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INBIAMAEOLI JGHRNA TVEHKLT rSTAHT.TPTf HO lO. VfiT YT TV YH "11'", INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1899. PRICE 3 CENTS. J AT IT AT LAVA Y NEWS fTAND. Otf i TRAINS AND SUNDAYS J CENTS. Y AT WAD A T A TAT m yum nunn GEN. OTIS MAKING ANOTHER EFFORT TO CRUSH FILIPINOS. General Map.irthnr'ii DlTllon In Frnn' of Calnmplt, the New Headquar ter of AgnlnaMo nud Stan. LAWTON MOVING NORTHEAST WITH TIIH OBJECT OF GETTING BE HIND TIIC INSURGENT ARMY. Joint Attack to lie Made on the Rebel Stronghold, If I'lnn of the Mrat eglsts Do Not Miscarry. NO GUARD LEFT AT MALOLOS TIID CITY COMPLETELY EVACUATED nY THE AMERICAN FORCES. Former Resident of the riace Al ready In rnfteftlon Fiftr Fili pino Reported Killed. MANILA, April 2t, 7:10 p. m.-General MacArthur' division left Malolos to-day ap parently Intending to besiege Calumpit. General Hale at 4 o'clock this afternoon had crossed the Tibabag river and had reached a position a quarter of a mile off Calumpit, thus commanding the forts. Pris oners captured by Hale's troops say Aguln aldo and his Filipino staff are at Calumpit with a great force of Filipino troops. Before daylight the Fourth Cavalry, with three guns belonging to the Utah battery, the Nebraska regiment and the Iowa regi ment, under General Hale, wero proceeding In the direction, of Quinchua, where the Tibabag is fordable, but commanded by trenches. During the afternoon, as stated, the troops crossed the river. Generals Mac Arthur and Wheaton, with the Montana regiment, advancing to the left of the rail road and the Kansas regiment moved for ward to the right, north of Malolos. They had with them a long supply train with two armed cars In front, carrying two Gatling and Colts rapid-fire guns and the Bix-pounder which did such execution at the capture of Malolos. The Insurgents at tempted to destroy the railroad bridge out side of Calumpit and succeeded In badly warping the Iron framework. As soon as the soldiers left the Filipino capital the natives began flocking In, as they did at Santa Cruz before the last boat of General Lawton's expedition had sailed. Our army Is compelled to abandon all towns when an onward movement is commenced, because cf Insufficient men to garrison them. This gives the Filipino leaders a frame work upon which to spin stories of Ameri can defeat. The American commanders have left great stores of rice at Malolos, which they have been distributing to the natives and Chinese daily, of whom there were two hundred to three hundred, nearly all of whom remained during the occupation, but who followed the American army out of the place or who took trains going in the direction of Manila, fearing the rebels would kill them. These refugees included some of the wealthiest citizens of the place. Major Mulford. of General Lawton's staff, la in command of the Nebraska regiment. Flftr l'UInlno Killed. NEW YORK. April 23.-A dispatch to the Herald from Manila says that in General Hale's advance on Calumpit fifty Filipinos and one American were killed. AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT. SlacArthnr'a ami LniTlon'n Ailrnnre on Agulnnldow Netr Capital. WASHINGTON'. April 21. Information re ceived at the War Department indicates that General Otis is about to execute another im portant movement, the Initial features of which are shown by to-day's press advices from Manila. The objective point is the in surgent town of Calumpit, being about eight miles northwest of Malolos. It was here that the insurgents concentrated after being driven out of their capital, setting up a new capital and making it the base of their operations. Moving on this stronghold. General Otis proposes to conduct two dis tinct operations. The first one. under Major General MacArthur, has for its purpose rushing straight forward from Malolos along the railroad and striking at Calumpit from the south. The second one is under Major General Liwion, who with his flying column is moving far around to the north east to the large town of Norsagay, from which poii. ho will turn abruptly west toward Calumpit This last move will take about ten days, and military strategists look upon It as another effort to flank the in surgents by getting behind them at Calum pit, similar to the flank movement which General MacArthur attempted to execute at Malabon. This double operation makes Calumpit the center of Interest for the next few days, while attention will be divided between Mao Arthur's column advancing from Malolos and Lawton's column on its ten days march by Norsagay. MacArthur has only a short distance to traverse, so that his forces may be engaged with the main force of the insur gents within the next few hours. The coun try is flat and open, and rather better for our troops than that lying south of Malolos. Calumpit lies on the left bank of a small stream, at Its confluence with the large river Jtlo Grande. It is a substantially built town, with some 2,'VO houses. The advance of General Lawton by a cir cuitous route will be over a country of which little Is known here. Nors.igay Is a considerable town, and it is thought General Lawton is about there by this time. A road runs all the way from there to Calumpit. Along it are scattered many small towns Angat. Buatos. Balinog Indicating that ad Vance Is through a populous country. It U nn agricultural locality, with extensive rloe and fruit plantations. The War Department snap, prepared by tho Military Information Bureau, shows this road Joins