THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1901.
PARDON BYTHEPRESIDENT
MEIf OOXCERJTED IX IfBW ORLEANS
BASK FRAUDS SET FREE.
Remarkable Case of Joseph. ". "Wolf-
Bon-Looml at the White House
Three Sew Brigadiers.
WASHINGTON. April 23. The President
today pardoned Joseph N. Wolfson, who
-was convicted In 1895 of being In collusion
with the bookkeeper of the Union National
Bank of New Orleans, In the embezzle
ment of $640,000 of the funds of the hank,
and who was sentenced to eight years'
Imprisonment. In recommending the par
don to the President, Attorney-General
Knox s'aid:
"He approaches you ae a supplicant for
pardon, asking that his brave deeds and
shattered health be accepted as atone
ment for the crime of which he stands
legally convicted. The history of the
world Is full of circumstances where
transgressions of the law in cases of the
gravest character and consequences have
been condoned by signal public service In
time of war or great emergency. Many
cases may be found In the records of our
Civil "War where a good record as a. sol
dier brought immunity from punishment
t for previous transgressions. Had Wolf
eon's name been untarnished, his military
services and devotion to duty at the time
of the Chinese crisis doubtless would have
commended him to you for recognition.
This Is not my own deduction; it Is bo
stated by Major Knight's report. If he
has earned honor and advancement which
it Is not seemly to bestow, would It not
he a particularly gracious act to to re
move from him, so far as you can, the
consequences of his offense? It eo seems
to me. and, therefore, I recommend that
the application for pardon be granted."
The case is in many respects a remark
able one, and has attracted considerable
attention. Wolfson was a prominent law
yer in New Orleans before the failure of
the bank In 1S9S, and had been a depositor
in the Institution for many years prior to
that time. Of the missing funds he wan
charged with having obtained $19,000. The
long legal battle which today ended in
Wolfson's pardon then began. Wolfson
had the aid of powerful and influential
friends. The case was appealed to the
Circuit Court of Appeals, which affirmed
the decision of the lower court, and was
then carried to the Supreme Court. Mean
time, Wolfson continued the practice of
his profession until the beginning of the
Spanish-American War. Being then under
sentence, with his case pending in the
Supreme 3ourt, he enlisted in the volun
teers with the Attorney-General's and the
Secretary of War's consent, and served
until February, 1899, when he was mus
tered out. He enlisted then In the regu
lars and went to the Philippines, where
he served until October, 1900, when he
was invalided home. In January of the
present year, the Supreme Court refused
the writ of certiorari, and Wolfson ap
plied for executive clemency. He has
still about one year to serve in the regular
Army before his term of service expires.
He expects to return to the Philippines
immediately and rejoin his regiment.
The President also pardoned Henry
Gardes and Walter W. Girault, convicted
in New Orleans in 1897, and sentenced to
eight years in the Ohio Penitentiary for
embezzling- funds of the American Na
tional Bank of New1 Orleans, of which
Gardes was president and Girault cashier.
The petitioners have served all but two
years of their sentences, and upon the
recommendation of the trial Judge and
District Attorney, who state that there
.is a universal sentiment in the community
that the prisoners have been sufficiently
punished, the pardons were granted.
loomis on a vacation.
Minister to Venezuela Will Take a
Trip to Europe. .
WASHINGTON, April 23. Francis B.
Ixjomls, United States Minister to Vene
zuela, called on Secretary Hay at the
State Department today. Mr. Loomis
elaborated the statements contained In his
reports as to his relations with the Vene
zuelan Government and the political con
ditions of the country. The general tenor
of his statement Is that there has heen
no appreciable change In Venezuela since
his last interview with President Castro,
when the wishes of the United States Gov
ernment respecting the issues between
the twp countries were set out. Regard
ing the future, the State Department is
willing to allow him to exercise his discre
tionhe may return to Caracas or may be
provided for elsewhere in the diplomatic
service. .The Minister Is In Ill-health, and
Mrs. Loomis Is far from robust, and they
will gro to Europe to recuperate at Carls
had. During his absence he will have
ample opportunity to make his plans.
Meanwhile the United States Legation at
Caracas will remain in charge of Mr. Rus
sell, the secretary of the Legation. The
Minister declined to discuss his Interview
with Secretary Hay with the newspaper
reporters, and he also said that he had
nothing to add to what he had already
said In New York regarding the situation
in Venezuela. He expects to remain In
Washington about a week, and will, pay a
ilylng, visit to his Ohio home before going
to Europe.
