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RALEIGH, N. g, WEDNESDAY, APRIL,3, 1901
No. 13 2
If
touin a! do
TakesHthe Oath of
Allegiance' : :
further, continuance of the war, and he
therefore ; resolved to abandon his atti
tude of a rebel. It is probable that he
will shortly- issue a manifesto as the
revolutionary chief to the Filipinos, call-!
ing upon them to lay. down their arms
and accept the sovereignty of the United
States as he has doue.
Result of an Investigation
Made' Public -
HE NOW BECOMES FREE
Jfficials Count on. His Help
in Restoring Order in the
Islands He May' Receive
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1JC6. ,
TEN DEATHS REPORTED
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I .-'.I'll 1
tell"1"" '
jaiion.-iiy
ilio
h
April Aguinaldo has
fiance to the Uni-
..,! li.ts solemnly' sworn to
; his relatious with the revo
,v. -nuiients in the, Philippines
, ;.itli recognize and accept
..authority- of this govern-
unit. ' ' , .
T1)P , making this announce-
rwnt whs iv uv(.i can;, ims uwi"iu
Si,.J.1.'t,,.v i;..-t iviui General ..Mac Ar
thur. . U .t--il...;:
Sim-f ;inival in Manila '-Aguinaldo
h.-.M :it .Malacanau investigating
1 - ' .1 Tin..
,(.H.riti'!i- in tno arcnipciuso. i' -;,.,!
,ilm-'M out in-ly 'upon. instructive ad-vi,-,
o: t'lii'-i -Instu-e Arellano, tAs a
ri'snlt t-'ljiy I"' Mibst-rilx-d-and swc to
lalanitioti on page 1 1" my annual ie-
l'"rt- . 1 . , .:- , ...
Pi. .':;irii .siiinnnisienMi ,u -iiuu .
i i.imi ihnt vhi-h has
1 lilt. illilv 'II .-- ....... ..-
Wvn fwoiii to by-, the other insurgent
),.iJ,t v.ho have surrendered and ac-
,vj,to.l tlio supreme authority of the
Init.-l Sra: . The oath follows-: '..
I . . ; hereby renounce all
allfsiiiiur to'-any and all so-culled revo
lution my governments? in- the Philippine
Maud. ;in.l recognize and accent-t lie
Mipreim- authority of the United States
uf America therein : and I do solemnly
swear that I will bear true faith and al
Vshw to that government; that I will
at all time 'conduct myself as a faithful
ami fcuv-ii iiding citizen of said islands,
iiml will iiot, either, directly or indirect
ly, IittM correspondence with or give iu
tvllisen.ee to an enemy of the United
fintes. neither will I aid. abet, harbor,
w protect such enemy. That I impose
ni.in myself this voluntary obligation
v.iihnut any -tneutal reservation or pur-jifis-
of I'Vits'nm. So help me God."
Ft- takir-g the oath Aguinaldc again
Ikihiiics fief, and the authorities expect
that' h'1, will aid materially, in the estab
lMinifnt f civil government i in the
Mnwls. hi fact, the department offi
i;il li' re see in the -action 'of Aguiualdo
tK' ("11,-ip'so of. tlie insurgent movement
the islands.. Tin-re are a number, of
Filipino gv nerals throughout the islands
sin! it is confidently .-anticipated that
tiny will follow the example of-Agni-tiiiliio
sin I lv-ognize the. sovereignty of
ilit' I ii'tfil States.
It is thought that Aguiualdo will short
ly in'f an addrvss to his people, calling
a'n t'-'cm td surrender and cerise all
r-l'iiosition to this government. As his
"titlucHco is stili strong among the Fili
;'iin's, tin- cjicvt of siu-h action will, of fi
?iiils (Ifclarc, Ik vi-ry beneficial.
-Utlmimh ; neral JIacAtthur does not
Ht'v,t!iat any office' is to be bestowed
-A'iiinaliio. the impression prevails
ii.;it an understanding was reached be
: ton the American authorities and the
1 ilipino toador whori-by he is- to receive
.'mio re.-.niti.ii! for his surrender. What
t-st wiii l,o assi-iiod him is, however, a
i:itfor .,f simulation. It is certain that
n-Mvill M. .placed where his movements
XT he oaiofnlly watched until he has
'illy lon,s.tratvd by bis condiict that
,'" ls ' f!i' "'f of tin' United States..
.-i.iny (,tiw-,ns hero are still susidcious
and arc averse to id.icinsr
any -position of trnst wlioro
'iH ,!So his inthicnce to again arouse
hlipinos against this government.
