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J H. EST ILL, President,
y-iablished 1850. - • Incorporated 1888.
CLEVELAND’S CRIMES
.g THE WAY BRYAN PITS IT IN
HIS SPEECH.
appeals for old issues.
J*OT RIGHT TO ABANDON THEM
BECAUSE DEFEATED.
Democrats at Jeffersonian Banquet
a t Des Moines—Bryan Says Reor
ganization of the Party Means
net rent, and Retreat Means De
moralisation and Disaster—Gov.
(ammins. He Says, Is Really a
jlemocrat—Stevenson Appeals to
Democrats to Stand Together.
Des Moines, la., April 2.—Three hun
dred Democrats attended the Jefferson
ian banquet here to-night, and the de
mand for tickets could not be met.
The attendance was representative of
the party throughout the state. The
principal speakers were William J.
p,.yan and former Gov. Adlai Stevens.
William Randolph Hearst of New
York, who Wad been announced as
speaker sent a letter, in which he
urged continued devotion by Democrats
to the political principles of Jefferson.
Responding to the toast “Democra
cy,” Mr. Bryan spoke, in part, as fol
lows:
"While this banquet has not been ad
vertised as a ‘harmony banquet,’ it is
much more in the interest of harmony
than high-priced banquets, which are
h"!d for the purpose of securing a se
lect audience for the men who have not
recently appeared on the stump in be
half of the Democratic party.
"Harmony, like happiness, is not se
cured by seeking for it; it comes as
the reward of right doing. Harmony
is a thing to be felt, not a thing to be
talked about. The mere mention of
harmony suggests differences that need
reconciliation, and the vociferous talk
about harmony among those who dis
turbed it, left the party and lent their
influence to the enemy, naturally re
calls the issues that created the dis
turbance and naturally suggests the in
quiry whether the prodigals have re
pented or demand repentance of the
party.
Same Issues Involved.
•‘The differences which existed on the
money question still exists, for while
the Republicans are boasting that the
money question is settled, money is
tight in the great financial centers, and
the financiers of this country are re
sorting to extraordinary methods to get
enough money into circulation to carry
on business.
“On the trust question the same line
of cleavage appears. The men who
threatened a panic if silver was re
stored now threaten a panic if the
trusts are disturbed, and the trust
magnates are casting about for a Dem
ocratic candidate so much like a Re
publican that the trusts can rest easy,
no matter which candidate is elected.
“Reorganization means retreat, and
retreat means demoralization and dis
aster. From the low standpoint of ex
pedience, retreat could not be justified.
The party polled nearly a million more
votes in support of the Chicago and
Kansas City platform than were polled
by Mr. Cleveland, even before his po
litical crimes were exposed. What
would be the result to-day if the stand
ard were put in the hands of men,
known to be unfaithful to Democratic
principles, or even in the hands of
those that are known to be faithful,
but there is a sordidness about the ar
guments made by the reorganizers
which ought to disgust any well-mean
ing or high-minded citizen. It is really
insulting to a man to imtimate that he
thinks it is more important that we
get control of the administration than
that we administer power in connection
with Democratic principles and in the
interest of the people at large.
Don't Drop the Right.
"To say that a right principle must
be dropped beaause the party has suf
fered defeat in support of the principle
is as ridiculous as it is cowardly. The
Democratic party has been defeated
more often on the tariff issue than any
other issue, and yet that is the issue
that the reorganizers would make the
paramount one: the trust question
was an issue both in 1896 and in 1900,
and there is as much reason for de
claring that the elections vindicated
private monopolies as to say that
they vindicated the gold standard.
"In 1900, the trust question was
tnore discussed than the money ques
tion, and yet the people who want to
drop the money question pretend to
feel an interest in the trust question.
Imperialism was the paramount issue
in 1900 and overshadowed all others,
and yet those who are opposed to im
perialism would not be willing to drop
that issue.
“While circumstances determine the
emphasis that should be placed upon
particular issues, no party can afford
to abandon a righteous position once
taken for fear that to maintain it
tvould be unpopular.”
Mr. Bryan referred to Gov. Cum
mins as at the head of a protest in
lowa “against the domination of the
Republican party by the corporations”
and continued:
The lowa Idea.
