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f?018ffr?," rm& THE HORNING OBEGQLf, .TUESDAY, MA? 29, 1900. R PLEADED FOR BOERS Senator Wellington Spoke on Sympathy Resolution. ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE AGAIN Attack Upon the Industrial Commis sion as a Republican. Carapaism 3Iachine. WASHINGTON". May 28. In the course of a speech In favor of the adoption of a resolution expressing the Senate's sym pathy for the Boers today, "Wellington referred to a secret understanding exist ing between the United States and Great Britain. "When Lodge demanded proor that such an understanding existed, Wel lington said that, under the circum stances, it was difficult to present tangible proof, but he believed the proof could t& found in the secret archives of the State Department. Lodge replied that un der our form of government no such understanding could exist, and, as tne Secretary of State had emphatically de nied the existence of any alliance or un derstanding, he believed the country would accept his statement as true. The reading of the sundry civil appropri ation bill was completed, but not all of the committee amendments have been disposed of. A lively debate was precipi tated over the proposition to continue the tlfe of the Industrial Commission until October 31, 190L Charges were made that the commission was being used as a Re publican campaign machine, and that im portant testimony had been suppressed. The committee amendment, however, was agreed to. This was a dull day In the House, mark ing the near approach of final adjourn ment The Alaska civil government bill was passed, and some odds and ends of legislation were cleaned up. Dalzell gave notice that the anti-trust resolution and Mil reported by the judiciary committee would be considered Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday of this week under a spe cial order. THE DAY IN DETAIL. Senator Wellington's Pro-Boer Talk Sundry Civil Bill. WASHINGTON. May 28. In urging prompt action by the committee on the District of Columbia in reporting a bill .granting a charter to a telephone com pany. Hale (Rep. Me.), In the Senate, said isuch action was necessary, as he had no doubt Congress would adjfurn June 6, and the bill ought to be acted upon before that time. Hale presented a partial report of the conference committee on the Naval ap propriation bill, the armor-plate question, the course of instruction of cadets at An napolis, and the Insular coast surveys yet being in dispute. ' Butler (Pop. N. C.) inquired what had been done about the proposition to au thorize the Secretary of the Navy, if he deemed It advisable, to move the Port Royal naval station to Charleston, S. C. Hale replied that it had been agreed to by the conferees. Butler objected to the report, insisting tha,t the question of location ought to be left open, with a view to securing the best harbor on the Southern coast for a station. He maintained that Wilmington was a better harbor than Charleston. Hale's motion that the conference re port be agreed to was carried, 33 to 1L Wellington (Rep. Md.) thon called up Teller's ,resolution expressing sympathy lor the Beers and declaring the desire that the Government should extend, lis. incnaiy omces to Doin ureat .Britain ana the Transvaal, with a view to bringing the war to a close. Wellington maintained that Congress would not have 'performed the full measure of Its duty if. before ad journment, it did not redeem Its pledge to give the people of Cuba a free and inde pendent government: if It did not declare Its policy as to the Philippine Islands, to the holding of which by the United States he was unalterably opposed, and If it did not take definite action In favor of the Boers. The American people, he assert ed, were in profound sympathy with the Boers, who were struggling for liberty against untold odds. "Unless we wish to be recreant to our duty, we must act," he exclaimed, "and unless we act quickly It will be too late." He declared that this country, so far as Its government was concerned, had yielded to British blandishments, and was under the sway of British Influence. England dared not, he said, attack us by force, and, realizing this, was gaining points against us by diplomacy. So It was dur ing the Hlspano-Amerlcan War, that Eng land professed herself our friend after we had broken the power of Spain. "That," he exclaimed, "was the begin ning of an alliance conceived in darkness and carried out in iniquity. There has been between the two governments a secret understanding although as yet no open alliance and, a surrender of Ameri can Interests to Great