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SHAMROCK Il AFLOAT
Successful Launch of Lip on's
New Challenger.
BUILT ON NEW LINES
SHORTER KEEL AND SHARPER
LINES POWARD.
0ld Style Tiller Replaced by Wheel
What Sir Thomas Has
to say.
GLASGOW, March 17.-The Shamrock III
was launched today under the most guc
cessful conditions. Lady Shaftesbury, wife
of the commodore of the Royal Ulster
Yacht Club, christened the yacht in the
presence et a number of, distinguished
guests. Shamrocks and hopefulness were
much in evidence. Sir Thomas Lipton di
vided Z000 bunches of the former in honor
of St. Patrick and the new boat, and
voiced the general sentiment of hopefulness
by saying: "With just a little slice of luck
the battered old mug will find a yesting
place on this side of the water."
Large crowds gathered at the Dennys
yards at Dumbarton, in spite of the drench
ing rain, which, however, ceased before the
arrival of the special visitors' train. Sir
Thomas Lipton escorted Lady Shaftesbury
to the christening dais. Among others on
the platform were the Earl and Countess of
Mar and Kelley. Lord Overtoun, Lord Pro
vost of Glasgow, the son of Charles Russell;
Reginald Ward. Wm. Fife and Captains
Wringe and Bevis.
At 1:15 p.m. Lady Shaftesbury broke the
bottle, saying:
"I christen you Shamrock. may God bless
you and may you bring back the cup."
Then, amid loud cheers, the Shamrock III
slid easily into the water.
After more cheering the visitors proceeded
to luncheon.
Yeatures of the New Yacht.
An examination of Shamrock III} as the
yacht was revealed in the launching shed,
confirmed the previous dispatches of the
Associated Press on the subject, and: showed
that Fife had struck out boldly on entirely
novel lines, instead of trying to tipker or
improve on either of the previous Lipton
challengers. Like her predecessors, how
ever, the Shamrock III is built close up to
the ninety-foot water line limit. Her length
over all is 140 feet. The most striking-fea
ture of the challenger is her extremely
short fn. It is just twenty feet long. Her
draught Is nineteen feet, and the fin is
almost level along the bottom. The lead in
the hull is drawn well down to the fin, sug
gesting the deep body typical of the British
cutter, rather than the extreme fiat-floored
type, adapted from the American center
board yachts, and used in all the recent
challengers.
Wheel Replaces Tiller.
American wheel steering for the first time
replaces the British tiller, and the lesson
learned with the Shamrock II through her
pounding in head seas has led to a longer
and finer drawn bow, giving the challenger
the appearance of being a boat capable of
negotiating comfortably any moderate sea.
With lesser draught and not so fiat-floored
as the previous Shamrocks, the challenger
will not have so much stability, so Fife has
either gone in for a light weather boat or
he has cut down her sail area. There are
daring, novel features in the design, the
effect of which cannot be accurately gauged
except by actual trial.
They suggest the possibility of diffBculty
In getting the new boat to trim, steer and
carry her canvas. If, however, she accom
~shes these objects well she will prove to
far away the most formidable challenger
ever sent ouit.
The underbody of the Shamrock III is
painted with a white, anti-fouling composi
tion. Her topsides are white and she has
broad bands of green along the water line
and rail. Her hull, frames and plates are
all of nickel steel, specially,. made. The
deck is of aluminum plates covered with
wood fiber, which gives a safe footho:4.
The workmanship of the yacht is superb
in every detail--no dent, rivet or joint is
visible under the polish of her paint.
Sir Thomas Lipton's Views.
After the launch Sir Thomas Lipton said:
"My third and perhaps my last attempt
at lifting the America's cup will be the
moat serious and I think the most hopeful
of my efforts. The Reliance may beat us,
but it will not be because I have not got
the best boat British brains and workmen
can produce. If the cup stays In America
it will stay there because of the extraordi
nary genius of the American yacht builder.
If he can produce a still further improve
ment in his art I shall begin to think he
is' a bit more than human. There is no
question that the best boat wins in the
international races. I believe the Sham
rock -III will come near filling that bill.
To my mind she is a marvel in which
Fife and Watson have outdone themselves.
