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VOL. XXIII.—NO. 82.
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IBTBETARY OF TIIK NAVY LONG OS
THE ISSUES OF APPROACH
ING CAMPAIGN
DEFENDS THE ADMINISTRATION
ASSUIITS THAT THE CRY OF IM
-IJHPKRIAMSM IS NOT FOUNDED
O\ FACTS
TAKIFF FOR PUERTO RICO
War Secretary Endearom to Show
'i'lmt the MeaMure Before Cou
urt'itu Would lleneflt the
Puerto Ilicans.
BOSTON, March £2.-Secretaiy of the
Kavy John D. Long was the guest of
honor at a banquet at the Middlesex club
tonight, which was observed as "veter
ans' night." Nearly 200 members of the
club were present. Secretary Long »jid;
"It is no use to shut our eyes to the
fact that a fight is now on. It is no uso
to deny that the opposition Is strong, and
has grown stronger, as It always grows
stronger on the eve of an election. It is
no use to deny that there are malcon
tents and honest doubters. The honest
doubter must be honestly met and hon'St
ly answered. He is deserving of the high
est respect and the most candid argu
m«nt.
"It Is true that our territorial acqui
sitions have brought most serious prob
lems. The Philippines are ours by a most
*olemn compact of treaty. They are a!s;>
tturs by the acquiescence of the larger part
»f the native inhabitants. We are there
by rigbt, and we are bound to stay by
every duty. No theory confronts us, but
a condition. We therefore ask our critics
not to spin theories as to what might
have been done, but to co-operate with U3
to accept our duty and discharge it.
"Here again a judicial mind will dis
criminate between the right meaning, be
tween unduly apprehensive men, who
heartily believe in the specter of imperial
ism, and the shrewd leaders of the Dem
ocratlo party who are using that term
Bimply as a party cry. If they help to
bring In Mr. Bryan on the cry of antl
lmperlalism, it would no more let the
Philippines go than it would part with
the collectorship of a custom house. Once
in power, the Democrats would immedi
ately Bay that the wicked Republicans
had fastened these islands upon the coun
try, and the only thing to do is to mak*
the best of them and the most of them.
"The administration is floundering in
no uncertainty. It is pursuing a straight
forward course to order, and peace, and
good government."
Mr. Long closed with a brief defense
of a tariff for Puerto Rico.
CONVENTION PLANS.
Republican Committeemen Are Per.
fectlng Them.
PHILADELPHIA, March 22.—Chairman
Manley and H. C. Payne, of the subcom
mittee of the Republican national cam
paign committee, today definitely approv
ed the plans which will transform the
main building of the recent national ex
position into a suitable hall for the Re
publican convention ne.jct June.
Senator Hanna did iibt come to town,
es was expeoted, Chairman Manley ex
plaining that the Puerto Rico bill requir
ing all the attention at present.
Committeemen Manley and Payne, ac
companied by the sergeant-at-arms, vis
ited Mayor Ashbrldge at noon, and were
In consultation with him for some tim?.
Chairman Manley expressed confidence In
the mayor's ability to raise the $30,000 re
maining due of the $100,000 campaign
fund.
In speaking of the nomination for vice
president, Mr. Manley expressed surprise
that Pennsylvania had not put forward
a candidate, and suggested that this state
could furnish good material.
IOWA OPPOSES IT.
Official Protest Against Puerto Rico
House Bill.
DEB MOINES, 10., March 22.—Just bo
fore the adjournment of the lower house
of the legislature today a resolution was
Introduced by Representative Kendall de
claring: "That the people of lowa are
unalterably opposed to the Puerto Rico
tariff bill passed by the lower house of
congress."
After considerable debate the resolution
was adopted by a unanimous vote.
IN FINANCIAL STRAITS.
FiiniuiiN E iilillmliluk House In Hands
of Receiver.
NEW YORK, March 22.—Justice Bls
choff, of the supreme court, today ap
poimted J. Hampden Dougherty receiver
- for D. Appleton & Co., publishers, on the
application of Daniel Pritchard, a stock
holder. The bond of the receiver was
fixed at $160,000. The liabilities are
$1,110,000. The assets consist of stock
and outstanding accounts.
On Feb. 1 D. Appleton & Co. pave out
a balance sheet to the stockholders that
ehowed a balance of $3,604,028, including
$190,387 cash on hand. The liabilities
were given* as the same as the assets.
