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' Sfflf OEPARTRENTIO HOT
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Will Try to Secure the Punishment
ot Miss Stone's Captors.
PLEDGE MAY FRUSTRATE tH-UHl
Tbt Captlf* XluloosrlM, It l? Said. Wm
Hwora to g??r?cy by th? Ilritf?nd??
PaklM Far AaurlMn UlplvBtllc OfIdali
Wko Coadnrttd the XrgolUlloM
For the K*1mm*Ai Afftctluc Xeetlajr
?? Washington. D. C.?A dispatch received
at the State Department froui
Minister Leishman, at Constantinople,
announced that Miss Stone was free.
? \ ^ Now that the eaptlve is tree the State
Department dc^s not besitate to an- i
I souncc Its full approval of nil that lias
been (lone to effect the release by Mr.
* Leisliraan. Spencer Eddy (tbe Secretary
of Legation), and Consul-lieneral
Dickinson.
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Tbe question of burning intercut in
connection with tbe State case, now ,
that anxiety for Miss Stoue's safety i
has been dissipated, is in repast to j
what steps can be taken towards sc- i
caring reparation. The Statf I.'epart- I
meat is still in the dark on this subject.
and no dellnlte line of itolicy
has been determined upon. Two demands
which will certainly be made if
possible are for indemnity and for tbe
capture and punishment of the brigands.
but until more is learned about
of the ease the State
I Department cannot positively decide |
upon tbe step* to be taken. It Roes
withoi.t taylnV that tbe outrage cannot
go unpunished.
KISS STOXK AT SALONIKA.
Thl Brigands Swor* Har *id Sim. T>ilk?
lo Sccficy*
Salonika.?Miss Ctcne and Mme.
Tsllka and ber baby arrived here,
well and cheerful. They received tbe
members of the Anglo-American community
in tbe railway carriage.
At tbe request of M. Garglulo. the
I Turkish Governor at Strumitsa returned
to the women the cloaks and
garments with which the brigands supplied
them, and which tbe Governor
- ? -?
toot possession Or- On SUDQBf. lUK j
missionaries Intend to keep these gar*
ments aa memen'oe of their adventure.
As the party from Strumitsa reached
tbe top of the Chipelli Pass, the travelers
were surprised by the sudden appearance
of M. Tsilka, and thi re was
an affecting meeting between husband
p ' and wife.
Miss Stone says the brigands swore
both of their captives to absolute secrecy
regarding any information cal,ciliated
to establish the identity of tbe
bandita. tbe location of the peaces
where tbe captives were concealed, and
other facts likely o comprom'se tbe
vv captors.
cuuunrnroB to miss stone.
iairlcu ud Wmm'i Boards Cable Kb
Minitawtt to til* MMmry.
Boston. Mass.?T'ae American Board
has sent Its greetings to Miss Stone.
, the missionary released from bandits,
by cabling "Psalm 124." The Woman's
Board cables: "Lore; welcome home."
The Psalm referred to by the American
Board contains these verses.
"Our sonl Is escaped as a bird out
of the snare of the fowlers; the snare
la broken and we are escaped.
"Our help is in the name of the Lord,
wbo made heaven and the earth."
Tbere la great rejoicing at the headquarters
of the American Board over
the liberation of the missionary, and
tbere are hopes that she will be able
to start for home at once. Her furlough
will be indefinite in duration. Miss
Stone's two brothers, Perley A. Stone,
of Haverhill, and Charles A. Stone, of
Cbelses, received the news of her release
with some excitement, but the
missionary's mother, who Is ninety
yesr* of age, showed remarkable selfv
possession.
Wtrt Swrttod la Iht Mountains.
Samakoff, Bulgaria.?The brigands
field Miss 8tone and Mme. Tslika secreted
In the Koja Mountains, near
Prlttp. Macedonia, whence they conducted
the captives through the mountains
of Btrumitxa.
RENOUNCED MONASTIC VOWS.
Iratk?r ItftM Lmtn the TrsppUt* Aflai
TvMtj-thrM I??r?' StrTlc*.
Dubuque, Iowa.?An event unprecedented
In the history of the Trapplst
Monastery In this i-ouatry is made
public. Brother Eugene, for twentythree
years au inmate, has deliberately
renonnced his vows taken nearly a
quarter of a century ago. He has left
the monastery and Is now looking for
some means to earn a living.
His name Is Joseph (Srahaui. and he
came from Illinois wbeu twenty-three
years old. The Trapplst rules are tlie
most rigid o any mouastic order.
CONVICTED OF BR BERY.
tar; A. Taylor, of Conaoctlrnt, FouaA
Oatlty by Oraad Rapid* J at j-.
Grand Rapids. Mich.?The Jury in
the case of Henry A. Taylor, charged
with conspiracy to bribe in eoupection
with the water scandal, returned a verdict
of guilty as charged.
Taylor furnished the money with
which It was proposed to saddle upon
the city a water supply contract of
several million dollars. His home is in
Milford, Conn. This Is the second
conviction as the result of the recent
Grand Jury investigation.
CUcarwtto Baokcrt to Go.