tho one on which MacArthur is moving up from Ma lolos. It Is hardly thought, however, that Lawton will make a junction with MacAr thur before striking Calumpit, but rather that he will leave the road when nearing Calumpit so as to gtrlku the city in the rear while MacArthur is attacking In front. Tho execution of this double movement Is being followed with great interest by War De partment official, m it is on a considerably larger scale tlwn the brush scaring which has been in progress recently. Secretary Alger to-day eald that yester day's b.ittlo at Quirgua had not altered the plans of the dPrtmnt In any degree. Gen eral Otis, General Lawton, Admiral Dewey and the Philippine commission all were fully authorized to deal with the situation In the Philippines, according to their best judg ment ami the department believed It would be ge-od policy to refrain from meddling un necessarily. Tne secretary said that if Otis wanted mere troops he could have them and that meantime the department will mak every effort to hasten the release of the volunteers. GENERAL OTIS GUARDED. Soldier I'ntel About III Palace to Wntch for Would-lle Assnflftlns. SIOCX FALLS, S. D., April 21. Letters received from members of tho First Regi ment South Dakota Volunteers during the la"t few days are unusually Interesting. Among them Is a letter from 0ti3 Robinson, In which he fives an account of his experi ence as sharpshooter and tells of the pre cautions taken to prevent the assassination of General Otis. Regarding the latter he says that fifty yards from the palace squads are posted all around the grounds for fear the natives may attempt to assassinate General Otis and that the soldiers are al ways ready for an emergency. In Memory of Stritseiibnrjr. LINCOLN. Neb., April 21. Special de votional exercises In memory of Col. John M. Stotsenburg were held in the chapel of the Nebraska University to-day. Colonel Stotsenburg was instructor ' in military tactics at the university prior to hh? depar ture for Manila. Governor Poynter nnd Adjutant General Barry this evening sent messages of condolence to Colonel Stotsen burg's father at New Albany, Ind. Confusion in Stotnenbnrjc Name. An error was made by the Journal yes terday in stating that the late Col. John Stotsenburg had served a term in the In diana Legislature. His name was confused with that of his brother, Evan B., who was a Democratic leader in the House of lsUi. TWO WOMEN MURDERED. Shot nnd Clnbbetl to Death' "While Asleep In Their Home. MURPHYSBORO. 111., April 24. The bodies of two women, who were murdered while they s'ept, have been found in the house of E. M. Davie, a miner, residing one mile from Carbon mine, No. ft. Tho bodies were mutilated and blood-stained. The vic tims are Mrs. Mary E. Davie and Miss Mill stead, who resided with the family. Last Friday afternoon Mr. Davie left for Carter viile, 111. His wife and Miss Millstead ac companied him to the train. That was the last time they were seen alive. The crime was evidently committed some time during tho night, while the women were asleep, for they were clad In their night clothes. The condition of the room indicated that it had been looted. Both a revolver and a club were used In the double murder. Miss Millstead was shot in the right temple and her head was also crushed. Mrs. Davie's skull was crushed in a horrible manner. Many rumors are afloat, but as yet there have been no arrests. Mr. Davie has re sided here since last June, working in the mines. BLOCKADE RAISED. Brecklnrldpre, n. Colorado Town, Snowed Up for Seventy-Six Day. BRECKINRIDGE. Col., April 21. The snow blockade, which has prevented trains entering this placo since Feb. 4, seventy-six days ago, was broken to-day, when, at 5:40 p. m., the rotary plow steamed up to the depot, followed by the passenger train. The rotary broke down one and a half miles from the depot and this morning over a hundred cltlzops turned out with shovels and picks and cleared the track. There are still many miles of track to be cleared of snow and ice before the South Park line will be opened to Leadvllle, but it is believed that the most difficult portion is past- ANTI-IMPERIALIST LEAGUE. It Challenged Publication of Names of People Fomenting Sedition. BOSTON. April 21. At a meeting of the executive committee of tho Anti-imperialist League to-day it was voted that "The Antl Imperialist League challenge the publication of the names of persons, committees or so cietles alleged to hare stirred up a mutinous feeling among the troops in the Philippines by correspondence or otherwise, except of thoso relatives and friends of the volunteers who may have expressed a natural solicitude for men compelled by military conditions to serve In an unpopular and unrighteous war." DYNAMITE ON THE TRACK. Two Attempt! to Destroy C, U. & Q. Hallway ruMpnger Train. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 2i.-Two tit tempts were made to destroy Burlington trains with dynamite, near Nodaway, a small station between St. Joseph and the Iowa line, this morning. Sticks of dyna mites were laid on the track and the Den ver "Flyer was given a shock at 4 o'clock that broke ad the windows in the coaches. The Omaha Express had a similar but more sevcro shock ten minutes later. Burlington officials telieve that the work was done by vandals. There is nothing to indicate rob bery was the motive. WILL NOT ACCEPT. Dr. Connell Decline the Flf th-Avenne Presbyterian Church Pulpit. NEW YORK. April 24. The following cablegram was to-day received from Rev. Alex. Connell. of the Regent-square Presby terian Church, London, to whom was ten dered tho pulpit of the Fifth-avenue Pres byterian Church to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dr. John Hall: "After serl ous consideration Dr. Connell has decided to decline the call. This decision is final. He announces bis decision to his congregation to-morrow." MAY COONEY'S EXPERIMENT. Comely ;irl "Wed n. Pickpocket with View of Reforming 11 1 in. CLF.VEI-AND. O., April 2l.