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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 185 b. - - Incorporated 188S.
J. H. ESTILL, President.
AN ARMY SCANDAL
IT IS GREAT BRITAIN'S FOR ONE
TIRX NOW.
TOO MUCH MONEY FOR HORSES
STARTLING CHARGES MADE IN
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
An Appropriation of About g 50.000.-
V!X) Made Simply for Horses for
Transport and Remounts in Sonth
Africa—America Should Get a
Good Share of This—Sir Blundell
Maple Charges Tlint Officers Have
Made Large Profits hy Buying
Worthless Animals.
London. June 6.—After a long and some
what embittered discussion of the policy
of the war office in buying horses for use
In South Africa, the House of Commons
to-night by a vote of 159 to 60 voted the
sum of £15,779,000 for transports and re
moon tB.
Sir Blundell Maple, Conservative, as
serted' that British officers who had been
6ent to Hungary and Austria had pur
chased broken dotvn animals at extrava
gant prices and divided l with the sellers
the price oharged the British govern
ernment above the actual cost. He de
manded the appointment of a committee
of inquiry.
Lord Stanley, financial secretary of the
war office said an inquiry would be made
into the matter and he believed that
the accusations! of corruption brought
against British officers would be dis
proved.
Mr. Brodrlek. the war secretary, said
the war office paid for horses in England
M 2, in Canada £3O, and in Australia, the
United States and Hungary, from £2O to
£25.
Later in the discussion Mr. Brodrick
said a telegram had just reached' him
from Ixird Kitchener, announcing that
betwpen 50,000 and 60,000 troops were now
suitably mounted. The war secretary de
fended the good quality of Ihe horses
brought abroad.
SIR BLUNDELL'S CHARGES.
Officer Said to Have Made £30.000 in
Buying Horses.
London, June 7.—lt is understood that
the charges made by Sir Blundell Maple,
are of a very serious character. It is as
serted that in one case an offloer netted
£50,000 in the purchase of horses in Hun
gary.
Dissatisfaction is said to have existed
in the colonies because the government
has been buying horses on the continent
when colonial animals were available.
BOERS BADLY BEATEN.
Part of Btjer’s Command Hontnl
With Heavy Lo.
Pretoria, Wednesday, June 5.—C01. 'Wil
son, with 240 of Kitchener's scouts, has
surprised and routed 400 Boers belonging
to the Beyer command, thirty-four miles
south ot Warm Baths. The Boers re
sisted stubbornly, but finally broke and
fled, leaving 37 dead, ICO prisoners and
all their wagons and supplies, including
5.005 cattle, in the hands of the British.
The loss of the latter was three men
killed and fifteen wounded.
Beyer's command arrived on the scene
soon after the engagement, but failed in
an att< mpt to recapture the supplies.
Beyer was thus left practically without
transport or supplies.
BELGIUM'S MimtAUTV.
Her Independence and Integrity
Guaranteed by Five Powers.
Brussels, June 6.—ln the Senate to-day
the foreign minister, M. P. deFavereau,
In reply to a question, said: •
The guarantee of the neutrality of Bel
tium Is Inscribed in a special treaty be
tween Belgium and the five guaranteeing
Powers. The Independence, Integrity and
Inviolability of Belgian territory are guar
stiteed, having a view to prevent Belgium
ftom serving as a battlefield for European
nations. We must, therefore, repel inva
* on from whatever side it may come.”
jlft: analyzing the various treaties and
protocols, the foreign minister said:
It is Indisputable that the guarantee
r, t Powers intend to guarantee forever
KNOCK OCT THE RED TAPE.
n, "> British Army on Common Sense
I ln, Snys Dawkins Committee.
I-ondon, June 6.—Simplification and de
'•ntralization are the keynotes of the
r Tort issued to-day by the committee
the chairmanship of Clinton E.
rae. ki, appointed to inquire into the
,>nirn organization. The abolition Is
of the present system of
r ' , f army by minute and irritating
, , ns. both military and financial.
; war office board ought to be
a.!'.*hed. which under the authority of
'• rotary of state should control the
55 °f <he war office os a whole.
D,G BLAZE IJf ANTWERP.
"••omliouae and Warehouse Boss
About *UMKX),OfM>.
Art vrp, j UTIe B.—The estimates of the
amaga clone by the custom house and
~ " ’* Us e tire here yesterday range from
The i to *3,000,000, largely uninsured.
Iran lnc, ludes £280,000 worth of Amcr-
II oobncco.
j 11 all ° * ourt's Secret Session.
•pj.Tt, 1 ., Jun ° 8 —The Hamburger Corre-
Publishes a dispatch from The
eo Urt a,B rtlng that the arbitration
gar.ii. 1 oftlay held a secret session re
the war li> South Africa.
f >‘*ll.nger's Hull Not Injured.
