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lot May Have Ex=
His Authority.
IKY IS SET ON FOOT
Turner Charges That
’operty In Alaska lias
•n Illegally Ceded.
authority of the governor
Mr. Turner, senator from
of Washington, made the
i‘\ the senate Wednesday
for gold mining in
J ftof the sea near Cape Nome,
W y- Iliad been granted by the sec
■Di war, and upon that statement
? Bid a resolution of inquiry.
Turner said if such a grant
made it was “a shame, a re
aud a scandal.”
Turner’s resolution directed the
ry of war to inform the senate
any concessions to excavate
bed of the sea in the
of Cape Nome, Alaska, or iu
waters have been made
individual or corporation or as
by “he secretary of war or
war department official, and
what theory such grant was
secretary of war,” said Mr.
“has jurisdiction over the
waters in the rivers and
of the United States and at
has given to private in
authority to excavate the
waters for proper pur
if this authority has been
to cover such a concession
in the resolution it
a reproach ami a scandal.”
of Colorado, said that
of this extraordinary state
/y-s-ftke secretary of war would be
any proper inquiry
it. If such a concession had
it was clearly a violation
law.
Garter said it certainly could
^vbe By of in contemplation to give mining of the leases secre
wav
hout a semblance of law. “I think
resolution should be adopted,”
l Mr. Carter, “as I’m satisfied the
qonse will show the secretary has
.arrogated to himself such power.”
["resolutions were agreed to.
Ben Before tlie Industrial Commission
b Mtlin Session In Atlanta.
■inflicting testimony has been given
Lie United States industrial com
ission as to the condition of the mill
[sralives in Atlanta and the wages
By receive.
[Three witnesses representing labor
ganizations, told the commissioners
<at the condition of the mill opera
was deplorable. Their evidence
that the conditions at the Fulton
g and Cotton Mills were especially
MLr. Oscar Elsas, representing the
.Itommills, retreated denied that his employes
Kwffes. re or were paid etarva
■he foreman of a Macon newspaper,
r J. Kilbnrn, was also a witness he¬
re the commission. He said that
nee he had been at work, labor in
.e south had been organized. He
ilieved moral and financial benefits
id been derived from organization,
b discussed the labor unions in Ma¬
li, telling prevailed. of the wage scales and the
Res that ad
■Klncompete.nt workmen are not
Bied tofonr unions,” he said. “We
fere ^guarantee tq9ceep them to out the because employer w6 of
—lionJabor »nt
that he will get the value
||his money.” it is in the power of the
to prevent men from working at
trade,” said Mr. Smyth.
do not go that far, but we pre
non-union men from working in
shops.” explained the system of
saying that in the Typo
taphical union one apprentice was
Bpwed to every seven printers or
potion thereof. ,
■Suppose au employer had a son
Hem he wanted to learn the trado
ml theje were no aacrentice places
Kyle,
f .Ag£he d dowm” replied son Mr. Kilburn,
1st li kean^ody dltys where else. I had employer a case
few ago an
jnted his son to learn to operate a
■rgenthfiler machine. There was no
saney and I had to turn him aowp.”
Senator Kyle asked if the laborers
re not operating a gigantic trust,
i Kilbun^aid they simply, had a
■KT organization. He did not con
Kr it a trust. occurred to him
e senator said it
the labor unions were putting
selves, on V-* same plane with
ig corporations of the country.
Eftl K ON WAITING ORDERS.
onion Retained and May Be Given
A<)tive Service,
fter several conferences Saturday
men General Wheeler and officers
je administration it was announced
t the war department had tempor
T ensposed of his case by placing
on waitiug orders. This action
ins General W T heeler in the ser
,of the United State* until oppor
ly is had to determine whether he
I-be given an active command,
hike subject of a special retire
■act or mustered out of the mili
Bervice.
,ISTS OF TEXAS CONVENE.
[ecutive Committee Call# a State
Convention.
tetate executive committee of
Lulist party of Texas met in
■Hirday for the purpose of
■ute for the state conven
PP».v as unanimously selected
J ' IH [[.24th. e convention, Nothing which
'"<• re
■gyns was discussed
Season VI; ousl ie«
Railroads and Activity Is
At High-Water flark.
