Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1900, Page 1

a : = THE EVENING STAR. FUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUYAY Temporary Busicess Mfftcs, 119) Pcsas:ivacia Aves: Tie Evening Star New S M. KAUPEMANS, ?: 26 Te'banz Ball fing. Boyce Bait $1 per year; with at Washington. D. C., it matter.) BOERS IN RETREAT ee Gen. Roberts Occupics Brandfort, Meeting With Slicht Resistance. Se GEN. HART TAKES SHITHFIELD —_——-— Roberts’ Victory Regarded as of Importance in Campaign. BOERS TAKE THELR WOUNDED LONDON, May 4—Lord Roberts reports to the war office as follows, under date of Brandfort, May “We occupied Brandfort today without much opposition a thout, | *, many casualties. The brigade of mounted infantry « i the left flank of the ith Brigade of the 7th Division, ght the 15 Brigade. need direcly on my, Ww arey, reti flank was supported by Pole-Carew’s division ady Brandfort. The Boer der command of De northeasterly directio’ Regarded ax Important Captare. News of the occupation of Brandtort was issued by the war office at 10 o'clock this morning, confirming a dispatch previously received by the Associated Press. It is generally considered the mest important communication received from the front since the capture of Gen. Cronje and the relief of Ladysmith. The fact“that the position gives the to one of the main roads leading to the Drakensberg, passes, which possibly may be the means of co-operation with Gen. Bull Jater on, provides an advance base of sup- piles, . and at the same time menaces the Boers now southeast of Bloemfontein, fs obviously the reason for the tmportance attached by all hands to the intelligen The Boer army, which was at Brandfort, n. Delarey, is presuma- ich od in a ete five miles nearer the capital, is now Lord Roberts’ headquarters. British Public Pleased. What particularly the British gratities ¢ is the evidence that the army of Roberts in the Orange Fre¢ ered its mobflity and is of undertaking the general ad- » long retarded. It is hardly ex- Boers will th of Kroc co-operation y be PARLIAMENT. WAR LP oOIN Secretary Wyndham Questioned Several Interesting Matters. th The parlia- war office, Mr. report had been s with refe of the o fur ord Robe ntary ary * went into commit We hough in thi d deliberately ponsibility on to throw the nder-in-chief.” The public. Mr. Runefeman asserted, had d the recall of the censured com- ers, as in the case of Gen. Gatacre, in- stead of which Gen. Warren had heen sent to administer a large territory, while G 1 his command . in reply, quoted the Duke #8 precedent for the publica- dspatche In so dot he resented the grave in: tion Secretary of state for anything dishonorable tn reque: Buller to rewire his dispatch. He Marquis of [ towne (the picion of cham said he w “the question of the i discretion, but not of © honor or rectitude, of the Marquis of Lansdowne. —_$$_oos——_ THE GOEBEL MURDER CASE. Capt. Howe of State Militin on the Witness Stand. ohn Powers cam ssassination orders came until after the as f Goebel. ted that he was sure joebel was fired from the SRAMP STEAMER ASHORE. Unknown Versel Struck on Diamond Shoalx This Morning. Speetal Dispatch to The Evening Star, NORFOLK, Va. May 4—A big tramp steamship is fast aground on the danger- ous Diamond shoals of Cape Henry. She is too far out for her signals to be distin- guished. and her identity remains unknown until the life saving crews can reach her side. Dispatches over the government tele- graph line from Cape Hatteras state that crews - saving stations, Creeds- Hut assistan ras, are now racing to her The imperiled steamship is buf- feted by a tw -four mile wind, but the sea swell is moderate, and she fs not pound- ing severely APE HENRY, Va., May 4—The weather yureau official at Hatteras reports that the unknown steamship stranded on the Diamond shoals appears to have broken ‘in two. and that her stern is settling. She is ten or twelve miles off the Cape Point. ‘The crew doubtless is safe. . Che Zvening Star. “WASHINGTON, D. ©; FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1900—-SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. AS NECESSARY AS STEAM, Today advertising is as necessary to the transaction of certain lines of business as steam and electricity are to machinery.—R. J. Gune ning. GUESTS OF ST. LOUIS NOW| ADMIRAL AND MRS. DEWEY WESTERN METROPOLIS. VISIT They Will Be Entertained at Namer- ous Dinners, Receptions and Parsdes. ST. LOUIS. May 4.