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111111. 101 ROOSEVELT
Alger Says if He files Evidence to
,Entitle it One will be Given.
IS NOT LIKELY TO COMPLY.
Secretary Says the Colonel Must Show
More Than Duty Done to Get. the Dis.
tinction Believes Gen. Wood “’as a!
the Bottom of the Round Robin Affair
Rather Than Roosevelt.
Washington, D. 0., Jan. 9.--“I shall
be delighted to reward Colonel Roose-
v‘elt for the bravery he displayed at
San Juan to any extent in my power.
He will be awarded a medal of honor,
provided he files evidence with the de-
partment showing that he performed
an exrraordinary act of 'heroism, as
required by the army regulations.”
This statement was made by Secre-
tary Of W'ar Alger.
By his repetition Of the statement
that he would be delighted to see Gov-
ernor Roosevelt receive a. medal or any
other honor, the secretary manifestly
desired it to be understood that he had
only the most friendly feelings for Col.
Roosevelt.
"Of course,” he continued, “a, medal
of honor is a much higher reward than
a brevet, and it can only be obtained
by a conspicuous act of bravery, vol—
untarily performed, and not in the line
of duty.
“In charging up San Juan Hill Colo—
nel Roosevelt was carrrying out the
orders of his superior officer. If he
were to be rewarded with a medal it
would be necessary to reward in like.
manner every officer and man who par-
ticipated in that charge, andcarrying
out the same principle, it wOuld only
be just 1.0 award a medal to every Ofll~
cer a1. (1 man who did his duty in the
campaign before Santiago
“Now as :1 matter Of fact, a medal
is only given undcr the rules and reg-
ulations of the department for conspic—
uous deeds in gallantry, such as the
rescue of a comrade under a galling
fire, or the recovery of colors in the
possession of the enemy by a man who
acted on his 01 1 1 responsibility.
“I am p1oud of Colonel Roosevelt’s
work at Santiago; he madeVa gallant
record and wtrs promoted to a colonel-
cy to succeed Colonel Wood. 11' he
can prOdUce any evidence showing that
he is entitled to a medal Of honor I
assure you I shall be delighted to
award 11. to him.”
A close friend of Secretary Alger,
who is aware of the feelings that Ofii-
oial has for Colonel loosevelt, says
that the secretary bears no ill will
to the New York governor as a. result
Of the “round robin” petition circulated
at Santiago.
“The secretary was provoked about
the ‘robin,’ he said, “not especially
against Roosevelt, but against all the
officers who signed that document, and
when General Shaffer was at the war
department he spoke to him about it,
deeply regretting its preparation and
submission, because of the distress
which it created in this country.
“The secretary has an idea that Gen-
eral “food more than Colonel Roose—
velt was at the bottom of the affair,
and he harbors no resentment for the
colonel Of the Rough Riders.”
Railroad Agent: Killed.
Easton, Pa., Jan. 9.-—The murderrer
of Night Operator H. H. Wurster of
Bingen, a small station on the North
Penn branch of the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad, seven miles below
Bethlehem, is in jail here and has con-
fessed.‘
Wurster was murdered at his post
at about 12.45 Saturday morning. The
discovery of the murder was made at
about three o’clock. Llewellyn Stout,
a. youth Of 17, living near by, killed
Wurster. VVurster was 24 years old
and leaves a widow and a child. He
was the night station agent and had
charge of the money drawer, ticket Of—
fice and express company’s ofificc. The
Office was rifled of $15.
(Jity of l’ullnian to be Sold,
Chicago, Jan. 9.-—The Pullman Pal-
ace Car Company is going out of the
business of conducting a model town.
The model city that was George M.
Pullman's pride will no longer figure
as an asset Of the company. This is
the res t of the proceedings institut-
ed by Attorncy General Moloney in
1894 to compel the company to do only
the business authorized by its charter,
gthe manufacturing of railroad cars
The suit was one Of the incidents Of
big strike of 1894.
Pullman was the realization of the
late George M. Pullman's dream of :1
model rommunily. The population of
I‘ulln.:.11 is 12.000.
living Not to Quit the Stage.
New York, Jan. 9.--The World pub-
lishe'.‘ a (.ablcgram from Henry Irving
in wh (h he says: “I shall begin work
again at Easter and with my friend
Ellen Terryl look forward with delight
to met-ting our American friends and
cousins this fall. I am quite well
again and only resting.”
