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The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
REOUISITION FOR NEELY.
Action Is Brought Usder Old spasish
Criminal Code.

Action 4. Brought Usder Old Spanish
Criminal Code.
New York, May IA u. s. Distsiot A.
torncy Burnett received today the re-
QUESTION papers Of Gsn. Wood for the
sxtradis,ou of Charles u. w. Nicely, who
is accused OF baving defrandsd the rsvs-
nues while financial agent Of posts In
CutA.
John ID. Lindsay, counsel for Neelys
who had an order to inspest them from
Attorney General GriEgf. was allo
to make notss upon them. After read
ing tn en-. Mr.. Lindsey informed Gen.
Burnett that he would oppose the grant
ing of extradition papers on the grounds
as cited, and zen. Burnstt telegrap he'd
the Governor askinz him to name h day
for hearing on the document.
''To my sur prise, said Mr. Lindsay, to
an Evening Post reporter, "ths charges
in Gov. Moods rsqnisition papers go
Back to the old Spaniah Law; they accuse
cur client of violation of the psnai code
of Cuba. article Al. section 8, which reads;
"Any pnbiio empioye who has charge
of public funds, who takes or consents
that others will take any part thereof.
shall bs punished with the penalty OF
presidio mayor IL the sum taken ex
Deeds 90 pesetas, and does not exceed
Is5. OU0 pesstas. Under this charge. II
convicted, be may be Imprisoned in quar-
ters provided In the place where the crime
was committed for term not exceeding
~ years or less the 'six and day.
"Ths charges are not brought under
the United States laws. the maximum
penalty for the same ofrsnss bsing tvs
years, nor under the postal laws OF Cuba,
which provides for q penalty OF not less
than six months, nor more than ten
years.
"As the charges read, the authorlti 81
want TO try him In Cuba, without jury.
and before judge appointed by the mil
itary governor. Our client asks ID be
tried In United States court as citi
zen."
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
INHERITANCE TAX STANDS.

Washin gton. May 14.-The Suprsme
court today decided the Inheritance tax
Law GO be decided the Inheritance tax Law
TO be constitutional and valid but held
that II applied to tine amount OF ths
legacy and not OF the estate as whole.
Ths Supreme court today a6j burned for
the week without announcing decision
ON the Kentucky govsrnorship CASE.
SoiIcitor General Richards who con-
Quoted the case for The government before
the Supreme court, later In the day made
the following ssatsment:
The tax on legAoies and distributive
shares includsd In the war revenue act
Of 1878, 10 graded In two ways, accord
ing to the degrees of kinship Of the iega-
tee and according to the vaiue OF the
legacy. A legacy 10 husband or wife
is exempt. Legaciss to others must pay
o tax which rises as the degree Of ktnship
is more remote until property passing
10 strangers In bieod pays per cent.
This initial rate, progressive rate &C.
cordipg % the value Of the Isgaoy pass-
Ing 10 applied. Property valued at $40.
tO) and under n exempt; excseding $i0,-
000, tut not exossding ss5 ooo the rats
is fixed BY kinsbip. The rate riees with
the amount until properly exceeding
81, ,0oO, COO is required to pay the rats fixeo
by kinship multiplied by three.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
Fourth Asst. ?. N. General Starts
Wednesday.
Nothing New As To
Rathbone,
Offlc ialsDecIine to State Whether
He Will BE Suspended.