Britain. Despite the desire of a vast majority of our peo ple that we should extend our sympathy and good offices to the Boers, the diplo macy of Great Britain now binds the hands of our country." Wellington discussed at length the ori gin of the pending war, and declared that what Great Britain was unable otherwise to accomplish she accomplished by "mis representation and lifcal." He denounced England for what ho declared was Its pol icy of aggression against the Boers, driv ing them -from place to place, each ot which had been purchased by the money of the Boers and baptized with their blood. Despite the treaties of friendship between the Boers and Great Britain, they were violated because, he maintained, "England never kept a promise where It was to her advantage to break it." "England had determined to gain pos session of the rich gold mines of tne Transvaal." said Wellington, "and the conspiracy opened by Cecil Rhodes ana Joseph Chamberlain soon developed Into one of the awfullest tragedies of modern times." He declared the United States Govern men need have no fear of acting In the matter, as Great Britain would not go to war with tho United States, and Jthe Unit ed States Government should give to the Boer envoys the same cordial welcome as had been extended to them by tho people of the country. But this reception was being -withheld by the Government, be cause of an understanding between this Government and Great Britain. Lodge (Rep. Mass.) asked: "What proof has the Senator of a -wcret understand ing between the United States and Great Britain?" Wellington replied that he would reach that point later, but soon closed his speech without reference to the matter. Lodge thereupon said he had listened in vain for any proof of an understanding, secret or other ise. between this country and Great Britain. Wellington replied that naturally there could be no taugiMe proof of such an understanding until tne secret archives of the State Department were opened. "Then It comes back simply to this," said Lodge: "The Senator believes a secret understanding exists. The fact Is, there is no such understanding. Under our system of government it could not exist. Tho Secretary of State, an honorable and patriotic man, has denied that a secret alliance or understanding exists. I be lieve him. and the American people do and will believe him." The Boer resolution then went over. The Senate then resumed consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill. The item appropriating J20M for compensation of tho woman commissioner to represent the United States and the National So ciety of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the Paris exposition was stricken out, Allison (Rep.1 la.) saying the Daughters of the American Revolution preferred to bear the expense themselves. Wh.en .the committee's amendment, ex tending the life of the Industrial Commis sion until October 31, 1901, was reported, Jones (Dem. Ark.) attacked the Commis sion because It was not, he said, what had been intended by the law cresting it a nonpartisan body. He thought not to ex ceed nine members of the Commission should be of the same political party. Mallory (Dem. Fla.), who is a member of the Commission, at the request ot Pettlgrew (SJj. S. D.) announced the po litical affiliations of some of the members of the Commission. When be reached the name of Kyle (Ind. S. D.), he remarked: "The Senator from Soura Dakota can no doubt tell the politics of his colleague." "I do not know his politics," laughingly commented Pettlgrew. "The junior Senator from South Da kota," retorted Kyle, warmly, "Is able to take care of his own politics, and he la satisfied the people of South Dakota will take care of the politics of the Senator (Pettlgrew) at the coming election." Pettlgrew. complained that the subcom mittee of the Commission on labor and capital was composed of five men, includ ing his colleague (Kyle) who were In sym pathy with the present Administration. "This committee," said he, "Is to sit until after the election, and publish the world such bulletins as will be of ad vantage to the Republican party In the coming campaign." This he declared was a perversion of the original Intent of the Commission. Carter (Rep. Mont.) said that of the five members of the Commission appointed from the Senate, only one was a Republi can Penrose of Pennsylvania. Four others represented tho opposition to the Repub llcan party. He admitted that Kyle and Mantle were now regarded as Republi cans. The several representatives of or ganized labor on the Commission, be said, had the confidence of the country, and the action of the