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VOL. XXII.— NO. 69.
SETS HIMSELF RIGHT
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND, OF ST.
PAUL, DISCUSSBS "HECKBRISM"
AND THE CHI'RCH
RESPECTS MONASTIC VOWS
Opposed Only to Parochial vr Edu
cational Encroachments of the
"Regular" Upon the "Secular"
Clergy Differences With the
Jesuits May Be a Peace Emis
sary Red Hat for Ireland.
IONEK?.\, March 10.— The Rome cor
respondent of the Dally Chronicle tel
egraphs the substance of an interview
he has had with Archbishop Ireland,
in which the latter explains his atti
tude toward "Heckerism" and his
course during the Spanish-American
war. He described Archbishop Ire
land as having the "stern, benevolent
face of an apostle" and as "terribly in
earnest," remarking that the following
colloquy may be taken as a message
to his friends and a reply to the mis
representations which, though unin
tentional, he considers damaging to a
great cause. The correspondent con
tinues:
"Archbishop Ireland showed a reluct
- .nee to enter upon a discussion of del
icate questions which, as he observed,
only time can clear up, but he said he
accepted this opportunity to dispel
wrong views and to give in a nutshell
the maxims considered essential to the
well working of the church.
MEANING OF HECKERISM.
"The archbishop then proceeded in
this wise:
" 'Let me begin by dissecting the
new word Heckerism. I knew Father
i Hecker well, end like other great minds
he had views peculiar to himself. One
of these was the direct inspiration of
the Holy Ghost. This apparently dar
ing doctrine meant little more than
that Godly help is not wanting to those
displaying initiative. I frequently told
i him he was ambiguous and would be
; misunderstood, and this has happen
ed.'
"Archbishop Ireland, proceeding to
explain the Importance attached to the
natural virtues, said:
" 'We maintain, especially regarding
the clergy, that temperance and truth
fulness, for instance, are so necessary
that they cannot be replaced by any
purely devotional fidelity. An intem
perate priest sterilizes his mission. A
priest who stretches personal casuistry
to prevarication and mental reserve
only justifies the enemies of the church
In affirmations which, though false, are
heard far and wide.'
RESPECTS MONASTIC VOWS.
"The archbishop then warmly pro
tested against what he described as
the groundless charge that he is inimi
cal to the religious ordtrs. He said he
believed there was no nobler ideal con
ceivable than the monastic vows, but
he objected to parochial or educational
encroachments of the 'regular' clergy
(those identified with religious orders
or bound by monastic vows) upon the
'secular' clergy (those not so identified
or bound). The episcopacy and its
Bubhierarchy were, he said, the real
foundation of ecclesiastical work.
"Referring to the attempts the Jes
uits had made in the United States to
prevent the establishment of the Cath
cllc university at Washington, he said:
" 'They wanted it themselves, but
the pope pointedly warned me to al
low the American bishops to be caught
In their toils. My views on this sub
ject are identical with the late Cardi
nal Manning's. To insinuate that
r Americanism means the transfer
ance of the religious orders to
the melting pot is a calumny. They
have produced countless saints and
have their exalted mission, but Catho
lics require a priesthood deeply im
bued with national and church vir
tues.'
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.
"With reference to the war, Arch
bishop Ireland said:
" 'Before it broke out I was pro-Span
ish, but when hostilities commenced I
forgot everything except that I was an
American citizen, annointed to love
and Berve my country.'
"He could say nothing regarding the
. disarmament congress. He might be
one of two representatives, or there
might be another or other higher so
lution.
" "I am at the double service,' he re-
TODAY'S BULLETIN.
Pace.
I— America Neutral in Chin*.
Caffery on Imperialism.
Census Plans.
Archbishop Ireland Interviewed.
War Threatened in Samoa.
2— Generals Selected.
Harrlsburg Bribery Case.
Tales of the Trusts.
B— -The Legis:atlve Se.sion.
Victory for McCarthy.
Hou« Members Cautious.
New Game Warden Chosen.
4— Editorial.
6— Sporting News.
Thirteenth Regiment Fund.
News from Manila.
6— Markets of the World.
Bar Silver. 59% c.
Ctioago Cash Wheat, 60% c.
7 — Minneapolis Matters.
Northwest N*Wfr Notes.
News o* the Railroads.
8-Ii the Field of Labor.
.Plane for Wildwood.
