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F NEW 0 NATION NA TIONo BORN WHEN CUBA CUBALONE CUBAS CUBASLONE CUBASLONE
LONE STAR ROSE AT NOON OON TODAY
f P iiesident resident Palma Takes TakesSJDharge TakesCharge TakesIharge
Charge Amid Great GreatRejoicing GreatRejoicing GreatF
F Rejoicing RejoicingTHOUSANDS RejoicingfIOUSANDS RejoicingTHOUSANDS
THOUSANDS LINE LINEHAVANAS LINE8AN LINEHAVANAS
HAVANAS 8AN ANAS STREETS STREETSTriumphal STREETSl1tiumphal STREETSThumphal
Triumphal Procession in Ar Arbor Arb Arbor
bor b l of Tricolored Bunt Bunting Bunting Bunting
ing and FlagBedeck FlagBedecked ¬
ed Arches ArchesFLAGS ArchesT ArchesFLAGS
T
FLAGS r AGS OF THE TWO TWOREPUBLICS TWOREPUBLICS TWOREPUBLICS
REPUBLICS ENTWINED ENTWINEDCubans ENTWINEDC ENTWINEDCubans
Cubans C bans Cheer for the Stars St and Stripes StripesWhen StripesrWhen StripesWlien
rWhen When the United States Battleships in inHaVana insEaana
5 Havana Harbor Thunderously Voice the thefFirst theFirst theirst
fFirst First irst Salute SaI te to the Maiden Nation of ofihVWorld oftheWorId ofthe
ihVWorld ihVWorldHAVANA theWorId theWorIdHAVA the > Wor1d I IHAVANA
HAVANA HAVA A May May 20 20Cuba Cuba Libre Llbren the theshibbolejth theshiboole theshibbo1eh
shiboole shibbolejth of ofthe the Cuban patriot patriotfor for gen generations genrations gemorations ¬
rations past the altar on which counf counfless eountl coiintiess
less l ss treasure and the very hearts blood bloodof broodof bloodof
of the youth and strength of the island islandhave islandhaTe Islandhave
have been poured j ured today became A Areality a ar areality
reality realityFour r realityFcur i 11t 11tF
Four F ur years ago the United States Gov Government Government Governrnent ¬
ernment promised the island freedom To Today Today Today ¬
day It t ziore ore than kept its promise for fornot forot forl2ot
not ot only has the promised Independence Independencebeen Independencebee e ebeei
been bee given but the young nation has hasteen has1i hasletssfDed
teen 1i letssfDed trained for two years past in the in intricacies iltricacies intricacles ¬
tricacies of selfgovernment and has hasstarted hasstarted hasstnrted
started started on its career with th bath the finan financial financial financia ¬
cial cia and moral backing of the nation nationwhich nationw nationwhich
which w which ieh itself fought its way ay against ogainst tre treigendous tr trt trxnendons
t igendous I dons obstacles to success successHatal successNatal successNatal
Natal Day Celebration CelebrationiThe CelebrationThe CelebrationThe
The celebration c = of the natal day of the thenew thell thesiew
new ll w republic republic was a strange mixture of ofsmiles ofsmiles ofsmiles
smiles and tears yet et both were for joy joythat joyt joyat
that at t a acnew an new w nation was wasborn born The youth youthof y uth uthth uthfthe
of fthe the th island carried away with enthusi enthusiasm enthastasm ¬
asm asm danced and sang In the exuberance exuberanceof
of joy while here ana an and there throughout throughoutthe throughoutthe throughoutthc
the city might be seen see hoaryheaded vet veterans Veterans veterans ¬
erans in rags and md almost barefoot kneel kneeling kneelIng kneellug ¬
ing in the streets and with tears of Joy Joystreaming joystreamIng oy oystreaming
streaming down their warscarred faces facesthanking facesthanking facesthankinghcuycn
thanking thankinghcuycn heaven he Ven that they had lived to tosee tosee tosee
see the day when their hopes were real realized reallz realtred ¬
ized lz dand and Cuba was free IreeTie freeThe freeThe
The city is crowded with visitors Sev Several Several Sayoral ¬
eral days daysago ago the Influx began This morn morning mornIn mornfag ¬
fag In fully 1MW 1 i S visitors were here with withevery withevery withevery
every every train and boat bringing more moreBunting mor morBunting moreBunting
Bunting and Palms PalmsThe PalmsThe PalmsThe
The decorations present a beautiful as aspect ast aspect ¬
pect > < t The entrance < to every house is isdraped isdraped Isdraped
draped draped with American and Cuban flags flagsintertwined 1lagsintertwined Sagsintertwined
intertwined while the prominent houses housesof housesof housesof
of the streets along which President PresidentSfflATES PresidentSJENlTES PresidentIIAs
IIAs SfflATES CHAPLAIN CHA CIIAPIiAIITIIIJIIREB LAIN LAINlliOOll
7 MJBED AT CAPITOL CAPITOLBh CAPITOLnYrfrli1burn7s CAPITOLgi
Bh nYrfrli1burn7s gi Milburns Foot Mashed MashedJ
J
r i by bya y a Runaway Team TeamThe TeamThe TeamThe
The Rev Re Dr Kaburn ilburn the venerable venerableblind venerableblind Venerablebl1nd
blind chaplain of the Senate met with witha
a painful painfui accident today while leaving leavingthe leavIngtheSonate leavingthe
the theSonate Senate after opening the session with withprayer Withracr withjrayor
prayer racr Accompanied by his niece he was wasentering wasenterIng wasentering
entering his carriage under the Senate Senateportico Senatep Senateportico
portico p itico when a runaway horse dashnd dashPdjio daslindto
isco to the opening and forced his own car carriage carriage carriage ¬
riage back on the curb One of the thewheels theWheels thewheels
wheels passed p ed over his foot crushing the thetoe thetoe thetoe
toe He was removed to the Casualty CasualtyHospital CasualtyHosplta1or CasualtyBospital
Hospital Hosplta1or for treatment treatmentDr treatmentDr treatmentDr
Dr Dr Milburns foot was examined and anddressed anddressed anddressed
dressed by Drs Harrington and DIggs DIggsand Diggsand Diggeand
and the wound was pronounced not dan dangerousAfter dangerous 1 1gerous
gerous gerousAfter After remaining at the hospital hospitalnn
an hour the thebHnd blind clergyman was taken takeno takento aiicnto
to + o his apartments at the Cairo CairoANOTHER CairoA CairoANOTHER
ANOTHER A OTHER PROOF OF OFGERMANYS OFGERMANY1S OFGERMANYS
GERMANYS GOOD WILL WILLKaiser WILLKisar
1 Kaiser iser Asks Uncle Sam to Look Out for forHis lorHis fornis
His Interests on the Isthmus IsthmusThe IsthmusThe IsthmnsThe
The German government has given an another another another ¬
other proof of Its desire to be on the theost themost themost
most ost friendly relations with the United UnitedStates UnItedstates UnitedStates
States states by requesting this Government to toInstruct toInstruct toinstruct
Instruct Its naval representatives on the tteIsthmus theIsthmus theisthmus
Isthmus of Panama to furnish protection protectionto
to German subjects there during the thepresent thepresent thepresent
present International political disturb disturbances disturbances disturbances ¬
ances there thereA thereA thereA
A prompt assent has been given to the therequest therequest therequest
