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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1900. UNITED STATES ACTING ON ITS OWN INITIATVE Berlin Rumor of a Naval Demonstration Off Takn Denied. 5.5 LN This Government Will Continue on Its Policy to Work Alone in the Protection of Its Citizens. ————— LIN, March 21.—An offictal agency shington dispatch America Is Acting Alone. ELEVATOR FALLS WITH THIRTY PERSONS Occupants Injured by a Drop From the Third Floor to the Basement of a Chicago Building. _ AC re —Thirty ing of a freight ele- e building 126 e victims of the by the Blakeley hought none of ugh several were crowded into the oor. The big down until the Then, accordin mass of agon- 1to the basement. ‘injured” work hhoring building was to a sufficient number of e procured to remove the ir homes, or, In the more to the hospital caused by th in the base - Free Coinage Amendment. March 2L.—Senator ed an amendment 1 Fro\'idinx for free s limited to the So many women suffer from it. It mars elike their hours of work and pleasure. Backache is generally a symptom of derangement of the deli- cate womanly organs. It is useless therefore to apply plasters similar local treatments. A cure can only be effected when i the cause of the ache is removed. The use of Dr. Pierce’s Favor- ite Prescription will cure _ the debilitating drains, the in- flammation, ul- ceration and displacement which cause backache, side- ache, headache and many other aches and pain “Favorite Pre- scription” con- tains no alcohol and is absolutely free from opi- um, cocaine and other narcotics. It agrees with the most deli- cate persons. ook your medicine six months and I feel ke 2 new person” writes Miss Annie ens, of Bellville, Wood Co., W. Va. "Have sckache. no headache, no pain anywhere. & seven botthos of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre- 04 seven bottles of his ‘ Golden Med- I think there is no medicine ke Dr Pierce's. 1 can't speak highly enough f medicine for it has dope me so much £ * feel tired as 1 used to, nor sick. I Kk there is no medicine equal oS ¥ vorite Prescription.” s Adviser, 1008 pages, sent free pt of stamps to pay expense 5 Send 21 ome-cent r covers, or 31 stamps for BAJA CALIFORNIA ana Bitters RESTORATIVE, INVIGORA- “ The Mexican Remedy for Diseases of the Kid- peys and Biadder. Sells on its own merits. NADER, ALFS & BRUNE, Agents, for Circulan) Dami e 823 Market sireet, 5. F.—(Send persons | | |t MORTALITY IN PHILIPPINES * VERRATEL Sensational Statements De- nied by the War De- pariment. e Actual Average Death Rate Is Less Than One Hundred a Month, Not a Thousand as Published. i WASHINGTON, March 2L—War De- partment officials deny recently published statements that General Otis' campaign is costing upward of 1000 men every According to the official records the American occupation, June 1, , to February 17, 1900, the actual mor- in the arm; officers and 1460 men, a total of 1525 the rate of 74 deaths a month. More details are contained in the report Colonel Woodhull, chief surgeon. His port, however, does not e the end of the last calendar shows that up to December 1, 189 imber of deatk 55 omcers and Of this I cers and n died by vioience and 16 officers men died of dis Most of the by violence in battle. however, 137 d of actual host s, It is u that more than one-half of were caused by drowning. of wounded without the period covered by , or end beyond year. I Surgeon Sternberg says that many of the alarming statements of dis- e'and death in the Philippines seem to >d on the fact that large details of act surgeons are being issued to the )pines. The fact of the matter is there is no particular increase of the num- er of medical officers in the Philippines. The contract surgeons now being sent ere are simply to take the places of others whose contracts have expired and who are entitied to come home. He ad- i that twenty-four officers of the 1 department were on the transport sailed from San Francisco a few ago. but explained that they had been gathering at San Francisco for sev- | weeks, awaiting transportation under sued in the usual routine. " WINSLOW'S ANSWER TO BISHOP POTTER March —The statement y Bishop Potter of New York ions in the Philippine Islands found them has drawn forth a low, secretary of Anti-Imperialist e says: League elements congress _and dmirable which fourteen months ago still e ward 4 ‘native an American allt hed by the neutraliza- tion of the § mit me to demur to eemed to have f time (four y ome under {t. es in the island of Luzon dict your inference. We have rea- to belleve that our opinions are those of great mass of the common people of Amer- though the ‘‘better’”” or commercial class . as in the Philippines, may be satls- 1 with what is going on, ignorantly hoping t will bring them ‘‘Increased prosperity In short, our cause is the cause of the plain peo- ple, white or brown, against avarice and am- he ca | bition hiding under the cloak of pseudo-philan- | hold of | e taken, but it was | REMEY PREPARES TO START FOR MANILA WASHINGTON, March 21.