s'arboroi&h Houso .Ciji-ir .and Haws vi
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DEALisRjM
, tV.AGi3 AfiD ALL VM-LEADIKG
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n;:?BY LAMBERT, -Proprietc
Vol. VII.
RALEIGH, N. C.y SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1901
No. 122
...ninT iiinTinrl
111 1 lot
Gen. Wheaton Uses Strong
Terms of Disapproval
SETS PRISONERS FREE
Military Commission Ignored
Forms and Legal Practice
and Sentenced Filipinos to
' Death , ' "
Wiwliingi.m. April VA. The War De
!in -n! Ikik received from General
: I;j.Artl!Ui- at Manila copies of orders
j,.,..,! l.y . iJet'ieral Lloyd Wheaton in
,1. ih parriiu'iit of Northern Luzon, cen
Mirinc ( 1 officers-of two. military com-u,-:..,t.
cifiivoiu'd for. the trial of Fili
. in the case of jBenedieto Noul,
:i ..uuni.-ioii of which Capt. Robert K.
Evans. Twelfth. Infantry, was president,
-Mini 1 .i'-nr. (Icorge" II. Shields, Jr.,
Twcllik Infantry, judge advocate, seu
hiiir l i;nl. to be hanged on a charge
..if;wnt;ii)g guerilla warfare. General
1). Hi' ii orucretl the accused set at lib
V.'Ty. saving: -. -
Tin' iTCi'rd shows that the accused
;( nut represented, by counsel, -as he
lin'iiil liavc ixH-ii. The commission
iaiii-l .in (liivct the entry of a plea of
nt' guilty .and - called no witnesses to
iHni-miK- tle material facts in the case:
Inn. nevertheless, interrogated the ac
njM'il. who was not sworn as a witness
a: his uwii ive.uest. and then proceeded
in a limlinc of guilty."
Tiie same commission, convicted and
suit, in el to death ltulino Facun. Calis
uo l iiim. -luan Velasco and Simeon
Lijn'z. cliared with murdering an
AiiKiii-an soldier believed to be Private
I.i Mianl M. Ketler. hospital corps. Of
iii si' (.isis General Wheaton sajs:
"Tin- commission, taking, no evidence,
a!;iiiiii:! the names of seven witnesses
wi'iv ajijiemled to the charges, proceetl
vtl tit sentence the four accused tp. death.
Why a plea of not guilty was "not en
tcii'ii mum the record and the case tried
ilium its merits is unknown to the re
vipwiiig authority. In the adminisira
f'.n nf. justice in this department, -however
treat the crimes -with which ae
eiistd persons are charged, and how
.ver p 'sitivc the opinion of members of
the. einnmissious trying them may be
.that the "accused are guilty and ought
to suffer the extreme penalty, of the Jaw,
mi aetinu can or will be taken to carry
. such opinions into effect unt?l the most
"-inclusive evidence i spread upon tJie
rcei.nl t sustain a finding of guilty.
"A pniper discharge of the duty of
the cMimnissinn and its judge advocate
uiisht have justitieil the finding and
sentence in this case. Owing to either
tin- indifference or indolence of the com
inissiun n ml judge advocate, the review
ini: authority is left no alternative but
ti disapprove- the proceedings, findings
and sentences."
Deadlock Ended y.
T-midon. April V. The Globe says the
HHtHuck between the Metropolitan and
district Underground railways has been
ended and a cunt rait for the introduction
of eeetri.:ty as the motive power. has,
jnst 1h-h signed. It is said also that
uiiifonns will be introduced.
Struck wjth a Bottle
I' iris. April 13. A serious tragedy oc
curred this morning, which, may result
in the death of a well, known "actress.
lnt daybreak a burglar entered the
.ti.artin.-iit of Mile.- Kolb of the Come
'iie Francaise, .with the object of iob
!"fy. Being detected by the actress,
tli" l.iirul.u- s-ized a bottle and ' strnc's
Jer. on uK. head, fracturing her sknl1.
I he stiim-le attracted others to the
"j'; tie and the burglar was caught. Mil?.
is still alive but is in a critical
U'udiji.'.n. .
TRACKS COVERED UP
No Trace of Eli Littlefield Can
be Found
a,
Hica".