President in appointing them was guided by the wishes of organized la bor: politics did not enter Into the, matter. Allen (Pop. Neb.) declared the Commis sion was a sham and a rraud. Mallory offered an amendment provid ing that in filling vacancies, appointments shall be made so that not more than nine members of the Commission all belong to the same political party. This amend ment was agreed to. Jones raised what he regarded as a very serious point, viz., that the Commission had what was called an "editing commit tee." He had understood, ho said, from persons who had appeared before the Com mission that their statements had been "outrageously garbled." Kyle explained that no changes were made In the statements of any witness, except In mere matters of grammar and phraseology. One or twice the entire Commission, In considering testimony, had ordered parts of It struck out. This was true, he said, of the testimony of a wit ness named Lockwood, because of lt3 character. Pettlgrew said Lockwood was pres!dent on an anti-trust league. His testimony was substantially and materially change. If that was a sample of the Commission's work, said Pettlgrew, it had "better be reorganized or abolished at once. After further criticism on the same lines by Chandler and Caffory (Dem. La.) the committee amendment was agreed to, the amount appropriated being Increased from $122,000 to $129,500. Under the paragraph "Territory of Ha. wall," an amendment was inserted provid ing for a private secretary to the Gov ernor, at a salary of 52000. The bill wat then laid aside for the day. After a brief executive session, the Sen. ate, at 5:33 P. M., adjourned. In the House. Dalzell (Rep. Pa.) gave notice that "Wednesday the committee on rules would report a special notice setting aside Wed nesday, Thunsday and Friday for the con sideration of the anti-trust bill and the resolution reported by the judiciary com mittee. "Wednesday Is Decoration day," sug-r gested Richardson (Dem. Tcnn.). "it is"ut?ual to adjourn on that day." "I do not think we can better observe the day," replied Dalzell. "than by de voting It to public bus.ness." The House then resumed consideration of those portions of the Alaska civil gov ernment bill which had been passed over last week. During the course of the debate. Driggs (Dem. N. Y.), who raised something of a sensation about two months ago by charging reckless extravagance In the fit ting up of the transport Sumner, re curred to that subject. Since then he has continued his investigation of -the cost of the refitting of that transport, and today he charged that $652,000 was spent upon her, her original cost being JIGO.MO. The Secretary of War reported that onlj $262,000 had been expended in refitting Driggs said that $400,000 was expended by the Navy Department before she was turned over to the War Department The Alaska code bill was then parsed. Senate joint resolutions were passed to authorize the President to appoint 10 first lieutenants for the Signal Corps, whofe commissions ehall expire June SO, 1901. and to provide for six additional officers In the subsistence bureau of the War Department. Bills were pissed to ratify the agrees ment of the committee to the Five Civil ized Tribes and the Seminole Indians, to restore to the public domain a email tract of White Mountain. Apache Indian reser vation, Arizona; to exchange gold bars for gold coin. The House took a Tccers unL'I S o'clock to consider the District of Columbia code bill. RETALIATORY DUTY. American Legislation to Offset the German Kent Bill. WASHINGTON. May 2S. As the result of conferences today between President J. W. Springer, of the National Live stock Association, and members of Con gress, relative to tho German meat In spection bill, a bill was Introduced In the House of Representatives by Representa tive Bailey, of Kansas, as follows: "That whenever the President of tho United States shall be Informed that the Government of the German Empire has passed a law imposing prohibitory duties on meat products which may be Imported Into that country from the United States, he shall Issue a proclamation fixing a time when all articles produced or manu factured In the German Empire, when en tered for consumption at the porta of the United States, shall pay a duty of 10 ier cent in excess of the duties imposed there on prior to the passage of this act; and all such products and manufactures when so entered for consumption after said time fixed by the President shall pay such increased duties." The bill was referred to the ways and means committee, and Mr. Springer saw members of that committee tilth a view to urging