Ir-,,,' 1 June 6—lt Is said that an ex-
I , 1 ll,p I’ull of the Shamrock II
k ' 111 no Injury was suffered there
lurnce of the recent accident.
Drat ii
' " iitcnunt Fitshugh Lee. Jr.
I, n / U ‘ ron . J une 6.—The rresJdesit to
“ *® r * p number of appolnt
t, i, ,h ' regular army, among them
k t-,! Jr -. to be first lieutenant
F cavalry.
Jsatoannal) Morning
TO GUARANTEE INDEMNITY,
But United States Will Not Be Boond
for Shares of Other Powers.
Washington, June 6.—The ambassadors
from most of the European countries were
in conference with Secretary Hay to-day
mainly because it was diplomatic day,
which afforded an opportunity for discuss
ing the state of the Chinese negotiations.
It is understood that the middle ground,
or fnodus vivendi, as it is being referred
to, concerning the form of paying the in
demnity, is likely to be settled by a joint
and several guaranty. This will be in
compliance with the American view that
there should be no Joint guaranty, in the
sense of binding each government to se
curing the payment of the entire $337,000,-
OCO. It will be Joint, however, in the
formal aspect of being executed by all of
the Powers Jointly, at the same time and
probably by the same Instrument. This
Instrument doubtless will Include a pro
vision by which each government is to as
sume no liability beyond the amount of its
own share of the indemnity, which, in the
case of the United States, is limited to
$25,C00,(XX).
In answer to his inquiry. Special Com
missioner Rockhill at Pekin, has been In
formed that the United States government
has not taken any steps recently looking
toward the abatement of its claims for
indemnity against China by one-half, re
gardless of the action of other Powers.
VON W ALDER SEE'S DISPATCH.
Attended Funeral of Freneh Soldiers
Killed In Affray.
Berlin, June 6.—The war office has re
ceived the following dispatch from Count
von Waldersee, dated Tien Tsin, Tues
day, June 4:
“I have now resigned the functions of
commander-in-chief and to-day am leav
ing China by way of Tokio.
"Strict measures have been taken here
to avoid collisions between the various
contingents.
"In company with large German de
tachments, I attended the funeral of the
French soldiers killed in the recent af
fray."
China Has Ordered the Bonds.
London, June 7.—“ The Chinese govern
ment,’’ says the Shanghai correspondent
of the Daily Ejcpress, "has ordered that
bonds be prepared for the payment of the
indemnity.”
LONDON’S STRiET RAILWAYS.
American Syndicate Now Has Com
plete Control.
London, June 6.—A special meeting of
the Metropolitan District Railway to-day
sanctioned Charles T. Yerkes' plan for
the introduction of electricity as the mo
tive power of the noad. J. S. Forbes, the
president, said the work would occupy
two years. He had full confidence in the
ability of Mr. Yerkes and his associates,
who had already guaranteed their good
faith in buying up half the common sock.
The Americans undertook to find the nec
essary money and do the work them
selves. The President thought such a sim
ple proposition did not need much argu
ment to recommend itself to the stock
holders.
Terkes Talks of Plans.
London, June 6.—“ Yes,” said Mr.
Yerkes, when interviewed to-night by a
representative of the Associated Press,
“we have practically got control of the
London underground railway. That -s
what it amounts to. My syndicate is com
posed of both British and American
financiers, although far the larger pro
portion of the capital comes from the
United States. We hope to begin work in
a few months, as soon as the necessary
consent of parliament has been obtained.
“The system we intend to install is al
most exactly similar to that in use on
the elevated lines in Chicago. We will slell
the present antiquated ears and substitute
those of an American pattern. We in
tend to rebuild the stations, to instal arc
lights and to make the road equal to any
rapid transit line in the world.”
Maryland Trust bucks Yerkes.
Baltimore, June 6 —Officials and experts
of the Maryland Trust Company were as
sociated with Charles T. Yerkes. The
Maryland company will be the American
financial agent of the enterprise.
ACCIDENT TO LAWSON’S YACHT
Independence's Big Steel Mast Stood
tbe Strain Well.
Boston, June 6 The Lawson yacht In
dependence, in her second sail trial to
day, met with her first accident, a not
very serious jamming of the steering
gear, but sufficiently to stop the trial af
ter an hour and a half of splendid sail
ing, during which she attained a speed on
a reach of a little over three miles of
thirteen and one-half nautical miles an
hour.
The accident led very unexpectedly to
a moat thorough test of the yacht's rig
ging and her big steel mast, and the re
sult showed that it would take a pretty
sever blow to dismast the Boston yacht.
