/B § & A AA. ~ at Chicago that meat prices are likely New York, who has been «critically HARD FIGHT OF PERCE GUARDIANS | i CLUBS AND PISTOLS USED Employe’s in Patterson, N. J., Mills | Driven from Work by Riot- | ous Dye Helpers. ae | { Striking dye helpers Wednesday stormed the establishments that were atill running at Paterson, N. J.. and compelied a complete suspension of business in their trade. They en- gaged in a serious of running fights with the police and plant managers, | and in onc of the severest clashes ex- | . changed a volley ‘of pistol shots with ! them. Many persons on either side! were severely injured. While the] conservative element of the strikers was holding a meeting to formulate | deriands upon their employers for an | increase, the more radical organized | a raid upon the dye plants. The fac-| tory of Johnson Cowdin & Co. was | first visited. The men at work there | were called out and the strikers | nioved on to the establishment of | James Simpson & Co. That firm | dismissed the men and closed its | doors. Robert Gaedes’ works were | visited next and after that the Bam- ford mill, where the first serious dis- | order oecunad, Windows were smashed, chemicals spilled and con- slderable damage done. The men at wor. in the plant quickly quitted their places. While one mob was closing the Bamford mill another mob was surging into the plant of the American | Silk Dyeing & Finishing Company. Armed with dye sticks and stones they charged through the plant, driv- ing the men from their places. George Arnold, one of the members of the firm, was dropped insensible with a blow on the head from a dye stick. Almost simultaneously an attack was begun on the works of Emil Geering. Gerald Misteli, a striker, hurled a rock at the police and was placed under arrest. The crowd tried to rescue him, but failed in the attempt. At noon the men at work for Geering went out and the works closed down. The strikers’ committees = reported that the employers are willing to grant concessions provided all the mills are included in the agreement. It the strike is prolonged other branches of the great silk industry which centers in and around Pater: son will be affected. Four thousand men are out. STOCK HELD BACK. Beef Trust Keeping Cattle on Ranges to Justify the Rise of Prices. Agents of the Beef Trust announced to be raised again, conditions, they assert, make another. rise inevitable. Meantime consumption of meat is dropping off, and butchers all through the West are failing or being forced out of business. The charges made to the government of the existence and operation of the trust is that a natural shortage in cattle does not exist on ‘Western ranges, that the visible sup- ply for the next 12 months is little less than that of one year ago; that 85 per cent. of the cattle on the West- ern ranges are either directly owned or are under contract to the packing houses accused, and that their ship- ment is being held back. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. ' The President has nominated Rufus Waterman, of Rhode Island, to be United States consul at Dublin, Ire- land. Congressman Amos Cummings, of ill, at Baltimore, is said to be getting along nicely. Henry White, Secretary « of American Embassy at London, be appointed hy bassador to Italy. Colombia has notified Secretary Hay she is willing to waive all com- pensation for 14 years if the Panama routs for the canal is decided on. Colonel Crowder’s report on the re- sults of his examination into condi- tions at Port Chalmette, La., has been placed in the hands of the Attorney General. At its meeting Friday the Cabinet discussed the relative proposition of the Columbian and Nicaraguan gov- ernments in connection with the pro- posed canal. United States Consul McWade, at Cantgp, China, cabled the State De- partment Thursday, that the bubonic vlagne has broken out in Canton in -alignant form. reneral Frederick Funston was reprimanded by order of President Roosevelt Wednesday for utterances in regard to the Philippine situation and a reported criticism of Senator ‘Hoar. Rear Admiral Arent Schuyler Crowninshield hoisted his flag on the battleship Illinois at New York Mon- day, preparatory to sailing for Europe to assume command of the European station. Assistant Secretary of State Hill has sent to the government of Guate- mela an official message of sympathy | because of the earthquake in that| country. Bernard 