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CONVENTION INCIDENTS
Chicago. June IS.
A _ . FROM MlSSOimi— Still another Vice
* _.__.., candidate was brought forward to-day
rW .Cf. Missouri delegation pledged it* support
*** -les*N»Ffl- of St. LouSs. Mr. Nagel la a
»' .^ a 'attorney of that city, stands six feet two.
••*'**«osi«g figure. and. according to the Mis
if If a man who can make the Ftate surely
fTsn*"*^ They argue further that, as hi was
SfJ* i- instrumental in obtaining the pardon of
powers. of Kentuck>-. he would poll a large
) *^ rkhan - l pemocratic vote in that state. He
* rti ffJvw j many telegrams from Kentucky to-daj
I0 jatirg aha on Mi efforts.
t*y tft# 5^- -lan? have little hope that Nagel
?^T ncmtasted. and the second choice of the
V.,«,«r5 in the delcgat! m seems to be Fairbanks
r-rKP FAUX FAS -As a usual thing Sena
r rter at Montana. If one of the. most tactful
j* p p pay been characterized as the "Little
** "f" fc c o » the Senate." But to-day he made a
ES:S "«; blunder, which only his readiness and dl-
T'll-'l- prevented rom inflicting a deep wound
J^f* n * ? ;:«ve fee lings of one of the distinguished
*' P r ,he convention.
•""Twa* introducing Jonn Barrett, the director of
v _re«.: 0 American Republics, to one of his
'Wishing to Impress his friend with
CCIZS ' -'Tl A ir-.;*"^ -• ■■■•-• occasion, he said:
"V flei*" *W n " *** me presiT.t you to Mr. John
'"V j orrnP j- Minister from the United States to
•*"T W8 " Ecuador and Panama, and at present the
- cwr of the Bureau of American Republics."
rrnstitufnt was in the middle of a deep bow
\ -ar' •"hen Mr. Barrett leaned to Senator
c ' ' and *ai(i : "Ton forgot that I was Minis
"L|^ yes." said Senator Carter, "and Minister
t °-.^7m«ituer.t> locks 'swept the lobby floor, so
-ft* D«aa*«aaa«*« l o '~ks *wept the lobby floor, bo
02 «•*-•= fcis " usance-
3EPEW a" T BEVERIDGE.— This started a
_,__„ to reie'/.ir.g the old story of Mr. Depews
*-x pas a4ti Mr Beveridge. Beveridg*. he said.
!^r a new Senator, had Just made Mi famous
*j~~L. ca the Philippines, which had been praised
zT t rre«= throughout the land He sat down
v«2e Pepev. saying: -Senator, you have heard
*^ ie ,,' --. were a public speaker before I
„, bom. Now. please give me the best advice
to an s* to my future."
2i- rxpc* : limented the Indiana Senator
■j. l!t f ue"cy. brilliancy of expression and care
«• ae^very ar.c concratulated Man on his great
f-rfpss bat Ur. Beveridge protested.
-Hat ■ ■■■■ very well. Senator." he said, "but
41? net «*at I ■ tat. I want your candid advice
v hcim best to perfect myself as a public speaker.
ani •spe.-; a «- c a debater in the Senate."
•TTeIL ir.y boy." replied Mr. Depew. "the only
tdst I fcs v e to give Is this: Speak seldom. Thor
r—t)y master S ovr subject before you speak.
EiaTthe acaderr.ic. Observe those few rules, and
i*± yonr flaency and line delivery you will make
cf of Use P^* 1 debaters of this body."
S«gtor Bevericge regarded the older man with
B«W««slan of disapproval, and then replied:
"Sesatcr Depew. I have my faults, but, thank
Got Jeatossy Is not one of them."
EOTTHEBN" REPRESENTATION.-- The Pennawl
tjsia delegation at their caucus this morning i:>
jirsed the resolution drafted by Representative
Bat« irhic.i provide that the Southern represent
fJte to the Republican National Convention be
ffaeti Mr. Burke explained the reasons for the
rwoirJor. ar.£ It was unanimously accepted. This
i-pe*rs to set at nought the rumors that the peao
>~2o3 ira* not :r.terided seriously, but was being
«d ss a club to Intimidate the Southern dele
jces. One cf the ■ •=•'•' - was instructed to pre-
C 3 tlw resolution to the committee on Tuesday.
i EIG STICK.— "With the Ilium I delegation.
«JJti arrived to-< Jay. came ■ Uk stick which from
C arp?£' ar ' c ' s not * yen Hackenschmidt could
I-&. It was e^ht feet high, a foot across, and
sge?i3 to the end. where an inscribed silver mount
v^pv.-ed That !t was to be presented to William
Elf-, iron-, the Missouri delegation. It was as
fcr as It locked, nnd was carried by one small
s. F. E. Rush, of Dallas. He was the centre of
£ra r tion in tbe lobby and his emblem became the
let of much lun.
"What fir. m want to give it la Taft for?" said
i fyrr.rath:z«>r of the rfelUeS-7 " 'Teddy* will give
is t:e Btick to Taft. It's ■ : .-.-. blg-ger one and
I stronger one."
"Oh, this one I, strong er.nugh." replied Mr.