One Tesult of Secretary Hay's talk with
Minister Loomis was to confirm him In his
understanding that the Minister has donn
nothing to warrant a withdrawal of the
confidence of the State Department. On
the contrary, it is said the Minister has
made ft clear that at every point In his
negotiations with the Venezuelan Govern
ment he has faithfully and accurately fol
lowed the instructions laid down by the
State Department, which Is consequently
responsible for everything that has oc
curred as a result of the Minister's ac
tions. The Venezuelan Government, it ap
pears, manifests no hostility against this
country, and the resentful feeling has
found no expression outside of private
and un6fficlal quarters. There is no inti
mation that any official attention has been
paid, to the Interviews attributed to Mr.
Loomis, and It is understood that the
Venezuelan authorities are quite content
to let the matter pass with the denials
lven by the Minister.
(CHANGES IN THE ARMY.
Colonels Robert, Barr and Clons to
Be Made Brigradier-Generals.
WASHINGTON, April 23. It was offi
cially announced today that Colonel
Henry M. Robert, engineer corps, Colonel
Thomas F. Barr and Lieutenant-Colonel
Clous, Judge-Advocate-General's de
partment, would be made Brigadier
Generals before retiring. Colonel Robert
will reach the retiring age May 2. hut
General John M. Wilson, the present
cniei oi engineers, who need not retire
for age until next October, generously
offered to retire before that day in or
der that Colonel Robert might be pro
moted to Brigadier-General before he re
tired. This offer has been accepted by
the President. Colonel Robert has been
longer In the service than any other active
officer in the Army. He was a cadet in
1853 and In 1857 entered the engineer corps,
where he has served continuously. After
his retirement, Colonel George L. Gilles
pie wllL be promoted to chief of engineers.
Colonel Gillespie is junior to Colonel Bar
tow and Colonel Haines, hut he will have
four years to serve as chief of engineers.
General Lleber will retire May 21 next
as Judge-Advocate-General. Colonel
Barr would retire next November and
Colonel Clous June 9. After deliberation
it was decided to appoint Colonel Barr,
who will retire immediately, and Colonel
Clous will be appointed and then retired.
This will bring Lieutenant-Colonel Hunter
to the top of the corps as Colonel, but
Lieutenant-Colonel George B. Davis will
be detailed as Judge-Advocate-General,
with the rank of Brigadier-General.
It has been determined to increase the
regular Army to approximately 76.000 men
and to leave it at that number, unless
conditions in the Philippines should make
more troops necessary. The President
and Secretary Root reached this con
clusion today and the details will be
worked out by the Secretary and General
Miles. The number of officers appointed
will be as originally contemplated. The
artillery corps will be increased to Its
full strength of 18,000 men. Some time
ago it was announced that the companies
of cavalry would contain 65 instead of
SO enlisted men, and It is expected the fh
fantry companies also will be reduced
to bring the total to the figures agreed
upon. It has not yet been determined
what proportion of the troons shall be
stationed in the Philippines, although It
is known that a large force will be needed
there for some time.
SPEED WILL BE SACRIFICED.
To Give New Warships More Battery
Power and Steaming- Radius.
NEW YORK, April -23. In order to
increase their battery power and steam
ing radius, the projected battle-ships and
armored cruisers will not be given exces
sive speed powers, says the Washington
correspondent of the Herald.
This has been determined by the Board
of Construction. The battle-ships will be
about the size of the Pennsylvania class
that Is, 15,000 tons and the armored
cruisers will be about 14,000 tons, the dis
placement of the California class. The
battle-ships will have a speed of 19 knots,
while the armored cruisers will not have
more than 22 knots, and perhaps only
21. A suggestion was made that they
be designed for 23 knots, but the conclu
sion was reached that the space for ma
chinery to produce this speed could bet
ter be utilized In storing coal and add
ing to the battery strength.
The board has not yet determined upon
the battery arrangements of the ships.
Plans have been prepared by each mem
ber, some of which embody the super
posed turret principle. Some of the mem
bers believe enough battle-ships equipped
with superposed turrets have been con
structed, and they will urge a return to
the quadrilateral arrangements.
The Union Iron Works has asked for
an extension of time on the torpedo-boat
Perry, which on her recent trial trip
made on 2S.25 knots, three-quarters of a
knot below her designed speed. The ad-1
ditlonal time desired by the company is
for the purpose of remodeling the stern.