April .13.-EH F. Littlefield,
manager and twasnwi. nf th
-nniz..,
lii'ie.is
' nig C.jiupaiiy, for which a
iiu I "Ppmntcu last Wednesday,
'r- ""'PlH'ared, and. although the aid
1'.,; i 1,,'u',' has been enlisted by the
.',;r'1, , Fidelity and Guaranty
C Lfflli,'h is on LitUefield's 1)ond
found tface of bim. has,; been
thedi a,I,ni,tP,l yy the oflicials-of both
tMiu " 'r' ' "t.li',a".v and the guaranty com-
'.iVf.n,(
Iittlefield's accounts. "The
win
upon Jiu druggists in Chi-
tni . Moi-Kiioiuers m tne con-
rie',, ' 11 W;lN a co-oiieraHre affair.
.,K '""I"' ,,f. the loss is placed vari
irnni S,-,.IKH) to $10,(KU. '
ARTIFICIAL CIRCULATIONS
Opinions of Publishers De
:t sired by Department
Vr l-!:Tm- Ar,ril 13-A circular let
f01' hm "V"1, t0 the Phlshers of
fluted s , ,r,a,,y "''spaiH'rH in the
ftes by Third Assistant Post-
master (ieneral E C. Madden, concern
ing certain abuses of second-class mail
privileges by papers 'with premium sub
wription lists. It is pointed out that
"circulations running into thousands aild
into the millions have been built up bj"
this premium process -for publications
vrhch upon actual merit, could command
no public patronage whatever." It is
pointed -out that the " source of profit
and life is in'the advertising, patronage
induced by the large circulations ob
tained through the -premium offers. V
Those to '"whom the letter is sent aTe
requested to indicate whether "a depart
mental rule will be regarded as injurious
to legitimate newspajer3 and periodi
cals which will stop absolutely all pre
mium inducements, direct 01 indirect, and
of whatever character, for subscrip
tions." - ' - -
PAUL REVERE'S RIDE
Tablet to Be Erected to Com
memorate the Event
Boston, April 13; Bunker Hill Chap
ter, Daughters of .'the ''American Revo
lution, has decided to mark with a tablet.
tne spot irom wnicn ,1'aui iievere start
ed on his historic, midnight ride, April
18. 1775, to warn the inhabitants of the
towns between Kostou and Concord that
the British were i-oming to destroy their
stores and munitions of war. ... -f-
The tablet will be placed on the south
side of the new Charles Kiver bridge,
facing Warren avenue. Historically,
the spot is very near that on which the
renowned rider stood as he waited for
the lights to shine forth from the tower
of Old South cluirch. '
RURAL DELIVERY BY
BASKETS ON WIRE
New Scheme Suggested by
a Western Inventive Genius
Washington, April 13. A patron of
the American'-' postal service , who' lives
in the great Northwest has sent to the
Postmaster General the following scheme
for a new rural free delivery service;
'Ve wonld like a. mail delivery route
in this vicinity, and havebeen studying
on a new plan, which is to string a, suitable-sized
wire to poles along the route
leading through the post offices, charged
from the electric light plant. With light
baskets hung to the wire by grooved
wheels propelled ; by a small motor set
to ; run at six s or eight miles an hour,
with suitable trips from each apart
ment f the basket to engage with like,
trips where the- mail is to be 'left and
other" mail taken on, different si2ed bas
kets for each kind of mail started out at
different times. Should one basket get
disabled the one following ' would bring
it around. I do not think the cost of
maintaining such a system would ex
ceed over one-fourth of what it would
be to have a person deliver it with .
horse and ' buggy; ' Pleas -state what
you think of-the plan. Would you be
willing to furnish any money to start
it. or give a premium after it was
started?" - " .
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Salt Sickness:of Cattle
Jacksoayille, l-'la.. April 13. Victor
A. Norgard, representing the United
States Bureau of Animal Industry, has
arrived in -Florida" to study-. the cattle
disease known as the salt sickness. At
the 'State Convention of ' Stockmen the
; disease was discussed as lieiug one of
the greatest drawbacks to the Florida
stock business. The , 'convention asked
the State Legislature to request the gov
ernment -o investigate it. ,
Policeman Kills a Tough
New York, April 13. Policeman SteT
plven W- Kii shot and fatally wounded
Henry F.-Guersing, 22 years old, at an
F early hour this morning. Guersing has
since Idied as -a result of his injuries.
