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Evening star., 1900-05-07
THEIR BONES PROBABLY LOST.
Attempt to Recover Remains Of
AinericnEs Shot nt HnXann.

AT the instance of Mr.. Isaac H. Sturgeon
controller of the city of St. Louis. the War
Department recently made an effort to re-
cover the remains Of Col William NJ Crit
tenden and his comrades who were eXecut-
ed as flibusters by the Spanish authorities
at Havana August 16, 1851. These men
went to Cuba to aid Lopez in wrestling the
Island from Spanish rule. They were cap
tured IN the afternoon of August 10, and
were shot to death the following morning
Most of the men Were shot in the back
Nhile kneeling in platoons of six. Col.
Crttenden ana another officer were reserv-
ed Tor the last platoon. Col. CrittendeE
refused 10 kneel and died with his face to
the eXecutloners- When directed to kneel
he declined with the remark: AN Ameri-
can kneels only to his God and always faces
his enemy"
The adjutant general has informed Con-
trolier Sturgeon that the efforts TO recover
tne remains OF the men had been only par
TALLY successful. 1T appears" says the
adjutant general, that the remains of Col
Crittenden and his followers were first
buried IN the old Espada cemetery, which
IS located near Reina Battery (Batera de la
Rsina), just behind and contiguous to San
l.aZaro Hospital, a cemetery that has not
been in use for many years and is almost
obllterated, but that after some five years
their bodies were exhumed and the bones
placed in the bone vault of the same Gem
etefy IN accordance with a local custom,
which requires the removal Of the bones
OF people whose families are not owners of
permanent vaults, as the vaults are wanted
so that it would probably be quite i'm
possible to distinguish the remains of
Col. Cr1ttenden and his party from those OF
the others that are piled in the same vault.
Evening star., 1900-05-07
AWAITING TURKEYS REPLY.
The Government Satisfied With the
CDursc Of Mr. Gri.rn,n

Inc announced intention of the Turkish
government to transfer the conduct of the
negotiations respecting the American in
demnity claims from ConstantfnopIe to
Washington has not yet been manifested
in any official form. The Department of
State is thoroughly satisfied with the man.
ner in which Mr.. Griscom. the United
States charge at Constantinople has con-
Quoted his work, and has no disposition to
change its methods in the middle of a ne
by the way, that there have been no re-
cent exchanges of notes or even of verbal
representations respecting the American
demands and possibly this temporary lull
may be the foundation for the supposition
red to Washington.
At this particular juncture the United
States government has had the last say
and is now awaiting a response from the
Turkish government to "A very forcibe
presentation of the reasons why it should
redeem the sultan's promises made to Mr.
StrauS and to his predecessors to pay for
the American missionary property destroy
ed by Turkish subjects. 1t is of course al
lowable for the Turkish government to
take a reasonable period of time in which
to frame its answer, having in mind as
spur to a speedy disposition of this issue
the fact that there is no American minister
in ConStantinople, though Mr.. StrauS' or
dinary leave of absence has long since ex-
pired.
Evening star., 1900-05-07
THE INDI STRIAL COMMISSION.
Witnesses to Be Examined Before n
Report is Made to Congress.

The industrial commission has for the
past six weeks had under consideration the
questions Of labor and transportation which
have recently caused much agitation in the
southern and western states.
The commission has had under prerara-
ti0n a report concerning the agricultural
mining manufacturing and various indus
tries of the country, particularly of the
southern and north-central western states,
where, ii will be remembered, in the latter
part Of March. subcommissions visited and
investigated labor matters. The report will
also deal with the question OF railroad
transportation and is considered by the
members of the commission to be one Of the
most important ever formulated.
1t is expected that it will be presented to
Congress on or about the 10th instant Be
fore it's presentation seven witnesses will be
examined. The dates of their examination
names and subjects on which they Will be
examined are as follows:
MAY @ H. Il. Fuller, on transportation; !;
Nav 10 3. F. Kennedy. manufacturing;
Nav A. DR. Harvey n. Wiley, beet sugar;
MAY II. J. f. Rodgers president Bingham
ton Beet Sugar Company, Binghamton. n.
YO. beet sugar; May TO- j. c. Fish, manu-
featuring; May IL. Prof. F.. c. Niedsie. aSri-
culture: May lG c. ID. Smith, agriculture.
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LIVELY SESSION OF CONFERENCE.
NcthOdists at Chicago Have Two Sem
satiOns This Morning.