A LIEUTENANT DESERTED.
To Escape Trial by Court-Martial at
San Francisco.
NEW YORK, April 23. A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
First Lieutenant Frank Edwards, Twenty-sixth
Infantry, has the unpleasant dlb
tinction of being the only officer chaiged
with deserting his colors since before the
war with Spain. Lieutenant Edwards is
said to have deserted to escape court-martial
in San Francisco. He was returning
with his regiment to be mustered out
of the service when charges were received
at the Department against him and tele
graphic Instruction was sent to Major
General Shafter, directing him to convene
a court-martial on his arrival.
A dispatch has been received by the
Department from General Shafter an
nouncing that Lieutenant Edwards desert
ed at Nagasaki. Lieutenant Edwards
bore an excellent record during the war
with Spain and in the Philippines. He
enlisted as a private in Company A, Sixth
Massachusetts Infantry, in June, 1898. He
served in the ranks until December 18,
1898, when he was discharged, and accept
ed an appointment as Second Lieutenant
in the Sixth Massachusetts. He was hon
orably mustered out on January 12, 1899,
and on July 5 of that year was appointed
a First Lieutenant In the Twenty-sixth
Infantry. He was detailed as Commis
sary of the regiment on August 1.
Carter Will Not Sue Richards.
WASHINGTON, April 23. Judge J. M.
Wilson, counsel for ex-Captain O. M. Car
ter, returned to Washington today, after a
vl6lt to his client at Leavenworth, Kan.
He denies the report that Captain Car
ter will institute proceedings for libel
against Solicitor-General Richards on ac
count of the latter's representations on
Carter's motion for ball. '"It Is on a par
with a dozen other reports that I have
seen regarding Mr. Carter's Intentions,
none of which are true," Mr. Wilson said.
In reply to a question, Mr. Wilson said
he had only learned today of the Supreme
Court's denial of Carter's motion for ball,
and had formed no plans except to pro
ceed with the appeal In the habeas corpus
proceedings which Is now pending in the
United States Supreme Court.
Ohioans Goinp to San Francisco.
CINCINNATI. April 23. In addition to
the Presidential train which will leave
Washington April 29 for the launching of
the battleship Ohio at San Francisco,
there will be two other trains from Ohio.
One wll bear the Ohio members of Con
gress and their families and will join
the President's train at New Orleans. The
Congressional train will return via the
Yellowstone National Park to St. Paul
over the -Northern Pacific. Another train
will bear Governor Nash and staff, the
Ohio Commission in charge of the
launching, and others who will join the
Presidential party at Los Angeles and go
with it to San Francisco and return via
Chicago.
Glanders at the Presidio.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23. The shoot
ing of the horses of the Ninth Cavalry,
found suffering from glanders, continues
at the Presidio. Forty .have been killed
since the arrival of the animals In the
past eight days, and tomorrow 25 more
will he shot. Despite the precautions
taken to prevent the spread of the disease,
it seems to spread dally.
Long: Takes a Rest.
WASHINGTON, April 23. Secretary
Long has left here for Colorado Springs,
Colo., to spend a few days with the mem
bers of his family before joining the Pcesi
dentlal party on Its visit to the Pacific
Coast.
Hardie Opens the Trnst Debate.
LONDON, April 23. Keir Hardie, the
well-known Socialist, today offered in the
House of Commons a motion declaring
that "the poverty, destitution and general
moral and physical deterioration resulting
from the competitive system of wealth
production, which aims primarily at
profit-making. Is shown in the alarming
growth of trusts and syndicates, which
are able by reason of their great wealth
to Influence governments and plunge
peaceful nations Into war to serve their
Interests." He calls for the Inauguration
of a Socialist commonwealth. Utopian
as Hardle's suggestion Is, there is ex
pected to be an interesting debate on
the trust question, which is exciting con
siderable alarm here.
Negotiations at a Standstill.
NEW YORK, April 23. A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Hay has notified Dr. Carlos
Martinez Silva, Colombian Minister, that
he cannot negotiate a treaty for the ac
quisition by the United States of the Pan
ama Canal until a preliminary agreement
such as was elgned with Nicaragua and
Costa Rica will be negotiated. Dr. Silva
will remain In Washington discussing
questions connected with the Panama Ca
nal, 60 that In case Congress authorizes
the President to acquire this route, a
treaty may be immediately completed.
