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the morning news?. rs'abilshed 1850. - - Incorporated ISBB. E j. H. ESTILL, President. SLEW MANY CHINESE x WALDEnSEE REPOBTS ON GERMAN EXPEDITION. GERMANS HAD HOT FIGHTING. , niM.SE DEFE ATED AFTER STI R BORN RESISTANCE. (.prninn* Had Four Olliers and Three Hilled and .12 Wounded—Ll Hnnß ClimiK Can Hardly Credit ,I,p Netra—A Farewell Banquet Given American Officers by Gen. l.nselee anil British Contingent. ,i Hunß Chants Congratulate* l oianil**loner RoeUhilt on Antcri en Position. Berlin. April 28.—The German tvar of i , has received the following advices from Count von Waldersee: "Pekin. April 27.—Three engagements occurred April 23 and a fourth April 24 si the great wall, between four columns „ n aer Gen. Kettler and the Chinese troops , inder Gen. Lin. The Chinese were ev c-:\where defeated, and after a stubborn resistance were forced back over the wall, Being forced back as far as Kan Lieu. Casualties, four officers killed and three men killed and thirty-two wounded. The French troops were not engaged.” The following additional dispatch re garding the four engagements was receiv ed from Count von Waldersee: "Pekin, April 28.—The following reports only arrived last night owing to the diffi culty of communication: , "Gen. Kettlcr’a brigade reinforced, marched in four columns ngalnst the great wall. Col. Ledebur's being the right wing, then those, commanded by Col. jloffmeister, Col. Wallmerich and Maj. Huehlenfels. Lcdobur reached the wall April 21 after a slight engagement near Hat Shan Kwan. Eleven Honrs fighting. "Iloffmeister drove back the enemy April 23. On the same day Huehlenfels r ountcred a strong party of the enemy occupying a bastion on the bights com manding the pass. The enemy fought stubbornly in a particularly strong po sition, which was taken only after eleven lours fighting. "Huehlenfeis and Lieut. Reichert were > chtly wounded and Lieut. Dreiwels was seriously wounded. A standard-bearer and another were killed-and six meet seriously i.ii.i ten slightly wounded. ivaiimerleh attacked and dispersed April 22 a far superior force of the enemy in a strong position east of the breach of Hae Ho and effected a junction on the bdfjeftcd with the battalion under Maj. Musimahn from. Tsftig Ohlng, which, • iking up the pursuit overtook the enemy i 1 're-h position to the south. Tins was captured and the enemy were pursued as fir as Ku Kuan. Wallmerich followed t.irm thither. Chinese Snffrreil Severely. The enemy sufTcred severely. Eleven old in-J Iv, o quick tiring guns were cap tured. On our side one man was killed a;:d three were severely wounded and nine slightly. Lieut. Duesterburg was shot through the right arm. The enemy are everywhere In retreat. Gen. Von Leesel has arranged with Gen. Hailloud that the French troops shall oe ■ "py Ku Kuan for the present and secure his left flank. ' Kettler - s brigade is marching by short tkages to Pao Ting Fu, and Huehlenfels’ huita.ion along the mountains to Pekin.” WIN. KETTBLER’S REPORT. Inflicted Immense Daniuge on Chi nese, He Say*. I’ekin, April 28.—The report of Gen. Kettler, received here from Kuo Lu, dif fers from the other reports concerning the German-French expedition previously received. Gen. Kettler’s report shows that the Chinese troops did not leave the Province until they were forced to do so. pc entire brigade, commanded by Gen. K'ttler, met the enemy on April 23 and Inflated immense loss upon them. The report does not give this loss. The Ger hi-um had one. officer and three soldiers Filled and twenty-eight soldiers wounded. 'I he Chinese were forced to leave the Brovin <• and were fully demoralized. The French authorities stated that the Chi nese had crossed the border of the prov !•: " on April 19, in which case they must 1 ute subsequently returned. l-i Hung Chang says It is impossible to believe that Gen. Lul Kwang Ting w'oi<l, l have so flagrantly disobeyed his ord< i>, and anxiously awaits the Chinese reports of the encounter referred to by •j'ui Kettler. hi Hung Chang returned calls to the efferent legations yesterday and con tl uiuluiud Special Commissioner Rookhill • " the stand taken by the Americans In h " matter of indemnity. It is not gen ‘ ’ dly thought among the ministers of the - that Mr. Rockliill’s efforts in this <ilr-iHon will prove successful, though ■ni,st of them admit that they must be KuM.-d j n Hie mot rby the Instructions ’"'•y receive from their home govern ments. * bailee Sign* Death Warrant*. Mile < hlnamen will be executed to-mor- | 0 "’ In the American district for highway Id-wry a nf j violence. The im n 111 ques u,n were tried and sentenced according 1 Fldnese law. but they are the first of sentences to is approved by Gen. Chaffee. Gaselec, the Britinh commander, officers of iris slaff and the entire '' ‘’i'li eontlngent gave a farewell enter •fininent to the American officers Inst ' kiu All officers who were not aciually ' ll duty were present, and the utmost 1 ''•uisiasin prevailed. Speeches wei. < .id, |,y <Jen, Gaselec and IVn. Chaffee •i I* said ni German headquarters ' " Hie brigade of flen. Kettler Is r<- u, hihg lo I'ao Ting Ku. ‘ hi near Hilled In Train Wreck. f 1 di, Aprll 2*.