THE MORNING OREGONIAN, .SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1902.
SAND GURE IN SOUTH
Political Methods in North
Carolina Discussed.
BY PB1TCHARD -AND SIMMONS
Part the "Red Shirts" Play 1b Or
J sranlzingr Democratic Voters
Ifevr Revenue Cattcr for
Hawaiian Waters.
WASHINGTON; May 2. A lively de
bate was precipitated In the Senate today
by Prltchard, by some remarks he made
on -political methods in North Carolina,
In the course of a discussion of the Phil
ippine bill. Simmons, also of North Caro
lina, vigorously denied his colleague's
assertions.
The Rosebud Indian Reservation bill and
the sundry civil bill were again consider
id, but were not completed.
The Proceedings.
At the conclusion of routine business
the resolution offered by Patterson re
juestlng the President to cause the Sec
etary of War to cable to Major Garden
er, in the Philippines, to come to Wash
ington immediately to appear before the
Philippine 'Committee, -was laid before the
Senate, but as the matter is pending be
fore the Philippine Committee of the
Senate, the resolution went over.
The bill to ratify an agreement with the
Sioux Indians of the Rosebud- Reserva
tion, in South Dakota, was then taken up
and the discussion continued. The dis
cussion was Interrupted by Stewart with
the conference report on the Indian ap
propriation bill. The report was agreed
to.
A letter from the Secretary of State
Bras read suggesting postponement of the
opening of the St. Louis Exposition from
1903 to 19M. The matter was" referred to
the committee on appropriations.
The Philippine Government bill then
was laid before the Senate and Prltchard
addressed the Senate in support of the
measure. He declared that a majority
of the people of North Carolina and of
the South were In favor of the proposition
Df the majority of the Philippine Commit
tee, and he quoted the Charlotte Observer
as a leading Democratic paper of the
South In support of the retention of the
Philippines.
"Docs not the Senator know," Inter
rupted Simmon", "that the Charlotte Ob
server opposed the election of William J.
Bryan to the Presidency?'.
"That Is true." replied Prltchard, "but
the paper opposed him purely on the Is
sue of free silver."
Prltchard said he was In favor of the
prompt and speedy punishment of those
guilty of cruelty In the Philippines, but
the charges had nothing to do with this
measure, which provided merely for a
civil administration In the Philippines.
"If we retain the Philippine Islands."
said he. "as we will, the Southern states
will retain the bu'k of the trade with the
Philippines and the South will be the
chief beneficiary of the extension of the
cotton goods trade In the Orient."
Prltchard declared frankly his belief
that the United States ought to retain
the Islands permanently.
Prltchard asserted that the sand cure
waA used by Democrats In North Carolina
on Repuhl'cans He said that a Repub
lican voter, was taken from his home at
night and beaten, his face being crushed
inn the sand to stifle his cries.
Slmmors declared that this was the first
imr he had ever heard of the "sand
-ure."
Prltchard Inquired 'If it were not a fact
tbat organlzedjbani&s of "red shirts" rode
over the stateof North Carolina for the
otirpose of terrorizing the Republican
roters.
"That organization" (the red shirts)
replied Simmons, ""never had for Its ob
ject any bellicose or bellgerent purpose
toward any part of the voters of North
rarollna. It Is merely an organisation
for more effectually organizing the voters
of the state." (Prolonged laughter on the
floor and In the galleries).
"Does my colleague say." Inquired
Prltchard. "that the red shirts did not
run through the state and terrorize vot
srs?" "I state," declared Simmons, "upon my
authority as a Senator and as Chairman
3f the Democratic Executive Committee,
that the stories of outrage committed by
red shirts are absolutely and utterly wlth
put foundation."
As an Instance of the political methods
mployed In North Carolina, Prltchard
Asserted that an emissary of the Demo
cratic pary from the state had approached
him. promising that if he (Prltchard)
would have entered -a nolle prosfiequl In
certain cases of election frauds, the pro
ceedings of Impeachment of Republican
Judges by the Democratic Legislature
would be dropped. Prltchard said he In
dignantly declined the proposition, and
that subsequently the brave and patriotic
members of the Legislature, Democrats
and Republicans, hy their votes had pre
vented the unjust Impeachment of the
Jpdges.
In 'reply Simmons asserted that the man
who approached Prltchard with the propo
sition to drop the Impeachment proceed
ings was not in the remotest way an
smlssary of the Democratic party.
Consideration of th sundry civil bill
vas resumed. An amendment was agreed
to appropriating J100.000 for the construc
tion of a revenue cutter of the first class
for service in Hawaiian waters, the to
tal cost of the vessel not to exceed
J100.000. The Senate then, the reading of
the bill having been concluded, at 5:15
P, M., went Into executive session, and at
5:20 P. M. adjourned.
SENATE'S SUGAR INVESTIGATION.
rrnst, Says Its Treasurer, Has Taken
"So Interest in Redaction of Duty.
WASHINGTON, May 2. Arthur Donner,
treasurer of the American Sugar Refining
N Company, today testified before the Sen
ate Committee on Cuban Relations con
cerning American holdings of Cuban
sugar. He said that Mr. Havemeer'
statement yesterday to the effect that ha
company had purchased 93,000 tons of
sugar since January 1 last was
correct. No more Cuban sugar could have
heen bought, and none could have been
purchased without his, knowledge as treas
urer of the company. He promised Sena
tor Platt to send to the committee a mem
oranda showing the purchases made and
giving dates. All the sugar which had
been purchased, had, he said, been paid
for.
