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THE UNVEILING OF THE M'CLELLAN STATUE IN WASHINGTON.
(Photograph by the National Press Association.)
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DELIVERING HIS
ADDRESS.
AEEEST .VICAfiAGUAIB.
U. S. MARIXES LAXDED.
Fullam Acts Promptly in Case of
Assault on American Xcgro.
Puerto Cortez, April 29 (via Mobile, May 3).—
General Davis, colored, was brutally assaulted
at Puerto Cortez on April 27 by Nicaraguan
eoldiers, and may die. Commander Fullam, of
t!.- I'nittn States gunboat Marietta, has ordered
the arrest of several Xicaraguan officers and
I If the man dies they will be charged
for murd'-r. FHillam has assumed charge. Davis
Is not an officer. His name Is General.
About five o'clock on tho evening of Saturday,
April I' 7. Davis, a negro of Boyce fetation. La.,
fruit Inspector for the Thacker Brothers steam
: landing near the railroad sta
• I^a Laguna, talking- with three or four
negro companions, aiso Americans.
A drunken Xicaraguan 6oldier armed with a
••reached the party and demanded to
I feat they were talking about. Davis an-
BHUud that it was none of his business, where
up'.n the Niearaguan soldier drew his machete
and struck Davis, who took away the weapon
and Brent to a house near by. A equad of police
men and Kicaragnan soldiers dragged Davis
from the house Davis asked tho 6quad why
they did not arrest the Nicarag-uan. In reply
the party beet hha until he was unconscious.
. emeu carried him to the
S that he was dying, they car
■ ' ■ : :• on the ground.
Within tec minutes bluejackets of the Mari
':, irere on the spot.
Commander Pullam'e oro.-rs were: "Arrest the
Chief ■ ( J the policemen engaged
in th'- assault; put them in irons and send them
aboar: Arresi thsj Nicaraguan officers
and n in the 1 ssautt, and hold them
for or
It was thought that an attempt might be
mad" to release the prisoners, so another force
v as landed frcm the Paducah and the Marietta.
The Paducah moved to a position fronting the
Nicaraguan cuan while the Marietta covered
the cuartel in the port.
Commander Fullam, finding that the civil au
thorities were incapable of maintaining order
and that the government of Tegucigalpa was a
mere provisional agreement of certain leaders
xrhieh gave no evidence of stability, decided to
ignore the authorities and recognize the only
organized and disciplined force here, under Gen
*r&! Estrada, commanding the ICicaraguan
forcts.
The Nicaraguan officers and men arrested
were delivered by Commander Fullam's order
to General Estrada, who was advised that they
■would be held responsible. Notice also was
served on the Honduran and Nicaragua^ au
thorities that reparation would be demanded
and punishment must be Inflicted or. all of the
perpetrators of the outrage. Commander Ful
lam of the Marietta pays if Davis dies the men
arreste'l will be tried for murder, presumably
by court-martial, and the guilty ones hanged,
Commander PUllaro has placed Captain Win
terhalter in < ■•.and of the land forces, and hr»
Is conducting a vigorous Investigation of all the
details of the Davis affair.
Washington, May 3.— The cruisers Chicago and
Boston, which ha\f Vk-cii engaged for several •reeks
la protecting United States Interests in Central
America. l«-ft Amapala, Honduras, yesterday for
sorthf-rn ports. Thf- Chicago Is bound for Magda-
Jena Bay. Southern California, to engage In target
practlcf. The Huston Is bound for i-uKet Bound,
•*«• ':.• will be put out of commission The
if" 1 -- '■" Alt.;, n .v will be put in commission nt th«»
u f.' r ?, oun ' 1 "tatlon, and will replace the Boston
vi the Pacific fl**-t
VETLRANS' REUNION ENDS.
Members of "Mrs. McClellan's Own Regi
ment" Pay Her a Visit.
Washington. Kay 3.— The thtrty-eeranth an
nual reunion of the Society of the Army of the
J ' ■■ was brought to a close to-night with
» Miner The veterans had as their guests
: re of the of the Armlf-H of the
3hio ' ' 1 nmberland, who wen- in-
Mmfl to take part in the reunion and unveil-
ARITHMETIC AND FOOD.
