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PRESIDENT OF
rriAiiAr nrin
MIANUt UtHUi
I
J Fanre Expires in tbe Falace
of the Elysee From Aq
Attack of Apoplexy.
fBE NATION'S NEW CBISIS
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frime
Minister Dupuy Warns the
Prefects to Be Vigilant.
Jtn*Ident Faure Was Stricken Suddenly
I While at Work In His Study, and Died
tea Few Hours?Medical Aid Was of
t So Avail?Premier Dupuy Informed the
; Functionaries of France's Bereavement
?Me Issned a Note Appealing For Vlclknee-IIi?
Grief of tlio Dead Statesman's
Family?At His Bedside "When
He Expired?31. Fanre's Career.
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?' I fun (By Cable).?M. Felix Faure, slxt,
President of the third French Republic
mad suddenly of apoplexy at 10 o'clock
JEfanrsday night. He had been slightly in*
disposed for a day or two, but ho did not
feoasider himself as really ill.
|. X. Faure was in his study in the Palace
M the Elysee at about 5 o'clock Wednesday
Htemoon, when he summoned his valet,
otnplalning of fatigue and weakness. The
P assisted Dim to a sora ana ur. numwas
called to treat the President
; ISBSIDZXT M. FELIt FArEE, OF FBANCE.
finding tbe action of the heart feeble, Dr.
Humbert administered ether, bet declared
that there was nothing sdllous about M;
Faore's condition. Nevertheless, the Pres<
Ident grew worse and other physicians
were summoned, Inoludlog Dra. Potaiq and
laonnelongue, and it was speedily realized
that the cos* was desperate. Dr. Lanne*
V? J r?K4- #* /%m a
K{CU? uau siua^iojjo MXVU^U W ** M
gbboring pharmacy, but their application
had only a slight effect.
\ The deatn agony began at 9.50 o'clock,
and M. Faure passed away ten minutes
later. His wife and daughter, Mme,
Barge, M. Dnpuy and the civil and military
Wfflclals of bis household were present.
{The newspapers learn that M. Faure suf<
need for several months past wltb heart
isease, but the fact was not known to th?
bablle.
f M. Dupuy communicated the sad intelligence
to M. Loubet, President of the Senatcj
SL Paul Descbanel, President of the Chamber
of Deputies; the members of the Cabinet
and to other high officials, and aftsrkard
addressed the following dispatch ta
*11 prefects aud sub-prefects in France: j
V I have the sad task to announce to you
B>e death ot the President, which occurred
pt 20 o'clock this evening, as tho result ol
fen apoplectic stroke. Kindly take tbe necJ
Bsary measures to Inform the population
Immediately of the mourning that has fall*
pn upon the Republic. The Government
?nAn "Aim onflna vlntlonaa of fltla
ASU1AIO U^/V/iA JUUl OVUTO f i^llUUUU Ufc kUiJ
painful juncture. ' I
1 By a curious coincidence, M. Dupuyoc*
papieg the same place wlilcli be held when
president Carnot was assassinated on June
ttt. 1834. <
1 It vas painful to witness the distress ot
pl&darne Faure and the children. Only
With the greatest difficulty could *he bein<
faced to leave the death chamber, anci
Ten tben she insisted on remaining In MJ
fj0> Gall's room, apart from the children, in
rder to give free vent to her grief.
VBOK TANNER TO PRESIDENT.
M. Faure Won His War to the Top by
Hard Work and Ambition.
' Francois Felix Faure, sixth President of
khe third IteDUbllc of France, wrs born on
January 20, 1841. His lather was Jean
JPaure, a cabinetmaker. Faure was edu-l
Bated in a private commercial school, and*
was then sent to England for two years.'
When quite young he married the daughter
of M. Belluot. an attorney in Ambolse.l
' He became President of the Havre Cham-!
ler of Commerco, and during the Franco-!
Prussian war held the office of Deputy
Mayer. In August, 1881, Faure offered
himself as u Republican candidate for!
Parliament in the Third District of Havre
and was elected. He wus appointed
.Voder Secretary of State for Colonies
ftn the Gambcttn administration, and
Kid the same offlco iu the Ministries of
Ivi Ferry (1833), M. Brisson (1885)
. and M. Tlrard (1887). In May. 1391, he became
Minister of Marine In M. Dupuy's
Cabinet, and was appointed Vice-President
f the Chamber of Deputies, a position to
,vbich he wus several times elected. On
tb? retirement of Cusimir-Perier, who resigned
the Presidency on January 16, 1895,
ke was chosen President by 430 votes as
gainst 360 given to Henri Brisson, the election
taking piaceon January 17.
Killed by a Falling Icicle.
/ A huge ioiclo fell from the eaves of the
Sex mills as Kansas City, Mo., a few days
ago, and pierced the skull of Ulysses O.
Gibson, a Chicago and Alton check clerk,
Who was busy marking cars on<a siding!
SThe ice pierced Gibson's skull and be died
almost instantly. He was thirty years and
pnmarrled.
The New Congressional Librarian.
The President at Washington has nomi
fcated Samuol J. Barrows, who represent;
the Tenth District of Massachusetts In Congress,
to be Librarian of Congress.
Tli? Labor World.
Women's membership in trades unions is
almost wnony connuoa to cue ciotning aau
tobacco trades.
Wages are dreadfully low in Cuba and
Sundreds of thousands ot natives can be?
kirod for fifty cents per day.
Eighteen large manufacturers now use
Hie union labels of tho Boot and Shoe
Yorkers' International Union.
' The Labor Pre3S Association of the State
f New York is composed ot seventeen lafcor
papers published in the State.
Japanese workmen are obliged to weai
a their caps and baolcs an Inscription statteg
their business and their employer's
iHise.
I THE NEWS EPITOMIZES,' v
TVa?lilnsrton Item*.
The War Department has honorably discharged
Major-Generals Butler and Sumner
and Brigadier Generals Kline, McKee,
Wiley. Lincoln and Combs, all of the volunteer
army.
