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MURDER MYSTERY SOLVED.
An Ex-Convict Arrested for Crime
Committed in 1901.

SohIihittSNA ia Aoot.
NEW YORK. March 2e.-James Bill
1ings, negro ex-convict, was ar
rested in Brooklyn to-day on the charge
of having killed Susie Martin in the
district known as "Hell's Kitchen" In
1894. Billings arrest was brought
about by the confession of William
Johnson. a negro convict. whose SEN
tence ut Sing Sing has just expired.
The Susie Martin murder created n
great sensation. She disappeared from
her home, No. G56 Eleventh avenue, on
March s, 1894. Eleven days later her
headless and llmbless body was found
in n Thirty-nlnth street cellar. the iden.
tiilcatlon being made by q portion OF the
clothing.
Almost a year later the little girls
skull was discovered in heap OF rub
Dish. In a cellar at No. 459 West Forty
sixth street. Detectives worked night
and day. but failed to discover the
murderer. Now Johnson says that the
murder confessed to him soon after
the commission Of the crime.
The guilty man, according to john
sons story. came to his home about a
week before the girls mutilated body
was discovered. His clothing was COW
cred with blood. and he said he had been
in fight in "Hell's Kitchen" Johnson
says he gave the man clean shirt and
pair Of trousers. and the bloodstained
clothing was carried away. .r-=3.i
After Susie Martins body had been
discovered. Johnson declares his friend
confessed. The man said he was intoxi-
Gated. when he met the girl In Thirty
ninth street. He dragged her into the
cellar. and after assaultIng her choked
her to death and then cut up her body
SO nobody could tell who she was.
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BROWNSVILLE, Ga. March 22.-
President Mckinley and Vice President
Hobart returned to the home of Sena-
tor Hanna this evening. much refreshed
and pleased with their trip to Jekyl
Island. The trip has been ono OF quiet
enjoyment throughout. Politics cut
not the slightest figure. The meeting
of Speaker Reed and the Presiden: was
confined to two exchanges Of common
courtesies. in the presence Of number
OF persons.
Nearly four hours to-day were spent
in a pleasant water trip from Jekyl Is
land to Brunswick. N. w. Fairbanks,
H. w. Cannon. Mrs. Nelson Paige, cx-
Secretary Bliss and ladies' of their FAM
lilies accompanied Mr.. Mckinley to the
latter place.
At Brunswick. oil the ships. including
three Spanish vessels, saluted the Pres
ident's cutter. the Colfa1. II. H. Ray
mond. southern manager OF the Mallory
line. from the big steamer Rio Grande,
ablaze with bunting, came aboard, and
presented to the President good sized
Spanish flag. from the bark Tafafia,
which had been waved In salute as the
Presidents boat steamed down the har-
Dor to Jekyl Island last Monday. 1t
was. accompanied by the following
note:
This Is the first Spanish flag to sa-
lutte william Mckinley after the con-
cluslon OF peace between the United
States and Spain, and Is now presented
to the President ut Brunswick. Ga.
March 20, 1899. with the compliments OF
Rosendn Torras. late vlce-cousul Of
SPAIN"
This courtesy greatly pleased Presl-
dent Mckinley. The presidential par
ty was given 4 parting cheer, and pull
ed out of Brunswick at 1:45 and Con-
ductor Joseph Palmer. jr, of the Plant
system. landed his distinguished pas
sengers In Thomasville at 5:35. The
presidential party drove at once to Sen
ator Hanna's. and rested during the
evening. Friday. the President prob
ably will so to Tallahassee. returning
the same day. Early next week he
will leave here for Washington.
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NEW YORK, March 22.-Concerning
the story printed here to-day OF an al
legged plot to rob n United States ex-
press car OF 100000 Of government
money which was being shipped to the
Hampton National Volunteers Home,
for the payment of pensions to veter-
ans, quartered there. Senator Thomas
c. Platt told q reporter for the Associ-
ated Press that he knew nothing about
such conspiracy having been either
unearthcd or frustrated.
He said that no precautions against
robbery greater than q railway takes
when large shipments Of money are
made. were invoked in this case; that
30 far us he knew no rendezvous OF
robbers had been discovered, no EVIL
dence OF an discriminating nature had
been secured against any persons
whatever and that OF course no arrests
were contemplated.
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Gen. Miles mt Harvard.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 22.--
General Miles addressed the students
OF Harvard University In Sanders The
atre this afternoon. under the auspices
OF the Harvard Republican Club. Tho
theatre was crowded. nnd the students
welcomed President Eliot and General
Miles with denfenlng cheers.
General Miles remarks were entirely
impersonnl, and contained no reference
to tho recent war or to the controversy
concerning the war management, Presl-
dent Eliot. however. made un Impress
Bive culogy on the man. who, he said,
had shown the same courage and fortt-
tude under calumny and msrcpresenta-
tlon as he had shown In camp and bat
tie. President Ellot's words made Il
great impression on the audience,
whose sympathy was plainly mani
tested Il5
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'hW YORK. March GA special
,''n Manila says: Reports OF Ashtlng
"a 'he island of Negros have reached
,'""'sa' The transport Indiana Is leav-
,I5 .oF Negros with one battalion OF
"s First California regiment under
e3loael Dubolse.
To-, SpcSia! from Ilollo sayg: 4 scare is
p5rG sp',"u IN the island Of Negros. Up
h,r" y. sixty Spanish refugee planters
@ nave arrived nj I.ollo. ana state ina, n
SSaSlvc tribe. 10000 strong. liyInu on the
SS.I"IeScos river. twenty miles south OF
d., JasVAG. threaten to destroy the haclen-
at%a o u"q crops They have n few fire.
S1". ".s' oNt are mostly equipped with
nrsia una bows. The SpnnlRrds re-
Gs,saS" 49," arms from General Miller to
e"u themselves and their property.
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KNOW A GOOD THING.
Republican Party to be Organized Il
Porto Rico by Radical Leaders.

