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The herald., 1898-05-08
China's Debt Paid .

LONDON, May 1.-THE representatives
of China paid the representatives of Japan
over $50 900 900 at the Bank of England at
noon today, this being the balance OF the
China-Japan war indemnity. The Japan
ese troops will forthwith commence evac-
uation of Wei-Hai-Wei. The date of the
British occupation of Wei-Hai-Wei is not
yet settled.
The herald., 1898-05-08
Cold Comfort
Official Courtesies

WASHINGTON, May 7-Sir Julian
Pauncefote called at the state department
during the day, but it was not in connec-
ton with the war. He came as dean of the
diplomatic corps to meet Secretary Day ON
his return. Official notice was sent by
the state department today to the ambas-
sadors and ministers that Judge Day had
assumed the duties of secretary of state.
and the foreign officials will take early oc-
casion to pay formal call OF respect to
the new secretary.
The herald., 1898-05-08

plains. ana whose lives have been spent
in the saddle.
Inc detachment was in charge of Major
"A. y. Brodie, Of Prescott, graduate of
west Point, and famous Apache fighter.
Mustered In
WASHINGTON, May 7.-General James
H. Wilson of Delaware was mustered in as
Major-General of volunteers in the Office
OF the Adjutant-General of the Army at
the War Department today and expressed
his readiness to take the field at once.
The herald., 1898-05-08
A Spanish Prize

PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, MAY 1.-THE
rumor current some days ago Of the cap
ture of an American vessel by the Span
iards on April 3Oth off Molest Nicolas is
confirmed by the American consul at Cape
Haytien. The vessel seized was the
schooner Ann Louisa Lockwood, bound
from Gonaves for Chester with logwood,
consigned to sharples BrotherA -
The herald., 1898-05-08
JERKED BEEF
Which Will Never Reach Spanish Sol
diers in Cuba

PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, May 1.-THE
United States cruiser Montgomery, Com
mander G. A. Converse, arrived at Cape
Hayti, ninety miles north of here this
morning. She captured yesterday, be-
tween Hayti and Cuba, the Spanish steam
er Lorenzo and Franzquito, loaded with
cattle and bound from Montevideo to Ha-
vana. She is owned in Barcelona. A prize
crew was put aboard of her, but the des-
tination of the prize was not announced.
A French steamer which has arrived here.
reported that the Spanish warships and
one French warship are at Porto Rico.
Note-A dispatch from Key West this
morning announced that the prize of the
Montgomery was the Spanish brigantine
Frosquito Of Barcelona, bound from Mon
tevideo for Havana, and having on board
a cargo Of jerked beef.
The herald., 1898-05-08

alton (between the United States ana
Spain) by the Powers, are again in circu.
lation.
I'VE can only repeat that this mediation
is not possible at present.
THE very first requisite to such a stem
is lacking, viz; that Spain should ask for
intervention, to say nothing of the dis
position manifested by America to resist
such interference.
absolutely nothing is known here of
any attempt on Spain's part to solicit in
tervention.'
Cold Comfort
MADRID, May 7, p.m.-It is officially
announced that the Spaniards have cap
tured Panya, an island of the Philippine
group, said to be the headquarters OF tho
insurrection.
The herald., 1898-05-08

Fitzhugh Lee may not go back to Ha-
vana as consul general, but he will have
something equally good, If not better.-Chi-
cago Tribune i
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
HURTING UP THE ToRPED0Es.
A Consignment or tho Most Powerful, Ye,
Made Expected at the NAVY Yard.

A Consignment or tho Most Powerru, Vet
Made Expected at the Navy Yard.
This morning the second consignment of 8. 10,
~. and ID inch projectiles from the Carpenter
Projectilc Company of Pennsylvania Is OK
pected at the navy yard. The first consign-
ment arrived on Monday and word was received
at the yard yesterday that the rest of the pro-
j~ectiles had reached Jersey City.
A consignment of torpedoes Is also expected
from the Brooklyn works of the E. w. Bliss
Company. The contract between the Govern
ment and the Bliss Company. made some time
ago. calls for a hundred torpedos of the No. 3
type, which will cost in the neighborhood of
$4,000 each. These torpedoes are more power
full than any previously. manufactured. They
arc l6l3 feet long, which is Ala feet longer than
the ordinary torpedo, Each is to be charged
pounds, the charge of tho torpedoes now In use.
A representative OF the Bliss Company said yes
terday that they had received IA request from
Washington to hurry the delivery of these tor.
pedOes AS much as possible.
They are capable, | believe, Of DESTROYING
any vessel afioat." he added.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
THEY MET IN 4 HOUSE OF sHAME.
Tragic Encounter % Huabsnd ana VEife in will
inmsburE-The Hushand nasrtaliy shot.