—Rear Ad- miral George Remey, who will relieve Rear Admiral Watson in command of the naval forces on the Asiatic station. ar- rived in the city from Portsmouth, N. H., and had a conference with Secretary Long at the Navy Department to-day. He { will leave here to-morrow for San Fran- steamer Rear Ad- isco, where he will take about the 1st prox. for Manila have command a miral Kempff, who will of ome of the divisiops of the Asiatic squadron, composed of vessels assigned particularly to Chinese waters, will ac- company the admiral across the Pacific. Admiral Kempff was recently relieved from the command of the Mare Island navy-yard and is now in San Francisco. Admiral Remey has in command of the navy-y Rear Admiral B. J. Cromwell, former- president of the retiring board in this city. SALOON-KEEPER SHOT BY A HIGHWAYMAN Robber Secured All His Victim’s Ready Cash and Made His Es- cape Into the Woods. Special Dispatch to The Call TACOMA, March 21.—At Buckley a self- po ung highwayman shot and e | killed a saloon-keeper he had just robbed, rather than allow the latter to seize his gun and turn the tables on him, to-night. At 9:30 o’clock Nels Moe, proprietor of the Senate Saloon, was leaning over his bar talking to Ole Foside. Foside finished his glass of beer and started home by the back door. Just as he reached it a stern voice from the rear commanded him to halt and throw up bis hands. Turning he saw a robber leveling a gun at Moe. The robber ordered Moe to give him all the money in his till and pockets. Moe hesitated, but another look Into the muzzle decided him. The robber received every cent. As the latter turned to es- cape Moe reached over the bar and en- deavored to seize a gun. Quick as a wink the robber pulled the trigger and fired. A ball went crashing into Moe's brain, strik- ing him in the forehead over the left eye. Frightened at his crime the robber turned and fled. Foside then took down his up- raised hands and hastened to Moe's side, at the same time giving the alarm. Moe had staggered out from behind the bar and into the street. Feeling himself too weak to go further he turned back and fell dead on his threshold. Large pools of blood were found where he fell and behind the bar. The robber had crossed the railroad tracks and got into the forest beyond be- fore any start could be made to appre- hend him. All nearby towns were fur- nished with his des(‘rlflllon by telephone, and it is believed he will be captured. An hour after the shooting a large posse started out to search for him, headed by James McNeiley, Justice of the Peace. The robler was well dressed, smooth shaven and wore no mask. Moe was about 30 years old and unmar- ried. He had lived In Buckley for eight years, being well liked by the loggers and miners, who are anxious to avenge his ;14;( . The highwayman secured about 100. DUBLIN SENDS THANKS. Pleased at the Treatment of the Lord Mayor in America. WASHINGTON, March 21.—The Presi- dent has received a copy of a resolution recently adopted unanimously by the Mu- nicipal Council of the city of Dublin, Ire- land, as follows: Resolved. That this Council of the corpora- tion of the eity of Dublin places on record its high appreciation of the honor conferred on the Lord Mayor by the President of the United States on the occasion of his recent visit to Washington and the warm reception extended to him. And alto to the Governors of the States and Mayors who granted him the free- dom of thelr several cities; to the governor of the navy vard at Brooklyn, and, generally, to the citizens of the United States for their gen- erous hospitality. in the Philippines was | CUBA IS NOT YET READY FOR WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS The Agitator Is A R e e e e o o o o - s eho Do debe s R e e > >0 AVANA, March 10.