Women Active in City Work.
Food Law Enforcement.
ATLANTIC LINERS.
York. Sailed: Teutonic, from Liverpool
for New York; Freeland, Liverpool to Phil
adelphia.
ROTTERDAM - Sailed: Spaarndam, New
York.
NAPLES— Arrived : Ems, New York
HAMBURG — Arrived: Patria New York
BALTIMORE— Sailed: Dresden for Bremen
CONSTANTINOPLE- Arrived : Augusta Vic
toria, New York.
GLASGOW— Arrived: Furnessia, New York.
. TODAY'S EVENTS.
METROPOLITAN— Weft's Minstrels 8 15
GRAND— High olbsb vaudeville, 2:3o'an'd 8:15
I>M.
Palm Garfi«n— Vaudeville, 2 and 8 PM
Meeting Whtte Bear property owners,' Com
annelal club. 8 PM.
CUy bail and oourt house Joint committee
mayor's office, 4 PM. '
A £■ U. W. entertainment, Market hall, 8
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE
marked, 'of my spiritual office and tem
poral citizenship.'
"It would be impossible to reproduce
the flowing, sparkling French of the
illustrious churchman, whose elevation
to the cardinalate has only been ad
journed by the pope's illness."
LONDON, March 10.— The Rome cor
respondent of the Morning Post says:
"Since the recovery of the pope the
question of 'Americanism' is being
eagerly discussed. The pope's letter to
Cardinal Gibbons was prepared by
Cardinal Satolli and 1 Cardinal Camillo
Mazzela (prefect of the congregation
of sacred rights), both of whom are
strong enemies of Cardinal Gibbons
and Archbishop Ireland, and the letter
was an absolute condemnation in the
original of all American tendencies.
The pope and Cardinal Rampolla, pa
pal secretary of state, cut, expurgated
and added to the draft until it was
unrecognizable by the authors. Neith
er side is completely satisfied, but the
real victory remains with the Amer
icans, and it is said the red hat will
be bestowed upon Archbishop Ireland
as a mark of the pope's approval."
PERE HENRY'S OAPTIVITY.
Thrilling; Experiences Among the
Rebellious Chinese.
TACOMA, Wash., March 9.— Oriental
advices Just received state:
"The Chung King correspondent of
the North China Daily News sends the
following story of Pere Henry's cap
tivity, as related by himself:
" 'On the 17th of January Yu Mant
see found himself completely sur
rounded by the Fantai's troops. His
escape was impossible, so he came to
me and told me to get away to the
Imperial troops at once, as the Fantai
had promised his followers their lives
if they delivered me up safely.
"'I started away immediately, Tv
Mantsee accompanying me. We had
not gone far before we were overtaken
by about 200 of Tu's men, who wished
to kill me, and would have done so
but for the earnest exhortations of Tu.
He explained how the Fantai had
promised them their lives and liberty
if they delivered me up, so that if they
killed me they would be destroyed, and
finally, how the country would be in
vaded by a foreign army, and they
would be exterminated.
" 'Tu's counsels prevailed, and the
would-be murderers lined themselves
into my body buard and escorted me
to the outposts of the imperial troops.
Yu's men numbered 8,000, but he has
only 2,000 now, the Fantai having
struck fear into their hearts. Three
hundred were killed in the big fight
a short while ago. I was treated kind
ly during the whole of my captivity.
Any man Tv heard reviling me he
knocked down. Tv was quite afraid to
kill me. although I invited him to do
so. He carried me around from city
to city, and made me witness the mur
der of many Christians. One old man,
who was sixty-five years old, was kill
ed before my eyes. Tv is backed by
the local officials and the gentry, the
latter helping him with money, the
former by shutting their eyes.' "
JACK CHINN BELLICOSE.
Changes His Mind When His Op
ponent Returns With a Big Pistol.
LEXINGTON, Ky., March 9.— Fighting
Jack Chirm wanted to kill ex-Senator Charles
J. Bronston here at the meeting of the
Democratic state central committee, while
Broneton was unarmed, but after Bronstoa
got a big pistol and returned to the hotel
Chirm did not make his appearance until he
had signed a peace warrant and then Brons
ton could not shoot him without committing
murder.