Washington, May 14.-The Postmaster
General, after protracted interview
With the President, today announced that
Joseph l.. Bristow. fourth assistant post
master general, would proceed to Havana
next Wednesday to take charge OF the
postal affairs Of Cuba. The Postmaster
General declined 20 ssy whether or not
Dire ctor General OF Pests Rathbone
would be suspended. IL is said, however.
that the fact that ueneral Director Bris-
tow will assume the duties, does not nsc.
sssarily indicate that Mr. Rathbone will
be relieved Of all connection with the
posts. General Bristow outrAnts the
director Of posts and the latter might
operate 40 suborainsts though on this
point no statement is vouchsafed. Ths
letter directing the fourth assistant 10
proceed to Cuba is dated MAY IL. MIR.
Bristow will remain in Cuba during the
pending Investigation and probably until
the servics is re-orgsnized. Further than
the announcement that MIR. Bristow
wouid 90 to Havana, the Postmaster
General said there were no new develop
mGntes Ut hdld tuet t1okO Hn1 1~s SoS@'
an intim alton that there had been any
wrong doing In the postal affairs Of
either the Philippine islands or Porto
Rico. In Porto Rico the dirsotor Of post,
Captain Elliott, was retired navsl
offioer. He had no experience In postal
affairs but the entire system was con-
Quoted In an exemplary manner. In
Cuba the management had been In the
hands Of an expert post ofiee employe and
1t was sRppoEed there could be pothing
wrong there. The situations In Porto
Rico and Cuba up to the beginning Of
this month were precisely the same, but
In the cass of the former both the mill
tary and postal authorities had been
honest.
General Bristow was appointed fourth
assistant at the beginning Of the present
administration, He was appointed from
Kansas. Chief Clerk Merritt y. Chance
will bs acting fourth assistant during the
absence Of General Bristow.
Regarding rumors that similar irregu-
lsrities to these developed In Cuba have
occurred IN the other ipsular pcsfe ssions
over which military Jurisdiction has
been extendsJ, IL Is declared positively at
the War Department that, while the
inspectors have been working constantly
to Improve the administrative service.
they have not found q single case involv-
ing MORAL turpitude.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
WORSE INsTEAD OF BETTER.

London, May 14.-Ths vios roy of
India, Lord Carzon. of Ksdiss ton, has
tslegraphed TO the Secretary OF sstAte for
Indi., Lord George Hamilton, saying;
The decline In the number of persons
demandin relief in Bombay and eiss-.
where, ts probably due to the outbreak
OF the chelsEa which has brekan mp many
Of the relief camrs snd has enormously
increased our famine officers ditiicultiss
Otherwise the situation il unsitered."
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15

fs W ride ana cannon IRE was heard be-
fore ak o'clock today ard that ths
"Ksfir location" was in flames within
an hour and Yves totally Destroyed.
At ten O'Clock, he addss everything Was
qaister.
AS meeting OF three hundred and
6fty Afrikander women held yesterday,
IA vns resolved to ask the government foE
arms ana ammunition and to suggest
that they do the work OF the men oftctals
in the town, who, they dsclsred "ought
70 be aghsins at the 'front.'
The resoiuuon was carried unanimous
~.
The Voikstem asserts that the British
prisoners in the hands OF the Beers will
frat feel tbs effects OF the embargo placed
on timed meats and clothing, destined
for the Transvaal. at Delagca Bay.
GEN. BULLEK ADVANCING.
London, May i4.-A spsoial despAtnh
from Stonehin Farm. Natal, says:
"gsneral Builer's advance commenced
today when he left Lsdy smith in
strength. When within two miles of Hslp-
maakar the Beers opened o heavy artr-
Isry fire and the British guns replied.
While portion OF Buller's troops worked
round the Bosr fianks the British alta oh
was pressed home Sunday. Bsthune,
on the right outnanksd ths BosrA whose
splendid defensive positions on the Big
Rarsbsrs we're practically taken. Gensra
Bailer's march subsequent to the attack
was carried ous without hitch. Ihs
British are still pushing on.
rKEsIDENT STEYN MOVES AGAIN
Kroopstad, Saturday. May 1s.-Presi-
dent stsyn has g3ns 10 Heiibroun mol
Lindley. he has declared the former
the new capital. Four hundred Burgher:
bayo given up their arms he:e and In
this neiehborhood. Although the bridge
across the vaisch has bssn Destroyed,
a good des iation exists where the road
ran before the bridge was constructed.
The Transvaalers are reported to to
massing nj the Vaai.
The Standard and DigHsrs News o.
Jchan nesburg shows that dissension ex
lists In the Transvaal Volks haad. Th'
railway repairs are progressing rapidly.
Tns to cwn accepts the occupation quietly.
TEMPERATE MEN FOUGHT WELL
London. May l4.-At the annual meet
ing Of the army tsmpsrance association
today, Major General Sir George White
the defender of Lady smith, presiding, Q
lstssr from Lord Roberts, dated Bloem-
fontsip. April 10. was rsad. during the
ocurse Of which the writsr says: "Ther'
never wns more tempersts army thar
that which marched under my command
from the Modder river to Blcsnfonteip
Nothing but good can result from 90
many soldiers being brought together ir
an arduous campaign, when they se'
how splendidJy our temperance men have
borne up against the hardsbips and dan
gers they have Rad to face
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
TERRITORY SEIZED.
Trouble Between Germany and Bel
gium tn Africa.

