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The report of Cieii era) Kotti'ler, received here from Kuro lai, differs f'nuii tlie ether reports eon " cnilug the (Icniiun-Feneh expedition previously received, lienorul Kclteler's report shows that, the Chinese troops did not leave the piovinee till they wore f'jieeij to do so. The entire hriitadt! ommiinded by (ieuernl ICettrler met thi.- enemy on Apill 'S.l and indicted Im mense loss upon them. The report does not give this loss. The Germans had "lie ollleer and three soldiers hilled and liventy-clght soldiers wounded. The I'hlnese were forced to leave the prov ince and were fully demoralized. The French authorities staled that the Chi nese had crossed the border of the rovincc on April IP, in which ease they iait have subsequently returned. I.I Tlimp: Chang says It is impossible to luliive Una General L.11 Kwang Tins vioulcl have so flagrantly dls niM'joil his orders and anxiously awaits i In- Chinese report of the encounter re f'MT.'d to by General Kettelcr. Americans Congratulated. I.i Hunt,- Chung paid return calls to ! different legations yesterday and riiigraiululi-d Special Commissioner It.ickhlll on the stand taken by the uni leans In tlie matter of Indemnity. It if not generally thought among the ministry of the powers that Mr. Rock hill's efforts in this direction will prove siir-.--.-i.sful. though most of them admit i'm! they must he guided in the matter by the instructions they receive from their homo governments. .Vine Chinamen will be executed lo moriow in the American district for highway robbery and violence. The men In question wore tried and sen tenced according to Chinese law. but they aie the llrst of such sentences to be approved by General Chaffee. General Gasalee, the British com mander, the oilieers of his staff and the entiie British contingent gave a fare well entertainment to the American olllcers last, night. All olllcers who were not actually on duty were present, and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed. Speeches were made by General Gasc loe and General Chaffee only. It !. said at. German headquarters that the brigade of General Kettelcr is returning to Pao-TIng-Fu. BOER YARN DENIED. It Is Not Thought That They Inoc ulated British Horses with Gland ers. Hy r:ilu..iic Win- from 'lhc Annotated I'iom. Washington, April S. The depart ment of agriculture has received no information bearing on the reports that have circulated Knghmd barging Hoer emissaries with inocu ttiug horses shipped to South Africa Ith glanders anil other animal mala l"H. S'civtary Wilson places no ored ice In the story, He says, however, that It is possible : nilfilit have been done, probably by e)tlors or other attendants aboard .'hip. If at all. There has been no ex iiiilnntlou of th horse shipments by I he department's representative, it's the Itrllisli agents have newr ri-quest-m! such iiic-peeilon. THE OHIO HAS RECEDED. Cincinnati Cellnrs Are Being Cleaned with Siphon Pumps. l I M'lihivo Vtiiv fr tin The As,iiLt,i I'um. Cincinnati, April liS.The- Ohio river has continued falling hero slowly since yesterday. Siphon pumps, were clear ing the cellars today where water had i eroded. .Navigation, Including many .sight-seeing excursions, was resinned today and the railways will all be us ing their regular depots tomorrow. Further down the river on both llio Kentucky short and the Indiana side the conditions aro reported as very bad. Just above Henderson, Ky there Is danger of the channel being changed, owing to the water taking another course In the oveiilow. Jennings Joins American League. !!, i:clushe Who (loin Tin' Associated iv.. I'liUadelpliia, .pill .!.-lliistli Jumbia will Join I lie Philadelphia Anieiloaii Jraguo dub uii .lime !, uIk-m hU eouliait with Cornell unlver. t-lty will i:.Ikl, lie uyieenieiit to lomu to Phil. nJolplila via luadc .it lllucj, ,. V,, timiht ltli Djii JuIiikoii, irr$lilt'iit (, ), Aun'iitan li6iu. htionK oviiturei ie nuiIo to .lue iitiiKC tn ccnu' tu I'lillati'.'liiliia ut i.nce to cowr lut Laie but liU onJKCimiil with Couull would ))l. penult his lo.ivitiQT iliiii' till .lune. Steamship Anlvals. n.r I.Kfluslvc Wire (rem Tl;e Awociatfcl 'ieu No VoiU, Apill 2.. Arrived; 1'otulnn, Hot t?iJain kiir) lloulogne; .a rticlnxne, llnie; I'.i trl, Mtrtfillcs, Xqiln ami (iibraltar. I.lraril I'auril: MlmuaiKilU, Nuw Yiul; (or l.ciulon. Scillyl'asiril: raclerlnml, Xcw Yor for South napton. Uihrallav Airlvcii! 