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Doings of the Week Recorded in a
Brief Styfe. -' ;
CONCISE AND INTERESTING.
Michigan Hud Several Hoys on th Maine
State Dank Commissioner Just Dead
League of Kepubllcan Clubs Meet
Pushing Pingree for President.
Michigan Men In the Maine Disaster.
Elmer Meilstrup, George Mattison
.nl Howard Hawkinsof West Uay City
were aboard the warship Maine at the
time of her destruction. The young J
men enlisted last fall. Word has been
received from the navy department that j
the body of Elmer Meilstrup had been
recovered. The parents are grief
stricken over their boy's fate. They were
opposed to his enlistment, but finally
consented. The mother is prostrated.
The young man had become tired of
life on the. battleship and was making
an effort to secure his release.
Howard U. Hawkins is among the
lead, but his body has not been recov
ered yet, while (Seorge Mattison was
one of the few sailors whose lives were
saved.
George. Fox, son of Dr. George Fox,
of Grand Rapids, was a lamplighter on
the. ill-fated Maine, but was among
those rescued.
Richard Andrews, a Detroit loy, had
Iwcu recently transferred- for service
on the Maine, but two days after the
disaster it was learned that he had ar
rived at Key West too late to board the
Maine before she sailed for Havana
und he was taken aboard the Texas,
thus possibly escaping death.
Ix'tters received by the parents of
Elmer Meilstrup and Howard U. Haw
kins, at Uay City, state that the bot
tom of the harbor is covered with tor
pedoes and tthat the Maine lies right
under the guns of Moro castle. Meil
strup thought tlut if Spain did not de
sire to let the Maine out, she could
hold the boat in the harbor by means
of the torpedoes, lie would not be
suprised if she should be blown up any
lay, and because of the torpedoes the
Elaine could not leave the harbor nor
move about without the consent and
direction of Spain. Picket boats, he
.said, were out all night watching the
Maine. Spanish sailors claim they
could do up the Maine in an hour, but
young Meilstrup thought the Maine
could whip the whole outfit in three
hours.
Populist Want ringree for President.
As a result of the Populist conference
in Lansing, Chairman .lames E. Mc
Uride, of the middle-of-the-road wing,
and J. W. Ewing, chairman of the wing
that fused with the Democrats last
spring, are sending circulars to mem
bers of their respective committees,
asking if they are in favor of a union
meeting of both committees to arrange
for nominating a joint state ticket.
Replies so far received are in favor of
union. Chairman McUride says: "The
fusion committee is solid for the nomi
nation of Pingrec for governor, and all
but one of the middle-of-the-road com
mittee favor him. If he heads our
ticket he will certainly be elected, and
that would give him so much of a start
for the presidential nomination that
nothing on earth could head him off in
1'HmV' Chairman McUride declares that
the Populists will nominate congres
sional, legislative and county cundi-i
.dates in every county.
Grand Lodge A . IT. XV.
About 200 delegates to the grand
lodge of the Ancient Order of United
"Workmen assembled at Grand Uapids.
The reports of the officers showed that
the membership at present is 19,01)0 in
the state, a loss of 2,280 during the
year, 208 deaths being included in that
number. The receipts of the year
were $570,302, and the disbursements
as follows: 8406,000 in benefits; $21, 180
in general expenses, and 540,471 in r.e
licf, leaving a balance of $30,731 on
hand. The next meeting of the grand
lodge will be held in Ann Arlor.
After a long and bitter struggle be
tween the old members of the order
and the younger element, the young
men won, and the classified plan of as
sessment will take the place of the
level assessments, and will go into im
mediate effect. Officers were elected
as follows: Grand master workman,
Charles Galling, of Alpena: foreman,
Frank A. Wentworth, of Marquette;
overseer, William Cochrane, of St.
Johns; recorder, George Latchman. of
Detroit; receiver, John C. Ellsworth, of
Fowlerville; guide, Frank S. Herring
ton, of Detroit; watchman, Hiram W.
Hewitt, of Maple Rapids; deputy grand
master, John F. C. Hollings, of Detroit.
