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j H ESTIT T President,
iwnhhshed 1850. Incorporated ISSS.
BRITONS SHOW ENVY
PRINCE HENRY’S RECEPTION
HERE irritates them.
much editorial sarcasm.
CORRESPONDENTS send colored
reports.
Ifbey Show Both the Americana and
prince Henry In a Bn<l Light—Ger
„,an* Take Entirely Different
View and Are Much Pleased With
Report* of the Prince’* Visit.
They Are Simply MStonished, How
ever. That a Roynl Prince Should
Re So Democratic Even In Amer
ica.
London. March B.—The editorial sar
casm with which so many of the Lon
don papers commented on Prince Hen
ry's visit to the United States was
to no small extent suggested and fos
tered by the ill-natured telegrams of
their special correspondents in Amer
ica. With but few exceptions those
correspondents who retailed Prince
Henry’s doings for English consump
tion did so only with an eye to the ri
diculous. They magnified every out
burst of humor *or minor contretemps
into a gauge of national feeling or
characteristic miscarriage of plans.
The desire to receive Prince Henry
hospitably was almost invari
ably represented here as an
outburst of sickening sycophancy,
in which all the Americans well known
socially, were represented as endeavor
ing to out-vie each other as to who
should pay the most self-demeaning
obeisance to the royal visitor. The
particular offender in this respect is
the Daily Mail, which, in spite of its
alleged friendslrp for America, de
voted much space to cablegrams de
picting the wife of an ex-minister to
Austria, spending weeks in teaching
Chicago women how to curtsy, and
detailing the alleged upheaval in Chi
cago as to whether the Prince should
visit the stock yards. Such alleged in
cidents as these were made so promi
nent that the average Englishman was
inclined to believed that Prince Henry’s
tour was only a huge travesty on him
self, and on the American people.
GERMANS ARE AMAZED.
They <mi not Cnderstnnd Him a
fioliejirollerii Can R Mu Drmo
emtio.
Berlin, March B.—A progressive news
paper that usually is not a particular
admirer of the monarchy finds compli
ments for the way in which PrinCe
Henry of Prussia has pleased the
Americans. Dr. Barth, the editor of
the Nation, says:
"He has acted as a free, modern man
among free men, without a trace of
that narrow-souled haughtiness which
Junkerdom regards as the indispensable
etiquette of rank.”
Prince Henry’s tact and good sense
are praised here by all the political
groups except the Socialists, who con
tinue their unpleasant criticism, saying
that his reception was simply wealth
prostrating itself before inherited
rank."
The Prince’s democratic ways are
looked, upon w ith wonder by a society
which regards the person ol' a Hohen
zoiltrn as something almost sacred. It
cannot be understood here how the
Prince could shake hands with un
known and obscure persons. The inci
dent of the governor of Minnesota tap
pirn? Prince Henry on the shoulder and
speaking familiarly to him is related
■with absolute amazement. Yet there is
hot the least criticism of American
manners, such things being treated as
Quite proper under a republic.
No Political Results.
Summing up the results of the jour
r?y, not one of the papers assumes
tkat it will have great political conse
quences, but nearly all of them agree
that it will cause a permanent and
moi> kindly feeling between the two
Peoples, which is precisely the result
that could do the most good. Some of
ie e old journalistic enemies of the
, 'ted States find it difficult to re
strain themselves amidst this festive
Pmiod, The Kreuz Zeitung grants that
he demonstrations are immense and
hat America never does anything in
® small way; but, the
iio' Pr ‘‘everything runs
t 0 . the gigantic. Nothing
Pie ip really demanded. Caring
otlnng for the intrinsic character of
, ne Movements, the only requisite
in , str *he the eye and make impos
’g appearances. No deeper examina-
u °n is made.”
fh Tilp editor thinks this is due “to
cm moc f a tic conditions where the
f , decides, and transient moods
faith • politics * hence superficiality and
a in the appearance of things
p-''"'here prevail.”
nnce Henry’s homecoming is be
emhlnf t 0 be anticipated. He will dis
.l “i'e at Cuxhaven, where, it is said,
; kmperor will welcome him.
"■ ISolic iitKollor u's Huppy Crew.
'< hospitality of the Americans
rof. . 6 , cre ' v °f the Hohenzollerrt Is
, to a s being like that of a
hn.i ' an d. where, if milk and
tvinP i not f ' aw . there is beer and
wh A. P' ent y and everything free
thnl tle men go ashore to a ball or
Car - tel • the elevated roads, electric
nn,v 3 n “ terries all costing them
'"• a nd it is further said that
j. . ’ e ° r even sent on board the
azollern. “The first installment,”
c r i. s . '. m ember of the f?ohe'nzollern’R
tryrxl- m a 'etter to bis home, “was
d r .. ° ur only business is to
the city meets every wish of
immediately. Twenty-eight
t-r. " ere received for the en
eir, r |' v of the Hohenzollern. which
fosr, 0 ?- be accepted after the first
ovc- ItIPS in honor of the Prince are
the*!'*'- brewers almost quarreled for
thp ,‘ rivilege of sending us beer, and
C |„ ]l ,. a J' ons carrying it were made spe
ep,. ' ror ns and were painted in the
Grt^ 0 n p f , ' ors > the drivers wearing a
fcep.; in ivery - You would scarcely
6 w hat the people offer us.”
