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THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, FRIDAY APRIL 18, 1902.
TO GET MILES OUT
Prominent Senators Suggest
He Be Sent Abroad.
RETIREMENT IS SOME TIME OFF
Foreign Mission "Would Give Gen
eral Honorable Duty, ana? Some
Other Jinn Could Be Given
Command of the Army.
WASHINGTON, April 17. The an
nouncement Is made at the "War Depart
ment that Secretary Hoot, before he left
for Cuba, said he did not expect the re
tirement of General Miles -would come
while he was away. There Is also an In-,
tlmatlon that the retirement may be de
layed some time. Another story Is given
circulation that the announcement of the
proposed retirement was given out as a
"feeler," to see how It would be taken by
the general public. This Is not true. The
President Intended to retire General Miles,
and It was expected that he would do It
at once. But when the announcement was
made many Republican Senators and Rep
resentatives went to the President and to
Secretary Root and told them it would be
Ill-advised to make a martyr of General
Miles, and that If he was retired It would
certainly be bad politics. Some went so
far as to say that the general public felt
that Schley and Dewey had not been treat
ed fairly, and to add Miles to the list, no
matter for what reason, would leave a
decided soreness, which would be mani
fested In the campaign. It is believed
that the President will wait some time be
fore taking any action. Several prominent
Senators have urged that Miles be sent
abroad for the purpose of making an in
vestigation and report upon the various
military system of the Old World. This
would give him honorable duty, and at
the same time some other man could be
assigned to command the Army.
FRANCIS "WHITES 3IITCHELL.
St. Louis Fair, If Postponed, "Will Not
Be Until 1005.
WASHINGTON, April 17. Senator
Mitchell has received a letter dated April
10 from Governor Francis, president of
the St. Louis Exposition, In reply to a
letter addressed to him by Senator Mitch
ell, March 25, forwarding a copy of Pres
ident Corbett's letter to Representative
Tongue, in which Governor Francis says:
"I have read yours of the 25th, with in
closure. It does not seem, to be at all
probable that the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position will interfere In any way to di
minish the success of the Lewis and Clark
Exposition, to be held at Portland In 1905.
On the contrary, I believe the World's
Fair at St. Louis will so arouse Interest
in this part of the country, and Its his
tory, as to help in no small degree the
later exposition at Portland.
"I do not understand that Mr. Tawney
has introduced a bill in Congress provid
ing that the opening here shall be post
poned two years.
"Considerable sentiment is developing of
late in favor of a postponement of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition to 1904, and
I have observed In the public prints inter
views with two members of the National
Commission, expressing the opinion that
such action should be taken. I feel justi
fied in assuring you that under no circum
stances will the local corporation consent
to a postponement of the exposition until
1905, consequently the Lewis and Clark
Exposition Company need entertain no
fear of a conflict of dates. Our local comr
pany has taken no action looking to a
postponement to any year 'beyond 1903."
BEST MOVE FOR, EXCLUSION.
House Accepts Senate Measure to
Mnke Sure of Legislation.
WASHINGTON, April 17. In deciding
to accept the Senate Chinese exclusion
bill, the Pacific Coast men in the House
have gracefully yielded to the inevitable.
To put the bill In conference, and attempt
a new measure would revive discussion in
the Senate, and that would be fatal to
passing any bill before the expiration of
the Geary law. While it is possible some
better bill could be framed, the Pacific
Coast men generally, and even those who
favor the committee bill in. the Senate,
have agreed that it is best to accept the
Senate bill, in order to have on exclusion
law and avoid any complications which
might ensue.
Customs Launch, at Astoria.
The Senate commerce committee today
recommended the adoption of the Mitchell
amendment to the sundry civil bill, appro
priating 510,000 for a customs launch at
Astoria.
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RILEY DEFEATS DUFF.
Callfornlan Gets Decision at End of
15-Round Go.
After a 15-round sparring contest, un
der the rules of the Albina Athletic
Club, Jack Riley, of California, defeated
Jim Duff, of Woodlawn. This was the
principal event of the evening.
