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LIGHT ON SUICIDE.
WAS THIS LAWYER A COUN-.
TERFEITER?
Death of Alfred C. Krrpa of I.Idm by
Mil Own Ilnoil n Year Ago Annoclutml
with DUcotery of Counterfeiting
l'latcs.
When the Homo Safety Deposit
company of Toledo, Ohio, opened ono
of Its strong boxes recently, on which
the rent was overdue, a most startling
revelation waB made. In It was found
$10,000 in fcllver ccrtincates, the plutcs,
etched on zinc from which they were
made, also tho numbering type, extra
paper, ink, etc.
Tho company Immediately tele
graphed Chief Wllkle of the secret ser
vice, CBklng for Instructions. An agent
of tho service was directed to get all
possible particulars In the caso and
send the materials found on to Wash
.ngton. Investigation brought out the fact
that a man calling himself Alfred
Kent, a book agent at Tlflln, Ohio, had
rented the box on Dec. 20, 1897, pre
sumably for the purpose of depositing
valuable books, proofs and plates. lie
was described as being six feet In
height, weight 155 pounds, dark com
plexion, hair and mustache; age about
25 years. As soon as n description of
tho bills was received Mr. Wllklo com
pared them with those in an album
kept for counterfeit bills and coins. It
tallied exactly with n $10 silver cer
tificate tint was received in January,
1S98. ,
Tho history of this certificate was
looked up and the fact revealed that
on Jan. 4, 1898, n well-dressed lawyer
named Alfred C. Kreps, of a reputable
firm in Limn, Ohio, had tried to pass a
$10 silver certificate In Lorensburg,
Ind. Ills actions becoming suspicious,
the mnttcr was referred to Mr. Wilkle,
who ordered his agent at Oreensburg
to make an Investigation. This was
done and Lawyer Kreps was nrrcsted
and taken before tho commissioner.
As nil other bills found on Kreps'
person were genuine ho was dismissed,
his friends believing him to have been
duped by n counterfeiter. The certifi
cate was still fresh from tho hands of
the agent, r.o effort having been made
to age it further than by a little crush
ing and handling.
After Kreps acquittal he brooded
over tho publicity of his arrest and
ono week later startled his friends by
shooting himself. They believed his
mind had becomo unbalanced by his
troubles nnd because of his dissolute
habits and neglect of his legal pro
fession. Ho was given to Inexplicable depar
tures and long absences, played cards
and drank, but was considered a bright
lawyer and Incapable of crime, and
many friends mourned his sudden and
awful death.
Mr. Wllkle'B agents for the time gave
up looking for the maker of the $10
silver certificate, knowing that In time,
as Is always the case, some clew would
crop out by the effort of some ono to
float another, but until the safety de
posit vault was opened the scries seem
ed to have entirely disappeared.
The description of Alfred Kent, the
book agent of Tiffin, Ohio, who rented
tho box, and that of Alfred C. Kreps,
the lawyer, green goods man and sui
cide, were compared, and tho Identifi
cation was beyond dispute.
The surmise is that Kreps either se
cretly learned the nrt of etching on
zinc, and made and printed the bills
himself, or that he negotiated and pur
chased the same from some amateur
counterfeiter. The bills and plates
have just leen received at the secret
servlco department.
The entire $10,000 was crisp and new,
showing no effort of aging by tho pro
cesses known to counterfeiting, the
treatment often rendering far worse
counterfeits difficult to detect.
Agents are on the alert and expect
ALFRED C. KREPS.
further developments as to tho real
counterfeiter, as Kreps Is not known
to have been capable of undertaking
tho work futther, than his effort to pass
tho goods. His friends now know
for the flrtt time that his attempted
crime drovo him to suicide.
Manic red la a Mill.
.Strong suspicions point to the fact
TEut William Gibson, whose charred
remains were found In the burned mill
of his father at Wakeman, Ohio, tho
othw day, was murdered.
