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Newspaper Page TextVENEZUELA'S HONOR LOST. Tfree powers Will RffiMt to Respect thi Decisions of Her Courts. New York, April 2(1. Three pow ere, says a Washington special to the Times, Iihvo already signified to Veneime In that they will not respect th decisions of tier court, and that certain decrees Iraued by her executive are mill and void. Two other powers w about to Issue the same notice tc hr, If they have not already issued it, and otlifm are expected. In iihort, Veiierula in fust assuming the place f paralh among nations. The not Ion referred to has already Wn issued hy the United States, Fpaln mid Germany. Great Ilritairi and Holland are the two nation which r about to issue it. Thn United Ftates haa gone futrthcr than t ho other powers, for in thn caae of the asphalt dispute she haa awed notlco on Vcncnieln that she reserve the right to "review" the decisions of that eountry'a courta. The matter which haa aroused the different nationa to take thin action la totally unrelated to the asphalt di pute, and relatea to old grievancea. The most striking thing ahout it in there ia abslutely no concert of action; there haa not U'cn even a suggestion from one jiwer to another, and yet the five power nm! are taking thin course Mintaticoiitt)y. ABSOLUTE INDEPENDENCE. Th 0n Great Wish of Iht People of tht Island of Cuba. Jacksonville, Fla., April 2(1. The Cuban count itutional commission, which arrival here last night, left to day for Washington. General Hafael I'ortiutndo, one of the committee, de fined Cuba' position aa folhiwa: "Nimt v-nine per cent of the Cuhan IKMplt! desire almolote indcpcndcnco. t ia their wish that military occupa tion by the United State come to an end at once. It may he aaid that a ti t a . m a man eiemeni 01 rMianiards, irom a puw ly commercial motive, favor an nexation, hut the wiah for independ cure ia felt hy many Cuhanaand Span iarda alike. Thoae Hpaniarda who favor annexation arc not impelled by any love for the United Htatea. They Hate Americana, nut aeem to want wmie aort of guaranty aa to their prop erty and business interest. I'eace with the Americana without the inde incidence of Cuba ia impoaaible I mean moral pence. I do not mean to nay that in the event independence ia not granted war or revolution would follow, but there would be no symna thy, no friendlineaa between the peo ple. - QUENTIN SALAS SURRENDERS. Iniurrcction In tKt liland of Paniuy Hat Bttn Ended. Manila, April 20. One hundred and fifteen ollicera and 2,157 bolomen have aurrendered and sworn alleg iancc to the Unitel Htatea at Narva can, province of South Ilocoa. Maior Noble, adjutant general of the department of the Viaayaa, haa received the aurrender of Qucntm Hala and three of his officers. All the insurgent tinder Halas will aur render won, It ia claimed that this will end tho insurrection in tho inland of Fanny. It ia cut i ma ted that there are 2.r),000 leM'ra in the Philippines, and it is planned to isolate them all on one laland. Major Ahern, of tho Ninth infantry, and Captain Horton, com prising a bourd of ollkera apointcd to select a suitable place for tho pur pose, have visited Dusangn, Cuillon, Cogayiin, DeJolo and other islands, and have made a report, but it has not yet been acted on. BRITISH MAKE WAR IN NIGERIA With Native Soldiers They Defeat Two Great Slave-Raiding Emirs and 5000 Men. London, April 2fi Brigadier Gen eral Hir Frederick Ludgard, high com missioner and commander in chief ol Northern Nigeria, and Colonel V. G. Kembull, with a forco of West African frontier troops, have completed a suc cessful campaign agaiiiHt tho powerful slave raiding emirs of Bida and Kdn tngora, in Northern Nigeria. The British defeated tho emir of Kontagora after heavy lighting, 5,000 natives fre quently charging tho British square. Tho British captured tho capitals f both Bida and Kontagora and released thousands of slaves, The emirs have been the terror ol the country for years, killing thous ands of natives during tho past year. They are now entirely powerless and this was brought about without tho assistance of white troops. Tried in Wreck Train. San Antonio, Tex., April 26. Th south bound International & Great Northern passenger train was wrecked this morning at Davenport, 10 milei north of here, supposedly by robbers, who threw tho switch. A posse