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J. H. ESTILL, President.
Established 1850. - - Incorporated 1888.
THE PRINCE IS GONE
{.UILED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
OS THE DEUTSCHLAND.
WAS HONORED TO THE LAST.
hoYal visitor mas gives a
HEARTY FAREWELL.
The Prince Intimate* to Mayor Low
That He May Retorn AKnin—He
(■ny* a Tribute to American Beauty
at Hi* Lnt Luncheon With Hi*
American Ecort—Sew York Let
ter Carrier* Pre*ent llronae Tnb
let in Commemoration of the
ll,ree Martyred Presidents and
M ill Receive a Portrait of Prince
Henry.
New York, March 11.—Prince Henry
of Prussia sailed for Germany on
board the Hamburg-American liner
Deutschland this afternoon. His last
day in America was spent entirely on
board the Deutschland, but it was
well filled with pleasing incidents.
The Prince breakfasted early and
about 10 o'clock began to receive of
ficial farewell visits from the repre
sentatives of Germany in this coun
try and those of the United States
government. Mayor Low was also a
caller, and the Prince, in bidding him
farewell, gave him a hint th‘at he had
seme intention of returning to Amer
ica for a second trip. The Prince,
In reply to the mayor's expressions,
said:
■ I thank the citizens of New York
for all their kindness to me, which I
appreciate deeply. If I should return
to America, I should feel, when I
reached New York, that I was once
more at home.”
The members of the party that ac
companied the Prince on his tour
were his guests at luncheon. Covers
were laid for 28 persons in the dining
room of the steamship and music was
fui nished by the band from the Ho
henzollern. At the close of the lunch
eon when it came time to say goodbye,
the Prince, taking a rose from the
table, said:
"This is the badge of that which I
have been admiring during my entire
trip to the United States —American
beauty.”
He pressed his flower in his button
hole and each guest followed his ex
ample.
Elan*’ Farewell to Prinee.
Admiral Evans, taking the Prince
by the hand, said:
"I have only this to say to Prince
Henry and my brothers of the Ger
man navy. We are glad you came
ami sorry you are going, and hope you
"ill come again. It gives me great
pleasure as the representative of the
American navy to seize the hand of
friendship you have so kindly ex
tended across the Atlantic.”
Then Gen. Corbin said:
"We have all enjoyed the trip and
the memory of it will abide with me
forever.”
Assistant Secretary Hill said:
" The memory of your visit will nl
"ays be in our hearts and the hearts
of the Americans.”
Immediately after the luncheon at
the Prince’s invitation the party went
to the commander's bridge of the
Heutsohland and was there photo
giaphed. Then the real leave-taking
begun. The final farewells were said
by members of the German embassy at
Washington.
An incident of the forenoon was the
ca *l of the committee of forty New
lork carriers, representing the New
lork branch of the National Letter
Carriers’ Association. They came to
present the Prince with a bronze tab
let in commemoration of the martyred
Presidents of the United .states, Lin
coln, Garfield and McKiiley. The let
ter carriers failed to see the Prince,
ami were received by Admiral von
Seckendorff in his behalf. In ’.hanking
them the Admiral said His Royal High
ness in return for the present would
fend the New York Letter Carriers’ As
aoi iation his portrait, with autograph,
to hang on the walls if the organiza
tion’s room in New York.
More Singing for Prince.
Sshortly before the Deutschland sailed
tlm i’nited Singing Societies of Hudson
county, New Jersey, were heard on the
dm k of the Princess Victoria Louise,
which lay alongside the Deutschland,
and sang a number of selections. Prince
Henry appeared on the bridge of the
Heutsohland with Capt. Albers and
bowed his acknowledgments repeatedly.
V\ hen the ship sailed all approaches
and the pier houses were crowded. The
th>t cabin section of the Deutschland
"as packed all the afternoon with pas
sengers and friends, and in many cases
"cmen had to be rescued from the
crush to see the Prince.
•he Deutschland sailed at 3:46
°.' lOf, k. As she moved away from, the
Pier the cheering was continuous. The
Prince appeared on the bridge and
bowed. All down North river the pass
es’ tugs and craft of every description
the great liner and her distin
guished passenger a noisy send-off. At
the Battery, which was reached exact
o at 4 o’clock, a great crowd had
gathered and cheered as the vessel
*t<amed on down the bay. The
H' Uschland reached the Narrows at
; '• Ports Wadsworth and Hamilton
salutes, which were answered- by
H e Deutschland’s whistle and the gar
tmon at Fort "Wadsworth lined up on
bluff until the steamer had passed
°ut into the lower bay.
i he Deutschland is due at Hamburg
°h Monday, next.