Loud cries for help were heard com
fifing from the direction of tho mill at
3:30 In the morning, shortly before tho
mill was discovered on fire. In search
ing for tho remains a Winchester rifle
jr,iia found with threo cartridges miss
ing, and an open Jacknlfe. It Is known
that Qlbson had a large amount of
tfroney on his person when he entered
the mill at 3 o'clock. Thieves had re
peatedly entered the mill and stolen
considerable grain. Gibson's body
was found In a dark passageway lead
ing to the engine room. It Is suspected
that ho was shot by some one Insldo
nnd th? mill set on flro to cover up
tho crime. Near tho charred rcmnlns
of Gibson, when tho ruins were
searched, was found a rifle which was
always kept at the mill, with three
empty cartridges; Gibson's knife, with
ono blnde open, and an adze, which bo
longed to tho mill. Tho rlflo cart
ridges showed by the Indentations that
they had been exploded by tho rifle
hammer, and upon the knife blado was
a stain, supposed to be blood.
NEW YORK MYSTERY.
MIm Dorn Found Ilend In Young
Man' Ilonm.
Miss Magdalene Dorn, 20 years old,
of New York city, died In a room occu
pied by James J. Conlcy under circum
stances so suspicious that Conley was
taken into custody.
Conley called nt tho home of Dr.
Drlcker and urged him to accompany
him at once to his room to attend ti
young woman who, he said, had fallen
seriously ill while visiting him. When
they arrived at the place they found
Miss Dorn lying on the bed dead. Gas
was flowing from two gas Jets. Conley
seemed greatly agitated and explained
that tho young woman had been visit
ing him and was taken suddenly HI.
Ho left her nt once to go for the doc
tor. He says she must have turned
MAGDALENE DORN.
on tho gas during his absence and In
this way becomo asphyxiated. Tho po
lice did not take kindly to this theory.
A FAMILY IS SLAIN.'
The Triple Tragedy Near I'oseyvllle,
Indlnnn.
There Is a strong belief among tho
farmers living around Poboyvllle, Ind.,
that Stephen Glawscr did not kill his
wlfo and mother-in-law, Mrs. Eliza
beth Kinchloe, nnd then commit sui
cide, but that the three were murdered.
Many of the neighbors say n young
man living In the neighborhood had
often threatened to kill Glawscr and
his family. The young man has disap
peared, and this fact strengthens the
theory. The remains of Mrs. Glawser
and Mrs. Klnchloo were burled In tho
samo caBket In tho Po&eyvllle cem
etery the other afternoon. Over 1,000
curious spectators were present. There
was no service of any kind at the
grave. Tho remains of Glawser wero
taken In chnrge by his father and
were burled in a secluded spot on his
farm. Tho crime, whoever committed
It, was a terrible one.
A farm hand named Ramsey, living
near tho Klnchloo farm, discovered the
building on flro and gave the alarm.
With a dozen farmers he rushed to
Mrs. Kinchloo's house. The doors of
the house wero barred and the win
dows securely fastened. Tho men bat
tered down tho front door with axes
and entered tho burning building. In
ono corner of tho house lay the bodies
of Mrs. Kinchloe and Mrs. Glawser.
The body of tho mother was lying
across tho body of Mrs. Glawser. The
bodies wero badly charred and could
not bo recognized. Tho rescuers took
the bodies from the building and
rushed back to look for Glawser. They
found his body on tho bed and by his
side was a shotgun. The clothing had
been burned from the body. Glawsor
was 21 years old, and camo from one
of tho most prominent families In
Posey county. Mrs. Glawser was 18
years old, and would soon have be
como a mother. Mrs. Klnchloo was 40
years old. Glawser Is said to have
told some of tho neighbors a week ago
that ho could not livo in peace with
his mother-in-law, and that he was go
ing to kill them. Thoso who heard
him make tho threat did not bollev
ho would carry It Into execution.
Drinking Among Children.
Ilonn on the Rhino has been Inves
tigating tho llquor-drlnklng habits or
Its small school children. Out of 247
children, 7 or 8 years of ago, In tho
primary schools, there was not one
that had not tnsted beer or wine, and
but a quarter of them had not tasted
brandy. Beer or wlno was drank reg
ularly every day by 25 per cent of tho
children, while 8 per cent, Including
more girls than boys, received a dally
glass of cognac from their parents to
make them strong, and 10 per cent
would not drink milk because It haj
no taste.
To Ilonibarri the Sky for Rain.
Under the direction of Prof. T. S. C.
Lowe a series of experiments are to
bo made at artificial raln-niaktiig. A
committee has been appointed by tho
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce to
raise $8,000, the amount deemed neces
sary for an apparatus and chemicals
for bombarding the skies. Rain Is
much needed here and tho conditions
have been favorable many times of
late, but no rain has fallen.