Cigarette smokers are not wanted
t the Northwestern Academy, at
Evauston. I1L Dr. H. F. Fisk, principal
of the academy, has made a speech
to the students t. chapel ajjaii st their
use. and he ended by advising those
who thought they could not quit them
to leave the academy.
Aatl-Konltlc Riots la Ronnnali.
There were anti-Semitic riots at Bu
charest. Roumauia. and the hospitals
were filled with wounded rioters as a
result of fightlug with the police.
Mlaor Mention.
China is sending many students tc
Japan. 274 belug there uow
The United States imports annnually
from $10,000,000 to *12.000.000 worth
of tea.
TDe American cigarrIie luturiuu u>
the British market Is only of very
small dimensions.
The population of Canada increased
ten and one-half per cent, in the decade
from 1801 to 1901.
The Columbus (Ohio) School Board
has ordered that dancing be tabooed
at all social functions of the High
School pupils.
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A REBUKE FOR TILLMAN!
President Withdrew Invitation to
Attend White House Dinner.
Senator Reject?*! Friendly Snnntloi
That n? Kecall HI* Acceptance of It?
Status mt Sooth Carolina Senator*.
Washington. D. C.?The Tlllman-McLaurin
incident in the Senate Saturday
figured as conspicuously at the White j
House Monday as in the Senate. Three i
phases of the problem that grew out of
Mr. Tillman's assault on Mr. McLaurln
attracted considerable attention.
To beglu with, Mr. McLaurln.
through bis friend Senator Pritcbnrd,
of North Carolina, demauded an investigation.
as told in the Senate proceedings.
of the charge brought by
Senator Tillinuu that his colleague was
moved by improper influences in casting
bis vote for the ratification of the
treaty with Spain. In the second !
place Senator Tillman, who had iteen
Invited to dine with Prince Henry,
at the White House, received word
from the President ihat the Invitation !
was withdrawn, and Issued a slate- j
ment concerning the withdrawal of :
the invitation, K. which h? expressed j
great resentment at the President's ,
course. In the third place, the Demo- j
cratlc Senators ret up the plea tn.nt tne
South Carolina Senators were entitled
to rote on the Philippine tariff bill,
notwithstanding they bad been declared
to he In contempt of the Senate.
There was a rensatlonal sequel to
the decision of the l*rc?ldent to eliminate
Senator Tillman from the list
m-aata Tho Pr(>?lllpnt SeDt
Ul U1IU1VI ^UVP%0! MV -
for Senator Cockreli. of Missouri, and
asked him r % a friend and Democratic
colleague of Mr. Tillman, to suggest
to the i&tte: the propriety of withdrawing
his acceptance of the dinner
invitation. The President explained
his attiude in the matter and said that,
*n view of the contempt proceedings.
Mr. Tillman's presence would not only
be an afTront to the Senate, but a discourtesy
to Prince Henry.
Mr. Cockreli accepted the commission
and later telephoned to the Presldent
that Mr. Tillman absolutely refused
to withdraw his acceptance, in
response to the President's suggestion.
The President then immediately canceled
the Invitation in a note be dispatched
directly to Mr. Tillman shortly
before noon, in this note, which
was very brief and formal, the President
stated he regretted that be was
obliged to withdraw the Invitation.
? * ? A# Vlf.
Simultaneously oeuuior oiuiuu. u> ? ?- j
glnla. was Invited to take Mr. Tillman's
place at the dinner as the nest
ranking Democratic member of tbe
Senate Naval Affairs Committee.
8enator Frye, President pro tem. of
tbe Senate, gave directions to tbe
clerks of tbe Senate tbat tbe names
of Senators Tillman and McLanrln. of
Sontb Carolina, most not be called on
roll calls until further notice. This
fixes the status of tbe Senators, who
are practically suspended from all Senatorial
functions.
SENATE PASSES PHILIPPINE BILL
WtlllMtM Actum KcComaa of HtlldbU
TtlNhood?Promptly Called to Order.
Washington, D. C.?Tbe Senate, after
an exciting all-day debate, passed
the Philippine Tariff bill by a strict
party vote?10 to 26, Messrs. Tillman
and McLaurin, the belligerent members
who are In contempt of the Senate.
not being permitted to vote.
n?ith nt Smith Carolina Senators
were on the floor when the Senate was
called to order. The question as to
their right to rote precipitated a sharp
debate, lasting nearly two hours. The
President pro tern.. Mr. Frye, held that
the two Senators could not vote, and
he was sustained by a majority of the
Senate.
During the debate on the Philippine
bill Mr. McComas and Mr. Wellington,
af Maryland, became involved in a controversy
during the course of which
the latter declared that if Mr. McComas
should make his statements outside
of the Senate Chamber be would
brand them as a malicious falsehood.
He was called to order promptly, and
resumed bis seat amid considerable excitement.
ASSAY OFFICES WRECKED.
Ill Djaamlt* Explosion* Spread Terrot
la Colorado Mining Towai.
