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established 1850. - - Incorporated ISBB.
C J. H. ESTILL. President.
A SAD RETROSPECT
~u > niHY TALKS ABOUT SOITH
AFRICA* AVAII.
IVIANY young lives quenched
JUT HE CAT SEE AO WRONG IN IT
FOR THE EMPIRE.
Has Shown Strength of England,
mlier Power* Auw Know How
Formidable She Is—With Home
dole in Ireland England'* Situa
tio„ Would Have Run a Had One.
would Have lo Begin by Conquer
ing Ireland in Case of a Conflict
with Any Other Power.
London. May 13.—The Marquis of Salis
bnry, speaking to-night at the banquet of
t he .\*on-conformist Unionist Association,
said:
■ It is a sad restrospect when we think
ot the number of young lives that have
b#( ,„ quenched, the splendid hopes cut
fhort and the amount of blood shed in
the uar in South Africa. It is grevious
retrospect. Yet from it any suggestion
ot wrong on the part of the empire is
absolutely absent. Indeed there are cir
cumstances which can make every lover
c f his country look back with exultation
and gratitude upon the two years just
passed. These circumstances have been
able to show that the spirit of our coun
trymen has burned as bright as at any
other period in our history.
When I was at the foreign office, I
used to hear not infrequently that our
time had passed, that our star had set
end that we were living on the valor of
thosf who had gone before. The war in
tiouth Africa has shown the strength of
England, which was never more con
clusively shown. There is no i*)wer in
the world now but knows that if it de
fied the might of England it would defy
one of the most formidable enemies it
could encounter.”
A Hard Shot for Home Hole.
Subsequently, the Premier said:
"if home rule had passed in 1893, what
■would England's position, with a hostile
Irish government in Dublin, have been
to-day? What would our position have
been if we not only had to meet the
Transvaal and the Orange Free State,
hut also an equally hostile Ireland by
our side? We know now from our South
African experience the danger of letting
Ireland have a measure of independence.
We know now that if we allowed those
who are leading Irish politics unlimited
power of making preparations aginst us
me should have to begin by conquering
Jteland if ever we had to fight any other
power.”
1,0 ADO A BROKERS RELIEVED.
fflven More Time to Settle aml Easy
Term* Provided.
London, May 13. —The Stock Exchange
Committee and J. Pierpont Morgan have
come to the rescue of the situation, and
the difficulty in which operators and
brokers who have given calls for North
ern Pacific for the end of May and July
found themselves, is satisfactorily settled.
The committee decided that the “buy
ing tn" of Northern Pacific common and
preferred be suspended for the present.
This means that the stock need not be
delivered immediately. The committee
also fixd the making up price of North
ern Pacific common at HO. Mr. Morgan
is lending Northern Pacific at “even,”
that is for nothing.
It is understood that Kuhn. I-oeb &
Cos., as well as Mr. Morgan, are quietly
lending shares to aid their friends who
have been caught in the squeeze.
The committee also decided that the
settling price for preferred was to be
bO, but the amtunt involved is of minor
importance.
DEFEATS FOR THE HOERS.
Grenfell Inko>. Lonfntriclinrdt Willi
Fifty Prisoner*.
London, May 13.—Lord Kitchener,, in a
dispatch from Peoria, dated May 12, says:
"Grenfell lias occupied Lou is trie hard t,
rapturing fifty Boers, with rifles. Lotiis
triohar.lt was previously held by six Bril
ls; 1 with forty surrendered Boers.
"Other columns report eight Boers kHl
twenty wounded. 132 prisoners. 24 sur
tendeis, and a machine gun, 6,400 rounds
oi ammunition, 150 wagons and 870 horses
captured.”
'l4 V PHKftKVr I LTI >1 ATI >l.
Power* will Not Stnnd for Turkey’*
hiterforenre With I'oNtofticc.
Lans, May 13.—The correspondent here
the Associated Press learns on trust*
Worthy authority that unless the Sultan
V rurkey yields on the question of In
terference with the foreign postoftlce the
poTVfrc will probably present an ultima*
tum in a few days, backed by * naval
demonstration. The Powers, including
’ f, nnny, are acting in perfect unison in
lhi * matter.
VDMIHAL SC IILB 1 TO B%IL.
' , ’ h hi London (nl Short b> lllne**
off ihmhfr of III* Family.
ljr on, May 13.—Hear Admiral Schley
' f ' *d a cable message to-day. announc
f i. the serious illness of n member of his
f*mil\ Hiid lie has, therefore, curtailed
1 y here and engaged passage on
r<ar i the North German Lloyd steamer
Wilhelm der (Irosse. which sails
Southampton for N*w York. May 15.
v itnirul went to Southampton this
*fternoon.
hotii.% hailk for in non:.
Kruger and I rgr Him
to Cdvnrnlr I’rsrr.
Durban, May 13.—Mrs. I/>uis Botha.
|r obtained consent to Interview
* Kruger nd urge him to advocate
j../ oiled to-<h<y for Europe on # the
‘ |,r Hunvegan t'astle.