"He is going to try to ingraft the
‘lowa idea” on the National Republi
can platform. While he seems destin
ed to fail in his purpose and while he
may support the Republican ticket, no
matter how odious the domination of
his party by corporations may become,
lp t us encourage him, for every word
that he speaks in favor of tariff re
form or anti-trust legislation will have
an educational influence. His words
will g- 0 on making converts, even
though he may racant, rather than
l p ave his party. Gov. Cummins calls
himself a Republican, but by showing
sympathy with the people, as against
the corporations, he has proven that
he is much nearer the Democratic par
ty than the men who left us in 1896,
"’ho in 1897 boasted of the support they
b id given to the Republican party, and
"ho now make their return to the par
ty contingent upon the party's aban
donment of the people’s interest.
“Gov. Lafollette qf Wisconsin has
also shown some restiveness under Re
publican methods. There are indica
tions of the influences that are at
"’ork and encourage us to make our
appeal to the awakened conscience of
the people.”
Stevenson's Appeal.
Mr. Stevenson gave his views as to
‘he proper policy for the Democratic
jl&tettttaij Jfenin#
party in the coming presidential cam
paign. He said in part:
"In the approaching struggle for po
litical supremacy, appeal will be made,
more earnestly than ever before, to
Democrats to present an unbroken
front. An appeal to all, regardless of
past party affiliations, who condemn
favoritism in legislation; that favorit
ism which enriches the few at the ex
pense of the many, to all who, by wise
legislation, would curb the power of
the trusts, that constant menace to
honest business enterprise and to pop
ular government; to all who condemn
extravagant and wasteful expenditures
of the public money; to all who con
demn the latter day policy of foreign
conquest, in a word, to all who would
restore the safe and economical meth
ods in government, established by the
founders of the republic.”
Former Vice President Stevenson,
who was regarded as a representative
of the “harmonizers,” closed his ad
dress with a reference to W. R. Hearst,
which was taken by many who heard
it as an indorsement of the New YorK
man’s boom for presidential candidate.
Mr. Stevenson spoke of Mr. Hearst as
a ‘‘splendid representative of the young
Democracy, whose p'ast is but the earn
est of what he will yet accomplish for
his party and his country.”
A letter was read from C. A. Welsh
of Ottumwa, Ta., secretary of the Na
tional Committee in which he stated
that in tile Kansas City platform is to
be found a “Democratic expression of
Democratic principle by Democrats,
without corporation dictation and with
out corporation control.”
Among the other speakers was Gen.
James B. Weaver.
Kaunas City Platform.
The banquet proper was an
nounced as the gathering of
Democrats without regard to dif
ferences of opinion as to party
policy, but in the afternoon a meeting
of the Kansas City platform adherents
was held, at which an organization
was formed and a central committee
created to work to place in the next
state platform the principle of the
Kansas City platform.
Mr. Bryan attended the meeting and
indorsed the movement. ‘‘The Democ
racy of America does not want ‘har
mony’,” he told those present. "It
wants the triumph of Democratic prin
ciples.”
JOHN S. WISE TALKS
ON NEGRO QUESTION.
Should Let States Grant or With
hold the Franchise.
New York, April 2. —At the regular
monthly dinner of the Baptist Social
Union, held at the Manhattan Hotel
to-night, John S. Wise, former con
gressman from Virginia, spoke on the
negro question. The attitude of the
nation, he said, toward the question
has all along been that of indolence.
No white man, he asserted, would sub
scribe to a policy that meant ulti
mately a blight upon the race to
which he belonged.
“It is idle to-day,” he said, "to try
to enforce laws permitting the negro
franchise. You cannot find a white,
no matter where he lives or under
what circumstances you go to him,
who will subscribe to a policy that
means eventually a possible negro
domination.
“There is only one solution to the
negro question. The nation must re
cede fromi the position taken by it on
the matter of negro suffrage. The na
tion must remit to the state control
of the suffrage issue. This may be a
great concession, but is a concession
of sound common sense.
“By reducing the question of suf
frage to a sensible basis you will
touch the tender spot of the South
erner. I am one myself, and I know
it will reach my heart.
“You soon must tell the negro that
he cannot have all that he expects:
you will have to tell him this at the
cost of a race war among ourselves.”
MAY COTTON CLIMBED.
Balls Were Active and Carried It
Fourteen Points.
New York, April 2.—The price of
May cotton on the Cotton Exchange
was forced up 14 points to-day, and
considerable excitement followed
among the bears, who sold short yes
terday on the government estimate.
May rose from 9.73 c to 9.87 c before
there was a break, then eased off and
rose again to 9.86.
