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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. - - Incorporated 1888.
J. H. ESTEUL, President.
NO EXTRA SESSION
PRESIDENT DECIDES ONE IS NOT
NECESSARY
TO GOVERN THE PHILIPPINES.
PRESENT AUTHORITY AMPLE, SAY
ROOT AND KNOX.
fhc thore Determination tlie Rennlt
of n Cabinet Conference Yesterday.
The Decision Was That the Pres
ent Filipino Programme Is Not
Affected by the Supreme Court De
rision—The Administration Wilt
Accordingly Proceed to Establish
< Ivil Government in Philippines
on Plan Projected by Taft Com
mission.
Washington, June 4.y-The cabinet to
day unanimously decided that existing
conditions do not warrant the calling of
so extra session of Congress this sum
mer. Secretary Root and Attorney Gen
eral Knox have both rendered legal opin
ions to the effect that the authority to
govern the Philippines vested in the Pres
ident by the Spooner amendment was am
ple. These opinions were concurred in
bp all the members of the dabinet.
The decision of the cabinet was an
nounced after the cabinet meeting in the
I following statement issued by Secretary
I Corielvou:
I "The President has determined that ex-
I isting conditions do not require or war
■ rant calling Congress together during the
I prffeot summer or making any change
lln the policy hitherto pursued and an
■ pounced in connection with the Philip
■ pine Islands.”
I About the first of ntxt month full civil
■ government will be set up in the Phil-
Blppines, exactly as projected by the Phil
■ lppine Commission. As soon after that
■ date as the administrative machinery can
■t made ready for it thejiow Philippine
■ tiriff will be proclaimed, also following
Hoot the original plan formed before the
Hinnouncement of the decisions of the Su-
Hpc-me ('curt last week. These determina-
Htlons followed a careful study of the de-
Hcislons of the court, the results of which
Hvpro made known at the cabinet meeting
■to-day. Secretary Root has had little
■doubt at any time since the court’s ac-
Htiom of the feasibility of continuing the
■txecution of the Philippine programme,
■without violating any of the principles
■tnunciated by the court and his study
■was mainly to make sure that he had
■lot overlooked anything in the decisions
■that might qualify that belief on his
■part. He has not found in any of the
■opinions delivered by the justices any-
Hthing to shak- bis original idea, and hav
so advised the cabinet and that view
■bing shared by 'the attorney general, the
■original programme is to be carried out.
I Dumb us to Legal Slums.
■ As to the legal i-tatus of the Islands, the.
■pffiriais have nothing to say. They do
indicate whether the tenure is to he
Regarded as one purely military, or
the.'.- have found in the decisions
for taking the Spooner act as
sufficient in itself to justify the
of n purely civil goverti
t ;n the Philippines, accompanied by
Bs taxiig power, as exhibited 111 tariff
The general statement is
that the exercise of authority is to
h: virtue of the supreme power re
in the President; It may be either
■’ comman-der-in-chief of the United
8 ,,, ‘- military ■ stablishment or by vir
r? the special designation in the
law; perhaps either would be
fl 1 " Continue Ringley Duties.
collector a! San Francisco will go
taking up Dlnglpy duties on imports
the Philippines, for the cabinet has
itself that the practice is legal.
V at any rate, they are not bound to
declare in the absence of a de-
by the highest judicial authority,
to, ue of the court to announce a de
-1 : :n 'he fourteen diamond rings case,
■f ‘ lr “ involving the legality of the im-
'-lian of Dingley duties on goods
from the Philippines, is regarded
minting the belief that the court <1 hi
f,r "‘ In this case a parallel to the
■fdma case.
■Jh.- rf|)ort of the Philippine C<*mmlfl
out in vast detail the com-
Sl hcm e of civil government, de
hy them, is now in Washington,
legal difficulty being passed,
r.* n now be given to this
1* would not be feasible to notify
H. 1 b>’ nail of his appointment
■L i* 1 riv n governor of the Philip
v i - lim ° or to ass urne office
SfijH 1 must be done by cable.
I * 'H,LES MI ST SURHUVDEB.
P'""nlUo All vine* Intrrn< Cblef-
L'" I"’* 1 "’* to Thin Effect.
P ,ai ' n, June 4.—Onevarra, adjutant to
I '‘'l < had a three-hours' lnter
f o-'.bv with Aguinaldo. He said that
ll'? 1 not Mleve that Aguinaldo
Pj 'captured and subsequently Is-
t U i„ ,■' . l ir oclamntion characterizing
I s address to the Filipino peo
|roj- h !’■ Ar,|pr,c * n trick. Agulnnldo,
Idir " evarre ’ aa vl.sed Callles to sur-
Kr i..■ J 1 After this Interview
fccv.rr! ", an '' IJpn - Sumner Informed
1 I'< nt Cn "' p * must notify them
By Hll 'ar; not , a(pr thgn npxt Mon _
li'rl a, l ' ,lp '' 1 " lor ' In the matter. The
K, s “neraIs declined to guarantee
Bn t'T " ou!| 1 not he prosecuted.
