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THE MORNING NEWB.
Established LiSfcu. - Incorporated 18$$
J. H. ESTILL, President.
APALACHICOLA IS IN RUINS.
SIX BLOCKS BURNED OIIT OF THE
HEART OF THE TOWN.
Hull n Million Dollars Worth of
Properly Was Swept Away.
Churches, Residences, Stores, the
Bunk, the Armory, Hotels and lee
Factory Are in Ashes—Teleirraph
Office Burned Oat Lumber and
Lumber Mills Saved.
Apalachicola, Fla., May 26.—A disastrous
fire broke out In the residence of Mrs.
Broughton about noon Friday. It leaped
over to the Methodist Church, and from
there spread over the business portion of
the town.
In less than three hours three blocks
were entirely consumed. The following is
hut a partial report of the ravages of the
flames:
The Methodist Church, the residences of
Mrs. Broughton and Mr. Willis Hides,
offices of J. H. Lovette & Cos., the store of
Patton & Hall, and all Intervening shops
to E. Collins’ store on the corner of Cen
ter and Market streets.
The fire leaped across Market street and
swept up the buildings occupied by Drs.
Alexander Hoffman and Moore, Dr. Willis,
Messrs. Murat, Hendry and Rice, Warren,
A. H. Hopp, E. A. Flateur & Cos., Dr.
Rush Ltchenfelt, A. H. Gensberg, the res
idence of J. S. Hitchcrock, the Times of
fice. John Cook’s bar, and adjacent build
ings. From here the fire leaped across
Center street and consumed everything
from the Central Hotel to the Ice house
on the wharf. Everything on the water
front from the telegraph office to Ruge &
Sons on Water street was consumed.
Ruge escaped. The Custom House was
consumed, and very few 'of the records
were saved. The splendid armory, recent
ly built at a cost of 818,000, was also de
stroyed.
Loss Wits Half a Million.
The loss is 8500,000, with 30 per cent, of
insurance.
The entire business portion of the city
was burned, Including six business blocks,
two hotels, three drug stores, bank, new
815,000 armory, Theater, Glady's build
ing, general store, steamboat wharves,
Custom House, four saloons, and sixty
other structures.
Not a store was left. Very little of the
contents of the burned buildings was
saved.
The fire started on the river front. All
the big lumber mills escaped.
A brisk wind was blowing and even had
the fire department been a good one, It
is probable the flames could not have been
stopped.
The telegraph office was burned out, and
fuller details cannot be obtained.
Report From Tallahassee.
Tallahassee, Fla., May 26.—Private ad
vices from Apalachicola are to the effect
that a devasting fire raged there Friday
and into the night, slxty-elx buildings
covering the water front and five blocks
were destroyed. Churches, the Opera
House, armory, bank, hotels, Ice factory,
telegraph and express offices, railroad and
steamboat buildings and the newspaper
office were burned. No lives are reported
lost.
It Is reported that not a business house
Is left standing. The report says that
the fire started In a small building, but
It Is not said how. There is no estimate
of the loss and no Information as to in
surance. Apalachicola is one of the Gulf
ports, at the mouth of Apalachicola river,
has 5,000 population and Is the county seat
of Franklin county. It Is a mill and
lumber town, but the mills and lumber
"ere saved.
MVBILITIfcS (iHOW LARGER.
I’rice, >lc('orinick A C*o. May Pay 75
Cent* on tie Dollar.
N>w York, May 26.—According to late
reports the liabilities of Price, IMcCor
rnick & Cos., the brokers who suspended
Thursday last, may be even greater than
originally reported, but the indications
are that the assets will be large enough
t 0 pay at least 75 cents on the dollar.
r ihis statement was authorized to-day by
a member of the firm.
The capitalisation of the firm Is said
to have been $1,500,000 insteed of $1,000,000.
as originally named. Of this sum. T. H.
.* ce lia d $500,000, George Crocker’s spe
cial interest was $500,000, and the interests
of Messrs. McCormick and Stuart-Wonh-
! P >’ were $250,000 each. Walter W. Price’s
was lo have been nominal.
firm's loans from the locrd hanks
fire said to aggregst* about *4.000,r00 X< a
- all of them are time leans and w r©
made during the period when in er *t
•ites were higher and etcck values were
tower than they are now. It Is pointed
nr > . vlevv of this fact that th-e banks
probably will continue to hold on to their
until maturity.
Mil. < OLIO It’ft TRUST PLANK.
*l© Hn* Sent Ills Suggest lons to Sen
ator Jones.
Npw York, May 2.~Controller Color
'o-day sent to Senator J. K. Jones, chair
man of the Democratic National Commit
me, tho argument which he has prepared
'n support of his suggestion for a trust
l lank to be inserted In the platform to
he adopted at the National Convention.