early action. He said as to tha measure: "The National Livestock Association Is the largest organization of its kind In th world, representing over $900,000,000, and with It are federated on this subject the American Shorthorn Breeders' Assocla Hon, tho National Hereford Breeders' Association and some 100 livestock organ. Izatlons. We feel that tho livestock in dustry Is singled out by the German Em pire for direct discrimination, -and all the stock peoDlo will feci the effect of such action. They feel, too that the time hn come for the allied stock Interests of the United States to speak out in no uncer tain tone, and they hope to direct the attention of Concrete and the Govern ment to the situation. All the livestock states are deeply Interested in what If being done rnd are dextrous of having ad equate measures adopted to overcome this discrimination by Germany." Nomination Confirmed. WASHTOGTON. May 2S The Senate' today confirmed the nomination of E. B. Waters, as postmaster at Burns, Or. The Hancock at Honjc Kohic. HONG KONG. May IS. The transport Hancock has arrived hero with the mem bers of the new Philippine Commission on Its way to Manila. DECIDED AGAINST DEWEY SUPKEXE COURT'S DECISION IX MA NILA BOIOTTY CASE. Tke Admiral and His 35en Are De prived of Half tke Amount Claimed by Them. WASHINGTON. May 28. The - United States Supreme Court today decided Ad miral Dewey's bounty claim against the Admiral's contention. The effect is to de prive the Admiral and the men engaged with him at Manila of half the amount claimed by them. Chief Justice Fuller delivered e. dissenting opinion. Justice Harlan rendered the opinion of the court, which turned on whether the words "su periority" or "inferiority" in the statute had reference to the support of the en emy's vessels-by land batteries, mines and torpedoca." l "We cannot do that," eald Justice Har lan, "without going far beyond the ob vious .import of the words employed by Congress. It Is not unreasonable that all the difficulties of every kind with which they were actually confronted should be taken Into consideration. But that Is a matter which we cannot sup pose was overlooked by Congress." THE ECLIPSE PROCEEDING IN SOUTH AFRICA. New York Tribune. Upon the question of policy, the court said: "All genuine Americans recall with de light and pride the marvelous achieve ments of our Navy in the memorable en gagement at Manila. But this court "cannot permit considerations of that char acter to induce it to depart from the es tablished rules for the Interpretation oi statutes. Nor can we allow our Judgment to be Influenced by the circumstance thut Congress has recently repealed all statutes giving bounty to officers and sailors of the Navy for the sinking or destruction hereafter In time of war of an enemy's versels, thereby. It may be assumed. In dicating that In the Judgment of the leg's hitlve branch of the Government the pol icy of giving bounties to the Navy was not founded )n wisdom and should be abandoned.,. Thls court has nothing to da "with questions' of mere policy that may be supposed lo underlie the action f Congress." The orlgiral claim of Adhv.ral Dewey and his sailors was about $400,000. Tho Court of Claims reduced it to $200,000 That dec'slon Is sustained by today's de cision. The Admiral's personal claim la reduced from about $20,000 to about $10 0M. Chief Justice Fuller and Justices White and McKenna dissented. Ex-Secretary Herbert, counsel for Dewey and his men, filed a petition for a rehearing. Snpremc Conrt Adjourns. WASHINGTON. May 28. The United States Supreme Court adjourned for tho term today, and will not sit again until next October. NOT A LODBYIST. Chinese Minister Explains His Visit to the Senate. NEW YORK, Mav. 2S. A special to tne Herald from Washington, says: Wu Ting-fang, tho Chinese Minister, ex pressed regret that a visit of his to the Senate has been misconstrued and that he had been placed in the position of a lob byist. "I received a dispatch from the Chi nese Consul-General in San Francisco several days ago," he said, "stating that It would be wise to watcn the appropriation bills, as an effort would be made to attach to one of them a rider of an anti-Chinese character. Before mak ing any representations to the State De partment, I decided to go to the Senate and ascertain If tho report was true. T went to the office of the immigration com mittee and opened the door. Several gen tlemen there recognised me, and I ob tained from them the Information desired. I certainly did not understand that the committee was holding a meotlng, other wise I would have Immediately retired. These gentlemen