CHICAGO. May THE beginning of the
session OF the Methodist conference this
morning was lively. A stranger, tall and
wild looking, arose and for several minutes
delayed the conference by a disconnected
harangue. He was quieted. but no sooner
had he taken his seat than DIR. A. B. Leon
ard caused a sensation of another sort.
He demanded to know by whose authority
the Daily Christian Advocate, which repre-
sents the doing of the conference, had been
nawked about the streets yesterday ike
any secular Sunday paper. 1t was sold. he
declared with much vigor. at the very door
of the Auditorium while the Methodlsts
were entering to attend divine services.
II want to put motion right here, said
the delegate from Cincinnati, that here
after our paper he not sold on the Sabbath.
and that the proper authorities be directed
to enforce the rule
D. d. Thompson manager of the paper,
explained that the papers sold were BACK
numbers that the sale was not authorized
and that it would not occur again.
Evening star., 1900-05-07
GREETING TO PowEnFuL.s CREW.
EniHUsiastic Reception to the Men
~ hO Defcndeh LndYsmiih

LONDON. Nay THE annals Of service
Dc m"Ts trations probably show nothing 10
parallel the enthusiasm with which the
naval heroes Of Ladysmith. the officers and
crew Of the British first-cIass cruiser
Powerful. were greeted in London today
The scenes in the streets were remarkabIs
and inspiring. The whole route was a
floating mass Of color. and The. enthusiasm
displayed was Of the most frantic descrin
ton The flags Of all nations banners and
notices formed an almost continuous cam
opy for Captain Lambton and the contin-
gent Of the Powerful to pass under.
Stands were erected at all the points of
vantage. the houses were crowded with
sightseers and all sorts and conditions of
men. women and children commineIed in
the streets below vieing with one another
in honcrjns the gallant sailors who saved
I-adysmlJ n There was one continuous roar
OF greeting. accompanied by the waving, Of
handkerchiefs flags and hats as the naval
brigade, with the khaki-colored guns.
marched from the depot to the Hors.
Guards parade. where the Prince of Wales
In the uniform of an admiral of the fleet
accompanied by the first lord Of the ad-
n1iralty. George J. GOsChen. and a nup,her
OF high naval and military officers in
epccted the bluejaCkets. surrounded b,-
thousands Of privileged guests who warm
ly applauded the defenders of LadysmIth
but whose reception Of the sailors in no
way equalcd the intense enthusiasm dis
played in the streets
After the inspection the parade formed a
square with the officers in the center, and
the first lord Of the admiralty and the
Prince of Wales spoke briefly in terms of
admiration Of the work and vaIor of the
seameu and officers. and then Mr.. Guschen
Individually introduced them to the Prince
of Wales. who shook hands with and said
few words 10 each of them.
The Prince of Wales introduced CAPTAIN
LambtOn to the Princess of Wales and the
brigade was afterward entertained al
luncheon. preparatory TO marching through
the city. After the men sar down to
luncheon the Prince of Wales. the Princess
OF Wales. Mr.. Goschen and others traversed
the rooms and were heartily cheered
Evening star., 1900-05-07
STRIKE MAY SPREAD
switchmen May Take Up Fight of
the Erie Shopmen.
LATTER WILL NOT COMPROMISE
Say They Cannot Live on the Ex-
isting Scale of Wages.
OTHER ROADS INVOLVED

BUFFALO. n. Y. Nav The Jacka-
wanna and Erie ep,n,o,.os oro stiu ot ;acr
tro,.toas "i' 't,ii al ios
sef efhedus with the ofnclals of the roads
Inc Lehlgh Valley officials have come to
no decision on the points involved in the
mems petition for increased waeas Tho
->e" ioih N anu pennsylvania are
sun OUT peholhs the arrival of President
De Coursey on Wednesday. President Blake
of the Erie strikers in an interview TODAY
.o;a ''
Evening star., 1900-05-07
POOR PROSPECTS FOR THE CODE.
Inability to Reach Agreement Upon
the Mode of PrOcedure