—Entertainment of Admiral and Mrs. Dewey during their stay 10:3 in Louis From St. o'clock this morning, when the members of began today. the Merchan flies met the Exchange and their fam- drniral and bade him wel- come to St. Louis, until late tomorrow af- ternoon, receptions, dinners and parades will follow in quick succession. Admiral and M Dewey breakfasted rather late, the long ride from Chicago and parade at Jacksonville yesterday hav- ing tired the admiral considerably. Shortly after 10 o'clock a reception committee from the Merchant xchange called on the ad- miral at the Planters’ Hotel, and at 10:39 a.m. the admiral and Mrs. Dewey and 1 Caldwell and Crawford were driven to Merchants’ Exchange, where the ries of receptions was held. veral thousand people had the first of a s A crowd of s gathered in front of the hotel and about the Merchants’ Exchange The admiral as given an ovation all the way to the exchange. The interior of th: had been tasteful nt was gret which orted he Mrs. Dewey St. Lou's a the members of his p? z in St. Lou's. An informal re- jon followed. Then the party ¥ 1 back to the carriages and taken for a drive through the park systems and along the beautiful boulevards and driveways of the West End. In the party, besides Admiral and Mrs. Dew: the adm! son, e Dewey Mayor and Mrs Fa Mrs. O. L. White! Li ‘aldwell and Crawford several members of the Merchants’ ir monument, near the entrance to Forest Park. the carriages drew up for a few moments, while Admiral and Mrs. Dewey alighted and shook hands with a number of girl studen Forest Park University, who pre e bunch of 1 t Park is of the largest in and in places almost in a state As the adm! rapidly d over a dis ed short- extend en by the mem- OOH sch mal col je the pu ity This 1 children the Plan will be presente nd ladle, be enameled, the gift Louis. ——_ +. —__ HIGH PRIC FOR € Prohibition of South ‘meri the Cause in Glassew. SGOW. Ma: the Importation of cattle has caused consterr and bute 1 meat . and it is be made OUR CLAIMS AGAINST TURKEY. The Diplomatic Phase of the Question Remains inechanged CONSTANTINOPLE, May 3- mn regarding the America claims is unchanged. esult of representations by Griscom, the American two Armenians who had been ects by the authorities at Ale © been allowed to leav closed. t that the United States y ndretta was maltreated by there is untrue. 2-2 << —___ SITUATION AT KUMASS Mr. charg: andretta hz the incident 4: ‘The stateme consul at A the polici THE British Governor's Personal Danger Minimized by Diplomacy. ACCRA, British Gold Coast Colony, 4—Sir Frederic Mitchell Hodgson, ernor of the colony, is still at Kum: his stay will probably be prolonged u ber on account of the state of t His personal danger has probably minimized by diplomatic means. The telegraphic superintendent was wounded after repairing the line to a point within a few miles of Kumasal, and com- munication fs again stopped. More raiding in various parts of the col- ony is reported —__+2-2_____ HAVANA'S POLICE DEMORALIZ! D. Matter Wi Be Brought to Attention of Gen. Wood. HAVANA, May 4.—At a meeting of the municipality of Havana today {t was cha: ed that the secret police were a demorallz- ed body and that the municipal police were rot much better. It was further alleged that degrading outrages and abuses were being committed by the secret police. Mapy of the councilmen upheld these assertions, quoting cases against the police. It was proposed to disband the secret police and the meeting finally decided to send a dep- utation to Gov. Gen. Wood for the pur- pose of laying the case before him and ask- ing him to arrive at some decision in the matter. The Nueva Paiso, referring to the syndi- cate, with $5,000,000 capital, formed to de- velop the eastern province of Cuba, says: “The Americans understand the situation. They are not giving more importance to political agitators in Cuba than these latter merit.” Continuing, the paper mentioned calls upon the Cubans to join in an enterprise which, it says, “proves the confidence which Americans have in the future of the island.” ++ Roosevelt Signs Bridge Bill. ALBANY, N. Y., May 4.—Gov. Roosevelt has signed the bill authorizing the con- struction of a bridge across the East river at or near Hell Gate, at an elevation above mean high water of 135 feet. Work on the bridge must be commenced on or before September 1, 1900, and must be completed within five years from this date. ——+<<- Steamship Arrivals. At New York—Patricta, from Hamburg: Kaiser Friedrich, from Hamburg. ARMY AND NAVY BANDS THEIR COMPETITION WITH CIVIL- IANS OPPOSED. Object of the Bill Favorably Reported by the House Committee on Labor. The House committee on labor has for- mally repogted a bill prohibiting the em- ployment of enlisted musicians of the army or navy in competition with local civilians. The report on the bill says: “The legislation herein proposed has for Its object the protection of civilian mu- siclans against the competition of enlisted men. Its enactment is demanded by every ccnsideration of justice and fairness in be- half of those citizens and taxpayers who are depending upon their profession as mu- siclans for the support of therseives and famili Under existing conditions the members of army and navy bands are &l- lowed to freely compete with civilian mu- sicians and with private bands in the mat- ter of securing engagements and contracts to furnish music for all Uccasions. They are under the pay of the government; their subsisten provided for by the govern- ment; their uniforms and instruments and ak the ic and otk Nt of the m tounderbid the citizen music: ons Where