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THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., MONDAY MORNING, MAY 17, 1897.
DAILY, $7.00 A YEAR.
.Monster Bass Meeting in Fa-
vor of Insurgents Held
at Washington.
The Alleged Brutalities of
Weyler Denounced in Un
measured Terms. ‘ •
CHANDLER CALLS FDR WAR.
The Senator Want* the United Statea to
Send a Fleet and Army to Cuba—Sen
ators Allen and Galllnscr Also Fa
vor lladlcnl Action—Chandler
Sajb McKinley Will Act.
Washington. May 10,—An enthusiastic
l^adlenco of men and women, many ot
them well known in Washington, packed
(the Columbia theatre to its doors this
afternoon at a monster mass meeting
held In behalf of the cause of the Cuban
Insurgents. The theatre was appropri
ately decorated. Scate,d oil the platform
and participating In the exorcises were
Senators Gilllnger and Allen, cx-Scnator
Bufler of South Carolina, Rev. Hugh
Johnson, pastor of tho Metropolitan
Methodist church; Rev. Howard Wilbur
Ennis, and a number of others tndenti-
tfled with the Interests of the Insurgents.
Gen. William Henry Rrowne, president
of the Cuban league, called tho meeting
to order and Introduced Senator Gal-
llnger as the presiding officer. The latter
made a brief address and read a number
of letters and telegrams of regrets,
among them being those from Senators
Chandler, Fryo and Barrows, and Com
mander Clarkson of tho G. A. R. Sena-
ator Oumiller's letter was os follows:
"Senor A. A. Aguirre, Washington, D.
C.—Dear Sir: Although unable to attend
the meeting tonight, I send a few words
of sympathy and of hope for tho relief
and independence of Cuba.
"As I wish to see the United States de
clare and maintain the Independence of
the Island, ns Franco did that of the
American colonics and made the United
States a nation, oB course I shall,-as a
practical friend, voto for every minor
motion tending to the same beneficent
end.
"X hope and believe that congress and
the president will soon formally recognize
a state of war and Cuban belligerency.
(This step, followed as it will Ibe by alt
the othc- Independent nations of the
Western hemisphere, cannot fall to In
sure tho Cuban independence which
Is sought for.
"Moreover, without delay, we ought to
send a fleet to their harbor and an army
-to land upon the soil of Cuba. Find, to
protect the Uvea and property of Ameri
can citizens, and secondly, to stop the
atrocious and nnclvllized methods of
warfare adopted-by the Spanish generals.
"In advocating all these measures, I
am conscious of no passionate hostility
to Spain. In 1861 she recognized tho
Southern Confederacy within less than
three months after its military struggle
began; ana surely. If she cannot hold
Cuba without making It one vast desert
and graveyard by driving Iho inhabit
ants Into the cities to starve, and by
banging, shooting or garrotlng Cuban
officers and eojdier* for rebellion and In
cendiarism, she ought to lose the island,
iff between 1861 and 1865 one Confed
erate general had been thus put to death,
•11 the powers of Europe with one ac
cord would have sent ilicir fleets and
armies three thousand miles acrosd the
ocean ,to and such barbarous warfare
and to establish and maintain the South
ern Confederacy. Yet Gen. Robert E.
[Lee and all of his generals were as truly
guilty of rebellion and Incendiarism as
was Theodore Menedex Gonzales, Who
was shot for that offense at Cabanas
fortress in Havana on Monday last. Wo
blame England for abandoning the
harmless and peaceful Armenian Chris
tians to massacre by the Moslems and
for submitting tho liberty-loving Greeks
to slaughter by the Turks. England re
torts that we dare not stop tho methods
of uncivilized warfare applied at our
very doars In the Amerlcau Crete—the
Island of Cuba; ami both charge and
counter charge are justly made.
"In helping to make Cuba independ
ent we arc observing a traditional and
universil American policy, the duty to
« pipmote at the first good opportunity
the severance otsCuba from Spain. In
1890, also, the Democrats pledged them
selves to do this by their declaration of
sympathy for the people of Cuba In
their heroic struggle for liberty and In
dependence. and the Republicans by
their promises that the United States
should endeavor to restore peace and
give Independence to the island.
"There need be little: fear that these
pledges will be violated. President Mc
Kinley willingly recognizes the bind
ing force of the platform upon which
Re was elected, and will soon do his
part toward making Cuba free and In
dependent? He may proceed with what
will seem to impatli-nt spirits to be un
due caution, with the cries and grdans
of unarmed men, women and children
enduring Inhuman cruelty and murder
ringing in his ears, but he will not fall
to be faithful to his. pledges and he
will before long register the. decree
which went forth In his triumphant
election that Cuba should be taken
from the control of Spain and made
peaceful and independent. In this faith
In a great party and its president let
us rest patiently and be hopeful. Very
respectfully, William E. Chandler."