For some time the audience was enter
tained by a colored quartet, which sang
lively songs for an hour, when the first
event of the evening, a sparring match
of five rounds, between Swanson, of Al
bina, and Bird, of the West Bide, was
called. This was really more exciting
than the main event, although it only
lasted three rounds, Bird being knocked
completely out. Martin Denny was ref
eree In this contest. The men did not
appear be very evenly matched physical
ly. Swanson has a stocky build and is
full of activity, while Bird Is much
lighter, and yet full of grit and activity.
The first two rounds it could be seen
that Bird was no match for Swanson,
although Bird was full of pluck. He
could hit Swanson, but his blows had
little effect. In the third round Swanson
forced the fighting and had Bird down
several times, and finally knocked him
out with a blow on the Jaw.
The last round was scarcely finished
when Bird's second, In behalf of his
principal, challenged Swanson to another
contest for ?100 a side, which was imme
diately accepted by Swanson's second.
The details of this fight will be arranged
later. .
After a wait of-considerable time, Ri
ley and Duff made their appearance.
They seemed evenly matched, only Duff
is a little taller than Riley, who has a
little heavier build. There was" a long
parley over selection of a referee, and
after several names had been suggested
"Mysterious" Billy Smith was chosen,
although he was at first rejected. His
decisions seemed fair to both champions
all the way through. Up to the third
round both sparred for an opening, with
out doing very much execution. In the
third, however, the friends of Duff
thought he would certainly be put out,
as he went down three times. The ref
eree counted eight, but he got on his
feet and the round came to an end. From
this time to the close Duff seemed to
gain his strength, and was able to hit
his antagonist as often as he received
blows. There were no exciting exchanges,
as after the tenth round, the fighters did
not seem to strike effective blows. The
last two rounds were closely contested,
and the honors were evenly divided.
At the close of the 15th round, neither
had been knocked out, or had received
much damage. The referee at once an
nounced that Riley had won, at which
the spectators expressed marked disap
proval. It was a good, clean contest, from start
to finish, and everybody seemed satisfied
'with the exhibition. Charley Tost, pres
ident of the club, did everything in his
power to have the events come off as an
nounced. Good erder was maintained.
The club has other events in prospect.
FITZSIMMOXS ACCEPTS.
Says He "Will Meet Jeffries in Cali
fornia. NEW YORK. April 17. Bob Fitzslm
mons sent a telegram today to J. J. Jef
fries, saying he was convinced that the
only state where a glove contest between
them could be held without interference
is California. Fitzslmmons further said
that he would meet Jeffries anywhere in
California, and at any time, to box for
the championship of the world, and that
hfe would leave the making of arrange
ments to Jeffries, he to do the best possi
ble for all concerned.
OAKLAND, Cal., April 17. William De
laney, manager for J. J. Jeffries, said this
afternoon:
"Fitzslmmons acceptance is an agree
able surprise to me. If ho is sincere, we
will only be too happy to give him a
chance to regain his laurels. We cannot
make this match too quickly to suit us.
He says that he will leave everything to
Jeffries. Well, I will reply for Jeffries and
say that we will leave everything to him.
All we" want is the fight We will let
Fitzslmmons bring along his own referee.
We will give him every chance, because
all we want Is to get him into the ring.
Jeffries will give him the big end of
everything. Just say that Jefferles will
go a great deal further than half way to
pull off the match."
THE DAY'S RACES.
Races at Oakland.
OAKLAND, April 17. The results here
today were;
Seven furlongs, selling Halmetta won,
Sir Claus second, Dawson third; time,
1:29.
Six furlongs, selling Malasplna won.
Quiz II second, Ben Magen third; time,
1:1
Four furlongs Alsono won, Lizzie Rice
second, Gaviota third; time, 0:47.
Six furlongs, selling Prestano won,
Lass of Langdon second. The Hoodoo
third; time, 1:15.
Mile and an eighth, handicap Eonlc
won, Rio Shannon second, Frangible
third; time, 1:53.
One mile, selling Limelight won, Tl
sona second, Diomed third; time, 1:41.
Races at Aqueduct.
NEW YORK, April 17. Aqueduct re
sults: -Five and a half furlongs, selling Mark
Cheek won, Jim Tully second, Alpaca
third; time, 1:03.
