a s— sn ———————— COURT-MARTIAL FOR GEN. SMITH Was in the Samar Charged With Conduct Prejudicial to Oood Order and Discipline The General About to Sali for the United States When Stopped at Mapila by the Orders From Washington for the lavestigation. Manila, {By Cable) A tial has been ordered the Gen. Jacob H. Smith, who was in com for trial Island of Samar. Samuel S. Sumner, James M William H. Bisbee and Colonels Chane bers McKibbin, Wilhlam A. Rafferty William E. Dougherty, Alfred C. Mark ley and Jesse M. Lee compose the court jell and Carbaugh. Col. Charles A. Woodruff will appear for the defense. The charge brought agains Smith is conduct prejud der and discipline Gen. Frederick that he General are acting in goo found it impossibl force. The Fil has signed an his entire <cril oes them con miented «NG © 1 General Smith was in Island of Samar at th ler, of the Marine Corps executed natives of that island without trial. He was to have sailed for home on the transport Buford 3 sel ¢ 8 sa y have but disembark ed at Manila upon learnin » order for the investigation Major Waller was trie tial recently and General Smith claims that, to of his belief, command in acqu the best men of his msua the officers an Samar face mountable difficulties, that the h they encountered were able, and that tives of the island is unequal history of warfare American soldier with the shown in the war in almost the treachery of stances A GREAT AIRSHIP. CC T. Hoffman, of Milwaukee Claims Maxim's $250,000 Prize. Sopecia pecial € prize him in buil to put up $30,000 exhibition with the Chic: tion Chub One patent Mr. He vices enab by un tion with 1s selling, has dem market, but it has been reached Electric Chair for Three. Hudson, N. Y., (Special) —The jury in the case of Burton, Willis and Fred erick Van Wormer, charged with murder of their uncle, ter A lenbeck, returned a verdic f murder in the first degree again three of the accused. The youths were sentenced to be electrocuted at Clinton Prison. Dannemora, in the week beginning May 30. The case will be the Court of Appeals, will act as a stay of execution Sick Queen Is Weaker. The Hague, (By Cable). —An official bulletin from Castle 1 the Hal carried notice of which 00 announces that Queen Wilhelmina's typhoid fever is fol lowing its normal course and that no complications have supervened, although her strength is diminishing. She remains fully conscious. In consequence of the Queen's illness the birthday of her hus- band, Prince Henry of the Netherlands, passed practically unnoticed. Telegrams of sympathy with her in her illness are pouring in from all parts of Europe. Bulgaria Blames Turkey. Sofia, Bulgaria, (By Bulgarian Government has issued a cir Bulgarians in Turkey. It has, at the same time, informed the powers that ditions in Turkey are bettered fight between Turkish troops and 18 Bul garians has occurred near Kilindier Eight of the Bulgarians were killed Turks say three of the dead men wore the uniform of the Bulgarian army. Rathbone Released on Bail, Havana, (Special).-—~A corrected offi- cial copy of the power of attorney held the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, which offered the bond for $100,000 for the appearance on appeal of Estes C. Rathbone, the former direct. or of posts of Cuba, sentenced to im- prisonment and a fine in connection with the postal frauds, was presented to the Supreme Court and Rathbone was set at liberty. id LO —— A Si— SUMMARY OF THE LATES Domestic. Judge Hollister, in Cincinnati, issued an injunction to restrain the American A ———— I. STD A ————————— CA ——— AND SCORES PERISH fering with the business of the brewers i prietors with their employes : Wealthy Miss Mowatt, who died mn Newburgh, N. Y., had provided that en- i ble Disaster. should be allowed to attend. President-elect Palma says he i i department. Edward Batson Lake Charles, La., of the murder of the fold. Five negro children are reported to have died from starvation in Haywood County, Tenn [he chief of police of San Francisco announced that the murderer of Nora Fuller was C. B. Hadley, who disap never ince been seen he plant of the Monongahela Tn Works. CON 1h ACres Ol 1, in Pitts {he 1 nlate piate men at McKeespe strikers ind. Several men F. B. Mattox, » was in Baltimore The brig Jennie Hulbert, of Baltimor t a terrible were i ho wi owed into Sava Was nnah after crushed t« The first mate and onument at Washin King Edward in Buck ters e Improvements ar the grounds surrounding it ] observance of Primrose London showed that late Lord Beacon as ever the admirers sfield are as numer Pietro Calcagno. an avowed anarchist, 1s a candidate for a Chamber of Henry XIII, reigning Federal State of Reuss-Greitz, many, 1s dead The Duke of Wellington, president of the National Service League of Great Iritain, has issued a manifesto showing that the league's purpose is to urge that naval and military training for national defense shall be made compulsory for all Professor Slaby and Count Arco, who have a wireless telegraphy system, will send in a bid for the establishment of a system of wireless telegraphy which the United States proposes to establish