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President.
GEN, WOOD ON CUBA
VEBYTHIXG IS HARMOMOII, HE
1 SAYS.
N0 STRAINED RELATIONS.
•rri ation has been ch mis
represented.
( on veniloa la <t Thoroughly
n( . pr e*cutative Body-Only Need.
Have Certain Point. Explained,
When the Relation. With Till,
t nnntry Will Be Plea.antly Ad
justed-Then the Government Can
Be Turned Over to the Caban. In
Tnenty-fonr Hour.—He 1 Now
Harrying to Washington to Intro
rtnee the Coniini*.ioner. to the
froKldont.
New York, April 23.-Gen. Leonard A.
Wood, governor general of Cuba, with
Mrs. Wood and his private secretary, ar
rived here to-night from Havana on the
Ward liner Morro' Castle.
C, fn . Wood, who expects to return to
Havana on Thursday by way of Jack
sonville, Fla., has made the hurried trip
to this country for the purpose of Intro
ducing to President McKinley, before the
latter leaves Washington for the Pacific
coast, the five members of the special
commission on foreign relations appointed
hy the Cuban Constitutional Convention,
which is still in session, and is expected
to take up for consideration soon the
electoral law which will regulate the sys
tem by which the first president of the
Cuban republic will be chosen. As soon
as the steamship was made fast to its
pier. On. Wood, his wife and secretary,
were transferred to the tugboat President
and carried to Jersey City in time to
catch the 9:25 p. m. train for Washington.
Gen. Wood did not hesitate to talk
about affairs In Cuba.
"The. object of my hurried visit here.’ 1
he said, "is to introduce the five members
of the special commission on foreign re
lations appointed by the Cuban constitu
tional convention to President McKinley.
The members of the commission represent
all the different groups of Cubans com
posing the constitutional convention.
They have come to the United States for
the purpose of conferring with President
McKinley on matters which the conven
tion does not thoroughly understand and
when they return and make their report 1
am convinced that there will be a thor
ough understanding on all sides of the
controversy.
Never Acted on Platt Amendment.
"The constitutional convention has
■•ver voted on or rejected the Platt
amendmeuT. This I can state positively,
notwithstanding the reports to the con
trary which have been sent to the United
States from Havana. Things have been
cabled here which had rot the slightest
foundation in fact, which described
strained relations between the repre
sentatives of the United States
and those of the Cuban peo
ple. Everything has been harmonious
since ] went to Cuba, and the convention
row in session is a thoroughly represen
tative one. Before the Platt amendment
was passed by Congress the Cubans
knew the desires of this government on
the issues which the amendment contains,
because they were submitted to them
through the executive. Intervention and
the establishment of naval stations are
the two things which they do not prop
erly comprehend, and I think that when
•hey are fully explained in Washington
the only indication of a difference of opin
ion will have been removed.
"There are really but two great ques
tions yet to be settled.
Two Great Questions Remain.
"Onfi Is the reduction of the duty on
euE.u. The other is the passage of a con
stitution. One is economic, the other po
litical, vet in a measure they are akin.
A fwr the constitution has been properly
framed ami adopted the economic ques
tlon will disappear, as there must be a
•treat reduction in the duty on sugar,
ii'n Cuba will be prosperous and its re
ations with the United States settled on
a cold basis. That will end the whole
•firnculty and in 24 hours the country can
he turned over to the representatives
chosen by tile Cuban people. To-day all
nr- departments on the island are prac
’’ ally in th e hands 0 f tf, e Cubans, who
hnve been instructed as to how
lul * s can be managed, and
'' “h I he time arrives all we
e to do will be to take a receipt
, n* l money on hand. At the request of
Seu ßrt? We have accounted for every
n, ar , xpended in the improvement of
"ha since the military forces have been
n charge of the islands and we hold the
a-elpttor these expenditures. There
" as Hu ch an accurate accounting
®hoed before and it has been complied
, , 1 "ere was some trouble in the
■ at first, but the Rathbone-Neely
c-have been thoroughly worked up and
TANARUS,' n nil? <il "hi he brought to trial in May.
fi it j OII '* S °f 'hese men have been for
v, a,l| l W IH have to be paid. There
in H en ° n aKent of the surety company
the ?' atla lately and after looking over
bens ro,mr * he will report back that the
Don,3!! will bo settled.
* ouldn’t Please Everybody.
b w ,' 1 have s-aid that everything has
chaieJ* rmonlous since I have been in
r, n i |, ,Cuban alTairs, I must, however.
Mease' ,lUt 11 was Impossible for me to
clallv r ""' y one down there, and espe
sDeuisr ambHlous and disappointed
co* m f rS ' A ' so 1 found it necessary to
count r mails to Ua Discussion on uc
to , re', a ar, c*ture which was likely
taper' 1 ' 'ouble. Only one copy of the
rr the , ... 10 ,hIK country and the editor
but r .!r i " aN arre *ted. The paper was
as stated In the dispatches.
