TUB' SEMI-WEEKL- Y M ESSENGER: FRii)AY, APRIL 21, 181)9.

QUO WAIZIIAIfTO SUITGEN. MILES DOWNED riB hiPRESENTATION TO XIIE RALEIGH

Of the Silver Cap by Mrs. A. W. Hay-wood-wiiii- am

JF. Bryan Breaks Inon the Ceremony of PresentationNew York, April 18. The presenta

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In the ConspiracyThe Beef Court . WillCharges to be

Find the General'sUnfounded.

OFFICERS TQ BE CRITICISEDFor Waiting Until After the War to Prefer Charges Against the Quality

of Food Furnished the Soldiers-Import- ant Diplomatic ChangesAnnounced A Letter of Thanks From the Czar of Russia.

The Samoan Commissioners Entertained by Secre-tary Hay-Plenar- y Powers Conferred on

Them to Settle Affairs in Samoa.

To be Drouglit hj tbe Old Scbool Boardof Sampson County Supreme CoartDecisions

(Special to the Messenger.)Raleigh, N. c, April 18. Leave was

granted by the attorney general to theold board of education la Sampsoncounty to institute quo warranto pro-ceedings against the new board in adjudication of the title of ofilce.

Opinions were filed today by the su-preme court as follows: Cowles vs.Councill, from Catawba, per curiam.afSrmed. Winebarger vs. Laney, fromCaldwell, per curiam, affirmed. Mitch-ell vs. CoTpealng, affirmed. Keith vs.Scales, from Forsyth, afHrmed. Broad-fo- ot

vs. Fayetteviile, affirmed. Balkvs. Harris, from Beaufort, petition torehear dismissed. State vs. Beard,from Catawba, new trial. State vs.Knott, from. Forsyth, new trial

S7IALLPOXOXTHE INCREASE

Seven New Cases in Ralelgn In TbreeDays A !SeroRxodus From tbe StateDifferent Features of tbe Several QuoWarranto Cases

Messenger Bureau,Raleigh. N. C, April 18.

It is asserted that in several sections of the state the conditions oremore than favorable for an exodus ofnegroes, and that many are now pre-paring to leave.

Four smallpox cases were yesterdaysent to the pest house. Three newcases were discovered this " morning.Some negroes are undoubtedly hidingpersons who have the disease. Theamount of ignorance, or worse, amongthe negroes regarding smallpox is amazing. They say that it is not smallpox.but "Cuban itch.' Of course there isno such disease as the latter. Fourphysicians are now at work vaccinatat the city's expense. The boardf? eal,h met at noon today to con- -

siaer xne question or compulsory vac.cinaton- - The "walking case" of smail- -pox has not yet been arrested

The indexing of the public laws of1&99 is progressing quite rapidly. Therewill be 1,000 pages of the public laws.

Superintendent H. F. Frazer of theNova Scotia institution for the blind Isinspecting the institution here.

There is a different line of argumentin each of the suits for office whichare now before the courts. In the caseof the Atlantic and North Carolinarailway the question of part state andpart private ownership enters. In thecase of the keeper of the capitol thequestion is whether the board of pub-lic buildings can appoint him for afixed term when the law does not spec-if- q

any term.The Trinity college base ball team

played six games during its tour inthe south and lost only one of them.

The annual "New Era" negro stateinstitute begins here tomorrow. It isheld by the Baptists ami really underthe auspices of the white Baptists. Itwill continue four days. There aremany speakers.

The city water is again pronouncedgood.

Government Weekly Crop ReportWashington, April 18. The general

weather conditions of the week endingApril 17th have Leen exceptionally fa-vorable for farming operations andcrops throughout the country, with theexception, of the extreme northern Pa-cific coast region, where the week wascold and wet, and over Arizona and thesouthern portions of California andUtah, where hrought con'nues to pre-vail. The week has been by far themost favorable of the season, and rapidprogress has been made with farmingoperations which have been much de-layed as a result of the unusually back-ward season.