Senator Platt called attention ' to the.
discrepancy between Mr. Havemeyer's
statement as to purchase amounting to
93,000 tons and the returns made hy the
War Department, placing the American
company's options at 325.000 tons up to
March, but Mr. Donner was not able to
explain It.
Responding to questions hy Senator Tel
ler, Mr. Donner confirmed Mr. Havemey
er's statement that of the trust's pur
,, chase of Cuban sugar, 45,000 tons still re
main in Cuba. The American company
had made no advances to the Cuban
planters iind had not advanced any money
to the Cuban hanks for the planters.
While he did not know, he said, he pre
sumed there were other purchasers of
t Cuban sugar beside his own company In
the field. Asked as to realty holdings In
Cuba, he said that the trust had none
there.
"Tou have taken some interestin secur
ing a reduction of sugar duties by Con
gress, have you not?" asked Mr. Teller.
"I have not," was the reply.
Senator Platt asked: "So far ae you
know, has the Amcdlcan Sugar Refining
Company taken any Interest whatever
forwarding or -opposing the reduction of
the duty on Cuban sugar?"
"No. sir. I don't think it, has."
Senator Teller: "Tou speak of It as a
corporation?"
"Yes."
"Do you know whether the stockholders
have taken any Interest as such 'in the
reduction?"
"I do not. I know nothing about it,"
Henry C. Mott purchaser of raw sugar
for the trust, was the next witness. H
confirmed previous statements that the
trust had bought 93,000 tons of Cuban
sugar since January 1. Mr. Mott also said
that In the course of the year the Amer
ican company probably purchased 50 per
cent of the Cuban sugar product -and that
he supposed the other 50 per cent Is se
cured by the other sugar refiners In the
United States.
Senator Platt Suppose there should be
a reduction of the Cuban sugar duties,
would the buyer set full benefit of It or
any part of It?
The witness The-buyer would not get
any part of the benefit. The reduction
would not make any difference In tho
purchase price. Tho benefit would accrue
to the Cuban seller, the holder of the
sugar. The experience with Porto Rlcan
sugar which cornea in free justifies that
opinion."
Mr. Mott bad not concluded his testi
mony when the committee adjourned until
Monday.
C03IFR03II5D OX "PHILIPPINES.
Measure for Commission to Visit
Islands the Latest.
WASHINGTON May 2. If the debate
on the Philippine bill le to continue Indefi
nitely, and threatens greatly to prolong
the session of Congress to the detriment
of other legislation. It is possible a compro
mise measure may he urged providing for
a commission of 15 Senators and Repre
sentatives to visit the Islands during the
coming Summer to inform themselves as
to conditions In order that they may more
comprehensively draw a bill to meet ex
isting conditions. There is already talk
of.such a compromise among Republican
Senators and Representatives who are
anxious to get through all necsssary leg
islation and get away. As yet there is no
elgn of a let-up in the talk on the pending
bill.
Postponement of St. Louis Exposition
WASHINGTON. May 2. Secretary Hay
today snt to the Senate a letter stating
the necessity for postponing the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition from 1S03 to 1904.
Enclosed with it was a letter from Chair
man Carter, of the Government Commle
ilon, and a telegram from President Fran
cis, of the Exposition Company, showing
the necessity for the postponement. Senator
Cockrell had the letter read In the Senate
and then offered an amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill now pend
ing In the Senate providing for the post
ponement of the exposition In accordance
with the request The amendment pro
vides for the dedication of the buildings
of the exposition April 0, 1903, for the
opening of the exposition to visitors May
1, 1904, and for the closing not later than
December 1 following. The coinage of
S25G.OCO in gold dollar pieces to bo used as
a souvenir coin Is ilso "authorized, tho
inoniy thus provided to be part of the
S5.O00.CO0 appropriated by Congress for the
aid of the fair.
Pregidentlnl 3TomlnRtlon.
WASHINGTON, Hay 2. The President
today sent the following nominations to
the Senate:
Joseph R, Reed, of Iowa, to be Chief
Justice, and Henry Slurs, of Kansas;
William M. Murray, of Tennessee; Wil
bur F. Stone of Colorado, and Frank I
Osborne, at North Carolina, to be Asso
ciate Justices of the Court of Private
Claims.
Navy Assistant Surgcone to be Passed
Assistant Surgeons. A. G. Grunwell, C.
D. LanghorneftF. L. Benton and W. H.
Bell. Passed Assistant Surgeon William
Brasted. to be Surgeon; William Hoyt,
of .New Hampshire, and Joseph P. Tray
ner, of Maine, to be Assistant Surgeons.
Gunner Charles Morgan to be Chief
Gunner.
Army Captain F. Brandus, to be Lieutenant-Colonel
by brevet (Infantry).
Hermann' Objection to Land Leains
WASHINGTON, May 2. Senator Gibson-
of Montana, today presented In the
Senate a letter from Commissioner Her
mann, of the Joneral Land Office, in op
position to the policy of leasing public
lands as proposed by a bill now pending
in the Senate
Representative Naphen, of Massachu
setts, today introduced a resolution recit
ing that It Is publicly alleged that public
lands are leased to 'members of the meat
trus.t, and directing the Secretary of the
Interior to furnish Information relative
to lands so rented.