--While the hrel train ui p. iii,, to .j. |M Tain was travel ring •i '' r| dg, between Ixih Ka and Yang , 11 k ml* morning It was derailed ■' '*>* colla|*Ke of a culvert. Eleven *”*' *ere killed and forly fiblMtr afid ?m*rkans wera lujund. on* of He " insna • annot reoover. Nlhaalea. ai their Old I rleka. I t 111 A|>m| iift.*|t if from i(i 1 tilff Allt.Jl) lallfr ill 4|*J MTVMft '’mmttliig *fM/U"tAU‘ CMlt ' ••ftlkt* mi Umrrm l#*i I, • Api|| H AT) tl*r * mtim*4 >mr Imk* iM &*#' ' * wft fifikf tv u#; • £at>anttaj) JBufnins CAILLES CAMP BROKEN UP. Worst Filipino Commander of the Lot Ha* Narrow Escape. Manila, April 28,-Capt. Wilson Chase, with a dtaehment of the Twenty-first In fantry, on April 26, surprised the camp of the Insurgent Gen. Cailles, at Dugot- Dugot, situated nine miles northeast of Cavinti, in the province of Laguna. Cailles was at his camp at the time of the attack, but managed to escape. Capt. Chase's force, captured his adjutant gen eral. five other of his staff officers, four teen men. twenty rifles, a large amount of ammunition and stores and oil the pa pers and personal effects of the Filipino general. The insurgent Maj. Veto was killed during the engagement, as were Corpl. McGill and Private Tipps, both be longing to Company A of the Twenty first. Several columns of the American troops continue vigorously to pursuo Gen. Cailles. Gen. Cailles recently offered a reward of SIO,OOO for the head of Capt. Edward N. Jones, Jr., of the Eighth Infantry. Caillc*’ Hail Record. For more than a year past Cailles has commanded the insurgent forces operat ing to the east of Bay lake, not far from Manila, lie is said to be a French half caste. He lias a reputation for vindic tiveness and cruelty and is one of the two of three Filipino leaders still in the field who have clearly ignored the observ ances of honorable warfare. The So ciety of Mando Ducats, whose practice is was to assassinate and bury alive those of the countrymen who accept ed American sovereignty whenever the latter fell into their hands, operated with the cognizance if not the support, of Gen. Cailles. If Cailles w r ere captured It is doubtful if he could claim immunity for past actions under the terms of the amnesty. In Jan uary of this year Cailles offered a re ward of $lO apiece for the heads of all Americans brought to him. GREETED THE COMMISSIONERS. •■Out AVlth the Friar*,” Sniil People of South t amarine*. Neura Caceres, Province of South Cam arines, Luzon, April 28.—This turbulent region is now nearly pacified. The Philip pine commission has traveled twenty miles by river to this point, having established provincial government for North Cama rines and South Camarines. The commis sioners have been greeted with banners inscribed with “Long live the comission,” and “Out with the friars.” The question as to whether a native or an American shall be governor, has been settled by the appointment until such time as an election may be held,' of Lieut. George Curry of the Eleventh Volunteer Cavalry, who was formerly of Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Maj. Henry B. McCoy, of the Forty-fourth Volunteer Infantry, was ap pointed treasurer, and Lieut. Elmer O. Worfick of the Forty-fifth Volunteer In fantry. supervisor. The population is es timated at 150,000. The people aro peac.-e --ahle, but the morals of the masses are lax. A REVOLT IN ALGIERS. Inhabitant* Saved Tlielr Live* l>- Professing ißlamism. Algiers, April 28.—1 t now appears that the revolt at Marguerite was provoked by Hadji Denaissa. a Marabout who had preached the extermination of foreigners. Many of the inhabitants owed their safe ty to simulated conversion to IRlamism. Sixty Arab rebel prisoners have been brought here, but no chiefs have yet been captured. The Mayor ol' Marengs has appealed for troops, reporting that armed bands of Arabs are descending upon the town, but the government believes they are only flying from the pursuit of the troops at Marguerite. i s ' 1 BOERS GET i V THEIR WORK. Derail Two Train* and Oiplnre Men of Wale*' l.tght Horae. X.ondon, April 29.—Lord Kitehonef con tinues the process of wearing down the Boers, who. however, are very active in the Kroonstad district, where they re cently derailed' two trains' and also captured', after a severe fight, twenty-five men of the Prince of Wales' Light Horse, whom they stripped of their horses and accoutrements and then liberated. Trnnvnnl Engineer Captured. London, April 29.