Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1900, Page 1

—_—_ — = THE EVENING STAR. : PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY Temporary Business Office, 1199 Peansytvaaia Avesa> The Evening Star Newspaper Company. S TL KAUFPMAYN, Pres’t New Yerk O:fice: 125 Tribaze Baling. Chicag> Oifice: Boyce Baiitiag. London Office: Trafatgar Baildiazs, Traialzar Square. is eerved to subscribers tm the thelr own geecunt, at 10 cents certs per month. Ceptes at ths mall—anywhece in the postage prepald—Su ceuts with 08. wat Washington. D. O. ES Ail’ mall subscriptions mnt be patd tn advance: ‘Ail maf subseriptions munt be p- vance. Rhice at nivertiong made Krown on application, WASHINGTON, D. ©. SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1900—TWENTY-SIX PAGES. TWO CENTS. A LIBERAL EDUCATION, Whether or not you wish to buy anything the adver- tising columns of The Star amply repay the most care- ful perusal. - General Rundle Occupies Their Old Position at d2 Wetsdorp. BRITISH CASUALTIES WERE LIGHT Burghers Nearly Succeed in Cap- turing a British Convoy. WOMEN IN THE RANKS LONDON ved the following di Roberts: Bloemfontein, April 21.—Rundle’s force t with the enemy yesterday Wetsdorp. They overing the town. and mounted infantry seized tion, which enabled Rundie to April 21.—The war office has atch from Lord came in con: four miles southwest of De 1 strong position: drive enemy off, and occupied the high ground the enemy had been holding. Run- dle advanesd this morning, and is now gain eng: d with the enemy. Our c ties yesterday were wounded and Lleut men slightly wounded. two men_ severely O'Connor and seven Heers Attack a Convoy. e State, April Methuen’ Fonte yestere 3 n. Swartz-Kopj force at nm was or- to return to Bishof. Its conv ex- ed over six mi The t took up sition on a hill commanding the road just in the nick of time, as a force of 2,000 Boers with two guns and a pompom sud- der ppeared in the vicinity and opened a very heavy The British, however, held them in check until the column da point of safety, when they r The British had s casualties. s fought determin: ered considerably. anced to within 300 @ concealed detachment British opened a heavy fi nd must they once hill, of the ide on them. jes. April 20.—Boer as rds of the Boers Claim Vict« KIMBERLEY. iday, Official notices have been at Campbell ar wh the recent bat i burghers we! jook was bright. had been received invaded India T pe e with the jaw of WouEN IN BOER RANKS. very Made by British Medical Officers at Cape > writer itary rea- ners to nind the ho: 1. Two refused to strip, and it found they The writer number of the dead on battle- men simi- n all, it ave been killing the FORMING A RAILROAD CORPS. Col. Girarouard tx in Charge of the Enterprise. April 21.—Lieut r railr with LONDO? direct road Col. a forming of perma- y of the colonials wt Porty: has arrived of w h SM troops at Lorenzo Mar- reinforce- feel eas’ st ag r re- the date of April 21, was heard dur- n of Su ed for about er activity are re- commissions, ch from 1] 2, com- industrial ikely to men of dian pri- a soap Boers Surround BLOEMFON 20.—The British around the i strong po- ‘| one that has alw: NOT LIK ‘THE VICE PRESIDENCY. cELY THAT HE WOULD TAKE His Ambition is to Serve the Longest Term in the Senate. Men in Washington who are best acquaint- ed with Senator Allison do not think there is any likelihood of his consenting to be a candidate on the ticket with Mr. McKinley. Mr. Allison has been ambitious to be Pre dent, and has felt himself to be close to the nomination on at least one occasion, but that has passed and all his friends know that there is no position other than the one he now holds that has attractions for nim. As chairman of the Senate appropriations committee, his Influence is beyond measure greater than that of the Vice President, and i is only the undiscussable contingency of being called upon by mischance to fill a higher place that makes the vice presidency as important a position as that of sena- tor of any rank. Mr. Allison holds the ranking position of his party in the Senav and he resisted the importunities of Harri son, when he was President, and, since, of McKinley to leave the Senate to enter the cabinet. At the end of his present term, if he liv Allison will ve served thirty years in the Senate, without a break in his service. He will then be seventy-four years one day old, haying been born March 2, His Appearance. His appearance does not indicate his aze. The avi rver would take him to be t abov five. There is a massive- ness about his frame that fs apt to give the impression that he is always to be jus as he is. During the past ten years th has been little noticeable change in his ap- pearance, except that his step is shorter and quicker as he moves about the Senate, as if he had not quite confidence enough to take 2 more deliberate stride. Yet this peculiar- ity of his walk i but the development of marked his gait. ularly