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THE MORNING NEWS.
J. H. ESTILL President.
Established 1850. - - Incorporated 1888.
CIVIL WAROUTRAGES
L 4ST resort of defenders of
army IN PHILIPPINES.
ACTS OF GRANT AND SHERIDAN
fearful prison record on both
SIDES COMPARED.
(They Now Desire to Prove What
Gen. Sherman Said I* True—That
••War la Hell”—Atrocities of Civil
War No Excuse lor Brutalities In
Philippines, Says Neville of Ne
braska Congressman Bartlett
Gives Figures From Secretary
Stanton’s Report Showing That
Percentage of Mortality in Union
Prisons Was Greater Thau In
Southern, e
Washington, June 23.—Debate upon
the Philippine civil government
bill warmed up in the House
to-day and henceforth promises
to be of a much livelier char
acter. The increased interest is due
to the injection into the debate of a
comparison of the cruelties charged to
have been practiced in the Philippines
with those which occurred during the
Civil War. The subject has been light
ly touched upon once or twice before,
but attracted little attention until Mr.
Grosvenor of Ohio to-day revived the
memory of the extremities to which
Grant and Jackson were put during
the secession. This was followed late
in the day by a speech from Mr. Mahon
of Pennsylvania in which he paraded
the “horrors of Andersonville and Lib
bey prisons.” He predicted that in the
coming elections the American people
would stand by the “boys in blue.”
Mr. Grosvenor in his speech, also
defended the rules of the House against
the criticisms passed upon them, and
paid a tribute to Speaker Henderson's
impartiality.
Mr. DeArmond of Missouri spoke at
considerable length in opposition to the
administration's Philippine policy. The
other sneakers to-d'ay were Mr. Olm
stead of Pennsylvania. Williams of
Mississippi, Corliss of Michigan, and
A\ W. Kitehin of North Carolina.
Mr. Kitehin opposed the Philippine
bill and the Philippine policy of the
administration.
Democratic Kipanalon.
Mr. DeArmond repudiated utterly the
charge that the opposition to the pres
ent Philippine policy in criticising- some
oi the acts of the army officers in the
Philippines was slandering and assail
ing the army.
The Democratic party, Mr. DeAr
mohd said, tv as not opposed to expan
sion founded upon American prima
ries. Expansion was one thing; colo
nial empire was another. The Demo
cratic party was anxious to see the
country expand as expansion was un
derstood by the fathers. Expansion
upon Ihe American continent. North
cr South, was the Democratic idea of
expansion, not holding by subjugation
1f'.000,000 people, 7,000 miles beyond our
border.
Smith, Grant and Sheridan.
Mr. Grosvenor said that if every
thing that had been said of Gen. Jacob
Smith were true, if he had issued the
order to make Samara, howling wil
derness and to kill all over 10 years
of age, he could find its counterpart on
both sides during the Civil War. He
then proceeded to read a report from
Gen. Grant to the government at
Washington, telling of the arrange
ments he had made to carry desolation
everywhere through the Shenandoah
Valley, to seize all men under 50 years
of age as prisoners of war, destroy
err/is and make the valley a “barren
waste.”
'Before Phil Sheridan got through he
made iit a barren waste,” said Mr.
Grosvenor. He then read from “The
Betters of Stonewall Jackson,” edited
hv his wife, a statement that Gen.
Jackson believed that the black flag
should be raised, and no quarter given
as the best means of resisting inva
sion, and saying that he had urged this
policy upon Gen. Lee.
He also read a telegram from Gen.
Beauregard, urging the passage of a
hill for the execution of prisoners. By
this means, the telegram read: “Eng
land will be stirred to action.”
Bartlett's Pertinent Query.
When that bill was introduced in the
Confederate Congress," interrupted Mr.
Bartlett of Georgia, “had not Lincoln
Issued a proclamation to seize the citi
zens of the Valley of Virginia and try
them by court-martial, and had they
not been seized?"
“I do not know,” replied Mr. Grosve
nor.
' That Is history,” said Mr. Bartlett.
“If that Is true,” replied Mr. Grosve
nor, "it furnished only another reason
to excuse those of our soldiers who re
taliated when the natives in the Phil
ippines sneaked up and cowardly mur
dered their comrades.”
Mr. Mahon of Pennsylvania, speaking
of the cruelties of some of our officers
and men in the Philippines, declared
that they were not to be compared
"ith the “barbarities of the Civil
M’ar." He read from official reports
tales of horrors suffered by Union pris
oners at Andersonvllle.
"Do not the official figures, show,”
interrupted Mr. Richardson, the Dem
ocrat leader, “that a greater percen-
a ?e of Confederate prisoners died in
Northern than Union prisoners in
Southern prisons?”
“I have the official figures here,” re
plied Mr. Mahon, ”1 will put them in
the Record.” He read an order to
shoot the prisoners at Andersonvllle If
the Union army got within seven miles
of the prison.