, 1 Prince's apartments on the
'■ :tschland include the captain's cabin
r 'l three adjoining rooms especially
‘“-netted and prepared for the use of
ls Royal Highness. The social hall
1 ihe Deutschland was beautifully
- orated with flowers and there was
Profusion of them in the Prince’s
e of rooms. The company had also
-tefully decorated the pier.
Holien xollern Sail*. Too.
1 im Perlal yacht Hohenzollern
'■ ted on her homeward trip at 2:40
' k this afternoon. A crowd wit
he- . departure of the ship at
Pier "and a cheer from the people
, ,answered with a salute by whis-
I , fr ? m . the Hohenzollern. For an
1 r before the time for sailing the
'* and officers of the Hohenzollern
f.' levee bidding farewell to
r nds. The Hohenzollern is under
it to i' rCK? eed to Bermuda, where
1 ‘hakes its first stop.
Satoaimalj Jftofnitta
PRESIDENT AND PRINCE.
Felicitation* and Farewell* Ex
changed by Henry and Roosevelt.
Washington, March 11.—The follow
ing exchanges took place to-day be
tween Prince Henry of Prussia, who
sailed for Europe on the Deutschland,
and President Roosevelt:
“Hoboken, N. J., March 11, 1902. The
President of the United States: On
this day of my departure, 1 beg to
thank you personally, as well as the
nation whose guest I have been, for
all the kindness, consideration and
good feeling I have met witn during
my visit to your interesting country.
I hope that my visit may have in
creased the feelings of friendship be
tween the country I represent and the
United States. Bidding you farewell,
let me wish you every possible success,
and, pray, remember me to Mrs.
Roosevelt and Miss Roosevelt, who so
charmingly and with so much pluck
accomplished her task when launching
his majesty’s yacht Meteor. Once
more, most hearty thanks. May we
meet again.
“Heinrich, Prince von Preussen."
“White House, Washington, March
11, 1902.—Henry, Prince of Prussia,
steamer Deutschland, Hamburg dock,
Hoboken. N. J.: Not only have I en
joyed your visit personally, but on be
half of my countrymen, I wish to ex
press to you the pleasure it has been, to
see you and the real good I think your
visit has done in promoting a feeling
of friendship between Germany and
the United States. It is my most earn
est wish that this feeling may strength
en steadily. Mrs. Roosevelt sends her
warm regards, and so would Miss
Roosevelt if she were not absent. Pray
present my heartiest greeting to His
Majesty, the German Emperor. Again,
I thank you for your visit and wish
you all good luck wherever you may
be. Theodore Roosevelt.”
A GREAT HELP TO FRIENDSHIP.
Hospitality to Henry Fully Appre
ciated in Germany.
Berlin, March 11.—The semi-official
North German Gazette, commenting
this evening on the departure of Ad
miral Prince Henry of Prussia from
the United States, referred in the
warmest terms to the generous hos
pitality and unvarying courtesy and
good will extended to the Emperor’s
representative, and continued:
“In the strengthening of the tradi
tional friendly relations between two
great, powerful and progressive na
tions, in the renewal of the old con
fidence, we couple in our thoughts,
with gratitude, the countless
thousands of American men
and women who everywhere
gave Prince Henry a joyful welcome
coming from sincere hearts. It is just
these perfectly spontaneous demon
strations of friendship, coming from
all classes of a proud people,that give us
confidence that the good feeling which
has been engendered and manifested,
both here and over there, by the visit
to the land of George Washington, will
continue its influence in the relations
between the German Empire and the
United States politically untroubled as
they are in any way, to the advantage
of both peoples.”
BRITISH STAND'STEADFAST.
Blow* Only Stiffen Tlieir ItCMOlniinn.
Have Got to See the Thing
Through, Said Rosebery.
London, March 11.—Expressions of
steadfastness have to-day succeeded
those of humiliation which were uni
versally heard here yesterday on the
publication of the news of Gen. Me
thuen’s disaster. There is little dis
position to minimize the incident, but
everywhere is heard the determina
tion to maintain the tradition that
blows serve to stregthen and stiffen
British resolution. Lord Rosebery
struck the popular note today in a
speech before the Glasgow students.
He admitted that it was heartbreak
ing after all the expenditure of life,
time and money, but he added:
“It will not dishearten us. We have
got to see this thing through. We
must take the blows which fortune
deals us with equanimity, showing
curselves worthy of better fortunes.”
Lord Rosebery expressed the hope
that more prosperous times were in
store, and that in the future “it would
be our proud memory that when our
country passed through the storm we
did not (or a moment flinch and were
not for an instant dismayed.”
May Have lleen Another Defeat.
