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CXMATOR CLARK RESIGN HIS
AT IN SENATE.
EAFFOIIITED AT ONCE
Clark Claims That Ha Has
in tha Victim of a Political
Conspiracy.
Washington. (Special.) Mr. Clark rf
JEontana fairly swept the senate with
.surprise by a formal announcement
feat he had sent his resignation as
senator to the governor of Montana.
The announcement came without pre
vious netice, and probably not a half
eosen persons in Washington knew
that It was to be made. Mr. Clark
struck Just at the Instant the Iron was
hottest Mr. Chandler, chairman of
the committee on privileges, had given
aotice that at 1 o'clock he would call
sp for consideration the resolution
unanimously reported from the com
mittee declaring Mr. Clark not entitled
us his seat In the senate. A spirited
eoatest over the resolution was expect
ed. Every senator In the city was at
sis desk.
At 12:30, just as the routine business
was concluded, Mr. Clark quietly rose
and addressed the chair. He desired,
he said, in a low, tense voice, to address
iee senate on a question of privilege
personal to himself. Instantly there
was a buxx of excitement and expecta
on In the chamber. Senators from
both sides of the main aisle hurried to
scats near Mr. Clark and a hush fell
apon the assemblage as the Montana
senator began to speak.
At first his words scarcely could be
heard, but as he proceeded his voice be
une clear, and while at no time did
he speak loudly, the Intense earnestness
ef his utterance carried his address to
the remotest parts of the chamber.
His address was a sharp arraignment
ef the committees' action and report,
as analytical discussion of evidence ad
esced at the investigation, an explana
tion of political and business affairs in
Montana and a bitter excoriation of
Marcus Daly and his friends.
As' Mr. Clark adverted to his desire
ts hand down to his children a name
as tarnished even by the breath of dis
grace, tears welled to his eyes and his
Voice trembled with emotion. He al
most broke down. Then, bracing him
self, he read the letter he had sent to
tbe governor of Montana, tendering his
resignation. At the conclusion of his
speech' Mr. Clark became the center of
a group of senators, all desirous of
pressing his hand.
little other business of Importance
was transacted. The resolution relat
mg to Mr. Clark went over and the sen
ate proceeded to the- transaction of
sauttne business.
CLARK IS REAPPOIITED.
Acting Governor Returns Ex-Senator
to His Oid Post.
Helena, Ment. (Special.) Acting
Coventor Sprlggs appointed William A.
Clark of Butte, United States senator
to serve until the next legislature shall
elect bis successor. Senator Ciark'B
fesignatlon was filed early in tbe day
with the governor and he was ap
pointed by Governor Spriggs to succeed
himself. '
Mr. Clark's reasons for resigning are
telly set forth In the speech he deliv
ered in the senate. Governor Spriggs
See all along been a friend of Senator
Oars, during his candidacy for the
snasti and since, although he preserved
the utmost Impartiality in his office
as lieu tenant governor and president of
fee senate during the senatorial cam
paign. Governor Smith, a partisan of
the Daly people left the state two
weeks ago for California to attend to
some saining cases in which he is re
tained as attorney.
At that time there was no thought
ef Senator Clark resigning, and his
were confident he would be
by the United States senate.
The resignation filed causes a surprise
to the people of the state, who had no
' fflkllng of the coup prepared. During
fee day Governor Spriggs received a
great many telegrams from all over
the state urging to appoint Senator
Ctark, alleging that he was the real
of a large majority of the dem-
i and a large proportion of the re-
es well.
I LIABLE TO CAPTURE.
, Colombia, May a. -The Col-
gaetrnrosnt by a decree of the
of foreign affairs, has In
f Jnawd ell eonsule here that vessels
i ' Ilia on tha coast la tbe service
Ce revelutlonista can be followed
tJ etrjtsjree hp the warships of other
. S" W- X sWispi that the rcvota-'-
vessels have ae right to hoist
f I Cent Sag and all under It.
'V'Ce t Seta communicated to
"Cri: 3 Cases mnlster ia Bogota.
VjT) tJawil the government la
CM TRAKSPORTS.