The advance followed an official
statement from Washington to the
effect that yesterday’s report included
•all cotton ginned from the growth of
1902, and also ginners’ estimates of
the quantity remaining to be ginned
from the growth of 1902.
Many had taken it for granted that
yesterday’s government report in
cluded no cotton of last year’s growth
ginned before Sept. 1, the beginning
of the cotton statistical year. As
about 200,000 bales of last year’s crop
had been ginned before September, ac
cording to popular estimates, the re
port which yesterday was regarded as
bearish, became a bullish factor, and a
vigorous demand for all elapses of
buyers set in.
May shorts were practically anxious
to cover, and it was not long before
the market showed an advance of 16
to 20 points from the lowest point yes
terday.
felTfromT balloon.
Fonr Men Were Injured, Three of
Them Fatally.
Buda Pest,April 2.- J Three balloonists,
ex-Deputy Ordody, Lieut. Krai and M.
Kubtk, a brother of the members of
the Diet of that name, were fatally in
jured in a balloon accident to-day.
While the balloon was being inflated,
it suddenly broke away with the car
containing the men named, and Capt.
Tclnay of the Navy. M. Ordody fell
out of the car to the roof of a factory.
Lieut Krai punctured the balloon,
which descended with great velocity,
striking with such force that he and
M. Kubik were horribly injured. Capt.
Tolnay was less seriously hurt.
Dr Pnllangr Not Killed.
Nice, April 2.—Contradictory reports
were circulated yesterday concerning
Baron de Pallange, who acted as
chauffeur for Count Seborowski. and
led to the announcement of his death.
It developed to-day, however, that the
Baron did not succumb to his injuries,
and the person in attendance on him
express the hope that he will recover,
if complications do not ensue.
Asa result of the accident, the pre
fect to-day put a stop to the further
use of the Nice-La Turbie course, and
has prohibited a mile rhee, which was
to have taken place next Sunday on
the Promenade des Anglais.
SAVANNAH. GA., FRIDAY. APRIL ,5, 1903.
SHOT HIS TEACHER
YOUNG JAMES LATIMER REFUSED
TO BE WHIPPED.
FIRED TWICE ON HARPER.
WAS THOUGHT AT FIRST THE
TEACHER WAS KILLED.
Hoys of the Abbeville School Played
“Hookey” on April 1, Despite the
Teacher's Warning—He Started in.
to Whip Them—James Latimer,
Nephew of the United States Sen
ator, Resisted—Drew a Revolver
anil Fired—Harper's Narrow Es
cape—Latimer Fled.
Columbia, S. C„ April 2.—J. F. Har
per principal of the Lowndesville
School in Abbeville county, was shot
twice this afternoon by a pupil, James
Latimer, 17 years old, a nephew of
United States Senator A. C. Latimer.
Yesterday Harper was informed that
some of the larger boys were going' to
absent themselves because of it being
“All Fools' Day.” He warned them
against it. They didn’t obey.
This afternoon the principal ordered
those who played “hookey” to remain
in. He informed them he would whip
each one, and began on young Lati
mer. The pupil produced an iron rod
and resisted. This was taken from
him. Then he drew a self-acting re
volver and fired twice.
One shot struck a button and drove
it into Harper’s body. The other was
diverted from his heart by glancing on
a rib.
Latimer fled. He is the son of one
of the largest merchants in the coun
ty.
It was believed at first that Harper
was killed, but he will probably re
cover.
SENATOR FOUGHT
WITH CONGRESSMAN.
Clarke and Brnndlge Had a Clash
in Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ark., April 2.—A fight
occurred here to-day in front of the
Capital Hotel, on one of the most prom
inent streets of the city, between Unit
ed States Senator James P. Ciarke and
Congressman Brundige.
The difficulty occurred over a state
ment given to a reporter by Mr. Brun
dige in an interview several weeks ago.
Senator Clarke struck Mr. Brundige
several blows on the head, which were
promptly returned by Mr. Brundige.
There were a great many members
of the Legislature and others in front
of the hotel at the time, and they in
terfered before any serious injury was
done to either of the combatants. Mr.
Brundige went to his room, where his
bloody clothing was exchanged. When
seen he said that Mr. Clarke had in
sulted him and he (Mr. Brundige) had
struck him with a hard object in the
altercation which ensued.
No further trouble is expected.
CRIBB FOUND GUILTY.
Man Wlo Killed Three at Niehnll*
Wns Convicted.
