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Evening journal., 1900-07-18
STOLEN TYPE LEADS
TO ARREST OF THREE MEN

Philadelphia, July discharged with
stealing forms Of type valued at s11,-
600 from George F. Lasher, printer
and publisher. William f. Dietrick.
aged 80 years, a trusted employe. was
yesterday held in $4,000 bail for trial.
John Belmont, colored. also formerly
employed by Mr.. Lasher, was required
TO furnish a like amount of bail for
completely in the alleged thefts. John
Lemly, Thomas Yearsley and Ralph
Binn were held in $500 bail charged
with receiving the stolen type. The
pilfering is said to have extended over
period of years. and about five tons
Of metal was taken.
Evening journal., 1900-07-18
TROOPS OFF FOR CHINA
Transport Sumner Takes Detachment Of
Troops. Surgeons and assistants

San Francisco. July 1S.-The army
transport Sumner, bearing a detach-
ment of troops. surgeons and hospital
assistants, sailed yesterday for Naga-
saki, where. it is believed. further or
ders will be received directing the
vessel to proceed to Taku. Two Off
GERS who sailed are under orders to
join the forces under command of
Brig. Gen. Chaffee at Taku. These are
William Stephenson. surgeon in the
regular army. and Second Lieutenant
Joseph A. Bar. Sixth cavalry.
Evening journal., 1900-07-18
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE
YERKES FOR GOVERNOR

Louisville July 1s.-John w. Yerkes.
OF Danville. was nominated for gov
ernor yesterday by the Republican
convention. A platform was adopted
declaring the issue of the election 70
Be the Goebel eleOtion law. The con-
vention adjourned within three hours.
There were some anti-Goebel Demo
Gratis in the convention, but as to how
many, figures differ. A feature Of the
speeches made was that they all raid
tributes to what the Democratic party
has done in the past, though the
speakers unsparingly denounced the
present Democratic state admlnlstra-
tion and the Democratic legislature.
There was no nomination to be made
by this convention except for governor,
as this years election in Kentueky
is an extraordinary one to MI the va
cancy caused by Goebel's death.
Evening journal., 1900-07-18
MINISTER WI BELIEVES
LEGATIONS ARE SAVED

Washington, July 1S.-A decidedly
more hopeful feeling with regard to
the Chinese situation was apparent in
all administration circles last evening.
The tide of sentiment, which had been
marked by pessimism, turned with
the announcement of the victory Of the
allies at Tien Tsin and the capture of
the forts and native city and gathered
further strength from Minister Wu's
cablegram declaring that the foreign
ministers at Pekin were safe July ..
two days after their reported massacre.
Aside from these dispatches the arrival
of the president and the special cabinet
meeting called to consider the situation
weresthe features of the day. The cab
Evening journal., 1900-07-18
AMERICAN EXPERT LEADS
THE COLOMBIAN REBELS

Kingston, Jam. July 1S.-Furthsr
news from Colombia is to the effect
that up to July 13 Panama was still
held by the government The rebels
In the vicinity were expected soon to
begin operations. The government
troops have been strongly reinforced
by drafts from Colon, but Il is the gen.
eral opinion that the rebels can take
Panama any time they like. II is re-
ported that the rebels are led by an
American military expert. The gov
ernment is in dreadful straits for food
with which to feed the troops, Selling
cattle from residents.
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to the doctrine that governments de-
rive their just powers not from superior
forces, but from the consent OF the
governed. will support our ticket, even
though they do not endorse the silver
plank.
"A large majority OF the Democrats
believe that a restoration of bimetal-
lism would prove a blessing, but the
anti-imperialists who dispute this will
admit that any evils that might arise
from bimetallism could be corrected
more easily than the evils which would
follow from the deliberate endorsement
of militarism and imperialism"
Evening journal., 1900-07-18
SHAH OF PERSIA TISITS CzAR
Principal Street Lined With Troops and
Decorated With Arches

81. Petersburg. July -Muzaffar-
Ed-Din, shah Of Persia. arrived in ST.
Petersburg yesterday. He was welcom-
cd at the railway station by Emperor
Nicholas and other members of the
imperial family. who greeted him cor
daily. The party drove together to
the winter palace along the Nevekoi
Prospekt, the principal street of the
city, which was lined with troops and
beautifully decorated with trlumphal
arches. The shah was cheered by tho
populaCe.
Evening journal., 1900-07-18
PLlTT on ADVISORY BOARD
Will Assist the National Committee in
Conducting the Campaign