1 ° Hold Horn in West Indie*.
J 1 ’ 1 ton. Bermuda. May 13—The Brit
-1 iV *rnment has rented* Tucker's and
\ ’bn> islands to be used as detention
fAT Bo * r P*t*ners. Active prepu
‘ r onrinue at Darrell'* Island, ob-
Ci r '<*r th* same purpose, where the
all ** are being arranged.
Satwnnal) morning Xcms.
MAJ. VOSE CALLED DOWN.
Presauiptnou* Military Officer Hear*
l- roni Cion. Maclrthur.
Manila, May 13.—The military officials,
generally, are seconding the civil settle
ments of affairs m the province with the
notable exception of the province of Ba
taan. where Maj. p. Vose, commanding
the Sixth Artillery, has sought to force
his own ordinance to collect taxes, and
nas not authorized civil government in the
province. Gen. M-ac Arthur has ordered
Maj. Vose to cease his unauthorized as
sumptions of authority.
The United States Philippines Commis
sion finds that the internal revenue col
lections in most of the provinces are not
sufficient to support the provincial gov
ernments until the beginning of the col
lections of land taxes, a year hence, and
appropriations of $2,000 to $3,000 will be
made from the insular treasury in favor
of several of the privinces. These appro
priations will be considered to be loans.
In addition the provincial laws will be
amended so as to require a cedilla of on'J
peso from all males of over 18. half of
which will go to the province and half
to the municipality.
The treasury at Washington has begun
the payment of sundry army expenses,
including rents and rewards for surren
dered arms, formally borne by the insu
lar treasury.
< 1. Woodruff \of Involved.
It is considered certain that Col. Charles
A. Woodruff, the chief commissary" officer,
had no connivance with the contractor's
frauds. The appearance of his name is
explained by the fact that the latter paid
the renting agents a portion of rent for
Col. Woodruff’s house, above the price
which was named to Col. Woodruff. This
amount Col. Woodruff offered to refund
when he discovered it, having in the
meanwhile left the house. But the agents
declined to accept it
There have been several minor captures
and surrenders in Cavite, Batangas and
Tayahas provinces.
A number of camps and quantities of
supplies have been destroyed.
V CIVILIAN SENTENCED.
Fletcher Given Five Year* for Sell
ing Government Hationn,
Manila, May 13.—A civilian, Sylvester C.
Fletcher, an employe of the depot quar
termaster. has been sentenced to five
years' imprisonment in Bilibid prison in
Manila for selling government bacon and
coffee.
The trial of Commissary Sergeant Henry
Wilson, on the charge of stealing supplies,
was begun to-day.
At a conference recently between Brig.
Gen. Funston and Gen. lacuna, in the
province of Neuva Ecija. Ltuana prom
ised to collect his forces and surrender as
soon as possible.
TO BRING REGULARS HOME.
Men Wishing to Reuiftin nod the
Newly Enlisted to Be Transferred.
Washington, May 13.—8 y direction of
the Secretary of War instructions to-day
were cabled to Gen. MacArthur to send
to San Francisco at his earliest conven
ience the following organizations of the
regular army:
Fourteenth, Eighteenth and Twenty
third Regiments of Infantry; Fourth Reg
iment of Cavalry; Twenty-ninth. Thir
tieth, Thirty-second and Thirty-third
companies of coast artillery; First,
Eighth, Tenth, Twelfth. Thirteenth bat
teries of field artillery.
Gen. MacArthur is instructed to trans
fer to other commands all men in the
above organizations in their first enlist
ment having more than one year to serve;
also men wishing to remain in the Phil
ippines. All men of other organizations
having three months or less to serve,
not intending to enlist are to'be transfer
red to the returning organizations.
It is expected that the movement of
these troops will begin soon after the
first of July next, by which time the
homeward movement of the volunteers
will have been completed.
It is the intention of the department to
replace the home-coming regulars, so far
as the military conditions in the Philip
pines require it. with troops recently or
ganized in this country under the provis
ions of the army reorganization act. These
movements are predicated on the policy
of the administration of reducing the army
in the Philippines to 40,000 after the return
of the volunteers.
PI I.LED DOW A THE FLAG.
( nbnn Hull Lome al Santiago Fol
loned by Free Fight.
Santiago de Cuba, May 13.-There whs
0 „ exciting ball game between the Amer
icans. and 'Cubans here yesterday. The
Cubans won by the score of 11 to 10. Dur
ing the enthusiastic demonstration which
followed hundreds crowded on the field
and a jubilant Cuban attempted to pull
down the American flag to half-mast.
The American players interfered and a
lively scrimmage followed.
ii squad of mounted rural guards drew
their machetes and charged the crowd,
crying “Viva la handera Americano!
(Dong live the American flagd
The guards arrested the offender, who
disclaimed any intentional disrespect to
the (lag. and said It wns a thoughtless
joke. He was released.
No one was seriously nurt.