Representative Foster,of Illinois, today
introduce. a bill to place all livestock on
the free list.
Snhnidy Bill Hearing:.
WASHINGTON. May 2.-OfficIala of the
Postofflce Department are to be heard on
the ship subsidy bill by the House com
mittee on merchant marine and fisheries.
At the meeting today, Andrew Fursueth,
of the Federation of Labor, speaking In
behalf of the sailors, said the pending
measure waa not designed to be one of
benefit to the sailing community.
MAIL AND FREIGHT COLLIDE
Tvro Trainmen Killed ntfd 1Z Mall
Clerks Injured In New York.
CLYDE, N. Y,K May 2. A New Tork
Ceptral fast mall train west bound col
lided with a fast freight going Jn the op
posite direction, a quarter of a "mile west
of the station here, at 5 o'clock this
evening, killing the engineer and fireman
of the mall train and seriously injuring
13 mall clerks. The dead are:
JOHN GRANT, engineer, Syracuse.
WILLIAM KNOXSON, fireman, Syra
cuse. The injured (all mall clerks) are: J. W.
Shepard, E. R. Force, R. Mills, E. E.
Gllson, all'of Cleveland; R, C. Balrd, John
M. Mert, G. W. Nummer,, all of Elyrla;
J. P. Putnam, of Brockton, N. Y.; George
M. Smert and George Crowney, of Buf
falo; G. E. Wright, of Rochester; Arthur
Underbill, of Norwalk, O , and John Pitts,
of Cory, Pa.
Famine-Stricken Mexicans.
SAN FRANCISCO, May . The steamer
Curacao, from Mexican ports, brings a
tale of want and famine existing In the
town of San Juan de Cabo, situated near
Cape Saducus. For three and one-half
Tears no rain has fallen In the section sur
rounding the city, and for ae many years
the crops have heen utter failures. The
cattle industry, at one time the mainstay
of the region, has fallen Into decay. The
animals, for want of food, have died by
hundreds. Scores of -deaths from starva
tion and neglect have been reported. The
people are now rapldlv moving away from
the district. The Curacao, on her North
ward trip, brought 43 people from San
Juan de Cabo to Ensada. It is believed
that other steamer are performing- the
same mission
Taft Agraln in Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 2. Governor Taft
arrived here today for tho final con
sultation with the President and Sec
retary of War regarding affairs In the
Philippines preparatory to his return to
the islands. He going back via the
Mediterranean routs in ofder to call on
the Vatican authorities regarding the
friar lands.
Explosion of Chemicals.
DENVER, May 2. Five persora were se
verelr Injured on a vacant lot In this city
today hy theexploslon of a tank of chem
icals with which they were generating
gas to be 'used in exhibiting- stereopticon
views. The Injured are: Dr. Perry K.
Pratt, Rev. George E. Tuttle, F. M. Lowe.
N.JEUlul Schleman ahd Dr. .A. Little.
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ANTI-CONSPIRACY SILL
PASSES THE HOUSE WTTHOTJT
' "WORD OF DEBATE.
Enforcement of the Personal Tax
Law In the District of Colum
bia Mission to Cuba.
WASHINGTON, May 2. The House to
day ptfssed the anti-conspiracy hill re
ported from the judiciary committee with
out a word of debate, ijlt came up rather
unexpectedly and Llttlefield (Rep. Me.)
who had filed a minority report on
the bill and had Intended to offer some
amendments, came In just as It was put
upon its passage, and the vote was taken
before ho understood what was going on.
The bill is as follows:
"That no agreement, contract or com
bination by or. between two or more per
sons to do or procure to be done, or not
to do or procure or not to be done, any
act in contemplation or furtherance of
any trade dispute between employers and
employes in the District of Columbia, or
In any territory of the United States, or
between employers and employes who
may be engaged In trade or commerce
between the several states, or between
any territory aricMnother, or between ariy
territory or territories and any state or
states or the District of Columbia, or
with foreign nations, or between the Dis
trict pf Columbia and any states or for
eign nations, shall be deemed criminal,
nor shall thoe engaged therein be in
dictable or otherwise punishable for the
crime of conspiracy, If such act com
mitted by any such person would not be
punishable as a crime, nor shall such
agreement, combination or contract be
considered as In constraint of trade or
commerce, nor shall any restraining or
der or injunction be Issued with. relation
thereto. Nothing in this act shall ex
empt from punishment, otherwise than
herein excepted, any persons guilty of
conspiracy for which punishment Is now
provided by any act of Congress, but
such act of Congress shall, oh to tho
agreements, combinations and contracts
hereinbefore referred to, be construed as
If this act were therein contained."
The amendment providing the machin
ery for the enforcement of the personal,
tax law of -the District of Columbia
passed In 1S7S was placed on. the district
appropriation bill as a rider and the bill
was passed. The bill to provide diplo
matic and consular officers for the Re
public of Cuba was. aftio passed.
The Proceedings.
At the opening of the session of the
House today, the Speaker laid before tho
House a letter from Secretary of-iie
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wavy x.oociy, notuymg mm mat ne nact
sent his resignation ds a member from
the Sixth Massachusetts district to the
Governor of Massichusetts. The letter
required no action.
The House resumed discussion of the
District of Columbia appropriation bill.
