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» SE'6’1 BSVIS TELLS CF "sVJTER CUSE" Testimony Senato Com- miitee o:* Philippines. STORY OF CRUEL TORTURE (V AN MARRIES HIS STEPMOTHER. How “Cure” Wss Administered to a Presidente—Says Captain Glenn, ol the Regulars, Gave Order for This Punishment. Wj’sbington, April 17.—Edward J. Davis, of Greenfield. Mass., who was a sergeant of company M, Fourth vol unteer infantry, was before the senate committee on the Philippines commit ; tee today. He was present in the convent at Igbaras Nov. 27, 1900, when the “water cure” was administered to the presi dente of the town of Igbaras, as tes tified to by Sergeant Riley and Pri vate Smith and related the incidents conneceted therewith. He was sworn before being exam ined and questioned by Senator Raw lins. He spoke of the arrival of the regulars under the command of Cap tain Glenn. He said that under or ders from Captain Glenn he, with a squad, had taken the presidente into custody on Nov. 27 and had escorted them to the convent w'here the “cure’ was administered. He repeated the story of the torture of the presidente. adding some details. The man was, he said, about 40 years old. When he was taken into the con 1 vent he was asked to give information as to whether runners had been sent out to notify the insurgents of the ar rival of the scouts in town. Refus Ing to do this, the "water detail,” con sistin' of two privates of the Eigh teentn infantry, was or ..,ed by Cap j tain Glenn to strip him. The man’s ! clothing was removed a-', i his hands j tied behind him, wi. n the cure was administered. “He was then.” the witness said, ‘‘taken to the watwer tank ami thrown upon his back and while an interpre ter stood over him a stream of water was directed into his mouth, which was held open.” “Who gave the command for this treatment?” “Captain Glenn.” “How was the man’s mouth kept Open?” “By means of a stick, hut I could not see just how it was done.” Continuing the witness said that, the victim was filled with water, and then the members of the detail would force it out of him by rolling their fists over his stomach, and that the process wr.s kept up for about ten minutes. He de scribed the second application of the cure as previously testified by Ser geant Riley. He said Captain Glenn and Lieutenant Conger were not pres ent w'hen it occurred. Mr. Davis said in reply to questions as to the physical effi;( t of the pro cess that the man “squealed” terribly and that his eyes were bloody, but that the next day he was able to mount his horse and lead the scouts to the mountains. Afterwards, he said, he was taken to Iloilo and put in prison. He also repeated the statement that two police officers of the town of Ig baras had been subjected to the water cure. “There was.” he added, “also a na tive schoolteacher there w’ho was mal treated at the same time, but the wa ter cure was not administered to him. He was taken into one of the back rooms of the convent by Dr. Lyons, who secured the information he want- «d from him by placing two Colts re volvers to his head, thus rendering it unnecessary to use the cure.” “Did y u see this?” “I did.” Mr. Davis gave the details of the burning of the town of Igbara, which, he said, contained about 10,000 people, but no business places. All except about 15 houses were destroyed and men, women and children were forced out indiscriminately. Senator Burrows—"Who gave the order to burn the town?” “Captain Glenn.” “To whom did he give it?” “To Lieutenant Conger. He told the lieutenant to burn the town.” “Did you hear him?” “I did.” “Did he say why it should be burn ed?” “He did not.” The witness also said that a neigh boring town containing about 12,000 people had been burned, but that he did not know who had given the order for its destruction. He stated in reply to questions that the torture in all the instances men tioned had been conducted by the reg. ular soldiers and that they had not been participated In by the members of his regiment, the Twenty-sixth vol unteers. “My orders were," he said, “to treat natives kindly, and so far as I obaerv ed the soldiers generally so treated them, with the exceptions mentioned.” He added that the presidente had been a traitor to the American cause, *nd that the other natives did not generally have any sympathy for him. She Was H : s Father’s Fifth and D : vorced Wife. Tifton. <ha.. April i7.