UOMCt OHUFRS o' COMMISSION.
l-orto llicun Postmasters Arrested
for shortage In f ash.
Ponce. Potto Kuo. May 13.-Carlos and
Ram on Julia, respectlvely.postmaster and
assistant postmaster at Juan Dtez. have
been arrested on the charge of embez
zlement. The amount Involved Is not
mentioned. Inspector Smith on April <J7
f.mnd that the |.ostoffloe at Juana Diaz
should have a balance of $. No cash
was on hand. The hondsmen of the
nrlsoners will relmtuirse the government
n full The Julias Issued money orders on
credit before receiving the .ash and It in
believed they charged their customers a
commission. _
■r\vn KlM.fi> in WHBf K.
Illinois Central Passenger Jump.
Track In Mississippi.
New Orleans. May M-A south : bound
Illinois Central i*ssener train from
Chicago Jumped the track near Hazel
hurst. Miss., to-day.
'• B Hose of Fulton. Ky., malt clerk,
-mi Tom Lee. fireman, were killed
<,us Nelson, the engineer, had a leg
Iroken and M H Stappen. asslsunl mail
clerk, was badly bruised.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY. MAY 14, 1901.
ENGLAND IN GLOOM
TRADE CONDITIONS INI) OUTLOOK
APPAL HER.
THE STEAMSHIP LINE DEALS.
PHESIDEAT OF ATLANTIC TH AA S
PORT LINE TALKS.
He Hn* neon Conferring With Hr.
Morgan, but the Combine AA itli the
Leyland Line* I* Aot Net a Fuel,
lint the Probability I* That It Will
Be—English Manufacturer* Begin
ning to ItealiKe That They \re Far
Behind Germany nnd 1 lifted State*
and That They \re in Dniiger of
I.OKing the Ocean Carrying ltn*i
ne**.
Now York. May 13.—President Bernard
N. Baker, of the Atlantic Transport Line,
arrived here from London to-night on the
steamship Minneapolis. He went to Eng
land a short time ago for the purpose
of securing, through the aid of J. P. Mor
gan. the consolidation of the Atlantic
Transport and Leyland lines, the fleets of
which will then aggregate 750,000 tons
Should the deal be consummated the com
bined lines will be the largest in the world.
President Baker, when first spoken io
on the subject of the combination of the
companies seemed reluctant to diseugs
the matter but filially admitted that the
combine had as yet no legal standing,
but there is a likelihood that in the near
future those controlling the two lines
may find it to their interest to amalga
mate. President Baker said that the
English people have just begun lo realize
that the United States and Germany are
far ahead of them in the manufacture of
machinery and are fast taking possession
of the ocean carrying business. This is
because these countries are operating the
most improved tools, while the English
still adhere to antiquated methods which
are costly as well as slow'.
England** Gloomy Outlook.
There is the most gloomy outlook in
England, he said, on account of this dis
covery of the real state of things, and it
is there believed that Germany, with her
fast growing colonies, will be a more
dangerous competitor than the United
States at the present time. President
Baker also said that the London docks,
which originally cost millions to build,
are not suitable for the docking of the
monster vessels now plying the ocean and
Parliament has recently passed an act al
lowing them to be rebuilt.
"It costs a shilling a ton to handle
freight under the system in operation at
the Atlantic ports here.” said President
Baker. "Yet to handle the same cargo
when it arrives in England costs three
shillings a ton. This is because the Eng
lish dock laborers, who belong to unions,
ore opposed to the introduction of quick
handling machinery on the theory that
they are labor-saving devices, while as a
matter of fact these devices give more
men work. The same can be said of the
work in the English factories. It is 100
slow and costly, and as modern methods
are tabooed the manufacturers now real
ize when it is too late that they cannot
compete with goods made in this country
or Germany.
Effect of thp Combine.
‘‘To further reduce the expense of op
erating the Atlantic Transport and Ley
land lines, which have always been
friendly competitors and control the en
tire carrying trade to London, which
amounts to 100,000 tons a week from
American ports, or to 5,000,000 tons a year,
a ‘community of interest’ would be nec
essary. I have had my engineers pre
pare plans for new docks on the other
side of the Atlantic, the sites have been
selected and surveyed, and of course the
Joint use of these by the steamers of the
two lines would be a saving and profit
able investment. 1 know Mr. Morgan
has purchased the Leyland line, but just
what he is going to do with it at this time
1 cannot say. If a great deal is
about to be consummated, and. as reports
say I am interested in it as chairman of
the board of directors, and the principal
stockholder in the Atlantic Transport ltne,
do you think ii would be proper for me
to discuss the terms or probable agree
ment in advance? I can say, however,
that at the present time the Atlantic
Transport Line is alone, but I cannot say
what may happen in the near future. I
have had several interviews with Mr.
Morgan. There is nothing :n
the reputed absorption of the
American or Red Star lines, or the
talk about the White Star and Cunard
Lines combining. The absorption of the
Atlas Line by the Hamhurg-American
Company was necessary for the interests
of the latter corporation. I don't think,
however, that there will be a change of
flag, because if there is some English
line may enter the West Indies and Cen
tral America trade. There is too much
gloom in England now to make any
change in that direction.
