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THE morning news.
j H ESTILL, President.
vc*obi'fhed 1850. - - Incorporated 18*8.
SHAKE-UP IN CORPS
CHANGES OF STATION’ FOR UNITED
states engineers.
black on panama canal.
SOW COMM ANDS THE BATTALION
at WASHINGTON.
Col. Blaclt linn Hail Valuable Ex
perience In Sanitary Engineering.
IVIII Have it *o Supervise at
Panama and Colon—Col. Peter
llnine* Relieved of All His I>-
tip „—Will He on the Panama.
Hoard— Various Changes Among
OtHeers of Southern Station*.
By H. M. Barrier.
Washington, March 31.—Several im
portant changes in the Engineer Corps
(|f t ‘ hP rnited States army were an
nounced to-day, and one, at least, is of
great importance In connection with
the construction of the Panama canal.
Pol William M. Black, has, on the
recommendation of Gen. Glllispie, chief
of engineers, been relieved of duty at
the Engineer School and placed in
command of the battalion at Washing
, n by Secretary Root, and will be de
tailed on duty in connection with the
construction of the Panama canal as
soon as the treaty is ratified by Colom
bia and property transferred to the
United States.
Pol. Black has a very fine record in
connection with sanitary engineering.
It was under his immediate supervision
that the city of Havana was placed in
its present fine sanitary condition and
yellow fever completely eradicated.
Previously to his assignment in charge
of the engineering work in Havana,
he was engineer commissioner of the
District of Columbia. He will have
much sanitary work to do at Panama
and Colon and along the canal route.
Col. Peter Haines, who was a mem
ber of the Isthmian Canal Commission,
and will probably be appoint and a mem
ber of the board to construct the Pan
ama canal, was to-day relieved of all
his duties in connection with the Engi
neer Corps, and temporarily assigned
to Washington. He was promoted to
be brigadier general April 11.
Hemnlt of Gillespie’s Trip.
The general shake-up in the corps of
army engineers will be a result of Gen.
Gillespie’s visit to Charleston, and
other points along the Southern coast.
Orders have been issued, relieving
Capt. Geo. F*. Howell from duty as
secretary of the Mississippi River Com
mission, and assigning .him to Char
leston, in place of Capt. J. S. Sand
ford, who goes to Philadelphia, reliev
ing Col. C-. W. Raymond. Capt. How
ell's transfer to Charleston is ow
ing to ill-health, and it is believed*
that the climate and the duties there
will be to his advantage.
Capt. Sandford’s assignment to duty
in Philadelphia is in the nature of
an advancement, as he was not only
in line for promotion, but he is regard
ed as one of the best members of
the corps of engineers.
Col. Haines' place on the Board
of Rivers. Harbors and For
tifications has been taken by Col.
Stickney, and his place as division en
ginepr in charge of tfie work from
Norfolk to Tampa has been taken by
Lieut. Col. Quinn.
Lieut. Ladue has been transferred
lrom West Point to St. Louis to suc
ceed Capt. Howell on the Mississippi
River Commission and will in turn be
succeeded by Lieut. M. J. McDonough.
These changes will come as a gen
eral surprise to the service, for they
have not been anticipated or even
speculated upon at tfie War Depart
ment, except by the Secretary of
War, Gen. Corbin and Gen. Gilles
pie.
CAUGHT
BENEATH A PIECE.
Field Gnn Turned Over While in
Practice Drill. \
Washington, Match 31.—The overturn
ing of a heavy piece of artillery jester
day in the drill at Fort Myer, Va.lvdur
ing the regular drill of the Fourth Bat
tery of field artillery, commanded 'by
Capt. Stephen JVL Foote, caused tile
death of a corporal and the injury of
three other soldiers.
Killed: Corporal, Charles J. Slavln,
aged 25 years, of Washington,
, 7'’ crushed beneath the wheels.
Injured: Frank Reilly, England,
-i years of age, contusion and
abrasion of the right groin, will
live. ,
Elmer Wehn, Baltimore, 2G years,
slight contusion ajf the back of
the neck.
Matthew E. Duncan, Brooklyn N. Y.,
“ years, both leg bruised.
to""*/ 1 the at ' c 'dent occurred the bat
ery detachment, consisting of four
P .. ( >es, r Vas tearing at a gallop around
ci, >7 1 , hall in eolumn. As the heavy
. . ! took the turn at the corner, the
V f tfle leading piece struck a
under the tan bark, and the entire
1 o,® ."’as turned upside down.
