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.VOL. IV.
SNOW AND BLIZZARD
RAGE IN THE EAST
New York Is in Grasp of
Terrific Snow Storm
and High
Winds.
NEW YORK. March L-Another snow'
•torm which threaten* to do much damage
started at 4 o'clock this morning and at
t o'clock two inches had fallen. The «now
was wot and heavy and caused much In
convenience and considerable delay to
traffic on elevated and surface linea.
On the river the weather was so thick
that ferry boats were unable to run at
more than haif speed. The snow was ac
companied by a moderate wind. The tem
perature was not low. however, the ther
mometer standing at 29 degrees at 9 a. m.
Telegraphic service was further demor
alised by the storm. The Western Union
company lost » out of » wires between
New Tork and Philadelphia and ten
wires south of Philadelphia between 9 and
10 o'clock. The company reported that it
was losing wires in all directions on ac
count of the heavy snow which In some
localities was followed by sleet. Up to
1148 there was no sign of improvement
in the weather, the snow continuing to fail
heavily.
The train service on the New Tork Cen
tral which was disorganized by the floods
was further impeded by the snow. The
trains from the west and north were in
bad shape.
The aouthewestern express, in two sec
tions. both of which are due here at 7:50
a. m . was very late.
The Chicago express, due at 10 a. m. is
stalled somewhere along the line with
no means of reporting its whereabouts or
condition.
SNOW AND BLIZZARD
SWEEP IRONTON .OHIO
IRONTON. 0., March s.—There are 10
inches of snow and the blizzard still rag
ing. with no sign of abatement. Street
railway traffic and Chicago. Hamilton
and Dayton and Ironton railway traffic
suspended. Fean prevail of a flood when
the thaw comes.
RIVER AT CHATTANOOGA
HAS FALLEN THREE FEET
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. March 5.
Rains of yesterday and last night held
the Tennessee river at a height above
the danger line at this point today, al
though a fall of three feet since yester
day is noted. J
The high waters floated a trestle of the
Central of Georgia railroad near Rossville.
Ga.. but it was saved by weighting with,
rail*
The trestle at Head creek, near Griffin,
has been repaired.
A telegram this morning from Superin
tendent Dodson, of the western division
of the Southern railway, who is in the
Aooded.lilMrict. tMSTMUumy superintending
the work of repairing, stated that the
trains would leave Chattanooga at the
schedule time tomorrow morning, through
to Asheville. N. C.. and regular schedules
would be made from that time.
WEST VIRGINIA TODAY
. IS WHITE WITH SNOW
PARKERSBURG. W. Va.. March 5
The central and western portions of the
state are covered this morning with a
heavy snowfall, amounting here to over
six inches and in other places east of
here to as much as ten inches. It is still
snowing. If snow continues to fall and
thaws off suddenty. alarm will be caused
among residents of the lowlands in the
Ohio valley. '
FOURTEEN INCHES IN SNOW
IN OHIO RIVER VALLEY
HUNTINGTON. W. Va_. March 5.—A
snow storm has been raging in southwest
Virginia for B hours. In the Ohio valley
snow is 14 inches deep. In the mountain
ous district it is 30 to » inches. All street
car traffic is suspended in Ohio river
towns. Railway traffic is greatly impeded.
HEAVIEST SNOW OF YEAR
FALLS IN PITTSBURG TODAY
PITTSBURG. March 5.-The heaviest
■now storm of the winter set in last night,
and at noon today it is still snowing. It
now seven inches deep, and the indica
tions are for continued snow today and
tomorrow. Street car traffic is almost at
a standstill in both Pittsburg and Alle
gheny. while the cars in the suburbs are
making but few trips. The railroads are
also suffering to some extent, and trains
are an delayed.
The storm following the flood has cre
ated a heavy demand on the Allegheny
department of charities, and the officials
had great difficulty in supplying the suf
ferers with coal and provisions.
TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW
FALLS IN PENNSYLVANIA
TORK. Pa.. March 5,-The heaviest
■now storm of the season set in here last
night, and the ground is covered to a
depth of 12 inches. A fine snow, mixed
with rain, is now falling.
All trains on the Frederick division of
the Pennsylvania railroad have been an
nulled.
Other roads are running trains, but all
are late.
WIND, RAIN, BNOW, SLEET
PAYS WASHINGTON VISIT
WASHINGTON. March a.—A combined
Storm of wind. snow, rain and sleet pre
vailed here last night and part of today
and threatened for a time to assume seri
ous proportions. During the early morning
hours the wind blew from the northwest
st the rate of N miles an hour, and con
siderable rain and snow fell. The storm
turned into a drizzle later.