Republican Party to be Organized in
Porto Rico by Radical Leaders.
SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO. March
22.--The leaders of the radical party
have decided to organize Republican
party In Porto Rico with q thoroughly
American platform. They will endea-
vor to unite all factions. The platform
will be submitted Mt n meeting to be
held tomorrow and 1t will endorse the
policy OF President Mckinley, Will
pledge fidelity TO the American ilag,
hail the prospect Of annexation to the
United States: express the belief. that
the Porto Rico courts can be trusted
with the civil government OF the island.
but will declare willingness to await
the action of Congress.
The platform will also favor free suf-
frage, public schools. reform In taxa
ton, free trade with the United States,
the establishment of n gold basis for
the currency, the American system for
the judiciary. and will pledge the party
TO lend every effort towards civilization
and to teach the inhabitants to become
loyal to the United States.
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EIGHTEEN DEAD.
Three More Bodies Recovered From
Windsor Hotel Ruins,

Windsor Hotel Ruins,
NEW, YORK, March 22.-What are
supposed to be remains OF three bodies
were taken out OF the Windsor hotel
ruins at late hour tonight, These
three bring the list OF dead to eighteen.
There are thlrty-seven persons missing.
The first find was made near the cor
ner OF Fifth avenue and Forty-sixth
street. The workmen uncovered the re-
mains OF a body consisting Of num-
Der OF charred bones. Portions OF n
heavy silk skirt and some bead work
found with the bones gave the Impress
ion that the body was that OF wo-
man. Subsequently portions o: what
are believed by the police to be two
bodies were found near the elevator
shaft. Nothing was found to identify
them. These who examined the re-
mains thought they were the bones
of an adult and a boy, the latter
being possibly the elevator boy, War
ren Guion, who is among the missing.
The remains have been taken to the
morgue.
The i've bodies that were recovered
on Monday or Tuesday or what remains
OF them are still at the morgue. One
has partly been identified by two OF the
hotel employees as that OF Mrs. Marga-
ret Auze. OF New York. but this identi-
fcatlon Is not considered conclusive.
The rain to-day interfered with the
rapid progress OF the work to some ex-
tent and 1t was not until the afternoon
that the workers succeeded In getting
steadily down to the removal OF the de-
brls. The fire department still has It's
lines about the ruins. isolating n con-
siderable section Of one OF the busiest
parts Of the city. -s
A force OF about 25O men was en-
ployed throughout the afternoon. a
new shift OF the same number was put
on at night.
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Confessed to an Awfu, Crime.

