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J. H. ESTILL. President.
MAD MARCH WINDS
lIRI.VU MANY storms and cause
much damage.
CHICAGO STORM SWEPT.
THE damage IN TEXAS ESTIMATED
AT 51,000,000.
I'laie Gins' Window* Blown In anil
Tlionsnndw of Pole* Blown Down,
storm Believed to Have Been Se
vere in Wiaconotn and Reached
Down Into Indiana and Kentucky,
Other Storms Raged In Arkansas,
Missouri, Kansas and Texas With
Nlneli Damage and Considerable
I.os* ol Life.
Chicago, March 10.—One of the worst
windstorms of the season struck Chicago
early to-day, and during the two hours
that it lasted damaged property through
out the city to the extent of $173,000. Many
heavy plate-glass windows were blown
in. Telegraph and telepone companies
ere the worst sufferers. Thousands of
poles were blown down, and Chicago was
practically isolated from the West and
Northwest by telephone and telegraph to
night and all day to-day.
The storm is believed to have been most
*evere in Southern Wisconsin. Along a
short stretch of the Milwaukee road, in
Southern Wisconsin 500 telegraph poles are
down.
Reports from many points in Indiana
end Kentucky also indicate heavy dam
age from the storm. The Western Union
and Postal Telegraph Companies suffered
severely by fallen poles. It was esti
mated that there were not fewer than
5,000 poles in the city thrown down by the
fury of the wind and storm. Service al
most os far west as Omaha -was stopped
until late this evening.
Trains entering Chicago were delayed
all the way from ten minutes to one hour.
The Burlington and the Milwaukee
and St. Paul companies were the worst
sufferers in this respect. . All the roads
suffered damages to their tracks and
switch yards.
At the life-saving station at the mouth
of the Chicago river, it was considered
the worst gale which has struck Chicago
harbor since 1894. The water, lashed into
fury, came into the life-saving station and
flooded the floor for the flrst time in
twelve years. Most of the shipping was
protected in winter quarters, so that the
damage done to it was slight.
THE WILLS POINT DISASTER.
Foot Deaths and Five Dying—Loss
Will Rrarh $ 100.000.
Houston, Tex., March 10.—News from
Saturday’s storm is coming from North
east Texas. There are four dead and five
believed to be dying at Wills Point, where
the property ioss will reach SIOO,OOO. Five
persons were badly hurt at New Boston.
A number of houses were wrecked. Tile
property loss there will reach $75,000. At
Blossom the damage to residences was
great. In Payne’s county one man was
killed and several persons hurt, two se
riously. The damage to property was
heavy. The wind was accompanied by
rain, which, with hail, did considerable
damage in the rural districts. The storm
was first reportedi from Uvalde, orv the
Mexican border.
EIGHT DEATHS AT WILLS POINT.
Pioperty Losses In Tcxns Placed at
*1,000,000 and a Scare Killed.
St. Louis, March 10.—A special to the
Globe Democrat from Dallas, Tex., says:
Pp to to-night ’eight deaths are reported
from the Wilis Point tornado.
The storm section extends into Arkan
sas, Louisiana and up the Mississippi
Valley nearly to Memphis, to regions al
most without wire or rail.
Telegraph- companies are finding it diffi
cult to gather details of -the storm, but
enough is known on which to base esti
mates of property losses approximating
$1,000,000 to the southeastern farming and
other interests, and at least a score of
persons dead.
Railroad trains to Dallas, In the storm
section, have been badly delayed. Pas
sengers report extensive destruction of
property along the lines.
Mayor Finney to-night issued a state
ment on the Wiliis Point situation. He
says nearly ICO persons are destitute, and
are being cared for by the local authori
ties. A relief committee has been formed.
thheb killed iw Arkansas.
Miue Lifted nnd Shattered, Killing
One nnd Injuring- Two.
Forrest City, Ark., March 10.— Three
persons were killed and many Injured In
this vicinity last night by a tornado.
Four miles west of this city Pinkey Wat
son, colored, and her infant child were
tlve first victims, and in the same neigh
borhood sixteen houses and miles of
fences and many trees were levelled to
the ground, in Johnson township, ten
miles northeast, the cyclone literally lift
'd the house of J. A. Woolly from its
foundation and shattered it to fragments,
killing Woolly and seriously injuring his
wife and stepson. Hob Allen. Outbuild
ings and miles of fences were smashed
to pieces.
THE STORM’S WIDE SWI-JEil’.
Mged Across Severn I States—Modi
Damage Done In Krntaeky.
Fulton, Ky., March 10.—In the terrific
Morm that swept this section last night
th" damage was greatest at Hickman and
’ linton. At Clinton twenty negro cabins
demolished, two negroes being mor
i'll.;, hurt and many others badly bruised.
