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The Atlanta Constitution. VOL. XXXUI. NO. 22. FAILURE INVOLVES OWHI3,OOWO Price, McCormick i Co. Go To the Wall With Big Liabilities FIRM LONG ON COTTON Obl!gat!cn» Are Said To Be Well Secured, and Declaration Is Made That Losses May Be Pre vented If Assignee is Given Time. New York. Mar 54—Price. McCormlek & Co- one of the largest brokerage booMs ta the city, fallel today with Ila btlnloe estimated at SIXOOMO*- The firm Is a member of the Sto k. Cotton and Pro duce Exchanges and of the Chicago Stock Exchange, and has branch offi-'es in about thirty cities throughout the United States. The failure is ascribed to the fact that the firm was long of cotton in the face of a feat-falling market. A notice on the doors of the "filers of the coni;«ny re ferred all inquiries to William J. Curtis and William X. Cromwell, assignees. Mr. Cromw.il said late this afternoon that It was Impossible to make anv statement at this hour concerning the condition of the firm, that its business is very <-»ten*led and covers eevera’. brunch agencies. *he total liabilities, he said, are about $13.- <W»\ nearly a.'l of which was secured. He ad-let that a statement v mid be sub mitted to the creditors nt the .ariiest possible date. The firn, is composed of Theodore H. Price. William G. McCormick. It. G. M. Stewart-)) rtlt-y and Walter W. I’rice. with George Crocker, of Sa:. Franefse >. a special partner on un Investment of ss.*'**.- MMu Mr. MeCorml k. j- of the wll-known Chicago fanH.y of agricultural implement fame. .a. 1 Mr. Slewart-)) •*rtli-y i- a son in-law of Rear Admiral S 'hley. The firm was organized January 2. 1.Y77. Os tne partners. Mr. Uro k r is now in Europe and Mr. Stewart-)) jtlley k> on his way back from Euroj-e. Early in the cay rumors* were current that a prominent was in trouble, and shortly before the i.lti :al announcement of the s’-ispctfion «va» made, it was gen erally understood that Price. McCormick & Co was the firm referred tc. Prior to the forma, announcement, the cotton mar k rtf -v p >n.tj- und.-r t< r- rifi-c »< Hing fr.<m all directions. The firm has 1 *ng been regur led as the h ading supporter of the market, and at on* time It was satd they were going t > put August cotton up to W cents. The decline of the past m -nth. however, »a.< against them, ar..| despite their courts they cculu n t hold the market up. Consequently today's development did not come as a total sur prise. th i-gh they had sufficient force to temporarily demoralise tr.e trade. The turns bu....-ri attitude was surmised in the .otton market. and it is thought to have stun. L. ted the recent, a tivilics of cotton lerri. Following the announcement of the failure t.»» cot >n market became p.iri'- fct.a- ken. and broke lv t<> 14 pdnts. The ex ter t f the d -.no it..a the nights! pn e wl n tu. bull movement culminated lu- bet-.i 1— points. Later in the day the market Irjcnme more quiet ar .1 re overed trot*, the ie pression. Nevertheless. it had Its effe Hare was a ru.-h io sell lha; cair.ed I of eb.al . per cent in l.ie standard rail way .-.ha • . and ir m - to p- r cent in the balaiu el the list. While the nrrn was a.s<> .. r.-m.cr of th.* Produce l.x cliai.gv. tr.* till- t of tne failure there was aln. >ot wi sentiment 1L A< *»rd:i*g to lie- rule of the exchange, th- at;.l.. 1 ill.. :>1 of the failure Was f<4- k>*<. b> the - . iisg out of the suspend ed firn. « outstanding contra, is fi. or t the * ing*. Up to the close of the cv t.. ... the -J- .ilings for the firm’s act •rant i ited ..»> shares. A-.-.gi:ee- William J. Curtis and William . . aounccment itgarulng the lallun ; "T*« ia- • • toru ■ : I’ll-. M '-‘rml k A <‘a ; i’r ••. M«-U -no. 1c Sc Co. have* iieeu <omiel.*-i t« temporarily .i*sj*-:i.l pav rr.ei.t u. .- i that creihtoru holding the - - ks. bonds arm other <• >l - to . aid already well mar gined, l :t. . j.. u , until rc:isona» « op portune > r. d the ee t*tdeii with t tha a.-ary los-s-s thereby may H* avoid d." I*rb *. M> *’> rnil<-k Ar Co. had an extend ed wire s rvt •. and at tint s were cred ited •» dot: • ..’.;y as large a burtnes-' as any firt i on the axeliange. T!