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' ,A,
ANISH SCANDAL
DIED IN A DAY
o
The .Charges o? Richardson Are
Ignored bu the State
Department
OBVIOUS ERROR IN
THE STATEMENT
Christmas and Gron Are Repudiated
in Copenhagen The Danish Gov
ernment Will Not Pay a Cent of
the $500,000 . Claimed by Christ
mas Wilbur Brown Heady for In
vestigation. By Exclusive Wire from the Associated Press.
Washington, March 28. The state de
partment will take no steps to bring
to the attention of the Danish govern
ment the charges against the Integrity
of American statesmen preferred by
Captain Christmas nnd yesterday
brought to the attention of "the house
of representatives. The department re
gards the charges as unworthy of Its
attention by reason of insufficient evi
dence and obvious error in statements
of alleged facts. The department Is
perfectly aware, also, that .the Danish
government does not intend to pay one
cent of the $."00,000 claimed by Christ
mas as his commission, so that, ot
course, none of that money could bo
used to corrupt American statesmen
and newspapers.
Copenhagen, March 2S. The Christ
mas scandal is net discussed hero, nor
are the facts In the yense published in
Copenhagen, although a full account ot
Congressman Uiehardsoti's statements
in congress was telegraphed to the
semi-oflicial news agency In this city.
Denmark, however, has heard from,
both Captain Walter Christmas and
Xiels Gron, who also has claimed to
have acted as a Danish agent in nego
tiating the sale of the Danish West
Indies. Each claimed a commission;
but the government has refused to
recognize cither of them, declaring that
neither was over connected with the
negotiations In the slightest degree. A
newspaper referred to the controversy
during the latter part of February, but
It did not take Oron or Christtras rerl
misly. Gron started for America soon
afterwards.
Now Yoik, March 28. Wilbur C.
Brown, partner of Abncr McKlnley,
whose name was mentioned In connec
tion with the Christmas eharces made
public In congress, has sent the follow
ing letter to Iiepresentutlve Dalzcll,
chairman of the Investigation commit
tee: Dear Sir: The papcis this, mourns contain tx
tracts lead ill i-iii?in yc-teiday hum Iniidhmi
clurstM alleged liy one Waller CliiKtni.i, in con
nection' with puicha-o of tlia D.inMi WV-U Indies.
So far as the-' clauses lclatc I" Mr. Aimer Me
Kinle.t ami mjsclf, the an- initv:alUlcill and nia
llclausly falne in every p.n tuMii.it'.
I shall he (flad t appear ln-fore your committee
at any time you nuy (leslie.
Vwy rei-peitfnlly.
(Sinned) W. C. llnmn.
FATAL TROLLEY ACCIDENT.
Three Dead and Six Injured in a
Smashup Near Joliot.
Ily i:eliHivo Wile (ruin The Ai-ociatcd Pies,.
Jollet, 111., March 28. Three dead and
six Injured is the result oTu collision
near Sag: Bridge, on the Jollet and Chi
cago Electric .i..i today. The
dead:
John C, Man, motorman of Joliot;
fJeorge Barrett, of Lockport, eleotrl
elun; G. H. Hurley, of Jollet, conduc
tor. Of the Injured, Don Spence, of Lock
port, Is in a critical condition. The
wreck was the result of a head-on col
lision between two cars going at a
rapid rate of speed. A dense fog pre
vented the motormeu from seeing
ahead.
Trust Treasurer Commits Suicide.
Jly Kxcliiklvo Wire fiom The Asnnclatril I'len.
New Hiunwlck, If. J., Match 2S. While Itnipo.
Wily Insane from overwoik Joint Wyr'ioff, tieai
urcr of the Js'cw llnmsnicU Tmt company, today
(innnilltril sulfide by ylwotlng hlnielf in tho
head. At the oflleo nf the Ttu.l company it va
stated that the account ot Mr, Wjckoli were per
fectly straight nnd there U no Litem n icason for
his mlcldo other than mental bieak down from
ut envoi b.
Shamokln Carpenters May Strike,
By F.xclnslvo Wire front The Associated Press
Shamokln, l'a,, March 28, Ono hundied car
penter and Joiners ot local union ,Vo. 117, at a
meeting today, decided to go on strike April 1,
unlcs the contractors conceded a ten per cent,
increase ol wages and a nine hour work-day.
The contractors say (hey cannot giant the de.
martdJ,
Steel Corporation Dill Signed.
By Exclusive Wre from The Associated l'na.
Trenton, N. J.. March 23. flotcrnor Murphy to.
clay sighed (lie United State Steel corporation
bill which was passed by both houses ol the leg.
lslaturc yeatcrday. The bill authorize the corpor.
atlon to change its 7 per cent preferred stock
to S per cent. boncU. l
Tax Collector Arrested,
By F.xcltvdrc Wire front (ho Associated 1'icm.
