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FINDINGS DISAPPROVED
4 Rebuke For the Court That Tried
Waller and Day.
General Chaaes Says the Execution oA
taliatIon, But Not Murder.

Manila.-General Chatfee. the review.
ing authority Of the court-martlal which
tried Major L. w. T. Walter and Lieu.
tenant John 81. A. Day. Of the Marine
Corps. for executing natives Of the ISL
and of Samar without trial. has disap
proved the courts findings in both
cases. Referring to the case Of Major
Waller. General Chaffee says:
"The sending Of the natives In ques.
tion to their death partook more Of un.
lawful retaliation than justifable act
of war. In justice to the American mil.
Itary service. the findings Of acquittal
demand that they shall not meet with
unqualified approval. The marines In
Samar underwent great suffering be-
fore their rescue. and their officers
from their sick beds. voiced the re.
vengeful anger Of the men who tele.
phoned to Major Waller advising that
the stevedores be killed. Major Wal.
Ter received this message while he was
sick. PROSTATE from fever. suffering
acute pain of body due to exposure and
his axertIons In behalf Of his men and
mental anguish concerning their fate.
which had long been In doubt.
"Major Waller was ut the time In tel.
ephonlc Communication with General
Smith. who commanded the American
forces In Samar. but he deliberately
chose not to consult General Smith re.
garding his contemplated action. and.
rather than forego the execution OF his
unrestrained will. he assumed the pow.
er the laws Of war and the customs OF
the service confer upon commanding
officers only In time Of war.
"Giving heed to the mental attitude
Of Major Waller. as much rs the find
ings Of the court as are to the effect
that Major Waller Is not guilty Of
murder are approved. But the review.
Ing authority Is at loss to understand
why the court did not find against
Major Waller In the minor offense.
With the exception noted. the acquit-
tai. as 1t appears In the record Of the
proceedings. Is disapproved."
Referring to the case of Lieutenant
Day. General Chaffee says: THE &C.
cused knew that for three weeks Major
Waller had undergone n test Of his
mental and physical endurance such
as few men are called upon to suffer.
While f,illy conceding the grave re-
sponsibility assumed by subordinate
officer in wilfully dlsobeying an order
Of his commanding officer. still the
weighty reasons related. with which
Lieutenant Day was acquainted. so
tainted Major Walters order that Lieu
tenant Day should have been prompted
to positive disobedience. An officer
must be conscientiously regartlful Of
the unquestioned legality Of his agency
In taking the lives Of his fellow men.
Above and beyond all personal con.
slderations. officers must guard the
name and honor Of the country. Had
Lieutenant Lay been actuated by such
considerations. he would probably have
prevented one Of the most regrettable
incidents In the annals OF the military
service Of the United States"
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Prominent People.

Henry \. lIavcmcycr gave S2o.coo
to Bryn Mawr College.
\ German edition Of Carl Schurzs
autobiography is likely TO be put out
in Berlin.
Archbishop Corrigan's will has been
filed for probate In New York City.
His personal property Is estimated 1T
SlU.Uyu: the rest Of his holdings belong
To the church.
Bre, IIartc. who died ut the age Of
sixty-thrcc. probably exerted 4 greater
influence on English literature than
IN other American author. thinks the
London Spectator.
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MEMORIAL TO ROCHAABEAU
The Statue Unveiled With Imposing
Ceremonies at Washington.
PROOFS OF FRIENDSHIP GIVEN

Representatives Of France and America
Honor the Gallant French soldier Who
Fought In the observation-disclosures
BY the President, u. Cambou. Gen. Por-
tar, Senator Ledge and Gen. Brugere.
Washington, D. C.-The statue OF the
Count de Rochambeau. friend Of Amer.
lea and Of Washington. was unveiled
In beautiful Lafayette Park. opposite
the White House. with great popular
enthusiasm and military splendor and
impressive civic ceremonial.
The space selected for the statue Is
the southwest corner Of the park. On
the southeast corner Is the bronze
statue Of General Lafayette. the gift
Of France to the American people. The
ceremony was witnessed by a great
crowd Of people. and the act Of unvell.
ing was acclaimed by hundred thou.
sand throats.
Tho scene was one Of great historic
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FOREIGN.

