TrE MQ-RNING OKEQONIAN, MQNDAY, APRIL' 29, 1901.
.. CALLAHAN JOT GUILTY
ACQUITTED OP COMPLICITY IN THE
OODAHT- KIDNAPING.
Tudgre Severely Arraigmed the JTnry
Callahan. Was Rearrested on
Another Count.
OMAHA, Neb., April 28. James Calla
W,Ta? declared not guilty, shortly al
ter 9 o'clock this morning of any com-
jillcity in the kidnaping of Edward Cud-
-- -&hy, Jr. "- ' '
The Judge evidently expected another
" verdlctand was openly" disappointed. "It
is Impossible for me to understand," he
-said, "how 12 intelligent men, could have
agreed upon such a verdict after listening
to, the testimony. The defendant could not
have chosen more -wisely if he had been
selecting his own representatives, and the
community could not have made a more
a unsatisfactory selection. This jury is dis-
- - charged without the compliments of the
court." Callahan's attorneys were not
present, and the defendant" expressed a
desire to thank the jurors In his own be-
, half. This the court refused to permit.
He said tne jury did not deserve any
thanks.
r Two ' other' "counts still hang against
Callahan. He was at once rearrested
under these. There is doubt, however,
whether the state will be able to bring
the case to trial. ,
Chief of Police Donahue announces that
the ?50,000 offered for the apprehension of
Patrick Crowe will be withdrawn. He
says it is one thing to arrest the culprit
and another to convict him. The reward
of $50,000 offered jointly by the city and
Edward Cudahy, however, will still re
main in force.
, As far as could be ascertained there was
at no time any serious difference to the
opinions of Callahan's innocence among
the jury. Three were inclined to favor a
verdict of guilty, but were soon convinced
by their colleagues that & reasonable
doubt existed.
General Cowln, leading the prosecution,
says that Callahan will probably be re
leased in the morning. The other charges
against him, grand larceny and false
Imprisonment, are 'virtually synonymous.
The state would be obliged to depend up
on the same evidence as that which has
already been brought out and there is
doubt in any event whether Callahan
could be tried on a charge so closely akin
to that on which he has been declared in
nocent. County Attorney Shields -will
be guided by this view and Callahan's
liberty Is practically assured.
DETECTIVES "WORK ON CLUES.
McCormlcIc Kidnaping: Case Has
Several Developments.
WASHINGTON, April 28. The detec
tives engaged in working on the Willie
McCormlck kidnaping case continued
their investigations today. Several feat
ures have developed which are regarded
as possibly significant. In addition to
the slip of paper bearing the name of
Gertrude, the detectives believe they have
another article which will emphasize the
value of the original clue. A pen which
was given to Photographer Kenthy on
Friday, a week ago by one, of the gypsp
girls under arrest at that time, and which
ehe says was wrapped in the paper when
she found it in the horse bazaar, was
turned over to the police tonight, who
sent it with the slip of paper containing
the name to New York.
For some reason Chief Detective Titus
"telegraphed an order to send the slip of
paper back. It is suggested, that he may
have done this to let the teacher who in
structed Gertrude McCormick at school
have a chance to identify the writing
which the little girl herself already has
identified. A tracing was made of the
"writing on a slip of paper in New York
when It was sent there first by Photog
rapher Kenthy, and It is said that Ger
rude'.s teacher "almost positively identified
the figures on the reverse side as a portion
of an arithmetical example which she
gave the child to work.
It was reported tonight that another
significant incident was said to have been
unearthed by the detectives which may
have some relation to the case. This was
to the effect that late Friday night while
the two gypsy girls were at the house of
Retention an uncle of theirs went to a tele--graph
office and sent a long dispatch to
some point In New Jersey. The gypsy
waited two hours for a reply and a boy
who saw the answer is said to have told
the detective that it read:
"Impossible. You must wait a while."
What the question asked in the dispatch
was Is now worrying the detectives.
SUSPECTED .OF .SMUGGLING..
Belgian Prince "With. Tod Many Jew
els, Shavrls and Snnflf Boxes.
NEW YORK, April 2S. The Times will
-jsay tomorrow: As Prince Henri de Croy,
f 'Belgium, who arrived in Hoboken on
the Holland-American liner Potsdam yes
terday (Sunday) morning, was preparing
to leave the pier, he was accosted by
Customs Inspector Andrew McCort and
Informed that jm examination of his per
son "would be necessary- As a result of
- that examination, the inspector found a
magnificent .emerald and diamond brace
let, a genllemahs ring, two Angora
shawls -and three snuff boxes. The Prince
was not detained and Is supposed to have
gone to Washington.