'J'rjvi', (Inu4 ami 'ViiiUu (or Siw Voili. Ij'iifiiitowii Mlli-i!: 1'lrurli (lii'M l.lvrrpuol), Nw Vuik, Foiilliiup inii-Sallctl: Sontiiwail. (fiom Ant imp). New ioiV. Result of Wilkes-Bnrre Chvietening. llv i:xcliMc Who (rum The Atwi'iutfiJ 1T0-. Wilkoiliiiie, April t&.. rlirhUuiuK waj bcM ' Ihu liouvt v( .. I.lthuaui.ai iu t'ro.'tomi. a t.ilMjti it t'itUtuii loni;iit. (Vaiiihijlilv ll't;ir js ilruiil. jti-l 4 Hi; til Iglloi.til. Jjuk U'uUh tUM.lllll J flMllllItU tt U 1 1 Ul.tl Will lilt', J'Miph Ixrmlc wa jutbitl in th UU'. lie will roer. FATHER OF TELEGRAPH DEAD. James Douglas Reld, ex-U. S. Consul to Dunfermlin, Scotland, Passes Away. By Kxclintvo Whe fintii 'fli" Amo'LUciI I'lf". Xnw York, April US. James Douglas Held., known to telegraphers through out the country as "the father of the telegraph," died this afternoon at his residence. In this city, lie had been III for many weeks. James Douglas Held was born In Mdlnburgh, Scotland. .March 22, JSI! and came to America In 1MI. His entrance Into the telegraphic service wiih In 1S45, when ho assisted in the organization of the Atlantic and Ohio company for this construction of a series of lines connecting Philadel phia, Pittsburg, Uuffalo, Detroit, Cin cinnati, Kt. Louis and N'ew Orleans, the most extensive extensions project ed at that time. Upcoming acquainted with Professor S. F. 13. Jlorse n mu tual attachment sprang up between them, which led to .Mr. Keld's ap pointment as superintendent of the .Magnetic Telegraph company, a line extending from Xew York to Wash ington, at the same time retaining his connection with the Atlantic and Ohio company. He entered the service of the Western Union Telegraph com pany in IS36. where he remnlned until 1SSK, when he was appointed United States consul to Dunfermlin, Scot land, through the inlluenco of Andrew Carnegie, who, as a boy, had served as messenger and telegraph operator under 51 r. Held at Pittsburg. He re linquished this olllco in 1S97. Tie statue of Professor Morse In Central park, this city, was erected by the telegraph fraternity through the ef forts of Mr. Reld. ANOTHER STRANGE CASE IN KANSAS Henry Freeman Arrested for the Murder of Frederick Kinney, Who Disappeared iu August. )y i:.cliniif Wire rom The Associated Pic". Sallna, Kan., April 28. Frederick Kinney, a young farmer of Jewell county, has been missing since last August, and it Is feared that he has been murdered. Henry Freeman, aged 20 years, Is in jail in Wichita, pending an Investigation of the circumstances surrounding the mysterious disappear ance. Kinney was last seen alive near Be loir, Kan., traveling with Freeman, and the latter is known to have sold Kinney's outfit. The case In a way rivals that of Gilbert Gates, who sud denly disappeared while traveling In Kansas more plan twenty years ago, and for whoso murder Alexander Jes ter, an octogenarian, was tried and acquitted last year. Frederick Kinney's parents were Quakers who lived near the Nebraska state lino. August 1 last Kinney start ed alone through Kansas to canvas.", for nursery slock, driving a team of mules, having a horse hitched behind and carrying considerable money. Ho was joined by Henry Freeman and the two traveled together for several days. Kinney finally disappeared near lle lolt, and his parents heard nothing of him until four weeks ago. Then the elder Kinney received a letter dated Wichita, telling him that his son was in trouble and requesting him to send i'MiO immediately, the writer signing "C. M. Jones." Kinney placed the let ter in the hands of a detective and a. decoy letter was sunt. The letter was taken from the postofflce by a man whose description lltted that of Free man. He left town without being ap prehended. The detective traced him to Abilene, where he was arrested on a charge of using the mails to de fraud and returned to Wichita. The man, who proved to be Freeman, as serted that ho and young Kinney bad parted company at Uelolt, where Kin ney turned his outtlt over to hliu. Freeman said they had lif-en "boot legging" and Kinney, fearing arrest, gave up his belongings and disap peared. Freemen asserts that be nnd his father traveled about the country In the wagon, dually selling the outtlt after a fruitless search for Klnuoy. The elder Freeman, who Is a gamblot by profession, asserts that when' the proper time comes he can produce Kinney, but he l erased to make Ills whereabouts known. Sheriff Sweden burg, of Sallna county, says: "The olllcers who aro working on the case thoroughly believe that Kinney was iiiurdi'red for his money and out lit. Freeman tells several eonllletlng stories." SNOW SLIDE AT VALDEZ. Twenty or More Lives Are