Waycross, Ga., April 2.—A verdict of
guilty, without any recommendation
to mercy, was returned in the murder
case against Leon W. Cribb, who killed
three persons at Nichols, which has
been on trial the past two days in Cof
fee County Superior Court at Douglas.
The death sentence has not yet been
pasesd upon Cribb, but Judge Parker
will set a date for his execution be
fore the adjournment of court.
Cribb’s attorneys will ask for anew
trial, and the application, which is now
being prepared, will be placed before
Judge Parker this week.
The jury was out about two and a
half hours before returning the verdict
of guilty.
PROMOTIONS' AND CHANGES
Arc Annoniiccd by the General
Manager of the Southern.
Washington, April 2.—At the office of
the general manager of the Southern
Railway the following announcement
of changes and promotions in the offi
cial staff of the system were made to
day:
Col. John A. Dodson, formerly as
sistant to the general manager, ap
pointed superintendent of construction,
in charge of double tracking and new
work.
W. A. Vaughn, formerly superin
tendent of the Atlanta division’, ap
pointed assistant general superinten
dent of the western district.
W. N. Foreacre, formerly superinten
dent of the Mobile division, appointed
superintendent of the Atlanta division,
vice W. A. Vaughan.
J. J. Cotter, appointed superintendent
of the Mobile division, vice W. N. Fore
acre, transferred.
STEEL COMPANY”
INCREASES CAPITAL.
Concern to Bnlld nt Brunswick
Adds $35,000,000.
Portland, Me., April 2.—At a special
meeting of the stcokholders of the Mo
hawk Valley Steel and Wire Company
here to-day it was voted to increase
the capital stock of the company from
$25,000,000 to $60,000,000.
The increase makes the Incorporation
the largest in this state. The company
was organized here three months ago
by New York capitalists, and is build
ing a $5,000,000 plant in the South,
and acquiring iron and coal lands in
Southern states.
SANCTIONED PROTOCOLS
UNDER COMPULSION.
Venezuela ll Congress Declared They
Would No! Be Precedents.
Caracas, Tuesday, March 31. —Con-
gress in a secret meeting has author
ized President Castro to fulfill the ob
ligations embodied in the British,
German and Italian protocols, but
only as an extraordinary act, without
giving them leg’al sanction, so as not
to establish a precedent.
The resolutions adopted by Congress,
and which are still unknown to the
Venezuelan public, are as follows:
"The Congress of Venezuela, con
sidering that the protocols settled at
Washington, Feb. 15, by the represen
tatives of Venezuela and those of Ger
many, Great Britain and Italy,' were
agreed upon and subscribed to in the
midst of a period during which force
was exercised upon thjs republic in a
manner as unforeseen ; as it was un
natural, and that such documents
cannot, therefore, be considered in the
form established for diplomatic nego
tiations which are regularly initiated,
pursued and terminated.
"Resolved, to rescind, with respect
to the said protocols, from the consti-
tutional consequences relative to dip
lomatic treaties, and to limit its action
with respect to the said protocols au
thorizing the Federal executive to put
them into execution, without any of
their clauses establishing the least
precedent in the Jife of the Venezuelan
nation.”
Congress than adjourned as a pro
test of indignant patriotism against the
protocols. The Senate to-day voted to
authorize the government to contract
one or more loans specially devoted to
the conversion of Venezuela’s internal
and external debts.
IN "CENTRAL AMERICA
Operation* Reported to the Navy
Department by Coglilan.
Washington, April 2. —The Navy De
partment to-day received the follow
ing cablegram from Admiral Coghlan,
dated Guatemala, April 1.
“Following sent by Marietta en route
to Belize for stores; Raleigh arrived
Truxello, 28th. Panther returned from
Puerto Cortez reports Truxello cap
tured by revolutlonsts, 24th. Our in
tererts protected. Conditions unsettled.
Communication uncertain and another
collier needed. Brutus nearly empty.”
The collier Marcellus will probably
be sent to Admiral Coghlan. In addi
tion to the collier Marcellus, orders
were issued at the Navt Department
detaching the supply ship Culgoa from
the North Atlantic squadron for duty
with Rear Admiral Coghlan. and she
will proceed at once from Pensacola.
To Admiral Coghlan’s discretion has
been left the time of his departure
from Central American waters, but the
tenor of his dispatch received to-day
indicates that his presence there will
soon be unnecessary. Upon starting
North he will join the North Atlantic
squadron at Pensacola. The ships of.
the Caribbean Sea division will proba
bly be docked at Norfolk and Boston.