Reports from the continent that the
defeat of Gen. Methuen was followed
by another fight, also favorable to the
Boers, oocasion some anxiety, owing
to absence of news from Gen. Gren
fell's column of 1,300 men, which left
Klerksdorp to join Gen. Methuen. It
is thought that possibly Gen. Delarey
may have attacked Grenfell.
The war' secretary, Mr. Brodrick,
when asked in the House of Commons
to-day what steps had been taken in
view of the success of the Boers
against Gen. Methuen, to send Lord
Kitchener reinforcements, said 6,000
yeomanry would be immediately em
barked, with large drafts of cavalry
and infantry. Lord Kitchener would
be given all the assistance he asked
for.
CHINA PRESENTS MEMORIAL
Pekin Government Object* to Ex
clusion. Especially in the Philip
pine and Hawaiian Inland*.
Pekin, March 11.—The Chinese gov
ernment has presented to the United
States minister, Mr. Conger, a strong
memorial against thg re-enactment of
the Chinese exclusion law by the United
States. The government here partic
ularly objects to the exclusion of Chin
ese from the Philippine and Hawaiian
Islands, representing that the Chinese
had acquired extensive commercial in
terests there and were closely con
nected with the islands by family ties,
so that repression of free intercourse
would result in peculiar hardships.
CRASHED INTO GOAL CARS.
Fireman Killed and Engineer In
jured on Southern.
Alexandria, Va., March 11.—The
north-bound Manassas accommodation
train on the Southern Railway dashed
into a number of coal cars standing on
the main track just south of Manassas
Junction. Weston Atkinson, the fire
man, was killed. Thomas B. Rown,
engineer, was seriously injured. The
'train was filled with passengers, but
o other persons were injured.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY. MARCH 12. 1002.
GREENE AND GAYNOR
ABSCONDING DEFENDANTS LOCAT
ED IS CANADA.
QUEBEC NOW THEIR CITADEL.
MILL HARDLY BE IN SAVANNAH
ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY.
Have Engaged Distinguished Coun
nel M’itlt Large Experience In
Handling Extradition Fight* ami
M’lll lte*i*t Any Attempt on the
Part of tile Government to Have
Them Returned Here—Until Are
Coinfortnbly Installed ut the Cha
teau Fontenac and Are Taking
Life Easy.
Quebec, March 11.—Col. John F. Gay
nor and Capt. B. D. Greene, who are
charged with complicity in the Savan
nah frauds, spent a quiet day at the
Chateau Frontenac in this city. They
do not appear to be in the least wor
ried as to the outcome of their cases.
The Provincial Attorney General's
Department, which has charge of the
administration of justice "In this prov
ince, has not received any instructions
as to the arrest of the accused.
Notwithstanding the statement made
by Col. Gaynor to-day that he might
return to the United States on the 17th,
both he and Capt. Greene have secured
the services of distinguished counsel,
who in the past have handled some fa
mous fights against extradition pro
ceedings in this province.
They have retained to look after their
interests Hon. Jules Tessier, member
of the local Legislature, ex-speaker of
the legislative assembly, and who some
years acted in a like capacity for J. O.
Eno of New York, and L. A. Taseher
eau, also a member of the local Legis
lature and law partner of Hon. Charles
Fitzpatrick, Minister of Justice of Can
ada.
Capt. Green had a long consultation
with Mr. Tessier to-night. He de
clined to discuss the case after the
conference.
Col. Gaynor and Capt. Green were
spectators at a meeting of the Legis
lature this evening.
GAYNOR’S SMOOTH TALK.
Said They Might Return to Savan
nah on March 17.
Quebec, March 11.—Col. John F. Gay
nor, who, with his wife and his part
ner, B. D. Greene, is stopping at the
Chateau Frontenac, in this city, said
to an Associated Press reporter to-day
that he and Mr. Greene are not hero
in hiding from the United States court
at Savannah. Asked if they intended
returning to the United States, Col.
Gaynor replied that they might return
on the 17th instant. %
WASHINGTON TAKES ACTION.
Matter of Extradition Being Looked
Into ly Department of Justice.
Washington, March 11.—The officials
of the department of justice will make
every effort to secure the extradition
from Canada of Greene and Gaynor,
who are charged with complicity in
the Savannah frauds for which Ober
lin M. Carter was sent to the peniten
tiary. The officials are looking up
the law and the treaty bearing on
the subject, and as soon as this is
completed they will ask the state de
partment to take steps to secure the
extradition of the men.
COL. GAVSOR’S INTENTION.
At Present It I* to Return to Sn
vnnnnh March 17.