,' r - Coler has not made any draft of
'e plank which he favors, but he has
talked It over with Chairman Jones and
aim with ex-SenntOr Hill. In a general
■"'ay the purport of the plank Is that eor-
MMtltm., being the creatures of lndl
'ldual slates, should be amenable to su
pervision by stale aulhorltles.
Majority for Convention.
nichmond, Va., Mny 2(l.—Figures made
}*P to-night by the Dispatch on the re
'nrns from Thursday’s election, covering
live-sixth* of the cities and counties in
the state, give a majority of 18,8*5 for
calling a convention to frame anew con
stitution, The returns remaining to oome
In cannot possibly alter this result and
the convention Is assured.
fUje Joofttkfl -fSflxiJl
CROSSED THE VAAL RIVER.
British Advance Force Went Over on
Queen's Birthday.
Londo&, May 26, 3 p. m,—The war office
has received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberta:
"Wolverhoek, Orange Free State, May
26.—An advanced portion of this force
crossed the Vaal river on the Queen’s
birthday, near Parys. Hamilton’s column
is at Boschbank.
“Our scouts are now at Viljoen’s drift,
on the frontier north of Wolverhoek. The
local mines are uninjured and work Is
going on as usual. There Is no enemy
this side of the river.
“Hunter leached Vryburg May 24.”
ROBERTS MAY SOON BE THERE.
His Headquarters Expected to Go
Into the Transvaal.
London, May 26.—As anticipated, the
first news from Lord Roberts after his
long silence was the announcement that
the British had crossed the Vaal river.
This is probably Gen. Hunter's column,
which crossed at Parys and may be ex
pected to make a dash at the railroad in
the neighborhood of Potohefestroom,
whence there is direct communication'
with Johannesburg.
Gen. Hamilton’s column is at Bosch
bank, which Is close to the river, about
eight miles northwest of Wolve Hock,
Lord Roberts’ headquarters, and may be
expected to also cross the Vaal river and
create a division on the flank of any fed
eral force In the neighborhood of Vereen
iging.
As he has only about fifteen miles to
traverse, a speedy announcement may be
expected that the British commander-in
chief himself has gained a foothold In the
Transvaal and that he will reach the fed
eral position south of Johannesburg in the
middle of the coming week.
The same secrecy which shrouded the
movements of the main army envelops
Lord Methuen’s and Gen. Rundle’s col
umns; so, probably, the next official dis
patches will show decisive movements of
these wings. Rundle ought to be close to
Bethlehem by now, and the experts expect
to hear of some decisive movement on the
Ilarrismith railroad, In which part >t
Gen. Buffer’s force will co-operate In the
direction of Vanßeenen's pass.
Should the Pretoria bulletin, announcing
the reoccupation of Heilbron by the Fed
erals, turn out to be true, It will be o
totally unexpected development, as Gen.
lan Ha mil toil occupied Heilbron Tuesday,
and nothing has been heard from him
since.
CROSSED AT GROBLEiR’S DRIFT.
Reported the Room Are Still Deter
mined to Fight It Out.
Pretoria, May 26.—An official bulletin
says:
"The British have crossed the Vaal at
Grobler’s drift, near Parys.
“The high level bridge at Vereening
has been blown up by the federals.
“Gen. Dutotf advises that the burghers
are coming forward in force, determined
to fight to the end.
“After retaking Heilbron the federals
followed the British as far as Wolve
hock.”
It ADEN.POWELL WAS AFFECTED.
Thanksgiving Service Was Held at
Msfeklng,
Mafcking, May 18.—The entire garrison
paraded this morning to a thanksgiving
service. Col. Baden-Powell addressed the
men saying:
“We have been unable to fire a volley
over ihe graves of our killed, being fear
ful of drawing the fire of the enemy's
guns.”
To-day the garrison paid the last hon
ors lo the dead, assembling In the grave
yard and bidding good bye to th?ir fallen
comrades. After sounding the last post,
the garrison attempted to sing the na
tional anthem, but could hardly be heard,
as the men choked with emotion. Col.
Baden-Powell was deeply affected and ad
dressed each unit separately. He told the
town guard Hat those who wished would
be permitted to return to their civilian
avocatlcns. To the Rhodesian column, in
a characteristic manner, he said:
“We've kicked out the Boer protector
ale.”
MAY THY TO HEM IX nOBIIS.
Wilkinson's Summary of (lie (■moral
War Situation.
London, May 26.—Spencer Wilkinson, re
viewing the situation at the seat of war
in South Africa for the Associated Press,
soys:
"Lord Roberts Is keeping- a tight hand
cn all telegrams, in- order not to disclose
his moves. After occupying Rhenoster ho
pushed his left, wing at once toward Purys.
where the Vaal river was crossed on
Thursday. The whole army s6?trs to leva
changed Its direction to the left, as Gn.
Hamilton's original right wing to-day was
at Bosohbunk, half way from I’arys to
the railway bridge at Vllkjoen's drl t,
which Is being watched by Roberts' scouts.
