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f ALTGELO'S SUDDEN DEATH"
Stricken at the Conclusion of a ProBoer
Speech.
HAD BEEN AILING FOB SOMETIME
111 Ian Words Fin For Help For the
Boer KubIIJm la Ikt Concentration j
(' yi HI* Record u Governor of ElihMii
Md la Kktloul Politic ?He
Pardoned tko Chicago Anarchist*.
1 Jollet, IIL?Just after finishing an <
address at the Opera House in behalf
bf the Boer women and children In the
feoatli African concentration camps,
for out Governor John P. Altgeld was 1
kaken suddenly 111, and at 7.00 o'clock
km. be died, having been unconscious
for several hours.
Mr. Altgeld had come to Jollet to
fulfill his engagement as the principal
speaker at the pro-Boer meeting arranged
by the Chicago branch of the
TTansraal League. He had complained
of some stomach troublt on his arrival.
*** net think of cl'*lmr ud his en
gagcuient. It was noU-d~during the '
address that lie threw an unusual
amount of energy and feeling Into bit 1
words, and the collapse, the physicians
think, resulted from overstraining his
already weakened physical powers. <
Jest at the close of his speech a sud- 1
Hen dizziness seized him. and be was 1
Misted from the stage. The meeting <
proceeded, the audience not realizing
Vhat had happened. Mr. Altgeld was
taken to the door of the theatre, where
lie bad several vomiting spells. This
continued for nearly an hour, and
rbs so prdhounccd he could not be
texcoved to the hotel. t
Physicians were hastily summoned
fend later Mr. Altgeld was carried
to the hotel across the street. He regained
consciousness and urged the 1
taewspaper men to keep the affair quiet
Kr fear of alarming his wife. Shortly
before midnight be became unconscious.
He remained in this condition until. ;
at 3.41 a. m.. It was thought he had <
dl?L but be revived, and from that |
time until shortly before tbe end be Ii
showed wonderful vitality, although I
he rnsde no move. Th:? cause of deatrf i
Is given ss cerebral hemorrhages, then* 1
having been an apoplectic secure of*
the brain.
Clarence Darrow. the Chicago law I
partner of Mr. Altgeld. came to Joliet I
and took charge of the body. The I
body was embalmed and taken to Chi- i
cago. I
Mrs. Altgeld, widow of tbe former
/Governor, was prostrated by tbe shock 1
of tbe news from Joliet. Grave apprehension
for her welfare is felt, as she
has been In delicate health for two i
years. Mr. Altgeld left no children. |
John Peter Altgeld was born in Ger- !
many' In December. 1847. and was I
brought to this country when an infant,
??Hllnif iwnr \finifl#ld.
ua pirowt w?mn^ . - -
Ohio. He was educated In tbe public i
schools, entered the Union Army as a I
frrlrate at the age of sixteen and fought
as sueh until the dose of the war;
tanfht school and studied law io Mia- j
oral being admitted to the bar there i
In 1869. He was elected 8tate's Attorney
of Andrew County in 1874. an
Office be resigned in 1875 and moved to <
Chicago. i
He was an unsuccessful candidate ;
for Congress from that city in 1884.
was made judge of the Superior Court
of Chicago in 1880. and was Governor
of Illinois in 18Q3-S7. He ran as Independent
candidate for Mayor of Chicago
In 1800, and was defeated. He
Iras the author of several books, among
them "Our Penal Machinery and Its
{Victims" and "Live Questions."
Altgtld was a Democrat, but not '
toound by party ties. He was a warm
supporter of Mr. Bryan in 1000. and It 1
was said during the campaign thAt in 1
ca?e of Mr. Bryan's election Altgeld
was sure of a Cabinet i>osltion or a
place on tbe Cnited States Supreme
Court if a vacancy occurred thereon. 1
His most notable act as Governor,
tond which fixed the attention of tbe 1
Kvhole country, was his pardon of I
Fielding. Schwa-b and Neebe, tbe Anarchists
whoso sentence to death for
fbe tiaymarui square muruer ui iwr
l!c.'un?n bad been commuted by Govfernor
Ogle.?by to Imprisonment for life/
Mr. Altgeld was at one time very
(wealthy, but be lost most of his proptriy
by unfortunate Investments
BANK TcLLER A DEFAULTER.
WutIU* W. Ulcbttn. of Poithwl, 3f?.(
CoaftMN m^OO ftbortacr.
Portland, Me.?Granville W. Leigh*
ton. teller of the National Trailers'
Bank of this city. Is under arrest, a '
self-confessed defaulter to tbe extent
of $43,0U0. Tbe bank officials announced
that be bad made over to tbe
Institu^on all bis real estate and otber
property, and tbat thin, with bis bond,
will make good tbe loss sustained by
tbe bank.
The detection of tbe defalcation was
through the discovery of an apparent
error In Leighton's books. When
rrpwri) for an explanation tbe teller
Broke down and made a complete confession.
He was immediately arrested. It is
aid that Lelgbton's trouble is due to
.All unsuccessful business venture.
* ktolka In Kniton KnrMdl.
8trlke leaders in Boston determined
to call out all workers la the freight
transportation business in that city.
About 80.000 men are iurolved. Mayor
Collins appealed to Senator Uanna to
use bis efforts to effect a settlement
CjreloM la Dallu Cooutj, Ttiu.