8. Rodey, delegate from | New Mexico, had a conference with | Speaker Henderson, in which he| the will the President am- urged Mr. Henderson to set aside al the Statehood bill | ico, Arizona and { | | | day for voting on admitting New J Oklahoma as State Mme. Cambon, w of the French Ambassador, has arrived in Washing: | ton. With her event every embassy | in Washington except the German has a hostess to preside over its social functions. M. Cambon has been here since 1898. | it Roosevelt Thursday ex- | 3 his approval of the measure | now pending in Congress for the ap- | propriation of $50,000 to erect a monu- | ment in Washington to the late Major | General John C. Fremont. The State Department is taking | steps toward the settlement of the | claims of missionaries and other | Americans who suffered from the] Boxer uprising in China in 1900. ! Qu ito the | operations. {ed and CONGRESSIONAL NOTES. New Army Bill. The Senate Tuesday had up the bill to provide a civil government for the Philippines. It was opposed by Mr. . Rawlins, Utah. The bill pro- viding for a union railroad station in Washington was briefly discussed. Mr. Patterson, Colorado, opposed it, because he claimed that the ‘value of the franchise and property accorded railroad ator Hawley, Chairinan of the Sen- ate Military Committee, introduced an army bill that does away with General Miles’s objection to the bill prepared by Secretary Root. The bill provides that the Lieutenant Gen- eral shall exercise general command over the military forces, subject to | the President and the Secretary of War, and shall be charged with the mobilizing of the troops and the preparation and maintenance of schemes of offensive and defensive He will be assisted in his duties by, and his orders will be conveyed and executed through the agency of, the general officers hold- ing commands and the general staif of the army. The House Tuesday by a vote of 75 to 72, rejected claims attached to the omnibus claims bill of the Senate aggregating $1,800,000, and non-con- curred in the whole Senate amend- ment, and sent the bill to conference. The military academy appropriation bill was passed, after the limit of cost of the improvements at West | Point had been reduced from $6,500,- 000 to $5,500,000 and the amount of the appropriation in the bill from 3,000,000 to $2,000,000. The Senate amendments to the river and harbor bill were disagreed to and the bill sent to conference, with Messrs. Bur- ton, Reeves and Lester (Georgia) as conferees. Conference Committee Named. During discussion in the Senate Wednesday of the bill for a union railway station in Washington, Mr. Tillman, South Carolina, charged that Mr. Hoar, Massachusetts, had been discouteous to him. “The Sen- ator from Massachusetts,” said Mr. Tillman, “habitually breaks certain rules of the Senate, and he should make allowance for those of us who have their foibles and shortcomings.” The Philippines government bill was taken up, and Mr. Rawlins, Utah, made another installment of his speech. Messrs. McMillan, Elkins and Berry, Arkansas, were appointed conferees on the rivers and harbors bill. Messrs. Warren, Mason and Teller were appointed conferees. on the omnibus claims bill. The House Wednesday adopted by a vote of 152 to 79 the resolution from the Committee on Rules, for consider- ation of the Senate amendments to the bill taxing colored oleomargarine 10 cents a pound. Mr. Cowherd, Mis- souri, said that immediately after the passage of the oleomargarine bill by the Senate the price of butter went up four cents in New York and three cents in Chicago. Mr. Wadsworth, New York, offered an amendment providing that colored butter shall not be construed as coloration. This was defeated, 51 to 88, and the House adjourned without final action on the bill. Hall of Records. In the Senate Thursday Mr. Rawl- ins, Utah, reached the end of his three days’ speech in opposition to the Philippine government bill. The Senate passed the bill appropriating {$1,000,000 for a hall of records in Washington, and the bill authorizing an increase of pension in cases of to- tal deafness. : The House Thursday passed the Sen- ate amendments to the oleomargarine bill, but added some amendments of its own that sent the bill. back to conference. Consideration of the i agricultural appropriation bill was be- gun. Mr. Fox, Mississippi, discussed the question of restricted suffrage in the South, with espedial reference to