Ilairisliuig, Jlarclt VS. Mncoln C- Carl, for.
ncrly collector of school mid county tacs at
Williainotowu, u9 anoted today and locked np
in the Pauphlu county Jail, charged with de
faulting to I ho extent ol .u. Carl li a iiitm
b.r ot the Dauphiu county bar.
SESSION OF CABINET.
Secretary of Agriculture Mnkes' a
Statement Regarding Discrim
ination by Germany.
By Kxclmlvc Wire from The Associated l'resi.
Washington, March 28. The session
of the cabinet today was largely taken
up In dlscti33lng the details prepara
tory to the withdrawal of the United
States from Cuba.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson made
a statement regarding the discrimina
tion by Germany against American
food products, especially meat. He
pointed out that the German analysis
of these food products were undoubt
edly very severe, and Indicated that If
similar analyses were resorted to by
American officials among German food
products coming Into the United States,
millions of dollars of German goods
would be shut out of this country every
year.
The position taken by Secretary Wil
son Is resin tied us a mild Intimation
to Germany that the present situation
cannot continue.
JEROME SAYS THAT He
CAN STOP GAMBLING
If the City Will Foot the Bills Ho
Promises to Close Every Gam
bling Den in New York.
Ily rjxclurhc Wiie (nm The Awcctatcil 1'ie-i-.
New York, March 2S. District At
torney Jetome announced today that if
the city would pay the bills that he
could stop gambling here. He said:
"J can close every hip gambling house
in town If the comptroller will accept
my vouchers for Die expenses in so do
ing, it would cost at least $1,000 to get
into Dick (,'anfield's to gel eorrobora
tlvo evidence. Do you think the comp
troller would pay a bill for WC0 lo.-.t at
roulette? He would say that the city
is not going to Hpsnd Its loney that
way."
Referring; to the alleged loss of
$71,000 at one sitting by a young mil
lionaire In Canlleld's house, the district
attorney said that that amount to a
man with 512.000,000 was not nearly as
bad In proportion us the losses of poor
pr people In pool rooms and policy
shops.
"Do you think the police department
will be tegeneiated In your term of
four years In office?" wii- assert.
"Yes, r do: 1 think, however, that It
I will take at least eighteen months to
! make any show In that direction. The
I blacklegs of the police department
I think Colonel Partridge is a nice old
i gentleman, who is immersed in the de
tails of his department and don't know
what In goliijy on. They will ilnd out
when the tl;ve roincs. Colonel Part
ridge Is a firm old gentleman, who will
do his full duty. He's been In ofKce but
three months, and h:ir. hnrd'y had t'.r-e
to arrange Use simple polii Ing cf the
city,"
Asked about the c:n- :il-o of ettlr.K
evidence, the dirtrlet attorney paid that
the committer of fi'to m iinc' spent $;('.
0C0 In that way. s-p-rillrjr It-, fcrrr In
stances two or three hunch rr! dolinis to
get evidence against a nir.qie house.
The defendants wuitd then, lu --iild, be
placed on trial, iul sent to the dis
prison tor 11 few days or f.nrtl a sirull
amount. The results were discourag
ing, ho said.
It was suggested to Jir. Jerome that
pern-apt a ro.-Iety irllit be found which
would bear fie heavy exnense of get
ting evidence, iils reply wan: '
"Do you know of any society that will
put up 51,000 to get evidence. I don't,
I'm not gol-ig to rpend money out of
my own poclwis when I know that the
comptroller will not make good."
LEHIOH VALLEY EARNINGS.
Ily l:.clu-.lu- Wire li.nu Vlu AmwLiUM pir,,
Phtladelphia, Match -.'3. llie Kchiiury vtnto
nteni of the i,p?rittlunt of the l.ehlg'i Ville.v llii.
load company ,how the ean.inss au.l iitcoi.1'0 f.u.u
1.11 miiiicc? for t!io r.nntli to li ivo bci l,J5i,S3f,
u decre'te ennipared with l-'ehnury, tuoi, of
S-77,(i71: net eam.nvk, i"ii,5lt, u d-':re!fc of i-lW),-CIS.
I'li the Hi".! tr.ni' inontli-, il the ileal
.tear, Ik-jIdiiIus Dee'inl.er I, p(i, !,P ear.lili.'s
and Income from all .r,nies iter' itiM'l.i'l). a
Uecie.ue 0! in,7tJ, compaied with the .on"
ipondlng peilod of lat .(ear, net earning, fXH,
KSS, 11 decreae of l-77.'i.h0l.