Tlielr Tremendon* Tonnage.
"The tonnage of the Leyland Line is
now about 350.000 tons and the vessels
they are building or have contracted for
will make an Increase of UJO.OOO tons or
an aggregate of 450,000 tons in all. The
present tonnage of the Atlantic Trans
port line is about 150,000 tons and the ves
sels building and contracted for will
measure nearly 100,00) tons or roughly
250.000 tons In all. This would make an
aggregate tonnage, were the two lines
combined, of over 700,000 tons. The
Hamburg-Amerli an would he next Nvith
030,000 tons, and the North German Lloyd
third with its 500,000 tons.”
MAE VBARN FOR DEFAILTER.
( ashler Wrstervelt Get* Full Justice
ut Newark.
New York. May 13.—Charles R. Weater
vrlt, the defaulting cashier of the Dime
Savings Bunk of Newark. N. J.. was ar
rlgned to-day before Judge Skinner In
that city. He retracted a plea of not
guilty to the charge of embezzlement and
entered a plea of guilty and was sen
tenced to two years' Imprisonment by the
court He had several day* ago pleaded
gulity to two indictments for forgery anil
uttering Gn these Indictments he was
sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment.
The two terms of imprisonment are not
concurrent, and he will Imve to serve both
terms.
Severe AVDiiltrni at Goldsboro.
Charlotte, N C.. May 13.-A severe
windstorm swept over Goldsboro, N
to-day blowing down trees and telegraph
poles and unroofing bonnes. One t wo-story
frame hulldii.g <s levelled to the ground,
iqfco live* wart loaf.
THE CHALLENGER DEFEATED.
Shamrock I Ileal* Her h> Over Five
Minute* on n Tw*nt>->lilc i oume.
Weymouth, May 13.—1n weather eon
ditiofis all favorable for a fair trial, with
the wind fresh ond steady, tlie course
clear of all obstructions anil no tides of
any consequence, the Shamrock 1 to-day
beat Sir Thomas Upton's new boat by
five minutes and five seconds over a tri
angular course of about twenty miles.
The only possible disadvantage to tHe
challenger was in tile fact that she used
her old mainsail which sits worse since
its salt water hath of Thursday. There
was no discoverable holding: hack of the
challenger, although once or twice she
pointed such a course as left the sus
picion that the steersman was not taking
advantage of every chance. There is no
doubt that the result of to-day’s trial
vas distinctly disappointing to those
who had pinned their faith to the new'
challenger, especially s the Shamrock I
on the previous spins had not showed
even equality with the new racer on any
point of sailing with the exception of
running.
NVill Ile Taken Oft' at Once,
Mr. Watson considers to-day's results
so unsatisfactory that he has decided off
hand to take the new boat hack to
Southampton and to have her docked in
order to ascertain whether any of tho
plates were displaced by the grounding
on Dean bank last week.
Opportunity will be taken to have her'
new' gaff and mainsail fitted. The work
will proceed night and day until it is
finished and the trials will then be re
sumed at Weymouth.
UNION PACIFIcTIN DEMAND.
11 en**tir ihr New* From London nnd
Stock Den I in** llejenn Strong;.
New York. May’ 13.—Under reassuring
news from London to the effect that a
basis of settlement with the Northern Pa
cific shorts had been agreed upon, and
that J. P. Morgan was lending the stock
“flat” for delivery In that market, the
New York Exchange began business to
day strong. The first trading was well
distributed throughout the list tind was
at prices generally higher than the close
on Friday. Union Pacific sold at 11(> a
few’ minutes after 10 Vclock, showing a
gain of S4O per share, as compared with
Thursday’s low' point. Developments in
the Northern Pacific situation are await
ed with the keenest interest, hut It was
the general opinion in Wall street to-day
that it would be some time before the
question of control would be definitely
settled. It is believed that one party
to the controversy holds control through
the preferred stock and that several in
tricate legal points are involved con
cerning the right of the directors of the
company to retire the preferred stock at
par and thus deprive it of its voting
power.
The heavy buying of Union Pacific,
which up to the present has not. t>een
explained, was <'onUlued to-day and
during the firs! half-hour of trading the
price rose on large transactions to 123.
There were selling orders in Union Pa
cific above 120 and the stock fell back
to Ufi , 2. hut an immediate rally followed.
Toward noon the market become quieter
and weaker, and generally declined on
small transactions.
There was no sale of Northern Pacific
common until 1:13 when a sale of 100
shares was made at 160. an advance, of
10 points from Friday’s last sale.
MAY HOLD THE BURLINGTON.
Ronds Interested lliq trrnngc for
Joint I sp.
