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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
QUAKER CITY HOSPITALITY.
Plans for the Entertainment of the
Cuban Teachers.

PHILADELPHIA aug. fS--The Gene
raj Committee on the Reception and En-
tertainment of the Cuban Teachers met
yesterday afternoon in Independence Hail
to complete arrangements for the pro-
gramme oE next week Dr. Edward Brooks.
Superintendent of Schools, presided, and
briefly outlined the plans of the commit
tee as follows:
On Wednesday morning the party Will be
escorted from the transports TO Independ-
ence Hall, where the visitors Will be re-
ceived BY committee of women, with
Mrs. Samuel Chew as chairman. After an
address OF welcome by Senator Penrosa
and several other addresses, the party will
be shown through the historic rooms Of
the hall. From there the. teachers will 90
10 the School of Industrial Arts, at Broad
and Pine Streets, where they viii inspect
the specimens OF the various kinds of art
work produced in the school, after which
d luncheon Will be served.
From the school they Will go to the
Academy of Music, where they will be re-
ceiyed by the members of the large gen
eTal committee. An interesting programme
has been arranged, consisting of addresses
and a series of stereoptieon views. show
ing historic spots II the vicinity OF Phil
adelphia. which viii be explained and de-
scribed in the Spanish language.
Thursday morning viii be spent at the
University OF Pennsylvania, the party
leaving at noon for Girard College.
Luncheon viii be served there. and after
The inspection of the grounds and build
ings they will go to the Philadelphia Nor
nal Scnool, where they will be received
by Dr. Brooks. assisted by Mrs George
w kendrick, ir., and a committee from
Civic Club.
AS there are over 1 1900 teachers in the
paryt the transportation by trolley cars
Will be an important matter, and it will
finally be arranged for at meeting of
the transportation committee today
Mrs. Owen Wistar, assisted by Mrs
Samuel Chew, will tender reception and
luncheon to thirty Of the professors and
leaders Of the party, ut Butler place. Mrs.
Wistar's Germantown residence. on We'd
nesday afternoon.
1t was decided that the army officers
IN charge of the transports should be ten
dered banquet. and the following will
act as hosts: Lieut. Col. George V. fTurev
Lieut.. Col c. W Raymond Lieut.. Col.
c. A. H. McCauley. Major Charles McCau-
ley, and Capt. C. K. Nelson.
badge for members of the general
committee was adopted. 1t consist OF rib
bons representing the American and Gu
ban flags and the coIors of the city of
Philadelphia, fastened by a gilt eagle.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
THE Defence OF CORDUA
British Detective Charged With the
Plot to Abduct Roberts.
The Accused Lieutenant Declares
That Gano Made All the Plans and
Urged Him to Participate-Denies
That He Had ANY Commuaf cation
~ ith Commandment General Botha.

PRETORIA, Aug. 17-(4:30 p. m.).-At
the afternoon session of court today, in
the case of Lieutenant Cordua who is on
trial for conspiring with others to kill
British officers and abduet Lord Roberts.
Burgher Melt Menais gave evidence in re-
gard TO Cordua's alleged drunken habits.
The prisoner made a long statement un-
der oath. He said that Gano the British
detective, had urged him to ingtigate the
plot. Gano pretended TO be sick and tired
OF the British service and affected Ameri-
can IDEAS as opposed to those of the Eng
iish. He told the prisoner that it would
be as easy matter to capture Pretoria
after the officers had been seized and the
arsenal taken Furthermore, he said, the
prisoner testified that such an act would
stagger the British army.
The prisoner consulted with his friends
on the subject and all of them refused 10
join in the plot except Dutert and Melt
Menais. who considered the matter over
night and the next morning refused to go
into the scheme.
After receiving these refusals, Lieu
tenant Cordua testified he returned to
GSno and told him he objected TO going
any further IN the affair Gano again
urged him 10 20 on and taunted him with
cowsrdice- He said that if Americans
were interested in such a scheme they
would have carried it long before then
instead of losing time in thinking it over
Ganc, the prisoner said. made him drink
constantly and seemed TO have control
over him. Cordua swore that Gano in
stigated the entire plot and made all the
plans.
Lieutenant Cordua denied that he had
any communication With Commandant
Botha On the subject Of the killing of the
officers and the abduction of Lord Roberts.
The prisoner detailed his excursion and
capture outside the lines He said siano.
pretended 10 act as a guide supplied the
party with revolyers and the British uni
forms which they wore, When they ar
rived at SiIveTron, they discovered the Boer
camp was quite a distance away. Cordua
thought OF his broken parole and wanted
TO return. but it was then too late.
The prisoners evidence was shaken
somewhat on DISCRIMINATION.
Baron-Nariogo, the Italian Consul TO the
Transvaal- was the next witness.
The courtroom is crowded at every sit
dng. All the foreign consuls including
Mr. Hay, The American representative,
were present today.
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AMERICAS EXHIBIT THE BEST.
Finest Display of Machinery AT the
Paris Exposition.