J att of Marvin College was unroofed and
' waterworks plant was destroyed.
frr “*KDt cars on the Illinois Central
' 11 Hl the depot at Clinton were blown
the track. The Baptist Church at
ekman was destroyed by wind. A large
imber of tenant houses and barns were
j '-'Wii down In Fulton and Hickman coun
rt,‘d the lose of property is large.
PREVAILED in aiikam.u.
Mch Damage Done gad g Bo y Re
ported Killed.
l-!ttie Rock, Ark., March 10.-A heavy
* r wind end thunder etorm swept over
'ksnse* yesterday. At Conway, fifteen
"’'•*** fcougeg were unroofed, three
j&*toannab fHnfnittg tXctofS.
others were blown down and many stores
flooded.
Reports from Pine Prairie say that a
tornado struck there, wrecking every
thing in its path. A boy named Turner
was killed.
SNOW STORMS IN WEST.
Passenger Train Struck and Two
Engines Ran to Trains.
Kansas City, Mo., March 10.—Last
night's snow storm was one of the sever
est of the winter in Western Missouri and
Northern Kansas. While the fall was
not heavy, it drifted badly. The Mis
souri Pacific had a passenger train stuck
in a drift for six hours near Jamestown,
Kan. There are had drifts on a number
of Misosuri Pacific branches. Two en
gines were run on all trains to-day.
The sleet caused more or less interrup
tion to telegraphic and telephonic com
munication.
TORNADO IN INDIANA.
Mach Damage Done to Puldic Build
ings nt Princeton,
Princeton, Ind., March 10.—This'city was
struck by a tornado late last night. One
dwelling was wredked, several others
were moved from their foundations and
hundreds of outbuildings were demolished.
No lives were lost. The Court House and
the High School building were much dam
aged. Hundreds of windows, many of
piate glass, were blown in.
SEVERE STOItll IN GULF.
United States Steamship Alabama
Did Not Sail on Her Trial Trip.
Pensacola, Fla., March 10.—There was a
severe storm on the gulf last night and
on account of the high seas to-day the
battleship Alabama did not sail on her
final -trial trip. All the preparations were
made for the trial atid the postponement
is only for favorable weather.
WAS COLD IS MICHIGAN.
Wind Played Havoc With lee
Weighted Telephone Hires,
Detroit, Mich., March 10.—Over 1,000 tel
ephones were rendered useless to-day by
the rain which fell and froze during the
entire morning. The 30-mile wind which
accompanied the rain raised havoc with
the wires, weighed down by ice. Officials
of the Michigan Telephone Company to
night estimated their total loss in the
state at 120,000. Street car service was
greatly impaired. The storm was general
throughout the southern part of the state,
wires suffering everywhere.
CXOIDBI IIST AT OWENSBORO.
Water Hiinlieil In Torrents Through
the Street*.
Owensboro, Ky., March 10.—A cloudburst
here last night did great damage. The
sewer wall at Main and Davies streets
burst, and a large water main was under
mined and broke in two. For several
hours water rushed in torrents through
the streets. Anderson’s department store
has been undermined, and is in great dan
ger. The street caved in within four feet
of Temple Theater, and that building is
also in danger. The city is left in dark
ness to-night. All street car traffic has
been suspended.
RAILROAD OFFICES BURN.
Sew York. Yew Haven and Hart
ford's Building Ilndly Damaged
and Many Record* Destroyed.
New York, March 10.—The bulding own
ed and' occupied by the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company,
New York divison, for the general offices
of several departments at Willis avenue
and 132nd street was heavily damaged by
fire early this evening.
George W. Brady, assistant division su
perintendent of the railway company, said
the damage ito the building and the valu
able records stored there would probably
aggregate $250,000. Thirty clerks employed
in the building at the time of the fire
escaped with difficulty.. William Lindsey,
one of the clerks, fell down two flights
of stairs and was internally injured.
The building was 300 by 40 feet in di
mensions and three stories high. In it
were the through freight, passenger, bag
gage and freight officbs. With the ex
ception of Sundays, there are employed
there about 150 clerks. Stored in what
was known the record room, in the mid
dle of the top floor, were records valued
by the company at $1,000,000. Aside from
the temporary inconveniences caused by
the fire, the company will not suiter on
account of the destruction of its records,
as fire had been anticipated and dupli
cates are on tile in Jersey City and Hart
ford.
The fire was discovered In the record
room. The thirty clerks were already
preparing to quit work. What started the
blaze is not known.
HIS ADVANCED AGE.
Render* Ex-Pre*l*lent Hnrri*on’ Re
covery Uncertain Hl* Left
Lung Inflamed.
