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The age-herald., 1901-01-15

Washington, January H.-The United States Supreme Court today rendered a de- cision in the Nicely extradition case. The court held that Nicely was subject to extra dition and must surrender to the Cuban authorities.
 The court held that Cuba is foreign terri tory our only purpose in the war with Spain being to free the Cubans from Span ish domination.
 The decision was based upon the act of June 6, 1899, which act was held to be con- stitutional.
 Justice Harlan handed down the court S opinion, which was unanimous, and imme- diately after the opinion was concluded an order was issued requiring that the man date case be issued at once.
 The opinion embraced d complete review of the case, explaining Neely's crime and arrest and his effort to prevent extradition to Cuba. The opinion also detailed the laws relating to extradition and quoted the act of June G. 1899, extending the provisions of section 527 of the revised statutes to for eign country, which is occupied by or under the control of the United States, so as to make the law cover, among other crimes, embezzlement in such countries.
 Relating that the Circuit Court for the Southern district of New York to which an application for a writ of habeas corpus had been made, had rendered a decision ad- verse to Neely's claims. Justice Harlan said he had them appealed to this court on the ground that the act of June 6, 1899, was unconstitutional. Entering then upon his reasoning on the case, Justice Harlan sl fhn !, of June, 1900, when the act under which this proceeding is brought became a law Cuba was under the control of the United States and occupies by this govern ment"
 This court,'' he said, twill take justifi- able notice that that such were at the date named, and are now, the relations between this country and Cuba. So that the ap- plicability of the above act to the present case-and this is the first question to be examined-depends upon the inquiry wheth CT within it's meaning Cuba is to be deemed a foreign country or territory"
 Relations With Cuba.
 Announcing the courts conclusions on the status of Cuba, Justice Harlan said:
 "The facts above detailed make it clear that Cuba is foreign territory within the meaning of the act of June 6, 1900. 1t cannot be regarded in any constitutional, legal or internal sense a part of the territory of the United States."~
 w hile by the act of April 25, 1898, de- clared war between this country and Spain the President was directed and empowered to use our entire land and naval forces as well as the militia of the several States to such an extent was necessary to carry the act into effect, that authorization was not for the purpose of making Cuba an in- tegral part of this country, but for the
The age-herald., 1901-01-15

The latest sensation in the famous case against Frank Miller, who is in the county ja1 under sentence of death for the killing of Policeman G. w. Kirkley in March, 1900, was the interception yesterday by Sheriff Burgin of a letter addressed to Miller in which it is stated that former Policeman Disheroon, one of the officers who worked up the case against Miller, and the other members of the gang, is to be killed, the jail blown up and the five prisoners liberated.
 The letter was badly written on old fashioned paper, and begins by stating that Miller has more friends than he was aware, and after going into details, fur ther states that he nor the other members of the gang will be hurt by the explosion.
 Following the opening paragraph are lot of figures and hieroglyphics then more writing, followed in turn by more figures and hieroglphics, and is signed in the latter characters.
 The letter came into the possession of the sheriff before it reached Miller and the officer is maintaining some secrecy about 1t; in fact, it was reported late yesterday afternoon that the letter had disappeared from the sheriffs office and that it was thought that it had been stolen At what point the letter was mailed has not been given out, but full investigation is be- ing made, and it is believed that the writer will be located.
 It is reported that brother of Frank Duncan, one of the gang who was also convicted of the murder of one of the po- licemen, is in town, and the sheriff is keep
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
FRIENDS OF THE IMPRISONED CROOKS
 PLOT ID BLOW UP THE COUNTY JAIL
Letter Disclosing the Plan, Intercepted by Sheriff Burgin, Disappears from His Offce---0ff- cer Disheroon Who Assisted in the
 Prosecution Marked Man