The Commission on the Codification ol
the United Stfttes Criminal and Penal
Laws recommended to Congress a law to
prohibit the use of private letter-boxes.
Private William J. Edwards, Company A,
Seventh United States Volunteer Infantry.
fouDd guilty by a court-martial convened
:it Macon, Ga.. of murder, and sentenced
to dishonorable discharge, forfeiting all
pay and allowances, and to be confined at
uara moor lor niDRiy-nine years. ine sentence
has heen approved, and the penitentiary
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., designated
as the place of confinement.
The Item of $20,000,000 for payment to
Spain under the terms of the Peace Treaty
was stricken out of the Siindrv Civil bill,
on a point or order in the House. The
fight for the Nicaragua Canal bill was resumed.
In the Senate the Army Reorganization
bill was reported by Mr. Hawlev. and a
compromise proposition was submitted by
Mr. Cockrell in behaif of the Democrats.
The Military Academv Appropriation bill
was passed, and the Naval Personnel and
Postofflce bills were considered.
Domentlc.
Thieves ransacked the former home 01
Calvin S. Brlce, in Lima, Ohio, to which It
Is supposed many valuables had been
shipped from the Brlce home In New York.
The amount of goods stolen is not known.
Judge Thomas Mittenberger, of Bellefontalne,
Ohio, was found dead In bed a few
days ago and his wife In an unconscious
and dying condition. Escaping gas from a
broken fixture was the cause.
Within sight of a number of fishermen a
well-dressed man walked out on the Ice in
the lake In Chicago a few days ago and,
finding an airhole, deliberately drowned
himself. No clue to his identity has been
found and tne body was not recovered.
The engagement of Miss Clara Fitch, of
Louisville, Ky., to Edwin Stanton Carpenter,
of Pittsburg, Penn., was announced a
few days ago. In the afternoon Miss Fltoh
received a telegram of Mr. Carpenter's sudden
death in New York City.
Ebenezer Havens, aged seventy years,
was killed almost instantly at Rocky Hill,
near Mlddletown, Conn., a few days ago,
while cutting ice. Havons was working on
a machine used to plane ice, when he suddenly
slipped'and fell into it. Both of his
legs were severed above the knees and he
died in a minute or two later.
Charles Davis was Instantly killed and
John Sullivan and Gilbert Mott were Injured
in a cave-in at the Central City
mines, near Joplto, Mo., a few days ago.
Davis was burled under tons of earth and
rocks. Sullivan had one leg broken, and
Mott had one leg badly bruised and received
other severe bruises.
According to the death returns filed at
the Health Office, Louisville, Ky., a few
days ago, Rosetta Washington died at 135
I - m n?fAtn>N?ti
years ui natiiciau'/o uu^uwiovu,
colored, whose age was reported at 109
years, died of pneumonia. j
George Panzeter, forty-six years old, a
maltster out of work, in New York City a
few days ago shot and killed his wife,
Anna, forty-six years old, and her boarder,
John Goltze, because she refused longer to
support him. Panzeter escaped.
The United States cruiser Marblehead
reached New York port a few days ago,
after a temptuous voyage from Boston, Id
which she narrowly escaped collision with
the Cunarder Etruria.
The Missouri Senate, at Jefferson City,
hns passed a house resolution asking Congress
to provide for the election of United
States Senators by the direct vote of the
people.
Three persons were Durnad to death In
the fire which destroyed the Arlington flats
In Chicago. The dead are: Fred. A. Marte,
a mail carrier, his wife and their Infant
eon.
Tames Pratt, a millionaire of Hackensack,
N. J., a few days ago took out formal
papers of adoption for a four-year-old
girl in a State institution. Mr. Pratt has
eleven children of his own, but he said he
wanted to make tho number an evon one.
Judge Zabriskie signed the papers.
At Sneedville, Ark., a few days ago, the
home of Charles Bannister, a farmer, was
destroyed by Are. Three ohildren, aged
seven, nine and twelve, were burned to
death in the flames.
J. W. Jorgenson. eon of C. E. Jorgenson,
a wholesale furniture manufacturer, of
Chicago, was arrested a few day* ago,
charged with cutting off the hair of Erna
Franskey, thirteen years eld. It is believed
that Jorgenson has been guilty of similar
offences during a period of five year3 past.
S. Odakaki. representing the interests of
the Mitsui family in Japan, is in Seattle,
Wash., for the purpose of securing a number
of bright American boys to be sent to
Japan and China and educated in Oriental
business methods, with a view of extending
trade with the United States. The Mitsui
family, it is said, i3 the richest in Japan,
and its various interests are capitalized at
over $50,000,000.
The graduating exercises of the Military
Academy at West Point took place a few
days aso. Seventv-two youn? men received
their diplomas from Colonel A. L. Mills,
the Superintendent. Colonel Mills welcomed
the young men Into the ranks of the
army. The ceremonies took place in the
Cullum Memorial Hall.
Mary Hubbard, twenty-two years old, of
Brooklyn, was arrested a few days ago on
6'jsplcion of having killed her two-monthsold
baby, which was found dead in bed by
her side, and was supposed to have been
accidentally smothered.
The New York and the Indiana left the
Port of New York to join the other vessels
of the North Atlantic Squadron at Havana
fnr mnnnf*nr-AQ
Much damage wa3 done by a heavy rain
in Baltimore.
Foreign.
Emporar "William of Germany ba<* pardoned
Henry Tledmann, of Now Sforlc City,
who wa3 convicted of desertion from the
Imperial Army.
It was reported from Berlin tfcat Germany
and the United State3 had made
protests to each other regarding Samoa.
Archbishop Chappelle, of New Orleans,
the Apostelic delegate to Cuba, preached
in the Cathedral at Santiago de Cuba last
Sunday morning, theflrat sermon in English
ever delivered in the city. There was
was a large congregation, and the Archbishop's
remarka were Intoned to attentively.
The British steamer Klnsale, which left
New Orleans on January 25, by way of
Newport News on February 2, for'Glasgow,
in command of Captaiu Murrell, passed the
Irish cpast a few days ago. She signalled
that on the voyage she had been boarded
by a heavy sea, which swept the Captain
overboard.
