THE MOKNItfGr OREG02SIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1902.
WILL RETIRE MILES
President Offended atHisTalk
Before Senate Committee.
DISRESPECT TO HIS SUPERIORS
Roosevelt In Weary of the Constant
Friction in the Armj and Has
Determined to Take a
Decisive Step.
WASHINGTON, March 21. The state
ments made yesterday by General Miles
before the Senate committee on military
affairs were discussed by the President
today -with a number ol his callers. There
Is little doubt that these statements trill
ultimately lead to General Miles' retire
ment by the President. In discussing the
matter today -with his callers, among
whom were Senators and Representatives,
the President took the position that the
Lieutenant-General of the Army should
entertain toward his superiors the same
respect that he would expect and demand
from his subordinates.
At the Cabinet meeting today the stated
xnents made by General Miles were
brought up, but consideration of them was
postponed. The President proposes to
read the testimony given at the hearing
and to consult with different members of
the committee on military affairs before
finally announcing what he proposes to
do. It Is significant that long after the
Cabinet adjourned Secretary Root and Adjutant-General
Corbln were closeted with
the President
The President is known to have stated
that he is tired of the friction In the
Army, and whether it is decided that Gen
eral Miles' statement was privileged or
not, he will at no distant day take action
looking to his retirement.
The printed testimony of General Miles
has not yet been made public, and It Is
understood that It will be submitted to
him for approval. It Is well understood
that a great deal of what the General
said will not appear In the record. ,
Members of the committee say the re
port published yesterday afternoon was
correct in substance In every particular.
At the same time, these Senators do not
agree that General Miles can be punished
for his utterances before the committee,
whether they appear In the record or not.
Of course, the committee could take no
action to prevent the retirement of Gen
eral Miles. That, under the law, is purely
an executive act, and needs no confirma
tion or approval of the Senate.
Secretary Root was in consultation for
some time with President Roosevelt at
the White House tonight concerning the
statement of General Miles before the
Senate committee. Senator Spooner rlso
was present. Secretary Root refused to
talk for publication concerning the mat
ter, saying that he had not read the testi
mony given by General Miles before the
committee. It is understood that General
Miles was furnished with a stenographic
report of his testimony for revision.
SHEEP AND GOATS.
Census Bureau' Report of the Num
ber and Their Wool end Hair Clip.
WASHINGTON. March 21. The Census
Bureau has issued a report on the sheep
and goats on hand June 1, 1900, -and their
wool and hair clip in the Pall of 1899 and
Spring of 1900.
There '-VerST'In 'tfil'SUhlted" States'; June
1, 1900. 31,919,29S ewes 1 year old and
over, 8,018,275 rams and wethers 1 year
and over, and 21.GG8.238 lambs under 1 year.
From the 39,937.573 ewes, rams and weth
ers, 1 year and over, were shorn, In the
Fall of 1899 and Spring of 1900, 44.02S.928
fleeces of an aggregate weight of 276,991,812
pounds of unwashed wool. In some sec
tions of the country sheep are shorn both
In the Fall and Spring, and thus two
fleeces are reported for the same eheep,
and some further apparent discrepancy
arises from the fact that many farmers
sell sheep for slaughter, shearing them
before the slaughter. Over one-half of the
sheep, and thus over one-half of the
wool. Is reported from the Western States,
of which Montana has the largest and
Wyoming the second largest number and
greatest quantity.
Of goats, the census reports a total, of
all ages, of 1,871,252. of which Texas con
tains the largest number, an aggregate
exceeding one-third of all In the United
States. New Mexico contains the next
largest number, a total of 224,126. Exclu
sive of the kids less than 1 year old, only
a portion of the goats reported are kept
for their mohair or goat hair, hence
there is reported only 454.932 fleeces of an
aggregate weight of 961,228 pounds of un
washed fiber.
The total value, as reported, of the
wool was J45.723.739, and of mohair and
goat hair $267,864.
BEE AXD HOXEY STATISTICS.
Census Bureau's Report on the In
dustry. WASHINGTON, March 21. The Census
Bureau today Issued a complete report
showing that for the country as a whole,
on June 1, 1900, there were 707,261 hee
farms In the Nation. These farms report
ed 4.109.626 swarms or colonies, valued at
J10.1S6.513, averaging a little more than
six swarms to each farm reporting. The
twelfth census is the first to report the
number and value of bees or the number
of farms reporting them.
During the year 1899, there were pro
duced 61.196,160 pounds of honey and 1,765,
S15 pounds of wax, of an aggregate value
of $6,664,904, or $9 42 for farms reporting.
