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A. P. A. PRESIDENT ON THE
POLITICAL PHASES
J In Nitttnniil 1'ntllli i Aihlses A;;utiit
rutting up nn A. I A. fur 1'reslilenl
Only it lVtr l'rnmlnenl KepiiMlciitis hi)
f.ir Openly llndo.-u'd 'tlii'lr Principles.
Washington, Mny 10 Tim most
tiotoworthy malum of yesterday's ses
sion of tli(! American Proteetlvu As
sociuliou whs tliu Innovation mado by
giving to tho public the nnuutil ad
dress of President V. .1. II. Tray nor.
lit; deals al grout length with tlio
political phases of tliu A. I. A. Ilu
Huys:
"Tliu American Protective Assooln
tlon Is to-duy u rocognlzud featuru in
American politics, whoso favor it
openly courted by political leaders
organizers ami posttilunts for pit bill
ollice, who, iv year or two ago, Ignored,
treated with contempt or denounced
it."
Then ho warns tliu ordW against
eleventh hour converts rtuil says
'Tlio A. 1'. I. is u standing iihmiiico
to tin' perpetuity of uvury party, being
composed, us It Is, of thu mi'iiibi'r.s of
every party. So long us it remains
unmoved by threats, unyielding to
tin; pressure, of party machines, it will
be bated but respected by every party
whico dares not iuuoriior.itu thu plat
form of the order in its own
"Thu great majority of our order
have waited patiently during thu past
year for muii sign from ouu or other
of the political parties that it lias re
c'utved u change of heart and Is honest
enough to publicly express It, There
are n few Itcpiibllcuus, such us Linton,
of Michigan; dear, of lowu; Hrudluy,
of Kentucky, who havu bison foarluss
In their indorsement of our princi
ples, ami while it nriy be fortunate
that they tiru Republicans, it Is more
than fortunate tlr.it they urn not
either tliu Republican party or repre
sentatives of that body, anil thu ques
tion should be ashed and answered
.liens mid now that while thu A, I.
A. Isms of these men Is tolerated by
the parly for thu A. I. A. votus which
each of them carries behind him, what
assurance have ue that this tolera
tion will not ceasu the moment tlio
votes liuvu been delivered."
Thu cnly references to church mat
tors In thu address are thu following:
'j well meaning and by no means
unimportant section of the order has
arisen which advocates peace with thu
priest and his subjects and harmony
between them and the members of thu
order. Some would even go so far as
to tiogotlntu with them politically,
than which nothing could bu moru
dangerous to the perpetuity of thu as
sociation. Others go so far as to taho
thu position that a member of thu or
tloi possesses thu right to dutermino
for himself the question of loyalty op
disloyalty of any papist postulant fop
ofllce, and reserves to himself tho
right to persuade others to votu for
said papist. Suuh a contention is not
only absolutely untenable, but hihlv
dangerous. The caudlilutu voluntii
rllv renounces thu right of private
judgment in this ossuntl.il when he
becomes a member of thu order. It is
a, solemn compact which ho can
nuithur modify nor amend. The key
stone of tho A." P. A. is tho tact that
i. papist, no mutter how liberal nomi
nally. Is not a consistent citizen of
the Unitc'd States. L'ntire renuncia
tion of the papacy must precede his
acceptance of our association us a
cuudidatu worthy of Its suffrages."
J, THE GOLD PROBLEM.
Klevon Million Ueerets In Tito Wunks
Ttiu 1'reslde.nt Muy Art Sharply.
Wasiiinihon, May lii. May 1 thu
gold roservu in thu treasury stood at
8l,r.,()00.u(Jl); to-day it Is a trillu over'
SI U, 000,000. In twelve, working days
31t,.J0i),H)U In gold has been taken
from the treasury, and thuru Is not,
it is said, thu slightest in
dication of any abatement in thu t.
poll of the yellow uiutal. Thu lust
payments of thu recent popular loan
have beuu made, and thu gold reserve
can, therefore, uxpeet no ncciutlous
other than thoso which will Conui to
it in the ordinary way. While tho
withdrawals of gold aru not enough
to bu a positive menace, they are
causing anxiety to thu treasury of
ficials. If there is anything like a
Meady increase In the amount of
withdrawals it is expected Mr. Cleve
land will make un effort to secure legis
lation to cheek It. Congress evpocts to
adjourn soinu time between Juno 2
and 10. There Isu long stretch between
that date and tho tlrst Monday iu
December, In which tho preslduut
svould have to act without thu oifl of
Congress should the conditions of lust
fall bo duplicated. Thu administra
tion has for soinu time been consider
ing the probability of Just such a
nitiiation developing after tho ad
journment of C'ongt ess. Should tho
oondltlous warrant tho measure, It is
said thu president will scud a message
to Congress on the eve of adjournment
lusistlng that Congress furnish some
measures of reliof to tho treasury be
fore adjournment.
