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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1410. - Incorporated 188S
1. H. ESTILL, President.
HALE HAS GRAVE SUSPICIONS
ABOUT THE UNITED STATES WITH
DRAWING FROM CUBA.
Haa Discovered Foiterlnl Influences
Thnt Are Working Against It.
Spooner Upheld the Pledge Made
by Congress—Carnival of Fraud
and Coemption in the Island, .Says
HHle—l’latt Defends Administra
tion— Instructions to Bristow.
Washington, May 23.—This was a day
of rasping political controversy and ora
tory In the Senate. With the controversy
those on the Democratic side of the cham
ber, anomalous as it may seem, had little
to do.
What by far-seeing senators Is regarded
as likely to be the paramount issue of
the approaching national campaign was
the subject' of two notable speeches, one
by Mr. Platt of Connecticut, and the oth
er by Mr. Spooner of Wisconsin.
The former was an answer to a Bpeech
delivered a few days ago by Mr. Bacon
of Georgia on his resolution demanding
an Investigation of financial affairs In
Cuba. Mr. Platt favored the adoption of
the resolution, but deprecated what he
declared was a cheap effort to m,ake polit
ical capital out of a shameful condition
of affairs, which the Republican party
needed no prodding to Induce it to probe
to the bottom.
The speech of Mr. Spooner was a con
tinuation of his address of yesterday on
the Philippines question. In Its course
lie became Involved In a heated and sensa
tional colloquy -with Mr. Hale of Maine,
over the government’s conduct of affairs
in our "insular possessions.” It was 1 a
remarkable controversy between two of
the best equipped debaters in the Senate.
Mr. Spooner will continue hie speech to
morrow .
The Morgan resolution calling on the
Secretaries of War and Navy for infor
mation relative to the cost of transporta
tion of troops and supplies to the Philip
pines, was agreed to.
The Bacon Resolution.
The Bacon resolution directing the Com
mittee on Relations with Cuba to Inves
tigate the receipts and expenditures in
Cuba, was called; up. Mr. Platt, chair
man of that committee, spoke at length.
Gen. Wood, he said, had been led to sup
pose, about a month ago, that there had
been Irregularities in the service , under
Mr. Ratbbone. He immediately pressed
an unsparing inspection. He gave Gen.
Wood credit for the discovery of these
wrong doings, and the administration
credit for probing them to the bottom.
The disclosures, he added, are a direct
blow to every citizen of the United States
and the wrong lolng—Neely’B embezzb
njenl—the more sad and shameful since it
occurred' where a great work of freedom
and philanthropy is going on.
Neither the Republican administration
nor the Committee on Cuban Relations, he
Insisted, needed any prodding from the op
position to induce a most searching inves
tigation and summary punishment of ail
the wrongdoers. But he reminded the
Democrats that this had been the first in
stance of its kind during the admlnltra
tion and argued that President McKinley
has demonstrated his determination that
no guilty man in these Cuban frauds shall
escape. .
"The amount of the lrregularltl s in
Cuba appears to have been about $45,000
during the last year. The frauds may have
begun earlier. But it is not supposed there
will be a loss to the Cuban revenues or lo
the United States treasury. This trouble
has been seized upon by our political yv
ponents to Indicate by inuendo and r.O’ by
direct charge that the fraud has been
wholesale and that the Cuban peepe have
been 'plundered' out of millions of dollars
by dlshoqest contracts and various fraudu
lent devices. Who knows there have been
dishonest contracts down there? Nobody,
but if there have been wo shall find It
out.”
He protested against Congress Interfer
ing with the investigation Instituted by
the Postmaster General, as likely to de
feat the ends of justice.
Instructions to Bristow.
He then read a letter from Postmaster
General Smith to Fourth Assistant Post
tn ister General Bristow, who is charged
■vuh conducting the investigation. The
letter follows:
"May 16, 1900. Hon. Joseph L. Bristow,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General.
?>r: Supplementing my letter of May 12.
directing you to proceed at once to Cuba,
the following further instructions are
given for your guidance:
"You will, immediately on your nrriva'
at Havana, coufer freely and fully wPh
Gen. Wood, military governor, and will
seep in constant communication wl h him
it: tin work on which you enter. You will
co-operate with the military governor, both
in the investigation of allMrregularities in
the lostal service of Cuba and n :ny
•n-asureg for the reorganization of ihe sys
tem that may be undertaken.
“The examination by the inspectors al
ready provided for, will have begun before
J"nr arrival. You will assume gen ral
supervision of this examination and will
enforce the instruction heretofore giiea
that it shall be of the most searching and
thorough character. If you find that you
•wed a still larger force for the prompt
and complete performance of this duty,
}' ou "ill call for It. The Investigation must
G comprehensive and minute, covering ev
rry branch of Ihe service, and all cliss's
of officials. Its prosecution mu.-t le 1 07-
‘•med solely by the purpose of sscerta n
b’g the truth and the whole truth, and It
•bust be uncompromising and unsparing.
To Look Into tlie System.
