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The Atlanta Constitution. VOL. xxxni. NO. 21. CLARK NOW HAS A J NEW TITLE TO SEAT in Resignation and Is / f Reappointed by Acting S Governor CLARK REVIEWS CONTEST Sac.ariEg Marcus Daly Has Pursued iS'-m Malicious'.y and Vindict ively. and Asserts He Has Never Been Guilty of Dishonorable Act. ?By Jos: Ohl. sV* May 15.—<Hp*c!«1.>—At th* conclusion of one of the most dramatic ■ear*.- - n the history of the United States ■Mate. Hon. William A. Clark announced that he had forwarded to the govern-r of Moe ■ a his re«lgnat!<m as a senator from the state, and his name waa stricken ther ipon from the roll of senators by Pte* lent Frye. JU dn a few days—probably by Monday •f tifit week at the farthest day—Mr. Oar* w!'! present himself at the bar of th* senat* and ask to be sworn In on cred tlals showing his appointment to the vacancy created by his resignation. This latter result came as a climax to i .- * Sensational day in the history of this Man tana contest. Senator Clark’s reslg aa|| t was a surprui* to everybody save his attorneys and those In his <1 *>»*—t c--n- Met e. The announcement of his ap pot tment came a-t an even greater eur prfe for It a possibility which the poll tical world had not anticipated. Tl- governor of Jlentai.a is Robert B. Bm h. a populist who Is ne of Marcus Da s adherents. The lieutenant govern ®T of the state Is A. E. Sprleg’. a pop- Ub . who Is a close friend of Mr. Clark *■ who spent two months i-• during pendency of the investigation in Cla k's inter* ’ In ail th-« figuring on ■pi Intment tn case of Clark - resignation. Li* tenant Governor Spriggs seems to ha o been overlooked, and yet It Is he Wl a.'Airdit.g to advl. •■•* received here ‘ th afternoon, has appointed Mr. Clark the vacancy. The power to d ■ thia to him through the abaenep of tfio la M W t to argue a case before th* court of in his abeeuce the lieutenant gc . ernor becomes da facto governor ol th- state, not o ..y assumlr g .ill the du . tl< but receiving a.i of th- rmo.uinents ■f th* office. The power conferred upon 4b lieutenant governor of Montana In <h sort of an en« rgency seems to be gt- ..ter than that conferred upon the like ■fllcer ot any other nt ate. Tne clause of th- Montana c> nstltutlon covering this Question la in substance as fa-iiow- / "In aso of failure to qualify, death, res.gnat: aa. commitment • an infamo'. ■ertn-a, impeachment, a.--< me from the at- „ • tlu:.". powers and emoluments of the off! e yjiebai. devolve upon the lieutenant guvcri.or « until tne disability is r-m >ved.’’ No Flaw in the Title. r JU cording to the Interpre alion p’aeed K>up*.;i this provision by Senator Clark and ■ hla friends ami also by Senator tartvt i •- and other republicans who have lnve.su ■ gated it. the right u; the acting governor | ■ V> make the appointment is regarded as H Indubitable. Mr. Clark s d«jn.«nd for roc ■ **gi..t;un on tins ciedet.iials signed l>v \c ■ ting Governor Spriggs will be :-*■■ : uj n ■ * Clark aul his legal rdvt rs forme utor Faulkner that there Is absolutely no ‘ ■ t*r. :n this new title. Al! tho senate pre ■ cedents, leading ba> k to the Conkling j ■ <te tn 1.0.1 and eva n far tha t, b-xtr out ■ the contention that a senator *-eases to be j a member of that baely Immediately upon ’ fils restg station. Tins being the case, they I cunte:.a. that the resolution of the c!*-*- I Utms committee '•••Miring that Mt. Clark ‘ls not cnt.tled to a seat as a meml*er of ■ ■ the senate.** dies without further a *.:on. I Noth:ng e.se can be done with It unless. , peri.apc, to indefinitely i<ostp<*iu* It. Mr. i-iuu not being a member of tho body, j the senate has nothing more to do with lam I here ale several care-. In tho hlsto- | ry of tho senate when a member whoso rtghl to a seat was d:sput«d announ- eJ i iala re- :gna;l.m as Mr. Clark ha» done, and t.,- n-ci-on the senate a consideration ! of the care <«-ar«-d- Any gUesUon that I may tw raised upon the credentials wha-it I he wi.l pr>-»ent as tho governor's ap- I puinte must la* considered wlth-ntt ie- ’ ga_-._ to this other case wlnch is res ud- r It I- harlly probnbln that Mr Clark will , be aVowed to take the oath as as* nat >r with- it . b.« non being made. According to ite unai method of procedure lii • oath •! office is administered to the uihn , pvt—enting t.im<« If with such credentials - un’v.-» 4*j.vt!cn is made. It is stated to- - **l ht that Teator Chandler, cha rrn.in of • the vi-ctions cimmltti-*. has determined I to ma*e objection ami to move the refer ence of the credentials to the committee of which he is chairman. If this st done, it wi. l be vigorously and S na ,* -r • jrk’s friends bellevo that a majority < the MBate will join in defvaiing s '• a n.> * n Tiny bas-> this b-dh-f upon ex po ■ is from leading republican senators | as «<ll as leading democrats who have said .--y t-garded the apiM'intment as a happy solution of the Mon.uno compitca- • tions. Daly Caused His Defeat in *BB. It oi certain, however, that the Daly people who have fought Clark »> bitterly | will not glvo up without a further strug gle and the understanding hero tonight is list Governor Smith has l»een urged to i hurry luu-k from Francisco to Helena and make am ther appointment. If that !s d>>oe and somebody else presents him- | irff here simultaneously with Mr. Clark, the probal llity is that tho <ase will then go to the elections cummit.ee. Even then. I hewev-r. It will not go with >ut a hard light on the part of Mr. Clark's friends. The motion to refer is debatable and the whole quest!