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THE MORNING NEWS.
F-tablished 1860. • Incorporated 1888
J. H. ESTILL. President.
both to withdraw
british-rissian dispite to be
SETTLED.
A SMALL AFFAIR ANYWAY.
HI SSIA'BACKDOWN IV MtWHI HIA
EXPECTED.
British May Be Deceived by Appear
ance of Thinns. However—-Hussion
Diplomats Are Smooth—There Han
Been So Official Confirmation of
l lie Hack down—Guest lon f Decline
of British Influence In the Orient
liaised in Parliament.
lxuVlon, March 18.—On the highest offi
cial authority the Associated Press is au
thorized to announce that the difflcAilty at
Tien Tsln between the Russians and Brit
ish over the construction of a railroad
siding in territory claimed by both, will
probably be solved by the wthdrawal of
both the British and Russian troops from
the ground in dispute.
There is a disposition here to think too
much has been made of the Anglo-Rus
,!*n incident at Tien Tsin and a more
hopeful view of the affair is taken to
day. This Is aided by the statement con
tained in Dr. Morrison's dispatch from
Pekin yesterday to the London Times,
which is taken to mean that the com
bined efforts of the Interested Powers are
having the effect of causing St. Peters
burg to check any tendency to undue ag
gressiveness on the part of the Russian
representatives in China.
The comments of the afternoon news
jiapers here repeat the views of the ma
jority of the morning- papers, namely,
that diplomacy will be able to smooth the
triction.
The officials of the British foreign office
nave not yet received official confirmation
of Russia’s alleged backdown in regard to
Manchuria, Turkestan and Mongolia, and
inquiries on the subject are now being
made at St. Petersburg and Pekin. The
British foreign office is not relaxing its
efforts to secure a more satisfactory
statement of the intentions of Russia, but
the officials deprecate the British press
agitation on the subject. On all sides it
is officially and otherwise said that Great
Britain has not the slightest contempla
tion of resorting to hostilities against
Russia, whatever may be the outcome of
the present negotiations.
May Dispatch Navy to Russia.
While hostilities are out of the ques
tion, however, it is not unlikely that dip
lomatic relations between Great Britain
and Russia will become strained almost to
the breaking point. Possibly British
warships may be dispatched to bring pres
sure to bear upon Russia; but war will
not result unless some fracas, quite un
authorized by London and at. Petersburg
occurs between the opposing forces at
Tien Tsin.
This assertion is based upon exhaustive
Inquiries made by the Associated Press in
London. A prominent British official, of
ten the mouthpiece of the government,
whose position makes it undesirable that
be should be named in this connection,
said this evening:
"It is useless for our newspapers to use
provocative language. They forget that
we have a great army in South Africa,
and that we have no other army, nor the
makings of one elsewhere. It is impos
sible to go to war with Russia.”
The Government's Position.
Replying to Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett,
Conservative, Mr. Balfour, the govern
ment leader, said in the House of Com
mons to-day the government did not pos
sess any information indicating any de
cline in British influence in the Yang-tse
provinces.
As to the Russian claim for the waters
of Blonde and Elliott Islands, the British
government had certainly not accepted
this claim. The government had received
no communication on the subject from
Russia. The Russian admiral had re
monstrated against the presence in the
waters of Illlnoit Island of H. M. S. Plov
er. which was engaged in pursuing pi
rates. But, British ship* had a perfect
right, under the treaty of Tien Tsin, to
go there.
Questions regarding the dispute at Tien
Tsin were parried by the under secre
tary for foreign affairs, Lord Cranborne,
in refusing to answer them without no
tice,
William Redmond raised Nationalist
'•beers by asking why Great Britain had
hoisted the white flag and backed down
after threatening to use force of arms.
iSngland's Navy Proposals.
Mr. Arnold-Forster, parliamentary sec
retary to the admiralty, explained the
naval proposals of the government. Their
object, he said, was to maintain the navy
hi a condition to carry on a successful
war should occasion arise. It was pro
posed to have 154,075 men available to man
the fleet, of whom 118,625 should be on
the active list, 28,650 on the royal naval
reserve list, and 7,300 on the royal fleet
reserve 11st.
The government, he said, would ask
"or £9,000,000 for construction, the largest
rum ever appropriated, out of which
thirty-three new vessels were to be start
ed.
HTT LITTLE ACCOMPLISHED.
1 oreign Ministers Sion In Arraag
ln* for Indemnity Claims.
Pekin, March 18.—Little .was accom
plished at to-day's meeting of the foreign
ministers on account of the delay of the
'arious governments in agreeing to the
conclusions reached in the matter of in
demnity claims.
No minister is allowed full liberty to
~ fc * r We government, all the instruc
''■rm ” e * n * a d referendum.
“e court ceremonial on the reception
! ministers was the subject of conver
, ion, 1,111 nothing definite was decided
upon.