—A marriage of a.; unusual and sensational character took place here today shortly alter the noon hour. J.. L. McAllister and Mrs. Any G. McAllister were united in mar riage, the Rev. Charles G. Dillworth, of the First Baptist church, officiating. Quite a romance was concluded with the rites of Hymen. The bride wa; the groom’s stepmother, being his lather's filth wife. She has two inter esting children, who are now her hus band’s half brother and half sister. In early girlhood Mrs. McAllister married the father of her present hus band. a man then advanced in years. They came to Georgia with the Fitz gerald colony and two years ago she obtained a divorce from her aged hus band in Irwin superior court, the court giving her the care of their two young cbildr* Some time after the divorce L. L. McAllister came to Fitzgerald and there met the young woman, who was an expert photographer, at which pro fession she earned her living. A feel ing of mutual esteem sprang up be tween the young man and woman and they became business partners. Es teem ripened into love. Mrs. McAllister returned today from Thomasville, where she hag been do ing some work and was met here by her fiance with a license from the same courthouse in which her divorce was procured and the two united. The groom is almost 22 and the bride about 27 years ot age. The two left on the afternoon Tifton and North eastern train for their home in Fitzger aid. ELLSalT H3LDS KEY IMYIIBI PDLITICil CIPIAGUINt'3 ASSASSINATION. 1.1 f { ( is Li w t M OITMI-HHM P iipfl Itt Ol I UH I tUli ujluViiiUii Fire Destroys Barton, Ala. Memphis, April 17.—A Scimitar spe cial from Barton, Ala says the whole business part of town, including the postotfice, was destroyed by fire last night. The origin of the fire is un known. No estimate of the total loss SUICIDED IN WIFE'S PRESENCE. Authoritativ • Statement by Member cf His Firm. THERE WILL BE NO CORNER Well Krov/n Columbus Painter Sends Bullet to His Brain. Columbus. Ga., April 17.—Cornelius Richards, a well known painter, aged 48 years, committed suicide tonight in the presence of his wife at their home on Fifteenth street in 1.inwood. They had been quarreling for some ause, and once before during the night he had taken out a pistol with the ex pressed intention of killing himself -he wreste(J the weapon from him but he secured possession of it again Richards and his wife were alone in their hallway when neighbors heard her agonized words: “Don’t shoot!” The next moment there was a pistol shot, and rushing in they found him out stretched on the floor dying. His pistol was lying by his side. He shot himself through the right eye and death resulted almost instantly. It is thought that his mind was somewhat affected. BOLD HOLD-UP IN SAVANNAH. Says Louisville and Nashville System Will Be Operated In Future as In the Past—There Will be no Change, So It Is Officially Announced. New York, April 17.—The following authoritative statement respecting the Louisville and Nashville situation was made today by a member of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co.: “The public as well as the specula tive community should bear in mind these three things: “1. There will be no corner. “2. Tfcc-re will be no contest for con trol. “3. J. P. Morgan absolutely controls Louisville and Nashville. “The first is assured by Mr. Gates and the manner in which he has dis posed of his stock. Mr. Belmont's statements are assurances as to the second and J. P. Morgan & Co. are sponsors for the third. "Fu.ther. Louisville and Nashville will be operated in the future as it has ' Sen in the past and there will be no change. “.1. P. Morgan & Co. say positively thaf the present status of the road is : e same as it has been heretofore except that J. P. Morgan controls and dir ts absolutely and without qualifi cation. “Those who intimate that Mr. Gates might possibly make trouble in the fu ture or that he is in a position to do so are much mistaken. The only one to be reckoned with in the manage ment of the Louisville and Nashville is Mr. Morgan. If that fact is borne in mind there will be no misunder standing and no need of further dis cussion. The situation is controlled by him. and that should be sufficient guarantee to everybody.” Charles W. Gates, son of John W. Gatos, made several trips to the office of J. P. Morgan & Co. during the morn ing and conferred with Mr. Perkins. Francis Lyude Stetson, Mr. Morgan’s attorney was closeted with other rep resentatives of the firm and it was re ported that all the essential details of the agreement between Messrs. Bel mont and Gates had been completed. Mr. Belmont had nothing to say for pub lication. As foreshadowed yesterday, the regular monthly meeting of thfl Louisville and Nashville directors, scheduled for today, was indefinitely postponed for lack of a quorum. Footpads Strangle New Yorker and Re lieve Him of $260. Savannah, Ga., April 17.