* n of the actin? govern it's right to appoint will i-e aired In the open sena’a In that event tho Clark people expect all the senators who voted to seal j Mr. Quay c.n the governor’s appointment to vote against the reference of this . ase to the commission, because on its surface at least the right of the governor to ap point In this case Is much clearer than It was in th.- Quay case. At the same time Clark Is certain to get all or almost all of the democratic votes. "I flrmlv believe.*’ said former Senator Faulkner tonight, "that Mr. Clark will be seated on those credentials and without any unnecessary* delay.*' There is much talk tn nntl-Clark cir cles of this al! being a neatly executed plot in which the absence of the govern or from the state at this very convenient time Is n most imimrtant factor. While nobody can Is* found who will father the direct charge that Governor Smith was got out of the state through the clever manipulation of the Clark people, there are some who hint it very broadly. *’l am told." said representative Camp bell. who Is th.- recognized head of the anti-Clark contingent here, "that this whole thing wsts talked over at the pop ulist convention at Sioux Falls last w.sinesday Lieutenant Governor Spriggs was In attendance upon that convention nnd my advices are that he let the eat out of the bag there.** Whether this Is true ot not. the depart ure of Governor Smith from the state was certainly most opportune for Mr Clark. Mr. Clark’s resignation was dated the 11th and reache.l the office of the governor at Helena yesterday or Uslay. The governor was In San Francisco and Mr. Spriggs. Mr. Clark’s friend, was reated In the chair In the executive of fice cloth.-d • al! the power given him by the constitution of the state. Clark Worked Continuously. The first Information the antl-Clark people here had of the prebable appoint ment came to them In dispatches from Helenu this morning. It was also the first Intimation they hnd that Senator Clark proposed to announce his resigna tion . • \\’h*n I saw Senator Clark nt the Ar lington tonight he stated that he had not received definite notice of his appolnt ment- **i cannot say, however.** ho said In re ply to my question, “that I would I**- surprised to re««-ive such an announce ment. I do not hesitate to say that I shall nct opt If appointed. I nm convinced that such an api-’intm.-nt would be but carrying out the wishes of the great ma jority of the people «>f my state, who are in thorough sympathy with me in the tight 1 have mad- against the nomination of Daly atid his crowd Th.-re is no question in my mind of the right of the lieutenant governor while acting as gov ernor to make this appointment. I pre sided over the convention which mail.- the constitution th- atate. and it was the purj-os.- of that convention to safeguard tho < xecutlve office so that it should at all times l»e occuphsl. That Is why our eonMl itton n<-t only ptaces Upon the should- r of tiie lieutenant governor al! of the duties of the governor during his • ■ in fact the governor, with l>olh ..ie duties and the emoluments of the office from the time the governor himself steps across the state line until he re turn* to resume his office. Should 1 !••• appointed by G v-rrmr Spriggs. 1 shall feel that I have .-n absolute and unques tionable title to t. e office which « annot • - - *. imu<> anything w-.u I: th-- lieutenant gov ernor has done while the latter is acting us governor lt.-pn s-ntetive Campbell, speaking for the memorialista who presented the case against Mr. Clark before the senate com mittee. said tonight: “So far as the memorialists are con corned. we have, of course, nothing to do with the state’s phase of the case. We w-re thrrough when we presented our case to the senate committee, it is for the senate to say whether it will receive u man b- iring such credentials as is pro posed in this ease or whether It will not. Even should the credentials of Mr Clark g> to the committee <>n elections and remain tied u» then- without action throughout the rest of the session. Mr. Clark will have won a decid'd tage In h-s fight for * tlon before th- next legislature. He will have the prestige of the aopointment instead of letting that ad var.:. se go to s -m- one of his enemies as w- usl Jiave been t'"* ca“had <•■'%< r t - Smith made the app-dr.tnu tit. Resignation Creates Surprise. Fenat- r C '-rk’s resignation, when read In the senaie this morniti? created a great irt-rise t-oob aft- r the session opened the Montana senator arose to a question of t>er- nal prlvd* ge, and after reading < .ireful!* t-r- par- | statement reviewing his -as . ana -un<-‘-I that he had forward ed Ids r<-Ignat; n as s- nator to the gov ernor of his state. The -< ene presented during the reading of h-s statement was one of the most unique in the history of the senate. Th* routine business of the m . riling had not been cßmpieted when th- senator from M'-i.tana r--se and announced that h’s addressing the senate was upon a matter - f per-onal priv'l.ge Senator Chandler had given notice that he would call up the v-mmittee resolute n tins* at- Ing Mr. Clark and of cour.-e « verybody realiz’d at one- that it was this matter that brought S- ria: >- Clark to h;s 1- <• Atmos: fi-t.uit.v th*- hum of c-mvcrs.itl-m on the floor and in the grub ries, whicn usual!-- a*c mpanles the routine business . . . senator* quietly l*-ft their scats ami went over to the democratic side so that they might l*e near the senator from Montana. The news spread rapidly and a nuritber of memlM-s of th- house soon arrived to till tin- s f«s at the rear of the chamber a: -I t occupy standing room nearby. Former B*-nator Faulkner. Air. t lark s chief counsel, was seated by him until Just before he r»se to address the chair, and after that to.