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7 Oot.nl, r.r)Io uu THE EDDY CURRENT. Homo FIra, the World Aftorwnrd. VOL. VLI. EDDY, NEW MEXICO, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 181)9. NO. 27. THE LATEST OF EVENTS TRANSMITTED BY WIRE. Some of the Most Important Happenings oP the World that Will Prove of Interest to Readers of Papers. Will Stmul Tos.tbtr. Washington, Mar 10, Tho United 'State and Groat Britain will stand together In tho ndvoenoy of adoption Ef a sohemo for tho sottlotnont ot Intor atlonat dliputea by arbitration, which (will bo presented to tho disarmament iconferenco nt 1U meeting In The Haguo ion tho 10th of tho present month, Tho tAmerlcan delegates, headed by Ambits sailor Whlto, nro oqulppod with a (airly 'well dlgosted plan for tho ozocutlon of this long-cherished project, whllo Uio Drltlsh dclogatos aro prepared with b plan which In almost ldontlcal with jtho American project, Tho details can not bo procured for publication In adranco ot tho presenta tion ot tho projects to tho conference. It Is known, howovcr, that thoro aro (essential differences botwocn this last plun and that embodied In tho troaty dratted by Scorctary Olney and Julian Pauneefortc, which failed of action In tho sennlo when submitted for ratlfl- rvuviun. a iiu uiiiuiviivun uiu ruuiur ill the methods provided for socurlng an Impartial adjudication thnn In the principles ot the former convontlon, and It la bollevod that on theso points tho Drltlsh nnd Amorloan propositions aro not proclsoly similar. It can not bo said Mint tho Ameri can delegates go to tho conference with any strong expectations that tholr own Bchemo for securing tho adjustment ot disputes by arbitration, or Indeed any project ot tho kind, will socuro tho adhesion of tho ontlro conforouco or vnr ovon a mnjorlty ot tho delegates. Dut thoy aro content to plant tho seed aud mako a beginning, which, It Is hoped, by tho president nnd Secretary Hay, will In tho end havo substantial re sult. Tho American delegates go commit ted to this nrbltratlon project much moro strongly than to anything llkoly to figure lioforo tho conforcnco. llo gartllng disarmament their Instructions are to tell the conforenco that tho present armament ot the United States nnd within the possibilities of tho fu ture nro so tar below tho present min imum armaments with which any ot the great powors of Kuropo aro likely to bo content, thoro la really no roason why tho United States should bo cnlloJ Into the agreement. Other points upon which tho delegates havo been In structed aro correctly referred to In tho oablo dispatches, namely, the exemp tion from sclzuro of Indlvdual prop erty and tho extension ot tho Hcd Cross rules to warllko operations at soa. As to the formor, the president expressed lilmsolf vory strongly In his last mes sage to congress, nnd tho delegates go charged to glvo practical offect to these views. As to tho Hod Cross oxtenslon, both tho United States and Spain dur ing tho recent wnr voluntarily agreed to apply tho lied Crews rules at sea. Surjirl.tJ Tti.in. Manila, May 10. A rcconnolterlng party from MaJ .Ocn. Lawton's com mand, which consisted ot two compa nies ot tho Minnesota regment, and two companies of tho Oregon reglmont, under command of MnJ. Dlggles ot the Minnesota regiment, advanced to a point near San Miguel, which la about twelve miles north ot Uallgno. Tuere tho Amerloans wero met with a volloy from a force ot rebels behind trenches, MaJ. Dlggglea was wounded In tho head and a private soldier was also wounded. MaJ. Dlggles and the private, together with ten typhoid patients, were brought by special train to Man ila. The Don Jose, the last ot the steamers under the American flag whelh were detained by the Insurgents since tho beginning of tho war, was found by tho gunboat Manila at Uatan neas and arrived yesterday. Aldorman McAfee's ordinance at Sherman, requiring all property owners to remove weeds and tall crass from their premises, to have same out from the gutters along their sidewalks and to keep trees ovorbanglng sidewalks trimmed so that the lowest limbs shall not' be