The big boom, swung by a fifteen-knot
breeze, swept over the stern of the yacht
at n tremendous speed, Capt. Half being
unable to prevent It. It was so sudden
that none of the crew was aft with the
preventer tackle, and the big mast had io
stand the entire weight of the sail and
boom, as It fetched up. The spar stood
the strain magnificently.
YOUNG LADY A THIEF.
Rohheil College Student of Jewelry
nnd Money.
Northampton, Mass., June 6.—Miss Ma
bel Lawrence Burt of Bridgeton, N. J.,
daughter of a prominent lawyer of that
place, was arraigned In the District Court
to-day on the charge of the larceny of a
diamond and ruby ring, the property of a
student at Smith College, valued at *I,OOO
and sums of money aggregating *3,00u ad
dition from various students at that In
stitution. She pleaded guilty and was
held in *1,500 bonds for the grand Jury.
In default she was taken to Jail.
Constitution Will Be Ready Soon.
New York, June 6.—The atmosphere In
yachting circles to-night was cleared by
the arrival in New York of W. Butler
Duncan. Jr., from Newport, with Ihe In
formation that the Constitution would le
ready for the -trial races with the Colum
bia within two weeks.
The Mai flower's Mission.
Washington. June o.—Tbs Mayflower
sailed yesterday from San Jusn for Caru
pnr.o She wtll make stop* at Lagutra
and Porto Cabella Navy Department offl
clals state that her mission I* to keep In
touch with tha situation growing out sf
Ahe Venezuelan asphalt trouble*.
SAVANNAH, GA„ FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1901.
MAY CAUSE DEFICIT
PHILIPPINE REVENUES THREATEN
TO FALL OFF.
IMPORTERSWANTDUTIES BACK
SUPREME COl RT’S DECISION TO
CAUSE TROUBLE.
Commissioners Are Worried About
the Matter—Civil Government Not
Likely to Re n startling Success in
the Philippines—Gen. Chaffee Has
Hls Doubts About tlie Oriental's
Capacity for Self Government, but
Favors tlie Experiment.
Manila, June 6.—The fragmentary news
received here of the Porto Rican decis
ions has caused apprehension that there
will be such a deficit in the Philippine
revenues that Congress will need* to make
an appropriation to meet it. Fears are
expressed as to the result of the applica
tion of jury trials and other features of
the constitution not suited to the condi
tions of the Philippines.
Importers are preparing claims for a
refunding of duties paid.
On account, it is reported, of the decis
ion of the Supreme Court, the United
States Philippine Commissioners are in
clined to postpone their proposed north
ern tour. They are somewhat nonp.uss
ed over the matter and are anxious to
receive advices from Washington.
. Gen. Chaffee will sail on the transport
Sumner Saturday for a tour of the isl
ands.
A private conference between Gens.
Chaffee and MacArthur took place to-day.
Gn. Chaffee informed the correspondent
of the Associated Press that while he was
not sure of the Oriental’s general capacity
for self-government he favored the estab
lishment of civil control in the Philiti
pines at the earliest practicable moment.
He was in full sympathy with the com
mission’s plans for native education and
business advancement, because the Unit
ed States interests and native interests
lie in the same line. It seems certain that
under a plain division of civil and mili
tary authority, Judge Taft and Gen
Chaffee will collaborate admirably.
TO BE A DUAL GOVERNMENT.
Filipinos to Hnve Both Military and
Civil Rulers.
Washington. June 6.—The new civil
government to be established In the Phil
ippines Is receiving the consideration of
the President and the Secretary of War.
It will differ very little from what was
first intended, as there will be a governor
for the archipelago and a legislative
council and other officers. This govern
ment wlil have control of all civil affairs,
but it will be under the war power, to
the extent of being directed by the Sec
retary of War.
There willl be a nice distinction as to
the authority of the general commanding
the troops in the Philippines and the
governor to be appointed under tbe civil
government. .No official declaration has
been made as to which will be the su
preme authority, but it is known that the
Secretary of War will be supreme. While
it is not the intention to conduct the
goverrttnent of the Philippines under the
Spooner law, that law will be taken as
sanctioning what Is to be done. The new
government will be similar to that
which existed for a short time in the
early days of New Mexico. There was a
civil governor appointed by the President
and a commanding general of the army.
Both had their functions in preserving
tbe. peace and controlling the affairs of
the territory.
TOWNLEY TO BE DISMISSED.
ilaval Officer Convicted by Court
martial at Manila.
Washington* June 6.—News has been re
ceived here through unofficial channels
that Lieut. Richard H. Townley of the
navy, has 'been convicted by court-martial
at Manila and sentenced to dismissal from
the service. The charge on which Lieut.
Townley was court-martialed was In con
nection with the recent commissary Irreg
ularities at Manila. The sentence must be
approved by the President to become ef
fective.