Bh ar i' 1H ; in company with Se'nor
B ' JltlPr ° r ,hp Insurgent leader
K i„' nff ,n Samar, has gone to Sa-
Bu.' Hni ' W IH attempt to Induce
■ ' surrender.
J bEUPBHATE WmiK.
■ ° n * tn hi e Dead, tint Drought
,,y liravo Motorniun.
" n *" June 4.—Routledge, Rice
' 'hree men extradited from
!r ' hp charge of burglars, were
■ ."'"■cried In a rah from the court
Hn'.., •' whp n a friend threw re-
V '' ‘ ah. The jobbers shot
He. " vr| d p ud and Jumped from
" Mr, led a Street ear which
H p ' 1 sel/e The motorman
W over the head with n
n . . 'S'ally Injuring him and the
, n w ' ,rp captured after both
SB: ""aided.
BL, ‘4'no Free glate.
r £ -At a cabinet council
Wit, ', *"■ virtually derided tn an
■ state within a decade.
Jlatoanna!) Mofning Weto&
A HARO FOUGHT BATTLE.
Doers and Rritlsh Fought Desperate
ly at Vlakfon-tein.
London, June s.—Details received re
garding the fighting at Vlakfontein show
that it was one of the most desperate
engagements of the war. Gen. Dixon's
column was traversing the district and
establishing posts when it was attacked
by 1,200 Boers under Commandant Kemp.
The Boers were so close that fifty Brit
ish fell at the first volley.
The yeomanry 'held the position, pro
tecting the guns until they were nearly
decimated, and then, finding it impossible
to save the guns, the artillerymen shot
the gun horses to prevent the Boers mov
ing the guns. The column quickly recov
ered from the shock of the unexpected
attack. The Derbyshires charged with
bayonets and after a short, desperate
fight, drove off the Boers and recovered
the guns. The Derbyshires and yeomanry
both lost very heavily.
’t U asserted that while
the Boers had temporary
possession of the guns they shot two
artillerymen in cold blood for refusing to
work them against their own comrades.
The appointment of Gen.. French, who
has been recruiting bis health in Cape
Town, to command the operations in Cape
Colony, indicates that Lord Kitchener at
taches considerable importance to the in
vasion.
The recrudescence of serious fighting
brings further demands for the sending
of reinforcements.
The surrender of Jamestown is regard
ed ns a disagreeable incident because it
has provided Cdmmandant FVitzinger
with a fresh supply of the sinews of war.
The Surrender t Jamestown.
The war office to-night published the
following dispatch from Lord Kitchener,
dated Pretoria, June 4:
“Jamestown (Cape Colony) surrendered
to Kritzinger’s commando on the morn
ing of June 2 after four hours' fighting.
The town guard and local volunteers
were overpowered before our pursuing
columns coulS come up.
“Our casualties were three killed and
two wounded. The Boer loss is said to
have been greater.
“The stores were looted, but the garri
son was released.
“Hove placed Gen. French in charge of
the operations in Cape Colony.”
A BLOODY ENCOUNTER.
The Killed Outnumbered the AVonnd
ed at Vlnlefontein.
London, .Tune 4.—Lord Kitchener, in a
dispatch from Pretoria, dated June 4,
say s;
“Dixon's report of the fighting at Vlak
fontein, forty miles from Johannesburg,
May 29, just received. On our side, 1,460
men with seven guns were engaged. The
force was returning to camp at Vlak
fohtein when the enemy, under cover of a
veldt fire, rushed the rear guard, con
sisting of two guns of the Twenty
eighth battery and 330 men of the Der
byshires and Yeomanry. They tempor
arily captured the two guns. When the
remainder of the force came into action
the Boers were driven oft, the guns were
recaptured and the Boer position was oc
cupied. Our casualties were six officers
and fifty-one men killed, six officers and
fifleen men wounded and one officer and
seven men missing. One officer and four
men have since died of wounds. Forty
one Boers were killed on the ground. The
further Beer casualties are not known.
Reinforcements are being sent.”
Roer Prisoners for nermniln.
Hamilton, Bermuda. June 4.—The gov
ernor has received notification that the
transport Armenian will arrive here July
3 with nine hundred Boer prisoners and
that two companies of the Royal War
wickshire Regiment will act as their
guards.
MRS. MAYBHICK NOT RELEASED.
Long Suffering AVomnn Is Still in
Woking Prison.
London. June 4.—lnquiry made at the
United States embassy regarding the
statements published in the United States
'to the effect that Mrs. Maybrick was
released from Woking prison May 24, and
that she sailed the following day for the
United States under an assumed name,
show that nothing has been heard there of
the release of 'Mrs. Maybrick.
Subsequent inquiries made by the As
sociated Press definitely established the
fact that there was no truth In the report
of Mrs. Maycrlck's release.
THE .JACKSONVILLE HALE.
New fork Cotton Exchange's Plan to
Huy anil Hrsell.