The earnings anil income fioni all kources nf
the l.ehlgh Vnltey Coal i-ntnp. nv for tho imjiHIi
of iMiriury weie U.imjl'i, an li.eieasc nf ?2li,.
iS.", nvpi- the mine iniutli lat year: net eain!n,;s,
U.'i'l; liicieM', SI I, ltd, I'm- the t;rt llnve
inoialiiiof i,f f-cal 1, ilinpiiniiiga and incmie
fiom all iourcc' were $.t,i)i,t-:t()t an inciea-e of
tll.SII over the loucpondlni; pcitod of list
jcur; net eauilngi, 'Jl.iiJH; Ineiease, !riS-'S,fi)7.
Stsamship ArrlvnJa,
Ily i:.elulve Wire liom The Asroelaled l're.
.New- Yoik, Mjii-li X, Arilted; I'llrlela,
Ilambuig-, l,a MjvoI, Havre. Cleaied: KaUerln
Maria Theiesia, fienoj and Naples; Iljnuluui,
Itotterd.im l,i Boulogne, tienoa-Atilved: Alter.
New Votk tia .Naples, (ilhraltar Sailed: Au
gitite Victoria (fiom Naples), .New Voik, Bou
logneSailed: AiuiM'iiltiiii, front lloiterdain, .New
York, l.Ivei pool An ved: (letmanlc, New
York la (Jecen.slown.
Gilbert Wins the Cup,
By Inclusive Who fiom The Associated Press.
Kun.ai City, March S3.l-'rcil (lllhert, of Spirit
lake, fa., tocjay won (ho fifty bird khooting match
for the SpoiUmun's review trophy and tliut
takes ubsolutu iiosscisloit of that cup. The -'on-tenant
weie Gilbert, J, A, It. Ill 1 iott. of Kansas
City, and W, It. H. Crosby, of. O'fjllou, 111,
ailbert and lllllolt tied on 17 out ot U), Crosby
lcwlng four birdi In the. hoot off at 10 bird,
Klllott lost thice liluk and (lllbcrt killed 10
stulght.
' 1
Sir. McLeod's Illness,
By Kseliislte Wire from The Associated I'res'.
New York, March 28. A, A. Mcl.cod, formerly
ini'tident ol lh Beading rullroad, who wa
thought tv be morning from bU recent illno.vj
lias- tulfered a ielai and at bU icshleneo to
night it WJ4 stated that hhj condition li critical.
CROWLEY'S REBELLION.
Official Letter Sent to the Catholic
Clorgy of Chicago.
By Hm-tmhe Wire liom The Araiclatccl 1'iiw
Chlfagi), Jlttrch 28. in nit olllclal let
ter scut to every Catholic' pt-lost In Chi
cago, today, Archbishop i'Vehan Issued
a sweeping order In the controversy of
tlio Itev. Jeremiah J. Crowley and his
friends with the diocesan authority.
The lellor reads:
"We hereby notify you that the Itev.
Jeremiah J. Crowley, whose public nets
and utterances have given grave scan
dal to the detriment of religion, is In
open rebellion to legitimate' ecclesias
tical authority, therefore any priest of
the diocese of Chicago who assists him
by moral or financial aid, or offers him
encouragement of any kind whatsoever,
Is Ipso facto suspended,"
The letter Is signed by the archbishop
and by Chancellor F. J. Harry.
SPECIAL CALL FOR A
MEETING OF MINERS
The Natlonnl Executive Board to
Assemble at Indianapolis, on
Monday, April 7.
I!y r.::eluive Wire Itom The Aooclated I'res.
Indianapolis, .March 2S.A special
call was Issued from the national
headquarters of the United Mine
Workers of America here this after
noon by President Mitchell and Sec-,
tetary Wilson, for a meeting of the
national executive board in this city,
Monday, April 7. While not stated in
the call, It Is said that the meeting
will consider both the nnthracite sit
uation In Pennsylvania and the situa
tion In the soft coal fields of Virginia
and West Vlrgina, whore strikes in
volving upwards of 175,000 miners are
Imminent. "
The call was the result of a confer
ence held over long-distance telephone
between President Mitchell, at Sha
niokln, and Secretary AVIlson, at Al
toona, Pa., before Mr. Wilson left Al
toona for this city. Thursday. In this
conference, it is understood both ofll
cluls expressed the opinion that the
situation In the East, involving vast
Interest, both to the miners and the
operators, demanded the consideration
of the executive board.
Mr. Wilson declined to give any opin
ion as to the outcome of the differences
between the Pennsylvania anthracite
miners and the operators, which are
now largely In the hands of the Na
tional Civic Federation. He admitted
thnt the situation is serious.
in view of the agreement made at
New York Thursday by President MIW
chell and his associates with the Na
tional Civic Federation not to Issue the
strike order on April 1. in the hope of
securing a settlement of the differ
ences, the calling together of the Na
tional mine workers' executive board
makes It certain that the strike will
not be called for at least 10 days.