Three trunks and two valises made" up
the Prince's luggage, and these hcdbeen
examined and passed by Inspector James
Martin, and the Prince, thinking the or-
"Meal with the inspectors at an end, was in
the act of taking his departure when Mc
Cort detained him and escorted him to
he Prince's cabin on board the Pots
dam, where he was searched. If it is
shown that the Prince is merely on a
visit to this cpuntry and had no Intention
Of smuggling the articles, they will be
Teturned to him.
Nego Fatally Shot.
BEAUMONT, April 28. While an im
mense crowd was at the railroad station
waiting for outgoing trains, a white roan
?and a negro got Into an altercation and
the negro was shot four times. He will
die.
Dr. Leech Declared Not Guilty.
MUNCIE, Ind., April 28. The jury today-
- returned a verdict of not guilty in the
;ase of Dr. Garrett Leech, charged with
'.killing Mary Farwlg, of Richmond, by
a criminal operation at the instigation of
a John DIehl, of Anderson, who Is now in
state prison.
, FOREIGN OWNERS OBJECT.
Standard Oil Company May Not Get
Texas lianas. i
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 28. Foreign
Stockholders of the Port Arthur Land
Company have interposed an, objection
to the sale of 2S.OO0 acres of land at Port
Arthur, Tex., negotiated last week, ac
cording to local officials of that company.
Negotiations for the sale of the land,
which lies around Port Arthur, and be
tween that city and Beaumont, were
practically consummated in Kansas City
last week for a sum said to have been
$250 an acre. The prospective buyer was
W. J. McKle, of Corsicana, Tex., said
to be the legal representative in Texas
of the Standard Oil Company. The prop
erty Is In the hands of E. L Martin,
Arthur E. Stillwell and J. McD. Trimble,
of this city, ex-owners of the Kansas
City, Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad, as trus
tees. These officials assert that they have
full power to dispose of the property.
Mr. Martin confirms the sale of an un
divided half Interest In the land, but
said:
"Some one seems to have wired
some of the foreign stockholders
in the company that we were
about to give away a good thing.
They notified ws .not to deliver the deeds
until they had further information on the
subject In the meantime, however, the
deeds had been sent to Corsicana, but we
telegraphed the bank there to hold them
until further notice."
Mr. Stillwell declined to discuss the de
tails of the deal. He says, however, that
if It goes, Port Arthur will be the center
of the oil industry in Texas.
Ternns Believe Deal Is Made.
BEAUMONT, April 28. The rumor that
parties acting for the Standard Oil Com
pany have purchased the property of the
Port Arthur Land Company is fully be
lieved here. There are 30,000 acres In the
tract and the price, according to reports,
was ?25 an acre, making the transaction
one of $750,000. This sale does not In
clude the wharf frontage at Port Arthur
Harbor. Thousands of visitors are here
today to vjew the oil wells. -
Tiro More Oil Gushers.
BEAUMONT, Tex, April 28. Reports of
two more oil gushers were brought in
here today. The first is on what is known
as the Gladys City property. It was per
mitted to spout only a few minutes when,
after proving itself the equal of any of
the others, the value which had been
previously arranged, was closed and the
flow stopped.
NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
Coming Session Will Be of More Gen
eral Interest Than Heretofore.
PHILADELPHIA7Aprll 28. The sev
enth annual meeting of the. National
Municipal League and the ninth con
ference for good city government, which
will be held in Rochester, N. Y., May
8 to 10, will -be of more general Interest
than any of the meetings which have
preceded It. Among the speakers are
many of national and International prom
inence. The subjects to be considered
and discussed in the papers that will be
read are of exceptional Importance to
the community at large, and particularly
to students of the problem which con
fronts those who are working for munici
pal reforms.
The theme of this year's meeting will
be "Uniformity in Municipal Accounting."
It will be introduced at the Friday after
noon session in a report submitted by
Dr. Edward N. Hartwell, of the Boston
Statistical Bureau, who Is chairman of
the committee appointed to compile the
data. A subject to which the league has
given considerable attention is "Instruc
tion In Municipal Government in American
Educational Institutions." The report of
a committee appointed to familiarize it
self with these matters will be presented
Thursday morning by President Thomas
M. Brown, of Lehigh University, who is
chairman of the committee. The work of
the American Society of Municipal Im
provements and of the League of Amer
ican Municipalities will be set forth in
detail before the conference. "Primary
Election Reform" and "Recent. Charter
Legislation" are matters that will also
receive their share of attention.