This statement finally disposes of the
rumors that__S_ir Henry contemplated
retiring and that he had dissolved his
partnership with Ellen Terry.
New Jersey Lawyer Accused.
N91 'ark, N. J., Jan. 9.--Lawyer Frank
M. 'McDermOtt, in compliance with the
rule granted by Judge Depue, will have
to show cause before the supreme court
at the February term why he should
not be disbarred for unprofessional
conduct.
Among those accusingthe lawyer are
Frederick F. Gould, James E. Howell,
Thomas N. McCartner, Jr., and Shor-
red Depue, of the Essex Bar Associa-
tion and Mrs Annie Dowd.
Imprisoned for Surrender-lug Ponce
Madrid Jan. 9. "General San Martin,
formerly military commander at Ponce,
Porto 1.1co, who surrendered that place
4.0 the Americans without orders. has
been condemned by a court martial,
upon charges of cowardice and senten-
ced to imprisonment ag‘Ceuta. for 1112
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GIMM WINS THE 24-HOUR RACE.
Pittsburg Boy Captures the 81,000 Pulse
by a. Few Feet.
New York, Jan. 9.--At no bicycle race
ever held in Madison Square Garden
has there been a finish more thrilling
than that of the twenty-four hour con-
test that ended there a. few seconds
after ten o’clock Saturday night.
During the last minute of the long
and trying ride four men. who had
been pedaling about without rest since
Friday night, rode like fresh sprinters,
each as if‘life was at stake, while sev—
en thousand persons stood on their
chairs and yelled steadily
The race was won by Louis Gimm of
Pittsburg, by half the length of a
wheel, while only a few inches sepa—
rated the second and third men, Pierce.
and Turville. Frederick, the fourth
man, was a length behind Turville.
Four hundred and fifty mile-s were
covered.
The race, whiah was the first of the
kind ever held in this country, was
remarkable for the fact of there being
five men from which to pick the win-
ner when the last mile was begun, but
more remarkable for the furious finish
of the last minute. At 'one minute be-
fore the time expired a bell was soun-
ded. Pierce who had been riding sec-
ond in the single file, then circling the
track, immediately jumped, and, like
a flash, gained a lead of thirty or for-
ty yards. The other three followed,
and all four rode like demons from
that time until the end. Pierce held
his lead for three laps, but he had
jumped too soon and “killedhimself,”
and in the last lap of the big race he
was overhauled and beaten out by a
few feet.
The reason for the hard struggle of
the men was the scale of the prize
list. It meant a difference of hundreds
of dollars to have second place instead
Of first. The first prize was $1,000 and
1the second 3400. There were eight
prizes. The other three winners. Jul—
ius. Hale and Miller, were removed
from the track at 9.45 o’clock to give
the others a chance.
Bryan 'Attacks Expansions.
Chicago, Jan. 9.—-The third annual
banquet of the Andrew Jackson
League was held at the Tremont house
Saturday night, and on this occasion,
as on the two former, Wllam J. Bryan
was the guest of honor. In the course
of his speech Mr. Bryan sad:
“The gold Democrats had a chance
to crush out the trusts during M1".
Cleveland’s administraton, but they did
not do it. The gold Republicans are
having their-Opportunity now, but they
are not improving it. The trusts will
fall when the gold standard is over—
thrown, and not until then. The gold
standard means falling prices, and fal-
ling prices will create trusts more rap—
idly than any gold standard party can
destroy them.
“The Chicago platform was good
when it was adopted; it grows better
with age; it was strong in 1896; it is
stronger now.
“But enough of old issues. What of
the new questions? Our party cannon
ignore the issues raised by the war. It
must speak out against militarism now
or forever hold its peace. A large
standing army is not only an expense
to the people, but it is a menace to
the nation, and the Democratic party
will be a unit in opposing it.
“A word in regard to imperialism.
Those who advocate the annexation of
the Philippines call themselves expan—
sionists, but they are really imperial-
ists. The word ex .pansion would de-
scribe the acquisition of terrritory to
be populated by homogeneous people,
and :to be carved into states like those
now in existence. An empire suggests
variety in race and diversity in govern-
ment. The imperialist-S do not desirl-
to clothe the Filipinos with all the
rights and privileges of American citi-
zens; they want to exercise sovereignty
over an alien race, and they expect to
rule the new subjects upon a theory
entirely at variance with constitutional
government. Victoria is queen of
Great Britain and empress Of India;
shall we change the title of our execu-
tive and call him the president of the
United Sta tcs and emper‘m of the Phi«
lippines?”
