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Directors Elected,

New York. March 29.--P. A. B. Wild
ner, A. B. Brady and Thomas S. Ryan
were elected directors of the American
Tobacco company to-day to fill the
three extra places in the directory de-
cided upon to-day. The regular divi-
dends of two per cent. On the common
and two per cent. on the preferred We're
declared. also three per cent on the
scrip. A notice was issued that scrip
holders can have their scrip redeemed
at par any time in May or they can
present the scrip certificates and have
them stamped for redemption at the ex-
piration of three years with accrued in
terest at SIX per cent.
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GENERAL FLAGLER DEAD.
He Saw Active Service in the Civil War.
Brevetted Three Times.

Brevetted Three Times.
Newport News. Va. March 29.--Briga-
dier General d. w. Flagler chief of ord
nance, Z s. A.. after many weeks of suf-
fering from rheumatism. which recently
developed acute and distressing phases,
passed away this afternoon at the Hygeia
hotel at Old Point The generals wife
and daughter were constantly at his bed
side during the past week. He came here
three weeks ago on the advice of his ply
sicians. The body will be prepared for
burial and removed to Washington to-
morrow afternoon.
General F.agler was born in New York
and was appointed to the military acad-
envy from that state in July, 1856. He
was graduated No. in the class of 1861
and was appointed second lieutenant of
ordnance. He served with credit through
the civil war. His earliest military serv-
ice was in connection with the drilling of
volunteers at Washington. ID. c., after
which he acted as aide-de-camp to Colonel
Hunter in the Manassas campaign. being
engaged in the first battle of Bull Run.
He was afterwards aide-de- camp to Cen
eral Mcdowell in the defenses of Wash
ington, d. G. He accompanied General
Burnsides' expedition to North Carolina
as chief of ordnance and was engaged in
the battle and capture of Roanoke island
also in the attack on Newbern, N. c.; the
capture of Fort Macon; the Maryland
campaign with the Army of the Potomac:
in the battle of South Mountain, battle of
Antietam, the battle of Fredericksburg,
battle of Charlottesville and the battle
of Gettysburg. He was brevetted three
times during the war. as captain, major
and lieutenant Since the war he has
served at various stations on ordnance
duty. While in command of the Water
town arsenal in 1891 he was promoted to
brgadier general and chief of ordnance
and had since served in that capacity.
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A CRISIS IN JAMAICA
Needs a Wise Prophet to Fore
cast the Future.
ALL BUSINESS BLOCKED
The Governor Is Trying to Tax the Col
ony Without Its Permission-He Is
Trying to Force His Bills
Through the House,

Correspondence of the Associated Press
Kingston, Jamaica, March 22.-The
political crisis in Jamaica that was
foretold in the associated press dis
patch of Feb. 81 has developed. The
colony entered the acute stage yester-
day evening, and what the next week
or day may bring forth it would need
wise prophet to forecast
The legislative council met on March
IA and the governors address proved,
apparently, a most conciliatory mani
festo to the people. The papers ac-
cepted it with joy. Within "a hours,
however, it turned out to be waste pa
per. At the next days session the
government introduced new tariff inno-
vatons. taxing many necessities and
putting on the free list many lux
uries.
The elective house declined to discuss
the BILL of which they had no notice,
and by a solid, unanimous vote, threw
out the first reading. By quibble the
governor ruled that the bill for the
moment went into operation. adjourned
the council until March % to-day) and
instantly convened the privy council,
which sustained his ruling and ordered
the new tariff in immediate operation
concurrently with the existing one,
which expires March 81.
This act caused commotion in polit-
cal circles. The general public were
not less excited. The newspapers, in
Guiding The Cleaner. perhaps one of the
most conservative and non-committal
papers in the British colonies, raved
and prophesied no end of evil.
1t was understood, up to yesterday,
that the elected members had deter
mined unanimously to block all fur
Their business until the government
yielded to their constitutional right to
withdraw the outrageous ruling, as
they expressed it, by which the new
tariff had been forced on the country.
The governor yesterday evening took
steps to block this programme.
This means just what was forecasted
on reliable information in the dispatch
of Feb. 81, and toward which the gov
eminent has been working. That is the
numerical increase of the official side SO
as to outvote the electives and force the
government measures against which
the representatives are unanimous.
The tariff bill thus passed. crown
colony bill is expected to follow. to be
similarly forced through. To meet this
crisis, it is this morning reported that
at a private meeting of the representa-
tives held last night, it was unani-
mously decided that if the government
brings in new official members and de-
clines to withdraw the new tariff alto
gether, they will resign their seats in
a body, thus compelling an appeal to
the voters.
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to inspect the money accounts of all dis
bursting officers at Spokane and Seattle,
in accordance with telegraphic instruc-
tons from the major general command
ing the army. Captain p. C. George
and a detachment of the 18th infantry
have been relieved from duty at Fort
Sherman, Ida, and directed to proceed
to San Francisco in time to join their
regiment en- route to the Philippine ISL
ands. The commanding officer at Boise
barracks. Ida, is ordered to second
detachment of troop F. 4th cavalry,
consisting of three on-commissioned
officers and IL privates, to report for
temporary duty at Fort Sherman, Ida
Second Lieutenant L. r. Holbrook, 4th
cavalry, is ordered to proceed from
Boise barracks ITO Fort Sherman to re-
lieye Captain c. P. George.
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BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
A Most Dramatic Scene Enacted in the
New York Assemble.

