II IB
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n
4 . -" -if
Sentence if Private Baker
4 5 - ;i Approved
s4 A .?.
GUILTY OF TREASON
Thrilling Experience of a Ma
rine Who Deserted to the
Filipinos on Account of a
Love Affair
Washington, March ID Secretary
, Long has approved tne action of the
court martial in the case of Frederick
II. Baker, a private in the marine corps,
who was convicted of desertion and trea
son iu the Philippine Islands and sen
tenced to Imprisonment for life at hard
labor. The military prison at San Quen
. tin. Cal.. has been designated as the
place of confinement;
v It is alleged that infatuation for a
imiiyiJiU'j liiuiutu v.x i'"-.
to the insurgents and aid them in their
struggles against the United Stales
troops. He enlisted in the marine corps
at Mare Island, Cal., in ISQ-i, and ac
companied the cruiser Charleston to the
Philippine?., While the vessel was at
Cebu, Baker made the acqaintance of a
Tilipino girl, who. it is allesed, exerted
such a potent influence over him as to
cause him to join the insurgent forces.
This was in June; 1890. He gave the
enemy information concerning the
strength and operations of the Ameri
can forces and was rewarded by appoint
ment as a first lieutenant in the Filipino
army. While acting in that capacity he
met another American soldier who had
also deserted and joined the insurgent
forces.' . A strong friendship sprang up
between the two men.
One. thing to their credit was that
thoy persistently refused to join in at
tacks upon the American forces when
ever they could possibly avoid it. Last
summer, however, Private Baker's com
panion was ordered to command a force
that was to ambush an inferior party of
Americans. Notwithstanding he was in
the power of the Filipinos the man re
fused to shoot down his own country
men in that way. Thereupon he was
tried by drum-head court martial and
sentenced to death.
Lieutenant Baker was very much
wfought up by the jeopardy of his
friend's position, and used" all his elo
quence and influence to save his life.
He not only failed in that, but was
. i It ' 1 J it )i 4.
M'liuuiy cjioseii in iutr uiuri 10 iuk
tiring platoon, which was to execute the
sentence. He was thus confronted with
a dreadful alternative He must either
killJiis friend-or surrender to the Amer
icans, in which latter event it was al
most certain that he would be sentenced
to death for treason. To refuse to obey
J he order of the Filpinos was certain
deatli unless he could escape from them.
Thus it became absolutely necessary to
return to the Americans from whom he
had deserted.
lie took flight at the first opportunity,
and entered the nearest American camp,
attired in his Filipino uniform of a lieu
tenant of infantry f and threw himself
i.po-lithe, mercy of the commanding offi
eiv -Ile'told his story and gave a thrill
In;.' account of the sad plight in which
hcjeft his American comrade. A body
of troops was immediately dispatched to
the camp of the insurgents, but on arriv
ing there it was found deserted. Noth
ing was discovered to indicate the fate
af Baker's companion, and it is possible
that he was carried away by tlie Fili
pinos in their flight into the interior.
The penitent marine was turned over
tc' the commanding officer of the gun
boat Castinc. He was tried by court
martial and convicted of the charge of
"deserting to the rebel forces in time of
open insurrection against the United
States, giving intelligence to and hold
ing intercourse with a rebel Avithout
leave from proper authority," and '"bear
;rms against the government of the Uni
ted States and aiding and abetting the
rebellion against the supreme authority
thereof."
The prisoner undoubtedly escaped the
death-penalty simply on account of his
action in surrendering in order to save
the life of a fellow American. lie was'
sentenced, however, to life imprisonment
at hard labor.
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. A Million for Education ;
.Chicago, March 10.-Mrs. Emmons
Blaine, according to an announcement by
President. A ilham Harper at the Uni
versity of Chicago convocation late this
vi in,, V1"c'aw , institut... founded bv
Mrs. Blaine, and Is to be llsed nartlv
for-pnrchase of ground, partly for 1. .i d !
ings and partly for eiVlov,.ment. A iu w 1
building will be planned immediitni!'
It Is to cost S320.0UO. tlwnosHiSLuriTi
ut u:e unnrsiry buildings.
