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THE MORNING NEW'S.
J. H. ESTILL, President.
Established 1850. - - Incorporated ISSB.
WORTH AN EFFORT
r.tlltE SEEMS TO- THIXK MORE OE
TI’LLOCH’S CHARGES.
HE ORDERS INVESTIGATIONS
1\ THE DEPARTMENTS SPECIFIED
IN THE CHARGES.
better* Addressed by the Postmas
ter General to Chiefs of Depart
ment* Directs Their Attention to
Tulloch's Statements—lf Tulloeh's
Chornies Can Be Substantiated,
Payne Says That “Pay Dirt” Will
He Struck In the Postotlice Inves
tigation*.
Washington, M.ay 18.—Postmaster
General Payne to-day sent letters to
the controller of the treasury, the
auditor for the Postoffice Department,
and other officials, calling their atten
tion to statements by ex-Cashier Tul
loch in his communication of last Sat
urday. The letters ask for any expla
nation or further information that
might throw light on the subject.
The formal charges of Mr. Tulloch,
Mr. Payne said, have been dissected
and the matter relating to particular
branches of the service referred to the
bureaus having jurisdiction, for re
port. Mr. Payne said to-night that he
regarded the charge against the audi
tor and the controller as the most se
rious of the allegations. He said that
if those officials allowed improper ac
counts to be audited or suppressed,
what might be called “pay dirt” has
been found. The charges, he said, im
pugn their good faith and integrity.
Mr. Payne said a difference existed
between charges of irregularity and of
actual violation of law.
"A government official,” he said,
“may buy something which he has no
authority to purchase and no authority
to pay for, but the government gets the
use of the article nevertheless. Irregu
larities do not necessarily mean any
thing unlawful. The department may
pay out of the wrong fund, either by
accident or by design, but that need
not be unlawful.”
Irregularity. Sot linlawfnlnen*.
He said in this connection that th'e
charge regarding the disallowance by
the comptroller of between $30,000 and
$40,000 was a charge of irregularity, not
of unlawfulness, and he understood
that practically all of this sum had
been subsequently allowed.
“It is unfair,” he suggested, “to
make the public believe that the gov
ernment has been cheated out of such
an amount of money when it was only
a question of irregularity in account
ing.”
The Postmaster General was asked
regarding the charges against ex-Flrst
Assistant Postmaster General Perry S.
Heath and George W. Beavers, former
ly chief of the division of salaries and
allowances, and as to what effect the
fact that they were out of the service
would have in the consideration of
their cases.
“I have nothing to do,” replied the
Postmaster General, “with the personal
relations between Mr. Tulloch and In
diana politicians, nor with his hatred
for the postmaster of Washington or
others. If an improper act was done
by anyone now in office or by anyone
who is not now in office, so far as it
might reflect on the department, we
will investigate it.”
Hi* Scope Wo* Restricted.
"Mr. Tulloch, as cashier.” he contin
ued, “did not know what work any
set of clerks was doing: only the Post
master General, the assistant postmas
ter general or those who had charge
of that part of the work would know.
Some of these allegations that no work
was performed are now being investi
gated. If anyone has drawn money
without doing any service we will try
to get the money back. We will de
mand the delivery of the money.”
Speaking generally, Mr. Payne said
the original letters of the officials
against whom Mr. Tulloch made
charges were necessarily general in
terms, but now that the Tulloch letter
furnishes something more definite in
the way of charges they will have an
opportunity to make more definite re
plies.
“Mr. Bristow," he said, “went very
carefully over Mr. Tulloch’s charges
and he has selected such things a.s
ought to be considered and investi
gated.”
Machen Made a Call.
August W. Machen, the superin
tendent of the free delivery division,
who was given an indefinite leave of
absence pending the investigation, call
ed at the department to-day for the
first time since his summary relief
from office. He called for some per
sonal papers he had left in his desk.
Postofflce Inspector Fosnes, the acting
superintendent of the division, was
present and inspected alt the papers
before permitting Mr. Machen to take
them from the office.
Postmaster General Payne was asked
to-day whether friends of Mr. Machen
had asked that he be permitted to re
sign. He said no one had requested
such action.
“Will Mr. Machen be permitted to
resign?” he was aked.
“Mr. Machen will not resign,” he
answered, ‘at least I understand so.
It is safe to assume that he will not
ask it. I have reason to believe that
he will not resign or ask to be per
mitted to resign.”
SAYS TULLOCH LIED.