Lost and a Number of Horses Buried in Snow. Br i:clutlip Win from Tim Awociitnl Pr Port T.iwnsend, Wash,. April 2S. liifoli Rush, who lias spent three years lu Alaska, returned from Valilez on the .steamship Senator today. Just before sailing from Valdex for Juneau, Mr. Rush says, a courier arrived at Valde. from Sunrlsa City stating thut a snow slide had occurred at that pluto on April i2, In whluli twenty or more lives were lost and a number of horses bulled beneath thq snow and Ice. Tin; courier loft Sunrise shortly af ter the slide had occurred and could not give full particulars. THE CULVERT COLLAPSED, Train Running from PeUiu to Tien Tsin Derailed Eleven Chinese Ave Killed and Two Americans Wound ed. 0 llxejuslvf Wire fiom 'I he Aioclatrl4'ic. Pekin, April 2S. Tho llrst train from Pekln to Tien Tsin, while, traversing the bridge batween I.o Fa and Yang Fun, this morning, was derailed through the collapso of a culvert." Kluven Chinese were killed and four Chinese and two Americans Injured. One of the Americans cannot recover, Killed by the Fast Freight. By Kii'liu-ive wlia (rom The AtoocUted I'iivi. Klnilra, April 2si. Mr. Sarah H-iUry. agcil 9S ami her sUtcr, Miu Bowlhy, aged :X, nhile tlilv. in? ai.ro.vj the l.i'tiii,'li Valley rallioail crowing ill North Hector tiuljy, wctc ttrucL by a last bright cuyiru.- and iiutantly killed. IN MEMORY OF GENERAL GRANT The Annual Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Is Attended Ihj Maim Men of National Repute. PROMINENT SPEAKERS General Dodge Presides nnd Con gressman Lruidis, Clark Howell, General Wheeler and OthersAmong the Orators Many of the Boxes Occupied by Women. fly i:.clu!ie Hlii- from The An-oci.ilpd I'h-n". New York, April 28. A dinner to celebrate the seventy-ninth anniver sary of the birth of General T. .S. Grant was given at the Waldorf-Astoria last evening by tlie trustees of the Grant Monument association, and was attended by many prominent men. Tlie tables were placed in the large ball room of the hotel, which was decorated handsomely for the oc casion with American lings, llowers and evergreens. A large painting ot General Grant, draped with Hags, was behind tils guests' table. On the front page of tho menu card was a picture showing General Grant at the door of his tent when he was in command of the Union forces, nnd on other leaven was a reproduction of a. letter which he wrote to his wife from the field. General Granville 5F. Dodge presid ed at the dinner, and with him at the guests tables were Congressman C. R Landls, of Indiana; Clark Howell, of George, editor of the Atlanta Consti tution; ex-Senator William 12. Chand ler, of New Hampshire; General J. 11. Brooke, General Joseph Wheeler, Gen eral O. O. Howard, General F. V. Greene, General Isaac S. Catlin, V. S. Grant, jr., the Rev. Dr. U. S. McAr thur, Hear Admiral A. . Barker, Gen eral Stewart U Woodford, C. N. Bliss, Senator J. H. milliard, of Nebraska, and ISvan P. Howell. Among the 2.'0 men who sat at other tables in the banqueting room were-. William Brookiield, Nicholas" Fish. J. Adriance Bush, George Wilson, James Speyer, Rnstus S. Ransom, W. Storrs Wells. It. A. C. Smith, General J. AV. Clous, "Waller S. Johnson, Charles A. Moore, David H. Slekels, Alfred ATan Santvoord, S. D. Babcock, M. C. T). Borden, Woodbury Langdon, Frederick D. Tappen, Justice James A. Blancli ard, Congressman Amos J. Cummings, General Anson G. JlcCook, General George Jf. Smith. General C. IT. T. Col lls, Fhe Chief K. F. Croker, Dr. AVII llam Tod Helmtltli, Robert C. Jlorris, General Henry K. Tremain, General Samuel Thomas, ex-Governor T. C. Lounsbury, ex-Judge John F. Dillon, Bayard Domlnick, Colonel John J. JIc Cook, Hartwoll A. Wilkins, Samuel I Avery, Paymaster A. N. Blakcitinu. Jinny of the boxes were occupied by women, friends of the men at dinner. When the speech-making began. Gen eral Dodge read a letter or regret from President JIcKlnley and a letter from Mrs. Julia Dent Grunt. .Later on he read a letter from General Frederick T). Grant, now In the Philippines. Speeches were made by Congressman Landls, of Indiana, Editor Howell, of Atlanta, and General Joe Wheelfr. REDUCTION ASKED IN LABOR HOUBS. Machinists, Blacksmiths, Boiler makers and Laborers Present Peti tion. Uy Kwlusbr Wiic fiom Tin- Aunclalcil I'lr-v. AVllkes-Barre, April 2tf. The machin ists, blacksmiths, boilermakers and laborers employed in till the shops of the Lehigh Valley railroad, between New York and Buffalo, have presented a petition to the olllclals of the road, asking for a reduction lu tho hours of labor