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HOW ECLIPSE WAS OBSERVED.
IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC DATA SE
CI'IIEU BY ASTRONOMERS.
Observations Were Made Under the
Most Favorable Clrcnuistnnces.
Work o rt Prof. Ashmore and Dr.
Aiken t the Naval Observatory at
ilarnersvllle Many l'hotoa rn plis
IVfre Obtained at All the Impor
tant l'oiuts.
Bvnesvllle, Ga.. May 2S.—The great to
tal eclipse of the sun, passed oil to-day
o schedule time under the most favor
able conditions and the hearts of astron
omers are happy with the hope that the
results will prove a real contiibution to
astronomical gcientje.
The first coni act was observed by
Profs. Hill of the Naval Observatory and
Ashmore of Savannah. In both instru
ments the contact was sharp and dis
tinct, and both observers were In close
accord wilh each other and with tho
•computed time.
Within half an hour after the first con
tact the landscape began to take on a
peculiar gloomy appearance and a slight
chillness was noticeable. As the time of
totality approached every observer was
in position and nothing but the measured
beats of the electric sounder marking
off the time in unison with the great ob
servatory clock in Washington, could be
heard. Every eye was directed to that
position of the sun’s Umb where the con
tact was to appear.
Suddenly the black ragged edge of the
moon obstructed itself upon the bright
•disc of the sun gradually stealing across
Us surface and the eclipse was on. For
the next hour but little observation was
made or needed. During this time, how
'v<V\ the observing party went through
another d.ill to get ready for the supreme
moments cf totality.
A MuitniUcent Corona.
Over on a high hill one mile to the
north an observer was stationed to an
nounce the coming shadow from the
southwest. The horizon was clear for
many miles, and soon the black wall of
the on-rushing umbra was seen approach
ing with the velocity of a cannon ball. In
a few seconds it overwhelmed our station
fond the total phase was Upon us.
Instantly from all sides of the sun there
flashed a beautiful corona of a wonderful
pearly lustre extending Itself on opposite
sides of the sun in the shape of a double
fan. It was jus* such a coroha as I had
expected.
The solar prominences were plainly vis
ible, and especially were they marked In
, extent on the western limb. I saw but few
polar streamers, but these were distinct.
In the brief space of eighty-three sec
onds twenty photographs were obtained
on the solar axes and four In the pholo
hellograph. I succeeded in. getting a good
crayon sketch of the corona and promi
nences by special arrangement with Dr.
Aiken of Savannah and Prof. Chappell of
SlifiedgevlUe.
Work of Dr. Aiken.
The shadow bands were carefully ob
served and Dr. Aiken, In his own‘skill
ful way, photograhed them, but it Is not
yet Known that this was successful. If
®o, Dr. Aiken will have the distinguished
honor of being the first to succeed in this
delicate work.
Soon the flash of the sun as It reap
peared announced the end of totality and
■corona disappeared os suddenly as it came
n, ° y iew. For an hour or more the
moon slowly crawled off the disc of the
sun wiihout special Incident.
Many amateur photographers took snap
shots at t h e corona, and It Is to be honed
XMth some success. The whole phencme
con was most beautiful and impressive.
he town is full of people, many of
whom ar e distinguished men.
Some of the photographs will be de
'c oped here, hut most of them will he
mken jo Washington for more careful
manipulation. The observing party will
leave for Washington In a few days.
Ashmore.
SOME IMPORTANT RESI STS.
Onp Astronomer's Discovery Regard
lr the Coronn.
Atlanta, May 28. In every section of
the Southeasiern states to-day Over which
the belt of totality of the sun's eclipse ex
tended, the weather was Ideal for the ob
servation of this remarkable phenome
non.
In the southern .portion of Alabama
there was some haziness, but oiher than
this fie astronomers and scientists who
located their observatories In North and
South Carol.no, Georgia, Alabama and
Louisiana report that tho weather could
ot have been more auspicious for the
y Pj the sun's eclipse and to secure
,P Photographs of the details a<-
mnciing the passage of the great orbs.
•►=i„ r K.7 l ,. the ma "y stations of observation
•tarnished by universliles and scientific
Private parlies the reports Indicate
.. , , e taking of scientific data was cn
' ) successful and no incidents occur
ln the smallest degree the full
n V ,hal waa expected to be derived
”?' n the event by the scientists, many of
nom made long Journeys to view the
Ta * f ° r eiglity-fivc seconds.
Ihe two most notable features of the
th the discovery by Prof. Lord of
"e Ohio State University, who believes
ned results that tend to prove
>nni the mysterious matter which forms
, ’ eerona Is to be found also In the solar
iromlnences, and the existence of pro
’'jiumces on the sun as reported by
”ro f - P ckering of Yale.
,he standpoint of grundeur the
pectacle was awe-inspiring. The move-
Ynt ' 3 heavenly bodies were rnpld.