Of this value, 35 per cent Is from the
North Central, 12 per cent from the North
Atlantic 15 per cent from the South At
lantic, 23 per cent from the South Cen
tral, 14 per cent from the Western States
and 1 per cent from Hawaii.
Of the states reporting honey, Texas re
ports the largest quantity, 4,780,204 pounds.
California reports the second largest
quantity, 3,667,738 pounds; New York the
third largest, 3,342,497. The counties show
ing the heaviest production are Fresno,
San Diego and Tulare, of California, and
Tompkins, Cayuga and Seneca, of New
York.
PRESIDENT'S OFFICIAL QUARTERS.
Roosevelt "Wants to Remove Them
From the White House.
WASHINGTON, March 21. President
Roosevelt had among his callers today
Representative Mercer, of Nebraska,
chairman of the House committee on
public buildings and grounds, and one of
the topics discussed was the enlargement
of facilities for transacting the White
House business.
Heretofore there have been plans for
remodeling and enlarging the White
House In order to meet present require
ments. It appears, however, that Presi
dent Roosevelt is decidedly opposed to
changing In any material way the ar
rangement of this historic structure, be
lieving that It should be preserved about
as It Is now.
The present tendency Is In favor of
making the White House a residential
establishment of the President, locating
the official quarters elsewhere. The mat
ter has not yet gone beyond the stage of
being canvassed by those most concerned.
Advancing Captain Coghlan.
WASHINGTON. March 2L It is under
stood that Captain Joseph B. Coghlan is
about to be advanced five numbers on the
list of naval Captains, through the re
mission by the President of part of the
sentence of a court-martial from which
h is now suffering. Tears ago. when the
Captain was a junior officer, he clashed
with the detail officer of the Navy De
partment and for writing a sharp 'letter
was court-martialed and sentenced to lose
11 numbers in his grade. By the special
act rewarding the Captains of the United
States fleet engaged in the battle of Ma
nila Bay, Captain Coghlan regained some
of the lost numbers, and he now seeks to
be completely restored. This will place
Captain Coghlan second on the list of
naval Captains, just below Captain Sands,
jumping him over Captains Clark, Cook,
Wise and Tates Sterling, and he would
become a Rear-Admiral In the course of
a year through the retirements of Rear
Admlrals Remey and Farquhar.
German Mrat Exclusion.
BERLIN, March 2L The criticism made
In the United States of the exclusion by
Germany of meats preserved with borax
is answered here with the statement that
the prohibition applies to domestic and
foreign meats equally, and that American
exporters have nothing to complain of
that does not apply to German preserved
meat dealers. But the agents here of
American meat exporters say that this Is
no answer at all, because boracic acid
meat preserving Is an unknown art In j
Germany and Is never likely to be much
used, as It Is unnecessary to preserve meat
that is consumed where It is produced.
Besides, they declare that the regulations
are aimed at America alone, and can
serve no other object than to prevent
American exporters from competing with
domestic meat producers.
Brussels Sngnr Convention.
WASHINGTON. March 2L The Sfate
Department has received from Minister
Townsend, at Brussels, a translation of
the full text of the sugar convention en
tered Into by the Governments of Italy,
Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Spain. Great
Britain, France, the Netherlands and Ger
many. The Government of Great Britain
Is given the right to adhere to the conven
tion In the name of her colonies. The
date for the ratification of the conven
tion is set at February 1. 1903. and It Is
understood that the convention shall be In
force September 4, 1903. The convention
applies to cano as well as beet sugar.
Bonded Manufacturing Warehouses.
WASHINGTON. March 2L In reply to
Inquiries in regard to the bonded flour
manufacturing warehouses, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Spaulding has
held that under section 15 of tfie tariff
act of 1897 no articles or materials ''re
ceived Into bonded manufacturing ware
houses can be withdrawn except for Im
portation. Domestic wheat may be trans
ferred to a bonded manufacturing ware
house with Impprted wheat, but the flour
and all the by-products from the com
bined manufacture must be exported.
Conference on Cnban Affairs.
WASHINGTON, March 21. A conference
on Cuban affairs will be held In this city
tomorrow between Governor-General
Wood, who Is now on his way to Wash
ington, and the President and the Secre
tary of War.
Olyxnpla Will Join Squadron.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 2L The
cruiser Olympla, formerly Admiral Dew
ey's flagship, will sail Wednesday for the
West Indies, where she will Join the
North Atlantic Squadrpn.
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT.