"-wC; ist ) The government
ftzxm (rem Hew York
' rvs" smrs. flat reported
;t? XXmwU saflaeer an
i rl CJ it. Ga k4 saw
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St. Louis Street Car Striker Unable
to Make Terms.
8t Louis. (Special.) The culmlna
tion of the prolonged struggle between
the St. Louis Transit company and Its
miniature army of employes is not yet
in sight, notwithstanding the confer
ences held during the past week. To
day, like preceding ones, was devoted
to conferences, but no solution tending
to end the light has been arrived at.
Shortly after S o'clock this afternoon
the union grievance committee and the
Transit company officials again met and
continued in session two hours. The
strikers' committee submitted a counter
proposition to the one handed them by
the railroad officials last night and
which was rejected by the executive
committee of the railway men's union
at an early hour this morning.
The Transit officials at this after
noon's conference, in turn, rejected the
counter proposition of Its employes, the
hitch resting entirely on a clause which
calls for the complete reinstatement of
ail the old men. The railway officials
flatly stated that under no circum
stances would the men employed by
them to supersede the strikers be dis
placed. After the adjournment Presi
dent Whitaker of the Transit company
stated that his offer was final and that
it lay altogether with the men wheth
er the strike was to continue or be
called off.
The grievance committee at once left
for the West End Coliseum, where the
general committee of the strikers' un
ion and practically all the employes
were assembled in mass meeting.
The nass meeting at the West End
Coliseum was attended by 3,000 of the
striking employes of the Transit sys
tem. After a vigorous discussion of
the railway company's proposition It
was rejected by an overwhelming vote.
Resolutions were then adopted stating
in effect that the fight now on between
the Transit company and Its employes
Is one for the existence of organized
labor in St. Louis and calling upon all
trades unions and sympathizers with
trades unionism to suspend labor alter
the coming Saturday.
AMERICA SHOULD BE SLOW.
Herr Wolf Says United States
Should Consider First.
Hamburg, May 22. Herr Wolf has
visited every corner of the United
States, and expresses unbounded admi
ration of that country, which, he thinks
is destined to be the greatest commer
cial nation of the world. Says he:
'Tour locomotives and plows I find
In Russia, China and Japan. American
kerosene I find on the western frontier
of China. United States cotton goods
are sold in that country."
With regard to the Philippines, the
famous traveler said: "Considering the
distance of the islands from the United
States, the tryng climate, the race
problem, the dfficulty of reading the
nteror and many other drawbacks,
America should look twice befure
planting its flag forever in the Philip
pines. "I do not believe the Philippines will
ever be a marked advantage to the
United States, when one looks at the
successful efforts of that country to
make an entrance into China without
conquest."
Herr Wolf also warns the United
States in carrying out its colonial pol
icy, not to follow the petty example
shown by European nations in colon!.
matters.
NEWSPAPERS FIGHTS ICE TRUST.
Journal Would Compel Ice Trust
to Come to Terms.
New York. (Special.) The Ice trust
has made its first concession to public
indignation and will hereafter sell 6
cent pieces In the tenement districts.
In March, 1899, the American Ice com
pany absorbed the other big companies
and Incorporated wtth 160,000,000 capital.
On March C, 1900, the trust announced
that the price of Ice was Increased 100
per cent. On Msy 7 the New Tork
JournSl began proceedings to stop this
criminal extortion, and gave formal no
tice to the American Ice company and
to the attorney general of its petition
to annul the certificate under which
the ice trust does business. On May 8
tbe Journal announced its purpose to
prosecute the ice trust under the law.
the passage of which the Journal se
cured three years ago. On Msy Its
petition for an injunction restraining
the Ice trust from unlawful business
was presented to the attorney general.
On May IB It took preliminary steps for
a criminal action against the members
of tbe trust On May 11 It obtained
summonses compelling the ice trust
magnates to appear In a criminal court.
On May 12 It served three summonses
upon President Morse and other mem
bers of the trust On May IS, through
public sentiment tbe Journal won the
first victory In obtaining f-eent pieces
for the poor of tbe tenement districts
RUMS AW AT FROM ROBBERS.
