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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1901. BOERS UNDER DELAREY ATTACK GENERAL DIXON’S FORCE British Public Startled by the AT VLADFONTEIN| News of Desperate Fighting With Heavy Losses Within Short Distance of Johannes- burg and on Anniversary o f Roberts’ Entry Into That City Bt Kitchener Reports That the Republicans Were Eventually Driven Off, but Regrets T Among English Troops N Lt ONDON, May 31.—On the anniver- f Lord Roberts’ burg the coun the new ing and heavy Briti Gold Reef , on the . reported General Dela pture of bingtor of Viad ely composed put out of act to cl is shown risor had of yeomanry, That their » ters and su by the number of B LS 7O U NEEDED STRENGTH Most Grave Feature in Mrs. McKinley’'s Sickness. { WASHINGTON, May 31L—The physi- hat the Killed and Wounded The dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dat- | ed Fretoria, May 30, is as follows: “General 'Dixon attacked yesterday and there was severe fighting. The enemy was eventually driven off with heavy loss, leaving thirty-five dead. I regret that our casualties a vere. The killed and wounded number 174, Four officers were killed KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 31.—A report adoes says the Imperial Gov- ners there. -UWAYO, Matabeleland, May 1 Rhodes, in tion of legislation tation and deportation of Chinamen. further announced that mnew mile: ceal nf the new railroad & to the Wauki e e e e e e e ) i SOLTERS KL MANY RUSEIANS Forty Men Were Slain. LONDO: May According to a di are In attendance upon Mrs. after a consultation this fore- | the following statement of | | McKinley falled to show any im- nt during the c: and to-night on is reported as unchanged | tus given in the bulletin g the morning. One of the tures of theicase is the fact that s extremely weak and fails ength. She is very seriously but has had severe attacks of illne: nd this gives rise to the h 1 yet show improvement. Mrs No was issued to-night and none will 1 after the consultation of the physicians to-morrow. Both Drs. Stern- nd Rixey calied during the evening | times, the latter remaining | with the patient a long while. I MONTE, May 31.—Dr. Hirschfelder was here to-day in regard to a report | from gton that he had stated that | Mrs. y cannot recover. He de- nied absolutely that he had made any and said: e made no statement at any time case Mrs. McKinley, se contained in the official | ed by Mr. Cortelyou, and absolutely nothing to say now re- rding the case.” parate such statement, g the of MINISTERS SATISFIED WITE CEINA’S ACCEPTANCE One Phrase in the Note That May Cause Some Delay in Evacuetion. PEKING, May 31—China’s uncondi- acceptance of 450,000,000 taels as demnity to be paid the powers has great satisfaction among the for- eign Ministers, as it leaves practicaily a few minor details to complete the nego- tiation se in the joint note “to the n of the powers” may causc some delay in the evacuation of Chinese the Ministers fail to see ina can guarantee payment, and Minsters believe it would be a as all tk collecting revenue. Vere reve- 3 1 sllected over 2000 officials would be required, and the aggregate salaries of these men would be very large and t to more than the ordinary Chi- ez rity of the Ministers now fa- vor raising the customs to 10 per cent and taking 5,000,000 taels yearly from the likin tax. This method would give, after the payment of interest on foreign debts now existing, about 23,000,000 taels a vear. The Ministers would agree to this sys- tem if China will discontinue the col- lection of all likin duties on foreign goods. MUTINOUS GUARDSMEN PARADE IN ANTWERP Police Are Called to Prevent Disorder and Protect the Officers in the City. ERUSSELS, May 21.—An extraordinary scene occurred in Antwerp yesterday when mutinous Civic Guardsmen paraded the streets singing the “Marseillaise,” while the police had to be called in to pro- tect the officers from the revolting troops. There has been friction for some time. While drilling vesterday a guardsman in the ranks lighted a pipe and when repri- wanded for doing o0 insulted the officer who administercd the reprimand. The guardsman was arrested, whereupon his comrades broke ranks, hooted at their officer and proceeded to demolish property on the parade ground with the butt ends of their rifies. Subsequently they paraded the streets singing. SON OF DIVINE SARAH CALLED TO FIGET DUEL Young Bernhardt Receives the Sec- onds of a Journalist Who De- mands & Meeting, LONDON, -Muy 3L—A dispatch from Paris says Maurice Bernhardt, son of the famous actress, has received the seconds of another journalist, and a duel will possibly result. The trouble arose over a political discussion. According to the story, Mme. Bernhardt is suffering from extreme mervous excitement. She is due in London to act with Coquelin on Mon- day but may postpone her first appear- ance. She is quoted as saying: ““If my son’s life ig in peril, how can 1 g0? I am a mother first and an actress afterward.” Treasury Auditor Resigns. WASHINGTON. May 31.