THE PLAGUE
Ik
IN SAN FRANCISCO.
SIX DEATHS REPORTED,
Chinatown Rises In Opposition To
Prescribed Regulations and
Stones Consulate.
Snn Francisco, Cal., May 21. The
fci ard of health has adopted a resolu
tlon declaring that the bubonic plague
exists In San Francisco.
The health authorities gay that While
there are no living canes here, there
have been nix death during the pant
Ihree months, and they have decided to
take precautions against the develop
ment and spread of the disease.
When It became known In Chinatown
that the board of health had determin
ed to inoculate the residents of the
Chinese sections, groups of Chinese
gathered on every corner and denounc
ed the action of the board as outrage
ous, ' . ' ...
Some of the more wealthy of the In
dignant Chinese hurried their families
Into hacks and other vehicles. In the
attempt to send them out of the dis
trict. Some succeeded In getting os
far as the city limits, where they were
stopped by the police. Others attempt
fd to leave the city on trains.
Several merchants endeavored to ob
tain passage on the steamer America
Maru, which sailed for the Orient, but
there was no room for them on the
steamer.
The doctors detailed to Inoculate the
Chinese are to have a very hard time
if It, every possible obstacle being put
In their way by the Chinese. The con-KUl-general
Is co-oierallnK with the
board of health us much as possible,
but several demonstrations among the
Chinese have caused him to keep quiet
In the matter. He has urged his peo
ple repeated to submit to the demands
af the board.
Friday a small mob surrounded the
consulate and stoned the buildings.
This action has resulted In a detach
ment of police being detailed to protect
the consulate.
Ir. Vincent P. Buckley, a member of
the board of health, stated to an As
sociated rrons reporter that there have
been no deaths as a result of Inocula-
Chinese notwithstanding.
Dr. Buckley stated that unless the
Chinese submit to the operation a corps
of police or soldiers will surround Chi
natown, and none but those supplied
with a proper certificate will be allow
ed pass through the lines. Dr. Ruck
ley stated that while the heads of the
r?ix Companies seemed willing to co
operate, with the board, so far their
sfforts to Influence their countrymen
had not proven a success.
The resolution read as follows:
Resolved, That It Is the sense of this
board that the bubonic plague jv-ints
In the city and county of P'ArWj
'lsco, and that all neeefso.W. . AaV i
ready taken for the PrrKmrKm Us
spread be continued, togetsr with such
additional measures as may be re
quired. ,,.
Saturday morning a cups of physi
cians went through Chinatown to treat
the Chinese with hafTklne prophylactic
as ft preventive against the plague.
.The members of the board of health
say that there Is absolutely no danger
of the spread of the disease at Ban
Francisco, but at the same time they do
not propose to take any chances and
It Is their dtity to take precautions.
1N0I6NANT AT RUSSIA'S ACT.
Taking of Corean Coaling Station
London, May 22. The news that Rus
sia had obtained a coaling station In
Cores has raised a storm of Indignation
and many of the conservative organs
have claimed that this is merely an
other unfortunate Instsnce of tire pre
mier's uttsr Incapability to protect the
British Interests In the far east. Among
those who study Chinese questions the
belief obtains that Russia's latest move
1s a direct breach of contract with and
blow against Crest Britain and Japan
Which brings these nations face to face
with a grave crisis which pusillanimous
diplomacy will not mend.
The Globe, for Instance, openly advo
cates immediately sending a powerful
fleet to Corea and bluntly demanding
that Russia forego the advantages it
la alleged to have secured In contra
vention to the agreements of 1881. How
ever, though the Important organs are
In a bad humor over the matter. It Is
aid that Lord Salisbury has much too
keen an appreciation of Orest Brit
ain' present troubles to take any
alarming action In the Immediate fu
ture, and that he only contemplates
diplomatic Inquiries and passive aid to
yapan in ine protests it wm uuumn-
tnake.
The successful turn that affslrs have
taken In South Africa Is the most for
tunate for Lord Salisbury, as his weak
est point, his foreign administration,
had threatened to become an all ton
(Womioem topic.
CONDITION OF TUB TREASURY.
Washington, D. C, May l.Today'
abatement of the tressury balances In
the general fund exclusive of the $150,
C9MM gold reserve In the division of
fatemptlon. shows: Available cash bal-
tllMM.W; eld. f79.sM.7H.
TO HOW UP ESS'JtSfMT.
Another Fenian Plot Said To Have
Been Discovered.
