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the morning news.
Fstab'ished 1850. - - Incorporated ISSS.
E j! H. ESTILU President.
GRANT’S BIRTHDAY
the soldier-hero honored in
many cities.
HOWELL AND WHEELER SPEAK
SOITHERN’EnS DO HONOR TO THE
name ok grant.
„ r j, iionell'* Response o “Grant'*
l ife n* s Pence Lesson” tlie Chief
lildress at the New York Dinner.
Hub* l Gordon Miller of Virginia
Paid Tribute at Boston—Dr. Gun
snalus of < liicngo Sonn.ts a Dis
cordant Note—Grant’s Generosity
to the Month and His Nobility of
Nature Done Full Creilit.
New York, April 27.—The anniversary
ef the birth of Gen. U. S. Grant was cele
brated by a banquet given by the trus
tees of the Grant Monument Association
to-night at the Waldorf-Astoria. The
banquet hall, where many prominent men
sal at the dinner, was handsomely deco
rated, a portrait of Gen. Grant having
the post of honor above the dais where
tor guests of honor sat. Many women
set in the galleries.
The guests of honor were Ulysses S.
Grant. Jr., Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler,
Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard, Clark Howell
of Atlanta, Maj. Gen. John R. Brooke,
blai. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, Congress
man C. B. l.andis of Indiana, Rear Ad
miral A. H. Barker, William E. Chandler,
Cornelius X. Bliss, Gen. Stewart 1,. Wood
ford and Evan P. Howell.
Gen. Dodge presided. He read a letter
of regret from President McKinley and
another from Mrs. Julia D. Grant, the
latter expressing regret that her health
would not permit her to be present. AH
the guests sang the national songs, fill
ing the banquet hall with the volume of
sound.
The menu card contained copies of a
letter written in the excitement of a bat
he, on the field, by ex-President Grant
to ms wife.
Congressman Landis was the first
fpeaker.
The toast ’‘Grant’s, Life as a Peace
Lesson, ' was responded to by Clark
Howell of Atlanta. Mr. Howell said in
part:
I am not unmindful, Mr. Chairman, that
In paying tribute to the man to honor
whose memory wp. are .assembled here to
night. 1 am environed by circumstances
that, under some conditions, would em
barrass the frank utterances of my own
sentiments and clothe my words with im
port not their own.
1 come to speak with you of the lessons
learned from the life of a leader—and I
am of the people against whom his legions
wen led to victory and around whom the
withering embrace of his iron arm was
closed in the grip of wrnr. There is scarce
valley in the Southern states that does
not shelter in its bruised bosom reluctant
monuments to the triumph of that great
soldier—Gen. Grant.
But T have not come to speak of Ihe
a compllshments of war, which hove
rightly placed his name among those of
the gr-at warriors of the world. I am
r ■ here to paint a picture of the mighty
tide that swept on and on under his mas
terful direction until all who opposed were
overwhelmed in the culminating flood at
Appomattox. It would ill become me to
cxu.t in the memory of his triumphant
leadership of victorious hosts ns they re
turned to joyous homes under the stream
ire banners of victory.
If is natural and proper. Mr. Chairman,
the those who shared his sympathies
er.d dangers, that those and the sons
of those who followed his famous lead
in wed fought battles, should keep for
evr: bright . the luster of his military
Dme and should keep forever living the
mmories ond incidents of his war re
new n.
Those who offered their bullet-riddled
ts iics #s bulwarks in the vain effort to
sbm the conquering tide of his cohorts
bor< testimony to his genius and his cour
<<grj There is not to-day in the frag
mentary ranks of the beaten heroes who
oi e. wore the gray a single soldier who
voubi raise his arm to still the cheers
tho-o victories have won. But above the
uin of successful arms, beneath Ihe gar
‘H'l b of glorious victories, beyond the
f *'• °f a preserved nation welcom
-1 - iis martial heroes home, the dirge of
1 111 "Sf homeless heroes, who. after surren
''' "tried their abandoned hopes w ith
, •' forever lost, bids me turn from
p im. of that momentous life to all
ot t that is not trumpeted by the raue
. ' of war, hut which is sounded
-wt et and soothing songs of pence,
no on.' familiar with the his
' " r pur country who is not aware
mighty part played by Gen. Grant
■ lies'li of the Civil War; hut there
1 " even among his own people who
j j' 7 tin intense Influence his life ex
| ’’ in the epoch of peace. There is
hoolhoy in knee breeches but who
*^ ou what Gen. Grant did to pre
u iceasful dissolution of the
, 1 'hen are few statesmen who an
! ■" u how much lie did to procure Its
• 'aerful restoration.
• • • • •
' <”ntrnet With Other Fields.
f .\ ' ’ "**• files after Sedan, Germany
, 1 glittering paraphernalia of an
( 1 glam, with one hand on the
t I'aris and the other pointing
, 1 ugry document demanding the
"ligious indemnity exultant victor
'■ ted of prostrate victim.