*e>r repre sentatives the escr >nge were R. M. Btowart-Wors .y. VI. *■ M-.t’ormi k and Goor-ro Cr - «cer. the -r->! il partner. Mach of tha built*-* of the firm was In th- Cctton Ex* hit.» at first. nn<! Its senior mem:>er ar. reanlzer was f rmall/ of the firm of Hub* ird. I’ricc * Co. At that time tha older firm had a large southern business. The present firm controlled much of th*- southern stock business, and has be* n very active at limes In stocks favored by t <i:hem opevators. although Rs fines of trade have been far less in volum- th..n its regular commission busi ness obtained through its wire service to outside clti -s. Branches in New England. Foston. May 3*.—i*rlce. McC«.m.i-*k & Co. ha'c *ci>ral bran h< s in N-w «-Irt»- lar.d At era- time they had -i wire agen y In this dty. bat of late the local bu iness has been transacted througo various broker c houses, including the firms cf George A. FernaJd A Co.. Hayden. Sloan A Co. Towle A Fltxspsrald. Lee. Higgin son A Co. and others. The Fernaid firm Stated this afternoon that Pi lee. M.*Cor gal.-k A Co.’s account with them was very Memphis Firm Won’t Lose. Memphis. T nn . May 24.—A. A’ Hogin. of H-gin A •' M-inohi c»rr<*spon*l**nis of Pric»*. MrCi.rmlck A: Co., said tonight that his firm w >uld lose hut Httle by rea of the failure. H<* said: ••W” are correspond-nts of five dlffer- OBt cotton bouses in New York, and at the very outside we shall not lone SSOO. We have no Intimation whatever of the failure. Our order* ’hroughout he lifter noon wrrj) executed on the ex.'itange up to within nine minutes of the announce ment of the failure.” No Damage In Texas. Waeo. Tex. May 24.-Qu!te a stir was caused tn local cotton circles today whi n the failure of Price, McCormick & Co. was announce*!, although no one suffer ed by the suspension. At the cotton ex change here, where a leased wire is operated, I’rlce. McCormick A Co. being one of the correspondents, it was t tated that no damage was done to any one in this section unless it was on small Indi vidual accounts. A member of the firm operating on the cotton exchange, and who is in a position to know, sacs that no on** on the leased wire in Texas was caught by the failure. Heavy Loss In California. San Francisco. May 24—It Is estimated that the losses in tills city in cotton and stock through the failure of Price. Mc- Cormick A Co. will bo close to the half million point. ______ Crocker Talks of the Failure. Rome, May 25.--George Crocker, of the failed firm of ITlce, McCormick A Co., of New York, is staying here Today he informed the corn sjamdent of the Asso ciated Press that he was the chief partner of the firm and that he hud heard of the failure this morning with great surprise. ”ln my opinion." said Mr Crocker, ’’the t failure was probably caused by tho pri- I vate speculations in cotton of a member ol the firm, unknown to the otber part ners und «ontrary to th** rules ,of the itriq, which absolutely forbid Speculu- I tiau. GOOD FOR 75 CFNTS ON DOLLAR Price, McCormick & Co. May Pay Well Yet. New York. May 35.—According to late reports the liabilities of Price, McCormick A Co., the brokers who suspended Thurs day last, may be even greater than orig inally reported, but the Indications are that the assets will be large enough to pay at least 75 cents on the dollar. This statement was authorized today by a member of the firm. Tlie capitalization of the firm is raid to have been a million und have dollars irstead of a million as original/ named. Os tills sum T. H. Prtco had >5W,000; George Crocker’s special interest was luOu.tH) and the Interests of Messrs. Mc- Cormick and Stuart-Worthh y were $25tt,000 each. Walter W. Price’s interest was I said to have b«-en nominal. The firm’s loans from the local banks are said to aggregate about $4,000,000. Nearly all of litem are time loans und were made during the period when In terest rat.-s w re higher and stock values i were lower than they are now. It is ' pointed out tn view of tills fact that the banks probably will continue to hold lento th<tr c-"-.ter:>T until maturity. MRS. DAVIS CANNOT ATTEND. WRITES LETTER TO THE REUN ION COMMITTEE. Would Like To Be with the Confed erates. fcut Her Health Is Uncertain. Louisville. Ky., May 24.—(Special.)— Judge H. W. Hrucc. the chairman of the convention committee of the confederate reunion, has received the following letter , from Mrs. Davis, widow of Jefferson : Davis: i Your kind invitation on the part of the United Coulederatc Veterans has been received, and I regret to say that my health is so uncertain that ▲ cannot pcsstoly have tne pleasure of being with you, great as it would be to me. However, the date set for it has given me ccnifort, in ths as surance it conveys that my hus b.,nd‘s frien s and comrades desire to hold him In affectionate and rev erend memory. 