Neville’s Telling Reply.
“It the North was Justly indignant
r,v *r the atrocities at Andersonvllle,"
interrupted Mr. Neville of Nebraska,
should not the American people
now t>e indignant over the brutalities In
the Philippines? Why parade the Civil
"- ar horrors as an excuse? (Demo
cratic applause.) If the administration
directly responsible for the atroci
ties aliened to have been committed in
'h' Philippines, the Republican party
ehoqld he swept out of power.”
While the Union prisoners were suf
fering at Andersonvllle,” Interposed
Mf Richardson, “did not the Confed
' ie government have up a etanding
lo "(change those prisoners, offi
'*f for onicer, and man for man* And
' "* not that proposition rejected?”
“Ve# Rut the men In Andersonvllle
‘ ■ '* broken, emerlsted, many of them
''■•niece. The North refused to e*-
■ banes sblebodled men tot w*# who
Jsabatmal) iKafninij
not Perform military service,"
said Mr. Mahon.
Hlcharalson Ask* Again.
"} ask again,” interrupted Mr. Rich
ardson, “did not more Confederate
prisoners die in Union prisons than
union prisoners in Southern prisons?”
I deny it, and will put the reports
in the Record.”
'lt is true, and I can prove it,” said
Mr. Richardson.
‘You want the South to support the
government in prosecuting the war in
the Philippines." interposed Mr. Ne
ville, “why do you now seek to bes
mirch the South?” (Democratic ap
plause).
' I do not desire to besmirch the
South,” said Mr. Mahon, “I only de
sire to show, as Gen. Sherman de
clared. that 'war is hell.' ”
At 5 o’clock the House took a recess
until 8 o'clock.
Bartlett Gives the Figures.
At the night session Mr. Bartlett of
Georgia replied to the remarks made
at the afternoon session by Gen. Gros
venor and Mr. Mahon as to the treat
ment of Union prisoners detained in
Confederate prisons. He read from a
report made by Charles A. Dana, as
sistant secretary of war, upon the con
ditions in the Southern prisons, show
ing that the condition of the Union
prisoners in the South was no worse
than that of the Confederate soldiers
in the field.
To prove his statement made In the
afternoon that a greater percentage
of Confederate soldiers died in Union
prisons than did Union soldiers in
Confederate prisons, Mr. Bartlett pro
duced the figures from Secretary Stan
ton's report of July 16, 1866, showing
that of 220,000 Confederate prisoners in
Union prisons, 26,756, or over 12 per
cent., died, against 22,576, or about 9
per cent, of the 270,000 Union prisoners
in Confederate prisons. The other
speakers at the evening session were
Messrs. Gibson, Republican, of Ten
nessee; Neville, Democrat, of Ne
braska; Burnett, Democrat, of Ala
bama; Gaines, Democrat of Tennessee,
and Mr. Zenor, Democrat, of Indiana.
At 10:20 p. m., the House adjourned
until 11 o'clock to-morrow.
JANE TOPPAN WILL NOT HANG.
Wnmnn Chargetl With Many Mur
ders, Declared Insane by Massa
chusetts Jury.
Barnstale, Mass., June 23.—Miss Jane
Toppan, who was on trial here to-day
on the charge of poisoning Mrs. Gibbs,
for whom she acted as nurse, was
found not guilty to-day by reason of
insanity, and by order of the court she
was committed to the Taunton Insane
Asylum for the rest of her life.
The time occupied In the trial was
scarcely six hours. When the govern
ment presented its evidence the sen
sational incident appeared In the tes
timony of Dr. Henry R. Stedman of
Boston, an alienist, who said that Jane
Toppan told him in the presence of
other medical experts that she had
caused tii* death of Mrs. Gibbs by giv
ing her tg. to iso nous dose of atrophine
and ntqrjmtne.
when (fie defense put its medicgl ex
perts on the witness stand the con
tention of moral and mental Irrespon
sibility of the defendant was main
tained.
Miss ’foppan will be taken to the
asylum to-morrow.
l’ut Many Out of the Way.
While Miss Toppan was tried on The
indictment charging the murder of Mrs.
Gibbs.she was charged also by the gov
ernment with the deaths of Alden P.
Davis and Mrs. Genevieve D. Gordon
at Catumet. These deaths occurred
within a short time of each other. In
addition the deaths of the following
persons, who were nursed by Miss Top
pan, had been inquired into:
Israel P. Dunham of Cambridge,
died May 26, 1895, aged 86 years; Mrs.
Dunham, his wife, died Sept. 15, 1897;
Miss Connors, died at Cambridge, in
1900; Mrs. Alden P. Davis, died at
Cambridge, July 4. 1901, aged 62 years;
Mrs. O. M. Brigham, of Lowell, died
Aug. 29, 1899, aged 69 years; Florence
N. Calkins, housekeeper for Mrs.
Brigham, died Jan. 15, 1900; Mrs. Edna
Banister of Tunbridge, sister of Mrs.