NEW YORK Aug. 1S.-Two score of
prominent BrookIyn men went down the
bay yesterday on a tugboat to welcome
home Ludwig Nissen, the President of the
AIanufacururers' Association He was a
passenger on the Fuerst Bismarck. which
arrived in Hoboken at 1 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. The lugboat met the steamship
at Quarantine and ran alongside of the
Health officers boat. Mr. Nissen was
standing on the aft deck OF the steamship,
and his friends gave him three cheers.
Mr. Nissen is one of the New York State
Commissioners to the Paris Exposition
Financially said Mr. Nissen. the
Paris Exposition, as far as / can see, will
be a failure. but otherwise It Will be
success. Although I was net al the Chi
cagO Exposition, from what I have heard
from my friends my belief is that the Paris
Exposition is far ahead of it.
America is better represented at the
Exposition than any other country, aside
from France. 1t is generally acknowI edged
by the French people that we have the
best exhibition of machinery
I was in London when King Humbert
was assassinated. But the people did not
seem to be much worked up about IL The
attempt on the life of the Shah OF Persia
was two days wonder in Paris, and then
things settled down and people wondered
what ruler would be next
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BALK ON THE TRUST ISSUE.
Republicans at Highland. Nd. De-
eide to Support Bryan.

HIGHLAND, Md, Aug. 1S.-That Re
pubIicsns in this State are turning to
Bryan or account of the trust issue was
shown by a meeting held here last night. a
branch of the American Anti Trust League
was organized, its membership being COM
posed of 10 Republicans and II Democrats
out of total of 80 votes in the precinct
Mr. Carter was elected president and E. T
Burton secretary. Speeches were made
by H. B. Martin National Secretary of
the Antitrust League; Charles Calvert.
and c. T. Bride.
Before adjournment a vote of the body
was taken to deterU.ine which candidate
for President should receive the sunport of
the branch in the coming national eIec.
ton. Although nearly half the member
ship of the organization were Republicans
the vote was unanimous in favor of sur
porting Bryan and Stevenson The senti-
ment expressed'hy the members Of the new
league was that inside OF two weeks they
would have the entire number of voters
in that district enrolled and every man
OF them pledged to vote for Bryan.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
CONSUL FOWLER COMMENDED,
Foreigners in Shantung Saved by
by His Efficient Work.