Living claims that Guersing was -:, the'
leader of til fro wd of roughs that set
upon Jiini when he tried to dispeie them
from a street' corner.' He; was struck
with his own club before he drew hia
pistol and fired the fatal shot.-,' .
Train Robbers Scared Offs
Alexandria- April 13. A daring at
tempt was made last night to rob the
express car "of the northbound passpnger
train Xo. 7 over the. Pennsylvania 'road.
The Virginia "Midland crosihg. about
four miles below this city,' was the scene
of the attemptif-;obbery. s The high
waymeo, were trying to, force the door
of the car when they were driven off
by the express messenger,
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Gone to .Meet Col. Bete
Winston-Salem; X, aprjl 13: Spe
cial Mr. and Mrs. J, C .Buxton went,
to Asheville tonight- to meet Mrs. Bux
ton's brother. Col.. A. H. Belo rpf Texas,
who goes to AsheVille with the hope of
restoring his health, 'which, it is,feared,-
in a precaon'8.6aditi'6ii'.''-''':Co1.'.Belo:
hf the princinal owner of 'the Galveston
News and t!r Dallas -News. . "':
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First Sugarfrom; Banes
New ,York, Api'il -30. lhe "British
steamship Taff, Captain Canrobert, ar-4-iYed
today from Banes, Cnba, with five
thodsand sacks of tuar,;the, first sugar
cargo ever shipped from'that" port. The
United Fruit Comoany' has-established
a grinding milli and it is expected that
considerable sugar! wU.,be followed to
this port 'f rom. Banes, ; - ,
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1 High Pnce.for a Seat
New .York. .April lS. Gnstave Eck
stein, Jr.," was today reported to have
purchased the Stock Exchange seat of
Emerson Chamberlain for S59,000.
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The President Firm in Atti
tude Toward Cuba -
CONVENTION MUST ACT
Required to Define Relations
Between the Island and the
. United States Action on
Piatt Amendment Not Final
Washington, April 13. Flenators Proc
tor and pockrcll and Representative" Hitt
called at the War Department? this
morning and had a long conference. with
the Secretary of War; in regard to the
political situation- in Cuba. None of
tnem consider - the vote in the Cuban
convention yesterday as a final rejection
of the Piatt amendment. Senator Cock
rell, who has just returned from Ha:
vana, remarked that the resolution ex
pressing the opinion that the convention
is opposed to the amendment does, not
alter the situation at all and is no
stronger than the other resolutions adopt
ed ny tne convention. - .
- War Department officials are .of ; the
opinion that the resolution was adopted
merely to indicate to the people of
Cuba that the convention did not want
to adopt the. Piatt amendment and give
color to a claim that the amendment
was forced upon them in case they
should finally adopt it. It is certain that
the President considers that unless the
convention completes the work for which
it was called he has the power to order
General Wood to dissolve the body and
call an election for another convention.
In this connection it is not believed
that the rejection . of the Piatt amend
ment wonld be sufficient cause for such
.action. . The instructions to the con
vention were that it should define the
relations which are to exist between the
United States and Cuba. It was not
provided that the convention, should
adopt the Piatt amendment, but that
the relations with the United States
should lie defined. The adoptiou by
Congress of the Piatt amendment pre
sented to the Cubans what t.he United
States- ensidered a'satisfactory'-arrange-uiettt
an4 authorized the. President to
approve any action of tne uuoau con
vention which was substantially the.
same as the Piatt amendment. ,
President McKiuley and .Secretary
Boot; hold : that the President is not
atrthorizetl to approve -on lehalf of the
JJnit-ed.. States any action of the '.con
vention not substantially the same, and
the President is: therefore determined not
to discuss with any commission from
the convention the question of relations
except on the basis of the Piatt amend
ment. It is declared bv those close to
the President, moreover, that he Is jiol
inclined to favor the sending of a conv
mission to Washington because of its
reflection upon General Wood,- -
The attacks upon General, Wood by
the Havana press have 'served to
strengthen his support by President ..Mc-j
Kinley and Secretary , Root. - Should
a commission come-ffrom Havana the
President will receive the members ale
will not. however, consider any compro
mise propositions and will refer the com
mission to General Wood, who has been
authorized to speak for the President.