KENTUCKY UNDER SNOW;
HEAVIEST OF THE SEASON
LOUISVILLE. March 5,-The heaviest
■now of the season fell yesterday after
noon and last night in the eastern, south-
Mistern and centra! portions of the state,
the fall varying from 4 to 10 inches. In
this city about 5 inches fell, while Frank
fort. Cattlettsburg. Lawrenceburg. Har
rodsburg and several ether towns between
B and 10 inches is reported. In the moun
tains it is feared that should the snow
melt rapidly much damage will be done
by high water.
HON. 0. B. STEVENS
IS SLOWLY IMPROVING
GRIFFIN. Ga., March A—Hon. O. B.
Btevers. who was injured in the wreck on
the Southern at Couch's creek last
Thursday, is slowly improving, and will
probably be out in a few days. His in
luries were more severe than was at fine,
lupposed. and he has suffered greatly
from his wrenched back and the great
nervous shock, but his attending physician
apprehends no serious results. Colonel
Stevens rested well last night qnd this
nomlng is freer from pain he has
been since the wreck. /
SANTOS WILL MIL
THROUGH SPACE
IN NEW W
AFTER CORONATION EXHIBITION
AERONAUT INTENDS MAK
ING AIR TRIPS IN
AMERICA.
LONDON, March 4.—M. Santos-Dumont,
the aeronaut arrived in this city today.
During the course of an interview he said
he hoped to add to the attractions of the
coronation festivities by making ascents
here.
It is possible he will make a tour of St.
Paul’s cathedral, as he did of the Eiffel
tower.
Santos-Dumont will afterward go to
New York, where he will give exhibitions.
gov. tafFcontinues~
HIS PHILIPPINE TALK
WASHINGTON, March 4.—Governor
Taft was examined by the house commit
tee on insular affairs, on the different
phases in the Philippine islands. In ans
wer to a question Governor Taft said that
with a dual form of government—military
and civil—it was Inevitable that some fric
tion should be created at some time. Gov
ernor Taft stated, however; that each
side was sincerely striving to work out
the problems presented. The governor es
timated that the United States military
force could bv reduced to 15,000 men in one
year from this time, and he thought 25.000
would suffice now.
Governor Taft again expressed himself
favorably to a 75 per cent reduction in the
duties and said that while the proposed
25 per cent reduction might do something,
it hardly would afford the relief de
sired.
He said it was a mistake to believe there
would be any dumping of large amounts
of Philippine tobacco and other goods on
the American markets, as the products
were too small to affect this market, al
though ultimately the tariff concessions
would develop a great trade between the
United States and the Philippines.
The governor presented letters from the
large representatives of labor in the is
lands, urging the need of Chinese skilled
labor. He gave 250,000 Chinese as the out
side figures for the entire group of islands
and said that the assertion that the pop
ulation reached 1.500,000 makes an exag
geration. The hearing continues today.
Fetters of Slavery Are Being Sundered.
WASHINGTON. March 5.-The extent
of slavery in the Philippines was discuss
ed by Governor Taft before the house in
sular committee yesterday in response to
questions by members. He said slavery
was confined to the southern Moro is
lands. The investigation made by Gov
ernor Taft and his associates had brought
out the slaves including men. women and
children, who were slaves for debt, ac
cording to the statements made by the
datos. The slaves could buy their liberty,
but until this was done, the condition ran
from generation to generation. The slaves
were members of the family and the rela
tions were comparatively mild If it was
possible to consider any form of slavery
mild. Governor Taft said Dato Mandi
had already abolished slavery by decree.
How effective this was could not be
stated.
It Indicates, said Governor Taft, hdw
willing they are to consider our desires
and the possibilities of eradicating the
system.
The civil authorities had never recog
nixed slavery in any way he said and
the military had always released slaves.
But the slaves did not understand the ad
vantage of liberty- and Governor Taft said
that if we attempted to end slavery by
force we probably find the slaves
turning their p"’n« against us. The in
fluence of the United States, was. how
ever, growing stronger and stronger for
the eradication of slavery. Although our
wishes had been made known yet neither
the civil or military authorities had said
slavery must cease or war would be made.
LOmOIANCE
KEPT WEDGING
I SECRET.
MISS NELLIE MURPHY AND J.
BECKWITH STONEY WERE
MARRIED IN JAN-
UARY.