With good trial races and no accidents
her arrival in New York should mark the
seoming of the most formidable challenger
ever sent ever. I scarcely need add that
much as I long to win ar4 expect to win,
a third defeat will only increase my admi
ration for a people who can beat us at a
game that was once our own,
"However," added Sir Thomas, laughing,
"a third defeat is, of course, quite out of
the question."
Cap Xat Re Nmealek.
In a speech after the luncheon Sir Thomas
Lipton said the America's cup must now
he homesick. Here they had learned lessons
from the past, and they were never more
conSient. They had fifty years' ezperience
With American yachts and yachtsmen, and
none would cheer a Shamrock victory more
heartily than the Americans.
The toast. "King Edward and President
Roosevelt," was drunk with musical hon
er.
The lord provost proposed "Success to the
Shamrock and her owner," saying the only
thing Sir Thomas Lipton ever failed to do
was to lift the cup. He hoped Sir Thomas
would crown the trinity of Shamrock. by
attaining the friendly supremacy in British
and in American water, which he so dearly
eoveted.
The lord provost also expressed the wish
that some ediplomatic Pierpont Morgan
would organise a vast international com
bine, relet ethe fighting navies of the
mari to asp heap and replace them
ih Rhamrcks a a means of gettling
diuferences."
MUREDER O3 SUIOTDE,
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Traska at JAme Ohi.,
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TRAOKMEN GET DUCKE
PARZRREBrg r.g OUT
BLANE THE B. AND 0.
Ii WEseeedfngs Against th
Mayor for 'a t sMe
PARKERSBURG, W. Va., 'farch 17.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad, clairling
the right under an ordinance adopted in
1852, brought a force of men into town be
fore daylight this morning and began to lay
a track for five blocks over one of the
principal streets of the city. The police htad
been notified of their coming, and had been
instructed to call out the fire department
if an attempt was made to lay a track.
The department responded, and poured such
a stream of water on the men that they
had to abandon the street.
A clash occurred between the mayor, who
is attorney for the Baltimore and Ohio, and
the city council. The mayor had directed
'the police and dire departments not to in
terfere with the building of the track, but
- the council countermanded his orders, and
the departments stood with the council and
the citizens.
Following Oe excitement of the early
morning, the city council held a special
meeting at 10 o'clock, at which impeach
ment proceedings were begun against Mayor
J. W. Vandervoort. He was suspended
from office, and injunction proceedings were
begun in the circuit court. Calls have been
issued for men to protect the street from
any further interference, and -hundreds are
responding.
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PO. ENLISTED MEN.
Building to Be Erected on Military
Reservation Near Manila.
In conformity :with a provision of the
army appropriation act, Secretary Root has
accepted the sum of $10,000 tendered the
government by Chaplain C. C. Pierce, U.
S. A., now on duty at Fort- Myer, Va., and
the Daughters of the American Revolution.
This sum was donated for the purpose of
erecting a memorial building for the benefit
of the enlisted men in the Philippines. The
language of the bill gives the Secretary of
War the privilege of naming the army post
where such structure shall be -located. The
commanding general at Manila will be ad
vised of ttlis provision and will detail a
board of officers to -select the site, which
will undoubtedly be on the new military
reservation near Manila.
GOOD MA1KSMANSHIP.
Rear Admiral Evans' Fleet Improving
Its Target Practice.
Acting Secretary Darling has addressed
to Rear Admiral Evans, commanding the
Asiatic fleet, a communication expressing
approbation of the vigorous and intelligent
efforts made by the fleet to improve its
target practice, and expressig the hope
'that the excellent results obtained with
the smaller caliber guns will soon be ob
served in the eight andr thirteen-inch guns.
The following men are -named as having
especially distinguished timselves in
marksmanship:
Kentucky-Six-pounder rapid-fire guns, J.
S. O'Brien, ordinary seaman; H. W. Strat
ton, apprentice, first class; five-inch rapid
fire guns, L. R. Hawley, seamen, and R.
W. B. Wagner; seaman.
New Orleans-Six-pounder rapid-fire guns,
T. Crawford, coxswain; J. Morency, cor
poral, U. S. M. C.; six-inch rapid-fire guns,
A. Ludquist. coxswain.
Helena,-Six-pounder rapid-fire guns, D.
Humphreys, ordinary seaman.