Admiral Higginson’s squadron is ex
pected to reach New York early in
May, and such vessels as need repairs
will be docked at the New York yard.
FOR~NATIONAL PRIZES.
A. R. Lawton on a Board to Govern
Rifle Competition.
Washington, April 2.—The Secretary
of War has Issued a circular announc
ing the regulations prescribed for a
test for a national trophy and medals
and other prizes for marksmanship, in
accordance with the provisions of the
army appropriation act approved
March 2, 1903.
It is provided that these tests shall
be conducted under the direction of a
board of twenty-one members, eight of
whom shall be the President and board
of trustees of the National Rifle Asso
ciation; eight of whom shall be select
ed by the Secretary of War from the
country at large, and five of whom
shall be selected from the War De
partment, the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps.
Among the members of this board is
Col. A. R. Lawton of Savannah, Ga.
The board will have its first meeting
at the War Department April 15 and
will frame and report for approval
such further regulations as may be
necessary to carry into effect the pro
visions of the law under which it is
organized.
CONFEDERATE COLONEL
Struek With a Bottle, and Is Ex
pected to Die.
New York, April 2. —Coroner Golden
cranz has been ordered to take the
ante-mortem statement of Col. Len
nard, aged 70, said to have been a
colonel in the Confederate army, who
is expected to die from a blow upon
the head with a bottle.
In his ante-mortem statement. Col.
Lennard said his name was Louman
Lewis Lennard, and that he is a broth
er of Dr. Amos L. Lennard, of Chicago.
He declared that he became involved
in a quarrel with Gilbert Moore, pro
prietor of the American Carriage Ex
change, and that Moore knocked him
down, fracturing his jaw. Physicians
at a hospital, he says, told him he was
not seriously injured, but his own fam
ily physician, seeing his condition, no
tified the coroner.
EMPEROR~VISITING
KING CHRISTIAN.
Copenhagen, April 2-—Emperor Wil
liam arrived here to-day from Kiel
and received a cordial greeting from
thousands of spectators and from a
great gathering of diplomats and civil
and military authorities.
The Emperor, who was in the best
of spirits, was warmly welcomed by
King Christian and replied most kindly
to the latter’s remarks.
The speeches which King Christian
and the Emperor will deliver at the
gala dinn< r at the palace to-night will
not be of a political character.
It is officially announced that the
Emperor has expressed himself strong
ly in favor of the maintenance of good
relations between Germany and Den
mark.
Committee Meet* Tuesday.
New York, April 2.—The adjourned
meeting of the Finance Committee of
the United States Steel Corporation
will be held on Tuesday of next week.
It is expected that a statement of
earnings for the quarter ending March
31, will then be issued.
GOVERNOR ASSAILED
MEXICAN MOB POURED INSULTS
UPON REYES.
POLICE WERE SUMMONED
AND THERE WAS A BLOODY BAT
TLE WITH THE MOB.
Celebration at Monterey ol the An
niversary of tlie Vietory of Dial
Over the Freneli in ISO 7 Hail a
Bloody Termination—Populace'll
Enmity for Reyen Was the Canse.
Two Polloeiuen Killed nnd Many
Persons Injnred—Late in the Day
Quiet Was Restored.
Monterey, Mex., April 2.—During the
celebration here to-day of the victory
of Diaz's republican troops over the
French at Puebla, on April 2, 1867, and
after the disbanding of the grand pa
rade on the Zaragoga plaza, a mob of
about 15,000 citizens, who are parti
sans of Francisco Reyes, one of the
opposing candidates of Gen. Bernardo
Reyes, late Minister of War In Presi
dent Diaz's cabinet, marched in a body
to the residence of Gov. Reyes and be
gan to heap abuse upon the Governor,
greeting him with a shower of stones
and yells of “Death to Reyes” and
other cries.
The celebration of Diaz’s victory be
gan at 6 a. in. At 10 a. m. there was
a band concert on the Zaragosa plaza,
and just after the termination of the
concert difficulties occurred between the
partisans of the various candidates for
Governor, which led to the formation
of the large mob of those who favor
Francisco Reyes for Governor. This
mob marched in a body to Gov. Reyes’
residence and began to abuse him.
Keyes Rang the Police.
The Governor, in the meantime, call
ed upon the police by 'phone for pro
tection, and a squad immediately re
sponded and began the work of dis
persing the mob. A pitched battle en
sued, in which stones, sticks and pis
tols played a prominent part.
