Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1900, Page 1

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Stewart. ish advance. yw that Thaba N'Chu, as Ladybrand, with the unfriendly B: lining the border, is rendered a position of er extreme dani for the Boers, the grav of which will be accentuated from the mo- ment the British advance begins. _ reported at Aliwal North that Com- mandant Olivier was wounded at Wepen2r last Monda x New Zealanders while scouting fought six Hoers, killing three and wounding three: One New Zealander was wounded. ‘The inhabitants of Rouxville do not know to which government they belong, as there is no civil administration there. CONDITIONS OF HOER ARMY. Boers Holding Advantageous Places in the Free State, PORTUGUESE WELCOME THE BRITISH Efforts to Remedy the Lack of Horses Being Made. Details Alleged to Have Been Obtain- ed From an Offictal. LONDON, April 30.—The Bloemfontein correspondent of the Morning Post, tele- phing Friday, : Ss 1 in the commissariat GENERAL WAR NEWS] “From a Boer offi I have obtained some interesting details SSS SS The Boers had in December 60,000 men. In rch they had barely 25.500, having lost 8,000 in killea or wounded and 6,400 in cap- tured. The others are not accounted for, but have probably returned to their farms. The official who gave the information pre- dicts that the approach of winter will pro- DON, April 30., 2:10 p.m.—The lates celved here from the Orange Free though the Boers have have only done renger positions. ~~ ae reral DeWet made | ace further wholesale shrinkage. an effort to turn French’s eastern flank, | @Y the Boers are short of wagons, which was only foiled by the cavalry after i smokeless powder, but that the vigorous maneuvering. The Boers hold the | have plenty er stores and of rifl : eastward. whence they will | ammunition. are no* likely, howevei back when the preseure of | t@ Offer serious resistance, as thy posses ‘ ees Poe eee ee no positions this side of Pretoria that are supe numbers Incr net capable of being turned by the British The British casualties sustained during Moreover. the Vaal river offers no chu fighting were slight becuuse it is fordable every = i ea so. The official thinks a eee by the British a in bodies of the | 1244 the Boers to d the Johannesburg = to ha wxhers has d neral. he sa: is a man of great commanders, with the Their cleverest although Bot me of the Be san be compares er < and prev in ate JAPANESE BATTLE ASHORE. The New Asahi in a Hazardous Posi- tion Off Southsea. PORTSMOUTH, April 30.—The Japanese battle ship Asahi has run hore off Seuth- ‘The tide was falling as she grounded and anxiety is expressed as to the extent of the damage she may sustain. The aock yard tugs have falled to move the vessel, and, as the tide ordinarily falls thirteen feet, her tremely the t starting on a trip to engage in tria oceeding to the far east. sea. attack of suffering, e for one nent, rep- nto Dr. from ch he has mentioned as a candt recovered severe been from wh fever ition is Itable to become ex- azardous. me of the accident the Asahi was before ° Rutherford § Julin The Asahi is of 15.200 tons disp and 15,000 indicated horse power. built at Clyde Bank last year. ement She was Ravages of War. FURIOLS FOREST FIRES. of th ption war A Michixan Town Wiped Out and Other Damage Done. April —Forest fires rage fously north of Fisher, Mich., along the right of way of M n railway Saturd The property dan n of Ames, Mich., was practically at, entailing a loss of can MERIN. y and Sun- age will be large Jerable cedar stock at Mich., was also destroyed. Nathan, BRITONS GROWING IMPATIENT. The Wisconsin and Mic an ran a cial train up the line Sunday to res: Roberts’ Work of the Last Ten Days ken people in the small villages Regarded ax Disappointing. LONDON patch from ! All the inhab nd Nathan w of the aken to the road. of lay. was t list of deat id the Wisconsin and Michigan aie eheeeianes a passenger Which left here last night was Fe eee ae unable to get further north than Fisher. the recent hatever upon of affairs cr upon the great que advas is to announcement that are returning ta At the latter place only a heroic resistance saved the town. Forest fires are bur: of here and further ¢ ge will result un- less there is rain. The country is very dry and the fires spread rapidly Fires are said to be burning along = everywhere north the Bloemfontein r proof that there is no| right of way of the Milwaukee road north further of catching the retreating | of ss junction, a 30 le a on papers are begt = ane 0 a arice ne thie Svan BRYAN AND THE BOERS. failure of week, ions of last What the Democratic Party Would Do “It Is disheartening if Returned to Power. uvers have! CHICAGO, April 50.—W. J. Bryan came We arc | to the city unheralded yesterday, held pri- . but it] vate conferences h prominent leaders r eyes to the fact} of his party, among whom were Mayor « last ten days we have gain-| Harrison and ex-Governor Altgeld, and left from our enormous display of n a late train for Port Huron, Mich. these operati have} What the Boers would be warranted in ting nature and will] expecting in case the democratle party were returned to power at the coming el he Bloemfontein 2 Times, w * on March | tion was indicated by Mr. Bryan. 