New York, June 4.—The round-bale of
cottop sent to New York Cotton Exchange
from Memphis for sale for the benefit of
Jacksonville sufferers was not sold to
day. Members of the local exchange were
subscribing to a fund to be used in buy
ing the bale of cotton and when the sub
scription list is completed, the cotton
will be sold and bought in by some
member of the exchange. The bale will
then be forwarded to some other point to
be resold.
DI'FFY WON THE DASH.
Cornell Leads Among the Colleges
at RnlTalo.
Buffalo, June 4.—The first athletic con
test to be held in the Stadium at the Pan-
American Exposition grounds were held
to-day. Dulfy of Georgetown won the
100-yard dash in easy style.
The showing In points made by the dif
ferent colleges and universities are as
follows;
Cornell. 28; Chicago, 17; Georgetown
and Pennsylvania, 9 each; Westminster,
7; Beloit and Minnesota, 6 each; Yale.
Princeton, Purdue and New York, 5
each; Amherst, 2.
BLAINE-HICHBORN.
Son o* the Statesman Marries Wash
ington Belle. i
Washington. June 4.—Mias Martha Hlch
boro, daughter of Rear Admiral Hiclsborn
and a reigning* bell# In Washington so
ciety. was married lo James G. Blaine,
youngest son of the late Maine states
man, at noon to-day at the residence of
her parent*.
Had Mexican Priest Arreated.
City of Mexico. June 4. -New# of the
arrest of Fnther Amada in Madrid was
received with satlafaotlon by the author
ities here He will be extradited and
brought back to Mexico to aland trial.
SAVANNAH. GA„ WEDNESDAY. JUNE 5, 1901.
DEFENDER’S MISHAP
CONSTITUTION SHAKES FATE OF
CHALLENGER.
HER MAST GOES OVERBOARD.
THE DIG STEEL CYLINDER POPS
LIKE A REED.
Wns Moving in a Stiff Wind at n
Tremendous Pace When the Star
board Lower Spreader Ilroke Off
on the Mast—The Strain Caused
the Steel Shrouds to Give War
and tlie Rig Mast Gradually Went
to Port—-Ilreak Occurred About
Three-Fifths of the Way Up—The
Second Mate Swept Overboard, but
Promptly Rescued,
Newport, R. 1., June 4.—While dashing
along in a good wholesale breeze off
Brenton’s Reef lightship this afternoon
with three lower sails set, the big hol
low steel mast on the Belmont syndicate
cup defender Constitution, collapsed like
a blow pipe, through the sudden breaking
Of the starboard and windward spreader.
The mast broke off only a few feet be
low the spreader, about three-fifths of
the length of the mast above the deck,
and as the topmast was carried away at
the same time, none of the spars struck
the deck except the boom, and the lat
ter only hit it light blows, which did
not injure the hull at all. None of the
sails were torn, and all can be used again.
Fortunately, three seamen had just come
down from the masthead after taking in
the club topsail, but the wreckage swept
overboard Second Mate Edward Nelson.
He was promptly hauled on board, how
ever, without sustaining anything more
than a few bruises.
The Constitution will be taken to Bris
tol to-morrow' morning where another
steel mast is nearly finished. The yacht
will be immediately refitted, but it will
probably be ten days or two weeks before
she is in shape to sail again, so that the
races off this port scheduled for June 15
and 17 will have to be postponed.
When the accident occurred the Con
stitution was going along at a tremendous
pace under three lower sails, well heeled
over in the breeze. The wind was prob
ably the stiffest she had ever encoun
tered.
Suddenly, without the slightest warn
ing, the starboard lower spreader, over
the end of which run two of the mast
head shrouds made of inch steel wire
rope, collapsed or broke oft on the mast.
This brought the strain on the three re
maining steel shrouds, which promptly
gave way and almost at the same instant
the big steel mast began to fall over the
port.
It went over so gradually that those
on board saw it coming in time to get to
windward with the exception of Second
Mate Nelson, who was caught in some
rigging and went overboard under the big
mainsail. Fortunately some of the crew
saw him and by quick work he was
hauled in.
The mast collapsed or bent about three
fifths of the wav above the deck or a few
feet below the lower spreaders, which
broke. As it went over the topmast
shrouds broke the wooden spar in two
pieces, one short off at its foot, where it
enters the top of the most and again well
up the pole toward the top. Part of the
topmast was saved, but some ten feet
of it went out to sea.
HER CONDITION NOT CHANGED.
Mrs. McKinley'* Physicians Sny She
Pnsspil n Comfortable Niuht.
Washington, June 4.—Drs. Johnston,
Sternberg and Rixey were in consultation
over an hour at the White House* this
forenoon. At 11:30 o’clock Secretary Cor
telyou. gave out the following statement:
"Mrs. McKinley’s physicians report that
she had a comfortable night and that her
condition has not materially changed
since yesterday.”
Dr. Rixey was In the White House an
hour and a hall this evening and on leav
ing at 10:30 o'clock in answer inquiries as
to Mrs. McKinley's condition, said:
No Immediate Danger.
