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Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
MAINE CLAIMS PAID.
Action Taken by Treasury Department
 in Nearly All the Cases.

Washington, April 24.-The treas ury department has paid nearly all of the claims arising from the destruc- tion of the Maine. By act of congress these claims are divided into two classes, the gratuity and indemnity The gratuity claims are those of the families and relatives of men killed by the explosion.
 By act of congress a years pay is granted in these cases in lieu of in- demnity. The total number of these cases paid is 204, aggregating $87, ,7O6. Of the indemnity claims ninety-two have been paid, aggregating $35, ,636. Auditor Morris, for the navy depart ment, says that many of these claims are exorbitant, but that the treasury was compelled to pay them, having no way of disputing their accuracy. Four or five minor officials submitted claims for personal property destroyed of be- tween $2,OOO and $2,5O0 Auditor Mor- ris referred several of these cases to Controller TraceWell, who said that the claims would have to be paid.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25

1897. The lynching occurred at o'clock yesterday morning. This let ter was received hsre looday by Cover nor Jones from Sheriff Maddox:
 Tonight at o'clock between fifty and sevenlty-five armed men disarmed the guard, overpowerad the jailer, went into the cell and shot W. H. Harden to death. No clue as to wha the lynchers were. Came very unex- pectedly. No one dreamed of it."
 Hardin was twica convicted anG sentenced to be executed. Governor Jcnes last week commUted the sen tence to lifa imprisonment
 It is reported from another source that the jailer was overpowered by the vigilantes and the keys taken from him. Next half a dozen guards were disarmed and the mob surged into the prison and madia straight for i5he cell in which their victin' W2E confined Hardin was known as a desperate man and the leaders of the mob held their pistols ready for the struggle they knew was coming Hardin crouched back in the cona of his cell as the door was unlocked. As the door WIS swung back the leader of the mob with q rope and pistol, leaned inside As he did so, Hardin sprang at him like a tiger felling him with his fist. Snatchlng the pistol out of the mans hand liar din daIted out into the corridor. One of the mob attempted to intercept him when Hardin sanpped his pistol. The cartridge did not explode and with the butt of his revolver he cracked the mans skull. As he did so a pistol was thrust to Hardins head. There was a fash, a report and the murderer fell dead
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
LONG WAS BOB TAILED
The End of Shorf but TumuItuou
 Military Career.

Washington, April 24- Lieutenant Clarence B. Lang, Second artillery, has
 been dismissed from the army as a result of court martial proceedings which were approved by the president today. Lieutenant Lang was tried by court martial at the Washington bar racks on the charge of conduct unbe~ coming an officer and gentleman, the specification being that he took apart ments at a boarding house in this city with a woman not his wife, much to the scandal and disgrace of the army .'' The complaint on which the charge was based was made by Lieutenant SeWell, corps of engineers. The court found Lieutenant Lang guilty and sentenced him to dismissal strong appeal for c.emency was made to the president, but to no avail, and he adopted the recommendation of Gen. eral Miles and the secretary of war and approved the sentence.
 Lieutenant Lang has hal a hard time since he graduated from the military academy, where he scandal ized his brother officers by marrying the daughter of an enlisted man sta tioned there. His welded life was unhappy, and resulted in separation several months ago It is said that Lieutenant Lang and his wife were socially ostracised a, the different military posts where he has been sta tioned, and that Ie, in particular, has been the victim of systematic persecu- tion by his enemies in the service They will undoubtedly rejoice in his downfall
 There was 10 delay in action on this case, the cours. having closed only last Friday. The prompt action of the president and the secretary of war in this case is accepted as an indication in military ci tcles that the long pend ing case of Captain O. M Carter, corps of engineers, will also be disposed of within the next few days.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
OUR TASK IN THE EAST
London Papers Do Moi Think We Will
 Weaken.