ing sharp lookout for all suspicious char acters around the jail.
 Frank Miller, as readers of the Age- Herald will remember, is one of the four men who nearly succeeded in getting out of jail, and is also the man who ordered saws sent in a pair of shoes to anotheY prisoner in the jail which were intended for him, and which were discovered by the vigilance of the sheriff. He denies any knowledge of the letter, however, but tho officers believe that members of the gang on the outside are exerting every means to liberate their pals.
 Miller was seen yesterday morning by an Age-Herald reporter and said: '"The inter. view with me published in Sundays Age- Herald is the first time anything like jus- tice has ever been done me- Since then Henry Berry who is now night watchman at the jail, told me that he was a conduc- tor on the street railroad last March and remembers my going on his car the evening of the safe robbery to Gate City, from which place I went to Irondale where I bought tickets and boarded the train next morning for Anniston. The ticket agent at Irondale will remember 1t. It was testified against me on the trial however by Frank Phillips that I boarded the train in Bir- mingham and hid in the car until l reached Irondale.
 prominent lawyer, in speaking of Mill lers statement in which he said he only saw his lawyer the morning of the trial, said that this statement must be incorrect, as complaint was ever made by ms lawyer that he could not see him, and fur thermore that interrogatories had been taken out by him month before the trial for a witness in Chattanooga.
The age-herald., 1901-01-15

Chicago, January 14.-A special to the Record from Paris, Tex, says: "The most romantic wedding that ever occurred In Texas, took place tonight at Clarksville, thirty miles east of Paris. Miss Mamie Smith, worth million, from Honolulu, aged 19 was married to Emmett Burne, aged 2O son of Texas and Pacific section foreman between Paris and Clarksville
 David Smith, father of the bride, while engaged in general merchandise eighteen years ago at Tishimingo, l. T., ordered large quantities. of goods from St. Louis and Chicago houses on time, converted them into cash and left the country with $1OOOO0. He turned up in the Hawaiian is- lands In few years he became the owner
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
MEN ON TRIAL F0R
 AN AWFUL CRIME
Sensational Mill Girl Murder ; Case Begins in Paterson, N.
 J,-Much Excitement

Paterson, N. J., January H.-The trial or Walter T. McAllister, Andrew Campbell and William A Death, three of the four men accused of the murder of Jennie Bos- schieter. a mill girl of Paterson, under re- votfng circumstances, commenced tooay' George J. Kerr, the fourth man under in dictment was not in court today, as ne has been granted separate trial on the ground that he was not present when the fatal dose was administered to the girl.
 The day saw four of the principal wit nesses in the cases on the stand. Mrs. Nina Bosschieter, the mother of the unfortunate girl, was one, her daughter Susie another Christopher Saal the proprietor of the sa- loon where it is alleged the drug was ad- ministered to the girl, was the third, and Gus Schulthorpe, the hack driver of the horrible midnight, was the last.
 Mother and daughter told of Jennie's life at home and at the mill Schulthorpe in his crude, unvarnished way, told to the minutest detail the story of the crime He graphically described the taking of the almost unconscious girl from the saloon to his vehicle and of the ride to the country and unspeakable crime committed on the dead. almost dead girl. He was the i'm portant witness of the day. Apparently little beside the murder case was on the minds of the Paterson people today and the little court house was surrounded all day by a great crowd of people trying to get in. The crowd that was allowed in the limited space in the square, old fashioned court, was apparently of the better class of Paterson. There were number of wo- men present, but they were not young.
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
DEADLOCK IN DELAWARE.
Democrats Have Nominated Willard
 Salisbury.

Dover, Del, January 1.-The Democrats tonight nominated Willard Salisbury to succeed Senator George Gray.
 For the full term, to succeed United States Senator Kenney, MT Kenney was nomi- mated, and the Democrats resolved to stand together. It is believed, however, that on a deal with the regular Republicans to beat Addicks, the Democrats will go into caucus again and nominate a regular candidate.
 The 29 Republicans did not come to any agreement tonight and a long deadlock seems inevitable.
 Democratic State Chairman Salisbury to- night expressed his qualification at the honor of first choice of his. fellow-Demo- crats. but concluded that from the situa- tion Delaware will have two vacancies in the United States Senate.
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
BRYAN WILL AGAIN
 BE A CANDIDATE --- It is Said That the Commoner is to Help Him Before the People

