SCHALKBURGER
FINDS STEYN.
locates President and Opens Negotiations
in Proposal of Peacs,
tarn Gititens Assert that Commander
(ought to Prevent Meeting Bet
ween President.
tenostadt, Orans River C"l"iiy.
F pecial.j Acting President Schaikhiir-f-v
has ofifned n'-gotiull"!is with Pics.
elm'ii. i-uyn, who has been located with
J-jiierals Delarey and Kemp, but the
wtieera bouts of the party has not been
.. ei taiiied. Dfcwet is located near Bo
s'aof. KrHorustadt (Special.) The Trans
aitl delegates are still here. It is be-Sc-ved
that General Dewet is infiueiic
ig President Steyn not to meet Act
in President Schalkbut ger.
Pre.toria. (Special.) Communica
tions have passed between Ptesident
Suyn and the Transvaal mission at
Xreunstadt, but nothing of the result is
yet known. The majority of the mili
tary men and civilians here expect
more from the continual pressure of
the troops than from the present ne
gotiations. It is pointed out that once
'Before, when hard pressed, the Trans
vaalers showed a desire for peace, but
this was promptly overridden by Pres
deot Steyn. Nothing in the present
situation, so far as known Indicate"
that President Steyn is less irreconsil
ule than previously. Indeed, the
known facts seem to point to a greater
determination to continue the strus-e-
Xturban, Natal. (Special.) General
traffic Is closed throughout the whole
eountry north of the Tugela river. The
region Is stoutly protected by lines of
block houses, extending from Lady
BoUh. Permits are required to enable
pevple to proceed beyond Colenso. The
trn guards at Ladysmith, Dundee
and JCeweastle are under arms and
taw been recruited to their full
atretic th
I0ER LEADER MAKES CHARGES.
Tii)iin,lnn T C CSiwImI Hpn.
era! Samuel Pearson, formerly of the
Beer army, has returned to Washlng
(M from New Orleans where he went
te gather proof to sustain his charge
tint the British authorities in Louis
Jsrnar bad, in violation of the laws of
neutrality, set up a regular military es
tablishment from which their army
, luth. Africa was being furnished with
aes, horses, mules and supplier.
General Pearson declared that Amer
ica had contributed at least i,Oin men
t aid the British in their fight against
the Boers and had furnished the Hiit
iirti government with 201,14!) horses and
. jault. The men consist of muleteer
Jhitjvd from New Orleans, some of
whom have been com(eIed to enlist
against the burghers and paid ageriis
inti fiieu who are eerit. thryuKhoul tilt
at.try to buy up horses and mule"
Ke said there are om- Hritisn general,
two colonels and six;y est plains and
3eutei'onts in this country now, with
headquarters in New Orleans.
The general aileg-d that although
mcd are engaged with the understand
lug that when they reach Capetown
rheymay return on the Hist siiip leav
ing tor the I'nited States, theii passage
itr refused or long delayed and evety
influence brought on them to e-ilist in
the IJrltiPh army. V.'ith every shiplnuu
mt mules sent to South Afiica the dis
guised British officers in charge of the
team-port and cargo, he said, employ
a. small army of men to take care of
rhese animals, securing enough men to
assign to every two or three mules.
Washington, D. C (.Spec ial. Secy.
Hay has received from Governor Heard
ef. Louisiana the statement referred to
in this morning's publications, alleging
the existence of a P.ritish camp at
Chalmette, just below New Orleans, on
the Mississippi river. The governors
communication is voluminous, com
prising statements and affidavits in
tended to disclose the character of the
llge) camp. By direction of the pres
ident. It has been referred to the at
torney general with a view to secur
ing an opinion on certain legal points
involved, and meanwhile it will not
be. riven out for publication.
While the state department will not
hesitate a moment to make inquiry
Into the correctness of any such
charges preferred by any responsible
person, such as the governor of Lou
isiana, It fs believed that even now
the 'department Is not without its own
Ideas' as to what is going on at Chai
nlet te end this knowledge has not sha
ken the department's original view that
these operations are entirely lawful,
and that there is no power in the na-
tfcinal or State governments to prevent
thofn SUi Inner am th ah I nn-cori t a from
Cbalmette are confined to horses, live
f stock, fodder and provisions and the
- sort' la not made the denartiire of a
. naval or military expedition. It Is held
laal there is no warrant for Interfer
ence even If the supplies are bought di
rectly by the British government.