St Louis, Ma. (Special.) A special to
the Post-Dispatch from Longview, Tea.,
says: Abost midnight, while the
threagb east bound passenger sn the
Texas A Pactfte railway was taking
water at Glade Creek, near here, as
attempt was made to rob tbe train bj
two men. Fireman Dobbs was covered
by pmtol ra the bands of a man, whs
ordered Mm to get off tbe engine. En
gineer Jneniea, taking la tbe situation,
opened wide the throttle aad dropped
to the Ssor. Neither of the robbers
mm eats to eatch up with the train,
tort Ce ais aa oaacbt the last eat
rl & saefct feet mz&.
MR. WILLIS J. ABBOT OH THE
SIOUX FALLS CONVENTION.
THE HEAD OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PRESS BUREAU
GIVES A SIGNED INTERVIEW TO THIS PAPER ON THE
SIOUX FALLS CONVENTION.
The national convention of the peoples' party, which was held st
Sioux Falls, S. D.. on the 9th of May, was a gathering of men actuated
by a sincere and earnest purpose. No democrtt could have been there
and observed the action of the conentlon without being Impressed by
the fact that men were gathered there who had for their single purpose
the desire to advance the cause of democracy In Its broadest sense, and
particularly the Interests of Mr. Wm. J. Bryan. In the five days that I
spent at Sioux Falls, I heard no word from any representative of either
faction there which did not Indicate the most sincere desire to help Bry
an's cause. It is true that there was a difference of opinion as to the
best method to be adopted. There were those who felt, as I am frank
to say I felt, that the wiser course would be to make no nomination
for vice president, but to let that matter go over to the conference com
mittee. There were others, Just as sincere and Just as honest In their
purpose as we, who felt strongly that the best thing to do was to put
a full ticket In the field. They ultimately triumphed, but among those
who antagonized theis action there Is no bitterness of feeling, because
we are not so sure that we were right, that now, after having been
beaten, we would oppose the action taken. Every man who was act
ive in lS9t. every man who since the defeat of that year has kept act
ively at work in Mr. Bryan's behalf, knows Charles A. Towne to be one
of our best, truest and ablest friends. We can have no apprehension that
out of his nomination shall proceed any sort of danger to the demo
cratic party or rather to the three allied parties, each of which deserves
equal consideration. If the democratic party shall nominate Mr. Towne,
he will make a strong and admirable candidate. If the democratic par
ty shall have reasons which may develop between now and July 4th to
decline to nominate him, no one who knows him will apprehend that he
will make trouble for the allied parties. And so the nomination of
Towne may be looked upon as a thoroughly friendly nomination.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
The platform adopted by the people's party goes perhaps a little bit
beyond the views which the democracy is willing to stand for, and yet
as I read It, It seems to me that it will be of very material effect in
outlining the platform which the democratic convention shall adopt. It
is a populist platform undoubtedly, but it Is not an extremely radical
one. On nearly every issue It expresses views which the democracy
ought to be willing to accept.
But the vital thing about this convention, the one for which It Is well
for all of us to keep in mind when we read of it, or speak of It, Is
that the convention showed the most notable and self-sacrificing derire
to help democracy In every way. The men who led it are the men who
stand courageously for the principles that the democratic party stands
for. Such statesmen as General James- B. Weaver, Senators Pcttigrew,
Butler. Heltfleld and Allen, Jerry Simpson, "Cyclone" Davis. Dr. Howard
S. Taylor, "Tom" Patterson and their sort, are men who are essenti
ally democrats and they controlled that gathering. It Is true that they
were not ail united in their view of the course to be adopted, but It is
equally true that all are united In the one single purpose, to advance
the interests of Mr. Bryan and of the' policy for which he stands.
' The democracy has reason to be pleased with the action of the Sioux
Falls convention, and It has every reason to feci that out of that action
shall come even a more intimate tie than that which bound the fusion
fortes in 1896. -There will be Stories printed of dissension and lrrecon
sllable antagonism, but they will be stories emanating from the enemy
and printed In papers which we know to be antagonistic to our cause.