Harunrtl I'ollttg' llenrfaitor.
Is'kw Yoiik, April ill. llarnard col
luge, the women's uiinov of Columbia
university, having secured the sub
bcriptious of 8100,000 required Insecure
the gift of 8100,000 tendered last year
by u person who preferred to remain
unknown until it becamu certain that
the conditions were to bu realised, thu
Identity of the giver has just been
made known. It is the widow of thu
iato Van Wyek HrlnkerholY of Hast
ings, Westchester county. Tho money
will bo used for a hands'omo bill 'ding.
Fifty Fires Confeticd.
Camiiihiiok, Mass., May US W. II.
Daly, aged a0 years, and Alfred W,
Hoed, nged Is, both of this city, woro
arrested Inst night and confessed to
tho lire marshal thut they had set
fifty fires during the past six months,
entailing a loss of a.ftoO.OOO. There
dad been a reign of tuiror ovor llro
bug's in Itoston.Somervtllo, Cambrldgo
and Walthum for months. Detailed
confesslotis on thlrty-niuo Urea nro
given.
There Is said to bo some doubt as to
whether the Senutu will confirm Tars
ney as ussoclato Justice of Oklahoma,
SUtetKA,
GEN. WEYLER IS FRIENDLY
Has No Prrjiulltti Against An:erleiiti (III
-TIM uh .Sucli Mnl llute I lllllimtlTS.
Havana, May 1C Tho Marquis da
Palinero, secretary general of tho gov
eruiuunt of the Island, has given out
this statement: "Captain (tcncr.il
Wcylcr has no prejudice whatever
ngalust American citizens as suuh, and
If it were not absolutely necessary to
put a stop to lllibusturlng expeditions,
ho would take real pleasure In pardon
ing thu condemned prisoners from tliu
Competitor, foreigners as well as
Spaniards, but us it Is necessary to
nutko un example of them, liu must
perform his duty."
Captain (Jeneial Wcylcr, In extend
ing his proclamation of amnesty, says:
"1 am determined to show as much
generosity toward those rebels who
repenl and surrun lor tholr arms and
reswear their allegiance to the gov
ernment ns I have already displayed
energy and firmness iu dealing with
thosu who have persisted In disloyalty
to tlio crown."
The Havana press re-echoes the
cabled opinions of Madrid journals,
urging thu Spanish government to
abrogate the existing treaty and
protocol with thu I'riitcd States and
La Corresnondeiicla Mllltalre, iu a
leading article, urges an iunnuillutu
declaration of war by Spain against
the Lulled States. Thu writer pro
fusses to believe that when thu first
cannon should bo II rod the Southern
States would again withdraw .and
preserve neutrality, and Mexico would
invalid thu country to recover Its lost
territory in the West, and thus Insnru
tlmqulck dismemberment and lasting
humiliation of the great republic.
Tho lurgu number of desertions
,.,,.!
"'g
from the Spanish ranks Is alarming
tho authoiltlcs. Tho cntlru garrison
in unmnicu lias lieen relieved by or
der of the governor, who discovered n
conspiracy to go over to the rebels iu
body. The captain and lleutununtM
were arrested while the corporal and
a private were publicly shot two days
ago. A hergeant belonging to the
saint company had previously deserted
to tho rebels. The principal cause of
discontent among thu Spanish troop3
is ill treatment and luck of pay.
VOTING FOR NEW BISHOPS
The .McIIiihIMI ConftTt in Titlirs 'In llul
lulu mnl Aliniplly Ailjiiiirni.
Ci.i:vki.aM), Ohio, May ID. -Interest
In the Muthodlsl F.piscupal conference
to-day was centered in tliu election of
bishops and Central uiiuory was
crowded with spectators, liishop Fitz
gerald presided.
Promptly at 9 o'clock Dr. Swindell
arosu and moved that tho order of thu
duy, the election of bishops be taken
up. Hlsliop Fo,s olleicd a fervent
prayer for divjno guidance and free
dom from any unworthy motive.
Then the lloor was cleared of all ex
cept delegates. A laugh was created
by Hishop Fitzgerald's reply to a re
quest that tho initials of all candidate
bo given: "I will do so If tliu timu bu
extended." Fifteen tellers were ap
pointed to collect tho ballots.
While thu vurions ballots wuro being
counted a resolution bv Dr. Aokormun
against uny delegate "leaving before
tho end of thu coufcrencu was tublud
amid upplause, and some other gen
eral work was attended to.
