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WILMINGTON N. C, APRIL 25, 1902.
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PHILIPPINE BILL
THE DISCUSSION OPENED BY
SENATOR RAWLINS
VERY VIGOROUS PROTEST
By te Senator Afcalnut the I'nRiage
of Sach n. Menr-A Lively Tilt
Anions Several Senator The
Hwnse Reject the Claim Attached
by the Senate to the Omnibni
7Ia.im Bill Alo Disagrees to Sen-
' ate Amendment to the Itlvei and
Harbor Bill liilltnry Academy Bill
Panned.
Washington. April 22. Formal discus
sion of the bill temporarily to provide
a government for the Philippine islands
was begun In the senate today. Senator
Rawlings, of Utah, the leading minor
ity member of the Philippine commit
tee, opening the debate, with a speech
in opposition- to the measure. lie de
nounced the bill as an unwarranted
imposition upon the Filipinos, declaring
that it would establish one of the foul
est oligarchies In the history of the
world. He maintained that the Philip
pine commission was given too great
power by the bill and asserted that un
der its provisions the islands would be
exploited for private gain. He will
conclude his remarks tomorrow.
While he was speaking two efforts
were made to maintain a quorum, the
second resulting in a lively tilt among
several senators. Senator Scott, or
West Virginia, intimating that no argu
ment that could be made upon the sub
ject would influence any senator.
"We seem to have arrived at that
point in our history." said Senator
Rawlins, "where there are those who
affect to believe that it is sedition to
think and treason to talk. For God's
Bake, let us keep silent until the war is
over exclaims a peripatetic hero and
graduate from the Philippines who
wants to make free speech treason and
to cart us away to the gallows, al
though he might give the senator from
Massachusetts the benefit of clergy on
account of his sympathy with a 'su
perheated conscience,' all, if we are to
believe him. with the approval of the
president of the United States.
"Congress no longer has to declare
war. An Otis or a Chaffee are prepar
ed to attend to this any day in the
week. A few days ago a message came
to us that Malvar. the last of the insur
rectos. had surrendered. The next day
it was announced -that General Chaffee
bad declared a new war and had dis
patched an army to wage it against
two million of people in the island ot
Mindanao: but mum is to be the word
so long as there is .any disturbance any
where within our borders or in any one
of the more than a thousand islands
beyond the seas.
This bill strikes its roots into ani
derives its support from that excres
cence upon the army appropriation bill
of 1901. known as the Spooner amend
ment. The qualification of absolute
power therein conferred, at the instance
of the senator from Massachusetts, by
this bill, is eliminated. All property
rights in the Islands and the fate of
their inhabitants are turned over to the
control and disposition of the commis
sion. without any qualification of irn
oortance.
"The commission may declare war
and make peace; raise armies and pro
vide navies, regulate commerce with all
sorts of discriminations between is
lands and ports: levy taxes without
limit and without uniformity. It may
coin money and regulate the value
thereof, and may establish religion ard
punish those who do not conform to its
tents. It may destroy free speech and
punish as an act of sedition the pub
lication of the truth in regard to their
administration. It can establish an in
Quisition: devise and apply method3 of
excruciating torture, compelling per
sons to be witnesses against themselves
and disclose information which the
commission may desire to extort. It
nay practice any or all of the acts of
tyranny which history has disclosed or
genius may devise. It is useless to say
that this power will not be abused.
Ilnne of Reoreaentatlve.
The house today by a vote of 75 to
72 rejected claims attached to the
omnibus claims bill by the senate, ag
gregating $1.SOO,000, and on the heels of
that action non-concurred in the whole
senate amendment (the various items
having been ruled to constitute a sin
gle amendment) and sent the bill to
conference. The bulk of the claims
sticken out were those known as the
findings of the Selfridge board.
The motion to strike out was made
by Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, who
said the Selfridge claims had been fair
ly considered and repeatedly rejected
by congress.
Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, took the same
- view.
N The military academy appropriation
bill was passed today after the limit of
cost of the improvements at West Point
had been reduced from six and a half
to five and one half millions and the
amount of the appropriation in the bill
from three to two millions.
The London dock charge bill was call
ed up under call of committees, but was
not disposed of.
Tin senate, amendments to the river
and harbor bill were disagreed to, and
the bill was sent to conference.