London, April 24--The develop n2ents in the Philippines are promi- nentIy discussed in today's papers. All print leaders On the subject. and all aceUn'- thzt the bell5 sen-a of 4la United States will not weaken in the task set out for Americans, no matter what drawbacks may be experienced.
 TLe Standard says that the Ame1i- can people will have to reconcile themselves 1ao ehe fact that the sub jugat.on of tEo natives must be pre- liminary ibo pacifcatiCn, but their sub jugatiOn will entail m army vastly superior to that already landed. and it must be equipped for jungle warfare. It ascribes the movement for the re- call of the volunteers to home politics. and says that it thinks that the vol unteeIs themselves will resent the suggestion that they are worn out by hardship and are prema.r-oty home sick
 The Daily News says that the Amer icars are called upon to solve the problems of nlisgovernment which Spain c1aated. It adds that the task reeds patience and tact even more t.i,sn a strong arm.
 Tie Daily Mail, under the caption, Dare Americ2. Retreat?" draws a parallel with t1e British subjugation Of Upper Burmah, where, for the first two or three years, the task seemed hopeless, and gloomy prognosticati01. was generally indulged in. Now the country is peaceful and prGsp trade is developing and the revenues are increasing. It cont:Dues What the Anglo Saxons have dCne in Bur nah they will not shrink from doing in the Philippines.
 The Daily Graphic says that Amer ioa would not be true to herself in spirit or race if she allowed herself to be discouraged because she cannot dc in a few months what Spain could not accomplish m hhree hundred years.
 The Chronicle says -,1-t; whether there be peace CT fU-lasc' f1g.l:ing in the Philippines the troops there must be regulars, enlisted fer a particular work
 The Daily Telegraph says that the capture of LieJi.ernrt Gilmore and his n-an at Balar will naturally cause some discoura cement and restiveness. Such fits are in5vitabls in empire making. British governments have again and again kGd to suffer from them.
 The paper urges that it is impera- tive th2it 2 specially equipped army ba employed against the Filipinos.
 It depICres the fact that Bryan and other politicians are attempting to make capital out of the Philippine difficulties, and says that if partisan ship leads to the failure Of 9 civilizing enterprise it will rebound to the dis credit of the race.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
SINE WAVE TELEGRAPHY.
12O,OOO Words An Hour Sent Between
 Washington and Fort Myer.

Washington, April 4.-Expe~iments were conducted today between the war department and Fort Myer, Va, under .he direction of General Gree Gy, chief of the signal service, in what is known as the sine wave system of talegIaphy Under this system, which is conducted by means of underground wires, an Instrument resent bling a typewriter is used to punch tele
 graphic characters in paper tape similar to thosd used in stock tickeTs, the tape berng fed to another instru- men5 which, serving as the trans mitter, causes 10 be sent over the un- derground wira the symbols punched by the other maetLne and reproduced them on a paper tape at the C1ner end of the t.ne- Dv this menas tk: trans
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
MURDEROUS SEQUEL
Of inc Georgia FiendiShReSS
 of Sunday Afternoon.
An Aged Preacher LYDohed Upon a
 Statement by inc Victim Of inc Burning "A Sympathetic Soul Lei Out and Work Still Going OF.

Palmetto, Ga, April 24.-The body of Lige Strickland, a negro, WAS found swinging to the limb of a tree about onls mile from town th1s morning. Thia ears and fingers were cut of, and Cn the body was pinned a pIacard bearing these wc- ds, We must pa15eo5 our southern women" Strickland was a negro nl-l1ztte1-, si1I,y yours old. Sam Hose. jUst 3s 'tke ,tcrc1 was 70 be 2p- piled to the pile of wood under him yesterday adnjjJtel that he killed Crawford, but e2id SL-icklard gave him SIP to do the deed.
 S,trlc cl1is1.d ves given B trial by the mob Eaecce lyrcLtng and denied Hcse's statement The crowd seemed to be evenly divided and it was decid- ed to take the p1lcschler to ttlJ jail &,- FIairburn This was tlha la-I5 time the negro wes seen alive couple Of farmers coming tn.,o town this morn ing reported finding the body. The city marshal duoua to the scsne, and the body Of Strickland was secured and brought here for an inquest.
 A tsleFhone mezr2l5e received at 10 o'clock today says the mob which lynched Strickland captured Albert Sswall, "a negro who expressed himself to the effect i-ct. ,he depth of every negro should ta avenged. cnd put him to daalth. The mob IS said to be still on the hunt fer negroes and it is prob aLte that two n.osra. will be Iynchod.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
THEY LET CROKER GO
On His Promise 10 Come Back 10
 inc MaZet Inquiry.