LULU KENNEDY’!) DEFENSE.
Killed the Villain Who Rained and
Deserted Her.
Koneas City, June 6.—ln the trial of
Lulu Price Kennedy to-day. charged with
killing her husband. Philip Kennedy, con
tractlng agent of an eastern transporta
tion company, counsel outlined the plan of
defense. ii charged Kennedy with hav
ing ruined the defendant, and after tell
ing ot the wedding at the court house, de
clared that the defendant, brooding over
tier ill treatment, developed a condition
of hysteria bordering on insanity. Insan
ity, he said, was prevalent In the wo
man's family and she partook thereof.
The application for divorce made by the
husband precipitated the shooting and it
will be shown, he said, that the defend
ant’s father and brother took no part
therein.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NEG ROE A.
Rockefeller Establishes Three at Co
lumbia University,
New York. June it.— The Journal and
Advertiser to-morrow will say:
John D. Rockefeller has made a unique
gift to Teachers' College, the School of
Pedagogy of Columbia University. He
has given three scholarships worth *SOO
each on condition that the holdera be
negroes. The winner of one must be a
graduate of the Tuwkegee Normal Col
lege. Alabama, nominated by Booker T.
Washington, principal of that institution:
the second must be a graduate of the
Spelman Negro Seminary of Atlanta, Oa.,
appointed by the principal, and the third
Is to be a graduate of Hampton Institute.
Va.; he will get the appointment upon
the recommendation of Dr. Frlstei, the
superintendent.
Counterfeiter's Sentence Commuted.
Washington. June The President to
day commuted the sentence of Nicholas
Polltz. who wsw convicted In I*9* In North
Carolina of iwunterfeltlng and sentenced
to serve six year* In prison. His sen
tence is commuted to expire June U. at
which time he will have served two
asters.
THE WHITE HOUSE SUFFERER.
No Mntertnl Change, but the Presi
dent Remains Hopeful.
Washington. June 6.—Drs. Rixey, Stern
berg and Johston were in consultation at
the White House about half an hour this
morning. After their departure Secretary
Cortelyou gave out the following state
ment:
"Mrs. McKinley’s physicians report that
she passed a comfortable night and con
tinues to show slight improvement.”
The continuation of the improvement in
Mrs. McKinley’s condition noted by her
physicians yesterday has cheered the
President somewhat, but his anxiety is
such that he remains most of the time in
his wife’s bedroom and only enters his
office to see members of the cabinet or
personal friends.
Dr. Rixey left the White House at 10
o’clock to-night after an hour and a half
spent in attendance on Mrs. McKinley.
He said:
N Material Change.
"There Is no material change in Mrs.
McKinley’s condition. She remains the
same as mentioned in our bulletin of thi3
morning ”
In answer to specific inquiries he re
plied that he could not say that there
had been any perceptible improvement
whatever during the day.
The President to-night continues hope
ful of the outcome. More than this can
not be said. There has been no setback
during the day, but likewise no gain.
One favorable circumstances is that Mrs.
McKinley continues to gain more sleep
than she was able to get in the earlier
stages of her illness and to-night she
rested fairly well.
The President to-day. through Secre
tary Cortelyou, formally notified the
Buffalo Exposition management that he
■would not be able to attend the Exposi
tion on the 13th inst., as had been planned,
but added that he hoped to be able to
do so at some later date that may be
designated.
MORE POOLROOMS RAIDED.
Committee of Fifteen Resumes Its
Work In New A'ork.
New York, June 6.—The Committee of
Fifteen raids were resumed late to-dny
through Justice Jerome, Col. Robert G.
Monroe and Supt. McCullagh. The Ger
mania assembly rooms ill the Bowery
were raided without a prisoner being
made, and No. 190 West Thirty-seventh
street was also raided. This place, ac
cording to Supt. McCullagh is run by
Frank Farreil, atjd he also soys that
Frank Burbridge, a Western man. Is a
partner of Farrel. One prisoner was mode
in the Thirty-seventh street rooms. Jus
tice Jerome intimated strongly that the
Bowery raid was tipped off by the police.
When Justice Jerome and his party
reached the place they found it in con
fusion and the door locked and barricad
ed. They kicked the door and smashed
it In. A hundred men were found Jn the
room, but not one of the six who were
wanted was there. Justice- Jerome and
the others picked up a soap box full of
articles for evldenc*. consisting of racing
cards, racing slips, etc.
Tbe raid on the Thirty-seventh street
house was made under the direction of
Robert L. Woolley of the Committee of
Fifteen. Superintendent McCullagh's dep
uties had to break their way in.
They found men escaping and men in
side. A man who jumped to the ground
from a window was arrested. Of the
men inside one was arrested. Both were
released. A quantity of poolroom mate
rial was seixed by the raiders as evi
dence.