“There has been no important change In
Mrs. McKinley’s condition since we gave
out our bulletin this morning. She is
resting very comfortably. Of course thpre
are fluctuations In her condition; at times
she is better and at times worse, but she
is certainly not losing any ground. In
fact, she is possibly gaining slowly. There
is no more Immediate danger now than
than there has been for some time.”
NICARAGUA'S ASSENT ON ItECOnD.
One of Senator Morgan's Claims
Proven to He Unfounded.
(Correspondence ol the Associated Press.)
Managua, Nicaragua, May 16.—A record
of the assent of Nicaragua's Congress in
1853 to the Clayton-Budwer treaty of 1850
has been discovered in the archives of
the National Palace at Managua. Senator
Morgan of Alabama, In his speech In. the
United Btatea Senate, March 6 and' 7,
1901, raid the Clayton-Bulwpr treaty did
not have the consent of Coeta Rica or
Nicaragua. Probably notice of Nicara
gua's assent was not communicated (o
the State Department at Washington, be
cause at that time, diplomatic relations
with Nicaragua were indirect and irreg
ular. The assent was evidently given
In the belief that It would be satisfactory
to the United Btates, and that Orejat
Britain would abandon her claim to the
•Mosquito territory.
EIGHT MINERS KILLED.
Many Children Made Fntherleaa by
Mielilgnn Mine Explosion.
Iron Mountain, Mich., June 4.—Eight
miners were killed to-day in the seventh
level of the Ludinglon shaft. Chapin mine,
by the fumes following an explosion of
dynamite.
Nearly thirty children were rendered
fatherless by the explosion. The disaster
in caused by the overheating of a pow
der thawing mnohlne. which wet off a
quantity of dynamite atored nearby. The
fumre quickly spread and tlie men were
overcome before lby ettahaed their dun.
I*.
TO SMASH GREAT BRITAIN.
lint I nltc<l Steles Will Comt to Her
Aid, Says Carnegie.
London, June 4. —“Mark my words,"
said Mr. Andrew Carnegie to-night to a
repres ; 'alive of the Associated Press,
"the time is coming when the Continen
tal Powers will combine to smash up
: this little Island of Great Britain. When
that happens she will have to turn to
the United States for help.
"1 feel certain it will not be refused.
The United States will step in and say
'Don’t.’ They will act just as Great
Britain did in the Spanish-American War.
What she did then was great and It is
not half realized yet."
When Mr. Carnegie gave utterance to
these sentiments he was in Langham Ho
tel, London, where he had arrived from
Scotland for the Chamber of Commerce
gatherings. Until to-night he had stead
fastly refused to be Interviewed.
Resuming the topic of Anglo-American
relations, Mr. Carnegie said:
“I believe in the community of the Eng
lish-Speaking races, by which I mean
that the Americans and the British are
now closer than ever before. Could you
get a better instance than the visit of
the delegates of the New York Chamber
of Commerce at Windsor last Saturday?
I suggested it and King Edward took it
up the idea thoroughly. It was a fitting
commencement of the new reign.
"I know how deeply interested King
Edward is in the United States. I have
known since the time, years ago, when I
drove him on a locomotive in the United
States, which, by the way, he did not for
get when we met under different condi
tions.
"The idea that the visit of our delegates
to Windsor can be in any way construed
as King Edward’s recognition of Amer
ican commercial superiority Is all non
sense, The King is full of tact and of
friendship for bur country.”
"Do you think," Mr. .Carnegie was ask
ed, “that British enterprise can be suffi
oientlj’ stimulated to meet American com
petition?"
“Oh, they can't compete with us," re
plied Mr. Carnegie, with a smile,
DEBATING THE INDEMNITY.
Who Will Go Chinn's Security Now
fit* Qnenlion.
Washington, June 4.—The plan of a
modus vlvendi on the subject of the
Chinese indemnities is now receiving the
earnest attention of those Interested In
the Chinese negotiations, the purpose be
ing to prevent this indemnity question
from causing any Interruption In the con
cert of the Powers, and at the same time
to remove ithe indemnity issue itself so
that, progress can be made on the remain
ing subjects of negotiation, chief of
which is the conclusion of permanent
treaties between China and the several
Powers. The question over the indem
nity arose during the President's Western
trip, but since the return of the President
and Secretary Hay it has been taken up
anew and thoroughly gone over with the
foreign representatives chiefly concerned,
Including the British, Russian and French
ambassadors and the Japanese minister.
Asa result of the exchanges of the
last few days the question has resolved it
self into about the following basis:
There is no further Issue as to the to
tal of indemnity, that being agreed upon
by all the Powers at $337,000,000. But
there remains the question of how this
amount shall be paid. The Russian sug
gestion, which appears to have the ap
proval of a majority of the Powers, Is
that China issue bonds for the full amount
and that all the Powers then unite in
giving a Joint indorsement or guaranty,
of the payment of them. The desire has
been not only to secure the assent of a
majority of the Powers to this scheme,
but the unanimous approval of all of
them. This, however, has not been ac
complished up to this lime, and it is for
this reason that the modus vivendl is
now being considered as a possible means
of bringing about united action.