Victor. Col.?Crionle Creek is in a
state of terror owing to a preconcerted
attack upon all the leading assay offices
doing business In the district. Six explosions
following In rapid succession
wrecked as many assay offices In the
centres, ranging from Victor to Cripple
Creek, and up to Gold Field.
In every instance the object sought
by the Incendiaries was accomplished
by the destruction of the office with
their equipment of delicate balances.
No lives were lost.
Sheriff Robertson has called out his
deputies and Is taking all the means to
discover If possible the perpetrators of
the crimes. The general impression
j here is that the acts are the result of a
I general movement to rid the district of
II hlvti trrnilo nro nurehlinlnir
tiOQS.
Elected President of Cuba.
Dr. Tornas Estrada Talma and Senor
Estevez have been formally elected by
the Electoral College at Hnvana. Cuba,
respectively first President and first
Vice-President of the Cuban Republic.
Senators were also elected.
Secretary Loss to Retire.
Secretary Long has confirmed reports
that be will resign from the
Cabinet but be said that no date for
his retirement bad been set.
Uf.^iiboBM Vm'i Sob Drowned.
While trying to replenish the oil in
the beach lantern on the Sunken Meadows
near North Brothers Island, at
New York City, the fourteen-year-old
son of Samuel Wright, keeper of the
lighthouse, was drowned through the
upsetting of a rowboat.
President Mime* ft Federal Judge.
President Roosevelt has nominated
James P. Piatt, son of Senator O. H.
Piatt, for United States District Judge
for Connecticut.
Broke Neck la a Somersault.
Hairy Welcher. rod of u prominent j
resident of 8cottsvllle. N. V., and a student
in tbe Brock port Normal School,
died as a result of injuries sustained
while attempting a .somersault from
a springboard. The l>oard collapsed
and Welcher fell to the floor, breaking
his ncck.
Statehood For Territories.
The Committee on Territories of th?
House of Representatives at Washing*
ton have voted In favor of admitting
New Mexico. Arixona and Oklahoma
FETES FOR THE PICE
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Gala Scenes at the Yac'it's La inch
ing and the Opera. i
t
FREEDOM OF NEW YORK CITY J
t
SIIm Roosevelt Chrlatena Ktiwr'i Ttnkee s
1 aclit?" Beautiful Beat, Great Crowd
ad Congratulation* From Every One." f
TVlre? the Prlace to Bit Imperial
Brother?Ovation* In New Tork City.
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New York City. ? What might be 1
called a small sample of the strenuous
part of American life, ofiicial aaJ social.
xvas presented Tuesday to Prince
Henry of Prussia.
The Prince started early and ended
late, but he was game to tho finish
and rather seemed to enjey the test of
his endurance.
Tbj great erent?the launching of
the Meteor?was the tirst cf the activities
of the day. Amid the cheers of
ftXW persons and in the presence of
President Roosevelt. Prince Henry
and a distinguished company of for
clsrners and Americans. Emperor WUI
lam's American built yacht. The Mot- 1
cor. was successfully launched at s
Shooters Island by the hand 8
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rmnrcE hknbt of FBUSfttA. j
d
of the President's daughter. Miss f
Alice Roosevelt. As the yacht I
glided serenely into the water* of the
Kill von Kull and her rainbow dress of a
flags of many huej sprung into life as \
If by magic from stem to stern, the a
band struck un turt German national <
anthem. Prlace Henry bowed his f
thanks over Miss Roosevelt's band, a
the President called for three cheers for
Emperor William, Prince Henry
called for three more for Miss Roosevelt.
and what was nominally the
main object of the visit of the Emperor's
brother on this side of the Atlantic
Ocean had been accomplished.
The cheers bad not died away when
- .. m ?-.,1 f tin.
jock car iruui iuc iujui ,<uwu ?.
henzollern save a huso bouquet of
American beauty roses to the Prince,
who at once presented them with a
low bow to Miss Roosevelt. A few
moments later Prince Henry sent to
Emperor William the following cable
dispatch In German: I
"The yacht christened by the hand
of Miss Roosevelt Just launched in the
presence of brilliant assembly. Beautiful
ship. Great enthusiasm. I congratulate
you from a full heart.
"HEINRICH." President
Roosevelt and Prince t
Henry, their suites and guests arrived a
at the West Thirty-fourth street pier c
fron the launching of the Meteor at j
Shooters Island at 12.25 o'clock, and o
went on board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern.
where the Prince enter- r
talned bis visitors at luncheon, which t
was served in the saicon and in the n
messroom. )
As the party in the main dining room J
tcok their seats Prince Henry arose,
and in a brief and felicitous speech t
presented Miss Alice Roosevelt with a ]
gift frcm Emperor William. It was in |
the form of a gold bracelet, in which t
was mounted a portrait of the Kais- a
annwinilflil lie rilnmnnds. Great (
cheering followed, and when MIm 1
Roosevelt responded with n few well- I
? ,
mlt* alict looserklt.
chosen words she was cheered time
and again.
Addressing the President Prince
Henry said:
"Mr. Roosevelt, you are here on
board as guest of Hin Majesty, the
Mrs. Soltol Taken Hunr.