"Gen. Hamilton probably crcSsed the
Vaal to-day, assisted. If necessary, by a
march up the river of the force that cross
ed at Parays. The whole force probib y
will be across the Vaal by Sunday after
noon. Johannesburg then will be two
marches distant.
"X suppose ihat Lord Roberts will push
on Gen. Hamilton and Gen. French to
turn the Boers, while Gens. Tucker and
Pole-Carew will uttack In front. The
Boers must be either enveloped or go.
Very special exertions will be made to
cut off their retreat. If the Boers es
cape toward Pretoria, Roberts will likely
follow swiftly and be at Pretoria In less
that a week.
“The Boers say they have retaken Holl
brotl. Gen. Roberts will neglect that, but
will guard his railway, which t think he
will not wait to repair before going to
Pretoria.
"Gen. Buller, at Lalng's nek, Is eight
or nine marches from Johannesburg, sup
posing that the road it clear. Roberts’
advance must take the Boers at Volks
rurt uneasy, and so will facilitate But
ler's advance.
"Gin. Hunter, when at Mafeking, will
be eleven marches from Pretoria, and It
Is Impracticable, therefore, for the Boers
to make any serious r'slstance at Preto
ria, where to wait, would mean to be
hemmed In between three British n-mies.
"The Boer plan Is to retreat to the Ly
denburg hills, which would postpone, but
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WILL CONFER WITH BANKERS.
COTTON GROWERS' FLAN TO PRO
TECT THEIR PRODUCT.
Committee Met In Macon and Deter
mined to Devise a Plan by Which
Loana Can Be Secured on Cotton
Stored In WarliotiKea—Tlie Co-oper
ation of Other States la Assured
and Headquarters Will Be in Geor
gia.
Macon, Ga., May 26.—A large number of
delegates composing the Executive and
Business Committees,' appointed at the
State Convention of the Georgia Cotton
Growers’ Protective Association, held at
Macon, May 12, met to-day In conference
at the Chamber of Commerce rooms in
this city.
The committees were clothed with full
power to outline and adopt plans for the
future work of the association, and to
place the movement on an active business
footing.
The plan of organization and method of
carrying on the work, together with con
stitution and by-laws for government of
the association, submitted by President
C. Harvie Jordan, were adopted after
lengthy discussion of several plans sub
mitted along the same line.
Active steps will be at once taken to
sucure local organizations In every cot
ton-growing county in the stale. The
president was authorized to proceed, by
correspondence, with head officials In
other states, to secure the organization
of the entire cotton belt by the middle
of August. Other states will be asked to
unite with Georgia in the movement and
establish a central bureau in this stale,
which will exercise a general superin
tendence over all the different state bu
reaus. "
To Confer With Bankers.
A committee of five members of the
Executive Committee, with President Jor
dan as chairman, was appointed to con
fer with the State Bankers’ Association,
which meets at Llthia Springs June *l3,
to secure the formulation of a plan on
the part of the state banks for meeting
the demand of the producers next season
in regard to loans on cotton in storage.
The movement of the cotton growers to
perfect a plan by which the cotton crop
of the South can be marketed during a
longer period of time, thereby forcing a
better price for the raw material before
the staple leaves the farmers' hands, is
cheating great enthusiasm throughout the
cotton belt.
The plans adopted to-day are consider
ed feasible, practical and capable of ac
complishment by the bankers and business
men generally.
Other states in the cotton belt have al
ready been heard from giving assurances
of hearty co-operation in the movement,
and preparations are now being made for
calling conventions and perfecting a sys
tem of organization similar to the one in
Georgia.
Cotton Men Enthusiastic.
Messrs. Harvie Jerdan and Pope
Brown, two of the most prominent work
ers in the Cottop Growers’ organization,
arc highly enthused over the outlook, and
believe that the fight will be easily won
by the farmers. They say the organization
is such that amendments can be easily
mate to the plan and at first same errors
miglir be made, but these can be readily
corrected, and that the working of the as
sociation will soon be perfected.
The leading bankers In this section are
taking a lively Intel est in the matter,
and they think their state convention at
Liihla Spr ngs In June will take some ac
ton that will greatly encourage the move
ment. All of the delefcateg left in a happy
mcod to-day.
VESSEL BLOWN TO PIECES.
Interesting Experiment Mode on an
Armored Warship.
Portsmouth, Eng., May 26.—An Inter
esting admiralty experiment was carried
out to-day off Solsea-8111, near here, with
the view of settling various naval gun
nery questions. An old turret ship, the
Belle Isle, was selected for the purpose.
She is a well constructed, iron built, coast
defense vessel of 4,870 tons displacement.
She was built at a cost of about (1,209,-
000; has 12 inches of armor on her sides,
9 inches over her bulkheads, 9 Inches over
her gun positions, and from 16 to 9 Inches
of deck plating.
