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BRITISH AT THE VIET RIVER.
they are now eighteen miles
NORTH OF BRANDFORT.
Pas*ne of the Y'aal River Carried
u t Windanrton Without Opposl
tlon—Roberts and Kitchener Are
at Brandfort Capture of That
l’lnee Rewarded an the Moat Im
portant Event Since Cronje Sur
rendered—British Seem Well on
the Way North.
London, May 4.—Lord Roberts’ report to
the war office dated May 3, on the occu
pation of Brandfort follows:
We occupied Brandfort to-day without
much opposition and without, I hope,
many casualties. The first brigade of
mounted infantry covered the left flank
cf the Fourteenth brigade of the Seventh
division and the right flank was sup
ported by the Fifteenth brigade. Pole-Ca
rew’s division advanced directly on Brand
fort. The Loer army, which was under
command of Delarey, retired in a north
#asterly direction.”
The war office this evening Issued the
following from Lord Roberts, dated
Brandfort, Friday, May 4:
"The mounted infantry have gone on
to the Viet river. The railway has been
repaired to this point.
“Hunter reports very satisfactory news
—that the passage of the Vaal has been
carried at Windsorton without opposi-
tion."
Now at the Y’iet River.
London, May 5, 4;05 a. m.—The mounted
Infantry with Lord Roberts, among whom
are the Canadians, have picketed their
horses on the south bank of the Viet
river, eighteen miles north of Brandfort.
The head of Lord Roberts’ columns has
thus advanced thirty-two miles from Ka
ree Siding In two days, or fifty-three
miles north of Bloemfontein.
Little power was spent. The British
work was hard marching, the Boers re
aring out of the reach of the British
shells As Gen. Huttcn, with the First
Mounted Infantry brigade drew near
Bandfort, he saw a khaki-clad body of
troops ahead of him. He was surprised,
hut thought they must be British. Soon,
however, they op u ned fire upon the Brit
ish, who replied heavily. They were the
Irish-American brigade from Lorenzo
Marquez and l't is reported that the Irish
lost severely.
The Boer flag was flying over Brand
fort as the British entered the town. Sev
eral British wounded were found in the
hospital. The Boer postmaster gave up
the keys of the public buildings to Capt.
Ross.
Roberts and Kitchener,
Lord Kitchener arrived at Brandfort at
noon and Lord Roberts at dusk.
Gen. French's cavalry are sweeping the
country northward. The expectation is
that the infantry advance will bo contin
ued toward Kroonstad immediately.
Gen. Hunter’s crossing the Vaal at
Wlmlsorton brings the relief of Mafeklng,
196 miles beyond, making it quite possible
that Mafeklng may be succored before the
Queen’s birthday.
The debate in Parliament on the Splon
kop dispatches proved a disappointment
to the supporters of the government.
Gives Key to Important Road.
London, May 4.—News of the occupation
cf Brandfort was issued by the war de
partment at 10 o’clock this morning, con
firming the Associated Press news.
It is generally considered the most im
portant communication received from the
front since the capture of Gen. Cronje and
the relief of Ladysmith.
The position gives the key to one of the
main roads leading to the Drakensberg
posses, which possibly may be the means
ot co-operation with Gen. Buller later on,
provides an advance base of supplies, etc.,
and at the same time menaces the Boers
now southeast of Bloemfontein.
The Boer army which was at Brandfort,
commanded by Gen. Delarey, Is presum
ably retiring on Winburg, which will pos
sibly tie the next Immediate objective of
the British. Brandfort, thirty-five miles
rearer the Transvaal capital, Is now Lord
Roberts’ headquarters.
On tlie Move at Last.
R'hat particularly gratifies the British
t the evidence that the army of Lord
Roberts to the Orango Free State has re
covered Its mobility, and Is again capable
of undertaking the general advance, so
long retarded. It Is hardly expected the
Boers will moke much of a stand south of
Krootwtad. and possibly not there If Lord
Ro.ierts succeeds In capturing Wlnburg,
thus interposing between the main federal
unny and the Boer forces to the neigh
borhood of Thaba Nehu and Houtnc.k, in
which case the latter would be forced to
move fur to the eastward, to which di
rection their mobility would probably en
able <h<rn to reach the Bethlehem and
Ilarrlsmith line of safety.
The only opposition which the British
encountered at Brandfort seems to have
c ‘hwe from' the Irish-American command.
" !l ° central British army is now in line
with the extreme left at Boshof. under
bniM Methuen, and the extreme right at
blandslaagte, under Gen. Buller, so that
movements 0 f these wings in co-opomikm
''‘th the army may shortly be expected.
that SIMON KOI* Mt’DDI.E.
(barges and Recriminations Made
fn the House of lairds.
London, May 4.—ln the House of Lords
jo-day, the Earl of Portsmouth, Liberal
1 nionist, called attention lo the publlco
,lon of Rplon kop dispatches, which he
B,| bl 1 had aroused a depth and strength
0j feeling difficult to exaggerate.