displayed considerable Interest In the subject and I discussed the Chinese situation with them. My action was entirely Informal. "The call I made yesterday on Senator Allison was at the suggestion of the Treasury Department, which has charge of matters relating to the admission of Chinese." Secretary Hay Informed Mr. Wu soma time ago that there would be no objection to his dealing directly with the Treasury Department In Immigration matters. The Minister therefore thinks that ho had ample authority for approaching Sen ator Allison. MAY FIGHT AT KLIP RIVER Boers Said to Be Preparing; for Strong; Resistance. LONDON, May 2S. Although the Fed erals are said to be preparing for strong resistance at tho Klip River, those who have most closely followed the progress of the war since the British and Boer armies came in touch at Brandfort are skeptical as to the burghers seriously dis puting Roberts' advance even there. If no stand Is made at the Klip River, the safety of the Boers' guns at Lalngs Nek will he seriously Imperilled, for there will be nothing to prevent Roberts from seiz ing the Johannesburg-Laing's Nek Rail road. Indeed, It is already reported that the railroad has been cut and it Is quite possible the first official news will record" the occupation of Heidelberg. Roberts may be forced to halt at the Vaal River to repair the bridge and get his guns and transport across, but the mounted men will not be delayed. It Is said In high quarters that the speedy announcement of the arrival of the Brit ish cavalry at Johannesburg will not sur prise the War Office. A dispatch from Mafeking, dated May 23. says the total casualties since the commencement of the siege were 212. Out of officers. 22 were killed, wounded or missing and ISO men out of .973 pri vates were killed, wounded or missing.. Boers Driven From, Senekal. SENEKAL, ilay CT.-GeDeral iRundle, with artillery, the Yeomanry and Wllt ehlres, and the Middlesex and Leicester Regiment under Major Dalbjac, has oc- j cupled Senekal, whence the Boers were driven out by a lew shells, a. neia cornet and a number of other Bders were killed. The British casualties numbered 1L The Boers are believed to 'be concentrating near Bethlehem. A Cape Tovm Ruraor CAPE TOWN, May 2S. It id rumored here that General French has entered Jo hannesburg. THE TOTAL ECLIPSE. (Continued from jirst Page.) from the Toronto (Ont.1 Astronomical So clty were also at work. The eclipse furnished a beautiful sight, and observers unite In pronouncing the conditions perfect. All the principal work was in photographing, and the programme was completely carried out. Many photo graphs were taken by all the parties at In tervals, and especially of the corona. Sev eral telescopes were nsed In trying to discover more satelltes between the sun and the plznet Mercury. Of the actual results, nothing can -be told for some time. A special tram from Charlotte brought 400 persons to view the eclipse. Spectacle at Mobile. MOBILE. Ala., May 2S. The eclipse was a decided success here, though not total, i Just before the highest point of totality I was reached, a light cloud covered the sun. shutting off the brilliant rays and making it an ideal spectacle for sightseers. On the lower right-hand arc there was a brilliant point of light, making the effect I of a huge diamond ring suspended In the sky. B'rds went to roost, and animals in the Monroe Park menagerie became restless. During the period of totality stars were visible almost directly over head. At Monnt Loive. LOS ANGELES. Ma,y 2S. The observ ance of the eclipse at the Mount Lowe Observatory, under the direction of Pro fessor Swift, wa a complete success. The flrs sight Of It Was 'at 6:23. The weather was remarkably clear. ' ' ( : ' Protuberances XotecL " WASHINGTON, Ga.. May 23. Observa tions attending the eclipse here were high ly satisfactory. The time of totality was one minute and twenty-five and three tenths seconds. Professor Pickering, at tho head of the Yale expedition, says two large solar protuberances were noted. The shadow of the- "moon on the sky and the shadow bands were all "well seen. Venus and Mercury were conspicuous. At Mount Hamilton. LTCK OBSERVATORY. CaI., May 23. Professor Kerr said today that the ob servatidn of the eclipse from Mount Ham ilton had been successful, but He could not say more at present. At Cabot Observatory. CABOT OBSERVATORY, Sl'oam, Ga., May 28. Observations of the eclipse here were a complete success. Tha corona ap peared strikingly like that of tha eclipse in India in 1S9S. OBSERVED IX, VICTORIA Meteorological Officer Report on the rnrtinl Eclipse. VICTORIA. B. a, May 