( L XLVI. NO. ;m.
Want Wild Over Bryan
CHEERED BY FRANTIC THOUSANDS
AT JEFFERSON DINNER.
Burning Issues Discussed Before Throngs in
the Grand Central Palace, Shaken
by Thunders of Tumultu
ous Applause.
New York, April 15. —The Dollar
Jefferson Dinner of the Chicago l’lal
t'orm Democrats at the Grand Central
Palace to-night in point of number was
one of the biggest affairs ever held in
tliis city. Nearly 3.U00 men and women
sat down at long tables in the various
roooms of tlie big palace. There wen
all kinds of people there, dressed in all
kinds of clothes. White men ellwoved
with colored men and white women with
colored women. There were four Jap
anese and three Chinese present, but
the Chinese were merely spectators and
sat up in the second gallery. They said
they had come to see Bryan.
The main hall presented a different
aspect from that of the Metropolitan
Opera House at the ten-dollar dinner of
the Democratic Club. There was no
tlower embellishment, but ’just great ;
long avenues of tables covered with
plain white plates. The only ornamen
tations were bunches of celery and
granite ware coffee jHits. The boxes
about the liall were festooned with flags,
with silken banners suspended between
the Hags. At the back of the stage
were two American flags draped, one
bearing the portrait of Jefferson and the
other that of Bryan. Small portraits
of Bryan were interspersed between the
flags on the balconies.
On the stage was an immense floral
horseshoe of carnations, roses and
heliotrope. It had. worked in flowers,
the words “Women's Bryan League.”
Below rhe red carnations on white roses
was the name “Bryan.” Surrounding
all were the numerals “10 to 1.”
Back on one of the cane-bottom chairs
was a magnificent bouquet of roses.
American lieauties. But not even on the
guests" table was there a single flower.
looking from the top tier the hall
presented a scene such as is seen at
Western barbecues or Rhode Island
clam bakes. A brass baud of thirty-five
pieces on the balcony discoursed music
throughput the evening. The diners be- ■
gan to arrive at the Grand Central Pal
ace at 3 o'clock. •
There were 15*4 policemen in and
a I Hint the place.
The women to the number of 473
dined in the long hull just off the second
gallery. They sat down, to the tables
at 5:30 o'clock. The first excitement of
the evening occurred when the Russian
American Democratic Association, 230
strong, from the Eighth Assembly Dis
trict, marched in. They were received
with cheers. i
There was no concerted attempt to
seat the 3.00*4 diners simultaneously.
All wore told to go in and sit down.
About 7 o'clock nearly every seat of
the men's table was occupied and the
service began. Over *WH► waiters start
ed into the main hall with soup a few
minutes before 7 o'clock.
The menu included soup, fish, roast
beef, turkey, ice cream, coffee and
cigars.
Three thousand bottles of wine were
gratuitously served by a wine company.
William Jennings Bryan did not ar
rive until shortly after 7 o’clock. Crowds
on the outside signalled his appearance
by tremendous cheering. lie came in a
cab and was escorted through a tre
mendous crowd to the waiting room out
side. Here he shook hands with the
committee. Then he was escorted to the
guests’ table, a long table in trout of
the platform.
Following came the speakers of the
evening.
The band played “Hail to the * Ip “1
as Bryan was hurried down one of the
main aisles. There was tremendous
cheering and waving of napkins.
Diners stood on chairs and tables
waving frantically. The demonstration
lasted for five minutes.
Among those who sat at the guests
table were:
James R. Brown, president; on bis
right. W. .1. Bryan; on his left. Charles
A. Towne. of Minnesota: *>. 11. P. Bel
mont. Wm. S. McXary, Secretary of
the Democratic State Committee of
Minnesota: Mayor .1.1.. Rliimooks. of
Covington. Ivy.; Bolton Ilall, George
Frederick Williams. ex-Congressman
Y\ in, H.' Ryan, of Rochester: A. S.
ToVvnson. of Virginia: Colonel Thomas
Smith, of Virginia, and John Clark
Ridpatl).