1 wish with all my heart I could go to meet our friends, but in all events I send my loving sympathy, and our two children will be present with you—my daughter, Mis. I. A. Hayes, and my grand dnu ' *er. Miss Varina Hayes. With affectionate messages to our veter ans. I nm very cordially yours, MRS. V. JEFFERSON DAVIS. “PUT ME OFF AT BUFFALO” May Bo the Request of the Confeder ate Vet Next Year. Ix»ti!«v1ll**, Ks . May 2s.—<Six*clnl.>—ln formation wns received tn the city to day to the iflfrct that a movement had b* -n put > n fi*..t by the mayor and other leadirg citizens of RiifTalo, N. ¥.. to in vite the cimfe.ii rate ve’erans. when th.-y meet in this city next w>-.-k, to hold their n*-xt annual r* union in that city. The matter v as g -it* rally talked . ver rt re union headquarters this astern x»n and in any prominent confederal* s expressed them: lyes tn favor of going to a north ern city in 180 l sb aild qpe extend an In vitation to the I nlted U<*nf* derate Vet erans. it *was argued that inasnv.-'h as the Grard Army of Ui«j Republic had b-.tf r d l.< ulMiiir by holding its nation al encampment here in IsX. it will tie meet and pr< i»-r for the southerners, should a northern city Invite them aur ins th. Ir Louisville session to visit it n.-xt y*ur. to accept the invitation. I’.ut little is known of tile status cf the pro|*osed Buffalo invitation, but it is re|»ort«*d that the mayor and a commit tee representing the city council and chief comm, rcial bodies are coming here to asiC for the reunion next year, If such j is th** case, they will almost Finely be -. successful. DAVIS'S AND LEE'S PICTURES On the Walls of the Custom House at Louisville. Louisville, Ky.. May M—(Special.)—As en evidence of the extent to whi.-h sec tlonal lines have been extinguished be tween the north and the south, it was announced at reunion headquarters this evening that several thousand Indianians would attend the great meeting. The most unusual i*it of evidence, however, is found tn the fact that the '.uulaville custom hou>e and postofiice. the most ( imposing building in the city, is being decorated with confederate flags t.nd colors and pictures of Robert E. la?e and Jefferson Davis are to adorn its I walls. h+ + + . i .. 1 . + .i. + .i..i.+ ++ + *.i. + *i-++*i-++>!-*+ + *l’*l-+’i-++ +++*+++++++ +++++ + + + + *****+ + **** ! **’ i " l “ i *t f** 4* : ■ j : M • F . LtWtlWlWWt: ESTIMATING POST. t ' F— pop. ‘-EXPERTS J rO;// /'J * i M P1 ~ i *• V' -Il I OtC- ;t 1 W. Id | -4-W/ A • i k H w I9OO /I! f 1 J pf A | l ’ HEmW ' * : Fife’ iW i l " W E2 X T !" : % * 4. 4. 4. a. 4. 4. .j. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. .j. 4. 4- 4. 4. 4. 4* -J- 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4- 4* 4- 4- 4* 4* 4- 4* 4* 4 4* 4* 4- 4* 4* 4- 4- 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 444*4444 4444 4 4 4 BEELV IS ARRESTED BN NEW EVIDENCE Burton Furnishes Affidavit Concerning His Knowl edge of Case BURTON CAUSED ARREST He Says That as Soon as Neely Learned That an Examination Was To Be Made He Left Havana for New York City. New York. May 22—C. W. F Neely, former chief financial agent of tho post office nt Havana. Cuba, was re-arrested today by a United States marshal. The am st was made on a warrant Issued by United States Circuit Court Judge La combe in n civil suit ngnlnst Neely by the United Stales. Ho is charged with the wrongful conversion of $45,30.25. His ball was fixed at $50,0™ The arrest was on information furnished by George 11. Burton nnd tho order of arrest was In dorsed by Edward K. Jones, special at torney general, and Fred P. Smith. In Ms afffdnvit CokHrtl Burton state* that on April 21. 1900. he was ordered by Major General Wood to examine accounts nnd vouchers in tho department of posts in Cuba, passed upon and audited by tho assistant auditor from tho inception of his office to April 24. 