Deat Ills Wife's Head to a Jelly. j
While intoxicated Charles Timmcr
man, an Adrian plasterer, beat his
wife's head almost into a jelly with a
hammer. The woman finally managed
to escape to a neighbor's house, where
fdie is now being cared for. When the
police went to Timmerman's house they
found him sitting in his home covered
-with blood. He had pounded two holes
in his head with the hammer which he
used on his wife, and there were cuts
upon his neck and wrists inflicted with
a jackknife.
The car barns of the Menominee Elec
tric Light t Street Railway Co. were
totally destroyed by fire together with
contents, entailing a loss of $25,000,
partly covered by insurance. The fire
broke out during the blizzard and
nearly every car was destroyed.
John Leech, of Taymouth. Saginaw
county, while putting down a well,
struck a vein of mineral which yielded,
gold dust in considerable quantity.
He will make further investigation.
II. P. Urooks, a miner frohV Colorado,
picked up rock in the airic.vicinlty
.which contained silver, v-:.," : ' ; '
Death of Dank Commissioner Jnst.
losiuh E. Just, state bank commis
sioner, died at his "home in Ionin of
heart disease.
Mr. Just was born December 20, 1847,
in Ionia county. He attended the com
mon schools until 12 j'ears old, after
whiU time he only had opportunity to
attend school during the winter, the
rest of his time being devoted to farm
work. His first banking experience
was in the First National bank of
Lowell, where he was employed as
clerk for three years. In 1870 he en
tered the banking house of S. W. Web
ber A Co. at Muir, as cashier, and in
1872 filled the same position at Lyons
until 1873 when he returned to Muir as
cashier until the Muir bank was merged
into thy name of Webber, Just it Co.
in 1878, he being associated with Mr.
Webber for 21 ycas. Mr. Just moved
to Ionia in 1887 and organized the
Ionia County Savings bank, of which
he was cashier up to the time of his ap
pointment as state bank commissioner
in February, 1807, by Gov. Pingree.
Mr. Just was married In 1875 to Ella
V. Fox, of Muir, and she, with one
daughter 12 years old, survives him.
Deceased sang for 11 years in the M. E.
church choir at Ionia. He was a past
chancellor of the Knights of Pythias,
and in politics was a Republican.
State League of Kepubllcan Clubs.
The annual convention of the Michi
gan League of Republican clubs, held
at Detroit, was not very largely at
tended and was not of particular inter
est. Resolutions were adopted con
gratulating the country on the return
of prosperity; reaffirming the financial
plank of the St. Louis platform; ex
pressing confidence in President Mc
kinley's intention and ability to handle
the Cuban matter satisfactorily; ex
pressing profound sorrow at the ap
palliug Maine disaster; favoring the
annexation of Hawaii; favoring equal
and just taxation, and the enactment
und enforcement of just laws.
Officers were elected without a strug
gle as follows: President, Grant Fel
lows, of Hudson; vice-president, Wm.
A. Hurst, of Detroit; secretary, Edgar
J. Adams, of Grand Rapids; treasurer,
Frank W. Wait (re-elected), of Sturgis.
The selection of delegates to the na
tional league meeting at Omaha, June
14-10iresulted in naming the officers of
the league, and delegates from each
district were chosen to represent the
state.
Drotberbood of St. Andrew.
The Michigan Urotherhood of St.
Andrew met in its fourth annual con
vention at Uay City. Rev. Thomas W.
MacLean, rector of Trinity church, de
livered a very cordial address of wel
come. Two days were spent in confer
ences and listening to addresses on
matters pertaining to the work of the
Urotherhood.
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.
Gaylord Catholics are about to erect
a fine stone church.
Chas. Labell, a deaf mute boy of
Eastlnke, was fatally injured by a
street car.
A vein of coal 42 inches thick was
struck near the bay shore seven miles
north of Hay City.
Uay City ollicials who had their sal
aries cut 20 per cent last spring have
had them restored.
Chas. Steadman. an Owosso saloon
keeper, died from injuries received by
being thrown from a sleigh.
Saginaw Christian Endeavorcrs ex
pect from 1.200 to 1,400 visitors at the
state convention in their city.
Uurglars secured $7."0 in cash and
notes by blowing open the safe in Iloyt
A. Clark's grocery store at Lansing.
Coal will be prospected for all along
the Rille river in Arenac county. Sev
eral veins have already been found.
