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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-19
4 WoMAN's LETTER TO M,KINLEY. The Stuff Put Up for the Army Wat
 Awful. a

Washington, April 1S,-The Wade court of inquiry held three sessions to- day, devoting the forenoon to an exec- utive meeting, the afternoon to hearing testimony and the evening to the reads ing of reports of army officers. When the court convened Colonel Davis sub%I mitted the following letter signed !" A Soldiers Mother" $
 Chicago, April 15, 1899.
 President Mckinley: Dear sir workman of one of the packing houses told my husband that the stuff they were packing for the army was awful. Now is not that too bad? We are Hv-s: ing under generous government with kind, good man at it's head, willing to give the army the best possible, yet thieving conspirators will give the boys the worst We see in the papers the soldiers complain of the canned beef some of it not fit to eat. Of course; Dear President, you cannot help all the wrongs done the army If you will only threaten the vegeance of the gov- ernment on the packers the food maN be better" #
 This letter was referred to the war department for investigation and bY the department to Major O. M. Smith purchasing commissary at Chicago.
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MAY HEJTPSTE.AD WON.
Result of the Tennessee Dcrhy-C Cham
 cery Was Grand.

Memphis, Tenn, April 1S.-Messrs. Headley and Nortons unbeaten mare May Hampstead won the Tennessee Derby at Montgomery park to-day in a gallop from Chancery to Leo Planter. The mare was favorite in the betting Fifteen thousand persons witnessed the race. The horses were started with May Hampstead five lengths in the rear, but she at once raced to the front and never relinquished her lead, romp- ing home winner by three lengths The fight for second money was spirit ed, Chancery beating Leo Planter by a nose for that position. The Kentuck- ian, the second choice, was never prom inent The distance was 11s miles. Time. 1:57 3-5. The gross value of the Derby was $7,O60, of which the winner received $5,310.
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CAPTURED BY THE FILIPINOS
PARTY FROM THE GUNBO1T YORK
 TOWN TAKEN IN AIBUSH.
Their Fate Unknown as the Insurgents Refuse to Commu municnte-Admtral Dewey Cables the News to Washington Difficulty im Decipherfng His Df- spatch-First Americans Captured in the Islands.

Washington, April 1S.-The navy de- partment has given out the following dispatch from Admiral Dewey: (The asterlsks denote portions of the de- spatch which could not be deciphereD.
 Manila, April IS. Secretary of the Navy, Washington:
 The Yorktown visited Baler, east coast Of Luzon, P l., April F for the purpose of rescuing and bringing away the Spanish forces consisting of eighty soldiers, three officers and two priests, who were surrounded by 400 insur- gents. Some of the insurgents armed with Mauser rifles !" # by na- tive, Lieutenant Gilmore while making
 " ambush were fired upon and captured. Tate unknown, as insurgents refused to communicate af- terward. The following are missing: The officer previously referred to, Chief Quartermaster w. Walton, Coxswain J. Ellsworth, Gunnersmate H. J. Fly garde, Sailmaker's Mate Vendig, Sea- men w. H. Rynders and c. w. Wood bury, Apprentices D. w. A. Venvillok, J. A. Peterson, Ordinary Seamen F. Brisolez, o. B. Mcdonald, Landsmen L. T. Edwards r. Andersen, J. Dillon and c. A. Morrissey.
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VOTE FOR CITY OFFICERS.
WAR DS.

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DRETFUS CASE DECISION Statement That Court of Cnssaton VIII
 Report Against Revision.

Paris, April 1S-It is rumored this evening that the court of cessation, en- meet the chamber of deputies with well defined situation, will dispense with the proposed conformation of General Roget, Colonel Picquart, M. Bortellus, the magistrate, and others in order to hurry it's decision before the chamber meets. It is further asserted that the courts decision will be that no features have been adduced justifying revision, which the court will accordingly reject.
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FEELING IN NATAL CIRCLES.
Great Anxiety Aroused Over the Capture
 of the Sailors.