-k a seat next to Sena tor Fairbanks In the back row ot the democratic s-ats. Representative Camp 1-eil. wb« was the attorney for Marcus Daly In prosecuting the case and who tes tltl'-l to having unlimited drafts upon that gentleman’s funds, sat on one of the r -fa-> on the republican side. Senator Clark’s daughter. Mrs. Culver, of New- York. was in the senate famixy gallery with some fri* nds. H* nator Clark * statement was a strong defense of hlm s« .f. He revh wed the report of the <-om mittee. pointing out respects in which, in his opini n. error had l»een made and he went over at length »ne fight which has liecn made upon him by the Daly faction of Montana democracy. Made Excellent Impression. His statement made an excellent Im pression and at Its conclusion almost all of the senators, except those on the com mlttee on elections went to him. shook l-.ls hand, congratulated him -.n the straightforward chara-ter of his state ment and gave hhn renewed assurances of personal esteem. Senators like Mr. Bacon and Mr. Sullivan, who have been prominent In the movement to prevent unnecessarily sp«**dy action by the sen ate were as muc i surprised at Senator Clark’s announcement as anybody else. Afterward* several senators expressed their opinion that If Senator Clark had not announced hl* resignation, the senate would never have unseated him In view of hls statement. It is known that a good many republican senators believe he has been treated badly, but so long ns there was no minority report from the committee, there was no chance for h-s friends to do anything In hls behalf. It Is announced on authority that he expects to seek his vindication at the hands of the people of Montana, and hls friends are now carrying on a vigorous campaign to that end. Mr. Clark said he had no desire to cast nr[ii r-lons on the members of the election committee, but said he was forced to the conclusion—which he believed met with the concurrence not only of a large numltcr of senators on both sides of th< chamber, but of hls constituents In the state of Montana, regardless of political affiliations—that the methods of pro cedure in <he Investigation were m.ini- I-stly unfair, non-judlcial and the verdict entirely opposite to that which would have occurr«-d if the evidence had b-■ n confined to that which was admissible and jH-rtlnent to tin issue. It is true, he said, that there was a strong effort made by the senators from Alai ama. Maryland. Kansas and Not th Carolina a: the beginning of the investi gation to exclude all the Irrelevant testi mony. but their efforts were unavail ing. _ All Kinds of Testimony. "The result of the admission of all kinds of heresy, irrelevant, malicious and p-Tjur-d testimony.*’ he continued, “was damaging in the extr< me to the re spondent. as through the medium of both tin resi>*<-*.ibb‘ and the v.-nal pt ess t In most wid-spread publicity was given throughout the land to some of th-- p- rnl cious falsehoods. ou< hlng the respondent and likewise a large nutnb*-r <>f most (Wnlnent and upright legislators who sup port*-I him and who are the peers ot the boasted men of any state in this union. "The prevailing theory of presumptive Innocence was largely ignored and the entire prttceedings were closely analogous o the D.< vfus case, wh-re the prosecu tion was based upon a presumption of guilt. iTe edents - stabli tied since J-*-- liav<- b-en lightly considered, information cntireli disregarded. It has heretofore been held that th--ie mu--i be proved a«-t --m iicl.j ot fraud *»n the part of tne piintipai. or a-tual, not presumptive, knowl-'-lge of < <-rl uptlon on the part ot his a . ins. or that it must be proved not inf-rte-l. that a sufii-j-'nt number ol leg ist.- ->r have Is-en corruptly influenced to change the r suit of the election. As to th-- nrst proposition no evidence was au ilu<—i that was accepted by the comrmi t- ..ml no charge of complicity has b- cn mad. in he re;..-rt. •* > < th * b« • ond proposition, not in R single Instance, in my -.pinion nor in the - tani-.n ->t th*- • mln-nt counsel who ai-l-’l in. ii i . th- re t>e< n any proof sufficient n- establbh the guilt ol a single b’gi.-la- "< n 'be contrary pos-ltlvc evidence has ■ . • In even case where t!:■ r< i -ind-nt w .’c allowed to introduce tes tiin-.iij bat no i-onsld-ration was given j < or t>r mis-<l. nor any consid er n. i itia.le to s<vtire a vote for the respondent. "11l .1 ! r *o < hange the result of the election it u-.uld b- necessary to estab- II a that - .ght members Os the legislature w*r< - -rrupilv i*-:ln--nccd. • \i- ..fi ha been lul-1 on th* , . , , • .mdlll 'fi <-! uwo or ■ tir* •• legislators before ;*nd alter the senatorial ( ontest. These men gave full • > planation of th™ clrcumstan-t-s and conditions relating to such matters. The presumption is that If th- lr financial eon diti-m was better they acquired It inno cently. This is a plain proposition of law, an,! the burden of proof -lid not rest upon them. From their well known character I <l. not believe them dishorn st, and even If they wore. It must b«- remern ber< d tha tit-'re was much legislation b- - 1 >r<- that as mbly involving millions of tl-.llars in whb h some of the memorialists were de- i lv interest**! and although th* y appear here as npostfes of purity, it is w II known in Montana they would not : til to test tho probity of every man In the most tin --rupulmt;* manner to pro ima<- their own interests.” "TI i y w- re a-'-t >■. -1 v • :igag- d In prevent ing a revision of tho infamous election law enact*-.1 at their instance which the h'.nest people <>f Montana were endeavor ing to I'orr. et with regard to the cross in the circle, by which these people have tieen - nnl. sl t-. coerce every man In their • nt ploy into casting his ballot to suit their wishes. ••They were also deeply Inter* sto.l In attempting tin repeal !’ a law requiring • ages in > very min--, which law they hav-- ■ illy di r- uar-i- il It ch irred tin t man) llv*« have been lost by n-ason of this disregard of the law.” Daly Will Continue the Fight. Senator < '1 irl£ -liarply criticised the com mlttoe'-- findings In details and attribute 1 bis -I-feat for congress In l*sS to Marcus Daly's ‘‘envious ami diabolical desire to forever de troy my political influence." He Introduced an original affidavit by George r m Grath. who says Daljr told him the only effective course open to force <‘lark’s rettreni* nt was to charge Clark, morning, noon an<l night, with brlb.ry; to have the Daly men In the legislature procure money from th.- Clark people ami then expose the bribery and Inter suggested lotting three or four of his < Daly’s) men have a few thousand dollars to show in the leg islature a Clark's money. The commit tee had r« fu-od to hear McGrath. The vote of republl-an legislators for him. Mr. Clark * xpiaine-l. was the result of caucus action and acquaintance with local condi tions. He charged the committee with s-- king to enforce laws for Montana. He arraigned Congressman Campbell as be traying his friends, receiving tho political support of the Clark people and after • l-t’.'oii being employed by the Anaconda company ami working for Clark’s defeat. He review.-d Daly’s course In the state capital fight and charged the Anaconda company with spending a million dollars. Mr. Clark th* *i read Ins letter of resigna tion a l-lr< --- -I to the governor ami dated May 11th. as follows: ' Dear Sir The sixth legislative assem bly on th,- 2-Sth day of January, Ikti* l . elect- • d me to re present the stat,-'of Montana in the senate of the I’nlt.-d States for tl.e term commencing on the 4th day of Alar-'it. lIBW. "Viider the authority of the credentials signed by th-- governor of the stat,-, I « ntere d upon the discharge of the duties of that position on the first Monday <-t last D- • nil.- r, after qualifying by taking tin- »*uth of office prescribed bv law. "On the fourth day of December. ISW. tu-> . - tnorlals were presented to the sen ate of the I’nlt-.i States praying that my tigiit ami title to continue to act as a senator under the credentials which cer tlll- -i to my election should be investigat ed. These m* mortals, with the accompa nying papers were referred to a standing committee <>f that body. After a protracted investigation of the allegations of said memorialists the com mit te. has submitted its conclusions to the senate in which it finds the seat which 1 now occupy under the credentials Issued by authority of the vote taken In the joint assembly of the legislature on the ZXth day of January. 1899, should be declared vacant. "None of the charges affecting my per sonal honor, or which alleged that l had p, rsonally been guilty of corrupt prac tices have been sustained by the finding or the committee. ‘‘Conscious of the rectitude of my own conduct, an-’ after a critical examination of all the evidence taken by the coinmit- Contlnued on Third Page. ATLANTA, GA.. MONDAY, MAY 21, 1900. CUBAN FRAUDS ARE ON THE INCREASE Postal Losses Not the Only Crookedness Found To Exist in Havana GOOD THING WAS PUSHED Officials Who H ve Held the Ful] Confidence of Headquarters Are Now Suspected, and More Arrests Will Come. Havana, May 14.—The extent of th* postal frauds is far greater than what was originally expected. Besides tak ing in the posial department, the frauds seem to Include the local officers at Ha vana ami various other officers through out the Island, and also to have extended to outsl-le points which have b-'en used for the sale of some of the old Issue of stamps that were 0.-fiered destroyed. The result of the investigation at the local postoffice Is the suspension of Port master Thompson, who was Installed in April of last year. He will remain at hts own house for the present. Moya and I Mascaro, stamp sellers in the main of : flee, have also been arrested, and fur i ther arrests ar* expected tomorrow*. As many as six others have t»’cn placed un der the closest surveillance, and they will I tie arrested as soon as their services can be ’ spared. owing to this fact. If th*v are suddenly r< lieved from duty it will be impossible to carry on the postal depart ment of Havana. Messrs. Reeves and Reynolds, the audi tors- of the postal department, are still under arrest at their own rooms. In charge of detectives. Special quarters ; will, however, be prepared In some fort ress, where all the prisoners connected with the frauds will be taken as soon as i arrested. Today’s arrest and the suspension of Mr. Thompson did not take place until as : ter dark, and consequently these new features of the case were npt generally ktipwn throughout the city this evening: but there Is a nerci; ’ iblc cxcitem*-nt at th,- postoffice, where io one knows who may b*- th* next » . ■ singled out. E. G. Rathbone <i- Ires th, A.-so ctated I’:■ -*.