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THE CASE OF QUAY
Senate Decided to Take It Up
Today.
L. WOLCOTT APOLOGIZED TO LODGE
The Spooner Philippine Bill Was
Hade the Unfinished Business
of the Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-fitewart (SIL
Nev.) presented a petition in the Senate
from citiiens of Cuba.. representing JU.
000.O capital, "praying Congress to enact
a law prohibiting the use of the United
States military power to prevent the land
ing of a competing cable from the United
Morgan (Dem. Ala.) called attention to
a rule of the- Senate that provides that
no petition should bo offered from citizens
of a foreign country except through the
State Department. He did not object to
the petition, because ne wn""
held such relation to the United Stntes
as could be dissolved only by Congress.
Spooner (Rep. Wis.) said the rule was
founded in good sense, and he believed tne
petition ought to come through the State
Department. The chair held that the pe
tition could not be received if objections
were made. Stewart urged that the peti
tion did not come within tho rule, as the
Cubans, having no other alternative, ap
pealed to Congress. The petition finally
was read and ordered printed.
At the conclusion of the morning bus
iness, the chair laid before the Senate
the resolution declaring Quay waa not en
titled to a seat In the Senate from Penn
sylvania, that the question might be
brought to a direct issue. Chandler (Ren.
N. H.). chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, moved to strike
out the word "not" in the resolution.
Speaking to this motion. Burrows (Rep.
Mich.) said he would be glad to proceed
with the case today, but a very Important
matter Involving the seat of a Senator was
under consideration by the committee on
privileges and elections, and attendance
in tho committee-room of members was
necessary. "I ask. therefore." said Bur
rows, "that the present order bo contin
ued until next Tuesday. We can then
proceed with It. I hope, without inter
ruption." Stewart protested that the cose of Quay
had already been too long delayed, and
urged that there be a. vote upon It.
Chandler, replying to the remarks of
Burrows, said the committee on privileges
nnd elections, considering thecase of
Senator Clark, would not operate against
the Senate considering the Quay case, as
the committee would not sit later than 1
o'clock h day. He also sold the friends
of Quay were ready to have a -vote now.
Burrows said he and others were not
prepared to proceed today.
Daniel (Dem. Va.) appealed to tho Sen-,
ate that a time for a vote be fixed. "This
is a question of the highest privilege."
said he.
Wolcott (Rep. Colo.) delivered a speech
In which he apologized for his impassioned
statements made Just at tho close of yes
terday's session. He disclaimed any in
tention of injuring tho feelings of any
body, least of all Lodge Rep. Mass.).
Wolcott- declared there was a. prevalent
belief that the case of Quay was to be
squelched. Ho could scarcely credit such
a report, but the actions of Senators gave
some support to It.
"There Is a great state," said Wolcott.
"which Is not represented here as it is
entitled to be. That state has almost as
many Inhabitants as there are Tagals In
the PhlllDolnes. and yet Senators will hold
one of Its Senators at the door of this
body. It Is not a question of the person
ality of Mr. Quay, but one of proper rep
resentation of the State of Pennsylvania.
Here we have a Senator, brave, kindly
and able, dear to the people of his com
monwealth. He Is rightfully entitled to a
seat In this body as an appointee of the
Governor. This Senator has been sub
jected to more vicious and overwhelming
attacks than any man In public life to
day. It is cruel If this Senate, where he
served with honor and distinction for 11
years, shall give him the final stab which
may end his public career."
Wolcott then referred to Mr. Quay's
political work, which he thought had
brought him many enemies, especially his
service as the National chairman of the
Republican party. Every man who held
such a position was In danger of his repu
tation. He believed that the Senator from
Arkansas (Jonen), who had served at the
head of a political committee, had come
out of the fire with as little ot the odor
of smoke on him as ever a man had. But
that mlfeht have been, suggested Wolcott,
facetiously, because he had little money
to spend.
"And I am quite satisfied," continued
Wolcott. "that if the Senator from Ar
kansas Is at the head of the committee
this year, he will come out absolutely un
smirched." In conclusion, Wolcott appealed to the
Senate to proceed with the case without
obstruction and vote upon it at an early
date.
Galllnger (Rep. N. H.) said he wanted
to repudiate the statements of Wolcott.
so far as they concerned him. He, had
laid nothing In the way of consideration,
and would not do so at any time. Bur
rows also said he had no Idea of obstruct
ing a vote, and he was desirous that an
early vote be had. Stewart asked that a
final vote be taken one week from next
Tuesday, but Galllnger objected. The
Quay case then went over until tomorrow,
with the understanding that Galllnger
should speak on the resolution at that
time.
At this Juncture. Lodge made a few re
marks, and the incident closed pleas
nnjly. Referring to the Incident of yes
terday. Lodge said no explanation from
"Woloott was necessary to assure him that
he (Wolcott) had made no personal re
flection upon him In his remarks of yes
terday. At Carter's request, the Alaska code
bill was then taken up.