A large number of shots were ex
changed between the police and the ri
otous mob, and when the mob had been
dispersed it was found that two po
licemen had been killed and a large
number of persons more or less serious
ly injured.
It is impossible to learn the names
of those killed. It is also impossible
to obtain the names or number of
those who were injured, as the mob
managed to make off with their wound
ed comrades.
Late in the day quiet had been re
stored throughout the city, although
there is an undercurrent of ill feeling.
Reye* la Not hiked.
Even since the retirement of Gov.
Reyes from the cabinet of President
Diaz, where he filled the portfolio of
Minister of War and since his resump
tion of the duties of Governor of Neu
vo Leon, he has not enjoyed his former
popularity, and there have been many
circulars posted throughout the city
favoring the candidacy of Francisco
Reyes for Governor. Although Fran
cisco bears the same name as the
Governor, there is no family connec
tion between them.
Five I.ost Their Lives.
Late to-night it is authoritatively
stated that five persons lost their
lives in to-day’s rioting and that the
wounded number fifty-six.
No further trouble has occurred and
everything is quiet throughout the
city.
RUIET AT THE CAPITAL.
The Parade Was Reviewed hy
President Din*.
Mexico City, April 2.—To-day the
victory of Gen. Diaz' troops over the
French at Puebla was celebrated by
an immense parade, which formed on
Pazo de Lareforma, the most fashion
able thoroughfare of the city, and
marched to the national palace where
the parade was reviewed by the Pres
ident.
The day was observed generally
throughout the Republic by music on
the plazas, and at Oaxaca, a grand
sham battle was given between the
federal troops and the state militia.
EDWARD RECeTv'edTjY
CARLOS OF PORTUGAL.
Lisbon, April 2.—The British royal
yacht Victoria and Albert, with King
Edward on board, arrived in the Tagus
to-day from Portsmouth and was sa
luted by the warships and forts.
A royal salute w 4 as fired as King
Carlos embarked at the arsenal on
board the royal galley, which was built
for the marriage of Donna Maria and
Carlos IV. The worships manned sides
and yards and the sailors cheered as
the state galley, followed by a number
of other galleys, proceeded to the Vic
toria and Albert.
The interview between their majes
ties on board the Victoria and Albert
lasted an hour and a half, after wh'cii
a procession was formed and the two
Kings went ashore. On landing King
Edward and King Carlos were greeted
with tremendous enthusiasm.
KING EDWARD "WILL
VISIT THE PONTIFF.
Rome, April 2.—Prince Colonna, the
Mayor of Rome, has been officially in
formed by the Italian government that
King Edward will visit Rome at the
end of this month. Monsignor Btonor,
canon of St. John Lateran, the highest
prelate here, has been entrusted with
the negotiations to arrange a visit of
King Edward to the Pope. It is pro
posed that the King go either to the
English Ecclesiastical College, here, or
to the residence of Prince Massimo,
whom he met when here, as Prince of
Wales, during the lifetime of Pope Pius
IX.
From either of these places he
would start for the Vatican, not in a
carriage of the King of Italy, but in
a private vehicle.
Pennell Inquest.
Buffalo. N. Y„ April 2.—Judge Mur
phy announced to-day that the in
quest into the death of Arthur R. Pen
nell will be held at the office of the
medical examiner at 3 o’clock next
Friday afternoon.
A. 0. H. TIRED OF IT.
Doesn’t Like (he Caricaturing of
(lie Irish.
Syracuse, N. Y., April 2.—James E.
Nolan, national president of the An
cient Order of Hibernians, has issued
the following official statements:
“The Ancient Order of Hibernians
does not recommend or countenance
any violence in doing away with the
baboon-faced stage Irishman, but we
are determined to wipe out the flagrant
insult to our people.
"We recommend that our members
withhold the patronage of themselves
and their families from theaters and
amusement halls, where the outrageous
and insulting attractions are permit
ted to be produced. We do not'object
to Irish wit, but in view of all we
have contributed toward the advance
ment and development of this great
nation, we ask all sincere citizens to
join with us in stopping the insults to
our race, and we condemn such ridicu
lous caricaturing, no matter of what
people or nationality."
COULD NOT IDENTIFY.
Men Clinrgcil With Throning nail
Kail* Were DlNullaNeil.
New Y'ork, April 2.—The five men ar
rested March 27 on the charge of
throwing decayed eggs and vegetables
and other missiles at the actors and
scenery in the farce “McFadden's
Row of Flats” then playing at a the
ater were arraigned again in the
Harlem court before Magistrate Devel
to-day. All were discharged. The po
lice could not identify them as having
thrown any of the missiles.