Britain and Russia f>o Not Agree.
The British government is not favorable
to the Russian proposition and the Brit
ish view has taken form in a plan to have
China issue her own bonds to the sev
eral governments, each government there
after adopting its own course as to an
individual guarantee. The chief difficulty
which the United States finds to a Joint
guarantee, is that the constitution does
not authorize the executive to guarantee
bonds in the absence of the approval of
Congress. As to the attitude of Congress,
it has been stated during the negotia
tions that much doubt exlslted whether
the legislative branch would approve a
JoinJ guarantee of such a vast total of
bonds. Moreover, the American view
has been that 4 per cent, bonds, as con
templated by Russia, would not be a
prudent investment for the United States,
since the United States sells bonds read
ily at 214 per cent., whereas Russian 4
per cent, securities sell at 98 cents on the
dollar.
THE BRITISH HEAT PS BADLY.
Statistical of fail lon Goods Trad*
AVlfli Latin-American Countries.
Washington, June 4.—Consul Grlnnell,
at Manchester, has supplied the State
Department with Interesting statistics of
the trade of Great Britain and the United
States, respectively In cotton goods In
Latin American countries during Hie
years 1898, 1899 and 1900. The relative
trade in question for the three years was
1.784,347,400 yards of cotton goods ex|>orted
from the United Kingdom, and 198,810.7)9
yards exported from the United States,
making a difference in favor of the Unit
ed Kingdom of 1,085,732,041 yards. The
average price was 414 cents a yard for
British goods, and 0 cents a yard for
goods from the United States.
JEFFRIES WILL FIGHT R PH LIN.
Ills Left Arm Now ns Good aa Ever,
He Says.
Los Angeles, Cal., June 4.— James J.
Jeffries arrived here to-day. In the
course of an interview he said:
"I will fight Gus Ruhlin in San Fran
cisco us soon as suitable arrangements
can be made. I have had some trouble
with my left arm, but it Is go-d as ever
now and you may be sure I would not
.take any chances with Ruhlin or anyone
else, unless I felt sure 1 was perfectly
strong again.”
IVtll Inspect Mobile Hny.
Mobile. Ala., June 4.—Chairman Rurton
and member* of the River and Harbor
Committee of the Horn* arrived here
this afternoon and will remain until to
morrow afternoon, when thsy leave for
New Orleans. The day will be spent In
Inspecting the harbor work* In Mobil*
——
LEAPED TO DEATH
11 ID XV ELL'9 JUMP FROM THE
BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
WAS UNDOUTEDLY CRAZY.
SON OF PROMINENT FLORIDA FRUIT
GROWER.
Evidently Expected to Create a Sen
antlon a* He Had Kqntpped Him
self With a Life Prf*erver and
.Sxvnthert Hl* Roily in Towels—Had
Mother and Sinter In XX'nshlngton,
Relative* in Ncxv Y’ork nnd Wn*
Well Known in Jacksonville.
New Y'ork, June 4.—iA man, who from
papers and letters found in his pockets,
is supposed to be Robert Gibbons Bidwell,
of 1425 East Adams street, Jacksonville,
Fla., jumped from the Brooklyn bridge
this afternoon and was soon afterward
taken from the East river. A hurry call
was at once sent to the Governeur Hos
pital, but when the ambulance arrived
the surgeon said that the man had been
dead probably an hour.
The man was evidently prepared for the
jump for he wore a life preserver and
Ills body was swathed with towels which
were evidently intended to lessen the im
pact when he struck the water. A num
ber of newspapers were stuffed between
body and the life preserver. A conduc
tor on a street car reported at the
Brooklyn end of the bridge that the man
left his car. and waving two American
flags, jumped from the bridge.
In the man's pocket was a copy of
the Jacksonville Tlmes-Unlon, of May 12,
Which contained an occount of a series
of lectures which he was to deliver at
the Park Opera House in that city.
The letters in his pockets wore ad
dressed to Robert G. Bidwell, care of
William Turner, New York City. One of
thpm was from the mother of the man.
Mrs. A. G. Bidwell. of 1832 Oregon ave
nue, Washington, and another was from
"Alya,” 142,5 East Adams street, Jackson
ville, Fla. The letter from the mother
was very affectionate.
In the man's pockets also ms a postal
ca-rd' addressed to Mm at 596 Columbus
avenue, til's city. There were several
cards of a local hotel, on the back of
which appeared:
"Robert Gibbona Bidwell. author of
'The Reign of Mind.' 1832 Oregon ave
nue, N. W., Washington. I). C., and 1425
East Adams street, Jacksonville, Fla.,
June 4. 1901.”
The (-lipping from the Jacksonville
Times-Union referred to a course of lec
tures on several subjects.
His lleliitive* in N'exv York.
Mrs. Turner, mother of William Turner
of New York city, said Bidwell was her
nephew. He. hts mother, a widow, and
two sisters, live In Washington. She said
the father of the family was one of the
moat prominent orange growers in Flor
ida. The family is wealthy.
Mrs. Turner said Bidwell came to the
city a week ago to pay them a visit.