The balance sheet filed today shows the
cash on hand about exhausted, while the
Item of bills receivable has declined from
$1,140,000 to $1,110,000, owing to an account
which went by default yeaterday, the
firm being unable to meet it. A state
ment has been issued by D. Appleton
& Co., in which they say:
"The present situation is owing not to
undue business risk nor to trade losses,
but mainly to the fact that through the
extension of our business on the install
ment contract basis (which contracts
amount to fully $200,000 now outstanding
and in due course collectable) our capi
tal has become inadequate to meet our
maturities."
The house of D. Appleton & Co. is one
of the oldest publishing firms in this
country. It began in 1825, in connection
•with a dry goods business, which the
founder, Daniel Appleton, had developed
in Boston. The house was first brought
here in 1830. In 1835 William Appleton,
the eldest son of the founder, opened its
London branch. Other members of the
family developed the business, and it
continued its growth for many years.
The officers of the corporation, as well
as the directors, are all members of the
Applelon family. W. H. Appleton, who
had been president of the company, died
last October at the age of eighty-five.
FIFTY CENTS ON A DOLLAR.
Bank Robbers Compromise on Mex
ican Money.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 22.—M. H.
flint, postal inspector here, received a
telegram today from M. M. Hall, in&uec*
S&WZ S&l* l9£ttti (MODI
toY of Arizona, saying that the postofflce
at Nogaleg was entered by unknown per
sons last nigM, who secured $1,500 in
Mexican money. There is no clue as far
as known to the identity of the rob
bers.
CRAZED BY CIGARETTES
ALLEGED CAUSE OF DEATH OP
KELLY BRINSFIELD.
ATLANTA, Ga.. March 22.—The body
of Kelly Brinsfield. who disappeared sev
eral months ago, was found today under
the house formerly occupied by him.
Brinsfleld, who Is a minister's son, was
Bhort several thousand dollars In his ac
counts with an Insurance company at the
time of his disappearance. The house
has been occupied by new tenants ever
since Brlnsfleld's young wife re-leased It,
and returned to her parents.
When Brinsfleld disappeared his father
issued a statement of his belief that the
young man had been driven crazy by the
excessive use of cigarettes. When the
body was discovered a half package of
cigarettes lay beside him.
WERE BLOWN TO ATOMS
TWO WORKMEN KILLED BY A
POWDBR EXPLOSION.
LOUISIANA, Mo., March 22.—The sep
arating house at Hercules powder works
at Lamotte, ten mlleg north, blew up to
day, and Peter Bucks and Edmond Car*
ter were blown to atoms. What caused
the explosion is not known.
CASE IS PECULIAR.
Echoes of the Adams Tragedy In
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, 0., March 22.—Coroner
Schwab in his verdict In the case In
which Charles Adams was killed used
the following language:
"Charles Adams came to his death from
a pistol shot wound of the brain in
flioted by Jessie Adams, wife of the de*
ceased."
Mrs. Adams appeared today in the po
lice court and was held to appear be
fore the court on April 12 in a bond of
$5,000, which was given.
A singular circumstance in connection
with this case is that the mother of the
dead man, Charles Adams, has paid sev
eral visits to Mrs. Jessie Adams in the
county jail. In one of these, It is said,
she assured the woman that she would
give her a home in the future.
At the lime of the murder, last week,
it was stated in these dispatches that
the police had Charles Adams under
surveillance for frightening messenger
boys. That statement was true as to
the surveillance. Since the murder the
police have pushed the investigation of
this matter and have found that not
Charles Adams, but another man, wa9
the one who had been intimidating the
messenger boys.
FACTS POINT TO MURDER
IMPROBABLE THAT COL,. BINKER
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
TOLEDO. 0., March 22.—Important
points were brought out as to the death
of Col. Bunker yesterday, which Indicate
he was murdered and did not commit
suicide. In fact yesterday's opinion was
largely the hasty conclusion of the cor
oner, and that has been flatly contradict
ed by medical experts. The most striking
evidence is the fact that there are no
powder marks about the wound, neither
was the flesh or hair singed, as would
have been the case had the weapon been
used at the close range needed to com
mit suicide.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
Col. Smith Tell* of the Michigan
Fraud.
LANSING, Mich., March 22.—C01. Har
old Smith, formerly assistant quarter
master general of the state troops, was
on the witness stand most of the day In
the trial of ex-inspector Gen. Marsh.
Smith testified that, under directions
of Quartermaster General White, he
wrote the letters which resulted in the
sale of the state's clothing to the "Illi
nois Supply company" for $10,000. Smith
acknowledged that White had told him
that this company had been organized to
buy the goods; that its bid was to be
accepted, and that White had a scheme
afoot to buy the goods back again. The
$10,500 received from the sale was turned
into'the state treasury as received for "se
cond-hand military stores and camp
equipage."