The proceedings in Congress in connection
with the consideration of the new Distric.
code have come to a complete standstill
Present prospects are that there will be no
change in the situation. The bill enacting
the code is on the House calendar awaiting
action; the House is probably ready to act,
but there is inability to reach an agreement
upon the method of procedure.
Chairman Babcock said today that he has
no idea when another effort will be made
to get up the bill. He says that it Is use
less to make arrangements in view of the
opposition which has been manifested to the
bill, and he does not propose to try to get
the bill before the House until he sees evil
dences of withdrawal of the opposition.
Mr.. Babcock is not at all sangune of the
passage of the bill from the present out
look.
Mr.. Mudd of Maryland. whose attitude to-
ward the bill was explained at some length
i'll Saturdays Star IN statement by him,
has not communicated further with the
chairman of the committee. Mr.. Mudd
maintains that he only wants to obtain 4
consideration of some amendments. The
friends of the bill say that members of the
Bar Association and others in the District
who are interested in its passage should
take the case in hand at this point and en-
deavor to reconcile the opposition to some
plan for early consideration of the code.
Evening star., 1900-05-07
FOR POOR CASES.
Proposed Appropriation for an Adj
ditiOn to Providence Hospital.


ditiOn to Providence Hospital.
Senator Stewart has given notice in the
Senate Of an amendment he will propose to
the sundry civil appropriation bill appro-
priating $50 600 for an addition to Provi-
dence Hospital for poor cases. The amend
ment provides that this addition shall be
erected on the grounds of the hospital, un-
der supervision of the surgeon general,
United States army, at a cost of $40. 600
and that 5000 be appropriated for furnish
ing the new building. 1t is provided that
the addition shall be used exclusively for
persons unable to pay and who shall be
sent there by the surgeon general of the
army and authorities of the District of Co.
lumbia.
The effect of the above amendment, If it
should prevail it is said, will be to provide
practically municipal hospital as an addi-
ton to Providence. The question of the
establishment of a municipal hospital for
the District has been debated in Congress
for long time Two plans have been
talked of, one for such a hospital on the
present site of Columbia and another for
hospital to be on a site of about ten acres
to be purchased somewhere in the suburbs
The latter plan has been approved by the
Senate, the District appropriation bill as it
passed the Senate carrying an appropria-
ton of 100000 for the purchase by the
Commissioners of not to exceed ten acres
of land in the District
Evening star., 1900-05-07
THE NAVAL WAR COLLEGE
MEMOIR ANDIM OF INSTRUCTION FOR
THE CURRENT YEAR.
The Course Will Begin June 1 and
Will Continue for Three
Months.

Capt. c. H. Stockton, president Of the
Naval War College, Newport has prepared
memorandum of the course of instruction
for the current year, which has been an
proved by the Navy Department. The course
will begin June l ard will cover a period of
three months. Assistant Secretary Hackett.
who has direct charge of the college, will
deliver an opening address June ..
According to the prepared memorandum.
the first week will be devoted to a series
of lectures by Captain Mahan of the navy
upon the art of war demonstrated by
Napoleon's early campaigns on land. The
treatment of subjects connected with the
main problem of the year will follow. This
problem is one dealing with the defense of
the northwest coast Of the United States,
north of the Columbia river and the pro-
lection of our insular posSeSSiCnS-Hawaii,
Guam and the Philippines. The resources
and strategical typographical and hydro
graphical features of these countries and
waters will be closely studied. and the de-
fenSe of the countries planned against an
attack by strong naval power. The his
tory of all previous naval operations in the
area of this problem will be brought out.
Lectures will be given naval strategy
by Captain Mahan, on coast defense by
Captain Goodrich and on naval tactics by
Captain Taylor, and ii is probable that Ad-
mral Luce will deliver a lecture some
subject of naval history. Part of the day
of these lectures will be devoted to various
tactical problems and the working out by
the improved war game of Kriegspeil of
strategical. tactical and single ship ques-
tonS of combat
Major Knight of the United States Engi-
neer School of Application at Willets
Point, n. Y, will deliver a lecture on SUBJ
marine mines for harbor defense. Warfare
by means of torpedo boats will be the sub
ject of lectures by Lieutenant Chandler of
the navy. There will also be lectures on
maritime international law by President
Stockton, part of which will be an eX-
PLANTATION of the code Of the laws of war at
sea.
1t is intended to have lectures and con-
ferenceS on combined operations and har-
Dor defense, to be participated in by officers
of the army, navy and marine CORPS and
1t Is hoped that harmonious understanding
may be greatly promoted thereby The
questions of the proper ships for the Ameri-
can navy and the proper organization mo-
bllization and expansion of the navy at the,
outbreak of war will be touched upon dur
ing the coming course. Surgeon Bayer of
the navy will lecture upon the subject of
naval hygiene and the care of men in trop-
ical climates ashore and afioat
The sea powers of the principll naval
countries of the world will also be treated
in series of lectures by officers of the COL
leSe staff, and it is hoped to secure lectures
from several distinguished civilians uoou
subjects pertinent to the history and policy
of the country.
Evening star., 1900-05-07
TAXES DUE MAY lST.
Mr.. BabcOck's Bill Fixing That Date
Hereufter