New York. July 1S.-Senator Platt
has accepted place on the advisory
board of the Republican national COM
mittee, and ex-Mayor Strong may also
become a member. Mr.. Odell said the
state committee have turned Governor
Roosevelt over to the national com
mittee, and it is the understanding
that he will first make a tour Of the
west, and then come to New York state
for the last three weeks Of the cam
paign.
Evening journal., 1900-07-18
WANT NEW TELEGRAPH LINE
Matters Discussed by Kent County
Levy Court Yesterday

Levy Court Yesterday
Dover, July 1S.-The prospects of a
now telegraph line through Delaware,
for the transmission OF public mos
sages and the correspondence of fruit
growers throughout the Peninsula
with their commission merchants In
the cities, occupied the attention of
the Kent county Levy Court yesterday
The matter came before the court in
the form of an address by Alexander
NJ DAILY, petitioning the court for the
right of way along the public roads of
Kent county. Mr.. DAILY represented
Uriah II. Paynter and his associates of
Washington, ID. c.. who are construct
ing a telegraph line along the Eastern
coast between that city and Philadel-
phia, and have already built most of
the road between the National Capital
and the southern Delaware line. The
company proposes to use the State road
for the erection Of poles.
Evening journal., 1900-07-18
TWO DAUGHTERS CONSPIRED
WITH LOVERS FOR MURDER
Oh THEIR AGED PARENTS
Startling Confession Of One Of the Girls Seals the Fate Of
the Youthful Prisoners Who Had Etab-
liShed Tentative AIibi in Court
CENSUS MAN ELECTED
HungarianS Who Did It Held for Trial
in Default Of Bail

Hazleton, Pa, July 1s.-Charles Po-
laska and John Claver. Hungarians
were arrested yesterday at Wilburton,
Columbia county. by United States Of
ficers, chaged by the census enumera.
tor Of the district with repeated refusal
to answer his inquiries and OF finally
ejecting him from their houses They
were committed by United States Com
missioner Hin. of this city. in default
OF $500 bail. -
Evening journal., 1900-07-18
Bids for Sow CInhhonsc

Twelve bids for the proposed new
clubhouse of the Wilmington Bicycle
Club were received by the board of di-
rectors last night The award probably
will be made on Monday evening next
Evening journal., 1900-07-18
Passenger Sues for Eiectment

Testimony was taken by ]. Frank
Biggs, commissioner in the case of j.
f. Smith VS.. John X. Cowen and Oscar
G. Murray, receivers of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, yesterday afternoon.
The suit was brought before the Cir
cult Court of Cecil county. and Mr..
Biggs was appointed. Commissioner
Smith was elected from a Baltimore
and Ohio train in Barksdale, Md, on
July 20, 1899.
Evening journal., 1900-07-18
GOOD MANFOR EVERY OFFICE
Unions VIII Have to Endorse Re
publican's Electors, Says Mr.. Knox

In speaking Of the approaching Re
publican State Convention to be held
in the Opera House on August 21, State
Senator Samuel NJ. Knox said:
I'VE are not considering individuals,
but when the time comes there will be
a man, staunch Republican, named
for every Office to be filed The presi-
Dental electors will be men to whom
no objection can be raised regarding
their Republicanism, and the Union
Republicans will have to endorse them.
or the Unionists will be held RESPONSE
bic should Mckinley fail to get the
three votes from Delaware"
Evening journal., 1900-07-18
Farm Sold bv sbcrin

Sheriff Taylor yesterday afternoon
sold the farm of George w. Gray, situ-
ated near Bear Station, to Fritz Fitz-
walters for 1000.
Evening journal., 1900-07-18

Mistake Made in Building Wall
Because OF a mistake in construction,
a part of the brick wall OF n. Snellen-
burg & Co. S new addition was torn
down Yesterday.
Evening journal., 1900-07-18
KILLED IN A WRECK
Engineer Dies Instantly and FiyHan
Badly Injured on "PennsYv

Altoona, Pa, July 1S.-Stewart Gron-
niger, an engineer, OF Harrisburg, was
instantly killed and his fireman. r. T.
Crum, was badly injured in q col
iision on the Pennsylvania railroad
near Spruce creek. between the Cleve-
land and Cincinnati west bound ex-
press, made up altogether OF express
cars, and a wrecked freight train.
There were no passengers on the ex-
press thain.
Evening journal., 1900-07-18

Over the entrance to the Y. NJ. c. A.
building a large sign Will beplaced with
in few days.
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MORNING, l.