'ion. Chaffee and H. G. Squiers, the
bited States charge d’affaires, have ex-
Property adjoining the legation,
uitable for barracks, and capable of
housing 150 men.
Chinese Hallway Opened.
■ ekln, March 18.—The railroad between
'Kin n nd Chan Sin Ou was opened Bat
-1 ay in the presence of the French and
<>* re, ttn n,lrill, ters. There was a review
Roe tro °l> u a feature of the celebra-
The lllotnos French Are Quiet.
#|| March 18 -The Anglo-Russlan
_r>ute is unchanged,
t, r !‘* Fr,nc ** troops are quieter. Over
or,y arrest, have been made.
*lr. Conger Leave, China.
8 'f"*"' M,rc ** ll' A dispatch from
rAnnounce, the sailing to-day of
State* Minister Conger.
W</ve4° nllt, ° n ot *”* Hun * ‘ 'ban# has tm-
Sdtiunnul) JlUnnino iX rto a.
ROBERTS HOPES FOR PEACE.
Bnt Present Indications Are to the
Contrary—More Hard Work
Yet for British.
London, March 19.—Lord Roberts, in a
ietter to a correspondent, expresses a con
fident hope that Lord Kitchener will soon
be able to secure peace in South Africa;
but thus far there is no sign from Pre
toria Or Cape Torn that peace is near.
The latest news Is that Gen. Fourie,
with 800 men, escaped Sunday from the
British columns that were endeavoring to
corner the commando east of Bloemfon
tein. Further big operations will be
started in Orange River Colony within a
few days.
Gen. lan Hamilton, addressing the Au
thors' Club in London last evening, made
the curious suggestion that the Boer pris
oners should be sent to Canada to work
the railways, where they would learn the
English language and become imbued
with English sentiments.
M. DE WITTE DENIES REPORT.
He Did Not Make Attack Upon Count
Von Ruelow In His Russian
Trade Journal.
Berlin, March 18.—A day’s sensation has
been caused by an article sent to Ger
many through the Russian semi-official
telegraph agency by M. DeWitte, Rus
sian minister of finance.
"The essential point for ue,” said a
high official when discussing the matter
to-day, "is that M. DeWitte now declares
that he was not responsible for the per
sonal attacks upon Count von Buelow in
the article which appeared in the St.
Petersburg Trade and Industry Gazette.
Those attacks had been disavowed by us
ing diplomatic vehicles, which is now
dene by M. DeWitte in his declaration
that they did not emanate from him.
"The new article is officially understood
to mean that M. DeWitte is anxious to
conclude anew commercial treaty with
Germany.”
NO INVESTIGATION OF WAR.
Lord Salisbury Snys the Govern
ment Never Promised Any.
London, March 18.—In the House of
Lords to-day the premier, Lord Salisbury,
replying to inquiries on the subject of an
investigation into the conduct of the war
in South Africa, said the government had
rot made any promises to institute an in
vestigaiion. He feared that a full, just
and equitable inquiry would lead to a re
newal of the same species of regrettable
discussion as occurred during the ex
change of speeches between Lord Woise
ley and Lord Lansdowne. Still, if the gov
ernment was urged to make an inquiry,
it could not refuse without casting sus
picions upon the army.
Lord Roeebery wished to know when
the government had washed its hands of
the inquiry it had promised.
Lord Salisbury suggested the appoint
ment of a preliminary commission to in
quire into the promise, whereupon the
subject was dropped.
STUDENTS PREFER CROSSES.
Order to Remove Crosses Causes
Trouble at Buda Pest.
Buda Pest, March 18.—Serious disturb
ances have occurred here between the
university officials and the students in
consequence of orders issued by the min
ister of instruction for the removal of all
crosses from the lecture rooms of the
university. In spite o£ this prohibition
when the rooms were opened this morn
ing the professors discovered that the stu
dents had gained entrance and nailed
crosses to the walls. The officials com
menced to remove the religious emblems,
hut were hustled and insulted by the stu
dents. Some of the latter, however, sup
ported the officials and violent scenes en
sued and Che lectures were suspended.
The matter will Ire discussed in Parlia
ment.
GOT A COOL RECEPTION.
Emperor'e Special Emissary to St.
Petersburg Called Down.
Berlin, March 18.—Parliamentary cir
cles relate that Gen. von Werder, who
was recently sent on a special mission to
St. Petersburg, this time met with a cool
reception, at the Russian capital, and
that the private mission with which Em
peror William entrusted him and which
was intended to explain away all misun
derstandings that have arisen lately,
practically failed.
It Is understood that Count Lamsdorff,
Russian minister of foreign affairs, also
keenly questioned Gen. von Werder re
garding th® German agitation in favor of
the annexation of Austria’s German
speaking provinces.
ORANGES FOR LORD MAYOR.
Thrown in Volleyn by Student* of
Trinity College.