"Witness testified that he afterward ad
vertised for bids for furnishing the state
with similar military supplies, and that
by direction of Gen. White he opened the
bids received and gave them to the agent
of the Henderson-Ames company, of Kal
amazoo, who was thus enabled to bid be
low all competitors. This company then
sold to the state at a price approximat
ing $60,000 what are alleged to be the
Identical goods sold away from this city
not long previously.
BABES BURNED TO DEATH
MOTHER WAS NEAR, BIT COILD
NOT SAVE THEM.
DALLAS, Tex., March 22.—0n Woos
ler's plantation In Houston county to
day four children of John Borden were
burned to death.
The mother was a quarter of a mile
from the house when she saw the flames,
but could not get home in time to save
the children.
Indiana Republican Delegated.
LAFAYETTE. Ind.. March 22.—Tenth
district Republicans met in convention
and selected Oreorge P. Haywood, of Tlp
peoanoe, and A. Murray Turner, of Lake
county, delegates to the national Repub
lican convention. Hon. Eli Stanpbury, of
Warren county, was chosen presidential
elector.
BRAVE AMERICAN GIRL
Teaches a Naples Thief a Lesson He Will Not
Forget,
NAPLES. March 22.—Today a thief attempted to rob two Ameri
can ladies, Mrs. and Miss Burges, of Boston, who were leaving a shop.
He seized the purse of Miss Burges, whereupon she seized him by the
throat, threw him to the ground, recovered her property and then
calmly commanded him to be off.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1900.
If 111 ■
SIR. FRICK < Alt 11 IKS HIS POINT
WITHOUT AN APPEAL TO
THE UW
DETAILS OF THE COMPROMISE
MEANS NEW CORPORATION WITH
CAPITAL, OF TWO HODREO
BULLIONS
IHON-CLAD CONTRACT IS OFF
Mr, Frick Declines to Dl«cn«i Do
tails of (be Settlement—All
Paortlea to Controversy
Seem Pleased.
PITTSBURG, Pa., March 22.—The Car
negie Steel company, limited, becomes a
Btcck company, with a capital variously
estimated at $200,000,000 to $::.0,000,000, the
famous ironclad agreement is wiped out,
all litigation between the partners in the
Carnegie company is dropped, and H. C.
Frlck, the former president of the conu
pr.ny, virtually secures all he has com
tended for.
These facts are embodied in an au
thorized statement issued tonight by the
Carnegla Steel company, limited. The
Atlantic City conference resulted in an
agreement signed by all the parties In
terested, except Mr. Frlck and John
Walker, the latter the principal plaintiff
In the suit against the H. C. Frlck Coke
company. The document reached Pitts
burg today, and after a comparatively
brief conference between the two gen
tlemen was signed by both of them.
Today President C. M. Schwab Is given
the credit for effecting this amicable ar
rangement. From the first he was op
posed to allowing the contentions be
tween the partners to reach the courts."
Unable to prevent this after the litiga
tion began, he bent his energies towards
securing a settlement that would be sat
isfactory to all the parties. He pre
sented a number of propositions, but
one after another they were rejected
until he advocated the organization of a
stock company, the capital to be based
upon the value of the company's prop
erties and its earning capacity.
On the basis of $250,000,000 capitaliza
tion of the new company, Mr. Carnegie's
holdings, BSMj per cent, will be worth
$146,250,000; Henry Phipps Jr.'s interest, 11
per cent, $27,500,000, and H. C. Frick'a
6 per cent will stand him $15,000,000.
George Luder owna 4 per cent, and
President C. M. Schwab 3 per cent.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
The Carnegie Steel company and the
H. C. Frick Coke company authorized
the following statement:
"The partners of the Carnegie Steel
company. Ltd., and the stockholders of
the H. C. Frick Coke company, have
agreed upon a plan of reorganization,
vesting the ownership and control of
said companies in one company, to be in
corporated under the law of New Jer
sey.
"The effect of the proposed reorganiza
tion will be to terminate the equity pro
ceedings Instituted against the Carnegie
Steel company, Ltd., and the H. C. Frick
Coke company.
"The articles of association of the Car
negie Steel company, Ltd., as a partner
ship organization, expire by limitation
April 1, 1901, but the change contemplat
ed will be effected before that date, as
the future form of organization has been
under consideration for some time, and
the plan is now about fully matured. The
corporate form for the large and grow
ing business has been determined upon
in preference to the limited partnership
organization for its obvious advantages.