MCPHERSON, Kas., March 22.-John
A. Moore, who murdered his five chill
dren at Hutchinson, and who was
brought her as precaution against a
threatened lvnchins. confessed his
crime to-day before notary public.
The prisoner stated that he had quar-
relied with his wife and that separa-
tion was talked of. IN which event he
feared that his children would come un-
der the control OF his wife's family.
whom he dislikcs. 1t was broodlng
over the prospect of his children being
reared amid such surroundings, he de-
posed, that prompted him to crush their
skulls with a hatchet. cut their threats
and fire the house in which their bodies
Ia,
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COL. BRYAN NTALkS
To the Members of the Tennessee
Legislature on Corporations.

.
Legislature on Corporations.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. March 22.-Hon.
W. J. Bryan was the guest of the gen.
eral assembly of Tennessee to-day. The
crowd which visited the capitol for the
occasion was so large many were una
BILE to gain admission.
Governor McMillln presented Mr..
Bryan, who spoke at some length. He
said he regarded the representative as
a necessary evil. and then warned them
against misrepresent!ng constituents.
Corporations were referred to rs the
dangerous enemy OF the farmer.
Those who grind the people," he
said, "nre those who have made their
fortunes dishonesty"
Legislative halls were not the places
10 make political speech, but he could
with propriety refer to the highest
Democracy, which teaches man to re-
spect the rights OF others. Concluding.
he said:
"It will be 4 pleasure to me to be
able to state that l once addressed n
legislature where the members agreed
with me before l commenced"
In the afternoon, Mr.. Bryan visited
the Tennessee Industrial School, and to-
night left for Birmingham. In an in
tervIew he said he would read the book
Perry Belmont hnd sent him, and would
point out some differences between the
positions he holds and those held by
Thomas Jefferson"
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SUPREME COURT.
interesting Decision Regarding tho
Liability OF Telegraph Companles,

Interesting Decision Regarding tho
Liability OF Telegraph Companies.
Special Dispatch to tho Intclllgencer.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, March e.
The supreme court to- day held. In an
opinion rendered In a suit for damages
against tho Western Union Telegraph
Company, that q telegraph company
can not be held for damages that may
be incurred as the result OF the failure
Of q telegraph Office to deliver a mes
saSe received after closing hours, OK
cept In cases where 1t can be proven
that the failure was malicious. The
lower court, the circuit court OF Mingo
county, had awarded to Claude r. Du-
Wis. the plaintiff, $500 damages. This
verdict Is set aside by the supreme
court and the case remanded for new
trial.
Other opinions handed down to-day
were: BloIton 6 Garrett ys. Judge of
circuit court, on petition for prohibition,
from Fayette county, writ refused and
petition dismissed; opinion by Nc
Whorter. :. tQ
Thayer VS.. Chesapeake & Ohio rail-
way company, from Kannwha county.
affirmed by divided court. McWhorter
and Dent for reversal. and Judges Eng
Ish and Brannon for the affirmance.
Miller vs. White. from Muson county,
reversed and remanded: opinion by
Brannon.
Burbridge VS.. Sadler, from Doddridge
county, reversed and remanded; opin-
ion by Brannon.
Murdock VS.. Baker. ct al. from Mingo
county. reversed and remanded; opinion
by English.
Griffith ct al VS.. Blackwater Boom
Lumber Co., from Tucker county. re-
versed and remanded; opinion by Dent.
Holt VS.. Holt, administrator ct al,
from Gilner county. reversed and re-
manded; opinion by Dent.
Boring VS.. Holden ct al, from Harri-
son county. appeal refused.
Court adjourned till Saturday.
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Otis RcinI0rccmcnts.


WASHINGTON, D. c., March a2.-Ad-
aNioaa! reinforcements reached General
JUS al Manila this morning. as Is !ndl-
Easea BY the receipt OF dispatch fiom
Sthefa! Otis saying that the transport
sae.tnah had Just arrived with the
IV9ps IT IN good condition. The Sherman
.MIo~ed the Grant through the Suez
,SI tSaai and preceded the transport Sher-
s t.ah over the same route. The SherI-
."A expected 10 reach Manila In about
~ weeks. These three vessels will
,aa ,s ABOUT 5000 fresh regular troops to
.. ."s military forces In the Philippines
.aa are expected to aid materially in
..s. Te plans which contemplate the CON-
:' %s's subjusation OF the insurrec;Ion-.
.. n,s oe'ore the opening Of the rainy sea-
''H ABOUT the middle OF Anril
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GERMANS IN SAMOA
Protest Against the Retention Of
Chief Justice Chambers.