—Colonel Young- blood of Alabama, Auditor of the Treas- ury Department, has tendered his resigna- to have a large body of foreign | patch received from St. Petersburg to-d. it appears that the conflict at Alexandrov sky, in the vicinity of St. Petersburg, between the strikers at the Obuchoff iron w and the authorities, May 20, when a | number of rioters attacked the police, had more serious results than were admitted “ lhe] police report of the affair issued May 21 It was then said that after twelve of the police had been injured they were re- inforced by soldiers, who fired three vol- leys, killing two men and wounding seven. | The relatives of the strikers declare that forty of the men were killed and that 150 others were wounded. A reliable witness said he saw four van lIoads of wounded persons covered with bleod, and another spectator declares he s:w two tug-loads of wounded taken to the hospital. @ el b @ SOLDIERS WRECK PRESIDIO SALOON | Continued From Page One. side the gates and the rioters fled in the darkness and shade of the trees and scattered to their camp, The guard of the Forty-fifth Regiment was also ordered to the scene of the trouble, but the Wmen' lent but little as- sistance, despite the commands of their officers. The blocks in the vicinity of the sa- loons were patroled by armed guards and all stragglers were rounded up and sent to quarters. Once or twice some of the rioters tried to break through the guard lines and while on the run the sentries simply shouted ‘“Halt,” but di not stop their comrades. “They are our men,” said one sentry, wher. asked why he allowed the soldiers to run past the guard lines. Harris, the man whose life was saved by the police officers, is a private in Troop K, Fifteenth Cavalry. He was seen after the riot and said: “l am out on a pass/until to-morrow at noon. I was in Mrs. Powers’ saloon when the first crowd came in. I was in civilian clothes and they started to abuse Mrs. Fowers and then turned on me. They accused me of beirg one of the men who diers in the afternoon. They would not listen to reason, but acted like wild men. 1 owe my life to the police officers. If it had not been for their bravery I would be a dead man now.” Harris was badly cut about the face and | bruised all over his body. Mrs. Powers was also seen in the apartments above her wrecked saloon after the riot. In speaking of the occurrence she said: “I bave always been kind to the boys and have conducted my place orderly. cannot imagine why they should attack me and wreck my place. My license would have expired to-morrow night. The soldiers called me the vilest of names and threatened to kill me and every one in the place. The saloon was my only sup- port and I have a family to look after. One of my daughters was almost knocked down by a big rock that was thrown through the window of her room. What & lot of cowards these men are to attack a woman. I will demand satisfaction for the damage done and shall see my law- yers in the mormng.” Mrs. Powers estimated the damage at $2000. Not a thing was left intact ta the saloon. The doors were wrenched off their- hinges; the bar and fixtures were split to kindling wood; the gasjets were torn down; kegs of beer and bottles of whisky were emptied all over the place; chairs and tables were demolished and the till was robbed of $20, the receipts of the night. When the attack occurred Bar- tender Charles Keenan fled with Mrs, The officers of the Forty-fifth hegi- guard last night tried to shield their men as much as possible and claimed that only a few of their command took part in the riot. The sentries and sergeants in charge of the camp of the Forty-fifth re- fused to give any information. A careful investigation of the reports that some of the soldiers had died from “knock-out drops” proved that such was not the case. Morgan of the Forty-sixth Regiment was the only man who it is thought might have been the victim of a | drug. An investigation of the riot will. be imade to-day by the police and miiitary officials. —_— Cochrane Ordered Home, MANILA, May (31.—The result of the Goodrell court of inquiry is that both tion and it was accepted, to take effect June 15, The President to-day appointed B. A Pierson, assistant auditor of the same department, to Sus him. —_—— ‘Would you have peace? Use Searby’s Manst-Go.” Fleas- % and 3 cents. 