;.lt is thousrht "that the complete estalv
'shlllont fif civil m ... : t
i, .-. .''(iuiutui, in mt7
'';iinis will
IVOT YET AT LlBDRTI
Reasons Tor Keeping Agttlnaldo Under
Kest'ralat ' Temporarily J
Washington, April 1. The full text of'
eneral JIacArthur's dispatch was not
made public by the Secretary of War 'be
cause it contained a number. of recom
mendations -relating to the attitude of
this government towards Agjiinaldo.
These recommendations were called forth
by the Secretary of War iu' his cable
instructions to General MacArthur last
Saturday. The advices received at the
War Department from' General MacAr
thur show that Aguiualdo was not very
willing to accept the terms of the Amer
ican 'amnesty proclamation issued last
June, but had been persuaded to do so
upon the advice of Chief Justice Arel
lano, who was for some time iu Aguinal
do"s first cabinet. The fac tht Agui-1
naldo .was finally induced to acknowledge
the authority xof the United States in the
Philippines only after being convinced jWyman, of 'the Marine Hospital Service,
that the couditions in the islands showed jias at jast made public the result of the
that the insurgent cause was ; hopeless is nt inTestigation of the plague situa
iKdieved by General MacArthur to b a San Francisco. It is to the effect
sufhcient cause for retaining Aguiualdo! . - - ..." i.
in nominal .custodv pending further evi-;hat since January 1 of this year there
dence on his part that he will not violate ! have been -ten cases of plague there, all
his oath. . The experience had with Ma-j fatal, the-' deaths occurring as follows:
binini, one of the prominent insurgent fOne January 0, two January lo, and one
leaders who several times violated this each February u. b"; 7, 10, 11, .'12 . and
oath, is. such as to make'Wnr" Depart-! March 2.
jent officials cautious in accepting any! As has been previously reported in
declaration of loyalty from Aguinaldo. I Secretary Gage's, last annual report to
That Number in San Francis
co This Year Besides
Thirty-two Fatalities in 1900
Precautions Advised -
to Vwork because it is the birthday - ot
President John Mitchell of tlie union.
The.miners'tried to perisuade, tbem.The
operators threatened,- but the boys cheer
ed Mitchell and went home. . The mine
had to be 'shut dow
Going Home to Smash ...
Indianapolis, April 2. Mrs. Carrie Na
tion has severed nil connection' with 1im-
lecturing bureau, and hereafter will be.
ner own manager. She left last night
for her home in Kansas. Before leaving
for the train she said: ,
V'God has not blessed this lecture, bu
reau. The bureau offered me $10 a
night and guaranteed that sitnu but since
I have been away from home I have
made only .$80. I was glad to get that
amount. I am going honi"6 to 4muih,
and will never listen again to any induoe
ments that lecture bureaus hold out,"'
French Against British
Tien Tsin, April 2. Another serious
affray occurred between the British and
the French. Captain Barnett of 'the
Madras infantry, was assaulted by seven
French soldiers. He made the best re
sistance he could, out they attacked him
with their sabres, '? and wounded him
severely, but no dangerously. An Indian
Washington, April 2. Surgeon G?neral ' sentry belonging to the British East In
dia force stationed here, was shot in the
thigh Saturday night. These- incidents
have added to the strained feeling be
tween troops of. different nationalities. "
A Mutineer Shot
Cape Coast Castle. Gold Dust Colony,
April 2. The leader of the men belong-
j ing to the West African regiment who
recently mutined because they were not
returned to Sierra Leone at the time
tney untlerstoou tnev were to be sent
It is not admitted at thenar Uepart- congress, mere were tnirty-iwo tieatns : , , . mint mutiiled -md hiib-
inent that Aguiualdo will be held incus- from plague in San " Francisco . during T!. The rhm?n
todv, nor has it been decided just what 11-00. making in all forty-two cases since hot- , f he 'T .,of .f e P1""
flisposition will be made of him. - That th- first one was discovered. March ti.l" l,epu shipped to the island of Sher-
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he is entitled to all the privileges of UMX). : Keeent investigation was made
the aninestr proclamation is acknow- by a . scientific commission appointed by
letlged. provided it is not shown that he Necietary Gage, consisting of Prof. .Simon
had violated -any of the rules o'- war. iiexner or tne university or t'eunsyi
Secretarv Boot refused this afternoon to vania. chairman: Prof. F. (,'. Xovy of
sav whether or not the department is the University of Michigan, and Prof,
considering an v charge against Agui-'L. S. Barker of -the University of Chi-
naldo of having violated the rules of
war. It' is learned, however, that such
charges have been brought to the atten
tion of General MacArthur in Manila,
and the probability is that he has recom
mended to the ar department tnat
The commission was appointed at ' the
instance of the California -Stated authori
ties and the business men of San Fro u
cisco, who were not satisfied with the
findings of Dr. Kinyoun. representative
Aguiualdo be held at the palace peuding'of the Marine Hospital Service at San
an investigation of these charges. Snould f rancisco. jiany were ot me opinion
it be determined that Aguinaldo has not that Kinyoun had erred in his diagnosis
been guiltv of violating the rules of warf the cases in question, and they were
ne wouia tnen come wirnin tne provisions i'i'"'i i"c uinmms uu ciuiw,ir
bo, forty, miles from Sierre Leone.