Handicap, seven furlongs Francesco
won, Eloim second, Agnes D. third; time,
1:281-5.
Seven furlongs, selling April Showers
won. Princess Otille second, Marotben
third; time, 1:28 3-5.
The Rose stakes, 4& furlongs, for fillies,
2-year-olds Morca won, Alan second,
Blue Delft third; time, 0:55 4-5.
Five furlongs, selling, 8-year-olds
Bruff won, Graden second. Knockabout
third; time, 1:022-5.
Four and a half furlongs, for 2-year-olds
Toscan won. Blue and Orange sec
ond, Fort Wayne third; time, 0:551-6.
Races at Lakeside.
CHICAGO,., April 17. Lakeside results:
Seven furlongs Schwalbe won, Carl
Kahler second. Tommy Foster third; time
1:28 2-5.
Four and a half furlongs Lady Gallan
try won. Computation second, Seize third;
time, 0:56.
Mile and a sixteenth Lingo won, Dr.
Stephens second, Digby Bell third; time,
1:48.
Four furlongs Pennant won, Brookston
second, Mr. Guernsey third; time, 0:49.
Mile and 70 yards Loone won, Ilowaho
second, Kingstelle third; time, 1:47.
Mile and 70 yards Miss Liza won. Radi
ant Heat second, Little Tim third; time,
1:47 1-5.
Races at Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 17. Montgom
ery summary:
Six furlongs Last Knight won, Ara
toma second, Clarence third; time, 1:16.
Mile and an eighth Searcher won. Men
ace second. El Caney third; time, 1:56.
Seven and a half furlongs Leviathan
won, Aladdin second, Autumn Leaves
third time, 1:364.
Memphis Club purse, mile and a six
teenthTerra Flrma won. The Lady, sec
ond. Wax Taper third; time, 1:48.
Four and a half furlongs Poor Boy
won, Tom Cogan second. Prince of En
durance third; time. 0:5r
Six furlongs Clorita won, Samuelson
second. Sir Christopher third; time, 1:15.
NATIONAL LEAGUE SCORES.
New York Beats Philadelphia.
NEW YORK, April 17.-Score:
R.E.I R.E.
Philadelphia 0 2New York....... 7 2
Batteries Fellz, Voorhees and Jack
11 ten; Matthewson and Yeager.
Pittsburg: Beat St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, April 17.-Score:
R. E.I R B.
St. Louis 0 4jPittsburg 1 0
Batteries Yerkes and Ryan; Phllllppi
and O'Connor.
Chicago Beats Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, April 17. Score:
R. E. R. E.
Cincinnati : 1 3ChIcago 6 2
Batteries Swormsted and Bergen; Tay
lor and Chance.
Brooklyn Beats Boston.
NEW YORK, April 17.-Score:
B- B.J R. b.
Boston 1 OJBrooklyn 2 3
Batteries Willis and Klttredge; Dono
van and Farrell.
"Witbeck Sprains Ankle.
While playing handball at the Y. M. C.
A gymnasium yesterday morning Pitcher
George Witbeck, of the Portland base
ball team, sprained his left ankle. He
will not be able to resume baseball prac
tice for several days. Witbeck has been
showing up well in practice, and Manager
Vigneux is pleased with him.
Spokane Defeated Pullman.
PULLMAN. Wash., April 17. The Spo
kane league team, before a large and en
thusiastic crowd, defeated the State Ag
ricultural College team this afternoon, 15
to 3.
Auto Contests Arranged.
NEW YORK, April. 16. Final arrange
ments have been made by the Automobile
Club of Long Island for its 100-mile en
durance race, hill climbing and other con
tests, which are to take place Saturday,
April 26. Thirty entries have been re
ceived, double those of last year.
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Seattle Fight a Fiasco.
SEATTLE. April 17. The fight scheduled
for 20 rounds between Thomas Rellly, of
San Francisco, and Robert Hodge, of Black
Diamond, tonight ended In a fiasco. Rellly
knocked out Hodge with a right hook in
the pit of the stomach. The fight lasted 45
seconds.
PEACE BASIS AGREED ON
BOERS SAID TO HAVE ACCEPTED
THE MAIN CONDITIONS.
