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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09

Time and again friendly critics Of naval
the bodily presence of Sampson at the
Santiago battle, have been crushed with
the, until now. unanswerable argument
that he was the inventor of the super
imposed turret and, consequently could
not have been behind the horizon on that
or any other occasion when glory, loot.
or mules were in sight or within hope.
The turret to which we refer is the new
device which has made the Kearsarge
already famous as a new and successful
type of battleship. The recent sea tests
to which the great fighting machine has
been subjected seem to be accepted by
naval experts as conclusive that the Kear-
sarge is the most powerful armored vessel
on any ocean today, and that this supe-
riority is due to the superimposed turret.
But it is announced that the officer to
whom the profession and the country owe
this important step in naval progress. is
not Sampson. whose name has been :'su-
peTimposed,' but Lieut.. Joseph Strauss,
at present superintendent of the proving
ground at Indian Head. This gentleman.
when an ensign, was attached TO the
Bureau of Ordnance, while Sampson
was its commander in chief" The lat
ter's credit for the invention. accord
ing to published accounts, is confined
TO the fact that it was made by part
of the fleet under my [hisl command"
But he is certainly entitled to some of the
praise, and profit. too. If there be any.
for he was actually present and saw the
drawings. He even brought them TO the
attention of the then Secretary of the
Navy Mr.. Herbert
II Sampson had half the claim to par
ticipation in Admiral Schley's victory over
Cervera, that he has to honorable mention
in connection with the Sampson" super
imposed turret of Lieutenant Strauss, he
would not be in bad way at ALL
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
THE KENTUCKY CONSPIRACY.
interest Vow Centre. In the Investi-
gatiou OF the Goebel Plot.

FRANKFORT. Ky. April s.-The gov
eTnorship contest having been removed.
.rarted on its way to the Supreme Court.
interest here now centres in the Circuit
Court, where the investigation of the grand
Jury into the alleged pie. to kill Goebel
mas been in progress during the past week
indictments against several of the per-
sons crested charged with being Access
sorry to the murder are expected TO DO
returned early in the week. The first
official action to be taken against, the
alleged assassin. Jim Howard. will be
when his arrest is made, but IL is doubted
IL Howard can be secured. as 1t is be-
lieved his friends will protect him.
The facts in the alleged confessions
have been given cut only in part. and
those kept back are said to implicate rer-
sons against when warrants have been
sworn out. and who are now being sought.
Johr Powers brother of Secretary OF State
Caleb Powers, Is said to be in his home
county-knox-but. owing to the fact that
the arresting officer, Sheriff Sutton. is
released on bail and the great majority
OF the people OF his county are Republic
cans. and the fact that 1t is urged by his
friends that IL Is a plot OF political perse-
cution. his arerst cannot be made.
The rescuing of two disoTderly Taylor
soldiers from the police officers by their
comrades at the back gate Of the State
House last midnight has intensified the
feeling between the local officers and t.ss
soldiers. An incident of this kind how
ever, is the only probability Of a clash,
as General Csstleman and General Collier
have recently arrived at a perfect under
standing. and both are using their best
efforts TO prevent trouble
An effort to make arrests at present
with the military officers and soldiers in
sympathy with John Powers and others.
and the fact that the militia in this sec
ton have charge of the greater part OF
military stores of the arsenal would be I'M
possible. This fact. however. will prcba-
bly, be determined by the peace officers
during the present week.
The governorship contest may reach the
Supreme Court by the last Of the week
Should the effort to disnn1e of the cage on
the question of juris l:ction be. successful
the contest will come .G an end at once
Otherwise the copiitien of affairs here
promises 70 remain unchanged for six
weeks or two months at least.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
TIE ADM1RgEs STATEMENT.
Dewey Not Ready to Define Ills Po-
littcnI Views.