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A Rumor of a Throne in China for
tho Kaiser's Brother.
THE LATEST FROM THE ORIENT
llrllUh at l'ehln Say Oermsny's Belmre
of KUo-Chou Wai rretlmlnary to the
Taking of (ho ICntlro l'rmlnco of
Shau Tung.
Victoiiia, llrltlsh Columbia, April
10. King Henry I of Shau Tuqg, lord
of mandarins, ton-tats ami fin, with n
tsung-ll-ynmcn all his own, Is what
the Pokln nnd Tion Tsln Times pro
did for tho brother of Emperor Will
lain. According' to these papers, tho
foreign clement of Pokln believes that
the seizure of Klso Cliou In Novombar,
107. by Germany, was h first step to
ward the realization of n nchotno of
the kaiser to p'.aco a German king1 on
Chinese soil.
Prince Henry, the empuror's brother,
who Is in the orient, in charge of tho
German Asiatic squadron, superseding
Von Dlodrlchs, It Is alleged, will ba
king, nnd the Clt'incso province of
Shan Tung his kingdom. Tho occu
pation of the Interior of the province,
it Is pointed out, Is a direct move to
ward the cslabllshnunt of German
sovereignty over the whole of t'.u
(15,000 squaro miles of Shan Tung In
stead of tho 400 square miles aroun I
ICIno Chou, which was taken out of
the Chinese domain by Admiral von
Dicdrichs after tho native mob had
killed tho missionaries, Nets?, llcuulo
and Z.-lgler.
Haron von Hclklng.the Gorman min
ister, bus gone to Kino Chou to con
sult with Prince Henry. Chinese mil
itary olllolu'ls In Shan Tung have asked
permission from tho Pokln govern
ment to proceed against tho Gorman
forco of occupation.
According to ths Jnpancso papers
thero Is grave apprehension In llrltlsh
German diplomatic circles regarding
tho situation In Chlnu, which Is
helghtcuo.l by tho fact that Russia Is
ngaln making overtures for control of
affnlr3in Corca. In consequence of
recent developments, tho loavo grant
ed Sir Claudo McDonald, liritlsh am
bassador at Pokln, has been with
drawn, and ho will remain nt the CJiU
ncso capital.
REVIEW OF TRADE.
b'prlng Weather Improved the Tone
Hank Clearing Knormont.
Nkw Yoiiic, April 10. Uradstrcet's
says: "Real spring weather has Im
proved the tono of trade, particularly
retail, and correspondingly helped job
bing distribution, but, at tho same
time, brought last winter's Injury to
tho winter crop moro In evidence. The
regular monthly government crop
report proved rather moro favorablo
than expected, foreshadowing, on the
basis of last fall's largely increased
acreago, a yield little below that of
last season. The unanimity of later
damage reports would seem to point
to full Information regarding the crop
not being obtainable at tho date when
the government advices were gathered.
It is not owing to speculation alono
that payments through the chief clear
ing houses have been 60 per cent
larger than in the same week of 1802,
and 103.3 psr cent largpr than last
year. New York transactions far ex
ceed those of any other previous week,
91,408,502,700 in amount, but ouUldo
of New York the clearings were 41. S
per cent larger than in 1808, and 44.0
percent larger than In 1803. Tno truth
Is that no such expansion in the
general business of the country has
ever been seen before, and if such
records only wero considered there
would be ground for fear that a wild
passion of trading had again lifted tho
wholo business community off its feet.
Hut, instead, thero is found surpris
ing Increase in thechiot industries."
MEXICO SAYS IT'S ABSURD.
(he Snubbing of Ambatiador Atplroa
Laid to Jealoaty of Other Legations.
City of Mkxico, April lfl. Tho re
port recolvcd hero from Washington
that the ambassadors and foreign min
isters at that capital aro disposed to
slight tho Mexican ambassador, Aspt
roz, on account of his prosecution of
Maximilian, appears excessively ab
surd in this country, for the imperial
party has long ceased to be a factor in
politics, and many promlnont Imper
ialists have In tho past held or are
now occupying oflblal positions under
tho administration of President Diaz.
All that remains of tho imperial
drama Is sentimental, and lias no bear
ing on political affairs.
