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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATTinDAY, "APRIL 21, 190D. CANAL BILL CHANGED House Committee Agrees Upon a Compromise. WHICH WILL INSURE ITS PASSAGE Provision for Fortifications Stricken Out President Authorized to Acquire Territory. "WASHINGTON. April 20. The House committee on interstate and foreign com merce today made an Important change in the Hepburn Nicaragua. Canal bill, strik ing out the provision for formications and thus providing what Is expected to become a compromise. The amendment was proposed by Heprescntatlv c Uarham, of California. The chairman of the com mittee was Instructed to offer the same upon consideration of the bill at tne proper time, as a committee amendment thereto. The amendment was agreed to, not without some expression of reluc tance, but with a view to overcoming op position and securing action. In us new form the sections read as follows: "Be It enacted, etc., that the President of the United States be and Is hereby au thorized to acoulra from the States of Costa Itica and Nicaragua, for and In be half of the United States, control of such portion of the territory now belonging to Costa Ulca and Nicaragua, as mn be de sirable and necessary on which to exca vate, construct and protect a canal of such depth as to enable the movement ol ships of the greatest tonnage and draft now in use. from n point near Ore town. on the Caribbean Sea. via I-ako Nicaragua to Drlto, on the Pacific Ocean, and such aura as may be necessary to secure such control Is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap propriated. "Sec 2. That when the President has secured full control over the terri tory In the section referred to, he shall direct the Secretary of War to excavate and construct a canal and waterway from the shore of the Caribbean Sea. near Greytovvn. by way of Lake Nicaragua, to a point near Hrlto, on the Paclllc Ocean. Such canal shall be of sufficient capacity and depth that It may be used by vessels of the largest tonnage and greatest depth now In u-e. and shall le supplied with all necesMiry lock" and other appliances to meet the necessities of vessels passing from Grcytown to Brlto. and the Secre tary of War shall alio construct such -wife and commodious harbors at the termini of said canal and such provision for de fense as ma bo necessary for the safety and protection of said canal and harbors." Following the arnouncement of the changes in the bill. Hepburn stated It had been definitely arranged that the House would take up the canal bill May 1 and 2. Although the committee on rules has taken no formal action yet. this appears to be the definite understanding. Hep burn savs the passage of the bill Is un questionable. The main dlsent to the change In the bill camo from Adamson. of Georgia, who desired to have the words "fortify" and "defend" retained a against any doubtful or compromising phrase. Uarham. upon whoso motion In committee the changes were effected, said: "The changes are designed to overcome objections which have been raised, and I have -raon to believe they will accom plish that end and make the bill gener ally acceptable. The words -fortlf" and "defend' appeared to Invite controven-y and diplomatic complications, and In view of the action ol the Administration In ne gotiating the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. It appears entirely needless to raise a. diplo matic Issue with England simply on the use of words. In the amended form, am ple authority Is given to police -and pro tect the canal against destruction by evil doers, and by the time the canal Is com pleted, six or eight years hence, there will be full opportunity to determine whether it should be permanently protected by 'for tifications or by our Navy." Following the meeting. Shackleford. of Missouri, filed with the House his dis senting views on what had been done. "While favoring the construction of tho canal, he objects to any recognition of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. He proposes a new section to the Hepburn bill provid ing that tho act shall not go Into force until after the Senate his taken action on the Ha)-Pauncefote treaty, and not ther. -I that