< ■ ' ■ ! no truth In the report clreu- | lated In the United states that th- r* >s friction between the military au thorities hero and the postal department. On th* <ontrary, the most complete har money prevails between General Wood and himself, consultations taking place between them dally. He also says he does not consider it proper. In the pres ent circumstances to give out Interviews for publication ami has so answered all applications for personal statements that have b- en cabled him from the United 1 States. Sheridan will temporarily fill Mr. ! Thompson’s place. It appears that the frauds wore ramified In almost every pos sible direction, even the rented boxes hav ing been made o h >urce of Illegitimate j tain. Every additional revelation increases the amazement of the Am*-rl-ans here. Tho t’ulians seem to be immensely please-l. They declare that the Ameri cans can no longer boast in t'uba of their superior honesty when In govern , ne tit employ. General Wood devotes several hours dully to postal affair.’, hearing the rep-irts ! of spei ial agents ami conferring with Mr. ; Rathbone and others having any knowl edge of the matter. As yet. it is inipos ‘ sible to say how many persons will be implicated. THOMPSON ADMITS HIS GUILT Signs a Statement Telling How He Misappropriated Funds. Havana. May 16. —1 ostir.a: tor E. If Thompson, of Havana local office, his sign*-1 a -worn statement In which he ! sass that on December 16th. last, i»e!ng In I need of fi lids, lie took from th-- p -stotllce ' fund sl.3V>. giving his memorandum as a re-nipt for the same. When the Inspec ! tions were held Mr. Thom icon ordered a ch rk In charge of the money order de- I partiiK'nt to place remittances received that *lay. v hleh would not h ive to l«e ac counted for until th.* following day. suffi cient to ever the amount of his r- <eipt, , which was withdrawn until after -h-> tn i spei-tion. This was kepi up until April "th. when the special agents tolly discover-1 tiie leceipt. w liii-h Mr. Thomp son tln-ti paid. He also mlmlts the Charles F. Neelv. late financial agent of the posts at Havana, Indors-d a bid for M.7) whl I. Thompson h; <1 dis- aunt,bv the North Amerh-a-i Tri.st Con.i any. Thompson mlmlts other irregularities lt> connection with his department. Bristo Goes to Tampa. Washington, May 16. —Fourth Assistant i Postmaster General Bristo received his final instructions today and ]*ft at 3 o’clock for Tampa,Fla., from which place : he will sail for Havana, reaching there early Sun-lay morning . Mr. Charles A. Conrad, hls secretary, accompanied him. Warrants Have Been Issued. Havana, May 16.—Warrants were is. u- d this evening for tie arrest of E. P. Thompson, the Havana postmaster; W. H. Reeves, deputy auditor of the island, and Edwatd Moya ami Jorge Mascaro, Cuban clerks in the stamp department, and by 7 o'clock all were 10-lged in the vivac. or the tombs of Havana. This waa dene under the advice of the postal in spectors who arrived today. It is constd ! ered now- that Reeves is equally guilty with Neely. Investigation Into the record ot the clerk ->f military department who han dled several hundre-l dollars' worth of stamps, proves that that transaction was legitimate. The stamps were purchased at the request of hls brother, who is a stamp c-dhvt'.r in the United Stat* s, tor }80(.. They were of the old issue ami were cb tained from Neely. The arrest of Mr. Thompson caused great surprise in the city. It Is looked upon as the precursor of many other ar rests. Ger.eral Wood felt, as did the pos- tal inspectors, that It would be better to have the susiwcted persons arrested, ana to give them an opportunity to obtain ball than to keop them indefinitely under close supervision at a time when the detectives are badly needed for other work. Several Arrests Have Been Made. Havana. May 17.—The principal charge against the Havana postmaster, I*. 1 . Thompson, who with VV. H. Reeves, deputy auditor of the Island, and Lu ward Moyra ami Jorge Mascaro. Cuban cl* rks In tho stamp department, was arrested yesterday, will be that he entered a con spiracy with Carrydun Rich, the clerk, who ins confessed to a knowledge of many of the transactions, and who Wli give evidem e lor tne govetnmenc to shtehl C F W Neely, the arrested iinancia agent of’ posts. '1 he pr .secution says •fheinpson deliberately received vouctwis ami ordered that the changes be made in the books ai.d accounts with the manifest intention ot shielding Neely. Moyt.i and Mascaro admit selling over SI,MV worth of an old issue of stamps, i through the windows wh-ch were not call ed lor in the requisition. Thompson say that, though he ordered i the alteration of certain ngures at »*■> request of Rich, still he dal so Withoul knowing that they were ot a crim 1“<O ua uiro. He thinks ho iniglH have • treated with more oousi- eration. win : -nsnussed or requestod to resign. inompcon’s uad was first fixed at »W.Ut> | cash, but was ultimately reuuced to *I.OO . wn.cn was deposited in <asn vy ‘ , vamsfi remsu>. nen Cu-mei. a wealu.* aieikiiani* . . ine 0.01 of M<» ru and Mascaro has be rruuceu 10 ♦f.ow. win-n has not j ‘ U Aecre'?wlll ne allowed to remain al hls own n*..in. I'* -i-cfc ”t t ' l ' l< l |*i l ul -less DUHllg tne invcst.gauolis How in Pl s .O wo. I.- - .11. Co or >h da-.y to giw acne*-, an 1 U >s also ten. u*-“- unu Os lull! would uece-ssali-v ■ I probablj wou.d ha*l ad- mitted 11. at his bdn deposit was U.S ! money, and a request wil be 1 *‘‘ u 1 V^KUtm U nt «i‘d ft v* cli-•unistun-’* s. his ba 1 ‘J' . _ 1 w ith light. Altlo ugh lie wns nrst char„ p-'Clilati -ns to the amount ot f- ■ ■ SIS - it itaci-;: hr. snPr t | lP Inspec examined Re-vcs. Indiana Town Is Searched. -- , 1 M-iv 17 --fine of the g°**“ ernment' - rbf ettves who has been, h.r<* , working on the Muncie end of the üb..n . postoffieo embezzlement eases made the (statement today that the rea . ' b--:. th* sale of count* rfeit stamp which. It b alleged, hav*- frr.i.tr-d it. the office of a printing company in this . city Thousands of dollars worth of bogus stamps are- said to have been issued andrllstributed to Cuban postmasters, a number o*f whom. It is alleired, shared i in the profits. The printing office Is sal-1 to hav.