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HATED THE ADMIRAL What Surgeon Kershner Wrote About a Superior. AS SOOX SEE THE DEVIL. So the Naval Doctor Went on Deck as Little as Possible. GETTING AS CRAZY AS MEADE. Some Rather Interesting Testimony to Support the Charge of Perjury. BROOKLYN, H. V., May 14. — Ex- Medical Director Bloodgood and Surgeon- General Tryon were witnesses before the Kershner court-martial at the navy -yard to-day. A letter from Dr. Kershner to Surgeon Tryon, which was marked "per sonal," was read. It was dated Kingston, Jamaica, April 7, 1895, and was as follows: My Dear Tryon: They had a hearing yester day and I now send you a copy. I hope it will not get you into trouble because it got into the paper. You must have informed the Secre tory you had a copy. I sairt I had sent it to you, and if they had asked me I would have been obliged to tell them that I seat it to Dr. Bloodgood. I can't tell you how I appreciate your affec tionate friendship. It is about the only thing that has saved me from going overboard after what I have suffered— such vile, baseless, crazy words from a man who is unfitted for a place of admiral. 1 don't go on deck for fear of see- ing him. I would as soon see the devil. I hate him from head to foot as I never hated any man before. I sometimes think if this con tinues I will soon be as crazy a« he is. I hope that when the ship goes to Kiel it will leave him there. Ke will retire; at least, he says he will. Dr. Tryon ?aid the accused had always borne an excellent reputation in the navy and he saw no reason why he should be removed. Captain Glass of the Cincinnati, presi dent of the court of inquiry held on board the United States cruiser New York, off Kineston. Jamaica, on April 6, swore that he au ministered the oath to Dr. Kershner and that the doctor testified that he had only sent a copy of the second indorse ment to the surgeon-general of the navy in a personal letter. The doctor's testimony was read over to him and so was the testi mony of every other witness. Mr. Choate in cross-examination asked the witness if the judge-advocate had not told Dr. Kershner that the obiect of the inquiry was to find out if any verbatim copies of the reports and indorsements had been sent out by him. Captain Glass said he did not think the word "verbatim" was used during Dr. Kershner 's examination. Mr. Choate then read from the reports of the inquiry in which the word verbatim occurred. Dr. Kershner was then called to the stand. In reply to Mr. Hinsdale he said he entered the navy in September, 1861, coming to the cruiser of the Atlantic squadron early this year. The witness said he was a fleet surgeon, and was very careful so that no fever could possibly come on board. While off Su Lucia he believed there was fever ashore, and he persistently re fused to allow any water from the shore to come on board. His suspicions as to fever were afterwards found to be well founded. When the request for assistance came from the Nova Scotian bark, the doctor, after hearing the description of the sick man, felt sure he showed symptoms of yel low fever. "When Captain Evans spoke to me," said the witness, "I told him of the danger of either going myself or sending an as sistant to the bark, fearing to bring con tagion on board. '■If I had not spoken so to the captain I should have been derelict in my duties. I did not refuse to go or send a doctor, for if the captain had ordered me to do so I most certainly would have obeyed. As it was, however, Captain Evans went and caw Admiral Meade, as he did not dare to take the responsibility of issuing the order himself. When he came back and told me the admiral had ordered assistance to be sent I immediately sent Dr. Cook." At this point court adjourned until to morrow. ONE PASSENGER KILLED And Many Other* Injured in a Railroad Wreck. ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 14.- A special from Silex, Mo., to the Post-Dispatch says: At 8 a. M. the south-bound passenger train on the St. Louis and Hannibal Railway was derailed by a broken rail two miles from here and thrown down a twenty-foot embankment. The entire track for a dis- tance of 100 feet was torn up, some rails being thrown off the right of way. Very few passengers and| the train crew escaped injury. C. Myer of St. Louis was instantly killed. The following were injured: Eugene Sullivan, engineer, o-f Hannibal, Mo., probably fatally injured; J. A. Jordan, general manager, of Hannibal, Mo., shoul ders injured; Perry Wood, attorney for the road, of New London, Mo., danger ously injured; Charles Yancy Clayton of Hannibal, head slightly cut; S. W. Smiley of Hannibal, Mo., slightly injured; Mrs. Lizzie Crafford of Cyme, Mo., head cut and internally injured; Charles Van Hester of Keokuk, lowa, head in jured; Andy Dick, baggagemaster, head severely cut; C. P. Garwood of St. Louis, npine injured; C. H. Peters of St. Louis, slightly hurt; J. 11. Smith of Salem, Mo., injured in ribs and side; Ben H. Johnson of St. Louis, bruised; E. V. Dieckhaust of Bt, Clements, Mo., slightly injured about the head; Caroline Dieckhaust of St. Clements, Mo., arm bruised; Joseph Dieckhaust of St. Clements, badly bruised; Wi I". Oglesby of ClarJtsville, Mo., chest injured; Jack Marrand, brakeman, bade and arm injured ; C. A. Lewton, fireman, hip injured; J. H. Wright of Vandalia, 111., slightly hurt; William Boyd of Van dalia, 111., face cut; Jesse Jones of Frank lin, Mo., collar bone broken; G. W. Hurst, custom-hou&e, St. Louis, slightly injured. SILVER DELEGATES ARRIVE. An Interesting Programme for the Salt Lake Convention. SALT LAKE, Utah, May 14.