Under this agreement the order to
strike can be ordered any time after
April 1, and the calling together of the
executive board Indicates that the mine
workers' oftlclals mean to consider
thoroughly the situation before taking
any action.
President Mitchell will attend the
meeting of. the executive board, of
which both he and Secretary Wilson
ate members ex-ollielo.
Secretary Wilson was asked as to the
situation In the Virginias, where it has
been admitted bv the mine workers'
oll'clals themselves a strike of nearly
35 000 men Is likely to be called soon,
ir.id said:
"We are making some progress, but
as yet the situation remains practic
ally uiiohanged. We probably are no
nearer an understanding than before.
As to what has been done, T cannot, of
course, say, This matter will also be
taken up by the executive board,
"The advisability of calling a strike
In Virginia and West Virginia has been
put entirely In the hands of the mine
workers' board. A Until demand is to
be made upon the operators for a con
ference, and If refused the strike Is to
be called."
II. CLAY EVANS RESIGNS.
1 Commissioner to Remain, However,
J Until Diplomatic Post Is Ready.
I Ily Cxcluiive Wile Horn The Associated I'lc.vi,
I Washington, March 28, Commission
er of Pensions Evans has placed his
! resignation In the hands of the presi
dent. It will not take effect until some
Important position In the diplomatic
j service Is found for him,
The pension committee appointed at
the lust annual encampment of the
, G. A. ft. to investigate the affairs of
j the pension bureau has made Its re
port to the president, It has not been
I decided whorTthe report shull be made
public, If at all, ,
It Is said that the polloyof Commis
sioner Evans will be continued by his
successor,
Cora Silvers Still Alive.
Ily II-icliHlvr Wile from The Atoelaicd I'res'.
Iliupotla, Kan,, Jlaich -Jo. ("ma Slhei's, who
was shot yesterday by Stephen (S. Couklln, her
dlvoiced lnt.l.ind, who also wounded his mothei-In-law
and then cominltled nulcide, i Mil! alive
uml II14 physic-Iain now say fcho may lecoter. The
city li (,'ie.itly uKltalcd over the nlfalr, llio mote
so ai thtee confessions signed by well kiumit
men weie found 111 the dead maii'n pocket.
Thoe, It U slated, he tecured at thu point cf a
tevoher.
Strike Called at Saginaw,
ily i:clusiie Wiie from the Associated I'tcss.
Saginaw, Jllcli., March -JS. The (lulled Mine
WorkfU of Sllchlgan have lieen called out tor a
tii'iieul klrlke, to begin April I, on account ot
the failure of the operators and miner to adopt
a wage Kale und adju.-t diHei ernes duilus the
recent ineetlu here, 'flic callallects twenty-one
nulom throughout Michigan, with a .menibertJiip
of 2,300. Thu, present u-ale of wage cxpltea
Match :.l.
Small Strike at fall River.
By Exclusive. Wne fiom The Associated Piess.
Kail lliver, Maich 23. About 3n0 operatives of
(ilolib yam mills Noj. 1 and i 1110 out on ttrikc,
These mllU ure owned by theNew Ilngland Cot
Ion Yarn company which did 'not enter Into the
recent agreement anion;; the local 111III4 to d
lancc wage ten per cent. The operative de
mand the Increase.
THE END OP
Business Will Be Finished Between
Man 25 and June 1, Sen
ator Allison Saus.
ALL ARE SURPRISED
BY THE STATEMENT
General BoHef That Session Would
Run Well Into July Immense
Amount of Work to Bo Done Out
look for Ship Subsidy and Canal
Bills The Appropriation Meas
ures Members of the House Are
Anxious to Look After the Affairs
of Their Districts.
By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Tress.
AVashlngton, March 28. Senator Alli
son Is quoted today as saying that con
gress will adjourn probably between
May 23 and June 1. That statement
has comq as a surprise to almost every
one. The general impression has been
that the session would run well Into
July. Many are inclined to doubt Sen
ator Allison's judgment in the matter,
owing to the enormous amount of busi
ness before congress to be disposed ot
before adjournment. But it is a matter
of history that when congress is In a
hurry to get away business proceeds
with great rapidity. Members of both
senate and house are always ready and
even anxious to close a session. That
is especially true this year, owing to
the fact that the house is to be re
elected and a number of legislatures
chosen next fall will elect United
States senators.
The Democrats are preparing to make
a strong campaign in the effort to re
duce the Republican majority In the
house. Some of them hope to get a
Democratic majority, although there Is
a lack of tangible issues on which the
party can'go before the country.
Some idea of what is yet to be done
can be obtained from the status of the
appropriation bills. There are fifteen of
these. Eight of them have passed the
house and four the house and senate.