with bloodhounds is scouring the country to apprehend the miscreants. No on was killed , but a number of the train crew and passengers were seriously injured. J Ill MJMDIIIG AM Appointment of New First and Second Lieutenants. OREGON. WASHINGTON AND IDAHO MEN Who Served In the Philippines Art Amonj the New Appointments The Ust Com. prises SeS Men In All. Washington, April 20. The secre tary of war today made public the names of 688 men selected for first and second lieutenants in the regular j army under the army reorganization bill. Many of these men have had service in the regular and volunteer army. They have lieen ordered for j examination and should they pass j will laj appointed. AH the Oreogn. Washington and Idaho men named for commissions in tho regular army today saw service in the Philippine in tho volunteer regiments and afterwards returned to the service. They now hold commis sions in the regiments soon to be mustered out. Oregon and Washing ton each have two apjointce and Idaho one. These men were selected from among the many recommended from each state, Ixthuhc their record for their past service and general effi ciency was recognized aa superior to that of the other candidates from these lit at fs. LAST RESTING PLACE. Remains of Uncon Placed In the New Mono. meat at Springfield. ' Springfield, III., April 20. Unos tentatiously and without ceremony, the remains of Abraham Lincoln and the other members of his family, which, since March 10, 1900, when the work of rebuilding the Lincoln monument commenced, have been re posing in a temjxrary stone vault near the monument, were this after noon replaced in the crypt in the monument which haa lieen rebuilt by the state of Illinois, at a cost of SlOO.OtX). Tho ceremony of returning the remains to the monument were witnessed by Governor Yates and other state officials, the members of the Lincoln Monument Association, the surviving members of the Lincoln Guard of Honor, Judge Humphrey, of the United Htatea district court, and other federal officers and city offi cials and citisens who had been ad vised of the intended removal. No public announcement of the arrange ments for the ceremony had been made. The temporary vault was so thoroughly cemented that it was 6 o'clock when the work of removal commenced, when tho remains of the president, which were the last to be removed, were finally placed in the marble sarcophagua in the crypt in me monument, whore they were sealed up and where they will prob ably remain through all time. AN INSANelMPULSE. Bloody Work of a Telephone Electrlcan at Portland, Maine. Portland, Me., April 20. A bloody tragedy occurred this afternoon on the fourth floor of the building occu pied by tho New England Telephone Company. Gcorgo II. Brainard, a foreman electrician who has been employed by tho company almost 20 years, whilo chatting with his fellow workmen, whipped out a 88 caliler revolver and ojtened firo on the party around him. Ho was evidently an expert marksman, for in a brief space of time he killed one man outright, fatally wounded another man and probably fatally wounded two others. Then he mado an attempt to kill a deputy marshal when that olficer tried to place him under arrcBt. Tho only motive that can be as signed for tho crimo is insanity, yet neither before nor after tho t raged v did Brainard exhibit any marked evi denco of mental derangement. The men in tho tragedy were employes of tho telephone company. There were 14 men in the crew and Brainard had chargo of the workmen. HAY AND PAUNCEFOTE. The Canal Project Discussed at the State i Department Washington, April 20. Lord Fauncofote, tho British ambas sador, was in conference with Sec retary Hay at tho state department for an hour today. In view of the approaching absence from Washing ton of Secretary Hay, the ambassador was desirous of disposing of pending matters of business. , But the im portant subject of discussion was the canal project. , ,i Secretary Hay has boon at Work ever since congress adjourned taking soundings, with a view of learning just what could bo expected from the senate in case he should submit an other treaty to that body, but up to this time ho has not been able to secure a satisfactory view of the legis lative field. EXPLOSION AND FIRE. Nearly Two Hundred Persons Killed or la hired near Frankfort Germany. Frankfort, Germany, April 27. One