The objection to the corporate organiza
tion has been overcome, a way having
been found by which deserving employes
can be Introduced and received into the
company from time to time upon ex
actly the same terms as others have
been admitted In the past.
"All the various interests, Including
the H. C. Frick Coke company, will re
main as now under Pennsylvania char
ters, the steel company taking a Penn
sylvania corporate charter instead of re
newing its articles of limited partnership.
"As no charter can be obtained under
the laws of Pennsylvania under which
all the various departments and interests
of the Carnegie companies can be consol
idated, it will be necessary to obtain a
charter under the laws of New Jersey,
which will enable the control of the in
terests concerned wherever situated in
any state or territory of the Union.
Other powers are also obtained which are
essential to a concern whose spheres of
operations have grown to embrace the
mines and the markets of the world with
railroads and fleets, something never
contemplated when Pennsylvania's re
stricted laws were adopted.
"The stocks and bonds of the new cor
poration, instead of being offered to the
public, as once contemplated, are taken
by the present owners themselves. The
basis of the corporation proposed last
year has been agreed to by all the par
ties, and will be adopted, rendering new
negotiations unnecessary, but this is a
matter of no public concern, since no re
sponsibilities to the public whatever are
incurred. It concerns the owners alone.
"The new company absorbs the stock
of the coke company, and thus all of
the coke company's stockholders become
stockholders of the new concern, includ
ing Mr. Frirk, whose interest in the steel
compa/iy will be thus protected, which
is satisfactory to all parties, the con
trolling partners expressing no desire to
gain pecuniarily by their recent action.
"Mr. Carnegie has given to President C.
M. Schwab his proxy to act as required,
and Mr. Schwab will continue as the
executive head of the new company."
PROPERTIES INCLUDED.
The properties to be included in the
reorganization of the Carnegie Steel
company, limited, and allied interests
are the following: The Carnegie Steel
company, limited, owning the Edgar
Thomson works, Bessemer, Pa., including
Edgar Thomson blast furnaces, Edgar
Thomson foundry, Edgar Thomson Steel
works; the Duquesne works, Duquesne,
Pa., including Duquesne blast furnaces
and Duquesne Steel works; the Home
stead Steel works, Manholland Home
stead, Pa., including Bessemer steel de
partment, open hearth steel department,
armor plate department and thirteen fin
ishing mills; the Carrie blast furnaces,
Rankln, Pa.; the Upper Union mills,
Pittsburg, Pa.; the Lower Union mills,
Plttsburg-, Pa.; the Larimer Coke works,
Larimer, Pa.; the Youghiogheny Coke
works, Douglas, Pa.; the Carnegie Nat
ural Gas company, the Youghiougheny
Water company, the Mount Pleasant
Water company, tlu> Trotter Water com
pany, the Union Railroad company, the
Slackwatcr Railroad company, the
Youghiogheny Northern Railroad com
pany; the Plttsburg, Bessemer and Lake
Erie Railroad company; all the coal and
coke property of the H. C. Frlck Coke
company in Fayette #nd West Moreland
counties, Pennsylvania, Including 40,000
acres of unmined coal, 20,0000 acres of
surface lines, 11,000 coke ovens, 2,500 rail
road cars and 3,600 dwellings; the Pltts
burg & Conneaut Dock company, 43.56 per
cent of the capital stock of the Pennsyl
vania & Lake Erie Dock company; one
fourth of the capital stock of the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Dock com
pany; the Oliver Iron Mining company;
all of the stock of the Pioneer Iron com
pany, 89.3 per cent of the stock of tne
Lake Superior Iron company, 98 per cent
of the stock of the Security Land and
Exploration company, one-half of the
capital stock of the Pewabic company;
the Pittsburg Limestone company, lim
'ted; the Pittsburg Steamship company,
Including all of its vessel property, etc.,
eleven steamships and two barges, with
a carrying capacity of 1,500,000 tons per
annum.
TALKS WITH PRINCIPALS.
Mr. Frlck refused to discuss the plane
of the reorganized company in detail
when questioned by an Associated Press
representative this evening. He said that
the arrangements entered into were satis
factory to him, or he would not have
signed the agreement.. When asked what
would be the value of the stock he would
control in the organized company, Mr.
Frlck replied that It was Impossible at
present to answer that question, as the
capitalization of the new company had
not yet been determined. He would, like
all other stockholders, be given stock in
the new proportionate with the percen
tage he held In the limited partnership
concern. When asked about the "iron
clad," Mr." Frlck smiled and said that
nothing of the kind could legally exist
under an incorporated stock company, so
he was giving the matter no concern. The
ex-chalrman refused positively to discuss
the matter further, Baying that all the
Information necessary for publication had
been sent out by the company's press
agent.
