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Tbe President and Cabinet.

WASHINGTON. April 3.-Secretary Alger
left Washington to-day for New York.
whence he will go TO Detroit. expecting to
be back in Washington in time for the
Cabinet meeting next Tuesday. Wednes-
day, with several me nbers of the Cabinet.
he will go TO Baltimore TO attend the we'd
Gary. The President will scarcely be able
to be present at the wedding, having ar
ranged to go down the Potomac oil the
Dolphin for a couple of days outing. Mrs.
Mckinley and Secretary and Mrs. Porter
will accompany the President on his trip.
The destination has not yet been selected,
but IL probably will be some point within
the canes of the Chesapeake.
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VETERAN OF THREE WARS.
Oldest Member OF the G.. A.. II. CeIe-
brntes His One HunGredth Birthday.

WASECA, Mimi, April 3.-One hundred
years ago yesterday. in East Orsley, Eng
land, was born William Harding, to-day
the veteran of three wars and the oldest
member of the CT. ~. Z. in the United
States. He celebrated his centenary at his
home on his farm, two miles west of this
place., surrounded by his friends and the
members of the local O.. a. r. and w. r. G..
At the age of fifteen Harding participated
in the war of 1872. He fought under Gen.
Taylor in the Mexican war, and for that
service he is now drawing $T2 per month
pension. After the war he lived i'm Chi
cage ten years, and then moved to this
county. When the civil war broke out he
enlisted, although sixty years of age, and
served throughout the war.
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Regular Army Will Make a Display.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The official or
ders for the participation of United States
troops in the Grant monument celebration
at New York were promulgated to-day at
the War Department. 1t is said at the War
Department that the total number of troops
TO the regular army who Will march in the
line OF procession on the 9th of April at
New York will be about 200. This Is &.
larger number of regulars than has been
assembled for a like purpose in the East
since the days of the war. In addition
there will be sailors and marines of the
North Atlantic squadron. The expense of
this movement of the troops, it is esti-
mated, will be about $40, 900.
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Must Not Tell Secrets.

WASHINGTON. April 3.-The secretary
of the interior has issued an order pro-
hibiting all subordinate officers from giving
any nformatio to the public about office
matters, combining the PRONUNCIATION of
such matters of pubic interest as it may
be desirable to publish" to the secretary's
office. Similar orders have been issued by
previous administrations. but always have
lapSed into nonusage, as ii has been found
impossible as well as ineXpedient to Sc
cure strict conformity to such require
mentS.
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WOMAN TO BE HANGED
Mrs. Mobiles Must suffer the Extreme
Penalty for killing Her Husband.

JEFFERSoNvtLLE, Ca, April Mrs.
Nooies, the convicted murderess Of her
husband. who was brought here yesterday
from the Bibb county Jail. was carried into
court TINS morning. and Judge Harris. pre-
siuins' sentenced her TO hang on Friday.
e apLn ., Mrs. Mobiles took the %sentencs
Gus sho"ed no emotion whatever.
, : ot ueath Tor abetting Mrs. Mobiles IN
spite sSpm nn,;i Of her crime. has been re-
SohIes MIL Aprh 50, one week after Mrs.
SENTENCE OF the court is not again deferred
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NOTES FROM LONDON.
President Claim Against
Britain-Dr. Steinitz's Threat.