Some Time "Will Be Required to Per
fect the Details Differences
Between Dutch. Delegates.
LONDON, April 18. The Daily Man
claims to have authority to announce that
a basis of peace has been practically
agreed upon at Pretoria, but says that
some little time will elapse before the de
tails of the plan can be perfected. The
paper adds that upon finding that the
British Government refused Wednesday to
modify Its terms with rc-gard to amnesty,
banishment and a responsible government,
the Boer delegates met again Thursday.
The British decision, practically leaving
them the alternative of accepting the
British terms or breaking up the confer
ence, was then communicated to them,
and the delegates proved more reasona
ble. When Lord Mllner, the British High
Commissioner In South Africa, promised
the delegates one or two seats In the ex
ecutive council, subject to the approval
of the government, and pending the res
toration of a responsible government, they
practically agreed to accept the British
terms. Some details, continues the Dally
Mall, which are likely to create difficulty,
still remain to be settled.
Lord Mllner has summoned from Johan
nesburg an Australian expert, who Is to
assist in estimating the cost of rebuild
ing and restocking the Boer farms. The
delegates, concludes the paper, have so
far dcted quite Independently of their rep
resentatives in Holland.
Dr. Hans Bauer, a loyalist Afrikander,
speaking at Bradford tonight, was not op
timistic concerning the peace negotiations.
He said he though't It quite probable that
the Boers would ask Great Britain for
50,000.000 or 90.000.000. and agree in return
to clear out of South Africa altogether.
Serious difficulties, it Is said, have arisen
among the Transvaal and Free State dele
gates who are discussing peace terms at
Pretoria. General Botha and Acting Pres
ident Schalkburger, it is reported, have
given the Free State representatives until
April 21 to come to a decision, threaten
ing that, thereafter, the Transvaal dele
gation will continue the peace negotia
tions independently of the Free State dele
gates. It Is further declared that Botha and
Schalkburger had practically agreed upon
terms of surrender prior to their visit to
Klerksdorp. but that, out of loyalty to
their allies, they insisted on a conference,
though with slight hopes that their views
would be shared by General Dewet and
the other Free State delegates.
SPION KOP DEFEAT.
Official Dispatches Relating to It Are
Blade Public.
LONDON, April 17. All the official dis
patches referring to the defeat sustained
by the British troops under General Bul
ler at Spion Kop, Natal, January 24, 1900,
were made public today. Those hitherto
unpublished merely emphasize how hope
lessly muddled were the preparations for
that engagement. The controversy be
tween General Buller and General Sir
Charles Warren is proved to have been
even more bitter than previously hinted at,
while a news extract from one of Lord
Roberts' dispatches brings additional cen
sure on General Buller.
Lord Roberts declares that General Bul
ler's endeavor to put tho responsibility
for the defeat on General Warren was not
justifiable. Roberts holds that it was
Buller's duty to Intervene when he saw
things were going wrong. This remark
was caused by a dispatch from Buller, in
which he says:
"I saw no attempt on the part of War
ren to either grapple with the situation
or command his force himself. We lost
our chance by Warren's slowness. Ho
seems to me to be a man who can do
well what he can. do himself, but who
cannot command. I can never employ
him again on an Independent command. I
ought to have assumed command myself
when I saw things were not going well.
I blame myself now for not doing so."
Buller explains that he failed to super
sede Warren because It might have dis
credited the latter with the troops, which
was an especially serious matter as, if
Buller had been shot, Warren would have
succeeded to the supreme command.
The question of the responsibility for
the actual retreat from Splon K6p Is
shrouded In a maze of dispatches prov
ing that a mistake was made In sending a
heliogram. and that there was a general
desire to shirk the onus. Beyond this
washing of dirty linen nothing appears to
have been accomplished by the publica
tion of the dispatches.
Evidence Against Colonel Lynch.
