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THE MORNING NEWS,
established 1450. - Incorporated 188S
J. H. ESTILL, President
ADVANCE OF LORD ROBERTS.
BIUTISH IJ-NE IS FAST APPROACH.
#NG KROOXSTAD.
Frrr Staler* Ur.-pnrlng to Transfer
Their Government to Heilbron.
Free State Farmer* Are All at the
Front Fighting Robert*’ Army
Fn camped at Smaldeel Many
Empty Stomach* at Mafeking.
Great Waste of Horae Flesh.
London, May 9, 4:10 a. m.—Four thou
*and British cavalry watered their horses
at Zand river. Monday, twenty-five miles
beyond Smaldeel, where Lord Roberts con
tinues to date his dispatches.
The scouts who have been searching the
country for miles along the stream have
found no Boers south of the river. The
enemy are laagered In unknown force on
the north bank.
Thus the British advance guard Is with
in forty-five miles of Kroonstad. The
Free Staters, in the expectation that
Kroonstad win speedily become untenable
are, according to Information from Loren
*o Marquez, preparing to transfer their
government to Heilbron, a little more than
fifty miles northeast.
The proclamations of Lord Roberts ap
pear to have little effect upon the inhab
itants of the Invaded district. Every
farm is found deserted, except by the
women and children. All the men are
away fighting.
Correspondents at headquarters are now
wiring freely concerning the incidents
connected with the occupation of Smal
deel. Some exasperation is expressed at
the ease with which the Boers escape with
their transports before the very eyes of
the British. For Instance, when the
British entered Smaldeel, the Boer ox
wagons coolly outspanned only five miles
away, as if in contempt of the ability of
the British to overtake them.
Lord Roberts is described as "rightly
unwilling to sacrifice his horses for the
sake of a comparatively minor advant
age." Nevertheless, the waste of horse
flesh, in spite of all precautions, is enor
mous.
Smaldeel is a village of only a score of
dwellings, but it expanded in one night
to a vast canvas city and the glow of
the camp fires was like the scene in an
lion smelting district. The city is likely
to fade away in a day by the Immediate
progress of the infantry to Zand river.
Many Empty Stomach*.
The tidings from Mafeking are gloomier
than ever. Everybody there has an emp
ty stcmach and a pinched face. The
natives are no longer given even porridge,
nnd the whites now have nothing but a
quart of that substance and a pound of
horse sausage daily.
Everything else eatable has gone. In
sufficient food, wet trenches and cold
nights are deadly to the health of the gar
rison. This information comes from re
liable natives. Lady Sarah Wilson, un
der date of April 27, says:
“The Boers now number 4,500, Includ
ing young Eloff, President Kruger’s
grandson, who has sent for more guns.
Progress of the Drltish.
The British column is reported to have
reached Taungs, thirty miles north of
Warrenton. According 4o Pretoria ad
vices, the British are nearing Vryburg,
which is half-way between Warrenton
and Mafeking. Gen. Hunter is prob
ribiy not in persona! command of this re
lief column.
His forces embrace 20,000 infantry and
from 5,000 to 6,000 horsemen, an army far
greater than has hitherto been supposed.
Bord Methuen is apparently a subordin
ate. While the relief column is moving
toward Vryburg, Gen. Hunter is appar
ently preparing an orderly advance north
east along the Vaal fived, to participate
In the Pretoria advance as Lord Roberts’
left flank.
Cape Town correspondents learn that an
important movement In Natal is expected
within the next four days. Gen. Buller is
rapidly completing his transport organiza
tion.
The proceedings of the Transvaal Vo'ks
raad indicate President Kruger s undimin
ished tenacty of purpose. In the courae
of the debate he said that should he be
sent to St. Helena the republican cause
would still go on. Gen. Louis Botha and
Lucius Meyer ore In Pretoria consulting
with the Volksraad.
British Advance Goes on.
Ixrndon, May B.—The* following dispatch
from Ixvrd Roberts has been received at
the war office:
"Smaldeel, May 7.—The railway from
Brand fort to this place lias been consider
ably damaged and the bridge over the Vet
river ha3 been hopelessly damaged. Thi*
delays supplies coming up -Every few
yards charges of racka! od: have been laid
under the rails. This might have create 1
a loss of life, but was fortunately discov- r
ed by a West Australian infantryman.
‘Winburg has been occupied by the High
land brigade.”
In spite of these wrecked railroads (he
iik!** 1 , a( * vanoe goes on steadily. Lord
Roberts’ outposts are apparently about
twelve miles noth of Smaldeel, Gen. Bra-
J>ant has Joined Gen. Rundle at Thaba
* chu, whence they are moving forward,
ne country is all quiet in that direction.
A reconnaissance made by Gen. Rundle of
,he goers’ recent positions at Thaba Nchu
in their being propounded im
pregnable and their evacuation is reported
to have been due to the receipt of an ur
*ent message from President Steyn. The
•oers are said to be moving northwarl,
, ut their immediate destination is not
known.
