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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-30
cABLEsHIP HOOKER.
She WIN lay Gable Connecting the Moi
Important Phuippins I.iap4s


She WIN lay Gable Connecting tbs Mot
important Philippine I.lapa.
New York. April 20. 90 Tae United
States cableship Hooker " beini, fitted
to sail for Manila on NoAday. wten
the Hooker arrives thCoe work vii t=s
started Immediately laying lhe 30
miles OF cable which Is on t0ird. BY
means Of this calie all the ,,rin ipal la-
lands in the philippine grouI will be
connected and the ADM fstrati,'n m Of tie
islands will be taciliteted for Il officers
In command
Although the Eooker Il moi large
ship. the goyermSnt has spnt si2O.-
O0O In repairs md tl,e valuabl, machin-
cry on bard hls broaght the
expense up 70 larg, figure. The cable
alone oos, 100000.
The Eooker is the old spanish prize
Panama, the second ~ oe taken IN the
war with Spain. sho still bears many
remin lers Of the sEAniar,is in the dec r.
ation' Of her cabin. Only one desian
was removed ava that was handsom y
executed coaf Of arms The Hoo
has b'en eBlirely reftted and is said 70
b. nNodei cable ship She Is 325 i-st
long an, 5j feet beam. ner tonnage Is
2Oa5 On yer stern is moEnted two s.x
podnder rihea and in tbs magazine &
large amount Of ammunition. She a.so
carries magazine guns
II is calculated that the trip 10 Nj
Mia will take IS days. she is 81 w
boat and she is 30 heavily laden that b r
speed viii not be over 10 knots an hour
Lieutenant John MaKheld Of tho
United States volunteer signal corrs.
will be In command Of the expedition
The largest part Of his signal corps has
been sent ahead by way Of san Francis-
90. The second in command Is Lieut.
Clark Of the signal corps The master
Of the.Hooker "a Captain s. J. Hanlon.
His first officer. Henry Winter. Is a well
known cable expert Lieut. J. h Mad.
den Is acting as quartermaster Of the
boat As the Hooker il slow vessel.
the war department will not send many
officials 10 the Philippines on her
Major Black. Of the United States
army. will b. taken on board at G!bral-
tar and complete his journey.
Among the passengers on the Hooker
viii b. William T. Fee Of Ohio Mr..
Fee. who. for the last year has been tine
United States consul ~ Cienfuegos
Cuba. has just been Transferred 10 Bonn
bay. India, where he viii serve a. cln-
sui Mr. Fee goes with his wife and
three children 20 Colombo. Ceylon. from
which port be viii take passage 10 Bonn
bay.
A considerable quantity Of Red Cross
supplies will goto Manila ON the HOOKER.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-30

uon Tor the months Of January. Febru.
airy and March. These figures show
that 1879 Passengers left thi. port Will.
1850 landed here The figures ar
April viii. of course. reverse thisappar.
emily favorable balance. for most of Il q
arrivals here have been Of Americans
who are ROW returning 70 the Unipd
States IN hvge numbers II is probably
safe O. saw Mat from 1900 10 20 900
spariar hl'v eft Cuba since jim. I.
mel 8. .-en Aailing from other ports
thu .fa- r4
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-30

Philadeldhia, April 90 The hearing
In the case Of former United stat .
District Attorney Ellery p Ingham ami
his law partner'and assistant Harry p
hewitt charged with conspiring to
bribe W. J. McManus Of the secret ser.
vice during the investigation into the
revenue stamps o0unterfeiting case.
resulted in Commissioner Edmunds Gx.
ing their bail at s2O, 900 each, which was
furnished
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-30
No Change In Army msadquarter..

Washington. April2 20 An official list
Of the different departments Of the army
under the war department has been ia.
sued Il shows no changes save those
recently made in Cuba Texas is not
established as a separate department
but remains in the department Of tie
gulf with headquarters at Atlanta undeg
Colonel II. 7. Frank. First artillery.
The departments Of California and the
Columbia are under General Shafter;
the Colorado and Missouri, General Mer.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-30
Money on = Dead body.

Kirksville. Mo. April 90. The body
Of man was found Friday night with
about $1,000 in bills in his pocket An.
other body. evidently that Of travel.
ing salesman, was found In the vest
pocket was his watch which stopped at
$40 Neither has been identified.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-30

ram; Dakota, Wade; the east. Gvne....
Merritt The commanders Of the de-
partments are the same A. previously
announced No assignment Is made Tor
the department Of the ,akes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
RACE WAR IN HAWAII
An Attack Made without Warning by $50
Japanese on 100 Chinese.