from ten to nine, The division superintendents or the road were handed tho petitions on Sat urday, and they will be In ihe hands of the higher oftlclals tomorrow. On May 1 Ihe machinists all over tho country will demand an eight-hour day, and the iwnltlnii of the machinists of the I.ehlgh Valley company Is In com pliance with an order already promul gated by tho Machinists' Xatlonul union. MRS. NATION PAROLED. She Is Released from Jail to Attend a Funeral. Uy llti'liiiiw Win- (rom Tha AitnijU'd pii'-i. Kansas City, April 2S. Mrs. Carrie Nation was In this city several hours tonight on her way to I.ewlsburg, Kan., to attend tho funeral of her brother, Charles Moore, She wus re leased from the Wlohlta Jail today on her own recognizance, with the un derstanding that nhe Is to return to tho jail us soon as tha funeral cere mony Is over. Iler special mission bore tonight was to thank Dr. T, P. Haley, of tho Springfield Avenue Christian church, for a recent sermon In which he vigorously denounced the pollco otlleiajs, of this elly for ill di treatment of her. Although the police judge told Mrs. Nation when ho pronounced sentence upon her that the line ut $.100 against her would bo enforced upon her return to tho city, she seemed to have no fca,- of arrest tonight. May Have Yellow Fever. By i:clusbe Wire from 'flu Aisovlatnl IVc-a. Victoria, April 2$. 11. M. h". ronrior, whose .-.rrlvJl ha. turn i'.( Ud for tuu utok. n readied (jiurjiitiw! tonlslit. It U ifpotinl ilu tlicie i jellow fever aboard but ux he lu. not vet communicated with hoic Ihe leport cauuet he willlc.l. Has an Audience with the Sultan. By Kxoluohe Who from Tho Assuclatcd l'iv. Oiutautiuople, April 2d. Alter Klani!ik Sat urday tho hultau leciiwd in pibatr audionca Mr. John (;. ldJiinoii, Ihe Culled S'ale-. inlii-, lter to Turlcj. BIG FIRE AT LATROBE. Tipplo Engine House nnd Boiler Houso of tho Dorothy Coal nnd Coko Plant Destroyed. Dy i:elttlri Wire from Tho AMorUIri! Vtert. Lnlrobe, Pa.. April 2S. Tonight tho entire Tipple engine house nnd boiler houso of the Dorothy Coal and Coke plant of the American Steel and Wlro company l a smouldering mass ot ruins, and It Is rumored that either four or six miners have lost their lives, hut at this time Iho rumor cannot be verified. The loss Is estimated at $150, non, fully insured. Two persons tire known to be Injured. They are Super intendent Rogers, suffocated while en deavoring to it'sr.tie entombed miners; William GUI, suffocated while assist ing Superintendent Rogers In the work of rescue. Five minors wore known to huvo lieen In tho mine at the time, but thny know nothing of tho lire until twelve men descended tho air shaft, which Is 2W feet deep, and told them of the fact. They were lescued, but there ate rumors tonight that six moro were In the mine at the time. Thirty mine mules were at the bot tom of the shaft, and these have un doubtedly perished from the names. The tire will cause over 'lOOimlnerK being thrown out of work, and General Man ager McFadyon, who lives here, says tho tire is a big loss to the comnanv. Pittsburg capital Is mostly interested in tUt- concern, and It Is stated that the tipplo and tho burned buildings will be rebuilt at once. BETTER COAL WANTED FOR THE WARSHIPS Major Hyde. Quartermaster at Na gasaki. Instructed to Look for a New Supply. By K lustre Wlro from The Auoiiatcd 1'iesi. AVashinglon, April 2S. The quarter masters department of the army has directed Major John Mo F. Hyde, quar termaster at Nagasaki, to make every effort to procure a better coal for the transports which coal at that place. The necessity of coaling at Nagasaki became apparent soon after the United States took control at Manila. It is true that coaling could be done from a collier in Manila bay, but only for six months iu a year. The remainder of tho time it is found impossible to get a ship and collier together with safety. Arrangements are now made to coal in San Franci&co and Nagasaki, and no oftener In Manila than necessary. Major Hyde ha.s been instructed to as certain which is' the best coal to be found in Japan nnd to contract for a continuous supply for the transports. Tho Japanese coal is not the best, but it is found to be tho most economical that can he used. It costs about ?4 per ton, while Australian coal taken to Nagasaki and resolct costs about $12 per ton, owing tu the high duty paid upon coal by Japan in tho interest of her own coal fields. The great draw back to the Japanese coal is the fact that. It contains too much sulphur, and Instead of the combustion occurring in