President C. M. Son-waft, who will be
the head of the big combination, was met
In the Carnegie building Immediately
after the stockholders' meeting. He was
Jubilant over the happy turns affairs had
taken. When questioned as to the capi
talization of the reorganized 1 company,
Mr. Schwab said that was a matter for
future consideration. The first step only
had been taken, he said, and there were
many details to be arranged before the
organization was complete.
Secretary A. M. Moreland, of the Car
negie Steel company, said that "the capi
talization of the new Carnegie Bteel com
pany has not yet been determined, conse
quently I cannot tell what will be the
value of Mr. Frick's share."
"Will Mr. Frick receive 512,000,000 in
stock?"
"Yes, fully that amount, If not more."
"Will there be any agreement Bimilar
to the famous 'iron-clad' entered Into by
Mr. Carnegie and his fellow stockhold
ers?"
"Certainly not. Under the rules of" tire
charter to be granted, a-st«MsWioldwi.TClaii».
Ing to sell out his interest can do so
whenever he secures a purchaser. He is
free to dispose of his interest to the per
son or persons paying the highest price
for the same."
AWFUL CRIME OF A NEGRO
MURDERS A MOTHER AND FIVE OF
HER CHILDREN.
RALEIGH, N. C, March 22.—A negro,
Tom Jones, commonly known in the coun
try as "Preacher Jones," this morning
murdered Ella Jones and her oldest
daughter Ida, and 'Chen set fire to the
beds in which lay the bodies of his vie«
tims and four sleeping children, ranging
in years from a babe 1 month old to the
largest boy, who was not more than five
years old.
The crime was committed at Garners,
a little town five mllea east of here, and
the work was done with an axe. The
murderer, according to the Btory of lit
tle seven-year-old Laura Jones, who es
caped with her younger sister, deliber
ately struck the mother four times and
then made two cuts into the body of the
oldest child. He then fired the house,
and it was completely destroyed. The
body of Ella Jones and that of Ida, the
thirteen-year-old child, were burned be
yond recognition:
The dead are: Ella Jones, the mother,
aged thirty-two; Ida Jones, thirteen
years old; Josie Jones, five years; Nancy,
three years; Eva Jone^, two years. An
unknown babe, one month old.
The two girls who escaped were Laura
Jones, seven years old, and Sid Jones,
four years.
When the people heard the story of
the murder they went to Jones' house
to arrest him. They found his clothes
still bore stains of fresh blood and that
his hands were covered with blood.
FOUGHT IN COURT BOOM.
Misa Ilorlocker'* Attorney Asks
Some Leading: Questions.
HASTINGS, Neb., March 22.—1n the
Uorlocker poisoning case tcday evidence
was introduced to show that Miss Hor
locker sent the poisoned candy to Mrs.
Morey, and to the effect that she had
purchased arsenic of two different drug-
Kists. Mr. Morey, husband of the woman
to whom the candy .was sent, was put on
the stand. The attorney for the defend
ant, R. A. Batty, asked several questions
as to whether witness had kissed the de
fendant and otherwise made love to her.
The court sustained an objection to the
questions. When Morey left the stand
he struck at Batty. A mix-up ensued,
but the combatants were separated be
fore any serious damage was done.
COMING TO MINNESOTA.
Finns to Seek Home* in the United
State*.
PHILADELPHIA. March 22—The Rod
Star line steamship Switzerland, which
has arrived here from Antwerp, brought
nearly 200 Finns, w? ; ; are said to bs the
first of many thous.i'tls fleeing from the
cruelty of the government of the czar of
Russia.
The party will locate In Minnesota, lowa
and Montana. They claim that the czar,
instead of appointing Finns to govern
the country, has put in Russians, who
have dealt harshly with all, especially the
very poor. Rather than submit, It Is said,
there is to be a general exodus to the
United States, and certain districts where
the land is owned by the royal family
are being depopulated.
Cossacks were stationed on the frontier
to prevent the Finns' departure, but they
crossed the border at unsuspected points
and reached Belgium, whence they sailed
for_thls country.