Washington, April 1S.-The capture of the Yorktown's men was discussed With much feeling in naval circles. The
 misfortune was felt with added keen
 ness as the navy had prided itself thus
 far on immunity from reverses The
 admiral's dispatch of to-day was the first knowledge the department had
 that the Yorktown had gone on this special mission to relieve the Spanish garrison at Baler. That the capture should have been affected while the American forces were on a mission of mercy toward the Spaniards, rather than in the prosecution of a campaign, led to the belief that Spain would have no further ground question the good faith with which the Americans were seeking to relieve the condition of the Spanish prisoners. Although the de- spatch gave no indication that Lieuten- ant Gilmore and his men had lost their lives, yet great anxiety is aroused by the mystery surrounding their fate while in the hands of an uncivilzed enemy. This is the first capture of any Americans, military or naval, so that it is unknown how the insurgents will treat our men. If civilized methods were pursued an exchange could be quickly effected, as General Otis has a large number of Filipino prisoners, but the insurgents have been averse thus far to exchange Spanish prisoners and this raises question as to what they will do with the Yorktown's men. The purpose of the officials here is to spare no effort to secure the speedy relea SC of our men.
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A Savings Bank Measure.

Albany, April 1S.--The senate to-day passed Senator Krum's bill permitting savings banks to invest their funds up to a limited amount in the first mort gage bonds of certain railways in this state not now included in the permis- sive list and also in those of certain railroads outside of the state having connections in the state. The railroads mentioned in the bill include the Chca- go, Burlington and Quincy, the New York, New Haven and Hartford, the Boston and Maine, and the Maine Gen. tral.
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PORTLAND EAMsHIP co.
The Numerous Suits Against It Likely
 fO he Wfthdra yyn

Portland, Me, April 1S.-The numer@ ous suits against the Portland Steam- ship company practically came to an end to-day, when several of the leading attorneys announced that they would advise their clients not to press the cases further The decision is based on the fact that the cases are weak, and that the lawyers claim that even if they could obtain judgment the steamship company could not satisfy the claimA against it.
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Gardiner Defeats Hopkins.

Wheeling, W. Va., April 1S.-Before the biggest crowd ever in the Metro politan club, Oscar Gardiner of this city tonight knocked out Joe Hopkins, colored of Buffalo, N. T., in the hf- teenth round of what was to have been a twenty round bout. The colored mans face was beaten into jelly and his stomach got an awful drubbing. A right hook on the jaw sent him to the floor in the fifteenth and he was unable to rise. Jack McClelland, the Pittsburg featherweight, refereed.
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B4SEBILL.

At Baltimore-Baltimore S. New York 1. Batteries-McGinnty and Robinson: Garrick and Warner.
 At Washington-Washi G., Philadelphia 1. Batteres-W eyhing and Mcclure; Frazer and Mcfarland
 At Cincinnati-Cincinnat ', Pittsburg 5. Batteries-Hahn and Peitz; Rhines and Schriver.
 At Brooklyn-Brooklyn ii, Boston z. Batteres-Hughes and Smith; Klobe- dang and Clark.
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WILL NOT SUSTAIN MILES
REPORT THE ARMY-BEEF COURT
 OF INQUIRY.
The Position Ofthe Court, 1t is Believed, is That the Testimony is COncluslve That the Refrigerated und Canned Delivered to Government-Not Em- balmed or Chemically Treated.

DnImeu or chemically Treated,
 Washington, April 1S.-The army beef court of inquiry has begun the fram- ing of it's report. While few minor matters demand further examination they are not such as to affect the main issues. It is regarded as certain that the court will find that General Miles charges that embalmed or chemically prepared beef was sent to the army have not been sustained. The position of the court, it is believed, is that the testimony is conclusive that both tho refrigerated beef and the canned beef was in good condition when delivered to the government and continued so un- til issued to the troops, except that por- tion damaged in transportation or af> fected by climatic conditions, and t0, these causes of injury and these condi- tions the chief causes of trouble will be- attributed. It will be shown that tha refrigerated beef after being taken from the ice in the tropical climate spOils quickly, unless we'll cared for and that the canned beef after being opened be- cause of the great heat, becomes replll- sive in appearance and soon unpalat- able. But the court will hold as the result of chemical Investigations by ex- perts that the canned beef is whole~ some and nutritious. Attention will bos called to the fact that it was used throughout the war by our navy and is still used by the fleet. It is believed that the court will criticise those officers who have testified that they became aware that bad beef was issued to the troops and who failed to report their observations until after the war had closed.
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THE HdRTARD TAX CASE.
Decision Rendered Against the Cam.
 bridge Board of ssessOrs.