Tho first ballot resulted In no choice.
There ero fifty candidates. Tlio
leaders were: .1. W. K. llowen, col
ored, 1'7; C. C. McCabo, 111; Hurl
Cranston. 11.'.: J. W. Hamilton, 107;
Dr. Iluckley, 7'J. A second ballot was
ordered.
Votes were received by others ns
follows: T. Jt. Needy. I?: (i W. Smith,
II; .1. It. Day, ;!.; S. F. Upjrnui, at; .1.
D. llurt.ell, 3l; .1. F. (lonelier, ?..; .1.
M. iluckley, S.1; W. A. Spencer, 27; F.
L. Magler, ity, .1. S. Herry, ; W. N.
Itrodboelc. (i. 1). Kecd and 0. .1. Little,
1-' each; II. A. (loblin. 10; W. II. Kelly,
0; II. II. Moore, Finery Miller, A. .1.
Anderson and .1. W. llas'uford, 7 each;
W. II. Leonard. 5; A. M. Hrlstol, v, C.
II. Payne, M. It. Mason and A. .1. Pal
mer, a each; It. I Cooku. II. U. .lack
sou and Merrltt llurlburt, l each; .1.
M. King. Ii A. Merchant. 11 F. King,
1). W. C. Huutington. K II. North. W.
A. (Jimyle, John Mitchell, ltobert
Forbes, F. F. dewett, ltobert llontloy,
i' r. ricrco ami j. n. tiray, 1 each.
On tho Rccoud ballot Dr. Howou was
early seen to bo iu tho lead, but the
council niljourucd while tho count was
still iu progress.
PENSION CHANGES.
CuiumUtlocsr I.octirnn lu Ilorumo a
1'cUeral Jmlgu.
WAHiu.Nurox, May i5. Tho i'ro.sl
dent sent to tho Senate to-day tho
uuiuo of Commissioner of Pensions
William Hochrou to bo Fnlted States
judge of the District of Minnesota.
Tlio vacancy was caused by tho resig
nation of .ludge Itens.sulaer Nelson.
The president also uomluucd Horn
iulck 1. Murphy of Pennsylvania, now
first deputy commissioner of pensions,
to be commissioner of pcosions, vico
Mr. I.ochrcn, mid Napoleon .1. T.
Dana of New Humpsluro to bo first
deputy commissioner of pensions, vice
Mr. Murphy.
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
"Kid" McCoy, ehargeil with assault
for breaking Jim Daly's jaw in u piiz.o
fight, was released.
Senator Murphy Is said to hnvo
joined hands with Tammany Hall to
tight Senator Dill of Now York.
Tho remains of John A. Coekerill
will arrive at New York .Saturday.
Interment will bo in St. Louis.
Western Hepiibllcan Senators nrn
showing a disinclination to push nn
adjournment of Congress, as tluSlr
Kustorn colleagues desire.
l'rnpotcil bUtuo to (leneral Slionun
Wasiunoto.v, May :c Tho next
military statue to bo erected in this
city will bo that of Ueneral William
Tecum&uh Sherman. Arrangements
to thut end are now in a fair statu of
progress. Ample funds are available
for tho purpose, uud a site h already
been selected for tho statue. What
remains to bo done Is the .selection of
u design mitl the construction and
erection of thostutuo.
Indiana' Apportionment I.uir rnll.
Indianapolis, lud., May 10. The
Supremo court to-day reversed tho
legislative apportionment act.
TirtlWII i T ""ttrthtfi "-' tfegjjtfa,fcL a --U .jmJ
X RAYS AND DIPHTHERIA.
Sncrrnf.il lljpulinetits Willi llulnes
I'Irs itt Missouri HUtn University.
Coi.i miiia, Mo, May lii. The ex
periments thai havu been going on at
tho electrical laboiatory, testing thu
eftcct of thu Kootitgon rays upon
diphtheria bacilli, all confirm tho
theory that thu germs may bo de
stroyed by the r.iys. The last oxnerl
munt was made with alive guinea
pig, probably thu first experiment of
thu kind upon n living animal ever
mnde In this country Two guinea
pigs were Inoculated with u culture of
diphtheria. One of tliu pigs was ex
posed to the Kocntgcn rays for four
hours. After seventy-two hours tills
pig shows no signs of diphtheria, and
is just us lively as before, whereas the
pig which was not exposed to tlio
rays died iu twenty-eight hours after
the Injection mid tin post mortem
showed that Its death was duu to the
injection of diphtheria. Further in
vestigations are belue; inadu on this
and other germs.