Chief Justice Chambers.
BERLIN, March ga petition was
received at the foreign office here to-
day, signed by all the Germans In So
moa, protesting vehemcntly against the
retention of Chief Justice Chambers
and further maintenance of the Ber-
lin treaty, which is characterized as no
longer bearable. The petitioners detail
number OF alleged contraventions OF
the treaty by Mr.. Chambers, and cspe-
cia!ly toward Herr Grcvesmuehl, the
chief OF police.
The petition md the official reports
will be sent to the United States am
bassador Andrew D. White, IN support
OF the German case.
The Lokal Anzeiger publishes q letter
from Its Samoan correspondent, Herr
Won Wolfforsdorff, dated February 81.
After recounting the critical situation,
the writer declares that II the German
government will not help the Germans
Of Apla against the alleged injustice
and outrages OF Mr.. Chambers, then the
Germans will rise armed and obtain the
desired redress.
The correspondent then describes the
Indignation OF the Germans when the
Instructions OF the foreign Office arrived
ordering the recognition OF Mr.. Cham
bers.
The Tagerblatt demands the removal
OF =. B. S. Maxse, the British consul at
Apla, claiming he is the prime cause OF
all the trouble.
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SENATOR TELLER'S TALK
On Political Situation = He is Still
Joined to his Idols.


CLEVELAND, o., March Ex-senator
II. NJ. Teller, Of Colorado. was asked
here to-day what in his judgment would
be the Democratic issue In the next
presidential campaign. 4.
II think that there Is no doubt" re-
piled Senator Teller, that the Demo-
cratic party will make the financial
question the ISSUE"
"Who will be the Democratic presl-
Dental nominee"
Undoubtedly Mr.. Bryan will be the
choice of his party" promptly replied
the senator.
In regard to W. ]. Bryan's controver-
sy with Perry Belmont. Senator Teller
said: u think Mr.. Bryan did exactly
right In taking the position he did.
Those fellows In that organization nre
not Democrats. They are Republicans
masQuerading under Democratic colors.
They opposed Mr.. Bryln's election In
1896, saying his election would endan-
ger the nations welfare and he did
perfectly right in declining to accept
the invitation"
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4 Costly RcScuc.

LEADV1LLE, Colo. March 22.-At II
o'clock tonight the two mine pumpmen.
Charles l:auss and Burt Frey, who were
imprisoned In the Bon AIR mine thIr-
teen days ago were reached by the
rescuers and restored to thcir friends
They show little effect of their expert
encc. They were on the iS0 foot level
when 1. cave near the top OF shaft cut
them Of from the outer world. Fortun-
ate'y, the BIZ, water pipe was not bro
ken by the cave, and by blowing n hole
in II with dynamite the men were en-
ableh TO communicate to their friends,
who kept them supplied with food,
while II new shaft, over 200 feet deep,
was sunk. Tho cost Of rescue has been
over $1,000.
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Insurance Companies Indicted.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. March 22.-The
grand Jury Of kenton county. ut Cow
ington. Ky. returned indictments at
noon to-day against the Home Life In
surance Company, OF New York, and.
forty-two other life and fire companies
for conspiracy Of banding together and
fixing and maintaining higher rate of
premium than would otherwise pre-
vail" The indictment Is found under
the anti-trust law Of the commonwealth
and this action OF the grand jury may
be followed by the execution OF the
threat made by the underwriters at the
time Of a previous Indictment, to with-
draw and leave Covington without In
Surance.
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MEAT INQUIRY.
Court Closes its LaB0rs In Chicago.
No new Developments.

Court Closes its I4aB0rs In Chicago.
Nonew Developments.
CHICAGO, March 22-The members
of the government court OF inquiry fin
ished their labors in Chacago to-day
md left for New York this evening. The
testimony OF Governor Theodore Roosc-
velt will there be received after which
the court will proceed to Governors
island.
The evidence brought forth to-day
was largely cumulative in It's character,
consisting mainly of criticisms of tho
canned beef and refrigerated beef from
soldiers who ate 1t and watched its ef-
fects In Cuba and Porto Rico.
David FleischmanR. bell boy in the
Hotel Morrison. told Of q visit to the
stock yards in the company OF an un-
known man whose purpose ne sup
posed to be an experiment in the matter
Of preserving beef by chemical treat
ment.
Clark Marshall, the provision special
list, whose testimony was expected to
be sensational. threw no additional light
on the question. his evidence being
principally'the expression of the opinion
that canned beef as now put on the
MARKET is totally UNIT for human food.
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EX.sECRETARY SHERMAN
Continues to Improye-Till Board til