Morgan made an effort -to have a day
set for the consideration of the Nicaragua
canal bill, but Mason (Rep. III.) objected,
saying that he favored the canal bill,
but he did not want the time determined
until the fate of the Hay-Pauncefote
traty was known. He did not believe
the pecplc generally would want the
canal at all If it was to bo constructed
under the terms of the treaty. This ob
jection served to prevent the granting of
Morgan's request.
Cci.slderr.tlon of the Alaska, bill was
proceeded with on the basis of Hans
brough'R anendmmit for the exclusion of
alien ni!mrs from the mines of Alaska,
lu this connection, Hansbrough had a
letter read from -an American miner,
complaining of the mining regulations of
the Canadian Government as unjust and
oppressive. The waiter said that ho had
addressed a letter to Secretary Hay de
nouncing the Cenadlun retroactive law as
"highway robbery."
The Spooner bill, at' 2 o'clock, was made
the unfinished buslnr-ss, and was then
temporarily laid aside to permit contln
unrce of the consideration of the Alaska
bin. Berry Dtm. Ark.) suggested as
amendment providing tor the opening to
mining and prospecting ot the CO feet of
land along the Retiring Sea coast re
served under law for a roadway.-
Pending action, a brief executive ses
sion was held. The1 Senate then. In 4S
minutes, ratsed n pension bills, pensions
of $50 a month being granted to the
widows of Rcar-Admlrals Calhoun and
Mrade. of Commodore Inch, and of Colonel
Lister.
Mexlcnn Tleiv of Tarir Mmldle.
MEXICO CITY, April 4. The. Mexican
Herald says:
"The old-fashioned Mexican , Liberals,
who have pinned their political' faith on
the United States as the great exemplar
of democratic and popular Institutions,
will suffer In the conflict with the Clerical
party and mossback Conservatives. 1 the
United Btates fall to do ample justice
to Puerto Rico and Cuba.. Mexican lib
erals have suffered much (or freedom,
and their proudest boast has been that
they were copying the example of the
great Republic of Washington. If they
And the United States becoming imper
ious and tyrannical, yielding to sordid
temptations, they will have no answer to
makB to the -taunts of the Clerical and
Spanish .organs here, which hold the
United States up as a recreant to all Its
grand traditions."
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. RHODE ISLAND ELECTION.
Republicans Carried the State, Elect.
Ins Gregory Governor.
PROVIDENCE. R. L. April 6. Tho Re
publicans carried the state in the annual
election today, William Gregory, of North
Kingstown, being elected Governor over
Nathan W. Llttlefield. ot Pawtucket, his
Derrfocratlc opponent, by about 8300 plu
rality. The Democrats succeeded In not
only polling a heavy vote, but la cutting
down the Republican plurality of last year
by over 1000. The General Assembly will
stard on a joint vote, 83 Republicans and
16 Democrats, a Democratic loss of three,
and George P. Wctmore, Republican, will
probably be returned to the United states
Senate.
. The Kansas City Election.
KANSAS CITY. April 4. Pull returns of
he election in this city give James A.
Reed. Democrat, for Mayor, a majority
of 2U7 over P. S. Brown, Jr.. Republican,
supported by the present Administration.
The Democrats elected their entire ticket,
with the exception of five members of the
lower house, by pluralities of S3 to 1007.
Mllvrnnkee Election.
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. April .-Complete
returns from the municipal election in thU
city give Mayor David S. Rose. Democrat,
a plurality over IL J. Baumgartner, Re
publican, of 2374. Two years ago Rose's
plurality was 7767. The new Board of
Aldermen is made up of 21 Democrats. 1
Republicans and 2 Populists. The Board
of Supervisors is largely Republican.
souxD-Moxnr league.
Majority of the Committee Is In Fa
vor ot Continuing; Work.
NEW YORK, April 4. A majority of
the executive committee of the Sound
Money Leaguo is in favor of continuing
the league and taking part in the Nation
al campaign, in case the Democratic plat
form contains a free-silver plank. It was
tho wish of J. Sterling Morton. ex
Secretary of Agriculture, and until re
cently the president of the league, to close
up the organization and to have the bal
ance In the treasury, amounting to some
thing over 10,000. devoted to the contin
uance ot publishing sound-money argu
ments In a paper, tho Conservative, pub"
Ilshed by him in Nebraska.
The other members of the executive
committee of the league were not In syrr
pathy wjth Mr. Morton, either with his
idea of closing the league or his plan for
disposing of the treasury balance, and
these differences of opinion are. It Is said,
responsible for Mr. Morton's decision to
r-efuse re-election as president of the
league. He was succeeded last week as
president by Mr. Cowen, president of the
Baltimore & Ohio.
, Aside from Mr. Morton, the members
of the executive committee believe It U
yet too early to give up the machinery
which was created during the active work
of the league. If the Kansas City conven
tion nominates Bryan on the Chicago
platform, it will, the committee argues,
be necessary to have an effective organ
ization to counteract the efforts of the
free-silver people, in order to prevent the
latter from making decided progress.