D| ned by germaiTsociety.
! " r * Henry the Gant of Honor
n> * Night—Carl Schnrz the Prln-
H l Speaker. ’
\ Yor!t ’ Mftr ch B.—Prince Henry
•f .v '*** Sues t of the German Society
city of New York at Us an
Jlatoniialj Jlofninfl
nual dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria
to-night.
The Prince entered the small ban
quet room of the hotel about 6:30
o’clock, accompanied by the members
of his suite in their uniforms. He
was received by President Gustav H.
Schwab of the society and a sub-com
mittee consisting of Hubert Gillis, Wil
liam Klenke, Adolph Rathbath, Ralph
Trautman, E. M. Binghard, Julius A.
May, R. von der Emee and Edward
Penneche. He remained in the room
some time conversing with the forty
five members of the general committee
on reception, and entering into an ani
mated conversation with Carl Schurz.
The large banquet hall was beauti
fully draped, over the guest table be
ing two immense German and Amer
ican flags, around the German impe
rial eagle, which was studded with
electric lights. All around the hall
were th# names of each state of the
Union. The table o>f honor was bur
dened with American Beauty roses
and smilax. The other tables were
liberally provided with flowers, La
France roses being most conspicuous.
There were 730 guests in the banquet
■hall when Prince Henry was escorted
in by Mr. Schwab and the reception
committee. All arose and loudly ap
plauded the Prince.
There were approximately 1,000
guests at the dinner. President
Schwab proposed a toast to the health
of the President of the United States,
which was drunk standing. He then
proposed the health of the German
Emperor, which called forth three
lusty “Hochs.”
Mr. Schwab then delivered a brief
speech, after which he turned and
presented Prince Henry with a beau
tiful album on behalf of the German
society. He then proposed the health
of the Prince and called for a hearty
“Long may he live,” which was re
sponded to with great warmth.
The Prince was then presented to the
diners. He wore the dress uniform of a
German admiral and spoke in German.
His address was very brief. He said
the reception he received to-night was
anew and additional proof of t lie
friendliness and enthusiasm with which
he had been received and regarded in
every part of the United States he had
visited. He expressed his deep appre
ciation of the demonstration of friend
liness and kind feeling. He declared
that he thought the German society
would do much towards extending and
improving the kindly sentiment,
fccluirz Talks of Old Fables.
Carl Schurz was the next speaker,
and his address was loudly applauded.
He said, in part:
“What has become of the goading
and nagging attempts to stir up ill feel
ing here and there, ascribing to the
German government designs to intrude
as a land grabber into the American
sphere, and attributing to us here a
ruffianly itching to measure in combat
the new wax fleets of the two coun
tries—as if such combat were only a
foot ball game between, collegv stu
dents? Likewise the well worn legend
of a threatening anti-American coali
tion of the continental Powers of Eu
rope at the beginning of our Spanish
war—a coalition said to have been un
der the leadship, or at least participa
ted in by Germany, from which danger
some mysterious Providence had to
save us—has recently died a somewhat
inglorious death.
“In fact, a serious breach of the
peace between the old friends, Ger
many and the United States, would be
thinkable only if, in spite of the utter
absence of any serious reason, one or
the other of the two Powers Insisted
upon a war merely for war's sake.
And Is so monstrous, so barbarous an
atrocity ever to be imagined?
“No; a breach of the peace between
these old friends would be not only a
folly, but a crime, and my confidence
in the intelligence, as well as the mor
al spirit of the two nations, permits
me to say with the fullest assurance
such a crime is an impossibility.”
Mr. Schurz was followed by Presi
dent Nicholas M. Butler of Columbia
University; Frederick W. Holls and
Rudolph Kepplef.
At the close of dinner Prince Henry
retired to his apartments in the hotel.
PRINCE HENRY TAKES A REST.
Sent Innnense Wreath of I.anrel
to Gen. Grant’s Tomb.
New York, March B.—Prince Henry
of Prussia breakfasted at the Wal
dorf-Astoria at 9 o’clock this morning.
After breakfast the Prince sent Lieut.
Commander von Egidy of his suite to
Grant’s tomb to place a wreath on the
dead President's sarcophagus. His
Koyal Highness felt the need of rest,
and said he would remain in his apart
ments during the morning.