Dublin, March 18.—Volleys of oranges
were thrown by the students of Trinity
College at Timothy Harrington, the new
Lord Mayor of Dublin, as the inaugural
procession passed the college to-day. This
was the only hostile demonstration on
the occasion. The police prevented the
people In the procession from storming
the college enclosure.
French Ilnrk Arrives Safely.
London, March 18.—The French bark
Marthe Marguerite, which sailed from
Pensacola. Fia„ Oct. 4, for Nantes, before
reported at St. Pierre, Martinique, In dis
tress and with captain sick, and subse
quently on Feb. 23, with loss of wheel
and rudder and under Jury rudder rigged
from a Bpare topmast, arrived safely at
Vigo, Spain, to-day.
Bullet Located AVlth X-Rays.
Paris. March 18.-Me de Rodays, who
was wounded last Saturday by the Count
de Castellane in a duel, Is to-day without
fever and suffers no pain. The bullet has
been located with the x-rays, and will
probably be extracted to-morrow.
To Receive Caban CMtsau,
Havana. March 18.—Gov. Gen. Wood has
appointed a commission to revise the Cu
ban customs, consisting of Collector Bllzs
ns president and Ramon Williams, An
tonio HWero. Jose Bacardi, Louis Plate
and Laureano Rodriguez.
Five New Cases of I‘lagnr.
Cape Town, March II —Five fresh cases
of the bubonic plague, Including a mem
ber of the army service corpa. were offi
cially reported to-day.
Spain to Have an Etonian.
Madrid, March U.-The general fleet lona
will take piece May 5 end the Cortes will
assaetiuble June 10,
SAVANNAH, GA„ TUESDAY. MARCH 19, 1901.
HILL ON REPUBLICS
OI'R OW\ %\D THOSE OF SOVTII
AFRICA.
EDWARD VIM’S ADDRESS.
THE ADMINISTRATION'S POLICY’ SE
VERELY CRITICISED.
Its Lethargy and Snplneness While
These Two Sister Republics Were
Struggling for Life Strongly
Stre.sed—Not Even a Mild Expres
sion of Sympathy Permitted—Bnt
Sympathy of American People Has
Been With Boers—A Tribute to the
Irish.
New York, March 18.—About 200 people
sat down to 4he fifty-second annual ban
quet of the St. Patrick’s Society m
Brooklyn to-night. President E. J. Car
lin of the society had with him at the
guests table ex-Gov. David B. Hill, Con
troller Bird S. Coier and about a dozen
others.
Gov. Hill made the principal speeoh or
the evening. He said in part
" Every true American rejoices In the
fact that he lives in n republic. A rep
resentative form of government, whereby
the people ruie not directly as in a de
mocracy, but indirectly through their
chosen representatives, under a written
constitution wherein popular rights as
well as governmental powers are closely
defined, constitutes the best form of gov
ernment ever devised by man.
"The distinctions which exist between
our form of government and that of
monarchies, limited or otherwise, are par
ticularly emphasized in the recent address
to Parliament of Edward the Seventh, the
new King of Great Britain and Ireland,
and Emperor of India.
“He assures Parliament that ‘my rela
tions with other Powers continue to be
friendly;’ he repoices that the capitals
of the two South African republics 'are
in my posession,’ and he trusts that 'my
troops’ will deal effectually with the
forces of the enemy.
"Such expressions sound strangely upon
our ears In free America. Here we would
tolerate no such assumption of superiority
and power as those terms imply. Loyalty
here means loyalty to ourselves—to our
own constituted but not inherited authori
ties.
"The supineness of this great republic
in the present emergency while witness
ing the destruction of two struggling re
publics in South Africa, and the substi
tution of a monarehial government in
their place, is almost incomprehensible.
"If it be urged in defense of our na
tional lethargy that the Monroe doctrine
presents no objection to the destruction
of republics elsewhere than on this con
tinent, it may well be answered that
neither did that doctrine contemplate an
attempt upon our part to extend our jur
isdiction info the Pacific seas.
"But whether it can be seriously es
tablished that there rested upon this na
tion the positive duty of active interfer
ence in the flnet Instance to protect its
two sister republics from annihilation at
the hands of a monarehial government,
it is suggested that at least it was our
national duty to insist that the alleged
grievances of Great Britain, which formed
the pretext for its warfare upon two
weak republics, should have been submit
ted to arbitration before hostilities were
actually opened.
“It is a singular circumstance that
aside from a mere formal tender of the
friendly offices of this government to the
respective belligerents (which Great Brit
ain promptly and rather tartly declined),
there has been no manifestation of our
national interest in the outcome of the
struggle; there has been no protest raised
against the cruel consummation of the
wrong; there has been permitted in Con
gress not even a mild expression of sym
pathy for the struggling republics; and
they have been confronted not only with
a cold neutrality, but with a manifest in
difference to their fate, and there has been
an apparent abandonment of the new
American doctrine, which was proclaimed
so vigorously and effectively in 1895.