-M.ay Cooney, a comely young woman, was married to dny in the county Jail to George M. Rcg- enauer. a confessed pickpocket who is under sentence of four years in the penitentiary. The girl Faid she believed In Regenaeur and it va her intention to reform him after he had served out his sentence. A RECORD BREAKER. lliirllngton Mull Train Hans 20 .Mile In 1JH minute. CHICAGO, April 21.-A Burlington fast mall train Saturday night made the run from Chicago to the Mi-is-ipnl river, u distance of 2 miles', n 159 minutes. This in cluded ten miles of slow running through the company's yards in this city. The fast run was made to put the train on schedule time nfter being delayed twenty-eight min utes waiting tor the arrival of thu mail from tho EuU PROTEST MADE CAPTAIN COGIILAVS UTTERANCES NOT RELISHED I1Y GERMANY. Formal Objection Lodged nt the State Department by the Emperor' Am bassador, llerr Von Holleben. NO NOTICE TAKEN OF POEM WHICH IS DESCRIBED RV THE DIP LOMAT AS DEINU "TOO NASTY," Text of Satlrlenl Vernes, Written by a Marine at Manila and Reelted at the New York Union Club Banquet. NO ACTION AT WASHINGTON COGHLAN NOT YET RELIEVED OF COMMAND OF' TUB RALEIGH. Secretary Hay Reported to Have Ex pressed Strong Disapproval of the Captain's After-Dinner Remarks. WASHINGTON, April 24. The German government has entered a formal protest against the language used by Captain Coghlan, of the Raleigh, at the Union League Club banquet last Friday night. The protest was lodged with Secretary Hay through the German ambassador, llerr Von Holleben. Secretary Hay replied that the language said to have been used was at a dinner at a club and so could not be regarded A9 an official or public utterance in tho sense that would warrant the State Department in acting. However, the Navy Department was fully competent to take such action as the case seemed to require. With this state ment the ambassador was content for the time, at least and will doubtless await a reasonable length of time uron the Navy Department. There are semi-official Intima tions that the ambassador will not so much concern himself with the course of Captain Coghlan as with the course of the United States In dealing with Coghlan. The Ger man ambassador stated to-day that the poem recited by Captain Coghlan was "too nasty to be noticed.' The poem referred to was written by Captain "Jack" Myers, of the marine guard of the U. S. S. Charleston, at Manila. A dispatch from New York says that early on Saturday morning the diners at the Union League Club, "inspired by the report to them by Captain Coghlan of Admiral Dewey's famous message to Admiral Von Diodcrlchs demanded that Captain Coghlan sing 'Hoch der Kaiser, the song so popular with our fleet In the Philippines. 'Me sing cried the captain, laughing. 'Why, I never sang a note in my life. 'Give us the words, then, demanded the Union Leaguers. 'Oh, I suppose I can recite it, replied the Raleigh's captain, 'so here goes. " The song as recited follows: "Der Kaiser fon das vaterland, Und Gott und I all dings command; We two, ach. don't you understand? MEINSELF und Gott. "Vile some men Finer der bower divine. Mein soldiers sing 'Die Wacht am Rhein Und drink der health in Rhenish wine Of MK und Gott. "There's France. she svaggers all around; She's ausgespielt. she's no aggound; To much, we dinks, she don't amound MElNSELF-und Gott. "She wl'l not dare to fight again. Put If sne should I'll show her blaln Dat Elsass (und in French) Ioralne Aro MEIN-by Gott. "Dare's Grandma, dinks she's nlcht scbmall bier. Mlt Roers und such she Interfere: She'll learn none owns di hemisphere Rut ME und Gott. "She dinks, good frau. some ships she's got, Und soldiers mit der scarlet goat. Ach! We could knock 'em poof like dot MEINSELF mit God. "In dimes of peace brebare for wars. I hear her helm and shpear of Mars. Und care not for den douand Czars MEINSELF und Gott. "In fact. I humor every vhlm. Mit aspect dark und visage grim Gott pulls mlt ME und I mlt Him M EI N SELF und Gott." It Is s?.Id that Captain Coghlan 3 case Is r.ot similar to that of the Spanish Captain Conchas, whose utterances in Madrid Just before the war in severe criticism of the United States, caused the State Department to lodge a formal protest through United States Minister Hannls Taylor. Captain Conchas's utterances were embodied in a lecture delivered before the Spanish Geo graphical Society, and were public in the full sense of the term. Secretary Hay, in his reply to the German ambassador has un dc.ubtedly taken note of the difference be tween the cases on this particular point and It may be a very important difference for Captain Coghlan. The State Department's position is that a club is simply the home of a numher of gentlemen and so cannot be con sidered a public affair. But this view does not relieve Captain Coghlan from respond blllty to bis brother otlicers for conduct which is alleged to be detrimental to the navy. Though relieved from accountability to the State Department, directly by Sec retary Hay's attitude, the