Mrs. Kate Soffel. the betrayer of
her husband. Warden Soffe!. and the |
accomplice of the Biddle murderers in (
their escape from Jail, was taken back ,
to Pittsburg and placed in the Jail (
which she left in (light three wj?eks ,
ago. She w?h only in Jail for a short {
time. Her father. Conrad Dietrich,
and Charles J. Amann became her
uondsmen to ?ouuu.
Over Fifty LI th V?t in Tidal WtTt*. |
More than fifty lives were lost in I
tidul ivave* on the coast of Salvador
Prominent Peoplt.
It is said that Secretary Shaw attributes
all his greatuefts to his wife. :
Sir Thomas Liptou has accepted an
invitation to xo to Chicago iu l'.HM. I
The Kin? of Siaui has jfiven up hi* 1
project of visiting the United States.
Thomas A. Kdison has taken out '
nearly 8<K) patents ou hU various iu- :
vent ions.
Albert Haruiswortb now holds the ?
automobile record between Pari* and <
Mole Carlo.
Presideut Cbarlea M. Schwab, of the <
Steel Trust, has arrived home from a I
Ions European trip. I
fiittJjto.) i . .
German Emperor. and I really believe ;
but It Is the first time that a Presl- j
lent of the United States of America j
ia* over heon on hoard of one of His |
ilajosty'a ship*. Please <tod may It ;
io: Ik? the last time. I wish to thnuk i '
nil heartily for the reception I have i
m<l from the first day I landed up to j
Ins moment, and it is my sincere and j
ertaia Impression that there is a i
trons feelinc of personal friendship I J
rifling Iietween us. May It extend to '
he l>er.eflt of our two jrreat nations." I
The President arose directly to an- | ,
ner.
"I wish ro exprpa* m; nwrty thanks
or the kind words your Royal Highless
iiaj. expressed on my behalf. nnd
wish you t-> understand that it is no
ir.pty compliment that your Royal
Ugliness has already won a genuine
>lnei? in our affections and good will. ]
highly appreeinte that Ills Majesty
he German Emperor has sent you to
he American people, and I thank you j <
tersonally. and. what is of course of I i
11 ueh higher importance, that you have i (
aken a step which naturally must I
:nit closer together the two great na- ]
ions, whose friendship nvans so inueh . <
cr tha future welfare of the entire J ]
rorld. To express finally a personal , (
vish of my own Is to say that I look j
orward with great pleasure to the j 1
lay on which I shall be your guest in j 1
our quality as Admiral cn board of i i
?ne of your battleships." ' |
After the luncheon the Presidential <
?~ Tn-nn. I
Ml iJ WiriL" UI1M-II It# Ul'- ft voi a .
y-third street ferry aud tlience to Jer- j
ey City, where they emliarked on a i
pedal train for Washington. j
Prince Henry, escorted by Rear-Ad
niral Evans and the Presidential dele- I
rates, left the Hohenzollem at 3.2.1 |
>'cloek. and the royal party boarded j
he Vigilant, which steamed to the j
iattery. taking the Prince on his trip
o the City Hall.
The freedom of the city of New York
ras conferred upon Prince H?*nry. Not
ince the visit of Lafayette in 1824 has
his honor b*en bestowed upon a forIgner.
The Prince entered the City Hall
it 4.12 o'clock. The Mayor's Receplon
Committee assembled in the Gov
- ? 0?l?i/*A tli\nt?t* nml
mors rwui. wui'ir i i iuvu iacuij muu
tin suite were conducted after divest12
themselves of their cloaks nod overoats.
Th?? Prince was greetwl by
ilayor Low. who introduced the neuters
of the Reception Committee and
evernl of the city officials to the dlsinguished
guest.
Princo Heury was escorted to the
llriermanic Chamber. where the Poard
if Aldermen was in session. President
^ornes spoke a few words of welcome
ind then Mayor Low delivered an adress
conferring upon Prince Henry the
reedom of the city of New York.
?rince Henry made a felicitous reply.
The Aldermen's resolutions had be?*u
irtlstically engrossed by Tiffany. They
vere illuminated on heavy sheepskin
ind locked in a rosewood and silver
asket. The casket Is decorated on Its
ace with the crossed flags of Germany
ind America. ' On the top of the box
EttrESOIl williax'h yacht mitxok. j
ire the coat of arms of the city. Laurel (
mil ivy leaves encircle the box. The !
asket was received by the Prince and i
laced in the keeping of one of hta | <
iflicers. '
Prince H^nry. with his suite, then I
eturned to the Hohenzollern. nnd af- '
er a brief rest started for the Million- <
ilres' Club, where he was the guest of
dpyor Low nnd 100 repesentatlve 1
American citizens. 1
Prince Henry occupied the centre of 1
he stage at the Metropolitan Opera 1
iouse in one of the most spectacular J
jerformancea in the operatic annals o(
his city. The occasion was described I
is a "gala performance of grand opera 1
under the direction of Maurice (Jrau)
n honor of the visit" of the Prince.