years to come will find remunerative mar
kets I'm the East"
The South had a special interest in the
expansion of our trade. Fealty to party
and misleading information, he feared,
had produced among the Southerners op-
position to territorial expansion. The
frightful ghost of Imperialism had been
held before the people of the South to
frighten them, but he believed 1t is i'm
possible much longer to mislead them.
our Southern manufacturers he con-
tinued. have already reached out to the
markets of the Orient and they realize
their advantages The Southern farmer
needs such markets for his raw cotton,
to make its production remunerative. BY
the acquisition of the Philippines we hold
the key TO the Eastern situation. We
need not rely solely. upon treaty rights to
secure the open door, but can demand
equal commercial opportunity with other
nations, and if not, with the vantage
ground we have, assert that demand
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Archbishop John r; Hennessy was born
IN this country as a missionary priest in
the diocese of ST. Louis, and was pastor
Of churches in New Madrid and Gravois
from 1850 to 1856 when he became pro-
fessor of dogmatic theology and Holy
logical seminary at Carondelet. Mo, and
two years afterward was appointed su-
perior of that institution. He was subse-
quently attached to the Cathedral at St,
JoSeph's church there
In April 1866, he was consecrated bishop
of Dubuque, 10 Early in his ministry he
enport, To-, established ST. Joseph's col
lege there in 1873 and the same year
was was instrumental in founding st. Mala-
To-. the first English speaking community
Of Benedictines in the United States
Bishop Hennessy was one of the fathers
OF the third plIeennSary council of Balu-
Archbishop Hennessy was ordained a
priest at st. Louis by Archbishop Ken
Therefore, in eight months more. next.
Nov. l, will be the semi-centennial Of
his ordination.
The clergy and friends of his grace
eventful date with much pleasure, con-
templating an elaborate celebration of
the anniversary. There was, therefore
the deepest sorrow and regret that fate
was destined to deprive the man they
revered of the. Signal honors they desired
to confer on him.
Archbishop Hennessy, as trustee for the
estate of his brother. a former Dubuque
contractor who died about two years ago,
heavily invested in st. Paul realty There
is one large business block in the heart
of the wholesale district another bit Of
business property on East Fifth street,
near Robert, lot on Robert street, near
Mannheimer Bros dry goods store, and
some outlying property greater in area,
but not so valuable.
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TRAGIC DAY IN PITTSBURG
SUICIDE, MURDER AND FATAL AC-
CIDENTS IN GREAT NUM-
BERS
rive Dead, One Dying and Another
Almost AsDhyxiated Is the Record
-Mystern EnshrOuds Fate of Two
of the Victims.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Feb, 2S.-This has
been day of suicide, murder and fatal
accident. Five dead, one dying and an
| other almost asphyxiated is the record.
MRS. Cora Pforr, who rents rooms at
4SO Third avenue, rented one of her
apartments yesterday to Morris Spidle.
an employe Of the Columbia hotel. To-
day when she went to the room to clean
1t she found Spidle and a woman, iden-
titled as Myrtle Thompson, lying on the
bed side by side, both dead 1t is sun
posed they committed suicide by taking
poison. They We're in the second room
of the first floor of the house. In the
front room was found Frances C. Kerwin
a young woman, suffering from the ef-
fects of gas which she had inhaled. She
was alone, and almost unconscious when
the door of her room was broken. Tha
kerwin cir. was an intimate friend Of
Myrtle Thompson.
The death of the two in the rear room
is shrouded In mystery Spidle's fa-
ther says his son was addicted to the
use of morphine, and a physician, who
was called in when the bodies were dis
covered said 1t was evidently a case of
morphine poisoning with both victims.
! William Jackson, a colored barber, shot
his sweetheart, Annie Houston, also col
ored, and killed himself in Aid. E. c. Neg
ley's office, in the East end, today The
woman was wounded in the chest. near
| the heart, and is expected to die at any
| moment
Peter Engel, a slate roofer, was killed
| in Bellevue today by falling from the
Roof of a house where he was at work.
| His neck was broken, and he sustained a
! fracture of the skull at the base of the
! brain.
An unknown man, forty-five years of
! age, was found lying beside the Pitts
| burg Virginia & Charleston railroad
! tracks, at Howard station, with his skull
crushed. A card found In his pocket
announced a revival service in the Prim-
| tive Methodist church, commencing Jan.
| IA, by Ralph Elliott, an evangelist. The
card bears picture of Mr.. Elliott, and it
is said to resemble the injured man. The
| card stated that Elliot was from East
| Palestine q
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mined to ask Gov, Mount to appoint a
committee from the members Of the com
mission in regard to the erection of e.
monument
The committee will take no final action
until the governor hears from Mr.. Lin
coin, or is satisfied that Mr.. Lincoln will
not contribute to the monument fund.
If Mr.. Lincoln does not comply with the
appeal of the commission, the committee
Will visit the grave and determine on
plan by which to raise the necessary
funds for the purchase of a monument.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-01
VOTE On HAWAIIAN BILL.
1t Was Postponed Until Late This
Afternoon.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Notwith-
standing the agreement made by the sen-
ate TO vote on the Hawaiian government
bill at todays session, the final vote on
the measure was postponed until o'clock
tomorrow. Practically no progress was
made on the bill today, although it was
under consideration near four hours.
Mr.. Aldrich. chairman of the finance
committee, at the opening of the session
made an explanation of the work of the
conferees on the financial measure. his
statement resulting in an unexpected and
spirited debate.
One of the features of the session was
the speech Of Mr.. McIaurin rs. c. on the
Philippine question. He was the first
Democratic senator to express himself for
expansion. He secuted what he called
the ''bugaboo of Imperialism" with which
some of his colleagues were trying 10
frighten the people, declared the question
was not one of politics. and maintained
the acquisition of the Philippines would
be of Immense advantage to this country.
especially to the South, by opening to the
United States the trade of the Orient
'It is in the Orient" said he that W.
must look for markets We must enter
into actual competition for this trade. and
, believe that by holding the Philippines
our trade in the Orient will continue to
increase until all surplus products for
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CRONJE AND ROBERTS.
Memorable Meeting Between the
Opposing Commanders.