4 he crowd was a thoroughly represen
tative one, and before the dinner was
concluded hundreds of the diners left
their seats and crowded about the
’-ffu'lc-ts’ table mid began to shake hands
wiTn Colonel Bryan. This was slop
ped with much difficulty.
At !t o’clock the committee and speak
ers ascended to the platform. Brvan
leeched a vociferous ovation, the diners
in many instances again standing on
chairs and tables and the women wav
ing napkins wildly.
Janies R. Brown called the meeting
to order and introduced George Fred
Williams, of Massachusetts, who was
given a line reception. The crowd in
the galleries meantime bad increased,
and there were at least 3.0*10 people in
the bull. The mention of Henry
The News and Observer.
HMDS ILL NORTIHI OMDLiII DAILIES il lEIS 111 CIRCDLAn^.
George's name evoked an enthusiastic
demonstration.
O. 11. I*. Belmont, was next intro
duced and spoke, and was followed by
John Clark Ridpath#- who spoke on
“Thomas Jefferson." When Mr. Rid- ,
path said that Jefferson stood above ,
Adams and Otis, and was the most in
tellectual Democrat that ever lived, a '
hundred voices shouted “No, No, Bryan, j
Bryan.”
Mr. Williams whispered somethin to
Mr. Ridpath. and the latter replied- I
••J accept the suggestion.” and bowed
to Colonel Bryan. At the close of Mr.
Ridpath's speech a horse-shoe of flowers
was presented to Colonel Bryan, who
arose and bowed. i
A tremendous amount of cheering and
applause greeted Mr. Bryan. He said:
"Mr. Chairman. Democrats. Ladies
ami Gentlemen: I esteem ij a great j
privilege to be permitted to attend Ibis,
probably the largest bauquet ever given
in the United States. (Interruption of
cheers for Bryan.*
"1 appreciate the kindness which lias
been manifested by your action and by
the words of those who hare preceded
me. I shall carry back to my Western
home new courage from your meeting,
and shall be glad to tell to the people in
other States that in New York there
be those who are true to the principles
of Democracy as written in Democr;- ,
cy's latest creed. (Cries of bravo.)
“The object -of this banquet was to i
give Chicago platform Democrats a
chance to celebrate the birthday of
Thomas Jefferson. (Cries of "That's it." )
There was a banquet given in honor of
Thomas Jefferson two nights ago and
the discussion of the price per plate ob
scured to some extent the difference bo- j
tween that banquet and this. A Demo- >
c-rat has a right to pay whatever he
pleases for a dinner if be lias the money.
"The character of a political banquet
is determined, not by the cost of it. but
by the sentiments which are woven into
the post prandial oratory.
"We have not one word of hostility
to utter toward those Democrats who
left the Democratic party in IXKi. Far j
be it from us to criticise any man whose j
judgment or conscience leads him out j
of the Democratic party. When the i
Republicans met at St. Louis some of
the Republicans left the Republican par
ty rather than adapt themselves to (lie
platform written out at St. Louis. They
organized a distinct party and they took
a name sufficiently different from the
Republican names -o that no one would
tnistake the one for the other.
“They made a bold and earnest tight,
and the Republicans who left the party
in 1S!)i; have neither gone back nor,
standing outside, have (lu*> attempted
to write the platform of ttu* party which
they left. There were Democrats who
left us in 18!Mi. They organized a dis
itinct party: they nominated a ticket and
j perfected their national organization.
But instead of calling themselve gold
j Democrats so that they could not be
• mistaken for the regular Democrats,
they called themselves National Demo
crats, although they did not expect to
carry a product in the 'United States.
A party is an association of people for
the pur)mse of giving force and effect
t<> political opinion's held hi common.
They talked to us about harmony. Tin
only kind of harmony that is possible
is harmony between those who think
and act together to give force to their
I common opinions.