The bills yet to be reported from the
committee nre the agricultural, sundry
civil, fortifications, District of Colum
bia, Military Academy, naval and the
regular deficiency measures.
The agricultural, sundry civil, forti
fications and Military Academy bills
are practically ready when called for.
Considerable work is still to be done
upon the others. The pension, urgent
deficiency, legislative and diplomatic
bills have passed both house and sen
ate. The Indian, postofllce, river and
harbor and army bills, although dis
posed of by the house, have yet to be
passed through the senate committees.
Public Building- Bill.
In addition to these regular appro
priation bills there is a twenty-mll-llon-dollar
public building bill, a
claims bill carrying several million dol
lars, an Irrigation bill carrying a con
tinuing appropriation of about $3,000,
000 a year, the oleomargarine bill, the
Isthmian canal bill and such legisla
tion as may be determined upon feir
Cuba and' the Philippines. Cuban and
Philippine legislation Is looked upon
as a necessity and will be enacted.
Cuba will get some measure of reci
procity and the Philippines a law pro
viding for n civil government, a cur
rency system and some method for the
development of the natural resources
of the islands,
A number of these bills, such as the
Military Academy bill, take but a very
short time for consideration, hardly a
day being given them in the house,
The Cuban legislation and the Philip
pine bill, the isthmian canal and other
largo questions, which are In a for
mative stage, are the vehicles for a
great amount of political speaking and
will occupy considerable time.
The present outlook is for no canal
legislation of detlnlte character, for tho
passage of tho oleomargarine bill In
the senate and the failure of tho ship
subsidy bill in the house. It Feems
hardly possible tliut congress will dis
pose of that immense amount of work
before the date set by Senator Alli
son, but If tho itepulillcaiiH can agree
on what legislation Is to be adopted
and put It through congress under
whip and spur, so us to avoid occupy
ing so much time, It may bo that a
prolonged session will be uvolded, A
great many members of tho houso tiro
exceedingly nnslous ns to the outcomo
of affairs in their own districts, There
are now many absentees who are at
tending primary elections and congres
sional conventions. It is reported that
Speaker Henderson himself Is going to
have a hard light In his own district,
and if this feeling of alarm continues,
there will be a stampede to get out of
AVashlngton os soon as legislative de
cency will permit.
Rare Coins Proved His Undoing.
Ily Hst'c luslve Wire from The Associated I'tiiis
Lima, ()., March 2S. A stranger giving Id.
name a II. 11. Huilth, tried to c!l two ..liver
dollar of the famous 1S0I Umio for a until pit
lance heie today. They mo woitli K.OOO each
uml his gcucrmw oiler uroucd audition, 'flic
dollars are pronounced counterfeit. Bmllli was
arrested and turned over to thu federal author!'
BArtK TELLER MISSING.
H. M., Boll, of Riverside Bank, Said
to bo Short $12,000.
Ily K.sclndtf Who ft uni The Awnilalcd l'resi,
New York, March 2S. 11. C. Copc
hitnl, president of Riverside bank, com
plained lo thu police today that II. M.
Hell, receiving teller ot the concern,
was missing, and that an examination
of his accounts disclosed u shortage
of $12,noo. ilo charged him Willi the
embezzlement ot that sum and asked
tho police to artest him. Hell has not
been at the bank since Monday. Ho
recently Inherited n modest fortune,
and was engaged to be married.
Hell, although a young man, hnd
been long in the employ of the bank.
He was highly regarded by the bank
ofllclals.
TRADE CONDITIONS
ARE ALL FAVORABLE
According- to Dun's Review Easter
Retail Business Has Been Ex
cellentWholesalers Active.
Dy Exclusive Wire front The .'ii-jcialcd I're.H.
New York, .March 28. K. G. Dun's
Weekly Itevlew of Trade tomorrow will
say:
Favorable weather gieatly facilitated Kater
retail trade, the volume of trans ictlons in nil
lilies of ivcailiu; .ippaicl beinjr ot e.teiilhuial
magnitude. Activity was by no means lclricled
to lhe.se special llr.ea, however, the distribution
ol merchandise exceeding that over the puwiom
seasons, with prlcei well maintained.
Demands for an S-liour day nfter May 1, by the
blast furnace men w.n (lie most riMiulilng fea
ture In the Iron and steel indmlry and thU U
not causing much ahum ,-h :iu asieement will
probably be leached dmlng the intervening
month. Piodtiction l.s now beyond all pivvi'iu.s
records, and the movement of coke is ample,
although the early opening of lake navigation
may withdraw some of the trampottation facili
ties which cannot well he spared, llujlng has
been notably active in bars for implement makers,
and producers have sold their entire output t-o far
ahead that new business ii not sought. Many
plans for immediate stiuelutal woik have been
abandoned, owint; to the In-nffleleiit supp'v of
available material. On tiic other hand, time are
reports of re-selling contracts for rails and other
supplies by consumers who have secured larger
deliveries will be needed. Tho nppeaiaiue oT
this speculative clement would be ominous if
quotations were more excessively iutiated..