treaty Is ratified. The minority report filed by Shackelford sayen "The undersigned, while concurrlrg In the vigorous American policy so nhly and tersely stated by Hepburn. In lchalf of the majority of the committee, never theless do not concur In the recommenda tion that the bill paw in the form pre sented. The act of Congres which au thorizes the building of the canal should contain an explicit and direct assertion ot the right of the United States to build, own and control Raid canal, absolutely freo from European dictation. The Clayton-Bulwer treaty, as eo clearly shown by Ifepburn, long ago ceased to have any binding force, by reason of the conduct of Great Britain. That being true, wa ehould strictly adhere to the Monroe Doc trine and stand by our traditional policy that Europe will not be permittee1 to In termeddle with cls-Atlantlc affairs. It 13 to the Monroe Doctrico that we. as a lte "publlc. rr.uot look fcr safety. Wc ehould never under any clrcumstarces even tac itly admit that Europe has tho rleht to so much as Interrogate us on American question much Iest to limit our action." After citing Mr. Blaine in support of this review, the report adds: "This is the fundamental principle of our National Independence and no exigency should bn sufficient to cau-e us to even momentarily lose sight of It." Kepresntatlve Adamson said tho changes In the bill were sucgested. as he understands, by the rules committee. In answer to the petitions filed for the consideration of the Hepburn bllL Adam eon presented to the committee the peti tion of 123 Democratic members favorabl to tho original bill at the s-ime time that Hepburn presented tho petition of Re publican members. The only answer re ceived by Adam'on was the statement made to him by Hepburn, that If the bill were amended, a special rule for the consideration of the. measure could be secured. To this Adamson dissented, stat ing that the petition was for the original Dill. Me again objected to tho change when Hepburn made known todiy that the rule for consideration could bo se cured if the amendments suggested wer authorized by the committee on Inter state nnd foreign commerce. Under th circumstances, Adlmson Fays he will op pose on the floor of the House the amend ments omitting the words "defend" ami "fortification." for. he says, tho amend ments emasculate the hill and surrender the case, leaving tho bill consistent with the Hay-Paunccfote treaty. the United States Government power to protect a canal built under circumstances suggested In such a concession. The United States would have the right to police the canal. -Nicaragua and Costa Rica would bo permitted to move troops across the neutral strip, but neither country would be permitted to place fortifications upon It or engage In military operations" on the grounds described as neutral. But the United States would be authorized to place troops on the territory ceded in sufficient numbers to protect the canal, together with barracks, storehouses and material nfceereary to military operations. The treaties will. It Is further reported, guarantee the neutrality of the canal to the shipping of the world. Lnml for Penrl Hnrbor Station. WASHINGTON. April 20. Senator Hale today introduced a bill authorizing the purchase of about 1600 acres of land In the vicinity of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for na val purposes. One hundred and fifty thou sand dollars Is proposed to be applied for the purpose. NEW YORK DEMOCRATS. State Convention "Will Meet In Man hattan June G. NEW YORK. AprjTaO. Tho New York State Democratic Convention has been called to meet In this city June C Tho convention is to select 72 delegates to the Democratic National Convention at Kan sas City. It Is said that Mr. Croker will Join hands with Ex-Senator Hill to send an unlnstructed delegation to Karsas City. The leaders who declare for an unlnstrue ed delegation dlscla'm, honever. any ho tllltv to Mr. Brjan. A large element of the delegation from up the state wants the delegates Instructed, and It is likely that there will be a clash In the convention. There was a gathering of prominent state Democrats at the Hoffman Houce last night. Ex-Scr.ator Hill, Ex-Senator Murphy. Frank Campbell, chairman