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.1 II EBTIL.L. Praidrnt
BID 111 SIRE
Terrible Vengeance on Mur
derer oi Louise Frost.
Wiiiili OF A COLORADO MOB
Ini, a Applied 6! F,ilto( tit sro
Brule’s Victim.
NEGRO PLEADED TO BE SHOT
Execut’d on Spot Where He Com
mitted Fearful Crime.
I'orlrr Maintain".! III* Stolid In*
dinirru"" I otll I'lnrar. Tlesnn to
I I. k III* Iter. W hen Hr < rlrd In
Att|£Oi*l> to Hr Hrlr*rd—Moll Wool
About It* lloalnr** tjolrtlr ond
Ararrrly a Hr|iu* NVns <trm—Nr-
B ro Hod tluiraKrd nod Mnrdrrrd
ili* - A iiudi flirt.
Llmon. Col . Nov. 10.—Chained to a rail
road rail art firmly In thr ground on th*
rxact spot where hla crime wn commlt
i-d. Freston Porter. Jr., or a* he was fa
miliarly known. John Port, thl* rvrnlng
I *ld a terrible penalty for hi* deed
It wa <i 23 o'clock when the father of
* r murdered girl touched the match to
the tuel which had tarn pl!l aroun.l the
• gro and twenty minute* later a last !
nvttlelve *hudder tokt that hi* life wa*
rn'inct
What agony the doomed negro *uffered
whlie the flame* shriveled up bU fleeh
rt .:t only be gueasel from the
i ntortlona of ht# face and the ertea he
c ,ve f 10m itme to lime.
Tie executioners, who numbered about
. tiaens of Lincoln county, had not the
i- semblance of the ordinary rnob.
r every act wa* deliberate, and dur
ail the prepa rat lone a* well a*
ughout the *ufTermgs of the negro. ,
1 . • lly an unneeeary wool wa* spoken
• mly they *tood in a circle about the
until the body wa* entirely eonwime.l.
arc then quietly they took aheir way
■ . , to Umon. wlience they dcpariel for
- r home* ehortly afterworvl*.
Negro Hid not Iteallae 11.
I rcston Porter dtd not *eem to realize
awful punishment that he wa* W*.-
i to undergo. A* he had exhtMte.l
.■ .T.-rence ao the enormity of hla crime.
~e arinvil to lack all uiaieratandlng
i-; - . terrible con*equence*. For more
an hour, while preparation* for hi*
,:ion were In progre*#. he stood mine
te: sullen among the avenger* When
* i hire wa* reaety. he walked to the
i. wl:h n firm tep. pausing a* h?
red the circle of broken board*, to
in prayer. He wa* allowed to take
me He aroao ami placed ha* back
1 Iron *lake and half a dozen men
t t and chain* shout hi* body and IIm(a
I ' sen* oil wa* applied to the wool.
<1 .'ter a brief pause Klchard W. Frost,
father of the little Frost gltl, who e
mutilated iiody wa* found oni
* ago on that aery pol. applied
hatch.
a moment but a little flickering
f rria arose. Then the oil blaaed up
fl Hew Into th* air and ihe woo.l
.... to crackle. Almost Instantly ih
1 tn.ite.-r* caught hr**. Even though ,
h Hunt have been scorched, he dll
1 ter a ,-ound.
Ilia Ftrat Cry of Ansnlali.
flame* crept slowly upward on hi*
the spark* flew up In a Houd
•moke. Porter turned hi* head
■ fr.ghiful expression changed tya 1
With a sudden convulsive tugging
*’h*d hi* head ** far from the
Increased flame* a* possible and
' -, .a cry of pain, "Oh, my Ood. let
* f men. I've got something more
you. Please let me go. Oh. my
my
rthie screeches these words, the
had uttered aloud, came from
< -tro. a terrible tugging *t ihe
succession of awful groan# and
1 came as the agony wa* at last
•' down hi* sullen composure. Not
escaped him. but he begged and
■•-I to be shut.
*■•*-> ihe rope holding hi* hand*
i through. Then arm*, head and
■bra slipped through the chain*.
1 Instant the body stood erect, the
* r raised In supplication, while
? Pieces of clothing droped from
Peered Chain AA ould Break.
dy then fell away from the Art.
ad lower than th# feet, •till fagten
•P* rail. Thl# wa* not exnecied,
• ,r * lew minutes those stolid men
Jlatenit&l) MaininQ McVp £
were dt*concer!el; they feared that the
only remaining chain would give wav. If
this had occurred the partly burned hu
man being would hx)e been dashed among
them In hla blazing garment*. And not
mnny would have cared to capture him
again. But the chain held fast. The body
was then in auen a position that only
ihe legs were in the fire.
The ertee of the wretch were redoubled
and he again begged to be shot. Fom*
wanted to throw' him Into the fire, othe
tried to dash oli up'ii him Board* were
carried and a large pile made over the
prostrate body. They soon were ignited,
and the terrible heat and lack of air
quickly Teetered the victim uncor.s I ,us,
bringing d>-ath a few moments later.
Thla terrible ceremony, out upon the
rolling prairie, concluded the second trag
edy upon that spot, the terrible aveng
ing of the first.
Through the enitre eff.v.r but lttle was
•aid. A* they had calmly prepared for
the avenging, *o the people of the east
ern part of the state carnal out thetr
plan coolly on.l deliberately. There waa
no* n hit-h in th.- entire proceeding. Not
a weapon wu* drawn; therr wa* no angry
discussion. Alter the tire had burned
low they told each other goodnight and
then went home. They did hot nop to dis
cus* the affair.
Aram Secured by the Woh.