Failure for the week ii'imbeied 205 in the
United States against iu:l last year, and 21 in
Canada against '59 last year.
CONDEMNED MURDERER
LYNCHED BY A MOB.
Twenty-four Masked "Men Hang
Charles Erancis Woodward.
Ily Exclusive Who fiom The Associated l'rej'.
Casper, AVyo., March 28. Charles
Francis . Woodward, the condemned
murderer of Sheriff William C. Richer,
was hanged early today by 24 masked
men.
About 3 o'clock the men descended
on the jail and the leaders demanded
the keys of the sheriff. He refused to
give them up and the .crowd then se
cured sledges and hammers and beat
down the jail door.
Once Inside the jail a rope was
quickly thrown around Woodward's
neck and lie was roughly dragged from
the building.
He was taken to the scaffold which
had been erected for his legal execu
tion. Some one pushed him onto the
trap, but he gave a leap before the
trap could be sprung and fell from
the gallows, hanging himself. The
whole proceedings occupied less than
half nn hour. Considerable excitement
prevailed, but little was said.
After the lynching the mob dispersed
and a greater part of those from out
of town left for their homes.
Before the drop Woodward began
making an address, half talking, half
praying. He said:
"Boys, let me kneel and pray. I
want to pray for all of you and send a
message to my blessed little whe. I
love her dearly and want you to tell
her that. I pray that you will have
the papers print It.
"I pray for you, Charles Welter, and
for all of you. I never had a grudge
against Sheriff Hlcker, never in Cod's
world. I never meant to shoot him.
For Clod's sake don't choke me to
death, oh"
And then Woodward leapeti oh' he
foie the trap could be sprung.
Sheriff Tubbs this mornlntr found
pinned to he scaffold this note, read
ing as follows:
"The process of the law Is a little
slow. This is the road you will all
have to travel, Murderers' and thugs,
beware!"
Woodward had admitted the killing
of Sheriff Welter and was convicted
and sentenced to hang today, Last
Tuesday the Supremo court granted a
stay of execution, which would have
given Woodward at least three months
more life,
MOONSHINE IN MANHATTAN.
Revenue Officers Discover an Illicit
Still in New York.
Ily r.i:lulve Wire (mm The Associated 1'ie-ti.
New York, March 28. United States
Revenue Agents today raided an al
leged Illicit still at 411 Pleasant ave
nue, und arrtistod llanny Flovaek, 22
years old, employed In the place, Tho
proprietor wus absent. The olllceis
confiscated "5 gallons of whiskey and
CO barrels of mash.
The alleged sllll was said to have
a capacity of S00 gallons it day. Fto
vuck was held In J2.5Q0 bail for exam
ination. ' ' i m i iii'
Meteor Will Be Tested.
Ily Inclusive Wiie fiom The Associated I'ress.
.N'ew York, March is. At the office of the
builders of the (leiman emperor's yacht Meteor
It wa announced today that .vaelit will be icady
to leave her anchorage tomorrow, She piobably
will be taken by ler captain ami designer for a
ten-mile thrash into the wind for tins puips of
toting her tailing qualities
Turkish Troops Attack Bulgarians.
Ily Ku'luiiva Wiie from The .Wsocialcil Tuva.
Sofia, Jlaich SS. One hundred ami fifty Tuiklult
troop attacked a Ilulgarian pot near SnitaUi
yeteiday. One llulsailan w killed and everal
were wounded. The Ilulgatlamt uru being teln
forced by two companies of toldici.
AL KITCHENER
JCJLJj JLI
RON
EUNERAL OE CECIL RHODES.
Services .Will Begin on April 3 at
J Cape Town. '
Ily Inclusive Wire from The Associated I'reM.
Capo Town, March 2S. The coffin con
taining the body of Cecil Rhodes will
be conveyed to tho parliamentary
buildings hero during the morning of
April 3, and will lie In state In the ves
tibule till 3 In the afternoon, when it
will be removed to Anglican cathedral,
the latter being close to the parlia
mentary buildings, where the first por
tion ot the burial service will be read.
The funeral procession will afterward
traverse tho principal street's of Cape
Town to the railroad station. Thence
the coflln will bo taken by special train
to Buluwuyo, stopping for a short time
at Klmberloy. Only a few intimate
friends' will accompany the body to
Ruluwoyo.
PENSION BILLS PASSED.
The House Disposes of 215 Meas
ures In All.
Ily i:ilusive Wiie fiom The Associated Press.