8. Paardeberg ir, describe “The democratic said Mr. Bryan, Lord Roberts’ army as a “wreck,” because or these hout horses and without trans- | ers fighting for the right to govern them- selves: and the of tion like the United tor that has weight. correspondent of the urgent need, the at mfontein < now of » good offices of Pre nd always. of more horses. the naigon can be tendered according to the There is very iittle news from other quar-| terms of the new Hague treaty at the ters. = proper time, and in earnest. These offers The Daily Mail publishes a statement | of friendly service would have a great in- from Col. Long, who was blamed for tbe | fluenc . loss of the guns at Colenso, that in ad- -—_e-+-»___ vencing the as ne did he merely BRIDE'S VEIL CAUGHT FIRE. obeyed orders, and that the staff was ¢ ignorant of the proximity of the Beer pc tens, The te si- Exciting Incident at a London Wed- ding in High Life. LONDON, April 30.—During the marriaze of the daughter of the R: jan ambassador here, M. G. DeStaal, to Count Alexis Da- sudden decision of the Boer peace tributed to the Nether- the European delegates to go to America fs the fact that tha government « lands, after sounding all told them they had nothing to | yidoff in the Russian chapel, London, this rope. : 4 fternoon, at which the Prince of Waier, bs v's force at Wepenei my ke * bered Lit8 Hie losses during ths siege | Lord Rosebery and most of the members were thirty killed and 14) wounded. It is reported that there was an artillery engagement yesterday at Kare Siding, but no details have been received. Going Away From Each Other. LONDON, April 30.—The Standard spe- of the United States and other embassies were present, the bride's vell caught fire from a candle which she carried in her hand. The bridegroom maintained his presence of mind, seized the vell and quenched the incipient blaze by crumpling the gauzy fabric between his hands. There cial correspondent at Bloemfontein, tele-} was intense excitement until {t was found graphing Sunday evening, says: that no serious damage had been done. “Rep have just been received that a ee the Boers are retiring to the north of Lady- THE DISPUTE WITH TURKEY. brand. ‘Their es are exhausted and —— spointed over their | M¥- Griscom Has Not Transmitted the failure nel Dalgety’s pos Boxte's: Repiy- tion. The British cavalry who were put It was stated this afternoon that Mr. suing the fugitiv ing to Bloemfont Mr. Begbie Charged With Murder. LONDON, April 30—A dispatch to commandoes are returr- Griscom, the United States charge at Con- stantinople, had not yet acquainted the State Department with the nature of ‘the reply made by the porte to his last repre- * Mail from Johannesburg, datcd| sentation touching the American indem- lay, April 26, says: nity claims, so It is presumed that he him- a ination at the scene of | self has not yet received the answer. the Beg isaster shows that the There is some reason to believe that a foundry was destroyed by the explosion | Powerful effort is being put forth by the Sevind.teoaix bably this side of peace, | TUrkish government to compromise the “ie es peace. | missionary claims unofficially. Various although the p transferred tc that seventee; counted for. muriter. e-making pl: her found workmen are still Mr. Begble is charged wi suspected by p bis work: nt of bet mpelled to manu- facture munitions of war for the. enem: LENIENT POLICY ABANDONED. methods have been suggested as avenues for the consummation of this purpose, but the one which is looked upon as most feas- ible is that connected with the building of a warship for Turkey in the United States. If the claimants ‘chose to receive the amount of their claims from an American shipbuilder instead of through the State Department, thereby removing from the department the basis for further prosecu- tion of its demand upon the porte, some interesting points of international law might be raised. It would seem that once committed to the State Department an international claim cannot be withdrawn without the consent of the department, though whether there would be a refusal *pasjuiins oq Sjuo UBD ose sy) UY ——— New York Central Strike. NEW YORK, April 30.—There was a long ncatio: of Resources of the Free ate Farmers. dispatch from Bloemfonte‘a yesterday The recent operations have tended ar the military situation. General to cl Pole-Carew’s progress -through the coun- try has brought home to the Free Staters the fact that the policy of leniency has been abandoned. Resides seizing the stock of farmers who, after having given their submission were found fighting, he com- mandeered all the available forage, giving receipts for the same, and this will pre- vent the Boers using the resources of the country. ‘The Boers are now evidently returning in order to concentrate for opposing the Brit- hanty and Superintendent Wattt of the New York Central road, and at its close It was annoynced that Superintendent Waitt had agreed to go to Buffalo to meet a commit- tee of striking employes, or would receive such a committee here if the men preferred. No decision was reached on the wage ques- conference today between Arbitrator Dele-’ A ROAR OF CHEERS Crowds of Thousands Welcome Ad- miral Dewey to Chicago, THE DETAILS OF HIS RECEPTION Cannons Boomed Salutes From Shore and Ships. INVITED O CANADA By Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 30.—Amid the booming of cannon and the cheers of hundreds of people Admiral George Dewey arrived in Chicago today. For the next three days he will be the guest of this city, and the pro- gram for his entertainment will take up nearly every moment of his time until his departure Thursday morning for Jackson- ville, Ill. The special train bearing the ad- miral and Mrs. Dewey, Lieut. Caldwell, his secretary, and Lieut. Crawford was met near South Chicago by a special train, car- rying the general executive committee of the Dewey celebration, inciuding Mayor Harrison, President Chas. A, Plamondon and the admiral’s son, George Goodwin Dewey. by Thousands. The admirals train arrived at the Grand Central depot, 5th avenue and Harrison street, six minutes ahead of schedule time, 11 o'clock. A strong platoon of police had been stationed at the platform gates for time previous to the arrival of the and the immense crowd which had station and had packed almost to suffoc tion the big depot building itself was no! lowed to go inside the train shed. 