Backward About Ki lis ting:.
LONDON, April 23. The annual return
of recrutlng for 1900 shows a total enlist
ment of 98,361, against 42.700 In 1899. The
recruiting for the infantry Is regarded as
unsatisfactory- In spite of the Impetus
of the war and the reduction of the
standard of height, the number of enlist
ed infantrymen Is lbelow that of 1899, the
recruits generally having A preferred the
showier branches of the service.
WOODSMOOTHINGTHEWAY
GOVERNOR-GENERAL WILL INTRO
DUCE CUBANS TO PRESIDENT.
The Islanders Are Practically Ready
for Self-Government Two Ques
tions to Be Settled.
NEW YORK. April 23. General Leonard
A. Wood, Governor of .Cuba, with Mrs.
Wood "and his private secretary, arrived
here tonight on the Ward liner Morro
Castle. General Wood, who expects to
return to Havana Thursday by way of
Jacksonville, Fla., has made the hurried
trip to this country for the purpose of In
troducing to President McKInley before
the latter leaves Washington for the Pa
cific Coast, the five members of the spe
cial committee on foreign relations ap
pointed by the Cuban constitutional con
vention. As soon as the steamship waa
made fast to Its pier. General Wood, his
wife and secretary were transferred to
the tugboat President and 'carried to Jer
sey City, in time to catch the 9:25 P. M.
train for Washington.
"The members of the commission," said
General Wood, "represent all the differ
ent groups of Cubans composing the con
stitutional convention. They have come
to the United States for the purpose of
conferring with President McKInley on
matters which the convention does not
thoroughly understand, and when they
return and make their report I am con
vinced that there will be a thorough un
derstanding on all sides of the contro
versy. "The constitutional convention has never
voted on or rejected the Piatt amend
ment. This I can state positively, not-
I withstanding the reports to the contrary
whlch have been sent to the United States
from Havana. Things have been cabled
here which had not the slightest foun
dation; in fact, described strained rela
tions between the representatives of the
United States and those of the Cuban
people. Everything has been harmonious
since J. went to Cuba, and the convention
nnv in session is a thoroughly representa.
tlve one. Before the Piatt amendment
was passed by Congress, the Cubans knew
the desires of this Government on the Is
sues which the amendment contained, be
cause they were submitted to them
through the executive. Intervention and
the establishment of a naval station are
two things which they do not properly
comprehend, and I think that when they
are fully . explained in Washington, the
only indication of a difference of opinion
will have been removed.
"Then are really but two great ques
tions yet to be settled. One Is the reduc
tion of the duty on sugar and the Other
Is the passage of the constitution. One
!? economic and the other political, yet
In a measure they are akin. After the
constitution has been properly framed and
adopted, the economic question will dis
appear as there must be a great reduction
in the duty on sugar. Then Cuba will be
prosperous and its relations with the
United States settled on a solid basis.
That will end the whole difficulty .and
In 24 hours the country can be turned
over to the representatives chosen by the
Cuban people. Today all the departments
of the island are practically In the hands
of the Cubans, who have been Instructed
as to how things can be managed, and
when the time arrives all we shall have
to do will be to take a receipt for the
money on hand.
"At the request of Congress, we have
accounted for every dollar expended In
the improvement of Cuba since the mili
tary forces have been In charge of the
Island, and we hold the receipts for these
expenditures. There never was such an
accurate accounting demanded before ana
It has Deen complied with. There was
some trouble In the postoffice at first, but
the Rathbone-Neely cases have been thor
oughly worked up and the men will be
brought to trial In May. The bonds of
these men have been fprfeited and will
have to be paid. There has been an agent
of the surety company in Havana lately
and after looking over the ground he will
report back that the bonds must be set
tled. "While I have said that everything has
been harmonious since I have been in
Cuba, I must, however, explain that It
was impossible for me to'please everyone
down there, and especially the ambitious
and disappointed speculators. Also, I
found it necessary to close the mails, to
La Discussion on account of a caricature
which was likely to create trouble. Only
one copy of the paper came to this coun
try and the editor of the paper was ar
rested. The paper was not seized, as
stated in the dispatches."
ABSOLUTE INDEPENDENCE.
The One "Wish of the People of the
Island of Cuba.