City Treasurer Murdered.
Nev castle. Jan. 9.——J0hn Plevins, citv
treasu1e1 of Newcastle, “as found a.
mightnight Saturday in his office, un—
conscious and dying. His head had
been beaten to :1 jelly, the safe brokcl
open and perhaps $200 stolen.
Blevinswent to the tailor’s for a
new suit of clothes. The garments
were not ready and he went to his Of-
fice, which is over the jail, to wait un-,
til the tailor had finished.
then at midnight he had not re—
turned home, his son went to his Of-
fice. He found his father lying on the
floor unconscious, in a pool of blood.
He (lied soon afterward.
Thcvrobbers and murderers‘had left
no clue to their identity. The prison-
ers in the jail said they heard a sound
as of. something falling about nine
o’clock, and that was about the time
Blevins went to his office.
Germany and Our llIents.
Berlin Jan. 9.--The terms of the PO-
sadowsky meat bill provide for a dou-
ble inspection of cattle and swine kil»
led in Germany one before and the.
other after slaughtering; on the other
hand the government absolutely re-
fused to yield to the Agrarian’s de-
mand to make the bill such a. meaSurc
as would practically prohibit importa-
tion.
amined once at the custom house and
when they are pronounced wholesome
will receive the imperial stamp enab~
ling “them to circulate throughout the
country, thus dispensing with the pre-
sent irksome and expensive system of
repeated examinations by various local
authorities.
\Vhere the Grip St arlcd.
Washington, Jan. 9.--The observa—
tions made by the Marine. Hospital
service and the reports received by
Surgeon General Wyman show that the
prev iling influenza or grip, which is
epidemic in many cities and towns
throughout the East and SOuth, Start-
ed in Turkey and Asia Minor: about the
middle of November, and spread west-
Waid, following the established lines of
transatlantic travel.
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American products will be fairly ex~
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DEFY AMEEIEAN ARMS
Filipinos May Have to be Sub-
dued by Force of Arms. '
FOUR SHIPS FOR DEWEY.
Will Burn Iloilo Rather Than Surrender.
Natives Attack Two U. 5. Soldiers in
the City’s Harbor and Que VVill Die
from Wounds. Derision Created the
President’s Proclamation.
Washington, Jan. 9.'--The navy de-
partment has decided to send no less
than four more vessels to Admiral
Dewey, not including the Castine and
the Helena, recently assigned to duty
in Philippine waters. The vessels to
be added to the great fleet at Manila.
me the gunboats Princeton, Yorktown
and Bennington, and the supply ship
Solace. Orders to carry the determina-
tion of the department into effect were
sent by telegraph =t0‘the proper au-
thorities. . '
Secretary Alger has issued an order
changing the names of the military
transports Mohawk, Mobile and Mas-
sachusetts. ~The Mohawk will hereaf-
ter be known as the Grant, in honor of
General U. S. Grant; the Mobile as the
Sherman, in honor Of General William
T. Sherman, and the Massachusetts as
the Sheridan, in honor of General P. H.
Sheridan. These ve58els will carry the
troops to the Philippines.
The war department has decided to
send four regiments of regular infantry
instead of three 'to Manilaby the Suez
route. In addition to the transports
Sherman and Grant the department
will put the transport Sheridan in con-
dition for carrying troops from New
York to Manila. Orders. were issued
directing the commanding general of
the department Of the lakes to send
the Third infantry from Fort Smelling,
Minnesota, to New York instead of to
San Francisco for embarkation for the
Philippines. The Fourth, 'Iwelfth and
Seventeenth regiments had already
been designated to go by the Suez
route. Each transport will carry one
regiment and four companies Of anoth—
er regiment. The order of June 6 (ii-
recting the commanding general of
”the department Of the lakes to send
six compames of the seventeenth in—
fantry from Columbus Barracks, Ohio,
to New York for embarka'tion, has been
modified to provide for four companies
instead of six. The remaining compa-
nies of the Seventeenth will go in the
other two transports. The Grant w1ll
leave New York for Manila this month.
She will carry the Fourth regiment and
four companies of the Seventeenth.
Aguinaldo Talks Fight.
Manila, Jan. 9.--Aguinaldo has issued
another most vigorous proclamation,
addressed to his Filipino brethren, the
foreign consuls and other foreigners,
protesting against the intrusion of the
Americans in the Philippines.