— Delegates to the silver convention have arrived. California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mex ico, Nevada and Utah have full delega tions, and there are large numbers of silver men from surrounding regions, Montana being especially strong in repre sentation. Meetings will be held in the big Mormon tabernacle, the first one at 11 o'clock a. m. to-morrow, also in the after noon and evening. There will be an organ recital at the tabernacle and two speeches by selected orators whose names are not yet announced. The programme last three days and provides for two sessions daily, morning and afternoon aud an entertain ment in the evening with speaking. The conference closes with a banquet Friday night. ALT GELD LOVES CHICAGO. Why He Vetoes JMII That Would Injure the City. SPRINGFIELD, 111., May 14.— Governor Altgeld to-day vetoed the Miller bill, re quiring corporations to procure the consent of a majority of property-owners in each block of a city before gas mains, electric wires, street-railway tracks, etc., can be laid. The Governor also vetoed Crawford's bill to prevent elevated or street-railways from crossing at grades and to prevent parallel lines from consolidating. The vetoes are wildly applauded. Speak ing of the bills as a whole the Governor gives as the reason for vetoing them as follows: "Because their effect would increase the riches of some men at the expense of others by legislation ; because they would shackle a great city. I love Chicago- and am not willing to help forge a chain which would bind her hand and foot for all time to the wheels of monopoly and leave her no chance of escaping." UIG FIRE AT DETROIT. names Sweep Over a Large Lumber- Yard. DETROIT, Mich., May 15.— A big fire is raging in the jards of the Dwight Lum ber Company, which occupy about two blocks square at Scotten avenue and the Michigan Central Railroad tracks. The loss thus far is estimated at $100,000. The fire originated in the company's planing mill, and at 2 a. M. Is sweeping through the entire yards. ' At 2:30 a. M. the firemen were getting control of the flames. The yard contained a planing-mill, dry kiln, shingle and back ing mills, with an immense quantity of lumber. The extent of the insurance has not yet been learned. ALL MINERS ADMITTED An Important Movement in the Interest of Organized Labor. Great Increase In Strength and Power of the Western Federation. DENVER, Colo, May 14.— The most im portant work accomplished in many years in the interest of organized labor was con summated to-day by the convention of the Western Federation of Miners. The coal miners' unions, representing thousands of men in several Western and Northwestern States, were admitted to membership in the federation. The step was made without any extended discussion, such as was anticipated, and the proposition to admit carried by a heavy majority. The acquisition of the coal miners makes the Western Federation of Miners one of the most powerful labor bodies in the country. The result of to-day's action will be that the federation, which now has over 40,000 membership, will be greatly increased in numbers and financial standing. The trouble in Cripple Creek last year was a serious drain on the resources of the order, but still it is said that the organiza tion has a surplus of over half a million dollars. To-day's meeting appointed a committee on revision of the constitution and by-laws. It is said that little revision is needed and that so far as the admission of the coal miners is concerned there would be no necessity for any. The federation was organized on the basis that every miner in the West coultl be a member, and it was never intended tbat its membership should be contined to metalliferous miners. The convention determined that the em ployment of an organizer for the entire West was a necessity, and it is probable that such an official will be appointed. Heretofore the different organizations have been under the supervision of a State president and were controlled by him. By the new arrangement all the States and Territories as far east as Kansas and all north, south and west of Colorado will be included. SUFFERING AMONG MINERS. Great Destitution Caused by a Falling Off of the Coal Demand. TOPEKA, Kans.. May 14.