HONOLULU. March 81. via San Francisco.
April 1.-THE worst race conflict ever known In
Hawaii occurred on March ~ at the Kahuku
plantation. about seventy miles from here.
| Four Chinese are dead. sixteen are badly
wounded and many are slightly injured.
while OF the Japanese who treaoherously
fell upon them not one was badly hurt. In
loss Of life the fight surpassed any OF the polit-
ical revolutions on the islands. About $50
Japanese laborers attacked about 100 Chinese
laborers. falling upon them without warning
while the Chinese were enjoying their Sunday
rest. Twenty-three Japanese are under arrest
in Oahu Jail and will probably be charged with
murder.
The Kahuku plantation EMPLOYS about 500
laborers. OF whom two-thirds are Japanese and
one-third Chinese. The superintendent and
other grade employees are white men. Most
Of the Chinese employees are duartered in a
two-story frame building formerly used as a
warehouse. On Sunday afternoon 300 Jap
anese gathered in some OF the larger cottages.
The women and children were sent to more dis
tant cottages and a few men with them. The at
lacking party armed itself with hoe handles and
other convenient clubs. into one end of which
nails were driven. Others had knives. When
everything was in readiness tho whole band
made a rush for the Chinese quarters. They
surrounded the building to prevent the escape
Of its inmates. and detachmcnts rushed in
from each end and began attacking the Chinese
with their clubs and other weapons.
Some OF the Chinese were asleep in their
hunks. Others were sitting in their rooms
reading or mending their clothes. Others
were in the hallway smoking. Defenseless
and surprised as they were. the Chinese sought
only to escape by flight; but they found this
impossible. Those who got out Of the building
were driven back by the Japanese on horse
back to be again attacked by the japanese on
foot.
Manager Weight. with the overseers and
white assistants. Quelled the riot In ten minutes.
but in that short time the Chinese quarters had
assumed the appearance OF a slaughter house.
Dead and wounded Chinese were lying every
uharA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
ENGLAND GETS THE TONGA enour
She Has Bought Out King George Tubou
and Checkmated Germany.

HONOLULU. March 81. via San Francisco.
April 7.-EEGland has checkmated Germnn in
the south Pacific. and has secured sovereignty
over the Tonga group OF islands, with the
largest harbor in the South Pacific, except
Papeete harbor in Tahiti. The British man-of
war Tauranga. which reached Apia the day the
Mariposa sailed from there. had Just come from
NuRualofn, Tonga. where her captain had COM
pleted the purchase OF the group from the
Tongan Government. effected the formal trans
fer and raised the British flag.
About four months ago the German Vice.
Consul at samoa. Herr Grune. arrived at
Tonga and made demand on the Government
Tor 100000 for debts contracted by Tongans
with German traders. Many OF these accounts
are OF twenty years standing. and were re-
pudiated by the Tongan Government. When
N~ice-Consul Grune could obtain no money he
left with the threat that a German man -of-war
would arrive In a few months and seize YOU
YOU. the best harbor In the group.
King George Tubou at once communicated
with the authorities at Sydney and the Tau
ranga was despatched from there at short no.
tice for Tonga. She reached Tonga in the
early part OF December. Her Captain con-
ferred with the King. and at tho end of three
hours conference 1t was announced that the
sovereignty OF the group had been transferred
to England and that the Tongan Government
would remain as q sort of satrapy to the
British Crown.
The Tauranga took with her f25. 900. which
was turned over to King George Tubou. The
next day the British flag was raised with much
ceremony. England guarantees the peace and
order OF the group and secures lSity Of tenure
OF land and additional rights to foreigners set
Ting in the group.
When the German man-of-war promised by
the German Nice-Consul arrives. she will find
the British flag fiving. but will got the money
demanded. as England acknowledges the va
lidity OF all the debts and will pay them.
MELBOURNE VERSION OF THE AFFAIR.
Special Gable D,spsch 10 THE Sun.
LONDON. April ga despatch to the Times
from Melbourne says that private advices have
been received from the Tonga Islands
that the Captain Of the British war
ship TauranEa and the British Vice-Con-
sui recently concluded an arrangement
with the King OF the islands. binding him not
to part with his sovereign rights or to cede.
sell or mortgage any Of his territory to any for
e!gn power. Great Britain will guarantee the
independence OF the kingdom.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
INSPECTING THE ERIE CANAL.
Supt. Partridge Removes q Division Super-
intemdent for IneficiencI.

