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GEN,GORDONSPEAKS Great Feature of the Big Reunion of Confederate Veterans. CONVENTION FORMALLY OPENED General Gordon, Who Was Twenty Hours Late, Came in During the Proceedings and Was (liven a Great ' Ovation. The real opening of the big Confed erate Veterans' reunion at Dallas, Tex as, took place on Tuesday. The event of the day was the address of Gen. Gordon. It was received with the great est enthusiasm by the hosts of old sol diers present. GENERAL GORDON'S SPEECH. G -Ge3neral Gordon's address was as fol Governor, Mr. Mayor, Gentlemen of Committees and My Fellow Country men of Texas: How shall I tell you what we think of Texas, of her great hearted people, her broad praries and still broader hospitality? I but poorly express the thoughts of these veterans when I say that whether we look at her geographically, historically or senti mentally, Texas is about the biggest thing we ever saw. She can raise cattle enough on her wild lands to furnish all the canned beef for the armies of Uncle Sam, John Bull and the German Em pire, and still have fertile lands enough left,, if planted in the fleecy staple, to Make more bales of cotton than are now produced by America and Egypt combined; or, if planted in grain crops, to feed every man, woman and child in - the Union. With such a territory-almost equal to that of the original thirteen States which threw off the yoke of bondage and wrenched freedom from the great est of empires-this great Common wealth hoXds today within its borders a population devoted to those same im perish~able principles - a population -r1fch, if the occasion should come, would wage another seven years war in defence of this inherited republie, its Sag, its laws and its regulated liber ties. In the few moments in which propri ety permits me to speak, I dare not trast -myself to make more than the briefest allusion to Texas history. I cannot survey even the confines of that vast field, made so rich and so inspir Ing by the great deeds. of her martial sons. Indulge me just long- enough to say that from her birth, through all her costly experiences as a struggling republic, and through subsequent wars, the sons of Texas, whenever summoned to-the sacrifice, have poured, out their blood freely on liberties' altars. From __Goliad and San Jacinto, from Buena Vista and Scerro Cordo, from Chicka mauga's hills and the shivered rocks of . the Round Top at Gettysburg, from the charge of her cowboys and rough Saniao,frm vey attel made memorable by American valor comes thle thrilling answer of Texas to free dom's call. No wonder she has inspired her neighbors beyond the Rio Grande with such wholesome respect for )"er powers. No wonder that the Lone Star is so dazzling t& Mexican eyes. You know 'that,. the Mexicans claim .they could stand up fairly well against the whole of the United States if It were not for Texas. But not only is Texas great histori cally and great in her geographical ex -panse, but she can do more in a small space than any other country In the world. As prgof, I point you to little Spindle Top, where a few acres can pour out of the greasy throats of boil Ing, thundering gushers, oil enough to light every hamlet in the land, and at the same time, if government experi mients are successful enough, oil to kill all the mosquitoes from the Jersey - ahore to the Mexican border. Again Texas has the biggest cities- of their size in all the universe. Shall I illustrate by naming one? The ,throb bing heart of every veteran in tils as sembly has already answered with the name of Dallas-beautiful Dallas, hold ing now in her loving embrace more people from the outside than she has population inside. And who are those1 men whom she so tenderly and so loy Ingly embraces? What this outpouring of her people?, Is some Prince Henry, or some potentate of kingly lineage pausing in her streets? There are no Prince Henrys here-no brothers, no other kin of the great Kaiser. But there are men here, who to your thought are greater than Princes, grander than po tentates. Here are men of the purest and most royal lineage-men in whose veins runs the blood of the founders of this mighty republic, whose mission it is to light up for struggling humanity the highway to freedom. Here are the veterans of the proudest of armies hoary with age and ennobled by sacri fee, who by their own individual hero ism in the bloodiest of wars, iy their self-control and self-reliance 'through the long crucifixion which followed, have won the admiration of all men who honor manhood and love liberty. In a word, you, my fellow countrmen 'of Texas, believe, and you have a right to believe, that every soldier who bravely fought in the Confederate army and remained loyal to its memories, as well as loyal to the republic, is a Prince in his own right and by his own achievement. You believe, and you have a right to believe, that every gray cap that ever sheltered the head of a faith ful Confedera.te private, is a nobler .crown than that worn by any poten utte on earth. But I am trespassmng and must close with the affectionate greet ings of these soldiers to this great State and glorious city. Our hats are off to both, and so long as life lasts we will hold you in loving embraCe. Reeves Pa-doned. Havana, By Cable.