MANY JUSTIC$S NAMED.
Members of the Court of Private Land
Claims Nominated.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate: -
Judges of the court of private land claims
-Chief justice, Joseph R. Reed, Iowa; as
sociate justices, Henry C. Sluse, Kansas;
William W. Murray, Tennessee; Wilbur F.
stone, Colorado; Frank I. Osborne, North
Carolina.
Postmasters-Indiana: Charles Schalk,
Charlestown; Ulysses M. Swaygood, Water
loo.
Also a large number of promotions in the
army, navy and marine corps.
TASK NEARLY CONCLUDED.
Deliberations of the Coal Strike Com
mission About Over.
Commissioner Carroll D. Wright, record
er of the -coal strike commission, said to
day that the work of the commission was
nearly concluded. The finishing touches are
being put on the report, and it will be
placed in the hands of the President in a
few days.
ENSIGN 'WORTMAN ACQUITTED.
Commanrder Winslow Arrives With
Record and Findings.
Commander Winslow of the bureau of
navigation, who acted as judge advocate of
the court which tried Ensign H. K. Wort
man at Pensacola, Fia., to determine the
extent, if an?, of his responsibility for the
explosion in the 6-inch gun turret of the
batfle ship Massachusetts during the win
ter maneuvers ofr Chlebra, reached- Wash
ington today with the record and fnmngs
of the court.
Acting Seeretary Darling annonced tis
afternoon that tha esart had found nnsign
Worau not guilty of the charges against
him, and he has been accordingly acquitted
of responsibility for the disaste.
Recent Interior Department Changes
Go Into Eet.
Frank H. Campbell, formerly assistant
secretary of the interiar, today assumed his
new duties as assistant attorney general for
the Interior Department.
Melville W. Miller of Iafayette, Ind.,
also qualified as assistant secretary of the
interior.
THE BYRNE NOMIATION.
Judiciary Conmmtte eported Ad
verely as to Cnkmaonsti.
The Senate committee on the Judiciary
today held a meeting for the purpes.eof
considring the no.mination of W. . Byrn7e
to be district attorney fer the district of
2Mwaes but haiL to agses a e
pes, -Of tno esib msmaess eSes -
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aemimutis wa se rpr
NEW CENsUB DIRECTOE
S. N. D. _NORT TOUC3= YL
MAat Ri -re M - Das- r~
Nlan .td a t e
Otlial- annduncement was madf'at r
White House today that the successor of
William R. Merriam as director of the cen
sue will be S. N. D. North, who was for
merly the chief statistician in the division
of manufactures in the census office. The
position was tendered to Mr. -North and ac
cepted by him, and Mr. North will enter
upon his duties some time in May. Al
though Mr. North's standing in statistical
work is high and his ability and fitness for
the position unquestioned, the announce
ment of his selection was a surprise, in
view of the general belief that ex-Repre
sentative Mercer was so strong that he
would be selected for the place. The Pres
ident has at no time, however, indicated
that Mr. Mercer stood a chance of selec
tion, merely saying that he liked Mr. Mer
cer, and would be glad to consider him for
the place.
Mr. S. Newton Dexter North'was born in
Clinton, N. Y., Novegpber 29, 1819. He was
given a thorough eggcation under the dl
Mr. S. N. D. North.
Photograph by Prince.
rection of his father, who for more than
sixty years was professor of Greek at
Hamilton College. Mr. North was himself
educated at this institution, and on being
graduated entered the newspaper business.
He became attached to the Utica (N. Y.)
Herald, of which he was part owner and
managing editor from 1873 to 1888.
During the latter year he acquired an
interest in the Albany Express, of which
he became the managing editor. Mr. North
was the Washington correspondent of both
his papers during part of the time he was
connected witlh them. He made the ac
quaintance of many public men through
i4is service in this city and became known
throughout the country as one of the best
authorities in the United States on the
tariff and the tariff schedules, He remain
:d with the Albany Express for three years,
when, 1889, he was elected secretary of the
wool manufacturers' association of Boston,
Mass., whi'eh" dsitipn .he has. held ever
sine...