The reports generally indicate quitea decided improvement in winter wheatas compared with the unfavorable con-ditions reported at the close of the pre-vious- week in the principal winterwheat states east of the Rocky moun-tains. Good growth Is also reportedIn Oregon, and the prospect of heavycrops in California continues excellent,while the outlook in Washington re-mains unfavorable, due to continuedcold and wet weather.

A little cotton has been planted overthe northern portion of the cotton belt.Over the southern ani central portionsplanting has been vigorously pushedduring the week, and the early plant-ed is coming up over the southern por-tion of the east gulf 6tates. In south-ern Texas cotton planting Is nearlngcompletion and good stands are report-ed. The early planted is coming up Incentral Texas, and planting is well ad-vanced In the northern part of thestate.

Some tobacco has been planted InSouth Carolina. Plants in Nortn Car-olina and Tennessee are small andhealthy, but have been damaged tosome extent by frost in the latterstate. In Virginia and Kentucky ther1jnf o oto cmo 11 arA lata T f irxr1Tand Iiana some plants are up. A fewbeds nave been seeded In Connecticut

Driven Oat of the Connty(Special to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. C, April 19.ClaudeDockery received a telegram today,stating that T. W. Steen. who hadbeen engaged to take depositions inthe case of Dockery against Bellamyat Lllesvllle, and his clerk, had beenarrested for violation of the smallpoxordinance, fined $23 and ejected fromthe county.

5 MCURE ALL TOUR PAIHS WITH V

Pain-Kil!- ei

A Uedic.'ae Cbest la Itself.Staple, Safe and Qalck Car for

CRAUPS, DIARRHOEA, COUGHS,COLOS. RKEUBATIStt,

REURALGIA,

23 and SO cent Dottles.BEWARE OF IMITATION.

BUY ONLY THE GENUINE.PERRY DAY 10'

Lieutenant Gilmore andOthers.

Ill HANDS OF PHILIPPIHOS

Xlucn Exciteme t and Anxiety Causedby This First Capture of Americansby tbe Insurgents The Fats of the2risoners rnknowa PnlllpplnosWill Accept no Overtures RegardingTbem Everj JEffbrt to be 3Iade toSecure Their Release.Manila, April IS. A number of prom-

inent and wealthy Philippines are or-

ganizing a committee to take steps tobring about, if possible, an understand-ing between the rebels and the Amer-icans. One branch of this committeeintends to ask the United States Phil-ippine commission to make a state-ment as to what terms will be offeredthe rebels if the latter will surrender.Another branch of the committee willapproach Aguinaldo with the terms andwill endeavor to persuade him to ac-cept them. It is considered doubtful,however, if any members of the com-mittee will dare to personally conferwith the rebel leader. The committeeincludes several persons recently con-demned to death by Aguinaldo for pe-

titioning him to cease fighting.Major General Otis has appointed a

board, headed by Colonel Crowder, todeal with war claims. Many suchclaims have been filed, aggregatingmillions of dollars, particularly as aresult of the Iloilo fire. Major Generalors who has hitherto handled theseclaims, is unable to devote any of his Itime tot them now

General Lawton" has ordered ColonelWhalley, of the Washington vounteers,who was a lieutenant in the regulararmy, to command General King's bri-gade during the tatter's illness.MEN OF THE YORKTOWN CAP-

TURED.Washington, April 18. The navy de-

partment has given out the followingdispatch from Admiral Dewey:

"Manila, April 18."becretary of the Navy, Washington:

"The xorktown visited Baler, eastcoast of Luzon, P. I., April 12th forthe purpose of rescuing and bringingaway the Spanish forces consisting ofeignty soldiers, three officers and twopriests, which were surrounded by 400insurgents. Some of the insurgents,armed with Mauser rifles x x x bynatives. Lieutenant J. C. Gilmore,mVLe making x x x ambushed werefrsd upon and captured. Fate un-known, as insurgents refused to com-municate afterward. The following aremissing: The officer previously refer-red to, Chief Quartermaster W. Wal-ton, Coxswain J. Ellsworth, Gunner'sMate H. J. Hygard, Sailmaker Vend-gt- t,

Seamen W. H. Rinders and W.Woodbury, Apprentices D. W. Avon-vill- e,

J. Peterson, Ordinary Seamen F.Brisolese, W. B. O'Donnel; LandsmenL. T. Edwards, F. Andersen, J. Dillonand C. A. Morissey. DEWSY."