JACKSONVILLE, . Fla.. April 23. The
Cuban Constitutional Commission, which
arrived here last night, left today for
Washington. General Rafael Portuondo,
one of tne committee, defined Cuba's po
sition as follows:
"Ninety-nine per cent of the Cuban peo
people desire absolute independence. It
Is their wish that military occupation by
the United States come to an end at once.
It may be said that a small element of
Spaniards, from a purely commercial mo
tive, favor annexation, but the wish for
independence Is felt by many Cubans and
Spaniards alike. Those Spaniards who fa
vor annexation are not impelled by any
love for the United States. They hate
Americans, but they seem to wish some
sort of guaranty as to their property and
business Interests. Peace with the Amer
icans without the Independence of Cuba is
impossible I mean moral peace. I do not
mean to say that in the event independ
ence is not granted war or revolution
would follow, but there would be no sym
pathy, no friendliness between the peo
ples." State Dinner for Cubans.
WASHINGTON, April 23. Much of the
time of the Cabinet today was devoted to
discussing the coming visit of the Com
mission appointed by the Havana Consti
tutional Convention, which Is now on Its
way to Washington. The Commissioners
are to be received cordially, and are to be
shown every courtesy. A state dinner In
the state dining-room at the White House
will be given by the President In their
honor on Thursday night.
It was decided not to delay longer the
commencement of the construction of the
new Department of Justice building, for
which Congress appropriated $1,000,000.
Cuban Trade Falling Off.
WASHINGTON, April 23. A decrease of
$226,081 In the customs receipts of Cuba
for the months of January and February,
1901, as compared with the same period' of
1900, is shown In a statement issued by
the division of insular affairs today. This
is but another indication of the remark
able let-down In the trade of Cuba, as
set forth In a recent statement of the de
partment, which showed that Cuba's trade
with the outside world had decreased over
$1,500,000 In imports and over $2,000,000 in
exports for the first three-quarters of 1900,
compared with the same period of 1899.
The trade with the United States during
these periods showed a decrease of about
$4,000,000 in imports and $8,000,000 .in ex
ports. SHOULD BE CONTENTED. .
Porto Rlcans Have the Best Govern
ment They Ever Had.
NEW YORK, April 23. L. S. Rowe, of
the Porto Rlcan Code Commission, has
arrived here from San Juan. He brings
with him the report of the commission ap
pointed by the President in June of last
year. After presenting his report, Dr.
Rowe will return to San Juan to assume
the chairmanship of the new Code Com
mission appointed by Governor Allen.
Speaking of the situation in the Islands,
Dr. Rowe said:
"The statements concerning Porto Rico
have been so numerous and so contradic
tory that It seems hazardous to venture
an opinion at the present time. The
different points of view represented In
the statements that have recently ap
peared are to be explained by the fact
that Porto Rico, after a period of uncer
tainty Incident to the change of sov
ereignty Is now settling down to the solu
tion of the problems which should have
been faced a century ago.
"The spirit of pessimism .which a small
element of the population seems Intent
on keeping alive loses Its justification
when the Porto Rico of today Is compared
with the Porto Rico of 1899. Today a
fully organized government In which the
people are actively participating Is guar
anteeing personal and property rights
throughout the Island. Justice Is being
administered with an Impartiality hither
to unknown, and taxation, which has been
largely a matter of favortlsm and parti
san discrimination, is being placed on a
dennlte and secure basis.
"No one will for a moment contend
that all or even the greater part of the
economic and political problems confront-
Inn fhn td4 n1 Vo rn VtAA nln "O. 1 I
" " . . " L aw.vcu. out n
o C4uaiij) ucm luul u. urm ana lasting
foundation has been laid for the gradual
solution of .these important questions,
such as the regulation of the coffee and
tobacco districts, the development of the
fruit trade, etc., upon which the future
prosperity of the island will largely de
pend. "It must be borne In mind that Porto
Rico has passed through three radical
changes of political system In as many
years. First came the change under
Spanish rule from absolutism to the au
tonomous regime; then the arbitrary rule
of military government, and finally the
more liberal system Introduced by the
Foraker act. It Is not surprising that
under such circumstances the spirit of
unrest should have developed. It is only
within the last six months that Porto
Rico has quietly settled down, determined
to help Itself and solve Its own prob
lems. "The Impatience shown in some quar
ters by the native population because of
its failure to give to the Jsland within
the short nnoA of o,. o w
tom f i. ' r; ; ".-,",:. "If". :.:.??-;
system of government loans to alcultur-
isis is Dut an indication of lack of ac
quaintance with the'difflculties of the sit
uation, which will disappear with closer
touch and more active co-operation In the
work of public administration."