, ' ' ” 'ppomuttox! Instead of exac
-1 1 tv; Instead of Siberia again
1 ui fields of home; again tlie mu
,l . " Udlar waters; again the chirp
At on the hearthstone and
, , ’ 1 \ 1,1 childrens’ prattle around
’ kneel Instead of Si. Helena
' g ,on ! Not Washington h the
• of an armed five, but as the
■ apitai of a reunited country,
and vanquished nu t on equal
, I''lowshlp Washington, tlie cap
, which, a few years Inter, a fed-
I’resident Of the I’nltod
e one day the order making
ueralK of the nephew of Hob
*hd Hie son of Ulysses H. I
!„ ''e Appomnttotl lletier that II
' MJ "r, since It had to come;
' Hi greatness of our enun
■ to Us bloody field of
’ isled by tin. covenant
‘ I Id'll, s | h Seel
*■ 11 Ignin. alii of the tov i
* rent in itie mao, ihat It#
"**' ItlOll appear#'l Wliel)
' w . U 4 ,1 s.llsst . lues lied
a “ ‘ 1 1 "r laurel* Of sin . •*. The
i ' <i> l Bll's afforded the '
'•'•xprsseion of tmy effort to
i * •string eec’ione fat
* ">• boat l.fiiod of text. I
, , Hese li4 tho (sir fields of
.-I *' * **B ’a*l MSifiisiay os mII i
*' *“ •‘•8 •* f miner fruttim* #*
Jsatomttaj) Mofitin® Sfrto£
rifice. The unfortunate failure in the
purpose of the conference between Pres
ident Lincoln, of the Federal government,
and \ ice President Alexander Stephens,
of the Confederacy, Is familiar history
to a.,; but few know that to Gen. Grant
is due the fact that the actual confer
ence was made possible.
The official records of the war have but
recently established the important part
played by Gen. Grant in preventing an
untimely abandonment of negotiations and
In paving the way for the accomplishment
or an official conference.
* • . • s
Fellowship anti I nlon Now,
The hearts of her people have caught
and held the Inspiration of Ihe clarion
call of fellowship and union, which,
growing in strength and volume as the
years go by, is now the grand pean of a
nation's peace.
hen tlie recent call to arms brought
volunteers to offer their lives in the com
mon caus.e of the Union against Spain,
tlie patriotism of our people found quick
expression in the response they made to
the drum-beat of the republic, and the
sons of Federals and Confederates alike
poured out their heart's blood in the com
mon cause. None questioned the loyalty
and patriotism of his comrade in arms,
ami Northern boys and Southern boys
marched shoulder to shoulder under the
Stars and Stripes to Ihe mingled strains
o; Dixie" and "Yankee Doodle." Under
the tropical sun of Cuba and the Philip
pines, they have borne between them the
sacred ark of tlie nation's covenant,brave
and true and patriots alike, moved by the
common impulse of their country’s love
and the eternal glory of its mission!
the peace that Gen. Grant commanded
has come at last, and it is an abiding
peace.
* • * •
The peace of a prosperous people per
meates the land and lights all sections of
tlie nation in its holy glow'. Mason and
Dixon's line marks no more trace in the
geography of our common country than
does tlie equator mark the silvery surface
of our Southern seas.
“Get us have peace!” A happy and con
tented people repeat ihe benediction and
cry back to the great heait that now is
stiil in the peace that passeth all under
standing, "Thy peace is come.”
A letter from Gen. Frederick D. Grant
was read expressing regret at not being
able to be present.
Gen. Grant's Letter to Hln Wife.
The letters in the menu booklet were
copies of letters loaned by Mrs. Grant and
never before published. In a letter, dated
at Savannah, Ga. (probably Tennessee),
March 28, 1862, Gen. Grant wrote;
"All the slanders you have seen against
me originated away from where I was.
The only foundation was from the fact
that l was ordered to remain at Fort
Henry and send the expedition under Maj.
Gen. Smith. This was ordered because
Gen. Halleck received no report from me
for near two weeks after the fall of Fort
Donelson. The game occurred with
me. I received nothing from him. Tlie
consequence was I apparently totally dis
regarded his orders. The fact was that
he was ordering me every day to report
the condition of my ttonimand. I was not
receiving the orders, but knowing my du
ties and reporting daily and when every
thing occurred to make it necessary two
or three times a day. When 1 was or
dered to remain behind, it was the cause
of much astonishment among the troops
of my command and also disappointment.
I never allowed a word of contradiction
to go out from my headquarters. You
need not fear but what I will come out
triumphantly. I am pulling no wires, as
political generals do, to advance myself.
I have no future ambition. My object is
to clarry on my part of this war success
fully and I am perfectly willing that
others may make all the glory they mn
out of it. Ulysses.”
Gen. YVheeler Talks of Progress.
Maj. Gen. Joseph W’heeler responded
to the toast. "Progress of Our Country,
During the Last Third of a Century."
He said, in part:
The wonderful progress of our country
during the last half century has caused
the world to stand aghast and gaze upon
us with wonder and astonishment. It is
not extravagant to say that its percent
age of growth during that period is great
er than that experienced by the rest of
Ihe world during any ten centuries prior
to that time. Our population has in
creased almost four-fold, and our domain
has expanded so that when it is midday
in New Y'ork it is midnight in that part
of our country lying in the far-off East
ern Hemisphere. Our wealth which was
$7,135,480,228 In 1850 now far exceeds SIOO.-
000.008,000. and the greater part of this mar
velous increase has been created by the
wonderful development of the last very
few years, the estimates of the increase
during the single year Just closed exceed
ing in amount the total wealth of our
country forty years ago.