Sasr.. "though it's hollcw. I made it out of a
pcrd on r-rpose. By the time Teddy* gives Taft
tis EXick it won't b* r.*cessary. You fellows will be
beater, to a pu]j> Jong before that."
BXXDB TO rOACH CHAIRMEN.— Asher C
Esfls. the parliamentary clerk of the House of
£frr« > fT.iat;ve}s. has bri . tied In Chicago to
usit: th« rhairrTier! cf the convention. "The se-c
ca Speaker." a? he is called in Washington, took
i seat*! load from Senator I»d«re - shoulders when
it arr.ounced that be would take care of the de
tei cf tfc» meeting and ke*p the chairman's desk
t crcer. Mr. H:n<3s ha* been a student of parlia
mentsr law for many years and Is invaluable In
Bttter: - of this sort.
A SHOCK TO M*OUI RE- Representative Bird
JfcG:::r«. or Oklahoma, took two of the delegates
froa hi? Kate :r.to the Pompelian Room at the
flataortnn .*• n!cht to see the fountain, bo which
■ •aer (iirJriguished gentlemen have Jailer., and
Ike to have a "r.ightcap." .
"SV2 gpiit a quart." said one of the delegates to
Bassar UK Mr MeGuire began to wonder when
met f. »■:■-.-■' idea* had been Inculcated In his
Zxzis.
TV Batter brought a bottle of champagne and
&**• glasses .
Tti» that back.** said the delegate; "I mean a
«an of whiskey/
"That nakes it seem like eld times." said Mc
6srt.
■TRKE'P PLAINT.— J. Francis Burke told a
«*TT lut njgfc! to illustrate the d«e.p impression
•iaeh the -iniquitous conduct of the TaftiteV "
* tr.sQ*. or. the country.
*A calculating mother approached her only daugrh
w«aß said to her: 'My dear child, your father
■X I have picked out for you a man whom we
•*»► to be ail that is desirable We wish you to
sa-TTfchn/
""Mother. 1 ar.Fwered the daughter. 'I fear you
***t lakes ax tar a Republican convention.' "
* EJIALL EDITION. -The quietest, best be
**■•< wa most «2reu=is-pect of all booms was let
••* to-fiay. It was that of Senator N. B. Scott.
**en Virsina, for saoaad place on the ticket.
"Ewr aar.y of those lithographs are you put
■<r »?T" was asked of the man on the step
*&** is the > pgrtaat. as the <--ii>w.d watched
*« State a. portrait of Mr Scott on a pillar.
"A3 that I printed." was the reepcr^e.
" Hr aary c r you print?"
J| * twelve," •*■&* the firm answer.
*OltE E7G OBJECTIONS.— worst disease In
■•*■ it ibe swelled h«*a/<5," "Sid Captain John
*•**. PMtaaxter erf Valparaiso. Ird. Th« captain
VV 1 *? 1^ Hooei*r. He knows the name of every
** la Porter County, and grows sol
*■« •*««»*■' h# , h«ars of a Republican votln*- th«
3ocr »tic ticket.
~*k«s • politician gets th* swelled head he's
**«■.*• iaJd the cajrtaln. "1 saw ■ bad case of it
£-*«3 *h*- i »a* a txry and it made a lasting
;£«*» on Jne.
"5 »r. affssabsj farm, up near what used to be
One sweet
mouthful of
PfV 414 1 /Formerly called \
4 VOt jab's Manna /
Toasties
please* — and
"The Tiwte Linger*/*
****»*»• two .Im. 10 an« la ObU
. V.mOm by
"•turn Cere*.) Company. limited.
l BatlU Creek. Mich.
GOUSBXm IN CHTrAGO, WHERE THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONTENTION MEETS TO-DAY.
called Ralston's. was a Dutch boy whose mother
was ambitious. He was the first boy to go to col
lege and wear a boiled shirt and standup collar
from our section.
' He came home on a vacation from Wabash
College, and his mother thought he was the great
est thing in the world. He was sitting with her
In front of the old fireplace one evening, while the
old man was doing the chores. The old man
brought In a big back log and looked around for
a safe place to drop it. The boy and his mother
were absorbed, and did not move. The old man
slowly lowered the green back log. getting hotter
all the time. Finally he blurted out:
" 'Git out o' de vay' Git out o' de vay: You go
by de college and come home mit your doggoned
hoilt thirt on. and you fink, yourself some tamn
big objections!'
"That's the way with some politicians." said the
captair. "They get the swelled head, stand around
In other people's way and think themselves some
big «.'bject:cr.s."
A REAL, EMBLEM.— to-day the Knox
boomers had presented the most spectacular argu
ments for their candidate. With variegated um
brellas and brass bands, appropriate formations and
loud hurrahs they seined to have the enthusiasm
largely to themselves.
But to-day the Elaine Club, of Cincinnati, a Taft
organization, unloaded its mascot from a freight
car, and It proved to be a real live elephant, and
a monster of its kind. Its broadside furnished space
enomrb for three almost life-sized potraits of the
Secretary of War. while pennants and flags drape 1
a.', the other available space. Including the tall and
ears
It wis- suggested to Mr. Kennedy, manager of the
ajmea, that be might place the elephant In the
lobby as an r. Jded attraction, but the manager sug
gested a garage, and it -was among the automobiles
that the animl spent the night.
