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eTBBgnwssgHKjjJP" 3' 4 The Circulation of THE TIMES Ye3terday WAS WEATHER PROBABILITIES. inua Fcr the District ot Columbia and Mary land, fair; warmer; northerly winds, be coming southerly. PferS WASHINGTON, SUNDAY MOKNING, 3tAYj 16, 1897 TWENTY PAGrES. i 'f THREE CENTS. IsTO. .1,153. 5f53Pes G tbc '-. JKliSB pft ... J; mSMsmmmmmms gfgdj MlfiSt tQXlll"llllJTSfftITTTf " f ""''f "f fjji COPIES. h CHAFING OVER CUBAN DELAY The President's Hesitancy Irri . tating to Senators. POSITIVE ACTION DEMANDED Ur, Morgan to Press His Resolution to Final Action Senator of the Opinion That tlxe Proposed Relief ; SleahUies Are Xot" Sofllcient. HiutH i a Possible Surprise. Jhe President and his Cabinet returned from,, Philadelphia last evening in good - aeasoa to learn from the evening papers that the Cuban question had not been forgotten during their absence. The mass meeting tonight will still farther tend to show that the question is one that must toon take on a positive shape and lead to posithe results. Tin- delay in giving official expression to the universal sympathy expressed for the insurgents is " irritatiug to not only the friends of Cuba, but many men in public life who believe that the hour is athaud when the United States should intervene to prevent the 1 furtliei pro-ecution. of an unholy war or ex ternuu.it ion; interference that must come peaceably, if possible, but forcibly, if necessary. "While the Administration is deliberating and waiting the arrangement of dispatches the Senate is fretting and chafing, and will n not much longer be put off with requests for delay. Senators who discussed the question yesterday were of the opinion that the proposed relief measure was very good from a humanitarian point of view, but that it would not go to the root of the evil in Cuba. Taking it for granted that the Spanish government will not inteifere with the plans.suggpsted.ltis extremely problemati cal whether any appropriation that may be passed by Congress will be fruitful hi good results It ib pointed out that - it will be almost impossible to distribute the supplier after they have reached the Island, in such a manner as to be of use to those for whom they are intended ir Spain permits such a proceeding at all, it will probably be under mental protest, for she can but look upon the prorfcr of this .proposed aid as a balking of the policy of the Spanish government in star.ing out the Insurgents and the inhabitants. Minis ter de Lome has been quoted as saying tbis much. It is piobable that if the Spanish gov ernment was not fearful of antagonizing the United States a thing she will not do if she can avoid it the minister would no tify the State Department thnt the only in terference ot tins character that would be submitted to would be an offer on the part of this Government to deport to our own shores-such American citizens as deslied to leave the island To this nolcgitimate objection could be raised, and those who then remained behind would be required to take the chances of war. But even If this should be done it would be a seiioiio question as how to dispose of these peo ple after they had reached the United 'States. It has been claimed thnt if the United States recognized the belllgeiency of the insurgents, such recognition would not help those now starving in the tow ns and cities where they are heidtd like cattle awaiting slaughter This may be true, but the con ditions existing now would not continue. With bell'gercnt rights the Cubans would have the authority, so far as we aie con cerned, at least, to purchase arms, equip 'then forces and fly their own flag at sea If they could secure the means wKh which to equip their forces and conduct the war on equal grounds with the Spaniard, no one doubts what the ultimate result would be "With the example once set by the United States, every South Americiu coun A try would follow, and every nation in the Western Hemisphere, with the ex ception of the dependencies of Great Britain, would recognize the insurgents as " parties to a war, with all the privileges that lucb recognition would give them. It would at the same time stop the use of the levenuc cutter service and obips of war or the United States from being used as patrol boats along the whole South At lantic coast If the United States and ' those who will follow in her wake only stand orf and say "fair play" the end of the war will soon come. And tliatis what Senator Morgan wants. Senator Hale and the other pro-Spanish