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GAK BALL AT MANILA
Dignified OoJ jjjionen and Gordons
Nati
OCCASION IS EELING
Filipino Women Display Unexpected Beauty
and Elaborate Toilota.
OFFICIAL QUARTERS HANDSOMEST IN CITY
Senator Beverldge Makes Extensile Tonr of
the Soutbcrn Islands.
JOLO CHIEF ASSERTS HIS FRIENDSHIP
Hint In Dropped , However thnt
Annual Stil > * l < ly Wnnld Intrench
the AmcrlcniiH More Firmly
In III * Heart.
MANILA , Juno 2. 11:10 : a. m. The United I
States Philippine commission last night ,
guvo ono of the most brilliant balls Manila
has ever seen , It was ono of a series of
entertainments Intended to foster friendship
between the 'Americans and the natives , j |
Tha commission has the handsomest real- '
donco In Manila , overlooking the harbor. I
The grounds siirroundlng It were Illuml- I
nated , while the house Itself was decorated I
with the American colors. The newly an- j
pointed Judges , General Otis , a number of
ether American officers and many wealthy
natives were present. There was a display
of gorgeous native toilets nnd many Jewels
were worn and the array of handsome
women surprised the Americans. There was
a long program of American nnd Filipino
dances , followed by the rendering of sev
eral Instrumental selections , closing , wlth
"Tho Star Spangled 'Banner. ' "
ThrlCty Clilcf'M FrlciidKhlp.
.4 United States Senator Albert J. Deverldge
. of Indiana , who came to the Philippines
some tlmo ago , has made a fortnight's trip
In the southern Islands , visiting Hello , Ne-
gros and Cebu. During his tour he talked
with tbo chief of Jolo , who baa 2,000 flght-
Ing men under his command and who pro-
fcssos friendship for America , which friend
ship ho hinted might bo strengthened by the
continuance of the annual subsidy of $12,000
formerly paid by the Spaniards. Senator
Bovorldgo will Icavo hero on Saturday. He
Inlands to travel In China.
General Smith has punished the insurgents
at Escalanto. Island of Kcgros , for the
murder of , Captain Tllley of the signal
corps , who was fired upon by natives under
a flag of truce and cut off from rejoining
his companions on board the cable ship j i
from which he had landed. General Smith
i
burned the town and killed a number of
members of bands of Insurgents whom ho
found In the neighborhood.
Three members of the South Dakota regi
ment wore * wounded at San Fernando in
Ibe encounter between Insurgents and
American outposts.
PROGRESS IS SLOW-BUT SURE
Sehurmiinn'ii Report of Pence Nego-
tlntlon * U Indicative of Favor
able Termination.
WASHINGTON , June 2. The contingent In
the War department which IB In favor of
quick action and a speedy end to the ori
ental campaign even at a largo expendlturo
Is chafing at delay. The administration ad
vices from Prof. Schurmann of the Philip
pine commission have been uniformly opti
mistic and It Is understood that further ad-
vlocs ofthe same tenor were received today.
It Is eald there Is no difficulty in putting
Into Manila any number of troops this gov
ernment may elect to send. The War de
partment has a largo and well equipped fleet
of transports , both In the Atlantic and Pa
cific. Sovsral of thcso are already on the
way to ManllU with regular troops and can
13 promptly returned nnd sent with fresh
torces if necessary. The prospect now is ,
however , that the active campaign in Luzon
Is finished till the end of the rainy season.
Coincident with the withdrawal of the
voluntfer troops In the Philippines Brigadier
Generals Hale , Smith and Funston will bc I
relieved from further duty In that country'
and ordered homo for muster out. It was to
meet this prospeotlvo reduction in the num-j j
her of general officers serving In the Philip i
pines that Brigadier Generals Bates , Grant , ' ;
Young and Schwnn were ordered to that' '
country.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT NEEDED
Cnhlnet Decides There I No Present
Demand for Such n
Call.
WASHINGTON , June 2. The cabinet at
Its meeting today decided that there was no
present necessity for the enlistment of vol
unteers ,
The situation was cone over at the cabinet
meeting very fully before this conclusion was
reached. The president stands ready at any
tlmo It may appear necessary to authorize
the enlistment of the volunteers should more
men bo deemed necessary , although hoping
that such a contingency may not arise. Gen.
cral Otis la to be given the 30,000 men for
whom he asked. The additional 5,000 or G-
000 troops to make up the 30,000 are to betaken
taken from the regulars now serving In
Porto Rica , Cuba and this country , The
rainy season Is now on In the Philippines
and aggressive field operations will have to
bo suspended for a couple of months at least ,
A letter from General Wood , governor of.
Santiago province , was read at the cabinet
meeting , which was considered eminently
satisfactory. General Wood reported that he
had completed a tour of tbe province and
had found thlncs In an admirable condition.
There were no appeals from any source for
food , there were no complaints of banditti ,
all was quiet and orderly and tbe people
were everywhere returning to their peaceful
vocations.
The platform of the Ohio republican state
convention was read to "his assembled
councillors by President McKlnley , why bad
received a copy of It from the Associated
Proai.
DESIGNS FOR T1II3 NEW CIlUISEll.