. NEW POSTMASTERS
Quite a Numerous List of Ap-
poiniments Announced
1 Washington,' March 10.SpeciaI.
fourth class postmasters have ben ap
pointed in North Carolina as follows: A
I. Burcli at Andrews, Cherokee county,
rico S. J. Whisenhunt, removed; C.vm!
.oles at Iron Hill, Columbus countyj
v ! Vv . AT Inman, resigned; I). M John'
!:: r.l Jolroson's Mills, Pitt county, vice
W;i Iter Men-borne, resigned ; W. "T.
J'.r.'.diey at Morgan Hill, Buncombe coua-
.luc.iiuvii, us given !,)( )),()( II) to the
UnirersJtv of Chicago School of Educ i-t!011-'8.161'
organized by tho affili.umn p
the Chicago Institute and the rniversiu- '
This sum is jrireii ihr.im.ii 1 !
iin; tl lis LCCS !
ty, vice, J. J. Amnions, resigned; D. W.
Carter, at Jerome. Bladen, county, vice
MeKenzie Culbreth, resigneu; M. S.
Parker at KeliuKoe, Pasquotank county,
vice Jordan Parker, resigned; N. J. IUd
dick at Merchants. Gates county, vice
H. L. Williams, resigned; L. P. Eeknnt
at Mountain Creek, Catawba county,
vice Woodbury Nance, resigned; T. II.
Cellars at Paris. Anson county, vice
Frank Bennett, resigned; J. W. Boggan
at Pee Dee. Anson county, vice J. C.
Hudson, resigned; - . M. Rogers, Ro
chester, Robeson county, vice J. I.
Rogers, removed; A. LaF. Barriuger at
Ctophel, Iredell county, , vice A. B. Bar
ringer, resigned.
Pensions granted: Irving Johnson. New
Bern, $12; Charles Shafer. Flat Rock,
$10; Annie C. Eubanks, mother, Pitts
boro, $12.
George MeCorkle of Newton, has been
admitted to practice before the Interior
Tfn.nrtmpnK
"TERRIBLE CALAMITY"
Business. Men Deplore the
Proposed Strike of Miners
Wilkesban-e, Fa.. March 10. A!" meet
ing of the Boa hi of Trade, called this
! afternoon to discuss the probable strike
'of miners, sent the following appeal to,
I President T. I . Nichols of this dis
trict, who is a member of the committee
which has power to declare a strike:'
"The Board 'of Trade of AVilkesbarre
calls upon you, in your capacity as presi
dent of District No. 1 of the Unkin, to
resist to the extent of your ability a
strike in the anthracitX. coal region for
a recognition of the union on a purely
technical point, which will bring wide-;
spread havoc and disaster to the miners
and business interests of the anthracite ,
coal region. 'As representatives of the :
business interests of this community, we i
jlook to you and depend on you. to avert,
i this terrible calamity."
POLITICS AND PISTOLS
Free Fight at a Primary Elec
tion in Kentucky
Jackson. Ky., March 10. Details of the
fight at Caney in Morgan county, Satur
day, between the Elam and Allen fac
tions, arising over the result of a Demo-j
cratic primary, reached here, today,'
through contractors working on the Ohio
& Kentucky Railroad at Cauey tunnel.
It appears that whiskey was dispensed
freely by the Elam crowd, who were
opposing the election of one of the Ly
kens boys'for magistrate of Caney pre
cinct. The Aliens, who have been for
years enemies of the Elams, were friends
of Lykens, and soon a general right was
in progress.' John Elam 'is reported dead.
The wounded are D. K. Lykens, shot
through the shoulder and arms: John
Sebastian, struck in arm and head: Alli
son Lykens, skull fractured with rocks;
IOgan Elam, left arm broken by bullet;
Will Allen, scalp wounds; Jim Sampson,
hand hurt: Bud Allen, shot in leg; Tom
Tidmore, struck in the eye with a rock;
Mort Smith... shot in the hand Smith, ;
Tidmore anl Sanapson were not partici-!
paring; in tlf fight. 'Some of the par-;
Ficipants' wel'e arrested, but their trials
have been continued. No more trouble,
is feared.