music is io be furni: *r contract. The chances of the latter for employment and to carn means for their support are thereby correspondingly re- duced. “Localities in which no military bands located are, of course, not affe ither by this competition or the propus remedy, but the extent of that coi tion, wherever it exists, may be me engagements to furnish ade under contract awarded to the low- the unequal ¢ , is usually the mili- But even if thi riabiy est bidder, which, un ditions above describe lary band. civilian band were not higher, experic teach that pref fs usual to the mili band & upon a ttract to ny peop and the 5 strom, nurtures this judice, thus indirectly promoting what abhor, the spirit of militarism. hat a citizen S a, ef entitled to the same conside as men of any other he government 3 pete with citizens masons, black- and it does not rtisans of any protection aguinst ition should be extended will in no 1 bands fur- . if pass ith regimen music on other places may quired t Bt or other officials of the gi: will the inhibition extend to any free concer ven by army and ba The committee ts, on the contrary, of opinion that these ‘govern- mental should be mor juently utilized for such purposes in « gi the people an equivalent for the pay they are receiving, which pay should be sufli- clently incre to render unnecessary rhe competition villans which this 1r lution is in to proh remuneration would attr cal talent of the country Says He Merely Critictsed Quer Mili- tary Sy us Antiquated. Gen. Greely, chief signal officer, returned to Washington today from Worcester, Ma where he delivered a spe annual banquet of the Worcest rd of trade Tuesday night, the subject being the United States army. Greel attention was drawn to the publication in sume newspapers of what ported to be abstracts of this speech, ying some ‘y sev eriticiems of el of the army. He prompt'y vocally denfed the aceur of . Greely said that feel- » in the army so far as serned, he could not the men. He had rm, the point of aterial being that it had remained without change since the or- tion of the army for the reyolutlon- This should not be so, he de- and he ha ed that the only curing the evils of the present anUguated sys was to apply to the army the thre iples which mark the conduct of all cessful business enter- tion, competition and Lelieved that these principles would give us the be: army in the world, and he had said so in his speech. He’ had hat there were incompetent men y¥, for he knew that there were etent men in his own corps, but they might be so merely because they were mis- viaced. Gen. G ly had particularly composing the indignantly dented that he reflected upon the men master’s department of the army that he made any such statement as one attributed to him to the effect that the Signal Corps men had gone ten days without rations, owing to the shortcomings of the quartermaster’s department. ———_—_—_+e+—_____ BLECTION OF SENATORS. Discussion of the Resolution Provid- ing for Their Choice by the People. The Senate committee on elections today discussed in a general way the House reso- lution providing for the election of senators by the direct vote of the people, but ad- jJourned without taking any action beyond iding to meet again a week from today for the resumption of the work. A com- from the Pennsylvania legislature filed a request to be heard on the reso- lution, but there is some opposition to the request, because of the delay it would occa- sion. Senator Harris was especially urgent for early action. The committee also discussed at some length the resolution introduced by Senator Pritchard concerning the race question, but it went over without action to next week's meeting. ——____+ e+ —_____ To Observe the Eclipse. Mr. Paul A. Draper, son of Mr. Chas. S. Draper of this city, will leave tomorrow for Waynesboro’, N. C., with the expeditions under the charge of Prof. Langley to ob- serve the eclipse on May 28. os _—_—__— Bids Opened. ‘ Bids have been opened for supplies of various kinds for the Interior Department and its bureaus. As soon as they have been properly scheduled, they will be sent to the central board for tts action, follow- ing the usual custom with bids of this character. ———_+o+—______ Mr. Campbell Qualifies. Mr. Frank L. Campbell yesterday quaii- fied as assistant Secretary of the Interior Department. ++ Hawaiian Lahor Statistics. The Secretary of the Interior has recom- mended to Congress an estimate of appro- riation of $2,500 to col if I bor in Hawail. Boe sin Setion Se te WANT WAR TAX REPEALED STOCK EXCHANGE DELEGATION PRESENT THEIR VIEWS. Given a Hearing by the Ways and Means Committee—Claim That the Money 1s No Longer Needed. Representative of the consolidated stock exchange of New York, including Pre dent Charles G. Wilson of that organiza- tfon, M. E. DeAguero, C. C. Jacobus and M. H. Wagar, were before the ways and means committee today to present argu- ments in favor of the repeal of the war revenue act, particularly as it applies to transactions In stocks and on