London May l5.-Mr. L!onsl Do,ls,
who Is conducting . Cape 20 Cairo ex :
psdition fitted out by the London Daily
Teiegraph. sends by wire and steamer
from Ulsla. north Of Tan gan yika the
following:
'i1he situation here is critical. 1be
Ger aus have forcibly ssized all the Con-
10 Free stats terri tory up to Rusiz river,
occupying soOo square miles Of Congo ter
riscry with 1c0o soldiers. 10 officers and
cannon.
"The Belgian ON ssr with drew from
his station under threat CT instant attack.
The Germans butned the station. Their
officers acted on Instructions from Ber-
lin"
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
BOSTON LOSES AGAIN.
Dineen Was wild In the First Inning
Against Ptsssburg.

Pitfsburg, Pa, May "a -Dineen was
wild In the first inning. giving three
bases on balls aud f1rcina In run. The
other taliiss ef the Pistsburas were made
BY hard hitting. Cheshro was bis har
but not sal ly. his support being exosl-
lent. Score;
Pittsburg, 1904 90 3 l x-0
Boston, 0 o U o .O-5
Hits. PitisburR, 10; Boston, q Errors.
Uhesbro and Z.mmer; Dlneen and Clarke.
kENNEDY's GOOD PITCHING.
st. Louis, May 14.-Ksnnsdy's MASTER
fuI pitching won todsy's game for Brook
lyu. st. Louis could not touch him when
hits meant runs Attendance COO.
Score:
=. Louis. 60 9SSSS5 "a "a
Hits, st. Louis. g; Brooklyn, o. En-
rors. 80. Louis, o; Breoklyp, 2. batteries,
Powell ana Robinson; Kennedy and Far
reIl.
MISJUDGkD FLY LOST GAME.
Cincinnati. May 14.-A misjudged lily
" ohfEctt HhNo EhbueosPase @s.Aeo &sA.%"
In ths opening inning today and this
lead won the game. Maui was hit
bard throughout, bot his Outfisld gave
him fine support. The SCORE;
Cincinnsti, 80 o o o.
PhiiadeIohia, 8 10i 100 40 o-7
Hits. Cinoinnati. 10; Philsdelpbis, ls.
Errors, Cipcinnati, 5; Phiiadsiphia,
Batteries, Phillips and Peitz; Maui ard
Mcfarland.
FIRST ERRoRLESS GAME.
Chi cago, May 1.-THE locals made two
records for themselves today By play
Ing she first errorlsss game and making
their first shut out Of the season. Gar
win was In great form. allowing but fonr
hits, no two Of them In the same 3 two
inning, ALSO getting credit for eight strike
outs. score:
Chicago, % % o Is
New York, o o o 90
Hits, Chicago, 10; New York, 4. Err
rors. Chicago, o; New York, 8. Batter
les, 1arvia and Nichols; Carfick ana
Warner.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
EnUPviNa AGAIN.

Rome, May i4.-Mcuut Vesuvius Is
again In state Of eruption and spsota-
tors are forbidden to approaoh with .
certain distance.
Signor Matteuori, professor OF geology
in the University Of Naples. who is de-
voting himself TO q study Of volcanic ao-
tion. had q marrow escape. He had re-
osivsd special permit to spproAoh the
crater and was bruised and burned by q
shower Of capdessent stones.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
THE wELLAND DYNAMITERs.