Washington. March 28. The house
spent today passing private pension
bills, in all, 215 were passed. With
one exception, this Is the record for the
number of such bills passed at a single
session. The president's policy with re
gard to the veto of bills to remove the
charge of desertion from the records of
soldiers came In for considerable de
bate during the day.
Marly In the session n number of
minor bills were passed. The sundry
appropriation bill was reported, and
Mr. Cannon save notice that he would
call It up on Monday.
DR. SWALLOW'S TRIAL.
Tlio Court of Inquiry Has Einished
Taking Testimony Committee
on Yocum Case.
By Inclusive Wiie from Tho Anocl.ited Prei-s.
liellefonte, Pn., March 28. For the
first time since its opening, the Metho
dist Episcopal conference got down to
business today. In the iibsence of
filshop Waldeii with the Kyallow com
mittee of inquiry, Blsliqp' Foss pre
sided. The entire morning session was
taken up with hearing the reports of
tho presiding elders. All the reports
showed a year of unprecedented pros
perity, the amount of money collected
for missionary purposes showing a
large Increase.
The inquiry in the Swallow case,
which ha3 beon in progress since yes
terday afternoon, has so far consisted
of reading the testimony of the tfar
risburg hearing.
At C o'clock this evening the Sv al
low court finished tho taking of the
testimony of the, Harrlsbttrg hearing.
At tonight's session the examination
ol the records was completed, in ev
eeutlve session this afternoon the con
ference appointed a second select com
mittee to try Presiding Elder li. it.
Voeuni on the charges preferred by lb-.
Swallow. In tho cases of Dr. Hill and
itev, Ilartzell, no decision has yet been
reached,
In the case of Hartzell against Swat
low the day was spent In the reading
of the testimony taken at the prelimin
ary hearing held In Ilarrlsburg last
October, at which Dr. K. H. Yocum,
presiding elder of the llurrisburg dis
trict, was the chalrnian of the com
mittee o? nine who found Dr. Swallow
guilty of fulsehood. This testimony Is
voluminous, as It Is understood to cover
ISO pages of typewritten lettercap.
Dr. Swallow was requested to present
any evidence In his hands before the
committee of Innulrv. In the case of
Itev. Ur. J. Wesley Hill, of Ilurrlsburg,
which he did, In that committee a tilt
occurred when Dr. Swallow Insisted
that the prerogatives of tho committee
were not those of a court of trial, but
stood In tho same relation to the con
ference as does a grand jury to a court,
and ho insisted upon the exclusion of
witnesses for the defense whllo he pre
sented an outline of the testimony he
would submit, in caso the committee of
Inquiry recommended the presenting of
Dr. Hill's ciiho to a court of trial, This
testimony relates not only to Dr. Hill's
pastorate In Ilarrlshurg, but also In his
work in Fostorla, Ohio, Minneapolis,
Ogden, Utah and Helena, Mont,
It Is said a .witness testified to Dr.
Hill's sale of Oguen lots in Philadel
phia, giving Information concerning
what was alleged to be deception prac
ticed upon many ministers and lay
men of Philadelphia and vicinity In the
rnlo of lots in Utah. Dr. Hill has
brought witnesses from Minneapolis,
Minn,, Chicago, Ada, Ohio, and other
points In the West.
At the executive session this after
noon the following committee was ap
pointed to try Presiding Elder l-j, if.
Yocum on the charges preferred by
Dr. Swullowi W. A. Houck, fleorgo
W. Stevens, William Otinoe, Alexander
l.amberson, J. P. i'otsgrove, G. M.
0 lepra r, J, II, Shaver, W. A. Lepley.
J. A. Matteru, O, L. Camp. John Vroo.
man, J. 11. lirennenian, Henry Fort
tier, H, I.. Kslinger and R, D, White
man. Dr. D, S. Monroe Is the presld
lug ofllcer and the trial starts tomorrow
morning in thu public building,
Democratic Congressional Commutes,
(iy i:cluslvu Wilt) liom The Associated Pita.
Washington, March 2j. lleprescntaihe .lames'
M. (Irlitt;?, of tieot'tcla, was unanimously chosen
chairman of the Demociatic congressional com
mittee at a merlin;; held tonight in the minor
ity caucus tpeni at the tapltol. A committee con.
slstlns of the chairman, Mr. (Irlgg, llcpresenta.
the Williams, MLubsippi; llupert, New Yorkj
Itlchaid-ou, Tcnneo.ee; Williams, Illinois; Jack
sun, lfjnxas, and Senator Culberson, of Texan,
was appointed to perfect a plan of organization
lor the ensuing1 congressional campaign, and te
lle! the remaining ofllcern of the committee sub.