A. Barton Hepburn, a member of the
executive committee of the league, said:
"The Sound Money League Is not to be
dissolved. The election, which is about
to take place Involves the election of 13
United States Senators, most of whom,
If not all. are In states which might be
very easily carried by the" Populists or
Democrats. Two of these Senators will
represent Nebraska, one West Virginia
and one Montana. The Sound Money
League has work before it trying to pre
serve these states as far as possible for
tho sound-money cause. There Is a great
field for effort In tho South. In the states
which have gone so heavily into cotton
manufacturing.
"In fact, the league may do hard work
In distributing sound-money literature In
these states In which the progress of the
manufacturing industries and the subsi
dence of the race Issue give an opening
through which they may be- captured for
sound money."
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Teleirrapblo Brevities.
A temperance movement Is under way
in Mexico.
Winners at Oakland were: Homage,
Candlelight, Tuthlll, Prestome, Alamora
and Mortgage.
Charles H. Pepper, who was recently
proffered the position of secretary to the
Philippine Commlslson. has declined the
place. "
It Is Intimated In Washington diplomatic
circles that the stories of friction between
Russia and Japan were Invented by Eng
land to distract attention from South
Africa.
At tho end of the first round at the
trap-shoot at Queens, N. T.. 102 marks
men had clean scores of four birds each,
and at the end of the second round 63 had
killed eight birds straight,
Hiram S. Utley, the inventor of many
Improvements In artificial marble. Is dead
at his home In Chicago. Ho was a vet
cran of the Civil War, and was born In
Manchester, Vt., August IS, 1S44.
Tu Yuen Toy, said to be an ex-ofilclo
member of the Chinese Legation at Wash
ington, had three of his trunks seized by
San Francisco customs officers. They
contained 1700 silk handkerchiefs, valued
at 11 each.
Judge Brown, of the United States Dis
trict Court at New York, refused a war
rant of removal in the case of Captain
Carter's contractors, B. D. Green and the
Gaynors. He ordered the discharge of
the prisoners.
A test is to be made by the Treasury
Department In the case of Archibald D.
Buchanan, arrested by Government of
ficers on the charge of having In his pos
session plates and counterfeit stamps ot
foreign countries. ,
Michael J. Dady, the Brooklyn contract
or who obtained from the Spanish Gov
ernment of Havana a 112.000,000 contract
for sewering and paving, has received a
letter from Governor-General Wood. In
forming him that his plans are disap
proved and rejected.
The State Department announces that
Minister Merry has succeeded In averting
war between Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
While Costa Rica Is still preparing for
defense, she is not making any hostile
movements against Nicaragua. The Phil
adelphia will be kept on the west coast
and the Detroit on the east coast.
Commissioner-General Peck has sug
gested to Secretary Hay the advisability
of excluding the American dependencies
from participation In the American ex
hibit at the Paris exposition, owing to
the prospective delay in the Installation
of exhibits from the islands, and in the
case of Hawaii and the Philippines Inti
mates that fear of the bubonic plague may
cause the French government uneasiness.
A Crnel Joke.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
That was a cruel, cruel practical, joke
of Secretary Gage when he appropriately
selected the portrait of Thomas A. Ben
ton, the original .gold-standard man and
high priest to Andrew Jackson, to dec
orate those new 2 per cent bonds. There
Is a limit to "rubbing it In" even for those
touching appeals to the memory ot An
drew Jackson and Thomas Jefferson, who
had about as much In common with mod
ern Democracy as Billy Mason has with
George Washington.
VENTILATED IN CONGRESS
KEXTTC1CY SITUATION BROCGBT CF
Vi THE HOUSE. "
Wordy "War Between the Republican
and Democratic Members From
the Bine Gross State.
WASHINGTON, April 4. There was an
exciting scene In the House today, as the
climax of a discussion of the Kentucky
situation, when Wheeler, a Kentucky
Democrat, and Pugh, a Kentucky Republi
can, faced each other from opposite sides
of the main aisle and Indulged in a wordy
duel. Pugh charged Wheeler with, mis
representing certain facts. Ho was labor
ing under great excitement. Wheeler
showed admirable temper, and. though
quick to resent the fancied Insult, awaited
the explanation of Pugh, In which he dis
claimed any Intention of Imputing to him
personally a desire to distort the factu.
Throughout the debate, which was precip
itated by a speech of Borelng, the other
Republican member from Kentucky, there
was .an air of suppressed excitement. It,
was the first time the subject had been
broached In the House, and much interest
was manifested. .
Without preliminary business, the House
resumed consideration of the bill to estab
lish a territorial government in Hawaii.
McDowell (Dem. O.), member ot the com
mittee on territories, was the first speaker.
While McDowell was speaking, the clerk
of the Senate appeared and announced the
passage of the Puerto Rlcan tariff bi.l.
with "sundry amendments, in which the
concurrence ot the House is requested."
The bill was Immediately referred, under
the rules, to the committee on ways and
means.
McDowell, one ot the original opponents
of the annexation of Hawaii. Inveighed
against the labor conditions In the Islands
and the Influence of corporations there.