The wreath sent to Grant’s tomb by
the Prince was nearly nine feet in
circumference, was made almost en
tirely of laurel and was tied with
broad purple ribbon.
Ambassador von Holleben, member
of Prince Henry’s staff, and Consul
General Buentz, visited Columbia
University to-day as representatives
of Prince Henry, who was unable .to
make the visit in person.
PRINCE HENRY ENTERTAINED.
Given a Very Swell Luncheon anil
Reception by Mrs. Ogilen Mills.
New York, March 8. —Mrs. Ogden
Mills gave a luncheon and reception to
day in honor of Prince Henry of Prus
sia at her ljome. No. 2 East Sixty
ninth street. Sixty persons attended
the luncheon, which began at about 1
o’clock and about 100 the reception
which followed. Calve, deMarchi and
Gilibert, of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, sang; Franz Wilchzek, vio
linist, played, and Isador Luckston,
pianist, accompanied the singers. Mrs.
Mill’s /table was in white and gold.
Prince Henry sat at her right and Mrs.
Clarence Mackay was at the right of
the Prince. Among the others at the ta
ble were:Ambassador von Holleben,Ad
miral von Tirnitz, Gen. von Plessen,
Admiral von Eisendeeker, Admiral von
Seckendorff, Capt. von Muller, Count
Quadt, Commander Rebeur-Paschwitz,
Lieutenant Commander Schmidt
von Schwind, Lieutenant Com
mander von Egidy, Count von Secken
dorff, Assistant Secretary of State Hill,
Major General Corbin, Ad
miral Evans, Colonel Bingham,
Commander Cowles, Mr. and Mrs. Bay
ard Cutting, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. Mrs. Clarence Mackay,
Miss Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Sloane, Mrs. Royal Phelps Carrol), Miss
Babcock, Miss Iselin, Mrs. Gambrilte,
Miss Jay, Mrs. Cooper Hewitt, Mrs.
Alfred Vanderbilt, Miss Thayer, Miss
Gerry, Miss Sands, Mrs. Pars#ns, Mrs.
Livingston. Mrs. Egerton Winthrop,
Mrs. Corbin, Mrs. Rhinelander, Mrs.
Jennings, J. Pierpont Morgan, Edger
ton Winthrop, Creighton Webb, Ste
phen Olin, Heber Bishop and Edward
O. Wolcott.
Calve and the others who sang were
heard in the ballroom of the Mills
home, where the reception was held.
STATE OF MORON 6
A VERY SMALL AFFAIR, SAYS GEN.
CHAFFEE.
MR. ROOT ASKED FOR FACTS.
JUST A FEW LADRONES, SAYS ACT
ING GOV. WRIGHT.
In Reply to Secretary Root’* In
tjalric* the Heads of Both Mili
tary 'and Civil Governments at
Manila Tnke Trouble to Explain
That the Kidnaping of Presi
dente Cninta Was the Work of a
Band of Marauders. Whieh Has
Since Been Thinned Ont.
Washington, March 8. —Desiring to
ascertain the facts as to the conditions
in the Province of Morong, Luzon, Sec
retary Root recently cabled Inquiries
to Commissioner Wright and Gen.
Chaffee, which have brought forth the
following replies:
“Manila, March 8. —Adjutant General,
Washington: With reference to your
cablegram of the 6th, Secretary of
War, facts from Morong are: About
week ago Presidente Calnta was kid
naped. Perpetrators this act were new
organization gathered Morong province
about sixty strong; vigorously searched
for, driven to hiding, probably cap-'
tured in a day or two., Have inflicted
no material damage; no special sig
niflcence need or should attach this
event. * * * • •
“Chaffee.”
“Manila, March B.—Secretary of War,
Washington: There is no foundation
for statement of insurrection In Mo
rong, or that inhabitants are fleeing.
Small fragments Ladrone bands dis
persed and driven out of the mountains
of Laguna by Bell’s operations, and
from Cavite through recent operations
constabulary in mountains there, hav
ing about fifteen guns, gathered in
mountain of Morong and probably aid
ed by a few outlaws of that section,
raided village, kidnaping Pres
idente; small detachment con
stabulary under native sergeant
attacked, but made no impression, be
ing short of ammunition. Assistant
Chief Atkinson on ground in few
hours with adequate force of constab
ulary, assisted in every way by na
tive governor of province and inhabit
ants, made pursuit; have already
killed two, injured one, captured six
and are running them down. Presi
dente has been released without harm.
So far from there being any hostility
on the part of the masses \o American
authority they give us full informa
tion of what is passing and aid us
as much as possible. These ladrones
do not interfere with whites, and con
fine operations to levying tribute upon
and occasionally kidnaping natives in
remote localities. Nothing new in this
as in existence under Spanish govern
ment, less so now than then. They
are being rapidly broken up and ex
terminated by constabulary. No po
litical significance in their operations.”
"Wright.”