Copyright. .SS7, by the Associated Press)
LONDON, April 3.-The details of Presi-
dent Kruger's claim against Great Britain
for as a result of the Transvaal
raid are now definitely known. In addition
to the sum of G677 1873 ($3. $3.50. 665), which is
said to be the expense which the raid en-
tailed, including immense compensation to
the railway and telegraph companies,
burghers, etc., the Transvaal demands G1,-
OOO, 600 for moral and intellectual damage"
This appears as a separate and additional
item. Col. Francis Rhodes, the brother of
Cecil Rhodes, timate before the parlla-
mentary commission that the cost OF en-
gineering the raid was $4,000. a senSa-
ton among the member of the commission
is expected on Tuesday next, when Charles
Leonard, one of the members or the
johannesburg reform committee, is TO pre-
sent an exhaustive statement dealing with
the grievances of the u~itlanders OF the
TranSVaal.
The Radical members of Parliament have
unearthed the fact that the present Car
escaped taxation amounting to SO, 600 in
death duties on money lying in the Bank of
England when his father died. This COM
plaisance on the part OF the government
towards Russia will be warmly deprecated.
The government has refused to allow
stands TO be erected in the public parks for
Queens diamond jubilee procession. An
offer of $40, 900 was made for permission to
erect a stand in the Green Park racing
Piccadilly. 1t is reported that the jubilee
peerages will include the grandson of Mr..
and Mrs. Gladstone. The statement that
President Faure will visit England for
the jubilee is denied
At the last ballot of the Reform Club
every candidate bearing a German name
was ~blackballed as a demonstration against
Emperor William.
On Monday next President Faure will re-
ceive the secretary OF the Peace Society,
who will present him with an international
petition in favor of arbitration. 1t was
written on vellum in ten languages. and
is signed by members of religious bodies
throughout Europe and America.
DR.. Steinitz, the w~ell-known chess player,
threatens to bring actions for damages
against the United States consul at Moscow
and others concerned in his detention III an
asylum there.
A large and influential committee of Lon
don managers nave arranged a benefit
matinee at the Gaiety Theater on Thurs
day. April %. for the widow Of the late
Charles Harris, brother of the late Sir
Augustus Harris. A programme of unique
interest supported by the leading members
of the profession will be offered Among
the committee are Lady Harris. Sir Alex.
Mackenzie and Sir Arthur Sullivan, f.. Z.
Burnand. D'Oylie Carte. George Edwardes,
charles Hawtrey. Arthur Roberts, Edward
Terry and Charles Wyndham.
The St. Georges Hall. or matinee inca
ter" as il is to be called. Will he reopened
at Easter with a new two-act comic opera;
the libretto of which is by Arthur Eliot and
the score by c. Wycloss, entitled The
Money Spider"
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON. April 3.-To-day's treas
ury statement shows: Available cash bal
ance, 1924, 142. 013; gold reserve, s151, 707, PIG.
The War Department has issued the
formal order consequent on General Ruger's
retirement, transferring zen Wesley Mer-
rift from Chicago To New York and General
Brooke from St. Paul to Chicago to COM
mand the military departments of the East
and West. Those cities are headquarters.
the Democratic national committee, urges
all Democrats to celebrate the 154th BIRTH
day anniversary of Thomas Jefferson on
April l2.
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commissioner OF immigration; c. F. Bax-
ter. as assayer OF the mint at Boise City,
Idaho: +. l.. Dorsey as supervising inspec-
tor OF steam vessels at Memphis: w. Z.
Reno and j. A. Woodward as supervising
inspectors of steam vessels at CINCINNATI:
A. p. Wenrich ard John d. Burg as ex-
aminer of drugs at Philadelphia.
John W.. Burst. whose resignation as i'm
migrant Inspector at Chicago was accepted
in June. 1883. has been reinstated, by or
der of Secretary 6ige.
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Ona Mekton,s Henlth Gixing WAY.

WASHINGTON, April ~3.-Disquieting re-
ports come to the State Department from
Havana as to the condition of Ona Melton.
one Of the Competitor prisoners, now in
Cabana fortress under condemnation to
death. but with sentence suspended and
retrial ordered. Melton has been in Jail
over ten months. and his health has given
way until il is feared that further confine-
ment may prove fatal. The department.
therefore has renewed its efforts 10 have
the man released. His case is being differ
entiated from that of his fellow-prisoners,
Laborde, Gildea, Barnett and Leavitt, and
his position as a newspaper correspondent
and n~oncOmbatant urged in his favor.
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their reasons for setting apart such a large
domain. All the member OF the commits
sion are expected TO comply with the sum-
mons. They are Prof. c. s. Sargent. direc-
tor Of the Arnold Arbor Association at
Harvard University, chairman; General
corps: Professor w. II. Brewer, of Yale
University: Arnold HaPae. of the Geologi-
cal survey at Washington; Alex. Agassiz
and Clifford Pinchot.
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with their policy OF incitement as 20 assas-
sinate their adversaries. 1 hold official proof
OF this"
NJ. Hanotaux, replying. said that France
had received and could receive no repre-
sensations of Great Britain on the subject
of the Madagascar protestants. France
alone was qualified to occupy herself with
the interests of Madagascar. NJ. Lebon said
that France had decided TO change the old
political machinery of Madagascar for a
better one. The Chamber then adopted the
order of the day, approving the action of
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Governor Thornton Resigns.

