Newspaper Page Text
THE MORNING NEWS.
Established USO. - Incorporated 1888
j. H. ESTILL, President
WORST FORM OF TYRANNY.
GOVERNMENT OUTSIDE OP THE
CONSTITUTION.
Jailer I.oehren Says the Constitution
Extend* to Porto lilco Ex Proprio
Vi grove— Power of General Govern
ment Rests on and Is Limited liy
the Constitution—Congress Cannot
Legislate Outside of It—Decision in
Case of Rafael Ortiz.
St. Paul, Minn., May 7.—Judge Loehren
to-day filed in the United States Circuit
Court his decision on the application of
Rafael Ortiz, a Porto Rlean, to be releas
ed from the Minnesota state prison.
Ortiz was convicted by a military tri
bunal in Porto Rico for the murder of a
United States soldier, and condemned to
die. The sentence was commuted to life
imprisonment.
The application for release was based
on the claim that the military authorities
bad no jurisdiction over Ortiz; that peace
had been declared, and that he should
have had a civil 'trial.
Judge Loehren refused the application
In an oral decision Thursday last, and to
day filed an exhaustive opinion thereupon.
The decision bears largely on constitu
tional questions which have arisen on
the position of Porto Rico as a territory
of the United States. The decision
states;
Be Tyranny.
‘‘lt will be indeed marvelous If It is
made to appear that the men who found
ed our national government so construct
ed it that it ie capable of ruling with
unlimited power a subject people who
have neither guarantees to protect them
nor any voice in the government. This
is foreign absolutism—the wor3t form of
tyranny.
"If the constitution does not extend to
Torto Rico and our other new acquisitions
of territory, Congress has the untram
tneled, absolute power to establish sub
ject governments or make laws for such
territories; it has the power to establish
dependent monarchies or satrapies, state
religions and even slavery. To say that
a clause in the constitution does not ex
tend to a territory, but does limit the
power of Congress in legislating for the
territory, is to draw a distinction too fine
to be practical.
“The national government of the United
States is one of very limited Dowers. In
respect to its own people, in its entire do
main, and generally, except in respect to
its power to deal with foreign nations,
and concerning matters expressly com
mitted to it by the constitution, its pow
ers are much less than those possessed
by other governments. No one will dis
pute this.
“The government of the United States
was created and its powers and jurisdic
tion granted and limited by the federal
constitution. Its powers can only be in
creased of that instrument.
Rests on Constitution.
“The power of the general government
to acquire additional territory rests upon
its constitutional power to make war,
which may result in conquest, and its like
power to make tr a ies, which may bring
lerrtories by cession. The power to gov
ern such acquired territories results from
the power to admit new' states and to
make all needful rules and regulations
i speeding the territory or other property
belonging ;o the Un ted States.
“This clause authorizes Congress to
legislate in respect to a territory In local
as well as national matters before its ad
mission to statehood into Jie Union.
“The novel doctrine that the power of
Congress to govern territory ceded to the
Ui iud States may be confessedly a for
eign sovereign, by and through the treaty
o concession, and that the general gov
ernment can exercise powers thus grant
’d by a foreign sovereign
lrdepend; nt of and to the disregard
of the constitution, until Congress, may
hop in future, shall by Its enactment see
lit to extend the constitution over the ter
ritory, is contrary to the holding of the
Supreme Court of the 'United States, to
the effect that the general government is
one of enumerated powers, and can claim
and exercise no power not granted to it
by the constitution, either expre sly or by
necessary implication. It is clear that
the genral government cannot legislate
over territory where the constitution from
w hich its every power is derived does not
extend. The constitution must be in
force over a territory before the general
government can have any authority to
legislate respecting it. No foreign sov
ereign can invest the general government
with any legislative power.’*
>lny Decisions Cited.
Numerous decisions are cited 1n support
his opinion, and he continues:
“It must be held that upon the cession
I‘ v opain to the United States of the Is
land of Porto Rico, that island 'become
£ part of the dominion of the United
P: aiC5, as much so as ‘is Arizona or Min
nesota; and that the constitution of the
United States, ex proprfo vlgore, nt once
extended over that island; and that this
extension of the constitution gave Con-
Si'css, whose every power must come from
that instrument, the authority to legis
late in respect to that island as a pari
of the United States territory.
*: follows that nil provisions of
the constitution in respect to personal and
property rights, including the right to
trml by jury in criminal prosecution be
carm at once when tho cession was con
’nipiated, a part of the supreme law of
the land. The character of an offence
jud the nature of its punishment would
**■ determined by the law in force where
or,d when the act was committed and laws
Jv character remain In force after
*he cession until changed; but the man
sep5 ep °f trial must depend on the law' in
orce when the trial is had, even though
, establishment and organization of
j ur;s must be awmlted before the trial
can be had/*
he decision states that military law
J7 lng the sole authority, the acts of a mil
npy cou rt were entirely legal and the
I Jtion for a writ of habeas corpus was
denied.