Chirm says the senator chanced in a peti
tion in a suit he filed against him last fall
that his wife had entered into a collusion
with him to defraud one of Bronston's
olients. Chirm resented this and he saya it
was the cause of the trouble. Bronston's
friends say that there is another reason, and
that Bronston is aoposed to the Goebel elec
tion law. that Chirm champions, that Chirm
has tried to. keep Bronston out of politics
and threatened to use his influence to retire
Bronston to private Hfe permanently.
Bronston is the man who made euch a
strong fight in the legislature two years ago
to elect Blackburn to the United States sen
at. Chirm was also a friend of Blackburn
at the time and his zealousness caused Gov.
Bradley to call ' out the state guard to pre
serve the »eace.
MANY SEE_A^ METEOR.
Fiery Ball, With an Illuminated
Trail, Falls From the Heavens.
CTNCTNX'ATI, 0., March 9.- Hundreds of
people here aaw a huge meteor fall on Mon
day at midnight. It is believed to have drop
ped somewhere in Kentucky. The fiery ball
with its illuminated trail was seen by thou
sands of people at different points in Ken
tucky, Tennessee and Indiana. A crowd of
men returning from the Kennedy-Johnson
prize fight at Addyston saw the meteor. The
heavens were lighted as the immense ball
rushed through space. Two or three of tha
men fell to their knees and prayed.
DRUNKARDS TAKE OATH.
Then If They Break It They Are
Prosecuted for Perjury.
ST. LOOS, March 9— Polioe Justice Ochlor,
of Bast St. Louis, has hit upon a novel plan
to cure the drink habit. He administers an
ironclad oath to all who will take the pledge
Two witnesses subscribe to it and in case the
person taking the oath violates it the wit
nesses are subpoenaed to appear against him
as prosecutors on a charge of perjury
Ten men already have taken this oath and
the justice is doing a rushing business, de
spite the possible severity of the punishment
for infraction of promise. The justice is
relying on the Illinois law under which he
administers the oath to make his cure* effec
tive.
PARDON FOR DREYFUS.
That and the Downfall »f Gen. Bols
deffre Is Predicted.
LONDON, March 10. - The Daily
New.s publishes an interview with
Count Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
who is represented as having said:
"The fireworks of the Dreyfus affair
are only just commencing. One thing
is certain. It is all up with Gen. de
Boisdeffre. He and Gen. Roget are
responsible for Col. Henry's forgery
and death. All the excitement, how
ever, will end in smoke, and the par
don of Dreyfus."
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
News, who secured the interview, says:
"There Is a curious connection be- :
tween this statement by Esterhazy
and a statement made by M. Drum
mont, in the anti-Semite Libre Parole.
He also throws Gen. Boisdeffre over!
and says he will be expelled from the
aimy."
Going Out of Business.
LIMA, 0., March 9.— The American Na
tional bank, co mysteriously robbed of over
$18,000, tonight decided to go into voluntary
liquidation and wind ujj 1U business.
FRIDAY MORNING MARCH 10, 1899.
AMERICA IN DANGER
GROWTH OF IMI'KIII AI.IS.M A HEN.
At 'K TO Til 10 GREATEST GOV.
KHXMUXT ON EARTH
SENATOR CAFFERY'S APPEAL
Louisiana Statesman Urges Wiping
Oat of tlie Policy ©if Expamlon
and Return to the Principles of a
Government With the Consent of
the Governed Massachusetts
Reform Clnb Banquet.
BOSTON, March 9.— The members
of the Massachusetts Reform club had
as their guest at the regular monthly
banquet tonight Donelson Caffery,
senator from Louisiana. Morrison
Stokes presided. The sentiments of
Senator Caffery were loudly applaud
ed. He said:
Duty and truth are synonymous In th«
Bense that Shakespeare uses them. Every
man erects an Ideal standard to be his guide
In th© affairs of this world. When he is
true to that standard he is true to himself.
If he is tmo to himself, true to the standard
of duty, he cannot be false to a private
trust or to a public obligation.
Our simple-minded ancestors left the shores
of the old world with the set purpose of living
in a new world of freedom. They builded, in
the course of time, a government whose
corner stone rests upon "the consent of the
governed." They have into every state gov
ernment erected beneath the foldß of their
starry banner incorporated this living princi
ple of self-government. They have widened
their borders so as to embrace a vast extent
of practically co-terminous territory, and
erected it into sovereign states where this
self-governing principle is recognized and en
forced.