*ir_. °Y p r nvo seconds eiapwd from the
me of first contact until the great ehad
s2en sweeping over ihe earth
'he Southwest, Just as the moon
< i}^ e ar ° Ih® sun, Mercury
ur° Prominence.
bal eonstllute* the gaseous element
V L n d |n * *hc sun, however, has not
i rtfr-mined, un< t if any astronomer
min'? thls PrebleTn he has not com
muted himself to-night.
Splendid Results leMtvoil.
T nHed S'utes Naval Observatory
leved splendid success at both Dan s
'l'le nnd Griffin.
ollowlng i* n part of the late men t
the ° UI by Prof - Updrgr.iff. who dh e 10 l
Darn^avnie 11 *** governmeit l '° l al
cr,l,a?,, v ' ealher wa * ver y favorabe ®c<l the
Litton, under which observations we-e
Hoi w " re voed. Our programme was cir-
Pi* wPhout Interruption, without rc
aent or delay. We secured tw.nty pi.oto
fpj£ Jtlafnius |
graphs on the five cameras mounted on
the polar axis and four photo
graphs with the large photo-heliograph.
The transparency of the sky was good anl
the steadiness of the air was excellent, in
fact, it tvas unusually good. We feel as far
we can tell at this time that the observa
tions were entirely successful."
The work of Prof. H. C. Lord of the
state university of Ohio, in which con
siderable interest has been centered, was
successfully carried out. In his spectro
scopic observations and visual work he
believes he has obtained results that tend
to prove thdt the mysterious matter which
forms the corona is to be found also ln
the solar prominences, a fact hilherto un
known and regarded as of great impor
tance by the astronomers.
At the siatlons of the Philadelphia High
School and University of Pennsylvania ex
hibition of the work was attended with
very gratifying results.
The accuracy of the results at Griffin
will not be known for some time, as tho
photograph plates will not be developed
at present. A few minutes before totality
one of these clouds drifted across the sun’s
face and cut oft a good portion of the
light.
It Is a disputed question as to whether
there was any haze before the sun during
totality. Dr. Brown, the director of the
observations, thinks there wa,s a very
slight cutting oft of the light on this ac
count, as does also Dr. Humphreys. Prof.
Mitchell and others of the observtrs, how
ever, watched this particular phase of the
eclipse, and say there was no interference,
or if there was, it waa so slight as to be
inappreciable.
The report of Prof. Alfred E. Burton, in
charge of the expedition from the Massa
chusetis Institute of Technology at
Washington, Ga„ reads:
“The weather here was perfect. Time of
totality, one minute and twenty-five and
two-tenth* Seconds. The magnetometer
showed no disturbance in magnetic decli
nation. Seven sketches were made of the
corona."
Many Photos Secured.
Prof. W. H. Pickering, at the head of
Yale’s expedition, furnished the following
statement:
"We secured thirty-six plates with in
trn-mereurial apparatus and thirty-four
with thirteen other cameras, aided by
nineteen, assistants. The plates will be
developed in Cambridge observatory. The
corona resembled that of the 1889 eclipse.
Two large solar protuberances were noted.
vVenue and Mercury were conspicuous.
The Inner corona was visible in the tele
scope several seconds after totality was
over. There was no dark band around the
moon's iimb during the partial phase and
no detail on the moon during totality.”
Prof. W. W. Campbell, astronomer ln
chief of the Lick Observatory expedition
states:
“Forty-two photos were secured. The
corona had somewhat the appearance of
the corona in 1898 as observed in India.
Two prominent streamers extended to the
west near the line of the solar equator
to a distance equal to about five or six
diameters of the sun, several million miles.
"One prominent streamer to the east of
i!j sun and- north of. Its equator was
tracked to equal four diameters of the sun.
The corresponding streamer south of the
equator was very much less prominent.
The shadow bands were observed easily
at the beginning and ending of the to
tality.
"The eclipse occurred seven seconds
earlier than was anticipated.”
The observations dt Silvan, Ga., were a
complete success. Prof Charles Burckhalt
er, observer in charge of the Chabot Uni
versity eclipse station gives the following
statement regarding his work:
"The corona appeared striking y like that
of the eclipse in India in H9B. The pic
tures taken vary from two to one-one hun
dredth of a second at the moon’s iimb and
four to eight seconds at the outer limit,
two plates giving 4-100 to 8-100 Inside and
four and eight seconds outride exposure
with intermediate exposure for intermedi
ate places."
BEAUTIFUL SIGHT AT GRIFFIN.
A Moat Gorgeous Rainbow Seen Dur
ing: the Eclipse.
Griffin, Ga., May 28. —The eclipse, as pre
dicted, came on time 10-day. As the moon
gradually passed between the sun and
earth, darkness became more apparent,
until the chickens began to crow and birds
flit about looking for their roosts.
The eclipse was a marvelous sight in its
totality. A grander spectaeie was never
before seen ln this part of the state.
About fifteen minutes before the totality,
a batch of light clouds surrounded the sun
and caused the astronomers here some
anxiety, for they feared it would be dense
enough to prevent them from taking spec
troscopic views. To the curious observer
the clouds added to the beauty of the oc
casion, for the dim rays of the sun falling
down upon yie clouds caused the most
gorgeous rainbow imaginable.