Killed in a theater.
r ngedy In n I*ln> house nt .Santiago
ill* Cnbn.
Qibara, Santiago de Cuba, May 7.—Senor
A.bertl, editor of the Don Claridades, was
41,101 anc * killed instantly by an unknown
assassin at the Theater last night.
Alberti was an active politician, and
■ Paper recently has been criticising
J* of the American officials, par
ticularly the election orders.
lg0 * who killed Capt. Smith, col
ptor of this port, in January, w’as editor
’ , Don Clarid'adca. Alberti hns re
threatening letters, which ho ridi
culeU in his pape*
fpje Httofninij
INCENDIARISM SUSPECTED.
Fire Destroyed Sheds and Docks of
Standard Oil Cos.
New York, May 7.—Fire to-night de
stroyed a large part of the docks and
sheds of the New Jersey Storage Com
pany, connected with the Standard Oil
Company's Constable Hooks Works,
causing a property loss of $500,000.
There is some suspicion that the fire
w r as started by strikers, who for the past
week have been troublesome at the oil
works and at the Oxford Copper Works,
which adjoin.
The fire started in one of the sheds on
a pier, and, owing to the oil-soaked con
dition of the shed, the dock and every
thing else in the neighborhood, the flames
spread rapidly.
The oil tank ship Adeiphia was lying
alongside one of the piers, and before she
could be hauled out, took fire. Tugs tried
lo get her off and beach her on the Staten
Island shore, but the hawsers caught fire
and she went adrift in the Kills.
Three old barges, which lay alongside
the docks, took fire and were destroyed.
Fire tugs from Brooklyn, N. Y., Staten
Island and Jersey City responded lo calls
for assistance. The firemen on shore
■were repeatedly driven away from the
fire by the intense heat, and the tugs
had at short Intervals to turn their own
hose upon themselves to keep their sides
and deckhouses from bursting intefiflames.
The fire in the docks consumed the sheds
upon the piers and then burned the pil
ings down to the water's edge.
Will Come to United States.
Paris, May 7.—Mme. Sa a Bernhardt and
M. Coquelin, it is announced, will make a
tcur of the United States to last six
months. The first performance will be
given in Boston on Nov. 12.
BRICK BUILDING COLLAPSED.
Several People AVere Badly Injured
nt Kansas City.
Kansas City, May 7.—A three-story
brick building at 1302 Grand avenue, in the
business center, occupied on the ground
floor by Jacob Goodman as a second-hand
store, and above by Mrs. Mary Sohn as a
rooming house, collapsed this afternoon,
burying seven persons in the ruins. It Is
believed none of the Injured will die. John
W. Moore, aged 70 years, former Mayor of
Kansas City, was the most seriously hurt.
The building, which was an l ancient
structure, had been condemned several
months ago, and had' recently been wealo
ened by workmen excavating for anew
building on the adjoining lot. The build
ing collapsed almost without warning, the
walls bulging out and the roof crashing
in before any of the inmates couild make
a move to escape. The wreck was com
plete. The ruins were soon covered with a
swarm of firemen digging for the buried
ones.
John W. Moore, former Mayor of Kan
sas City and a member of the Board of
Trade, was taken out of the wreck un
conscious. lift had evidently been in a
room on the second floor, and when lo
cated was burled ten feet under brick,
mortar and broken furniture. It was
twenty minutes before the firemen could
chop their way to him. He was removed
limp and unconscious and hurried to the
hospital, where his Injuries were found
to bo serious, though not necessarily
fatal.
Anna Goodman was found buried ten
feet beneath the debris and rescued by
her father, who had escaped with flight
injuries. Others were found below the
debris severely bruised.
WILL DISOBEY INJUNCTION.
Siriklnff Cigar Makers So Advise*!
ly President Goiuiters.
New York, May 7.—Samuel Gompers,
president of the Federation of Labor, ad
dressed the striking' cigarmalcers in Bo
hemia Hall to-day and advised them to
disregard the injunction fcsued by Judge
Freedman, which prohibits them from
picketing or atiempting in any way to
deter others from taking their places, and
enjoins sympathizers from giving finan
cial aid for the purpose of continuing the
strike.
Mr. Gompers declared with many dra
matic gestures that rather than obey
Justice Freedman's injunction he "would
gladly, freely, willingly lay down the lit
tle life he had left.”
CORDIAL CO XGRAT U L ATI ON S.
Sent by the President to the Empe
ror of Germany.
' Washington, May 7.—The following Is
the text of Secretary Hay’s cablegram to
Ambassador White at Berlin conveying
President McKinley’s congratulation to
Emperor William on the Crown Prince’s
eighteenth birthday:
"Please convey to His Majesty, the Em
peror, the most cordial congratulations of
the President upon the arrival of his Im
perial and Royal Highness the Crown
Prince Frederick William at the age of
majority upon the 6th of May. The Pres
ident desires also to express his best
wishes for the continued good heallh of
His Majesty the Emperor and of.ail the
members of the imperial family and for
the peace and prosperity of the German
empire.”