400 Sutter street. * Lieutenant Colonel Vancel C. Goodrell | and Colonel Henry C. Cochrane have been severely reprimanded by Rear Admira} Rogers. Goodrell has been ordered to command the brigade of marines and g&chmne has been ordered to the United umber 174 Men and 4 Officers | force at Vladfontein | Delarey’s | 0 _were se- arranging to send a draft of 31— a speech before the | samber of Mines here on the difficulties | of obtaining laborers, advocated the adop- | ontrolling the impor- | He | contracts | nad been made for the cogstruction of 160 | Relatives of Strikers Say | had given knockout drops to some eol- | 1| Powers to the upper part of the house. | ment who were in charge of the provost | R, QUEEN WZZHELHINA HOLLAND’S QUEEN REVIEWS EMPEROR WILLIAIT'S TROOPS Brilliant Military Spectacle at Berlin for the Benefit of the Visiting Ruler of the Netherlands and Her Husband---Germans Are Joyous Over the Arrival of Their Royal Guests From The Hague they never had seen such maryelous drill and marching. After the maneuvers the Emperor, with his sulte, took up a position by the side of the Empress’ carriage. The Crown Prince Frederick Willlam and Prince Henry of the Netherlands had places throughout next to the Emperor. Several hundred Americans attended the review mostly in carriages, amon; them being Andrew D. White, the Unite States Embassador, and Mrs. White, with United States Senator Bevertdge: W. W. Hollis, E. V. Morgan, of New York; ex- Mayor Scheeren, of Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs. Landis, of Saa_ Francisco; Com- mander Willlam K. Beehler, the United States naval attache, and Mrs. Beehler, with a party; Mrs. Kerr, wife of Lieuten- ant Colonel Kerr, the United States mili- tary attache; Dr. und Mrs. Shakespeare end Miss Rutter, of Philadelphia. The ceremony of tihe Emperor accom- anying the regimental flags back to the chioss was most impressive, his Majesty. holding his field marshal’s staff. The crowds cheered with great enthusiasm. The municipal ceremony welcoming ueen Wilhelmina was quite simple, but the floral decorations around the spot ‘Wwere most gorgeous. The luncheon at the Schloss was partici- })Med in- by all the riembers of the royal amilies, including the ladies, the foreign guests and the mliitary attaches. The gala opera to-night was attended by all the members of the United States + 4 RULER OF THE NETHERLANDS, WHO, ACCOMPANIED. BY HER HUSBAND, IS RECEIVING ALL THE HONORS THAT EMPEROR WILLIAM AND HIS SUBJECTS CAN ACCORD. MOST NOTABLE AMONG THE EVENTS FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE ROYAL VISITORS WAS A MILITARY REVIEW. ERLIN, May $1.—Queen Wilhelmi- na and her hLusband, the Princs of the Netherlands, witnessed ! the Emperor's review of the Ber- | lin Garrison to-day. The Queen | afterward drove to the r 1 castle with the Empress, the Emperor riding at the head of the First Guards regiment, with the Prince of the Netherlands on his right band. On returning the procession was met on | Unter den Linden by the Chief Burgomas- | ter, the city officials and a band of twen- | ty-four white-robed maldens. The Bur- | gomaster presented an address to Queen | Wilhelmina and handed her a bouquet of | flowers of the Netherland: B white and blue. The Queen replied with a few words of thanks. Enthusiastic Greeting. The public throughcut the day enthusi- astically greeted Queen Wilhelmina. Im- mense throngs witnessed. the parade. Ow- ing to the sultry weather there were a score of sunstrokes, the sufferers includ- ing a number of scldlers. Many Dutch flags were displayed. The parade itself, in spite of the fearful dust and terrible heat, was the most successful held in years. All the military attaches, with General Bonnal, kept in a cluster near the Emperor, who led a brigade past the re- viewing stand near which was stationed a carriage containing the Empress and Queen Wilhelmina. s colors—red, The foreign ts agreed in saying J.WWPF—W‘FK-FH&H‘%F RAILROKD MEN -~ DEGLARE PEAGE id | | | Difficulties in the North- ern Pacific Are Adjusted. NEW YORK, May 3L—The conflicting | interests in the Northern Pacific Railroad | have reached a final and amicable agree- | ment upon all matters of disagreement | and their future relations to the property. ]There has been no announcement of the | terms of the new pact, which ends the most remarkable financial battle in the { record of Wall street, and none of the de- tails ‘have been made public. Lata this { afternoon the following statement went out on the ticker: “It is officially announced that an un- derstanding has been reached between Nerthern Pacific and Unlon Pacific inter- ests, under which the composition of the Northern Pacific board will be left in the hands of J. Morgag, certain names having already been suggested, which will especially be recognized as representative | of the common interests. It is asserted that completé and permanent harmnnfr will result under the plan adopted by ail | interests involved.” When the statement was shown to | Louls A. Heinsheimer of Kuhn, Loeb & | Co. he said: | “That statement is authentic. We can- not go into particulars as to the settle- | ment or give you any detalls at this time. All that we can say is that there has been a settlement of the difficulties that existed and the matter is at an end.” Jacob H. Schiff declined to add anything to the official statement beyond confirm- 4ng the truth of it. All James J. Hill would say was that a satisfactory settle- ment appeared to have been concluded. One of the stories heard to-day after the announcement that peace had been de- clared was that at least two Northern Pacific directors would enter the Union Pacific board and that equal representa- tion would be given the latter road in the directory of the first named road. f+++4¢+4¢++++4¢++++¢ + THE DAY’S DEAD. DI+ 4444444444444 444490 D. B. Robinson. CHICAGO, May 3.