—Secretary of War Root has paid a visit to Cuba which is believed by many Am?rl-i cans residing here to have more | significance than a simple official | dropping in to see how things are getting along. As the time for the elections approaches it is becoming more and more clear that the United States Government cannot wholly withdraw its forces and turn Cuba over to the Cubans for self-government upon their taking their first step in that i direction. The Cubans see that as well as the Americans, and are becoming | restive, while the Americans in civil life are becoming uneasy. It is plain to everybody that should the United States withdraw all but its moral support, there would very soon be an Infinitely worse condition on the island than prevailed in the darkest days of Spanish rule. There have been such open mutterings at this palpable fact that it is more than | likely that Secretary Root has made the | rour for state reasons. Certain it is that | the opportunity was improved to have a series of military reviews, the first and by far the most pretentious that have | been had since the soldiers of the United States were first quartered in Cuba. The military camp at Havana is located at Quemados, about eight miles from the city. It is on high ground, where a cool- ing breeze blows from the ocean, a mile | or two to the, west. The Spanish bar- | racks were in the heart of the city, but the Americans went down the west coast | to a most a nd weil drained location, and there established a permanent post and named it Camp Columbia. At this post there are now 4000 or 5000 troops, and | they appear to find the climate agreeable, for a finer body, physically, certainly never fell under the eye of the Secretary of War. Impressing the Cubans. General Lee, commanding the district, gain Abroad of Conditions. Special Correspondence of The Call. NEW CUSTOM-HOUSE IN HAVANA. Qrisieiei eieieieietedede @-wwfi@—«@*@w"&@&—@—o—&«@—«@ D S e o has headquarters at Quemados, in a fine | Spanish house, and General Wood occu- | pies the Governor General's palace in Ha- vana. Both the generals, and Ludlow, Rathbone and a number of lesser digni- taries, accompanied Secretary Root, and the occasion was made a gala day by the residents of Havana. Two infantry regiments, a battery and a cavalry regiment passed in review. After the formal review the troops were put through evolutions, which Americans believe were intended especifally to im- press the Cubans. The cavalry ma- neuvered and the artillery showed un- common_proficiency in unlimbering and firing volleys. The infantry went through a setting-up process that betokened great proficiency in drill, all of which is be- lleved to have had effect on the Cuban understanding. The situation here is one that is about as unsatisfactory to Americans as it is possible to be. The United States Govern- ment finds itself in the position of guaran- teeing everything and benefiting in noth- ing. In the first place there appears to have been an entire misconception in the | American mind of the nature of the Cu- ban insurgents. Theré was a class of half-informed people which delighted to expatiate upon Cuban ‘“‘patriots,” ground under the heel of despotism; of a people seeking freedom even as did the Ameri- cans in 1776. The national sentiment was thus worked up and intervention pro- voked. When the Amcrican soldlers land- ed and attempted to co-operate with the insurgent forces they saw how very far from ideal heroes the men were who were making pretense of liberating a nation. These people were found to be of no use in real fighting, such as was necessary to vanquish the Spaniards. About all the military relations with the Cubans that could be sustained by our forces was to issue rations to them—and the American Government has been doing that in ef- fect ever since. As recompense it has gained the undisguised hostility of the Cubans, and its people to-day stand In the most unsatisfactory relation to Cuba : in the Land, and Both Natives and Americans Are Complaining R R o SR R R e o SRS SSOS S ) LN [} peimiett | | [ R S s et 2 PP S S S S S - and Cuban interests of the people of any | of the dominant nations. ! Situation Misunderstood. So little is the sitnation understood in the United States that it is necessary to explain the wide difference between Span- iards and Cubans. The Spaniards are very largely the property-owning | and business class. They constitute the conservative element and the worthy. | Things may go very badly and they raise | no clamor. The Cubans are professional | agitators—ne’er-do-wells, men with taint- | ed records, largely negroes, fellows who | won't work and want office. They are the | restless, irresponsible element of the coun- | try. And they seem to make the public | sentiment—at