- been sear.hed from garret to cellar for the material need. Heretofore alleged package of money. It Is asserted that almost worth of bogus stamps have been printed in Munch- and sent tor distribution to Cuban ]>->stoffic< > Th" .-vst.-m was to distribute these stamps ’ in numbeis that would riot cause suspi- I clou to i-tlleers who furnished th.- regular consignments Wh- 11 Ross Cowan, pr- t d-nt of tie- Xe. lv I’rinting Company, was told the story today, he did not seem 1 e ii s-lallv concerned, but said; •You mav say that If there Is any 1 store afloat that the Neely Printing < om -1 pany ever turned out Cuban stamps, eith- r for the postal or any other service. (l j fa I— We hav-' neither print--1 Stamps legitimately or illegitimately. Th government contract that we have, w have not *1- tiled. It has been most in th.’ form of print <1 blanks*. *1 his work has been conducted for the past eight-< n months since Neely took ot-iee, ami mv ks will how that it has not exceeded .v,o*»*». while th- printed re ports are that it will reach sN\ooo. Do. you suppose that th* 1 government officials that have over hauled mv place from the day of the ar r t of N-elv would not have found some evi-l -neo If the gigantic stamp factory you speak of was located here?’* Reeves Admits His Guilt. Havana. May IS— W. 11. Reeves, dep uty auditor of the Island, made a con fession at midnight and gave up $1,500 I given to hiffi by C. F. W. Nrely. the ' arrest*-1 financial agent of posts at Ha vana. to perform certain services the day he 1- ft. General Wood and tho postal Inspector refuse to disclose the nature of the conf* sfon. barely admitting that’one has been made, it is claimed that $1,400 more will he recovered today. General Wooil says that the report from Muncie, It that nearly $2,000,000 worth of stamps have been printed th,-re and • sent for distribution to Cuban postoffires ' can be regarded as a canard. There Is ' nothing h.-i to show that any such counterfeit st. mps have be.'ti sent. 1 It is belk-v,-! now that the whole story Is known and that the amount of th* defalcation will fall between >IOO,OOO ami sl2s,*Xio. Those who kn w- the situation best say that th- 1 confession of Reeves was the onlv link requir- -I in the chain of evi ! lienee, although the principal stat- ni-'nts he has mad** will require investigation before- they can be acted upon, as it is generally believed that his accusation is of such a startling character as to *'ei>d- r it unwise to proceed before being thor oughly sure of other evidence to cor roliorate it. Another charge ag. nst Neely is that he has defrauded the customs out of sev eral thousand dollars' worth of duties by importing. nominally f*-r postal use, lar;--' quantities of paper which was afterwards - sold to a printing house in Havana. The Cubans ar*' now b* ■ inning to talk a good deal r.'ganling post- 1 matters, the main Idea apparently b- ng that the Americans, having found >0 many- of their countrymen implies t--1, will not proceed to extremities. Th, Cubans don t believe that Neely will be extradited. With the confessions of Reeves and Rich, supplemented by those of the stamp clerks ami by the statements of the Bar acoa postmaster, it is considered that the evidence against Neely* 1> complete, espei-ially in view of the as rtlon of Reeves that the stamps wen not de -1 stroyed when they were suppos'd to be; ’ packages which were apparently stamps j i .were destroyed, but it is now .- dd that ’these were so many bundles of paper bits. The newspapers now begin to ask for I an Investigation of the engineering de- I partment. They say that this <l-part -1 ment has been more extravagantly con ducted than the postal department. Neely Case Up to the Committee. Washington. May 18.—In accordance [ with the request of Attorney General j Griggs, the judiciary committee of the house today* considered means ot dealing with the Neely case and like cases arising in Cuba. Tne need o t action was explain ed by the attorney general in a letter to Chairman Ray. of the committee, in wiUen* ho said: "Recent offenses of a criminal nature committed by an employee ot the postal service in Cuba, wiio has tied from jas tice there ana taken re-ago in tne United States, makes it my duty to call your at tention to tiie fact that application for tiie present extra-ntlo*. iw.vs of the United States to such cases is In a condition of doubt ami uncertainty winch makes it embarrassing to the depirunent of jus tice to sjcuie the prompt return of such offenders to the Jurisdiction in which the crime is committed, and in which they should l*e tried. It is obvious that the laws of the United States ought to provide a sure, and speedy return of fugitives from justice who flee from Cuba and seek refuge in the Unit 'd States. I hav-' dratted an a-t which will make the course of proceonre in su.h - matters srre and certain and I respe- t- 1 fully ask that it be considered by your commit:- *-, nnd if found expedient, that ’ it bo 11:r ,<lu, «*l and passed as speedily ns possibb- ” Th-- attorney general’s hill is entitled "An Act for Extrnilltlon and Rendition In Certain Cases.” ami Is qi-lte lengthy* In Its provisions. Republican Politicians Want Loot. Washington. May 19.—(Special.)—Repub- I Mean par*y managers are going through a ! chllls-and-fever period of anxiety over tho | rotten disclosures In the postal investiga- i tion at Havana. Involving as that Invest!