LONDON, April 17. Although there is
no Indication ihat Colonel Arthur Lynch,
who fought on the Boer side in the
South African War, who was elected
to represent Galway City in Parliament
in November last, has any intention of
placing himself within reach of tBe Brit
ish courts, the government is bringing
witnesses from South Africa to testify
in support of charges of high treason
brought against him. Lewis Handley, an
American by birth, but a naturalized Brit
ish subject, and a farmer of the vicin
ity of Glencoe, Natal, landed In Eng
land today. He says Colonel Lynch was
the leader of a Boer force, principally
composed of Irishmen, which raided his
farm in 1900, confiscated bis stock and
other movables and destroyed his crops.
Lynch informed Handley that he (Lynch)
was a British subject.
. SITUATION IN RUSSIA.
Conditions That Led Up to the As
sassination of Siplaguine.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 17. Although
M. Siplaguine, the Minister of the In
terior, who was assassinated April 15, was
not actually the leader of the Reactionary
party in Russia, he was leader of those
who. In the opinion of many, were re
sponsible for the prevailing situation. His
assassination, easily explicable In the
present political condition, was hailed with
Joy In Radical circles. For a month there
had been dally rumor of SIpiagulne's
'Impending resignation, owing to disagree
ments with the Governor-General of Mos
cow, and Grand Duke Serglus, who has
been supporting the no7el policy toward
the working classes Instituted by M. Tre
poff, the Police Prefect of Moscow, which
Includes the organization of labor unions
under police control.
The murdered Minister's name was also
mixed up with the stories of financial ir
regularities alleged against so many offi
cials at present. Siplaguine spent Immense
sums In decorating his residence. A single
chandelier alone cost 50,000 rubles, and
he was accused of appropriating 500,000
rubles from the secret service funds. The
deceased was by no means talented and
owed his position to influential friends,
especially to Count Shermetleff, the bosom
friend of Czar Alexander III, and" to the
Dowager Czarina, who Is largely under
Count Shcrmetieff's influence.
Shortly before Siplaguine was appoint
ed Minister of tho Interior he married the
elder sister of Count Shermetleff's wife, a
brilliant woman, 26 years of age, who Is
now a warm friend of the Czarina. Count
Shermetleff was deeply interested in Lieu-tenant-General
Prince ViaJemski. The
latter, who was a member of the Council
of the Empire, was severely reprimand
ed by the Czar for his protests against
the action of the police during the popu
lar demonstrations of the early part of
last year, and he Is said to have left Rus
sia to avoid the consequences of his pro
tests. Officials here privately admit that the
murder of Siplaguine was one of many
exceedingly alarming symptoms. It was
learned that the chateau of the Duke of
Mecklenburg was recently pillaged and
then razed by rioters. The young clerk,
Orion, who was compromised In the revo
lutionary movement and who hanged him
self in prison, belonged to a group of pris
oners who refused food and were arti
ficially fed.
After the funeral service over the re
mains of Ml Siplaguine, which was at
tended by the Czar, the Czarina, Grand
Duke Michael, the heir presumptive, the
Grand Dukes and Grand Duchesses, the
body of the late Minister of the Interior
was Interred at the Alexander Nowskl
monastery. At the conclusion of the
service the coffin was escorted to the
hearse by the Czar, the Grand Duke
Michael, the Grand Dukes and the Min
isters. The death of Siplaguine may materially
affect the chmces of Murry A. Verner,
the millionaire Pittsburg contractor, of se
curing the St. Petersburg tramway fran
chise, as the deceased was a notable sup
porter of Mr. Verner's proposition, and
overruled the committee which had recom
mended the Westlnghouse offer. The mat
ter possibly Is now indefinitely post
poned. Many people think the death of Sipla
guine will help the aspirations of M. de
Wltte, the Finance Minister, who has long
been ambitious to become Imperial Chan
cellor or at least obtain control of the
Ministry of the Interior.
Unusually grave labor outbreaks are re
ported at Yekateroslav, Poltava, VoroneJ
and Tambov. The details are rigorously
suppressed.
Result of & Conspiracy.
LONDON, April 17. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times says that the
assassination of M. Siplaguine is consid
ered to have been the result of a well
organized conspiracy, and that anxiety
prevails to know whether other victims
are marked for removal. While the se
verity of the government has put an end
to the student disorders, continues the
correspondent, those among the workmen
seem to be increasing, especially In the
provinces. Serious riots are reported from
the southern manufacturing districts, but
details are difficult to .gather. The po
lice have seized manifestoes calling for a
general strike to begin May day.