Germany and Austria asked Italy to
disarm, but promised to renew ta3
triple alliance.
The Pope received IN audic2"e CT
dinal Martlnclli. who described tie
condition Of the Catholic Church IN
America.
At Naples = thief thew stones ct q
train on which were the King end
Queen Of Italy: no harm was done.
and the assailant was arrested.
At Pedroso. near Oporto. Portugal
assures In the earth emitted tre and
smoke and simultaneously there came
q tornado.
Disturbances occurred ut the Pere In
Chalse Cemetery, ut Paris. France. as
the result of the annual placing or
wreaths upon TIE tombs OF the CON-
uunists. Wreaths bearing seditious
inscriptions and red aags We're seized
and sixty arrests We're made.
Great secrecy was maintained re-
garding the proceedings Of the inquiry
en- the Chicago NJ Naples into the
Venice affair.
The Most Rev. Hubert Theophil
Simar. d. D.. Archbishop OF Cologne.
Is dead. He was consecrated Febru.
cry %. 1892.
The offer of q German firm for q
monopoly Of the opium traffic in China
was rejected.
An attempt was made to assassinate
Prince Obolensky. Governor CT khar.
koff. Russia.
President Palma said he had heard
of no objections en- tic part OF the In
habitants of the Isle OF Pines - be.
coming Cuban citizens.
London was largely preoccupicd with
coronation preparations: Lewanika.
King OF BarotS.lard. in ;hCdes!a. the
only King who will be present 1t the
ceremony. arrived IN the city.
To avoid payment OF certain tolls. a
clergyman of Lincolnshire. England,
sat for while with his feet IL the
stocks.
\ bullight took place at Madrid.
Spain. which was attended by King
Alfonso the Queen Mother and mem
bers OF the diplomatic corps and the
special cnvoys.
Margaret Taylor. kidnapped in Cincin
natl. was delivered TO her father nj
Genoa. Italy. and the two sailed soi
home.
Two leading Colombian insurgents
Uribe.Cribe and Soto. arrived at PORT
of SnoI, Trinidad ~ fuuitiyes
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NsWsy GleaninSa

There were 23.75G marriages il Bcr.
lin last year.
Oil burning Gre engines are being in.
troduced into London with great sue.
cess.
A host named Bacon keeps the
Shakspere Restaurant at StratfOrd-on-
Avon.
A campaign Is being waged ut Port
land. Oregon. against unslghtly bill
boards.
It has been decided to establish q
municipal telephone system at Evans
vile. Ind.
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CREED REVISION WINS.
report OF the Committee Adopted by tina
Presbyterian Assembly.

uepott ox Sne So"mttseo Aoopeeo py Una
Presbyterian Assembly.
New York City.-Almost unanimous.
ly the Presbyterian General Assembly
adopted the report on the committee
appointed to revise the Confession of
Faith. Thus. after six years Of contro-
versy. the Presbyterian Church puts
itself on record as disbelieving in In
fant damnation and as believing that
man Is condemned only on the ground
Of his sin.
The position Of the committee which
prepared the report Is that there Is no
change in belief; that the wording of
the Confession of Faith regarding
these matters was confusing and to
many misleading: that 1t was wise to
make clear the true belief Of Presbyte-
rlans. II was also regarded as desira-
BILE to take away from critics their
ground for the charge that the Presby-
terian teaching was one Of fatalism.
Apart from these most talked. of mat
ters the revisers struck out of the Con-
fession the declaration that the Pope is
Antichrist.
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was by Right Rev. II. y. Satterlee.
Bishop of the diocese Of Washington.
After the orations the party We're driv.
en- about the city and saw all the prin-
clpal sights.
From 5 to In the evening the
French mission had been invited to be
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Letter Mt
reception. but owing to Lord Paunce-
fote's death the invitations were can
celed. At $50 in the evening a soiree
at the French Embassy brought to
close the festivities In Washington.
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DOMESTIC.