-Governlor Gen eyal Wood issued an order pardoning -W. H. Reeves, who was recently sea -tenced to ten years. imprisonmenlt and to ay a fine of $35,516 for complicity In tho Cuban postal frauds. Reeves was liberated at once. General Wood says he pardoned Reeves becauise he .... a witness for the State. THE PARADE OF TinE VETERANS Inspiring Scene When Old Wearers of the Gray Lined Up. The great parade of the Confederate Veterans at Dallas, Texas, on Thurs day was an inspiring and imposing affair. "It was as fine a parade as I ever saw at a reunion," said GeneralGor don and General Moorman echoed this expression. There was no business session of the assooiation, a recess Tuesday having been taken' till Friday. The parade is thus described: Dallas, Tex., Special.-With their blood stirring to the same old airs which bade them do and die for their cause two score years ago, the vet eran remnant of the Confederate army represented at the Dallas re union marched through the streets of the city Thursday, the object of wildly cheering throngs. The day was a holiday in the city, all public build ings being closed between the hours when the parade was passing. Thou sands of visitors, coming for the sole purpose of seeing - the old sol diers, were added to the multitude al ready on the streets.- That the weight :>f years was on most of them was apparent in furrowed cheeks and snowy hair, in halting steps and rounded shoulders; but that the old pride of achievement and duty well done remained was also to be seen in the dogged persistence with which they followed the old flag and threw off their years to the strains of NDixe." Many a veteran who in other days ?xhibited a brilliance of execu tion wh'^h added much to the suc cess of the strategies of Confederate leaders, was compelled to drop out of line before the march was over. The line of march, covering the down town district was a packed mass of humanity. The crowd was far and away the largest that the city has ever entertained. Windows were bright with the faces of women and girls with waving handkerchiefs and flags and the sidewalks were almost impassable by reason of the conges tion. The decorations, by reason of the splendid weather recently, were as bright as on the first day. All the available police were kept busy try Ing to keep the crowd off the streets, but with ill success. The throng was far too large to admit of control by any ordinary force. The spectators were for the most part orderly and many were forced into the street by pressure behind them on the side walk. AFTER TiE BEEF TRUST. Attorney General Knox Finds Cause For Action. Washington, Special.-Attorney Gen eral Knox Thursday made the follow ing statement regarding the so-called beef trust: "On April 4th, this Deipartmenit di rected W. A. Day, Eik., of-Washrington; In his capacity as special pssistant to the Attorney-General, to examine into as far as practical, the pz bl ic charges to the effect that a combination of the large meat dealers of the United States had been effected contrary to the pro visions of the laws of the United States. This preliminary examination resulted in instructions to Mr. Day and Mr. Bethea, United States attorney at Chi cago, on April 7, to prosecute simulta neously in Chicago and the East, a more particular examination into the allegations and proofs alleged to exist in support thereof. "From their reports I am satisfied that sufficient evidence Is in hand upon~ which bills in equity for an injunction can be framed to restrain the combina tion mentioned from further proceed ing under their agreements, which clearly appear to be in restraint of In ter-State trade. I have, therefore, in compliance with the law which pro vides that 'it shall be the duty of the several district attorneys of the United States In their respective districts, unwer the direction of the Attorney General, to institute proceedings in equity to prevent and restrain viola tions of this act, directed the district attorney at Chicago to prepare a bill for an Injunction against corporations and persons who are parties to the combination mentioned, to be filed In the United States Circuit Court for the northern .district of Illinois." Young flan Drowned. Macon, Ga., Specal.