Washington, January 14-(Special) )-Dem- ocrats now admit privately that Bryan is a candidate for 1904 Some say that the Commoner, aside from it's financial ad- vantage, is intended to keep Bryan before the people, leading Democrat, who is a close friend of Bryan, and who attended the Chicago banquet last Tuesday, says: Tt is policy of rule or ruin with Bryan. I saw that at Kansas City. The fact that Bryan's friends insisted that he be invited along with Senator Hill to address the Texas Senate is held to be another indica- ton of his purpose not to hide his light un- der bushel.'
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
Deoradation of Cities.

New York, January 14.--Felix Adler, in talk on "The Degradation of the Great Cities and the Remedies before the Socie- ty for Ethical Culture in Carnegie Hall last night said:
 What is a bad cty?''
 "New York" he answered.
 'In New York, Philadelphia and Chicago we have put the burglar in charge of the bank That is all the trouble. In this city the maintenance of law is in the hands of those who are profting by the violation of law
 "The whole movement for reform means simply to depose the burglar and all the others who profit by the violation of law"
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
FILIPINO CHIEF sUkRENDERs.
1t Signifies End of the War in the Phil
 ippines.

Washington, January 14.-General Mac Arthur has sent the following cablegram to the War Department:
 "Delgado, commander-in-chief Iloilo to Brigadier-General Robert P. Hughes with four officers, twenty-one men, four teen rifles. His command was much scat tered. Other surrenders expected during next few days. Important, signifies end organized resistence Iloilo province. Pa nay"
 The dispatch gave much satisfaction to the department, although the command surrendered is not a large one
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
GIRL WORTH A MILLION MARR|ES
 THE SON OF A SECTION FOREMAN

of vast coffee and sugar estates, obtained valuable concessions from the government and was the first to introduce electricity in the islands. He was a member of the Hawaii delegation that went before Con- gress to secure annexation to the United States.
 While in this country he made good to his creditors the money he had converted and returned to Honolulu. He died year ago, leaving his daughter his sole heir. ShS was born in Rosalie, Red River county, near Clarksville, and reached here month ago to visit her birth place. She was en- gagged to marry prominent San Francisco lawyer who had the management of her estate. She met Burke, a penniless boy. three weeks ago. A romatic attachment sprung up. eliminating in the marriage
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
DOES
 NOT FOLLOW THE FLAG

Washington January H.-(Special.)-As result of the unanimous decision sof the Supreme Court today holding the Nicely extra dition law constitutional the admin istration is exceedingly confident that the Supreme Court will hold that the const1tu- tion does not follow the flag nor travel side by side with it. A very distinguished law yer in the Senate says of the Neeiy uecls- io,. a,rhis decision indicates that on some of the points usually much pressed by the opponents of the governments policy m Porto Rico the court holds adverse views.
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
QUAY WILL WIN.
Bitter Struggle in Pennsylvania Will
 be Ended Today.

Harrisburg, Pa., January 4.-There is every indication tonight that the bitter struggle for United States Senator will ter minate tomorrow with the election of Col. M s. Quay, the nominee of the joint Re- publican caucus. The Democrats will vote for Col J. M. Guffey and the anti-Quay Republicans are expected to distribute their votes among several favorite sons.
 Col J. M. Guffey of Pttsburg was to- night unanimously nominated for United States Senator by the joint caucus of the Democrats of the House.
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
British Casualties.

London, January H.-The official list Of the British casualties in the recent fight ing at Belfast shows twenty-nine killed ffty-three wounded and seventy-two miss ing This does not account for the British losses at other points of simultaneous att tacks by the Boers, namely: Wonder fontein, Nooitgedacht and Wildfontein, and shoks that affairs in that quarter were more serious than Lord Kitchener reported them to be.
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
Baseball Players Indignant

Baltimore, January 14-Lovers of baseball in Baltimore were greatly interested today in the statement given out last night at New York by Frank DeHaas Robison of the St. Louis Club, in which he accuses McGraw and Robinson of playing a double game with the National League and with having betrayed their ybusiness associates in the National BasebaN Association, which it was attempted to .:rganize last year. Both players indigna ny deny the charge.
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
SCAFFOLD CALLAPSED.
Nine Men Badly lnjured-Four Will
 Probably Die.