James Webb, aged 17, of Vassar, was
killed by logs rolling upon him, near
Trout Lake, in the upper peninsula.
The physicians of Uerrien county
have formed an organization with Dr.
John Uell as president, to fight against
fake doctors.
It is said the Pcthrick, or Ashbed,
copper property in Keweenaw county,
last worked 12 years ago, will be
started up again.
Uertha J. Krull. of Three Rivers, is
in jail at Laporte, Ind., charged with
complicity in the murder of a man
named McClellan.
Food Commissioner Grosvenor says
that the efforts of his department to
enforce the oleomagerine law is meet
ing with increased success.
There is a project to connect tho in
dependent telephone sj-stems of Grand
Rapids and Saginaw, by way of How
ard City, Edmore and Alma.
AY in. McPherson, an F. it P. M. em
ploye, while climbing down from a box
car at Saginaw, was thrown under the
wheels and lost his right arm.
Physicians have examined David See
ley, the old man under arrest at Kala
mazoo for having so many wives, and
pronounce him perfectly sane.
Conductor McCullough, of the electric
street railway at Uenton Harbor, is
seriously, perhaps fatally, injured. He
was crushed between two cars.
Capt. and Mrs. R. U. Hughes cele
brated their golden wedding at Uig
Rapids. Capt. Hughes has 1en a G.
R. & I. agent there for 20 years.
Wallace Walters, a young farmer a
mile from Clarkston, attempted suicide
and is now in a dangerous condition.
Ill health made him despondent.
Chas. Montgomery, aged 21, of Port
Huron, was one of thecrewof theClara
Nevada,, which went down on the Alas
kan coast without a soul being saved.
The Knights and Ladies of America,
a new beneficiary and social order, has
been organized at Kalamazoo, with
Myron Start, of Dowagiac, at the head.
Jacob Dingman, a retired farmer liv
ing in Fowlerville, was kicked in the
stomach by his horse while visiting at
his son's farm, and died in half an hour.
Gov. Pingree has notified the Typo
graphical union that hereafter he will
havo the union label attached to all
printed matter pertaining to the exec
utive office.
Forty years ago Anton Grand jean, of
Saginaw, lost a deed to his property
which not recorded. He recently found
it and has sent it to the register of
deeds' office.
Peter White, of Marquette, while on
a visit at Washington urged the gov
ernment to take control of the Mack
inac island reservation and locate a
garrison there.
Mabel Fowler, a pretty 18-year-old
girl who has lived at the Kalamazoo
poorhouse 15 years, has been adopted
by a wealthy farmer, Chauncey Wise,
and will be made his heir.
Wheeler it Co., of Uay City, have con
sented to arbitrate their troubles with
the riveters, and will allow the men to
go t6 work pending the decision, with
out signing any agreement.
The livery barn of Thos. Cheetam
was almost destroyed by fire at Flint.
The horses were rescued, but a quantity
of feed and personal property was de-stroj-ed.
The loss is over $2,000.
Uert Hellenthal, aged 43, of Zeeland,
died as a result of taking carbolic acid,
said to have been administered by a
Fillmore doctor by mistake. Sheriff.
Vanry has papers to serve on the doctor.
The Helt Toltic, Ridge and Knolton
mines in Ontonagon county have been
purchased by copper capitalists and
will be reopened in the spring. The
Ridge was secured on tax title claims.
Mrs. John Gregg, of Sanford, stooped
down to pick up some wood and
knocked down a loaded musket. The
charge shattered her leg so that it had
to be amputated, and she died from
the shock.
The body of Mrs. Catherine Lenz, an
aged widow who lived alone in Ilam
tramck township a short distance from
Detroit, was found under the rails of a
fence in a field near her home. Murder
is suspected.
The snowplow of the Detroit it
Mackinaw railroad was ditched at Pin
conning. Jas. Rolen. Geo. Vaughn, Ed
Ruell and James Teer of East Tuwas
and Edward Musolf from Tawas City,
are badly injured.
The two largest vacuum salt pans in
the world are being made at Manistee
for the R. (5. Peters company. They
are 30 feet in diameter and GO feet high,
with a total weight of r00 tons. Each
pan has over 8,000 flues three feet long,
making about three miles of piping in
each pan.