THE PA3fNILL PAINT COMPANY
Becwrea the. Contract for Paintlns
Roof of Asylum in Raleigh.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Goldsboro, N. C, April 22. The state
hospital in Ra'eigh, N. C, gave the
contract for painting their roof today
to Mr. Henry Pannill, manager of the
Pannili Paint Company. This is a
large contract and has over 1,000
squares. Mr. Pannill will start one of
his crews to work at once. The Pan
nill Paint Company nas done work in
Raleigh before and is welcomed there.
They have just finished the large
asylum roof at Goldsboro.
IS IXTEnEST OK GENERAL MILES.
Senator Hawley BUI lor Hernia
tion or the Army.
Washington. April 22. Senator Hav;-
ley, chairman of the senate commitUe
on military affairs, today introduced
a bill to 'Increase the efficency of th
army." The most important section
provides that the lieutenant general
shall exercise general command over
the military forces of the United States;
shall be charged with the instruction,
training, discipline and distribution of
the army; with the preparation and
maintenance of detailed plans for the
moDiiization or the military forces and
with the preparation and maintenance
of schemes of offensive and defensive
operations, etc.
This provision Is intended tn crive tho
commanding general a legal status
wnicn at present he has not, and is un
derstood to be in the interest of Gener
al Miles.
supreme court decisions.
Opinion Iramled Down Yeterday.
To Mnatrr All Companle in the
State GoarJ.
Special to the Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C.k April 22. The state
guarti authorities have decided In
future to muster in all comnanies. In
accordance with this Inspector Gen
eral Bain will this week muster in the
new company (L) of che Third regiment
at Greensboro.
Opinions were filed by the supreme
court today as follows: Phifer vs.
Ford, from Union, reversed; State vs.
Buchanan, from Union, new trial; State
vs. Maultsby, from Cumberland, no er
ror; Bailey and Johnson and Barber vs.
City of Raleigh, reversed; Armstrong
vs. Stedman. from .New Hanover, er
ror; Insurance Company vs Stedman,
from New Hanover, no error; State vs.
Foster, from Franklin, new trial; Sal
man vs. Page, affirmed, Brinkley vs.
Smith, from Columbus, case continued
and referred to clerk undei Rule 19,
(Rules 20 and 21 cited t.nd discussed);
Slaughter vs. City of Goldsboro, per
curiam, affirmed. The case of Bailey
and others against Raleigh was to re
cover license taxes imposed on barkeep
ers whose places were within a mile of
the city limits. The court decides in
the city's favor, holding that as the
city had police jurisdiction over the
places in that distance of the city Tim-
Its It had also the right to impose and
collect license taxes.
wireless telegraphy.
Weather Barenn to Exhibit It Sys
tem to Other Government Dfpart-ments-
Washington. April 22. Secretary
Wilson has givei instructions to Pro-
ffFsoi Moore, chief of the weathr
bureav, to make an exhibition of the
system of wireless telegraphy devised
by the weather bureau to other
branches of the government service,
and tomorrow a test will be witnessed
by General Greeley, chief signal officer
of the army, "o be followed later by a
test for the navol trial board.
The exhibtions will take place near
Roanoke island North Carolina-
The chief difference between the sys
tem perfected by the weather bureau
and other systems is that in the former
a telephone is used for the reception of
messages instead of telegraph mechani
cal devices.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Completed by House Committee DIr
Warship Provided for.
Washington, April 22. The commit
tee on naval affairs today completed
the naval appropriation bill. The most
important Item, as to new ships, was
left until the last and as finally -deter
mined upon was as follows:
"Two battleships of about 16,006 tons
displacement, to cost, exclusive of ar
roor and armament, $1,212,000 each; two
armored cruisers of about 14,500 tons
displacement each, to cost, exclusive
of armor and armament, $4,659,000
each; two gunboats of 1,000 tons each
to cost 52S2,0C.fcUCa.
The following new provision is made;
"The secretaxy of the navy may in
his discretion end so far as in his
Judgment is practical, direct that any
or all of the vessels herein authorized
be built in such navy yards as he may
designate."
Provision alo is made for building
one of each class of ships on the Pa
cific coast and that no contractor shall
build more than one battleship, cruiser
or gunboat.
The 16,000 ton battleships will be the
largest ever authorized for the Ameri
can navy and among the largest war
ships afloat. The armored cruisers will
also be exceptionally large, for their
class, considerably exceedingly the
New York and the Brooklyn in ton
nage. The amount carried by the bill
is slightly above X76.000.000.