Gold in an Iron Pot-
Lewiston. Me., April 2. A special to
The Journal from Damariscotta says:
? A lot of Spanish gold, estimated to
amount to nearlv S12.(.KM in value, has
( ...,.r, ;.. kn ,,..,ii ,.r ..j, ..1.1 l..;i.l
..JTT M -1UIIUU ,111 111C , .111 Ul UIU Ullllll
ing here. The house, which was pur
chased recently by Robert' Jones, ; was
being torn down. The gold, was enclosed
hi ail iron pot."
RACES At BEIININGS
-. Washi ngton, April 2. ResuUs'it Ben
nincs today: - 1
- First race, handicap, year-olds and
upwards Eloim 4 to 1. I'rosit 40 to 1,
Scurry 8 to 3. Time, -14Xk ,.:..-
Second race. 2-yearolds. .ajid-upward
4,1 urlongs linlce-Ntente- 3" to 5, Iiara
cor 0 to 1, Alum Water 8 to 1. ' Time,
1:58 2-5."
Third race,. o-year-oMs and up. 0 fur
longs Robert Waddeh 4 to 5. Moor 5
tn Puosirroi-o trf 1 'I'Sme 1 -1 IS ,
and accept the amnesty offered by the the Surgeon General says: , : J Fourth race, maiden, 2-vVar-olds. 7
Americans. Such action on the part of "While the correctness of the diagnosis furlougsA theola 0 to 1, Miracle II. 8
Asuinaldo would serve to further con- nas never ueeu . uoumvu oy me uurenn jto'-J. Kernent -U to ..i. - Time, j :oi
wmm
iipuimu
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where foreigners fear to visit especially
Russia Brings v Pressure to
Bear "on China -
I reanire the nnhlieation of the prJicts
J . The Belgian, minister reports that the
.j . - . . i Tf . i - , r
if coiiLruciiou oi ine reKin-uanEOw
Railway has been completed and "that
the extension 'of the line has Commenc
ed. The v former foreign employes . have
mostly returned . arid full arrangements
are being made for their protection by
the military, either by French troops .or
in case" of evacuation by Chinese soldiers
under foreign officers. Work is busily
proceeding at both the southern' and
northern terminals.
: '
SHE THREATENS AGAIN
Sir; Robert Hart ; Suggests
. ; ".' t T
that China .Issue a Loan
to Pay Indemnities to the
Powers '
BONDS BOUGHT IN
Treasury Takes $2,000,000
v Short Term Bonds
1S
Pekin, April -2. Russia
that China shall sign the Mauchurian
treaty, on the ground that it was luodi-
- Washington. April 2. Secretary Gage
has bought $2.lH)tMK0 worth of short
term bonds. : The following statement
was. issued at the Treasury Department
shortly before 2 o'clock'this afternoon:
"In accordance with Secretary Gage's
announcement Saturday that he' would
I buy 'from time , to time short-terut bonds'
at an investment rate realizable to the
I investor who buys the new two-per-cents.
insisting ! should the market pricj of the new twos
remain on the present basis, the' Treas
II
The Czar Determined to Quell
Disorder
TOLSTOI SHIPPED OUT
The Celebrated Author -Sent
Across the Persian Bor
-'- .
der Other Disturbance
- Expected
London, April 2. Although advice
frnm llnssifl arp few- nml t rncinpntnrv.
ury Department was . today tendered i . " . , ;
S- ()0I.0(MI tmvei-nment short-term l,nn,ilthe impression continues henr that, tho
ned D.v xung lu, the Chinese minister at on practically the same basis as the new ! situation in .the empire of the czar 19
St. Pet-ersburK, and 1 was accented in twos at the current market quotation of
that shape by the Russian government - ,f xaf . h.?m?s wnnotVyet
afterwards. Now Russia says that China :v-oninletffl but it is m-cticnllr cartain
must ratify the modified treaty cr else .that the Secretary hasv;availed, himself
she, (Russia) will revert to her original
t.l. 111TT A.IJV1 L11111L,H IV IFI1H UUnC . UU11UF 111
of the second paragraph of the auyiesty
proclamation, which .says that after thc
preparatidn of the. necessary record per
sous who. subscribe to a declaration ac
knowledging and accepting the sovereign
ty of the' United States iu and over
the Philippine Islands shirll be permitted
to proceed to any part of,the archipelago,
according- to . his . own wishes. -
It is exiKcted, however! That pending
to prevent the spread of the malady;
Serwa! times Dr. iKinyonn-ihad quaran
tined fiSTe city, restiltins in; considerable
loss l('fonimercial interests. Feeling ran
at hIghFpitch against himiind pressure
was brought to bear upon the Treasury
Department to remove him. The. Secre
tary declined to do this, but.' after? much
persuasion, lie did agree to have the mat
ter investigated by an independent 'scien
demands.