CHINESE REBELS "WELL ARMED.
Supplied "With Mausers Smuggled
From Frenck Territory.
HONG KONG, April 17. A Chinese bank
er, who fled from the Province of Kwang
SI and has arrived here, says the rebels
in that province hold over 30 towns and
villages, and that they are well armed
with Mauser rifles and revolvers, which
were smuggled from the French protecto
rate of Annam, by contrabandists and opi
um merchants.
The rebels have adopted the name of
Hung Siu Chuen, the famous leader of the
Tal Ping rebellion. They have placarded
the country with announcements that the
present dynasty has sold parts of China
to foreign powers. These posters urge
the people to resist the collection of taxes
for the payment of the International in
demnity. Epidemics in China.
WASHINGTON, April 17. United States
Consul McWade, at Canton, has cabled the
State Department as follows:
"Whole villages on the banks of North
River, in the vicinity of Schlckwanfu, are
devastated by smallpox. Fatshan is suf
fering from cholera and plague."
EX-KING OF SPAIN DEAD.
Don Francisco d'Assiz Passes Away
at Eplnay, France.
EPINAY, Department of the Seine,
France, April 17. Don Francisco d'Asslz,
ex-King of Spain, died here last night at
the age of 80 years. Ho was exiled from
Spain in 1668.
Don Francisco d'Asslz, Duke of Cadiz,
was born in Aranjuez, Spain, in 1822, and
October 10, 1846, was married at Madrid
to his cousin. Queen Isabella U of Spain,
and was the same day proclaimed King
of Spain. Queen Isabella and her hus
band were expelled from Spain, as a re
sult of the revolution of September 20,
1868. She formally abdicated the throne
In Paris, Juno 2o, 1870, in favor of her
ion, the late King Alfonso XII, father
of the present King of Spain, Alfonso
XIII. The latter, who was proclaimed
King under tho regency ofhis mother,
on the day of his birth. May 17, 1SS6, Is to
be crowned May 17 next.
A Royal Elopement Reported,
VIENNA, April 17. An important news
paper here reports that the Grand Duchess
Helena of Russia recently eloped with a
student, that they were arrested at War
saw, and that the student was sent to
Siberia. The report is discredited here.
(The Grand Duchess Helena of Russia
is the only daughter of the Grand Duke
Vladimir, uncle of tho Czar. She was
born January 29, 1882.)
No Meat Investigating Commission.
BERLIN, April 17. The statement that
the United States Government has pro
posed to Germany tho question of a mixed
commission of American and German ex
perts to Investigate the effects of boraclc
'add and other preservatives on meat,, can
be denied upon tho authority of the For
eign Office here. No such proposal has
been made.
Miss East-rick Freed.
LONDON. April 17. Miss Mario Jose
phine Eastwlck, of Philadelphia, who was
sentenced to six months' imprisonment
November 18 last, after having pleaded
guilty to the charge of forging a $100,000
railroad certificate, will be released tomor
row. Her health was not affected by her
confinement In prison.
Hamburg Coffee Firm Assigns,
HAMBURG. April 17. Neben. Schuenz
& Co., the coffee importing firm which
was announced March 29 as being in diffi
culties, its llabllltes being estimated at
3,000,000 marks, has made an assignment.
The creditors have been given until May
23 to file their claims.
Dock Strike at Copenhagen.
COPENHAGEN, April 17. A strike of
dock laborers here threatens to tie up the
trade of this port. The United Steamship
Company's laborers all went out today,
and the pallors have given notice of their
Intention of Joining the striking laborers.
Manchester Again Takes His Scat.
LONDON, April 17. In the House of
Lords today, official announcement was
made of the annulment of the bankruptcy
of the Duke of Manchester, enabling him
to again take his seat among the hered
itary legislators of tho British Empire.
No Massacre by Kurds.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 17. The re
port published by a news agency In the
United States that a body of Kurdish Ir
regulars had massacred 300 Christians at
Dlabeklr, in Kurdistan, is untrue.