Comment of Senator Platt I'pon
the Charge Involving Him.
New York, May 18. —Senator Thom
as C. Platt to-day denied the state
ment made by Seymour C. Tulloch,
former cashier of the Washington post
office, that ex-Supt. Beavers of the
salary and allowance division of the
Postofflce Department had requested a
high official to use hl influence to get
bonding business for n bonding com
pany in which Senator Platt's son Is
Interested, saying that "Senator Platt
would greatly appreciate It.”
"The statement Is an absolute lie.
and Tulloch knew It was a He." said
ihe senator. “I have no Interest, <ll
- eet or indirect, In any bonding tom*
imriy.*'
jSatoannal) iUnming
A BARBER KILLED
EX-LIEUT. GOV. KNOBLOC.
Five Shots Were Fired Into Knob*
loe’s Body.
Thibodeaux, La., May 18.—A shoot
ing affray, which resulted in the kill
ing of ex-Lieut. Gov. Clay Knobloc,
occurred early this morning on Main
street and created a great deal of ex
citement. The shooting was done by
James Garault, a well known barber.
The trouble leading up to the killing
is practically unknown. It was 7:30
o’clock when the killing occurred. It
took place in a section of Main street
that is usually crowded. Several
witnesses of the shooting were found,
but they refused to talk further than
to say that Garault shot in self-de
fense.
The two men were seen talking to
gether, when suddenly ex-Lieut. Gov.
Knobloc drew his revolver. It ap
peared that he experienced some
trouble with the weapon, and it fail
ed to explode.
Meanwhile Garault whipped out his
revolver and opened fire on his adver
sary. That his aim was true is estab
lished by the autopsy held by the cor
oner, who found five wounds in the
dead man’s body. Any one of several
of the wounds would have proved fa
tal. Ex-Lleut. Gov. Knobloc, it is un
derstood. did not get a chance to use
his revolver after Garault got his out.
,<iarault surrendered to the authori
ties and is being held for the present,
but it Is certain that he will be allow
ed bond.
Henry Clay Knobloc was a native
of Lafourche parish. He served as
Lieutenant Governor with Gov.
Samuel D. McEnery, now United
States senator. He has been practicing
law at Thibodeaux, where he lived with
his wife. He is survived by her and
one son, Earle, who is engaged in bus
iness in New Orleans.
AUGUSTA HOPES’
TO GET THE CAMP.
Delegation Goes to Atlanta, to See
tile Governor.
Augusta. May 18.—Augusta business
men have been active to-day in work
ing for the state military encampment
at Augusta. Judge Eve, speaking for
Richmond county. Mayor Phinizy, for
Augusta, and representatives of the
Chamber of Commerce and the Cotton
Exchange and the Augusta military
will unite in petitioning Gov. Terrell
to order the First and Third Infantry
Regiments and the cavalry regiment
into camp at Augusta, and other regi
ments, if possible.
Col. R. U. Thomason of the Third
Regiment is here to-day and has made
a personal inspection of Camp Mac
kenzie. He is enthusiastic about the
site and declares it cannot be surpass
ed. It is on the Sand Hills plateau,
several hundred feet above the level
of the city, noted for healthfulness and
directly on the electric car line, fifteen
minutes ri' ■ from Augusta.
A delegation goes to Atlanta to-night
to wait on Gov. Terrell to-morrow and
ask the ordering of troops into camp
at Augusta.
It is believed the First and Third
Regiments will be ordered here, and
perhaps the cavalry also.
MADE A QUICK TRIP. /
Hi* Pres* Agent Snj Roosevelt
Broke Record*.
Berenda, Cal., May 18.—President
Roosevelt broke all records for Yose
mite Park travel when his coach came
from Yosemite to Raymond, where his
train awaited him, in ten hours act
ual travel. The distance is 69 miles.
The President passed last night in
camp at Bridal Veil Falls, a few miles
from the postofflce at Yosemite. He
slept soundly, and when he awoke this
morning declared he had never felt
better in his life. He had lost all
appearance of being tired and his eye
was bright.
The members of his party who had
passed Saturday afternoon and Sun
day at Yosemite joined him at the
falls. Here he bade good-bye to his
guides, Lydig and Leonard, and
mounted to his seat on the coach be
side the driver. When Berenda was
reached he found a large crowd gath
ered to greet him. A special train from
Fresno brought members of the Cham
ber of Commerce and their friends, and
they warmly greeted the President as
he appeared on the rear platform of
his car. He made a brief address
thanking the people for coming to see
him.