Judicial Features Considered by the
Senate Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 12. The Senate
committee on the Philippines today con
tinued its discussion of the Philippine
government bill, taking up the question
of proceedings In the courts and municipal
Indebtedness. The provision In regard to
appeals from decisions of the Supreme
Court of the archipelago to the Supreme
Court of the United States was amended
fo as-to permit them In cases where tho
value or property involved exceeds 55000.
Authority was given to municipalities to
contract a bonded Indebtedness to the ex
tent of 5 per cent of their assessed valua
tion, for the purpose of making public
Improvements. This provision Is general,
but a special clause was Inserted giving
to the City of Manila the privilege of ex
ceeding this Indebtedness to the extent of
$4,000,000, for the purpose of instituting a
sewer system.
The portion of the bill referring to fran
chises was read, but no action was taken
upon It. The question relating to friars'
lands and the regulation of mineral laws
were passed over on account of the ab
sence o'f some members of the committee.
Senator Lodge, chairman of the commit
tee, expressed the opinion that It would be
possible for the committee to conclude
consideration of the bill next week.
TRIAL- pF MAJOR WALLER.
Clmffee Decides That the Military
Court Has Jurisdiction.
MANILA, March 21. The court-martial
appointed to try Major Littleton, W. T.
Waller and Lieutenant John D. Day, of
the Marine Corps, on the charge of exe
cuting natives on the Island of Samar
without trial, after receiving a communi
cation from General Chaffee, today de
cided that It. had jurisdiction in the case
and proceeded to try the accused officers.
Major Waller pleaded "not guilty" to
the charge of murder, but admitted that
11 men had been killed. Captain Robert
H. Dunlap, of the Marine Corps, testified
he had received Information from Lieu
tenant Gridley and Sergeant Quick re
garding the arrival at Cargadores of pris
oners, who while on the march across the
island ate roots and parts of plants and
refused to assist the marines by giving
them similar food. He reported the facts
to' Major Waller, who was lying in a cot,
and who ordered Lieutenant Day to take
the prisoners and have them shot. The
witness said Major Waller was not excited
and had personally expressed that the
men should be shot.
Captain Arthur T. Marix, Marine Corps,
representing Major Waller, objected to the
testimony of Dr. Love regarding the san
ity of Major Waller at the time, claiming
that his fitness for duty was a matter -for
the defense alone. He conceded that Ma
jor Waller gave the orders while In hla
right senses.
Filipinos Want Taft to Return.
WASHINGTON. March 21.-Secretary
Root has received a characteristic letter
from Felipe Buencamlno, who was one of
the leaders In the original Philippine
Government under Agulnaldo. and Is now
a member of the Philippine Civil Service
Commission and a friend of the United
States Government.
"Permit me," he says, "to offer you
my congratulations for your policy over
my people In the Philippines, in my
people's name I request that you send
promptly here Governor Taft."
The officials are highly gratified at this
unsolicited evidence of the appreciation
by the friendly Filipinos of the efforts
of Governor Tail to ameliorate Jheir con
dition and give them a good government.
i i
Merger Bill Passed.
DBS MOINES. March 2L The House has
passed the Molsberry bill, removing the
limit of bonded Indebtedness which Iowa
railroad companies may Incur. The vote
was 65 to 12. The bill has passed the Sen
ate and waits the signature of the Gov
ernor. It Is reported to be In the inter
ests of the "merger."
Declined to Be Receiver.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 21. Henry
C. White, of this city, who was yesterday
named as temporary receiver of the
Drigga-Seabury Gun & Ammunition Com
pany, of Derby, whose plant was recently
attached for amounts aggregating 5900,000,
today declined the position.
Santos-Damont Challenged.
CHICAGO, March 2L A challenge for a
balloon race In Chicago, to be held as a
preliminary event to the $200,000 aerial
steeplechase at the St. Louis World's
Fair, was sent tonight to Santos-Dumont
at Paris, by Tophllus Wllilama, of Chi-'cago.
BRITISH VIEWS OF HAWAII!
GLOOMY PICTURE IS DRAWN
THE) SOJf OF W. T. STEAD.
BY
The Rain of the Islands, He Declares,
Wai Broaght Aboat by An
nexation. LONDON, March 2L The Saturday Re
view, continuing Its anti-American cam
paign, today publishes a long communica
tion from Alfred Stead, son of William T.
Stead, the editor, picturing the alleged
despicable condition of Hawaii as a result
of annexation to the United States. Mr.
Stead says that the unvarying lament Is
heard from every class, whether planter,
merchant, or member of the Government,
to the effect that Hawaii has reaped no
good of the annexation. The foremost
advocates of annexation In 1893 are now
the most bitter and outspoken In bewail
ing its accomplishment.