close observer “Allison Sometimes aps may remark carelessly beginning to show suggestion is apt to be disa who are used to seeing him day after His massive he his broad shoul- ly brilliant eye and his deep, the thought of age and in- e lives it is said that no diffi- een in the way of h‘s ‘d to succeed himself in 13. . . who is about four yea his senior and by no means as robust, just been re-elected nother term ar that is year younger than A man who has now continuous of hi: ngest the end will equal h that of 1 if he then re-elected. as he : s it time that of Mor- x y in the S bring Allison the age of Morrill was about eight years older hat when he died, while yet in the is argued th come a candidate Allison for y. He is not credited r tisanship which would lead him to make a vicarir fice at this time of life. and the par ers would ha desperate exis in: st that a situation so to demand it of him. — TAYLOR Di Gov. RTS. Gone to New York, It is Thought, to Consult Lawyers. W. S. Taylor of Kentuc! who ha been in Washington this week in connection with the case involving the Kentucky of- which will be heard in the United tes Supreme Court April 30, went to ew York last night and will return about the middle of next week. He gave up his ov. quarters at the Raleigh yesterday morn- ing to accept the hospitality of his o intimate friend, Mr. W. B. Catchi Kentucky, who resides at No. G street northwest. The friends of Gov mation regarding tt Taylor have no infor- dictment which, it is ¢ . has been found in Kentuck, recting him with Mr. Goebel's i en, but they declare that if such fact he will return io: Kentucky ne Supreme Court hi the he wi will have oth MN charge coed that Gov. meet It is under: hesitation. aylor’s visit to ‘ew York is fer the purpos yers there regarding the = -e- THE VOTE ON QUAY'S CASE. of consulting Hin Friends Admit That It Will Be Un- comfortably It is admitted by some of Quay’s friends this morning that the vote on the Quay > is going to be uncomfortably cle public claim for Quay, however, five or six majority. The truth of the mat- ter seems to be that there is a fair pros- at the majority will be on the other side, and that Quay will fail of “election by the Senate” by a very close shave. r two democrats and some of the ifcan Quay managers on the floor held with Quay at his house last night and went over the Senate roll call with great care. As a result of this can- and a discussion of pairs they made the claim of five or six majorit £ them mounted 1 Court to Try Rebels. April 21.—The Journal tuted for . of which Russell of = 4 ¥, April 20.—P through report by sident President eneral » the effect eral Bra- that he ers, including the The report adds that from Aliwal north, are es on the way. The this morning In front s house. The presi- to them, and the force was afterward photographed. —— 6-6-6 Lov CHRONICLE BURNED OUT. Plant of the Paper and Two Build- ings Destroyed. ST. LOUIS. April 21—The plant of the St. Louis Chronicle, occupying the three and four-story buildings at Nos. 14 to 18 North Sith street, was practically destroyed today by @ fire that is supposed to have originated iler room. The interior of the build- vreck, and the typesetting © stereotyping machines and nts of type in the advertising de- partment of the re destroyed. ——_-rcs3.,eoa Librarian Hodges Goes to Cincinnati. INNATI, Ohio, April 21—N. C.D. Hodges, librarian of the scientific Hbrary at Harvard University, has been elected librarian of the public library of Cincinnati to succeed Librarian A. W. Whelpley, re- cently deceased. Senators opposed to the seating of Quay are keeping very close counsel, but are very confident that Quay will not get the seat. ee JURORS AT PARIS EXPOSITION. Patent Examiners Wilkinson and Bancroft Selected. Messrs. A. J. Wilkinson ang J. F. Ban- croft, examiners of ents, have been granted permission by the Secretary of the Interior to attend the Paris exposition, where they will have important duties as jurors of awards. They will be nominated by Commissioner General Peck and appoint- ed by the French government. Mr. Wilkinson will be a juror in the class of interior decorating, making the third time he has acted fn such a capacity at Paris expositions, and Mr. Bancroft will be a juror in the class including sewing ma- chines. The gentlemen will leave about June 1. oe Proposed Restitution to Porto Rico. Senator Burrows today introduced by re- quest a bill directing the Secretary of War to refund the dutics on the flour, rice, pork, bacon, codfish and lumber imported into the Island of Porto Rico since the occupa- tion by the United States and held in stock Dy the importers on October 21, 1899, when those articles were placed on the free lst. —____-+ e+____ The Pacific Cable Bills. The House committee on commerce has substituted the Sherman bill for the con- struction of the Pacific cable, in place of the bill recently passed by the Senate. The Skerman bill had been previously reported to the House, but this action puts it in the fogm of a substitute to the Senate meas- ure. It differs from the Senate bill in pro- viding construction by private contract under government supervision, while the Senate provides for government construc- tion and operation. Protestant Missionary Workers in Session at New York. EX-PRESIDENT HARRISON PRESIDES He Delivers an Address on the Trend of the Times. ———--—_——_ REPORTS OF COMMITTEES NEW YORK, April 21.