PUT A HOT IRON
ON BOY’S STOMACH.
FlemliMti Act of n Spanish Tailor at
Ta nipn.
Tampa. Fla., May 18. —Candido Bal
lijo, a Spanish tailor, this morning
found Jose Abrante, an 8-year-old boy,
taking peaches from a tree in his
yard at Ybor City. He became so much
enraged that he seized the child, took
him to his shop, threw him on the
floor and deliberately placed a hot Iron
on his stomach. The flesh was badly
burned.
A physician was summoned and he
reports that the boy may die. The
community is highly incensed at the
cruel deed.
Ballijo is In jail.
FOUGHT FANATICS.
Taylor’* Force Killed Twenty nncl
Wounded Other*.
Manila, May 18.—Col. Taylor, with
a force of constabulary, defeated
several bands of fanatics in the is
land of Cebu, May 14, killing twenty
and wounding several of them. A few
of the constabulary were wounded.
Lieut Walker is missing. The fanatics
repeatedly charged the constabulary
line.
STORM IN PHILIPPINES.
Manila, May 18.-A hurricane de
vastated Santa Maria, Luzon,
on Saturday. F.arth shock* were felt,
and during the progress of the storm
the great stone barracks collapsed,
killing one and injuring seven native
Seoul*
ANTICS OF COTTON
AGAIN THE MARKET TOOK A SKY
WARD FLIGHT.
MAY SOLD AS HIGH AS 11.68.
THIS WAS THE SEASON’S RECORD
FOR POINTS OF ADVANCE.
Exciting Dny on the Cotton Ex
change—Liverpool Opened Strong
and With n Rush of Buying Or.
ders—New York Followed the Cue
on Its Opening, and the New Or
leuns Hull* Pushed Tiling* Along.
Incident* of the Day's Trading.
Spot Cotton nt 11.83.
New York. May 18.—This was an
other exciting day on the Cotton Ex
change. In fact the scenes surpassed
those witnessed last week. It started
at Liverpool first, because trading
there began some five hours earlier
than our time, and the rise of equiva
lent to 32 points in the price of spot
cotton in that market and 36 to 20
points in futures did not need any ex
tensively cabled remarks to show what
was happening there.
It was, however, stated that the fol
lowers of the New Orleans bull clique
had flooded the market earlier in the
day with buying orders, and their ap
pearance was enough to excite the
shorts and cause them to scramble to
cover. All records for the present
movement were broken. May sold as
high as 11.68 cents and July up to 11.26
cents.
After closing at considerable decline
on Saturday, prices started this morn
ing to jump and before noon July had
crossed 11 cents, selling at 11.05 cents,
some 4 points higher than last week.
Sale* of May Slow.
There was but one sale of May cot
ton during the first half hour, a sale
at 11.40, as compared with 11.15, the
closing price on Saturday. September
showed an advance of % cents, a
greater rise than that revealed in eith
er July or August during the first half
hour. In the first hour nearly 300,000
bales changed hands.
July opened at 10.90 cents, an ad
vance of 20 points, halted for a few
minutes, shot to 10.98, halted for a
few moments, and then on a scramble
to cover jumped to 11.16 c.
While transactions in the New York
market did not aggregate as large a
total as the record day of last week,
the market to-day holds the season's
record in point of the advance. Dur
ing the afternoon May cotton sold at
11.68 c. an advance of 65 points: July
sold at 11.26 c., an advance of 65 points,
and August sold at 10.90 c. an advance
of 45 points.
Excited Over July.
The feature of the advance was the
purchase of a large line of short cot
ton in July, during which the entire
market became very excited, with
prices advancing rapidly. One broker
had an order to cover 200 bales of May
cotton. The price was 11.55 cents, and
he started to get the 200 bales *at the
best figure possible. He bid 11.58 c,
11.60 c, 11.62 c, 11.65 c, and finally 11.69 c
before any cotton was forthcoming.
Soon after, a broker had 300 bales of
May to sell, and he sold the market
down to 11.60 c before disposing of the
cotton.
Not until July touched ll%c was
there anything like a reaction, and at
that point heavy selling orders reap
peared that soon brought about a re
action of about 10 points during the
afternoon. May closed at 11.55 c, July
eased off to 11.17 c and August closed
at 10.86 c. The market at the close was
steady, however, and net 15@47 points
higher for the day.
The advance in futures was accom
panied by an advance to 11.85 c for spot
cotton.
FOR THE BRIbiGROOM
APPEARED NOT.
