THE SUNDAY OBEGONIASt, POBTLAM), "AUGUST 12, 1900.
WEARY OF BOER WAR
AH England Hoping for the
End of It
BITTERNESS OF THE DREGS
Prominent American in Europe
Some Peculiarities of Russia's
New Foreign Minister.
LONDON, Aug. 21. This can hardly be
said to have been a lively week in Ens
land, for obituaries and funerals have
taken the largest space in newspapers.
Particular groups had plenty to think
about. Nevertheless, financiers hao been
husy with the "American loan": politic
ians with the dying Parliament and the
general election prospects, and society
with country amusements.
The way the South African War drags
out wears upon Englishmen, and no news
would be so welcome as that some well
wisher of the Transvaal had convinced
President Kruger that nothing in Europe
or China will make Great Britain relax
her ever-tightening .grip on South Af
rica. Everybody in the army, or who lias
anything to do with it In South Africa,
wants to come home, and Is heartily sick
of the whole thing. But, knowing that
it must go on to a finish, the dregs of
war are having somo bitterness. The
plot to kill British officers at Pretoria Is
taken in England as showing the savage
temper of the Boers, while the Britishers
ore reported to be doing some things
which are provoking adverse comment in
Great Britain. Thus the Standard prints
a Pretoria dispatch, dated August 9, say
ing: "The Boers sniped a train at Bronk
hurst yesterday, on the line between
Pretoria and Mlddelburg. Two of its oc
cupants were wounded. In accordance
with Lord Roberts' warning, all the
farms were fired within a radius of 10
miles."
' Even the English papers say there must
be a mistake somewhere. A couple of
Boers flro at a military train, perfectly
within their rights as warriors, and every
farmhouse within 10 miles In every di
rection is committed to the flames.
England is overflowing with prominent
Americans, who dominated Cowes and
are in evidence at every important race
meeting and many of whom are mem
bers of house parties at historic English
or Scotch places. W. K. "Vanderbllt and
W. C. Whitney have both been in Lon
don during the week. Lord and Lady
Mount Stephen will go to Bombay in
October to visit the Northcotes. They
will then make an active tour of India.
F. R. Burnham, the American scout. Is
.visiting BIdor Haggard in Northwolk.
Tho west-bound trans-Atlantic travel is
rapidly Increasing, though the reports of
the American hot wave have caused a
number of cancellations. The Cunard line
eteamer Lucanla and the American line
steamer St. Louis are both filled to their
capacity, however. The former Includes
among her passengers' Tod Sloan, who
hopes to ride the Suburban winner.
Count Lamsdorff, the Czar's new For
olgn Minister, Is reputed among diplo
matic negotiators as being one of the
easiest yet one of the most difficult, men
to deal with, because he so readily ap
prehends what the other side wants and
why it wants it. His power of project
ing himself into the aspirations and ne
cessities of other countries is so uniform
that he amazes the Ambassadors by
pointing out how a change in their de
signs would be proper at home. Unlike
most Russian statesmen, he believes in
newspapers, and suggested to Count Cas-
eini the propriety of giving the Associated
Press those long and Interesting inter
views from time to time that have been
the subject of considerable comment
among the diplomats at Washington.
While most persons are complaining
that the prices of everything are going
up, the Royal Academicians are dismayed
by the low prices their works are bringing
this year. There Is a long array of can
vases In the Burlington House exhibit,
from which artists have parted company
for as low as 10 guineas, and many other
works, deemed of merit sufficient for the
Royal Academy, went for 75 and SO guin
eas. The highest price recorded was for
Frederick Vomer's "Bison," 1250 guineas.
Tho preparations are almost complete
for the pilgrimage of the Roman Cath
olic nobility and clergy of England to
Rome during October. The Duke of Nor
folk and Cardinal Vaughan will take part
in it. Catholic periodicals believe the
Popo will take the opportunity to make
an important announcement In connec
tion with the English Roman Church.
England Is still manifesting much Inter
est in the famine conditions in India and
the extensive tour of investigation made
by the Viceroy. Lord Curzon. Whether, as
was suggested by some papers, tho super
stitious and courteous Indians are sure to
attribute to the Viceroy's presence the re
cent satisfactory rainfall or not. It is
pointed out that It Is his good fortune that
the rains fell, and this coincidence Is like
ly to add to his assets as an India ruler. 1
One of the incidents of the Viceroy's trip
was his recent trip to the Methodist
Orphanage at Napadad, where "003 chil
dren iTO be fed and restored to their
parents whoa, the famine is over.
While people In the
are enduring severe
the weather In this
been extraordinarily cold.