'The mo- ment the train slowly pulled into the shed, however, and the white-mustached naval hero was seen a rozr of cheers went up from the fortunate ones inside the station and was quickly taken up by the thousands in the streets. F ried by the members of the general executive committee, Admiral Dewey and Lieuts. Caldwe'l and Crawford proceeded down the long platform mounted the s adingeto the drivew were in waiting. Even un- der the vigorous pressure of the police the immense crowd would hardly yteld enough room for ihe but cheered con- er. The police final- ly succeeded in clearing the street, and the party ied down Harrison street en route for Auditorium nnex, where apartmen king Lake Michigan had been res the Escorts for Both Admiral and Wife. Mrs. Dewey, who was somewhat fatigued from the long journey from Washington, did not accompany Admiral Dewey on his ride through the down-town streets, but, accompanied by the speclal committee of the woman's reception committee, Mrs. an Lathrop, Mrs. Carter H. Harrison Mrs. Charles A. Plamondon, went di- rect to the annex, where she rested until arrival of Admiral Dewey. Leaving the Grand Central station the order of the escort to Admiral Dewey and party was as follow Platoon of police Bard. Major B. F. Alsip and staff, commanding escort. First Cavalry, I. N. G. suard of honor, Mlinols an Association. Carriage containing Admiral Dewey Mayor Harrison and Charles A. Plamon- don. Carriages containing Lieutenant Cald- well, Lieutenant Crawford and members of the Chicago committee. Incidents Along the Route. As the escort approached the elevated railroad loop at Sth avenue and Jackson boulevard a member of the signal corps wigwagged a signal to the different ele- vated tower stations, and all the trains on the loop stopped running until the car- riages and escort passed under the struc- tur This was done fn order to prevent possible runaway accidents. The route to the annex lay avenue to Jackson boulevard, thence down Michigan avenue to the hotel. Along those streets for hours before the arrival of Ad- miral Dewey were gathered crowds that Hterally packed the si vulks, and that kept the police busy from filling the streets also, and the cheering, started at the depot, swept along the sireeis as the admiral and his party were slowly driven to thelr apart- ments, the applause being almost without cessation until the admiral entered the hotel. As the party reached the corner of Jackson boulevard and Dearborn strects a signal man on the top of the Great North- ern Hotel wigwagged that fact to a land battery stationed in the Chicago, Rock Is- land and Pacific railway yards and to the officers of the revenue cutter Morrill and United States steamer Michigan out in the harbor. Instantly the land battery roared out the admiral’s salute of seventeen guns, while the guns of the ships were fired in the twenty-one rounds of the neval salute. Invited to Visit Canada. Arriving at the hotel Admiral Dewey pro- ceeded at once to his apartments, where, he was allowed to rest but briefly, 0 p.m. he was escorted to an in- formal breakfast given the Admiral and Mre. Dewey by the members of the wo- Teception committee. At 2:30 p.m. the admiral was given a reception by the Canadian-American Asso- clation, which presented an invitation to him to visit Canada at his pleasure. Tonight's program includes an illumina- tion of the lake front at 7:30 p.m., a re- ception to committee members at the Audi- torium at 9 p.m., and the naval, military and civic ball In the Audftorium at 10 p.m. + ANOTHER VIEW OF IT. Naval Reserve ei along 5th Those in Charge of the Reception Confess That It in a Frost. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CHICAGO, IL, April 30.—Chicago has re- ceived a severe lesson in the matter of is- suing invitations to war heroes months in advance of the proposed reception. The committee in charge has done its duty. There was a crowd at the depot when Ad- mitral Dewey arrived. People thronged the streets as he rode to his hotel, and a ripple of cheers ran along the route of march, but the reception could not by any stretch of the Imagination be called enthusiastic. Admiral Dewey dulled the edge of his popu- larity soon after he came home. When he an- nounced himself for the presidency in the manner he chose he killed himself as a popular idol with those who, under any other cireumstances, would have made his coming to Chicago today a notable scene of triumph. The arrangements for the ad- miral’s entertainment will be carried out as planned. ‘The reception ball will be well attended; the University Club dinner will fill the capacity of the banquet hall, but all this has only been accomplished after the most persistent drumming by those who felt the honor of Chicago to be at stake. There will be no labor trouble that is premeditated, unless some fanatic precipitates disorder during the parade tomorrow. he strained industrial situation now existing here will not be forced upon the distinguished vis- itor’s attention. Such enthusiasm as is shown 1s alJ for the hero of Manila bay. ‘There is no thought