least that which customar- | ily gets diffused in the United States. The | Cuban, having drawn the assistance of | the United States, by his shrill alarms in | the name of patriotism, and having stood | by and drawn his rations while our sol- diers drove from his island the people in | power, is now furious that Uncle Sam | does not turn the reins of power over to | him without limitation and himself get | out. To that end the Cuban press—and | the distinction is always to be made be- | tween Cuban and Spanish—is ‘filled dally | with vituperation of Americans, and the Cuban agitator finds 4 favorite epigram in the expression that Cuba, in the pro- cess of getting rid of one tyrannical Gov- ernment, has taken on another. Enter- prise is pretty well at a standstill.. Even planting is not beirg resumed to its old- time extent. There Is more encourage- | ment to capitalists from other countries to come in and invest in enterprises than | to Americans to do so. With the well- defined antipathy of the classes that are likely to get control in the event of com- plete American withdrawal, American in- vestment would be much more likely to suffer, and so it comes about that Ameri- | cans are getting no foothold and the peo- | ple of other countries are mkmi greater | chances in the business of the island | than those who have the greatest right. | T. G. DANIELLS. | VOTE ON LOUD'S BILL IS LIKELY 0 BE CLOSE House Still Debating the Californian’s Mail Regulations. Pl WASHINGTON, March 21.—During the debate in the House to-day on the Loud bill, relating to second-class matter in the malils, there was a sharp exchange be- tween McPherson of Iowa and Lentz (D.) of Ohio, over a charge made by the for- mer that the latter was the attorney of the lobby which is fighting the bill. Other- wise the debate was without incident Both friends and Or)ponen!! of the mcas- ure express the beli be close. Loud has agreed to accept two amendments, one to increase the number of sample coples which newspapers may send out at second-class rates from 500 to 2000, and the other to limit the provision requiring the newspapers to separate their mail to those having in excess of @00 circulation. These are all the con- cessions he will make. He says the de- bate has strengthened the bill and he be- lieves it will pass. ‘War Department Accused. Upon the authority of the Governor of Alaska, Turner of Washington made-the statement In the Senate to-day that con- cessions for gold-mining in the bed of the sea near Nome, Alaska, had been granted by the Secretary of War, and upon that statement he based a resolution of in- quiry. Senator Turner sald if such a grant had been made it was a “shame, a reproach and a scandal’”” The resolution was agreed to. In :gfew minutes and without discussion the additional urgent deficiency bill was assed with one or two other measures of Paportance. Allison gave notice that he would call up to-morrow the conference report on the Porto Rico appropriation bill LOVE FOR ONE MAN CAUSES TWO SUICIDES Wife of an Indiana Citizen and Her Rival End Their Lives With Poison. Special Dispatch to The Call AUBURN, Ind., March 21.—Stella Har- rington, married, and Lydia Jordan, un- married, young women of Elkhart, took morphine last night with suicidal intent. Miss Jordan died, leaving a note proclaim- ing her love for Mrs. Harrington's hus- band, who was in her company during the evening. Mrs. Harrington, who s still ngv‘e, will not give any reasons for the affalr. Death of Dr. Moore. BENICIA, March 21.—Dr. Willlam A. Moore, a prominent dentist and secretary of the !t&‘ Board of Dam:ln Examiners, drogped dead 'in his office this morning at 8:30 o'clock. ef that the vote will | RESIGNATION 0 WHEELER HELD N ABEVANCE President in No Hurry to Let “Fighting Joe” Withdraw. e WASHINGTON, March 21.—General Wheeler called at the War Department this morning and officially reported his { return from the Philippines to Secretary | Root, in accordance with the orders of | the department. It was expected that lhe question of General Wheeler's future | military status would be determined at this meeting. Secretary Root was 8o busy, however, with other important questions that it was concluded best to defer the consideration of General Wheel- er's case to a more opportune time. The matter probably will be settled within a few days. Meanwhile the resignation of General Wheeler from the volunteer army will be held in abeyance and the ques- tion as to his eligibility ‘to a seat in Con- gress will be neld up pending the