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THE- MOBNIfffi -OnEGONIA. EPNESDAY. MAY 8, 1901.
MADE GOOD IMPRESSION
COMMISSIONERS REPORTED OJi
THEIR TISIT TO WASHTXGTOJr.
Only a Few Radicals In. tne Cnbaa
-'Convention WUI Oppose 3.UT
Acceptance
2AYANA, May 7. The special commls
Blon of the Cuban Constitutional Conven
tion, which returned here from Washing
ton May 5, at the secret session present-J
ea an extensive report ot jis mmaxuKc
with President McKinley ana Secretary
Root and & glowing account of the T3an--iuets
and Teceptlons tendered the mem
'bers. Senor Giberga -objected to "Incor
porating an account of the social pro
gramme In the report, but the Tcommis
slon Insisted upon this point. In refer
ence to the third clause" of the Piatt
amendment, the report stated that the
United States would not Intervene unless
Cuba Is attacked by a foreign power and
there exists In Cuba a condition of af
fair similar to that which existed under
Spain at the time of American Interven
tion. Regarding coaling stations, the Te
pof t set forth "that the places so desired
hy the United States were- Capes Maysl
ani San Antonio and another point com
manding the entrance- to the Gulf of llex
Ico. These would be definitely determined
upon when drawing up the treaty. The
object of these stations would be the
maintenance of the Independence of Cuba
as well as the protection of the United
States. The report also said that the
.United States would in no way Interfere
with the local government and that
President McKinley had promised to ap
point a commission to meet a Cuban
commission to discuss the eco
nomic Question and to draw up a com
mercial treaty as soon as the Republic
Js established, and that he advised the
Cubans in the meantime to study the
situation In this respect. The representa
tives anonunced that Secretary Root had
said that there was nothing in the Piatt
amendment to prevent Cub from having
diplomatic representatives In foreign
countries.
The report has evidently made a good
impression ad only a tew radicals will
continue to oppose Its acceptance. The
convention will meet Thursday and Is ex
pected to take definite action Saturday.
RECEPTION OK KRUGER.
The President Commun.tco.tetl "With,
on the Subject.
.NEW YORK. May 7. The denial In pos
itive terms in official circles that the
President stated to anybody claiming to
represent "Oom Paul" Kruger that he
would not receive him at the White
House was jnade in a way, says a- special
to the Tribune from Washington, which
seems to indicate that the President has
Teen communicated with on this subject,
since he left Washington, and desired It
to become known that he Is being mis
represented in this matter. In point of
fact, various persons authorized to speak
for the President declare that on more
than one occasion when the subject has
been referred to In his presence the
President has said that he would" be glad
to receive Mr. Kruger on the same terms
and with the same hospitality as he re
ceives other distinguished foreigners. ,
This could be done without compromis
ing the Government in any way. It is
pointed out that when the Boer envoys
were in Washington a year ago they
were treated with marked cpurtesy and
consideration by the President and every
member of his Cabinet with whom" they
came in contact. It is further pointed out
that If ex-President Kruger comes
iere he will appear Jn a strictly private
capacity, not being invested even with
the official character with which the I
Boer envoys were clothed, ana tnat
therefore the President would have" no
possible reason for refusing to meet Turn.
LORD KITCHENER'S REVIEW.
Impossible to tell what isthe consensus
of opinion among the delegates. If it is
decided to strike we anticipate having
the sympathy of our American brethren,
as there has always been a close com
munity of interests between us.""
Considerable difference of opinion de
veloped In the course -of the discussion,
the Inland miners opposing and the sca
Tjoard delegates supporting the suggested
strike. If is understood that the mine
owners will be represented at-tomorrow's
meeting. Many of the delegates ex
pressed the opinion that the employers
iad deserted the miners after urging
them to strike.
CHINA SEEKING A LOAN
WIMi REQUEST THE POWERS TO
-, OBTAIN OXE FOB. HER.
'EDUCATIOXAI HUil. INTRODUCED.
Passed Its First Reading In' the
House of Commons.
IONDON, May 7. In the House of
Commons today, Sir John Gorst, the
vice-president of the committee of the
Council, introduced the educational bill.