"All that wo ask- is ttmr those* who
come into tin* Democratic party shall be
a part of tin* Democratic party. We
simply insist that a man cannot be a
political bigamist. He cannot be wed
ded to the name of our party and to
the principles of some other party. We
simply ask that lie shall get a formal
j divorce, either from our name or from
their principles. The Democratic party
: has a platform. It does not dismay
those who stand upon it to hear it de
nounced this year by those who do
uouneed it two years ago. Wo got ac
customed to it in IS!lt>. The Democratic
platform is satisfactory io those who
supported it in 189(5.
"The platform was written by tin
representatives of the Democratic party
in the most Democratic convention that
has been held in a quarter of a centu
ry.
j It is a compliment to receive a I’resi
dential nomination from any national eon
vcutimi. but 1 am proud my nomination
came from a convention, not of bosses,
but of Democratic citizens, il/otni ap
plause. i It lias vindicated that plat
form. and every plank of it is stronger
to-day than it was when the platform
was written.
i "Those who believe that we should i:i
viie into the Democratic party all those
who cannot share in the pur|>oKes and
the nspirntions of that party cannot
speak for others —1 speak for; myself
are wrong, and I say that I would not
abstract from it a single plank to gei
back every man who left it. That plat
form means something, and if you ask
why it was in the campaign of 189<! tin*
hearts of the people were stirred as
they have not boon lately stirred. ! will
(.Continued ou Second Page.)
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL lit, 1899.
CASTS WISTFUL
EYES ON SHAN TUNG
It May Soon Become a Ger
man Kingdom.
THE KAISER’S SCHEME
WOULD MAKE PRIM E HENRY
A CHINESE KING.
CELESTIALS WOULD FIGHT THE TEUTONS
John Bull Apprehensive Concerning the State of
Affairs in the Flowery Kingdom. Two
Steamers Collide, ard 36
People Crowned.
'‘Victoria, B. €., April 15. —According
to the Pekin and Tien Tsin Times,
coiiics of which were received here by
the steamer Glongk. it is generally lie
liovod among the foreign element a*
Pekin that the seizure of Kia Chou,
in November, 1897, by Germany, was
a first step toward the realization of a
scheme of Kaiser Wilhelm to place a
German King on Chinese soil.
Prince Henry, the Emperor’s brother,
who is iu the Orient in charge of tin
it is alleged, will la*
king and tin- Chinese province of Shan
Tung his kingdom. The oeeiinni ion of
the interior of the province, it Is point
ed out. is a direct move tow a- 1 estab
lishment of German sovereignty over
the whole of the 05,0*40 square miles of
Chan Tung, instead of the 4**<* square
miles around Kiuo Chou, which was
taken out of the Chinese domain by
Admiral Von Died rich* after the native
mob had killed missionaries Xeise, Ilen
nie and Ziegler.
Baron Yon Hoiking, the German
Minister, has gone to Kino Chou to .con
sult with Prince Henry. Chinese
military officials in Shan Tung have
asked permission from the Pekin G >v
eriimcnt to proceed against the tier
man force of occupation.
According to the Japanese papers,
there is grave apprehension in British
German diplomatic circles regarding
the situation in China, which :< height
ened by the fact that Russ a is again
making overtures for ‘control of affairs
in Corea. In consequence of recent de
velopments. tin* leave granted Sir Claud
McDonald. British Ambassador, lias
been withdrawn, and lie will remain at
the Chinese capital.
SINKING OF THE HOKfSHIN.
Victoria. B. C.. April 15.—The Gleno
! gle. which has arrived from the Orient,
brings news of a collision between lhe
steamers Iloknshin Mam and Kitanii
Marti off Ofnyn Cape, in the Province
of Teshio Hokkaido, on the 3(t*li nl* •».
'The Iloknshin sank immediately and
all on board. .”.*! passengers, were drowii
j ed. The other vessel made for s'-ore
! and succeeded in getting into the shal
lows. where she stranded.
MADE REAR ADMIRALS
SAMPSON,SCHLEY AND FAPQUHAR ARE
THUS HOVOREO.
( T heDuktof Arcus, lale Fptnish Minister to
Mt-x’ci to be Spanish Ambassador
at Washington
Washington, April 15—The naval or
ders to-day announce the promotion to
the rank of Rear Admiral of Sampson.