HAS RELATIVES HERE
Mrs.; Esther Robertson to Be
' Intered at Aberdeen
The remains of Mrs. Esther Itobert
son, wlio died at her late home in Nor
folk, Va., Monday- last, passed through
Kaleigh yesterday en route to Aberdeen,
where the interment will take place to
day. The deceased was 02 years of age,
and was the sister of Miss Katie Bar
clay of this city. Among "the surviving
relatives are Messrs. E. B. and C. B.
Barbee Of this city, and State .Senator
B.'N. Page, who is here as a member
of' the Court of Impeachment.
American Cotton in Turkey
Washington. -.March 10. Consul
Hughes, at. Coburg, in a report to the
.State Department, says it is reported that
English manufacturers are losing their
hold on the cotton goods market at
Smyrna, Turkey, owing to harp compe
tition on the part of Americans. Among
other articles which are declining in fa
vor of American "cabots" are cloths.
Prints fi-ofn the united kingdom are suf
fering from the importation of inferior
grades from continental factories and
from the.revivaL of a locally manufac
tured kind of print called ''aladja," made
of pure yarn dyed in fast colors, cleverly
imitating European designs. This va
riety of goods is very durable and there
is au increasing demand for such goods
in the interior. In reference to this
fact, the consul says, it is evident that
the prints which the Americans have been
supplying are gaining favor with the
natives. Drillings are chierlv from the
United States.-
Minister Wu Lionized
Chicago, March 19. Minister Wu Ting
Fang toured the Art Institute school
rooms today under as charming an escort
as ever did honor' to an Oriental diplo
mat. About 300 young women "who are
learning to be painters and sculptors at
the b'rg ait gallery on the lake front
took him-in hand when he arrived there
this forenoon and showed him the sights
in the weird basement where only the
elect are .iivraiitted to go. The other
things Wu did was to have luncheon
itii a" disting-utehed. party at the Union
League Club and to deliver an address
on -"Chinese Civilization" this afternoon
at ' the University of Chicago convoca
tion exercises in Studebaker Theatre.
Tonight" he attended a recent ion at the
University and 'tomorrow he will proba
bly take "a look at the drainage canal.
Buried 'Under an Avalanche
Borne,. 1 a r ch 1 0. A n avalanche near
Gotno yesterday overwhelmed three cus
toms "officers. Eight sojdiers who at
tempted to rescue- the- customs officials,
weixj, caught -in another avalanche. A
rescue party succetided in saving five per
sons.,. Iiight .others were killed. -
i
"Mr. 'E; .W. Lyon of Greensboro, spent
jesterdoy in the city. ' ; r"
IIS 1
They Disarm Their Guards
in a Coal Mine
SENT UP DEMANDS
Wanted Lighter Work and
Better Food The Warden
Feels Confident of Bring
ing Them to Submission
Leavenworth, Kan., March 19. In the
coal mines at the State penitentiary at
Lansing, 284 convicts have fifteen guards
at their mercy. They refuse to let them
cut of the mine and all underground.
work is suspended.
The convicts are holding the guards as
hostages for the enforcement of their de
mands for lighter work and better food,,
and grave fears are felt for the safety of
the officers. Many think that some of
the guards have already been murdered.
Some of the prisoners in the mines are
life men, under death sentence by the
peculiarity of the Kansas statute re
garding capital punishment. The mine
in which the convicts are intrenched is
750 feet. deep. Its mouth is inside the
prison walls. The guards on duty in
the mines are armed only with clubs on
account of the danger of fire should a
gun be discharged, and consequently the
prisoners would have very little trouble
in overcoming the guards. The families
of these latter are intensely excited for
fear harin has befallen them. All the
convicts not in the mine have been con
fined in cells, so the mouth of the shaft
may be guarded closely against a rush
by the convicts.