The trutn hearing Hie negro in custody
of Sheriff Freeman ami hi* deputies ur
nvni at I.imon at 5 I.'. p. in The car*
were crowded with newspaper reporter*
and people who were curious to see the
negro cxecu;<'d
It AV. Frost, the murdered girl's father,
wa* one of Ihe passengers. When the
train stopped sixteen men. who had been
se.ee*,-1 by he Vigilance Committee, en
tered the train and demanded the pris
oner from the sheriff Their every action
was marked by mimnefei and determina
tion. The officer protested In the name of
the taw, and ask'd the men to allow him
to take hla prisoner to the county jail
at Hugo, but his protrwts were disre
garded.
One man rarrial a rope of which had
been formed a hangman's noose This was
slipped over the negro's neck. It was at
first announced that the negro wa* to be
executed by hanging. Many. Including the
father of the negro* victim, protested
that such a death wouid be too easy, and
It wa* Anally decided to leave the manner
cf execution with the outraged father
lie decided upon burning at the slake
The train was then allow.d io proceed and
at I-ake Station, about three miles from
Linton, and near the scene of the negro *
crime, the parly left iho train und began
preparation* for the deed of vengeance
Suggestions of mutilation before burning
were made, but Mr. Frost declared against
it.
Wagnn* were dispatched for w at. .ind
upon their return a score of men as-lded
In preparing it for the fire When at la-t
preparation* were complet'd a forth r
delay was made because 11 wa* known
many were on their way from Hugo and
other part* of the county to take part in
the affair. it had been announced that
fi.yi o’clock should is- ihe hour for start
ing the tire, but It wa* nearly an hour
later when the word wa* finally glvn
ftnvrrii'ir Would Not Talk.
Denver. Col . Nov. HI —When asked hb>
opinion regarding the burning of ehe n--
gro murderer. Preston Porter, at Llmon
to-night. Gov. Thomas declined to make
any statement whatever. Early In the
week In an Interview, the Governor v.*
quoted as staying that he had nothing to
ilo with the mrtler.
SherifT Freeman of Lincoln county, after
the prisoner was taken from him, re
mained on the train and presumably went
to hts home at Hugo. He wa* strongly
opposed to the lynching and only con
sented to take Porter back to Union
from Denver under the strange** pres
sure from the people of his . ounty.
The gceieral sentiment expressed in Den
ver approve# the exAriitlon of the negro
hut deprecates the meth'vl adopted.
onifildl Til I.F.AVE CABINET.
Informed President He tonlil Not
Iteinnlii After March 4.
Washlnxton. Nov. 1* —At the cabinet
meeting tq-d.iy Attorney Genera Grl .-gs
Informed the President and hi* colleagues
that after mature a - Ilh--r.itlon he h.id
concluded that It would In' impossible for
him to remain a member of Ihe cabinet
for th* next four years.
The resignation of the Attorney Gen
eral will not take effect until Ma-eh 4
next, and It I* thought a' prenent that *1!
the other member*, with the |> sp.lc ex
ception of the Secretary of War. wl.l re
tain their present position*
Secretary Gage announced that h's es.
tlrnates complete would show an ex es of
receipt* over expenditure* for the pre-sen
fiscal year of s*>,ooo,ooo *nd an c-x< ess of
receipt* f“ r the fiscal year ending July 1.
I|.'. of 13h.00u.U00. Thl* estimate for ihe
next fiscal year, however. I* ba-ed up n
the theory that the present revenue liw
wlll remain In force.
Doers Breaking thr Hallway.
London. Nov. I.—Th# Boers according
to the Cape Town correspondent of the
Dally Mall have broken the railway tn
twenty places between Bloemfontein and
the Orange river, and line wa# cut yes
terday between Kimberley and Balmont
SAVANNAH, GA.. SATURDAY, NOYEMKEH 17, KKM).
TO BE NO REDUCTION
*GtTT RCPRKSE STATION IS MIT
IX t.HLAT DiM.IR.
M'KINLEY NOT A PARTY TO IT.
in: DOES SOT W AXT TUB MATTER
CONRIDERCO.
Piralilnt lfllrp* Thai Even C'on-
Frntlve (Ktirna In the North
Would IMti’mtnirtuiiu'r Vn> More
t lied nee Representation
llrmur oof Eraurhtor - ul>
thr Eitremlitß Are Heeplua I|i
thr %altatloa.
Washington. Nov. li-Prethlrnt M Kin
ley la oppiwiti u> ny •glrffltit) of r#tl*n
ifti Issues in connection with thr forthcom
ing apportionment bill.
T*:oe so-called ar t teamen. who. for t
purpose* of revenge or in the hope of
gathering unto themselves th# support of
negro voter* n therr immediate baill
wi<ks. *r crying out tht t :ie Routh’s
representation in Congrese must he rut
down. are foinff to be grievously dUap
pointed. if they really hope to see their
progrenune carried ou:.
There it to be nu rtwiuctlon in ihe
South'# representation N*dtlrer in h'*
present Congr**Mi, in which the R#pti>)e
un ha\t h good working majority, nor
In the in w rotifrfn. wherein their ma
jority will he even gr*iter. will there in*
any concert***! movement on the*e
The matter will proUobly he *g|:a .*l by
•ome Re|ouhlta'*n# itiie w.ni*r ui:4 in th*
tiex# CiHtgrees There wr tnet* w.io ,ir‘
anxious for their own gonal purtxefv to
ally themselves with such agitation Hut
tne lie pu hi lean lea i iers—th mn who will
Nititroi leirlsiaUofi—will be fotitui ngiint
the enactment of a law reducing the rep*,
re&antatlon In Con frees of the Southern
state*.
Prr,lO,nl Oftpuard to If.