Tragic Encounter OF HuHhnna ana WHO In Will
inmsburE-The Husband R~asrtaiiy shot.
Otto l.. OFT, q tinsmlth at 4s7 Broadway, viii
liamsburg, attended q ball last night In Wi.
liamsburg. Afterward, accompanied by four
friends, among whom was Max Smith Of 22A
Bowery, he went TO q disorderly house at 10
Meserole street.
OFT was in the parlor drinking with some of
the inmates, when q man and woman came
down tho stairs together, OFT looked up and
recognized In the woman his wife. She, tou,
recognized him.
In a frenzy Of rage OFT sprang at his wife.
Her companion hod In dismsy. OFT beat his
wife, tore tho clothes from her, and threw her
into the street.
Bleeding, but with her own account Of jeal.
ousy to settle against her husband, tho woman
ran back into the house and rushed upstairs.
SEEKING q revolver from q bureau drawer, she
ran back downstairs, where her husband in o
rage was smashing all tho furniture in the place.
Got out Of here" she shouted, while / dress
myself"
With the pistol levollod at him OFT backed to
the front door. turned, and sprang down the
steps. Just as he leaped the woman fred. The
bullet pierced her husbands back and ploughed
to just beneath his heart. He fell unconscious.
His friends ran to him and carried him to a
nearby engine house, where they said no had
been shot by q woman, and fed.
He was sent to st. GATHERINGS Hospital,
where he recovered sufficiently to tell his story
to Coroner Delap.
The police were thereupon called in and ar
rested Mrs. OFT and eight inmates Of the house.
Mrs. OTIS companion made good his escape.
OFT will die.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
WOMAN FRIG HTENED TO DEATH.
Frank II. walker Attacked His wire and
nroke Things In Nrs. Downs's House.

Frank II. Walker Attacked HIS wife and
Broke Things in MRS. Downs's House.
In consequence of a quarrel between Frank
B. Walker, a real estate mar OF 80 East TWEEN.
ty'sixth street, and his wife, Jennie, yesterday
afternoon, Mrs. Lidia Downs of 321 West TWEEN.
ty-eiRhth street was stricken with a.cerebral
hemorrhage and died last night.
Mira. Walker Is a niece OF Col. j.. ]. Mooney,
the Tammany chieftain in the annexed district,
who died recently. leaving a largo estate. Mrs.
Walker Is O beneficiary of the estate, which is
now in litigation by reason of a suit entered by
a woman who alleges that she is the Colonel's
widow.
Mrs. Walker and her ~sister.in law, Mrs.
Charles Walker Of Fordham. went, two. days
ago; to yisit;Mrs. Eugenia Reineman, who lived
o'clock Walker appeared at the house under. it
is said the Influence Of LIQUOR. Admittqnce
the afternoon and raised such a row that the
nome wo%sn r let him I,h in; H. Il. went went up to Mrs.; RENE;
Mrs. R sdD%i %ns %ero ms Mse' DOWNS sasssf,' Was do Sna
stairs; He slapped his wife's face. she alleges,
Shased:his sister-inlaw into the bathroom.
and kicked up such a muss that u crowd gath.
cred In front Of the house.
Mrs. Reineman became frightened and ran
downstairs. In the front hall she found Mrs.
Downs lying on the floor unconscious. Mrs.
Reineman ran into :the street. Two young men
Tutbill., He labored over the woman until 8
o'clock lrst night, when she died. He ascribed
her death to excitement and fright.
Walker was arrested in the afternoon on a
charge of assault preferred by his wife. In the
evening a handsomely attlred woman drove to
the West Twentieth street station in a broug.
She said sho was=Walker's aunt, and
that she lived on West End avenue. She
wanted to bail him out, but on account Of Mrs.
death, the police would not accept bail.
Mrs. DOwns's husband is connected with the
II. b. Claflin Company. He is well to do, own.
ing the house in which he lives.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
TWELVE BoDIEs FROM THE HULL.
The Divers Make y Successful Might Descent
Into the Maine.