AMERICANS FIRED FIRST.
Gen. Hughes Makes Some Admis
sions—Negroes Would Do Well in
Philippines.
Washington, March 8. —Senator Pat
terson continued his questioning of
Gen. Hughes in the Senate Committee
on the Philippines to-day, taking up
the beginning of hostilities in Febru
ary, 1899. The witness repeated his
previous statement that the first shot
had been fired by an American. Sena
tor Paterson asked Gen. Hughes what
he had meant when he said upon hear
ing the firing at first, “The thing Is
on.” After some sparring between the
two, the witness said:
“I felt that they had made an attack
upon us, and that we must defend our
selves.”
“Did you mean simply that you
should defend yourselves, or that you
should make an attack also?”
“1 had no intention beyond what 1
have stated.”
Mr. Patterson then sought to bring
out the fact that the attack was made
before the Filipinos were ready, and
Gen. Hughes admitted that the Filipino
leaders were absent in a conference at
Malolos. He said that hostilities were
so active the next day that there was
no opportunity to attempt to heal the
breach.
Gen. Hughes said the Filipinos made
their best fight on Feb. 5, 1899. He de
nied that in subsequent battles they
were slaughtered, but many were killed
when cornered and continued to fight
when they should have surrendered.
A number of questions were asked
by Senator Dußois on points covered
by the Philippine government bill now
pending in the committee. In reply to
these, Gen. Hughes said that he thought
that white labor would be a total fail
ure in the Philippines, and that other
labor would be necessary there. The
natives are, he said, physically weak
and lazy and the witness thought the
only resort would he to continue to
import Chinese and Japanese laborers
for the present, at least.
Gen. Hughes also expressed the
opinion that it would be well to en
courage rtegro emigration to the Phil
ippines from the United States. He
added that the colored troops taken
to Samar mixed readily with the na
tives and many of the latter shed
tears when the negro soldiers were re
moved. Next to the American negro
he thought the Japahese most desira
ble. The Chinese labor was the most
available, but there was a prejudice
against them on the part of the Fili
pinos.
Speaking of the American chamber
of commerce of Manila, he said it is
composed largely of Englishmen and
other Europeans, “who did not care a
snap for American interests."
AN APPEAL TO CONGRESS.
Minnesota Wants Help in Her Fight
With Railroads.
Minneapolis, March B.—Attorney Gen
eral Douglas has appealed to Congress
in the Northern Securities Company
matter. With the backing of the Minn
esota legislature and the Minnesota
delegation in both branches at Wash
ington he hopes for an amendment to
the judicial acts, which will change the
anomalous position In which Minnesota
la now place’’
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY. MARCH 9. 1902.
MAY SEND SPECIAL MESSAGE.
Till* Step by President May Be
Necessary in Order to Get Cuban
Reciprocity Tbrongh.
Washington, March B.—Speaker Hen
derson and Chairman Payne of the
Ways and Means Committee, and Sen
ator Allison, a member of the Fl-
White House to-day, presumably in
nance Committee, called at the
relation to the pending controversy
over Cuban reciprocity. There was
the most .positive declination to dis
cuss the purposes of the call. It was
said, however, that the President
had in no way changed his attitude
favorable to reciprocity. In this con
nection there were renewed intima
tions of a special message which
would clearly set forth the President’s
views on the subject.
The Republican members of the
and Means Committee favorable
to Cuban reciprocity have held long
conferences to perfect their organiza
tion for carrying forward the contest.
In connection with these conferences
the belief has gained ground that there
would be a special message, if it
proved to be necessary.
There was renewed talk of compro
mise to-day, one report being that 12
per cent, reciprocity might be substi
tuted for 20 per cent. Both sides, how
ever, denied the 12 per cent, compro
mise story.
The plan of having a committee visit
Cuba and investigate the needs of
Cuba for reciprocity was revived dur
ing the day and was discussed as a
possible solution, although there was
no indication that those in authority
were ready to accept the plan.
LITTLE COMFORT FROM HAY.
Dr. Heinrich Ylucller Tell* of Suf
fering* of the Boer Rceoncentra
ilo*.
, Washington, March B.—Dr. Heinrich
Mueller, one of the European diplo
matic representatives of the Orange
Free State, called upon Secretary Hay
at the State Department to-day and
had a half hour’s interview with him.
As in the case of the other Boer rep
resentatives, Dr. Mueller was received
upon the distinct understanding that
he came in a private capacity and
not as a diplomatic representative.
Unlike the preceding callers, he did
not address himself to the subject of
intervention or mediation, nor did he
broach the question of the mule ship
ments to South Africa. His sole con
cern was the concentration camps in
South Africa. • He told the Secretary
a pitiful tale of the sufferings of, and
frightful mortality among the recon
centrados, the death rate among the
childre: in the camps running as high
as 50 per cent., according to his state
ment.