FUNSTON HEARD FROM.
He Wants Sergeant Mcholion to
Testify a to the "Water Core."
Denver. Colo., April 22. General
Funston today telegraphed Senator
Lodge, chairman of the senate commit
tee on the Philippines asking him to
subpoena John Nicholson, who is said
to have been a sergeant In the Fourth
cavalry and examine him under oaih
regarding the use of the "water cure."
Nicholson is reported to have said at
Norfolk, Va., that General Funston
originated the i4water cure" and prac
ticed it almost dally for several
months.
General Funston said: "I am In
clined to believe that Nicholson is a
myth. I knew every non-commissioned
officer in the troops of the Fourth
cavalry that .were under my command
and there was no sergeant namo-1
Nicholson." '
OLD VETERANS
THE ANNUAL REUNION OF THE
CONFEDERATES
IMMENSE CROWD PRESENT
Other Visitor Still .irriviuK-ticu
erul Gordon Kenches the Hall after
the Sleeting Convene He Is Given
a Tremendous Ovation by the
ThonandN of Veterans The Car
nival of the Itallph Enliven the
Scene A Remarkable Reunion of
a family of Confederate Veteran.
Dallas, Texs, April 22. With the con
federate reunion officially twelve hours
old and unofficially considerably older
it is estimated tonight that there are
123,000 visitors in Dallas. From earlj
this morning until late tonight the
streets were thronged and it is said by
men in position to make clorc calcula
tions that there were SO00G visitors at
the camp in the fair grounds alone.
"The crowd is too large to command,"
said Colonel Slaughter to an Associated
Press representative today. "Thousands
who have no right to do so are sleeping
at the camp and eating at the mesa
tables. Some of the old warrors had to
fight for their places, but they seemed
to be as capable of a tussle as they
were years ago. Wt will have affairs
better in hand tomorrow."
An additional influx of visitors is ex
pected tomorrow, the attraction being
the Kaliph's parade.
Tonight the younger element and
many of the veterans rounded out the
day's pleasures with a ball at the camp.
The .function was given by the Sons of
Veterans and an immense crowd too
great for comfort were present.
While thousands of visitors did not
leave the business section ot the city.
Camp Johnson, two milts distant,
where the opening exercises were held.
was crowded to the limit. Delegation
after delegation from the four corners
of the country reported and was assign
ed to divisions in th vast city of tents.
The great mess shed, seating 12.00O.
was open at 10 o'clock. An army of
cooks and waiters worked like beavers
while the veterans, with a hunger born
of a night in the open, did their best to
keep the cooks busy.
The convention was compelled to
open with General Gordon, the com
mfindpr-ln-chief. absent.
Hon. John M. Allen, the orator of the
day, was not present when the conven
tion began. Governor Sayeis and Hon.
G. B. Gerald, however, appeared at the
last moment ana were uv.uciuiio.,
cheered
Among those on the stage were Judge
John M Re-igan, the only surviving
member of the Davis caoinet; w.
r-nin Opneral Stephen D. Lee, of
New Orleans; Colonel Lee Crandal,
Jho was o.i "fetcnewall" Jackson 9
staff; Miss Lucy Lee Hill, of Chicago,
thP snonsor in chief, and. Miss Virginia
Paddock, of Fort Worth, Texas, the
chief maid of honor.
When the convention opened the vet
terans, many of thean comparing the
bounteous plenty of tneir DreaKias-.b
with the starvation they were often
called upon to endure during the war,
were in high good numor. ine uuuu
Ing, seating 8,;00 people, was filled to
the topmost row soon alter me conven
tion was called to order by General K,
m Vanzandt. president of the Texas
Reunion Association. From pillar and
rjost hung bunting and flags ana pio
tures of old confederate chieftains. The
crowds were composed not aione o
veterans, but of their sons and wives
and daughters. Maids of honor and
sponsors, some, notably those from
Louisiana in brass buttons and con
federate gray, but the majority in cool
white, lent an air of ornamentation to
the scene.
Following the opening of the meeting
by General Vanzandt, Chaplain Young,
of Texas, deliveied a touching invoca
tion. General Joseph D. Sayers, on behalf
of the state o Texas, then welcomed
the visitors to the state. He was fol
lowed bv Ben E. Cabell, mayor of
Dallas, who gave the veterans the free
dom of the city.