the constitution of his own State, which he defended. He argued that Mississippi had done the wise and patriotic thing and deserved the com- mendation of the country. Repeal Tariff on Meats. A resolution frem the Committee on Cuba was reported to the Senate Fri- day as a substitute for the Teller res- olution ordering an investigation of the methods of thé American Sugar Refining in holding this season’s crop in trust: Mr. Sims, of Tennessee, introduced I'riday in the House a resolution to repeal the tariff duties on beef, pork, mutton and veal. Many Rills Disposed Of. In the House Saturday, May 10, was set aside for paying tribute to the memory of the late Senator Kyle, of South Dakota. The District of Co- Iumbia appropriation bill w report- placed on the calend A resolution was adopted to authorize the city of Boston to use and improve Governor's Island, Boston harbor. Bills were passed to appropriate $5,000 for a lightkeeper’s station at Ecorse, Mich.; to restore James GG. Field, Assistant Surgeon U. 8. N., to the active list; to apportion the terms of Senators elected at the first gener- al election in Hawaii; to extend for three years the time within whi the Omaha and Northern Railr can construct a railroad across Omaha and Winnebago Indian re vation in Ne ka; to supple an act creati the middle district of Penn ‘ania; fo ratify 35 of the twenty-first territorial er islature of Arizona, and to autho Subject to State Taxes. the White River Railroad to co The appellate division of the Su-| a bridge across White river, / >ub- ; breme Court of Nek York, decided that! S | lic business was then sus the remainder companies would | i amount in the end to $50,000,000. Sen- | to TORNADO CLANS TOLL OF DEATH FIFTY BUILDINGS RAZED. One Dead at Omaha and Two Were Killed, and Five Fatally In- jured at Joplin, Mo. A tornado struck Joplin, Mo., at 4:45 p. m., Friday. Two are known to be dead and five fatally injured. The dead are: Esther Hunter, killed by falling timbers; Martha Cape, col- ored, died from fright. Fatally in- jured: Bidwell Hunter, Mrs. Anna Hunter, Mrs. Marian Hicks, Charles Kruger, at Villa Heights; F. B. Kelley, at Googoo mines. The number of buildings destroyed was estimated at 50, and the property loss at $200,000. The worst fury of the storm was felt in the suburbs west of Joplin. It is feared that the smaller mining camps at Central City and Cave Springs, four mriles west had suffered much loss, as they were apparently in the path of the storm. At Omaha an unusually heavy windstorm, which struck that city, killed one person and injured a number of others, un- roofed a number of buildings and broke many skylights. Sioux City, Ia., was in darkness after noon, Fri- day. Dense, greenish clouds shut out the sun. For a time the wind blew 72 miles an hour and considera- ble damage was done. WHITECAPS OUT. Indiana Man Overpowered and Whip: ped Nearly to Death. Wednesday morning 200 masked men went to the home of Finley Stretchberry, near Nashville, Ind. He met them with a doublebarreled gun and emptied one charge into. the shoulder of one of the gang. The whitecappers seized Stretchberry’s wife and forced her into the kitchen. The husband was dragged to a woods nearby and whipped until blood flowed. The whitecappers then tied him to a post and beat him until he was almost dead. Stretchberry is at the point of death and Mrs. Stretch- berry’s condition is pitiable. MUST BUILD ONE WARSHIP. Naval Committee Insists on Construc- tion of Vessels at Navy Yards. The House Committee on Naval Affairs amended the provision of the naval appropriation bill so that one of the new battleships or armored cruisers must be built in a govern- ment navy yard. An appropriation of $175,000 is made to fit up the yard for shipbuilding purposes, and ar- rangement is made for a test of the merits of government construction by keeping detailed accounts of labor and material, leaves of absence, etc. so that the items of cost may be com- pared with those of construction in private shipyards. ADMITTED BY GENERAL SMITH. His Orders Were to Kill in Samar. and Burn The trial by court-martial of General Jacob H. Smith on the charge of con- duct prejudicial to good order and dis- cipline began at Manila, Friday. Colonel Charles A. Woodruff, counsel for the defense, said he desired to simplify the proceedings. He was willing to admit that General Smith gave instructions to Major Waller to kill and burn and make