School r-Mldmi Matt We Well Frd
. A roang girl In Newport says no one has a
o^ler right to speak of Grape-Nota food than
"I was In school, but In poor health, until
jMmtLH began to give me arape-Kats food. I
j**»p to improve at once, Loth mentally and
WFKicai.y. and I improve so In mv work at
■OK*! ; that I got 100 In arithmetic, and daring
"«t time I pained three or four pounds in
wejzbt. and am "till raining.
nor!J f" i* v " one vvh " has a rl « llt to r<"-oni
waa tbe food more highly than I. Mamma nee
"™* to supply it for about three reeks, aod I
£*?aa to fail in health, m I coinincnw-d (he use
■rifvf I°?* ***** an<l IKm l don't Intend to do
*unout Gn«pt- Nuts."
■\Vi» ! " V* 1 for .i' iirr - « to know that Grape
™ too<i contains selected clement* fro,,, the
S-Srf Xl tT food <:U ™ Mit * «W that thf-v ran
JMuWly dig«ted aDd sstimllated ; the pbos-
J~ of potash obtained from the ti.-M grains
Hbnm! liedI ied ,n, n ' ; ™P«-Nuti».unH«H with th"
■»"-«• in ll«' nerve .. <■. and brain.
fhlMrfm ii,,. greatest import .iiic. that crowing
ton- < £ th , bj ? ! » andm-m*. "There's a- rrct
??K* j?JJ£ c UtU » »** £* 'toad Ws&.
ing of the Btatue to General George B. McClel
lan.
The old soldiers witnessed, the cavalry and ar
tillery drills at Fort Myer, Va,, this morning,
and in the afternopn they were received by
President Roosevelt. A pleasant feature of the
day was a visit paid Mrs. McClellan by Lieu
tenant Hound and members of the Ist Connecti
cut Heavy Artillery, known in war times as
"Mrs. McClellan's own regiment." In the party
was Chancellor Andrews, of the Nebraska State
University, who served as a private in tho regi
ment.
XO ACTIOX OX CUBA.
United States Will Await Remit of
Investigation by Army Officer.
Washington, May 3.— The difficulty between tho
police, |q Santiago, Cuba, and the seamen of ill--'
cruiser Tacoma on Tuesday night hist waa brought
up by Secretary Ta/t at th«.- Cabinet meeting to
day. The Secretary laid btfore iho President all
the information he. has received from Governor
Magoon. and remained with him some timo after
the other members of th.j Cabinet had departed.
They were Joined by Gi '■■ ral Bell, chief of Btaff.
•who came over to th*> White House from the War
Department toward the end of the meeting.
Governor Magoon has reported to Secretary Taft
n conformity With the .Secretary's direction
in Independent investigation be made, v- !. vi
M-nt Lteute-nant Colonel Robert L. Bullard, Bth In
fantry, to th" scene of trouble, and v ndlng bis
report nothing will be done. The Governor re
ports that ln hl« opinion the trouble between the
police and Bailors ..t Santiago w.m purely indi
vidual Jim! not In any sense the result <■< any gen
eral :ii f«:*-iiiiK' between the Americans and C
>!•■ adds that American Interests in Santiago are
larger man at any other point In Cuba. Upon
this report It has been decided to await the out
come o' the several official Investigations thai are
now in progress before taking any further steps.
Havana, May B. — Commander W i of th< I'lxi-;
received to-day the following wireless telegraph
message from Commander Taj. pan of- the Tacoma
at Santiago:
Thf Investigation of the board of ofticrs of tli"
Tacoma is almost finished. Will )<-t you k:i"vs- i?
you ciin rusplFt. I.fe (tt..- i ]. .r most oerlously In
jured) Is In tl).- hospital asbore. Hi*- condition will
not permit of moving him, but U more hopeful.
The Tacoma's surgeon Is attending him. The ju<i»4'?
of tri" correctional court and th< prosi 'uting at
torney took hi^ sworn statement to-day In the pres
ence of the American Consul and myself and sev
eral witnesses at the same tim>- Lee Identified
uniir-r oath as the n;;in who Kho: him and who was
brought into );is presence, Vincent Lay, the cap
tain >■'■ police, wiio was in civilian clothing wnen
the snooting occurred.