Welland. ont. May 1.-THE prslimi-
nary hearing of The alleged dynamttsrs,
pullman, Nolin and Walsh. was resumed
here today. Only one witness was ex-
amined when tina Crown attorney stated
the Grown casa was closed. The three
prisoners were committed for trial. Dull
man WAS committsd on the charge Of
being an ACCESSORY. The prisoners will
appear at the spring ass,zss before Chan
cellor Boyd on May %.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH
BILL.

London, May 1.-The Secretary OF
slate for the Colopiss, joseph Chamber :
lain, r-ss in a well filled house today TO
introduce the Australian common wealth
hill, which he described rs . great and
Important step towards the organization
Of the British empire.
Continuing, MIR. Chamberlain said It
would make Australia an indissoluble
federal com monwealtb, united for the
most importsnt functions OF government
With intsrcolonisi ffes trade, common
tariff for all the colony and common
oortrol of the national defen nss. Such u
oensummation the secretary declared was
as much to Great Britain's interest as TO
Australia'a.
After Sir Charles Dixie and others had
spoken the bill passed its first reading
The second rsading was fixed for May 81.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15

pointa which have been uesd for the falo
of some Of the oi1 issue q ste mps that
we're srdsrsd destroyed. The RESULT Of
the investigates 81 ths local pest of1ioe
Is me suspension Of Postmastsr Thomp-
son, VINO was instailsd m Aprii ef jss,
year. He VIII remain af his own hnnse
for the present.. Moya and Mascara,
stamp sellers In the main cfilce, have Also
been arrested and furtfer arrests arc
expected tomorrow. Az many as six oth-
srs have besn placed under the clossst
supsrvfsion and they win be arrested sa
soon as their services can te spared. AS
matter Of fact, n they were all TO be
suddenly relieved Of duty it would not be
possible TO carry on the postal depart
ment from Havana. Messrs. Reeves and
Reynolds, the auditors Of the postal de-
partment are stiii under arrest st their
rooms In charge Of detsctivss. Spsoial
quarters will, however, be prernrsd In
some fortress where all the prisoners con-
nscted with the frauds win be taken ss
soon a. arrested. 1oday's arrests and ths
suspicion Of Mr.. Thompson, did not take
place until afssr dark, and consequently
these new features Of the case are not
generally kaown thrsushous the city
this evening". but there II perceptfbls
exoitsmsnt st toe post office where NO
one knows who may be the next to be
singled out.
MIR, E. q. Rathbone desires the Associ-
ated Press 10 say that there b NO truth In
the report circulated in the United States
that there 10 friction between military
authorities here and the postal depart
msnt. On the contrary. the most oom-
plets harmony prevails between them He
also aays he does not consider 10 proper
In the present circumstances 10 give out
fntsrviews for publication and has 90
answered all applications for personal
statements that have been cabled him
from the United States. Mr.. Sheridan
win temporarily I'LL Mr.. Thompson'
place. II appears that the frauds rami-
lied In almost every possible directiors
svss the rentsd boxes having bsen made
source OF illeeitimats gains. Every sd-
ditional revelation increases the amaze
msnt OF the Americans here. The Gu
bans seem to be imDsnssIy pleased. They
buhk bhe An4ckASoas S@&& 49, -~-s
boast In Cuba Of their superior honesty
when in government employ.
Gen. wood devotss several hours daily
TO postal affairs, hesring the reports of
special agents aad conf srring with Mr.
Katb bnne and others having any knowi-
edge OF the matter. AS yet 10 10 impossi-
BILE TO say how many persons viii b im-
plioated.
HAS SEEN MUCH SERVICE.
Washington. Ma, i4.-Edward Thomp-
son. the suspended postmaster Of Havana,
Is one of the best known men In 1noiAn-
apolis. He served for twenty-u ve years
In the Indianapolis pest Office and was
postlp aster under the Harrison adminis-
tsation. He served In the OWL war In
General Harr ison's command. He was
aupointsd postmaster ct Havana ak
months ags.
NEELY GOES 10 NEW YORK.
Munice, Ind, May iA.-Charlss y.
Nicely departed for New York late tonight
to be pressnt ct his preliminary hear Ing
In the Cuban postal frauds case Thurs-
day. Naely afsured his friends that hs
would be home again as usual and quite
o number were ct ths sta tion 10 bid him
adieu.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
GEKMAAY PLEASED.