Some of the most prominent of those
who will participate in the deliberations
of the meeting are: Wheeler H, Peck
ham, president of the City Club, of New
York; Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker, of
Hartford, Conn.; James C. Carter, of
New York; Mrs. J. D. Wood, of the Den
ver City Improvement Association;
George F. Seward, ex-Minister to China,
ana Chancellor uay, of Syracuse Uni
versity.
THE ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Theosophlsts of America Adopt New
Constitution.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 28. The fif
teenth annual convention of the Theo
sophlcal Society in America was held at
the English Hotel today. Delegates were
present from 22 branch societies through
out the different states. A new constitu
tion was adopted and the following offi
cers elected for the ensuing year: Sec
retary, T. P, Hyatt, of New York; treas
urer, A- H. Spencer, of New York; ex
ecutive committee Dr. J. D. Buck, of
Cincinnati; Dr. A. P. Buckham, of Fort
Wayne; J. A Clark, of Washington; Dr.
Bunker, of Brooklyn; Major-Generul
William Ludlow, United States Army,
now in the Philippines; M. H. Phelps, of
New York, and J. D. Bond, of Fort
Wayne.
The constitution adopted today differs
from the old one in that it places the
administration of the affairs of the so
ciety between conventions in an execu
tive committee of seven members, to be
elected at the annual convention. It also
declares that any person declaring his
sympathy with the objects of the society,
and agreeing to abide by the constitution,
shall be granted a certificate of member
ship. The constitution provides that the ex
penses of the society shall be met by vol
untary contributions and that complete
tolerance and freedom of action and be
lief shall be granted to each member or
branch, but that they shall not have
power to involve the society in any re
ligious, political or social dogma.
BASEBALL IN THE EAST.
Cincinnati Defeated Chicago by a
Score of Six to Four.
CHICAGO, April 28. Two singles, a dou
ble and a triple, followed by Green's
muff, gave the Cincinnati National League
team four runs in the sixth inning. A
base on balls and a balk helped them
to the other two runs, and the game.
Attendance, 8300. Score:
R. H. E. R. H. E.
Chicago .... 4 10 ljCincInnati .. 6 11 1
Batteries Cunningham and Chance;
Phillips and Peltz.
, Umpire Emslle.
Detroit Beat Milwaukee.
DETROIT, April 2S. For the third time
in the opening series with Milwaukee, the
home team won this afternoon with a
great batting rally In the ninth inning,"
malting four consecutive defeats for the
visitors. .Score:
R H. E. R. H. E.
Detroit 12 15 4MIlwaukee ..11 16 4
Batteries Sevier, Frisk, Cronln and
Buelow and McAllister; Dowllng and
Leahy.
American League Champions Won.
CHICAGO, April 2S. In the presence of
16,500 spectators, the American League
champions gave Cleveland a thorough
drubbing this afternoon, pounding Baker
all over the lot. Score:
R H. E. R. H. E.
Chicago ....13 23 3jCleveland ... 1 7 7
Batteries Griffith and Sullivan; Baker
and Wood.
KENTUCKY DERBY TODAY.
i
Alard Scheck First Choice In Bet
ting and His Eminence Second.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 28. In the
Kentucky Derby tomorrow It is thought
to be certain that Alard Scheck will be
first choice in the betting and His Emi
nence second choice, and many turf fol
lowers tonight say that the chances are
the finish will find these two horses In
the same position as the betting. The
Tennessee crowd will back Scheck heav
ily, especially the Memphis part of It,
fcnd Lexington and the blue grass con
tingent are said to be ready to bet a
fortune .on Sannazaro, who, by some, Is
thought to have quite a chance.
The track Is lightning fast and as the
weather promises to be perfect a new
record may be made. The crowd bids
fair to be the largest ever seen at
Churchlil Downs. Cincinnati has ar
ranged to send two train loads, and In
dianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago will be
well represented.
The entries and jockeys follow: Alard
Scheck, Henry; Sannazaro, O'Connor;
His Eminence, Winkfield; Amur, Boland;
Driscoll, Cochran.
MET FOUR BAD DEFEATS
CHINESE REPULSES REPORTED BY
VON WALDERSEE.
After Stubborn Resistance, Euro
peans Forced Opponents Back
French Troops Not Engaged.
BERLIN, April 28. The German War
Office has received the following advices
from Count von Waldersee:
"Pekln, April 27. Three' engagements
occurred April 23, and a fourth April 24,
at the Great Wall between four columns
under General Ketteler and the Chinese
troops under General Liu. The. Chinese
were everywhere defeated and after a
stubborn resistance, forced back over the
wall, being pursued as far as Kukuan.
Our casualties were four officers wounded,
three men killed and 32 wounded. The
French troops were not engaged."