SANTA FEE, n. NJ, April Ex-Governor W..
7. Thornton to-day wired to Washington
his resignation as Governor of New Mex
leo. His commission expires on the 5th
inst, but he always declared he would re-
sign as soon as the Button gang of con-
spirators were executed. Private dispatches
from Washington indicate that the resigna-
ton will be accepted at once.
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Deserters from Gomex's STAN.

HAVANA, April 3.-At the headquarters
OF Captain General Weyler. in Cienfuegos,
province of Santa Clara, news has been re-
ceived from Bayamo, province of Santiago
De Cuba, that three deserters from the per-
sonal escort of Maxine Gomez have arrived
there, refusing TO remain any longer with
Gomez. The latter is said 10 be fleeing be-
fore the Spanish troops who are actively
pursuing him.. 1t is added that there have
been serious diSagreements among the staff
Of the insurgent commander owing TO his
overbearing conduct.
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Not GuiIty of MURDER.

DENVER, Col. April s.-Cyrus Edinger,
alias Los Angeles" Mcdonald, was found
not guilty OF the murder of Detective c. j.
Moore by a jury to-day and was dis
charged Moore was killed in this city
he had arrested on a charge OF burglary
and who broke away from him and escaped.
Edinger was captured a few weeks ago al
Fort Niobrara, Neb., having enlisted i'm the
army at Omaha shortly after the murder OF
Moore. Edinger admitted that he was one
Of the men arrested by Moore. but denied
that he shot him.
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Durrant REDUCED Ara,n-

SAN FRANCISCO. April 3.-The Supreme
Court of California to-day denied the an
Ing Of the application for new trial nre-
viously denied Chief Justice Beatty dis
sehsed from the opinion. This settles Dnr-
concerned. He will now ask for fntereers
ence of the federal courts. and falling IN
that viii appeal for executive clemency'
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Our Legation SIN Guarded.

MADRID. April S.-Senor CASTELAR, and
the Spanish members of the Golden Club
gave a inner tonight TO Poultney Bige.
low. In some circles this Is regarded as be.
ing evidence of special good will towards
the United States. although the American
legation here Is still guarded night and DAY
by gendarmes with rifles, because the gen.
eral feeling towards America is still ex.
,Incfyo
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Scare at Topeka.

TOPEKA. Kan, April 3.-Topeka was
given a genuine tornado scarce this after
noon, during which several thousand per-
sons scurried into their cellars. At I:3O
O'Clock this afternoon a funnel-shaped cloud
came up from the west and passed over the
western part of the city. At Twelfth and
Buchanan streets the cloud. suddenly din
pins downwards. left its rough mark upon
the city. Five dwellings and a small church
were unroofed, and chimneys. fences and
outhouses scattered in every direction. Ees-
sic Ross. a twsiye-year-oid girl was picked
She was not hurt badly. The cloud rose
as suddenly as it came down. and passed
of to the south without doing further dam
age. No damage is reported from surround
ing country.
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ANARCHY AT CHANDLER.
Prompt Action Necessary to Save tn
Wrecked Town from Pillage.

GUTHRIE, o. T., April 3.-There is a
clash of authority between the city and
county authorities at Chandler, the scene
of the recent tornado. Two sets of guards
last night were attempting to arrest each
other, and there came near being a riot.
Five thousand heartless spectators over
ran the town, looting the ruins and carry
ing off everything o~btainable. The doctors
are fighting over the control of the hospital.
while patients suffer from neglect. Some
badly injured have lain four lays without
their clothes being removed. Blood poison
has set in and it is believed eight or ten
more will die. The Governor will order out
the militia and put the place under martial
law unless the trouble is settled.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 3.-The As
sociated Press tonight received by tele-
graph the following appeal from the dew
astated town of Chandler. o. T.:
ITO Whom 1t May Concern-Chandler has
been visited by an awfu calamity. ard
hundreds of people are now destitute of
food. clothing and shelter. and II is recess
sary that we should have instant relief. or
great suffering viii follow. All rontribu-
tons of money, supplies or clothing
should be sent to Clara Blunt, treasurer of
the relief committee. Chandler, o. T."
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E,p,.,d RitterIy AssaiIed.