The amendment toprovldc for personal
taxation In the District of Columbia,
which was made In order by the special I L. O. Steuben. Edgar A. Walse, presl
rule prior to entering upon the consldera- dent of the Holelmen's Association, waa
tlon of the bill, was offered by McQlcary
T?.. ri ...4. t ..U . .. .Ua
(Rep. Minn.), who was In charge of the
bill. It provides that beginning July 1,
1902, the personal tax levy of 1S78 should
bo operative and creates the machinery
for the assessment and collection of the
taxes. In the course of the extended de
bate which followed on the amendment,
Mr. Eellamy (Dem. N. C.) said that
Washington was becoming" the Mecca for
tax dodgers. He .said that millions' of dol
lars' worth of property outside df Wash
ington escape taxation because the own
er claims residence in Washington. The
amendment was finally adopted without
division and the bill was passed.
The bill to provide for diplomatic and
consular service In the Republic of Cubs,
was passed. It carries tho following sal
aries: $10,000 for a Minister; I2C00 for a
first ahd 51500 for a. second .secretary of
legation; $5000 for Consul-General at Ha
vana, and 13000 each for Consuls at CJen
fuegos and Santiago.
The bill to provide for the issue of
passports 4.0 residents of the Insular poe
sessions of the United States was made a
special order after the disposal of the
omnibus territorial bill.
Objection was made to consideration of
a bill to authorize Captain B. H. McCalla
to receive the decoration of the Red Eagle
from the Emperor of Germany.
Ray, chairman of the committee on Ju
diciary, called up the bill to define the
meaning of the word "conspiracy" In In
junction cases. It was passed without a
word of debate.
The bill to amend the bankruptcy
was called UP, hut not acted upon.
At. 4:25 the House adjournod.-
act
TORNADOES IN IOWA.
Severnl of Them Caused Damage la
Different Parts of the State.
DES MOINES, la.. May 2. Many per
sons were injured and much property de
stroyed in several tornadoes- that struck
Iowa lat night The first storm struck
Bayard, a town of 1600 Inhab
itants, in Guthrie County, and the
fcecond near the towns of Weldon
and Van Wert, In Decatur County, In a
ElJiJf
Jured are: David Hardin, of Bayard, serl
oQs; Haxel Williams, of Weldoh, Internal
injury, will die; Louise Williams, of Wel
don. fnternally, will die; M?s. O'-Hara, of
Weldon, not seriously; Captain William
Walker, not seriously.
The Bayard storm seems to have left
the ground alter passing through the J
town, and traveled 15 miles without do
ing further damage, when It struck a
farming neighborhood north of Rlppey,
and there demolished a schoolhouse and
many barns.
Additional particulars from the tor
nado that visited Decatur County
state that It started six miles
south of Van Wert, and moved In a
northeasterly direction passing on,o mile
east of Van Wert and barely missing Wel
don. A dozen farmhouses In Its patfi, ,100
yards wide, was wrecked.
From1 Weldon the storm continued In a
northeasterly direction and struck Wood
bum, a email town on the Burlington
Railroad, where five houses were blown
down or off their foundations. No qne
was Injured at this place. At Bayard.
50 miles northwest of here, a dozen
houses were badly damaged. The Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St Paul depot was al
most totally destroyed, and two large
cleatora standing atongsldo the Mil
waukee tracks were unroofed. David
Hardin was caught In the path of the
storm and 15 minutes after it had passed
was found hanging- to a tree. He was
unconscious all night, and is still In a
precarious condition. Eyewitnesses say
that the tornado did not occupy more than
one minute in passing through the town.
The direction -was from west to east.
Five miles north of Rlppey, Green
County, and 15 miles from Bayard, a
schoolhouse was completely destroyed,
and the barns of C. T. Flotwood, John
Montgomery and J". N. Morse were car
ried a distance of a mile and then ground
into kindling-wood.
Six persons were Injured, one fatally,
In a tornado that struck near Lohrvllle,
100 miles northweflt of here, last evening.
The residence and outbuildings of a
farmer, J. W. Munlrnt. at Lohrvllle, were
demolished, and the father, mother and
four chlldrenvsustalned serious injuries. A
schoolhouse was torn to pieces, and other
buildings in the neighborhood were
wrecked. The tornado was followed by a
terrific hall storm, that broke windows
In many houses.
The fourth cyclone reported in the state
occurred near Hlleman, wrecking sev
eral farmhouses and killing 20 cattle. The
course pf the funnel-3haped cloud and the
ruin It caused were witnessed by the en
tire population of Hlleman,
From Adaza, Green County, comes the
report that HarVey Miner and two chil
dren were seriously injured and' will die
as a result of the tornado in that 'village
last night FarnbamviUe, In the.
county, is said to hate uffered severely,
not a bulldlpg in the place escaping In
jury. It fs almost Impossible to get the
facts, as the town. Is off the railroad and
the telephone wlrca are dowju
GABRIN WAS POISONED.
Widow ef ' the Colorado Legislator
Arrested fer Harder.
DENVER, May 2r-The coroner's Jury
In the case of Albert Gabrln, member of
the Coldrado Legislature, who died Janu
ary 8 last, ftnlshed his work late this af
ternoon, returning a verdict to the effect
that Gabrln came to his death by arsenic
al poisoning" at the "hands of a person or
persons unknown.
Immediately afterwards, a warrant was
Issued by Justice of the Peace Kines on
complaint of Chjef Armstrong against
Mrs. Nellie Gabrln, widow of the dead
man, charging her with murder. Mrs.