The Gazetto de France, at Paris, publishes
a manifesto by the Duke of Orleans,
a pretender to the throne, reviewing tne
present condition of affairs in France. No
one pays any attention to it.
Severe earthquake shocks wero felt
throughout the State of Guerrero, south of
Cuernavacn, Mexico, a few days ago.
These shocks havo caused great damage to
property in some of the towns. Every
building in tho city of Chilisancingo has
been damaged, and many structures are
demolisbed.
The following appointments have been
made at Havana, Cuba: Demetrlo Castillo
to be Civil Governor of the Province of
Santiago; Ramon Ebra to be Assistant Secrotary
of Justice and Instruction.
The League of Nations proposed by Lord
Charles iioresford for the settlement of tho
Far Eastern question is not enthusiastically
received in Great Britain.
ICO reium to Juuraeiuus, rraats, n iovv
, days ago, from his Algerian trip of M.
Henri Rochefort, editor of the Intranslgoant,
the radical organ, led to a renewal
of the anti-Semitic demonstrations and
street fights which marked his departure
for Algiers on February 4. Windows in
several churches and synagogues wore
smashed.
Baron Olof Rudolph Cedarstrom, who recently
married Mme. Adelins Pattl in
Wales, has been granted a certificate of
naturalization and is now a British citizen.
In this he follows the example of the prima
donna, who beoame a subject ct Queen
Victoria last year,
THEFBBKCHFBESIDEHC?
M. Emile Loubet Elected to Succeed
the Late M. Felix Faure.
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M. DUPUY AND CABINET REMAIN. |
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The National Assembly at Versailles
Elected M. Loubet bj One Ballot?
Tlio Ken President Begs For Unity? <
lUrnnrofrotlnni In Pnrll.Tlie
Provinces Satisfied With the Election*
Pabis (By Cable).?The National Assembly
at Versailles Saturday afternoon elected
M. Emlle Loubet President of the French i
Bepubllc, to succeed the late M. Felix
Faure.
The official count showed that 812 votes
were cast, and that M. Loubet received
438, M. Mellne, 279, and that fifty were
scattered.
The votes not given to M. Loubet or M, .
Mellne were divided between M. Cavaignac,
General Jamont, General Saussler and .
others.
President Loubet kas asked SI. Dupuy to !
retain the Premiership and the presc-nt
Cabinet to remain.
After the announcement of the result in ,
the Assembly, M. Chauveau and many members
repaired to an adjoining salon, where (
M. Loubet awaited them. The result of the ;
election was then communicated to him, i
and he received the congratulations of his .
friends. ,
The newly elected President promised to
devote his best efforts to fulfilling the ,
wishes of the country, and to "reunite the |
Republicans, who have drifted asunder, by
the current of unhappy events." j
The Premier, M. Dupuy, then formally (
transferred the Executive power to M. j
Loubet, and congratulated him upon his >
election. ,
Tue President, In thanking II. Dupuy, j
expressed the hope of having the support j
of the Cabinet. ,
M. Loubet left the palace in n carriage, (
accompanied by M. Dupuy, and followed }
by the Ministers. The crowds ' along the
route acclaimed President Loubet with
cries of "Vive 'la Republlquel" "Vive
rArmeel" "Vive Loubetl" j
LOUBET INSULTED IN PARIS.
Republican Gnarda Culled Oat to Olsperis <
(Hostile Mobi. (
Paris (By Cable).?President Loubet ar- i
rived here from Versailles In the evening
and was received with military honors.
*?*-1 iiAAlAtMBfiAnc #*Am fhn I
ALU iU JTOJJU VYCU awuidiuoiivug j.*vs4ju kuw .
crowds the President proceeded to the Elysee
Palace In order to pay a tribute of re- 1
spect to the remains of President Faure. *
He then went to the Foreign Office, where
he received the high officials or state and j
the Diplomatic Corps.
As the Presidential.carriage left the St. ?
Lazare station a band of thirty or forty ]
persons ranged themselves on either side ]
of the landau, under the leadership of a '
couple of individuals, who kept giving sig- <
nals for Bhouts of "Down with Loubet!"
and "Resign! Resign!"
The noise and excitement were redoubled
when the carriage stopped at the Elysee.
Here"1 two compact hostile groups were
massed, hooting and blowing whistles. MM.
Loubet and Dupuy spent ten minutes with
Mme. Faure, and then proceeded to the '
Qual d'Qorsay. On the journey thither M. '
Loubet was moro favorably received by
the public.
The appearance of President LSubet in
a carriage at. the statue of Joan of Aro "
where a crowd had gathered was the slgaal
for hostile demonstrations and cries of
'Panama! Panama!"
T? *r\ awIab /\f "DornmtP' 1
AU U^pWOlbtVU WW iuo WAlOa Vi * **uuu?u?
tw supporters of the President raised ]
shouts of "Vive Loubet!" At this, stage of ,
the demonstration a detachment of mounted
cuirassiers appeared and cleared a pas- i
sage for the President's carriage.
Suddenly MSI. Deroulede, Mlllevoye and j
Habert appeared. The mob surrounded 51. '
Millevoye, who donned his Deputy's belt, j
which is his uaual method of signaling to 1
his friends? and from 400 to 500 of his sup* '
Dorters ranged themselves behind the three J
Deputies, phouting. "Down with Loabetl" *
".Resign!" and "Panama!"
M. Mlllevoye tben waved the tricolor flag 1
above M. Deroulede, while the latter har- f
ansued the crowd. .. - :
The demonstrators then marched to the 1
Rue des Pyramides, shouting and flaunt* J
iHg tricolors. The police attempted to
stop them and tried to seize the flags. But (
the mob resisted and finally marched to
the Avenue de 1'OperA, where u Urge force
of police was stationed, In front of the
Military Club. This detachment of police 1
succeeded in dispersing the demonstrators,,
a downfall of rain assisting' tn the work.