While this convention was In session at Sioux Falls the so-called
"middle-of-the-road" populist party was meeting In Cincinnati. It is a
matter of common notoriety that the Cincinnati convention was domi
nated and maintained by republican money. Every one who knows the
sentiment prevailing in the populist party will appreciate the signifi
cance of the sudden change In the nominee for the presidency. Ex
Congressman Howard of Alabama had a majority of the delegates, but by
a curious and alcost Inexplicable whim, the men who managed the con
vention forced Mr. Howard s retirement. The only explanation given
through the press was that the friends of Wharton Barker deslared
they would bolt the convention unless their man was nominated. Mr.
Barker has been for many years a republican, and today is not without
his affiliations with that party. It is st least suspicious to find a so
called populist convention turning down a true populist In order to nom
inate a man whose understanding with the republican party is very defi
nite. No suspicious circumstance of this sort appeared at Sioux Falls.
There was nothing but an earnest purpose to accomplish that which
would be best for the cause of democracy and It allied friends. I do
not believe that In the history of American politics there has been a
convention which was less open to the charge of selfish Individual mo
tives, and whatever the outcome at Kansas City may be, It is safe to
predict that the men represented by the delegate at the populist con
vention will Join as heartily and earnestly in support of that ticket as
even the democrats themselves. WILLIS J. ABBOT.
CANNON IN TREES.
Boers Cause the British
a Great
Deal of Trouble.
When the wily Boer wants to bide
tbe gun wherewith ha Intends to shell
the unwary Briton he Is about the
most artful person at designing such
shelter thst the world ever saw.
A few weeks ago a detachment of
British troops riding along near a quiet
and secluded wood received a totally
unexpected greeting of shells. The de
tachment retired without losing men, It
la true, but with great haste, and tht
total loss of Its dignity. Then, from a
safe dlstsnce, tbs scouts set to work
to find oat where those shells cacae
from.
Undoubtedly there wss a battery con
sealed In the slump of trees, but not s
man In tbe outfit could ssy Just where.
It was certain that the guns could not
be bidden up the trees, and nothing
could be distinguished between the
trunks, yet tbe gans were there and
uncommonly well aimed and well srv
td guns, toowas sn unpleasant fact
Just on general principles tbe British
painstakingly dragged some guns up
tbe hills and patiently shelled the wood.
Not a shot was fired la reply, and the
British, confidently believing that the
Boers had either beta killed or msde
te retreat, sgals sdvaared.
Oset mors there areas forth a swirl
of Boer shells, and once more the de
tachment performed one of those mas
terly retreats now so popular In South
Africa.
It took a week to solve the puxxle of
the Boer battery, end the final solu
tion was distressingly simple, too. The
trouble was that the British scouts
had been looking for guns between the
trunks of the trees or else hidden be
hind earthworks, If they had directed
their field glasses straight st the tree
trunks they would have seen something
that would have Interested them and
would also have solved the mystery
of the hidden battery.
All that the Boers had done to hide
their guns was to place each one be
hind the biggest snd thickest tree they
could find. Then a gun-port was labor
iously chopped right through the trunk
of the tree snd well, that was practi
cally all there was to It. A little mud
made the port bote "khaki," and the
thick trunk of the tree gave all the
protection the most exacting artillery,
man could ask for.
Nowadays the British scouts look for
loopholed trees about as earnestly as
they search the Boers themselves.
The marquis of Bute has made a
hovel bequest to the town of Cardiff.
The Interest on W.000 Is to be given
annually to some poor girl of the work
ing classes.
RECEPTION.
BOSR ENVOYS ARE WELCOMEC
TO NEW YORK.
TO PLEAD FOR PEACE,
Speeches Conveying Sympethy ol
Americans Are Made By Mayor
Van Wyck and Others.
New Tork. (Special.) The prlnclpa.
tvent in connection with the visit tt
this city of the Boer delegates, Messrs
Wessels, Wolmarans and Fischer, oc
curred when they were received at till
city hall by Mayor Van Wyck, and, i(
accordance with the resolution passe
by the municipal assembly, officially
welcomed to the city.
Accompanied by the reception com.
mlttee and a delegation from the Soutli
African club, the delegates drove frors
the hotel Manhattan to the city hall,
where the munlcltal assembly and th
mayor were awaiting them. In antici
pation of their arrival the customary
large crowd around the city hall wai
largely Increased and the services of a
number of policemen were required to
keep the people from the mayor's of
fice. Mayor Van Wyck was at his desk
when the delegation entered his office.