Mr. Stead says that the application of
the American coastwise navigation laws
has deprived the Island of the use of 371..
863 tons of shipping annually, thus crip
pling trade and raising freight rates. The
wealthy Inhabitants of the islands, con
tinues Mr. Stead, when they are In a
hurry to reach the Pacific Coast, are fre
quently forced to take passage on a for
eign vessel and pay a fine of $200 In addi
tion to their fare.
The frequent calls of transports ar
greatly disliked, since they almost al
ways bring smallpox or some other con
tagious disease requiring quarantine, says
the writer, and the exclusion of the Chi.
nese Is ruining the labor market. The
tariff concessions to Cuba threaten to kill
the sugar Industry. America has twice
prevented Hawaii from obtaining a cable.
Hawaii Is thus cut off from newspaper
publicity, which Is essential to securing
speedy reforms.
Commenting editorially on this commun
ication from Mr. Stead, the Saturday Re
view says: "Whatever evils the Hawall
ans are suffering as a result of American
protection they have richly merited as a
punishment for their monstrous treatment
of Queen Lllluokalanl."
STEWART FIFE ACQUITTED
Result of the Second Trja.1 in the
Richardson Mnrdcr.
SAVANNAH. MoT" March 2L When
court opened this morning the Jury
In the case of Stewart Fife, charged
with the murder of Frank W.
Richardson, at the home of the victim on
Christmas eve, 1900, returned a verdict of
acquittal. It Is said that only one ballot
was taken, the Jurors being unanimous for
acquittal. When the verdict was an
nounced, .Mrs. Fife, mother 'of the ac
cused, sprang forward and embraced her
son. shouting for Joy. Mrs. Fife has suf
fered from hysteria at intervals ever since
her son was arrested. Mrs. Richardson,
widow of the murdered man, was also In
the courtroom and gave vent to her emo
tion. This Is the second trial In the Richard
son murder, Mrs. Richardson, the widow,
having been acquitted only a few weeks
ago. No other indictments are pending.
Stewart Fife Is a member of an aristo
cratic and wealthy family of St. Joseph,
his father, Thomas Fife, having for many
years been a millionaire wholesale mer
chant. A few months after the murder
Stewart Fife went away from this part of
the country and after a long absence he
was arrested at North Yakima, Wash., a
few months ago.
JEKYLL AKD HYDE.
Chicago Police Believe They Have
' the Stamp Thief.
CHICAGO, March 2L As a result of
what seemed a common shooting yester
day, the police have become suddenly ac
tive today, and are bending their energies
to connect Hopkins, the injured man.
with the $76,000 postoffice robbery of last
Summer. Joseph Hopkins was shot by
"Dan" Kipley, a nephew of ex
Chlef of Police Kipley, and himself an
ex-detcctlvc, yesterday In a flat oc
cupied by LUlle Arlington, otherwise
known as "Diamond Lll." Kipley, who,
with the woman, lo under arrest, pleads
self-defense. At St. Luke's Hospital to
day Hopkins' condition was said to be
critical.
Following the shooting It developed that
Hopkins had been leading a Jekyll-Hyde
existence. He was Identified, according
to the police, as a bank robber and
burglar of National notoriety, but In
Palos Park, where he had a cosy little
home. It was found that he had a repu
tation as- a dispenser of charity, a giver
to the church and a man of standing in
society. His wife's standing was also
of the best, but when she was brought
to the police station policemen claim to
have recognized her as a woman they had
known as "Blonde Mary."
Kipley, while In his cell, told a friend
that Hopkins was a man for whom the
police had been searching in connection
with the postoffice robbery. Hopkins is
an electrician, and the holes drilled In the
bottoms of the safes In the postoffice
were drilled by some electrician. Poat
office Inspector Stewart searched Hop
kins' house at Palos Park today. The
search brought to light a kit of burglar's
toolo, but nothing was discovered show
ing that Hopkins had anything to do
with the postoffice robbery.
Papers 'giving directions for blowing
safes and some dynamite and nitro
glycerin were also found on the prem
ises. Hopkins claims the explosives were
used In clearing land.
INSANE JEALOUSY.
The Cause of & Double Murder la a
Utah Tovrn.