Not until the fires of liberty cease to burn;
not until our race forgets its inheritance of
freedom; not until that eternal vigilance
which is its price "sleeps on its post," be
drugged with imperialism and expansion and
all the parasites and crawling things of
tyranny and empire, will this energizing
thing, essential, vital principle leave our
breasts and cease to be a governing princi
ple of the republic. When that time comes,
let the destiny that overtakes the degener
ate, the power-loving, the worshippers of
Mammon, the followers of Moloch, overtake
us, as surely it will overtake us. The prin
ciple of self-government is our coliseum
while it stands our republic shall stand; when
it falls "liberty shall perish from the earth."
DANGERS OF FATALISM.
It is left in the closing hours of the nine
teenth century to clothe tyranny and crim
inal aggression in the cast-off clothes of
Asiatic and Egyptian fatalism. Are we to
take for the guide of our national life the
enlightened factor of a living human con
science, or the dark counsel of a dead fatal
ism? Shall nature and free will both be bound
in the chains of "destiny?" Ah, sir, the star
of empire has lured conquerors and states
to ruin.
It is not too late to repair the wrong of
the treaty of Paris. The better sense of the
American people, not the promotors, the Job
bers, the franchise hunters, the place men
the searchers -after glory, may come to the
rescue of our imperilled institutions. God
grant they may come soon.
The duty of the legislator to his state and
to his country consists, first, In squaring
every act and vote with the constitution
which he is sworn to support. Second, in per
forming ervery act and giving every vote in
all constitutional legislation, under the sanc
tion and approval of an honest conviction of
right. Neither flattery nor threats, nor cen
sure, must sway him from the right. His
Criminal Aggression Clothed in Fatalism.
It is left in the closing hours of the nineteenth century to
clothe tyranny and criminal aggression in the cast-off clothes of
Asiatic and Egyptian fatalism. Are we to take for the guide of
our national life the enligh tened factor of a living human con
science, or the dark counsel of a dead fatalism? Shall nature
and free will both be bound in the chains of "destiny?" Ah sir
the star of empire has lured conquerors and states to ruin '
It is not too late to repair the wrong of the treaty of' Paris
The better sense of the American people, not the promoters The
jobbers, the franchise hunters, the place men. the searchers after
glory, may come to the rescue of our imperiled Institutions God
grant it may come soon.- Senator Donelson Caffery addressing
the Massachusetts Reform club, at Boston. s
party may condemn; conventions and meet
ings may censure; friends and enemies alike
may try to persuade, but conscience and
judgment must rule.
The curee of any free country is moral
cowardice In Its representatives. A sign of
evil portent on the part of constituencies,
ruled by machines and bosses, Is a disposi
tion to make cheats and hyprocritea out of
their representatives. Instead of striking out
boldly for principle and right, many basely
pander to error and false doctrine for placa
and pelf.
The power of the machine is smothering
the voice of the people, and chaining the rep
resentatives to the chariot of the boss as a
slave, to do his bidding. Not long can *
representative hold position against the pub-
He disapproval of his views. The remedy
is in the hands of the constituencies. An
honest constituency will have an honest rep
resentative. His duty to them and to him
self is to follow his convictions.
POWER OF PARTIES.
Parties have no more right to coerce ro-
Utical conscience than a hierarchy of bishops
have to coerce the religious conscience.
Luther did not become an outcast when he
defied Rome. Nor can a Democrat or a Re
publican or a Populist be read out of his
political creed by the anathema of a po
litical organization. Independence of judg
ment and courage to follow conscience are the
shadow of a great rock in a wilderness of
servility to party dictation.
Imperialism, expansion and other like fol
lies and crimes may come and go, but the
republic will survive. Let the commands of
duty fall upon public men unheeded and
disregarded, and the republic is gone for
ever.
Charles Francis Adams followed in
the same vein. In the course of his
remarks he spoke feelingly of the trib
ute recently paid to Carl Schurz, at the
banquet in honor of his birthday, at
New York.
A number of other members of the
club discussed the future policy of the
government.
MR. BRYANJVT HOUSTON.
.Talks to Six Thousand People, and
Denounces Trusts.
HOUSTON, Tex., March 9.— Hon.