The dispatch from Admiral Deweycaused much excitement in naval cir-cles as soon as its contents becameknown. It was received late in the dayand considerable delay was occasionedby the blindness of some of the cipherwords. It was impossible to complete-ly decipher it, and the asterisks indi-cate the unintelligible words.

Lieutenant J. C. Gilmore, the officerreferred to as captured, is well knownin Washington, having been stationedhere for some time. His wife and fam-ily live here. He was born in Philadel-phia July 10, 1854, and was appointeda naval cadet from Arizona in Septem-ber, 1S71. He reached his present gradeof lieutenant in 1891. His main servicehas been on the Monongahela, Marion,Bancroft, Vesuvius and Machias, be-side considerable service on boards.Just a year ago he reported to the St.Paul, then commissioned as an aux-iliary cruiser, and served on that ves-sel under Captain Sigsbee, throughoutthe war. On January 14th last he wasordered to the hospital ship Solace,which was about to sail for Manila, andon arrival there was assigned by Ad-miral Dewey to the Yorktown.

The capture of the Yorktown's menwas. discussed with much feeling innaval circles. The misfortune was feltwith added keenness as the navy hasprided itself thus far on immunityfrom reverses. The admiral's dispatchof today was the first knowledge thedepartment had that the Yorktown hadgone on this special mission to relievethe Spanish garrison at Boler. That thecapture should have been effectedwhile the American forces were on amission of mercy toward the Spaniardsrather than in the prosecution of acampaign, led to the belief that Spainwould have no further ground forquestioning the good faith with whichthe Americans were seeking to relievethe condition of the Spanish, prisoners.

Although the dispatch gave no indication that Lieutenant Gilmore andSfxiSfv was thirKliVt!: yet

mysterysurrounding their fate while in thehands of an uncivilized enemy. This itthe first capture of any Americans, mil-itary or naval, so that it is unknownhow the insurgents will treat our men.If civilized methods were pursued anexchange could be quickly effected, asGeneral Otis has a large number ofPhilippino prisoners, but the insur-gents have been averse thus far to ax-chang- ing

Spanish prisoners, and thisraises a question as to what they willdo with the Yorktown men. The pur-pose of officials here is to spare no ef-fort to secure the speedy release of ourmen.

Republican monetary t ool rnceAtlantic City, N. J., Arn: I --The

monetary committee, appointed at aj caucus of the republicans of the house

of representatives, held Its first sessionhere toiay. The conference was secret.All the members of the committee werein attenaance w;th the exceptionChairman David Tt. Hndrsnn. ofIowa, who had not arrive!. It reported that the committee will be hereabout two weeks. The committee havebefore them ail the bills which wereconsidered by the house banking -- andcurrency committee and they --will at-tempt to frame a measure which willbe satisfactory to the administrationand the next congress.

tion of silver cups to the cruiser Ral-eigh took place today. The cups weregiven by Mrs. A. W. Haywood, qI Ral-eigh, N. C, who christened the snip.Mrs. Haywood was not present, owingto the illness of her sister. The presen-tation took place in the ward room ofthe Raleigh.