Fighting in Slavonla.
LONDON, April 17. The correspondent
of the Dally Mall at Cettlnje, Montenegro,
reports serious fighting at DJakovar, In
Slavonla, Austria-Hungary, in which
many persons were killed or wounded.
Sentenced for Dueling.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 17. Colonel
Maximo ft has been sentenced to two
years' imprisonment for killing Prince
Wittgenstein In a duel. The court com
manded that the Colonel be pardoned.
The British Loan.
LONDON, April 17. The portion of the
new British war loan offered for public
subscription, 16,000,000. has been over
subscribed 30 or 40 times, and is now
quoted at 1 per cent premium.
President of "Western League.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., April 17. M. H. Sex
ton, president of the "Three I" League,
was chosen president of the Western
League tonight succeeding the late James
Whitfield.
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JAMES COOK.
HUGH E. BOYLE.
(65th Police Precinct.)
Officers of the 58th Police Precinct, Greater New York. JOHN J. BODKIN.
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HOLLAND'S SICK QUEEN
CRISIS IN WILHELMINA'S ILLNESS
IS PAST.
All Classes of the Population Deeply
Grieved Many Messages of Sym
pathy Received.
AMSTERDAM, April 17. All classes of
the populaUon jiro deeply grieved at the
illness of the Queen. Prince Henry of
the Netherlands, the Prince Consort, Is
overwhelmed with anxiety, and hardly
leaves the Queen's bedside. The Queen
Mother is also In constant attendance
upon the royal patient. Whenever Her
Majesty enjoys a peaceful sleep Prince
Henry bU6ily "occupies himself In reply
ing personally to the numerous telegrams
which are constantly arriving from Eu
ropean sovereigns and courts.
Dr. 'Roesslngs, one of the Queen's at
tending physicians, is staying permanently
at the palace. Her Majesty's tempera
ture yesterday reached the alarming
height of 1M degrees, but the departure
from the palace of Professor Rosensteln,
the patnologlst of Leyden University, who
had been summoned in consultation, is
considered, a hopeful sign that the crisis
is past.
It is rumored that Queen Wilhelmlna
caught cold recently while sitting In the
park. It Is also said that living at Castle
Loo does not seem to agree with Her
Majesty.
The Illness of Queen Wilhelmlna is a
universal topic throughout the country,
and the various public bodies have ex
pressed sympathy for the Queen and their
hopes for her recovery. The condition of
the royal patient was unchanged at 8:30
tonight.
The cause of tho Queen's illness is a
miscarriage. It was declared that the re
port that the Queen is suffering from peri
tonitis and nephritis is untrue. Professor
Rosensteln was called In for consultation
because the attending physicians feared
that pneumonia might set in.
Prayers for the Queen's recovery ore
being offered in the churches. It Is ru
mored that another specialist, Professor
Nolan, has been summoned to attend Her
Majesty.
FEAR A MEAT FAMINE.
London Butchers "Want Canada and
Argentine Cattle Admitted Free.
LONDON, April 17. A meeting of the
Butchers' Association, held here tonight,
at which representatives of the entire
retail meat trade of London were pres
ent, unanimously petitioned Parliament
to remove the existing restrictions on the
Importation of cattle from Canadi and
Argentina. Tho meeting asserted that,
in view of the reduction In the American
meat supply, the acUon they petitioned
for was Imperative In order to prevent a
meat famine during the coronation of the
King. Resolutions similar to those adopt
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ed tonight will be presented at a meet
ing of representatives of the meat trade
from 120 cities of the United Kingdom,
which will be held at Manchester,
April 22.
Replying to a question In the House
of Commons this afternoon, R. W. Han
bury, president of the Board of Agricul
ture, said 'the government had no reason
to apprehend a serious meat shortage,
and that It could not entertain a propo
sal to remove the restrictions on cattle
imported from Canada.
Earthquake In New Hebrides.
VANCOUVER, B.' C, April 17. Advices
from Australia state that on tho 10th of
last month the New Hebrides Islands were
shaken by an earthquake. The shock sub
sided the next day somewhat, but at In
tervals was renewed throughout the week.