The street demohstratlSns were renewed
at midnight. The Republican Guards, f
mounted and on foot, took ud their station i
at the corner of the Boulevard and the Rue t
Drouot. The police olear< 1 the streets and
the approaches to the office of the Libre 1
Parole. MM. Deroulede, Coppee and Foraln
arrived together at the-Rue Montmnrtre.
Deroulede and Copee attempted to make 1
speeches andtnuch scuffling ensued while 1
shouts of "Vive l'Armeel" and "Hernia- I
slon!" were frequently henrd.
The police Intervened qnd scattered the t
crowd, making many arrests. *
Telegrams received from the provinces i
show that the announcement of M. Lou- <
bet's olectlon was received with sat sfactlon.
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CAREER OF M. LOUBET. I
Emtio Lou bet has long been a prominent
figure In French politics. He has been in
several Ministries, has presided over a Ministry,
has been a Senator, and twice .Presi- '
dent of the Senate. His most conspicuous
appenrance in politics, up to the present,
was in the great Panama Canal soandals,
which wrecked the Ministry of which he
was the head.
He was bora at Marsanne, Department of
theDrome, December 31,1833. He studied
law, obtained the doctor's degree, ani
practiced his profession at Montellmar, of
which he became Mayor. In 1876 he was
elected to the Chamber of Deputies and
took his seat with the Republicans on the
left. He was Instrumental In the overthrow
of the Broglle Cabinet In 1877, and
was re-elected a Deputy the same yoar. In
1881 be was again elected from the arrondissement
of Montellmar.
M. Loubet stood for the Senate in 1835,
and was eleoted, and became Minister of
Public Works In the'Cablnet of M. Tlrard,
which existed for three months. In .February,
1892, upon the fall of the de Freyclnet
Cabinet, he was-asked to form a Ministry.
He was successful, and himself took
the portfolio of the Interior.
His direction of nfTalrs, while'satisfactory
to the Ex treme Left, aroused the bitter
hostility of the moderate Republicans, 1
who were in the majority. This difficulty ]
Nearly 200 "Blind Tiger" Indictments.
The Grand Jury of the Circuit Court, at
Louisville, Ky., a few days ago returned i
nearly 200 indictments against persons for I
running "blind tigers." This is the larg- ]
est number of persons ever indicted at one )
time for a single offenie in the State of 1
Kflnhiftkv.
Meat Inspection Bill Is Passed.
The Bundesrath at Berlin, Germany, has ,
passed the Meat Inspection bill. The pro- i
ceodings in the Bundesrath wore private.
Thebill, in draft form, will now goto the
Reichstag.
Liberal Victory In Nevr Brunswick.
The provincial election in New Brunswick
resulted In a victory for the Liberal
party. Out of forty-six members clected
only three are Conservatives. Two of
them are from Westmoreland and one from
Sunbury County. In St. John the whole
Government ticket was elected. The
Emmerson Government is now firmly
established.
A Child's Terrible Death.
three-year-old son of James Etter ltv
ing in Montague County, Texas, was killed
a lew days ago in falling on the ground.
A sharp-pointed Btlok entered the ohlld s
mouth, penetrated the head and caused
almost instant death. .
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was Increased by the troubles arising oat
of the complaints of the miners ot Carmaux.
TrooDB had to be summoned to
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uuiut tuo uiskuiuauuoo, auu buio uiauo vuu
Loubet Ministry still more objectionable to
the moderates of the Left, and of ooarso
to the entire Bight
A bomb was exploded November 8 at the
door of the offices in Paris of the Cotnpagnle
de Carmaux, which owned the
mines, and killed Ave persons. The Ministry
was then given greater authority to
:ontrol public meetings and demonstrations,
and the red flag was ordered off the
streets of Carmaux. A few days later the
Panama Canal scandals put an end to the
Ministry. M. Loubet again stood for the
Senate and was eleoted, and was chosen its
President. He was re-elected to this post
January 12, 1899.
1 Belief Felt In Europe.
London (By Cable).?Telegrams from
European capitals and the comments of the
press express a sense of relief .'that the
crisis In France has been safely passed, and
generally approve the result of tne election,
and welcome M. Loubet tothe.Chlef Magistracy
of France. .
TERRIBLE RAILWAY DISASTER.
Over a Score Killed and One Hundred In*
Jnred In a Collision Near Brauela.
Brussels, Belgium (Ry Cable).?An express
train from Calais, having London
passengers on board, came in collision a
few days ago with a stationary train at
Forot, near this city. Twenty-one persons
wero killed outright and more than 100
were more or less injured.
There wero no Americans or English
among the viotims.
The train left Tournay In the morning,
ind reached Foret a few houi "? 1st*. Immediately
afterward the ?' express
dashed at full speed Into tL _ 'in and
ran into the Tournay train, wu^a was
standing at the platform.
It is said that, owing to the fog, the engineer
of the express train did not see the
signals.
The scene of the wreck presented a terrible
picture. When the locomotive of the
sxpress train leaped on to the roofs of the
thri?A renrmoat carriages of the train from
rournay, they crashed through them and
ground the carriages and their occupants
into an almost lnextrlcablo mass of splintered
wood, broken and twisted ironwork,
ind mangled humanity. Six of the bodies
>f victims were found intertwined in tne
wheels of the express locomotive.
STEPHENS FOUND GUILTY.
Former Professor - In Lafayette College
Convicted of Arson.
Eastoh, Penn. (Special).?George H.
Stephens, former professor in Lafayette
College, was tried here for setting-fire to
Pardee Hall in order to revenge himself
jpon President Warfleld for dismissing him
from the faculty. He was found guilty.
R. C. Stewart made the closing argument
for the prosecution, and then Judge Scott
ielivered the charge to the jury.
' He said that a confession made by a defendant
could only be received as evidence
(Then the facts contained therein were supported
by corroborative proof. Evidently
Che jury found plenty ot corroboration, for
it was only out an boar, and most of that
:ime was consumed la waiting for the sake
>f appearauoes.
8tephens received the verdict apparently
ivithout surprise, and betrayed no feeling
whatever over the result. In faet, it is
stated th$t he expected to he convicted.