4 UOL'BTKLX REPORT.
' '"ling Off rape Porpoise
p, M " > * u ‘ Hp Ashore,
tl o| 1,1 April 3.—The steamship
f.„ tn ' W,| |‘' h arrived early this evening
■ar, ,‘' JI ‘ ll,uur ** ( '- H.. reported tliut a
i 4f,. j, ' ' " lna,ll, 'd steumer was ashore on
in blJ t n Itivestlgatlon falle*l
| ll)( f lj ’ Uri "* l * the I sport. The wealtier
u.<l la ij! ri * hide in tha l>ay a,I day
I t jj otJ * ’ " ,rn such as descrllaed by
■ s.< , , iai L’ , r* n lyrng at anchor about
fi*rt ' ! " 1 *P* l'orpois* sines esrly
4 *rk she >llll ruuslned In
1 position
j f **"" hrilsr||t'g Ssrtesssf,
'hat ,ty, jL le under atood here
‘tstOjia i,, * srnsssl. the ptrseul
-1* ij. * ha Hague, lias been as-'
fciata,, 4 ‘ JUwiK •♦trffals Vt Ut Lidled
Jiatemnaj) Jllnfitiiig
ITALY’S COMMERCIAL WAR.
May Re Eoreed Into One to Pre
serve Her Markets.
Bari, Italy, April 23.—Signor Luzzatti,
the former minister of the treasury, de
livered an important speech to-day on
the commercial relations between Italy
and other countries. Referring to the
United States he said the provisions of
the treaty of commerce between Franco
and the United States, if they had been
approved by Congress without an equav
alent understanding with Italy, would
have driven Italy out of the American
market. A kind of universal fury was
.spreading in the United States, where, he
said, the fruit growers of California and
Florida forbid their government to grant
the slightest facilities to Italy in treaties
between Italy and the United States.
Luzzatti alluded to the agrarian protec
tionist demands in France, Germany,
Austria-Hungary and Switzerland, and
asked:
"Must we resign ourselves to our fate,
or defend ourselves, and how shall we
defend ourselves? I shall answer these
questions at the agricultural meeting to
be held in Florence in May, but I am In
clined to believe that the voice of the
agrarians is not that of their govern
ment.”
ALABAMA’S CONVENTION.
Work of Making n New Constitution
Will Soon Begin.
Montgomery, Ala., April 23.—The people
of Alabama voted to-day on the propo
sition to call a convention to assemble
in this city May 21, to adapt the State
Constitution to the needs of the present
day. An exceedingly light vote was polled
throughout the state, and the returns in
dicate that perhaps five-sixths of the
counties voted in favor of a convention
being held. The principal reforms which
the convention has in view are suffrage,
the courts, the terms of the public officers
and the abolishment of so much local leg
islation. No definite programme has been
mapped out and the convention will nec
essarily be in session some days before
the drift of sentiment can be arrived at.
There was much apathy in the state
during the campaign. The Democratic
State Committee sent out speakers, but
nowhere were the people greatly enthus
ed. There was no organization against
the issue, the opposition being simply ••
disinclination to go to the polls. At to
day’s election 65 delegates from the state
at large were elected, and 100 from the
counties, each county being allowed as
many delegates as it has members in the
House of Representatives. There will in
no event he exceeding four or live Repub
licans or Populists ih the convention.
Democratic Candidates Elected,
Returns up to 12 o’clock indicae that
the constitutional convention movement
has carried the state by about 30,000 ma
jority. In several of the counties where
the negro vote predominates the negroes
aligned themselves with the Populists and
defeated the Democratic, nominees. It now
seems certain that ell of the. Democratic
candidates form the state at large have
been- elected.
CAPITALISTS SEE TEXAS.
The Oil Wells Gash and Texas tat
tle Almost Derail Their Train.
Houston. Tex., April 23.—Capitalists rep
resenting the New York Chamber of Com
merce and Merchants’ Association wit
nessed to-day the scene of excited crowds
speculating In oil lands at Beaumont. The
visit to Beaumont was the occasion for
turning loose the gushers, and this drew
a very large crowd.
A runaway tram struck a carriage in
which Gustave A. Jahn of the Merchants’
Association was sitting. He was severely
shocked and retired to his berth for sev
eral hours.
From Beaumont, where the guests were
lunched by the local Chamber of Com
merce. they were escorted to Port Ar
thur to view the harbor and transporta
tion facilities there and at Sa
bine Pass. Later this after
noon the train brought them to
Houston, where they were banqueted to
night and welcomed by ex-Gov. Hogg, ex-
Congressman Hutchinson and others. An
accident on the return trip from Sabine
Pass narrowly escaped marring the jour
ney. A bunch of Texas cattle was caught
on the track, four being killed or maimed
and dragged under the trucks. It was by
rare chance that the special was not de
railed.
To-morrow the committee will be taken
down. Buffalo bayou to LaPorte. Thurs
day they go by rail to Galveston.
THE WAR LOAN IN DEMAND.
Sinnll Inventor* Subscribe Their
Mite* Along? \\ Ith the Blsger Krj.