Subsequently the following additional
dispatch regarding the four engagements
was received from Count von Waldersee:
"Pekin, April 28. The following re
ports only arrived last night owing to the
difficulty of communication:
" 'General Ketteler's brigade, rein
forced, marched in four columns against
the Great Wall, Colonel Ledebur com
manding the right wing, then those com
manded by Colonel Hoffmelster, Colonel
Wallmerich and Major Huhlenfels.
Ledebur reached the wall April 24, after
a slight engagement near Hal Shan
Kwan. Hoffmelster drove back the ene
my April 23. The same day, Huhlenfels
encountered a strong body of the enemy
occupying a position on the heights com
manding the pass. The enemy fought
stubbornly In a particularly strong posi
tion, which was only taken after 11
hours' fighting. Huhlenfels and Lieuten
ant RIchter were slightly wounded and
Lieutenant Drewells was severely wound
ed. A standard-bearer and another were
killed and six men severely and 10 slightly
wounded.
" 'Wallmerich attacked and dispersed,
April 23, a far superior force of the ene
my In a strong position east of the
breach of Haecho and effected a junction
on the battlefield with the battalion un
der Major Muelmann from Telng Ching,
where, taking up the pursuit, he over
took the enemy in a fresh position to
the south. This was captured and the
enemy pursued as far as Kukuan. Wall
merich followed them thither. The ene
my suffered severely. Eleven old and
two new quick-firers were captured. On
our side one man was killed and three
were severely wounded and nine slightly.
Lieutenant Deusterberg was shot through
the right arm. The enemy are every
where in retreat. General Von Lessel has
arranged with General Ballloud that the
French troops shall occupy Kukuan for
the present and secure his left flank.
Ketteler's brigade is marching by short
stages to Pao Ting Fu and Huhlenfels'
battalion along the mountain to Pekln.' "
REPORT OF KETTELER,
Differs From Others Concerning
German-French Expedition.
PEKIN, April 27. The report of Gen
eral Ketteler, which has reached here
from Kukuan, differs from other reports
concerning the German-French expedition
previously received. General Ketteler's
report shows that the Chinese troops did
not leave the province until they were
forced to do so. The entire brigade com
manded by General Ketteler met the ene
my April 23 and inflicted immense loss
upon them. The report doesmot give this
loss. The Germans had one officer and
three soldiers killed and 28 soldiers
wounded. The Chinese were forced to
leave the province and were fully demor
alized. The French authorities stated
that the Chinese crossed the border of
the province April',19, In which case they
must have subsequently returned.
Li Hung Chang says It is impossible to
believe that General Lui Kwang Ting
would have so flagrantly disobeyed his or
ders, and anxiously awaits the Chinese
report of the encounter referred to by
General Ketteler.
LI CALLED ON LEGATIONS.
Complimented American Stand on
Indemnity Question.
PEKIN, April 27. Li Hung Chang paid
return calls to the different legations yes
terday and congratulated Special Com
missioner Rockhlll on the stand taken by
the Americans on the matter of indem
nity. It is generally thought among the
ministry of the powers that Mr. Rock
hill's effort in this direction will prove
successful, though most of them admit
that they must be guided in the matter
by the instructions they receive from the
home government.
Nine Chinamen will be executed tomor
row, in the American district for high
way robbery and violence. The men in
question were tried and sentenced accord
ing to Chinese law. These are the first
of such sentences to be approved by
General Chaffee.
General Gaselee, the British command
er, the officers of his staff and the entire
British contingent gave a farewell enter
tainment to the American officers last
night. All officers who were not actual
ly on duty were present and the utmost
enthusiasm prevailed. Speeches were
made by General Gaselee and General
Chaffee.
It Is said at German headquarters that
the brigade of General Ketteler Is re
turning to Pao Ting Fu.
Bodies Viewed With Reverence.
LONDON. April 29. Describing the rev
erential aspect shown for the bodies of
the executed members of the Tsung Li
Yamun yesterday when a procession a
mile long passed through the settle
ments, the Shanghai correspondent of
thes Times says:
"It supplies a significant comment on
Sir Robert Hart's description of the Pe
kln conspiracy as a national anti-foreign
rising."
Expedition to Punish China.
BERLIN, April 28. Emperor William
has ordered Captain Passchew of the'
German second class cruiser Hansa to
command a puntitive expedition from
China to avenge the murder of Herr
Mercke.
WEARING OUT THE BOERS.
Lord Kitchener Reports on Capture
of Small Force.
LONDON, April 29. Lord Kitchener
continues the process of wearing down
the Boers, who, however, are vey active
in the Kroonstad district, where they re
cently derailed two trains and also cap
tured, after a severe fight, 25 men of
the Prince of Wales Light Horse, whom
they, stripped of their horses and accou
trements and then liberated.