ONLY ONE WAS HANGED.
(Inn Clilriigii Murderer Itesplted Ity tlio
(Inventor. Anntlmr by ludcn.
CiiicA.io, May 111. Alfred C, Fieldi,
n negro convicted of tho brutal mur
der of Mrs. Randolph, wife of a I'ull
man cur porter, February 'JO, and .Jos
eph Windratli, n Herman, convicted of
thu murder of Carey H. Itirch. money
receiver of the ChiiugoMreut Hallway
Company, In robbing thu station,
weru to have been hanged together
this morning, but Windratli displayed
such sIl'iis of iusauitv that at thu last
moment .liulge linker granted a stay
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.w, illll-l- ,VI'I4- , II llllilll IIIICO
men were to have been hanged, but
liovornor Altgeld granted a respite
yesterdav to Nic Marden. Fields,
the only man hanged, slept soundly
last night, while Windratli cried hys
terically for un hour and raved all
morning.
MORE ARMOUR MEN OUT.
llUrliirRO of Kinpluyc at Urn Ills fl.tnl
(lllltllltllM.
Kansas Cirv, Mo, May Hi. Tho
Armour Packing eompauyi which has
been cutting down its forces of em
ployes sincu thu labor organization!
declared a boycott against its pro
ducts, laid olT loo more men to-day.
This makes a total of about l.Ooti
Armour employes who have been
thrown out of employment since Mon
day. Tho big packing house, him
ever, is iu operation with between
l.fiUU and ;,) men and women at
work. Nearly all of the men wha
have been laid off or dischargeil ur
union men. This fact has added a
bitterness to the tight, and has given
risu to tlio belief among the luboi
leaders that tliu company intends tc
uon-uuionizu thu entire house.
Oklulioum Crmiil Army Olllrer.
Hknnksnkv, Okla., May Hi. At tho
sixth annual encampment of- the ter
ritorial O. A. It. at Knid, tho follow
ing otlluers were elected for the ensu
ing year: W. II. Cutter of Nesbitt.
department commander; lT. Shocke.v
of Perry, senior vice commander; S.
It. (iallowoy of Augusta, junior vice
commander; Dr. .1. H. Northrup ol
Dover, medical director; it. II. Stokes
burry of Cleveland, chaplain; council
of administration, I.. P. Ackermau of
Oklahoma City, Joseph Mooney ol
(Juthrlu, H C. Ashtnn of Shawnee, (1.
W. Flotohur of Dover, .1. P. Murguard
of Homestead; delegates to the na
tional encampment, thu Ituv. Joseph
lugrahiim of Kingfisher, M Ii Hunch
of HI lteno and W. II. Haker of Cross.
I.plnnil AIny t'lclit Morrill.
ToiT.KA, Kan., May 10. The friends
of (iovernor Morrill had hoped thut
Cyrus I, eland would t.iku no hand in
thu guliernntoriul contest, but he gave
them to understand when he was hero
yesterday that hu would actively op
pose the governor, lie said thut un
less no other candidate should appear
in thu race Potter or Troutman would
bo nominated. Hut hu expressed tho
opinion that toward thu end of tho
strugglu Morrill would gut out of tho
race.
Ittvlil Ovurmyrr Iti-atmt
Topkija, Kau., May 10. Thu Demo
orats of Shawnee county held prima
ries last night for tho election of del
egates to tho State convention, which
will send dologates to the National
convention. Ttiu issue was David
Ovunnycr'b candidacy for delegato at
lnrgo to thu National convention, and
tho indications aru that thu county
lias gone against him although it will
not bo definitely settled until there
can he a show of bauds in tho county
convention.
A Mltor Ittirlutc' (loudly 1'ortitu.
DuiiA.sno, Alex., May Hi. An un
known American gold miner, wha
located near horo twenty years ago,
and lived tho life of a recluse in tho
mountains, has been found dead in
Ills cabin by prospectors with gold
dust aggregating STa.OUO in value.
Tlio only pnper found was an old
letter addressed to Frank Ii Loin
brick, aft West Fourth street, Cincin
nati, Ohio, If no ulnluiuuts appear
tlio fortunu wdl go to thu nrospootoii
who found thu body.
Maud Clifford rreu
Kansas City, AIo., May 10. Maud
Clifford, charged with thu murder of
Louis Frtnk, was acquitted this morn
ing lu the criminal court. Maud
pleaded self defense. Tho jury was
out all night and for several hours
stood eleven for acquittal and one for
conviction.
A Muy Knew In Colorado.