The first outbreak in. the mine took
place shortly after the noon meal yester
c.ay and was started by the convicts in
division No. 8. Of the nineteen men in
this division sixteen seizd the guard and
overpowered him and announced that
they had derided to strike. They told
the guard that they had decided to mine
two instead of three cars of coal as a
day's work in future and that they pro
posed to have better food. This guard
was left in charge of two of the con
victs in the mutiny wmle the others
marched to the adjoining division, spread
the revolt and called on the convicts to
join them. The convicts' were soon
marching through the mine from one di
vision to another, yelling and swinging
their lamps and picks. Other desperate
convicts entered into the spirit of the
revolt.
hile short term men generally offered 1
... . . ... t
no opposition to the mutineers aud quiet-;
, . . , u 1 . v,
ly joined them, so far as can be learaed,
. . o ,., . . . .1
iio opposition oi any Kiim was uueriu
the convicts. The convicts forbade any
one to come down and announced that
the warden would be communicated
with in writing. Ah ultimatum of the
convicts, wri'ten on white paper in a
very illiterate hand was sent up which
reads as follows:
"We have concluded to wreck every
thing in the mine unless you accede to
our demands. We demand that you
give us three square meals a day, every
day in the week and that you cut the
task to two cars a day. We don't want
any more corn or com beef or peas, any
more corn bread, liver or pigs' feet. We
are willing to do right and demand, you
do the same. We want those men taken
off punishment and this' must be. This
is our proposition and we demand an an
swer inside a half hour."
Warden Tomlinsou sent down the fol
lowing reply:
"To the miners I cannot agree to your
demands; they are not right. Of course
you can wreck everything in the mine if
you want to do so, but that will not help
yor. out. Every officer in the bottom
must be sent up in safety to the top be
fore the miners are brought up.
(Signed) WARDEN.
Since then a number of requests have
come out of the mine and th? warden has
promised to give them better food, but '
ms conditions sent down from time to
time, are for an unconditional surren-1
tier.
A communication was received from
one of the guards at noon today stating
that they were very hungry and tired, 1
but as far as he could li.im nil wio '
alive. The warden is cool and expect! to
tire the men out. He points out that
lie can shut oft" the air supply from the
mine and if necessary suffocate every
man below in a quarter of an hour. . He
adds that, of course he would not do this,
because it would 'expose his men to the
same danger as their captors. j
As it stands the prisoners control the
communications with the surface and.
while present conditions continue they i
dominate th'e situation.
DIED IN A TWINKLING
A '.Swift Summons Come to
Captain John R. Erwin
Charlotte, N. C, "March -19. Special.
Captain John II. Erwin, an ex-Cohfeder-ate
and one of the,- best known citizens
of Charlotte, died suddenly this after
noon while sitting in his office at the
county court house, taking an affidavit
Captain Erwin was seen to lean forward
and give a sneeze, ending in a cough
Some one in the i'Ooin, Jaughingly said to
lum, -Oh, cough it un; but Captain SS
wiu did ' not , move. Air;. AV. . peonU
thinking something avas vvron went
invpstigate ; and , saW ' that Captain V
win was perhaps beyond a. 11 hope V
physician was hastily, summoned ,d
Captain Ertvm wrs hif.i P , . a , d
doctor said he ii, J,' 8 ta,,Ie- he
v u AC a few secoris.
. ,
Death is Supposed to have been .due. to
apoplexy. " -
Captain Erwin was born near Char
lotte and was a member of the most
prominent families of the county, Af
ter serving in the war some time Cap
tain Erwin returned and raised a cavalry
company of which he was captain, serv
ing in the . Fifth North Carolina
cavalrv. Said some one of him today:
TIe was as brave as a lion." After the
war he served as chief of police, clerk
of the Superior Court, also as chairman
of the board of county committioners.
Deceased was a member of the Royal
Arcanum'and Woodmen of the, World.
When he died Captain Erwin,, wore, the
Southern Cross of Honor, pinned there
bv Mrs.-Stonewall Jaawson about two
months ago.