LAUGHLIN HELD IN BAIL.
m
Philadelphia. April 2.—On the testi
mony of Ina Thomas of New York, a
member of the theatrical company
playing "McFadden’s Row of Flats” at
the People's Theater here, Thomas
Laughlin was to-day held in $1,200 bail
for trial, charged with assault and
battery. Laughlin, with sixteen associ -
ates, was arrested on Monday night
for assailing the performers with eggs,
bricks and vegetables.
CLEARING IN JOLO.
Situation in (he Inland More Prom
ising (nr (he American*.
Manila, April 2.—The situation in
Jolo is more promising. Datto Pagli
man Hassan, the most powerful native
leader, visited Col. Wallace recently
and disclaimed any desire io light. He
accepted the colonel's explanation of
American policy and promised to be
peaceful.
There has been considerable inter
tribal trouble, but no demonstrations
have occurred latterly in Jolo against
Americans.
Gen. Duvis has planned to locate a
strong military post in the center of
Jolo Island. It is believed this will
insure peace. The general, as repre
sentative of the Philippine govern
ment, will go to Jolo shortly and have
a conference with the Sultan. The
government is desirous of abrogating
the Bates treaty with the Sultan,
which has proved • unworkable and
which conflicts with the American
laws. The government also wishes to
establish a government for the Moro3
and formulate a definite Moro policy.
At present the military authorities
exercise general control over the Dat
tos. The military prevent the recap
ture of fugitive slaves and punish fla
grant crimes, but they do not interfere
with slavery, polygamy or tribal cus
toms. The general conditions are un
satisfactory, and reform is imperative.
The government has heretofore re
frained from taking action, as it did
not desire to cause trouble.
PASSOVER CLEANING
Cause of a Disastrous Fire on the
East Side.
New York, April 2. —One person dead,
so badly burned as to be unrecogniz
able, eight others injured, a panic in
which twenty-two families were driv
en into the street and property loss of
SIO,OOO make up the result of a fire
which started to-night in a five-story
tenement house in Rivingston street.
Of those injured only two, Mrs. M.
Hochman, 40 years old, and Samuel
Hochman, 8 years, were seriously hurt.
The fire, the police say, is the result
of the annual clean-up of the East Side
district, prior to the beginning of the
Feast of the Passover. This cleaning
already has begun, and the hallway
of the big tenement was filled with old
bedding. The fire started under the
stairway on the ground floor hall.
SCHOONER HAD ACCIDENT
In Seeking tn A* old One With a
Men nier.
New York, April 2. —The Italian
steamer Cltta dl Napoli, which arrived
here to-day from Naples, while back
ing from her anchorage at quarantine
on her way to her dock, crossed the
course of the schooner Collins W. Wal
ton of Philadelphia, bound in from
Jacksonville, and for a moment a col
lision seemed imminent.
The schooner gave way, and in do
ing so was obliged to cross the tow
line of an incoming mud scow, and a
mixup resulted. The schooner, in cross
ing the tow line, fell across the mud
scow, but owing to the prompt slack
ing of the tow line by the tug, man
aged to escape without serious injury.
The schooner had her jtbboom carried
away, and was probably rasped along
the bottom by the tow line.
VIOLENCE AT MILAN.
Socialists Engaged In a Serious
Demonstration.
Rome, April 2. —A dispatch to the
Popolo Romano from Milan says a
violent demonstration occurred there
yesterday evening, following a Social
ist meeting called to protest against
the arrest of Michael Goestch, a Rus
sian, at Naples on March 26, on the
charge of being implicated in a plot to
kill the Czar during his approaching
visit to Rome.
A mob of about 100 Socialists pro
ceeded to the Russian consulate at
Mllaq, singing a Socialist hymn and
shouting “down with Czarlsm.” The
police attempted to disperse the So
cialists, and during the fighting which
followed, a stone was hurled at the
escutcheons on the consulate, its flag
staff was broken, a police officer was
injured and four men were arrested.
DAILY. $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TLME9-A-WEBK.iI A YEAR
JACKIES ON GUARD
PROTECTING AMERICAN CONSU
LATE AT SANTO DOMINGO.
SENT FROM THE ATLANTA
WHICH IS THERE WATCHING
AMERICAN INTERESTS,
Sltnnttnn In Serious— He vnlntlenUt*
and (he Government Forces Had
a Battle in Which 100 Men Were
Killed or Wounded—President
Vaaquei Is Demanding the Sur
render of the Capital—Shell Fired
from the Presidente Strnrk the
German Consulate.