Killaen Van Renssaelaer, chairman ol
the reception committee, Introduced
each of the delegates in turn to tht
mayor, who said:
'I am delighted to welcome you to
the city of New York, and to assurs
you that In America you will receive a
warm welcome from the liberty-loving
people of this country. I desire to In
form you that the representatives ol
the city of New York have asked me to
extend to you a welcome, and 1 wel
come you In behalf of the people of the
city. Never since I have been In the
mayor's office has a more pleasant duty
been discharged by me than this one,
to welcome you on behalf of a free
people. I want to assure you that
wherever you go, you will find a wel
come from the people, and we hope
that when your mission Is ended and
you are returning to your own country,
you will again call on ub, so that we
may have the pleasure of giving you
another welcome."
AVOID PARTY CLIQUES.
Delegate Fischer said:
"This is to us an occasion of pleasure
and of pride. We are not so conceited
as to take to ourselves the honor shown
us, but we wish to show that we do
not represent an unworthy people. We
believe that no people can understand
what It Is to struggle for freedom, ex
cept a people which has gained its free
dom by such a struggle.
"We have been told to avoid the pit
falls of party cliques and we can say
that we are as Ignorant of party cliques
as when we arrived. The reception that
has been given to us comes from all
classes of people. We cannot think
that the mission to seek peace for our
country peace with honor will be un
successful. We hope we shall obtain
the objects of our mission and we are
encouraged In our hope by the splendid
reception we are given everywhere.
You, Mr. Mayor, would not receive us
as you do, If you thought us unworthy.
This reception by you Is an honor which
we will remember. The small liberty-
loving people will think the better of
their big brother.
HAVE STRONG HOPES.
"We think we will come well out of
the struggle. We have been told that
JO per cent of the Ameilcan people sym
pathize with us. We want to convert
the other 10 per cent by simply telling
the truth. We hope that a free people
will not have appealed to you free
people in vain."
Alderman Kennedy then read an ad
dress on behalf of the municipal assem
bly, welcoming the delegates. Then
Mr. Van Renssaelaer Introduced Dele
gate Wessels, who said:
"Each member of this committee has
part to perform. The part assigned
to Mr. Fischer Is speech -making.. We
have other duties which we will not
mention now. We have come to tell
the free people of America that we
mean to win and retain our freedom;
if not today, tomorrow; if not tomor
row, we will keep on fighting for It
for the next 100 years.
'We have had to fight for eur lib
erty. We did not want to fight, but we
had to. We ought to be worth some
consideration to the United States, be
cause we are one free people appeal
ing to another. We do not ask you to
fight for us, but we ask you to say to
England 'stop.' and we think that if
the word was said the war would be
stopped. '
HARDLT CALL IT A WAR,
"We are doing our own fighting, but
you can hardly call It a war. It Is like
a little boy trying to defend himself
when attacked. If we are beaten,
America will probably be ashamed In
future years If the question should be
asked, 'What has hsppened to your
little sisterT' "
WISHES THEM GODSPEED.
"Before you leave", said Mr. Van
Wych, "I want to express to you my
ilncere sorrow st the death of Oeneral
loubert 1 knew him when he visited
this country and he told me all about
the previous trouble. I hope you will
convey to his widow my deep sorrow.
Again I wish you godspeed. May you
suessssf ul la your mission."
TiiSUiTS HAVE A 8.
toNetrwp
University Boys Try to
City Jail.
Lincoln, Nb. (Special About
university students attacked the vf'
Jail Wednesday night, snd besides do- '
Ing considerable damage to the build
ing, beat Officer Harr Into insensibility.
The riot was so fierce that Chief ot
Police Hoagland was compelled to order
the Jail force to arm with Winchesters
and break up the crowd.
The riot was the climax of the rtu
dents' annual shirt-tall parade. The
students, dressed in white trousers and
night shirts, paraded the streets early
in the evening, holding up motor cars,
cutting the trolley ropes and pulling a
complete stop to the street car service.