)Ut tiie performance was of secondary '
consideration. People weut to the (
)pera House to see the Prince, and : 1
he centre cf the stage was directly I 1
>ppos:te to the point where it usually <
s. It was at the centre of the grand 1
ier of boxes where sat the young scion
)f th? house of Hohenzollern.
It was fiaid unofficially that the receipts
were nearly $*13,000. The cost
>f the performance did not exceed '
>7000. All the principal singers re 1
eived only half their customary fees,
[f they had been paid in full the cost 1
>f the performance would not have
xceeded $12,000. '
The decora tons could not certainly I
liave exceeded $13,000 in price, and I 1
he proflt to the theatre will in all | 1
instability amount to more rhan $40.- | 1
?00. Certainly Prince Henry never l?e- I
Tore heard such a collection of singers '
is those that appeared before him. and
lo oiH?ratic performance in the world 1
probably ever drew such a large sum I
>f money.
Prince Henry, with Rear-Admiral
Evans left the Metropolitan Opera
House at about 12.30 o'clock. The
oute back to the Hohenzollern lay
lown Broadway to Thirty-fourth
?treet aud then to the pier, where the
mperlal yacht Is lying. Soon after
rhe Prince an,d his suite were aboard
[he Hohenzollern the lights were out.
ind not only darkness but silence setled
over the yacht
Pmm NoTCK*nt at Cap* T?w?.
A movement, headed by Cecil Rhodes,
s on foot among the Loyalist members
>f tin? Cape Colony Parliament, to luluce
the Imperial Government to procure
an indemnity act and otLer mcas- ,
lire* necessary to restore peace in
South Africa.
|
Ha Can** Tar Animosity.
Ambassador White, in a speech In
n?? .! 1 anlil #! ?** ?luti>>i uvits tin i
'or aniiiioiitjr between Germans and
Vimvicans.
Labor World.
Marine firemen of the Atlantic roast
ire organizing.
It is estimated that New England
turn* out 3ti0.ooo pairs of union-made
ihiv
Stevedores of Honolulu. Hawaii,
tiave organized to secure protection
igainst Asiatic labor.
The clsvator men and porters in
towntown otlice buildings iu New York
City have formed a union.
The Barbers' Union of San FranrUeo
has more than 1000 members. It 1
is the largest barbers' union In Amcr- I
tea. I
4
THEPRINGEINWASHINGTON1
I
Welcomed by the President, Congress
and the Diplomatic Corps.
STATE DINNER AT WHITE HOUSE
riw Royal Visitor'* Don; Day at the national
Capital?He Called on the Pro*- '
Irlent First. Who Promptly Returned '
the Call?Ha Saw Doth Homm of Con- '
ircu at Work?The Banquet. *'
I
n'natiinfftnn n C ?PrIncp Honrr of
Prussia has made a preliminary visit (
:o Washington. The visit was strictly ,
>ffleial, and no popular demonstration *
iras attempted by the crowds of curious <
citizens bent upon getting a glimpse of '
royalty along the route of the ride and j
it the Capitol. The Prince promptly ;i
?aid a formal call upon the President *
)f the United States, then upon the j a
foreign Ambassadors by card, ond af- J r
terward upon each branch of the Un!- i j
ted States Legislature. On the return t
the Prince received formal calls at the ' r
German Embassy. j >
The special train arrived at the rail- ; r
tvay station at 10.20 a. m. Between j a
one lines of citizen soldiers, under in |
?scort of regular cavalry. Prince I 1
Henry, in a carriage with Secretary t
Say and Rear-Admiral Evans, passed i
up Pennsylvania avenue to the White I
Bonse. At the White House he ex- i
changed greetings with President ; r
Roosevelt, and fifteen minutes later I
leparted for the German Embassy, i
There be was entertained with the I
members of his suite at a luncheon t
jiven by the German Ambassador, t
Berr von Holleben. Immediately after
he luncheon President Roosevelt
railed at the Embassy formally to re- j c
:urn the call which the Prince had paid | a
:o him at the White House. Following f
the call of the President the Commis- (
doners of the District of ColumbiA t
?aid their respects and extended a wel- \ t
:ome. At 2 o'clock Prince Henry. wltl| t
:he Ambassador, made a round of calls , t
imong the foreign embassies and legu- |
tlons. j i
The Prince and suite went to the j i
Capitol In carriage*. The Prince was i i
accorded the privilege of the floor In ! <
the Senate, but viewed the House > i
from the Speaker's gallery seat. He ; I
tvas greeted with a round of applause : 1
is be entered each legislative chamlier. 1
At 8 o'clock the Prince was the guest j <
)f honor at a State dinner given by i
President Roosevelt. There he met the ; !
Embassadors and Ministers, members j t
>f the Supreme Court, the President's
Cabinet and loaders of both parties Id
:he Congress.
During the dinner the President pro- j
posed the health of the German Em- {
>eror and the German people, saying:
"We admire their great past and
peat present, and we wish them all
Ktfsible success In the future. May the j
bonds of friendship between the two |
peoples ever grow stronger."
The President also proposed the \
lealth of our guest. Prince Henry of
Prussia In these words: (
"In the name of the American people ;
I greet you. and extend you our warm- ;
;st welcome and the assurance of our I
leartlest good will."