Colonel Plumer's force captured a small
laager of 45 men, including the notorious
Transvaal State Engineer, Munick, who
planned the destruction of the Johannes
burg mines in the Spring of last year,
and also his father.
Mr. Cummings, who is visiting Durban
on behalf of the Canadian Government,
is favorably impressed with the trading
possibilities between Canada and Natal.
FOR RELIEF OF EX-SULTAN.
French League Asked to Help Get
Him Out of Living Grave.
PARIS, April 28. The French League
of the Rights of Man has received a let
ter from the Ottoman Liberal Committee
in Constantinople, appealing to the league
to take .up the propaganda for the re
lease of ex-Sultan Mourad, who was de
posed August 31, 1876, on the ground ot
ill health and mental incapacity. The
communication proceeds, In part, as fol
lows: "The deposed Sultan Is undergoing a
martyrdom in prison at Tchlragan more
cruel than the sufferings of the victim
of Devil's Island. He was Imprisoned
on the pretext of madness. He has not
seen a human face except that of his
Jailer for 25 years, nor a letter, news
paper or book. He is not allowed to leave
his rooms, and Is thus burled in a living
grave."
The committee urges that If he Is really
deranged he should be treated scientific
ally. Senator Trarieux, president of the
league, who was very active in the agi
tation that resulted in the release of
DreyfUB, has replied, assuring the Ot
toman Liberal Committee of the sym
pathy of the league. He suggests an ap
peal to the Turkish Government. (
ALBANIAN ATROCITIES.
Reports of Wholesale Deeds of Vio
lence in Old Servia.
VIENNA, April 28. It is reported from
Belgrade that the Albanians in Old Ser
via are committing wholesale atrocities.
Seventeen People Killed.
LONDON, April 29. According to the
Vienna correspondent of the Daily Tele
graph, 17 persons were killed and many
others wounded in a recent encounter be
tween Albanians and Servians at Pridvo
ritza, Old Servia.
REVOLT AT MARGUERITA.
Provoked by Fanatic Who Preached
Extermination of Foreigners.
ALGIERS, April 29. It now develops
that the revolt at Marguerita was pro
voked by Hadji Denaisaa, a Marlbout,
who had preached the extermination of
foreigners. Many of the inhabitants
owed their safety to simulated conver
sion to Islamlsm.
Sixty Arab rebel prisoners have been
brought here but.no chiefs have yet been
captured.
The Mayor of Marengs has appealed for
troops, reporting that armed bands of
Arabs are descending upon the town, but
the government believes they are only
flying from the pursuit of the troops at
Marguerita.
Got a Hearty Welcome.
LONDON, April 29.-The Tottenham
Hotspur football team, which re-played
Saturday at Bolton with the Sheffield
United team the final game for the Asso
ciation cup and won back the trophy lost
20 years ago, arrived home at L o'clock
this morning. Thousands were still"
awaiting the arrival of the players with,
bands, flags and lanterns and the team
was heartily welcomed. The crowds pa
raded the suburbs with the heroes of the
occasion and there was a torchlight pro
cession in which the trophy was dis
played. Miners Voted on Strike Question.
PARIS, April 28. A referendum directed
by the French Miners' Federation was
held In all the coal basins today, in ac
cordance with the decision of the re
cent congress of miners, the questipn
being whether a general strike should be
declared In support" of the miners' strike
at Montceau-les-Mlnes. The final result
will not be made known until Monday
evening. Partial returns received this
evening seem to favor a general strike,
but the largest returns, which will be re
ceived tomorrow, are expected to be ad
verse. Chenp Illuminating Gas Discovered.
LONDON, April 29. The Daily Chron
icle says it learns that Dr. Ludwig Mond
has discovered a method of producing
illuminating gas at 2 pence per lOOli
feet, which will effect a revolution by
cheapening lighting power, and also as
bearing upon the production of open
hearth steel.
Murdered by Natives,
SYDNEY, N. S. W April 28. Herr
Mercke, a German millionaire, who was
cruising in his yacht,- and Herr Caro, his
private secretary, were recently mur
dered by natives of the Island of New
Britain, off the northwest coast of Pa
pua. Herr Caro's body was eaten.
Sixteen New Cases of Plague.
CAPE TOWN, April 28. Dulrng the last
48 hours, 16 fresh cases of bubonic plague
have been officially reported. Eight of
these are Europeans. Since the outbreak
of the disease there have been 319 cases,
of which 217 have proved fatal.
Sale of 100,000 Rifles by French.
LONDON, April 29. A special dispatch
from Tangiers says the French commer
cial attache recently sold 100,000 rifles
to the Shereefian Government.