The Belle Isle was moored, completely
equipped with torpedo and splinter nets,
etc., as she would be In action, and the
British first-class battleship Majestic of
14,900 tons displacement, and carrying font’
12-tnoh guns, twelve 6-ir.ch quick-firers,
eighteen 12-pounders, twelve 3-pounders,
and eight smaller rapid fire guns, steaming
past the Belie Isle at seven knots, and at
a distance Just under a mile, treated the
Belle Isle os an enemy, and opened fire
on her with all her guns.
The firing lasted nine minutes. In six
minutes the Belle Isle was In flames, many
explosions were heard and when the vol
umes of smoko and yellow lights of the
lyddite shells had cleared away it was
seen that she had sunk In a mud bank
and was burning fiercely.
Tugs with working parties Immediately
hoarded the Belle Isle and extinguished
tho flames, after which a number of offi
cials boarded vessel. The experts' ex.
animation showed that the shots of the
Majestic had riddled the Belle isle. She
was a complete wreck Inside, the shells
having pierced her lightly armored and
unprotected portions. But they did not
pierce the thick armor with which she
had been specially fitted for the experi
ment.
SWEDEN TO HAVE NEW (H NS.
The Swedish Ministry line Threaten
ed to Resign.
Christiana, May 20.-The Storthing
unanimously ha* voted credit to the
amount of 1,000,000 kroner for new quick*
firing field guns. It also voted (00,000
kroner for the first instalment for fortifi
cations at Christlander.
The ministry has announced It? determi
nation to resign, because the Prince Re
gent has refused to senctlon thl tonnage
lax bill. _
Beckham the Only Candidate.
Frankfort, Ky., May 26.—Chief Justice
Hazrlrlgg gave out q. statement to-night
publicly declining to enter the racb for
the Democratic nomination for Governor.
This leaves Gov. Beckham the only active
candidate so far.
SAVANNAH. GA., SUNDAY. MAY 27. 1999.
WEATHER MAY BE CLOUDY.
lint the Chnncra Are Favorable for
Good Observation*.
Washington, May 38.—Special eclipse
forecaat:
East to eouth and southeast wind* with
higher temperature are Indicated for Mon
day morning over the path from which a
total eclipse of the tun will be visible. An
exact forecast of the oloui conditions at
that time, however, cannot now be male,
but it is fairly probable that partly oloudy
to clear weather will obtain. As the di'trtct
where the major portion, of the ob.-erva
tione is to be taken is nearly 4CO mil 's In
length, it is very probable that they can
be successfully made over the larger part
of It. Further special forecasts will be Is
sued Sunday at 10 a. m. and 2 p. n>.
Willis L. Moore,
Chief of U. S. Weather Bureau.
M’KINLEY TO VIEW ECLIPSE.
President and Party Want to See
What It Looks Like.
Washington, May 36.—The President and
party left Washington about 1:30 ei’clock
this afternoon on the Dolphin for a trip
down the Potomac and to view the eclipse
on Monday, probably from some point off
Norfolk.
The movements of the boat, however,
are subject to change. It Is not likely that
the President will make any extended stop
during the trip, preferring to spend nearly
all the time on the boat.
The party will return to Washington
next Tuesday afternoon. It consists of
President and Mrs. McKinley, Secretary
and Mrs. Hay, Secretary and Mrs. Root,
Miss Root and Master Edward Root, Gen.
Russell Hastings and Mis. Hastings, Col.
V\ ebb ll;^ r s, BJr. Rixey, Secretary Cortel
you;'
ECLIPSE WORK AT NEWBERRY.
Camera* Designed to Cnich It at All
the Periods.
Charleston, S. C., May 26.—Preparatory
to Monday's observations, Prof. Bigelow,
of the weather bureau, with the party of
astronomers at Newberry, this state, took
photographs of the sun to-day with his
Claik telesccpe f.nd sp c al eye piece and
long focuß camera. On Monday he expects
to take eight pictures.
Profs. Lembeke and Wattles of the
Brooklyn party, have a very large camera
of original construction giving an Image
of the solar disc nearly an inch in diam
eter and capable cf showing enormous ex
tensions of coronal streamers. I’voC. Lev
ison has a device o l his own for photo
graphing simultaneously Inner and outer
corona. Prof. Servlsg will devote his time
principally to naked eye observations.
WAS NOT A CASE OF PLAGUE.
Scare In Snn Francisco Has Gotten
Into the Courts.
San Francisco, May 26.—Dr. A. P.
O’Brien of the Board of Health to-night
said In reference to the telegrams sent
by Surgeon Kinyoun to Surgeon General
Wyman, that a case was reported to-day
which was probably plague:
"We reported the case to Surgeon Kin
youn as a suspicious one, but on fur
ther examination it was found that death
did not result from plague."