UTAH’S GREAT MINE HORROR.
Statistic's of tlic Dead, Injnred, Wid
ows and Orphans.
Balt Lake City, May 7.-W. G. Sharpe,
superintendent of tho Pleasant Valley
Coal Company, has made a report to the
treasurer of the company In regard to the
mine disaster at Scofle'd, In which he
says: Total killed, 139; bodies recovered
to (kite, 135; injure*!, 7. Of those in the
mine 10S escaped alive and uninjured.
Thero are 108 widows and' 270 orphans.
WHEELER NOT A CANDIDATE.
Genernl lias Stated He Wonld Not He
In the Race.
Huntsville, Ala., May 7—A private tele
gram received to-day from a close friend
of Qcn. Wheeler In Washington states that
Ihc General has announced positively
that he will not be a candidate for Con
gress Lorn his old district.
Eire In Miinlvoincr>.
Montgomery, Ala., May B.—At 2:13
o’ lock tlds morning fire breke out in the
r< ar of Todd's gun store on North Court
street, and is now burning fiercely with
the entire department at work. The street
H ve y narrow and the fire may cross to
Fleming's i\iuuuuu t
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY. MAY 8, 1900.
BOERS GET OUT OF THE WAY.
ARB RETIRING EVERYWHERE BE
FORE THE HRITISII.
Maintaining Tlielr Stand Only on the
Natal Frontier and at Mafekingr.
Occupation of Winburgr l>y tle
British Is Confirmed—Thousands of
British on the Free State Frontier.
Free Staters Have Collected Many
Cattle Year Lodybraml.
London, May 8, 4:20 a. m.—The Boers are
everywhere retiring before the British, ex
cept on the Natal frontier and at Mafek
in, to the inner circles of their defenses.
They appear determined not to fight until
the Kroonstad hills are readhed.
Lord Roberts is expected to do another
forty or fifty miles and then to- wait for
a lime in order to bring up supplies and to
repair the railway. There are one or two
hints in the dispatches from the front that
he may rest for a few days at Smaldeei.
Gen. French’s 10,000 cavalry have not
been mentioned in the official or unofficial
dispatches for four days. It is by no
means likely that he is idle, and the con
jecture is that he is either detouring to
ward Kroonstad or raiding the Ladybrand
district.
Fifteen thousand British ore now operat
ing on. the western frontier of the Free
State. As deadlock at Warren/ton
has been broken, and the Boers are re
treating, there is nothing formidable, ex
cept distance, between Warren ton and
Mafeking. The most hopeful advices from
Mafeking on April 22, were that the gar
rison would, be barely able to hold out for
a month. At that time the fever was
spreading.
Free Stntcrs Collect Cattle.
According to advices from Maseru, Ba
sutoland, several thousand Free Staters
are north of Ladybrand, where they have
collected great herds. The district is
rich in food for men and horses, and the
Boers seem resolved not to move north
ward, but to be preparing to resist where
they are. If they are let alone they will
menace the line of communications after
the main British army has passed into
the Transvaal.
Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener per
sonally directed the artillery in the Vet
river engagement.
Queen Victoria will send a signed pho
tograph to Col. Kekewitch, the hero of
Kimberley.
S'ix thousand four hundred and fifty
eight troops are now at sea, on the way
to South Africa. No others are under
orders to go, except as recruits to fill
up the losses of regiments at the front.
BfttTtSft SOW HTOLD WIMJt'RG.
Main Advance to Pretoria Continues
With Much Precision.
London. May 7.—The capture of Win
burg by the British is confirmed and the
main advance to Pretoria continues with
the machine-like precision and rapidity
which has characterized all Lord Roberts’
forward movements.
By the occupation of Winburg, Gen. lan
Hamilton puts himself nearly parallel with
Lord Roberts and only twenty-nine miles
eastward, while he has the additional ad
vantage of being connected with his chief
by means of the railroad that runs from
Smaldcel or Winburg road station, as it
is sometimes called, to Winburg.
The only feature of the carefully de
vised plan of the general advice not dis
closed by the swift developments is that
part Gen. Bujler has elected to take in the
operations. At present ihere are no Indi
cations of any movement on the part of
the Natal army. Doubtless a few days or
less will bring out the British line of ac
tion before the Blggarsberg.
Lord Roberts is now nine miles north of
the Vet and slxty-threo miles north of
Bloemfontein. The Boers are retreating
towards Kroonstad.
Gen. Hunter is presumed to be pushing
steadily forward In the direction of Ma
feking, aldfed by the aggressiveness of
Barton's ahd FageCs brigades.
The critics of the afternoon newspapers
view the situation with the greatest satis
faction.
A special dispatch from Smaldeel (Win
burg road station), daed 9:45 p. m., Sun
day. May 6, gives details of the occupa
tion of Winburg by ihe British. It says:
"News has Just come here that Gen.
Hamilton is giving the Boers no rest,
and that they are falling back hurriedly.