Mr. Kart Decker of Washington,
who. as corespondent of the New York
Journal, spent some time In Cuba,
much of It with a branch of the Cuban
nrmy In Santa Clara province, made a
description of the condition of affairs
existing and of the pitiable plight of
many of the people suffering for the
necessities of life. He ridiculed the
claims set up by Gen. Weyler that the
Island had been pacified and, said that
if the Cubans were granted belliger
ent rights by the United Statea they
would certainly win.
In the course of come Interesting re-
markk Senator Allen of Nebraska hu
morously declared that there was no di
vision In the Populist ranks on the
Question of Cuban liberty. The whole
matter, he thought, had been too
much eacriflce-d to a spirit ot commer
cialism, and it was time -this govern-
m-nt had a little more humanity and
a little more Americanism. He declared
that the United States could not afford
to allow a decaying monarchy to have
a foothold on this continent. He would
be delighted to eee Spain and the Otto
man empire wiped from the map of
Europe. If the president was to send a
fleet to Havana war on the Island
would cease in thirty days, and it
Would not tie necessary to fire a gun.
If the United Statea should say to
Spain: "You shall not war upon the
hospitals, on women and upon chil
dren,” Weyler's occupation would be
gone.
Mrs. Clara Bello Brown of the Wo
man’s National Cuban League said
the league had but one platform, one
aim and one end, and that was tho es
tablishment of the republic of Cuba.
Remarks wer also made by Rev. Dr.
Kent, Mrs. Lincoln, vice director of tho
woman's league, and Rev. Howard W.
Ennis.
A private letter received in this* city
yeslerday morning from an American
resident In Sanctl Splritus was read,
which gives the following details of the
death of Col. Carlos Aguirre, a Cuban
officer, resident of Now York for twenty
yeans, whose family Is well known In
this city. It A dated at Sanetl Splritiw.
May 7, and the -portion referred to reads
as follows;
"I send a letter to you with the re
quest that you be so kind as to send It
to Col. Aguirre's wife and children In
New York. He was killed last week by
the Spaniards. Willie half alive be was
dragged by the guerrillas with a rope
around his neck Into the town, and to
Gen. Ohregon. Aguirre had a silver
watch with his picture iu it and about
$300 in gold, which the soldiers took
from him.”
Col. Aguirre was a brother to Maj.
Aguirre, tho Cuban leader who died- In
the field fast winter a few days after
Macco's death.
Ex-Senator Butler of South Carolina
read a series of resolutions which had
been prepared and they were unani
mously adopted. They earnestly pro
test against "the barbarous and Inhu
man methods" of Spain In conducting
the war In Cuba, declared that this
government should recognize the In
surgents as belligerents and that Cuba
htt-1 demonstrated that It was her man-
test destiny, like Mexico, that she
should be free and Independent without
the payment to Spain ot any Indem
nity.”
SPAIN IS HOPEFUL
Preston Thornton Shoots Him
self at Lonisville.
MISS SMITH JILTED HIM.
SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF PRESI
DENT SMITH OF Ii. As Ns ROAD,
Thornton Called on the Young Lady and
After a Few Words Shot Hlmaelf,
Thornton Belongs to a Very
Prominent Family,
London, (May 17.—The correspondent
of the Standard at Madrid says: “I
understand that Senor Dc Lome, the
Spanish minister at Washington, tele
graphed to the government that he
still hopes that President McKinley's
message on distressed Americans in
Cuba will’he so worded as not to
change the cordial relations between
the two governments, because Spain
has already stated her readiness to
make nil concessions compatible with
her dignity and Is disposed to allow
the United States to relieve distressed
Americans now In the island under the
supervision, of the colonial secretaries,
BIG MEN ON GOOD ROADS.
with the difference between these roads]
and those in other parts of the country.!
This may account, In part, for the fact
ithat tho movemont for good roads has
Iso many friends among our public meir
In Washington. Hon. Matthew 8. Quay!
United State* senator from Pennsylva
nia, Is one of these. Like most politi
cians, he makes tho wants, needs anil
wishes of tho people a constant study.
Mr. Quay has learned thorughly to ap
preciate the value of good roads to form
ers, and tho many conveniences they
would bring to all classes of people. "I
know that good roads aro good for my I
farmer constituents," writes Senator
Quay in a rccfcnt letter commending the
work of tho League of American Wheel
men, "and what is good for them Is
good for all other classes of citizens.
Hcnco I am in hearty sympathy with
the League of American Wheelmen in Its
efforts in behalf of good roads, and be
lieve that the movement must bo sue-
iceisfu).’"