Secretary Hay gave his caller a sym
pathetic reception, but was unable to
make any promise that the United
States government would change the
attitude toward the subject that It has
consistently assumed.
FOOLED HOUSE ON CENSUS BILL.
Sim* of Tennessee Declare* Such fo
Be the Case.
Washington, March B.—The House
to-day closed the general debate on
the bill to classify the rural free deliv
ery service and place the carriers un
der the contract system. It is expect-,
ed the vote will be taken on Monday.
Mr. Sims of Tennessee rose to a
question of privilege in connection
with the adoption of the conference
report on the permanent census bill.
He contended that the statement of
the conferees with reference to Sec
tion 5, which originally placed all the
employes of the bureau at the time
of the passage of the act under the
protection of the "\vil service, had
misled and deceived the House.
The Speaker held that as the whole
subject had been disposed of no ques
tion of privilege was presented. Among
the speakers on the rural free deliv
ery (bill were Mr. Griggs of Georgia
for the bill, and Messrs. Talbert and
Lever of South Carolina and Tate of
Georgia against it.
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FOI XD A ROER MAGAZINE.
QniintMlfH of Aininnnitlon , and
ShellM fall Into Hrltlnh Hands.
London, March B.—Lord Kitchener,
in a dispatch from Pretoria, dated to
day reports the discovery of a Boer
magazine in a cave northeastward of
Rietz, Orange River Colony, contain
ing 310,000 rounds of rifle ammunition,
hundreds of shells and fuses, 200
pounds of powder, a Maxim gun, hel
los, field telegraphs and quantities of
stores. Thirty-five Boers have been
captured in the same neighborhood
since March 4.
The magazine was discovered by
Canadian scouts.
NOT TO PARDON MRS, MAYBRICK.
Coronation Amnesty Will Not In
clude American Prisoner.
London, March B.—The Baroness de-
Roques denies all the reports that her
daughter, Mrs. Florence Maybrick, will
be included in the coronation amnesty.
She said to the representative of the
Associated Press:
"I have not received information of
any sort relating to Mrs. Maybrick’s
possible release. I have no intimation
of such release or knowledge of any
intended coronation amnesty."
The officials of the United States em
bassy say there is no possibility of any
action in Mrs. Maybrick’S' case in the
near future.
TELLS OP DAMAGE TO HOUSES.
' f
Official Russian Report Docs Not
Mention Loss of Life.
Baku, Russian Trans-Caucasia,
March B.—The official report of the
committee, which has been investigat
ing the recent earthquake at Shamaka,
shows that 126 villages, with a total
of 9,084 houses, were included in the
area of the disturbance: that 3,496
houses were destroyed, and 3,943 dam
aged. Besides the dwellings 4,163 farm
buildings, 11 churches, 41 mosques, 11
factories and three school houses were
seriously damaged.
Ueilniond'a Doulitfal Fortune.
London, March B.—By the death of
his uncle. Lieut. Gen. John Patrick,
Sutton Redmond, M. P., inherits large
but heavily encumbered estates in Jie
land.
Philippine Tariff Bill Signed.
Washington, March 8. —The President
has signed the Philippine tariff bill,
THE TEXAS WRECK
TWELVE SuiLLED AND TWENTY
FIVE INJURED.
REVISED LIST OF THE DEAD.
FIVE CHILDREN AMONG THE VIC
TIMS.
•
Comlnctor Stock-nell Retained All
Hi* Data mid Was Able to Account
for Every Passenger—Cause of the
Wreek Is Still Unknown—Bodies
of Mnjorit of Vietims Cremated in
Burning Car*—All the Injured
Will Recover—They Are Being
Well Cured For.
Houston, Tex., March B—Conductor
Stockwell of the Southern Pacific train,
which was wrecked yesterday at Max
ton, has reported to headquarters that
he had retained his tickets and train
sheet and that the number killed and
survivors tally therewith, thus account
ing for every passenger on his train.
The official report, issued late this af
ternoon, places the number of dead at
twelve.
A revised list of the dead follows:
Enginer A1 Mast, El Paso.
Fireman, H. Bertcholst, El Paso.
Three children of Mart Riddle, of
Chetopa, Kans.
Wife and baby and Andrew C. Shelby
of I.ozier, Tex.
Baby of O. E. Housen of Racine, Wis.
Estavon Contreras of Del Rio, Tex.
Mr. and Mrs. White of Manitowoc,
Wis.
A1 Bonse, Doyline, La.
Dr. Turner, the railroad’s chief sur
geon at El Paso, sends the following
official list of injured:
C. Hoey, San Antonio, Tex., scalded,
feet sprained, general contusions. Con
dition serious.
N. Newman, Houston, incised wound
in forehead, general contusions and
abrasions.
L. B. Greene, Los Angeles, Calif.,
sprained back.