VOTE ME INS NOTHING P v
CnbtD Coarentton Has Alrd7 Bku
.Havana, Adi-H 13. At a private ses
sion of the convention todaj it is under
stood that a question was raised regard
ing the meaning of the resolution, passed
'yesterday. Some of the radical dele
gates declared that the resolution is not
tantamount' to a rejection of the Ameri
can propositions, being merely." an expres
sion of the views of the delegates jon the
riatt amendment which is liable to be
qualified ::by later interpretations of tlje
clauses, .while on the other hand hose
who opposed the passage of the resolu
tion considered that" it meant the rejec
tion of the PJatt amendment entirely. '
General Nunez, formerly civil governor
of Havana, asked for an explanatory
vote on this questiou, which Avas given
and which-'was to the effect that yester
day s resolution meant neither the ac
ceptance or rejection of The Piatt amend
ment. It is understood that the conven
tion decided to appoint . commission to
go to-AVashington arid treat with Presi
dent Mclvinley and secure the best terms
possible -and on their return to place the
matter .before the convention.
Commenting on the resolution adopted
by the Cuban constitulional convention
at a secret session last night, rejecting
the' American proposit ions, - the Dlarlo
DeLaMarina says the action of the con
vention is .equivalent to a rejection of
the ; American propositions despite any
thing the delegates may say. La LUchft
agrees with the Dhuao DeLaMarina.'
Senor Alleman. a Radical delegate to the
convention, says the delegates simply
stated f heir opinions regarding the: Piatt
amendment, and, that this was-'rfot a: re
jection of the American propositions.
Summoned to Rome" :
Manila, -April 13,-Archbishop j Cha
pelle, the papal delegate in the Fhilipr
pines, has been summoned to Rome. " He
will sail soon and his return here is. im
probable. . - : .
Salvation Army Colony
mJnSrR "It" ,rFl-. April 13.-Com-
has bepn lo cast
coast inspecting properties ' for- a -big
colony, states that a site near Miami of -I
5.000 acres will , likely ; be taken It is
said that" about 20 people will be
brouglit south this Spring to ' start the
colony, and that this nnmber will be
increased to 1,000 by midsummer.
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.Race for a Pile of Money
' Toledo, j April 13. George H.
Ketcham, of this city, has succeeded in
getting another match race for his cham
pion trotting stallion Creseens (2.04).
For a purse of $10,000 and a side bet
of $12,000, Creseens will meet the Ab
bot on the track of the Brighton Beach
Racing Association during the -week of
August lGth. The bet has: been posted.
THE PRESIDENT'S
VISIT TO MONTANA
He Will Spend Three Days in
. Yellowstone Park
Washington. April 13. President Mc
Kinley told. Senator Carter, who called
this morning to make final arrangements
for the President's trip through Mon
tana, that-he had decided to visit He
lena. Butte and Anaconda in that State,
on his way. from Puget Sound and
Washington cities to the Yellowstone
.National i'arK. lie will also 'pass
through Livingston . and Cinnibar, Mon
tana, to reaclv theenti-ance to the park.
With Senator Carter was 1 Manager
Bache, of the Yellowstone Park Asso
ciation, - who wished to lierfeet the ar
rangements for the President's visit to
the reservation. The President and his
party will be in the park for three days
May 29, 30 and 31 and will travel over
the regular tourists' route in stage
coaches, calling at the .five great hotels
on the way.
Captain-Pilcher. of the First Cavalry,
now at-.1 the-1 Presidio. ; San Francisco,
has been appointed superintendent of the
Yellowstone Park, to ' succeed Goode,
First Cavalry, and will . report for duty
at. the park before the President's sir
rival. The military honors due to the
visit : of the President of tin? United
States, as commauiler-iu-chief of. the
army, will be paid to him at Fort Yel
lowstone. . ' , -. ' -
Release for Prisoners
San Francisco, April 13. An order
has been issued by .President Mclvinley
directing that the prisoners at Alcafraz
belonging to volunteer Regiments, sen
tenced for minor" offenses be releasetl.