of the 'most destructive explos ions on record occurred this evening at the electro-che mica! works, ncur Greisheim, where smokeless jkav1t is manufactured. Most of the loiI era exploded. . The noise was so tre mendous that it was heard at great distances, including Frankfort und Maycnce, The factory Isearne a mass of flames immliutely, and a northeast wind carried the sparks to neighboring villages, where several houses were set on fire. Kighteen cylinders, each containing about a hundred weight of smokeless jowder, were in the room where the explosion occurred. The troops were immediately or dered to Greisheim to prevent the fire spreading to the large benzine reser voirs near by. Fire brigades from every place in the neighborly hur ried to the scene, but, owing to the dangerous nature of tho fire and tlx fears of a renewal of the explosions, the greatest difficulty waa exjjerienced in stopping the progress of the flames. Only after five hours of strenuous ef fort was tho conflagration to some ex tent controlled and the danger paswd so as to make it possible to begin the work of extracting bodies. It it feared that nearly 200 petaons have been killed or injured. Hospitals have been improvised in the vicinity. The flames spread with frightful speed to the adjacent build ings, and thim over the river Main tc Schwanheim. When a second ex plosion took place the fumes and gases of burning chemicals made it impossible to stay in the vicinity. The last explosion occurred at 7 :3C P.M., and when, it was ascertainec' that no further danger was antici pated, the inhabitants were allowed t return to their homes. At 8 :30 the firo was still burning in the centei and the work of extracting the bodiei from the debris was Wing carried on by torchlight, gaslight not being ob tainable. All railway traffic with Frankfort was stopped during the fixe, except for trains carrying the injured, but it has since been resumed. Foui sheils for dressing wounds of the in jured have Uh'ii erected. The catastrophe, it is now stated, originated in a small fire, which ig nited several receptacles of piric acid, causing a terrific explosion. Tht houses adjoining the factory were par tially demolished by the violence ol the explosion. SWINDLED BY EMPLOYES. Weshlnjtoa Street Car Men Have Been Arrested for Fraud. Washington. Anril 27. Svstem atic frauds practised on the lines of me aanington iractton & Electric Company to an extent of probably fau, wu, nave oeen discovered, and eight of the emnloves. aix of whom - C F ' - are conductors and two firemen, are under arrest on a charge of conspiracy. The operations, it is claimed, have been eoinc on for several months. The punched tickets turned in by the conductors are checked up at the office. The investigation that has been held, it is stated, disclosed that many of the tickets, instead of being destroyed, were saved and aohl tn rnn. ductors at $1 per UK), and that the conductors who liought them substi tuted them for good tickets. This was done by turning in the old tickets by tho comnanv at the close of eeh day, the same number of good tickets oeing retained in the pocnet ol those who were in the consniraev. It in also alleged that in many cases the numoer oi lares rung up and the number of passengers on trips have shown a wide divergence. A BLOODTHIRSTY REBEL Callles Orders the Execution of Eight Amer lean Soldiers. Manila, April 27. It is reported that the rebel general Guiles ordered eight American soldiers to be shot April 21, the samo day on which he condom ned to deat h Colonel Sanchio, one of his staff officers, and Senor Dclarosa, a wealthy native who had refused to contribute to., the insur gent funds. Sanchio escaped.' The others were tortured and then butch ered. Caille8, who is now lurking in tho mountains , of Tayabas province, Luzon, nroclaims himself '. diotntnr and .successor to Aguinaldo, 'and an nounces his intention to continue a war of extermination, ': ' . '" ' Backward About Enlisting. London, April 27. The annual re turns of recruiting for 1900 shows a total enlistment of,08,301, against 42, 700 in 1899. The recruiting for the ' infantry is regarded as unsatisfactory. In spite of the impetus of the war and the reduction of the standard of height, the number of enlistmented infantrymen is below that of 1899, the recruits generally having preferred the showier branches