ROCHESTER,. April 7.-Superintendent of Pub.
lie Works Partridge was in Rochester to-day
on his way through the western part OF the
State on Il tour Of inspection Of the Erie Canal.
He has decided upon at least one change In the
canal force Of this part OF the State. and 1t 10
possible that other changes will be made. al
though Mr.. Partridge said this morning that
none had yet been definitely decided upon.
Division Superintendent A. S. Farnum Of
Section X has been removed from office. The,
cause given for the removal is inefflciency.
Mr.. Partridge said that he had made a thor
ough investigation of the case. both by letter
and by personal inspection. and had decided
that there was good cnus" for the removal. HeI
did not, however. care TO give the specific in
stances of alleged inetIciency. the removal
being for general ineficicncy." The division
over which Mr., Farnum was. superintendent
extends from the east to tho west line OF
Wayne county. Mr.. Farnum's residence is in
Savannah and he was appointed four years ago.
Superintendent Partridge said that on account
Of tn" back warduess of the season the canal
will not be opened on April II, as has been an,
nOunrod previously. but will probably be
opcncd on April "a. The lateness Of the lake
traffic also interfcred. ~ IL prevents boats
lens, sent 70 the terminus OF the canal at
Buffalo. No local improvements arc at present.
contemp plated except the usual minor ones.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
GEORGE 4. POWERS III,
At tho Age of 81 He Is Weakened by At.
tackk of HiCCoughS.

George A.. Powers. one Of the wealthiest rcaI
estate owners in Brooklyn. who lives at 3sH
Washington avenue. is III. He is 81 years old,
In May last he went to asanitarium at Glens
Falls. y. y, for treatment for cataract. Then
stomach troubles set in. This latter caused a
severe attack OF hiccoughs. and for four weeks
Mr.. Powers's strength wasted away. Dir. q. II
n, Bennett, the family physician, was sum
moncd to Glens Falls. and he managed to stop
the parONysms hy heroic treatment.
In December Mr.. Powers was brought to his
home, and then neuritiS set in. This trouble
again affected the stomach. and on Monday
Mr.. Powers had another attack Of h~icrOughirg.
which lasted until Thursday night. when Dr,
nennet again checked the rnroXy8me. but ii '"ft
Mr.. Powers, IN "a very weakened condition. Dr.
Bennett said last night that II his patient had
another attack OF htccoughs il would undouht-
eddy prove. fatal. Mr.. Puwrrs's family consists
Of a wife. three sons. and throe daughters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
PRODUCED BRIBE MONEY.
Sum of $500 Laid on tho Table in a Ksn-
lucky Democratic Convention.

FRANKFORT. KY. April Great excitement
occurred in the Second District Democratic
Convention to name a candidate for Ra ilroad
Commissioner a. 5 o'cloctk this afternoon when
Garnett Graves. Chairman Of the Taylor county
delegation. was ushered into the convention
by the friends OF the Hon. c. c. McChord. the
leading candidate. and placed on the table
$500. James Andrew Scott. candidate for At
torpey-General. was speaking when Graves
asked the attention OF the convention. There
was suppressed excitement when the money
was placed ON the stand before the conven-
ton.
Graves made his statement in a straiRht'or-
ward way. He said Charles Sommers. Ser
geant- at A OF the Senate. had approached
him at midnight last night and requested him
to leave his proxy Of the six Taylor county
votes. which were for MeChord. with Ben V.
Smith OF Pulaski county. or James Murnett q
Adair county. and pany friends Of other
candidates to Louisville to act as attorney in
purchasing stock OF a certain newspaper.
which. he said. would increase In value after
the result OF the convention was known. For
this service Sommers offered him $500 as at
torney fee. SommerS offered to paw him In
checks and $50 cash. but said if he would wait
until to-day and accom- pany him at 3 o'clock
he would pay cash.
Graves said he had communicated. this
offer to bribe to his friends; they had advised
him to take tho money and bring ~it.before the
convention: he had boarded the train with
Sommers and had left him when the train had
started.
Here is the $40O. and II the gentleman from
Hardin county wants 1t he may come and pro-
cure it," said Graves.
The Franklin county Grand Jury is husy to-
night hearing Witnesses investigating charges
OF bribery. Graves was among the first wit
nesses examined. Warden Lillard and more
than a dozen delegates who claimed to have
seen the money paid Graves have.heen exam
ined. Graves is n young lawyer and newspaper
man. The statute provides a penalty OF i'm
prisonment In the penitentiary for bribery or
attempt to bride or to influence n vote. In
dictments are expected to be returned to-mor-
row morning against Sommers and others con-
nected with tho affair. Sommers has been
Sergeant-a at Arms Of the Senate for several
years. and is a brother OF Harry Sommers Of
Eli2abethtown. Chairman OF the state Cam
palgn Committee during Bryan's race.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
Casualties Reported by Gen. Otis.