He approved some of the features ot the
bill, but was eevere In his condemnation
of tho 10th section, which he said continued
In force the labor contracts made with
Imported Chinese and Japanese.
De Armond (Dem. Mo.) believed the bill
would allow all the Chinese and Japanese
in the island free entry into the United
States. He also denounced that section of
the bill which extended the Constitution
to the Islands as far as applicable. He
took the ground that the Constitution wsa
there of lu own vigor; it not. Congress,
by enactment, could not extend It there.
Borelng (Rep. Ky.) aroused general In
terest by discussing the Kentucky situa
tion. Holding the light of civilization
before the world as the United States was
doing, were we, he asked, willing to see
the torch of liberty extinguished at the
birthplace of Abraham Lincoln and the
home of Henry Clay7 It was with no
spirit of acrimony, he said, that he re
ferred to the situation in Kentucky. So
far 09 tho Goebel election law of that
state was concerned, he said, the people
of Kentucky would be glad to exchange
places with Puerto Rico or Hawaii. They
were not asking for Federal interference;
they were asking simply for a fair elec
tion law. In conclusion, he gave notice to
the country that if it was necessary to get
rid of the Qoebel law, he would risk for
the passage of a Federal election law.
Borelng" speech drew the fire of Wheel
er (Dem. Ky.), who replied in a fiery
speech. He had sincerely hoped, he said,
that the Kentucky situation would not
be brought to the attention of Congress.
Ho admitted that the situation was hu
miliating to every Kentuckton. but he had
hoped that It would' not bo ventilated
here. Proceeding, he eulogized the Goe
bel election law, which had been declared
Constitutional by the highest court of the
state. To that decision, he said. It was
the duty of every law-abiding citizen to
bow. He would not contend that the dom
inant Tarty had not token advantage of
Its power in districting the state. It had
done so, following the tactics of the domi
nant party in most of the states. In con
clusion Wheeler assured the members
who had crowded about during the ex
citement and the packed galleries that
there would bo "no bloodshed In Kentucky.
"But," said he. "the Goebel law Is
there to stay. It will remain as a perma
nent and enduring monument to the
knightly son of Kentucky who was strick
en down by a concealed and cowardly- as
sassin." Pugh (Rep. Ky.) hotly interjected tho
declaration that the contest that had been
waged on party lines In the Kentucky Leg
islature was a disgrace to the common
wealth and a disgrace to Wheeler as a
citizen thereof. Wheeler retorted that he
would rather be disgraced by taking his
lot with the Democrats of Kentucky than
to be Identified with the men who took
the life of Governor Goebel. Amid de
risive laughter on the Democratic side,
Pugh, livid with excitement, asserted that
Goebel's bitterest enemies had been raem
bers of the Democratic party, and he In
timated broadly that among those the
assassin might be found. Wheeler, in n
kindlier tone, said he did not believe that
the Republican party of Kentucky was
responsible for the assassination. Then,
In a solemn voice, he declared that he did
believe that there were some Republicans
who were responsible, and the law ot
Kentucky, he said, like the poisonous
shirt ot Nessus, would "stick to them un
til It consumes their very bones, or we
protecute them to their conviction."
The Democrats gave Wheeler a round
of applause when he concluded.
Lacey (Rep. IaO replied briefly to
Wheeler, denouncing the Gotbel law as a
subversion of the Constitution and neces
sarily productive of the anarchy that
reigned in Kentucky.
The debate drlfUd back to the bill un
der consideration. Hamilton (Rep. Mich.)
made on able defense of the features of
tho bill that had been criticised. He con
gratulated the House especially upon tho
elimination of the property qualifications
for voters, which was in the original bill.
COEUR, DALEXB IICAIIING.
Conclusion of Manaser Ilnrbrtdirc'a
Testimony.
WASHINGTON. April 4. The cross-examination
ot Frederick Burbrldge, man
ager ot the Bunker Hilt & Sullivan
mine, was continued In the Coeur
d'Alene Investigation today. There were
frequent animated controversies, between
members ot the committee. One' ot these
occurred over the authority of Mr. Cros
thwalte. one of the private counsel, to ap
pear. He denied that he represented the
Bunker Hill mine or General Merrlam,
and said he was retained and paid by
Governor Steunenberg. Representatives
Hay and Dick also joined Issue over the
extent of the inquiry. Mr1". Hay contending
that Is-was being curtailed to the preju
dice of those making the charges, while
Mr. Dick Insisted that some limitation 'was
essential In order to get through.
During Mr. Burbrldge's testimony, he
stated that he, was not a United States
cRlzen at the time he became manager
of the mine, but was ndmltted to citizen
ship tho following year. When questioned
as to whether the Standard Oil Company
had any Interest In the Bunker Hill mine,
the witness said he had been Informed by
the president of the Bunker Hill Com
pany that the Standard OH Company had
no interest In the mill. Burbrldge com
pleted his evidence late In the day. and.
with several other witnesses, was ex
cused. "Wanted for n Kansas City Murder.