He entered Winburg to-day, after a brisk
fight. In which the Boers fell back so.
quickly that one of their guns, in addi
tion of a Maxim, was abandoned."
The same dispatch, describing the cross
ing of the Vet river, says:
"The Boer forces entrenched on the op
posite bank prepared to contest the cross
ing. Our guns were brought into play
and n terrific'shell fire was directed on
<lie Boer lines. At the same time the
Queenslanders, under a heavy fire, dash
ed across the river, and advancing in the
open, completely turned the Boor right.
It was dusk, but nothing could stop the
gallant Australians. They pushed on
again, seized a commanding kopje, and,
by brilliant movements and continuous
rifie fire, drove ofT he enemy in Iho dark
ness. The first gleam of dawn this morn
ing found the enemy In full flight, and
our men after them, and by 9 o’clock
this morning we entered this important
strategic point.”
A die patch from Boshof, dated Friday,
May 4, says Gen, Mthuen made a recon
naissance from there the day previously
to the neighborhood of SJartkopplesfon
tein, locating the Boer laager. After an
unimportant exchange of fire the Boers
removed their laager. A fairly strong
force of Boers was seen moving north
ward. Gen. Methuen hen returned to
Boshof.
HI’NTER JOINED GEN, PAGET.
Yeomanry Under Col. Mayrick Did
Splendid Work.
London, May 7, 7:20 p. m.—The war of
fice has received the following dispatch
from*Lord Roberts, dated Smaldeel, May
7, 10:55 am.:
"Gen. Hunter, after defeating the ene
my May 4, Joined hands with Paget, near
Warrenton.' The enemy left thirteen kill
ed and wounded on the ground, and we
cap4ured eevcral prisoners. Our loss was
slight.
"Hunter speaks In high terms of the
gallantry of the yeomanry under Col.
Mayrlek.
"The enemy have retired from the front
of Thaba Kohu and the exceedingly
strong position they held is now occupied
by Rundle’s division."
——————— v
ROBERTS’ GOOD STRATEGY.
Iloev. Had lo Meet Him Under Un
favorable Condition*.
Smaldeei, Sunday. May 6.—The move
ment that culminated In the capture of
Wirtburg and Smaldeei was part of a
great general movement extending from
Gen. Hunter on. the west to Gen. Rundle
on the cast.
Lord Roberts’ admirable strategy re
sulted in placing everywhere five British
to one Boer. Out of wtpit appeared the
inextricable confusion of divisions and
brigades, order was quickly evolved, and
the Boers were compelled to meet Lord
Roberts under unfavorable conditions.
What is more important is that the
British are now able lo wait. Their front
and strong positions are safe in the
knowledge that their flanking columns
will advance and outflank the Boers. Yes
terday the Boers held a really strong po
sition, from which, earlier in the cam
paign, they could only have been forced
by hard fighting. Gen. Hamilton's ar
rival at Wlnburg, although not directly
outflanking the Boers, made their position
extremely uncomfortable. Gen. Hutton’s
movement on the left was even more suc
cessful than at first Imagined. Forty
Boers were killed.
The march to-day was short, lint Gen.
Pole-Carew’s division marched fifty-eight
miles In four days.
Gen. Tucker's division is marching on
our left today and Gen. Maxwell's bri
gade will be able to cross the river before
night.
Lord Roberts has been very strict in his
examination of the farms, with the result
of disclosing the fact that nearly every
house is o miniature arsenal. Mausers.
Marlins ond abundant ammunition being
found. If these had not been discovered;
the army would be leaving in its rear the
material in men and arms for a dangerous
movement among the inhabitants.
All along the railway 1 - the culverts,
wherever in any size, have been destroyed,
but the engineers hope to make a detour
in some cases and in others they w T ll! fill
up the gaps.
Three of the four spans of the Vet river
bridge have been utterly destroyed, and it
will be necessary to mako a temporary
line down the river bed, as at the Mad
der.
Reports have been heard this afternoon
showing that more culverts and bridges
are being destroyed northw^gd.
AT SMALDEEL JUNCTION.
British Camped There After Driving
Axvny the Boers.
London, May 7, 11 a. m.—Lord Roberts’
reports to the war office. In a dispatch,
dated Smaldcel, May 6, afternoon, as fol
lows:
“We crossed the Vet river this morning
and are now encamped at Smaldeel Junc
tion. The enemy is In full retreat to
wards Zand , river end Kroonstpd. The
turning movement was made by the
mounted infantry Just before dark yester
day. It was a very dashing affair. The
Canadians. New South Wales, New Zea
land Rifles and Queensland Mounted In
fantry vied with each other in the de
termination' to close with the enemy. Capt.
Anley of the Essex Regiment, command
ing the Third Infantry Battalion, behav
ed in a very gallant manner.
“The naval guns and the artillery made
excellent practice, particularly two 5-inch
guns used for the first time with this
engagement.
“We captured a Maxim and twenty-iflve
prisoners. Our casualties are few—only
15 1 killed, and 3 missing.”
Snymim Is Alarmed.