WASHINGTON. April 7,-Under date OF Manila
April Z. Gen. Otis sends a list Of casualties moi
heretofore reported:
Killed-March 25. Sergt. Edwin W. Wall
Company X. Third Artillery; April 4. Corpora
Owen Rowlands. Company L. First Montana.
Wounded-March 25-Third Artillery. Com
pany II. Privates Richard King. scalp. slight
Company L. William b. French. forearm. slight
Fred A.John. hand. slight. March 27-Compa-
ny h. Second Lieut.. Lloyd England. finger.
slight ;Sergt; William. Montgomery, hand. slight.
March 2ti-FirSt Washington, Company b. Pri-
yate William Pyncheon. hand. slight. March
SonIent Pennsylyania COMPANY D; Private
Colorado. Com PAW c. Private George P. Dick
erman. shoulder slight; TTenty-third Infan-
moderate; First Montana. band. Sergt. George
" "; ,C,owelI. ankle. slight: Company q. Privatrs
William j. Bost. knee. severe: Company NJ,
Frank Lamdermann. chest, severe.
Albert W, Hartrisgen. Company F. Fourth
cavalry. accidentally shot in barracks March
10 with revolver in hands Of Private Stolkman.
same troop. died the following morning. In
vestigation board officers mailed,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
GAVE Hen so GRAINS OF MORPHINE.
Raphael McEnerny Arrested for Poisoning
His Wife.

Annie McEnerny. tho wife OF Raphael Nc
OF l12 Cedar street. died last night at 100
West Fortieth street from an overdose Of NOR
phine. which had been administered to her by
her husband. The couple separated some time
ago and the woman went to live with a
friend named Mamie Galligan. McEnerny
called on her several times and tried to bring
about q reconciliation Early yesterday morn
ing he made one OF these visits. lie stayed
only about an hour, He returned about 7;30
last night.
Miss GalliGan and a woman nance Mamie
Graham left tn" couple in the back room. They
were apparently on good terms. They had
only been alone a short time when McEnerny
rushed INTO the front room whore tho others
were sitting and SAID his wife was very sick.
II think I've given her an overdose Of NOR
phinc,' he said. and you'd hotter get a doctor"
Miss IialllRan ran back and fOund the woman
sitting inn chair. Before she could question
her Mrs, McEnerny became unconscious. Two
dead when they reached the house.
Detectives Devlncy aud Farrell Of the West
Thirty-seyenth street station arrested Me-
Enrrny. He declared that he and his
wife were addicted to tho use OF NOR
rhine, and that She had asked him to
give her acme of the drug last night.
He said he had given her a dose of about fifty
the room the police found an ounce bottle
containing about a quarter OF an ounce Of
morphine,
McEnerny was locked up. Mamie Galligan
and Lena Price. the colored servant, were de-
tanned as witnesses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
Names for the New wnrshlps.

NANHlNGToN. April The Secretary o. the
."'' haN bestowed the following names upon
cue war vessels authorized blythe Naval Appro-
rrIauon bill of the Fifty-nnh Congress:
me three hattleships. Pennsylvania. New
Jersey and Georgia the three armored cruis-
CD ""st Virginia. Nebraska and California:
,n' SIX projected cruisers. Denver, Des Moines.
land. "N N''e
IN calling the three armorod cruisers after
u."'eS me Navy Department departed from
u" practice established in the naming OF
u, Ne" York and the Brooklyn. Tho So
n nro ol ramcs for naval vessels is ex-
b. ~ lrovlded Tor by law. BattlcshipS must
r',i ."ne" p honor OF States of the Union and
crn,soL7 "a honor Of cities. Thus. the arn0rcd
c,iHeT hI""kIyn was, as its name indicates,
TVal.el are arity. The armored cruissr New
no, n maS rd,l"I in honor OF the metropolis and
r. ~ thH State. In hestowinC names on the
;im,n,H' new armored cruisers. the frst author
Iro,, Ili.'e IN" Vow York and Brooklyn were
R,,L,4 f.H Tor. ihe Navy Department. which
S.,,,,' ~ me matter by authority OF the PreGi-
I,rm,tt rm--"i them As hattleShips, although the
w. '"-iEhh'"S them asarmOred cruisers This.
"'NrN"F' Is evidently allowable, as nrmored
,b.ai- are sometimes classed by naval au-
y'l,'N as art !"Ships. and frequently the re-
NJ, '.lsN'Iratlon is used. For IN the
r.'sI Wih!rIi ms Government called a second
M I"llteNhip, Was placed in the list Of ar
WWr, cruisers in The Naval Pocket Book, "a
''"''n authority on the navies Of the world,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
"PosT,s" EXCUSE WON'T DO.
It Must Shoulder tho Responsibility fol
Printing an Associated Press Fake.