Schley and Farquahar. the latter in the
i command of the Norfolk Navy Yard.
This is under the operations of the per
sonnel act, and has no reference to war
service.
- London. April 15 —Special despatches
from Madrid say the Duke of Arcos.
the late Spanish Minister to Mexico, and
, who married Miss Virginia Lowery of
Washington, has been designated as
Spanish Ambassador ul Washington.
TWO STEAMERS LAUNCHED.
iEI Norte and El Sid Built for the
Morgan Line.
Newport News, Va.« April 15,-Ei
Norte and El Sid, two of the four large
j freight steamers building here for tin*
Morgan Line, operating between New
York and New Orleans, were launched
at the yard of the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company to
' day.
Miss Mary Oroutt, of New York,
daughter of Mr. *'. B. Oroutt, President
of the Shipbuilding Company, christen
ed El Norte.
' Miss Jeanette Palen, of Monticello. X.
Y.. sponsor for El Sid, performed a
similar ceremony on that ship.
POUR BURNED TO DEATH.
Chatham, X. 1!.. April 15.—Four per
sons were burned to death in a tire at
lhe Northumberland County Alms
bouse, early to-day. The institution was
destroyed at a loss of .slo,o*l*4.
TRINITY DEFEATS TIIE Y. M. *'. A
Augusta. Ga., April 15.—(Special.)—
Trinity baseball team defeated (he Au
gusta V. M. c. a. Team to-day in a
'close game. Score: II to S.
ITNEIi-U, OF MR. CARTI.ANI).
The Exercises Impressive and Largely
Attended.
Greensboro, X. <*.. April 15. —(Spe-
cial.) —The funeral exercises over the
remains of Mr. 11. 11. Cnrtland were the
most impressive as well ns the most
largely attended since the death of Mr.
Julius A. Gray.
The significant thing about/this is the
fact, that he was simply an unassuming
business man, that showing the loving
esteem in which he was held his
townsmen.
All places of business were closed, and
all the fraternal orders marched in line
ill front of the house, and a large line
of sympathizing friends brought up tin*
rear. The services at the Methodist
church were conducted tty Rev. Mr.
Peele of the Friends' Church, assisted
by several other ministers.
The floral tributes were unusually
handsome.
WOMAN'S HORRIBLE CRIME.
Macon. Ga.. April 15.—A special to
the Telegraph from Elherton. states
that a negro woman named Sallie
Bren ingtoii. was jailed there to-day for
the murder of her husband near that
place Thursday night. After chopping
open the man's head with an axe, she
laid tin* body bn tin* tire and burned it
beyond recognition. She made little at
tempt to escape, and will not talk about
her crime. As there seems to Ik- no mo
tive. she is believed to be crazy.
♦ ♦
♦ THE INSURGENTS RISE. ♦
♦ - ♦
♦ Madrid. April 15.—General Rios, ♦
♦ the principal Spanish commander ♦
♦ in the Philippines, has telegraphed ♦
♦ to the War Office a dispatch con- ♦
♦ tinning tin* report that a rising ♦
♦ had occurred among the insur- ♦
♦ gents around Manila. ♦
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ON THE DIAMOND.
St. Louis. Mo.. April 15.—The base
ball season opened here to-day with a
game between the Cleveland and St.
Louis clubs, which since last year have
changed cities. Teheau's St. Louis boys
won easily by heavy Trailing, and good
work in the field. Attendance, 10,000.
Secret
St. Ijouis . . 0050 f 10 0 x—l** 13 4
Cleveland . . n<» o 1 (ion o(4 1 <> 4
Batteries: Young ami O'Connor:
Sudhoff and Clements, empires, O'Day
and Brennan. Time. 1:50.
New York. April 13.—The o|H*ning
game of the championship season in
Brooklyn to-day brought out an attend
ance of over 20.0*10. It was a gala day
in tin* baseball annate of Greater New
York. The game was n battle royal of
eleven innings between two as perfectly
balanced teams as could be brought to
gether. The pitching of Kennedy and
Nichols was superb, the hitting, of
course, being light in consequence. Both
intielils were veritable stone walls.