G. B. Gerald, .f Waco, welcomed the
veterans to Te.vss.
General Gordon's Arrival.
At 1:15 o'clock p. m. Commander-in-chief
Gordon arrived. The manner of
I bis entrance into the vast auditorium
was dramatic. General Vanzandt had
(.announced that all hope of the
presence or uenerai uoraon naa
been abandoned, and the meeting had
been turned over to General S- D. Lee,
commander of the army of the Tennea .
see. General Lee was in the middle of
his speech when a number of voices
and stamping of feet were heard from
the middle of the hall. The roar grew
to thundrous proportions, and above it
all could be heard the magic word
"Gordon." At that name the veterans
roseto their feet.
"I will speak no more," said GenerJ
Lee, when the commander had ascend
ed to the platform. "Our beloved com
mander can say to you words that will
please you more than those of any
other man."
"It was no fault of mine," said Gen
eral Gordon, when the applause had
subsided, "that I was twenty hours
late. Maybe you boys can remember
a time when I was not late."
General Gordon then delivered his
address.
Thousands of people lined the streets
during the afternoon and were apprecia
tive witnesses of the arrival of Musza
pha Ben Selim, the Kaliph, direct from
Bagdad.
The Kaliph is king of an organization
which annually regales Dallas with a
sort of Mardl Gras.
"His unutterable exaltedness," with
his subjects garbed with all the splen
dor that tinsel can give, was brought
Into the reunion to lend a streak of ori
ental splendor on the occasion of the
delivering of the key of the city to Commander-in-Chief
Gordon. The Kaliph
and his gorgeous subjects, followed by
carriages containing General Gordon
and distinguished members of the Unit
ed Confederate Veterans, Governor
Heard, of Louisiana, and Governor
Sayers. of Texas, by bands and milita
tnen and trumpeters, oroceeed-d
through the streets to the official stand
near the postoffice. Here Mayor Cabell,
in a grotesquely sober speech deferen
tially presented an Immense gilded Key
to "His Majesty." The Kaliph, said to
be a Texan of long and honorable
standing, bv means of an Interpreter,
In turn handed the key to General Gor
don, thus giving that veteran the sov
ereignty of the city.
Receptions at the Elks club and the
Dallas club were held by Sons of Veter
ans in honor of visiting sponsors and
maids of honor.
Solemn and impressive memorial ser
vices were held by the Southern Memo
rial Association in St. Matthew's cathe
dral In memory of Jefferson Davis. The
church was decorated with fresh roses.
Dean Davis, in preaching the sermon
nf the occasion, referred touchingly to
the late confederate president's "sub
lime character and the Christian meek
ness with which he bore slurs which
were cast upon him by his detractors."
At the cantonment old veterans were
telling the story of the reunion of a
family of four which had not met since
1861., The family name is O'Neal and
the strange re-union occurred today.
The brothers are Captain G. W. O'Neal,
of Mineral Wells. Texas; A. B. O'Neal,
of Wolf City. Texas; M. V. O'Neal, of
Polk county. Tennessee, and R. T.
O'Neal, of Marlllo. Ark.
The United Sons of Confederate
veterans will begin their annual meal
ing tomorrow in the city hall. Routine
.business will be transacted.
THE WAR NOT OVER.
Two Engagement with the Fili
pino of Mendanao.
Manila, April 22. Two engagements
have been fought between the American
troops and the Moros of the island of
Mindanao during the last twenty-four
hours. Moore, of the Twenty-seventh
infantry, while out with a small party,
hunting for water, was fired upon at
long range. Lieutenant Colonel Frank
N. Baldwin, with a battalion of troops
and a mountain gun, went to the assis
tance of Moore's party and drove off
the Moros. who lost seven men. The
firing- was at eleven hundred yards
range.
The Moro villages were flying r?d
Rags, meaning that they intended to
fight to the uttermost.
Datto Ganasl has sent a delegation to
the American commander, tendering
the absolute submission of the men jn
der his control.
Brigadier General Davis, in command
at Zamboanga, island of Mindanao, has
acknowledged the receipt from Wash
ington of instructions to withdraw his
troops from Mindanao, but he urcs
that,, owing to the present state of af
fairs, the withdrawal of the troops will
result in the absolute loss of Amer'.c in
prestige among the Moros in Mindanao,
His orders, however, are explicit. Lieu
tenant Colonel Baldwin and his forces
are beyond the reach of telegraphy
instructions from Washington.
