The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee • 1

feljirille mrrirau BURR a CO tA Ttisiromn Clothiers Hatters Furnishtfi Cole Building I 'KM 'ttroeUk PURR 75 CO PwmmMrs 1 i nnH I Iki lolhirrs Hitters Furnisher coir Building Union and Cherry Strr -ti Circulation Hooks n( All Circulation HooUh Open to All NASHVILLE TKNN SI" I) AY MOHN1NG MARCH 2t 1H) YOLI MK XXVI pijTC NFVS TOBACCO TRUST BEATEN BY THE INDEPENDENTS WANTS 1 REOPENING THE INQUEST IN THE BURDICK MURDER IMPORTANT TESTIMONY TO BE ADDUCED TO-MORROW THE WEATHER Warm and Pleasant HAVANA CIGAR MANUFACTURERS ARE THE VICTORS of no (Willi APPROVAL VOTED Cuban Senate Passes on Reciprocity Treaty NO MENTION OF TIME LIMIT TAKING OFPEISE AT DEWEY'S TALK Germans Resent Criticism of Their Navy OFFICIALS SAY BUT LITTLE ALL AS FOi ICEMAN War Waged by the Trust Against tbe Outsiders Proves Costly and Demonstrates Strength Purchase by Pennell of a Cheap Revolver and Other Movements Juat Alter Killing Seething Torrent Rushing Robertson Co Man Makes Unique Application for I Place Profess Reluctance to Believe Ad Through Crevasse at Greenville That Feature Dispensed With by Assurances From Washington Hi miral Correctly Guoted BUFFALO March When the Burdlck Inquest Is reopened Monday morning It Ik probable that other witnesses beside the New York hotel employe who say they heard Arthur Pennell threaten to kill some one will be called Upon to testify Evidence brought to light to-day show that between the time Pennell left the Iroquois Hotel barber shop and the time he took a trolley car for Niagara Falls on the day following the murder of Meanwhile the Press Comments on the Incident in a Bitter Vein Recalling Admiral Coghlan's Hock der Kaiser Positive Declaration is Made by Secretary Hay That a Special Session ot the American Congress Will Be Called Prior to Dee 1 EVER GROWING IN LI KNOWS WHAT TO DO NEW YORK Mareh -Speclal )-That the Tobacco Trust baa been whipped In its fifht against 102 Independent clgr manufacturers of Havana was admitted to-day by subordinate employes of the American Tobacco Company It has coat the trust Just UOOOOO to discover the Impregnable position of the Independent hile the fight has been waged In the United States the seat of the trouble was Havana There the trust turned out 75 per cent of the isTOOOOono cigar manufactured and In an attempt to drive out the rest of the trade five weeks ago began at attack upon them through their customers In the United States and Europe Sweeping reductions were made In genuine Havana made jSp3 So far a can be estimated the Independent manufacturers of Havana have not lost more than 10 per cent of their trade If that the Independents save in a few rare exceptions did not find It nec Burdlck he went to the store ot Wal- bridge on Main street and purchased cheap revolver Three clerks saw "ennell In the store that morning saw buy the revolver and say they 110- Men Battle Against it Stubbornly Desperately but Hopelessly ced some agitation In his manner Has Visited Gambling Houses All About the City It was after purchasing the revolver that Pennell went to the automobile factory at the city line and from there elephoned to his wife that he was aoina to Niagara Falls arid requested her to BREACH STEADILY WIDENS Join him there Mrs Pennell dressed GIVES FULL LIST OF THEM once and Joined her husband ui Niagara Falls late In the afternoon She took with he two Buffalo oaoers ontainTng account of the Burdlck essary to meet the bottom figures set by the trust but the American makers of Havana cigars at Key West Tampa and New York who are not controlled by the trust did meet the figures and have WASHINGTON March Tennessee--Fair colder In central and Mat portions Monday fair with warmer In western portion Alabama -Clearing and colder Sunday Monday fair freah northwest winds Kentucky-Fair Sunday and Monday warmer Monday Georgla-Raln and colder Sunday Monday fair except probably rain on the toast (rWh northeast winds becoming northwest lim-RI TEMPERATURE MARCH 28 murder Joke and Making Threats BERLIN March 28 -The German Foreign Office officials gay they did not believe a diplomatic Incident will result from the recent Interview with Admiral Dewey (published In a newspaper of Newark and containing reference to the Oerman navy and German Emperor) The official say they arc reluctant to believe that th'e Admiral wus correctly quoted "especially In view of the good will he showed towards Germany In the message exchanged with Prince Henry" The Foreign Office official add that should the interview turn out to be true It "will probably prove somewhat disturbing to the pleasant relations with the United State" No official information on the subject has been received from Washington Referring to the recent American naval manouver in West Indian waters the official of the Foreign Office say they appear to have oeen "111 chosen since Germany has no Interests in the West A scrap of evidence Important as If Appointed onthe Force Byrum ending to show that the murderer of Flood Spreads to New Sections and People Await Developments With Quak-ins Heart Further