Neither side could score for Ten innings,
and then Boston made fin* winning run
on ti wild throw by Jennings that sent
Bergen to second and Stahls' drive to
deep center for three bags. Attendance,
20.107. Score:
Brooklyn.... 0 0000 0 00(400—0 4 1
Boston 00 00 0 0 0000 I—l 7 0
Batteries: Kennedy and Smith; Nich
ols and Bergen. Umpires, Andrews and
Gaffney. Time 1:55.
Louisville. Ky., April 15.—Both Cal
lahan and Dowling pitched fine ball to
day and bad the Colonels supported
their pitcher .(hi* score would have been
it tie. Attendance. 2.00*4. Score:
Louisville 0000 1 00 0 o—l I<* 4
Chicago 0 1.00 1 <*o 00 -2 11 2
Batteries: Dowling and Kittredge;
Callahan anil Chance. Umpires, Burns
and Smith. Turn*. 2:IN.
Philadelphia. I ’it.. April 15 It looked
like victory for Washington to-day tin
til the seventh inning, when, by oppor
tune bitting, Philadelphia overcame the
Senators’ lead, and won by a close mar
gin. Attendance. 8,814. Score:
Philadelphia . . *» I** 1 **<*4 ** x 0 12 4
Washington .. 0 302 0000 o—s 11 4
Batteries: Donahue and McFarland;
Mercer and McGuire. Umpires, Hunt
and Connolly. Time, 1:30.
Baltimore. Md.. April 15.—The reju
venated Orioles defeated the New Yorks
to-day in a close and interesting game
by a score of sto 3. Attendance, 3.042.
Score:
Baltimore 0111 00 2 0 x—s (i 3
New York ..... 1 02 0*40000—3 3 2
Batteries: Kitson and Robinson: Do
lieny anil Warner. Umpires, Emslie
ami Betts. Time, 2:<*o.
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 15. —For tin*
first time in three years the Reds lost
tin* opening game of tin* season.
Though the weather was not of the
baseball variety, nearly 10.000 people
witnessed the contest which, with the
exception of the two final innings, was
an excellent exhibition. Pittsburg out
played the Reds at every point, mill
were also favored by Dame Fortune.
Score;
Cincinnati .... o 0 000002 0-2 11 2
Pittsburg 01*0 0100 2 2—5 It* 1
Batteries: Hawley mid Pcitz; Tmine
li ill mid Sell river. Umpires, Swart wood
and Warner. Time. 2:10.
Macon, (hi.. April 15—Mercer easily
defeated Auburn in to-days' game by a
score of 11 to 2. Score:
Mercer ... 0 0(5 05 0 0 00—11 !* 2
Ailburn 0(>(*02 00 O*L 2 *i 0
Batteries: Mansfield and Peel; Mr-
EUienly anil Miiwcer.
Richmond, Ya., April I.».—At Lexing
ton. Hampden-Sidney won from the Vir
ginia Military Institute cadets by a
score of 9to *L Score:
J lampdcii-Sidney 22000 30 ** 2 —9 10 3
Va. Military In. 1 2.1 **<> 20 00 (1 ({ 5
Batteries: Crawford uml Herndon;
Clark and Blackford.
THE RALEIGH IS
AT QUARANTINE
Did Not Expect Her Before
This Morning.
SEEN BY THE PRAETORIA
PASSED HER THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTH OF BERMUDA.
COL. CARR WRITES OF PATIENT WAITING
Fag»r North Carolinians Peering into the Dark
ness Down the Bay Asking Each Oth-
e r , When do You 1 hink She
Willi Arrive?
New York, April 15.—The Outerbridge
Line steamer Pretoria, which arrived
at quarantine to-night from Bermuda,
reports having passed the United States
Cruiser Raleigh on Thursday night.
140 miles north of Bermuda, steaming
slowly. The weather was fine at the
time. The Raleigh's arrival in port is
not expected before daylight to-morrow
morning.