1900. Colonel Burton, according to his affi davit. examined the accounts nnd found Irregularities that made it necesary for him to visit Neely’S office to examine his accounts He saw a Mr. Reynolds lit Neely’s office and this man. he asserts, held frequent whispered talks with Ids superior After Neely learned his ac counts were to be examined ho left Ha vana on the steamship Mexico. Mr. Burton further alleges that ho learned from E. G. Rathbone, director of posts In Cuba, that Neely had gone to the Waldorf-Astoria, in New York. A cable dispatch was sent to Neely to return, but he paid no attention to It. Continuing. Colonel Burton says: "The duties of the chief of the bureau of finance, Charles W. F- Neely were to collect all the revenues derived from the postal department of the Island, including the sale of stamped paper, box rents and the fees from the postal money order bus iness and to deposit the same to the cred it of’the director of posts, with the treas urer of the island of Cuha, in Havana. In order to ascertain the amount of said revenues, I demanded the .-ash book, led g. r and the entire records of the office from January 1. 1900. to April 30. V.miO. Mr Rich. In the presence of the director of posts, handed me a, book which he stated was Neely's ledger and also stated that said ledger was all the record that said Neely had left pertaining to postal earn- ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAY 28, WOO. ings, which statement Rathbone corrob orated. "Said 1. dger contained a statement of receipts for stamp <1 paper, box rents and some receipts from the fees of the money I order business from January 1, T.***.'. to i April 1900. with the exception of th* r< elpts ot the Havana postoffice from i March 15. 1900. to April 30. UH*), of which i there was no record. I asked said Rich ' If lie had in the office any postal earnings 1 not yet deposited and he answered In the negative, but stated that he had r<<’<i;>ts of May 1 and 2. l!«>0, that he. Rich, had I collected since Neely's d> parture. which I money ho produod and I counted it and found the same to amount to t fraction over $..,00>10. Said Rich also stated that all the ntonev; r< e< iv< d by said Neely had 1 d< posited with the treasurer of the Island of t'ttlia on or before April 3*». i'JOO. "The ledger let hy said Neely shows that the .-ash receipts were, from the fifty-nine Important cities In the Island of Culm, for the months of January. I’ebru- I arv, March, April. I!"**, ns follows: •''For January, HW. Neely received from I the sale of stamp. .1 paper and from box 1 r. nts the sum of sjx.'"i.’ 22. of this amount I he <i< posited with the said treasurer the sum of $17..'>30. "For February. I’’™, he received from the sale of stamped paper anil from box rents the sum of !fe.?i".Vs6, to which lie tidded the sunt of JT.JiL’.u.’i r- celved lie him from fees of tile money order business for the months of July. August and Septem ber IS’tt. He took up in cash also in the month of February, 1!""', the sunt of $4,- ' 5R5.47 tecei\ < d from fees of the money <>rd< r business for the months of October, Nov. ntl.er and fteceml.er, lx?9. lie did 1 not. however, deposit litis latter amount ‘ with th'- said treasurer. This last amount add .1 to tile first two items makes the ' total receipts for February. H** l . amount to tin- sum of $.i7.223Jit'.. of which he depos ited th' sum i f $24,3t2>.f15. "In Mat. il he collected from the sale of stamped paper and box rents the stint of $27,0'12..M1. id which he deposited the sum of slt>.:i2s.44. "In April. I>">. he collected the sum of S2S.&2S.;>I. ot which he deposited the sum ol sls.4s!t.SX. "My investigation demonstrated that Chari. - I’. W. Neely, as chief of tho bu reau of finance, has received the sum of , sl-2.ii.6.02. of which he has deposited with th.- treasurer of Cuba the sum of $77.- 2X1.37, and that the balance, amounting to tile sum of $45,375.25, or any part thereof, cannot be found and that tile said sum remains entirely unaccounted for.” Demand Rathbone’s Report. Washington, May 22.—The house com mittee on Insular affairs today favorably reported to tho house the Hay resolution calling for Information relative to Direc tor of Posts Rathbone’s reports. This ac tion followed a conference Chairman Cooper, of the committee, had with the | postmaster general, who favored all ef i forts to probe the situation. Case Will Be Strengthened. Washington, May 22.