New York. May 13 —The Evening. Post
says:
“It is believed that some arrangements
will he worked out by which Burling
ton will he held, so that It cannot pos
sibly be operated to injure any of the
Western railroads. That is, the Union
Pacific will not only get an interest in
the property, but the St. Paul, which,
next to Union Pacific, was most serious
ly jeopardized by the passing of Bur
lington’s control to the Northern trans
continental lines, will share in the Bur
lington contract, so that it will be re
moved absolutely as a disturbing factor
in the railroad situation.
“It Is not believed that J. P. Morgan
& Cos. will be displaced as the interest
responsible before the public, for the man
agement of that property, but there was
some suggestion to-day that the alliance
between Mr. Hill and Mr. Morgan, which
has only been of about six months' dura
tion, will be ended. There is good ground
for saying that while Mr. Hill has prob
ably retained the large interest in North
ern Pa-iflc which he acquired last sum
mer. when the stork declined below 50.
on the reduction of the dividend, the most
influential of Mr. Hill’s friends in Ihe di
rectorate have liquidated their holdings.
They were with Mr. Hill, who is not a
Northern Pacific director, the most en
thusiastic advocates of the Burlington
deal. This was long opposed by the older
Northern Pacific people.
ON NPOTYM I.VANIA'* FIELD.
Vtssaelluset Is V rt i I ler> men Rill Red.
leute Via niime at.
Boston, May 13.—A party of the vete
rans of the old First Massachusetts Ar
tillery Association left for Norfolk on
the steamer Nantucket to-day bound for
the battlefield of Spottsylvania. On that
battlefield on the afternon of May 19,
19ti4, the First Massai hufetts Heavy Ar
tillery. armed as infantry, In one hour
lost 390 men In a stubborn resistance of
Gen. Ewell's cori*. On the anniversary
of that date a monument of New Eng
land granite will tic dedicated to these
men. An historical address wll lbe deliv
ered by Col. J. Pay son Bradley, who at
the time of the battle was a bugler of
the regiment.
ritFMDF.NT'* HORRIBLE DEED.
Methodist Ministers Denounce Him
for Drinking ( liumpagne.
Worcester. Mas*., May 13.—At the
monthly meeting of the Methodist min
isters in Trinity Church to-day a clergy
man said that an eye-witness had told
him that President McKinley drank a
glass of champagne on board a battleship.
Several of the clergymen present vigor
ously denounced the President for the re
puted act.
Hud Terrorised Negroes,
Little Hock, Ark.. May 13.—A mob of
masked men went to a house occupied
by Lee Key. colored, near Knoxville,
Johnson county, snd called him out. Key
was found dead In the yard at daylight.
It in charged that he had been terror
izing other negroe*.
THE CONSTITUTION
PRESIDENT McKINLEtY S SI fIJBCT
AT S\N JOSE*
MRS. M'KINLEY’S CONDITION.
PHYSICIAN'S REPORT V SLIGHT IM
PROVEMENT.
lltc CniiNtlfiitinn n Great Document,
Snlil tlie President—Made for 4,-
OOO.OtMY People II Hn* Proved Ade
quate for 75,)IINMNN) —Hn* Never
Stood in t lk c \\ ii, of tkkkr Develop
kkkrnt nr Expansion—Presorted in
All It* Vtunr It I* a Glorious Trust.
A California Bouquet lor Mr*. Me
ls i kk le v.
San Jose, Cal., May IS.— I Thousand* of
people between Delmonte and Ban Jose,
who have been anticipating u sight of tfie
President for months, were disappointed
to-day. The President’s presence in San
Jose for an hour thin afternoon took tho
edge off of the disappointment here,
where the rose carnival was being held
in his honor, and where the floral display
surpassed 'anything ever before seen in
this part of the country.
The President ran down from Ban
Francisco in his special car. arriving here
just as the cabinet train pulled into the
city from tne south. But he remained
only for the formal exercises. When they
wore concluded at 3:30 o'clock he was
driven hack to the station 'and left im
mediately for San Francisco. At St.
James Square, opi>osite the Court House,
a handsomely decorated stand has! been
erected and here the formal exercises took
place. The President in his response to
the Mayor's address of welcome, said:
The t 'Okk*t I tut lon lli* Theme.
“We live under a constitution that was
made for 4,tKX),IXR> people, and yet it. has
proved quite adequate for 75,000,000 of peo
ple. (Applause.) It lias embraced within
it every national duty and purpose, and
has never stood in the way of our de
velopment and expansion. That Instru
ment seems almost to be Inspired to car
ry forward the holy mission of liberty. It
seems not lo have been made alone for
those who framed it and their successors,
but for all ages and all man
kind. That Instrument stands to-day
almost as it left the hands of
its framers. Few amendments have been
added and those have only been to en
large the priceless blessings of liberty and
free government to the people, and no
amendment can ever be made to the con
stitution of thin country that will curtail
the supreme and sovereign power of the
people. (Great applause.) We have lived
under It (or a hundred and twenty.five
years, in storm and in sunshine, in war
within and without, amidst passions and
tumult and after n century and a quarter
that great Instrument stands unsullied
by a single lapse of principle. (Applause.)