of politics in the pub- Me mind in connection with the head of the American navy. There 1s, on the contrary, a deep feeling of regret that he should have robbed himself of the full measure of the glory by his own fll-considered words and actions. Perhaps they are too severe, but those upon whom thé burden of the en- tertainment of Admiral Dewey in Chicago has failen have freely confessed since his arrival here this morning that the recep- tion is a frost. Departure of the Admiral. Admiral and Mrs. Dewey, accompanied by Lieut. Caldwell, the admiral’s seere- tary, left this city for Chicago yesterday at noon on a special train over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The equipment of the uain was as fine as is known to modern railway enterprise. It consisted of three cars, all fitted in a most elaborate and com- fortable manner. The three cars are tech- nically known as a bath car, a hotel car and a business car. Mr. J. H. Maddy ac- companied the party as representative of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. ‘he cars were especially loaned by General Manager Underwood. There was quite a throng at the station, and a loud cheer was given as the train pulled out. Mrs. Dewey was pre- sented with a large bouquet of American beauty roses. Before leaving Admiral Dewey said: “I think it would be in bad taste 1or me to say anything of a political nature just at this time. As the admiral of the navy I accepted the invitations to visit Chicago, Jacksonville, St. Louis, Memphis, Nash- ville and Knoxville, which cities had asked me to be thelr guest, and I do not wish any- thing political to enter into the trip.” BRIDAL GIFT OF A: MILLION DOWRY ISS HELEN- BENEDICT BRINGS TO THOMAS HASTINGS, Wedding of the Couple Today at Greenwich, Conn., Made the Ocea- sion for Notable Display. GREENWICH, Conn. April 30.—Miss Helen Ripley Benedict, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Elias C. Benedict, and Thomas Has- tings of New York, were married here to- day in circumstances that mark the event as probably the most notable in point of display that has ever transpired in New England. A special train of eighteen coaches, con- veying upward of a thousand guests from New York city and poinis west, pulled into Greenwich station shortly before:3 o'clock. Carriages bore the guests to the Congre- gational Church, where the ceremony tool: place. In addition to the claborate decorations, a nevel effect was attained by a striking al- teration in the church arrangements. T pulp had been torn out and a platform, fifteen by forty fect, had been built in its pla forming a chancel for the occasion. Here the Rev. Thomas S. Hastings, father of the bridegroom and former president. of Unton Theological Seminary, and the Rev. Henry N. Sanders, pastor of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, New York, awaited the wedding party. The Bridal Party. The bride, magnificently ggwsed in blue and white-corded silk, entered the main door of the church, leaning on the arm of her father. As the bridal party proceeded up the aisle the boy choip of thirty voices from Trinity Church, New York, entered through a side door, singing a wedding hymn composed for the o¢easion by the organist of Trinity, Victor Be; _who pre- sided at the great organ. The bridegroom, with his best man, Charles T. MeKtm of New York, awaited his bride at the chance! As they met the choir ceased singing, an: Dr. Hastings performed the ceremony, the full Episcopal service belng recited. Prayer wes then offered by Rev. Dr. Senders. There were neither bridesmaids nor maid of honor, but little Lawrence White, son of Stanford White, New York, filled the position of page. ‘The ushers were W. Harris Roome, Rob- ert H. Russell, Herbert Secley, Henry Bar- bee, Arden Robins, W. B. Coster, C. Dana Gibson and anford White, Perey Tur- nure, Cecil Barring and Charles Bario of New York and Henry B, Dalton of Boston. Million-Dollar Wedding Present. Immediately following the ceremony a reception was held at the Benedict mansion at Indian Head. A wedding supper was furnished for 800 gues American Beauty roses vied with the magnolia in the dec- orations of the house. The wedding gifts were not displayed. The gift of Mr. Ben- edict to his daughter could not be learned authoritatively, but it was hinted by mem- bers of the household that it a check upon a New York banking house for $1,- 000,000. At 5 o'clock Mr. and Mrs.-Hastings will board the steam yacht Oneida for the wed- ding journey. Throughout the afternoon business was practically suspended in Greenwich, and the townspeople thronged the streets, hoping to catch a glimpse of the bridal party and to witness the display. ——~++-___ VIRGINIA-T NESSEE LINE. Decree Establishing Boundary Enter- ed by Supreme Court. The Supreme Court today entered a de- cree in the case of the proceeding to estab- ligh the boundary line between the states of Virginia and Tennessee. The decree 1s in accordance with the stipulation between the two states, appointing Messrs. Willlam C. Hodkins of Massachusetts, James B. Baylor of Virginia and Andrew H. Buch- anan of Tennessee commissioners to locate the line. - ‘Mhe decree proclaims the old diamond line of 1808 as “‘the real, certain and true boun- dary,” and the commissioners are given autherity to “ascertain, retrace, remark and re-establish it,” but it is explicitly stated that they shall not have authority to locate any other ling, ’ ———>e+_____ CAPT. HOOPER, DEAD. He Had Served Long and Monorably in the Revenue Cugter Service. A telegram has been received at the Treasury Department from