—The war depart ment today received from General W ood, at Havana, by cable, the substance of two criminal charges to be preferred against Neely in connection with the Cuban postal frauds. * Tha department In turn the charges to District Attorney Burnett at New York and declined to make any statement as to their character. Tho charges are two counts specifying the Illegal conversion of government money to the use of Neely. In that case the charges might be prosecuted In tho United States and It might bo that It was tho Intention of the government of ficers to provide in that manner for a pos sible failure of the efforts to secure the extradition of Neely to Cuba. The charge upon which Neely is n"W helii is of the very slightest character, so slight as to be subject to grave doubt its to l»s sufficiency against a writ of halx as corpus, being nothing mdre, ac cording to report, than an allegation that Neely brought misappropriated money Into tho United States. Hence there is necessity for Immediately strengthening the case, not only with a view to extra dition. but also because It Is desired to . make sure there shall be no miscarriage of justice. New Developments Not Expected. Havana, Maj* 22.—N0 new developments are looked for In ronnwtlon with the postal frauds for some days unless sorne i thing unusual should happen, and It 1s ' felt that everything is now known with I the exception, possibly, of how far evi der -e can be obtained to convict tha* men known to l>c Implicated. The Discussion, discussing tho situation, j ■ says; "The eyes of Cuba are fixed upon the ; Investigators and upon their work, and Cubans, as well as Americans, are bound to be influenced by tho way that work I Is carrleo on. As ft is now clear that ; fraud does exist, tho Americans are in terested in its discovery and punish- | ntent. . "Tho Anti9*lcans have proceeded with I great severity where Unban custom house ■ employees have been concrned in alleged ; frauds; anil the Cubans have not pro- j tested, because they realize that 'his has been done with the i<l<‘a of lerfect ing the Cuban public service.” Opposes Trial in Havana. Wnshington, May 22.—John D. Lindley, I attorney for Charles I’. Neely, appeared ' before tile house judiciary committee to- ; day an*, submitted an argument against i the extradition bill. He also presented a , j voluminous brief. The proposition to sub- . ject an American citizen to trial In a [ country where a Spanish system of laws Is In vogue, he contended, was utterly opposed to American traditions. He said: ' , "The proposed legislation Is without i precedent iti tiie history of the country. ■ I It is violative Os the principles which for ' bid unusual and extraordinary measures, it is a devise to enable the government to do something which otherwise would be unlawful. It seeks to subject a citizen to pains ftn<t liabilities to whicn, " Itnoiit such legislation lie could not be subjected. It is the exjiression of the sort of power that absolute monarchs exercise, but which is a menace to them and intolerable in a republic.” , , .. i After a two hours’ executive session tne , committee voted to report the Raj extra- I dltion bill, witn sont. changes. The main i coiitrov<*rsy was to making tho bill gvn- ; oral Instead of limited to Cuba, and <1 I was finally made general. Will Amend the Resolution. Washington, May 22.-Senator Bacon to- I day gave notice of his Intention to offer j an amendment to his resolution for the i Investigation of Cuban posthl affairs, au thorizing the committee on Cuban rela ti< r.s to "send for persons nnd papers to sit : during th** teeess of .-ongress and at such places ns the eorr.inittee may determine, to be necessary or important either In the United States or Cuba.” Papers Leave Washington. New York, May 23.—I’apers are today en ! route from Washington to New York i which charge Neely, the alleged default- ■ ing postal employee, with the embezzle- | ment of a sum approximating s4*.«».<.<*M> through conversion into cash of the $4 ft >.- 000 worth of "surcharged" Cuban postage stamps which were ordered destroyed and so certified by Neely. Neely’s Shortage Is $65,000. Washington, May 24.—A report has been received from Special Agents Seybolt and Williams at Havana tn which they charge Neely with not accounting for stamp# moneys, property, etc., aggregating more than $65,000. This report will lie forward ed to the counsel for the government at i New Y’ork. Bristow Cuts Down Expenses. Havana. May 24.