-J. H. Hough, Jr., son of the manager of the Man chesteh Cotton kills, was drowned in the Ocmulgee Friday evening while trying to rescue a floating batteau. The companions of Hugh were on the bank and saw him go down. He gave no warning. The body has not yet been recovered. Prices of Stoves flay Advance. Chattanooga, Specal.-A meeting of the Southern Stove Manufactur ers' Association was held to discuss' conditions in the South. The recent sharp advances in Iron and Increased wages being paid to molders were discussed and it was agreed that sou'd iron advance further an ad vance In the price of stoves will be made. However, no action was taken at the meeting. Business conditions were reported to be very favorable throughout the South and the muanu facturers present expressed the hope that conditions will remain such that no advance in the price of stoves will be necessary. Paine Not Guilty. Washington, Special.-The Navy De partmnt has received the findings of the court-martial, headed by Rear Ad miral Cooper, which tried James A. Paine, a blacksmith aboard the United States steamer Cincinnati fo the kill ing of Agnes Williamson, a water tend er on the same vessel, while the Cin cinnati was lying off Charleston, a few weeks ago. The court found Paine not guilty of the charge of manslaughter amnd hewas acquitted. REUNION A MATTER OF HISTORY Closing Scene&of Veterans' Gather Ing at Dallar. Dallas, Tex., Special.-The last sees sion of the United Confederate Vet erans' reunion was called to order by the commander-in-chief, Gen. John B. Gordon, Chaplain Jones being absent, Gen. Gordon led in prayer. A resolu tion, bidding Gordon "a loving far^ well," was adopted with cheers. Gen. Gordon said in response: "My Comrades: I have been touched many times and every year this old Confederate heart grows more tender and loving as the end approaches. when the end comes I want your hands to bury me and on py tomb 1 would havi written, 'Here lies a Con federate.' " A vote of thanks was given to Dal las and the State of Texas for their hospitality. Gen. Gordon embraced the opportanity to make a p'ea for the monument to Southhern women. It was a day of parting, and the question. "I wonder if we will meet again," was heard from many lips and many an aged head shook dubiously in answer. Yet the day was not given over to the sorrow of parting entirely. 'very effort was made by the commit tee in charge to offset the gloom which it was known would come when good byes were said. Bands played as they never had played before. "Dixie" and the "Bonnie Blue Flag" monopolized the programme and cheers in the audi torium where the convention was be ing held. To embrace the attractions for the last day, a feast unique in the history of reunions was prepared. Six buffalo, brought from a ranch famous among cattlemen the county over,.were made martyrs to the cause of a Southern barbecue. Thursday six immense pits were dug and as many heaping beds of coal produced under the direction of an expert in the barbecue business. All night long the immense carcases slow ly roasted and it was noon before the exacting taste of the chief was satis fied. The carcasses had been roasting for 36 hours and were done to a turn. An immense crowd witnessed the cook ing and now a watery lot of moths opened when the meat, fresh from the coals, was brought in. All day the streets were crowded with people going to the depots. Freight trains were held on distant sidings to allow of the freest possible movement of the passenger trains. By tomorrQw mjning the greatest crowd ever en tertained in the history of Dallas will have dwindled to a few thousands. Little complaint was heard. Many had suffered some inconvenience and discomfort, but it is believed to nave been no fault of the men in charge of the reunion. An estimate of the num ber of visitors is practically impossible, but the best judgment places the num ber between 125,000 and 150,000. An average of 17,000 meals a day has been served at the mess tables of Camp Johnson and this was slightly reduced today, owing to the fact that many special guests were allowed to partake Lowry, of Jackson; Gen.' S. D. Lee, of Vcksburg; ex-Congresiman Patrick Henry, of Brandon; Gen. B. Z. White. of Meridian; Judge John Rogers, of Fort Smith, Ark., and P'-Ivate John Al len, of Tupelo. Gen. Gordon was calledN away and left on a late train for hemn. Gen. Moor m2.n, the adjutant general, however, will