A yn\K" of Instruction and tl)<- prosecuting «t
torney began taking the testimony of our men to
day on b lard tli<- Tacoma. They probably will re
fjnire two more (lays to finish their work.
SNOW IX MIDDLE WEST.
Four Inches in X cbraska— Freezing
in Kansas and lowa,
Ivinroln. Neb., May B.— Snow, which in some
places fen to a depth of four Inches, covered the
greater part of Nebraska to-day, breaking ail
kiiown records for the month of May, nut only in
the precipitation of Know, but in the temperature,
which registered T> degrees early in Out day.
The snow was driven by a heavy wiml In th«
eastern part of th'i state, and had all the features
01 a bUssard, with drifts delaying trains.
Fruit and other vegetation which were believed
'.-• nave escaped fatal results from preceding
btornis are giv.-n up now us killed.
Topcka. Kan., May 3.— An inch of snow fell over ;
this Boctlon of Kansas to-day, with a temperature j
of 30 degrees prevailing.
Dm Ifblnes, lowa, May 3.— Snow Ib falling In
many sections of lowa to-day. The mercury stand*
at 31 degrees, and Indications as Issued by th«
local weather bureau are that the worst frost of
the spring will visit the state to-night One inch
of snow has fallen in Dcs Moinea
St. Joseph. Mo., May 3.— A snowstorm of blizzard
proportions Ib racing here this morning. It will
greatly benefit the growing wheat.
HARMONY IN TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
Berlin. May 3.— The "TageMatt" to-day
printed a statement from a person in the suite
of Baron yon Aehrenthal, the Austro-Hungarian
Foreign Minister, in which the former Is quoted
as Faying that the results of the baron's con
ferences with Emperor William, Chancellor yon
Billow and the Foreign Secretary, Heir Tschir
sky, have fully satisfied him that harmonious
views of the European situation prevail at Ber
lin and Vienna. The calm attitude of the Ber
lin government toward the chief problems of
Continental politics made an especially favorable
impression on the A Hungarian Minister,
who will carry back to Vienna messages of a
reassuring character.
LINERS ICEBOUND IN ST. LAWRENCE.
Halifax. May 3.— Unable to enter the Gulf of
St. Lawrence, owing to an immense barrier of
Ice which completely blocks Cabot Strait, the
Allan liner Sardinian put in here to-day to land
her six hundred passengers. The Sardinian
sighted a Dominion liner, supposed to be tho
Vancouver, and the Allan liner Ontarian. both
fast in the ice and unable to steam. The Allan
liner lonian, which left here last Sunday with
one thousand passengers for Quebec, has not
i since been reported- •
NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY. MAT 4. 1907.
COX FOR LATER PRIMARY.
Says Ohio Should Xot Mix Xa
tional and Municipal Politics.
Cincinnati, May 3.— National and municipal
politics must not conflict, according to the ad
vice piven to-day by Oorgß B. Cox. whose "re
tirement" as Hamilton County leader was an
nounced more than a year ago. after his first
defeat following several years of (successful
leadership. Mr. Cox Bald to-day:
in the coming municipal election the Taft-
Foraker fight muFt hav<- no part if it does it
might mean the defeat of the Republican party.
Separate the two Issues; settle tho one before
taking up the other.
Mr. Cox Bfild that he was Plmitly expressing
his opinion as a citizen on the situation in the
state ;ik it appeared t<> him, and that it did not
mean his return ir;to active politics. He de
clared that it Beamed to him thai tho party is
"fai-lne an entirely new problem," as nover bo
fore in the history <>f th" party baa Ohio had
two Praßldentlal candidates, and this f-i:
calls for the splitting <>f Issues. He continued:
We have a Mayor t<> el<rt. My Idea Is thit
we oußht to K«-t this ofr our hands before taking
up ih- national proposition. If we try to carry
both ■ . ...; t the same time, we may nmsr the
• of the Republican party in the municipal
el> tlon.
Huppoee, just f>-r the sake of argument, w«»
unite tiit- municipal and national Issues. Here
is Taft <<r Foraker. Suppose, now, the Hamil
ton County organization Indorses Taft. say.