Navy Depart ment, as the secretary has Indicated, must deal with tho case. Captain Cogh'an can be called to account on several charges, presuming that he has been correctly reported and that he admits his utterances. The charge which would most probably be brought against him in cuho the affair progresses to a court-martial would be conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline, and conduct unbecom ing an officer and a gentleman. So far no re sponse has been received from Captain Coghlan at the Navy Department. It 1 ex pected the officer will proceed with deliber ation In making any statement he may care to submit to the deiKtrtment. Meanwhile unpleasant suggestion are arising to the embarrasj-ments that may follow the execu tion1 of the round of receptions already planned for the Raleigh. Tho German ambassador appeared at the State Department at noon to-day for the purpose of making further representations to Secretary Hay touching the conduct of Captain Coghlan so that the utterances of Captain Coghlan at the Army and Navy Club. a3 published In yesterday morning's papers, were regarded as an additional of fense. An effort was made to ascertain whether the United States government in tetvled to do anything, officially ln view of subsequent developments in the case. Sec retary Hay has not changed his position in any degree. He depre-cated the lack of tact, and the bad taste shown by Captain Coghlan and did not hesitate to let that be know a to tho German ambassador. But he still held that the cas was on that required treatment by method of naval discipline only, and with which the State Department could not concern It5o!f. The German am bassador will communicate the department's view to the Foreign Office at Berlin. After the conference between Secretary Hay and the German ambassador thus after roon. it w ag stated in an authoritative quar ter that there wa3 no reason to view the Coghlan affair in a serious light as present ing grave International complications. The meeting to-day. it was stated, had been mu tually r.greeab'e. The main feature of the State Department conference was in estab lishing that Germany expects the United States government to deal with the Coghlan affair according to the gravity of the offense and the United States in return gives as surance that every Jurt expectation in this respect will be performed. . . RALEIGH'S CREW ENTERTAINED. Dewey's Men nt the Waldorf-Astoria Cnptnln Coghlan Reticent. NEW YORK. April 24. One hundred and twenty sailers from the United States cruiser Raleigh, clad In their naval uniforms, were given a, banquet in the Astor gallery of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel to-night. The ntertainment was planned and carried out by a committee composed of the following gentleman: Roswell P. Flower, William C. Whitney, William McAdoo, Bradley Martin, Philip Rhinelander, Thomas L. Jam?s, Clarence W. Mackey, George J. Gould, E. W. Bliss, Emerson McMillan. W. J. Curtis and W. G. McAdoo. The gallery was decorated with silken banners and flags and a fash ionable crowd was present to ee and help entertain the sailors. The Raleigh steamed up the river this aft ernoon and anchored off the foot of West Thirty-fourth street, for the purpose of al lowing the sailors to land. The men lined up on the pier and In files of two marched up Thirty-fourth street to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. They were In charge of Chief Signal Quartermaster Way. The sailors were cheered by the crowds along the line of march to the hotel, and on entering the Waldorf-Astoria were cheered over and over again by the crowd there. It was 7:43 when the sailors reached the hotel, and in a quarter of an hour they had been seated at the table, eating and smoking. Ex-Assistant Secretary of the Navy Wil liam McAdoo formally welcomed the sail ors for the givers of the feast. Randolph Guggenheimer, president of the Board of Aldermen of New York city, welcomed the sailors on behalf of tho city. The following letter was read from Secre tary of the Navy Long: "Am grateful at recognition of the men behind the guns and regret I cannot participate, owing to im perative engagements here. Please accept my thanks for your courtesy and my best wishes for the occasion. The sailors then chatted and talked and told of incidents of Manila to those who talked with them. A good many of the men were with Admiral Dewey on the flagship Olympia during the battle and they were especially lions of the evening. Among them was Quartermaster E. P. Stanton, who was on the bridge of the Olympia with Dewey. Seaman Loekridge had many stories to tell of the admiral. Shortly before the banquet had begun Capt. and Mrs. Coghlan arrived and mingled with the spectators. Capt. Coghlan, when asked about the international furore raised by his speech, was reticent. He said: "I have received no communication from Washington except a routine order which has come through Rear. Admiral John W. Phjlliw I dfl jot care to hscusa the matter. As you can well understand, the more i talk about it the more the matter will be come involved, and there will be misstate ments and misunderstandings. You can un derstand my position. It is a dreadful thing this getting talked about so in the news papers." Rear Admiral John W. Philip, com mandant of the navy yard, said: "I have received no orders from Washington for Captain Coghlan other than the orders for him to stand ready for inspection and to proceed down tho bay. I know of no other instructions