sjmpat hirers in Congress, It is believed, cannot longer stem tlic tide. Mr Morgan will press his resolution tomorrow, an1 it will pass by an overwhelming vote un tefas a deciElonib reached in the committee at the special session tomorrow morning to nave-it refcircd with the understandiug that It be reported back at once with a favorable report. Once having passed the Senate, there Is little ground to fear that tbo House will stand against public senti ment, great though the power of the Bpeakpr be in molding legislation Especially will this be true should the debate in the Senate result in an outcrop ping ot the substance of the reports that have been laid before the Committee on Foreign Relations It is not thought that the debate in the Senate can proceed very far without this being done, particularly should the President continue silent on the subject. That men posted on the situ ation will discuss a subject that has stii red them to. the very depths without be traying some of their Information ishanily possible. While it is true that Mr. Ilitt, who will be chairman ot the House Com mittee on Foreign Affairs, has not per mitted himself to be interviewed, It is known that in his private conversation he has said that he believed the House would again, as it did before, support such a resolution by un overwhelming vote. Mr Hltt has also been quoted by tie friends as saying that he thought the President would approve the joint loc lution granting belligerent rightsif it were sent to him. The tone of the Spanish press is .an y thing but friendly toward thcUnited States. The press dispatches yesterday Indicated an ap prehension on their part that the situation Is exceedingly critical. None of them, so fai as the dlspatchcsshow, have comeout open ly and antagonized the suggestiono that this Government send food and supplies to its own citizens, but they strongly hint at a disapproval of thesuggcs'ion in high places and speak diplomatically of this ''uncalled for interference by a professedly friendly nation.'' Throughout there is an imdoicur rent of suspense that Indicates an approach tag outbreakotthe emotional Spaniard It it should come the Cuban cause world bo enhanced thereby. The slight est turn in the scale, would transform the universal public sympathy of Americans for t tie down trodden Cnbanb into official aitinn, and Changclegislatlveandexecutivcindirference Into vigorous and effective intervention. Such a turn in affairs would be hailed with delight all over this country. "While It is denied at the State and Navy Departments that there is any significance In the matter, it is a fact worthy of note In this connection that orders 1 ave been Issued to put two of the best ships of the Navy in first-class condition The armored cruiser New York has been or dered to be fitted out for active duty at the shortest possible notice, and the.xecoad class battleship .Maine has been ordered to be docked and made leady for sea ser vice. It may happen before the discussion ends" that the Administration has been more uctive than present circumstances appear to Justiry There has been some activity in quarters recently that seem to justify a conclusion of this soit It is said that a large blockof Cuban bonds were recently purchased in New York at low figures by men who are not accustomed to take big chances on a long shot. If they are. In possession of information tliat'Ieadd then! to believe the United States s soon to in teifere and give its inoraL support-It it does no more to the Cubans, these bonds would be a good 'speculation The Cuban Junta is In better spirits than It has ap peared to be for some time, and certain individuals close to the Administration, when they hear the criticism thathas been recently aimed at it, smile knowingly and suggest that it would be well to wait a bit ir the President has something in re serve the American people would Hko to know It. THE PRESIDENT RETURNS Not Fatigued by the Trip to Phil adelphia. Saluted by Young Soldier Visitors nt the Depot To Attend Church us UhU.il Thin Moinlug. President McKinley returned to "Wash ington lest evening after his absence of two days in Philadelphia. Hecnmeinover the Pennsylvania road on the train which reaches Washington at 9"45. It was borne few moments aheadof time. Vice Piesident Hobart, Secretary-Porter and four members of the Cabinet returned with him. Postmaster General Gary and Secretary "Wilson stopped off at Baltimore, and Mr "Wilson will be Mr Gary's gu;st at his home near that city. The