Sir John explained that the bill was in
tended 4p bring the chaotic educational
system ot the United Kingdom into unity.
Mr. Bryce, Liberal, called It a gigantic,
complicated scheme. The bill passed Its
first reading without a division.
The Indian secretary. Lord Hamilton,
answering a question, said the senior
Government Inspector of the Burmah
"Railroads, in a report dated August 5,
1S00, announced that he had noticed cer
tain defects In American locomotives in
use there. The information received,
howevea, did not warrant Lord Hamilton
in thinking the American locomotives on
Indian railroads had been found general
ly unsatisfactory. Lord Cranbourne, the
Under Secretary, said Lord Cramer, the
British agent in Egypt, ha"d been asked
Secret Societies at Nankin Have
Joined Issue With the Reform
ers Trouble Is Expected.
PJDKIN, May 7. China' will request the
powers to obtain for her a -loan sufficient
to pay the Indemnity as soon as the
amount thereof is made known. She will
also ask for an extra 20,000,000 taels to
be provided annually, according to the
proposition of the foreign Ministers.
The foreign Ministers today decided .-to
address a collective note to the Chinese
Government informing it that a oint in
demnity of 450,000,000 taels would be de
manded and asking what methpd of pay
ment Is proposed. A reply is expected at
the end of the week which will probably
propose to meet the indemnity by-raising
the customs tariffs. It Is considered
likely that the powers will assent to some
such measure in return for concessions
on the part of China In the shape of a
total abolition of the Likln, the placing
and defeated the enemy's cavalry&X) kilo
meters west" of Kalgan, in Pel Chi U
Province.
Italian Missionary -Burned Alive.
LONDON'May 7. According tovff dis
patch1 from Shanghai" to the' Daffy. Ex
press, Father Paoll, an Italian misslon
aryi was burned alive in the Province of
Shen Si.. - " ' " S "
Yang? Yh Going- Home.
ST. PETERSBURG," May STang; Yu,
Chinese Minister to Russia, has started
to Cnlna witn"hls family.
TABLETS IN HAL OF FAME
National
Organization
Them.
Will Unveil
NEW YORK, May 7. At a meeting of
the New York University Council, last
night,' Chancellor MacCracken said that
so far as possible national organizations
will have charge of the unveiling of. par
ticular tablets in the Hall of Fame on
EASJMAN ON JHE STAND
DECLARED THAT THIS KILLING F
iGROGAN WAS AN ACCIDENT. r
Wife of the Prisoner Contradicted
Much of the Former Testimony
Introduced at the Trial.
CAMBRIDGE, Maes., May 7. The cli
max in the -Eastman: murder trlalwas
reached today, when the defendant him
self took the .stand to tell his own story.
He went into no elaborate details and
answered only the questions put to him
by his lawyers For two hours he was on
the stand giving hlff testimony as to his
relations with: Grogan and the incidents
on the day of the shooting. He declared
that the shooting was an accident and
that up to last October he had always
Ity of the two provislinSjjgthetnew law
passed upon. In too meantimgthe two
tsurvifingiroungers are rejoldngjipver the
hopeof ultfmatet release from their prison
home.' I ?
Denis Chiefly With the Invasion of
Cape Colony-
LONDON, May 7. Lord Kitchener's
first long review of the South African
operations, dealing chiefly with the Inva
sion of Cape Colony and dated March 8,
was published in the Gazette today. He
says it has been his constant endeavor
since taking over the command to Im
prove the fortification works along the
line of communication, thus reducing the
guards: also evacuating the garrisons re-
TOOte from the railroads, thereby obviat--!
Ihg convoy escorts. He had comman
deered more than 25,000 horses in Cape
Colony since December. Lord Kitchener
favorably mentions 200 officers, non-commissioned
officers and men.
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A Young? Woman Is Assaulted and
ThroTTO Into an Old Well.