The Secretary of State for War, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, said the public,i
-"on Wa * Ihc only course open to the gov
• rnment. He quoted the yueen'B regula
tions as to publication of such documents
ami pointed out three ease* in the Afghan
'll', whlch censorious dispatches were
published, adding that in those cases
°tuer employment was found for the gen
erals. Withholding the papers would
nave damaged the generals more. Ho
ueniwl that he had suggested that garbled
documents should be substituted. Qen.
censure of Gen. Buller won only
!" at hp had trusted too much lo his su
ordinates. Lord Roberts showed con
tuilveiy that he had not withdrawn his
confidence in Gen. Buller.
Lord Rosebery declared Gen. Buller had
** n Placed to a cruel position, and the
ar omce had act to work to publish every,
“ing damaging, critical and censorious
fpje Jiflfninu
upon Gen. Buller and was now compelled
to wash their dirty linen in public.
In the House of Commons to-day Mr.
Balfour, replying to questions regarding
the reports of the ill treatment of the
British prisoners at Pretoria, said Her
Majesty’s government was considering the
advisability of further representations on
the subject • through Washington and
through the United States consul at Pre
toria.
Later the House went into Committee of
Supply on the war vote. Mr. Runcleman,
Liberal, opened the Splon kop debate.' He
asserted that the responsibility for the
publication rested with politicians, “al
though in this case the Secretary for War
had deliberately attempted to throw the
responsibility on the commander-ln-chief.”
The public, Mr. Runcieman, said, had
expected the recall of the censured com
manders, as in the case of Gen. Gatacre,
but Gen. Warren had been sent to admin
ister a large territory, while Gen. Builer
retained his command.
Mr. Wyndham. parliamentary Secretary
of the War Office, in reply, quoted the
Duke of Wellington as precedent for the
publication of the dispatches, and resent
ed the grave insinuation that the Secre
tary of State for War was guilty of any
thing dishonorable in requesting Gen. Bul
ler to rewire his dispatch.
Mr. Wyndham contended that the war
office had acted entirely in accordance with
the Queen’s regulations. Neither the gov
ernment nor Gen. Buller believed the pub
lication would shake the confidence of the
troops in Natal in their commander. He
said he thought Gen. Buller merely had
been unlucky and that Gen. Warren’s
services should not be overlooked, addins
that while in publishing the dispatches
the government had acted on its own re
sponsibility, it had been confirmed in so
doing by the opinion of Lord Roberts.
The case for the government was that
the right course was to publish what it
had published and no more. He was
persuaded that both Gen. Buller and Lord
Roberts had sent the dispatches home for
publication.
Mr. Runcieman’s motion to reduce the
war office vote by £2OO was rejected, 260 to
116.
BRABANT’S STRONG POSITION.
Has Discovered tlie Boers Who Held
YVepener So Long.
Brabant’s Camp, Tuesday, May 1, via
runner to Mafeteng.—Brabant’s division
now occupies a strong position on a range
of hills on the Ladybrand road, about
twenty miles from Wepener. The troops
are confronted by a large force of Boers,
who recently occupied Wepener, and who
have now been located In the mountain
known in the Free Slate as Zwarlapberg.
This morning the Borderers Hor-c under
Col. Maxwell came in contact with the
Boer outposts, but returned to camp after
having located the enemy. Later, a group
of 500 Boers was discovered marching past
the Boer position, but the British were un
able to tell whether they were friend tr
enemy until they had disappeared in a hol
low a few miles away, when they prove.l
to be a Boer commando.
DOERS LEAVE THABA NCHU.
Said to Be Trekking Sorthwnrd In
Three Direction*.
Thaba Nchu, May 3.—The Boers have
evacuated Thaba Nchu hill and are believ
ed to be still trekking, though one gun ha?
shelled the camp Indiscriminately. Scouts
report that some of the Boers retire 1 to
ward Wepener. They believe the Bo rs
evacuated the position during the night,
trekking northward in three directions.
Gen. French left to-day. Gen. Kund o
is in command here. It is expected that
Gem. Brabant will effect a Junction at any
moment.
BRITISH BO MBAUD ED DOERS.
V. ________
Batter Bent a Hmity lletrent From
Warren ton.
Warrenton, Cape Colony. May 4.-A
British six-inch wire gun opened unex
pectedly on the Boerdaager yesterday at
a distance of seven, and a half miles,
throwing hundred-pound shells with won
derful accuracy and causing a hasty re
treat of the burghers.
The bombardment continued to-day at
all points, by Howitzers and field guns,
supported by two companies of the Mun
ster Regimen,t, the Boers being driven
fiom shelter and their guns being put out
of action.
MAY SEND THEM TO CEYLON.
V Xew Island for n Camp for Boer
• prisoners.
Colombo, Ceylon, March 4.—lt Is ex
pected that a batch of Boer prisoners will
lie sent here. The Imperial government
has approached the Ceylon authorities on
the subject, and has asked them to sug
gest a good site for a camp. I
British Took Smltllfleld.
Aliwal North. Cope Colony, May 4.