His Census WQrk. -
In 1880 -Mr. North. was selected to -pre
pare the newspaperstattstics' for the tenth
census, .and An..4188& comnpleted the prepara
tions-or the- taking of the New:York itate
census. . In 1IW he. was..selected to -make
a special report on wool manufact'reb for
the eleventh census, and i i894 *as sec
retary of the repOblican branch. of the
Senate committee .on-finance. While en
gaged in his duties at. the. Capitol as a
correspondent Mr. .North attracted the at
tention of the late . President McKinley,
who was then on the committee of ways
and means of the House of Representa
tives. Mr. 'McKinley had charge of the
preparation of the tariff. bill passed dur
ing his last term in Congress, And- which
wes, krown as the McKihley-bill;- and Mr.
North was charged with the making of the
tsriff - schedules. Later he performed the
same service for Representative Dingley.
This work secured for him- a position on
the- industrial commission; to. Which he
was appointed by Preident McKinley in
1898. 7A year later, 'at the earnest so
licitation of the President, Mr. North re
signed from the industrial commission to
become chief statistician in charge of the
division of manufactures of the twelfth
census. The work of Mr. North in this
division has attracted attention throughout
the world, and his thorough knowledge of
the statistics, not only- of his special di
vision, but of all the divisions of the cen
sus, niade him a valuable aid to Director
Merriam.
Les.~than a month ago Mr. North found
that- he could not continue as secretary of
the National Wool Manufacturers' Asso
ciation 6f he desired to keep up the work of
his dvision a,t the census office, and as hie
reerdthe former of the two position. he
tendered is resignation to Director Mer
riam about the middle of February and loft
the office Febr*uary 28.
A Candidate From the First.
Mr. North was mentioned for the position
of director .to succeed Mr. Merriaan from
the first, athough bes eandidacy has been
kept quiet by his friends. He wasstongly
Iadraed, however, ad is seleetSon by
14euldent ,Roosevelt is 'no aurprise to his
formier associates. He was popular with all
the 'emplyes- of the cen=nm emeie, and U*
departure from the office was.the occnsion
et gseeaL re't.
Within the last few weeks Mr. North
mande an addres. to the convention of the
National Wool Growers' Association at
Kansas .City, Mo., in which he urged upon
them the establishment Qf closer reladion.
with the Wool Manufacturers' Association.
These two associan. have been at odds
for years, and It has been the endavor of
Mr. North to secure haranony between
them. 1t- 4. belHeved that such 'will be the
result of his more recent efforts, and thit
the old rivalry will cease.
Persona Kamano~
Mr. Udward Beach of Bostos. and Mr. C.
U. Pickard of Chicago are at the Shoebasi.
Mr. H. A. Stohmeyer of Manhe*t, N. I.,
and Mr. J. P. Lcheller ot New Yort are at
the AMtington.
M1r. U. A. Rotheial of Clengp and Mr.
3. N. Richards of West Virgiia are at the
New WBard.
Mr. 5 KVorasa b ,ep ,
AT M:WIUfROS
BAYS ThOLB 'E4 Oi.rDENC8
- IN TEADNIBTRATION.
Effort to Change the a'artr Line of
New York _ty--. Today's
Cabinei .e .
Nearly e' ery re of prominence
in Wyoming hasr ted the accuracy
of the statements in- Ahe recent in~terview
of Gov. Richards of-.*hat state criticising
the position of Present- Roosevelt in the
matter of forest reserves, and threatening
an. opposition dBlet the state
to the next republicl % oSnvention.
Both the Wyoming _a ais hai oven:t,be.
President assurance dlt the republicans
of the state are ovejrwelmingly for him
for the republican iion oa for Presi
dent. - RepresentatiVe bndef . has done
likewise, and now po t>k' republic-atf
national committeerIn nWitr a repudiation
of the views of Gov. IRichards. Senator
Clark called on the Preaident- today and
read him some extr$cts from a letter he
had received from aotgl _l Pexton, the
republican national ..oninitteeman of the
state. In one plae in- the letter Mr.
Pexton says:
"It would' be just ;es,Easy to bottle a
March blizzard on the LAramie plains as
to prevent sending g.-R00evelt delegation
from this state to or set national con
vention."