The Admiral and Mrs. Dewey spert the
larger part of yesterday at their neS
country home ''Beauvoir' in wood.ey
PARK. inspecting the premises prepare
tory to moving out there today to sperd
the summer months.
When seen by representative OF The
Times last night the Admiral stated that
he was not yet ready to issue the state
ment defining his political status in his
candidacy for the Presidency. He said
however. that he was busily engaged In
preparing it and that IL would not be a
great while before ii is given to the pun
lie.
W. B. Conkey and j. NJ. Glenn. repre-
senting the Chicago committee in charge
OF the reception Of Admiral Dewey. arrived
here last night. They will call on Adj
mirai Dewey this morning and COM
plete the arrangements for the Chicago
trip. They will inform the Admiral that
at meeting OF the committee Saturday II
was unanimously decided to go on with
the preparations Of the celebration. The
AdmiraiS train will consist OF three cars
the finest the road can furnish. ard the
party. so far as made will include Ad-
miral AMI Mrs. Dewey. Lieutenanls ,ci..;-
well and CRAWFORD. and Admiral Dewey s
Chinese valet and Mrs. Dewey's maid
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
THE MASSACRE OF FIL1p1Nos.
An American Corporal Says Eleven
Natives Were Murdered.


NEW YORK. April Ss--The Brooklyn
Eagle" this morning prints story of the
massacre by American soldiers of their
Filipino prisoners. The story is tod in
letter from Leonard Mygatt. OF Brook
Ign. who is a corporal in the Twenty
third Infantry. According to Mygatt's let
ter the killing was the result of orders
from captain who is not named, but who
is supposed to be Captain Colman, OF the
TwcPty-third Infantry. Some time ago
Mygatt and four companians We're explor-
ing in the interior when they were at
tackled by treacherous natives. One of
Mygatt's companions was murdered and
the three others seriously wounded, one
CT them afterward dying. When Mygatt
returned and reported this outrage he
says his captain at once gathered detail
OF forty men and started for Balambing
where the attack on Mygatt's party &C.
Cured.
The letter says that on the way the cap
tain said to MyGatt: Corporal. if | am
hurt SO that l cannot give a command
want it understood that no, house is to
be left standing. not man alive.
At Balambing the Americans corralled
every adult, male Moro. some geo in ALL
The captain ELECTED a confession and pick
ca out tntSe VINO ma mace the attack on
Mygatt and his companions The next
morning thirty American soldiers were
given this order regarding the accused
natives:
81 Take them out to work. We need
wood for our fire. DO not let them es-
cape.
THE prisoners were huddled together in
a woci near by. One of the soldiers shouted,
I claim first shot This was granted, and
almost Immediately he began firing, using
bullets which had been previously filed
at the end. so that they would spread in
the body. Hardly had he begun when the
other twenty-nine rifles joined in" Ac-
cording to Mygatt's story some 200 shots
were fired at the unarmed natives.
From Mygatt's letter it seems some
eleven natives in all were thus killed. The
report was made to the captain that the
prisoners tried to escape and the guard
fired. Mygatt, who is well known in
Brooklyn, in his letter says This is
the best way to teach these debased minds
the value of friendship and honor"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09

thought 1t best for you ladies not to hear
MIN speak. Curiou5ly enough the Hon
Champ Clark. in q speech at Trenton.
n j.. the evening before had declared
mat Mckinley ought to take Mark
Hanna out and shoot him. Wherefore it
is evident that the relations between the
distinguished Missourian and the dlstin-
suished Ohioan are not as pleasant as they
might be-
Enough Votes acknowledgements
tive Bartholdt of Missouri said Saturday
that he had positively ascertained that
enough votes have been pledged to the st.
Louis Worlds Fair bill in the House to
make the passage of that measure certain.
D.. Bartholdt did not say that the bill
would get through at this session. This
is the important part of the business. for
unless the appropriation asked by st. Louis
Is granted before this session adjourns the
Fair enterprise will have to be abandoned.
1t is orc thing to get votes pledged IN
the House. and it is an entirely different
thing to get the votes recorded. For exam
pie. IL bill to which a constitutional ma
jority of votes is pledged does not get be-
fore the House for consideration the
pledges go for naught The trouble with
the st Louis proposition is that it is not
at an Hkely 10 reacn the HOUSE Speahei
Henderson has packed special committee
against it, and this means that the measure
will not see daylight unless something Is
done quickly to remove the Speakers in
applicable opposition. Representative Taw-
ney, whom the Speaker made chairman OF
the special committee. has been away from
Washington ever since the committee was
appointed. Until he returns the bill Will
be held up. Even when he gets back there
is no certainty that it will be reported upon
favorably by more than two members OF
the committee. Obviously there is some
politics hidden away in the proposition
somewhere. and it is contended that If the
Missourians could expose the politics they
would be able to bring such pressure to
bear upon Speaker Henderson that he
would be forced to permit the bill to have
a fair show
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09