—With an ex-Pres- ident of the United States, Benjamin Har- rison, to bid them welcome, there are gath- ered today in Carnegie Hall more than 2,000 missionaries from almost every quarter of the globe. For ten years preparations have been under way for this meeting, known as the ecumenical! conference on foreign mis- sions. It is the third of its kind ever held. Every branch of the Christian Church is repre- sented except the Roman Catholic, the Green and that branch of the Anglican Church known as the Society for the Prop- agation of the Gospel. The great hall was completely filled when ex-President Harrison began his address of welcome. On the platform were many clergymen and statesmen of world fame. Seated with the great body of the delegates were many workers from foreign lands, whose bright costumes added a dash of color to the seen Ex-President Harrison reception. given a great Ex-President Harrison's Address. Mr. Harrison said in part: “I count it a great honor, a call to pre- side over the deliberations of this great body. It is to associate one’s self with the most influential and enduring work that Is being done in this day of great enterprises. “My snment is to the chair—not to the ‘s desk. The careful and com- prehensive program that has been prepared for the convention will in its orderly de- velopment bring be et of foreign missions in all it nilemen whose learning periences will give not on authority to their address ore you the whole sub- aspects. re the of mis- arithmetic roll, the book ir se. * accounts, some will need all have before us some vete- rans from th women who have an unsuryy who: outposis—men and = cour strain of time. y © been beleaguerec they have known the weariness of the who look for succ From them we hear what the efor tr and lands: what it has done for the individual man and woman. Thes will be consolidated reports » mission work of ali the de- of the evangelical Prot ant fhe gigantic engines that are forward # material development being speeded as never before. The din of the hammer and the ax, and the hum of whe driving have penetrated the abodes of solitude—th world now few quiet plac Life is strenuous—the boy is started in his school upon the run, and the pace is not often © @ generation thus intent—to a generation that has wrought wondrously in the realms of applied science—that God, in His Word and by the pr All these are worthy only, and in propor- they contribute to the regeneration of mankind. Every Inventfon, every work, every man, every nation, must one day come to this weighing platform and be ap- praised. But with the increa wealth the stress of sc relleved, but iner nations. The tende but to ma e of commerce and jal difficulties is not in all of the great is not to the breth- ork for the willing that w the spirit as well a iy s a problem of increasing tan- gle and intric Competition forces eco- nemfcat devices and nam. ges that are, in some instances, insufficient to renew th strength expended. It suggests, if it does not compel, agercgations of capltal, and these in turn present: many threatening s. Agencies of man’s devising may but they anot cure this ten- y to division and str and substiture ft to pe and unit oO ist in the heart and His Gospel of love and ministry in all the activities of life is the only ¢ Highest Conception of Man. “The highest conception that has ever entered the mind of man Is that of God and the Father of all men—the one blood— the universal brotherhood. evolved, but revealed. The natural man lives to be ministered unto—he lays his im- ts upon othe He buys slaves that may fan him asleep, bring him the jeweled cup, dance before him and die in the arena for his sport. Into such a world there came a King, ‘not to be ministere| but to minister.’ The rough winds ned His sleep; He drank of the moun- in brook, and made not the water wine for Himself; would not use His power to stay His own hunger, but had comp: on the multitude. He called them He hi beught with a great price no more servants but friends. He entered the bloody arena alone, and dying, broke all chains and brought life and immortality to light. “Here Is the perfect altruism: here the re. true appraisal of men. Ornaments of gcld nd gems, silken rob : stocks and bonds—there are weighed. Where else is there a sca so true? Where a brotherhood so wide and perfect? Labor is made noble—the King credits the smallest service. His val- ues are relative. He takes account of the cent when tribute 1s brought into His treasury. No coin of love is base or small to Him. The widow's mite He sets in His crown. Life is sweetened; the poor man becomes of account. Where else is found a philosophy of life so sweet and adapt- able—a philosophy of death so comforting? “The men who, like Paul, have gone to heathen lands with the message ‘we seek not yours but you’ have been hindered by > who coming after have reversed the age. Rum and other corrupting agen- cies come in with our boasted civilization, and the feeble races wither before the hot breath of the white man’s vices. Curse of the Rum Trafic. “The great nations have combined to sup- press the slave trade. Is it too much to ask that they shall combine to prevent the sale of spirits to men who, less than our children, have acquired the habits of self- restraint? If we must have ‘consumers’ let us give them an innocent diet. “The enemies of foreign missions have spoken tauntingly of the slowness of tne work and of its great and disproportionate cost, and we have too exclusively con- soled ourselves and answered the criti- elsm by the suggestion that with God a thousand years fs as one day. We should not lose sight of the other side of that truth—one day with Him is as a thousani years. God has not set a uniform pace for Himself in the work of bringing in the kingdom of His Son. He will hasten ft in His day. The stride of His church shail be so quickened that commerce will be the laggard. Love shall outrun greed. He ex- acts faith. He will not answer the demand to show a course of stone in His great cathedral for every thousand dollars given. But it may be justly asked that the admin- istrators of our mission treasuries justify their accounts; that they use a business wisdom and economy; that there is no waste; that the workmen do not hinder each other. The plowing and the sowing must be well done. These may be ana! should be judged; that is men’s part of the work. But the care of well-pianted seed is with God.” Following General Harrison the Rev. Judson Smith, D.D., chairman of the gen- eral committee. weleomed the delegates. Responses on behalf of the delegates were made by the Rev. R. Wardlaw Thompson for the British delegatigpn, Drs. Merensky and Schreiber of the ‘man delegation, the Rev. Joseph King of the Australian delegation and the Rev. Jacob Chamber- lain, M.D., D.D., for the missionaries gen- erally. The rest of this session was devoted to the report of the general committee, pre- sented by the Rey. S. L. Baldwin, D.D., secretary of the committee. The afternoon session was largely formal. Sessions Will Last Till May 1. The sessions of the conference will last until May 1, not including Sundays. On Sundays the delegates will be assigned to churches in the five city boroughs and sub- urban towns to make addresses and preach sermons in regard to their work. The Protestant Foreign Missionary Socie- ties of the world spend about $15,000,000 a year to advance their work. That is exclu- sive of the money expended on missions in gland and America. Every cent i t sum is used to convert non-Chri to Christianity. This great work w sterted in the close of the e‘hteenth ce: , and the beginning of the nineteenth. The conference now in session is held at the el of this century as and to make way for the great work of the century about to dawn. As stated by one of the leaders in the movement, the one great purpose of this gathering of workers from all corners of the earth is to look back over the century closing and to survey and prospect the work of the future. The great problem now {s how to get money, and then how to get the greatest portion of every dollar given to the non- Christian whom It is desired to convert. At present it is said 92 cents on the dollar act- ually reaches the heathen. It is hoped that the 8 cents or cost of administration may be much reduced, and it is hoped by th conference to so combine work in the same fields, and by the elimination of all unnec- essary competition to effect this result. Some of the Honorary Vice Presidents In the list of honorary vice presidents of the conference are such names 2s ex-Pre=i- dent Grover Cleveland, J. Pierpont Morgan, Seth Low, Wm. E. Dodge, C. A. Schieren, ex-Governor W. Northen of Georgia and Miss Helen Gould. Among the de tes are many dis guished English clergymen, including the Rev. W. T. A. Barber, Lees School, Cam- bridge, misstona to China: Dr. D. Barkley, s y of the Irish M Societ . W. EL Cou Gon Mi: ety, mission Mad Others present from foreign pd and Mrs. Borghegrevink of the nu of missionaries, from M as Budden, the London M Bishop W. R. Ridley, bi Joel Cadbury, Friends’ 3 » Bi m, England, and the rom China, minent women present mball, resident physician at Vassar the American wom: who gaine few years ago by de- Sultan of Turkey to carry out uth if she did/not leave his John W..C! h- Mrs. John M. Ga he of missions, M woman's board of thi To Entertain Delegates, When not in session the delegates will be