—Highway robberies have been of nightly occur rente in Savannah lor the last three or four days. There has not been a night in which three or four have not been reported. The police cannot appre hend the highwaymen. The climax was capped last night at about 10:30 o’clock, when R. W. Ellis, a New York traveling man, represent ing a safe manufacturing concern, was held up on Abercorn street by two negroes. One caught him with the strangle hold while the other went through his pockets, relieving him of a roll of bills amounting to $260. He was then released and made his way to his hotel. He reported the rob bery to the police and they are at work on the case. Havemeyer's Sugar Beet Factory. Fort Collins, Colo., April 17.—Rep re sentatives of the Havemeyer people have closed a deal for the purchase of 120 acres just north of town for $18,- 000. Engineers will today go to work laying out sidetracks and locating a beet sugar factory. The plant will be tiie largest In northern Colorado and will begin operations with a capacity of 1,000 tons, and if proper acreage can be secured will be enlarged to 2,000 tons the second year. Bevlll Appointed Sheriff. Montgomery, Ala., April 17.—Gov ernor Jelks has appointed Dr. W. E Bevill to be sheriff of Colbert county to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sheriff Gassaway at the hands of the negro desperado, Will Reynolds. The contest for the place was very spirited and assumed some thing of a fight between Sheffield and Tuscumbia. Mistrial In Duncan Case. Atlanta, April 17.—A mistrial result ed this morning in the case of Mrs. Mollie Duncan, on trial for her life, charged w^h the murder of her bus baud, Policeman Duncan, at this place several weeks ago. The case has been one of unusual interest and has had many sensational features. Wreck on the Georgia Road. Sparta, Ga., April 17.—An eastbound Georgia freight train was wrecked 4^ miles from here. The track was torn up for about 200 yards and six cars de mollshed. The work of clearing the track was begun at once. Both trains were transferring all day. FEARS OF STRIKE GROW LESS. Early Adjustment of Difficulties In An thracite Region Possible. Shamokin. Pa., April 17.—Miles Dougherty, member of the national ex ecutive board of the United Mine workers from the Ninth district, has returned to his home here from In dianapolis, where he attended the meeting of the board. Mr. Dougherty says the possibilities of a strike in the anthracite coal re glon are growing less and that within a few days a move will be made to wafd the settlement of the differences between the operators and the mine workers. From Mahony City information is re ceived to the effect that the strike has been averted. Pro-Boer Speech Creates Sensation. Victoria. B. C.. April 17.—News of a pro-Boer sensation in the Australian house was received by the steamer Moana. Senator Higgins, made a pro- Boer speech arguing that there wai no justification for the sending of con tingents to South Africa by Australia to aid in exterminating a brave people and he argued for general amnesty for the Boers, his speech being drowned In the uproar it created. Woman Was Not Mrs. Luetgert. Chicago, April 17.—The demented woman who was at first thought to be Mrs. Luetgert, for v/hose murder Adolphus Luetgert, the sausagemaker, was convicted, is not she, according to W. A. Vincent. Mr. Vincent was Luetgert’s attorney. He sent two men who knew Mrs. Luetgert to see the de mented woman today. They reported the latter was not Mrs. Luetgert. Port au Prince In State oi Great Excitement. GENERAL UPRISING IMMINENT Lake Shore to Try New Device. Chicago, April 17.—Officials of the Lake Short have determined to dn away w. v he smoke nuisance on the entire road by the use of a new smoke consuming device. Tests have recent ly been made by the management of the New York Central which have been highly satisfactory, and it Is said that with careful firing there is no escape of smoke from the engines. Brantley for Re-Election. Waycross, Ga., April 17.—It is an nounced here positively that Hon. W. G. Brantley will be a candidate to sue. coed himself as congressman from the Eleventh congressional district. It is not believed that Mr. Brantley '•'ill have any opposition. Queen Wilhelmina's Illness. Amsterdam, April 17.—The cause of Queen Wilhelmina's illness is a mis carriage. An official bulletin publish ed today says her majesty passed a somewhat less tranquil night. The fe ver, however, has not increased and her condition is comparatively satis factory. Ex-King of Spain Dead. Epinay, Department of the Seine, France, April 17.