request and the Navy Department at the theinstance theInstance theinstance
instance of the State Department has sent sentinstructions sentInstructions sentInstructions
instructions by telegraph to Commander CommanderHenry CommanderHc
Henry Hc 1ri r McCrea of the gunboat Machias Machiasnow Machfusnow Macbiasnow
now at Bocas del Tor Colombia Colom ia to ex extend extend entend ¬
tend his aid and protection ia t subjects Uj Cts of ofGermany ofCermany ofGermany
Germany In the disturbed district districtWhile dl6trictWhile districtWhile
While it Is not unusual for one gov government government goverament ¬
ernment to ask another government bet better better bettar ¬
ter situated for the th purpose to furnish furnishprotection furnishprotection urnlshprotection
protection In foreign territory rrttory to nation nationals n1tIonals nationala ¬
als of the first government go ernment it is not notknown notknown
known that Germany has ever made such sucha
1
a request before of the United States par particularly particularly particularly ¬
ticularly in Latin America where Ger German Germattvcssels Cerman ¬
man mattvcssels vessels are usually at hand handGermanys handGermanys bandGermanys
Germanys commercial commercla1interests interests in South SouthAmerica SouthAmerica SouthAmerica
America and Central America are ue said to tobe tobe tobe
be greater gre ter than those of any forei foreign na nation n ntloD mation ¬
tion the United States Included It Is be believed belIeTed befleved ¬
lieved herd her that the request was based basedprincipally basedrlnelpaUT basedprincipally
principally rlnelpaUT on a desire of Emperor Wil William William Williani ¬
liam to emphasize his wish to be on the thewsst the1Ctit the1cst
wsst cordial reiatloua 371 with this fbi country
f 0f 0
I PRESIDENT PALMA THE CUBAN CUBA WHITE TE HOUSE
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President Presidezlf Roosevelts Message Turning Over the theGovernment th thGOJerlzmelz IheGovernrnenl
Government of Cuba to fp Pzesident Palmq Palnlqcond PalnlqcondfIle Palm and andthe nd ndIhe
the Congress of the Worlds World s Newesk New Newest s Republic RepublicTo
I To the t4e 11 J President fs le1Zi and Congress of the Republic Re ublic of Cuba CiibaSirs CubaSirs r rSirs
Sirs On the 20th of this month the Military Governor of Cuba will by oy my llit ui tfirection rection transfer transfertoypu transferto traiisferto
toypu to pu ou tlM tl1 vbntrol tontro1 ontro and andgoTernmenf government of the Island of Cuba to be thenceforth exercised under the pro provisions proTjsiQns proVISIOnS ¬
visions TjsiQns VISIOnS of the constitution adopted by bYy by your our lr Constitutional C Constitii < nsfittl OIlal Convention Cons entlon as is on that th t Aay day promulgated promulgatedand promulgateand
and he viUJhereupon declare tbe t1 occupation of of Cuba by b the United States to be at a aEon an end endAt endttJ1wsmrie endtthesanie
At ttJ1wsmrie tthesanie thesanie time I desire to express e press to you the sincere friendship and good wishes of the theUnited theUnited f I IUnitedH
United Spates and our most earnest earnes hopes for the stability and success of your government for forthe forthg forthe
the thg blesgiii b1esslns s 9 of f peace pe ce justice prosperity prospei ity and ordered freedom fi eedoin among your people and p1 for enduring enduringfriendship cnduringfdends1llp enduringfriendship
friendship between between the Republic of the United States St t sarrd and the Republic of Cuba CubaiTHEODORE CubaTHEODORE Cub CubTHEODORE
THEODORE ROOSETOSLT ROOSETOSLTTTiite ROOSE ROOSEiELTSVhit L L1hi
TTiite SVhit 1hi louse Jrouse Washington W V shillgton D C May M Iay y 10 1002 1iO President of the tf eUnited United States
7
F xl xlelect
elect einctPalma Palma passed pea ed from his palace to tothe tothe
the th palace e ef Governor G vernr General dene l WOOd Od are arealjaost a 5Ealiost rt rt1most I
aljaost hidden by green palms ad b ant antlng benting nt ntins
ins Af Ateve7twettyfeet every twenty twentyfeet feet along the rote rotesmall r09teall roatesmall
small all arches covered with the colors of ofthe ofthe
the 2 new Republic were erected making makingthe makingi makingthe
the i iei route ute an almost almost unbrcken triumphal triumphalcanopy tnwnPhalcanopy tthxmtthalcanopy
canopy No expense was spared to make makethe m makethebeauty ke keh
the thebeauty h beauty ezuty of oJ the scene perfect perfectThe perfectThe perfectThe
The ceremonies began at li ocleek ocleekwhen ocleekwhen oclockwhen
when President Tomas Estrada Palma was wasdriven wasdriven wasdriven
driven to the palace palaceAccompanying palaceompanring palaceAeeompanying
Accompanying ompanring the Presidentelect were wereGeneral wereI wereGeneral
General Maximo Gomez and the members membersof
I of the new cabinet They were escorted escortedby escortedy escortedby
by > y the recently organized Cuban artillery artillerywar artnIeryvar artillerywar
war var veterans and political and civic or organisations organizations organinations ¬
ganisations The procession went to Cen Central Central Central ¬
tral Park Park thence down Obispo Street to tothe tothe tothe
the Palace The crowds along the le route routewere routeWere routewere
were so dense that the procession pro essioll was wasfrequently wa3fr wasfrequently
frequently fr quently stopped and the mounted po police police palice ¬
lice and rural guard with the utmost dif difficulty difficulty di dificulty ¬
ficulty cleared the way wayThe wayThe wayThe
The enthusiasm along the route was InCo in inCoatinued inContimued
Coatinued Co tinued en Second Stc nd Page
SENATE S NATE TOO EAST EASTDECLARES HASTYJ HASTYJDECLARES IIATY IIATYBECLARE
DECLARES li BACON BACOHCommercial EACONCommercial BACONCommercial
Commercial Exploiters the theOnly theOnly theOnly
Only Ones to Profit ProfitAfter ProfitAtter ProfiLAfter
After some routine morning business businesswhich businesswhich businesswhich
which included the adoption of a resolu resolution reaoluI reaolutlon resolution ¬
I tion authorizing Senator Platt of Con Conj Connecticut
j necticut to sign bills and joint resolu resolutions resolui resolulions
i lions in the absence of the presiding presidingofficer presidingomcer presidingomcer
omcer pro tern Mr Frye the Senate Senatetook Senatetook
I
took up the bill to provide a temporary temporarycivil temporarycivil
I civil government for the Philippine Isl Islands IalMr lalmade ¬
ands madeMr
andsMr
Mr Bacon of Georgia who had made a apersonal apersonal apersonal
personal Investigation into conditions in inthe inI inthe
the archipelago took the floor In opposi opposition opposition opposition ¬
I tion to the measure He suggested the theidea theI theidea
I idea that a corporation might be estab established established established ¬