of the state committee; Eliot Danfcrth and other prominent Democrats had a long talk there In the course of the evening. Mr. Hill would not talk, but his attitude Is well known. A to Admiral Dewey's aspirations, he has to'd his friends that Dewey Is too late by at least six months. He Is now, so It l.t declared, ready to support Brian and. will be with Bran th's Fall, the politicians sa. HIn pres-nt plan, so It Is 'declared. Is to make a fight to have the platform to be adopted at the National convention drawn up on lines which will be somewhat of a recession from the radical platform of" ISM, so tint all Democrats can snipport It. For this reason h wants an unlnstructed delesa- tion. as 72 unpledged votes In the conven tion will be potent in making comblnat'ons looking towards the drafting of a satis factory platform. Frank Cnmpliell. chairman of the Demo cratic State Committee, said last night: "The party would be hurt more now by dropping Bryan than It could possibly hope to gain from the opposition. So what U the ue of going to usle"s trou ble. It l true that the stnto convention will probably jrml an unlnstructed dele gation to Kansas City, but that means simply that New York Is foUowIng a precedent when It has no candidate of I'J own. Tho delegates will vote for Mr. Bryan. "The Democrats have an excellent chance this Fail. The people of the coun tr have been siudvlng the National Ad ministration and they cannot be scared Into voting for McKlnley again upon tho free-silver bugalmo. The reople know that the cry of financial disaster Is a dead Isisuo and Instead there Is the alarming growth of trusts, the President's Philippine pol icy and the Puerto Rican tariff question. The Democrats are awake to the issues and there Is nono of the apathy In the country there was In JRSC. and whether Br) an Is nominated or not the Democrats will put up a lively fight this year." Even If the lC-to-1 plank were put In the platform at the coming National con vention. Mr. Campbell said, there would be no bolting, and every delegate would accept the action of the convention. POLL TAX ON HAWAIIANS SEXA.TOKS OBJECTED TO A PnOVIS IOX IX GOVEUXJ1EXT BILL. of Lieutenant-General on the senior Major Gcneral. and that of Major-General on the Adjutant-General of the Army. the connni, murder case. So Indictment AirnlnNt To lor Pub licly Announced. TRANKFORT. Ky.. April 20. Political circles were much disturbed this after noon over tho conflicting rumors regard ing the grand Jury's action In the Gocbel murder case, and It was generally re ported that, despite denials, an Indict ment had been returned against Governor Taylor. Various stories were afloat con cerning alleged sensational scenes In the grand jury room during the voting on the indictment. But neither court nor state officials would discuss the matter. When the orders of the Circuit Court wero read this rooming, all names an nounced as having been Indicted yester day, except that of Taylor, were read by the Clerk. e PROBLEMS FOR DEFENSE. Cnllom Explained the Clinngti in tUe Meanure Made In Conference AlnaUan Civ" Code Bill. WASHINGTON, April 20. The Senate had under consideration during the greater part of today's session the conference re port on the Hawaiian civil government measure. Cullom made an extended ex planation of the changes In the bill. The report was the stfbject of sharp criti cism. Final action upon it was potponed until tomorrow. The Alaskan civil code bill was considered for a brief time. Bate delivering a speech in opposition to the pending Hansbrough amendment relating to the rights of alien miners. Bacon (Dem. Ga.) offered two resolu tions, one Inquiring of tha Secretary cf War whether Army officers had received or were receiving salaries for perform ances of civil duties In addition to their regular pay, and the other Inquiring about expenditures made for ofllcers" quarters, equipments, etc Bacon said the first reso lution was Introduced In response to a challenge made yesterday by Chandler (Rep. N. H.). He had no specific informa tion on the subject, nnd. Indeed, had re ceived assurances that no such extra sal aries were paid. Both resolutions were objected to and went over. t Hnle (Rep. Me.) presented a conference report