In his appeal Aguinaldo alleges that
the verbal promises of the American
authorities to him that the Philippines
would have independence have been
violated. He roundly denounces Pres-
ident McKinley’s instructions to Gen-
eral Otis as against all ideas Of right
and justice, and calls upon the Filipi—
nos not to desist for a moment in the
struggle for liberty which they have
so gloriously begun.
The proclamation Of the Filipino lea-
der has created considerable excite-
ment here.
It is reported that the members of
the so—called revolutionary reserves in
Manila have been secretly ordered to
immediately join the insurgent forces
in the interior.
The First California volunteer regi-
ment, which embarked on board the
coast steamshlps Campania and Mar-
itima on Tuesday, presumably for 110—
HO, are still detained in Manila Bay.
General s attaches no importance
to the 11131:.1esto. He says he feels
confident that the opinion of the better
classes of the Filipinos is not expres
sed in it, but as. to whether the Fili-
pino masses can be controlled and the
Filipino army kept in check he does
not know. although he hopes for a pa—
cific outcome of the trouble.
Trouble at Iloilo.
Manila. Jan. 9.--COlonel Potter, the
special rmissary of General Otis bc-
twccn Manila and Hello, arrived tO—duy
with dispatches from General Miller
at 110110. The situation when he let:
there was practically unchanged.
The streets were barricaded, and it
was reported that the principal build~
ings had geen “kerosened,” the insur—
gents having threatened to destroy the
whole business section by fire at the
first shot of bombardment. The banks
were shipping their treasuie to the
United States transport NeprIt and
other vessels. The family Of the Am-
erican vice consul had gone on board
the Newport.
Colonel Potter reports that President
McKinley’s proclamation had to be
typewritten aboard ship, as the print-
crs on shore declined to do the work,
and when the text of the proclamation
was read to them ridiculed the notion
that conciliation was possible.
Privates Harry Silvey and Frank
Kirkpatrick of the Sixth United States
artillery while guarding a water boat
astern of the Newport were attacked
by the natives of the crew. Private
Silvey’s skull was fractured fatally
and Private Kirkpatrick fell overboard
but escaped with a flesh wound.
.Spnllling \Vnnts Freedom.
Chicago, Jan. 9.--Charles Warren
Spalding. convict and ex—banker, is an
applicant for official clemency before
the state board of pardons, which will
convene at Springfield on Tuesday. The
petition filed in his behalf'by his at-
torney, Ross C. Hall, declares that the
former head of the Globe Savings Bank
has already suffered sufficient punish-
ment for his'alleged crimes, and death
will soon claim him unless he is again
allowad the associations he once en-
joyed.
Bepublicans Give Up South Dakota.
Pierrre, S. D., Jan.9 .--The legal con-
test oyer the gOvernorshlp has been
abandoned. This decision was reluc-
tantly reached by the Republican len-
ders here on account of the expense
involved in a contest.
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new VIOEROY lN OFFICE.
Formal Installation of Lord Curzon" at
‘ Calcutta.
Calcutta, Jan. 7.--Lord Curzon of
Kendelson, formally assumed the vice-
royalty of India yesterday.
A large assemblage at the govern-
ment house witnessed the ceremony.
At 9.20 a. m., the new viceroy, pre-
ceded by his aide-de-camn, arrived at
the government house and went to the
throne room, where he met the Earl
of Elgin, the retiring Viceroy, the lat-
ter’s family the aides- de- -camp, mem-
bers of the council, the l-ieutena .t gov-
ernor and others.
General Sir “Tilliam
Lock‘ iart. th---
commander-in-chief of the British
forces in India, then 'formed Lord
Curzon’ 5 process‘ on and the whole
party proceeded to the council room
where the royal warrant appoint: 11”
Lord Curzon of Kedleston viceroy of
India was read.
A royal salute was fired and the na-
tional anthem was played. Directly
afterwards the Earl of Elgin and his
party left the government house.
Lord Curzon accompanied the earl to
the river side, and then returned to
the government house, escorted by a
full body guard of the Calcutta Light
Horse.
The route .was lined with troops an-
other ro:'al salute was fired.
The squadron of vessels in the Hoog-
hly displayed all their bunting.
The IL ‘arl Of Elgin embarked aboard
a launch. which took him to the stea-
mer Olive. at Diamond Harbor, on his
way to England.
COST CF PEACE COMMISSION. 1
Their Total Expvnses to Paris and Return
Did Not Exceed $100,001).