lished to operate all the mineral lands of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the islands and that said he would be bean be3n bean
an Infant corporation compared with the theUnited theUnited theUnIted
United States Steel Corporation Such Sucha
a company would be absolutely unre unrewhether unrestrIcl unrestrieted
strIcl strieted d in I its right to buy and hold land landwhether landwhether
whether a million or ten million acres acresIf acresIf acresIf
If he added there was a provision In Inthe inthe Inthe
the bill that no corporation should hold holdmore holdmore holdmore
more than 5000 acres that would be a adifferent adl1rerent adifferent
different matter but when this bill fails failsto fallsto failsto
to make that th t general prohibition the thequestion thequestion thequestion
question is Why does it fait faitMr fallMr n nUr
Mr Bacon complained that the bill billwould bl11would billwould
would afford an opportunity for the ex exploitation exploitation cxploitatlon ¬
ploitation of the islands before the peo people peopie ¬ I
pIe themselves had
an opportunity to say saywhat saywhat saywhat
what they wanted done don with their public publiclands publlclands publiclands
lands and that the Senate was In hot hotbaste hotbaste hotbaste
baste subordinating everything to the thepassage thepasEage thepassage
passage of the pending bill He would not notsay notBay notsay
say that Senators had a purpose in this thisbut tbisbut thisbut
but he would say that the only material materialeffect m1terlalclfect materialeffect
effect of the bill would be to put In the thepower thepower thepower
power of those who wished to exploit the theands
islands ands the opportunity for such exploita ¬
tion which did not exist under the pres present present preseat ¬
ent law
Damaged by Fire FireAbout FireAbout FireAbout
About 8 oclock this morning box 517 517was 51 51was 17 17was
was turned in for a fire In house 306 306Third 306Third 306Third
Third Street southeast owned and occu occupied ocupied occupied ¬
pied by Ste Stfatley tley Jeffries The building buildingwas buildingwas buildingwas
was damaged to the extent ot 100 part ¬
ly covered cO cred with Insurance InsuranceColored InsuranceColored InsuranceColored
Colored Veterans to Parade ParadeAH ParadeAll ParadeAlt
AH colored men who served in the army armyor armyor armyor
or navy during the Spanish war or dur during durl durlug ¬
lug l g the insurrection Insurrect on in the Philippines Philippinesare
are invited to accompany Charles Young
Command S W V to Arlington Wednes Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday ¬
day May 21 The veterans will assem assemble assemble assemMe ¬
ble at 612 E Street northwect at 130 p pm Jim pas
m Service uniform or dark clothes and andwhlto andwbito andiwhuto
whlto gloves will fea l WDrn WDrnl1
l1
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SECRETARY YHAY HAY Y NOTIFIES T1F ES THE THEWORLD TI TIWORLD
1 1WORLD
WORLD OF CUBAS CUBAS INDEPENDENCE INDEPENDENCEThe i DEPENDE1VCE DEPENDE1VCEThe
j
The following ofieial oJI Fial notification wasTsent wasse wassentbjthe t > the Stale De Department Depmtment Bepartinent ¬
partment today to ambassadors am > assadors and mnrisfer miniaterof of the United UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates
States all allover over the world >
lDepartmenif Department of StateIVashington State StateWashington StateWashington
Washington D DCMay Cblay CMay 20 2 1902 1902Sir 1902IlSii 1902Sii
IlSii Sir T I am amdirect rrf directed direc1 d by the President to t inform you that the themilitary tilemilitary themi1i
military mi1i jf occupation ccuati cup Cof of the island isl d of Cuba by the t United States Stateshas Stateshas Stateshas
has this t is day c ay ceased and that an independent government repub republican repnbJican republican ¬
lican in form has h s been Inaugurated there under the Presidency Presidencyof
of His Excellency Senor Don nomas omas Estrada Palma PalmaTon P PaniaYou ma maYon
Ton are instructed to convey this information inform tion through the theappropriate theappropriate theappropriate
appropriate channels to the government to which you are ac accredited accredited accredited ¬
credited I am sir your obedient obed cnt servant servantJOH2sT servantltJOHN servantajomc
JOH2sT HAY
I
I TEMPORARY INJUNCTION IfJUHCTIOIIS
IS EXPECTED TODAY TODAYGovernments TODAYGovernments TODAYGovernments
Governments Beef Trust Pe Petition Petition Fetition ¬
tition Before Judge Grosscup GrosscupCHICAGO GrosscupCHICAGO GrosscupCHICAGO
CHICAGO May 20 20Judge Judge Peter S SGrosscup SGrosscup SGrosscup
Grosscup of the United States circuit circuitcourt circuitcourt circuitcourt
court will doubtless issue a temporary temporaryinjunction temporaryinjunction temporaryinjunctIon
injunction today prohibiting the packing packingfirms packingfirms packingSrxns
firms in the Big Six combination from fromengaging fromengaging fromengaging
engaging in any agreement in restraint restraintof
of trade The application by the United UnitedStates UniledStates UnitedStates
States Government for a temporary tempor ry in injunction InjanctIon Injunction ¬
junction against the packers will come up upat upat upat
at 2 oclock this afternoon It is consid considered considere considered ¬
ered ere likely that the Injunction will be Is Issued 16sued Issued ¬
sued whether the packers oppose it or ornot ornot ornot
not notThat
That the Government expects a fight to todevelop todev todevelop
develop dev lop in court Is shown by the fact factthat factthat factthat
that Solicitor General Richards and Spe Special Special Special ¬
cial Counsel Day have been sect se on to aid aidDistrict aidDJstrlct aidDistrict
District Attorney Bethea in the prosecu prosecution prosecution proseculion ¬
tion They arrived last night from WashIngton Washlngton Wash Washington ¬
ington but have denied themselves to tonewspaper tonewspaper tonewspaper
newspaper men menFOLLOWING menFOLLOvVING menFOLLOWING
FOLLOWING FOOTSTEPS FOO STEPS OF OFDRUMMER OFDRUMMER OFDRUMMER
DRUMMER BOY FATHER FATHERLieut FATHERLieu FATHERLieut
Lieut Col Clems Son Wants to Go Into Intothe Intothe
j
the Regular Army ArmyLieut ArmyLleut ArmyLieut
Lieut Col John L Clem the Drum Drummer Drummer Drumamer ¬
mer Boy of the Cumberland Is In the thecity thecity thecity
city prosecuting an application of his son sonfor sonfor sonfor
for appointment to West Point He was wasat wasat wasat
at the Capitol today where he served as asa asa asa
a messenger over thirty years ago and andsaw andsaw andsaw
saw one or two Senators and others who whohave whohave whohave
have been interested in his peculiar career careerand careerand careerand