SAN FRANCISCO. AprH 4. William
O'Nell Is In the City Prison, awaiting
the arrival of an officer from Kansas
City with extradition papers. He was
arrested in Manila and brought here on
the Sheridan on the suspicion that he
Is James Redmond, who murdered Miss
Emma Schumacher In Kansas City over
two years ago while robbing her house.
The man was arrested in Manila for im
personating & Sergeant of artillery, and
was Identified by Lieutenant Cobb and
others as the Kansas City murderer. He
said thai 'he saw W. G. Llewellyn, the
soldier who murdered Policemen Clifford
and Griffiths in Denver, August 11 'last,
while be was In Seattle watting for the
Garonne to sail. At the time of the Kan
sas City murder he claims to have been
in Rossland, B. C
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RHODES AND KEKEWICH.
Bad
Feellns; Between Thesti Dnrlnj
the siege of Klmberley.
LONDON, March 2-Wh!le the 50-odd
columns written at the front, appearing
during the last two day? In the London
dailies, have been chiefly devoted to
Cronje's surrender and Ladysmlth's relief,
other events no less Interesting have devel
oped In the letters of those not fortunate
enough to have been present at the greater
occasions.
The troubles between Cecil Rhodes and
Colonel Kekewich are not fully told. It
appears that the relations between the
"Empire Maker" and the Colonel command
ing at Klmberley reached such a pass that
Mr. Rhodes ordered the army officer out
ot the house. The dispute Is told In de
tail by the Klmberley correspondent of
the Dally Telegraph, who writes:
. "When Mr. Rhodes saw the danger u
which the town and Its Inhabitants were
exposed, he concluded that the time had
arrived for the facts In the case to be
placed on record. Accordingly, the Mayor
and a few leading citizens In consultation
with him drew up the following represen
tation, which was duly forwarded to Col
onel Kekewich, accompanied by the re
quest that he would transmit It by helio
graph to the higher military authorities:
" 'Klmberley, Feb. 10, On behalf of the
inhabitants of this town, we respectfully
desire to bo Informed whether there is
an Intention on your part to make an im
mediate effort for our relief. Your troops
have been for more than two months with
in a distance of little over 20'milco from
Klmberley, and If the Spyfonteln Hills are
too strong for them, there Is an easy ap
proach over a level flat. This town, with
a population of over 45,000 people, has been
besieged for 120 days, and a large portion
of the Inhabitants have been enduring
great hardships. Scurvy la rampant among
the natives: children, owing to the lack of
food, are dying In great number!, and
dysentery and typhoid are very prevalent.
The chief foods of the whites have been
bread and horse flesh for a Long time past,
and of the blacks meal and malt only.
Theso hardships, w think you will agree,
have been borne patiently and without
complaint by the people. During the last
few days the enemy have brought Into
action from a position within three miles
of us a six-Inch gun, throwing a 100-pound
shell, which Is setting Are to our buildings
and la causing death dally among the pop
ulation. As you are aware, the military
guns here ore totally Inadequate to cope
with this new gun. The only weapon
which gives any hope Is. one of local man
ufacture. Under these circumstances, as
representing this community, we feel that
we are Justified in asking whether you
have any immediate intention of instruct
ing your troops to advance to our relief.
We understand large reinforcements navo
recently arrived In Cape Town, and we
feel sure that your men at Modder River
have, at the, outside, 10,000 Boers opposed
to them. You must be the Judge as to
what number of British would be required
to deal with this body of men. but it is
absolutely necessary that relief should be
afforded to this place.
"After taking time to consider his de
cision, the officer commanding sent Mr.
Rhodes a letter Informing him that the
substance of his communication had been
lorwarded to Lord Roberts by heliograph
to Enslln. Lord Roberts' reply, which
was communicated In due course, possesses
no less Historical Interest than the remark
ablo communication which originated the
correspondence:
I beg to represent to the Mayor and
Mr. Rhodes, as strongly as you possibly
can, the disastrous and humiliating effect
of surrender after so prolonged and glori
ous a defense. Many days cannot pos
sibly elapse before Klmberley will be re
lieved, as we commence' active operations'
tomorrow. Future military operations de
pend In a large measure on your main
taining your position a very short time
longer.'
"Mr. Rhodes was much annoyed at the
suggestion that thought of surrender had
ever occurred, either to himself or to those
associated with him in the representatons
which had been made, and I have reason
to believe that when Lords Roberts and
Kitchener arived in Klmberley he took an
early opportunity of disabusing their
minds of such a mischievous impression.