It Is true- that Austria has never re
sumed diplomatic relations with Mex
ico, but the king of the lielglans,
brother of .Maximilian's wlfo, the Em
press Carlotta, maintains a legation
hero and has decorated tho president
of tho republic
It is felt hero that certain diplomats
at Washington who resented Mexico's
appointing an ambassador upon the
ground that this country is not one of
the great powers, havo made a pretext
of tho Maximilian incident to put an
affront on Mexldo through her official
representative.
Catholic at Want Point.
Washinc-ton, April JC Acting Sec
retary Mellceljobn boa issued a license
granting the Cothqllc church author
ity to build a church upon the West
Point military reservation, The
license, which will be delivered to
Archbishop Corrigan, was unauthor
ized by legislation, the bill providing
for it causing considerable contention
in Congross before being passed.
A Military ruucral for II. A. W. Tabor.
DK.NVKn, Cola. April 15. The fun
eral of tho late fl. A. W. Tabor was
conductod with military cercmonle)
to-day.
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TROUBLE WITHJORTO RICO.
No Mnrltot for Tolucpu Mum ttin Wat
Our Tnr.fT ltari Their Stigir.
Nr.w Yoiik, April 10 Senor Munoz
Rivera, a Puerto Rlcnu, who has just
nrrlvcd from tho Islnnd, tnlkod freely
concerning financial and commercial
conditions on tho Islnnd, where ho
owns and directs several newspapers.
He snld:
"I come to the United States as ono
of the leaders of tho greater nnd moro
Influential parties of the Island tho
Liberal p.y. Resides, I stand for
the agriculturist', who represent n
large nniouut of otp'.tut nnd labor.
"The financial condition of Puerto
Rico,' ho snld, "Is both diflluutt nud
painful at present. After tho wnr,
tobacco, which Is ono of Puerto Rleo's
chief productions, lost Its market,
which was In Cttb.i nnd Spain, so that
tho whole crop Is stored and produc
tion Ins been stopped throughout the
regions which wero dcvotoJ to raising
the rich leaf.
"Regarding tho produetlon of sugar,
tho same may be said. Tho owners ol
sugar estates can scarcely make thelt
expenses, although labor Is cheap nud
abundant in tho Inland. In some
places thero havo been strikes and ns
proprietors c.inuot luerenso tlicuwiigo;
of tho laborers, becauso they do not
get an lucreasa In the value of tholr
products, strikes will be of common
occurrence. Everybody knows what
this condition may bring forth If pro
per measures nre not taken for the
relief of both proprietors and labor
ers. "Sugar piy.s in tho United .Stntus a
duty of Sl.flS a hu ulrcd pn ult, and,
although Congress alone can reduce
or niinul this duty, agriculturists In
Puerto Rico would be glad if Presi
dent McKlnJey should reduce this
duty 2.1 per cent, uccordiug to right
given him by the federal constitu
tion." Senor Rivera says that the Porto
Rleaus believe In Americans, nud trust
In tholr love of liberty and democracy.
Tho Porto Rleaus, hu said, have ac
cepted with prldo and pleasure their
new nationality, and will never ask
for anything Inconsistent with the In
terests of the United States.
"It has been said sometimes," said
Senor Rivera, "that thero arc rebel
lious elements on tho Island, but this
Is utterly false. I vouch for tho pcneci
ful Ideas of my fellow-countrymen."
FIGHT FR0MTHE BRUSH.
Laifton' Advance Ii Upputel With
Guerrilla Warfare.
Manila, April 10. General Lawton
is inarching north along the road be
tween the hill nnd the luko, with tho
gunboats Naptduu and Lagans, dc liny
abreast of his troops. The enemy Is
retreating northward. On Wednesday
tho troops crossed tho Paghanjan nnd
concentrated nt Lambun, at tho
mouth of tho river. After leaving two
companies of the Fourteenth regiment
to guard the ontranco of the rivci, the
troops marched to Longns and fsund
It deserted. Furniture, which had
been dropped in the flight of tho na
tives was scattered along tho trails
leading into tho hills.
Major Wolsenberger's sharpshoot
ers wero sent toward Paotos Ancon
tencu In tho afternoon. They ran up
on a nest of rebels in some thick
bushes which afforded a splendid
cover. Five men of the North Dakota
regiment were killed and two wound
ed, two of tho former dying after hav
ing been brought to Lougas church,
where Father Melvlnuon administered
tho sacrament to thorn.