nearer than six feet to the ground, has become a law. Olaudla Btstt was thrown from tils horse near diorgilown, TexH and killed. Wnnlt Men Holill.r. Havana, May 10. Qon. Maximo Go- moz Is trying to persuade Gov. Gen, Drooko that tho Cuban standing army ot 16,000 men is a necessary adjunct to tho propor government ot tho Island. His vlowa ho presented In writing, but without eliciting as jot any roply. Tho proposition is not likely to rccelvo much consideration at liaidquartors, though considerable surprise was oc casioned by this magnlflcont project whlob, It ndoptod, Gomez doubtless bollovcs, would bo placed undor his personal control. Tho growing conviction that thoro Is no need ot rural guards except in tho wilder portions ot the provinces ot Santiago und Puerto Prlnclpo Is con firmed by tho Investigations ot Cant. Hlokcy of tho govcrnorgenonrB staff, who roturnod yostcrday from n 2000 mtlo trip through, tho provinces oast ot Havana, wiilch has occupied two months. With tho exception, of n few. In Santiago provlnoe, ho found no traces of bandits. "Polllloal fooling In tho country dis tricts," ho dcclnrcd, "Is far loss Intonsc than in Havann, whero tho malcon tents nro gather!. Most of tho Cu bans ot tho provinces favor ultlmato Independence, but they aro willing to havo Uw American occupation con tlnuo for n year nt least, as thoy rocog nlzo that tho Island rovenucs nro ex pended honestly upon bottormciits." Monitor Tritlinonlal. Washington, May 10. Admiral Dow- oy upon his return to tho United States Is to bo prcsontcd with u monster tes timonial consisting ot autograph let tor from nenrly every momber of Pres ident MuKlnlcy's cabinet, governors of states nnd prominent United States senators, Tho secretary of tho treasury says In his wrltton opinion of Dewey that ho regards him ns one ot tho ga laxy of men who have made tho Amor loan nnmo honorable and Illustrious; tho secretary of state writes that no artificial commemoration of such n vic tory is nt alt neodtul to preserve It for over In the American heart. Tho sec retary ot tho navy expresses slmllnr views. Tho secretary of agrlcultura romlnds Americans Hint Dewey In n day added an archipelago to tho pos sessions of tho United States. Tho sec retary of wnr that ho gladly adds his tribute ot prnlso to Dowcy, aud tho postmaster general enthusiastically sec onds tho proposition to omphaslzo tho gratitude ot tho people. Whllo Ad miral Dowey will be tho recipient ot many honors on his return home, this testimonial will lie the first written ovldonco extended to him of tho very widespread scutlmont ot grntttudo on tho part ot Americans for tho victor ot Manila. tfethlnt to Any. Washington, May 9. "Tho president is commander-in-chief ot tho army and ray superior. Ho has approved the findings of tho Wado court ot Inquiry. Therctoro I have no comment to mako. It would be an unsotdlorly act woro I to do so." With theso words Ocn. Miles roplcd to n Star rcportor yesterday with ro gard to tho probablo action ho would iako In view ot tho adverso report ot the court. "Will you formulate n protest to the president" was the next question. "I have nothing to aay. No, sir," re plied tho general. "Will you Inspire t oongrontonal In' vesication?" "No, sir. I will not talk upon tho subject." "Do you JjoIIovo oongroM will rectify the mattorT" ' "I do not know what congrocs wlllfl do; nor have I any means of knowing In ndvanco what verdict tho rosult of an Investigation might develop. I have no comment, criticism or statemont to mako In this matter, and you may tnko It as certain that any alleged In terviews or Intimations to tho contrary said to havo como from roe or noar mo, aro wholly and unqualifiedly false. I wo and am now actuated sololy by tho consideration ot health, lives and.' Integrity or ".e army. My duty Is douo." A very clojo frland of Gon. Miles, and an officer of the army, when asked If there was anything for tho general to say or do In regard to tho report of tho beof bonrd, replied: "Thoro la nothing for lilm to say or do. Tho report has been approved by the prosldont and tho president Is tho commnndor-ln-chlot