A. F. McKenzie, Oaffard, Ariz., both
feet injured and head scalded.
H. E. Massey, Wimberly, Tex., scalp
and face bruised, general contusions.
James Brice, Woodward, S. C., scalp
wounds, both hands Injured.
J. L. Powers, Del Rio, Tex., scalp
wound and face contused.
A. L. Turner, Black Hawk, Miss.,
hand crushed, contusions of abdomen
and limbs.
Mrs. Annie Mitchell, Philadelphia,
left arm scalded, feet injured.
H. Lindsay, Fresno, Calif., general
contusions.
D. I’. Havens, residence not given,
sprained back.
Mrs. Mary Kuchler, San Francisco,
nervous shock and bruised.
Mrs. Annie Northest, San Francisco,
general abrasions.
Mrs. F. B. Glover, Brooklyn, N. Y.,
bruised.
Mrs. A. F. Bassett, New York, crush
ed legs and feet.
Mrs. M. B. Chaser'Alemiada, Calif.,
both feet injured.
Nathan Doan, Canada, both hands,
ears and nose burned.
Mrs. W. L. Rfadle, Chetopa., Kans.,
general contusions and abrasions.
O. E. Hansen, traveling man, general
contusions.
Mrs. O. E. Hansen, bruised and
nerves shocked.
E. C. Fuller, Washington, D. C., con
tusion and abrasions of feet.
Mrs. E. J. Fuller, Washington, D. C.,
abrasion, right foot and leg.
Mrs. C. W. Bennett, residence not
given, crushed hand.
Mrs. T. E. Baker, Boerne, Tex.,
nerves shock, serious.
F. C. Baker, Angieton, Tex., slight
abrasions and contusions.
A few names not included In the
above as they are under the care of
other physicians.
Mrs. M. E. Shepard, Glen Mills, Pa.,
head hurt.
William Joseph, San Jose, Cal., back
hurt.
Antonio El Rio, Del Rio, Tex., inter
nal injuries.
George Okenburg, Lexington, Ky.,
thumb hurt.
J. F. Taylor, Mulberry, Tex., hand
hurt.
W. R. Adams, express messenger,
serious.
William Roig, Bateman, N. D., head
ajjd back hurt.
H. J. Todd, Frankfort, Ky., sprained
ankle.
Thomas Crowder, Houston, Tex., knee
bruised.
J. H. Taylor, Birmingham, Ala-,
bruised. .
Dr. G. G. Norton, Porter City, Tex.,
sprained ankle.
W. S. Tenn, Blackhawk, Miss., leg
hurt.
Hugh Mills, Chetopa, Ivans., bruised.
Pasco! Rodriguez, Tulare, Merrillas,
Antonio Darnel, Del Rio, Tex., slightly
bruised.
The bodies of Mast and Bertscholst
were sent to El Paso to-day. The re
mains of most of the passengers killed
were cremated in the burning cars.
Dr. Turner advises the general head
quarters here that all of the injured
will recover. Some of them are at the
hotels and others are in the hospital
at El Paso. There have been no new
developments as to the cause of the
wreck. General Manager VanVleck is
near the scene of the disaster, making
an investigation. None of the passen
gers saved any of their effects and in
most cases survivors have only what
they wore at the time of the accident.
The company is doing everything pos
sible for the unfortunates. They are
being supplied with wearing apparel,
money when necessary, and in fact
everything that will in any way be con
ductive to their comfort.
Officials Make a Statement.
San Francisco, March 8. —The fol
lowing statement has been issued by
the Southern Pacific officials with ref
erence to the disaster near Maxon on
Friday morning:
"Superintendent Martin reports that
the accident occured two and a half
miles east of Maxon at 2.35 a. m. Con
ductor Stockwell reports that the speed
was not fast at the time of derailment
and is of the opinion that the derail
ment was due to an obstruction on the
track. The two day and m,ail cars, one
coach, one chair car, three tourist
sleepers and one first class sleeper were
completely destroyed by fire.”
A French Arsenal Burned,
Paris, March B.—A great fire has oc
curred at the government arsenal at
Lorlent. Documents, plans and re
ports of great importance have been
destroyed
COPIED FROM UNITED STATES
Maj. Arthur Lee Tell* of Britain’*
New Army Regnlntlon* and In
creased Pay for Privnte*.
London, March 8. —The new army
regulations proposed by the war secre
tary, Mr. Brodrlck, providing for in
creased pay and other reforms, which
have created so much comment, ap
pear to have been directly copied from
the United States. Maj. Arthur Lee,
M. P., formerly British military attache
at Washington, said to a reporter of
the Associated Press:
"At last we have taken out a leaf
from your excellent book, although 1 do
not believe we have gone quite so far
in that direction as we might, or hope
we may. Under Mr. Brodrick’s pro
posed changes, a private in the British
infantry now receives almost as much
as a private in the United States army.