exchange. Representative Levy of New York, who introduced a bill making @ horizontal re- duction of the war revenue taxes, accom- panied the party. Mr. Wilson's Statement. President Wilson said, in his opening statement, that the war revenue act was essentially an emergency measure, hastily drafted to meet a pressing national need. But the emergency had passed. Mr. Wilson pointed out the burdens spe- cially complained of by the consolidated stock exchange, the same burdens apply- ing to the whole section of the communi ed in the purchase and sale, public and private, of corporate stock and the public sale of agricultural products. he burden on this class, he said, was wholly disproportionate to those engaged in other lines of bus and was two- fold, first. a license on the business, which w. n unnecessary discrimination against those engaged in a legitimate bus ness, and, second, an oppressive tax upon each transaction, amounting to two cenis on each $100 transfer. While this seemed at first a slight bur- den, Mr, Wilson said the aggregate was so great as to make it a grievous Impost, the clearanc of the c Lid amounting last year with sales of 176,421,155 s' 5 upon the business done by the members of these and other exchanges was estimated by Mr. Wilson at $5,000,000. Views of a “Room Trader.” Mr. DeAguero spoke from the standpoint of a “room trader, ing the tax on this class with small capital was greater than the entire expenses of their families. Mr. Grosvenor suggested that those deal- Ing in stocks were Inconsiderable in number and also that the advocates of a reduction of the surplus could give no assurance that present conditions would con- tinue. “But there fs n ing too much mo ed Mr, Grosvenor. Mr. Levy spoke on the dangeg of permit- ness, tax prosperous: doubt we are accumulat- y in the treasury,” add- ting the revenue accumulation to continye during summer, saying it would cause a witha 1 of money from business and a financ in the fall. of the Treasury he believed th ary wanted the rev reduced, and had so advised the President. Other members of the delegation were heard on the effect of the tax én. special lines of business, and the Hearing then closed, ; es DETENTION OF THE SEA WITCH. The Complaint Referred to Britinh Of- ficery In South Afriea, In View of the fact that the justness.. of the complaint of the captain: of the Sea Witch against the British naval officers who boarded his vessel off the coast of Portuguese East Africa, can be determined only by an inquiry made upon the scene where the boarding took place, some timc must elapse before th an be known here. Mr. Ch s representations to the British government respecting the affair were forwarded by that government with the greatest promptness to its officers in South Africa, with the direction that they inquire into the complaint and report upon ft. That will require the taking of testhn not only from the naval officers con in the bearding, but from the officer Sea Witch, and perhaps from othe parties, so that a epeedy concluston Is expect It may be s the officials have ted, however, that not the jeast doubt that the British government will meet the com- plaint in the proper spirit and observe the requirements of international law respect- ing boarding rights with preciston. THE PAPERS OF PRESIDENTS. Investigation of the Senate Committee Resumed, The Senate commitice on printing toda continued its hearing In the matter of the publication of the Papers and Messages of the Presidents, hearing George Barcu publisher of the work; George W. Seaver, his attorney, and Mr. Ainsworth BR. Spot- stant librarian of Congress. t 20,000 sets of the book have been contracted for was brought out. Mr. Spofford sald that he had been merely an eraploye of the publication committee and that he had resigned that position. <= GEN. MacARTHUR PU IN COMMAND. Gen. Otis Will Return to This Country on a Visit. By direction of the President, Maj. Gen. Otis was today relieved from command of the division of the Philippines, to take ef- fect tomorrow, the date fixed by Gen. Otls for his departure for the United States. This action was taken at the request of Gen. Gus, who desires to come home to visit his famtl: An order was also issued placing Maj. Arthur MacArthur in command of the in the Philippines, and assigning Brevet Maj. Gen. Wheaton to the command of the Department of Northern Luzon, ya- cated by Gen. MacArthur, ———_—_—_+ 2+ CHADWICK’S OTHER BREAK. Put Department Dispatches in a Cor- respondent's Hands. The Navy Department today received from Captain Chadwick the acknowledg- ment of the receipt by him of the depart- ment’s letter of reprimand for his ‘criticism of Admiral Schley. The Navy Department has issued the fol- lowing supplementary statement on the subject: “The former matter of reprimand refer- red to In the Secretary's letter to Captain Chadwick was the latter's putting into the hands of a newspaper correspondent on board the U. 8. 