This is dotieto .enabks the men to go
home with their regiments. ,
The order reads . that the release shall
take place on the date on which the reg
iment to which the ; prisoner formerly
belonged .1 .nuistered uU. Tlicre' .are
about UuO general -prisoners ' on : the
island who will be affected by ' the or
der. , ... ; -
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Visitors : to West Point v
" Washington, Ajiril 13. The president'
has appointed the following board of vis
itors to the West Point Military Acad
emy: '.--'" . -- ' '---'. . .
(leneral John M. Sehofield, retired;
General D. E. Sickles, retired; St. Clair
McKeiwaj-, "of Xew . York; Charles W.
Elliott, lo Massachusetts; -.7 'Benj. Ide
Wheeler, , of California-: Win. H. Tp
ham, of Wisconsin, .au! St; George R.
Fitzhugh, of Virginia.'
AppointmesPresident
Whiugton. April 13. The. President
today made the following appointments:
War-r-Charles A. Magon, to be law
officer in'the division of Insular Affairs,
War Department. r ,
Interior W. E. ; Ward of Kansas, . to
be register of , the latid office-at Colby. -
Mr. Magoou has been employed in the
WTar Department in various ' capacities
tor several years. Soon after the insular
bureau was- organized he was detailel
for. legal ' work in that bureau, and his
appointment today is to fill , the office
of law officer definitely authorized by a
recent act of Congress.
Library Site Selected 7
Charlotte, N. C, April 13. Special.
The committee on site for the Carne
gie library today niaile a selection of a
lot in South Tryon street, 'three blocks
from the public square.
At a joiut meeting of the aldermen
and school committee this afternoon the
matter was referred back to the-commit-oe
with power to act. It is said, how
ever, that another site may finally be
settled. - - .
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A Girl's Sad End
Washington, April 13. Loulie Pow
ers, who arriAed in this city, from Rich
monotwo days ago, was found dead in
a room on the sec-ond floor of Cobb's Ho
tel this afternoon. A note found on a
table beside here indicates that she com
mitted suicide. The body-was removed
to the morgue and relatives of the young
woman were notified. v
Sod Houses Cave in
Topeka, April 13. A calamity has be
fallen many , of the families 'still living
in sod houses in western Kansas. The
recent heavy rains have caused many
of these to cave an, and in several in
stances lives have been lost. . Yesterda.v
a sod house caved in on the-family of
rains -and theVrame work was not strong
enough to withstand the load.
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Fields Will Paint the King
-London. April 13. As announced.
Luke Fields, R. A., whose . portrait of
Queen Alexandra a few years ago was so
successful, has been commissioned to
paint an official porti-ait of the king. The
picture will be life-size, and, 4 following
the custom of days when photograpliic
reproduction of any kind was unknown,
thirty. or forty replicas will be made for
the colonies and .embassies and con
sulates "
i.""i?Y "A u There is. gfent distress in
fr . TTostottPr's arm. . Xhe dirt iof. had i Changte I fte and . it 13 Tt
im.n huoriir snukwl iff tii."nTifiniiin iinv families are drins daily
liiffli
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China
Unable to; Comply
W
th Demands
REGULAR GRAB GAME
Little Natrons Claiming Heavy
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lndemrtities--United States
Great .Britain and Japan in
the Minority -
Washingtofl. April 13 From advices
received' at the State Department from
Special Comtpissioner Rockhill, it is ap
parent that niost of the foreign ministers
at Pekin do jtiot take kindly, to the posi
tion of the Uiniteil States that the iudeni
nity to be paid by China should not ex
ceed 200,00(j,00tr
' Great Britain and Japan, it is learned,
have aiigued.J themselves with this gov
ernment, in ilts endeavor t secure more
lenient termj 'for China, but against
these three jaiations are nine others.
Some of the smaller nations, not regard-
, i - ...a. j. i . i :
etl
as 'Mv eER, nave put in oig ciunua
for- iudemnii
nient, no mti
y ; and as every govern-
ter how unimportant, has
e la the .determination of
an . equal voi
the questions, under consideration at Pe
kin, the comliined infltience of, such gov
ernments as those of the United States,
Great Britaii ami Japan; counts for no
more than thpt of three small countries,
such as Spaiii Bidgium and Holland.