— State Labor Commissioner Birn has just returned from Scranton, Osage County, where he had been sent to investigate reports of suffer- ing among the coal miners on account of enforced idleness. He declares that the condition of some of the men and their families is deplorable. Of the 400 miners in and about Scrantoh 200 have had no work for six weeks to two months, and the others are getting from $3 to $10 a week. The cause it all is, of course, lack of demand for coal. The idle men have tried to get work on the farms or in other vocations, but the labor market is overstocked, and they tinally appealed to tne Governor. Governor Morrill has laid the matter be fore Receiver Joseph C. Wilson of the Santa Fe in the hope that the company may do something for the men. About the same condition exifts at Peterton, Osage City and other places in the Osage County district. WITH CONSTABLE AXI> GUSB. Miners Demand Provisions for Thetn- selves and Families. CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 4.— A Com mercial-Gazette special from Nelsonville, Ohio, says: Twenty miners, with a con stable as a leader, went armed with re volvers to the Stalder Coal Company's store on Monday and demanded provis ions for themselves and families. The superintendent gave them money for their present wants. The company is organ izing measures to aid the suffering. The local miners at New Pittsburg are giving needy miners orders on merchants with the pledge of the union to redeem them. Hugh McCulloch Very 111. WASHINGTON, D. C. May 14.-Hugh McCulloch, formerly Secretary of the Treasury, is seriously ill at his country home, Holly Hill, in Prince George County, Maryland, some miles outside of Washing ton. His illness is the result of old age, aggravated by kidney troubles. To Savigate the Cincinnati. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14.—Lien tenant W. H. Sutherland has been de tached from the Navy Department and ordered to duty aboard the Cincinnati, where he will be the navigating officer. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1895. MEADE MUST ANSWER Secretary Herbert Sends a Letter to the Admiral. DICTATES A STATEMENT. Explanation of the Failure of the Department to Grant a Request. TROUBLE OVER A TRANSFER. It Is not Definitely Decided What Steps Will Be Taken In the Naval Officer's Case. "WASHINGTON, D. C., May 14.—Secre tary Herbert to-day, in response to in quiries, dictated the following official state ment concerning Admiral Meade: "At the Navy Department to-day it was learned that the department has addressed a letter to Admiral Meade stating that it desired to know if he was willing to answer whether he had or had not axithorized wnat purported to be an interview with him published in the New York Tribune, and that he had replied acknowledging the receipt of the letter and declining to answer the questions. "The facts in relation to the failure of the department to grant Admiral Meade's request to have the Cincinnati ordered to the New York yard instead of the Norfolk yard are that this vessel was ordered to go to the Norfolk Navy -yard for repairs. This was done on the recommendation of the chief constructor, who desired that the work, which is now scarce at both yards, might be equally divided between the Norfolk and Brooklyn yards. Admiral Meade, who had selected the Cincinnati for his flagship during the absence of the New York, was thereupon ordered to hoist his flag on that vessel upon her arrival at Norfolk, in the interim hoisting his flag on the Minneapolis. He afterward forwarded a second request to the department to have the Cincinnati ordered to New York instead of to Norfolk. "On the day when this latter request was received Secretary Herbert was not in the department at any time, Assistant Secre tary McAdoo being in charge. He did not act on the request as he did not think it proper to take any action in the matter un til the Secretary's return. On the next morning, when Secretary Herbert came to his oriice, this letter having been brought to his attention, he at once summoned be fore him the chief constructor, and after conferring with him and Assistant Secre tary McAdott jointly, decided to order the Cincinnati to New York, and at once or dered Admiral .Ramsey, who was present, to make out orders to intercept the ship at Hampton Roads, and order her to New York. He also directed orders to be made out to Admiral Meade notifying him of this change of orders both to the admiral and to the ship. The orders were written and ready to be signed, when a letter came on the noon mail from Admiral Meade asking to be detached from the squadron, which request the Secretary granted." This constitutes all the information that could be obtained, and leaves the inference that the action, if any, to be taken against Admiral Meade is not yet determined. RIXaS WITH PATRIOTISM. Ex-Senator Sabin Indorse* the Senti ment* of Admiral Meade. NEW YORK, N. V., May 14.