I Ek-Presldrnt Benjamin Harrison, too,
believes in tho effort for better highways!
Urn in thorough sympathy with tho
Hid roads movement," writes Mr. Har
rison, probably recollecting tho contrast
between Washington roads and some of]
tho roads In Indiana.
Hon. Anthony Higgins, of Delaware,
noted for many years as a leader In tho
United States senate, says: " I have a I
great Interest In good roads, and like
nearly all citizens, I am glad to sco that
interest promoted."
The late Jerry Rusk, while secretary of
agriculture In President Harrison’s cab
inet, declared: "The city Is almost as
much Interested In getting good roads as
the country. Good roads la a movement
my the people and for the people." 4
■ Nearly twenty years ago Gen. Grant]
In enumerating necessary lines of pubi c
improvement, named tho public schools!
and the highways. Once when ho ond
Gen. Sheridan wero In a reminiscent
mood, the old commander said to Lit
tle Phil, speaking of the latter> famous
ride to the battle of Cedar Creek: "‘Sher
idan. If that battle had taken place after
a prolonged rain, and there had r.ot
been a good nlko from Winchester, you
would never nave been promoted to the
head of tjio United States army. You
would not have reached the battle field
to choer your men, and there would have
been a great defeat for the Union forces
Instead of a great victory. That would
have left Meade and Thomas * long dis
tance ahead of you In iho line of pro-
n ’cou n Froderick D. Grant writes of the
good roads movement: "The sentiment
of the nation Is almost unanimous In fa
vor of good roads. Good roads Imnrnvo
tho appearance of the country, enhance
the value of all classes of property, fa
cilitate the movement of products, and
are. from every point of view, a public
benefit. I have no.doubt that the efforts
of tho Leasue of American Wheelmen."
and ho la a wheelman hlmaelf, "togeth
er with tho efforts of the numerous other
classes busily engaged in that direction,
will brine about’ a system ot good
roads.”
NO MORE BEET (SUGAR SEED.
Washington, Miy 16.—The beet sugar
seed which the agricultural department
has‘been distributing is practically ex
hausted, about 10,000 (found* having been
sent out to farmers in shout four-fifths
of the statea. The seed has been dis
tributed In package* of from an ounce to
half a pound, purely for experimental
purposes. The beets grown from the seed
will be analyzed and the saccharine mat
ter determined to ac-ertaln where beets
can be profitably gr. vn for the produc
tion of sugar. Tfc •• experiments. It lx
believed, will be • . Immense value, as
the beet undoubtedly can be produced
with profit in many of the states,
Wherever It can be eo produced It tv
give the firmer a new rrup. All the ant
phis vegetable seed In the possession of
the agricultural department Is being dis
tributed through congressmen or gov
ernment officials <0 the peopk- in flood* -
districts in Mississippi In plantlug
soon as the water anhsiile,.
Orphans Homo Scorched.
Atlanta, May 16.—The Rnptlit.Or
phan-.’ Home was partially destroyed
by fire this afternoon:
BALL TEAMS BAGGED.
Cleveland and Washington
Boys Seized by Police.
TRIED TO PLAY ON SUNDAY.
BUT THAT 80RT OF THING DOESN’T
GO IN CLEVELAND,
Louisville, Ky„ May 16.—Preston
Thornton, a member of one of the most
prominent families In tho state and the
South, lies at tho home of Milton H.
Smith, president of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, on Fourth avenue,
this city, suffering from a self-inflicted
and probably fatal bullet wound In tho
chest. That ho made an attempt upon
his life this afternoon In tho parlor
of the Smith mansion Is about all the
Information obtainable.
Soon after the shooting . a special
train was hurriedly sent to Lexington
to bring the family of tho wounded
man to his bedside. His father Is Col.
R. H. Thornton of Lexington. Ills
grandfather was the late Gen. William
Preston of this state, and tho wife of
Gen. William Draper of Massachu
setts, United* States ambassador to
Italy, is hiB aunt. The family Is well
known throughout: the country.
Preston Thornton is about 21 years
,of age. He is said to have paid assid
uous attention for some time to Miss
Nettie Bello Smith, the young daugh
ter of M. H. Smith. It Is generally be
lieved that today’s happenings resulted
from the depressed mind of an unsuc
cessful suitor.
Mr. Thornton has been for some time
engaged to 'be married to Miss Smith,
daughter of Mr. Milton H. Smith. Re
cently the engagement was broken off.
Today Mr. Thornton called at tho res
idence of Mr. Smith and'after a few
moments’ conversation, in a flt of des
peration, pulled a pistol from his
pocket and shot himself. The ball en
tered the body near tho heart and the
wound is probably fatal. Drs. Roberts
and Cartledge are in attendance. Mr.
and Mrs. ThoQtfon reached here to
night from their home in Lexington to
be with their son.