The Chicago Times-Herahl• says:
The colonization season has been
vigorously opened by the railroads
which extend into southern territory,
aud the work of building up the south
commercially is to be carried on this
year on a scale hitherto uukuown. In¬
dustrial agents declare that the year
promises to be a record breaker for
immigration to southern states aud
for the location of factories uml in¬
dustries.
Activity in the phosphate mines, re¬
newed interest in ike cotton industry,
the discovery of the value of cassava
as a money-making plant, the knowl¬
edge that the railroads have countless
sections of unoccupied and fertile
farming lands, together with the re¬
newed prosperity of the entire coun¬
try, has made new possibilities for the
south that were little dreamed of sev¬
eral years ago. The work of the Illi¬
nois Central road is a fair example for
the boom that is now on. Up to the
present time the road has exceeded last
year’s record of new factories located
along the line by 80 per cent. This
remarkable showing has -been made
despite the fact that the months of
April, May and June have always
proved to be the best months for pros¬
ecuting this work.
In Kentucky, LouisAna, Missis¬
sippi and Tennessee thwe have been
established a larger number of new
cotton, paper and snw mills and cream¬
eries. Some of the roads whose agents
declare that the rise of business is ex¬
ceeding all expectation, are the Plant
System, the Louisville and Nashville,
the Mobile and Ohio,and the Southern
railway. The Louisville aud Nashville
is doing an unusual amount of work
in developing phospGate lands in Ten¬
nessee aud iu colonizing farming lands
and disposing of timber lands ii^ Ala¬
bama and Florida.
Cassava plantations are becoming
numerous iu Florida and especial at
tention is being paid to inducing peo¬
ple to engage in this new industry.
The fact that from this plant can be
made starch and glucose of fine qual¬
ity and that as a fattening agent for
stock it has no equal, is engaging the
attention of northern farmers.
In Virginia, North Carolina, Ala¬
bama and Georgia the Southern rail¬
way is locating large colonies and
thousands are taking advantage of the
homestead seekers’ excursions which
are run every first and third Tuesday
in the month. Over 300 families have
been located this spring between Dan¬
ville and Richmond. At High, Point,
N. C., theie have been established
twenty furniture factories; at Rome,
Ga.; a new basket factory, and at
Knoxville large bat and woolen facto¬
ries. At Huntsville, Ala., another
large colony has been located and
| many are visiting the peach belt with
a view of engaging in that industry.
The Plant system is developing its
phosphate fields and locating factories
and colonies all along its route. At
the present time it has all of this class
of business it can attend to and it is
expected that the rush will continue
throughout the summer. Several of
the roads are watching with eager eyes
developments in the Cuban and Porto
Rican situations, with a view to being
a field for colonization purposes. One
or two roads have already made plans
for large business iu Cuba and when
matters become settled there they ex¬
pect to get all the business they can
handle.
ENGLISH OFFICERS SURPRISED,
They Rode Too Far and Are Shot Down
By Boer Police.
At a late hour Saturday the war
office in London posted the following
dispatch from General Roberts:
“Bloemfontein, March 24.—Yes¬
terday Lieutenant Colonel Crabbe,
Captain TrStter and Lieutenant The
Hon. E. Lygon, of the Grenadier
Guards aud Lieutenant Colonel Cod
rington, of the Cold Stream Guards,
rode eight or nine miles beyond their
camp on the Modder river without es¬
cort except one trooper.
They were fired upon by a party of
Johanuasburg police and Lieutenant
Lygon was killed aud Crabbe, Cod
rington and Trotter were seriously
wounded. The trooper also was
wounded. The Boers went to their
assistance and -did all they possibly
could, attending to their wounds.
HUNTINGTON AFTER MORGAN.
It Is Alleged That Railroad Magnate Ig
Fighting Alabamian.
The most interesting political story
in Washington just now is the alleged
entry of C. P. Huntington, the great
railroad magnate, president of the
Southern Pacific Railway, into the
senatorial fight in Alabama. It is
stated that Huntington is at the head
of a secret campaign against the re
election of Senator Morgan.
Senator Morgan himself vouches for
the correctness of the rumor.
“It is true,” said the Alabamian,
“that Huntington is trying to defeat
me. Further than this I cannot speak
at this time.”