M. De Giers, the Russian minister is
awaiting instructions from St.' Peters
burg hefore making any further, move.
Meantime the Chinese area closely
watching the other, powers to discover
whether they - intend, to stand by Russia
or assist Japan. ' - ''
Sir Robert Hart, the imperial commis
sioner, of maritime customs, has had a
conference with the committee appointed
by the foreign ministers on the indemnity
question.' awl explained his plan by,
which China could raise the money to
pay the various claims. His x scheme
is that each power shall accept Chinese
bonds for the anouiit due to it and that
these bonds shall be redeemed within a
certain limit of .time say fifty years
accordance
Saturday."
with the
announcement of
the investigation Chief Justice, Arellano commission t-omposea oi men oi
will convince Aguitvaldo of ) the jadvisa-
bihty of issuing to the I ilipinos.! an i ad- Trea!Surv Department in any way. Djs
dress advising them to -cease' hostilities t.ssinsr the renort of - the Commission.
viuce the officials of his sincerity of.or tn aepartment, it was ueemea au-j Fifth face. ;j-year-olds ami np. seHing,
nnrimve -ind if followed bv irood results disable to summon an independent board 17 fllrlongs Scorpio 2a to.-l. Animosity
purpose and ir tonow ea n feoim results jof oxpe,.ts Qn conjpietion of their ht-jy to 5. Curtsev 8 to 1." Tinted 1:29 2-5.
would lead to his early liberation. 1. h ,.pSirs nf their investi-rations ,vth h..rA,u . nnwnwU 1
It Is the purpose of the government to ;wer(1 immediatelv commuuicatetl by them
accord to Aguinaldo due. consideration ' to the Governor of California and the
and extend to. hini all proper courtesy as ; mayor and representatives of the busi
nfiM!n -in nffiwr nf hirhntr Wp. willtness interests of San Francisco. Co-
-v-niii;i;i.
lim in
& folloAved by lhe return of
i'-!1 lh,'-v tnk, the. course- foHoVed - bv
-"in!!!.!,-, iii jH knon-iedging the author
". Hi" Ui.ir.-d Siato's.
!!.. iv... id. ut .-,, all .'the members of
tahmot -a,v ospc-ially pleased" with
"".urntakon by malters in the Phil
'I'nw m,b;nv s:,i,l to be confident that
n J, nni,1;1,,h' ''obstacle in the way
V' tf'" Philiin has been re-
rVhr"VPm i also a re-
vi ui' talk
f'Tn
n th . . i . . ...
Wpsto h si ill i ' W- and Ir-
- 10 Mill smaller number. -
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HI CAlSK IiOST '
KfclH2 to 1 '
j t-roioaslns the
r SlrsKle for Liberty -
M.milva:r'1'il;-.-AK'aldo made oath
t!,aM u lllt' ""J'tary authorities
tho I , 1 accept ttW
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f'H'eian,:,
IT -
)pa,.i..r , -M"nean government.
-nsihl , ' . "e ueeision to take--tfiis
of reducing th militarv
sovereignty of
' M-'ies and henceforward bear
'he American government.
ir!i , "-f Miter serious -rmriif ati
f ..;.1. !,n1n,ent "natives, including
I'l (',; ; i r recently surrendered
the
iii.f
i t rt tino -rm i-i .
iui.-iti--U -r"1 nim the detail
of
of
iiiume niflnv iniiKnoiif
winch , -AeniimlTrt xruo
continue to resido-at the .palace occupied ;incidently wth the receipt or, tne report
,,.v oc,al Ma?Ar.h,,r .ind win hot jh,S2"miS Z t
subject to the full restraints of a prw- terestM.of San Francisco and the mayor
oner of war.
FALSE REPORTS
Crooked Census Enumerators
to Be Prosecuted
and ine-sixteenth miles Charley Moore
2 to'J, Charawind 8 to .", Matt Simpson
U to 1. Time, 1:52 2-5.