NEW YORK. Aug 1S.-Letters received
in this city yesterday from Presbyterian
missionaries in China highly commend
United States Consul, Fowler, at Chefoo
for the rescue of foreigners in the Shan
in preventing a spread of the anti-foreign
movement in the province
The letter also contains information
concerning the looting of several Baptist
missions. DR.. James B. Neal formerly
stationed at the Chinan-Fu Presbyterian
Mission, West Shantung, and new acting
as assistant secretary 10 Consul Fowler at
Chefoo, wrote under date of July L.;
Our Consul Mr.. Fowler, has been most
efficient and far-sighted and deserves and
has received the thanks of nearly eli for
eigners in Shanuung. 1t is due almost en-
tirely TO his foresight and energy THAI al
foreigners are safely out of the interior Of
Shantung, not merely Americans but Brit
ish and French.
Dr. Neal in his letter said that if the
Tung-Chow missionaries, Rev. ]. p. r.
win and his wife. and Rev. H. ". Luce
and his wife were at Korea and the re-
mainder at Chefoo.
Rev. Hunter Corbett. of Chefoo, in
letter OF July II. received by the Presby-
terian Beard yesterday, says that the stu
alton at Chefoo became so threatening that
on July Consul Fowler issued an order
advising all non-combatants to leave Che
foo at once for Japan.
Rev. W. 0. Elterich wrote from Chefoo
under date of July II in part as follows:
Consul Fowler sent a long despatch
July 10 TO the Governor OF Shantung Prov
nee, thanking him for the protection he
had rendered American missionaries and
for safely guarding them to the coast. He
placed all the American property in his
care and asked him TO be responsible for
it and to instruct Iis subordinates to pro-
tect the same and the native Christians.
That this important is seen from the
fact that a proclamation had come from
Pekin {probably from Prince Tuan, the
head of the Boxers) melting the people of
the province to rise up and destroy the
foreigners and their entire premises. This
was already posted in one or two places
and did mischief before it was suppressed"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK.
The Cuban Teachers Transferred
Without a Mishnp.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-The 1904 Gu
ban and Porto Rican teachers. the thirty
one guides and interpreters. with Super
intendeut Alexis E. Frye and his staff,
were taken off the four transports which
brought them from Boston promptly at
Sis o'clock this morning and sent in big.
double decked barses to the Jersey Cen
traI depot where they took three special
trains for Washington.
The "trip from the transports. the last of
which was docked at $50 o'clock this
morning, the entire feet having been de-
layed by heavy fogs off Cape Cod, was ae-
complished without incident.
The majority Of the eXcuTsionists were
women They were of all sizes and ages
from the little dark-eyed. dark-haired
girl still in her early teens to the matrcps
who acted as ChapeTons for the crowd.
Every one of the teachers wore bronze
badge with the inscription Teachers Ex-
cursion-Summer School"
The chaperons displayed red ribbons as
insignia of their rank and every chaperon
had a group Of fifty teachers under her i'm
mediate control. In that way, accident and
possible confusion was guarded against.
AS an additional precaurion every teacher
was numbered and carried a card telling
him or her what arrangements had beel
made.
What little the teachers saw of the city
they were pleased with. But they wera
still sorry that they had left Boston so
soon. The Hub captivated them and many
of them expressed wish to go back and
live there
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
IN THE JURY's HANDS.
Caleb Powers Case Closed at George
town This AIorning

This Morning.
GEORGETOWN, Ky, Aug 18-The
case OF Caleb Powers is in the hands OF
the jury After trial of nearly seven
weeks the argument closed at 11:35 a.
m. when Commonwealth Attorney
Franklin concluded his speech
Mr. Franklin spoke for TWO hours. TAX
ing the full time allowed him The clos
ing speech of the prosecution was an in-
passioned plea and touched the record of
The case at but rare intervals. Mr Frank
lin charged the defence with being Moth
ing more than one OF slander On the pros
ecution and said:
Could l tear from throats Of treason
tongues Of slander there would be voice
less advocacy Of this cause
He look up the statement attributed TO
James Sparks. of London. that "Goebel
viii be killed and Taylor VIII pardon the
man that killed him and urged it as a
damring circumstance that Powers had re-
ceived 2 pardon from Governor Taylor.
the man who prostituted the highest Office
in the state.
Re characterized Powers as Or. Jekyll
anu MI ~ dS iSl NSSI4SSt- Inc iL5ouil tti4ii
men coming through the tunnel into
Frankfort like devils cut of the mouth Of
hell" He accused Powers OF playing the
spider and Youtsey the fly. He said that
Powers had all along urged Youtsey to do
the deed.
Mr.. Franklin wildly described how
Youtsey had fred the shot
Judge Cantrill announced that the jury
would not be called upon TO consider the
case until after dinner. They VIII De
brought here for final instructions at l
o. m
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CUBANs SEEK INDEPENDENCE.
DistinS SuIshed Enyoss From Havana
Present a Plea to the President.