. Traaty Not SI
Hdrf(J-flpeclal.) In an Interview
regarding the proposed friendship and
eesnaerelal treaty between Spain and
the United States, Secretary of the
. Aenerleaa Legation Sickles said the
' tflsstf had not yet been signed, bat
tfcs.fjpaatards have asked that it be
agWiiim BO that It wUl be an act
sf'iHiMi's first cabinet, and stand as
aMfW Mfr7 the new reign,
fnrlis'r Hiratlsa of her Antll
Cr CStmm kad a most excetteut
THE HOUSE PHILIPPINES MEASURE.
Washington, 1. C (Special .) The
'Philippine clil government bill as
framed by the republican members of
th- house Insular committee was pre
sented to the full committee. The bill
differs In many respects from the b II
just completed by the senate Philip
pine committee, chiefly in the follow
ing points:
A complete plan of civil government,
Willi n legislative assembly including
a lower house elec ted by the people is
provided by the public bill to go into
effect when permanent peace Is certi
fied by the government to the presi-
rienT toha nr beerr estariished -wftd-a-ft-er- J
the completion of a census. The house
loeasure also adopts the coinage plan
recommended by the Philippine com
mission and by Mr. ("onmrnt, who in
vestigate.! the subject for the war de
partment, making the gold dollar the
unit of value. In addition the bill
provides elaboiate milling, timber and
franchise sections and also sets forth
a declaration of right as a basis of
citizenship.
The democratic members of the insu
lar committee have about atveed upon
the main feature of a substitute bill.
This differs considerably from the sub
stitute proposed by the democratic s n
alors. It t onteinpla ii s ultimate inde
pendence of the Islands, this govern
ment rescuing such coaling stations or
naval bases as may be necessary. The
withdrawal of Tnited States troops is
contemplated as soon as a native police
establishment is n operation. It is not
expected that the house democratic
substitute will provide for a repayment
to the I'nited States of the tjo.uot .'.om)
pind Spain, as provided In tiie senate
democratic bill.
LOW RATES FOR THE GRAND ARMY.
Chicago. III. 'Special.) Jieduced
rates for the encampment of the t!ind
Army of the Tiepubiic 10 be held in
Washington 0 ti.lwr C to 11, together
with iower fares between Chicago and
New York during the same period and
for other occasions were established by
the easthound roads today. The en
campment fare will be 1 cent a mile in
each direction.
Much Interest is in the reductions to
New York City. The round-trip rat"
to New York from all points will be
$10 higher than the rate to Washing
ton. This will make the fare from Chi
cago to New York and return about
2, or only a few dollars higher than
the present one-way rate between the
two cities. The differential of M be
tween the two sets of lines between
Chicago and New York will prevail in
selling the reduced-rare ticket. Thi
will bring the round-trip fare down to
about $i:4 via the so-called weak roads.
The tickets w lit be on sale October Z.
4, j and t and return transportation
will be honortd for passage up to and
including October 14. The restrictions
call f'ir continuous passage in each di
rection. HE OBJECTS TO THE BRITISH CAMP,
Chhago, III. 1 Spe )!.) A special
from New Orleans says:
Ooveinor Heard of Louisiana has re
ported t' the mntc department at
vVasliiiiKton that In his opinion the
British government is maintaining a
military camp within the tenitoiy of
the I'nited States.
The ramp in question is the one lo-.iM-'d
a few miles below this city for
the transshipment ot horses and niul-s
to South Africa, there to be used by
H'itish soldiers in ih.' war against the
Boers.
Seial weeks ago Genera! Pieison.
the poer hader, visit, ( this city and
n id a conference with the Ixiuisiana
'lute officials, fie civatd no little com
ment by his public declaration that he
was ready to lead a force of armed
men to attack the camp. He was de
nied permission to do this. Several
months ago a British steamer was bad
ly damaged by an explosion while it
was being loaded with supplies for the
British army In South Africa. It was
declared in many quartets at the time
that the exnlostort as the work of
IWier sympathizers, but the matter was
nerer Investigated.