ot tho army. Criticism ot tho report or any other ac tion would bo a violation of military duty." Inntilrv wm mmtn nti in thn Minim s.m to AtkimcM, Boston, May 9. The exocutlvc com. mttteo of tho antl-lmperlallstlo loagui jresterday Adopted tho following lettet To bo sent to Edward Atkinson; 'Tho executtvo commltteo ot the antl-lmperlallstlo leaguo thought It prop er to prlvatoly communicate at once ifo the samo persons to whom, as you advised us April 22, you had written to express your Intention ot mailing your pamphlets to loaders In tho field, that tho league did not deslro to circu late Its lltoraturo In this, manner. In advertcneo In expression, doubtless ac cidental, othorwlso conveyed to tho re cipients ot your letter the Impression that you had forwarded tho leaguo's publications for their distribution. "Whatever differences of opinion maj exist as to the propriety of the olreu latlon vlilcli you suggostcd (but whlob jvo understand has not beon attcmptod) there should bo only ono opinion ns to tho far moro serious Issue which has been raised by your experiment ot sending copies ot your pamphlet only to Admiral Dowoy, President Sehur man. Prof. Worcester, Gen. Otis, Gen. Lawton. Oen. Mlllor and J, II. Doss, tho correspondent of Harpor's Weekly, and which was reported to have been taken from jhe malls by order ot tho postmaster general. "Against this act of arbitrary nnd Illegal power which would hardly bo attempted by any government ot Eu rope except, perhaps that ot Russia, (ho league calls on all good citizens to protest as a serious blow to republic an Institutions which nro now so gravely threatened by Imperial policies nt home and abroad." A Hrli.m. Chicago, III., May 0. Somo shrewd Mexicans havo hit upon a plan by which they hope to doprlvo tho United dollars without being brought to Jus lice. Thn schcrno Is to gather up all of officers criticised nnd for tho course i tho second-class advertising mall mat- they might pursue nnd It was stated that as a military legal proposition It was Impossible for nny action to bo taken by any of the officers aggrieved, They might demand n court of Inquiry, but this was n court ot Inquiry which reoommendod that no further action be :akon; this being npproved by tho pres ident precluded any further Inquiry. Gon. Hasan, who Is spcelflod In tho re port. Is not likely to nsk for nny fur ther Investigation, but Col. Maus of Gen. Miles' ktaff, tho other officer crit icised, feels It keenly. Ills friends sny ho wns nmong the witnesses whom Gon. Miles asked to be called and wns not call?d by the court. tor of largo commercial houses, ship It to Moxlco an freight, chango their American money Into Mexican money nt the rnto of 2 to 1, buy Moxlean stamp, then mall tho matter back to tho United States, thus saving halt n cent on every letter. A careful exam ination of tho laws, the promoter claim, has satisfied tho postal author! lice that tho government Is unnblo to do anything In tho caso without legislation. r.irliulnn Art. Washington, May 0. The Chinese le cation has made a strong protest to tho stnto department against the ex tension of the Chlnose exclusion act to Cuba, this having been oun result of ' and Prof. W. C. Stubbs on behalf of a recent! executive order extending the Gov. Foster delivered addresses nnd Immigration laws of tho United Stato tho fair was thon declared open. Thoro Mr. vung aro many stnio nun privaio ox mm is, l!linltlini 0iliril. New Orleans, I.a May 9. The Loui siana Industrial exposition was opened yesterday with a peace Jubilee. Col. W. II. Ilyrnea. grand marshal, headed n great Mrde of returned volunteers, stntc mllltla and civic aoclotles, which wore reviewed by the governor. Chair man Harry MeHnery of tho fair execu tive committee. Mayor W. C I'lowor IlaptaraliU Affair. Meridian, Miss., May 10. A deplor able tragody was enacted nt Okolonn, Miss., yesterday. The details as re ceived here aro somewhat contusing, but it Is understood that aa n result ot the affair four men, among, amonn tho prominent people In ths llttlo town, nro dead. Dr. Wm. Murphy became Involved In a dispute with