Resides supervising the investigation in
co-operation with the military governor, it
* id be your duty to examine the organiza
tion of the postal service, with its system
° ! 'hecks anil balances, and report what
*' ator or additional safeguard)* enn be
I' nlded. Under the system established at
t l: beginning of the American occupation
Cuba the administrative side of the
service waa pi a ccri under the control of
t department and the auditing .or
Jjw king side under the control of another.
Is is the system of the United States
•Government. The Irregularities and pecu
lations which have been brought to light
w '. re apparently accomplished because
® beers appointed by end responsible to
and wrent departments, and who should
?' lw been a check upon the other, entered
•nt i collusion and. conspiracy to perpetu
t*l these wrongs orf the one side and to
I M sand cover them up on the other. You
wl;, carefully investigate by what d'fects
supervision or defense they were <y>n
•"nmmated, and what further measures of
projection in Ihe passing tin 1 auditing of
ec counts and In the handling of public
*unds and property may be needed.
H is desired ulso that the central or
Ipj t Jttofnittg -ftogl
ganization of the postal service in Cuba
shall receive ypur special attention. You i
will examine as to whether it Is framed in
the best manner for efficient administra
tion. Y'ou will see whether, compatibly
with a good mail service for the people,
any retrenchments can be made, and
whether economics can be effected by a
consolidation and reduction of bureaus.
It is desired to bring the postal expendi
tures within the postal revenues so far
as may he consistent with the obligation
of providing a satisfactory mall service.
Tlie Ranking Officer.
"Your presence in'Cuba, .as the repre
sentative of the department with these in
structions, makes you the ranking officer
of the postal administration. Y'ou w; 111
consider and advise what removals or oth
er action may be required in tho cause
of justice, fer the interest of the govern
ment and the peop'e of Cuba, and for the
welfare of the service.
“You are chosen for this duty with
the approval of the President, who is
deeply shocked at the shameful betrayal
of trust on the part of officials in whom
confidence had been reposed, and who di
rects that in dealing with all irregular
ities which have been or may he disclosed
the sole rule of action, shall be thorough
and complete Investigation, the rigorous
and unsparing prosecution of all gulliy
persons, and their swift and condign pun
ishment.
"You will communicate these instruc
tions to Gen. Wood, keeping him fully
informed as yon proceed, and reporting
regularly to the department. Respectfully
your, Charles Emory Smith,
"Postmaster General."
Continuing, Mr. Platt eulogized the
President, and said no President in office
ever escaped the criticism and innuendo
that McKinley has escaped, and that the
people will be glad to leave this Investiga
tion to him. He also paid tribute to the
American army officers, who have hud
civil duties in Cuba.
Mr. Tillman called attention to the rail
road constructed along the south side of
Havana harbor, and suggested he would
produce some witnesses regarding that
matter if it was investigated.
They Will lie Punished.
Mr. Platt said that Director of Posts
Rathbone’s appointment was well merited,
but if he were found involved in these
financial difficulties he would be punished
unsparingly. Neely, he said, had the con
fidence of the people of Indiana, but went
wrong, bringing disgrace and humiliation
on this country rather than upon the ad
ministration. The allowances to United
States officers in Cuba, he said, were rea
sonable and proper.
Mr. Bacon of Georgia demanded to
know why he did not come away from
Cuba.
Mr. Platt replied that we have a duty
yet to discharge there; our military con
trol will erase when the people set up
for themselves a government ftlr the
proper control of the island.
Mr. Bacon asked when that time would
come. ~
Mr. Platt replied:
"The blush of shame ought to mantle
the ohrek of every man who Is trying
to hinder or embarrass the operation of
Gen. Wood in Cuba, who is seeking to
bring about thee time as rapidly as it
may be brought about. The charge of
scandal and tnudslinging have made It
necessary that the investigation should
take place. So far as I am concerned I
promise that nothing shall be covered
ÜB.”
The conference report on the army ap
propriation bill was thin agreed to.
Htile’s Serious Charge.
Mr. Spooner resumed the speech he be
gan yesterday on the Philippines and on
the Cuban situation.
Mr. Hale of Maine suggei'fd it would
have been better if we hod abandoned
Cuba, In view of what has happened. He
said we would have been better off if we
had not taught the Cubans the lesson that
has been taught in the last few months—
the lesson of fraud, peculation, cheatlrg,
misappropriation of revenues,stealing, car
nival in every direction of corruption an,!
fraud.”
Mr. Spooner (warmly): "It Is a little lira
some for me to be called upon on this fide
of the chamber lo reply to a Democratic
speech.”
Mr. Hale: “I am as good a Republican
as the Senator from Wisconsin. I do not
repognize any party obligations that com
pel me to consent' to the proposition that
everything has gone to right in Cuba.”
Mr. Spooner: “Nobody pretends it."
Mr. Hale: “I do not think the experi
ment has been a failure. I would vote to
morrow to withdraw from Cuba and leave
that people to establish and set up and
maintain their own government. The
time will come when Republicans will be
glad when we get out of this-thlng with
out worse things happening than are
now.”