and who were glad to promise to aid his hisson hIsson hisson
son in any way possible possibleColonel pOllsibleColonel possibleColonel
Colonel Clem began his military career careerat careerat careerat
at the age of nine years as a drummer drummerboy drummerboy drummerboy
boy with the Army of the Cumberland He Hewas Hewas Hewas
was promoted to be a sergeant at the theage theage theage
age of o twelve for gallantry on the field fieldGeneral fieldneral fieldGaneral
General neral Grant personally Interesting him himself himsell himself ¬
self in his case caseHe casoHe caseHe
He was taken under the personal super supervision supervision supervision ¬
vision and friendship of General Thomas Thomassoon Tbomassoon Thomassoon
soon after and received his early educa education education educalion ¬
tion at the headquarters of that officer officerColonel otncerColonel ofllcerColonel
Colonel Clem then came to Washing Washington Wasblngton Washington ¬
ton and received an appointment at the theCapitol theQapitol theCapitol
Capitol Soon after in 1871 he received receiveda recehedacommlaslon
a commission com ± nlsslon in the regular regularamy army He has hasbeen hasbeen baabeen
been proSoled pr proM i red rapidly and now now holds the therank therank therank
rank of lieutenant coloneL He went to toPorto toPorto toPorto
Porto Rico during the SpanishAmerican SpanishAmericanwar
war war and has beep be serving since flnc that time timeas timeas timeas
as an assistant quartermaster in In Texas Texasen Texasen Texasien
ien en H V Boynton has written a most mostinteresting mostluereaUng mostItt
interesting Itt reating letter to President PresldcutRooseelt PresldcutRooseeltIfgardlng Roosevelt Rooseveltregarding Rooseveltregarding
regarding Colonel Clems career and andrecommending andrEcommendln andrecommending
recommending the appointment of his son
10 the Military Academy
GAUMS AllLOI8 GREETED GREETEDWITH GREETEDWITHTHUNDER fflTH fflTHTHUIDER IT ITTIIU1DER
THUNDER OF 01 SALUTES SALUTESFrench SALUTESFrench SALUTE8French
French Ship Bearing Visitors Visitorsto
to Unveiling Passes In InNORFOLK InNORFOLK InNORFOLK
NORFOLK Va May 20 20The The French Frenchbattleship Frenchbattleship Frenchbattleship
battleship Gaulois passed In Cape Henry Henryat Hen Henat Henryat
>
at 640 oclock this morning Shortly the theguns theguns theguns j
guns aboard the ships of our squadron squadronthundered squadronthundered squadronthundered
thundered tremendously and the French Frenchman Frenchman Frenchman ¬
man replied Twenty minutes afterward afterwardthe afterwardthe afterwardthe
the Gaulois accompanied by the battle battleships battleships battleships ¬
ships Kearsarge Ke rurge and Alabama and the thecruiser thecruiser thecruiser
cruiser Olympia proceeded proe eded up Chesapeake ChesapeakeBay ChesapeakeBoy ChesapeakeDay
Bay toward Annapolis AnnapolisAlthough AnnapolisAltbough AnnapolisAlthough
Although Cape Henry Is thirty miles milesaway milesaway milesaway
away the firing 1lrIn there this morning was wasdistinctly wasdistinctly wasdistinctly
distinctly audible audiJ1e at Norfolk NorfolkThe NorfclkThe NorfolkThe
The Gaulois conveys the general of the theFrench theFiench theFrench i
French army and other officers of rank rankin rankIn rankIn
in the French service who will partici participate participate participate ¬
pate in unveiling the Rochambeau monu monuThe monument anonument
ment mentThe mentThe
The Bureau Bureauof of Navigation of the Navy NavyDepartment NavyDepartment NavyDepartment
Department has been notified that the theFrench theFrench theFrench
French battleship battlesht Gaulois G ulols passed In the theChesapeake theChesapC3ke theChesapeake
Chesapeake Capes Cap at a17 7 oclock this morn morning morning mornIng ¬
ing accompanledby the Kearsarge Olym Olympla Olympia Olympin
pin and Alabama Alabamtof ToT 1t the North North Atlantic AtlanticMANY AtlanticSQuadron AtlanticSquadron
SQuadron SQuadronMANY SquadronMANY
MANY CANDIDATES CANDJD CANmDTES rES FOR FORJUDGE FORJUDGg FORJUDGEBfADLEYS
JUDGE JUDGEBfADLEYS BRADLEY5S B ADLEYS PLACE PLACEH
H Randall Webb > the he Newest Entry in iathe inthe Inthe
the Judicial Race RaceThe RaceThe RaceThe
The mention or the name of Attorney AttorneyH
H Randall Webb In n connection with the thevacancy thevacancy thevacancy
vacancy on the bench ben h of the Suoreme SuoremeCourt SUDrem6Court SunremeCourt
Court of the District infused new life into intothe intothe intothe
the discussion discusslonoC of thlt tbt subject today at the theCity tbaCIty th thcity
City Hau No one doubts Mr Webbs Webbsqualifications Webbsqualifications WebbsqualIfications
qualifications for the position As he Is Isa Isa isa
a Harvard man mZ n and former classmate of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the President this combination of circum circumstances circumstances circumstances ¬
stances it is contended by his friends will willmake wi1lmake willmake
make him a strong factor In the contest contestfor contestfcr contestfor
for the ermine ermineThe ermineThe ermineThe
The name of Attorney William Henry
Dennis is also frequently mentioned as a aprobable aprobble aprobable 1
probable successor to the late Justice JusticeBradley JusticeBradley JusticeBradley
Bradley Mr Dennis is acknowledged on onall onall onall
all sides to be b eminently qualified for the theposition theposlton thepcsiton
position positionOr posltonat pcsitonof
Or th6s thO thbse fieretofore eretofore mentioned In con connectloa connectI connecti
nectloa nectI n a wlt wittt the vacant justiceship Dis District District Distriet ¬
trict Attorney Gould and Attorney Benja Benjamin Benjamln Benjamm ¬
min mm T Leighton Lelghtonarear are far In the lead leadAssistant leadAaaistant leadAssistant
Assistant City Solicitor SollcllorEdward Edward H HThomas HThomas HThomas
Thomas and exDistrict D1sti1ct Attorney Henry E BDavis EDavis EDavis
Davis whose nameshave been mentioned mentionedIn
In connection with The filling of the va vacancy Vacancy Vacancy ¬
cancy stated this morning that they are arenot areDot arenot
not and have not be ben n In the race for the theTinRiMnn theposition I
position TinRiMnn
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GOMPLETE TEXT TEXTUF TEXTIF
OF IF THE OFFICIAL OFFICIALDOCDHTS OFFICIALDOCUMENTS 1JFFIIALBUCIIMET
DOCUMENTS BEAD BEADStatus REAllStatus BEAuStatUs
Status of Government Af Affairs Affairs Affairs ¬
fairs Made Known to tothe tothe tothe
the Cubans CubansGENERAL CubansGENERAL CubansGENERAL
GENERAL WOOD SPOKESMAN SPOKESMANHis
His Address to the President and Con Congress Congre3s Conge3s ¬
gress of the New Republic a Prelude Preludeto Preludeto
to the Reading of President Roosevelts RooseveltsMessage Rooseveltscssage RooseveltsMassage