- j eat Im does some of t>io. most trusted of ; republican party workers. Senator Hanna j and hls colleagues in the little coterie of politicians which hanilt-s the political af fairs of the ; -■ministration, realize the immense possililliti-'s of democratic cam- ( paign m iterial which this Neely-Rath- i lx»ne-Fhompson-et-ai business furnishes. I Senator But on has started it going, and the democrats are sure to m ike ft un comfortable for tiie republicans, not. only during the c ; «»sing weeks of this s-ssi n of congr-'ss. but until the voles ate cast in November. There could be no better illustration of I just what the dem* crats have been con- | tending was the purpuso of r* publican ex- 1 I pansion than litis one furnished by the ' crookedn* ss in Cuba. 1 The democrats have all the time con- . t* tided that ti e prime de.-ire and purpose ! win-h inspires tin- republicans In t iu*;r ideas ot I'Xpvn.tiuii Is loot. They have j * flanged that mansion w.th the repub- ■ licans m power meant that Hanna wou*<l I ■ give ail the good places *.O r* publican poli- 1 ! iicl:‘iis who were- his lieutenants, and tii.it ! the inevitable result >f all tins would be ’ tr.'.-m.ui.-, «-*n-nt and perhaps dishonest) liaretiy iiad Hie w* rels got out of tn--ir I mouth. ;u> it were. b< tore tneir truth was j emphasized bit Hie most glaring iliustna i tions. H* re Is a government acting as trustee -for tlte jH'tple of a little islutid devastated by war. Tl.* re could be 10 higher ie-p -n- , s.bility placed upon this government than : tiie ’lonc-t ri-lnilnlstfat. >ll <-. th-- affairs ’ of the Cubans. Under 1 demociati.' a-1- | ministration, with h--n*'stv and in-egnty ■ at the white house and a *!• terminati* n *io right contreuung .11- party In power, such rottenness as .hit already disclose,) in Cuba could not have happened. Under a rei'uoticau a-immist ruUon .luminal-d ; us oy th,* must • -rruntlng Int u ( nothing ,lse than cortup.ion and dishon- - esty could well be expeeo'd. Postoffice a Fat Thing. Almost tiie greatest source of revenue in th* Island of Cuba—that fun ishing oppor- I tunlty for tiie manlpul.-itlon of tha largest j sums of money*—was th*' n -stoffi- e depart ment. The administration very kindly un dertook to give l<> the Cuban people a per- 1 feet p >st.tl system, showing them how such a system should be run an-1 esp-x Sal ly how It could be run honestly. Th* otli- e of dheetor of posts whs crent-d and un i r die order of tho president, was ; given al»solute authority. As -Mr. Hale. Hi-' stalwart republican ftom Maine, point ed out in tiie setiaie the extensive author- 1 ity given t the director -C posts in Cuba w-as only equaled by the unlimited aulh r ity given t,, tile R n.un pro-consuU. F-»r ■ .-u- n .1 past, were it the desire >'f the : president to hove Cuban affairs adminis ' ten d honestly, there should have been | selected a man of the highest type ol American integrity . He should c-rta.niy have *je.-ti a man against v.h >m there n.id never been the least taint of suspicion. . and whose life had been murk-d by th* - must pet feet pulchritud--. ft is puisibl • to tind su* h min —it is even possible to I i li-iil them in tne republican party; but 1 wh* n you go to look lor them, 11 is un i wise to make a sele-tion irom the ranks | of the political gang of Mark Hanna s ’ lieutenants. And yet when President M Kinley made 1 hls selection of dire-tor of posts h‘ eh-s • a feliow whose record *• i-.i oecn simply ■ that of political henchman and 01..ce ! holder—a iran wh -s- most noted service, 1 apparently, was that in the inter- s'. >: j Mark Hanna out at Columbus, win-re the majority r* port es an investigating cont- • mltteu apiHimted by a republican leitisla i lure- charged him - this man Kutiib-one with an t.it,-1111-1 to bribe a member of the ■ I legislature and buy his vote lor Hann *. 1 he reeorei with regard to -Mr. Riihbone I in that transaction is very interesting. It [ snows alleged <-ff- rts on hts part to pur ' chase the- vote of Representative Otis. He . , failed in this particular case, but .t is - ! evident that Senator Hanna felt tiiat hts ' I lieutenant Lad done all that he could. C- r tainly he performed a ; erv ice to Senator Himna when ho refused all of the over- I ture-s of the Investigating committee and stayed aere In Washington until the thing blew ove.-. declining U> go to Columbus to t* stify. Mr. Rathbone has a record as a repub lican hustler ami is generally regarded by those Intimate with his history as a i man upon whom the republicans can rely when there is any dirty work to be done. ; I It might be difficult to put one’s finger on ■ any specific case of personal dishonesty 1 in his past, but there is little doubt that | j his conscience would acquit him of any deed of political dishonesty. That, at any rate. Is his general reputation. There Is absolutely nothing in hls record to have warranted hls appointment to an office of so great responsibility and so unlimit ed power. The one thing considered by President McKinlex the i-n*> qualification —was that he was one of Hanna's chief , lieutenants an-1 strikers. OFFICIAL BEING INVESTIGATED Charges of Bribery at Bilibld Prison. Manila. Washington. May 16.—1 t appears from late mail advices from Manila that the i ; prison officials of Biilbul prison, at M »nila, | are under investigation on a charge of ex changing and releasing prisoners and re- : ceiving bribes. Billbid prison, the larg-st in the orient, contains thousands of pris oners. The Americans were oblige 1 to , continue Alcade Benito and other officials in charge, because tliey themse-ves knew I nothing of th*- prison methods nor th- Filipino language. It Is allege*! that the I prisoners wi re freelv exchanged; that na 1 tlvi s with money were allowed to employ substitut -s to serve their term, and that various otb* r forms cf corruption existed Bryan Is Indorsed. Charleston, W. Va., May 16.