Mrs. Anna Knops. at New York City.
killed herself because the steward on
a steamship had kissed her.
A wife shot her husband dead at
Pittsburg, Pa. as he was about to
brain her with an axe.
While being lowered into coal
mine shaft at Jewett City. Kan, For
mer State Mine Inspector John keegan
was killed by falling 100 feet.
A 900 foot steel span bridge Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad at New Bruins
wick, n. J., was moved fourteen and
q half feet in one minute and forty
6ve seconds.
Strikers at the Brown Manufacturing
Company's plant. GAINESVILLE. Ohio. won
a victory In Court when IN order was
refused restraining them from assem-.
bling around the place.
Accused Of setting fire to barge on
which was q saloon Louise Holman
and Myrtle Allen were arrested at
Blencoe, Iowa.
President Jordan. Of Stanford Uni
vcrsity, Cal, dismissed Professor q. ".
Pease, who was the head Of the Latin
department of the university for sew
eral years, because the latter would not
resign upon request without q state.
nent Of charges against him.
Congressman Curtis. Of Kansac. an
nounced his candidacy to succeed Unit
ed States Senator Harris.
Three more deaths at Goliad. Texas.
brought the list Of cyclone victims up
to ia.
President Roosevelt took luncheon
on board the French cruiser Gaulois, at
Annapolis. Nd. the guest Of the French
Ambassador, N. Cambon.
The Coroner's Jury declared Nal.
colin w. Ford insane wien be Killed
his brother. Paul. in New York City
recently.
Many steamers were tied up at Char
lotte Harbor, \. T.. on Lake Ontario.
awaiting coal. but the supply was
exhausted.
With the gas turned on full, the dead
bodies of Mrs. Annie Stetzel and Jennie
Stetzel, her niece. were found In lodg.
ing house In Brooklyn. n. Y.
Excluded from his home by his wife.
A. E. Justice. OF Waverly. Tenn. laid
In wait for her. killed her end then
himself.
A monument was unveiled at Char
lotte, \. c.. to Lieutenant William y.
Sch!pp. killed in the. charge OF San
Juan.
Burglars killed Joseph Barone in bis
saloon at Chicago when he ilterfered
with their lo0ting.
The African Methodist Episcopal
General Conference decided to begin
mission work in Cuba. the Philippines
and Africa.
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The National Ga me.

The Pittsburgers now hold the win.
ming record to date-ten straight.
Herman Long Is receiving praise on
all sides for his grand fielding these
days.
Boston has released Fred Brown.
the ex-college pitcher and general
player.
Second Baseman Kelley and Pitcher
Butcher have been released by New
London.
The National League umpires have
en instructed to enforce the balk
Ale strictly.
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Gas men of Chicago have formed q
union.
Some Russian railways employ only
members Of the Orthodox church.
The demand for union painters at
Syracuse, \. Y. cannot be supplied.
There has been general increase
in wages ut Duluth. Mimi. aud all
skilled workmen are now OH an eight
hour day.
The New York. !Iew Haven and
Hartford. following The lead Of other
railroads. has made q bis cut ia Its
list of hrakemeD.
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&C. vinesnt's Volcano QuIeter.

Castries. st. Lucia.-The st. Vincent
volcano Le S0ufriere) Is less active.
The total loss Of life as q result OF It's
eruption II placed at 100. about the
original estimate: the wounded and
burned number 600. Many Of the in
jured In the hospitals cannot recover.
More thar 1000 persons are des.
ttute. They are receiving ade-
quate relief. OF the property dam
aged the plantations suffered the
most. Many Of the sugar works may
be restored. Sugar hogsheads are be.
ing dug out Of the lava heaps. The
lava stream passed behind Georgetown.
which. with Chateau Belair. was un-
injured.
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Killed Watching y Parade.

About 100 persons who were watch
ing the parade In honor Of the French
visitors were precipitated to the bot
tom OF the deep excavation on the site
Of Chickerins Hall. at New York City.
by the collapse OF i large section of
a Temporary bridge or sidewalk THROWN
across the front of the pit. One man
was Instantly killed. and Of the Others
scarcely any one escaped uninjured
The dead man was Edwin L. Coolidge.
thirty.scven years old: he leaves 4
wife and two small children.
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

Captain Baker of the constabulary
reported that the Province Of Cavite.
P. l.. was no longer a hotbed Of in
surrection. The ladrones were reduced
to three Insignificant bands Of ten or
twenty each.
The cholera epidemic In the Philip
pines was running a normal course.
There were $50 deaths in Manila and
1904 In the provinces.
Courts Of the First Instance. In Ma
Mia. were empowered to punish crimes
committed at sea.
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Jefferson Bible Suppressed.

Because Of the storm Of adverse cr:il
cism hcaped upon members Of Con
grcss by ministers and church organ
izations for ordering the publication oi
800 copies Of Thomas Jefferson )
Bible. the Committee OH Printing was
authorized 10 report Il resolution re-,
scinding the action Of the House oi
REPRESENTATIVES, at Washington.
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OUTBREAK IN A WoRKHouSE.
Nan Shot Dead. Guard Fatally and
Prisoner Dargerously Wounded.