of the service. I j Senator Clark's Men Clash with Nevada Officers. WORKMEN IGNORE SHERIFF'S ORDERS Attempt to Prevent Wons Loaded with Sup plies from Crossing Disputed Ground Will Settle It ia Court Uvada, Utah, April 29. The first clash liewteen the Oregon Short Line and Senator Clark's forces for posses sion of the disputed Utah & California grade occurred today when 22 wagons loaded with ties were driven up to the right of way by order of Superin tendent Young. The first team was promptly stopped by the Clark forces. Sheriff Johnson then demanded that the teams be allowed to pass over the public road, but the Clark force again refused to allow the teamsters to pro ceed. The teamsters then attempted to force their hoirea through, but the Clark men, heavily reinforced and armed with shovels and pick handles, ru.-litd to the horses heads and stopped them. For two hours the argument was kept up, several of the teamsters in the meantime succeeding in break ing through and getting their wagons: upon the right of way. Finally the Clark forces asked for an armistice and an agreement waa reached by which the wagons are not to be unloaded and the Clark forces are to retire to their second line of defense at the barbed wire trocha, two miles down the grade, pending a determination in court of the respec tive rights of the claimants. This action, it " is believed, removes the danger of a further clash oetween the rival forces. ' - ' BOER FORCE CAPTURED. Surrounded at Night by Lieutenant Reid and a Small Party of English. London, April 29. The war office haa received the following dispatch from Lord Kitchener: "Pretoria, April 27. Since yesterday the col umn reports the Boer losses to be 12 killed, 20 wounded, 47 captured and 42 surrendered. In addition to the foregoing, Lieutenant Reid, with 20 Bushmen, captured southeast of Cora miaie drift, Oliphant's river, Com mandant Schoeder and 41 Boers to gcther.. with a Maxim. Reid's men crept up and surrounded them before dawn, and opened fire, the Boers im mediately surrendering." In a latter message forwarding ad vices from General Kitchener, his brother, the commander in chief says: "General Kitchener reports from Spardee Flats 18 Boers killed, 14 taken prisoners and 3,000 cattle and many wagons captured." WON BY AMERICANS. Pittsburg Firm Will Build Locomotives for India. New York, April 29. An American concern has se:ured the contract for locomotives recently ordered by the Calcutta port commissioners, despite active European competition. The Indian authorities invited bids in the open market for nine locomo tives. The lowest British bid was that of Neilson, Reid & Company, Glascow. Their price was 1,549, against the Pittsburg Locomotive Company's bid of 1,378 for each engine. The "Pittsburg company also offered quick delivery, undertaking to fulfill its contract inside of six months, while the shortest time given by British builders was nine months. The Calcutta officials accepted the tender of the American company. This is the hrst contract for loco motives Americans have Becured abroad through lower prices. 'Pre vious contracts have come to this country because of prompt delivery. , . ., 1 Anaconda Burglars Stole Safe Bodily. Anaconda .Mont.; April 29. Two burglars entered the Alaska saloon early today by forcing the .Main street door. Bodily picking up'a 300 pound . safe, they loaded it onto an express wagon. Driving outside the city limits they broke the safe open and secured f 10,000 in gold. Putting the broken safe back into the wagon they started the horse for tht) city and, made. . good their escape; No clew. . , , ", i' ; ' . . .. .. 1 ; I I II Robbed The; Exprses. ? ; Macon, Ga., April 29. An express car of the Central Georgia railroad going from Atlanta to Savannah was robbed this morning by two men who boarded the train at Macon, t After the train pulled out of Macon the two mcn,"h6 had secreted 'themselvea in aome way, entered the express car and confronted the express messenger. They seized and bound his hands and feet and threw a sack over his head. They then went through his packages and secured about $350, but left a (1,000 package lying on the floor. if or vi ALASKA TELEGRAPH LINE. It Will Probably Be Two Years Before It Is in Good Working Order. Waahfnrtnn Ar.ril 90 U'.n!