United States
heat waves.
country has
the thermome
ter registering GO degrees and lower. The
cold, prolonged rains and gales have
nearly spoiled country life and sport.
London is empty of the leisure class, and
the Ministers, diplomats and financiers
nave gone to the country side with sev
eral thousand idlers preparatory to the
beginning of the shooting season next
week The size of the coveys and the
probabilities of the general election tak
ing place early in October are the para
mount subjects of discussion among the
directors of public opinion.
The Conservative officers and this Lib
eral headquarters are deep In campaign
business. Immense quantities of litera
ture are being sent out to the constitu
encies. Within 35 days after the disso
lution of Parliament, it is announced,
the newly elected Parliament will nicer.
A display advertisement Is running In
the drily papers, signed by Lords Ports
mouth, Kinnaird, Wilberne and Grim
Thorpe, appealing to the public for 20,
000 to pay the- expenses of organizing the
electorate "so as to influence the gen
eral election," to prevent the Episcopal
Church reverting to the principles and
practices of the Church of Rome. "Mass
and auricular confession." j-ays the ad
vertisement, "are openly advocated and
iorced on Protestant children In churches
under shelter of the Episcopal veto."
Several Parliamentary agents are at
work and canvassing Is going on In near
ly even constituency In England. Al
ready M,CS has been subscribed.
Sir Chin Chen Leh Feng Loh. the Chl
aw Minister to England, was the soli
tary member of the diplomatic corps who
did not hold a lighted candle at the re
quiem mass for King Humbert in the
Italian Church on Thursday. Lord Sal
isbury seemed quite at home with his
torch. The Dake of Devonshire looked
thoroughly uncomfortable, perhaps hav
ing in mind the severe views of Lord
Portsmouth and Wlmberno, His Highness
blew out his candle too rocn and then
looked sorry It was noticed that the
Chinese Minister shook hands ceremon
iously with ail the diplomats except the
Japaneee Minister.
The "'American colony." as the fleet of
wWte yachts flying the Stars and Stripes
at Oowae Is called, alone saved the his
toric yachting week from being a dismal
failure The Prince of Wales did all
possible during the last two days to
enliven the situation, but a Prince in
mourning, Just home from the funeral
of his brother, is not the liveliest merry
maker, and Cowes hopes to wait jnany
years before' it sees a duller season.
"By all means the smartest yachts
here," said Sir Thomas Upton to a repre
sentative of tho Associated Press at
Cowes, "and many of the handsomest
sailing craft, are flying the American col
ors. Last year France seemed to lead,
hut she is almost entirely absent this
week, and the Americans are easily en
titled to first place."
Many' members of the Royal Yacht
Squadron are equally enthusiastic la their
praise of the American display. No visit
ors to this exclusive place are more
warmly greeted than are the owners of
American boats. Imposing as was the
Nahma, as she floated directly off the
clubhouse, a Chicago gentleman's yacht
was scarcely less conspicuous. This was
the Utowana, owned by Allison V. Ar
mour, whose crew of Lascars, with red
fezes and red and blue Jerseys are the
most conspicuous picture at the water
side. Then there is tho Josephine, with
P. A. B. Wldener's party. Including the
Elklnses, Knights and other Phlladel
phlans. J. A. Hinckley, of New York, has
had one of the merriest parties of the
week on board the Calanthe.
Sir Thomas Upton's name was not pro
posed for membership at the Royal Yacht
Squadron meeting on Monday. The ex
planation furnished among those In a po
sition to pronounce an opinion on the
subject Is that the understanding got
abroad that If not the Prince of Wales
himself, other notable personages were
attempting to rush Sir Thomas through.
It needed only a breath of this kind be
fore balloting to settle the fate of any
presumptive candidate, for this most ex
clusive club does not like even its royal
members to appear to have too much con
trol, even though the members may no
have the slightest personal objection to a
candidate. When this conditions of affairs
was discussed. Sir Thomas Llpton's
name, naturally, was not presented.
Andrew Carneglo sends to the Asso
ciated Press the following statement re
garding the situation in the far East
and the relation of the United States
to further developments there:
"The refusal of the United States to
participate in the attack- on the Taku
forts makes the Washington Government
the natural mediator between China and
the European powers, but America's posi
tion may be easily forfeited by agreeing
to joint action. The release of Min
ister Conger and a demand for- compen
sation for Injuries Incurred are duties In
cumbent upon the Government, but tho
United States, In my opinion, should take
no steps in conjunction with European
powers. I take this view because each
of those powers has separate Interests at
heart.