Samar a howl- ing wilderness; that he wanted every- body killed capable of bearing arms, and that he did specify all over 10 years of age, as the Samar boys of that age were equally as dangerous { as their elders. Appointment Declined. The appointment as special naval representative at the coronation of King Edward has been declined by Captain Charles E. Clarke and the President has named Rear Admiral ‘Watson {for that mission. Justifies Violence. J. N. Arline was tried at Exit, Va. Arline, while fishing, was interrupted by Joseph Hill and he fired three shots, one of which took effect. Judge Bunting held the provocation justified violence. Rebuked Spirit of Caste. Bishop Potter in his lecture at Yale, Conn., on “The Responsibilities of Citizenship” rebuked the spirit of caste as “almost the worst enemy to the progress of human society.” He denied that labor creates all force. “But workingmen are a coming power with which we shall have to reckon,” he added. 500 Persons Homeless. About one-half of Marienville, the largest town in Forest county, Pa. was burned Wednesday. The fire started in the residence of Mrs. J. and raged for five hours, consuming about 150 buildings. The loss will amount to $300,000, with about $75,000 insurance. T. Smith, President Palma’s Cabinet. President-elect Estrada Palma in an interview said he would combine the Cuban postal and telegraph serv- ices under one head, and make Gen- eral Fernanda Figuredo Director of! He will ap-! the united department. point Juan Rios Rivera Chief of Cu- ban customs, Carlos Zaldos Secretar; of State, and Senor Yero Secretary of nstruction. | in the estate of Cornelius Vanderbilt of the afternoon was | the Federal inheritance tax of $361,- devoted to paying tribute to the mem- | 803 was part of the estate and subject ories of the late Representatives J.| to State taxation. William Stokes, of Scuth Carolina, and Rousseau O. Crump, of gan. The Senate Saturday adopted the resolution for an inquiry into the alle- | gation that the present sugar crop is owned entirely by the Sugar Trust. Michi- Cranted the Demands. The Dordoni Silk Dyeing Company at Paterson, N. J.. employing about 100 men, acceded to the demands of the striking dye helpers Friday. More than 3,000 men were still on strike. for felonious shooting and fined $2.50. | kins, TO STOP BAGGAGE ABUSE pul New Rules for Customs Inspectors. Women Desiring, Can Have Bag- gage Examined Privately. Worthen have won a victory over the customs inspectors. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw will issue new rules for the collection of duties on bag- gage. The many letters which wom- en accustomed to trans-Atlantic trips . Wrote to the Secretary when he made his public appeal to them some months ago, asking them to state specifically their grievances in con- necticn with the p: 2sent mode of bag- gage inspection, has resulted not only in a change in the rules, but in action by the managers of the various large steamship lines taking action to co- operate with the authorities. Rep- resentatives: of most of the large steamship companies have written either to Secretary Shaw or Collector Stranahan offering to do everything possible to assist the secretary. The new rules have not been completed in detail, but they will seek to remedy some of the evils which have given rise to complaint. They will provide that any woman who desires to have her baggage examined privately shall have that privilege if the steamship companies will provide facilities on their docks, and that passengers who do not wish to pay duty immediately upon landing may have. their baggage held for them for 24 hours at the pier Some of the companies which have none too thuch space on their piers do not know what to do about build- ing special rooms for private inspec- tion of baggage. The Hamburg- American Company has offered to build these rooms, the North German Lloyd will have plenty of room on its new piers and the American line has written the collector offering to fur- nish special accommodations. But all of the companies are not so well prepared. LATEST NEWS NOTES. The scare in England over Mor- gan’s shipping combine is growing serious. Archbishop Michael A. Corrigan, of New York, was stricken with pneu- monia Thursday. Maclay, in the latest edition of his naval history, blue-penciled his abuse of Rear Admiral Schley. Fire in the warehouses of the Bar- bican district of London, England, caused