Chicago, May 22. A special to the
Times-Herald from Vancouver, B. C,
says:
Fenian sympathizers with the Boers
have made an attempt to blow up the
British fortifications at Esqulmault.
The big naval docks, where $70,00,000
damage could have been done, was the
objective point of the leaderB In the
plot, who barely escaped from Ihe
guard with their lives.
Major Bennett of the Duke of Con
naught's Rifles, made a statement of
the circumstances today. He says that
three weeks ago the officer commanding
at the Esqulmault forts was advised to
look out for the possibility of a Fenian
outrage. The information came from
the military authorities at San Fran
cisco and with the description of three
well known Fenians, who were a few
days later recognized In Vancouver.
Orders were given to sentries to
shoot after the failure to reply to a
second challenge and to shoot to kill.
On Wednesday night Just at midnight
four men were discovered by the sen
tries within the line of the first out
posts and they were Just abreast of
the Fort McAuiey works and within a
short distance of the large marine docks
pf the North Pacific Bquadron, and two
guards challenged almost simultaneous
ly. There was no response and the
dimly outlined figures crouched on the
ground.
The guards challenged again, and at
this several other sentries Immediately
fired. By the time a search party had
been formed there was much confusion
and the men succeeded in running past
the latter outposts. The latter claim
they will be able to recognize two.
The commanding officers regard it as
a certain attempt to destroy some part
at least of the works. The guards have
again been doubled.
WILL ALL ASK FOR PEACE.
The Hague Committee Will Now
Come Forward.
Berne, May 22,The subcommittee oi
the International peace bureau, in ses
sion here, has decided to address the
twenty-five powers who are signatories
of The Hague convention a last appeal
for their assistance to secure peace be
tween Great Britain and the Houth
African republics. The appeal seeks
to show that the clauses providing for
the settlement of the International dis
putes apply not only to conflicts aris
ing between the signatory powers, but
to all International differences.
Therefore, It is claimed, the offer of
mediation by the powers In the present
conflict comes within the category of
cases anticipated by the conference, and
could not be regarded by Oreat Britain
us an unfriendly act. The committee
further argues that a mediating power
as defined at The Hague ought not only
to take steps to conciliate the conflict
ing claims of the disputing states, but
ought to suggest a means of concilia
tion, which has not yet been done U
the present eaie.
The committee therefore begs tht
powers who have gained the respect of
the world In signing The Hague con
vention to as themselves whether Iha
hour has not come to consider an offer
of mediation on their part, as merely s
fulfillment of the obligation to human
ity, or, to use the expression employed
at The Hague, the 'fulfillment of the
duty Imposed upon them" by member
ship, In the society of civilized states.
Finally, the committee expresses the
opinion that the efforts of International
diplomacy, if skillful, honest and au
thoritative, would secure the acceptance
of proposals that would be advanced In
the name of the civilized world, and
they would quickly secure the conclu
sion of a peace honorable to all parties.
6HINESE DOWN THE UNIONS.
The Butte Court Issuea Injunction
Against Americana.
Butte, Mont., May 22. Judge Knowles
has handed dow na decision in the
I'nlted States court here, enjoining the
labor unions now boycotting the Chi
nese. The Injunction Is very sweeping. It
restrains all people from combining or
conspiring to injure or destroy the
business of the Chinamen or from
threatening, coercing or Injuring thoBe
patronizing Chinamen, The defendants
are forbidden to carry or haul trans
parencies or banners through the
streets. Intended to Injure the China
men, and from remaining about the
Chinese business houses and soliciting
people not to deal there. It is said the
Butte Chinamen will ask damages for
the loss of business already sustained.
STRIKE IN BERLIN.
Berlin, May 21. A general strike ol
the employes of the street tramways
has been Inaugurated here. The men
demand higher wages. A few non
unionists were engaged and It Is
claimed they caused a collision of cars.
The strikers unhitched the horses from
the cars with the result that all the
cars were withdrawn.
There Is considerable rioting and the
populace Is evidently In sympathy with
the strikers, who number about ,000.
The omnibuses are packed with people.
BRADLEY MAKES STATEMENT.
Frankfort, Kay., My 21. Ex-Governor
W, O. Bradley gave a statement out
Saturday that he will not be a candi
date for governor In the event the su
preme court decides In favor of the
democrats In the contest cases, neces
sitating an election this fall.
"I would not be eligible," said he
"but even If 1 were I would not accep'
the nomination."
END OF WAR
BOERS ARE ABOUT READY TO
ACCEPT PEACE.