THOMPSONS, Utah. March 2L As a
result -ef the Insane jealousy of Charles
Bothe, better known as "Dutch Charley."
of Lasal, Utah, William Tebbets and
Mrs. Charles "Bothe are lying dead tonight,
while Bothe is under arrest for murder.
at Placervllle. Colo. Several months ago
Bothe left his wife and, it Is alleged,
since refused to support her. For the last
few weeks she had been In need of food
and Tebbets offered her a home In his
cabih. Wednesday Bothe called at the
cabin, armed with a Winchester, and de
manded an explanation of Tebbets con
duct in stealing his wife. During the
quarrel which followed, the woman and
Tebbets were shot in the back while try
ing to escape. Mrs. Bothe died almost
Instantly, while Tebbets lived but a few
hours. Bothe then mounted Tebbets
horre and left for Colorado. He was ar
rested near Placervllle and Is being held
awaiting extradition papers.
Desperado Caasrht.
PITTSBURG. March 2L Harry J. An
derson, alleged to be one of the most
desperate and notorious postoffice robbers
and safe crackers in the United States,
was brought to the Allegheny jail this
morning from Johnstown, Pa., where he
was arrested last night by Postoffice In
spector Oldfield an a posse. Anderson
was found In the house of his cousin. lie
had a pair of revolvers In bed with him,
but was given no opportunity to use them.
Anderson Is wanted in Qhlo for post
office robberies at Ashvllle, Grove City,
Westervllle, Rosevllle, Canal Winchester.
Junction City, McPherson, Commercial
Point, Station A, Columbus, and at Cen
terburg. He will be taken to Columbus, O.
Patrick Trial Nearly Ended.
NEW YORK, March 2L The prosecu
tion In the trial of Albert T. Patrick, ac
cused of the murder of William M. Rice,
closed Its presentation of rebuttal evi
dence today, and court was adjourned
until Monday, when the address of the
defendant's counsel will be made. Tues
day will be given to the prosecution, and
Recorder Goff will sum up on Wednesday.
Dr. John McAllister, who was present at
the autopsy on Rice's body, testified today
that he saw no Indications of dropsy In
Rice's legs.
Mr. Moore, of Patrick's counsel, moved
that the District Attorney be compelled
to say on which of the 10 counts of the
Indictment against Patrick he asked con
viction. The Recorder denied this motion,
and also denied a formal motion to direct
the acquittal of the defendant on the
ground that the evidence did not Justify a
conviction, and should not be given to the
jury.
Bold Robbery at Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE, March 2L One of the
boldest robberies ever committed In this
city occurred at the residence of Dr. C.
W. HIggins, early last evening. Shortly
after dark a masked man entered the
kitchen, and, at the point of a revolver,
compelled John Clarence, the hired man,
to escort him through the house, every
room of which was ransacked. In the
parlor the burglar encountered Miss HIg
gins and a gentleman caller. Miss HIg
gins, thinking the whole affair a Joke, at
tempted to tear the mask from the man's
face, but a glance at the revolver caused
her to desist.
Finding nothing In the room that he
wanted, the burglar searched the cloth
ing of the young man, securing a valua
ble gold watch and an amount of money.
Ho then bado his astonished victims good
night, politely bowed himself out the
front door and disappeared.
Herrlod Retaliates.
PIERRE, S. D., March 21.,-Some time
ago Governor Herrlod Issued a requisition
on the Governor of Illinois for J. H. Stover
end John Howard Jones, wanted In Cod
dington County on a charge of obtaining
money on false pretenses. The requisition
was refused. A few days ago a requisition
by Governor Yates, of Illinois, was re
ceived here for E. Bailey, of Watertown,
charged in Cook County, Illinois,, with per
jury in the same cases In which Jones
and Stover were wanted In South Dakota.
Governor Herrlod has refused the requi
sition. Quebec Murderer Hanged.
HULL, Que., March 2L Stanislaus La
crolx, who murdered his wife and an old
man named Thompe, who was endeavor
ing to protect her, was hanged In the Jail
yard here this morning. Radcllffe, the
hangman, who was mobbed yesterday for
saying that Lacrolx would not be the last
Frenchman he would hang, occupied a
cell adjoining Lacrolx all night.
Wright Pleaded Guilty.
BRENHAM, Tex.. March 21. The case
of the State vs. Perry Wright, for the
murder of his brother, Jim Wright, at a
church two miles north of town last De
cember, was called In the District Court
Thursday morning. Wright entered a plea
of guilty, and his punishment was as
sessed at 23 years in the penitentiary.
Jnry Out In the Wilcox Trial.
ELIZABETH CITY, N. a, March 21.
The Jury in the trial of young Wilcox for
the murder of Miss Nellie Cropaey retired
at 4 P. M. A verdict Is not expected to
night. ROMANCE OF TRAINWRECK.
Brooklyn Millionaire Bequeaths a
Fortune to an Adopted Daughter.