a loss of $10,000,000. Increase of capital of the National City Bank, New York, will make it the largest in the United States. The street railway officials of San Francisco, Cal, declined, to meet striking employes to discuss settle- ‘ment. Fire about destroyed the village of Elwood, N. J. The postoffice, a saw- mill and a score of buildings were burned. Governor Murphy, of Arizona, will be succeeded by Alexander C. Brodie, Lieutenant Colonel of Roosevelt's Rough Riders. A great annual reunion of confeder- ate veterans began at Dallas, Tex. Tyesday. General Gordon received a ‘remarkable welcome. : Rev. Nathaniel S. Thamas, of Phil adelphia, elected Episcopal Mission- ary Bishop of the Salina, Kan., dis- trict, has declined. Charles F. Diggs & Co., Baltimore coal dealers, filed a bankruptcy peti- tion, showing assets of $212,115 and liabilities of $251,693. Lafayette Gruff, who on March 11 killed his wife because she refused to live with him, has been convicted of murder at Camden, N. J. It has been decided by the manage- ment of the Lake Shore Railroad to remove the general offices from Cleveland, O., to Chicago. : Foreign commanders at Tien-tsin, China, signed an agreement to evacu- ate the city, but on terms so hard that the United States may protest. The National City Bank of New York has begun a financial innova- tion, buying foreign consols against which it will issue certificates. Simon Shamonsky, a Hebrew, sen- teneced to the Onondaga county, N, Y., jail for 15 days was releasedpon the ground that he could not live on the jail diet during the Passover sea- son. . The torpedo boat destroyer Hop- was launched Thursday from the yards of the Harlan & Hollings- woth Company at Milmington, Del. A statue in bronze of the late Com- modore George H. Perkins, was pre- sented to the State of New Hamp- shire by his widow and his daughter. The highest prices ever paid for beetf cattle at St. Joseph, Mo. was received Wednesday for a large con- signment from Hamburg, Ia.—$7.25 per 100 pounds. \ The State Mutual Life Annuity Com- pany, of Illinois, was placed in the hands of a receiver.” The company | purports to have issued policies to the | amount of $2,000,000. Mrs. Sarah Lynch, 75 years old, at Cleveland, O., was found dead in the rear of her home and her husband, Martin, 60 years old, was under ar- rest charged with murder. Attorney General Knox made a | statement Thursday telling the orders he has given to District Attorneys with the view of beginning proceed- ings against the Beef Trust. Charlemagne Tower,* the United States ambassador to Russia, has ar rived in London, England, on his way fo the United States. He will sail for New York on the American liner St. Paul, May 3. The lecture bureau that endeavored to restrain Miss Ellen M. Stone from lecturing under the mamagement of a rival bureau was defeated by a deci- sion of the Massachusetts Superior Court. . ! Granville W. Leighton, charged | with the embezzlement of $43,000 | while receiving teller of the National | Traders Bank, Portland, Me., pleaded | guilty and was sentenced to six years in prison. | | SITUNTION T0LD BY GEN. CHAFEE ABANDONED 212 STATIONS. Reports in Detail What Has Been Accomplished in Philippines. Multitude of Guns. : The Wat Department has made pub- lic a report from General Chaffee, dated March 17, which epitomizes the Situation in the various parts of the Philippine archipelago in a manner that is particularly satisfactory to the officials, in view of the congressional demand for exact and later informa- tion. General Chaffee refers to the Waller court-martial, then about to convene, and touches upon the Mo- rong disturbances, forecasting the ulti- mate settlement and speaks of the. in- itiation of the movement for Malvar’s surrender, an event which has been since brought about. Referring to the Waller trial for executing natives General Chaffee says: “Major Wal- ler, on what I think a very slight in- quiry, ordered them executed. They were his prisoners at the time, and of course should have been tried if believed to be guilty of the offense alleged.” General Chaffee says in one part of the report: “Since No- vember 1 we have abandoned 212 sta- tions. This has been accomplished mainly by withdrawing detachments into the station of the Captain. Gen- eral Bell continues to capture arms and men in the Third Brigade, as well as receiving surrenders almost daily. Since Degember he has se- cured