ShoT < Blunr Improvement * Over Older
VemeU of the Same Clnmt ,
NEW YORK , June 2. A special to the
Tribune from Washington flays ; Agreement
haa finally been reached after several months
of duucMMlon by tbe naval construction
board on the details of the six fine crulsero ,
the Denver , Dea Molnea , Chattanooga and
the Galveston , Tacoma and Cleveland , au
thorized by conferees on Maroh 3 , and offi
cial announcements for tbe benefit of ship
builders will be Issued In a few days. Tbe
approved designs contemplate greatly Im
proved vessels of tbe Raleigh type , heavier
in armament and protection , with much
wider radius of action , at a sacrifice of two
knoti of speed , but with added comfort for
, the men and comparative Independence of
dry docks. Their displacement Is almost
the same as that of the Atlanta clasp , but
they are to have the great advantages over
these pioneers of the new navy of higher
freeboard and twin screws. Compared with
them , they ehow the marked evolution In
war ship designing which has taken place
In fifteen years , nnd with the Increased use
of electricity for auxiliaries , the sheathing
of the submerged hull , the substitution of
high prcMure tube boilers and the absence
of combustible materials of construction ,
the new cruisers constitute a distinctly new
type In the American navy , nnd one that Is
not eurpassed In any shape eo far as de
signed abroad.
GERMANY GETS THE ISLANDS
Ccnnlnn Wnn Millie ! ) > .Spain llcfore
the I.nte Npmilnh Cnhlnet
Went Out of Olllce.
MADRID , Juno 2. In the speech from the
throne at the opening of the Cortes today
it was announced that the Marlanno , Caroline
line and Pnlaols Islands were ceded lo Ger
many by Iho lalo cablncl.
During tlio course of the speech her maj
esty said :
"At tbo opening of the Cortes nil the
sorrows which have wrenched our hearts ,
through the disasters which have visited
our country , are reawakened. Wo must pre
serve sadness In order to derive cxpcrlcnco
therefrom , but the woes of our country are
of such n nature that reticence and silence
avail better than complaints.
"When peace with tbo United States was
concluded parliamentary troubles caused n
change of cabinet and the present cabinet
nas formed.
"Under the constltttllon It belonged to mete
to ratify the treaty by laying It before the
chamber. There remained under our con
trol Iho Carolines , Palaols and mosl of the
Marlanno Islands. But the former cabinet
believed it useless for Spain to retain such
miner appendages of our ancient empire
and signed with the German emperor a
convention offering to cede tlieso lerrltorles
under the law , which would be submitted
Immediately to the chamber. "
PICQUART TO BE RELEASED
General Znrllndeii CoiiKCiitn to It
Pnty dn Clnm Attempt * to
Commit Suicide.
PARIS , Juno 2. The Echo do Paris this
irornlng says that General Zurllnden , the
military governor of Paris , has consented
to ( lie provisional release of Colonel
Plcquart , who Is in prison on the charge of
revealing documenls concerning the na
tional defense , on the demand of General
Marquis do Galllfet.
The Pcllt Republlque has a report that
Lieutenant Colonel Du Paty de Clam , who
was arrested nnd sent to the Cherche Midi
prison last night , has attempted to commit
suicide in prison.
Several papers announce that proceedings
will be taken against General Mercler ,
former minister of war , and other officers ,
The arrest yeslerday evening of Lieutenant
Colonel du Paty de Clam , who In 1891 was
commissioned to Investigate the first charges
made against Dreyfuo , was ordered after
the minister of war , M. Krantz , had con
sulted with tno premier , M. Dupuy. The
prisoner , who Is confined in the military
prison of Chercho Midi , Is charged with
forgery and uttering forgery. It is not yet
known whether ho will be. tried before a
court-martial or a disciplinary court.
( lucen'n Illrthdny Honor * .
LONDON , Juno 2. The queen's birthday
honors were announced today. , Alma-
Tadoma , the artlsl , and J. A. Boyd , chancel
lor of Ihe high court of Ontario , are
knighted.
Henry M. Stanley , M.P. , Is made a knight
giandier of the bath.
Sir Charles Howard Vincent , M. P. , and
Mr. James Rennell Rodd , secretary of the
British consulate general in Egypt , are made
Knight Commanders of St. Michael and St.
George. In the case of Mr. Rodd , the honor
la 'bestowed as a reward for his successful
mission to Abyssinia In 18D7. Vincent waa
honored for his services during the recent
anarchist conference at Rome.
KEEPS WITHIN ORIGINAL AIM
Pence Conference Declden
Tnklnp : Up Any Oiitnldc
Mutter * .
THE HAGUE , Juno 2. The special curn-
mission to which projects have been re
ferred has decided unanimously to discard
all projects not coming directly within the
precise aim of the conference. The third
commission has finished the work treating
upoin good offices and mediation. It has
welded the various projects Into one * which
will < bo submitted for discussion on Monday.
When the discussion Is concluded the com
mission will resume Its examination , draftIng -
Ing a single arbitration scheme based on
the vnrous projects submitted.
Chlllnn MliiUtry Ileitian * .
SANTIAGO , Chill , Juno 2. ( Via Calves-
ton. ) The Chilian ministry has resigned.
It was announced In a dispatch from
Santiago do Chill yesterday that a political
upheaval had taken place and that the
liberals had united and would bring about
the fall of the conservative government.
The Chilian ministry was reorganized
December 20 last , under Senhor Martinez , In
part as follows : Premier and minister of the
interior , Sonbor Carlos Walker Martinez ;
minister of foreign affairs , Senhor Ventura
Blanco Vlel ; minister ot finance , Senhor
Rafael Sotomayer ; minister of war , General
Subcr-Cascaux.
IlrltlHh Columbian'Mine * Clour.
