The age-herald. [volume], February 22, 1902, Image 1

About The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902

Image provided by: University of Alabama Libraries, Tuscaloosa, AL

                
THE'KEY T0 SUCCESS ' ' ” " r g "A V V 'V ^ A "■ 7* ir IT TB"^ H"’]& 4 ~W~ T\ f THE WEATHER. j
U generally turned by the man who 8 8—8 S-* /% S . |H _. 1—§1 St~4 S-mT /% H 8 8 } FOR A L A B A M A—FAIR WWATHDB \
advertises and keeps hie name and 8 8 8 8 A /-% 8 V H A Bm /% DA H AT _ j SATURDAY AND PROBABLY SUN- J
buelneee before the people. A JBi .Mb B m 4 Ml ^ W , B a» B 1A B Hk. .X.JDL. B B iB B t DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS
a~—....— ft,.
VQL.XXYIll. BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22,1902 NUMBER 1WJ
FIFTY LIVES LOST
IN NEW YORK FIRE
New York, February 22.—At 4 o’clock Fire Chief
Croker announced that he believed there are fifty
dead in the corridors and stairways of the Park A ve
nue Hotel. ____
7l$t Regiment Armory and
Park Avenue Hotel
Are Burning
PROPERTY LOSS WILL BE
AT LEAST $1,000,000
Blaze Started In Armory and In Few
Minutes Ammunition Exploded,
Blowing the Walla Outward.
Panic Among Guests.
New York, February 22.—Fire that
broke out early this morning In the
armory of the Seventy-first regiment.
New York National Guard, at Park ave
nue and Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth
street, spread to the Park Avenue Hotel
and at least forty lives were lost, while
the damage Is roughly estimated at over
Jl.OOO.OOO.
One woman, a guest of the hotel,
Jumped from the fifth story, and is be
lieved to be fatally injured. Four bodies
have been taken out up to 3:30 this
morning, but only one so far identified,
said to be that of Colonel Pepper of
Louisville, Ky.
The Park Avenue Hotel will. It is be
lieved, be a total loss.
The Seventy-first regfiment armory, n
magnificent granite structure and one of
the finest In the city was destroyed.
The car barns of the Metropolitan
Street Railway, on an adjoining corner,
were threatened, wRh--d«struct4«n. but the
good work of the firemen succeeded in
saving them.
The armory occupied an enure
and was occupied also by the Second
Battery and the First Signal Corps.
The fire was burning from a window
of the armory on the Thirty-fourth street
side, ai.J by the time the firemen ar
rived the flames had completely en
veloped the building and appeared
through the roof. Shortly after the
cartridges and ammunition exploded.
At 2 o'clock a thousand pounds of
powder In the cellar exploded and the
walls of the building were thrown out
ward.
By this tim-' the people living in the
neighborhood had been driven from the
hotel and from their homes by the heat.
The guests of the Park avenue Hotel,
numbering about 600, were aroused as
quickly as possible, but not without
panic among the women and children.
The firemen poured eleven streams upon
the side of the hotel nearmest the ar
mory, but in spite of this the third floor
caught fire and the flames eating along
the walls of the hotel spread to the roof
The firemen ran ladders up on every
side and were driven back by the dense
volumes of smoke again and again.
A little after 3 o'clock the four upper
floors of the hotel were a mass of flames
and the fire was spreading rapidly down
through the structure. It was then ap
parent that the hotel was doomed.
Notwithstanding the fact that every
body in the hotel had ample time to get
out, a large number of women were
carried down the ladders by firemen,
until It was thought everybody had been
taken out.
Just at this time a woman in her nighl
clothes appeared <f a window In the
fifth floor and befbte warning could
reach her. flung herself headlong to a
portico over the main entrance. 1 is
believed that she will die Two bodies
were found on the fifth floor by the fire
men and two more in another part of
the building. It is feared several othe
bodies will be found in other parts of
the building.
At 4 o'clock Chief Crokei, who had
been inside the building, said that hi
believed a large number of dead were
inside in the halls and corridors.