Following the t?ast of the President
to the German Emperor. Prince Henry i
irose. and. addressing himself to the j
President, proiwsed a toast to Presi- j
lent Roosevelt and the people of the j
United States, accompanying it with :
in expression of good will and a hope j
for the continuation of friendly rela- j
Clons between the German and Amerl- 1
?an nations. Then followed Mr. '
Roosevelt's toast to Prince Henry. j 1
After the dinner the guests repaired
to the parlors, where for an hour or j
Dore they remained In social conversa- (
[Ion. About midnight the Prince and
bis party started on their return trip
to New York City.
Before the dinner at the White
House there were presented to the 1
President a large pastel portrait of
Prince Henry in naval attire, a bust :
jf the Emperor, and an autograph '
naval seal prepared by the Emperor. 1
rbe bust of the Emperor shows blm '
In the uniform of a guard, with eagle 1
tipped helmet.
Prince Henry, through an official , <
eery near to His Royal Highness, gave '
expression to his deep sense of appreciation
of the splendid reception ae- j '
aorded blm at the National Capital. '
nnd for the many evidences of official
and popular good will be bad received !
Bince bis arrival.
"Prince Henry was particularly impressed."
said the official, "with the
very sympathetic reception he received
from President Roosevelt, and with
the frank and open-hearted manner
i)f the United States Chief Executive,
wtlch save tbe most genuine assuraucv
of sincerity and good will. He
was gratified. too. with the kind reception
given him by the American
public, as shown during his drives
to the White House, to -"he embassy
and the Capitol. I can assure you
that It gives His Highness genuine
pleasure to nave such n warm greeting
awaiting him. aud h; reciprocates
to the fullest ex.ent every expression
of good will that has been given."
Work Reaotiiod at Barcelona.
Work in a majority of businesses
was resumed at Barcelona. Spain. The
factories were working, and all the
street cars were running. Tranquility
rules, but the precautions taken for
the maintenance of order were not relaxed.
The Alcalde stated that the
number of persons killed in the late
rioting was fifty-six. The number of (
wounded cannot' be estimated.
Life and Million* Lost In Storm.
Four persons dead in Philadelphia,
one dead in Jentey City, hundreds 1
of horses killed by contact with live '
wires, thousands of telegraph poles
borne down by their burden of ?ce- [
Coated wires; fruit trees leveled ta .New
York. New Jersey aud Pennsylvania;
prostration of traffic within a radius
of one hundred miles of New York;
Elizabeth :uid Trenton threatened by '
disastrous floods; damage to property
aggregating So.UOU.UOU. This, iu brief.
Is the story of destruction wrought
by the late sleet storm
Confirmed by Ruaila.
The Official Journal at Petersburg
publishes a statement regarding the |
U1'.vuu? oi (ll|>i<>uiais iu ? umiiiik1"" ;
ou April 14. 1S1>8, la line with the re- I
cout statemeut iu the German Ueich- : 1
sauzieger. saying that Itusxia opposed 1
Lord i'auneet'ote'.s proposal as being
unjustitlable interference iu the affairs > :
of the United States.
Klog Wiilin to Vlalt If*.
King Leopold of Belgium has expressed
a desire to visit the United j
States, but has not yet reached the j
point of tlxiuff a date. I
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FROOPS ORDERED HOME
he Mi iLary Fa:cein the Philippines
to Be Reduced to 32,000 Men.
.urban, that Notorious In*ar(?nt LM'Ifi
in th* Province of Samar. Fall* Into J
Lha HmiIi of American*.
Washington. D. C.?Secretary Root.
d conformity with assurance* re<-?*nr
y mad?? to various committees of Con
.ti'hh. has arranged for a gradual r.lurtion
of the military force in the
*hilippinex to about 32.i*)0 men.
Ord??rs have l>een si?nf to <iener.il I
Chaffee, commanding the Division of
ii? I'liitfikiiiiu*^ that hi> nrramre to
end Home nil the regiment* under his
-ommand that were near to the Philppiui's
iu 1K!K). About K5.?n*? troops
ire affected by these order*. The |
Movement will We made very slowly, a i
i regiment at a time, in the order in
vhich they arrived in the Philippines,
ind in each ease only when th?> r?*cinent
can l>e spared wirhout miliarassment
and wiihout impairing the
nilitary control of the situation. All
he troops sent out iu iSW have aleady
be?-u recalled to the t'nited
States witii the exception of those who
e-enlisied for service in the arcbipeli
go.
When ail the fresh troops in the
"nited States under orders to go to
ho Philippines have arrived there, it
* estimated that General Chaffee will
lave i.n effective fighting force of
learly .'fcJ.JWO mt-u. exclusive of the
egiments of 1809. which are to Im
irought home at his earliest ronvelionce.
It is not believed that ir will
h? possible for the first of t!iese troops
o leave the Philippines "or at least
hree months.
