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THE INDIANAPOLIS .JOURNAL, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1031. 5 A$ t&ifi) :r k(i -y, tiS I ;: V.. .!: i-Xi !- s : iV . . Useful Articles for Invalids. Reel m in and Polling Chalra for parlor arvl street. Carry Ins Chairs. Y he?ld Couch-. Food bteri!lzrs and Dtccators. edln and Spit Cups. Electric Delta. Insole and Ditttrie. liath Cabinets. ivm. 11. akmstiiom; & co.. T2 kd 2i S. Meridian street. Indianapolis, lni as yesterday presented with a magnifi cent loving cup, fur which every employe of the Patent Ofllce subscribed. Special Agent Kemp, of the Civll-servlcc Commission, left yesterday for El Paso. Tex., to assist In the oroeeeding brougnt asalnst Collector of Customs Dillon ami four subordinate employes at LI i'aso grow ing out of alleged violations of civil .service laws. Postmaster General Smith has Issued an order establishing a dead letter service for the Territory of I la wall for the disposition of unclaimed and unmailable matter orig inating In or reaching the various postoi lices in the Hawaiian island. The usual return of such matter hereafter will be made to the postmaster at Honolulu, in stead of Washington. The Navy Department has pent orders to Adrnirul Itemey, the commar.der-ln-chief of the naval forces on the Asiatic station, to proceed aboard his flagship, the Brooklyn, to Melbourne, Australia, in time to take part in the exercises commemorative of the opening of the first federal Parliament, "from May 6 to May a next. It is possible that the New York or the Oregon, en route to and from the Asiatic station, may also be authorized to stop and take part. Major Ablel L. Smith, commissary United States army, has been removed from duty u.s assistant to the commissary general and as disbursing commissary In this city, and has been ordered to Chicago for assignment to duty as temporary chief commissary of that department and a? purchasing tjommlssary at Chicago, to re lieve lieutenant Colonel William L. Alex ander, who has been ordered to Havana for assignment to duty as chief commis sary of the department of Cuba, relieving Capt. Philip Motherslll, assistant commis sary of subsistence, United States Volun teers. OBITUARY. fUHllnni T. Horil, Itellred Medical Di rector of the I nltctl States A'nvy. WASHINGTON, April 1. Medical Direc tor William T. Hord. of the navy, died here to-night. He held the relative rank of captain on the retired list. His naval service covered a period of nearly forty years. He was born in Kentucky and wan about seventy years old. He was a volunteer aid on the staff of General Nelson from the battle of Pittsburg Land ing to the evacuation of Corinth, Miss., by General Beauregard. On the steam tiocp Pawnee he participated In all the opera tions against Charleston under Admirals Dupont. Dahlgren and General Gilhnore. Jle was commissioned medical dlrecto-. on May 7, VilJ. He was retired on account of age In lsc. ' Henry Grilthle. NEW YORK. April 1. The Tribune will, to-morrow, say: "Word was received here of the death yesterday (Monday), at Sm . Itemo, Italy, of Henry Gribble. Mr. Grib tle was, for many years, a business man and broker in New York city. About ten jyears ago he retired from bilness here and went to Shanghai. China, as a repre sentative in that country of the Standard 'Oil Company. Recently h. suffered severely from throat trouble, and his visit to Ital was for the purpose of improving his health. He was married to a daughter of . Alfred Wadstaff. of this city, chief clerk ff the Appellate division of the Supreme Court." Other Denthn. NEW YORK, April l.-Col. Thomas 1?. Itand. a former hotel manager, is dead in this city. He was born in Portsmouth, N. 21., In 1S23. He was known as an advocate cf certain measures to the advant i of hotel men. as. for Instance, llr 'tlu he liability of proprietors for guest. .ta through theft. During the civil war Col. Rand was the senior captain of the Thirty third Massachusetts Volunteers. SEYMOUR. Ind.. April 1. -Thomas Swift, aged sixty-four years, well known in Ma sonic and Grand Army circles throughout the country, died to-night of pneumonia, after a two weeks' illness. Mr. Swift was a member of Hiram Lodge. No. 21. of Ma sons, at Winchester. Va.. joining the lodge the same night as did President McKinley. "WASHINGTON. April 1. W. Ilarrv Clarke tiled here to-day. He was man ager of the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Company here Tor some years, and later was engaged In newspaper work. At the time of his death he was employed in the Treasury Department. He enjoyed the friendship and esteem of many public men. CHICAGO. April l.