the furnace It often goes into the pipes and is very destructive to that portion of the boilers. Much of the repairing that, has been found necessary to the army transport has been about the boilers, which have been damaged by Japanese coal. At the same time, owing to tho great cost, of coal brought from Australia, it is found more economical to use tho Japanese coal rather than pay the higher price for the Australian product. The navy does not use Jap anese coal. At San Francisco the quar termaster's department pays the high est, price for coal. Moat of It reaches San Francisco as 'ballast, but some comes from North Pacific ports. Tho department is now experimenting' with coal from Utah, and It is believed that it can be shipped to San Francisco and sold there cheaper than other coals which are now purchased there. FIVE ARE CREMATED. Result 'of a Fire Starting- in Houston Livery Stable. 3y Kxrliultp Wire from The As.soel.ited I'ie9. Houston, ,Tex., April 28. In a Hm which destroyed a utable and three lesldences at an early hour this morn ing, Job Copping, his wife, and three children w-Te burned to death. Mr. anil Mrs. Jelf Hopper jumped from Ihe burning building and both were badly injured, The lire siarled In a livery stable over which suveral families lived. The building was a mere shell and was a mass of llames when the flreinon ar rived. CUBANS IN NEW YORK. The Constitutional Convention Com mittee Take iu the Sights of Tam manyvllle. li.x KMladvo Wire fiom Tim Adulated I'm'. Now York, April 2S, The delegation front tho Cuban national convention, which has been iu Washington lu con forenco with President MoKIuley and Secretary of War Root, arrived u this city from Washington this morng. They were driven to a hotel and af ter dinner boarded automobiles and took a sight of the city. MURDERED AND EATEN. Herr Merlte and His Private Secre tary Victims of South Sea Can nibals. lly Inclusive Wire fioin The Awociatcd IVeik ftdwy, Jf. S. W A(.rlt 2S.--.llar Jlcikv, a Oeiman iiiillloiulio. who was cruUIn in iiU .wilil and Heir Jio, hl nvat tecretary were leiently murdeivd by lulhu ui the Inland of .New lliitaiu, oil tho norih'.ust iiuu ot l'jiua. Heir ('.no's I inly was eater. Rev. Herbet Ure's Call, IU CmIicIvo Who froai Th-' Aoilaud lVs. New York, April :. The Itev. Herhei lire, of Xewuik, N. J., has l.'ivivcd ;i lull to Ihu i.ii. loi.ito of the r'iiat l'lthvUiijii church of .Ut, (..iimel, IV. The call will ho acctpled with the lieiinWlin of the I'lctbytcry. Ball Player Killed, ti.' Kxiludvc U'iie from 'iho Associated I'rcs -Mjdeliu, Cal., April 2i'. Wbilii practicing- for u halt K.uic heio today 1'. 11. Ktikpatiick, a ounv man. eelllded uith another U)er aud mjs liiituiitly killed. INSURGENTS SURPRISED Giiptain Wilson Chase Descends Up on the Gamp o! General Gallles at DuQOt-DiiQot. THE CHIEF ESCAPES An Insurgent Major Killed General Cailles One of the Two or Three Filipino Leaders That Have Ig nored the Observances of Honor able Warfare He Has Offered Re wards for American Heads and Favors the Society of Mando Ducats. By r.xehwlvj Wire fiom The A'socialed Pif.. Manila, April 29. Captain Wilson Chase, with a. detachment of the Twenty-first infantry, on April 0 sur prised the camp of the Insurgent Clen eral Cailles at Dugot-Dugot, situated nine miles northeast of Cavlte, in the province of Lagiina. Cullies was at his camp at the time of the American attack, but managed to escape. Cap tain Chase's force captured his adju tant general, live other of his staff officers, fourteen men, twenty rifles, a large amount of ammunition and stores and till the papers and per sonal effects of the Filipino general. The Insurgent Major Velo was killed during the engagement, as were Cor poral McOlIl and Private Tlpps. both belonging to Company A, of the Twenty-first regiment. Several columns of the American troops continue vigor ously to pursue General Cailles. General Cailles recently offered a re ward of $10,000 for the head of Captain Kdward N. Jones, Jr., ot the Eighth Infantry. Career of Cailles. For more than a year past Cailles has commanded the insurgent forces operating to the east of Bay Lake, not far from Manila. lie Is said to bo a. French half caste. He has a repu tation for vlndlctlveness and cruelty and Is one of the two or three Fili pino leaders still in the field who have clearly Ignored the observances of hon orable warfare. Tha society of Man-db-Ducats, whose practice It. was to assassinate and bury alive those ot their countrymen who accepted Amer ican sovereignty whenever the latter fell into