Stnithfield was occupied yesterday by Gen.
Hart's brigade. Out of the 150 Boers in
the town, twenty-live were captured, and
the rest decamped.
Lady brand wos recently full of Boer
wounded, who have now been removed
to Ficksburg.
noers Shift Their Gun* .
Ladysmith, May 4.—The Bocs have
shifted their guns on the ridge of hills fac
ing the British in front of Elandslaacte,
and have posted a long tom on a hill In
the direction of Wes.-eis Nek.
TUGS FOUGHT FLOATING FIIIE.
Extensive Damage Done the Stand
ard Varnish Works.
New York, May 6.—Fire early this (Sat
urday) morning at the Standard Varnish
Works, did $50,000 damage, and for a time
threatened to burn, the w r ho!o works. .
The varnish and the materials escaping
from the great tanks as they blew up.
flowed over the yard and out upon the
waters of the Kill von Hull, and the
blaze from the various oils Illuminated
the country for miles.
There was first an explosion that shook
builMns for a radius of a mile. Within
two hours eight big tanks hod been blown
up Each of the tanks contained 5,000
gallons of material. Fire tugs from the
Standard Oil Works at Bayonne were or
dered to the scene, but they could not
approach the main blaze, and they were
compelled to confine their efforts to keep
ing the burning oils from floating down
the Kills to points where ship* and boots
were tied! up.
The tugs managed to hold the fire in
check upon the water, while Iho firemen
on shore fought them back from the
buildings.
SAVANNAH. GA., SATURDAY. MAY 5. 1909.
ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL
THAT IMPORTANT MEASURE PASS
ED BY THE SENATE.
Revolutionize* System of Permanent
Appointment* Increase In the
Corps of Cadets—Miles to Ben
Lieutenant Genernl anti Corbin a
Major Genernl—Egan to Be Retired.
A Veterinary Corps—Fortifications
BUI Passed.
Washington, May 4.—To-day’s session
of the Senate -was rendered especially
notable by the passage, after a debate
lasting only three hours, of the army
reorganization bill.
In military circles the measure Is re
garded as one of the most important of
the present session. It practically revo
lutionizes the present system of perma
nent appointments in certain staff corps
to one of detail by o gradual process, as
the officers now in those corps go out of
active service. As vacancies occur in
departments of the Adjutant General,
the inspector general, quartermaster gen
eral and commissary general, they are to
be tilled by details from the line, the de
tails to be temporary and not exceeding
four years.
The new system Is not applied to the
corps of engineers, medical department,
pay department, nor Judge advocate gen
eral’s department. The bill discontinues
the regimental organization of the artil
lery and establishes an artillery corps of
two branches viz.: 126 batteries of coast
artillery and 18 batteries of field artillery,
with a total of 17,448.
The bill provides for an increase of 100
In the cojps of cadets at West Point, two
at laige from each state and ten more to
the present number of twenty from the
Unite! States at large.
Two of the most Important provisions
of the bill are those raising the rank of
the general commanding the army to that
of lieutenant general and that of the ad
jutant general to major general, the lat
ter during the Incumbency of the present
adjutant general, Gen. Corbin.
Section Relating' to Egan.
The President Is empowered to place on
the retired list any officer who has been
suspmded from duty by sentence of court
martial, or by executive Older in mitiga
tion of such sentence, for a period ex
tending to or within one year of the time
of his compulsory retirement for age.
This Is well understood to apply to Com
missary General Egan.
The amendment creating a veterinary
corps ter the army consisting of a colonel
and thirty five other commissioned offi
cers, was attached to the bill after a spir
ited debate, the amendment being adopt
ed by a vote of 25 to 23.
The fortified i ions appropriation bill,
carrying about $7,500,000, was passed.
Mr. Wolcott repaired the postofflee ap
propriation bill and gave notice* he would
call it up on the 16th instant.
Mr. Teller gave notice' he would call up
the resolution expressing sympathy for
the Boers, rfter routine business to-mor
row. The army reorganization bill was
then called up.
Other* Reside* Mile*.
Mr. Tillman moved that the fifteenth
section of the measure be amended so as
to read as follows:
“That the senior major general com
manding the army shall have the rank,
pay and allowances of a lieu’enant general
and his personal staff shall have the rank,
pay And allowances authorized lor the
The amendment proposed hy Mr. Tillman
had the effect of striking out (he provision
making the section apply only to Gen.
Miles, ihe present commandi r of the army.
It was agreed to.
Mr. Berry of Arkansas moved to strike
out the section as amended.
Mr. Bate of Tennessee also objected to
the increase of rank and tendency to in
crease the strength of the army.
Mr. Sewell pointed out that the Confed
eracy had nineteen lieutenant generate
and eight full generals, and said that
any European army of our present
strength would have two lieutenant gen
erals and one full general.
The motion was defeated, 8 to 44, as fol
lows:
Yeas—Bate, Berry, Butler, Clay, Cul
berson, Kenney, Money, Vest—B.