-Thomas C. Ham mond, former president of the Walker-Oakley Tannery Company and a well-known club man. tell dad on the street to-night a few minutes after leaving his home for an evening walk. About a year ao Mrs. 2Iammond died suddenly of heart failure In Boston. LONDON. April 1. Sir John Stalner. or ganist, composer and writer on musical topics. Is dead. He was born In 110. BERLIN. April 1. Dr. Schlichter, the African traveler and geographer, is dead. Writer of Jnvenile Stories Killed. KOCK FORD. 111.. April l.-Jessie Eliza beth Forbes, daughter of A. D. l'orbes, a prominent banker of this city. Is dead at LT Paso. Tex., as the result of an injury received In a fall from her horse. Miss Forbes was a writer of note, some of her Juvenile stories being especially well known. She was twenty-eight years of age. The German consular reports for the la t three months, which nre slowly coming in. seem to show a decrease of exports throughout Germany to the United States. Baking Powder Made from pure cream cf tartar. Safeguards the food against alum Alum baking powders are the greatest roeszesxt to health cf the present day, movM. sax i ho rowoeir eo., wrw voHt. Itnln or Snovr. Themas Joffcrsctt, horn April 2nd. 1743. Ho It ad ana pronounced pe culiarity ho Got ilicrcm If to wcro living now, to wouid probably bo tho lirst customer to ontcr our storo to day to mslco bis selection Of tbo other Sm You tsvo moro advantage titan lie over liadbavo you tho a'ertnass to sotza your opportunities? A nov ist of business suits arc opened for ycu this morning not many of a hind tho now colors arc experimental $15, $18 ami $20. AT THE EXPERT TRAP SHOOTING MA V CLK.VX SCORES MADE AT IX TKHSTATT. IHK4 LONG ISLAND. Tod Slonn and .J. A. It. Elliott Aiuoiik TIioxp Who Fell Down lieu tl, of Pern, Ind.. n Winner. NEW YORK, i April l.-Over eight score of the best-known shots in the United States and Canada assembled at Interstate Park to-day to take part In the ninth annu al trap-shooting tournament of the Inter state Association. The weather was gool and the birds were a well-chosen lot of fast flyers. Among the contestants who took part in the two events on to-day's pro gramme were the winners of all previous Grand American championships, with two exceptions, the absentees being R. A. Welch, of this city, and J. G. Messner, of Piiisburg. Prominent among the past win ners who were on hand was Thomas A. Marshall, mayor of Keithsburg, 111. With him were W. A. Crosby, of O' Fallon. III.; C. R. Dickey, of Wollmgton. Mass.; E. D. Fulford, of Utlca; II. D. Bate, of Ridge ton, Ontario, and Tom Morfey. The latter did not shoot to-day, but will take part in the Grand American on Wednesday,, and Thursday. J. A. P.. Elliott, of Kansas City, was the first man to face the traps, but, after mak ing two good kills, lost his third, a right quarterer, which fell out of bounds. In the second event Elliott missed two out of twelve, making his score for the day seven teen out of a possible twenty. A good deal of Interest was centered in the work of Tol Sloan at the traps. The little jockey was not very fortunate, as he missed three in the first event of eight birda and in tho second event missed ihe same number out of eleven which he shot at. In the opening event at eight birds there v.-as a iield of US contestants, and of these thirty-one killed straight and the money was divided among them, each receiving fcll.UO. In the second event at twelve birds there were 151 entries, out of which twenty killed twelve straight and thirty three llnished with eleven each. The straight scores won J47.ÖO apiece, while those with eleven each only received $1.30. Ten of the contestants killed straight in both events, making a total of twenty, vinich was the possible number. These were Iloftman, of New Jersey; Arno, of Syra cuse; Leroy Campbell, of Massachusetts; Parma It e, of Omana; Malone, of Baltimore; A. R. Fox, of Baltimore; C. K. United, of Schenectady. N. Y. ; Crosby, of Alton, III.; Van Allen, of Jamaica, L. 1., and "Tarheel," ot Tarboro, N. C. Following are the high scores In to-day's events: Interstate Introductory, eight birds, thirty yards rise, fifty yards boundary; four mon eys, 40, 30. 