John Robinson sued the Evening Post for
printing a story to the effect that he had been
sold by his wife for $25 to a widow who took
him to New Jersey so hat the wife could not
get him back II she repented. The Post set UP
in mitigation Of damages that It had received
the yarn from "a reputable news agency"
known as the Associated Press. and that 1t was
written by "a competent and experienced
man" Robinson demurred to this part OF the
anRwer and the demurrer has been sustained
by the Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court.
The opinion written by Justice O'Bricn says:
Can 1t be said that good faith Is evidenced
by q statement that the article came from a
reputable news agency whose reporter was a
competent and experienced manp This ex-
cuse or reason standing alone can hardly be
said to include the idea that it was published
In good faith. because It might we'll happen
with reference to q statement so received that
1t was known by the receiver to be false. and
the subsequent publication would be in no
manner justified by the statement that 1t was
received from a reliable source. We think.
therefore. that 1t was essential as tending to
show good faith in publishing to aver that the
publisher had reason to and did believe that
the 30 received was true"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
BLACK EYE FOR GARDINER.
Defendants in Little Libel Suit Get PERMITS
sion to Inspect Grand Jury Minutes.

Defendants in Little Libel Suit Get Permis-
sion to Inspect Grand Jury Minutes.
The District Attorneys office got another black
eye yesterday when Judge Cowing. in Part l. Of
the General Sessions. granted permission to
former Assistant District Attorney Lindsay to
inspect the minutes Of the Grand Jury that in
dicted Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler, Henry
Holt and Charles B. Holt. on a charge OF pub
fishing a libel. Mr.. Lindsay. who is counsel
for the indicted men. will get a copy OF the
Grand Jury minutes to-day for the purpose OF
trying to see whether District Attorney GAR
diner had sufficient evidence on which to bring
about the Indictment.
The indictment wa. found on evidence given
BY Joseph ]. Little. President OF the Board OF
Education. who claimed that he had been H.
helled In an article printed in the Educational
Rerie,r. In which he was referred to as an edu-
cational mastodon. and in which the word
aptediluvian appeared. Mr.. Lindsay will prob
ably make a motion on Monday for the dismiss
sal OF the Indictment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
CAPT. MURPHY BACK FROM MANILA.
He Hal Been in the Army since 1858, and
VIII Now Isetire as Major.

SAN Francisco. April THE United States
transport Scandal arrived to-day aftera voyage
OF twenty-seven days from Manila. She brings
with her sixty-seven regulars and volunteers,
all of whom are invaded or discharged, and
the bodies Of four officers who died at Manila.
Capt. John Murphy Of the Fourteenth Infan-
try is one of the passengers on the Scandal.
Capt. Murphy will be Immediately promoted to
the rank OF Major and retired, having been in
the army since 1888.
The Scandal carried from San Francisco on
her outward trip 10000 pounds 4 fresh and
pcrishable food. principally frozen meat, poul-
try and fresh. vegetables, all Of which reached
Manila, in prime condition, The Scandal will
probably remain in port for twelve days, and
will then be ready to take fresh troops to
Manila.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
Twenty.arst Infantry to Sail for Manila.

WASHINGTON. April 7.-Quartermaster Long
at San Francisco announces the safe arrival
from Manila OF the transport Hancock. There
were no deaths on her passage ont and back.
The Hancock will sail on the 18th for Manila
with the Twenty-lrst Infantry. now at Platts-
burg Barracks y. Y. II the Hancock is not
The transport Ohio. now bound for San Fran
Manila. w
Gen. Otis cabled the War Department to-day
announcing the safe arrival on April Z of the
transport Valencia. after a successful passage.
bad on board thirteen officers and 1O7 men
from different regiments and seven civilians,