Capt. Shoe- maker, chief of the revepye cutter service, now at San Francisco, anneuncing the death of Capt. C. L. Hooper of the revenue cutter service, in charge of eonstruction and repairs to the several vessels on the coast. Capt. Hooper wag at ane time in command of the Bering seg patrel fleet, and in 1898 relieved Capt. Hodgsan, in com- mand of the McCulloch, at Magéla, return- ing with her in January, 1809. He entered the service from Maine ‘in 1864as a third lieutenant, and rose by succeswve promo- tions to captain. He was regagded as an officer of exceptional absty, and had al- ways the fullest confideneg of his superiors. He was well and favorably known in Wash- ington, 3 eee A MONUMENT AT ARLINGTON. By the Graves of the Unknewn Dend of the Recent War. Mr. Fitzgerald of Massachusetts has in- troduced a resolution in the House to ap- propriate $100,000 for the purpose of erect- ing @ monument in Arlington cemetery close by the graves of the known and un- known dead of the Spanish-American and Fipino War as a memorial to the heroism ravery of these n in the recent struggle. ee ——-e- ____ Departure of the Leclanaw. The adjutant general received a message from Gen. Otis this merning saying that the transport Leelanaw left Manila iter day for San Francisca, ai = A DISTRICT Local Legislation in the House Today. ONE BILL ONLY WAS PASSED Consideration of New Code of Laws Postponed. ———__.—___. COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS ees District of Columbia legislation occupied the attention of the House for a short time today, Chairman Babcock returned to the city Saturday night, after having been re- nominated by acclamation, and took charge of the District business on the floor of the House today. The first bill cal’ed up was H. R. 8067, to incorporate the National Society, United States Daughters of 1812. The bill provides as follows: “That Mrs. Flora Adams Darling of New York, Mrs. William Garry Slade of New York, Mrs. Louls W. Ha!l of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Edward Roby of Illinois, Mrs. M. A. Ludin of New York, Mrs. Le Roy Sunder- land Smith of New York, Miss Helen G. Bailey of New Hampshire, Mrs. Alfred Russell of Michigan, Mrs. William Lee of Massachusetts, Mrs. Willlam Tod Helmuth of New York, Mrs. Nelson V. Titus of Masssachusetts, their associates and suc- cessors, are hereby created a body politic in the District of Columbia by the name of the National Soclety of United States Daughters of Eighteen Hundred and Twelve for patriotic, historical, educational and benevolent purposes, the objects of which are as follows: To perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who were identified with the war of 1812 by publication of memoirs of famous wo- men of the United States during that peri- od, and the investigation, preservation and publication of authentic records of men in the military, naval and civil service of the United States during the period; by making the society one of the factors of education- al and patriotic progress, and by the promo- tion and erection of a house or home where the deScendants of the zealous and brave patriots who achieved American independ- ence who have need of such a home may be sheltered from the storms of life. “The society ig authorized to hold real and personal estate, so far only as may be necessary to its lawful ends, to an amount not exceeding $200,000, and may adopt a constitution and make by-la not incon- sistent with law, and may adopt a seal.” The bill was passed without debate. More Guards for Workhouse. Mr. Babcock then called up a resolution providing that the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be directed to inform the House whether or not it is in the inter- est of humanity and the good of the service to double the force of guards and watch- men at the male workhouse and thus re- duce the number of hours of labor; and further, to report what would be the cost of such action. The report on the resolution says: “The men report for duty at 7 o'clock a.m., and are at work all day, either in the house or on the street, till 8 p.m. They are on duty all night, or are compelled to stay there all night, and the relief of five men, who stay all night, get up at 5 a.m. and are on watch constantly until 5: or 6 p.m. Then they may go home, and the next morning they report for duty at 7 am., being off duty only ten hours, and that is nearly all used for sleeping. The five po- licemen go home every night; they are on duty only eight hours and receive §90 a month and their board; the employes at the workhouse receive $1.50 and $1 per day. It is suggested that four men take charge of the prisoners at night when they are turned in, and the men who guard them during the day be off duty until the next morning, and the men who have charge of them at night be off duty during the day. The police get $75 and $90 a month and have a day off every week. ‘The firemen get $60 a month with a day off, and they do not have to guard prisoners and go out in all kinds of weather, and the police are not out more than six hours at a time. ““In a letter dated March 29, 1900, Com- missioner Wight stated that ‘with the lfm- ited force employed at the asylum, no bet- ter arrangement with regard to hours of employment than is at present maintained can well be made.’ This, of course, implies that with an increase of force better ar- rangements can be made, and indicates that the present arrangements are not in har- mony with the law. “Mr. W. H. Stoutenburgh, the intendant, closes a letter to Commissioner Ross @s fol- lows: ‘With four additional men employed, it would be possible to allow these guards connected with the workhouses to be off duty one-half the time.’ “The object of the resolution is prelim- inary to allowing the four men, if the in- terest of humanity and the good of the ser- vice will be subserved, and to get at the ac- tual facts and the cost.” The resolution was adopted. The Code of Laws. Mr. Babcock then presented the new code of laws for the District and the House en- tered upon the consideration of the bill en- acting the code. Mr. Babcock asked unanimous consent to dispense with the first reading of the bill, as he said it would take two days to read it! Mr. Mudd objected to dispensing with the first reading. Mr. Jenkins said he was very sorry that Mr. Mudd objected, and both he and Mr. Babcock labored with Mr. Mudd, but with- out avail, and the clerk started to read the 315 printed pages, but Mr. Mudd and Mr. Babcock reached a compromise by which the first reading should be abandoned, pres- ent conSideration suspended, and that next Thursday night, beginning at 8 o'clock, a session should be held to consider the code by sections: This arrangement was satisfactory and it was'so agreed. This concluded the District business for the day. Amendments by House Committee. The principal amendments made to the code by the District committee are as fol- lows: “That every person charged with an of- fense triable in the Police Court of the District of Columbia may give security for his appearance for trial or for further hear- ing either by giving bond to the satisfac- tion of the court or by depositing money as collateral security with the appropriate offi- cer at the Police Court or the station keeper of the police ‘precinct within which such person may be apprehended. And whenever any sum of money shall be de- posited as collateral security as hereby pro- vided it shall remain, in contemplation of law, the property of the person depositing it until duly forfeited by the court; and when forfeited it shall be, in contempla- tion of law, the property of the United States of America or of the District of Co- lumbia, according as the charge against the person depositing it {s instituted on behalf of the said United States or the said District; and every person receiving any sum of money deposited as hereby provided shall be deemed in law the agent of the person depositing the same or of the said United States or the said District, as the case may be, for all purposes of properly preserving and accounting for such money. And all fines payable and paid under judg- ment of the Police Court shall, upon their payment, immediately become, in contem- platton of law, the property of the United States or the District, according to the charge upon which such fine may be adjudged; and the person receiving any Buch fine shall be deemed in law the agent DAY of the United States or the said District as aforesaid, as the case may be; and any person, being an agent as hereinbefore con- templated and defined, who shall wron fully convert to his own use any mone received by him as hereinbefore provided shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement, and upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000 or by imprison- ment not exceeding five years, or both: Provided, That nothing herein’ contained shall affect the ultimate rights under ex- isting law of the Washington Humane So- clety, or the poticemen’s fund (by whatever name the same may be called or known), or the firemen’s relief fund, of the District of Columbia, in or to any fines or for- ees paid and collected in the Police Court. Police Court. Fines. “Sec. 50. All fines, penalties, costs and forfeitures {mposed or taxed by the Police Court shall be paid to the clerk of the Po- lice Court, either with or without proc or on process ordered by the court, and by said clerk paid over to the District as often as once in each week.” Section 11 line 1, strike out all after the and insert in lieu the follow- ‘The register of wills of the District of Columbia shail be, and herehy is, author- ized, empowered and directed to act as clerk of the probate term. to keep and certify its records, and generally, with respect tu said term, to cxercise ail the powers and perform all the duties which might otherwise be properly exercised or performed by the clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. He shall be authorized point a deputy, who may, in his absenc and perform any and ali acts necessary in the administration of his office and the cer- tification of the records of said court which he himself is authorized to do: also to ap- point and fix the number and the compensa tion of the employes of said Probate Court and office of register of wills: Provided, That any expenditures incurred by him in so doing shall not be a charge upon the public treasury, but shall, together S own compensation, be paid out of the rev of the office of register of wills: Pro- vided, That for any services required of the register of wills, as clerk of the »bate Court, for which no fees are specified by statute, he may be allowed to collect the fees prescribed by this code to be collected by the clerk of the Supreme Court of the t of Columbia for similar services. ‘No subdivision of land in the District of Columbia without the limits of the city of Washington shall be recorded in the office of the surveyor or in the office of the re- corder of deeds unless the same shall been first approved by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and be in con- formity with the recorded plans for a per- oo system of highways.” ie