The whereabouts of the British cavalry
„ ! ’d, er ° en - li ' rfnih Is sthl a mystery,
nlle Gen. Kelly-Kenny’s and Gen.
chermslde's divisions are also unaccaunt
ed for.
Mafeklnir Xerda llillif.
dispatch from Cape Town, dated to
day, says:
I,ord Heberts* phenomenal advance Is
not only utterly demoralizing the 80l
' is striking: terror Into the rebel < ut
onlats.
The rel'ef of Mafeking Is expected at
shy moment.”
The Cape Town correspondent Is slight.
, o P ( itnlstlc as regards Mafeking, Judg
, * from the direct dispatches. The Brit
ish forces south of Mafeking are still
re irjy 200 mile* from their objective,
J'TlJe the latest advices from Mafeking
dated April 29. show little amello
ra '‘“ n In the conditions there.
The dispatches say:
"'lth the exception of e little rifle fire
■" the outlying trenches' everything Is
inlet. The slight epld inlc of typhoid Is
• anting as a result of the medical pre
•nutlons. The enemy’s artillery, tjlth
’he exception of two 5-poundere, has ap
parently been withdrawn.
■it wax learned April 24 that Ihe enemy
fpj£ JBtafmng
intended to attack, and the entire garrison
stood to Its arms. When day broke Col.
Baden-Powell took up. a position on the
lookout and the heavy rattle of musketry
and the boom of four guns convinced us
that an attack was about to occur. But
it became apparent that the Boer officers
could not persuade thrir men to advance.
Through glasses we saw the officer vain
ly urging the infantry forward. The
enemy reformed and retired. Our men
fired a shot in the hope of inducing the
enemy to come to close' quarters.
"The native distress has been alleviated,
mony of them slipping through the lines.
“The men of the garrison forego their
sugar ration for the benefit of the women
and children.
Besieged for 200 Day*.
After the bombardment April 24 all was
comparatively quiet.
"The besieged are cflebratlng the two
hundredth day of the siege with horse din
ners, and Col. Baden-Powell sent a mes
sage to Lord Roberts saying:
“ ‘After two hundred days of siege I de
sire to bring your Lordship’s notice to the
exceptionally good spirit of loyalty which
pervades all classes of the garrison and
the patience of everybody at Mafeking in
making the best of things under the long
strain of anxiety, hardship and privations,
which Is beyond all praise and a revela
tion to me. The men, half of whom aro
not accustomed to the use of
arms, have adapted themselves
to their duties with) the greatest
*eal and readiness. The pluck And de
votion of the women have been remark
able. With such spirits our organization
runs like clockwork. I have every hope
it will pull us through.’ ”’
Mr. Cecil Rhodes has arrived at Cape
Town, without any demonstration being
made. He goes to Beira. Portuguese. East
Africa, and thence to Rhodesia, probably
visiting Gen. Sir Frederick Carrington.
It is announced that no more Boer pris
oners will be sent to St. Helena.
A special dispatch from Lorenzo Mar
quez, says the colored' American citizen
named Richards, who was committed for
trial by the special court, on the charge
of murder, in connection with the explo
sion at Begbie’s Works, is alleged to have
said he was offered £5,000 to blow up the
foundry.
The same dispatch says, that when
President Kruger heard of the explosion,
he dramatically exclaimed:
“Is there a God?”
OPERATIONS OF THE BRITISH.
Hatton lit Zand River nnd Ilnnter at
Fourteen Stream*.
London, May B.—The war office has is
sued the following dispatch from Lord
Roberts, dated Smaldeel, May 8:
"Gen. Hutton, with mounted infantry,
reconnoitered yesterday to the Zand river
and found the enemy in considerable
force. Gen. Broadwood’s brigade of cav
alry, with Gen. lan Hamilton’s force,
performed the same operation with much
the same result.
"Gen. Hunter reports that he occupied
Fourteen Streams yesterday without op
position, owing in a great measure to
the able dispositions made by Gen. Pa
get on the left bank of the Vaal river at
Warrenton, where his artillery fire ren
dered the enemy’B position practically un
tenable. A 6-Inch gun was found most
useful.
"As the Sixth and hajf the Fifth Bri
gades of infantry advanced, under cover
of artillery, the enemy.retired precipitate
ly, abandoning their clothing, ammuni
tion and personal effects."
DOERS AROUND MAFEKING.
Tliey Hats Been Reinforced Until
They Number 3.000.
Lorenzo Marquez, Sunday, May 6.—A
dispatch received here from Col. Plumere
camp, bearing dote April 26, states that
the Boers around Mafeking have been
gradually reinforced and their strength
Is estimated at 3,000.
Col. Plumer hag aucceeded In communi
cating with Mafeking by means of car
rier pigeons and is endeavoring to com
municate with the southern relief col
umn. /
TO ASSASSINATE ROBERTS.
Plot to Thnt End Alleged to Have
Been Formed.
London, May B.—The Standard hears
that information has been officially re
ceived of a plot to assassinate Lord Rob
erts, that the latter has been warned, and
that telegrams are now passing beiween
the Cape authorities, Lord Roberts and
the home authorities on the subject.