Th* Prosldrnt hlm'lf Is oppo**d to aflv
such movrmrnt. Tho Frnddmt ts an ab.o
politician and ho hrllrvrs auch .i itniv-'-
menl on th* iwrt of tho Hrpubll an p.irty
n.-uld W in,| policy. ll* l honosily
|sx.*'l to InjrSliiut Ih" ru.or quest o O'
wavlnx thr bloody shirt Ills IntU'iice
a* party leader and Fresbk nt w ill b<>
urrd quietly against iho enactment of any
such legislation. I get thl- from thoae
closesi to him. and It non it a In strict
accordance with th* altitude h* tus as
sumed In the past.
The few Republican lenders who tn the
stress of the campaign raise i a mlzhty
howl about Ihe North Carolina law have.
Il will he noticed, had nothing Io jy
on tho subject in their •'ommciits u oi
the probable programme for th* short
scaidon of Congress. Mr. John Da.zell
of Pennsylvania, who la th* active h ad
of th* 4'ommltlc" on Rule-, will h . ha e
th* leki-latioii of th" lious., aid, when ,
asked about tills qinnilun the other da)
■’There will no att.mpt to p.s- such
legislation at this sessi.m of i’ongr* .’
I unaress tins Tun Much to Iln.
Thic announcement from Mr. Dal. ‘ll 1*
of itself enough to prove tho isscrthm
tiMSt ihe iiitluencr of the Demon - ’ll" l•-u•l
--ers will lx- against any serious • (for to
pan* a reduction '-aw Bui r.o insurance
so fur as this session is i-oncrn-d, is
really necessary. Tho ehori * •'d. cov' is
but three menllia of time aud the pro
gramme nianxd out for that session by
tho Hepubllcan le.idero will com line every
bit of the time. With the appropriation
hills the urmy organlxalion hill. Ihe sli p
•iilisid) bill, the Nicaragua can.il t ill, in I
ether Important np-asun - before Con- j
gress, there will bti no lime for tne ugl'a- j
tlon of any reduction measure even If
ihe llepubllcsns were so in"! n"d. They
see. too that even if they tried they could
not isjaalbly get such a measure through
the Satiate tn a session which will expire
on the third of March.
Although the Democratic representation
is small, the Democrat* could easily lro
v*nt Ihe pnosng" of such a bill, even If
the Republicans w-rc a unit in It* favor.
By the time the new Congress convene*
this cry agalnat Southern representation
will prolxthly hava exhausted Itself even
among the extremist*. Though some may
conrinue for ihelr own particular pur
iwacs to agitata the question, the Influ
ence df ihe men who really shape Re
publican legislation will be found against
any such movement.
N\ liy MeKlnle, Is tsalnal It.
President McKinley Is onioo-d to nny
ait'-mpi to force such leglslat on through
Congress for soveral reasons lie .o s
not think I* good policy tm his pari, t >
revive bloody sldri secllonallsm, fo - on< -
reason. He has a very friendly feeling
toward th* South and entert ilna a linger
lug hop* that h may be able to -o s’ .ip.
thing* as o build up a R.publican party
In the South, whtch l* another reason But
beyond and above these reasons, the e |
on* that. If the •- were no oth-r*. w uld
Influence him and other Republican I* d
er* against any reduction acheme- th< -
conrlctlon that It would he futile, aid t"e
apiweclßtlon of the fart that when condi
tion* In the South are shown In their true
light, public sentiment throughout t a
North would ix - favorable to Ih" elect'on
law* In force In *nm* of the Koithe n
states toward which th* present criticism
I* particularly aimed.
Where Criticism la Vlnied.
In considering the reduction proposition
from a purely practical sn>nd|sdnl. Illa
well to bear In mind that the grandfather
clause which is the particular target of
all those latter-day critic*. Is In force in
Just on* state In the Houtn; that Is tn
Loutslann The North Carolina conatl
utior.al amendment whtch Is copied after
the Louisiana constitution, does not go
into effect for two years yet. Even theoa
-onatitutlona which go farther In thaw
language than do tha conetltutlona or
•tatutea of any of the other Southern
slates, carry >ln their languag". abso
lutely no discrimination on the ground
of race, color or previous cuudutoa mt
aiv!tu>le It will alao be ** of ilrtnon*
a rwi.on that in their practical working#
itiere i# not #uch dUcnmlnatkMi To be
r:o* diacrunm.ition or color d.errimnatl>m,
the prohibitory provtaaooa w.*uli tune to
apply to all |x>ron* who, In the eyee of
the law. are •'oiorrd. NoKher the lui
iai.a irovliton nor the North Carolina
provision will ofemir to #uch univer#.*!
exclusion. A* a #op to the aendmant of
the extremist * they may be nil,mot I to
uao* their power to unneat a few legally
elected Democrats whow mm(i ar* con
tested by Hepubllcana. and in thi* w.iy
cm down the Democratic rep>r<A#entAtion
In the lower hou*o of OoigrtMt from notn*
of thsh* atstr#.
THE l*ME?iiniAT ! ATTITI Dlu.
l>oe* hot Want to Anm*r in Rad
KcrllUM In the botlfh.
(Hy A Prwf.)
Wsshlnfton, Nov. Hi The o(4nlon *
irnuwtnK puWir men who are In
th* vnfidftic* of the I’reeldo tit that lia
wth op(H**e any movement banking to a
reduction of th* roticre#eton! r**pre#enta
llon of tin* H(>uthern etate* , ac , ount
of the > tinigfM* of the dinfraiß-Msement o.
ru'Kro voter*
The !‘reident I# said to bo o|*j*oiei| to
reviving ill feeiing which he think*
would t*e ths result of a Ikll thus touch
ing tin- South’* ftuttrag' l .
