daughter of Col. John Andrew*. Wilmington, Del., April 28.—Mrs. Wil son, the wife of 'Mej. Gen. James H. Wil son, news of whose accidental death reach ed here to-night, was the daughter of Col. John Andrews of Wilmington, who ym manded the Flirtst Delaware Regiment during the Civil War. She was married to Gen. Wilson in 1866, and is survived by three daughters, two of whom were with her in Cuba. She left the Wilson home here in Noveml>er iast to join her husband on his station, and has been with him since. The other daughter is the wife of Henry B. Thompson of this city. REPORT WAS UNFOUNDED. Raid Is Not Thinking; of Antl-Ameri can Insurrection. Havana, April 28.—An investigation into the allegation made in a dispatch from Madrid that Jesus Rabi, the Cuban lea ’er, had headed an insurrectionary movement in the province of Santiago de Cuba shows that Rnbi yesterday was at his farm near Manzanillo, where ho resides during the greater part of the year, and t-ha’ he is perfectly quiet. Gov. Gen. Wood characterizes the Mid rid story as being absolutely without foun dat on. He says there is no more chance at present of a rising in Santiago than of a rising in Washington. Spain Hear* of More Trouble. Madrid, April 28.—Senator Sagrario, Spanish consul general at Havana, con lirms the report of the existenco in certain parts of the island of Cuba of an agitation against the Ameri cans. FILIPINO LEADER CAPTURED. Senor Pnlerno Hnl lo He Taken to Mnnlln on n Utter. Manila, April 28.—MaJ. Gen. Lloyd Whea ton reports that S<nor i’aterno, the for mer president of the Filipino so-called cabinet, was captured in iho mountains near Trinidad, Prov ince ,of Benguet, April 25. Paterno recently, through relatives in Ma lla r qu sod and received p rm asion to <*n:er t o American lines, hut failed to appear. Hlm relatives explained that he hid been sick a long time onl was an in valid. He was brought to an Fernanda on a litter ambulance by soldiers of the l<orty-elghih Regiment. A Nrhriiftkn Hunk Robbed. Be ward, Neb., Btnplchurst was burglarijud early this morning, and about 12,000 taken frorn the safs. Bloodhounds are being Used In un sitort to capture the burglars. BELMONT TALKS OF DEWEY, Say. Imperialism and Trust. Will Be til© Issues. New York, April 28.—0. H. P. Bel mont returned to-day on the Lueanla from an eight weeks tour in Europe. He said to a reporter: "I was astounded to hear of Admiral Dewey’s candidacy. I don’t think from any standpoint of politics that the Ad miral's bid for the presidency Is import ant. I am exceedingly sorry that he should have been led Into so unfortunate a situation. "Asa matter of fact, I think the nomi nations are already made. The respective tickets this year will be headed by the same men as in 1896—McKinley and Bry an. It is my candid opinion that should Admiral Dewey run as an Independent candidate he will draw more votes from McKinley than from Bryan. As between Bryan and Dewey no true Democrat would vote for Dewey, for It is well known that Dewey is a Republican at heart. “Much has been said In my absence concerning the relegation of silver to a minor position in the campaign. I do not regard finance as an Issue In the presi dential struggle of this year: it is purely academic. The matler has been practtcal ly shelved by the action of the present Congress. “I do not think public interest cen ters on the financial question. It rests rather on imperialism and the trusts. It is upon this line that the campaign of 1900 will be fought. "I am very strongly of the opinion that the altitude of the administration toward Porto Rico will prove Injurious to the Republican parly as well ns to Porto Rico. So, also the war in the Philippines Is de facto a mere Re publican invented mark to sell such prod ucts as Arjnour beef, Carnegie steel, am munition. etc., and the manufacturers of other Republican pets to the extent of $200,000,000 a year. “These are the people who furnish guns, ammunition, cloths, beef and so forth, and it is for their benefit that the Repub licans are spending $200,000,000 per an num.’’ ■ . i CAPTURE OF SAULSBUItY. N Interesting: HepoTt Heeetved by Gen. A. W. Greely. Washington, April 28.—Gen. A. W. Gree ly, chief signal officer, XT. S. A., baa re ceived an interesting report concerning the capture and captivity of Corpl. John D. Saulsbury of the Signol Corps, which is of special importance as showing the wanderings of Aguinaldo, the fugitive Fil ipino chieftain .after the dissolution of his army in .Ternary last. Corpl. Saulsbury was captured at the mouth of the Rio Chico and sent to Tar lac. While at Tarlac he was shown pa pers by a Spaniard proving that the American soldier who had been captured and released was giving Information to and acting as the agent of the Insurgents in Manila. Saulsbury was Anally taken to Candon. Of his experiences thereafter he writes: "I was turned over to Gen. Grogoria de! Pilar at Concepcion. When the Americans advanced I was kept with Pilar's rear guard. Most of the time I was tied to a