settle- ment of his military status. There is a strong_ desire ‘to put the names of General Wheeler and General Lee on the retired list of the army with the rank of brigadier general, but the carrying out of this plan requires special legislation. The existing law prohibits a man 64 years of age from serving on the active list in the armg. General Lee is over 64 and Géneral Wheeler will be 64 in September. Only the latter, therefore, is eligible to appointment in the reguiar army. The short time he would have to serve in case of appointment i{s made an argument against such action. Moreover, the desire of the President is to honor both of the distinguished volunteer offi- cers in the same WaxA ‘With the consent of Congress it would be possible to ap- point them brigadier generals on the re- tired 1 Such action would enable them to relinquish their present duties and In- sure their future welfare. Following the precedent established in the case of General Shafter, General ‘Wheeler may continue on active duty in- definitely under his volunteer commission, but in case of his transfer to the resuvlar army he would be obliged to relinquish active duty upon reaching the age of 64 years. There is reason to belleve that General Wheeler would be willing to fore- go his rights to a seat in Congress under existing conditions, providing ‘were as. sured of an appointment to the regular army. As an officer on-the retired iist there would be no &‘x;:ntlon as to his eligi- bility to a seat in the national legislature in case his former constituents desired to elect him. EPIDEMIC OF SMALLPOX. Disease Breaks Out in Great Northern Grading Camps. GREAT FALLS, Mont., March 21— Smallpox has broken out in the Great Bertonwhe re Shout” 1o men - are ¢ po! m worz;k..d‘ rty cases have uru.d!;‘ fi r:f | which led to the overthrow of the mon- DEATH CLAIMS REVOLUTIONIST VOLNEY ASHFORD Passes Away at His Home in Oakland After Brief | Illness. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, March 21 Volney V. Ashford, who was prominent- ly identified with the troubles in Hawail archy, died to-night after a brief illness at his residence, 254 East Seventeenth street. He had resided in Oakland for a year and a half. He was 54 years old and a native of Canada. Deceased was an attorney, and was legal adviser to the Hawallan crown for many years. After the dethronement of Queen Liliuokalani, he became prominetly identified with the movement to restore the monarchy with XKaiulani on the throne. He was arrested and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment, but was re- leased before the expiration of his term on condition that he would leave the islands. Mr. Ashford always maintained that he had been unjustly_ treated by the provin- clal government. He admitted that he fa- vored a restoration of the monarchy with Princess Kalulani on the throne, as he believed such a form of government would unite all elements in tke islands and com- mand the respect of the foreign powers. Death of Mrs. White. Spectal Dispatch to The Call TACOMA, Wash.,, March 21.—Sudden death came to-night to Mrs. Peter White, wife of the lumber dealer residing in San Francisco. They formerly lived at Pasa- dena. She came here en.ra' in the winter for her health and at times has been very ill. Last week she was able to be out. Last night she was attacked with 5‘1?}1" failure, becoming worse until she New Use for Wireless Telegraphy. ‘Wireless telegraphy has had a new demon- stration of usefulness by the captain of a Iightship, Wwho used it after ordinary signals had failed, to notify the shore authorities of danger. In a like manner Hostetter's Stom- ach Bitters, the famous dyspepsia cure, acts when all other medicines fail. Its superlority is quickly feit in the renewal of strength. It regulates the bowels, improves the appetite, | seeking work in the Couer d’'Alene | violating the proclamation of the Gover- | testified to having been at | testified to the harshness of the soldie COEUR DALENE INVESTIGATIO NEARS THE END Prosecution Rests Iis Case| Before the House Com- miitee. : i —— Denied the Right to Call Governor Bteunenberg’s Official Repre- sentative as a Wit- ness. AL N S WASHINGTON, March 21.