Bulletin* telling of the work of the Republican
National Convention at Chicago will he posted at fre
quent interval- In front of the Tribune Building,
beginning ihi- morning.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Chicago. June 15. — The following is the committee
on credentials so far a. selected at the state cau
cuses to-day. Some of the delegations will not
meet until to-morrow morning, and others left
vacancies to ";- filled at the same time:
Alabama— NATHAN H. ALEXANDER.
Arkansas — F. W. TUCKER.
California— M M. MABERRY.
Colorado— HUßEßT WORK.
Connecticut— OßASMUS R. FTLER.
Dele ware— ll. P. BURTON.
MATTHEW B. M'FARLANE.
Georgia— ALEXANDER AKERMAN.
Idaho— CHARLES C CAVANAUGH.]
Illinois— FßANK L. SMITH.
Indiana— CHARLES A. BOOK WALTER.
Iowa— DAVID BRANT.
Kansas— W. B. FITZFA TRICK.
Kentucky— WlLßUß D. COCHRAN.
Maine— BYßON BO YD.
Maryland— WlLLlAM B. BOOZE.
Massachusetts— SA3lUEL J. ELDER.
Michigan— MlCHAEL BROWN.
Minnesota— FßANK E. PUTNAM.
Mississippi— L. B. MOSELEY.
Montana— J. G. BLAIR.
Nebraska— SAMUEL RINIKER
Nevada— WILLIAM EASTON.
New Hampshire— JACOß H. BALLINGER.
New Jersey— SAMUEL K. BOBBINS.
New York— J. SLOAT FASSETT.
North Carolina— CHAßLES H. COWLES.
North Dakota— R. H. JOHNSON.
Ohio— HARRY M. DAUGHERTT.
Oklahoma— WALTEß FALWELL.
Oregon— A W. FULTON.
Pennsylvania— JAMES SCARLET.
Rhode IsIand— EDWARD E. ARNOLD.
South Carolina— A. D. WEBSTER.
South Dakota— H. DILLON.
Tennessee— LEE BROOK.
Texas-J. A. SMITH
Utah-REED SMOOT.
Vermont— FßANK L. GREENE.
Virginia— J. W. M'GAVOCK.
"Washington— FRANK T. POST.
West Virginia— CHAßLES W. DILLON.
Wisconsin— L. HOUSER.
Wyoming— B. BROOKS.
Alaska— L. P. BHACKELFORD.
District of Columbia— RlCHAßD R. HARNE-R
New Mexico— CHARLES A. SPIES 3.
Hawaii— A. G. M. ROBERTSON.
THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
Chicago, June 16. — At the state caucuses held to
day th*- following members of the committee on
resolutions were chosen. Vacancies will be filled
to-morrow by delegations which did not meet to
day and by others which deferred action:
Alabama-^JOPEPH H. MONTGOMERY.
Arkansa*— H L. REMMEL.
California— HENßY A. MELVIN.
Colorado— V/ILLI AM A. DRAKE.
Connecticut— lSAAC M. I'LLMAN.
Delaware— H. A. DU PONT.
Florida— HENßY S. CHUBB.
Idaho— B. F. O-NEIL.
Illinois— ALßEßT J. HOPKINS.
Indiana— JAMES A. HEMENWAY.
lowa-JOHN F. LACEY.
Kansas-CHESTER I. LONG.
Kentucky— M T LLITT
Maine— CHARLES J. DUNN.
Maryland— C. ROSS MACE.
Massachusetts— W. MURRAY CRANE.
Michigan— JOSEPH W. FORD KEY
Minnesota— FßANK B. KELLOGG.
Mississippi^. B. YELLOWLEY.
Montana— A. J. BENNETT.
Nebraska— ALLEN W. FIELD.
Ne\'ada— GEOßGE S. NIXON.
New Hampshire— GEOßGE H. MOSES.
Haw Jersey— THOMAS N. M'CARTER.
New York— SERENO E. PAYNE.
North Carolina— SPENCEß B. ADAMS.
North Dakota— JT-DRON LAMOURE.
Ohio-WADE ELLIS.
Oklahoma A. HARRIS.
Oregon-A. N. GILBERT.
Penney Ivan la-JOHN DAI^ZELL.
Rhode Island-EZRA DIXON.
South Carollna-JOHN G. CAPERS.
South r>akota-COE I. CRAWFORD.
Tennesseo-H. CLAY EVANS
Texas-CHARLES W. °° DEN '-
Utah-CEORGE SUTHERLAND.
Vermont -ALLEN M. FLETCHER.
Virginia-D. I*A WHENCE GRONER.
Washington-n. A. BALLINGER.
We Vlrglnia-ISAAC T. MANN.
Wlscmißin-HBNRY A. COOPER.
Wyomlng-<:LARENCE D CLARK.
Alaska-GEORGE A. SHEA.
District of Columbia-HENRr H. FLATHER
New Mexico-HOLM O. RURSUM.
||_isaj| - M. DOWSBTT,
NEW-YORK DALLY TKIBCnNTE. TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1908.