Mr. Thornton has been In the ser
vice of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad for the past four or five yearB.
Ho is a young man of fine personal ap
pearance and bearing. A future of
great usefulness seemed to be assured
him. Tho attending-physicians an
nounce that he will hardly survive the
night.
NEGROES ARE ORGANIZING.
They Propose to Form a National Pro
tective Association*
Washington, May 16.—An organization
to be known oa the Negro National Pro
tective Association has been put on foot
recently by ex-Congrcssman Murray, of
South Carolina. The plan Is to have a
working auxiliary committee In every
election district in tho United States,
! vllh Jft. Kcnc i?i 1 hadquarters in Washing
ton City. Tho chairmen of theso sev
eral auxiliary committees, together with
tho president, secretary and treasurer of
tho organlatlon, will comprise tho advis
ory board, which will control the policy
of tho organization.
The organization was’ perfected some
weeks ago_ In Washington by ex-Con-
B ressman Murray, who was chosen pres
ent of tho body, Is now traveling
through tho country organizing the aux
iliary committee. Vice presidents for tho
following states have already been elect
ed as follows:
Alabama, W. F. Crockett: Arkansas, J.
C. Duke; Colorado. J. H. Stewart; Dela
ware. Stanbury Murray; District of Co
lumbia, Perry Carson: Florida, I. L. Pur-
Ten Thousand People Were Present and
Many of Them Hissed aa tho Police
men Put tho Ball Play ora Un
der Arrest.
Cleveland, O., May 16.—The police
made good their promise to prevent
Sunday baseball In Cleveland, If an at
tempt wan made to play today. At the
cn-d of the first inning between the
Cleveland and Washington teams, all
the players on both sides and Umpire
Tim Hurst were arrested and taken
to the Central police station, four
miles distant, wihere President Robin-
eon gave ball for the prisoners, after
which they were released.
The game had been extensively ad
vertised and in consequecne there was
a big attendance. AH tiho railroads ran
excursions, and a large number o-f en
thusiasts from surrounding towns ar
rived In the city during the forenoon.
Soon after noon the cars running to
the boll park began to be crowded.
Long before the hour for live game to
begin, the grounds were filled. The
turnstiles showed that 10,000 had passed
in. It was impoeible to admit any more
without lotting them on the field and
the gates were dosed. Still at least
5,000 persona clamored for odmisdon.
At the conference this morning a
programme was arranged by the police
and President Roblnpon of the Cleve
land club. Accordingly when one inning
of the game had been played Police
Captain English and President Robin
son walked on the field. The captains
of the two teams called their men. Rob
inson told them to get Into their omni
buses and go to the station. At the first
sight of the police some of the members
of the audience hissed and yelled, "put
•them tm-t." but very understood what
was happening. The play era took their
■arrest good n&tumlly.
The busee©. one in charge of Oaptain
En-gHrfli and tho other with Deputy
Superintendent Ctotai and Lieutenant
V-arner in charge were driven rapidly
to the Central station, whore the play
ers and umpiro were docketed. Presi
dent Robinson promptly gave ball in
tho sum or 6100 for each player. The
members of the tifema taken into cus
tody were: Burkett, Sockfclexto, To-
beau. McKean* Powell, Wallace, Blake,
Zimmer and Wilson of the Cleveland*,
and Brown. Selbach, Demontroville,
Farrell. O’Brien, Cartwright, Abbey,
Giernvan and Reilly of the Washington*.
Ilis probable their cares will be rail
ed in‘the police court tomorrow nrorn-
ling. They may be continued, in which
event another attempt will bo made to
play next Sunday, although President
Robinson has no definite plans. It Is an
nounced that tho players will bo arrest
ed again next Sunday or oa many times
as they try to play.
Brooklyn, fit Cltfcngo, 4
Chicago, - May 16.—The Colts were
again defeated by one run in an error
less game, full of sharp and sensational
plays. They opened up on Kennedy sav
agely, hut were never able to get more
than one lonely hit In an Inning after
the first. Callahan was equally effective,
except la tho sixth, when a base on balls,
a single, a scratch trlpple into the crowd
and LaClmnce's home run netted four
runs and the game. Dahlen and G. Smith
again carried off the fieldiug honors.
Score: R.H.E.