20 and 1J per cent: high guns, not class shooting; ties divide Stephens, Hal lowell, Hoffman, Arno. "Phil," Leroy. Parmalee, Malone, Nutting, United, Lambert, Trimble, Roll, Crosby, Head (Peru. Ind.). Bond. McPherson, Hopkins, Van Allen. Gottlieb. Clover. Tarheel." Laflin. Bartow, Fcagenspan, Rheam, Ful ford, O'Rourke and Bates, all clean scores. Borough of Queens Sweepstakes, twelve birds; $t entrance, birds extra; thirty yards rise, ilfty yards boundary; 151 entries; thir ty moneys, to be divided among the thirty high guns; not class shooting Hoffman, Ar no, Simmons, Leroy, Parinaiee, Malone, Fox, Teal. United. Crosby, Gilbert. R. Merri'.l. "Red Wing. ' Clarluge, Van Allen. Tar heel," Budti, Bates and Harold. Money all clean scores. GENERAL SPORTING NEWS. In a weight lifting contest at New York last night, Rolsndow, the American strong man, tiefeated Johnson, the Swede, after an interesting contest. llolandow scored points against S.W7 for the foreigner. Henry Wehmhoff, one of the larcest stockholders in the new Louisville Jockey Club, has sold his holdings to W. E. Ap pit gate, of Louisville, who thus becomes probably the largest stockholder in the club. In a hard rainstorm and on a track deep in Mini Robinson & Leach's bay mare Lirkspur won the rich Montgomery handi cap by u length from the Conqueror at Memphis yesterday. It was the opening day of the Memphis Jockey Club's spring meeting, and about 3,'xx) persons were in at tendance. At the Nottingham (England) race meet ing yesterday the Eppirstone selling plate was won by W. A. Dowling's unnamed entry, by A. Perse out of Queen Bonby. The winner was ridden by Johnnie Reirf. Richard Croker's three-year-old bay tilly Hillen Violet, on which J. Reiff had the mount, was third. Running Race Winners At Tanforan: Sly. 3 to 1: Flora Pomona, 7 to 1; Gibraltar, 2 to 1; Lena. 10 to 1; Beau Ormonde, 1 to 3; Bernota. 2 to 1. At Memphis: Sllverdale, even; Red Hook. 8 to 1; Nannie Nolan, 7 to 5; Larkspur, 8 to I; Barouche, 15 to 1; Janowood. 6 to 1. At Benninjf: Invasion, y to 2: Tamah Nawls. 2 to 1; Robert Wad dell. 4 to 5; Slidel!, 4 to 1; Beau, 10 to 1; Belgrade, 6 to 5. The board of stewards of the Western Jockey Club has recognized entries In stake races made by outlaw stables prior to the pasage of the so-called "outlaw" resolution March 15. This permitted the running in the Montgomery handicap at Memphis yesterday of a number of horses belonging to stables which raced at the Little itock meeting. The board also passed a resolution striking off from the list of recognized meetings the St. Louis Fair As sociation. DAILY CRIMINAL RECORD. Charles Hopkins, a fisherman, was shot dend yesterday by his stepson, John Olt man. at Pekln. III. The latter was pro tecting his mother from Hopkins, who was drunk. A jury at Cincinnati yesterday in a suit by W. W. Thomas against the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, to re cover Sl.tv for loss on the burning of his warehouse, returned a verdict for the de fendant. This is a test case Involving about Jn0.uk) of insurance. Ross Raymond, alias James E. Sandys, a former newspaper man, who pleaded guilty in New York last week of getting 5Ji fraudulently from Henry F. Clarke, paying teller of the Lincoln National Batik, on Jan. 2S last, was sentenced to four years' Imprisonment yesterday. Alexander Surtees, a blacksmith, and John Addincton. a liveryman, were both killed in a street duel at Lake City. Col., yesterday. Each received four wounds, Surtees being shot.throußh the heart after he had fatally wounded Addingto.n. The cause of the tight is unknown. At New York, yesterday. Alex. Douglass, a Janitor, shot and killed his wife and then turned the weapon on himself. He will die. Douglass quarreled with his wife three months aKo and she left him. Of late the man has been in correspondence with her, with a view of reconciliation. She went to his room laat night and was with him but a short time when tho shooting occurred. WAS A WARY WITNESS Mltfj. A. II. FRANCIS AFRAID OF 131. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 N A T 1 . G HERSELF. lucid ent of tlie Caste Agnlimt Lmvyer Patrick. Who Is Accused of Mur dering Millionaire Rice. LANDLADY WHO KNOWS MUCH BIT DECLINED TO ANSWER UNTIL LECTURED BY THE JUSTICE. Patrick Hoarded with Her for Several Years and She AVnn One of UN Confidantes. NEW YORK. April 1. The first witness to-day at the hearing of Alfred T. Patrick, tho lawyer charged with causing the death of William Marsh Rice last September, was Mrs. A. M. Francis, who kept the house where Patrick formerly boarded. When she had been sworn and Assistant District Attorney Osborne was about to put his first question Mr. Moore, Patrick's lawyer, Faid he thought the witness ought to be cautioned against testifying to any thing that might incriminate herself. Mrs. Francis testified that she had known Patrick since January, JSl'3. Patrick was her boarder at several places where she conducted