Fifty years ago the nations which prided
themselves upon being the great powers
of the world negotiated and made diplo
matic arrangements with each other with
scarcely a thought of the new republic
then budding into real life upon the
western shores of the Atlantic. Now we
stand the triumphanc power of the world;
we are triumphant in culture, justice,
freedom and Christian civilization. We
triumph in manufactures and arts, and
the products of American toil find their
way into every inhabited spot on the
globe.
’National Hopefulness" was the toast
l to which ex-United States Senator Wil
liam K. Chandler of New Hampshire re
sponded.
Just before Senator Chandler spoke a
letter of regret was read from Minister
Horace Porter.
Gen. Isaac C. Tallin of Brooklyn, who
has just returned from the Philippines,
was the last speaker.
MAGNANIMITY OF GRANT.
Hnj&li Gordon Alillrr b|,riik* of Grnnf
nnd Leo and Y lrulnln.
Roxion. April 27.-The annual Gram
niaht of the Mi.idlerex Flub was hold at
Hotel Brunswick, the North and the
Soul A hem* unit’d on this occasion in do
ing honor to the memory of the famous
wh’ller, by tlie fact Hint the prlncip il
si’cake-r* came from Maine and Vlrginlti.
Hon. Hugh Gordon Miller came from Vir
ginia. and Hon. Charlew B. Littlefield
from Maine, to address the xathorinK of
250 of the most prominenj men of thi*
state, while Lieut. Gov. John L. Bates
welcom’d both on behalf of Massacriu
feCt*.
Hun. Iluah Gordon Miller received *
genuine Bu> Hiatb ws.come. sxceedinit In
warmth evrn ihw accorded to thu pte
vio’ia speaker lie said In part:
"\Vi me Kalheieh l,ei > ij.night to hon
or the memory of Gen Grant. It becomes
ii, privilege of n voice from m> .acttoll
of die • untry to •> that when he wrolo
tue term, of it” surrender of the army
oi Nnr the in Virginia, ond consummated
at Appomattox. most magnlfi en<
• apt’ list tori sver known among man hade
my fathar and hi* lomrada. k*ap their
aid. aim* 'aka thalr war uoraaa honia
and plough up lha soil that had baan
.... a.4 by tl>a faat of hoatlla armia. and
•a. ail
gtu*UM4 • Hattrt* Taga.j
SAVANNAH. GA., SUNDAY. APRIL 2S, 1901.
CUBANS MUST WAIT
ORGANIZE GOVERNMENT FIRST,
SAID PRESIDENT.
CAN NEGOTIATE AFTERWARDS.
THE DELEGATION LEAVES FOR
NEW YORK.
A. Piensant Interchange of Courte
sies nt tlie \\ liite House niitl n Last
Plea for Trade Concessions llefore
Departure The President Puts
Them OIT With Pleasant Words.
Matters Fully Discussed anil the
Party Hetnrns With Highly Im
portant Information, Xiijs Gen.
Capote—YYootl I.eaves for Florida.
Washington, April 27.—The Cuban dele
gation completed its labors in Washing
ton to-day. In the morning the delegates
met Secretary Root, who escorted them
to the White House, where they had a
final talk with the President, and then
they paid visits of courtesy to each of the
officials whom they have met, and finally
they started for New York at 11 o'clock
to-night, homeward bound. They will sail
for Havana Wednesday. The jiroceedings
at the White House were Interesting and
important.
Senor Capote acted as spokesman for the
delegation. He thanked the President for
the many courtesies shown then), which
they accepted as an expression of good
will to the Cuban people. He invited the
President to visit Cuba, to see for him
self the conditions in Ihe islands and learn
from contact with the inhabitants of the
iove and affection the Cubans have for the
United States and their appreciation)' of
what has been done for them by this gov
ernment in their struggle for freedom.
Senor Capote asked tlie President to
do something for tire Cubans upon an
economic line, especially in the matter of
reciprocal trade relations. He said that
it was especially desirable 4o have some
thing of this kind done before the next
crop was harvested, In order that the Cu
bans might realize the advantages to them
of closer political and economic relations
with the United States.
In reply the President said it was im
possible to settle economic questions until
the political questions were disposed of.
He" told the delegates to first form their
government and then they would be in a
position to enter into negotiations with
the United States as to trade relations.
They Ask Economic’ Favor*.
Senor Capote responded that something
ought to be done while the Cuban govern
ment was forming. He thought that while
the Untied States was exercising control
there might be arrangements perfected
similar to those under contemplation by
the Secretary of War ill 1898, when the
government first passed under control of
the United States. He told the President
that the Cuban republic did not wish to
be horn in poverty and rags, and if it
could not be wealthy it would at least
prefer to have something with which io
support itself and to have its people in
prosperous conditions or with prosperous
conditions immediately before them.
McKinley Couldn't See It.
The President again reverted to the
fact that under the present conditions as
the Secretary of War had advised them
he did not see how it was possible to set
tle any economic questions before the Cu
ban government was formed. He would
appoint commissioners immediately a gov
ernment was organized to negotiate with
similar commissioners from the Cuban
government for reciprocal trade relations
and he believed that the United iktates
would be ready to deal in a manner which
would be beneficial to both countries. He
thanked the delegation for the invitation
to visit the island and told them to as
sure the Cuban people of ills friendly in
terest in them and his desire to see them
contented and prosperous.