William J. Bryan addressed 6,000 peo
ple at the Auditorium tonight. Many
were unable to gain admission. After
stating that the Chicago platform still
stood, while the St. Louis one had been
violated by its projectors, he declared
himself in favor of silver, opposed to
government by injunction and in favor
of the Income tax. He said the Re
publican party was willing to sacrifice
the blood of the poor man — not the
rich man— in order to benefit the rich
gold miser. He denied that prosperity
had come to the country, and defied the
Republicans to go before the country
on the platform that "we advocated
prosperity and we found it."
• Mr. Bryan paid particular attention
to trusts, excoriating them unmerci
fully. He alluded to the declaration
of the Chicago platform on the subject,
and said that had the Democrats been
in control trusts would ha.ye been com
pelled to obey the law.
Regarding Mr. McKinley's assertion
that he favored expansion because the
people demanded it, he said McKinley
should not gauge public opinion from
the rear end of a train. He s^oke, he
said, from experience, as the states he
carried he had never traveled through.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 9.—Wil
liam J. Bryan has accepted an invita
tion to visit Little Rock and will ad
dress the Arkansas legislature. A reso
lution was adopted in the house this
morning tendering him the Invitation.
Mr. Bryan was notified by telegraph.
A reply was received this afternoon,
saying that he would accept and that
he would be here the latter part of
this month.
PURGED OF CONTEMPT.
V. S. Grant's Political Manager Need
Not Annvrcr Q,ne«tlons.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., March 9.— The
assembly has dismissed the contempt
proceedings against Milton J. Green,
U. S. Grant's political manager, who
refused to testify as to whom of the
legislative candidates he had. assisted
with Grant's money. The resolution
dismissing the charge was adopted by
a vote of 37 to 13.
The vote for United States senator
showed no change in the deadlock.
The vote was as follows: Barnes, 22;
Estee, 1; Burns, 25; Grant, 26; Scott,
6; Devries (Dem.), 2; Rosenfeld (Dem.),
2; White (Dem.), 25; Phelan (Dem.), 4.
WITHOUT RESULT.
Utah Legislature Adjourns With No
Senator Chosen.
SALT LAKE, Utah, March 9.— Th«
Joint assembly of the legislature was
declared adjourned sine die at mid
night tonight without electing a United
States senator. Ten ballots were taken
tonight. The 161 st and last bal
lot was as follows: McCune, 20;
George Q. Cannon, 19; F. J. Cannon, 7;
King, 4; J. H. Moyle, 4; Powers, 4; Ne
beker, 1; Sutherland, 2; absent, 2.
Pennsylvania Senatorial Ballot.
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 9.— The forty
fourth ballot for United States senator taken
today resulted as follows: Quay, 95; Jenks,
7TS; Dalzell, 19; Stone, 4; Stewart, 7; Irvin,
5; Huff, 7; Rice, 2; Riter, 2; MarKle, 1; Crow,
1; Smith, 1; Widener, 3; Tubbs, 1; total vote,
223; necessary to choice, 112; paired, 80; no
election; absent without pair, L
Cincinnati Democrats Nominate.
CINCINNATI, 0., March 9.— The Demo
cratic city convention today nominated for
members of the board of city affairs John
C. Sherlock and Henry T. Ennekin. For
judge of the superior court the convention in
dorsed the Republican nominee, Hop. Rufus
B. Smith. i__sl
Xnllttnal Republican Convention.
BOSTON, March 9.— The Republican state
committee today elected George Yon L.
Meyer, of Hamilton, as member of the na
tional Republican committee to succeed
George H. Lyman, resigned. 'Mr. Meyer was
formerly speaker of the state house of rep
resentatives.
lowa Democratic Convention.
DES MOINES. 10.. March 9.— The Demo
cratic state central committee, in session to-
fixed. * Dut the fl ate was not
MRS. COD^CONVICTED.
Blackmail the Goolds
ALBANY, N V ** „
of Uutv t^ " She hßard the Verdi °t
bef^e she haT & QUarter ° f an hour
to aflow herself £T Wd ""^"tly
to jail. c coriducte d bacfc
DR. TALMAG£ RESIGNS.
Will Devote AH Hi, Time to He
llfftoua Journalism.
?ears has bLT ag t t' Who nearly four
PrSbvSr«« i. he PaStOr of the First
exp[a C lair 6 ' 118 hIS A^natio^ tE
Sws n madG ln l ? e letter ««
for more general work in the cities have of
opportunity to meet face to face in religious
assemblage those in this country and other
countries to whom I have, through the kind
ness of the printing pressi been permitted to
preach week by week, and. without the ex
ception of a week, for about thirty years.
rnerefore, though very reluctantly, I have
concluded, after serving you nearly four years
in the pastoral relation, to send this letter
of resignation.