Commenting on the 4t er from Mr. Pex
ton, 86.nir Clark tod Star representa
tive something -! the ytuation in Wyo
ming. He said:
"The extract from; ieei" of Mr. Pex
ton sums up the ex st sieation as !t Is
in Wyoming as well'.as ,Itcould be dofle
in an interview of a elsan length. Peo
ple of the state hsmith most implicit
confidence, not only ,,'tpeddent Roosevelt
personally, but in ti wisdom of his ad
ministration. They bdOoventhat he knows
-them and has a personal iterest in the
welfare of the state. .hie ias been shown
ih many ways and oj}aap%different occa
sions. The general pulcy at forest reser
vation meets' their 4qusfied approval.
It is not tob much a 1 rhat the people
of Wyoming and :of- Ow sid region gen
erally feel moss- thausr ;people of any
other section :of tie t1V2ie abgolute
necessity for the.. Election and
preservation of tje t ' There have
been matters of d , )*the local ad
ministration and of some of
these reserves that a' Wlled out from
time to time criti Ak ltsdividual cases,
but these have on1 satters of deta@;
and whenever -ttttl. b n called
to them the rem y1hae led as
speedily as possibl No1-t - nothing
that the President, - one In the way
of the administrat ,of atny of the af=
fairs conneeted"' : tb vest that has -
taken from' hi, the wout i -: asteem and
popularity Iu-which -edas always been
held in t'at .section of the coiuntry. As
George ~Feston says, thse would be. just
as much chance of .foping a March bliz
zard on the Lararhig pldbs as to prevent
the sending of a IRoosev4t delegation to
the next national convention from Wyo
ming."
New York'if al'bor Line.
McDougall Hawkes,. dock commissioner
of New York, saw the -President and dis
cussed with him the- desire of the city offi
cials of New York.to change the lines In
the harbor of New York, to accommodate
certain improvements that are earnestly
wanted. Mr.-Hawks says that the largest
piece of water-front toiovement ever un
dertaken is that known. as the "Chelsea
improvement," extepding -from 23d street
to 10th street, on the North river, now un
der way. It is contemplated to build some
immense new slipg for -large- transatlantic
steamers. These slips are to be 800 feet
wide and 1,000 feet long. It will be neces
sary, so as to secure the depth that is
wanted, to shift, the harbor lines out into
the river, which is. py 2,700 feet across at
this point. The sanptiogtf the government
must be obtained to a* extension of the
harbor lines, and it is. doubtful whether
this sanction can 'he hads Mr. Hawkes
called on tha Pr et to-talk- with him
about the matter, took awy from the
White House a note to retaty Root say
ing that if it wa pssi to accommodate
Mayor Low and ]IS Salwkes to please do
so. The objection o engieers of the War
Department is thart' if ~4iawere -e.s
tended as far, as 2.000 feett channel of
the river would be' seriously interfered
with. Some of th big new transatlantlc
steamers are engsyl too large for slips
less than 1,000 eilog. -
The P$M4it's Curh.
Rev. John M. SchIck, pasto. of Grae
Reformed Church,. 1th ao4 0 sreets, the
church attended by the,President, saw the
President this modling. The dedication of
the new church is'tottake, place some time
inr June. and Mr. Behi hoe the President
will be beck in tshaIo romn his west
ern trip In tinis~to t&prt in the dedi
cation ceremonApg. The.1e for thei cere
monies cannot no* be le,but it will be
some time in 'the firs petof June. Mr.
Schidi:, in re.pdnge to ages queston, said
that his church . beog. the Reformed
Chorel ng. t ms.This is the
Gemua lgmiresidet Boose
Vst in ~ 1at eformed
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THE SEAL C]
COKING ABMY CuANGEB,
New Heads of the Quartermaster and
Inspector General's Departments.
It seems to be generally accepted in army
circles that Col. C. F. Humphrey is to be
appointed quartermaster general, and .Col.
G. H. Burton to be appointed inspector gen
eral, each with the rank of brigadier gen
de ; a the successors, . respectively, of
Generals Ludingt,_nd Breckinridge, who
retire on the 11th prox. It is E'd that
Colonel Humphrey has given a satisfactory
explanation of the charges made against
him and that the President has decided on
his appointment.
It is expected that the changes made by
the appointment of the two officers named
wiil be utilized for the promotion and re
tirement of several other officers. Out of
the long list of applications for retirement
with advanced rank it is said that the fol
loging have been approved: Col. John B.