"To us. my fellow-citizens, young ano
old, the preservation of that constitution
is committed. It Is a sacred instrument,
and it is a sacred trust given to us to sec
to It that It is preserved In all Its virtue
and vigor, to be passed along
to the generations yet to come. Glorious
constitution, glorious Union, glorious flag!
Seventy-five millions of people stand to
gether as they never before stood to de
fend them all." (Enthusiastic applause.)
Air*. McKinley”* Bouquet.
Immediately In the rear of the stand
was the big bouquet of which so much
has been heard. It was ninety feet tn cir
cumference and stood in its frame twen
ty-live feet high. The stem was a tele
graph pole sunk in ihe ground. It was
composed of cut flowers of every variety
that blooms. The idea of presenting this
Immense floral offering to Mrs. McKin
ley originated with the ladies of San Jose
ami the presentation was made to the
President by Mrs. E. O. Smith, who ex
pressed tender words of regret for Mrs.
McKinley’s Illness and hope for her quick
recovery.
Air. Hay Represented President.
Watsonville. Cal., May 13—The mem
bers of the cabinet left Delmonte on
schedule time tills morning, in accord
ance with the agreement reported yes
terday iiefore the departure of President
and Mrs. McKinley for San Francisco.
The original itinerary between Delmonte
and San Francisco will be followed. Sec
retary of State Hay will represent the
President until the latter Joins the party.
I’ajaro was the first stop to-day. The
train remained there ten minutes and a
crowd was In waiting. Secretary Hay
briefly explained the cause of the Presi
dent's absence, but made no speech.
Several little children carried roses into
the train for the ladies of the cabinet.
The train left the main line here for the
trip to Santa Cruz
PRESIDENT REJOINS PAHTV.
AAHI Endeavor to Carry Out the Pro
gramme a* .Arranged.
San Francisco. May 13.—President Mc-
Kinley returned late this afternoon from
San Jose to the bedside of his wife at the
Scott residence, where he will remain
unlit to-morrow. If Mrs. McKinley's con
dition shall be still favorable to-morrow,
the President will carry out the arranged
programme with some curtailment. He
will visit Iceland Stanford, Jr., University,
at Palo Alto, and mnke brief stops at San
Mateo and Burlingame. At Palo Alto he
will be Joined by his entire party, and the
President's entry Into tills city will take
place to-morrow afternoon. In accordance
with the prevlouaiy arranged schedule.
Secretary Cortelyou wild to-night:
"Mr*. McKinley rested well and com
fortably to-day.”
Pn**ed a i omfortaWle Day,
San Francisco, May 13 —At 10 o'clock to
night Secretary Cortelyou gave the fol
lowing bulletin to the Associated Press re
garding the condition of Mrs. McKinley:
"The physicians In attendance report
that their patient has passed a more com
fortable day than for several days past.”
President McKinley expects to carry out,
in full tin' programme prepared for nis
entertainment In San Francisco.
HEADING BATTLESHIPS I’D CHINA.
Husain Preparing far Trouble In the
Fnr E*t.
London. May ll.—"it Is asserted here,”
says the Hi Petersburg correspondent of
the Dally Telegraph, "that at the request
or Admiral Allexeff, the ftusslsn govern
ment I* sending two more battleships and
four cruisers to reinforce the Russian
fleet In Chinese waters in anticipation of
tertoui trouble.”
BOARD OF CO-OPERATION.
Rnptioitft Drf r r \ctlon on Mutter I n
(II \r\t ( mi trillion.
Now Orleans, May 13.—Tho convention
of Southern Baptists concluded its work
at 11 o’clock to-night
ConsMrrablc time wus spent to-day In
considering the report from the last con
vention as to the advisability of a board
of co-operation, hut no result was reach
ed. There are now three boards. Sunday
schools, homo missions and foreign mis
sions. located, respectivtly at Nashville,
Atlanta and Richmond. Dr. Oambrell
presented the report to-day. only *ix of
the nine members having signed it. This
was in favor of tho establishment of the
new board with headquarters at Balti
more, that city having promised $4,000 if
the board should come there. Dr. A. J.
Barton of Little Rock presented a minor
ity report. He opposed the ac
ceptance of the $4,000 pledged
hv Baltimore and wanted tlie hoard es
tablished at Atlanta with live instead >f
twenty members provided by the ma
jority report The object of the new
hoard is to secure the membership or
Baptist churches in the Southern Baptist
Convention and their co-operation at the
annual convention.
It was finally resolved to thank the
Baltimore ministers for their generous
offer and to refer the whole matter to
special committee to report at next year's
convention.
\V. <' Tyree of North Carolina was
made vice president of the foreign mis
sionary hoard and W. T. Deri lea ux re
cording; secretars J. M Mercer was sub
stituted for .1 H Hawthorne among the
managers. l)r. John K. White and George
M. Brown were added to the managers of
the home hoard in place of G. G. Ray and
R F.. Mosley.