Albany. N. Y. March ga most Ora
matte scene was enacted in the assem-
bly, to-day, when the cities committee
unexpectedly reported resolution call
ing for the appointment by the speaker
of an investigating committee to in
quire into reports that fund had
been raised by assessment among the
members of the New York city police
force to defeat by bribery the passage
of the pending police bills, the chief
among which provides for a single
headed commission to be appointed by
the mayor and subject to removal by
the governor. The democratic mem
bers denounced the attempt to force the
resolution as violation of the rights of
the minority. The speaker ruled
against the democratic leader and a.
scene of disorder and confusion en-
sued. At one point during the debate
Mr.. Green of New York shook his fist
in the face of the republican leader,
Adds. After five amendments to the
resolution calling for the extension Of
the investigation to the rumors of brb-
cry in connection with the Astoria gas
bill and other measures had been de-
feated, the original resolution was
passed after all, but seven of the demo-
cratic members had left the chamber,
by a vote of 81 to Z.
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Tammany Strikes Back.

New York. March 29.--On the complaint
of Joseph j. Little president of the board
of education of New York city Charles
and Henry Holt of Hot & Co., publishers
and Nicholas Murray Butler, professor of
Columbia university. We're to-day ar
raigned before Judge Blanchard in gen.
eral sessions on the charge of criminal
libel. The Hollis are the publishers of the
Educational Review, of which Professor
Butler is the editor The charge is that
an alleged libelous article on President
Little appeared in the February number
of the Review, which was entitled Tam
many in the Saddle" The defendants were
held in $500 bail and will appear for plead
ing on Friday.
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Practical and Proeresxfye.

Ottawa. Ont, March 29.-In the house
of commons to-day Henri Bourassa, NJ
p, who acted as counsel to the joint
high commission at Washington, in the
course of speech referred to the meet
ings at Washington. He said that no
member of the house ought to set up
difficulties in the way of freer trade
between Canada and the United States
He was great admirer, he said, of
the American people. They were sin
cere, practical and progressive in mind
and action, and the Anglo-Saxon feel
ing was not dead. When the time
comes that the United States and Great
Britain saw that it is for their interest
to do So the Canadian matters in dis
pute would be disposed Of
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EXCITING SCENES.
Members of the Belgium Chamber of
Deputies in Free Fight