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The Bulk of His Estate Left to
His Wife
Indianapolis, March 19. The last will
and testament of General Benjamin Har
rison, disposing of property valued at
375,000, was. filed for probate this af
ternoon. Mrs.-Harrison is made execu
trix of the personal property and it is
directed that she shall not be required
to sire bond. The Union Trust Com
pany is made executor of the rear estate
and directed to carry out the terms of
the will in respect to ueque.ts au... 'u i
other matters. The will bears .data of
April 20, 1809; Wl codicil added Feb
ruary ISth last.
The will leaves to Mr. Harrison the
summer home in the Adirondacks, " the
North Delaware street home here, the
house furnishings with a few exceptions,
the horses and carriages and $15,000 in
cash absolutely, and besides these it
leaves $125,000 to the Union Trust Com
pany for her, she to have the earnings
during life. At her death the $125,00
and any earned interest shall become
part of the residuary estate. ,
To his daughter Elizabeth he . leaves
$10,000 which is to be paid to his wife
as trustee, but she is not tb be charge
able with any loss. The sum is intend
ed to educate the child, and the princi
pal may be used if necessary, and if she
dies before she becomes of age the money
goes to the mother. He leaves $10,000
to be invested by the Union Trust Com
pany 'and to accumulate until his grant-,
son, Benjamin Harrison McKee shall be
come of age, when he shall have the"
prineipaKmd accumulated interests. The
trustee is. authorized, however, to use the
interest in thesupport of the grandson
if necessary. If the grandson dies be
fore becoming of; age the fund shall be
come a part of the residuary estate. To
his grand-children Mary Lodge McKee,
Marthena Harrison and William Henry
Harrison, he leaves to each the sum of
' . . "
Bevin and Anna II. Morris and to his
sister-in-law, Elizabeth Scott Parker,
each the sum, of $500. lie bequeaths to
sister Bettie ll." Eaton an annuity of,
$(00 to be -uaid to her by his. execm
tors each year dliring her natural life,
in quarter payments.. He bequeaths to
. T,. . , . "
Harrison. Jr.. son of his brother John,
c.,w, . Ty , , , , .
$o0O. He makes a number of charitable
'
oequesis.
CZAR'S LIFE IN DANGER
Stories Current of Recent At
tempts to Assault Him
Berlin, March 10. Stories are current
of recent attempts upon the czar's life
in connection with the widespread, revtn
lutionary movement, of which the stu
dents' riots in St. Petersburg and else
where are alleged to form a part. The
Tagcblatt St. Petersburg correspondent
claims to have learned from an unques
tionable source of. two separate conspir
acies to assassinate his majesty. : The
first attempt was planned to be made oi
the occasion of the jubilee of the naval
cadet corps, whose ball" the czar had
promised to attend. His majesty was
ready Toady to start and was awaiting
his carriage when-' Governor,? General
Kleigels arrived at the palace' and in
formed him that he must not go, several
suspicious persons belonging to the revo
lutionary party having been arrested at
the Nieolai bridge with -arms a pd- forged
passports. He informed his -majesty
that the prisoners were prooably emis-
saries of the central Nihilist committee
of Zurioi. The visit was accordingly
iiuiiuuuneu. t
l.., 1
r
The second affair occurred in the mid
dle of January when the czar, acconl-
panied by his mother, visited the . ceraT
mic exhibition. When entering one of the
rooms the members of the conmrittea
who were escorting the imperial party
noticed an unknown man hurriedly ap-i
proaching the czar. As the public had
been excluded and those authorized to at
tend had been carefully selected, the
Presence of the stranger excited suspl-
oion. ; .fceveral of the czar's party hat-
ene to mwt him to lead him away,
Tnei'euPon the man suspicioned thrust
11 . lanu 111 u Pocket. He was instantly
st i.eu. iien seacneu a oomb was rounu
in his pocket. He has since disappeared
from the public ken, and the correspond
ent adds, it will probably be a long time
before any one learns of his whereabqtttj?.
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Trying the Caucus Plan.