than those of a routine na ture." Rear Admiral Philip went about amons the men talking with them. He knew a good many of them. Other officers of the Raleigh were present. The programme for the evening was con cluded with a vaudeville entertainment. The Raleigh will leave to-morrow for Philadelphia, where she will take part in the celebration of the Grant monument celebration on April 2D andpewcy day on May L GERMANS NOT EXCITED. PInented hy Secretary Hay Disap proval of CoKhlnu'n Utterances. BERLIN, April 21. It is announced in a semi-official noto to-day that the United States secretary of state. Colonel John Hay, has expressed to the German ambassador, Von Holleben, his strong disapproval of the conduct of Captain Joseph B. Coghlan, of the United States cruiser Raleigh. The afternoon newspapers here contain few comments on Captain Coghlan's re marks, and they generally take a calm view of the after-dinner speech and consider the incident closed, particularly In view of the st mi-officlal note published here announcing the strong disapproval of the United States secretary of state of the captain's con duct, coupled With the dignified tone of the American pre?s on the subject, which is regarded as being noteworthy and as testi fying . to the Improved German-American relations. The Vosslscho Zeitung is an exception fo this rule, and pronounces Itself in favor pi demanding severe punishment for Captain Coghlan. The North German Gazette remarks: "We shall not overrate the political sig nificance of such Indiscretions on the part of a single foreign official, especially as they appear to have been committed while the speaker was in a state of exhilaration. We note the fact that Captain Coghlan was immediately reprimanded by his su leriors." In official circles the Coghlan . incident is regarded mildly as an "Ausflus der weln laune" (expression of wine humor.) A rep resentative of the Foreign Office said to the correspondent here of the Associated Press: "The American government has promptly and efficiently done all we could reasonably expect. Tliis alone, even if it were not for other indications, shows us that the Ameri can government in no way identifies itself with tho utterance of a solitary officer." The Tageblatt. in an inspired article, re calls the fact that the incident Is a year old (referring to the message which Ad miral Dewey is said to have sent to Ad miral Von Diedrichs) and adds: "Jf we must admit Admiral Dewey first harbored suspicions of the German- squadron, these suspicions were subsequently removed and their relations became most cordial. Admiral Dewey even decorating his ships with flags on the Empress's birthday, which Interna tional etiquette did not compel him to do." The Lokal Anzeiger, in a somewhat vio lent denunciation of Captain Coghlan, says: "He comes of Irish-American lineage, which notoriously produces the roughs, both high and low, of the American classes." The Boersen Courier thinks It "strange the Americans recommence to peek a quar rel with Germany Instead of first conquer ing the Filipinos, who promise to give them enough work for some time." The Vosslsche Zeitung adds: "Captain (.Continued on Second Page.,) FOR SPEAKER 31 ANY CANDIDATES AMONG REPt'R LICAN REPRESENTATIVES. Sherman, of New York, Thought to Have the Inside Track, hut Will Hare the West Against II I m. GR0SVEN0R OUT OF THE RACE CANNON, HOPKINS AND HENDERSON FORMIDABLE CANDIDATES. All Ambition to Rule the Lower Branch of Next Consress If T. B. Reed Resigns, as Expected. CAPTAIN WILDE'S PROTEST HE SAYS THE NAVY CAPTURED 1LO ILO, IN THE ISLAND OF PAN AY, And Therefore Col. Sillier Did Not Merit Promotion to a BrlRndier Gen eralship Supreme Court Decisions. Fpeelal to th Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, April 24.-The various candidates for the speakership of the Fifty sixth Congress are pluming their wings for fight and conferences Informal and other wise are daily occurrences. On Saturday two-fifths of the Minnesota delegation met and discussed the situation, but adjourned without having reached a conclusion, ex cept that they would cast a complimentary ballot for , James A- Tawney, Minnesota's representative on the ways and means com mittee. Mr. Sherma.1, of New York, it is now believed has the inside track and is leading at the start. Western men generally are arraying themselves against the Utlca congressman and endeavoring to round up those who stand uncommitted. General Grosvenor said to-day that he had decided not to make the race. The truth is, Con gressman Grosvenor before the retirement of Mr. Reed was announced, had declined to make the race for the gubernatorial election in Ohio. He concluded some weeks ago, however, to remain in Congress and let the governorship go to some one else. He was probably quietly informed by the Hanna ele ment in Ohio politics that his ambition to fill the Governor's chair could not succeed this year. Then came the announcement that Mr. Reed intended to resign and the gallant general at once concluded that he would look well, even If he could not quite fill, the chair made vacant by the re tirement of the man from Maine. He again sought counsel of the President and his friends. wth the result that he has decided to remain Just a plain, everyday member on the floor. "I find," said he, "after a careful canvass of the situation that Ohio cannot got the speakership. The State is all right geographically, but the old cry Is raised that Ohio already has more than her share of honors and she must stand aside in the race for the speakership." Meanwhile so many Western candidates aro appearing that the difficulties of a com bination on sectional lines are multiplying. Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, Is out to-day as an avowed candidate, and Hopkins, of the same State, has always been a candidate, having once at least locked horns with Mr. Reed. General Henderson, of Iowa, is also looming up quite strongly. If a majority of tho New York delegation support Mr. Sherman It Is expected that Sereno Payne will with draw, though he has announced his candi dacy. In that event Sherman will have a fine opportunity to organize bis forces and make combinations. With the Eastern vote pretty solidly behind him and no serious Eastern candidate In opposition, he would need but a few votes from the West to in sure his nomination by the caucus. Capt. F. Wilde, of the cruiser Boston, has protested against the promotion of Col. Miller to a brigadier generalship as a re ward for the capture of Hollo. It appears that this capture was effected entirely by naval forces under the command of Capt. Wilde and that it was not until after tho capture had been effected that the place was turned over to Colonel Miller, who, up to that time, had nothing to do with its capture. This action is indorsed by Ad miral Dewey. Captain Wilde's rrotest came too late to be effective, as Colonel Miller was pro moted a brigadier general Feb. 13 in recog nition of his services in the capture of Hollo and was retired in that grade March 27 by operation of law on account of age. He was in command of the expedition sent from Manila for the capture of Iloilo and the cruisers Boston and Petrel were sent with him to render assistance. While the vessels with the expedition were lying off the port the natives began to strengthen their defenses and fired several shots at the Petrel, which vessel was anchored nearest the shore. The commander of that small war ship asked and received permission of Captain Wilde, of the Boston, to respond. At this time, according to naval advices. General Miller's army transports were ordered out of the roadstead. Without com municating with General Miller tho two war ships opened on the shore . batteries and soon silenced them. Lieutenant Nib lack, of the Boston, landed with a battalion of marines and sailors and took possession of the town. They captured the insurgents' flags on the governor's house and on the batteries and turned the city over to Gen. Miller on his arrival an hour or so later. They kept the captured flags, however, in spite of General Miller's demand for them. This Is the naval story of the battle of Iloilo. The official report of that engage ment first received in Washington was made by General Miller to tho War Depart ment and simply announced the surrender of that city to the American forces undr his command without going into particu lars. Acting on this report and in view of the fact that General Miller had but a few weeks more to serve on the active list, the President appointed him to a vacancy then existing in the list of brigadier generals, lie is now on his way home from Manila and Is expected to reach San Francisco in a few days. The President has appointed Col. James F. Smith, of the First California Volunteer Regiment, a brigadier general of volunteers. The regiment is now in the Philippines. General Smith will be assigned to one of the brigades of (general Otls's army. Batteries C and M, of the Seventh Ar tillery, have been ordered to return from Porto Rico. It is expected that these bat teries and the remainder of tho Seventh Ar tillery, now in this country, will b r cmited to the full strength and sent to Ma nila. Three light batteries sailed from San Francisco to-day, being those requested by General Otis soma time ago. The fccJicf Is general that more artillery will be needed in the Philippines. Chief Justice Fuller to-day announced the opinion of the United States Supreme Court in the caso of Thomas Cosgrove vs. Eugene D. Winny, United States marshal for the Eastern district of Michigan. The case in volves the extradition treaty in force be tween thL country and Great Britain for Canada, the particular point at issue br ing whether a resident of Canada, who has been extradited and brousht to the United States on one charge can be arrested on an other case before tho first proceeding had terminated and he had had opportunity to return to his own country. Ths chief Jus tice held that he could not bo thus dealt with, reversing the finding of the district court for tho Eastern district of Michigan. This caso was a prosecution of Cosgrove on the charge of stealing a bnat in Detroit in 199" and the two proceedings were con nected with tho same place, one being in the state courts and the other in tho federal courts. Tho opinion handed down to-day held that this circumstance was of no im portance and that Cosgrove's rights were not impaired by this fact. An opinion was also handed down to-day in the case of Oliver Wende!! Holmes, Jr., vs. G. R. Hurst, holding that a copyright on a book, the contents of which have been published serially without being previously copyrighted, is invalid. The case Involved tho copyright of "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table," by the father of plaintiff in this case. The book was first published serially in the Atlantic Monthly In and was not copyrighted until it was afterward printed In book form, when e-opyright was taken. Hunt published the book, claiming