Dknvkii, Colo., May It). Dcuvor It.
exputlenclng tho discomsorts of a
snowstorm to-day. Tho weather is
not cold unit iu the city tho snow melts
nearly as fast as it falls, but on tho
plains It Is several Inches deep and is
u boon to the fanners who huvofenred
a scarcity of water for irrigation.
Now York lliitnui-rittlu Convention.
Nr.w Yiiiiu, Muy 10. A Demourntii
Statu committee meeting is soon to be
hold, which will possibly call tin
Statu Convention for Juno a I at Sara
toga to select delegatus to Chicago.
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APPALLING FATALITY
OVER 140 LIVES LOST IN
TEXAS.
Due Hundred of Die Malm Cltlrrns or
Nlifrniitii Mirny l'rrnin Still MUnliic
Tin- Att fill 'lorimdo l.t-ft Complete Ituln
II Its ruth.
r Sherman, Texas. Klghtyono
dead, twenty missing, over 100 Injured.
About Sherman, Texas. Twelve
killed, about fifty injured.
In (Iribblo Springs, Texas. Thrco
killed, thirty Injured.
In Justin, Texas. One killed, sev
enteen injured.
About Denton, Texas. Five killed,
many injured.
In Howe, Texas. Hight killed,
many Injured.
Siikiiman, Texas. May II A torna
do swept over this section yesterday
ufturnoon, causing probably 111)
deaths, injuring hundreds of others
and doing damage estimated at sa.ii),
000. in this city eighty-one persons
were killed and twenty urn missing
and probably dead, while over 100
were injured. North of here at least
twelve weru killed, and at other
points there were thirty or more
deaths.
Thu tornado matin Its first appear
ance at Justin, in Denton county,
more than a hundred miles from here.
The work of ruin was quickly accom
plished there. I'ron. thero the stonn
swupt northeast through (iurnld. I
thence to Mingo, to dribble Springs
and on to Musiund. A hundred milo
was traveled iu un hour. Thu small
.settlements along the line of thu Mis
souri, Kansas and Texus railroad
north of Denton all suiTored. Him
view was laid waste and then the vil
lage of Howe, southwen of Sherman,
received the full force of tho storm,
which, while sweeping over Denton
county and a part of Oravson. seemed
to have gathered new fury In this
city thu storm swept through a sec
tion two blocks wido in thu western
half of the city, traveling almost di
rectly north.
When the tornado first appeared
here, thu dark storm clouds parted at
the lower sidu and converged into a
perfect fundol-shupe. while a mass of
vaporous clouds rapidly revolved in
the rift. Then came n deco rum
bling ami then tliu air was filled with
trees and twigs and the downpour of
rain brought with it a deluge of mud.
From the point whero the storm
first descended in this eiiv t,. wi, it
arose from the ground just north of
town, not a lioiise iu Its path way es
caped, not a tree or shrub was left
standing, fences were wrecked und
the iron bridge on Houston street was
completely blown awav notwith
standing its hundreds of thousands of
pounds of steel und material.
Another storm of a similar nature
passetl about six miles west of the
city at about tho same hour. Several
houses were blown down uud many
persons injured. Their names cannot
bo obtained. At Carpenters llliiff the
dwelling of John Devunt was wrecked
and six persons were hurt, livu seri
ously. Uuildingsaud othurstructures
in tlio way were demolished.
At Howe thu path of thu strrm was
n quarter of a mllii wide. Tun farm
houses and as many barns were
wrecked and eight persons were
killed outright and many injured.
Hark was ripped from trees and much
stock was klllciL
At Justin W. J. Hvaus was killed
and seventeen wounded, the most
severely being Mr. Wilson, wlfu and
child und li UevnohU
At (iribblo Springs three persons
were killed uud thirty injured.
At Denton people wore blown down,
houses demolished and farm buildings
couipletuly removed Honoris fioui
thu country districts aiv that five peo
ple were killed, mint of whom were
traders in Denton, but whose names
cannot be u-certained yet The roads
nro impassable, nnd the small -.foams
swollen beyond their banks. Denton
is in durKiiess, half under water and
searching parties aru slow iu report
ing. Keller, a small town to the north of
Justin, was almost entirely wi.xkeil.
All the seuthin of country Immediately
north was left in ruins by thu storni.
AT A STANDSTILL.
Iliislnrvt Wnltliu; nn Crop ProipirU nnd
I'ulltkMl fniivinitlini.