Brigham, died Aug. 27, 1901.
AN OVATION TO KITCHENER.
Gave Good Advice to Britons and
Boers at Cape Town-Now Kn
It onto to England.
Cape Town, June 23.—Lord Kitchener
received a great public ovation on his
arrival here. At a luncheon in accept
ing. the presentation of a sword of
honor Lord Kitchener asked for the
suppression of all racial feelings, and
all leagues and bonds. Briton and
Boer had a good fight, and were now
shaking hands.
Lord Kitchener also said his hearers
could be sure that the rebels would
not be dealt with vindictively.
Later Lord Kitchener and Gen.
French sailed for England.
AMERIt AN-BOER PRISONERS.
State Department'll Reqnest Re*nlt*
In Only One Release.
Washington, June 23.—The President
to-day sent to the House of Represen
tatives a response to a resolution ask
ing for the names of all American citi
zens detained by the British authori
ties as prisoners of war, in connection
with the recent war in South Africa.
Among the names is that of Mendal
Miller, who is said to have been a resi
dent of Petersburg, Va. His release
has been secured on parole on the un
derstanding that he will return to
the United States. The State
Department has been unable to
obtain the release of the other pris
oners. _ •
TWO SCALDED TO DEATH.
Railroad Men Die Horribly an Re
sult of Collision.
Steubenville, 0., June 23.—As a re
sult of a collision between two light en
gines on the Cleveland and Pittsburg
Railroad at Mingo Junction to-day
during a heavy fog two men were killed
and a number of others were injured.
The dead are;
B. R. WALKER, brakeman, Toronto,
<l,
F W. McELROY, Falrmount, W, Va
Both scalded to death
A I liana* In German Ministers.
Berlin. June 13. -The Cologne Oa
srtte to-day says Kmperor William has
si.epted the resignation of Herr von
Thielen. !h* minister of public works,
who wa, appointed June . MW. and
has appointed Gen. Budds tils succes
sor
SAVANNAH. GA.. TUESDAY. JUNE 24. 1902.
BRYAN MAKES REPLY
NO HARMONY FOR HIM WITH
CLEVELAND.
TALKS OF TILDEN BANQUET.
MAKES SEVERE ATTACK ON EX
PRESIDENT.
Chargee That Hie Rcnominatlon ill
1802 Wae Reenlt of Secret Bargain
With Flnnnelere Corporatlone
(out rilintrd Big Campaign Fund
and Their Ageute Filled Hie Cabi
net—He Declaree Mr. Cleveland'e
Plan of Democratic Harmony n
Sham and a II in ll—Clevelaudlem
Mea ne Plutocracy.
Lincoln, Neb., June 23.—The absence
of William J. Bryan from the Tilden
Club dinner at New York is pretty well
explained by a statement given out by
Mr. Bryan this evening, commenting
on the dinner. At the outset Mr. Bry
an says there Is no such thing as Dem
ocratic harmony where ex-President
Cleveland is concerned. He says:
“The banquet given on the evening
of June 19 by the Tilden Club of New
York City was advertised as a ‘har
mony meeting,’ but it turned out to be
what might have been expected of such
a gathering, an ovation to the chief
guest, former Democrat. Grover Cleve
land. There can be no such thing as
harmony between men like him and
those who believe in Democratic prin
ciples, and he is frank enough to say
so. He spent no time looking for ‘mid
dle ground,’ upon which to gather to
gether discordant elements. He boldly
called upon the members of the party
to abandon their convictions and ac
cept the construction which he places
upon Democratic principles. He even
taunted the party with being a sort
of prodigal son, and invited it to give
up its diet of husks and return to its
father's house.
“He spoke of his ‘retirement from
political activity,’ and said: ‘Perhaps
there are those who would define my
position as one of banishment instead
of retirement. Against this I shall not,
enter a protest. It is sufficient for me
in either case that I have followed on
the matters of difference within our
party, the teachings and counsel of the
great Democrat in whose name party
peace and harmony are to-night in
voked. No confession of party sin
should therefore be expected of me. I
have none to make; nor do I crave po
litical absolution.’
“He not only boosted of big course,
but put Bis brand upon those whA sat
at meat with him. Having asserted
that his Democratic faith compelled
him to leave the party (or resulted in
his banishment) he described the ban
queters as sharing in that faith. He is
not only defiant, but he Insists that
party success can be secured only by
an open and avowed return to his ideas.
Harmony Is to be secured, not by the
suppression of differences, but by the
elimination of those who differ from
.him.” , .
Mr. Bryan says he will print In his
paper Mr. Cleveland’s speech to show
that the organizers do not want har
mony, but control, and that their con
trol means the abandonment of the
party’s position and a return to the
policies and practices of Mr. Cleve
land’s second administration.