Present a Plea to the President.
A party of three distinguished Cubans
arrived in Washington this morning 10
carry forward their project OF securing an
absolutely independent government Tor the
island. The ENJOYS. who represent the
more radical section of the Cubans, are
Salvador Cisneros, formerly Marquis de
Santa l-Icia, who was the first President
of the Cuban Republic after the rebellion
of '95; Gen. Laeret MorIot, one of the
generals commanding a division in the
'Liberating army during the uprising FIVE
years ago, and Rev. DR.. Louis Mustelier-
The party arrived in New York Wednes
day evening by one of the Ward liners from
Havana. They were met there by Rev.
Dr. Charles Warren Currier, Baltimore
priest, who has been in close sympathy
with the leaders of the Cuba Libre move
ment. Accompanied by him the three en-
voys reached Washington this morning,
and they called upon the President at IL
O'Clock. To him they presented their plea
for the granting Of absolute independence
to the Cubans. They declared that there
was no longer the slightest necessity for
military Intervention on the part of the
Americans, and besoUght Mr.. Mckinley to
use his influence in having all suzerainty
by the United States withdrawn After the
interview, the three ENJOYS declared that
Mr.. Mckinley had received them most
courteously, and had given them hopes OF
seeing their cherished desires fulfilled.
On leaving the White House, the Cubans
and Dr. Currier went over to the War
Department where they saw Secretary
Root. They presented their case 10 him
also, and in addition left with him a type
written appeal eHlbodying the wishes of
the more radical Cubans
The party is stopping at the Raleigh.
Dr.. CurTier will leave for Baltimore to-
night. The Havanese viii be in the Capt.
tai for a day or so before returning home
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
Musical Scholarships at Yale.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Aug. 1S-The
music department of Yale University
founded five years ago, has Just heen en-
dowed by Morris steinert, of this city,
with three scholarships, each of which will
yield Slot annually for term of three
years They will be awarded to the pupils
attaining the highest degree of excellence
IN the work on the piano, the organ ana the
violin Mr.. Steinert recently gave his val
liable collection of musical Instruments to
the university
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LONDON. Aug 1S.--Doubt still exists
concerning the manner in which the ar
mics of the several powers accomplished
the relief of the legations at Pekin. Des-
patches which pretend to describe in brief
The entrance of the allies into the i'm
pertal city are conflicting, some of them
asserting that it was accomplished with
out opposition and others indicating that
there was severe fighting before the capital
was taken.
London is awaiting with interest the
details of what occurred on August 10.
the day the allies relief expedition reach
ed It's destination. There is also consid-
cradle speculation as to the steps TO be
taken in the immediate future by the
military forces of the powers to make re-
prisals on The Chinese for their outrages
and to get the foreigners safely out OF the
dangerous Empire
Concerning the question as to whether
the relief force -ner with resistance at
Pekin or not, nothing has yet beea received
TO settle the matter. The preponderance
of opinon, however. is that the city was
not entered peacefully
The Daily Telegraph" publishes in
second edition Shanghai despatch which
states that the allies entered Pekin with
out opposition Prince Ching, it is said.
received them in the most friendly man
ner. The court, according to this cores
pondent. left Pekin in the direction of the
Province Of shen-sf. on August II.
In contradiction OF this report that there
was 70 fighting, q despatch TO Dalziel's
News Agency from Shanghai says the at
tack On Pekin began Wednesday morning
The japanese demolished the Cham-lan ana
Tong-ehi gates in the evening The other
forces entered by the Tong-quten gate.
The London Government has been Off
cially informed of the capture of the Chi
nese capital, through a despatch received
by the admiralty from Rear Admiral Bruce
In his despatch he states that Pekfn was
taken by the allies on August 10. and that
the legations are safe Rear Admiral
Bruce states that the details of the opera
tion will be sent later.
A despatch from Chefoo, via Shanghai.
dated August Is, $40 a. m. confirms the
report that Pekin has fallen into the
hands of the international soldiers and that
the foreigners have been saved.
a despatch from Vienna says that an
official telegram to the Foreign Office an
nounces the relief of Pedn and adds the
information that DR.. 4. De Rosthorn. the
Austrian Secretary of Legation ana Acting
Minister, was slightly wounded during the
siege.
According 10 a despatch from Cologne.
the Cologne Gazette" says the relief OF
the Pekin legations only partially solves
the Chinese question. The paper demands
the severest ehastisement of the parttas
guilty of the murder of Baron Won Kettle
leT, the German Minister, and maintains
that policy of terror is the only effective
one in China.
despatch from Paris says that the
French Consul at Ching-ktng teIegraphs
that affairs in the Province of szechuan
are in satisfactory condition. NJ. Del
casse has gone to Folk to take part in tbs
work of the council general At the same
time he will keep in touch with the For
eign Office.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
RECEIVER FOR A BANK.
An Institution That Has Been in Ex-
fsteHce Only Since June

n II Institution That Has Been in Ex-
fstence Only Since June
The Comptroller of the Currency today
appointed R. D. Garrett temporary re-
ceiver OF the Somerset National Banking
Company Somerset. KY.
The bank has only been organized since
June %, 1900, and had an authorized capi-
tai of $50, coo. IT was organized for the
purpose Of taking over the business of the
Somerset Banking Company, but the na-
ttOnal baLk examiner, with the approval of
the Comptroller, having refused to approve
the transfer of certain undesirable assets
IN the State hank to the national bank
in view OF the relation of the two institu-
tons, recelveTship became necessary for
the national bank and the national bank
examiner was made temporary receiver.
The national ISnk has as. yet made no
published statement of its condition.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
Glass BIowers, Wages Ra5s.a