The claims for indemnity. made by the
1'nited State and Great Britain, which
isent large military and baval contingents
to China to lvsetw thefeministers and pre
serve order.':: re said; to be smaller than
those of lit! e' nations which had , few
troops or no loops at all in Chinese ter
ritory,-- - ' ;. ' - - ;
The claiiu of the British amount to
'$21,825,000, somewhat lower, than those
of the United States, whkh are approxi
mately $25,(1)0,000. The, amount ' of
if 'rreat Britahi's claim . is- coiitingent on
securing inci;asjd commercial, .privileges
from China. If these privileges are con
ferred England, will notask for a larger
amount than' that stated. ' . ;
The American claim, it is said, will not
be increased! Mr. Ilockhill hasanstruc
tions, however, to endeavor to -secure a
reduction off the combined indemnity
asked by th nations-concerned, to $200,
1XX),WX), and should he be successful tle
American claims wH be reduced one-
half, or to $12,500,000. Japan and Great
Britain, it Wi understood are willing to
do the sanv
Japan's claims are flp-
proximately
States.
qual to those of the United
, Revised figures of the
aggregate . of
claims
made by all
the nations have
lieenreeeived from Mr. Rockhill. It is
apparent frm these that the first esti
mates were soo high. The total indem
nities demanded will be les than $4(X,
(KM1,000 instead of in the neighborhK)d of
S500,K).00( Officials here; say that it
is ridiculoui?! to ftupposo that China caul
pay even $300,0XVO0. the amount said
to have ietn agreed on by" the foreign
inisters at ijlVkin. - - - . .. - .
PROTESTCON
IN GREAT DISTRESS
Hundreds Starving and AH in
Need of Assistance v.
Pekin, April 13. There are lO.OOO con
verts to the. Protestant faith in the prov
ince of Shaf si, and the majority of theni
are in greaifc distress. Their neigltiors
are boycott, ng them and hundreds;', are
actually ta vijig, A wealthy Chinaman
who is disiiosed to: be friendly towards
the .mission Iries." jias Agreed: to advance
money- eilditgh to relieve the distress' if
the missionaries ? give the necessary
surety. ' . j ' r 'x- , ' . "
Shahsi, isfiu the province where over
20 years ago during- the hard time the
missionaries distributcil over 200,000
taels amonglthe poor aud-sttffering. Most
of this mony came from Great Britain.
Ait Ainerc4n missionary of liie name bf
AVbiting, "ho died at. the time of the
famine, av.iS imfied vith honor at Tay
uan, Fiv a ilsce where 'aftei-wards Gov
ernor Yu Jlsien sacrificed forty-four mis
sionaries, i it is. estimated that three
shillings pep mouth for each convert
will be sufficient to keep the starving
alive. i
There are similar reports from the
northern puj-t of the province of'Honaii.
the city of
ported that
of starva
tion whereif a .ma4l amount of money
would keepijthera alive, . Smal(I contribu
tions -for tHeir. relief a?e expected this
year. - ft- -r . :-j -.--.
. The Roxeifs are still dillliug: within the
limits of this, city ,wtn tne connivance
of officials, jinn other Chinamen who re
member, th benefits they received in
the past desire th missionaries to re
turn and especially the medical mission
aries. The Smiasidnaries think, however,
that this is inadvisable at present as the
idace is aling the line that .Emperor
Ivwans Su will probably take on his re-J
1 . f
turn to Pekin. and there will be no secu
rity there until the emperor establishes
a stable government.
The.examinatiou of 22fofficers for pro
motion from second to ' first lieutenant
"was begun yesterday at the Temple of
Agriculture. ;
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Spring Meeting Closed
Washington. April 13. The spring
meeting of the Washington' Jockey Club
closed .this 'afternoon. It was the most
successful in the club s history. To
day's attendance broke all previous rec
ords, 'The track was in excellent shape
and speculation the heaviest of the mect
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MIDDIES GOOSE-EGGED
Naval Cadets Lose For the
First Time to Georgetown t
Annapolis, Md., April 13. The naval
cadet base ball team received its first
defeat today "in a game .with George
town College, the score being 5 to 0.