in Alaska. It is now announced that Queen Wil seat in the Italian Deputies prince of the Ler Ng a regency. tives, by a vote of 64 to 34. rejected the The protocol was signed by both par- Turoers Landing, on the Ohio River The Flames Break Out at 4 o'Clock.in the Morn: Ing, and Soon Eavelop the Vessel--The Passengers Become Panlc-Stricken. Cairo, 111, (Special). Cincinnati for Memphis, was burned to the water's edge at Turner's Landing, on the Ohio River, near Ogden's, Ill, 24 miles from this city i rned and that many others were badly bu but the list of losses not vet defintely rs here 1 them 0 of the REELS s Ir ghtfy the + NL the t appease the hey interfered i the flames with the I} headed gers tern were arrive u } 2 ving only night ¢l suffered ternit ut food bly FENCE DISPUTE LED TO A TRAGEDY. Two Yea Dead and Woman Probably Fatally Wounded PRO-BOER QUOTES THE TREATY. Sends President Roosevelt Letter Arguing Against British Comps. { Special Peter Van i f the most in Chicago, osevelt an open letter advancing an argument against the British mule traffic in the United States He declares that the traffic is in violation of the treaty of Washington ‘Article 6 of that “lays down three arbitrators treaty,” the rules by be governed neutral to permit letter which The govern- or suffer reads, are to second rule declares “A ment is bound not or waters as the base of naval opera- tions against the other, or for the pur. itary supplies of arms or the recruitment of men." Wealthy Woman's Whim, Newburgh, N. Y,, between France and Venezuela, which Four men were arrested in Paris for ish church where it had rested for sev. eral hundred years. Financial The subtreasury statement shows the banks have gained $678000 during the Pennsylvania product. The Amalgamated Copper Company directors have declared a quarterly divi. i engraved imvitations have been issued to relatives and friends to attend the fu- neral, but none but those having invita- Miss Mowatt in- After a long legal contest she won, dividing the estate with her brothers and sisters. Killed by Mis Wile, Kingston, Tenn, (Special). ~Abraham tion of one-half per cent, phone Company at its regular monthly meeting did not take up the question of a new stock issue, i was married four months ago. She is 35 years of age. Mrs. May confessed to the killiing, and stated it resulted from a family quarrel. She is now in jail, a " Britain Accepts Holland Boat. New York (Special) ~The Holland Submarine Boat Company has been no. tified by the British Admiralty that one of its submarine torpedo boats has been - . w— LIVE NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIES. Geary Law Will Be Extended I'he members of the House who have been chiefly interested in advancing the Chinese Exclusion bill after informal conferences decided to accept the Senate substitute continuing in force the pres ent laws and applying them to the in. sular possesions. Representative Kahn, of California, who introduced the drastic Exclusion hill in the House, and Representative Coombs, of California, who aided in perfecting it, both expressed the view that the Senate measure should be ac cepted as the best measure obtainable within the few days remaining before the Geary law expires by limitation. Thi Perkins, of New York. who reported the House Exclusion bill from the For eign Affairs Committee, and an informal the the be Hou { Sen this course and substitute by the ate wold taken committe Products of the Farms. Census Office ssued 1800 the total number of zr Irie ng Irish 038.052 ry } has farm s ® ay 2 potat § Wi Census Report on Tobacco, s Bureau has isqued a report 1800, showing ich reported a an acreage of : ds, valued at $36,001.00 Kentucky, with 384 80g acres produces 314.288.050 pounds, valued at $18 541.082 North Carolina, with 203.023 acres producing 127,503,400 pounds, valued at SR .038 01 Then we Virginia, Ohio, Tennes- and Wisconsin Pennsylvania 1s seventh with 27,760 acres, producing 41, g02,620 pounds, valued at $2,050,304 Cuban Planters Overloaded. The Secretary of War sent to the Sen ate a communication from (reneral Comes and Cuban sugar dealers hold the bulk of Cuban sugar The amount held is so great, he says, that they must unload very soon. He says this large amount, when thrown Killed on the Rail, 725. The Interstate Commerce Commission has issued a bulletin showing for the 2,622 injured in train accidents of all kinds in the United States. was 1,247 and derailments 1,002, causing damage aggregating $1842.224 to cars, engines and roadways, exclusive of dam- age to merchandise. Capital News in General Senator Teiler introduced a resolu Philippines should be repealed. The United States granted leave to the State of Washing ton to file a bill against the companies involved in the big railroad merger. Another reciprocity hill was intro duced in the Senate by Mr. Dietrich. Without a word of discussion the Sen- ate passed the River and Harbor Bill, carrying in approptiations about $0, 000,000, MORGAN'S GREAT SHIP COMBINE The “Community of Interests’ Idea Ex- tended to Ocean Transportation. TO BE CAPITALIZED AT $150,000,000. AH of the Large