(Ooprrlxht. IJVH. by Ock & 'Wagner, Chicago.?
NAMING NEW COMMITTEE.
State Caucuses Almost Complete
Roster of National Body.
Chicago, June In.— The new National Republican
Committee was nearly made up to-day at the
state caucuses. In some instances the delega
tions will not get together until to-morrow morn-
Ing, and in others it was decided not to make a
selection until to-morrow. Following are the mem
bers chosen to-day and to-night:
Alabama— P. D. BARKER, Mobile.
Arkansas— POWELL, CLAYTON. Eureka Springs.
California— GEOßGE A. KNIGHT, San Fran
cisco.
Colorado— CHAßLES CAVENDER.
Connecticut— CHARLES F. BROOKER, Ansonla.
Pelaware-T. COLEMAN DT T PONT
Florida- JAMES N. COOMBS. App.ilaehicola.
Idaho- WILLIAM E. BORAH. Boise.
Illinois— FßANK O. LOWDBN, Chicago.
Indiana— HAßßY S. NEW. Indianapolis.
Iowa— ERNST E. HART. Council Bluffs.
Kansas— DAVlD W. MT'LVANE, Topeka.
Louisiana— PEAßL WIGHT. N»w Orleans.
Maine-JOHN F. HILL. Augusta.
Maryland— WlLLlAM P. JACKSON, Baltimore.
Massachusetts— W. MI'RRAY (.RANK. Dalton.
Michigan— JOHN W. BLODGETT, Grand Rapids.
Minnesota— FßANK B. KELLOGG, St. Paul.
Mississippi— L. B. MORELEY, Jackson.
Missouri— CHAßLES NAGEL, St. Louis.
Montana— THOMAS C. MARSHALL.
Nebraska— VlCTOß ROSEWATER, Omaha.
Nevada— P. L. FLANIGAN. Reno.
NVw Hampshire-FRED W. ESTABROOK.
New Jersey— FRANKLIN MURPHY, Newark.
New York— WILLIAM L. WARD. Port Chester.
North Carolina— EDWAßD C. DUNCAN, Raleigh.
North Dakota^lAMES KENNEDY.
Ohio— A. I. VORYS, Lancaster.
Oklahoma— C. N. CADE. Shawnoe.
Oregon- RALPH E. WILLIAMS.
Pennsylvania— BOlES PENROSE. Philadelphia.
Rhode IsIand— CHARLES R. BRAYTON. Provi
dence.
South Carolina— JOHN G. CAPERS. Charleston.
South D.ikota-THOMAS THOKSON, Canton.
Texas— CEClL A. LYON. Sherman.
Utah— C. E. LOOSE. Prove
Vermont— JAMES W. BROCK. Montpelier.
Virginia— ALVAH H. MARTIN. Norfolk.
Washington— ROßEßT L. M'CORMICK, Tacoma.
West Virginia— N. B. SCOTT, Wheeling.
Wisconsin— ALFßED T. ROGERS, Madison.
Wyoming— GEOßGE PEXTON. Evanston.
AiaFka— L. P. SCHACKELFORD, Juneau.
Arizona— W. S. STURGIS, Phoenix.
District of Columbia— SlDNEY BIEBER,
New MBEico— SOLOMON LUNA, Las Lunas.
Hawaii— A. G. M. ROBERTSON.
TEMPORARY OFFICERS ANNOUNCED.
Chicago, June 15.— The following list of temporary
officers of the Republican National Convention Is
announced:
Temporary Chairman— SENATOß J. C BURROWS.
Genera^^cretary— JOHN R. M ALLOY, Columbus, Ohio.
Chief Assistant Secretary- LAFAYETTE B. GLEASON,
6erKeant-at-Arme— WILLIAM P. STONE, Baltimore.
Chief Assistant Ferf»ant-at-Arm»— ED. P. THATER.
Greenfield. Ind
Parliamentarian— ASHEß C. HINDS, Washington.
Official Reporter— M. W. BL.UMENBERG. Washington.
Chief of Doorkeepers — STEPHEN R. MASON. BaJumore.
Chap ains- -BIPH'.'P P. J MUL.DOON. Chicago; the REV.
WILLIAM O. WATER? Chicago: the REA'. TOBIAS
Si'HAXKARBEH. Chicago; the REV. JOHN WES
LEY HILL, New York; the REV. LORENZO D.
CASE. Chicago.
Assistant Pecretarlee— CHAßLES BROOKS SMITH. Park
erfbur* W. Va.: ERNEST WALKER SMITH. Hart
ford Conn.: PHILIP H. HCEFELE. St. Louis; M.
J TOBIN Vlnton. la.: CHARLES H. HAROER. Abi
lrn» Kan.; ALLEN HOLLJS. Concord. N. H.
R«<!!r.(T THOMAF W. WILLIAMSON. Edwards
1 Hie. Ill; ALBERT BERG, Beaudette. Minn.:
GEORGE A. WILSON. Dcs Molnes. la.; W. J.
SEITZ. West Liberty. Ky.
Tally Clerk*— ROT M. WATKINS. Grand Rapids. Mfch.;
CLYDE W. MILLER. Osaire City. Kan.; FRANK R.