The probability Is the ForaKer bunch would
bolt an. l the municipal election might t"- i"st
for the sake of something that can be done as
\v<-u by a different method.
The only way to carry out both successfully
is to gel the city election ofr our hands. Then
we can take v i > the other. By means of a i>ri
mury we can decide who Is who — Taft or
Foraker— -and the Republican convention at a
later « in t . ■ can ij.lss upon the candidate and in
dorse him for the support of the party.
As i" a statement credited to him while in the
Easi that tin- Republican organization in Hamil
ton County was against Taft, he said:
What I meant wan that it local organization
in the local ll^ht would tako a stan«l for neither
on.' nor tin- other, l cannot pretend to say
whether Foraker or Taft will pet the support of
th<- organization.
EXPECT T AFT TO SPEAK.
lie May Break Silence on Politics
in Oklahoma June 6.
Washington, May .".. Secretary Taft is ex
pected to break hin silence on politics for the
first time since lie has been regarded as a re
ceptive, candidate for the Republican nomina
tion f>r tli.- Presidency v<. a speech which he
probably will deliver nt Tulsa, Okla., on June (j
to the first Jlcpuhlican Htate convention. Tho
Secretary has accepted an invitation to attend
that convention. It 1b not specifically stated
that he is to make a speech then, but it is not
doubted that he will do ho If requested, nor is
it likely that the Republican* of the new ntato
will fail to extend tho necessary invitation.
In Secretary Taft'H opinion the political cam
paiffn in Oklahoma will be a hot one, and prob
ably will determine for a number of years to
come the political complexion of the new state.
The issues presented are expected to be national
In character, ami it is possible that Secretory
Taft can iind much to cay to the people of
Oklahoma, In rwnvenllon assembled, that will
Interest them In general Republican principles
without in any way bringing In the personal
equation.
This visit to Tulsa will bo only an incident in
a considerable Western trip which Secretary
Taft la about to take. He probably will discuss
economic subjects at the millers' convention at
St. Louis on May 80, which naturally would in
volve allusions to the effect of the completion
of the Panama Canal upon the important
American Hour export trade with the Orient and
the west coast of South America.
After his Oklahoma visit the Secretary Is going 1
to make an official tour of Inspection of the
groat military posts, so that he will be in a
position to renew his efforts with Congress at
the next session In behalf of the creation of
great brigade posts and concentration camps
with a more comprehensive knowledge of the
subject than he had when this project was first
broached last year.
AMERICANS IN GUATEMALAN JAIL.
Two Men Arrested on Suspicion of Plot
Against President Cabrera.
Guatemala City. May 3.— Among the persons
arrested on suspicion of having been connected
with the attempt on the life of President
Cabrera on April 29 are two Americans named
Cook« and Wilkinson, the latter a railroad con
tractor, who occupied a house near the scene of
the explosion, where the police found an electric
apparatus for exploding dynamite, a Quantity
of that explosive and other articles use.l in
blasting. It is expected, however, that Wilkin
son and hht companion will soon be sat at
liberty.
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CINCINNATI
There are five fast daily trains from New
York and Boston to Cincinnati, the departing and
arriving time of which are arranged to meet the
wants of the most particular people.
This service includes the famous Southwestern
Limited, leaving Grand Central Station daily at 2.00
P. M. t arriving at Cincinnati 11.00 next morning.
ALL THE COMFORTS OF A CLUB OR HOTEL.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Buffet, Smoking and Library Car, Observation Car.
Stenographer, Telephone, Barber. Fresh or Salt Water Baths, Valet, Ladies' Maid
and Manicure. Electric Lights Throughout. Individual Reading Lamps in all Draw
ing Rooms, Staterooms and Sections.
-a<^*;- -i For information see any of our ticket agents or apply to L,. F.
/> ;^ llSaS^ Vosburgh, General Eastern Passenger Agent, 1216 Broadway, corner 30th
Telephone ."»GSO Madison Square.
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"Amerlca^ a^ay%stcm." partment," Grand Central Station. New York.
TANK STEAMER BLOWS UP
Five Men Killed- -The Rescue of
the Survivors.