London, April 23.—Applications for the
new war loon continue to pour into the
Bank or England. The subscribers to-day,
though numero'' were mostly small in
vestors. It is estimated that the loan
was subscribed for six or seven times
over and it is expected the list will be
closed to-morrow as it Is not desired to
lock up too much money.
In the House of Commons to-day va
rious members sharply criticised the bud
get's increase of the income tax and the
Chancellor of the Exchequer replied that
more money must be raised somehow, and
none of the objectors suggested a better
way. He hoped that the additional taxa
tion might bring home to the country the
virtues of economy. The income tajc reso
lution was adopted by 363 to 88 votes.
for EMBEZ/.LIVG PI BMC FI .VOS.
Clerk Shepherd of Virginia Audi
tor'* Department Arrested.
Richmond, Va., April 23.—Joseph H.
Shepherd, who for a number of years had
been a clerk In the office of the auditor of
public accounts of tne state, was arrested
this morning charged with embeailement
of public funds. The amount covered in
the warrant of urrest Is SSO. The specific
Charge is that Shepherd fraudulently
made out a warrant in favor of an officer
for ISO, which was not due him and cer
tified under his signature that he had
mailed the warrant to him, hut instead of
mailing It <> *h<> officer, sold Hhepherd
drew the money out of the state depos
itory, w Id. Ii lie Was enabled to do by ad
ding the words "or bower" after the
name of the ofth er In the warrant, after
It wa* alined by the auditor
This ulso Involves technical forgery.
Hhepherd claims innocence slid mistake
In accounts. An examination of the books
Is going on, and the ataie officers are ln-
I lined to la l*lUent. but It I* Mlidel speed
there are several other cases aguintf the
gccuead.
i, , .nil —inis
I until 1 Miami in Be (-.spelled
Jsoodon, Apt 11 SI. - A special dispatch
ft alt Vienna salt lh* Caar has tdgited a
dr> ia* espcJhns fount Tabus ben Hus
0. that tb 4*u* use awa *erv*4.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1901.
A TIFF IN CHINA
VON WAbDERSEE WANTS GATE OF
FORBIDDEN CITY.
BUT AMERICANS WILL KEEP IT.
THE CHINESE WANT OCR TROOPS
TO REMAIN.
Gerntnn* Arc Indignant Become
Gen. ChnfTre Says Americans Will
Continue to Gnnrd (late of For
bidden City—May Become a. Diplo
matic Question—Cliing and Clinng
Offer to Give Guarantees for Pro
tection of Foreigners if Troops
Are Withdrawn.
Pekin, April 23.—Many applications have
been made to Mr. Rock hill and Gen. Chaf
fee by Chinese of all degrees for the re
tention in China of the American troops
until the withdrawal of the troops of all
the Powers. Many of those who are mak
ing this request think the withdrawal of
the. Americans will make the others re
main longer. There are also people who
do not dewire to see any of the soldiers
go, fearing anarchy and an uprising
against foreigners. The soldiers who re
turn do so with all the honors of war.
Field Marshal von Waldersee has made
application that the gate of the Forbid
den City be guarded by German troops
after the departure of the Americans.
Gen. Chaffee has replied that American
soldiers will continue to guard the gate.
At this the Germans are indignant, say
ing this impugns their honesty and that
If the United States desires to do her
share of policing the city she should leave
behind enough troops for that purpose;
that merely a few men belonging to the
legation guards should control the gates
which will be within the German quarters
cannot be allowed. If Gen. Chaffee per
sists in this course, diplomatic represen
tations will be made in the matter.
The ministers of the foreign powers are
meeting daily. They do not at present
show a disposition to reduce the claim
which many think to be extremely rea
sonable.
DESIRE FOREIGNERS TO GO.
Chinese Claim That Imperial Au
tlinrity I* \ov Restored.
Washington, April 23.—1 t is understood
here that the Chinese plenipotentiaries at
Pekin, Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang,
are prepared to give a guarantee to the
Powers for the protection of all foreign
ers in China if the foreign troops now
stationed there are withdrawn. Thus far
the retention of the foreign troops has
been urged as necessary in order to pre
serve order and protect foreigners, but
the Chinese authorities say that order
has been so far re-established that the
imperial government is fully able to or
der the Chinese troops in such a way as
to Insure complete safety to the inter
ests of all foreigners. This is understood
to be the basis of the withdrawal of‘lo,ooo
French troops, and it is earnestly hoped
among Chinese officials that this will be
followed by a similar movement on the
part of the other foreign forces in China.
GEN. LIE’S TROOPS RETIHE.
No Chance for French and Germans
to Get Into a Scrap.
Berlin, April 23.—The German war of
fice has received the following advices
from Count von Waldersec, dated Pekin,
April 3:
“Patrols sent out for the Kalgan dis
trict found no gathering of Chinese troop
there. Li Hung Chang informs me that
Gen. Liu’s troops retired into the prov
ince of Shan-Si last Wednesday.
The execution of the murderer of Capt.
Bartsch of the Second Infantry will take
place at the scene of the crime."