Among those who escaped were BlshO)
Ludden, Monsignor Kenny and a num
ber of Catholic priests from Syracuse,
N. Y.. James M. Payne of Connecticut,
and C. H. Stockwell of Troy, N. Y.
SAD DEATH IN ENSLEY.
Frank Barron and His Mother Die the
Same Day.
Ensley. February 21.—(Special.)—The
•ad death of Mr. Frank Barron, aged 19.
and his mother, aged 45. which occurred
In Ensley Wednesday within three hours
of each other, is the saddest event in
IDnsley’s history. Mr. Barron had been
confined to his home with pneumonia for
•lx or eight weeks: his continued illness
necessitated his mother coming from
Glasgow, Ky., to his bedside, she being,
at the time, threatened with the same
disease. At 6 o’clock Mr. Barron died and
at 9 his mother died the same night.
Their remains were shipped to Glasgow.
Ky.. their home, for interment on the
12 o’clock Louisville and Nashville train
from Birmingham yesterday.
What Is stranger still in connection
With this sad affair, is Mr. Barron's sis
ter. who had been summoned to his bed
lide. received a telegram (before her
brother's death) from Glasgow of the
•lekness of her husband, and after the
remains left yesterday two more dis
patches were received stating two more
[n the family had taken suddenly and
dangerously 111*
WIRES PROSTRATED
THROUGHOUT EAST
BY RAIN AND SLEET
♦ ♦
♦ WEATHER CONDITIONS. ♦
' 4 - ♦
4- Washington. February 31—At this 4
i 4- hour (9 p. m> but two reports 4
4- havo been received from weather 4
4- bureau stations outside of Wash- 4
♦ Ington. communication by tele- 4
4- graph being destroyed by the se- 4
♦ vercst storm that has prevailed 4
4 since daylight. Advices received 4
4- Indicate that the storm, central 4
♦ this morning off the South Caro- 4
4 lina coast, Is moving northeast- 4
4- ward with increasing Intensity. It 4
4- will probably reach the southern 4
4- New England coast by Saturday ♦
4 morning, causing high northeast 4
4- gales along the middle Atlantic 4
and southern New England coast 4
4 tonight. The wind will shift to 4
4- high northwest on the seacoast 4
4- Saturday morning. ♦
4 ♦
POPULISTS IN
SERIOUS TROUBLE
SOME FAVOR GOING INTO THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY, WHILE
OTHERS ARE INCLINED TO DIS
BANDING THE ORGANIZATION.
Topeka. Kan.. February 21.—Several
hundred delegates of the Populist party
in Kansas met in conference here today
in Representative Hall. The object of the
conference is to decide upon the future
policy of the party in the state. The
members of the party have been trying to
reach a conclusion whether to abandon
their organization entirely and become
Democrats and retain their organization
and endorse the Democratic ticket if it is
satisfactory and they are given represen
tation upon It, or whether they should put
a straight ticket in the field and ignore
any advances of the Democrats looking
toward fusion.
The leaders of the party as a rule fa
vor going into the Democratic party, but
recognizing that this action would cause
all sorts of opposition and possibly a spilt
In the party, they have decided to work
for the compromise measure of waiting
until after the Democrats nominate their
ticket and then endorse it if it is satisfac
tory.
No Affiliation This Year.
Topeka. Kan., February 21.—The Pop
ulists of Kansas in session here today
decided late tonight, after a stubborn
fight, that there would be no affiliation
between the Populist and Democratic
forces in Kansas this year.
TILLMAN SCORES
THE ADMINISTRATION
SAYS THEY ARE PACIFYING THE
FILIPINOS OFF THE FACE OF;
THE EARTH TO SATISFY GREED
OF THE CARPETBAGGERS.
Washington. Feb. 21.—For more than
j six hours today the Senate had the Philip
• pine bill under discussion. Mr. Bate,
Democrat, Tennessee, delivered a care
fully prepared speech In opposition to the
pending measure. He was followed by
Mr. Spooner. Republican, of Wisconsin,
in a brilliant defense of the Republican
attitude toward the Philippine Islands.