He h*-M bevn toll from many anurcaa re
rentiy chat un ini|ortani element of
Awtiiem htiKine*# man, manufacturer*
and other#, I# it iieart with the ftepubll-
at.#, and that Hie iiul vie of a future rev -
oiuUoti Mxuihnt i xiiUtif political methods
in the Routh lut# been securely eHtaldiah
f'd and eiiould not U* diuHliwted by loikl*-
wtti'ii that would be regarded by the
8ou(h ur i*e< t iotial.
on I* •mm of the President s sttitudr
there ii gr4>wlng opinion tiuct iegtslation
look.i k to tlie reduction of the Southern
representation will not l pressed by par
ty 1 sail ere in Congress.
In thl# connection it Is suggested tlmt
any action taken with reference to ths
euffrsgs of the South in advance of the
ad"f>:ion of a definite policy in ths Philip
pint m might thr*w nom* etnlarra##ment
in the tviiy of proper disposition of the
c’.tlxeiiship right# of the h’tllrrtncß*. atxl
moreover, it 1# felt that the govtrrun.nt
luis its much *r it ran d*sl with now
without gettittg into a contention oxer do
mestic affair#.
ATTACK ON THE EMPEROR.
% Uonmn In m i powd of Ji|*fH*lor*
Threw m llnntl 4'kopprr at Him
•out Mi#(l ll#r 'lurk.
Breslau, Nov. IS.—Emptror WilHam wa#
ih# objsct of an AUempCAKi to
day. which. h*>w*‘ver. fuM.
A# u# wa* driving in n optn oarrliqt#
*, (hr CulraPAlar Ftarrack*. Accompanied
by tiic hereditary Prince of B’x#-Mfcini
u*n. * woman In the cround hurled # hand
hopper at tle cnrriAKc. The rnpldiiy
withs hi ti the vehicle was p*#eln* saved
i if* oc< upanm. The chopper, however,
struck tlu carriAk*'- The woman wa* Im
me< Ihßely arr#etel
The woman's name is S-.ma fk'hnapke
KFt. t u|>le<l h pitc# In tho* front rank of
ih# s|M*i'tators. on ih# side furthest from
•he Emperor.
A crowd of who witne##.*d the
outrrtK* threw themseive# on th** Empe
ror'# NKhAikinL H*t the prompt Interven
tion of tne raved the %voriiMii from
injury.
Tii* assailant I# a trek •woman of
fire#*au A t*rovl#>nrtl melk*al examina
tion of ti>* prhw*er h# l-**n inal . .lie)
she h.-< been pronouncet! insane.
\\ hli*- Kiniwror Wiiiiam w. • ret urn In j|
fr*m Hie barm'-ks to the r.illrond station
he was cheered liy immense crowla >f
p**opie who were leathered alonft the route.
roMIITI(l\ OF THE (XAR.
He l'n*#*fl n Mtlsfaetsrr Day and
Wmm IMn* Well.
Ijonlon. Nov. 17—It Is contrary to the
etiquette of the Russian court to pu)lish
bulletins, but a# by marriav# Em|*eror
Nicholas i# a Krand?-*n of Queen VI iioria,
thi# etiquette i# relaxed. NothinK. h>w
tver. ,ater than the bulletin issued vester
day momlnx haa necn allowed to l*ecomo
public*.
"Hi# Majesty h# parsed a satisfactory
day. L#t ••venimr hts temperaturo wiw>
108.4; pulse 72.
"Hi# Majesty s)c|at fairly well tlurinir
the n{bi The tetuperatura this morintur
is 100 6; pulse, to.
"Generol oondirkm very aatUrfactory'."
Thl# show f that the disease Is follow In*
the norma, course of a mild attack; and,
in It# event of there iMdrix no relapse r
oompllc.ition, the fever ahoukl aubslda liy
•he end of tiie mor th. s
Hut even then the ir real eat car# mu at
l# exer l#ed for anotic T month.
.Tin- advScra r#*eived at < 'o|*enh/ixn and
other Kuroiamn courts are
a favoruMe character
It I# exported tht%’ the Cxnrm'itch. the
Grand Duke Michael, will start to-morrow
(Sunday) for 8?. Petersburg.
News of the attack upon Emperor Will
iam has been withheld from tb- Cxar f>r
fear of the effect U|KM) Idm in lik en
foehlefi condition.
\FJ.IPI !H %IIK 111% Fkt UT.
Mob Tried to* Get Him Out of Jell In
Orler In l.xnrh Him.
Charlorte. N C . Nov. 16 —A n*>b which
mterwled to J>mch a negro at AlFmarle
•yesterday morning only succeeded In lib
erating the prl# ner after tearing down
part of the )*!! wall.
On letng refused entranc* the mob hat
tered 1 wn a aection of the jaJl wall.
#mashsl the negro's ell door and dragged
htm out and puahed him through the hole
in the wall. A# soon as the negro hit the
ground he. ran *rul e.-enped In the dark
ness
The negro mas accused of poisoning Dr.
Love* who died sevo-tal months ago.
WA HR IST* FOR UXt IIBR6.
4I Men Implleeted In Making May
\%ith a >frn.
Orsensboro. N. C., Nov. 16 —Judge
Thom a* J. Shaw, of the Superior Court
at Rutherford ton. hat Issued bench war
rants for eix men alleged to have beer,
implicated in a rec* nt lynching. The
grand Jury had failed to return true hills
The crime was .committed eomc weeks
ego. e negro being lyru hwl for killing e
white Roan Mb wa afiUafe u A
VICE IS SHIELDED
nisHoi* romriri dkmmiation
OF MW % Oil K I*ol, It K.