party Eeemed not at all fattgj?d bytheir t.vo busy days away.aud by their four hours" railway trip during the evening. In fact tie President seemed quite per ceptibly revived by the change rrom the ennd at the "White House. His days there nreallall" e, full ofa most weaitiitr routine, with alrrot no chance for recreation or ret, and it was said at the "White Houe on Thursday afternoon that he was veiy tired and very much in need of another outtng. It is probable, however, that he will not get away from "Washington again until the trip to Nashville in the second week ot next month. The American Guards, a troop of young boldler boys from New Tork, w ho have ben visiting "Washington for two days, were at the station to salute the President when he ai rived They marched up the Avenue after he had departed In his carriage w ith Secre tary Porter. President MoKInley will attend church as usual thl morning, and it is said vhat he will not devote any of his day to the con sideration ot business. A LIFE FOIt A LTFK. Infuriated Mob Demands, the Blood of a Xegro Murderer. Deadwood, S D., May 15. Mrs Emma Stone, vvlfe of Col. L P. Stone, and a prominent Black Hills woman, was mur dered last night, and today a crowd of angry citizens have surrounded the Jail where the self-confessed murderer, Charles Erown, colored, is confined, for the pur pose ot lynching him The authorities are determined to protect the prisoner to the extent of their ability, but can do little. The mob seems to be only waiting the ar rival of Col. Stone from his ranch, twenty miles north. He will arrive tonight, when the negro vv ill he taken out and hanged A conflict is imminent. Mrs Stone conducted the Keystone res taurant in Dcadvv ood, and as It has always enjojed a cood patronage, the dally receipts were large. Shesleptin a room partitioned off from the dining-room, and rometime in the early morning entrance was effected to it. She evidently hadbeen awakened by tin robber and made a short struggle, but he struck her on the right temple with a butcher's cleaver, killing her almost in stantly. The crime was discovered by one ot the servantsearly this morning. Suspicion fell upon Brown, a former cook, and he and a companion were arrested w-hlle trying to leave town. Brown at once confessed He said he was robbing his victim when she awoke, anrl hekilled herto escape detection As the sheriff entered town with the self-confessed murderer, he was met by a mob of 1 ,000 infuriated citizens Twenty four deputy sheriffs, with drawn re volvers, took him through the crowd to the Jail The mob, numbering 2,000, to night surrounds the jail, and more are coming. The Jail is guarded by thirty armed men, and they will fire on the mob if an attempt is made to take the prisoner. BLOVv AT THE TOBACCO THUST. It Is Prohibited From Carrying on Business in Illinois. Chicago, May 15. Judge Gibbons, of the circuit court, rendered a decision today, declaring the American Tobacco Company an illegal corporation and prohibiting its agents from carrying on Its business within the confines of this Strife. The decision sustains the information filed last De cember by Attorney General Mnlouey, asking that the American Tobacco Com pany be enjo'ned in Illinois, from selling cigarettes, on the ground that it was a trust and monopoly. The trust will appeal to the State supreme court. The news quickly reached the street and had a marked effect upon the stock exchange. The result was not entirely unexpected. In the bill filed by the Attorney Geneial, the -court wab WskeQ to enjoin the general agent of the trust In this State and a .large number ot merchants and mercantile houses of this city from disposing ot cigarettes, which hear the trade-anark of the American Tobacco" Company! TherclrcurustanccB of the formation ot the trust Is then Fet forth, It being alleged that the combine Is an Illegal one under the law against trusts In restraint ot trade See Meterottannouncemcnt; first column on tecond page. It's interesting. Bead it Ivy Institute Business College, 8th and K. Unexcelled summer course, $6; day or nJ jht, THEQUAKERCITY'STRIBUTE Splendid Statue to Perpetuate the Name of Washington. THE PRESIDENT'S ORATION Every Incident of the Dedication iv Triumph in Itself Grand Military Purnde Vast Crowd "Witnesses the Unveiling Exercises Phila delphia In Holiday Attire. Philadelphia, May 15 "With one hand In the air, as If asking a moment's quiet from the multitude, and the other on the little cord which held the draperieb about the topof