"But whatever may have been the at
titude which our government has felt
constrained to assume, there has never
been the slightest question of the senti
ments of the generous and warm-hearted
American people upon this subject. Their
hopes, their prayers and their sympathies
have been with the gallant Boers in their
unequal contest with British usurpation.
“I do not violate any confidence when
I state that at an interview which I had
at Washington on Dec. 8, last, with ex-
President Harrison—one of our greatest
lawyers and statesmen, whose recent
death the whole country is now lament
ing—in discussing some constitutional
questions not now necessary to be men
tioned, and a reference having been made
to the South African struggle, he sudden
ly turned to me, and with much feeling
and impressiveness, said:
“ ‘Gov. Hill, I am an American, and
my sympathies are with the cause of the
Boers I cannot help it.’
“It was an impromptu expression of pa
triotic sentiment, creditable alike to his
head and heart, which I shall always re
member.
"It is difficult to trace to any one cause
the marvelous success of the United
States. The high standards of national
honor and Integrity by which our relations
with other countries have been conducted,
have undoubtedly contributed materially
to our enviable reputation abroad. Our
country’s Influence is not measured solely
by the strength of our armies and navies
Our almost uniform policy of national
unselfishness has made a deep impression
upon the governments of the world.
► "It has ever been our pride and our
boast that we have cordially welcomed to
our shores the oppressed of every clime.
Immigration has done much towards
building up our waste places, towards in
fusing new blood In our councils, toward*
strengthening our resources, and Increas
ing the volume of our good citizenship.
“Especially has the patriotism, the en
thusiasm. and the Industry of our Irish
fellow citizens, native and adopted, con.
tribute/) muelj lo the progress and the
greatness of our nation. Irish soldier* no
bly exhibited their American loyalty, not
only during the war for the Union, but
in the recent Bpanlsh-Cuban conflict. And
Anally, H may be safely asserted that the
hopes and the aspirations of the Irish-
Amerlonn people are centered In the uc
cess and prosperity of the American Un
ion."
Controller Color spoke of Mr Came-
I !e' great gift to the city of New York,
which would roach th® plain people and
v, as in harmony with the true American
idea New York had developed mor® rap
idly than any other city In Die world,
and that at a ®P®ed which must startle
Baris and older cities on the
other side of the water, and this had
),< en accomplished by driving out lb# bad
gull tbs gaud.
NEW YORKERS CONE WRONG.
Nobody- Hu* , Offered to Provide
Home* for Fifty Couple* ln*tlie
Mouth.
New York. March 18.—Superintendent
George Blair of the Outdoor Poor Depart
ment, announced to-day that he had re
ceived word from the general passenger
agent of the Plant System that the lat
te* was acting for a very wealthy South
ern woman who wants to provide homes
for fifty couples. The agent authorizes
Mr. Blair to choose fifty couples from
New York’s deserving poor and to send
ther to him. The families will go to two
pin, .ions, one near New Orleans, and
the other near Deha, Miss. Free trans
portation' will be given and when the
couples arrive they will be given a home
and work will be provided for them for
which they will be paid.
When Superintendent Blair heard of
this proposal he immediately went to
work, and to-morrow will begin to receive
app.lcations at his office.
Farm Laborer* Are Wanted.
Inquiry was made of .the passenger de
partment of the Plant System in Savan
nah to-night relative to the story that
the superintendent of the Outdoor Poor
Department of New York had been ad
vised by the general passenger agent of
that company that a wealthy Southern
woman was ready to provide homqs for
fifty couples from among the poor of
New York.
Coi. B. W. Wrenn. passenger traffic
manager, wa* out of the oity, but it wns
learned from the department that the
report was an error, having grown out
of a lady in the Southwest having made
application to the Plant System to fur
nish her free transportation for laborers
from New York, whom she desired to em
ploy upon her farms. This, it was re
ported, wa* all there was to the story.
The Plant System did nov agree to fur
nish the transportation.
WANT SEPARATE PROVINCE.
Marinduque to Have Government of
11* Own—People Mast Live in
the Town*.
Romblon Island, March 18.—By Mall
from Marinduque, March 16.—The question
of attaching this island of Marinduque
to the province of Tayabas, discussed by
the American Philippines Commission
since their arrival here, has been decid
ed in the negative. The sentiment of the
people was wholly in favor of forming a
separate province. A population of 30,000
was represented during the discussions,
and the commission has met intelligent
delegations from all the towns on the isl
and.
There are 300 insurgents still In the
mountains of Marinduque, hut otherwi e
the inhabitants are anxious for the pacifi
cation of the island, arrd to accept Amer
ican sovereignty.
Alaj. Smith, commanding the American
garrisons on this Intend, has issued an
order requiring all natives to live in tb®
five principal towns where American
troops are stationed. Those natives who
continue o live in the country will be
considered insurgents.
A few insurgents have -recently been
killed or wounded near these towns and
their supplies have been destroyed.