BENTLEY. Baraboo, Wls. . W. A. STEELE. Van
Bur*n. Ark.
Mewentrer to the — EMPPIRDELL STONE.
Indianapolis.
M'^i-enirer to the Secretary— JOHN H. JACKSON. Cin
cinnati.
HAMMOND AND THE BOERS.
What He Did and Did Not Do in South
Africa.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Honesty, courage, discretion, there are the
three salient points in the character of John Hays
Hammond, of California. One of the newspapers
recently contained a letter from a correspondent
referring to Mr. Hammond as a "wrecker of re
publics." Po far from this being true. It is an ab
eolutely historical fact that exactly the reverse of
this iF the case, and that to this fact Mr. Ham
mond and his associates condemned to death with
him owe their lives. When, under the utterly cor
rupt regime of Knig»r — a regime of graft to which
modern history presents no parallel — industries of
all kinds, especially that of mining, camp prac
tically to a standstill, the decent portion of the
Boers and foreigners alike recognized the fact that
a radical change must come, and unless It did com*"
all Industries must die. It was then that Ham
mond became the head and front of th« revolution.
And let It be understood that this revolution had
nothing whatsoever to do with the Jameson raid
from the beginning of the world to this minute.
It was to be a revolution of an eminently peaceful
character, having for its object the removing of
•he bad Boers from control and the replacing of
them by good Bo*rs Committees of safety were
formed . the decent foreign element were secretly
sworn and enlisted, rifles and ammunition were
brought Into the city under loads of manure as
rapidly as possible, and all arrangements for a
coup d'etat were proceeding rapidly and smoothly
when Jameson started his raid.
In the mean time a memorable meeting took place
In the garden behind Mr. Hammonds house. He
called together the committee of sixty men. and
they found there a flagstaff with the Transvaal
flag flying, a table and on it a Bible. Hammond
stepped up and swore allegiance so long as he
should be In the Transvaal to the Transvaal flag.
A tremendous row ensued, for the majority of the
committee were Englishmen. Hammond there and
then told them In the most emphatic terms that
the revolution was to be made for the good of the
Transvaal and not for the good of Great Britain:
that he was not risking his life and those of his
friends for the interest of Great Britain, or for
the purpose of adding one square foot of soil to
Great Britain's possessions; that the revolution had
for Its sole aim in upsetting the party in power the
ultimate good and welfare of the Dutch republic.
In order that capital might be safeguarded
therein and that industries, both foreign and do
mestic, might flourish In this he was vigorously
seconded by Lionel Rhodes, a brother -of Cecil
Rhodes and by all the other Americans present.
Hammond carried the day, as he had a way of
doing and they all swore loyalty to the flag
Later there came a messenger from Dr. Jameson
Btattnc that he had * L * xl * a on hie march to Johan
nesburg. It is not necessary to go Into the reasons
why Dr. Jim made this move or to record the story
of how the Whites, Robinsons and other young
guardsmen on leave who were with him looking for
a fight and a lark, and who found the term of their
leave drawing to a close, forced his hand and per
suaded him to move, notwithstanding his pledge to
Hammond and Hammond's associates not to do so
unless imperatively called upon for the protection
of the women *nd children in Johannesburg. Ham
mond promptly sent four or five messengers, order
ing, begging, imploring Jameson to prop his ad
vance Instantly, representing that the Boers were
armed and surrounding the city, while out of 4/>.n<v>
rifles required to arm the band of revolutionists
only 6,000 or 7,000 had come in: that If he continued
his advance the exasperated Boers^ would In all
piobability attack the unarmed foreigners, whom
they would naturally suspect of being the instiga
tors of this most outrageous and insolent raid. At
least two of these messengers got through and
reached Jameson and in the tube of a bicycle seat
of one of them, afterward captured with Jameson.
was found Hammond's Imperative demand for the
halting and retiring of the invading column.
In the mean time things looked very black indeed
at Johannesburg. The city was buzzing like a
hive. Then came in Hammond's diplomacy. As
above stated, there were only between 6,000 and 7.000
rifles in the hands of the foreigners, as against
40,000 that were needed. A few absolutely devoted
and trustworthy members of the committee were
instantly informed of the facts as they stood and
were given the tip to quietly inform everybody
whom they suspected of not being loyal to the
revolutionary cause, of being weak brothers or of
being spies in the pay of the Boer government,
that the full complement of 40.000 rifles and ammu
nition had already arrived. Things were foiling
about that time as news of the advance began com
ing into the city, and for a certain time nobody
knew what would be the outcome, or what action
would be taken by the angry and menacing Boers.
Almost Instantly Hammond was summoned to
President Kruger's presence: "Ton have 40,000
rifles with ammunition. I am told," he said. To
which Hammond responded most diplomatically by
complimenting the President upon the excellence
of his secret service. To quote those who knew the
facts at the time, Oora Paul spent some years after
ward looking for those 40,000 rifles. Afterward,
when Hammond and his associates were condemned
to death, the details of the scene in which he
obliged his associates to swear allegiance to the
Transvaal flag were laid before the Boer powers,
with the result finally that the sentence was com
muted, first to imprisonment, then to a $150,000 fine.