, ' ln was the gunner of this piece,
of ti "i S on the extreme right
the /re, i* er chest - He was hurled to
sj,.„_ s "J un f• the heavy ordnance falling
wi y a r ross his body. Four of his
rihie ir7 broken, and he received ter
rm le e 7 lal ’“Juries.
Jtelfiv ayJ t M b * r oase with him were
tner w/l Marcus Shores. The for-
In'lureH K l V i < i' rely ' though not fatally,
harm* 1, " hle > Shores escaped any
pi'c.’l *tL! X l stats of the overturned
W,„„S| r ® r hdaier Wehn and Jesse
but \V, n ,T." e J atter reaped injury,
ofth?,e'l/ 3 thrown beneath the axle
juries to hi rturned eun, receiving in
occupied u' K Duncan, who also
Hare was in? at the art Hlery cor
v r’eonri ‘/l ured - but not serious’y. ■
the. War W&8 K ‘ ade ‘°
raises
the money needed.
meetf nta ’ Marcll 31.—At the mass
teria n *^’ nl * ht at the Central Presby
the U irr h , UrCh * the cltlzen ' B fund ror
When tvi J °° Un^Versity was con
the a, 7 ount had "ached $96,5-X>,
save tEM** Rallroad and Electric Cos.
the am ' runn,n * the total $1,600 above
. e amount asked for.
CRUM IS IN CHARGE.
Custom House Force Seems Willing
to Serve Under Him.
Charleston, S. C., March 31.—Dr. W.
D. Crum took the oath of office as
collec(ar of the port of Charleston
this morning, and Deputy Withers
turned the custom house over to him.
The new collector went over the prem
ise! and announced that he would take
uy the regular routine of his work to
morrow morning.
/ S. E. Barnwell, one of the Inspectors,
resigned some days ago because he
would not serve under a negro collec
tor, but there were no other resigna
tions recorded to-day.
It is understood that the staff at the
custom house, from Deputy Withers
down, Avill remain in service.
Corporation Counsel Moffett was at
work to-day, consulting authorities as
to the illegality of the Crum appoint
ment, a matter which was referred
to him yesterday by Mayor J. Adger
Smyth. He has not yet /submitted
his report to the Mayor.
Much interest is taken in this matter
here and elsewhere as well, judging
from the demands for specials regard
ing it from newspapers all over the
country.
ROOSEVELT WILL
TRAVEL IN STATE.
Magnificient Train Is Placed at
His Service.
Washington, March 31.—The special
train on which the President will leave
here to-morrow for his Western trip
will be furnished by the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and will be one of the finest
ever run out of Washington. It has
been specially decorated and equipped
for the trip. It will consist of six
cars, manned by a picked crew, with
Conductor William H. Johnson, who
has been with the President on
many trips, in charge.
Spencer Murray will be in charge of
the President’s car, which will be the
private car Elyslan. It has a parlor
and observation compartment, three
state sleeping rooms, a dining room,
two sleeper sections, a kitchen and
sleeping sections for servants.
The other cars of the train Will be
the Texas, a compartment sleeper: the
Senegal, a section sleeper; the St.
James, a diner; the Atlantic, a com
bination buffet and baggage car; and
a regular baggage car. The trip will
continue from April until June s—nine
weeks and three days. During that
time the President will travel about
14,000 miles.
ASLEEP ATTHE SWITCH.
Negro Flagman Said to lie Respon
sible lorn Serious Wreck,
•* Atlanta, March 31.—1n a wreck which
occurred at Redan this morning, on the
Georgia Railroad, Fireman Culpepper
of Augusta, on train No. 2, which left
Atlanta at 7; 55 o’clock, was probably
fatally injured, Engineer Palmer of Au
gusta was badly hurt and several pas
sengers were slightly injured. Of the
passengers, Miss Peck of Lithonia was
the most severely hurt.
The passenger train went to take the
siding to let a number of freight cars
to pass. The negro flagman is said to
have gone to sleep, and the train, go
ing at a rapid rate, ran into the open
switch. The locomotive turned over
and was a total wreck. The baggage
and express cars were derailed.
THEY WANT TO ASSUME.
VENEZUELA’S DEBT.
French ami Other Foreign Rankers
Making Overtures.
Washington, March 31.—French
financial houses are contending with
American, British and German bank
ers for permission from President Cas
tro to take up the Venezuelan debt.
Mr. Bowen to-day received Informa
tion from Caracas that the French
minister there was in frequent com
munication with the Banque d’ Es
comptoir, with a view to converting
the Venezuelan debt and establishing a
French bank in Caracas.