Tho roam body of the American
troops, whllo nt dinner at Longas,
heard tho firing and advanced to the
support of the sharpshooters. The
Lnguna de Ray, at tho beginning of
tho fight, shelled tho hills, making
them too hot for tho enemy.
Tho Americans entered San Antonio
at sunset without meeting with any
resistance. Twenty unarmed prison
ers, bearing copies of the proclama
tion of tho United States Philippine
commission, which they had somehow
secured, wero afterward rcleasod nnd
sent outside our lines with bundles of
proclamations to distribute.
CUBAN ARMY MUSTER ROLLS.
They Contain the Natnei of 48,000 Men
Who Are to Bliare the 3,000,000.
Havana, April 10 The Cuban at my
muster rolls which wore delivered last
cvenlug to Governor General llrooko,
through Senor Domingo Mendez 'Ca
pote, nre prepared in neat style, the
1,1200 broad sheets showing, on their
face, 41,000 names 0,000 commissioned
ofllcors and 42,000 non-commlssloned
ofllcors nnd privates. Tho wholo
statement is in orderly arrangement
of corps, regiments, battalion and
company scores.
THIRD FIRE IN A SALOON.
Officers Acruio Irohlbltlonlita at Mul
Tin, Kan., of llurnlug Joint. ,
Mui.va.nk, Kan., April 10. Fire
hero did 85,000 dainago last night.
This is the third fire since election
and all oro thought to ha,vo been in
cendiary. In each case the flro started
in a saloon. The officers think Pro
hibitionists are taking serious method?
to stamp out joints.
The thermometer sometime gets
rery low butjt's never vulgar.
Hevolt Again.! the OrltliV.
no.vo Kono, April 10. The vtl-.
lagers of Tal-Poe-Sue, one of the new
ly acquired places in the liritlsh terri
tory on tho Hong Kong mainland, re
belled yesterday and burned soino
llr'tlah mat sheds. They aro now
armed and occupy tho hills. Troops
havo been sent to quell tho disturb
ance. The (jaeen'a lllrthday Olft to the People.
Loxdo.v, April 10. Oa the occasion
of her 80th birthday this sprlntr,
I Queen Victoria will open Kensington
I palace as a birthday gift to tho nation.
ITWILLT1KE I00.000MEN.
A Groat Army Needed, Says Law
ton, to Govern tho Philippine!,
INSURGENTS BACK AGAIN,
Could March Through the litand With
a fcuull t'orrr, Ilut Troopt Holt Oar
rlion tho Towns Abtnduuoif the
Santa Crui Dlttrlct
Manila, April 19. Major General
Lawton returned with his expedition
to Manila, by order of General Otis,
after evacuating tho towns of Fnete,
Longos, Lumb.iu, Gasnjau nnd Santa
Cruz, from which tho rebels hud been
driven.
Genernl Law ton's troops nro needed
In the movement north of Manila, and
Lnguna do Ray will bo left to tho In
surgents until tho rainy soason, when
the water will bo higher, thus enabl
ing tho army gunboats to get Into the
rivers. Tho launches cupturcd from
the lnsurgouts nre to bo returned to
tholr former owners In Manila.
General Lawton said In on inter
view: "With tho forces I havo there is no
doubt I could go through tho whole
Island; but If n government Is to bo
established It will bo necessary to
garrison all tho towns. It would take
100,000 men to pacify the Islands.
"I regret tho necessity of abandon
ing the captured territory."
Mnjor General Lawtou's expedition
loft tho Luguun do Ray district
last night mid reached Muulln this
morning, bringing till tho men and
tho captured Insurgent boats.
Uh objects, namely, tho capturo of
the Insurgents' boats and tho distribu
tion of tho proclamation, emphasized
by a lesson of American power,
throughout thclako region, have been
attained. General Lawton immedi
ately began preparations for nn 1m
portnut expedition on laud. Thero
has boon no lighting on tho lake for
three days.
During the nbsonco of Law-ton's, ex
pedition tho Insurgents hnvo been con
centrating at tho northern end of tho
lake, near Pnbig, and the American
bcouts report that several thousand
are nlready there.
Two hundred nnd fifty Chinamen
from Santn Cruz havo arrived hero.