Cape Haytien, Hayti, April 2.—The
situation in Santo Domingo city is very
critical. The commander of the United
States cruiser Atlanta, which has ar
rived at Santo Domingo from this port,
yesterday landed a detachment of fifty
blue jackets to guard the United States
consulate general in that city.
A shell fired last night by the Do
minican cruiser Presidente, which is on
the side of President Vasquez, fell on
the German consulate. The damage
done, however, was purely material, as
the projectile happily did not burst.
A battle, lasting three hours, took
place yesterday morning between the
government troops and the revolution
ists on the banks of the River Ozama,
which flows into the Carri'bean sea at
Santo Domingo. A hundred men were
killed or wounded.
President Vasquez demands the sur
render of Santo Domingo city, but the
revolutionists are disposed to resist up
to the last moment.
Landing In Permissible.
Washington, April 2.—The landing of
blue-jackets from a foreign man-of
war stationed in a friendly port to
watch the interests of the citizens of
the country it represents is frequently
resorted to where the local authorities
are unable to give adequate protec
tion. Power to do so rests in the dis
cretion of the naval commander, and
usually Is made at the request of the
diplomatic representative of the coun
try whose interests appear to be men
aced. The sailors will be withdrawn
as soon as affairs resume their normal
state and quiet is restored.
Neither Secretary of State Hay nor
Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling
had received any Information up fo a
late hour to-night regarding the land
ing of men at Santo Domingo from the
cruiser Atlanta.
DOINGS 0F THE ROOSEVELTS.
How Mrs. Roosevelt and the Child
ren Siient the Day.
Norfolk, Va., April 2.—Mrs. Roose
velt and the Roosevelt children enjoy
ed a Virginia fish fry on the shores of
Lynn Haven bay to-day and an open
air oyster roast as well.
The party left the Mayflower live
miles off the beach in a cutter arid
came to the bar, where they were
transferred to a skiff and rowed ashore.
As the guests of President J. W. Cole
of the Chesapeake Transit Company,
they were taken on a private car to
Virginia Beach, and then, at Lynn
Haven inlet, a big fish fry, with old
time corn bread on the side, was par
taken of. A barrel of the finest Lynn
Haven oysters were roasted in the
open air and served in melted butter.
Young Theodore Roosevelt went fish
ing in Lake Smith again to-day, but
had poor luck.
Mrs. Roosevelt has postponed the
trip to Port Royal for some days.
NOT TO VISIT CAMERON.
Beaufort, S. C., April 2.—A telegram
received at Port Royal to-day, order
ing all mail for the Mayflower forward
ed to Washington, Indicates that Mrs.
Roosevelt and party have abandoned
their expected visit to Senator Camer
on at his place here.
ADDRESSED GREAT AUDIENCE.
Academy of Mimic Was Parked to
Hear Tillman.
Charleston, S. C., April 2.—The larg
est audience ever assembled at the
Academy of Music was out to-night to
hear Senator B. R. Tillman deliver the
baccalaureate address to the graduat
ing class of the South Carolina Medi
cal College. Hundreds of people were
unable to get within sight of the audi
torium of the theater. Every seat was
taken. The aisles were crowded and
people sat and stood on the stairways,
and the foyer was a mass of human
ity.
The graduating class of the college
was a large and popular one, and the
flowers sent Its members and Senator
Tillman would have filled several
wagons.
Senator Tillman spoke for an hour,
giving appropriate and timely advice
to the young doctors. The reception
accorded him by the audience was of
the most enthusiastic nature.
Senator Tillman spent to-day inspect
ing the navy yard.
GREEK WAS MI'RDERED.
Weights Were Attached and His
Body Thrown In River.
Mobile, Ala., April 2.—Andrew Lew
ender, a Greek barge tender, was.mur
dered some time Tuesday night on
board a coal barge at the foot of
Beauregard street and his body
thrown into the river, with iron
weights attached to It. The body was
recovered this afternon and the head
found to be crushed by blows of a
blunt Instrument.
Meeting Postponed.
New York, April 2.—This was the
regular meeting day of the directors of
the St. Louis and San Francisco road,
but in the absence of a quorum the
meeting was indefinitely postponed.
President Yoakum returned from the
West to-day, but there were no devel
opments in the reported ’Frisco-Rock
Island deal.