Washington, April 2. The war de
partment has instructed General Chaf
fee to delay the departure of the pro
posed expedition into Mindanao untlJ
after the receipt of further directions
from Washington. The nrpsldent de
sires to exhaust all other means of ef
fecting the character of the Moros who
murdered American soldiers, before
dispatching an armed expedition foi
that purpose. Meanwhile, however,
that portion of General Davis' command
which was selected for the journey will
still be held in readiness and all prep
arations up to the point of actual de
parture will be made.
WHOLESALE ARRESTS.
Of Persons in Chicago Chareed with
Jury Bribing.
Chicago, April 22. Mystery surrounds
the arrest of four men, made shortly
after midnight on the charge of "cor-
splracy to do an unlawful act," In con
nection with the justice court fight-be
ing made by the city of Chicago against
the union and consolidated traction
companies in Justice George Wood's
court. Some time ago a circuit court
decision ruled that these compani?s
should give transfer to lines running
into the suburbs of Austin for one fare.
The citizens of Austin and the city gov
eminent tried to compel the companies
to grant the transfers and numerous
damage suits were brought against
them on refusals. These damage ruitr.
were brought in Justice Wood's court,
and so far have been lost. The sena
tlonal arrests of today following sharp
ly upon the victories of the companies
have led to grave charges.
Tiie men arrested are William J. Gal
lagher a promoter; Walter C. Jones, a
constable in Justice Wood's court;
John O'Donnell. brother of P. H. O'Don
nell. attorney for the traction compa
nies in the recent damage toiits, and
Herbert Rothery, venireman, .-ailed, ex
amined and excused by the city prose
cutor. Louis E. Sostfcein, clerk in Justice
Wood's court, was arrested later, also
charged with conspiracy.
At the office of the state's attorney it
was understood that the drag net wa3
being prepared for a number of Chi
cago lawyers. Indictments, it is said,
will be applied for at the hands of the
grand Jury, the specific charge bein
Jury bribing.
CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL.
Conferee of the Trro Honaes Prac
tically Reach, an Agreement. -
Washington, April 22. The conferees
on the Chinese exclusion bill have
practically reached an agreement. The
main features o the senate today have
been adopted. Imt there are some al
terations. The agreeme.it reached is upon all
but one feature of the measure. Un
der the agreement the senate substi
tute becomes the exclusion measure,
but the house conferees have secured a
concession specifically re-enacting
Sections 5 to 14 of the exclusion
act of September 13, 1SSS. Th?
poin still open Is as to extending
the exclusion indefinitely, but the sen
ate limits it until a new treaty . Is
made. The hou&e conferees are insist
ing on taking out the reference to a
new treatr so that there will b no
limit, of time to exclusion.
CUBA TARIFF BILL
REPUBLICAN SENATORS HOLD A
COIIFEREIICE
EFFORTS TO PUN A BILL
That Will he Acceptable to the Ma
jority of the Senate Senate Com
mittee to Formulate a Substitute
for the Iloue Dill The Differ
ential on Ilelined SuKar to be He
ktoinl to the 11111 The mil to he
Submitted to Caucus and Made a
Party Measure Democratic Sena
tors In Conference on Same Sub
ject. Washington. April 22. The question
of reciprocity kith Cuba formed tr-
subject of an Important preliminary
conference on the part of a majority f
the republican senators toiay. This
conference was held in the room of the
senate committee on finance during th
afternoon sitting of the senate and wai
extended for some time after the ad
iournment. Senator Hale presided. The
result of the meeting may be summed
up as follows:
f There will be an early meeting of ihe
senate committee on relations with
Cuba to take up the question on ti e
basis of the house bill which is now
before that committee. Theepubllcan
members of the committee will act to
gether in formulating a substitute foi
the house bill and none of ihem are t-
co-operate with the democratic mem
bers of the committee: the bill thus
agreed upon by the republican mem
bers to be submitted to a republican
caucus of the senate and made a party
measure.
The leaders of the movement express
confidence that it will be possible to re
port a bill by the committee and nay
their confidence also extends to th;
point of the passage of the bill by the
senate.