DiHuppointed Girl Jninped Into the
Chnttnhoachee.
West Point, Ga., May 18.—Miss Zella
Lawrence of Lanett, Ala., jumped
into the Chattahoochee river this
morning in an attempt to end her life.
The failure of the bridegroom to ap
pear at a wedding in which she was
to be the bride is supposed to have
been the cause of her act. She was
rescued before drowning.
She left the following note addressed
to her mother: “Don’t grieve after me,
for I am miserable. I can't live. My
heart is broken. Farewell, dear mam
ma. Zella.”
Miss Lawrence is a pretty girl of
23 and has been employed in the La
nett cotton mills.
COTTON IN WEST AFRICA.
Liverpool Men Wnnt the Industry
Fostered. ,
Liverpool, May 18.—A meeting of
commercial men belonging to this city
and Manchester this evening adopted
a resolution to support the efforts be
ing made by the British Cotton Grow
ing Association to develop the cultiva
tion of cotton in West Africa. Empha
sis was laid by the speakers on the
probability that the United States will
require in the near future all the cot
ton they can possibly cultivate; hence
Great Britain will be compelled to look
elsewhere for that product.
GOLD FOR 'EUROPE.
New York, May 18.—Lazard Freres
have engaged $1,065,000 in gold for
shipment to Europe to-morrow. Gold
man. Sachs & Cos., have ordered $760,-
000 for shipment at the same time.
The Merchants’ Bank of Philadelphia
has engaged $500,000 gold at the sub
treasury for shipment to Europe. To
tal engagements for shipment to-mor
row. $2,325,000.
Signed Moeller 11111.
Springfield, 111.. May 18 —Gov. Yates
to-night signed the Mueller bill, the
Chicago traction measure, the ehrent
ened defeat of which by the alleged
unwarranted use of Speaker Miller’s
gavel led to a riot recently in th*
J lease ot Representative*.
SAVANNAH. GA.. TUESDAY. MAY 10. 1903.
CUTTING OFF TRADE.
United States Hurt ly the Rn**lan
Occupation.
Pekin, May 18.—China, in reply to
further representations of the United
States and -Japanese ministers, has
again pointed out the impossibility of
including in the commercial treaties
the opening to trade of Manchurian
towns, on account of Russian opposi
tion.
The American minister proposes that
China open Mukden, Harbin and a
small port at the mouth of the Yalu
river.
C. C. Baldwin Of New York, a repre
sentative of the Southern cotton mills,
who has investigated the trade condi
tions in Manchuria, reports that the
American cotton trade was increasing
enormously until recently, when the
Russians began to exert pressure upon
the Chinese, amounting to coercion, for
second orders ftjr Russian firms
amounting to 800,(110 bales of goods,
which otherwise wpuid have gone to
America. I
Mr. Baldwin says the foreign firms
complain bitterly of the difficulty of
conducting business under the Russian
administration, and he believes that
unless Russian absorption of Man
churia is checked, the United States
will be deprived of a most promising
market for cottons within a few years.
MAKING NO PROGRESS.
Treaty Commission In China Find*
nn Obstacle.
Washington, May 18.—No progress is
reported from the United States treaty
commission in Cht|la, and the exact
nature of the obstuple to the consum
mation of the trade treaty is not
known.
The Chinese commissioners make one
statement in the matter; the Russian
government makes another in conflict
and the commissioners do not know
which to believe. It is probable that
the State Department may feel it nec
essary to cause the Chinese govern
ment to give more definite instructions
to its commissioners.
ORDER FOR^INJUNCTION
'taken to Meon a Speedy Settlement
of .M. & O. Strike.
Jackson, Tenn., May 18.—When the
Federal court met here to-day to hear
the arguments in the injunction pro
ceedings against the striking employes
of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, Judge
W. T. Irwin of Springfield, Mo., speak
ing for the strikers, said that on the
face of the bill the judge would have
to grant the restraining order issued
by Judge Hammond, as it was the
same as that approved by the Supreme
Court in the Dehs ease. Judge Irwin,
on behalf of the strikers, then submit
ted an order for a temporary injunction
until the final heading, to be in the
same language as |l*e restraining or
der. The inference te general that this
indicates a speedy'settlement of the
strike.
The form of order for injunction was
agreed upon by the lawyers, and court
then adjourned.
Official* Are Encouraged.
Mobile, Ala., May 18.—The Mobile
and Ohio Railroad officials claim that
the strike situation grow’s brighter.