CALLS ON THE MAYOR TO ACT.
MIMSTUH IMRI LTEO Id TWO *O
- k ornmiA.
The |tt#liip Makr* Strong Protest
itfttint the V*,vll Coon ol It ton# oi the
l ast Side Where flslldren Are the
\ lettma of the \ le|on— rloilnal
AoplHFuraa of %ut lioriltca t* at
l-'aii It—v|m or %an W *rk Prowlar*
t errectiun of l',ril*.
New Yorli Nox W. Klshop Henry <*
Potter, biftlM>p o*f the Dpi• <if>aHan dW cne
•f New York 10-duy writ h leit r
Mayor VnW v* k in rrf-'ien e t< vtfe in
thl# cllv and tap dally on th* K*im Hi le
Thl# letter I# the one promised utnn
week# ago wh. n the ht*' p publicly *n
ncMuiero! that one *f hi# reel* r- h id been
gr*.slv insti|p<] hit th** commanding of
fielnis of a certain pollt'e #taUnn. i*l that
he to take up the matter in a
manner which the head* r the police
for*#* would f* el
Ai the pre#en: writing there r* three
mm*ement otti. t. i ageittißt vt. . h it u
display##! on me great Hast H‘|. Th. .
■ire n quietly condtu t # I Invv#rtg,iUon
T>l*f rl4 t Attorney flanli.cr in *. oni.** tin
with Anthony <*orn*t-'k S*cletv ft>r llif
Htipotvytii -r* of Vic*', Tammany'# appoint*
rnent of a cosninltte*- to inv• ##ig *te pr #ent'
• ondHiona jn*i Mlahop potter 4 uo <!•
Itiehop Potter, in tile letter to \la% or
Van Wyck, ft ret call# attention to trie
work that 1# lining |one at tn pro *i
thfdia,, l.> Siamtm #tr< -t in er,leavening
the Fkut Side tenement district, in which
It i# lov-ated. and #a># u ha# been recent
r.ited a* an important factor in promoting
the virtue and g, order of the com.
munlty in which It minister*. He con
tinue*:
Police In f olllalon.
"In vlsw of the* fn •*# ft would #eern
that it ha* h vaii.l < liilm upott tin *>ni
paihy. ro-opemtUHi. and at |. ,irt courte
o. t<i*ldvration of thi#e who ofh tally
represent otir city government mid the
guaph*inhip of drreftcy and good moral#
I urge here no other claim for It. IVr
#os] element, *. far ss he or I nm
ooncerned. la of the very smallest con
#eluence Hus tne thing that I* of con-
Mqusice, *ir. I# that wnen it minister
of religion and a reald nt In a mrticu
lr neighborhood, whnss calling and char
•cter, exuerbnce and truthfuinee# nr
Alike widely and ibm.dgntly r ognl* I.
gov* to the heatnjuarter* of Up- pcdice In
hi* district to <i|f*e.i to them for h* pro
taction of the young, the innocent and th**
defenseless agalnat the lepr.Mi# harps. *.
wln> are hired a# runner# hihl (outers fr
Uie lowest and moat li fumou# den# of
vice, he i# met not only with contempt
nrd deriaton, hut with the coar*. m
tumdy and obloquy
TFir ii;>uop g<M-e on to #ay:
Want* Aulkorlfle* to ici.
*'! nm not, I he to #>. unmindfui of
flic* f< t that the cxUt<! .• of vi e In a
gr*-.t city la. print: illy, an Inevita.d*
•'ondltkm of Ilf** of e i Fi ,i community. I
m not cirmanding th.it vice ehail !
i tumped >ut* by the jmllii r any oilier
civil authority Thin la H task which
would demand f,,r lie aehlevemsnt race
of ango.s and not of men But i ajgip.ich
you. Mr. to i*ro#ic*t with all my |>owei
ag dtiM a <andltton *>f thing# tn which
v‘ l# not only to.erntcd. hut -hh M. J
and etwouraged by th*#e whose #w.m
duty It l# to repr* # md *ll* *otirage it
and in the name of unsullied youth find
Innocence. J protest ms my p<ople hgv
< fuirgid m# # # do, sgHlmtt the habitual in
•Hit. th* fHxrslatent mens c. the unuttet
•b|y defiling (*untNo*t#, to whhh iv by
day, be.auwo of th % luce complicity f
tbo poll*e of New York with the iowiM
frma of vice Hid dim**, they *re sub
ject.
And. |i the name of these little one#
these weak and dcf. nao-l. ones. <*hr*>
tian and Hebrew alike, of many r-vee*
and tongues, but of bom*-# in which Ood
1# f**ired, ami Ills hi w reverence*| and
virtue nnl decency honored and egempll
tied. 1 call upon you, #lr. t gave th*se
people who are In n very red way rom
mmed to your charge, from a living pell,
defiling, deadly, damning, to whbh rh*
crtmlnal supinenesit of the constituted
authorities •* t for the defense of .!.
cency and go*s| rder. threatens to doom
them "
Hi shop Porter, in conclusion, as vs he ha
n* methods to suggest for ths bettering
of the condition#, the#, are In th hands
of th** M ty'or.
Mayor \*n W>ck*s Reply.