report, with code, has been publish: in The Star heretofore. = 2+ ____ DIED IN THE PHILIPPINES. Remains of Twenty-Eight Soldiers Brought Back on the Sherman. Col. Patten of the quartermaster general's office has been informed that the remains of twenty-eight soldiers arrived at San Francisco on the transport Sherman from the Philippines. Five of the soldiers died on the voyage. The other twenty-three lost their lives in the Philippines either from wounds or disease. Among the latter num- ber was one commissioned officer—First Lieut. Edgar F. Koehler of the 9th Infan- try, who was a native of Illinois, and en- tered the army as a private in November, 1891, At the request of his family, his re- mains will be interred in the Arlington national cemetery, and they are now on their way across the continent to this city. The following is a complete list of the dead brought home on the Sherman: Edgar F. Koehler, first Heutenant, 9th Infantry William G. Burns, private, Company L, 9th Infantry; Henry Fitzgerald, private, Com- pany F, 9th Infantry; Patrick Dowdall, ser- geant, Battery E, 6th Artillery; Albert Knittel, private, Battery ©, 6th Artillery; William Wood, private, Battery L, 6th Ar- tile: Edward Barth, private, Company G, 21st Infantry; Tilden A. Logan, private, Company _B, 29th Volunteer Infantr: Pinkney Flinn, private, Company E, 37th Volunteer Infantry; Sylvester F. Rothwell, sergeant, Company F, 37th Volunteer In- fantry; Charles L. Slocum, artificer, Com- pany K, 37th Volunteer Infantry; James Thompson, private, Company D, 48th Vol- unteer Infantry; Zeph Parker, musician, Company I, 48th Volunteer Infantry; Geo. Congo, private, Company B. 27th Volunteer Infantry Edward G. Rodday, private, Com- Edward Bauman, private, Company E, 3d Infantry; Willia: Tappe, private, Company M, 12th Infant Harry B. Stranahan, private. Troop K, 34 Cavalry; Abraham R. Mauk, private, Troop L, 4th Cavalry; David A. Ferguson, private. Troop I, 4th Cavalry; Theodore Shaffer, pri vate, Company D, 32d Volunteer Infantry William Boese, private, Company H, 46th Volunteer Infantry; Frank Apson, private, Company C, 41st Volunteer Infantry; Frank L. Lake, sergeant, Company H, 13th In- fantry; Frederick A. Miller, private, Com- pany A, 14th Infantry; Archie C. Byers, private, Company C, 14th Infantry; Charles E. Stewart, corporal, troop M, lith Volun- teer Cavalry; Homer H. Bateman, private, Company H, 30th Volunteer Infantry. ——$—$.._____ GEN. MERRIAM TESTIFIES. Crosa-Examined Regarding His Use of the Troops. Brig. Gen. Merriam was again on the stand in the Coeur d'Alene investigation to- day, with Attorney Robertson conducting the cross-examination. “Would you consider it right,” asked Mr. Robertson, “that federal troops force men at the point of the bayonet to protect the property of the mine owners, and that sim- ilar protection be withheld from the men?” “I would use just as much power and just as much influence,” replied Gen. Merriam, “to have mine owners observe their obliga- tions as to compel the mine men to observe theirs.” A number of questions were asked in rapid succession, creating a confusion in the answers, and Representative Parker of New Jersey protested that the witness be not interfered with while making an an swer. Mr. Robertson responded that as counsel he was conducting the cross-examination and he did not intend to have the witness run over him. “And I am one of the judges,” replied Mr. Parker, ‘‘and I have the right to see that the witness is not interrupted.” Gen. Merriam said he had_ repeatedly stated that he never pronounced the unions of the Coeur d'Alene district criminal or- ganizations. —_——_—_—_-0+______ RECEPTION OF BOER DELEGATES. Will Not Be Recognized Officially by the State Department. It can be stated that the persons com- posing the Boer delegation who are about to safi from Europe for the United States this week will not be dented access to the Secre- tary of State when they reach Washington. They will be received, however, as individ- uals, just as was Mr. Montagu White, and with the distinct understanding that they are not recognized officially as a Boer dele- gation. In other words, Secretary Hay will treat them exactly as he would treat any distinguighed visitor from abroad without regard to nationality, but will not admit their competence to enter into any negotia- tions with the State Department. It is believed that the prospective visitors thoroughly understand in advance the con- ditions under which they will be received, and that instead of directing their efforts upon the government in Washington, they will rather seek to influence it through the American people by means of an active Boer propaganda. $$ o+—______ Interest Checks Mailed. Treasurer Roberts today mailed 37,722 checks, aggregating $2,126,915, representing the interest due on May 1, 1900, on regis- tered bonds of the 5, 4 and 3 per cent loans. AT THE WHITE HOUSE Delegations From Many Oities That Want the President. HE WILL GO 70 ANTIETAM May Visit Charlotte, N. C., the 22d of May. OTHERS OF TODAY’S CALLERS President McKinley talked this morning as if he might go to Charlotte, N. on the 22d of May. The President war visited by a large delegation of citizens of taat city to urge his acceptance of an ‘nvitation to be present in Charlotte on the occaston of the ceremonies in celebratiun of the 125th anniversary of the Mecklenburg de- laration of independence. This anniversary is on Ma but as that day falls on Sun- day the 22d was chosen for the celebration. The delegation was accompanied by Sen- ator Pritchard and Colonel J. E. Boyd, as- stant