Twenty-six new men have arrived to
take the places of the strikers. The
company began to-day to move per
ishable freight.
BERNARD TAKEN ILL
Fell to the Floor a* He Read Hill
Posters’ Minute*.
Atlanta, May 18.—The Southeastern
Bill Posters’ Association met here to
day at the Kimball House, about 100
delegates being present. The only busi
ness transacted to-day was of routine
character.
During the reading of the minutes of
the last meeting by the secretary,
Charles S. Bernard of Savannah, who
is also the secretary of the National
Bill Posters’ Association, he was over
come by illness and fell to the floor.
Restoratives were promptly applied,
and Mr. Bernard is not now thought to
be in any -danger.
Officers will be elected by the asso
ciation to-morrow.
FRENCHMAN WANTS TO
DECORATE MOTHERS.
Paris. May 18.-Senator Pint has
written to Premier Combes proposing
that the government accord decora
tions to mothers of families. The Sen
ator says the depopulation of France Is
a serious menace, and urges that
mothers of large families are entitled
to equal consideration with firemen,
gymnasts and others who have been
decorated.
M. Piot expects to propose in Parlia
ment the creation of a mother’s decor
ation. consisting or a ribbon and a
cross.
NEGRO COULD NOT
RIDE IN PULLMAN.
Trenton. N. J., May 18. —Judge Kirk
patrick, in the United States Circuit
Court, to-day rendered a decision set
ting aside the verdict of SSOO awarded
Henry T. Johnson, a negro minister,
in his suit against the Pullman com
pany.
Johnson sued because he was re
fused a seat in a parlor car while en
route from Richmond to Washington.
The suit was brought under the fed
eral act of March, 1875, which Judge
Kirkpatrick said had been declared
unconstitutional.
This act related to interstate com
merce.
LADY IS ROUGH *ON
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Buffalo, May 18.—The great gather
ing of the Baptists of the Northern
states, from Maine to California, open
ed here to-day with the twenty-sixth
annual meeting of the Woman’s Bap
tist Home Mission Society. The report
of the secretary was read. Regarding
work in the mill population of South
Carolina, the secretary referred to the j
report of Mis* Jones, a missionary. |
who she said, wrote that the snuff or
tobacco habit was alarming, while free |
whisky seemed to be the rule,
PUTS IT ON JEWS
COFNT CASSINI SAYS THEY ARE
MONEY LENDERS.
PEASANTS ATTACK JEWS
AFTER THEIR OWN RLIN HAS
UEEN WROUGHT.
Russian Anil>nn*nilor 1* Interviewed
Relative to the Cruelties Perpe
trated l pon the Jew*—Feeling
Against Them Heenne They Will
Not Work in the Field, hut Are
Lender* of Money—Hu**iun* Mo
lesting Jew* Are Punished—Stute
Department Canuot Aet.
Washington, May 18. —None of the
many resolutions relative to the Kis
cheneff outbreak, adopted yesterday at
various places in the United States, has
reached the State Department, and the
officials have nothing new before them
upon which to proceed.
It is not known whether further in
structions have been sent to our em
bassy at St. Petersburg. So far. the
department has before it only newspa
per clippings, describing the Kischeneff
massacre, and it scarcely feels author
ized to move upon that basis, even if it
had the power to do so.
The brief cablegrams from St. Pe
tersburg might open the way for diplo
matic action on the part of the United
States in this matter. That statement
said the Russian government had for
bidden the Jews to arm or defend
themselves, with a deliberate purpose
of forcing them to immigrate to the
United States, for nowhere in Europe
could they find refuge. Such action
would be similar to that taken by the
Roumanian government, upon which
the State Department laid down the
doctrine that the dumping of hordes of
immigrants likely to prove paupers
upon our shores, was obnoxious to the
United States.
What CuNnint Say*.
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa
dor, in conversation to-day with a rep
resentative of the Associated Press rel
ative to the Jewish troubles in Russia,
said:
“There is in Russia, as in Germany
and Austria, a feeling against certain
of the Jews. The reason for this un
friendly attitude is found in the fact
that the Jews will not work in the
field or engage in agriculture. They
prefer to be money lenders. Give a
Jew a coupie of dollars and he becomes
a banker and money broker. In this
capacity he takes advantage of the
Russian peasant, whom he soon has
in his power and ultimately destroys.
“It is when the patience of the peas
ant is exhausted that a conflict be
tween peasants and Jews occurs. Or
dinarily the Russian is a very patient
person, but it is only natural that he
should entertain a feeling of resent
ment for the one who has wrought his
ruin.