nearly 2,500 gomns of various, kinds, and I presume that at least 3,000 men have been captured or sur- rendered in the same time.” TIRED OF LITTLE EVA, Daughters of Confederacy Want to Burn “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” The Daughters of the Confederacy : in Louisville .are after “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” and have made a strong ef- fort to prevent the presentation of the drama in that city. A commit- tee, headed by Mrs. Basil W.' Duke, wife of the famous Confederate Gen- eral, waited on Manager Shaw and made the request that the engage- ment be cancelled. The crusade against “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” began some time ago, when various chap- ters of the Daughters of the Confed- eracy, headed by the chapter at Lex- ington, Ky., passed ‘resolutions de- nouncing the play as an “insult to the South,” and demanded that it be boy- cotted. COOPER IN TEXAS. He Confesses Marietta Murder After Giving Himself Up. Haunted by the belief that every face he saw was that of an acquaint- ance who would identify him and put the officers of the law on his track, H. L. Cooper, a young man -well dressed and of good appearance; gave himself up to, Chief E. E. Eastham, of the Beaumont, Tex., Fire Depart- ment. He said that he' had killed Jack Robinson, in Marietta, O.,- and had then, :on February 27 last,. made his escape, reaching Port Arthur March 8. There was a reward of ‘$500 out for him, he said, and the fire chief was welcome to it. - THANK THE PRESIDENT. Soldiers Glad That American People" Are Pleased With Surrender. The “War Department has received the following cablegram from General Chaffee, dated at Manila: “On .be- half of Brigadier General J. Franklin Bell, his officers and men. I beg to thank the President for expression of his personal gratification and. for in- formation that American people are also gratified because of surrender of Malvar and forces hitherto support- ing the cause of the insurrection un- der his leadership in provinces of Batangas, Laguna, Tayabus and Island of Mindanao. SHIRT FACTORY BURNED. Fire at Glens Falls, N. Y—Loss $500,000. A disastrous fire visited Glens Falls, N. Y., Sunday, causing a prop- erty loss estimated at over $500,000. The fire started in the clothing store of Webb Bros. on Glen street, ‘and spread to the large plant of the Joseph Fowler Shirt and Collar Company, oc- cupying the upper story of nearly the entire block. municated to neighboring buildings. The destruction of the Fowler shirt plant throws nearly 800 operatives out cf employment and 200 more will he out of work temporarily. Thieves Rob Corner Stone. The corner stone of the new Wom- en’s Christian Temperance Union building was laid at’ Passiac, N. J., Saturday. Some time during the night someone had pried off the stone and made away with the copper box. A number of relics of value and coins, valued at $76, were taken. Entire Family Hypnotized. The family of Rudolph Bartag, con- sisting of his wife and five children, were discovered sound asleep in their heme in Ticona, Iil. Leon Len- zer, the hypnotic medium, was nearly lynched because he was sus- pected of having been the cause of the deep sleep, tried to awaken them, but failed. Howard Acquitted. The case of Berry Howard, on trial at Frankfort, Ky., as the alleged prin- cipal in the Goebel ¢ sination, was given to the jury Friday. A verdict of not guilty was rendered. 9 S Glass Fctory Burned. The Globe window glass factory at Findley, O., burned to the ground Fri- day. Loss, $100,000. About 300 men will be thrown out of employ- ment. Then the flames com- | EIGHTY ESTATES SACKED. Russian Landlords Flee in Terror Riotous Peasants Overrun : Two Provinces. The peasants in the Poltav and Kharkoff provinces, Russia, where 18, 000 are- reported to be pdrticipating in riots, have sacked .S80 estates, where they destroyed everything they could not carry off. The whole re- gion is terrorized, and land owners and stewards are fleeing for safety. The fear is increasing that Kharkoft and other towns will be attacked. Some of the authorities are showing weakness and pusillanimity, while others are cruelly vigorous and are causing wholesale flogging of persons arrested. The agitation at Moscow is so serious that the Czar has relin- quished his intention of spending the Russian Easter there. The ministers, including M. De Witte, the Minister of Finance, continue to