Mayor Van Wyck taf oti #• replied t o the
Bishop by Inter, in which h* said h* had
p. the nisltop’ * i ommunl at ion to
th district Attorney, and tnen e.*y#
'*l wish here to assure you titat I wJ.i
0 R
Riven to right the wrongs and to do awa v
wIMt the c ndiilon# of which you rnm
Plain, and to ## two a h#rry and efli lent 1
cooperation by the t-n .. .fepartmei i
with all who are working io do away
with public violations of *w and derem v
"I stand ready at all time t as Is*
and eo-o|erat' with you in thl** matt r. * '
Mij•p Vin Wyck attrr t * <
attorney r*nj!iest* him to
Bishop I otter and the poll*, do# at meet
In the movement. In a latter o h*
Board of Poll. •• Commissioner* the Mayor
enclose* <* copy of the Bishop's letter and
directs the commissioners t * < n ,• non
duct a aaareblnf Hive* tt mu ion n, ~
conduct of the two poll.# . fTn la!#, who
the Bishop wiys insulted the 1* fym it
Tanunw m % 1 ommlftee Meets.
The committee of five by Mr
Croker to suppress v. * , held Its firwt
m ating In Tnmmm> Hall to-day John
Keliar, one of th. com mi i tee. Invited
every cltig.n f New York to lay hefon
them nny evHlence that will help to sup
press Ihe dive* . r prow publl odicial#
guilty of ronnlvan with rlminil v|c
"Hpare no war Mi. Croker onler
to th* rctmn tte
chief of Police Itovery In* men out to
Close the dives He ic lar- Ihe 'vtri will f
be cioeed tight Detect Ives t.erdght ar
rested nine women on i-'ortv .. .*nd #tre*
between Third and Hlx h avenue*. siml
he ked them up
( haraea of Krandulenf Votes.
Havana. Nov 16.—The Cuban constituti
onal convention which me* to-dsy in the
Marti Theater discussed ths report of the
'-otnmltie# on credentials regnrdtog the
status of the delegate# from the province
of Havana Charge# were made that
fraudulent votes were cast in ihe elec
tion of these delegatee.
I H.KO %1 rv OIIT TO I MIMHK.
I.orol It nsfbrry *• lildrrs* as H**etor
of (iliuso* I niorraip.
Olastfow Nov Tt * Enr| of R.v*e
bery wws installed *• lord rector of ila*-
gow Pniverslty t**-day.
Hl# r toriel w-I.IrcBS, *m the sur ject of
"The BUtlsh l!mpir wa* sllrrlng ap
peal io (lie raw tn icslix* It# responsi
bilities and ti> prepare i* fight f*r It# cx-
Istsuce. Never .*l III* leirdsh.p, *ll*l
the ampin *>■• urgcntlv require Ihe e r#n-
U'His #up|sirt of It* su*Jo*• i # b eau e
then* wu# * 41-1*0“I,ion anruad t* hl
lengc tauh it?* naval and it- cummer* Dl
supremacy.
The t wenil.Hli * • niury he b'iared,
w*mi4 U- a or keet innd.lr* nt and
almiMit Met * Internal mat a>m pet It |cm.
nnre, probably, In th* arte of po*a> e ev*n
than in the art# of war. Therefore, he
added, it WaS nr* comry fr ureiertake
perltMlioai sun Hading to rmiodr; h Mate
ma :4ne> at 4 edu sttonal mcth.sls l
I# t>rne more btainc lk- and thor*Migii
a# warrior#, merchant* nvwl stte#mcn.
and io ;*nk IhonHAgnix to th# ti iin n. *l
llret rat* mm for the at rug, k aheatl. a#
on (hot depend#*! it** future of empire
and the it% lie thought ilei •H* itow
anllquany| methods of training ha I si
tnofi-t r #u io*l in .xmitner *l4ll dl#i*ter anl
(lie time ii 4 arrlv.*l to ic. *i Ul>r the
edixcatiotial i| par at ii*
la>ni Bosebery .4--M*rtc! that but for ihe
am*.l Incl.l. in of th. ac.*#ptat*'# of a
leerg* tb.* empire might ha\e been In
•ab uiald greater Ha l i * colder PIH.
when he pihc lirsi minister tun left
the Ifous* of Ciirnin n# Me w i>4 innot*
abl> luive retail, hi# s. Ity an*! authori
ty. anil h would have pr \. r.n<i *i sup
pre*s*l the rot kle** budget of Americw
T'wnsend iiibi *l (h-otge 111 to listen to
r*•##•>§ itptodu # n pr**.*fittlv * of
Anivil>a Into lorll.irmtit and preserved
the thirteen colonics to the lltitidi crown
M bat Might llase Hern.
' !# if fanciful io l#ril fr a mocnent
on what might have haig'-ened?" contin
ued I#rd lloeehery "The reform bill of
1*1.12 would probably have been i##*d
much catlicr, for the new bloo#! of Amec
J< o would have iur*t the old vt:###l# ot
i hi* constitution It would have provided
\ self-adjusting system of t *-t>rfei>tation.
such a now prevail? in tiie I'nlted Bta*e#,
wbcrebx Uie Increaslr g p4pulnti<ai Is pro
portlonstel.v tepi nt**4 And. laet,
v*. !■ n the American# Im sme a majority of
the #ra*s. the empire would, perhApe.hsvt
I# in moved solemnly acroea th* Atlantic
and Great Brita.n would have become a
historical shrine, th# European out poet of
the world *milre Wnai an extranrdln?y
revolution it would hev# been The
greatest known, without btoodahed th#
most sqhliß># transference of power in
tlie history of mankind. Our conceptions
can scarcely picture the procession acvoa#
tlie Atlantic Of the greatest novelelgn ami
the greatest fleet ili tin* universe. Mln-
Isteis, government# and i*ailament I#
porting sodetimly for another hernlapbere
Not. .0*- In th* •,#•• of ri t mjvci -
O’lgn". emigrating too Braxil un hr Ike .*pur
of neo e-ity but under tt* vigorous eno
|ra • oof he younger world. America
would htn hum onto tho skirt* of lfrrt
oiii .in*l pulled her Uo k out of Kuroj#aii
•implications. Biu- would have profound<
.) affected her foreign poll y in ih** dire**-
.tm of j# o< * oihl ter Influm**** on her olo
imstic policy woo4*l hav# been warcely
.■*# |M*f*nt Probably #lie ssoul*! have
si>|M*aee*l ond even contented Irrl.ond. Tlc
.or.* lent constitution oof Britain would h ov
be* n rendered more comprehensive and
more elastic.