The inhabitants of this island favor a
drastic policy towards insurgents.
Tile American Philippines commission
will soon prepare a recommendation to
President McKinley on the character and
form of the general civil government to
lie established in the archipelago. The
matter has a* yet received but informal
consideration.
THE GILMAN MILLIONS.
Mr*. Hall Dili Not Appear In Coart
and tbe Busin of Her Claim flllll
s Mystery.
Bridgeport. Conn., March 18.—After a
long hearing In the Probate Court. Judge
Nobbs to-night denied the application of
Edward S. Percival and Edward L. Nor
ton for appointment as administrators of
the estate of the late millionaire, George
T. Gilman. The application was sup
ported by part of the heirs only, and a
further hearing on the question will be
held to-morrow.
Mrs. Helen Hall made no appearance
to-flay, either in person or by counsel,
and her alleged claim* on the estate
formed no port of the proceedings.
With the non-ap-pearanc® of Mrs. Helen
Hall in court the question was opened as
to what her claims, if any, on the estate
might be. Her failure to appear was con
sidered as prlma facie evidence that she
would take no part In the contest over the
administration of the estate and the con
current opinion to-night is that her share
in the property of the millionaire tea
merchant must depend upon some deed
executed before his death. In this event
it will not be until the actuul admlnl tra
tion of the estate begins that the mystery
will be solved.
COMPLIMENTS TO TOLSTOI.
Rnnnian Society of Author* Send* It*
Warmest Wishes.
St. Petersburg, March 18.—The Russian
Society of Authors has sent Count Tol
stoi the following telegram:
"The Russian Society of Authors learns
with pleasure of your Improved health.
It send* the great Russian author It*
warmest wishes, and hopes he will be
spared for many years of labor in the
service of Russia and humanity.”
Leather Trust Get* Tannery.
Knoxville, Tenn., March 18.—The Amer
ican Leather Company ha* closed a deal
by which it comes into possession of the
tannery of the Virginia Tanning and Kx
ehenge Company, one of the largest tan
neries In the South, near Bristol, Tenn.
A Merlon* Rising In Prrsta.
London, March 18.—The Vienna Neue
Frele Presse report* a serious rising In
Teheran. Persia, because certain reforms
hav® been attempted by the Shah.
To Abandon Belleville Rollers.
lxmdon, March 18.—A Herlln dispatch
report® that the German navy, like the
British, has deckled lo abandon the use
of Kellevllle boilers on warships.
New Dervish Movrmrnt In Noudan.
London, March 18.—A special dispatch
from Cairo, Egypt, **>• anew Dervish
movement la reported to hava occurred
itr the southern psrt of the Soudan
I Mexico’* Colton Crop,
fifty of Mexico, March 11.—It I® estlmat
<d #>at th* native cotton crop will be
ion* Jaflf'r thin yir than lat mid *i 1
• •ffcdtetiMf that rhmmpir **leis vwM
giv* AM cotton toalll® industry,
RUSSIAN STUDENTS
FIF.RCFx FIGHTING IN -ST. PFaTK.TI.S- j
BI RG STREETS.
DEMONSTRATION BROKEN UP.
BRUTAL COSSACKS I SB WHIPS ON
THE CROWDS.
Hundreds of Students Under Arrest,
Including Mnny Girl*—Stn/lents
Were Not Without Fault—Dese
crated a Cathedral a* a Protest
Against Excommunication ot
Coant Tolstoi—Circulated Revolu
tionary Prucla inn t ion— tin > Sutler
Severely fur Their Conduct.
St. Petersburg, March 18.—The students
organizrel to-day what was Intended to
be an imposing demonstration in front of
the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, the
occasion being the anniversary of the
death of Vetrora, the girl who committed
suicide some years ago in a dungeon of
the political prison in the fortress of St.
Peter and St. Paul in order to escape in
famous persecutions.
Immense crowds assembled on the Nev.
skol Prospekt. the principal street of the
city, and the adjacent thoroughfares. The
military in even greater numbers occu
pied the district, closed the entrances of
all houses and shops, patrolled the streets,
and time after time cleared the pave
ments, making many arrests, Including
teachers and pupils of the higher grade
girls’ school. Seceral of these young wo
men resisted arrest.
The demonstration was held, but owing
to the presence of the troops, it was rath
er a mild affair, although for a time seri
ous consequences seemed likely to follow
the brutality of the Cossacks in driving
back the people with whips.
Fighting nt Ml. Petersburg.
London, March 19 —Special dispatches
from St. Petersburg describe fierce fight
ing between the demonstrators and the
Cossacks. The latter charged the mob at
a gallop, and the people replied with vol
leys of stones.
A Cossack officer, who was struck on
the head by an iron bolt, was unhorsed.
The Cossack* on seeing then
leader fall. dismounted and en
gaged in a hand-to-hand fight, using
their whips freely on the people, many of
whom were injured seriously, although
nobody was killed.