. -
Annnnl Report on Porto Rico.
WASHINGTON, April 23,-i-The first an
nual report on the affairs of Porto Rico
was presented to Secretary Hay today
by Governor Allen. Generally speaking,
It shows the island to be In a prosperous
condition.
WILL NOT BE SHELVED.
Carter Harrison Has Higher Ambi
tions Than the VIce-Presidenc .
WASHINGTON, April 23. Since the
election of Carter Harrison as Mayor of
Chicago for a third time, a great many
people think he might be available to
help pull the Democratic party back into
a position where it could achieve vic
tory In National affairs. It was Senator
Bailey, of Texas, who recently suggested
that Carter Harrison would make a good
vice-presiaenuai candidate, it Is sup-
posed that Bailey thought that either
Bryan or some other silver man would
be the Presidential candidate, as Bailey
Is a confirmed silver man. As a matter of
fact. Carter Harrison would not lend
himself to any such proposition. He has
higher ambitions than the Vice-Presidency.
He wants either the Presidency,
a United States Senatorship, or the Gov
ernorship of Illinois, any one of which is
of more Importance than the Vice-Presidency.
Those who are on the Inside of the polit
ical dlckerlngs for the Vice-Presidency at
the Kansas City convention know that
Carter Harrison could have been nomi
nated fpr Vice-President any time that
he would have expressed an indication
that he would accept. He, along "with
Shlveley, Hill and several others that
were put In nomination, were discussed,
but he would not hear to It for a minute.
In fact, it was Shlveley who largely en
gineered the deal which put Adlal E.
Stevenson out Into the open to be Bryan's
running mate. He pushed Stevenson in
order to save himself. Illinois could not
have two candidates and if the Illinois
delegation made Stevenson their delegate,
It let out Carter Harrison.
It Is a rather interesting fact in this
connection that the Illinois Democrats
had sat down on Stevenson very hard.
Although he had been a successful can
didate at one time, the best that the
Illinois democrats did for him in the
early stages of the campaign was to make
him an alternate to the Kansas City con
vention. Stevenson did not accept and
went to Minneapolis, from which place
of retirement he was dragged by those
who could not afford to have either Shlve
ley or Sulzer or some other nonentity,
or some man with a bad record for the
high position of Vive-President.
Referring to Bailey's suggestion, it
might be well to state that Carter Har
rison could not be shelved by any such
office as the Vice-Presidency. More than
that. Carter Harrison Is not a silver
crank, and they may find him useful to
lead the Democratic party out of the big
slough it has fallen Into while It has
been under the management of the West
ern and Southern silver cranks.
THE PLOW TRUST.
Fifty
Million Dollnr Combination
Ha Been Formed.
CHICAGO, April 23. After a conference
lasting several days, the plow manufac
turers of the United States completed the
formation of a $50,000,000 combination.
The combination has for one of its pur
poses the elimination of the long credits
which have been given country mer
chants. It is said to have been the cus
tom to give these dealers as much as a
year's time, and, inasmuch as the manu
facturers have not enjoye dsuch credits in
buying British materials, they say they
have been placed at a disadvantage.
Some 20 manufacturers are represented
at the conference.
The Telephone Combinations.
CHICAGO, April 23. It is announced
here that John I. Clarke, president of the
Chicago Telephone Company will retire
from his position within the next week or
10 days, and will be succeeded by John I.
Sabln, of San Francisco. Mr. Sabln also
will become president of the Central Union
Telephone Company, which controls the
Bell system, covering: Illinois, Iowa, In
diana and Ohio, succeeding W. A. Jack
son, who, it Is said, will v retire.
Mr. Clarke will become chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Chicago com
pany. Reports that there was to be a
big telephone trust embracing the whole
country were discredited by Mr. Clarke
today. The two companies which will be
guided by Mr. Sabln will operate, how
ever, practically as one system.
NEW YORK, April 23. The Journal and
Advertiser says:
"Frederick P. Fish will take office as
president of the American Bell Telephone
Company and of the American Telephone
& Telegraph Company July 1 next. His
salary will be 5100,000, a year. He is 47
years of age, and a graduate of Harvard
University and Law School. He Is senior
member of Fish, Richardson, Herrick &
Neaven, a Boston law firm, and one of the
most, prominent patent lawyers In the
country."