Chicago i , . .2 1 0 01 0 0 0 0—4
AT THE NASHVILLE EYPOSITION*
The Programme for tho Week Fall of
Spools! Footufeo*
Nashville, May 16.—The cool wave of
yesterday and today presage* a clear day
tomorrow and in inriva?<> in the attend-
AHOO from adjacent towns and OUtOi. All
hare been Impatiently awaiting the com
pletion of the interior of- the great gov
ernment building and tho arrangement
of the attractive exhibits. The building
Is now ready and dhls will he formally
©rein'd tomorrow morning ;it 11 o'clock.
An Immense attendance Ls expected to
view the interesting displays the govern
ment lias sent.
The progrannno for the week is full
of fipmdal feature*. Monday in the wo
man’s building the woman's musical con
gress will begin Its eewlous, lasting three
days, and many noted mnaldano i 4ro
coming to theao convocations. Tuesday
Is set apart for the United Order of tho
Golden Crosa. The supreme commander,
with delegates from twenty-five states,
wiSl be present. Wednesday ls Tcnues-
eee bankers’ day, Thursday in Wilming
ton. N. C, day and Saturday tho Inter
national Order of Klng’a Daughters will
i mid a convention in the woman's build
ing.
In tho woman’s building on Wednes
day a college day convocation will he
held, in which way colleges devoted to
education of women will be represented
bygraduates.
The railway exhibits arc being added
to daily, the latest addition being the old
DeWitt Clinton locomotive, with tencler
and threo coachc*. which have been
loaned the Nashville, Chattanooga aud
flt. Louis railway by tiio.Ncw York Cen
tral.
Rlckctt; New Jersey, C. W. Robinson,
New York, T. Thomas Fortune; North
Carolina. J. C. Dalney; Ohio. — Copeland;
Oklahoma, E. P. McCabe: Pennsylvania,
J. L. Goodall; South Carolina, S. E.
Smith; Tennessee, W. H. Young: Texas.
W. L. Smith; Virginia. John Mitchell, Jr.;
Washington, C. A. Rideout; West Vir
ginia, Rev. C. II. Payne.
Prof. John W, Crpmwell, of Washing
ton, D. C., has been uppolntcd tho na
tional secretary of the body.
THIRTY THOUSAND TO STRIKE.
The Brotherhood of Tailors Will Go Out
Though Lenders Oppose.
New Yo-k, May 16.—The Brother
hood of Tailors, with a membership
of over 30,000, decided today to strike.
The leaders In the organization, Includ
ing Joseph Baron doss and Mayer 8chof-
feld, counselled against a etrlke, but
the majority of the workers Insisted
upon It. The decision to strike was nr
rived' at only after a protracted and
heated meeting of the tailors.
Although tho strikers have not yet
drawn up their demands, it is known
that an advance in wages and the abo
lition of the task system are sought by
th<- tailor*. They claim that, notwith
standing the fact that they are at work
from early in the morning and continue
until late at night, under the low
scales of pay they are unable to sup
port themselves and <their* families. II
Is claimed, if they had not been held
In check for months by the members
of the executive committee, the opera
tors would have been “called outti|HBI
til it was found Impossible to live un
der the existing scale.
EX-SENATOR CO K K AT REST,
Several of the Pallbearers Shocked by a
Thunderbolt,
Waco, Ter., May 16.—The obsequies of
the late Senator Richard Coke today
were solemn and impreMilvft In tbt AX-
treme. The pall bearers were among the
-*uost dlstlnguj-hed men of Texas. Avast
multitude or people were present, hun
dreds being from different parts of the
ante. Just as the racket was being low*
ered Into the grave a bolt of lightning
struck a tree near by, knocking ex-
Governor Hubbard, one of the pall
bearers, to his knee*, shocking ex-Gcv*
ernor Rone and a number of others nil
verely. Several teams ran away and
there came near being a tragedy to end
the ©ad occasion,
HIGH TIDE AT TYREE.
Water Over the Track and the Train Was
Delnjed.
Savannah. Ga„ May 16.—The tv.
the Tybce railway was badly washea u.<«
afternoon by the May spring tide which
Ml today. 1 ’
occurred I
This ls ;
unusually high. Several hundred
ora went do - 1 | “
Ing the day with
....d the train crept In with difficulty.
I. not yet known whether the hut train
from th“ l.lnnd will gel In tonight. No
serious daman* has been dona w far as
all right In a day or two.
TWO VESSELS GO ASHORE,
The Crolsldlno aud Arcadia Strike Rut
▲II Hands Escape,
St. Johns, Mny 16.—The French brli
went ashoro yesterday morning near La*
matlne, N. F. A heavy sea waa running
and tho crew experienced tho greatest
difficulty in launching boats, which
almost swamped among tho bred
They rowod oil day and all last nlfriit,
After All Congress May Not
Get a Message From the
White House Today.
mm mi oil.
President Considering Matter
and ”117111 Not Decido on
Course Till This Morning.