Plymouth, May ".—The British steamer West
gate, from Rosarlo, March 24, for the Tyne. ar
rived here to-day, and landed tho survivors of
the crew of the British tank steamer Silverlip.
which was destroyed by an explosion of benzine
in her carpo while In tho Bay of Biscay.
The Rilverllp. Captain Ilocken. which belonps
to tho Shell Transport and Trading Company, of
London, was on her way home from Singapore.
On May 1 an explosion of benzine in her cargo
burst tbo vessel's decks open, and set fire to the
ship. The enplnecr and four firemen were killed
and four others of the crew were seriously
burned. The forty-eight survivors were rescued
by the "vVestßate and brought to this port.
The first explosion on the Silverllp was in No.
4 tank It damaped tho sides of the ship and
tore up tho deck amidships. The vessel Boon
became a mass of flames, which towered seventy
to eighty feet above the steamer. The fumes
from the blazing oil and the dense volume of
fiinoke overcame several of the members of the
crow. The fire spread from tank to tank, each
advance of the conflagration being marked by
heavy explosions. The wreckage from the ship
and the sea around her w.-u-i covered with bias
ing oil. Tho Bailors succeeded in launching the
steel lifeboats, but many of the men had to
Jump overboard and swim to reach them. Soon
i<l taken to the boats the West
which had been attracted to the m-ene by
th« clouds "f smoke, picked up the survivors.
The Bllverllp was built at Newcastle in 1003
and was of -i.'.Hkt t.ms net register.
RISISG IX THE PUNJAB.
Hindoo Mob Sacks Mission and Dc
st ro>/s Power House Plant.
Allahabad, British In. '.la. May B.— Serious
anti-European riots have occurred at Rawal
pindi, In the Punjab, A Hindoo mob burned
two bungalows, pillaged the mission church.
looted the postofflce, burned a garage and all
the motor cars In It. destroyed the plant of a
power bnuso and smashed the windows of the
of many Europeans. Police eventu
ally obtained the upper hand and dispersed the
rioters. The town is now patrolled by a squad
ron of the l<>!h Hussars.
The outbreak Is attributed to the influence of
a number of well known agitators who havo
been making speeches through the Punjab, and
are also held responsible for the recent out
break at Lahore.
Rawalpindi Is a fortified town of the Punjab,
capital of the Rawalpindi division and district
It is situated forty-seven miles from Attack, an
Important strategic position on the Indus, and
baa a population of about 90.O"0. The Rawalpindi
division has about 5.500,000 Inhabitants.
Tier.- was considerable excitement at Lahore
about the middle of February following the con
viction of the proprietor and editor of a native
newspaper, who were accused of utlrrinir up hatred
Bsainßt the government and the British com
munity. A dispatch from Lahore April 27 an
nounced thai rifles and twenty rounds of ball
»-irtri<l"es bad been served out to the local volun
teers In consequence of (signs of marked unrest
among tho Hindoo student element, duo to the pub
lication of articles In the native newspaper? de
manding native control of the government by means
of an elected parliament.
PRINZ AUGUST WILHELM AGROUND.
Hamburg-American Steamer Runs on Mud
Bank in Kingston Harbor.
Kingston. Jamaica. May fc— While steaming
up the harbor last night tho Hamburg-Ameri
can Line Steamer Prlnz August Wilhelm. from
N. w York on April 2T. grounded on a mud
bank. She Is In no danger.
BARON KUROKI AND PARTY REST.
Japanese General Thinks Feeling Against
His People Is Dying Out.
Seattle. May 3.— General Baron Knrokl and party
and General Arthur Mac-Arthur and staff, who will
escort General Kurokl from Seattle to Washing
ton spent to-day resting in anticipation of the
long trip across the continent, which will begin
to-morrow ii.orr.ing. ' ••
General Kurokl and party spent most of the day
At the home of Consul ft. Hlsmadu. General Kurokl
tiilks 1 ttle KnKllsh. Through 1113 Interpreter he
said he thought the feeling that had ben engen
dered In San Francisco against the Japanese was
d Tne Japanese general was not Inclined to discuss
the action of th« San Francisco school board. He
was evidently greatly Interested in the Japanese
Mhool children in the United States, however, for
he asked many questions about them-how many
there were Tin Seattle, and how they stood ln their
cXs -and expressed gratincatlon to find that
they were well liked.