Senor Capote, speaking to Secretary
Root, expressed the hope that in the in
terviews that he had been having, that
he had said nothing, in his earnestness
and argument, which was in any way
offensive. The Secretary replied that on
the contrary he highly appreciated the
arguments of Senor Capote and his
knowledge of the questions had Increased
his admiration and respect, for the legal
abilities and keoness of the Cuban peo
p|p.
Tlie delegation then shook hands with
the President and departed.
Highly Important Information.
Gen. Capote later said to an Associated
Press reporter:
“We have concluded our business here.
We have had two interviews with the
j President and four with the Secretary of
War, during which all matters we came
| here to discuss have had the fullest and
| most minute consideration. We came to
consider the relations between Cuba and
| ihe United States and, these both polili
i cal and economical, have had the most
j careful attention. We return to Cuba and
will deliver to the constitutional conven
tion all the information we have obtained.
Information which is highly Important and
interesting.” .
Gen. Capote spoke in high terms of Sec
retary Root. He said that the questions
were of national importance, dial that the
conferences were conducted xvith tlie care
that the serious matters under consldcra
| tion demanded.
Hen. Wood also left to-night for Flor
' Ida. whence he will sail for Cuba. Mrs.
Wood, who came on nhh the governor
general io visit her sister, who was for
- nicrly Miss Condil Smith, whom she had
! not seen wince the latter's experience in
! Pekin, during the. seige there, returned
with her husband.
Gen. Wood had an hour's talk with the
| President to-day before Ills departure. He
, .lid not care io speak for publication of
I.N opinion of tiie result of tlie visit of
the Cuban Commission.
Niiil’iMU Re Given Out.
There has been a mutual under*'and
, mg between She parties of the conference
| that have Ix-en held Glut no specific slate,
mem is to the result* should be given
out im either slue In advance of the com
mission's report to the coiuMltullonal ron
v. utlon Then are many political Jeal
oti.tr* among the Cubans at home and
shtoal and Gen. Wood said that uuythlng
made pnoUc t this time might be liable
io mi, >”>rltmtllon and lesd *o friction.
’lm Wood, however, do*, pot heeltntc to
rtsiethat Ihe Cuhgn have hern Impressed
w”h the treatment they have received
,nd lip" attention, shown them, atal to
eay that undoutxadly they return
with a mote corral understanding
of me meaning of tho tsrme of Urn Platt
aim ndmerit and of 'he elw ers deelre of
the Amerpan geternrnen* le put Culm on
her f't as on noi*fvehJeat goer unit’d
thga tfcsy bad bafor*
CALLAHAN IN JURY'S HANDS.
An Allhi Ihe Tlieorv Set Ip by the
Defence.
Omaha, Neb.. April 27.—An alibi waa of
fered when the defense opened to-day the
trial of James CaMahan, aroused of par
ticipating: in the kldt apping of l£dward
Cudahy.
Charles McDonald, a neighbor of Calla
han, related a conversation he claimed to
have had with the defendant on the af
ternoon of the kidnapping, Dee. IS. At the
moment the- abduction was taking place
McDonald S3i<i he was sitting on the
porch with Callahan at Mrs. Kelly’s
house, CaJahan’s* boa tiling house.
Mamie McDonald, the little, daughter of
the preceding witness, proved an unfor
tunate witness for the defense. She said
she had remembered a man called John
son who often visited Callahan, and hft<i
hoard it whispered that he was rat
Crowe.
At the opening of the afternoon session
Callahan testified in his own behair. His
story wa** a series of denials of all the
allegations of the state. He said he spent
the afternoon of Dei'. 18 at home, and in
the evening, played cards at a saloon in
South Omaha.
The state sought to show’ that Callahan
had been in the reform school, but was
not permitted to do so.
Callahan admitted that he bad been
convicted of robbery in this court. He
denied that lie had been convicted of
burglary. He said be had known J*at
Crowe for twelve or fourteen years, lie
admitted that he drove with Crowe
twice.
The evening session of the Callahan
trial was surprisingly brief, as the de
fense waived its right to address the
jury. The instructions to the jury w< re
lengthy and without feature.
At 11:30 p. m. the jury notified the court
that there was no immediate prospect of
an agreement being reached. The Judge
went home and the jurors are trying to
get a little rest in the jury room. Few
think the jury will reach an agreement.
FATE OF CREW UNKNOWN.
YVreeked Schooner Toned Into the
Delaware Breakwater.
Philadelphia, April 27.—'The wrecked
schooner Emma C. Knowles. from
Charleston, S. C., passed in the Delaware
Breakwater this morning in tow of the
tug Frank W. Munn. The Emma C.
Knowles was first sighted by the steamer
Suningdale, on the afternoon of April 24,
off Atlantic City. She was lying on her
beam end with decks awash, deck house
gone and appeared to have been in col
lision. She was picked up by the tug
Munn early yesterday and reached the
breakwater to-day. The captain of tlie
Munn reports that the Knowles had evi
dently been In collision with another
craft. There was no sign of life on
board the schooner. It is the general be
lief in shipping circles that the crew of
nine men has been lost, but the owners
of the Knowles cling to the belief that
the vessel which was in collision with
the schooner has picked up tlie crew and
that tlie men will be landed at some for
eign port.
PROGRESS OF THE GERMAN'S.
Sliarp Fighting With Chinese and
Four Men Killed.