Another romance of love-laden Spring
has just come to light with the discovery
of the wedding, on February 9. of Miss
Nellie Murphy, aged 17 and J. Beckwith
Stoney, aged 21. Miss Murphy is the
daughter of Mrs. M. Murphy, of No. 55
Auburn avenue; while Mr. Stoney is em
ployed by the Tripod Paint company, and
is the brother of John C. Stoney.
The young folks are not entirely satis
fied in their own minds why they kept
their wedding a secret so long, except that
Mr. Stoney say* his wife just wanted it
that way. They have oeen acquainted
about two years, and made up their minds
last summer to be married this spring.
They were married by Rev. W. D. Shea,
of No. 125 Garnett street. Mr. Stoney says
there were no opposition to the marriage.
Since that time Mrs. Stoney has been
living with her family, and Mr. Stoney has
continued to live at No. 70 Spring street.
Now that the news has been broken to
mother, however, the young eouple are
preparing to move this afternoon across
the street from the bride's home, on Au
burn avenue, where they will take up
their life of domestic happiness.
miss aucTroos'evelt
TO MAKE VISIT TO CUBA
NEW YORK. March 5.-Miss Alice
Roosevelt, accompanied by Harriet Blaine
Beale, will, it is reported, leave Washing
ton Sunday night for Florida, and will sail
Tuesday from Port Tampa for Havana.
They go to visit Governor General and
Mm. Wood and will remain lu Cuba two
or three wvckx.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1902.
REDCOATS’ RANKS
WERE BROKEN
BYJBEBS ’I
KITCHENER REPORTS HEAVY
LOSSES IN ATTACK MADE BY
BOERS IN THEIR RECK
LESS RUSH.
LONDON. March 4.-In a dispatch from
Pretoria dated yesterday Lord Kitchener
sends details of the disaster to the escort
of the convoy of empty wagons on Vondo
nop. southwest of Klerksdorp, Transvaal
colony.
The British casualties, in killed, woun
ded and men made prisoners, reach the
total of 632. The Boers captured two guns.
Lieutenant Colonel Anderson, who com
manded the British forces and has return
ed to Kraaipan. Cape Colony, with nine
officers and 245 men. reports that when his
advance guard was within ten miles of
Kierksdorp during the morning of Feb
ruary 25, the Boers opened a heavy rifle
fire on the troops from Scrub.
The burghers were driven off and the
convoy’Yesutrted its march, when a more
determined attack was made on the con
voy's left flank, the Boers getting within
a hundred yards and stampeding the
mules harnessed to a number of wagons.
The attacking forces were again driven
off.
At abodt 6:30 in the morning the rear
guard was attacked by a strong force of
Boers and simultaneously another body
of Boers boldly charged the center of the
convoy and stampeded the mules In all
directions throwing the escort into con
fusion, during which the Boers charged
■nd re-charged riding down the separated
British units.
The fighting lasted for three hours du
ring which three British guns and a pom
pon almost exhausted their ammunition.
A detachment of 200 mounted Infantry
from Kierksdorp attempted to reinforce
the British, but were neld in check by the
Boers.
Lieutenant Colonel Anderson stated uie
strength of the Boers were estimated at
1.300 to 1,500. The Commandants Delarey,
Lemmer, Wolmerans and Potgieter were
■ll present. Commandant Lemmer Is said
to have been killed.
wtToflmn
BN PLEASURE
LBSE LIFE
BOAT CMFBTZEB AND 6CCUPANTS
SINK BENEATH THE
WAVES TO
DEATH.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., March 5.-Five
men were drowned In the Sacramento
river Monday. The party, consisting of
Dr. J. H. Morton, George Nunez, Clar
ence Casterson, Elmer Ivory and Knight
Lillington, left Cortland, down the river,
in a small boat early Sunday morning.
Their boat was found in Tules, four
miles below Cortland. Near the boat the
bodies of the three first named were
found.
A searching party is dragging for the
other two bodies.
pointedTuestTon -
BY HUGHES DECLINED
1 »
WASHINGTON, March s.—ln reply to a
series of questions by Senator Patterson,
and other minority members of the sen
ate committee on Philippines today. Gen
eral Hughes said the Filipino forces
could have been of little assistance if it
had been necessary to capture Manila
from the Spaniards by assault.
“The capture of that city was by pre
arrangement between General Merritt and
Admiral Dewey and the Spanish comman
der. was it not?” Air. Patterson asked.
“I know nothing about that,” responded
General Hughes.
"As a military man, what is your be
lief, founded upon your conversation with
your superior officers?” Mr. Patterson
then asked.