A. W. Haywood, the husband of thedonor of the cups; Charles E. McDon-ald, chairman of the reception commit-tee, of Raleigh, N. C.; Commissionerof Charities, John W. Keller, John W.Haywood, of the marine corps; Mrs.Haywood, Mrs. Custer, widow of Gen-eral Custer, and Mrs. Captain Coghlanwere among those present at the pre-sentation which was made by AssistantUnited States Attorney General Boydwho is a native of Xorth Carolina.General Boyd said in part:

"Mere words do not express our gratitude for what the Raleigh, her officersand men have done. When the shipwas christened, one of North Carolina'smost accomplished and beautiful daughters was assigned to this task. By thesame woman who christened this ves-sel, I am deputized to present these sil-ver cups. This woman was the daughter of the then Governor Holt, of NorthCarolina. In presenting these cups wewish that the officers and crew of theRaleigh wherever they may be whenthey tip these cups, may feel that OldNorth Carolina feels proud of the ship,her officers and crew "

The health of the donor was thendrunk.

Captain Coghlan made suitable reply.During the presentation ceremony,

strict orders had been given to keep alloutsiders from the vessel. Just as theceremonies commenced William J. Bry-an came down the pier with severalfriends. A big crowd of people on thewharf at once recognized him andcheered vociferously. He was takenover on the Raleigh's launch on thesupposition that he was one of theHaywood party. The crowd kept oncheering until Mr. Bryan steppepd upthe gangway of the Raleigh. He wasreceived by Captain Coghlan who hadcome out of the wardrobe to see whatwas the matter. The captain apparently did not recognize the formerpresidential nominee.

"My name is Bryan, William Jen-nings Bryan," said the visitor. "I havecome with my friends to take a lookat the ship."

Captain Coghlan said he was veryglad to meet Mr. Bryan and he assignedLieutenant Commander Phelps to showColonel Bryan and his companions overthe ship. The jackies were particularlyanxious to get z. glance at the silverleader and openly expressed their in-terest and admiration.

After a close scrutiny of everythingto be seen, Colonel Bryan was takenaft and introduced to the presentationparty. He chatted with several ladiesand then returned ashore where thecrowd had increased in numbers andenthusiasm.

Rewards Offered for Capture of the."Murderer Hose

'Atlanta, Ga., April 18 Rewards ag-

gregating one thousand dollars are of-

fered for the arrest and delivery to thesheriff of Campbell county of SamHose, the murderer and rapist. Gov-

ernor Candler today doubled the state'sreward of $250 and issued a specialproclamation today urging sheriffs andauthorized officers in the state to makeevery effort possible to capture the ne-gro who is now being pursued by hun-dreds of men and the best bloodhoundsthat can be secured.

The Atlanta Constitution offers a re-

ward of $500 for Hose and in its issuetomorrow will say in part:

"Georgia is an agricuLtural state.Her people are forced to the isolatedlife of the farm and as the farmer goesabout his daily labor, he r:ust leavemother, wife or daughter in the lonelycabin to await his home coming. Arethey safe? The answer comes from thehumble home in Campbell county,where an industrious citizen who borehis part toward family and state, wasbrutally murdered by the negro whomhe had given food and employment, andhis wife assaulted."

In several churches in Coweta countyprayers were offered yesterday for thecapture of Hose and infliction of a pen-

alty which is to be in keeping as far aspossible with his heinous crime.

Evidence Closed In the Lake City CaseCharleston, S. C, April 18. The tak-

ing of testimony in the Lake City casewas concluded here this morning. Thegovernment placed in evidence thebooks kept in the office of Dr. A. N.Williams, alleging that the entries inthem had been tampered with. A num-ber of witnesses swore in rebuttal tnatthey had seen and talked with J. P.Newham in Lake City on the day ofthe lynching. The afternoon sessionof theco urtwasoccupied cmfwypwyof the court was occupied with argu-ments upon the points of law involvedin the case' and arguing upon what thecourt would be requested to charge thejury. The argument before the jurywill begin tomorrow morning at 10o'clock. As there are six arguments tobe made it is scarcely probable thatthe jury will retire before some timeThursday afternoon.