.Lincoln, Neb.. March 19 A hew sena
torial caucus, with - forty-five, or? vtwV
thinds of the number necessary to elect,
met tonight. The call provided that if
became operative as soon as signed by
fortyhve. Bosewater sought to beat it
by circulatin'g a-forty-eight call,', but
dropped gracefully into line ; when the
Jleiklejohn and Thompson men secured
ff!"tyfive nme-to the call. There are
imy-hve men in caucus, or twelve short
of a majority of : the members-elect A
strenuous effort will be made tonight to
torce the necessary number of Rep'ubli
eans into line. Two candidates, Martin
airti Arouse, who have small fpllowjngs
and whose only hope of election lies . in i
a break up, remained ont of u'e cansus.
. . -- ,
.Mr. P. P. Taylor of Oxford, spent yes
U "day in Kaleigh. .:
HARRISON
WILL
STATUS OF THE BOERS
Official ::Notice Taken by
x This Government
Washington, March 19. The status of
the Transvaal ana Orange Free State in
the eye of the government of the. United
States will probably be for the first time
fixed, when a consul general is sent out
to Pretoria to succeed Alerbert Hay,
who has just . returned to Washington
on leave of absence, but without the pur
pose to go back, to Pretoria. It is said
that so far there has been absolutely no
official declaration on that point: It is
true that a note was inserted in (he-Re
view of the World's Commerce recently
issued from the Bureau of jc oreigo
Commerce, to the tffect that the South
African republic and Orange Free State
were annexed by (jreat Britain May
28th and Septemoer 21st last year, res
pectively, liut it is pointed out at the
Department that this was nothing more
than a statement of the fact that the
British government had, by ' proclama
tionus of the dates named, declared the
two republics annexed and the State De
partment was in no wj?e committed affir
matively or negatively. The particular
volume, being .intended for the informa:
tioil of the commercial interests of the
ITnited States, it was deemed proper to
State the political status of the countries
to avoid troublesome mistakes.
It is further said that when the
United States too . possession of Porto
Bico annexed it the State Department
sent no notices to any of the powers;
they were supposed to take notice them
selves of the president's proclamation
and the acts of . Congress. And the
method by which tney did gradually ad
mit the change in the political situation
was through the consular service. Tne
old' consuls retained their original exe
quaturs issued by the Spanish govern
ment; these beins recognized by the
United States military authorities as suf
ficient for the purpose.
Therefore the status of our consults in
South Africa is precisely the same; they
hold their old exequaturs, and these are
recognized by the British military au
thorities as sufficient. But in the case of ;
Porto Rico, whenever a consul retired
his government made application for an
exequatur directly to tne United States
authorities, it being tne rule to' recognize
de; factor administrations in this man
ner and it is presumed that when a
change is made in our consular repre
sentatives in South Africa the applica
tion for an exequatur will be made to
whatever authority happens for the mo
ment to be de facto in possession of the
place to which the consul is accredited.
Already there are applications on file
for the Pretoria consulate,, but as the
facts became known as to the utter in
adeauacv of the salary attached to meet
the expenses of living there the pressure
is abated.-' ...
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THE QUESTION v
- OF INDEMNITY
The American Jdea Differs
from that of Other Powers
Washington. March 19.' While definite
instructions have not been sent' to.
Special Commissioner Rockhill in regard
to the conduct of the negotiations for the
arrangement of indemnities to be paid
by th Chinese government, the views of
President McKinlevn the silbject have
peen niaae Known to .ir. ivovkuui aim
the , several powers in communications
from Secretary Hay. The President, it
is said, has suggested that the basis for
the distribution, of the indemnities among
the nations concerned should be an
agreement on a lump sum within the
ability -of China to pay, and that the
powers then proceed to determine the
proportionate share of each. Iu this
way, the President believes, the danger
of fresh complications would be avoided,
while, If each nation demanded a specific
amount, the aggregate might and -probably
would be so great that China would
be unable to satisfy the demands,,; and
thus flirnish .the basis for a long wran
gle or another resort to arms. - - X
A contrary view to that, of the admin
istration is taken by nearly all the other
powers. They have proposed thateaeh
nation having cause for offence against
China submit a statement of the amount
Of indemnity to which it believes itself
entitled, and that the foreign ministers
at Pekin then proceed to consider China's
ability to pay. If they decide that China
is finable to meet the demands, they will
then determine just how much sh? can
produce and will make a distribution
Why Pay Morejor Life Insorance
: Elsewhere When You Can Get Better
Ten Per
A COMPARISON WITH THE NEW
'
(2p-Payment Liife.
i -15-Payment Lire.
lo-Payment Life.