Received United States Minister.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 29. The Sul
tan received, In private audience, John
G. Leishman, the United States Minister
to Turkey, on Saturday.
Officials Assaulted.
CALCUTTA, April 28. The officials en
gaged In combating the bubonic plague
were assaulted here today by natives
while disinfecting. Several arrests were
made.
IGNORED' BY CLARK FORCES
Restraining Order In Right of Way
Dispute With Oregon Short Line.
SALT LAKE, ApriT2S. According to a
Herald special from Uvada, Utah, Colonel
Maxson, who Is in charge of the Clark
forces at the disputed right of way near
Uvada, was today served with notice by
the representatives of the Oregon Short
Line that an injunction had been Issued
by the United States Court at Carson
City prohibiting the San Pedro Company
from interfering with the Short Line in
its construction of a railroad between
Uvada, Clover Valley Junction and Pioche.
Colonel Maxson refused to accept serv
ice on the ground that the order lacked
official identity, and at once dispatched
word to his men at the front to ignore
the order. The Clark forces, however, are
preparing to yield gracefully to their ri
vals as soon as the United States Marshal
serves official notice, but until that time
they declare they will hold every inch
of ground they now possess, even at the
risk of a fight. In this decision they are
upheld by the officials of the Clark inter
ests at Salt Lake and Los Angeles, who
have telegraphed them to make no fur
ther concessions.
Assistant Chief Engineer Resigns.
TOPEKA, Kas., April 28. C. D. Pur
don, assistant chief engineer of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad,
has resigned to accept the position of
chief engineer of the St. Louis & San
Francisco railroad, with headquarters at
St. Louis.
SECESSION IMPOSSIBLE.
Uniform Rank of K. of P. Must Re
main in Supreme Lodge.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 28. Commander-in-Chief
James H. Carnahan of the Uni
form Rank, Knights of Pythias, said to
night that a secession from the supreme
lodge by the Uniformed Rank is utterly
Impossible. He stated that the rumor had
vlts origin in a report of a district meet
ing held In Cleveland, O., last Febru
ary. Early In May, General Carnahan will
go on a tour of inspection of the various
Uniform Ranks of the country and late
in the year will arrive. In San Francisco
to make arrangements with a number of
other supreme officers for the national
convention and encampment of the Uni
form Rank, the latter numbering nearly
60,000 men.
Lost 50,000 by Fire.
DULUTH, Minn., April 28. Fire tonight
totally destroyed the buildings and stock
of the Zenith Paper Companyt causing
losses, of $50,000. vi
WOMAN ON THE WAR PATH
CALCIMINES HER HUSBAND FROM
HEAD TO FOOT.
"When He Returned to Drink in Sa
loon, She Gave Saloon-Keeper a
Nice Coat of White Paint.
CINCINNATI, April 29. Mrs. Richard
Crater, the wife of a house painter, on
being unable to keep her husband from a
saloon on Ludlow avenue, went to the
place today with one of the calcimine
buckets and a whitewash-brush. She cal
cimined him from head to foot in the
saloon. He returned to the saloon after
he had accompanied her home and
changed clothing. She followed him
again and the next time calclmlned the
saloon-keeper and his bar fixtures and
gave notice that she would repeat the
performance to any One selling liquor to
her husband.
PARKHURST ON THE SOUTH
Declares Negro Suffrage "Was a
Blunder North No Longer Hated.
NEW YORK, April 23. Rev. Charles H.
Parkhurst preached today at the Madison
Square Presbyterian Church on topics
connected with his recent trip South. He
also mado an Incidental reply to Governor
Candler, of Georgia,, who was reported
as having denounced those Northerners
who took an interest In the educational
matters in the South. Dr. Parkhurst said
that the party of Northern people who
recently made the trip referred to did
it not because they had any special in
terest in the South as a distinct section,
but, , because they were conscious of the
unity which makes the North and South
members of each other. The conference
held at Winston-Salem, N. C, he said,
was characterized by the utmost frank
ness on both sides, and yet from first to
Inst not an embittering word was spoken-
Referring to Governor Candler's crit
icisms. Dr. Parkhurst said they would
not have-been made "had the Governor of
Georgia, as did the Governor of North
Carolina, cdme into direct touch with the
personnel of the conference, or for five
minutes breathed trie atmosphere which
the conference exhaled."
Referring to the estimation in which the
people of the South and those of the
North hold the negro, Dr. Parkhurst said:
"The Southerner does not like the ne
gro any better than the average Northern
er does, and the two carry themselves
toward the negro with Just about the
same amount of Christian consideration,
only of the two the Southern white man
has perhaps this advantage, that he does
not make so flamboyant a pretense of
loving the negro as the Northern man
does. The Southern-white man dislikes
the negro and owns up to it. The white
man'in the'North dislikes the negro and
lies about it."