Message cssage of Friendship F endship Good Will and andEarnest andEarnest andEarnest
Earnest Hopes for an Enduring Endu ng Gov Government Government Government ¬
ernment in the Pearl of the Antilles AntillesThe Ant111esThe AntillesThe
The official documents dc umEnts on the inaugu inauguration inaugurnUon inauguration
ration of President Palma of Cuba were weremade weremade weremadc
made public this morning by the Secre Secretary Se1retary Secretary ¬
tary of War They are as follows followsPublished follOWSo foliowaJublisbed
o Published > uilisbed in the Official Omc l Gazette at Havana HavanaMay HavamiY HavanaMay
May Y 1T1 1T1Headquarters Ii IiHcadquarters 17Hoadquartars
Headquarters Department of Cuba CubaHavana CubaHa CubaBavaria
Havana Ha vaJUl May 192 192It 19002It 1 + 2 2It
It is 5 hereby Dade known to the people peopleof peopleot
of Cuba CubaL CubaL
1 L That the Congress cI Cuba electel on onDecember onDecember onDecember
December 31 1901 ai and wdFebruary d February 24 1902 102under 1902ander 1902under
under the provisions of the electoral law lawpublished lawpublishd lawpublisbud
published In Orders No 218 October 14
1901 1 1 these headquarters having been beenduly beendUly beenduly
duly convened in Havana on the 5th day dayof dayof dayof
of May II1Y 1902 pursuant to t Orders No 11 11April li1AprIl 101April
April 14 1902 these headquarters has ex examined examined enarnined ¬
amined into the th credentials and andcIec1dccI andcIec1dccIas decided decidedas decidedas
as to the validity Val ity of the election of its itsmembers itsmembers Itsmembers
members and has found and decided that thatthe thatthe thatthe
the following named persons have been beenduly be beenduly n nduly
duly elected Senators here follows owsthe owsthelist the thelist thelist
list of Senators and the following named namedpersons namedpensons namedpersons
persons have been duly elected Repre Representatives Representatives Representatives ¬
sentatives here follows the e list of Rep Representatives Representatives Reprosentatives ¬
resentatives
2 That the Congress so convened after aftercounting altercounting aftercounting
counting and ratifying the electoral vote votehas TOt TOthas votehas
has found and proclaimed to be elected electedPresident electedpresident electedPresident
President of the Republic of Cuba Tomas TomasEstrada TOIDa3EstradzPa TomasEstrndn
Estrada EstradzPa Palma ma and to be elected Vice VicePresident VicePresident VicePresident
President of the Republic of Cuba Luis LuisEstevcs LuisEsteves LirisEztevcs
Estevcs Romero
3 That the said Congress has ad adjourned adjourned adjourned ¬
journed to meet at Havana on the 20th 20thday 20thday 20thday
day of May 1902 at 12 oclock noon
4 4 That on the said sa d 20th day of May May1S02
1902 at t 12 oclock noon the constitution constitutionadopted constitutionadopted constitutionadopted
adopted by the constitutional convention conventionat
at Havana on the 21st day d1yof of February February1M1 FebruarylisOl
1M1 together with the appendix to the thesaid thesaid thesaid
said constitution adopted by said conven convention convention convention ¬
tion on n the 12th day of June 1901 190 will be bepromulgated bepromulgated bepromulgated
promulgated as the Constitution ConsJtutIon of the theRepublic theRepublic theRepublic
Republic of Cuba and will go into full fullforce funforce fullIorcc
force and effect and thereupon and at atthat atthat atthat
that time the occupation of Cuba by theUnltedStates the theUnited thelJnitedStatez
United UnltedStates States and an the military govern government governmental government ¬
ment mental of the Island will cease elaSe and anddeter anddetermine deter determine determine ¬
mine and tho government government and control of ofthe orthe ofthe
the island will be transferred t to t the thePresident thtlPresident thaPresident
President and Congress so elected to be behold beheld beheld
held and exercised by them under the theconstitution theconstitution
constitution constttutionso so promulgated promulgatedSucn promulgatedSuch promulgatedSuch J
Such transfer will be under the under understanding understanding understanding ¬
standing and condition condltfontb that t the net new gov government government government ¬
ernment does thereby and by the ac acceptance acceptance acceptance ¬
ceptance thereof pursuant to the pro provisions 1roVistolls provis1os ¬
visions of the said appendix to tho con constitution constitution constitutlon ¬
stitution assume and undertake all the theseveral tbeseveral theseveral
several the obligations assumed by the theUnited theUnit theUnited
United Unit d9tates States with respect respe t to Cuba by the thetreaty thetreaty thetreaty
treaty Between the United States of ofAmerica otAmerica ofAmerica
America and her majesty the Queen Re Regent R Rgent Rgent ¬
gent of Spain signed at Paris on the 10th 10thday 10thday 10thday
day of December 189S 189SLEONARD 18 18SLEIONARD S SLEONARD
LEONARD WOOD WOODMilitary WOODYllltary WOODMilitary
Military Governor GovernorPublished GovernorPabl1Bhcl GovernorFablished
Published in Official Gazette Ga tte IbIS tbi IbISHeadquarters aawaiBgl aawaiBglHeadquarters momi j jHeadquarters
Headquarters Department of Cuba CubaHavana CubaHavana CubaHavana
Havana May May2e 2 20 192 192The 192The 1902The
The following constitution adopted by bythe bythe bythe
the constitutional convention of the people peopleof peopleof
of Cuba on the 21st day of February 1901 1901Continued 1961Continued 1901Continued
Continued on Second SecO d Page PageFLORENCE P2GeFLORENCE PageFLORENCE
FLORENCE BURNS NOT NOTNAMED NOTNAMED NOTNAIIIEB
NAMED liT THE VERDICT VERDICTCoroners VERDICTCoroners VERDICTCoroners
Coroners Jury Says Brooks BrooksMurderer BrooksMurderer BrooksMurderer
Murderer is Unknown UnknownNEW
NEW YORK May 20 20At At 1230 oclock oclocksthe oclockthe oclockthe
the coroners Jury which has been hear hearing hearing
ing the evidence in the inquest on the thedeath thedeath thedeath
death of Walter Brooks BrookS returned a ver verdiet verdiet Vcrdict
diet that Brooks had come to his death at atthe atthe atthe
the hands of a person or persons un unknown unknown unknown ¬
known knownCoroner knownCoroner knownCoroner
Coroner Brown spent threequarters of ofan ofan ofan
an hour summing up the case this morn morning mornIng morulog ¬
ing ingThe
The verdict possibly means that the thedistrict thedistrict thedistrict
district attorney will not take further furtheraction furtberaction furtheraction
action so far as Florence Burns is con concerved concerned
cerued ceruedA cervedA cernedA
A FILIPINO DESIRES DESIRESCITIZENSHIP DESIRESCITIZENSHIP DESIRESCITIZENSHIP
CITIZENSHIP PAPERS PAPERSSues PAPERSSues PAPERSSues