—Mr. Bristow, acting director of the posts, today abolished the I solicitor’s bureau, appointing In Its place a law clerk with one stenographer, and i thus saving s2.7<M> annually. Many other I reforms are promised. The inspectors i are still busy over the postal accounts, ; and they say it will be a month before tho report will be ready. In the mean time It is not likely that important de velopments will arise. General Wood has ordered that every department be thoroughly overhauled. Th.- auditors are now dealing with the j, treasury and with the North American | Trust Company. Later they will ueai tilth th.- custom house. There Is no sug | gest on that frauds are suspected tn con | nection with any of these departments lor institutions, but General Wood feels 1 that tho public desires the most cotnpl. : • I investigation of all Cuban accounts. Suen I a move has been contemplated for s-v- I oral weeks before tho discovery that something had gone wrong In tho postal I department. General Wood’s order will be executed quite Irrespective of the !n --■ vestigatlon that congress is likely to di- I rt-cL COMMITTEE GOES TO CUBA. ; Senate Agrees tc Investigation of Cuban Irregularities. | Washington. May 26.—The senate today * agreed to tho resolution for an Investiga | tion by the committee on Cuban affairs i of the Cuban postal and other Irregulari ties. authorizing the committee to visit Cuba if necessary to pursue the Inquiry. Beyond this the proceedings were of llt ! tie general Interest, some time being I given to the sundry civil appropriation bill | without completing It and to the District ’ of Columbia business. One of the latter : measures provides extensive depot and terminal Improvements In Washington for the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads and for the removal of the his toric "long bridge,” the highway from the north to tho south during the civil war. Tho senate agreed to Mr. Pettigrew’s resolution calling upon the secretary oT war for a statement of the number of Filipinos who have b. en killed by United States troops in the present Insurrection. [ Mr. Vest called up, and the senate pass- I cd. the bill introduced by him giving ju j risdletion to the national health officers ov.-r their quarantine districts. ' Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, presented the i credentials of Josepn S. C. Blackburn I as a senator from Kentucky for the term beginning March 4. 1901. They are signed by J. C. W. Beckham, governor, und were read and plaetd on file without com ment. Mr. Blackburn was present HOLE WAS IN A MINER'S LAMP. Investigating Into the Cause of the Cumnock Mine Disaster. Raleigh, N. May 25.—(Special )—The assistant labor commissioner returned today' from the Cumnock coal mine, where Investigation of Tuesday’s disas ter lias been in progress by mine own : ers, the coroner's jury and the labor bu- I reatt. The jury found It <lld not know I tho cause of the explosion which killed ! twenty-one men nnd injured one, Thom as Charlton, who has since died. One ot I the men rescued is In an extremely se ■ rlous condition. The explosion did not . extend more than three or four hundred | feet. The body of Simeon Mclntyre has I been found. A hole was In the thick • glass of his lamp and the theory is that an excess of gas gathered suddenly’ from I some unknown resservotr and caused the lamp to burn a hole through the glass. It Is asserted that the hole is plainly i broken from the Interior outward. Virginia Bank Robbei. Richmond. Va. May 24 The Peninsula bank at Williamsburg Was entered by robbers last night, the safe blown open nnd about SIO,OOO In money was taken. There Is no clew to the robbers. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. CHINESE REFUSING TO BE imifl) The Highbinders Threaten to Slay Their Countrymen Who Submit WAR IS ON IN EARNEST Fan Francisco Board of Health, So Far, Has Been Unable To Cope with the Obsti nate Chinese Citi zens. San Francisco. May 21.—Chinese High binders and the board of health have had a clash over the bubonic plague question and up to the present time the highbind ers seem to be ahead. So far, bj' threats to assassinate any Chinese who submit to inoculation against the plague, they have prevented the Chinese from taking treatment. There are 25/AO Chinese in tho Chinese quarter of this city, and they are terrorized at the prospect of vaccin ation with tho Haffkine prophylactic. It was stated at a meeting of the board of health today that at first the Chinese were willing to undergo the treatment, but that the highbinder element circulat ed the rsport that the whites had con spired to ki.l