When the quartet were called before President
Kruger. upon their release he pointed to Hammond
and said: "Step out, you American. Gentlemen.
you can thank this man for saving your necks.
You are spared on his account."
.Prior to this Hammond had been released on
parole, though the death sentence was hanging
over his head. Hammond was seriously ill. The
unceasing stream of protests that came in from the
American government against the punishment of
Hammond, and the constantly growing apprecia
tion of the fact that he was a very Important per
son at home, doubtless induced the authorities to
grant him this parole, unquestionably in the hope
that the problem, so far as he was concerned,
would be solved by his breaking his parole. They
did not know the man. Promptly to the hour he
appeared and gave him?e!f up. No one ever ex
pected to see him back again, least of all his cap
tors; but Hammond was not, and Is not, the kind
of a man to desert his associates in the hour of
need and to leave them in prison with the death
sentence ever their heads while he went free for
an act of which he was guilty equally with them.
When Hammond finally left Johannesburg for the
coast he was cheered by bands of Boers at the va
rious stations at which, his train stopped. Such im
pression had his honesty, courage and high sense of
honor produced upon these very men who only a
ehort time before had looked upon him as an
enemy— would-be despoiler of their countFy.
New York, June 14. 1908. C. W.
SAY THEY EOBEED MES. D. P. MORGAN.
Other Passengers on Liner Unaware Men
Are Prisoners Till Near Pert.
Two prisoners were b'-oujrht to port last nlfrht on
the Zeelaxd, charged with a Jewel robbery.
When the Zeelund was within twenty miles of
Sandy Hook Lightship the second cabin passengers
were startled to «=ee William Brown, a detective
lieutenant from the >ntra] Office, emerge from the
first cabin and put handcuffs on Claude i Heritier
and William O'ConnelL The men had mingled free
ly with the other passengers on the trip over.
Heritier and O*Connell are accused of stealing
18,000 worth of diamonds and Jewelry from the homo
of Mrs. David P. Morgan, at No. TO Park avenue.
Where they were employed last March. Soon after
the robbery Detectives Brown and Fermeisen were
assigned to the rase, and while they were s>arr-hins;
the Morgan home for a clew they were watched by
the thieves themselves, who had rented an apart
ment near by
Brown learned that Heritier w-,s an expert
checker player, and after examininc a checker
board found an address scribbled on it under Hen
tier's name. Brown sent the addres.s. which was
No. 70 Portsmouth Square, London, to Scotland
Yard, and the prisoners were arrested ther.-.
The prisoners said they took the booty to The
Bronx. Believing a pear! nerkl^ce t.. be spurious,
the rohbers dropped It into the H-i-iem River
About $2.<** i worth of jewelry was found on the
prisoners.
MAGISTRATE NEEDN'T ACCEPT BAIL.
Justice Blanchard. In the Supreme Court, yester
day denied an application made by (sidor Latzkie,
counsel for John T> 1. yon,, foi a peremptory writ
of mandamus to compel Magistrate Wahle t" ac
cept the bail «-f $!"" offered by Michael F.i-. fo
I^yons. who was arrested and broughi before the
magistrate In the Tombs police court OB B chares
of threatenu^ and assaulting the v Maxi
milian Ruttlnau. ol No E3G Lenog avej
According to the |><t<ti"ii ol John D Lyons. hi<
son was brought before Magistrate Wahle on June
11 and found guilty of ihe charge preferred against
him, and beW In Ji"" ball for good behavioi
to the workhouse for six months. <>n the same
day. the eld.-r I ,\ .>ns said, Mid I of No.
iZ2 IC'ist 109 th Ftreet. offered himself as ,<
man for the young man, giving as security a
piece of property valued at 10.000, but the magii
trate refused to accept it Mnßistrate Wahle said
Fa> did not car«- to pive bail when be learned t!*e
character of the prisoner.
MORSE FAILS TO APPEAR TO PLEAD.
Charles W. Morse did not appear yesterday be
fore Justice Goff to plead to indictments charging
him with grand larceny and perjury, nor was he
represented by counsel. By consent of the District
Attorney, the case went over until this morning.
Union Pacific
FIRST XEJV BRIDGE LINK.
Temporary Cable Strung Between
Manhattan Structure's Towers.
Thousand? of spertatnr* Eafher«»d on the nearby
piers, the footpath of the Brooklyn Bridge and
boats c.n the F.ast River to watch the raisin? of
the first of the sixteen temporary cables to con
nect the towers of the new Manhattan Bridge yes
terday.
As the cable was hnuled up from the bed of
the river, where it had lain sin-e last Saturday
with three others, and swung clear of the w^ter
the fleet of tupbonts and other river craft turned
full steam into their whistles and Joined in a deaf
f-ine chorus. As the rable slowly rose and cleared
the water by several feet the tugboats surged for
ward in i race to cross under the wire first.
The tugboat Edwin Hawley was the successful
vessel, and h»r success was signalled by a succes
sion of hysterical shrink? from her siren whtstle.
As this was the first actual link to be placed in
position between the two towers. Bridge Commis
sioner Stevenson celebrated the ocasi'^n by hav
ing a large party of guests with him on board the
Massasoit. Among them were Mayor McCleltan,
and delegations from the Hoard of Aldermen, the
engineering force at work on the bridge, and sev
eral of the contracting firms that are furnishing
the materials for the bridge.