He said further:
"The lindlscrlmlnatlng act by which the
negroes had conferred on them the right
to vote was one of those blunders that it
Is not easy to escape from after once It
is-committed, but which It would seem we
ought to have had Northern statesman
ship sufficiently Intelligent to prevent.
"The counsel that both the Northern
and Southern friends of the negro are
now giving him, is to keep quiet upon the
whole suffrage matter, to keep out of
politics, not to talk about the Consti
tution, 'not to Insist upon his rights, but
to attend industriously to the work of get
ting himself Well ready for what God and
the country and the future may have In
store f him."
Dr. ' hurst closed by the following
general reference to present conditions
among Southern people:
"The South does not altogether love
u, but no one there hates us nearly as
much as It would be perfectly natural
for them to hate us. They are all glad
that slavery is done; they are all glad
that they are in the Union. They all
glory in the flag, even while in tender be
reavement they lay flowers upon the
graves of the Confederate dead. We be
long to them and they belong to us, and
every deed of kindness, wisely rendered;
every word of sympathetic interest, pru
dently spoken; every new commercial re
turn and every Interchange of hospitality
discreetly arranged will be so much con
tribution to that perfect readjustment of
relations, which shall make for the en
rlchment of our common history."
CANDLER DID NOT SAY IT.
That Help 6t Yankees to Solve Negro
Question Was Not Wanted.
ATLANTA, Ga., April 28. Governor
Candler made a statement to the Asso
ciated Press representative regarding his
reported utterances at Savannah on the
negro question, which were printed in
many Northern papers. The Governor
says there are many exaggerations In
the clippings from the papers which have
reached him.
"The statement," said the Governor,
"that I said that 'the people of the South
did not need, did not want and would
not have the assistance of the d d
Yankees in this matter,' as published In
some papers, Is absolutely false."
STOCK FOR NORTHWEST.
Heavy Movement From Southern
Ranges Is Probable.
DENVER, April 28. Stockmen are much
interested just now in the probable heavy
movement of cattle from the South to the
ranges of the Northwest, which will com
mence within a few days. During the
past few days a number of big
buyers passed through here headed
for Texas to buy cattle, and it is
expected, now that rains in the North
west have assured plenty of grass, that
trade though late will be heavy. W. P.
Andersdn, the well-known livestock
statistician, passed through here today
after a trip covering the whole North
west. "The tardiness of transactions between
the steer pasture men of Texas and the
Northern grazer has been largely due to
the uncertainties surrounding the pros
pects of grazing facilities In the North
west," he said. "The Spring meetings
have been held, and now conditions are
known. Recent rains in Montana where
tho grazing was the poorest has prac
tically assured good grazing for the sea
son, and the disposition seems to be
to buy cattle. Conditions seem to favor
an early Spring all over the West, and
an abundance of herbage almost in sight
makes the demand for stock cattle
strong."
As to Winter losses, Mr. Anderson says
that with the exception of some bad
Spring storms affecting a small area in
Wyoming, and a strip of country taking
in Eastern Colorado, Western Nebraska
and Kansas and occasioning a light loss,
the range losses have been the lightest
known in years.-
BANK WILL NOT OPEN.
Rhode Island Institution "Will Go
Into Liquidation.
WESTERLY, R. I., April 28. The Me
chanics Savings Bank, of this city, will
not open for business tomorrow. Late this
afternoon the following notice was posted:
"The trustees of the Mechanics' Savings
Bank, owing to the doubtful value of the
bank's assets, have decided that It is for
the best Interests of the depositors that
the bank go into liquidation, and action
has already been taken looking to this
result. Pending the granting of authority,
no money will be received or paid out."
This action came as a great surprise
to the town and great excitement prevails
among small depositors. The estimated
amount of deposits is something less than
$1,000,000, the. securities on their face
values, something less than 51.100,000;
the number of depositors about 200. Many
of the securities are Western investments,
which are understood to have decreased In
value year by year.
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SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY.
Government Official Says Many New
Factories Are Contemplated.
WASHINGTON. April 28. C. F. Sayler.
of Iowa, the special agent in charge of the
beet sugar investigation of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, is In Washington,
and has submitted his report to Secretary
Wilson. He says this year showe an ac
tive tendency toward the institution of
new beet sugar enterprises. Next Autumn,
he says, Michigan will have three new
factories, and Ohio, Indiana. New York,
Colorado. Utah, South and North Dakota
and Illinois will install plants, making
13 throughout the United. States now In
contemplation. A conservative estimate,
he says, is that ther will be 42 beet sugar
factories in operation .throughout the
United States by the end of next Autumn.