Gabrln was arrested at her home by De
tectives Carberry and Sanders. She was
taken to the police station and placed In
charge of the matron. The prisoner takes
her arrest coolly.
Held a Pqesc at Bay.
NEW YORK, May 2. After shooting a
man twice, Peter Wanett held the police
and a posse at bay for nearly two hours,
Eaje a Wllkesbarre, Pa., special to the
Herald. Wanett fired many shots at the
crowd, but was finally brought to earth
by a boy, who knocked him senseless
with n stone.
Wanett waa first noticed parading be
fore the Russian Catholic Church, twirl
ing a revolver and making remarks about
the church. Sexton 'Rusalnlt came out
of the chorch, and Wanett began e-hoot-lng
at him. One bullet went through Rus
slnlt's arm and another struck his thigh.
Several persons tried to overpower tho
I Infuriated man. but were shaken, off, and
he ran, shooting at those who pursued.
When the police arrived he was on top
of a steep bluff, and they could "iot reach
him without exposing themselves. They
called upon citizens for aid and the bluff
was surroJndcd.
For more than an hour police and citi
zens tried to reach Wanett, but each
time they approached hefired. Finally,
Just as- the pollco had secured rifles,
Wanett dashed through the line, ehoot
Ing right and left, and got away. He
was broucht to bay a mile distant, and
another circle formed. This time, the
crowd, having no other weapons, began
throwing stonee, and finally a boy brought
the man down. Wanett waB then taken
to Jail.
Hotel-Keepers Swindled.
NEW YORK, May 2. Armed with a
letter of credit similar to the one Issued
iy the National Hotel-Keepers' Protective
lnK(Hii nktit -rr-ltV. Vila Antltv cnn.
Association, ahd with his Identity con
cealed dnder ecven aliases, a swindler has
cleaned up about $12,000 from hotel-keepers
In the Middle, Western and Eastern cities
with bogus checks drawn on the Earl
Prult Company, of California. The seven
names given by the man were: O. Hoff
man, C. A. Cotteral. James Bailey, A B.
Webster, W. G. Blssell, H. D. Gordon tind
gtltl getting reports of the swindler today,
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end when they are all In, he promises to
tabulate thchu The swindler playod the
name game etfetyWhere except at Buffalo,
where he. showed a letter of credit pur
porting to toe Indorsed by George G. Boldt,
of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, of New
York.
Censa Clerk's Shortage.
NEW YORK. May 2.-H. A. Burrows,
disbursing clerk of the United States
Census Office, has beea summarily re-
Kmoved aa the result of a discovery of a
snortage m tne accounts or nis otnee,
which are being investigated by two
experts from the Treasury Department.
Mr. Burrows was subjected to rigid ex
aminations today by Director Merrlam
and Chief Clerk McCauley, and he gave
the amount of his discrepancy as $7400,
and credited the trouble to speculation.
The Government Is amply secured from,
loss by bonds aggregating almost $300,
000, Mr. Burrows was formerly, an em
ploye of tho Treasury Department. He
lives at Berwyn, Md.f and has a wife and
seven children.
Fugitive From Justice,.
NEW YORK. May . W. C. WInslow
has been arrested as-a fugitive from jus
tice at the request pf New York police,
says a Herald dispatch from Boston.
Charged with having .fraudulently ob
tained more than $5000 belonging to the
Seawanhaka-Corlnthlan Yacht Club. W.
Ct WInslow. a young Englishman, disap
peared, fjpm thlficity In April. 1900. A
warrant was Issued for his arreif, but
rp'rlvate detectives and" Captain McClus-
key's men looked; for him In vain. Wlns
Jow was employed hy a private banking
house and h charged wflh having checked
out the account of the yacht club.
Train Robhcrs Irlgrhtcned Oft.
EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark., May 2- An
attempt to hold up the St, Louis-San
Francisco express was made near Sellg
man, the first station north pf here. Two
rtnn VtnntfAfl V train thnrn an1 nnrtF
( & darkness, crept over the tender
r . avnUntT fh,; ";,,.,, nt tho en-
He told them that to stop his train befpre
reaching the next elding meant certain
destruction, " as he waa closely followed
by an extra. When the train slowed up
at Washburn the robbers became fright
ened and fled into the timber. "Two sus
pects have been -arrested at Sellgman.
Will Wet Surrender Kratz.
WASHINGTON, May t. The State De
partment has-been -notified that the Mexi
can government finally refused the appli
cation of the United States Government
for the surrender of Charles Kratz. ex
Councilman of St Louis, charged with
bribery. The man has bee,n Held Under
arrest at Guadalajara, the Mexican gov
ernment having consented to his detention
for eight days pending consideration of
thp requests An effort was made to secure
the "prosecution of Krats in Mexico, but
under the decision just announced he will
ho discharged and go unpunished.
Jealousy Causes a Shooting Affray.
LIVINGSTON. Mont, May 2. A shoot
ing affray occurred at Garllner laet night
In which Charles Brown was dangerously
wounded by John Balllnger. Both men
had attended a card party, and while
Brown was ori hlff way home with a lady
he was waylaid and shot by Balllnger.
Jealousy, Id believed to have bseh the
motive of the crime.
Poisoned Her Infant.
DENVER, May 3. Assistant District
Attorney Sales today filed an Information
charging Mrs. Effie Whlffln, the young
wife of a man who 1s 70 yeara of age,
with the murder of her infant An au
topsy disclosed the fact that the child
was killed by an Irritant poison, pre
sumably arsenic.