Indianapolis. March. 10.—The condition
of ex-Presddent Benjamin Harrison is se
rious. Dr. Jameson to-day stated that the
upper part of Gen. Harrison’s left lung
was inflamed. There is some danger of
the congestion extending to the rest of
the lung and to the right lung. Until 3
o’clock this afternoon Gen. Harrison was
resting easily, but at that time he became
slightly worse, and Dr. Jameson was
called. He said that he was certain noth
ing was to be apprehended for the next
forty-eight hours, hut the age of the pa
tient renders all calculations uncertain.
At 8 o'clock this evening Gen. Harrison
was suffering some pain, but was resting
comparatively easy.
PROGRESS IN PHILIPPINES.
Nnllve* Give ('••*■ m I**l oner* an En
thusiastic Send-off.
Manila, March 10.—Judge Taft and hi*
associate* of the United States Philippine
Commisßloß, accompanied by their wives
and a number of prominent Filipinos, em
barked to-day on the United State* trans
port Sumner and sailed for Lueon, a prov
ince of Tayabas. Luzon, where they will
organize provincial government. The pier
was thronged with natives, who cheered
(he commissioners and gave many proofs
of the popularity of the commiesion.
The lneurgents have aurrendered 800
rifle* In the province* of Pampanga, Bui
■can and Bataanuj during the last four
week*.
The Methodists report 120 converts In
Manila last week and the Philippine
Evangelical Church claim* to hav* **•
cured many fuembma*
SAVANNAH, GA„ MONDAY. MARCH 11, 1901.
CHINA’S SAD PLIGHT
MANOHI'RIAN AGREEMENT ABOUT
TO HE SIGNED.
MAY RESULT IN PARTITION.
JAPAN 19 EYEING RUSSIA VERY
NARROWLY.
All Her \Vnrßlil|iN Have Been Order
ed Home at Onee—Ll Hung Chang
I* Seriously 111—The Court Said to
Be Desirous ol Returning to Pekin
In Spite of Reports Spread by
Chin* and Li—Chaffee Refuses to
Dcenpltnte Boxers.
London, March 11.—“ It Is not likely
that the Powers will oppose the schemes
o£ Russia,” says the Pekin correspondent
of the Morning Post, wiring Saturday.
"The situation is regarded as very gloomy.
Even the Chinese plenipotentiaries de
clare openly that intervention by the
Powers is not desirable, unless they are
prepared to back up their protests.
“There are reports from the province
of Shan Si that the Chinese are construct
ing extensive fortifications, and mobiliz
ing large 'bodies of troops to resist an
advance of the allies. I
"Gen. Chaffee refuses to allow the de
capitation of several notorious Boxer
chiefs guilty of murder, whom a Chinese
judge has condemned. The Americans are
the only foreigners who have carried out
no executions in Pekin.”
China’s Signature Assured.
"Chinese signature of the Manchurian
convention is practically assured,” says
the St. Petersburg correspondent of the
Daily Mail, "because Russia last August
sent to the Empress Dowager 7,500 poods
of bar silver.”
Japan's Warships Orderrd Home.
London, March 11.—" The battleship Hat
suse (Japanese) Just completed in Eng
land has been ordered to proceed’ hither
with all possible speed,” says the Yoko
hama correspondent of the Daily Mail.
“Other orders given to the Japanese*navy
indicate the 6erlohsness with which the
Japanese government views the situation
in the far East.
"Well informed Japanese regard Rus
sia’s action in Manchuria as a gigantic
bluff, inspired by the notion that Eng
land’s hand's are tied in South Africa;
but as Germany is only halfhearted in
the maintenance of Chinese Integrity, a
coalition with Japan Is improbable, and
Japan is too much embarrassed in her
finances to do more than to protest and to
endeavor to secure compensating advances
in Korea.”
Court Would Return to Pekin.
Pekin, 'March 10.—Li Hung Chang is
again seriously ill and his physician says
his life hangs by a thread.
Prince Chlng and Earl Li seem to think
that by spreading rumors of the court's
unwillingness to return to Pekin, unless
this or that thing is done, they can in
fluence the deliberations of the ministers
of 'the Powers. Asa matter of fact, ac
cording to reliable reports from Sian Fu,
the imperial personages are extremely un
comfortable at Sian Fu, where they live
in the house of the governor, which is
only a small structure. French mission
aries who have just returned here from
Sian Fu believe the Empress Dowager
would bring the court back to Pekin on
the first offer of the allies having as a
basis the removal of the troops except the
legation guards.
The foreign envoys will not hold a gen
eral meeting until Tuesday, owing to the
absence of M. Pichon, French minister,
at Pao Ting Fu.
The United States Signal Corps will be
ready to leave in a week, according to
instructions. No transport has been an
nounced, however.
WHf RESIST AHREST.
Tang Kn Hsiang and Prince Tnan
Have 30,000 Troop*.