Jamestown, N. Y, January H.-By the collapse of a scaffolding at the Jamestown water works pumping station tonight nine men were thrown into the reservoir m which was only shallow water. The in- iured the first four of whom will probably die. are: Stewart Conant, William John son. Otto Lawson Abraham Johnson, F. I. Taylor, James Eggleston, Harry Cool, V Gilmore, Leon Rider
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
WILL
 SUCCEED W0LC0TT
Nominated by Joint Caucus of Fusion Members of Co|o-
 rado Legislature

Denver, January 14.-The joint caucus of the fusion members of the Legislature to- night decided to support Thomas M. Patter- son of Denver for United States Senator to succeed Senator F. O. Wocott. There are 91 fusionists in the Legislature including Democrats, Populists and Silver Republi- cans, and of these S7 were in the caucus. MT Patterson received "A votes on the first ballot Surprise was occasioned early this evening by the announcement that ex-Sen- ator Charles s. Thomas, who has been MT. Patterson's leadi,Ag opponent, had with drawn from the race. His name did not go before the caucus. The total vote of the Legislature on joint ballot is 100.
 MT. Patterson's Career.
 Thomas M Patterson was born in Ireland, November 4, 1S40 With his parents he came to America in 1853 After a short re sdence in New York the family moved to Charlottesville Ind, where Thomas worked for some time in printing offices. He was educated in Asbury (now Depauw) Univer- sity He enlisted at the first call for troops, but served only few months on account of poor health He read law and practiced his profession for a while in Indiana. In 1872 he came to Denver and formed a part nership with Charles s. Thomas; who it iss interesting to note, was his leading oppo- nent in the Senatorial contest just closed. In 1874 MT. Patterson was chosen territorial delegate to Congress and greatly aided in securing Statehood for Colorado. In 1876 he was sent back to Congress, this time as a Representative. In 1890 he purchased controlling interest in the Rocky Mountain News, to the conduct of which he has very largely devoted his time. In 1892 MT. Patter- son was a delegate to the National Demo- cratic Convention, in which he made a strong fight for the adoption of free silver plank Being unsuccessful, he led the bolt against Cleveland, which carried the State of Colorado for Weaver. In 1896 he was a delegate to the Populst National Conven- tion which endorsed Colonel Bryan, and in 1900 he was permanent chairman of the con- vention of that party. It is understood that he now considers himself a Democrat.
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
Taylor Case Comes Up.

Frankfort, Ky. January H.-The aues- ton of whether or not a requisition wiIl be presented to Governor Durbin of Indi- ana at once asking for the extradition of Gov. w. s. Taylor and others accused of the assassination of Wm. Goebel, Is being agitated now that Governor Mount is out of office. It Is believed that Governor Durbin would not honor the reQuisition.
The age-herald., 1901-01-15