on the additional urgent deficiency bill, and It was agreed to. Gaillneer (Rep. N. II.) offered n substi tute for the resolution he introduced jesterdny asking for information a to revenues derived from stamp taxes. Th substitute directs the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish a statement of tho rum derived from the war revenue act, items regarding each subject of taxat'on to be stated separately. The resolution was agreed to. Cullom (Rep. 111.) called up the confer ence report on thn Hawaiian government bill, and made a general explanation cf the work of the conference. A long discussion took place over a provision requiring the payment by the residents of Hawaii of a poll tax ot $5 be fore voters could be reg'stered. The pro vision was opposed by Tillman (Dem. S. C). Teller (SIL Rep. Colo.), Jones (Dem. Ark.), Stewart (Sll. Nev.) and other". Cul lorn. In charge of the report, said that If It were sent back to conference he would favor the elimination of the poll tax pro. vision. In concluding his explanation of the measure, Cullom summarized the advan tages to this country of the annexation of Hawaii. He presented a general review of the resources of the Hawaiian Island nnd showed that since they came under the Stars and Strlrc they had experienced the greatest material prosperity. He thought no citizen of the United States need ever feel any doubt as to the In tellectual, moral nnd financial standing of the Hawaiian Islands. "These people have brousht with them a splendid educational sysfm." he said, "nnd a prosperous agricultural establish ment, and all classes of rice, sugar and coffee planters are engaged now In busl. ness profitable to all concerned." The report was postponed until tomor row, when Cullom said ho hoped to bo able to dispose of lt- Presldent Pro Tern. Frye announced the appointment of Carter (Rep. Mont.) and Harris (Pop. Knn.) as members of the Board of Visitors to West Point. Consideration of the Alaskan civil code bill was then resumed. Bate (Dem. Tenn.) n member of the committee on territories, addressed the Senate In opposition to the Hansbrough amendment. Bate maintained thit in view of all the circumstances, neither the Hans. Tirough nor the Carter amendments' ought to be adopted. The law, he urged, ough; to oe leit as it was when tho rights of tho locators were acquired. At 430 P. II.. Foraker (Rep. O.) pre sented resolutions expressing tho sorrow of the Senate nt tho death of Iorenz) Danforth. late Representative from Ohio, and pronounced a fitting eulogy of the decensed statesman. The resolutions wero adopted, and. as an additional mark of re spect, tho Senate, at 4:40 P. M.. adjourned. oeooooooaao Substitute for Cable BUI. WASHINGTON. April 20. The House committee on commerce today substituted the Sherman bill for the construction of a Pacific cable In placo of the bill recently pa'ied by the Senate. The Sherman bill had been previously reported to the House, but today's action puts It in the form of a substitute to the Senate measure. It differs from tho Senate bill In providing construction by prlvMe contract under Government supervls on. while the Senate bill prov.des for Government construction and opcatlon. The Grand Army BUI. WASHINGTON. April ?. After extend ed conferences, the House committee on Invalid pensions decided today to report to tho House. Senate bill 1177. which is known as "the Grand Army bill." The final draft of tho bill aggregate the dis abilities under which application may be made for pension undt the act of June 27, UW. Tho other radical change In the existing law Is the changing of tho rato of Income of a soldier's widow from the prevent rato of $36 per year to an "ac tual net Income of 200 per year." i?j)tv 1B9B0fflB Coenr iI'Alene Inrentlcntlon. "WASHINGTON. April 20. The cross-examination of Dr. Hugh France wns con tinued today by the Coeur d'Alcnc Inves tigating committee, adding much circum stantial detail, but not materially vary, lrg from what has been already brought out. ON A PERMANENT BASIS. by Practical "Work for the Navy at New port. NEWPORT. R, I.. April 20. Word comes from Washington that Newport Is to bo a center of naval importance during the coming Summer, and the plans of the Navy