In a second dispatch Count von Wal
dersee says:
“The columns under Gen. Bullloud and
Gen. Kettler have arrived at the great
wail, the boundary of the province of
Shan-Si, without opposition.”
HIS RESIGNATION DEMANDED.
Prompt Action Taken by Pensacola
Board in Case of Yankee Dye.
Chicago, April 23.— Chief of Police
Joseph Kipley handed in his resignation
this evening to Mayor Harrison. For
some time it has been evident from state
ments made by the mayor that he did not
intend to reappoint Chief Kipley, and as
the appointment Is to be announced next
Monday, the chief to-day decided to take
matters into his own hands.
He called upon the mayor and asked
him in specific terms if he. was wanted
for another term. The mayor was as
specific as the chief and to'.d him that he
had no intention of reappointing him.
The chief then went hack to his office,
wrote out his resignation, sent It to the
mayor and calling up atl the police sta
tions In the city announced that he was
no longer chief of police.
TO BE SHOWN EVERY' COURTESY.
President Will Alive Stale Dinner in
Honor of Cuban Delegates.
Washington, April 3.—Most of the time
of the cabinet to-day was devoted to
discussing the coming visit of the com
mission aPl*ointed by the Havana Consti
tutional Convention, which is now on its
way to Washington. The commissioners
are to be received cordially and are to
be shown every courtesy. A stale din
ner In the stale dining room ft the White
House will be given by the President in
their honor on Thursday night. ,
the ALABAMA ELECTION.
Will Show barge Majority for Con
■ liiullunal Convention.
Birmingham, Ala.. April 3.—Chairman
J, V. rtmlth of the Democratic Campaign
Committee announced at I p. in. that Ala
bama has gone for eonatitutlonal con
vention In to-day a ejection by o large
majority. The vote waa light throughout
the aiale. On aoount of the targe num
ber of name* on the ballot, tha count la
i proceeding slo*dy
,,(U,o,. Mertrie'e IHelilenit.
(goat on. April 31 —Tha Edison Ktedrk
Illuminating dlraetora at their maetlng
to-day ‘l* laird ragulai quarterly ij|v.
tdeisl of ‘i pf cent., and an eat la divi
dend ot on* half pet • *n< Tha previous
dividend was two per ttatlt. irguisi and
1 one pet cant- ***••
NEW YORK’S DENSE FOG.
I.nrge Simmers Overdue nml Ship
ping Greatly Interfered With.
New York, April 23.—The denA' fog
which has prevailed off the Jersey const
and over New York bay and harbor for
the past two days remains to-night. Dur
ing the day it had cleared sufficiently to
enable incoming steamers to find their
way in past the Hook, but only between
the hours of 10 and 12 this morning.
The North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Grosse, which was reported
passing Fire Island, at 10:35 o’clock tills
morning, has not been sect/ since
..that time. the fog has,
no doubt, compelled her to atuftor outside
the liar. Other trans-Atlantic, liners, in
cluding the Anchor Line steamer An
choria. from Glasgow, the 1 ,eyland Line
steamer Georgian, from Liverpool and the
Allan Line steamer Siberian, from Glas
gow. which are due, and have not been
reported, are. perhaps anchored outside
Sandy Hook awaiting the fog to clear.
The White Star liner Teutonic, from Liv
erpool and Queenstown, due to-night, has
not yet been reported.
For the past couple of days only a half
dozen sailing phhw have entered or left
the port. Tho fog has practically tied
up sail shipping and has seriously affect
ed steam shipping.
IT PASSES FOR OLIVE OIL.
Anil Porto Rican Importers Must Pay
the Olive Oil Tariff.
New York, April 23.—the Board of Clas
sification of the United States General
Appraisers to-day announced a decision
regarding the duty on a mixture of olive
and cottonseed oil. In quantity the olive
oil was but 10 per cent, of the mixture,
but in value it was about 25 per cent.
The collector at San Juan, Porto Rico, as
sessed a duty of 30 cents per gallon, under
the provision in Paraprngh 40 of the Tariff
Act for olive oil. not especially provided
for in bottlee, jars, tins or similar pack-
ages.
The importer; J. Marco Bayona. filed a
protest, claiming that the mefchands.le
was properly dutiable ns cottonseed oil,
under Paragraph 35.
The board overrules the protest. Gen
eral Appraiser Fischer, who writes the
opinion of the board, says that the record
in the case would seem to show that the
oil was known commercially as olive oil.
For instance, it Is stated in counsel’s
brief that ail the olive oil produced in the
would would hardly supply one state in
the union, and yet it is a matter of com
mon knowledge that the oil generally used
for table purposes is called olive oil and
not cottonseed oil.
war onlmTtatioYlabels.
Thousand* of Dollar* of Atlanta
AN liiNky Seised by Revenue
Officer,
Atlanta. April 23.—The internal revenue
department, through W. S. Strauss, a
special agent from New York, Is making
war tn this city’ on all whiskies, wines
and liquors bearing Imitation stamps and
labels. The afTalr, which Is of a decided
ly sensational nature, came to light only
last night. It then developed that Officer
Strauss tod. during his two-days’ stay
in Atlanta, seized whiskies amounting to
several thousand dollars, on the ground
that the bottles in which they were con
tained spurious labels, and the contents
were not, therefore, what was claimed.