Shanghai, March 10.—Dispatches from
Lan Chau assert that Gen. Tung Fu
Hsiang, with 20,000 men, and Prince Tuan,
with 10,000 men, are at Ning Hsu, pre
pared to resist arrest.
The China Gazette announces that
Sheng, the tao tai, has memorialized tho
throne in favor of the abolition of the li
kin duties, and that all the viceroys and
governors support him.
A GATE OK THE GRE AT WALL.
Stormed by n German Column and
Four Gnn* Taken.
Berlin, March 10.—The war office has re
ceived the folowing dispatch from Count
von Waldeijwe:
“Pekin, March 10.—Col. Ledebur’s col
umn stormed a gate of the great wall,
eighty miles west of Pqo Ting Fu, Fri
day, March 8, capturing four guns."
CAPT. R. B. PADDOCK DEAD.
Brave Cavalryman’* Death Rrlng*
Gloom to American* in China.
Pekin, March 10.—Gloom has been cast
over the entire American command by
the death of Capt. Richard B. Paddock
of the Sixth United State* Cavalry, at
Tien Tsln, yesterday, of pneumonia. The
funeral services will be held to-morrow.
TIME** GROWS SARCASTIC.
In ll* Comment on Onr Position To
wards Russia.
London, March 11.—Commenting editor
ially upon the attitude of the United
State* government toward the Manchu
rian convention, the Times say*:
"Apparently the Washington govern
ment rely upon the moving force of their
exhortation* to Induce Russia to abandon
the convention, or China to refuse to sign
It. The reed seems rather dangerously
broken.”
BRITISH IM'l.l EACIi HIM'G.
Ollier European* Com pel e WHh
Them In Ilie Yang-toe Valley.
Ixmdon, March H.—The Shanghai corre
spondent of the Time*, who send* a ion*
account of the waning of British Influence
in the Yan*-tse valley, ay:
"Five yeara ago Brltlab Interests and
influence ware predominant and unchal
lenged; hut to-day not only la the Yang
tee not a British sphere In the sense In
which Mancnuria Is Russian and Kh*n
Tun* I* German, but it i* growing stead
ily )••* English and more International.
, "Xko whole country t* ovairuo wiih,
German, French, Belgian and Swiss en
gineers and traders, who are exploring
its mineral wealth and commercial re
sources, while two German lines are com
peting .With British shipping on the river,
formerly a British monopoly.
"One advantage the British still pos
sess over other Pbwers in the valley is
the confidence and good will of the bet
ter classes of the people and officials ol
Central China.”
EMPEROR WILLIAM TeGRETS
Hla Inability to He Present nt tlie
Eightieth Anniversary of Luit
pold of Rnvnrln.
Berlin, March 10.—To Prince Luitpold,
regent of Bavaria, who will complete his
eightieth year March 12, Emperor William
has sent the following dispatch:
"It is with the most painful regret that
I am compelled to be absent from you
upon the day when you complete your
eightieth year, but I shall feel near you
in spirit, with feelings of deepest grati
tude.
"My eldest son must represent me. I
bid him tell you with what heartfelt
pleasure I picture to myself this day
your mighty figure, and how, with the
loyal Bavarians, and indeed with all Ger
many, I salute the princely hero in whom
the goodness of Go<k preserved to us a
distinguished comrade in arms of William
the Great, and whom we hope He will
long preserve to us in his present won
derful vigor.”
Prince Luitpold, in his reply, returned
“deep thanks, with deep regrets for the
terrible occurrence lhat causes your Maj
esty's absence.”
THE PLAGUE AT* CAPE TOWN.
Twenty-live Dentils anil 102 Case*.
Maylays Overpower Police nnd
Evade ttunrnntlnc.
Cape Town, March 10.—The official re
ports regarding the progress of the bu
bonic plague in Cape Town since the out
break show a total of twenty-two deaths
and 102 cases.
The Malays gathered to-day to oppose
the removal of a Malay who had been
attacked by the disease and of several per
sons who had come into contact with the
victim. The police were overpowered, and
the persons who had come Into contact
with the Malay made, their escape. In
the event of a repetition of this experi
ence it will it be necessary to employ
an armed force, so that trouble is an
ticipated.
POLICE ASSAULT STI DENTS,
Because of Demonstration Against
tlie Jesuits.
Lisbon, March 10.—As a result of a
manifestation against the Jesuits by stu
dents of the Polytechnic School, the po
lice entered the institution and struck
many with swords. Among the wounded
are some infantry and cavalry cadets.
The affair has causal lively indignation,
and the assembled students have passed
resolutions, addressed to the House of
Peers and Chamber of Deputies, denounc
ing the brutality of the police.
Still Attacking the Jesuits.