Choa. D. Clark over n bill whleh tho doctor olalmed Clark owed him. Tho dispute grew boated and a fight wu precipi tated. Clark drew a knife and, rush ing at tho physlelan, quickly severed his Jugular rein. Howard Murphy, the physician's son, hearing of the trouble, nulied to the scene and with a revol ver shot Clark to death. Walter Clark, Clurk's brother, then eame up and en gaged Howard Murphyln n duel. Pis tols were uschI. The fight was a vicious ono and resulted In tho death ot both young men. T.rrlbU Act. Little Rock , Ark.. May 10. At 2 o'clock yesterday morning tho store house of II. W. Hobtnson nt Sweet Home, near this city, was fired by an Incendiary. When the nro was well undor way the Incendiary aroused Mr. Itoblnson at his home near by. Halt Inson reached the burnln? atom just In time to save his broth r within. At soon as Itoblnson Ivid Utt the hout the inrndtary attacked Mrs. Itobln son wl.ii an ax and a terrible strug gle followed. In which site was treat tin Into sjgl-HnsclMiinM. After rub. ulng (he residence the man escaped. to Cuba and Porto Woo, Kwal, an attacho of tho legation, said that the legation had made such n pro test and that in vlow of tho fact that tho Chinese would make tho bost kind of citizens for the setttomont ot Cuba ho believed that tho ordor would bo modified so as not to oxcludo bin conn- trymon. "Tho dowarjer empress." ho added. "has recently granted tho most liberal protection to Americans and wishes to become moro closely allied with Amer ica, nnd this country will oo going igatnst Us own Interoits If It refuses to meet China halt way." art, womeu'a manufacturing and other departments. IIU NurrMtnr. Washington, May 9. Tho navy de partment has selcotod a successor to Admiral Dewey to command the Asiat ic station. Orders have been Issued detaahlng Rear Admiral Watson from command of tho Maro Island navy yard and ordering him to report to Admiral Dewoy at Manila to relievo that officer when he feels that be cau bo spurod there. Itear Admiral Kempff on waltlnf or- Secretary Hay later said that the dors bos been ordered to succeed Ad- matter was under consideration by the nil ml Watson In command of the Maro state department. There ere now under contract over 60,000 head ot cattlo to be moved north through Denver this season. In dications aro that the run to the northwest will exceed 76,000 head, where last year there were only about M.&eo head wmt The tower prl asked and the prospects tar plenty of grace this season Is the eauic of the increase. Island navy yard. Texas senate met on the 0th and ad journed until the 6tb. The house held no session, At San Juan, San Juan. Porto Illeo, May 9. IJrlg. Gen. Oeorge W. Davis, who has been appointed to succeed MuJ. Gen. Guy V. Henry as military governor nt Porto Woo, arrived here yesterday on beard the United States transport Mrl'ker son. He was welcomed by the lueular secretory and official ef Porto It loo and San Juan. In the afternoon Gen. Henry and Gen. Davte were given a reception at the Uiwfw by the Mhoel children ot San Juan. (ion In f'hnrlMtuii. Wilmington, N. C, May 9. Tho erulser Ilalelgh sailed for Charleston. Several local steamers crowded with excursionists accompanied her over the bar. "At no city on tho Atlantic coast," aid Capt. Coghlan, "have I mere thoroughly enjoyed my stay than In Wilmington." The Itnlelgh goes to Charleston to be present during tho United Confed erate Veteran's reunion this week. Pram there she will go to Portsmouth, N, II., to go out of commission. On n Vacation. Washington, May 9. President nnd Mrs. McKlnley left the olty tost night at 9:45 o'clock for a vacation ot a week or ten days at Hot Springs, Vn, The president's health Is good, but he feed the need of rest and recrea tion, and 'hence all official business during his absence will be attended to as far as potIWe at the white tieusa The Dawec eemmltilen is taking a Genius ot the Ohwlaw Indians, Aitxrtr to title. Waihlngton, May 8. Dy direction of the prosldsnt who npproves the find ings, Acting Secrotnry ot Wnr Melkel John yosterdny nrnde public the report and findings ot tho military court