Nays—Allison, Bacon, Baker, Bard,
Burrows, Chandler, Cockrell, Davis, De
boe, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Footer,
Frye, Ballinger, Gear, Hale. Hansbrough,
Harris, Hawley, Hoar, Jones of Nevada,
Kean. Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge, McComas,
Mason, Nelson, Perkins, Pettigrew, Pct
tus, Platt of Connecticut, Tractor,
Quarles, Rawlins, lloss, Sewell, Shoup,
Simon, Stewart, Teller, Wellington, YVol
cott—14.
Tlie Veterinary Corps.
Mr. Kenney of Delaware off red an
amendment creating a veterinary 'corps
and strong y advocated Its adoption.
Mr. I'ro.tor presented a letter from the
Secretary of War strong y against the
amendment. The amendment was agreed
to. 25 t.) 21. s
Mr. Sewell offered an amendment which
na< agreed to, providing for o ue chaplain
for each caval.y r.glment. wl h ihe rank,
pay and allowances of a captain, mount
ed: and one for each Infantry regiment
with tho rank, pay and allowances of a
captain of Infantry: provid'd, that the
office of post chaplain, United States
Army, is abolished and the officers now
holding commissi'ns as chaplains shall be
a.-s grid to rtg ments.
It also requires chaplains to be at least
thirty-five years old and to establish fit
mss.
The bill as amended was reported to the
Senate, the amendments were agreed to,
and the bill was passed without division.
Mr. Perkins then tailed up the fortifica
tions appropriation bill and it was nal
for amendment. As reported it carries
$7,733,028, end increase of into, 140 over tho
amount passed by the House.
The committee amendments were agreed
to. An umendmertt offered by Mr. Kan
authorizing proportional payments for
pneumatic dynamite guns, carnages and
ammunition, was agreed to. The bill as
amended was passed.
A bill was passed appropriating ptO.O 0
for the purchase of a rite and < rectlon of
a public building at Durham. N. C.
At 5:10 p. m. the Senate adjourned until
Monday. _
Free Entry for Exliiliitia.
Washington. May 4 —The House Ways
and Means Committee to-day acted favor
ably upon a bill giving fr.e entry to ex
hibits for the San Antonio and Dallas Ex
position. _
A Compliment to AYllltnm.
Berlin. May 4.—Emperor Francis Jo
seph of Austria has appointed Emperor
William field marshal general of tho
Austrian army.
OPERATIONS IN PHILIPPINES.
Reported 1,721 Insurgents YY’ere
Killed During April.
Washington, May 4.— The war depart
ment to-day received the following report
from Gen. Otis:
‘‘Manila, May 4.— April captures from
enemy thirty pieces artillery, 1,109 rifles,
considerable ammunition and large stores
property. During the early portion of the
month the enemy was active In extreme
Northern and Southern Luzon and some
Viseayan islands. Our reported losses for
the month thirteen enlisted men killed,
three officers, twenty-four enlisted men
wounded; rumored recent loss in Samar of
nineteen killed and number wounded not
yet reported. This is due to small de
tachments scouting In mountains in the
interior of the island. The enemy’s losses
officially reported were 1,721 killed, wound
ed and captured. Leading Filipinos ex
press confidence in the early pacification
of the islands. They Bay the war has
terminated; leading insurgents are sur
rendering. Oils."
MAO ARTHUR SUCCEEDS OTIS.
The Lntter YY’lll Sail for the United
States To-day.
Washington, May 4. —ln accordance with
Gen. Otis’ request to be allowed to re
turn to the United States, the war de
partment issued orders to-day relieving
him to take effect to-morrow morning.
May 5, the date fixed by Gen. Otis for his
sailing.
The order designates Maj. Gen. MacAr
thur to succeed Gen. Otis in command of
the division of the Philippines. Brevet
Maj. Gen. Wheaton is designated to suc
ceed Gen. MacArlhur as commander of
the dipaitment cf Southern Luzon.
OTIS TO SAIL ON THE MEADE.
Ihcriinlnntlng Insurgent Documents
Found In Manila.
Manila, May 4 —The United States trans
port Made has been ordered to be ready
to sail to-morrow whtn Maj. Gen. Otis,
with his peis nal staff will start for the
Untied States.
The lrsurgtnt archives discovered by
Gen. Funston Delude pape s implicating
prominent fireign firms at Manila in un
lawful and alings. It Is report’d that evi
dinee has been obtained that some of
them furnished munitions of war to the
r b is and It it al o sold that the Ameri
can aut o ities are in possession fr m this
source of a detailed plan for attacking the
American forces, written by Agutnaldo,
In the T.griog language. Jan. 9, 1899, and
translated Into SpanishJiy Buencamlnot
No corr, sponde* o<4**W>m the so-called
anri-lmperiallst fifty cf the United States
was found.
WHEELER'S VACANT SEAT.
Election Ordered In Eighth Alabama
District on Acg, ti.