AlASIAN NATIVES ARE DESTITUTE.
Nome, Via Seattle. (Special.) It. T.
Chestnut, under date of February 9,
writes concerning the destitution pre
vailing at the native village Just west
of Cajie Nome. He says that many
natives, mostly women and little chil-
iren. are absolutely destitute. They
are without food or clothing.
"It is pitiful to see such distress,"'
writes Mr. Chestnut. "The miners have
furnished these poor natives meal after
meal and have given them provisions
to carry back to their huts. The limit
of their charity has about been reached
and it is suggested that government of
ficials, either civil or military, or both,
should lend a helping hand,"
V. H. Francis, who reached Nome
Monday evennlg from Cape Nome, says
that the condition of the natives at
that place has not been exaggerated.
They have not been able to catch their
usual supply of fish for some reason or
other, Francis says the white people
at Cape Nome have done what they
could, but they are not able to meet
tho emergency.
To Civlllsa Lo.
Washington, D. C.'Bpeclal.) Indi
an Commissioner Jones' plan for fur
ther civilizing the red men is to be
tested In part. It has been decided to
set anart 122.000 for the Rosebuds of
South Dakota, an amount equal to
that formerly pll out for rations.
Commissioner Jones' plan Is to turn
over to the Indians the moneys which
would bo spent for rations, and have It
spent for labor en tho reservations, if ,
this works well la loath Dakota It will
be tttwdtd to other rsaervaUoM.
NEW PARTY
IS FORMED.
Allied Peoples Party Springs Into Eiistence
at Louisville Conference.
Convention Declares In Favor of Gov.
ernrneot Ownership of Public Uti
lities and the Referendum.
Louisville, Ky. (Spec lal ) T'nder the
name of the allied people's patty of the
Vnlted States, a new political organ
ization was formed here, composed of
reform elements opposed to the demo
cratic and republican parties. The
platform of the new organization em
bodies the platform adopted at th
conference held at Kansas City last
September, when a call for a conven
tion was issued 'to unit reform forces
against plutocracy."
It rr-uffirms thf spirit of the declara
tion of principles adopted at the na
tional conventions of the people's party
in St. louis, omaha and Cincinnati,
and the demand for the initiative and
referendum and the government own
ership of all public utilities are its
principal planks.
Vhi! the people's party, the fusion
populists, the socialists, the referen
dum league, the union labor party. pub
lic ownership party of St. I.011IS. thi
prohibition party and the united Chris
tian party were represented on the
floor of the convention by accredit'"!
or by volunteeer delegates, only two
organizations, the people's party and
the public ownership party, had giien
their delegates any authority to form
an alliance.
It is the hope, howier, of the allied
peoples party that other reform fot -s
will later decide to unite wilh the new
organization.
PKOPLK'S PAKTY PliKVAILS.
The convention was practically dom
inated by the people's party. At times
discussions of a lively nature took
place and for awhile It seemed n
though the movement was about to
fail, owing to the unwillingness of a
number of the people's party dele
gate;! to make any concessions to the
other reform forces present. 1'nder the
plan of organization adopted the na
tional committee of the people s party,
with Jo A. Parker as its chairman,
will remain Intact, with the addition
of three more member from Missouri
w ho v. ill have one-half a .vote apiece
until the next national convention, this
being a concession to the reform forces
of that state. This commit lee will
have power to call a national conven
tion .and its headquarteis will be Fit -ualed
wherever tho chairman desires
except three months before an election,
when tht y will be in St. Ixiuis.
The national committee will be com
posed of three members from each
state and territory and an executive
committee of seven will he selected
from the country at large every four
years at a national convention.
BASIS OF KKPltKSKNTATION".
The basis of representation will be
five di )efates-at-large from every
stttle and tenitoiy and one additional
delegate for every l.O'0 voters, based
on the vote at the preceding national
election.
The differences between the platform
adopted by the convention and that
recommended by the platform commit
tee atf very slittht. In the platform
adopted the demand for initiative and
referendum Is found In both the pre
amble and platform. In the plank oil
money the platform adopted favors
scientific money based upon the enlire
wealth of the people of the nation and
not redeemable in any speollle com
modity, but to be legal tender for all
debts, public and private, and to le
issued by the government only ami
without the intervention of banks, suf
ficient in quantity to meet the require,
menu of commerce. There are no
Other differences.