(i.A. tot the great difficulties of transport ation in Alka, the government mil itary telegraph line from Valdea to the Yukon river and down to St. Michaels would probably be in work ing order by the close of the coming summer, but under conditions as they exist it will probably 1 two years be fore this line in its entirety will be working satisfactorily. Work was not begun in earnest until late in the season of 1900, when by dextrous labor the men of the signal corps, under Major Green,took hold and made phenomenal progress with the line. It is beyond a possibility, however, for them to keep up this pace this summer, owing largely to the diffi culties encountered in getting their lines, fixtures and supplies to interior points from which they are working. Active operations in laying the line could not be commenced before late in March or the first of April, and up to this time no advices on this subject have yet been receievd in Washington. ' -v It is hoped that by the close of th summer season Fort Gibbon will be connected with St. Michael, and thie will bring the latter point and Skag way within 15 days of each other, whereas they have been heretofore twe months apart, and oftentimes nearer three months. This will be a tremen dous saving in time, and an unques tioned advantage to the military and other government officials. The question of how the line shaB be constructed along the great bend of the Yukon has not yet been de terimned. This neck of land is be tween 30 and 40 miles wide. Should ! the line follow the river it would be much longer than an overland section, and could not be reached in summer, except by a large repair force, which would make it expensive and difficult of maintenance. During the past winter an officer has been . in the field to see what can be done across country between Fort Gibbon and Fort Egbert. On his report the department will act. The .aignal corps is feeling its way cautiously, so as not to make the same errors a; were ascribed to the Canadian author ities, who attempted to build a tele graph line from the two er.dsi without making a survey of the route, and ,in consequence, at the close of a season, found that the two ends that were tc have connected had over lapped each other for some miles, one going on one side of a mountain and the othei on" the opposite side. And for weeki neither party knew of the proximity of the other. HEAD WAS SEVERED. Black Jack" Ketchum. a Noted Desperado Hanged. Rope Jerked Hud from Body. Clayton, N. M., April 27. Thomas E. Ketchum, alias "Black Jack," the train robber, was hanged at 1 :21 P. M. yesterday. The rope broke but bis head was jerked off. The execut'on took place in side a stockade built for the occasion. The inclosure waa crowded, 150 spec- IfAtVIO 11.1 lVL. 11 HUUIHICU. When Ketchum mounted the plat form at 1:17 his face was very pale, but his eye swept out over the crowd very coldly and boldly, as if he had no fear. A priest stood at his side, as the rope was put around his neck. The condemned man had consented to this at the last moment. Ketchum declined to make a speech before the noose was put around his neck. He merely muttered "Good by," then 6aid, "Please dig my grave very deep," and finally, "all right, hurry up." His legs trembled, but he kept his nerve. When the body dropped through the tmp the half inch rope severed the head as cleanly as if a knife had cut it. The body pitched forward with blood spurting from the headless trunk. The head remained with the black cap and flew down into the pit. ' ' Pueblo Teacher Disappears. Pueblo, Col., April 29. A local sensation is caused by the mysterious disappearance of Mrs. Mertie Buerger, who for 12 years has been a teacher in the Pueblo schools. Bloodhounds followed a trail from Mrs. Buerger's house to and under a bridge over Fountain creek, a shallow stream. The Arkansas river, some distance further on, haa been dragged, without result. Nebraska Prairie On Fire. Valentine, Neb., April 26. Word received from the southwestern part of this (Cherry) county is to the effect that disastrous prairie fires are raging there ; that the buildings of one cat tle ranch have been entirely wiped out and that other ranches are threatened. Details are very meager, and it is im possible to learn the name of the ranch which has suffered the loss of its buildings, which is about 60 miles from here. The report says that the fires started about 4 o'clock in the afternoon.