Sues Out Writ of Mandamus Against the theClerk theClerk theClerk
Clerk of the Court CourtAntonio CourtAntonio CourtAntonio
Antonio M Opisso y de Ycaza a na native native native ¬
tive of Manila anna Philippine Islands Islandsthrough Islandsthroulh Islandsthrough
through his attorney Daniel W ODono ODonoghuc ODonoghuc ThJno ThJnoghue
ghuc touay to ay filed a petition in the Su Supreme Supreme Supreme ¬
preme Court of the District asking that a awrit awrit awrit
writ of mandamus issue against John R RYoung HYoung i
Young clerk of the Supreme Court of the theDistrict theDistrict theDistrict
District to compel him to grant him cit citizenship cItizenship cltIzenehip ¬
izenship papers papersJustice papersJustice papersJustice
Justice Clabaugh signed an order re requiring requiring requiring ¬
quiring the clerk of the court to show showcause showcause showcause
cause on May iay 27 Inst why the writ writshould writshould writshould
should not issue against him himGAYNOR himGAYNOR hinaGAYNOR
GAYNOR AND GREENE GREENEARRIVE GREENEARRIVE GREENEARRIVE
ARRIVE AT QUEBEC QUEBECQUEBEC QUEBECQUEBEC QUEBECQUEBEC
QUEBEC May 20 20Colonel Colonel G Gaynor aynor and andCaptain andCaptain andCaptain
Captain Greene In charge of Governor GovernorVallee GovernorVallee GovernorVallee
Vallee of the Montreal jail and two twoguards twoguards twoguards
guards arrived here by special train at
250 o odock clock this morning and were driven drivento drivento drivento
to the Chateau Chat au Frontenac Hotel HotelTHE HotelTHE HotelTHE
THE PNEUMATIC TUBE TUBESERVICE TUBESERVICE 1UBESERVICE
SERVICE IN CHICAGO CHICAGOMr i iMr
Mr Masten chief clerk of the office of ofFirst otFirst ofFirst
First Assistant Postmaster General GeneralWynnef GeneralWynne GeneralWynne
Wynnef Wynne returned yesterday from Chicago Chicagowhere Chicagowh Chicagowhere
where wh re he had been for the past two weeks weeksin weeksIn weeksIn
in connection conn ction with the proposed pneu pneumatic pneumatic pneumatte ¬
matic tube postal service serviceMr servicesir serviceMr
Mr sir Mastens place In his absence from fromthe fromthe fromthe
the Postoffice Department is filled by Mr MrHowley MrHowleyprlvatesecretllry j jHowley
Howley Howleyprlvatesecretllry private secretary to the First FirstAssistant FirntAsslst3ut Firstutaalatant
Assistant Postmaster General
RIGHT BRIGHTOUTLOOK OUTLOOK FOR FORMUNICIPAL FOR11UNICIPAL FORMUNICiPALBUILDING
MUNICIPAL MUNICiPALBUILDING MUNICiPALBUILDINGOmnibus BUILDING BUILDINGOmnibus BUILDINGOmni
Omnibus Omni us Bill Reported From Fromthe the Senate Serl t T Tday T Tday If Ifday
day From Committees CommitteesAMENDMENTS CO CommitteeAMENDfvWNTS TImitt e
3C 0 1 1A
AMENDMENTS A NOT REGARDED AS ASComparison AS H HARFUL HARFULComparison Rfrr l lComparison
Comparison 0f ftlle the Bill as Approved ApprovedDY11e 1 by 4 eJL eJLof eLowr Ovgt1rtfi hth hthof i iof
of Congress and as BroJ Brought ght ghtc ghtdr BeforStftfe BeforStftfeBody BeforW c dr > upp uppBodyProvisions p t E
BodyPro Body BodyProvisions Pro visions for Other qth t Cities < C
The outlook ouU outIoo1for o for t r a municipal municipalThuilding municipalThuildingfor building buildingfor buildingfor
for the District is now regarded as asbrighter asbrlght asbrighter
brighter brlght than t nn at any time heretofore at atthis atthIs atthis
this session v K Congress The Senate SenateCommittee S SenateCommittee nate I
Committee or Pnbllc Pt bUc Buildings this after afternoon afternoon ¬ j jnoon
noon reported the e omnibus public build buildings bulldings buildIngs ¬
ings bill one of the chief items of which whichis whiehi whichIs
is i the provi pro J Acm OD for the municipal build building building buildIng ¬
ing ingThe
The biii bfh1a5 bil has passed the House and andwith amIwith andwith
with the ravorabie report of the th Senate Senatecommittee Senlltecommittee Senatecommittee
committee it Is expected to become a law lawin lawIn lawIa
in the near nea future The The Senate S ate committee committeehas committeehas committeehas
has amended the municipal building pro provision pro provision proVision ¬
vision somewhat but butnoliD not notIn in a way to In Injure injure injure ¬
jure its effectiveness it is believed believedBill beJleVedBiIJas believedBilJ
Bill BiIJas as It Passed Passedthe the House HouseThe 1fouseThe souseThe
The House provision was that the Sec Secretary Secretaryo Seeretary ¬
retary retaryo of the Treasury should secure securesquare securesquare securesquare
square 225 known as the powerhouse powerhousesite powerhousesite Jowerhousesltecn
site sltecn on E Street between Thirteenand Thirteenandahalf Thlrteenandah11 Thirteenandahalf
ahalf and Fourteenth Streets Just south southof southof southof
of Pennsylvania Avenue for the building buildingIt bull ding dingIt
It was also alsoprCivided provided that the thepubIic public res reservation reservation reservation ¬
ervation between the square square and Pennsylv Penn Pennsylvania Pennzylvaua ¬
sylvania sylv n a Avenue should be included in the thesite thesite thesite
site siteThe
The House bill further directs that the theSecretary theSecretary theSecretary
Secretary shall construct the municipal municipalbuildings municipalbuildings municipalbuildings
buildings as soon as the site shall have havebeen havebeen havebeen
been secured The total cost of the thebuilding thebuilding thebuilding
building and site is limited to 1500000 S1500000The 1500000The 1500000The
The Senate Amendments AmendmentsThe Amen ments mentsThe
The Senate committee has amended amendedthese amendedthese
these provisions prOVISiO nSbY by placing the limit of ofthe ofthe if
the cost of the site siteist at 550000 This will willleave wlllleave willleave
leave 950000 for the building It is un understood understood understood ¬ I
derstood that the owner of the site the theCapital theCapital theCapital
Capital Traction Company has Intimated Intimatedthat intimatedthat intimatedthat
that it will accept this sum for the thesquare thesquare
square squareThe squareThe squareThe I
The worJing of the Senate committee cOImit e
amendment is changed to give rlye the theD Dis District Is Istriet s strict ¬
trict Commissioners Co issioners authority a Qlo tijol jointly jointlywith Jointlywith h hwith
with the Secretary cretnry of the Treasury Treaeuqinthe Treaeuqinthepurcbase In Inthe Inthepurchase the thepurchase
purchase of the th square and an the erection erectionof ereetion ereetionof erectionof
of the building buildingAnother buildin buildinAnother buildinffAnother
Another amendment gives the Washington Washington Wash Washington ¬
ington Alexandria and Mount Vernon YernonRailway VernonRailway VernonRailway
Railway the right to secure damages damag for forthe forthe forthe