A cyclone swept througt the scutlifern
suburbs of Dallas, Texas, leveling
fcnces and destroyiugsmall farm buildings
In Its path. Two persons were
tolled and several person* injured. Tbi>
property loss in Dallas County will
,teach at least $100,uuu.
*
Otflt'l Caahler riccds Go lit}-.
Henry J. Baker, who as cashier in
City Treasurer (Jem's office, at Buffalo.
N. Y? was short $7?W0 in his ?cCounis.
has pleaded guilty to gruLd
larceny in the first degree.
I
Bis TVhiat Crop l'roinised.
Following last year's recurJ wheat
Icrop, tne largest wheat acreage ever
sown there is now beiug plowed and
seeded in the wheat districts of Eastern
Washington and Oregon. Should
the season be entirely favorable this
year's wheat crop will greatly exceed
that of last year.
' r* Eartkqului Shocks at Shemakha.
' 8evere earthquake shocks have recurred
at Shemakha. Trans-Caucasia.
About 12.0U0 persons are still destitute
as a result of the previous disturbances.
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CAPSIZED IN A SQUALL |f
Steamer Frovidence Overturned oc
the Mississippi River. 6
Captain and Twenty PaiMn|<n nod
Deckhand* Drowned?Sleeping When
Oat* Struck the Boat. fi
Vlcksburg. Miss.?The steamer Provl- _
dencc, plying t>etweeQ this port and
Lake Palmyra, was overturned by a
sadden squall at lone Landing and
twenty-one of her passengers and crew
were drowned. Among the dead arc
Captain William Cassidy. master;
Charles Roup, chief engineer; Clyde '
Scott, cottonseed buyer, all of Vlcks- e
burg, and Dr. N. A. Lancaster, a t
prominent physician, of Palmyra. Sev- a
enteen deckhands and roustabouts also k
perished.
The Ill-fated boat left here at noon e
on her regular trip, carrying a large 1
miscellaneous cargo of freight and a L
number of passengers. At 2 o'clock a.
m.. just as the steamer was entering
Lake Palmyra a pjddcn wind and 1
rain storm of cyclonic proportions ^
came out of the west, catching the I
Providence broadside on. The little I
vessel was lifted almost entirely out a
of the water, her upper works blown t
away, and the hull turned bottom up
In forty feet of water. I
Most of the crew and passengers c
were asleep at the time and were
ilrowned like rats in a trap. Only nine t
[>f the entire boat's company were t
wived. The nronerty loss will amount t1
to several thousand dollars. I
Messrs. Cassldy. Scott. Roup and
Lancaster were all married men and
leave large families.
KAISER THANKS AMERICA.
Eipnmi Dttp Gratitude For tha E?t?p>
tlon of Bis Brother.
Washington, D. C.?The following
cablegrams hare been made public.:
"President of the United States of
America. Washington:
"Now that,my brother has left the
hospitable shores of the United States,
homeward bound. I feel it a pleasing
duty to express to you how deeply
grateful I and the whole of the German
people are for the splendor of the
hospitality and the cordiality of the
reception which was accorded to
~ " -It nf tha
IT ID CP Cltfury uj an viuoocj
American pwple. 1
"My outstretched hand has been met I
by you with u firm, manly, and friend- ^
ly grip- May Heaven bless our rela- t
tlons with peace and good-will between '
the two great nations. My best com- pllments
and wishes to Miss Alice.
"WILLIAM. I. R."
"Emperor William. Wllhelmsharen:
"Your brother's visit to this country
has accomplished much In showing
the depth of kindly feeling which exists
between the two nations. It has
been most fortunate in every way. and
I trust you will permit me to congratulate
you en the admirable manner In
vrhich he has borne himself. He has
tvou the genuine and hearty sympathy
and regard of all with whom ho has
been brought in contact. We have
welcomed him for bis own sake, and
tre welcomed blm still more heartily
*s the representatlre of yourself and
jf the mighty German people.
"I thank yon In the name of the
American people for what you have
done, and I thank you personally in
hddition for the gracious form which
jrour courtesy took.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
OWNS TO BEAUMONT MURDERS. [
Ntfre Woman ConfeMea That She Hearted !
a Gone That Killed Several Men.
Beaumont. Texas.?Mattle Benr.ett j
has confessed to Sheriff Laudry that i ^
she was the head of a gang of negro | t
women and white men who have for j c
months been luring men into her house. ; }
drugging them, then knocking them j (
In the head and then robbing them, j t
If they died, they were dragged to i
rue river iiqu mn.wu iu. it uw-jr ?*-?=
only stunned tliey wi re dragged out j
of the bouse to a remote part of some i
street and left there for pedestrians or I
policemen to And. I
The woman was arrested on bus- j
plclon of being eonueeted with the |
murder of Benjamin Pearson, on** of ;
the drst murdered men whose bodies '
bad been found In the river. She tie* j
nU-s that she wag guilty of this erime.
but admits that some of her gnug
discussed killing the man. On the
strength of her confession a white I
man, Punch Priin. aud a negro woman ,
known as "Mary Jane" have been ar- ;
rested and are In JalL
A fear is taking possession of the
town that perhaps a dozen men among ;
those who have come to Beaumout and '
were afterward reported as mining,
have been murdered and that their ' i
bodies are yet at the bottom of th? i
river. 1
JAMES WILCOX MUST ANSWER. i
Ohar|t of Murder Made Aftlut Him For
th? Death of Nellie CropMy.