"Great Britain Is going to land troops
to protect Shanghai because she looks
upon the Yangtse Valley as her spe
cial province. Russia keeps her chief
forces in Manchuria, France Is In another
region and Germany In a fourth. The
first aim of these powers Is to safeguard
their prospective domains, and if the
United,-States should be drawn Into Joint
action with them the Washington Gov
ernment may even find Itself pledged to
go forward into a campaign against Chi
na which would be hopeless or may ulti
mately see the powers at war with each
other. To enter upon a contest with 400,
000,000 Chinamen might prove as disas
trous to the United States as war against
a combination of European powers.
"Our policy Is clear. European nations
attack China and quarrel about the di
vision of Chinese territory. We remain
friendly and await events. We have
quite enough foreign territory already."
Mrs. James Brown Potter appears
to be a lucky woman. Not only has
Lady Meux presented her with a play
by Belasco, but Belasco himself gave
her "as a parting gift the Australian,
rights to "Madame Butterfly," a very
suitable gift, as Mrs. Potter Is con
sidering an offer from James Wil
liamson to star In Austraifa in 1901. The
Belasco play was written especially for
her and will be produced in London.
The first part is said to be long and as
strong as "Zaza," but depicting quite,
a different style of woman.
Baron Russell of Klllowen, whose death,
as the result of an operation, oc
curred yesterday, was one of the
most engaging and lovable person
alities In England's public life.
His generosity to his friends, Indeed
to anybody whom he became aware was
in difficulties, swallowed while he was
a practicing barrister 30,000 a year and
involved him in debts that threatened
to destroy his peace of mind and Injure
his professional future.
"What you want to do," said one of
his friends, "Is to syndicate yourself and
let a managing director conduct your
practice and finance your money-making
possibilities." '
This was actually, done. A committee
of friends paid oft! his debts, received all
his Income, gave him a large allowance,
and brought system Into his accounts un
til he not only was free from debts, but
had substantially Invested the funds.
Punishing the Ashnntecs.
BAKWAI, Aug.' 11. A column of TOO
men under Colonel Burrows has returned
from Kumassi, having reinforced and
re-rationed tho fort for two months.
The force attacked and destroyed three
old stockades after a desperate bayonet
charge. In which four officers and 34
native soldiers were wounded and three
killed. On the night of August 7, Col
onel Burrows attacked an Ashanteo war
camp, near Kumassi, surprising the camp
and bayoneting the enemy. Great num
bers were slain without a gun bsing flred.
A Lieutenant was killed and two men
were wounded.
Other flying columns are going out and
It Is believed that the punishment In
flicted will not soon be forgotten, though
several defeats are still needed to clear
the country south of Kumassi of the
rebels.
Forest Fires in Michigan.
BAY CITY, Mich.. Aug. 1L Fires nro
sweeping over the northern" country.
From Hale to Rose City, on the Detroit
& Mackinaw Railroad, Is one stretch of
flames. Whlttemore Is surrounded by fire
and Prescott is in danger. At both places
mills have been shut down and men are
fighting the fire. The property loss will
be large.
Nelson Defeated. McEncliern.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. H. John Nel
son, of Chicago, today defeated Archie
McEachern. of Canada, In a 20-mile
motor-paced bicycle rate at Woodslde
Park. Nelson broke every record from
one to 30 miles, with the exception or
those for one. two and 25 miles. Nel
son's time for the 'SO miles was 48:02 2-5.
The previous record was 50:20 2-5, held by
Elkes.
riaprue Situation at Manila.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1L Marine Hos
pital Service advices from Manila, just
received, state that the number of plague
cases there Is diminishing. No Informa
tion has been officially communicated
here regarding the reported action of the
Singapore health officers In quarantining
against Manila.
Funston Will Stay.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. Aug. 11. A
letter was received today by D. R, An
thony. Jr., from General Funston, In the
Philippines, in which the General states
that ho has reconsidered his idea of re
turning home, and will Btay in the Phil
ippines until the country is completely
pacified.
Bonneville Excursion Train.
The special Sunday excursion train to
Bonneville is discontinued. Persons wish
ing to spend a quiet Sunday under the
trees on tho banks of the Columbia should
take the regular O. R. & N. train leaving
Union depot at 9:15 A. M. and return at
(P. M. The popular rates of 50 cents
for the round trip will continue In effect.
SAY THEY SAW POWERS
WITNESSES TESTIFY HE WAS KOT
XLIi THE DAY OF THE SIDBDEBr
Prosecution Will Conclude Its T-timoay-in-Rebuttal
Monday Jury
Goes to Franlcfort Tuesday.