LEAVENWORTH, Kas., May 7. Miss
Bonnie, an employe oC the State Peni
tentiary, while gathering mushroomos
near Lansing, was etruck on the back, of
the head by an unknown person and ren
dered unconscious, after which she was
assaulted and then thrown into an old
well. The young woman regained con
sciousness and after repeated attempts
reached the surface and' went home,
where she told ot the crime. She stated
that eh had caught a glimpse of her as
sailant and "would be able to Identify
him. Miss Bonnie died soon afterward.
Searching parties are scouring he coun
try.
cutter Hamilton, at Jacksonville, has been
authorized to distribute 1000 rations to the
fire sufferers. The revenue cutter- For
ward has been ordered from Charleston
to Jacksonville and also will distribute
rations.
PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN
for a report on the American locomotives
in Egypt.
Boer- Prisoners forBernrada.
HAMILTON, "Bermuda, May 1. A num.
"ber of Boer prisoners are" reported- to
have sailed lor Bermuda April 29 with -a
white regiment to guard them. Working
parties of soldiers are rapidly clearing
sites at Darrell's Island for the erection
of buildings and large tanks to hold wa
ter. The lack of water is. likely to be a
serious matter, as there are no streams
on the Island and the only drinking wa
ter Is rainwater caught on the roofs and
run by stone or wooden gutters into stone
tanks adjoining the houses. The -naval
authorities at the dockyards, when asked.
how much water they could furnish, re
plied: ""Not a gallon." The white regi
ment will be quartered at Prospect and
the black regiment will be sent to Si.
Georges.
No Change In Imperial Policy.
CAPE TOWN, May 7. Sir Alfred Mll
tier, thev British Minister, addressing a
snass meeting today, said there was ab
solutely Jib 5-easoh for tlie anxiety 'felt in
some quarters, lest any change. tfe. intro
duced In South Africa that would in any
way weaken the imperial policy. Such
c. change is Impossible. Great Britain
las made up her mind and -will carry out
the policy she has laid down.
Str.- Botha's Health Broken.
LONDON, May 8. The" Dally Chronicle
Bays It learns that the health of Mrs.
Botha, wife of Commandant-General
Botha, has broken down, owing to worry
and her constant journeys between her
husband and Lord Kitchener, and that
ehe is about to sail from Delagoa Bay to
visit Mr. Kruger and to appeal to him
to persuade the Boers to surrender.
Mllner Sails for England.
CAPE TOWN, May 7.-Slr Alfred Mllner
will sail tomorrow for home on the steam
r Saxon.
The Cape Argus understands -that the
Utrecht. Vryheld and probably the Wak
Icorstroom districts will be annexed to
Natal.
Dispute Over a Finer-
LONDON. May 7 A dispute has arisen
as to the ownership of the flag which
Queen "Victoria presented to the hospital
ship Maine. Mrs. George Cornwallls-West
(Lady Randolph Churchill) asserts that
It belonss to her, and Bernard Baker,
owner of the vessel, declares that It Is
his property. The flag is now in Lady
Ch.urch!rs possession. It seems that
while the Maine was still in service as
a hospital-ship, Mr. Baker gave orders
that the flag should be surrendered to no
one without an order from himself. The
officer In charge of the ship later sent
It to Lady Randolph Churchill on her
written request. He was dismissed for
disobedience, and Mr. Baker requested
"Lady Randolph to return the flag to him,
which she, In spite of more .importune
requests and demands, has failed to do.
Lady Randolph Churchill claims the
flag as her own, but has intimated her
willingness to send It to the United States
Government to be placed as a -relic in
some National museum.
The Emperor Thanks Von Miauel.
BERLIN, May 7. The Relchsanzelger
today publishes the text of a letter from
Emperor William to Dr. Ton Mlquel ex
pressing regret at the latter's relinquish
ment of his post of Financial Minister
of Prussia. In which he had deserved so
1 well of the King, royal house and father
land, alluding to Dr. von Mlquel having
created a new and enduring financial
foundation for Prussia, thanking him for
his" fruitful service and Informing him
of his elevation to the upper house of
the Diet.
of Import duties on a gold basis, really
free navigation of Chinese waters and the
removal of impediments to navigation
and the tax at Woo Sung. The Ministers
were unable to agree as to the desirabil
ity of opening the whole Empire to trade
and residence, some holding that it would
be asking China to assume too great re
sponsibility, and under the present sys
tem of government it would be Impossible
to guarantee the safety of the numerous
foreigners who would flock Into the inter
ior If the Empire were entirely opened.