It is generally admitted that allied
Powers are waiting on Castro's an
swer to the syndicates before closing
negotiations to send the controversy to
The Hague.
WITH WILD ENGINE
Pinenicer Train Collided and Many
Wert* Injured.
Wikerbury. Conn., March 31.—1n a
collision between a wild engine and a
pasengtv train on the New York, New
Haven ar<] Hartford Railroad at South
Brooklyn to-day, two trainmen were
killed and sixteen injured.
Both engines were demolished, and
their boilers Slown up. The baggage
car next to thS passenger engine was
telescoped. Theother cars of the train
id not leave the tails, but the. passen
gers were injure*, by being thrown
about by the shock,of the collision.
MANCHESTER EXPLAINS
ABOUT THAT CHECK.
New York March 31.—'The claim of
Duveen Brothers for $350,, against the
Duke of Manchester, for V’hich the
Duke’s trunks were attached last night,
was paid to-day, and the trunks re
lousod \
The Duke explained that w\en he
gave his check for forty-five Vounds
on his bankers in Ireland, he asked
that it be presented promptly. This
was not done, and in tne meanNjme
he had transferred his account to Hew
York. He knew nothing of the
until the trunks were attached.
SHOTS WERE FIRED
In a Serious Labor Riot. In Which
Men Were Wounded.
Ukl&h, Cal., March 31.—Thera was a
riot at Fort Bragg this morning be
tween the strikers of the Fort Bragg
Lumber Company and the non-union
men. The trouble started in a saloon
and spread to the streets. A free fight
ensued. A number of shots were ex
changed and a number on both sides
were Nvounded, some seriously.
SAVANNAH. GA.. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 1. 190&.
SHAMROCK IS FLEET
THIRD of her name shows
CLEAN PAIR OF HEELS
TO LIPTON’S FIRSTSHAMROCK.
SHAMROCK 111 IS A FIXE SMOOTH
WATER SAILER.
New Cap Challenger Was Given a
Trial Spin—Showed Hersell Su
perior to Shnmroek lon AII Points
of Sailing on Wliieh She Was
Tested—Shamrock I Beaten ns nev
er Before—New Ilont Loses no
Time in Coming About-Turns
Fast oil Her Heel.
Gourek, Scotland, March 31.—The
Shamrock 111 had a trial spin to-day
'and showed herself superior to the
Shamrock I on all the points of sail
ing on which she was tested.
The yachts were out five hours, and
experts expressed opinion that the
new boat demonstrated that in fine
weather she is by far the fastest chal
lenger yet sent out. The trial was en
tirely in light winds and smooth water,
hut under these conditions, the chal
lenger beat the Shamrock I, as the lat
ter never before was beaten, on either
side of the Atlantic.
Out in Gourek bay the wind w*as so
light that the motion was more drift,
ing than sailing. The Shamrock 111
slipped through the water without
leaving a ripple and carrying her head
well up.
The first time the challenger broke
tack, it was apparent that by shorten
ing her fin Designer Fite h’ad pro
duced a boat which was fast on her
heel, even compared with cup racers.
She carried her way right through,
turning, and was off on her new course
while the older boats would have been
still looking at it, thus showing her
self free of the greatest weakness of
the Shamrock 11.
The challenger showed herself to be
a little tender in squalls, but she sailed
with her lee rail just clear of the
water.
Sir Thomas Lipton, in an interview
after the trial of the challenger, said
he considered that he had every rea
son for the utmost gratification at the
result. Shamrock 111 had done all
that could be asked of her. He thought
that the trial proved her undoubtedly
to be one of the challengers. In h:s
opinion she was the fastest boat afloat
in to-day’s weather, and he looked
hopefully to see her do equally well In
heavier weather.
BULLET FOR WOMAN;
ANOTHER FOR HIMSELF.
Covert Wn* Short in Hi* Account*
Several Thousand Dollar*.
New York, March 31.—Newton
Schoonmaker, a mechanic, living in
Pine street, Brooklyn, on returning
home to-night found his wife, Leila,
lying unconscious, with a bullet in her
breast, and beside her Percival Covert,
a young man living in Euclid avenue,
also unconscious, with a bullet in his
head, and a revolver, of which two
chambers were discharged, lying besile
him.
The man and woman were taken to
the hospital, where Covert died, with
out regaining consciousness. Mrs.
Schoonmaker, who is 28 years old, ral
lied sufficiently to say that Covert had
shot her and shot himself. She made
no explanation of the couse of the
tragedy, and her condition \v*as such
that it was impossible to obtain any
further statement from her. Schoon
maker himself was unable to. thrt>w
any fight on the affair.