GEORGETOWN, Ky., Aug. H. Tho
prosecution in the Caleb B. Powers trial
did not conclude Its testimony-In rebut
tal this afternoon, but will do so "Mon
day", and the Indications aro that tho
jury will be taken to Frankfort Tues
day. A large number -of witnesses was
heard today. 'most of them being Intro
duced to contradict testimony of wit
nesses for tho defense. The prosecution
lays much store by the testimony of two
witnesses who testified to seeing Caleb
Powers, with other leaders of the moun
tain crowd, the evening of January 25.
The defendant himself had testified that
he was ill in his room-all of that after
noon. Several other witnesses will be In
troduced Monday further to "contradict
Powers on this point. A number of
Frankfort business men and citizens tes
tified that tho talk of mob violence after
the assassination of Governor Goebel ex
isted only in the minds of those In the
Executive building, and 'that there was
no need of the military. Among those
who testified was Sheriff Suter, who .said
he swore In a posse of a dozen citizens
and that it would have been equal to the
occasion had It not, been blocked by the
actions of Adjutant-General Collier, who
H ping hang,
Antl-Korelfrn General ITow Com
manding Troops in Pekin.
made the civil officers subservient to the
military.
A persistent rumor that Youtsey might
take the stand In rebuttal was denied by
people sufficiently close to him te make
the 'denial semi-official.
W. F. Grayot, Assistant State Auditor,
produced the books of 'the State Audi
tor, in response to a subpena duces tecum,
to show what amount of the $100,000 re
ward appropriated by th Legislature had
been expended In the search for and
prosecution of those accused of tho crime.
The record showed in all $5000 had been
drawn.
A. L. Reed, an attorney of Laurel
County, corroborated the statements .jit,
the witnesses, who gave testimony yes
terday in regard to the statement of
James Sparks, County Attorney of Lau
rel County, January 28. to the effect tlia
Goebel was to be killed that day, and
that Governor Taylor1 would pardon the"
assassin.
Frank Kavanaugh. Assistant State Li
brarian, testified he saw Caleb Powers In
conversation with Charles Flnley and
Wharton Golden the afternoon of Janu
ary 25, the time Powers claims to have
been sick at the residence of Captain
Davis.
THE OHIO EXPRESS ROBBERY.
All Efforts to Capture the Bandits
Have Failed.
COLUMBUS. O., Aug. U. Tho whole
country along the Pennsylvania Railroad
between this city and Urbana is being
scoured by officers in pursuit of the men
who murdered Express Messenger Lane
and robbed the safe in his car last night.
Dozens of stories and rumors have been
sifted down, and the officers are appar
ently no nearer to a solution of the
mystery than wben they started. If any
promising clews have been secured, they
are being very closely guarded. AH of
the persons placed under surveillance
today have been released.
The murder was probably committed
Just after the train left Milford Center,
2S miles west of Columbus, where It is
believed the robbers boarded the train.
Conductor Taylor saw and talked with
Messenger Lane there. When the body
was discovered here It was cold and the
blood clotted, showing that death had
occurred at least a half hour previous.
The robbers had no difficulty In getting
Into the oar, as the end door had been
left open on account of the heat. Tho
train made only two stops between Mil
ford Center and Columbus, one at Plain
City and the other at Marble Cliff, the
latter five miles out of the city. At the
latter place the train was flagged to tako
on a passenger an old man.
Officials of the Adams Express profess
to be unable to make an estimate of tho
loss. They say that the safe opened was
not likely to contain a large sum, but
thai until the way bills from all stations
between this city and St. Louis have
been checked, there is no manner In
which they can fix the amount.
Baggagemaster Fletcher, whose car was
next In front of the looted car, made the
following statement today:
1 "I saw Lane put off and take on freight
at Urbana. After we left Urbana, every
thing went well until we reached Capell,
where we had to stop. I remember now
that I heard talking there. When I first
heard the voices they appeared to be com
ing along the train, there apparently be
ing two or three of them. Qno man
stepped on a pieco of rotten wood, which
attracted my attention just before the
train got under way. I supposed they
were passengers to board the train. We
stopped at Plain City and Milford and I
heard no unusual sounds. After we left
Plain City I thought I would wash up,
and tried the door of the express car,
but found that It would move only about
an inch. I concluded that Lane had
freight against it. We stopped at Marble
Cliff and there I saw two men running
toward the train, one an old man, and the
other a young fellow. They were dressed
in dark clothes."
Fletcher Is able to give a sort of de
scription of these persons, and the police
aro trying to locate them. It Is claimed
by the detectives that the men who com
mitted the robbery and murder were per
fectly familiar with the train and the
customs of the people on board. The
bandits overlooked cr purposely left a
large quantity of sliver bullion and a
number of East-bound packages of value.