The parliamentary secretary for the war
office, Mr. Wyndham, Informs the Asso
ciated Press that the war office has no in
formation tending to confirm these re
ports.
LAST MEETING OF THE RAAD.
Absence of Joubert nnd deCoek Feel
ingly Referred 10.
Pretoria, May 7.—The official closing of
the 1899 Volksraad, which broke up un
officially In September last, took plaag to
day. The vacant seats of Gen. Joubert
and Gen. de Oock ar.d others were filled
With flowers. The hall was crowded, a
large number of ladle* being present.
In the prayer of the chaplain an allu
sion to Gen. Joubert moved many to teais.
After the prayer the Raad adjourned to
the afternoon, when the session of 1900
was inaugurated. The ceremonies were
accompanied by the customary salute.
President Kruger arrived In the state car
riage with the usual escort. All the
diplomats and foreign attaches, Including
Gen. Gourko, the Russian attache, were
present.
The Raadzaal was crowded to Its fullest
capacity, and the scene was most Impress
ive. President Kruger, in his speech open
ing the session, alluded feelingly to the
vacancies. Referring to Gen. Joubert, he
said:
"Future generations will be able to Judge
the work of the deceased, whose demeanor
Inspired the enemy with respect and whose
humane and brave conduct gave fam ■ and
Importance to the state among civilized
nations.”
He was profoundly struck, ho said, by
the proof of sincere frl. ndshlp given hy
the people of the Free Siate who had ful
filled their obligations to the Transvaal
under the treaty. They realized that a
united front was required, as an attack
upon the Independence of the Transva 1
meant a threat against the Free Slate
He had Implicit confidence In the future
of the Afrikander nation.
By deeds the Free State had shown, ths
Continued on Fifth Page.
SAVANNAH. GA a WEDNESDAY. MAY 9, 1900.
AN ARMOR PIERCING SHELL
V.
ONE THAT WILL GO THROUGH ANY
ARMOR PLATE MADE.
United States Naval Officer Hn* In
vented n Shell That Will Cat a
Hole Through the Thickest Ar
mor Manafactnred—Department I*
Guarding the Secret Jen lonsly,
and It Wa* Dl*cu*scd by the Sen
ate In Executive Session.
Washington, May B.—Some facts almost
startling in their importance were laid be
fore the Senate to-day In executive session.
They related, it Is understood, to the in
vention of a shell by a prominent Unite!
States navy officer—a shell superior in ev
ery essential quality to any now in use
either by this or by any other government.
The quality of penetration possessed by
the shell is said to be so great that no ar
mor now manufactured in the United
States or abroad has sufficient resistance
to withstand it.
The facts which were in possession of
only a few senators, were deemed so im
portant that the Senate decided to con
sider them in secret session.
To-day, after the naval bill had been
laid aside for the day, Mr. Tillman asked
for a secret session in order that he might
explain to the Senate why he desired the
armor plate matter to be discussed in se
cret.
When the doors were closed, he explain
ed that several days ago he had offered a
resolution calling upon the Secretary of
the Nnvy, to send to <he Senate for ils
information, the details of tests made by
the department's officials of armor plate
at Indian Head. 'No answer to that in
quiry has been received, and in all human
probability, none will be received.
Unwise to Give It Out.
It seems that Mr. Tillman called at the
navy department, and was Informed that
it would be unwise at this time to make
public the details of the tests he had asked
for, as it would place in the hands, not
only of the Senate, but of representa
tives of foreign governments, In format in
that properly belonged exeluslvav
to the United States. He was informed
that Admiral O’Neil, chief of the bureau
of ordnance, hadi been conducting for sev
eral months a series of armor tests at In
dian Head, the results of which were very
remarkable. A prominent official of the
navy department said, it Is understood
that the tests of all sorts of armor, in
cluding the Krupp armor, had been made
with a view of ascertaining their effective
ness against anew shell that had been
Invented by an officer of the navy. No
piece of armor submitted' to the test, it
is understood, was able to withstand the
test. The shell, fired from high power
guns, penetrated the armor almost as
bullets fired from a Krag-Jorgensen rifle
would penetrate green wood, the differ
ence being armor plates split from the
point of impaot. It is said that this was
true of the Krupp artnbr, ns weli as of
other aTmor tested.
Guarding It Jealously.
The shell which was so effective was not
described; indeed, the navy department
is guarding Jealously all details concern
ing ils construction.
The argument of Mr. Tillman is that
with such a projectile in the possession
of the government, the details of which
sooner or later will become known to
other governments, it would not be the
part of wisdom for Congress to enter in
to contracts to purchase the high-priced
armor, unless it could be so improved as
to resist projectiles of the kind used at
Indian Head.
Feding that more or less of the matter
concerning the tests recently made by the
government would be used in the debate
upon the armor question, Mr. Tillman
suggested that It would he desirable to
consider *i'.e subject in secret.
The Senate agreed with him. and to
morrow the armor plate matter will be
discussed behind closed doors.