W. Martin, the American', Consul at
Nankin, announces In a cablegram that
the secret societies there have joined Is
sue with the reformers. Chinese troops
patrol Nankin and sleep under arms.
Sir Rejflnnld Beauehnmp Divorced.
LONDON, May ".Sir Reginald Beau
champ was awarded a divorce from his
wife. Violet (daughter of the Fifth Earl
of Roden) today and 10,000 damages.
The co-respondent was Hugh Watt, an ex
member of Parliament, who Is well known
In financial circles.
Rioting In Barcelona.
MADRID, May 7. The Government has
decided to suspend the constitutional
guarantees In Barcelona, where serious
riots have taken place among the strik
ers and anarchists. The cavalry, which
was called out, repeatedly charged the
mob.
More Boers Captured.
LONDON, May 7. Lord Kitchener re
ports the capture of another 100 Boers one
I2-pounder, one S-pounder, one Maxim and
a quantity of ammunition.
Johaneshnre Mine Started.
JOHANNESBURG, May 4. Saturday)
The Meyer & Chariton mine has been
started again.
MINERS' DmDED. ,
Conference Adjourned Until ".Today
Without Acting on Strike Question.
LONDON. May 7. The miners' confec
ence met Jn executive session tbdasv and
adjourned until tomorrow fpr cohsld- J
Mr. Fenwick. a member of Parliament,
and formerly a working miner, said to a
representative of the Associated Press af
ter the meeting:
"No resolutions were presented and it is
Military Balloon Descended Snfely.
COLOGNE. May 7. The military cap
tive balloon, with two men in the car,
which ascended here Sunday afternoon,
broke loose In a gale and was lost to
,slght In the clouds, has descended safely.
The occupants of the car were not injured.
Snow in England,
LONDON, May 7. There was a heavy
fall of snow In North Devonshire and
Dartmore today, endangering the Spring
crops. The change from the almost trop
ical heat of the past month Is most
marked and promises to continue for some
time.
OPENING OF CHINA.
Officials of the Empire Approve of
the Movement.
WASHINGTON, May 7. It has devel
oped that the movement for the extensive
opening of China to foreign trade and
commerce has the active approval not
only of the United States and several
other leading powers, but also of Chinese
officials. About the only doubt as to
the formal position of China Is that
caused by the Empress Dowager's recent
creation of a Council of State. How far
this council will have authority to check
the action of the peace plenipotentiaries
is not yet clear, but the negotiations are
proceeding with the prospect of uniting
the various branches of, Chinese authority
In the support of the present plan. The
attitude of Russia also Is the source bf
Some solicitude, although the negotia
tions are be'lng framed so as to obviate
any objection which Russia might raise
if the opening of commerce was to apply
principally to Manchuria.
Information has reached here to the
effect that a number of speculators, in
cluding Americans, have been trying to
secure options on and to obtain posses
sion of nearly all the land for legation
purposes in the Pekin compound. The
Ministers have taken note of this attempt
at what they regard as sharp practice,
and have issued a rule forbidding any
exchange of titles to property in the com
pound until the Legation settlements are
secured.
Memorial Day. .So far as acceptances
have been received, these organizations
Will .unveil tablets as follows:
Washington, The Society, of the City of
Cincinnati; Franklin, the Colonial Dames,
the vice-president, Miss Gillespie, a de
scendant of Franklin, acting for the so
ciety; Jefferson, Sons qf the American
Revolution;' Webster, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Lincoln, the Mili
tary Order of the Loyal Legion, repre
sented by General Schofield; Asa Gray,
the Botanical Society of America, repre
sented by Professor B. L. Robinson, pres
ident, and Asa Gray, professor of botany
at Harvard; Marshall, the American Bar
Association, through Edmund Welmore,
president; Farragutv National Association
of Naval Veterans; Lee, the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, represent
ed by Miss Mary F. Mears; Gilbert Stuart,
National Academy of Design; Morse, the
American Institute of Electrical Engi
neers; Whitney, the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers; Jjbnathan Edwards,
the Christian Endeavor Society; Beecher,
the National Organization of the. Young
Men's Christian Association; Peabday, the
Peabody Educational fund, represented by
thesecond , vice-president, Dn. J. L. Mc
Curry, of Washington.