—Ex-Sen ator Dwight M. Sabin of Minnesota left early this morning for Boston. Mr. Sabin is practically out of politics, but neverthe less he takes a keen interest in the affairs of the day. Speaking of the case of Ad miral Meade, who so bluntly gave his rea sons for retiring from the navy, Mr. Sabin said: "There was a ring of patriotism and an air of independence in Admiral Meade's utterances that found an echo in every loyal man's mind. It may be that it was a lack of discipline, but he had grave cause, and I think Meade was about right. I see that President Cleveland and Secre tary Herbert talk of court-martialing Ad miral Meade. I do not think they dare take that step. Let them go ahead, and they will see how much this country hon ors a brave man. Let Admiral Meade stand by his words and the policy they outline. There will be another adminis tration in a short time, and we want a man with such sentiments at the head of the Navy Department. He may be Secretary of the Navy yet." BIG TREASURY DEFICIT It Has Passed the Fifty-Million Mark and It Is Still Increasing. The Second Year in Thirty That th© Expenditures Exceed the Revenues. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14. — The Treasury deficit to-day passed the $50,000, --000 mark, the exact amount of the excesß of expenditures over the receipts since July 1, 1894, being $50,404,887. The deficit for the thirteen days of the present month is $5,150,517. This is the second year since 1865 that the expend itures of the Government have exceeded its revenues. Last year the deficit was $ >9,801.260, making the aggregate defic iency since July 1, 1893, $120,203,147. The receipts from customs so far this year amount to a little over $133,000,000, which is about $1,000,000 in excess of the customs receipts during the whole of the last fiscal year. The internal revenue re ceipts this year to date aggregate about $125,500,000, as against $147,111,232 during the fiscal year 1894. The best information obtainable as to the net result of the year's financial operations is that, even if the income-tax law is per mitted to remain as it is, the deficiency on July 1 next will exceed $55,000,000, and if the law is declared unconstitutional it may reach $60,000,000. Chiefs of Police in Convention. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14.-Chiefs of Police from many of the principal cities of the United States and Canada met to day at the Ebbitt House for a second an nual convention of the organization. An address of welcome was delivered by Dis trict Commissioner Ross, to which reply was made by W. S. Seavey of Omaha, the retiring president of the order. Harry 0. Carr of Grand Rapids, Mich., was re elected secretary and treasurer. Most of the time this forenoon was spent in sight seeing. President Cleveland received the members of the union and ladies accom panying them at the White House at 4 o'clock. RAIL WA T COMMISSIONERS. Sfxtfi Annual Convention of State Officials at Washington. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14.-The sixth annual convention of State Railway Commissioners was called to order at the Interstate Commerce Commission office to day. Delegates from the Association of Railway Clerks participated in the discus sions. Allen Fort of Georgia acted as chair man and Secretary E. A. Mosley of the Interstate Commerce Commission as sec retary. Professor Adams, statistician of the Committee on Railway Statistics, read the commission's annual report. The conclusions of the commission were that practically the only unit of traffic now arrived at is the revenue per ton per mile, a unit considered unsatisfactory. The com mission decided it would be advisable in the future to undertake a freight move ment and freight revenue so that the rev enue per ton per mile for each kind of freight could be secured as was suggested at the last convention. In view of the fact that the cost of this system would be about $1,000,000 and of the depressed condition of the railway business, the commission recommended that the report lie on the table. Most of the morning was spent in discussing the report and action upon it was postponed. At the afternoon session James Peabody, editor of the Railway Age, read a paper on "Protection of Public Interest During Rail way Labor Contests." AN UGLY CRISIS REACHED England Refuses to Re-enact Last Year's Sealing Regulations. Poachers Will Probably Have Every thing Their Own Way In Bering Sea. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14.