At the morning session of the conven
tion resolutions of regret at the deaih
of ex-Governor Altgeid and Hon. Ig
liklltis Donnelly were adopted.
TWO REPORTS ON THE FOOD BILL.
Washington. D. C (Special.) The
majority and minority reports on the
Hepburn pure fimd bill were presenter
to the house. The majority report says
that the measure reprcsentR the views
of all persons and associations seeking
pure food legislation. The report says
the necessity of such legislation is
shown by the vast number of adulter
ations and debasements on the mar
ket, most of them being imposed on
poor people. The measure, the report
adds, is In no sense paternalistic, but
merely protective, the same as the laws
against counterfeiting and forgery.
Mr. Adams of Georgia, In a dissent
ing report, says the founders of the re
public never Intended that the federal
government should prescribe menus
and codes of table etiquette. Me urges
that food regulations should be left to
the states.
Mr. Corliss of Michigan also dissents
on the ground that the bill gives ar
bitrary power to fix standards, require
labels, etc., and that uncertainty and
confusion will result.
Brown After More Coat.
Fremont, Neb. (Special.) H. II.
Brown, who discovered coal while put
ting down a well on the Item me l farm
near Jamestown, Is now sinking an
other hole a few rods from the first
one. using a four-Inch drill, and has
struck a different formation- At a
depth of ISO feet a stratum of hard.
Slaty rock was struck and progress Is
necessarily slow. In the first hole rock
of the same kind was struck at a
depth ot 200 feet. Mr. Brown la conn
dent that lie wUl And coal
01E0 BILL PASSES THE SENATE.
Washington, D. C.-fPpeclal.) At th
conclusion of a lively debate the seri
ate passed the oleomargarine bill by a
vote of 30 to 51.
The discussion was largely In the
nature of a reinforcement of arguments
previously advanced. Mr. Spooner of
Wisconsin made the principal epeeeoh,
rnaintain'ing that congress had ample
authority to enact the proposed legisla
tion because it was In the interest of
the p ople.
!n en earnest protest against the bill
Mr. Vest of Missouri held that con
gress was invading the powers of the
sta Lts, 31 rSfot : t .of Wt Vir plnla
moved to recommit the measure to the
committee, holding that it was unsat
isfactory to any senators and ought to
he perfected. The motion was defeat
ed, to V. Inning the aftermain a
perfect flood of telegrams poured into
the senate from all parts of the coun
try, urging senators either to support
or to oppose the measure.
DIFFKHS FIIOM HOl'SK BILL.
The measure as passed by the senate
differs In some respects from that
twissed by the house of rcpreesntatlves.
it provides that oleomargarine and
kindred products shall be subject to all
the lavs and regulations of any slate
or territory or the Idstrlrt of Colum
bia Inio which they are transported,
whether in original packages or other
wise; that any person who sells oleo-inargi'in-
ard furnishes It for the ue
of others except to his own family, who
hall mix It with any artificial colora
tion that causes it to look like butter,
-hall be h' ld to be a manufacturer and
shall be subject to the tax provided
by existing laws; that upon oleomar
enrine colored to resemble butter a tax
of 1" ents a pound shall be levied, but
01 oleomargarine not colored the tax
-hall be one-fourth of 1 cent per pound;
that upon adulterated butter a tax of
Id 11 r:ts a pound shall be levied and
qioo all process or renovated butter
ih' ta shall be one-fourth of 1 cent
1 1 1 und. The manufacturers of ren-
ivan-ii butter shall pay an annual tax
of the wholesale dealers shall pay
1 tax of HWi, and the retail dealers a
:ax or His per annum.
THE PEACE MOVEMENT IS GENERAL.
Pretoria. 'Special.)-President Steyn
and General Delarey have been located
und a meeting between them and Act
ing President Schalkburger Is expect
ed to be arranged without further de
lay. It is reported that ijeneral Botha,
will also attend the conference.
Commandant Meats has sent in word
that his command will abide by the de
cision of the Hwr government.