pole and oarried like a pig by two nat'v-s to prevent my escape. At Cervantes. Aguinaldo took personal command of Pi lar's scattered forces and retreated to Banane In the district of Ktangan. Tlie natives were In an ugly mcod and took pleasure in hitting the Americans with the butt of a gun. Food was very scarce and horses, cats and dogs were common fool. Although the natives are armed only with fepcars they did not hesitate to attack the hundred armed men Aguinddo had at this time end he was obliged to fight them off. "D c. 22 Aguinaldo determined to return to Bontoc, send his wife, several other women and his sick to Cervantes, where the Americans then were. I was told that I would be allowed to accompany his wife. I s'nt a note to the American com mander at Bontoc, as the soldiers with Aguinaldo had left, asking him to come to Talubin. Aguinaldo returned about an hour later end we were taken to Hainan and when the American forces reached Talubin, Christmas morning, we were re turned to that place, and I was free once more, having been a prisoner two months and five days.” IS AN OPPONENT OF BRYAN. Dewey Say* That Should Suggest Where He Stand*. New York, April 28.—A special to the World from Washington says: Admiral Dewey was asked to-night: “Will you Issue a statement defining your views on the public questions before leaving Washington for Chicago?” “jjo,” he replied. "J see no reason for any hurry In this matter. I have an nounced that I would be a candidate anti have announced that I nm n Democrat. Then, too, it Is known that I will be an opponent of Bryan nt Kansas City, which should suggest plainly where I stand upon the vital issues. I am not prepared to say Just when I will make a statement.” M\Y DAY LABOR PARADE. Socialist Labor Pnrty’a Deninnntra tlon la New York, New York, April 28.—Thirty thousand persons took part to-night in the May day parade of the Socialist Labor party and the Central Federated Union. After the parade there was a May-day demon stration in Union Square under the aus pices of five May-day conference. There were nbeut 2,000 woman In line. During the march 600 of the striking cigarette girls sang "The Labor Marseillaise.” CLARKE Jl lIY DISAGREED. Mistrial In tlie Fanioaa Pittsburg Di vorce Salt. Pittsburg, April 28.—The Jury In the somewhat famous divoice ca*c of James King Clarke, son of the late Charles J. Clarke, millionaire and philanthropist, against Esther Bartlett Clarke of Wash ington, D. C., disagreed, after being out twenty-four hour* and at noon was dis charged. Harrington tor Conarest. Cleveland. O , April 23 - The Twentich Congrettalona 1 District Democrat t v Con vention br-day noridtialrd 11, D Harring ton for Congress. L. II Cook aid IS. W. 1 total wars rhoabn delegates to ths Kansas City Convention. EUROPE WILL NOT INTERFERE. SAYS NOTHING OF OUR COX RSE TO WARD TURKEY. None of tlie European Diplomats lias Even Asked Any Questions —Gov- ernment Does Not'Anticipnte In terference From Auy Third Party. Not Stated Yet Wlint the Next Step Will Be—Turkish Minister Is Stiß Playing the Game of Delay. Washington, April 28.—The United States government has not received the slightest Intimation from any European nation of a disposition on its part to interfere in any manner in tha present dispute between the United (States and Turkey over the American indemnity claims. It may also be stated on the best au thority, that none of the representatives of the European Powers In Washington has requested the state department to de liver itself of any explanation of its in tention affecting Turkey, nor does our government anticipate any Interference by third parties in this matter, so long as our claims are confined to their present perfectly legitimate basis. All that can be stated by authority re specting Mr. Grlscom’s course at Con stantinople Is contained in the general declaration that he is pursuing instruc tions to insist to the Turkish government upon a redemption of its promise to pay the American indemnity claims. Naturally, the officials decline to Inti mate what steps will be resorted to In case Mr. Grlscom’s request is denied. They prefer to believe that the demand will meet with success. The phase to be fear ed Is procrastination on the part of the Turkish government; something harder to meet than an unqualified refusal to pay. It is understood that Mr. Griscom is shap ing his representations to the Porte with special reference to the avoidance of this pitfall. Turks I’laylng for Time. Ferrouh Bey. the Turkish minister, call ed at the state department this afternoon and spent half an hour in conference with Secretary Hay. Beyond the statement that the Indemnity claims were the sub jects of discussion, nothing official could be learned of what took place between the two. It Is gathered that the Turkish effort is still in the direction of finding some other means of escape from the present situation than a cash settlement. Thus there Is believed to be more talk of the old proposition to build a Turkish cruiser here and settle the claims under cover of such a transaction; but whatever the char acter of the details of the Turkish prop osition, It appears that there Is no at tempt to deny the obligation assumed to ward these claimants and embodied In the promise to Mr. Straus, and consequently there has been no refusal to pay the debt In some manner. THREE HORRinl.r CRUSHED. Fall of n notating Engine and Its Fatal Besnlts. Richmond, Va., April 28.