— An ugly crisis has been reached in the nego tiations between the United States and Grtat Britain looking to the adoption of uniform relations for the government of the seal fisheries this season. The British Govern in en t positively refuses to re-enact the regulations of last year which pro hibited the carrying of firearms by sealing vessel? through the sea north of the 25th parallel daring the closed season. The United States officials look upon this as disastrous to the seal fisheries, holding that the result will be to relieve the pelagic sealers of the only restriction which has operated to prevent an unlimited slaughter of the herds. While killing by firearms re mains illegal, it is realized that it will be impossible to enforce this prohibition if arms may be freely carried, for the sealers would kill secretly unless they should hap pen to be under the very eye of a revenue cutter. Meanwhile the United States cutters have gone out under the old instructions to seize all vessels carryinearnis not under seal. These must be modified speedily by orders sent through the Alaska Commer cial Company's steamer which leaves San Francisco m a day or two, or else there may be another big claim for damages on account of illegal seizures filed by the British Government. The attitude of the latter is viewed with much dissatisfaction at the State Department, which is regarded as an evidence of the unwarrantable con cession to the Canadian pelagic sealers. It is also held that the effect of the British action is to practically nullify all measures of protection for tlie seals that were con ferred by the Paris arbitration, and it would not be surprising if this course is per sisted in that it will result in a declaration by the United States of the abrogation of the treaty. LONDON, Exq., May 14.— The Foreign Office, referring to the report that Great Britain has decided not to renew the agree ment with the United States regarding the sealing up of arms and implements of sealing vessels, says that there was practi cally no such agreement, but that the sealers were glad for their own protection to apply to the customs official at the end of the season to seal up their pelagic weapons. MAZELTOJf MUST RETIRE. But Frienda of the Minister Are Mah- ing a Gallant Fight. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14.—Sev eral friends of Mr. Hazelton, the Minister to Venezuela, whose resignation has been called for by the Secretary of State, were in the city to-day and have seen the Min ister, awaiting the outcome of the trouble. Hon. B. Smalley of Vermont, whose recom mendation was mainly instrumental in securing the appointment of Mr. Hazel ton to the post, is here, and a member of the Donald Grant syndicate of Minnesota which has obtained large concessions in Venezuela, has arrived and will say to the department that the Minister has attended faithfully to the duties of his office, and has been most popular personally, and as Minister among the Venezuelans. Friends of Mr. Hazelton have no definite expectation that the department will con clude to change the decision reached be fore the Minister's resignation was asked for. Representations have been received from others than Admiral Meade bearing out in part the admiral's report. Testing the New Tariff liau>. WASHINGTON, D. C, May -The Supreme Court has set Monday, May 20, as the date upon which it will hear argument of counsel in the case of Burr and Hard wick against the United States, on appeal by the Government from the decision of Judge Wheeler of the United States Circuit Court of the Southern District of New York. Judge Wheeler in this case held that the new tariff act went into operation on August 1, 1894, the date fixed in the bill, notwithstanding the fact that the bill was not signed by the President until August 28. I■■''■•1 ■■''■• ' •/* : • ; ■■VV- -'"Vv; ; . All Tranquil in Ecuador. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14.-The Ranger, which has arrived at Panama from Esmeralda, reported affairs tranquil in Ecuador. It is stated at the Navy De partment that everything is now so quiet in Nicaragua that no trouble is feared and that the Alert could leave San Juan del Sur without jeopardizing American inter ests. Nothing has yet been heard from the Montgomery and theNicaraguan Canal Commission, although it is presumed that the ship has arrived at Greytown. 17ft* at the Cabinet Meeting. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14. — Mr. Uhl of Michigan, who is acting Secretary of State, again attended the Cabinet meet ing to-day at the express request of the President, carrying with him into the dis cussions several matters of moment prow ing out of our foreign relations. FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE Conference of the Big Association of the Nation. WORK OF BRAVE WOMEN. Utah Gives a Hearty Welcome to the Energetic Delegates. SPEAKERS ARE APPLAUDED. Susan B. Anthony Tells of Her Early Struggles In the Great Cause. SALT LAKE, Utah, May 14.