The Woman's Missionary Union alsoad-
Journed finally after appropriating $70,000
for work among home and foreign miis
sdonsi nnd pledging SIOO,OOO for the building
of new churches.
THE BRIBERToF NEGROES.
Section Providing for PuiiiMhinent
,Mn> Re Lneonstltiitlonal.
Washington, May 13.—Solicitor General
Richards to-day filed a motion in the
United States Supreme Court for a writ
of certiorari in the case of the United
States vs. <’. E. Lackey. The case in
volves a peculiar legal question and also
the constitutionality of section 5.607 of tho
revised statutes, providing for the pun
ishment of any person found guilty of
preventing the beneficiaries under the fif
teenth amendment to tlie constitution
from exercising the right of franchise by
bribery, lav key was prosecuted for
keeping a number of negroes from the
polls by bribery In a state election n
Kentucky. In the Kentucky Federal Dls
tiict Court a conviction was secured, but
the Court of Appeals reverse)! this de
cision on the ground that the law is un
constitutional. Mr. Richards admits that
the case being criminal. he doubts
whether the Supreme Courl has Jurisdic
tion to review tlie decision of the Court
of Appeals, but expresses a desire lo
have that point pasesd upon and *ays
that if it is not Ihe law will stand ab
rogated.
N KKKRS.iI I.MM-CR AMP.
Ileal for the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany Aliout Completed.
Philadelphia, May 13.—The North Amer
ican will to-morrow say:
“Control of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany. as the first positive step in the or
ganization of tlie Vickers-.Maxim-Cramp
shipbuilding combination will probably be
definitely arranged for this week. Nego
tiations to this end. actively begun len
days ago, have reached a crisis, and in
the opinion of Bethlehem stockholders the
deal will be closed this week.
“ ‘There Is nothing to say now, but
there probably will be before the end of
the wk.’ a Bethlehem stockholder said
to-day. 'if a sale of stock results all
will get tlie same price, as the large
holder will Insist, before agreeing to sell
their stork, that the purchasers shall
agree to lake all other stock on the same
terms. The big fellows have no Intention
of selling out and leaving their associ
ates in the lurch.'
“It Is believed the purchasers will have
to pay 330 a share, or an approximate to
tal of 310,00t),00rt.’’
THE WASHINGTON RELICS.
A Conference Held In Washington
With Gen. nnd Mury ( ustls l.ee.
Washington. May 13.—A conference was
held at the Department of Justice to-day
with Holhjtor General Richards, regard
ing the return of the Washington reins)
to the Lee family. Gen. Fltzhugh Lee.
Miss Mary Oustls I*ee, with a power ot
attorney from her brother, George Will
lum Custis Irfe, the heir to the relics,
were present, together with Richard
Rathbun and Mr. Clark, of the Srnlthson
ion Institution. It was decided that the
relics will be returned to-morrow. Pres
ident McKinley wrote u letter before
leaving Washington directing that this
be done. The relics were removed from
Arlington In 18ti2, since which time they
have been In possession of the United
States government, hut the government,
1u the opinion of Solicitor General Rich
aids, never has acquired title to them.
INDICTING THE GAMBLERS.
New York's Grand Jury Act* on
Committee of Fifteens' Ri Idenrr,
New York, May 13.—Twelve men were
Indicted by the grand Jury to-day for
keeping gambling houses. The grand
Jury took up for the first time the evi
dence presented by the Committee of
Fifteen against the men arrested and
hound over through Justice Jerome's
personally conducted raids. In every
case considered an indictment was quick
ly rendered, showing the care with which
the committee had gathered Its evidence.
The grand Jury ha* still before It evl
denre against gamblers arrested la raids
On twenty other places.
NO DECISION ANNOUNCED.
Supreme fourl Holding Off Opinion
In Insular Cases.
Washington, May 13.—The United State*
Supreme Court to-day adjourned until
next Monday without announcing Its opin
ion in tlie insular oases. The court will
have two more sit tinge for Ihe announce
ment of opinions, nnd the hearing mo
tions before its final adjournment of the
term on the 27th Instant.
It■■ Ifn Io Exhibits In Place.
Buffalo, N. Y., May 13.—Superintendent
Cherry of the transportation department
of the Pan-American Exposition an
nounced to-day that so per cent, of the
exhibit* are In place and that by Satur
day night *> per cent, would be complete.
DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TT MES-A-WEEK.tt A YEAR
MORE HELP NEEDED
A\ %Pl’ftS \ L M %OK BY JA( KSOS
- ( OIDIITTEE.
RELIEF FAR FROM ADEQUATE.
i:\Tlv\T OF i \LA MIT V JUST NOW
HK ALIZUD.
f Ii airman tinnier of Relief Inunda
tion, Mayor Hnnrdcn and Hinliop
Weed In*ne an \ddren* to tlie Peo
ple of tin* I nitetl Staten— Many
tieiieroun Donation* Received, lint
Witli 10,000 lloineiesn People to
tare for tlie lank In Ippnlling.