A Hot Roast for Cleveland.
Mr. Bryan continues:
“He (Cleveland) secured his nomina
tion in 1892, by a secret bargain with
the financiers, his committee collected
from the corporations and sent the
largest campaign fund the party ever
had; he filled his cabinet with cor
poration agents and placed railroad
attorneys on the United States bench,
to look after the interests of their for
mer clients.
“He turned the treasury over to a
Wall street syndicate and the finan
cial member of his family went from
Washington to become the private at
torney of the man who forced (?) the
Treasury Department to sell him gov
ernment bonds at 105 and then resold
them at 117. He tried to prevent the
adoption of the income tax provision,
refused to sign the only tariff reform
measure passed since the war, and
while thundering against the trusts in
his messages, did even less than Knox
has done to interfere with their high
handed methods.
“His administration, instead of be
ing a fountain of Democracy, sending
forth pure and refreshing streams,
became a stagnant pool from whose
waters foul vapors arose; poisonous
to those who lingered.
“Having debauched his party, he
was offended by its effort to reform
and gave comfort to the enemy. Vir
ginias killed his daughter to save her
chastity; Cleveland stabbed his party
to prevent Its return to the paths of
virtue.
“And now, still gloating over his po
litical crimes, he invites the party to
return to him and apologize for the
contempt which it has expressed for
him. Will it? Not until the principles
of Jefferson are forgotten and the
works of Jackson cease to Inspire.
“If we are to have reorganization,
Cleveland himself should accept the
presidential nomination. It would be
due him; his reinstatement would be
poetic justice to him and retribution to
those whose Democratic conscience re
volted against his undemocratic con
duct. Of course, he would get no Dem
ocratic votes, but being closer to plu
tocracy than any Republican likely to
be nominated, he might divide the en
emy, and even Democrats would have
what little consolation would come
from receiving their disappointment in
advance.
A (.use of “Preferred” Creditors.
"A merchant, about to fail. Invited
his creditors to dinner, and, after
stating hi* condition, secured a year's
extension from all present. One of
the number, a relative, waited until
after the others had retired and then
accosted the debtor: ‘Of course I
promised with the rest to extend the
time, but you are going to make me a
preferred creditor, are you not?' ’Ye#,’
replied the debtor. ‘l'll make you a pre
ferred creditor PH tell you now. that
you are not going to get anything; the
rest won’t find It out for a year.’
“Mr. Cleveland’s nomination would
have this advantage over the nomina
tion of any other reorganiser; he would ;
make the Democrats preferred credit
ors and tell them that tney would not
be benefited by his administration.
Tbe ( IrtrlasS Platform.
“Mr. Cleveland's speech should be
read in fuU H answers a useful put - J
pose; it outlines the plan of campaign
decided upon by ■ the plutocratic ele
ments. for which the reorganizers
stand. Tariff reform is to be made the
chief issue, and the men who voted for
McKinley, the high priest of protection,
are to carry <jn a sham battle with
their companions in 1896, while the
financiers make the dollar redeem
able in gold and fasten upon the coun
try an asset currency and a branch
bank system. Trusts are to be de
nounced in sonorous terms, while the
campaign managers mortgage the par
ty to the trust magnates in return for
campaign funds. Sometimes imperial
ism will be denounced, as in Mr. Hop
kins' Illinois convention; sometimes ig
nored. as in Mr. Cleveland's speech;
but whether denounced or ignored, the
secret and silent power that can com
pel submission to the demands of the
financiers and to the demands of the
trust magnates, can compel submission
to the demands of the exploiters and
the representatives of militarism.
“The fight is on between a Democ
racy that means Democracy, and a
Clevelandism which means plotocracy.
Every speech made by Mr. Cleveland
shows more clearly the odiousness of
the policies for which he stands. We
have more to fear from those who,
like Mr. Hill, indorse Mr. Cleveland's
views, but conceal their real purpose in
ambiguous language.”
WANT BRYAN FOR GOVERNOR.
Nebraska's Populists and Democrats
llolh Now In Convention. Are Wlll
- to Fnse on Him.
Grand Island, Neb., June 23.—Dele
gates to the Populist and Democratic
State Convention, which will be held
here to-morrow, began pouring into
the city to-day. More than 1,200 dele
gates are accredited to each conven
tion.
Preliminary conferences began to
day and were entered into with spirit
by the party leaders, a large number
of whom have arrived for both par
ties. The question uppermost is
whether or not fusion can be accom
plished and a candidate selected to
head the ticket who will be satisfac
tory to all factions.
It is still the- unanimous opinion that
if Mr. Bryan will accept the nomina
tion for Governor there will be little
left to do but .to divide the rest of the
ticket. Optimists say that he renom
inaion of Congressman Stark to-day
will have a demoralizing effect, in
case Mr. Bryan shall not be nominat
ed, as the Populists had depended on
Stark to carry the state ticket for fu
sion.