—Don Francisco de Assize, the former king of Spain, died here last night at the age of 80 years. He was expelled from Spain in 1868, It Is Said If President Sam Persists In His Announced Intention of Re rnaining In Power After Term Ex pires Serious Trouble Will Follow. New York. April 17.—Private ad vie s Lon: Port au Prince by way of Kingston. Ja naica, are. says The Her aid, indicative of a far more ser us state of affairs in Hayti than is gen erally known to the outside wo:! J. The recent uprising in the vicinity of Jaco mel, which was quickly suppressed, is, according to The Herald’s informant, but a forerunner of serious trouble fot President Sam. The letter continues: “The political situation here is most serious and every indication points tc a general uprising of the people oi Hayti, if President Simon Sam persists ;n his announced intention of attempt ing to remain in power after May 15, on which date his term expires. Many citizens have been imprisoned through out the republic. In Port au Prince the prisons were not sufficiently large and the government gunboats were used. “The entire city of Port au Prince is in a state of great excitement. All doors of buildings are kept closed whenever possible, In fear of conflict between the opponents of President Sam and the soldiery. K:iling of Russian Minister Hailed V 'th in ’ adical Circles. St. Petersburg. Tuesday. April 15.— Although M. SJpiaguine, the minister of the interior, who was assassinated April 15. was not actually the leader el the Reactionary j arty in Russia, he was the tool of those who. in the opinion of many, were responsible for the prevailing situation. His assas sination. easily explicable in the pres ent political condition, was hailed with joy in radical circles. For a month there had been daily rumors of Sipiaguine's impending res ignation owing to disagreements with the governor general of Moscow, the Grand Duke Sergius, who has v been supporting the novel policy toward the working classes, instituted by M. Tie- poff, the police prefect of Moscow, which includes the organization of,la- bor unions under police control. The murdered minister’s name was also mixed up with the histories of the financial irregularities charged against so many officials at present. The de ceased was by no means talented and owed his position to influential friends, especially to Count Shermetieff. the bosom friend of Czar Alexander III, and the old dowager czarina, who is largely under the Count Shermetieff's influence. IRON AND STEEL SITUATION. Th a t Tired Feeling 5s a Common Spring Trouble. It's a si^n that the blood is deficient in vitality, jusf as pimples and other eruptions are si^iis that the blood is impure. It’s a warning, too, which only th» hazardous fail to heed. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Remove it, give new life, new cc’ir- age, strength and animation. They cleanse the blood and clear the complexion. Accept no substitute. “I felt tired all the time and could not sleep. After taking Hood's Sarsaparilla a while I could sleep well and the tired feeling had gone. This great medicine has also cured me of scrofula.” Mas. C. M. Root, Gilead, Conn. Hood's Sarsaparilla promises to cure and keeps the promise. GEORGIA DOCTORS MEET. Fifty-third Annual Session Opens In Savannah. Savannah, Ga.. April 17.—The fifty- third annual meeting of the Medical association of Georgia began yesterday at 10 o’clock in the banquet hall oi the DeSoto hotel. There were about 900 members present. Dr. Jam< s JJ. Baird, of Atlanta, pres ident of the association, called the ses sion to order and introduced the Rev. W. A. Nisbet, of the Second Presby terian church, who opened the meet ing with prayer. The address of wel come in behalf of the city was deliver ed by Samuel B. Adams. Hon. '’’alter G. Charlton, on behall of the medical association of Savan nah, followed and bade the physicians welcome to Savannah. Dr. Virgil O. Hardon, of Atlanta, responded to Mr. Charlton's address. A smoker was given to the delegates at the Savannah Yacht club last night at 9 o’clock and an oyster roast will be given by the local physicians at Ty bee island Friday afternoon. The session will last until Saturday and there will he two meetings of the association each day. Iron Age F.eviews Present Conditions of the Market. New York, April 17.