On the dead man the police found
two letters, one addressed to Covert's
mother, Mrs. Emily Covert, of St.
Albans. Vt., and the other to George
Carstairs. In these letters, the police
say, Covert admitted that he had em
bezzled several thousand dollars' from
the Williamsburg Trust Company ,ln
whose branch office in Brooklyn he
was employed, and that he had de
termined to kill himself.
Mrs. Schoonmaker is the mother of
two young children, who were asleep
in the room next to that in which the
shooting took place. There is little
hope for her recovery.
the'Twere* massacred.
Revolutionary Band and Inhabi
tant* Were Slaughtered.
Sofia, Bulgaria, March 31.—The Mac
edonian Committees announces that
a revolutionary band of thirty-one
men and the inhabitants of the village
of Abilitche, near Istib, have been
ipassacred by Bashibazouks. The
band it is added, was surrounded in
the village, artillery was brought up
and after ten hours fighting the vil
lage was completely razed and burn
ed and all the inhabitants, without
distinction, were massaored. The Turk
ish losses are reported to have been
even greater than those of the other
side.
PREVOST 'will FIGHT.
Paris, March 31. —The Patrie says
the brother of Emma Touret, who yes
terday fired two shots from a revolver
at Marcel Prevost, the well-known
novelist, as he was entering the office
of the Society of Men of Letters, has
sent his second to M. Prevost The
two men will fight a duel with swords
to-morrow.
SEVENTEEN HELD FOR
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF.
Philadelphia, March 31.—The eighteen
m*n arrested last night at the Peo
ple* Theatre as a result of a rlotlous
dem*n*tration during the performance
of tht farce “McFadden's Row of Flat,”
were %rraigned for hearing to-day,
and seventeen of them were held ln
SSOO bail charged with malicious mis
chief aassault and
eighteenth was dlschargefi^es^s—^r^ss
EXPLOSION AT FURNACE
Caused Dentil and a Number of Fa
tal lnjnries.
Pittsburg, Pa.. March 31.—An acci
dent at furnace I, of the Edgar Thomp
son plant of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany at Braddock, to-day, Is expected
to prove one of the worst in the his
tory of the plant in the number of
deaths resulting. Twenty men were
injured, six of whom are dead, and
ten other injured went to their homes
and are suffering painful burns.
The dead are: John Smith, John
Belou, Andrew Barabae, Joseph Pelar,
John Skotak, and John Pelar.
The seriously injured are: George
Kodok, Michael Steveko. Michael
Skungder. Andrew Berrits, Jos. Bohan,
Frank Sebula, Steven Bobona, J. Se
bula, Michael Miller, and JO9. Bube
lena.
The accident was caused by a "hang”
in the furnace dropping and forcing
large quantities of white hot dust
down a large pipe into where the men
were at work. They were caught like
rats in a trap, without means of es
cape, and all were burned and blister
ed over their entire bodies, and large
strips of flesh peeled off when they
were pulled out of the pit by fellow
workmen.
The cries of agony of the victims as
they writhed in the lava-like stuff,
from which they were vainly trying to
extricate themselves, could be heard
for nearly a block. Hundreds of work
men from other portions of the plant
rushed to the rescue of their fellows,
and as quickly as possible, pulled them
from the pit and carried them to the
emergency hospital.
Seven of the men were completely
nude when their bodies reached the
emergency hospital, and the others
had but a few shreds of clothing upon
them. The bodies of the fatally burn
ed could scarcely be recognized as
such. They were blackened or shred
ded in strips by the white hot
“down comer” dust that burned
into their flesh. Many of the men
had large blotches caused by large
splashes of molten iron that had struck
them burned through to the bone.
DR. C. W. BYRD CHOSEN
WESLEYAN’S PRESIDENT.
Atlanta Minister Allowed Ten Day*
to lieneli a Decision.
Macon, March 31.—Rev. Dr. C.
W. Byrd of the First Methodist
Church at Atlanta was to-day elected
r resident or w. ’ Female College
to succeed Dr. Roberto, resigned.
Five candidates were presented, but
Dr. Byrd received every vote, except
four, on the first ballot. Dr. Byrd
was wired by Bishop Candler to come
to Macon, and he reached here to
night, shortly after 7 o’clock.
Dr. Byrd held a long conference with
Bishop Candler and with the mem
bers of the board and disposed of the
matter by asking for ten days in which
to consider the matter.
The ten days were granted, but
ißishop Candler and every member
of the board are practically convinced
that Dr. Byrd will accept.