“He called on us twice,” she said, "to
take tea and each time It seemed as If hie
actions were strange. I cannot account
fir his Jump off the bridge unless he was
crazy.”
A NATIVE OF WASHINGTON.
Bidwell'* Death a Great Shork to Hl*
Mother nnd Sinter,
Washington, June 4.—Bidwell wns a
native of this city, and' about 30 years
of age. About three months ago he and
his wife went to Jacksonville, where they
formerly had resided'. Several days ago
a letter was received by Mrs. Bidwell
from her son’s wife In Jacksonville, sav
ing that her husband was about to sail
to New York, and that she would not
accompany him. The unfortunate man
could not hove been In New York more
than two or three days before he made
his fatal Jump.
To-day Bldwell’s mother recelven on nf
ectlonate letter from him telling of his ar
rival. The mother was greatly shocked
at the news of her son's act. tl was
said that while Roltert Bidwell was never
noody or despondent, for some time he
had been unfortunately afflicted and at
times was Irresponsible. The opinion of
his mother and slater is that he became
temporarily unbalanced in mind when he
commlttted the rash act which caused Ms
death. While in Jacksonville, Bldweil
had written to his sister's husband here
saying that he had been offered several
positions and expected to accept one of
Che which offered good advantages.
BIDWELL WAS UNBALANCED.
XVaa Son of Well-Known Florida
Nnrseryman nnd Orange Grower.
Jacksonville, Fla.. June 4.—Robert G.
Bidwell was not a resident of Jackson
ville. He was a son of A. I. Bidwell, who
lived at Arlington, across the St. Johns
river from here, fifteen years ago, and
afterwards moved to Orlando, where he
died In a few years. A. I. Bidwell was
In bis day, perhaps, the leading nursery
man in Florida and owned a beautiful
orange grove near Orlando. Young Bid
well was known here. He waa regarded
as a man of more than ordinary Intelli
gence, but not well balanced. He was a
contributor to horticultural publications
here. The Orlando grove was killed by
the freeze In 1895 and It is said that since
then his mental aberration was mani
fested. After the freeze the grove was
sold and Bidwell left the state.
He leaves a widow at Orlando, who Is
a daughter of Dr. Duer, a retired physi
cian, and one little girl.
R. G. Bidwell came here early In April
and placed an advertisement in the Tlmes-
Unlon and Citizen, in which he claimed
to posses■< a variety of extraordinary
powers. The proposed lecture was never
given.
ORDERED TO SAN FR ANCISCO.
The Ttventy-slxlh Infantry to SnH
June 25 for Manila.
Washington, June 4.—Orders have been
given for the headquarters, field, staff and
hand of the Twenty-sixth Infantry, to
gether with all officer* of that regiment
on duty at Fort McPherson, (la., and a
detachment of sixty unassigned recruits
for the Second Battalion of the Twenty
alxth Infantry, to proceed to San Fran
cico In time to take pasasge on the army
transport sailing on the 25th Inst, for
Manila.
Dlsraasrd Legal It neat inn*.
Toronto, Onrt., June 4.—At to-day's ses
sion of the International Machinist*' As
sociation the report of the Ijiw Commit
tee was discuaaed, and many change* (or
Abe good of the order were wuggesteti.
THE WOODBURY-EDDY SUIT.
Xfaltrlnu* Hypnotism No Excnae for
bin. Wrote Mr*. Eddy.
Boston. June I.—The trial of the $15,000
libel suit of Mrs. Josephine C. Woodbury
against Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, was
resumed to-day with Septimus J. Hanna,
reader of the First Church of Christ, Sci
entist, Bosion, editor of the Christian
Science Journal, end o close friend of
Mrs. Eddy, on the witness stand. Judge
Hanna was asked if he had In bis pos
session the original of the message sent
by Mrs. Eddy to the Christian Science
Journal in May, 1897. The ivitnens re
plied that he had u copy of the journal
containing the message, and this was of
fered as evidence by counsel for Mrs.
Woodbury, who said that Mrs. Eddy's
reference to Mrs. Woodbury s a person
unfriendly to Christian Science, showed
malice. The Journal was admitted, sub
ject to exception, simply on a question
of malice.
Mrs. Eddy's book, “Science and
Health," was produced and witness was
asked if It was not the Christian Science
text book. Witness said much of the
Christian Science belief was based upon
it He did not know if there was any
formulated belief in his church as to Mrs.
Eddy's relation to it, nor did he know if
it is the belief of other Christian Scien
tists that the communications of Mrs.
Eddy are inspired by God.
Mr*. XX'oodliury on the Stand.
Mrs. Woodbury, the plaintiff in the
case, followed Judge Hanna. Mrs. Wood
bury said that she met Mrs. Eddy in
1879 in Boston. At that time she never
hod heard of Christian Science. Subse
quently she became a believer in Mrs.
Eddy, studied Christian Science with her
and was admitted to the Christian Sci
ence Association, receiving a certificate
from the college where Christian Science
I* taught, signed by Mrs. Eddy as a doc
tor of Chrisllon Science. This certificate
was offered in evidence.