Elizabeth City. N. C.?The Grand
Jury of Pasquotank County found a
true bill against James WUcoX, the
young mau in Jail here, charged with
killing his sweetheart. - Miss Nellie j
Croj?ey, last November. The Indictment
charges that Wilcox wilfully
murdered the youug woman.
Wilcox was arraigned and entered
a plea of not guilty. The court then
drew a ?peclal venire of ?10 Jurors 1
so that the trial could begin. While 1
in court Wilcox was solemn uud quiet. I
The large courtroom was crowded and 1
excitement was high.
RooMTelt'i Flrat Veto.
Prealdeut Uoosevelt lias sent to C"n? (
gre&; his tlrst veto message. It an- ,
uounced his disapproval or a biM !o
remove the charge of desertion freni |
the record of John liiass, who after (
.st-rv:u? about a mouth 'is tirst dasj
lu?y on the I'nititl States *liip Mojs? j
Juriu? the Civil War. dew-Teed.
Teach t'rocpacta In Maryland.
Reports from all points on lhi> Mary.
land-Delaware peninsula show thai the?
prospects for a big peach ore L:
i-uiuicg season are promising.
The Winter Parklug Record.
The Cincinnati Price Current sa.-fc
thai "the preliminary returns lu regard
to the entire winter packing in
the West pjint to a total of about 10.ST.i.tKM)
hogf. This compares with
0.277.000 for tli" preceding winter teason.
aud two years :igo. which
was the previous high record."
Victory For Filipino Volnnteora.
The volunteers uuder General Cuillej
have indicted heavy punishment on a
force of lasvrgeuts in Laguna Province.
P. I. They killed flfteen of the
enemy and captured thirty-one rides.
%
jftftiiftfiUti ill illl ill liiii llVli I
irn iirrniirii rurminrn
in. mtinutn UAriuntu
Iritish Officer Taken After a Hard
Battle by General Delarey.
IURGHERSALSO GET FOUR GUNS
iritlah Ioiin Thne Officer* sad Thirty,
sight Men Killed, Fire Officers and
Beveaty-two Kea Wou ruled?Lord Hethoaa
Among the Latter ?SaceeufoJ
. Attack by Delarey Before Daybreak. "
London.?General Lord Metbaen and
our guns have been captured by Genral
Delarey. General Metbuen was
- - - ?? n.ui.u
roonaea m ine uiga. iuree oriu.-u
fflcers and thirty-eight men were
tilled. Five British officers and sevfnty-two
men were wounded. One
Jritish officer and 200 men were missDS
The flght in which General Methuen
rns captured took place betwecD
Vinburg and Lichtenburg. Orange
liver Colony. The British force num>ered
1200 men. The Boers captured
ill the British baggage. General Mebuen
was held as a prisoner.
The text of General Kitchener's (lis
uitch announcing the capture of Gen;ral
Methuen is as follow*:
"Pretoria.?I greatly regret to hare
o send you bad news of Methuen, He
ras moving with IX*) mounted men.
mder Major Paris, and SOU Infantry,
our guns and a pompom, from Wln>urg
to Lichtenburg, and was to meet
Jrenfell, with 1300 mounted men. at
lovlralne's Fonteln. Yesterday mornng
early he was attacked by Delarey's
orce, between Twc-Bosch and PalnltknllL
The Boers charged on three
tide*.
"Five Hundred ana any men uuve
ome in at Marlbogs and Kraalpun.
."hey were pursued by the Boers four
uiles from the scene of the action.
They report that Metbuen and Paris
vith the guns, baggage, etc., were cap.
ured by the Boers. Metliuen. when
ast seen, was a prisoner. I think this
iudden revival of activity on the part
>f Delarey is to draw off the troopa
pressing De Wet"
In the second dispatch General
kitchener says:
"Paris has come in at Kraaipan with
he remainder of the men. He reports
bat the column was moving in two
artlea. One with the ox wagons left
rwe-Bosch at 3 a. m. The other, with
he mule wagons, started an hour
iter. Just before dawn the Boers at
acked. Before reinforcements could
each them the renr guard broke. In
he meantime a large number of Boers
ralloped up on both Hanks. These at
Irst were checked by tlank parties, but
be panic and stampede or tne mines
tad begun, and all the mule wagon*,
vitb a terrible mixture of mounted
nen. rushed past the ox wagons. All
fforts to check them were unavailing,
klajor Pari* collected forty men and
>ccupied a position a mils in front of
he ox wagons, which were then
talted. After a gallant, but useless,
lefense. the enemy rushed into the
>x wagons, and Methuen was wounded
n the thigh. Paris, being surrotmdtd,
turrendered at 10 a. m. Methuen is
(till in the Boer camp."
Then follows the number of the enslaities,
as already cabled. The killed
nclude Lieutenants G. R. Venning and
r. P. W. Xesbnm of the Royal Artilery.
who were both killed while servng
their gun* with case-shot.
As General Kitchener announces that
Major Paris bad surreudered. and also
elegraphed that be reached Kraalpau
Kith the remainder of the men. it
vould seem th.vt the Boers subsequentr
r?lpn?p(l thi? Malur and his eom
unions.