London, May 7.—The Lorenzo Marquez
correspondent Of the Times Eaya:
“Commandant Snyman is so a'armed at
the prospect of having ids retr. at cut off
that he has appealed for permission to
retire northward from Mafeking to in
tercept Col. Flumer."
Boers in Full Retreat.
London., May 7, 10:55 a. m.—The official
announcement Is made that Gen. Roberts
has crossed the Vet river, and is encamp
ed at Smaldeel Junction. The Boers ore
in full retreat towards Zand river and
Kroonstad.
Boers Leave Fourteen Streams.
Warrenton, Cape Colony. May 7.—The
■Boers have been driven out of Fourteen
Sireams and the British are now encamp
ed on the north tank of the Vaal river.
TROUBLE WITH CHINESE.
Russian Hallway Constrnetors Have
■teen Murdered.
London. May B.—The St. Petersburg cor
respondent of the Times says:
“Reports have reached here of serious
friction between the Russians and the ChL
nese in Manchuria, on the Russian Rail
way construction route. In one case a de
tachment of thirty-five Chinese soldiers
shot the Russian captain of ten Cossacks
who were doing police duty. The Cossacks
attacked and pursued the Chinese, cutting
them down.
The Russian government sent a com
plaint to Pekin, demanding the punish
ment of the highest Chinese officials of
the district. China complied. There have
been several murders and mutilations of
Russian engineers by Chinese brigands.
MALLORY IN WASHINGTON.
Senator Is Greatly Improved After
His Illness.
Washington, May 7—Senator Mallory
was at the Capitol to-day. He had been
111 for several months and has been under
treaiment in New Orleans by hla broth
er-in-law. He suffered from a complaint
of the liver, but has very greatly improv
ed. He. will probably remain hers during
the balance of the present session of Con
gress.
Liquor In the Philippines.
Washington, May 7.—The war depart
ment has received the report of the offi
cer of <he quartermaster general’s depart
ment, who Investigated the charges mado
by Chaplain Wells, late of the Tennessee
Volunteers, ns to the use of liquor in the
Philippines. The document Is Iff the cus
tody of Quartermaster Ludlngtcn, and Is
withheld from publication at thie stage.
Webster Succeeds Lindley.
London, May 7.—Sir Nathaniel Llndley,
master of the rolls since October, 1897, has
resigned. Sir Richard Webster, attorney
General, has been appointed his auocesaor,
and Sir Robert Bannatyne Finley, solici
tor general, succeeds Sir Kicnutd Web
ster. .
AGUINALDO HAS JOINED TINO.
YOUNO WANTS REINFORCEMENTS
TO ATTACK THE REBELS.
He Desire* to Get nt Them Before
the Rainy Sen*on Sets In—-Two
Americans Killed in a Flit'llt Near
Legnstii—Reports of the Killing ot
280 Filipinos Come From the Vlsn
ynu Islands—A Hurd Flight nt Jaro.
Manila, May 7.—Telegrams received hero
to-day from Gen. Young report that Agut
naldo has Joined 1 the rebel Gen. Tlno In
the north, and that they have reassembled
a considerable force in the mountains.
Gen. Young desires to strike them be
fore the rains, and asks for reinforce
ments. Tlie tenor of dispatches Indicate
that Gen. Young is confident that Agul
naldo Is with Tlno. and 4t is presumed
they are planning to resume fighting dur
ing the rains.
Company F of the Forty-seventh Regi
ment met and routed a band of the enemy
between Legaspl and Riago, province of
Albay, April 13. Two Americans were
killed and five were wounded, including
two officers. The Filipinos lost heavily.
The conditions around Legaspl and Eor
sogon are reported to be continued dis
turbed.
In the Vl*n >an island*.
Two Ftliplno attacks on the American
garrisons in the Vlsayan Islands recently
have resulted in Hie killing of 280 of the
enemy and the wounding of two Ameri
cans.
At daybreak May 1, ICO Filipinos, a hun
dred of them armed with rifles, attacked
Catarman, in North rn Saonar, In the vi
cinity of Cntublg. Company F of the
Forty-third Regiment, was garrisoning
the place. The enemy built trenches on
the outskl ts of the town during the night
and fired volleys persistently Into It until
the Americans, charging the trenches,
scattered the Filipinos and killed 155 of
ttem. Two Americans were wounded.
This attack was precipitated by the ene
my's recent successful light at Catubig.
Tr.e garrison of Catarman has been re
moved to the seaport of Laguan.
Killed Many Filipino*.
A force of Filipinos, estimated to nurrF
ber 300 men, armed with rifles, and 600
armed with bolos, and operating four
muzzle-loading cannon, attacked Jure, on
Leyte Island, April 15, which place wag
garrisoned by twenty-five men of Com
pany B of the Forty-third Regiment,
Lieut. Estes commanding. Estes left
fifteen men to protest the town, and with
the remaining ten men he advanced on
the enemy. In two squads, sheltered by
the ridges south of the town, when they
stood off the Filipinos for three hours.