Senators Aldrich. Hale, Piatt, of Con
necticut and Hanna were most outspo:c
en In their expression of opinion that
reciprocity legislation is demanded by
the exigencies of the occasion.
Senator Aldrich expressed the be'ief
that internal complications in Cuba
might result in case no relief should be
given to the planters of the -sland. One
or two other senators suggested 53 1-3
per cent as an equitable rate, and a fsw
expressed the opinion that there should
be no reduction whatever, saying that
they felt that the United States already
had done enough for Cuba, and that
our own sugar interests deserve all Ihe
protection that the existing law gives
it.
It was stated that quite a number of
the democrats were favorable to th
proposed reciprocal arrangements and
the opinion was vouchsafed that in th2
end all the republicans could be brought
into line on a fair bill.
It was generally agreed that most of
hthe opposing republican senators were
from sugar beft growing states, but
the fact was brought out tht there are
some republican senators who are in
clined to oppose the legislation for
other reasons
The concensus of opinion seemed to
be that a bill, granting not to exceed 23
per cent, reduction, should be reporttd
by the committee and there was gen
eral unanimity as to advisibility of
eliminating the house provision strik
ing out the differential duty cn refinad
sugar.
The democratic senators ateo were
more or less vgaged today with the
sugar question. The democratic con
sultations generally hd reference to
Senator Teller's resolution providing for
an inquiry as to the holding of the
present stock of sugar and there w
at one time a practical assurance that
sufficient votes ccuirt be secured to paa?
the rescolutlon. It would seem prob
able, however, that the result of the
republican conference may change the
situation in that respect.
MARYLAND MAY AT CHARLESTON.
The Governor and Maryland llunl
ne Men jien Handsome Reeep
tlon. Charleston. S. C, April 22. This was
Maryland day at the exposition. Gov
ernor Smith and party left their holel
In carriages at noon for the exposition
After ary inspection of the exhibits In
the woman's building and Its colonla!
treasures a lunch was served by tho
woman's board in the assembly hail.
The Mary landers then repaired to tlu
auditorium "where speeches of welcome
were made by President Wagener, May
or Smyth, and Director General Averiii.
Responses were made by General F. C.
Latrobe. ex-mayor of Baltimore, and
Governor John Walter Smith.
Governor Smith's speech wa enthu
siastically applauded and his hope tnat
"Cuba would soon be received Into the
union of States" was warmly cheerej.
xciting considerable comment as the
audience consisted mainly of South
Carolinians.
The Marylanders are receiving mark
ed social attention on every side and the
large delegation of business men fro.-n
Baltimore have held numerous confer
ences with Charleston merchants look
ing to the Increase of business between
the two cities.
AX SLKS HOME.
Location for Home for A-ed mad
Infirm Elk.
Harrisburg, Pa.. April 22. The order
of Elks have- secured an option on a
hotel property at Rock Bridge, Va, tor
aged and Indigent Elks, as directed br
the grand lodge. A number of avaPa
ble places have been offered, some of
which are under consideration. Grand
Exalted Ruler Pickett was ia thht city
today to consult with the chairman of
the sub-committee. Meade D. Ltwiier
and together, they visited wme
KiikS Bfcuon or the stat
ALL KINDS OP WEATHER-
nilscard la the West and ItreaHt
Hreaklas: Heat In Nerr York.
Lincoln. Neb.. April 22. Tttjs? was .
drop in the temperature today from the
high point of yesterday of from forty
to fifty derces throughout the state.
Following a slight fall of rila, the wind
changed from the south to the north
west and tonlgnt a jnew storm I pre
vailing in central Nebraska with indi
cations of a blizzard. Railroad report
from the extreme northwestern part of
Nebraska and the Black Hills tell of a.
heavy fall of snow 13 Inches nt Custer.
and nearly 2 feet at Spearfbh. Trainf
are slightly delayed, more however.
from the furious win J than Ihe snow.
New York, April 22 -This was, th
hottest April 22nj in this city since
1SS6. The mercury c limbed to St. the
highest point at 4 o'clock p. m. and it.
was the same at 5 o'clock p. m. Thr
came a cooling breeze whuh r-nt it
down a degree, at 6 ocolck. Ti tine
in temperature was quite shar. th
flgure at S o'colck p. m , being LC.anJ at,
noon 71. The local weather bureau re
ports the hot wave as being the advar.o
of the one holding say In the west.