off the Chinese and had adopted this measure to do it. This story had immediate effect, and It will requlro force rc m;ike the Chinese submit. The Chinese merchants have closed their stores, not on account of fear of the vaccination, but for fear that their stores will be wrecked by the Ignorant Chinese masses who hold them responsible for the action of tho board of health. So f. r as plague cases are concerned, there have been no developments and no new cases have been discovered. The boar! of health today listened to attorneys employed by Chinese who argued against forcible attempts to make the Chinese submit. They stated that the opposition to the treatment was uni versal among the, Chinese, am! that un less they could be persuaded to tike rhe treatment voluntarily, tlc-re w >ui! bo violence and destruction of property. It. Kiny-.un. federal quarantine officer, said that the federal government had in structed him to take action io prevent Chinese who had not been inoculated with the serum from leaving town. He had made arrangements with the trans portation comj anies to this effect Dr. Day, of Honolulu, who battled with tho plague in Hawaii, w is presen’, an 1 said that a dally house to house Inspec tion was the best means of preventing the spread of the disease. An attempt Is Icing made to ki.l ra.s in Chinatown by putting poisoned fish and x in this city seems to be connnca entirely to the Cinese quarter, and they are afraid of the measures taken to prevent tho plague and not th itself. Texas Puts on Quarantine. Fl Paso Tex.. Mav 21.—State Quaran tine <>flb-*r Norton fully established the qu trat tine against S •’■- ■o on ac count Os -he bubonic plague t day. A Camp has been est.ibu-hed a mhe west of the c:tv and guards are stationed there to »ton all trains and prevent peop;c. freight : exnress parcels from entering the s:.tfe. United Stat.-s mail will go ’hrough as well as ex .-ss matter <!' fined tor M-xic*. But lit. e fear <f the plague spreading to this state is expressed. Board of Health Denounced. San I'raneisco. Mty 22. —1 aking the declaration of the state board of health ■ . • ■ - do ! I xist in San Francisco or any other part of < a;i fornla as a text The Cal! and Chronic.e ;<><i; y edit iriallv denoum e the S in Fran cisco b >ar<l of health. They cba.g- .hat last March the c ty board of health for political reasons attempted to create a plague scare and is now attempt.r.g to vindicate its form- r course by t: ■ •■■‘ e S* * discovery of f:«-h plague cases. The board reported that there was no news to give out regardtug the plague. No new cast s have found board has taken nj action as to the inocu lation of Chinese. Plague Is on the Increase. Washington, Mav Mad reports from the Philippines show there as Uen a steady increase in the numbers ut bubonic plague. I litre wire thirty-one cas >s in ' Manila l it Ing January, sci ty-> ig'nt during February and fifty six during March. During the three mouths approximately I<jo cases of leprosy were also discovered. Excellent work is being done by Hw Manila board of health, undci the direc tion of Mijor Ir.. Bi wii. m iniprovtng tne sanitary ct’iidiiior <T the * ifv an I cin* K* ing the progress of ill-' pl.ngce. 1 tv- •.'•one ot dismf«<tn.g the hou- s v.as c mdu ted so .|U,e*.v ami s . sterna: .eallv mat otn parauvvy little opp>s;l.cn was made by lhe res id vii is. Chinese Want an Injunction. San Francisco. .May 24.—An application was made in the United States court to day by the Chinese for a temporary in junction to restrain the San Francisco board of health ami Dr. Kinyoun. tho federal quarantine officer, from interfer in'" with the commerce and comfort of the Chinese quarter by * sinbksli.ng a quarantine on the pre; -xt tli.it the bu bonic plague exists in tills city. Judge Morrow r< fused to grant < x parte a re straining order, but granted instead an order to sliow cause why an injunction should not l>e issued, returnable at 11 a. in. tomorrow. F. L. VADAKIN WAS INDICTED. Slayer of His Wife Released on, $5,000 Bond. Memphis. Tenn.. May 21—Edward L. Vadakin. of Forest City, was today in dicted bv the grand jury of Shelby coun ty on two charges of murder in the first degree one indictment charging the kill ing of his wife. Lily B. Vadakin. and the other charging the killing of Henry Reich mann. Vadakin was released on s.\t»d bail and let* at once for his home at l orwrt City. Ark.