"On *h* oilier hand, the American
y-<ornlfig fr liberty would have taken a
different form, would have hi era led with
other traditions and flouted into other
moulds. Above ail, there w*aild have been
no separation, no war of Independence,
no war of 1812. and with all the bitter
memories the** have left m America. To
secure tti.it price>• boot) I rouWI Ih- sat
Isfled to see a British federal IWllament
sitting In Columbia Territory."
HEAVY INTERNAL REVENUE.
It# reipts of *’Jl.V:tl;,lfr7 fr the \ ear
Were ITsceeded Only finer In
the t usslri't llistorp
Wavhln#rtmi, Not. 14 -The annual re
,sirt of the com mi ted oner of Internal reve
nue for the flw*al year end* and Jun* .>•.
shows a rxd.eetlon exceeded Imt on* e In
the history of the bureau The receipts
wer* 1296,316.107, being 610,ai.M7 in excess
tf tlie am*uni ntxl fit &31.&34
more titan during th# previous year.
Commission* r Wilson estimates that the
receipts from all sources of Internal reve-
UfiN f*r tn- urr*nt fl#4 ul y* ar will ap
proximate 8286.0th.0Q0
An important feature of the report con
sists of a mtmiter of imtndmcnti rec*jm
i u ten* led •• be mud*? io the war re Venus
act
Ths rlunar of th* law which rhaps
han given more trouble In its administra
tion than any other Is that which requires
a fax of 10 cent# on a "certifb ate of any
description required by Uw not ocher sis.
specified In the act." Jf in recommended
that this paragraph lie abolished.
Kcfeip.s given f,,r withdrawing d<q*o*
■ ita fn>m bank# other liiun aavlngs btutk#
#gya th# report, ihou.d la taxed Tho use
of r4-#ipta In lien of bank checks In thU I
uvanner is cons*andy increasing. "Of I
4/ur#e." says the repoH. "th ls an #v i
#ion of the tax. but to evade the tax In
i lawful manlier cannot t*e prevented
During the year there wtr* fewer Illicit
stills destroy*! than In any of the three
preceding years, which, says the re port,
i- exceoMimgly gratifying, eapecially wl*en
• aken in c*m *ctlon with the fact that
dur.ng the *s*i few m nths in some f
tne sectlona of the country where lAlici’
spirits hav# been produced, dlstKled #: lr-
Its hove brought lietier prices than fur
many years
RCUTIOW WITH H HI.
rotnmltlee Considered Report* Re
lation to the Ulnml.
Washington. Nov. 16 —The Renats Com
mittee on RezSttone with Cuba held a
meeting to-day for the purpose of con
sidering reports upon the receipts and ex
pendLurta in Cuba The committee, after
'Dnalderlng the question for two hours,
adjourned to meet again at the call of
ihe chairman after Congress haa con
vened Th# accounts cLiu4 r or are still
\ incomplete.
DAILY $" A YEAR.
PENTRA COPY
WEEKLY : TtMKS-A-WKEK.iI A YEAR
OUR STAND IN CHINA
I'ltni'lttßT* or OI It (OI H3F. II tN
111 I N Dl 'tONMI, \TRI>.
WE TAKE A BUSINESS VIEW.
vmrt nr oi rot nt xonNt 11 ern
Mill ll* tri'ltot I D.
I nlrr.l Nlatrs Is No, ti.'l.'l h, Dsa.
• im'-nlnl 4 nnattOorallnna srntl
••>• ••< Is on Our Nl'tr, anil No it || IS
Itnslnass N In, of It—No Not
■ Irani, thr Trnt-r Will, thr i lilnrsr.
Our I'rrstlar In t Itlio, Is Itrnnln*
an tmtiilil <. It.
Wash,i,(1011. Nov 10 Tin- Kiatr Da.
|i.,rtmri)l has rmi In ml from Miiilso-r
• Vxiprr for four ik\> |M*i. IH his last
r,|H,rt 11,1X1 Hi" |>ro*rrs ~f ths Mfstti
ii"ns nowr *. ;i,k on at Ivhin tM>l*'",. tha
mlniso rs taken In ,N>m,i-'tion with H>#
ilri>rlinrni * ami'l. m.- riM-tlona r' laili#
i„ this siiNjn-i iri ui s ths offl. lal* hrro
in cunfirmlnx th" I’, km visa that lha
'wt of ih"" . <*, ultatloira I* in *u<ht.