It is not believed that he will he tried on
tie indictments for malicious mischief and
larceny still pending against him. Ho Is
aocused of stealing 127 books from the
college library.
TO DISFRANCHISE THE NEGROESThe
North Carolina ^ Legislature Pane*
the Constitutional Amendment.
Baleioh, N. C. (Special).?The amendnent
to the Constitution of North Carolina,
limiting the suffrage, has been
vdopted by both branohes of the General
Assembly. It passed the House by a vote
>f 81 to 27, and the Senate by a vote of
11 to .Co Before becoming a part of
:he Constitution, however, it must be
mbmitted to a vote of the people of
:he State. This will be done at the next
general election, which, under the new
ilection law, will be held in August, 19014
roe avowed objeot of the amendment Js to
sliminate the ignorant negro vote. To do
his, educational, property and poll tax
jualincations are preaonoeu. iu piavsuii
his disfranchising white voters a farther
provision Is made that any person can vote
whether he possesses the other qualiflcaions
or not, provided he or his ancestors
:onld have voted on January 1, 1867.
CONFLICT AT TALIEN-WAN.
Three Hundred Chinese Killed In a Fight
With Busalana.
PzKiy, China (By Cable).?A serious oonlict
bos taken place between the Russians
md Chinese at Talien-Wan, 300 of the latter
>elng killed. The trouble originated in a
question of taxes.
Talien-Wan Is one of thp two ports leased
>y China to Russia recently. The o.ther is
Port Arthur. Both are in the Liao-tung
province.
Talien-Wan is an important town, promoted
by fortifications. While the Cliinise
flag still Is allowed to fly, the Russians
eally are In absolute control and have seviral
thousands of troops there.
The Russian lease was signed at Pekin
>n March 27, 1898. it is ror twemy-uvo
rears and may be extended later by com*
non acoord.
FOUR FOUND ASPYHX1ATED.
2ai Wu Turned and Death End* a Night'*
Revel In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Penn. (8peclal).?Mrs,
Charles Fahrenkamp, aged thirty-three
rears; her two children, Florence and
iVilliam, aged respectively ten and nine
rears, and an unknown woman, aged
ibout thlrty-flve years, were found dead a
ew days ago in a room in Mrs. Fahrentamp's
home. The gas was turned on and
lie had apparently been extinct for several
lays. Scattered about the first floor were
remnants of clears and cigarettes and
3mpty beer and whisky bottles.
The bodies were found by a neighbor,
nrho had forced an entrance to the house.
Wra FahrankamD was lvinc on the floor
ind her daughter nearby. The unknown
woman and the boy were In bed. Mrs.
Fahrenkamp's husband, who is a traveling
talesman; for a New York company left
lome about a week ago on business for his
Irm.
Tha Brooklyn Navy Yard Fire.
A Board of Inquiry has been appointed
:o Investigate the cause of the recent
Brooklyn Navy Yard Are.
A Notorious Qroek lirlganil Killed.
Serrantos Ferrantos, supposed to be the
notorious Greek brigand "Sotoros de Sarmtos,"
was murdered a few days ago In
New York City by a fellow couutryman
named John Zighouros who was arrested
by the police.
Nebraska Senate For Expansion.
The Nebraska Senato at Lincoln voted
gO to 122 In favor of expansion. The question
was upon a resolution Introduced by
a Populist member calling upon Congress
to at once withdraw the troops from the
Philippines.
Tlie Whirl of tko Whool.
San Francisco has just held a six days*
bicycle race.
The new National Cycling Association Is
preparing to go ahead with its efforts to
control racing.
The annual report of the secretary of the
Grand Lodge of American Wheelmen
showed a failing off for last year.
Midnight cycle rides are becoming popuThn
nntinndnans seem to
itti iu auokiauii.
prefer small wheals and small tires.
Vienna, Austria, h&s made a beginning of
constructing bicycle paths through its
streets. Ground has been conceded for the
construction of a new street on oondltlon
that a strip be prepared for the usd of bicyclists.
-frnmrni0rm*
THE DEFENCE OF SCHLEY
An Answer to Charges Made to the
Senate Naval Committee,
HIS PART IN CERVERA'S DEFEAT,
Rear-Admiral Schley's Statement as to
His Actions Before and in the Destruction
of the Spanish fleet O.T
Santiago?Declares All of His Movements
Were Under Strict Orders.
Washington, D. C. (Special).? Bear-Admiral
W. S. 8chley, having receive d permission
to answer the charges made against
him in the communication recently sent to
the Senate a few days ago handed to the
Committee on Naval Affairs a statement la
which he disclaims any purpose of coatro
versy with the Navy Department. The letter
of the Department, he says, so fur as It
relates to him, can be summarized under
the following heads:
?ne aeiay oa uienraegos; tae atiegea
slow progress toward Santiago da Cuba
from Clenfuegos; the retrograde move"
meats oa Ma; 26 and 27; tbe battle ot Santiago,
and tbe destruction of Cervera's
fleet. 4
The Rear-Admlral says that his orders
from Sampson oa May 19 were to blockade
Clenfuegos, which he proceeded to do. He
had no knowledge that there were any lasurgents
about Cleafuegos who were
friendly until the Marblehead arrived on
the 24th. On his arrlvul he sent Commander
McCalla, of the Marblehead, ashore
to establish relations with the Insurgents,
the result of which was made known to
him at 3.40 o'clock on May 24. Then (or
the first time he learned definitely that the
Spanish fleet was not at Clenfuegos. Within
two hours he started for Santiago. The
Bear-Admiral then states that he cannot
see any ground for a criticism adverse to
him, as he was on the spot acting under
orders which gave him entire discretion.
Rear-Admiral Schley quotes from a dispatch
from Sampson in which the latter
told him to hold his fleet off Clenfuegos a3
the Spanish fleet must proceed either to
Havana or Clenfuegos in order to deliver
munitions of war, which were supposed to
be with It. Rear-Admiral Schley adds that
the document is not in the appendix or
executive documents, but it shows that he
was expected to hold his fleet off Clenfuegos.