variously entertained during their stay in the city. The British and British colonial ure preparing a reception for the from the British dominions. This will probably be held Monday night. The British ambassador, the governor general ada, the memt officers of the ave been invited. The Presbyterian Union will entertain {t delegates at the Hotel Savoy on Mond: dent Cleveland having prom: if possible, ‘The Methodist Union will receive its delegates at yon Friday night; the Congr onal Club will entertain its quota) Mon- ight at the Pouch Mansion, in Clinton he Baptist Social Union tan on May 3 United States Senator Wm. P. been invited to preside at the "s meeting to be held Friday night ne. rnegie Hall. Tonight a national welcome will be held at Carnegie Hall under the auspices of the hospitality committee, whe: w will be made by P ley. Governor Ro: conference, and the response will made by former President Harri Make-Up of the Coan The foreign missionary work of the world be is conducted by seven great societies, They are the Christian Missionary which represents the evangelical party in the Church of England and fs almost as large as the other six together; the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, representing the Catholic party in the Church of Eng- land, and which declined to attend tne con- ference; the London Missionary Society of the Congregational Church, the American board of foreign missions, also of the Con- gregational Church; the Presbyterian board of foreign missions, the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church and U American Baptis jonary Union. ee TURKISH MINISTER WAITING. Looking for Rexponse to His Report to His Government. There have been no developments in the negotiations with Turkey respecting the payment of the claims of the American missionary interests for their property. It is understood that Ail Ferrouh Bey, the Turkish minister here, has communicated to his government by cable the substance of his recent interview with Assistant Sec- retary Hill, and he is looking for some re- sponse that will convey an idea of the po- sition taken by his government in this mat- ter. It is believed here that the minister's cablegram was really the basis for the In- terview between the parte and the United States charge at Constantinople reported to have taken place this morning, and this sign of awakened inicrest in our represen- tations on the part of the Turkish govern- ment {s noted with gratification here. + Postage Stamp Books. ‘The post office has recetved an additional supply of postage stamps in book form, such as were recently introduced, and they are now on sale at the main office and the principal postal stations, When these books were placed on sale a few days ago there was such a demand for them that the lim- itéd supply sent to the:post office by the department was all sold in a few hours, and this was the case at all the large post of- fices to which they were sent. It is be- Neved now that the bureau of engraving and printing will be able to manufacture these stamp books as fast as they are need- ed, so that the public can get them at the post office whenever they are wanted. The scheme of selling stamps in this way is likely to prove very popular. ———$§o+______ Examination of Second Lieutenants. By direction of the Prestdent a competi- tive examination of enlisted men for promo- tion to the grade of second Neutenant, United States army, wil be held in each geographical department June 1 next, in lieu of the usual examination in September. The time for the examination fs advanced with a view to filling vacancies which may exist July 1. Soldiers who have completed two years of service and ane under thirty years of age are eligible for the competitive examinations. i GUILTY AS INDICTED|¢!vEN Verdict Rendered in Case of Charles L, McUin, OF ROBERT £. TORNER FOR MURDER The Jury Deliberated Less Than an Hour. THE CONCLUDING EVIDENCE ———— After being out a little less than an hour, during which time lunch was served, the jury in the case of Charles L. MeUin, charged with the murder of Robert E. Tur- ner December 28 last, returned a verdict of guilty as indicted at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon in Criminal Court No. 1, Justice Clabaugh presiding. The defendant heard the verdict without the slightest expression of interest. His counsel made no motion for a new trial, and the prisoner was re- manded to jail to awalt sentence by the court. The jury made no recommendation for mercy. Arguments of Counsel. Mr. Ashley M. Gould, a: nt United States district attorney, opened the argu- ment on behalf of the government. He ridiculed the idea that Turner, the de- sed, could have accidentally self-inflict- ed the wound w h caused h s contended by the defendant ij ment of the ¢: yesterday afternoon. ned the statement that left-hand blow on the st, admit- struck by the ace could ha ked Turner down. defendant, Gould also ques the chi