their hands, operated with the cognizance, If not the support, of General Cullies. If Cailles were cap tured It is doubtful If he could claim immunity for past actions under the terms of the amnesty. In January ot this year Cailles offered a reward ot ?1( apiece for the beads of all Ameri cans brought to hini. AN APPEAL FOR SULTAN M0URAD French Lengue of the Rights of Man Receives a Letter from Otto man Liberal Commission. By n.xelmive Wire from The Aiwciatnl Pirn Paris, April 28. The French League of tho Tlights of Man has received a letter from the Ottoman liberal com mission In Constantinople appealing to the league to take up the propaganda for the release of former Sultan Mou rad, who was deposed Aug. Ill, 1870, on the ground of 111 health and men tal Incapacity. The communication proceeds In part as follows: "The deposed sultan Is undergoing a martyrdom in prison at Tehlragan more cruel than the suf ferings of tho victim of Devil's Island, lie was Imprisoned on the pietext ot madness. lie has not seen a human face, except that of his jailor, for twenty-live year, nor a letter, a news paper or book, lie is not allowed to lenve his looms nnd la' thus burled lu a living grave." Tho committee urges that If he Is really deranged ho should be treated scientifically. Senator Tarleux. pres ident of tho league, who was very act ive In the agitation that resulted lu the telease of Dreyfus, has replied, assuring tho Ottoman liberal commis sion of the sympathy of the league and suggesting an appeal to the Turkish government. CALCIMINED THE BAR. Efforts of Mrs. Richard Grater to Keep Her Husband from Drinking:, By Exclusive Wiiq from 'Ihe Associated I'tem. Clneltin.ill, April as. Mrs. Richard Crater, the wife of a houso painter, on being unable to keep her hunbaud from a saloon on Ludlow a vomit, went to tho place today with one of his calcimine buckets and a white-wash brubh. Shu calcimiueil him from head tu foot In tho saloutt. He returned lu the .saloon after he had accompanied her home and changed clothes. She followed him again and the next Unto calclmlned thb saloon-keeper and his bar and Its ilxturcs and gave no tice that she would tepeat the jiur formauco to any one .soiling liquor to tier husband, Albanians and Servians Fight. Ily llNCliklie Wltft trim The Associated l're. t J.oi'doii, Amil S1). Aunuliui; to Hie icmu inrmiuuident of I In latly TelrRupli M'veuteeu i'0i.om ueru killed ami nur.y othcH iwwud.M lit a leicnt tneouiiter between AHuiiIjiii mid seniam at J'rldowitu, old Kenij. DEATHS OF A DAY. Hy i:xtlu--bo Wlie from The Awoeiaird Phi's. HulTalo, April 2S. 1'oitnui.ler Samuel (i, Poir died Middculy thl momim; ol lu.nt di-Mo. Atlantic City, N. J., April 2S. folonel Jjmw I". Sluunon, proprietor ul Ihe Kutan Imu-e, ll-d-tlmore, died hero iuddenly M-iy of h'Jit ill, ca.-e. Neu Voik. Apiil Jrf.JJiuti lUivey Puiilum, I lend of tin- diy vi"d; film of James. II, Pmilum k Co., of 1 1 lis lit), ii"d UUy of piruiuoiiU it hi limnc. THE NEWS THIS ftlORNIM Wtathcr Indication Today: PAIR! WARMER. 1 RencMl Chinese Army itrmtcil. rinlitlnir In the Philippine". Dinner In Memory of (Jeiier.il (iMnt. Acipiltteit of Complicity hi the t.Sul.ihi KM. napping. 2 OenciMl Ctrlionilale Hepai Intent. .1 Wal Future rl.in.i of Volunteer Fltcnu n, Itev. blither Hejs Vi'.irliiff on the Growth of t.iither.inlmi. Mention of Some Men of I lie Hour. 4 ' riilllorliil. Xole and Comment. S Local-SIII: Mill Mrike Ollhlally railed OlT, llenvy l.o-sei by I'liu of .limit llenlvn. 0 f.ocjl Vi'otl Reunion and Suburban. 7 ftiner.nl SoTtheaslern I'l-niri.eh'Jiiia, Financial mid Commercial, S tiooal bullish ial nnd Labor. lirklmr.t on the Colored ltn PRESIDENT'S TRAIN READY FOR JOURNEY Elegant Cars Stand in the Pennsyl vania Railroad Yards "Waiting to Convey tlie Party Westward. By Kiiluslie U'lie from 'Ihe A'foclated I'ifi. "Washington, April iS. Standing iu the yards of the Pennsylvania Hail road company here is the train which will carry tho president, and his patty for the next seven weeks throughout the length and most of tho breadth of the United States. It reached here this morning, and is one of the IlnesL trains ever run over any American railway system. The start will be made at UUO o'clock tomorrow morning, with En gineer Frank I,armond's hand on tho throttle. AV. AV. Albright, as conduc tor, will be in charge. Roth are trusted employes of the Southern railway. Xot a detail has been overlooked for the comfort and convenience of the guests. The Southern Railway company will have charge of the train from Wash ington to New