MESSAGE TO ROBERTS
A Crowing Faction Urging the Gov
ernment To Accept the Beat
Terms Obtainable.
Lorenso Marques, May 22. The
Transvaal government has decided to
send a message to Roberts requesting
a. cessation of hostilities, demanding a
guarantee that the lives of all colonials
fighting with the Boers be spared, and
stating that unless these terms are
granted the mines will be blown up
and Johnnesburg destroyed.
London. The Mafeklng celebration Is
the only matter to which nine-tenths
of the British nation will pay the
slightest attention. The mooted ques
tion of the intended admission of the
Boer republics, which is of vastly
greater practical importance, scarcely
attracts the notice of the shouting mil
lions, who still fill the streets of this
and other British cities.
It is very un-English, according to
the commonly accepted Ideas of the
British character, that the nation
should go wild over an event chiefly of
sentimental value and Ignore the sub
lect of Afrjcan development of a
great crisis which confronts the other
countries as well as this. The truth is,
Englishmen are sentimental. Next
week they will turn with liveliest in
terest to the Important developments of
the war aa a whole, and to the sig
nificant reports of proposed peace nego
tiations which are coming from Pre
toria. In regard to the latter, the situation
Is somewhat difficult to understand,
but certain things are clear. It Is un
lenlable that a section of the Boers,
?speclally the Free Staters, are now
urging the authorities to make peace on
the best terms obtainable. This sec
:lon has grown rapidly In strength and
nfiuence during the past few days.
PEACE SENTIMENT IS STRONG.
Information on the point and In re
gard to the probable policy of the
Transvaal government comes In two
ways, first In the ordinary press dis
patches, which are subject to the cen
sorshlp of both the Eoer and the Brit
ish governments; and second, by a pri
vate code, which was arranged early
In the war.- The latter is satisfactory,
so far as it goes, but Is necessarily In
elastic and Incapable of conveying
shades of meaning.
It has been made entirely clear, how
ever, that the peace sentiment is r.o
strong that the Transvaal authorities
are ready to open negotiations. It Is
also a fact that they are anxious to
Induce the United States to act as an
Intermediary, as Fiance did in the
Spanish-American war. They have
been Informed that the American gov
ernemnt regards the situation as essen
tially different, Inasmuch as France
acted as a gobetween for the sovereign
powers, while Oreat Britain refused to
recognize the South African republics
as sovereign, and Insists that they
shall make direct communication on
the question of peace or any other
subject, us was actually done earlier in
the war when telegrams passed be
tween Secretaries Rellz and Salisbury,
In regard to the embargo of food at
Delagoa Bay.
Furthermore, the Transvaal authori
ties are convinced, and it is safe to
say with good reasons, that the only
conditions for a cessation of hostili
ties which Great Britain will accept,
are complete submission, to be made
either to London direct or to Roberts
In the field. These terms a belligerent
section of the Boers will never accept.
The crucial point Is, has the peace
party among the Boers acquired a ma
lority of the dominating influence on
this question?
As regards the Free Staters, there is
good reason to believe It must be an
iwered In the affirmative. Steyn,
whatever his personsl wishes may be,
no longer controls his fellow Boers
whose country Is now virtually in the
possession of the British. The indica
tions are, according to all Information,
that he has gone to make his last ap
peal to his countrymen In the field.
It cannot be doubted, however, ac
cording to the stern military facts of
the situation, that the seat of opera
tions will now b speedily transferred
to the Transvaal and the Free Staters
who elect to throw their lot with the
northerners, must leave their homes.
The Tranevaalera are of sterner stuff,
and there Is a certain portion not a
small one which will never submit to
British domination, whatever the gov
ernment may do. It Is generally be
lieved that Kruger will be one of these
irreconcllablea and Secretary Relts
ilso.
It Is not Improbable that Great Brit
tin will perhaps be willing to show
magnanimity In the peace negotiations,
xcept, of course, upon the matter of
innexatlon, for It la conceded that even
f a few thousand Boers withdraw to
the northern hills. It will be a matter of
months, perhaps years, before they are
subdued.
It Is ajmost the universal opinion on
the continent, as well as In England,
that the events of the pest few days
have brought the end of Ihe war almost
In sight. It la felt by the friends of
the Boers as well as by their enemies,
that the Boeri will fall Into the pos
session of the British within a few
weeks.
HORnCnS OF INDIA'S FOIL
Pathetic Tales Told in the Brief
Official Dispatches.