8. New York the campaign dispatches which passed between the Navy Department and Admiral Sampson. It seems that the correspondent, without au- thority or knowledge of Captain Chadwick, copied these dispatches and was about to publish them in Magazine. The depart- ment learned of this fact and of the proba- ble premature publicatiOn through unofficial sources and in a way to favor one pub- lisher. It was obliged, therefore, order to meet the. case, to hastily collect*all the dispatches from its own files as fat-as pos sible and give them to t ress a whien it afd oe tress ge tares Cruelty to Animals Report, Mr. Gallinger today presented.to the Sen- ate a report of the hearings before. the committee on the District of Columbia on the bill for the prevention of cruelty to aninyis and moved that 2,000 copies of it be Br tebe bound 'in cloth 1,000 é mm was agreed THE VICE PRESIDENCY NO EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO NOMINATE ROOSEVELT, Secretary Long and Postmaster Gen- eral Smith Now Most Talked Of. The republican leaders no longer have any idea of being able to maffe a vice presi- dential candidate of Gov. Roosevelt. With- in a few days he has been sounded as to his course if he were nominated by ac- clamation, notwithstanding his repeated re- fusals to be a candidate, and he has suc- ceeded in having it very definitely under- stood that he would decline the nomination even after action by the convention. In view of this it is not believed that there will be any effort in the convention to nominate him. It is known that Hanna wants Secretary Root for the second place on the ticket, but it is announced with positiveness that Root will not be a candi- date. Seth Low !s looked upon personally by the friends of the administration, but the fear is entertained that the old opposi- tion to him in New York has not died out completely. Secretary Long and Postmas- ter General Smith are both being more seriously considered than they have been heretofore. Mr. Long {s expected to have the support of the entire New England delegation, but he may be 4eficient in or- ganization to get support from the south and west. Mr. Smith is very kindly spoken of, and the opinion was expressed in influential quarters today that unless Quay should use the Pennsylvania machine to his in- jury, he might be regarded as one of the most likely of candidates now under dis- cussion. How much Quay’s influence may be felt in the matter is uncertain, but the statement Is made that Quay will proba- bly not oppose Mr. Smith's selection, either publicly or secretly. As to Geographical Location. It has been argued in some quarters that Mr. Smith is not available because of his geographical location, Pennsylvania being such a strong republican state. A prom!- nent member of the administration discuss- ing this feature with a reporter of The id: “The geography of the situation should not be considered, except that the nomina- tion should come east. What we want is a man thoroughly in touch with the party; a record clean and honest, without fami skeletons, and one who commands the re- spect of the people. Charles Emory Smith fills this bill better than any one I have heard mentioned. He would make an ideal presiding officer and would bring added dignity to the Ucket. And what a cam- paign he would make. To my mind he the best speaker in politics, and his argu ments are forceful and think we should nee y m a doubtful state this year. We strong enough. What we want is the best lable. man, and Charles Emory Smith is the one. ‘It is well known no member of the cabinet stands better with the President than Mr. Smith, and I hap- pen to know the ident has no personal objection to Mr, Smith as a running mate; in fact, would be pleased to have him.” in atter of the organization of the national convention at Philadelphia it is théAilan of the party managers to make Senator Wolcott temporary chairman and Senator Lodge permanent chairman. It has not yet been definitely decided who shall place McKinley in nomination, but it will not be any one from his own state. In case of a renomination the compliment is regarded as greater if the nomination speech is made by some one from another state than that of the candidate. Depew may be selected to make the speech. ——_—__—_-0.____ WooD FOR PULP nominate a MILL BURNS. Forest Fires Still Raging Around Davin, W. Va. Special Dispatch to The BE) ig Star. CUMBERLAND, M May 4.—The lumber camps of E. C. Buffington, stocker for the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Com- pany. two miles from Davis, W. V., burned up in the forest fire. which ts raging all about Davis. The loss is $8,000. A million feet of pulp wood was burned in the !m- mediate vicinity. The ho * John Helms, a track walker of the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg railroad, near Thomas, was burned in the forest fire. The fire ts exceptionally fierce on the branch of the West Virginia Central running through ‘Tuc! bridges have been de even been burned from under the rails. The Clear Creek school house, near Oakland, caught while the children were at studies and was consumed. It was eral hours before the home, the flames sweeping checking their progres: hire county, W. V holars could get across the road, Portions of Hamp- . are being devastated. John A, Pown st 400 panels of fence, and his grain and pasture fields have been ept over and ruined. C. E. Jones, near Hancock, Md., has lost 400 cords of wood. ——_++<-____ S$ POPULIST CONVENTION 1 Indicatio: That the Mid-Roaders WIIL Be in Control. FORT WORTH, Tex., May 4.