Said Just What He Meant
"What does the senator mean,” de
manded Mr. Spooner, "when he speaks in
general terms of a carnival of fraud and
corruption?”
“X mean the things disclosed. A bill
of particulars has been filed already. It
is not the administration that is at fault.
It is a natural result. There has never
been an Instance of the setting up of a
upreme. government in a colony or depend
ency that has not been attended with pre
cisely the things that we have seen In
Cuba.
"Congress is as much at fault. The ad
ministration is not at fault. The admin
istration has selected men who are believ
ed to be good men. We went into it with
utter conildfciKte, believing that it was an
easy thing.”
Mr. Spooner: "We went to war to free
Cuba. Have we done Cuha and the Cu
bans no kindness by pouring out millions
of our money and shedding the blood of
our soldiers in order to drive Spanish
tyranny forever from Cuba? Has the
Senator any suspicion In his mini or in
his heart that the pledge made in the res
olution passed by Congress as to the tem
porary character of our occupation in
Cuba is not to be kept?"
Hooka Very Suspicion*.
Mr. Hale: "I have very grave suspicion.
I think there are very powerful influences
In this country, largely located in New
York city, largely speculative and con
nected with money-making enterprises,
that are determined that we shall never
give up Cuba. I think that the time will
never come, unless something earnest and
drastic Is done by Congress, that Ihe lust
soldier of the United States will be with
drawn from Cuban soil. I do rot think
the President favors holding Cuba. I dis
covered very powerful influences, commer
cial, mercantile, money and political, that
are opposed to our ever withdrawing from
Cuba. 1 lake up the newspapers that ore
foremost in Ihe large cities and I fled ev
ery day intimations and hints that'we are
never to withdraw from Cuba.”
Mr. Spooner: "If I were as the senator
says he Is inclined to doubt for one mo
ment that thd United States government
will seasonably withdraw from Cuba X
(Continued on Filth Puge)^
SAVANNAH. GA., THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1900.
ROBERTS AT THE RHENOSTER.
*
HE IS GETTING CLOSE TO TRANS
VAAL'S FRONTIER.
Boers Who Had Occupied the North
Bank of the Rhennster Fled Dur
ing the Night and Before Roberta’
Arrival—Hamilton Drove DeWet'a
Men Before Him—Warren Won u
Hard Fight at Douglas More
About Mafeklng.
London. May 23.—The war office, late
this evening, published the following from
Lord Roberts:
“South Bank of the Rhenoster River,
May 23, 1:30 p. m.—We found, on arrival
here this morning, that the enemy had
fled during the night. They had occupied
a strong position on the north bank of
the river, which had been carefully In
trenched, but they did not think it advis
able to defend K when they heard that
lan Hamilton’s force was at Heilbron,
and that our cavalry, which had crossed
the Rhenoster some miles lower down the
stream, were threatening their right and
rear. >
"The bridge over the Rhenoster, several
culverts and miles of the railway were
destroyed.
“lan Hamilton's force (drove the Boers
under Ret DoWet before trfem from Lind
ley to Heilbron. The passage of the
Rhenoster was strongly disputed. Our
loss might have been heavy but for a well
concerted( plan which brought Smith Dor
rlen • brigade on the enemy’s flank just
at the right moment.
"The officer commanding at Boshof re
ports that upwards of 359 Free Staters
have surrendered during the last few
days, and that they have given up 360
rifles, 100 horses and a large amount of
ammunition.
“Kelly-Kenny reports that thrie compa
nies of yeomanry, who were sent to re
pair the telegTaph line and to clear the
country between Bloemfontein and Bosh
of, have returned to Bloemfontein, hav
ing performed the duty exceedingly well.”
On the Transvaal Frontier.
London, May 24, 3:40 a. m.—Lord Rob
erts is drawing near the frontier of the
Transvaal. His infantry are thirty-three
miles north of Krooustad, at the Rhenos
ter river.
The Boers- are retiring toward the Vaal
with their heavy baggage. They are re
ported from Pretoria as already across
that river. Twelve thousand men and
fourteen guns compose the retreating
army. Trains continue to run from Veron
niging, at the Vaal, to Pretoria.
Foreign engineers assort that Pretoria
is able to stand a year’s siege.
The Boer forces ctontinue to dwindle,
some correspondents asserting that only
about 24,006-of the hardiest fighters yet
remain.
It was announced at Pretoria Sunday
that the government purposed moving the
British prisoners from Pretoria. Lady Sa
rah Wilson cables:
“The fighting before the relief of Mafek
lng was very hard. A severe struggle pro
ceeded yesterday (May 16) from 2 p. m. un
til dusk. The Boers were forced slowly to
retreat, contesting every inch. At sunset
they still held tne last position.
"Col. Mahon entered the town In the
brilliant moonlight. The Boers were as
tired out as we were, and they never
guessed that an attempt would be made
to force an entry before morning. There
fore their surprise was complete. They
deserted' their laagers, leaving a lot of
food which was divided up among the peo
ple of Mafeklng.”