Chicago, April 22.Althoukh promised,
relief from the hot and dusty wind
that put the thermometer at il degree
yesterday the lemierature wa. still
high today. The lack of rain is nor
thought to have affected crops.
High winds developed a velocity of
sixty miles an hour. Acordmg to th
weather bureau the northwest sweci
that Is almost sure to follow the south
western gale tonight promises to tx
dangerous and storm signals are fly
ing at all upper lake ports.
The temperature continued to rl?e un
til it touched 77 at 2 o'clock when a rain
storm brought a sudden change and to
night the mercury dropped to &6. The
high winds that had been blowing for
several days died down to thirty miler
an hour.
Jamestown. N. D. April 22 The
fiercest April snow storm ever known
In this section ci the state bean early
today, and steadily Increased 1: fury.
Over a foot of snow fell during thr
day. Railroad traffic was at a etan
still.
Dead wood. S. D.. April 22. Two feet
and a half of snow has fallen her
Kince Monday noon and It is still fall
ing. Chadron. Neb.. April 22. A wet.
heavy snow has leen falling for twelv
hours and tonight there is about a foot
of snow on the level
Omaha, Neb.. April 22. At Roatrice
there was a dust nl wind storm of
twenty-four hours duration which ond
ed with a rain ot midnight. The dust
came in such volumes that many per
sons suspected the approach of a tor
nado and sought places of nafety. Th
temperature in that city was near the
100 mark most of the day. At Craw
ford a severe snow storm began last
night and continued early tod.iy, be
coming a blizzard. The report states
that the storm is the most severe on
the stock range of the season.
Kansas. City. Mo.. April 22.Tho
weather tonight is unseasonably old.
the temperature at S p. m. being 4.
The sky is overcast, but the gale . con
tinues. EN(a LAND'S WAR xriTI.II..
The f;lialmctt Station Not n Vlolr.
lion of Neutrality Imm.
Washington, April 22. The report r
Col. Crowder, who investigated theshl
ment of horses and mules to ."..u
Africa from the port of Chaln;-tu
Louisiana, was laid before the cabin "
today by the president.
While the rerx.rt is Incomplete, i: de
veloped that th.2 conclusion was reach
ed by the president from what h ha
seen of It, that there Is not sull.cient.
evidence to sho. past or present vio
lation of neutuahty, and consequently
there Is no wurrant for intervention
Colonel Crowder made some additloir
to his report duung the afternoon and
tonight he went over the matter very
thoroughly with the president and th
attorney general
QLEEN WILHELMIVVS CONDITION.
An tlnrtmrr.xiuK Unlletln Dy lire
rSirtlelnn.
The Hague, April 22. After a consul
tation, lasting three quarters of an
hour, between Professor Roenteirt
and the other physicians, the follow
ing bulletin was Issued thH afternoon:
"There I3 a slight Improvement la
the queen's condition, manifested by
the fall in her temjK-rature since morn
ing. Her majesty's onciouaness to
maintained witiwit interruption. The
queen's genera lo.i'Iition is satisfac
tory The above bulletin caused thu great
est satisfaction here and elsewhere I.
Holland. CiENKRAI. SMITH'S COLRT-MARTIAI
A New Court Appointed from tar
War Department at Waablagtoa.
Manila. April 22. Ry orders fron
Washington, the court martial ordervts
to try General Jacob H. Smith, who wax
In command of the United States troocw
on the island of Samar. on the eharg-?
of conduct prejudicial to good orde.
and discipline, has been dissolved. Tl
members of the court which will trr
General Smith will be named at Wash
ington. Washington. April 22. General Or
bln stated that there was no signifi
cance in the order, except that It per
mits the president to review the pro
ceedings of the court and will avoid
any legal entanglements that tnl$ht
have arisen if the order of General
Chaffee naming the court had been al
lowed to stand. An order was issaed
today convening the court, the member
befnjr named as selected by Gnerai
Chaffee. The court will meet Thurs
day. Sixty Tear of Popularity
Is the record of Painkiller Perrx
Davis), but the shops are full of imi
tations made to sell upon the great
reputation of the genuine; be cautious,
therefore, when you ask for a bottle to
see that you ?t the genuine. An un
t.Ps rem3r tor coughs, colds, bron-cnltIs-
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