—The state populist convention met here this morning. As the matter of fusion is to be determined, settling the question of whether fuslonists or middle-of-the-roaders will control the party in Texas, there was a large attend- ance. Captain Sam Evans, who, in 1867, organ- ized the union labor party in Texas, which was later merged into the greenback party, said before the convention was called to order that he believed the conference would be almost ‘a unit in indorsing the middle- of-the-roaders, and the delegates be ine structed for the Cincinnati convention. Among the prominent leaders here are Tracy, Park, Parker, Davis, Bradley and Kearby. It is said the sentiment fs gradu- ally growing for fusion with the social democrats to support Debs for President. ——_+++—__ Personal Mention. Mr. A. B. Duvall, the attorney for the District of Columbia, who has been so- journing at Atlantic City for about a week, has returned to his office. Rev. Dr. Miller, pastor of the Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church, Anacostia, has returned from Altoona, Pa., where he was called to officiate at the obsequies of a friend. Mrs. L. Herbert ‘and daughter, Miss Mary Herbert of Porstmouth, Va., who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. O. 8. Pumphrey of No, 216 Monroe street, Anacostia, have re- turned home. Mrs. E. L. De Riemes has resigned her position as secretary of Christian Mothers’ Union, one of the departments of the Amer- ican Society of Religious Education, Mr, J. W. Hertford of Galveston, Texas, is here on a business trip. Navy Yard Buildings. The House committee on appropriations has received an estimate from the Secre- tary of the Navy of $30,000 for completing a shop office building at the Washing- ton navy yard. The communication says: “The construction of this building was authorized by the act of March 8, 1899, but gn account of the large increase in price of materials, ularly structural steel, it was impossible to contract for the entire building. The bureau of construction and repair is very anxious that this build- ing should be completed as designed, and for this purpose the sum estimated for ts required,” i UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OUR FUNDAMENTAL LAW EXTENDS TO PORTO RICO. Decision of Judge Lochren in Case in United States District Court in St. Pa ST. PAUL, Minn., Mey 4.—United States District Judge Lochren in this city has de- clded that the ratification of the treaty of peace between the United States and Spain made Porto Rico American territory and subject to the Constitution of the United States without any further act of Congress. The decision was given In the case of Raphael Ortiz, a Porto Rican, who is seek- ing release from the state prison at Sttll- water on the ground that his trial for mur- der by a military court was unlawful be- cause as an American citizen he was en- titled to a trial by jury. His application for a writ of habeas cor- pus is denied, however, on the ground that the island was in a state of war before the ratification of the treaty, when the murder was committed, and that therefore the mil- itary court had jurisdiction. After reviewing the facts In the case the court said that according to the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States a military commission was without jurisdic- tion to try a civilian in United States terri- tory in time of peace. He considered Porto Rico territory of the United States and subject to the Constitution the minute it came under the control of this government. Unless the Constitution extended to Perto Rico in advance of action by Congress. Congress would have no power to legislate for the island at all, because it has no au- thority to legislate for any except territory to which the Constitution has extended. Counsel for Ortiz took an exception to the ruling that the island was in a state of war between the signing and the ratifica- tion of the treaty, and also to the ruling that the Cenestitution did not extend to the inhabitants during that period. ——_—_+<<____ ED BY SENATOR HANNA. DENOUN Cirenlar of Anti-Saloon League Re- warding His Attitude. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 4—Rev. P. A. Baker, state superintendent of the Ohio Anti-Saloon League, received a rather sharp: letter from Senator Hanna today in response to one in which the Rev. Mr. Ba- ker charged the senator and the national administration with having ordered the de- feat of the Clark local option bill in the Ohio legislature last winter. A circular was also Issued by the Anti-Saloon League claiming that Mr. Hanna had used Pres- ident McKinky’s name in connection with the opposition to the Clark bill, and had ob- tained a large campaign contribution from the brewers in consideration of the defeat of the bill. In reply to Mr. Baker the sen- ator says: ‘I never used the President's name in giving a reason why I thought it would be well to let the temperance ques- tion rest where it was. That I made any bargain with any interests in consideration of 2 contribution to campaign funds {s sim- ply an absurd lie.” ———7-2o FOUR KILLED AT FIRES. Unusual List of Casualties at Blazen in New York. NEW YORK, May 4.—Four persons were d in fires in this city last night and ecrly this morning, and a fifth les fatally injured in a hospital. At a lodging house fire in South strect Jehn Curran, a marine engineer, was burned to death, and Fireman Daniel Mul- lin was thrown from a ladder, receiving in- juries from which he has died. Fireman James Fitzpatrick was fatally injured by » overturning of a hose truck which he driving. An explosfon wrecked the and tallow factory of Joseph Stern & in West 4th street, and two men are believed to be buried under the ruins. They are Thomas McGuire and Joseph Drum. A gang of men worked all night in the ruins in a yain effort to recover the bodies, +++ ___ A. L. RYDER CHARGED WITH FRAUD. Co. Son of Wealthy Parkersburg Family in Trouble in Chicago. CHICAGO, May 4.—Albert L. Ryder, who ‘'s his home is at Parkersburg, W. Va., where his parents are wealthy, has been arrested by the police on the charge of defrauding persons in different parts of the United States by a species of mail order busine ‘The police say the postal authori- ties have been searching for Ryder for months. They also claim to have found letters In Ryder’s room showing he has rated in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, delphia, New York, Atlanta and other Ryder claims his business was legit- +++ STREET CAR STRIKE SETTLED. Fight of Long Standing in Cleveland Comes to an End. ‘CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 4.—The strike of the employes of the Big Consolidated Street Railway Company, which resulted in much rioting during fits progress last summer, has just been formally declared off by the union. A boycott was successfully maintained against the various lines of the company for several months after the strike had been broken, which proved very costly to the company. It ig announced now that a settlement satisfactory to the men has been reached. It is said that those of the former em- ployes who are desirous of reinstatement will be taken back, some of them at once and others as rapidly as places ean be made for them. —~+-—__ PICKET SHOT BY POLICEMAN, Result of an Assault on Non-Unton Men in Chicago. ‘CHICAGO, May 4.—Seven non-union coal heavers were attacked by five union pickets or an Ashland avenue street car last night and as a result Dennis Hannison, a union Picket, was shot and perhaps fatally wound- ed. The non-union men were under the protection of Special Officer James Mulaney and two city policemen. As the union Rickets had been making threats the non- union men remained in the yards until the car came, koping that the pickets would not follow them. But before they had gone half a block the pickets boarded the car and attacked the non-union men. Special Officer Mulaney, to protect the men in , fired at the pickets, wounding Den- nig Hannison in the left groin. Mulaney and con Connors, & union picket, were ar- ——_-7r-oon PLAGUE SITUATION IN HONOLULU, No New Cases Reported for Nearly a Month. SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.—The steamer Copic, which has arrived from the orient via Honolulu, is in quarantine. Up to last Friday, when the vessel sailed from Hono- lulu, there had been no new cases of plague for twenty-five days, and the quarantine that has been maintained since the middle of last December was to have been raised jast Monday by the Honolulu board of health, provided no more cases of plague appeared. AT THE WHITE HOUSE Matters Considered at the Cabinet Meeting Today. HAWAI AND PORTO RICO CHANGES Special Bill Needed for Taking Up the Former’s Debt. = TODAY’S SOME OF CALLERS Secretary Root was at the cabinet session today and supplied the meeting with cons siderable business as to transactions in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. The monthly report of General Otis was read to the cabinet. Hawaii and Porto Rico. A number of minor dectalls connected with the change of governments in Hawail and Porto Rico was discussed, Secretary Gage referred to the matter of taking up about $4,000,000 of Hawallan bonds. He was in doubt whether he was empowered to do this under the bill passed a few days ago. The treaty of annexation provided for the assumption of the Hawaiian bonded debt by the United States. but the recent law made no such provision. The cabinet agreed with the Secretary that a special bill had best be passed providing for taking up the debt, w! h bears too large a rate of” interest to be continued by the