Babcock, adjutant general's department;
Col. Peter D. Vroom, inspectpr general's
deortnient; CoL. . -W. Groesbec, judge
advocate general's department; Co E.B.
Atwood, John D. D. Wheeler, F.
.. Matheway ~ . W. Jacobs, quarter
master's department; Col. C. A. Woodruff,
ubtistepce department; Cole. Charles
8frnrt, P. J. A. Olegry, Calvin De Witt.
medical departmenft; Col. F. M. Coxe,. pay
epartmient; Cols. Peter C. Hains, C. R.
Outer and J. A. Smith, Corps of.Engineers,
and Cole. Alfred Mordecai and J. P. Par
ley, ordnance department. With these ap
plication have been received similar re
quests from nearly every colonel . of the
line who had service during the civil war.
WILL GO ON A CRUISE.
Mrs. Roosevelt and the Children to
Sail on the Xayflower.
Although it is not probable that the Pres
ident will be able to take a crtuise on the
naval yacht Mayflower at th!s time, it is
settled that the vessel will be used by Mrs.
Roosevedt and the children for a short
cruise in Chesapeake bay, and possibly to
take them to their summer home at Oys
ter Bay. The party will start from the
navy yard here on the 28th instant, only
a few days before the President's departure
for the west.
Mrs. Roosevelt's health, while not caus
ing oonicern to her family and physicians,
Is not so good as It was last fall, and the
Mayflower trip was planned for the bene
ficial effect of the sea air.
Should tire weather be pleasant, the cruise
may be extended tc Oyster Bay, but other
wise the party will not go outside the Vir
ginia capea
COLUMBIA RIVER JETTT.
Plans of Engineer Boerd Approved by
secretary 8oot.
Secretary Root today approved the plans
coommein6i br*t)e avnlig engineer beard,
cnisting of Majs. Marshall and Burr and
pts. Sanford, Gillete and EMcinatry, for
he extension of the jetty at the mouth of
he Colu*ibia river. The plans contemplate
e|tending the -jetty two and a half miles
Ot to sea. -The jetty is now four and a
Guarter miles long. The engineers calculate
lt a channel of. forty feet will be given
ross the bar with the completion of the
work projected, and the estimated cost is
2S,000s
Congress has authorised the expenditure
f $1,500,00 for improvements at the mouth
f the Columbia. The government transport
rant is tbeing converted into a dredging
hip, and it Is expected that she will be
ready for service in June or July, when1
redging will be- begun. Some preliminary1
rorm; is being done at this time.
gWeggsgg Ag GLrAarAmTg
esion ega:rding Soldeirs Who
Served in the onufedrate Armyi.
The Interior Department has'decided that
the bar to- allpwanee of pension to sol
diers who served In the Union army durzng
the civil' ar. and, whe had previouly
eed In the confedate army, is removed
y gection 1.of the joint resolution of July
, g.rdBatng to the penmaa status
efucah saldiels, and It 1s heid; to be un
gatel'for such ciainwatato fil, a new
.ntinMan@f foarea.ionaubseuot to July
tothat t rs h lel
- ~pasionei mata The 4e.a
e sjse -- As stn eere
betoe tha
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MARCH 17.
BY WTEES TELEGBAPH.
Government Forts Along Potomac
Biver to Be Connected.
Fort Washington, Md., and Fort Hunt.
Va., are to be connected with this city and
Fort Myer, Va., by wireless telegraph.sta
tions.
A detail of men from the United States
Army Signal Corps have been at the river
forts for the past ten days putting up the
necessary poles and wires 'and arranging
the statouq apd receiving and transmitting
apparatus.
Quantities of electrical apparatus have
been carried to the forts in the past week
by the steamers from this clty.
It will be several weeks before the new
syatjg is ready for the ti.nsmission of
messages.
COGHLAN SAILS FOR HONDURAB.
Departure of the Caribbean Squadron
From Porto Sao
The Navy Department was advised today
that the -Cribbean -squadron lad sailed
from San Juan yesterday for Puerto Cor
tez, Honduras, in purs of the orders
of the department. The aqwLaron consists
of the Olympia, Panther, Marietta and the
collier B;utus. Rear Ad'miral Cogh!an is
in comnand. The dispatch of the squadron
was in response to the request of Consul
Wilt at Ceiba, who reported to the State
Department several days ago that the rev
olutionists had captured Ceiba, and that
it would be advisable to send a warship to
protect American interests.