THE DANISH CANARD REVIVED.
Capt. Christmas’ Charges Seem Less
Substantial Than Ever.
Washington, Juna S.—The special
commlttfco of the House of Represen
tatives, which is investigating Charges
in connection with the purchase of the
Danish West .Indies resumed its ses
sions to-day, and Chairman Dalzell laid
before the members a number of pa
pers, including letters from the United
States minister to Denmark, Mr. Swen
son, Henry White, secretary of the
United States embassy at Lon
don, and Capt. Walter Christmas,
who has been the central figure in con
nection with the charges. Mr. Swen
son's letter encloses that handed to
him by Capt. Christmas, in which the
latter says he never tried to impress
Minister Horring that bribery was the
only way of getting the islands sold.
He had not given the name of any
congressman in connection with the
use of money.
H. H. Rogers of the Standard Oil
Company sent a letter in which he
says he had hut one interview with
Christmas, and that was devoid of
importance. He adds:
“The story he tells as to my claim,
the ownership of t twenty-six United
States senators, is'simply a falsehood
and so absurd on its face that it is
hardy worth referring to.”
KNOCKED PAYMASTER IN HEAD.
Discharged Employe of Clearwater
Blcnchery Gets Revenge.
Augusta, Ga, June 23.—Mr. Russell
Cohen, paymaster at the Clearwater,
S- C., bleachery, seven miles from
Augusta, was knocked in the head to
day by a discharged employe, John S.
Lindsey.. It seems that Lindsey held
Cohen responsible for his discharge and
to-day suddenly confronted Cohen with
a drawn pistol and then struck him on
the head with an iron roller, felling
him to the ground. Cohen lay uncon
scious and Lindsey escaped to Augusta,
where later In the day he was arrested.
At first it was reported that Cohen had
been critically Injured, but this turned
out not to be so. His scalp was laid
open and bled profusely, but physicians
say the injury is not serious.
TWO BLOWN TO PIECES.
Dynamite Cavil In Tennessee Rail
road Camp.
Lafollette, Tenn., June 23.—A terrif
ic explosion occurred at the railroad
camp of William Park near here early
this morning. Herbert Lones and Mar
tha Chapman were blown to pieces and
the house in which they were sleeping
was demolished. A baby also in the
house, was thrown some distance, but
unhurt. Four cases of dynamite are re
ported missing from the magazine.
Robert Jenkins was arrested at La
foliette this afternoon on the charge of
murder. A coroner’s jury which inves
tigated the cause of the explosion re
quired only five minutes’ time to hold
Jenkins responsible and he was arrest
ed when he drove into town. He re
sisted, but was overpowered and sent to
jail without bond.
Revenge for having been discharged
by the foreman is the alleged motive.
WABASH DIRECTORS MKT.
Seml-AnauHl ii Per Cent, on lleken
turo A Bond* Authorised.
New York. June 23.—The director* of
the Wabash railroad met In this city
to-duy, and after authorising the pay
ment of the usual 3 per cent, semi
annual Interest on the debenture A
bonds, transacted routine business No
official action was taken with regard to
the debenture B's, although a belief
prevails In Wall street that there i* to
b* a distribution on these am urHie*
before long.
CORONATION WEEK
COI RT RETURNS TO LONDON
WINDSOR.
THE FESTIVITIES COMMENCE.
CROWDS GREET THE KING AND
QI'EEN.
.
Special Ambassadors, Envoy* anil
Prince* Are Now Gnrnt* of the
Kina —Royal Prr.iiuasr* Arc Ar
riviiia by Score* —Not I util Satur
day Will the I.at Gun Be
Fired mid the Coronation t'frcnio
nte* lie Over—Kltiw Edward Ap
pear* to He in Hi* llanal Health,
but Walk* Heavily.
London, June 23.—King Edward and
Queen Alexandra arrived in London
from Windsor to-day. His Majesty ap
peared to be In his usual health.
With the return of the court to Lon
don from Windsor to-day the festival
of the coronation of King Edward may
be said to have commenced, and each
day until midnight Saturday, when the
last gun of the royal salute will be
fired by the fleet at Spithead, will fur
nish its quota of the attractions which
promise to make the week memora
ble. From to-day the special ambas
sadors, envoys and princes Invited to
join in the festivities become the guests
of the King. Throughout the day num
bers of royal personages have been ar
riving from the continent. They were
met at the railroad stations by royal
carriages and guards of honor, and
were escorted to the official residences
assigned to them. Consequently plenty
of entertainment was provided for the
crowds of sightseers filling the streets.