Syracuse, N. Y., March 11.—The
Post-Standard to-night received a
statement from John F. Gaynor, dated
Quebec, declaring that it was his
“present intention to return to Savan
nah on the 17th.” Col. Gaynor said
he went to Quebec publicly and made
no attempt at concealment. He said
there wag nothing unusual in his being
there as he had made several busi
ness trips to Quebec this winter.
QUIET NOW AT NORFOLK.
Striker* .Still Conlldent of Winning.
However, find Stand by Tlieir
Claim*.
Norfolk, Va., March 11.—The Board
of Trade to-night adopted resolutions
upholding the decision of the arbitra
tion board in the street car strike, and
declaring that both parties to the dif
ficulty should at once come to an agree
ment and call the strike off.
The strikers are still confident and
in a statement issued to-night declares
that there was a tacit understanding
between their committee and the
Chamber of Commerce that the oath
of union men would be respected in
the findings of the arbitration board
and bring their letter accepting the
board into evidence to substantiate
their claims. The letter accepts arbi
tration under the conditions laid down
by the strikers’ committee in a con
ference with the Chamber of Com
merce the day previous.
To-day the first point yielded since
arbitration was decided upon, was
made by the strikers in a letter to the
street car officials in which they agree
that charges against street railway em
ployes must be proven to the satisfac
tion of a committee, one to be appoint
ed by the Norfolk Street Railway and
Light Company, one by the employes
and these two to select a third to hear
evidence. The decision of the commit
tee shall be final.
All day long until darkness fell, the
regular quota of cars was run on
schedule time without a military guard.
After dark the soldiers begirded the
cars and stayed on them until 10
o'clock, when they stopped running.
The city is quiet to-night and it is
thought that the military may be with
drawn to-morrow.
Two Coal Barge* Agronnd.
Vineyardhaven, Mass., March 11.—
The barges Fitzpatrick and Wadena,
coal laden, from Newport News for
Boston and Salem, respectively, are
aground on Shovelful Shoal. It will be
necessary to lighter them before they
can be floated. The crews were res
cued. The tug Sweepstakes, which bad
barges in tow, is uninjured.
NOT SEEKING INTERVENTION.
Boer Delegate* Only Want Civilised
NVarlare luNtired and a Fair anil
Square Fight.
Washington, March 11.—O. H. Wea
sels and A. D. W. Wolmarans, the
Beer delegates in this country, had
a talk with President Roosevelt to
day at the conclusion of the cabinet
meeting. They called to pay their re
spects and to say good-bye, as they
will leave for Europe about the 20th
instant, after visiting Chicago and a
number of other places.
In the course of their interview’ they
stated that they desired to particu
larly make known to the President
that they neither asked for, desired,
nor expected intervention on the part
of the United States or any other
country.
“A number of mistakes have been
printed about our mission to this coun
try since we came to Washington,”
said Mr. Wessels, “and the worst one
is that we are trying to get interven
tion. We know that this is not possi
ble, and as a matter of fact we do
not want it. What we do want, how
ever, and what we have laid before
the American government, is a request
that civilized warfare be insured in
South Africa. That is all we want
now. We have not put before the au
thorities any request that this plan or
that plan be adomted to insure the
carrying out of A'-.- rules of civilized
warfare, but we will leave that whol
ly to the government to take whatever
steps it sees fit. We want a fair and
square fight.
“President Kruger is not seeking in
tervention in Europe, and all stories
of that kind may be denied whenever
they are seen. The Boers have noth
ing to lose and all to gain by keeping
up this fighting. They may call It
guerrilla warfare if they want, but it
is at least humane warfare.”
ROOSEVELT'S FIRST VETO.
Tarn* Doan a Senate Rill to Remove
t a Charge of Desertion Standing
for Forty Year*.
Washington, March 11.—President
Roosevelt to-day sent his first veto
message to Congress. It was directed
to the Senate and the bill vetoed was
one removing the charge of desertion
from the naval record of John Glass.
The message was as follows:
“There can be no graver crime than
the crime of desertion from the army
or navy, especially during war; it Ls
then high treason to the nation, and
is justly punishable by death. No
man should be relieved from such a
crime, especially when nearly forty
years have passed since it occurred,
save on the dearest possible proof of
his real innocence. In this case the
statement made by the affiant before
the committee dees not in all points
agree with his statement made to the
Secretary of the Navy. In any event
it is incomprehensible to me that he
should not have made effective effort to
get back into the navy. He had served
but little more than a month when
he deserted, and the war lasted for
over a year afterwards, yet he made
no effort whatever to get back into the
war. Under such circumstances, it
seems to me that to remove the charge
of desertion from the navy and give
him an honorable discharge would be
to falsify the records and do an in
justice to his gallant and worthy com
rades who fought the war to a finish.