-Col. Plumer’s force captured a small laager of forty-five men. including the notorious Tranvaal state en gineer, Minnick, who planned the destruc tion of the Johannesburg mines in the spring of last year, and his father, who was formerly landrost at Boksburg. Ml KUEHED A till ItATiCti. Horrible Kate of tlrrman Millionaire anil III* Secretary. Sydney, N. S. 11.. April 38. Herr Mercke, a German millionaire, who was cruising in his yacht, and Herr Caro, his private secretary, were recently murder ed by natives of the Island of New Brit ain. off the northeast coast of Papua. Herr Caro's body was eaten. Germany to Avenge the Morder. Berlin, April 29,-Emperor William has ordered Capt. Passchew of the German second-class cruiser Hansa to command a punitive expedition from China to avenge the murder of Herr Mercke. Iluhonic Plague* Heavy Fatality. ('aim Town. April 28,-Durlng the last forty— eight hours sixteen fresh cases ot the bubonic plague have been officially reported. Eight of these are Kuiopeune. Sime the outbreak of the disease there have been 319 cases, of which 217 have proved fatal. Natives Object to Sanitation. Calcutta. April -The official* ngag id in combating the bubonic plage were , -auU .i lure to-day by native* while disinfecting Hevnal arrests w< re made. Bubonic Plague In Turkey. Constantinople, April a.-Three a*e* of 11,. bubonic p.ague iiave occurred si Bas ra, Asiatic Turkey llampolls Has *< Mealgnrg. Rom'” April 2 - Tim Bella deni*, tli* . moti ma la yeatndsy by tfc< Patrta tba* Cardinal Maiinno Renifaolla, pop- HIP at secretary ol Male bay tnalgmd A < sit tlursys Plaat llsrsrf. i iii.iiai.ooaa Tam*.# April g*l lit kUiistser holier and cold Simas* plants , It. ia!ai. Mioiorr* IVMing J'-ORP bury tail iij.i.iaiit, Rf* fLAW, iuatM' a a poo * jw. *ssi, SAVANNAH, GA„ MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1901. PARKHURST’S VIEW THE SITUATION IN THE SOUTH AS HE SEES IT. A VERY FAIR STATEMENT. HE REPLIES TO GOV. CANDLER’S CRITICISM. Neither North Nor South Like the Negro—The Southern linn Doe* Not Love Him mid Sn>* So—The North ern White Man Dislike* Him and Lie* About 11—I nli ml ted Suffrage for the Negro n Serious Blunder. The Relation* of the North unit South Aptly Slated. New York, April 28.—Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst preached to-day at the Madison Square Presbyterian Church on topics connected with his recent trip South. He also made, an incidental reply to Gov. Candler, who was reported as having denounced those Northerners who took an interest in educational matters In the South. Dr. Parkhurst said that the party of Northern people who recently made the trip referred: to did it not because they had any special interest In the South as a distinct section, but because they were conscious of the unity which makes the North and South members of each other. The conference held at Winston-Salem, in North Caro lina, he said, was characterized by the utmost frankness on both sides and yet, from first to last, not an embittering word was spoken. Referring to Gov. Candler’s criticisms, Dr. Parkhurst said they would not have been made, "had the Governor of Georgia, as did the Governor of North Carolina, come into direct touch with the personnel of the conference, or for five minutes respired the atmosphere which the conference exhaled.” Referring to the estimation in which the people of the South and of the North hold the negro, Dr. Tarkhurst said: “The Southerner does not like the ne gro any better than the average North erner does, and the two carry themselves toward the negro with just about the same amount of Christian consideration — only of the two. the Southern white, man has perhaps this advantage, that he does not make quite as flamboyant a pretense of loving the negro as his Northern con frere does, The Southern white mac dis likes the negro, and owns up to it. The white man in the North dislike* the ne gro and lies about it.” .Suffrage a Great Blunder. The preacher said further: “The umMs’crlmin-ating act by which the negroes had conferred Upon them the right to vote, was one of th© blun ders that it is not easy to escape from after It is once committed, but which it would seem we ought to have had North ern statesmanship sufficiently Intelligent to prevent. “The counsel that both the Northern and the Southern friends of the negro are now giving him is to keep quiet upon the. whole suffrage matter, to keep out of politics, not to talk about the constitu tion. not to insist upon his rights, but to attend industriously to the work of getting himself well ready—which he Is not now—for what God and the country and the future may have in store for him.” Present Condition* In South. Dr. Parkhurst closed by the following general reference to present conditions among Southern people: “The South does not altogether love us. but no one there hates us nearly as much as it would be perfectly natural for them to hate us. They are all glad that slavery is done away with, they ore glad that they are in the Union. They all glory in the flag, even while in tender be reavement they lay flowers upon the graves of the Oonfedrate dead. We be long to them and they belong to us. and every deed of kindness wisely rendered, every word of sympathetic Intenst pru dently spoken, every new commercial re lation* and every interchange of hospitali ties discreetly arranged will be so much contribution to that perfect readjustment of relations which shall make for the enrichment of our common history.” A SAVINGS^BANK SUSPENDS. Trnstee* nt Y\ eaterly. 