remain for the final orders, the chief of which will be a resolution of thanks to the people of Texas and Dallas, particularly. Before leaving Gen. Gordon said: "It was a marveloul spectacle to witness, forty years after the war. the devotion manifested to these old Confederates, many thous ands of whom were fed.and furnished with sleeping berths during the wholE time without one dollar's cost to them selves. The whole affair was a marvel of successful management, of good o,r der and generosity." The twelfth annual reunion of thE United Confederate Veterans F'riday af ternoon passed Into history. The booun of a cannon and the souding of "taps' by the buglers, and Camp Albert Sid ney Johnston was no more. The last delegations of veterans filed out of the fair grounds and workmen began stri ng the tents. The Sons of Veterans convention also adjourned after a short session, devoted to the passage of reso lutions of thanks. -Tornados In the West. Joplin, Mo., Specal.--A tornado struck this city at 4:15 p. m. Friday. Four fatalities are reported and many persons were Injured. Meagre reports from Webb City and Carterville, Indi cate great damage. The damage in this city is estimated at' $50,000. Houses were blown away and the city strewn with wreckage. Stores suf fered heavily from broken plate glass. The loss Is placed at $200,000. The worst fury o fthe storm was felt In he suburbs west of Joplin Two dead and five fatally injured have been reported. It is feared* that the small mining camps at Central City and Cave Springs, four miles west of here, have suffered much loss, as apparently they were in the path of the storm. Medals For Life Savers. Washington, Special. - Secretary Saw today forwarded to Surf man John R. Oneal and Horatio Drinkwater, each a gold medal for conspiciously heroic service in saving life from the wreck of the schooner Jennie Hall, near Virginia Beach, Va., December 21. 1900. Silver medals also were forwarded to eo. W. Whitehurst, W.. H. Part ridge, John H. Carroll, 3. W. Sparrow nd Bennett Simmons, of the Dam Nck Mills life saving station, for bra very on the same occasion. Increase of Bonded Debt. New York, Special.-Stockholders of the Ulnited States Steel Corpora tion received Friday the circular let ter of the corporation, setting forth theexact terms under which it is proposed to retire $20,000 of 4 per cent. preferred stock, an dissue $250, 00,000 of 5 per cent. bonds, thereby neaing- the bonded debt frou2 IN CONGRESS. Detailed Doings of Our National Law- I makers. HOUSE. Ninety-eighth Day-The session of the House was tame and without inci dent or event of public importance. The day was spent in routine work. SENATE. Ninety-eighth Day-Formal discus sion of the bill temporarily to provide a government for the Philippine Is lands was begun, in the Senate. Mr. Rawlins, of Utah, the leading minority member of the Philippine committee, opening the debate with a speech in opposition to the measure. He de nounced the bill as an unwarranted imp-.: itIon upon the Filipinos declair ing that it would establish one of the foulest oligarchies in the history of the world. He maintained that the Philip pine commission was given too great power by the bill and asserted that un der its provisions, the islands would be exploited for private gain. He will conclude his remarks tomorrow. While he was speaking two efforts were made to maintain a quorum, the second re sulting in a lively tilt among several Senators, Mr. Scott, of West Virginia, intimating that no argument that could be made upon the subject would influence any Senator. "We seem to have arrived at that point in cur history," said Mr. Raw lins, "where there are those who affect to believe that it is sedition to think and treason to talk. 'God God's sake let us keep silent until the war is ov er,' exclaims a peripatetic hero and graduate from the Philippines. who wants to make free speech treason, and to whom might give the Senator from Massachusetts, the benefit of clergy on account of his sympathy for a 'super heated conscience.' And if we are to believe him, with the approval of the President of the United States Con gress no longer has to declare war. An Otis or a Chaffee is prepared to attend to this any day in the week. A few days ago a message came to us that Malvar, the last of the insurrectos, had surrendered. The next day it was an nounced that General Chaffee had de clared a new war and had dispatched in army to wage it against 2,000,000 of people in the Island of Mindanao. But mum is to be the word, as long as there is any disturbance anywhere within our borders or in any one of the more than thousand islands