George Voice, of Northport, has pro
cured government patents to portions
of Traverse City and several farms in
the vicinity. The owners acquired
title from Indians, who gave quit
claims, but it is now claimed the In
dians gave no valid ownership. Ex
pensive litigation is expected.
In the. matter of separating the
grades of the railroad crossings at De
troit, Railroad Commissioner Wessellius
announces that he will make a personal
examination of the crossings, but will
not assume to exercise any function of
the state, crossing board unless the
law clearly gives him power to do so.
The large flouring mill of E. Rutan
it Co. at Uelding burned to'the ground.
It was one of the. best equipped
mills in western Michigan, with a ca
pacity of .100 barrels per day. The loss
will reach $2.1.000, as the mill was full
of stored grain. Two cars of flour
on the track ready for shipment were
also consumed.
There was a rear-end collision on the
C, M. it St. P. tracks at Carney's spur,
six miles south of Iron Mountain. A
way freight crashed into a logging
train which was switching. Twenty
cars and an engine were wrecked, and
Conductor Anderson, of Iron Mountain,
and Urakeman John Tews, of Green
Uay, Wis., were killed.
Joseph Lapeer, aged 10, who lived
with his parents near Cumber, was fa
tally wounded while sitting by a stove.
A double-barreled shotgun fell from
the wall in an adjoining room and both
barrels Avere discharged through the
partition, one charge entering the boy V
back. Joseph is the second boy acci
dentally shot in this family.
Rev. Kendall Urooks, D. D., who has
been dean of Alma college for several
years is dead. He was appointed presi
dent of Kalamazoo college in 1808,
which office he held 19 years. In 1888
he went to Alma as professor of mathe
matics. One son survives him, an
alumnus of Alma college class of '1)7
and now principal of Alma high school.
New Michigan postmasters: Hough
ton, R. U. Lang; Manistique, Elmer N.
Orr; St. Clair, II. A. Hopkins; Char
lotte, Wm. M. Ucckman; Fremont,
George E. Hilton; Hart. Charles A.
(Jurney; White Pigeon, Fred C.
Hotchin; Penn, Cass county, John E.
Squires;. Rogers City, Presque Isle
county, Fred D. Larke; Waspel, St.
Joseph county, Mrs. Juliet Knox.
Dr. George Fox, of Grand Rapids, re
ceived a letter from his son George,
who was on board the Maine when she
blew up, and was injured in the ex
plosion. The letter rs in a feminine
hand and a postscript signed by Mrs.
Sylvester Scovcl indicates that the wife
of the famous newspaper correspond
ent wrote it for him. It is dated Tampa,
Fla., and says he is recovering nicely
from his wounds.
J. J. Holmes, proprietor of the Uan
ner flouring mills at Cadillac, was
caught on the main shaft and was being
whirled around it at a great velocity
when his wife happened in. She at
tempted to rescue him, but her clothing
also caught and the pair were in great
danger of being killed. Her clothing
was nearly all torn off and she fell to
the floor, then without thinking of her
own injuries she ran for assistance.
Some railroad men shut down the en
gine, but by that time the miller
clothing had been torn entirely off and
he had dropped to the floor bleeding
and unconscious. Uoth will recover.
IfBESPilBBl
U, S. Cruiser Maine Blown Up at
. Havana and 258 Sailors Killed.
CREW LAYS IT TO THE SPANISH.
OfUeera all Naved hut Two Spanish (live
Aid to the Wounded An Investiga
tion to be Made an to Cause of the
Kx plosion.
The IT. S. battleship Maine was blown
up and almost completely wrecked
while at anchor in Havana harbor, and
251 members of the crew besides two
officers Lieut. Jenkins and Assistant
Engineer Mcrritt were killed. The
cause of the explosion can only be de
termined by investigaton.
The authentic figures as given of the
casualties are 104 saved and 2.13 dead.
Havana: Officers of the Maine state
that the explosion was in the central
magazine and that the Maine was
raised out of the water and then went
partially to pieces. All but the sur
geon were in the ward room at the mo
ment of the explosion. Then came the
stupendous shock. All the officers be
low rushed on deck, but could get no
further forward than the middle of tho
superstructure on deck. Only a pitia
ble few of the 300 blue jackets ever got
from below. The water rushed over
them and many were stunned and
drowned. The officers on deck nar
rowly escaped. In the junior officers'
mess all had to clamber out through
water and wreckage waist deep. All
agree that a double explosion occurred.