the"Washlngtoiimouument, President McKinley this afternoon unveiled the Etatue dedicated to the memory of the nation's father. It was truly an inspiring scene. Around him were congregated men most notable in national affairs, as well as several representatives or the foreign poweis, while the multitude stretched away on every side As they stood listening to the cheers that went up when the covering that hid the figure or "Washington fell to the ground, they seemed to sway with the rise and fall ot the souuds and huddled to gether to hide their shaking. Such an emotional feeling seldom finds its way to the heaits of those accustomed to great gatherings, and the happenings of today will surely go down In the history of the old Quaker City as the grandest celebra tion bhe has ever witnessed. After upward of a century of prepara tion, the statue now stands a realized object, the most costly and elaborate ever Lralsed to the memory and achievements of Washington. Every incident of the dedi cation was a triumph in itself. The mill tary parade was organized with technical perfection, and marked throughout with precision. Theceremonies themselves w ere dive with patriotic significance and stirred the multitude that witnessed them to un boundpd enthusiasm Almost every build :ng or importance in the city, whether of business or residence, was decked In fitting form In honor of the occasion. Ev ery Rein in the day's program was characterized with skilled prepajatlon and carried out with excellent erfect. It w as an ardent greeting that was given to the Chief Magis trate Chceis, sonorous and continued, followed his appearance along the line of march to the monument. Fully 35,00ft people were massed on the stands and every available slght-seeingspace surround ing the monument when the President and his party arrived, shortly before 2 o'clock. The services begau immediately. Presi dent McKinley delivered his address, as follows: Fellow-citizens: There Is a peculiar and tender sentiment connected with this me morial. It expresses not only the grati tude and reverence of the living, but is a testimonial of affection and homage from the dead. The comrades of "Washington projected this monument: their love inspired it; their contributions helped to build it. Past and present share In its completion, and future generations will profit by its lessona To participate in the dedication of such a monument is a rare and precious privi lege Every monument to "Washington is a tribute to patriotism Every shaft and statue to his memory helps to Inculcate love of country, encourage loyalty and es tablish abetter citizenship God bless every undertaking that approves patriotism and rebukes the indifferent andjjawless. A critical study of Washington's career only enhances our estimation of his vast and, varied abilities. As commander-in-chief ot the colonial armies from the he ginning ot the war to the proclamation or peace, as president of the convention which framed the Constitution ot the United Slates, and as the first President of the United States under that Constitution, Washington lias a distinction different from that of all other illustrious-Americans. No other name bears or can bear such a relation to the Government. Not only by his military genius, his patience, his sagacity, his courage and his 1 skill, wan out national Independence "wonij "DEVIL'S ADVOCATES." but he helped in largest measure to drnit the chart by which the nation wab guided, and he vva the first chosc-n of the people u put in motion the new Government. His was notthe boldness of martial display or the charm of captivating bratory, hut his calm and steady Judgn5nU won men's blipporc a.nd commanded Cficir confidence by appealing to their bcfct md noblest aspiratious. And w Ithal Washington was ever so mode.stthatnt'ho tieln his career did his personality seem eheleautintruEive. Hevvas ibovethetemptatio-or power. He spurned the suggested crown. Ib would have no honor which th?pple did not bestow. J? A n interesting fact and cjJfVuich I luve to recall is that the only t? 7aoaliigtou formally addressed the cortityt'onal con vention during all Its sesjiolfs over which he presided In this city heppeaied for a larger representation of .be people In the national House of Keprsefflntives, and his appeal was instantly heeded. Thus was he ever keenly watchful $t the rights of the people in whose hands was the destiny of our Government then, -row Masterful as were his military cam paigns, his civil administration commands