“INVINCIBLE” TALBERT.
South Carolinian Forces I’regeuce of Quo¬
rum In the Iloune.
The house gave up Friday’s session
to private pension bills, passing 142
of these measures.
Late in the day Mr. Talbert of South
Carolina raised the point of no quo¬
rum, and as the attendance was small,
business came to a standstill and
the doors were closed. A quorum was
secured after a call of the house and
pages had been hurriedly sent for
members.
DEFENCE HAS INNING.
Governor of Idaho Testifies IntheWnrd
lier Investigation.
A Washington special says: Unusual
interest attached to the Cour d’Alene
investigation Thursday, as the prose¬
cution, after presenting testimony al¬
most uninterruptedly for five weeks,
gave way to t he defense. Governor
Steuuenberg, dflfclaho, was the firs!
witness called tir rebut the charges
which have been made.
Beckham snl Taylor’s Soldiers
Quartered Wear Each Other.
BECKHAM ISSUES A PROCLAMATION
Telit* theJiVnpIe of Kentucky Iu Loner Ad
'ire*H Why H« 11 »m Ordered Mili¬
tary to Frankfort*
A Frankfort special says. 8tpt»
troops recognizing Democratic Gov¬
ernor Beckham are in possession of
the county court house and jail, aud
/ ill do military duty under order from
Governor Beckham during the exam¬
ining trials of Republican Secretary of
State Caleb Powers, Captain John W.
Davis and W. H. Cultou. The mili¬
tary is also re-enforced l>y seventy-five
deputy sheriffs who were sworn in by
the civil authorities Thursday.
County Judge Moore issued an or¬
der to Sheriff Suter directing him to
exclude everybody from courthouse
during examination of prisoners ex¬
cept attorneys, witnesses aud members
of the press.
There lias been no confirmation of
rumors that armed bodies of citizens
from the mountain section would be
in Frankfort.
Democratic Governor Beckham is¬
sued the following address Thursday
night, explaining his situation in call¬
ing out the troops:
“To the People of Kentucky—In
the present crisis which exists in our
state, I feel it my duty to explain to
you my position and to outline the
policy which I intend to pursue in the
earnest effort to restore pence, quiet
aud order ‘to our commonweatb. It
was the policy of my distinguished
and lamented predecessor to conduct
this contest, which has so muefi agi¬
tated our people, in a way to com¬
mend his course to all law-abiding and
conservative people of the state. That
policy I have, to the best of my abil¬
ity, also pursued and intend to con¬
tinue in the same line. In calling out
the militia to protect the courts in
Frankfort I wish to say that no one is
more averse to military rule than I am.
“I believe that it should be the last
resort that any official should use,
and I lament the necessity that re¬
quires it at this time. As your chief
executive it is my desire and intention
always to rely more upon the law than
upon the bayonet, and I prefer to be
supported by the strong, . law-abid¬ common
sense and patriotism of our
ing people than by any military pow¬
er whatever. Every honest citizen
should submit without hesitation to
the control of the constituted authori¬
ties and to the courts, the great safe¬
guard of our liberties.
“According to law the civil authori¬
ties of Franklin county have presented
to me a statement of facts which shows
that a condition of lawlessness is
threatened here with which they are
unable to deal, and they have callad
upon me for assistance. I have, in
compliance with their call ordered here
certain state troops to place themselves
completely under the authority of the
sheriff of the county, with instructions
that they shall assist him in protecting
the court of this county from threat¬
ened intimidation as well as to protect
the prisoners who are tried by that
court on tomorrow.
“These troops shall be strictly un¬
der the control of the civil authorities
iu preserving order and protecting the
dignity of the court, that justice may
be done to all parties. situatioi^Jere jflfe
“Such is the now,
and I intend so far as I have the power
to protect the courts. In my earnest
efforts to uphold the law and protect
the constituted tribunals, I call upon
the good and law-abiding people of
our commonwealth to aid and assist
me not by physical force, but by
moral support. We have placed our
cause in the bands of the law and we
must continue to rely upon the law.
Let no act of violence or lawlessness
be committed anywhere and let onr
people who have shown such patience
aud conservatism heretofore, continue
to show it. My great trust and reliance
is in the strong common sense and
integrity of the people of our atato,
and trusting iu that I believe that out
of our present difficulty there will
soon come peace, order aud restora¬
tion of the law.