It Is the intention ef, Mr. Talmagre
to continue his residence In this city.
He AVill devote most of bis time to lit
erary pursuit*
i
Chleago Beef on the Witness Stand— Have You Ever Been Embalmed?
' — Chicago Record.
AMERICA STAYS OUT
ITALY INFORMED THAT THE
UNITED STATES WILJ, NOT IN
TERFERE IN CHINA
NO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
The Matter Brought to the Atten
tion of the State Department Only
In an Informal Way, iiml the Only
Reply Was That This Country
Would Preserve a. Friendly Neu
trality In the Orient.
WASHINGTON, March 9.— The Ital
ian government, through Its repre
sentative In Washington, lately laid be
fore the authorities here its purpose
to ask of China a port on* San Mun bay
and has invited an expression from
this government as to its attitude.
In response it is understood that Sec
retary Hay, as well as the president,
made it clear that the United States
would pursue the same course as to
ward the Russian, Britißh and German
peculation of Chinese ports, namely,
disinterested neutrality.
The exchanges have been verbal and
rather Informal, more in the nature of
diplomatic soundings than direct prop
ositions. They have given occasion to
erroneous publications to the effect
that Italy had asked the United States
to support her demands on China, and
that this government, in a pointed note
from Secretary Hay, had refused.
It is Stated in an eminent and author
itative quarter that Italy made no
such request for American support,
ar:d that there was no declaration from
this government.
CHINA TtTSEEK TRADE.
Will Send a Commercial Commis
sion to America and Europe.
LONDON, March 9.— The Vienna
correspondent of the Times says:
"China is about to send a commer
cial -mission to the European and
American trade centers, with a view
to the promotion of Chinese commerce.
If the mission proves successful the
government proposes to found Chinese
trading firms in the great commercial
towns of the world.
DATE IS FIXED.
Czar's Peace Conference to Meet at
The Hague May 18.
THE HAGUE, March 9.— The peace
conference, otherwise the congress of
representatives of the powers called
by the czar to discuss the possibility
of taking steps toward a general dis
armament, will meet here on May 18.
CRUSHED_BY ROCKS.
Peculiar and Fatal Accident In a
Spanish Village.
MADRID, March 9.— A vast quantity
of rock overhanging the villiage of
Rickurga, near Albasa, in the province
of that name, fell today, destroying
many houses and killing eleven people.
TO COME JTO^ST. PAUL
Delegates to Evangelical Associa
tion General Conference Selected.
PITTSBURG, Pa., March 9. — The
Erie conference of the Evangelical as
sociation opened its twenty-fourth an
nual meeting at 9 a. m. today in Bman
uel church. Bishop W. Horn, of Cleve
land, is president of the conference.
About fifty ministers are in attend
ance.
The feature of the afternoon session
was the election of delegates to the
general conference, which will be held
at St. Paul, Minn., next October. The
principal delegates elected were Rev.
W. L. Ingelbach, Rev. J. D. Seip and
Rev. G. Bergstechter, all of Cleve
land.
CAUGHfTIN MEXICO.
Express Messenger Bohler, Woo Ab
. sconded With $SO,OOO.
LAREDO, Tex., March 9.— Bohler, the
Wells-Faxgo express messenger, charged with
absconding from Eton Antonlc with $50,000 in
his charge, was captured at Bustamsute, Mcx. p
today. It has not yet been learned whether
he will consent 'to be brought back at once
or await the result of extradition proceed,
ings.
■■"- statue for Winnie Davis.
RICHMOND, Va., March 9.— The design for
the statute to be ereoted in Hollywood over
the grave of Miss Winnie Davis, the "Daugh
ter of the Confederacy," has been chosen axed
approved by Mrs. DavU-
PKICB TWO CENTS-<!>°,yy»-. "
SELECTING A FORCE
GOV. MEJRRIAM IS LOSING ISO TIME
IN PREPARING FOR TAKING
THE CENSUS
SOME CLERKS ARE SELECTED
Other* to Be. Chosen on n Bairia of
Merit Cennnti Commission to
Occupy New IVniluieni Quarter*
Within a Few Days Gov. Merri
am Starts for St. Paul to Close Up
Hii Private Bnnine*a Affairs.