This cablegram was supplemented by a
mail report received tibd.y at the State
Department from Vice Consut Wilt, and
dated at Ceiba, Honduras, -March 8. He
says that in the fighting which resulted in
the defeat of the government garrison at
Ceiba, two of the officers of the govern
ment force were killed, as well as three
enlisted men. The commandant fled for
refuge to the Spanish consulate, where he
was afforded protection. All the members
of the consular body were extremely appre
hensive, regarding the situation as grave
and demanding the protection of their gov
ernments. -
WILL LEAVE NEXT WEBK.
sen. Wood Expects to Arrive at Yanila
-in June.
Gen. Wood has arranged to leave here
Thursday of next week in order to embark
on the steamer leaving Boston on the 28th
instant for Naples. He w!ll be accompanied
by Col. H. L. Scott, 7th Cavalry, and Lieut.
F. R. McCoy. 10th Cavalry. As has been
already stated, Gen. Wood will visit ng
lish and Dutch colonies on his way to the
Philippines with a view to studying their
governmental methods. It is expected that
the party ,will ardra Ut uManl sant the
middle of June Gen. Wood will have comn
stand of the department of Mindanao until
be is advanced to the command of the di
vision of the Pillippines, an event expected
to occur in the near future.
ATTACHED TO THE sCOUTS,
Colored Soldier of Weehlurton Corn
miomnnar as BMann iAeutenant.
Lieut. David 3. Gilmer, a colored soleer
at this city, has been commiss.ioned by the
President a second lieutenant in the Philip
sine Scouts to fill a vacancy caused by the
esignation of LUeut. Jose UDaria del Rosario.
i native Filipino, who has gone into other
busines. 'Thin appnoitent wasn made by
the President in accordance with the recent
protise to Senator Pritchard of North Chro
ina .that Lieuteaat* Gilner should have the
Irst vacancy in the Philippine Scouts. Ao
tion was 'taken on Lietn*ant Itosario's
~edgnmeann yquterda.y and :Lieu+te...e 01
her's Appnine.nt followed at once. The
agpointment in credited to North (hrelina,
wrhich . was lieutenant Glimer's dormser
homne, altbouugh he has resiade in this gity
lor somes timae, being anicred in the entee
af the recoeer of deeds of the District.
During the insuretion~ln *)e Piippines
r..tman- Gnmer was fleet lstmat in
the 46th Unitedtates imnantry, a volun.ee
nesatMksn and made an eocsant reesMe
another eatred oees in that regimet,
3apt BEward L. Baker Is new a sesomi
leutenant+ in the 4eIhuasBouS, and be
waE rAeene Gaer. e the eiRl -eee
affora i Aiet crnalSm-eu- Th resiga
ton ofLioue-a Ite== Iuc u1
rati.e= DWarp the an PrmisAedee Lemi
isc he WOS a jron osa the
"-Aetr"r *?
- the a dv , el et;
1rtiess o-am- in a repomuS
p oidon ib The Eeeig
Saeit Stea tha comeri's
ma, im... smesm
Midty, gives it a standig.
. W i . - a t 8 s i
transin of bosioas is an
open booL
HE HEi RO VOICES
Alleged Statement d, Buroe
dick's Farnace Mane
KNEW WOMAN'S V010
O:E WAS TALWT TO zAN n
Latter Beomed StartUed When Me
Heard Noise ade by 3reAk
man's vL.
BUFFALO. N. T.. March i.-The auther
Ities have learned that Mrs. Edwin L. Bur
dick had assigned a portion of the insr
ane held by her hudaend. In the srsb
place, It 's said, halt of the estimated ,
000 was made payable to the children. Leow
than one-half originally written in Mrs
Burdicks favor, probably P0,00, was IN
amall poihies. and it is saM a portion 6e
this was asigned by Mrs. Burdick to hr
husband. The assigned pelaes thersoauo
become part of his estate. An she will re
ceive from his estate Is her dower in one
third of his realty and Jhe small amount of
insurance made payable to her that she did
not assign. The authorities will not say
whether the assignment was made before
or after the divorce proceedings were be
gun.