“J. C. W. Beckham,
“Governor of Kentucky.”
PRESIDENT IS ENLIGHTENED
Regarding; Situation In Kusitiieky By
Delegation of Taylor*# Friend#.
Colonel Andrew Cowan, a merchant
of Louisville, Ky.; Samuel J. Roberts,
editor of the Lexington Leader, aud
John Marshall, Republican lieutenant
governor of the state, all prominent
Republicans and friends of Governor
Taylor, had an interview with Presi¬
dent McKinley Friday on the situation
in Kentucky. They said their sole
mission was to explain the exact situa¬
tion in tlie'Sl%le. They said they as¬
sured the president that they did not
want auv federal interference. They
allege the Goebel partisans are not
abiding by agreement of last month.
CALL TO SILVER REPUBLICANS.
Chairman To who .Say# Mooting Will Be
Held In Kansa# City July 4th.
Chairman Charles A. Towne, of the
National Committee of the Silver Re¬
publican party, has issued a call for a
national convention of the party to
meet in the Coates opera house at
Kausas City, Mo., at 12 o’clock noon,
on Thursday, July 4, 1900, to place in
nomination ca ululates for president
of the United States and for such
other business as may come up.
Davis Will Direct Expenditures.
Secretary Root has stated that the
money appropriated by congress in the
special relief act for Porto Rico would
be spent in accordance with the rec¬
ommendations of Governor General
Davis.
Battleship Iowo On Pacific Coast.
The United States battleship Iowa,
ilying the flag of Rear Admiral Kantz,
arrived at Monterey, Cal., Sunday, en
route north from San Diego. She will
remain at Monterey one week.
House Passes Porto Rican Apprc=
priation Measure.
PRESIDENT SIGNS THE PAPER
People of the Islands Will Have
Benefit of Customs Re¬
ceipts Collected.
Porto Rican affairs engaged the at¬
tention of the house Saturday, the
conference report on the relief bill be¬
ing taken up with an agreement for a
final vote at 1 o’clock.
After a brief and spirited debate
the last congressional sjep was taken
in completing tho relief bill by agree¬
ing to tho conference report by a vote
of 135 to 87.
The bill turns over to the president,
for the use of Porto Rico, about
$2,600,000 of customs receipts col¬
lected on Porto Rican goods up to
January 1st last, aud such amounts as
may hereafter accrue until otherwise
provided by law. The debate lasted
but au hour, but in this time the
whole range of Porto Rico legislation
was discussed.
Mr. McRae of Arkansas, a member
of tho conference committee severely
criticised the general course of recent
legislation toward Porto Rico, and
Messrs. Pierce, of Tennessee; Wilson,
of South Carolina; Cochran, of Mis¬
souri; Cox, of Tennessee; Williams, of
Illinois; Ridgely, of Kausas; Levy, of
New York, and Finley, of South Caro¬
lina, also opposed the report.
Several of the speakers made refer¬
ences to a published report that the
Porto Rico tariff' bill wus designed to
secure a campaign fund.
At 1 o’clock a yea and nay vote was
taken on the report, aud it was agreed
to—yeas 135; nays 87; present and
not voting, 20.
This completed the measure aud it
was immediately sent to the president.
The vote was on party lines except
that a number of Democrats and Inde¬
pendents voted with tlie Republicans
for the report, viz: Bell, of Colorado;
Chanler, New York; Cochran, of Mis¬
souri; Cummings, of New York; Da¬
venport (Stanley) of Pennsylvania;
Davey, of Louisiana; Devries, of Cali¬
fornia; Meekison, of Ohio; Newlands,
of Nevada; Scudder, of New York;
Shafroth, of Colorado; Thayer, of
Massachusetts; Wilson, of Idaho, and
Wilson, of South Carolina.
The bill was signed by the president
at 4:30 Saturday afternoon.
BOTH WERE LYNCHED.
White Mob Take Charge of Negro
While Colored Continent At¬
tend to White Prisoner.