Commandant 1 levllllers.who has been
opt rating in the Klmtx rly district, has
sent in a flag of truce, asking for
terms.
The peace movement, however, has in
no way interfered with the military op
erations. The Hrillsh are again sweep
ing the northwest districts of the Or
ange Kivi-r colony, where It is belieyi 1
they have about a thousand of Gen
eral Ix-wefs men within the cordon.
Heidelbuig, Transvaal. (Special.)
Commandant Alberts has railed a
mu ting of the lioers in his district to
take place thirty-five miles east of
The Springs station in order lo discuss
the proposals for a general surrenuer.
It is said trial 'Jeneral Hans P.otha has
sunimnmd a similar meeting at Am
sterdam. A party of constabulary and native
scouts were ambushed near here March
.;. Six of the party were killed. The
Hoeis elud'd pursuit.
SEVERE BLOW 10 ANTI-TRUST LAW.
Austin. Tex. 'Special.) The court of
civil appeals has dealt a severe blow
to the anti-trust laws of Texas in af
lirmirig the case of the state of Texas
agairrsi the Waters-Pierce Oil company
and the case of the state of Texas
against the Shippers' Compress Ware
house company.
The court held in the case of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company, which was
brought under the act of 18M), which
held that it was unconstitutional to
recover penalties and that the law con
tains the same provisions as the Illi
nois act, which was declared to be un
constitutional by the I'nited States
Supreme court. In the Shippers' Com
press and Warehouse company case the
court holds the act of lKxS to be un
constitutional. The d' Islon In the case
from Illinois was held to be applicable.
MAY BE CAPTAIN KIOO'S TREASURE.
New York. 'Special.) A gang of
Italians at work on New York Central
Improvements near Anthony's Nose,
three miles north, of Peckskill, has, It
is reported, unearthed an ancient chest
filled w Ith sliver coins of small denomi
nation. The discovery led to a fresh outbreak
of the search for Caplaln Kldd's treas.
ure, the search for which has at va
rious limes caused the upheaval of
large tracts on Long Island and along
the Hudson.
The fact that the coins Just found
bear a date subsequent to the execu
tion of the notorious pirate at London
In 1701 apparently has had little effect
In checking the lust for gold and the
demand for picks and shovels is said lo
be insatiable in the vicinity of Pecks
kill. oar Abandon Libel Suit
New Orleans (Bneclal.) Lawyers for
Boer General Pearson announced that
they would withdraw from the United
State circuit court the suit -which the
general brought against Arthur Van
Hittart, the Itrltish consul In this city,
for liiO.OOO damages for libel. Van Slt
tart was quoted In the papers at the
time as having intimated that Oeneral
Pearson was concerned In the attempt
to blow up the mule transport Mechan
ician. "We are going after hlgbtr
ganM," was the only reason given
HOPE FOR
IRRIGATION.
Presldnt Roosevelt's Attitude Proves
Somewhat Misunderstood.
Senator Dietrich Encouraged by Inter
view and Believes Executive
will Sign Measure.
"Washington, 1. C (Special.)-Senator
Dietrich, who had Just returned
from Nebraska, had a conference with
President Itiaisevell in relation to the
irrigation measure now pendirg before
congress. As a result of the Interview
Senator Dietrich said the president's
position in relation to the irrigation bill
was greatly exaggerated; that he did
not Insist upou a change in the bill as
indicated, and he said if any measure
looking to the reclamation of lands in
the west was presented to the presi
dent he believed he would sign it.
"I am in great hopes that an irriga
tion measure will be agreed upon,"
aid Senator Dietrich. "Nebraska and
the west need irrigation. What we
want Is to bring together the varied
Interests and unite upon some meas
ure that we can all support. I had
hoped that the measure passed by tne
senate and now pending In the house
would be acceptable to all sections. I
am still hopeful of good results, and
my talk with the president buds me
to believe that some Irrigation bill will
pass congress at this session, because
I feci sure I he president is wilh us ill
aur fight for the right."
CONFKRKNCK ON 1 ItltK '. ATI'I.V
President Roosevelt gave an hour i r
more to the conference on the subject
of 'Irrigation and more particularly to
the details of the bill now pending in
colie'nss providing for a plan of na
tional Irrigation.