Huntsville, Ala., May 4.—Gov. Johnston
to-day ordered an election to chorse a suc
cessor to Gen. Joseph Wheeler in Congress
from the Eighth Alabama district, for
Aug. 6. Gen, Wheeler will likely offer to
succeed himself.
It is generally known that Judge Will
iam Richardson of "Huntsville a: and Ci) pi.
Samuel Blackwell of Deca.ur will an
nounce their candidacy. Other prospective
candidates are Hon. Paul Hodges of Lau
derdale county. Judge John B. MaClell n
of Limestone. Hon. Jes-e IC. Browa anl
Judge John B. Tally of Sooittb ro.
Judge Richardson has been a canlld'te
against Gen. Wheeler several times. He
was within a few voles of the Democrat!r
nomination for Governor of Alabama in
IK9O. Capt. Blackwell was the till'd aud
itor of the treasury under Secretary Ca--
llsle. Jere Murnhy, Jr., of Hintsvll’e i?
mentioned as an applicant for (he Republi
can nomination.
REPUBLICANS’ PROGRAMME.
Fornkrr to Nominate McKinley nntl
Iloosevell May Second It.
New York, May 4.—Joseph H. Manley
of 'Maine, was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
to-diay, and had talks with several local
politicians concerning the seating ar
rangements of the Philadelphia Conven
tion.
Some of Iho local leaders who talked
with Mr. Manley, said that It had been
practically settled by the national Repub
lican managers, that Senator Wolcott of
Colorado, will be temporary chairman of
the convention, nnd Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts, permanent chairman. It
had been, also settled I hat Senator For
akrr of Ohio should) make the speech re
nominating Mr. McKinley.
Mr. Hanna's plan. It was further slated,
was to bring Gov. Roosevelt forward to
second the nomination, but the Governor
hos not yet consented to make the sec
onding speech. He will see President Mc-
Kinley to-morrow. It was sn'rf, and this
part of the programme will lie then set
tled definitely.
CAR REPAIRERS' STRIKE.
New York Cenlrnl Men Hove Hclnrn
ed to Their Work.
Buffalo, N. Y., May 4.—The return of
the striking car repairers of the New York
Central to their work this morning; an
agreement reached by which the men of
the Nickel Date receive the scale agreed
to by the New York Central, and their
promise to resume work In the morning;
an absolute failure of agreement between
the men of <ho Erie nnd the division
superintendent, a partial failure between
the men of the Lackawanna and the mas
ter mechanic and a delay pending the
ultimatum of higher officials In the matter
of the demands made by the men of the
Western New York and Pennsylvania,
and the Lehigh Valley, were the develop
ments of to-stay In the strike of the car
repairers.
VICTIMS OF MINE Ills ASTER.
Greatest Funeral Train In History
of Wenlcrn America.
Salt Lake, Utah, May 4.—The greatest
funeral train in the history of Western
America started on Its and Journey from
Scofield to-day. The train has upon it the
remains of sixty victims of the winter
quarters mine disaster.
CAN NEVER BE CONVICTED.
LAWYER ROSE’S ASSERTION AS TO
GREENE AND GAYNOII.
Hearing Before House Judiciary
Committee Developed Opposition
to tlie 1111 l for the Removal of In
dicted Persons Dndley Snltl It
YY’onld Prove a Hardship Upon
Railroad Official*—Hone Declared
There Never YVn* Any Cnnaplrncy.
Washington, May 4.— The House Ju
diciary Committee to-day gave a hear
ing upon the Senate bill introduced at
the suggestion of Attorney General Griggs
to provide for the removal to the proper
district for trial of persons indicted for
offenses against the United States.
The bill was prepared to cover the cases
of Benjamin D. Greene and the Gaynor
brothers, whJ were indicted by the grand
Jury in the Southern district of Georgia
for conspiracy to defraud the United
States la ihe eomtmets for the improve
ment of Savannah and Cumberland
sound. The indicted persons were arrest
ed Ir. New York, but Judge Brown re
fused to allow their extradition to Geor
gia on technical grounds pertaining to
procedure in New York,
Col. W. W. Dudley was the first speaker.
He said he represented certain railroad
corporations. Such a bill applying to civil
as well as to criminal cases might, he
conteded, work great hardship, especially
to railroad and other corporation officials.
If Indicted outside Ihe district In which
they were resident they could ba arrest
ed and disgraced, though Innocent, and he
urged that If the legislation was to be en
acted It should be carefully safeguarded.
In criminal cases like the Carter case, at
which this legislation was olmtel, he ad
mitted the circumstances might be differ
ent.
Chairman Ray said the. real question In
volved was whether it was good policy to
remove a person indicted from one Juris
diction to another upon the simple pre
sentment of an Indictment.
Col. Dudley expressed the opinion that It
would be against public policy.
Lawyer Rose’s View of It.
Abram J. Rase followed Col. Dudley.
While ho was the attorney of the Gaynors
and Greene, he said, he did not come es
! pecially as their attorney, but to call at
tention to some things of which he had
I |eculiar knowledge. He declared that
S the district attorney had eight witnesses
! and many documents in the Gaynor case
before the United Stales Commissioner
In New York. If evidence had been pre
sented then show ng probab e cause ail this
difficulty would have been obviated.