Manila.?General Smith, in command
>f the United States troops on the Islind
of Samar, cables that Lieutenant
ttrebler's scours have captured Gen ral
Luchan. the notorious leader of
be Samar insurgents, and taken him
o I-asrunn. capital of a small island of
hat name, north of and adjoining Sanar.
The officials of the* War Department
epird the rapture of Lucbaa as the
nost Important military- event since
Vsuinaldo's capture. He was run
lown on the Island of Samar. Luc*
an Is one of the mont enerpetlc ami
'eroelous of the Insurjjents. He is a
lalf-hreed. a mixture of Chinese nnd
Filipino stock, and has been an irr?>c>ncilale
from the first. .He had va Irttu
fiKtnoaiAii In fh?? mfmntnins of
*amar. from which he would descend
tpon the const towns, and hi* reijra of
error was no complete that the entire
wpulatlon of the island paid tribute
o him as the price of freedom from atack.
30ES NOT POSSESS JURISDICTION.
J n I ted Rtatti Soprrmc Court So Decide*
la the Railway Merger Salt.
Washington. D.C.?The United States
Supreme Court has delivered its opinon
in the case of Minnesota versus the
fort hern Securities Company in the apdication
of the Stare to tile a hill of
-omplaint in that court. The opiulon
va* read by Justice Shir.is. and the
notiou for leave to file the hill was delied
on the ground that this court is
vitbout jurisdiction.
This Is the case In which the State
)f Minnesota made an effort to secure
he intervention or tne supreme t ourt
o prevent the merging of the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern companies
>y injunction.
The decision doe* not Affect the proposed
action of Attorney-General Kuox
:o test the legality of the merger under
he Sherman Anti-Trust law.
MOB SHOOTS A MAN IN BED.
tllll Man Acqalt'eci of Murder u Soot,
u H# Rrtnm Home.
Jacksonville. III.?Woodford Hughes
tras riddled with bullets by a mob and
the top of Ills head "\as blown off as he
ay in bis bed in a hou e at Nortonville.
Suspected and acquitted of having shot
i neighlx r. he had been warned never
ro r??furn to the village, and for the
Irst time went back to the home of bis
'uemies.
*?..-i ? ?i?? ho mnli tr:i? or
unruly llll- Ul?l<l <uv U.v -ranized
ami surrounded .ie house in
.vhlch Iu? was staying. At least a
loz?'U shots were tired through the
rludow of Ms rncm. and the shootus
coutiuued after the victim was
lead.
KooMTfflt. Jr.. ImprofM Itnpldly.
Washington. D. C.?Theodore Roose?
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rvS 7HS00MC I
<s ?^ K33jevc!rr
?vlt. Jr.. is progressing steadily toward
oaipleto restoration to health.
Body ?f Murdered Girl Found.
Th?* foody of Lena May Preudorgaat.
levenieen years old. of Honhntu. Texas,
ivho has foeen mis* inn since I>ec??mlM?i
last, has In-eu fouud. The ?irl liat!
Iwen murdered and her body concealed
in a hollow stump.
wi>.i<np Canchl After Lone Chit*.
After eluding pursuit siuiv 1:imc June
Joseph W. Blotitlin. charged with cut
ling off his wife's head at lloston
Mass.. was arrested at police headipiar
(its at New York t'ity. where he went
to secure an engineer's iiceuse.
Fofillng IT brat to Stock.
T.'ie feeding of wheat to stock it
Kansas has progressed far oeyoud tin
. ..c ,lfll| ,,,111 iu,,||
( Xpt'l-IMIIiJUa ?'i ...
lu fad. so much wheat has Ih?cij
fed to stock that hi a number of ?!??
roil u ties ia the wheat belt the supply
is nearly exhausted, and the hgurt*
:ire alarming.
Italy** Fright Ov?r l.atior Trouble*.
In consequence of the labor trouble*
in Italy the Italian tJoverniuent is rig
orously ceusorintf telegrams. aud doe?
uot allow private individuals to ust
the telephuui'tf.
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Eighteen Lives Lost in Park Avenue
Hotel.
71ST REGT. ARMORY BURNED
Oread Scene* ?f Panic?Rescue* Coder
flarroandlac* of Difficulty and Deadly
Peril?Grave Charge Made?No Fir*
Fl|hU?( Appliance* In the Hotel?
Guests Not Warned of Danger.
New York City.?Eighteen lire# were
sacrificed Id tlie blaze which first destroyed
the Seventy-first Regiment Armory
and then gutted the upper part
of the Park Avenue Hotel. The lives
were sacrificed. Chief Croker and other
I officials say. because the srructure,
which was said to be fireproof, was
cvithout the ordinary method* of escape
which the law provide*. There were V
no fire escapes, no fire hose, not even
a bucket of water, as Chief Croker
said.
After the fire in tup J<eventy-nrst *
j Regiment Armory had rased for more
than an hour, flames were communirated
to the Park Avenue Hotel, across
the street. and. trapped in a swirling 4
cone of flame and smoke. which swept
almost unheralded up through the
building. As stated, eighteen guests of
the hotel were suffocated or burned to
death, and some two score more or
less seriously Injured. , t
Nearly nil the victims of the disaster
had been watching the spectacular
blaie across the street. Suddenly the
whote of the house was filled with
a great volume of smoke.