A special from Richmond, Ya., snys:
Cotton, the negro, aud O’Grady, the
white man, who murdered Saunders
and Walton in Greensville county
Thursday, were both lynched at Em¬
poria, a small town in that county,
Saturday about nocn. lynched hv mol)
The negro was a of
white citizens.
The white man was lynched by a
mob of negroes.
The bodies of both men were strung
up to trees and then shot to pieces by
the mobs. There was great glee over
the avenging of the dastardly crimes
of the negro aDd white man.
Cotton confessed to killing several
men since his escape from the Ports¬
mouth jail several weeks ago, iu which
he was confined awaiting execution of
a death sentence for murder.
The citizens of Empoiia held an in¬
dignation meeting Saturday morning
aud demanded the withdrawal of the
troops, which were sent by order of
Governor Tyler to protect the negro
and white man from summary punish
ishment. The result was the with¬
drawal of the troops just before noon,
and in a few minutes after their
parture the mobs were organized
Cotton and O’Grady were taken from
the jail and quickly lynched.
TEXAS HAS COTTON MILL BOOM.
Charters Have Keen Graatail For a Num¬
ber of New Factories.
During the past few days charters
have been issued for $100,000 cotton
mills at Corsicana and Henderson,
Texas. Contracts for machinery hat e
beeu let for a $50,000 cotton mill at
Wliarton and a $50,000 oil mill at Cor¬
sicana. Seventy thousand dollars of
the capital stock for a $100,00,0 cotton
mill at Pittsburg has been subscribed:
$48,000 toward a factory at Rice, and
$60,000 toward a factory at Cnero. A
Texas flour mill has closed a contract
for 700,000 pounds monthly tc be ex¬
ported to London.
A PERSISTENT RUMOR.
London Hoar# Once More That Mnfekln£
11a# Been Itelieved.
Again there*is a persistent rumor
that Mafeking has been relieved. It
is even asserted that the war office has
received a dispatch positively an
nouucing the relief, but that publica¬
tion of it is withheld because the form
of the message admits the possibility
of mistake. The war office, however,
declares that there is no confirmation
of the rumor, and that no further
news on the subject is at hand.
RANK ASSETS IMPAIRED.
CaaUler of InaMtatlon In Rutland, Vt.* Is
Asked to Explain.
The ‘doors of the Merchants’ Na¬
tional bank, of Rutland, Vt., was or¬
dered closed Monday, pending an
examination of its books by a commit¬
tee of its directors. Certain assets
have been impaired, and the cashier,
Charles W. Mussoy, will be asked to
explain certain discrepancies in the
accounts. Experts are at work on the
books.
Dead Body Clears a MyBfiUfy
HISSING SINC2 LAST DECEMBER
Young Man I’reforrpd DpiUIi to Faring
111 m Aci’iiwr»-I)l»miverr ('mated Great
Sensation In Atlanta. Ga.
An Atlanta dispatch snys: The
thick fog of mystery which has en¬
veloped the whereabouts of Kelly
Brinsfield since December 29th lust,
when he suddenly disappeared, several
thousand dollars short in his accounts,
and which has troubled the minds of
the police of the entire community
since that time, wns dissipated Thurs¬
day morning by the finding of his life¬
less body lying uuder the front veranda
of the house at 45 West Cain street,
where he resided with his wife previ¬
ous to his disappearance, and from
every indication (t was judged that
the body bad been there since the day
he left bis office for tho last time.
It is presumed that Brinsfield,
kuowiug lull well th exposuree which
thieiteued him, went to his home,
drank a narcotic poison in his room
and then lot himself down through
a trap door iu a closet under the stair¬
way in the hall. Once through the
trap, he crawled under the beams sup¬
porting the floor of the house until
he reached the brick wall near the
street. Then, overcome with drowi
ness brought on by the deadly drug,
be lay down for sleep. In bis pocket
be carried a pistol, presumably for
use should the drug fail in its work.
The body was discovered by a little
negro boy who was hired by the cook
iu tlie house to go under the floor in
senrch of the source of odors which
had been annoying the residents of
the household for some time. He went
down through the trap door and on the
supposition thut ho would fiud a rat
or dog, he began a careful search of
tho space under the house and soon
came upon the body.
At the time of the disappearance of
Kelly Brinsfield, his father, a highly
respected Methodist minister of Toc
coa, Gu., said that his son had been
driven crazy by smoking cigarettes.