They seem to have been pressed for time
in their operations.
KOTERAISERS ARRESTED.
Two Men and a Woman Caught by
Detectives in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1L Two young men
and a young woman have been arrested,
in this city by Captain Porter, of the
Government Secret Service, and city de
tectives on charges of raising and pass
ing greenbacks. The men are charged
with ralslnc the bills, the woman with
passing them. Those arrested are:
Thomas Kelly, alias Jones, 365 Grand ave-
nue, a printer, IS years old; Axel Marx,
36f Grand avenue, says his age is 19
years; Winifred Marx, aged 13 years, wife
rof Marx.
The flat at 363 Grand avenue, was raided,
and the outfit found there was confiscat
ed. Soma of the bills raised were founa
fon one of the men; the other was caughf
m the act of passing a $2 note that had
been raised to a 310 one. Captain Porter
asserts that the gang na3 worked In
nearly every city of consequence in the
United States. The way the notes had
been raised was exceedingly clever, ana
only- an expert could tell they had been
tampered with. '
Remains of Huso Robbers.
GOODLANB, Kan., Aug. 1L The
charred remains of tho Union Pacific rob
ber, who yesterday escaped the bullets
of tho posse, were, today found in tho
ruins of the house burned over his head.
A hole in the man's skull indicated he
had shot himself to escape the flames.
The body of the robber shot In trying to
escape was today recognized by Denver
officers as that of W. A. Dempsey, an old
offender. The bodies will be burled by
the county. J. B. Riggs, the hotel keeper
shot In yesterday's fight, Is very low,
and his chances of, recovery are small.
George Cullens, the other member of the
posse who was shot, will recover.
Boodle Cases in Chicago,
CHICAGO, Aug. 1L Formal charges of
Incompetency, neglect of duty and un
lawful and dishonest collusion with con
tractors on the part of the members ot
the Municipal Board of Improvements
were filed with the Civil Service Com
mission today by Alderman Frank Fow
ler. Members of the Merit Board agreed
to call for an official Investigation, and
Interesting developments, especially as re
gards the Assessment Bureau, are looked
for. The charges are the outcome of In
vestigation made recently into charges of
fraud In the paving of various streets,
which have taken on a much wider range
than anticipated.
MAYOR BOYD FOR M'KINLEY
Noted Nebraska Business Man
Lender Repudiates Bryan.
and
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 3. James B. Boyd,
th only Democratic Governor Nebraska
ever had. Is radically opposed to several
of the Bryanlte doctrines. Today Gov
ernor Boyd, who, it will bo remembered,
has been a member of the Democratic
National committee from Nebraska, and
has always stood high In the party coun
cils, In an Interview said:
"The greatest mistake Bryan ever
made, was to require the Kansas' City
convention to reiterate the 16-to-l silver
free-coinage plank. He emphasized it
beyond all others, thus doinff what the
Republicans would have him do. It will
cause Bryan's defeat under heavier ma
jorities than were given four years ago.
It was sheer idiocy. Money was never so
plentiful and the interest rate never so
low. Prices of farm products were never
better, and the producers are getting gold
money for their products. Prosperity,
everywhere in evidence, cannot be talked
dpwn. It may not be due to McKlnley,
but It Is possible under the policy for
which McKlnley stands.
"I have never said I Intended to vote
for McKlnley. I may not vote for Prc
Jdential electors at all. With America,
imperialism is Impossible. We have been
acquiring territory ever since the Gov
ernment was founded, yet this is not an
empire. To say that new territory, added
from time to time, will be followed by
the acclamation of an Emperor to rule
over us is absurd. Bryan may deceive
some. of 'the people by his far-fetched
cry of imperialism, but tb,e scare will not
be of long duration.
"I myself am opposed to the retention
of the Philippines. This Nation should
never have attempted to place the whole
Larchipolago under subjection. We should
nave aennea a zone arouna .wanna, witn-,
la .whose confines every foot of ground.'
should have been proclaimed American,'
territory forever. It should have been
fortified and defended as only Americans
could have done it Our fleet could and
should have held the bay and the straits
leading to it, giving notice that America
would dominate tho waters contiguous to
Manila.
"Our methods of government, educa
tion, business, etc., should have been
forced upon tjie inhabitants of the zone,
including the City of Manila, and It would
not have been long before the leaven of
civil liberty and righteous government
would have leavened the whole lump,
The Filipinos, seeing our progress and
the, merits of our methods, would have
fallen Into line In emulation. It is not too
late to begin such a policy.