THE DEATH ROLL.
' Well-Knovra- New York Lawyer.
NEW YORK, May 7. Clarence M. Fos
ter, a well-known lawyer, died at his
home in this city last njght.- He was a
graduate of Dartmputh College and the
Columbia Law School. In 1S73 he went to
San Francisco, where he practiced law
for two years. In 1875 he returned to this
city and took up his profession here.
No Strained Relations.
LONDON, May 7. The rumors, that the
relations between Germany and Russia
are strained, on account of slights on
the part of Count von Waldersee, are
discredited at the Foreign Office. Though
It Is admitted In Downing street that
the majority of the powers' are consider
ably Irritated by the Field Marshal's
numerous expeditions, itjs not believed
that this has led to any definite misun
derstanding. It may be authoritatively
stated that if the British dipllmats had
any reason to believe the rumors of
strained relations, it would cause them
no little satisfaction, and they would take
no trouble to discredit them.
Rev. Henry Scnddlngr, D. D.
TORONTO, Ont., May 7. The Rev. Hen
ry Scadding, D. D., Cantab historian and
antiquarian and one, of he best known
men In Canada, Is dead, aged 88.
believed that It was the old rlm-fire pis
tol that discharged the bullet which killed
his brother-in-law.
Mrs. Eastman waa on the stand most of
the forenoon. She was visibly affected
by the minute examination as to the in
cidents Immediately preceding the trag
edy and regarding certain statements'
made by previous witnesses. At times
she wept. Mrs. Eastman said she did not
remember any such incident as that re
lated by Mrs. Grogan, Sr who testified
that Eastman had said Grogan's days
were numbered. Witness never said that
Eastman had been drinking, rior had she
ever heard Mrs. Grogan, Jr., eay he had
been drinking. Mrs. Eastman alsot testl.
fled that In June the lock on the tomb
containing Grogan's body had been tam
pered with, but no one had asked per
mission to open the tomb. Attorney-
( , General Knowlton declined to cross-ex
amine mtb. iuasiman.
The defendant, Charles R. Eastman,
then took the stand to testify In his own
behalf. He confined his testimony to an
swering the questions of his attorney.
He said his relations with Grogan always
were pleasant, and that from the Fall of
1S99 they were on terms of greatest
friendship. He denied that any quarrel
took place in November, 1899; than any
jealousy existed because Grogan had
undertaken the business left by their
father-in-law. or that he had ever said
In the presence of Grogan's mother that
Grogan's days' were short. Witness re
lated the incident of the target practice
on the morning of July 4, of dining and
going to swimming races In company
with Grogan. Eastman said he found the
races slow, and started back home with
his wife. He denied that he urged Gro
gan to return with him. but said Grogan
overtook him on the way home. Eastman
could not tell whether It was Grogan or
himself who suggested a resumption of
target-shooting.
In the main Eastman's story of the
shooting of Grogan was as it has been
repeated by witnesses during this trial,
who heard Eastman's statement imme
diately after tie event. He said that hl3
recollection oi wnat nappenea alter ne
and Grogan 'clinched was very indis
tinct. "There was," he said,' "a struggle for
the possession of the gun. There was
confusion, exclamations, noise and cries,
and Grogan burst out with something
like 'Damn It, I am shot!' Finally I got
possession of the revolver after a strug
gle and Grogan was brought to his knees.
I do - not know exactly what happened
after that,, because of the fight and
horror and the agonized cries. I cried
out to him to let go, while on his part
he said In the most agonized tones, 'Oh,
oh, oh.' I next remember that we were
running, and that we came together
again for another struggle. Some weapon,
I don't know what, lay on the ground,
and I tried to kick it out of the way."
Eastman testified that he had never
entertained a feeling of malice or jeal
ousy toward Grogan, and had never had
any thought of Injury.