Judge Morrow will render a decision
Monday In the bubonic plague Injunction
suit.
At the headquarters of the Chinese Six
Companies Secretary Wong said that the
Chinese merchants will not resume busi
ness until they are assured of protection
from the health authorities. The Six Com
panies maintain a dispensary where their
sick countrymen are taken for examina
tion. It is stated that t this dispensary
were examined all the Chinese who were
subsequently pronounced bubonic plague
victims by the city hoard of health physi
cians, yet not one of them was declared
a plague* patient by the dispensary direc
tors. One Chinese died under the treat
ment for pneumonia and forty-eight hour?
after his demise when decomposition of
the remains had considerably advanced,
the board of health doctors inspected the
body and declared that bubopje plague
was the cause of death.
A meeting of the state hoard Of health
has been called for Sunday night. It Is
said Ihnt Dr. Blunt, state health officer
of Texas, will be present to discuss the
advisability of removing tha quarantine
against this city, now existing in Texas.
ALASKAN BILL FINISHED.
Ilesolution on Cuban Frauds Was
Faveralilf Reported.
Washington. May 20.—The House to-day
practically completed tho consideration of
the Alaskan civil government bill. A few
paragraphs, passed over during the r d
-lng of the bill, will be considered Monday.
Mr. Cooper, of Wisconsin, ehabmin of
the Committee on Insular Affairs, presenF
ed a favorable report on the Hay resolu
tion calling upon the Postmaster Genaral
for certain Information regarding the re
ports of E. G. Raihbone, dlrecor of the
jsvStS in Cuba, and the resolution WSv
adopted without division.
Another resolution from the some com
mittee. introduced by Mr. Jones of Vir
ginia,, calling uix>n the Secretary of War
to report In detail the payments made on l
to whom from the revenue* of Cuba and
Porto Rico was also adopted.
At 3:20 p. m. the House adjourned.
LOOKS BAD FOR BRYAN MEN.
Maryland Primaries Were Somewhat
Aua 1 net Them.
Baltimore, May 26.—Primaries were held
In eleven counties of the state for the
selection of delegatee to county conven
tions, which will select delegates to the
Maryland Btata Democratic Convention.
While the majority of the delegations were
uninstructed, the sentiment appears to be
that the Bryan men have been defeated.
Montgomery county Instructed for Brysn
and Anne Arundel elactsd a full Bryan
delegation. The remaining nine counties
selected either split or anti-Bryan dele
gates.
Made Full C<ru(eslon,
Syracuse. N. Y., May <6.—Ernest Hecht.
who murdered Mrs. Louisa Foster Thurs
day night, made a full confession to-day.
THAT CUBAN INVESTIGATION.
UESOLITION PASSED BY SENATE
PROVIDING POll IT.
Empower* and In*trnHi the Com
mittee on Relation* With Cuba to
Go Into Every Detail of the Finan
ce* of the In In ml. anil Find Out
Just How the Money Hu* Been
Spent—Committee to Sit During
Recenn of Congrrc**.
Washington, May 26.—Following Is the
full text of the resolutions ordering an
investigation into the administration of
Cuban affairs which passed the Senate to
day:
“Resolved, That the Committee on Rela
tions with Cuba, is hereby directed to in
vestigate and report to the Senate as early
as practicable regarding the moneys re
ceived and expended in the island of Cuba
by, through and under the officials and
representatives of the United States, both
civil and military, from the date of the
occupation of Cuba by the military forces
of the United States, until and Including
the 30th of April, 1900.
“Said committee shall Investigate and
report as to receipts as follows:
“From, customs, from postal service,
from Internal revenue, from all other
sources, specifying the details as far as
practicable, and particularly the places
where and dates within which said
amounts were collected or received, and
the officer or officers collecting and re
ceiving the same, as well as the law or
authority under which said amounts were
in each instance so collected or received.
“Said committee shall investigate and
report as to the expenditures of .the sail
amounts so received, the necessity and
propriety thereof, specifying In classes
and in detail, so far as practicable, said
expenditures, and particularly the work,
services or property for which said ex
penditures were made, and the value
thereof, also the law or authority under
which each of said expenditures was
made, the officer, civil or military, by
whom said expenditure was authorized,
and the officer, civil or military, by whom
said expenditure was made, and the par
ticular fund from which the money was
taken for said expenditure.
I’nhlle Works of Every Kind.
"Bald committee shall also report a
statement of all public works of every
kind. Including buildings, wharves, rail
roads and all other structures built or
constructed, Improved, repaired, or decor
ated by or under the authority of any such
officer, civil or military, and In each in
stance the cost, value, necessity and pro
priety of the same and the uses to which
said buildings or structures hnve been put.
Where said buildings and works were con
structed or Improvements were made by
contract, or where the material used in
the same was furnished by contract, the
committee shall report copies of each of
raid contracts and the names of all par
tt' S interested In each of the same.