lffOm Inc Dostoh Htf3sd.)
In one respect the trusts in China appear to
be more benefcent than those which have been
formed with us, in that they insist on entire
honesty in dealings among their own members.
When, for example, combination controls a
certain class OF trade, il also seeks, in addition
to arranging a basis of prices, to prevent the
interested dealers from overchareng or from sup
PLYING unsuitable The banking trust
while not attempting to dictate what loans shall
be made, takes upon itself 10 see that individual
bankers do no act unwisely in the expansion OF
credit and in this way bring dscredit upon the
system as whole. Before legislating definitely
on trusts it might be well for the commission
which our Government is to send TO China to
make an investigation TO the results which
have followed the operations Of trusts in that
Empire. for the purpose OF seeing whether there
is not in them certain features which are worthy
OF adoption by Us. IL may, however, be said
that the Chinese Government has mot thus far
interfered in any material degree with these
business undertakings.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
oBEYING A PAPAL ORDER.
The Assumptionist Fathers Resign
Journalistic Work.

PARIS. April S.-By order OF the Pope.
the Assumptionist Fathers who opposed the
French Government with such violence in
their journal. La Croix." have given up
its editorshp.
They have, however left as editor-in-
chief a former deputy. NJ. Bouvattier. who
was already member of their editorial
staff and who aided them in their alta ks
on the Cabinet.
The monks, however. are at present en-
route for Jerusalem, and on their return
from the Holy Land they will go to Rome.
where Pope Leo XIII will not fail to give
them wise cOunsels. which would do no
harm to other persons in France besides
themselves
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
A NEW CHEMICAL HEAT.
Iron Melted in Five Seconds in
Thomas 4. EdisOn's Laboratory

ORANGE. n. J.. April S.-A remarkable
experiment was made yesterday at the
laboratory of Thomas A. Edison, when a
piece of iron was melted in five seconds.
Louis Dreyfus. of Frankfort on the Main,
who is the agent of Goldschmidt's Chem
ische-Thermo industrie, Of Essen. Ger
many, showed Mr.. Edison this new process
for attaining great heat in an almost in
credibly short time by the combustion of
a certain chemical compound. which the
inventor keeps secret. used in connection
with powdered aluminium. Mr.. Drey-
fus placed half a'cupful of the chemical in
a crucible, covered it with small guam
tity of powdered aluminium. and then
placed a wrench about half an inch thick
and six inches long in the crucible.
Touching a match to the compound. Mr.
Dreyfus stepped back and the mixture
blazed up furiOusly. In five seconds the
wrench was all melted. It is estimated
that the heat involved in the process was
5000 degrees centigrade. hitherto consid-
cred impossible to reach. The value of
the process is expected to be shown in
welding steel rails.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
COMMENTS ON DEwEY's BOON
The Admiral Was Always Monotone
initial Regarding His Politics.


initial Regarding His Politics.
SAN FRANCISCO. April s.-Among those
in position to know something of Admiral
Dewey's present likes and dislikes are
Colonel Duboce and Major Boxton, of this
city. who spent many months at Manila
following the destruction of the Spanish
fleet in Manila Bay. Among Colonel Du-
boce's friends at Manila was Captain
Lamberton, chief of Dewey's staff. and it
was through this friendship that the colo
mel frequently met Dewey In course OF
an interview yesterday Colonel Duhooe
said:
"Dewey's politics were never positively
known. He was a man who. above all
others, had learned the golden value of
keeping his own counsel. However. l be-
heve that he did once say to a cor
respondent that he was a Democrat, and
| remember .het afterward he WIS gem
orally regarded as Democrat"
Major Boxton, who was present said:
Il heard Admiral Dewey say that he
would not take the Presidency il it were
offered to him on a golden platter. / re-
member the expression very clearly
II don't wish to be quoted as one who
wishes the Admiral any i'll will, for
don't; but I can tell you that should he
decide to remain in the Presidential field
the Administration has in its possession
some campaign ammunition that would
make matters very warm for him. There
are many facts in connection with the
islands affairs which have never been
given to the public. but which will spring
somewhat CT sensation if exposed dur
ing the campaign. But / have said
enough"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
HYDROGEN AS A SOLID.
The Remarkable Scientific Discovery
of Prof. Dewar.