—D. B. Robinson, | former vice president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, died at his home here this afternoon, | after a protracted illness. Robinson had been seriously ill with a complication of | diseases for the last vear and a half. The { body will be taken to St. Albans, Vt. obinson’s old home, for interment. He was elected in 1896 to the presidency of the 8t, Louis and Ban Francisco road. He had previously served as president of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass road and was vice president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. He retired from the presidency of the St. Louis and San Francisco 1 ay, 1900, on account of fail- ing health. Charles V. Putnam. WORCESTRR, Mass., May 31.—Charles V. Putnam, president of the Putnam & Sprague Furniture Company, and a Cali- { fornia ‘‘forty-niner,” died here to-day, aged 72 years. He was a descendant of General Israel Putnam. e 3 John Ryan. SALINAS, May 3L.—John Ryan, one of the oldest pioneers of this county, died this morning, aged 57 years. —_—————— King Is Convicted. MOBILE, May 31.—The sealed verdict in the bribery case against former Cape u{n l:;l Tuart.::ml:,tg'e‘: Cyril W. Kis urn ‘was opened e Datte Brates Cleouit "Canrs to-day. It finds him ty as charged of receiv- ing money Intended to influence his offi- clal actions. CBINETTALKS OF THE OUTIES Court Decision Regard- ing Philippines Con- sidered. Speclal Dispateh to The Call: . CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, May 3L—Attorney Gen- eral Knox is preparing a written opinion for the President as to the bearing of the decisfon of the Supreme Court upon the collection’ of dutles on goods imported from the Philippines into the United Stadles and upon goods imported from the United States into-the Philippines. At a meeting of the Cabinet to-day the Attorney General announced that it was his tentative opinion, without having carefully examined the official text of the decisions of the court, that the decision would not necessitate any change in the present course of the Goveérnment as to the collection of these dutfes. He said, however, that this was not his final opin- ion, and after the matter had been dis- cussed briefly it was decided that Mr. Griggs should predare a written opinion to be adopted for the guidance of the ad- ministration until the decision of the Philippines case is announced by the court. It is understood that the Attorney Gen- ral and Secretary of War Root will eol- laborate in the preparation of this opin- ion, as Mr. Root has devoted a great deal of study to the legal as%ect of the rela~ tions between the United States and its sessions. little doubt among the mem- bers of the administration as to the power of the President under the authority dele- gated to him by the Spooner amendment Lo the army appropriation bill to ul- gate a tariff in the Philippines which will be perfectly valid, but there is consider~ able more doubt as to the right to collect duties under the Dingley law on im from the Philippines or as to the author- ity of the President to promulgate a spe- cial tariff on goods imported those 1slands. The administration is not greatly dis- turbed by the suggestion that goods from other countries will be shipped into the Philippines and then reshipped into the United States, where duties will be paild under protest in the hope of having the money refunded when the Supreme Court decision in_the Philippines case is an- nounced. This plan could probably be spoiled by putting up duties on these 00ds when importe into the Philippines. hile it cannot be learned that any hint has been given by the court, the adminis- tration has not much fear of an adverse decision in the Philippines case. SE——— EXPLOSION IN A MINE ENDS LIVES OF TWO MEN Accumulation of Gas at the Coryell Property in Colorado Causes a Disaster. 3 GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo., May 31— An explosion occurred this morning at the Coryell -mine at Newcastle, by which |- two men were instantly killed and ht others injured.. The klfied were Leod:nd Frank Grant, both of whom were stand- ing at the mouth of the mine. Willlam Rogerl and John Davis were bulli burned and Joe Harris, Willlam Harris, Da-: me were inju It is believed that the explosion was caused by accumulated gas. : —_—— Alaska Rates Go Up. SEATTLE, May 3L—The Alaska = ship rate war is at an end, temporarily at least. An agreement was red. into to-day by managers 6f the recently war- ring uon;mu restoring the former pas- S M PR S PR 1t'1s Dolleved, fol |Birils e R e Embassy, as well as the American ladles. and Senator Beveridze was also present. The opera was Donizetti's “The Daughter | of the Regiment.” 