HEINZE BANK AFTER EX-CASHIER.
T. M. Hodgens, Suing United Copper Com
pany, Himself Charged With Fraud.
Butte, Mont.. May 3.-The State Savings Bank of
Butte. controlled by F. A. Helnze. filed a suit In the
District Court to-day against Thomas M. Hodgens
and his brother. Ralph st Hodgens. In which the
charge Is made that Thomas If. Hodgens defraud
ed the bank of sums amounting to approximately
KMO.OOO while he was director and cashier from 1900
to 1905. An accounting is demanded. The com
plaint also asks the court to restrain the defend
ants from disposing of any of their property until
the suit M settled.
Hodgens, aa a stockholder in the United Copper
Company, is now suing in the New York courts for
the right to look over the book* of. that corpora
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EXPLOSION IX CAXTOX.
Magazine Blow* Up — Heavy Loss
of Life and Property.
Hong KnnK. May 3.— Heavy loss of life and
property was caused at Canton yesterday even
ing by the explosion of a gunpowder magazine.
Twenty-one bodies have been recovered from
the ruins. Hundreds of persons were injured.
Fifteen buildingrs were levelled to the ground
and over a hundred were seriously wrecked. A
section, two hundred feet long, of the massive
city wall was thrown down. The many storied
pagoda was slightly damaged. In the Shamien
suburb, where the foreigners live, the residents
were unharmed.
Roofs of houses a mile distant from the maga
zine were blown off. A number of Important
Chinese and foreign mercantile establishments
were demolished.
Th:- officer in charge of the magazine was
among those killed, and when the body was re
covered a pipe was found In his hand, which
suggests the possible cause of the explosion.
The city of Canton is about six miles in cir
eumferenes and is inclosed by walls about twenty
fet thick and from twenty-five to forty feet
Ugh. The suburbs spread along the river tor
ne;irly five miles, the entire circuit. Including the
suburbs, being nearly ten miles. There are stwtcan
gates giving admission into the city, besides two
water gatea There are over one hundred and
twenty tem r les ln Canton. The nine storied pa
y oil ," i , th "'n?;" st r m . part of wnit «3« 3 known aa
1 City. The foreigners reside in the Sham-
Iburb. founded in is®, on an artificial Is.aml
on the Ho-Nan Bkto of tho river. The population
of Canton is estimated at 900,000.
C. J. STEEDMAX A SUICIDE.
Admiral's Son Shoots Himself in a
Paris Hotel.
Paris, May &— Charles J. Steedman. of New
York and Philadelphia, son of the late Rear
Admiral Charles Steedman. committed suicide
by shooting last night at the Hotel de l'Orient
here.
Mr. Bteedman and his wife, who is a daughter
of a former Governor of Rhode Island, reached
Paris on April 30 from Italy, accompanied by a
child. Th. had been travelling in an automo
bile with Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island, and
Mrs. Aldrich. Since his arrival here Mr. Steed
man had been drinking heavily, which Induced
despondency. He was left temporarily alone in
his room last night, and later was found sitting
bolt upright m a chair with a revolver at his
feet. He had shot himself in the mouth, tho
bullet traversing the brain and passing out at
the back of the skull. Death was Instantaneous
The body will be embalmed and shipped to the
United States.
Providence. May MsfWS of the suicide of
Charles J. Bteednan, son-in-law of the late Gov
ernor of Rhode Island. Henry Llppitt. was received
here to-day through press dispatches. Mr. Steed
man was not well known -in Providence, but his
wife, as Bliss Mary Balch Llppitt. daughter of
Henry Lippltt and Bister of Charles Warren Llp
pitt. also a former Governor, was prominent in the
society of the city. The marriage of Mr. Steedman
and Miss Llpplt: took place here on January T.
1592, Mr. Steedman at that time recording himself
as a native of Philadelphia, thirty-six years old,
and engaged In stock raising in Montana. Immedi
ately after th» marriage Mr. and Mrs. Steedraan
established their home ln New York. Three years
ago they went abroad and had been travelling ever
since. Senator Aldrich. who sailed about six weeks
ago. having known Mrs. Steedman and her family
well. Joined the Steedmans soon after reaching
Krirope.