Siinltnr> Condition* Make the Sit
uation More Difficult.
Jacksonville, Fla.. May 13.—At a meet
ing of tiie Executive Committee of the
Jacksonville Relief Association this aft
ernoon it was the consensus of opinion
that the amount of money so far con
tributed for the relief of the fire suffer
ers was far from adequate to meet the
demands, and President Garner of the
Relief Association, Bishop Weed of tho
Episcopal Diocese of Florida, and Mayor
Bowden were appointed a committee to
issue an address to the people of the
United States. The committee has is
sued the following address:
“To the People of the United States:
We, the undersigned, representing the
people of Ja ksonville, wish to express to
th* people of tlie United States the
heartfelt gratitude of the people of this
city for the way in which they have re
sponded to our needs The relief com
mittee of Jacksonville sent out a state
ment some days ago In answer to the nu
merous Inquiries which the committee
have received. It was then too soon to
estimate the extent of the damage, or to
estimate the extent of the needs of the
people. Ii is now ten days wince the
great fire, and we are beginning to realize
the greatness of the calamity which has
befallen us. We have received many
generous donations in the way of sup
plies of food and clothing, hut we find
ourselves confronted with thy need M
clearing away the debris and
maintaining order and discipline,
trying to prevent sickness, and
of caring for those who are sick. It Is
imi>osHib4e to render ten thousand or more
people homeless without extreme suffer
ing: it is impossible to meet ail the cases
of need at once. The sanitary condition
ot this city must be perfected and main
tained, and unless we can have the aid
of the charitable people of the United
Mt.ites we are compelled to acknowledge
our inability to cope fully with the sit
uation. Only those who have been in tne
city and can realize the nature of the
distress of many who have been turhed
out of houses and homes, can appreciate
the danger of sb’knees from the huddled
condition of the people, making the sit
uation here alarming, ft will take a very
large imount of money, at the smallest
estimate, to care for the actual needs of
the people, and put the city in proper
condition. Our duty compels us to call
upon the generous and always ready peo
ple of this country for assistance in this,
our hour of need.
“C. E. Garner,
Chairman Jacksonville Relief Association.
“J E. T. Bowden, Mayor.
“E. G. Weed, Bishop State of Florio®. ’
THE NINE-HOUR DAY MOVE.
Henri* of Alaehlnlats Trad** Discus*
Concert of Action.
Washington, May 13,—1n view of the
movement Initiated by the International
Association of Machinists for the estab
lishment of a nine-hour work day May
20, President Gotnpers, of the American
Federation of Ixabor, called a conference
of ihe officers of the organization partic
ularly Interested In the machlenry trades
of the country, the conference occurring
at Ihe headquarters of the American Fed
eration of Labor I)) this city to-day. James
O'Connell of Ihe International Association
of Machinists; John Mulholiand of the
International Association of Aided Metal
Mechanics; L. R. Thomas, of the Pattern
Makers’ League of North America, and
E. J. Lynch of the Metal Polishers, Buf
fers. Platers and Brass Workers' Union
of North America, me) and discussed the
various phases of the matter, and plans
have been determined upon so that a
concert of action will be taken on or be
fore May 20. The purpose of the general
movement Is to establish the nine-hour
work ilay for all engaged In the machinery
industry. The conference will be con
tinued to-morrow morning at the head
quarters of the American Federation of
laibor, when a general policy will be de
cided upon.
THE INRI MTHIAL CON VENTION.
PMlnriclpliln to Give South'* Dele
antes a Warm Welcome.
Philadelphia, May 13.—The executive
commltte of the commercial bodies of
the city met to-day and arranged a pro
gramme for the Southern Industrial
Convention which will open here on
Tuesday. June 11. The committee also
arranged for the entertainment of the
delegates while here In visits to the large
industrial establishments, the navy yard,
and other points of Interest.
Gov. Stone will be Invited to welcome
the Southern representatives on behalf of
the state on the opening of the conven
tion, and Mayor Ashhrldge will make an
address of welcome on behalf of the city.
The welcoming addresses will be respond
ed to by President H. H. Hargrove ot
the Southern Industrial Association, Gov.
Ixmglno of Mississippi, and Gen. Julian
8. Carr of Durham, N. C.
An evening session will be held each
day of the convention. The one of the
first day will be opened with an address
on "The Resource* of the South," by
Hoke Smith, ex-Seeretary of the Interior,
who will be followed by the governor* of
the Southern states or their respresenta
tlves. the latter being allowed twenty
mlhutes each to present the claim* of
their respective states During the pro
ceedings tlie stales will be called In al
phabetical order and the features of the
recent developments of these states will
be prominently brought forward.
sainnnnli Schooner Ran Aground.
Vineyard Haven, Mass., May 13.—The
schooner L. Sprague, from Savan
nah for Portland, via Yellow Pine, ran
aground on Hedge Fence- Shoal. Vine
yard Sound, about midnight last night.
She was floated early this morning with
the assistance of the tug Mercury, and
! prodded aparently uninjured.