Strangely coincident with this declar¬
ation is a circumstance connected with
the discovery of the body. By the
side of the body lay a box of matches;
clutched in his fingers was a half
smoked cigarette, aud in his pocket
there was a box containing fifteen of
the tiny roll of tobacco, each with a
bright tip of gold paper on the end.
Kelly H. Brinsfield was tlie kook
keeper for the Manhattan Lifo Insur¬
ance Company in Atlantn for more than
a year before bis disappearance. On
Friday morning, the 29th of last De¬
cember, Brinsfield left the company’s
office in the Prudential building, aud
mysteriously disappeared. short
It was not known thnt be was
in his accounts, but the mysterious excited
manner of bis disappearance
the suspicion of Mr. Prince, the south¬
ern manager of the company. It was
also found that before leaving tho of¬
fice Brinsfield had changed the com¬
bination of the safe, aud it was neces¬
sary to bore a hole through the Lck
before tho doer could be opeued.
The amount of Brinsfleld’s shortage
was not know until only a month or so
ago. Mr. Prince had an expert to
woi k on the books for several weeks,
and as a result of the work it was an‘
uounced that Brinsfleld’s total short¬
age whould foot up to about $7,000.
Brinsfield was bonded in the Fidelity
and Deposit company for $5,000.
Brinsfield was counted as a young
man of exemplary habits, his only
fault beiug his great fondness for
cigarettes. He had ouly been married
a short time, the ceremony which
made one of the city’s most lovable
young women his Pride having been
performed by the groom’s father at
Payne’s Memorial church iu Atlanta
on September 6, last year.
The couple had many friends in till
city, and they had started out iu life
under the most promising auspices.
Collo<lium Exploded.
One person was killed and four seri¬
ously injured by a terrible explosion
of collodinm in the photograph supply
establishment of Thomas M. MeOollin
& Co., on South Eleventh streets.
Piladehlphia Thursday.
MACON WELCOMES DEWEY.
Thirty Thousand People Glv«t Admiral An
Kntlniftlafttfc inn.
Admiral Dewey arrived in Macon,
Ga , Thursday afternoon from Savan¬
nah. The train was in charge of Mr.
L. S. Brown, general agent, of the
Southern Railway, and consisted of
two coaches belonging to the Southern,
and was pulled by “Nancy Hanks,”
engine 1594, of the Central.
Ten thousand people were at the
depot to greet the admiral on liis ar¬
rival. Twenty thousand more were
on the streets to see him as be passed
by. He was given a most, enthusiastic
reception by the people there.
TURKISH HERO DEAD.
Omtiau I’a»h» Gained Knormoug Pre-tl**
In War With Ruggia.
A dispatch from Constantinople an¬
nounces the death of Osman Pasha,
tho hero of Plevna, and the greatest
Turkish soldier of recent times. lie
was 68 years old. His defense of
Plevna against an overwhelming Rus¬
sian force iu 1876 gave him enormous
prestige. intrenebments he caused to
By the he resisted the Russians.
he thrown up
In three pitched battles he overcame
tho fiercest troops of the czar’s armies.
ex-governor STONE ILL.
Mlgglsgippian Is In a Serious Condition At
Holly Springs.
Ex-Governor John M. Stone is se¬
riously ill at the home of his niece,
Mrs. Ernest McKie, at Holly Springs,
Miss. He arrived there a week ago, ill
and weak, and immediately went to
bed and has been more or less deliri¬
ous ever since. Erysipelas has set in
fjn bis face, and his physician does not
lonceal his aniiety as to the final issue
ijf the case.
.
J
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'’’•TV special
A WnsfmTfcton says: In tho
house of represen tative Congressman
Sulzer denounced tho administration
for its pro-British policy in the most
scathing terms. He spoke on his res¬
olution making inquiry about the for¬
tifications being erected by Great
Britain on the Canadian border, which
resolution had been turned down by
tiie Republican committee.