_
Florida Democratic Convention.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 22.—The
Democratic state executive committee
met here today and named June 19 as the
da-te of the state convention, and Jack
sonville as the place. -
10 BE 1 ■
TRIALiS OF GrOraBEX, ASSASSINATION
SUSPECTS MAY BRING ON
A BATTLE
W FORCE CF MILITIAMEN
THEY ARE UNDER THE ORDERS OF
GOV. BDCKHAM, AT KEN
TUCKY CAPITAL
WILL BE AT COURT HOUSE
Public I« to Be Excluded From the
Henriuyps—Hum era of Oominv
of Aimed ( Itlicena Cnu*es
Mncli 1 nea«liif«ti.
FRANKFORT, Ky., March 22.—State
troops, recognizing Democratic Gov.
Beckham, are in possession of the county
court house and jail tonight and will do
military duty here under orders from
Gov. Beckham during the examining
trials of Republican Secretary of State
Caleb Powers, Capt. John W. Davis and
•W. H. Culton, which are set for hearing
before Judge Moore tomorrow. The mil
itary is also reinforced by seventy-five
special deputy sheriffs, who were sworn
In by the civil authorities this afternoon.
The Lexington company of militiamen,
under- Capt. Longmlre, arrived here at
6:15 o'clock. The men were drawn up in
regular marching order at the station
and marched to the court house. The
sidewalks along the way were well filled
with people, and the troops were cheered
by Beckham adherents at various points.
The line of march did not pass the state
house square, where Gov. Taylor's sol
diers are quartered, and the dual militia
did not come face to face. Longroire
if ll> ™^ ' > vLy
UNCL.E SAM—BACK UP AND GET IN THE ROAD AGAIN.
* —Chicago Inter Ocean (Rep.).
marched at the head of his company,
carrying a revolver, while each of the
men carried two guns. It is understood
practically the entire contents of the
Lexington armory were" brought here.
The Indications are tonight that the
trial of some one of the defendants will
be entered upon tomorrow. County At
torney Polsgrove said tonight that all
of the subpoenas for commonwealth wit
nesses had been served, and unless some
of the most important witnesses fail to
come the trials will be commenced.
The commonwealth will demand that
the defendants be arraigned separately.
County Judge Moore thia afternoon is
sued an order to Sheriff Suter directing
him to exclude everybody from the court
house tomorrow, except attorneys, wit
nesses and members of the press.
There has been no confirmation here of
rumors that armed bodies of citizens
from the mountain section are coming to
Frankfort, and the rumor is not general
ly credited.
CLASH FEAREE).
An authorized statement on behalf of
Col. David G. Colson was given out this
morning, in which It Is stated that he
knows nothing of the alleged confessions
of Sergeant F. W. Golden or Berry How
ard. It was claimed Colson had been
talking secretly with the prosecution
and had been instrumental In securing
a confession from Berry Howard, who is
his close friend.
Gov. Beckham has issued orderß to
various companies of the state guard to
report here tonight for the purpose of
protecting the court house and jail dur
ing the examining trials tomorrow. As
sistant Adjutant General Murray Is In
Lexington today, and Is said to have car
ried orders to Capt. Longmire's com
pany. Longmlre and his m-en recognize
Beckham as governor. It Is understood
that companies from Louisville and also
the Third regiment, which Is In South
ern and Western Kentucky, are among
the troops ordered out, and are. expected
to arrive here tonight.
Gov. Beckham's orders were issued se
cretly, after a conference with Adjt.
Gen. Castleman last night, and it is not
known whether Gov. Taylor will order
his soldiers to go to the court house also.
If he should take similar action a clash
is feared.
A telegram dated from a town In the
mountain section says many friends of
Powers and Culton, who are from that
section, are organizing to come here to
morrow to attend the trials.
IMPORTANT WITNESSES.
CORBIN, Ky., March 22.—Last night
Sheriff Rees, of Knox county, summoned
as witnesses In the Goebel murder case
Misses Ella Smith, Jane Catron and Lix-
zie Matthews, of Barboursville, who are
alleged to have heard John Powers make
the remark that if some one did not kill
Goebel he would. They will appear as
witnesses against Powers tomorrow.
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OCEAN LIKERS.
NEW YORK—Arrived: Darmstadt.Brem
en; California, Naples. Sailed: La
Gascogne, Havre; H. H. Meier. Brem
en.
SOUTHAMPTON—Arrived: St. Paul.New
York.
VLADIVOSTOCK-Arrlved: Ness. Port
land, Or.
QUEENSTOWN-Arrived: Ultonia, Boa
ton for Liverpool; Waesland, Philadel
phia for Liverpool. Sailed: Germanic,
from Liverpool, New York.
PLYMOUTH — Arrived: Pretoria, New
York for Hamburg, and proceeded.
TODAY IN ST. PAUL.