2S, The meteor ological olficer here makes the following report on this mornlng-s solar ellpse: "The sunrose amidst a bank, of clouds from which It emerged just ln-timc for the first contact to be seen. During the eclipse the sun's disc w?s clear and wt-Jl defined., until near tho close, when a light cloud passed across It. but without ma terially 'affecting the sight. The eclipse commenced on the southwestern edge of Use sun disc: the first contact was ot 5:15:24 A. M., standard time, and the !at contact at 6:30:10, a maximum of about three-tenths diameter being- attained at 5:54:17. The entire duration of the cri'pse was ltl:4G. No shadow bands were -observed. The barometer at 6 Ar M. was 30.17, and the .temperature was 43. . A sud den remarkable drop of 3 degrees of tem perature was recorded on the thermograph at 4:40 A. M. The wind was light and from the southwest." AS SEEX ABROAD. Flammarlon and Other Astronomers Observed It in Spain. MADRID, May 23. Great interest was manifested in the eclipse. A number of excursion trains were run to Argamarilla, El Che, Navalmoral and Plasencla. As tronomers from, all countries of Europe as sembled. M. Flammarlon represented France, and" Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer Great Britain. The Infanta Isabella went to Argamarilla to view the eclipse. Enormous crowds of sightseers occupied th-s different points of vantage. The Influx was so "great at Plasencla, that many- had to sleep in tha railroad cars. Brleht Run.shlnnnni cloudless sky prevailed everywhere. The anusn astronomers arranged to take pho tographs every 10 seconds. M. Flammarlon estim.iir fht en mo time must elapse before the complete re- suits oi tne observations are known. Americans in Tripoli. TRIPOLI, May 2S. The eclipse expe dition under Professor Tcdd. of Amherst College, completed successful observations with 20 telescopes, Including a ZWnch tele scope. Tho corona was ssen for 52 sec onds, and was an exact duplicate of that of January. 1SSS. comnletelv ennfirtntno- t-i 11 years' period of the corona variation witn tne sun spots. Tho weather was splendid. Observed In London. LONDON, May 23. The conditions In London for observations of .the sun's eclipse were fafr. The day' yraa some what cloudv. but nt 7 r -r . - shone out brightly, and the circular shaa ow over the disc was remarkably clear cut. Tho sun was intermittently obscured, but the observers had ample opportunity mj Quran v&iuaoie results. Does Toar Head Ache? Ask TOUr drusnrLst for TCHr-Tlt'.. Tn1-.r-o., Hfeadache and' Neuralgia Cure. 25 cenis1. ON THE- OUTLAWS' TRAIL SEVERAL POSSES CHASING TTTAH ASSASSINS. THE Kid Carry, Wanted for RodMhk a Portland Bank, Is Believed to. Be la the Gangr. THOMPSON'S SPRINGS. Utah, May 23. Several posses today started In pur suit ot the bandiis. who murdered Sher iff Tyler and Sam Jenkins last Saturday at Hill Creek, 50 miles north of here. It s learned that men answering the de scription of the outlaws- passed through here last Wednesday, coming from Moab. After the shooting they rifled the pock ets of the two dead men, knowing that Day and others woujd .return to take the bodies away. The outlaws left part Of their camping outfit to make the res cuers believe they were still there. The. men stopped at Turner's cabin in Hay Canyon, eight miles north and 12 miles aat of; the scene of the-tragedy, and took four of Turner's best horses. Before leaving, the leader of the crowd said: t "We, are going . up Hay Canyon and wfll cross- the White- River. Just as soon as we get some money we will pay you for the horses, providing we ain't killed. One thing Is certain, we will never be taken alive." Much speculation is being Indulged In as to who the outlaws are. Some think they are- tho gang who killed the two Mormon boys In Arizona, last April. Bush Casiday, the Jones brothers and Harvey Curry, alias Kid Curry, are be lieved to be in the gang. There Is a rtandlng reward of 53000 for the arrest of the latter for robbing the Portland. Or.. National Bank. Turner is along with the posse headed by Sheriff Preece. Day Is with Sheriff Howell's party. Before leaving. Sheriff Preece wired Indian Agent Myton, at Vernal, the authorities' "at Rock Springs, Meeker, Colo.; Sherman and Wallace. In structing them to send out posses at once and head qff the outlaws. It Is almost certain that one or the other of the pesses will come across the gang within the next few days, when some lively shooting Is looked for. LONE HIGHWAY. Held Up a Passenger Car, But Did Not Get Much. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. May 28. A Star special from Falls City. Neb., says tho passengers on the sleeping car of train Nq. L on the -Missouri Pacific, which left Kansas 'City last night, were robbed this morning, between here and Stella, hy a lone highwayman, who compelled the porter at the point of a revolver to aid him. Ho had to work fast, as he only had from 10 to 15 minutes before the train wpuld slack up a mile east of Stella. There be Jumped off. keeping the passen gers back at the point of his revolver, and escaped. There, were not many passen gers In tho sleeper and he did not get much. - ' A. J. Frederick, a Kansas-City' travel ing salesman, resisted the robber's de mand to surrender his valuables and the latter fired a shot athlm. The bullet grazed Frederick's head. The robber was young, and seemingly well educated. Mysterious Assassination-. ANOKA. Minn.. May 2S. While William Wise, a farmer living 10 miles north of here, was playing cards withr his wife and four children at home last night, shots' were fired through the window from a shotgun and a Winchester rifle. William Wise, 7 years old, was Instantly killed; James, ll years old, was shot through tha right lung; William Wise. Sr., was shot in 'the right shoulder, and will die; Mrs. Wise was shot in the back and will die. ' Eliza and Martha, the daughters, escaped by Jumping- Into-ia-closet. A It Is not-known: who did the scooting. The Wise family recently moved here from Wisconsin, where they are said, to have been Involved in a feud. They had also had some litigation since ,comlng to Min nesota. CASTELLANE WAS HEARD. Then Followed n Tnmnlt In French. Chamber, and a Suspension. PARIS, May 2S. There was a crowded attendance In the Chamber of Deputies today In anticipation of an Important so slon arising from Count Boiii de Casttl lane's Interpellation taking the govern ment to task for Its relation with M. Rolnach. The Chamber decided upon an Immediate discussion at the matter, whereupon the Minister of War, the Mar quis, de Gallifet, arose and repeated his assertions-, of last Friday regarding the Frltzch affair. He said he hoped the army would not listen to those wh4 preached Insubordination and would not allow Itself to be imposed' on by an ad venturer, as was the case 15 years ago. The denunciation of Boulangerlsm brought ringing "cheers from the Socialists and vehement protests from the Nationalists Count Bonl de Castellane followed. Th procedIngsbecame so uproarious that the chairman. M. Dcschanel, was compelltd to suspend the session. Before M. de Castellane spoke, Mi Poulin-Mery, Socialist, cried: "It la cow ardly thus to Insult the dead." M. De schanel. amid a scene of tumult, called M. Poulin-Mery to order, but the latter loudly repeated: "It Is an act of coward Ice. Boulanger Is dead." The president of tho Chamber again called M. Poulin Mery to order. General de Gallifet continued In his usual bluff manner, saying: "I alone am responsible for what has occurred In the War Office. If you wish to strike any one. strike me." Socialist cheers greeted this declaration. M. de Castellane asked the Premier. M. Waldeck-Rousseau. what measures he In tended to take against M. Relnach fcr the insinuation which he had made that the government had agreed that the Dreyfus case should be revived after the exposi tion, provided the Dreyfusards maintained a truce during that period. M. de Castel lane Intimated that the action of Tomps, th? detective, was part of this arrange ment, because, he added. Tomps could hardly have gone abroad and made money propositions to spy without M. Waldeck Rousseau knowing It. Other Nationalists continued the debate. Insisting that Captain Frltzch's divulga tion of the Tomps letters showed the Cabinet was working wUh the Dreyfus ards for opening the Dreyfus conflict. M. Waldeck-Rousseau replied to M. de Castellane. denying that there was any agreement with M. Relnach. whose -words, he asserted, were entirely contrary to the sentiments of the Cabinet. Continuing, the Premier said Captain Frltzch had dl vnlged the Tomps letters In order to en able the Nationalists to commit a coup de theatre, and his action was a felony. An uproar ensued. The Socialists in dulged In rounds of applause, while the Reactionaries and Nationalists loudly pro tested. Nearly all the Deputies stood up. gesticulating and shouting. M. Deschanel vainly rang his bell, and General de Gal lifet. amid- the tumult, left the chamber. He was feeling indisposed. As he crossed the floor the Nationalists raised a mo notonous 'and Ironical chanting of the name of "Gallifet." M. Gallifet took n notice, but the Socialists and Radicals retorted with shouts of '"Vive Waldeck Rousseau!" "Vive la republique!" and gathered around the Ministerial bench, cheering wildly. M. Deschanel. being powerless to indue silence, suspended the session. 