Continues to Improye-Will Board the
Cruiser Chicago To-day.
SANTIAGO De CUBA, March o.
Mr.. John Sherman continues improving
ana will be moved from his cabin on
deck this afternoon for an hour.
General Wood is now on board the
Paris, paying visit TO Mr.. Sherman.
The city Is full of tourists who have
landed from the American liner. Mr..
Sherman's condition this evening con-
tinues about the same. He rested quite
comfortably throughout the day and II
anything Is somewhat improved.
he expects to go on board the United
States cruiser Chicago tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March %
Mrs. McCallum, daughter OF the Hon,
John Sherman, received cabIesram to-
day from Mr.. Wibe-s, who Is accom-
panying the former secretary of state on
his tour of the West Indies, announc,nE
Mr.- Sherman's continued Improvement
The Chicago will probably arrive at
Santiago Tonight, and IL Mr.. Sherman
and his friends are still OF the same
mind. will take him aboard and bring
him home. As to the. landing place, 1t
Is said by Secretary Long that the
commander of the Chicago, Captain
Cooper, will be guided entirely by the
wishes of Mr.. Sherman's family, and II
1t Is desired that he be taken to some
Florida port to avoid danger from a
too rapid climatic change. that course
will be adopted. If the Chicago leaves
Santiago tomorrow. according to the
present intention she should reach
Tampa. II that port is selected as a
landing, by Sunday evening, probably
taking the western route by way OF
Cape Antoniu. TO keep In smooth wa
ters as far as possible.
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COMMISSIONS ADDRESS
To the Natives-The Intentions Of the
United States Explained.


United States Explained.
NEW YORK. March 22.-The Jour
nlIs Manila correspondent cables to-
day that the address 10 the natives OF
tie Philippine islands drafted by the
American commission in behalf OF the
4 tnIed States government and embody-
ias the views OF the President, has been
made public. After being translated In
\ 70 all the native dialects 1t Is to be dis
seIinated throughout the archipelago.
4 The address assures the Filipinos Of
tie intention OF the Americans 10 deyel-
| % the powers OF self-government in the
people
Il explains that the United States
las assumed International obligations
waich it must fulfill and which make
Il responsible to the whole civilized
world, for the stable government OF the
Philippines.
The commission, 1t Is explained. Is to
interpret 10 the natives the purposes
and intentions OF the President toward
them and also suggest the establish
men; OF such government as shall suit
10, capacity and requirements OF the
Filtp!aos and be consistent with the in
ierss,s Of the United States.
The protection of the United States Is
not TO be exercised in any spirit OF ty-
'ahny o: vengeance; but having de-
s,foyed the Spanish power and accept
g the sovereignty of the Islands, the
lnlted States Is bound to restore peace
IL the Philippines
10 this end all insurgents are invited
10 lay down their arms and place their
"Gst IN the government that emancIpa-
tei them from the oppression of Span
.sa rule. =
me majority OF the commissioners
Mc!!he toward giving the Filipinos a
soH Q! tribal or provincial local autcn-
.my under central government. which
:@aii oe military until purely civil
system Is proved to be feasible.
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Suicide orThentricnl Manager.

NEW YORK. March 22.-Horace p.
Wall. theatrical manager shot and
killed himself in his room In the Put
nam house to-day. Many years ago he
managed Edwin A. Sothorn. Before
1850 he conducted we'll known theatrI-
cal agency on Union Square. He was
married number of years ago to Elsie
Holt, an English burlesQue actress. who
died while filling an engagement In
Pittsburgh. During the season before
last he managed "Thc Great Diamond
Robbery" company for Edward
Knowles and A. NJ. Palmer.
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Pope Dcnrcssotl.

LONDON. March 22.-Thc Rome cor.
respondent OF the Daily Telegraph
says:
"The Pope is beginning to suffer from
depression. During the service on Sun
day he asked one Of his personal at
tendnnts how many In the congrega-
ton he Uhe attendant) thought really
rejolced In his recovery. Then he add
ed despondingly: What mockery It is
this Thanksgiving for my recovery I
shall not live n week. The exclamation
was followed by prolonged fainting
ft -