boarding houses and boarded with her at the time of his arrest. She was acquainted with David L. Short and Morris Meyers and W. Potts, all of whom have figured in the case. Patrick occupied the back parlor In herhouse. She herself had no stated room, she said, in reply to a question by Mr. Osborne. "When did Patrick begin to speak to you about Mr. Rice?" asked Mr. Osborne. "I decline to answer on the advice of my lawyer," witnesn replied. "On what ground," asked Mr. Osborne. "On the ground that it would Incriminate me," Mrs. Francis answered. Assistant District Attorney Osborne said there was no intention of implicating the witness with Patrick, but she still refused to testify. Justice Jerome then asked the witness: "Do you believe the answer to this ques tion would tend to convict you of a crime? Understand, not Patrick nor Short nor Meyers nor anybody else but yourself." The witness thought a while. "I do think it would tend to incriminate me," siie said. There was some more argument and final ly Justice Jerome said: " If the witness is willing to place herself in such a position in the community as the witness does through her testimony I don't see that I can compel her to answer, ßho is au In telligent woman and fully understands this question. Are you willing to stand in that light?" Justice Jerome added, turning to witness. "I am," the witness said. SHE KNEW JONES. Mrs. Francis said she had known Jones since January, 1900, but she refused to re ply to any further questions concerning Jones on the ground that the answers might incriminate her. For the same rea son she refused to say whether Patrick remained In the house all day on Sept. 22 last year. Mrs. Francis was too ill to appear as a witness on Friday. To-day she testified that she was down to the Tombs on Sat urday, where she spent several hours talk ing to Patrick. "Did you discuss the case with him?" "I did." "What did you say?" "Nothing of any Importance at all." It came out in the testimony that the witness had been told by a lawyer that if she said anything favorable to Patrick the district attorney would have her arrested. Mr. Osborne then handed witness a let ter, which she identified as one that she wrote him last year. It was marked and placed in evidence. "You were not at that time afraid of In criminating yourself?" he said. "I was not." "What has made you change your mind since that time?" "My counsel's advice, my own opinion that it would incriminate me and the threats cf the assistant district attorney of you." she said, her eyes flashing and her head erect. "Did I ever threaten you personally?" asked Mr. Osborne. "No." "Why do you believe I would have you arrested?" "I saw in the papers on Saturday night that you were to make more arrests." "And do you believe after my declara tion in open court that I would arrest you, though Innocent?" "I do." she replied. Justice Jerome Interrupted her and said: "The evidence of this witness shows that she is a woman previously held in high esteem In the community. 1 do not propose that she shall go out of this courtroom with a stigma on her name for lack of time to consider thl3 matter. We will take a recess. During the recess, madam, I would advise you to see some friend not neces sarily a lawver but some man or woman with sound business sense who can give vou counsel and advice." CHANGED HER MIND. At the afternoon session Mrs. Francis answered some of the questions she had refused to answer before. She said she first met Jones when she kept a boarding house in Lexington avenue. Jones called there to see Patrick. She remembered that Jones called to see Patrick in the Flfty-elghth-Etreet house about 9 or 10 o'clock in tho morning on Sept. 22, the. day before Rice's death. She did not remember whether he called a second time on that day or not and she did not recall the name of the. servant she had at that time. It was developed In Mrs. Francis's testi mony that Patrick's wife died in Louisiana and that her physician was Dr. Walkr Curry. It was Dr. Curry who treated Rice for six months before he died. At thl3 point an undertaker named Plow right testified that he was directed by Pat rick to take chorge of Rice's funeral. Mr.v Francis then resumed. Patrick was In her house up to S p. m. on Sept. 23. she said. At 4 p. m. on that day John R. Potts and hi3 daughter called. At 6:30 Patrick went down to supper. There were other boarders present In tho house at the time, but after supper they went to church. Patrick and witness were then alone In the house. At S o'clock In the evening, witness said, thvj telephone rang. "I went to answer