The names of the veterans who fought
in the Civil War make tho honor list
of the republic, and I am not willing
to put upon it the name of a man un
worthy of the high position.
“Theodore Roosevelt.”
After the message had been deliv
ered, Senator Gallinger, from the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, read the re
port of the committee, on whicn the
Senate acted. From this statement it
appeared that Mr. Glass enlisted in
January. 1864, whet: only 16 years of
age, and that, having witnessed an act
which compromised the second officer
of the ship, he was taken ashore in
March of that year by that officer, and
told not to report again for duty. The
committee scy this order, together with
Glass’ you' 1:, was responsible for his
desertion.
A TIDAL WAVE DISASTER.
Central American Pacitie Coa*t
Overflowed anil Many Live* l.o*t.
San Francisco, March 11.—The Pa
cific Mail Company’s steamer New
port, from Central American and Mex
ican ports, brings details of a recent
disaster between LaLibertad and a
point thirty miles north of Acajutla.
Without a moment's warning a terrific
tidal wave burst over all the length of
the coast, and when the Newport
sailed for Son Francisco it was said
that 33 bodies had already been re
covered and buried. No possible esti
mate of the full loss of life could be
made.
The wave went entirely over the bar
riers that had been built along the
coast, swept the towns of LaLibertad
and Acajutla. carrying away the fresh
water pumps of the latter place.
ONLY TWO CARRIAGES.
lint Few Followed Hilly Rice'* Re
main* to the Grave.
Hot Springs, Ark., March 11.—The re
mains of the late Billy Rice were
buried in Greenwood Cemetery this af-'
ternoon. But two carriages followed
the hearse to the burial grounds. In
the first was Frank Damron and Rev.
Julien C. Brown, a prominent minister
of Hot Springs. The expenses of the
funeral will be paid partly by the Ac
tors’ Fund of America and partly by
Primrose and Dockstader, lifelong
friends of the dead minstrel.
Mr. Damron has started a popular
subscription and intends to raise a
fund with which to place a marble
shaft at the head of the grave of Rice.
TO LOAD IP CENSUS ROLL.
lloune Censii* Committee Plan* to
Retain DiMcliarged Clerk*.
Washington, March 11. —The House
Census Committee to-day appointed a
sub-committee consisting of Represen
tatives Heatwole, Crumpacker and Hay
to consider the measures which seek
to retain on the rolls the census office
clerks discharged through the con
struction of the law making the cen
sus office a permanent institution. Mr.
Hay, of the sub-committee, contem
plates introducing a bill directing the
restoration of the clerks of date March
6 and the repeal of that portion of the
permanent census bill which brought
about the discharge of the clerks. '
AN ATTACK ON HAY
BURLESON FIRES HOT SHOT INTO
SECRETARY.
TOO PRO-BRITISH IN SPIRIT.
REFUSED TO AID IN GETTING RE.
LIEF TO BOERS.
Secretary Hay’* Itefnsal to Kei|ne*t
Passport* of Loril Paunecfote
Through the British Lines for
Persons Carrying Relief Supplies
to Doer* in Concentration tamps
the Gronnd for flic Attack—Chair
man Hill Make* Spirited Defense
of the Secretary.
Washington, March 11. —The feature
of the day in the House was a speech
by Mr. Burleson attacking Secretary
Hay for declining to request the Brit
ish authorities to furnish passports to
go through the British line to Rev.
Hiram W. Thomas and wife, who de
sire to go to South Africa to distribute
Boer relief funds collected in Illinois.
Mr. Hitt of Illinois, chairman of the
Foreign Affairs Committee, made a
spirited reply to Mr. Burleson, charg
ing the Texar. member with attempting
to prejudge the case before the evidence
was in.
Mr. Burleson sent to the clerk’s desk
and had read a letter from John O.
Knight, who came to Washington to
secure the passports for Dr. Thomas
and wife. Mr. Knight, in the letter,
stated that the funds were collected in
response to an appeal by Gov. Yates.
He had gone to Secretary Hay with a
letter from Senator Cullom, and the
Secretary of State, the letter says, had
declined to make the request of Lord
Pauncefote, on the ground that such a
request would be considered meddle
some and a remissness of neutrality
and against the views of "President
Roosevelt.
If the facts stated in this letter were
true, said Mr. Burleson, then the State
Department was so saturated with pro-
British spirit that it could no longer
respond to the common dictates of hu
manity when made in behalf of Boer
women and children.
Mr. Burleson said that under date of
March 4 another appeal had gone from
Mr. Knight to Secretary Hay without
eliciting a response. Mr. Burleson
said his purpose in having these let
ters read was to fasten the attention
of the American people upon the course
of the State Department.