Cambridge, Mass, April 1S.--Justice Bell in the Middlesex county court. East Cambridge, to-day decided the case of the president and fellows of Harvard university vs. the board of as- sessors of Cambridge in favor of the university. The decision practically says that college property cannot be taxed and that the city of Cambridge must refund S2,922.o0 in taxes paid un-s der protest by the college, together with S267 90 interest
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SenOr Castellar Elected.

Madrid, April 1S.-The latest returns from Murcia, capital of the province of that name, giving the complete figures in the parliamentary election in that district, show that Senor Emilio Cas- tellar, the distinguished republican statesman, was not defeated, but was elected by a substantial majority.
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LAKE CITY LYNCHING CASE. All the Testimony in-Arguments oI
 Points of Law.

Charleston, S. C., April 1S.--All tes- ttnlony in the Lake City lynching case Is in and arguments before the court on questions of law were begun to-day. Arguments to the jury will begin to- morrow. Rebuttal evidence was sub- nitted by the government to-day, con- tradicting the testimony of the defense on the whereabouts of various defend- ants on the night of the lynching.
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LYNCHING IN PARTNERSHIP.
The Jailer Overpowered and Prisoner
 Killed in His Cell.

Jackson, Tenn, April 1S.-A. H. La- que, the murderer of John Young. was lynched at Henderson, Tenn, to-day. The sheriff was overpowered by masked men, who killed Lague in his cell. Be- fore his death the victim said he recog- nized two of the lynchers, one of them being brother of Young, and warrants are out for their arrest
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Condition of Secretary Porter,

Washington, April 1S.-John Addison Porter, secretary to the president, who is in a serious condition of exhaustion from the strain of his work, is reported to-day to be slightly improved.
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Fourteen Men Killed,

Bilbao, Spain, April 1S-Fourteen men were killed to-day by premature ex- plosion in blasting operations on the railway from Bilbao to Santander.
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E,aherty Whips Burns.

Albany, N. Y, April 1s,--The West End Athletic club was opened tonight with Larry Burns of Cohoes, and Mar tin Flaherty of Lowell, Mass, as the star attraction. Flaherty got the de- cision after twenty rounds of the fierc- est kind of fighting.
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TabuIated Result of the Vote in tn.
 Various Wards.
 At the city election held yesterday the entire democratic city ticket, head ed by Cornelius T. Driscoll for mayor was elected by pluralities ranging from 1925 to 4419, this last being the plurality received by Francis G. Anthony for tax collector. As result of the election the democrats will have a majority of eight in the board of aldermen and a majority of five in the board of council men, there being twelve holdover demo- crats and three holdover republicans in the board of aldermen. Republican al- dermen were elected in the First, Sec- ond, Fourth, Eighth Ninth, Tenth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth wards, while democratic members of the board were elected from the Third, Fifth, Sixth. Seventh, Eleventh, Twelfth and Fifteenth wards. Republican council men were elected from the First, Sec ond, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eff teenth wards, with two from the Thir- teenth ward, where one democratic councilman was elected. Democratic councilmen were elected from the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eleventh, T1yo1ffI, o,,d E;ffoopth uardc
 The result of the counts in the vari- ous wards were reported at the First ward polling place and early in the evening, even before full returns had been received, it became apparent that there had been Democratic landslide. The last ward to make returns was the Fourth, and the result of the count in that ward was not received until a few minutes before midnight. The cause of the delay in the count of the Fourth ward was the large number of split tickets cast, 1000 of them having been cast there.
 C. T. Driscoll's plurality is 1925. He carried the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh Eleventh, Twelfth and Eff teenth wards. F. B. Farnsworth car ried the Second ward by seventeen ma- jority.
 The pluralities received by the vari- ous candidates on the democratic city ticket were as follows: Driscoll. 1925: Rowe, 1557: Fresenius, POPS: Norris, 1886; Anthony, 4419; Hune 1876. The democratic town ticket was elected by majorities in the neighborhood of 1500.
 A surprising feature of the election was the comparatively large socialist vote, the candidates on that party's city and town tickets receiving about 1000 votes each.
 As the news of Mr. Driscolrs elec- tion became known the democrats of the city hastily organizing, started a torchlight parade through the princi- pal streets of the city. About II o'clock they arrived in front of MT. Driscoll's residence on Howe street, and with loud and repeated cheering brought him to the door. In few brief words he thanked them for the demonstration and expressed his happiness at the vic- tory, which was theirs All he had to say was that he would do his utmost to give them a good, clean, economical ad- ministration. In making his appoint ments he would make them without re- gard to any factions and would strive to fill the positions with the right men.
 His words were the signal for more cheering, after which the parade moved on. visiting in it's course the houses of Alderman Beecher of the Seventh ward and City Clerk-elect Norris.
 MAY HEJTPSTEAD WON.
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Carnegie Promises 1,75o, ,ooO.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 1S.-Andrew Car- negie has promised to give I,75000O to cover the cost of the proposed additions to the arts and science library depart ments of the Carnegie library at the en- trance to Schenley Park. This amount is over double the cost of the present building.
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Colleges Games.