SANDON , B. 0 , , June 2. All silver and
lead properties in this vicinity except the
SFocan Star have shut down , refusing to '
pay $3.50 for eight Instead of ten hours'
work. The Slocan Star , the miners believe ,
.
will pay the scale demanded , whllo the !
others assert that tbe mine will close on the j I
llth. The unions nre strongly organized In
most of the camps. The miners tn large
numbers are coming to Sandon , where Im
portant union meetings are being held.
PlendH Utility to Ilereny.
WINDSOR. Ont , , June 2. The trial of i
Rev. Dr. B. F. Austin , ex-principal of Alma
college , Sf. Thomas , on a charge of heresy ,
before the London Methodist conference yes
terday was sensational. Dr. Austin startled
the conference by declaring himself an ar
dent 'believer ' in modern spiritualism. He
said be had beep converted by a woman
mind reader In Detroit. He waa frequently
hlsced , Tbe conference unanimously de
posed htm.
Yellow Fever In llrnzll.
LONDON , June 2. Cable advices received
from Bahla , Brazil , say yellow fever Is
raging there. It Is added that half a dozen
jouug Englishmen employed as clerks have
died of the fever and that the English
chaplain Is burying the Englishmen ,
11 ee online n du Cirunt to Kitchener.
LONDON , June 2 , In < he House of Com
mons today the government leader , Mr.
Balfour presented a meirsage from the
queen recommending a grant of $30,000 to
Major General Lord Kitchener of Khartoum ,
tbe alrdar of tbe Egyptian army.
DEFIANT LAWYER PUT OUF
Attorney Henderson Expjlltd for Disrespect
to the Mazet Oommittoo.
PRICE BRINGS CHARGES AGAINST MOSS
Accimm Him of Suborning
lleforc the Grnml Jury , Hut
HcftiHC * to Aiinwcr Specific
Qnentlonx.
NEW YORK , June 2. Colonel Henderson ,
lawyer for Captain Price , was ejected from
the Mazct committee investigating room to
day because ho insisted upon his right to
advise the captain , who was upon the wit
ness stand , in regard to his reply to ques
tlons asked by Counsel Moss. Price refused
to answer questions regarding a. charge of
perjury ho had made against Mr. iMoss. The
captain also refused , upon the ndvlco of
Colonel Henderson , to glvo the name of the
witness whom ho had charged Mr. Moss had
Induced to icEtlfy falsely. Price's manner
of replying lo questions was irritating to
the committee nnd Chairman Mazet repeat
edly reprimanded him and nso Mr. Hender
son , who frequently advised his client not
to reply. f *
Mr. Mazet finally told Henderson ho would
have to put him out of thu commlllco room
and Henderson said : "Try 11. I will not
leave the room alive. "
After Prlco had declined to answer n long
string of questions Mr. Moss shoulcd :
"Mr. Mazcl , you have declared you would
put Captain Prlco and his counsel out of the
room If witness declined to answer my ques
tlons. It Is time to act now. "
"Captain Price , if you refuse to answer
you nnd your counsel must leave the room , "
said .Mr. Mazct.
Price In AVIllliiR.
. "All right , " said Captain Prlco , "I'll go
out. "
Captain Prlco then started out , but Mr ,
Henderson refused to go , saying he stood
upon his rights as an American citizen anc
would not go. There was a wrangle be
tween Mr. Mazet nnd Mr. Henderson and
then the former said : "Mr. Henderson , your
client has left the sland nnd you will have
to leave. "
"When I want to speak as counsel I will
lot the commltleo know. I shall remain as
a spectator. "
Mr. Mazet at first agreed that Mr. Hen
derson might remain as. a spectalor , but a
few moments later when the crowd In the
cour/t made a demonstration In favor ol
Henderson Mr. Mazet ordered the sergeant-
at-arms to rcmovo the lawyer from the
room.
Several deputies surrounded Henderson ,
who warned them and the sergeant-at-arms
not to touch him. A scuffle ensued nnd the
disorder In the room became so great that
Mr. iMazct called on Captain Price , as a
police officer , to quell the disturbance.
Colonel Henderson then , upon the advice ol
Captain Price , allowed the sergeant-at-arms
to conduct him from the room and order was
soon restored. During the excitement upon
the expulsion of Colonel Henderson the lat
ter was accused of drawing a knife.
John E. Thompson was called and testified
to breaches of ordinances and suggestive
performances at the Dewey < theater. _
Thompson also testified as to th& Inade
quacy of precautions against fire at this
theater.
Inequality of Tnxntlon.
Tax Commissioner Feltner , who testified
yesterday , was then recalled. He explained
that George Gould , whom he testified yes
terday had not been assessed , had been held
by tlio courts to be n nonresident. '
Mr. Moss drew Mr. Fcltner's attention tea
a number of Irregular and unequal assess
ments , but the witness maintained that the
apparent Irregularities were Justified by ono
cause or another.
iMr. Moss Impugned th Judgment of the
deputy tax commissioners , upon whom , ac
cording to the Icstlmony of Feltner , the
onus of assessments lay. Mr. Feltner de
fended the Individual cases cited , although
admltllng that to some extent the system
was unsatisfactory.
Mr. Hoffman drew attention to the fact
that yesterday llio assessments upon many
prominent democrats were brought up before
the commltlPo and stated that he had asked
Mr. Feltner to prepare n statement regard
ing the personal assessments upon well
known republicans. This statement being
read showed , among other things , that Frank
Moss In 1898 was assessed on * 20,000 , which
ho swore off. Among other republicans that
swore off were Jclin Proctor Clark of counsel
*
sel to the committee nnd the statement
showed that ex-Senator Lexow nnd L/omuel
E. Qulgg were not assessed. Mr. Feltner
was'on the stand all the afternoon nnd at
the conclusion of his lesllmony the commit
tee adjourned until Tuesday next.