New York April 24.-Today's ses- sicn of the OIazes investigating com nit ttee proved far Icss interesting than any previous si5ting. The day was en- }--l-ly devoted to probing the various benevolent and other societies which gre supported by membecs cf the ro- lice fcCce. John Proctor Clarke con- duu--d the greater part Of tts exami n2-:c1.
 M9. Croker wfss r,-'5 called ss wit ness and on his promise to return to this country was excused from furthsr q ieenGance On the Mazet commission until August 29 MT Croke7 will sail fer England on Wednls3G2y. The com mti1-ee r1ee.,s again May 9th.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25

mission of messages by telegraph is accomplished with wonderful quick ness.
 In today's experiment KipEng's s poem "The Whit- Mans Burden" was transmitted from the war department to Fort Myer ar1 back again, being conssartly repeated for an hour. It was found that Tn that time 120,O0O words had been sent.
 In September and October, 1898, Lieutenant Colonel George o. Squier of the signal service and Prof. Albert c. Crelon conducted experiments over, 6 telegraphic cable between New York and Canso, Nova Scotia, and re- ported to Gen--al Greedy that they attd.red a speed of 5000 words a minute.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
PASSED FROM LIFE
Ex-Governor Richard J. OdIesbv of
 Illinois.

Springfield, H., April Ex-Governor Richard J. Oglesby died today. Gov ernor Oglesby was a native of Ken lucky and was born in 1924. His early life was spent in farming and other vacations, including that of rope mak- ing. He took part in the Mexican war and performed valuable service, for which he was honorarbly mentioned.
 In 1860 he was elected to the state senate, but resigned to accept the colonelcy of the Eighth Illinois VOL unteers. He commanded . brigade at the capture of Fort Henry and Forr Donelson, and was promoted for gall lantry brigadier-general of volun- tsecs on March =, 1892 He added 70 his reputation at Corinth. where he was severely wounded and disabled from duty until April in 1863. Tn the
 meantime Ee had been made major general of volunteers, and assigned to the command of the Sixteenth army corps. This commission. he resigned in May Of 1864, and in the following November he was elected governor of the state as a rep Lbiican by a, large majority. He was iE office contin- uously until 1869, and was again elect ed in 1872. He was chosen United States senator in 1873, and served until March 3, 1879, but declined a re- election. In November of 1884 he was again elected governor fo1' a period .1 four years. Since the close of his term of office he had not taken an active part in public affairs.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
A BUNDLE OF OLD RAGS
Al Which Small Boys Amused Them-
 selves Throwing Stones.

Waterloo, Ia, April 24-The body of Mrs. Henry Temper, was found to- day in Cedar river, almost in the heart Of the city. Sna disappeared about six weeks ago. The body has been in plain sight from thoroughfare over which hundreds Of people Fass daily
 It was supposed to be a bundle of old rags and small boys had amused themselves for days throwing stones at it as 9 target. The body was thus dislodged. The police believe the wo man was murdered.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
No More Bush Fighting With
 the FilipinOS.
A NEW MOVEMENT BEGUN
The American Forces in Two COl- umnS Moving by Different Routes Upon CaIumpif Where HguinaidO md His Main Forces are In- trenched-Thc Dian is to Sur round inc InSuTdgnt Army.

Wash:ngI5cn, April 24-Information received at dha war department inGi.- cates that General Cis is about to ex- ecute anc.1lo- impc-t2rl> movement, the 'irl.ial feaures of which are shcwn by aoday's press advice3 from Manila. The objec.-v'a pGirlc is the ilLsurgsCt town of Calumpit, being aEout eight ml!es northe1J3 of Ma.o1os. |. was here Una. tta insurgents 9oncc1tr@',ad a5llr being driven GU. of ',heir capital. setting up new car:>3l and making it the base of their operations.
 h moving out to this stronghold. General Cts proposes to conduct two dis llct operations. The first one under General MacArthur will push straight forward from Malolc5 along the railroad ard strike 2t Calumpit from the south. Tha second cne is under Major General Law13n, Wn2- with his flying column $ moving Ia around to ths northeast to the large town of No.zagay, from wh-ch po!nt he will turn abruptly west toward Calump.t. This -ac5 move will take about ten days and military strategists look upon Ut as 2rcth6r effcro 10 flank the insurgents by getting ba- hind them at Calumpit, similar to the flank movement which Gensral Mac Arthur attempted to execute at Nal abon.
 This double movement makes Calumpit the center fer the next few days, while attention will be divided between MacArthur's column adyanc- ing from Malolos, and LawtOn's col umn on its ten days march by Norza- gay. MacArthur has only a short distance to traverse, so that his Forces may be engaged with the main force of insurgents within the next few days
 The country :s flat and open and rather better for our troops than that lying south of Ma,ofos. Calump-t lies Cu the left bank of D small stream at it's confluence with the larger river Rio Grande. It is substantially built laown With some ?, ,0O0 houses. Thi5 advanve of General Lawton by a cir cutious route will be over a country of which is little is known here. Nor zagay is a considerable town and it IS thought General Lawton is about there by this time. A road runs all the way there from CalunQtt. Along tt are scattered many small towns, Angat, Bustos and Bafingog, indicat- ing ldhat the advance Is through q populous country. It is an agricul~ tural locality With fruit plantations. The war department has a map p-a- pared by the military information br- reau, which shows this read joins t-1e other one on which Macarthur is moving up from Malolos. IL is hardly thought, however, that Lawton will make junction with MacA1thur be- fore striking Calumpit, so as to strike the city in the rear while Macarthur is attacking it in front. The execution of this double movement Is being fol lowed with great interest by the war department officials, as is is on con siderably larger scale than the brush clearing which has been in progress lately
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
RAILROAD DYNAMITERs.
Two Attempts to Blow Up Burlington
 Trains Yesterday

