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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
The closing of the Clark case.

There is al least some qualification in
knowing that the Clark Senatorial case is
nearly closed aud that the committee hsY-
ing ID in charge viii soon make its report
What that report viii be il is not difficult
10 divine. So far as We have been able TO
follow the mass Of testimony that has been
elected in not single instance has any
improper act or suggestion been traced to
senator Clark That he had some fool
friends during the exciting contest which
ended with his election is not to be de-
u.ed. That they spent money recklessly
and ueedlessly has also been made clear
enough. but that any one OF the members
OF the Legislature was paid to cast his vote
Tor Senator Clark has not been proved
And that is all there was to the case.
In the beginning it was positively prom
ieed by the contestants that the bribery Of
four persons would be Individually shown.
but the promise has not been kept.
The election of Senator CLARK was
brought about by the transfer to him Of
nearly the entire Republican memberships
support. They found after repeated trials
that they could not elect candidate Of
their own: they also found that the DAILY
faction had bat mere handful OF votes,
and were incapable OF influencing the re-
suit. and having obtained from Mr.. Clark
a declaration that he would favor tariff
protection to several Montana products in
which they were all interested, they did
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
THE MASSACRE OF FILIPINos.
An American Corporal Says Eleven
Natives Were Murdered.

NEW YORK. April S-The Brooklyn
Eagle" this morning prints a 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
TwcFty-third Infantry Some time ago
Nygatt and four cOmpanisns were expioT-
ing in the interior when they we're at
tackled by treacherous natives. One of
Mygatt's companions was murdered and
the three others seriously wounded, one
Of them afterward dying. When Mygstt
returned and reported this outrage he
says his captain at once gathered detail
OF forty men and started for Balambing
where the attack on Mygatts 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 command |
want it understood that not a house is TO
be left standing. not a man alive"
At Balambing the Americans eorralled
every adult, male Moro. some geo in all
The captain elected confession and pick
Mygatt and his companions The next
morning thirty American soldiers were
given this order regarding the accused
natives:
Take them out to work. We need
wood for our fire. 10 not let them es-
cape
The prisoners were huddled together in
a wO.d 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 rifles Joined in" Ae-
cordins to Mygatt's story some 200 shots
were fired az the uuarmed natives.
From Mygatts 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. wh1 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
ELY CoUGHLAN DEAD.
\ Sister of the WeII-Known Actress
Passes Away at stamford. Conn

NEW YORK April S.-EiIy Coghlan, the
younger sister of Rose Coghlan, the act
ress, and herself in the theatrical profess
sion. died at 2:1O O'Clock this morning in
the private sanitarium of DR.. Owens at
Stamford, Conn. She had been i'll for the
past six weeks with measles and later
with pneumonia. Last Monday, through
an error she was removed to Belivue Hos
pital and put in the insane pavilion for
observation. IL was soon seen that she
was suffering from hysteria and she was
transferred TO a sick ward Later she
was taken TO the private sanitarium.
Ely Coghlan's last appearance on the
stage was with the Greek Slave Company.
When this company disbanded in Roches-
ter six weeks ago she telegraphed TO her
brother-in-law. John T. Sullivan, husband
Of Rose Cozhlan, and he sent her money
to bring her to New York. She became
III with measles On the way and went to
a hospital where she remained until Fri
day night, March go when she notified
Mr. Sullivan Ct her plight. He went to
the hospital the following day and en-
gagged a trained nurse for her
Mr.. Sullivan returned to his home in
New Rochelle fer Sunday. and on Monday
morning found in the newspapers that his
sister-iE-law had been removed to Belle
vue as insane. Miss COghlan was taken
cut Of the insane pavilion to a sick ward
and every attention was given her. Ii
was thought best, however. to remove her
to the sanitarium, and this was done on
Tuesday.
Late or Saturday afternoon telegram
was sent to Rose Coghlan in care Of the
Fourteenth Street Theatre. Bv some err
orr this despatch was handed to Miss
Coghlan just as the curtain was about to
rise for the Great Ruby She read that
her sister was diving. She told her hus-
band that she could not go on. The house
was crowded. DR.. Gilday of the Imperial
Hotel Miss C0ghlan's physician. was sum
moned and he administered sedatiYes The
curtain finally rose three-uuartars of an
hour late and she was able 10 finish the
performance. Then Mr. Sullivan. his wife.
and Dr.. Gilday made q dash for the Grand
Central station and they took the mid
night train for Stamford. They arrived
before Ely CCgh!an died.
Ely Coghlan was born in Pcterboro.
England i'm 1864. She was the wife of
sydney Battam. Secretary Of the Leaden
Hall Bank OF London. Her twelve-year-
old daughter is now with Mr.. Battam and
il had been her intention to take her son
and so TO London fer a family reunion in
May. Mrs CCghlan. her mother. who is
past eighty years old and lives with Rose
at New Rochelle. does not as yet know Of
her son Charles death, which occurred
at Galveston Tex. in November last. |
Newspapers have been excluded from the |
house. as it was feared that the shock |
would kill her, owing to her advanced |
age The death of her daughter viii also |
be kept from her.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
THE KENTUCKY CONSPIRACY.
Interest Vow Centres in she InVesti-
gntiou Of the GoebcI Plot.