Nkw Yoiik, May la. It. (i Dun &
Co.'s Weekly lleview of Trade sn-.:
It Is now thu middle of May, too
latu for business to change materially
until tliu prospects of the coming crop
are assured and definite shape litis
been given to the Pre-identiul contest
by tho conventions. I'nlil the I'ntniu
is moru clear there is u pinileiit disin
clination to product) much I eyuud
orders, or to order beyond Immediate
uud certain nee.ls. If this waiting
spirit provuils two months lunger, it
will crowd Into tlio last half of thu
year an enormous business if the out
look Is then good. For thu present
thero Is less business on tliu whole
than a year ago, though in some
brandies moru, and tliu delay follow
ing months of depression is to many
trying, and causes numerous failures.
Ntulallii Hall Club imimmW.
Skuai.ia, Mo.. May lrt The Sedallu
base ball team of the Central leugue
has beun disbanded, owing to u lack of
local support. The team stood at ttiu
head of the league whuu it disbanded,
and was composed of crack players,
who have left rhu city to join other
clubs.
To Kuvn Hunker Hartley
Topkka, Kan., May Irf. Hv-Con-grossman
S. It. Peters of Newton has
asked (iovernor Morrill to refuse to
grant u requisition of tho governor of
Oklahoma for (leorge D. Hartley, pres
ident of ,tho First National bank of
Arkansas City, indicted for fraud with
the officers of tlio State bank of Perry,
Thich suspended sumo tluio ago,
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Turl:ey Fuvor tliu MW'donurle.
London, May 18. A dispatch to the
Dully Nees from Constantinople says
the hindrances to the movut.-ent of
Amerlcau missionaries In the Interior
of Turkey huve been removed,
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APPROPRIATIONS RAISED,
1 he .Senate. Ilrllrvrs .Strnnsly In I'ortinrii
ttntis dinners tlm I louse Hill.
Washington, May 1'. Tlio Ilotiso
fortifications bill appropriated about
611.000,000 for coast dofctiscs, about
half In cash and half lu contracts.
Tho most important item In tho llouso
bill was tho section providing for en
gineer work on the gun and mortar
batteries, appropriating Sl,3S.'i,0G0 in
cash nnd authorized contracts to the
extent of 81, TftO.OOO. This work, em
bracing the emplacements for tho
great seacoast guns und mortars, Is
far behind tho manufacture of guns.
The Senate sub-committee, which
has been considering the bill for a
week has decided to give Seoretury
I.amont every assistance to put tho
fortifications In good order lit once
without wuitlnrr for the formalities of
contracts. It theroforo recommends
the appropriation of a lump sum of
3",n00,i)3u for tho engineering work,
allowing tho secretary of war to ex
pend it as rapidly us possible. This
will be the first largo appropriation
for coast defenses since the war and
is alone more than twice as much as
the entire fortification bill for any
previous year, Including guns, em
placements and carriages.
The Sonata committee has doubled
the appropriation for sites for fortifi
cations, also raising the figures from
S-'.'.O.OOD toS..00,000. Thu Sonatu amend
ments do not Increase materially the
total carried by tliu bill, but thuy havo
mado sweeping changes in tlio direc
tion of making money available at
once, and iu round nttinbura theru
will bo placed nt tho disposal of tlio
Secretary of War 310,000,00'J for coast
defenses, which may bo expended as
rapidly us ho may seo fit.
THE A. P. CONVENTION.
The MeKlnley Hoyrott Helm; SmoothoJ
Out liy tint WrtBliliiKton 4I.it lirrlni;.
Wasiiimiion, Muy IS. To-day's I
session of tho American Protective I
Association's supreme council was do-'
voted to tlio report of tlio executive
committee on tho action of thu advis-1
ory board iu blaukllstlng William Me
Klnley of Ohio as a Hepiibllcan presi
dential candidate. Thu report of the
advisory board was technically an in
dorsement of tlio action of thu execu
tive committee, asserting.in .substauco
that the executive committee was
warranted, in view of tlio evidence
presented to it, iu placing a ban upon
Mr. McKinley.but lu addition itstated
that a further examination of this
testimony by the full board had con
vinced thu member that tho witnesses
were unreliable and that theii state
ments weru incorrect. Therefore the
board concludes. Mr. MeKinlcy should
be placed upon thu same footing, so
far us members of tiie A. P. A. wero
concerned, with tho other candidates
for presidential nominations uud
should not bo discriminated against.
Appended to thu report was a state
ment in writing by Delegato Huddles
ton of California thut a committee of
which he was chairman Interviewed
Mr. MeKlnley at his homo at Canton
on Thursday and that tho interview
was satisfactory. The other members
of the committee are stated to huvo
been Delegate Van Fosscn of Wash
ington and C. li Zcpt, State chairman
of Kentucky.
MR. DUPONT NOT SEATED.
Sen ii to Derides Adversely nn tliu Ilola
ware Man's Clulin.