11. 1.. Act Hon estly Y\ ith Depositor*. Westerly. R. 1.. April 28.—The Me chanics Savings Bank of this town will not open for business to-morrow morn ing. Late this afternoon the following notice was issued: “The trustees of the Mechanics Savings Bank, owing to the doubtful vaJue of some of the bank's assets, have decided that it is for the best interests of the depositors that the bank go into liqui dation. and action already has been tak en looking to this result. Pending the granting of the authority no money will be received or paid out." This action came as a groat surprise to the town and great excitement pre vails among small depositors. The esti mated amount of deposits is something less 'than a million, the securities on their face values, something less than one million, one hundred thousand, and the number of depositors about 2.000. Many of the securities .are Western In vestments, which are understood to have decreased In value year by year. A SNOWSLIDeTn KLONDIKE. Twenty Live* Reported to flay* Deen Lost at Hunrlae Flty. Port Townsend, Wa*hn., April 2*.—Jacob Ruah, who has spent three year* in Alaw ko, returned from Valdez on the meam ahip Rena lor to-day. Just before sailing from Valdez for Juneau, Mr, Hush says, a courier arrived at Valdez from Hunrise Ci'y, stailn* Fuji a rnowslidi had or. , urred Mt that peace on April 12. in which i wenty or more lives were lost and a number of bo ■ burled l*/icti, snow and ice. The courier left Bunns* snartly af'< r cite a.tde had occurred and could not give lu.) purlieu Jarr Ylr. ttuen is > I akl <t b crowd'd wPh idle men who ate anziouely uwaltlo* the ! comitate etpent of work on tl*e govern noth nail to the .nu not ll* repot** that ■*n ■— ~ a♦ s— —— 10l Jasssre V sksssss ID ad Aitonth'ity * J April M iw y guannun. proyrtit m of in* '*.*** llutMH IL.lt boot' died bus suddenly la* ga* $i oil* new* i tflsuWesn PORT ARTHUR TO BE OIL PORT. Big hale of Land to .Standard Oil 4 oni iiixii > Held Up. Kansas City, Mo.. April 28.—Foreign stockholders of the l*ort Arthur Land Company have interposed an objection to the sale of 28,00t> acres of land at Port Arthur, Tex., negotiated last week, ac cording to local officials of that company. Negotiations for tho sale of the land, which lies around Port Arthur and be tween that city and Beaumont practically were consummated in Kansas City last week, for a sum said to have been $2.0 per acre. The prospective buyer was W. J. McKie of Corsicana, Tex., said to be the legal representative in Texas of the Standard Oil Company. The property is in the hands of E. L. Martin, Arthur E. Stillwell and J. CVI. Trimble of this City, former owners at Hie Kansas City. Pittsburg and Gulf Railway, as trustees. These officials assert 4hai they have full power to dispose of the property. Mr. Martin confirmed the sale of an un divided half interest in the land, but said: “Someone seems to have wired some of the foreign stockholders in the com pany that we were about to give away a good thing. They notified tis not to de liver the deeds until they had further in formation on the subject. In the mean time. however, the deeds had been sent to Corsicana, but we telegraphed the bank there to hold them unttl further notice.” Mr. Stillwell declines to discuss the details of the deal. He says, however, that the result of it will be the centering of the oil industry of Texas at Port Ar thur. TWO OIL GEYSERS SOLD. Standard Oil Company Paid gTSO.OOO for Port Arthur Land. Beaumont, Tex., April 28,-Two more oil geysers were bought In here to-day. The first is on what is known as the Gladys City property, owned by the J. M. Guffy Company. It is close to the other gush ers. Tho oilier well is owned by the Texas and Colorado Illuminating Com pany. It is of importance chiefly be cause it widens the oil circle, being furthest from the original Lucas gusher. The rumor that parties acting for the Standard Oil Company have purchased the property of the Port Arthur Land Company was confirmed to-day. There are 30.000 acres in that tract, and the price, according to reports, is $750,000. FORTY BISHOPS PREACHED. A Great Sunday School Mas* Sleeting at \err Orlcann. New- Orleans, April 38.