Coiigiessinan Mondcll of Wyoming,
who has been one of Hie most active
ailvmaleH of an ir i iciitiou measure,
culled (or the conference, there being
with himtepien nt.itives Tongue, New-l.md-i,
Terrell and Sutherland of the
Irrigation committee of the house, to-'gcih.-r
with (Jeorge II. Maxwell and
Chief of Forestry Davidson i'lnchot.
The conference extended over a wide
lange and was interesting Ih that the
(.resident outlined his rtositloii regard
ing the measure that Is Indole con
gress. It was ascertained that It will not be
rnsc-ssary to sluke out the section of
the bill haWng relation to the stale
and territorial control of the use and
cbst: Ibtillon of (he water. 1 1 was
agreed that the phraseology of the sec
lion should be changed, but that it
should not alter the purpose of the sec
lion. Another mutter for modification Is
that portion of tile b,, affecting 1 lie
withdrawal of lands f.om entry. It is
desired that holm lido settlers shall
lake the land under U ligation estHb-l.-hed
by this bill rather than throw
the lands open lo p"! illation, and this
(iiturc will he ciosely looked after by
i he members of the committee having
the bill in charge.
.Mr. Mondcll at lb- close of his con
ference wirh the president said;
"Speaker Henderson has Indicated
that this bill shall be given time 111
the house for discussion. No date,
however, has been fixed. We are hope
ful that an eMrly date will be set,
when we can discuss this most vlial
question properly, and I am convinced
that If we get this bill before the house
its Justice will appeal to the body of
which I am a member."
IT WOULD RELIEVE CUBA MORE.
Washington. D. C (Special.) The
firs-, of the minority reports on the
Cuban reciprocity bills was filed by
Representative McClellan of New York
of the ways and means committee, who
argues that the bill gives Cuba much
less in the way of relief than it Is Just
ly entitled to. He cites the Teller res
olution and the Ptatt amendment as es
tablishing our assurances to Cuba and
the world. Mr. McClellan then sayB;
"First, the bill does not afford suffi
cient relief to Cuba, but It minimizes
the loss of the present crop of sugar.
"Second, it Is possible, but not cer
tain, that a 20 per cent reduction of
tic; Cuban tariff will result in giving
uh ii monopoly of the Cuban market.
"Third, the bill Is an enunciation of
the democratic dcx-trlne of reciprocity,
ll is a breach In the wall of protection
and lowers In part the preposterous
Dlngley rates.
"if I am afforded the opportunity
whrn the bill comes before the com
mittee of the whole I shall try to
amend by striking out the time limit.
"Falling to amend for the reasons
here stated, I shall vote for the bill."
The house committee on labor order
ed a favorable report on the eight-hour
bill, so called, providing that In every
contract for work for the government
It shall be specified that the work is
to be done on an eight-hour basis.
This measure has been strongly sup
ported by labor organisations and op
posed by the large armor, shipbuilding,
ordnance and other concerns having
cttilracts with the government.
Funston's Tirade.
Ran Frsnclsco, Cal. (Special.) Dis
regarding the criticisms provoked by
his recent speeches In the east Oeneral
Funston, In an address before the Ohio
Society of California, repeated all his
former assertions regarding the Philip
pine situation, declaring that the Fili
pinos are absolutely Incapable of self
government and are guilty of the most
atrocious cruelties. He vigorously de
nounced the Filipino sympathisers In
America.
LABORS TRIBUTE TO JOHN P. ALT6ELB,
New Toi k. (Special.) A working
men's memorial service In honor of
the late John P. Altgeid, former gov
ernor of Illinois, was held at Cooper
I'nlon. A. J. Iloullon called the meet
ing to order and Henry George, Jr.,
was introduced as the chairman for
the evening.
.Mr. George said there never was a
greater hero than Altgeid and declared
he had the courage to carry out his
convictions no matter what anyone
Said or thought or did. John N. Par
sons said it was to be regretted that
the tribute to Altgeid could not have
been paid him before his death.
-A ttho ugh lea Jl be s a I cL I'll is w oiks
live after him."