Strike Did Not Take Place.
PITTSBURG, Pa., April 23. The strike
of the employes of the McKeesport Con
necting Railroad, ordered for this morn
ing, did not take place, and the system
Is being operated as usual. The strikers
claim, however, that the road will be tied
up before another day, and that all of the
men will refuse to work. Superintendent
Beattie sas the road will be operated In
spite of the strike.
TERRORIZED BY BOLOMEN
SAMAR ISLAND IS IN NEED
AMERICAN TROOPS.
OF
The Rebels, Under General Lnkbnn,
Will Be Snppressed Before Provin
cial Government Is Established.
TACLOBAN, Island of Leyte. April 23.
The session of the Philippine Commission
at Catbalogan, Samar Island, today de
veloped the fact that the inhabitants of
Samar are still terrorized by the forces of
General Lukban, the rebel leader, which
consist of 600 rifles and many bolomen.
The only delegates present at the session
were representatives from several garri
soned towns on the east coast, and they
feared to give Information to the Ameri
cans. The Commissioners assured them
tnat increased
American forcec would
cope with the rebels, and that a vigorous
campaign would be Instituted In Samar.
The only American forces now in Samar
are seven companies of the First Infantry.
Previous to the arrival of the Commission
yesterday a party of insurrectos fired
down from the hills back of Catbalogan.
Some bamboo guns were captured today.
The Commissioners sailed tonight for
Southern Luzon Provinces.
THE TRANSPORT SERVICE.
Lnwton Will Remain In Intcrisland
Ser" Ice Warren Gocm to Alaska.
WASHINGTON, April 23. Several
changes have been made In the schedule
of Army transports on the Pacific station.
Owing to the fact that the transport War
ren will require extensive repairs, she has
been withdrawn from the Philippine serv
ice and orders given to fit her out for the
Alaska station. The Warren was to have
sailed for Manila In a few days with re
cruits and stores. In order to suddIv her
piace. in
place, the transport Grant, originally
scheduled to sail from San Francisco May
h. wl" "instead on the 25th Inst, with
rno r5T-TTfc nronnei TAr rnr vj r fvan a
the cargo Intended for the Warren. An
other change involves the transport Law
ton. That vessel also is to be withdrawn
from the trans-Pacific service and assign
ed permanently to the interisland service
In the Phillpnlnes. She Is now at San Fran
cisco, and will leave for Manila on the 7th.
Neither the Grant nor the Lawton, ac
cording to present plans, will take any
organized bodies of troops to the Philip
pines. Secretary Root has announced that all
of the new regiments are to be sent to
the Philippines as soon as they get Into
proper military condition for the relief
of the regular regiments which have been
in the Philippines for two years or over.
It is not expected, however, that this
movement, which Is entirely Independent
of the movement of volunteers now in
progress, will begin for several months.
It is stated at the Quartermaster-General's
office that ample facilities have been
provided for bringing home before July 1
all the volunteer troops in the Philip
pines. The Attack on McCoy.
PUEBLO, Colo., April 23. A letter re
ceived this morning from Colonel H. B.
McCoy gives the first authentic account
of the attack upon Colonel McCoy and
his wife at their home in Cebu, Philip
pine Islands, February 6. He says:
"About 10 o'clock at night the town was
attacked by about 500 insurgents. In half
an hour we had driven them off, killing 40
and wounding GO, without having a m.tn
on our side hurt. There was one company
of 135 men assigned to attack the head
quarters and capture May and myself, but
the plan was a failure."
Sheridan Sailed From Manila.
WASHINGTON, April 23. General Mac
Arthur today Informed the War Depart
ment that the transport Sheridan sailed
April 22 via Nagasaki, with Generals John
C. Bates and Fred D. Grant; C6 offlceis
and 1S23 enlisted men of the Forty-fifth
arid Forty-sixth Infantry.
Murdered His Own Children.
CHARTIERS, Department of Eure-et-Lolr,
France, April 23. Suspicion of the
brutal murder of five children, which oc
curred here yesterday at a farm .in the
neighborhood now falls upon the father of
the chlldien. It Is suggested that the fa
ther murdered the children In a fit of
drunken madness, as he spent the evening
in drinking, and as no trace of the alleged
tramps has been found. A strange fact
is that, while the children were killed
with a hammer or bludgeon, their father
was only stabbed, and his wounds were
slight. The knife' with which these
wounds were made belongs to the house,
and a blood-stained jacket, belonging to
Brlere, the father, was discovered In the
courtyard, hidden under some straw.