HOOLEV IS OX TOP AGAIN.
Will Wssrk Golil Mines Belonging lo
the Russian Cxsr,
London, Maj> 9.—The Dally Mall this
morning says that the concessionaire 10
whom Emperor Nicholas has granted the
right to work gold fields, 8.000 square miles
In area, In the Nertsehinsk region of Si
beria—fields which are the Czar's private
property, and have hitherto been worked
under the direction of his private cabinet—
Is Mr. Ernest T. Hooley, the London finan
cier, promoter and speculator, who came
to grief In the summer of 1898. Mr. Hooley
says In the course of an Interview publish
ed hy the Dally Mall:
"By a single move I have won every
thing back and I am again on top. A
company has been formpd and capital to
the amount of f1.0C0.000 has been secured.
Every member of the Czar’s cabinet is
interested, and two of his strongest coun
cillors are on, the board of directors. The
other directors are business men. There
ore no titled names. I have had enough
of earls and lords as directors.”
Mr. Hooley Is described s offering this
lost observation "sodly." *
STRIKE SITUATION IMPROVED. ‘
Erie Switchmen Have Deeided Not to
Quit nt Present.
Buffalo, N. Y., May B.—The strike situa
tion was Improved somewhat to-day owing
to the fact that the Erie strikers final y
agreed to a continuation of the piece work
system, and the only difference now con
cerns the rates which shall prevail.
The proposed strike of the Erio switch
men has been Indefinitely jostponed. The
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western s r k
ers broke off negotiations and announce!
that they could be reopened only through
solicitations on the part of the company.
It Is intimated that if nothing is hear!
from the company to-morrow the men will
continue the war upon the company by
out the machinists and boilermak
ers at the locomotive shop*.
MAY BE SECRETARY I/OAG.
Hanna Nays There M ill R No Stam
pede to Roosevelt.
Chicago, May B.—A special to the Tlmes-
Herald from Washington says:
Senator Hnnna said to-night:
“There will be no stampeding of the
convention at Philadelphia to Gov. Roose
velt or any one else. The nomination will
not be forced Upon Mr. Roosevelt or any
other man against his wishes. In my
opinion. Secretary Long will be named
for Vice President by the Philadelphia
Convention.
SEVERAL AMERICANS KILLED.
Fight With the Insurgent* on the
Island of Pnnay.
Manila, May B.—A force of Filipinos,May
2, attacked twenty men of Company I of
the Forty-fourth Regiment, stationed at
Barotac, Ilioilo province, on the Island of
Fanay. Three of the Americana were kill
ed and seven were wounded.
The enemy, estimated to number 400
men, surrounded Barotac and attacked the
place on all sides. After two men had
been killed and four wounded the Ameri
can commander sent four men to tt y to get
through to communicate with the re
mainder of the company at Dumangas.
Of the four men, one was killed and
three were wounded. The latter managed
to return to Barotac. A friendly native
finally brought news of the fight to a com
pany of the Twenty-sixth, who succeeded
in relieving the garrison of Barotac on the
night of May 8. The enemy's losses were
heavy.
A eourtmartlal composed of Gen. Hall
presiding, Gen. Grant nnd several colonels,
convened to-day at Manila io try Col.
James S. Pettit of the Thirty-first Volun
teer Infantry, on the charge of violating
the Sixty-second article of war in having
delivered the captured outlaw, Juan Ra
mos, to the local authorities of Zamboan
ga, Island of Mindanao, with the result
that Ramos was almost Instantly killed
without trial.
Padro Paterno, the former president of
the so-called Filipino cabinet, who was re
cently captured in the mountains of Trin
idad, has arrived here and has been plac
ed incommunicado in the political Jail. He
is suffering greatly from sickness.
VICTORIA’S MEN RESCUED.
They Were Found fßy the ESI Paso
and Taken to New Orleans.
New Orleans, May B.—The Morgen Liner
El Faso, which arrived early to-day from
New York, brought with it Second Mate
Willoughby M. Moore and fourteen of
the crew of the wrecked British steamer
Virginia.
Thiß vessel, Capt. Charles Samuel, from
Daiquiri, Cubs, for Baltimore, with a
cargo of lrod ore, and a crew of twenty
six men, stranded on Diamond Shoals,
about 6 o’clock on the evening of last
Wednesday, about twelve miles oft Capo
Hntteras.
Mate Moore and the crew, as soon as
they arrived in New Orleans, went to
the office of British Consul Van Sitlart.
They letsted a tsl-e-of grcat suffering and
hardship. Moore and the fourteen men
with him, managed to get Into a boat
after the stranding of the vessel, but were
unable to make shore, owing to high
wind man the land, and were driven out
into the open sea. El Paso sighted the
forlorn crew of the wrecked Virginia, and
they were soon taken aboard.
The British consul will send the men to
Baltimore. Mate Moore states that when
be: iatt .the Virginia Capt. Samuel* and
the other members of the ’ brew werp
crowded upon the bridge. Five men) wefe
drowned before they left.