equal admiration Hisforcslgut was mat velous; his conception ot the philosophy of government; his insistence upon the neces sity of education and enlightened citizen ship to the progress and permaneuceof the Republic cannot be contemplated even at this period without filling us with astonish ment at-the breadth of hlscomprehension, and his sweep ot vision. Ills was no nar row view of government. His immediate present was not, his sole concern, but out future good his constant tfieme of study. He blazed the path ot liberty He laid the foundation upon which we have grown from weak and scattered colonial govern ments to a United Republic whose domains and power as well as whose Ubertyaudiree dom have become the amnlration of the world. Distance and time have not de tracted from the fame and force ot his achievements or dlminlsncd the grandeur of his life and work. Greafcle'eds do not stop in their growth, and those of Wash ington will expand in influence in all the centuries to follow. The bequest Washington has made to civ ilization is rich bejond computation. THU obligations under which he has placed man kind are sacred and commanding. The responsibility he has lqftfor tin Arnenean people to preserve and perfect what liq accomplished is exacting-and Solemn. Let us rejoice in every new evidence that the people realize what they eajo5'-arid cherish with affection the Illustrious heroes of Revolutionary story, whose- valor and sacri- flees made us a nation. They live in us, and their memory will help us Keep the cov enant entered Into for the maintenance of the freest government otea'rthi The uation and the name ot Washington ore insepara ble. One is linked "indissoluuly with the other. Both are glorious, both.tnumpliant. Washington lives", and will live, because what he did was fortnir?tttluttoa of man, the enthronement of conscience and the es tablishment of a governmenTTwrhlch recog nizes all the governed. Anilsn. too, will the nation live victorious over nlfobstacles, id heiing to the immortal principles which Washington taught and Lincoln sustained The President waslistt-ried to with wrapt attention and great cheering broke fbrtli wlen he ceased, and piillefdjttie cord that released the-covering of "the? monument and its beautiful ontlincs-'burst upon the view. t A national- salute-ot. twenty-one guns pealed from the brazeti throats ot a battery of' the regular Army, and these were followed" by a. 'salute of twenty-one guns from tlic warships and Government vessels in the Delaware. The President afterward reviewed the parade. During the night, the monuments, boat houses on the Schuylkill River, the lead ing bicycle clubs, and other buildings were brilliantly Illuminated. v DEAL IN CALIFORNIA' WIXEK. Arrangements Made for tho Sale - of. the Entire Product. , SanFrancisco,-MayI5. Byanagrefmpnt reached yotterday betyeerr A. Marshall, representing A. MarshallanO Company,New York wine cieale?&arra the" directors ot the wfne rWakeis' corporation, the sale ot the bulk 'of all Californlarf wines ma'Jclast year has ;bceii effected. - - "Pursuant to tts."$erms, the ,I?ew York company aifd California dealers' friendly to the corpcTafftragrcetr-to take 2,500, 000 -gallors. & Wine; with trie Odtifin of 1,000,000 additional. The average price agreed" on is 18ccuts;'a gallon. SoeMetzcrottauhouncouieiittfirst column on second page, .It's interesting. Bead it. RUSSIA'S GflASPIIG ii Its Huge Shadow Is Stretching Over Unfortunate Greece. A GREAT GAME OF CHESS Nations Are Plnylng It and the Hti.sKian Beur Announces Cheek to the British Lion Impotence nnd Cowardice of. the JLutter in the Present Crisis.. (Copyrighted ) London, May 13. The powers are wait ing with what patience they have until itsliall please the Sultan to say what he is going to do about the overtures for peace on behalf of Greece. In the mean time the latter has established a fresh foothold in Epiros, which will enable her to say that the Greek troops are occupy 'ng Turkish territory, even if all Thcssaly is given over to the invaders. The situation is, however, far from satiifcctory to the powers, least of all England, who has been discomfited in every turn of the great game of diplomacy in which the war has been only one of the moves. Itis known that Lord Salisbury" is anxious for peace at the earliest possible moment, and in favor ot a vigorous control of the Sultan. In this and all other matters it is quite safe to say the British premier will be disap pointed. There Is no indication that either Russia or