The extra editions of the evening paters
Riving an account of the Easier
were eagerly bought, ami their
eaders harried through the streets
tvith anxious faces. Bitter remarks
ivere passed on the subject of the Gov?rnment's
declaration that the war iu
3outh Africa was over.
Boer Supplies Fopnd In Cave.
General Kitchener reported the d'?
covery of a Boer magaziue iu a cave
near Iteitz. South Africa, which contained
30O.000 rounds of Martini and
10.000 rounds of Lee-Metford amn.unition,
several hundred shells, a com
plete Maxim gun and two hello*.
Thaw* In Winter Wheat Sections.
A general thaw in the wluter wheal
sections has removed the mow protection
from the plan;. The crop Is
jenerally In fair condition, but in many
localities U "not in litcu vigor 101
withstanding adverse Influences."
JlMl< Morrison Get* New Trial.
The Supreme Court of Kansas hai
decided to give Jessie Morrisou a new
trial on the charge of murdering Mrs.
Clara Wiley Castle, at Eldorado, Kan.,
In June. l'JOO. Mrs. Castle, the wife
if Oliu Castle, a former ?ui:or of Jessie
Morrison and a bride of only a few
jays, was cut wltfi a razor iu the hands
of Jessie Morrison, from the effects
of wlilch she died.
President Sign* Philippine Rill.
President Roosevelt has signed tit*
Philippines Tariff bill.
Labor World.
The strike of the diamond polislicri
- - .. HI ..tl
IQ Amsterdam, uouauu, is, nui ???.
The city government of !)? Soto. Mo.
hns agreed to hire none but unioi
men.
The elevator boys of Boston hav?
organized, and start oil with u member
ship of eiglity-tive.
Labor organizations of Cincinnati
Ohio, have increased from tKty-tlve t(
eighty-one during the year.
Mill and laundry workers, of Okln
homa City. Ukla., are organizes am
holding open-air meetlLgs (or the ben
eflt of the union labeL
V
PRINCE SAILS FOR HOME .
Pays a Tribute t) American Women
Before Leaving Our Shores. ,
*
nope* Hit Vlalt Will Promote Frlendalilp
Between the United State* and Germany?Get*
a NoUy Send-Off.
New York City.?Prince Henry ot
Prussia, brother of Emperor William. 3
and the Emperor's representative at
the launching of the royal yacht Me*
teor at Shooters Island, sailed for Germany
on the Hamburg-American Liue
steamship Deutschland. after a stay
I in this eountrv of seventeen days. Al
most his last acts before the Deutsehland
l>ore him away were two graceful
little courtesies, each of which will
linger as a pleasant memory of the
attractive personality of the Prince of '
the house of Hohenzollern.
It was at the close of the farewell .
repast. Around the Prince sat the little
party composed of those men. and
only those, who have been his closest
associates during the seveuteen days
be has been in America. Farewells
were being spoken, and the atmosphere
was vibrant with the (ierman seutiI
mcnt. "auf wiedersehen." Picking a
rose from the many with which the
table was garnished. Prince Henry
miltml ire sf,?m throuzh the button
bole of bis coat lapel and said:
"This. gentlemen. is the Imdge of
that which I have been admiring during
my entire trip through the United
States?American beauty."
Then Rear-Admiral Evans, rising and
facing Prince Henry, said:
"I have only this to say to Prince
Henry and my brothers of the German
Navy: We arc glad you came, we are
sorry you are going, and we hope
you will couie again." Then, extending
his hand across the flower decked
table, be added, with fervor: "It gives
me great pleasure, as the representative
of the American Navy, to seize the
hand of friendship which you have so
kindly extended across the North Atlantic."
Iu an instant Prince Henry was on
his feet to grasp the proffered hand
i of his friend, and there wJm a pretty
j little tableau of hands across the sea
enacreu in xue pt?r?uus u. ui-uuimj ?
Imperial Admiral and America's bluff
Rear-Admiral.
Only a few hours later the final
partings had been made, the Deutschlaud's
bugler had warned all but passengers
ashore, aud the stately ship
backed out gracefully from her berth,
while Priuce Henry, upon the bridge,
stood lifting his yacht cap in a last greeting.
llound auout hiiu rose the blare
of music mingled with cheers and
the shrieking and bellowing of steam 1
vhlclloa |
As the Deutschland swung out iuto
the stream. Prince Henry. dressed In
yachting costume, stood on the bridge,
alternately acknowledging the compliment
of the Hudson rounty Singers'
chorus, and turning to the opposes
side to how bis adieus to the 4000 who
thronged the Hamburg-American pier.
Through the Narrows the Deutschland
glided, and the boom of the Governor's
Island salute bad hardly died
away when the guns of the
Long Island and Staten Islnud forts
opened their hoarse throats. Further
down the bay the United States rruiser
Cincinnati, lying at auchor, wa* passed,
and she. too. paid her tribute to boomiug
guns, while a (iernal naval ling was
broken out at her signal mast, and the
Deutschland lowered her colors in rc-cAMnUtnn
tl?? mttimllmonf
V^tlliitUU "4 ?MV VWIHJ,,. >u?. w. .