Altogether 800 student* were arrested.
A number of student* who had recent
ly protested against the ex-communica
tion of Count Tolstoi assembled inside
the Cathedral and began smoking, shout
ing, throwing things at the holy images
tnd whistling while the sacred elements
were being prepared for the sacrament.
Thereupon the congregation began to
thrust the disturbers outside and a gen
eral fight ensued.
One'of the cathedral banners was seized
by the student* who used it In the fighting
outside the cathedral, where prooiuma
lions were thrown among the crowd con
taining such phrases as "long live lib
erty nnd free government," and "Down
with tlie Czar,” and "Down with rotten
officials.”
Finally the student* unfurled a red flag,
and an attempt by the police to seize it
was the signal for a general fight.
INDIANA TOWN WIPED OUT.
Mex-ernl Hundred People Hungry and
Mhrlterlesn—Only Ten Building*
Left.
Seymour, Ind., March 18.—The entire
village of Memphis, a place of 500 resi
dents, and located thirty-five miles south
of here, was destroyed by fire to-day, an 1
many of the people are without shelter or
food. The property loss Is over $150,000.
The fire started from a spark from
Haus’ stave factory this afternoon, and
within an hour the entire town was in
flames. Seventy-five dwellings were burn
ed, and only ten are left standing.
Several hundred persons are sheltered
to-night in farm houses and barns, but
scores were compelled to remain up all
night for lack of shelter. Women and
children suffered and few secured any
thing to eat.
MIMMOI’HI TOWN WIPED OUT.
Fire Almost Make* a Clean Sweep at
lllntnn rek.
St. Louis. March 18.—The little town of
Bismarck, Mo., 75 mile* from St. Louis,
on the Iron Mountain, was almost wiped
out of existence by fire to-day. Leading
business houses and many residences were
burned. The loss is estimated at $160,000,
with very Uttle Insurance, The fire start
ed In a barber shop and spread rapidly
In ail directions, the Inhabitant* of the
town being without mean* of fighting the
flames.
A Whole Family Cremated.
Columbus, 0., March 18.—A special to
the Ohio State Journal from Well-ton,
0., says; The charred bodies of Jeff Hill,
his wife and five children were found to*
1 night in the smoldering embers of a burn
ing house.
Mt. Louis Iron Works Honied,
St. Louis, March 18—The St. Louis
Steam Forge and Iron Wo ks were de
stroyed by fire to-night. Lo*x, $100,000;
Insurance, $50,000.
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MUST PRO DICE THE LETTER.
Order of Court Served on Callahan
anil Ills Attorneys.
Omaha, Neb., March 18.—James Calla
han, the alleged kidnaper, and his attor
neys, were to-day served with an order of
i the court commanding them to produce
at Callahan’s trial Wednesday the origi
nal letter sent to Edward A. Cudahy de
manding $25,000 ransom for hi* son. This
letter was enclosed In the sack of gold
deposited by Mr Cudahy al the place sig
nified by the abductor*. The county at
torney and police soy that they have evi
dence that Callahan ha* the communica
tion.
Ag 1,000,000 LI HR AH V.
Chicago to Have date AA'ltb a Colo*-
*a! Maine of Lincoln.
Chicago. March Is.—A all® for the John
Crcrar library In Lake Front park, bs
twoaii Madison and Monroa at rests, wa®
granted l>r th* City Council to-night Tho
near library building la to coat $1,000,000
On tba ait# la to be placed a colossal
stelae ,( Agrsnam Lincoln for Die er®c
lien and maintenance of which Diere Is
already slte‘d> in the hands of trustees
mt llm total * oi John Crerar
TO CALL MOROCCO DOWN.
The New York Ordered to Tangier
and Placed I ndcr Order* of
Consul General Gunmerr,
Washington, March 18.—The State De
partment is giving renewed attention to
the settlement of the claims against the
government of Morroco. The claim of
Marcus Ezngui, who was murdered at
Fez in June last, has been adjusted by
the payment of $5,000. But there are other
claims equally meritorious which have not
been satisfactorily adjusted. Recently
the State Department gave these consid
eration, all efforts on the part of Mr.
Gunimere, the consul general at Tangier,
to adjust them having proved ineffect
ive.
Under these circumstances a special
mission, following in this respect the
practice of other governments, seemed
necessary. Instructions to this end to
day were sent to Mr. Gumniera, as Well
as h further instruction to demand an
apology for an apparent discourtesy on
the part of the grand vizier, and the min
ister of foreign affairs, In attempting to
defeat the purpose of the State Depart
ment In dispatching a special mission lo
Morocco City.
The armored cruiser New York, with
Admiral Rodgers aboard, is rapidly near
ing Gibraltar, with every prospect .of
reaching Tangier by the end of the week.
She, wi.l take Mr. Gummere aboard and
convey him to Mazargan, where the con
sul general will disembark and go over
land to the Moorish capital. The New
York will remain at Mazargan under his
orders until some sort of a settlement is
reached, and Mr. Gummere was to-day
notified to this effect.