“Said committee shall also report a
statement of the personal property which
was purchased or procured and Instructed
to any officer, civil or military, In Cuba
within said times, the cost and value of
the same, and the uses to which satd
property had been put, and the disposition
which has been made thereof.
“Said committee Is authorized to con
duct said investigation and make such re
port by ruh-eommittee or committees ap
pointed by the chairman; and the commit
tee or any sub-committee thereof, is au
thorized to sit during the recess of Con
gress at such places in the United States
or Cuba as may be necessary, and It Is
empowered to send for persons and pa
pers, issue subpoenas, administer oaths,
examine witnesses, employ stenographers,
expert accountants, and other necessary
assistance, and the expenses of said in
vestigation shall be paid out of the con
tingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers
approved by the chairman of the commit
tee.
THE SENATE INVESTIGATION.
Resolutions ns to Cuban Financial
Affairs Agreed to.
Washington, May 26.—The Senate to-day
agreed to the resolution for an Investiga
tion by the Committee on Cuban Af
fairs of the Cuban postal and other Ir
regularities, authorising the committee to
visit Cuba, if neoessary, to pursue the
Inqttlry.
Beyond this, the proceedings were of
little gcnernl Interest, some time being
given to the sundry civil appropriation
bill without completing It and to District
of Columbia business. One of the lat
ter measures provides extensive depot
and terminal Improvements In Washing
ton for the Pennsylvania and Baltimore
ami Ohio Railroads and for the removal
of the historic "long bridge,” the high
way from the North to tha South during
the Civil War.
The Senate agreed to Mr. Pettigrew's
resolution calling upon the Secretary of
War for a siatoment of the number of
FUlplnos who have been killed by United
Slate? troops In the present Insurrection.
Mr. Vest called up'nnd the Senate pass
ed the hill introduced by him giving Jur*
tsdietlon to the national health officers
over their quarantine districts.
Mr. Jone* of Arkansas presented the
credentials of Joseph C. 8. Blackburn
as a senator from Kentucky for Die
term beginning March 4, 1901. They are
rlgned by J. C. W. Beckham. Governor,
and v. ere read arid placed on file with
out comment. Mr. Blackburn was pres
ent.
After a brief executive session the Sen
ate, at 6:35 p. m., adjourned.
J IN*! NIAS'ION* RIDICULED,
Gen. Wood and Collector Bltaa on
the Culinn Customs.
Havana, May 96.—When the dispatch
from the United State*, alleging, "on the
authority of an official of the Havana cus
toms service, that gross fraud* oxlsted In
the Cuban customs, were shown to Gen.
Wood and Collector Bliss, as well as to
others officially Interested, thsy were ridi
culed and repudiated.
Gen. Wood said:
"It 1* quite probable that this story,
which Is a canard, originated with a dis
charged official who has himself been ac
cused of fraud. Collector Bliss has always
courted the fullest Investigation with ref
erence to the affairs of the department."
Collector Biles said:
"More than 99 per cent, of the employe?
of the department are Cubans. From the
time I took charge of the department more,
than 2CD employes have been discharged
for fraud, among them members of some
of the principal families of Havana.
"If the customs officio] who Is now In
the United States, who Is quoted as mak
ing charges of frauds, slack methods and
Incompetency, will furnish me with infor
mation to suigiort It, I will gladly put mat
ters to the last ditch, irrespective of con
sequences.’’
AGAINST NEELY’S MONEY.
Altuchnients Levied by the United
States Attorney.
New York, May 26—Attachments were
levied yesterday by E. K. Jones, district
prosecuting attorney in the Neely case,
against Gordon M. Buck, also against the
clerk of the United States Circuit Court,
the West Indian Trading Company, the
Fourth National Bank, the Hide and
Leather Bank and the firm of Nleoll, Ann
able & Lindsay, Neely's attorney* in pur
suance of an order granted by Judge La
ccimbe, to attach any property that Neely
may own in this state
The attachments cover the 829,000 ball
which was deposited with the clerk of the
court and other deposits which Neely is
supposed to have at the above mentioned
banks.
FAVORABLE TO NEELY BILL.
Snh-Commlttee of Senate Committee
Will So Report.
Washington, May 26.—A sub-committee
of the Senate Committee on Judiciary,
consisting of Messrs. Fairbanks, Davis
and Lindsay, have agreed on an extra
dition bill, which will be reported to the
full committee on. Monday. It follows
the line of the House bill, and also that
Introduced by Mr. Hoar.
WILL INDORSE COL. BIIYAN.
Bat New A’ork Wilt Not Accept the
Chicago Platform.