11:45 P. M During the suspension, th lobbies of the Chamber were filled with' Deputies. Journalists and the public, ex citedly discussing the Incidents of the ses sion and especially the reason .for Gen eral de Galllfet's withdrawal, as to wheth er It ;wasy due to a, sudden indisposition orTntended.' as a protest against tho Pre mieres remarks. The general opinion was mat ii me latter naa neen the case, it would lead to the downfall ofthe Cabi net. In view of the reports, the resumption of the session was awaited with fever ish interest. When- the doors were re opened, the Deputies and public flocked Into the- hall and it was -Immediately re marked that General de Gallifet was ab sent. M. Waldeck-Rousseau ascended the tribune, and his first words tended to con firm the lobby reports, as. he immediately made an apologetic explanation of his previous remarks. He said: "I declare I never had any Intention to Incriminate the character of an officer whose service has been particularly bril liant. In expressing myself as I did on his account, I only repeated what tha Minister of War had previously expressed, and I join in the eulogies he addressed to the loyalty of tha Army."- "We accept your, apoloj-y," cried M. de Cassagnac. M. .Deschanel then, read a number of orders of the day criticising the govern ment's -attitude, and one proposed by M. Leon Bourgeois, Republican Radical, couched, thus: "The Chamber, approving the acts of the government and confident of the devotion ot the army to the father land and the republic, passes to tho order of the day." The first part of tha motion of Bourgeois, "approving-the acts of the government," was adopted by 83 Votes agamst 247, and tho second was passed unanimously. ' The session was then adjourned untfl Thursday next, and the Chamber emptied amid Ministerial shouts of "Vivo la re publique." The Waldeck-Rousseau Cabi net thus emerged victorious from the most -vigorous assault yet delivered against ft. -PARIS, May 29, "-iiio A. M. It is ru mored that Captain Frltzch sent his sec onds to M. Waldeck-Rousseau at the con clusion of the session. Cold-Storagre Building" Collapsed. SOUTHAMPTON, May 23. The coricr-i'e piles of the new cold-storaye premiss.;, in course of construction at the Southampton docks, collapsed this afternoon. The flr-t reports of the accident were exaggerated. Fortunately 150 men employed at the works were '.Just leaving for dinner, otherwise there would have been a terrible dl-sa-sttr. There, were many miraculous escapes. Several men were seriously Injured, and one man was killed. . , . . Czar SBrprlses Englishmen. ST. PETERSBURG. May 23. For the first time on record, the Czar Invited the members of the British Embassy to dinner on the occasion of the Queen's birthday last Aveek. This 'innovation Is regarded as of great political significance. TAMMANY'S ATTITUDE. John Cnrroll Issues a Statement .. Understanding With, Bryan. NEW YORK, May 23. Jghn F. Carroll, leader of Tammany Hall, In the absence of Richard Croker, gave out the follow ing carefully prepared statement last night: "I do not believe that the attitude of the Tammany Hall organization, at tha state convention, will be either doubtful or equivocal. As far as I have' been, able to consult with the representative men of tho organization, they entirely accord with my views of both the propriety and expediency of sending to the National convention a delegation instructed for W. J. Bryan as the Presidential candidate. "It is safe to say that every delegate will favor the programme, and whatever Influence T may possess will be exerted to impress the desirability of Its adoption upon the delegates from the other locali ties In the state." Mr. Carroll declined to add a word to the statement, but it "is 'understood .it IJwas issued wlfh Mr. Croker's fulL sanc tion, ii is siaiea mat tne Tammany ana 4 crooKiyn jjemocrats resent ex-senator l-HUTs attenrpt to rehabilitate-" himself as a leader In state politics, and that there exists a thorough understanding "between the Bryan managers and the New York City Democrats. MARYLAND DEMOCRATS. Primary "Returns Are Favorable to Bryan. BALTIMORE. May 2 Complete re turns from the Democratic primaries, which have now been held In 17 of the 23 counties in Maryland, show that unless a change of front occurs before June 5, the day set for the state convention, the dele gates In favor of a. Bryan instructed dele gation will control that body. 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