Dr. Byrd formerly held a pylpit in
Louisville. He is a graduate of the
North Carolina and Vanderbilt Uni
versities.
Wesleyan College is the oldest fe
male educational institution in Ameri
ca.
EDWARD WILL*VISIT
PRESIDENT LOUBET.
England's Sovereign Will He Re
ceived by France’s President.
Paris, March 31.—A statement was
secured from an authoritative quarter
to-day to the effect that official nego
tiations now in progress make it prac
tically certain that King Edward will
visit President Loubet, about the on
ly question remaining open being
whether the meeting will occur before
or after the President's vcfyage to
Algeria.
Considerable significance is attached
to the meeting, owing to the recent
movement for a reapproachement be
tween Great Britain and France and
the parallel courses they pursued to
wards Turkey and Morrocco. It will
be the first meeting between a French
President and a British sovereign since
the late Queen Victoria was received
by the late President Faure on her
private car, while she was on her
way through Paris to the South of
France in 1897, after which the Boar
War severely strained Anglo-French
relations.
KING EDWARD SAILS
ON PLEASURE CRUISE.
Portsmouth, March 31.—The royal
yacht Victoria and Albert, with King
Edward on board, sailed' for Lisbon
to-day. Royal salutes were fired and
all warships dressed and manned
Ship as the yacht put to sea, escorted
by two warships.
PRICE OF IRON LOWERED.
Foreign Competition the Cansc of
the Rednctlon.
Chattanooga, Tenn., March 31.—The
price of , iron for future shipments has
been lowered $1 on a ton for the high
grades and $1.50 on forge and mottled
iron.
This announcement was made to-day
b yCapt. H. S. Chamberlain, president
of the Roan Iron Company, and one
of the best informed furnace men in
this city.
Capt. Chamberlain said that this
change in prices is the result of the
large Importations that are being made
from foreign countries.
"The amount of ore shipped to this
country from Europe.” he said, "has
been constantly growing, and now, in
order to stop this encroachment of for
eign capital, it has become necessary
for this reduction In the cost of iron
to be made by the Southern manufac
turers.”
CASHIER WAS COOL
k ' '** * •
ABOUT A THEFT OF *70,000 OF HIS
BANK’S FUNDS.
HE CALMLY ANNOUNCED IT.
TOLD HIS DIRECTORS HE DID IT
FOR REVENGE.
Cashier Herrmann, After Being 27
Years With llerlln Rank, Took
the Money—Wrnthtul Because He
YVns Not Elected u Director—Di
rector* Remonstrated, and He
Returned All but sUl,!WO—Worked
u Trick to Keep Tliut—Unuk Is
Suing Him to Get It.
Berlin, March 31.—While the Board
of Directors of the Mayence People's
Bank was in session a few days ago,
the cashier, Herrmann, who had been
with the bank for twenty-seven years,
entered the room and told them he had
taken $70,000 of the bank’s funds. The
amazed directors, when they were
redlly convinced that this was true
ar.d that the old employe had sudden
ly gone mad, asked him why he had
robbed the bank, Herrmann replied:
“This is my revenge for not having
been .elected a director in 1900, as was
promised.”
The cashier added that he was will
ing to go to the penitentiary for life,
as he “had inflicted life pangs on the
directors and stockholders” by tak
ing the money.
The bank’s officers, dropping the high
tone which they had at first assumed
toward Herrmann, begged him to re
store the money and retain their es
teem. Herrmann slowly yielded, so
far as to say that if they would give
him $6,250 down and a life pension of
S9OO a year, he would return the stolen
money. It was daylight when the di
rectors promised to give the cashier
$0,250 and a pension.
Herrmann then went to the outer
office, brought in $70,000, counted out
$03,750 and put $6,250 in his pocket. The
directors said that was not fair; that
he must return all the money, and that
then he would receive the $6,250 pro
mised to him. Herrmann, however, re
fused, and the bank has now brought
legal proceedings to recover $6,250.
REESE AND NICKERSON
ARE RECOMMENDED.
Lieutenant* of Scont* May Get Reg
ular Army Coium’.KHlon*.
Manila, March 31.—Lieuts. Reese
and Nickerson, who commanded the
! First Fourth companies, respect
ively, of Macabebe scouts when the
latter defeated the main body of San
Miguels’ force, March 27, and killed
the Filipino leader, have been recom
mended for commissions ln the regu
lar army.
Lieut. Findlayson has been recom
mended for promotion in the scouts.