St. Joseph, Mo, April 24-Two at tempts were made to destroy Burling- ton trains with dynamite near Noda- way, small station between St. Jos eph and the Iowa line, this morning. Sticks of dynamite were laid on the tracks and the Denver flyer was given a shock at o'clock that broke all the windows in the coacI es. The Omaha express had a si nilar, but more severe eXperience later.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
Getting Mixed Up in the Big Counter
 feiting Case.

Lancaster, Pa, April 24.-samuel B. Downey, deputy internal revenue col lector here, was arrested this afternoon by Captain Burns Of the secret service who came here with Chief Wilkie of Philadelphia. Downey is charged with informing Jacobs and Kendig, the cil gar makers arrested for counterfeit ing, of the fact that Secret Service Agent Burns was after them.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
THE GOVERNOR FLED
When Asked if He intended to Ep-
 point Burns Senator.

Los Angeles, April 24.-Attempts to interview Governor Gage, who arrived here today regarding the reported ap~ pointmant ot D. M. Burns to succeed Senator White, were futile. The gov ernor escaped to his ranch at Downey, Several republicans who saw him at the depot say he did not mention the matter. The report is discredited.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
SMITHS ELEVATION.

Washington, April 24.-The presi- dent has appointed Colonel Jamos +. Smith of the First California regi- mentn trigadier general of volun- teers. General Smith will be as- signed to one of the brigades of Gen eral Otis army in the PhiIippincs.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
NEITHER WOULD DAN TALK.

San Francisco, April 24-When seen this afternoon. Col. Daniel M. Burns, who is credited by rumors with having been offered the senatorship of this state by Governor Gage to sue ceed Hon. Stephen F. White, refused to discuss the senatorial situation.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
BASE BALL.
Where Games Were Won and Lost
 Yesterday.

At Louisville Pfttsburg- Louisville game postponed; wet grounds.
 At Philadelphia Brooklyn, 10; Philadelphia, &.
 At Washington Boston, 1; Wash ington, l. Game called end eighth in- ming account of darkness
 At New York Baltimore, 6; New York, 0.
 At St. Louis -sj. Louis. 3; Chi cago, ?.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
AGAINST PUBLIC CONTROL.

Detroit, Mich, April 24.-A com mission of citizens filed 3 b;u of com plainlt in circuit court today asking that Governor Pingree and the De- ltroit Street Railway company be re- strained from purchasing and operat- ing street railways under the Mcleod act, and that the act be declared void
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
A WIDENING iCREVASsE.

New Orleans, April 24.-A crevasse occurred at ' o'clock this morning on the Clothilde plantation, four miles below Raceland. At last reports it was POO feet wide, with both ends still crumbling. State Engineers Lewis and Richardson left for the scene.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
THE BEEF REPORT.

Washington, April 24-The Wade board of inquiry held it's last open ses- sion this afternoon and is now en- gagged upon the preparation of the re- pont which dill probably be completed this week.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
A LATE U. S. ATTORNEY.

Philadelphia, Pa., April 24.-The biggest sensation in the famous Jacobs-Kendig-T -Taylor-Bredell coun- terfeiter case, occurred today when the former United States district attorney, Ellery, was arrested charged with bribery
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
LYNCHED A MURDERER.
Arkansas Governor Commuted His
 Sentence, But Mob DisapproVed.