"When Congress declared war against
Spain the Joint resolutions contemplated
a policy with respect to Cuba which
should have been observed In dealing
with tho Philippines. The problem will
work Its own solution In time. It Is not
a subject of political debate, and It Is too
soon to mako of It a party Issue. When
tho Filipinos attacked our flag we had to
fight and the Army had to put down tlie
'forces operating against us. The use
lessness of the conflict, however, is ap
parent. We have cleared a zone of only
about 50 miles around Manila. Outside of
that our soldiers hold only the territory
they occupy, and when they move the
Filipinos get in behind and regain pos
session. This process may go on indefi
nitely. The American people will not
stand for It long.-
Japan's Reproof of the Kaiser.
Chicago Chronicle.
About the severest, criticism of Em
peror William's sanguinary utterance of
last week comes from Japan. It is se
vere because.it comes not from a Chris
tian but a pagan nation a nation which
a third of a century ago was still envel
oped In the atmosphere of tho middle
ages.
The Japanese press is unanimous In
deprecating the imperial declaration that
no quarter be given the Chinese In re
venge for the murder of the foreigners.
The speech Is characterized as "undig
nified and unworthy of a Christian mon
arch." Probably the Emperor spoke In haste
words which he now repents at lalsure.
He- is not a bloodthirsty or inhumane
man. His besetting sin is his tendency
to "fly off the handle" and Indulge in
somewhat egotistical fulmlnatlons, which
he regrets in cooler blood.
The uniformly hostile criticism which
has been evoked by his "no-quarter"
spceph is likely to do the Kaiser good,
for though he professes to rule by di
vine right, no man is more sensitive to
popular reproof.
Probably we shall hear no more from
Berlin respecting the advisability of tak
ing no prisoners in China,
L Inked With. Romance.
London Correspondent.
There Is no checking London's progres
sive but unromantlc County Council In Its
march of Improvement, and at every turn
it sweeps away to the dust heap some
old place closely linked with cherished
heroes of fact and Action. Now, Clare
Market Is to be demolished and pushed
aside so that a new street may usurp
its place. Charles Dickens would have
disliked to see that, for many of his
scenes were laid there. There it was that
little David Copperfleld went for his pud
ding and his glass of ale, and timidly
tipped the waiter with a much-begrudged
ha'penny. There It was that Esther Sum
merson and Jo flourished. Only across
the street Is a public house known as
the "Old George Fourth." It stands on the
sit of the "Magpie and Stump," where
Mr. Pickwick and Mr. Lowten met
Almost every Inch of the neighborhood
has its wminlscence. In Portsmouth
street near by, stood the Old Black Jack,
once the favorlte'haunt of Jack Sheppard,
where, so runs the legend, he once eluded
capture by jumping from a second-story
window. "The Old Black Jack" was fa
vored with the company of Dick Turpln
on many an occasion.
BIDS FOR ARMOR-PLATE
HAVY DEPARTMENT HAS DECIDED
lO REJECT ALL OF THEM. ,
Government Is .Determined to Brine
the Contractors to Reasona
ble Terms.
WASHINGTON. Auff. 1L The Navy De
partment today decided to reject all bids
for armor-plate-presented to the depart
ment It Is stated at the department
that this does not mean that the alterna
tive plan of erecting a Government armor-plate
factory will be adopted, al
though the Secretary of the Navy has at
his disposal J4.000.000 with which to start
such a plant if satisfactory terms cannot
be made with the private manufacturers.
It is stated today new advertisements
will be issued as Bpeedlly as possible,, and
tho contractors -will be given another
chance to put their bids Into such shape
as will be acceptable to the Government
Tho reason assigned for the rejection
of bids is the demand from all the bidders
for too large a proportion of the entire
amount of armor-plate. The lowest bid
der ther Midvale Steel Company, was not
satisfied, to accept less than 20,000 tons
of the 35,000 tons to be contracted for. At
the rate of delivery proposed by the Mid-
vale Company the Government could not
have gotten its armor to complete the
ships now In course ot construction with
in a reasonable time. The other two"
bidders, the Bethlehem and the Carnegie
companies, were much higher In their fig
ures, and Insisted on having tho whole
amount of armor divided between them
on equal terms.
The object of the Government In
promptly rejecting the bids is taken to
mean, a determination to bring the con
tractors to reasonable terms. On the
other hand, It Is said by some officials In
the department that the Government will
probably be willing to make considerable
concessions before adopting the serious
alternative of establishing a plant ot its
own.
Siesre Battery at Presidio.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11. Battery O,
Seventh Artillery, arrived here today from
Fort Riley, Kan., en route to China,
and went Into camp at the Presidio. The
detachment consists of 147 men, under
command of Captain J. R. Williams. The
battery Is equipped with four seven-Inch
siege guns.