that it was printed just as the contents bad been printed in the magazine, and also claiming that the subsequent copyright did not protect the work under the copyright laws, but that the first publication vitiated the copyright. The claim was made on be half of the Holmes estate that there is n difference between copyrighting a book and copyrighting its contents, but Justice Brcwn, by whom the decision of the court was announced, said the court had been unable to accept this view and that under the circumstances Hurst had a perfect right to print the book as the matter appeared in the magazine. This was the view taken by the Circuit Court of Appeals for the secona circuit and its decision was affirmed by to day's opinion. Major Francis S. Dodge, of the pay de partment, recently relieved from duty at Denver, has been selected by the War 3r partment to disburse tho $3,000,000 allotted by the government for the payment of the troops of the Cuban army as a condition of its dlsbandment. Major Dodge expects to leave for Cuba this evening or to-morrow. President McKInley was unable to see callers to-day and remained In his private apartments. At intervals during the last several days he has been in the hands of his dentist and is now suffering somewhat from neuralgia of the face. He hopes to be in his office to-morrow. Minister Newell, at The Hague, reports that a royal order decrees that hereafter persons holding the diploma of doctor of dental medicine, iued by Harvard Uni versity, the diploma of doctor of dental surgery from the University of Pennsyl vania, the college of dentistry of the Uni versity of Michigan, or the department of dentistry of Vanderbilt University, of Nashville, Tenn., Shall be admitted to the theoretical examinations in dentistry in tho Netherlands. Genc-ral Merritt, commanding the De partment of the East, has been In consul tatlcn with Secretary Alger and Adjutant General Corbin regarding the forces and posts in his department. The withdrawal of troops for service In tho Philippines will leave some of these posts without garri sons of any number. It had been suggest ed that the posts on tho northern border might be abandoned, and the decision has been reached not to atttmpt to keep them up as posts, but they will bo placed in charge of some invalided soldiers and a very email force sufficient to take care of them. Tho different forts along the soa coast where mcdern guns have been sta tioned must be manned In order to keep them in proper condition. There will be no withdrawal of the forces from these forts. Assistant Secretary of War Mciklejohn has issued the following order, extending tho Immigration laws of the United States to Cuba, Porto Rico and tho Philippine Islands: "The laws and regulations govern ing Immigration to the United States are hereby declared to be in effect in the terri tory under government by the military forces of the United States, and collectors of customs are directed to enforce said laws and regulations until the establishment of immigration stations In said territory. All money collected under this order must be deposited and accounted for as prescribed for customs collections." Brig. Gen. John C. Bates, United States volunteers, who was recently recalled from Cuba, will go to Manila. President Igleslas, of Costa Rica, accom panied by Minister Calvo, of that country, had a conference to-day with Secretary Hay concerning Nicaragua canal affairs, and also paid calls of respect on the Presi dent and Vice President. It was stated that the calls developed no Important changes in the canal situation. Minister Correa, of Nicaragua, called at the White House to day, prior to his departure for Nicaragua, where be, too, will interest himself in the canal project. The commissary department of the army has been authorized to ssuq to such sol diers as desire it an equal value In fish in lieu of beef ration now issued. The restric tion regarding the issue of fish when beef cannot be obtained Is removed. Ham or other articles of sale in equal money value to the beef may be IssueL To the present ration two ounces ef dried fruits are added. Vice President Hobart sat up for several hours to-day and his condition continues en couraging. It is confidently hoped that, in a week, be will be able to take short car riage rides about the city. The State Department has published an exhaustive report from Oscar Williams, late United States consul at Manila, sub mitted in answer to numerous Inquiries from United States manufacturer, show ing the kinds of goods most In demand In the Philippines. The report deals particu larly with textiles, though there is a chap ter on Iron and steel and on the currency. A suit for damages has been instituted by one Washington dry-goods firm against another which involves a novel ilnt of general Interest. The charge Is that the de fendant firm "maliciously, unlawfully and unjustly" conspired to persuade one of the plaintiff's clerks to leave his employ and enter that of the defendant by reason of which the plaintiff was compelled to in crease the clerk's salary in order to retain his services. The purpose cf the suit is to determine whether an employer has the legal right to induce employes of other concerns to leave the service of tha latter by often of increased salary. MERCILESS MOB LICE STRICKLAND TFT TO DEATn BY RELENTLESS GEORGIANS. Hanged to n Permlnimon Tree Near Palmetto, and III Ears and Finger Cut Off and Exhibited an Trophtea. PAPER PINNED ON THE BODY ON ONE SIDE WAS "WRITTEN. 