Dr. Leyds, according to the Brussel’s
correspondent of the Daily Express, has
quarreled with the Transvaal government.
A representative of President Kruger is
alleged ’o have demanded an accounting
respecting $2,500,000, that has passed
through Dr. Leyds' hands. Dr. Loyds
Is said to have, replied that the money had
all been expended, and to have expressed
indignation when asked for an itemized
statement.
WARREN IIAS HEAVY FIGHTING.
Occupied Douglas Without Sustain
ing Any Loss.
Cape Town, Tuesday, May 22.—Gen.
Warren has occupied Douglas after
heavy fighting and without sustaining
any loss.
The Boers have retreated to the north.
WABREN’S FIGHT AT DOUGLAS.
Few Well-Plneed Shells Sent Burgh
ers in Fnll Retreat.
Douglas, Cape Colony, Tuesday, May 22.
A force rnder Gen. Warren, consisting of
mounted Infantry, imperial yeomanry, and
two gqns of the Canadian artillery, left
Root Pan, Cape Colony, on the night of
May 20, and marched In two columns, un
der Cols. Hughes and Spence.
Nothing was seen of tho Boers until
tha British were within two miles of
Douglas, when a few shells from the
Canadian artillery sent the burghers In full
retreat toward Douglas. Col. Hughes’
column advanced In skirmishing -order,
and after lengthy exchange of shots, the
Beers fled, having their laager and a
quantity of stores and ammunition.
Again to-day 300 Boers opened a hot
fire on a detachnv-nt of yeomanry and tho
Canadian artillery repeated their excellent
practice and comp lied the enttny to re
tire.
ADVISED HIM TO SURRENDER.
One of the Boer Envoys Said to Have
Telegraphed Kruger.
Cape Town, May is reported here
tha* President Kruger has received a
communication from Abram Fischer, one
of the Boer delegates now In the United
States, advising him to surrender on the
best terms obtainable from Lord Roberts.
It la also understood that when Lord
Roberts crosses the Vaal river he will
issue a proclamation announcing that if
the burghers return to their farms their
property and stock will he respected.
HADKN-POWELL HEARD FROM.
Wired Roberts How Relief of Mafek
lng Was Accomplished.
London, May 23, 11:50 a. m.—The war
office issues a dispatch from Lord Roberts,
under date of Honing's Spruit, May 22,
announcing the receipt by him of the fol-
lowing message from Maj. Gen. Badrn-
Powell: .
"Mafcking, May XT.—I am happy to in
form you that Mafeking was successfully
relieved to-day. The northern and south
ern columns joined hands on May 15 and
attacked the enemy yesterday, and after
a small engagement entirely defeated them
with loss.
“The British casualties were three kltlod
and twenty-two wounded.
“The relieving force marched into Mafe
king at 9 o’clock this morning; an*! the re
lief and defense forces combined and
moved out and attacked the enemy’s head
laager. We shelled them out and nearly
captured Snymern, and took one gun, a Hag
and a large amount of ammunition, stores,
etc. Five dead and fifteen wounded Btors
were found. The enemy appears to lie re
treating in all directions, except one com
mando, which is lying low, possibly to
cover the retreat of the remainder.
“Capt. llacl,aren and Corpl. Murray
were found In the Boer hospital. They
doing well. The townspeople and the gar
rison of Mafeking arc heartily gnteful for
their relief.”
Lord Roberts’ dispatch further says:
‘Tan Hamilton reached Heilborn this
morning after a series of engagements
with a Boer force under DeWet. who Is
retiring before hint Broadwood has cap
tured fifteen Boer wagons. There have
been seventy-five casualties In Hamilton’s
force to yesterday evening.
"We marched here this morning.”
THEBE WAS JOY AT MAFEKING.
■\
Details Come at Dost From the Re
lieved Garrison.
Mafeking, May 18.—'The whole town is
animated with a keen sense of exultation
over yesterday’s vidtorv, which was com
plete, decisive .and far-reaching. The mil
itary position, shortly after sunrise, was
extraordinary. All the outlying works of
the town were Intact; the British had lost
hardly any men, and irot three bodies of
federals, right Inside t(e British lines had
been surrounded, cut oft and given
an opportunity to surMnder, which they
had declined.
Commandant Sard Eloff did not realise
that his supports had Vcn driven back
and he Informed a messenger that the
town was at his mercy. Toward noon
there was a lull in th fighting. Every
body at headquarters went to breakfast
and the commissariat ■requisitioned for
horse sausage, bread and water for the
men on the fighting line. There was no
thought of half rations. Every one got
all he could eat.
The British fn moving from rook to
rock giadually drew in their circle around
the federals. whom they corailed like cat
tle in a compound. ’ Shortly after 4:30
o’clock a white flag was hoisted by the
enemy and then, amid ringing cheers, the
first baich of Boers was disarmed anti
sent to tiie town.