Up the elevator shaft on the east
side of the budding a column of flame
shot as If flred from a mammoth
cannon, and when the guests rushed
from their room* to escape they found
the great Iron stairway, thp avenue \
upon which they depended, choked to
rlrtual Itnpassahillty.
That there was an av'ul scramble
for the stairway was evident from
the discovery, after all the danger wan
passed, of three charred bodies almost
touching one another at the head of
the steps on the fifth floor. Even as
far down as the second floor the body <
of W. H. Barnhart, of Chicago, was
found in the posture of one who had
l>een fighting, and had been forced to .
succumb to the overwhelming odds.
!t was within forty feet of this fateful
elevator shaft that all the loss of
life occurred, and that most of the Inlurles
were received. On the first
floor the shaft alone was affected.
But as the flame swept upward the
zone widened with each floor, until
at the top floor the entire Fourth Avenue
side of the structure was affected.
The outside of the building
was scarcely scorched, and a casual
observer could scarcely have told.
looking alone at the outer walls, that
a terrible tragedy bad been enacted
within.
Following is a list of tbe persons
who lost their lives as a result of tt?e
fire:
Norman Acton, mine owner, of Colorado
Springs. Col.; William H. Barnhart,
furniture buyer for Soigel-Cooper
Company,' recently of Chicago: Colonel
Charles L. Burderte. Hartford.
Conn., Commander of the First Regiment
Connecticut National Guard;
Lee J. Conrad, died from burns; Mrs.
Rebecca 8. Foster, known as tlM
"Tombs Angel;" Thomas P. Horne.
Denver; Fred S. Hovey. thirty-five
years of age. Lyons. N. Y.: John Iver?on.
Denver, buyer for the H. B. Claflin
Company: Mr*. Minnie E. Leggett, ,
Denver. CoL; Captain Charles Under- *
wood O'Connell. prominent In Irish
patriotic movement; Colonel Alexander
M. Piper. U. 8. A., retired, fifty-five
vears old: Gaston A. Rohhins. former J
congressman, of Alabama; Miss Esther
Schleslnger. thirty-eight years old. of
Chicago: Jacob Spahn. lawyer. Rochester.
N. Y.; George E. Walker, thirtyfive
years old. Columbia. Tenn.; Miss
I Sophia E. Beach. New Haven; Mrs.
Julia Boardman. wife of the Rev. William
8. Boardman. of Norwalk. Conn.
There is much mystery as to the
origin of the fin* which wrecked the
Seventy-first Regiment Armory. The
general supposition being, however.
that a cigarette carelessly thrown into
?ome waste paper started the fire.
TILLMAN AND M'LAURIN FICHT. j
rnclllitle Encounter In the Senate Cham I
b?r it ffublacton.
Washington. P. C.?In the Senate
Senator MeLaurin. of South Carolina.
! railed hi* colleague. Senator Tillman.
I a liar. Tillman, wi:-* ?t a few seat*
I away. Jumped over to McLnnrln's seat
and punched him la the head. McLuurln
struck hack, and Senator Warren.
of Wyoming, and Assistant Sergennt-at-Arms
Laytou grabl?ed tli?
righting Senators and held them apart.
Tillman had charged that the votes
of his colleague had been purchased *
with patronage, and McLmirin de- v
flounced the statement as a "malignant
lie.'* then Tillman jumped for Mci
.....in * n.i minolioil him In the head
iU llUU |'?MV ..V. . ?
anil a free tight ensued. The tisbters
wore dually separated. am! the Senate
went info executive session.
In secret session and after a debate
I lastin? more than two hours the Senate
unanimously roted both Senator*
to l>e iu contempt,' and then by a vote
of 41 to 18 referred the matter to the
Committee on Privileges and elections
for report.
Iu open session apologies were made
by the two Senators, but no action
was taken by the Senate to declare
theui purged of contempt.
MISS STONE FREE AT LAST.
J tin R?tch*d StranoltM. Maccdoni*? Xm.
Tallk* mad H?r Child Also KaUated.
Constantinople, Turkey.?Miss Ellen
M. Stone, the American missionary, ?
who. with Mme. Tsllka, was raprured gj
by brigands in the District of Salonika B
last September 3. has l>een released. B
Nobody was at Strumitsa to meet
.Miss Stone, as the brigauds had given
uo indication as to where they pro- H
posed to release the prisoners. Mist! m
Stone immediately made herself known S|
to the authorities at Strumitsa. a
M?way Ulcaninc* I
Business in London has no; been so 9
bad iJ years. M
Germany's new postage stamps will M
Le issued on April 1. 19
The Statue of Lilk'rty in New York Kg
Harbor greatly u?hhIs repairs. S|
Southern cities will make a great cot- Si
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Itiu ?-? ? ?
A friend of the Tuttkegee Institute
has -;iv?*u $?Yi)UU for a girls" dormitory
buddlug.
A new electric road, part elevated
and part underground, lias been opened
ia lieriiu. Ccruany.
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