Washington, D. 0., Jan. 7.-—Much has
been published about the expenses of
the peace commission in Paris, and the
amounts paid to the commissioners.
The truth is that the total cost will
not exceed one hundred thousand dol-
lars.
It is said in official circles that there
never was a more economical commis-
sion. in the. history of this country.
“Then the war ended the president
still had SOll'le’Of the emergency appro-
priation. and $125,000 was set aside for
the expenses of the commission, who
were allowed their actual expenses. It
is said they were given a check for
$15,000 each to cover incidental expens—
es artd necessities
The attaches of the commission were
allowed dollars and ten dollars :1
day for expenses, according to their
rank. and this was all.
As the connnissiou did little enter-
taining. giving only one dinner, which
cost seven hundred dollars. the outside
expenses were small.
ii ve
When the commission arrived in
America all bills \Veie receiptcd, ac—
counts cleared up and the pics .dcnt
had a comfortable little balance 11f th..
$125,000 to turn back into the treas-
ury.
The Gordon .‘vlemnrial
Cairo, Jan. 7.—-The British diplomatic
agent in Egypt, Viscount Cromer. has
laid the foundation stone at Khartoum
of the Gordon Memorial College, in the
name of Queen Victoria, and in the
presence of the Sirdar, General Lord
Kitchener of Khartoum, the British
officers and the native sheiks.
The Biitish agent outlined the aims
of the college, announced the t it would
be 11110113 undenominational, and that
the instinction, so far as possible,
would be conducted in the Arabic lan-
guage.
He added that the Object was not to
create a race of anglicized Soudane'sc
but to train their minds.
The speech. which was translated in-
to Arabic, was well received by the na—
tive audience.
The ceremony concluded with “God
Save the Queen.”
)‘Iany Volunteers InjurI-d.
olumbus, 0.. Jan. 7.-—Two hundred
members Of the Fourth Ohio volunteers
assembled here for mustcring out, were
hurled from their improvised beds at
the Auditorium at an early hour yes--
terday morning and twenty—three were
injured. quite a number being seriously
hurt. allhougbno ratalities are ex-
pcctrd.
In order t2: accommodate the men
temporary double—decked bunks had
muter and 1111 11111 limits of the com-
bcen crmstruct'd'ou‘. of tout floors and
scantling. :11: 11 171111131“ the weight of the
sleeping scldirrs till" structure toppled
over. All thc injured. wore Second bat—
talion 111921..
Lack 12f. i‘)l‘:l('i3‘2§f of tho bunks is the
the accidrnt.
reason girl :1 for
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liavarn. 5:271. T.——.-.l.-i_im Gen. Brooke,
govrrrcr ' ‘ 1-13? of (‘1: ba. has receiv-
ed the l‘ol' :3; telegram from Reine”
din: «l'ftrcl .‘inusiv 2:
“Censral Calliflo cirtcts me to in-
17mm you that Gencial- -in- -Chief Gomez
h..s just arrived at his Camp at Guan-
guayabo. and does not know when he
will lcavc fin il‘c ('lllltill.
I..-FAI1L CARRANZA.”
The fune1al $E'I'VECBS Over C'olonel W.
II. Mabry of the First Texas took place
yesterday.
The United Sta tcs transr‘ort Mobile,
from Savannah has arrived with the
Fourth and Ninth Illinois regiments.
The customs receipts yesterday wer.1
$21,000. '
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Nina 311211 Bluwn Up.
London. Jan. T.——A big boiler, 'while
being tested in Hewitt-S shipbuilding
yard at Barking, about seven miles
from here, burst yesterday, and the
superintendent and engineer and eight
men were killed.
About forty persons were injured,
some fatallv. ’l he bodies of the dead
were frightfullv mutilated.
The e: tire shipbuilding works were
wrecked. Windows in houses were
shattered 11212;” a mile away.
A lad was found dead three hundred
yards from the scene of the disas-
ter. 3
Paint Mining Troubles.
~Pana, 11]., Jan. 7. --Elghteen Italians
arrived by rail from Chicago yester—
day. Ten of the leading coal opera—i
‘tors have engaged a labor agency to‘
hire Italians for the Pana mines.
The operators are becoming dissatis-
fied with the Alabama negroes. The
Italians refused to Work with the ne-‘
groes.
,1 The Miners Union and citizens are
.‘making up a. purse and will return'
.them to Chicago. ‘ g ‘
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