beyond the seas. "This bill strikes its roots into and derives its support from that exper ience upon the army appropriation bill of 1901, known as the Spooner amend ment. The qualification of the abso lute power therein conferred, adopted at the instance of the Sepator from Massachusetts, by this bill is elimina ted. All property rights in the islands and the fate of their inhabitants are turned over to the control and dis position of the commission without any qualification of importance. "The commission may declare war and make peace; raise armies and pro vide navies; regulate commerce with all sorts of discrimination between Is lands and ports; levy taxes without t ihiit ind w~ioiit jiniloimity. It may coin monEyv and regulate the value thereof, ar.d may establish religion and punish those who do not conform to its tenets. It may destroy free speech, and punish as a-n act of sedition the publication of the truth in regard to their administration. It can establish an Inquisition; devise and apply me thods of excruciating torture, compel ling persons to be witnesses against themselves and disclose any Informa tion which the commission may desire to extort. It may practice any or all of the acts of tyran.ny which history has disclosed or genius may devise. "It Is useless to say that this power will not be abused. Attention wIll be invited to some Instances In the his-. tory of our relations with the Islands showing the extent to which our repre sentatives have gone In acts of perfidy, injustice, oppressIon and cruelty." Wireless Telegraphy. Washington, Special-Secretary Wil son has given Instructions ~to Prof. Moore, chief of the Weather Bureau, to make an exhibition of the system of wirejless telegraphy devised by the Weather Bureau, to other branches of the government service and tomrrow a test will be witnessed by General Greeley, chief signal officer of the army to be followed later by a test for the naval trial board. The exhibitions will take place near Roanoke Island, N. C. To Reclaim Everglades. Scientists claim that the soil of the Everglades in Florida is the richest Ia the world, and would, if drained, pro duce marvelous crops of nearly any thing planted. It is proposed to reclaimt this immense tract, which covers near ly 4,000 square miles, by buildng drain age canals to take off the water, and at the same time serve as a means of transportation between plantations. Contrary to the general belief, the Everglades are healthful, the water is sweet and pure, and there is almost a total absence of fevers and epidemie diseases. The cost of preparing these lands for cultivation will be about $2.75 per acre. Governor Odell at Charleston. Charlesten, S. C., Special.-Wednes day was New York Day at the exposi tion. In anticipation of the event a large party of business men, composed of members from the Merchants' Asso clation of the New York chamber of commerce and New York cotton ex change, accompanied by many ladies, arrived this morning and Gov. Odell and staff arrived on a special train Tuesday afternoon. A Poultry Trust. Chicago, Special.-The Record-Her ald says: "Three firms practically-have complete control of the poultry market. Through the ownership of two-thirds ,of all the poultry in the country they are said to be able to fix prices at will. The firms having control are: Armour & Co., Swift & Co., and' Friebe & miter- ni Bnahnielt, L" HOW lHE KILLS TEM i Inc Arp Tries Colonel Redding's Plan to mi Get Rid of Potato Bugs. o, Its the OFFERS THE CHILDREN A PRIZE tio ain he Gives Them a Nickel a Dozen For an Dead Bugs-How the Philosopher Br is Succeeding. I am trying Colonel Redding's plan l to exterminate the potato bugs. He an says begin early and watch for the first the ones that come. Make an inspection T every monrning and kill the large to] striped ones before they lay their eggs. dr My crop is about six inches high. I Se have six long rows in the garden and the other morning I found the pesky ad things had come. I killed about thirty tic and then told the children-the grand- of children I mean-that I would pay ed them a nickle for every dozen bugs they found. That evening they killed sixty and next morning forty, and ( this morning fifteen, and this evening Ca ten. So the three little girls brought me in in debt sixty cents and feel rich. The ear bargain is that they are to pay me back thr for all I find and I have not found but I da five yet, though I don't look very care- An fully. Children like. to work for money ten just like grown folks. I i-emember vrl ad( the first half dollar I ever earned. :,y pla father was clearing land and told me I ed, might have the saplings