NEW YORK, March 21. Frank Conger,
of Brooklyn, who died suddenly a few
days ago In a Detroit Hotel, bequeathed
to his adopted daughter, Oressa Stewart
Conger, whom he took from the arms of
her dead mother a dozen, years ago in a
railroad wreck at Hamburg, N. Y., an
estate worth $6,000,000.
The girl is now 14 years old, and for
12 years has been thought by many to
be the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Conger.
The will has been filed with the Surro
gate of Ithaca, N. Y. Mr. Conger left
no natural heirs, and the document states
that the girl, whose Income would bo
$350,000 a year, was the daughter of the
Rev. E. E. Stewart and wife, of Rochester,
N. Y., both of whom were killed. March
6, 1890, In the wreck on the Lake Shore
Railroad at Hamburg, N. Y. Ten per
sons were killed and a score Injured
that night. During a blizzard a passen
ger train broke In two on a heavy grade,
and, the runaway portion, consisting oi
a drawing-room coach and four heavy
sleepers, overtook the coach and smashed
It Into kindling wood.
George E. Allen, at that time general
Northern passenger agent for the Erie;
Harry T. Jaeger, of the same road, and
Frank Conger, hurried from the drawing-room
coach to aid the victims. Over
tho wreckage they clambered until they
were halted by the cries of an Infant. It
was some time before the child could be
located, but finally Mr. Conger found
her. On a pile of wreckage, half covered
by drifting snow, lay a dead woman, and
In her arms lay a beautiful babe. The
baby was taken back into the warm
drawing-room car none too soon, for sho
was nearly unconscious. Mrs. Conger, an
Invalid, was In the car, and to her care
the baby was given.
Mr. Conger saw In the child's dress a
Masonic pin. As he was a prominent
member In the Masonic order, he made
Immediate arrangements for the care of
the bodies of the father and mother of
the child, took up a subscription among
the Masons on tho train, and, when Buf
falo was reached, supplemented It by an
other appeal to the members of the order
,ln that city. He kept the child at the
hotel in Buffalo, where ne and Mrs. con
ger remained until tho Coroner's inquest
had been held. Releases were obtained
from the grandparents of the baby, and
Oressa was legally made the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Conger.
Mr. Conger bequeathed a life Interest
In his estate to the widow, and an an
nuity of $5500 to the widow or a friend,
for whom he had provided since her hus
band's death.
INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE.
Likely to Arise Over Extradition of
Charles Gilbert Webb.
EL PASO, Tex., March 2L An inter
national controversy Is likely to arise
over the extradition of Charles Gilbert
Webb, captured Wednesday morning In
Mexico and wanted for eight years on a
charge of robbing a mall coach In Idaho.
Webb Is now In Jail In Parral. According
to Mexican Consul Mcllen, of this city,
the man cannot be extradited unless
this Government makes a special request
of Mexico and agrees to deliver to the
Mexican Government all Mexican crimi
nals or suspects arrested under like cir
cumstances in this country.
The difficulty arises through the fact
that the treaty existing at the time the
-crime was committed and at the time the
extradition papers were signed has since
been annulled by the Government of Mex
ico. A new treaty Is now In existence
and criminals extraditable under the old
one cannot be delivered over by the Gov
ernment under the treaty of today.
Hi Shortage Reduced.
INDIANAPOLIS. March 21. Arthur
Simpson's supposed shortage of $70,000 as
bookkeeper of a Union stockyards com
pany Is today less than $10,000, according
to charges made -against him. Simpson
maintains that he did not receive one cent
from the forged drafts on which he was
arrested. He Is out on $2000 bonds.
Trust Companies Consolidated.
ST. LOUIS. March 2L Three of the larg
est trust companies in St Louis (the Colo
nial, the Missouri and the Germanla) have
consolidated under one management, with
a working capital of $7,000,000. The com
pany will be known as the Colonial Trust
Company, Clark H. Sampson, president.
Colorado Legislature Adjourns.
DENVER, March ZL The special ses
sion of the Legislature adjourned -sine die
at a late hour tonight after the passage
of the revenue bill, as agreed upon by the
conference committee. An effort to re-
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peal the Bucklin constitutional amend
ment for the establishment of the Aus
tralian land tax system failed. The
amendment will be submitted to the vot
ers next Fall.
EXPELLED FROM COUNCIL
President Dnker Accnucd of Misap
propriating Campaign Money.
SEATTLE. March 22. President H. C
Baker, of the local Building Trades' Coun
cil, was expelled from membership in the
organization last night by a practically
unanimous vote, on the ground that ho
had misappropriated $200 given him by
the Republican City Central Committee
during the last municipal campaign.