stipulations between that country and the United States"
 It was argued on behalf of Neely that as peace Slow exists in Cuba, and has eX- isted there since the Spanish forces evacu- ated the island the occupancy and control of that island under the military authority of the United States is without warrant in the constitution and is an unauthorized in terference with the internal affairs of friendly power, and that, consequently, the appellant should not be extradited for trial in the courts established under the orders issued by the military governor of the is- land In support of this proposition it was said that the United States recognized the existence of the republic of Cuba and that the war with Spain was carried on jointly by the allied forces of the United States and of that republic.
 Replying to this point, Justice Harlan said:
 Apart from the view that it is not com potent for the judiciary to make any decla- ration upon the question of the length Of time during which Cuba may be rightfully occupied and controlled by the onlteo States in order to effect its paciheation the contention that the United States recog- nizes the existence of an established gov ernment known as the republic of Cuba, but is now using it's military or executive power to displace or overthrow it, is with out merit
 Not Intended as Recognition.
 The declaration by Congress tatt the people of Cuba were and of right ought 10 be free and Independent was not intended as a recognition of the existence or an organized government instituted by the people of that island in hostility to the government maintained by Spain.
 Both the legislative and executive branches of the government concurred Tn not recognizing the existence of any such government as the republic of Cuba. It IS true that the cooperation of troops com manded by Cuban officers was accepted by the military authorities of the United states in its efforts ito overthrow Spanish author ity in Cuba"
 The conclusion of the court was an- nounced as follows:
 I've are of the opinion, for the reasons stated, that the act of June 6, l9oo, IS not in violation of the constitution or the United States, and this case comes within the provisions of that act. The court be- low having found that there was probapiy cause to believe the appellant gullty or the offense charged, the order for his ex- trad dtion was proper and no ground eN- isted for his release on habeas corpus Judgment of the Circuit Court is therefore affirmed.
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
stinqine Attack on Mckinley.
THE HOUSE.

Washington, January 14.-The House to- day postponed District of Columbia busi- ness until next Monday and proceeded with the river and harbor bill. Good progress was made with 59 of the 97 pages of the bill being completed
The age-herald., 1901-01-15
Says Eagan Was Retired as Re-
 ward and Decoration
SWINGING REBUKE TO M'KINLEY
Mir. Teller Said the People Believed That Eagan Was Treated We'll for His Attack Upon Commanding
 General of the Army.

Washington, January 14-Mr. Teller of Colorado, speaking to an amendment he had offered to the army bill in the Senate today, delivered sensational denunciation of General Eagan former eommissary- general of the United States army His statement included also the administration Because General Eagan had retired accord ing to the Colorado Senator's idea, as "a decoration and a reward" for his attack upon the commanding-generalo of the army. In an appeal for the early passage of the pending bill Mr. Carter of Montana de- clared that delay now would mean an ad- ditional expenditure of $5OO,000 day. He asked that a time be set for a vote, but MT. Teller objected.
 Absolutely no progress was made with the measure today, not a single amend ment being disposed of finally.
 An amendment was offered by MT. Teller of Colorado to that section of the bill, which authorizes the President to retire any officer who has been suspended from duty either by sentence of courtmartial, or by executive order in mitigation of such sentence, striking out the words "has been' and substituting therefore shall be here after a."
 Retirement of Eagan.
 After saying that the section had been in- corporated in the bill for the purpose of enablinz--th president to retire General Eagan, .oemer commissary general of the army, MT. Teller, declared it was retained in the bill in order than an officer of the army, Major George w. Ham might be got rid of ..He cannot be gotten rid of in any Nf. pz1 ssa, I,o ,,yl,t not to be gotten rid of in any circum- stances"
 MT. Teller adverted to the case of General Eagan at some length. Of the beer fur nished the army he said it was boiled and canned, and of very ancient lineage some of which had made trip to Europe and back, being fed to our soldiers after it had been condemned by European govern ments'' Mr. Teller denounced General Eagan in sensational language. "As an of ficer of the United States army" said the Senator, The made an exhibition of him. self and showed himself to be a miserable black guard.'
 Referring to General Eagans denial of General Miles charges as to "embamed beef'' MT. Teller declared, His language was brutal and low and so bad it could not be overlooked although there was a very evident desire to overlook it."
 Stingins Attack on Mckinley.
 MT. Teller made a stinging attack upon the President tor having retired General 2 Eagan asserting that the retirement, in the circumstances, was decoration and not punishment and many of the Ameri- can people believe it was decoration and reward for his attack upon the general commanding the army
 At considerable length MT. Teller dis cussed the case of Major Ham.
The age-herald., 1901-01-15

FAIR TUESDAY; WINDS GENERALLY SOUTHERLY, LIGHT TO FRESH ON THE COAST; WEDNESDAY FAIR.