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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. ♦ i 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