used, The pointed out, is a slight man, weighing lit he Ue more than 130 pound: ceased was an athlete, and wi Gould while the de- not a cd without extenuating bes. said the community sho: protected from such persons, and h for a verdict of guilty Mr. Trac McUin thr prefore asked as indicted. L. Jeffords, who ughout the trial defended followed Mr. Gould. Mr. Jeffords reviewed the te: mony of the witnesses briefly. In regard to the statement y the defendant that he had lost his knife two days before the homicide and had not seen i in until he found it lying in the snow after Turner had into the house, counsel said th> dec 5 len upon the knife were clinched and slipped. in, Mr. J-ffords declared, aid fell, not know and Turner expected him he hurt get was to when he ight up. was alleged. Mr. Jeffords next referr and actions of the defe following thi mi net as a © did not fhe fered his ief to wipe ble 1 up the bloody he k uld be in evidence and placed it in his pocket, because it happened to be his lost © Mr. Jeffords said MeUin w; in lov ut_ declared that “all the w« loves a lov Government Closes. Gen. Thos. H. Anderson, United States district attorney, closed for the govern- racterized the cas artl bloode rict courts. he declared, died a mariyr to the and hatred of ever there wa . cold murder Turner, lousy the defendant McUin. if a man who gave up his life without cause or excuse it was Turner, whose enly y girl cared more for him than shi Gen. Anderson quoted several of the wi nesse ked for a verdict o: Ju augh charged the j exr the consideratior enter into the verd € the jury might, in the event of of guilty, de to. the tween for life. Testimony Concludcd Yexterda The taking of testimony Was concluded afternoon, the only witness for being the accused hims: When McVin had taken the dhe Mr. sked by his cour Jeffords, whe Turner. plied t} defen had known Turner for about four months before the altercation. He admitted he was in love with Bertha Crown and that they had had a disagreement. A few days before the tragedy, McUin said, Turner remarked to him: “I see you have gv ck to the Crowns’ to board, and 1 suppose you will try now to get Bertha back. Well, ff you do I wi'l kill you. Th: one man, and would just a the second. McUin said he told Turner to go awa he did not want to have any words or any thing to do with him. The ay Turner lost his life, the witness stated, he had three drinks during the early afternoon. McUin declared that when he met Turner in front of the Crown home the 1. er struck him and made a movement as if to get some- thing from his pocket. McUin did not see what it was. Witness struck Turner a blow in the chest, they clinched and fell in the snow together, McUin declared he did not use a knife. After Turner had been car- ried Into the house witne: v his (Me- Uin's) knife lying in the He picked it up and placed it in his pocket. Had Lost His Knife. “WPL you explain to the jury how knife happened to be there Jeffords. MeUin said he had lost his knife two days before and this was the first he “had seen of it since that time. On cross-examination McUin aémitted that he had been found guilty of murder in Tennessee and had been sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary there, but was afterward pardoned. He declared he was not jealous of Bertha, but had objected to the attentions of a Mr. Floyd because the latter was a married man. He said several of the witnesses had not told the truth, but no explanations were offered in support of his denial of the crime. —_-—_ PORTO RICANS ARE BITTER. e alre killed soon make you rour " asked Mr. Resentment at the Discrimination Against Them by Congre: Among the callers today on‘ Chairman Cooper of the House committee on insular affairs was Mr. C. E. Vrooman, a promi- nent lawyer of Mr. Cooper's district, who has just returned from a visit to Porto Rico. “The Porto Ricans are very bitter against the Americans on account of the tariff just enacted,” said Mr. Vrooman to a Star reporter. “The feeling of resentment is in- tense and growing. “It is a case of sentiment rather than business. They don’t mind so much the 15 per cent of the Dingley rates. The tariff itself is relatively low. But they feel ag- grieved that they should be legislated against in that way and a discrimination made against them. It is not the treat- ment they expected. “I think also that a mistake was made in assuming that they could not tax them- selves. I think they are able to raise revenue from interna! revenue,tames.” “ he death penalty and imprisonmeat J * guage. ALLOTMENTS TO ARMY OFFICERS IN CUBA, Statement by Secretary Root—Salaries Insufficient to Support Them. Secretary Root made a brief statement at the War Department this morning in r>fer- ence to the charge that extravagant allot- ments had been made to the principal army officers serving in Cuba for the main- tenance of their establishment's out of the revenues of the island. He said that about a year