Mr. Sulzer said his resolution only
called for such information not incom¬
patible with the public interest, not
for secret information. The adjutant
general’s report, he said, is preposter¬
ous and untenable aud it is ridiculous
for him to say Great Britain is not
trespassing on our territory, no one
contends that. What we do declare
and what every thinking and intelli¬
gent citizen of this country knows is,
that while Great Britain is pretending
to he onr friend she is sedulously and
studiously and consistently erecting
great fortifications on our northern
frontier which menace the integrity of
the republic and which on notice of
twenty-four hours could destroy our
cities, our towns, and lay waste the
property of our people. It seems to
me that today the administration is
being humbugged by the administra¬
tion of Great Britain.
“I say that on this resolution I want
to get the sense of this house and find
out who are tho friends of America
and who nre friends of Great Britain.
We ought to have this information.
There is a feeling all over this country
that tho administration has absolutely
and abjectly surrendered American
rights to British enterests. It has
done so in Alaska, it has done so in
regard to the Nicaragua canal, it is
doing so now iu the orient, in the
Philippines, in China.
« i The admiuistrat.ion here is more
English than the administration in
London, aud it is time for someone to
stand up here aud talk for American
rights against British interests.”
(Loud applause on the Democratic
side.) Tho resolution wns finally laid
upon the table, 110 to 97
Tho resolution of Mr. Sulzer was as
follows:
“Resolved, That the secretary of
war is hereby directed to inform the
bouse of representatives ns early as
possible what fortifications Great Bri¬
tain is erectiug, constructing and com¬
pleting on the northern frontier of the
United States, especially at Puget
Sound and other places on the Pacific
ocean, contiguous to the state of
Washington aud District of Alaska.”
The resolution bad been previously
referred to the committee and came
back with the following endorsement:
“The information that the depart¬
ment possesses on this subject has ul
ways been held to be confidential, and
for good and sufficient reasons has not
been made public. that Great
“It is remarked, however,
Britain, so far as the department is
informed, is in no instance erecting
fortifications trespassing on our rights.
(Signed) “H. C. OoiiniN.
“Adjutant Geuerai.”
OUR HOLDEN GIRL
To Kxliibit.e<1 at l*arl# Exposition Suc¬
cessfully Cast at New York.
The gold statue of the “American
Girl,” which is to bo exhibited at the
Paris exposition^ was successfully cast
at New York Wednesday.
Miss Maude Adams, the actress,was
the model, and Mrs. B<®ie Potter was
the sculptor. The stati* mounted on
its base will be six feet in height, the
figure being of Miss Adams’ own
height. It weighs 712 pounds nnd the
bullion used is valued at $187,000.
Miss Adams’ gown was of the sim¬
plest sort. .Tt is a summer dress ft
chiffon, lace ruffles extend its length,
and gathered at the waist they bottdbi. gi^ a
kind of blouse effect at the
The sleeves are tight from shoulder
to wrist, ’i’he arms droop to full
length on both sides. The hair waves
back from the forehead and is parted
slightly to the left. The pose is that
of taking step forward, denoting
“progress.”
Preparing For Boer Prisoners.
Colonel Chalice, of the army ser¬
vice corps, has sailed from London for
the Island of St. Helena in order to
make the necessary arrangements for
the ocoommodations there for General
Cronje and the other banished Boers.
REPUBLICS MAY AMALGAMATE.
Report of Proposed Union of Transvaal
and Free State Come# From Pretoria.
It is reported from Pretoria that a
scheme has been arranged for the
amalgamation of the Transvaal ami
the Free State. Kruger will become
president of the federated statdfc aud
Steyn commandant general of the Boer
army. The flag will bj the same as that
of the Traansraal, with au additional
orange color.
Machinists Decide to Strike.
The machinists of Cleveland, O.,
decided to go on a strike Thursday
morning. Between 1,500 and 2,000
men are affected.
LEE WILL COMMAND.
Two Military Departments In Cuba Are
To Be Consolidated.
Secretary Root has said that while
he was in Havana raftmtly arrange
ments were made for*>e consolidation
^Mhe department of the province of
Hmu' 1 Pinar del Rio, commanded
^^9B(9» department er vGeneral of Fitzlmgk Havana, Lee,
aud the com
manded by Brigadier General William
Ludlow, iiito one department under
the command of General Lee, to be
known probably as the department of
Havana aud Pinar del Rio.
AMERICANS ROUTED?