He became Involved frequently in heated
colloquies with members of the minority.
He concluded with an appeal to Congress
to stand by the policies of McKinley and
Roosevelt.
Mr. Tillman, Democrat, of South Caro
lina, began a characteristic arraignment
of the administration in the Philippines,
but had not concluded when the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow.
Mr. Spooner, of Wisconsin, addressed
the Senate in support of the pending bill.
The measure, he said, was entirely free
from complications. It was simply a
revenue bill. Whatever difficulties sena
tors or others had in reconciling the dif
ficulties of the supreme court’s decisions
in the insular cases he was satisfied
that the proposed bill was constitutional,
as the Foraker Porto Rican bill was
constitutional.
THE HOUSE.
Washington, February 21.—The House
today passed the Indian appropriation
bill. No amendments of importance W'ere
attached to it today. The latter part of
the session was devoted to the conglde
eratlon of privkte claims bills, a number
of which were passed. The House passed
a resolution providing for an investiga
tion of Mr. Hardin’s relations to the
Shoshone Indian school.
During the consideration of one of the
bills Mr. Kleberg (Democrat) of Texas,
who is a German, made a brief speech,
deprecating any attempt to make political
capital out of the coming visit c« Prince
Henry. He said that United States should
extend to him and the great nation he
represents a hearty welcome and a true
American hospitality.
I The House then adjourned.
Wires lire Down and Tele
graphic Communication
FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK,
IS SOLID SHEET OF ICE
_
Washington Is Absolutely Cut Off of
All Communication North of Bal
timore—All Trains Are
Reported Late.
New York. February 21.—Snow, follow
ed by rain and sleet today created In
this city and vicinity the most disagree
able weather conditions known in many
years. The city's streets are In a worse
condition than before when thousands of
snow shovelers went to work after the
blizzard.
During the evening the temperature
dropped enough to turn the downpour of
rain Into a coating of ice over buildings
and trees. In Central Park the big trees
creaked under the weight of thick ice.
Many branches fell. This condition pre
vailed throughout other parks in the
city.
Traffic on the Brooklyn bridge waft al
most at a standstill. Heavy trucks could
scarcely be moved with four stout horses
each trying to get a foothold on the slip
pery streets. Street car traffic was every
where interrupted and the greatest diffi
culty was experienced on cross-town
horse car lines. Four horses w«;re at
tached to all of these cars and had hard
work getting along.
Fifth Avenue a Sheet of Ice.
Fifth avenue was a sheet of ice. It was
early deserted hy carriages. On Broadway
after the theatres closed the scene was
one of great confusion. Cabs and car
riages drawn up in front of the theatres
were handled with great difficulty. Many
horses fell.
Jersey City was hit hard, and by 10
o'clock In the evening the city was prac
tically In darkness, and there was every
indication that the electric service, which
is wholly overhead, will be entirely out of
order by morning. Trolly oars ceased run
ning entirely late in the evening.
At Communipaw and Woodward avenr
ues a high-power wire fell across the
hacks of a team of horses drawing an ex
press wagon. Both horses were killed and
the driver was badly shocked.
South and west of New York telegraph
and telephone wires were prostrated early
in the afternoon, and although conditions |
improved somewhat between New York
and Chicago late in the evening, com
munication by wire with Philadelphia and
Baltimore was cut oft absolutely. Slow
communication was restored with Wash
ington by way of Atlanta.
aevere Storm Strikes Washington.
Washington, February 21. — A severe
sleet storm struck Washington today and
tonight the national Capital Is absolutely
cut o(T from all telegraphic and telephonic
communication north of Baltimore and is
compelled to depend on uncertain wires
to Richmond and Atlanta for reaching
the country at large. Aside from damage
to wires, however, the storm did no in
jury. the sleet not being heavy enough
to do much harm to trees. The storm
came from the south, and in traveling
north the rain turned Into sleet and snow
as it struck the colder latitudes, it Is
said at the weather bureau It will reach
the New England coast Saturday morn
ing and will make it necessary for ship
ping to lie by. Clearing weather is ex
pected in Washington and vicinity to
morrow.