4 / Between the first and second acts the Emperor and Empress held a circle in the foyer, his Majesty chatting with Mr. White and saying emong other things that the monuments in the Sieges Aliee would serve as an excellent object lesson for German youth. Queen Wilhelmina addressed Mr. White as an old acquaintance from The Hague peace conference, recalling a number of detalils of the proceedings, ' Emperor Willlam has decorated Gen- eral Bonnal, director of the French War School, with the crown order of the first class, and has bestowed on Colonel Gallet the crown order of the second class. e o e e 0 e ) |CAPITALISTS AND THE TOILER Western Labor Union Discusses Its Future Policy. LI DENVER, May 31.—The annual conven- tion of the Western Federation of Miners and of the Western Labor Union began consideration of committee reports in ex- ecutive session to-day. Just before the adjournment for the noon recess a dele- gate rose and declared he was not respon- sible for a published anonymous interview regarding the election of a successor to President Boyce. This Indicates at least that there is no movement of importance to elect another president, The committee having in hand President Boyce’s report recommended that several sections be sent to the proper standing committges. This practically adopts the whole document by tHe convention. The interchangeable card between the Miners’ and Labor Union was adopted. The Labor Union convention spent the day discussing the union in politics. The resolutions committee has presented a res- olution favoring more active political work and whether this may be done through a labor party or by forcing other En,nlen to place labor candidates on their ickets is the point under discussion. The Labor Union decided to increase the sal- ary of the secmu.rzl from $75 to $100 a month and pay weekly. The following is the text of the political resolutions which were adopted by the Labor Union late this afternoon: ‘Whereas, '?l' capitalist class is eraby controls. the. Republicam Demberatia and Populists partles to further its political and industrial ln'l%l'; and in complete uet working class has nothing i ith the cepltalist class, either ot e oy egleond e inf e ng and the interests of the capitalist class :;: benen ocap- n.:ém parties, as has been proven l:'m‘?m; Whereas, We, the working cl. of being the real pmflum";l Wl!l-n' th, by our number, should be the masters Dot indnstaiatly an Ban Indust ly_and politi ; lies the destiny of the. S’:uo:;d IR s be Resolved, That we take such stej liticall ot et 3 il tst class; and be it ¢ e e Ve ‘That 1i execut ‘board put forth mr{t lfl.mnn:omzht lh“'. people of the different States in furthering ::'t‘l::l:‘amn‘ the political movement as above Resolutions were also adopted the executive board to \.x‘ e Ce re-enact the Chinese rl. directing e ese and all other Asiatics. lons were b %ho Nime 62 Rianiana oo “Z‘ nwn-un!“mfl;:&ud ong. favor- “—""l__ POSTMASTER GENERAL IS LIKELY TO RESIGN Rumor Says Smith’s Connection With the Cabinet Will Cease in a ¢ Few Days. WASHINGTON, May 31.—It is asserted to-day with much positiveness that Post- 'CUBANS PLAINLY TOLD THEY MUST ABIDE BY THE PLATT AMENDIIENT After the Cabinet Meeting Secretary of War Root Cables to Governor General Wood That Changes Made by the Convention Wik Not Be Accepted by the United States Congress Will Not Alter Terms of Future Relations Re- quired, and at Present the President Feels He Would Not Be Justified in Withdrawal of Military"Government Special Dispatch to The Call. ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, May 3l.— Secretary of War Root has cabled to Governor General Wood that the action of the Cuban Constitu- tional Convention .on the Platt amend- ment_defining future relations between the United States and' Cuba is not sat- isfactory to the administration. ¥his dis- patch was sent as the result of to-day's Cabinet meeting, in which the action,of the Cuban convention was discussed at length. Secretary Root had with him the full text of the document the Cuban convention adopted as an appendix to the provisions of the Platt amendment. He has not yet made this document public, but it is known that it is unsatisfactory in many ways, and is of such a character that the President could not construe it as justifying the withdrawal of the mil- itary government if he wished to do so. The interpretation and limitations placed by the Cubans on several of the articles of the Platt amendment are declared en- tirely inconsistent of the text of those articles. Objects of Articles