Members of the Belgium Chamber of
Deputies in Free Fight.
Brussels. March 29.-There were some
exciting scenes in the chamber of depu-
ties to-day in connection with the discus
sion of the recent expulsion from Belgium
of former priest named Charbonnel
native of France, whose lectures on So
ciaiism the authorities considered objec-
tionable. The socialist members interpret
lated the government and the rightist
deputies tried to close the debate. This
led to violent socialist protests. during
which the speakers attacked the king and
the government generally, leading to
much uproar. Eventually the president of
the chamber declared the sitting suspend
ed and the socialists and leftists in a body
rushed toward the rightists, Furnishing
their fists.
Though actual fighting was avoided. the
uproar was deafening. The most abusive
epithets were shouted and the chairman
president ordered the galleries to be
cleared. Thereupon the spectators APP
pealed to the socialists. who told them
to remain. This caused some of the spec
tators to resist the ushers and soldiers
had to be summoned to clear the CALLER
les. resulting in series of exciting
scuff1es.
The house was eventually cleared and
the sitting was suspended for an hour.
during which NJ. Bethune, a member of
the right. and M. Jeune, a leftist, ex-
changed challenges to fight a duel.
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An Affectionatc Meeting

New York, March 81. L. Kipling,
father of Rudyard Kipling, landed from
the Majestic to-day. He has Travelled
across the ocean to see his son, and
upon reaching quarantine he had re-
ceived message that the patient was
rapidly improving. Mr.. Kipling hurried
to the Grenoble hotel. The meeting was
an affectionate one. The father was
almost overcome by emotion as he en-
bzraced his son, and it was some few
minutes before he was composed
enough to converse. The father did
not remain over half an hour 1t
was thought best by the physicians and
nurses not to submit the son to too
great a strain.
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BACK TO NATIVE SOIL
The Crook Has 688 Dead Soldiers
on Board.
THEY FELL AT SANTIAGO
The Utmost Pains Taken to Secure
Identification Full Military
Honors VIII Be Paid the d..
Dead Heroes.

New York, March 29.-The dead
bodies of 6S8 American soldiers, regu-
lars and volunteers, arrived to-day on
board the United States transport Crook
and they will remain there until to-
morrow before the army authorities
will try to land them on native soil
1t was the intention to dock the yes
sci at once, but wind and tide were
more than the marines in charge could
combat, and it was finally decided not
to make the dock until tomorrow.
Captain Charles A. Lamon, who COM
mands the transport, sent word to army
headquarters that with the aid of four
or five tugs he would be able to get
alongside of the pier. But when these
accessories were sent him he said that
the risk was too great, and he decided
to await more favorable auspices for
landing. Meanwhile relatives and
friends of the dead had assembled on
the wharf and many of them tried in
various ways to gain admittance to the
pier.
The United States navy yard tug
Nina arrived at the government pier
about noon. She had no guard of
honor on board and those most closely
interested wondered at the fact, as it
was understood that a guard of United
States marines was to receive the re-
mains of the soldiers and marines sup
posed to be on board the Crook.
The naval officers in command were
Informed that the transport had not
called at Guantanamo and consequently
there were no bodies of marines or
naval men on board. The navy tugs
commander thereupon ordered re-
versal of the engines, and the naval
craft went back to the Brooklyn yard.
Captain Buck with a company of the
18th Kansas infantry arrived on tug
from Governors island and stationed
his men on the pier as a guard of
honor The soldiers remained on the
dock for over two hours, but Captain
Buck ascertained that there was no
possibility of the Crooks arriving this
afternoon and ordered his men back
to their barracks.
Late in the afternoon reporter of
the associated press went aboard the
transport. On the troop deck, u feet
below the main deck, the collins were
laid four deep. Each casket was in
closed in pine wood box, on one end
of which the name Of the deceased and
his regiment was stenciled in black
letters. In addition to this was num-
bered the number of the grave, plot or
trench from which the body had been
disinterred.
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A USELESS LOAN.
Three Millions Is Not Enough for the
Cuban Army.