At Fredericksburg, Va.-Harvard 5, Fredericksburg college 1.
 At Middletown-William ', Wesleyan 4.
 At Charlottesville, Va.-University of Virginia 6, University of Pennsylvania
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TOTE FOR WARD OFFICERS.

ALDERMEN.
 First Ward. William P Baldwin, r#, 3S2 Dwight E. Bowers, d. 295 Bernard Tommers, S, IS Scattering, 3
 Second Ward. Theodore Gruener, r#, 719 Philip l.. Fredericks, d, 639 David O'Keefe, S, 59
 Third Ward Orville s. Culver, r, 444 Nicholas P. Corcoran, d*, 11S3 Joseph Marek, s, 13S
 Fourth Ward John Whitaker, r*, 1O64 Charles c. Stevens, d, 960 Carl Koch, s, Ss
 Fifth Ward. Charles E. Hart, r. 26l Dennis O'Connell, d+, S35 Meyer Stodel, S, 72 Scattering,
 Sixth Ward. Robert C. Schurig, r, 378 Conrad Weiss, d*, 66S Alexander Laine, s, 63
 seventh WarG, Edward C. Jones, r, 2S5 John Beecher, d%, 1OS4 William Mittwolen, S, 115 Scattering, 5
 Eighth Ward. Edward l. Atwater TX, 709 Clifford l. Stoddard, d, 606 Ernest Oatley, s, 9f Scattering,
 Ninth Ward. Charles G. Unger, TX, Se5 Herbert F. Doolittle, d, 613 Peter Geelbroeck, s, 145
 Tenth Ward. George F. Hall. r*, 9S2 Richard w. Meigs, d, 336
 Eleventh Ward. James A. Thorpe r, 423 George Wallace, d", 5S0 William E. White, s. 50 Scattering, 4
 Twelfth Ward. John E. Thompson, r, Al Walter F. Walsh, d*, 9S9 Frank Werle, S. 69
 Thirteenth Ward. Amos Dickerman, r%, 220 William A. Borden, d, 205 Alexander Sinclair, S, 66
 Fourteenth Ward Orton A. Rose r*, 1S3 Asa L. Chamberlain, d, 174 Scattering. 2I
 Fifteenth Ward. Lyman c. Thompson, r, 131 Sidney S. Kelsey, d*, 193
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COUNCILMEN. First Ward.

Henry Hillman, r*, William E. Beecher, r*, Frank J. Rice, r*, Joseph T. Miles, d, William T. Morrow, d, Joseph Mitchell, d, Edward Tommers. S, Joseph Franck, S, Otto Ruckser, S, Scattering,
 Second Ward. Frederick L. Mead, r", 4. Louis Knollmeyer, rs.
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DEMOCRATIC VICTORY c. I. DriscoI| and Entire City Ticket Elected By
 Large PIura|ities.
A COMPLETE LANDSLIDE
DRISCOLL RECEITED PLURALITY
 OF 1,525 OYER FARNSWORTH.

A Large Socialist Vote Cast-Democrats Have MnjorIties of Five In the Board ofCOuncilmen ard Eight In the Board Of Aldermem-Victoriou Cohorts Pa- raded and Celebrated Last Night Tabulated Result of the Vote in the Various Wards.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-07-27
TELEGkAMS In BRIEF.
spANlsH-AMERICAN MATTERS.