A Telegram To That Effect Received By
Paris Newspaper.
The IntranMgfant (Paris newspaper)
has a telegram received by Agoncillo,
Aguinaldo’s envoy, announcing that
the Filippino general, Pavia, has rout¬
ed the Americans near Cabat and tak¬
en the town. / jmKk
Although this story is
it is not improbablejd#9
Ho
S
Froi
HIS STATEME
According to Golden;
Was One of the P
ers In the I
F. Wharton Golden, 9
ville, was put on the w||
Saturday at Frankfort,iw{
examination Secretary
Caleb Powers, charged^
spiracy to murder Sena#
and gave somo sensation!
ny. Golden was ratheij hi#|
but did not hesitate in
questions, and his testimoi
deep impression.
According to Golden, CaI
was one of the prime mot
bringing' to Frankfort of I
aineers just before the asi
of Goebel, and that althoti
tary Powers simply instruct
bring “witnesses” who wer<
feudists, yet Golden undei
they were to come to Fran
possible more sinister purj
of “cleaning out” the Demj
jority in the legislature.
Goldeu also brought in tl
Governor Taylor in an incid
also the names of Culton, J
Judge ers, Captain Davis, Charl|
Bingham mouutaineers2 and others^
to bring the
fort having taken on a
than was expected.
Golden was seized with
orrhage during the mori
journment was taken em 9
usual hour.
Goldeu began bis kn9 ted
ing that he had
Powers for seventeen 1
years, also knew Govern/to: Culton.,^
acquainted with
Captain John Powers,
was a good friend to all o
ants. He was in Frankfd
and February and saw SJ
ers and John Powers 1
day. He was in Frankfol Harlel
14tb, and went to
two or three days, from 1 I
ing to Frankfort.
Golden resumed his ten
afternoon session. Hm
J ohn Powers and e i?!
tached closing of man Seerety* talkii^ i30Qi Pow
during “I had the latter’^bsenceJ back turned*
my turneB
en, “but when I
Powers give thy key
John Powers said to me: JB
• ( i Goebel is going to ba
morning.’ I said: ‘This a
done.’
“Do you know a man a
Coombs?” asked Attorney,
M do. He is colored
Beattyd|T» Lee cow^^Wntingent.” iHe came (low*; I
i ( Did you Lave any talk!
or John Powers th£y about Dicl|
“No; but bad two PowJ ni
to kiUGobel. John Hocke^i
so. They were
Dick Coombs. I saw r Coo
drug stoce near the depot el
shooting. injgfor a week Coombs, or so^urevii ^kiDg
named Wallace iu my pre* kiraj
“ ‘D—n him, I know
can see^jm, find I can kill j
as I can see him.” He was;
Goebel.
"T kgs conversation was a
office.
Golden told a story mnrderj of 4
iMffjug up to the
siwstantiated, will in the
those connected with
at least, probably go far tovil
ing the contentions of the
wealth that the murder was
of a plan in which several |
men were involved.
The testimony kill did Goebel not shoj wi
alleged plot to I
the original plan, nor did
the names of those who coia
idea, except ro far as Goldeia
about John Powers gave tfl
sion that the latter was (fl
movers. The common convdB we J
to show by Golden’s ond
various people that not
Caleb Powers, but others K
full knowledge of the alleil
assassination. vfl %
' Whether the defense
impeach Golden’s testimo9
preliminary examination is I
as the attorneys for the dfl
not talk on the subject, 11
such attempt is made the \
wealth will rest its case, hot!
Attorney Polsgrove anil ,
Campbell being satisfied yiiaj
evidence has been presente!
the defendant on the charge*
BIG ORDER OF Cj
English Syndicate Wants T*
Tong of Alabama Artifl
An English syndicate of c9
j j s sa id to have closed a deal t
2,000,000 tons of Alabama coi
be delivered at the port of ;
Jeans for exportation within t^
time.
The purchase price agreej 1
the contract is said to bo
ton at the mouth of the!
Fifty cents a ton is to be I
transportation to New Orl«
the coal will be reloaded am
HEARING ASSURED
House Will Investigated
Was Opened By ,
The house committ*
fairs has decided t<«
allegations cx-coun^fl made
Macrnm,
Africa, rclatisaft#
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