Peu*nnt Against tlie Money Lender.
1 “The situation in Russia, so far as
the Jews are concerned, is just this:
It is the peasant against the money
lender, and not the Russians against
the Jews. There is no feeling against
the Jews in Russia because of religion.
It is as I have said—the Jews ruin the
peasants, with the result that conflicts
occur when the latter have lost all
their worldy possessions and have
nothing to live upon.
“There are many good Jews in Rus
sia, and they are respected. Jewish
genius is appreciated in Russia, and the
Jewish artist is honored. Jews also
appear in the financial world in Rus
sia.
“The Russian government affords the
same protection to the Jews that it
does to any other of its citizens, and
when a riot occurs and Jews are at
tacked. the officials immediately take
steps to apprehend those who began
the riot, and visit severe punishment
upon them. In the past Russians have
been punished severely for attacks up
on the *ews.
“But notwithstanding these conflicts,
the Jews continue to do the very
things which have been responsible for
the troubles which involve them.”
ADLEIt MADE APPEAL.
London** Chief Rnbhi Said Crnel
tie* Were Hnritihle.
London, May 18.—Dr. Hermann Ad
ler, the chief rabbi, in the course of a
pastoral charge to his congregation to
night, referred to the anti-Jewish riots
at Kischeneff. The accounts published
by the press, he said, had not exag
gerated the extent of the barbarities
committed. He had to-day received a ,
letter sent by a number of leading citi
zens of Kischeneff. which fully cor
roborated what had been published.
The letter asked for help, for which he
made an appeal.
Dr. Adler declared that he was
pleased that the Americans were going
to make representations to the Russian
government regarding the massacres,
and that they were already collecting
subscriptions for the relief of victims.
An indignation meeting of East End
Hebrews was held to-night. Many of
the speakers were from Kischeneff;
and, speaking in Yiddish, made pas
sionate protests against the authors of
the outrage. A committee was ap
pointed to collect subscriptions In Lon
don for the relief of the sufferers by
the riots.
For Relief of Jevr*.
New York. May 18.—Arnold Kohn of
the State Bank received nearly $5,000
to-day to aid the fund for the dis
tressed Jews of Kischeneff. The
money came by mail or wire from
widely separated parts of the United
States.
Mr. Kohn also received a cablegram
from Kischeneff acknowledging the
receipt of 15,000 roubles and saying
“Tiraspol peaceful.”
disastrolJslnding~
OF A BULL FIGHT.
London. May 18.—A special dispatch
from Madrid announces that during a
hull light yesterday at Algerirss the
amphitheater -ollupsed and twelve
person* were killed and flfiy were in-
Juied. Revet at women and children I
tvere gored by th* bulla 1
HEADWAY IS MADE
BY REVOLUTIONISTS.
Stnntl Excellent Chnnee for Sacce**
in Venezuela.
Washington, May 18.—Advices of a
thoroughly reliable character received
in Washington under date of May 1
show that the Venezuelan revolution
ists are not only holding their own,
but are making considerable headway.
The advices say:
“Tlie districts of Coro Barquiste
mento, Tucacas, on the west side, Oiu
dad Bolivar, on the Orinoco, and its
surrounding country, are still in the
power of revolutionists. Within sixty
miles of LaGuayra, in the Rio Chico
district, the revolutionists are holding
forth, and although the government
a few weeks ago sent an expedition
there to drive them out, they succeed
ed only in making them retreat, and
within a few days they were again
back there. A battle took place In
which the government lost over 1.000 |
.men and about 300 wounded were |
brought back to LaGuayra after a two
days fight.
"On the other hand the revolution
ists have not succeeded in ousting the
government or in winning any partic
ular fight, but they are decimating the
government troops, and the govern
ment has now no more than 3,000 men
under arms.
“An expedition went from LaGuay
ra—about 1,500 men—to Tucacas, there
to meet tlie forces of the revolution
ists, but the result is very doubtful.
"Two days ago the news came that
Gen. Matos had left Curacao and land
ed in Venezuela at a point called Chir
ivichi, which is a few miles west of
Puerto Cabello. It is said that an ag
gressive campaign on his part is again
to be undertaken."
SHOOTING FOR THE TEAM.
Rifle Expert* Are Contenting nt Sea
Girt.