A big throng took the opportunity of
greeting the King and Queen on their
entry into the capital and semi-state
progress to Buckingham Palace. Ac
companied by Prince and Princess
Charles of Denmark, their majesties
reached Paddington ajt 12:30 p. m., and
proceeded in semi-state landaus, drawn
by four horses wjth postillions, pre
ceded by outriders, and attended by an
escort of the Royal Dragoon Guards,
along the route usually followed by the
late Queen Victoria. The thorough
fares were thickly lined with people
and the enthusiasm of the spectators
evidenced their delight at the ocular
proof of the recovery of the King from
his recent indisposition. Rigorous po
lice precautions were taken at the rail
road station, but the public managed
to invade the bridges crossing the track
and the arrival of the train was greet
ed with cheers. The King lost no time
in alighting and after chatting with
the railroad officials entered a car
riage. H* appeared to Be In his usual
health. He walked perhaps somewhat
heavily, but showed few symptoms of
his illness.
Their Majesties reached Buckingham
Palace shortly before 1 o'clock. They
received the same hearty welcome from
the thousands of people who congre
gated in the avenues leading to the
royal residence as greeted them
throughout the entire route from the
station.
A Royal Dinner Pnrty.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
gave a grand dinner party to-night at
Buckingham Palace to seventy royal
personages who practically represented
the sovereigns of all the monarchies of
the world.
The list of their Majesties’ guests
was headed by the Czarewltch of Rus
sia, who arrived in London this even
ing, and included an imposing array
of princes and princesses and all the
members of the British royal family.
Buckingham Palace was beautifully
decorated and the bands of the Gren
adier and the Coldstream Guards dis
coursed throughout the evening. The
dinner was followed by a brilliant re
ception which was attended by the
members of the suites of all the for
eign potentates now- in London.
Joseph Chamberlain, colonial secre
tary, and Mrs. Chamberlain, received
the colonial premiers and other distin
guished visitors from Great Britain's
colonies at their London residence this
evening.
A Coronation Relieartcnl.
A full and strictly private rehearsal
of the coronation ceremonials to be
held in Westminister Abbey took place
there this afternoon, in which every
body with the exception of the royal
personages and the participants in the
musical and religious features of the
functions, rehearsed their respective
duties. The archbishop of Canterbury,
the Rev. Frederick Temple, and the
lord chancellor, the Earl of Halsbury,
were among those who were drilled in
their parts under the superintendency
of the Duke of Norfolk, and earl mar
shal. The rehearsal lasted for two
hours, and after it was over, the music
al service for the coronation was re
hearsed in full in the church house ad
joining the Abbey.
Crowd* In Trafalgar Square.
The crowds were so great in Trafal
gar Square and in the various thor
oughfares leading from this point that
the omnibuses found it almost impos
sible to proceed. The congested condi
tion of traffic above ground was prac
tically repeated in the various under
ground .routes, and the travel re
sources of the two-penny tube and the
steam underground lines were heavily
taxed. Passengers on these lines had
to wait long before they were able to
board the overcrowded trains.
ROYAL ARrFvaLFaT LONDON.
Ra* Makonnen of At>y*tnla Startle*
the Native* and Put* the Orientul*
In the Shade.
London, June 23.—None of the special
envoys who arrived here to-day, though
they Included princes of the greatest
European dynasties, aroused as much
Interest as did Ras Makonnen, the
Abyssinian general and special repre
sentative of King Menellk. In pic
turesqueness and barbarian splendor
the Ethiopian commander and his
suite paled even the brilliancy of the
Oriental princes whom London ha* be
come accustomed to during the past
week. Makonnen, who has black ha'r
and a beard, wore a cloak of white
silk, pantaloons, a shoulder cape of
heavy white Katin bordered with gold,
and a broad-brimmed green felt hat.
Three native chiefs who accompany
him were scarcely less gorgeous In their
spparei, while an African priest carry
ing a heavy silver rrc*ir. waa the gen
eral'# constant companion Rse MeJton
neh's native followers carried guns and
spears,
Among the other sfrivals to-day were
Prince Henry of Prussia, the Archduke
Francis Ferdinand, heir presumptive
to the throne of Austria, the Prince of
the Asturias, Crown Prince Gustaf of
Sweden and Norway, Admiral Gervais,
head of the French mission, and Mgr.
Merry del Val. the papal envoy.
The scenes In the streets to-day were
largely a repetition of those of Sunday.
During most of the day when they
were more crowded, most of the omni
bus lines deserted the main thorough
fares and congested districts, run
ning through back streets.
The decorations are nearing comple
tion and the weather, after weeks of
cold and rain, has become stifling hot.
Tile Ili'Hdlejr-Marlln* Entertain.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Martin enter
tained Whitelaw Reid, the special am
bassador of the United Statea to the
coronation of King Edward, and Mrs.
Reid, and a. company oil about fifty
persons at dinner to-night.
ALL BRITISHER* TO SING.
••Go<l Save the King” to Be Their An
them Thnrstlny All Over *he World.