Quarreled Over a Fence.
OSBORNE, Kas., May 2. Lee Forester
was shot and killed here today by Homer
Beck. Both mert are farmers, and the
shooting was caused hy a quarrel about
a fence.
eastern Edaeatlonal Association.
BALTIMORE, May 2. Prominent wom
en interested In education, from ?ew
York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and
other cities have assembled at Johns Hon-
L kins University at the opening session of
the Fifth annual conference ofUhe East-1
era Public. Educational Associations Men"
interested In the work also were present
at the opening session.
N Bids fer Havana Loan.
HAVANA, May 2. There were no bids
for the municipal loan of $28,000,000. It
was advertised that subscriptions to this
loan would be opened today, ,
PRESIDENT AND 'CADETS
ROOSEVELT RISTK1DUTZS DIPLO
MAS TO AXNAPOLIS GRADUATES.-
Sound Talk to the Yohhk aval Of-
flcers on Their Daty to Their
Country la Peace or "War.
A WXT ATIIT TC3 TUVI TLfnT. 0 TVin nrtCrOnt
train conveying President Roosevelt And
party to attend the graduating exercises i
at the Naval Academy arrived here at
9:45 this morning, over the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Aa the President alighted from
the train he was received by Superin
tendent Walnwright and his aide. Lieu
tenant H. F. Belgemler. A battalion of
marines under command of Captain Lucas
was drawn up at the station. The party
proceeded In carriages to the academy
vrniinHti Vio "PrecMonf irnJntr rilrpotlv to
the Superintendent' house, where there
was a short wait to permit the assem
blage of the cadet battalion at the chapel.
The day was most propitious, and the
cadets In their uniforms presented a fine
appearance.
The President waited across the campus
to where the cadets were lined, and, pass
ing down the line, looked each cadet
squarely n the face.
He was then nre-
sented to the
e officers of the academy by
Walnwright While this was
le shoVo batteries fired Ihe
Commander
srolnir on the shore batteries fired the
President's salute of 21 guns-. At the I distribution of diplomas, the President
sound of a bugle blast, the cadets stacked I requested to be taken to the hospital
guns, and with a- precis-ion that bore ei- where Cadet Emory S. Lang, of Wy
dence of the discipline which they have to omlng, a member of the graduating
undergo, marched by fours to the chapel, j class, is lying 111. Sitting up In bed the
Where benediction was pronounced by the j sick, boy received his diploma from the
Chaplain. ' 1 President, who made a few appropriate
In the meantime the President had been
escorted down the alfele by Commander
Walnwright and was shown to his seat
on the platform, the battalion of cadets,
the officers and others receiving the Presi
dent standing. Commander Walnwright
then introduced Dr. George T. Winston, a
member of the board of visitors, who de
livered a short address, in which he spoke
of the navy being the most Important fac
tor In the country's history. He was
loudly applauded when he referred to
Dewey as the hero of Manila, and Samp'
son, the hero of Santiago, and at the con
clusion of his remarks was congratulated
by the President A great crowd gath
ered around the grandstand, where the
cadets were to receive, at the hands of
the President, the diplomas which would
make them officers In the United States
Navy.
The graduating class discarded their
books and accoutrements, and advanced
Close to the platfortn. President Roose
velt then addressed them, his remarks
being frequently interrupted by applause.
The President's Address.
Following Is the President's address:
"In receiving these diplomas you be
come men who above almost any others
of the entire Union are entitled to carry
henceforth the ever-present sense of re
sponsibility which must come with the
knowledge that on some tremendous day
It may depend upon your courage, your
preparedness, your keen Intelligence and
knowledge of your profession, whether or
not the Nation is again to write her name
on the world's roll of honor or to know
the black shame of defeat We, all of us,
earnestly hope that the occasion for war
may never come, but If It has to come,
then this Nation must win, and the prime
factor in securing victory over every for
eign foe must of "necteelty be the United
States Navy. If the Navy falls U3, then
we are doomed to defeat no matter what
may be our material wealth or the high
average of our citizenship.
"It should therefore bo an object of
prime Importance for every patriotic
American to see that the Navy Is con
stantly built up, and above all that It Is
kept to the highest point of efficiency,
both in material and personnel. It can
pot he too often repeated that In modern
war and especially in modern naval war,
the chief factor In achieving triumph Is
what has been done In the way of thdr
ough preparation and training before the
beginning of tho war. It Is what has
been done before the outbreak of war
that Is all-Important After the outbreak
all that can be done Is to use to best ad
vantage the great war engines and the
seamanship, marksmanship and general
practical efficiency which already have
been provided by the forethought of the
National Legislature and by tho adminis
trative ability, through a course of years,
of the "Navy Department A battle-ship
cannot be Improvised. It takes years to
build, and tho skill of the officers and
crow In handling It aright can likewise
never be Improvised, but must spring
from use and actual sea service, and
from the most careful, zealous and sys
tematic training.
"You, to whom L give these diplomas,
now Join the ranks of the officers of
the United States Ji&vy. You enter a
glorious service, proud of Its memories
of renown. You must keep ever In your
minds the thought of the supreme hour
which may come when what you do
will forever add or detract from this I
renown. Some of you will have to do
your part In helping to construct the
ships and the guns which you use. YoU
need to bend every energy toward the
making of these ships and guns In all
their details the most perfect of their
kind throughout the world. The ships
must bo seaworthy, the armament fitted
for the best protection to guns and men.