The inquest in the Burdick murder case
will be continued this afternoon, beginning
at 8 o'clock. The district attorney de
clined to say this morning who would be
the first witness, but as from the outset
he has been questioning the members of the
Burdick household, and as Mr. Burdick is
the only one familiar with or connected
with the house who has not been on the
stand, It Is presumed that she will be the
first witness.
What the Furnace Man Knows.
In his examination of Margaret Murray
and Mrs. Hull last Saturday the district
attorney laid- particular stress upon his
questions relative to persons in the Burdick
eellar on the morning of the murder. MIss
Murray testified ' that she knew of no one
in the cellar. except 3Iiss Koenig. another.
of the servants, and Alfred Darookmn. an:
elderly man who at times had cared for
the furnace In the -Burdick home. Mrs.
Hull made no mention, of. having been ia
the cellar. Brookman had been caped In
by Miss Koenig to attend to the furuaoe.
Brookman is said to have made a state
ment to the pallee that he heard the voices
of a man and. woman In the .cdlar. and
that he dzed the voles of the e an;
but no st ihegp MW
in low tones, is say
lug and when he took up a the man
said, ---s hat?" is a quietk tone as
though he startled. The woman re-1
plied: "Oh, Is - the man who takes
case o the bnL h~abd,r
monment and Mana wtnt fri
Brookman he bad beente Mr.
Burdick was sick and be told the men
was a dobeor. The late t o7 given be
fore the coroties ry yesterday wil be
found in anot,her column of The Star.
After a conference with Asnsist Super
Interdent of Pelde Cume. District Attor
ney Coatsworth announcA that Mrs. 88th
T. Paine would be the rst Writness today.
The other witnesses will be Dr. Paine.
Adolph Carlson. the heaiee at Mrs
Paine's home; Cha$es S. Parke. the ba
ness partner of Mr. Burdick, and Alfred
Brookman.
BrrIKl 3 N I UZ CITZ m,
Kmployers Seek AId Frop. Chimag.
Unions and A.maanos.
CHICMflO, March 17.-Dn=Inese mms ot
Kranssa City and St. Lauls have called on
Oicago unions to helpthem with the ia
bor disputes, wlidh are now teockng the.
course of commerce In the two -Missouri
cities. This fame of the ChMcago board of
arbitaation, composed of seven teamstsl
and employers, has spread, and cittua of
the neighboring cities are desirous of form-.
lg similar bodies for the settemmate ag
labor questions.
John C. Dd4son, secretary of the asseela.
Moen eamnn inerats,and Albert 'Eeaga
president of thme Teastes' National Unt.,
are the mos Inyited to take a ad at L4
Louis an4 Kran=a= City. The invitaie
omes fesm the busiineis mean, who ws
ir.. Dridoll to tenl them about arbitratism
fom the employera' side. and J''iet
roung to aid them to the path a is
practicleln iuad eSie9 in the 11aah
of a0,eo0 Criago aies ~
BU3?E0TE 01 BOtm0Y.
Four Arrss Ned. in 'Batchaear
Case Near imtae, Ohi.
, a 110, arc 1T.-Four ast
Inav a man a theresult of the attack
by robbers upon Mrs, Reiceldfer, the
aged wo.man who, with her family, Ue
Eve miles southeast of Lisme, OhIo. Mrs.,
Releheldrfer's son caused the arrest of
oseph Ames and J1. G. Beery, who occupied
prt of the ReIchidtfr farm. WUItaeS
B=aunymener and Oscar Issley, two (rdery
vale young men, also wer held as suspects,
A reward of $l,A00 has been ofered for the.
arrest end conviction of any oe of the
gang.
-B SWINDZLM PAW 3U.swlm
an Gartam, Arreste In Giag%
CHICAGo. Darek rr.-Mag art..a. who
was- arrested In the ymshp of Jasha
Klein lest night, is said to have Seset
pawnbroekems throughont the eesnmbP e
mre them U5sene aleye, the es~
ii.. of which is knwm to gauitaa ee,,k
is the -m--isa4eough wuh the see were
Is haperms of shops Sm M N es o, PiMa
qi are senred aws as e v f