the injury done it by being compelled e mpell 1 to tomove to tomove tomove
move Its station and tracks tracksdrom from their theirpresent taelrpresent theirpresent
present location locationThe locationTb locationThe
The Tb section sectionrelaUng relating to the Washing Washington Washington Washington ¬
ton Alexandria A1enandriagnd aad Mount Vernon Hail Hailway Paflway Railway
way Company is changed changed1Ls a na follows followsAnd follows followsnd followsAnd
And < nd jurisdiction is hereby conferred conferredupon conferredupon conferredupon
upon the Supreme Court of the District Districtof Di ti1ct ti1ctof
of Columbia upon petition of olsaid said com company company cornpany ¬
pany to Inquire into hear and aniIdeter determine determinethe determinethe n ne nethe
the amount of all actual damage sus sustained sus sustained sustamed ¬
tained by said company by reason reason of the thaprovisions A1aprovisIons theprovisions
provisions herein contained conta1ned and tocenter tocenterjudgement tooent6rjudgement toent r rjudgement
judgement against the Districtof District of Colum Columbia Coluinbia Columbla ¬
bia in such sum as may be ascertained ascertainedas aseertal d das
as aforesaid aforesaidThe aforesaidThe aforesaidThe
The bill as reported to the Senate to today todaTcarrIes today
daTcarrIes day carries a total of 520941150 0941150 being beingau beingauIncrease an anIncrease anIncrease
Increase of 3535700 over the House bill billOne bUIOne billOne
One of the moat important Increases Increasesmade increasesmade
made by the committee comm1tt e is that for the thenew thenew thenew
new custom house at New York the limit limitof limitof limitof
of cost being increased incre < ued from 4000000 to to45CG000 to4GC000
45CG000 4 OO No change Is made by the thecommittee thecommittee thecommittee
committee in the provision adopted by the theHouse theHouse theHouse
House for a new postoffice for or the city cityof cityof cityof
of New York which creates a commis commission commission commission ¬
sion to consist of the Secretary of the theTreasury theTreasury theTreasury
Treasury the the Postmaster f oaster General and aI the theAttorney theAttorney theAttorney
Attorney General to select a site and ac acquire acquire u uquire ¬
quire the land by bypUchase purchase or condemnation condemna condemnation condemnation ¬
tion and to recommend recpmmen to Congress Congressth the theprobable theprobable
probable cost of erecting erectI g the theb building di s
EXPRESS E XPRE S QiR GAR ROBBERY ROBBERYTHOUGHT T TTHOUGHT 0
THOUGHT TO BE SOLVED OLVE F I
LOUD EXPLOSrC EXPLOS EXPLQSiOhEARDM ffi ffihEARDir S SHEARD
HEARD hEARDir 3 ST T THOMAS THOMASDetonations THOMASDetonationS THOMASDetonations
Detonations Coinc CoincFated fraction 5 ctio of Ill IllThomas illFated1 illFated
Fated Fated1 stiifi blrtirique blrtiriqueLONDON t e eLO
LO LONDON DON May St li Jipntch ipsich from from St StThomas StThomas
Thomas today todaysaystiit says sa8t that l early enrlythls Jlythismom JlythismomIng this morn morning mornlog ¬
ing heavy detomiilcE ire r re heard from fromthe fromthe rom romthe
the southeast i iii iu the U 4i iresUoa Uon in which whichMartinique whichMartlnlqee whichMartinique
Martinique He HeThe UcThe lteP ltePThe
The sounds were louder than those of ofMay o oMay ofMay7
May May7 May7WALDECKROUSSEAII 7 7WALDECKROUSSEAU 7VJALDECKROUSSEAU
WALDECKROUSSEAU WALDECKROUSSEAUDOT
DOT UFCABiNET UFCABiNETPARIS OF CABINET CABINETPARIS
PARIS May lay 20 20PremlerWa1dcck 20PremlerWa1dcckRo 20Premier Premier Waldeckr WaldeckrRoussean WaldcckRousseau
Rousseau Ro ssea has decided d cided to resign his port portfolio portfoHo portfolio ¬
folio He will however remain In office officeuntil omceuntil officeuntil
until a new n w cabinet is constructed constructedNO constructedNO
NO STOP ORDERS 05 05PURCHASE ONPURCHASE ORPURCIIAgE
PURCHASE Of MULES IULESBritish MULESBritish IU1TJE8British
British Agents Ag nts Are Still Ship Shipping Shipping ShippIng ¬
ping Stock to t South Africa AfricaNEW Africa1IEW AfricaNEW
NEW ORLEANS May 20 20Capt Capt Chas ChasFenner ChasFeuner ChasPenner
Fenner In charge of the British camp at atChalmette atChalmette atChalanette
Chalmette discredits the reports that the theBritish theBritish theBritish
British government has ordered the pur purchase purchase purchase ¬
chase of mules in this country discon discontinued discontluued discontinued ¬
tinued on the ground that it has re received received received ¬
ceived no notice to stop stoppurchaslng stoppurchaslngA purchasing purchasingA
A full lead of mules and horses will be besent begent becent
sent by him to Cape Town today on the theBritish theBritish theBritish
British transport Mount Royal RoyalLORD RoYalLORD RoalLORD
LORD PAUNCEFOTE PAUNCEFOTEIMPROVED P PAiJNCEFOTEiMPROVED UNCEFOTEIMPROVED
IMPROVED TODAY TODAYIt
It was stated this afternoon afternoon at the theBritish theBritish i iBritish
British Embassy that the condition of ofLord ofLord I ILord
Lord Pauncefote is somewhat Improved ImprovedThe ImprovedThe I IThe
The The change for the better whiIevery whiIeveryslight while very veryalight veryslight
slight is sufficient to raise the hopes of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the ambassadors family and friends con considerably considerably considerably ¬
siderably siderablyThe siderablyThe siderablyThe
The following bulletin bulletiUwas was posted upon uponthe uponthe uponthe
the door of the embassy this morning morningLord morningLord
I
Lord Pauncefotes condition last night nightwas nightTas nightwas
was very satisfactory He slept 51 pt extremely extremelywell extremelywell
well wellCOAL wellCOAL wellCOAL I
COAL CREEK MINE MINEA
A MAMMOTH TOMB TOMBOne TOMBOne TOMBOne
One Hundred Bodies Taken Out and as asMany as1raIly asMany
Many More Remain RemainCOAL RemainCOAL RemainCOAL
COAL CREEK Tenn May 20 20Superln 20Superlntendent 20Superintendent Superin Superintendent ¬
tendent Camp of the Fratersville mine minewhere minewhere minewhere
where the explosion occurred Monday Mondaysays Mondaysays Iondaysays
says he has check tags for 179 contract contractminers contractminers contractminers
miners who were at work at the time of ofthe ofthe
I
the explosion and with the laborers and andboys andboys andboys
boys the list of those in the mine mine will willreach willreach willreach
reach 250 250Rescue 250Rescue 250Rescue
Rescue parties are at work Almost 100 100bodies 100bodies 100bodies
bodies have been beeutakenfrom taken from the mine mineIt mineIt mineIt
It will require days to secure all the thebodies thebodies thebodies
bodies and some of them may never be befound befound befound
found Some of ofthese these recovered are hor horribly horribly herrihly ¬
ribly mutilated mutilatedCONSUL muUlatedCONSUL mutilatedCONSUL