Defeated. The fifth article of the Platt amend- ment, which stipulates that Cuba will execute and, as far as necessary, sxtend the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon for the sani- tatlon of the cities of the island, is so modified as to exclude the requirement for the execution of such plans as might be agreed upon in the future. .This de- feats the object of the article, which is to insure the carrying out of a plan of sanitation at leasi as effective as that which has been adopted, by the military government. - It is regarded as being essential to the prevention of the spread of infectious and contagious diseases from Cuba to the United States that there shall be no re- laxation in the sanitation of the island, and that a guarantee of effective sanita- tion shall not be left to the chance of a satisfactory agreement being reached af- ter the Cuban Government shall have been set up. The sense of article 7, providing for the sale or lease to the United States of naval and coaling stations has been, it is held, entirely perverted by the Cubans. Instead of making it provide that Cuba | or lease, it ic provided that | ment.” “will'” sel she “may” sell or lease, thus making ft optional for the Cuban Government to do s0 or not. The administration will insist that this be changed so that there shall | be no option abeut it. Intervention in Contingencies. The most objectionable of all to the administration is the action of the con- vention on article 3, which provides for intervention by the United States in Cu- ban_affairs certain contingencies. Part of the supplfmental document devoted to this article’is so involved that it was difficult for the President and his advis- ers to determine just what it meant. It is regarded as so interpreting the Platt amendment as to entirely pervert its meaning. Statements purporting to have been made by Secretary Root to the Cuban FRIENDS FEAR SECRET MURDER Railroad Cashier’'s Dis- appearance Causes Apprehension. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. EL PASO, Tex., May 3L—News of a mysterious robbery of the Mexican Cen- tral offices at Torreon has just reached El Paso. On the night of the 7th of May 1. G. Martines, cashier in the local freight offices there, disappeared, leaving a short- age in his accounts of $10,500. ‘A mystery surrounded the incident. The authorities refused to issue warrants for the arrest of the man or look into the matter for several days. Martinez had been known ‘as thoroughly responsible and was from one of the best families in the country. He left without notice and the money was_also missing, but more than $10,000 was left in the safe. The friends and relatives of Martinez contended that he had met with foul play and refused to consider that he had taken the money. For this reason the authori- ties refused to take steps to apprehend bim, putting in their time searching for a clew to the supp murder. The au- diting department of the Mexican Central road took the matter up and insisted on an effort for Martinez's arrest, and a war- rant was then issued charging him with robbery. The affair has been kept a profound se- cret by the MeXican Central authorities and even the division superintendent on the Chihuahua division knew nothing about it until the auditors for this divi- sion. came on here to-day after two weeks work on the case. No trace whatever had been found of Martinez, and it is believed that he left for the United States as soon as the alleged crime was committed. His friends contend that he did not take the money, but that robbers did the work and disposed of the er. TELLS OF CONSPIRACY IN DEFENBACH CASE Witness HExplains About Methods Employed to Get Money From CHICAGO, May 3L—Frank H. Smiley, who has confessed to conspiring with Dr. - A. M. Unger, F. M. Brown and Miss Marie Defenbach in an effort to uwinm :lh. r(;.r!o;- 1ifs surance companies which held poli- l.‘l:l h«’m Miss Defenbach’'s life, was the chief_witness at the trial of Dr. Unger d Brown to-d an ay. ley told how he was hired to pose as Idislnlu gfe‘nblch'l promised husband. He said he was to be paid $1000 and that Miss Defenbach urged the-start that she would die soon of heart disease. She sald she wanted her insurance to go to her friend, Dr. Unger, . Naracon, a for- mer stenographer in the Mooney & Boland detective offices, told of various visits of Dr. Unger to that office for the purpose of talking with Brown and Smiley. hbsded o e Cadets Go to Beuador. NEW YORK, May 3l.—Cadets Blrchie 0. Mahaffey of Texas, Henry L. Bowlby John. A. Cleveland of Ala- Keller of New York and R. go to r to serve as engineers in the bullding of a railroad across the An- des. - The Sv. b?. stood together all through their troul rl. and it is with them one for and all for the five. They will on master General Smith finall; the Cumbal of the to retire from the s "u,l H d.ddx vl?'"n. Grace line on Tuesday. They will couples the names of S. Heath and | be in the emj mm«. Guayaquil and Vice Chairman Payne of the Republican | Quito ny. National ‘Commiitee with the B |7 o ———— | Ea':“?