"It is to be regretted that the relations
between Mr. Rhodes and Colonel Keke
wich should have been almost from the
beginning of the siege, for reasons which
It is Impossible to discuss, almost uni
formly unsatnsfnetory. Colonel Keke
wich treated Mr. Rhodes as a simple civil
ian. On his part, Mr. Rhodes was Intol
erant of military routine, a little too In
clined to express his opinions bluntly and
brusquely. Still, the fact remains that
harmonious relations with the head of the
Do Beers Company were absolutely essen
tial to the smooth operation of the mili
tary staff with the civil population. They
were barely on speaking terms when the
siege was raised, and "their accidental
meeting shortly before General French's
arrival gave rise to a most stormy scene
Colonel Kekewich, It appears, told Mc
Rhodes that he had come to see the Gen
eral about arresting the editor of the Dia
mond Fields Advertiser. Mr. Rhodes re
plied warmly: Then you had better ar
rest me, for I agree with every word he
has written, and we ough to go to prison
together.' This led to lively pas'page-at-arms.
which ended with Mr. Rhodes or
dering Colonel Kekewich to leave the
house. Subsequently, Mr. Rhodes ex
plained the reason of the article to Gen
eral French, who was quite satisfied, and
declined point blank to act upon General
Kekewlch's Irate suggestions."
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COST OF HANDLING FREIGHT
Krnttschnltt's Testimony Before In.
terstate Commerce Commission.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4. The third
day of the local session of the Interstate
Commerce Commission resulted In nothing
particular being elicited from the various
witnesses. Several wholesalers testified to
the conditions under which their firms
operated.
Julius Kruttschnltt, general manager ot
the Southern Pacific Company, was the
principal witness. Asked by Judge Lovetr.
ot Texas, if there was any difference in
the cost of carload and less than carload
freight, he said the cost of delivering leas
than carload freight Is much greater. It
began Immediately with the gathering.
Freight was In danger ot being broken
open. Switching, opening and locking of
cars, weighing, checking and clerical work
were to be considered, whereas moat of
this Is avoided In carload lots ot freight.
Expensive warehouses had to be built for
less than carload freight, whereas carload
freight Is taken from the cars by tho,
consignee. Job lot freight Is always cum
bersome, and Is not as compact as carload
freight. He said the cost of handling job
lot freight is greatly In excess of the
tariff that Is made. He said the cost of
operating In this city Is greater than In
Louisiana or Texas, owing to the price ot
labor.
In reply to C. A. Parker, attorney for
the St. Louis Business Men's League, the
witness said that the railroad had con
solidating places at the terminals for less
than carload freight. The witness was
questioned as to the operating, expenses.
He showed clearly that the cost ot coil
here was two and three times as much as
Eastern and Northern roads pay. and that
the wages paid on the Coast were higher
than eUewhere.
s
Masked men blew up two bridges and
burned two tollhouses on the Logansport
and Burlington Pike.
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Stops the Conch nnd Works OS the
Cold.
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CONVENTION HALL BURNED
KA5SA9 CITY'S AUDrPORIirjf LAID IS
" RUIXB.
The Stmctare, "Which. Was to Hold
the Democratic National Con
vention, Will Be Rebuilt.
KANSAS CITY, April 4. Conventioii
Hall,' Kansas City's pride, wherein, the
Democratic. National Convention was to
have been held July 4, was laid In ruins
In less than .30 minutes time this after
noon from Are that started from an un
known source at 1 o'clock. The fire burned
with such' fury that It was evident almost
from the start that the structure was
doomed, and the firemen- soon turned their
attention to saving surrounding property.
A stiff breeze was blowing and before the
fire was subdued the Second Presbyterian
Church one of the finest edifices In the
city, the church parsonage, the Lathrop
public school, a two-story building, all
situated across tho way on Central street,
and a, half block of three-story flat build
ings on Twelfth street were rendered total
losses. Several residences were damaged
to a greater or less degree, and for a
time It was feared that several blocks of
buildings In the residence district would
go. Tho aggregate loss Is J100.000, appor
tioned as follows:
Ins.
Convention Ha'l J2"S,Q(X) JltS.COO
Church 5.CC0
Pon'Oniga 15 COO
School 2-.C0) :0,'00
Williamson Block C'.'O) 4 ,010
Miscellaneous 5.C0O
Plans are on foot to rebuild Convention
Hall Immediately and make It ready for
the convention In July. While the Are
was still In progress, members of the
Commercial Club, through whose efforts
the hall was conceived and built, mingled
In the crowds of spectators and began so
liciting funds for a new structure. This
evening, 123,000 bad been subscribed, and
Secretary E. M. Clendennlng. of the club,
called a mass meeting of citizens for to
morrow night to devise ways and means
of raising an additional $50,000. The Hall
Association has 110,000 in the bank, and
will have the 1155.000 insurance for imme
diate use, the Insurance companies hav
ing spontaneously agreed to waive the
GO days' limit and make payment on de
mand. The Kansas City Lumber Com
pany, which furnished four-fifths ot the
lumber for the old buHding. has agreed
to duplicate Its order at once at the rate
In existence-two years ago, and the Min
neapolis firm that furnished the steel gird
ers for the Immense roof has been tele
graphed to duplicate its order.
The fire started, as near as can be
learned, at 1 o clock this afternoon, just
above the boiler-room in the northeast
corner of the building on the alley whers
some plumbers had been at work. There
was no fire In the furnace, and the suppo
sition Is that the blaze started from a
spirit lamp or by one of the plumbers
crossing an electric light wire. A still
alarm was first turned in. By the time
the first engine arrived. 10 minutes lawr,
the whole building was a moss, of flames.