ap pointed to InvcsMgnto the charges niatlo by MaJ. Gen. MIIm, commanding the army, that the beet supplied to tho army during the war was unfit tor tho use ot the troops. The most Important teaturo of tho report nro: The finding Is Hint the gonernl's nl legations that tho refrigerated beet was treated with chemicals nro not ostab Untied ; that his itlleRnUons concern' lug the canned frtwli or canned roast lef were sustained as to Its unroll ability for food as used on the trans Krta nnd as a long continued field rn Hon; censure of Gon. Miles for "orror" In falling to promptly notify t'.io sec retnry ot wnr when ho first formed tho opinion that the food was unfit; censure of the ootnmtewiry general (then Gen. Itagnn) for tho too oxtou slvo purchases ot tho canned beef aa an untried ration; consuro of Col. Mntis of Gen. Mllos' staff; tho finding that tho packers wero not at fault and that tho moats supplied to tho nrmy wero the samo quality as thoso sup plied to tho trade generally, nnd tho rccommondntlon Hint no further pro cecdlngs will bo taken In tho prom (sen. Tho conclusion ot tho court adverse to further proceedlnge IhucxI upon tho charges Is ns follows: "It has beon developed In the course ot tho Inquiry ns recltod In this ro port that In somo Instance tome In dlvlduals fulled to porform tho full monsiire ot duty or to ooeerve the proprieties which dignify high mill tnry command, but tho court Is ot the opinion that tho mere stntoinout In the olllclnl report ot tho facts duvolopcd meets tho ends of dlnrlplluo nnd that tho Intercuts ot tho scrvlco will bo bost subsorved It further proceedings bo not taken." Thoro Is moro or lee criticism of Gen. Mllee In vnrlous ports ot tho re port. Probably tho most direct In stanco Is tho one, which states that bo yond tho orltlalsm ot ouloors found olsowlioro Is tho report; "Tho court finds that against none ot tho officers commanding corps, divisions, brigades and roglmontH mid their staff officers should n chargo of guilty be brought. "Tho court also finds that tb major general commanding had not sufficient Justification for alleging that the ro frlgoratod beet was embalmed or was unfit for Issuo to the troops. It also finds that he committed error In that, having belief or knowledge, ns bo clalmod, that the food wits unlit, that It caused sickness nnd dlsarese; that somo of It wns oqulppod under tho pro tense of experiment; that other beof was embalmed, ho did not Immediately send such knowledge or belief to tho secretary of war to the end that a propor remedy might lio promptly ap plied." Sirs. Whim. Iltnil. New York, May 8. Mrs. William C. Whltnoy, wife ot tho former secretary ot the navy, died shortly before 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Tho chango tor tho worso In Mrs. Whltney'a condition camo on last Tuesday, and It became evident to her physclans thnt the end wan not far off. Mra. Whitney wns thrown from her horeo whllo fox hunting In Aiken, S. C, on Feb. 21, 1898. Sho tried to pass undor a low bridge, but struck her head on n beam and fell to tho ground. Slvo was unconscious when she waa plckod up. 8ho was placed In a plostor oast and remained In It for a long time. Kverythng possible was dono for her, but sho remaned absolutely TinlpleAS from the time of tho accident until she died. She wns completely paralyzed from the neck down. Mrs. Whitney wis tho seoond wife of ox-Secretary of the Navy Whitney, and he was her aeeond htMttand, her first buspand iwvlng been Capt. nandotph of the nrlMah nrmy. Carroll Philips, 6 years old, fell from a tree tn a fence at Danleon. Tex., and bit his tongue In two. A physician sewed the dismembered member to gether. Sli.rirf Arrr.trd. Wardner, Ida., May 8. James D. Young, sheriff of Shoshone county, has been arrested upon nn order ot State Auditor Sinclair, who is netlng as the personal representative ot Oov. Stuon enberg. The arrest wns made Uy Unted Stat troops, and tho sheriff Is now onnhned In a Iwrn with 300 ' other prisoners, charged with Qldng and abetting the riot, and proceedings will be commenced immediately (o re move him from Qfijie. In (he