Germany is in any great hurry and it is certain that the Sultan can snap his fingers at any other attempt to inter fere with him. It is quite probable that the Czar, and, perhaps", the Kaiser also, would prefer that Greece be reduced to a much humbler atti tude tbanshe now occupies Athens threat ened and at the mercy of the Turk would enable Russia to play the same role as she did for China at the close of the Japanese war and at the same price. It would even be possible. In fact, if not in name, that Russia would gain the same asomdanoy in Greek affairs as England possesses in Egypt. The only power which would se riously resent this would be Great Britain, and. her cowardice is now universally recognized as one of tbe permanent fac tors in the Euroiean situation Her pro tests might be noisy, but there would be no guns behind them Lord Salisbury and Mr. Balfour are fond, of declaring them , selves the real friends of Greece. It Is per fectly evident today that this friendship is xi f no more value to Greece than that of Lord Salisbury's favorite setter. Eng land'mlght well'be without a voice in deal ing with Turkey at the present moment, so Impotent is she in the pendlug negotia tions. She has been outwitted at every rolut. King George's real help must come from St Petersburg, and it will come soon, as he is ready to pay the price. This price will include Russian control of the Grok finances in some form, and through this a dominant Russian influence over the Greek government. If England does not like it, she can protest Nobody is afraid she will do anything more. : An examination of the great mass ot material bjr mail and telegraph which comes to Londonfrom all sources enables me to make a rough estimate, for which there can be iio-pretensions to accuracy. The total Greek losseb were probably between 2,500 and 3,000. There are al most no figures "on the Turkish side. As a matter of fact, the Turks, themselves, do not know their own losses. They are proverbially Indifferent to such statistics. Taking ftU avaUable evidence, I tun m- dined tp tdleve that the total acta vlly killed iubatUeon both sides, wasless.rath'r than more, than 5,000. THE TUHKS AT GREBOVO. Heavily lie-enforced Frfdny aud Defeated tho Greeks. London, May 15. An Athens corre spondent telegraphs: "The Turks who had taken refuge at Grlbovo were largely re-enforced Thursday night, and received the attack of the Greeks Friday morning with a terrible Tire. The Greeks retired, with a loss of 500 men." ANA.HCHIS1 S WILL REJOIC1- PIltburg Reds to Celehrate the Helen$e of Prick's Assailants Pittsburg, May 15. Local anarchists re preparing to give a reception, to Henry Bauer and Carl Nold, who will be" released from the Western Penitentiary "May 25. They were .accomplices or Alex. Pekmann, who shot and wounded IT. C Fnck, chair man of the Carnegie Steel Company, 'n July, 181)2, at the time of the Homestead strike Pei-mann went up for twelve years. The two accomplices have earned nine months' commutation by good behavior The reception will be held in a hall In Allegheny. Besides John Most and Emma Go'.dmaun, the police expect -visiting an archists, who may cause trouble. If deemed necessary Mr Trick's house will be guarded and detectives stationed in the Carnegie building, where the offices of the firm arc MASS MEETING FOR GREECE American Ladies' Answer to Qneen Olga's Appeal. Friends for Greek Red Cross Ad dresses by Bishop Satterlee and Other Notable Speakers. The American National Fund, In aid of the Greek Red Cross, recently instituted for the purpose of collecting and forward ing contributions to Greece, in response to the appeal from the union ot Greek wo men, under the presidency of Queen Olga, will hold a mass meeting tbisatternoon.at 3 o'clock, at Lhe First Congregational Church The program. "which, will he of a purely humanitarian character, will open with an organ voluntary, and be followed by Scripture reading and prayer. Bishop Satterlee will make an addres-,. at the cIomj of which Mrs La Fetra will introduce the presiding officer, Mrs J E. Hawley A uumberofdlstlnguisheddivSnes will make remarks, tnd Mr Patrick Egau will introduce the Countess di Braza, president of the American National Fund, who will speak on theobject for which the organization was formed Tne exercises will close with the Do.ology and benedic tion by Dr Newman, pastor of thechurch The Countess di Brazza, who, with Mrs. Hawley, wife of the Senator from Con necticut, is the initiator of the fund move ment In this city, was