PARIS. April BIN the Chamber of Dep
uties to-day NJ. Lemyre de Viilieres. speak
ing of Madagascar, attacked England bit
terly, claiming that the British government
had seized every chance to show herself
particularly disagreeable- Continuing. he
said: For every trivial thing we get pro-
tests. and. if,need be. threats III we allow
soon be treating France as she Goes the
Transvaal. Had II not been for British
Indictment. there would have been no Siam
The British ~intriguers even went SO Ia
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April 3.-Tbe
State Supreme Court, en- banc, to-day. in an
opinion by Judge Brace. held that mutual
assessment insurance companies doing
business In this State are not subject 10 a
2 per cent tax on premiums The case was
that Of the Northwestern Masonic Aid AS
sociation Of Illinois Va Waddill. state su-
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The Tokat Outrage.

CONSTANTINOPLE. April 3.-Tewfk
Pasha, the Turkish minister of foreign af-
fairs, has announced 10 the French envoy
extraordinary that a commission has been
formed to inquire into the events at Tokat
which resulted in orders being issued for
the arrest or 40 Mussulmans and four Ar
menianS.
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Portuguese Defeated.

LISBON, Portugal. April 3.-An official
bulletin announces the defeat of the Por-
tuguese troops in Guinea by the natives,
after lighting eight hours. Three officers
and a dozen soldiers were killed. Rein
are awaited.
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dEXARkANA. Ark. April a.-The race
rho ou9's among the laborers employed il
asrss ha''is river camps has broken on!
Wsre nred or Ia their cabins and one killed
h.ea hhsss 10 the negroes to leave the mill
nave oeen posted. n many have left
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SANGUILLY'S PROMISES
HE GAVE PLEDGES THAT HE wOULD
DO NO MORE PLOTTING,
ment VIII NOt Again Interfere
in His Behalf.