20-Yr Endowment.
All policies It sued by the PRNN
Occupation, Cause or Manner, of Death. ' "l , V.
AU contain tabulated Cash Surrender; Loai! (5 per cent), Paid-up and Antomntic Extension
t - '.4u...mC't
the opUon of the lnsiircd. -.-.,.-..
APPiy to iiocai -vgents, or wnm f
Jlore Agents . wanted.
ofvit among, the several powers in pro
portion to the original, indemnity? claims
of each. v .
The American . government is said to
hold .. lhat i: this -method of sjettlinen
would; be distinctly ,1 unfair. ilK was
pointed vout today bx'a high official ,that
if one government demanded only $10,
000,000, fair and 'equitable amount,
while another demanded $100,000,000, a
gi-oss exaggeration of its proportionate
share, it would be -necessary, under the
scheme fostered by most of the powers,
to give the second government ten times
as much as the first government woulq
get of the amount 'r of" indemnity, which
China could affoi-d to- pa.f '
It has been made;kubwijr to Mr. RocRr
hill and" the powers that shouM :jthe jQt
eigh governments concerned; insist 'that
their method of settlement be- followed
the President hopes that the whole ques
tion vwilr- be referred. tja the periaaiieni
tribttn'al -of-arbitration4 organized under
the Hague treaty. V ;
A dispatch has been reeeivoed'-fromMK-i
aging opinion as to the prospects of hav-irig-
the other' foreign representatives in
Pekin accept the proposal of the United
States, in regard "to indemnities.
WRECKED SHIP LOOTED
The Crew Beaten and Driven
Off by the Marauders
St. Johny N. P.. March 19 The .big
French bark Aquitaine, from Bayonne,
France, or St.- Pierre, with 2,000 pack
ages of liquors and a full cargo, of gen
eral fishery supplies, .was . wrecked at
Cape Lallune Saturday. When? she
struck the .coast folk from the adjacent
harbors poured abroad her, drove the
crew ashore, took full control of the ves
sel and started to loot her from . stem to
stern. There were no police or, oast
gnards , near. The nearest , magistrate
and cable office were one hundred miles
distance. The French crew, had to row
this distance in an open boat. "They ar
rived Sunday and reported .th.3. disaster
and the subsequent lawlessness ' and th
magistrate w-irejjiere fox-help. The cus
toms department, having no ship- availa
ble, had to charter a tug from St. Pierre
in order to send revenue, off icers "to the
scene. -
It is expected that the whole cargo will
have disappeared by the time the officers
get there. The wreck is a wonderful wind
f ul for the settlers in that quarter, 'j. he
ship was filled with just the articles most
useful to them in fishery pursuits, be
sides which such a stock of liquor forms
an unequalled inducement for wrecking.
The customs officers believe tnat every
thing movable on the ship will be taken
and hidden in' the woods until the sen
sation dies out, when the plunder Avill be
unearthed for use. ' ,
The average fisherman thinks it is nd
wrong whatever to loot a wrecked ship,
especially fif she be a "Frenchman, but
he barely gets a chance atone filled with
goods so suited to his needs.
It is thought the affairf will, provoke
f riction with the French "authorities of
St. Peirre. particularly if it is true, a
is reported, that the crew were beaten
by the marauders.
rAnglo-Germanreerfiehfe
London,' March 19. A question was
asked in the House of -Commons -this
afternoon, as ? to whether the agreement
between England and Germany., in .re
gard to China applied7 to Manchuria,
Lord Crahborne, parliamentary secretary
for the foreign office,; replied that the
second clause of that agreement which
insisted that China should not be dimin
ished territorially was without qualifica
tion that is, that no power should be
allowed to acquire- special spheres . in
that country. ; ' s .
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