Ject to the ratification of a meeting ot the lull
committee to be held April 11,
NDS UP BOERS
Fifteen Hundred Burners Were
Within the Area of His
Last Movement.
MANY ESCAPE AFTER
DESPERATE FIGHTING
Though Surprised by tho Bapldlty;
Displayed by tho British. Troops,
Gap's in th'e letter's Lines Enabled
Most of the Boers to Escape Live
ly Hace for an Opening In Whlcli
the Boers Are Headed Off by tho
British Soldiers.
By l.'xeliHivc Wiie from The Associated Treas.
Pretoria, Transvaal Colony, March!
'28. About 1,500 Boers, under Delarey
Llebonberg, Kemp' and Wolrans were
within the area of Lord Kitchener's
latest movement, but though surprised
by the rapidity displayed by the Brit
ish troops, gaps In the latter's lines
enabled most of the burghers to es
cape. The Boer prisoners totalled 173
men, Including Commandant H. Kru
mer and ex-Landrost Neethilngr, of!
Klerksdorp.
From the first prisoners captured, it
was learned that General Delarey him
self was outside the actual cordon,
having- slept some distance westward,
but iJlebonberg, Kemp and other Boer
commanders were Inside the columns
of troops. The first body, consisting
of about 500 Boers, sighted at 10 o'clock
In the morning, March 24, retreated
at full speed, .making for a gap be-,
tween the British columns. A race for
the opening ensued. British mounted
Infantry, which hnd already ridden up
ward of fifty miles, pressed their tired
horses until many of them gave out,
when the men jumped off and raced
forward on foot. Some of the mounted
men, however, were able to gallop
right Into the gap, Just ahead of tho
Burghers, whom they met with a
warm lire. These troops also succeed
ed in driving back another body of
200 Boers, who were forced to desert
the guns they had captured from the
Von Donop convoy, (southeust of
Klerksdorp), In February. The Boers
tried to get through several openings,
but on each occasion were forced to
double back until they, ultimately,
found a gap and passed out of the
British Hues, within sight of Klerks
dorp. Night fell before the pursuing!
columns could overtake the Boers.
An Illustration of the resourceful
ness of the Boers was given by Lle
bonberg and several hundred men,
when taking advantage of the con
fusion of the drive, they formed a
commando similar In arrangement to
that of a British column. Moving
close to one of the numerous gaps In
the British line, they succeeded In
reaching It and In getting safely away
before their ruse was detected.
The guns captured from Von Donop's
convoy were brilliantly recaptured by
the Scottish Horse, which charged up
to the muzzles of the artillery and
rode the Boer- gunners off their feet
before the latter had a chance to fire.
NOTICE OF THE TRUCE.
i
Mine Workers in Shamokln Regioa
Receive Official Information.
Ily Inclusive Wile fiom The Associated Press.
Shamokln, Pit., March 2S. Acting
under Instructions from President John
Mitchell, the Ninth district headquar
ters began sending out olllclal notices
today to all United Mine Workers
locals In the region, advising them oC
the thirty days' truce between tho an
thracite coal operators and their em
ployes. It Is expected the three executive
hoards will meet shortly to hear the re
port of President Mitchell and the dis
trict presidents, when It will bo deter
mined when to send the special com
mittee of fourteen miners to Now York
for u hearing before the clvio feder
tttlon,
Died from Effects of Morphine.
Ily Kmltisive Wiie fiom The Associated Pre..
Philadelphia, March 28. Ur. Orln K. Sargent
Mid to hate been one of the mot prominent aw
Healthy ot tho young physicians of lloslon, nutl
two )i-ars ago, died In a hospital here today,
fiom the effects of morphine, l)r, Sargent canu
licit' two years ago and engaged quarteis In I
heap lodging house, Ho was addicted to th
txtesslte use of morphine and early today tvai
fuund iintouscloiH on the street,
Tensions Granted.
Ily i:elu.lw Wire from The Associated l'resi.
Washington, March 23. Pensions of ifS had
been slanted to Frederick Bcrge, of Scranton, tna,
Ann llolilster (widow), of Moscow,
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. '
local data for March 28, 1002.
Highest temperatiiio ,,.,,.,,,,..,.... 53 degrect
UiMest ttinperaluic ,, 41 degree)
Kelative humidity;
S u. ni. ,..,,,,,.,..,.,.,........ 80 per cent,
tj p, in. ,, i S3 per cent.
Precipitation, 21 hours ended 8 p. in., .20 inch,
4.4.4. 4.4.4.4.V 4.4. 4.4.4.4.
X WEATHER FORECAST,
4-
-f Washington, Mareli 2S. Forecast for 4--f
Saturday and jkmday: l.'astcrn !Vnn..
4- vaula, rain ralurdayj brUk to liltjlt -4--f
south nd; Sunday fair colder. -fc
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