Department, although not fully ma. tured, are well enough advanced to give nn outline of the naval programme so far as Newport Is concerneJ. The North Atlantic squadron will come here during June to allow the officers to attend the sessions at tho War College, which will begin during the latter part of that month, with a large class from the navy, six ofllcers from the army, tw o from the revenue marine service, and probably two ofllcers of foreign navies. The fleet will put to practical tests some of the problems of defense which have been pre' pared at the War College during the Win ter and Spring by tho president. Captuln C 11. Stockton, and the faculty. The war in Soutli Africa and the defenses of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts will be among the subjects, and some of the leading spe cialists In this country will be heard. The torpedo flotilla Is to be sent here, and a clam of officers will hav e a practical course In tonedoes and torpedo-boat w ork, with the co-opcratlon of the North At lantic squadron. The course will cover all branches of tho work, including attacks upon the fleet at night with torpedo-bo-its. and attacks on the torpedo station at night, the station being defended by a searcmignt. REGISTER TOMK11T. Tho registration ofllco at the Coart bouso will be open until S o'clock to night. Electors who reach the otneo by that hour will be accommodated, even though tho actual work ot regis tration roay run till a later hour. ltOOlttO(tllll ON OCR OWX TERRITORY. Xlcornirnn nnd Costa It I en Mny Cede Lntid for the Cnnnl. NEW YTTIK. April A special to the Times from Washington sajs: A report is In circulation that the Presi dent Is about to lend to the Senate treaties with Costa Rica and Nicaragua by which the latter countries propose to cede to the United States a strip of territory five miles In width on each side of the pro posed canal, where It is constructed on the border between Costa Rica and Nica ragua, and a similar area where It Is wholly in Nicaragua. In the absence of the President and the Secretary of State, and or admitted knowl edge In the State Department. It is diffi cult to verify tho report. Neither the rep resentatives of Costa Rica nor of Nica ragua will confirm the report, but It is not denied that a proposition has been considered which. If adopted, would give Crluse of the Buffalo. BUFFALO, April 20 The tralnlng-shlp Buffalo left the navy-yard thU morning for League Island. Pa. From there she will go to Hampton Roads, where 300 landmcn will be picked up. The vessel will thei sail for European waters, where tho entire Summer will be spent. The Itinerary of the trip will Include several months In the Mediterranean, with stops at Gibraltar. Rome and several other ports. When the weather grows warmer the Buffalo will go northward, visiting Havre nnd several smaller cities. Considerable time Is to be spent in the Baltic Sea. with a visit to St. Petersburg. Naval ofll cers say this is an Ideal cruise, and will be a most delightful trip for the lands men. They will have an opportunity to see more In six months than most sailors enjoy In as many jenrs. Before cold weather sets in next Winter the Buffalo will return to America. e Bnnker Indicted for Holibery. LIMA. 0 April 20.-N. T. Michael, ex-vlce-presldent of the American National Bank, which was robbed here two jcars ago of 1S.0X(. was Indicted by the grand Jury this afternoon for robbery. Cure 'Ncn ons or Sick Headache. Ask your druggist for Wright's Paragon Headache and Neuralgia Cure. 25 cents. REPORT OX CI.AIIIC CASE. Merubern of Senate Committee Differ on Minor, Detnllii. WASHINGTON. April 20. It was In tended to hold a meeting of the Senate committee on privileges and elections to day to consider tho report of the com mittee In the case of Senator Clark, of Montana, but owing to the recent changes in the text. It wns found Impossible to prepare It for presentation today. It now seems probable that no meeting will bo held before Monday. This postponement will render It practi cally Impossible to dispose of tho case In the Senate before the vote Is taken in the Quay case, as some Senators had expressed a desire to have done, but there is a gen eral understanding about the Senate that