Six hours after the first trembling the city
became a blaze of light and Albrim, Lo
pevi and Tingoa, volcanoes, burst Into
action, the last-named blowing out a new
throat into the sea and sending a great
waterspout over the land. The devastation
caused by the earthquake was widespread.
The Danish Antilles Sale.
NEW YORK, April 17. According to the
latest rumors concerning the progress of
the Antilles sale to the United States,
says a Copenhagen dispatch to the Her
ald, Mr. Koch, who was Intrusted, with
the work of writing out a solution upon
which a vote ultimately will be taken,
completed his task after seven days, and
got it into print, but since then, 48 hours
ago, he has not found time to show It
to his colleagues and the two heads of
the other parties.
Pope Receives Swiss Pilgrims.
ROME, April 17. The pope this morn
ing received In audience a large number
of Swiss- pilgrims. Owing to the diplo
matic rupture between Italy and Switzer
land, a hostile demonstration against the
pilgrims was feafed, but it was prevented
by the extensive military precautions
taken by the government.
French Strikers Rioting'.
GRENOBLE, France, April 17. Six
thousand textile workers at Vlenne are
on strike and the resultant distress,
which Is becoming acute, led to disorders
last Tuesday. Troops were summoned
to disperse the rioters, and several per
sons on both sides were wounded.
Italian Reserves Disbanded.
ROME. April 12. The War Minister,
Lieutenant-General Count de Saint Mar
tlnio, has ordered the dlsbandment of tho
reservists who were called to the colors
February 17, to repress the then threatened
general railroad strike.
Question of Rathbone's Bail.
HAVANA, April 17. The question of ad
mitting Estes G. Rathbone to bail now
rests on the interpretation of order No.
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Bengals
07 and upon whether English 'or Spanish la
the official language of Cuba. In Eng
lish, order No. 97 reads that the bond of
any fidelity company "may be accepted
by the court as security," but the Span
ish translation of this order, according to
Spanish scholars,, requires that a bond
"must be accepted," from any such com
pany offering one. A fidelity company
has filed a bond for $100,000 with the court
as ball for Rathbone's appearance, hut
this bond has not yet been accepted.
Injured by a Hnnimer Throw.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., April 17. Pro
fessor J. P. KImmel, physical instructor
at the Indiana State Normal School, has
been fatally injured by being struck on
tho head with the 16-pound hammer, with
which Captain Beecher, of the track team,
was practicing. The hammer struck Pro
fessor KImmel behind the ear, causing a
fracture of the skull and concussion of
the brain. Professor Kimmel was In
structor of the Y. M. C. A. His homo
was In Pittsburg.
The state intercollegiate field day meet
is to be held In this city next month, un
der the auspices of the Normal Athletic
Association, and Professor KImmel was
making an especial effort to prepare a
strong team to represent tho school.
Postmaster-General Enjoined.
WASHINGTON, April 17. The recent
policy of the Postofflce Department in ex
cluding publications from the second-class
mall privileges under new rulings desig
nated to correct alleged abuses was the
cause of seven Injunction suite being filed
today against Postmaster-General Payne
to restore the second-class rate to the
publications of the petitioners. The sult3
wero filed separately in the District Court,
and the court issued restraining orders on
the Postmaster-General, returnable April
Canadians "Win at Lacrosse.
NEW YORK, April 17. The Toronto lal
crosse players followed up their grand
display against Kent by trouncing Essex,
14 to 3, says a London dispatch to the
Tribune. It is now recognized that It wi
take a good team to stop the Canadians.
ftnecnnn Puts Glenson Out.
WHATCOM. Wash., April 17. Perry
Queenan, lightweight, put Larry Gleason
out tonight In the 12th round of what was
to have been a 20-round go. Tho fight
was very fast. Gleason was the aggressor
up to tho 10th round.
Twenty-Round Draw.
WATERBURY, Conn., April 17. Dave
Sullivan, of New York, and Austin Rice,
of New London, fought 20 rounds to a
draw here tonight before 2000 spectators.
Sullivan took the most punishment, and at
times it looked like Rice's fight.
The hardest wood in the world Is not ebony,
but cocub, which Is much used for making
flutes and other similar Instruments.
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