CONGRESS READY TO ACT
Little Doubt That Recommendation, by
tho Froaldont for tho Relief of Amer
ican. Will Ho Promptly Carried
Outr-Tbo Sontlment for Cuba I,
Said to Ho Very Strong.
cell: Georgia. T. li. Johnson; Illinois. F. Brooklyn . . .0 00104000—0
L. Barnett: Iowa. T. L. Smith; Kansas, Batteries—Callahan nml Anson; Ken-
o z. neily nn(1 A _ Bn ji Ul , umpire, McDonald.
Cincinnati, 7t Loitlavlllo* (1.
Cincinnati, May 16.—Over 16,000 people
witnessed the first Sunday game In this
rlty between Louisville and Cinclnotl.
The game waa exciting throughout, both
teams playing snappy hall.
Score: R.'H.E.
Cincinnati .. 02301110 •— 7
Louisville . . .2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3— 8 10
Bai terles—lEhrct >and Bchrlvcr: Hill
and Wilson. Umpires, Ensile uud O’Duy.
Baltimore, l ie Kt. T,mit*» fi.
St. Louis, May 10.—Baltimore made It
three straights with the Browns today '
an uninteresting contest. Hart wr
mark for the Orioles.
Score; / R.H.E.
St. Louis ....1 00010300— 5 11
Baltimore . . .2 0 0 6 3 0 1 1 1—14 10
Batteries—Hart >nd MarFarland; Hof-
fer and Clark. Umpire, MoDerniott.
1MDIANH LAY Down ARIM.
After Twelve Year* War Thoy Have
Surrendered to Mexico
Guayamas, Mexico, May 16.—With
all the pomp and ceremony ot war tho
800 Indian warriors, veterans of twclvo
yeans’ strife with Mexico, marched Into
the little town of Ortiz yesterday to
make peace. A treaty of peace, the
main points of which wero agreed upon
somo time ago by Juan Maldonado,
Chief Totablates and Col. I’elnadu of
the Mexican army, was ratified with
much ceremony and peace was de
clared. Tho cessation of hostilities is
hailed with Joy by every one In tills
vicinity, and especially by a syndicate
of New York capitalists, who are con
structing with- Indian labor an Im
mense canal In the Rio Yaqul Valley
to Irrigate a million acres concession
secured from the Mexican government.
BULLS TOO POOR TO FIGHT.
The Mexicans In Consequonco are De
prived of ThelrHport
Mexico City, May 16.—The city govern
ment futtbade any bull fight to be given
today. The authorities claim the bulls
provided for the fight* arc so poor they
do not justify the price of admission
asked by the mamgement. Enrique
Meriro, a Spanish bull fighter, bos vis
ited the famous bull-breeding farm of
Atenco- and other places and hi* Judg
ment ls that non, of tb. bufls shown
him were worthy of the ring. The poor
ness of the animals I* getting to be a
serious question and it begin* to look
as If bull fighting would atop for lack of
animal* to fight. The government Ui
firm and no performances will be al
lowed with inferior cattle. A ship load
of bulls has been ordered from Spain to
meet the emergency.
„ . ,ilat
but wore unable to find tho land. The.
had no provisions so hurled wus their
start from the vessel and they suffered
Itreatly from tho cold and drenching sea.
About noon toduy thoy heard tho fog
horn at tho entrance of tho harbor of St.
Fierro and making their way toward tho
port, wero picked up by a pilot boat
The crow numbered twenty-eight. Most
of them aro greatly exhausted from hun<
ger und rowing.
Tho German stoamor Arcadia, ladon
with grain and bound from Montreal for
Liverpool, wont ashore this morning near
Cano Kay, on tho southern sldo of tho
Gulf of St Lawrence, in a dense fog.
Hor passengers, twenty-five In number,
and fifty-four men hud a thrilling experi
ence in trying to reach land. Throe men
attempted to swim through tho surf with
the lire line, but fulled. Tho fourth, how
ever. succeeded and attached tho hawser
to tho rocks in a favorable position so
that all were safely landed after a hard
struggle. Neither passengers nor crow
saved nnything. Tho vessel ls likely to
become a total wreck ns sho Is on Jug
ged rocks with a big holo In hor bot
tom.
DID MURDER THEN sMOKBl),
Desperado nenrd Kills Another Man
and Lynchers May Got Him,
Little. Rock, Ark., Mny 16.—Deputy
Shorlff JcuHe F. Hoaird shot and Hilled
H. T. Blair at tho Hatter'S placo of
bu»ln"?*fi tonight. Heard, after the
fhooting, walked to the Capitol Hotel
where ho purchased a clgnr and was
enjoying tho wued when Sergeant King
and Officers Joncs^ Htromb and Howlin
aroepted and dlrfarmad him.