all questions on tho point will Me settled by Senator Clark's refraining from voting In the Quay case. The principal difficulty In agreeing upon the report is found In the treatment of the e-plsode connecting the Montana Su preme Court with the Clark contest. There are alto some differences as to tho meth ods of treating Congressman Campbell's and Senator Whiteside's connection with the case. Tho majority of the committee are disposed to use tho testimony concern ing the State Court as strongly corrob orative of tho general charges against Clark, while Senators Pe-ttus. Harris and McComas take the osltlon that as there was no proof connecting Clark with the alleged approaches to the court, this tes timony should not bo used as desired by the majority. Tftore is an effort In progress to adjust these differences of opinion, but If this fj found Impracticable, the three Senators mentioned will, while agreeing In the gen eral verdict, express dissenting views on this point. There is also a iosstblllty of dissent upon the method of Campbell and Whiteside. In no event will there be any division as to tho recommendation that the seat occupied by Clark shall be declared vacant. The parts of the re port upon which there will be unanimity of opinion are those dealing with the gen eral charges against Clark. General stress Is laid on the testimony concerning the business dealings with members of the Legislature, such ns Mc Laughlin. Woods and Warner, and the present to Mr. Day and tho acknowl edged use of large sums of money. Con siderable attention Is given to the fact that Senator Cltrk's committee disre garded the laws of the state In failing to make reports of expendltit.es In the cam paign. In the matter of the "Whiteside exposure. Including his handing over to the state of J3O.C00. alleged to have been paid by Clark's friends for votes, there Is a frank avowal of difference of opln'on. Tha In cident is therefore re'ated without any specific conclusion as to Its bearing on tho results. OrKnnizatlnn Plan Adopted Tranx-MlKalislppl Connre-MS. HOUSTON, Tex.,Vprll 20. Tho 11th an nual session of the Trans-Miss'saippl Com mercial Congress adjjurned this afternoon, to meet next jear in Cripple Creek, Colo. Tho Important business today was tho adoption of a plan for the organization of the congress on a jwrmanent basis: tha Indorsement of the St. Louis exposition, and tho appointment of a committee to rcprent the congress In the hearing on the St. Louis fair bill. In committee, next Saturday, and the adoption of a resolution calling for the Immediate passage of ono of the Nicaragua Canal bills now pend ing before the National Congress. Tho personnel of the St. Louis fair committee was left to the executive committee, and will not be announced for some davs. After the congress had been called to order and had disposed of the matters of routine detail, Judsc E. B. Perkins, of Dallas, made an address on "Stntehood." followed by Hon. C. A. Prouty. of Wash ington. The resolution Indorsing the St. Louis exposition wa? then taken up, and ex-Governor Francis wns given the flool to speak on It. A number of seconding speeches were made, and by a riang vote tho resolution was adopted. Section 3 Is as follows: "We cordially Indorse the bill introduced Into Congress "by Representative Lane, of Iowa, pledging the Government ot the United States to authorize the expenditure of $5,000,000 In aid of such exposition." At the afternoon session the commltteo on resolutions reported, all of the recom mendations being adopted. They call on tho National Congress to foster the Eugar Industry and open the gllsonlte reserva tion In Utah: recommend exhibits at the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo: urge a systematic plan of providing waterwajs; Indorse various enterprises for Improve ment of waterways; recommend the open ing of Indian reservations, and favor the irrigation nnd settlement of reclaimed lands, on the Nicaragua Canal, tho fol lowing was adopted: "That we note with deep regret the de lay In the passnge of a measure of such supreme importance to the best Interests of our country as the Nicaragua Canal, nnd we. accordingly, would respectfully urge upon tho National Congress the en actment Ipto