Orleans. At this point the party and train will be under tho supervision of tlie Southern Piiclllc railroad. The train, which Is practically new, is made up of seven cars. The presi dent's own car Is the Olympin, in tlie rear of the train. Next to the engine Is the combination baggage and smok ing enr Atlantic, followed by the new dining car St. James, with a cauaclty of forty people. The next two are com partment cars, with seven staterooms and two drawing-rooms? each, Ihe Omena and Guiana. The firth and sixth cars, the Pellon and Charmlon, aro handsome twelve section drawing-room cars. The president will retain the Olympin. as far as San Francisco and there will be transferred to the l.u eania, one of the finest private cars iu existence, in which he will make Ihe return trip to the east. The Olympla is seventy feet long and has five pri vate rooms and one sofa compartment and ivill accommodate nine persons. The Iwucanla. has accommodations for thirteen people. The president and Mrs. SlcKinley will have their meals served in their own ear. At the white house tonight it was an nounced that all was In readiness for the trip. There were a. number'of call ers dm lug the afternoon and evening to say good-bye to tlie executive and his wife before their departure. Xew Orleans. April 2$. Tho pro gramme for the reception to President AlcKinley and party Is complete. The train will b met by a military and civic parade, which will escort tlie visitors to ihe St. Charles hotel, whero there will be a banquet iu the evening. Thursday morning there will be a carriage ride to points of interest. In cluding a special reception by colored people at the .Southern university. About noon there will l a reception by the Louisiana II!sloical society at the Cabildo. where the transfer ot Louisiana territory look place, lu what Is now the Supreme court room, and an ovation by school children Iu Jack son Square, opposite whore the Ameri can flag was holsfd. After a view of Ihe harbor, their train will start west. GOVERNOR CANDLER MAKES STATEMENT. Denies His Reported Utterances on the Negro Question. 11 llviludro Wile !i"iii 'lli AocJti'il l'ie. AtUinlu, t'.a., April SS. (Suvernor Al ien D. Candler today made a statement to the Associated Press regarding his reported utterances at Savannah on the negro question, which were sent to niuny northern papers. The governor says them mo many exaggerations In the clippings from Ihe papers which have readied him, hut that his remarks us published llrst In tho Savannah papers are substantially correct. "However," said the. governor, "tho sluieniom that l said that 'the people of the Smith did not need, did not. want and would not have the assistance of tlie damned Yankees In this nuttier,' as published III some impels, Is abso lutely false." DRILL OF PORTO RICAN TROOPS. Native Soldiers Make a Oood Show ingThe Ai'gueso tailuie, l V r.xibifive Win- fiom The AeOtUUil l'lii. S.HI Juan, l'(ilu Hi. J, Aplil !W."A moulded luiullon ot uatii'i lumpen paraded here M'tUr. day jud were luilewed by Meiitetunt Colonel ,l.-.me A. Iluehanan, of ln niliintli inf.mlll'. 'IhU na Ihe llrt pnlilii; eihibilion iiiun hy Iho lionpetj o'l'tht.t of tl rirjiunm h.iuai'iu at (.ajcy. 'Iheir evolution and fusiiutiont wur purase, and inelr drill (ompaio fioably with tlm-u of Iho Umiioan leirulav rfohluu. Tlie tilling of iho I'oilo Itleaiii' illtkdralid lh thoiouiib ualum? villi h lliey hid leiviied mulir Amulcjii (.flint!1. Manuel Antuv.0. who tailed for ISKOXm, will piuhably he atilo t le-falablMi liim.-di in liiii m-. Senor Aiifitceu'j fluii ii opo ot ihe lirsest loniiiituioii iioiiMti In lltimaiuo. The J.vv.'W of tlie lirm Ime not yel lueu made Known, hut it is believed Ihey aie Millieient to mill all the liabilities Other Ulluiet aie expected, and Ihtir cause ij attributed to the atrimreney of money. Thi a the reann u Senur Arvuiso's tallunv IIjiiU-is heie cntliuato the eiie'ilubn af ni'Uiey iu I'oito Itico at abvut V- a head. CALLAHAN IS ACQUITTED Juru Declares That He Is Not Guilty ol Goniplicim In Giidahu Kidnapping. THE JUDGE DISAPPOINTED He Scores the Jurymen nnd Dls charges Them Without the "Com pliments of the Court" The Pris oner Arrested on Other Counts. Police Are Discouraged at the Ver dict and the Reward Offered for tho Arrest of Pat Crowe vv"ill Probably Be Withdrawn. By E.uIumvp Wlir bum The Aoci.itnl I'im. Omaha. Xeb.. April L'S. .lames' i'al lahaii was declared not guilty today or any complicity In the kidnapping of IMward rudahy, Jr. Shortly after !i o'clock tills morning the jury .signi