Then twenty armed members of the local
police sallied out to help Estes’ Ameri
cans. The latter, with the police, charg
ed the enemy, and together they dispers
ed the Filipinos, and after the fight was
over burled 125 of them. There were no
American casualties.
STRIKE OF C'An REPAIRERS.
Will Call Oat More Men If Demands
Are Not Acceded to.
Buffalo, N. Y., May 7.—Striking car re
pairers of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad to-night seml-ofilclally
announced that If the company did not
come to terms with its men at once the
strike would be extended on the line.
As given out, <ho programme to call
out the men lrt the Wg locomotive shop
of the company at East Buffalo, and also
iho switchmen in the East Buffalo yard.
There was also talk of extending the
strike down the lino of the Buffalo divis
ion.
The car repairers of the Erie will sub
mit their new demand to the division
superintendent to-morrow. It was staled
■to-night that the Erie switchmen ore
ready to go out In aid of the car repairers
on twelve hours' notice.
■the LclilgH Valley men have not yet
reached an agreement.
ST. LOUIS TO HAVE A STRIKE.
ITnctlcnlly Pertain That Street Car
Men Will Quit.
St. Louis. May 7.—The Executive Com
mittee of the Street Railway Men's Union
at midnight to-night decided to recom
mend to the employes of the Transit Com
pany that a strike be decided upon forth
with. A mass meeting of the employes
was at once called to take a vote on tho
committee’s report. Owing to the fact
that all the employes will be unable to
get to the place of meeting until a very
late hour a vote will probably not be
reached before 2:30 o'clock to-morrow
(Tuesday) morning. The temper of Ihe
men is such that It seems almost certain
the committee's report will be adopted.
The Transit Company has about 3,800
employes, and controls all but one of tho
street car lines In St. Louis.
REVOLT AMONG CHURCHMEN.
Order Restored Among Methodists of
Noutli Africa.
Opelika, Ain., May 7.—Rev. I. N. Fitz
patrick, presiding elder of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, has return
ed from Smith Africa, where he was or
dered by Bishop Turner In December to
put down a revolt In the negro Methodist
Church.
Bishop Duane of South Africa had re
volted from the authority ot the church
and constituted himself the supreme
lower In churoh circles, and over 2,009 of
the members had followed him. Rev.
Fitzpatrick restored order. He has been
recommended for the btshoprio of South
Africa, India, Abyssinia and Egypt,
which will likely be determln<’d at tho
conference of blahop* at Columbus, O.
SHOT HIM THROUGH THE BODY.
Wounded Sian Died llefore He Could
Harm Ills Assailant.
Chester, S. C., May 7.—To-day at noon
Watchman Lindsay killed an. operative
named Weathers at the Springsteln mill.
The operatives were leaving the mill for
dinner, when Lindsay walked up to
Weathers and shot him through the body.
The wounded man sprang upon hln as
sailant and hurled him the floor, but
fell back dead before ho could harm him.
Alderman Goes to Tnlnne.
New Orleans, May 7.—Prof. Edwin A.
Alderman, for some yearn pa at president
of the University of North Carolina, and
•one of the most prominent educators In
the South, has accepted the presidency of
Tulaue University.
WANT NEELEY EXTRADITED.
Ills Shortage* for Four Months In
Itnvann I*. 8116,000,
Havana, May 7.—The United States
transport Ingalls left here last night, hav
ing on board Col. Burton, the Inspector
general, w ho is going to Fortress Monroe,
with orders to proceed direct to Washing
ton.
This Is due to discovert* s made in con
nection with his inspection of the postal
affairs at Havana which resulted in the
arrest at Rochester, N. Y., on Saturday
of Char es F. Neeley, former chief of the
finance division of the poatoffice depart
ment in Cuba, on the charge of embezzling
$33,100 from the government. Neeley's ar
rest may result in additional arrests here
very scon.
The papers asking for Neeley's extradi
tion left for the United States this af
ternoi n. It Is understood that the Fidelity
Depfi lt Company of Maryland is on hts
bond for 130,(00. The announcement of the
arrest gave the first public Intimation that
sj'eged frauils had been discovered in the
postal and, partment. Col Burton has been
investigating for ten days, and he found
matters In such a serious condition that
he decided to make an immediate person
al report on the subj ct to the Washing
ton authorities.
It is asserted on rellablo authority that
since July of last year the government has
been defrauded monthly of more than $12,-
000 on stamped piper alone. The culprit
or culprits are believed to have received
$28,000, and lo have accounted for only
$16,000. Luring the last four months It
Is said that Neeley’s shortage In the ag
gregate has not fallen below $36,000, and
that, prior to the beginning of this year
llie average was much higher.
For a long time Neeley lived extrava
gantly. Auditors Reeves and Reynolds
have been temporarily suspended. MnJ.
linthbone, director of posts, eet special
agenlß at work investigating tho matter,
when first it was called to his attention
some weeks ago. These agents reported
April 23 that the accounts were correct.