London, April 27—A Reuter dispatch
from Pekin says the headquarters staff
has received a telegram from a British
officer accompanying the Franco-German
expedition to the effect that April 23 the
Germans crossed into Shan Si, through
the Kun Nau and Chang Cheng Liu
passes, in pursuit of the retiring Chinese,
whom they followed eighteen miles, fight
ing a sharp action. The French troops
remained in occupation of the passes. The
Germans returned April 25 and the French
handed over the passes to them and re
turned to their previous outposta. The
Germans are said to nave had four men
killed and five officers and eighty men
wounded. The Chinese loss is not known.
Found tlie Country finiet,
Berlin April 27.—The Cologne Gazette's
Pekin correspondent says the headquar
ters staff has received information that
a German-mounted force which proceeded
beyond Halgan found the ebuntry quiet.
No garrisons were encountered. The Ger
mans only saw Chinese police.
SHOT DEAD ON THE STAGE.
Piny Tragedy Made Fatally Rent by
North Carolina Student*.
Chattanooga. Ti nn„ April 27.—A special
from Burnsville. N. C., says:
YVhile playing the tragedy "Last Upon
the World,” in the closing exercises of
the Stanley McCormick High School nt
Burnsville lasi night a real tragedy was
enacted when R. N. Mclnturf, one of the
students, was shot and killed by Baccus
P.ailcy, another student, bath represent
ing characters in the play. When it be
came necessary for Bailey in his role to
defend himself with a revolver against
a drawn knife In the hands of Mclnturf
he used by mistake a loaded pistol In
stead of the one with blanks, and In the
presence of several hundred people Mc
lnturf was shot dead on the stage. The
boys were roommates and special friends.
A COMPROMISE AT 111 FFAiLO.
Exposition to He Open I to II p. m.
Sunday, Rut no Midway,
Buffalo, N. Y'.. April 27.—The question
of wheiher tlie gates of the Pan-Ameri
can Exposition grounds are to be open on
Sunday was finally settled to-day by the
Board of Directors. Their decision is a.
compromise. The gates are to be open
from 1 p. in. until 11 p m., but the mid
way and all amusement features will be
dosed during the twenty-four hour* from
Saturday night until Monday morning.
Fourteen llnille* Recovered.
Frankfort. April 27 —lt Is officially an
nounced that up to II o'clock this morn
ing fourteen bodies h„v been recovered
from the ruins of the buildings destroyed
by the explosion and fire ut the electro- j
chemical works near Orlesheltn. Thursday
afternoon. Several person# are still miss
ing
tnsivrrasr) of a Disaster.
Knoxville, Term.. April 27 -The annl
vi ruary of the <tesirucllo,) of the govern,
inenl irnrfxirt Hu (tana, on the Mtsmaatp
pi river, by which d.wr> Jives ware lo*t.
was celebrated lieie to-day About 10U of
the HUM survivor* wne preset)*. H- vei •>
etst’k were represented.
Belgian Mlwere Killed by Fire Damp
Mane. He. glum April r - Eighteen min- i
ere were killed by en eeptoelon ef Mra I
deop to-day w the Grand luteswi roe I
wiane a* Herat,, el* nulae from idle p4a<.
aa. eete were Injure*.
AMERICAN BURGLARS
HOB AMERICAN EXPRESS OFFICE
IN PARIS.
DID A VERY CREDITABLE JOB.
DYNAYIITED SAFE AND TOOK YYVAY
30,000 Fit ANCS.
Negro Roy, Who Wit* Sleeping on
Second Floor, Hound, Gunned, mill
Held n Prisoner While the lloli
brry Proceeded—The Snfe Blown
Open YNlth vi iieh Noise, Rut I’nrl*
l’oliee Dill Not Menr It—They Hitte
Arrested the Negro Ho,, However.
Paris, April 27.—Three masked burglars
entered the American Express Company’s
office last night, surprised the watchman
asleep, gagged and bound him. and es
caped with OT.OOO francs.
The burglary was carried out most au
daciously and was evidently the work of
American experts.
The manner in which the burglars pro
ceeded Indicates that they were familiar
with the arrangements of tlie office. Tlie
street door was opened with tile proper
key, as the lock, which Is equal to a
safe lock, was not scratched.
An American colored boy who was
sleeping on the second story says he was
awakened at about 1 o'clock in tile morn
ing by a choking sensation and found a
man, with his face half hidden by a hand
kerchief, kneeling on his chest, with Ids
thumbs pressed on Ills windpipe. An
other man beside the lied, pointing a re
volver at his lipad. a third man held
a portable electric light, tlie light from
which was shining in his eyes, and the
latter said, with a good American accent;
"Don't move or I’ll shoot you. YVe have
come here to do a little job and mean
to do it.”
The burglar, it Is claimed, then stuffed
a towel into the mouth of the boy, who
said he was almost scared to death, and
tried to wriggle his head, whereupon one
of the men dealt him, a heavy blow on the
head with his list, which left u big
bruise. The burglar, still according to
the boy's story, then tied his legs and
arms so tightly as almost to out the flesh,
while in* left the marks of his knees on
the hoy’s ehest.
Two of ihe burglars, after a conversa
tion in English, left the room, and tlie
third, according to the story told, quietly
brought a chair and sat by the bedside
with a revolver pointed at the negro, and
the rays of the lantern in his face. The
burglar, the \)oy added, again said:
"Now, lie situ and you will not be hurt,
but if you are troublesome, I will blow
out your brains.”
Hni-glnr* Loom bed at Tlielr Work.
