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•r.i.Flshed 1850. - - Incorporated 1888.
E* t,6lla jH. ESTILL, President.
WILLIAM II AT BONN
MiTKICtXATION OF THE CHOWS
PRINCE.
given a royal welcome.
ME emperor s address to the
STUDENTS.
„ c Sp ruW Feelingly of HU Voong
D „y S at the University and Fray*
Mig sou Slay Have as Happy a
Time—Talk* to Them of the New
Germany and Compares It With
)hc Old Empire—He Makes an
Caruest Appeal to Them to Labor
That They May Become Strong,
pare and Able Workers for Ger
many.
Bonn, April 24.—Emperor William and
Crown Prince Frederick William arrived
here this morning to attend the Crown
Prince's matriculation at the university.
The matriculation ceremony took place
in the presence of a brilliant company of
military officers, civil officials, university
authorities and clergyman. Emperor
William and the Crown Prince stood at
a table on which was the roll of the uni
xersity and the Prince’s card of member
ship. Prof. LaValette welcomed the Em
peror and referred to the years His Ma
lesty spent at Bonn and the brill
iancy with which he had fulfilled
the bright hopes of which he had given
promise as a youth. The strong arm of
the Emperor, said Rector LaValiette, se
cured Germany's frontiers and the Ger
man flag waved over all seas. Art,
science, trade and commerce flourished
under the wise protection of their genial
Emperor. Just as the Emperor as a stu
dent had won the hearts of all, so would
the Crown Prince soon learn how truly
and warmly all hearts heat in unison
with his.
The Crown Prince then entered his
name on the register and the rector
grasped his hand and greeted him as the
youngest member of the university, at the
same time expressing the wish that he,
like his father, would unite serious study
with the buoyant spirits of youth.
Emperor Speaks With Feeling.
At the Grand Kommers given this even
ing in his honor Emperor William spoke
as follows:
"For you, my dear young comrades, it
is needless to dwell upon the feelings
that stir my heart upon finding myself in
dear Bonn again and among its students.
There unrolls before my mind’s eye a
splendid and glittering picture full of the
sunshine of my happy contentment which
filled the period of my stay
here. There was joy in life,
Joy in people, old and young, and above
ali, joy in the young German empire
which was then just gathering strength.
The wish that fills my heart at the pres
ent moment above all else is tha,tas hap
py a student’s time may be granted my
deer son as once was mine. When we
look around the sunny Rhineland our his
tory rises before us in tangible form. You
must rejoice at being young Germans as
you traveiwe the country from Aix-la-
Cnapelle to Mayence, that is from Charle
magne to Germany’s time of splendor un
der Barbarossa. But why did ail that
splendor come to naught? Because the
old empire was not founded upon a strong
national basis. The universal idea of the
old Roman kingdom did not
permit the German na
tion to develop in the German national
sense, therefore, Barbarossa’s splendor
hod to fade and the existence of the old
empire to cease because it was hindered
by the universalism from crystallzing into
a nation, and it developed instead intq a
number of strong principalities which fur
nished the groundwork for the new struct
ure of state. These, coming into conflict
with the emperor and the empire, internal
peace was lost to the ever-weakening em
pire. Unfortunately, above this phase of
development of the German people must
be written the portentuous words of
Tacitus, who knew Germania so well:
" Propter atividiam.’ ”
Turning to the task that God gave Em
peror William to weld the nation together,
the Emperor continued:
The Empire ns It Is To-day.
“The empire now stands before you.
May joy and grateful delight till you,
and may firm and manly resolve keep
your hearts aglow. Work for Garmania.
The future awaits you and will need your
strength, not to squander in eosmoplltan
dreams or one-sided party tendencies, but
to foster the stability of national thought
and Ideals which the German race, by
God s grace, has been permitted to bring
forth from Boniface and Wlather von der
to Goethe and Schiller. They
have become a light nnd blessing to all
mankind, they worked 'universal' and
mere nevertheless in themselves strictly
exclusive Germans. We need such
men now more than ever, may
lou all strive to become such men. But
'ow shall thnt be possible? Who shall
help you? Only one; He whose name we
_ hear, who has borne our sins and
mashed them away, who lived for our ex
ample and worked as we should work,
•lay Our Lord and Savior plant in you
moral earnestness, that your impulses
'h' ev * r be purer and your aims ever
■li t 0 1,011 Y° u W *H be armed against
temptations and above all, against van
; envy. Then you can sing and say
in' ’° rmans fear God, but nothing else
th *"*' morld. Then we shall endure in
nn'i ? strong, spreading civilization
j * shall close my eyes in peace. If
a *nrh o generation growing up ami
I- , around my son, then ’Deutschland,
a,Hn< *- Ueher alles! (Germany, Ger
1. above all). In this assurance I cry
■ ng live the University of Bonn!’ "
Clause ° aSt W3S atnld proilnged ap-
BAD WRECIToN C. H. & D.