Charles Warren Lippltt. brother of Mrs. Steed
man, said to-day that he could throw no light on
the Bet of his brother-in-law.
Robert Lincoln Llppitt, another brother of Mrs.
Steedman. said that hi- had received a letter two
weeks ngo. ln which his sister said that everything
was pleasant and that the party was enjoying their
automobile trip. He. too, could give no reason for
Mr. Steeilman's death.
Mr. Steedman had apartments for a number of
years at No. 2(10 West 55th street. He rented th t >
apartments in the building about four years ago.
The apartments still stand in Mr. Sttrdman's BSOBM,
Bad nro closed. It was said he had been expected
back ln June.
Mr. Steedman was for about five years a member
of th« Metropolitan Club of Washington, but dur
ing tho last three years It is said that h*> was
Hflilnm seen at tho clubhouse, and he resigns th?
first of the year.
AMERICAN SCHOOLS IN TURKEY.
Sultan at Last Authorizes Ministers to Take
Action on the Question.
Constantinople. May 3. — As a result of the
energetic representations of the State Depart
ment, through Ambassador Lelshman. an im
perial irade was issued to-day ln regard to the
American schools and other questions long pend
ing between the United States and Turkey, au
thorizing the ministers to take action in the
matter. The Sultan's decree is expected to lead
to a satisfactory settlement.
A GERMAN COLONIAL MINISTRY.
Reichstag Passes Bill — Herr Dernburg Piob
ably the First Secretary.
Berlin. May 3.— The Reichstag, by a large ma
jority, to-day passed the bill establishing a
separate ministry for the colonies. This was
done against the votes of the Poles. Social
Democrats and members of the Centre party.
The bill was defeated last year, and this was
one of the caus.-s leading to the di.- olution or
the lulchatag ln December.
I in the course of to-day's debate Count yon
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Posadowsky-Wehner refuted the assertions
made by Herr Bebel. the Socialist leader, that
Germany had special political reasons for keep
ing a strong military force ln German South
is si Africa.
It 1* expected that Herr Dernburg. at pres
ent director of the Colonial OfHce, will bo tho
first Colonial Secretary.
THE DREADNOUGHT A SUCCESS.
Details of Trials — Premiers Visit Hoins
Fleet at Portsmouth.
Portsmouth. May 3.— The. colonial premiere
were all brought here to-day as guests of th»
Admiralty to get a glimpse of th© empire's navy.
Ten battleships, including the Dreadnought, a
score of cruisers and thirty-seven destroyers, ail
belonging to the homo fleet, assembled in these
waters, were reviewed by the visiting: statesmen.
who were especially interested in the newest
battleship. Describing the Dreadnought, the
official programme of the day's proceedings says:
She has satisfied her creators and fulfilled all
anticipations. When SO per cent of her guns
were first fired together, with a total energy of
34«">.702 foot tons, some cups and saucers were
broken. All else withstood the immense con
cussion, and the difficult problem of preventing
the blast of one gun from interfering with that
of another was found to have been satisfactorily
solved. She has completed a voyage of 10.000
miles and. without using all her boiler power,
maintained a speed of over seventeen knots for
3.400 miles, and could have done another thou
sand at the same speed.
MR. BALFOUR FAVORS PREFERENCE.
Unionist Leader Defines His Attitude on.
Tariff Question.
London, May 3.— Presiding to-day at the an
nual demonstration of the Primrose League, the)
organization of the Unionist party, A. J. Hal
four, the former premier, abandoned his previ
ous attitude of apparent indecision on the sub
ject and came out- squarely in favor of protec
tion, under the name of preference. He said]
he was satisfied that a preference policy would
ultimately he adopted by .this country, and
emphasized the necessity for "speedily translat
ing the sentiment of brotherhood into practical
action." by accepting the offers of Canada and
other colonies of preferential treatment for trade
within the empire before the latter was drained
of its vital strength.
Mr. Balfour added that the differences of
opinion between Unionists on fiscal reform wer*
rapidly diminishing, and he h< >ped they . 1
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