The entire structure, covering half a block
each way on Fifteenth and Centra
streots. was a furnace of fire before a
second alarm could be sounded, and In
less than half an hour the roof, upheld by
massive steel girders that spaned its 200
feet of breadth, fell wjth a crash that sent
showers of burning embers In every di
rection and drove the firemen across the
street. The brick Corinthian columns lin
ing the building along the facades on
Thirteenth and Central streets, tottered a
few minutes and fell outward and the
hall was a. complete wreck.
A strong wind carried the flames to the
Second Presbyterian Church, on the oppo
site side of Thirteenth street and Central,
and In 40 minutes that structure, occupy
ing a half block In length, was in ruin,.
Tho parsonage adjoining and next the La
throp School, which was partially de
stroyed In the cyclone of 1SSS, and which
had been set aside for the use of the
newspaper correspondents during the com
ing convention, were attacked simulta
neously, and soon nothing but their walls
were left standing. Fortunately, the
scboll children had not returned to their
rooms after the noon hour, and all were
gotten to places of safety.
Next the flames caught the Williamson
Flats, across the alley from the hall, on
the north side of Twelfth street, and these
were gutted. The flats occupied a halt
block, and were brick and three stories in
height. Flying embers started blazes on a
dozen different residences within a radius
of two blocks, and fanned by a stiff breeze
and aided by a low water pressure, threat
ened a general conflagration. The Are
proved one of the quickest and most dan
gerous experienced in Kansas City for
many years.
Convention Hall had been classed by
travelers as one of the largest and most
perfectly constructed auditoriums In the
world. The bulldlcg was erected In 1838,
at a cost of $233,000. which was raised en
tirely by public subscriptions. It occu
pied a piece of ground 314x200 feet in ex
tent, was two stories high and built of
native stone, cream brick and terra, cottn.
The first story was of the Renaissance
style of architecture and the second story
In Peristyle 'form, with groups nnd col
umns. The building was of bridge con
struction, without a column, the roof be
ing supported by great steel girders. Its
genoral seating arrangement was modeled
somewhnt upon the plan of the Metropol
itan Opera-House, of New York.
The floor space was divided Into arena,
arena balcony, balcony .and roof garden,
boxes skirting the arena and the arena
balcony. The total seating capacity was
nearly 20,000, and with standing room, the
building was capable of holding more than
22.000 people. The arena alone seated 4000.
The building had no stairway, the upper
seating being renched by means of In
clined planes. Separate exits were used
for the balconies and roof garden, and it
Is estimated that the hall could be emp
tied at the rate of COOO per minute.
Practically nothing remains Intact of
Convention Hall save the Thirteenth
street one-story wall and the foundation.
The straggling side walls will have to be
torn down.
Committee Waiting; on Kanans City.
WASinNGTON. April 4. Senator Jones,
chairman of the National Democratic
Committee, says the committee will take
no action until he has further Informa
tion concerning what Kansas City pro
poses to do. If It Is true, as reported.
that the hall is to be rebuilt, there will
be no necessity for making other arrange
ments. Senator Jones says that if the
citizens of Kansas City go at it In the
right way. there Is no reason why they
cannot rebuild the hall by July 4.
A FRENCH DUEL.
Count of Lnhenae nnd Michael Cph
rlassl Fought on a. Seine Island.
PARIS, April 4. It Is reported that the
first of the series ot duels arising from
the Count of Lubersac's letter to Baron
Robert Rothschild took place this after
noon between Michael Ephriussl and the
Count of Lubersac on the Island of
Grande Jatte. In the River Seine, near
Nlully. At the fourth onslaught, the
aRron was wounded In the breast, the
Count's sword striking a rib. The Count
received k slight scratch In the neck. M.
Ephriusst's seconds were M. Tavern
ierne and M. Blestgana. The Count. It Is
said, found difficulty In securing seconds,
owing to the question of arbitration which
the Count's previous seconds thought
necessary, and he was obliged to ask the
assistance of two noncommissioned of
ficers belonging to his old regiment. They
are gend'armes and wear the military
medal for valor.
The duel took place In the rustle danc
ing hall which was the scene cf the no
torious encounter between Marquis de
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Mores and the Jewish Captain Meyer. In
which the latter fell an easy victim.
Quite a crowd had got wind of the meet
ing and was assembled in the grounds.
The Count attacked vigorously, from the
outset, and the combatants parted at the
finish without the customary handshak
ing. The Count left the scene In a landau
and was greeted with cries of "Abas ies
Jeulfsl" and "Vive rarmeel"
HAS NO JURISDICTION.
Department of Justice Defines Limits
of the Conatlutlon.
WASHINGTON, April 4. Solicitor-General
Richards, of the Department of Jus
tice, has filed a brief in the Supreme
Court which fixes the attitude ot this Gov
ernment on tie question whether the Con
stitution extends to the new possessions of
the United States. The Department of
Justice says it does not, without act of
Congress.