" hat I say here tonight," said Clar
ence S. Darrow of Chicago, "will not
make those who hated Allgeld feel any
more kindly toward the dead hero. Ha
never cringed nor fawned to friend or
foe. He never sought the press to
speak kindly of him or cared what the
people said. He did his work and was
content to let the future regard Ills
memory. He is dead now and can af
ford to wail and his name shall shine
of the work that he did for the poor.
He knew no creed, no nationality. He
believed In equal rights for all men."
Resolutions were passed expressing
respec t for the memory of Governor
Altgeid as one who "fought valiuntly
and died gloriously in the greatest of
all causes that of humanity."
The resolutions mentioned the par
doning of the anart hists and set forth
that Governor Allgeld took ihe ground
that the men had not bun convicted
fairly and by due process of law.
WESLEY ELKINS IS GRANTED A PARDON-
lies Moines, la (Special.) The sen
ate voted 27 lo 20 in favor of a pardon
for Wesley KIkitrs. the boy murderer,
whose sensational killing of bis father
and stepmother when hut 11 years old,
was one of the most extraordinary
ctimes ever committed in the country.
The house passed the pardon resolu
tions unanimously.
Young Klklns' parents were divorced
about the time of his birth. She was a
dissolute woman. When he was l years
old she died. He went to live with his
father and the latter's new wife, and
was subjec ted to cruel treatment.
The boy concluded that the only
wav to vindicate himself was to kill
both, which he did with a club.
Since then the boy l as spent his time
in tne penitentiary, perfecting himself
as a scholar. The opponents of the
pardon allege that he was a degener
ate, but he has grown Into a very
lu'ghl young man.
RHODES' BOO. im IN STATE.
Capetown. (Special.) A private ser
vice for his family and friends was
held over the body of Cecil Rhodes at
Groote Si huue. Tlie body w as brought
here al midnight and deposited in llm
vestibule of the parliament building.
The coffin was draped with a tattered
Union Jack which belonged to Mr.
Rhodes and which he regarded with
peculiar veneration, and with a tatter
ed flag of the British Chartered South
Africa company, which went through
the tight at Massikc-ssl. On the twin
flags i-slid the cup and gown which
the dc c cHBi-d woie w hen he look his de
gree at Oxford.
(.'ape policemen were gmuped in the
corners of the chumber as a guard over
the remains. A beautiful wreath of
flowers from ljuecn Alexandra had
been placed at the head of the bier.
Kudyard Kipling took part In the fu
neral procession.
CARNEGIE'S BIG GiFT TO HAVANA.
Havana. (Spec ial.) As a result of art
Interview between Lieutenant Matthew
Hanna, commissioner of schools for
Cuba, and a secretary of Andrew Car
negie, the mayor of Havana hail re
ceived a letter from Lieutenant Hanna'
In connection with a proposal from
Mr. Carnegie lo give 1260,000 to the
municipality for a public, library.
The municipal council of this city
voted to send a letter to Mr. Car
negie, saying It had been Informed he
would give Havana this sum for a pub
lic library provided the city would
give land for the building and guaran
tee 125,000 a year for Improvements and
maintenance of the library. This letter
will also say that the council has de
cided to give a site for the proposed
library and that It accepts the provi
sions attached to the gift, but that the
law docs not allow it to bind the ac
tion of' future municipal councils In
matters of this kind.
THEY WANT THE CURRENCY CHAN6E0.
Manila, Special.) At a meeting of
the chamber of commerce, at which all
the members were present, It was de
cided to send a cablegram to Presi
dent Roosevelt, urging congress to take
immediate action concerning the cur
rency question here, which, owing to
the present depreciation of silver and
the ratio of exchange of 12.27 for 11
gold fixed by the United Slates Phil
ippine commission for the ensuing
quarter, has caused an immense loss of
business and a great Increase In the
local prices of necessaries.
Tribute to Altgeid.
Louisville, Ky.-Hpeclal.) When tha
allied parties convention was called to
order Delegate Walters of Indianapolis
Introduced a resolution condemning
Third Assistant Postmaster . General
Madden for alleged discrimination
against reform papers. It was side
tracked. Resolutions of regret at tha
death of John P. Altgeid and Ignatius
Donnelly were adopted. In respect ta
Altgeid the convention arose to Its fen
and stood In silence for thirty