A3 to the slow progress toward Santiago
on account of the Eagle, he states that she
was a part of the force wblch Rear-Admiral
Sampson had seen fit to send him,
and he had no right to abandon her. He
had been ordered to procoed "cautiously."
Had he known, however, that the Spanish
fleet was In Santiago Harbor, no consideration
for the Eagle would have prevented
him proceeding there at the earliest possible
moment.
Speaking of the "retrograde movements,"
which the Secretary, adopting the
language df Bear-Admiral Sampson, characterizes
as "reprehensible conduct," RearAdmiral
Schley says tbat in forty-two
years' service "never was such language
used to characterize conduct of mine, a?d
I see no reason for it now."
As to the battle of Santiago, Rear-Admiral
Schley says the facts of that contest
speak for themselves. He asks the committee
to contrast his reports and those of
Sampson containing references to himself.
The Rear-Admirul gives the details of
th? absolute location of the Spanish squadron
inside the harbor on May 29, which
dlsoovery was, he ?ays, the result of a determination
to satisfy himself before sailing
for tbe w6st. The question of the
presence of the enemy determined, he decided
not to risk serious disablement until
reinforcoments arrived.
Rear-Admiral Schley quotes the Department's
dispatch of May 29 In these words:
"The Department looks to you to ascertain
the fact of the presence of the enemy, and
that the enemy, If in the harbor at Santiago,
does not leave without decisive ac inn
? nnmm?nHriT on thla. the Rear-Ad
mlrnl says:
"Id obedience to the above order and xvithont
any further order or Instruction from
any one, I did ascertain the faot that the
enemy was at Santiago, and the enemy did
not leave without a decisive conflict."
Detailing events conneoted with the
battle of July 3, he says that at 8.45 o'clook
of that day Bear-Admiral Sampson made
signal from bis flagship: "Dlsregwd
movements of the Commander-in-Chief,"
and steamed eastward to 81boney.
"This," says Bear-Admiral 8ohley, "left
me the senior officer present, and necessarily
clothed me with the responsibility of
the command."
Continuing, he mentions the signals which
were made from his flagship to the fleet
to engage the enemy and prevent their
escape. Describing the manoeuvre of the
Brooklyn which left the enemy's sblps unmasked
by the cruiser and exposed them
to the concentrated fire of the squadron,
the Bear-Admiral snys, in consequence the
result was that within thirty minutes the
Spanish ships were on flre and riddled with
bullets. The capture of the Colon was
effected at 1.15 p. m., and the New York,
Bear-Admiral Sampson's flagship, did not
arrive upon the scene of action until 2.23
p. m., when the latter assumed command
of the squadron.
In conclusion Bear-Admiral Sohley con
tends that the turn or tne urooKiyn iu mo
battle of the 3d was "the crucial and deciding
feature of the combat and of decided
advantage."
ROBBERS GET $60,000. , '
Safe Opened While the Trala Was on a
Siding at Cherryvale, Kan.
Chebbyvale, Kan. (Speolal).?While the
Coffeevllle train on the Santa Fe Railroad
was standing on a siding here a few days
ago the express car was broken open and
about 860,000 taken by .the robbers. The
job was done inside of twenty minutes and
was evidently carefully planned.
The train arrived here at 7 o'clock In the
morning, during a heavy fog, and was run
onto a siding, giving the right of way
to the fast express soon due. The express
messenger, In accordance with the usual
custom, locked the safe securely, fastened
the doors and ran over to the hotel near
tho traok for breakfast. The whistle of
the approaching express train warned
him that it wa3 time to return to his
duties, so he ran back to the express car.
He saw the doors wide open. Tney uaa
been forced from the outside. The iron
door of tho safe stood open, and all the
money was gone. Paper and waybills were
scattered over the floor of the car and
boxes overturned. The morning was dark
and foggy, and the robbers forced an entrance
into the car through the door furthest
away from the railway station.
A SliarlCT Shoot* Two ltrotlxeri.
The killing of Harry Sloan and the mortru
wounding of Callon Sloan, his brother, by
Deputy Tom Rice, caused much excitement
at Enterprise, Ky. Rice was serving
a warrant for larceny on the Sloans. Harryattacked
Rice with a knife, and wa3 shot
and instantly killed. Callon received a
ball through his che3t, and is expected to
die.
Polo y Bornabe'* New Position.
Senor Polo y Bernabe, formerly Spanish
Minister to the United States, has been ap
pointed Minister to i'orcugai.
Newjy Gleanings.
An antl-eartoon bill bas boon passed by
the California House much to the indignation
of the State press.
A cirgo of American wheat which arrived
nt Valencia, Spain a few days ago
gave great satisfaction.
The New York City Board of Estimate
tftis voted to Issue $7,673,640 bonds for new
schools and school sites.
Linns W. Dexter, of Vlneland, N. J., died
a few days ago, aged eighty-six years. He
Is said to have been the inventor of angel
cake.
Luclen M. Ohlpley, who financed the construction
of the Illinois Central Railroad,
died a few days since at his home in St.
Louis. _
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TRAGEDY ON THE OCEAN. rt
While the Ship Wa? Sinking the Captaln't U
Wife Died in Hit Anna.
Noutolk, Va. (Special).?The crew of the
gohooner James E. Bailee, shipwrecked and J|
abandoned at sea, arrived here a few days
ago and told of their terrible suffering and
the death of the wife of Captain E. H. Dar
llDlf, XVUU was 11 ii,nu. 1U uoi uuovuuu .1 at iu j.
The Balles sailed from Cazones. Mexico. ..
for Now York on Jnnuary 23, with a cargo 111
of cedar and mahogany. She was a doubleflecked
three-master or 3200 tons net reari3ter.
All went well until February 11,
when off the Delaware Capes, about nine- N?
ty miles at sea, where the storm struck
her. The storm increased in violence, and
on Monday the schooner sprung a,leak.