Trains on the railroads entering Wash
ington are from two to three hours late.
MISS STONE SIGHTED.
Waa Seen Last Saturday Escorted By
Twenty-five Armed Brigands.
London. February 21. — Cabling from
SereB, European Turkey, under date of
February 21, the correspondent of the
Dally Graphic says that Miss Ellen M.
Stone, the captive American missionary,
was seen last Saturday escorted by 25
armed brigands In the Bozdagh moun
tains, at the southern extremity of the
Perlm range. 30 miles from Seres.
M. Gargulol, the dragoman of the
American legation at Constantinople, Is
still here, continues the correspondent.
He says If the foregoing Is true there ts
likely to he an encounter between the
troops patrollng that section and the,
brigands. If this happens It Is doubtfu'
If the brigands will allow the captives <
escape alive. i j
Conditions In Maoedonla are most criti
cal, says the Dally Graphic's dispatch.
The authorities admit, that 200 Bulgarians
have Invaded that country and that en
counters with tie troops are occurring
frequently. The brigands killed three chil
dran at I tend itch last Sunday.
EVERYTHING READY FOR THE ARRIVAL OF
_PRINCE HENRY AT NEW YORK CITY TODAY
PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA AND HIS FAMILY
His Royal Highness, Prince Albert William Henry, whom favored Americans will have the pleasure of seeing
In the flesh today or tomorrow. Is three and a half years younger than his brother, William ll„ Emperor of Ger
many and King of Prussia, and was born at Potsdam on August 14, 1862. Prince Henry married the Princess
Irene of Hesse, three sons springing from their union. These are the Princes Waldemar, Slgismund and Henry,
Prince Waldemar being nearly thirteen, and the others respectively four and two years old.
GREAT BANQUET
FOR THE PRINCE
PIERPONT MORGAN IS MOVING
SPIRIT AND THE LUNCHEON AT
SHERRY'S WILL SURPASS ANY
ENTERTAINMENT ATTEMPTED.
New York. February 21.—Of all the en
tertainments organized In b/>nor of Prince
Henry there will be none more elabo
rate than the luncheon to be given for
him at Sherry's on Wednesday next by
the representatives of American finance,
trade and industry.
The moving e.plrit in the affair Is J.
Pterpont Morgan, and It is projected to
surpass anything of the kind that has
ever taken place here before.
The cost of the luncheon will be great
and among the Items of expense will be
the highly ornate liveries now being made
for the entire staff of waiters employed in
connection with the entertainment.
The prince and his entertainers will he
surrounded by nerxltors who will look as
if they had stepped out of a canvas
painted in the days of the Georges of
England. Each of these servitors, smooth
shaven and impassive of countenance,
will wear, instead of the conventional
swallow tall, a black cloth coat with
seven cloth-covered black buttons on
cither side, beginning at the neck and
extending to the waist. A fine piece of
black braid runs from the bottom to the
edge of the coat, which is without lapels
and has a clerical collar. A white
Block encircles the neck and at the front
of the throat Is a white satin tie.
Under the coat Is a white buttonless
waistcoat, the bottom coming well down
over the waistband of the black plush
breeches of full cut. gathered In at the
knees with a band which tops a pair of
white stockings. Patent leather pumps
with buckles complete the. costume'
The whole outfit is a compute repro
duction of the livery used In England a
century ago, but of much finer texture.
Message From the Prince.
Queenstown, February 21.—A wireless
telegraph message was received at 3:30
p. m. from the Cunard liner Lucania, thir
ty miles west of Eastnet. The Lucania
reported that in latitue ;»9 north, longi
tude 35.16 west, she was i.i communication
by the Marconi system of wireless tele
graphy with the North German Lloyd
steamer Kron Prinz Wilhelm and ex
changed greetings with Prince Henry
who is on board. The Kron Prinz Wil
helm signalled "all well.”