—Over forty bish eps ofid distinguished preachene attending the grefet missionary Conference, occupied the Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian pulpits tc-day. The dwy’a feature of the conference was a Sunday School mass meeting, which was also made the anni versary of the local Sunday School Asso ciation. Mrs. M. I. Lambuth spoke on Sun day School work In Japan. Dr. W. H. Park told of -the work in China. Rev. J. J. Methurn described the dealings with the American Indians. Dr. C. F. Reid spoke of mission schools in Corea, and Dr. Tarboux told' of similar work in Brazil. At night Bishop Galloway of Mississippi preached a brilliant discourse upon lessons from master missionaries. MubacPlbed Over R 50.000. The night session closed with great en thusiasm. the raising or a collection of $.i0,150 marking one of the most remark able scenes in Methodist history. Mrs. W. W. Carre and sons of this city head ed the list with $5,000. The principal part of the fund goes to Bou-Chou Univer sity. A HOLOCAUST InTexAS. Entire Family Meet* Death In Blaz ing Livery .Stable. Houston, Tex., April 28.—1n a fire which destroyed a stable and three residences at ar* early hour this morning Job Cop ping, his wife and three children, were burned to death. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hop per Jumped from the burning building and both were badly injured*. The fire started in a livery stable over which several families lived. The building was a mere shell, and was a mass of flames when the firemen arrived. The Hoppers were cut off from escape by the stairs and Jumped, Mr. Hopper's leg being fractured and Mrs. Hopper receiving internal Injuries. The body of an infant of Mrs. Copping's, which had been born during the progress of the lire, was found with its mother. A n< gro has been arrested on a charge of having fired the building to revenge his discharge by his former employer. SHE CALCIMINE!# THEM. Dranken I’alnler'* Wife Adapt* Ef fective Measure*. Cincinnati, April 28.—Mrs. Richard Grater, the wife of a house painter, on being unable to keep her husband from a saloon on Ludlow avenue, went to the place to-day with one of Ills calcimine buckets and a whitewash brush. She cal cimined him from head to foot in the sa loon. lie returned to Ihe saloon after he had accompanied her home and changed clothing. She followed him again, anti the next time calclmined the saloonkeeper and his bar and Its fixtures, and gave notice that she would repeat the perform ance to anyone selling liquor to her hus band. A SERMON ItV REV. HALLECK. New Yorker* to I oottnur Their Tour of Te*. Llano, Tex.. April 28.—The New York ers tourijig Texas as guests of th*: Butte LeginlaUir*, arrived here this aftirnooti In the evening they attended religious services In tlie county court house, the sermon bring delivered by the Rev. James Newton Haling, editor of the Christian World, N'-w York, The party returned to Austin at midnight and will l*-av Monday foe Temple, Waco and Fort Wort h. ‘l'lllf EE Will NDEI* DY ER t MMi, Alabamian* ler Y Inebrsler* Me. ranae a Do* Hw Milled. filraungham Ala . Apfll 2* A dog wee Ihe of e tunning tight peer Oafaed yeeteidey In ahi- li three iaftl< pant# •■ I* wounded Four pewfde part!* ip*i.*| J W lfou- and ton <lu* sod M K ji ill*r--i* aid ble iblee* ol* sub fllotb the Mouaes and lb> * Ids* Johnson *>• ebo* ait n Wiir**ea**i < ifb # and one 4ai*g*f oust# wound* ') T*ie Doubt* ***** ***** * dug **f Jobnown e a pick the idti fivuee 4*Ml kU**d, CUBANS ARE EVASIVE WASHIXGTOW CONFERK3ICES WERE SATISFACTORY. AND THEY ARE WELL PLEASED BIT WILL NOT SAY WHIT THEY W ILL RECOMMEND. \ l*it line Item Very Pleasant and Instructive anti llepri-Mi-ntationn Made by President McKinley and Secretary Rout Very Salfafnetory, Say* Senor t apntc—The Delegation Has Prepared a Full Reporl, hut Has Not Yet Formulated Any Rec oin mendntion*. New York, April 28.—1n talking of the visit of the Cuban delegation to Wash ington, Senor Capote, head of the delega tion. said this evening: “Wo obtained very important and very valuable information and we shall Im part it to the convention immediately upon our return to Cuba, but we cannot say what the convention will determine. Whatever expressions I might make would be merely my personal views and It would be improper for me to express them. "Our visit has been very pleasant and instructive and the representations made by President McKinley and Secretary Hoot were very satisfactory.” When asked whether the delegation would report in favor of th© acceptance of the Platt amendment, Senor Capote said: “That I cannot tell.” “It has been said that your conferences at Washington have removed all grounds for opposition to the American policy. Is this correct?” "No. I cannot say that. It is for the convention to say. All we can say is that we are very much pleased with the In formation which we have received as to the intentions of the American govern ment. The delegation has prepared a full report of its conference for the Constitu tional Convention, but It has not yet for mulated any recommendations.” “Are the delegates unanimous In their view of the representations made to them at Washington, or is there any difference of opinion aong them?” “They ore quite unanimous in their satisfaction received.” The delegation will return to Cuba on Wednesday on tho steamshtp Havana. THE PRESIDENT’S TRAIN. One of the Hnnd*nme*t Ever Run Over an American Hallway. Washington. April 28.