TRIED TO KIDNAP CHILDREN.
Epidemic of This Crime Continues
at the North,
Netv York, June 6.—Arthur Van Slck
len. a lawyer and president of the Com
mercial Mutual Life Insurance Company
of America, whose office Is in Jersey
City, and who resides in Whitestone. L.
1., called at the police station in White
stone to-day and reported that on at
tempt had bean made to steal his two
children yesterday afternoon. The chil
dren are George W. Van Slcklen, second,
six years of age. and Edward Van Blck
>en, a little over one year old.
Mr. Van Slcklen said that his children
were playing in front of his residence yes
terday afternoon when they were ap
proached by two well dressed women,
who offered them candy and asked them
If they would not like to accompany them
to New York. The children became fright
ened and began to cry. Just then a man
approached and the women went hastily
down a side street and hurried to a rail
road station, where they caught a train
for New York. Persons who were around
the station at the time and who noticed
the women, gay they appeared to be
greatly excited.
AN INHUMAN STEPMOTHER.
Confesses to Murder of Pretty Step
dnagliter, Aided by Her Non*.
Aurora, Mo.. June 6.—A telephone mes
sage from Galena, Stone county, 25 miles
off the railroad, says that Mrs. John
Stallion and her two sons by a former
marriage, James and Will Crabtree, have
confessed to the murder of Alice Stallion,
the pretty 16-year-old stepdaughter of
the woman. According to the confession
the boys held Alice, while the mother
broke her skull with a poker. The body
was then thrown Into the James river.
There Is great excitement as a result of
tho confession and a lynching may re
sult.
The girl was to have been married soon.
Mrs. Bullion, it 1* said, was jealous of
her stepdaughter, because of her beuuty
and popularity.
KNOW IN NORTH DAKOTA.
Sight Surprised Even the Oldest
Settlers.
Jamestown, N. D., June 6.—Snow fell
heavily to-dny throughout the central and
northern portions of North Dakota. At
Jumestotvn snow fell for two hours thlu
morning. A similar state of affairs Is
reported in town* on the Jamestown
Northern Railroad. The snow quickly
melted. The oldest settlers cannot re
call a similar occurrence in June.
The Inatruetinua to Wood.
Havana. June 6.—The official instruc
tions from Washington regarding the
Plait amendment have arrived. They are
being translated and will be sent to the
Cuban constitutional convention to-mor
row.
No Colored Women's Clubs.
Bowling Green, Ky., June The Ken
tucky Federation of Women's Club* to
day voted to exclude colored women's
•dubs from membership.
ATE THE EXPLORERS
CANNIBALS MAKE A MEAL OF GER
MAN EXPEDITION.
ONLY ONE’ MAN ESCAPED.
THE SOUTH SEA SAVAGES STILL
UNTAMED.
1
The Overconfident Germans Trusted
Too Implicitly to the Frlrndly Ap
pearance of tlie Natives and All
Undertook to Clean Their Gnus at
Once—The Savages Took Thom by
Surprise and fiimr Upon Them
With Spenri—tlie Dead Devoured’
and the Comp Looted.
Berlin, June 6—The Tageblatt prints
special correspondence from New Guinea
containing a full account of the massacre
of the members of the First German
South Sea expedition on the cannibal Isl
ands of St. Mathias. They were all killed
and eaten, save Dr. Heinroth.
The Colonial Zeltung, the official organ
of the German Colonial Society, furnishes
details of the massacre. It seems that the
vessel which carried the expedition to the
Island of St. Matthias left, after a few
days, for Herbertshoh, New Britain, to
get coal and fresh supplies. During its
absence the savages who had hitherto ap
peared friendly, although known to be
rabid cannibals, planned to kill and mob
the dlminishe# party.
The plot was carried out one morning
while the members of the expedition, who
had a bodyguard of forty Papuans, were
cleaning their rifles, which they had taken
apart. Suddenly eighty of the Islanders
broke from the bushes, raising fierce war
cries and brandishing spears with which
they stabbed to death the leader of the
party, Dr. Mencken, hts secretary, Herr
Caro, and a white sailor who was asleep
under a tent.
Dr. Heinroth emptied his revolver into
his assailants while the bodyguard in the
meantime retired to the boats with the
wounded, and Dr. Heinroth, leaving
twelve dead. The boata put off to an isl
and not far distant, where the expedi
tionary vessel rescued them. Subse
quently the survivors returned to the isl
and of St. Matthias, where they found
that the bodies had been devoured and
the camp absolutely looted.
BIG RAILROADS HARMONIZED.
Morgan Seems to Have Brought
Them All Together.