The whisky men of Atlanta have prac
tically all suffered from these raids. It is
impossible to ascertain the exac t amount
of the seizures, but enough has been
made known to indicate that the loss will
go up to several thousand dollars. The
war on imitation labels in Atlanta is a
part of the new policy of the government
in demanding purity in liquors and food
stuffs. Officer Strauss refuses to talk of
his action.
SUSPICION FALLS ON FATHER.
U’nnaturnl French Parent Alny Have
Murdered Hi* Childreu.
Chartres, Department of Eure-et-lir,
France, April 23.—Suspicion In the brutal
murder of five children, aged respective
ly 14, 11, 7, 5 and 4 years, which occurred
here yesterday at a farm in the neigh
borhood, now falls upon the father of
the chlklren. it Is suggested
that the father murdered his
children In a fit of drunken madness, as
he spent the evening in drinking and na
trace of the alleged tramps has been
found. It is a strange fact that while the
children were killed with a hammer or
bludgeon, their father was only stabbed
and his wounds arc slight. The knife with
which these wounds were made belong.-
to the house und a bloodstained Jacket
belonging to the father was discovered
tn the court-yard hidden under some
straw. Briere, the father, was confronted
with the corpses of his children late yes
terday afternoon and ho was afterward
arrested.
TO CHANGE COMMANDERS.
Hear Admiral* Hlgginaan and Fnr
qalKir to Exchange Untie*.
■Washington, April 23.—1 t was announc
ed at the Navy Department to-day that
Rear Admiral F. J. Hlgginson will be
detached as head of the light house board
April 30, and will assume the duty of
commander-ln-chlef of the North Atlantic
station. May 1, relieving Rear Admiral
M. Karquhar, who is ordered to assume
the duties of a member of the light house
board, May 2.
THE PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS.
Mexico Making Large Preparation*
for llie October A**emhly.
City of Mexico, April 23.—Mexico’s dele
gate* to the pan-American Congress,
which will assemble here In October,
have been practically selected. The dele
gation will be composed of eminent law
yer* and publicists. The session of the
congress will be held In a large apart
ment In the National Palace, which is be
lng handsomely decorated.
TRIED TO HOB A MINK.
Esplofelon Alarmed Tonn and Rob
ber* Fled.
Wlcwt, Me., April 23.—An attempt
was made to rob the First National Hank
here early this morning Tim vault and
Interior of III" building **> badly damag
ed hy a heuvy explosion which shook the
entire fowu and III* rotor# fled, leaving
ilielr tools behind, They secured noth
ing,
l<orpoisri*g More OH Uunapaale*
Austin. Tea . April S! —6*v*nt*en <hau
un far n*e oil •oapsnto* were ffisd ye*■
icrdsy end to-day •Mb an aggregate cap
ital of 14.44* ton Tn* aggregate stuck of
gll the cotop*uPM la Bo* best If
THE FLOOD IN OHIO
THE RIVER 55 FEET AT CINCINNATI
AND HISING.
THE LIMIT EXPECTED TO-DAY.
SUFFERING IN THE TENEMENTS ON
RIVER FRONT.
Water Ten Fret From the First
Floors nml Families lteinoveil
From Second Floors Yesterday.
4 incinnnti Is Almost na Island
Willi a ben of Water Around It.
The Rig Miami Is on a Hendcr,
Too—Electric Light Trimmer*
Make Tlieir Rounds la Hunts ill
Flooded Districts.
Cincinnati, April 23.—While tho Ohio
Hver is reporte’d to-night as falling from
Pittsburg to the mouth of the Big Ka
nawha, almost 300 miles, there is still
much distress from that point to Cincin
nati, about 205 miles. The. Weather Bu
reau still predicts that the limit will be
reached here to-morrow and that there
will be still less trouble below this city.
The Big Sandy and other lower tributa
ries arc falling ns well as the headwaters.
The heavy snow in thd mountains at the
headwaters of the Kentucky river, fol
lowed by rains, have not checked the
rapid flow in the lower Ohio, as was
feared.
The most encouraging news to-day came
from Point Pleasant, where tho river be
came stationary and Inter reports show
that it is falling as far down as Marietta
and Parkersburg. In some of the smaller
places beils were rung and cannon flred
and jollification meetings were held when
tho stationary stage was reached. Prepar.
ations are being made for demonstrations
of rejoicing throughout the Pomeroy Bend
to-morrow. Pomeroy, Middleport. Point.
Pleasant and other places in that district
have been badly inundated, with hun
dreds of families driven from tlieir homes.
River 55.1 Feet anil Mill Rising.
At 6 o’clock to-night the stage of the
Ohio river was 55.1 feet arid rising at the
rate, of two-tenths of a foot per hour.