—Standing in the yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany here Is the train which will carry the President and his party for the next seven weeks throughout the length and most of 'the breadth of the United States. It reached here thin morning and Is one of the finest trains ever run over an Ameri can railway system. The start will be made at 10:30 o'clock to-morrow morning with Engineer Frank Larraond'a hand on the throttle. W. VV. Albright as con ductor will be In charge. Both are trusted employee of the Southern Railway. Not a detail has been overlooked for the com fort and convenience of the guests. The. Southern Railway Company will have charge of the train from Washington to New Orleans. At this point the party and train will be under the supervision of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The train, which is practically new. la made up of seven cars. The President's own car is the Olympia In the rear of the train. TO RECEIVE THE PRESIDENT New Orlrnn* Ha* Prepared an Elab orate Programme. New Orleans, April 28.—The programme, •for the reception to President McKinley and party is complete. The train will be met by a military and civic parade, which will escort the visitors to the St. Charles Hotel, where there wll lbe a banquet In the evening. Thursday morning there will be a car riage ride to points of interest, including a special reception by colored people at the Southern University. About noon there wil lbe a reception by the Louisiana Historical Society at the Oabildo, where the transfer of Louisiana territory took place, in what Is now the Supreme Court room, and an ovation by school Children in Jackson Square opposite, where the American flag was hoisted. The party will then l>oard the steamboat City of St. Louis for a view of the harbor, escorted by the gunboat Scorpion, revenue cutter Stranger and a large fleet. The visitors will then be escorted to the Southern Pa cific depot where their train will start to the West. TO BREAKFAST IN MEXICO. Ladle* of Fn-iidsat's Parly lo Have Unique Entertainment. El Paso. Tex., April 28.—Representative Bridges of El Paso county, has received letters from numerous members of th* legislature stating that they will be In El Paso during the visit, of the presiden tial party. The Texas Legislature was Invited hern before the session adjourned, ■hut no time for the visit was mentioned The reception here will be unique In many respect*. The ladles of the party will breakfast at the residence of Don Ihocente Oehea In Jaurez. Max., Mon day morning The affair will be held Iri the large old residence and the feast will consist of rare Mexican dirties. i*i MAKS hi IF COAL <• iv New Invention Produce* II at Two Penes Per I JIM# Feel. Itondon, April 29. The Dally Chronicle *uy* It barn* that Dr. Ludwig Mood ha* discovered a method of producing lliuml nallng cos I ***> ** two pels * ir !.**<> Ini. wiiich will effort a revolution by cheapening cbcirh power and nl*<> nr leering upon Ihe production of opn heart#) *<*< < omedlnn Moiphr Allere Ml* Name. ft •**•!*•#'on, April A- Mr Tts# Murphy i# no ayere ngd#>g lesi ■**.' > i,eg*af Ids i>#m* *o Ttano'Lr lewnm* Morphy T * aei'g* *♦* in* 4* i**no*e ik* sle* , u#oe 4'.a#< O' A Tegar ht*e# gird "Tne * 'srpw lag#*' b* l sax* '<Si*ifi*4 thgl ptflti Tim Mu* pi*# g drear Pack m* epp*e#i log be logo . #n#g wudHtn i> BEET SUGAR CULTIVATION. _—— The Indnstry on the Increase In North and YY'est. Washington. April 28.—C. F. Saylor, of lowa, the special agent in charge of the beet sugar investigation of the Depart ment of Agriculture is In Washington and has submitted his report to Secre tary Wilson. He says this year shows a very active tendency toward the insti tution of new beet sugar enterprises. Next autumn, he says, Michigan will have three new factories and Ohio, In diana, New York, Colorado, Utah. South and North Dakota and Illinois will In stall new factory enterprises, making thirteen throughout the United States now in contemplation. A conservative es timate, he says. Is that there will be forty-two licet sugar factories In opera tion throughout tho United States by the end of next autumn. Everything Indi cates that the industry is thoroughly es tablished throughout the country. Mr. Saylor says: "Even in the inclpiency of tho industry these factories have shown good profits. They have maintained themselves without any apparent real contest with tho sugar trust. The sections of the country tnat seem most adaptable to the industry are where conditions call for new resources, as In Michigan, where there has* been a phenomenal increase in the last three years, largely due to the waning of the lumber industry of that region. There will be fourteen: factories there next sea son. California lathe leading state in pro duction, with* eight factories, including the largest in the world. The immense amount of