IT MAY BE TIIE RALEIGH.
New York. April 15. —The marine ob
server at Smnly Hook reported at 11:20
p. m. that a steamer had passed in
showing no signals, which lie thought
might be the United States cruiser Ral
eigh. It was too hazy to make her out
clearly.
THE RALEIGH ARRIVES.
New York, April 15.—The cruiser
Raleigh from Manila, via Bermuda,
has arrived at quarantine.
FIRST NEWS OF THE "RALEIGH."
Col. Carr Waiting on the Crowded Pier
For the Steamer.
The first news of the Cruiser Raleigh,
or rather news of no news about t*t<>
gallant war vessel, received here last
night was from Col. Julian S. C.irr.
Here is the elegram that came at 9
o'clock:
“New York, April 15. 1899.
“News mid Observer. Raleigh. N.
“Have waited patiently all day to
welcome the Raleigh on behalf of tin*
prosperous, progressive city of Durham,
hut up to this writing. t:IS. have no
tidings. Perhaps when the guests who
have gone down the bay have had their
innings, we shall hear something. Then
wi* will feel better. YVe are peering
into the darkness on the crowded pier
asking each other: "When do you think
she will arriveV” J. S. C.
BRINGING TROOPS FROM CUBA.
"Washington. April 15—The arrange
merits for bringing home all the volun
teers now in Cuba have been completed,
and as fast as the transports can make
the trips to and from Culm, they will be
returned.
VAST WHISKEY COMBINE
ITS ORGANIZATION TO BE COMPLETED
TO D*Y.
Its United Capital Will be $200,000,0.'0 It
is the Most Giganlic L quor Trust
Ever Engineered.
Chicago, Ills., April 15. —A special to
the Daily News from Louisville, Ky.,
says the most gigantic liquor combina
tion ever eiigiiieeil— an amalgamation of
whiskey and distillery interests with a
united capital of s2*M►,ooo,oo0 —will hi
practically completed to all but the
smallest details to-morrow in Chicago,
when the men now controlling the Ken
tucky Distilleries Ytnil Warehouse Com
pany finish arrangements for the pur
chase null absorption of nearly every
distillery of rye whiskey in the United
States.
EVIDENT'I? DEAD AGAINST HER.
Tin* State's Red Letter Day in the
Trial of Mrs. George.
Canton, Ohio, April 15.—Attorneys
for the State regard this as their red
letter day in the trial of Mrs. George.
They produced two eye witnesses to the
firing of two shot which took effect in
Saxton's body, one of which claimed to
have identified Mrs. George. The State
also qualified a witness on Mrs. George’s
handwriting to identify a letter which
they want to introduce in evidence. A
third point which pleased the State was
the admission of a jxdiei* officer who
found a revolver, although he was not.
allowed to toll how he found it to he
the full extent of the details asked.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
New York, April 15. —The weekly
hank statement shows the following
changes:
Surplus reserve, increased. $4,452,700;
loans, decreased, $10,355,200: specie, in
creased, $982,400; legal tender, in
creased, $1,848.71*0; deposits, decreased,
$*>,480,400; circulation, increased, $19,-
400.
The hanks now hold $19,471,525 in ox
cess of the requirements of the *25 per
j cent. rule.
Weather To-Day: SHOWERS; COOLER.
They Raid Six Villages
DETACHMENTS OF CUBAN CAVAL
RY PURSUE THE BANDITS.
Under the Lead of Parejeta, a Celebrated Out
law, the Wild Raiders Confound the
People with Their Audacity.
Havana, April 15. —News has been re
ceived from Marianao that twelve or
fifteen mounted bandits, one dressed ns
a woman, raided the Pinellos planta
tion. owned by Senora Puri, two miles
smith of Caimito and ten miles from
Havana, at twilight yesterday anil took
SIOO in silver from the owner's resi
dence and afterward burned the house
of the overseer and a warehouse con
taining $5,000 worth of tobacco.