Entries for Today
First race, 3-year-olds aud up. Ct fur
lomrs Thermos 105. Elsie Skin lUM.
and the Governor of California arrived Frondoo 105. Tangible 104.. Gwynne 105,
in Washington and a conference was By George 10 1, .Midnight Chimes 10!),
h-eld between this committee and the ; Monmouth Boy 105. Charles Estes 105,
Secretafv of the Treasury and the Snr-; Back Talk 105. Manlins 107. The Rogue
jreon General of the Marine Hospital 8. Obey 8,!Spurs 102, Tony Licaize
Service, in which conference all the facts 102, Diva KK1, Daudy Boy 84.
were discussed and a written agreement Second race, maiden. 2-year-olds, 4M
made for harmonious action in suppres-j furlongs Rightawfty and Filiform 107,
sive measures under the advice of Snr- i Frivol, Red Damsel. Athelslay, Ronai,
geon J. H. White, who is on the grounds. ; Hoe aud Honolulu all 104.
"Ori the return -of this commission to; Third race, steeplechase handicap, 4
San Francisco, Surgeon ; White wired, year-olds and upwards, about.; 2 miles
March !2, that they had agreed to raise Silver Fox 135, Kueeuship 149, Trillion
funds for immediate work, as follows: KJ0, Lady Dainty 140, Mazo 147. (J. R.
Disinfect all infected houses, provide hos- iLonsrhurst 139. Prince Midas 143.
pitals for suspects, detention houses and") Fourth race, maiden, 3-year-olds. 7 fur-
Washington, April 2. Eight clerks
Avere sent irom ine . i .ensus bureau to- , JBorgue? th. general disinfection of China- lougs-Tamarin, Seafroht and AHanthus
day to investigate the Census taken in j town, with betterment x of light -and air ( no, Bernard M. and Petrellus 107. Punc
Anne' Arundel 'county, Maryland. With .pace.' Subsequent telegrams' show that tual 97, Marg Hoffmau, Virginia Wilcox
the work is being organized. 4., and Anna Darling 9o.
three others who are to leave tomorrow "The disease has been confined almost Fifth race. 3-year-olds and upwards,
exclusively to the Chinese, and an ex-! spiling, 7 ittrlongs Passaic 110, Speed
nminntion of the mortuary records of the mas 10(5. Monmouth Boy 105. Frank
latter for the last four years shows that , Morrison 104, Alard 97, Gertrude Elliott
these men will make a new numeration
like that-made in St. Mary's county a
verification of the old lt by striking ,tliere has been llo time during that period aili Rabunta 84.-
out the false names. This county, like
St. Mary's, is in the congressional dis
trict represented by Hon. Sydney Mudd.
- The extent of the. frauds is-not known.
At the census bureau it is said merely
that a sufficient. numWr of false names
has been detected to warrant the recount
ordered. It is known, however, that the
eleven .enumerators are nearly all under
suspicion of' Laving done th'eir work
carelessly, to say the least, and that the
whole number of "dead", names reiorted
is well up in the hundreds. The meth
ods adopted were identical with those
in St. Mary's county; the authentic lists
were made- out in apparent good faith !
and all the false names were added in
supplementary schedules.
No further arrests Iiave been ordered,
but the bureau is expected not to per
mit any. false returns to pass unpunished
in view of the attitude toward the al
leged offenders in St. Mary's county. Di-
when it has increased to such an extent
as to in "'itself cause alarm. . ,
''The prevailing type, so far as known
is of the bubonic forin. which, accord
ing to M. Do Brun, is; of a mildly con-tagioirs-character,
but it is undetermined
how soon these cases may give, rise to
cases of a graver and more contagious
form, which emphasizes the necessity of
prompt and thorough measures to eradi
cate eve rv form of the disease."
,-. -; $ ..--':'...-.
Contract Made Public
April 2- The contract be-
Sixth race, handicap, 3-year-olds and
upward. 1 mile 100 yards Knight of
Garter 112. (Magic Ight 1O0, Alsike 108,
Dalv entry), Intrusive 12(, Althea 103,
First Whip 120, Gold Fox 104, Chara
wind 107.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Another General Surrenders
Manila, April , 2. Gen. ablo Treson,
with two officers, surrendered yesterday
to Lieutenant Hawkins of the Fourth
. 1.- Mqnv i'pIipIs jire snrrenderine.
Chicaso, pril S-The contract be- j"", -V : the northern part of Luzon.
tween the Chicago oard of lrade,. the expeCted that Sandicoaftd Alejan-
Western Union and the Postal telegraph " vCtnn r.omp ;n J,
companies has been made public. It pro dnjo j 1 soon ome m
Jdes that these two companies and the tVng government stores, has been
Cleveland Telegraph Company, shall re- jPJJ nominal bond. Captain Bur
ceive the quotations simultaneously by neieasea uu , , .Jv,,
rector Merriatn says now, as he said
when the earlier discoveries were an
nounced, that every enumerator against
whom , fair accusation ,i made will be
prosecuted.