Madrid, March 10.—El Heraldo makes
the following statement:
“There have been further anti-Jesuit
manifestations in Lisbon, necessitating
the calling out of the municipal guards,
which are now patrolling the city. Strict
censorship is enforced.”
“TH iXKFU.LV ItET URN ED.”
Cord Robert* Did hot Keep Emperor
William’* Decoration.
Berlin, March 10.—It is rumored in
court circles that Ear! Roberts “thank
fully returned" to Emperor William the
insignia of the Order of the Black Eagle,
conferred at the time of the Kaiser’s visit
to England, after noticing the unfavor
able comment of the German press upon
the bestowal of the honor.
This would explain the omission of the
customary announcement in the Reich
sanzeiger of the conferring of such a dis
tinction.
TRUSTS I.Y GERMANY.
Rolling Mill* and Cement Syndicate*
to Combine.
Berlin, March 10.—Efforts hove been re
sumed 1 for a general organization of the
rolling mills syndicate and the sheet mills
syndicate, which will hold a conference
March 16. Representatives of the plate
mills were in conference in Berlin yes
terday and the organization -of a syndi
cate is expected.
The various clement syndicates met in
Berlin yesterday, and a general organiza
tion is considered certain.
buffet and dehoi liode.
Arrangement* for French Political
Duel Continue*.
Brussels, March 10.—M. Paul de Cassag
nac, the well-known French Conservative
deputy, and editor of l’Autorito, of Paris,
arrived here to-day, with M. Paul Buffet,
brother of M. Andre Buffet, and M. Au
gustin Fernand de Ramel, of the French
chamber, who will act as second witness
for M. Andre Buffet in the projected duel
with M. Paul Deroulcde.
M. Deronleile nt llnreelonn.
Genoa, March 10.—M. Paul Derouleile
arrived here this morning from Barcelo
na, accompanied by his sister and M.
Maurcel-Habert.
TRAINS COLLIDE IN BELGIUM.
Engineer nnd Two Passenger* Kill
ed and Many Injured.
Brussels, March 10.—At Heulc, near
Courtral, Belgium, to-day a passenger
train at full speed struck a freight train.
The engineer of the former train and two
passengers were killed. Many others were
dangerously wounded. Several cars were
literally reduced to splinter*.
Emperor william Recover*.
Berlin. March 10.—Emperor William'*
wound Is healing, the swelling of the eye
lid* is subsiding and His Majerty's gen
eral condition Is satisfactory.
Moroeean Tribe* In Full Revolt.
Tlemcen, Algeria, March 10.—The Moroe
,n tribe* In proximity to French terri
tory are in full revolt, and reinforcement*
hav* bean aent forward.
A Favor for Alaaee-Lorraina,
Berlin, March W.-Thc Berlinar Tg*-
hlatt trnamotia a report that Emperor Wil
liam la planning to give Atre.lx>f rain* a
rapraaektally* Ut lb iluudcsrath,
MILL OWNERS AGREE
ON LABOR CONDITIONS FOR THE
OPERATIVES.
WILL BE NO LEGISLATION
TO REGULATE MILL LABOR IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
An Agreement Signed hy the Mill
Owners Accepted by the Lejrlsln
tnrt—Contains Liberal Terms nnd
Its Acceptance Urged by Opera
tives—A Week's AVork Not to Ex
eeeil Sixty-six Hours—Children Un
der 12 Years Not to W ork During
School Term, nnd Ten Years to Be
the Age Limit Under Any Clrcuni
stnnc.es.
Charlotte, N. C.. March 10.—The present
session of the North Carolina Legislature
has decided not to enact any legislation
regulating work in the cotton mills of the
state. The operatives, as well as the mill
owners, were anxious to avoid any legis
lation. preferring to work out the prob
lem in their own way. An agreement,
signed by nearly all the mill owners of
the state, was submitted to the Legisla
ture, and this agreement was accepted in
lieu of the proposed law regulating labor.
Following is the agreement entered In
to by the mill owners of the state:
First. That one week’s work shall not
exceed 66 hours.
Second. That no child less than 12
years old shall work in a cotton mill dur
ing the term of an available public school.
Provided: This shall not apply to Chil
dren of widows or physically disubled
parents. Provided further, that ten years
shall be the lowest limit at which chil
dren may be worked under any cirAim
stances.
Three. That we will co-operate with
any feasible plan to promote the education
of the working people in the state, and
will cheerfully submit to our part of the
burdens and labors to advance the cause
of general education.
Four. On the basis of the above agree
ments of cotton mill owners and man
agers we hereby petition the Legislature
not to pass any labor laws at this session
of the Legislature.
THE CLOVER LEAF SOLO.
May Pans Into the Control of the
\ anderhllt* and Become Part
of Michigan Central System.