Gov. Taft has recommended the con
tinuance of the campaign in Rizal
province. He is determined to dis
perse the remnants of the insurgents
and bandits who are still in the field.
The Governor is recovering from the
indisposition which prevented him
from going to Jolo. He will go to
Benguet, Northwest Luzon in a few
days. The other members of the
United States Commission will follow
him later. Gov. Taft plans to remain
at Banguet and direct the govern
ment from there during the hot sea
son.
Five volunteers, who betrayed the
constabulary garrison at Dos, prov
ince of Albay, have been, sentenced to
death.
James Beaban, the defaulting
cashier of the Board of Health, who
was extradited frorm Shanghai, has
been sentenced to ten years’ Impris
onment.
CHILD WAS KIDNAPPED.
Three Drove Up in u Buggy nnl
Took a Little Girl.
Omaha, Neb., March 31—Albert
Strohmeyer of Kansas, aided by his
wife and son, to-day kidnapped Lola
Young, the adopted 11-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Young,
prominent Omaha people. She Is the
daughter of Strohmeyer by a former
wife. The men made their escape with
the child in a buggy, but Mrs. Stroh
meyer was arrested as she was at
tempting to escape on a street car.
The child was kidnapped while play
ing near Monmouth Park. The three
drove up In a buggy, forcibly placed
the girl in the vehicle, and after Mrs.
Strohmeyer had alighted, drove away.
Later she said that the plan of the
kidnappers was adopted at the ad
vice of a Kansas City attorney, who
told them It was the only way to get
possession of the child.
The police are looking for the child
and its captors.
RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED.
Washington, March 31.—Ratifications
of the Cuban reciprocity were exchang
ed at the State Department to-day by
Secretary Hay and Senor Quesada, the
Cuban minister.
There was little formality about the
exchange. One copy of the treaty
served, and this was delivered to the
Cuban minister. In addition Secretary
Hay and the Cuban minister signed a
protocol reciting the fact of the ex
change.
The copy of the treaty signed to
day will be sent to Cuba, and when
the other copy bearing President
Palma’s signature Is received here, it
will be placed on file in the State De
partment. The next step in order will
be the proclamation of the treaty, but
this cannot be done until the House
of Representatives acts on it.
No More Wreck* Reported.
Newport News, Va., March 31.—N0
reports of additional wrecks as a re
sult of the storm have been received
here. The schooner Chas. H. Daven
port is still high and dry near Old
Point. The tugs have suspended work
temporarily.
XICKAPGO CLUB
, * HAS A BANQUET.
* 4 *
Secretary at the Treasury Shaw
DlKcnHMcd The slei>abiicnn Party
anti TruMt Remedies.
-i|jKria, 111., Marc* 31.—The Eleventh
animal banquest of* the Kickapoo ClLb
was held Jtere to-night. Covers were
laid for 530 guests. *
The decorations were very elaborate,
and the fist of speakers included .Jlon.
Leslie M. Shaw, Secretary of
ury, and Hrtn. Charles Emory
Pennsylvania. Commissioner ’General
of Immigration Frank P. Sargent was
also present. >
A large oil painting of President
Roosevelt, illuminated by Incandescent
lights, caused k spontaneous outburst
of applause, which lasted for some
minutes. Both Secretary Shaw and
Mr. Smith were given ovations. The
programme was as follows:
Invocation, by Bishop John Lancas
ter Spalding. Peoria.
AddroSs, .jte Republican Party,”
Hon. Leslie ST Shaw, Washington.
Address. “Lincoln and Illinois,"
Bishop Samuel Fallows, Chaolgo.
Address, “Our Republic the World’s
Peacemaker,” Hon. Charles Emory
Smith, Philadelphia.
Address, "Steps to Advance Our
Trade,” Congressman John Each, Wis
consin.
Secretary Shaw’s address was a his
tory of the Republican party from its
inception. He spoke, in part, as fol
lows:
The Democratic demand for a re
vision of the tariff as a remedy for
monopolies is not anew invention nor
a recent discovery. Bills, amendments,
to bills and resolutions embodying this
thought have been offered without
number, certainly by the score, by
Democrats standing high and Demo
crats standing low in the councils of
that party. The remedy, however, is
on a par with many others. The all im
portant question whether a given in
dustry is controlled by a monopoly
must neeejs be estabjished before the
proposed remedy can be applied.
The present prohibitory law against
trusts has generally been found ade
quate whenever the evidence attain
able has been sufficient to establish the
ultimate fact. Recent legislation does
not provide new remedies so much as
new methods of discovering and es
tablishing facts and expediting judicial
investigations.