'WTS MIST PROTECT TIIC LADIES.' On the Other the Slsrnlflratit Warn, ing, "Beware, AH Darkles, Yon Will Be Treated In the Same Way. STRUNG UP THREE TIMES I RGED TO CONFESS. BIT DIED TRO TESTING II1S INNOCENCE. Frnltle Effort of 111 Coarnaeoos Employer to Save III LifeAnother Negro Chased -What Georgian Say. PALMETTO. Ga., April 21. The body of Lige Strickland, the negro preacher who was Implicated In the Cranford murder by Sam Hcse. was found swinging to the limb of a persimmon tree within a mile and a quarter of this place early to-daj Before death was allowed to end the sufferings tf the negro his ears were cut off and th tmall linger of bis left band was severed at the second joint. These trophies were in Palmetto to-day. On the chest of the negro was a scrap of bloodstained note paper, at tached with an ordinary pin. On one bide of this paper was written: "New York Journal We must rrotect our ladies, C-1'9." The other side of the paper contained a warning to the negroes of the neighbor hood. It read as follows: "Beware, all darkies. You will bs treated; the samo way." ' Before being finally lynched Strickland was given a chance to confess to the mis deeds of which the mob supposed hlra to be guilty, but he protested his innocence to the end. Three times the noose was placed around his neck and the negro was drawn up off the ground. Three times he was let dow n with warnings that daath was In store for him should he fall to confess his com plicity in the Cranford murder. Three times Stri:kland proclaimed his innocence, until weary of uiloss torturing, the mob pulled on the rope and tied the end around sienaer truns or tne persimmon tree, riot a shot was fired by the mob. Strickland was strangled to death. The lynching of Llgo Strickland wa not accomplished without a desperate effort on the part of his employer to gave his life. The man who pleaded for the negro is Major W. W. Thomas, an ex-State senator and one of the most distinguished citizens of Coweta county. He did all in his power to prevent the lynching of the negro, and did not discontinue his efforts until he had been assured by the leaders of the mob that the negro would be taken to Jail at Fairburn, Ono mile from where this promise was mado Lige Strickland was hanged. The negro waa a tenant on the plantation of Major Thomas. When Sam Hose, the murderer of Alfred Crantord ajid the assailant of bl wife, made his confession, immediately prior to lils burning, he implicated Uge Strick land, IIosq contending that ho had been offered money by Strickland to kill Cran ford. It was known positively, however, that Hose had made false statement in bis last confession and many of those who aided in bis burning were disposed to dis regard his statement in regard to Strick land. Late Sunday right about fifteen men went to the plantation of Major Thomas and took Lige Strickland from the little cabin in the woods that be called home, leaving his wifa and live children to wail and weep over tba fate they knew was in store for the negro. Their cries aroused Major Thomas, and that sturdy old man followed the lynchers in his buggy, accompanied by bis ton, W. M. Thomas, determined to save, if possible, tha life of his employe. He overtook tha lynch ers with their victim at Palmetto and then ensued, with only the moonlight to brightt tho faces of theso grim men. the weirdest and most dramatic tcci3 this section, ''has ever known. KNEW NOTHING TO TELU Uge Strickland was halted directly oppo- site the telegraph office. The nooe was ad justed around his neck and the end of the rope was thrown over a tree. Strickland was told he had a chance b fore dying to confess his complicity in the (rime. He re plied: "I have tf you all I know, gentlemen. You can kill me if you wish, but I knov nothing more to tell." The negro's life might have lcn ended then but for the arrival of Major Thoma. who leaped from his buggy an 1 asked for a hearing. He aked tho crowd to give the negro a chance for his life hero on the street n of Palmetto and said: "Gentlemen, thi nrgro is innocent. Hohe sail Uge had prom ised to give him J3 to kill Alfred Cranford. and 1 be-iieve Lige has not had $30 since he has been on my place. He has never dorvi any of you any harm anl now I want you to promiso me that you will turn him over to the bailiff of this town in order that h may be given a hearing. I do not ask that you liberate him. Hold him and if the courts adjudge him guilty har.g him." To this the mob replied that Strickland had inflamed the negrees in the neighbor hood and bad a bad reputation, having beri rur away from East Point teveral yeara ago. Major Thomas re minrtfd the mob that th negro had oluntarily told of seeing Hose on the night of the murder. A member of the mob replied that .Strickland had done this in the cunnlngnes of hU guilt to estab lish bis own innocence. There were pome, however, who agreed with Major Thomaa and after a dlyrtiion a vote wa taken which was supposed to mean life or death to Uge Strickland. The vote to let him, live was unanimous. Mtjor Thomas then retired some distance and the mob was prejvirlng to !end Strick land in a wagon to Newnan. when some tody cried out: "We havn got him her; let's kep him." This ag-iln aroued the mob and a messenger wan ent to Major Thomas to leave Palmetto for hi own good, but the old man was not frightened. H drew himself up and said emivhaticallyt "I have never before been ordered to leav a town, and I am not going to leave t h la cne." And then tha major, upUftit hi A