—The tumbling of a hoisting engine and crane from an overhead bridge Into Main street this af ternoon, resulted In the death of three men and the Injury of three others. The dead are Walter S. Plock, Philadel phia; George B. Bower, Halifax, Pa., and Harry Marzolf, Harrisburg, Pa. The injured are Arthur L.- Everett, Richmond; Miller Brubaker, Halifax, Pa.; Joseph Simmers, Harrisburg, Pa. The injured, with the possible exception of Everett, will recover. Tho men were engaged In raising a ten ton girder from the street, preparatory to hauling it a hundred yards to place it in position. What caused the accident Is not known. ,The workmen were in the employ of the Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steel ton, Pa., which concern is erecting the overhead bridge work In this city, which the Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad will run. The road under con struction is a part of the Seaboard Air Line system. The dead men were horribly crushed. YOUNG VANDERBILT TO WED. His nride to Be Mloa F.lalr French of New York, New York, April 28.—The engagement of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, second son of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Miss Elsie French, the daughter of Mrs. Fran cis Ormond French, was announce*! to' day. Miss Elsie French and her mother and Mr. Vanderbilt are in London. It was also learned at Newport that Mr. Vanderbilt and Miss French will be mar ried there in September nt Trinity Churoh, and the wedding will be followed by a small reception at Harbor View, the villa of Mrs. French. Francis Ormond French, the father of Miss French, was a well known New Yorker, the president of the Manhattan Trust Company. He left a fortune whicn has been estimated at $15,000,000. Alfred Vanderbilt inherited the greater part of his father's enormous fortune. He Is 22 years old and a graduate of Yale. LACOSTK HAS ACCEPTED. He Succeed* lilvcrs la Got. Gen. Wood’s Cabinet. Havana. April 28.—Senor Perfecto La coste has accept'd the office of Secretary of Agriculture, made vacant by the resig nation of Gen. Kuls Rivera. Senor Estrada Mora, acting Mayor of Havana, will be offered the mayoralty for the remainder of the term, which will ex pire some time after tho elections are held. The revenue gunboat Baracoa has cap tured a small British sloop off Batabano engag'd In the sp nge fishery. The vessel Is now In charge of the customs author ities. The report that a sugar trust has been organised in Berlin causvs some uneasi ness among the eucar nun here. They are fearful tnat this will f r e the plant) r* to acc'pt the l nlt<d Bistis as ths sole market Monument In War Heroes. Washington, April 28.—Representative Fit**, raid of Massachusetts Introduced In ths House to-day s resolution appiopriat ing SIOO,OOO for a monument In Ar/ingloti Cemetery to the known and unknutvu dead of the HiMUdsti-Amvlicau war TAYLOR HAS FILED HIS BRIEF. Says He Has Been Denied ills Rights • In Kentucky. Washington, April 28.—Counsel for Hon. William S. Taylor and John Marshall, In the contest tn> the Supreme Court, over the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky to-day, filed their brief in the cose In that court. After reviewing the various points in volved in the case, the brief concludes as follows: “We will not attempt any resume of the arguments. We simply insist that the pretended ’adjudication' which is plead ed by Mr. Beckham as the foundation of his action, whereby he seeks to take from William S, Taylor and John Marshall the offices to Which they certainly had the admitted prima facie right, and whereby he seeks to make himself the Governor of Kentucky and the chief magistrate of her people, is an absolute nullity; that it was entered, or made, in violation of rights secured both to William S. Taylor and to John Marshall, and to the people of Kentucky by the Constitution of the United Btatcs; and that when he conies into court, asking for the Judicial enforce ment of this arbitrary edict, the courts of the land, of which this is the supreme h'-ad, should decline to enforce it. "We feel that in this case Is involved the question of whether we are political freemen of politictU serfs; whether we have in Kentucky a republic or an oli garchy; whether we vote by right secured by law, or by grace of a few men. It matters not that these men, may them selves have been elected. They were given no commission by the people to select a govrnor for them; and as said by Mr. Jefferson, speaking for himself and his compatriots: ‘An elective despotism was not the government we fought for.’ "We have been denied republicanism, the principle has railed In Its dbty and we call on the guarantor to make goods ltp guar anty. We ask for the protection of lib erty and property against the arbitrary exercises of the powers of the govern ment.” TAYLOR GOES TO FRANKFOnT. Left WnMliington and Ordered Ills Mull Seat There, Washington, April 28.—Gov. Taylor of Kentucky left title city at 2:15 o’clock this afternoon over the Chesapeake and Ohio, presumably for Frankfort, though at his hotel It was stated that his destination was unknown. He had a short Interview with the President before leaving. Qov. Taylor left Instructions a* the ho tel to forward his mall to Frankfort. Ha W£S accompanied by his wife. BRECKINniDGE THE ONLY ONE. A Kentucky Official AVhose Title Is Not in Litigation. Frankfort. Ky„ April 28.—Attorney Gen eral Breckinridge to-day enjoys th dis tinction of being the only state officer In Kentucky whose title Is not In litigation. Judge Clifton J. Pratt, the Republican contcstee, failed to file a supersedeas bond prior to last night and the undisputed title passes to Breckinridge, DOLE MAY BF, APPOINTED. President Is Considering Matter of Hawaiian Officials. Washington, April 28.—1n anticipation of the final enactment of the Hawaiian government bill, tho president is devoting some attention to the selection of the va rious officials of the new government who arc subject to executive appointment. It is the intention to make these appoint ments very soon in order that there may be no delay in the inauguration of the new government and to secure ’Speedy relief from the serious embarrassmnts of the present anomalous condition of affairs. The Hawaiian contingent in Washing ton has not been behind hand In suggest in; uitable material to tho President fot his ' ansiderfition in this connection. Par ticularly in the case of the governorship, have there been urgent representations. There are no less than four candidates in the field. The name of President Dole lends the list; Harold Sewell, late United States Minister to Honolulu, and now United States agent In the Islands, Is mak ing a formidable canvass, backed by the Maine delegation, and there are two per sons of Hawaiian birth prominent In the affairs of the Islands, whose names are also under consideration. There Is ground for the belief that of all these candidates, President Dole is looked upon most favorably, the President Inclining to the view that by making such on appointment he would not only recognize the principle of home rule, but also would make suitable recognition of the long continued and effective efforts of Sanford B. Dole to secure the annexa tion of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States. GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE. Will Go Deeply Into the Labor War Now on in Chicago. Chicago, April 28.—The grand Jury <!• fi nitely determined to-day to Investigate the labor war now on In Chicago. The Inves tigation probably will begin next Tuesday, and If the grand Jury finds that It will not have sufficient time In which to conc'ude the inquiry before the date of Its final dismissal It will ask to be continued in ser vice for as long as Is necesasry to .com plete this special work. The membe.rs of the Jury have deter mined to make the Investigation a thor ough one, and labor leaders of Chicago, as wll as represerrtaffves of the materl il men and contractors, will be summon'd to tell of the conditions whl.h nave brought about the almost total cessa'ion of building operations of all kinds In Chica go and Its suburbs. DAMAGE FROM THE BIG FIRE. Estimates Put Value uf Property De stroyed at mi.i.ouo.ouo. Ottawa, Out., April 28.—The estimates on the damage wrought by Thursday's fire prove to have been under rather than over ths mark. A careful survey of the field gives Ihe following results: Dead, seven; homeless, 15,009; buildings burned, 8,000; hands out of work, CJMO; value of property destroyed, $16,000,000. Ths loss of lumber slons Is put st IZS, 000.000 feet. This mike* s total loss foi lumber of about $8,600,0011 DAILY, $8 A YE Alt 5 CENTS A COPT. WEEKLi 2-TIMKS-A-WEEK.n A TEAR PARIS MUST GO UNWASHED. WASHERWOMEN ARE ON A STRIKE FOR HIGHER WAGES. Now Thnt the Crowds Have Begun to Arrive They Are Pnttlng the Screws ou Ihe Laundry men— Hotel* anil Restaurants Short on Clean Linen—Sonic of tlie Foreign Rnilil* ings Completed—Congresses Will Prove nn Interesting Feature. (Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.) Paris, April 28.