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Big Lease of Oil Lands
Austin. Tex:, April 2. D. R Fant,
the cattle king of Southwest Texas, has
leased two hundred thousand acres -of
nrosnective oil lands bordering on the
lower Rio Grande to Messrs. GufFy and
Galey, ..the Pennsylvania operators who
own' two of the nig oil gushers in the
Beaumont held. - Under the terms of the
lease M r. Fant is to receive one-eighth
of the oil produced on vitis lands;
ceive the quotations simultaneously by
means of one Morse instrument on the
floor of .the exchange. The sum paid "P m Jie'ty"
by the telegraph companies Jointly for i0111'1" -
the quotations is Jf.-ju.ouu a. year. The
contract runs for one-'yvar and provides
.'for the termination thereafter upon sixty
days notice by either party.
"'ilkili,; 1 'm'll,r o his prac- - - ' .'
11 ut'or rtv ,h 'f futh- . ... Q-now in Virginia -
"lv"i inni ' 'W'sfcios the .question, OI,UVV ni V,,&,,,,a
'''"""iiia !,, t,lolr speets.'Ajnuniildo Richmond. Va.. April 2. Suow fell at
fctiv,,;.. ... . : 'Vi'tinml that there Chrwtiansburff. Va.. todav to the denth
" ' 1 1: 1 1 1 1 1 1
l "1'Uli
r sentiment against the! of one inch.
Missed the Mark
Berlin. April 2 The Vissiche Zeitung
today prints a special dispatch from Lem
burg in which, based upon information
rewived from Warsaw, it is aid that
the Unssian minister , of the r interior,
Privy Councillor Sipiaguin. was' recently"
shot at, but that the plot to. assassinateJ
him .faueti. . . . - v
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Boys on a Strike v -
Wilkesbarre. Pa.. April 2.--The effort
of the T'nited Mine Morkersto-prevent
the small strikes which have Wen of fre
quent occurrence during the last
months received a . humorousn .set-back-today.
The boys at the Hollenback col
liery of the I'high and Wilkesbarre
Coal Company this ml-ninj; decided not
rOWS, Wn'O IS aciuscu vi utriiifi miArn
in the commissary trouoies, is uuaer
t. . -. '. . - .
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Unwarranted Liberty N
Meridian, Ct April 2. There is con
sternation in severs? families here over
the unwarranted use of a photograph of
a very pretty girl on , a brand of whis
key. Suits are threatened" against the
photographer and the distiller. The
young 4ady,, who is a Miss Evans is pic
tured holding up to the light a cocktail
glass containing a -peach to advertise a
peach brandy. ,
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War News from Africa
'London, April 2. Under date of Pre
toria. April 1, Lord Kitchener reports to.
the War Office as follows:
nunier has occupied Nylstrooin and
French has captured three guns on. the
lower Pongola. Thtrty-onc prisoners
have been captured in Orange Iiiver Col
tonj.. There were no i&suaitip "
Exploring Ship Launched 1
Berlin, April 2. The ship intended for
the use of the German Antarctic expedi
tion was launched at Kiel today. -Prof.
Von" Riehtof err performed the christening
ceremony in -behalf of the emperor. ' The
vessel was christened Gauss" in memory
of the Antarctic explorer of that name
who died in -1884. J . . '
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Oyster Bay Goes Derriocratip
OysterBay, L. I., April 2.--This was
si field day, for the Democrats in this, the
Th,. S(-,ii-itv f,,.- thA rMinuition 'of i home town of Vice-President Roosevelt.
lunwU i,aii n tVi vevimPki of thelot a Ilepublicffn On ; the local tocketH
tin
Chhu e empire the likin, . the tax on
opium and the leVulartax oU'liouse-own
ers. These , views were approved by a
majority of the committee of ministers.
Germany, however, -still 1 prefers that
China -shall, raise a loan to pay off the
various indemnities. A loan of this kind
under the. present .'circumstances would
naturally sell below par-r-say at about 80.
This would increase China's indebted
ness and make it harder on her to pay
the indemnities. It seems doubtful now
that the concert of the powers will be
fniaintained en this indemnity qnestion.