law one of, tho bills now pending before Congress." A resolution was presented favoring the bill to amend the Interstate commerce act, but recommending tho amendment of the Cullom bill In cortaln particulars, as "the enactment of such amended bill Is an Im mediate necessltj." After a warm discus, slon It wan adopted. Hon. T. L. Cannon. of Missouri, spoke on "Population In the West." Hon. John B. Weber, of Buf falo, commissioner-general of tho Pan Amcrlcan exposition, addressed the con gress. A committee of three was appoint ed to vis-It the Irrigation Congrcs, which meets In Chicago In November, to Invite said Irrigation Congress to become a mem ber of the Trans-Mississippi Congress. Tha executive committee reported a pltn for a permanent organization, which was adopted. Under this plan, the follow-In? ofllcers In addition to those already elected were named: Chairman of the executive committee, E. R. Ro-s. of Great Bend. Kan.; vice-chairman. A. S. Gootz, of Cans bad. N. M.: secretary. Robert C. Morris, of New Orleans; treasurer. George R. Harrison. Jr., of Glasgow. Mo. After the adoption of perfunctory resolutions, th congress adjourned sine die. a t UNUSUAL HOLDUP. Cnrpenter Rnlilteil liy the PreslCexrt of n Trades Union. CHICAGO. April 20.-J. H. Smith, presi dent of an organization stvled the Indus trial Trades Union, nt 151-153 Michigan a v. enue, was arrested last night, charged with robbery nnd disorderly conduct on a warrant issued by Justire Martin, on com plaint of Frank Gustav-bon, a carpenter. Gustavson says he was summoned to the ofllces of the union by a letter asking him to accept a position us foreman over a number of carpenters. Gustavson said that utter conversing with Smith a few minutes. Smith drew n revolver and toid him to throw up hl3 hands. Smith, he sold, then went through his pockets and took ttG' and some valuable papers and told him he would shoot him unless he kept his mouth shut. Two men. both of whom wore stars, placed Gustavson under nrrrst, he declares, obe!ng Smith's com mand. The alleged ofllcers, Gustavson savs. then took him Into a hallway, where tney made him sign a paper, the con tents, of which he wns unable to read. Tho alleged ofllcers, Gustavson said, gave him a dollar after he had f-lgned the paper, nnd told him tb leave. Gustavson then report ed tho matter to the Central Police Sta tion Smith nt the station said be had never before seen Gustavson. iri As a constitutional remedy, radically cures G&$5z'fba Acting primarily on the "blood, eradicates gs? o&flz nPUsMm or eczema, cures all eruptions, pimples, boils, blood poisoning, top2r anaemia and that fished feeling. In all stomach troubles, like indi gestion, d&Qp2psti&7 gastritis, it seems ac tually to have "a magic touch." Invigorates and sustains the !kMz3?? stimulates the tI&zrP upon whoso healthy action even life itself depends. It is a true gstgFWQ tonic, because, by purifying the blood," it feeds tho nerves upon strength-giving food. T3$iimS2&!l& without number tell what Hood's Sarsaparilla has done for suffering men,' women and children, and indicate what it will do for you and yours. . Bo sure to get only $1$ and get it Fsfejfa orcd. assaulted Miss Kittle Richie, a white girl IS j ears of age, and escaped Blood hounds were umM and ho was captured. Shortly after midnight masked men stormed the Jill and secured the negro, who confessed. A rope was placed around his neck and he was dragged 200 yard towards the woods. Bullet after bullet was fired Into his lody while he was be ing dragged, and before the woods wiu reached ho was dead. The body was. then hangetl to a tree. a I'ree State Volkhrnml. CAPE TOWN, April 20. At a meeting of the Volksraad of tho Orange Freei State, nt Kroonstad. todav. President Steyn denounced Lord Roberts' proclama tion asi "treachery." and declared th it as Great Britain's object "was their de struction, their last hope wns to appeal to tho civilized powers to intervene. a RufUH IVriRlitN Will. CHICAGO. April 20.-Tho will of filed with the will, the personal pm:-ity alun-tion Is $0U. and the reji -st: - valued at 2.i.i). The dead mi.i.or. .iro manufacturer distributed Sl.O) ' ier sonal bequt-s among relatives and others, but left nothing to eharitv or puo..c .'i stitutions. 