Mayor Carter Harrison Visits VirginiaWashington, April 18. Mayor Carter

Harrison, of Chicago, spent today hereand left this afternoon for Richmond.He stated while here that his visit hasnothing to do with politics, but thathe is going south on a sentimentaljourney, and that with the Harrisonfamily there is no association of sentiment with politics. His family camefrom Virginia and he has gone thereto visit the fhrine of his forefathersand to hunt up some of his relatives.He declares himself for the Chicagoplatfprm of 1896 and Bryan and dis-claims any secret ambition to be apresidential candidate in 1900.

Raleigh News and Observer: Underthe new school law counties are au-thorized to hold institutes, the expenseto be paid out of the county schoolfund. Not more than $50 can, however,be appropriated for this purpose annually.

RIGID GROSS EXAlllIIATIOn

Of Buue'a Expert Accountant IIvTXakca Admissions Wfctcn. CxpaalaAve my nnth of 111 DlrrclTesUmoayThe fttat Contends tfcat It IIsProven Vs of fttat Fond hj Defendant-Qo- ny Notified of the SenatorialIBoluPhiladelphia. April IS. The defence

had Its Inainrs today In the trial ofSenator Quay and it made the most oflis oprcrtualtv. Kxnert AccountantMeyer Goldsmith, the commonwealth'witness, was under a scorching ftre of

cross-examinati- on all day and Ilia result thereof Justifies the vptnlon thatthe network of evidence wrought bythe prosecution from the books of thobroken bank tending to show SenatorQuay's guilty participation In the unlawful use of the bank's money, v.vsvery much shaken by the admissionthe witness was compelled to make un-der the skilful questianinfi: of AttorneyShields.

Nearly all of the tpparently damaging entries attache.! to Senator Quay'sname or account in the bank as testi-fied to yesterday were explained awayor ffreatly modified by the statementsof the commonwealth's own witness.

Judfe Biddle's ruling of yesirdayhad the effect of confining testimony:tending to show the existence of & con-spiracy between Quay, Haywood andHopkins, as charged in the Indictment,to the two years ending November 17,1S9S. Lawyer Shields got from thowitness the admission that If Hopkinshad porp?rly credited Senator Quay'saccount with amounts that belongedthere, the books would show that atthe beginning of the alleged conplra-c- y,

November 17. 1S96, the senator owedthe bank only J236 Instead of over $70- ,-000, as is alleged. Taking up th- - alle-gation that Senator Quay had borrow-ed 1S5,000 during the "settlement peri-od" ending October 31, 1837, the lastsettlement before the bank closel. Mr.Shields forced from Goldsmith, pieceby piece, facts tending to show that innearly every instance the amountscharged to Senator Quay were reallyloans to other persons, politicians m ist-l- y,

lor whom Quay endorsed. Wherethere was a definite loan to SenatorQuay the repayment was clearlyproven.In this connection It might be wellto say that District Attorney Itother-m- elclajms that he has clearly estab-

lished the fact he started out to prove,1. amcly, that $200,000 of the state de-pe- sit

in the bank was set aside for theuse of Senator Quay and whether heu?ed it himself or loaned it to othersis not material in proving ih con-spiracy.Toward the close of the day's pro-

ceedings Mr. Shields askei Goldsmithsome questions which indicate that thedefence is about to attempt tj proveits contention that Senator Quay wasthe victim of Cashier Hopk:n4. who,they assert, used the name and ac-count of the senator without the lit-ter's knowledge, to cover his own Jug-gling with the bank's funds.

Mr. Shields put a different complex-Io- non the entries In th "r k

compelling the witness to admit thatmany or nis figures were not provenby entries In the regular bank books,but were the result of what he prar.tically acknowledged to be his"guesses" at the meaning of certainunintelligible figures writen in the"red book."

Goldsmith was still on the standwhen court adjourned for the day andthe questions put to him near the closewere full of promise of interesting de-velopments tomorrow.Much of the sting was taken out ofthe famous "Shake the plum tree' tele-gram, by the statement that the pur-

chase of MetronolitaPlated thereby was made with $10,000 ofocnaior wuay s own money, his dep ttat that period exceeding $00,000.