Everything Indicates that the Industry
is thoroughly established throughout the
country. Mr. Sayler says:
"Even In the inclplency of the industry,
these factories have shown good profits.
They have maintained themselves without
any apparent real contest with the sugar
trust. The sections of the country that
seem most adaptable to them industry are
where conditions call for new resources, a3
In Michigan, where there has been a phe
nomenal increase In the las tthree years,
largely due to waning of the. lumbering
industry of that region. There will be
14 factories there next season. California
lsl the leading state in production with
15 factories, including the largest In the
world. The immense amount of pulp and
refuse left after the extraction of the
sugar appeals especially to farmers and
Industries that grow out of farm pro
ducts," Mr. Sayler says no other feed for stock
Is so valuable and cheap as beet pulp.
The beet sugar factories turn out from
45 to 50 per cent of the drlginal weight
of the beets worked in the form of refuse
or by-product.
Sugar beets seem to respond especially
to cultivation In the arid region where they
have given better results than any other
crop. The arid section has been enabled
to cope with other sections of the country
where the crops have been produced by
natural rainfall, not in the amount of
tonnage per acre, but in the higher sugar
contents and the purity of the beet. The
results In Utah have demonstrated the
feasibility of the central plant idea, with
branches scattered at numerous point3
for performing some detailed parts of the
work.
COAL FOR TRANSPORTS.
Effort Will Be Made to Secure Bet
ter Grade in Japan.
WASHINGTON, April 28. The Quarter
master's Department of the Army has di
rected Major Hyde, Quartermaster at
Nagasaki, to make every effort to pro
cure better coal for the transports
which coal at that place. The necessity
of coaling at Nagasaki became apparent
as soon as the United States took con
trol at Manila. It is true that coaling
could bo done from collieries In Manila
Bay, but for only six months In the
year. For the remainder of the time, It
Is Impossible to get a ship and collier
together with safety. Arrangements are
made now to coal in San Francisco and
Nagasaki, and no oftener In Manila than
necessary. Major Hyde has been instruct
ed to ascertain which Is the best coal to
be found In Japan, and to contract for a
continuous supply for the transports. The
Japanese coal Is not the best, but it Is
found to be the- most economical that
can be used. It costs about 54 per ton.
while Australian coal, taken to Nagasaki
and resold, costs about $12 per ton, owing
to the high duty placed upon coal by
Japan in the interest ot her own coal
flejds. The great drawback to the Jap
anese coal is the fact that It contains
too much sulphur, and instead of the
combustion occurring in the furnace. It
often goes into the pipes and Is very de
structive to that portion of the boilers.
Much of the repairing that has been found
necessary to -the Army transports has
been about the boilers which have been
damaged by Japanese coal. At the same
time," owing to the great cost of coal
brought from Australia, It is found eco
nomical to use Japanese coal rather than
pay the higher price for Australian coal.
The Navy does not use Japanese coal.
At San Francisco the Quartermaster's De
partment pays the highest price for coaL
Most of It reaches San Francisco in bal
last, but some comes from North Pacific
ports. The department is now experi
menting with coal from Utah, and it is
believed that it can be shipped to San
Francisco and sold lower than other coal3
which are now purchased there.
Not Credited at "Washington.
WASHINGTON, April 28. The Depart
ment of Agriculture has received no In
formation bearing on the reports that
have been circulated In England charging
Boer emissaries with inoculating horses
shipped to South Africa with glanders and
other maladies. Secretary Wilson places
no credence In the story. He says, how
ever, that It Is possible it might have
been done, probably by hostlers or other
attendants aboard ship. There has been
no examination of the horse shipments
by the department's representatives, as
the English agents have never required
such inspection.
Dog Bite Proves Serious.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 23.
Recently Mabel Atkinson, the 5-year-old
daughter of Conductor J. W. Atkinson,
was bitten by a dog. Dr. R. O. Fenton,
a veterinary surgeon, was asked to ex
nmlne the dog, and while attempting the
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ENTOMBED MINERS RESCUED
Tjto Were Alive, One Found Dead
Others Supposed to Be Lifeless.
AURORA. Mo.. April 23. Light, life and
air broke In on the five entombed miners
at 2 A. M. Two were rescued alive, one
was found dead and tho other two are
supposed to be lifeless. Grant Shard was
mangled by falling rocks and earth and
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Faint taps on the iron rails announced
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his mind. He was removed at 11 o'clock
after an Imprisonment of 60 hours and
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