NEELEY REFUSED TO TALK.
Had $6,5112 In III* l’oac**ln When
He VVll* Arre*ted.
New York, May 7.—Neeley, who was
arrested In Rochester, N. Y., Saturday
night, while on hla way to California and
brought bock to this city last night, re
fused to talk, beyond saying: "I guess
It will come out all right In the end.”
When taken Into custody there was
found 1n his possession $6,502 In cash and
securities and collaierol of various na
tures, possibly the remainder of the $36,-
000 which he Is alleged to have embezzled
from the government.
Neeley was arraigned 10—1 ay.- Hls l*ai!
first fixed for SIO,OOO, was later raised to
$20,000. This, he finally succeeded In se
curing and was released pending exam
ination Wednesday. The complaint which
was made by Poatoffice Inspector King,
charges that on April 28 the prisoner had
embezzled st Havana $36,000 of the post
office department's funds, and again that
on May 3 (je had secreted the money and
had fled from Cuba.
A. C. Smith, a friend of Neeley, said
that Neeley had been for fifteen months
In the postal service In Cuba and during
that time he had handled millions of dol
lars. The shortage In Neeley's accounts,
he said, was doubtless due to alertcal Er
rors, and that they would be straight
ened out at the proper time. Smith also
said that Neeley, while In Cuba, had been
concerned In several speculations, and
that his last enterprise was In the ship
ment of a cargo of cocoaJiuta.
Neeley Was From Mnnele, Did.
Muncle, Ind., May 7.—Previous to lilt
appointment to the Cuban position two
years ago, Thomas F. Neeley had always
resided In M mule. Fifteen years ago he
wan a school teacher and established
Muncie’s first dally newspaper, the Morn
ing News, and Junt previous to his ap
pointment he sold the property to t’he
present owner. First Assistant Postmaster
General Perry Heath. A telegram re
ceived to-night states that Neeley will
be here to-morrow, and that satisfactory
explanations be made.
BAD CY< MINE IN TEXAS.
'Trust Comimny’n Building at San
Antonio Wrecked.
Ban Antonio, Tex., May 7.—A destructive
cyclone wrecked the San Antonio Loan
and Trust Company's flve-atory steel and
t?rra cotta building this morning. The
loss in about *70,C00. The building was un
lnsured.
The wind's velocity was sixty miles
an hour.
Two box cars were blown across the
tracks of the main lino of the Aransas
Pass Railroad in the yards hero and
causfd the wrecking of an Incoming ex
cursion train from Corpus Christl. The
fir man was She only one hurt.
Destruction at Ilnstrnp.
Dallas T x.. May 7 —The destructive
wind and rain storm that struck San An
tonio this morning seems to have been
general in Southwestern Texas. At Bas
trop the Ml iland Hotel was wrecked, and
Charles and Lizzie Wilke*, children of the
proprietor, badly hurt by failing timbers.
The hardware slore of R. & O. Stark wa
jartly deatroyed. Fears are felt as o the
r.sult In the suriound ng country.
Telegraph Service Stopped.
Galveston, Tex., May 7.—The telegraph
service to ihe Interior of the state Is pros
trated owing to a serious wind, rain and
electrical storm this morning. The Brazos
river is bank full near Thompson and
iho lowlands for miles on either sldo are
flooded.
Terrific Storm In Toledo.
Toledo. 0.. May 7.—A terriflo hall ntorm
here to-day broke many <houands of dol
lars worth of plate glass and damaged
the city green houses, stripped young frutc
trees of buds and blossoms, and caused
a number of serious runaways. The ag
gregate of losers over tho city and vicin
ity will be large.
Indorsed McKinley.
Henderson. Ky., May 7 —The Republi
cans of tho Second ds rlct to-day Indors
ed McKinley and Taylor Without qualifi
cation. denounced tho contest board find
tho Democratic Legislature and eelectod
delegates to the Republican National Con
vention.'
Shah to Take Ills Favorite. 1
London, May B—The St. Petersburg
corespondent of the Standard says:
The favorite wife of the Shah of Persia,
a beautiful Circassian, will accompany
him duringJils forthcoming tour in Eu
rope, lib's ulsed In male attire.
DAILY. 13 A YEA®,
f CENTS A COPT.
WEEKLY 3-TIMEB-A-tVEKK.II A YEAH
GATHERING AT SIOUX FALLS.
TOPULISTS XV ILL Dfi UNANIMOUS
FOR COL. BRYAN.
\
Many of tlie Fualonlat* Want Tnvrns
for Vice President—Strong Senti
ment In III* Favor—Senator Butler
Said to lie for Him—Everythin*
Will lie Done for Harmony Be
tween Democrat*, I’opiillat* amt
Silver Republican*.
Sioux Falls, S. D., May 7.—The delegates
to the People's Party Convention who
have already arrived, spent the afternoon
In formal conferences and visiting the
tent In which the convention Is to ba
he’d.