METROPOLITAN—VioIa Allen in "The
Christian," 8 p. m.
GRAND — Frederick Warde in "The
Duke's Jester," 8 p. m.
Palm Garden—vaudeville, 2 and 8 p. m.
Bench show, Northwestern Kennel club,
Ryan Annex, 9 a. m.
Summit lodge, A. F. & A. M., meets,
Masonic hall. Laurel avenue.
Democratic primaries, 5 to 7 p. m.
Charter commission meets, city hall, 8
p. m.
Midway Lodge No. 185. A. F. & A. M.,
meets. Masonic hall. Hamline.
GOVERNOR TO PEOPLE.
Calling of Troop* to Frankfort Is
Explained.
FRANKFORT, Ky., March 22.—Demo
cratic Gov. Beckham issued the following
address tonight explaining his action in
calling out the troops:
"To the People of Kentucky: In the
present crisis which exists in our state I
feel it my duty to explain to you my
position, and to outline the policy which
I intend to pursue in the earnest effort
to restore peace, quiet and order to our
commonwealth. It was the policy of my
distinguished and lamented predecessor to
conduct this contest, which has so much
agitated our people, in a way to com
mend his course to all law-abiding and
conservative people of the state. That
policy I have, to the beat of my ability,
also pursued, and intend to continue in
the same line. In calling out the militia
to protect the courts in Frankfort, I
wish to say that no one is more averse
to military rule than I am. I believe It
should be the last resort that any official
should use, and I lament the necessity
that requires It at this time. As your
chief executive It is my desire and In
tention always to rely more upon the
law than upon the bayonet, and I prefer
to be supported more by the strong com
mon sense and patriotism of our law
abiding people than by any military power
whatever. Every honest citizen should
submit without opposition to the control
of the constituted authorities and to the
courts, the great safeguards of liberty.
"The civil authorities of Franklin coun
ty have presented to me a statement of
facts which shows that a condition of
lawlessness is threatened here with
which they are unable to deal, and they
have called upon me for assistance. I
have, In compliance with their appeal,
ordered here certain state troops to place
themselves completely under the author
ity of the sheriff of the county, with in
structions that they shall assist him In
protecting the court of this county from
threatened intimidation, as well as to
protect the prisoners who are tried by
that court on tomorrow. These troops
shall be strictly under the control of the
civil authorities In preserving order and
In protecting the dignity of the court,
that justice may be done to all parties.
"I regret exceedingly the necessity that
requires such action, and that there
should be any who should seek to Inter
fere with the action of the judicial tri
bunals in our state, but the condition
exists, and I must meet H. When the
situation Is such In your capital city,
when the judges in your courts and others
need protection from personal bodily
harm and threatened interference with
their action, then I deem it my duty
as governor of the commonwealth to
give them such protection as they may
need. Such Is the situation here now,
and I intend that so far as I have the
poVer to protect the courts in my earn
est efforts to uphold the law and pro
tect the constituted tribunals. I call upon
the law-abiding citizens of the common
wealth to aid me, not by physical force,
but by moral force.
"We have placed our case in the hands
of the law. Let no act of violence or
lawlessness be committed anywhere, and
let our people who have shown such
patience ana conversatlsm heretofore
continue to show It. My great trust and
reliance is In the strong common sense
and Integrity of the people of our stare,
and, trusting In that, I believe that out
of our present difficulty there will soon
come peace, order and restoration of
the law. —"J. W. C. Beckham,
"Governor of Kentucky."
Mini
PRESIDENT KRIGBR ISSUES PIIO
CLAMATION ANNEXING FREES
STATE TO TRANSVAAL
PRESIDENT STETS DEMURS
SENDS FORTH COUNTER-PROCLA
MATION DECLARING FREE
STATE IS INTACT
BUMORS AS TO MAFEKIKG
Again Persistently Stated In London
That the Place Has Been Re
lieved—Alleged Boer Vic
tory Discredited.
A special correspondent of the Times
at Bloemfontein, telegraphing Thursday,
says:
"Yesterday Mr. Krug«v issued a
proclamation annexing the Free
State to the Transvaal. Mr. Steyn
immediately i**ueid a counter-pro
clamation declaring the Free State
intact.''
RELIEF OF MAFEKING.
LONDON, March 23.—A«ain there U
persistent rumor that Mafeklng has been
relieved. It la even asserted that the war
office has received a dispatch positively
announcing the relief, but the publica
tion of It ie withheld until theTe Is no
possibility of mistake. The war office
declares there Is no confirmation of tjbe
rumor, and that no fresh news on the
subject is at hand.