WASHINGTON, April at has come to
the knowledge of the State Department
that Gen. Julio ~Sanguilly is now at Jack
sonville, Fla, and that his followers have
given out the impression that the general
is about TO head an expedition to Cuba.
Secretary Sherman was asked what the
United States government would do in case
this impression was well founded. In reply
he said that In the first place he did not
believe Sanguilly would do any such thing.
His reason for this belief was the fact
that he Secretary Sherman) held in his
possession a written pledge made by San
gully, in return for the exercise of the
good offices of this government in securing
his release from Imprisonment. not to have
any connection in any manner with the
Cuban troubles The Spanish government
also held a similar pledge, and in addition
Sanguilly had promised not 10 return TO
Cuba without its consent. If Sanguilly
violated the obligations he had thus as
sumed the Department of State, Mr.. Sher-
man said, would not interfere further for
his protection, no matter what befell him,
and 1t would have nothing further to do
with him.
The secretary does not believe that Gen.
eral Rivera, Maceo's successor IN
who was wounded and captured by the
Eo 0f@ NHNo ~ I0AA W etA
Cristobal. will be executed. 1t is undoubt-
edly true, however, that threat of de-
parture OF another expedition from Florida
under Sanguilly promises to prejudice the
efforts that are making with snow of sue
cess to secure Rivera's pardon.
MIR. Mahany, of New York. to-day intro
duced a resolution requesting the secretary
OF state, IF such action, in his estimation,
be not inconsistent with public policy, TO
present to the government of Spain the
profound sense of satisfaction with which
the people OF the United States would view
the extension of clemency as regards the
remission of a death sentence in the case
of Gen. RuiS Rivera"
HAVANA. April -Whe Consul General
Lees attention was called to the newspa-
per report that General Julio Sanguillo, re-
Gently pardoned by the Spanish government
and banished from Cuba, was about to re-
turn to the island and assume of
the insurgent forces in Pinar del Rio. sue
ceedfng General Ruis Rivera. General Lee
quickly said: Il do not believe il, because
such an act would be a violation of Gen.
eral Sanguillo's sacred pledge TO Spain as
well as of his written pledge to me-"
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perintendent OF insurance. The assessment
company obtained an injunction IN the st.
Louis Circuit Court against the defendant
to prevent the collection of the tax, which
action is affirmed.
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THE TARIFF BILL
G~rOsvenOr on the Retroactive Clause
The Senate Lowering Duties.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-General Grosve-
nor has made a somewhat elaborate defense
of the retroactive provision of the Ding!ey
tariff bill in reply TO an editorial in the
Washington Post, characterizing it as ille-
gal. He contends strongly that the pro-
vision is not lex post ~facto." and that that
term has no more application TO legislation
on the tariff bill than it has on the rising
and falling of the tides. That, he says. re-
lates simply and solely 10 the rights of man
in the matter of criminal legislation, and
that Congress has an indisputable right TO
pass tariff legislation. He makes a pow
erful argument in support of that position.
The Senate finance committee IL working
night and day upon the tariff bill. and the
intention is TO cut of a week or two if pos
sibie in the time originally estimated would
Committee . Viii. If possible. renorf the b n
to the Senate the last week in April. 1t
will be changed from the House bill in
many radical particulars. and, although no
details are given out as yet, the policy of
the committee is authoritatively announced
TO be a general reduction from the duties
named by the ways and means committee.
The theory Is held by the Republican ex-
perts on the finance committee that the bill
as il came from the House would not yield
any increase in the revenues and might re-
strict the income, so many of the duties
being prohibitory. III the Senate comedies
with the views OF the finance committee
and the House concurs. Democratic crit
icism OF the measure will fall to the
ground. The speeches, and at
tacks of the Democrats have been thus far
wholly directed against the high duties.
The members of the ways and means COM
mittee are somewhat irritated over the
manner in which their chilS is being treated
by the Senate committee. They put in
three months of hard work on the bill. and
TO hear that IL Is being cut and siashed
gives them pain. However. inasmuch as
they did not consult the senator's. they
cannot complain If the senators do not con-
suit them.
Forestry Commission summoned.
WASHINGTON. April 3.-Au the men,
bers OF the government forestry commits
sion have been wired to report at the In
terror Department TO Secretary Bliss at 10
o'clock next Monday morning. The object
is 10 review the Investigation made by the
commission last summer which formed the
basis OF President Cleveland's proclama-
ton establishing thirteen additionsi forest
reservations. a~ggreBating 2l.379.S $40 acres.
The commission w3u be asked to explain
re so<e Mas tfery taken by felfers on the
a hal Amendment hxing April l as the
on which the bill was TO go into effect
~ waE adopted. 80 to 10.
1|ofL reeuucd the reading OF the bkIl,
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tainment given 81
Tuesday night und
Harriet Glasscock-
ries OF splendid hot
gwen IL FrankIiq
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A bill TO amend the civil-service law has
been introduced by Mr.. Zenor. of Indiana.
which provides that examinations shall be
practical and relate only TO subjects which
the applicants viii he called on TO deal
with. IL also permits preference to be
given TO members of any political party
within the discretion OF the appointing off,
GERS.
Additional applications for appointment
TO presidential offices under the Treasury
Department have been filed as follows: II.
c. orion. Of Princeton. Mo. as auditor of
the Navy: Joseph Trasnor. OF GIysIdon,
Md. as auditor for the oostofice Depart-
suert- A n Gibbs. OF Eaton Rapids. Mich,
aS deput auditor for the State Depart
deputy auditor for the Fostofice Depart-
meat. George F. ormsby. OF Washington.
-. e. as commissioner gereral e immi-
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The rofc Was fhfp taken by feIfefs on the
a hal amendment liking April / as the
pm which the bill was TO go into effect
- wak adopted. 80 to 10
114 not &QmRleted . eIne14 Pare be-