NOT SO SCVEHR
Oikib4i f the Altnlster Nt Qalt So
v , Bloodthirsty
- Pekin, April 4 3 .X majority of the
m'm infers have' mutually agreed to yield
somewhat on the question of the punish-
tneut If provincial officials who were im
plicated in the Boxer; troubles. This de
cision; Vkas reached before the Chinese
plenipotentiaries requested the ministers
to lessen their demands. - The list prepared-by"
the ministers contained the
names of 140 officials whose punishritent
was demanded. This has been reduced
until now it contains less than a hun
dred, -while the' demand for the death of
eleven .officials has been reduced-until
how the beheading of only four is asked
for, one of them being an official at
Kueehueheug. whowas responsible for
the murder of Captain Wtts-Jones and
a Catholic abbott.; This official, has,
however. . already escaped.- -
This leniency is partly due to an ex
plicit 'order from the American-government
which failed in this' matter tov' sup
port' the wishes ,o the British and
French governments. These three coun
tries are especially concerned in securing
redress," as the largest number of -those
massacred were American, British and
French. Mjiny of the Chinese wish to
have he, list ? increased rather than
diminished because they are, anxious, for
the removal of the reactionary party, the
members of which were directly impHi
eated in the massacres." ; The ministers,
however, make no distinctions as to the
p4u-ty affiliations of the accused. . but
seek only punishment: in the case of
really guilty :i officials in, proportion to
fhe degree of theip grtilt. ,--
The. miHisters have, also decided . to
omit the names of certain TeKin officials
because the Pekin list has already been
presented and the ministers were at that
time ignorant regarding the action of
certain- officials , who it has since been
charged aided the Boxers, to massaere
Christians who were regarded as friends
of the foreigners. The escape of these
officials is due to the If act . that the min
isters . failed to. secure V information
against them at the proper time, tuongh
such information was in possession of
the foreign civilians. 1-, .
Xotwithstanding.the -fact that a larg4
poruou oiv.jie 111-uhk.ui ua iiol .vtri jjtf-n
settled, tire ministers are already plan
ning to withdraw to temples in the west
ern hills! -wherthy" will spend their
summer vacations. The Frpuch minister
will not' leave Pekih until May, when his
suecess6r will arrive here Ine Chinese
plenipotentiaries will take jio vacation.
but will reinaiu at their post of duty.
Thus far the ministers appear more dil
atory than the Chinese. - .-L.Japan
is still closely watching Russia's
movements.". Willie- the . other
merely regard Russia's action as one of
impropriety and as unnecessary, as with
out a convention, ? she still dominates
Manchuria, Mongolia and Turkestan.
Her attempts to secure the signinof the
convention will merely arouse - suspicion
and criticism .and resistance.
Information is being , sought r as to
whether the imperial duties, issued in ac
cordance with article 1' 01 the protocol
have, been published in the provinces.
The missionaries are really the only ones
who are able. to ascertain the facts out
weathered the storm, and for the first
tune in its history. Vice-President Roose
velt's own district went Democratic.-Tha
majority was 145. . '
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE
Italy Will Want Better terms
; . to Renew the' Compact :
I'aj'is, April 2? The correspondeht of
the' Sun had in interview with a diplo
mat tolay iu regard to the alleged break
up of the triple alliance and-his words
may be taken as repivsenting the views
of the French office. lie saidj J . T
... 'The triple alliance . bf; just as cer
tain to be renewed as it i certain that
the sun will rise tomorrow. When the
triple alliance was made italj right! jc
or wrongly, was induced. to suppose that
France was about to" invade her terri
tory while Russia attacked Austria. Ita
ly therefore flung herself practically "un
conditionally into the arms of Germany
who reaped the benefits while Italy paid
the costs. Today Italy is "assured of
the'pacific intentions of France and is in
consequence free to consider - interests
other than, her actual safety. vV .
"Meantime Austria has announced her
intention of omitting the clause .in her
tariff laws giving preferential duties to
"Italian "wines. This is, of course, one of
Italy's most important industries and he
desires to protect it. The declaration of
Premier Sanardelli, therefore', in regard
to , Italy's position is regarded as a fine
specimen of diplomatic bluff . and as
showing Italy's determination to re-enter
the triple alliance on fair terms. Italy
foresees the danger if her com me rce is
excluded from the Balkan peninsula by
the southern extension 'of the influence
of "Austria ami Germany,- This can be
counteracted by joining hands with Rus
sia, and hence King"Tictor Emanuel has
invested largely in the Antivari, Sophia
and Varna-Railways.
"France ' looks on the, renewal of the
triple alliance with the" utmost iudiffer
ence, believing that the compact does
not contain a provision' signed by Italy
which is antagonistic to France. The
report that Italy is to enter an alliance
with France and Russia is pure moon
shine and 1 only tends to embarrass
France, who feels satisfied- that she is
secured by the agreement with Russia.
Summing up thewhole situation, this
diplomat said: - .." . "v
"Italy i wide awaketo the fact that
her commerce with France is more im
portant than her alliance! with Germany,
and she . is prepared to. renew the, latter
only on terms, that will not interfere
with her )?ood relations with .France."
An End to Concessions
Iondon, April 2. In the course of a
desultory debate on the conduct of the
South African war iu the House of Com
mons this evening, Right Hon. William L
St. John Brodriek. .secretary of State for
War, said that further- concessions by
Great Britain would only make England
ridiculous in the eyesr of the civilized
world. The government, he said, had
5mrvlir.il- Kinfidiwc in fi(VVrnnf - S!f At.
bowers 1, 1
- f red Milner, against whom ome of the
one 01 ! . . . - . f
jbioers had maoe protests; 'Mr.- iTOdnct
added that while making this clear to
the -Boers the government -M-as willing
to make peace and would .use every
means in its power to end the .wir.
critical and that there are likely to ba
most i serious developments within the
.neit few weeks, if not earlier.