Transatlantic Companies Will Be Either Actually Owned by the Syndicate or Wili Be Brought lato Working Agreement With It— British Steamers Still to Fiy That Flag to Ketaln Their Subsidies. New York, (Special). ~The announce ment in London dispatches that J. P. now abroad, had con- summated a plan to combine all the lead- who is transatlantic steamship lines, was 3 to neolidated will, be welude i he companies American Star it 18 understood the and Red Dominion L and the Les Line, Line last Star sport two % Morgan Pre haha robahide LA: i. Wil Nara i Lor en unaer addi and (x rp Ving parent con pares interesting featu i the subsidy and Cun; DEATH OF MAJOR PRUDEN , For Years Was Assistant to the President Secretary Rnsren] Special } TO RAISE PRICE OF POPLAR The Manufacturers of Seuthers States Organize. Ky, At a Yellow Poplar Lum of the was organized. Ninety the poplar manufacturers untry were represented It was decided to advance the price of all grades of poplar lumber $2 per 1,000 feet on an average. The supply of poplar lumber is said to be 800,000,000 fect this The purpose of the association 1s to maintamn uniform prices and recognize one standard of grades. Kentucky, Virginia, West Vir. ginia, Tennessee, Ohio, the Carolinas, Florida and Mississippi are the States chiefly interested Among the directors elected are E. C. Concord. of St. Albans, W. Va.; C. B. Curtin, Sutton, W. Va.: S. L. Lieber- Lumber 1 . 1 Lexington i Specia meeting here the ber Manufacturers’ Association United per cent of the «« States of short year 0 nooga, and M. F. Green, Nashville. Five Children Starve. Memphis, Tenn, (Special). —The death of five negro children from starva- The family lived in an iso- discovered until they were beyond help. Schola rahips Accepted. Berl, (By Cable) —It is announced that Emperor William has notified the executors of the will of Cecil Rhodes Oxford. — AAA AAG Killed in Saviog His Grandchild Wheeling, W. Va, (Special) .—David when in the act of trying to save his grandchild, a mere infant, who was on the track. The grandfather and child had gone out to gather wood along the road, and the southbound express was approaching when the child ran on the track. Anderson dashed toward it pushed it off the way and was hurled rom the track by the engine and instant. ly killed. SA ———— A 1» SOLDIERS KILLED IN EXPLOSION. Over Ope Hundred Meo Said to Have Per ished ln Barracks. Managua, Nicaragua, (By Cable) —A severe explosion occurred here the night of April 16. A large two-story bar rack, situated near the lake front and was blown into and 200 offi ers and soldiers are reported to have heen killed and many soldiers and other are reported to have been in- jured. A large number of houses near the barracks including the National Hotel, the Central telegraph station and National Palace, were damaged or wrecked President Zelaya was at the . of the bust he hurriedly returned to Managua on wreeback., He has published a statement in which he attributes the disaster to the He nity acamtion 1 juar y in the center of the city, fragments. Between 100 Persons 41 “rr. absent at Mas- $1yie xplosion t1173e expl n., work of conspirators that tons of dynamite, i nf powder, were stored 5.000.000 1 ’ PEACE MAY BE NEAR Boer Commands to Elect Representatives for a8 Conference. HELD UP A DANCING PARTY. Negro Highwaymen Killed Two Went to the Rescue. burg, Pa number of » Men Whe Greens Special) UNR 3 a dancing part from danger passed. An made the it y, it serted, will le him , th his voice will b for x ugh ne ' 24 MONO Dead Train Robber ldentificd San Antoni i L. A. Cox, rived in the city, a: urthe fied the man killed by Office ber son, Orland train robber body of the dead man was found between 1 has by Camille {in the express train at Wagner 10017 Loss Amounts to a Million. Mexico City, (Special) ~The earth tent of territory, and is reported down into Central America. The lower section of the Pacific coast of this country felt the shock very severely, and at Tapach- ula, an important town in the state of Chiapas, near the Guatemalan frontier, there was damage done to property. The loss is estimated at a million dollars, one of the losers placing the damage to his property at $200,000. Lending Moncey to England. New York (Special) —]. P. Morgan & Co. and Baring, Magoun & Co. an- nounced that the $25000000 of British sonsols secured jointly by them for sale in this country have been oversubscribed fully ten times. In the opinion of Cecil Baring, applicants are not likely to re- ceive more than § per cent. of the imounts of their subscriptions. ODDS AND ENDS OF THE NEWS _ The National Manufacturers’ Associa- Yon, in session in Indianapolis, elected D. M. parts, of Indianapolis, president, ind selected New Orleans as the nee tonvention city. The firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. gave sut a statement declaring that J. P. Mor gan it in complete and absolute con- rol of the Lowsville and Nashville, William M. Jones was committed to jail without bail on the charge of mur. ge M. Heywood in Detroit. He emphatically asserts his innocence. »
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