THE STATFSUSTAINED.
Ronds of North (arullnn Cos only, for
Rnllrond Purposes, In % a I id, So > *
Supreme Court.
Washington, March 18.—The United
States Supreme Court to-day rendered Its
opinion In the case of the commissioners
of Wilkes county, North Carolina, versus
Coier, involving the validity of bonds is
sued by Wilkes county in aid of the
Northwestern, North Carolina Railroad In
1899. under otate laws passed lit 1868, 1879,
and 1881. The principal question involved
wot whether the United States Courts, in
passing uj>on the case, should accept the
construction of the State Supreme Court
in the matter.
Justice Harlan handed down the court’s
opinion, holding the state's construction
to be binding. The state -court had held
that under the state constitution a yea
and nay vote by the Legislature In au
thorizing the indebtedness was mandatory.
Such a course had no! been pursued lit
authorizing the bond*, and the contention
was made that it was immaterial. The
effect of to-day’s decision Is opposed to
tho validity of the bonds.
BIG~BLAZE~AT SUMTER.
Nineteen Bonding* Destroyed at a
Loss of s4o,tMNk.Bisrlrtl In a
fllfthle—Tno Jails Burned.
Columbia, 8. C., March 18.—Fire start
ed to-night In the stables of G. F. Epper
son at Sumter, ami before it could he
controlled, 19 buildings were destroyed
at a loss of $40,000. The Insurance does
not exceed $14,000.
The flames quickly consumed the Inflam
mable stuff in the Epperson stables and
spread to neighboring buildings. The old
and new county jails across the street
caught and were burned down. Many
buildings within a quarter of a mile were
at times on fire from sparks, but at mid
night the fire was under control. Tho
volunteer firemen worked so near the
flames that several sections of hose were
destroyed, the heat being so Intense
that the firemen could not stand it. The
prisoners In the Jail were safely transfer
red to the town guard house.
POSTAL INFORMATION.
Postofllrr Department to Issue a
Complete Digest.
Washington, March 18.—The Postofflce
Department will issue about next autumn
z complete digest of postal information,
under tbe terms of the las postal appro
priation act. There I* already a large de
mand and numerous inquiries are reach
ing the department. It is announced,how
ever, that the contracts cannot be adver
tised for until after July 1, next, and it
will be a considerable 4lme after that be
fore the pamphlets will be available for
free distribution at ell postofflees in the
country.
CUBA’S NEW TREASURER.
Carlo* Kolos Appointed to the tHllcc
ly Gen. Wood.
Washington, March 18.—In accordance
with President McKinley's recent order
that the treasurer of Cuba should be a
citizen of tliat island, Gov. Gen. Wood
to-day cabled to the War Department that
he had appointed Carlos Kolos as treas
urer of Cuba. Mr. Rolos has previously
been connected with the fiscal branch,
end Is considered well qualified for this
Important post. Secretary Root has con
firmed the appointment.
HEAVY STOBM IN PORTO RICO.
Railroads Tied Up and Telegraph
Lines Down.
San Juan, Porto Rico, March 18.—A
heavy storm prevails here. Two inches
of rain fell last night in two hours. The
wind is thirty-two miles an hour, from
the northwest. The rain ceased at day
light, hut the wind still continues. The
railroad I* tied up by serious washouts.
Telegraphic communication with the north
nnd west shores Is partially Interrupted.
The damage done by the storm Is un
known. The storm Is undoubtedly more
severe In the Interior of the Island.
A JAPANESE OUTR AGE.
MnJ. Mulfnrd of Thirty-ninth Infant
ry and Wife Attacked.
Victoria, B. C„ March 18,—The steamer
Klnahu Mnru arrived to-day from Yoko
hama and the Orient. She brought news
of a brutal assault on Maj. M. B. Mutford
of the Thirty-ninth Infantry and hi* wife
®t Kioto, while returning from Manila. A
mob of 100 attacked the Mulforda while
they were embarking on a train Thatr
clothing wa® torn and both were roughly
used, desplie the major’s strenuous re
sistance He wa* In uniform.
Inventor of tlir Remington Dead.
Newark, 0., March 1* —J arph Rider, In
ventor of the famous It/mlngion rifle, dt-1
at his home In thin city last night of
Aftftri disea*#, sgod 84 years.
DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-T]MES-A-WEEK.SI A YEAB
TO EDUCATE NATIVES
ELABORATE PLANS OF FILIPIYQ
COMMISSION.
COMPLETE PLAN OUTLINED.
DEPARTMENT OF PI BLIO INSTRUC
TION ESTABLISHED.
If the Plan Re Carried Oat the Fil
ipino* Will Have a Rettrr System
of Ednentlou Than Many American
State*—English Language to Bd
Mmle Husi* of Pnlillc Instrnetlon—
tine Thousand Trained Teacher* to
He Secured from United States at
g 7.1 to Sinn Per Month—Prleet*
May Teaelt Three Times a Week.
