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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