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STRIKING MINERS ARE. TOLY,
Few of the Non-Union, Men Were
Able to Enter the Mines.
Cumberland, Md., May B.—About 1,000
of the Georges Creek miners, who have
been on a strike several weeks, and who
had determined to resume work 'to-daj,
were met this morning by an, equal num
ber of union men at Ocean Mine No. 1,
and a serious clash occurred. One of the
men, John Davidson, who persisted In
entering the mines against the protests
of the union men, was assaulted and bad
ly beaten. Several others were beaten and
seriously Injured. Only about fifty min
ers succeeded In entering the mines.
Lonaconlng Is reported to be In pos
session of a howling mob. Sheriff Martin
and deputies have gone to the scene. The
ugly feeling between the union and non
union men Is growing, and It is feared
that th qnilltia will be called out to quell
the disturbances In the several towns In
the region.
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FLAG IS UP OVER TITUILA.
Native* Glad to Have the Island Un
der American nnle.
Auckland, New Zealand, May B.—Ad
vices received from Samoa announce that
the American flag has been hqlsted over
the Island of Tutuila, amid great native
rejoicing, and that the chiefs have made
a formal cession of the Island to the
United States.
The Inhabitants of Mamia, It Is also
announced, request the formal hoisting of
Ihe American flag over that island, which
will likewise be ceded.
The natives of the islands will rule
themselves under Governors appointed by
the commandant of the naval station.
Quiet prevails In German Samoa.
Attacked by the Chinese. ,
London, May B.—A war office dtspitch
confirming theChlnese attack on Wel-Hal-
Wel adds: |
"On May 3, Capt. Watson ar.d sixty men
of the Chinese battalion were attacked by
3,000 Chinese. The latter were repulse!
with no casualties to the British force.”
Turkey's Old Ironclads.
Constantinople. May An Imperial
trade, Just Issued, orders contracts to lie
signed with foreign shipbuilders for ren
ovating eight antiquated ironclads.
INDIA'S GREAT FAMINE.
Conditions in Two Districts Have
Greatly Improved.
London, May B.—The Secretary of State
for India, Lord George Hamilton, has re
ceived live following message from the
Viceroy, Lord Ourzon of Kftddleston:
“The conditions have materially Im
proved In Madras and Mysore in conse
quent's of the recent rains. In the remain
ing of the affected tracts the distress is
Increasing In Intensity owing to the want
of fodder nnd water and the Increasing
heat. The number of persona now In re
ceipt of relief is 6,617,000.”
Itrynn Returns to Lincoln. ‘
Lincoln, Neb., May B.—W. J. Bryan re
turned to Lincoln to-day for a stay of
two months. He had no comments to
make or the developments of the Sioux
Falls convention.
flnhonlc Plague at Hong Kong.
Washington, May B.—The United States
consul general at Hong Kong cabled to-day
that the plague has broken out at that
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EXTENSIVE POSTAL FRAUDS.
THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF FULLY
$73,000 IN HAVANA.
Snrelinrire Stamp* Which Were Or
dered Octroyed Seem to Have
Been Sent Out by Needy—Return*
From PoMtottlec Outside of Ha
vana Were Iledltuilonaly Small.
The Shortage Was About $12,000 a
Month.
Havana, May B.—The postal frauds
have been the principal topic of conver
sation in Havana to-day, although as y<*t
the papers have scarcely alluded to the
matter.
The department of posts admits the
shortage of $76,000; but further Investiga
tion has brought to light that in the last
year the receipts showed a falling off of
about J 12.000 from the average of the
months previous and that this shortage
has been kept up ever since.
It appears that about that lime Direc
tor of Posts Rathbone gave orders for
the destruction of $411,000 worth of sur
charge stamps on account of the issue
of anew s4amp. This work of destruc
tion was left in the hands of Charles F.
W. Neely and his assistants, but It is
now believed that none of those stamps
were destroyed, the theory being that they
were sent out with the new stamps.
The Havana receipts amounted to about
$13,000 a month, according to the books,
but the other offices of the island show 'll
only $3,000 or $4,000, amounts palpably ab
sured. It is astonishing that the short
age was not discovered before, because the
receipts at Santiago or Matanzas alone
should amount to nenrly $4,000. Absolute
proof that something has been going
wrong is shown by the fact that Auli:o<*
Barie reports the receipts of the Island for
the first 'five days of May as aggregating
SB,OOO. Should this average be continued
it would mean a total of more than $40,000
for the month.
Others Are Involved.
That others than Neely are Involved la
lmpilolty believed, although the evidence
as yt Is not sufficient to Justify their ar
rest. Nevertheless, should certain per
sons attempt to leave the Island they
would be taken Into custody.
Neely has made Investments here and In
other parts of the Islands, having as a
partner a postal employe. Carrydon
Rich, who now holds the power of attorney
for Neely, was yesterday apprinted to fill
Neely's place as chief financial agent of
the Havana Postoffice, but to-day the ap
pointment was suspended.