Canton. Ohio.-Georse Jacob was
shot dead; Guard Homer Stone was
fatally wounded. and Charles Giganti
was dangerously wounded at the Stark
County Workhouse as the result OF
Giganti's attempt to escape.
Gigant snatched revolver from the
guard and began shooting. The first
man to foil was George Jacob, an ex-
guard at the workhouse. Guard Homer
Stone promptly came to the rescue and
shots were exchanged between him and
Giganti.
In the midst Of the shooting IN at
tempt was made by the other prisoners
to escape. but the guards managed to
hold them until the Canton polio Of
icers arrived.
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Girl strikers at the Eisendrath Glove
Company's plant. ut Chicago. tried the
''water cure" on one of their number to
prevent q resumption Of work. They
set her In a fountain and let the water
run down her back until she promised
she would stay away from the factory
until the strike is settled.
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BRIBERY IN TOLEDO, OHIO.
Two Men Indicted-0rsnd Jury Says i
Expects TO Get Moro Scoundrels.

Expects to Get Moro scoundrsIs.
Toledo. Ohio-After having been in
session several weeks investigating mu.
nIctpal scandals. the Grand Jury has
made a partial report. In all fifteen
indictments are returned against ten
men charged with bribery for munich
pal deals.
Heading the list is the name Of Moses
r. Bradley. City Attorney. who Is in.
dicted ON four counts. E. D. Eckert,
claim agent for the Traction Company.
who has charge Of franchises and other
legislation. Is indicted on three counts.
Two counts are returned against Tom
Pursel Of the Board of Equalization.
and one count against T. s. Dawson.
George Steper. Fred J. Young and Mix,
Howard. The Grand Jury report ends:
I'VE yet have hopes Of rounding up
another bunch Of scoundrels before we
adjourn"
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Turks XIII SIX BuIgarIans.

A band Of sixty Bulgarian revclu.
tionists. engaged in raiding the neigh.
borhood OF Malesh Planina. Roumelia.
came in contact with detachment OF
Turkish troops. Sharp fighting ensued.
during which six Bulsarians were
killed and seven were wounded. The
Turks also suffered some casualties.
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Shot Sweetheart, Her Mother and Self.
Alfred Petty. living near Arcola. Mo-.
shot Mrs. Friend and her daughter and
and then himself. Both women were
shot twice. Mrs. Friend had objected
to Petty's attention to her daughter.
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Prefsrrcd Death 20 lGadnsss,

Ff@iorfUu Denth 20 AHuuees.
Frederick Maxheimer. seventy yearS
old. a wealthy and prosperous farmer.
committed suicide by hanging himself
In his barn at Bunker Hill. Ill. He had
q fear Of insanity and declared that
he would not 20 to an asylum.
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MISSOURI MURDERER LYNcHeo.


Paris. Mo.-Abe Witharup. the muir.
derer OF William Grow. was lynched
here. He was hanged from the railing
OF q bridge. The victim was showed
over to his death by the father and
brother CT the young man he had MUIR
dered.
Witherup made statement in which
he admitted having killed young Grow
as the result Of n quarrel. and tlen
thrown the body into the creek weight
ed with rocks.
The mob overpowered the Sheriff and
his deputies and battered In the jail
doors with sledge hammers.
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AIDING MARTINIQUE EXODUS
France to Assist Persons Who Desire
to Leave the Island.
RELIEF FUNDS TO Be so APPLIED