He contended that the testimony In the
Carter courtmartlal case being public
property, should have been produced be
fore the United States Commissioner. The
attorney general’s contention that the evi
dence would disclose the government’s
cose, he said, would not hold. Mr. Rose
dilated upon possible hardships that
might result to defendants in being re
moved.
Chairman Ray said that he hod receiv
ed a letter from the Attorney General
suggesting amendments to ttie b’ll to al
low Indicted persons to show as a reason
for non-removal that they had not been
at the place where the indictment had
been found.
Mr. Rose asked why an alibi should be
allowed to, be proved in the Interest of
railroad officials. He said it would be
dangerous to make exceptions. The let
ter of the Attorney General did not men
tion railroad officials, but Mr. Rom read
a newspaper statement, saying that it
was intended to except them.
In the course of his remarks. Mr. Rose
declared with great emphasis, referring
to the Gaynor-Greene ease:
"Those men never can be convicted
upon the indictment for two reasons—
first, there was no conspiracy; second, the
United States never was defrauded.’’
NGAV OFFICIALS FOR HAWAII.
Dole Named for Governor nnd Coop
er for Secretary.
Wellington, May 4.-Tlse President to
day sent the following nominations to the
Senate:
Sanford B. Dole of Hawaii, to be Gov
erttor of Hawaii; Henry E. Cooper of
Hawaii, to he secretary-of Hawaii.
R. C. Bellows of Washington, to be
consul general at Yokohama. Jaimtt;
Lieutenant Commander Samuel C. Lemly,
IT. S. N.. of North Cnrolina. to be Judge
advocate general of the navy, with rank
of captain, for the term of four years,
from the 4th of June. 3900.
Mr. Pole was President of the Into Ha
waiian republic.
NO EVIDENCE OF PROGRESS.
Colombian Revolution la Not Doing
Very Mneh.
Mobile, Ala., May 4.—Capt. Nieuwjaar
of the Norwegian steamship Simon Du
mols, here, to-day, from Boca and other
ports of Colombia, says that nowhere
did he see any evidence of progress of
the Insurrection In, Colombia.
The United States cruiser Detroit had
left Boca for Port Limon.
Neither government troops nor insurg
ents were In the neighborhood of Boca
or Chtrlqul Grande. The Dumols left
Boca April 28.
PRESIDENT VETOES A lIILL.
Pertained to Rights of Settlers on
■Navajo Reservation.
Washington, May 4.—The President to
day returned to Congress with a veto
message the till ' authorizing the adjust
ment of the rights of settlers on the Nav
ajo Indian reservation."
The President dwells on the) progress
made by these Indians and the recent en
la genent of thfir reservation In order to
avo.d contention and friction between the
Indians and whites. _
Gun Club Tournament.
Springfield, Hi.. May 4.—At the Illinois
Gun C!u > Tournament, which closed to
day the principal conteet was for the
Schmelzer trophy, a silver cup which was
won by Rol.o Helkes of Dayton, 0., last
year, at Nashville, with 81 birds. The
cup was won by Fred Gilbert of Spirit
Lake, la., to-day. W. R. Crosby was sec
ond. with 91, and Helkes and 3. M. KJlne,
third, with 91 each.
SHOT THAT KILLED GOEBEL.
Inipurant Testimony Given In the
t'ulton Case.
Frankfort, Ky„ May 4.— The most Im
poriaht testimony yet In connection with
the Goebel assassination was brought out
to-night in the hearing for bail in the Cul
ton case.
Assistant Secretary of Stats J, B,
Matthews and McKenzie Todd, private
secretary to Gov. Taylor, were star wit
nesses. Matthews stated that pardons
were issued to Charles Finley, John L.
Powers, Harland Whittaker and possibly
W. H. Culton.
Assistant Secretary of State J. B. Mat
thews testified:
“I was lit the Governor s reception room
when the assassination occurred. Tlie first
shot sounded to me as If it came from be
tween the two buildings. I got a pistol
and started out. As 1 opened the door 1
met Henry Youtsey, who was coming in.
He had a revolver In his hand. W’e tried
lo get in the Secretay of State’s
office to get some guns there,
but the doons were locked, and I had to
crawl over the transom to get in. The
windows and curtains wore down. A
rifle was lying by one of the windows
with the butt toward the east. There
was also a rifle in each corner on the
left side of the room. Two were of 38-
callber. 1 examined them to see if they
had recently been flred. 1 am positive
that two of them were loaded, but nm
not sure as to the other one. It soiled
my hands, but I do not know that this
was caused by powder. Don’t know
where this rifle is now’. The extreme
west window was raised about four Inches
when I Inspected the room.”
McKenzie Todd, private secretary to
Gov. Taylor, testified he saw two guns
In the office of the Secretary of State on
Saturday prior to the assassination. Yout
scy picked up one of the guns and took
a position neat* the window,, saying he
warned to be prepared for any trouble
In the legislative building.