As Mr , Moss was leaving the court room
ho was served with papers in a personal
suit biought by Mr. Henderson , counsel for
Captain Price , for damages In connection
with Mr. Moss' Insistence that Mr. Hender
son bo turned out of the court room this
morning and for alleged Insulting remarks
made to Mr. Henderson In the course of the
arguments.
HOLDING ON TO KIDNAPERS
tincnl OdlclnlH Itcfune to Give Up tbe
Abductor * of BIn.-lon
Clark.
NRW YORK , June 2. Captain MoCluskey
expressed Indignation today at the action
of the officials of Sloatsburgh and Garnor-
vllle In refusing to give up the kidnaper of
( Marion Clark , Jennie Wilson , or , as eho is
said to be really named , Addle Wilson , and
her huaband , who called himself James Mc-
Kally. Both are In Jail In New City and
.Captain McCluskey said the refusal to deliver -
liver them up to the Now York detectives
was an "outrageous place of work , " He ;
said that the county officiate had absolutely {
no charge to make against them and were
holding them on suspicion , The crime of' '
abduction , ho flays , was committed In New ' ,
York City and the prisoners should have
been brought here at once.
The captain eays he will appeal to Gov
ernor Roosevelt If the prisoners are not Im
mediately given up to him. The baby passed
a peaceful night In her home.
Captain McCluskey would notany a word
about what he considered tbe motive for
the abduction of the child ,
Arthur W. Clark , the father of Marlon
Clark , today secured a warrant for the ar
rest of Jamcfi and-Jennie Wilson and Carrie
Jones ,
A crowd began to assemble about the Clark
homo early today. School children predornj j !
inated , but there were many grown people '
who Joined In the shouts for a sight of the 1
baby. Finally Mrs. Clark went to a window ,
ralaed ono of the sashes and held Marlon
up. The crowd cheered and yelled and the I
mother and child laughed for sheer happi
ness. The chtera kept up for some minutes
and the child kissed ner hand to her ad
mirers
Mr. Clark Is determined to prosecute even-
one who bus been in any way connected
with the abduction of the child , The man
known as Wilton U eald to be George Beau-
regard Barrow , a newspaper reporter. Ho Is
also said to bo a son of Judge John C. Bar
row of Little Rock , Ark.
NYACK , N. Y. , JUno 2. James Wilson
nnd Jennie Wilson , his wife , who were com
mitted tn the Rockland county Jail late last
night to await examination on the charge of
kidnaping Marlon Clark , refuse absolutory
to be Interviewed.
Sheriff Blauvclt will not allow the prison
ers to bo taken from this county until after
their examination on Monday next before
Justice Herbert at Garnervlllo. Chief Me-
dusky came up from Now York , -but decided
the prisoners could not bo legally removed
from this county.
ENDORSE BIG ST. LOUIS FAIR
TrnnnmlimliiNlppI
IlcHolutloiiH AnkliiK : CoiiRren-
Hlonnl Alii.
WICHITA , Juno 2. The transmlsslsstppl
delegates were treated to a regular Kansas
soaker hls morning. The rain fell In tor
rents and the opening exorcises wore thinly
attended.
By u rising vote the delegates adopted the
following :
Whereas , The acquisition of the Louisi
ana territory by our government in 1.S03 was
fraught with incalculable Import to the ma
terial welfare of the country and the pres
ervation of constitutional government and
republican Institutions , it Is resolved that
the centennial anniversary of that great
event should bo appropriately commemo
rated.
Resolved. That the proposed International
exposition to bo held In St. Louis in 1903 in
commemoration of the Lnu'uinna purchase !
centennial has the hearty endorsement nf
this congress.
Resolved , Thnt wo hereby earnestly re
quest our representatives nnd senators In
the federal congress to ntd that exposition
by supporting the proposition for the fed
eral government to extend a loan of } 5,000-
000 to the St. Louis World's fair , celebrat
ing the Louisiana purchase centennial.
Resolved , That this transmlsslsslppl con-
gresa cherishes a , proprietary Interest In
the centennial celebration of the acqulsl-
tlon of the transmlsslsslppl territory and
will promote Its success by all legitimate
and honorable means In its power. ,
Resolved , That wo recommend that
every state and territory In the transmis-
s&slppl section have an exhibit of lt
products nnd resources nt the St. LoJls
World's fair , believing as we do that such
exhibits will Immeasurably aid to develop
the Incomparable possibilities of the trans-
mlsslsslppl section.
Prof. Waterhouso of St. Louis made an
address on "Ancient and Modern Canals. "
Hon. Presley K. Ewlng of Houston , Tex. ,
followed with a talk on "Tho Gulf Outlet. "
Hon. Sidney Clark of Oklahoma then ad
dressed Lho congress on "Statehood for Okla
homa. "
TITLED SWINDLERS ON TRIAL
Ilnron le linrn Iilenlllloil no tlio Man
Who Hml the Qlrcnlnrn
Printed.
CHICAGO , June 2. The trial of Baron
and Baroness de Bars , charged with using
the malls for fraudulent schemes , was be
gun In the United States district court to
day. Carl Graff , who iwas formerly cm-
ployed by Do Bara In the letter's printing
establishment. Identified the defendant as
the man whom ho had known as George B.
Henschel , tbe author of the circulars by
which hundreds cf peoplenre said to have
been swindled.Vltnes& also Identified a
journal known as "Chicago Society" as ono *
which ho had printed for the baroness. On
cross-examination Graff admitted ho had
been confined In the detention hospital before -
fore ho worked for the defendants.