New Y'ork. June 6.—The Press to-mor
row will say:
W. K. Vgnderbllt, or a representative
of the New York Oentral system, will be
elected a director of the Northern Pacific
Railway. Samuel McCrea, a vice presi
dent of the Pennsylvania company will
enter the directorate of the Atchison, To
peka and Santa Fe Railroad.
These changes come supplementing the
election of one of J. P. Morgan’s appoint
ment of the directorate and the election
of W. H. Moore, an associate of Mr. Mor
gan as a director of the Rock Island.
They Indicate complete "harmonization”
of the important railroad interests of the
country.
The clash between present hanking in
terests has ended in a compromise and
included in the compromise is the Intro
duction of both the New York Central
and Pennsylvania interests Into the lines
operating from Chicago to the Pacific
coast.
The elections of directors which have
taken place and those in prospect in
Western lines merely are steps toward
carrying out a grand scheme of consolida
tion. More important, of course, among
those details is the probable election of
W. K. Vanderbilt or a representative of
the Vanderbilt Interests to the director
ate of the Northern Pacific.
LEYLAND LINER ASHORE.
Assyrian Likely fo Prove a Total
Wreck Off Cape Race.
St. Johns, N. F., June B.—The Ley land
line steamer Assyrian from Antwerp for
Montreal with 2,000 tons of cargo, went
ashore off Cape Race at midnight. She
haa eleven feet of water In her forehold,
and Is likely to prove a total wreck. Her
crew had great difficulty In escaping and
reaching the shore.
The steamer Algerine was sent to the
scene of the wreck by Lloyd’s agents.
The Assyrian was running at full speed
through the fog when she struck Cape
Race, and she now lies an almost helpless
hulk on the coast. Capt. Dingle was
thrown out of his course.
The Assyrian struck at 11:40 o'clock last
night. Land had been sighted only a
minute before. The fog was heavy, and
there was no time to reduce speed. She
struck the face of the cliff and was
forced upon the outlying rocks. The Im
pact tore out the bottom of the two for
ward holds. She heeled over to the star
board when her sides glanced the clifT.
The (jrew at first were panic stricken,
but after a time comparative quiet was
rstored hii<l ail precautions were taken to
secure the safety of all on board.
The arrival of daylight enabled Capt.
Dingle to land the mate, who climbed the
chit*, proceeded to Cape Race station and
telegraphed the news of the disaster.
OYER HIM DAIOHTUI’I GRAVE.
Well-Known llallrond Man ffhoots
Himself at Norwich, Conn.
Norwich, Conn., Juno 6—George W.
Bentley of Now York city, well known
in railroad Circles, shot himself lust night
over the grave of his daughter In the city
cemetery here. His body was found this
morning. It is supposed that he came to
this city last evening and went at once
to the cemetery. He was a native of New
London.
For six year* Mr. Bentley was super
intendent of the New I,ondon and North
ern Railroad. part of tbe Central Ver
mont system, with headquarters In New
London, and afterward was superintend
ent of the Tampa Bay and Ksy West
Railroad tn Florida Of late he has been
engaged In the railroad supply business
in New York. He was 71 years of age.
Georgia Bankers In New York.
New York. June Georgia banker* to
the number of 93, arrived her* to-day on
auamtra from Norfolk.
STILL SORE ON M’SWEENEY.
Senator Tillman's Remarks Nut Com
plimentary to Governor.
Columbia, S. C., June 6.—Senator Till
man does not take kindly to Me La ur in’s
proposition made yesterday for an un
conditional resignation. He was called
on at Rock Hill to-day and shown the
junior senator’s challenge, which pro
vided that If Tillman would uncondition
ally resign, McLaurin would step out in
the same manner and contest for his
seat.
Mr. Tillman said he did not feel that
he should make reply to the challenge in
that shape. It came through an inter
view and was too round-about to suit
him. He considered it puerile. His res
ignation had been unqualified and uncon
ditional.
"I forced McLaurin to jump overboard
with me," he said, "believing that l
could make land and he could not, hut
my calculations did not take take in the
appearance of Gov. MoSweeney, who
threw him a tine and hauled him ashore."
“The rescue," said Tillman, "has been
arranged between mutual friends of Mc-
Laurin and MoSweeney."
Senator Tillman exhibited a letter from
Senalor Gaston of Pennsylvania implor
ing him not to Insist on resigning, ns his
service* were needed in the Senate, and
he feared the flood of corruption money
ihat would be poured Into the state would
sweep away the Dernoeratle majority,
Tillman remarking that circumstantial ev
idence was most damning, said he felt cer
tain the fears of Gaston were well found
ed. Asked if he be'Aeved McLaurin would
take the initiative in resigning so that
Tillman could follow suit, he laughed de
risively, saying after having “turned tall"
as he had done, that would be boy’s play.