—A famine of clean linen is more disturbing to Parisians than the incomplete condition of the Exposition grounds. Eight thousand Paris washerwomen have struck for higher wages and shorter hours, and serious Inconvenience has al ready been caused. The hotel managers and keepers of restaurants bitterly com plain that half their linen is not returned from the wash, and private families aro also feeling the pinch. The strike commenced at Boulogne-sur- Scine and spread lo several other environs where laundries are situated. The laun dry work people around Paris number be tween 20,000 and 30,000 and if tho striker* succeed in securing their adhesion, th mass of Parisians will have to go un washed. The fact that the Influx of visitors to ttid exposition has b’gun, necessitating heavy] demands on the 'sundries, gave the wash erwomen opportunity to put screws on their employers. The masters offered at partial increase of wages, but the strik ers thus far have refused to compromise. No serious disorder has yet occurred, but the police are taking precautions amt detachments of gendarmes have been drafted to tho districts where trouble t* possible. Thoro Is some talk of the strik ers marching Into Paris to urgtt the city laundry people to cease work—a sort o£ Coxey's march of washerwomen on Paris. A Serious Problem. Tnls ebullition of labor difficulties calls attention to the serious possibility of much graver disturbances, arising from Ihe throwing on the labor market of thousands of worttmen by the completion of the exhibition, and of the central por tion of the new Metropolitan Railway. These great undertakings attracted to Paris great numbers of provincial car penters, mnons, painters and unskilled laborers, and the problem the government has now to face Is the disposal of these through tho country, In order to avoid a great labor crisis 1n Paris, the conse quences of which it would be difficult to foresee. The first measure of the gov ernment has been to post at all center* of work placards enumerating undertak ings Ir. the provinces directed by the min istry of publlo works. Progress on the Exposition. The fortnight’s work on the exposition since the opening has done much to bring order out of the chaos which obtained when President I.oubet declared the ex position open. Perceptible progress Is be ing made daily; and sightseers can find sufficient to repay them for the trouble of a visit. The galleries are filling up wltti tho exhihlts whlchl are being rapidly In stalled. The foreign sections, In this re spect, aro further advanced than France'* own bulidlrg; and tho American exhibits aro keeping well abreast of thoee of olh cr countries. Most of the foreign national pavilions are now on the eve of Inaugura tion,and several have already been opened, Ilorntu and Hungary being the latest to unclose their doors. Both of these offer charming Interiors and are characteristic ally mid art istl'-ally representative of their respective countries. Two small fires within the exhibition grounds have caused an outcry from the French and have brought home to th* administration the danger of a conflagra tion. in view of the meagre facilities for fighting fire, measures are now being taken to remedy this situation. An Instructive Feature. The side of the exposition which will protwtbly be productive of the most bene ficial results to Humanity Is the series of congresses, embracing every branch of human thought, which will be by the opening of ihe horticultural con gress on May 14. At these congresse* America will be worthily represented by delegates, whose names form brilliant array of men and women, renowned In their respective branches of thought. The oldest cafe In Paris, the Cafe Pro cope, which was founded In 189 by a Sicil ian, closed Its doo:s this week. Among It* clients were Voltaire and Rousseau and llarat, Dunlon and Hebert, who used it as a revolutionary club. Napoleon was a fn quent client, and there Gambettl, Flo quet and Ferry often spoke against th* regime. The cafe had fallen upon evil (lays and was obliged to cloae. With its disappearance vanishes a famous literary and political landmark that attracted pll* grlms from all countries. WILLIAMS MADE PRESIDENT. Petersburg, Rlrliinnnd and Carolina! Railroad Meeting. Petersburg, Va.. April 28.—An adjourned meeting of the directors of the Peters* burg, Richmond and Carolina Railroad Company (Seaboard Air Line System) was held here to-dny. There were pres ent Andrew C. Tripp of Baltimore, C. E. Johnson of North Carolina, John Scott of New York, Judge E. J. DeCross of Bal timore. W. It. McKcnney of this city. E. Randolph Williams tendered his resig nation as president and John Skelton Wil liams was elected to fill the vacancy. The meeting then adjourned until next Satur. day. T. e following compose the new board of directors: John Skelton Williams, S. Da vis Warfield, Robert C. Williams, James 11. Dooley, William A. Marbury, William F. Cochran', John W. Middcndorf and C. Sidney Shepard. Mr. John M. Sherwood was elected n place of W. It. McKenney, resigned. AT THE WHIPPING PONT. A Large Crowd Saw Nine Culprlia Well Thrashed. Dover, Del., April 28.—Fully A thousand people were present at the county Jail her* to-day to witness tlia whipping* of nine rulprlts, all colored, who had been sentenced for petit larceny. Four of th* nine received twenty la .hen The lath wit* well I*ll on by\tß>*riff Wharton. Haintnl Granger, an of* offender, in ad <114(0(1 I() hi* lasliea. WM OMapstkd It aland 111 tha pillory for ou* hour.