Henry Cottlo of England was the next
witness. Cottle , . together with Thomas
Allen , George Klrby and John White , were
summoned from abroad by the government
to testify how they were swindled by a sup
posed representative of the Edison Phonograph
graph company of Chicago.
TROOPS SENT TO RESERVATION
Trouble ThrcntenH Tletvreen the In-
( linn * nnd "Whites nt
Tonerne River.
NEW YORK. Juno 2. A special to the
Herald from Washington says : Secretary
Alger has directed the commanding general
of the Department of Dakota to order a
troop of the First cavalry to proceed to thq
Tongue River agency and prevent a con
flict between the Northern Cheyenne In
dians and the white settlers residing in the
vicinity. It is thought hostilities can bo
avoided. Captain George W. Stouch , Third
infantry , who was acting Indian agent sev
eral years , has called attention to the fact
that there are many whites on the reserva
tion , not all being bona flde settlers. If
the former can be bought out and the
squatters later ejected a great cause of
friction between the Indians and the whites
will bo eradicated.
CALIFORNIA IS SHAKEN UP
DnnuiRC Done to Many IlnlldlnK * In
Him FrnnclHCo by nil
Knrthqniikc.
SAN FRANCISCO , June 2. A sharp earth
quake shock was felt throughout western
and central California at 11:19 : o'clock lost
night. The vibrations In this city continued
for four seconds and were from north to
soutb. No serious damage is reported , but
glassware and windows were broken and
plastering cracked In various parts of the
city. The capstone of the cornice over the
main entrance of the Odd Fellows' building
at tbo corner of Market and Seventh streets
was shaken from Its fastenings and thrown
to the sidewalk , through which It fell Into
ono of the rooms connected with the Grotto
restaurant. No one was In tbo apartment at
the time and the property loss will be
nominal. The new Union Ferry building at
the foot of Market street suffered some
what by the breaking of grass and fractures
in the finish on some of the walls. The
Winchester hotel on Third street also shows
signs of the force of tbe shock , plastering
having been dislodged from the celling In
various places. Other buildings were slightly
damaged , but not to a serious extent. Re
ports from tbe Interior of the state show
that while tbe shock was quite severe no one
was Injured and the property loss will be
nominal.
SMELTER OPERATIVES STRIKE
New ElKlit-Hour Law In Oliuoxloim
to Hmplnyeii of Omuliit and
Cirnnt Company ,
DURANGO , Cole , , June 2. The Omaha and
Grant smelter has been closed by a strike ,
the result ot tbo new eight-hour law. One
hundred and fifty men are out.
Movement * of Ocenn VenelH , June 2 ,
At Hamburg Arrived Patrla , from New
York ,
At New York Arrived Britannic , from
Liverpool ; Kaiser Wlfhelra II , from Genoa ,
etc , ; Cllunam , from Messina , etc.
At Cherbourg Sailed Auguste Victoria ,
from Hamburg ( via Southampton ) for New
York.
At Brow Head Passed Umbria , from
Now York for Liverpool.
WEST UNITES ON HENDERSON
Hopkins Withdraws from Speakership Con
test in lowan's ' Favor.
ILLINOIS DELEGATION APPROVES ACTION
lletlrriuctit Declileil Upon to Ilrlnir
About Harmony In the Pnrty
with Coiinequeitt llct HeiuiltH
to the Whole Country.
CHICAGO , Juno 2. Congressman A. J.
Hopkins this afternoon withdrew from the
national speakorshlp contest In favor of
Colonel D. B. Henderson of Iowa. Nine of
i the fourteen congressmen In the Illinois dele-
gallon were present nt the general roundup
, meeting held In the Grand Pacific hotel this
] afternoon. After four hours' discussion be
hind closed doors It was decided to with
draw Mr. Hopkins' name and support Colonel
Henderson , The conference was perfectly
harmonious. Mr. Hopkins made the follow
Ing statement :
"I have had a full conference with the
Iirinols republican delegation in congress
today and the situation of the spcakershlp
contest was fully discussed , Including the
action of our neighboring states in declar
ing for Colonel Henderson of Iowa.
"My colleagues and I recognize the great
responsibilities devolving upon the Fifty-
sixth congress nnd the necessity perfect
harmony In the republican party. To further
prolong my candidacy , whether successful
or unsuccessful , It Is thought mlqht result In
embarrassment to the successful candidate
In the proper administration of his great
office.
Ilnriuoiiy the Common Aim.
"Believing as I do that my retirement
from the spcakcrshlp race at this tlmo wllf
simplify the situation a/id conduce to bar
, mony In the party with consequent best re
j I suits to the whole country I have , with the
approval of the Illinois delegation , decided
to withdraw from the speakerBhlp contest.
"After my withdrawn ! nnd further confer
ence by the delegation It was decided to
support Colonel Henderson's candidacy for
the speakershlp , In which action I fully con
cur.
cur."My withdrawal1 and the subsequent nc
tlon of the Illinois delegation were had with
out any consultation with Colonel Hender
son or any of his supporters and without his
or tholr knowledge. "
At the conclusion of the conference Mr.
Hopkins sent the following telegram to
Colonel Henderson at Dubuque , la. : "I have
decided to withdraw from the speakershlp
contest and the Illinois delegation has de
termined to support your candidacy. I wish
you every success. "
HcH'ioiise of Itcnilcriton.