the call." witness said, "but Mr. Patrick got there ahead of me and took the receiver. The message was from Jones. He said Mr. Rice was very sick or dead." Patrick went cut after receiving this message, saying he would go to the house. "Did you ever speak about the relations with Rice?" Witness said they had. She said, to th? best of her recollection. Patrick had told her he represented a Mr. Holt in settling Mr. Rice's will. Mrs. Francis testified that on the Satur day morning previous to Mr. Rice's death valet Jones called at her house and deliv ered a large envelope to Mr. Patrick. Pat rick, witness sab!, had told her the en velojuj contained cheeks for the settlement of Mr. Rice's will. Patrick, she said, asked her to assign him a place where they could be kept safely and she had the envelope put In the dumb waiter closet. ' under some ether papers, where no one would look for them. SHE SENT TELEGRAMS. Witness Identified a telegram which she had sent to J. M. Coleman, of Houston. Tex. It gave an outline of the second or so-called "Patrick" will. She said she sent the telegram in response to a request from Patrick, and was In reply to one from J. M. Coleman. Patrick, she said, was not certain the telegram was a genuine one. but a subterfuge to draw him (Patrick) out, and the latter, therefore, bad naked her, the witness, to reply. A Kcund telegram sent to Coleman by Mr. Francis was read, as follows: "Tele phono that unless Holt notifies to-day com pelled to deliver checks to-morrow morning to Baker and wasli hands of whole affair. Everything else turned over." The first message identified by the wit ness, in addition to giving an outline of the will, also made reference to the fact that checks to the amount of io.avj for the settlement of Holt claims were in rcad-iner-.i. Witness said that about January last year Patrick had told her that if any let ters came to the house addressed "Justice" they were for him. Patrick at that time inserted an advertisement in a New York paper calling for the acquaintances of the late Mrs. Rice. She testified that Jones called In response to this advertisement. Witness said she never heard Patrick say that he was the attorney of Mr. Rice. On the contrary, witness said she understood Patrick was connected with the side op posed to Mr. Rice in the claim of Holt, an executor of the will of Rice's wife. "Did Patrick ever tell you that Rice had made a will making him residuary lega tee?" Mrs. Francis was asked by Assistant District Attorney Osborne. "He said he was a trustee. That there was use for near all the money Rice pos sessed, but that he would have some recom pense for the work he did. I asked him how he knew that he would get Anything fcr his work. He said he guessed there would be enough left to pay him for hi services." Witness sa'd Patrick told her, after he had called upon Rice, that he hoped soon to effect a settlement. She said Patrick told her of the many peculiarities of the old millionaire. When asked what the nature of the Pat rick trust was, Mrs. Francis said she thought it was an institution for the edu cation of poor children. "I do not know whether it was after June 3) or previous to that date I learned this." she said. "We both wished we had been rich enough to do something for poor boys in New York, and had discussed such matters long before Patrick had any relations with Mr. Rice." "What did you do with the books that were taken from Mr. Patrick's ofllce to your house?" "I sent them to the office of his lawyer, Mr. Moore. 1 received a note to-day over them." The hearing was then adjourned until to morrow. TREASURY STATEMENTS DECREASE OF 3?1S,N7;,3J: IN THE PUBLIC DEBT LAST MONTH. Surplus of Receipt Over Expenditures NViih SjtJMirs.lttll An Increase lit Circulation. WASHINGTON, April l.-Thc monthly statement of the public debt issued to-day by the Treasury Department shows that at the close of business March So, VJOl, the debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to $l,Ou7,H2,ij, which is a decrease as com pared with Marth 1, 1:1, of tlS,S7t3,G03. The debt is recapitulated as follows: Interest bearing debt $1,001, 5oo,410 Debt on which Interest has ceased since maturity 1.770.140 Debt bearing no interest 3s2.315.SS0 Total $1.3v5,5Sö,430 This amount, however, does not Include $702.42G.?M in certificates and treasury notes outstanding which are offset by an equal amount In the treasury kept for their re demption. The cash in the treasury is classified as follows: Reserve, fund : $i:,0,0OO,ono Trust funds 7t;2.42', General funds 145.322.5S4 In national bank depositories.... 