Mr.. Babcock has introduced in the House
a bill 11. R. 1926 providing that here
after, beginning with the fiscal year com
mencing July l. 1900, the whole tax on real
and personal property in the District of
Columbia shall be due and payable in the
month of May of each year; and if the tax
upon real and personal property shall not
be paid before the first day of June in each
year, the same thercupon shall be in ar
rears and delinquent, and there shall then
be added, to be collected witn the tax, a
penalty OF l per centum upon the amount
thereof, and like penalty on .ha first cav
OF each succeeding month until payment of
tax and penalty; and the whole together
shail constitute the delinquent tax, to be
dealt with and collected in the manner now
provided by law: Provided That the Secre-
tary of the Treasury is authorized and
directed to advance to the disbursing officer
OF the District of Columbia in the manner
now prescribed by law, such sums as NAV
be necessary from time to time to meet the
general expenses of the District and to re-
lmburse the treasury for the one -nalf ad-
Vances payable by the District out of the
revenues
Evening star., 1900-05-07
ROBERTS At SMtLDEEL.
Reports the Successful Crossing Of the.
Vet River.

LONDON. May :. II a.m.-Lord Roberts
reports 10 the war Office in a dispatch
dated srnaldeel, May 8. afternoon, as fol-
lows,
We crossed the Vet river this morning
and are now encampcd at Smaldeel juno
ton The enemy is in fun retreat toward
Zand river and Eroonstad. The turning
movement was made by the mounted in
fantrE just before dark yesterday 1t was
very dasEing affair. The Canadians.
New south Wales. New Zealand Rifles and
Queensland Mounted Infantry We'd with
each other in the determination 10 close
with the enemy.
Capt An!ey Of the Essex regiment. COM
mandirg the Sd Infantry Battalion, be
htyet in a .ery gallant manner
The naval guns and thu artillery made
excellent p-a"tice. particularly two five
.nch guns used for the first time with this
force.
We captured a Maxim and TWENTY-FIVE
prison rs our casualties are few-onIy fif-
teen wounded. one killed and three miss
ing 4--''7
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MUST LOSE THEIR PAY
CONTROLLERS DECISION AS TO
PRINTERS IN DISTRICT MILITIA.
Quotes Former Opinions Upon the
Same Subject and Makes
No Change.

r. ]. Tracewell, controller of the treas
ury, has decided that the public printer is
not authorized to pay employees for the
time they have been absent under General
Orders No. %, issued from the headquar-
ters of the District militia
In letter to Public Printer Palmer. un-
der date of April 80, the adjutant general
says:
1T has come to my notice that the men
who attended the semi-annual inspection
were not allowed pay for the time neces-
sarily absent from their duties in the gov
ernment printing office. l inclose for your
consideration a copy of General Orders No
% 1899. ordering the men in question to
appear for inspection. AS it is absolutely
impossible in military usage to inspect
body of troops without parading them
previous to. and for this purpose. 1 re-
spectfully submit that although the word
parade was not used. in effect, General
order No. 20. 1899, makes parade IN tact
and in name absolutely necessary
The controller then says:
IF this We're a new question much
weight might be given to the contention OF
the adjutant general as to the meaning or
the statute but Il prior decision of this Of
fee on similar question appears to have
given different construction. On June D.
1894, in answering an inquiry from the
public printer whether employees OF his or
flee were entitled to absence without loss
of pay or time while performing military
duty under General Orders No D, head
quarters District of Columbia militia,
dated April IL, 1894, First Controller Bow
Ter said that leaves of absence without loss
of pay or time We're unauthorized.
The controller also quotes an opinion by
Attorney General Olney on the same mat
ter concluding the decision as follows:
Il see nothing in the question as now
presented to cause me to change the con-
struction given to the act in the foregoing
opinion and decision. which l think apply
to the present case. and l am therefore OF
the opinion and so decide that you are not
authorized to pay employees of your office
for the time they were absent from thelr
dmties under the order named by YOU.
Evening star., 1900-05-07
WILL TAKE CORN TO THE HINDOoS.
Arrival nt New York of the Quito,
Chartered hN the Government.