Georgetown ' completely outclassed the
navy. The - game was witnessed by
large number, including naval officers
and their families, and strangers who
are here for the Easter holidays. ..
At. New Haven Yale 5: Wesley an 0.
At Worcestfr-IIoly Cross 4 Tufts 2.
At Easton, Pa. LaFayette 13, Bul
gers 0.
At Lancaster, Pa Franklin and Mar
shall 0; Gettysburg College 4. '
At South Bethlehem Xew York Uni
versity 5; Lehigh 0. - " ,
KNOwTtFeIR BUSI N ESS
Captain Mitcham Defends
. Officers of Department
Washington, April 13. In the com
pleted copy of the annual report of Gen
eral A. R. Guffingtou, chief of the. ord
nance bureau, just published, there ap
pears a special report by CaptniiVO.B.
Mitcham in answer to the testimony of
CaDtain I. X. Lewis i before the Senate
committed regarding smokeless powder.
This report did ;uot appear in the proof
copy .of the report first made public.
Captain Mitcham says that the state
ments about a lack of smokeless powder
were misleading, and'deelares thatthe
officers of the ordnance department are
neither laggards, nor dullards in the dis
charge of their official dutie.r; but know
ing the dangers-'of their work and real-:
izing their responsibilities more than
the ordiiiary layman can : understand,
they attain the desired ends by care and
study, despite, criticism that they alone
know : proceeds from lack of knowledge
and hasty judgment
UNHAPPY MARQUIS
True Love in His Case nLns
Any Way But Smooth
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London. April 13. When the, young
Marquis of. Bedford." who is connected
with many aristocratic families, fell a
victim to the '-charms ;f Rosie Boote, a
gaiety girl. Jus family made - the; most
strenuous efforts to separate the couple.
Once before, at- a cost oi' $15,000," his
mother,, it is said; prevented liirnvfrom
making' a lnessalliance. .However, the
iuariui'? was inexorable himself and com
lriiinicated the.'fact of his engagement
to the newspapers, declaring, that tim
marriage would take place at. an earljr
date. Then his family made a final ef
fort to -prevent the marriage, and even
the aid of the king, it is whispered,. was
invoked. ' ., -' '
-The marquis promised aot to marry
while he remained in, the guards. As
.-.mcttcr of fact 'as ft .lieutenant he i
unable to marry without the consent of
his colonej. The authorities - kept - the
marquis tied u p at Windsor, on special
duty at the palace, 'and he wa unable,
to get leave to see his charnier. The
impatient lover sent in. his papers. -but
the War Office refused to accept. , his
resign.itioii as an officer while the coun
try 'was at war. And as a final blow
they have found that they need the.tier
viccs of the" martinis in India. . i
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Arbitration Court Constituted
The Hague. April isl Mr. W II. De
Beaufort, Dutch minister for foreign af
fairs and president of the council of
the international court of arbitration,
has notified the powers that the -court is
now constituted and ready to enter
upon its duties. - : ' . i
May Wear Blouses
AVashington. April 13. The PoBtma-
ter General has decided to issue an order
permitting letter carriers throughout the
country to wear a loose fitting blouse
instead of a coat when the heat of th
summer warrants it. ' i.
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Edward 'Will See the Races
Portsmouth, April 13. It is stated that
King Edward VII. will witness the trial
races between Shamrock and Shamrock
II. on the Solent, in June. He will prob
ably be a guest of Sir Thoma Lipton
on board the latter's steam yacht Lrin.
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Ostrich Farm in Colorado
Denver. Col., April 13. W. S. Belfield
has bought fifty ostriches from the greut
ostrich farm in Southern Califoraia. He
will bripg jttiein to Colorado to try the
experiment '"'of starting an ostrich farm.