New York, May 26.—The Evening Post
says:
Ex-Senator David B. Hill and ex-Scna
tor Edward Murphy had a talk with El
liott Danforth, chairman of the Execu
tive Committee of th* Democratic State
Committee, to-day:
Mr. Hill is satisfied with the results of
his trip to New York. He has conferred
with the leaders of Tammany Hall and
of the Kings County Democracy, and It
was announced authoritatively before
noon that the programme for the State
Convention had been agreed upon by all
parties concerned. The features of the
programme are:
First, the convention will indorse the
candidacy of Wiliam J. Bryan and rec
o nize him as "our nationsl leader;" sec
ond, the Chicago platform will not be af
firmed; third, the delegates to the Nation
al Committee will not be Instructed.
One cf Mr. Hill's lieutenants, who spake
for him, gave this explanation tp a re
porter:
"We are all agreed that Mr. Brayn's re
nomlnntlon Is a certainty, and that all wo
can do Is to fall Into line, but we cannot
swallow the whole Chicago platform, and
li Is not necessary to do so. The Kansas
City Convention may modify that plat
form; so we can indorse Bryan and de
clare that we will support the platform
of our party,
“As to the instruction of delegates, that
is neither necessary nor in accordance
with precedent. It Is customary to in
struct delegates to a national convention
only when New York has a candidate. It
has no candidate this year; so an Indorse
ment of Bryan is nil that Can be rea
sonably expected. We will go to Kansas
City as Bryan men, but we do not care
to be so committed that we cannot ask
for a modification of the Chicago plat
form.”
INTERVIEW WITH CHOKIOH.
lie Is Still for Bryan and Nnys He
Favors Id to 1.
New York, May 26.—The Journal and
Advertiser to-morrow will print an Inter
' lew with Richard Croker, obtained In
London by William T. Stead.
Speaking of the political situation In
the United States, Mr. Croker declares
emphatically that he Is for W. J. Bryan
for President, and he believes Mr. Bryan
will beat Mr. McKinley on, election day.
He says he also thinks Bryan is right In
s4irhtr.fi to the 16 to 1 silver Issue, but
declares that In his opinion trusts and
Impi riallsm will be the principal Issues
of the campaign.
He says Admiral Dewey Is not In the
running for the presidency, though he
might do for a running mate.
PLAGUE AMONG TEAMSTERS.
Spanish Captain* Want Protection
From Their Crew*.
Manila, May 26.—The government cor
ral at Manila has been quarantined. There
are four suspected cases of bubonic plague
among the teamsters, who are living
In filthy dwellings, which will be bunted,
Since the murders on board the Hteamet-
E 1 Cano by the native crew, coawwlse
captains hare been fearful of repetitions
of the tragedy, and has requested the au
thorities to furnish soldier guards for
their steamers, which has been declined.
Three commercial steamers are now In
the bay, their Spanish captain* refusing
to sail unprotected, and others Intend Im
itating them. The authorities have re
turned to the captains their revolvers,
of which they were recently deprived.
Col. Padilla, the rebel Governor of
Nueva Ecljn, was captured during the
recent fighting at Nueva Kotja, and I*
now In Jail here.
LOOKING FOII IIOEII SETTLER*.
Plana on Foot to Bring Nome of
Thrill to Southern Stn lei.
New York, Slay 26.—The Evening Post
says to-day:
A movement Is now on foot under the
supervision of several of the targe rail
roads of the South to induce the Boers
to settle in certain sections of the South.
The general prevalence of the belief that
the war In the Transvaal can last hut n
little while longer, has given an Impetus
to the project to encourage the settle
ment In Home of the Southern states, of
those of the Boers, who will r.ot submit
to reconstruction under English domlnldp.
It Is reported In railroad circles that
definite plans are balng shape to further
the possible exodus of Boers to this coun
try.
DAILY, (8 A YEAJL I
( CENTS A COPY.
WBBKbI 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.iI A TEAS
SQUATTERS’ RIOT IN CHICAGO.
INVASION BA’ "THE DISTRICT Of
LAKE MICHIGAN.”
Streeter and Ilia Little Foree Bnilt
Fo-rtifleuf ions on Land Near Lin
coln Park, Claimed by Him. untl
Defied the Police—>Au Armed I’oros
of Forty Men Was Sent Against
Thom and They Surrendered to IhS
Police.
Chicago, May 26 —Chicago was Invaded
at 1 o'clock this morning by the army of
a hostile state, numbering thirteen men—
“the District of Lake Michigan.” Th*
invasion ended in a farce comedy, but
came near to being finished in deadly earn
est. The casualties Include one boy sliot
In the leg and one horse killed. Five ol
the Invaders were arrested, and the bal
ance were allowed to escape.
Th© trouble was precipitated by Capt.
George W. Streeter, a squatter, who ha*
from, lime to time, created much troubt*
and litigation by ills efforts to seize land
along the shore of Lake Michigan. Th*
land which he ha© for some time claimed,
to be the “District of Lake Michigan,’’
consists of made land on the shore of
Lincoln Park, part of It Including one of
the main park boulevards. The court*
have decided against the squatter again
and again, but he has been persistent in
his efforts to grab the property.