uhood Of Further Violent 0utbursts
or Mont Psloe-Eors do France Nov
Looks Deserted. and All Business 10
suspsndsd-Grstttude to America.
Paris, France.-The Minister Of the
Colonies, NJ. Decrais, has authorized
the Governor Of Martinique. II.
L'Huerre. to pay out Of the relief fund
the expenses Of transportation to
France or to the French colonies Of all
the inhabitants of Martinique who
are desirous Of leaving the island, pro-
vided they are able to show that they
have relatives or resources at the place
Of their destination.
Castries, st. Lucia.-St. Pierre. Mar
tinioue, 10 NO longer Of interest. except
to the scientists. Mont Pelee IN still IN
eruption. but all within Its range are
dead or have fled. Fort de France Is
quieter, after the large exodus OF Its
Inhabitants to neighboring colonies.
The Martinique sufferers have sufncient
food for the present
Fort de France. Martinique.-The SCI
entists are divided In opinion a. to
whether or not new and more violent
outbursts Of Mont Pelee are to DC
expected. A majority Of them think
volcanic energy will be displayed for
long time, but that no further loss or
life will occur. as there are no large
places left to be destroyed. Fort dc
France. they say, Is absolutely safe
from any possible outburst from Mont
Pelee.
Fort de France looks deserted. Near
IL 1000 persons have gone to Gaude-
ioupe, Dominica and st. Lucir. and as
many more are trying to get away.
The one object Of all IL to escape froE,
the island.
Many Of the refugees who came into
Fort de France have deserted the town
Tor points further south, as terror still
possesses everybody. and Fort de
France Is believed to be doomed. All
business Is suspended. as the amount
of supplies received has killed sales.
The United States cruiser Cincinnati
has arrived here from st. Lucia. The
steamboat Luckenbach also arrived
and started at once for Porto Rico.
The Fontabelle reached here with $50
tons Of supplies from the Chamber OF
Commerce Of New York and other CON.
tributions. Among her passengers are
w. II. Corwine, who was named by
President Roosevelt as Secretary OF
the various bodies In the United States
contributing for the relief Of the suf-
eerers; Professor Angelo Heflprin and
several more scientists. Mr.. Corwine
has investigated the method employed
In the distribution Of supplies and has
Informed Governor L'Huerfe that he
considers Il excellent.
The French delegates. Admiral Ser
van and the citizens are unanimous In
expressions of gratitude for the friend
hin Of the American people manifested
By the swiftness with which great
cuantities Of supplies have been for
waTded and the character Of the dele
rates In charge Of them. Admiral Ser.
van has personally thanked United
States Consul Ayme In behalf Of the
victims Of the disaster. Professor Rob
ert T. Hill. the geologist. and his party
have chartered q vessel. and are care1
fully studying the volcano from the
sea. George Kennan. with land
party, is examining the northern part
OF the island.
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The Senate consr.sui.tss Cuba.

In the United States Senate Mr.. Hale
(Me, offered. and the Senate adopted.
q resolution declaring that the Senate
views with satisfaction and expresses
Its congratulations at the appearance
OF the Cuban Republic among the "a.
tions Of the world.
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TREAchERY OF A MORO.
While Cazryins . white Flag He Cat Oh
O Ssrgeant's Arm.

00fBe8ut's Afns
Manila.-While Second Lieutenant
Robert G. Humber Of the Tenth In
fantry and Sergeant Walling. Of the
same regiment. were walking about
six miles from Camp Vickers. In Min.
danao. they perceived q single Moro.
carrying a nag Of truce. When the
native had approached close to the
Americans he suddenly drew his creese
and slashed Sergeant Walling. cutting
his arm completely of. Lieutenant
Humber attempted to shoot the Moro.
but his revolver missed fire, and the
native escaped in the tall grass.
General Davis. the commander Of the
American forces In Mindanao. has re.
iterated his orders that no American
soldiers are to leave camp unless in q
party Of at least eight men, who must
be armed and prepared for any emer.
gency.
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Went Too Near . Dam; -Four Drowned.

Went Too Near . Dam; -Four Drowned.
Four boys, Harry Meyers. Fred
Schwake. Edward Miller and Harold
Crlg. ranging In age from fourteen to
twenty years. were drowned Mt North
Vernon, Ind. In company with Frank
Cassan. the boys embarked in skin
upon the swollen waters Of Muscata'
tuck Greek, above q stone dam. In a
spirit of adventure the boys let the
boat drift over the dam and all were
drowned except CaSsan.
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woman.s Head on Postage Stamp.

The portrait Of Martha Washington
has been decided upon as the first OF
American women to adorn United
States postage stamp. 1t Will be
placed upon the eight-cent stamp OF
the new issue. to appear some time
next fall
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YOUTH ESCAPES cARRoTINc.
Four Companions In Crime, Howevcr.Whl
BE Killed Thus In Ponce.

San Juan, Porto Rico.-Governor
Hunt has commuted to life imprisOn'
ment the sentence Of death imposed
on Ramon Troche. who. with four
companions. was sentenced to be gar
roted for crimes committed in lS9S.
This Communication was granted on &c.
count Of the youth Of Troche. who was
only nineteen years old when the
crimes were committed. The other
four men will be garroted In Ponce In
about forty days time. The execu'
tions will not be public.