AN EXCITING COLLOQUY.
Wu Ting Fang and James D. Phelan
Have Some Loud Words.
New York. February 21.—Wu Ting Fang,
Chinese minister to the United States,
and James D. Phelan, former Mayor of
San Francisco, had an exciting colloquy
on the subject of Chinese exclusion in the
corridor of an uptown hotel today. Mr.
Phelan was one of a delegation that vis
ited Washington to urge re-enaction of
the exclusion act. He and the minister
met by chance, and after renewing recol
lection of a former meeting at the Bo
hemian Club, in Sun Francisco, expressed
their views in tones that attracted a.
cro vd. They quieted down before they
^parjjd and the minister ,!r. conclusion
said:
1 "You know about the subject, now that
I have talked to you.”
Weinig Wins Another Fight.
Hot Springs. February 21.—Al Weinig
of Buffalo won a decisive victory over
Jack MoCormlek of Philadelphia 'onlght
In the tenth round after a bard battle.
YOUNG ROOSEVELT
TAKEN FROM GROTON
vi
ON A SPECIAL TRAIN THE PRESI
DENT’S SON IS BOUND FOR
WASHINGTON, ACCOMPANIED
BY MOTHER AND S|STER.
Groton. Mass.. February 21.—Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr., who has been 111 with
pneumonia for two weeks in the Groton
school infirmary, is bound for Washing
ton tonight. Bundled to his eyes with
blankets he was taken In a covered sleigh
from the Infirmary to the special train
which had been in readiness at the Gro
ton station for several days. He was ac
companied by fVJrs. Roosevelt and Dr. P.
M. Rtxey, while In another conveyance
was Miss RooseVe.lt. A light snow was
tailing at the time. The party occupied
the private car ’’Convoy,” and the inten
tion was to have it taken through to
Providence and there attached to the
Federal express.
The decision to take young Roosevelt to
Washington was made during luncheon ^
at 1 o’clock. Dr. Warren, the school phy
sician. yielding to the opinion of Dr.
Rtxey that the boy would stand the
journey all right.
It was Mrs. Roosevelt's wish also to
have her son in Washington as soon as
he could be moved with safety.
ALLEGED MURDERER
MAY YET BE SAVED
Attorneys of L. E. King Have Secured
Another Affidavit Which Tends
to Show He Is Innocent.
gait I.e.ke. Utah, Fco. 21.—The attor
neys of L. E. King, confined In the state
prison under a death sentence on the
charge of having been Implicated in
the murder of George Prouse during an
attempted hold-up of a gambling house
In this city two years ago. have secured
another affidavit tending to show that
King is innocent at the crime of which
he is charged.
The affidavit was secured from Wil
liam Wittenberg, a messenger boy, who
during the trial testified that after the
shooting occurred he saw King ran away
from the gambling house and disappear
in an alley. This testimony was con
sidered an Important factor in convict
ing King. The affidavit was sworn to,
after a photograph of John Strange, thd
Colorado convict, who is alleged to have
confessed that he Is the missing man
who participated in the hold-up, was
shown to Wittenberg. The hoy said it
was the picture of ths man he had seen
run away from the gambling house the
night of the murder. In his affidavit
Wittenberg states that at the time of the
trlaJ he was not positive in his identi
fication of King, but was persuaded by
others to believe that King was the mar
he had seen.
Justice Gray Is Better.
Washington, February 21.—Justice Gray,
of the Supreme Court of the United
States, who Is suffering from a stroke
of paralysis, is better today than he has
been since the stroke occurred, but is
etHl very seriously indisposed. He rest
ed well last night.
Twenty-Round Draw.
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 21.—Eddy I.enny.
of Chester, Pa., and Jo Tlpmau. of Bal
timore, fought twenty rounds to a draw
before the Eureka athletic Olub hsrs
tonight.