The erstwhile" besiegers furnished an
Inspiring spectacle to the townsfolk,
themselves so long cooped up. As the
hungry, dirty, battlestatned Boers march
ed between the gleaming bayonets of the
British, the British population received
them respectfully, but the Kaffirs gave
full rein to their enthusiasm in hoots,
yells and similar expressions of delight.
The prisoners seemed glad the fight was
over.
As the afternoon advanced the crackle
of musketry began again, continuing uncll
nearly 7 o’clock, when' Capt. Singleton
shouted: I
“Cease fire!”
A message had come from heidquartcre
to the effect that Eloff, his officer*, and
his men had surrendered and laid diwn
their arms unconditionally to C>l. llore,
who, with a handful of men, had been a
prisoner of Eloff s during most dt the day.
Fired on Deserters.
Shorlly before this a fusillade was heard 1 .
It -A-as Eloff and the men who stood by him
firing on their own deserters, eighty of
whom fled.
As the news spread by telephone to the
garrisons of the various forts, cheer upon
cheer resounded. In the town someone
started "God Save the Queen,” and the
strains of the national anthem mingled for
a few minutes with the hoarse shouting
of the natives.
Soon Capt. Singleton and Col. Hore ap
proached, accompanied by Commandant
Eloff and his officer*. The meeting be
tween Col. Baden-Powell and the Boer
commander - was dramatic.
"This 1* Commandant Eloff, sir,” said
Capt. Singleton.
"Good evening, Commandant,” said Col.
Baden-Poweli, "welcome, and hove some
dinner.”
As the British had already captured 120
prisoners, about all they oouki handle,
Col. Baden-Powell sent word to Lord
Charles Benteneck to open the way and to
allow the scattered remnant* of the fed
erals to be dflven from the staat. - In half
an hour everything was over, and In the
mess room at headquarters, the three
Boer officer* were dining.
Nearly every mess in town raked from
somewhere a hidden store of liquor, a
battle of champagne In one place, a flask
of whisky in another. The whole town
joined In the Jubilation, singing "God
Save the Queen” and other patriotic
song* nil night long.
The rank and file of the Boer prisoners
were lodged at Masonic Hall. Most of
them are Johannesburgers. They seem><\
In excellent spirits, scrambled for tho
blankets issued, wrote letters to their
friends and grumbled at Gen. Snyman.
People Were Wild With Jay.
London, May 23, 8:14 p. m.—A dispatch
from Mafeklng, dated May 17, the first
message, except Col. Baden-Powell’s dis
patch, forwarded since the relief of the
town, says the place was wild with Joy:
that many people wept as th4y greeted
their deliverance, and that the scene as
the troops traversed the streets baffled
description.
Not Suing for Pence.
New York, May 23.—The World cabled
to J’retoria on Tuesday the widely circu
lated report thatithe Transvaal govern
ment was suing for peace, and asking:
“I* It true?”
President Kruger replied yesterday:
"The report Is untrue.”
Virginia Federation of Labor.
Richmond, Vn„ May 23.—The Virginia
State Federation Of Labor, in session here
to-day, elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: *
PresldrnL J. B. Casey of P rtsmouth:
first vice president, A. E. Falrweather of
Roanoke; second vice president, W. A.
Grayson, Roanoke; third vlcg president, W
E. Doherty, Norfolk; secretary. S. K. I>un
kelbergei- of Roanoke; treasurer, John
Brown Newport News; sergeant-at-arms,
C. II llppes, ltoanoko
MORE RIOT AND BLOODSHED.
ST. LOIIS I*OI.ICEMAN WAS SHOT
DOWN BY A MOD.
*
The Dead Man Wns a Veternn of the
Civil War—A Young Hoy Shot and
n Conductor So Badly Wounded
Tiint He May Die—The Situation I.
Unite Critical—No Prospect* of tn
*
other Conference Between Strik
ers Company.
St. Douis, May 23.—Renewed rioting and
another fatality marked the progress of
the strike to-day.
This afternoon a Cass avenue car was
stopped at the corner of Twenty-third an l
Cass avenue to remove a barricade which
had been placed across the track. During
the enforced halt a mob attacked the car.
firing a number of shots.
One of the bullets struck Special Police
man Duncan Mcßae, who was tiding on
the front platform with the motorman, in
the left arm, passing through him and
coming out bn the right side. The police
man sank unconscious to the floor and died
subsequently at the dispensary.
Other patrolmen then charged the crowd
and boat them back. A rlof call was sent
in and a dozen mounted policemen came
at full speed and restored order. Mcßae
was about 60 years old and was appointed
to the force last Monday. He served as a
private during the Civil War on the Con
federate side. He comes of a prominent
framlly In New Orleans.
Eddie Manz, 13 years old, was shot
through the leg this afternoon by a man
on a Cass avenue car. The boy was sit
ting on the front door step when some
boys, who had been throwing atonies at a
westbound Cass avenue car, ran up the
alley south of the house. A man who is
supposed to have been an emergency po
liceman leaned out from the car and fired
a shot at the fleeing boys, hitting, how
ever, little Manz. \
Conductor Hodge May Die.