Streeter organized the force which mad*
the descent upon Lincoln Park to-day,
but was not with them in person. Th*
boat containing the “troops.” led by Wil
liam Niles, arrived off Lincoln Park soon
after midnight, and Without difficulty,
they made a landing at the foot of Su
perior street and formally took posses
sion of 186 acres of land claimed by Capt.
Streeter and his subjects us the Independ
ent territory, the District of Lake Michi
gan.
The landing was conducted quietly, but
was not unobserved. Police Officer Jamas
O'Mttlly was on guard and hastened to
send a report of the matter to the East
Chicago Avenue station, which, in turn,
transmitted the Information to Inspector
Hetdelmeyer. It was decided to take no
action agnlnst the invaders until after
consultation with Ihe city law depart
ment.
Bnilt Fortifications.
Immediately on landing a line of forti
fications was marked out. A line of planK
was laid along the western edge of tho
claimed territory, and a barbed wire w;i
stretched about a foot above it. TWO
forts, each about twelve feet square, and
formed of an embankment of dirt and pil
ing about five feet high were hastily
thrown up, on either side of Superior
street. Sentinels were detailed io p*ti*l
a picket line Jtiet Inside ihe barbed wire.
Inspector Heldelmeyer had reported th*
Invasion to Chief of Police Klpley, and th*
latter was deep In consultation with th*
city law department, trying to detcrmln*
the exact legality of any attempt of tha
police to evict the squatters. Meanwhile,
although riot call after riot call had been
sent in, the police remained inactive and
Niles and his men remained In possession.
Park officials then took a hand In th*
game. Capt. Baer of the park police at
tempted io enter the squatters’ terrltoiijr,
but was fired upon by Niles.
It is supposed that Niles did not mean
to wound the eapta'n for he appeared t*
aim only at the horse. The horse fell dead
and one of the Shots, having sped beyond,
wounded Reuben Manly, 14 years of age,
who was one of the crowd of curious on
lookers. The ball struck his right knee,
inflicting a serious wound.
End of Ihe < uniiinigu.
The conference in the office of Acting
Mayor Walker, was long and the legal as
pects of the case were carefully gone over.
Jt was and termined that the squatter*
should be driven out at any cost and Chief
of Police Klpley was Instructed at one*
to mobilize h s forces and use such meas
ures 'as might be necessary.
As soon as the conference had conclud
ed Chief of Police Klpley began to us*
the telephone. The fire tug Illinois was de
tailed to cany foriy men with rifles down
the river Io approach the district front
the lake. Reserve forces were ordered to
rendezvous. Orders were issued to bring
up the police battery consisting of on*
Gatling gun and two smoothbores.
At t o'clock 800 policemen gathered at
the East'Chlcago avenue police station.
The impending conflict ended In tf
fiasco about 8:15 o’clock. When Nile*
and his four men, alt that wad left of h’
army, heard that they were to be ousted,
they send word to Capt. Baer request
ing a parley. Upon his appearance th*
five men surrendered and were escorted
Io the East Chicago Avenue police sta
tion. On the way there the police at
tempted to disarm the member* of th*
“army” and the effort of the squatter*
to retain their rifles created some com
motion.
Streeter caused to he circulated by th*
men who took possession of the land a
grandiloquent proelamatlon written alley
the style of the Declaration of Independ
ence, In which he stated at great length
that the land did not belong to th stale
of Illinois, nor anybody else, and Wa
Ihe property of whosoever settled upon
It. He Is now threatening legal procedure
against everybody.
COOG AX'S Hits CONTRIBUTION.
In 11 inn led That He Want* to Its
llrynn's Kiiiimliiu Mute.
New York, May 28.—James J. Coogan,
president of* the borough of Manhattan
and a leader in Tammany Hall, to-day
contributed SIOO,OOO to the Democratic Na
tional Committee, with the stipulation
that the gift be rescinded If William J.
Bryan Is not renominated,
The oommlitee will be allowed to mtika
such use of this fund as It may sea lit.
The contribution gave rise to the story
In political circles to-day that Mr. Coogan
would be Col. Bryan's running mate on
the national ticket this summer.
A delegs lion, composed of two national
committeemen and three of the personal
advisers of Col. Bryan called on Mr. Coo
gan at the City Hall this noon by ap
pointment. The consultation lasted an
hour, after which Mr. Coogan admitted
he had inode the contribution, but declin
ed say anything regarding vice presiden
tial aspirations.
Inspector ns Post innatcr.
Havana, May 2.—Director of Post*
Bristow has appointed an Inspector act
ing postmaster of Havana. He says that
the InvcMigatlon Into the postal frauds
is proceeding satisfactorily, but necesaag-
Uy It will take time to complete It.