At Mrs. Eddy’s request witness made
application to her In 1895 for admission
to the First Church of Christ and was
directed to send her application direct
to the dhurch. In closing the letter con
veying the direction Mrs. Eddy used this
expression:
“Remember that malicious hypnotism
Is no excuse for sin."
Mrs. Woodbury was asked to define
“malicious hypnotism," but she was not
allowed to answer.
Mrs. Woodbury testified that she aban
doned the Christian Science religion two
years ago, in April, 1899. That waa an
absolute abandoment.
Question: You allege In your declar
ation that Mrs. Eddy accused you of pos
sessing a power of mental action to cause
sickness and death? Did she so accuse
you?
Mr. Bartlett objected and the question
was withdrawn.
Mr. Peabody explained that malicious
animal magnetism was the highest crime
known to Christian Scientists.
M’LAURIN WRITES aTeTTER.
Upon XVliat He Bases Hla Claims to
Bea Jeffersonian Democrat.
Columbia, 8. C., June 4.—A lengthy
statement was given out to-night by Sen
ator McLaurln. It was called forth by
a letter from W. F. Clayton, a leading
Republican In this state, asking him to
define wherein his policies and principles
differed from those of the Republican
party.
Mr. McLaurln sketches the Jefferson
and Hamilton policies, maintaining that
those of Jefferson were identical with
many of there now indorsed by the Re
publican party. They were supported by
Calhoun, Chevew and Lowndrs of South
Carolina. The Democratic party granted
the first ship subsidy to a line to Great
Britain, end Indorsed such internal im
provements an the Pacific road's and the
Nicaragua canal. Caihour. and Lowndes
opposed Madison's reduction of the army;
Jackson made t'he first reciprocity treatv.
Mr. McLaurln contends that ho stands
with his party as do many old line lead
ers, who refuse to follow Bryan, who 111
ten years ha* not been a Democrat, and
whose Popullet and socialist policy Is sui
cidal to the party. The Democratic party
has never denied any man free thought
and speech. In four thousand words, Mr.
McLaurln argue* that the Democratic
party, in following Bryan on a side road,
has left him pursuing the old beaten
highway.
NEBRASKA XVINS THE IIO.NOH.
Traveling 'ten Hnvlng n Good Time
nt Old Point Uomfort.
Old Point Comfort, Va., June 4.—The
Travelers' Protective Association held
two business seoslon* to-day and brought
them to a riowe with a magnificent recep
tion at the Hygeia.
The morning session was token up with
organization preliminaries, the appoint
ment of Committees, etc. Tbe principal
incident of the afternoon session was the
award of the “Texas horns," to Nebras
ka for having gained the largest percen
tage of new members during the year.
This is the highest honor the convention’
ran award, nnd is much prized. Tennes
see, claimed the trophy and entered a
vigorous protest, which will lie taken be
fore the rational board of directors.
The most of the afternoon waa con
sumed by the addTCsa of the president,
report of the secretary and treasurer and
the other reports.
The convention gore to Richmond to
morrow.
TILLMAN THE ORATOR.
The Nephew, the l.lenlmnnl Gov
ernor nnd Not the Senator.
Ijexlngtcn. Ky., June!.—Hon. J. H. Till
man, lieutenant governor of South Caro
lina, was to-night the orator at the cele
bration by the alumni of the Commercial
College of Kentucky University of the
25th anniversary pf the presidency of
Gen. Wilbur R Smith.
Kx-430v. W. O. Bradley also spoke.
Letters of regret were read from Presi
dent McKinley, Juatlces of the Supreme
Court, member* of the cabinet, governors
and other distinguished men.
GOOD NEWS FROM FALL FIVEn.
Tide Once More Sets In Fnvnr of the
Manufacturer*.
Fall River, Mass., June 4.—The tide of
affairs in the print cloth situation ap
pears at last to have set In favor of the
msoutacturers. Under three conditions
there will be no further attempt at con
certed action in curtailing production or
reducing wages. .
Ilnrdwnre Jobber* In Seaalon.
Asheville. N C , June 4,-The Southern
Hardware Jobbers' Association met in
annual seaalon her* to-day. There are
about 3ffl> delegate* and visitor* In at
tendance. Only routine business was dis
posed of to-day, ,
DAILY, 98 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMEft-A-WEEK,JI A YEAR
WRECKON SOUTHERN
THREE KILLED AND THREE FATAL,
LY INJURED.
WORK OF A SWITCH ENGINE.
EMI’LOY'E HELD FOR SUSPICIOUS
CONDUCT.
Accident Oecnrred nt Southern Shops
Just Outside of Atlanta—ldle
-Switch Engine Suddenly Dashed
Into Moving Train—Passenger Car*
Overturned nnd Smaalird, Crush
lug Passenger* nnd Killing and
XYoundlng Many—Yard Conductor
Hunt on Hurt In Wreck and Sold to
Hove Been on Switch Engine.