ISitt Replies tn Burleson.
Mr. Hitt of Illinois, chairman of the
Foreign Affairs Committee, replied to
Mr. Burleson with some display of
beat. He asked whether he would have
allowed a committee that existed in
London in 1863, and which was in full
sympathy with Ihe Confederate cause
to go through the Union lines for the
purpose of distributing relief. Inter
national Red Cross was organized for
the purpose of carrying relief. Funds
could be distributed through it, or
through our consuls, but not through
those in sympathy with the enemy.
Relief funds raised in this country
had in fact been distributed through
our consuls.
“But why should not the Secretary
of State use his good offices to relieve
the distress of Boei* women and chil
dren confined in concentration
camps?” asked Mr. Burleson.
Mr. Hitt replied that according to
Mr. Knight’s letter, the secretary had
offered to help Rev. Dr. Thomas in
every way in his power, but he mani
festly could not do a ridiculous thing.
The rules of international law upon
the questions were well established.
Every old soldier of either army who
had been in prison during the Civil
War understood the situation per
fectly. Jefferson Davis would not
have allowed Northern sympathizers
to perambulate through Southern
camps to distribute relief. The sec
retary of state could not make a de
mand which on its face was contrary
to all precedents. It would be a slap
In the face of a foreign government.
It had not been done in our war or
any other. Our government, he said
in conclusion, should not put itself in
conflict with another for the sake of
• making political capital.®
AMENDING TAX REPEAL BILL.
Sennle Find* Hou*e Wan Carelea*
in It* Work.
Washington, March 11.—The Senate
Committee on Finance did not com
plete the consideration of the war rev
enue repeal bill to-day. A number of
amendments were adopted at to-day's
meeting, but they deal almost entirely
with the phraseology and the opinion is
still expressed by members of the com
mittee, that the effect of the bill when
reported from Ihe committee, will be
the - same as was intended by the
House.
One of the amendments agreed upon
by the committee changes the provis
ion of the bill affecting tobacco. As
the bill passed the House it took no
cognizance of the reduction of 20 per
cent, made in the tobacco "tax in the
last session of Congress, the effect of
which it Is believed by members of
the Finance Committee would be to
reduce the tax to $4.80 per hundred,
whereas the intention was to place it
at $6, the ante-war rate. The Senate
amendment corrects this error. The
committee also discussed an amend
ment, leaving intact the tax on "buck
et shops,” but did not pass upon it.
ENGLAND’S IRISH PROBLEM.
To He No Coercion Until Effect ot
New Land Hill I* Seen.
London, March 11 .—At the cabinet
meeting to-day it was decided that the
time had not Yet arrived for enforcing
the drastic clauses of the crimes act.
For the present, therefore, there will
be no proclamation of the United Irish
League.
The government's new land bill will
be introduced next week in the House
of Commons by George Wyrtdham, the
chief secretary for Ireland, and it is
understood that his view prevailed that
coercion should be avoided as far as
possible until it is seen whether this
hill will have the effect of tranquillz
tng Ireland, and that It would be in
judicious to revive the recriminations
about coercion at the moment of intro
ducing the new bill.
It is said the cabinet meeting de
veloped great and even bitter differ
ences of opinion among the ministers.
A TERRIBLE TEXAS CYCLONE.
Muny House* Demolished, Two Fn
• nlltie* and Many Injured Near
Da lias.
Dallas, Tex., March 11,—The cyclone
that swept through the southern sub
urbs of Dallas, passed on toward the
northeast, levelling fences and destroy
ing small farm buildings in its path.
The extent of damage to persons and
property in the farming district has
not been learned, as the terrific down
pour of rain has put country roads in
an almost impassable condition.
Telephone reports state that at D*
Soto, fourteen miles from Dallas, three
dwelling houses and two stores, in oqe
of which was located the postofflee,
were demolished. One of the dwell
ing houses destroyed was that of J. M.
Johnson. His 4-year-old-daughter was
so badly injured that she died this
evening. At Beeman school house,
three miles east of Dallas, the dwelling
house of T. Reagan was wrecked. The
family escaped without injury. In
Queen City, the extreme southern sub
urb of Dallas, six dwelling houses were
blown to pieces by the wind. Mrs.
Bray and two children were seriously
injured. C. D. Bourne, wife and child,
Albert Ewing and family were away
from home. Their house was literally
torn to pieces aiyl a negro servant,
whose name, was not learned, was bad
ly hrt. A score of more of Other
houses were badly damaged, but not
wrecked. The property loss as near as
can be estimated in Dallas county will
reach at least SIOO,OOO. ..