ago, before he came into office, rep- resentations were mad? that it was im- possible for army officers to Hve In Cuba on their regular s The question of providing for their extra expenses out of the revenues of the island was suggested ary Alger, and the Attorney Gen- ‘s called upon for an opinion on the The Attorney General held that no legal objection to such a pro- cedure, and his opinion was approved by the then Secretary of War. Allotment to Four Officers. Secretary Root said that allotments were made at that time, a little over a year ago, in accordance with the Attorney General's opinion, and they have since been con- inued. In response to a direct inquiry, he said that allotments for extra haa to four offi namely, the ary governor of the island, the mili- tary governor of the city of Havana, the collector of the port of Has tr s -s aries, expense Root recels that he was cer: allow titled to it. Although showing that the plan was fully approved by him, Secretary Root made it originated by his prede- ger. The Officers Concerned. At the time of the original allowance, » of governor general was held by Brooke, who was recently succeeded n. Wood, the incumbent. Gen. Will- iam Ludlow the military governor of Havana and 1 an allowance as such. The of held by him has been abolished to take effect on the Ist pro military department formerl n merged into th and Pinar @el ¥ Tt is not kn otficer will receiv fore male to Gen fair assumption depar m con wn the Lud- that he ) officers favored Col. T. H ment, who ho! pr of the ugene F. Li and cap’ port of dd, quar- in of th important a: land. s i morning that full particu entire transaction would be furnished to Congress in response tc the resolution of Senator Bacon in th event of the of pi that measur will in py of the epin- eral, upon which action rtment i ed. if similar al- penses were made in officer in Porto Rico or , and he replied most em- lowanc the ca int phi ssed without dis ns calling upon the Wer for information as to ex- fon of army officers serving penditures for offic stab- tra © + permit . and this opened con- ‘S$ that_ the counted for n from the Secretary of 16, in to a gen- inquiry as to the rev s > facts were so obs that the e ct facts The De It is unders ment will maintain full justification the expenditures and extra to officers complained of, on the ¢: that it is n ry on account of the € to which the officers are subject ount of their positions, and that the nee is to meet expel nd not as al compensation. It will be shown, that the governor general, the artment’s Position. d that the War Depart- for ctr amounting other to & allowanc xpensi in one case to $' in an- 400 and in two others to about s are required to main pertaining to their h they could not be ex for themselv Another resolution, one offered by Sena- tor Culberson, went’ over under objection, which may bring up a question of extra compensation to officers se one or more of the comm —____—__+-2+____ EDUCATING THE FILIPINOS. P ito pa Major Sternberg’s Views Given in a Private Letter. Major Theodore Sternberg of the px partment ioned at Hoilo, hz i private letter to a friend in regard to the uation in the Philippin He says that the soldiers are making large deposits of their money and that he re- ceived $202,940 on that account during the six months ended December 31 las “I am only one paymaster,"’ sa: Sternberg, “and these deposits represent the troops only on Panay and Negros Islands. Of this amount one company of the 87th has about $20,000, the richest company in the world. This $30,000, however, represenis the capital these men will have when their term of servico expires to engage in de veloping these islands, for most of the men who re-enlisted in the volunteers did so with the intenilon of remaining here. “[ must impose on you my opinion as to Here is a field for the man or ith a mission. Kindergarten are al way of getiing at the work- ing people, of making them understand that the coming of the Americans means real elevation to them. The ordinary native must be reached and helped, or every ambi- tious sprig of wealthy classes, every es- caped desperado, can in the future take to the mountains with a following of bolomen to live by plunder or to keep alive political factions. The kindergarten plan can also be used in teaching older scholars our lan- In the system of government for these islands the kindergarten should be at the base. Take Negros Island. Here from 500 to 2,000 working natives are gathered on cach hacienda. The haciendas are far apart and each has a local pride and of- fers a splendid opportunity to try this plan. —— oe Gen. Gilmore Somewhat Better. It was feported at army headquarters this morning that the condition of General John C. Gilmore, who has been ill for some time past at his home in this city, was some- what improved today. ALLOWANCES. ————— LOSS BY THE FLOODS Damage in Southern Mississippi Esti- mated at $3,000,000. DROWNED ALONG THE CHUNKY RIVER Many River Towns Completely Isolated by Raging Waters. HONEY ISLAND INUNDATED NEW ORLEANS, La. Apri! 21.