Toledo, 0., March 10.—A rumor reached
this city to-day tha| the Clover Leaf
would soon pass into the control of the
Vanderbilts, and it is given considerable
credence here on account of recent traf
fic arrangements which were made be
tween the Clover Leaf and the Michigan
Central, a Vanderbilt road. The plan Is
said to make the Clover Leaf a part of
the Michigan Central system, thus giving
the Vanderbilts a line from St. Louis to
Lake Erie, Buffalo, Boston and New
York.
President Norton left this afternoon for
New York, in. connection, it is said, with
the proposed sale.
THE DUST OFTHE DESERT.
Strange Clouds Hang Over Sicily and
Italy and "Bloody Rain” I*
Falling.
Palermo, Sicily, March 10.—A strange
phenomenon is now witnessed here. Ever
since last night a heavy red cloud has
extended over the city, the sky being a
deep red. The rain now falling resembles
dropa of coagulated blood.
This phenomenon, which is called
"bloody rain,” is attributed to dust from
the African deserts, transported by the
heavy south wind now blowing.
Extends Over Southern Italy.
Rome, March 10.—The phenomenon row
to be seen in Sicily extends also over
Southern Italy. At Rome, the sky is
yellow, and at Naples a rain of sand has
fallen, the heavens being dark red.
FOR PEACE IN THE BALKANS.
Russia Wants Little Power* to Re
duce Their Arniie*.
London, March 11.—" It is reported that
Russia Is seeking the support of the Pow
ers |n a scheme to prevent a sudden out
break in the Balkans,” says the Vienna
correspondent of the Morning Post. "Sho
proposes that flervla, Bulgaria and Greece
should greatly reduce their armies on con
dition that the Powers give a pledge to
protect their Independence. It Is asserted
that the assent of Great Britain nnd Aus
tria has already l>een obtained.”
THE HARRIETT DUNN REPORTED.
VVn* Sixty Mile* From Portland Will*
Sail* Gone and Leaking,
Portland, Me.. March. 10.—The British
steamship Numldlan, which arrived this
morning, reported having spoken the
schooner Harriet Dunn about sixty miles
from Portland, with sails blown away and
leaking somewhat. The captain of the
Dunn considered that he could make
Mount Desert without assistance.
The schooner was doubtless the overdue
Hattie Dunn of Thomaston, which sailed
from Brunswick, Ga., Jan. 25, for New
York.
A COUNTESS ACQUITTED.
VYn* Charged With Firing Her Yllln
to Obtain the Insurance.
Berlin, March 10.—The Irial of Countess
von Schiieber, accused of having set lire
to Ijer own villa In order to obtain the
insurance money, which began Friday In
Berlin, ended at 2:30 o’clock this morning
In a verdict of acquittal.
The Countess was Immediately released.
Spuin'* Troubled V flairs.
'Madrid, March 10.—At the next council
of the ministry Che date* for the dis
solution of Parliament and the general
election will be fixed.
•In olllcinl circles It Is denied that two
bund* of Carlisle have mud* their ap
pearance In Catalonia.
More mining in Madrid,
Madrid, March 11.—During a riot against
the Octroi tax last evening, the mob
atoned the municipal employes eflgaged
In collecting the tax and set Are to ten
sentry boxes, Four per ion* wera in lur
ed, on* of thorn seriously.
THE SEABOARD NOT SOLD.
President Williams Ridicules the Hr.
port—Unntrnl of System Is Not
for Sole.
Richmond, Va„ March 10.—President
John Skelton Williams was asked to-day
regarding the report published in a New
York newspaper that the Seaboard Air
Line system has been purchased' by Au
gust Belmont and the Rothschilds. He
ridiculed the story and said:
“The report that a controlling interest
In the Seaboard Air Line system lias
been purchased by parties allied to the
Louisville and Nashville or any other sys
tem is an idle one, and without founda
tion. I regret that newspapers should be
willing to frequently and periodically give
currency to such reports. I and my Im
mediate associates own a controlling in
terest ill the Seaboard system. My finan
cial interest in it to-day is larger than it
ever has been before. The condition of
the system in stronger than ever, and
earnings are heavier than at any time
in its past history. We are satisfied witli
the property, intend to hold it, and operate
it, and a controlling Interest in the Sea
board Air Line system is not for sale to
anybody at any price.”
"BURNING OF LONDON.”
Wild K<■mn r lam by Limerick'* Mayor
at ft hi mot Annlvrmary In Nnv
York City.
Now York, March 10L—The one hundred
and twenty-third nnnlversury of the birth
of Robert Emmet, the Irish patriot mar
tyr, was celebrated under the auspices of
the Clan Na (tael to-nijeht by a concert
and mass meeting in the Academy of Mu
sic. The oration was delivered by Mayor
John Daly of Limerick, Ireland, who ap
peared on the platform with the grold
links of office around ha neck. The
Academy, which was decorated with the
United States. Irish, Transvaal and
Orange Free States flags, was packed
with enthusiastic Irish-America ns of both
sexes.