pulp and refuse left after the’ extraction of Ihe sugar appeals to the farmer and corollary industries that grow ouit or farm products. No other feed. Mr. Saylor says, is so Valuable and so cheffp for the dairy and stock feeding interests as beet pulp. FATHER OF THE TELEGRAPH. Jamea Doaglau Held. Who Saw It* Inception. Dead. New York. April 28,-James Douglas Reid, kpowni to telegraphers throughout the country as “Tho Father of the Tele graph,” died this afternoon at his resi dence in tills city. He had been ill for many weeks. James Douglas Reid was born in Edin burg©, Scotland, March 22, 1819, and came lo America in 1834. Hlsi entrance into the telegraphic service was In 1845, when he assisted in th© organization of the Atlan tic and Ohio Telegraph Company for the construction' of a scries of lines connecting Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Buffalo, Detroit, Cincinnati, S't. Louis and New Orleans, the most extensive series projected at that time. Becoming acquainted with Prof. 8. F. B. Morse, a mutual attachment sprang up between them, which led to Mr. Reid's appointment as superintendent of the Magnetic Telegraph Company, a line extending from l New Y’ork to Washington, at the nm time retaining his connection with the Atlantic, and Ohio Company. He entered the service of the Western Union Telegraph Company in I*s, wherein lie re mained until 1889, when he wns appointed United States consul to Dunfefmllne. Scotland, through the Ihfluenoe of Andrew Carnegie, who as a boy had served as a messenger and telegraph operator under Mr. Reid nt Pittsburg. He relinquished this office In 1897. FARMERS ArFhEAVyToSERS. Thousand* of Acre* of Wheat De stroyed by the Flood. Evansville, Ind., April 28.—The river reg isters 12.4 feet to-night and will be fall ing by morning. The greatest damuge in this region ts to farmers. It Is esti mated that 400,00) acres of wheat between this city and Paducah, Ky., ore destroy ed. The losses to houses aggregate SIOO.- 000. Over half a million bushels of corn are destroyed In the crib. Th© lumber men along Green river estimate their loss at SIOO,OOO. Merchants in this city lose considerably by th© water creeping through cellars. The lose to farmers along the Wabash river is heavy, 200,000 bushels of corn being swept away. Tnree farm houses were destroyed. NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE. Important DDcuaslon to Take Place In Hoehe*ler. Philadelphia, April 28.—The seventh an nual meeting of the National Municipal League and the ninth conference for gol city government, which will be held In Rochester, N Y., May 8. 9 and 10,will be of more general interest than any of the meetings which have preceded It. The array of speakers Includes men of na tional and international prominence. The subjects to be considered and discussed in the paper* that will be. read are also of exceptional importance to the commun ity at large, but particularly to Students of the problem which confront* those who are working for municipal reforms. The theme of this year's meeting -.vlll be "Uniformity In Municipal Account ing.” OHIO RIVER NTILL FALLING. Condition* In Some Place* Very Rad, However. Cincinnati, April 28.—The Ohio river has continued falling here slowly since yes tterday. Siphon pumps were clearing the cellar*) to-day where water had receded. Navigation, Including many sightseeing excursions, was resumed to-day and the railways will all be using their regular depots to-morrow. Further down the river on both the Ken tucky shore and the Indluna side the condition* are reported as very bad. Jus: above Henderson. Ky., there Is danger of the channel being changed owing to Ihe water taking another A'ourae In the over flow. REPORTS PROU HILY UNTRUE. ?iiilili lo kualaln f liurir* of Pol. ■ anlnx Mock nt New Orlran*. Washington. April 28.—The department of agriculture ha* recetvnl no Informaliott bearing on the report* tluit have been In eireulailon In England rharg'ng Boer etn. I snarl#* with Inoculating hot*** *lilp|>ed to koutn Africa with glanders und other animal inJa*h's. Hesiiry ft’llnou place* Do rradeoce In the story. I|e ray*, how #tr, t hat It la poaatt) e It t nig I" have I# so do he. prohobly t*y Iwoo ilora or oilier at itfidanto aiMftrd *Mp if at all. There hi* u**n la/ saaiiitoat pm of the borai* Ship- Hit me by Ihe defertwa-nt s representative* a# th* Mr it loti a#*nte It ov#r have < equi M. #4 ouch inopt* than katalo'* Fwiaissitr l#*od, •offatd. k V . Apnl 2# Poo* mooter 8 If. Dorr dl*4 ouddtui# this tßorotug g hJSOdft 01 si Od DAILY. $8 A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY* 2-TIMES-A-WEETC, $1 AYBAI CALLAHAN ACQUITTED JIRY BRINGS IN \ SURPRISE VER DICT AT OMAHA. THE ACCUSED REARRESTED. JUDGE SEVERELY CRITICISES THE Jl RORS. Chief of Police Donohue l rge* Mr. Cnilahy to Mltliilrnw Reward of %%,000 for Pat Crowe—The Latter Might Surrender and Get It lllni *clf—The IMMWIU Reward for I on vlctlon of Kidnaper* Stand—Jnry