Wlicn th? Deutscbland made the turn j
at rlie Horseshoe she came almost to |
a stop. Then the guns of the Sandy
Hook battery spoke the last American
salute, and again the German colors
were dipped In recognition of the courtesy.
From the postal flagstaff at the
Hook were displayed the letters "T.
D. L.." which mean "A pleasant voyage."
and again the Prince, from the
Deutschland's signal halliards, an- j
swered Imck "Thank you!"
PRINCE AND PRESIDENT.
FarvwelU Exchanged on the Day of th? i
Koyal Vina or'* Departnrr.
Washington. D. C?The following ex- J
changes took place between Prince ;
Henry of Prussia and President House- j
velt:
"The President ol the United Stater.:
"On this day of my departure I beg I
to thank you pcr>oually. as well as the '
Nation whose guest I have been, for |
ill the kiuduess. consideration and good '
tii.? ft-i'iius I nave met with u?iriug uiy .
viult to your interesting country. I
hope that uiy visit may have increased
the feelings of friendship between the
country I represent and the United
States. Bidding you farewell, let me
wish you evt-ry possible sun-ess. and.
pray, remember me to Airs. Houseveit,
' and MIm Ilooseveit. who so charmingly
and with so much pluck accomplished
her task when launching Ilis Majesty's
yacht Meteor. Once more, most hearty
1 thanks. May we meet again.
"HEXKY. Prince o? I'russla."
"Henry. Prince of Prussia. Steamer
Deutschlauil, Hamburg Duck, llo*
l ol;en. X. J.:
"Xot uuly have I enjoyed your visit
personally. but on behalf of my coun1
try men I wish to express to you the
pleasure It has been to see you and the
I real good I think your visit has dune
in promoting a feeling of friendship be*
twei'ii Germany and the United States.
It is my most earnest wish that this
fceiia? may strengthen steadily. Mrs.
Koosvvelt sends her warm regards, and
so would Miss Iloosevelt w:-re she not
absent. Pray present my luartlest
. greeting to His Majesty, the German
! Emperor. Again 1 tiiank you for .vour
. i vlhir and wish you all good luck wher
ever you m.iy Ik*.
"TH EOlJU K E UOOSEVE LT."
i MOTHER AND CHILDREN BURNED.
I'aiiier Kscapcrt by Jmupia;. Hut licit of
Family Fertahcd.
I Toronto. Out.?A dispatch from Ma
tauc. (??ue.. says tin-, winch orixiuut -d
ill the kitchen of the residence of Ar,
tiiur Huuchiinl. caused th-.? death of
, Mrs. Bouchard and nine children.
Botieliard jumped from an upper
window. a:id was al?out to lie followed
hy his wife, hut she failed ill her attempt
and perishi.ll. together Willi iier
i nil:.- childivn?six I toys :iud three ^iiis
I ?ihe el-lest 'winfC a hoy of fourteen.
YVunM MlnUtrr Wu Unallnl.
i A Chin* se censor call for the removal
i I of Wu-Tlng-faii;:. Miuister :?t Wasliiuyi
ton. whom lie aecus-s of corruptly
retaining pari of tii- Tieu-T?iu silver
. j refunded hy the L'uited States (Joverr
UJCUt.
> Itoaicvrll'a Publicity Hurrau.
President Kouscvelt ha* inaugurated
j a publicity bureau at tin? White House,
iu Washington. through which all news
of ti?e Executive Department for the
public will hereafter be issued.
ANOTHER CABINET CHANGE
Secretary of the Navy to Leave the :
Cabinet on May 1.
LONG'S SUCCESSOR SELECTED J
Representative William H. Moody, ol I
HuuchoMtti, ffu Offered the Fort- ;
folio ud Accepted?Mr. Long's Letter '
to the President and the Latter** Ac' ,
ceptance of Hie Resignation.
Washington. D. C.?Secretary John I
D. Long has handed to the President j
big long-expected resignation as Sec
retary of the Navy. It is to take effect
op May 1. William H. Moody, Representative
In Congress from the Sixth j
Massachusetts District, has been of- j
fered the Secretaryship, when It shall J
become vacant, and has accepted. Sec- j
retary Long submitted his resignation j
in a graceful letter, and it was accepted
In one equally felicitous by the
President.
The correspondence exchanged between
Secretary Long and President
Roosevelt Is as follows:
"My Dear Mr. President:?Will you
accept this as my resiguatiou of the
Secretaryship of the Navy?to take effect
on the 1st day of May next, ot
nnnnti nf nntiraa If mil nf nnr t!nu>
so wish? It bns been to me a delightjoint
o. lo ^yo.
(His resignation u Secretary of the Navy hai
been accepted by President Rooaevelt.)
fill aorrlro I lpnv?? tho oftirlnl circle
of your Cabinet, in which my association
with you and its members has
been so bappy, with high appreciation
of your administration and with most
cordial good wishes for its success and
fcr you personally. Very truly yours.
"JOHN D. LONG."
"My Dear Mr. Secretary:?It is with
very sincere regret that I accept your
resignation. I shall always count It a
privilege, not only to have served with
you during the last six months, but to
have served under you at the outset of
President McKinley's administration.