— The con ference of the National Woman Suffrage Association was reconvened in the large assembly hall in Temple Square this morn ing, Miss Susan B. Anthony piesiding and many ladies being present from neighbor ing as well as Eastern States. Dr. Ellen Ferguson, president of the Salt Lake County organization, made her report, showing that there are 130 paid-up members, a snug balance in the treasury and a band of young and old women who are ever ready to work for the cause. For seventeen years she worked for the fran chisement of her sex before coming to Utah. The speaker interestingly related some of her experiences at this point. In the Constitutional Convention she had pitied some of the misguided who fought against the inevitable. Utah had a cos mopolitan population comprising the best elements of people who would appreciate the boon that had been conferred upon them. Mrs. Emma McVicker said she had voted twice in this Territory, and although na ture celebrated one of those occasions by an earthquake [laughter] still she liked it very much, and while she had not been prominently identified with the suffrage movement heretofore she wanted to be hereafter. [Applause.] If women had been on the board of control of the joint city and county building there would have been less of scandal over furniture and other contracts. [Applause.] A Salt Lake Councilman recently said that the more saloons the city had the bet ter. No woman would make such a state ment. [Applause.] Mrs. Hilliard of Weber County, Mrs. Bullock of Utah County, Mrs. F. S. Rich ards, Dr. Mattie Cannon, Mrs. Clark of Farmington, Miss Anthony and Rev. Anna Shaw were among the speakers, their remarks being chiefly on the growth of the cause in Utah. Miss Anthony told of her first visit to Utah twenty-four years ago with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, whose eightieth birthday will be celebrated in November with ap propriate addresses by the living women I who were the first to enter professions, I politics and vocations in following Mrs. i Stanton's ideas of the emancipation of i women. Colonel Clayton of Saltair tendered a special train to the visitors, and a run was made during the afternoon to the shores of the great Dead Sea, the pleasures of the resort being greatly enjoyed, some few j daring to enter the cool water for a bath. Another immense audience greeted the 1 ladies at 8 p. m. in the assembly hall and the short session was greatly enioyed, as the speakers were Miss Anthony, Dr. Shaw and Mrs. Stansbury, the latter being a clever woman who passed the last year in stumping Colorado. Her experiences are very interesting. Wednesday morning the conference will close with an executive session and in the afternoon the visitors will go to Ogden, where they will be enter tained handsomely. During their stay in Salt Lake they have been the recipients of every attention and Miss Anthony is more than pleased with the outloot in Utah for the cause of woman suffrage. OVERTAKEN BY THE LAW Arrest of a Swell Young Forger During a Roman tic Elopement. Gay Phil Brady Induces a Society Belle to Flit From Okla homa City. KANSAS CITY. Mo., May 14.— A spe cial to the Journal from Oklahoma City says: Phil H. Brady, scion of wealthy and prominent Atlanta (Ga.) people, eloped to-day with nineteen-year-old Nel lie Stone, a niece of Hon. E. W. Stone, a leading lawyer of this city. The objective point of the couple was Kansas City, but the law overtook them at Emporia and an officer will be sent to-day to bring them back. The charge on which Brady was arrested was obtaining money tinder false pre tenses, being charged with obtaining $350 on a forged draft before he left Oklahoma. Brady came here to obtain a divorce from a girl he had married in Atlanta some years ago and against whom his parents were very bitter. Since coming here Brady has cut a wide swath in society. AT CAMP SCHOFIELD. Clever Drill* by Regular Troops and Citizen Soldiers. MEMPHIS, Term., May 14.— At Camp Schofield this morning the regular troops gave an exhibition of guardmount as it is practiced in the service for the enlighten ment of the citizen soldiers. Later in the afternoon Companies E and H, Fifth L 1 nited States Infantry, gave an exhibition drill. A crowd of upward of 4000 people were attracted to Montgomery Park this after noon. The Thurston Rifles of Omaha put up the best drill yet seen when they com peted in class C. Their work was warmly applauded by the spectators. It is perhaps only natural, however, that the greatest enthusiasm should have been aroused by the Governor's Guards of this city. The afternoon programme ended with the appearance of the Gatl ing-gun de tachment of the Omaha Guards, whose work compared very favorably with their only rival, the Cincinnati detachment. Aa to South Carolina's Bights. COLUMBIA, S. C, May 14.— Governor Evans has issued a lengthy address to the citizens of South Carolina, in which he deals very harshly with the recent decisioniH in the dispensary and registration cases. He refers to the political history of his State since the war, and argues for the right of the State to manage and direct its internal affairs without National interfer ence. SEEKING GIG AS TIC SWIXDLERB. One of Their Operations the Presentation of Big Bogus Motes. NEW YORK, N. V., May 14.