CALM RESTORED
AT BARCELONA
—
NEWSPAPER REPORTS, HOW
EVER, SAY THE SITUATION IS
STILL SERIOUS-MANY SAID TO
HAVE BEEN KILLED.
Madrid. February 21.—Official dispatches
received here assert that calm has been
restored at Barcelona. Saragossa and
Valencia, but newspaper telegrams re
port that the situation Is very serious.
The rioters at Barcelona are devoting
their energies to preventing food sup
plies from entering the town. In orfe
Buoh case the troops escorting a convoy
were obliged to fire on the rioters, sever
al of whom were killed or wounded.
A serious conflict also occurred today
in the center of the town.
Revolutionary proclamations are still
being circulated there.
General Weyler, the minister of war,
announced In the Chamber of Deputies
today that hi had decided upon energetic
steps to suppress the disorders, but that
some of the news sent by correspondents
was exaggerated. Senor Meucheta, man
ager of the Diario of Barcelona, who ar
rived from Barcelona this morning, spoke
In defence of the correspondents who, he
said, always told the truth, while the
government deceived the Queen and the
country. Senor Meucheta said he consid
ered the publication of false news should
be punished by a courtmartlal, and de
clared Barcelona to be In a state of con
tinued alarm.
Senor Gonzales denied that the censor
had Btopped telegrams describing the sit
uation at Barcelona.
another battle
WITH THE OUTLAWS
One of the Desperadoes Is Dead and
Deputy Sheriff Jones Is Seri
ously Wounded.
Guthrie, O. T.. February 21.—A fight
occurred today between Oklahoma of
ficers and the band of outlaws that killed
Sheriffs Smith and Beck at Anadarko a
month ago. An a result one of the out
laws. Walter Swoffered, Is dead and
Deputy Sheriff W. A. Jones of Asher,
Oklahoma, is seriously wounded. The
snow enabled a posse under Sheriffs Mil
ner of Shawnee. Oklahoma, to trail the
outlaw’s to an isolated house south of
Wewoka. I. T. As the posse approached
the outlaws, three In number, came from
tne house and opened fire on the officers, j
The fire was returned and for several
minutes the battle w’aged. Deputy Jones
was shot by Swofferd, who had opened
the fight. When Jones fell the officers
turned their attention to SwofTerd and
he was pierced by several bullets and
killed Instantly. After the battle had
continued several minutes longer the
other two. outlaw's, Sam Casey and Bill
Watson, surrendered. Watson is said to
be a fugitive from Kentucky on a murder
charge.
BANKERS WILL TEST LAW.
Object to Ruling of Commissioner
Yerkes as to Undivided Profits.
New York. February 21.—Legal pro
ceedings to te3t the ruling of Commission
ei of Internal Revenue Yerkes that all
banks were liable to a tax on undivided
profits as well as capital and surplus will
be Instituted at once.
A bank will pay the tax under protest
end bring suit to recover the same in or
der to obtain a Judicial construction,
which would apply to the banks of the
whole country as a whole. The American
Barakers' Association decided to assume
the responsibility and expense of this
litigation.
Royal Kaclit Hohenzoliern Stands
Ready to Receive the
German Admiral
WIRELESS INSTRUMENTS
SENDING OUT SIGRAtS
In Anticipation of the Arrival the Pier
Where Prince Will Land Has
Been iviade a Special Po
lice Precinct.
_ 9
♦ Admiral. Prince Henry of Prua- ♦
♦ sia is due In New York today. That ♦
♦ he will arrive on schedule time is,
♦ however, exceedingly doubtful. The ♦
♦ Kron Prinz Wilhelm, to equal her ♦
♦ westwurd record, should reach
♦ Sandy Hook lightship at 7:45 o’clock ♦
♦ this morning. Owing to the condi- ♦
♦ tions now prevalent on the Atlantic ♦
♦ her arrival at any hour during t6- ♦
♦ day will he surprising. ♦
♦ ♦
New York. Feb. 21.—All preparations
have been made for the reception and
entertainment of Prince Henry of Prus
sia. who is on the Kron Prinz Wilhelm,
which f expected to arrive tomorrow.