97.GW.C37 Total $1.155.319.210 Against which there is a demand liabil ity outstanding amounting to $MG.53.6S$. which 'eaves a cash balance on hand of $3S.443,521. The monthly comparative statement of the receipts and expenditures issued to day shows that the total receipts for March. 1001, were $49.614,125. an Increase as compared with March, lfcoO, of S1.1C5.W0. The expenditures amounted to $40.7C2,bGl, an lncreaso of $s.KO.00O. The surplus for the month is $9.128,264. The receipts from the several sources of revenue are given as follows: Customs, S21.04S.5y6. a decrease of $1,000,000; Internal revenue, $24.320,424, an lncreaso of jso.CMr; miscellaneous, $4,522.104, an increase of S2.150.000. The expenditures on account of the War Department show an Increase of about $2,250.000 and $1.600,000 on account of the Navy Department. Dur ing the. last nine months the receipts ex ceed the expenditures by about $54,302.000. The monthly circulation statement Issued to-day Vv the controller of the currency shows that at the close of business March 30, 1901. the total national bank circulation was $3Ta.02l,Sll, an increase for the year of S79.OCS.743 and an increase for the month of $1446150 The circulation based on United State's bonds was $320.I10,W. an, Increase for the year of $S7.fi2G.67 and an Increase for the month of $1.C93.S5S. The circulation secured by lawful money agRregated $29. HÖ.M5, a decrease for the year of s 7933 and a decrease for the month of $244,iOS. The amount of United States registered bonds on deposit to secure circulating notes was $32.U7S.9SO and to secure public de posits $101.317.510. The monthlv statement of the coinage In the mints of the United States during March 1901. shows the total coinage to nave -been $9,392.917. as follows: Gold. $. IS" 15- silver, $3.120,5a; minor coins, $'.(0,1S4. The quarterly statement of changes in the values of foreign cins issued by George E. Roberts, director of the mints, shows that, during the three months ending March 30, there has been a decrease in the com mercial value of silver of .02 MS, or nearly u cents per ounce. The value of foreign silver coins is correspondingly decreased. RUSSIA WROTH. fCONXLUpEPFROM FIRST PAGE.) rhTirchinaThas asked'Russla to allow her a further extension of time before directing tho question of signing the Manchurlan agreement. Both M. De Giers and the Chi nese officials refuse to talk on the subject. Iloer and Itohher Bands. BERLIN, April 1. A dispatch to the Cologne Gazette from St. Petersburg, dated April 1, says robber bands. Boxers and Chinese soldiers have been causing fresh disturbances in Manchuria in the neighbor hood of Chang-Tu-Fu. General Kaulbers is strengthening the railroad military posts between Karbin and Chang-Tu-Fu. Gen. Kaulbers has asked Governor General Gro dokoff to send reinforcements, as a gen eral revival of the Boxer movement is ex pected In the spring. The Russian gavrison at Tsi-Tsi-Bar has been compelled to camp outside the town, owing to the decomposing botlies of those who were killed during the cold weather or who perished by hunger. German Will "Impren" the Chlnene. BERLIN, April 1. The Berliner Tage blatt publishes the following dispatch from Shanghai: "The German first-class battle ship Weissenberg has started from Shang hai toward Nan-Kin and to the north, her purpose beinj? to Impress the Chinese and the allies that Germany means to preserve and heighten her prestige and Interests in the Yang-Tse valley. The German gunboat Tiger has relieved the litis at Han-Kau. where the litis stayed the months because of the shallowness of the Yang-Tse at that pclnt." A Syndicate' Concern I on. LONDON. April 2. The Daily Express says: "An English 'Peking syndicate,' with some Italian financiers, has secured a concession in the form of a lease of 71.0, 0 square miles of territory in the province of Shan-Si and Ho-Nan. rich in coal, iron and petroleum. The concession .nclu.lcs an unbroken coal belt of 2. square miles. It bears a date prior to the present crisis." Flag to He Remote!. PEKING, March 27. As an outcome of the British protest, M. De Giers, the Rus sian minister, has been instructed from St. Petersburg not to allow Russian Hags to be placed on or near the land In dispute In Tlcn-Tsin while the case Is pending. RritUh Otllcer AmmuuHciL TIEN-TSIN, April 1. Captain Barrett, of Burmah troops, was assaulted with sabers by seven Frenchmen last nisht. Ho was not, however, dangerously wounded. Reuben Miller, of Pittsburg, has been se ll clod for chairman of the. executive com mittee of the Crucible Steel Company of America to succeed