Miss Clara Barton has established IL
orphan asylums In Havana province.
The United States cruiser Olympia
is due to arrive at trieste July ID.
The captured Spanish warship Reina
Mercedes has been appraised at $4,000
by special board.
Governor General Brooke has moved
into the palace at Havana formerly
occupied by Weyler and Blanco.
General Wood has adopted rigorous
measures for stamping out the yellow
fever In Santiago province, Cuba.
Mail adyices from Manila state that
most OF the volunteer regiments nave
25 per cent. OF their men on the sick
list.
Portable mortars will be sent to
General Otis for use against the
Fillpinos. They will fire shrapnel
shells and will lie effective In clearing
trenches.
Artacho, a former Filipino CHIEF,
expresses the belief that Aguinaldo
would welcome an opportunity FOR
peace.
II is stated that the situation in the
Philippines Is much more critical than
the American public has been allowed
to know.
Agliinaldo In speech at Tarlac,
Luzon, said autonomy was call show
OF deceit" and advised his people to
continue fighting for absolute indie
pendence.
The City of Para sailed for Manila
from San Francisco with four com
panles OF the twenty-fourth Infantry,
Major Wigant commanding, and two
troops OF the fourth cavalry.
The plan and scope committee or
the New York Dewey celebration com
mittee has received word from Charles
Dewey, brother OF the admiral, that
the admiral will arrive In New York
about Oct. J..
The Cuban papers deny the exist
ence Of plots against American visi-
tors, but there Is said to be n certain
element endeayoring to SOW dissen-
sons among the Cubans to array them
against Americans.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-07-27
THE DELICIOUS TRUFFLE.

Mushrooms and trutfles bear about
the same relation to each other as milk
and cream. In this country at least
truffies are never common, though in
some states there is a fixed supply.
A truflie Is as rich, sweet and altogeth-
er fascinating in flavor as perfect
walnut, 1t grows entirely under
ground, is in shape akin to various va
rieties of mushrooms, and in appear
ance sometimes suggests tripe-the It's
sue forms reduced in size. AS milk
has more uses than cream, so mush-
rooms may be more freely INDUCED in
than trufiies. because of their rela-
tive richness: but dish of trufties is
something to be remembered II prop
erly prepared.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-07-27

German states have shut out fresh
meats from Belgium because Belgium
admits American cattle.
The yolksraad Of the South African
republic adopted the first two sections
of the franchise bill.
Mail adyices from Honolulu state
that American soldiers tore down g
German flag there July 4.
San Salvador has been declared to be
in state of siege on account Of re-
cent attempts at revolution.
Sir Richard Webster concluded his
speech before the Venezuelan arbitra-
ton tribunal in behalf of Great
Britain.
The British government is deter
mined to press it's demands for re-
forms in the Transvaal and will use
force If necessary.
The British ship Carlisle Castle was
wrecked on the Australian coast and
her crew, whose numbers are not posi-
lively known, persisted.
The Spanish Cabinet accepted the Of
fer of the Queen Regent to assist the
finances of the country by giving up
about 100000 from the civil list.
The American Line steamer Paris,
which was raised from the Cornwall
rocks on which she stranded, was
towed to Falmouth, England, for re-
pairs.
w. B. Ives, former president OF Otta-
was privy council, is seriously III and
his life is despaired of. He was
stricken with paralysis while en-
route from the Pacific coast.
NJ Lebon, former French minister
for the colonies, justifies some Of his
alleged cruelty toward Dreyfus by
stating that great precautions had to
be taken to Illustrate plans for escape,
A dispatch from Kiel says the Ger
man cruiser Geier has left Corinto,
Nicaragua, for Guatemala to join Great
Britain in demonstration in behalf
of the foreign creditors of that repub-
lie.
There was a stormy session of the
chamber of deputies in Peru caused by
the declaration Of the president of the
chamber, Senior Carlos Pierola, that he
had Incorporated several new deputies
against whose elections protests were
pending, and by his refusal to enter
tain a motion on the subject.
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GIRL RUNS AWAY TO MARRY.
Lizzie Berns of kenosha Found in Hos
pital at Racine.

kenosha, Wis, July 2l.-Miss Lizzie
Berns, who disappeared from this city
last Friday is at the St. Mary's hos
pital in Racine The girl has refused
to say anything about herself or heG
reasons for leaving home. The matron
OF the hospital says the girl arrived
there last Saturday evening. On Sun
day afternoon, with man whose name
she refuses to make public, she went TO
Racine with the intention of being
married in Racine, Out they had lot
secured Il license. Miss Berns became
hysterical, End was taken TO the hos
pital, where she positively refused 10
give her name. The sisters at the hos
pital notified Father Elskamp, pastor
of st. George church in this city, who
informed her parents. 1t is said that
the parents will now consent to the
marriage.