I have seen you in both relations, and
it has never been my good fortune to
be associated with any public man
more single-minded in his devotion to
the public interest. Our relations have
been not merely official, but also those
or personal rrlonimiip. .nay an rue
Kood fortune you ho richly deserve attend
you wherever you go. Sincerely
yours,
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
Mr. Moody's selection for the post
of Secretary of the Navy was the
outcome of an interesting contest.
There were no less than a half-dozen
aspirants, but the struggle finally narrowed
down to two representatives in
Congress?Mr. Foss. of Illinois. Chairman
of the Naval Committee cf the
House, who had the energetic support
of his Western colleagues, and Mr.
Moody, for whom Senator Lodge made
the winning tight.
NEW MOVES IN TRUST CASES.
Complaint Afloat Northern Srcariiiti
Coinpnnj?A Sweeping Decision.
Washington. D. C. ? The United
States Supreme Court has decided the
Illinois anti-trust statute to be uucon
SimiriOlllW (UTIIUW Ul lU?r |IUMI9|VU<I
exempting agricultural products and
live stock from the operations of the
law. The decision was rendered In
the ?i?e of Thomas Connelly and others
against the Union Sewer Pipe Company.
of Ohio, and was delivered by
Justice Harlan.
The decision of the court in effect declares
unconstitutional the anti-trust
laws of Georgia. Illinois. Indiana.
Louisiana. Michigan, Mississippi. Montana,
Nebraska, North Carolina. South
Dakota. Tennessee. Texas and Wisconsin.
In each of these States there is an
exemption in' favor of live stock and i
agricultural products in the hands of !
the raiser or producer or of lalwr organizations.
Under the rulings of the :
court an anti-trust law. to be constitu- |
tional. must apply indiscriminately to i
all combinations, with no exemptions [
or exceptions whatever.
St. Paul. Minn.?By direction of the
Attorney-General of the United Statrs
a bill in equity was filed here in the
Circuit Court of the United States for ,
the District of Minnesota in the case !
of the United States, complainant, 1
against the Northern Securities Com* |
pany, the Great Nor.heru Hallway ;
Company, the Northern Pacific Iiail- I
way Company, and or hers, defendants, j
to test the legality of the alleged com- i
bination or merger of the tworo:uis and j
others named in the bill. The action
is brought under the act of July '2. JS!H?. j
known as the Sherman Anti-Trust act.
Mia* KuotrTrll Oil For Havana.
Miss Alice Koosevelt. daughter of the |
President, with several friends left >
Washington for a visit to licurnil and j
Mrs. Leonard Wood, at Ilavaua. going :
by rail to Florida. Miss Roosevelt wiil
return the latter part of the mouth.
Or fit Itimh to Capr Nomr.
Present travel to Southeastern Alaska ;
ami the Klondike district w the great- I
est known siucv rbo rush r.? tlu Kloti* I
dike four years ago. All former resi- j
dent* of Xo:n.> camps are returning.
together ;vi;h hundreds of others.
Tiro Sutclirr* Kirrultil.
Cabling from Johannesburg, a <-.#r |
respoude::i of tile London I?;?ilv Mail j
*'? ruiuirtn.l |?IX * ill ScU'.h I
tuc u?p? ?
Africa of Briti>h trnoiwrs liriuy shot !
fur misconduct. The correspondent
says two irregulars who Were muricied j
by a court-Martial of shorn im; ;? B?>er
after he had surrendered, were shot a: ,
Pretoria.
Ca1<]? Slatrk (he Prince'* Rout*.
An epidemic of colds :iud rheuiua* I
lixni has l>ecn left oil the trail of j
Prince Henry of Prussia uu his tour I
through the West.
t
BIG STRIKE IN BOSTON
Ten Thousand Freight Handler?
Quit Work in a Sympathetic Move.
Labor'DUpat* Involving Great Interest*
Grew Oat of Union Twmitm'
Fight?A Gloomy Outlook.
Boston, Mms.-1Ten thousand menteamsters,
freight clerks, freight handlers
and longshoremen?went out on
s truce in sympatny wnn iw ircigui
handlers of the New Haven Railroad,
who went oat rather than handle
"scab" freight The movement Is the
direct outcome of the strike of the
teamsters of the R S. Brine Transportation
Company.
It has been only by advice of theit
officers that the freight handlers have
been kept at work. They have been
threatening to strike for some time.
They did not want to handle the goods
of the R. S. Brine Company, and said
so. They took off the loads of the
other master teamsters without
trouble, but when It came to helping
the non-union teamsters there wa*
trouble.
The New York Central Road has had
in force for *ome time an order that
the teamsters should see to the unloading
of goods themselves, and not have
that part of the work done by the freight
handlers. In this manner the men
Itn t-o nor Ivton rAmnoltod tn iinndle the
goods delivered at the freight houses
by the R. S. Brliie Company. But, In
spite of this, they voted to strike in
sympathy with the New Haven's men.
The outlook was most gloomy.
Ever since the courts helped the
Brine Company to win its strike a
month ago the feeling on both sides
ha? been that a move on the part of
organized labor was Inevitable. The
manager* of the Brine Company, -when
the trouble came to a head,
brought pressure to bear on the railroad
company, demanding that' its
'teams be unloaded by the railroad
men, and threatening to charge storage
In case this was not done. General
Manager Chamberlain thereupon hired
Italians, and all day the work of loading
and unloading cars was In progress.