From this cable .md the fifteen others which will
be raised into position within the next four weeks
two footpaths will be suspended, to be use.l in
Ftrirging the permanent cables for the bridge.
When finally adjusted the cable hung about a
hundred ana fifty feet above the surface of the
river.
After the ceremony Mayor XlcClellan said: "From
present appearances this bridge is going to be fin
ished on time I hope to be able to walk across
from one borough to the other before I go out of
office."
The permanent main cables will be the largest
in the world, with a diameter of 21' ■> inches. It
is expected that the bridge will be completed by
December, 1900.
After the ceremonies the schooner Louisa in
passing under th<- cable got mixed up with It. Her
top mast was carried away. A little later the car
float Maryland, of the New York. New Haven &
Hartford Railway, carr.o in contact with the cable,
but no damage was sustained.
Bulletin- trlllnc of the work of the Republican
National Convention at Chicago will be pooled at fre
quent intervals in front of the Tribune Building.
hesrinnin.c thin morning.
TEACHERS ARGUE FOR MORE PAY.
Education Board's Special Committee Hears
Many Strong Appeals.
The teachers in the schools of New York City —
both men as. r l women — were out in force last night
to tell the special committee of the Board of Edu
cation just why they should have their salaries
raised. There were teachers of mathematics, who
presented schedules showing how th« whole thing
could be done by a system of ratios, there were
teachers of English, who made orations: there were
experts in Greek who went at the matter by the
system of the syllogism.
Twenty-eight speakers applied 'or pal uilsstoii to
• then* arguments Robert L. Harrison, the
;in. reckoned, he said. tha.t he could not
give any one person more than five minutes, unless
pome of the i thera were willing to forfeit their
time. As he called one- after another of the teaeh
.ra he finally came to the name ef Mi? 9 Grace
.-. who waa the champion of the "equal
pay" women teachers at Albany last year. As a.
representative of the Inter borough Association of
Women Teachers she said: "We will contluae to
ask th.it a -crt tin salary shall be attached to cer
tain positions and that the sex of the incumbent
shall uot affect the salary. We ask for simple
justice."
.Many other women, £.? well as men teachers.
spoke of the need of a ratio of salary, based on
the number of examinations and the number of
years' study a person must pass to hold a certain
;■;,; ■
NEW LINER HERE DAY AHEAD OF TIME.
The new North German Lloyd liner Prinz FYied
rich Wilbelm, which left Bremen on June «. arrived
here yesterday a day ahead of time, having made
her maiden passage in 7 days. 14 hours and 7 min
utes, at an average speer} of 17.27 knots.
The new liner, said to be one of the most com
fortable steamers of the company's fleet, is SI3
feet long, has a beam Of *S tft, a depth of 42 feet
and a tonnag« of 17,5-V. T'-.e 195 cabins ac
commodate 42.i passengers.
Among the passengers was Andrew Mack, who
took his company on a tour around the world, leav
ing Ban Francisco in March, IMT. After plav.ng la
Honolulu and Australasia, he went to Rom**, where.
he had an audience with the Pope, later making a
trip through Ireland.
PLAN TO BAR DISEASED ALIENS.
Secretary Straus of the Department of Commerce
and Labor and Commissioner General Sergeant at
tended ;• conference at Ellis Island yesterday of
commissioners at Atlantic ports where immigrants
are landed. A specific understanding in the diag
nosing of infectious diseases to obviate opportuni
ties for aliens refused admission at one port to
enter at another was reached. A slight difference
in medical examination at the various ports made
such a scheme possible. The conference was at
tended by Commissioner Watchorn and the medical
staff at Ellis Island, and by the commissioners and
surgeon* from the immigration stations at Philadel
phia. Boston. Baltimore and Montreal.
SMALLPOX ON TRANSPORT SHERMAN.
Portland, Ore., June 15. — A dtspatcli from As
toria says the transport Sherman arrived last
right and went at once to the quarantine grounds.
The quarantine officer reports that before trie
transport reached Honolulu a returning sailor
died from smallpox and was burled at sea. Two
days ago an enlisted man was taken ill with the
same disease. As the two men were in different
parts of the ship the entire vessel is considered
Infected Each of the 1.182 men on board must
(•»■ vaccinated and quarantined for fourteen days
an.i the transport must he fumigated. Colonel
Rogers, in command of the Sherman, has request
ed thai the transport with all on board be sent
to the quarantine station at San Francisco.
INFANTRY MARCH TO CHICKAMAUGA.
Atlanta. June 15.— Three companies of the 17th
Infantry started on a W-mUt 'cross country march
to-day, their ultimate destination being Chick*
mauga Park. The air line distance is 130 miles, but
detours to In made will add seventy miles.
Nature's
Wonders
Yon see them in the Yellowstone
Park. They will surprise and delight
yon beyond expression. Why not go
this summer via the if .t line— the
This new line to Yellowstone Zt-.tion
—the edge of the Park— ano the splen
did train service of the Union Pacific,
makes it the most desirable route to
this fascinating region. Inquire of
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ARMY. A\D \AVY XEWS.