treasury, especially when the vaults are running over with money. The Post Offices. Postmaster General Smith made some tn- quiries relative to the status of his depart- ment in Porto Rico under the new bill. The opinion was that he had authority to estabe lish post offices and take full charge under the paragraph providing that ell laws not inapplicable should apply to Porto Rico, Resolutions Signed. President McKinley has signed the joint resolution recognizing the gallantry of Frank H. Newcomb, commanding the rev- enue cutter Hudson, and hie officers and men; also retiring Capt. D. B. Hodgsdon of the revenue cutter service for efficient and meritorious services in command of the cut- ter Hugh McCulloch at Manila. Today's Callers. The President, prior to the cabinet meete ing this morning, saw and talked with Sene ators Allison ai Depew and Representae tive Cannon. Senator Allison and Mr. Cane non saw the President together, and are thought to have conferred with him re- garding appropriations. The two appro+ priations committees will probably act in perfect harmony in many matters hereafter to come before them. The President ts Appreciative. Ambassador Porter has been telegraphed that the President desires him to expresg through the appropriate channel his deep appreciation of the touching message of his excellency, President Loubet, on the occasion of the calamity in Uta nd hip ‘ateful sense of the sympathy of the rench people. Today's Nominations. The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate: E, C. Bello of Washington, to be con- sul general at Yokohama, Japan. Lieut. Commander Samuel C. Lemly, T. S. N., of North Carolina, to be judge advo- cate general of the navy with rank of cap- tain, for the term of four years from the 4th of Ju 1900 Revenue cutter service—Promotion: Lieut. Wm. C. D, f New Jers: 4 captain, Second of the District Heutenant; Third Licut. Chas. W. Cairnes of Maryland, to be a second Heutenant. — RATHER AN EXCITING HEARING. Capt. H. G. Lyon Testifies Regarding: the Coeur d'Alene Trouble Capt. H. G. 1 the army testified before the Coeur d’Alene Investigation tor day relative to the protection given by the troops to the mining property in the dis- turhed district. He said his orders cone templated the tioh of Ife and prop. erty and particularly to pre t the de- struction of the mines on Canyon creek, One of these mines, the Tiger-Poorman, Was threatened with flood if the pumpmen quit, and as the Burke Miners’ Union or- dered the men to quit work, he stated at a Meeting of the union that he would give five minutes for the revocation of the or- der, subsequently allowing ten minutes. He contradicted previous witnesses that the five minutes were allowed the ext mén, with the threat that if they did not work they would be put back at the point of the bayonet. : The hearing today was at times quite exciting, owing to colloquies and personal exchanges between members of the com- mittee. Representative Hay of Virginia asserted at one point that efforts were being made by the majority to suppress testimony Representative Mondell of Wyoming said that this assertion impugned the motives of members, and was due to a failure by the minority to get answers they desired. Mr. Hay hotly retorted, throwing back the insinvation and declaring that it was an “absolute falsehood.” The frequency of these encounters made the progress of the testimony slow. Capt. Lyon is the last witness, except those in rebuttal, to clear up minor poi —__—_—__+ -—_____—_ GRISCOM HAS NOT REPORTED. ot What is Said About the Ambassador's Meeting at Constantinople. Mr. Griscom has not yet communicated to the State Department the result of tho latest meeting of the ambassadors at Con- stantinople, but the press account of the conclusions is said to be substantially in the line of the demands of the foreign rep- resentatives at the beginning. The main object of our government was to insure the protection of the United States exporters against and charges in the Turkish tariff that would amount to a discrimination, though the fact might not appear in thp frade. Therefore the assurance that the, porte will not resort to unilateral measures is acceptable. Respecting the decision of the ambassa- dors to make the payments to foreigners on account of indemnity claims a separate question for after consideration, it is sald here that our own claims, and particularly the missionary claims, are not to be af- fected by any such agreement, and they are not involved in the present issues be- fore the ambassadors. : — NEW ARGENTINE MINISTER. Senor Wilde Pays His Respects to Secretary Hay. The newly appointed Argentine mintst Benor Eduardo Wilée, called at the 8 Department today to pay his respects to Secretary Hay and arrange for the submis- sion of his credentials to President McKin- ley. The new minister was accompanied by Senor del Viso, who has been acting as charge of the Argentine legation since the retirement of the former minister. The pre- sentation at the White House will take place at an early day.