Il raiinnt t>> con", a,MI, 1,0 .v. r. (hat
•lis*i<tu„i.il is "in - li.itnnt <>f ih" xdhii'la
~f iic Garin an nil.Mnry r.x, 'tor i*
t'hliia. nml thomth <>ur K"V"i nm* nt I>u
not |*roi,ut. t x.. ,:i.-i ihr I'UnlttV" "xpo
illtlotrs, wid,-I, it r-, nr l. ~* Inx-nuousl y
*" u*al''l I*. . ills" fro -it rr,ks aniixi(
tha <’hlni-i". 't f"„i> mo r**sulis
Thsrr I no h-maltaii In ni"rii. umi f
'l**iyin* ii*.. Muru|.* .tn impil' MiUia that
ih" I’n ’".I Stair: n'vrrnmrm to m.v'.t
in Us I’llinrsr mil-: hy w-nt Itn. ir*al arxl
imhualnos-lik" ""i, ki'-rations On thn
umr.iry It Is |ixm.il out thal whtlr srn
tUllrht is < - ,i li," .i" ..f mir U!>"lfeO
in this mazirr. It i- .ii-i-otn|iniit4 hy ina
soundosi buvim- - • onatilriitlkms. for iii
HnimniliiK purpos, ,f iho Htni" r'rpart*
riß'nt now Is to prnvrnt th 'lrstrucl '.oa
of i'liiix,. trrrrorUU ini.krtty ii|ixi pra
isxta; io maintain iho upon il.mr for
whn-h our xorammrm all almit haa rn
-lon'l"'!. and I" as. un indminlilM for
Ita' plot ttiul irmrar.l.s" for Iho futuro,
II t* frit Ituil ill's, .tt.j.-'ts run b** S'-nirml
wlllaxit Ix'-sktn* ihr lini'hol Inr**. rntrr
l into list worn Iho minis'rrs nut LI
Hun* t’lian.- ais I I'riii. Chins
A.ltloss from Ih" iihmi lufiorntia! Ctif.
lirsr aourrs* r. In utmlng that Amort
i un irrmtxs ha* lirrn arsally sdvanmd It*
Chinn l>> ih* in >d*r*t* and himian rouron
ptoiuol by ths I nlird Stairs
MOIU: HIIIM TUASI f*OOD.
• •Mir %r-om |>ll*tied be PnnltU* Ku
peilitlou* In i hlnn.
Uvndon. Nov. lt,—*‘Opinlof la Pfrong
here." phvp the ffh.mghril correa pOQdagt
of U.a I till) Kapron*, wiring >**aerday,
"that the KurofM rin commander* am do
ing m r liar in than good by im* poniitva
i, l|olllloiia, whlr'h, l>v 4ho <!• of
•lib**' Mill* th- (tilimM* to iiptrll
•he foreign* i. n fMlItiK which It wlil
ink#* . century t* r*db .*t*.
“II |K perfectly • lr-.r that the
and Kmi#rerw IHiwam cure nothin* i>*
• iuK* a fw hundred Chinamen ai killed
ind lhr* ft Hi#-** rou!(| be for better prv*
i ploywl In trying to iurv the rrium <4
Kmprror Kwang ll**u to P<*kln.
"Vlca Admiral H*>mour, on board tha
Mrttlnh batllc-aln Onuirion and Hflff
UitM||ri*. the Urrman - onaul KeiH-rul hare,
'►n kwnl the Kuerat Blamarck. hava
irrende#! the river with the object of *to|-
pin* ranitUnrka to the court and aecur
in* th# payment of cufttomM fund* Into
(ha for* l*n banka."
DK4iHAiaTIX or tdl>MK.
Imperial llrcrrr Imprlaona I'rtacg
Tuan for l.lfe.
Waahlngion. Nov W.-Jllnbtrr Wu haa
rrmlval from Dlmclor General Hneng tha
following cablegram. which hr* •'ommunl*
cared to Burmtary flay to-day:
"An Imp# rial drcTf* of Nov. € deprive*
Prince Tuan and Prince Chwnug of fhr|f
ranka and office* and order* them to ha
j l mpri turned, 8*- >ndry Prince lJan to bit
j l*prived of hi* rank. !>uk* Iriin and Twig
l Men to lie degraded in rink. Kan* Yt
lining dead, no penalty can lie :mpoaed
; d(kmi him. ami Chao flhu Chian to ba
I degraded, hut retained In office; and Ytt
! Helen to be e*l.# to the fart neat tmund*
i ry ”
WIN CAN M V I II IIK I'.ttlHCltOM.
V\ hat the I'nnlihiiirnl for frlma
'I unit Mttnlflea.
London. Nov li A n#’W* agency dle
patch from H mngh.il. referring to tha
new imperial edict (depriving
Prim e* Tuati and Chwang of a!i rank and
• ffice#. aid handing them over to the ini
p**rlat #*4an court for rloae confinement
pending further punishment >. *aya tha
punishment of Prince Tuan meaiia tha*
hi* eon, tin* heir apportm. can never ta
Kmptror.
The edict at*o mak#o the e.iriy opening
of formul peace neg<4l uon* probable.
It ua In It. nntl Ihi- llnllrnnil.
I’arta. Nov It.—A dl'intch Hfflvnl hen*
from I'nkln aaya the Ruaclana n o n un*
•ktnliiK aurvelllarire of the rillmad from
Tnku In Yan* T'in and tl.m Count ww
Wnklornoo ha* lolor.i|ih—l to thR
kiiKlan Mlnlnlor of W ar. . >rnphil oliir
rtroriKly of thl* nun ilrtv of which be hid
not toon provlonnly notified
I
fltrvill I K AOllll T l;Mil'll.
Mileltla Will llntr In Revlon* 4.000
I'll fro a of Ki Itlrurr.
N> York. Nov. 10 I*roceedlnr* In ttiß
linynor • unaplracy ooae were practically
to-day when the case came up
before i omiolaaloner Shield* and the da
fcnao mated ih oaae, The matter wo*
adjourned until Monday, when Dlatrlet
Attorney Krwln of Ooorffla will orewent
further evidence The record <4 the caae,
conaiaitns of 4'do typewritten pare*, will
then be reviewed by C. nur.lMloner
Shield*.
a t
(loadby to Croker.
New York, Nov. It,—A bl* crowd of
Democrat* thror.*ed the room* of the
Democratic Club to-nirht to y mxaV
bye to Rh-hard Croker. He will leave OR
the Lucania (or London Vo-morrow.