Washington, March 18.—Quito a number
of the acts of the Philippine commission,
as promulgated by the military authori
ties in <he islands, have been received
at the War Department.
One of the most important—that for es.
publishing a department of public in
struction in the islands—already has been
briefly reported by cable from Manila. IA
provides for a general department of
public. Instruction with a central office at
Manila under the direction of a general
superintendent to be appointed by th®
commission at a salary of $6,000 per an
num. Schools are to be established irt
every pueblo in the archipelago, where*
practicable, and those alteady establish
ed shall be reorganized where necessary,
’"he salaries of 4he division superintend
ents and teachers and the curricula fort
primary, secondary and other publld
school* are to be established by th® su
perintendent. He is also to exercise gen
eral supervision over the entire depart
ment. There are to be ten school divis
ions in the archipelago, each with a di
vision superintendent and there is to b®
a superior advisory board composed of
the general superintendent and four mem
bers to be appointed by the Philippine
commission who shall consider the gen
eral subject of education In the Islands,
and make regulations, etc.
According to the terms of the act, tho
English language, as soon as practicable,
shall be made the basis of all public In
struction. and soldier* may be detailed as
instructors until replaced by trained teach
ers.
To Obtain Teachers Here.
Authority Is given to the general su
perintendent to obtain from the United
States 1,000 trained teachers at salaries of
not less than $75. nor more than Hu) per
month, the exact salury to be flxod ac
cording to the efficiency of the teacher.
The act provides that no teacher or
other person "shall teach or criticise the
doctrines of any church, religious sect
or denomination, or shall attempt lo in
fluence the pupils for or against any
church or religious sect in any pubtlo
school."
Violation of this section is made punish
able by summary dismissal from the pub
lic service. It is provided, however, that
it may be lawful for the priest or minister
of the pueblo where the *ohool Is situated
lo teach religion for one-half hour, threw
times a week in the school building to
pupils whoso parents desire it. But if the
priest, minister or religious teacher usa
this opportunity "for the purpose of arous
ing disloyalty to the United States, or of
discouraging the attendance of pupils, or
Interfering with the discipline of schools,"
the division superintendent may forbid
such offending priest from entering th*
school but.ding thereafter.
A Normal School at Manila.
The act also prouvldoa for a normal
achol at Manila for the education of na
tive® In the science of teaching. It ap
propriates $4U),000 for school buildings;
$220,000 for t> xtbooks and other supples
for the current calendar year; $25,000 for
the normal school; $16,000 for the organi
zation and rnalnte: ance of a trade school
In Manila, and the same sum for a school
of agriculture.
Among the other acts Is one declaring
all person* in arms against the authority
of the United States in the Phtlippln*
Islands, and all persons aiding or abet
ting them on April L 1901, or thereafter.
Ineligible to hold any office of honor, trust
or profit In the Philippine Islands.
Another act provides for the free admis
sion Into the islands of all supplies and
materials for the use of the army or navy
or of the Insular government. Still an
other act regulates the hours of labor.
It provides that the heads of departments
and offices In the Philippine civil service
shall require of all employs* of whatever
grade or class, not less than alx hours
of labor each day, not Including the tlm*
for lunch, and exclusive of Sundays and
public holidays.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
Secretary Hay anil Srnstor Morgan
Have a Conference.
Washington. March 18.—Secretary Hay
had a long conference with Senator Mor
gan respecting Isthmian canal matters,
and the advisability of reopening nego
tiations for a treaty with Great Britain
on the subject. The Secretary Is losing
no opportunity of acquiring himself with
the views of senators on this subject, and
the conference to-day with Senator Mor
gan is only one of nearly a dozen he hag
had on the same subject with leading sen
ators and representatives since the ad
journment of the Fifty-sixth Congress.
HAD A DAY WITH FRIENDS.
President and Mrs. McKinley Returi®
to Capital.
Canton, 0.. March 18.—President and
Mrs. McKinley left at 10:40 o'clock to
night for Washington. They occupied a
private car attached to the regular Penn
sylvania train. The dtiy was a quiet and
uneventful one for the President. H®
left the Barber home for an airing and
a short walk about the house. There was
a number of citizens to see him and h
had pleusant social visits with old friends.
Tl M HER FIRE AT NASHVILLE.
Twenty Acres Swept Over With Long
of g 140.000.
Nashville. Tenn.. March ll.—The exten
sive lumber yard® and nw and planing
mil! plant of John B. Ransom (k Cos., In
West Nashville, war® destroyed by Are
this afternoon. Th® loss is ••tlmated at
$140,000. with Insurance or 1118,400. The
yards (over twenty sera® of ground, and
the (Ire ragtd fiercely lor several hour®.
II is thought the Hr® originated fi>'s
gparks iiotii a locomotive, N