DUBUQUE , la. , June 2. To a rej > resenta-
tlve of the Associated Press Colonel Hen
derson said tonight :
"The friendly rivalry between Mr. Hop
kins nnd myself has been conducted upon
a high plane , leaving , I sincerely believe , no
bitterness In any breast. Mr. Hopkins' vol
untary withdrawal , coupled with the an
nouncement of the united support of the
Illinois delegation , and supplemented with
Mr. Hopkins' best wishes for my success ,
all fchow the 'high character qf my distin
guished opponent arid his loyal following In
Illinois. I nm very grateful to my col
leagues in congress who have , without em
barrassing me with a request , so gener
ously testified their confidence In me. "
SHERMAN STILL IN THE RAGE
R'ew York Cniidldnte for Speaker In
Not Ditiinteil by AVlthilrnirnl
of IIopkliiH.
SYRACUSE , N. Y. , Juno 2. The Post-
Standard will tomorrow print the follow
ing signed statement from Representative
Sherman :
UTICA , N. Y. , Juno 2 , 1S99. Answering
your request for a statement in reference
to the speakershlp contesl , accompanied by
your statement that Mr. Hopkins of Illinois
had withdrawn In favor of Mr. Henderson
and that the Iirinols delegation had de
cided to vote as n unit for Mr. Henderson ,
I have only to say that , assuming both
statements to be correct and that the entire -
tire Illinois delegation had decided to fol
low Mr. Hopkins to Mr. Henderson ( and
both stalemenls are only assumed ) , also
lhat Mr. Henderson has the entire Wis
consin and Indiana delegation , also certain
support in other stales , Kansas , Dakola and
elsewhere , ho Is sllll over twenty votes short
of a majority of the republican member
ship of the Flfty-slxlh congress.
Unless a current report with reference to ,
Ohio is correct , I have not lost the ( sup
port of a single member upon whom I
counted. Mr. Henderson is not yet se
lected as the republican choice for speaker.
So far as I am concerned , I have striven
to eliminate sectionalism from this friendly
contest. Whoever Is chosen speaker It will
bo unfortunalo If Iho selection be based
upon sectional lines , or be. oven remotely ,
the result of any promises or deals. I nm
certainly still a candidate. I simply stale
broadly that I am In accord with my party
and with the administration ,
JAMES S. SHERMAN.
SAMOAN TRIBUNAL AT WORK
American Member Chimcii Cliiilrmnn
and Preliminaries of the Tn lc
Arc Taken Up.
SAN FRANCISCO , Juno 2. The steamer
Alameda , from Australian ports , via Apia ,
Samoa , and Honolulu , arrived here today
and brings the following from the Associ
ated Press correspondent at Apia , dated
May 5 :
The United States steamer Bulgaria , bear
ing the commissioners of the United States ,
Great Britain and Germany , arrived at
Apia May 13. The commissioners have
elected Mr. Trlpp , the American representa
tive , chairman. On their arrival they re
ceived letters of welcome from King Malle-
tea Tanu and from Mntaafa. Both letters
were acknowledged. The commissioners nro
reticent as to their proceedings. It does
not seem to bo their purpose to hold any
public sessions , Up to date they have been
busily engaged In preliminaries and a care
ful study ot the situation. They have had
Interviews with the three consuls , the ad
mirals and captains of the British war ships ,
the chief of police and representatives of
the London Mission society nnd the Roman
Catholic association. The Inquiries Hecmed
directed to a thorough and nxhaustlvo ex
amination of all concerned In connection
with the trial and proceedings in taking
such action
This afternoon they are to have an Inter
view with King Tanu and tomorrow with
Mataafa. Mataafa and five of his chiefs
are coming up to Apia at the request of
the commissioners and they have guaranteed
him a safe passage to and from Apia.
Italian PeiimmtN Admitted to Hawaii.
SAN FRANCISCO , Juno 2. The steamer
Alameda , from Australia , Samoa and Ha
waii , arrived today and brings the follow
ing advices from Honolulu , dated May 26
At a meeting of planters It was decided to
accept tlio proposal ot the Italian govern
ment for laborers on the came terms as those
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska-
Showers ; Cooler.
Temperature nt Ontnliii > clcrdnyi
Itinir. Dew. Hour. licit.
r n. in i . . . . Tit t | i. in > i .V-
0 II. til 7U 1 ! l > m 711
i n. in 7'J m (1,1 (
S n. m 71 in Ill
I ) n. tn 7.1 r , ro
HI n. in. Tit ( I Ill ! T 1
It n. m 71) ) 7 ill 71
1m Ml M it III 711
i > p. in as
Imported from the Portuguese colonies from
tlmo to time.
U has been decided by the cabinet nnd
the Hoard of Irrigation that the Importa
tion of Italians should bo allowed with n
single proviso , namely , that the laborers
shall come from the northern provinces of
Italy and be of the peasant class.
Tlio United States steamer Centennial ar
rived from San Francisco on May 24. It Is
taking on coal and will probably sail for
Manila about the 2Sth.
DARING THEFT ON SHIPBOARD
Clever Itoliliern Ilrcnk Into Steel
Tank of Aliitnciln ntiil Steal
Client of Col.I.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 2. There was
great excitement on board the ateamor Ala-
mcda upon Its arrival from Australia to
day when It was discovered that a box
containing fi.OOO sovereigns wivs missing ,
Five hundred thousand dollars In gold had
been sent by the steamer from Sydney.
The- money was shipped In twenty steel
boxes , each containing J25.000 In British
gold. Ono of these boxes was abstracted
from the steamer'a treasure room during
the voyage.