This In more than live feet above the
danger line, and within three feet of the
limit expected during this flood. The water
tn the tenement houses along tho river
front Is now over ten feet deep from the.
first floors. These tenements are so dense
ly packed that there is no room on the up
per stories for extra lodgers. The people,
were removed from the first floors yes
terday and on the second floors to-day.
The coal and lumber yards along the river
as well as the warehouses and factories
In the lower part of the city, are sub
merged. but will suffer comparatively lit
tle lose. Many barges have been sunk,
and there lias been some damage to other
craft.
( incinnnti Bound by Water.
With the Ohio river on the south at the
Little Miami east 04 tho city and the
raging Mill creek west, Cincinnati is
bound by water on three sides and by hills
on the north. From these hills a sea of
water Is tn sight. The Big Miami, West
of the city, became so high to-day that
It washed away much of the Cincinnati,
Lawrenceburg and Aurora electric track
Both passenger and freight trains on all
the steam railways are arriving and de
perting as usual, although moet of them
are using suburban depots.
In the flooded districts in the southern,
eastern and western parts of the etty to
day tho trimmers of the street electric
lights made their rounds tn boats instead
of wagons and had no trouble in reaching
the lamps.
THE RAILROADS RECOVERED.
Extra Trnln* Necessary to Handle
(lie Belated Passenger*.
Pittsburg. April 23.—Wih tho exception
of a few less im)>ortant branches of the
Pennsylvania lines west, the local rail
roads have almost completely recovered
from the effects of the flood. The trains
were operated according to schedule on
nearly all lines to-day, and from the
statements of the officials, there Is little
danger of further trouble. An unusual
number of passengers were handled over
all the lines to-day. This Increase is at
tributed to the fact that hundreds of peo
ple have been awaiting the subsidence of
the floods to permit (hem to travel with
no fear of danger, consequently all the
through trains were obliged to haul ex
tra coaches to-day to accommodate the
belated travelers.
THEY ONCE FOUGHT A DUEL
Capt. Cwnsslnn’ Beautiful Tribute to
the Late Col. Hein.
Washington, April 23.—A special to the
Post from Winston-Salem, N. C., says:
One of the many beautiful floral dec
orations sent toy friends as a token of es
teem of the late Col. A. 11. Belo, who was
burled here yesterday, and one of the
most highly appreciated, was contributed
by Capt. Cousslns of Richmond, Va.
It was with Capt. Cousins that Col. Belo
fought a duel during the Civil War for
reflections made by the captain on the
valor of the North Carolina troops. Af
ter a few shots had been exchanged, Capt.
Cousssins apologized to Col. Belo for tho
language he used.
Htnce the war the Iwo gentlemen had
been strong friends, und on more than
one occasion has Capt. Coumslhk expressed
his admiration for Col. Belo’s courage.
. YONKERS' CHILD iIORROn.
The Two Italian* Held fur \Ve*t
elieNter Grand Jury.
New York. April 23.—Glrio Buttacavlo
and Franeeaca Mplitella, who were arrested
In Yonkers yesterday, chafged with
burying a baby alive In a lonesome spot
near the New York Central tra.k* at
Hastings, were t..-d*y held for the West
Chester grand Jury, which meets on May
j, Tho prisoners refused to discus* the
case to-day. declaring they were not the
parents of the child.
A BLOW AT I Ms AHE TIES.
Illluols Bill lo Prohibit Their kale,
Gift, or Bringing lalu Ike list*
Springfield. III* . April 23—A bill waa
passad to-day hy rite lower house of (lie
Legislature pfolUMrihg rite Mir, giving
•way or hrltiglmg into th* stair, f > igsi
•sites, clgartit* psper or any ivtutHutf
Ibsislot,
NO HOSTILITY IN VENEZUELA.
Miniiter l,onni* Ha* Satisfactory
< oafrmict l With Secretary Hoy.
Washington, April 23.—Francis B*
Loomis, United States minister to Ven
ezuela, has arrived in Washington and
palled ui>on Secretary Hay at the State
Department tills morning. Mr. Loomis
elaborated the statements contained in
his reports as to his relations with the
Venezuelan government and the political
conditions of the country. The general
tenor of his statement was that there has
been no appreciable change in Venezuela
since his last interview with President
Castro, when the wishes of the United
States government respecting the Issues
between the two countries were set out.
Regarding the future, the State Depart
ment is willing to allow him to exercise
his discretion. He may return to Caracas
or may bo provided for elsewhere In the
diplomatic service.
One result of Secretary Hay’s talk
with Minister Ijoomls w;is to confirm him
in his understanding that the- minister
has dope nothing to warrant a withdrawal
of the confidence of the State Depart
ment. On the contrary, it is said, the
minister has made it clear that at every
point in his negotiations with the Ven
ezuelan government he has faithfully and
accurately followed tho instructions given
by the State Department, which is, con
sequently, responsible for everything that
has occurred as a result of the minis
ter’s actions.
The Venezuelan government it appeaVs
manifests no hostility against tills coun
try, and the, resentful feeling has found
no expression outside, of private and un
official quarters.