1 a Great Brlilse Trnst. NEW YORK. April 20. The American Bridge Company, Incorporated at Trenton a few davd ago. with a nominal capital ot J100.WJ. which mav be li'iri-red to $70.0uo.U". of which $30.0.rt.' shall be 7 per cent cumulative preferred stock and JWOOO.tXO common. Is said to include m-t of the prominent te'el bridge manufactur ing companies of the count rj- It is re Iorted that J. P Morgan & Co are to finance tho consolidation, the- negotiitionrt for which were started about a jear ago. s a CeiiNus I'lurcM on Cotton Crop. NEW YORK. Arrll 20 A special to the Tribune, from 'Washington, savs: Present methods of ascertaining the magnitude of the cotton crop ire- on- i sldcred unsatisfactory by the raanagt rs of ufus Wright, who wns mysteriously shot and killed In the Lelnnd Hotel last Saturday. was filed for prolate today. It disposes the twelfth census. If one could obtain of an estate valued at O.OOO. TIls Is be- j from all the cottin gins of the country lleved to be a conservative estimate, at d I reports of the staple they have turned It Ls expected that the estate will figure up I out. the precise aggregate of the whola over J1.OIO.O00. According to tne pctl.'on ' crop would bo known. It Is proposed to app'v thN prn.-ts in t iking the twelfth i.-r-au". tre field w rk of whliii ts to begin June 1. An tMtrt p- i-i il asent has been appelated, whn. miIi dut wil be to ob tain returns from ad the ginasng ard bal. lng establishments in the cotton growing reslon. z ' lleGove-rii Defeated Warren" I NEW YORK. April 20 Terr ilcuov en. the feather-weight champion, was award-d the dtc'-lon uvr Tommy War ren, of ItrooMvn. at the end of the first rotmd of what wa" to have been a 2V round bout, ixfore the Broadwav Athiet'c . Club tonight. 9 P Bout Ended fat:-. 11 J". HAMILTON. O. Arr.l 20 Elmer Harris, aped 17 ears, fell d. ad last night at the end of a four-round friemllv bout with George Jairn.s and Charle Gronback. Coroner Melltnrj found death was due to hemorrhage of the brain, caused by a blow. (0' llujtir Tiiumn. .1. Chew. ST JOSEPH April 20. Major Thomaa J. Chew Jr . one of St Joseph's wealthi est citizens and part owner of the St. Jo seph Herald, died this morning. Lynched a Bend Xrgro, BLUEriELD. "W. Vo.. April 20 News reached here that Wednesday at Tazawcll, 20 miles west of here, John Peters, col- WIH Report Mllltnry-nill. WASHINGTON. April 20. The Senate commltteo on military affairs reached an agreement to report the bill for the re organization of the Army," with a number of amendments. The bill confers tho rank J M for every ounce of adulteration found in Duffy's Pure Kali Whiskey For forty years eminent physicians havt prescribed it. As a tonic it is better than nl" the combinations of drugs that could be -ompounded. It is not only a stimulant it it a medicinal food, and is recognized as such by the medical profession. A leadmy New York doctor said: " Duffy's Pure Mall Whiskey is q form of food nlready digested.' V bottle in the house will save suffering perhaps life itself. Ev ery bottle of tho Genuine bears n pro prietary rov-cnuo stamp. Guarantee: "We guar antee that the most tcn- iltlve-i-tnmncliwUlntnln IulT)'s loire Jlult Whis key nbn it will retain no other stimulant cr nourishment-" AIldra;rU-tntlrrrccr,ft-ilbattlc r- ture iroj cet lherefiuici bilirteiel)urtil. Sealtlzht buok. DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO., Rochester, N.Y. Pt-"Bfl t lf v s TTXvw . ! I I VSppy tt&f kill b l HLyi? C --- i fssSflflF;, Ami I I ! && a a .9 PSlkv'- I isyites &m5$. i 1 111. j F - s I ISr:.-? j sWsets --4 i&.4g?i&h mm es3 V "f rs&J&t&gsm&S Ste V Via!1-r i m tr-&: fess No man who fs a Judge of cigars will pass by the GEO. W. CHILDS. The name stamped on the cigar is sufficient guarantee that it is the best 5o cigar in the whoie world. The sales of the GEO. W. CHILDS are only limited by the capac ity of the manufacturers to produce them. The reason for such a great demand lies in the quality. age know a good thing when they see it. If you have never tried a CHILDS cigar, you don't know what you are missing. Thousands of men who used to smoke 10c cigars are now smoking the CHILDS. a LANG & CO., PORT LAND, Distributers. People of the presont m i