FRANKFORT. Ky. April S.-The gov
eFnorship contest having been removed.
started on its way to the Supreme Cburt.
interest here nov centres in the Circuit
Court, where the Investigation Of thu grand
Jury into the alleged plct TO kill GoebeI
mas been In progress during the past week
indictments against several OF the per
sons arrested charged with being acces-
sorry to the murder are expected TO ba
returned Early In the week. The first
official action to be taken against. the
alleged assassin. Jim Howard. VIII be
when his arrest Is made. but II Is doubted
II Howard can be secured. as it 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 impicate per-
sons against whom warrants have been
sworn out. and who are now being sought.
John Powers. brother Of Secretary Of State
Caleb Powers. Is said to be in his home
eounty-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 Republi-
cans. and the fact that Il IL urged By his
friends that It 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 the
soldiers An incident Of this kind how
ever. is the only probability OF a clash.
as General Castleman 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
tiOn have charge of the greater part OF
military stores OF the arsenal would be i'm
possible. This fact. however. will proba-
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 dispose OF the case on
the question OF jurisdiction be successful
the contest Will come to an end at cnce.
Otherwise the condition 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 ADMIRgEs STATEMENT.
Dewey Not Ready to Define Ills ro-
IsfienI Niexs

The Admiral and Mrs. Dewey spent the
larger part Of yesterday at their neS
country home "Beauvoir in wood.ey
Park, inspecting the premises pTepara-
tory to moving out there TO-DAY to sperd
the summer months.
When seen by a representative OF The
Times last night the Admiral stated thst
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 il is given to the pub
lie
W. B. Conkey and ]. NJ. Glenn repre-
senting the Chicago committee in charge
OF the reception Of Admiral Dewey. arrived
here last night. They will call Oh Ad
miral Dewey this morning and COM
plete the arrangements for the Chicar,
trip. They will inform the Admiral that
al a meeting OF the committee Saturday II
was unanimously decided to 90 on with
the preparations OF the celebration. The
Admiral's train will consist OF three cars
the finest the road can furnish ard gha
party. so far as made will include Ad-
miral AMI Mrs. Dewey, Lieutenants .-4,.;-
well and CrawsOr |. and Admiral Dewey s
Chinese valet and Mrs Dewey's maid.
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.

Iron Melted in Five Seconds in
Thomas 4. EdiSon's Laboratory.
ORANGE. y. 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 Goldschmidts 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 a 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
1000 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 BOOM.
The Admiral Was Always Non-Com-
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
feet in Manila Bay Among Colonel Du-
boce's friends at Manila was Captain
Lamberton, chief OF Dewey's staff and IL
was through this friendship that the colo
mel frequently met Dewey. In course OF
an interview yesterday Colo1el Duboce
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. | be-
heve that he did once say to a cor
respondent that he was a Democrat and
[ remember that afterward he was gem
orally regarded as Democrat"
Major Boxton, who was present. said:
Il heard Admiral Dewey say that he
would rot take the Presidency il it we're
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 l can tell you that should he
decide to remain in the Presidential field
the Administration has in its possession
some campaign ammunition thai 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 l have said
enough"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09

tfrOm tie Boston Her3ld.J
IN one respect the trusts in China appear to
be more benehcent than those which have been
formed with us, IN that they insist on entire
honesty in dealing, among their own members
When, Tor example. combination controls q
certain class Of trade, IL also seeks, in addition
TO arranging basis OF price. TO prevent the
interested dealers from overchlrgug or from sup
plyiug unsuitable wares. The banking trust
while not attempting TO dictate what leans shall
be made, takes upon itself 20 sae that individual
bank rs do DO aJt uuw.sely ia the expansion of
credit. and in This way bring dscredit upon the
s,siem as a whole. Before legisdtng definitely
on trusts il might be well Tor the commission
which cur Government is 20 send TO China to
make an investigation TO the results which
have followed the operations OF trusts ia 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
interiered in any material degree with these
business undertakings.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
SaddIed on Congress.