—Buying of pig iron is restricted, says The Iron Age. to urgent requirements far into the future. In some cases, apparently thq profit obtainable by reselling is too 1 tempting, and odd lots are coming into the market in that way. In both foun dry and Bessemer iron prices are from $2 to $3 above the “official” figures, which have ceased to be any basis oi current transactions. Th n steel rail situation is well re flected by the fact that recently a 15,- 000 ton order was placed in Germany for a trolley road in New York state, the rails fetching $33 ex-ship, as against $28 at the mill, the “official’ quotation. In the heavy line of finished iron and steel the reports continue extremely fa vorable. The tonnage of structural work which is being closed is large. The plate mills, too, are being pushed. Orders are being placed, in some in stances, for 1903 delivery. In the pipe trade an interesting contract involves 11,000 tons of pipe for an oil line, which is to be followed by 3,000 tons more. Pressure for deliveries on bars, sheets, wire and other lighter lines continues. EARTHQUAKE SHAKES HERRjOES ISLANDS Three Volcanoes Also Burst Into Action. WATERSPOUT DELUGED LAND TO BUILD PALATIAL HOTEL. New York Hostelry Will Cost Aboul $2,500,000. New York, April 71.—Another pala tial hotel is planned for Fifth avenue. Ground has just been purchased at Forty-fourth street, opposite Delmoni- co’s on which stood the residence of the late Paran Stevens. The price of the plot was a trifle under $1,000,000 and the cost of the new hostelry will be in the neighborhood of $2,500,000. The syndicate behind the deal is headed by P. W. Clement, president ol the Rutland railroad. The new hotel will be 20 stories high, according to present plans. It will be the most ad vanced type of architecture yet at tempted. The plans contemplate an underground hallway connecting the structure with Delmonico’s. Hampton's Grave Quartfed. Columbia, 8. C., April 17.—It hat been found necessary to place a spe cial guard at the grave of General Wade Hampton. Very soon after the great confederate leader’s body had been consigned to the dust many per sons began to visit the grave in Trin ity churchvard. The object of the ma jority of these souvenir hunters was to secure as a keepsake some of the blossoms from the handsome floral of ferings with which the grave was cov ered. It finally became necessary to ask for a guard to protect the flowers. The mayor responded promptly and a detail of men was placed at the tomb where General Hampton’s body rests. This guard will be kept on duty until the flowers have faded away. Great Packing Plant Projected. Chicago. April 17.—The G. H. Ham mond company has awarded the con tract for constructing Its great plant at the Union Stock yards and work will begin at once. The contract calls for buildings aggregating a cost of about $2,000,000. The plans provide for five slructures embracing every department of the packing business. It is hoped to complete the plant with in ten months. It is expected to em ploy at least 3,000 men. Living Comes High In Gotham. New York. April 17.—Popular price restaurants of this city have advanced prices of steaks and roasts of beef au average of 6 cents, owing to the con tinued rise In the price of beef. High priced restaurants have made no change, as their margin of profit is larger. Retail prices for fresh vegeta bles, butter, eggs, poultry, beans and even canned goods are now quoted hi the market at 10 to 40 per cent higher than u year ago. A VALUABLE PIECE OF PAPER. Magnate Frick Deposits Certificate for 100,000 Shares Steel Stock. New York, April 17.—Henry C. Frick, the steel magnate, has deposit ed at the banking house of J. P. Mor gan & Co. what Is probably one ol the most valuable pieces of paper in existence. It is a certificate for 100,- 000 shares of preferred stock in the United States Steel corporation, yield ing Mr. Frick dividends of $700,000 an nually. It is stated that the deposit was made for the purpose of exchanging two-fifths of the preferred stock it rep resents into $4,000,000 w’orth of bonds of the proposed new issue. The bal ance in the deal, $6,000,000, will be re paid to Mr. Frick in the shape of a new preferred stock certificate. Devastation Caused by the Seismic Disturbances Was Widespread—The Shocks Continued at Intervals for a Week. Vancouver, B. C., April 17.—Advices from Australia state that on the 10th of last month the N -w Hebrides is lands were shaken by an earthquake. The shocks subsided next day some what, but at intervals were renewed throughout the week. Six hours a *er the first trembling the city became a blaze c’ light and Albrim, Leoovi and Tingf i volcanoes burst into action, the last ua:ued blow ing out a new throat into the sea and sending a great waterspout over the land. The devastation caused by the earthquake was widespread. DRASTIC LAW DEFEATED. AMERICA BUYING FOREIGN STEEL Markets of Great Britain and Germany Stripped of Surplus Product. New York, April 17.