The theft la apparently shrouded In deep
est mjBtcry. So common are those ship
ments of gold that each vessel belonging
to the Oceanic Steamship company has a
special steel tank constructed for the safe
carriage of the treasure. In the Alamcda
this vault , as It may be called. Is formed
of steel plates , each fivo-slxtecnlhs of an
inch thick. It Is located under the Bleer-
ago dining room and the only mode of
entering it Is through a small trap door ,
secured with an Iron bar and a Yale lock.
The lock was scaled with the stamp of
the steamship company nftor the boxes of
sovereigns had been counted and receipted
for by the purser and the key of the lock
placed In the safeIn the purser's room.
The purser declares that the key to the
lock has never been taken from the safe
from the tlmo the steamer sailed from
Sydney until the arrival here. The seal
over the lock was unbroken and yet the
consignment was short 5,000 sovereigns , rtfo
one questions that twenty boxes were placed
in the steel tank at the beginning of the
voyage and yet but nineteen boxes wcro
In the tank when the steamer arrived.
When the IOFS was reported to the cap
tain ho took extraordinary palna to locate
the stolen treasure nnd to discover the
thief. A thorough search was made of
the ship and every passenger as well is
all of the crow were obliged to undergo
an ordeal of rigid examination.
None of the. officers will discuss the- matter -
tor , their mouths having been perfectly
scaled , but none will claim that the miss
ing treasure was found. The mysterious
character of the theft , the deftness with
which It wns accomplished and the clever
ness with which k"was concealed , has puz
zled officials and 'detectives alike. The gen
erally accepted theory is that a number
were implicated in the theft and that when
the box of sovereigns was secured It was
opened and the gold devtded among the
robbers nnd concealed until they could safely
remove It for their own use.
The police have arrested five men who
came on the steamer on suspicion. As yet ,
however , no charge has been placed against
them , and the authorities for the present
refuse to disclose their names.
The latest theory of the police Is that
the missing box was never In the. steel
tank. The boxes are heavy , each weighing
about ninety pounds , as they were brought
on board they were checked by the purser
and chief officer and carried to the strong
room by two porters. It is now believed
that a game of flim-flam was played at this
stage , and the box , Instead of being placed
In its proper receptacle , was opened and
the money either taken on shore before the
steamer sailed from Sydney , or else divided
among the confederates , who wcro among
the passengers.
SHOOTING A WAY INTO OFFICE
I'olltlenl JIIfthnilN In New Mexico Are
Out In the Fountain
Murder CIINC.
HILLSBORO , N. M. . Juno 2. The political
phases of tbo Fountain murder case dcvel
oped today. The court refused to entertain
matters relating to political parties. The
testimony showed the strong political feel
ing against Leo nnd Alllllaml , but did not
connect them directly with the Fountain
murder.
Ex-Sheriff Garrett was cross-examined by
Attorney Fall. Speaking to an objection ,
uMr. Fan said :
"Garrott was ousted from the sheriff's
office because ho refused to murder Leo and
Gllllland and other murderers were put in.
Wo will show that they refused Leo a hear
ing waiting for tbo administration to
change. "
Garrett said : "Tho Masonic ledge was
paying the expense of the Investigation.
You , " addressing Attorney Fall , "and others
had boon shooting at each other a good deal ,
I bellovo it was called political feeling. "
Hero the witness starticd the listeners by
saying that Attorney Fan had gone with him
to Santa Fe and got two county commls
sloncrs removed BO that ho ( Garrett ) could
bo appointed sheriff. Garrett then recited
bow Kearney was killed and Lou had the
drop on the posse from the housetop , but
agreed to dc let on condition that Garrett
should leave and tell the truth.
"Several shots , however , were fired
through the roof at us , " he added , "n'ftor ' wo
began to talk. " When the killing of Kear
ney , a member of the sheriff's posse , was de
tailed today bywitnesses the court room
was crowded and talk of trouble was renewed -
nowod among Mexicans , who congregated
about the court house door. Extra deputies
are scattered ribout the court loom and Leo !
and Gllllland , the defendants , have a heavy j
guard , assassination being feared. |
The prosecution will probably rest to
morrow. The defense will try to establish
an alibi and If It becomes necessary wit
nesses will bo called from Illinois to tes ,
tify that they saw Colonel Fountain alive
after bo IK said to have been murdered and
that ho tried to avoid recognition.
DcNponileiit Woniiin DrliiUn 1'nlnon.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 2. A woman
known as Dorothy Murphy and also as Mrs.
Herbert Clark committed suicide here today
by swallowing carbolic acid. The woman
came hero three years ago with her hus
band , the absconding cashier of the Bank of
Lynn , Mat . , who made away with $67,000 of j
the bank's funds. He was extradited and Is
serving a seven years' sentence for his
crime.
KrnlKht HnnillerM * Strike Hiided.
BUFFALO , June 2. The freight handlers ,
housemen and dockmen resumed work at ill
the docks today and work in proceeding us
usual.
TRAIN IS HELD UP
Westbound Mail ou the Union PaoiCo Inlli
Prey to Six Robbers.
DEED IS COMMITTED NEAR WILCOX , WYO
Express Oar is Blown Up with DynnnilU
and the Safe Rifled.