No attention is paid In any quarter to
the wild Boer rumors of a Boer victory
over Gen. Gatacre, which Is only de
signed to revive the drooping spirits of
the burghers.
It seems certain* that Mafeking's only
chance lies in relief from the column
supposed to be advancing from the south,
or that Col. Baden-Powell Is strong
enough to make a sortie and capture
the Boer gunß when Commandant Sny
man shall have withdrawn a great por
tion of his force to oppose Col. Plumer.
The general trend of news to the Brit
ish continues satisfactory. No news is
received of Gen. Buller's movements, but
it Is believed he is again advancing oa
the enemy.
There is a report from Lourenzo Mar
ques that Pretoria is prepared to stand
a siege of two years, and that the Boer
women, frantic at the losses to Boer
arms, are entreating to be allowed to
shoot the British officers imprisoned at
Pretoria.
It is also announced from the Transvaal
capital that the Italian government has
declined to intervene.
BOERS ARE SURPRISED.
A dispatch to the Dally News from
Springfontein, dated Wednesday morn-
Ing, March 21, says:
"Gen. Gatacre and his staff are still
here. He is most strict regarding the pri
vate property of the Boers. Some Kaffirs
who had looted Boer farms have been
tried and severely punished, to the great
astonishment and gratllication of the
Boer residents."
The Daily News has the following from
Bloemfontein, dated Wednesday:
"It is reported that Mr. Kruger and
Mr. Steyn will meet at Kroonstadr, In
the Orange Free State, on April 4, to
discuss the future programme. The feel
ing betweeh the Transvaal and Free
State is very bitter."
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle, telegraphing Thursday,
says:
"Sir Charles Warren's division is em
barking at Durban for East London, Cape
Colony."
METHUEN CHARGE*).
Replying in the house of commons today
to answer a question on th« subject of
Gen. Lord Methuen and his alleged dis
agreements with the officers of his col
umn, which have caused considerable
scandal, the parliamentary secretary for
the war office, George Wyndham, declar
ed no charge had been brought against
Gen. Methuen by Col. Gough or any oth
er officer. Col. Gough, he ridded, has
been informed that an inquiry would lie
held into his case. Col. Gough is alleged
to have been ordered home by Gen. Me
thuen, after declining to obey a commanl
issued by the latter, and the colonel de
manded a trial by court-martial.
RUMORS AND OPINIONS.
A dispatch to the Morning Post from
Bloemfontein, dated March 22, says:
"A dispatch runner says the enemy,after
repeated dissensions, has withdrawn from
Brantford southward. He thinks it un
likely the Boers will make a stand any
where south of the Vaal. I cannot per
sonally confirm this."
Spencer Wilkinson, reviewing the gen
eral field of operations in the Morning
Post, says:
"The rumors of Boer victories are not
worth much, but they may serve to re
mind us that for a day or two there has
been so specific account of Gen. Gatacre's
movement. It is probable his force is
moving on the east side of the railway.
"Interest in Maf eking increases in
acuteness. Commandant Snyman evi
dently writes highly colored dispatchts,
which seems a pity, for his tactics are
sound.
"Lord Roberts is not likely to let the
Boer army escape him, and he is paus
ing so as to insure, when he next moves,
the mobility and handiness of all his col
umns. By this time he has taken the
measure of all his generals and troops,
and there is not likely to be any such
failure of execution as occurred during
the march on Bloemfontein. He will be
directing th© movements of two, If not
three armies, and the result will probably
greatly astonish the Boers."
Winston Churchill, telegraphing from
Ladysmlth Thursday, pleads for mercy
in dealing with rebels. He says:
"We must not try for our pound of
flesh. No real conqueror ever lost by
clemency, either In this world or in the
next. We have by no means a monopo
ly of right In this quarrel, and our Afri
can record does not entail on us to judge
harshly."
CANNOT INTERFERE.
THE HAGUE, March 22.—After mature
deliberation, the government has dis
patched a reply to Presidents Steyn and
Kruger, regretting that it was unable to
comply with their request for interven
tlon In the South African war, after the
formal declaration of the British govern
ment that Intervention would not be ac
cepted. It was added, however, that the
government of the Netherlands would al
ways be ready to support steps tending
to the restoration of peace.
FREE STATERS DECLINE.
ALIWAL NORTH, Cape Colony, March
22.—Commandant Olivier left Smlthfield
two hours before the British scouts ar
rived. He succeeded in inducing only
about 150 men to accompany htm, mostly
insurgent colonists. The Free S aters
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