At the dictatiou Of the trusts the strongest kind
OF pressure from the White House was oxeried To
pass the Porto Eiglu bill But the President
didn't show his hand 10 the public What lie said
was said Individually 10 members. Not a line OF
il in writiuci A. FAR as the written record goes.
the Presidents last utteWHce on the subject is
the utterance in his message u Is this absence
81 written record OF the Presidents efforts for INC
tariff bill that makes the members uneasy al he
ing so readily trapped into a position where
the President can throw the blame on them for
having done what the President wished done.
while the President so crsitily Tefraiued from ex
posing himself to publicity in the matter
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09

tfr1m tine thlc4Eo Times H9-4iID
Deserted by Spain. denied American citizen
ship by the Republican majority in Washington.
the inhabitants Of Porto Rico present the spec
tscle of sl2,0SI msn without a country. OF
course, some of them are women, some children,
and some 10000 negroes. But whatever their
sex, whatever their age, whatever color may
have been burned upon them by the sun OF
heaven, they have no dag To which they can APP
peal. no Government 90 which they must bow in
love. in gratitude, and in loyal devotion. This
ID The meaning Of the SeEttc bill.
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 spruiJ 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 10 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
HYDROGEN AS A SOLID.
The Remarkable Scientific Discovers
of Prof. DewaF.

LONDON, April S.-Years ago Prof. De-
war astonished the scientific world by
liquefyng hydrogen. Now he is going a
step further and produces hydrogen as a
solid. In 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
solidihcation Of oxygen and it could also be
used in the separation of mixed gases.
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 voiced
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

Gunner 5. Ward Of the Seventy-eighth Ratfe-
ry Royal Field Artillery, writing OF the difficult
ties before General Buffers relief column savs
truly enough, that the opinion generally held IS
that one man in trench is worth fifteen in the
open ITO tell the truth he SAYS "Tm 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 no mistake it,,
something terrible. We dug a she'll out of the
ground weighing exactly 100 pounds, and lt was
twelve inches in diameter. That same shell
killed three mules. bullock, Indian ma
tive and native severely wounded. Al th5t
damage done without st busting
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09

We are regretfully driven to the con-
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 power.
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 editorship.
They have. however left as editor-in-
chief a former deputy NJ. Bouvattier. VINO
was already a 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 CLASH IN KENTUCKY.
Governor Beekham Asked to send
Troops to MiddIe~boro.

FRANKFORT. KY. April s.-A clash oc-
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
dlesboro 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. OF Beckham soldiers and noun
taineers.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09

Hnuuu ana Hamp OinTk.-GPuafor
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
action at that end of the building. he
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 aud
rugged frame and proceeded to paw 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
nitely who il was about to speak Ap-
parently as soon as he learned who Il was
he sprang out OF his q and made a
hastv retreat from the gallery. The young
ladies' followed him with embarrassed
looks. Their manc.r seemed to indicate
that they we're surprised at the Senator's
preripitate 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
StatIary Hall Mr.. Hanna was heard to saw
to the ladles:i "0h. that was a fellow
named Champ Clark or Chump Clark or
some such name. He lives in Missouri, |
believe. He il a dangerous man, and l
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09

q rom the OiutaSo NeWs-)
Tie attempt upon the lie OF the Prince Of
Wales was quite what might have been expected,
because happily for the credit Of human nature.
% out Of 100 OF the persons who believe in muir
der as a political agency are SO close to the line
OF idiocy that their attempts strike az that per
son who OF all others, il least responsible for the
wrongs they alege Is the motives OF their acts
Every sane person knows that the Prince Of Wales
bad no more to do with the South African war
than the man in the moon. He is absolute
uillfY in politics.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09
An Important Astronomical Event

Eleven years have passed since the last total
eelpse Of the SUI IT, tns country; eighteen Yeas
n, re are to pass teiore the next; consequently,
tho total eciDse Of the sun, visible in the United
States, on May %, being the only event OF its
kind within a period of more than a quarter Of a
century is to &c regarded Of great importance.