PITTSBURG, Aug. 1S.-The conference
on the wage scale of the flint glass bott1a
blowers adjourned last night. with the
manufacturers conceding ehe workers an
advance Of per cent The factories win
resume from September / TO 15 The set
tIement affects 2,G00 skilled workers and
10 600 in the trade
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
BEN JORDAN ARRIVES.
English PuEiIist Here to Arrange a
mitch With NcGoNern.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-Among the sec
ond cabin passengers who arrived last
last right by the Cunard Line steamer Ln-
eania from Liverpool and Queenstown was
Ben Jordan. the English pugilist-
Jordan comes here 10 arrange q match
with Terry McGOvern.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
AWAITING THE DETAILS
Government Officials Expect Re
port From Conger or Chaffee.

The Situation I'm China Now Believed
to Diplomatic Basis-A Long Des-
patch Sent by the State Depart
ment 0uGIinins the Policy of the
United States-American Troops to
He Maintained On Chinese Soil
Only for the Purpose of Restoring
Characterization of the Celestial
Empire to Be Vigorously Opposed.
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DECORATION OF MR.. PECK.

France Awards Him Legion of
Honor Emblem.
PARIS, Aug. 1S.-Several decorations of
the Legion of Honor have been awarded
including one to F, ". Peck. the American
Commissioner General to the Exposition.
The first list does not contain the namo
Of single Englishman.
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Arrested for Nfdnspine

LEBANON, Pa, Aug 18.-Charged with
KIDNAPPING the twO-year-oId daughter of
Kate Riser, Rose Coleman was yesterday
held for court. The accused woman said
she did not mean to keep the little one
away from her mother. The child had been
missing week before the police succeed
ed in finding it. It is expected that near
relative of Kate Riser will also be arrested
as an accnmnlice
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
THE CAPTURE OF PEKIU
Allies Believed to Have Met With
Stubborn Resistance.

Conflicting Reports Concerning the
Entrance of the international
Trsops Into the Imperial City.
Shanghai Despatch Asserts That
Prince Ching Received Them in
the Most Friendly Mnnner-An-
other Telegram Says the Soldiers
OF the Powers Fought All Day.
Ciam-Ian and Tons-ehi Gates
Were Demolished by the Japanese.
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NEWARK. n. j.. Aug. 18.-After a des-
perate battle Henry Tolfoee, an aged civil
war veteran, living on Holmes Street,
Beileville, put to light Thursday night a
male and tow female thieves who were
looting his corn patch. The robbers all
jumped into 4 wagon and made their es-
cane
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Yachting Party Drowned.

QUEBEC, Aug. 1S.-The yatch st. Fran
co.'s, while on a pleasure "trip from Tadou-
sac to River Du Loup, Thursday, was
caught in squall and capsized off White
Island. Captain Goster, Conzine NORM.
and Pierre Norm were drowned. Two 9TH
ers on board were saved by a passing
Yacht.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
HIS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
Postal Inspector Hamlet No Longer
in the Departn.ent.

Postmaster General Smith announced
this afternoon that he had just accepted
the resignation OF Postal Inspector Ham
lett, to take effect at once
Hamlet was found guilty by the De-
partment of having loaned his official rail
way transportation 10 a friend. The case
has excited wide interest on account of the
secrecy observed in connection with it.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18
Lehigh valley Rnifroad suea

ROCHESTER. N Y, Aug. 1S-Porter
D. Smith. who was injured at a grade
crossing accident at Pennington. n. Y,
On February 26 last. when his son was
injured and his wife and three daughters
were killed. has brought six actions
against the Lehigh Valley Railroad for
So, goo each.
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JACOB BRUGGER's SUICIDE.
Telegraph Manager, Discharged for
Drinking. Cuts His THROAT

SPRINGFIELD Ohio, Aug. 1S-Jacob
Brugger, for twenty years manager of the
Western Union Telegraph office here, COM
mitted suicide late last night by cutting
his throat.
Brugger was discharged from the office on
June Is for drinking He was popular
with everyone. After his wife di5d. he
lost control OF himself. He was foriy-four
years old, and leaves seven children.