Senator Beveridge Insisted that the
question was not proper but Senator Pat
terson insisted that it was.
“I would ask,” said the witness, “if
It would not be better to excuse me from
answering in view of the fact that Gen
eral Merritt is in Washington and you
can get the Information from him at
first hand.”
“I prefer to ask you.”
"I den t think I should answer that
question.” replied General Hughes.
Continuing his testimony in reply to
further questions the witness said the
Filipinos had aided the Americans ma-'
terially by their knowledge of the coun
try and the accommodations that they
had supplied, but that the Filipinos had
never been considered a part of the fight
ing force in the operations against the
Spanish forces.
"The principal connection with them
was to keep them out of the way,” he
said.
MISSOURFWILL RAISE
FUNDS FOR THE SHAFT
ST. LOUIS. March s.—The Missouri
state auxiliary of the McKinley Memorial
association has been organized at a meet
ing of the representative citizens of St.
Louis and surrounding towns. Its object
is to collect subscriptions from ail over
the state for the monument which it Is
proposed to erect over the grave at Can
ton, 0., of the late martyred president,
William McKinley.
R. C. Kerens was elected chairman,
Charles H. Smyth secretary and George
O. Morgan treasurer. Twenty thousand
dollars Is the amount to be raised In Mis
souri.
GUERRY CLUB WILL BE
ORGANIZED IN GRIFFIN
GRIFFIN, Ga., March s.—The friends
and supporters of Hon. Dupont Guerry
will organize a Guerry club in
this city next Thursday night. The
cal! was issued this morning through the
columns of The News and created con
siderable comment. Mr. Guerry has
many supporters in Spalding county and
the club will be formed to further his in
terests in the approaching campaign. His
friends claim they can win him the coun
ty by an organized effort, and that they :
propose to make. j
(HI OPPOSES
SHIP SHBSIDI
PROVISION
—
GEORGIA SENATOR SPEAKS BE
FORE THE SEHATE IN OP-
POSITION TO SENATOR
’ FRYE’S BILL.
WASHINGTON. D. <l.* March s.—Sena
tor Clay began his speech on the ship sub
sidy bill at 2 o'clock this afternoon. He
will speak until the sdnate adjourns to
day and will probably conclude tomorrow.
The senate <is listening closely to the
Georgian’s argument for it is well known
that he has studied ms subject closely
since the ship FUbsidy was first proposed,
and he is considered pf the best In
formed men in Washington on this sub
ject.
Senator Clay began w making it clear
that he favors an oceaa mall service fully
equal, if not superior, to the similar ser
vice of other nations. R should be obtain
ed, however, he arguad, at a just and
reasonable price and a iwuld not be con
nected with any subs cy scheme. The
feature of the present %Ul, which carried
the largest appropriatl n, was that rela
tive to betterment of 1 i« ocean mail ser
vice by the estabhshi ent of a number
of new lines. • It pro; n»e<i an Decreased
expenditure Os three iri ion dollars a year
and yet there was noth »g from the postal
authorities to warran the assumption
that this was necess*| ' or dqsired. The
present foreign mail sj tern he considered
ample aqd sufficient fol present needs, but
even if it snould not p nro to be fully so,
the existing law gav, warrant for any
necessary increase. H vpppsed a policy
which had for its pur ose a -subsidy to
ship-owners under the [uise of mall pay.
Senator Clay ihe main portion
of his argument, how rer, to an attack
upon the general subs: iy feature of the
bill, which is separate f Mn the ocean mail
feature. He argued t at the low rates
glwn by the foreign s Ips against which'
American ship-owners omplained do not
at all work to the injw r ot American ex
porters, who get tha b nefit of these low
rates. |
Ocean freight rates Wp the cheapest in
oi:r history, and.the “wiult of th®*e low
rates is seen iq 'the gjatest increase in
American exports. Tlierc were only
three grpunds on wliwh the supporters
of this bill based th<|r »<tvocacy of a
yearly ship subsidy.'* First, that it; cost
more to build ships injthe United States
than abroad; second, tjuH'ttie American
wage scale is higher Ind therefore the
cost of operating ships, under the Ameri
can flag is greater ti|an under foreign
flags; third, that foreigii governments sub
sidize their merchant rgarßie.
Senator Clay <mot
thoritWe •<#* prove kMrMWih th« better
methods prevailing tn the ship yards of
this country the cost of construction is
no higher here than abroad. He contend
ed that Americans can build iron and steel
ships as cheaply as they can be built in
any country In the world.