The military authorities know little re
garding the matter beyond what Col. Bur
ton, inspector general, reported; for the
department of poets has been virtually In
dependent of the military authorities and
has reported directly to the Postmaster
General. The inspector general has merely
made a quarterly Inapectlon. On his for
mer inspection tour he found a shortage
of more than $13,600; but such plausible ex
cuses were given that they thought he waa
probably mistaken. When he entered on
his lest inspection his suspicions were fur
ther aroused and resolved to probe mat
ters to the bottom. This close scrutiny
revealed features of the case which have
not yet been made public. It seems ihat
Neely kept scarcely any account, which
would bear showing. Mr. Rich, his own
assistant. Indorsing his accounts as cor
rect. i
Gov. Gen. Wood has ordered that nil
property standing in the name of Neriy In
Cuba should be placed under government
control.
NEELY’S ACCOUNTS STRAIGHT.
lint the Department Has Found a
Rig Discrepancy.
Washington, May B.—The postoffice de
partment has a report from Agents Sey
bolt and Neal as to the amount of reve
nues In the possession of Charles F. W.
Neely, the chief of the bureau of finance
of the postal department in Cuba, on
April 23. At that time, according to
these reports, he apparently accounted
for all sums due the government, and It
Is said by postofflee officials that If Neely
embezzled postal funds, he either Jug
gled the figures and made false entries
In his hooks or took the money after the
balance wan struck.
According lo the figures at command
here, however, there Is an apparent dis
crepancy of 331,765 between the amount
of postal money order funds as given by
Mr. Neely and the amount due the post
office department.
SPURIOUS PLATES FOUND.
Secrets of Counterfeiter* Solved by
Secret Service Men.
Philadelphia, May B.—The latest chapter
In the great counterfeiting conspiracy un
earthed here and In Lancaster, Pa., some
time ago, which was opened by the arrest
of Harry Taylor, charged with passing
spurious $39 Hamilton head notes, was
closed to-day when the plates from which
the notes were mode were found burled In
a suburban highway.
Arthur Taylor and Baldwin 8. Bredell,
Ihe engravers, of all the cigar-stamp
plates, and the SIOO, SSO, and S3O and $lO
note*, who are now awaiting sentence,
gave the clue to the whereabouts of the
plates, but net until the secret service op
eratives had them Inextrlcaby cornered.
The government officers did not know of
the existence of the S2O Hamilton head
notss untll.they circulated about ten days
ago.
Arthur Taylor and Bredell admitted yes
terday that they have made plates, but
told Chief Wilkie and Operative Burns
of the secret service that they had thrown
them Into the Delaware river before their
arrest. In April, 1899. This the secret
service men did not believe, and from
clues accidentally obtained from the
mother of the Taylor brothers, who, by
the way, did not know of the existence
of the plates, the detectives got valuable
Information from Harry to the effect that
tin foil impressions of the plates were
burled In the Centennial grounds, Ealr
mount Park. Wilkie, Burns and Harry
Taylor went to the park yesterday and
found-the Impressions where Harry had
burled them. With this evidence, Chief
Wilkie and Burns confronted Arthur Tay
lor ami Bredell In Moyamenslng prison
to-day, and after a six hours’ conference,
the men revealed the secret of the hiding
plsee of the platfs. The spot Is on a
highway In the suburbs, ten and a half
miles from the city, and there the cov
eted engraving was found by Wilkie and
Burns this evening. With Ihe plates
were found additional Impressions of tin
foil. The plates were burled during Sep
tember, 1898.
ST. LOUIS STnEET CAnS STONED.
Striker* and Their Friend* Put a
Stoji to Traffic.
St. Louta, May B.—ln accordance with
the decision reached by the St. Louis
Transit Company’s employes early this
morning a general strike was inaugurated
on the entire system at daybreak to-day.
No cars were in operation, save a few on
the Park avenue division. The first car
on this division left the shed at 8 o'clock.
The strikers at the sheds did not attempt
to prevent the crews from taking the cars
out. The crews were allowed to run the
cars unmolested until 32:45 o’clock, when
car No. 5, of the Park avenue division,
was badly wrecked on Webster avenue,
between Sixth and Seventh streets, by a
volley of stones thrown by a crowd of men
and boys.
The Suburban line, many of the em
ployes of which had been on a strike for
several days, was also tied up after the
early morning hours. Cars were run ns
far east as Thirteenth street, but when
efforts were made to bring them down
town, crowds of strikers und sympathizers
interfered with their cress and In several
cases dragged them from the cars.
From time to time during 4he afternoon
and night attempts were made to operate
the cars, but In nearly every case they
resulted in attacks on the crews by crowds
along ,he streets, practically stopping
traffic.
At 1:15 o’clock a Park avenue car wa*
considerably damaged at Eighteenth
street and Washington avenue. A large
crowd of men and boys was congregated
there, and as the car wa* within distance
they bombarded It with stone* regardless
of the fact that several women were in
ekle.
The crew stuck to thrir posts although
tlx stones fell thick around them. The
company, when It wns found that the
cars could not be operated, ordered them
back to the shed.*. Numerous cars were
stoned and the men operating them at
tacked by crowds along (he streets. Th*
siiiker* declare that they have had no
active part In these hostile demonstra
tions.