London, May 22. The secretary of
state for India, Lord George Hamilton,
has granted the Associated press per
mission to inspect the unpublished offi
cial correspondence received up to date
In his department dealing with the In
dian famine. The mass of reports that
came in by the last mail will show that
the efforts to stay the onward march
of the devastating evils that threaten
to sap the life if India almost baffles
condensation.
Tet now and again there Is revealed
by reason of the very strength of terse
verbiage and official reticence a wealth
of pathos and world of suffering which
columns of vivid description could not
convey. What, for instance, could bet
ter tell the tale of sorrow than the fol
lowing report of the commissioner of
Kherwera, In Rajapootana? With care
ful regard for the regulations govern
ing communications, he abruptly com
mences: "Kherwera Crops Practically nil.
Water Hardly any. Cattle Ail dead.
Fodder Nil, People Thriftless class
dead. People with small means at end
of their resources and either or relief
works of dying. Crime Abnormal."
With a pathetic frankness found in
few of these gruesome documents, he
continues:
"I have tried to keep the Kherwera
bazaar open to all, but as I have only
6,000 rupees, lent me by the merwar at
Dabar, with which to purchase grain,
I have miserably failed and hundreds
come to me daily for permission to buy
and have to be refused."
From all the commissioners of the na.
tlve states the same cry goes up. There
the distress and suffering are more se
vere than in any other part of India,
yet the native states, by virtue of the
constitution, are dependent on the Brit
ish relief system and are not entitled
to a share of government charity, af
they pay no taxes for imperial support.
However, Sir Charles Barnard, head of
the India office bureau of revenue, tells
the press that the British are advanc
ing to the states loans wherever feas
ible, and says they will come In for
their full share of the relief nunt from
the United States.
TO STAND AT JOHANNESBURG.
Consuls of Neutral Powers Told To
Look After Citizens.
Pretoria, May 22. It Is officially an
nounced that Johannesburg will be de
fended. The consuls of the neutral
powers have1 been advised to look after
their citizens, as the government will
not hold itself responsible for Injury to
persons or dumage to property.
General Botha, commander-in-chief of
the Boer forces, reports that the burgh
ers are Joining in great numbers .
The government has suggested to the
British commander an exchange of pris
oners on parole.
Verede has been proclaimed the capi
tal of the free state.
Owing to the run on the coin of the
national bank a gazette extraordinary
has been issued with the notification
that under article 27 concession notes
of this bank are legal tender of the re
public and do not fluctuate from their
face value.
The Associated Press special western
border correspondent reports that the
relief column entered Mafeklng Wed
nesday night. General Dclarey engag
ed It successfully the whole of Wed
nesday, but In the night one of his
officers withdrew without the general's
knowledge, thus leaving a way clear
for the column to enter.
THE CLARK CASE 60ES OYER.
The Senate Will Decide His Case
This Week.
Washington, May 19. At 1 o'clock the
resolution in the Montana senatorial
case was laid before the senate and
on motion of Chandler went over to
Monday.
Senator Chandler, the chairman of
the senate committee on privileges and
elections, has received the following
message from Governor Smith of Mon
tana :
"To Hon. W. E, Chandler, Chairman,
Etc., United States Senate: Sir I have
this day disregarded and revoked the
appointment of Hon. W. A. Clark made
by the lieutenant governor of this state
on the 16th Inst., as being tainted with
collusion and fraud, and I have this
day appointed Hon. Martin Maglnnls of
Montana United States senator to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Hon. W. A. Clark. Credentials will
follow in due course."
Senator Chandler also has received a
protest against Clark being seated,
signed by Speaker StifTt of the Montana
house of representatives and a num
ber of other county officials, dated at
Missoula, Mont., May 18.
SIX THOUSAND OUT.
Worcester, Mass., May 19.--On ac
count of slack orders, three local plants
of the Washburn and Moen, a branch
of the American Steel Wire company
will go on nine hours' time Monday.
The order affects 6,000 operatives. The
cut In hours will soon be followed by a
reduction in help. Almost 600 men will
be laid off .
WHY TOMMY 19 KEEPING SOBER
London, May 22. Roberts' testimony
to the astonishing sobriety of his army
has caused considerable amusement,
seeing that every letter Tommy Atkins
sends home contains a complaint that
liquor Is unobtainable except at a price
only the wealthy officers can pay. If
Tommy gets four biscuits and two
cans of cocoa per diem In the Fret
State campaign he considers himself
lucky.
CODE ME.
AMERICAN OFFICERS WANT TO
COME HOME.