OMAHA HIT HARD BY STORM.
A Cliurcii Demolished nnd Many
It ii i 111 lug* Damaged.
Omaha, Neb., March 11.—The heaviest
wind, rain and hail storm in the his
tory of the city visilted Omaha and
Douglas county early to-day. It
struck Omaha near Monmouth Park,
in the northern edge of the city, and
moved northeast, the greatest severity
being experienced in the neighborhood
of Thirty-third street and Lariinore
street. Although perhaps fifty build
ings were more or less damaged, no
body was seriously injured. Persons
who were caught in the storm had nar
row escapes, and Mrs. Amanda Geary,
who lives at Thirty-third street and
Grand avenue, probably escaped death
by being absent from home. Her
house was picked up and scattered
over a square of ground, bits of the
furniture being found in a neighbor
ing field. Telephone and electric wires
in the path of the storm were
strewn over the streets and a great
number of poles were toi’n out. Frank
lin School, one of the largest in the
city, had to be abandoned temporarily.
A large chimney was blown into the
roof, which caved in and demolished
the Interior of several rooms. Small
buildings were blown about and sev
eral barns were torn to pieces.
The Monmouth Park Methodist Epis
copal Church was literally torn to
pieces.
The Immanuel Hospital was badly
damaged by a large chimney being
blown through the roof. Several
greenhouses were ,wrecked by the hail.
Nearly all the skylights were blown
off the Coliseum building.
Several near by towns in this coun
ty report the worst storm for years. It
was particularly severe at Valley and
E'khorn and at the latter place a Un
ion Pacific train was struck by a fall
ing coal chute and considerably dam
aged, although none was injured. At
Florence, three miles north of the city,
and where the city water-works' are
located, the , storm twisted several
buildings from their foundations, but
the water-works plant was not af
fected.
In Central Park lightning struck sev
eral barns and was one of the ele
ments that contributed to the havoc
in this city.
OPEN DOOR FOR PHILIPPINES.
Cabinet Di*eii**e* Necessity of C'i>n-
Mlatency in the East.
Washington, March 11.—The cabinet
discussed at length to-day the Phil
ippine legislation and the necessity for
preserving the “open door” features
of our policy in the Philippines exactly
as this government expects to have
them preserved in China and through
the East.
The Cuban tariff situation was also
discussed. It is understood that the
effort to secure reciprocity with Cuba
is an administration measure, that
President Roosevelt is carrying it out
in pursuance not merely of the policy,
but of the promise of President McKin
lev. and with the most hearty belief
in it, as being morally called for; that
this administration, like the adminis
tration the policy of which it is contin
uing, is pledged to the relief of Cuba.
TEXAS DROUGHT RELIEVED.
Nature Was Somewhat Rmle in Her
Metlioil*. However.
Houston. Tex.. March 11.—A heavy
rain prevails all over the state to
night, reports from the Panhandle and
West Texas being that the drought is
relieved. In North Texas the fall
ranges from two to six inches, while
in South and East Texas the fall is
nearly as good. Two tornadoes have
done damage in Dallas county, but
wires are down, and it is Impossible
to get details beyond the fact that two
people are known to have been hurt,
thought to be fatal. At Greenville a
schoo'.house was torn to pieces by cy
clonic disturbances shortly after school
was dismissed. Every one escaped
with the exception of one little girl
and she was not badly hurt. The rain
is worth much to the state, as the dry
wcather was becoming a very serious
matter.
TEXAS GETS NEEDED RAIN.
Most General Downpour for Ove# a
A ear Now Falling;.
Dallas, Tex.. March 11.—The most
general rain for over one year is fall
ing in Texas to-day. Reports from
north of Dallas show a heavy down
pour, while there are light rains as
far south as San Antonio. The rain
was badly needed throughout the state
and it will prove of incalculable value
to crops and cattle ranges.
TO DEFEND SPANISH CLAIMS.
Hon. llanniM Taylor Appointed Spe
cial Government Counsel.
Washington. March 11.—Hon. Hannis
Taylor of Mobile, Ala., former United
States minister to Spain, has been ap
pointed by the Attorney General
special counsel for the government to
aid in the defense of claims before the
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission.l
DAILY. JR A YEAR.
X S CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK, $1 A YEAR
MALLORY ON SUBSIDY
FLORIDA SENATOR STRONGLY OP
POSES THE BILL.
NO GOOD REASON FOR IT.
THE MEASURE BALD AND BOLD IN
CHARACTER.
It Simply Propose* to Take the
Money of the Taxpayer* to Bnilil
Up the Private BuHine** of Indi
vidual* and Corporation*—The
Proponed Auxiliary Cruiser*
NYonld He X a lade** in Moijern
Warfare and the Subsidies to
Great Carrying 1 e*el* Would Be
of Little Aid to Commerce.