Washington, May H. Ily a vote of
.11 to ;io, the Senate determined that
Henry A. Dnpont was not entitled to
a seat in the Senate from the state of
Deluwarc. This closed a long and an
imated controversy which hud becomo
onu of tho most notable contests of Its
kind in tho history of tliu Senate. Tho
result was lu doubt up to tho last, mo
ment. Tnere had been soino question
ns to thu direction of Mr. .Stewart's
rote, but it went with thoso of tho
Democrats and Populists and was
the decisive vote in declaring
that Mr. Dupont was not en
titled to a scat. Hefore taking
the votu, Mr. Piatt spoku for Mr.
Dupont and Mr. Vilas against. Karller
iu tho day Mr. I '.a eon. Democrat of
(ieorgia, spoku against thu issue of
bonds without authority of Congress.
A resolution was agreed to for un in
quiry by tho finance committee rela
tive'to the competition of Oriental
products w.tli those of this country.
Ue-.o'utlons were proposed by Mr.
Morgan of Alabama, for an inquiry us
toourtreatv rights with Spain, and
by Mr. tiallinirer relating to thu uddi
tloiril tan."1 ei.aeiii.er.t-
Tho Itnrkfnrd Wittc-'i Cninjrtny Km I Is.
Uonrni!, 111., May lo The Hock
ford watch company mado an assign
ment to-dav. A statement of tho
coin(ii'i..u of thu company has not
been tiled, 'I he last inventory. De
cember H. showed itssuthof StDJ.OOi)
an I .i.ibdit! s of 3ll(),i))0. The com
pany .in.ii's 1 1 efi'ooi ti t organization.
Depression in thu watch trado is tliu
cause of the ussi jnniont.
COrJDEM3ED TELEGRAMS.
1'or i be second time within a year W.
(J. Julian's poultry eUubiishmeut lit
l Hilton. Mo. has closed Its doors.
It Is snd thai Color. tdii Republicans
have no 'iit-iition of bolting tlio Ho
publican ludiiiiiees or platform at Su
Louis.
Ninth Texas District Populists havo
nominated Judge (!. W. tilasscock for
Congress against Colonel Joseph I).
Saycrs.
The Oklahoma bar is fighting
nguinst tlm confirmation of ox-Con-gresstnan
Tar.stioy us an Associate
Justice of tlio Territory.
Tho l-vear-old adopted daughtor
of John Tnvenor, living near Plot
(irovo, Mo., was kicked iu the head
by a mull) and her skull crusnud.
Iteprcsentatlvo Morse of Massachu
setts reported favorably from tho
Iloiiho committee on public buildings
and grounds a bill to prohibit tho
sale of intoxicating liquors in tho
capitol,
A convict who escaped from tho
Missouri State penitentiary ut .lofler
son City was rundown by blood hounds
which Sheriff S. II. Souo and Chief of
Police llenderhon hu just brought
from Arkansas.
AN OVATION TO M'KINLEY.
The Metlimlist ' inference llntlilisl istieitlly
Cheers llhn.
Ci.KVKr.ANi), Ohio, May Is. When
tho Methodist Hplscopul general con
ference was called to order the third
ballot for bishop was announced to
the great audience. It showed that
510 votes had been cast. The follow
Ing six candidates lead: C. C. Mo
Cube, a.3; Karl Cranston, IDlj J. W.
Ii llowen, 1(55; H, A. Huttz., Ift I; .1. W.
Hamilton, 133; H. II. Neely, ia.
A fourth ballot was ordered. It
i-howed that Ma votes were cast and
no cholco made, 3 lii votes being neces
sary to a choice. Tho loaders wcru;A- i
MeCabe. 2i:; Huttz, a.1.1; CranstoniBf
214; Hamilton, 111; Howcr, J0'..
There are two bishops to be ulcctetl
and the ftia votes which weru cast on
the fourth ballot Indicate' thu votu
for onu bishop only and in reality
represent 1.0JI votes. Tho apparent
discrepancy of only :,'.'2 votes being
announced caused some confusion
when In the report of tho ballot It
was shown that ovor l.uOO ballots had
actually bceu cast. This explanation
was made by a delegate to tho satis
faction of the conference.
While tho fifth ballot was being
counted, the death of J. W. Heed was
announced, and a committee on reso
lutions appointed. The Ituv. Mr.
William Al'artltidnli! of Kansas ore
seutcd ti memorial requesting Congress
to prohibit tho licensing of tho sale of
liquor in states where prohibition was
in effect. It was adopted uud ordered
sent.