With this change, which I frequently
advocated while military attache at
Washington, we hope to get a class of
recruits similar to those secured in
America. Under the old pay we were
gradually lowering the physical stand
ard, yet still finding it hard to get men,
while our desertion percentage was in
creasing at a rate which showed there
was something wrong with the sys
tem. The American army was the
only other voluntarily enlisted body in
the world with which we could make
serviceable comparisons; the continent
al armies, owing to conscription and
other causes, being perfectly worthless
as examples. A year ago Mr. Brod
rick pooh-poohed the idea of copying
the United States. Now he has changed
his mind, and has done what the ma
jority of the members of the House, re
gardless of party, believe to be the very
best thing that could have happened to
the army. Last year the government
indicated its fears that it might have
to resort to conscription. The present
move banishes all possibility of this,
for I understand Mr. Brodrlck is will
ing to go even further In copying the
United States' excellent treatment of
enlisted men, and by liberal finance
build up the standard of the army.
The increase in pay means an addition
al annual cost of about £2,000,000.”
RUDYARD KIPUNG’S VIEWS.
llukn' Ulinmeteri*tic Comment Up
on American Method* In Philip
pine* and Similarity to Brlti*lt in
South Africa.
London, March B.—An interesting let
ter from Rudyard Kipling has been
published here. Dealing with the Phil
ippines, he replied to a Shanghai cor
respondent who drew his attention to
American methods in those island* as
follows:
“All you say about the Philippines,
the conflict there between the Ameri
cans, military and ’ civil, and
the pig-headedness of the mili
tary and their habit of setting
‘bull dogs to Catch rabits,’ is
Immensely cheering to me, because
it is precisely what we are doing in
South Africa. You cannot persuade a
big country full of prosperity that it
does not know everythig. When It has
lost a few thousand sons and a few
thousand millions sterling, It may,
if unusually enlightened, begin
to understand that it has
taken hold of the wrong
end of the stick. But that is a great
deal to hope for, and probably will not
come in our time. I am very glad to
learn, on your showing, that the
American seems to be ‘constitutionally
incapable of admitting himself wrong
and frankly putting himself in the
right,’ because I did not like to think
of the Americans as any more logical
than ourselves. Of course, what anew
country wants Is a high-toned despot
of unlimited powers and absolute in
tegrity, but as America and England
are both free peoples, we must Just
muddle along in the expensive, waste
ful, butcherly fashion that attends our
methods."
HOTEL GUESTS IN PANIC.
Cry of Fire Cause* Mail llunli in the
Endicott at Neiv York.
New York, March 8. —Several hundred
guests of the Hotel Endicott in this
city were thrown into a frenzy of ex
citement to-day by an alarm of fire.
Despite assurances of the hotel em
ployees that there was no danger, the
frightened people ran down the stairs,
.pushing and shoving one another, in a
stampede for the exist. The two hotel
entrances, one on 81st street and the
other on 22nd street, were the scenes
of fearful crushes. The fire Itself was
confined to a window frame in a dining
room on the fourth floor, and did little
damage. No one was seriously hurt.
PAUNCEFOTE MAY REMAIN.
State Department Han Deceived No
Intimation of u Successor.
Washington, March 8. —The State De
partment has as yet received no inti
mation of the selection of a successor
to Lord Pauncefote. As far as can
be learned Lord Pauncefote's' plans
for the coming summer do not contem
plate a journey beyond the shores of
this country. He will leave Washing
ton in a few days for a visit to George
Vanderbilt at Biltmore, N. C., where
he hopes to recuperate fully from his
recent attack of gout.
GAYNORS SEE NO VISITORS.
Voduk John Guy nor Said Hla Father
Was in Savannah.
Syracuse, N. Y., March 8. —The Gay
nor family at Fayetteville refuse to
admit visitors or reporters to their
home. John F. Gaynor, Jr., through a
partly opened door, replied to a ques
tion concerning his father’s where
abouts, saying that he was in Savan
nah.
It is believed here that W. B. Kirk
of this city, who is on John F. Gay
nor’s bond, has been secured against
loss.
WORK OF KANG SI REBELS.
They Surprise n Town and Release
Prisoners, Who Join Them.
Hong Kong, March B.—The Kang Si
rebels have reached Kai Chou, a town
80 miles from Kwong Chan Yuan. They
surprised the local mandarins, over
powered the garrison and released the
prisoners, who joined In the rebellion.
It is reported that the members of
the Triad secret society have joined
the rebels and are looting and burn
ing villages.
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FUNSTON’S VIEWS
CAPTOR OF AQUINALDO TALKS OF
PHILIPPINES.
BREEZY AND SPICY ADDRESS.
SAYS FILIPINO PATRIOTS ARE A
BAD LOT.