mean time Coronor Franco will act as sheriff. SOUTHERN NEWS, Capt Coghlnn of th cruiser ItAlelgti presented the Nordenteldt oannon to Wilmington, N. C. Kd Lowcry, a nophow of H. O. Iw- cry, tuo North Caroiinn outlaw, snoi and killed Tucker Dial at Skufflletown. that state. MaJ. Georgo A. Whitehead ot the staff ot Gen. Joseph Wheeler during tho civil war died at Savannah, aa., nged 03 years. The Tomblgbee Cotton Mill company held Its annual meeting at Columbus. Mies. Satisfactory luminous tor tlvo past year WM reported. Dr. A. W. Itamsoy, for forty year a lending citizen of CIny oounty, Ken tucky. Ills father was the first white child Irani In old Port Vncennce, Inil. Ti rolling mills at Birmingham and Gate Cty, Ala., have closod down. throwing 2000 men out of work. Tho hut down Is only temporary. Tho twenty-seventh nnnual of tho Protestant Kplsropa! dlocceo of Arkan aos wrw hold at Trinity cathedral, Llt tlo Hock. Nearly ovory state In tho Union wns roprosented nt the annual meeting ot tho American Fruit and Produce Travelers' association Ivold at Wil mington, N. C. W. H. Yllllghnm, a prominent mer chant of Louisville, Ky., hna failed, having filed n petition In bankruptcy. His Indebtedness Is tU,03i.O nnd as sets only 9346. on which exemption Is claimed. His falluro caused a profound surprise In Loulsvlllo busluoss circles. Tho oxeciitlvo committee of tho Itoard of trustees of Galloway Fomalo (MetlioiiUt) college at Boaroy, Ark., have awarded tho contract for rebuild ing tho college to W. 11. Stownrt & Ilro. of Newport. Ark., for $20,810. Searcy donated $17,000 and tho Arkansas Methodists tho balance 1311a Haralson wna Jailed at Owens boro, Ky., chnrged with murdorlng her baby boy. Tho mother claims sho slept In n field bocauso alio had no shelter aud Hint when she awoke sho found her baby n corpse Having no means to bury lilm sho threw his body In tho Ohio river. Hn Knetnrlri. Ualttmors, Md May 8. The numer ous new Industries reported during tho week, Included the following Import nnt ones: A IS6.000 oil mill, $8000 spindle cot ton mill, addition ot 12,800 spindles. 379 looms, CO-ton guano factory, In Al abama; $280,000 cotton mill Improve ment, 38,000 spindle end 1000 loom mill: $780,000 nlectrlo plunt,$76,000 Iron foundry company, 100 barrel flour mill, $180,000 lumber mill, two round bnlo compressos, In Georgia; $180,000 to bacco factory, $10,000 tolephono com pany, 40,000 bushel grain olovator, In Kentucky; $1,000,000 cotton mill com pany In Louisiana; $70,000 oil cloth fac tory, $280,000 automobllo company In Maryland; $78,000 lumber company, two round bnlo compresses, $50,000 knitting mill company In Mississippi; $10,000 tolephono company, $20,000 tel ephone company, $800,000 gold mining company, $12,000 mill company, $50,000 compress, 40-ton fertilizer factory, 20 ton oil mill, In South Carolina; $3,000, 000 car and foundry company, 10,000 splndto cotton mill, $28,000 now mill, $50,000 water supply company, $100,000 cooperage, In Tennessee; $100,000 con struction company, two round balo presses, nnd $10,000 tolophono com panyi In Texas; $200,000 marblo works, $28,000 woodworking factory, $50,000 knitting mill, 28-ton Ico factory la Virginia. The Texas Floral society, through Mra. Harrison, the president, sent Gov. Bayers a basket of La Prance roses, grown In Waco, In token ot apprecia tion of his visit to that city on Con federate Memorial day, and his ad drees on that occasion. The state departments at Austin were olosed on (lie 0th out ot respect to the memory ot the late Land Com missioner Finger. Took ll.r Documtnti, Paris. May 8. Mile. Itiodle Wottler. a dauzhter ot a French ameer undergo ing Imprisonment at Amiens tor swindling , has written to M. Mazeu, first president of the court ot cassa tion, declaring that the late Sergt Mai. Iirlmer, at one time secretary ot the late Col. Henry, who, like Hen ry, committed ettlelde, secretly brought her document. Including a letter from Dreyfus to Hraperor wtlllam, which siie says she twrled In an Iron box in the forest of Marley, northwest ot Ver sailles, She forwarded a cabman's re eelpj for the trip.