With regard to the cost of operation,
Senator Clay said that the American ship
owners can and do obtain their labor In
any ports at which they touch. The
American ship owners make use of the
cheapest- labor they can obtain. The pro
vision for a certain percentage of the
crew to be American wi'l not necessarily
result in any material increase in the cost
of opeiatlon. although an effort, he said,
is made to have it so appear.
They plead for the subsidy on the
ground that the American laboring man
would be benefited by it, but this was in
no sense warranted. With regard to the
claim that American merchant marine
must be subsidized because subsidies arc
granted by competing governments. Sen
ator Clay undertook to show that neither
England nor Germany give any general
subsidy to its merchant marine. Both gov
ernments pay for ships which can be con
verted into auxiliary cruisers, but that is
all. Great Britain's payment in this line
was but $300,C00 a year. He contended
that there was no general subsidy of its
merchant marine by either of the two
governments which are the chief commer
cial rivals of the United States.
Senator Clay compared the provisions
of the present bill with that of the last
congress which had been defeated by the
active work of the minority. He recalled
the estimate of the commissioner of nav
igation on which that former bill was
based ihat it would require $9,000,000 a year
to offset advantages enjoyed by the for
eign merchant .narino and compared with
that estimate the one from the same offi
cial who now says that a subsidy of a
million dollars a year will effect the same
result. The enactment of the bill would
not result in any material increase in the
number of ships carrying the American
flag.
The senator concluded by declaring that
in his opinion the bill Is vicious in prin
ciple in that it is an effort to aid private
busr.ess through taxation of the people.
BIRMINGHAMPOLICE
ftREAFTER-NIASHERS"
STREET CORNERS AND THEATRE
APPROACHES WILL BE KEPT
CLEAR OF SUCH NUISANC-
ES IN THE FUTURE.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March s.—Chief
of Police C. W. Austin is after the “mash
ers.” He has given instructions to the of
ficers to break up the practice of young
men standing on prominent corners and
ogling young ladies as they pass. He
gives particular instructions about the
corner of.Second avenue and Twentieth
street, where, he says, young men have
been in the habit of congregating and
making remarks about-ladies who pass.
He is expected to break into the present
style adopted by numerous young men of
crowding the sidewalk in front of the
theatres at the close of every performance
and indulging their curiosity to look at
wemen, to the annoyance of the latter.
Flat Shoal Creek Higher Than Ever.
WEST POINT, Ga., March 3.—News
comes to the twin cities that the high
water carried off five bridges on Flatshoal
creek, entailing a loss to Troup and Har
ris counties of more than $10;000. Os that
amount Troup loses two-thirds.
Flatshoal creek was 3 feet higher than
ever before known. Hundreds of bushels
of grain were destroyed at Johnson &
Pearson’s mill, besides hundreds of dol
lars' worth of cotton and grain. No lives
lost.
MARINE HOSPITAL
ATSAVANNAHGETS
mjjiii
SENATE GIVES ENDORSEMENT TO
HOSPITAL MOVEMENT AND
PASSES THE BILL FA
VORABLY.
WASHINGTON, March 4.—Soon after
the senate met yesterday bills were passed
changing the time and naming tne places
for holding i terms of United States circuit
and district courts in the eastern district
of Kentucky; changing the boundaries be
tween the southern and Central districts
of the “district courts of Ind>n Territory;
providing for minimum punishments In
certain cases in Indian Territory, where
Arkansas laws apply; to establish a ma
rine hospital at Savannah at a cost of
$200,000; authorizing the appointment of
Allen V. Reed, now a captain on the re
tired list of the navy as a rear admiral;
to pay Flora A. Darling $5,653 for dam
ages on account of her illegal arrest and
imprisonment at New Orleans In Jan
uary. 1864; authorizing the Eldorado and
Bastrop Railroad company to construct
and maintain a bridge across the Ouachita
river in Arkansas; authorizing the com
missioner of internal revenue to redeem or
make , allowance for Internal revenue
stamps.
The bill was amended so as to read:
“That tto claim for the redemption of
allowance for stamps shall be al
lowed unless presented, within two years
after the' purchase of said stamps from
the government, excepting unusefl docu
mentary and proprietary stamps Is sued
under the act of June 13, 1899, which
stamps may be redeemed upon presenta
tation within two years after the passage
of this act.”