Opposing Commanders.
PAARDEBERG, Feb. 27.-The British
camp was awakened by the cnti ued rat
tie of rifle fire at daybreak and The ncws
arrived that the Canadians, wh.le build
ing a trench quite close to the enemy,
were fusi!aded at range of fifty yards.
The Canadians gal antiy worked forward,
and occupied the edge of the trenches
along the river, completely cnfilad.ng the
Beers. This movement was followed by
a cessation of the fire, except an occasion
al solitary shot.
Suddenly a regiment stationed on the
crest of a hill perceived white flag, and
burst into cheers, thus first announcing
the surrender of Gen. Crouje. Shortly
afterward a note reached Lord Roberts,
bringing tid.ngs Of the Beers urc lndi ion
al surrender. Gen. Prettyman was sent
to Acceptable surrender.
At about Z o'clock a group of men ap-
peared in the distance crossing the plain
towards Gen. Roberts headquarters. The
latter being apprissd of Gen. G. onja's ap-
proach, Lord Roberts walked TO the front
and ordered a guard Of Seaforths To line
up. A group of horsemen tlIen appr ach-
ed. On Gen. Prettyman's right rode an
elderly man clad In a rough short over
coat, wide-brimmed hat ordinary tweed
trousers and brown shoes. 1t was the re-
doubtable Cronje. His face was burned
almost black, and his curly beard was
tinged, with gray.
Cronje's face was absolutely impassive,
exhibiting no sign of his inner feelings.
Lord Roberts was surrounded by his staff
when Gen. Prettyman, addressing the
field marshal said:
"CommanGant CronJe, sir
The cOmmandant touched his hat in sa-
lutte, and Lord Roberts saluted in return.
The whole group then dismount d. ard
Lord Roberts stepped forward and shook
hands with the Boer commander
you made q gallant defense, sir was
the first salutation of Lord Roberts to
the vanquished Boer leader. He then mo-
toned Gen. Cronje to a seat in cnair
which had been brought for his accom-
mediation, and the two officers conVersed,
through an interpreter. Gen C onj a't-
erwards breakfasted with the British cffi-
GERS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-01
MIR. CAMPBELL's ADMISSIONS.
Only Interesting Feature of Clark
Inquiry Wednesday,

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-Congressman
Campbell, principal counsel for the prose-
cuJion in the Clark case, was on the
stand during the greater part Of the day
before the senate committee on elections
He said that while he had attended the
preliminary conference of friends of Mr.
Clark, which resulted in the anti-Daly
campaign, he had not heard much of the
taIk, having gone to sleep. He had Civ
en- the Clark people no formal notice
when he decided to discontinue his allie
glance to Mr.. Clark, and he did not be-
come unfriendly to Mr.. Clark until he
became dissatisfied with his campaign
methods He emphatically denied Ben
I1ills statement that he (Campbell} had
opened the Bickford letter bearing upon
The prosecution of Mr.. Whitesiies. but
confessed that he had advised Hin to
open it, saying that he felt IT to be So
important to Whitesides to protect him
from an unjust prosecution that he would
have advised this course even if he had
been familiar with the penal statutes,
which he was not.
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TWIN CITIES GOOD SHOWING.
Well Up In the List of GOvernment's
Mail Patrons