While Senator Quay was listening in-tently to the cross-examinati- on of theexpert, a telegram was thruj: into hishand containing the announcement ofthe break In his ranks at Harrisburg.The senator carefully adjusted hisglasses and read the dispatch. Then ahalf frown came over his features andhis face turned from the wltnaj to thcourt room window, out of which hegaied in a contemplative manner forseveral minutes. He made no com-ment to any of those seated near himon the news the telegram conveyed tohim.

Tbe Ceorge-Saxto- u Blurder Ja.seCanton, Ohio, April 18. The defence

In the trial of Mrs. George spent thefirst half of the day in reading depo-sitions regarding her trip to Sou h Da-kota to get a divorce from SampleGeorge, her life while there, and thevisits Saxton paid to her. lhe remin-der of the day was occupied ;n examin-ing witnesses on matters connecteddirectly with the homicide and in an-f'- er

t(L .e te'-'-raon- v Introduced onJ5? 1116 8Ute- - Tne attorneysthe defense now talk of finishingtheir testimony this week, but say ifthey do so they will not call all of the'00 or more witnesses eubpoenoed."

Troops blattered OatSavannah, Ga., April 18.-- The Second

Louisiana regiment was mustered outof the service today. The discharge ofthe soldiers progressed without Inci-dent, and talked of clashes between of-ficers and enlisted men did not occur.

The Third Nebraska regiment cameup the river from Daufuskie Islandwhere It was In camp of detention forfive daya and left for Augusta tonightIt will be mustered out of the serviceat Augusta. The Third Kentucky alsocame up today and went Into caxanhere to remain until mustered out.

Telegraphing Without WlreaNotre Dame. Ind.t April 19. Profes-s-or

Green used tbe Marconi systemwith greater success today than In anprevious trials. This aternohe teleSoTtSj miX without

warm response in this great country,his majesty, the emperor, has deignedto charge me to convey his most sin-cere thanks to all those who have senthis imperial majesty the expression oftheir sentiments with regard to sohighly humanitarian an achievement.

"In hastening to fulfil this order ofmy august master, I beg your excellen-cy to be pleased to accept thje assur-ranc- e

of my highest consideration."C. CASSINA."

Secretary Hay entertained the Sa-moan high commission at lunch at hisresidence at 1:30 o'clock today. It wasthe first time the members of the com-mission had come together, and whilethe gathering was quite informal andsocial, mainly for the purpose of get-ting acquainted, yet it affords an op-portunity of discussing the Samoantpic in its general phases.

The commission will be off on its mis-sion tomorrow. The members willmake no effort to keep together on theway to San Francisco. The membersare making plans to be gone aboutfour months. They will return togeth-er to Washington and their respectivereports, as well as their joint conclus-ion, will be framed here sometime inthe early autumn.

The instructions to the commission-ers have been completed. They arealike in all essential respects. Theywere summed up today by one of thehigh commissioners, substantially asfollows:POWERS OF THE SAMOAN COM-

MISSION.The commission is given complete au-

thority to carry on a provisional gov-ernment for Samoa. In doing this, theinstructions carefully prescribe thepreservation of order and the securityof life and property as a first requisite.It is provided that the duties of allofficials heretofore exercising authorityin Samoa shall be suspended in orderthat the high commission shall havecomplete authority over the affairs ofthe island. The commission is requiredto make report upon a variety ofthings, including the recent collisionsand the causes leading up to them;also, as to the administration of theislands, the rights of the several claim-ants, to the kingship; also as to whatchanges are desirable in the methodsprovided by the treaty of Berlin. Theinstructions call for unanimity in allactions by the commission. The ac-tion taken by the commission, whenunanimous, is to be conclusive, with-out referendum, except when it sus-pends a provision of the treaty of Ber-lin. In that case also a provision ofthe treaty may be suspended by unani-mous agreement of the members, butthe suspension is ad referendum, andis not finally binding until the threegovernments approve or disapprove it.The exact extent to which the treatycan be temporarily suspended is notquite clear, and one of the commission-ers said today that it would requireconsultation among the commissionersto make this point certain. The in-structions are bread enough to includethe recent troubles, the bombardmentfighting, arrest of a German citizen,eic, so that these acute phases, as wellas the general government of Samoa,will be adjusted without further con-flict between the three governments.