To authorize Captain N. M. Brooks, su
perintendent of foreign malls, postoffice
department, to accept decorations from
the emperor of Germany, and from the
governments pf Liberia and Venezuela; to
extend and enlarge the postoffice building
at Memphis, Tenn., $250,000. *
BOH If MILL
NOT WEAR THE
STM
PRISON COMMISSION HAS ADOPT
ED A NEW RULE RELATING TO
JUVENILE PRISONERS—WILL
ALSO BE EDUCATED.
Boy convicts at the state prison farm
will not wear stripes hereafter, but will
be clothed In suits of brown. This is a
new rule just adopted by the state prison
commission. Besides being given the
privilege of doffing the convict stripe the
boys will be taught to read and write.
The rule will be put Into effect Imme
diately, and it is believed by the officials
lof the penitentiary that It will work well.
The Idea in making the change is to sepa
rate the boys from the men, and to refrom
them if possible. It is thought that if
they come In contact w— the hardened
criminals It would be a difficult matter to
impress tliem with ideas of right and
•wrong.
So hereafter the boys will not wear the
stripes, and will be taught reading and
writing. Speaking of the new rule. Prison
Commissioner Clement A.. Evans said this
morning: “I think the ’rule will work
well. I believe It will be a good thing for
the boys as it will show them that they
are not regular convicts. We are going to
try and reform all the juvenile prisoners
at the farm, so that when released they
will make good citizens. I think if they
were confiled-wlth the tnen, some of whom
are hardened criminals, they would fee Im
pressed with wrong ideas, and It would be
a difficult matter to control them prop
erly.” >
The uniforms of brown which will be
worn by the small boys will be made at
thfe farm, as Is all the other clothing.
A youthful prisoner, George Estes, of
Rome, was taken to the farm several
days ago for stealing a gun. He is only
14 years old, and the prison officials hope
to make a good citizen out of him before
his sentence expires.
REPORTED AMONG DEAD
HE FOUGHT BACK TO LIFE
TELLURIDE, Col., March 5.—J. D.
Cederberry’, who was listed among those
killed In the snow slide at the Liberty
Bell mine last Friday is alive and well.
He was caught by the avalanche, but
managed to dig his way out and reached
a place of safety.
It Is thought no more lives will be lost
here as no one will be allowed to venture
on the danfeerous hillsides and the mines
and mills in the path of the expected
slides have been deserted.
The only mine In the vicinity of Tellu
ride that continues In operation is the
Tomboy. Five hundred miners are out of
employment.
TERRELL WILL SPEAK AT
DECATUR ON FRIDAY
Hon. J. M. Terrell, candidate for gov
ernor. will speak at noon on Friday at
the courthouse in Decatur. His friends In
Dekalb county Invited him several days
ago to make the address and todaj' re
ceived an acceptance of the invitation.
(LETTER FROM LINCOLN
FOUND IN ASH BARREL
NEW YORK, March s.—Soiled and faded, torn and frayed, a letter writ
-41 ten by Abraham Lincoln a few months before his assassination has been
4> found in some rubbish and paper on Broadway, near the postofflee. It reads
4> as follows:
J “EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, Nov. 21, 1864.
4> “To Mrs. Bixby, Boston, Mass.:
•J. “I have been shown in the file of the w’ar department a statement of the
4* adjutant general of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who
4> have died gloriously on the field of battle.
“I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should
4. attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I
4> cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the
4> thanks of the republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father
4» may assuage the anguish of your bereavement and leave only the cherished
4> memory of loved and lost and the solemn pride that must be yours to have
4> laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. Yours very sincerely
4> and respectfully, A. LINCOLN.”
AS BRASS BANDS PLAY
HENRY TAKES A NAP
FIFTEEN THOUSAND
AAAOE BY MINER
. IN ONE DAY
RICH FIND OF GOLD YIELDS FOR
TUNE TO OWNER, ONE “PAN
WASHING OUT S6OO
1N GOLD.
VANCOUVER, B. C.. March 5.—A spe
cial dispatch from Dawson tells of one
of the richest finds reported for a year
in the Klondike.
Richard Butler, owner of Discovery
claim on Bear creek, was about to aban
don his property when he discovered an
old bedrock, many feet below the first
one, from which he took out $15,000 in one
day. One pan of earth alone washed out
S6OO in gold.
Other claims are now being piospected
for this bedrock.
REPORT ON PHILIPPINES
IS ADOPTED BY HOUSE
WASHINGTON. March 4.—When the
house met today the pending question was
on the adoption of the conference report
upon the Philippine tariff bill.
On a rising division the vote stood ayes
66, noes 65.