This lasted for some time, and then
the boys assembled at the city Jail
and announced their Intention of
avenging one of their number, Wil
liam McCoy, who was arresled and
lined recently for firing a revolver In
the city.
With a cry of "Down with the po
lice," the mob bore down on the little
squad of police stationed at the Jail.
Officer Tony Harr was knocked down
and besides being severely battered up,
sustained a broken leg. For a time the
fight outside waged hot and heavy, but
when Captain Ireland attempted to
bring the unfortunate Harr into the
Jail, the mob rushed forward and al
most demolished the front of the struc
ture. At this Juncture, Chief Hoagland
ordered his men to get their Winches
ters and defend themselves, and the
students withdrew, fiercely resisting
any attempt to arrest any of their
number.
Officer Harr was badly hurt and will
be off duty for some time. A number
of both the police and the students re
ceived severely brused heads as marks
of the affray. WarTanls will be sworn
out for the arrest of the guilty parties.
SILENT ABOUT PLAGUE CASES.
Health Officials at San Francisco
Are Keeping Mum.
San Francisco, Cel. tSpeclal-r Presi
dent of the Board of Health Williamson
was asked concerning the report that
there bad been five deaths frouv bu
bonic plague in this city in the last
week and that the fact had been sup
pressed by the city authorities. He
said:
'I will neither confirm nor deny the
report."
Vancouver, B. C The steamer Aor-
diiKl, In port here, sailed from Sydney
April 27, and up to that date in Syd
ney there had been 152 cases of plague
and forty-nine deaths. New cases are
reported from almost every seaport
town In -Australia and even In the In
terior the dread disease is making lie
lppearance under conditions which p ut
ile the plague experts.
Under an official rat catching army
L2.000 rats have already been inciner
ated. The government is spending
1150,000 monthly In the effort to free
New South Wales from the plague.
ENO IS LOWS WAYS OFF.
Philippine Struggle Is Far From
Belntt Over,
Yokohama May 6, via Victoria, B.
., May 22. Affairs in China are In.
i state of extraordinary quiescence,
while forebodings of a coming storm
ire in the air. Russia has gained her
points in Korea in the shape of a large
tract of land bordering on the magnlfl-
ent harbor of Masampo.
Much chagrin is felt by the Japanese
nil It is everywhere surmised that the
lay of reckoning cannot be long de
ayed. The United States transport
Fhomas arrived unexpectedly from Ma
illa on Saturday last. Returning offt
:ers and men of the army disagree
ith the optimistic views of the Phll-
ppine situation held by the press and
:he public Everything seems to point
'.o a long and devastating guerrilla,
warfare, and altogether the outlook la
lot reassuring. Much will depend opooj
he new commission.
TELEGRAPH NOTES.
Pellmlnary steps are being taken at
Hamburg to organize a meteorological
lervlce for German agriculturists.
All railroads have agreed to a rate
it one fare for the round trip for the
publican convention at Philadelphia.
The republicans of the Nineteenth
)hlo district renominated General Dick
)f Akron for congress by acclamation.
Lightning struck a 34,000-barrel oil
tank belonging to the Standard Oil
;ompany, near Flndlay, O. Loss on oil
tnd tank will be about tlO.000.
The torpedo flotilla reached Stras
urg Moy 22 and the municipal council
(ave the officers snd crews a festive re
ception. The house committee on labor has ae-
hortxed Chairman Gardiner to call up
he elght-hiMir bill and the prison labor
H1 at the earliest practicable time.
Senator Pcttus. from the committee
in military affaire, has reported fe
orably the bill authorising tbe ap
oolntment of thirty dental surgeons la
be army.
H. H. Hargrove of Shreveport, La
as elected president, and New Orleans
was chosen ss the place for the next
leml-annual meeting of tbe southern
ndustrlal convention.
All reports from Wiesbaden w;th ref
rence to the gala performs nee of Wtb
r"s "Oberln" agree that tiit renderinga
were very smoothly given and that tha
cenery wss magnificent
General Passenger Agent T. W.'lm
lenles that the Lackawanna has been
jullty of any of the Irregulsr praMiees
in Issuing tickets or In soliciting or
handling passenger trsvsl over tha
tstokawaaaa.