The astronomers had everything in read
iness when the signal came from the
watchmen that the dark wave was ap
proaching, which came at such a rapid
rate that the signal was hardly given be
fore uiter darkness prevailed. The cam
eras were opened for the work of the ad
vancement of science. Twenty-lhreo sec
ond* were counted by tile watchmen, and
then as if a knife had been thrust through
the end of the moon, a bright sun ray
shot out from behind the dark planet, and
the totality of the great eclipse had ended,
the beauty was vanishing.
Dr, Humphreys, of the University of
Virginia, gave out the following statement
for publication, which covers the work of
the astronomers:
"The spectroscope was used to obtain
photographs of the bright lines. There
was a slight cloud across the sun that ex
cluded a part of the lines, still they were
visible, and we hope the pictures will be
good.”
The astronomers began at once to take
down (heir Instruments and prepare for
their departure.
Late this afternoon it was reported that
the negatives had proven successful, and
perfect pictures will be obtained.
HOW ATLANTA VIEWED IT.
Right Corner Sagged Down and Pull
ed Left End Over.
Atlanta, May 28.—Many an A'lanta
household ate a cold breakfast this morn
ing waiting to view the eclipse. The
event was best observed from the roofs
of the tall sky-scrapers up town. The Ma
jestic, English American, Prudenlnl,
Equitable, Austell and other high struc
iiires accommodated hundreds of peop.e.
The eclipse began promptly on time. A
slight break on the right curve of (he .-.un's
disc was the first sign of the eclipse. It
was seen at C:SI. then slowly the break
moved in on the round surface, until at 7
o'clock the sun resembled a big fat cres
cent. At 7:30 there was Just a thin rtm
of the sun on tho upper left hand corner.
Continued on Fifth Page.
ONE DAY FROM JOHANNESBURG
LORD ROBERTS HAS ONLY EIGH
TEEN MILES TO GO.
Rumored That the Advance Guard Is
Alreudy There—Demoralisation Is
Apparent in Pretoria—Small Pre
parations Made for Pretoria's De
fense—Kruger Hus n Train Steam
ed Up Ready for Flight—Govern
ment to Continue Agitation.
London, May 28.—The war office, Just
before midnight, published the following
-dispatch from Lord Roberts:
' Klip River, Transvaal, May 28, 5:25 p.
m.—We marched twenty miles to-day and
are now eighteen miles from Johannes
buig. The enemy had prepared several
p sltlons where they intended to oppose
us; but they abandoned one after Ihe oth
er as we neared thrm.
"We pressed them so hard that they
bad only just time to get their five guns
Into train and to leave station as
seme of the West Australian mounted in
fantry d3shfd into It.
"French's and lan Hamilton's forces are
appar.ntly engaged with the enemy about
ten miles to our left, as firing has been
heard since noon.
' The farmers near our line of advance
are surrendering with their arms and
horses.
“Rund’e occupied Senekal on May 24. No
report of what took place has reached me
yet."
"H. J. Whigham has just returned
to Lorenzo Marquez from Pretoria, where
he went disguised. He wires that Kruger
has all the arrangements made for flight,
presumably to Holland. A special train,
provisioned, is always ready with steam
up. The train waits some distance from
Pretoria."
Transvaal Is Demoralized.
London, May 29, 3 a. m.—Lord Roberts
is now within a day’s march of Johannes
burg, and Gen. French and Gen. lan Ham
ilton fought the Boers from noon until
evening on Monday, with what result is
not known here.
H. J. Whlgham in a dispatch to the
Daily Mail, dated May 28, says:
"The demoralization of the Transvaal
Is remarkable. Panic and confusion pre
vail everywhere. Everyone Is weary of
the war ard full of fear as to the coming
of the British. Operations were being
carried on for encircling Pretoria with
telegraphic communications. Fourteen
poirns in the line of defenses were con
nected wiih headquarters and with the
Siaats artll ery, but this apparently was
the only defensive measure adopted, "here
we e no other visible preparations.
"Not much gold 13 -likely to be found in
the treasury. The salaries of the officials
and judges have not been paid, or have
been paid only in national bank notes,
which will be worthless when Lord Rob
erts arrives. The seat of government will
be removed to Waterval Bouvnn, a small
station on the Delagoa Bay Railway line,
and then, if necessary, to Lydenburg.
Sfeyn anti Kroger Complain,
“Both President Steyn and President
Kruger complain bitterly of Lord Roberts'
unfair tactics jn refusing to meet the
Eoers in positions chosen by them and in
eternally turning them by flank move
ments.
“Around Johannesburg a few trenches
have been dug, but no other steps hove
been taken for defense. The railway line
is blocked with refugees from the west and
southwest, who are packed like sardines
in trucks.