They left the town owing to their fear
that tho rebels, on re-entering tho
town, would wreak vengeance upon
the in for favoring tho Amorlcnns.
Washinoton, April 17. When u dis
patch, announcing tho recall of Gen
ernl Lawton, was shown to Rrlgadlcr
General Schwnn, acting adjutant gen
eral, he said It was In accordance with
tho understanding of tbo War depart
ment as to tho purposo of General
Lawton's campaign.
"General Otis sent this expedition
to Southern Luzon," ho coutlnucd,
for the purposo of destroying any in
surgent forces that might be found
there, so mako a careful reconnolsance
of tho territory and to spread broad
cast tho recent proclamation of the
Philippine commission, setting forth
the purposes of this government with
respect to tho islands,
"1 understand that he will rcleaso
all the prisoners ho has taken and
they will ba sent to tholr homes. Ily
this action it is hoped that he will
prove to tho Filipinos that tho Amer
icans are not as barbarous as tho in
surgents pretond we are and that wo
propose to treat tho Filipinos hu
manely." "Why is General Lawton necdod at
Manila?"
"General Otis has not communi-
l-nfptt llln nlftna in flin HAItn.tmnnt
the matter being left entirely to his
discretion. Tho insurgent leader has
established his headquarters at San
Feranando, to tho northwest
of Maloos, and I supposo
General Otis contemplates a move
ment against that city. General
Lawton had only 1,500 men under
his command, and it was of courso im
possible for him to divide his forco by
stationing detachments in every vil
lage captured. His command will be
useful, however, in assisting in the
advanco on Malolos, or in reinforcing
tho lino about the elty of Manila. It
is possible that when tho lako rises
General Otis will resumo the campaign
in the southorn part of the island."
CLEVENGER IS RECAPTURED,
A Hay County Oinoor Arreiti the Indlot
ed Liberty Murderer.
LinnnTV, Mo., April 18. Sheriff
John King rccelvoJ a telegram this
morning from tho constablo at Vlb
bard, Ray county, thnt he hnd cap
tured Ernest Clevcngor, ono of tho
men who broko jail horoon th) night
of April C with threo other men. Sher
iff King loft at once to bring Clcv
engcr back. Tho constable will get a
reward of 6100.
Clevenger is under indictment for
killing Gcorgo Allen during a relig
ious meeting in a schoolhouse near
Missouri City, Decomber r, whon he
also shot Miss Delia Clevcngor, who is
still living. Two of tho men who es
caped from the Jail, Wilson and Stock
ton, aro still at largo.
ST. LOUISTUNERAL MIXUP.
I'onr Itanawaya Keinlt la the Injury f
Seven fereon.
St. Lotus, Ma, April 13. Four run
away accldrnts In which seven people
wero injured, one probably fatally,
occurred to-day within flvo minutes of
each other In three funeral corteges at
Calvary cemetery.
Tho following porsons wero Injured:
Miles J. Rradley, cabman, internally
and probably fatally; Mrs. Meagher
and young son, Miss Nellie Conwar,
Mrs. Ellen O'Shea, Mamia and Ralph
O'SUea.
CONGRESS MAY HAVE TO MEET
a. Now l.iw Nocded to Fnrntth tawtoq
With the Troop He llemandi.
Washington, April 18. Tho an
nouncement of Genernl Lawton
that 100,000 troops will bo nca
cssary to subjugate the insurgents In
tho Philippine Islands is causing tho
ndmlnlstrutlon much of worry. Under
tho army reorganization bill It was
provided thnt tho cntlro nrmy should
consist of not to cxeced 05,00u regulars
nnd 35,000 volunteers.
Steps have been taken within tho
last few days to muster out tho vol
unteers now In tho service, nnd
it Is expected thnt this will bo accom
plished nnd thoso In tho Philip
pines started on tholr return to this
country by May 15. Lawton's do
innnd for additional forces, how
ever, makes It imperative that tho
President should immediately issue a
call for volunteers to take tho
places of thoso who are to como baek,
but if this is done it will bo Impossi
ble without violating tho law to sond
any such number of men across
tho l'nclflo ns tile general demands.
Thoro Is muoh talk in administra
tion circles to-day of a call for an ex
tra session of Congress In order that
somo provision may bo mado to meet
tho emergency which has arisen.