Washington, March 11. —For*several
hours to-day the Senate had the ship
subsidy bill under consideration. Mr.
Mallory of Florida made an extended
speech in opposition to the measure,
lie analyzed the bill carefully and held
that there was no good reason for its
enactment Into law, saying he believed
it would not "accomplish the results
hoped for it by Its promoters. His op
position was based chiefly on the
ground that it would extend the fa
vor of "the United States treasury to
private individuals and corporations
without a just return for the expendi
ture.
Mr. Mallory said in its ultimate
analysis, the ship subsidy bill was a
measure to take the money of the tax
payers to build up the private busi
ness of individuals and corporations.
Referring to Mr. Frye’s argument in
support of the establishment of an
auxiliary navy, for which the pending
bill provides, he did not believe there
was sufficient justification for the ex
traordinary expenditure proposed by
the bill. In the event of a war be
tween the United States and Great
Britain, France, Germany, Russia, or
any other great maritime power, this
country would find itself in a very
different situation from that
which it was in during the
Spanish war. '"'e proposed auxiliary
cruisers wo lot be left to scour
the seas, fc _ie it was the policy
of all the nations named now to build
war vessels which could easily over
take any one of the ships which by
the pending bill would become a part
of the naval auxiliary fleet.
Mr. Mallory contended that the prop
osition to give subsidies to great car
rying vessels would accomplish little
in aid of commerce, because a majority
of the ports of this country and in
South America were so shallow that
vessels of a draft greater than 23 feet
could not enter them.
After analyzing at length the pro
visions of the measure, Mr. Mallory
said:
“Congress never in Its history passed
a measure of this character. It has
passed manv laws to advance private
gain under the pretense of public pol
icy. b<it never one so absolutely bald
and bold In its advancement of private
purposes as this measure.”
He felt humiliated, he said, every
time he visited the water front of his
city In the fact that with the excep
tion of schooners and coasting vessels,
the American flag is never seen upon
a mast in that harbor. He would go
as far as any senator to put the Amer
ican merchant marine oft a footing of
equality with that of other nations,
but he could not indorse a measure
such as this which was so at variance
with every principle of right and Jus
tice.
Mr, Frye Submits Amendment.
Mr. Frye referred to the fact that it
had been claimed that the clause In
section 6 of the ship-subsidy bill which
directs payment to the owner or own
ers of any vessel of the United States,
“duly registered by a citizen of the
United States," would place under the
provisions of the bill the four ships
that had been admitted to an American
register. He therefore submitted an
amendment which was adopted, mak
ing the clause read “hereafter built
and registered in the United States, or
now duly registered.”
A RUUD MEN TO PROTECT MINES.
Danger Threatening in Southwest
Virginia Coni Fields.
Roanoke, Va., March 11.—A special
from IJristol, Tenn., says:
A party of men armed with Winches
ters left Bristol thi? afternoon for the
Southwest Virginia coal fields, where
an outbreak is feared on account of
the demand* of union labor agitators.
The prospects for a general strike have
been on the increase for ten days and
the mine operators have been curtail
ing orders for commissary supplies on
account of the situation.
Mine officials believe the presence of
armed men may prevent an outbreak.
Only One Hundred lllnmhtlnfled.
Bristol. Tenn., March 11. —The gen
eral manager of the Virginia Iron,
Coal and Qoke Company stated to
night that only about 100 out of 800
are dissatisfied over the result of an
effort to have their labor union rec
ognized. It is believed that peace
will be maintained.
STIIiYINU OIR MANTFACTIRES.
Roynl Hungnriun Commissioner Is
Now in Augusta.
Augusta, Ga.. March 11.—George
de'Szogyeny, L.L.D., Royal Hungarian,
commercial commissioner, is in Au
guasta for a few days, studying the
manufacturing interests of the city.
Dr. Szogyeny has a letter from Secre
tary Hay introducing him to the com
mercial bodies and bespeaking for him
courtesies at the hands of manufactur
ers. Nearly two years ago he was
commissioned by the Hungarian gov
ernment to come to America and study
our manufacturing enterprises and la
bor-saving machines. He has spent
twenty-two months in New York. Bos
ton, Chicago, Pittsburg and other ci
ties of the East and North and Middle
West, and is now for the first time
in the South. He has just come from
the Charleston Exposition. He visited
one of Augusta's big cotton mills to
day, a cotton seed oil mill, and an ice
factory. To-morrow he will go through
a largQ lumber manufacturing plant,
the brewery and car shops.