THEY VAI1T TO RESIGN
None Are Accepted Yet Because
of the Lack of Fighting Force
In the I elands.
Hong Kong. British China, May 22.
Dver 300 United States volunteer offi
cers have handed In their resignations
to escape the arduous campaigning in
the rainy season in. the Philippines. All
these applications were refused.
If all the officers who desired to were
permitetd to resign there would not be
fifteen officers left to a regiment. Some
of the general officers, however, favor
the letting of political appointees, who
got commissions for holiday purposes,
go home and appointing men of merit
from the ranks to take their places.
There is not a brigadier In the field
who does not want reinforcements. The
one bright spot in the situation is the
army's delight in the ascension of Gen
eral MacArthur to the supreme com
mand and the reforms he is bound to
inaugurate In the administration.
General Otis left affairs in a state
calculated to embarrass his successor,
including a list of dead which should
have been sent to Washington in his
last report. He did nothing towards
scotching the native rising In Manila
which had bee.i long incubating. It
was planned by active native leaders
to set fire simultaneously with the ar
rival of the Philippine commission to
all public buildings and to attack the
soldiers in all parts of the city.
By the prompt measures of General
MacArthur and the reinforcing of the
city garrison the trouble has been
averted. The feeling In Manila Is,
however, shown by the fact that some
prominent Americans tried to organize
a little demonstration of friendly na
tives to welcome the commission, but
could not get a dozen to consent and
gave up the project.
Tremendous heat has prevailed for
the last two weeks. It has made opera
tions in the field almost Impossible and
has greatly increased the sick list.
GRANT STATUE IS UNVEILED.
Occupies An Honored Place In the
Capitol Rotunda.
Washington, D. C, May 19. The stat
ue of General Grant, presented by the
Grand Army of the Republic to the na
tion, was unveiled in the great rotunda
of the capitol today and elaborate cere
monies commemorative of the event
were held In the hall of representatives
Jn the presence of a vast crowd of
people who included the widow, daugh
ter and descendants of the hero of Ap
pomattox, hundreds of his comrades in
arms, the officers and committee of the
Grand Army of the Republic and many
persons distinguished in military, po
litical and social circles.
The statue of the pre-eminent chief
of the civil war represents the contri
butions of thousands of his comrades
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
none of whom was allowed to sub
scribe more than 15 cents, and is the
result of a movement started shortly
after General Grant's death at Mount
McGregor in July, 1885.
It is the work of Franklin Simmons,
an American sculptor, or marble, of
heroic Blze. It stands on a granite
pedestal emblazoned with a bronze seal,
representing the old hero in the full
uniform of a general equipped for the
field, with top boots and gauntlets, his
cloak over his left arm, his right hand
resting on the hilt of the sword. The
statues of the statesmen, soldiers and
pioneers in marble and bronze adorn
the old house of representatives cham
ber of the capitol, now statuary hall,
but these are gifts of the individual
states. Grant's statue was unveiled in
the rotunda as befitted the statue of
one whose valiant service was for the
whole nation. There It will remain with
the statues of Jefferson, Hamilton and
Lincoln, which also are In the rotunda,
an example and an Inspiration to fu
ture generations.
The hero of Appomattox stands near
the western entrance, flanked on each
side by the famous paintings of the
"Surrender of Cornwallls" and "The
Surrender of Burgoync."
BOXERS MURDER.
Shanghai, May 22,The Christian
village of Lai-Shun, seventy miles from
Pekln, with, the French mission, has
been destroyed by the "Boxers." Seventy-three
converts were massacred.
The measures taken by the government
to suppress the boxers have intensi
fied the movement, as it Is rumored
that the dowager empress secretly ap
proves of It.
The strength of the Boxers la in
creasing around Pekln and a general
outbreak Is expected, German troops
from Klo Chow are protecting the
American missionaries at Shan Tung.
LONG LIFE DID NOT FOLLOW.
Paris, May 22. A renowned physician
-Rastlneuf after long experimenting
with a certain variety of "long life elix
irs," concluded Nit, was perfectly safe
and Injected a dose Into his aged
mother's arm two days In succession.
She died In horrible suffering on the
third day. The doctor, who had taken
a hypodermic dose simultaneously In
order to prove to his mother how harm
less the stuff was, survived his mother
only twenty-four hours.
fecejul c:st snn a.
St. Louie Striker Enjoined
Molesting: Cars.