LONDON, April S.-Years ago Prof De-
war astonished the scientific world by
liquefying hydrogen. Now he is going a
step further and produces hydrogen as a
solid In a series of experiments made to
an interested audience at the Royal In
stitution last night he showed how gas
could be solidifed by surrounding the
tube containing it with liquid air to pre-
vent the ingress OF heat and then apply
ing a powerful air pump to the liquid by
drogen he transformed it into a white
Opaque solid.
Discussing the question of the utility of
solid hydrogen in scientific research Prof
Dewar said the mere fact of its trans
formation from gas is interesting because
it is the elementary body of the lowest
atomic weight. One of its uses was in the
qualification of oxygen and 1t could also be
used in the separation of mixed gases.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
snddIed on Congress.


At the dictation OF the trusts the strongest kin
of pressure from the White House was exerted L
pass the Porto Rican bill But the Presden
didn't show his hand to the public. What lie sal,
was said individually TO members. Not line 0
il in writing! As far As the written record goes
the Presidents last utterance on the subject
the utterance in his message 1t is this absenc
Of written record of the President efforts for H.
tariff bill that makes the members uneasy at be
ing SO readily trapped into a position wher
the President can throw the blame on them 10
having done Whist the President wished done
while the President craftily Tefrdined from e.
nosing himself to publicity in the matter
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
Sick of Seeing Blood.

Gunner S. Ward, of the Seventy eighth Bate
ry Royal Field Artillery, writing OF the Difficult
ties before General Buffers relief column, saws
truly enough that the opinion generally held is
that one in a trench is worth fifteen in the
open. ITO tell the truth he says, "I'm sick
and tired OF seeing so much blood. I've seen
legs, arms and heads knocked of cleaner than
one could cut them of. There's mistake. its
something terrible. We dug she'll out OF the
ground weighing exactly 100 pounds. and 1t was
twelve inches in diameter. That same shell
killed three mules, one bullock, Indian ma
tive and one native severely wounded. All that
damage done without ftsbursting.''
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09

From the Chicago Times FIJE4Id)
Deserted by Spain. denied American citizen
ship by the Republican majority in Washington,
the inhabitants Of Porto Rico present re spec
tacle Of sl3,os7 men without cou1tr, OF
course. some Of them are women, some children,
and some 100000 negroes. Bat whate,e- their
sex, whatever their age, whatever { a1r may
have been burned upon them by the sun OF
heaven, they have no flag 10 which they can ap-
peal. no Government TO which they must bow in
love, in gratitude, and in loyal devotion This
is the meaning OF the Senate hill.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
A CLASH IN KENTUCKY.
Governor Beckham Asked to Send
Troop. to Mfddlc.boro.

FRANKFORT, KY. April s.-A clash &C.
CURED today at Middlesboro between the
county authorities and a faction of con-
testing city authorities. A request was
made of Governor Beckham for troops.
Beckham is at Shelbyville tonight. Mid
diesboro is in the midst of the Republican
stronghold and in the adjoining counties
several companies OF Taylor soldiers are
situated
1t is believed that il Beckham were to
send his soldiers there a clash would oc-
eur between the Beckham and Taylor SOL
diers, or Beckham soldiers and noun
taineers.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
AGUINALDo IN MANILA.
The Conviction Expressed That He
Is Concealed There.

In the mail from Manila which arrived
at the War Department on Friday there
were at least two communications ex-
pressing conviction that Aguinaldo is hid
ing in that city. One of these letters is
from United States Secret Service official
who had found conclusive evidence that
the Tagal leader had been in Manila since
the rebel armies in Luzon were dispersed
and who was satisfied that as he had not
escaped by water he was probably still
concealed in the native part of the town.
The other letter was from an Army Of
ficer attached to headquarters who foiced
the opinion of all the higher military au-
thorities that Aguinaldo was certainly
not in any of the outlying districts in the
Island of Luzon.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09