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Washington. Jan« IS.
ORDERS ISSUED— The following orders bar*
been issued:
ARMY
The following chang-s In th« or<n»n-« d«p*rt»«at ha«S
been ordered : _ .
■vf-in- k'FVNTTH MORTON. U~~. BrH(t«p^rr v> WJyW
CWonel FRANK BAKER to BrW«-
Ow£E\IAMES B. DILLARD. %***■«£"** * r a^
armory to FrankfoM arsenal, vice Major SAit^-ES.
Ulll'^"*"*' SB. HIIBW from ***** «— »
tO , rr wff JIAM*!? a pLATT and GTTT E. CARLETOW
Maj" V-IIXIAM PUVK. r-tlr-d. defied with or*anli««
Mi^^^^MX WUtMAmm. qnar^r-^-.
J'~n-rJ '~n-r Wiv-hinirton t.-> pr"r»r station. „..,--<•
HarrtsoSTvlce Major GEORGE G. BAIuET. «nartsr-
CsaMsTVstAXK I» KIVT. Pfy™V w v.lSa ?3E S
StSSl^chool to ■ vrr.r-ary C, hospital corps, general
hospital. Washington barrack*. .n~TTT~R V
three bob)
VAVT
Lieutenant Commander XSVS. SSSZ Cached from
Passed Assistant Sureeon O. M. MATERS, to ineaicai
school hospital. Washington.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to tha
Navy Department:
ARRTVEt*.
June I*— Th- Tacnma. at Newport: «• J'twl »«"•**
Pe-rolt: the Lebanon, at .-ewall Point, th- Ch«»
ter at Guantar.amo: the Morris and the May-
Rower;- at Hampton Road*: th- <£»*ir and th.
CuUfoa at San Francisco; the Florida, at NnrfMk
jnn- 14_Th« Marffow-r. at Washington: West
-,■:- - tnrt the Maryland, at Mm* _><—*. •*■
Truimk« the C»im»rBl», the South Dakota and
the VTmantamton. at Santa Cruz: th- T>«9 Motaes.
a- Habana.
Ju~e IS The \Votrerlne. from Toledo fnr tWrrrtt: tn*
J — Lebanon, from Norfolk for S-waTi Point: tS»
Ea«le trrrm Annapolis for Portsmouth, N H: th*
Morris mmi the Mcnrgnm-rr. from Hampton R««d»
for Nf.wp-.rt: the Glacier and the i'"i!«r>->a. from
Mare Island for Pan Francisco: th- Florida, from
Ham) Roads for Norfolk; th- Dubnrju-. frora
Goantanano for Port Cstldi: the »st Virginia.
and the Maryland, from ■■■*■ Barbara far Mar*
Island- the Tennessee, the California, f v » South
Dakota and the Washington, from Panta Barbara
for Panta ''—.is , " __
Ju _, is — The Marietta, from Port-au-Prince for Ca
racao. ,
BIBS FOR AEMY SUPPLIES OPZJTED.
Government Making One of Its Biggest Pur
chases of Clothing.
Bids amounting to approximately 51.00n.000 for
titles ranging from white summer clothing to
hardware and ice and condensing plant supplies for
the Philippine." were opened yesterday at the Array
Building, in Whitehall street, by Colonel William
S. Patten, assistant quartermaster general. Tas*a
were about fifty bidders. The contracts to be let
represent one of the biggest purchases of supplies
ever mads by the government and are awakening
much interest just now because of the slackness of
general business.
Proposals for miscellaneous supplies Included
paint, small articles •'■■ hardware si almost every
description, rope, incandescent lamps, soap, sponges.
towels and matches. All articles to be supplied
were supposed to conform to the standard set forth
in the quartermaster's book of specifications. Later
came the opening of b!ds for water and sewer sys
tem supplies for Manila, lea and condensing plant
supplies and clothing and equipment. Th- list at
articles for clothinsr and equipment included but
tons by the million— literally— mosquito bars by th*
scores of thousands and more than a million yards
of khaki.
INTEREST IN ARMY BALLOON TESTS.
Tests of dirigible balloons and airships will b«
begun early In August at Fort Myer, Virginia, by
the United States In connection with the work of
the sismal corps of the army. Contracts have been
let for two •"heavier than air" machines and on«
dirigible balloon, from which army officers expect
to obtain results of great benefit.
The government, according to Lieutenant Colonel
George P. Bcrlven. chief signal nffl-er of the De
partment of the East, has been following closely
all developments in the Mi of air navigation,
realizing how important it was bound to be com*
In reconnoissance work. The development of wire
less telegraphy in connection with this, the colonel
thought, opened a field of wide interest, to whicH
the signal corps men would apply themselves.
Colonel Scriven said yesterday that the success
obtained by trie men of the signal corps In the as*
of their portable wireless telegraphy plants waa
gratifying. One run up at Governor's Island re
cently got connection with Bridgeport A small
one put up on one of the tugs spok* Atlantic City.
Th« scout boats in the war game to begin on
Wednesday will have wireless equipment.
Water Fillers
and Coolers
Ice Cream Freezers, etc.
I|WIS SPONGER,
!."(•• and 132 Writ 42d St.. New York
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