"One form of Infernal machine which
meets with much approval Is to be laid
under the rails of various lines. A pressure
of some tons weight of the engine will
cause this to explode with most terrible
effect. Many of these machines arc being
made at the arsenal and great caution will
have to be employed ln neutralizing them.
“There has been a decided change ln
public opinion which has become quite
English. All are sick of- warfare. The
party eager for surrender is now very In
fluential and includes the principal leaders
at the front.
“The government has arranged to con
tinue the agitation against Ihe British oc
cupation of ihe two republics on the con
tinent of Europe, in Great Britain and in
the United States. No expense will be
spared. I have excellent reasons for be
lieving that the Bewaarplaatzen rights
have been sold to a French syndicate,
without the sanction of the Volksraad, in
order to bring about French intervention
for the protection of French rights ln Wlt
watersrand, and thus to clause England
grave difficulties.”
Uothn Anxloue for Pence.
Another dispatch from Lorenzo Mar
quez says:
“Gen. Louis Botha Is'at Pretoria, urg
ing President Kruger to arrange peace
terms. President Steyn occupies the
house of the British resident ot Pretora.
"Gen. Rundie was shelling the suburbs
of Senekal Saturday. In a skirmish Maj.
Dalblac and four men were killed and
Lieut. Kennard and thre troopers were
wounded. Several of the .British were
captured. The Boers disappeared to the
northeast of Senekal and the Grenadiers
entered the town ot dusk."
Three thousand Boers are reported to
be at Jummlng Kranz. One correspond
ent avers that a British patrol, on en
tering Senekal, was set upon by Boers
concealed In a house.
Gen. Rundle’s prisoners tell the same
siory. All are tired of war and desire
peace.
The morning papers generally regard
the Boer organized resistance as near an
end. Fre dictions are made that the Brit
ish flag will fly at Johannesburg to-day
and at Pretoria Saturday.
MAY' FIGHT AT KLIP R!VEIL
Roberts Will Probably goon Reach
Jo It a lines burg.
London, May 28, 2:13 p. m.—Although the
federal* are said to be preparing for
strong resistance at the Klip river, those
who have most cloeely followed the prog
ress of the war since the British nnd
Boer armies came In touch at Rrundfoft
are very skeptical as to the burghers se
riously disputing Lord Roberts’ advance
even there.
If no stand is made at the Klip river
the safety of the Boer guns at Lalng’s
nek will he seriously imperilled, for there
will be nothing to prevent Lord Roberts
from seizing the Johannesburg-Latng's
Nek Railroad. Indeed, it is already re
ported that the ratiroad has been cut and
it is quite possible that the first official
AH. GA., TUESDAY. MAY 29, 1909.
news will record the occupation of Hei
delberg.
Lord Robert* may be forced to halt at
the Vaal river to repair the hytdge and
get his guns and transport across, but
the mounted men will not be delayed. It
Is said in high quarters that the speedy
announcement of arrival of the British
cavalry at Johannesburg will not sur
prise the war office
A dispatch from Mafeking, dated May
23, says the total casualties since the com
mencement of the siege were SOS. Out of
forty-four officers, tw-nly seven were kill
ed, wounded or missing, and 190 men out
of 975 white privates were killed, wound
ed or mlss.ng.
PEACE PARTY QUITE STRONG.
It Is a Hard Matter Now to Induce
the Boer* to Stand.
London, May 29.—The Lorenzo Marquez
correspondent of the Tim s, telegraphing
Monday, qsav*:
"Commandant Gen. Botha consulted tho
Transvaal government a few days ago
and ln the strongest terms urged capitu
lation. Neither persuasion nor the liberal
use of the Sjambok can Induce the men
to stand.
“Steyn is equally emphatic for peace,
but Kruger is still obduiate. The strong
feeling cf the Pretoria peace parey, how
ever, may at any moment carry the pioint.
"While the reports of a possible border
corflict between the Bo:rs and the Portu
gue e are not credited here, the uneasi
ness of local officials continues. All sorts
of sensational rumo a are afloat. The tail
ed Is the hauling down of th - Portuguese
flag at the Portuguese consulate ln Pre
toria."
IIAS MESSAGE FOR KRUGER.
American Memengrr noy Reaches
Lorenzo Marquez.
Durban, May 28.—James Smith, the
American District 'Messenger boy who Is
carrying a message of sympathy from
Philadelphia school boys to President Kru
ger has arrived at Lorenzo Marques, and
President Kruger has sent his private ear
to convey him to Pretoria.
The French liner Gironde arrived here
to-day with many Transvaal refugees.
SAYS IT WILL BE BLOWN UP.
President Kroger Is So Quoted ns to
Johannesburg.
London, May 29.—According to a dis
patch from Lorenzo Marquez, Herr Un
derlay, proprietor of a German newspa
per at Johannesburg, interviewed Presi
dent Kruger r few days ago regarding
the mines. President Kruger told him
that Johannesburg was at the end of the
mine that would be blown Up.
A RUMOR ABOUT FRENCH.
Cape Town Hears That He Has En
tered Jobaunesburpc.