THE NEW REGULAR ARMY.
Force to lie Stationary nt 7tl,tMM> Men
for the I’re.rnt.
Washington. April 23.—1 t has been de
termined to Increase the regular army to
approximately 76,500 men and to leavo it
at that number unless conditions in the
Philippines should make, more troops nec
essary. The President and Secretary Root
reached this conclusion to-day and the
details will he worked out by the secre
tary ntid Gen, Miles. Tho number of of
ficers appointed will be as orginally con
templated. Tlie artillery corps will he
increased to its full strength of 18.550
men. Some time ngo It was announced
that the companies of cavalry would con
tain sixty-five instead of eighty enlisted
men, and it is expected the infuntry com
panies also will be reduced to bring the
total to the figure agreed upon. It has
not. yet been determined what proportion
of the troops shall he stationed in the
Philippines, although it Is known that n
largo force will be required there for
some time.
TO PURSUE HABEAS CORPUS.
turtcr Will Not Sue Solicitor Gcni
cral Richards for Libel.
Washington. April 25.-Judge J. M.
Wilson, counsel for ex-Capt. O. M. Car
ter. returned to Washington to-day after
visit to his client at Leuvenworth,
Kane. He deuies the report that Cant.
Carter will Institute proceedings for libel
against Solicitor General Richards on ac
count of the latter's representations tn
Ills brief in connection with Carter’s mo
tion for admission to bail.
■'lt is on a par with a dozen other
stories I have seen concerning Cnpt. Car
ter’s Intentions, none of which is true,”
Mr. Wilson said.
He stated in reply to a question that
he had only learned to-day of the Su
preme Court's dental of Carter’s motion
for bull and had formed no plans except
to proceed witli the appeal In the habeas
corpus proceedings which is now pending
in tho United States Supreme Court.
BY REQUESTOF M’LAURIN.
Cnhlnei Agrees to Loan Government
Exhibit in Charleston.
Washington, April 23.—8 y request of
Senator McLaurin the cabinet to-day
discussed the loaning to the Charleston
Exposition the exhibits to to made by
the government at Buffalo. All the cab
inet officers desire to permit this loan and
it was agreed that the loan should he
made if there is no provision of law
against it. The Charleston Exposition
will pay the expenses of tne exhibit and
the government will do nothing hut make
a loan. The President and cabinet were
glad to do this much for Charleston,
which fulled of any provision for Its ex
position during the closing hours of Con
gress.
PATRICK TO HE INDICTED.
Short nnl Meyer lo He Presented for
Forgery.
New York, April 23.—Albert T. Patrick,
David L. Short and Morris Meyer were
taken before the grand jury again to-day,
that body considering the charge against
Patrick of causing the death of William
M. Rke. The three men said that, act
ing on advice of counsel, they preferred
not to testify. After the jury had ad
journed for the day It was said an order
had been given for the presentation of an
Indictment against Patrick, on the charge
that ho caused Rice's death, and for in
dictments against Short and Meyer on
charges of forgery in having, as alleged
by the prosecution, signed their names
as witnesses to a will bearing the signa
ture of William M. Rice, which signature,
it is claimed, was forged.
FOR WCH NDING A WHITE MAN.
Wyntt Mallory Lynched hy Mob at
Springfield, Trail.
Nashville, Tonn., April 23.—'To-night at
9 o’clock a mob of 100 men forcibly en
tered the Court House at Springfield,
Tenn., took Wyatt Mallory, a negro, from
the officers guarding him and hanged
him from the Court House veranda. As
the rope grew tout with the negro's
weight each member of the mob fired a
shot Into the swinging tody. Then tho
leader of the mob warned the sheriff not
to Interfere with the corpse until 10
o'clock to-morrow morning. Yesterday at
Adums, Mallory fatally wounded J. H.
Farmer, a white man, and was brought
here for safe keeping.
THE 320 PBK l ENT. SIMULATE.
< rrdtior* VVIII Receive About T'j
t roll un the Dollar.
Nsw York, April 23 —Application will be
made to Judge E. I< Thomas In the
United Match District Court, Brooklyn, on
Saturday, for an order directing John D.
Dor<J. the trustee of the funds of William
V. Miller s 510 per egit. "Franklin Byndb
cate,” to divide the money now in hi*
hi tel* for Ihe benedt of the cl editors.
A> 1 or ding to present lodktfitSM t tie cred
itor* will it epr shoot seven and tilts
keif cents ott ike dot lata.
DAILY, *3 A YEAR,
5 (’ENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY' 2-TIMES-A-WEEK, ATfAB
A NEW YORK MIX-UP
FINE 01,D ROW IN THE METROPO
LIS’ MONEY CENTER.
BOYS, BROKERS AND ITALIANS.
LNRGE FORCE OF POLICE RE.
SERVES CALLED OUT.
Eight Started netvreen the Boys and
the Italians—Then the Cnrh-stone
Brokers and Other* Hushed In.