—The exami- nation of 8. A. F. Glll was continued be- fore the Coeur d'Alene Investigation Com- | mittee to-day. In response to Inquiries by Representative Lentz, the witness told of a visit to the “bull pen.” At that time a prisoner chanced to put his fingers | through a hole in the side of the prison. Thereupen, the witness said, a colored soldier, who was on guard on the outside, shoved his bayonet at the protruding fin- | gers, inflicting a bloody wound. A copy of the permit required of those dis- trict was introduced. It recited at length the facts concerning the holder, that he was not a member of a union, and that he took an oath to obey the law. The wit- ness sald he had not taken out a permit, regarding it as a badge of servitude and unAmerican to require an oath to obey the law. Representative Jett made the point that the law presumed that a citizen obeyed-the law untll otherwise proved. The cross-examination was directed to showing that the permit system was de- signed to secure an orderly force of | workmen In the mines. The witness main- | tained, however, that its effect was to | blacklist those who did not take out a | permit and also to make an “oligarchy or | aristocracy” of those in control of the permit system. He said the class of min- ers had deteriorated under the system, ! 0 that now women did not take the night trains, as many drunken men carry- lnfi dirks In thelr belts were on board. epresentative produced a form of warrant, which the witness identificd as the one in general use. It was in type- | writing. with blank spaces for the inser- tion of names, and directed that the per- | sons named should be taken and held for | nor of Idaho, declaring martial law, and | the rules and regulations of ‘he military district established thereunder. Innocent Man Arrested. R. Shields, a commercial_travel St. R Mont., some distance from the Cocur d’Alerie trouble, when a miner nameg | Francis was placed under arrest by sol diers. _Shields said the townspeople state. that Francis had worked there for ma months, including the time of the riot. but he was, nevertheless, arrested taken to the “bull pen.”. The witness W. Lentz asked that Bartlett Sinclair ta the stand. Sinclair is the official appoint- ed by Governor Steunenberg to take charge of affairs in the Coeur d'Alene | district and_his name has been most fre- | quently used during the course of the in- vestigation. Chairman Hull sald Sinclair could not be called at this point as tha committee had heretofore determined to hear all witnesses to support the chaiges and there were several yet to be heard. An animated discussion followed. Sulzer | declared that the minority would not pro- | Geed further If the committes insiated on calling_Young instead of Sinclair at this | time. Capron of Rhode Island character- | ized this as a threat. | By a vote of 9 to 4 the committee de- | cided not to call Sinclalr as a witness for | the prosecution. Sulzer thereupon announced that _tha prosecution would rest its case. This cleared the way for the opening of the defense, but as the hour was late the committee adjourned until to-morrow morning, when. it is expected, Governor Steunenberg will be called. Death of an Old Soldier. Special Dispatch to The Call. | SAN DIEGO, March 21.—Patrick O'Neil, | for forty-eight years a resident of old | San Diego and twice a soldier in the ser vice of his_adopted country, died this | morning at 5 o'clock. after having been | ill_for eight years with paralysis. De- ceased was born_in Tyrone, Iraland., in August, 1822. At 20 he came to this coun- try and six years later enlisted at Phila- delphia for five vears and was sent around the Horn on the clipper ship Sea Queen. He was one of the party which went out to make treatles with the In- dians of the San Joaquin Valley, and as such was one of the founders of Fort Miller, named after the major, otherwise known as Millerton, the first county seat of Fresno County. On being discharged at the end of his service, he came to San Diego and resided here’ ever since. He | owned considerable property at the old | town and during the boom was accounted | rich. He was also a soldier during the Civil War in a company of the Second California Volunteers. The funeral will be held to-morrow. NON PARTISN MOVE FOR PEACE N KENTUCKY Call Will Be Issued for a General Convention in Louisville. —_—— Golden Makes Light of the State- ments Credited to Him and Says He was Drinking and Talked Too Much. LEXINGTON, Ky., March 21.