WASHINGTON, March 9.— The pre
liminary organization for the census
of 1900 took definite shape tonight at
a conference between Director of the
Census Merriam and Assistant Direct
or Frederick H. Wines, who arrived
here today. Several important offices
in the census administration were
filled.
Col. Albert F. Childs, of the District
of Columbia, will be chief clerk; Ed
ward McCauley Jr., of the District of
Columbia, disbursing officer, and Will
iam A. King, of Colorado, to one of
the chief statisticians. Both Col. Chillis
and Mr. King held similar offices under
the census of 1890.
These appointees will shortly assume
their duties under the supervision of
ex-Gov. Merriam, and Assistant Di
rector Wines will get the work of or
ganization under headway.
The offices will be moved from the
old building now occupied into new
temporary quarters, and as soon as
possible \vell equipped permanent
headquarters will be established.
Gov. Merriam will leave tomorrow for
his home in Minnesota. He will be
away about ten days. Mr. Wines, the
assistant director, who will superintend
the actual statistical work, will be in
charge during his absence.
Director Merriam's policy will be to
select administrative officers from the
standpoint of competence and skill in
the particular branch they are intend
ed for, while clerks, it is announced,
will have to undergo a merit examina
tion.
No further offices will be filled for at
least a fortnight, and there will be no
general making of appointments for
several months.
ON THE BRINK.
Careless Motorman Falls to See an
- Open Urldpro.
CHICAGO, March 9. — Fifty people
narrowly escaped death tonight in an
accident to a Halsted street electric
car at North Halsted street bridge.
Approaching the bridge at a rapid
rate of speed the motorman of the car
failed to notice that the bridge was
open. When within a few feet of the
river he barely discovered the danger,
and put on the brakes, at the same
-time endeavoring to reverse the electric
current. In spite of his efforts, the
front part of the car ran down upon
the abutments of tho bridge and hung
there. One foot further and it would
have plunged into the river, thirty
feet below, and, as it was jammed with
passengers, the loss of life must have
been frightful.
The motorman, thinking that the oar
was doomed, warned the passengers
and then jumped into the river. The
tipping of the car on the abutment, ac
companied by the motorman's warn
ing, caused a panic among the pas
sengers, and they made a wild stam
pede for the doors. During the rush
for safety, four of the passengers were
injured. They are Albert Ross, ankle
sprained; Mrs. Mary Farnsworth, pros
trated by fright; Charles Richter, an
kle sprained; Minnie O'Houlahan, out
by falling glass from the windows of
the car.
The motorman, after jumping into
the. river, managed to keep his head
above water until he was dragged out.
TACOMA AROUSED.
Police Denounced and a Vigilance
Committee Formed.
TACOMA, Wash., Merch 9.— Citizens,
Indignant at the many recent robberies
and hold-ups, held a public meeting In
the chamber of commerce rooms this
morning and decided to form a vigi
lance committee. The incompetence of
the police was denounced and the citi
zens' patrol organized,
A subcommittee of ten called on
Sheriff Mills after the meeting and
asked him to act as head of the vigi
lante,
It was decided that all suspicious
characters must leave the city.
war \um next
STARTLING STORY AS TO INSTRUC
TIONS GIVEN COMMANDER
OF PHILADELPHIA
USE FORCE IF NECESSARY
WiH Ululate Affair* m Samoa and
Establish the Authority of Mal
letoa Tanu« aa Kin* will tp .
hold AH of the Recent Declalon*
of Chief Jantloe Chamber. fa to
Co-operate With the Englimh.
CHICAGO, March 9.-A special from
Honolulu. H. 1., March 1, via San Fran
ctoco. Cal., March 9 says: "ConceS^
the Samoan situation, a startling report
was jrlyen out by an officer of the cruis
er Philadelphia, to a friend here, just
Prior to the saillnar of the flagship for
Apia According to the officer Admiral
Jfcautz l a instructed to uphold all of the
recent decisions of Chief Justice Cham
bers respecting the election of a king i n
faainoa and matters growing out of it
«c is to co-operate at or.cc with the
American and Britsh consuls and de
clare Malletoa Tanus the rightful and
legal king.