I would like to have our Democratic
friends, who are advocating this rem
edy. explain whether they would re
move protection temporarily or perma
nently from monopoly products. Shall
the protection be removed until the
alleged monopoly goes into bankruptcy,
and then be restored, or shall it be re
moved permanently and our Industries,
one by one, turned oevr to foreign
competition?
This remedy seems to me addressed
to those who are able to see the end
from the beginning. For whatever re
tires a monopolistic corporation from
the field and invites foreign competi
tion to supply its place, not only ren
ders capital non-productive, but what
is vastly worse, it turns all laborers
employed In the street and their fami
lies begging bread. A wise measure of
control Is preferable to any measure
of destruction.
INSANITY THE PLEA
IN CRIBB’S DEFENSE.
RcMpcrndo of Nicholl* I* on Trial
for III* Life.
Wayeross, Ga., March 31.—Leon W.
Cribb, who on Dec. 6 terrorized the peo
ple of Nieholls and killed Emmett
White, a 13-year-old boy; Tom Holton,
town marshal, and a negro, was ar
raigned In Coffee Superior Court at
Douglas this morning on the charge of
murdering Emmett White.
The prisoner was brought into the
court room, and the charge on which
he was to be tried for his life was read
to hi:n and he plead not guilty. Cribb
was attired in a black suit, white shirt
and white tie. He was seated by his
attorneys, his hrother and hi. - father.
Across the aisle, to the prisoner’s left,
sat his wife, with her baby ln her
arms. When her husband was brought
into the court room, Mrs. Cribb wept
bitterly, but the prisoner himself seem
ed very unconcerned, and looked more
like a spectator, than a man that was
being placed on trial for his fife.
Solicitor John W. Benr.ett for the
state was assisted by Cols. Ward and
Roan of Douglas, and the defendant
was represented by Quincy & McDonald
of Douglas and Leon A. Wilson of
Wayeross. The entire morning was
consumed in selecting a jury, fifty-four
men being examined before the neces
sary twelve were secured, when court
adjourned until 1:30. At that hour
Judge Parker called the court to order,
and the examination of the state’s wit
nesses began.
The state made out a strong case
and proved beyond doubt that Leon
Cribb wilfully murdered Emmett
White. From the beginning, it could
be plainly seen that the plea of the
defendant's attorneys would be Insan
ity.
At 4 o’clock the state rested Its case
and witnesses for the defendant were
called. By these wltneses, Crlbb's at
torneys are endeavoring to prove that
he has at times shown symptoms of
insanity; that his grandmother and
two aunts were crazy.
The case will probably not be given
to the jury before to-morrow morning.
Cribb was wounded while endeavoring
to shoot J. O. Hart of DouMlas, but has
recovered from his wound."
On I’enhotly Fit ml.
New York, March 31. —A special com
mittee of the trustees of the Peabody
Education Fund met to-day to consider
the relations of the fund with the Pea
body Normal College at Nashville,
Tenn. The members of the committee
preser were Dr. W. C. Gilman of Bal
timore, J. Pierpont Morgan, Richard
Olney, Hoke Smith and Dr. Samuel A.
Green of Boston.
After the meeting, Dr. Green, secre
tary of the board of trustees, said that
the affairs of the college, were ln a
satisfactory condition and that there
were no changes to announce.
Killed by au Explosion.
St. Louis. Mo., March 31.—A special
from Sandoval, 111., says: Five men
were killed and four fatally -Injured by
an explosion in the coal mine here to
day. It Is thought the explosion was
caused by a windy shot igniting the
coal dust.
Hl* Decision To-day.
St. Louis, March 31.—1n the United
States Circuit Court to-day Judge
Elmer B. Adams announced that he
wifi hand down his decision in the
Wabash injunction case to-morrow.
He ordered all parties to the suit to
be notified.
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OUT WENT M’GOVERN
RIGHT SWING 1 TO TIIE JAW IN
THE ELEVENTH ROUND
DID THE JOB FOR CORBETT.
IT WAS A DESPERATE AND HARD
FOUGHT RATTLE.
From the Sound of the Gong In
the First Round the Fighting Wag
Fierce—McGovern Went Down for
Seven.ln That Round, and Stitt
Punches anil Punishment Fell to
Roth Men I littl Corbett Ended It.
Crowd of YVitnesged the
Fight—Wh* WIIUI, Exelted.