—A mecet- ing was held here to-day attended by leading citizens of this city and surround- ing citles. The object was to put on foot a non-partisan movement looking toward action to retrieve the reputation of Ken- tucky and obliterate the reputation the present compiicated state of affairs ard acts leading to them have given it. A similar movement is on foot in Louisvills and Covington. So far the work is being done with more or less secrecy. It was decided to-day to issue an address to all counties in the State, calling conventions to select delegates on April 20 to a State convention to be held in Loutsville, April 24 Beyond this nothing definite was done. F. W. Golden Is the cynosure of all eyes in the Goebel murder Investigation. He slipped Into Lexington last night, kept himself hidden and was under surveil- lance of detectives all day to-day. defeat- ing the purposes of all except friends to see him. He left this afternoon in a buggy, presumably for Winchester, ac~ companied only by a detective. He was absolutely Inaccessible to outsiders and to friends even was silent as a sphinx. According to Dr. A. €. Foster and H. M. Steele of London, Ky., who are here, Golden denles having told a_portion of what is attributed to him. He explained that he probably was drinking and talked too much. . To Steele Golden sald: “Rumors gofs over the country are all a lie. You wil find out later that I am telling you the tguth.™ Judge Robert Fleld of Perry County came here from Beattyville to-day. On the train he made a statement that he was in Beattyville, the home of “Tallow" Dick Combs. He went to the barber shop | where Combs works and heard Combs say that he was nc! hiding or in any way try- ing to avoid arrest: that he was at work | every day and would make no attempt to escape if the officers wanted him. He sald he could prove where he was every hour of the day on which Goebel was killed and that he was not afrald of the consequences. FRANKFORT, Ky., March 21..—The re- port that special trains would be run from various mountain countles to bring | crowds here Friday, the day set for the examining trial of Caleb Powers, John Davis and W. S. Colton, charged with being accessories to the Goebel assasstna~ tion, caused a stir here. Adjutant Gen- eral John B. Castleman arrived here to- night in response to a telegram from Gov= ernor Beckham and a conference of the Democratic leaders was held, lasting sev- eral hours. Local railroad men wers called in and asked concerning the report that crowds were to be brought here, but what information was gained from them on this point is not known. County Attor- ney Polsgrove spent to-day in Lexington in conference with Wharton Golden. The latter has not been summoned as a wit- ness for either side, but the prosecution are expecting him to come here Friday without a summons. Alpha May Not Sail. Special Dispatch to The Call. VANCOUVER, B. C., March 21.—From a telegram received by United States Con- sul Dudley this afternoon from the Secre- tary of the Treasury at Washington it ap- pears impossible that the Canadian steamer Alpha will be able to sall for Cape Nome at all. Two days ago the Consul asked the department at Washing- ton if the Alpha would be allowed to carry a Customs Inspector from Seattle or Dutch Harbor to Cape Nome to act there as a !embnrzux' Collector of Cus- toms and take duties due on goods shipped | by the Alpha. The reply to-day cited sec- tion 2971 of the Revised Statutes, which provides that no foreign steamer shall | “unlode” at other than a port of emtry, and added that the steamer Alpha cannot carry freight to Cape Nome “under any conditions.” Consul Dudley says that it appears to him now that the only way the steamer can go to Cape Nome is by spe- cial permit, such as she recsived from the department at Washington last year. Fleet May Visit Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, England, March 21— The Mayor of Portsmouth has recetved from United States Secretary of the Navy John D. Long a response to his let- ter to President McKinley, inviting an American _fleet to visit 'ortsmouth. In his reply Secretary Long says the depart- ment has at present made no arrange- ments for sending a squadron to European waters, but later will undoubtedly do so, side pockets. just this purpose. It is one of thos Call for samples of these suits — we give them freely. Compare them anywher~ and test their value. We would prefer that you did this. We consider these suits and overcoats for $13.50 worth $17.50. We bought the cloth for this sale be- fore trade prices went up; now we make the clothes at a special price—you save $4.00. N and cures indigestion. Try it. - This is the Strand It is something like the cutaway frock, but is shorter and has out- It makes a very dressy business suit, and is made for e suits and overcoats that we are making to order for $13.50. 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