Messrs. McCall, of Massachusetts, Heat
wole. of Minnesota, and Littlefield, of
Ma>ne, Republicans, voted with the Demo
crats against the adoption of the report.
Mr. Payne, the majority- leader, then de
manded the ayes and noes and the roll
was .called.
The report was adopted, 138 to 109.
Mr. Littlefield, Republican, of Maine;
McCall, Republican, of Massachusetts,
and Heatwole. Republican, of Minnesota,
voted with the Democrats against the
bill.
The house then went into‘committee of
the whole and resumed consideration of
the bill to classify the rural free delivery
postal »servlce and place carriers under
the contract system. Mr. Landis, of Indi
ana, the first speaker today, opposed the
bill. Most of the shame and discredit cast
upon the government in the past, he said,
had been in connection with the contract
system.
Mr. Landis declared that there was ab
solutely no public demand for the passage
of the pending measure.
Mr. Maddox, of Georgia, also spoke
against the bill. He predicted that if the
contract syirtrfin waft ■ established in the
soath. ntegfoea would carry the mails be
low Mason and Dixon’s line.
AMBASSADOR ANGRY
ATMJ.EGED SLIGHT
WASHINGTON, March 4.—Formal pro- ,
test has been made by the ambassadors
of the foreign powers in Washington »s a
result of the action of the congressional
committee In seating them behind the
justices of the supreme court at the Mc-
Kinley memorial exercises.
Lord Pauncefote, dean of the diplomatic
edrps, called •on Sbcretary Hay,
and for almost an hour was closeted with
that- official, discussing the rights of the.
ambassadors.
The secretary fully concurred in the
view expressed by the British ambassador
that he and his colleagues should have
been seated next to the president, and
eould only express regret for the disre
gard of international etiquette displayed
by Senator Foraker and Representative
Grosvenor,. who formed the committee
having charge of the arrangements for
the exercises.
As a result of the discussion between
the secretary and Lord Pauncefote, it de
veloped today that a set of regulations
will be adopted which will definitely de
termine the status of ambassadors at all
official functions.
HOGAN GAVE UP HIS JOB
FOR POLITICAL FREEDOM
WASHINGTON, March 4—The following
statement yesterday was made public at
the white house:
“After Inquiry of the president as to
what the president’s views were in regard
to the political activity, especially In any
factional difference within the party of his
appontces. Major Hogan stated to the
president that he would be compelled to
withdraw his name from consideration for
appointment for internal revenue -collect
or for the southern district of Illinois, as
he desired to continue actively to partlo
ipnte In the politics of the state. ,
The president again reiterated yesterday
that he expected his appointees of Illinois
to keep clear from any factional work
that the election of a senator from Illi
nois was for the Illinois people only to de
cide and that he expected the federal
appointees in that state to serve their
party by doing their work in their re
spective offices in first-class shape and
by refraining from any improper factional
activity in connection with masters with
which the federal administration had no
proper concern.
Carnegie Library Open.
The Carnegie library opened its doors
to the publl? Tuesday at three o’clock.
A stream of people poured in at tne p.or
syth street entrance and by registering
their names and giving a proper reference
qualified to make use of the library after
48 hours.
NO. 50.
Thousands Are Disap
pointed When They
Are Told Prince Is
Sound Asleep.
CLEVELAND, H a r ch s.—Prince Henry
was too tired to appear for any of the re
ceptions informally tendered to him by the
Cities through which he passed in north
western Ohio until his arrival in Cleveland
at 9:10.
The people of Toledo were anxous to
greet the prince and nearly 2,000 of them
were at the depot at 6:20 o’clock when the
special came in and stopped. They had
a band and two big bouquets and were all
ready to extend the hospitable hand. They
had telegraphed the prince asking for a
chance to meet him, but the telegram had
miscarried and the prince w-as sleeping;
unconscious of the reception. •
The band awakened him, but it.was too
late then to get up. The bouquets weie
thrown aboard and later some of the
trainmen presented them to the prince.
There was another crowd at Sandusky,
but the prince had fallen asleep again
and did not come out.
He was tired last night, but the long, re
freshing sleep which he got completely re
stored him.
There has been some apprehension
aboard the train about the possible de
lay in New York state on account of the
floods, and it has been practically decided
that if the train cannot be put through on
the routes mapped -out for it without ex
tended delay it wilWie transferred to one
of the Southern lines.
Thousands of.people forced their way
through gates at the union, station when
the train bearing the prince and his par
ty arrived in this city.