The case is that ot Ramon Baez, a na
tive born Inhabitant of Puerto Rico, who
applies for leave to file a petition for
writs of habeas corpus and certorari to
secure his release from further Imprison
ment under judgment of the United States
Provisional Court of Puerto Rico, sen
tencing him to two months imprisonment
for illegal voting at a municipal election
held under the military order. The. prayer
Is that the writ of habeas corpus be di
rected to Samuel C Bothwell. Marshal
of the Provisional Court at Humacoa.
Puerto Rico, commanding him to produce
Baez before the Supreme Court, and that
the writ of certiorari lssuq to tho Provis
ional Court of Puerto Ts.co, commanding
It to forward to the court a transcript ot
Its proceedings In this rase. After re -
viewing the case the Solicitor-General
makes the following argument:
Is this military court and Its trooper
Marshal within the territorial Jurisdiction
of this court? Both are In Puerto Rico.
Whlle that Island has been ceded to tne resenting tne iTenor a " -.
United State. Congress has yet taken no ) which had a majority of the stock trana
steps toward organizing the territory or , ferred.
applying the Constitution and the laws ot The deal means that President Clement,
the United" States. The Island has been , working In harmony with the Vanderbtlt
acquired under the power conferred by the interests, has completed a freight .lni be
Constltutlonal Government of the Union twecn this city and Chicago, having a
In making war and making treaties. The ' greater water and shorter rail haul tcsn
ultimate disposition and government ot . EnJ- of Its competitors. It will be. In fac,
territory thus acquired rests with Con- I the differential line of the New York Con
gress, under tho power granted It "to dls- tral roadbetween New Yorkand the "Wear,
pose of and make all needful rules and The fixed charges are lew than H0G.I0 an
regulations respecting the territory or , nimlly. It Is estimated that the capacity
other property belonging to the United i wm tie- about "0tO tuns per day.
States. (Article 4. section 3.) I Freight leaving Chicago for New York
"Congress has not yet acted. The or Doston will be taken by Rutland tran
Presldent Is, therefore, still In control, itboats (formerly Ogdensburg Transporta
actlng through the War Department. Tho tiort Co.) to Ogdensburg. thence by rail to
occupation Is a military oc-rupatlon. The ' Rouse's Point over the Rutland-Canadian
so-called courts are the mere agencies ot j Railroad, now being completed, thence tu
tho military power.
Everything Is pro-
visional and temporary.
The Department
of Justice of the United States Is not In
operation In Puerto Rico. The court has
no jurisdiction of the case presented."
PUERTO RICAX CONTRACT LABOR.
Man Ordered Deported Relensed by
Secretary Once.
WASHINGTON. April 5. Secretary
Gage today' passed on the case of Jorge
Cruz, a native of Puerto Jtlco. who was
detained at Ellis Island. N. Y and or-
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dercd deported, on the charge that he hnd
violated fhe contract labor laws. In his
telegram to the Commissioner of Immi
gration, at New Ycrk, Secretary Gage
says:
"You will allow Jorge Cruz to land, tha
department reserving the right to deport
him at any time within one-year, and to
bring suit for JIO.O'X) penalty against the
person or corporation assisting, encourag
ing or soliciting him to wme under con
tract. It appears that Cruz came with
out the knewledge that he was In viola
tion of the law. If he be here :n violation
of the law. It further appears that ho
was broucht here to make a moot case
and not In Kod faith as a contract labor
er. This being an Isolated case, public Jn
terests are not affected by allowing him to
land, subject to future deportation. Leg
islation now pending In Congress may
change the present status. The Depart-
. nr(ftri to test the Question by brlng-
. ng guIt t0 recover penalty Imposed by tho,
I Jaw upon tne person who brought Cruz
Inin this country under contract. The
matter will be referred to the Department
of Justice, with a request to take such
action In this direction as the case may
justify."
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A VANDERBILT DEAL.
Jfew Trunk Une Stem Between
ChlcnBo nnd the Enst.
NEW YORK. ApriTl The World cays:
A new g.0X),W0 trunk line system be
tween Chicago, New York and Boston,
with nn annual earning capacity
nt r,nriv MOO fflO.tfiO net. has been
completed by the transfer of
of the Bennington & Rutland
stock
Rail-
1 way to Perclval W. Clement, pres
ident or tne jiuuanu nuiuu. .to."--Mr.
Clement, there were present at tho
m,.hni whlta fhe deal was agreed to, H.
G. Smith, treasurer of the Rutland, anu J.
G. McCullough and F. B. Jennings, reu-
' Rutland. Vt.. over the Champlaln divt-
sion 0j the Rutland Railroad, and thence
to Troy over the Bennington & Rutland
o-,n"n.- From there to New York It
will be sent over the New York Central.
i s
Very characteristic Is the epitaph which
Ruskln put on his father's tomb at Shir
ley near Croyden. Eng.: "Ho was an en
tirely honest merchant, and his memory
Is to all who keep It dear and helpful.
His son. whom he loved to the uttermost
and taught to speak the truth, says this
of him."
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