Bsriin. May l4.-Ihe osblsd reports Of
made In the United States
chamber during the dsnats ON the
naval appropriation bill BY Msssre.
Eurene Hale and John Spooner TO the
s feet that the United States had no ex-
pects ton OF war or ether troutle with
Germany, have been received here with
satisfaction. Ihe semi-oficial Bsrltner
Post nsserts that these declarations prove
that fair-minded and calmly rsAsonipg
Americans form the nj ,rity and 1t COD
ciuGes its article thus: "We hops In the
future that similar attacks by certain
American Politicians who imputs to u
friendly country all sorts Of aggressive
schemes will be IS promptly repudiatea. ="
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
Not Sufficient However
to Warrant Arrest.
The Big knight Barn Has Been
Closed to Sightseers.
tsrncrA. TO THE rKEss1

South berwick, Mar la.-5snsationsi
reports sent ont today state that the
murdsrsr Of Fannie Spraaus is known
to the eoroaer's AIRY and the ofiicsrs who
have been Investigating the cass, and
that a. soon as two or three minor points
In the evidence have been proved, an ar
rest will BE- made.
IL IL admitted By those who are con-
ducting the investigation that on Satur-
day the prospect Of locating the murderer
began TO brighten, and that some add
tional inrormasion has sinos been gath
ersd, but thsy frankly stats that they are
not In possession OF positive evidsns
enough 70 warrant an arrest. Deputy
sheriff Nilss Of 6aco, who has been at
work on the case ever siaos this dag Of
the murder, went home this aftsrnoon,
to give his attsntion to some Suprsms
court matters. he will return "Wednesday
to continue his Investigation.
He dsciinsd this evening TO make
any statement regarding this case, except
to say that he believed the murderer
wouId In time be captured. he said he
was satisfied In his own mind who killed
Fannie Sprague, but to obtain evidsnes
to substantiats his theory 10 ditii,uit
problem.
samuel Locke's admission 10 some Of
his neighbors, Saturday. that be hadn't
told the coronsr's jury all he knew about
the cass, resulted In his receiving another
visit from ths officers. who gave him q
long examination. 1t Ia believed that
shey obtained from him some informa-
tion tending to strengthen their theory.
Several days after the murder hs told
his neighbors that he hadn't lost q min
ute's sieep on account Of the excitsmsnt
but today he ssid he disliked to Fsmain
all alone there ON the farm where the
murder occurred. 1t looks as II he fears
that tine murderer may return and at
tempt to put him out OF the way, or set
fire 10 the buildings In order TO destroy
tie sv,dsnce OF the crime.
All day Sunday there were visitors at
the knight farm. some Of them having
driven fifteen or twenty miles to SEQ the
place whers the murder was committed.
The big barn has been closed to sight
ssers since the day after the murder, its
front door locked and the side and rear
doors boarded. Yesterday afternoon q
Dover s,ioon kesper, who makes prao-
tios OF collecting relics. broke into the
barn and took posssseion OF blood
stained board that he found In the horse
stall. He was Just putting 1t beneath his
buggy seat when Deputy Miles spied IL.
and relieved the Dovsr man Of his find.
"I'n give you two dollars to let me X ssp
~" MAS the Dover visitors appeal. and
then be explained that he wanted it for
his ocIiection of "souvenirs." but his
tff.r was not accepted.
wood cart similar to the one from
which the bloody orosr-bar must have
peep taken has besn located. but the
broken end was not In the socket, where
che officers had hoped TO md it. There
may be numerous other wood carts In
Town wnioh the crcss-bar would lit, and
10 seems more than probabls that the
bar used In ths assault upon Mrs.
sprague was picked up in the barn. or
about the premises.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
CANAL BILL bEtOkIED 40 ZEN
ATE,

Washington, Msy 1.-The Senate CON-
mittse on Inter-Oceanic canals today
ordered a favorable report on the Mica
raguan Canal Ill IS It passed the House.
There vers only five members Of the
committee present at today's meeting. A
motion was made TO report the bill and
without debats the vote was taken, SEN.
ators Morgan. Mcbride, Harris and fur-
ner voting In the Affirmative, Senator
Hanna in the negative.
A bill was reported from the commerce
committee and passed BY the Senate. reia-
ting to the anchorage OF vesssis In the
kennebec river at or near Bath, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
BOMB UNDER A BUILDING.