Atlanta. June 4.—A switch engine in the
yards of the Southern Railway shops near
the city iimits, dashed into a pa*oenger
train as it was passing to-day. killing
three passengers and injuring sixteen,
three of them, it is feared, fatally.
The dead;
Mrs. A. A. Lemmon of McDonough, Ga.
Irma, 10-year-old daughter of Mre.
Lemmon.
H. H. Vickers, Floville, Ga.
The injured:
Mrs. Julia Kersey, Atlanta, may die.
A. F. Bunn, McDonough, Ga., may die.
A. F. Fouche, McDonough, Ga., may
die.
D. A. Georg*. Rex, Ga.
William Richardson, Stockbridge, Ga.
Miss Rosa Withers. Washington, D. G.
Miss Aima Massetiberg, Washington,
D. C.
Mrs. F. M. Smith, McDonough, Gg.
W. F. Tidwell, McDonough, Ga.
Rosa Lee, Stockbridge, Ga.
Mrs. J. F. Ridley, Huntsville, Ala.
Mrs. A. F. Bunn, McDonough, Ut.
Miss Bunn, McDonough.
N. H. Vickers, Flovllla. 1,1
Pierce Stewart, McDonough, Qg.
Young son of Mrs. lemmon,
Mow the Accident Happened.
Jusl beyond the Southern shops are
the coal chutes and all about these are
side tracks. On one of these sidetracks
and only a few feet from the main track,
an engine was standing that had only a
short time before been abandoned by Its
engineer and fireman. As the train was
passing the Junction of this sidetrack the
switch engirt suddenly dashed backward
Into the moving train. The first class
day coach was thrown over on Ita side
and partly demolished, the Pullman tar
“Areturus” was thrown from the track
and one end smashed Into kindling wood,
while the trucks were knocked from un
der the combination smoker and passen
ger coach.
Those killed were in the dny coach.
Physician* and railroad officials were
quickly on the ecene, some of the in
jured were taken to the hoepitaie and
the dead brought to Atlanta.
An Employe Arreated.
Soon after the wreck G. B. Dunton, an
employe of the Southern road was arrest
ed, charged with disorderly conduct. This
charge was made only that Dunton that
might be held. He was really arrested
on suspicion of having run the wild en
gine Into the swiftly moving passenger
train. Dunton denies that he had any
thing to do with the wreck and says he
was not on the engine. The Southern
officials claim that he was seen to get
on the engine, and they say further that
he had no business there, as he is a yard
conductor. Dunton has several gashes In
his head which he admits he received in
ihe wreck, but he maintains that h was
not on the engine.
The officials of the Southern soon after
Ihe wreck occurred despatched a special
train to McDonough to bring up Mr. Lem
mon. whose wife and daughter were killed
In the wreck. The father accompanied
the bodies back to McDonough this after
noon.
A TENEMENT HOUSE TRAGEDY.
Itnllnn Kills Hl* Hurried Conaln and
Then lllninelf.
New York. June 4.—Francisco Alasko.
22 years of age. shot and killed his first
cousin, Mrs. Angelina Kola, 27 years old.
In the woman's home to-day and then
committed suicide by shooting himself in
the breast. The tragedy occurred in a
tenement in a poor part of the city. Alas
ko was in love with Ihe woman.
This morning Fala went out to buy
milk and bread for the breakfast. He
was gone fifteen minutes, and when he
returned to hi* rooms at 5:45 a. m . he
was met at the threshold of his rooms
by his daughter, who cried, “Oh, papa,
papa, Francisco, has shot mamma,"
A policeman took Faia and the two
children lo the statlonhpuse. The police
at first believed that the husband had
killed his wife and Alasko In a jit of
Jealousy. Faia was held a prisoner as g
"suspicious person," but his Innocence
was apparently established by the
straightforward story of the tragedy told
by hi* little daughter, Uarmelle, who said
Alasko had done the shooting.
A VALUABLE] CARGO LOST.
Sommer Visitor* Witness t ananal
Sight nt Atlantic Ulty.
Atlantic City, N. J., June 4.—The Brit
ish steamship Ranald, from Trinidad for
New York, and whose cargo of asphalt
melted and caused the ahlp to list ao
badly that the vesael anchored off here
yesterday, sank early this morning off
shore about a mile from Young's Pier.
The Ship lies easy In six fathoms of wa
ter. Her crew came ashore in rowboats.
An immense crowd of summer visitors
gathered along the board walk viewing
the unusual spectacle.
The steamship was valued at SIOO,OOO
nnd her cargo of cocoa, asphalt ar.d sugar
waa valued at s£x).ooo.
STAND BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
Henna and Hla Llentenanta Dlaeuaa
Ohio Politics.
Cleveland. O , June 4 -Senator M A.
Hanna. Congressman Charles F. Dick and
Btnte Secretary John R. Malloy were In
conference for three houri. In Senator
Hanna * office to-day. State politic* was
the subject discussed. The b*ttle cry of
" ' 1 ' ' ■ ' " “i • >lu.. a ■ ordlng to
Clan. Dick, will be “Stand bjr tbe national
Administration.''