Valet Jones Is Sick.
NEW YORK, May 7. It was said at fhe
house of detention today that the con
dition of Charles F. Jones, the principal
witness In the case agaln3t Alberl Tl
Patrick, charged with the murder- of Will
iam M. Rice, Is no worse than It was
last night Jones will probably be re
moved to a sanitarium, where he will be
treated by means of Injections of food.
The disease from which he Is suffering Is
catarrh of the stomach, and he Is unable
to take any nourishment, exept milk-and
seltzer. He has not taken solid food for
Ave days.
Caleb Powers New Trial.
FRANKFORT. Ky May 7. Ex-Secretary
of State Caleb Powers' attorneys
were today granted an additional exten
sion of 30 days' time In which to file a
petition for modification of the Court of
Appeals decision granting him a new
trial. As this petition cannot be passed
on until September, Powers next trial
cannot come up earlier than February,
1902. The case of James Howard, the
alleged Goebel principal, will be retried
here In 'September.
Improper Use of Malls.
DENVER, May 7. Thomas J. Shelton,
publisher of the Christian, who claims
close kinship to Jacob and Moses, and
the power to cure disease by sending
vibrations to any distance, today pleaded
guilty to the Improper use of the malls,
and was fined $23 by Judge Hallett In
the United States Court.
SEVERAL PERSONS MISSING.
Mldnisht Fire In New York Apart
ment Houses.
NEW YORK, May 8. Fire which start
ed just beore midnight on the ground
floor of the five-story apartment houga
at 756 Lexington avenue, drove 20- or
morej families In to. the street and many
people had narrow escapes. The polico
and firemen, aided by citizens, rescued
several persons. Two were injured anil
taken to, the Presbyterian Hospital, and
several are reported? missing. The Are
started In a butter and egg store. It
spread rapidly and In" a few" minutes had
eaten through the four other houses.
all five-story apartments.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Young, who lived
on the fourth floor of ono house, jumped
from the window of tfielr apartment Into
a life net. Mrs. Youag received severe
contusions and Internal Injuries and win
taken to a hospital, as was her husband
A man was seen at the window ot one oc
the third flooors as If he were about to
Jump. Then he disappeared, and It !
feared he was either burned or smoth
ered ta death. Miss Waldron attempted
to jump , from the fourth floor into tho
life net. She missed It. falling lntothe
arms of half a dozen policemen and fire
men. She- was injured and taken to a
hospital, as was one of ttte men holding
the net. Mrs. Wanamaker attempted to
jump into the net. She struck the rflrr
escape on the first floor, receiving in
ternal Injuries. She was removed to a
hospital. Carrie Johnson, a servant girl.
Is reported missing.
Fatal Ending: of Lovers' Quarrel.
ROCKFIELD, Ind., May 7. Wiley Miller
fatally shot his sweetheart, Bertha Tiro
mons, last night, and then committed-sui-side.
The two had quarreled. Both be
longed to excellent families.
SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS
Tented Villages Being: Erected
Jacksonville.
In
Yokohama Spinning: Company Fails.
YOKOHAMA. May 7. An important
spinning company of this cityhas failed. A Washington that the United States Gov-
The failure Is traceable to the Insolvency
bf the; hanks of Osaka, announced April
$5. The panicky feeling continues.
Commiite.e. Passed, Sngor Bill.
BERLIN, May 7. The Reichstag com-
imltlee today passed the saccharine bill
jy a vote of 10 to 7.
Swedish Minister Resigns.
STOCKHOLM. May 7. Gerrard Drys
sen. Minister of Marine, has resigned.
He was appointed October 21, 1S9S.
A Wrong: Assumption.
BERLIN, May 7. The Lokal Anzeiger,
commenting upon the announcemept from
ernment is wonting toward the open
ing of all China to the trade of the world,
assumes that the plan includes Man
churia, and adds:
"Here we have new points of friction,
which do not" concern Germany, inas
much as she has no interests In Manchuria."
Raphael Straus.
CINCINNATI, O., May 7. Raphael
Straus, a well-known artist, died at his
home here today, aged 72 years.