born in New Orleans, during the civil war. She is the daughter of the late Capt. Cuthberc Slocomb, of the Washington Artillery, o. pubtio-spirlted man, foiemostin all philan thropic work, who died at the age ot thirty-noie, in consequence ot malarial poisoning contracted in saving and pro viding for the sufferers of the great flood in the early seventies. She was educated at New Haven and sti'died in Geimany, France and England, where she was under the personal and care ful tuition of the authoress, Mrs Elizabeth Sewell, and enjoyed the ftiendshlp of the well-known writer, Mrs Charlotte Yonge As a girl she distinguished Ler.eir as a a painter of ideal designs uron fans, and the work of one season, sold byher for the benefit of Mount Vernon, produced $4,000. wh.ch was expeade din assisting to restore the simimer nous and greenhouse of the estate In 18S7 she married the Count Hetalmo di Brazzi, an elder brother of the African explorer, Count Pierre di Brazza, governor of the Trench Congo. The count shares his wife's aspirations to help humanity, and works with her side by side- The countess is now in Washington, primarily beause Ler husband is one ot the officiaN of Italy, In attendance at the postal con gress. The countess is a beautiful woman, with a magnetic personality aud a beautiful smile. HOT OX THE TRAIL. A Large Posse Pursuing the South ern Pacific Train Hobbers.. San AntonIo,Mayl5 Thethreemeuwho held up the Southern Paciflcpassenger train and robbed the safes of the Wells Targo Express Company near Lozier yesterday, are being pursued by Texas rangers and a pos-e of deputy sheriffs The trail of the robbers leaus tow aids the Rio Grande and the fugitives are t elicved to be In the mountains of Mexico bv this time One of the men In the plot was m San Antonio a few weeks ago and from him the Federal authorities learned the full deta'ls of the plans, but this man suddenly disappeared and is believed to have been made away with by his pals for treachery . The three rohbera are desperate men and are well known to the authorities of Texas and Mex'co. No definite state ment as to the amount stolen has yet been ascertained, but it will probably reach $1(,000. Miss Upton, the telegraph operator ut Lozier, was ordered by the robbers to stop the tiain. She replied that such an Older was useless as the train would stop anyway SIks then wired the train dispatcher that she believed the train was going to be robbed. Her warning was too late, Lowever, to prevent the roblery. A BULL FIGHT PROHIBITED. The Government Cbjeets to the Quality of the Bnlls. Mexico City, May 15. The city gov ernment has forbidden any bull Tight to be given tomorrow The; authorities claim the bulls provided for the fights are --o poor they do not justify the price of admission asked by the management. The poorness of the animals is getting to be a serious matter, and It begins to look as if bull fighting would stop for lack of animals to fight. . A shipload of bulls hns been ordered from Spain to meet the emergency. An American Plry in London. London, May 15. Mr. William Glll-iUe's "Secret. Service," n drama of thcAmenean Civil War, was produced at the Adelphl Theater tonight. The play, winch was finely btaged, was well received, and promises to have a run. Miss, Odette Tyler and Mr. Gillette won the duel honors. They Iwero well supported. SPAIN PROTECTING ATKINS Troops for His Cuban Estate anil War Losses Paid. LIGHT ON ANTI-CUBAN ACTS The President's. Boston Millionaire Adviser Owns the Largest Sugur Plantation In the Island Dotted With Spaninh Forts Hia Influence " With- Cleveland's Administration. Facts in the history and connections of Mr Edwin R AtkinSjCuban cxperr, which may be valuable as commentary In the course of Cuban cv ents during the coming week, continue to find the light. Mr Atkins' sugar estate is the largest, owned by any one man, of the many im mense properties in Cuba. It comprises thousands ot acres, and has on it over a hundred miles ot railroad The estate is called Soledad, and is near the town ot Clenf uegos, iv the province of Santa-Clara. This gentlemau is also a half owner In the immense llav emey er sugar interests in the island Among his other corporation connections heis a director of the Canadian Tacifie Railroad He is several times a millionaire. Mr Aikmshasan arrangement with Spain to pay lijm direct for his war losses on tho island, v. hlch hav ealready been great, with out the trouble ot filing any claims. While other American sugar planters have great difficulty