—The purchase of steel in Great Britain and on the continent for use in America has main tained great proportions, says a Her aid dispatch from London. The markets of Great Britain and.. Germany are being stripped of all theii surplus product. A considerable quan tity is being purchased in Germany. The purchases are not of the finished product, but in the shape of slabs and billets. Charles M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel corporation, re fused to discuss the above statement,' but large purchases of steel billets abroad have been reported from time to time, although not on so extensive a scale as alleged in the London dis patches. New Railroad for Florida. Boston. April 17.—The board of di rectors of the Central Florida and Gulf Coast Railway company have elected the following officers: President, Thos. H. McDonnell, of Quincy, Mass.; vice president, Edward Page, of Auburn dale. Mass.; secretary and treasurer, Oscar O. Owens, of Melrose, Mass.; general manager, John H. Dawe, of Summerville, Mass. Executive com mittee, Thomas H McDonnell, Ed ward Page, C. C. Loring. Sponsor for Entire South. Chicago, April 17.—Miss Lucy Lee Hill, daughter of General A. P. Hill received a telegram today from Ster ling Price camp of Confederate Veter ans telling her that General John B. Gordon, the commandor-in-chief, had appointed her sponsor for the entire south of the confederate reunion to be held at Dallas, April 22. Surgeon Delegates Named. Montgomery, Ala., April 17.—Gov ernor Jelks has appointed the follow ing delegates to the National Assoda tion of Military Surgeons which meets In Washington city on June 5, 6 and 7: Dr. Pugn. of Mobile; Dr. L. C. Morris, of Birmingham; and Dr. I. N. Stowe, of Opelika. Pacific Coast Chinese Exclusion Bill Rejected by Senate. Washington, April 17.—The result of the vote on the Chinese exclusion bill was a decisive victory for those who have oppftsiH the extreme position com ing from the Pacific coast and who have believed our interests could b« more completely safeguarded by the re-enactment of the Geary law. Un der this the interests of American la bor are fully protected and there is no danger of a breach In the friendly rela tions between the United States and China. Of course the effec-t of this is simply to postpone the fight until the expiration of the present treaty with China, when the whole question must be gone into again. Instead of the drastic Chinese exclu sion bill originally framed by the sem ators and representatives from the Pa. eifle coast states, which met defeat, the senate substituted a measure offer ed by Mr. Platt, of Connecticut, ex tending the provisions of the present exclusion law. and also applying that exclusion to all insular territory un der the jurisdiction of the United States. The vote by which the sub stitute took the place of the original bill was yeas 48 to nays 33. REPORT ON CUBAN COMMERCE. Comparative Statement Issued by Di vision of Insular Affairs. Washington, April 17.—A compara tive statement issued today by Colonel Edwards, chief of the division of insu lar affairs, shows the commerce of Cuba for the calendar years of 1901 and 19o0. The total value of merchamuse im ported during the year 1901 was $66,• 563,975, against $66,658,589 for 1900 and the exports of merchandise during the year ended Dec. 31, 1901, amount ed to $63,278,380, against $48,904,684 for 1900. These figures show a very slight de crease in the imports and au increase of 29 per cent in the exports. The value of merchandise coming from the United States for the calen dar year 1901 was $28,078,633, a de crease of $1,097,369 as compared with 1900, while the exports for 1901 amounted to $48,066,579, an increase of $14,818,970. It is shown that the export of Cuban sugar to the United States amounted in 1901 to $30,814.196, in 1900 to $15,- 763,852 and in 1899 to $18,834,001. Confirmations by the Senate. Washington, April 17.—The senate has confirmed the nominations of Jas. R. Garfield, of Ohio, to be United States civil service commissioner, and William Williams, of New York, to be commissioner of immigration for the port of New York. Named by the President Washington, April 17.—The presi- dent lias scut the following nomina tions *to the senate. Postmasters: South Carolina, Maggie M. Moore, Yorkvllle; Virginia, Stith Bolling, Pe tersburg; Wray T. Wright, P'chmond; V/. 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