Dynamite Train Ran Away.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., May 7. Five
men were probably fatally Injured by an
explosion of powder, which occurred at
the Henry colliery of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company today. The powder was
on a "trip" of cars. As the cars entered
the stope they broke away and dashed
down the mine. When the cars reached
the bottom of the stope the concussion
caused the powder to explode. The force
of the exp'losion was terrific, and the men
who were riding on the "trip" were badly
Injured. The Injured men axe: Patrick
Sharpe John and James Burke, David
Morgan and Thomas Duffy.
Shah Has the Gout.
WASHINGTON, May 7. The Persian
Legation sends the following to the Asso
ciated Press:
"The telegram saying that His Majesty,
the Shah, was dangerously 111 and that
there were disorders In Teheran due to the
newly Imposed taxes Is denied by the
Persian Legation here. Recent telegrams
received by the legation show that His
Majesty, the Shall, Is enjoying 1 "good
health except that he suffers nowand
then from the gout, to which he is sub
ject. As to the alleged 'disorders th'ere
are none and the- country progresses un
der the paternal care'ot His Majesty the
Shah." ' -.'.:.
PAROLE OF THE YOUNGERS.
of
Chinese Cavalry Defeated.
BERLIN, May 7. Field Marshal voni
Waldersee, in a dispatch from Pekln,
dated yesterday, says i that Lieutenant
Kummer and a cavalry patrol attacked
Electrocution Law Is Constitutional.
BOSTON, May" 7' Tbe Supreme 'Court
today rendered a decision upholding "the
cbhslitutlonallty of the law ;tffifclvpre
scribes execution bj" electricity ftTcaptfal
cases." The Issue was'ralsed Jir'behalf of
Lulgl Stortl, the murderer of Michael Cal
ucci. Storti Is to be put-o death the
week beginning May 12.
Recommended by the Board
Prison. Managers.
ST. PAUL, May 7. Coleman and- James
Younger, the most noted convicts In the
state prison at Stillwater, today won the
first step toward freedom from that Insti
tution, to which they were sentenced to
life over 25 years ago. For 20 years their
friends have been working In their behalf,
each Governor being Importuned frequent
ly for a pardon. The third brother, Bob,
died In the Stillwater prison a few years
ago, but the efforts for the liberation of
the now old men have never ceased. Ten
years ago a pardon board, composed of
the Governor, Attorney-General and Chief
Justice, was created, one of the arguments
In Its favor being the relief It would
give the Chief Executive from the friends
of the Youngers. Since then the pardon
board has been asked repeatedly to act
favorably on applications for pardon of
the Youngers, but the required unanimous
vote could never be secured. Two years
ago a bill was presented to the Legisla
ture, providing for the , parole of life
prisoners. ''The bill was passed by -the
Senate, but killed In the House. This
year a similar bill, after several hard en
counters dn the floor of the two houses,
got through, and secured the approval of
Governor Van Sant, but an amendment
to It required the unanimous approval of
the Board of Pardons before paroles of
life prisoners could become effective. The
opponents of the Youngers let the bill go
through In this shape, believing nothing
could come of it- Under the provisions
of this Jawj .the Board of Prison Managers
today unanimously recommended the
parole of the Youngers. This recommen
dation,, will he a once presented to ilje
Board of Pardons, but none of the mem
Tiers of the board will say whether a spe
cial meeting would he held to consider
the matter. Th next regular meeting
will be held in July. Before final action j
it would ho nerpssarv to havo tha pjraJ I
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 7. The al
most superhuman work of the different
committees has somewhat relieved the
situation and it is now believed that In
every. Instance those without proper food
and clothing were In a measure cared for
today and that tonight there are vastly
fewer people who were compelled to sl';ep
upon the streets. Two hundred tents were
erected today, and while those were very
crowded tonight and while several
churches and schoolhouses In the suburbs
were also crowded with sleepers, this
condition also will be relieved tomorrow
by the arrival of 2000 tents from the Gen
eral Government at Washington, which
will be erected at once. The military
companies have been of great assistance
with their experience In rapidly erecting
tents, and before tomorrow night there
will be several tented villages In the city
with cots and blankets and a water sup
ply In almost every village for the suffer
ers. Tomorrow there will also be pro
vided several extra commissary stations
In various parts of the city to relieve the
situation at the two already established,
and no doubt there will "be one In each
village of tents.