Washington. March 29.-Senors Villalon
and Heivia. the representatives of the
Cuban assembly. did not appear at the
state department or the war department.
The resolutions which they will seek to
present to the president without the pre-
amble) are as follows:
"The assembly of the representatives of
people in arms in Cuba resolves:
"First--To give public testimony of its
profound gratitude and of the sincere
gratitude of the army and of the people
of Cuba for the magnanimous assistance
with which the people and the congress
OF the United States strengthened the
cause of independence of our country
fastening and assuring its triumph, as
we'll as to give testimony of its most re-
spectful consideration and gratitude to
the president and the government of that
noble nation for the unmistakable proofs
of disinterested sympathy and help with
which such efficiency they gave the Gu
bans, contributing so gloriously first, to
the independence, and then to the political
and economic reconstruction Of the coun-
try, as well as to the establishment of
order and the Cuban nationality in a de-
vastated island, exhausted by war.
'Second-To declare, at the same time
to the people and to the government of
the United States that the people in arms
and the assembly, as its legitimate repre-
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San Francisco. March 29-The British
steamer Ettrickdale arrived to-day from
Hong Kong and Yokohama with cargo
for Pacific Mail Steamship company
but no passengers. The Ettrickdale will
take back a cargo of cotton. She re-
ports that there is so much freight in
the Orient and here for transportation
to and from the United States that the
steamship lines can scarcely handle it,
The market for American goods in Chi
ma and Japan has increased to such an
extent that the English are seriously
alarmed over trade conditions
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Found in the Ruins.

New York, March 29.-Another body
was found to-day in the Windsor hotel
ruins and was sent TO the morgue, num-
bered body 81" This was the most
complete body yet found. consisting of
the almost complete skeleton, with por-
lions of the head, arms and legs at
tached. 1t was the body of woman.
The office safe was opened this after
noon and the contents, said to valued
at nearly 100000 were found to be I'M
harmed. Mr.. Leland said that the safe
contained many packages of Valuabes
belonging to the guests.
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ON THE RACE TRACK.


New Orleans, March 29.-Weather clear
and cool; track fast. Results: Selling,
mile and a sixteenth-Mss Ross won,
Bishop Reed second, Rushfields third;
time, Las. Six and a half furlongs-Ho-
bart won, Old Fox second, Dandy Fl.
third; time, l:22. Selling, mile and five
furlongs-Sadie Levy won Dr. Marks sec
ond, Jim Conway third; time, 2:5s Mile
and an eighth-Egbart won, Judge Stead
man second. Double Dummy third; time,
1:55la. Selling. seven furlongs-zolo won,
Dousterswivel second. Mamie l.. third;
time, 1:30. Six furlongs-Bertha Nell won,
Sim w. second, Dorah Wood third; time.
l.H.
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San Francisco. March 29.-Weather fine
at Oakland to-day; track fast. Results:
Five furlongs-Racebud won, Somis sec
ond, Ed Lanigan third; time, 1:03. Three
and half fur.ongs-Silver Tail won.
Solace second Rachel c. third; time IA.
Mile and a acknowledgements won,
Annowan second, Romany third time,
1:51A. Three and half furlongs-Alarys
Garter won. Bamboulia second, Tanobe
th.-~; time. :43i4. Six furlongs-Tony Lii
calzi won, Moringa second. Peixotto
third; time, 1:15h. Seven furlongs-Cross-
molina won, Llmewater second, oraibee
third; time, 1894
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Chicago, March 29.-Every German
social, business, religious and political
organization in Chicago have been ask
ed to send delegates to meeting to be
held here April II and having for it's OBJ
1ect the formation of a permanent or
SANITATION to protest against an Anglo
American alliance. The organization
may become national in character as it's
promoters have been in communica-
ton with prominent COMMUNICATIONS
in other cities
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1t will Take Two DAYS,

Washington. March 29.-Colonel Moore
of the quartermaster's department, who
interment of the remains brought back
by the Crook, estimates that it will
take at least two days to remove the
remains from the ship to the railroad
stations. He says that arrangements
have not yet been fully made for the
transportation of the remains to Ar
lington and he is unable to say ex-
actly how and when they will be taken
there. However. full military honors
will be paid to the dead heroes.
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The White Mans Rule,

Montgomery, Ala, March 29.-The demo-
cratic state convention held here to-day
elected delegates to the constitutional con-
vention, which will be held next August
Resolutions were adopted favoring among
other things 1.-THE holding of a constitu-
tional convention for the purpose of so
regulating the right to vote as to per-
petuate the rule of the white man in Ala
hn
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Republican Primaries.