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern lies at
her pier at the foot of West Thirty
fourth street awaiting the prince's ar
rival. Her main gangway has been
placed directly opposite the door through
which Prince Henry will land from the
Kron Prinz Wilhelm. He will cross thr
pier and hoard the Hohenzollern. At
the gangway he will he met by Admiral
Von Baudissln.
The Marconi apparatus on the Hohen
zollern has been adjusted to be in good
working order. The operator on board
will begin to send messages in the morn
ing to locate the prince’s ship. On board
the Cunarder Etruria the wireless ap
I paratus is also In readiness and an opera
tor on watch for signals from the Krone
Prinz Wilhelm.
Admiral Evans, General Corbin and
Assistant Secretary of State HIU, the
President’s delegates, will board th«
Konz Prinz probably at the quarantine
station and will greet Prince Henry li
the name of the United States govern
ment.
All arrangements have been completed
for the press dinner and the Irving
Palace Theater and opera gala perform
ances.
Tonight the pier at the foot of West
Thirty-fourth street, where the prince
will land, has been made a special sub
police precinct, with two captains, eight
sergeants, ten roundsmen, fifty mounted
policemen and one hundred patrolmen, all
picked men. It 1b known as the Hohen
zollern precinct.
NO CLOUD EXIST8.
AmDassador White Says Feelings Be
tween Germany and U. S. Are Good.
Bertin. February 21. — Andrew White,
the American ambassador he*#, presid
ing at an assemblage of 300 Americans
who celebrated Washington’s birthday at
the Kalserhof by a musical entertain
ment. followed by a supper and dance,
denied that "Deutchen Hetze" (German
baiting* obtains in the United States.
Continuing Mr. White said:
“On the other side it has been Insisted
by more or less well-meahlng people In
the United States that a dark cloud be
tween the two countries really exists and
that in the times of which ancient his
tory makes mention, and especially dur
ing our Spanish war. the German gov
ernment was somewhat hostile to the
United States, or in some manner which
nobody seems to be able to give with
precision, the German government did
something which it ought not to have
done and left undone something which
it ought to have done. To this answer
has been made, if I may be allowed here
to refer to it myself as one competent to
express opinion on the subject, with the
declaration that the conduct of the Ger
man government toward us during the
Spanish war was excellent. The German
government observed a strict neutrality
and showed no unfriendly spirit. From
first to last It never made any sugges
tions or proposals that embarrassed us
In the slightest degree. In fact the con
duct of the German government was all
that we could desire It to be."
Mr. White also said that "It has been
shown beyond a doubt that the revered
and beloved sovereign of this country
refused to take pari In anything that
could he construed / \ interference In
the contest and refused In such a manner
as to show that he respected the motives
and appreciated the feelings of the
American government."
Gorgeous Gift for Prince.
St. Louis. Feb. 21.—The solid gold and
silver casket which will be presented
as a souvenir to Prince Henry of Prus
sia by Mayor Wells will be finished
within a day or two. It will be eighteen
Inches long, four and a half Inches high
and four and a half inches from front to
back.
The material is of solid silver and gold,
with decorations in full relief, richly
cut by hand in solid metal and enameled.
The most ornate embellishment will be
the device on the cover. This consists of
the common seal of St. Louis on either
side of which Is the American and Roman
eagles and the key to the city protrud
ing at the lop and the bottom, about
the lower part being a spray of forget
me-nots.
inside the souvenir will be lined with
navy blue water silk. The easket Itself
will be placed in a Mack seal leather
box, which will be lined with royal pur
ple velvet. The casket will hold the ad
dress of welcome, handsomely engrossed
on parchment.
Bishop Latane Dead.
Baltimore. February 21—Bishop James
A. Lauuie of the reformed Episcopal
church died tonight. The cause of death
was pneumonia. Interment will be in
Hollywood cemetery. Richmond, Vn.