Vehicles of all sorts were pressed Into
service to-dey by the citizens of the City
In getting 4o and from buslnesa.
The Important features of the strlksrg
demands are: That all conductors, motor
men. gripmen, nnd all men employed In
the sheds shall be compelled to be mem
bers of the union; that the officers of the
union, with the officers of the company
shall have full power to adjust all differ
ences that may arise; that any member
suspended by the union shall be suspended
by the company without pay, until the
union requests his reinstatement; that any
man elected to an office in the union re
quiring his absence for not more than a
year, shall, upon his retirement from such
office, hav his old place with the com
pany.
Outrages by crowds stoning the car*
were frequent. Conductor Sellers had an
eye knocked out; Joe Kohring was shot
by Conductor McClellan, and Motormen
Curuth was struck in lh face with a
brick.
Eleven arrests are reported In connec
tion with the strike, including McClellan
for shooting and Nicholas Doyle, a union
line motorman for rioting. A police riot
coll wns turned In early in the day.
To-night as a Suburban car wa* cross
ing Taylor avenue, a big crowd gathered.
Someone In It pulled the trolley from
the wire, and: this action so enraged a
liasseivger, at present unknown, th*t he
drew a revolver, and fired throe hot
injo the crowd. Harry Gllherth, a bar
keeper, an onlooker, received one of 4he
bullets in the arm and another In the
lung. His wounds were pronounced fatal.
SOUTHERN’S ST RIKE IS OFF.
President Powell Decides to Let Men
Retnrn to Work.
Atlanta, May B.—President W. V. Powell
of the Order of Railway Telegrapher* Is
sued an order effective at 11 a. m. to-day
formally discontinuing the strike of the
Southern Railway telegrapher*, declared
April 13, 1900.
In his statement President Powell an
nounces the decision of the officers of the
order regarding the strike. He states
that the telegrapher* can now apply lo the
Southern for employment without
considered by the order as ecabs, but ad
vises them not to do so. He soys:
“It Is to be regretted that some of the
purposes for which the strike was Inaugu
rated are not entirely successful. Had all
of the membership of the organization and
those who agroed to support It In this
struggle remained loyal to the cause It
would have been possible to give you the
notice of complete victory.”
President Powell asserts that while the
strike controversy Is ended the boycott
on the Southern will be continued by the
order, and concludes his statement as
follows:
"The fight against the Southern Rail
way will never be stopped by the organi
zation unliil such time ns It concedes the
things demanded by Its telegraphers, the
refusal of which led to the Inauguration
of a strike on the Southern's lines at 11
a. m., April 12, 1900."
It Is stated from the strikers' headquar
ters that many of the telegraphers for
merly employed by the Southern, are
seeking positions on Western roads, and
some ore entering other employment.
The dally strike edition of the Journal
of Labor, through the columns of which
the fight has been vigorously waged, an
nounced Us discontinuance in to-day's
issue.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Extensive Preparations Are Being
Made at Kansaa City.
Kansas City, May B.—The members of
the sub-cornmtttee of the Democratic Na
tional Committee were engaged all day
In making preliminary arrangements for
their party's coming convention. It has
been arranged that 15,000 seats shall be
provided for spectators, this being In ad
dition to 5.000 seats on the main floor for
the delegates. Desks will be provided for
600 working newspaper correspondents and
800 seats wilt be reserved for editors of
weekly papers. The stage will seat 300
persons.
The committee to-day arranged for the
appointment of 400 special officers for
duty, in and arodnd the convention hall,
and authorized the appointment of 300
ushers. 100 doorkeepers, 100 assistant
sergeants-at-arms, 50 pages, 60 messengers
and a medical staff of 50 phyalciani.
J
Princeton Won the Debate.
Princeton, N. J.,.May B.—Princeton de
feated Yale in the annual debate to-night.
The subject was the propriety of ratifying
the Ilay-Pauncefote treaty. Yale had the
affirmative.
DAILY, *1 A YEAJt
„ CENTS A COPT.
WEEKLY J-TIMES-A-IVEEK.I! A TEAR
POPULIST VICE PRESIDENCY.
QUESTION IS CUTTING A FIGURE AT
SIOUX FALLS.
Oelegntr* Do Not Seem to Know
XV lint They Want to Do— Allen Ap
pear* to He of the Opinion That
No Vico Presidential Candidate
Should Be Named—He Want* to
Avoid the “Watson” Mistake Made
In ison.
Sioux Falls, S. D„ May B.—The Increase
of delegates nnd the approach to tho
time of calling the National Popullstlo
Convention to order, served to accentual*
the differences of opinion among the del
egates as to the policy to be pursued with
reference to the nomination of a candi
date for the vice presidency.
It Is becoming more evident that this
Is practically the only question which tha
convention will have to decide, and tha
exclusive attention it gains render* tha
situation quite monotonous. There Is oc
casional reference to the platform, and It
Is understood that a few long-handed
leaders have been drawing up plan* and
suggesting propositions for incorporation
In the declaration of principles.