There has been no outbreak of sickness
In the city and the several cases of ner
vous prostration which have been report
ed are now well on the way to recovery.
Thousands of people have left the city.
Thnss remaining and able will be given
some kind of labor at the bureaus which
have been established.
The cleaning up of the streets has been
going on rapidly. Telephone connections
with the undamaged part of the city have
been resumed in almost every district, and
the wires which encumbered the streets
are now cleared away. The street-car
service has been resumed In the West
ern part of the city as far east as Julia
street, but there Is no service In the
east- . t
The relief committees are now located
near the center of the city In large tents
and the relief association has at last
reached a basts of work that Is both rapid
and suitable for the emergency.
Clouds of smoke still envelope the city
from the smouldering embers of the con
flagratlon, but many of the buildings have
been sufficiently cooled off to allow the
safes to be opened and books and papers
of a great many 'concerns have been found
nnlv sHirhtlv scorched. JLn otner cases,
so Intense was the heat that iron safes
failed to protect the money or papers.
Twelve carloads of provisions arrived
tonight from New York and are now at
the depot, where they will be unloaded
and stored, ready for delivery in the
morning.
No more dead bodies have been found,
although a systematic search has not yet
begun.
The following appeal has been Issued by
Jacksonville transportation men:
"Jacksonville, Fla., May 7. To the Rail
way and Steamship Fraternities: Over
1000 acres In the heart of the residence,
business and most populous portion of
Jacksonville were completely destroyed by
fire May 3. About 10,000 of our people are
homeless, among whom are many railway
and steamship employes and their faml
lies. We therefore Issue this appeal for as
much help for the relief of such of out
unfortunate brethren as they are able to
give without embarrassment to them
selves or families, assuring the donors
that It will be expended to relieve real
distress among the families of the railway
and steamship employes. Contributions
should be sent to F. M. Ironmonger, Jr.,
Florida passenger agent Clyde Line, chair
man Jacksonville Transportation Men's
Relief Association, Jacksonville, Fla.
"A. O. M'DONALD.
"H. J. BURNS.
"J. H. RAFFERTY,
"F. M. -JOLLY.
Manitoba Government Bill.
" OTTAWA,. May 7. The House ot Com
mons discussed the Manitoba Govern
ment bill until 2:20 this morning, when It
divided an an amendment to send th
bill back to the Manitoba Legislature.
It was lost, 6 for and 80 against. Ths
bill reached the committee stage when
the House adjourned.
Colonel Prior, of Victoria, during the
evening, complained that a map of the
Dominion exhibited at the Paris fair gave
the Alaska boundary as contended for by
the United States. He hoDed the- map
would not be sent to Glasgow- The point
whldh Mr. Prior complained of was at
Clarence Channel.
Sir, Wilfrid Laurler, the Premier, in re
ply, said that Canada claims that the
boundary ran up the Clarence Chan
nel. The treaty says In so many word
the Portland Canal, but there Is differ
ence of opinion between Americans anil
Canadians as to where- that channel (9.
Canada claims It la west ot Pear's Island.
Americans claim It is Obseryatory Inler.
, New Point Raised.
POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y.. May?. An In
teresting point has been raised here under
the pension' laws. Lizzie Halladay. an In
mate of the Matteawan State Hospital for
the Criminal Insane, Is an applicant To
a pension. Her husband was a soldier and
was murdered by her at her home near
Warwick, Orange County, N. Y more
than three years ago. He had. been miss
ing for several days when It was discov
ered that she had killed him and had hid
den his body under a pig pen. 3he was
taken to the asylum at Matteawan a rav
ing maniac, and now claims the pension
of a soldier's widow, notwithstanding the
fact that she became a widow by mur
dering her husband. Colonel W. L. Le
Iacy, a local pension attorney, says that
under the law of June 27. 1S90. she Is en
titled to her pension, as it excludes only
the widows of those who commit suicide.
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