YVn* Suspicion* of the 4 n*c Gotten Ip liy the Police. Omaha, Neb., April 28. Jamrtt Callahan was declared not guilty to-day of any complicity in tho kidnaping of Edward Cudahy, Jr. Shortly after 9 o'clock this morning the Jury signified that It was reed to report, having been out since 8:10 o’clock last night. A small audience of the, attorneys and interested persons was waiting when the twelve men filed in. The foreman announced that the verdict was “Not guilty.” The judge had evidently been expecting another verdict and was openly disap pointed. "It ts impossible for me to understand,’ 1 he said, “how twelve intelligent men could have agreed upon such a verdict after listening to the testimony. The de fendant could not have chosen more wise ly if he had ben selecting hi* own repre sentatives, and the community could not have made a more unfortunate selection. This jury Is discharged without the com pliments of tho court." Callahan’s attorneys were not present and the defendant expressed a desire to thank the Jurors tn bis own behalf. This the court refused to permit. He said the Jury did not deserve any thanks, two other counts still exist Bgr.inat. Callahan and he was at once rea treated under these. There is doubt, however ..whether the state will bring the cases to trial. Chief of Po lice Donohue announces that the ss.om> offered for the apprehension of Patrick Crowe will ho withdrawn. He says It ia one thing to arrest the culprit and an other to convict him. The reward of $50,000 offered Jointly by the city arid* Edward Cudahy, however, will still remain in force. < ullnliiin's NiMiulttul Wan Ea*y. As far as could* be ascertained from the Jurymen, there was at no time any serious differences as to their opinon of Callahan's innocence. Three were In clined to favor a verdict of guilty, but were soon convinced by their colleague* that a reasonable .loubt existed. Chief of Police Donohue snys that he will urge. Mr. Cudahy to at onc> with dnrw the proffered reward of 95,000 for the apprehension of Pat Crowe. ■'Crowe might easily make an appear ance and claim the reward himself," said Chief Donohue, “as the evidence against him is no more direct than that against Callahan. "In my eighteen years of experience with criminals I have never heard more absolutely convincing evidence than that presented against Callahan. "There was not a single flaw in the tes timony. and the evidence of guilt was overwhelming. From the information I have secured as to tho sentiment of the Jury. 1 believe that its decision was based largely on the theory that the victim of the affair was a wealthy man. and, as such, is able to suffer. Two of the Jur ors, I am Informed, expressed their opin ion that no kidnaping had occurred, and • hey had taken their oath as jurors with this conviction Ip their minds. "I do not approve of any reward be ing offered in a case of thin kind, and believe that it operated In the Callahan trial for the acquittal of the accused. Several times I heard the expression that the police had simply concocted a plot to send an innocent man to the peniten tiary in the hope of securing the reward. “The $50,000 offered for the conviction of the three men concerned in- the crime, however, will stand.” PRO DICE TRAVELERS MEET. Adjourned nt Wilmington to Meet at Alnron In .July. Wilmington, N. C., April 28.—The con cluding session of the third annual meet ing of the American Fruit and Produce Travelers’ Association adjourned early this morning with, the election of the following officers: President. A. E. Make ly of Buffalo; vice president, S. S. Sudler of Boston; secretary and treasurer, J. R. Franklin, Baltimore. The appointment of executive and other standing committees was delegated to the president. , Macon, Ga., was chosen as the place for the next annual meeting In July. Reports of all the offl.ers showed the as sociation do be In a healthy and prosper ous condition. The membership is made up of traveling representatives of lead ing fruit and produce commission houwes in all the large cities of the country. HONOR* FOR W tUK HAMPTON. Tn Be Presented With Cro* tlf Honor by Women of Carolina. Columbia. 8. C.. April 28.—C01. H. V. Horton of Asheville has arranged a three days' Taring programme here While the Veteran* are in *th<* city, May 8, 9 and 10. The old Confedrale* will do all honor to Gen. Hampton. The plan is for the coti ventlon to adjourn from the state house on Wednesday aid murch to Gen. Hamp ton's house, where the old chief will make an a,hires*, and be presented by the wo* men of Houth Carolina with a Crotn of Honor. I#> • RECORD BREAKER AT Ml FPAM>. Folly ttO.INMI People \ I*l ted the F.s lioaltlon I.round*. Buffalo, N. V.. April 2*.-Today's St* tendance at the Paii-Atm-rlcaii Exposi tion was a record lireaker for a pre-ex* position vr *wd. Fully Mi* people p* rd through tin- gates, about 75 ir cent of lb*au paying tor sdmlsaUm. 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