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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.