The exiling, of Count Leo" Tolstoi,
which has practically jbeen confirmed by, ;
dispatches received here today, indicates
that the authorities have resolved upon,
radical measures to quell, the disturb-
ances that threaten on every, side, " a I-
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though it is not believed,, even in con
servative quarters, that the latest plaa
will have the desired! effect- ' , : .
It is known that, the student element -and'
the wprking classes will resent-the
arbitrary banishment of ,ono' who, has
championed the people's cause, and riots
of larger proportions than any that have
yet occurred are likely to follow. r
It is understood that thoe among tho
Russian authorities who have couiiselled
a conciliatory-policy have tieen overruled
in all their" propositions for ending the
internal disturbances that threaten tho
empire., - -, ' .
; A dispatch from' St.' Petersburg today'
says that the exiling of Count Tolstoi U , '
regarded as an indication that the czar
had adopted a policy of wholesale banish
ment as the solution of the political dif. .
Acuities that- beset the government. . ' .
It is hinted in certain circles that th V
czar has become panic-stricken over tho
grave possibilities of the : situation and.
has . therefore accepted the' advice ot the
most unrelenting of his iniuisters ,
The St. . Petersbticg, dispatch" says thkt"
Count Tolstoi was. escorted to the I'rus
sian border and told to stay out of Rus
sia. It is also said that he was given
to understand that his returnjwould be
attended by the most severe penalties as
he was held in a large measure responsi- (
ble for the alarming disturbances that
have occurred. .1
But Tolstoi is "hot the onljone to bo
banished fronv the Russian domain Most
of the released prisoners who were con
cerned in the recent riots uave been' told
that they no longer will be - permitted
t(T remain in St. Petersburg or Moscow,
and they have been allowed three days
in which to leavp the cities mentioned,
with the intimation that it would bo
safer for them to go beyond the borders
of the empire. . -;'
According to anotlier dispatch from St.
Petersburgthere ha been received from i
Warsaw an unofficial account of an. at
tempt to assassinate M. Sipiaghin, min
ister of the interior. ? l- ' v
The Warsaw university has been clos
ed by official order because the studeuta
were preparing a demonstration, showing
their sympathy with the students in oth
er universities that have taken part in ,
the expressions of disapproval against
the .government and the czar. -
- Plumbers Want Good Pay
Lincoln, April 2. All building businew
is suspended by reason of a strike or
dereil by the Plumners Union. The men
demand 7) cents an hour, the elimination
of labor saving materiols, pay for fflll -half
day for any portion of a, day less
than four hours, and 50 cents an hour
night "and day, while traveling to outside .
points on. contract work. Less than a
dozen plubers are at work. Both sides ar
sanguine of winning. ,
Needs His Stomach .
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New York, April 2. Jacob Wychraann,
the Germain whose stomach was removed
in the German hospital at "Williamsburg
last week to relieve him of;a ,eancer, .
had snch a" bad turn last night that'ic
is feard he will noon die. At the hos
pital today it wassaid that Wychmann'a
coiMlition was pi'e'carlous. ' U-
"Everythirfg went well at first." said
a nurse, "and the physicians were be
ginning to think that theperation would -prove
successful. Even Wyehniann told
us he was, feeling well. This continued
up untiL last night.- Then , he seemed
to get restless and a fever 'set in, and
nobody can tell now wfoat will Jiappeu."-
Doctors Puzzled
Quite a Shortage
Berlin. April 2. A dispatch from St."
Petersburg says that the acconut of the
Rnssian -omptroller general betWeeju the
vears 18113 and 1808 are . said, to show
'an unexplained deficit of 44.UOO.OOO ru-
1a24u treU" Dorts. " In fact, the places'; bias 3,000,000 :
Columbia, S. C, April 2. W. E. Hun
ter of Pacolet Sunday afternoon drank
an ounce of laudanum. '.., He was seventy
years old and one of "the most prominent I
citizena of the "town, but had become
financially "embarrasse!. Monday tlU
o'clock Hunter sent for his physician.
telling him what he had done and de
claring that he bad been staying awake
expecting to die for fifteen hours and
had not felt the effects of the drug. He
was watched and prevented fro'm taking;
any other poison, but in the afternoons,
he went to sleep and died this mora ing,
The doctors are puzzled.
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Sharkey Matched with Russell
Denver, CoL. April 2. Tom Sharkey -has
been matched to fight Fred Russel
at the Colorado Athletic Club April 28. .-
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