THE PROSECUTION CLOSES

It Case lu tlie Iudlctment of ex-Se- ua

tor QuayPhiladelphia, April 19. Unexpected-

ly to almost every person interested,the prosecution in the trial of ex-Unit- ed

States Senator Qauy for conspiracyclosed its case today, after nine days ofargument, clashes of counsel, and tes-

timony largely of an expert nature.The end came at 2 o'clock, just onehour before the usual hour of adjourn-ment, and, after a brief consultationamong counsel for the defence andJudge Biddle, the latter adjourned courtuntil tomorrow, in order that Mr.Quay's lawyeramiight have time to con-sider what jthey shall take withrespect to th --&entation of their side.It was stateesfhat the question of enter-ing demurrers to the prosecution's evi-

dence or proceedings with the takingof testimony will be decided by the de-

fence's counsel tonight. From the evi-

dence already presented it is apparentlyevident that the commonwealth de-

pends largely for conviction, upon thetestimony of its expert, Meyer Golds-mith, as to his interpretation of the ac-

counts in the "red book" and otherbooks of the People's bank, and uponthe jury's opinion) of the books, papers,letters, telegrams and checks offered inevidence.

The contention of the defence in ar-

gument and cross examination has beerthat the calculations of Mr. Goldsmithare not borne out by the books, but, on

, the other hand, show that Mr. Quayjdid not use state money, nor receive! interest oa state deposits, and thatwhatever loans he received were made

; in the customary manner and backed! by sufficient collateral.j Today's proceedings were devoid of! sensational features, Mr,. Goldsmith's

cross examination was concluded andre-dire- ct examination was begun byMr. Rothermel. The points brouhgtout by him were that the cash account

land interest account of the bank weredeficient by the ommission of certainsums received as interest; that it wascustomary to designate call loans byinitials instead of names.

Upon the question of Mr. Quay's bal-ances in the deposit account from May1896 to October 1897, Mr. Goldsmithsaid: "In 1896, on June 23rd, the bal-

ance was $2.56; on -- November 24th$2,777.66; on November 28th, again$2.56; in 1897 on January 7th, 50 cents;on October 26th $10,000.50; and on Oc-

tober 27th 50 cents; at which it remain-ed until the end of the month. Thoseare all the variations from April 30th,1896 to October 31st, 1897.

Washington, April 18. Senator Cul-

berson, of Texas, had an interview withSecretary Alger at the war departmenttoday, with a view to the

of the military department ofTexas, formerly included within thegeographical boundaries of that state.Senator Culberson represents that thepeople and interests of the gTeat stateof Texas require theof the old military department of Tex-as, with headquarters at San Antonio,its former location.

The following important diplomatic'changes have leen announced as theresult of the cabinet meeting today:fVf. W. Rockhill, now minister to

Greece, has resigned that post. Ar-

thur Sherburn Hardy, of New Hamp-shire, now minister to Persia, hasbeen promoted to succeed Mr. Rockhill.

William P. Lord, ex-gover- of Ore-gon, has been appointed minister to j

Persia. j

Hon. John N. Irwin, of Iowa, former- -t

ly governor of Idaho, has been appoint- - j

ed minister to Portugal, to succeed .