Cape Town, May 28.—1 t Is rumored here
that Gen. French has entered Johannes
burg.
SECURED AN INJUNCTION.
It Stays an Order Issned by Post
master General.
Kansas City, May 28.—A peculiar situ
ation was created to-day when the Unit
ed States District Court Issued an Injunc
tion staying an order of the Postmaster
General.
It was in the case of Stephen A. Welt
mer nnd Joseph H. Kelly, proprietors of
a school of magnetic healing at Nevada,
Mo., who were recently Indicted for using
the mails for the purpose of fraud and
whose mall has been held up by the Post
master General. Tho attorneys for Welt
mer and Kelly wait to Washington, but
were unable to have the embargo re
moved. They appealed (hen to the United
States Court. The postmaster at Nevada
had orders to return to-day the mall un
der embargo to the senders If possible
and when the sender’s name was not on
the envelope, to the dead letter office.
Before the orders could be obeyed an
injunction was secured from Judge Thay
er restraining the Nevada postmaster
from obeying the order of the Postmaster
General. The Injunction la returnable
June 2 in St. Louts.
B.AXQIET IN WASHINGTON.
Attended by M. C.S IV!io Took Part
In the Civil Wnr.
Washington, May 28.—Members of Con
gress, senators a>d representatives who
took part ln the Civil War on the side
of the Confederacy gathered ot a banquet
10-ntght at the Metropolitan Hotel. Gen.
Joseph Wheeler was among the guests.
Senator Daniel paid tribute to Gen. R. E.
Lee.
Toasts were responded to os follows:
"Virginia.” Senator Daniel; "North
Carolina,” Representative Llnney; "South
Carolina,” Representative* Talbert;
"Georgia.lt Representative Livingston;
"Florida," Senator Mallory; "Artillery,”
Hon. William Elliott; "Cavalry,” Capt.
I,amb of Virginia; “Confederate Chap
lains,” Rev. Dr. MeKim of WasHlngton.
The speeches were full of a spirit of
ofTectlon for the South and of loyalty to
the Union as It Is now.
DEPREDATIONS OF ROYERS.
Cruiser Newark and French Man.
of-War Are at Taka.
Ten Trln, May 28—The "Boxer*" are
committing many depredations and are
marching on toward Pekin.
The British and Belgians have left
Mi g al a v d the "Boxers" are expected
there to-day. Tie Untied States cruiser
Newark and a French man of war have
arrived at Taku.
Foreigners to Take a Hand,
* Pekin, May 28.—The diplomatic corpn Is
now ln session, considering the situation
caused by the "Boxers." The foreign
guard* will certainly be brought here. The
l>osltlon of affairs Is alarming. Railway
communication with Tien Tsln Is Inter
rupted. ,
Supreme Court Adjourns.
Washington, May 28.—The Supreme
Court of the United State# adjourned for
the term to-doy. and will not alt again
until next October,
NO CHANGE IN NAVAL BILL
CONFERENCE REPORT AGREED TO
BY THE SENATE,
Thl* Means That So Far na That
Hotly la Concerned the Provlalun
About Removing the Naval Station
to Charleston Has Iteen Allowed
to Ntiind—Senators Rutler and Clay
Made n Strong Effort to Have It
Changed.
Washington. May 26.—1n the Senate to
day Mr. Hale, of Maine, presented a par
tial report of the conference report on the
naval appropriation bill, the armor plate
question, the course of Instruction of ca
dets at Annapolis and insular coaat sur
veys yet being ln dispute.
Mr. Butler of North Carolina Inquired
what had done about the proposi
tion to authorize the Secretary of the
Navy, If he deemed It advisable, to move
the Port Royal naval station to Charles
ton, S. C.
Mr. Halo replied that it had been agreed
to by the conferees.
Mr. Butler objected to the report, In
sisting that the question of location ought
to lie left open, with a view to securing
the best harbor on the Southern coast for
the station. He maintained that Wil
mington was a better harbor than Charles
ton.
Mr. Clay, of Georgia, urged, too, that
the question be left open. In order that
Savannah’s claim* might be considered.
After some debate Mr. Hale's motion
that the conference report be agreed to
was carried, 35 to 11.
TELLER'S IIOBH RESOLUTION.
Mr. Wellington Enters Into n Denun
ciation of Eng'lnnd.
Washington, May 28.—1n the Senate to
day Mr. Wellington called up Mr. Tell
er's resolution expressing sympathy for
the Boers and declaring a desire that this
government should extend its friendly of
fices looking to bringing the war to a
close.
Mr. Wellington said that Congress
should, before adjournment, redeem Its
pledge to give the people of Cuba a free
and independent government: should de
clare Us Philippine policy and lake some
definite action In favor of the Boers.
He declared that this country, so far
as Its government was concerned, had
yielded to British blandishments and was
under the sway of British influence.