in securing troops to protect their property, and this only to be obtained by paying heavily for the privilege, Mr. Atkins has a halt dozen forts scattered, around his plantation, and is always care fully guarded by troops. The intimacy ot Mr Atkins relations with the last administration and its Cuban policy colnes more to light After every one of hU many trips to Washington from Boston the free Spanish color of the Olney policy be came more vivid. The autonomy idea, as far as it devel oped in this country, was Atkins. He and other corporation Interests, in the island believed in autonomy just as soon as they began to see that autonomy was a pretty thing to exhibit in this coontry, to pre vent American action. They naiU the Cubans would-be delrghred with it. The fact proved to be th3t they would have none of It. The policy of Spam nawfcr ireforn5." Mr. Atkins believes in 'reforms for exhibition purposes. "Reforms"' is whaF he talked to President McKinley in his interview at the White House last Thurs day morning. Boston has a large interest in Delia. Mr Atkins is not the only Eostoutan with property on the island ..Neither Is he1 the onlygentleman with a leaning toward tha Spanish side of the situation Secretary Long is known to be tha lea.st enthusiastic Cuban sympathizer in the Cabinet It was he who introduced Mr Atkins to the new Administration. Senator Hoar called also, on this Boston day, at the White House, on which Mr Mc Kinley began to waver from his Wednes day night promises to the Foreign Af fairs Committee, to immediately jnd a message to the Senate Senator Hoar brought a Boston clergymen, and together ihy supplied more reasons for (leaving Cuba to her fate. A THIEF SHOOTS AX OFFICER. Ho Is in Custody nnd May Ho Lynched. Richmond, Va , May 15. The First po lice station was surrounded tonight by a crowd who wanted to take from it a negro prisoner to lynch him At an early Lour this morning, Percy G. Minor, a young and popular police officer, accosted two negroes who were acting suspiciously, and ona of them pulltd a revolver and shot him in the brad, the ball putting out one eye. The policeman fell, but g.it up, bleeding, ar.d fired three times on the fleeing negmes. The one who did the shooting was ur lested They had Just robbed a hardware store, and the pistols were part of the swag. Miuor's assailant had boasted to his accomplice fiat he would shoot tho first policeman who spoke to him A reward was at once offered for hia arrest Every policeman of that district, when he came off duty, turned dctecUva on his own hoolc, and they spread out along the Hues of railroad In pursuit. The negro wto was captured was found near Providence Forge, forty miles east of Richmond, this afternoon, by one ot thf policemen, and confessed that he did the shooting. The police took every precaution to protect their man, and landed him safeLj in the station cell. A HOY'S HLSPERATE HEED. Kills Four Men in Order to GuiQ the Girl lie Loves. Monclava, Mex., May 15. A quadrupla m.irder, the result of a seventeen-year-old boy's desperate resolve to secure the ob ject of his adoration at any cost, has Just occurred on the Hacienda del Cederal.near here. Maeedonia Frousto, the lad mentioned, was in love with Anita Mopas, the young dauhtpr of a prominent ranchman, who, with the girl's brother, objected strongly to the youth's attention's The lad, in a rage at his p'ans being interfered with, armed himself with a rifle, with the ob ject of brcotiug the opposition by forco and carrying the girl oft. Manuel Sohs, manager of the ranch, and the girl's brother. Interfered with and de feated the boy's plans, but later the boy got tho drop on thm und killed them both. He Mien deliberately shot and killed an other brother of fche girl, and also Manuel Herrera, who sought his capture The boy then fled with the girl and has not ye't been captured All four of themur dered men were promiuent in this sec tion. TRIED TO BLOW UP HIS WIFE. The Serious: Crime Charged Against a IIngertovvn Suloonlteeper-. Hngerstown, Md, May 15. John E. Wantz, who" runs a saloon and summer hotol at Highficld, Washington county, ia alleged, to have attempted to hIo.w-.tfp his wife last night by -rln? gunpowder un der, her Led and then, setting fire-to it Mrs. Wantz's injuries arc- not considered fatal She chnrges-that on another occa sion her husband attempted to shoot her. She has jj plied for a divorce. Spo Mutzcro'tannouncement; first colunya 1 on second page. It's interesting. Read Lj ijl' jJt, , -J :& ii -I t