London, June 23.—Among the na
tional observances on coronation day,
.which have received the approval of
the King, is the supgi stion, evidently
traceable to the simultaneous stop
pages of all trains, etc. in the United
States for five minutes at 2 p. m. on
the day of the late President McKin
ley s funeral, that at S o’clock on
Thursday evening eviry British euhject
in the United Kingdom and the colo
nies whether In the street, at home, in
a theater, in church or elsewhere shall
uncover and join in ringing “God Save
the King.” The promoters hope that
wherever Britons are assembled in
America they will Join In singing the
national anthem.
A II AH EL OF FOREIGN TONGUES.
Motley Crowd* of Slgliaeers Fill
London'* Street*.
London, June 24.—The enormous and
dally growing crowds and the babel of
foreign tongues in Ixmdon may per
haps be considered, so far, the most
striking feature of the coronation fes
tivities. Early morning sees crowds of
cyclists, mostly women, wheeling along
the routes of the processions to view
the decorations. Later in the day there
begins and endleßS stream of vehicles
of every conceivable description, from
the aristocratic equipages of il.e
wealthy to humble costor or market
carts containing entire families seated
on chairs and stools. Brakes crowd
ed with tourists of every nationality
are driven over tile routes, there is
fighting for the outside seuts on om
nlbusth, while on the sidewalks are
dense masses of slowly moving pedes
trians.
THREE KILLED AT SEA GIRT.
Cranked to Death by Caving in of
Rill* Range—Gen. Spencer nod
Ueat. Cot. Reading Had Narrow
Escape*.
Sea Girt, N. J., June 23.—The par
tially completed rifle range caved in
to-day, catching three men, who were
trying to escape, between the toppling
front walls.' and the rear walls, crush
ing them to death Instantly.
Gen. Spencer, the Inspector general
of rifle practice of New Jersey, and his
assistant, Lieut. Col. Reading, who had
only the moment before stopped to
talk to the men while on Inspection
of the work, had most miraculous es
capes from the same fate.
The men who were killed were:
ANSON HALE.
JOHN B. MARSH.
JACOB SCHIBLEY.
All residents of Manasquan, N. J.
AH three were married. Hale leaves a
family of eight and Schlbley two chil
dren.
Col. Olcott says the accident was
caused by the men removing the braces
too soon. The accident will not inter
fere with the holding of the interstate
contests In August and September.
BRILLES MYSTERY SOLVED.
Mi*nlng Grurarlonn, S. C.. Merchant
Show* Up In Western Town After
Many Experience*.
Charleston, S. C„ June 23.—Solomon
Brilles, a prominent merchant of
Georgetown, who mysteriously disap
peared the latter part of April, has
been heard from. It seems that un
der the stress of business troubles, he
wandered off, boarded a train, landed
in a Western city, where he fell from
a street car and was for a number of
week’s in a hospital. Upon his recov
ery and discharge from the hospital,
he put himself In communication with
his wife and he is under her care rap
idly recovering.
TWO DROWNED AT COLUMBUS.
White Men Lost Lite* In Haplils of
Clin t to liooeKee.
Columbus, Ga., June 23.—J. L. Rus
sell and J. W. Grantham, two white
men, were drowned In the rapids of the
Chattahoochee river, near the Colum
bus Power Company's works this af
ternoon.
. Their bodies were recovered within
half an hour afterwards. Both men
left families.
C’APT. HINES ACQUITTED.
Wa* Charged With Maxing Private
Hang Up by Thninb*.
Plattsburg, N. Y., June 23.—Capt.
John L. Hines, quartermaster of the
Twenty-third United States Infantry
here, who was tried before a general
court-martial last week, has been ac
quitted. It was charged that he order
ed Private Peniow of his company
strung up by the thumbs to make him
confess his accomplice* in a robbery.
Xcierl.au Telephone’* llltldend.
Boston. June 28.—The directors of
the American Telephone and Telegraph
Company 10-day declared a regular
quarterly divided of I'4 per cent, and
4* per cent, extra, payable July 11.
Manchester Will Sir Wllb Peera.
London. June 21 —The Duke of Man
chester to-day took the < ustomary
oath and hi* sea I in the House of
trd*. bis financial disabilities having
beer* removed.
DAIC.Y, *8 A YEAR.
6 CENTS A COPT.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK. Id A YEAN
THE RICE INDUSTRY
CENSUS BUREAU'S REPORT ON THIS
PRODUCT.
HAS MADE RAPID INCREASE.
IMPORTS REDUCED BY HOME PRO
DUCTION.
lin fitment* In Milling Establish
ment* Have Largely Increased.
Louisiana and Texas Have Oat
■ tripped the Snath Atlantic States.
With the Solution of the irriga
tion Question They Will Be Able to
Make Mneh larger Increnses—Do
mestic Rice Furnished TO Per Cent,
of Consumption In 1890.