Havana: Capt. Sigsbce when asked
to express an opinion as to the cause of
the explosion said: '"I cannot determine
the cause; but competent investigators
will decide whether the explosion was
produced from an interior or exterior
cause. I cannot say anything until
after such an investigation has been
made. I will not and cannot conscien
tiously anticipate the decision nor do I
wish to make any unjust estimate of
the reason for the disaster."'
Washington: Secretary Long, when
asked whether he had reason to suspect
that the disaster was the work of an
enemy, replied: "I do not. In that I
am influenced by the fact that Capt.
Sigsbce has not yet reported to the
navy department on the cause. He is
evidently waiting to write a full report.
So long as he does not express himself
I certainly cannot. I should think
from the indications, however, that the
magazine exploded. How that came
about I do not know. For the present,
at least, no other warship will be sent
to Havana."
Public men expressed their opinions
with reserve when approached for in
terviews, but everywhere there was a
demand for an investigation and full
details in the light of which the horror
may be justly viewed. Secretary Long
undoubtedly summarized the general
opinion of the majority of naval ex
perts in finding it impossible just now
to state the cause of the destruction of
the Maine. There are a great number
of theories, but most of them are of a
character that makes it easy to prove
or upset by a single investigation by a
diver. Secretary Long has taken im
mediate steps to make this investi
gation. The effort of the government officers
to remain calm in the face of the shock
ing disaster and its attendant mystery
was apparent and a number of naval
officers volunteered theories in support
of the accident hypothesis, all of which
in the absence jot any facts on which to
base a reasonable opinion were decid
edly unsatisfying.
As for the Maine herself, notwith
standing discouraging reports as to
her condition, the navy department
will make the effort to raise her.
While this is required by every credit
able sentiment, they say that they are
bound to remove the hull from the har
bor in any case and it may le as easy
or easier to raise her as it would be to
destroy the hull and machinery by the
use of divers and dynamite.
Key West: It is known from reliable
iiourccs that Capt. Sigsbee is under the
impression that the warship Maine was
blown up by a floating torpedo, and
that he has communicated his impres
sions to Washington, asking at the
same time that the naval department
should send naval engineers and me
chanics to investigate the explosion.
The steamship Olivette arrived at
Key West with 02 survivors of the
Maine. Of the number 20 are wounded,
10 seriously and one fatally. The offi
cers were, as a rule, reticent and say
that the cause of the explosion could
only be ascertained by 'livers, but
raany of the sailors were outspoken in
their declaration of believe that the
explosion was a deep laid plot of the
Spaniards.
It is well known that there has been
a very bitter feeling among the Span
iards in Cuba against the Maine. Can
alejas' own paper, the Heraldo, has re
peatedly stated that the presence of
the Maine was a manaee to peace, and
it was to the same editor of this paper,
it will be remembered, that De Ixune
wrote his famous letter insulting Pres
ident McKinley. At a bull fight in
Havana the Spaniards openly insulted
men from the Maine, and the feeling
against them had gradually grown to
be very bitter.
Washington: Consul-Oenernl Lee tel
egraphs: "Profound sorrow expressed
by government and municipal author
ities, consuls of foreign nations, organ
ized bodies of all sorts and citizens gen
erally. Flags at half-mast on governor-general's
palace, on shipping in
harbor and city. Uusiness suspended,
theaters closed. Officers' quarters be
ing in rear and seamen's forward,
where explosion took place, accounts
for greater proportional loss of sailors.
Officers Merritt and Jenkins still miss
ing and undoubtedly lost. Hope our
people will repress excitement and
calmly await decision''
Washington: The navy oflicers cannot
agree upon uny theory to account for
the destruction of the Maine. Perhaps
a majority are inclined to the belief
that the explosion was purely acci
dental, another considerable number
feel that a torpedo was exploded under
the vessel, anil a third theory is that
some infernal machine H as smuggled
aboard the ship and set off. In the
present lack of knowledge as to the
condition of the wreck all theories are
uncertain. An examination of the hull
of the Maine by divers will demon
strate in short order whether or not a
torpedo had been used.