Special DISPATCH to The Standard.
Helena, Marcn 29.-The republicans held
their primaries in each of the seven wards
tonight for the nomination of one Candi-
date in each ward. There was a small at
tendance and little interest displayed. In
the Fifth and Sixth wards the present re-
publican aldermen We're renominated. The
nominations in the different wards were:
First. Ben Benson; Second Frank f.
Mayall; Third, Louis J. Israel; Fourth c.
B. Miller: Fifth. NJ. L. Higgins: Sixth, r.
H. Horsley; Seventh, NJ. ]. Wirth.
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Washington, March 29.-The modus
vivendi to be recognized on the Alaskan
boundary, as proposed by the United
States, has been referred to the Cana
dian authorities, as well as the British
foreign office. and until word comes
from both quarters it will not be known
whether the modus is to be established
The impression prevails, however that
as soon as Canada has expressed APP
prevail the British foreign office will
speedily give official assent
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Riot Among Sailors.

Kingston, Jamaica, March 2s.-Anoth-
err riot among sailors of the United
States fleet on shore leave occurred last
night. during which the men fought a
number of water police and civilians,
resulting in the combatants receiving
plenty of Commissions. Two sailors We're
removed to the hospital seriously in
jured.
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CASHIER ARRESTED.
The Directors of the Bank Assert His In
nOcence.

Memphis. Tenn, March 29.-Harry L.
Armstrong, cashier Of the Continental
National bank, was arrested to-day on
a warrant based on the complaint of
District Attorney George Randolph,
charging him with making false en-
tries and reports to the comptroller
of the currency and with intent to de-
fraud the bank. Armstrong was taken
before United States Commissioner
Clough and Immediately released on
$1,000 bail, Otto Schwill, president of
the bank, and w. P. Halliday being his
sureties.
A card issued later by the directors
of the bank stated that pending the
strict inquiry into the merits Of the
matter the directors desired to unite
publicly in a statement over their sig
natures asserting the innocence of Arm
strong.
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BURST ITS BREECH.
One Man Killed at the Sandy Hook Prov
ing Grounds.

New York, March 29-At the Sandy
Hook proving grounds this afternoon
one of the 10-inch breechloading rifles
under proof test burst it's breech, the
block of which, flying backward, killed
Henry V. Murphy and injured Privates
Harrington and Beemer of the ordnance
department. 1t is thought the injuries
of the wounded men are not serious
Captain Babbitt. in charge of the prov
ing grounds, says that the accident was
caused by excessive pressure of the
smokeless powder charge. The gun,
which burst at the fourth round. was
of the 1896 model. 1t was totally de-
stroyed and it partially wrecked the
barbette carriage on which it was
mounted.
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Under Sealed Orders,

Charleston, s. c., March 29.-The aux
ilary cruiser Wasp, differed and man
ned by the Jacksonville division of the
Florida naval reserves, went to sea
from here this afternoon under sealed
orders from the governor of Florida.
1t is thought the Wasp is bound for
Fernandina.
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Seattle, Wash. March 29.-The Times
says the United States torpedo boat
Rowan. now a Port Orchard naval sta
ton, has been badly damaged by mex
perienced handling of her engines. The
nature and extent of the injuries are not
given,
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STRONGER THAN EVER,
Indications Point to Democratic VIC
tory In 1900.

st. Louis, March 29.-John j. Sheehan,
the New York Tammany chieftain. ar
rived here to-day from Hot Springs,
Ark. In the course of an interview he
said:
In my opinion Bryan is stronger than
ever in the West and South. and these
portions Of the country practically dom
mate the democratic party. Indications
point to a democratic victory. for de-
spite the successful conduct Of the war
by the present administration the pres
ent policy of imperialism is each day
making new enemies for the republican
party"
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Victoria. B. c.. March s.-Gold-bearing
quartz assaying as high as 1872 to the ton
has been found on the water front of this
city. The vein has been traced consid-
cradle distance and is believed to extend
under the water.
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Vancouver, Wash, March 29.-Lieu-
tenant Colonel Writ Davis, Sth cavalry,
acting inspector general of the depart
ment of the Columbia, has been directed