Sea Girt, N. J., May 18.—With
weather and shooting conditions en
tirely satisfactory, the competition for
places on the all-American rifle team
that will be sent to Bisley, England, to
endeavor to capture the Palma trophy,
began here shortly before noon to
day.
About two score experts with the
military rifle lined up on the range Tor
the allotment to targets. From this
number the team of eight will oe
chosen next Wednesday night, the
selection to be on the records made by
the competitors in the firing of to-day,
to-morrow and Wednesday. .
The excellent scores recorded to-day
have added strength to the prediction
that the all-American team will recap
ture the Palma trophy at Bisley. Eng
land, July 11, next. The work of Pri
vate George Cook of Company A, Third
Battalion, District of Columbia Na
tional Guard, who holds the military
championship of the United States for
rifle shooting, in rolling up a total ot
212 out of a possible 225 to-day, is con
sidered little short of remarkable. He
leads his nearest competitor by six
points.
Each competitor is required to fire
fifteen shots each of the three days of
the shoot at each of the three long
distance ranges, 800, 900 and 1,000
yards. The regulation army rifle is
used.
Word was received here this evening
from England that France has entered
a team in the Palma match.
ROAST FORTOOSEVELT.
Warlike President Condemned by
Mnorffeld Storey.
Boston. May 18.—Robert Treat Paine
presided to-night at a banquet of the
American Peace Society, which is
holding its annual meeting here. The
speakers were Moorfleld Storey, Ben
jamin F. Trueblood, Anna Garlin
Spencer, Rev. Charles F. Dole and
Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead.
Mr. Storey said that the time was
coming, If not near at hand, when the
man who engaged in war will be
stamped as a criminal. He criticised
President Roosevelt for his attitude
toward war. -
"There is a school of men Who would
have us follow in the steps of the
Middle Ages," he said, "prominent
among these is the President of the
United States.”
He then read from President Roose
velt's recent speeches In the West, in
whiclh he said that the country must
maintain and increase our armament.
"There is no great courage required
In fighting,” continued Mr. Storey. “No
race has yet lacked the courage to die.
Far greater and higher a courage is
required when the circuit attorney of
St. Louis fearlessly attacks and con
quers corruption.
“The President of the United States
would show higher courage if he would
say to men like Platt or Quay, 'I have
no sympathy with your aims and
methods, and you may count on my
inflexible opposition.’ He would show
greater courage If he would administer
his office regardless of his political
future. That would be the kind fof a
’strenuous life’ for him to lead.”
MEN AND WOMEN
WERE WELL ARMED.
Police Were Called on to Quell a
Subway Riot.
New York, May 18.—The police were
called to-daiy to quell a riot at Broad
way and Sixty-eighth streets, where
several Italian women, evidently strike
sympathizers, had been Intimidating
the men at work on the subway con
struction. Stones were thrown Indis
criminately. and the women flashed
huge stilettos. Four of the women
were arrested. Two of them had
stilettos, one of which was two feet
long.
The police in the Bronx borough,
who were on the lookout all night for
any signs of disturbances along the
line of the subway, arrested two
batches of Italian strikers early to
day. The men, twenty-one In number,
who were arrested, were loitering along
the excavation. One of them had a
loaded revolver in his pocket.
The twenty-one men arrested In the
Bronx were later arraigned in court.
One man who carried a stiletto was
held In SI,OOO ball for trial. The others
were fined small amounts each for dis
orderly conduct.
Ntrnmnipe Hurst.
Queenstown. May 18,-The British
wteamer Kassaln. rapt, IJrnond, from
Burry, for Mobile, returned to this
port to-day with her main strum pipe
burst.
DAILY, $8 A YEAR.
_ 5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIME9-A-WEEK.SI A YEAR
BREACH OF PROMISE
SIIT AGAINST ATLANTA MER
CHANT FOR SIO,OOO.
THE GIRL WAS WILLING
RUT SHE SAYS MARCUS DID NOT
SHOW UP.
Mis* Nellie Sniwlmnn of Riverhead,
1.. L, tiring* nn Interenting Suit.
Her Allegation*—Entertaining De
tail* Expected nt the Trial—What
Mareu* Say* Stevens Ail vise*
Farmer* to Sell Cotton for Fu
ture Delivery nt II l-2c News
Note* from Atlanta.
Atlanta, May 18.—The trial was begun
In the Superior Court here to-day of a
breach of promise suit against Simon
H. Marcus, a well-known Atlanta mer
chant. in which the plaintiff, Miss Nel
lie Sandman of Riverhead, L. 1., ask*
SIO,OOO damages for her wounded feel
ings and blighted affections.