ALL RUN-DOWN
x IN THE SPRING
That's the condition of thousands whose systems have not thrown" t
off the impurities accumulated during the Winter blood humors
that are now causing eruptions, feelings of weakness, loss of
appetite and other troubles.
Hood's Sarsaparilla removes all these humors, cures alL
eruptions, clears the complexion, restores appetite, renovates, -r
strengthens and tones the whole system. ' -
This is the testimony of thousands annually.
V
r
'T have taken Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood
jJurlfler, and know of no better medicine fqr
cleansing the blodd. I have taken it in the
Spring, and have derived great benefit from It"
Mary MatlocC Sanger, Cal.
"My little boy was completely run down and
complained of headaches; I began giving him
Hood's Sarsaparilla, and In a- short time he
began to feel and lcfok brighter. By the time
he had taken the whole bottle he was entirely
well. I have also given this medicine to my
other children, and It keeps their blood In good
condition." Mrs. O. Hampton, Polet, Cal.
"I had a tired, run-down and worn-out feel
ing. I bought half a dozen bottles of Hood's
Sarsaparilla, and by the time I had taken .-them
I was well, and so remain.' George HadsellJ
Box 81, Mllpitas, Cal. y - '
HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA
the guns In all their mechanism fit to
do the greatest possible execution In the J
suoriest possioie time. .tivery aeuui.
whether of protection to the gun crews,
of rapidity and sureness In handling the
ammunition and working the elevation
and, revolving gear, or of quickness and
accuracy in sighting, must bo thought
out far in advance, and' the thought
carefully executed In the actual work.
The best ships and guns, and the most
costly mechanism are utterly valueless
If men are not trained to use them to
wic uuuuai. yuaaiuie UUVllnUlgC.
"From now on throughout your lives
1 there can be no slackness on your part.
our duty must be present with
u "
You have
got to train yourselves and you
nave got to 'tram those under you
In the actual work of seamanship,
in the actual work of gunnery. If
the day of battle comes, you will
need all that you possess of boldness,
skill, determination, ability to bear pun
ishment and Instant readiness in an
emergency. But though without these
qualities you can do nothing, yet even
with them you can do but little If you
I have not had the forethought and pur-
pose - 10 tram tne enlisted men
under you. Officers and men alike'
must have the sea habit. Officers
and men alike must be ready so
that In bftttlA te, nnlv ahnta tVint I
count are the shots that hit, and l cnP1!sh but little for the banishing of
generally victory will He with the side desperate diseases. Paine's Celery Com
whose shots hit oftenest MarKsman- I pound saves life and restores health.
ship and seamanship these must be the
j P?me objects of your training both for
' yourselves and for the men under you."
I At the conclusion of his address and
remarics in wnich he expressed the hope
j that he would soon be out. The Presl-
dent was then given an opportunity to
Sih ?.r, c"tomary frank o thai 0ne of tno most rcmarkaWe cures oC
plebs throwing the graduating class out! . , . , , ,
of doors, which afforded a great deal !fccnt yeara by Paine's Celery
of amusement. j Compound In Is the case of Mr. Wyan
After luncheon, the President and ; Nelson, president of the Nelson Grain
party went aboard the torpedo boatj Company, of Kansas City, Mo. With In
Gwynn for a short sail pn Chesapeake tense gratitude and thankfulness, Mr.
Bay, after which they took the train xT,.nT, TCr?.n fM..
for Washington. - I cIson wrItcs as fo-Iows:
, . , ,., I WQs nervous, despondent Irritable,
Cadet Prize Winners. wT ... ,,., ...
,, . . . . A . , l had no appetite, could not sleep, and had
Prizes were awarded to cadets as fol- . .,,. ,TOlot -.T,. -. u... ,1ia t .,
j0s: J night sweats. My physician said I was
For excellence In target practice with threatened with ncrous prostration, and
great guns. Frank D. Hall, Illinois, advised a rest from business. However,
first prize, gold medal; Frank C. Martin, on the recommendation of my partner, I
Illinois, second prize, silver medal; J. H. commenced using Paine's Celery Com-
.omcjtDurn. xuassacnusetts, tnira prize,
silver medal; Clayton M. Summers, Penn
sylvania, fourth prize, bronze medal;
Walter G. Diamond. Massachusetts,
fifth prize, bronze medal
Nell E. Nichols, Michigan, captain and
fullback of last year's football team
and this year's stroko of the academy
crew, was accorded the honor of having
his name engraved" on the "Thomas Sil
ver Trophy Cup" for having done the
best athletic work during the year at
the academy.
Emory S. Lang, Wyoming, received a
handsome sword for having done the,
most for athletics in the past year.
Francis S. Whltten, New Mexico, re
ceived a gold medal for being one of the
champion fencers in the lnter-colleglate J
fencing tournament held in New York
last March. He also received a gold
medal for being the champion Cadet
small swordsman.
AMBASSADOR'S ASPIRATIONS.
Meyer Coming; Home From Rome to
Contest for Placo Moody Vacated.
WASHINGTON, May 2. At his own re
quest Ambassador Meyer has been, granted
a leave of absence of'fiO days from his post
at Rome. Mr. Meyer i is coming home, ac
cording to the underlanding here, to con
test for the Republican nomination for
the vacancy in- the Massachusetts Con
gressional delegation caused by Mr.