Washington: The government has
settled back into a waiting attitude in
respect to the terrible marine disaster
in Havana harbor. The great shock
caused by the news has given way to a
calmer and more judicial state of mind.
The naval ollicials are now resigned
to await the results of an inquiry by a
court named by the navy department,
as follows: Capt. Samson, commander
of the battleship Iowa, now at the Tor
tugas, president of the court; Capt.
Chadwick, commander of the New
York, at Key West; Lieut. -Com. Schroe
der, executive officer of the Massachu
sets, now at Tortugas; Lieut. -Com. Ma
rix, executive oflicer of the Vermont,
formerly on the Maine. -
Every confidence is felt at the navy
department in the commander of the
Maine, Capt. Sigsbce, and until it is
really established otherwise there is
every disposition to charge the accident,
if accident it was that destroyed the
Maine, to some cause beyond the usual
range of human discretion.'
The Maine was a battleship of the
second class and was regarded as one
of the best ships in the new navy. She
was built at the Urooklyn navy yard
in lh'K) at a cost of S2,.188,000. She had
a steel hull, was 318 feet long, 57 feet
broad. 21.0 mean draught and carried a
complement of 3.17 men. Her arma
ment consisted of four 10-inch and six
0- inch breech loading guns in her main
batterj' and seven 0-pounder a'nd eight
1- pounder rapid-fire guns and four Gat
lings in her secondary battery and four
Whitehead torpedoes. The commander
of the Maine. Capt. Sigsbce, is a favor
ite in the navy department.
Development of the Maine Disaster.
Naval experts and engineers are un
animously in favor of raising and re
building the Maine. They say the plan
is entirely feasible, unless she is shat
tered more than they at present believe.
Secretary Long coincides with their
views, but adds that if the warship
proves to be absolutely useless a new
Maine, finer and faster, will be built.
The Spanish authorities at Havana
requested of Consul-Gcncral Lee that
they be permitted to join with our own
people in making an investigation into
the cause of the disaster to the Maine.
(Jen. Lee forwarded the request to
Washington where it was discussed by
President McKinley, Secretary Long
and Assistant Secretary of State Day
and the conclusion was reached, and
(!en. Lee was so notified, that while
this government is willing to afford
the Spanish authorities all reasonable
facilities for conducting an investiga
tion, j-et it is thought best the first in
quiry shall be made by her own com
missioners. The request of the Span
ish government, therefore, was respect
fully declined. Capt. Sigsbce will be
recognized as the one to direct opera
tions and to send down the government
divers for such inspection as he sees
proper to make. ,
For a short time it appeared that the
Spanish were likeiy to attempt to pre
vent any work on the wreck of the
Maine other than they should direct,
but a stiff demand that our right be
recognized resulted in the Spanish ac
knowledging that the wreck of the
Maine is extra-territorial and a part of
the sovereign soil of the United States.
This decision promises to establish an
important precedent in international
law.
Associated Press correspondents
claim to observe great preparations for
war in the manning of various portions
of our modern sj'stcm of coast defense
at this time, but the war department
says it is. but the carrying out of plans
which have been maturing for two or
three years. It is also alleged by the
correspondents that the U. S. infantry
forces at Fort Sheridan (Chicago), Fort
Leavenworth, and Fort Riley (Kansas)
have been armed and equipped more
completely and are ready for call at u
moment's notice. A new 20-knot tor
pedo boat has just been launched at
Hcrresschoff's yards, Uristol, K. I., all
completed. Extra large forces of
marines have been sent to the Norfolk
navy yards to put into commission two
or three fighting boats, there. Secre
tary of War Alger is said to be hurry
ing troops to the forts about New York
City.
Read Admiral Thos. A. Sclfridgc has
just returned f rom a two years' absence
in Europe and was met at the steamer
by a telegram ordering him to report
at the Urooklyn navy yard at once.
Mis France K. Willard Dead.
Miss Frances E. Willard, president
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
union of the world, died at the Hotel
Imperial, New York City.
Miss Frances E. Willard, was founder
of the World's W. C. T. IT., and. for
many years was president of the Na
tional W. C. T. U. She was born Sept.
28, 1830, at Church ville, N. Y.
Gladstone (ioea Home to Die.