The Divers Make y Successful Might Descent
Into the slainc.
HAVANA. Feb. 22.-The divers made another
trip this evening to the hull OF the Maine. 1t
was to all appearances a very important fea-
ture OF their work. for they made a complete
Investigation of the outside of the ship. After
they finished their work they made q long
report to the Court OF Inquiry.
Every effort to learn the nature OF the divers
discoveries has been futile. 1t has been strictly
forbidden to approach tho divers and ask them
any questions. The Court OF Inquiry, on It's
part. maintains the utmost reserve concerning
all the proceedings.
Boats approaching tn. Maine within 100
yards are Immediately sent back. This order is
enforced by the Spanish naval guard.
This evening tho divers brought up several
moro belonging to Capt. SiRsbee and
some more rifles and other small objects. They
also recovered twelve bodies manned beyond
Identification. This makes 1853 bodies secured
for burial, including those OF the sailors who
died In the hospital.
The cutter Bache, which was going to sail to.
day for Dry Tortugas with a despatch for
Admiral Sicard, received orders 10 remain In
Havana until tomorrow.
The wrecking tux Neptune. that was expected
to-day, has not arrived yet. At the moment this
despatch is filed, 0 !. NJ no ship is In sight re-
sembiing tho Neptune.
The divers arc greatly disappointed. as thoy
expected the necessary apparatus for %continu.
ing their work with success to DO brought by the
Neptune.
There are great hopes that the efforts which
the divers will mako tomorrow TO recover the
bodies OF Otiicers jenkins and Merritt will
succeed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
THAT CHINESE LOAN.
An Advance or Elo. o 600
China'p Concessions.

Special Cable Despatch TO THE Sun.
LONDON. Feb. 22.-According to information
which the London and Berlin newspapers treat
as authentic. the eternal Chinese loan question
has at length been settled. An Anglo German
loan of $4,000. 900 sterling will DO made, guar
anteed by the Hong Kong and SHANGHAI Bank
ing Corporation and the German Asiatic Bank
conformity. at Ala per cent. Tho issue price Ia
unknown.
The Daily Neips says it understands that
neither the British nor any other government
will'guarantee the loan. but that tho provision
for security involves q complete reform Of the
Chinese finances and further important conces-
sions regarding foreign trade.
Although the loan announcement was issued
in Berlin by an official telegraph agency 1t may
be found not to DO absolutely correct. This
agency has more than once given currency to
surprising inaccuracies. Nevertheless, tho
s Berlin correspondent says that upon
inquiring at the Office of tho German-Asiatio
Bank he was assured that the prolonged nego-
tiations had been concluded. and that Japan's
refusal to defer the payment Of the indemnity
due her from China adds to the probability hat
the latter has arranged the matter of the lnan.
RThe Times. commenting editorially on tho
subject, says: Berlin Is. perhaps. not the spot
whence complete and accurate information is to
be first expected. The statement contains moth.
ing that has not been known In interested circles
In London, whose silence may be taken to indi-
cato that In their opinion it was unnecessary to
hurry the announcement 1t may be found,
though. to be substantially correct. The state
ment does not indicate fully the nature of the
arrangements"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
COOKING STOVE BLOWS UP.
Kitchen Fired and Windows nrokeu-A Ca
fridge 10 Supposed TO Have Been In the Coal.

Kitchen Fired and WIsdows Rrokeu-A Car.
fridge 10 supposed TO Have Been In the Coal.
Mrs. Rosanna Higgins moved into a fat on the
first floor of tho ive-story tenement at 1898
Second avenue late yesterday afternoon, and as
soon as she could get her small cooking stove
set up In the kitchen she built a fire In 1t and
prepared to get supper. After putting some
beef In the oven to roast she ran upstairs to
visit her sister. who lives on the top floor. She
had barely reached the upper rooms when there
was an explosion that shook the house.
Mrs. Higgins ran back to hor rooms, followed
by most of her neiRhbors. and found tho kitchen
In confusion. Something In the coal had ex-
ploded. demolishing tho stove and scattering
tho hot Goals all over the floor. The glass in the
kitchen windows had been blown into the back
yard. and several panes OF glass had been
smashed In the front windows. Flames were
starting up all over the Kitchen floor wherever
the hot coal had been scattered. The fremen
who were summoned put the fire out easily, and
the damage was only S26.
There was not enough of tho stove. or con.
tents. left to tell what had caused the explosion.
Mrs. Higgins Is sure she had nothing about the
house that would explode. unless a cartridge, or
something like 1t, had got mixed up with the
coal before she bought It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
LABoRI,s GREAT SPEECH.
Hts Crushing AvraiEnment OF Frances Cow
eFnnent at the Zeia Trial.