On Tuesday, while the pumDS were being
worked to "the utmost, they broke beneath
the deck, and the schooner began to fill
fast. By nightfall she was awash, the
seas swept over her, and the crew,
lashed to the rallf suffered fearfully from ve
the cold. gB
The waves carried the boats and the tafif- .h
rail away on Tuesday, and shortly after- *
ward, in order to lighten the standing rig- by
ging, the masts were cut away and went th
by the boird. For three days the crew, i
without food or water, were lashed to the
rail, the seas washing over them almost Q<
continually. ot
On Thursday, about noon, the schooner
Mount Hope, Captain McLean, bound from .
New York for this port, came along and Iei
took them off. They were brougnt nere m
and were sent to New York on the Old Dominion
Liner Jamestown.
wi
THE CHANCE IN THE CABINET. hi
hi
Mr. Hitchcock Take* Office as Secretary Hi
of the Interior. Di
"Washington, D. C. (Special).?Ethan
Allen Hitchcock, of Missouri, recently i
United States Ambassador to Russia, on te
jc
? . t
ethax allex hitchcock. fe
(Secretary of the Interior.)
' n(
Monday took the prescribed oath of office jjv
and entered on his duties as Secretary of jr
the Interior. ^
to
MORE RICHES IN COLORADO. v th
of
Iltird Dlicovery of Valuable Ore In tho
Great Isabella Mine. IE
ni
I Colobado Spbinos, Col. (Special).?The J;
great Isabella Mine created a third aensa- sfl
tlon a few days ago by encountering for te
the tbird time In two months unusually **
rich bonanza ore. In December,a vein afl
carrying $1000 a ton was opened on the ^
ninth level of the Lee Shaft. On January or
27 a streak in that vein was encountered
which assayed on select samples as high tJ{
as $100,000 a ton. The run of the vein ineluding
the streak has turned as high as mi
$20,000 from the smelter.
The latest, or third, discovery is a vein aj
somewhat larger and which, from its loca- i
tlon, Is believed to be the famous Buena j0
Vista vein, whose chnraoter is syivanitje. ^
This vein "plDched off" two years ago.
While it was being worked a period of wj
eighteen months It netted the oompany
$300,000 for dividends. The vein was en- gj
countered on the tenth level of the old 0B
Buena visia some. - at
/ to
FINLAND'S RIGHTS CURTAILED. Ml
as
Baula Take* Away Certain Liberties In nil
the Home Government. to
de
St. Petebsbubq, Russia (By Cable.)?An tjj
Imperial manifesto has been issued depriving
tbe Finnish Parliament and Senate W
of the exclusive right heretofore enjoyed {e]
of disousslng measures designed to bring az
Finland into closer conformity -with'tho [e;
rest of the Empire. m;
to
Stockholm, Sweden (By Cable).?The
Czar's manifesto relating to the Finnish ai
Parliament and Senate has excited intense m
indignation throughout Scandinavia. All 01
the newspapers protest against tbe Bus* C<
sian coercion and declare that Finnish to
rights to home rule have been practically be
destroyed. All Finnish affairs, it Is asserted,
will be settled at St. Petersburg. G*
th
BILL TO PAY SPAIN PASSED. ?
Tlie House Adopts a Measure Appropriating
Twenty Millions. ^
Washington, D. C. (Special).?The House, ea
by a vote of 219 to 34, passed the bill ap- ca
nrnnrtntinj? 820 000.000 as a navment to 7"
r"r ? ' - - at
Spain for the Philippine Islands. The ai
measure, as passed, oontalns no declaration
of the policy of the Government with pi
respect to the islands. flj
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France'! New President. D
M. SMILE locbet. m
Gambling in General Lee'a Camp.
Owing to the fact that a number of American
gamblers have been plying their trade H
among the soldiers of the Seventh Army tv
Corps, at Havana, Cuba, several gambling d<
outfits have been seized and destroyed iu 0
General Fltzbugh Lee's camp. ti
The Cretan Chamber* Opened.
The Cretan Chambers at Canea, Island of
Crete were opened a few days aj;o by tc
Prince George, the High Commissioner oi bi
the Powers, who received a warm greeting, ci
A bill embodying the Cretan Constitu:ioa v<
was submitted. S|
Triple Tragedy in Maine.
Mr3. Albert Hoyiler and her slitoen-year- w
old stepdaughter, ITlssTlnkham, who lived jf
near Washington, Maine, were murdered 0
by Albert Heysler, the woman's husband, a r<
few nights ago. Heysler afterward com? H
mltted suicide. Temporary Insanity and b
domestic infelicity are assigned as reasons o
for the crime. u.
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Heir to the Egyptian Throne.
Princess Ikbal, wife of the Kbedive oT
Egypt, gave birth to a son at Montazih, ti
Egypt, a few days ago. Their Is great re- _
jololng over the birth of aa heir to the ^
Egyptian throne, *
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m
isa
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le Army Beef Inquiry Calls Him
> n i _
the Mrst witness.
1PUTED FRAUD TO NO ON^H
iwiptptr Interview* With flener^^^^H
Miles TVere Erroneous?He Says
tank Conditlom Caused Investlgatloc^^^Hj
?He Presents the Reports of His Offlfl fl
eero Regarding the Qnauiy ox mv ona^H
WjisHnroTov, D. C. fSpoclal).?The Ln-,^HB
stigation of General Miles's charges re-fl^H
.rding the beef provided for the army in
e war with Spain was begun on Monday
the oonrt of Inquiry recently ordered by
e President. Jfl
The court formally organized with Majormeral
James F. Wade as President.' The
her members are Brigadier-General H
iorge W. Dayis, Colonel George L. Giliple
and Lieutenant-bolonei George B. - .ifl
avis, the last named being recorder and 9
iting Judge Advocate.