Little Rock, Ark, April 24.-Infor- nation reached here today of the lynching of Will H. Harden, one of the convicted murderers of Hugh P~St2rucn who was k.ladc4 Culpepper mountain, about twenty miles from Clinton, the county seat, on Dec. 13,
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
THE TALK BEGINS.

Canton, O., April 24-AlScrney General Grant occupied the whole day Tn opening ish'o argument cn t-half cf the state in the t-tal Of Mrs. Gorge.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
THE MOVEMENT BEGUN.

Manila, April 24.-General Hale aI o'clock this afternoon crossed the Bagbag and reached a position a quar- ter of a mile from Calumt!t, com manding the ford. The prisoners cap tured say that Aguinaldo, General Luna and the Filipino staff are at Calumpit with a great force Of Filiptnos.
 Bsfore daylight the Fourth cavalry with three guns belonging to the Utah battery, the Nebraska regiment and the Iowa regiment under Hale were proceeding in tha direction c5 Ku.ndna, where the Bagbag isfordable. but commanded by trenches. During the afternoon the troops crossed tho TiVer Generals Macarthur and Wheaton with the Montana regiment advanced to the left of i,he railroad and the Kansas regiment moved for ward to the right, north of Malolos.
 They had with them a long supply train with two armed cars in front carrying Gatling and Colts rapid fire guns and six-pounders, which did such execution at the capture of MaI0los The insurgents attempted to destroy their bridge outside of Calumpit, and succeeded in badly warping the iron fraAre work.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
225,00O DEATHS BY PLAGUE.
An Official Estimate Made at B0mba!
 and Said to Be Too Low.

Bombay, April 24-An official es> amare Of the tCtal mortality causeo
 by the bubonic plague since it's out brelk pIacss the deaths at 225, ,O0O It is probable, however, that a far great CT number of persons lost their lives.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
AN UNEARNED REWARD.
Against Which Admiral Dewey Joins
 a Protest.

Washington, April 24-Captain D. F. Wilde of thI 'cruisar Boston has protested against tha promotion of Colonel Miller to bI b1fg3dier general, as a reward for the capture of IIoilo. It appears that the capture was effect ed entirely by the naval forces under the command of Captain Wilde and '1u1nrd over to Colonel Miller, who had nothing to do wln tne capture. The action Of Captain Wilde is en- dorsed by Admiral Dewey.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25

sent ,lo Manila. Three light batteries sail ,5day from San Francisco for Mlrila
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25
STARTS ON A LONG VOYAGE.

San Francisco, April 24.-The sail ing vessel, Bidson Hill. with 4,3O0 tons of freight for the army and navy sailed for Manila today.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-25

FROM PORTO RICO TO MANILA
 Washington, April 24-Bateeries c. and M. of the Seventh artillery have been ordered to return from Porto Rico, and it is expected they wt1l be
Washington sentinel., 1899-05-13
Cnmtnr ENposLtiOns,

We are going briskly into the
exposition business. Omaha,s sNeb.,
on July 1, 500, will open the gates
of "the Greater American Expo
sition" for a four months show.
illustrating the peoples, manners
customs, products and capabilities
oil the insular countries acquired
by the United States through the
late war with Spain. The mana
gers OF the exposition say that the
material is already in hand to in
sure success, and applicants for
space are already receiving short
allowances.
On September ~, 1899, an ex-
position will begin at Philadelphia
under the auspices OF the Philadel-
phia Commercial Museum and
Franklin Institute and continue
till November 80. The grounds,
buildings and exhibits will be ex-
tsnsive and special effort will be
made to impress foreigners, with
a view to a larger export trade.
During the summer OF 1901 the
Pan-American Exposition will be-
gin at Buffalo, on "the Niagara
frontier" and will aim to represent
Canada, along with the United
States and the Latin countries
south OF us. A large amount OF
money has been obtained for the
"Pan-American" Exposition. from
the Federal Treasury as well as
locally, so that it is likely to be
worthy Of its name. People like
to visit Canada in the summer
time, and Buffalo can be taken in
conveniently by tourists. Such ol
our citizens as cannot visit the
Paris Exposition n 1900, or who
may not have become srrfeited by
the Washington Peace ubilee this
month, could not better while the
time away than by visit to Buf'
ialo.