Heard to a desperate man and has
had flnequeret *!hao*1ng scrapes In tills
state and 'Mississippi. Ho killed a negro
in this city several yearn ago and prior
to hto advent in Arkansas killed a man
in Honatobia, Miss.
Blair was a peaceful citizen and ntooJ
well Jn this city whero he law roskM
nlnc4? 1889. lie was prominently connect
ed with the orderr ot Elks, Red Mon
and other societies.
Intensij excitement prevails tonight
In the vicinity of tho Jail and threads of
lynching oan bo heard on all sides.
Sheriff Havana ugh ho* taken «xtra
precautions to prevent the threats be
ing put into execution.
HE DIED FOR THE PUPPIES.
Waco. Tex., May 10.—’This city and
Immcdkito section wan visited today by
a, severe wind, ruin, and hail storm
Which caused muoh duntgv. Bcvwtl
building** wero Mown from lUnfii* foun
dations and others badly damaged.
Bam Knox, a 12-ycar-old boy, crawled
under his houue to weeuro some puppies
and tho wind blow tho frouno from Its
foundation, killing him Instantly. Bev-
eral persons wero Injured. Crop* in the
path of the wtorm wero completely
ruined. Advloes so far Indicate that tho
■worst of the. storm woo experienced in
this neighborhood.
SAVED II1S WlFE*rt HONOR,
Hut tlio Husband Was Fatally Wounded
In So Doing,
East Stroudsburg, Pa., May 16.—
Crazed with drink, Clinton Rouck,
Newton Fritz and Harry Hufford on
tered tho house of Henry Van Busklrk,
near here, today and attempted to as
sault his wife. The husband was Ill
in bed with pneumonia. Hearing his
wife’s cries for help, he secured a re
volver anil fired. Tho ball entered
Itouck's stomach. Tho latter fired four
■hots in return, one striking Van Bus-
kirk in the right breast, penetrating
the lung. Neither man can recover.
Rouck and Fritz arc now under arrest
but Hufford hns so far eluded capture.
MURDERED AND HOIUSED,
Husband and Wife the Victims of Rob*
her* In Michigan,
Smith’s Lake, Minn., May 18.—W# T.
Boxell and his wife, living In tho coun
try near this place, were murdered and
robbed of 6400 about 12 o'clock last night.
Tho Instrument of death was an ax.
which was found In the yard covered
with blood. There Is no clue to tho mur
derers. The bodies wore discovered by
BoxeU’s two sons, who had been fishing.
They came homo about midnight. There
wero a number of scars and bruises on
both bodies and their heads wero crushed
In. Boxell was about GO yean* old and
one of the wealthiest men In the county.
He was married a short time ago, his
wife being but 19 years old.
In Joe© Maril’s Memory.
New York. Key 16.—Under the uu-
3 dees of the Jose Marl! Club of thW
tjr anniversary exercises commemora
tive of tbe death of Jose Marti, the
Cuban patriot and martyr, were held in
tbe Academy of Manic today. The dec
orations consisted of Cuban and Ameri-
can tag*. There was a special musical
wm K|[S5^ n !LSS. Tho r* *« ‘ hc
Inaans Hot Murder* a LlttlsClH.
Philadelphia, May 16.—Frank Msche
mer, an Inaan. lad of 10 yean, this
Afternoon cut the throat of Mabel
Kurtz, the 7-year-old daughter of
Adolph Kurt*. In tho oellar ottho girl's
home. The phyalcUne aay there Is lilt e
hope of saving her life. Machemer Is
In cuatody.
I«J M A 111 A THKIlKHA’h~TlONOn.
Beautiful Monument 10 the Great Km*
pieie Unveiled In Hungary.
Preeburg, Hungary, May 16 —Tlic Em
peror Francis Joseph, os the king of
Hungary, arrived here today to unveil
the Marla Thercaa monument.
The ceremony wm performed In the
presence of an Immense gathering which
Included many of the great nobles of the
kingdom and deputations from all the
principal town*. Tbe utmost enthusiasm
wa* displayed. Tbe king went at the
head of a splendid procession to the hill
where the former kings of Hungary w*;re
crowned, which Is the site of the mon
ument, lt*4f a beautiful work of art.