Mr. -Belfield has bought a tract'of land
near ('olorado Springs and is now build
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Avalanche on Italian Moun
i tain,. Colorado
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE
Three Hundred Miners
lieved to Have Been Buried
Under the Landslide Re
lief Parties Sent the Scene'
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Bnena Vista,-1 Col., April 13.Xewv
has reached -here of a disaster at Italian
Mountain, forty miles distant. Tht.
meagre report says that an avalanche ,
swept down the mbuutaiu yesterday audi
there a rp fears that several hundred
lives were lost. ,The aralanche came
with terrific force, - carrying all before
it and annihilating everything in its. .
path, which, was a very wide one.
More than 300 men are said to haver,
been at work, in the Italian Mountain
mines at the time and there is little.,
hope that any of them escapod the land-? -slide.
The reports, received here say that
many houses were buried by the rushing
earth and rocks and that there is scarce-:
ly: a living thing left in the locality of
the avalanche.
.As soon an the tidings of the disaste?.
reached here the citizens immediately or-
ganized parties,..' to -furnish such relief'
as possible under the circumstances. Thtf
mines are practically cut off from' thai .
outside world, being in an almost inac
cessible position, but every effort will be
made to aid the living, if there are any
ami to recover, the bodies of the ava .
lanche's victims.
There is great excitement throughout,
this part of the wintry over the report
of probable Avholesale loss of life, and
the facts concerning the disaster am
awaited anxiously by the friends - a ndK
relatives of the miners here.
Men who are familiar, with the regio i
involved said today - that owing to the
difficulty of getting to the ItaliarrIonn--
tain district those who may ; nave es
taped sudden death will probably perisbi
before recnii ting parties arrive. .. . !
BRIGANDs'lN SICILY
The Mafia Takes Yengearice
on Supposed Traitors
Rome, April '13. At -thev beginning oft
the year word was'' sent from Rome thac
the Mafia and other, societies in Sicily '
must be stamped out at all cost, and tho
loal authorities were tlireatenetl with. -degradation
if:, they should any ' longer
ignore their duty;- The Mafia promptly ,
took up - the challenge with the result
that there has"heeh. a carnival oJ critiiar
in the beautiful island. Since the begin
nfng of Febniary .no fewer than fou
teen rnen "have been murdered and each
corpse has been" found with a paper
thrust between its teeth, ' bearing the
words: "Thus the .Mafia punishe ir'
traiterous members." The victims were
suspected of having given inforniatjoi , -to
the-police. H ! f " ';-;".": -.'
The liousehold of Baron lgusio Fr.tnco, .
in his -casUc1 ia the district of Roggio, ,
was alarmed Monday night by an at
tempt apparently of brigands to force an (
entrance. The baron and his servants, '
after hastily arming' themselves, started .
a vigorous. fusillade , through a window.
A few shots wero fired frequently with-
out? damage to cither side, for the sup- -posed
bandits proved to be police. Thei
captain explained - that- the authorities 1
had received , information that the great
brigand and; murderer, Miissolino, had
been in the Vast id or a week as a guest '
in. the servants. hall. While the polieo.;
still surrourtded the:castlc thebuilding
was; searched, but there was no trace of
the brigand, and the police finally rev
tired. This Svas, apparently the last cf- j
fort of the police-to loeate the brigands, v
for, the special force drafted in the 3is
trictlias now been withdrawn; in the be-;
lief. tha Mussilono has left the country .
or is waiting at some port for an oppeiy -t
t unity to get away! -All outgoing steam .
ships- are being thoroughly searched. A -;
few days ago fl torpedo noat sioppcu
the steamship Scilla, off Mossina and
vainly searched for. traces of the noted
brigand. V v , . ; - V ,
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FIRE iVwiLMlSGTON ; V ?
T ThoMiid Dtllari Dmmmf hj
Morplaff Blaze
Wilmington.' N.' C. April 13 Spe
cial. Fire did ten thousand - dollars
damage here this, morning in the Van ; ;
Kemper block. It caught in the rear of -an
oyster roasting- place and communi
cated to a .storage warehouse of the
street railway company, also to the rear
.of Hardin! pharmacy, the stock cf
which was damaged to a considerable
extent. The iosg was covered by insur
ance. ' . ;'-.- '
The Dark Side of Manila
Manila, April 18. General MacArthur
has forwarded to Washington a special
report on saloons and the social eviliti
the Philippine Islands. Information con
cerning. the doinjrs of Agniaaldo is w-
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