The plaintiff, who is quite a pretty
and attractive young woman, appear
ed in court to-day and gave her testi
mony. She claims that Marcus on the
occasion of a visit to Riverhead in the
summer of 1900, made love to her, and
they became engaged; that the cards
were issued announcing the marriage,
and that the story of the engagement
was printed in the New York papers.
She states he left Riverhead, and a,
few days afterward she received a let
ter from him stating that he had con
sulted a physician, and that he was
practically an invalid and had been ad
vised not to marry. She says was
much grieved at his state of health
and wrote to him, but the great shock
came when she heard that on Oct. 27,
1901, he had been married to a Miss
Casheriel.
The defendant claims that he only
visited Riverhead on one occasion, and
said if he made love to Miss Sandman
it must have been as the result of a
stimulant which he took while at her
father’s home, her father being a wine
merchant. He admits writing the let
ter relative to his health.
The case has some interesting details
which will be discussed before the jury
to-morrow.
Knight* Are Gathering.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the thirty-fourth annual con
vention of the Grand Lodge of Geor
gia. Knights of Pythias, which will
assemble to-morrow at 9 o’clock in
the K. of P. Hall on Pryor
.street and march to the Grand Opera
House, where a reception will be
held.
Grand Chancellor F. M. Sommer
kamp of Columbus and many Knlgnts
are already here, prepared for busi
ness. The opinion is expressed that
it will be one of the largest and most
interesting conventions ever held by
the order. Committees are meeting all
of the incoming trains and the dele
gates are being looked out for in every
way.
All of the hotels and the K. of
P. Hall have been extensive
ly decorated in the colors of the order,
while a large banner hangs above the
street in front of the Kimball, where
the Knights will make their head
auarters.
Among those who came to-day was
W. H. Leopold of Savannah, grand
keeper of records and seals. Mr. Leo
pold Is opposed in his candidacy for
re-election by Roland Alston of At
lanta.
The Knights will bo given a barbe
cue, and there will be other entertain
ments for them while they are In the
citv.
Steven*’ Advice to Farmer*.
In his monthly talk to the farmers,
in which he calls attention to the
backward condition of crops, particu
larly cotton, Commissioner of Agricul
ture O. B. Stevens says this does not
necessarily mean there will be a short
crop, ar.d he advises farmers, if pos
sible, to sell their cotton for future de
livery at 9t4 cents. On this subject he
says:
“The price of cotton In New York on
May 12 was 11V4 cents. The November
and December cotton sold at 9 cents a
pound, but now that it is out of the
farmers’ hands, the price has gone up.
If the farmers should now have an
opportunity to dispose of their coming
crop for future delivery at 9% cents, it
would probably pay them to sell at
that price, for although the season is
backward, there may yet be a good
crop and if there should be a very
large one, prices may go down.
To Get the Camp.
H. H. Cabaniss and T. W. Loyless of
the Augusta Chronicle called on Gov.
Terrell to-day to urge him to arrange
to encamp a large portion of the state
troops at or near Augusta. It w'as
stated that practically all of the Sa
vannah • troops would like to go there,
as well as the entire Third Regiment.
The Governor promised to take the
matter under consideration and reach
an early conclusion.
Savannah Freight Depot*.
The Railroad Commission to-day re
ceived a petition from Savannah, ask
ing permission for the freight depots
there to close at 2 o'clock on Satur
days during the summer months. The
petition will doubtless be acted on fa
vorably, as have been others of a
similar nature.
ARMED BANDS OF MOROS
Are Making Trouble In the Inland
of Mindanao.
Manila, May 18.—Numerous armed
bands of hostile Moros from Bacolod
and Taraca, Island of Mindanao, have
appeared in the city of Pantar, north
of the lake, and have made threaten
ing demonstrations against the Amer
ican troops. A clash is expected. Maj.
Bullard, who. with a strong force, is
at Pantar, is capable of dealing with
the rebels.
Ninety per cent, of the Lake Moros
have accepted American sovereignty.
Cramp Company Director*.
Philadelphia, May 18^—At a special
meeting of the Cramp Shipbuilding
Company to-day the following new di
rectors were elected: F. L. Hlne, vice
president of the First National Bank
of New York; J. W. Dunn of New
York, president of the International
Steam Pump Company; E. C. Con
verse of New York, and Harry A.
Rerwlnd, 11. S. Grove aud William li.
doit* of Philadelphia.