Most of the delegates In attendance held
conferences this afternoon. The greatest
difference of opinion among the delegates
from states Is shown in the Nebraska,
Kansas, lowa and (Missouri delegations.
Nebraska delegates feel that they are In
a peculiarly delicate position, because thsy
are especially anxious to subßerve tha
Interests of Mr. Bryan. They held two
meetings during the day, but failed to
reach a conclusion, and will meet again
to-morrow morning at 9 o’clock for fur
ther consultation. Senator Allen, who
may be considered the leader of tha dela
te* tlon, as he Is also the especial cham
pion of Mr. Bryan, Is exercising himself
especially to secure that action which will
most certainly redound to Mr. Bryan'S
benefit. •
A Delicate Question.
A majority of the delegate* from No*
brnwka are apparently favorable lo th#
reference of the whole question to a com
mittee of on* from ench state, io be ap
pointed lo confer with the Democrats at
Kansas City, and It Is believed that Sen
ator Allen i in accord with this senti
ment. In his exhortations to the dele
gate* hs has dwelt especially upon tha
Importance of nvokflng the complication
which the nominetlon. of Watson for Vlca
1 ’real,lent caused in 1896, the Inference be
ing that he believes thet any nomination
at this time would be liable to cause n
similar complication In the coming cam
pnign.
In this position Senator Allen Is sharply
antagonized by Senator Butler of North
Carolina and Senator Pettigrew of thla
stale. It may be said In fact that tha
United States senators present are holding
complicating opinion* upon this all-ab
sorbing question, and It begins to look an
if they would carry their differences into
tha convention arena Itself.
In any case the convention will be by no
means a monotonous affair.
REPUBLICANS OF ILLINOIS.
Election of Doses a Dime to that
Tanner-Ilaneey Faction.
Convention Hall, Peoria, 111., May
The Initial contest in the Republican
Plate Convention to-day proved a defeat
for the Tanner-Hanecy faction. The fight
dime at the very outset of the convention
esi the election of a temporary chairman.
Tha State Central Committee had ehoeer*
John J. Brown of Vandalla, a Tanner
man. The Cullonv-Reevea-Carter combi
nation executed a master stroke by nam
ing Charles G. Dawes, controller of th
currency.
Owing to the dose Identification of Mr-
I>awe with the national administration,
the effect was to give the opposition to
the Tamer-Hanocy faction, the apparent
sanction of the President. Dawes was
e'e*’ted temporary chairman by a vote nt
79! to 725 for Brown.
Mr. Dawes said he believed people npl
willing to reoognlzn the benefits In tha way
of cheaper prices through limited and
proper combination of capital and effort
and are not opposed to any corporation
almply becauoo it Is large.
"But when by combination," he contin
ued, “competition is suppressed and tha
raving which combination makes poaslbla
Is not only appropriated by the corpora
tion, but In addition an unreasonable level
of prices Is maintained, the people demand
and will secure governmental lnterferenca
and regulation. (Applause).
“The difference between the two great
political parties, If any, will be ns to tha
nature of the remedy and not In the desire
to find It or to enforce It when found. And
on this great question' the Repub
lican party must and shall stand
with the people first for the passage of
those laws regulating trusts which will
aim to protect the public from extortion
and wrong, and then In case such regu
lations. after fair trial, prove a failure,
for the enforced creation of competition
by the disintegration of trusts."
Discussing other Issues, he said:
"In the coming campaign the Republi
can party will maintain that the Philip
pine Islands shall not now be abandoned,
nor our sovereignty withdrawn from
them. Our party malntaine that this na
tion cannot honorably refuse the respon
sibility of protecting the life, liberty and
property of those seml-ctvlllzed people,
divided as they are Into hostile tribes and
absolutely unfitted for self-government
by hundreds of years of Spanish misrule.”
Tho evening session lasted only about
half an hour. Chairman Dawes announced
that the Committee on Credentials had
succeeded so far In disposing of only five
out of the ten contests.
Ex-flenator Charles D. Fuller, one of tha
Tanner-Hanecy leaders, moved that tha
committee tie required to make Its report
nt 9 o’clock to-night, and upon motion,
he demanded a roll call. After successive
motions got the convention Into a parlia
mentary tangle, Mr. Fuller withdrew his
motion and the convention adjourned to
10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
The opponents of Hanecy, without ex
ception, declare the result of to-day's fight
for the temporary organization greatly
weaken* ii- support and fortokens hi*
defeat to-morrow. The Hanecy support
ers ure still claiming upward of 700 votes
for Hanecy on the first ballot.
Illg Sturm at Little Rock.
Little Rock, Ark., May B.—A heavy elec
trical and rain storm visited this city this
afterr.% W'llhln two hours there ai
over two Inches of rainfall. Twenty stores
were flooded and damage estimated a> $15,-
000 was caused. Lightning struck the Pea
body Public School building and deal: ey
ed a portion of the root.