Washington, May 16.—Prosident Mc
Kinley has not yet decided whether ho
will send a message to congress on tho
Cuban eituatton. Ho still has the mat-
tor under consideration and will not
finally dotormlno what ho will do until
Washington, May 16.—Tho house lead
ers Jmvo mot yet decided upon tho
methods by which they will make their
responeo to tho presidents mcmage
which wJll bo sent to congress tomor
row or Tuesday, asking for relief for
tho starving Americans In Cuba. That
their responeo will bo quick and com
plete, however, ttwro is no reason to
doubt. In -Uw* -present condition of af
fairs in the house dfarso methods of pro-
ceeduiro are opun. Ordinarily tho ms*-
fcago would go in -tho committee on for
eign affairs for consldsmtlon and that
commutes wmild report a bill which
would come back to -lhe house for ac
tion 'through tbe regular channels. The
speaker could, in .the pnoNent emergen
cy, simply appoint tho committee and
let tho whole subject take the regular
oouttst. But id to lutvdly (likely that this
will ha -done. The eubjoct to so well un
derstood that it probably will bo
thought* that the nnembers, with ,tho
mensago and the accompanying docu
ments which the president will transmit
before them, oan act intelligently with
out a committee report.
It the committee i» not appoflntcd
two other oourws will bo open. First,
nfter tho receipt of .the message a bill
may be formulated by the leaders and
a special order reported by tho com
mit too on rules for Its consideration.
This would bring the whole question at
once before -t ho Jwuno for act ton. Bu t
this method would bo disadvantageous,
perhttp*. Jn that both homes struggling
to fho H.une end simultaneously would
act on different bills, thu© entailing dr-
iay for adjustment of differences In
oonfenonoe. Tho most likely course is
that fho houso will await tine action of
tho senate, if notion to had promptly,
and then coiwidcr tho senate bill or
Joint resolution under a special order.
Tho aeivtlment In favor of itho recog
nition of tho Cuban (Insurgents la
strong in *thn house and a very radical 3]
measure might bo parsed Jf tho bouse
wero allowed free aoMon. With a sonata
measure, deillng only with the ques
tion of tho relief of tlw? suffering Amer
icana. before tho bou*o uixltu* a *p»'ctat
order, powslbility of amendments would
bo cut off and tho hou^o would be oom-
Psllsd to accept or reject it as parted
by tho aenate.
Tho conference r<T>ort of fho Indian
bill probably wJll come before the houso
tills week.
Tho proceedings in the senate next
week aro by no irteans settled. All will
depend upon tlu* course the Cuban ques
tion may (take. Senator Morgan’* joint
resolution occupies the favored plooo
on tho calendar and there to llttlo
doubt t hat it will betaken up at the ap
pointed hour Monday. Still there 1* a
nllght pomiblHty that tho expected
mavago of itJh-e president may cause
postponement und that the character of
hto recommendation's, may have a
bearing tliait will Influence the tenor of
tho -resolution lhait ultimately will be
ad >pted.
Tho Alabama nonator wEl not stand in
the way of action In accordance with
Mich a recommendation a* the president
may make upon this subject, but he will
insist that It shall bo independent of and
in no wise interfere with bis resolution
providing for recognition of Cuban bid-
Ilftrtncy.
With tho Cubin question In its pres
ent shape, und with no other pressing
bn Hi ness b«*fon* ihc tin* debuts
on this subject will bn of uncertain dura
tion. It may cqatlM* practically all the
week, und it may come to a very sudden
and syc-ody termination. There to little
or no doubt that the Morgan resolution
will pisM whru a vote to reached and the
Indication* are that tbe majority for It
will be greater for the recent delay.
There win be somo opposition, and tho
plea will bo made that any mutcriai aid
given should ho In accordance with ex
ecutive recommendation.
‘ If Cuba, docs not occupy the entire at
tention for tbe week, much of the time
to likely to bo given to the general cal
endar. Senator Gear will make nn ef
fort to have the Pacific railroad hill con
sidered, while Senator Lodge will, if the
opportunity offers, make the some effort
In behalf of the immigration bill. Sena
tor Pettigrew will try i<> c ill up tbe
resolution for the investigation of the
Pacific railroad land patents. The Indian
apjsroprlation bill wife be brought In on a
conference report. In It there remains
only the one point of difference on the
Uncoinpahgrc lands to be settled.
The sundry civil bill conference will be
poHtponed until Senator AJItoon'A return
to the city. Senator Mallory, the new
Florida Hem tor, wi l \m inducted futo
office early In the week.
Senator Ablrieh will make the opening
statement in behalf of the tariff bill on
the part of the majority of the finance
committee on Tuesday, but it sill jx»t
with individual senator*! whether the de
bate eh .til be continued beyond thte
speech at that time. The probabllitl** aro
that the statement wtl produce zomo
badinage, and th it after this the aerate
will adjourn until the following Mon-
diy, when the debate will begin iu earn
est. Senator Aldrleh Is erected to fully
explain the portion of hltusoif and eol-
leagu'-ti and to .make quite an elaborate
vrescntatloa of the subject