“The Spanish war," he explained, "was
the beginning of an alliance conceived in
darkness and carried out In Iniquity. There
has been between the two governments a
secret understanding—although as yet no
open alliance —nnd a surrender of Amrel
can interests to Great Britain. Despite
the desire of a vast majority of our people
that we should extend our sympathy and
good offices to the Boers, the diplomacy of
Great Britain now binds the hands of our
country.
"England," he said, "never kept a prom
ise where it was to her advantage to
break ft.
"England had determined to gain pos
session of the rich gold mines of the
Transvaal," said Mr. Wellington, “and the
conspiracy organized by Cecil Rhodes and
Joseph Chamberlain soon developed into
one of the nwfulest tragedies of modern
times. The Jn meson raiders should have
been hanged.”
Mr. Wellington again reverting to the
alleged secret understanding, was chal
lenged by Mr. I tad go for proof, but replied
that he would reach that point later. After
Mr. Lodge hod asserted his belief in the
secretary of state's dental of any such un
demanding, Ihe Boer resolution went
over.
A PARTISAN' COMMISSION.
Charge Made With Reference to In
quiry Into Industries.
Washington, May 28.—The Senate to
day resumed consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation blil. When the com
ml tee's amendment extending the life of
the Industrial commission until Oct. 31,
1901, was reached Mr. Jones of Arkansas
atmektd the commission because it was
not, he said, what had been Intended, a
non partisan body.
Mr. Pettigrew declared that the com
mission’s sub-committee on labor and cap
ital are "to alt until after the election
and publish to the world such bulletins
as will bo of advantage to the Republican
party In the coming campaign.”
Mr. Al’en of Nebraska and nounced the
commission as a "sham, fraud and 'elu
sion.”
Mr Mallory offered an amendment,
which was agreed to, providing that in
filing future vacancies on iho commission
arpoirtmentß shall be made so that not
more than nice of Its members shall be
long to the tame political pariy.
Mr. Jones said he had understood from
persons who had appeared before the
commission that thtlr statements had
been “outiageously garbled,”
Mr. Kyle explained that no changes
were made save ln grammar and phrase
cl gy. Once or twice the entire commis
s on In considering testimony had ordered
parts of it struck out.
Mr. Caffery of Louisiana declared that
the discussion had convinced him that the
commission ought to be abcllshed.
The committee amendment was agreed
to, th* amount appropriated being in
creased fiom $122.3)0 to $129,50J.
AGAINST ADMIRAL DEWEY.
Supreme Court's Decision as to His
Bounty Claims,
Washington, May 2?.—The United (Rates
Supreme Court to-day decided Admiral
Dewey's bounty claim against the Admi
ral's contention. Th • effect Is to deprive
the Admiral and the men engaged with
him al Manila of half the amount claim
ed by them.
Was Tortured to Death.
Yokohama, May 28.—1 t is reported from
Seoul, the capital of Korea, that Ankeng
Su, a former minister who was suspected
of being Involved ln the murder of the
Queen In 1895. has been put to death by
torture, lhfllcted In violation of a pledge
given the Japanese minister. The latter Is
trying to obtain an audience of the King
of Korea.
Deluged With Liquid Irou.
Berlin, May 29.—Fifteen laborebe ln a
foundry at Juenkarath were deluged with
liquid hot Iron. Seven died and eight were
horribly burned.
TO QUARANTINE CHINATOWN.
Court Stopped tlie Inoculation of the
Chinese.
San Francisco, May 28.—The plague sit
uation assumed anew phase to-night
which will probably result !n the quaran
tining of the Chln se scetb. n of the city.
The qua an'tnlng of Chinatown was not
called forth by any unfavorable develop
ments. but It was due to the necessity of
providing for the b, ttcr control of the slt
uail n In view of the foct that th) United
Stat s C.rcuii Court to-day issued an or
der restra ntng the local h ard of health,
and Dr. Kinyoun. the United States sur
geon, from Inoculating Chine e and Ja
panese.
When the decision of the court was ren
dered Surgeon Kinyoun call- and off his In
spection nnd notified Surgeon General Wy
man cf the court's aclton, and the state
board then took the matter ln hand. At
a meeting of that body a resolution was
pass and Instructing the local board of
htalih to place an effective quarantine
around Chinatown. At Ihe meeting of' the
State Board representative merchants of
the city were present, nnd they announc
ed that they would lender every asslst
ai ce to the city officials.
Dr. Blum, state heolih officer of Texas,
who was also present, favored quaran
tining the Chinese quarter and stated that
If such action was taken he would mod
ify the quarantine against California now
existing in Texas and allow goods nnd
persons to enter the state of Texas, pro
vided they carried a certificate of health.
The local Board of Health does hot ex
pect federal Interference in the matter
of forcing a quarantine, as they regard It
as a purely municipal affair.
VETERANS ARE ARRIVING.
Gen. Evans ilir First In Register at
Genrgln. Ilrnilqnnrters.
Louisville, May 28.—Maj. Gen. Clement
A. Evans was the first to Inscribe his
name on the register at the Georgia head
quarters. Other prominent Georgians who
arrived to-night were W. B. Dent, Henry
Whiting Cleveland and T. H. P. Blood
worth.