Orders for First Infantry.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Aug. 11. Or
ders have been received at Fort Leaven
worth for the two companies of theFirst
Infantry, now here, to hold themselves
1 in readiness to leave at a momentT3vho-.
tice for San Francisco for servte&'Jn
China. The companies are: recrultip
to a strength of 12S men each, f '
FACTS ABOUT PRESIDENTS.
Interesting: Dnta Concern1? Men
Who Have Held the rtjffice.
We have had 24 President .p to date,
and if Mr. Bryan is defeat ye shall not
have our 25th until 303.. J3itJerto Presi
dents renominated by AZfez "parties have
usually been re-elected..- -rw four excep
tions were John Adams) sfeated for re
election by Thomas Ji-tffson In 1S0O, ex
actly a century ago; Mrrtln Van Buren,
Grover Cleveland and BnJa.mln Harrison.
Mr. Bryan's success would Indeed break
many Presidential precedents. He comes
from the transJ&Cissiissippl West, a sec
tion that has neve? before supplied a
.President. 'He was iom in Illinois, the-
birthplace of no President so far elected.
He would be the j-oungest man ever
chosen -as President
Our oldest President at the time of this
inauguration was William Henry Harri
son (GS). Buchanan was 66, Taylor -.65,
John Adams and Jackson were each 62,
and all the others were in their 60s, ex
cept Pierce (49), Grant (47), and Cleve
land (4S). Grant was our youngest Pres
ident on the day of his first Inauguration.
Birthplaces of Presidents'.
The birthplaces of our Presidents are
divided among the states as follows: Six
have come from Virginia, five from Ohio,
three from New York, two each from
Massachusetts and North, Carolina, and
one each from New Jersey, Kentucky,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania
and Tennessee.
As to the Christian names of our Pres
idents, there have been four Jameses,
three Johns, two Andrews, two Williams
and one George, Thomas, Martin, Zach
ary, Millard, Franklin, Abraham, Ulysses,
Rutherford. Chester, Grover and Benja
min. Fourteen of them had no middle
names, and none of them was named in
honor of any previous President a fact,
says the New York World, which shows
how sadly futile It is to name a baby
boy after a President, in the hope that
he also may grow up and "get there."
All our Presidents have been married
men at the time of their election save
three Van Buren, Buchanan and Cleve
land. Washington was the first President to
die, and the only one to die in the 18th
century. At his death, Adams, Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, the second Adams,
Jackson, Van Buren, the first Harrison,
Tyler, Polk, Taylor and Buchanan were
all living. ,
Among the curious coincidences of the
Presidential office we may mention the
deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jef
ferson on the same day July 4, 1S26. In
no subsequent year have two Presidents
died. Grant and Hayes were the only two
Presidents born In the same year. Gar
field was born in tho same year that
Monroe died.
None Died Ont of Country.
None of our Presidents has died out of
the country, though Tyler died at Rich
mond while Virginia considered herself
out of the Union. Only one President,
John Adams, "has had a son elected to
the office, and only one, William Henry
Harrison, has had a grandson chosen to
fill It.
Only two ex-Presidents are now living
Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harri
son. The graves of their predecessors are
as widely separated as the states that
gave them birth. All of our departed
Presidents lived to a good old age except
Garfield and Lincoln, who were assassin
ated. Eleven o them lived well on into
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Mr. Gottfried Hemmerich, Palmer, Flo.
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Van Buren SO.
A curious fact suggestive of the youth
of our country Is that our sixth Presi
dent, John Quincy Adams, who died in
1S43, personally knew every President who
preceded him as well as two who fol
lowed him, and might have seen If ho
had been gifted with foreknowledge and
had cared to take the journey, all the
Presidents who have succeeded him to the
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CANNON-BALL -LETTER POST
Historical Messages Conveyed in. Ar
tillery Missiles.
After all, there Is no reason, says the
New York "World, why wo shouldn't
ihave quicker malls. What Is the matter
with the cannon-ball post? The muzzle
velocity of a cannon-ball will be better
than 1000 feet a second. A great cannon
will tjirow a shell nine miles in about a
minute, which beats a railroad train,
pneumatic tube, carrier pigeon, or even
any' conceivable speed of an airship.
There's nothing new In the idea, either,
though tho cannon-ball post has been
more often used in tho Boer War than
ever before. The besieged Ladysmlth
garrison sent the Boers a Christmas card
Inclosed In a 50-pounder on the morning of
December 25 last Not to- bo outdone in
politeness, the Boers on New Year's eve
flred two plugged Palllser shells Into
the British camp. On one was inscribed
the compliments of the season. The other
contained a real English plum pudding,
accompanied by a for a Boer facetiously
Ironical letter of greeting. It was perhaps
the most deadly missile ever flred.