• "Rlneer and Flremnn Killed and
Others Seriously Hurl.
t'c ion. 0., April 24.—The southbound
_ rinnatl, Hamilton and Dayton Limited,
'** ( hls P°tht *t 8:20 o'clock, was
j,,, ' ‘ "tfe miles north of Dayton, near
riti m' n * this evening. The ac
let w “* ' lu * •<> spreading tolls which
btad. r And it turned a
"'’bind It the baggage car and
E„-.,,. r and Dll into the ditch.
Imp,'' ‘ 1 elrick Dooley of Lima was
Yr,t,, y ** •'lk man Raymond I,
t 0 ~ ' •'*. The Injured Were brought
R., "y and taken to m yj
in,,,, * " ft far aa now known those
tusk, i, o' , bun are Frank Weaver,
sd , innatl, left rm crueto-
TA NARUS;.t H , ’ * * * * tiufji, jtA
• ir * UUhUr, I'litf
MM W-. M a a, . j/ jvy# y
Jfortranttal) Mofnine
TWO FATALLY WOUNDED.
Desperate Shooting Affray in Chica
go Magistrate's Office.
Chicago, April 24.—Shortly after Police
Magistrate Prindiville had adjourned
court this afternoon in the Harrison street
police station a shooting affray arose, in
whijh more than fifty shots were fired,
resulting in the fatal wounding of the
men. The injured persons are William
Messenger, a policeman, and D. R. Nel
son.
Nelson had been arraigned on a charge
of swindling by means of a confidence
game. Messenger was the chief witness.
After adjournment Nelson re-entered the
room and fired twice at the officer, who
fell, mortally wounded. A dozen police
men rushed upon Nelson, who, after fir
ing a third shot at Messenger, ran into
the hall. There he fell, but continued
firing at the officers. A fusilade soon
stopped Nelson’s fire, and he was taken
to a hospital with five bullet wounds In
his body and head.
During the battle the crowd In the
court room gathered around the door
leading into the hall, hut none of the by
standers was injured except John C.
Spray, a reporter, who sustained a slight
wound in the left cheek.
DECEASED WIFE’S SISTER BILL
King Edward’s Influence May En
able It to Pass This Time.
London, April 24.—The House of Com
mons to-day debated- the deceased wife’s
sister bill. There is considerable interest
in the outcome. In 1836 the bill passed its
third reading in the House of Lords by
142 to 104 votes, but it was afterwards
blocked in the House of Commons. King
Edwards’s well-known interest in the
adoption of the measure, it is hoped by
its supporters, will help it through on this
occasion.
Sir William Gurdon, Liberal, in moving
the second reading to-day, argued in sup
port of his motion that such marriages
wjre permitted throughout the United
States. The opponents of the bill assert
ed that it was only introduced in the in
terest of certain rich and influential peo
ple who had broken the law and desired
to be whitewashed. Tile .vomen of Eng
land were opposed to the measure as they
considered it would be destructive of the
framework of civilization.
The bill passed its second reading by
279 to 122 votes.
TO BUY UP REPUDIATED BONDS
Lcndon Firm Promoting Old Sic he me
and Papers Exploiting It.
London, April 24.—A London firm is pro
moting the old scheme of buying up bonds
which the Southern States issued during
the reconstruction period and which,
later, were repudiated by the state gov
ernments. The papers exploit the enter
prise, urging bondholders to come for
ward. There is considerable local interest
in the repudiated bonds, which are large
ly held here. One bank is reputed to hold
a majority of the Arkansas issue.
SLAVE 11 AIDERS BROKEN UP,
Brtflfh Do Good Work In Writ Afri
ca With Noti-ve Troops.
London, April 24.—Brig. Gen. Sir Fred
erick Lugard and Col. G. V. Kemball,
with a force of West African frontier
troops, have completed' a successful cam
paign against the powerful slave raiding
Emirs of Bida and Kontagora, in North
ern Nigeria. The British defeated the
Emir of Kontagora after heavy fighting,
5,000 natives frequently charging the Brit
ish square. The British captured the
capitals of both Bida and Kontagora and
released thousands of slaves. The Emirs
have been the terror of the country for
years, killing thousands of natives during
the past year. They are now entirely
powerless, and this was brought about
without the assistance of white troops.
RUSSIA AND FRANCE.
M. Delcasse Bring Nicely Entertain
ed at St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg, April 24.—M. Delcasse,
the French minister of foreign affairs, has
presented tbe grand cordon of the Legion
of Honor to M. Sipiaguine, the Russian
minister of the interior.
If. Sipiaguine will entertain M. Delcasse
at dinner on Friday.