The boy. continuing his story, said ho
then heard the noise of the burglars work
ing below, drilling, hammering ond laugh
ing. apparently with not the slightest fear
of interruption. Later, he said, he heard
an explosion and then a second detona
tion. whk'h shook the premises. After a
short interval his guardian, who from
time to time had exchanged "kind of bird
whistles ’ with his confederates below,
smeared something on tlie boy's face, and
said:
"I am going down stairs to help my
pals for ten minutes. If you move I will
kill yon when I come back.”
Rut the boy said he never came back.
Tlie boy said he then lost his sense* and
had evidently taieri chloroformed. When
ho recovered, he asserted, be was afraid
to move.
An office cleaner who arrived at the ex
press company's office at 6:30 a. til. found
the street door ajar, the safe dynamited
and the boy gagged and bound, lying on
the floor beside tlie lied, upstairs. The
burglars had collected the heavy carpets
from tlie reception roums anil wrapped
them around the safe in order to deaden
the sound of the explosion.
An asioiiishing feature of the burglary
is lhat the policemen heard or saw noth
ing of Ihe burglars, In spite of the fact
that the tatter worked loudly and that
the sound of the explosions was sufficient
to waken a porter on the top story of a
building across the street and cause him
to search his own house for Intruders.
I.oter it became known that the police
had detained the negro watchman, not be
ing satisfied with the story he. told of the
burglary.
GEN. STEPHEN D. LEE’S STAFF.
He Ynnnnncca Ills Yppolnlments
for the Memphis Reunion.
Memphis, Term., April 27.—Gen. Stephen
D. I-ee. commanding the Confederate Vet
erans. Department of the Tennessee, to
day announced his staff for the Memphis
reunion. Among ihe members are:
Brig. Gen. 11. F. Myers of Memphis,
Tenn., assistant adjutant general anil
chief of staff.
Col. E. H. Lombard of New Orleans,
Inspector general; Col. K. J,. Russell of
Mobile, Ala., commissary general; Col. R.
P. quartermaster general; Col. W.
L. Calhoun. Atlanta, Judge advocate gen
eral; Col. If. F. Hproles, Vicksburg, .Miss.,
chaplain general.
Among Ihe nidi s do camp are;
col. I<. L. Middlebrook. Covington, Ga.:
Col. Charles H Arnall, Atlanta; Col. R.
.VI Howard. Columbus. Ga.; Col. B. F.
Eshlcman, New Orleans; Col. Hamuel L.
Robertson. Birmingham; Col. John T.
l-ecley, Tampa. Fia . and Col. W. D. El
lis. Sr., Atlanta.
SLOT MACHINE Foil PEYNCTS.
Entire Trnlnlonil I.eaves Norfolk for
t li it’llgO.
Norfolk. Vs . April 27.—A special train
of fifty ear*, hilled through Io Chicago,
left this city to-day over the New York.
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad. Every
ooe of the fifty ear* whs jammed to tlie
door with the finest grade of Spanish
peanuts. These peanuts will no sold In
packages by the use of thousand* of auto
matic slot machines.
Ihe Ynipbllrlte Docked at Fort
Royal.
Beaufort, S C.. April 27.—The United
gtsies in on Pot Amphltrlte was access
fully dock**! at Iha Port Hoytl naval
elation tli4# afternoon. The vessel war
ill aw ing ixl *n feet when n enter**!
thu do h _
• tar Houle Carrier Arreeled.
Chattanooga. Tenn. April 27 Poytof
f.ee Inspector Keyes tig* reported to the
department the srroat of Archibald Free.
• idr rout# ctrtltr, rltii fed With lob
bing ths metis ei Newport, Team
THE PRESIDENT’S TRIP.
Evff) Iblnit in llcfidlnan for thr De
parture To-morrofr.
Washington, April 27 —There \v.* a con
stant stream of callers at the White
House to-day. Most of them called to
simply sav #<>od-b\e to the President,
who leaves here Monday for his long trip
to the I’at itie coos*. Secretary Fortelyou
has sent to oaeh member of the Presi
dent’s party a handsomely prepared itin
erary of the trip. It is in the form of
booklet, with h handsomely embossed
cover, and contains, in addition to a map
showing *he route to he taken by the
party, and the names of the members of
the party, the day and hour of arrival
and departure at each point, the popula
tion anti elevation ai>ove sea level of the
cities at whir'll st4ps will he made, and
many other interesting points, including
the names of the railroads over which
the train will travel, the distance be
tween |>oints. etc. The longest distance
to bo traveled without a stop is from San
Antonio to 101 Paso, Tex , a distance of
6LM mile*.
The numbers of the party will be as
follows:
The I’rrsitlent ami Mrs. McKinley, Miss
Itarl>or, Seoretar.N Hay. Mrs. Hay, Post
master General Smith, Mrs. Smith, Secre
tary lxmg, who will join the party on
route, Mrs. Long. Secretary Hitchcock,
Miss Hitchcock, Secretary Wilson. Miss
Wilson. Hear Admiral George Melville,
Secretary Gortelvou. Mrs. Gortelyou, As
sistant Secretary Barnes. Dr. P. M.
Hixey, Mrs. Rixey, Henry T. Scott, pres
ident of the Union Iron Works of San
Urancisco; Lawrence I. Scott, Charles A.
Moore, Mrs. Moore, M. A. Dignam, J.
