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the morning news. •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 000% I*o' W •****• im lit 9 w- -- h* BfH (tirt* *fj#i*e ww 6 ttorvtagu j ikmari Cvi *# * 0 Wf * f W ™ 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.