Paris, May l5-5 a. m.-Solns oommo-
tion was oAnssd abou. 0 o'clock last eve =
ming on, the avenue Dss Champs Ulysses,
by the explosion Of bomb under the car
iiage Of n. Raphael. the hankar. who
was accompanied By his wife. The ex-
plosion occurred jnst AZ tho carriage
resohed the Junction OF the avenue with
the Hue bette. Although considerably
fightereu. the occupants OF the carriage
were not hurt.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
A TISSUE OF FRAUDS.

About Everybody ON the Steal Com
nected With the Post OAics.
Havana. May 1.-The extent of ths
postal frauds Ii far greater than what
was original expected. Besides taking In
the postal department, the frauds ssem
to include the local offios at Havana and
VARIOUS Other cfiices throughout the ISL
and and also to have extended 10 oatside
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
EIGHT YEARS FOR COLE.
Bat Bank wrecker's Friends Are Al
ready at Work For Pardon.

Boston, May "A In the United States
90 rt here this forenoon. Charles ii Cole,
former president of the dsfunct Globe
National bank Of this CITY, who recent
iy pleaded gaiity on several counts of IN
indiotms mt charging him with nissp-
proprlatins funds of the bank. was SEN
tenoed to eight years In the Greenfield
jsil.
The selection OF the Green teld jail ms
the rIace OF confinement, 1t Is said. WAS
made at the instance OF the friends Of MIR.
Cole.
The refson for the effort to have the
sentence served at that place was tbs
salubrious climate and the fact that the
Jail building is new one. Br. Cole
has been In poor health and 1t was feared
that confinement In the State prison, In
addition to being peculiarly odious from
the very name Of the place, would work
for material injury to his health.
1t Il expected that earnest efforts OF
sincere and powerful friends Will he
made TO secure pardon from the Pres.-
dent.
a hhIN lhL0s
Greenfield, Mass May IA Charles h.
Cole, the former president Of the Globe
National hank OF Boston, arrived In
Greenfield this evening. The entire par
ty including the wo officers, Charles
h. Cole, the three sonsland Mrs.. Cola,
were driven at onoe TO the Mansion
ouse where supper was served In the
private dining room. The last time
MIR. Cole oocupisd this private uininS
room was on November l, 1928, when he
attended . reunion Of the Gold Demo-
orats, who had participated In the Indi-
annapolis conventio on In 1895. After SUP
per was over they retired to the suite OF
rocms which Mr.. Cole had eng aged. Here
the good byes were said by MIR. Coils to his
wife and one son. The other two sons.
Oh, rIes ii. Cole. Jr.. and h. b. Cole.
attended their father to the franklin
county jail where the com n itmsnt war
rant was gives to Jailsr Charles ID.
Richardson. MIR. Cole then bade fars-
wsil to his two sons, after which he was
taken to cell No. /, on the middle tier Of
the west wing. Srom bis window he can
sse the rugged range of mcuntains and
the beautiful ;'Poet's Seat" 1t is expect
ed that Mr.. Coils viii bs given book-keep-
ing or seu-e othsr oil Ca work to do.
IL is reported that Mrs. Cole will make
her home In Gresnfield In order to be
near her husband SO that abe can see
him often.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-15
sEDs WICK PULLED OFF.

Washington, May 1i.-Aeoording to In
tormatlon received at tho quartsrmaster
genaral's otiics. the TRANSPORT Sedgwiok
has been pulled out OF this mud In the
harbor of Cisnfuesos, where she grounded
last Ihrrsday. Ths work was done BY
tugs sens to hsr assistance from Havana.
Il is reported that the vessel is in good
condition and will proceed on her voyage
to New York.