R. B. Hodge, conductor on the Tower
Grove line, is a patient at St. John’s Hos
pital, suffering from injuries which it is
feared will prove fatal. He was assaulted
by a crowd of men on his car at the
crossing of Salina street yesterday. One
of them struck Hodge over the head with
a club, inflicting an ugly wound. While
some of the crowd held him others seized
the motorman, H. L. Kobusch, and stop
ped the car. Then Kobusch was dragged
from the car.
Emergency Policeman Alex Dunn, who
was detailed on the car, attempted to In
terfere, but four inen surrounded and dis
armed him. Several of them struck him
in the face. The arsallants knocked
Hodge down and kicked him until he was
unconscious. Kobosch and Dunn eluded
the crowd and ran across the open field
to the power house, two blocks away,
where they obtained the aid of a squad of
police.
It Is said there Is no pr spect of another
conference between the Transit Company
and its striking employes. Few passen
gers rode In the cars. Disturbances were
frequent along the line.
INCORPORATED IN M'. W YORK.
Associated Pres* To lie Iteerfcanlxtd
on n New Hast*.
New York, May 23.—A charter was Issued
at Albany, N. Y., to-day to the following
named gentlemen ns Incorporators * of a
news gathering organization to be called
the Associated Press:
Stephen O’Meara ef the Boston Journal,
Adolph S. Ochs of the New York Times,
St. Clair McKelway of the Brooklyn Eagle,
William L. McLean of the Philadelphia
Bulletin, Frank B. Noyes of the Washing
ton Star, .and A. H. Be’.o o ftho Galveston
Daily News and Dallas Dally News.
The membership of the corporation is to
consist of and to be limited to the proprie
tors of newspapers. It is to be purely mu
tual and co-operative, to make no profits
and to declare no dividends. It is not to
soil news, but is to collect for and to dis
tribute to its members only. Ils opera
tions and membership will cover the entire
country.
One of the Incorporators said:
"The decision of the Supreme Court of
Illinois has swept away n number of the
fundamental principles of the association
with which we have been connected, and
has made it impossible for the organiza
tion to go on and meet the needs or fulfill
the desire of members. We have, looked
about for some plan, and In full accord
with practically all our associates, have
concluded lo organize anew Associated
Press under the laws of New York. We
have in mind simply to carry Into this
new corporation all of the principles that
gave character to the old one, to make no
change whatever in the fundamental the
ories, to preserve Intact all the
Individual members, and In general, "to
find a more congenial domicile thpn Illi
nois afforded. The men engaged in the
work of incorporation are simply acting
as trustees for their associates until the
plan can be so far perfected as lo turn it
over to a fully qualified membership.’’
TO DESTROY BRITISH POWER.
la Snld To Have llren the Determi
nation of Kruger.
London, May 21.—The Timea this ny>rn
lng prints four columns of mall corre
spondence from Bloemfontein, based upon
original documents of an official ch iracte
not readily accessible, going to show the
settled and long standing determination of
President Kruger lo destroy British pow
er in South Africa.
The minutes of two conference* held in
1882 between the representatives of the
two republics are recited. President Kru
ger and his colleagues in the conference
were looking for a customs union. Th y
were against every connections with the
Cape and against a commercial union
with the British colonies.
At the second conference in 1882 Mr.
Wolmarans, the Boer envoy, now in
Washington, is represented as saving:
"We have had much experience of Her
Majesty’s government, and we will and
must shake ourselves free and become In-’
dependent."
To this end, the Times asserts President
Kruger In this conference was concerned
to get an offensive and defensive treaty
with the Free State. President Brand did
not see any necessity for defense. Afier
Brand’s deatffiin 1888, says the Times, Mr.
Kruger got hts way in using the Free
State to further the aims of the Trans
vaal.
TWENTY-TWO MINERS KIDDED.
Details of the Explosion in the North
Carolina -Mine.
Raleigh, N. C„ May 23.—Twenty-two
miners, ten white men and twelve negroes,
lost their lives in an explosion at Cum
nock coal mines, Chatham county, North
Carolina, yesterday afternoon.
The explosion occurred at 4:30 o'clock
and is supposed to have been caused by a
broken gauze In a safety lamp.
The accident was in what Is known as
the east heading and between forty and
fifty men were in the mine at the time.
Five were brought out alive from the east
headTg, while none of the men In the other
parts were Injured.
The white men killed are John Connol
ly, mine superintendent; Joe Glass, James
McCarthy, Wesley Clegg. John Gatewood,
William Tyson, John Hankey, John Wll
let, Robert Gatewood, and Chars. Wesley,
colored: Sim Mclntyre, Joe Fagan, Robert
Reeves, Joe Taylor, John I*ee Palmer, Pe
ter Palmer, Dan Goldston, Will Reeves,
.Alllo Bynum. Jim Maks, Jim Falmer and
John Hubbard.