Mayor Daly said Limerick's Mayor,
people and corporation “had no stomach
for honoring Kngland’s late Queen.
“Good men,” he said, “tell us that the
only hope for Ireland is the burning of
London. If there Is any man who thinks
he can go over and’ do in London what
Kitchener Is doing in the Transvaal I will
not stop him.
“I believe that there is still hope for
Ireland, because I know that the French
government has, during the post five
months, stowed away more coal than it
has used in four years. One would nat
urally believe that they are going to
make It hot for somebody.”
MUTINY ON^CAMPiRDOWN.
Arrive, at New York With Twelve of
Her (’raw In Irons—Refined to
Obey Uni linin'. Orders.
New York. March 10. —'The British
steamer Camperdewn arrived this morn
ing from Cuban ports, sugar laden, With
twelve of her crew in Irons. When the
patrol steamed up alongside the police
found twelve men In irons, charged with
mutiny. Six of the prisoners were fire
men and six seamen. The patrol trans
ferred the prisoners to shore and they
were taken, in patrol wagons to a police
station, where they arrived in handcuffs.
The Catnperdqwn, while on a voyage
from Cuba to New York, grounded on
Cape Lookout Shoals, off the North Car
olina coast, on March 4. She was gotten
off two days afterward without assistance
or difficulty, and apparently uninjured.
When Capt. Smith gave orders for the
steamer to proceed to her destination,
part of her crew refused to obey the or
der to proceed, hot offered no violence.
The British, consul was notified this aft
ernoon that the men were locked up in
the Church Street Stution, and it is prob
able that they will be taken before a
United States commissioner to-morrow.
RAYMOND’S SMOOTH GAME.
Make* a Specialty of Callrgc Presi
dents—Loov nnd Gilman Appear
Again** Him.
New York, March 10— President Seth
Low of Columbia University, Gen. Thom
as L. Ford, president of the Lincoln Na
tional Bank, President Daniel C. Gilman
of Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore
and Secretary William Beebe of Column!.*
University were in Police Court to-day
before Magistrate Pool to prosecute. Ross
Raymond for swindling. President Low
and President James and Secretary Beebe
told how Raymond, under the name of
Prof. Sanders, had played a confidence
game on them, by which he obtained S2OO
from the bank. President Gilman testi
fied that the letter which Raymond pre
sented to President lx>w was a forgery.
The technical charges on which Raymond
was held were the forging of the check
and the Gilman letter, and he was held
In $3,000 bond on each of these charges.
Raymond was arrested In New Haven last
week for trying to swindle President Had
ley of Yale College.
ECUADOR'S LABOR SYSTEM.
Jamaican Government Objects to
CompulMion of Troop*.
Kingston, Jamaica, March 10.—The gov
ernment of Jamaica, acting on behalf of
the British government, has sent a strong
protest to the President of Ecuador
against the employment of soldier* to
compel thousands of laborers from Ja
maica 4o work under the McDonald syndi
cate In the construction of the railroad
from Guayaquil to Quito.
The protest Is almost an ultimatum as
It calls for an immediate discontinuance
of the coercive measures.
A FATAL LIVERY FIRE.
Three Men nnd Seventy-six Horse*
Burned at San Frunelaeo.
San Francisco, March 10.—Three men
and seventy-six head of horses burned to
death to-day In the destruction of Mor
ton's livery sluble. The men were em
ployes, ami were asleep in the hay loft.
Norwegian Slenmer Aground.
Ixmdon, March 10.—The Norwegian
steamer rtiaauiandeii, from Philadelphia,
Feb. 10, for Rotterdam, is aground In the
New Mass, ten miles west of Rotterdam.
Spanish Gunboat Ashore,
Madrid, March 10.—The Spanish gun
boat Ponca de Leon la ashore near Huelva,
• bout fifty mile* southeaet of Seville.
The Mnneheeters In Ireland.
Dublin, March 10.—The Duke and Duch
ess of Manchester arrived to day at Tan
4ergea Caetia.
DAILY, $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTB A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMKS-A-WEEK,SI A YEAR
CUBANS ARE SORE
RADICAL PRESS KEEPING UP THE
AG IT ATION.
HOPE THAT U. S. WILL RECEDE,
CONGRESS' ACTION CHARGED TO
THE TRUSTS,
Articles From American Paper.,
Whirl, Seem to Support Their I*o
- Freely Circulated—Senor G
Gome. Speaks of tlie “Unhealthy
Imperialism” Whirl, Is Corrupting)
tlie Blood of n Generous People.