PARIS, Feb. c2.-some one in the audience at
the lola trial to-day gave Maitre Labor, Zola's
counsel, a telling retort. At the climax Of his
Grafton the great advocate exclaimed: There
is no name in history moro deeply and more
Justly execrated than that Of Pontius PLATE"
Here some ono interrupted him with the re-
mark: Except the name OF Judas"
Tho audience applauded. but 1t was tho only
time that M. Labori was not more than q match
for his hostile hearers.
The plea for the defence will occupy two hours
moro tomorrow. The paralysis of the ordinary
affairs Of Paris caused BY the trial extended
even to the celebration of Mardi Gras. which
fell far short OF its usual gayety and abandon.
There was no procession. and although the
Grand Boulevard was sown two or three inches
deep with confetti, the ~favorito holiday lacked
its usual public spirit.
Tomorrow NJ. lola will most likely DO con-
demnod. Then the people expect that trade will
revive and peace and prosperity return.
The Cabinet Council to-day decided to hear all
interpretations regarding tho Dreyfus, Ester
hazy, and lola affairs in the Chamber of Depu-
ties on Thursday, providing. of course. that lola
is found guilty tomorrow.
NJ. Maitre Labor continued his great plea for
justice in tho Assize Court to-day. Following
tho example Of the Advocate General yesterday.
NJ. Labori devoted himself exclusively to the
Dreyfus case, which he reviewed in great detail
from Its outset. Evidence which he was pre-
vented from introducing from testimony he
spread before the jury under the guise Of argu-
ment, making in effect a terrific arrnignment of
the civil and military rulers of France.
He, like lola yesterday. was frequently inter
rupted by angry protests from tho W
courtroom. Sometimes he ignored them and
sometimes he turned defantly upon his revilers
and scorned them into silence.
NJ. Labori spoke for three hours, celebrating
by fact and argument q wonderfully strong case
of the illegality OF Dreyfus's condemnation. II
not his absolute innocence. His speech was
still unfinished when tho court rose. He will
deliver his peroration Tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
TERRIBLE SCARE ON THE QUEEN
Passengers. FreiEht ana HguIes BADLY MIXED
whom She NenrIy Tipped Over.

Passengers, EfelEht ana NAuien Bnoly h1tEoo
when She Nearly Tipped Ovor.
TACOMA, Wash, Eel. 22.-Letters received
to-day give details OF tho grounding of the
steamer Queen, the largest boat In the Alaska
fleet, In Wrangell Narrows on her last trip
north ten days ago. The rope connecting the
steering gear and rudder broke and she drifted
ashore while repairs were being made. As the
tide receded the steamer listed and gradually
turned on her side, SO that her decks were
Almost perpendicular.
Passengers write that the water came within
two inches of her fro box, and had she settled
three inches further she would have tipped
over. Eight hundred passengers were panic.
stricken. All who could climbed on the upper
side and held on to the rigging. with their feet
hanging over, prepared to jump IL the steamer
went over.
The scene below was indescribable. Women
went into Mysteries. A Frenchwoman fought
her way through the crowd and ordered the
Captain to lower the boats, declaring If he
didn't she would cut them down and shoot him.
Two boats were finally lowered AID men went
ashore to watch the tide.
Shouts Of rejoicing went up when they re-
ported the tide at q standstill, with three inches
ing the removal Of the passengers unnecessary.
Tho mix.up Of dog. horses, Storage passengers,
and freight below decks Is described as fright.
full. Two mules were killed outright, and others
were hauled from beneath the freight. At high
tide the steamer pulled out in the channel and
was again safe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23

Families Will Probably Get Something nesides
tho Pensions.

Families will Probably Get somothinE Resides
tho Pensions.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-The House Committee
on Naval Affairs spent the better part of the
day in discussing the different plans of relief
for the sufferers of the Maine disaster. The
numerous bills introduced in the House to &C.
complish this end will not be considered, the
committee having determined to formulate q
bill of its own. Although nothing definite was
accomplished at to-day's meeting. the sentiment
Of tho was favorable to the PROPOSE.
tions allowing the heirs Of those who lost their
lives q sum equal to the pay the men would have
received In n certain period. the members of the
committee differing only as to the limit, which
ranged from three to twelve months. In add.
tion the wives, mothers. and dependant rela-
tives arc eligible for pensions. 1t Is probable,
also. that the officers. sailors. and marines who
escaped will be compensated for personal losses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
SPAIN D1sooURAGED ABOUT CUBA.
Accusing Members or the CuSas Cabinet or.
BEING Traitors.
Special Gable DespuoUA to DIE Sun.