Krauttsehnitt, the vice president of the
Northern Pacific; L. S. Brown, general
agent of the Southern Railway; six news
paper men, three representatives of three
illustrated weeklies, several White House
stenographers anil attaches.
TEXAS ANTITRUST LAW.
Speaker Frinee Interpret* It to Salt
tlie < npltallnt*.
Austin. Tex., April 27.—The visiting
members of the committees of the New
York Merchants' Association ami Cham
ber of Commerce, who were welcomed
here by Gov. Sayers this noon, are all
talking of the speech made last night at
ihe banquet at San Antonio by R. F.
Prince, speaker of the Texas House of
Representatives, defining trusts as under
stood by the Texas statutes. B|<eaKer
Prince Raid the. Texas anti-trust law did
not understand as a trust a corporation
of immense capitalization because of such
capital, nor by reason of reduction of
price of commoditlee. What constituted
a trust, lie said, and what would be driven
from the state under the state trust law
was the consolidation of two or more
corporation* for the purpose of controlling
prices, lowering them temporarily to
squeeze out smaller competitors and then
raising tlio prices back to old or higher
standards. Representatives of the Stand
ard OH Company present said under this
lonstructlon numerous corporations not
now doing business here, can enter the
state. To-night the visitor* were given
n banquet, the lending speaker being
Judge John H. Reagan, former postmas
ter general of the Confederate Btatos, and
sole survivor of President Davis' cublnet.
JOSEPH E. WIDENER HURT.
.Son of Traction Magnate Ha* Ilia
•Skull Fractured.
Philadelphia, April 27.—Joseph E. Wlde
ner, aged 30 years, son of P. A. B. Wide
ner, the traction manager, was badly in
jured to-day by the overturning of a coach
on which lie and a number of friends were
riding. Mr. YVidener’a skull was frac
tured, and ho is now in a hospital In a
critical condition. The party, consisting
of ten of tho wealthiest nnd best known
young men in the city, started from the
Bellevue Hotel to Pine Run farm, the
country seat of H. B. McKean at Penn
Lynn, a suburb of this city. In turning
a street corner at. Fifteenth and Spring
Gordon streels, one of the wheels of the
coach caught in the car track and the
vehicle capsized. The entire party were
thrown violently to the ground and Wlde
ner's head struck the pavement. Harri
son K. Caner, who was driving, had his
left leg badly injured and was otherwise
hurt. The others in the parly, nII of
whom were more or iesw Injured, were:
8. M. Wright, Edward Brooke, 11. B.
McKean, William L. Elkins. Jr.. Edward
Browning, William E. Carter, and E.
Rittenhouse Miller.
to exchangFministers.
Ynatrln nnd Vleilco Have Ended Old
Estrangement.
Washington, April 27—A complete rap
prochement between the governments of
Austria and Mexico hs been brought
about and as a result each country is
about to send a minister to the other.
This terminates an International ps
trangement dating from the days when
young Maximilian of Austria sought to
gain a foothold In Mexico and lost his
life in the adventure. Ever since then
Austria and Mexico have suspended all
Intercourse with each other, commercially
and politically. Recently, however, friend
ly overtures have been mode to termi
nate the estrangement and have resulted
in a satisfactory agreement between them
by which their old relations of friendship
will be resumed.
A bill has passed the Mexican Congress
reciting the fact of a rapprochement and ;
providing for a minister to Austria at a I
salary of $15,000 annually. Austria will ,
taki similar action by sending n minister ;
to Mexico and this will close the long and ;
historic separation.
CANNOT HE ENFORCED.
Legion of Honor I nnnot Invalidate
It* Large Poltele*.
Knoxville, Term.. April 27.—Judge J. W.
Sneed of the Circuit Court 10-tlay held
that the by-law passed hy the American
legion of Honor Supremo Council ig B t
August. Invalidating all policies of over ;
s2,i*)o was void, and cannot Is- enforced
as applied to J. W. Gaul of this city, who
has for year* held a $5,000 policy, |wy
nicnt of premium on which was accepted.
Volunteer Urlgudlera t iipol o ted.
Washington. April 27.—The President
has appointed Col. Merritt Harbor of the
Adjutant General'* Department, and Maj.
Oscar F. ling of the Quartet master a
Department brigadier generala of vo!tin
te rs on account of their iooa and faithful
service* during the lamtNtlgn in the Phil-
Ippiitoo.
Grant Wilkin*' Mid the Loeiisl.
Washington. April 27. Rids were opaaed
at tn Muragu of Dock a and Yarda. Navy
Depai Iff lent to-day for Ihe building of on
*q iptnent boos* at the Key W'aat naval
• tat ton Tn low eat 144 aa* that nt
Grant Wilkin*. Atlanta, Go-, at ltM7l.tr.
DAILY. *S A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMUS-A-WEEK. BI AYBA3
EMPEROR AT BONN
HAD Y THOROUGHLY GOtin TIME
YY ITH THE STUDENTS.
WAS ONE OF THE BOYS.
THE CROW N rniVUK THE “YOl NG
KT FOX.”
Ill* Mnjenfy Evidently Handle* u
Heer .>1 u k nnd a Raplrr \\itt
Lqiinl Fnrillt) —Some \ ery Clensi-
Inu Ineldenf* of the \ i*it to Hi
Alnui Muter, in Whieli tlie Germnit
People Seem to ’lake Great In
terent—Tlie Emperor** Mhlniuht
\ i*lt to a I raining Ship.