Bottles, [Master and Debris Thrown
From Buildings— Police Only Ar.
rested One Messenger Boy—ln
Their Excitement the Hoys Lost
Envelopes Containing Yalnahlo
Checks.
New York. April 23.-AII the reserve*
from the Old Slip and Church street po
lice stations and ten men from police
headquarters wero ordered to Broad
street this afternoon because of a free
for-all tight between messenger boys and
push cart venders. A number of curb
brokers Joined in tho fight and there waa
considerable excitement.
The trouble commenced when a number
of Italians wero arrested. For some rea
son the Italian verniers had crowded to
gether and refused to move. The polios
then arrested a few of them. This caused
quite a crowd io collect. In the confusion
messenger toys by the, hundred swarmed
about the Italian venders, and after th
police had gone began to steal fruit and
candv. The Italians resisted, but the boys
being reinforced rushed in and fought tbs
Italians. A man rushed into the crowd to
prevent (lie boys from stealing the fruit
and he was thrown down and trampled
upon. As the excitement grew messen
ger boys, curb brokers and others rushed
from all quarters. The mob was the thick
est in front of the new Broad Exchange
building at Broad street and Exchange
place. Workmen on this building threw
down plaster and hugs of debris on th*
crowd. The reserves soon quelled the dis
order.
The police arrested one messenger boy,
who appeared to be a leader in tho flgnt.
The police refused to give, the boy’s name
and he was bus,led to a police court. An
other messenger had an envelope with
five certified checks in it. One was for
127,005, and another for 89,000. They were
loat tn the mob. Harry Van Tassel, a
broker, during the htght of the riot, rush
ed out from No. 44 Broad street and just
as he reached the sidewalk was struck on
ihe head with a bottle which was thrown
from some upper story. He received a
bad scalp wound. It W4S reported that
many valuable messages entrusted to mes
senger toys by their employers are miss
ing, the boys having dropped them during
tho riot.
TUSKEGEE’S ANNIVERSARY.
Or. PnrkhurMt Condemn* Northern
White* for DlMi-rlnrinatioit Against
the Negro.
Tuskegee, Ala., April 23.—The Twentieth
Anniversary exercises of the agricultural
and mechunical divisions of the Tuske
gee Normal and Industrial Institute wero
held hero to-day. The Ogden party of
visitors remained over to be present at
these exercises. Addresses wero made by
the young men and women representing
the 28 industrial departments of the
school, on practical subjects. Brief talks
were given by members of the visitors
party,including Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst,
who has recovered from his recent severe
indisposition. Dr. Parkhurst deprecated
prejudice, whether found in the North, in
the shape of discrimination in the matter
of admission to Industrial trades, or in
the South, where It takes other forms of
repression. He was especially severe on
the Northerners, who manifest a strong
theoretical interest in the ntgro but bury
their professions by tlieir failure to ac
cord the negro the opportunity to make
a living in the North. He also deprecated
the Judging of the negro by his worst
rather than his best specimens, saying
that oaks are Judged not by the scrub'
ones, but hy those which have come to
their fullest growth.
Other addresses were made by W. A.
Blair of Winston-Salem, N. C„; Dr. Pe
terson, principal of the Montevallo School
for White Girls; Dr. Trumen H. Backus
of the Packard Institute, Brooklyn, N.
Y., and Dr. J. L M. Curry, agent of 4ho
Slater and Peabody funds. Dr. Curry
ridiculed the idea that negroes are not ca
llable of being highly educated, and said
that no race has equalled the negro In
the acquisition of knowledge and In tek-*
lng on features of civilization.
NEGROES LEAVE NORTH CAROLINA.
Emigration Cause* Sen roily of Labor
at Greensboro.
Greensboro, N. C., April 23. Ono hun
dred negroes left this city last night for
the coal mines of West Virginia.
Within the past year agents of 4he
mines have induced several hundred ne
groes to leave. On account of the emi
gration of a large number of negroes and
the removal of many others from tho
country districts to the towns, farm labor
In this section is very scarce. This to*
caused some farmers to prepare tor only
a half (.Top this year.
PRICE OF MTKHL R AILS.
Advance lo 828 Per Tun Said to Bn
Dae lo Demand.
New York, April 23.—The following offi
cial statement concerning the price of
stele rails wss made at the office of th*
United Mate* Hteel Corporation to-day.
"The demand lor rails Is such that some
of the rnllmikers arc offered 82*. and the
result will probably to that the general
selling price soon will be Increased to t2B.
although there I* some opposition ou the
part of somo of th* leading manufactur
ers.”
Mr. Plant Ush Irrares* Direct.
Toledo, Q . April 23— George H. Keich
ain has sold (he ala month* old colt
rr#cus Direct. sire i’r*s<*eus, torn Mlsa
Wooilvrr. * half sister of Cr* soeus. lo II
It, Plant, of Macon, On, for K.ouo
•N32BW for Mark Ktrkssit Seat,
New York April U —The rscetit sol*
of a Bum k Ks- uange membership to ad
mitted to hers at The high-
m suikwiUdiM prfcee paid hit tot to to
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