receive letters threatening them with death. The judicial inquiry into the assassination, April ‘15, of M. Sipiaguine, Minister of the Interior, has led to the arrest of many persons suspected of connection with an anti-governmental conspiracy. These include a Jewess, who is the financee of Balschaneff, the assassin of the minister, and her father, who supplied Balschaneff with money. Up- on learning of the arrest of his fiancee of Balschaneff, the assassin mit suicide, but was prevented from so doing by his guards. SURRENDER BY THOUSANDS. General Grant Brought in General Guevarra and His Command. General; Frederick D. Grant's expe- dition in the gunboats Baseo and Flor- ida, several steam launches and na- tive lighters, has ascended the Gand- ara river, in the Isiand of Samar, Philippine Islands, and Saturday brought in, on General Grant's fath- er’s birthday, the insvrgent leader Guevarra and his entire command down to the coast. Guevarra’s com- mand consists of Rafael Sebastian, Abaki and 38 other officers, 189 men and 161 rifles. Three hundred insur- gents, with 131 rifles were expected to arrive at Catbalogan, Samar, Sun- day, to surrender formally to the American authorities. Three hundred bolomen, 28 of them armed with rifles, ‘surrendered at Sulat, also in Samar. Captain L. W. V. Kennon reports from the Island of Negros the surrender of the Ladrone leader Rufo, with 158 of- ficers and men of his command, to- gether with 12 guns, 140 bolos. READY FOR THE TRANSFER. Secretary Completes Arrangements for the New Government. Secretary. of War Root and Mrs. ‘Root and their daughter arrived in Florida from Cuba. Regarding the trip Secretary Root said: “My visit to Cuba was for the purpose of ar- ‘ranging for the transfer of the island to the Cuban government on May 20. Seven artillery companies, consisting of 800 men, will remain in charge of the guns, ammunition, etc., which will be retained in Cuba for the United States naval station.” The Secretary says that no claim has been made by the United States for the settlement of the sums expended in freeing Cu- ba, but that the matter will be taken up when the Cuban government shall have been perfected. : Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Not Owned by the Pennsylvania. President Loree, of the Baltimore and Ohio Rairoad, is a statement at Washington, D. C., insisted that the Pennsylvania does not own the Bal timore and Ohio. He said the Penn- sylvania Company had only four of the 12 directors on the board. The Baltimore and “Ohio had it within its power at any time to nulify the influ- ence of these four directors, in case ‘it did not approve of their manage- ment. As it is now, these four di- ‘rectors are being upheld in their ideas concerning the management of the read to such an extent that they do practically manage it. As long as their management is approved by the other eight directors they will be up- held, but he said ahen the other eight directors cease to approve it, they will be voted down. If they de- sired it. they could put cut these four directors. CABLE FLASHES. Bulletins issued at Castle Leo at The Hague, declare the condition of Queen Wilhelmina continues satisfac- tory. The town of Becas del Toro, Co- lombia, has cvacuated by the tiberal troops and is once more in the hands of the government. Lieutenant Colonel Frank D. Bald. win, who is operating Moros in the Island of Mindano, Phil- ippines, telegraphs that the capture of Sultan Puale’s fort has had a most salutary effect mitting. Emperor Wiliiam, of bitterly criticised in aristocratic drawing rooms because untitled busi- ness men constituted the majority of his guests during his recent excursion in the North sea on the steamer Kron- prinz Wilhelm. In the French not elect a single The Dattos are sub- ‘ections Paris did t h : Eight Na- tionalists, six anti-Ministerialist So. cialists, four Ministerialist Republi. cans and three Conservatives were re- turned. The wo defeat the gov- ernment has ever sustained in Paris After a consultation between Prof Rosenstein and the other physicians at. The Hague, Tuesday, a bulletin was issued saying: “There is ga slight improvement in the Queen’s condition, manifested by the fall in her temperature. sciousness is terruption. dition is satisf; Her Majesty's con. maintained without in- > Qeen’s general con. tory. against the! Germany, is Ministerialist tor t the Chamber of Deputies. SCR OTABHDMO FMT een PO w