Tho proceedings were interrupted
hy great applause next door, and soon
Major William MeKlnley appeared on
tho platform, liishop Joyce prcsuutud
him uud the air was wliiio with hand
kerchiefs. Three ttuis the upplauso
died away ami three times it wus re
newed, it was the greatest ovation of
tho conference. Dr. Kynett wanted
to taku a recess at once, but the mo
tion was defeated and thu business
ivils continued, but the regular recess
was made fifteen minutes instead of
ten, und nearly every delegate In thu
house took advantage of tliu oppor
tunity to greet Governor MeKlnley.
P After recess tho chair announced
the fifth ballot. It resulted iu no
choice, but revealed soino remarkable
surprises The vote ou tlio six leading
candidates was as follows. II. A.
Huttz, ami, Karl Crinston atft, C. C.
McCubo J.lii, J. W. Hamilton HT. J. W.
H llowen T.", T. II. Neeloy Ul. An
other ballot was ordered.
At tho mooting of the state of tho
church committee a report on socio
logical work written by ltev. Dr. Will
lam Qtiaylo of Kansas I ity was pru
seutcd. it was long and a wido du
parturu from tho usuul formal report
und culled for some decided criticism.
It was defended by Mr. Cuaylo. but
after a long discussion was returned
to tho subcommittee for rovision. Tlio
committee took up the question that
the term of probation bo shortened,
but decided in favor of retaining tho
present term of six months. A sub
committee was instructed to prepare a
ritual form to bu used in the admission
of probationers to full membership.
The cotnniiiteo on itinuracy consid
ered another measure calculated to
lessen the authority of tho bishops.
It was that tho consent of the cabinet
of presiding oldcrs should bo secured
beforo a bishop could transfer a min
ister from ono conference to nnother.
The committee declined to recommend
the chance.
ORDERED HANGED MAY 29.
Th CnTcrnnr Kespltri I'nltarU
mil
Harris Once, Acnln.
Kansas Cnv, May 13. (Iovernor
Stonu granted a respite yesterday to
Foster Pollard and Frnnic Hnrrlsand
ordered that they bo hanged May S'J.
This was done lu order to prevent fur
ther legal comnlicatious.
Judge Dobsou did not have an op
portunity to hear evidence and argu
ments tills morning on tlio writ of
habeas corpus for tiiu release of Pol
lard anil Harris. Hefore the pro
ceedings wero called Jttdgu Dobsou
was served with a writ of certiorari
issued by the supremo court. A writ
of certiorari is an order issued by a
superior court to a court of infur'ior
jurisdiction and powers, requiring it
to send up tho proceedings iu n ease.
It is simply tho lifting of a cusu from
u lower court to a higher one.
At 0 o'clock this forenoon Marshal
Keshlear took Pollard und Harris be
fore Judge Dobsou, in answer to tho
habeas corpus wr't. Judge Dohson
then notified the marshal officially of
thu writ of certiorari und remanded
tliu prisoners to the marshal's custody
again. Judgu Dobsou tnen ordered
Clerk Stonestreet to certify the rec
ords of the proceedings to tlic supremo
court, as directed in the writ.and that
ended tho case for to-day.
If the supremo court 'decides Mon-
day that .ludgo Dobson hud jurlsdlu
Hu-
tlon to issue tliu writ us hu did, it w
send t!n em.,, lnietr tik litm lr It ,
cides otherwise, Pollard and Hari
will bo hanged, unless respited by
governor.
A Cloudlitirst itt ('nrtlingfi.
CAiiriiAur., Mo , May K Lust night
over four inches of rain fell In loss
than thrco hour. Tlio 'Frisco track,
two miles west of town, was washed "'
out, and at .1 o'clock this morning tho
ongino und tendur of an east bound
freight droppud twenty fuut Into tho
water. F.uglnoor Joe McDonald
jumped and saved himself, but wus
scalded suveruly. Fireman Charles
Russell was pinioned by his right leg
under thu tender and lay in this po
sition six hours before hu could bu
released. It is not believed thut
either man is fatally hurt. Tho elec
tric track to Cartervlllo and Webb City
is washe 1 away.
MeKlnley Saw No A. 1. A. Committee,
Ci.kvki.ani), Ohio, May 1.3, Major
MeKlnley camu up to Cleveland from
Canton yesterday nnd will remain lu
tliu city over Sunday. This evening
hu will deliver un address to the dulo
cuius of tliu M. H, conforunce. Con-
corning a r.eport that ho euiuo hero to
confer with a committee from tho
A. P. A. convention, now iu session at
Washington, Major McKinlev- said:
"Alany people call to. see mi uvury day
nnd I see all that coiuo. Hut no con
ference has been arranged and I havo
not beun notified of tho coming of uny
committee from Washington."
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