This enormous tent can seat 8,000 or 10,-
COO people, and it Is rapidly belpg pul In
shaje. The streets aro liberally decorated
and on every hand there are evidences of
tho city’s welcome to the visitors.
The convention will be called to order
Wednesday at 2 o clock by Chairman But
ler. He will make a brief speech, after
which prayer will be offered by some lo
cal minister not yet selected. An address
of welcome will be made by either Sena
tor Pettigrew or Gov. Lee. A temporary
chairman will then be named, and after
the appointment of committees, the con
vention will adjourn until Thursday.
For temporary chairman Gov. Rodgers
of Washington was chosen, but he an
nounced to-day that he was unable to at
tend. This makes another selection neces
sary.
Among the delegates who have arrived
are Senators Butler, Allen and Pettigrew;
Congressman Sutherland, Capt. Rynder
and Mr. Olds of Pennsylvania; Mr. Mc-
Gavock of Virginia; Mr. Boyd of North
Carolina and Mr. Sibley of New York, Sen
ator Heltfeld of Idaho Is expected to-mor
row.
The principal talk to-day has been about
the policy to be pursued In the selection
of a vice presidential candidate. By those
already present there is manifested quite
a noticeable friendship for Hon. Charles
A. Towne, the silver Republican leaded
of Minnesota, but there are acme who
contend that the honor should go to a
Populist. J
Butler Favor* Towne.
Senator Butler Is among thoae who are
believed to favor Mr. Towne. In an Inter
view he said:
-''We are going lo be liberal with the
other parties who are co-operating with
ua on general line*. In 1896 we took Bry
nn after he had been nominated by the
.Democrats and we stood loyally by him
to tlie end of the campaign. This year
the People's parly Is going t 4 be the first
party to put him In the field, and so far as
I have been able to discover there la very
general disposition towards going even
further If need be and selecting a candi
date for the vice presidency who will bo
acceptable lo stiver Republicans. Those
whom are seen aro perfectly united upon
the proposition that all must be done that
it Is possible to do lo secure absolute
harmony among Populists, Democrats and
ellver Republicans in the support of Mr.
Bryan, and I believe the party will
be found equal to the surrender
of both nominees in order to ecure this
permanent desideratum. In faot, I speak
within bounds when I say that never
within the history of the country has any
party ever shown such unselfishness anil
such devotion to principle as tire Peo
ple's party has shown In, the past and is
willing to show now to bring victory to a>
cause."
1 nan linen* for Bryan.
Asked If he did not refer In his remark*
Just quoted to the possibility of the nom
ination of Mr. Towne for Vloe President,
the Senator said:
“I do not go to the extent of mention
ing names In connection with the vlc
presidential nomination, but 1 do not mind
assuring you eu> to the head of he ticket.
X have heard no dissent from the propo
sition to nominate Mr. Bryan for that
position, and I have no doubt that tha
nomination might be made by acclama
tion. As to the vice presidency, I will
only say that X discover a proposition to
give the nomination to a Silver Repub
lican, If a'man Is found upon whom that
party call unite. We recognize that ana
of the three parties must make a sacri
fice, and I believe our people will be found
ready to make It If necessary.”
As to the bolting Populists who are to
hold their convention in Cincinnati, tho
Senator said:
“They represent nobody bu* themselve*.
and need not be dignified by a reference
to them.
The Populists’ Platform.
On the question of platform- to be adopt
ed by tho convention the opinion 1e very
general that the St. I/Oula declaration of
principles will be reiterated with varia
tions and additions. “We will express
our opinions in no uncertain way on ques
tions of trusts and imperialism,” said
a United States senator, who is a dele
gate.
"We will certainly take a portion on
tho point of attempting to govern any
people without their consent. As to truots,
wo stall not connect ourselves wl4h de
nouncing them, but shall offer a remedy.
That remedy Is to control the Instruments
of commerce, money, transportation and
Ihe transmission of intelligence. In our
Bt. touts platform wo took 4he position
that all thesq functions should be con
trolled by Ihe government. We wIH ac
complish our end If wo point out that
to assume this control will be to suppress
the 4ru4s, and, furthermore, we will at
tempt nothing new In this effort, nothing
requiring a change in the constitution,
for nil that Is there *et out Is provided
for In that Instrument.”
The financial plank of the Bt. Ix>uls
platform-Will be unchanged and the gold
standard bill passed at the pr st nt session
of Congress will he denounced as In favor
of the national banka and dangcroua to
the best Interests of the public at large.
The Porto Rican legislation will be de
nounced and It will be declared that the
consriturion fellows the flag In the acqui
sition of territory. Tho Republican party
will also be charged with a failure to keep
folth In Cuba, and with transcending all
bounds of propriety In the management of
the Philippine question. Militarism will
also play an Important part In the plat
form. Tho matter of Increasing the stand
ing army of the United States will be
frowned upon ns giving the I'resldent the
power to deprive voters of the* right of
franchise by covering them with an army.
The members of the National Committee
deny the report that tickets to the con
vention tent are to be generally Bold. They
CouUuued on Fifth Page,