NV. J. Park, resigned. CUBANS STILL DIVIDED HAVE NOT A ET TAKEN ACTION' ON THE PLATT AMENDMENT. Matter Discussed nt a Secret Meeting View of Senator Proctor, NVho Ma Returned from Cuba. HAVANA, April 1. A secret session of the Cuban constitutional convention was held to-day and attended by twenty-five delegates. Among the absentees were Senor Giberga, Sencr Quilas and General Sangully, string supporters of the Piatt amendment. The first matter considered was a reso lution from the Planters Association recommending the convention to accept the amendment with a proviso that the United States government should make a reduction of 50 per cent, in the duty on Cuban products or at least make a prefer ence In their favor over similar products from other countries. The resolution was tabled without discussion. The majority report of the committee on ielatlons sigued by Senors Gomez, Sllvela and Villuendas was read, but after a discussion which showed that a majority of the delegates were opposed to It, a resolution to lay it on the table was car ried. A similar disposition was made of reports from Senors De Quesada, Ta mayo. Nunez and Giberga. A motion by Senor Monteaguedo to ap point a commission to go to Washington was defeated by a vote of 13 to 12. It was finally decided to hold a public session of the convention to-morrow, when an at tempt will probably be made to recon sider the motion on tho Monteaguedo mo tion. ' Senor Alejandro Rodriguez, who was elected mayor of Havana June 20, 1900, has resigned the office and the Ayuntamiento will elect his successor to-morrow. At to-day's session an attempt was made to elect Senor Zayas, but the action of the Ayuntamiento was declared null and void owing to the fact that the resignation of Senor Rodriguez had not been formally filed. Senor Zayis and Dr. Luis Estevez, secretary of justice, are the rival candi dates. PROCTOR RETURNS FROM CUBA. He Says Some "Fire Eater" Prefer the Wood to Uncle Sum I'roteetlon. WASHINGTON, April 1. Senator Proc tor, of Vermont, has just returned from Cuba, where he has been making observa tions concerning conditions in the island. The senator said he found a disposition among many leading Cubans to accept the terms of the Piatt amendment as the most satisfactory solution of the relations be tween the United States and Cuba. There are some fire-eaters, the senator say3, who assert that rather than accept any inter ference by the United States they will "take to the woods." This is the Cuban's plan of going to war. Senator Proctor says, however, that a great many people in the country districts, those who have been at war for many years, declare that they have had enough of the "woods." There is a disposition on the part of some of the Cubans, he says, to place a strained interpretation upon the Piatt legislation, and they are trying to convince the Cu bans that the United Status intends to do them great injustice. According to Sena tor Proctor these are not making very great headway, especially, he says, as the delegates to the convention are now hear ing from their constituents, the larger pro portion of whom are anxious for a settle ment of all political relations with the United States and urge the delegates to accept the offer of this government. Senator Proctor, speaking generally of conditions in Cuba, says the business situa tion is much improved. American capital Is now being Invested, and this has been especially marked during the past three months. Various enterprises are on foot, there is employment for nearly everybody, and the quiet and peace that has come to the people is appreciated by them. t FREE OF YELLOW FEVER. Not a Slncle Case of the Diseae in Ha tiuir Good Sanitary Rule. HAVANA, April 1. For the first time in the history of Havana the month of April begins without a single case of yellow fever In the city. Major W. C. Gorgas, chief sanitary officer, is confident that, with the Banitary measures now being enforced and the valuable Information gained during the recent Investigations of the yellow fever committee, there will be few cases during tho coming season. The Marine Hospital Service in also taking precautions against the bringing of infection into Havana from Mexican and other ports. Dr. Gelennon, chief surgeon, has Issued orders for a quar antine against these, ports beginning April 15.. It is thought that many cases in Havana last year were brought In from Vera Cruz, which is only two days' sail from Havana. Hereafter passengers frcm Vera Cruz will be obliged to remain in quarantine for three days. The Immigrant station is used only as temporary