ENGINEER JONES WOUNDED IN THE HEAD
Mail Oar is Damaged by Explosion and
Bridge Partly Wrecked ,
OFFICERS ARE NOW HOT ON THE TRAIL
AtlnoU Upon the Trnln Taken Plnec
iiK n Storm ami nt a
Lonely Plnec In the
Just before daylight Friday , and in
the midst of n dlunchlng rain six maul. , d
bandits held up u Union Pacific train jii t
beyond Wllcox , Wyo. , blow up the cxp tet
car with dynamite , Bcvcrcly wounded ilit en
glneer nnd escaped Into the mountain , \.i.n
their booty. The robbery was one of the
boldest that has occurred on any wv-jtuu
railroad In years , but , according tj the
statements of the local oniclals of the p * .
press company , the plunderers obt Incd
only a nominal reward for their oxer Ions.
A posse of well-armed and determined inn ,
headed by the- sheriff or Carbon coutul l
close ou their trail and It Is not bel.e\ui
that they can escape capture and pu. ish-
me in.
Only meager details of the affair arc yet
available. The drat Information that ror chel
the Union J'acillc olllclals came Fud.iy
morning in a brief telegram from Engineer
Jones , who was at the throttle of the train ,
and which contained the following :
First section , No. 1 , held up ono n.llo
west ofVllcox. . Kxprcss car blown up ,
mall car damaged , safe blown open , ci n-
tents gone. Wo were ordered to pull o\or
bridge just west of Wllcox. nnd nftor we
passed the bridge the explosion occurred.
Can't tell how bad bridge Is damaged. Hove
telegraphed for outfit to repair It. No onu
hurt except Jones ; scalp wound a'nd cut
on hand JONKS. Englnear
During the forenoon the dispatch was sup-
plomcnted by several other telegrams , cn < h
of which added one or two details to what
was already at hand. These Indicate th-t
the robbers boarded the train at Wile' ' x ,
where No. 1 Is duo at 2:09 : a. in. As the
train reached the brldgo ono or more of t ! o
robbers crawled Into the cab and , wl.'h
leveled weapons , ordered Engineer Jones
to pull across and stop on the other slda.
They lined Dynamite.
Other members of the gang wore at work
In the express car , where a heavy charge
of dynamite was placed to blow open tha
safe. Just as the onglno pulled off the
bridge there was a tremendous explosion
that drove tlio remnants of the express car
100 feet In every direction , SOVQ { irf one end
of the mall car and knocked out a number
of the stringers of the bridge. The wound1) )
received by Engineer Jones were dealt by
the Hying missiles scattered by the explosion
It did not take the robbers long to com
plete their work. The express car was
knocked Into kindling wood and the big
safe was open and ready for their fingers ,
They quickly snatched its contents , signaled
to their confederates on the engine and before -
fore the passengers and the remainder of the
train crow know what had happened they
wcro scurrying away towards liberty.
( As the train Is duo at Medicine Bow at
2:35 : and the dispatch from Engineer Jones
did not arrive until nearly two hours later
It Is presumed that It required nearly that
time to dispose of the wreckage and permit
the train to proceed. The run to Medlclno
Bow was made as quickly as possible ami
there the engineer wired the news to head
quarters nt Omaha , whllo the local ofllclnls
routed out the sheriff , who immediately
organized a posse and took the trail.
OfTiCiTM II < > ( on ( In * Trull.
Whllo the rain that fell In torrents whllo
the robbery was going on assisted to screen
the operations of the robbers , It will nisi
assist materially In their capture. The soft
ground makes the trail as plain as rould I a
desired and the sheriff declares that ho will
have his men before night.
A later telegram from the scene of the
robbery conveyed the Information that the
west bent of the brldgo WON shattered. It
will require new stringers nnd some slight
additional repairs , but the damage Is not
serious enough to Interfere with the regular
running of trains. The passengers worn
scared out of their wits by the startling ex
plosion Just as they wcro In the depth of
their matutinal slumber , but none of them
were disturbed by the robbers , who seemed
satisfied with the contents of the express
safe.
safe.The
The local officials of the express company
have received no Information beyond n telegram -
gram which stated that the train had boon
hold up and the safe blown open. This
arrived early this morning , and General
Superintendent F. C. Oentsch left at once
for Medlclno Dow , It Is stated at the local
headquarters that the contents of the safe
could not have boon of particular Impor
tance. It contained practlcalry nothing when
It left Omaha , and very few valuables are
picked up along this route , The express
officials assume to bo moro worried about
the damage to the eafo and other furniture
of the car than on account of the probable
loss of money and valuables ,
Conductor Storcy'o Te nrrniii.
A telegram from Conductor Storey re
ceived at the Union Pacific headquarters
late yesterday throw * some additional
light on the occurrence nnd supplies details
that wore missing earlier In the day. Con-
i ductor Storey says that the robbers flagged
the train with red and white lights nnd
stopped It about ono and one-half mllca
, west of Wllcox.- There were six In the
1 gang and four of them got on the engine.
i The conductor came forward to ascertain
I what stopped them ami ono of the four men
on the cnglno covered him with bla gun
and compelled him to remain quiet.
The two remaining bandits went for the
mall car. They cut off the tourist nnd
special cars and took the * remainder of the
train a mile further west , There they blow
In the sldo door of the mail car and during
the excitement Storey got away and ran
back to flag the second section and prevent
a collision. Then the robhera tried to blow
up the bridge , but without Inflicting Bum-
clent damage to cut off pursuit ,
The next move of the gang was to take
tbo mall and express cars to the top of the
hill between Aurora and Wllcox , where they
blow open the safe , The express matter
was badly damaged , but the baggage es
caped with only alight Injury. Conductor
Storey was unable to estimate the value of
tbo "swag" that was secured.
Itolilicrii DlNplny Duiitfer Hliriiiil.
LARAM1H , Wyo. , Juno 2. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) The Union 1'aclflo UanicenUuenUl