Brlere was confronted with the corpses
of his children late yesterday afternoon,
and wa6 afterward arrested.
Smashers Will Go to Jail.
WICHITA, Kan., April 23. Mrs. Carrie
Nation, Mrs. Lucy Wilhite, Mrs. Julia
Evans and Mrs. Lydla Muntz, the four
women who smashed two saloons here
some months ago, have decided to reject
all ball and go to jail. Their cases will
come up before the court tomorrow for
the purpose of" renewing their bonds.'
They claim they can easily get bonds, but
they deem It their duty to resent the Im
putation that they have committed any
cilme, hence their decision to go to jail.
King; of Saxony's Birthday.
BERLIN, April 23. The Nord Deutsche
Allgemalne Zeltung prints details of the
observance in Dresden today of the birth
day of King Albert of Saxony and de
scribes the parade of the King's Uhlan
regiment and the church services. Other
papers in Berlin print eulogies of King
Albert. Emperor William reached Streh
len at noon today and was met upon his
arrival by the King of Saxony. The Em-
peror spent the rest of the day in the '
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Saxon royal villa at Strehlln and dined i ton. vice-president, to take effect May 1
with the King and his family. At 6 J. W. Platten was elected treasurer, and
o'clock the King of Saxony conferred the L. D. Smith, assistant secretary, to take
order of Albert upon Baron von Rlchthe- effect at once. Mr. Underwood waa aibO
fen. At 8 o'clock this evening Emperor elected a director to fill a vacancy.
William started for Bonn. He will meet
Crown Prince Frederick William at Halle
and the two will travel together to the
former city.
A Notable Omission.
Salem Statesman.
At a meeting of the Federated Trades
Assembly, In Portland, a motion to ask
the privilege of taking part In the recep.
tlon to President McKInley was tabled,
for the reason given by a delegate from
the Clgarmarkers' Union, "that the men
at the head of the reception committee
were politicians, and that the more work
lngmen they could get to join with them,
the more they would be able to 'swell
themselves' about their following." The
Statesman believes that the action taken
and the remarks of Delegate Vermler
were unwise. Whatever of honor there
Is intended by the reception will be to
President McKInley, and not to anybody
at the head of the committees, and there
Is no man on earth today to whom the
workingman should so delight to render
honor as to William McKInley, for the
policies of which he has stood the cham
pion and sponsor have given profitable
employment to the workingmen of Amer
ica, and have made it possible for them
to maintain unions, to build homes and
to dictate terms to employors.
New Ofllcers of the Erie.
NEW YORK April 23. At a meeting of
the board of directors of the Erie Rail
road Company, held today, E. B. Thoma-
was elected chairman of the board; F.
D. Underwood, president: J. A. Middlp- I
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Funeral Over the "Wronpr Hotly.
REDDING, Ca!.. April 23. Harry O.
Stone returned to Redding today from Ma
nila to hear details of his own funeral
held here one year ago. Five years ago
Stone entered the Navy. A change of
service found him with the Fourth Cav
alry In th Philippines. In the battle of
Maloios, Herman H. Stone, of Worcester.
Mass., a member of the Twenty-second
Infantry, was killed. In the following
April a hermetically sealed casket marked
Harry H. Stone, was received here by
Harry Stone's aunt, Mrs. Horace Drury
An impressive funeral was held. Several
weeks later Mrs. Drury received a letter
from a Mrs. Stone, of Worcester, Mass ,
claiming the body as that of. her son. Al
though Mrs. Drury believed the body to
be that of her nephew. It was exhumed
and torwarded.
New Bridge Across St. Lawrence.
MONTREAL. April 23. The St. Liw
rence is to be spanned by a third bridgo
opposite this city The New York Cen
tral has obtained a controlling Interest In
the Montreal Bridge Company, and the
announcement is made that the work of
construction will be at one twgun Th"
estimated cost of the bridge is StSOfO.'OO.
and the terminals will cost $4,000,000 more.
Arguments on the "Ripper Bill."
PHILADELPHIA. April 23 Arguments
on the constitutionality of the Pittsburg
"Ripper bill" were begun today In the
Supreme Court. A decision Is not ex-
pected for several days.
Rpbberson, ind. Ten, Mar. 23, 1900,
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