quarters for immigrants who have no employment on arriving here. Under the old arrange ment they remained in Havana, and not be ing Immune, they contracted yellow fever and frequently spread it through the coun try districts. Immigrants are now kept iso lated until employment is secured for them, and then are shipped direct Into the coun try. The number of yellow fever cases in Havana has decreased wonderfully sines these precautions were taken. A regular quarantine station was built by the Spaniards at Mariel. It is consid ered one of the best in the Marine Hospital Service, and will be retained by the United States under the clause In the Piatt amend ment in relation to sanitation. Chnlcliunpn 18H.. Fighting between the Guatemalan army under President Rufino Barrios and that of Salvador and her allies, commanded by General Monterrosa. began on March 28. 1S5. at San Lorenzo, on the Salvadorean frontier, and continued, almost without in termission, including two night battles, un til long after dark on April 2, before Chal chuapa. lresident Barrios was killed on the morning of the last day's fight, while riding between the lines. His body was captured by a Salvadorean regiment, which was reinforced by the rest of a brigade. It was retaken by the President's body guard, fifty-five in number, Americans, English and Irish, who twice cut their way through the brigade, losing thirty seven men killed, the other eighteen being w ounded. The Guatemalan .army lost, on that day. l.Gon men killed, and in the five days of fighting, about 2,0) killed, besides thousands of wounded. The Salvadorean losse were not so heavy, as most of their positions were fortified or possessed nat ural defenslbility.j 0 ulln cliff anl rock-strewn flop. Beyond the grassy. eun-klMed vale, 1 drink to the a silent toaM, As memory tells thy crimson tale. Here gallant Armntrr.njr trrathert his last, Anl tb're the hrave Harrios fell Whfre Marshall's men pwtpt down the fiel 1 And withered In th breath or h!l. No bard has sung their perli -. nVtd., Nor iHt toM their work of might llo-.v sixty m-n la frenzied wrath Put thrice a thousand foes to flight. The dead werf heaped in windrows here, An I th-re were piled a hundred jlaln; That mound wan rlvrred down with blood. And here the LeRion charged again. 'Twas hrre Menndez t!ared the hlght. And thre the boy Venanclo died In vain, to save hi country's cauc-; Too late to sulve hin father' pride. No st.ttely monument uj'lifts. In honor of their deeds. Its head; Tlie plowshare turns the molderlng sod Abovt the loyal, silent dt ad. 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April l.-At a con ference held here to-night tentative plans were formed for uniting Center College at Danville, Ky., and Central University at Richmond, Ky., into one university at Danville and for uniting the Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Louisville and the Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Dan ville into on3 seminary at Louisville. The conference was attended by many promi nent men, including the Ilev. Dr. L. II. Ulanton, chancellor of Central University, and the Rev. W. C. Roberts, president of Center College. The plans formed to-night, which Include establishing a collegiate in stitute at Richmond, will now go for ac tion to the two Presbyterian synods con trciling the Institutions and the boards of trustees of the institutions. Central University was formed by the men who broke away from the directors of Center College because of tlie position the latter took during the civil war. 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Hill, president of the Great Northern Hall way, and chief ftoekholdera of Northern Pacific, arrleved from New York on Mr. Hill's yacht this afternoon. To-night Messrs. Morgan and Hill and Senator Han na, who had been notified of the coming of the distinguished financiers, have been In conference at the senator's home. It la understood that before Messrs. Morgan and Hill leave, the capital they will hold i conference with President McKinley and endeavor to interest the executive In their project. It is understood that the syndicate headed by Mr. Morgan and Mr. Hill haa secured at a very low figure a majority of the stock of the Panama Company, and is now in absolute control, not only of af fairs of that corporation, but of Its prop erty and franchises as well. CHARGED WITH MURDER. I.onlnvllle Patrolman Aeraned of Kill Int: the Corporal of III Squad. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. April l.-rolice Cor poral Fred J. 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