TO TAKE INDIAN RECRUITS,
War npartmnt Deeldet to Enllit Borne
Able llodled Itedikln.
Washington, April 18 Tho war de
partment has entered on a now de
parture in regard to enlistments, In
directing that ablo bodied Indians bo
recruited for tho regular nrmy. Word
to this effect linn been sent to tho Car
lisle Indian school and to recruiting
stations in tho West. Soveral yenrs
ago tho wnr department decided that
tho experiment of making soldlors
out of Indians was a failure,
nnd tho few companies of red
skins that had been formed wero mus
tered out of tho service. It was
found that Iudlnns did not tako kind
ly to the rigid dlsclpllno of military
life, nud had n habit of running off to
join their families wlienovor thoy felt
so inclined. Tho Intention In regard
to tho new Indian rocrults Is to send
them to Cuba, Porto Rico and tho
Philippines, whero their superior
knowledge of scouting and woodcraft
would bo of considerable benotlt to
tho white soldiers. They will be reg
ularly enlisted and required to ongugo
in drills, marches nnd nil tho routine
of a soldier's cxpcrlonoa. There will
not bo any organisations composed
entirely of Indians.
SOLDIERS UNDER ARREST.
O-e Hundred Wreak Ventesnoe On
Ran Franelioo Saloonkeeper.
San Fiianoisco, April 18. Ono hun
dred United St.ttes soldiers aro under
arrest on tho Presidio yeservutlon
They nre encampod on the open, nnd
nro guarded by cavalry and tho Twenty-fourth
Infantry, regulars, colored,
the forco being In chnrge of Adjutant
Lieutenant Harris.
The offense of tho men was tho
burning down of a saloon Just outsido
tho reservation lines, in which Private
Charles I. King, Company O, Twenty
third infantry, was ao brutally boaten
that he is not expected to livo.
Private Clark of Company F, nlso of
the Twenty-third regiment, is in tho
guard house charged with the assault,
but tho soldiers assert that tho saloon
people are responsible, and claim that
the proprietor, A. L. Rehfeld, was the
chief assailant of tho injured man.
The trouble began Saturday night,
when several recruits went to tho sa
loon, which Is known as tho Presidio
Club cafe. There wero several womon
in tho place and a row soon started
over one of them, in which nearly al.'
the men present participated,
SULLIVAN AS AN ENGINEER;
How the Es-rrlie Fighter Iilcaped Ft on!
Oflo.r. In Orefou.
AflTnniA, Oregon, April 18 John L.
Sullivan, while here, was compelled
to hldo to prevent arrest. Tho church
people of the city aworo out a warrant
for Sullivan on a charge of violating
the law by appearing in a boxing con
test on Sunday. Manager Seltg of Fish
er's Opera house was nlso charged
with the offonse of conducting a thea
ter on tho Sabbath. The warrant for
the arrest of Sullivan was placed in
the hands of Constable Wlckman and
that officer tried to servo It Sulllvau,
however, had been told of tho officer's
coming and ho was not to bo found.
Whllo the performance was still going
on, Sullivan stole out of the stago en
tranco and made his way to his special
train, which was scheduled to pull
out at 11 o'clock for Victoria. Officers
were at the depot to arrest him, but
ho took refuge in tho onglno and thus
oludod his pursuers. Sullivan put on
tho clothes of an engineer nt tho depot
and was at tho throttle when tho tralp
pulled out.
Dr, Self Will Walt In San Franeltro.
San Francisco, April 18. Dr. W. H.
Self, recently appointed prcsldont of
the municipality of Apia, has arrived
here on hia way to Samoa- As It la
posslblo that the new commission may
affect his" position, ho says he will
await instructions hero before leaving
for the Island
The Beiiloa Will Ooet tUOO.OOO.
JKFFEK80N ClTT, Ma, April 15.-
The senate added $125,003 to the ap
propriation bills for tho exponso of
the legislature this morning. Tho
amended bill gives the members 814.0,
lOO'and 200,u00 for contingent ex
penses, making a total of 400,000 In
all, or 9125,000 more than any pre
vious assembly ever cost the state.
A ita,ooo ,jui,
Kansas Citv, Mo., April 15. The
National paper box factory was de
stroyed by fire early this morning, to
gether with the three-story factory
bulldipg owned by Peet llrothers. The
loss vvi'l amount to 133.000.
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