General Miles was presented as the first
Itness. He was sworn, and after stating 9
s rank and office, he was asked about m
s statement before the War Commission.
a said he made one. and upon Colonel ja
avis submitting a printed report ot that \J
atement General Miles examined and apoved
it. S
Then he was asked about an alleged in- .?
rview whioh appeared in the New York .9
lurnal ot December 28, whether It repre-^ ? M
nted completely or In part what he said. 'S
sneral Miles read it and said: -a
"I do not reoall anything In that inter- ;3
ew that had not been given in my testt-j
ony or transmitted in my reports. You'
111 observe it contains a number of my 9
cilnatlons to name officers or my rfnthores,
and refuses to answer. It must -,al
erefore be incorrect in its representa- ml
Then being asked about an interview: . a
om the -New York Herald on' February 1, m
"I have a letter from the gentleman who,' M
understand, wrote this, In whjch he says TB
i is willing to swear that I declined to be , 39
tervlewed, and that, thinking something; M
id beeq given out, he had proceeded to .Jfl
rite what he knew were the facts." %
He declared the interview an erroneous m
Mentation of what he could possibly have
General Miles was then questioned as to 'J9
bat hi# idea as to the beet supply to the
my was when the war broke out. He
ated that when it was possible beef on) " m
e hoof was the best for the army, and) ' ?
ought that Cuba and Porto Blco were ex- J
llent grass countries. However, he uu- J
irstood that our troops were receiving J
Iterated beef. "la
Referring to the canned roast beef, as {]
stlngulshed from the refrigerator beef,' ,3
>lonel Davis read a portion of General* -;g|
Ilea's War Commission testimony, gob- .' 3
imning It In severe terms. General! '' a
ties said the oanned roast beef was issued' 1
volunteer and regnlar troops alike on. , J
e transports and In Oaba till the arrival a
the refrigerator beef. 3
It was fully tested by both the regular* J
id volunteers. The first oomplalnts of it | - M
jnerial Miles said he heard at Tampa' J
Dm some of the Bough Blder* from M
in AntonJa, bat he paid little at- 1
ntlon to it at the time, not re
Izlng fully that there had been an? M
ange from the standard ration. He
;aln heard of it aboard the Yale, when the afl
en declared they could not eat it, and be M
dered the Inspeotor to inqnlre Into ft. M
;aln be heard of it in the trenches at San- ' R
igo, but be was still largely ocoupied with II
e campaign, and he thought, nothing #;j
ore of the complaints than be would of - J
laring that some man waa "Woking" fl
iout his coffee or of his hardtack. &
What finally drew his attention seriously 1
the matter were the reports of officers ' I
at, the whole Fifth Corps was weak 1
id prostrated. This was in August, I
len a question of a parade through 1
>w York was broached. General 1
ites at that time reported tnat i
ily about one-flfth of the mea
Mont auk Point were In condition
march through New York. General
lies said this seemed to him remarkable, . j
there was no yellow fever at the Point,
id he thought the men certainly ought /
be over tbelr malaria. He therefore orired
an Inquiry Into the beef, about which
ere had been so muoh complaint.
"Did you report It to the Secretary of
ar?" asked Colonel Davis.
General Miles In reply went at some
ngth Into an explanation of the routine of
my headquarters, showing why he prerred
to conclude his Inquiry so that be
[ght have something tangible to present
the Secretary.
General Miles's attacks upon the canned
id refrigerated beef before the War Com- j
lsslon were then taken up specifically Collei
Davis reading the testimony of the
^mmandlng General in which ho referred"',
It as "embalmed" beof and said it had ? j
sen sent as "a pretense of experiment." 1 J
In answer to a question of Colonel Davis,
Bneral Miles said he thought his use of 1
e words "pretense of experiment" was * > f
ifortunate, and he disclaimed any Inten- I
m to impute fraud to any one. |
"As far as Indicating fraud," he said, "I
[sh to state that no such inference was
tended. It was perhaps an unfortunate
:presslon, and had my attention been,
tiled to it I might have amenaea it to say
well, 'on the theory of tin experiment.-'
3 a matter of faot. it was an experiment,,
?d a very costly one.'-'
General Miles said he flrst hoard comalnts
against the beef at Ponce. The ""j
rst direct statement that it bad been '
eated chemically oame, he believed, from
r. Daly, who presented it late in Septem?r,
and appeared subsequently before the
ar Commission:
It was general talk among the officers at
once, General Miles continued, that the
ifrigerator beef must have been subjected
some ohemlcal treatment to make it keep
ir re vent v-two hours. Dr. Daly's, howre
r, was the flrst'offlclal report.
General Miles then read a long sumary
of 100 letters received by him at Army
eadquarters, giving the various terms in
hich the army meat was characterized.
bese inoluded "embalmed," "decom:sed,"
"Injected," "poisoned," "spoiled,"id
the like.
In addition, he showed a summary of reDrts
on refrigerator beef condemned and
irown overboard from transports. C. C. HH
samans, from the Yosemite, reported the
jndemnation of 8000 pounds, Lieutenant*
t>lonel O'Neill, of the steamship Chester,
100 pound?; Colonel James Hamilton
ewis" 10,000 pounds.
General Miles then described the nansating
qualities of the canned and refrljf ator
beef. HI
This practically concluded General
ilea's testimony before tbe Committee. U
Prisoner* Released in Havana.
One hundred and sixty prisoners in the
avanajall, Havana, Cuba, whose release
as recommended by tbe Board of Parans,
were liberated u few days ago. Tbe
nited States Government is under obligaon
to returm them home.
To Reimburse the States.
The House of Representatives, Washing.
>n, has passed the Senate bill to reimlrse
Governors of Stales for expenses inlrred
by tbem in the organization of
jlunteers for service in the war with
pain.
Boys Try to Wreck a Train.
Three attempts have been made at Keaneo,
111., In the past two weeks to wreck
o. 6, the Burlington road's eastbound
verland "flyer." Two boys have been ar:sted.
The boys, William Long and I
[ugh Vanduyn, were seen by the section /
oss, James Trout, placiug an obstruction
a the tracks a few nights ago, just a few
linutes before the flyer was due. The
oys tiavebeen reading dime novels about
rain wrecks.
Cost of Klondike K?l!ef. f
The relief work in the Klondike under- ' f
iken under an act of Congress by the War
department, Washington, cost about
142,000.
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