if I would s trim them up and pile the brush and I might have the wagon and team to haul them to town and sell them. I m had the evenings after school and Sat urdays to work and soon had a load ready and sold It to our school teacher OP for a silver half dollar. I was rich, and Al As'I drove home I felt of it in my pocket di every little while to be sure it was Ja there. I like to reward these little pli chaps, for it does them so much good b and makes them love me. The love of an innocent child is the purest on earth wi except the love of a mother. I have no th greater comfort now than the glad smile of a little one that jumps into s my arms whenever I come. It flatters ye my vanity, for though I am old and pr ugly the little one will hug me and pat my wrinkled cheeks and turn away b* from those who are young and hand- be some. The greatest Inducement for a wi parent to be a Christian is to secure the salvation of their children and meet them in heaven, for it is said in the xi scriptures in three places "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved-thou, and thine house." It was said by Paul, and by Pete,r and the m Spirit, "thou and thine house." So let the good mother not despair of. 'her wicked son, who went unrepentant to his death and may these words always Is comfort her, "thou and thine house." For the sake of ten good people the ye Lord would have saved Sodom and for the sake of good parents He will save ye the children.ti Last year my potato crop was seri ously damaged by those bugsg and by I)N the paris green, too, for I used too in much of it, and so I am taking Colonel Redding's advice and killing off the big striped beetles before they lay their patches of yellow eggs on the under side of the leaves. I Instructed the 2hil- tie dren to look for eggs and they found te: only two leaves with eggs on them. ml With a little sharpened stick they dug bu around the base of every plant, and there found most of the beetles, but I f am already satisfied with the experi-- 1'< ment, and hope that I will not have to li use paris green at all. I shall continue am my bargain with the children, even iftr It is expensive. I overheard them nlot- th ting this evening about going to the tr drug store tomorrow and buying some ice cream, and they agreed to take two saucers apiece. These little girls are great Inventions, and I love to watch them and then ruminate and ponder .~ why it was that children, especially ot boys, get more selfish and deceitful as they grow older. The devil seems to:a let' them alone until they get weanedi from their mother. F' The good and the bad are strangely mixed in this world. New plagues and pestilences keep on coming, both on animal and vegetable life, but a kind G. Providence has provided remedies and at given us minds to find them. But I to have found no way to keep the pigeons p1 from preying upon my young peas as they peep out of the ground. They ut terly destroyed my first planting and have begun on the second. We have te: had a flock for many years, and I never t knew them to trouble the garden be- cC fore. I say, Colonel Redding, what D must I do about it? My wife says re cover them with brush, and I will if IP can find the brush. The English spar- 1 rows do leave us most of the crop, but y( t?e pige6ns <ion't eae us anyfling. Reckon I will have to turn the boys 15se 6h theni. The beais~ Enidsis~aW b early corn are a.lright yet, and the th strawberries seem to have no enemies. en They make a beautiful show, and give th us great comfort. In a week or two we will have ripe fruit in abundance and shall send some to the preachers. Brother Yarboroughi th says he does not think it any harm to cc send good things to a preacher even on B Sunday. Strawberry culture is spread- in ing rapidly In our town and some of se the neighbors are trying it as a busi- S ness for profit. Dr. Felton,. Jr., has put out thirty thousand plants the last season. It was Isaac Walton, the great r fisherman, who wrote in his book on be angling, "Dr. BuU-er said that 'doubt- G less God could have made a better ber-18 ry than the strawb'erry, but, doubtless b God never did,' and so I say that God te never made a more calm, quiet, inno cent recreation than angling." My good friends, Dr. Benham and Colonel Murphy heartily Indorse Walton on be fishing and will sit In a boat hal.f a da'y co in a, summer's sun anr3 watch the corks 00i I ruminate and not catch enough i for supper. If I was as fond of it " they are I think I would move. to >rida and stay there. I have caught re fish there in one day than in all life up here in Georgia. did not go to Dallas, the long spell grippe left me too dilapidated to tra that far and give up my home hab -nd comforts, but I read all about great reunion wi keen satisfae. n. Thee is life in e old land yet i love for the "Lost Cause" in the rts of our people, the confederatet d their children and children's chil n. May it never be extingutshed. .1 Arp in Atlanta Constitution. Indiana Republican Convention. ndianapolis, Special.