St. Louis, Mo. (Special.) For one
week, at least, the striking employes- ot
the St. Louis Transit company win b
face to face with federal authority,,
which, speaking today through Judg
Elmer B. Adams of the United Stat,
circuit court, in the form of an injunc
tion, has commanded tlem to shelsin
from interfering in any raanaer with,
the running of mail cars on the various
street car lines of the city owned, by
the transit company.
The writ of injunction issued at 4 M.
o'clock this afternoon by Judge ,
is sweeping in its, nature, and is
returnable May 26. It commands the
strikers to refrain from doing anything
whatever that will delay or obstruct
the operating of mail cars, or the gath
ering and distribution of the mails. Ev
erything prayed for In the petition for
an injunction presented last Saturday
evening to Judge Adams by United
States District Attorney Rosier wits
granted. The only point not covere
ln the Injunction which the company
could possibly have asked la that the.
strikers be enjoined from all interfer
ence with the running of paasenget
cars.
President Mahon of the street rail
way employes' association said tonight,
after being informed of the Issuance
of the Injunction, that the strikers had
violated no law and had no Intention
of so doing.
The conduct of the strike today was
in marked contrast to that of yesterday
there being no rioting and nobody wu
injured during the day. This was per-,
haps due to the fact that the company
made no effort to run cars during the
afternoon, having been advised to re
frain from doing so by Chief of Police
Campbell. The union men who endorse
the strike and are in favor of declar
ing a sympathetic strike had decided
to hold a parade late in the afternoon.
Campbell, being fearful of trouble if
the cars and the parade Bhould hap
pen to collide, requested 'the company
to keep the cars In the barn.
The parade was a success In point ot
numbers and enthusiasm, about 7,000
men being in line. Banners and trans
parencies endorsing the strike and pro
nouncing in favor of a sympathetic,
movement were numerous throughout
the column, which marched through
many of tho down town streets betwaent
4 and 6 o'clock.
There was not the slightest evidence,
of disorder. The crowd along the Una.
of march was small and undemonstra
tive. No additional deputy marshals wilt
be sworn in. If It is demonstrated that
the present deputies In St. Louis are:
unable to handle the situation a de
mand will be made upon the govern
ment and for federal troops. None ot
the officials seen, yesterday believed:
that this measure would become neces
sary. If It should, however, troops are
within easy call, two squadrons of th
Fifth cavalry and a strong detachment,
of recruits being at Jefferson barracks,
twelve miles away. The troops, all
told, number about 1,000 men.
No progress was made today toward:
a settlement of the strike and no-movet
was made on either side looking to
ward a conference.
TO BLOW UP AMERICAN SHIPS,
The Powers Won't Let Uncle Sam
Press Turkey Hard.
London, May 22. "However much
Turkey may wrong the United. States,
American ships are not to pass the?
straits in order to exact redress from
Constantinople, under penalty of being'
blown out of the water by Russian.
German and Austrian ships."
This is the deduction drawn by the
Spectator, which, in the course- of a
lengthy article, based on the anti
American utterances of the LiatoJr of
Odessa, deals with the alleged hatred,
of America by the continental powers,
especially Russia.
"The main cause of this," contmssts
the Spectator, "no doubt Is fear ot
the enormous resources of the people
of the United States and the willing
ness the people have revealed, as the
Listok affirms, to use them for forcible
expansion of trade and territory."
"The statesmen of Europe do not ex
actly know what course America will .
pursue In her new greatness, and be
sides recognizing clearly that she la
still greater than any single state on
the continent, they doubt la their
hearts whether If all who speak
English stood together. It would be
posslble for any coalition, even if if
covered all the other civilised, states,
to raise up sufficient obstacles tnv
American designs. , They conceive that
she has a mass of power that, can ever
be used for selfish enda Therefore
they are alarmed. The Llatok- ac
tually speaks of a combination, oa tae.
continent to resist them.' '
SISTER ALPHONSO'B DEATH.
Lafayette, Ind. Sister Alpbonsq. the
mother provincial of the sisterhood eft.
Saint Francis, for the United States,
died tonight at St, Elisabeth hospital
of heart trouble. She was one of tha
original six sisters that came to tats
country In 1876. Her business ability
made tho sisterhood successful through
the west. St. Elisabeth hospital. lac
fay ette, and Crelghton hospital. Omaha)
are the results of her work.
HEARST ELECTED PRESIDBNT.
Washington, D, C, May 2. The ea
ecuttve committee of the National Aa
sociatlon of Democratic clubs Saturday
elected William R. Hearst of New Tot
president of the association to
Governor McMillan of Tennessee,
has resigned.