The Journal de St. Petersburg, In an
inspired article, emphasizes the pacific
nature and solidarity of the Franco-Rus
sian alliance, declaring that the appli
cation by M. Delcasse of the sentiments
which actuate both the allies to pending
questions, constitutes one of the merits
of the policy so generally recognized as
appertaining to M. Delcasse.
AMERICAN PUGILIST DEAD.
Wat Knocked Oot in Contest at Na
tional Sporting Clnb.
London, April 24.—•'Billy” Smith, the
American pugilist, who was knocked out
in the eighth round of a contest with Jack
Robertß for the 126-pound championship of
England at the National Sporting Club
Monday night, ond who had lain uncon
scious In a hospital since, died at 11:45
o’clock this morning.
An inquest over the body of Smith will
be held in the course of a few days.
Roberts, the opponent of Smith, the
manager of the National Sporting Club,
the referee and the second* have sur
rendered to the police. They are charged
with manslaughter.
JOHN BROWN'S ROOM.
Apartment of Late Oneen’s Favorite
to Be Made Into Hilliard Hoorn.
London, April 24.—The apartment for
merly occupied by John Brown in Wind
sor Castle, which had been closed for IS
years, has been reopend, and will be re
decorated and converted Into a bitllard
room. The late Queen Victoria had a
passion for shutting up rooms in which
her favorites died. When Brown died the
Queen placed a tablet on the wall In hi*
room, lamenting his death and commem
orating hi* virtues, and then had the
room locked up.
HENTOIUSD TO THE MONUMENT.
The Lluraln Hrwalaa Replaced la
Crypt at kprlngfleld.
(Springfield, 111.. April 24 -Tha remain*
of Abraham Lincoln and tbe other mem
bers of hla family, wbM> have been en
tombed In the National Unuoin monu
ment. wore to-day replaced In the er>pt
of tha monument Who* March ip, iwi,
when Ota work of rebuilding the monu
ment #4 a coat to tb state of Illinois of
gim.UtK) wa commenced they leave been
mptm''ut in a temporary a ion* vault near
tbe monument Tn removal wae alt.
neeaed to* Gov fataa and other state *
auakb
SAVANNAH, GA„ THUKSDAY, APKTL 25, 1901.
CUBANS AT CAPITAL
GEN. WOOD BEATS THEM TO THE
WAR DEPARTMENT.
AND CONFERS WITH ROOT.
OFFICIAL COURTESIES PAID THE
DELEGATES.
The Cubans Talk Spanish and De
cline to Be Interviewed—Gen.
AVood Knows AVhat They AVant
and Gav e the Secretary a Full Ex
position of the State of Affairs.
Intervention and Coaling Stations
Come First, hut the Delegates De
sire Lower Tariff for Cuban Sugar
nnd Tobacco.
Washington., April 24.—The commission
of five delegates to the Cuban Constitu
tional Convention, consisting of Domingo
Mendez Capote, Pedro E. Betancourt,
Rafael M. Portuondo, Diego Tamayo and
Pedro Gonzales Llerento, who were sent
to Washington to confer with the Presi
dent regarding the Cuban relations with
this country, arrived here this morning,
together with an interpreter and repre
sentatives of the Havana press. They
were met at the station by Assistant Sec
retary of State Hill, Assistant Secretary
of War Sanger, Capt. Sawtelle and Lieut.
Overton of the United States army, de
tailed for that purpose, and escorted to the
Shoreham. The delegates conversed with
the Reception Committej through an in
terpreter, though most of them speak
English very well. It was stated that ar
rangements for their visit to the Presi
dent would be made through the War De
partment.
The delegates remained at their hotel
most of the morning, as they were
fatigued by the long railroad trip, from
Florida. Quite a number of officials Call
ed, Including Assistant Secretary Hill for
the State Department and Assistant Sec
retary Sanger for the War Department,
who left cards individually for each mem
ber of the delegation.
Are Not Talking at Present.
When inquiry was made of Mr. Diego
Tamayo, one of the delegates, as to the
plans of the party, he answered through
the interpreter, Mr. Entendea, that the
delegation felt it would be discourteous to
enter upon a discussion of their business
before they had called on the Secretary
of War.
Arrangements have been made at the
War Department by which the Secretary
of War will receive the delegation at 11
o’clock to-morrow morning and probably
will escort them to the White House
about that time.
General Wood, military governor of
Cuba, arrived this morning with his fam
ily, and took apartments at th Richmond.
He came to the War Department and had
a eonferenee with Assistant Secretary
Sanger. He sent his secretary to call' on
the Cuban delegation to ascertain their
desires for the day, in order that he might
be able to act as their escort, either to
the White House or to the War Depart
ment. Gen. Wood has had no direct in
formation from Gen, Whitside regarding
the reported-troubles at Santiago, but be
fore he left Cuba he had been advised by
Gen. Whitside that party strife was mak
ing some trouble in that municipality, and
that disorders might be anticipated during
the spring elections in other sections of
the island. After that, however, It is
expected that the usual tranquility N>f the
island will be resumed.