The steamer Quito, which has been char
tered by the Navy Department to convey
to India the supply of food collected IN
this country by the Christian Herald, ne
gan loading at New York this morning
Judge Advocate General Lemly, VINO ar
ranged the charter and who has SHOWN
particular interest and energy IN TINS
worthy project, today received a telegram
from Paw Director Denniston, who has
beeu the departments New York agent in
rho matter saving that the Quito. which
arrived Friday, had been thoroughly in
spected and found satisfactory in every
respect He expected that Loading the
cargo would consume three days, when the
shin would sail Immediately for Bombay.
She will carry 1sJnoo bushels of corn to
the starving Hindoos. and the Navy De
partment pays $4,000 for the transporta-
Evening star., 1900-05-07
CAPTURE OF WINBURG
Confirmation of Report of Success Of
the British.
BOERS ARE In FULL RETREAT
Gen. Hamilton is Giving Them No
Rest in Pursuit.
THE FIGHT AT THE VET

LONDON MAY THE capture of Win
burg by the British is confirmed. and the
main advance to Pretoria continues with
the machine-Iike precision and rapdity
which has characterized all Lord Roberts
forward movements. By the occupation of
Wuburg. General Ian Hamilton puts him
self nearly parallel with Lord Roberts and
only twenty-n!ne miles eastward. while he
has the additional advantage of being con-
nected with his chief by means of the rail-
road that runs form Smaldeel. or Winburg
road station. as it is sometimes called, to
Winburg-
The only feature Of the carefully devised
plan Of general advance not disclosed b.
the swift developments is that part Gen.
Butler has elected to take in the operations.
At present there are no indications of any
movement on the part of the Natal army.
Doubtless a few days or less will bring out
the British line Of action before the Big
garsberg
Lord Roberts is now nine miles north of
the Vet and sixty-three miles north of
Bloemfunteiu. Evidently he is not letting
grass grow under his feet, though the Beers
seem equally anxious to retreat toward
kroonstad and are SO doing.
No News From Hunter.
At the time this dispatch is sent there
is nothing new from Gen. Hunter but It
is presumed he is pushing steadily forward
in the direction OF Mafeking. aided by the
aggressiveness of Burton's and Paget's br-
gades.
The critics Of the afternoon newspapers
view the situation with the greatest salts
faction.
A special dispatch from Smaldeel (Win-
burg road station). dated 90 pm Sunday.
May g. gives details of the occupation of
WinbUrg by the British. 1t says:
News has just come here that Gen.
Hamilton is giving the Beers no rest. and
that they are falling back hurriedly. He
entered WiHburg today after a brisk fight.
in which the Beers fell back quickly
that one of their guns, in addition TO a
Maxim. was abandoned.
The same dispatch. describing the cross
Ing Of the Vet river by the British. says:
Fight at the Vet River.
THE Boer forces intrenched on the op-
pCSite bank prepared To contest the cross
ing our guns were brought into play. and
n terrific shell fire was directed on the Boer
lines At the same time the Que=nSlanders,
under q heavy fire. dashed across the river
:Ul. advancing in the open. completely
turned the Boer right. It was dusk but
rothiug could stop the gallant Australians.
They pushed on again ~rlZc4 cpT1raud-
Ing kopje and. by brilliant moTcnlonts and
continuous rifle fire, drove off Tie enemy in
The darkness.
The first sleam Of dawn this morning
found the enemy in fun flight and our men
after them. and by 9 o'clock this morning
We entered this important strategic point"
dispatch from Boshof dated Friday.
MAY T. says General MeJhuen made a re-
couuai~sanCe from there the day previously
To the ueighborhood Of Sjartkoppiesfontein
locating the B0er la ger. After an unirn-
p"rtdut exchange of fire the Beers removed
their laager- \ fairly strong force of Beers
Was seen moving northward. General
Ne. huen then returned to Boshof
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Army Orders.

U. S. v, has been ordered from Havana,
Cuba. to New York city, for further orders
Capt. Samuel D. Sturgis, recently pro-
NOTED from first lieutenant, 9Th Artillery,
has been assigned to Battery F, list Artil
lery.
The following acting assistant surgeons
have been ordered to proceed to San Fran
CISCO Cal, for assignment to duty: John
Washington. D. c.; Thomas B. McCown,
from Windsor, Mo-; Francis j. Bailey, from
Hillsboro', Oregon and William J. Enders,
from Philadelphia Pa