Witness said the Bhots seemed to come
from the west end of the building. Davit
otwl I went out ror a gun, and came back
Immediately. The door to the office of
the Secretary of Stale was opened while
we were gone.
Ed StefTe, who was standing on the
portico In front of the State House saw
Goebel fall. Looking up he thought he
raw the barrel of a rifle pointing out
of the window of the S cretary of States
office. The rifle, according to the witness,
was drawn In and the window closed. On
cross-examination he said that after the
shot was flred he thought he saw a llt
t’e smoke rising above the window.
Wade Watts, a bootblack, said he heard
somebody run down the steps Into the
basement after the assassination, and
then saw Youtsey running through the
bastment.
STEAMER VIRGINIA LOST.
Six of the Crew Drowned In Trying
to Save Themselves.
Cape Henry, Va., May 4.—The British
steamer Virginia, Capt. Charleß Samuels,
from Relquirl, Cuba, for Baltimore, with
a cargo of iron ore with a crew of twen
ty-six men Including one stowaway,
stranded on Diamond ehoal about 6 p. m.,
Wednesday, May 3, during thick heavy
weather.
The entire crew took to the boats and
attempted to leave the ship. One boat
with fifteen of the crew got away, but
the o her boat wos swamped and six men
were drowned, The remaining five—gat
hack on the steamer, where they remain
ed uni 11 this morning, when they were res
cued and brought a.-hcre by the crews of
the Creed's Hill and Cape Hatteraa life
saving stations.
The ship stlanded on the outer Dia
mond about twelve milca from the shore
and owing to the thick squally Weather
which has prevailed for several days aha
waa not discover and by the life savers un
til this morning. The rescue was made In
the station life boa's.
Much difficulty was encountered in get
ting to the ship on account of the heavy
sea and high wind, the boats starting
early this morning and not being able to
return until about 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The ship Is now nearly all under water
and is u total loss.
The names of the saved are: Capt.
Charles Samuels, First Officer Wynesa,
Second Engineer Simmons, Third Engineer
George Mitchell, Seaman Martin Rasmus
sen.
The following are know to be drowned:
Samuel Park, steward; P. St. George Wal
ley, chief engineer; Harris, seaman; Olsen,
seaman, and two firemen, names unknown.
The boat, with fifteen of Ihe crew which
got away from the ship, when last seen
was running off shore before the wind and
was apparently safe.
The names of those In the boat were
Moore, second officer; Grant, donkey man;
Turner, cook; Thompson, carpenter; Don
ald, mess boy; Christiansen. Jeffon, Pur
fell, Blanche, seamen, stowaway, second
steward and four firemen, names unknown.
The captain and four men are now be
ing cared for by H. W. Stlron and P. H.
Etheridge, of the life-saving stations, and
will leave for Norfolk at the first oppor
tunity.
Norfolk, May 5, 2 a. m.— It is reported
here that the British steamer went lo
pieces to-night. No tidings yet of the
fifteen men adrift in a boat.
WILL RE BI'IIJECT TO TAX.
Articles Made In Bond nnd .Shipped
to Porto Rico.
Washington, May 4.—Assistant Secretary
Spalding has held that articles manufac
tured in a bonded warehouse la this coun
try canont be shipped to Porto Rico, as
such a shipment would not constitute an
exportation under the set of July 24, 1897.
Also that articles of domestic manufac
ture shipped to Porto Rico will be sub
ject to a tax equal to the Internal reve
nue tax Imposed In Porto Rico upon like
arttch s of l'orto ltlcan manufacture, in
addition to 15 per cent, of the duties Im
posed by the tariff act of 1897.
Town Destroyed by Fire.
Victoria, B. C., May 4.—The chief por
tion of the mining town of Sandon was
destroyed by fire to-day. Tho loss will
exceed 1250,000. Among the buildings
burned are two hotels, two churches, two
large blocks, tint Bank of British Colum
bia and eight dwellings.
Bombs In n French Tunnel.
Paris, May o, 4:45 a. m.—A railroad dls
asier was averted by the timely discovery
of two b mbs on the rails in St. Mando
tunnel. Information given to the Vin
cnnes police has led to the arrest of four
\ reputed anarchists.
DAILY, *8 A YEAH
S CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLi 2-TIMES- A- WEEK.JI A TEAR
NEGRO LYNCHED AT DOUGLAS.
MARSHAL JONES’ BODY IUDDLED
YY’ITH BILLETS.
. *
He YY’ns Implicated In the Murder of
Constable Allen Croaby at Gill!**
Still In Coffee County—He Shot
Crosby in tlie Leg Mob Over
powered Jailer Creel and Toole
Jone* to tlie YY ootln— Real Murder*
rr Not Y’et Caught.
Dougina, Go., May 4.—Shortly after It
o'clock this morning .Njarshal Jones, col
ored. was taken from the jail hera by an
arm'd mob. tied lo a tree and his body
riddled with bullets.