There were about fifteen old Confeder
ates at the Tennessee headquarters. Cos!.
Charles M. Haynes was the first to regis
ter.
The First heavy arrival of Veterans
reached the Louisville nnd Nashville depot
at 2:30 o'clock tilts (Tuesday) morning,
when three sections arrived carrying
nearly 2,000 people from as far south as
New Orleans. Many on board preferred
to remain there until daylight, but a few
got off and departed.
The trains were handsomely decorated
with Stars and. Bars Intertwined with the
Stars and Stripe* of the United States,
with here and there a picture of the Il
lustrious leaders of the I.oet Cause.
The gathering of the United Sons of
Confederal* Veterans promises to be the
largest ln the history of that organization.
Their opening session will be called to
order by Gen. Walter J. Colquitt of At
lanta, commander-ln-chief, Wednesday
morning. The encampment will continue
throughout Friday. On. that day an elec
tion will be held for the office of com
mander-ln-ehlef.
Buffalo has a strong delegation on the
ground to secure the Confederate reunion
of 1901.
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SOUTH CAROLINA VETERANS.
I
Delegation to Louisville Will Xnm
ber About Fifty.
Charleston, S. C., May 28.—The Charles
ton delegation to the Louisville reunion,
twenty-five strong, left here to-night ln
a special train via the Southern. Gen. C.
I. Walker, commanding the South Carolina
Division, United Confederate Veterans,
accompanied by his staff, was In charge.
At Columbia the party will be Joined by
Gov. E. P. McSweer.ey and Inspector Gen
eral Floyd and olheis. It Is raid that the
South Carolina delegation will number
fifty members before it reaches Louisville
Tuesday morning. Many ladles are along.
Veterans From Glynn County.
Brunswick, Ga., May 28.—Miss Mary
McNish Burroughs, sponsor for Georgia,
and Miss Edna Pennlman, maid of hon
or, accompanied by the Glynn county vet
erans, left to-night for Louisville. There
was a number of people to see them off
and the veterans wore new uniforms,
similar to rhe ones they fought ln during
the war. Brunswick will be especially
well represented hy the sponsor and her
maid of honor and the veteran* who ac
company them as special escort.
Atlnnta Drum Corps Leaves.
Atlanta, Msy2B—The fire department
drum corps 1 ft at 4 o'clock this afternoon
for Louisville, ln advance of the regular
delegates, It being their Intention to meet
t e v.rous special (rains from Georgia
and escort them to Ihelr quarters. They
were loudly cheered as they passed
through the streets this afternoon. This
town Is ful of Confederate Veterans who
will spend the night and leave for Louis
ville to-morrow.
would not criticise ni>i.
nefernipe to McKinley Out Out ot
Methodist*' Report.
Chicago. May 28.—With three business
sessions to-day the quadrennlel confer
ence cf the Meteodlst Episcopal Church
practically came to a close.
Much Important bus ntss was transacted
to-day. Including the settlement of Iwo
of the most Interesting questions brought
before the conference—the reports of the
Ccmm ttee on Temperance and the Com
mit! oo on the State of the Church ln re
gard to the ban on card playing, theatre
going, dancing and umus ments.
A strong political color was given the
discussion on the temperance question hy
the bitter arraKn-rent of President Mc-
Kinley becaua" of his attitude on the anti
canteen law, but afttr some decidedly
warm debate, the conference refused to
criticise the uttt ude tf the ch'ef mag!t
tra e by striking out by an overwhelming
vote all reference lo any action on his
l*irt or that of Attorney General Griggs.
The minority report on amusements,
accepted Saturday, was to the surprise of
maty, laid on the table, which action
leaves the paragraph In the bock of dis
cipline Exactly a* it was before the ques
tion was considered.
Mrs. Da via Reported Well. /
New York, May 28.—At the Girard Hotel
to-night It was auid that Mrs, Jefferson
Davis, who was reported as being alck,
was very well ,and receiving callers. No
other Information could, be obtained.
DAILY, H A VFAH
i CENTS A COPT.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.II A TEAS
ANOTHER COTTON FAILURE.
SEYMOt it, JOHNSON A CO. WERB
FORCED TO THE WAI4U
Failure Wn* Not n Total Snrprine
nnd 1> 1(V Not Seriously A (Tret th
Market—Tliiw Firm Had Taken
tlie Wire Service Abandoned bn
l'ricc, McCormick A Co—ltecent
Fluctuations In the Market (nuttd
the Firm's Downfall.
New York, May 28.—The failure of Soy*
mour, Johnson & Cos. wa* announced to*
day on the New York Stock and Cotton
Exchanges.
Mr. Johnson Is quoted as saying:
"We have about $475,000 of loans out.
standing, well secured by margins of 20
to 30 per cent. Banks holding these laanff
have been advised by the assignee to buy)
In the stock."