In .the absence of Mayor Johnson. Act
ing Mayor Beacom appeared at the side
of Prince Henry’s car and was invited
to enter. Mr. Beacom informed Prince
Henry that the people of Cleveland were
very much disappointed in not being ablfe
to have the honor of his presence here
for a longer period.
Prince Henry said he regretted that a
longer stop had not been arranged.
Mr. Beacom at the request of the crowd
urged him to appear on the platform and
make a brief address.
At this juncture, a former valet to
Prince Henry on a German warship ap
peared at the rear of the car. He gav«
his name as Peter Karpp, of this city.
“Send him in,” said Prince Henry, when
notified of the man’s presence.
The prince recognized him immediately
and there was an enthuslactic hand sha
king. The conversation lasted for several
minutes.
Prince Henry then stepped.out on the
car platform. Cheers rang out from the
crowd, followed by calls for a speech.
The prince smiled and bowed, but point
ed to his throat and remarked that ho was
too "hoerse to attempt n—speech.
After a stop of fifteen minutes the train
pulled out for the east at 9:25.
MRS. GRIDLEY”PRESENTED
PRINCE HENRY AT ERIE
DUNKIRK, N. Y„ March s.—At Erie
Mrs. Gridley, widow and daughter of Cap
tain Gridley, who commanded the liym
pie, at Manila bay, were admitted to the
train by invitation of Admiral Evans, who
was a class-mate of Gridley at Annapolis.
The adiqiral presented them to Prince
Henry, who gave them a very cordial wel
come to the train. The special reached
Dunkirk at 1:30 o’clock.
St. Louis Entertains Prince.
ST. LOUIS, March 3.—Prince Henry of
Prussia spent four hours in St. Louis to
day, during which time he was royally
entertained.
There Mayor Wells presented Prince
Henry with a superb casket of sterling
silver. ornamented with insignia and
trimmings of gold, containing the address
presented earlier by MajM>r Wells. To
this address the prince responded briefly.
Heinrich Greeted by Chicago Germane.
CHICAGO, March 4.—The Chicago which
Prince Henry, of Prussia, saw last night
by the glare of many lights was repre
sented to him today by the clearer light
of the sun. The welcome which he received
last night was repeated and emphasized
and he was given further opportunity to
enjoy his expressed desire of meeting
American citizens at close range. During
the day to an address from the
Central Bund, of 3t. Paul, placed a wreath
on the Lincoln monument in Lincoln park
and enjoyed a luncheon and reception at
the Germania Club.
, The fomentation of the address by Gov
ernor Van Sant, of Minnesota, was also
on the dajr’s program.
The prince concluded that a drive about
the city would please him. 'Fournier, th«
French chhffeur, stood ready to take the
prince for a mile a minute whisk about
the boulevards, but the latter decided in
favor of a carriage in order that mem
bers of his might also enjoy
the bracing morning air. As the long cav
alcade. unheralded, sped through. the
streets, knots of people rushed from build
ings. generally too late to <ee the nrinc*.
BANK is dynamited;
ROBB_ED OFTHOUSANDS
WASHINGTON. Indiana. March s.—The
First National bank of Montgomery, eight
miles east of this city, was burglarized
last night, the vault blown by dynamite,
and SIO,OOO In cash and bonds stolen.
Citizens heard five distinct explosions,
but failed to attack t£e robbers, who had
each approched under guard.
The robbers escaped on a hand car.
The loss is covered by insurance.
Ohio Post Office Looted.
COLUMBUS. 6.. March s.—Safe blowers
this morning dynamited the postoffice safe
at Westerville and made away with from
S9OO to $1,200 worth of stamps and several
hundred dollars in money. The safe door
was blown across the office and imbedded
in the wall. Bloodhounds have been ord
ered to take up the trail. No clue.
A similar attempt was made January
30th.
BILLY rTc? MINSTREL, -
HAS ALSO PASSED AWAY
Billy Rice, another of the old-time min
strel men, died recently at Hot Springs,
Ark. This makes the fourth death among
the famous burnt cork performers with
in two weeks. First it was Billy West,
then Billy Emerson, next Johnny Queen
and now Billy Rice. Rice had been lost
sight cf for years, but in his day and time
he was at the top of the ladder.
Rice was with Hughey Dougherty’s
mlnstrelU for years and years.* He was
also with Primrose and West. Cleveland,
Barlow and George Wilson. He has been
to Atlanta many tirpes, and will be re
membered by the patrons of the minstrel
shows. He was also in Chicago for a
long time, where he had a show of hl*
own