The scenes at the entrance to the mine
where many of the wives and children of
the dead men gathered, were heartrending.
The bodies of the victims of the explo
sion were prepared for burial end the
funerals of several look place to-day.
John Connolly, the mine superintendent,
came to this state about three years ago
from Pittsburg. He leaves a wife and
three small children.
The mines are situated at Cumnock, In
Chatham county, about six miles from
Sanford. The mine has been long used
in o desultory way, but In 188 H Samuel A.
Henzy of Philadelphia, organized a com
pany and put in modern machinery.
There are two shafts, one a small affair
for ventilation, and the working shaft, Is
3x12 feet, and Is considerably more than
500 feet In depth.
In December, 1895, on explosion took
place at this same mine. In which forty
three lives were lost. This explosion was
caused by “fire damp." though many of
those killed on. this occasion lost their
lives from the resulting explosion of al
most 250 pounds of dynamite that were
stored in the mine. Two other explosions
occurred here many years ago.
EXTRADITION It 11,1, PASSED.
Resolution Adopted for Sine Die Ad
journment on Jnne tl.
Washington, May 23.—The House to
day passed without division the extradi
tion bill, framed by the Judiciary Commit
tee, but only after a debate, In which
considerable political rancor was aroused.
There was no division of sentiment as
to the duty of Congress to peas a bill
to permit the extradition of Neely, but
the Democrats objected to the language of
the bill, which covered "any foreign coun
try or territory, or part thereof, occupied
by the United States."
The Democrats wanted the bill to apply
specifically to Cuba, contending that the
broader language assumed the possibili
ties of further acquisitions by the United
States, of a character similar to that of
Cuba. A motion to recommit with Instruc
tions to change the language was defeat
ed by a strict party vote.
The House also adopted the resolution
to allow the Committee on Waya and
Means to sit during the recess of Con
gress, for the purpose of framing a bill
for the reduction of the war revenues, and
the resolution for a sine die adjournment
June 6.
The former resolution drew the opposi
tion of the Democrats, who Insisted that
Congress should reduce the war taxeo at
the present session, but Mr. Payne, the
majority leader, showed from the treasury
figures that the refunding of the bonds
now going on would practically wipe out
the surplus for this fiscal year. He con
tended that it would be unsafe to reduce
the taxes at this time.
In the course of the debate, .Mr. Rich
ardson, the minority leader, announced
that he was In favor of the total repeal
of the war tax on beer.
NAVAL STATION QUESTION.
Friends of Savannah Think There Is
n Good Chance.
Washington, Mey 23.—There were no de
velopments to-dny In the naval station
matter. The. conferees on the appropria
tion hill did not meet.
Friends of Savannah are working quiet
ly on the House conferees, and believe
that they will succeed in getting these
gentlemen to Insist that the Secretary bo
not restricted to Charleston when It cornea
to selecting anew site for the naval sta
tion, but that he considers all South At
lantic cities.
To-day the Georgians are claiming that
Mr. Dayton will vote with Mr. Cum
mings. In other words, both Savunrah
and Charleston are claiming the gentle
man from Vveat Virginia, nnd he seem*
to have given assurances to both.
If all three of the House conferees
should earnestly support Savannah, there
is. of course, a chance to beat Senator
TJllman, and the other conferees of the
Senate, but the chance is not • very great
one.
PARTISANSHIP IS CHARGED.
Hillsborough Democrats Withdraw
From the Race.
Tampa, Fla., May 23. Al! tho Hills
borough County Democratic candidates,
except those Indorsed by the Democratic
League have decided, in caucus, to with
draw from the race, and have issued an
address to tho voters. They charge Chair
man Slmonton, of the Democratic Exec
utive Committee, with partisanship, and
say they cannot get a ’fair ahowtng In
the primary. Simon ion denies the
charges.
NEEL VS PLUNDER WAS HEAVY.
•
Charge Now Made That He Einbea
slcd Nearly SIiHI,(NH).
New York, May 23. Papers are to-day
en route from Washington to New York,
which charge Neely, the alleged default
ing postal employe, with the embezzle
ment of a sum approximating $400,600
through conversion Into cash of ahe $400,-
000 worth of "surcharged” Cuban postage
stamps which were ordered destroyed and
so certified by Neely.
t liolerii at Bombay.
London, May 23.—Lord Curzon cables
that the cholera continues lo be very prev
i alcnt at Bombay.
DAILY. *8 A YEU*.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 9-TIMKS-A-IVEEK.U A THAU
HOYT NAMED FOR GOVERNOR.
SOUTH CAROLINA I’ItOIII lUT2OMST9
PUT OUT A TICKET,
They Will Make a Flight in the Corn*
Inc Democratic Primary—They Are
tlic l>iMpenary, Which;
AVIII Be Clin in pinned by Gov. Mo
Sweeney ami the IliNpenHnry Cun*
<lilatcM—The Prohibition Vote lift
the State In a Strong; One.