We are regretfully driven to the con-
clusion that. If this country is ever to have
an inter-oceanic canal, and particularly one
American in the fullest sense. it will be
only after the party and Administration
in the pay and control of its enemies have
been driven from mower
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
Hanna and Champ cInrk.-senato

Hanna surrendered to his natural bent of
gallantry Saturday. He devoted the en-
tire day to showing all the sights at the
Capitol to two handsome young women
with languiG eyes, flashing teeth. and red
rounded cheeks. After escorting them
through the Senate wing of the building
and pointing out to them everything
worth seeing. including the statesmen in
piloted them TO the members gallery of
the House. Senator Hanna and his COM
panions scarcely had got seated before the
Hon. Champ Clark unwound his long and
rugged frame and proceeded to pay an
eloquent tribute to the late Richard
Parks Bland. Mr. Hanna was observed to
strain his neck toward the floor below
evidently in an effort TO ascertain def
niteIy who it was about to speak Ap-
parently. as soon as he learned who 1t was
he sprang out of his : at and made a
hasty retreat from the gallery. The young
ladies' followed him with embarrassed
looks Their manner seemed to indicate
that they were surprised at the Senator's
nrecipitate conduct. Obviously they were
anxious to remain longer in the House.
But they followed him back toward the
Senate wing AS the trio passed through
Statusry Hall Mr.. Hanna was heard to say
to the ladies' "Oh, that was a fellow
named Champ Clark, or Chump Clark. or
some such name. He lives in Missouri, l
believe He ii dangerous man, and l
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
Insanity and Assassination.

The attempt upon the lite OF the Prince o
Wales was quite what might have been expected
because happily Tor the credit of human nature
% out of 100 OF the persons who believe in muir
der as a poitica, agency are so close to the line
of idiocy that their attempts strike at that per
son Who OF all others. is least responsible for the
wrongs they allege as the motives OF their acts
Every sane person knows that the Prince of Wales
bac no more to do with the South African wai
than the man in the moon. He is an absolute
nullity in politics.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09

For the credit of the British royal
family it is to be hoped that there IS no
truth in the story that the Duke Of Teck
was responsible for the Koorn Spruit dis
aster. and saved himself at the expense of
his men and guns. He and his brother.
being great grandsons of George III. are
the nearest to royal position OF any off
GERS at the front. In the absence Of any
member of the Queens immediate family
the credit Of the Guelphs is in their hands.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Presidential ,-iclct.-Tba sion.

PRESIDENT tickets. The signs
| point to a larger number of Presiden-
| tial tickets in the field this year than has
| ever before been presented 10 this gem
Grafton OF voters. BESIDES the regular Re-
| publican and Democratic tickets It seems
| not improbable that an element of voters
OF both OF the great parties who are always
dissatisfied with the way party affairs are
| handled will conceive it their patriotic
duty to rush to the rescue of the country
with independent tickets. 1t appears TO
be foregone conclusion that there VIII
be an independent Democratic movement
OF more or less Importance. Not TO be
outdone by their prototypes in the Demo
cratic party it is likely that Republican
Mugwumps also will put ticket in inc
held An aggregation of unhappy persons
calling themselves Socialist Democrats
already have nominated a ticket headed
by the mounting Debs. 1t is not at all
likely that the Middle of the Road Popu-
lists will let the opportunity pass to fulmi-
nate in their own interesting and peculiar
way. They are expected to set up IN
business for themselves. with the assist
ance of Mr. Hanna and other patriots VINO
appreciate the value of the Middle of-the-
Readers in such time OF stress as soon
hammered Prohibitionist. of course, VIII
feel called upon to make the usual quad
riernial exhibition of the faith that is
in him, and just to show the scofIers that
he knows something of politics will nomi-
nate candidates for President and vice
President and adopt platform that VIII
differ from every other pronunciamento
of the season. Then there's the dtsputa-
tioCs and optimistic Single Taxer. Having
foil .I 4. -,
the other numerous political cults. the
Single Taxer this year threatens to indulge
himself in the delights of national
ticket. The female suffrasists, too. are
growing dangerously defiant of the tyrant
man who continues to Cypress them. The
emancipated females doubtless will put
out ticket. This. then. gives the pros
pect of at least ten full fedged Presiden-
tial tickets this year, and the returns are
oil