Malietoa will be placed in authority
under the protection of American and
British marines. Mataafa. who now
has military ascendancy, will be called
upon to surrender. Should he refuse to
do «>. Admiral Kautz is Instructed "to
proceed, by force, if necessary," to es
tablish the authority of the duly elcted
king, iMalletoa Tanus."
It is believed there will be a struggle.
Mataafa to brave. He thinks he has
the indorsement of, and will be •up
ported by Germany. It is not believed
that Admiral Kautz will attempt to fol
low him farther than hia present
stronghold, some six miles from Apia,
in which case our sailors would not be
endangered except from bushwhackers.
But Mataafa himself may be the ag
gressor."
filipino~Tnceindiaries.
Land at a Village to Terrorize the
Natives.
MANILA, March 10.-Rebel incendia
ries landed at the village of Pandacan
last night for the purpose, It is alleged
of terrorizing those of the inhabitants
who do not sympathize with the Insur
rection. A number of native houses
were destroyed.
The United States transport Grant,
which sailed from New York Jan. 19^
having on board Maj. Gen. Lawton'.
the Fourth infantry and a battalion
of the Seventh infantry, arrived this
morning.
With the exception of San Pedro
Macatl, where Filipino sharpshooters
incessantly angoy the American troops,
mattters are unusually quiet along the
line.
The weather is much cooler today.
MANY ARE HOMELESS.
Plre In the Reooncentrado Quarter
Of Gnine*. Cuba.
GUINES, Province of Havana,
March 9.— A large part of the recon
centrado quarter of Guines was de
stroyed by fire this morning, three
children being burned to death.
The Cuban industrial relief . fund,
which has a station here, is providing
temporary quarters for the homeless,
and a special appeal for funds will be
made o n their behalf, as no work is to
be had in the district, and the supply
of army rations is exhausted.
QUIET AT SANTIAGO.
Gen. Wood Denies Ramon of «■>
rlOQ» Dift*«tlsfnrtlnn.
WASHINGTON, March 9.— So many
sensational publications have made
concerning the alleged disturbed affairs
in Santiago that the eecrtary of war
cabled to Gen. Wood to ascertain the
facts. Gen. Wood has replied that there
1b absolutely no ground whatsoever for
apprehension, as reported.
IN A PRECAmOUS^ CONDITION.
Senator Jones' Attack May Cost Him
His Life.
/WASHINGTON, March 9.— Senator
Jones, of Arkansas, chairman of the
national Democratic committee, is in
a precarious condition, owing to his
liability to another dangerous attack
of heart trouble, at any time. As is
usually the case in attacks of this
nature he is getting along very well
Just now, and today was in compara
tively fair condition, after a good
night's rest, but he is maintaining the
utmost precaution, and, under strict
orders of his physicians, is avoiding
any exertion.
This is a radical change for a man
of Senator Jones' active habits, and he
naturally chafes under it. His malady,
angina pectoria, Is at best a grave
one, and the outcome never can be
foreseen. So far, however, they have
been no untoward complications in
Senator Jones' caae, and there is a
strong hope that, with absolute quiet
and rest away from his work for a con
siderable period, he may recover.
CHINAMAN ON A JURY.
Chosen With Five Ne»roe« to Try a
(me at Fort Soott, Kan.
FORT SCOTT, Kan., March 9.— Sam Wai,
a Chlneman. wfco bus not the least Idea of
American law or court customs, was drawn
on a Jury with five o»grro«« in Judge Hack
ett's court here today to try a caae where:&
Mary Epp«, a colored olairvoyaut, sued Ben
Bruce, a colored landlord, for fIOO for pro
fessional «errlc*» In remorlnn »pooki> from
two o-f his houses.
■\Va.h refused to obey the summon/ and was
dragged Into court fey a constable en an i:t
tachment and osmpeflod to t«rv«. The n*»
groew elected him foreman. After hearing
several expert wttaeaM* oa iplrita and ghoßt.i
the court threw the oaae on the ground that
toe plaintiff bad no city llcenae to practice
her profession.
collieryjexplosion.
Thirteen Men Injured, Two ol the
Number Probably Fatally.
POTTSVILLE, Pa., March 9.— By on
explosion of gas today in the Mahan?y
City colliery, operated by the Phila
delphia & Reading Coal and Iron
company, thirteen men were more or
less »erioußly burned, two probably
fatal. The explosion occurred in the
west seven-foot gangway. The cause
1b a mystery, and what little is known
it kept secret by the officials.