—The dem ocrats of the second district selected as I delegates to the Kansas City convention Colonel C. Walker and Thomas B Davis. ! Bryan was indorsed for president. TWENTY INK DEAD AND FOUmiNDED MacArthur Wires of Vrrlble Slaughter of Americas at Catubig ONLY FIFTEEN ESCAPE I V Official Report of the Dlsastrom Conflict Delayed on Account of Cable Being Broken. Two Hundred Natives Were Killed. Washington. May 16. —The officials of the war department, after waiting for nearly a week to hear something from General MacArthur, at Manila, confitmatory ot 1 the press report of the bloody three days’ engagement at Cutubig. which resulted In the heaviest loss of life Hie American ' army has sustained in any one engage ment in the Philippines, yesterday cabled General MacArthur a request for infor mation. The answer was received today, confirming the press reports and adding some interesting details. Gen. MacArthur ' transmitted a report from Henry T. Alien, a major of tho Forty-third, volunteers, who commanded the United States forces on the island of San-ar. It app-ars that this force was divided ! among several ports en Samar, and wiJlo details are still lacking it is believed that inis parti*, ular fore** which was besieged \ at Catubig was commanded, not r»y a I command ofli • r but by a sergeant, either ■ George or Hail, both of whom were killed. Catubig, where ’.he engagement oc- ■ curred, is a seaport town of nearly 10,ut» inhabitants. General MacArthur's cable , is as follows: McArthur’s Telegram. I ' Manila, Muy IS.—With reference to your telegram of the 14th. the rumored en gagement in Samar re ported in cablegram of General Otis, May 4th. has been ~onl irmed by reports received from Henry T. Allen. Forty-third regiment. U. S. V., commanding Samur island. “A detachment of thirty-five men sta tioned at Catubig were attacked April 15th by 6W men with 20U rifles and one cannon our men ,rv*t ■ quartered in a convent ■ winch was fired next day by burning hemp threw n from an adjdining church. The detachment attempted to escape by 1 the river. Men getting into b>at were killed, remaining men entrenched them selves and held out two days longer. j facing most adverse circumstances, until rescued by Lieutenant Swaney and ten men. Over 2*)o in the attacking party (many of them are reported as having , come from Luzon island) are reported killed and many wounded. lieutenant Sweeney reports street covered with dead insurgents. "Killed—Sergeants. Dustin L. George, William J. Hall; corporals. H. H. Ed wards. John F. J. Hamilton; cook. Burton E. Hess; musician. Burton R. M agner; privates, TreffUe Pomelow. Otto B. Hoose Stephen Apperttl. John Noeiil. John E. Kuhn Ralph Zlm. Edward Braman, Ches ter A. Conklin. Walter E. Collins. J. J. Kerins. Henry Dumas. Philip Salln an-1 tieorge J. Slack; ail company H. Forty third regiment. I’. S. V. "Wounded—Privates Lester Rustch ' worth. Harry C. Lee. M. J. Faron. J. H. Clancy, company H. Forty-third regiment, I', g. V.; Corporal White, company H, Forty-third regiment. "Cory of Henry T. Alien's report for ward-d * est*-relay by mall. llo:lo (I’mayi cable Is broken by earthquake. Difficult ■ to procure more definite information. “.M tcARTHUR.” MacArthur Sends Death List. Washington. May 15.—General MacAr thur’s latest casualty list Is as follows: Manila. May 14.—Deaths: Drowned— Troop E. Third cavalry. John E. Adams; 'company •'. Twenty-fourth infantry, Elisha Forcho. Jaundice —Company F. Seventeenth in fantry. Sergeant Frederick G. Lade Pneumonia Company M. Forty-sixth I Infantry. Jay W. **ohen. Typhoid F* v-r • "nipany I. Eighteenth infantry, Israel Cork; company H. Twen tv-sixth intantry. Frank 1.. Blgos; *or-- 1 pany E, Forty-second infantry. Frank I Bauer; company <«, Forty-fifth Infantry. Matthew Mikkula; company * Forty seventh infantry. Janies K. Holder Melarial Fever -Company I. Seven teenth infantry. Roy Sayers; Company L, ! Seventeenth infantry. Th,-mas Sullivan; ■ company H. Forty sixth infantry. N. L. Baudette; company D, Twenty-first in fantrv. Anted Tolck Chronic Diarrhoea—Company A. Twen ty-first infantry. William Londrlgan; , company F. Twenty-first infantry, Mieh ale J. Farrell. 1 Tuberculosis Company K, Forty-ninth infantrv. Willie Bowman. Nephritis—Contpany Forty-eighth in- fantrv, John Farm in. Variola— Company C, Sixteenth infan trv. R. N. Hoofer; company K, Sixteenth intantry. Corporal Abraham Cross, coni panv C. Forty-thin! infantry, John <’. Tind’ company G, Forty-fourth infantry. Fred Nichols, company G. Forty-eighth Infantrv. Elijah S. ars. I’eter Halrstod; Edward Greenleaf; company H, Fortieth ; infantry. Dysentery—Company B. battalion of ' engineers. United States army. Frank W. Ivhrnan; company E, Twenty-second in fantrv Serg* ant Patrick Malone; com- I pany L. Thirty-fifth infantry, Henry I Hamburg. r , | Peritonitis— Company D, Uorty-filth in -1 fantry. Edward M. Bak* r. Xbscess of Liv.-r—Battery G, Sixth ar tillen Fred Wilhelm; company E. Tw,-u --tv-sixth infantrv. Robert A. I.air-1. 'pvaemia—Company K. Twenty-ninth in fantry. Si-rgeant W. H. * layton. ( ; .<-ro Enti itif omi any D. Eigh teenth infantry, Alonzo Henley. Died of Wounds Received in Action— i Company I. Twenty-third infantry. First Sergeant G A. Wyeth; company I. For tv third infantry. Chari- s Dolloff; com pany E. Forty-third infantry, Oliver M. Pendergrass; company F. Forty-third in fantry. Thomas O. Hales. Three Men Killed by Lightning. Denton. Tex.. May 15. —In a terrific elec trical storm which raged through the north and the northeastern part of this county late yesterday three men were Instantly killed, two of them being slain by the same bolt, while the third was more than four miles from the other two.