The failure did not come as a total sup.
prise to the cotton trade, and caught verjj
few houses with claims against that con.
cern. The house had Just taken over tho
wire service abandoned by Price, Mo*
Cormlck & Cos. While the firm was f*.
ported to have made large profits on tho
break ln cotton which wrecked Price, Mo.
Cormlck A Cos., It was said to have bean
caught heavily short on the recent rally)
of 25 points.
Cotton houses were careful to keep all
accounts thoroiphly margined, which ex.
plains the comparative Indifference withl
which the failure was received. A drop ot
5 points was immediately followed by g
full reaction, after which normal condi.
tlons obtained on 'Change.
Alfred Hays, Jr., Is the assignee, andl
Coudert Brothers counsel. It Is said that
the troubles of tho firm aTe due to com
mitments ln the cotton market. They had
beeh long of cotton, but turned to th
short side two weeks ago. In the stoclf
market they had been bears. The extent
of their contracts la not believed to bg
large. j
Rumors of financial trouble regarding
tho firm, which were circulated at tho
time of the Price, McCormick A Co.'s fail,
ure, have precipitated the suspension.
The firm was organized in March. 189%
Its members were Frederick W. Johneon,
Henry A. Seymour and David Webster.
Special Partner Webster’s Interest M
said to have been. $200,000, and. the flrnYff
capitalization was something Nke $500,000.
WILL LIQUIDATE THE LOANS.
Price, McCormick A Cos. Are trraag.
Ing Tlielr Affntra.
New York, May 28.—The members of
the firm of Prloe, McCormick & Cos., stook
brokers, who failed Thtirrday last, except
Mr. Crocker, who Is ln Europe, werw
In conference to-day with Assignee Curtia,
Mr. Curtis said U would require at least
forty-eight hours more lo get any Idea of
the condlton of matters. The firm's trans
actions ort the Cotton Exchange have toeon
closed. It Is understood that ten or eleven
millions of dollars In loans contracted by
the firm will he liquidated In such a way
as not to disturb the money or stock mar
ket.
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FIRE IN A RIG COPPHR MINE.
Many Overcome With Gna nnd One of
Tliein Hn* Mini.
Houghton, Mich.,May 28.—Fire broke oui
at the twentieth level in No. 2 shaft of that
Hecla branch, In the Calumet and Heclai
mine, yesterday evening. All the mem
escaped and a force of men was sent down!
in No. 3 shaft, adjoining, to putty up tliff
doqrs to prevent the fire from spreading.
One of these parties, consisting of twelvff
men, was overcome with the gas and start,
ed for the ladders, fine man fell behind
end had to be left. The others crawled ■
the surface. Afler a rescue parly hart got*
down twice after the mtsulng man he waff
brought up from the nlmh level, where ha
was found hanging on a ladder. After hall
an hour's work over him he died. He waff
Will Mcßae, unmarried. (
Five men are now ln the hospital. M.fl
are now leaving other parts of Ihe mi net
because of the gae.
The firs Is under control, but has worked
Its way to other parts of the shaft. Fouit
men wfcre prostrated when rescued, bull
are Improving.
The shaft house ln No. 2 was tom down
In few hours and the opening covered
with heavy beams. The shafts adjoining
are being similarly covered. The gas iff
working through Ihn entire mine and iff
coming through fifty acres of surfaeff
from the Innumerable crevices In the eartta
caused by the gradual raving of otheff
workings near the surface.
The Calumet and Hecla Is the riches*
copper mine In tho world and Is valued as
$75,000,000. It has shafts over a mile deem
and employs 5,000 men. Over 3,000 men arff
Idle owing to the fire.
HERNANDEZ CUTS TEN YEARS. 1
Sentence of a llontlnrlnn for that
Muriler of an American.
Washington, May 28.—The state depart,
ment to-day received the fallowing table,
gram from Unlled States Minister Hun.
ter at Guatemala City, Honduras, May 273
“Hernandez has been convicted ot tha
murder of Imboden nnd the wounding of
Gold, at San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and
sentenced, on the 2Mh Instant, to ten
years’ Imprisonment.”
The shooting occurred some time last
winter at San Pedro Hula. The two men,
Jraboden and Gold, Virginian*, were play
ing billiards, when Hernandez, a native
Hondurlan, entered the room and shot
them, killing Imboden and wounding
Gold. Th* assault appeared to have been
peculiarly cold-blooded.
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.
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Illaliop Moore of St. Augustine, At.
tanked in the I'ulpit.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 28.—Rt. Rev. John
Moore, the aged Bishop of the Roman
Catholic diocese of St. Augustine, Fla.,
waa stricken with paralysis while deliv
ering a sermon in the pulpit of St. Mary's
Church, Alleghany, yesterday. Hla con
dition to-day Is serious.
One Fare to Kansua City.
Chlcngo, May 28.—Railroads ln the Cen
tral and Western Passenger Association
will grant a rate of one fare for the round
trip to Kansas City, for the National Dera.
ocratlc Convention, J.ul# *.