Committee on Foreign Relation,
to Meet To-ilnj,
Havana. March 10.—Although the politi.
cal demonstrations have ended, the radl
eal element in the Cuban Constitutional
Convention has not given up hope that
the United States will reeede from the po
sition taken regarding the Platt amend,
ment. The radical press is doing every
thing in its power to keep this view be
fore the public. It attributes the action
of the United States Congress to the in
fluence of the trusts, declaring that tha
American people “are in favor of giving
Cuba absolute Independence and ol re
buking the action of the administration.”
Articles from American papers which
seem to sustain the attitude of the con
vention are given wide publicity.
Senor Guaiberto Gomez say in La Pa*
tria:
"Let us, the champions of our country's
Independence and sovereignty, preserve
the calm, dignified attitude we have as
sumed, £o not let us lose our calm
judgment. Let us maintain our energetio
resolutions to be free, but let us avoid
furnishing the slightest pretext for (he
unhealthy imperialism which Is corrupt
ing the blood of a generous people and
inclining them to trample upon our
rights.
"Let us still have faith In the justice
of our cause, and in the honor of the coun
try which produced Washington, Jefferson
and Lincoln.”
At street corners In various pubUa
places placards have posted which read
thus:
“To the People of the United States:
Do not make any promises that you are
not sure to keep, and never go hack on
the word you have given, (Signed)
"George Washington.”
This Is recommend to the consideration
of "all worthy compatriots of the great
American.”
Thus far tho radical members of the
convention, remain firm in their determi
nation not to accept the Platt amend
ment. The Committee on Foreign Rela
tions will meet to-morrow, but a final re
port i not expected for several days.
DE WET ELUDES THE BRITISH.
I* Now In III* Own Country and Wilt
fie Alinont ImpoMtble to Oper
ate Against.
London, March 11.—The Times published
the following dispatch from Ausvogel kop,
March 9:
"Gen. DeWet has escaped northward by
a forced march with four hundred men.
His objective point is believed to be the
vicinity of Kroonstud.
"Four other Boer leaders are still tn
the southwestern part of Orange River
Colony.
"Now that Gen. DeWet 1* hack In his
own country it will he almost impossible
to operate against him. Just as soon as
he Is pressed, his commando dissolves, to
meet again a few day* later.
"Only a few hands of Boers are now left
in Cape Colony.”
MUST RE UNCONDITIONAL.
Different Report Ahont Kitchener'S
Term* tn Rot ha.
London. March 11.—The Dally Express
says it hears that Lord Kitchener de
clared the surrender of Gen. Botha must
be unconditional, while the question of
the future treatment of the Boers was re
ferred to London.
It is asserted that Mr. Kruger, through
Dr. IX'yds, has sent a long telegram to
the acting president of the South Afri
can Republic, Mr. Schalk-Burgher, ask
ing for details regarding the negotiations,
BOER-AMEBIC AY EXPORTED.
Mn rll n I wen Fought With Boer* and
Was Shipped With Them.
London, March 11.—A dispatch to tha
Dally Mall from Lorenzo Marques says
that a Mr. Martinisen, who resigned
from the United States army to Join the
Boer forces was shipped from Lisbon
Saturday on the Portuguese transport
Zaire, which curried 1(13 Boer families,
after he had made an ineffectual attempt
to obtain consular protection.
A NOVA SCOTIA SHOOTING.
Head* Like a Report of n Kenlneky
Feudlnt Fight.
Halifax, N. S., March 10.—A family feud
at Shubenacadlc, forty miles from here,
over jiossesslon of land, culminated to-day
in a bloody shooting affray. David,
Emach and Melrose Ettinger fought the
three Lnntz brothers. As the latter left
church the lOtlngers opened fire with re
volvers. One of the Lantz brothers fell
at the first volley. His brothers returned
the fire and two of the assailant* were
shot, Kmach probably fatally. The wounds
of the others are serious, hut not dan
gerous. A telephone message says other
relatives have taken up the dispute and
the local constables refuse to Interfere.
Further bloodshed Is expected.
THE OHIO RIVER RISING.
Million* of llushel* of Coal to Coma
Noulh I moled lately.
Pittsburg. March 10.—'The Ohio river la
at coal boat stage with 1514 fee* of water
at the dam at midnight ami rising. More
than 1,000,(110 bushels of coal started for
Southern port* to-day and fully 10,000,000
bushels are expected to follow on the pres
ent rise. River* are rising at all point*.
Borne river men think ths rivers will reach
the flood mark here.
German Prince Commits Suicide.
Berlin, March 10.—Prince Albretcb *u
Holms-Riaunfele hat committed suicide st
Wiesbaden, having learned that the dkt
****** from which be has Veeu suffering
•a* bicutabl*,