The bandits then rode into Caimito,
where they plundered two dwellings,
and then went to a thiqil house, where
a dance was in progress. A captain, a
sergeant and two Cuban soldiers, who
were present iff the dance, went out of
the house to investigate and other per
sons crowded to the doors and w'inl >ws.
The raiders fired a volley at close
range, killing the captain anil on * soldier
and one nian in the house and wound
ing the sergeant and another soldier sod
two other men who were also ins'*i!(- tin*
building. The bandits than galloped
away.
A rejsirt of the raid from Guana jay
says that fifteen well mounted and
armed men, some of them masked, en
tered tin* village of Caimito at S o'clock
last night, broke into tin*' boos * of Jose
Rodriguez, where they secured a sunt
of money, first robbed and then killed
UNDER NATIVE BULK.
Dewey Reports the Government at
Guam Working Smoothly.
Washington, April 15.—The following
cablegram lias just been received, by the
Navy Department from Admiral Dewey:
"Manila, April 15.
“Secretary of the Navy, Washington:
"Wheeling arrived, six days from
Guam. Quiet and order there. Most
friendly to Americans. Native govern
ment established by Tausig working
well. Native soldiers fine body of men.
Manshen (U. S. Naval transport) in
(I man.”
The government of Guam, referred to
by Admiral Dewey, as having been es
tablished by Commander Tausig, was
erected nearly two months ago. when the
Bennington touched there on her way
to Manila. The commander picked some
of the ablest men in the community,
elected a small council to direct affairs
after the relinquishment of Spanish sov
ereignty. When Captain Leary, who is
to go out on the Yosemire, arrives at
Gaunt, he will assume supreme command
as naval governor of the island, hut he
may, if he sees fit, continue the native
council in operation, in pursuance of
the policy of developing the capacity of
the natives for the administration of
their own affairs.
STATBMENTS IXCONSISTENT.
Witnesses for Defence Contradict
Themselves in Lake City Case.
Charleston. S. C., April 15.—A great
mass of testimony was given to the jury
in the Lake City case to-day. The de
fence devoted itself to proving allihis
for various pdisoners and ineulenially
to breaking down the character of
Joseph P. Newham, the defendant who
turned State's evidence and whose tes
timony is the central feature of the
Government's case. Witnesses were
called to reinforce the claim already
made that McKnight was at his nome
on the night of the lynching. Three
witnesses testified to this fact today.
The alibi set up for Rodgers is to the
effect that he was fishing near his
home when Baker was killed, and that
for Martin "Ward is to the effect that
he was at the house of a neighbor named
Collins, nursing the latter's sick wife.
Tbree witnesses testified to each of
these statements.
During the cross examination the
counsel for the prosecution brought to
light more than one inconsistency in
the testimony of witnesses forth * i o
fence. A man named Whitlock, for in
stance, swore one minute that he was
on good terms with Newham, and the
next that he would not speak to him
in the road or believe him on oath.
Sauls, who swore he slept with Rod
gers the night of the lynching, admitted
that he had never stayed a night at the
man’s house before or since. lie could
not explain why Rodgers left his wife
and his own room to sleep with him.
and he did not recall the fact that tin*
night was bitterly cold notwithstanding
the circumstances that he fished until
after midnight. These are fair samples
of the evidence given on the cross ex
aminations. The cast* is not nearly con
cluded yet; all of next week will proba
bly be required to finish it.
AN AGED EDITOR DIES.
Concord, N. 11., April 15 -John 11.
Oberly, editor of the People and Patriot,
died at his home here this afternoon,
aged <>3 years. IL* was Ikihi iu Ohio.
Hi* was Civil Service Commissioner and
Indian Commissioner mnlcr President
Cleveland, and was once editor of the
i Washington Times.
PRir <£ 4 CENTS.
Jose Maria Armas, and then advanced
to the centre of the town where they
were met by a Cuban sergeant and two
soldiers. The bandits killed one of i In*
j soldiers and wounded the other ard
; the sergeant, after which they rode
! away.