The switchmen also voted to go out,
and the effort on the part of the labor
leaders was to unite not only the locomotive
engineers and trainmen In the
movement, but all divisions of the
union's army.
The organizations which voted to
strike are the principal members of
the Allied Freight Transportation
Council, the other members of which.
such as the Longshoremen's Union.
Expressmen's Union. Meat Handlers'
and Wool and Leather Handlers, having
a much smaller membership.
Tin Allied Freight Transportation
Council Indorsed the action of various
allied bodies, and instructed those
unions which had not already taken
such action to hold meetings at once
and adopt a vote to that effect.
The council also adopted a resolution
denouncing the police for guarding the
men at work In the South Boston
freight hou.*es In violation of the law
prohibiting Sunday labor, and appointed
a committee to wait upon the Governor
and ask for the removal of the
Police Commissioners for incompetence
and neglect of duty In not enforcing
the Sunday laws.
It wns stated in labor circles that
the strike might probably extend to
Providence. Fall River. Stonington,
Hartford. New London. Worcester.
Springfield and other points reached
by the New York. New Haven and
Hartford and Boston and Albany railroads.
COMMISSION DENIED GUNNER.
Sarj Warrant Offlcar Hill Foand Lacklas
la "ProfcMlonal QaaHtlcatloai."
San Francisco. Cal. ? Joseph Hill.
g?nner on the United States training
ship Pensacola and survivor of the
\r.iin? iin? r??coivpd official notification
from Washington that ho is ineligible
for a commission In the United States
Navy. The notice says that he passed
with credit the moral, mental and physical
examination, but that he was
lacking In "professional qualifications,"
which is supposed to mean he does not
have requisite social standing to give
him rank in the wardroom.
Ilill thus meets the same fare as
Gunner Morgan, wiio*e application for
1 commission was passed upon adversely
last year. * Hill at present occupies
the highest rank In the list of
nnd his nav as gunner
,"-lv - ? ? . . _
exceeds the pay of au Ensign.
In speaking of the matter he said
that, while he wis disappointed, be
was not discouraged. He still means to
get a commission If further effort will
do It. Under the act of if arch. 1U01.
enlisted men of the navy under thirtylive
years of age who can pass the examination.
are eligible for commissions
when vacancies occur, and Hill
says that he comes uudor that provision.
GENERAL CRIBSKI CASHIERED.
Raulu Soldier Who Drove ROOO Chinese
Into lb* Amur Itiver.
London. ? A dispatch from Berlin
says that the Russian General Gribski.
who was responsible for the massacre
at Dlagovcstcbensk. has boon dismissed
I'rom the army.
* ? ? """Attii -\f t%\n Rln??o
Act-oruiui; iu iv;<u( L' ... ...?
vestcbensk massacre nbout r?<MX? CIi:pe<e
were driven by the Russians into
the Amur River. Russian troops ou
t2ii? banks clubbed or shot any wiio attempted
to land, and the river hank
was strewn with corpses for miles.
Twist Die From Laudanum.
Arthur and Benjamin Lockrldge.
twins, live months old. died in their
home in Kansas City, Kan., from the1
i"ff<'ct.s of four drops of laudanum administered
to them by their father. J.
X. Lockrldge. The children were restles-j
and Mr. Lockridge gave them
th.> laudanum as a medicine.
Adverse to Maine Claimant*.
The Spanish Treaty Claims Cumuli*
sion has decided agains. the claimant*
for damages resulting from the destruction
of the battleship Maim-.
Sporting Urcvltip*.
Syracuse. X. Y.. has a six-club auia
teur baseball league.
Jack Wagurr. the former Cincinnati
centre fielder, died at Cincinnati. Ohio
Kinn Edward saw his burse. Auibush
II.. win a steeplechase at Keuiptoti
I'ark. Rutland.
New York golfers have expressed a
willingness jo Journey West for the
amateur championship.
It is expected that a new mile race
track will be erected within easy access
of St. Joseph, Mo., early this
spring.
I HI TI MEASLES
| Inhabitants of Malaca Island Fouad
Destitute and Starving.
??
| PLIGHT OF OKLAHOMA SETTLERS
I They W?r? Forced to Spend Savings t?
Gat Through the VluUr, and Spriag
! Flodi Them In Fltlfal CircamstMee*?
IbUp Iilsader* Unable to l*?rf?rm
tha Slmplrat Tuk-Cdicf J oat la TIma.
, Ea rigor, Me ?A tlsbiag vowel that
| arrived In Portland from Cundy's Har:
bor brought a story of suffering and
' privation among the half-breed negroes
| who Inhabit Malaga Island, at the
| mouth of the New Meadows River. The
i captain of the Ashing craft reported
that the enthv population of the lsl:
and was ill of measles, and that many
of the people were starving when he
; landed there.
The measles had l>?cn epidemic on
the isiand for weeks, but uotblng was
| known of it until the fisherman brought
i the news to Portland. Rendered belp'
lens by disease, the m?n have been nni
able to fish, which is their sole means
j of support.
| The captain of the fishing vessel
j urged that a doctor be sent to the isl*
; and and that food and medicines be
' ?- ?*!?a olrtr man ttMriw?n
. KUl <|UILKIJ, ll-Sl IUC aui; tutu,
and children parish. Some of the dsbermen
who called at the island harbor
I lately thought that smallpox was rag
{ ing. and so kept away.