Moody's appointment as Secretary of the
Navy. It is understood that Mr. Gardi
ner, son-in-law of Senator Lodge, also is
a candidate for the nomination. If Mr.
Meyer succeeds In his canvass, of course,
he will not return to Rome, and the Presi
dent will be free to carry out certain
plans he has projected as to diplomatic
changes In Europe, one of which contem
plates tne promotion of Mr. White, at
present first secretary at London, to the
Embassy at Rome.
Snltt Claim Will Be Paid.
SANTO DQJflNGO. Tuesday, April 29.
The United States Minister, William F.
Powell, has made an arrangement with
the Dominican Government providing for
the full settlement of the Sala claim,
amounting to $63,000. Sala waa a French
man, who lent money and supplied mu
nitions of war to the late President He
reaux, of Santo Domingo.
Young Teddy Will Have a Chan ere,.
WASHINGTON, May 2. Mrs. Roosevelt
and her son, Theodore Jr., left here this
afternoon over the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad for Oakland, Mdt, in order to
give young Theodore the benefit of p.
change of air. They will return Monday.
Schley at Meridian.
MERIDIAN. Miss., May 2. Admiral
Schley and party arrived here today.
They 'were met by a committee of the
Board of Trade and 4000 school children
and escorted to the .City Hall amid a
PROMISES TO CURE -AND
yv y "iv T T7 5 O f T' T "DTi V
? P lNlio KttlLdlXX
COMPOUND
Thousands of Physicians, Men
and Women of Note and Posi
tion, and People in Hum
bler Circumstances Say
It Is Unequaled as a
Spring Medicine,
A Prominent Business Man Saved
From Nervous Prostration.
It is by true merit and true merit alone
that Paine's Celery Compound has won
Its wondrous popularity in every part of
the civilized world.
When all other medicines fall, when
the best-directed efforts of physicians ac-
It Is natural, therefore, that men and
women saved from lh ils and danger3
',.., . ., .
f nervous diseases, rheumatism, neural-
gia, and blood troubles, should acquaint
their friends the sick and well of whit
was accomplished for them by Paine's
Celery Compound. In this way the glad
tidings of prompt and effectual cures
have been spread from day to day to tha
remotest towns and villages, and tne
j blessed work of llfe-sivlng progresses In
1 every direction.
poiind, and today I am as sound as a dol
lar, eat well, sleep well, and am not at
all nervous."
DIA3IOXD DYES give faster and bright
er colors than any other dyes.
roar of whistles and music, and the cheers
of thousands of visitors. During the fore
noon the Admiral and Mrs. Schley met
the school children, were driven through
tne. city, attended tne rormai opening oc
the Board of Trade and were guests at a
reception and luncheon.
The day concluded with a dinner at
the Southern Hotel, at which Admiral
and Mrs. Schley were the guests of the
Board of Trade and Its officers. The
visitors will leave Meridian tomorrow
morning for Chattanooga.
BEEF TRUST INJUNCTION.
Bill Has Been Completed and Will
Be Laid Before Mr. Knox.
CHICAGO. May 2. The bill for an In
junction to restrain the meat packers
from unlawfully conspiring to Hx the
prices of meat has at last been com
pleted by District Attorney Bethea and
Lawyer William A. Day. Mr. Day left
for Washington today to lay before
Attorney-General Knox the document
and the affidavits on which it is based.
Mr. Bethea also left Chicago tonight,
ostensibly to go to New- York and thence
to Washington to attend the conference
with Attorney-General Knox.
The petition complete contains about
5000 words.
War on the Cattle Trust:
DENVER, May 2. Not a single head of
cattle was sold in the Denver market
yesterday, and the commission men al
most without exception wired to their cus
tomers In all parts of the West not to
ship a single head of cattle, hogs or sheep
to the market In this city, Kansas City,
Omaha or Chicago. Commission men In
other cities are understood to have taken
similar action. Many thousands of head
are onthe way to market, and three or
four days will pass before the effect of
the order Is felt, but at the beginning of
next week little or no stock will be offered
at the packing centers. Commission men
and stockowners eay they have taken
this radical action because ot the decline
in prices of stock.
Headquarters of (ilucose Trust.
NEW YORK, May 2. It has been de
cided, 'the World says, by the officials of
the Corn Product Company, the $50,000,000
corporation which holds the securities of
the National Starch Company, to move
the operating department of the latter
company from New York to Chicago,
probably next week.
"Every Spring my hrother w.ould have severei'
headaches, but before he had finished one bottle
of Hood's Sarsaparilla he was entirely cured."
Preston Troutman, Whitney, Neb.
"Last Spring I had a lot of sores on my face.
They looked very bad, and I began taking
Hood's Sarsaparilla, and before the first bottle
was halt gone I began to Improve. I continued
with the medicine until the sores had left my
face. I am now stronger and healthier than
ever before." John E. Moungoven, Point
Arena, Cal.
"My husband and child and mself have been
taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, not because we had
any particular disease, but we were all run
down and did not feel well. It has done us a
great deal of good. My husband weighs more
now than he ever did before. Last Spring I had
1 the grip, and it was a long time before I got
better. I finally took Hood's Sarsaparilla, and
was soon. Improving." Mrs. Mattle Alger, Isa
bel, Or.
KEEPS THE PROMISE.