RESIGNATION IHTTEB CLOSED.
MoLnnrln Says He AA’lll Serve His
Term Out.
Greenville, 9. C., Juno 8— Senator John
L. McLaurln spoke by Invitation at New
berry to-day. He was cordially received.
Senator McLaurln left for Washington
to-night. He authorized the statement
that the resignation matter was now
closed, and that he will serve, his term
out.
RECEIVER HAS A SINECURE.
■’resident Williams Explstns Status
of the South Bonnd.
Richmond. Va., June 6.—John Skelton
Williams, president of the Seaboard Air
Line, gave out the following to-day:
“The statement which appeared in the
morning papers concerning a receiver for
the South Bound Railroad is misleading.
The whole controversy arose over a *7,b00
personal injury case, which the South
Bound Railroad disputes and has appeal
ed.
The judge of tha otste ooqrt who
granted the ordtr distinctly states that
his order cannot affect the plan for the
consolidation of the South Bound with
the SeaboaM Air Line Rallroifd or the
lease of the South Bound to tbe Florida
Ceiitrai! and Peninsular Railroad or the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad* and the re
ceiver is only authorized to t ike charge
of any of the property of'the South Bound
Railroad which la not covered by the
lease.
"As all of the property of the South
Bound is leased, the receiver's hands are
empty and he has no duties to perform.
The order does not in any way affect the
operation or control of the South Bound
Railroad which Is being operated and will
continue to toe operated as heretofore."
CUIIAAB MISCONSTRI ED HIM.
Secretary Boot Will Not sin nil for
Their Additions to Amendment.
Washington, June B.—Relative to the
several representations made In Havana
regarding the Interpretation by the Secre
tary of War to the Cuban commission
ers of the Piatt amendment, It can be
stated authoritatively that the Secretary
did not deviate from the declaration that
the President and himself had no power
to change an act of Congress. It Is said
here that the amendments which the Cu
ban convention made to the Platt law and
the Incorporations of conversations with
Secretary Root did not represent his
views of the amendment, nor was he cor
rectly quoted in the alleged statements.
Among the reports given out In Havana
is the translation of a letter of Senator
Piatt, written to the Secrtarey of War
and furnished as a confidential document
to the Cuban commissioners when they
were here. This letter briefly gives tho
views of the Connecticut Senator uiioii
some features of the law which bears his
name. Surprise was expressed tliat vhe
letter should appear In print In Havana.
STANDARD 111 l it COAL LANDS.
A Oral In Ut Virginia With gIH,-
000.000 n< flip frier.
Richmond, Va., June 6.—A Bluefleld, W.
Va., special say* the statement that the
Pocahontas coal field* were likely to
chance hand* # partially conllrmed to
day by the unofficial announcement that
the Flat Tcrp l.and Association about
to dispose of ItR holdings to the Standard
Oil Company. This association own* the
greater part of the land In Mercer, Mc-
Dowell, Wyoming and Raleigh countlea,
Woat Virginia, and Tazewell county, Vir
ginia, which la underlaid by Pocahontas
Ream coal. The price 1* said to have been
M 3,000,000.
ROTTEN FACTOR V INSPECTORS.
Received Hribea mid VA Inked at Vie
latlona.
Albany, N. Y., June 6— State Labor
Commissioner MoMarkln expects that at
least four deputy factory Inapectors In
New York city will be arrested on the
charge of colluaton and malfeasance In
office. He ha been informed that em
ployee In the factory department have
been receiving brtbea for winking at al
leged violations of the factory lewa. and
that fee* ranging from IS to 110 have been
chargtd poor peotde for licenses to manu
facture In their homes whereas the state
law provides no Uceune fee.
.VIAHV WILL NOT PASS.
Weak Brea Mi*<|iullf ring Young
Appointee* to Weal Point.
West Point. N. Y , June No official
report has as yet been made by the med
ical examining board, but In official cir
cle* It Is said that about per cent, of
the young men who yeaterday presented
tiiemaelvee for entrance examination at
the military academy were found physi
cally dls-tuaUfled, mainly on aooount of
weak eyes*
DAILY, U A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY ?-TIMES-A-WEEK,SI A YEAR
THE WEED COMBINE
CONSOLIDATE!) TOBACCO COMPANY
ORGANIZED.
JAMES B. DUKE PRESIDENT.
WILL CONTROL THE THREE BIG
COMPANIES.
The New Trnst Will rrnctlrally Con
trol tlie Manufacture anil Sale of
Smoking anil Pina Tobaccos, anil
W ill Cut a Ilia Swatli in the Cigar
Market—lt Hus igffO.OOO.OOO Cash
< npltnl anil a Strong Hoard of
Directors.