fied to Judge Haker through a hallll'f that It was ready to report, having been out since K.llti o'clock last night. A small audience of attorneys and In terested persons bad heard the nawij and was watting when the twelve men Died lu. The foreman announced that the verdict was not guilty. The Judge had evidently been ex pecting another verdict and was open ly disappointed. "It Is Impossible for me to under sland," he said, "how tlie twelve in telligent men could have agreed upon such a verdict after listening to the testimony. The defendant could not have chosen more wisely if he bad been selecting his own representatives and the community could not have made a more unfortunate selection. This Jury is discharged without the compllmenls of the court." Callahan's attorneys were not pres ent and the defendant expressed a de sire to thank the -Jurors in his owt: behalf. This the court refused to per mit. Ho said the Jury did not deserve any thanks. Two other counts still ' exist against Callahan and he was at onro arrested under these. There is doubt, however, whether the state will bring the cases to trial. Chief of Police. Donohue announces that the $5,000 offered for the appre hension, of Pat Crowe will be with drawn. He says It is one thing to ar rest the culprit and another t convict him. Tho reward of $."n,000 offered jointly by the city and Kdward Cud ahy, however, will still remain In force. As far as could be ascertained from the Jurymen there was at no time any serious difference as to their opinion of Callahan's Innocence. Three were Inclined to favor a verdict of guilty, but. were soon convinced by their col leagues that a reasonable doubt exist ed. THOUGHT HE WAS MURDERER But Ho Eluded the Detectives, an Perhaps Was Not a Murderer. Uy Kielmlve Who from 'I lie Associated l'ii"H. Port Jervls, X. A'.. April 2s. Last night two Xew York city detectives, who gave their names as Arthur Carey and Davis, of Captain Titus' force, went to l.ackiiwaxen, I'a on the Erla Mountain express. They obtained a. warrant from Justice Shannon for tho arrest of a man who was working hi Maxwell's hluestone quarries, at Pond Kildy, Pa., twelve miles west or here, alleging that two months uko ho had murdered a Xew York city family, con sisting of husband, wife and two chil dren. The alleged murderer went by the name of James Xortuu at Pond Kddy, and his real name Is said to be James Torpey, who, when a. boy. lived at Denver llrook, Sullivan county. This morning th detectives and Constable George Dogma went to Pond Kddy mid searched the hoarding house of ihu AVidow Uuriiw, where Norton had been living the last mouth. I In I in il gone to the quarry, and the de tectives sought him there. He was working on a dump cart, mid, .surmis ing their purpose, lie tied to the woods. lie was pursued, but made his escape, anil the detectives returned to the cltv this evening. .Airs, llurns and her boarders were wrapped up lu Norton, who was a good sloey teller and edu cated, but gave varying accounts of himself. He tmighl telegraphy to Mrs. Hums' sou, was an expert penman, and his associates can hardly beliovo he Is a. murderer. Tl)e detectives at Port Jervft declined to give the name of the murdered Xew York family, Accident to Widener, Cy HxdiKiiv Wir.i from 'Ihe Awoclaled l'iev I'liil.ideJphia, April '-. -.Iwcph I!. Widener, Ihi son of l'. A. II. Widener, the iiiiiltl-niillionairi', who was Bu'lon-lc ir lured yiv.lfnl.iy by Ihe up netting ot a four-iudi.id, lu Ihl-i (by, U repotted by iho ph.uhlaiiH at the Hahnemann hoipital U bo much implored tuiiinhl. and tii.it I lie iluueei of hN recoveiy me ood. He plained ion- m km.-IIC-.S l'1-.l. Ili'.'lll. . . The Gold of Cripple Creek. ly llviliiiive IViio fiiuu Tim Asoiated Pie.. CoIoijiIo SpunaJ, l.'ol,, Aplil 'J?. t'.nefull)' complin! idathdlitt by tho llieilo ilimv that t tie liild iroduetloii of tho llipplo fleck distliet, lip to llio cle or Hie present month, niake Kiand total ol over s9H0.fnm.rnm. Hold iv.15 flrH ili&uivered 1 1. this camp In IS"!). Indian Territory Oil Company. Hy i:.cluivo Wiie. from Tlie Aoe!atfd Prcji. A-utli MoAlei-toi-, I. T., Apiil B$.--A ihatier lias hull issued to Iho Indian Teultgry IHI com pany, with .1 capital Mod; of fVm,tKV) to da elop laid-, in lliii vieiub.i that are believed tu be 1UI1 iu nil. Minn; indications of oil hj I ecu fuiiud Mom lini" 10 11. ne. tttt HHH - WEATHER FORECAST. f f Wahint;toii, Apiil ii, t'oreiait for - e.i.tun Viiu-.ilr.iiiia: I'alr Muiida; i uauner .iu Miullutii poitiun- Tueylai, -f fair; fredi eateib Mind.. Hf HHiftttf