é.fi"{"‘ fon may be tendered to Turkey Advances the Money. ent. within & few days. .| PHILADELPHIA, May §L—A cabls message received to-day by Willlam £ Sues to Foreclose. SAN DIEGO, May 31.—As f tumxmamum%n:: i R T property. R TR o to whether the cruiser §¢ With the first mycmmnmmdunm 1 eruiser 1t o uth:“ mmh‘:m-bs I | be delegates are incorporated. The adminis- tration objects to this because the pro- priety of quoting the Secretary of War as to his understanding of them is doubt- ed and because they bear evidence of the delegates having misunderstood the sec- retary. It is said that ideas have been attributed to Secretary Root which noth- ing he sald would warrant. fi is not believed by the administration or by those Senators who have been called in consultation that there is any procpect that Congress wiil in any way change the Platt amendment to mike it more acceptable to the Cubans, and it is hoped that when the Cuban delegates realize that the President is without power to change the terms. and that Congress is without a disposition to do 80, there will be little delay in accepting the amendment without the impossible interpretations applied to it. CAUSES GREAT SURPRISE. Cuban Delegates E;y the Convention Cannot Recede. HAVANA, May 31L—The decision of the United States Government not to accept the Cuban constitution as adoptéd by the Havana conventlon caused great surprise and keen disappointment to those mem- bers of the convention who voted for the constitution as adopted. Two leading Conservatives who were Interviewed to- night on the subject sald in substan: that they had reason to suppose that th constitution would be acceptable to Wash- ington, and that otherwise they would not have voted for ihe majority report as submitted. They also pointed out that in order to avoid a possibility of rejection the majority report had been changed at the last moment by striking out the interpre- tation at the end of the clauses 2nd put- ting these in the form of a resolution by themseives, thus accepting the Platt amendment as passed by Congress, “It is true,” said one of the Conserva- tives in question, “that the committee in- terpretations of th: explanations of the Teller resolution which were offered by Governor General Wood and Secretary Root, together with the Washington com- mission’s report, were inciuded with the Platt amen mt as an appendix to the constitution; but when we voted on the report it was but with one purpose in view, napeiy, to accept the Platt amend- Both delegates expressed regret that a misunderstanding had arisen, and said they doubted that the convention would now reconsider its acfion, as the fight hal hot, the victory had been won by onl¥ one vote, and those who had tried to do their duty toward their country had been bitterly assafled as traitors and per- Jurers. Senors Capote and Tamayo had a long conference with General Wood to-night. General Wood, in the eourse of a brief interview, said: “I never understood that the explana- tions of Seecretary Koot would be incor- porated in the acceptance. I always con- sidered that the convention regarded these explanations as explanations mere- 1y, and that they would not form part of the acceptance.” LEPER HIDDEN BY DOWIEITES Believed to Have Been Present aat Big Meetings. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, May 31.—Health officials are looking for John Stewart of 1362 North ‘Washtenaw avenue, who is sald to be af- fiicted with leprosy and Is now in hiding under treatment by “Dr.” John Alexander Dowie. The Stewart family is said to have come originally from the - Sandwich Islards, where the supposed leper was born. Mrs. Stewart, John's mother, is a follower of Dowie and believes that Dowle can cure him. It is rumored that Dowile has allowed Stewart to mingle freely with the congre- gations at big meetings held in the Audi- torium and Coliseum and he went to Wau- kegan yesterday., -~ s Dowieites have concealed the man,” declared Secretary Pritchard of the Health Department to-day. “We learned of it several days ago and have been quietly at work to ascertain whether the report was true. In some way we alarmed the Dowleites. Just what steps will be taken I do not know. One fact Is certain—it is within the province of this department to protect the public from contamination, and everything will be done to accomplish that end.” The faflure of one man is often the be- ginning of another man’s success. ADVERTISEMENTS. Dainty Appetite Easily satisfied, a feeling of dis- tress after eating, and more or less nausea between meals, every day—DYSPEPSIA! No need to say anything about the belching, vomiting, flatu- lence, headache, pain in the stomach. 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