New York, June 6.—The Consolidated
Tobacco Company incorporated in New
Jersey on Wednesday, was formally or
ganized in this city to-day by the election
of these directors:
James B. Duke, Oliver H. Payne,
Thomas F. Ryan, J. B. Cobb. W. W.
Fuller, Grant B. Schley, Frank H. Ray,
Anthony M. Brady, C. C. Duia, W. R.
Harris, P. A. B. Widener, Percival S.
Hill, B. N. Duke and Charles E. Hallo
well.
The directors organized by electing
James-B. Duke, president, Thomas F.
Ryan, first vice president; J. B. Cobb,
second vice president; C. C. Duia. third
vice president; William R. Harris, treas
urer, and C. S. Kenne, secretary. The
last named officer Is at present in charge
of the transportation departments of the
American and Continental Tobacco Com
panies, and all the other persons named
are directors or officers of the same cor
porations.
It was decided at the first meeting of
tho directors to offer 4 per cent fifty-year
gold bonds of the company to the com
mon stockholders of the American and
Continental Tobacco Companies on tho
basts of *1 In bonds for each share of
atoc.k. In the cone of the American Com
pany this offer to equal to $2 in bonds for
each dollar par value of Its stock, so
that stock is of the par value of *SO i*er
share.
In addition, American Tobacco common
stockholders who accept this offer will re
ceive 114 per cent. In cash on adjustment
of the dividend accruing on their stock
to Aug. I, on which date the bonds of
the Consolidated Company begin to draw
interest. A formal offering of the bonds
to the stockholders of the American and
Continental Tobacco Companies will he
made through a stock company within &
few day*.
Security for the Depositor*.
All ot the stock deposited with the
trust company will at once be placed un
der the trust Indenture securing the
bolide, as security for the same. The
bonds can be issued only to take up the
two closer* of stock mentioned, and for
no other purpose. At no time can the
lS(-ue of bonds exceed.the amount of stock
deposited. The bonds beside being a ilen
upon the shares deposited will also be a
Ilen upon the *30,000,(Xi0 of cash capital of
the company, and whatever property
may be acquired with the same and also
upon the earnings of the new company.
' An officer of the company stated that
considerably more than a majority of the
common stock of the American and Con
tinental companies has already been
pledgee! for exchange Into the hands of
Ihe Consolidated company. This same of
ficial made it clear that in the consolida
tion the preferred shares of the Ameri
can and Continental companies are not
disturbed.
By control of these concerns the Con
solidated company will also control tho
American < Igar Company, 70 per cent, of
the capital of that corporation being held
by ihe American and Continental com
panies.
WRECK ON MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
Passenger Train, Delayed by One
Aeeldent, Causes Another.
Vicksburg, Miss., June 6.—Ten persons
were injured, three seriously, In a head
end collision between two Mississippi Val
ley passenger trains this morning, north
of Vicksburg.
Of the passengers Miss Mary Doughty
of Nagodoches, Tex., was the most se
riously Injured, her arm and hand helng
badly crushed. A number of other pas
sengers were shaked up. The trains met
on a sharp curve, and but for the prompt
action of Engineer Jones of the north
bound train In reversing his engine tha
wreck would have been more complete.
The southbound train was six and a half
hours late, and was running at a high
rate of speed. At Clarksdale, live hortrs
earlier, the southbound train crashed into
caboose aivl Engineer Dana received in
juries which may prove fatal.
NEBRASKA GETS THE PRIZE.
Drummers of America to Meet In
Portlnud, Ore'., Next Year.
Fort Monroe, Va., June 6.—At to-day’s
session of the National Travelers' Pro
tective Association It was decided to hold
next years convention at Portland, Ore.
Nebraska tvas awarded the prize for the
largest percentage of gain In member
ship.-
Election of officers will take place to
morrow and on Saturday the delegates
wlil visit Jamestown.
A ball was given to-night In honor of
the visitors.
THE BIG MORGAN LINKHS.
Tbe El Valle the Ninth Unlit at
Newport Since Spanish War.
New York, June The freight steamer
El VaJie reached this port to-day from
Newport News. The Ki Valle It the ninth
vessel of the same type of 400 footers
that has been built since the Spanish War
by the Newport New* Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company, and under the di
rection of Horace See, for the Morgan
Line of the Southern Pacific Railway
Company. She was launched March •
last.
UNIVERSITY IIALL WRECKED.
Much Damage Dane by Storm at
Clarksville, Tenn,
Clarksville. Tenn., Juno A storm
wrecked Waddell Hall on the campus of
the Southwestern Presbyterian University
to-day. The end of the building col
lapsed nnd fell through two floors. The
dimage I* ti.AOO. The tobacco warehouse
of Gold A Pettun was also damaged, and
their loss from rain wlil amount to be
sweeu *15,000 and *20.000,