Jonra was Implicated In the murder of
Allen Crosby. It will ha remembered that
Alhn Crosby, a white man. was shot and
killed last Sunday morning at Glllle’a still.
In Coffee county, by a negro named
Brown. Crosby, who was a bailiff, went
to the still to arrest a negro, and a dis
pute arose. Two other nsgroas caught
Crosby and held him, after ha had shot
at a negro nnmrd Marshal Jones.
While the bailiff was being held, Brown
snatched his revolver away. Crosby broke
loose and start* and to run. Jones herd strik
ing him In the leg. Brown then openedl
fire and the bailiff was killed.
Crosby’s murderer made good his es
cape, but Jones was captured. The frlenda
of the murder* and man. attempted to lynch
the negro, but he was (fplrlted away, aad
on Monday morning was brought to tha
Douglas Jail.
Secured the Prisoner.
Thursday night was clear and bright.
The people of Douglas retired, tittle
dreaming that a determined mob was
coming, bent on avenging the death of
Croaby. Tills morning, between 12 and 1
o'clock, lhne men knocked on Ja44ef
Creel's door, telling him they had a pris
oner.
The Jailer asked them to hold him until
morning, but the siiokesmaii said they
had rl.lden all the way from Wlllacoochla,
and did not feel like sitting up to guard
the man. The Jailer came down and saw
the three men, one of them apparently a
prisoner.. They proceeded to the Jail, tha
floors were unlocked and the four meat
entered.
"Untie your prisoner, and give me yoitf
commitment papers,” said the Jailer,
turning to the men.
“Never mhtd the papers,” remarked the
spokesman. "Wo <M*l not bring you a
prisoner. We came after one. You have
a negro in here named Marshal Jones,
and we came to hang hlmt so turn ovtr
your keys.”
But the Jailer refused to surrender his
keys, and broke for the from door. Hera
he ran Into a mob of about thirty men,
who fired off their runa, at the same
time telling the Jailer that If he did
not give up the keys they would rasa
the building to the ground.
The Jailer fearing the other prisoners
would escape If he surrendered the keys,
and knowing ihey would get away If the
Jail was battered down, unlocked the cell
door where Jones was confined. The
negro begged and implored the men to
spare him.
“For God's sake, boss, give me time ta
pray," he said, but It was no use.
"Yes, and you, we will give you tlmg
to pray,” said one. "You can prey ae
we go along."
Hound and Shot lo Death.
The mob then pro* ceded down tb~tlw~
principal street of the town, marching
iwat the Air Line depot; they turned off
Into the woods about three-quarters of a
mile from the Coffee county Court House,
the negro praying end begging all the
way. But there was no mercy In tha*
mob. They were all determined men,
with nothing hut revenge In view.
About 600 yards from the depot 4hel
mob stopped, on the left-hand side of
the road. Here Marshal Jones wag
bound to a small pine sapling, there be
ing no convenient limb from which ta
hang him. The mob backed off and be
gan firing into the man's body, which!
was literally riddled with bullets. Tha
negro’s left leg wax broken above tha
ankle, hla right thigh end right arm
above the elbow were shattered. A rifle
bullet struck him In the forehead, another
went through the heart; a load
qf buokshot entered the breast,
end another In the side
The straps binding the negro to the trea
were shot In two, and the body tumbled
to the ground.
After completing their work Ihe mob dis
persed, leaving the body where It had
fallen. Very few people In Douglas knew
anything of the tragedy until this morn
ing. Not a dozen people knew of it, and
the affair was a surprise to everybody.
At last accounts the negro who killed
Crosby had not been naught. People ere
on the lookout for him, however, and. If
captured, there will probably be another
lynching in Douglas.
EXTENDED TO NAVAL WARFARE,
Geneva Conference Regulation* the
Subject of n Treaty.
Wsshlngton. May 4 —The Senate, In ex
ecutive session 40-day, ratified a treaty
negotiated with all the maritime nation*
of the world, extending the Geneva con
ference regulations to naval warfare.
These regulations have long applied to
war on lnnd and under the treaty hospi
tal ships will be under the same protec
tion as hospital tenta and bulldlnga on
land.
DIRECT LINE FROM TAMPA.
Florida Port to Have Strainers to
nnd From New York.
Tampa, Fla., May 4.—The Transports lon
Committee of the Board of Trade and a
number of business men are p anning for
a direct line of steomcra from this city to
New York. The expansion of the naval
stores business requires better freight fa
cilities to the North and now that a deep
water channel has been made to the Gulf
the new steamer line will aoon be In opera
tion. _
Urn. lire u Veteran.
Indlannoplls. May 4—Gen. Fltahugh bee
was to-night admitted a member of Frank
H. rlark Rost of the Veterans of the Spun-
Ish-American War. The application waa
made several weeks ago. All the mem
bers were In Porto Rico, Cuba or the I’h le
lppines during the war.
Fought a 15-Hound Draw.
Denver. May 4.—Kid Parknr of Denver
and Matty Matthews fought a tuu-round
1 draw to-nlghU