Gen. Wood Confers NVlth Mr. Root.
Genera] Wood reached the War Depart
ment shortly after 9 o'clock and after a
brief talk with Adjutant General Corbin
was shown into Secretary Root’s office,
where a conference respecting Cuban af
fairs was held. Senator Platt of Connecti
cut!, chairman of the committee charged
with the care of Cuban affairs, was pres
ent, as was also Admiral Bradford, chief
of the bureau of equipment of the navy
department. The latter’s presence was
desired as the location of coaling sta
tions in Cuba is to be made upon his
recommends tion.
The secretary's door was closed to all
callers as- soon as General Wood, Senator
Platt and Admiral Bradford joined him In
his office, though within a few minutes
Assistant Secretary Sanger was sent for
and joined the conference. It was under
stood that General Wood entered at once
into a thorough exposition of the compli
cated Cuban situation. He was perfectly
informed as to the desires of the visiting
commission and apprised Secretary Root
of the nature of their errand.
AVant Sugar Duty Removed.
It is gathered that next to the subjects
of coaling stations, and the right of the
United States to intervene in Cuba in the
interests of peace and order, the Cubans
attach most importance to the subject of
sugar duties. The commission is trying
to secure a remission of the L T nlted States
duty on Cuban Sugar. It is suggested that
If this cannot be done at once, then the
duty may be removed gradually, reducing
a certain percentage each year until the
sugar is duty free.
The President cannot grant this request
as it Involves a change in the tariff laws
and therefore application must be had to
Congress. This may take the shape of
direct joint legislation by the two houses
or it can be accomplished by the negotia
tion of a reciprocity treaty. The Cubans,
it is believed, prefer the latter form.
Tobacco, too, is another subject which
the Secretary of War will be obliged to
discuss with the commissioners and on
that point he wanted advice. The Cubans
are extremely desirous of securing a con
siderable abatement in favor of their own
tobacco, of the extremely high tariff im
posed by the Dingley act upon all im
ported tobaccos.
After a conference lasting for more, than
three hours, Secretary Root and General
Wood left the War Department together
for lunch. U was stated that there waa
nothing regarding the conference that
could be made public, and that the mat
ters discussed covered many subjects In
Cuba, not alone the visit of the Cuban
delegation, but everything connected with
the government of the laland.
KILLED a STEA MHO AT MAN.
ttldnry cal* Waa Afraid the Swell
Would Float Ilia House way.
Parkersburg. W. Va.. April 24 -kidney
Cele to-day ahot and killed William T.
_ „ | ,-nrpesler, on tlm steamer Kvy
stons klate.
(•oh,’* house on <ha river hank had
seven leet of water In It. The Keyetone
gists wss snout to land near Ur. It Id
muaal cde fisted the eaell would
aoLtble none* sway He wern4 the oM
na * tm i,id t/ul trier i* related and
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IN A STEEL LINED CAR.
Train Robber Ketchrni Is Takeu to
Clayton, N. M., to Hang.
Trinidad, Col., April 24.—" Black Jack’’
Ketchum, train robber, will be hanged
at Clayton, N. M., on Friday. He will
pay the extreme penalty for the robbery
of an express train on the Colorado and
Southern Railway at Folsom, N. M., Aug.
16, 1899.
Ketchum, single handed, held up the
express train and wa3 wounded in the
fight put up by the train crew. Two of
the latter—the conductor and the postal
clerk—also were wounded. Ketchum was
shot through the right arm and after es
caping, had It amputated. After a long
chase he was run down and taken to
Folsom for trial. He was given the ex
treme penalty, death.
Since last September Ketchum has
been in the Union county Jail. Rumors
began coming In that outlaw hands of the
southwest had taken steps for the rescue
of their comrade. Measures were at once
taken to prevent such an outcome. It
was decided to remove Ketchum to Clay
ton for execution. The sheriff of Union
county, with a strong force of deputies,
yesterday manacled the prisoner with a
heavy steel belt around the waist. To
this belt his left arm was chained, while
his lower limbs were bound with steel
bonds. To further insure the enforce
ment of the court's mandate Ketchum
was confined in steel lined mail car with
grated windows. Under these precautions
the trip was begun to Clayton. The party
passed through this city to-day and the
sheriff expressed full confidence in his
ability to deliver his prisoner at Clayton
before Friday and ward off attempt that
may be made to wrench. him from the
grasp of the law.
VALUABLE CARGO IN DANGER.
Bad Fire Aboard the Spanish Steam
ship Alicia at Pensacola.