London: It is said that Mr. Gladstone
is coming home to die. An rye-win ess
who saw his departure from the Riviera
and his arrival at Calais reports a
striking change in the old statesman's
appearance. Arrangements had been
made at Calais to carry his chair from
the train to the hotel, but Mr. Glad
stone was determined to walk the dis
tance, 30 yards, and was carefully as
sisted down the steps, enveloped in
coats and rugs. Heavily leaning on the
arms of two gentlemen, he slowly
tottered to the hotel.
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
A Paragraphia Chronlrle of the Act of
the ?fatIon' Lawmaker.
The House interstate and foreign
commerce committee gave a hearing to
advocates of the establishment of a de
partment of commerce. A statement
was presented which declared that
other departments were established by
the demands and exigencies of the bus
iness of the government und that the
time had arrived when another depart
ment should be created. The commer
cial interests could be greatlj' benefited
by a seat at the cabinet table and
it would be a relief to other depart
ments. The Senate committee on equal suf
frage granted a hearing to a large dele
gation of ladies from the National Wo
man Suffrage association in convention
at Washington. The Honso commit
tee also accorded the delegation a
hearing. Miss Susan 15. Anthony, the
president of the association, made a
strong plea.
The day following the Maine disaster
the House adopted the following reso
lution, offered by Rep. Uoutelle, of
Maine: Resolved, That the House of
Representatives has learned with pro
found sorrow of the great calamity
which has caused the destruction of the
United States battleship Maine, and
appalling loss of more than 2.10 lives
and the wounding of many others of
the gallant defenders of our flag, and
that the House expresses Its sympathy
for the injured and its sincere condo
lences with the families of those who
have lost their lives in the service of
the nation.
After four (lays of consideration th;i
House passed the bankruptcy bill re
ported by the committee on judiciary
as a substitute for the Nelson bill
passed by the Senate at the extra ses
sion last summer. The bill is known
as the Henderson bill and contains
both voluntary and involuntary fea
tures. It is considered less drastic;
than the measure passed by the la.st
House.
John null Talk War Now,
The situation in East Africa is- re
ported to be an aggravating one to
both France and England. Young of
ficers command both forces, and a col
lision is probable at any time unless
England yields ground. This it is
said, she is not likely to do, as a budget
for $7.10,000 for the support of West
African forces is. likely to be passed
early next week. On the other hand,
M. Hanotaux, the French minister of
foreign affairs is. in at trying and pe
culiar position, as the coming elections
face him and the slightest sign of
yielding on his part would mean utter
defeat at the polls. The freedom of
commerce, and not the acquisition of
property, is said to be the real bone of
contention.
London: Intelligence has hvvn re
ceived that two French expeditions are
advancing toward Sokoto, capital of
the sultanate of Sokoto, in the extreme
north of the llaussa states, East
Africa, and that six French officers
with a force of 200 men have arrived at
Argungu (Argungi) and Tagga. The
former town is an important place on
the Sokoto river, about half way be
tween the sultan's capital and the river
Niger, and is within the P.ritish sphere.
The sultan of Sokoto has commanded
the French force to halt about 40 miles
from the capital. The Royal Niger
Co.'s representative, (Uritish) Wm.
Wallace, is holding the company's
forces, with ammunition and stores to
assist the sultan of Sokoto and to se
cure French evacuation of the Uritish
territory.
London: It is asserted on good au
thority, that the Royal Niger Co. has
been instructed after trying all peace
able means to compel the retirement
of the 'French from Uritish, territory
by force. The sultanate of Sokoto is a
feudatory of the company and it was
recently placed under Uritish protec
tion. The situation is extremely grave.
(Jreat Uritain's forces in the protectorate
district number between 5,000 and 0,000
men under Uritish. officers..
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Kpaikfeh Warship nt New York.
The Spanish armored cruiser Vizcaya
reached New York after a thirteen
days' Toyage from the Canary Islands.
When her officers and men learned tho
startling news, of the disaster to the
American battleship Maine in Havana
ltarlor and of the downfall of former
Minister Dc Lome they broke into a
wild uproar of talk and for a time all
discipline on the great warship wemed
to vanish to the winds.
The Vizcaya was received with duo
formalities by rcpresent.'vttvcs, of tho,,
United States.