—The floods which commenced the early part of the week have already caused, at a con- servative estimate, fully $3,000,000 loss in central and southern Mississippi, to say nothing of the damage sustained by the railroads. The extent of the losses has not yet been fully realized, and it may be some days yet before an accurate total can be reached, as mail communication has been totally cut off between those localities which have suffered most. In Louisiana, too, the damage done by the unprecedented rains was great, but in this state they are more inferential than positive. A special from Co'umbia, Miss., fixes the le in that Httle town and its imme vicinity at $500,000. Many farmhouses carried away by the mad waters, the pants barely es¢aping with their lives, the number of cattle destroyed was great. A great many gin and mill houses were washed rly every bridge around Columbia was Swept down stream. Pearl River Rixing. Pearl river is now higher than it has been known for many years Miles and miles of the New Orleans and tern track are still under w Honey Is!and, the rendezvous of th train robber, @urch, is under twenty of water, and the island, which has for years been one of the natural game pre- of the south, is now devoid of wild nimals. Hundreds of deer were drowned, and the hills near the banks of*the Pearl river a feet n now the tempo: places « manner of four-f - The leg booms neighborhood of Parlington were all loss sustained in amounts to thousands of dollars. comes from m this road, now completely unded by Ww inundated in many piaces. 1 d cattle near this point w of fencing have been es from the ‘pri: state that th th n great and much ¢ prev Towns Cut Of From Rest of Worid. town of tution Half a score of towns are completely cut off from the outside world, they have been since the early part of the week From the Chunky river swamps rise comes the news of a heavy Illinois Central road i move trains, and the also a hea Suffering and Loss of Property. April The rains which have prevailed over exten- Mis sissippi and parts of Alabama for seven days, making t rivers and smaller streams of these state: n unpr “x- low la cau never of ated 4 ands und t crops Ho. been pants losing much of caping with their live head of % have been drowned. at sheep nor i F of a scarcity m dstuffs are en in seme commu- nitics. The loss to the Is in trafiic railr y is inestimable. through the low lands hi have been t a time Little Improvement Toda y the situation seems little i Toda In the flooded districts in this vicinity is little prospect of a resumption of traffic over the railroads before Monday or Tues- day. The merchants are beginning to suf- fer from the continued suspension of rail- road traffic. The large str ams south of here continue rising. An ming report has reached here from Hickory, a small town which Is completely surrounded by water. It is feared that great suffering will be the re- sult. At Jackson, the state capital, the situa- tion is considered more serious than at any other locality. The city is threatened with a water famine, as the waters of the Pearl river have risen to that the fires under the boil er works pumping station have been extinguished. ‘The city is also surrounded on three sides by the back waters of the Pearl riv _——— ARGUING THE COLSON CASE. Textimony All Submitted in the Trial at Frankfort. FRANKFORT, Ky., April 21.—In the mngressman David G. charged with killing his former comrade in arms, Lieut. Scott, and L. W. Demarre, the taking of testimony was n- cluded. Several of Scott's former townsmen testf- fied that he was a man of good cha and not quarreisome or vicious. Both then rested and the closing arguments were begun. ° —_+--—___ ~ STRIKE AT THE CROTON D4 About the Same Number of Men at Work Again. CROTON LANDING, N. Y., April 2L— About the same number of men as yester- day were at work here today, guarded by the militia. The strikers are to be paid by the contractors, and as each man receives what is due him he will be advised to re- port for work Monday. Twelve or fifteen lialian laborers who arrived here to from New York were given employment. The hearing in the case of the five pris- oners who yesterday waived examination until today, on the charge of carrying con- cealed weapons and the threatening of life and property, was postponed until Wednes- day. There fs an unconfirmed rumor in circulation that the 7th Regiment is to be relieved. —_+<+-—___ Chancellor A. T. McGill Dead. NEW YORK, April 21.—Chancetlor Ajex- ander T. McGill died today at his residence in Jersey City. He had been Il for about a year suffering from general breakdown from overwork. Last summer he took a trip to Europe, and when he returned his health was thought to be somewhat Im- proved. A short time ago he began to fail rapidiy and had arranged to resign the chancei: ship on June 1