Washington. June 23.—The Census
Bureau to-day issued a report on the
rice industry, including cleaning and
polishing, showing a capital of $2,601,-
352 Invested in the eighty establish
ments reporting for the Industry in
the United States. Tjiis sum repre
sents the value of land, buildings, ma
chinery, tools and implements, and
the live capital utilized. The valus
of the products is given as $8,723,726,
to produce which Involved an outlay
of $182,033 for salaries of officials,
clerks, etc.; $265,585 for wages; $230,-
203 for miscellaneous expenses, includ
ing taxes, rent, etc., and $7,575,522 for
materials used, mill supplies, freight
and fuel. Since 1880 the number of
establishments increased 264 per cent.;
capital 363 per cent., and value of
products 178 per cent. The Increase in
the Industry in Louisiana and Texas Is
very marked, their production having
advanced'from 75,753,856 pounds in 1890
to 179,919,293 pounds in 1&00, an in
crer* of 137.5 per cent.
T • statistics show that this industry
is being transferred from the South
Atlantic states to Louisiana and Tex
as. The 800 establishments cleaned 898,-
602,018 pounds ol rough rice, valued at
$7,184,208. From this wore obtained 243,-
031,200 pounds of cleun rice and 155,-
570,818 pounds of by-products. Included
in the quantity of rice milled are 39,-
414,459 pounds of foreign rice, received
principally from China and Japan, and
handled by mills on the Pacific coast,
in New Yoik city and in New Orleans.
.Hliuttiii* Oa I Foreign imports.
The report continues:
“The large production of 1899 reduc
ed the net imiiorts for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1900, to the low figure
of 75,380,764 pounds, which was only
24 per cent, of the consumption. Be
sides furnishing 76 per cent, of its to
tal consumption in 1899 this country
exported 12,947,009 pounds of clean rice,
or 5 per cent, of the total production.
• The solution of the Irrigation question
in Louisiana and Texas will enable the
United States to show a rapid inerfasp
In the annual rice production during
the next decade, undisturbed by the
large variations In the crops of the
past ten years.
WILLIAM M’QUEEN ARRESTED.
Scotchman Incited Paterson Nil II
Worker* to Riot.
New York, June 23.—William Mc-
Queen of this city was arrested to-dav
at the request of the Paterson police,
who charged that he incited a crowd
of mill workers to riot. According to
the Paterson police McQueen was one
of the leaders of the disturbances ih
that city last week.
McQueen made no resistance when
arrested. Answering the usual ques
tion. he said that he was born In Scot
land, was 28 years old and was an edi
tor. No firearms were found on his
person, but in his pockets the officers
discovered a number of handbills sim
ilar to those that were pasted over
the Mayor's proclamation in Paterson.
These handbills counseled the strikers
to disregard the advice of the leaders
and resort to force.
THE PATERSON MILL EMPLOYES.
Twenty Per Cent, of Silk Worker*
Remained Away Yesterday.
Paterson, N. J., June 23.—1 tis esti
mated that 20 per cent, of the em
ployes of the silk mills for whom looms
were ready to-day stayed away from
work. No general strike of the silk
workers has been ordered, and none is
likely for a day or so if at all. The
committee of the general conference of
the silk workers appointed Saturday
night to wait on the boss dyers and
ask them to come to some agreement
with their dyers helpers, met with
partial success.
Detectives arrested to-night Frank
Schneider of this city. He is charged
with having shot Patrolman Charles
Robinson during the fight about the
Bamford Mill Wednesday last. Schneid
er Is a dyer’s helper. He denies abso
lutely that he fired the shot.
NO CANAL CONFERENCE.
Senate Conferee* Canned Matter to
Go Over Until To-dny.
Washington, June 23.—The opening
conference on the isthmian cabal bill
was to have been held to-day at 1
o’clock. The House conferees appeared
at the appointed time, but through
misunderstanding the Senate conferees
were not on hand and the meeting went
over until IX a. m. to-morrow.
There is said to be no doubt that the
House conferees will at the outset
ir.ske strong insistence on the Nicara
gua route as provided by the House
bill. Statements made by the House
conferees, however, lead to the belief
that the insistence will not be carried
to th point of a permanent deadlock
defeating all canal legislation at this
session.
The friend* of the Panama project
have been making a canvas of tha
strength of the Senate amendment In
the House and are confident that %
motl>n to concur can command a ma
jority.
TOO I.ATE FOR ((BAN TREATY.
I.mml Hope of Nnlsrurll} at This
*. mhl.iii Go** Glimmering.
Washington. June 21. It ha* bean
determined that I*o reciprocity treaty
with Cuba can to submitted at tha
present session of Congress Any draft
of a treaty must go to Havana and ba
letui r*d before It - an be submitted to
the Senate This, at uooraa, ‘ snoot ba
a* * inpit*h*4 in the abort spar* of tuna
intervening before a4jsrnmM>