London, .April 27.—A1l accounts agre
that Emperor William thoroughly enjoye*!
himself at Bonn unci among the students
of his old corps he boraine a student
The Emperor wore the white rap
and across his breast the black and white
ribbon of the Borussia corps. His Majesty
himself took command at the symposium,
issued orders in a tlrm tone and led off the
so-called Salamanders, the thunderous
ratling of beer mugs on the table, when
the leading toast was proposed. He also
Joined heartily in the singing of students
songs, bringing down the flat of his ra
pier, in the orthodox fashion, with a crash
on tle table at the end of each verse.
The proceedings reached a climax when
the Kaiser called for that grandest of
German student songs, "Landesvater,”
("Father of the Country"). At one of the
verses, in which the students swear to
live uj die for king and country, each
man crosses Ids rapier with that of tbf>
an opposite him, and caps are taken off
and spitted on the rapier points, the
youthful Grown Prince crossed rapiers
with the aged Gen. von Loe, himself an
old Borussier.
They Drank “Salamander*."
At another |>art of the proceedings, in
which the Emperor, with great pleasure,
was colling up the former corps studnts,
some of them aged men. so that, their
health might be drunk in the order of
the years when -they studied, the Emperor
called for a Salamander for a blind old
lawyer, Herr father of the drama
tist, Josef Lauff, who, annually, tinder
His 'Majesty’s directions, produces anew
historical drama at Wiesbaden, illustrat
ing the achievements of the house of
Hohenzollern. Later, joined by the stu
dents, he v ailed out "Our youngest fox,**
the slang nickname of the youngest stu
dent. The Emperor laughed hoartily. and,
•dapping the Crown Prince on the shoul
der said:
“Do you understand that he means
you?"
There was another humorous incident
when one of the veterans, in reply to
ths toas*t to the men of hit* year, drunk
to the canal bill, and expressed the hope
that the old fellow’s of Berlin might at
last realize that the canal might be built.
The Emperor lay back in his chair and
laughed loud and long.
The Emperor’* surprise Visit.
An interesting siory is told of a sur
prise night visit paid by Emperor Wil
liam to the training ship Charlotte, while
at Kell. The ship was anchord in mid
stream, when the guard espied the Em
peror's'pinnace approaching, and a mo
ment later the Emperor was on deck,
much to the surprise of the hastily aw.ik
ened captain. Ills Majesty then begun \
rigorous Inspection of the ship. In the
dormitory he was astonished the find the
cadets asleep under the glare of electric
lights.
"I scarcely believe they are asleep un
der such light.” said the Emperor.
"They are tired after their day’s work,”
rrplled the captain. “They would sleep,
anywhere.”
The Emperor was still skeptical, shook
a sleeping eailet soundly Hi)d awoke him.
"8o,” said the Emperor, "you sleep is
well hero as at home?” ’
The cadet, recognizing his questioner,
promptly replied: "Better, Your Majes
ty.”
The Emperor wa* much gratified at the
answer he received and returned to his
own ship, delighted with his experiment.
CONTI* At "TOII 111. YIN 4 HANK RIFT.
4a Uaprolltable Railroad Contract
Git* t'aUNr.
New York. April 27.-~Marsha! C. Blain,
a contractor, filed a petition In bankrupt
cy In the United States District Court to
day with liabilities of $175,875; no assets.
The principal creditors are ail in Hunting
don. Pa., the largest being the Union
Bank, $52,500; William Davis. $50,000, and
K. A. Lovell, $41,183.
Mr. Blain said that Ills brother, J. G.
Blain, who waa tlie other member of the
firm, filed a petition in bankruptcy at
Savannah, a day or two ago.' Mr. Blain
explained that lie and his brother start
ed in the car foundry business In Hun
tingdon eighteen years ago. It was at
the time that the deal was just being put
through to construct the Toledo, Cincin
nati and St. Louis Railroad. At the time
it was the Intention to extend the road
to Laredo. Tex. This would have re
quired 3,000 miles of track.
The firm was commissioned to build a
good portion of the rolling stock, and
when the first delivery had been made
the company could not pay and the firm
was obliged to susqiend.
The petition of J. G. Blain was filed in
the clerk's office of the United Stales Dis
trict Court here several weeks ago. and
Is now pending la-fore Referee MacDon
pll. The petition shows the same liabili
ties to the same creditors as those men
tioned In the foregoing dispatch. As in
the case mentioned there are no assets.
OTPOMItti MeKIM.EI'S DllGltF.tl.
Hnrxanl Ylninnl Os-ndlaK Out T.HtHi
I ople* of Frotrat.
Boston, April 27.—The committee of
graduate* of Harvard representing thosa
opposed Io buying the university grant a
degree of I.L.D to President McKinley,
began mailing 7.kk> copies of the protest,
framed by certain of the alumni to-day,
and It Is expected that otuiwers will be
gin to coma In the firm of next week.
Tolstoi to Reside In Furls.
Berlin, April 27.—New* has been re
ceived her* and confirmed man Mat aw
thet <• ount Tolstoi Is to b* banished from
it uaale and taka up kie residence in Peris.
Kruger to Visit I e Io Jao*
Louden. April St A dispatch from Ant
Merdsai announces that Mr Mugger nki
leave tor the Untied Stent at tbt asm■
toeta. tin vat of June.