The affair was reported at General
j Ix*e‘s headquarters. Genera! Ma.viu
I Rodriguez was directed to send a lsidy
j of cavalry with the utmost haste to pur
! Sue the outlaws. Much excitement was
i manifested in the Cuban camp upon the
i receipt of the order, and joyful nreparn
| tions were made as if fm* a picnic.
| Three detachments of from 2<* to 25
' cavalrymen each were sent on different
j roads in pursuit of the bandits.
Caimito is within 3 miles of a s(,u id-
I ron of the Seventh cavalry, and great
| surprise is expressed in Havana at the
i audacity of the brigands.
The Holguin newspapers, describing
| the operation of the bandits in that
: vicinity say they were led by Partita,
j who was celebrated as an outlaw loaders
j before tlie insurrection. The hand was
. composed of 12 petrous. all black, arm
ed with Winchester and Remington
rifles and 44 calibre revolvers, and dress
| eil in American made clothes. The
I newspapers report that six villages were
i raided.
| VICTORY FOR THE STATE.
“IRil Book” ami Others Admitted as
Evidence in Quay Trial.
Philadelphia, Pa.. April 15-Xlie pjros
eeutiou to-day fn the trial of ex-T'Ulted
States Senator Quay suteeeded in hav
ing admitted as evidence the three looks
found in Cashier Hopkins’ desk nft'T
the People’s Bank failure, and on the
pages of which the common wealth al
leges will be found the evidence of con
spiracy between Mr. Quay, late cx-Stan
Treasurer Benjamin Halwood, and
John S. Hopkins, the dead cashier.
These books are the famous “red
book” over which the legal battle as t*>
its admissability has waged since the
early part of the week, and which ended
to-day in a complete victory for the
prosecution: the “black hook,” and the
“blue hook,”
In the “red book." it is charged by
j the prosecution, will he found calculi -
l lions by Hopkins of interest on State
funds, which interest was paid to then
State Treasurer Haywood and to Sena
tor Quay. The “black hook” contains
records and entries pertaining to sfo k
j transactions alleged to connect lhe m
feudant with Hopkins in using ■' t ’'
funds for speculation. The “blue book ’
i is asserted to he a record of individual
loans by Cashier Hopkins, and. it is
charged, will show that Senator Quay
was loaned money without stilfi a nt se
curity.
CUBAN MORTGAGES UNTKNUEI >.
Washington. April 15. Mortgage ob
ligations in Cuba will be further ex
tended for another year. The extension,
however, will he limited to debts secur
ed by mortgage or ground rents. The
representatives of the Cuban Cabinet
Council who have been here for some
days have had several conferences with
the officials oh the subject of general
credit extensions, during which they
have argued the adoption of a plait
which had received the sanction of the
t otincil, extending mortgage obligations
tor periods ranging up to six years.
They also desired that debtors be re
lieved entirely from the payment of in
terest pending final liquidation.
This proposition received the disap
proval of the officials who promptly
stated that they could not apply a prin
ciple which was distinctly contrary to
common justice, and it was suggested
to tlti“ Cubans that their course would
speedily and permanently injure the
credit of the island. In assuming con
trol of the islands the United States,
they wen* told, had declared its pttri*ose
not to impair existing obligations, and
to assent to the repudiation of any
debt, interest or otherwise, would be
in direct contravention of that declara
tion. As to limiting the extension
one year, it was said that the United
States would not undertake the exercise
ol any control over the affairs of the
island beyond the period of its occu
pancy. lint if at the end of the year a
further extension for a limbed time
seemed necessary, and the United States
still held control of the island, it might
he granted, hut no obligation would
now he assumed for a longer js'iiod than
one year.
MINISTER TO BELCH '*
Washington. April 15. The President
has appointed Lawrence Townsuu!, ■ f
Pennsylvania, to sueot*cd Mr Bellaii-j
Storer as United States’* Minister t *
Brussels, Belgium.
Mr. Townsend is at present I lll, ed
States Minister at Lisbon, am! its
transfer leaves- a vacancy in the l ot
tngue.se mission for which a sole non
has already Iteen made and will >h ni
he uuuouuced.