-Much ortatory d enthusiasm marked the opening of Republican State convention I mlinson Hall, Wednesday. Sena Beveridge delivered an eloquent ad ss. The convention after choosing aator Beveridge, as permanant chair n, and transacting routine business, journed until tomorrow. The men n of Senator Hanna's name by one the speakers was generally applaud 20o Killed By Earthquake. uatemala City, Guatemala, .By ble.-The descriptions which are .be received here of the result of the thouake shocks which were general, oughout Guatemala Friday, Satur r and Sunday, show that Solotata, iatitlan, Santa Lucia and San Juan re badly damaged, and that Quesal ango was prtly obliterated. Fire led to the horros at the last named ce. Two hundred persons were kill mostly wome., and many people re injured. At the capital three irches were slighly damaged. HOMICIDE ON A WARSHIP. ter-at-Arms Gets Three Years Poe Killing Japanese Steward. 1 Vashington, D. C.-It has just deveh ed that on the cruise of the Nortt lantic squadron a homicide was com tted February 23 on board the I a. The chief master-at-a. mes Douglass, had occasion to d ne a Japanese wardroom stewa imaji Mokamoto, and as the la is recalcitrant, the master;at-a - rew him to the deck and beat hint th his fists. from the effects of whiclh a victim died. Jouglass was tried by court-martia d convicted of involuntary maz Lughter. He was sentenced to three ars' imprisonment, and is now in the ison ship Southery at Boston. - Che Japanese Legation here call a statement of the facts, which en furnished. As the assailant en punisled., it is presumed the 11 be no further complaint. CAPTAIN CLARK DECLINES. "sion to King Edward's Cornsatl4 Would Involve Too Much Expense. ashington, D. C.-Captain Charle Clark has declined the_ 'pin ist of special naval-.representa. the coronation of King Edward,aj a President has named Rear - A ' ral Watson for that mission. [he declination of Captain Olar,I understood, was due to the fact a inission for which he was slated Ives personal outlay for enterar nit and exchange of courtesies of ry formidable. pharacter, and en ely beyond his private means. ? Ldmral Watss succeeded mf4 ney in command of the naval oc the Philippines. - The Week in Trade Circles. Business In leading lines has contin d active. Some departments of the' tile trade are still handicapped bj 1 stoppages, due to labor troubeI t wherever uninterruped sbystks are is a large movement of mnu etured products of all kinds. The in and steel industry continuest, .d all others in volume of outu d strength of prices. Other indu es are generally well employed, and e distributing trades are active. Thi5 md of values has been upward. , rled to Enter King Alfonso's Palace. Considerable excitement, his beez used at Madrid, Spain, by the res a Frenchman, .5ho attempted t ter the royal- palace. . The prison ye the name of Saury.. Nothingb prayer book was found in his pock i. Saury was handed over to the ~ench Embassy. _ General Funston Eeprimanded, President Roosevelt has reprimanded meral Funston for criticising Sen or Hoar, and he has directed blid stop public discussion of the Philip. nes question. Bank Wrecker Boggs Pardoned. William N. Boggs, who was sen aced to five years' imprisonment in e New Jersey State Prison for his nnection 3with the wreking of' the >ver (Del.) National Bank, has b)een eased, he having been pardoned by ~esdent Roosevelt. Boggs was cashi .of the Dover Bank, and had another ar to serve to complete his sentence-:. . The shoe Trade Quie.* Che boot and shoe trade Is still quiet ~ .t t shows some Improvement, and e outlook for the fall trade is more couraging than at any previous time is season. Bank Teller sent to Prison. ranville WV. Leighton; charged with e embezzlement of $43,000 while e Ring teller of -the National Traer mk, of Portland, Me., pleaded git the Federal Court there, and. tenced to serve, six years intb ate prison. _ Respites Murderer TIll 1903. overnor Savage, of Nebraska, i pited William Rhea, sentenced t hanged, until July 10, 1903.Th vernor is opposed to capital pun nent, and he avoided responsibilinj -postponing the hanging until his 'm has expired. 'he bridge which has been plannea tween France and England would t $170,000,000. It would require la ),000 tons of steeL.