Pensacola, Fla., April 24.—Fire was dis
covered early this morning in the cotton
cargo of the Spanish steamship Alicia, oE
the Serra line for Liverpool, which has
on board a cargo of about. 1,800 bales of
cotton and general cargo valued at $150,-
000.
A large force of men, under the direction
of a board of survey, composed of Capt.
Jacob Kryger, Spanish vice consul; J. L.
Borrus, ’ Capt. Appleton of the steamship
Edenbridge, and Capt. Ruiz, of the Alicia,
have been fighting the fire all day. Two
locomotives have been used to throw
streams of water Into the hold. The
stream was turned on in the hatches and
the batches, by order of the board, have
been shut air tifeht, and will be kept so
for twenty-four hours. The board will
then examine to see If the fire is out. One
deck is covered with a running stream of
melted pitch. One of the crew who at
tempted to go Into th ehold to direct a
stream of water was badly burned, and
another was overcome by smoke and
fainted.
MARTINELU’S SUCCESSOR.
Mgr. Falconlo, Delegate to Canada,
Has Brest Selected.
Washington, April 24.—Th* report that
Mgr. Falconlo, now apostolic delegate to
Canada, has been selected to succeed Car
dinal Martinelll as delegate to the United
States, is believed here. For some days
his name has been connected by rumor
with the succession to that office. He was
mentioned first in that connection at the
time Mgr. Satolll, Cardinal Martlnelll's
predecessor, was elevated to the Cardinal
ate and it was believed his appointment
would be made, until Cardinal Martinelli’s
appointment came as a complete surprise
from the Pope.
FOREMAN’S MAD ACT
KILLS ONE MAN AND FATALLY
WOUNDS THREE.
SLAUGHTERS HIS GANG
BHAINEHD GIVES NO INDICATIONS
OF INSANITY.
Foreman of a Gann: of Electrical En
gineers at Portland, Me., Suddenly
and Wlthont Warning Drawn Re
volver nnd Begins Work of Death.
Electrical Engineer Fnrnhnni of
Boston Killed Outright, Another
Man Has Since Died and Two
Others Are Probably Fatally
Wounded.
Portland, Me., April 21.—One of the
bloodiest tragedies in the history of Port
land in recent years occurred thja after
noon on the fourth floor of the building
occupied by the New England Telephone
Company. The principal actor in the uf
fair was George H. Brainerd, a foreman
electrician, who has been employed by the
company for almost twenty years. For
some unknown reason and without the
slightest provocation, while chatting with
his fellow workmen, he whipped out a 38-
caltber revolver and opened fire on the
party around him. He was evidently an
expert marksman, for in a brief space of
time he killed one man outright, fatally
wounded another man and probably fatal
ly wounded two others. Then he made an
attempt to kill Deputy Marshal W. A.
Frith, when the officer tried to place him
under arrest.
The man who was killed outright was
I. H. Farnham of Boston, the electrical
engineer of the New England Telephone
Company. Earl Buxton, another victim,
died in the hospital to-night. Elmer Z.
Lane of Mechanic Fall, and James Wads
worth of Lewiston are believed to be fa
tally Injured.
The only charitable motive that can be
assigned for the crime is insanity, yet
neither before nor after the tragedy did
Brainerd exhibit any marked evidence of
mental derangement.
The men in the tragedy were employes
of the telephone company, and excepting
Mr. Farnham, were engaged In installing
anew exchange system on the upper floor
of the building. There were fourteen men
in the crew, and Brainerd had charge of
the work, Mr. Farnham having general
oversight. The entire forcte, which was
attached to the general office in Boston,
had been at work for three or four
months. Mr. Farnham came doffn from
Boston last night to look over the por
tion completed.
Brulnerd Begins Shooting.
This morning the men went to work as
usual, and nothi.nj; out of the ordinary
occurred up to noon time. Just" before 2
o’clock Mr. Farnham and Mr. Brainerd
walked over to one corner of the room
where a carpenter was at work. Brainerd
gave the carpenter a few instructions and
then he and Mr. Farnham walked away,
talking in a friendly manner. They
passed down by the long switchboard to
the end, where they stopped. Then the
report of a revolver rang out. The work
men saw Mr. Farnham fall to the floor
with Brainerd standing over him with a
smoking revolver In his hand.
Brainerd did not remain Inactive for a
minute after shooting Mr. Farnham, but
he Immediately opened fire on the other
workmen. A panic followed and every
man endeavored to get under cover to es
cape the buifets which were flying in
every direction.
Borne attempted to escape through a
hole In the floor, but they were unable to
squeeze themselves through and were
then obliged to take a chance at dodging
bullets as they ran for the stairway.
Some of the men dodged behind boxes
and benches until they had a chance to
escape, but three of them were unable to
reach a place of safety.