CONSUL DICKINSON DICKINSONCALLS DICKINSONCALLS DICKINSONCALLS
CALLS AT A ATWHITE WHITE HOUSE HOUSEMr
Mr C M Dickinson United States con consul consul consul ¬
sul general at Constantinople and wh whnegotiated whonegotiated who whonegotiated
negotiated with the brigands the pay payment payment raymeet ¬
ment of o the ransom for the release of ofMiss ofMiss
Miss Ellen M Stone S to ne called C a Jed on President PresidentRoosevelt pres PresidentRoosevelt Ident IdentRoosevelt
Roosevelt at the White House today His Hiscall Hiscall Hiscall I
call he declared was made only for or the thepurpose thepurpOS thepurpos3
purpose of paying p1rinhlti his respects r spectt
r
Local Police Place James JamesComer JamesC Jathc JathcComerUnder
C Comer Coq1 ComerUnder rUnder Under Arrest ArrestSAID ArrestSAID rrest rrestSAID
SAID TO HAVE HAVE CONFESSED CONFESSEDTwo G NFESSED NFESSEDTwo
Two Other Men Implicated in lathe the Theft Theftand Theftand Theftand
and Expected That They Will WillBe WillBeTaken Be BeTaken BeTaken
Taken Taken in i Custody Tonight TonightList List of Ofthe OftheMissing the theMissing e eMissing
Missing Articles Artielentfter ArticlesAfter es esAfter
After several sever l da days s of o investigatlonthe investigatlonthelocal investigation the thelocal
local police officials believe that they theyhave theyhave theyhave
have at at last solved the identity iderititjcif iduntIt of tIn t1 t1three tInthree tKethree
three men who some days darsagobrpke ago bipke into intoan infoan intoan
an express car on the Pennsylvania Pennsyl a Rail Railroad Riroad Railroad ¬
road while the the train was en route rou efrom efromBalUmore from fromBaltimore fromBaltimore
Baltimore to tnls city and stole a a large largequantity lrgequantity largequantity
quantity of dress ress goods Jewelry and va various va various various ¬
rious other articles > the exact amount or orvalue orvalue orvalue
value of which it has been Impossible impbsgtii so sofar so sofar sofar
far to ascertain ascertainAs ascertainAs ascertainAs
As a result of the Investigation De Detective Detecthe Detective
tective Sergeants S riea rgeaata ts Peek Pec and Miller have havetaken hIivetak haietaken
taken tak n into custody custodyJames James Comer eighteen eighteenyears eighteenye eighteenyears
years ye is of age a resident resident of oftl1is this city cityAcording citycording cityAcording
Acording to t the hestate statements n ntsofthecjo ntsofthecjoIIce of thepo thepolice thepoBce
lice Comer broke 1irokedQWD down and an confessed confessedhaving canfessrdhaving confessedhaving
having had a hand han in n the robbery giving givingthe givtngthe givftgthe
the names of two other men men me who were werewith were werewith werewith
with him himAs bimAs himAs
As near as can be learned lrIled the robbery robberywas robberywas robberywas
was planned in this city cJtyand and the the detec detectives detec detectives detecfives ¬
tives have so fur succee succeeded < Ied f in in recovering recoveringa recov recov rl ring ringa ig iga
a large quantity of ofmaterful material which itIs itIsalleged it Itlealleged i i31leged
alleged was stolen from tae car carEver carEver carEver
Ever since the robbery was reported reportedthe report reportedthe d dthe
the entire detective force of ftbis this city citytogether c cIt cIttogether tfp tfptogether
together with that of Baltimore has hasJa hasJabored baaiabored la labored ¬
bored hard to establish the identity of ofthe 01the dfthe
the thieves A large brge1umber number of the thePennsylvania thePennsylmla thePennsylvanIa
Pennsylvania Railroad detectives also alsoworked alsoworked alsoworked
worked on the case but the WashIngtonauth9r1ties Washingtonauthorities Washington Washingtonauthorities
authorities were the first to solve the themystery t themystery e emystery
mystery Both tb the > railroad ral1roadand and Adams AdamsExpress AdamsExpress AdamsExpress
Express Company Com ariy officials were exceed exceedingly exc excsdingly 9 9ingly ¬
ingly pleased when notified this morning morningof m rni g gof
of the arrest of young YOn1l Comer ComerThe ComerThe CometThe
The express company officials are still stillbusily stilI1uslly stillbusily
busily engaged In taking takln an Inventory InTentory of ofthe or orthe orthe
the stock contained in the car for the thepurpose thepurpose thepurpose
purpose of ascertaining the value of the thegoods thegoods
goods stolen stolenMore stolenMore
More arrests are looked for tonight in inthe Inthe inthe
the robbery case as every effort Is being beiJ beiJmade
made by Captain Boardman to clear the thematter thematter thematter
matter up upMR upMR upMR
MR CANNONS CUT ChAT ChATARMYAPPROPRIATIONS AT ATARMY ATARMY
ARMY ARMYAPPROPRIATIONS ARMYAPPROPRIATIONSMoves APPROPRIATIONS APPROPRIATIONSMoves
Moves If Non NonAgreement on Agreement greement to toSenateIncr Senate Increase Increasein Thcre se sein e ein
in the Measure MeasureChairman MeasureChairman MeasureChairman
Chairman Hull of the theMilitary Military Affairs AffairsCommittee AffairsCommittee AffalrnCommittee
Committee today reported the army ap appropriation appropriation appropriatlon ¬
propriation bill In the House at It cpme camefrom cpmefrom cpmefrom
from the Senate He moved that the House Housedisagree House Housedisagree Bo e edisagree
disagree to the Senate amendments and andask a andask d dask
ask for a conference conferenceMr
Mr Cannon offered olIere 1 an amendment in I the theform theform theform
form of a resolution to Instruct the c coA coAferees con conferees I Iferees
ferees not to agree to the Senate amend amendment amendment amendment ¬
ment Increasing from 3000000 to 4350oii0 4350 4 O OOw
000 the House appropriation for thelm thelmprovement thelmprovement the ins insprovement
provement of army posts He said that thataU th thatall t tall
all the Secretary of War had recommend recommended
ed for this work was 33000000 33000000lr 3000000 3000000Mr 3000000Mr
Mr lr Hull opposed the resolution resolutionBig resolutionBig resolutionBig
Big Republican Rally RallyThere RallyThere f fThere
There will be b a Republican rally under underthe under underthe underthe
the auspices of the National Congressional CongressionalRepublican CongressionalRepubUcan congressionalRepublican
Republican League at Metropolitan A M MIT ME ME
E ZIon ZlonCnurcb Church D Street between Second Secondand Secondand Secondand
and Third ThlrdStreets Streets southwest tomorrow tomorrownight tomorrow tomorrownight tomorrownight
night Everybody Is Invited The books bookswill hOOKSwi11 boolrswill
will be open for membership Interesting Interestingand Interestingand
and appropriate speeches speeeh will be made by bysome bysome bysome
some of the beat speakers of the city