attorney general, and consisted of yor J. D. McCall, J. W. Mullen, J. P. Wilson, W. 8. Reid, T. S. Franklin, W. T. Jordan, J. P. Caldweil, C. H. Campbeil, Henry M. McAdden, M. C. Mayer, 8. Witt= kowsky, George B. Hiss, John M. Scott, O, . E. B. Springs, George Sie- i . Washburn, H. Baruch, O. 8. Asbury, G. W. Bryan, W. R. Burwell and J. L. Moreland. The delegation told the President that (ae celebration this and will be significant in many Ww: President has the invitation under eration and hopes to accept The invitation was extended In a beauti- ful case, surrounded by pretty designs of cotton, the great staple of the south. The invitation stated that irrespective of party the south desired to welcome and entertain the President. To Fredericksburg and Antietam, The President long ago accepted an invl- tation to go to Fredericksburg on May 2, the occasion being the reunion of the So- ciety of the Army of the Potomac. Gen. Sickles will be the orator, and it is ex- pected that an immense throng will be present. The President told Representative Wach ter of Baltimore that he would attend the dedication of a monument at Antietam on Ma: He intends to do this instead of going to Gettysburg. The monument is erected by the state of Maryland to the soldiers of both sides who fell in that great struggle. The President has not de- cided whether he will make an address at Antietam. Wanted in Buffalo. A big delegation of Buffalo people, acs companied by Representative Alexander, waited on the President to ask that he be in Buffalo on “Foundation day"—the day on which work will begin on the buildings of the Pan-American exposition, to be held in 3901. The exact date will be fixed to suit the convenience of the President and will be in June, after Congress has adjourn- ed. If the President says he will go the date will be arranged with J. I. Buchanan. the director general of the exposition. Those with the delegation were Mr. Buchanan, John G. Milburn, president of the Expost tion Company; Mayor Conrad Diehl, Georg Urban, jr.. Horace Noble, Major T. W Symons, John A. Kennedy, John Hughes and W. C. Cornwell. Bartlett Tripp # Caller. Senator Davis and Bartlett Tripp, former commissioner to Samoa on two occasions, were with the President this morning. Mr, Tripp is a brother-in-law of Senator Davis, and up to 1896 was a Cleveland democrat. He is being talked of for a high place in co or the Turkish mission, to euc- up his diplomatic duties. Mr. Straus was appointed as a gold democrat, and if he really intends to resign, the President might desire just such a man as Mr. Tripp to continue the negotiations with so crafty . an individual as the sultan. Mr. Tripp was minister to Austria under President Cleve- land, and has had large experience in the diplomatic field. Appointments Made. Secretary Cortelyou today announced the following appointments at the Executive Mansion to fill vacancies created by the promotion of Assistant Secretary Barnes rk Forster: : ant amee a ctherland of Virginia, to be clerk of class 4 ($1,800), by promotion from lass 3. * “Joneph . Moss of Vermont, to be clerks of class 3 ($1,000), by transfer from the Wer Department. The President Has 2 Co! President McKinley came back from Can ton with a bad cold, and has been suffering since then from a mild attack of grip. He has attended to his duties in his office, but his visitors say that he shows that he is not enjoying his usual good health. Political Situation in Massachuretts. Senator Lodge talked with the President some time this morning, the topic of the conversation being the political situation ic” Massachusetts and the recent_republica: convention of that state. The President pleased with the work of the convention. Hawatian Bill Signed. The President signed the Hawaiian bill shortly after noon today. —____2—_—___—_ DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDINGS, The onstd- e of Distrust in Trade Intercourse Between Germany and America. Trade misunderstandinge between Ger- many and America are made the subject of an interesting report to the State De- partment by United States Consul General Mason at Frankfort. Dispassionate judg- ment upon this question, szys the consul, scloses the fact that much of the mutual | aversion and distrust in the trade inter course between the two countries is due to misunderstandings, growing out of mere igs norance on the part of each country as to the methods of trade of the other. The diverse trade conditions and racial instincts make an amicably conducted commerce be-> between Germany and the United States a condition to be obtained only by the use of much discretion and more consideration, and, says Consul Mason, America’s ac- knowledged supremacy in her methods of» trade practice does not necessarily entitle’ her to be peremptory and uncompromising. The consul cites many instances where | business interests are imperiled and varie ous branches of trade affected by the mis-) interpretation of the methods and intentiois of the countries. Germans, he says, are not prejudiced in favor of home-made goods, , and the success of any article, imported or of a home product, depends altogether upon} its quality, its price, and the terms at which it is offered to the trade. ————~-___ REPORT ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Senate Orders an Additional 1,000 Copies Printed. ; The Senate has ordered tho printing of 1,000 additional copies of the report of the” committee on the District of Columbia of! the recent public school investigation and recommendations of the committee for the creation of a new board of trustees, Cai