— The World says: The police of this city and Balti more and the Federal authorities as repre sented by the postoffice inspectors are try ing to ferret out the perpetrators of a series of gigantic swindles. The firm name of Howell & Co. was used. There is a large firm of that name in Baltimore and one in Chicago. The operations of the gang appear to have in cluded the sending for collection of a $300,000 bogus note purporting to have been drawn by the late Senator Fair of California; the sending for collection of a $100,000 bogus note against the estate of a recently deceased million aire of Scranton, Pa. ; the recent attempt to float from $10,000 to $20,000 worth of bogus notes among the note-brokers of this city, and the purchase on credit in this city of merchandise of all kinds to the value of thousands of dollars which has been disposed of for cash. No arrests have been made, but in the operation of the gang using the name of "Howell" in this city clews are to be found that may lead to the identification and arrest of some of the swindlers. BURGLAR HOWARD CAUGHT. During Eight Months of Liberty He Cracked Blany Safes. DENVER, Colo., May 14.— J. L. How ard, alias Albert Martin, an escaped convict from Huntsville, Tex., was captured by Detective Loomis to-day at the Postoffice, when he called for a registered package. Howard, who was serving a term for safe blowing and burglary committed at Aus tin, Tex., nearly beat a guard to death when he escaped. During eight months of liberty, it is claimed that he and a companion, who aided him in his successful escape, have cracked safes and committed burglaries at Salt Lake, Seattle, San Francisco, and other cities in the West. MANY BODIES ARE BURNED How the Turks Try to Con ceal Their Crimes in Armenia. Reforms for the Government of the Persecuted People Urged by the Commission. CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, May 14.— The commission which has been investi gating the atrocities of Armenia traversed the devastated villages and arrived at Jelligoosan (also written Ghellyguzan), where 120 houses were found burned. The people were sheltered in miserable huts and ample proof was found of the massacre of the Armenians. The bodies were thrown into a pit, where the Turks en deavored to conceal their crime by pouring barrels of petroleum upon the bodies and setting fire to the oil. The flames, however, failed to consume the mass and the stream was dammed and diverted from its course in order to wash away halt of the burned bodies. But even this failed to obliterate the terrible evidence against the Turks, and the local authori ties were compelled to remove the remains piecemeal. The villagers had removed the bulk of the bodies and interred them in consecrated ground before the arrival of the commission at Jelligoosan. The com mission has returned to Moosh. The delegates of the powers left Moosh April 5. The Turkish delegates at first declined to accompany them and then changed their mind?. They found the villages of Shenik and Gernal in ruins standing in the midst of devas tated fields. They passed other villages where many houses were burned. At Jelligoosan the commission caused two pits instead of one, as orgiinally reported, to be opened and found in them the re mains of skulls and bones, with hair and clothing still adhering. In still another pit in a ravine, near Jelligoosan, were found the decapitated trunks and other remains. But few bodies, however, were found. The villagers told the delegates that they had removed the bodies from this pit. The exhalations from the pits were so frightful that the delegates experienced ereat trouble in prevailing upon the laborers to finish their horrible task. As a result of the in vestigation and the reports of the delegates the powers have submitted notes to the Turkish Government impressing upon the Porte the necessity of promptly inaugurat ing a scheme for Armenian reforms, which should include the appointment of Chris tian officials in Armenia, the powers to have the right to veto the appointments of the Governors. The notes of the delegates do not base their suggestions on the As soun outrages, but on the general unsatis factory condition of Armenia. Japan's Conduct Praised. SHANGHAI, China, May 14.— 1t is an nounced at Peking that the Japanese re nounced their claim to the Liao Tung Peninsula, without demanding the pay ment of an increased amount of indemnity for so doing. It is added that the conduct of Japan in this matter is warmly praised. It is feared that the disbanding of the Chi nese troops will cause disturbances. Extension of Central Bonds. LONDON, Exg., May 14.— 1t is learned that the proposition to extend for two and a half years the Central Pacific first-mort gage bonds which mature in July, 1895, will be advertised in London and New York to-morrow. Lady Hesketh Is Coming. 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