Meobanies’ Pavilion, 6ah Francisco,
March 31.—Wm. Rothwell, better
known as “Yoijng Corbett,” o t Denver,
showed decisively to-night that hi 6
victory over Terry McGovern, of
Brooklyn, at Hartfort a year ago last
Thanksgiving, was no fluke, toy de
feating JVlcGovern in the 'eleventh
round after a fight in which there was
not a second of idleness for either
man. • ■
In nearly every round, Corbett, fight
ing like a machine, never overlooking
an opportunity to send his blows, had
a shade the better of the argument,
und when finally in the eleventh round,
he got the Brooklyn boy fairly going,
he never let up on him until Terry
.sank to the floor, a badly defeated
man.
McGovern Wn* All In.
George Harding, the club time keep
er, who counted McGovern out. stated
after the fight that the blows that
knocked McGovern out were left and
right swings on the jaw and a right
uppercut on the chin. Harding said
McGovern was in a dazed condition;
that when he counted nine he motion
ed him to get up, but McGovern was
too confused to notice, and was unable
to rise.
At the count of ten McGovern start
ed to rise, but it w*as too late, and the
referee awarded the fight to “Young
Corbett.”
Harding said that McGovern was
completely out. and It was a mercy to
him that he was unable to get up. Cor
bett was strong and ready, and had
McGovern risen to his feet, the latter
probably would have been seriously
hurt. As it was. it was nearly a min
utes after McGovern had been carried
to his corner before he was able to sit
up or understand what had happened.
McGovern’* Secuntla Not SatlsHed.
The men ln McGovern’s owner
claimed that the decision was an out
rage. They said McGovern had been
instructed to fight cautiously and
when he was knocked down, he was to
take the full count, and that McGovern
obeyed his instructions. They claim
that at the count of ten, he was on his
feet and although dazed, knew what he
was doing. They also claimed that
he had plenty of fight in him, and
would have lasted the rest of the
round.
Harding’s position in counting Mc-
Govern out, was sustained by
“Chalky” Roberts, another time
keeper. Paddy Sullivan, the third time
keeper, was very much in favor of Mc-
Govern and contended that the count,
as accepted by the referee, w<te wrong.
Referee Graney’s decision seemed to
meet with the approval of most of the
spectators, as McGovern was appar
ently thoroughly beaten.
By 8:30 o’clock, when the contestants
In the first preliminary entered the
ring, the big amphitheater was packed
with a cheering, Impatient crowd. Out
side a drizzling rain was falling,' but
this did not dampen the enthusiasm of
the crowd, which stretched for half a
block either side of the door and even
blocked the streets in front.
It was estimated at that time that
near 11,000 people were inside the hall,
the biggest crowd that ever saw a
fight in San Francisco.
Reports from McGovern's and Cor
bett's headquarters w?re equally
bright. Both men had rested quietly
after weighing ln this afternoon, and
each expressed absolute confidence in
the outcome.
The Preliminaries.
The first preliminary was a ten-round
flight between “Dixie Kid,” a negro
welterweight from Los Angeles. • and
Eddie Cain of Brooklyn,
sparring partner.
“Dixie Kid" won ln the second round
with a right to the jaw. Cain was not
out, but when he went turned
ills ankle badly, and was unable to get
up. The strain was a bad one, and It
was necessary to carry Cain from the
ring.
The second preliminary, a slx-rotind
go between Cal Mejim, and Jimmy Car
roll. Jr., both of Sian Francisco, was de
clared a draw.
There was the usual crop of chal
lenges to the winner and fight an
nouncement before the contestants en
tered the ring.
At 9:40 o’clock Young Corbett, at
tended by Aleck Greggalns. Tim Mc-
Graw, Billy Otts and Harry Tuthill,
entered the ring. There was but little
demonstration when the champion
clambered through the ropes and cooly
tested the canvas covering the ring
floor before choosing his corner. His
choice was northeast.
Rosy cheeked and clear eyed, with
muscles playing like bands beneath
his skin, Corbett looked the perfect
athletic. At 9:52, amid a mighty roar
from the crowd, McGovern climbed
through the ropes, accompanied by
Harris and his Seconds, Charlie May
hood, Eddie Cain and Joe Angelo.
Terry turned around once or twice,
rubbed his nose reflectively, then walk
ed to Corbett’s corner and solemnly of
fered his hand. Corbett took it, but
it was evident there was not the
friendliest feeling in the world be
tween the two fighters.
Eddie Graney of San Francisco was
announced as referee.
TUe Story by Round*.
Round One—Both came quickly front
the corners to the center. Corbett put
left to head. McGovern ducked a left,
but a moment later got & right on the
Jaw and went down for a seven count.
He was evidently very groggy when
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