Baker received the money with the agree
ment that It was to be expended in plac
ing men In the various precincts to ad
vise union voters what candidates had
been Indorsed by the council, provided
the Republican ticket was indorsed. No
ticket was indorsed and Baker did not re
turn the money. He admits the fact, but
claims that the amount was spent in the
interest of the Republican candidates. It
Is also alleged that Baker received money
from a prominent Democratic politician
to prevent the Republican ticket being
Indorsed. He admits conferring with
Democratic leaders, but denies receiving
any money from them.
Coroner Believe It Cane of Murder.
SEATTLE. March 2L Coroner Hoye re
turned this evening from Auburn, whither
he went to Investigate the finding of a
skeleton of a man on the Applegate ranch,
between Sumner and Auburn, by B. H.
Carter, a rancher. The Coroner is of the
opinion that the man, whose remalns'have
been positively Identified as those of Bur
well Hawkins, was undoubtedly murdered,
as evidenced by the fact that the body
had been buried.
Killed by Falling Stump.
SEATTLE. March 21. John Robertson,
a laborer, was Instantly killed at York
Station, near Columbia City, this after
noon, by a falling stump. His neck was
broken by the blowv and the man was pin
ioned under the tree.
THE SHAMOKIN CONVENTION
Opinion Ennnlly Divided an to
Whether It Will Declare a Strike.
SHAMOKIN, Pa., March 21. Contrary
to expectations, the convention of United
MIneworkers failed to reach a determina
tion today concerning the grievances of
the anthracite coal miners. The discus
sion of the scale committee's report by
the convention this afternoon was more
protracted than was anticipated, and Its
adoption entire had not been accom
plished at the hour of adjournment. There
Is much uncertainty here tonight con
cerning the sltuition. and opinion Is about
equally divided as to whether the con
vention will declare In favor of drastic
measures to secure an adjustment of the
miners' grievances.
Strike in a Prlntingr-Housc.
CHICAGO. March 21. A strike of all
the employes of the printing-house of M.
A. Donahue, Dearborn and Harrison
streets, was decided on tonight at a joint
meeting of the representatives of the la
bor unions of bookbinders, printers,
pressmen and press-feeders. Several hun
dred employes areaffected.
Will Parade to Show Sympathy.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. March 21. All
arrangements are Completed for a mam
moth parade here tomorrow by union
labor organizations within a radius of 50
miles to show their sympathy with the
street-car men, who have been on strike
for two months-.
Maine Spinners Demand Increase.
LEWISTON, Me., March 21. The sever
al unions of cotton-mill operatives here
tonight formulated a demand for a 10 per
cent increase In wages similar to that de
manded In other places.
Labor Interests Hearing.
WASHINGTON, March 21. The House
committee on Naval affairs will hear the
labor interests April 2 on ,the plan of
building warships In Government mvy-
yards.
Complaint Against Consul a Forgery.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 21. Referring
to the charges said to have been preferred
against him by the Chinese Six Compa
nies, Consul-General Ho Yow In an Inter
view said:
"The Six Companies have notified Min
ister Wu that the document sent In their
name to Pekln was a forgery. I am ex
offlclo a member of the council of the Six
Companies, and would have known of any
such steps having been taken. The books
of the Six Companies show all their
transactions, and, of course, there Is no
record of any such charges having been
filed. I suppose that some of-my political
enemies are responsible for such a cow
ardly attack. They say I have not been
active enough In opposing the exclusion
bill. It was only a few weelts ago that
we were charged with being too active by
parties In Washington. The Chinese Gov
ernment will be notified that the document
sent to them In the name of the Six Com
panies was. a forgery, and that will end
the matter."
The Consul-General stated that the
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Reading, Pa.. Feb. 13, 1902.
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dragon his Jockey flies has only four toes,
nnd therefore Is not the imperial dragon,
which has five. Furthermore, he added,
his colors are red and blue, not yellow,
that color being prohibited to all but those
of Imperial blood.
DEATH ROLL.
Mrs. Ella Hawdon.
NEW YORK, March 21. Mr?. Ella
Hawdon, who would have passed the cen
tury mark had she lived until next Spring.
is dead at her home In Brooklyn. Mrs.
Hawdon served as an Army nurse during
the Civil War, and was personally ac
quainted with Grant. Sherman and Sher
idan and other leaders. She was at the
battle of the Wilderness, at Shlloh and
before Vicksburg during the siege. Mrs.