Columbia, S. C. f May 23.-The Prohibit
t lon Ist* of the stale held a conference
here to-night at which a large number oC
counties were represented, und decided to
make a determined tight against the etat
liquor traffic and for prohibition.
Col. James A. Hoyt of OreenviUe waf
nominated for Governor, and Col. Jame*
L. Tribble of Anderson for Lieutenant
Governor. Nominations for other staUi
officers were not made, but the support of
the Prohibitionists will be given candidate#
who oorae out on their platform.
The fight is 911 within the Democratic
party, and will be settled In the Denun
emtio primary. There will be a county 10
county campaign, In which the dispenser#
will be supported by the present
Miles B. McSweeney, and by Frank
Gary, speaker of the House, and A. ll*
Patterrvim, both of whom are dispenser#
candidates for Governor.
In the primary two years ago C. C,
Featherstone volunteered to champion tt
supposedly hopeless cause, and wad
beaten by Governor Bllerbe by but a few!
votes. Featherstone declined to enter th#
race this year.
Prohibition carried the State In 189JL
and the' dispensary law was enacted a m
a compromise between saloons and aif
Iron-clad prohibition. The Prohibitionist#
claim that they were not treated right.
Colonel Hoyt is editor of the Green*
ville Mountaineer, a gallant Confederate
soldier, and has served as chairman of
the State Democratic Executive Commit*
tee.
GERMAN MEAT RIU, PASSED.
Compromise Form Considered Wsrag
for United States.
Berlin, May 23.—The Reichstag to-day)
voting by roll call, adopted the meat bill
by 163 to 123 votes.
In addition to prohibiting the importa
tion of conned or sausage meat, the bill
provides that until Dec. 31, 1903, the im
portation of fresh meat shall only be al
lowed in whole or, in certain cases, in
half carcasses, and that the importation
of prepared meats shall only be permit
ted when It is proved to be Innocuous,
which is regarded aa being impossible of
proof in the case of consignments of salt
meat under four kilograms In weight. The
bill also provides that after 1903 the im
portation of meat shall either be regulat
ed by fresh legislation or the above men
tioned provisions shall remain In force.
The bill In the compromise form is re
garded by United States Ambassador
White as worse, in its hearing upon the
United States, than it was originally. He
particularly referred to the virtual ex
clusion of our corned beef.
TO BE NO MORE ITINERANCY.
That Plan Abolished by Methodist
General Conference. I
Chicago, May 23.—8 y a vote of 433 to 231
the Methodist General Conference to-day
abolished (he time limit of pastorates, thus
finally disposing of one of the most im
portant questions before the great Metho
dist body and doing away with one of th*
fundamental features of the Itinerant sys
tems of the denomination.
Hereafter, according to the amendment
to the discipline adopted by the conference
to-day, preachers will be appointed an
nually by the bishops, with no limit on
the number of years a pastor may servo
one congregation, except the limit imposed
by his own ability and popularity with hi*
congregation. Ho will still be a pilgrim
and a stranger, but he may tarry iongea
than five years.
Fraternal greetings were exchanged arltN
the Presbyterian General Assembly now in
session at St. 'Douls. ,
REPORT ITtO lf GEN. SIH WAN.
111 M
Says the Insurrection as m Wtaolei
Has Collapsed.
Washington, May 23.—The war depart
ment has a report from Gen. Schwan re
viewing the Philippine situation, making
particular reference to what he regards ag
the Irretrievable collapse of the Insurrec
tion as a whole and saying if the Filipinos
were left alone they Would soon demon
strate their absolute Inability to govern
themselves. The operations of troops and
the pacification of towns not yet sublued,
he reports, will be carried on regardless o|
the rainy season which the insurgents be
lieve will cause and abandonment of many
important towns. ,
PASCO AND JOHNSON.
Canal Commissioner* Will Spealg
To-ilny at Mobile.
Mobile, Ala., May 23.—Former Senator
Pasco of Florida, and Prof, £3mory R.
Johnson of Washington, a committee of
the Isthmian Canal Commission, arrive!
here this afternoon for the purpose of
studying the trade condition with respect
to the opening of the canal. The com
mittee was received by a delegation from
the Mobile Chamber of Commerce, and
will to-morrow hold an audience whereat
the commercial conditions of the port will
be rehearsed.
Cotton Broker a Suicide. * f
New York, May 23.—J. D. Eakln, a cot
ton broker, was found dead In his ofllcO
in Exchange Place yesterday. It is sup
posed he committed suicide. There was a
bullet wound in the head and a .32-calibre
revolver lay near the laxly. ' Eakln had
lately been In poof health and his business
was not prosperous. He was born in Nash
ville, Tenn., and was formerly a merchant
there.
Queen's Birthday Honors.
London. May 23.—The Queen has granted
Lord Strathcona a patent of hia title to
Hon. Mrs. Hols'rt Jabbed Bliss Howard,
hi* only child. The Queen’s birthday hon
ors also Include peerager, conferred on
TiOrd Morris: Blr Peter O'Brien and ttir
.Richard Webslcr.