WASHINGTON, Feb 2S.-second Assist
ant Postmaster General Shailenbe.ger to-
day submitted to the postmaster general
a report showing the result of the special
weighing or mall throughout the United
States In 1854 postOfflces from Oct to
Nov. 6, 1899 1t was found that durirg the
thirty-five days New York furnished by
far the largest amount of mail-l6 44), 1872
pounds-and Chicago the next largest
quantity, S,67S,2O7 pounds. Boston follows
with 4O5S,532; Philadelphia, S,SO1, 1864; ST.
Louis. S,410,279, and Washington, D. c.,
S,244,2ll pounds. Other cities furnished the
following quantities in pounds: San Fran
cisco, 1,12S,1S4 Minneapolis. 1,O17, ,223; st.
Paul, S97,S69; Kansas City, III, 1862; CIncin
natl. 1,6S5,5n; Atlanta, 45s,lOS; Baltimore.
81, ,272; Cleveland, 7e6SO7; Pittsburg. 8 2,S1O;
Richmond, ZIG, 423; Milwaukee, 7S3, ,912
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MRS. LINCOLN MONUMENT.
Steps Taken to Mark Grave of Mar
tyred Presidents Mother.

tyred Presidents Mother.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb 2S.-Steps
to erect a monument over the grave of
Nancy Hanks Lincoln, the mother Of
Abraham Lincoln, near Lincoln City,
Spencer county, We're taken today at a
meeting of the Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Memorial association in the governor $
office at the state capitol.
The movement was begun about two
years ago. when Gov. Mount received
from President Mckinley a letter that
had been sent to the president by some
one who had travelled through Indiana
and had seen the grave of President Lin
coins mother The governor took the
matter up, and the men who are now
members of the commission assembled
and decided to take some action toward
erecting monument.
- 1t was reported at the meeting today
that nothing had been heard from Robert
Lincoln, son of President Lincoln, who
is in Chicago, although a letter had been
written to him by the commission inform
ing him of the commissions plans.
Today the commission determined to
ask Gov. Mount to communicate with
Mr.. Lincoln with view of seeing wheth-
er he was willing to aid financially in
the work. The commission also deter
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LONDON, Feb 2S.-The war office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts:
"Paardeberg, Feb. 2S.-Cronje, with his
family. left here yesterday in charge of
Maj. Gen Prettyman, and under the es-
cort of thirty imperial volunteers and
mounted infantry. Later the other pris-
oners went in charge Of the Earl of ErroI
and escorted by the Gioucesters and 100
imperial volunteers. The women and
children are being sent to their homes. I
understand that great dissatisfaction was
felt by the Beers at Cronje's refusal to
accept the offer Of safe conduct to the
women and children. and medical care
for the wounded, 10 of whom are now
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WADE WILL REMAIN.
Gen. Brooke Goes East Instead of 40
ChicaKo.

Gen. Brooke Goes East Instead of 40
ChicaKe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Mai. Gen
Jonn X. Brooke, who has been in this
city since his recent detachment fnom
duty as governor general OF Cuba. has
been slated for the command of the mil,.
tary department of the East, with head
quarters at New York city The chanc,
IN that command will not occur until
June next when Maj Gen Wesley Mer-
ritt will retire.
Gen. Brooke WAS offered his choice of
commands-departne OF the lakes and
the department of the East, and express
ed his preference for the latter assign
rnent.
Gen. Merritt's retirement will result IN
the promotion of Brig Gen e. S. Otis
(major general u. S. VI, commanding
the military forces la the Philippines. to
the grade OF major general in the regular
establishment. 1t will also make a va
carcy in the list of brigadier generals Of
regulars, which will be filled by the ap-
pointment of some officer who has rem
eered distinguished service In the Philip
pine campaign.
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TODAY In ST. PAIL

POLITAN-"Arizona, S:15 D. m.
GRAND-'.Secre Service" S:15 p. m.
Palm Garden-Vaudeville. and s p. m.
Rev. Harvey OFFICER Jr addresses noon
day meeting, Chamber of Commerce
Concert, Nine. Emma Nevada, Peoples
church. s p. m.
Racing matinee, Capital City Driving
club.
Stereopticon entertainment for benefit of
Thirteenth regiment auxiliary, armory,
p. m.
Assembly meets. city hall, 8 D. m,
Braden Lodge No. 1853, A r. & A. NJ,
Masonic hall, Fifth street, near post
Office
st. Paul Lodge No. SO, B. p. @. E., meets
at hall West Fourth street, Lowry ar
cade, s D. m.