A Mailman'* Fiendish Work.
When Brainerd shot Mr. Farnham, Lane
and Wadsworth were working together
directly across the. room and before they
could make the slightest move Brainerd
turned his revolver on them and opened
fire. Wadsworth fell to the floor, while
Lane, who was not hit at this time, made
a dash for a closet In a corner of the
room. Buxton was standing at a bench
near the head oil the stairway and
Brainerd, taking deliberate aim, sent
a bullet straight through his body. Bux
ton fell to the floor but remained partly
conscious. He saw Brainerd come over to
the head of the stairway and load the
revolver and then start towards the
closet In which Lane had taken shelter.
Brainerd went to that closet apparently
with the deliberate Intention of killing
Lane and although he did not kill him In
stantly he Inflicted wounds which the
physicians believe will prove fatal.
Lane made a game fight for life, but
fell twice wounded, while Buxton ran
down stairs and was cared for.
Brainerd was then alone on the fourth
floor with his three victims, but he Im
mediately started down to the operating
room, shouting: "Send for the police!"
Thl* Man Was Brave nnd Cool,
Supt. J. D. Stanford at this point ran
Into the hall and met Brainerd coming
down the stairs, revolver In hand, fran
tically calling for the police. Mr. Stan
ford knew Bralnenl's revolver was load
ed, but he barred the door to the crowded
operating room and demanded that the
man return upstairs.
"Go back; we will fix It with the po
lice,” he said. And Brainerd went hack.
A telephone message ha<t brought Depu
ty Frith and others from the station. The
deputy at the fourth floor met Brainerd,
who, with self-control, greeted him pleas
antly, shook hands and then turned as If
to go up stairs. The deputy saw the re
volver In Brainerd’s hand and determined
to overpower him. A* Mr. Frith at
tempted to seize the weapon, Brainerd
turned and met the attack with the re.
voiver ievetled nt the deputy. A struggle
followed and Ih* revolver wua discharged,
the bullet grazing the officer's side.
Then another officer clubbed Brainerd
Into submission and he waa taken to
the police elation, He appeared excited
and ugly and waa kept handcuffed. His
clothing was saturated with blood and he
paced up and down the cell.
Nation Dead and Lane Rarely Alter,
In tier meantime the surgeon had mired
for the wounded Wadsworth had bullet*
through the left arm and the bowels.
Lane was allot Ia tip throat and Huston
bad received • bullet through the body, 1
Th* rhea were taken to the bmqriigj and
to-night Motion died and lata |g barely
alive The path e are truskthg inquiry to
detatmtee R )r>einerd tp* eta#an aigt** of
Insanity at any prerioua Ututg <
THE ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
Georgia Gets Twelve Out of SBB First
and Scrollil Lieutenant*.
Washington, April 24.—The Secretary of
War to-day made public the names of the
588 men selected for first and second lieu
tenants In the regular army under the
army reorganization bill. All of these
men have had aervlce either in the state
or national volunteer, or in the regular
army. Tbey have been ordered for ex
amination anil should they pass will be
appointed. The number following the
state shows the allotment to each state.
Tho list includes the following:
Florida (2)—Augustus C. Hart, George
E. Lovell.
Georgia (12) Cleveland Willcoxson,
Blanton Winship, Troup Whitehead, Cal
vin F. Holmes, L. W. Caffey, Walter P.
Corbett, Boiss Reese, John J. Miller, S.
G. Orr, Hunter Harris, Charles M. Pen
dleton, C. W. Flake.
North Carolina (10)—John W. Gullck,
Edward Hill, Robert O. Patterson, Will
iam D. Pritchard, William R. Beavers,
Walter Mclntosh, Dickson A. Everett,
John A. Wagner, Bradley J. Wootten,
John S. E. Young.
South Carolina (6)—Thaddeus B. Seigle,
Lawrence S. Carson, Clarence S. Nettles,
Joseph S. Hardin, Edmond R. Tompkins,
William P. Crawford.
Virginia (11)—Francis W. Griffin, Robert
K. Spiller, James D. Fauntleroy, Cleve
land C. Lansing, Henry H. Sheen, Adam
C. Carson, N. M. Cartmell, Jr„ L. St.
Clair Munford, Robert S. Knox, Fielding
L. Poindexter, John O. Steger.
TO ISO LATENT HE LEPERS.
Snidto Be 25,000 Canes In the Philip
pine**.
Manila, April 24.—Maj. Noble, adjutant
general of the Department of the Ylsayas,
has received the surrender of Quentin
Salas and three of his officers. All the
insurgents under Salas will surrender
soon. It is claimed this will terminate the
insurrection in the island of Panay.
It is estimated that there are 25,000
lepers in the Philippines, and it is plan
ned to isolate all of them on one island.