Hawdon's husband was a steamboat en
gineer on the Ohio River. La Fayette, af
ter his return to America on a visit, was
a passenger on his boat, and fell over
board. It was Hawdon's good fortune to
rescue him. and for that service he was
presented by La Fayette with a gold
medal.
A Montana Editor.
LIVINGSTON. Mont.. March 21.
George Alderson, a veteran newspaper
man and one of the best-known men In
Montana, today fell dead at his desk.
He had been In 111 health for some time,
but his condition was not thought to
be serious. Mr. Alderson was editor and
owner of the Livingston Post.
William II. Gelshenen.
NEW YORK, March 21. William H.
Gelshenen, president of the Garfield Na
tional Bank, died today. He was vice
president of the American Ice Company
and a director of the City Trust Com
pany. "William Foster Frost.
NEW YORK, March 21. William Fos
ter Frost, dramatic editor on the Nfw
York Tribune for 13 years, died suddenly
today at his home In this city, aged 39
years.
British Syndicate Buys Blpr Farm.
VENTURA, Cal.. March 21. The Rancho
Santa Clara del Norte, owned by Leo
poldo S. Pletra, has been transferred to
the California Farm & Fruit Company,
Limited, of Manchester, England. The
consideration Is $1,133,SS0. The rancho In
cludes 7000 acres of choicest Ventura
County land, especially adapted to fruit,
lima beans, sugar beets and grain. Pletra
retains 1500 acres. The English syndicate
directors, who are the sole owners, are
Edward L. Temple. Dugald Scott, of Man
chester: Ernest Scott, of Newcastle-on-Tyse;
W. G. Mlrfin, of Llangealen, Wales.
Over $50,000 will be expended at once on
a water system to Irrigate 2000 acres on
the mesa. This, water system Is the larg
est in the county, and one of the best
in Southern California. Between 1000 and
2000 acres will be devoted to lemons and
3000 to 4000 acres to walnuts.
Citrus Fruit Shipments Short.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. March 21. Ship
ments of citrus fruits from Southern Cal
ifornia are 1505 cars behind the figures at
this time last year, and the new crop Is
certain to be short. The total shipments
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Suicide of a. Wealthy Man.
PORTLAND. Ind.. March 21. The dead
body of Anthony Purtscher. of Celina. O.,
was found alongside the railroad track at
Fort Recovery today. A revolver with two
empty shells was lying by his side, and a,
bullet hole was in his temple. The body
was In a ditch, the head being under
water. Purtscher was a wealthy business
man of Ccllna, and heavily Interested in
the Home Telephone Company.
The Disturbance in Haytl.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 21. Let
ters received here today from Port Au
Prince, Haytl, say that the whole coun
try Is disturbed about the bad political
situation. The government, It is added.
Is making numerous arrests in several
quarters, principally Jacmet, where It Is
feared a revolutionary outbreak is immi
nent. ,
Snnp nt the HnnKlnj?.
MOUNDSVILLE. W. Va., March 2L
cifnrcp. Carter, colored, was hanged here
tonight In the penitentiary for murder.
1 flnrtpp wnlked steadllv from his ceil to
the gallows, singing a hymn. He killed
Virgil Whistler, another negro. In,
Charleston, in December. 1900, because
Whistler refused to pay money won at(
craps.
Republican State Conventions.
LINCOLN, Neb.. March 21. The Repub
lican State Central Committee has select
ed Lincoln as the place for holding tho
state convention, June 15.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. March 21. Tho
State Republican convention will meec
here June 1. the State Central Committeo
having reached this decision.
Date Lnst Spike Will Be Driven.
SPOKANE. March 21 Saturday, April
12, Is the date now definitely announced
for driving the last spike and formally
opening the Kettle Valley Railway lines
connecting Grand Forks, B. C. and Re
public. Wash. A special train will carry
an excursion of officials and their guests
from Grand Forks to the scene of tho
spike-driving.
Wnshlneton Xotes.
A lively fight Is on In Prescott to pre
vent the renewal of the saloon license of
John Kremer. whose year Is up April 21.
Mr. Kremer conducts the only saloon in (
the town, and petitions are being circulat
ed by both factions to be presented to
the County Court.
Colonel N. E. Tlnshey. of Spokane, has
served notice that he has decided to bring
legal proceedings next June against tho
city for the purpose of keeping It from
putting garbage into the river. The rea
son of placing the date so far ahead Is to
trtv tho cltv a chance to build a gar
bage crematorj-, in which case Tinsley
will not bring the proceedings. He base3
his right to bring proceedings on a United
States statute prohibiting the depositing
of refuse in navigable waters.
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