Agnlnaldo Told Him, He Say*, Thai
He Had Gen. Luuu Killed ’’Simply
Because He Would iluve Been Dic
tator instead of M yelf”—Ameri
can Soldier* Have Been Humane,
He Declares—Would Like to See
Some of tlie American Pro-Filipi
no* Hanged.
New York. March 8. —Brig. Gen.
Frederick Funston was the guest of
honor at a dinner given to-night at the
Lotus Club. More than 300 members
of the club were present.
Gen. Funston made a speech in which
he said:
"When Manila was surrendered t@
Dewey and Merritt some thousands of
Spaniards were in the city. In the
eyes of the world these people looked
to us for protection, and to have turned
them over to the uncontrollable mob
known as Aguinaldo’s army, would
have been the blackest page of Amer
ican history; one that a thousand years
of repentance -and restitution would
not have satisfied.”
Gen. Funßton then told in minute de
tail of the instances which led to the
warfare between the American army
and the insurgents and during the nar
rative told of the shooting of several
sentries by Filipino scouts who had
passed the lines. He said that on toe
opening of the battle between the army
and insurgents Maj. Metcalf of the
First Nebraska Regiment had come to
his quarters, and said:
“Thfe dance has begun.”
“What dance?" I asked, and Maj.
Metcalf replied;
"Go out and hear.”
I went out and heard the puttering
of rifle balls, and that was the begin
ning of the war over there."
Gen. Funston then said:
“All sorts of men get into the army.
. e are good, batj and indifferent,
but 1 believe tnat vo per cent, of the
American soldiers are a brave and
humane lot of men. The other 5 per
cent, wno have been writing letters
to newspapers have ornamented the
Inside of a groghouse for a longer time
than they have distinguished them
selves in the field.”
Deel* of Heroi*m Related.
Gen. Funston then mentioned sev
eral Instances of personal bravery on
the part of the men in the army which
resulted in their death, including those
of Capt. Godfrey and Sergt. O'Brien.
He wits present when Sergt. O’Brien
was Shetland said it was “one of those
wild moments that are worth ten years
of hundrum existence."
His listeners cheered the remark.
Gen. Funston said:
“All of those men who have fallen
since December, 1900. have been vic
tims of a lot of misinformed and mis
guided people here in the United
States. It is perfectly proper for us
to have all sorts of opinions as to
wh.it we should do with the Philippine
Islands, but, for heaven's sake, let us
keep them to ourselves until every
square inch of that territory recog
nizes the sovereignty of the ' Unitpd
States.”
Gen. Funston then gave many ex
amples to show that the Filipino lead
ers were not true patriots. He men
tioned the slaying of Antonio Luna,
who was ordered slain by Aguinaldo.
Gen. Funston said that Aguiinaldo had
told him in regard to Luna’s death:
“I had him killed simply because he
would have been dictator instead of
myself.”
“Would you imagine George Wash
ington doing anything like that? asked
Gen. Funston.
Filipino Patriot* a Bail I.ot.
The general said there was not one
of the so-called Filipino patriots who
could not be convicted of murder if he
was tried by a jury. He declared that
there had never been a war in the
world's history where the soldiers had
shown such humanity as had the
American troops in the Philippine Is
lands. He then told of twenty-four
American soldiers who had joined the
Phiiipinos and who were afterwards
captured and executed as traitors and
then said:
"There are many men in the United
States who did more with their mouths
and minds to aid the insurgents than
did these poor men with the Krag-Jor
gensen rifles. I would rather see those
men hanged for treason than to see
one of our soldiers dead on the field of
battle.”
The General then declared the F:ll
plnos could not be classed with the Cu
bans, and he said that if the United
States troops should now leave the
Philippine Islands there cauid be half
a dozen different kinds of civil wars
there, and that the world would hold
the United States responsible for them.
He said he talked with Agulnaldo on
their way back to Manila on the Vicks
burg. and that Aguinaldo told him that
neither Dewey nor any one else had
promised him anything but that he and
his people had faith in the Americans.
tUEF.N LAUNCHED BATTLESHIP.
King Eiltvnrd Laid Keel for the
Battleship King Edward VII.
London. March B.—King Edward and
Queen Alexandra participated in a
number of inspections and ceremonies
at Plymouth to-day, including the dis
tribution of China medals. The prin
cipal ceremony of the day was the
launching of the first-class battleship
Queen, by Queen Alexandra, and the
laying of the keel plate of the first
class battleship King Edward VII by
King Edward.
WILL CHANGE PHRASEOLOGY.
But Senate Will Not Alter Reduc
tion of War Revenues.
Washington, March 8. —A sub-com
mittee of the Senate Committee on
Finance was in session to-day consid
ering the war revenue repeal bill. It
has been decided to report the bill poe
tically as it came from the House, with
some changes in phraseology, jut with
no amendment making any change in
the reduction of the entire tax.