Maj. Maus, the medical Inspector; Capt.
Ahern of the Ninth Infantry, and Capt.
Quartermaster Horton, comprising a
board of officers appointed to sclec't a suit
able island for the purpose, have visited
Busanga, Cuillon, Cogayan, DeJolo and
other Islands, and have made a report,
but It has not yet been acted upon.
OVER 2,000 BOLOMKN SURRENDER.
Witnesses In Cninmlsnary Frauds
Skipping tsar From Manila.
Manila. April 24 —One hundred and fif
teen officers and 2,167 bolomen have sur
rendered and sworn allegiance to the
United States at Narvaean, province of
South lloeos.
The Americans are active throughout
the archipelago, accelerating surrender*.
The commissary Investigation is pro
gressing. Several Important witnesses In
the Rerd case have left Manila. Barry
Baldwin, Thomas Harris, Fred Macbndry
and H. Schindler, prominent merchants,
who are supposed to possess Information
concerning money paid to commissary of
ficers, are detained as witnesses under
$2,500 ball. Other arrests will be made.
The trial of Capt. James C. Reed has been
temporarily postponed.
BAD FIRE AT DANVILLE.
Several Firm* Rnmert tint With Lo*i
of
Danville, Va., April 24.—Fire to-day de
stroyed five business buildings and burned
out six business houses with an aggre
gate loss of $67,500. It started In the paint
and oil department of the Dan Valley
Hardware Company at 3:20 p. in. and
cleared out the entire corner bounded by
that firm, whose stores on Main and
Union streets Join at the rear. The de
partments at Greensboro and Lynchburg
were called on, but were not needed.
Thick black smoke which hung like a pall
on the streets and on all the buildings
made the department's work very diffi
cult, but the firemen did excellent work.
One man was Injured by a fall from a
ladder, not seriously. AH will rebuild at
once. Total Insurance $44,000.
SEABOARD'* NEW ATLANTA MAN.
W. E. Christian Made A*sl*tnnt Gen
ernl l*ii*entrer Agent.
New York, April 24.—W. E. Christian,
general agent of the passenger depart
ment of the Seaboard Air Line Railway,
has been promoted to the position of as
sistant general passenger agent of the
same, company with headquarters at At
lanta. taking the place of R. H. Tate, re
signed.
Mr. Christian Is a well known news
paper man, having been connected with
leading papers in New York, Philadel
phia and other sections of the country.
He has directed the work of the adver
tising department of the Seaboard, and
this. In connection with his railroad ex
perience, It is considered, eminently fits
him for his new position
H. CLAY EVANS MAY NOT RETIRE.
Kansas’ Really Offer of a Commis
sioner Get* Cold Reception.
Washington, April 24.—Representative
Curtis, In the course of a talk with the
President to-day, suggested that Kansas
stood ready to furnish pension com
missioner In case of the retirement of H.
Clay Evans. The President said he was
not yet ready to take that matter up. The
President's remarks Indicated that no
action 1* now contemplated In the case of
Commissioner Evans.
Floridian Die* In Porto Itleo.
San Juan. Porto Rico, April 24.—DonaId
McLean, formerly a fruit grower of Or
lando, Fla., and who ha* been In Porto
Hpo three years, died here to-day of heart
disease. He wag 69 years old.
The Mo*inlto Fieri Arrive*.
Washington, April 24.—A cablegram re
ceived at the navy dapariment to-day an
nounced the arrival of tho mosquito fleet
at Cavite, P, I. The four vessel* of thl*
little fleet will be used for patrolling the
coasts of Luzon and the lower lalande of
the Philippine group,
atoelt Kiebasige heate at dMIAymo.
Hew York, April 24.--it was announced
to-day that four stock exchange erst*
have been sold for MYhko each One of
tb* sellers was tjr.ufge T IWoner The
umitf* of the ether* have Met been m ~j<
DU Wig,
DAILY, $8 A YEAR.
_ 5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK, $1 A YEAR
THEIR HEARTS BURN
BAD RESULTS OF BRITISH POLICY
IN CAPE COLONY.
MILITARY LAW PREVAILS.
THE PEOPLE SUFFER MANY PETTY
PERSECUTIONS.
Ex-Treasurer Merriinan of Cape Col
ony Tell* English Liberals of the
State of Affair* There—Espionage
nnd Trenehery Prevail—lf Policy
I* Persisted In Snath Africa YVIII
Re Lost to British Empire—Boer
Women nnd Children Guarded In
Camp* Like t.’onviots, '
London, April 24.-J. X. Merrlman, the
former treasurer of Cape Colony, and
who is now a representative of the Afri
kander Bund In England, speaking at *
meeting of the League of Liberals, to-day,
against aggression and militarism, said
military law, the abnegation of all law,
was established In Cape Colony. The
newspapers had not heard of the treach
ery and espionage going on. Respectable
people were committed on the evidence of
natives alone. They were brought up and
fined for harmless observations, called se
ditious, and the town guards harried
them. These things created greater Irri
tation and indignation than actual vio
lence. The press was deliberately stopped
and four editors had been sent to Jail.