Lawrence Townsend, transferred to ''Belgium, in place of Bellamy Storer,

who goes to Madrid.Mr. Pyockhill's resignation was purely

voluntary and was caused by personaland domestic considerations. Mrs.Rockhill died while he was stateioned .

at Athens and he lost nis de3ire to re-main. He is now on hi3 way homewith his two children and the remains j

of his wife.Ex-Govern- or William P. Lord, of :

Oregon, is a lawyer who ha3 been quiteprominent in public life--. Years agohe was elected governor, being the first j

republican governor of the state ineight years. He served four years, butwas not a candidate for re-electi-

Mr. Irving was born in Ohio. Tie wasonce appointed governor of Idaho ter-ritory, but after serving six monthsresigned, refusing to accep the salaryfor the time he was in office. He is aprosperous merchant of Koekuk, about50 years old, a fine classical scholarand has given a great dea? of attentionto higher arts. He is a graduate ofMiami university and of Dartmouthcol'ege. Mr. Hardy has been stationeda: Techeran since January, 1897. He isa rative of Massachusetts and a resi-dent of Hanover, N. H. He graduatedfrom West Point, but resigned from thearm in 1869. He was professor ofmathematics in Dartmouth college. Heis the author of several novels and alsovoik on mathematics.THE WADE COURT OF INQUIRY.The Wade court of inquiry held three

sessions today, devoting the forenoonto an executive meeting, the afternoonto hearing testimony and the eveningto the reading of reports of army offi-

cers. General Weston continued histestimony, detailing the provision madefor victualing the soldiers during thewar, and contending that beef on thehoof could not have been landed at Si-bo- ny.

George L. Taylor, the Philadelphiachemist, said he had detected thepresence of formal de hyde on themeat while on his way to Porto Ricolast fall as an officer in the First vol-unteer cavalry.THE BEEF COURT DOWNS MILES.

The army court of inquiry has be-gun the framing of its report. While afew minor matters remain for examina-tion, they are not such as to affect themain issues. It is regarded as certainthat the court will rind that GeneralMiles' charges that em'balmed or chem-ically prepared beef was sent to thearmy have not been sustained. Theposition of the court is believed to bethat the testimony is conclusive thatboth the refrigerated beef and the can-ned beef were in good condition whendelivered to the government and con-tinued so until issued to the troops,except that portion damaged in transrportation or affected by tropical condi-tions, and to these causes of injuryand these conditions the chief causesof trouble will be attributed. It willbe shown that the refrigerated beef af-ter being taken from the ice in thetropical climate spoils quickly unlesswell cared for, and that the cannedbeef, after being opened, because of thegreat heat, becomes repulsive in ap-pearance and soon unpalatable. Butthe court will hold, as the result ofchemical investigations by experts,that the canned beef is wholesome andnutritious. Attention will be called tothe fact that it was used throughoutthe war by our navy and is still usedby the fleet.

It is believed that the court will crit-icise these officers who have testifiedthat they became aware that bad "beefwas issued to the troops and who fail-ed to report their observations until af-ter the war had closed.

THE CZAR'S EXPRESSIONS OFGRATITUDE.

The secretary of state has made pub-lic the following note addressed to himby his excellence, Count Gassini, theRussian ambassador:

"Russian Embassy,"Washington, April 17.

"Mr. Secretary of State:"Since the publication of the circular

of the 12th of August, last year, whichhis excellencency, Count Mouravieff,adressed to the representatives of theforeign powers accredited at St. Peters-burg, numerous evidences of gratefulrecognition have come 'from the UnitedStates to his majesty, the emperor, myaugust master, in the form of ad-dresses, letters and telegrams.

"His majesty, the emperor, is pleasedto see In . the unanimity of the senti-ments which attend the courteous ac-quiescence of all the governments intaking part in the conference of TheHague, an additional pledge for thesuccess of efforts tending to cause thegrowth of the fruitful principle of uni-versal peace in the mind and in thepublic life of all nations.

"Deeply affected by the expressionswhich have reached him from the Unit-ed States and which prove how com-pletely the ideas of peace, founded uponthe development of the moral and ma-terial well-bein- g of the peoples, llnd a

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