It seems to be agreed that General
White succeeded in sending news to Gen
eral Buller from Ladysmlth by firing
shells containing messages to points In
dicated by wig-wag signals,
During the long' siege of Maf eking
many messages were fired Into and out
of the beleaguered town. Toward the
end of the siege many of the shells flred
by Baden-Powell wero marked, "With the
compliments of Cecil Rhodes." Similar
ly, during the Franco-Prussian War, the
Germans bombarded Strasburg with
shells Ironically marked "a Berlin" "on
to Berlin"" having been the cry of the
French at the outbreak of the war.
Later, during the Investment of Paris,
hundreds of shells filled with letters were
flred from the city. Many were captured
by the Germans, some went astray and
were lost but some were picked up by
French peasants and reached those for
whom they were Intended. One was un
earthed not long since In a wood near
VIncennes. It contained some 200 letters,
tho dates upon which showed that the
shell containing them had been flred
during the early days of tho siege.
The earliest recorded Instance of the
use of. the letter-filled bomb was at the
siege of Tournay, when the garrison hit
upon this expedient for opening commu
nication with the outside world. It waa
owing to one of their aerial postofflces.
filled with plans and dispatches, falling
short, and thereby coming into the hands
of the British, that the discovery was
made of the position of that subterranean
store of gunpowder afterward known as
tho "great mine."
A portion of the camp was found to be
within the danger zone, and was re
moved to a safer locality. Tho Dutch,
however, refused to tako warning, believ
ing the whole affair to be a ruse of the
enemy. The result was that over 400 of
them were blown to pieces In the explo
sion which took place early In the morn
ing of the following day.
CONCESSION FORFEITED.
Nicaragua JTovr Free to Deal With
the United States.
CHICAGO, Aug. 11. A special to the
Times-Herald from Managua, Nicaragua,
says:
The, Eyrle-Cragin syndicate canal con
cession was forfeited today because of
the non-payment of the money due. This
leaves the Nicaragua Government free to
act Independently with the United States
in canal matters.
Bollvlon President Installed.
LIMA, Peru, via Galveston, Aug. 11.
At La Paz, Bolivia, today. President Pan-
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remedy. It Is the surest cure for varicocele, lost vitality and all disorders ot tne
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Mr. James R, Hunt writes: "I havo
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gestion, torpid liver, was nervous, did
not sleep good, my head felt light and
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sage was loudly applauded.
Quiet Day at McKlnley Home.
CANTON, O.. Aug. 11. This was an un
usually quiet day at the McKlnley homo,
so far as the public was concerned. In
the private rooms, however, whero offi
cial business Is transacted, there was as
much activity as ever. The only vialtor
prominent In politics was Myron T. Hor
rlck, of Cleveland, member of the Repub
lican National Committee. He was ac
companied by Mrs. Horrick, and they will
remain as guests of President and Mrs.
(McKlnley over Sunday.
British Pacific Cable.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Aug. H. Advices
from Sydney, N. S. W., today Indicate
that tho Australian scheme for the lay
ing of a Pacific cable will be soon an ac
complished fact An arrangement has
been concluded between the government
of New South Wales and the Eastern
Extension Company for the Immediate
commencement of the work, and the pro
posed undertaking only awaits the sanc
tion of Parliament
Field Sports at Glasgow.
LONDON. Auf. 11. Twenty thousand
persons witnessed the annual sports of
the Celtic Football Club at Glasgow to
day. Among the American athletes who
entered were W. K. Tewksbury, of the
University of Pennsylvania, who won tho
120-yard handicap In 12 seconds, and Max
well E. Long, of the Now York Athletic
Club, who won the quarter-mllo handicap
in 50 seconds, breaking tho Scottish
record.
Collapse of a Scaffold.
CHICAGO, Aug. H. Six men were se
riously injured, two probably fatally, at
Whiting, Ind., today by 'the collapse ot
a Scaffold on which they were engaged
in repairing a refining? tank of tho Stand
ard Oil Company.
Edward Duryen.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12. Edward Duryea,
the millionaire starch manufacturer, died
suddenly at his residence at Glencove,
L. I., tonight His wealth Is estimated
at $3,000,000.
Edward Marble.
NEW YORK. Aug. 11. Edward Marble,
playwright and actor, Is dead at his lato
home In Brooklyn, aged 54 years. He was
particularly well known In tho West
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