The fruits of this policy would be bitter,
as the memory of these insults burned the
hearts of tho people.
How the Dutch Are Treated.
Mr. Merrlman detailed Instances of the
punishment of the Dutch under military
lfiw, usually on the testimony of natives
and employes. He mentioned 1 an Instance
of a "cheeky girl" being fined for saying
things against the town guardß. Martial
law and the censorship throughout Cape
Colony prevented the people of England
from knowing the hardships of the Dutch.
As an Englishman, Mr. Merrlman said, he
viewed the policy pursued In Cape Colony
with the blackest dismay. If persisted' In
South Africa was lost to the British em
pire. The only thing that could save It
was recognition that the. people wanted
self-government and were determined to
have it.
Hoer Women 111-Treated.
J. W. Sauer, the former commissioner of
public works of Cape Colony, said the
camps In which the Boer women and
children were kept were guarded by sen
tries with loaded rifles and fixed bayonets. "
A majority of the woman had been placed
in them against their will. Their homes
had been burned and their possession*
had been taken. He had tried to get the
military authorities, through the govern
ment of Cape Colony, to permit 200 or 300
women and children camped at Port
Elizabeth to be liberated, food and shelter
having been promised them by the town,
but the military authorities refused the
request.
Resolutions opposing annexation and
crown government were adopted.
JOE CHAMBERLAIN’S SCHEMES
la Trying to Force Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach Oat or Cabinet.
London, April 25.—The date of Lord Sal
isbury’s return to London from Riviera
is still problematical and the rumors of
cabinet trouble over the budget are as
suming great consistency in the lobbies
of Parliament. According to the Dally
Mall, the framing of the budget revealed
considerable dissension. Mr. Chamber
lain, the colonial seiJretary, wanted the
whole cost of the war raised on the credit
of the South African colonies and had
schemes of his own for providing the in
terest on the loan and an Increase of nor
mal expenditure.
To these schemes, however, with the
exception of the coal duty Sir Michael
Hlcks-Beach turned a deaf ear; and, on
being pressed, he offered to resign. Mr.
Chamberlain, according to the Dally Mall!
favored the resignation, but Lord Salis
bury and Mr. Balfour strongly opposed it.
Now It Is said that although at first Sir
Michael Hlcks-Beach did not advocate a
coal tax, he now declines to drop it, think
ing hla reputation would suffer now that
he Is committed to it. He has. however,
agreed to give careful consideration to the
alternative proposal to substitute an ad
valorem duty on the basis of 8 pence or
9 pence on Inferior coal, rising to 18 pence
on the best Welsh coal.
While this would mollify the northern
colliery owners It would Intensify the op
position from Wales, and the belief pre
vails that the upshot will be either the
abandonment of the tax altogether or the
resignation of the ministry.
Want* to Get Rid of Chancellor.
Mr. Chamberlain Is credited with urg
ing the latter course with the double ob
ject of getting rid of Sir Michael, whose
plain speaking regarding the deplorable
financial Consequences of the war of
fend him, and of proving to the country
that there is no alternative government,
as the opposition would, under existing
conditions, decline the task of forming a
cabinet.
According to lobby gossip, this expedi
ent would pull the Conservative party to-,
get her and kill the opposition within ita
ranks to the necessary financial expedi
ents.
TUTTLE BLEW OUT HIS BRAIN*.
Ocala Grocer Commit* Snlcide Be
cause of Despondency.
Ocala, Fla., April 24.—M. L. Tuttle, •
prominent groceryman of this place, 47
years of age, committed suicide this
morning. Despondency because of til
health and financial trouble Is supposed
to be the cause. Tuttle stood before a
mirror, placed a 88-callber revolver to hi*
head, and blew out his brains. The sui
cide occurred In the bedroom of the de
ceased at his lodging house.
Tuttle was a member of the Knights of
Pythias. He has no relatives here, but
his mother and a brother, Frank Tuttle,
live at Rural Hall, N. C.
WILL NOT MEET Me 14 IN LEY.
I'lraldrat Dias Gives Frasanrv af
Hualnesa a* Ilia Ktcuw.
city of Mexico, April 21 -The Associated
Press etkraspsdast ta authorized to asy
that Prmldwit Dias will be unable to mi*
capt any invitation to nwt Proeldent Ht -
|flnlay at the border art account of the
praaMtuve Of public buatnaaa,
preoldant Diaz wtiMM la MtsllSlt
baa KM.