Special Gable Despatch TO TIE Sun.
MADRID, Feb. 22.-The politicians here arc
depressed by rumors of a split In tho Cuban
and Sohor Amhlard. a., tho Cuban Minister
Of Justice, are secretly treating with tho
Separatists, incllning to the complete In
dependence OF Cuba. Senior GOWN, tho
Cuban Minister of tho Interior, is, however.
chiefly distrusted. The Ndcionat accus es him
of treason. which it seeks to establish by print
ing what purports to be q fac-simile OF a lotter
written by him to q friond. in which the follow.
ing occurs:
How could you think that S,,Rasta, who is
far inferior to Canovas, and who is a Liberal
only in name, should have inspired my attitude,
and not my W ideas and sentiments as a
Cubani Far from offending you, give me proof
Of true friendship. and Mckinley as well "a
Cuba shall determine whether 1 am a Spaniard."
Attached to tho letter is tho following post.
script:
Long live our-countrya and liberty"
The Correo EspaAoi quotes the letter and
upon it thus How stands Moret,
GOWNS patronf How stands sagasta. the pa
tron of both Moret and Govin3 GOWN Is a
traitor TO Spain. Whoever supports him is a
traitor likewise"
FL Pals says That Spain had better treat d.
rect with the "rcbels " respecting independ.
ence than to tolerate the traitor GOWN.
The Impartial declares that it always ex-
pected that tho Cuban Ministry would he weak.
and that 1t warned Senior Moret, Minister of the
Co1nptao vphak rrna l.Inl,, A.. ..-.t. A.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
MOB KILLS A POSTMASTER.
WHITE MEN LFNQH Il NEGRO AP-
POIyTED BY M'KINLBH

They Also XIII tIis 1nraut Child. wound MS
WITT. 1--WE DauEhtern. and q son-His Body
ana isis Chiid's B~ursed-The People HAD
Protested Against Ii,n at Washington.
CHARLESTON. s. C., Feb. 22.-Fraser b. Baker,
the negro at Lake City, in Williams.
burg county, was murdered by a mob at 1
o'clock this morning. Since no was put in
charge of the office by President Mckinley in
September last efforts have been made by tho
white people Of tho town to have him removed.
On one occasion no was fired at from ambush
with q load Of buckshot, but he escaped injury.
According to the best accounts obtainable q
mob Of several hundred persons, supposed to be
white citizens, collected in a lonely spot last
night and arranged plans to kill Baker. About
l O'Clock they stole to the Postmaster's cabin,
which was also used for tho Post Office, and set
the place on fire.
The cracking Of the flames aroused the fam.
lily and they rushed out to escape. Immediately
q volley of lead was poured into the cabin and
Baker was among tho first to fall dead. His
wife. who was holding o young babe to her
breast, had q rifle ball pass through her hand
and afterward bury itself In tho child, killing It
instantly. Two other daughters and a small
son were shot, but they may live. The mother
was seriously wounded.
sNS ~ NSeoou a. pulhlihk "ao
covered with flames and the bodies of Baker
and his doad child could not be dragged out.
This morning they wero found, charred almost
beyond recognition. The injured children fed
for safety, but they were not interfered with
after the murder. All the mail In the Post
Office was destroyed.
1t is said that there is no clue as to the men,
bers of the mob. 1t is asserted that Baker was
never q resident Of the town, and that he was
lazy. ignorant, and insulting to women patrons
at the Post ONCE. Petitions were sent to tho
Postmaster-General to have him removed, but
nothing was ever done about it. The petition
was signed by 200 business men of Lake City.
Efforts will be made to ascertain the names Of
the murderers and then have them brought to
Justice. The murder has been reported to tho
authorities In Washington.
Baker was appointed Postmaster three months
ago. Lake City Is q town of 500 Inhabitants,
and the negro population In the neighborhood is
large. Senators Tillman and McLaurin and
Congressman Morton had asked the Postmaster
General to remove Baker because Of HE color.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-23
soBRA1 MAY BE an "INC1DENr"
Hr He Wants TO he Expelled from the Country
He Can Arrange II.

WASHINGTON. Feb. OFF Licutenant.Com.
mander Jose &. Sobral of the Royal Spanish
Navy wants this Government to dismiss him
from the country. in order that he may be made
q hero in Spain. he will undoubtedly be accom-.
modated.
sobral insists. according to a newspaper in
terview, that he is still the Naval Attache of the
Spanish Legation. SeIor Du Bose, the Charge
d'Ahaires here, says he is not. Although the
State Department has ignored Sobral's al
Maine, his activity in procuring informa.
tion about Qualifications is not pleasing,
and should he continue his researches in that
direction OF make more Objectionable remarks
about the American Navy he may yet become
an incident" despite the assertion OF Scnor
l)u Bose that he Is not connected with the
legation. 1t was reported tonight that Sobral
was here. but he could not be located.