The men who discovered the condi!
lion of the islanders visited all the huts
there and found in every one the same
terrible conditions. The tiahermen dlsI
? -?? 4L- U*A AM
| iriuuieu ail iut* Iiiuusiuua tuv-j ua" vu
; board their vessel, afterward notifying
the people at Cundys Harbor of
j the condition of their neighbors.
On tue following day the Candy's
; Harbor men carried over to Malaga
Island a wushboiler full of hot soap,
which they distributed to nil who were
I able to eat. They found one old man
j who said that he bad eaten nothing in
' live days, and another who had been \
, rendered speechless by bis sickness. v
In one of these huts they found four \
j old women so weak from hunger and
illness that they were unable to move
; and scarcely able to speak. Tlies?
, would have perished in another day.
SUFFERING IX OKLAHOMA.
Kmj Destitute Families la the Xewl*
Opened Country.
1 I tl'lnhltii TC?in ?Ttnn>n< of rases of
; star vat ion ami hundred* of destitute
families are being found in the newly
; opened Oklahoma country. All of them
ere persons who drew farms In the
Inst free land opening at EI Reno last
August. Their supply of cash has run
out, and. not being able to get loan*
! upon their property to tide them over
; until the first crop is marketed, they
; find themselves in dire need. The
j season has been a cold ouc for Okla
homa. and families living in tents hare
i died from cold.
I The settlers living on farms were
; *orce<l to spend all of their savings to
I get through-the early winter, which
f ?- nml oiiHv tnrinff
wun CAilCUJVI^ VVIU, MUU % M. v
finds them in truly pitiful circum1
! stances. Every day three or four case*
I of starvation, destitution and suffering
j jn brought to the attention of the ofi
fleers at Lawton. but the latter can
: do nothing. as there are no county
funds available. Several tunss meetlug
have been held and public appeal*
1 for aid issued. If th? sestiers can get
I through until crops begin to grow they
j will be all right an.l will proapejj.
ODD ANTE-NUPTIAL CONTRACT.
1 Doth Principal* Agree to Ermaln Unmarried
For Over Three Tears.
; Hoboken. X. J.?Miss Laura Morgenson.
of Granton. and Lemuel Meekins,
i of Falrvlew, appeared before Justice
Seymour at bis home here and legali
1z?h1 a written contract they made in
*<-'?*- a' \f.wtfns' intention to onlist
, . .v?
| for service in the Philippines, where*
i by they Agreed to remain unmarried for
; the period of three yearn and six
j months. Miss Morgenson undertaking
J in the meantime not to receive attenI
tlous from or to permit herself to be
escorted anywhere by any other man.
and her tiance similarly promising not
! tc pay attentions to or to aci as escort
to any other woman.
After the necessary oaths had been
administered and the agreement signed
, l>y the principals and two wltm-ssef
provided by Justice Seymour, each took
i n copy, the third hj'.ng left with
' Justice Seymour.
INDIANS KILLED BiC WHALE.
It Stranded Near Kaatport. Me., and ffu
Attacked With l'ltrbfork*. |
I Bangor. Me.?A whale seventy-live
feet lone stranded on the it .its at Plea*
rut Point. Eastport. and wan unable
to work itself free. A crowd uuuiber1.1?
hundred* gathered on the shores
i and for hours watched the frantic
I .struggles of the monster to get afloat,
j as the falling tide left it higher and
1 higher out of water. The. PassaiuaqU'tddy
Indians, whose reservation la
' | at Pleasant Point, got suns and pitchforks
and began a general attack ou
j the whale, which, at 4 o'clock In the afj
teruoou. ceased its struggles and thuji
I became the prize of the Indians, who
i ! will cut the carcass up. Whales have <
, often been seen or late iu iuKmi.ua- ?
j quoddv Bay. where herring* abound, I
; i hut this is by far the largest ever seen I
I there.
Dank Burglar* Get StO.OOO. ffi
I The First National Bank, of .Mont* jj
-'ornery. I till., was burglarized. the I
i! var.lt blown by dynamite and ^10,000 I
in cash and bonds stolen.' I
Inrrcuf In Trade tVltb Spain. H
, ; Imports into Spain, ami experts from B
I <h> United States to that country in
I :he iast year showed a largo increase. I
Fiahrrwrn Lo?t at Sea. I
(i Eighteen men oi the rishliig schooner S
Alva, from Gloucester. Mass.. are g
posed to be lost at sea. I
Prominent IVuplt. I
j Carl Schnrz has ju??. celebrated hit ?|
j seventy-third birtliday. M
The King of Greece habitually speaks I
; Eugiisn. usiug Greek only when ucces- H
; i I'residi'tit Iloosevelt's visit Iu Garrttt ?3
County. Mil., will ix-giti April if. ;iuu b
[ he will ti>!i for truut at I>i*lawi5.-i'.-. I
I Tii<> DuUc of !>< vousbiri*. ou behalf I
nf tin- Liberal I'ulochita. has repudl* *
-.lied tln? li*utlt>n>bip o? Lur.l Uw^r;. 3
Former Governor Ho?g. of T?.xa3, |
has emphatically declined to vrear Uuee
i hreocho* to attend Km/, Edward'* E