Breaks Being Miles Under Water planned a still further reduction Burdlck left the Ashland House after doing the ghastly deed has been seized HAVANA March 28-The treaty of reciprocity between Cuba and the United States as amended by the Senate of the United States was approved at 8 o'clock to-night in the Cuban Senate by a vote of 12 to 9 This approval Is absolute and is not hampered by any conditions the questionable time limit agreed to having been dispensed with through the reecipt of a cable message from Secretary Hay In which It was positively dec'ared that President Rooevelt would call a special session of Congress prior to Dec The purport of this assurance was transmitted to the Senate by President Pulma and read at the beginning of the session an understanding having been reached previously with Senators Bus-tamente Capote and Dolse composing the majority of the foreign relations committee that the objectionable condition In the report be eliminated This was done by the offering of amendments by other administration Senators substituting the unconditional adoption of the amendment to the treaty by the Americans for the qualified acceptance contained in the original report Final action was delayed for a long ttme by the discussion of an amend The "Tobacco Trust" will raise the price of Its Havana goods next week and Says He Will Locate Still Othei Places and About 15 Members of the Present "Staff" Can Be Given a Rest pon within the past twenty-four hours by the police and city Chemist Hill I now at work upon It Thl evidence I 1 seek to recover lost ground in the traae EPISCOPALIAN CIRCLES the shape of two spots believed to be the marks of bloody finger on the axing ot the outer front door of the S7 5 So 63 ItH 14 a I i a in lu a II a 12 Bun rise Bun sets Burdlck house The spots which were 6 7 bout breast high may have been GREENVILLE Ml March 28-The situation at this city to-night Is quite as serious as it was last night and Inch by inch the flood Is spreading to nevi ARE GREATLY AGITATED DR RAINSFORD DENOUNCED The following unique application for place on the Nashville police force made if they are linger print bv th assassin who when leaving the house has been written to the Board of Public Works: sections of the city Foot by foot the! eaned one hand against the door cas AS A HERETIC ng to steady himself while with the great or-vasge In the levee five mllea "To the Honorable the Board of Pub ther he carefully shut the front door to the south of this city i widening lic Works Nashville Gentle TO-DAY IN NASHVILLE TUB TA BERN Af Kllery's Royil allan Band 3:30 and 830 ana mile after mile of fertile delta lan Rev Dr Harvey Rector of Trinity STANDARD OIL COMPANY indies and It would seem that the manouver could with greater uptitude be alluded to as being against men: I desire to make an application is neing covered hy the water wh they rush Inland from the gap -i Church at Princeton His Charges Expected MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT me uevenpmcrus 01 me night are The Interview with Admiral Dewey has angered the newspaper here BVTI ment offered by Senator Sangullly Tamayo and Recto requiring the house to pass upou the treaty THEIR ARGUMENT NEWS SUMMARY LOCAL Murray Petway and Arthur rf eantured near Shelbyvllle for a position on the police force of your city Not being personally acquainted with the members of your honors' board I presume It will be necessary for me to produce testimonials as to my good character or bring recommendations as to my fitness for the GOOD ADVANCE ON PRODUCTS IN NEW YORK March 2X-(8peclal) stile -M CERTAIN FIELDS Rev William Rainsford LL the Rector of St George's which has awaited with uneasiness The disaster's which have thus far occurred havebeen sufficient to shake the stoutest hearts and make almost any new calamity probable At the crevasse force of men have battled all day against the raging torrent fighting stubbornly and desperately with the flood for each foot of the levee that is beliur eaten awav 11I either the distinction of having the largest Epls- opal congregation In ths fnited States Stated Purpose to Inspire More Energy and the church In which Morgan in Finding Rockefeller's Investments and Mayor Seth Low take up the collection regularly has Just been denounced position Having resided In Nashville for only a few months I have not many friends here who can be of much service to me but i believe I am not assuming too much when I any that any official of Robertson County Tennessee will testify as to my good charac us a heretic by noted Princeton divine The denunciation has createu a NEW YORK March 2- ipeelal)-An advance of 3 cents a barrel was lo-dav great stir In Episcopal circles anu harge It is ssld will be made against nnounced by ihe Standard Oil Company ter "It may be said by those who are hurt by my appointment that I am not those of a usually moderate tone refer to It In a bitter tone For Instance the Vossische Zeltung says: lppCK OF MODESTY "The American navy I evidently suffering from a disease of of modesty Its leader evinces something unspeakably Immature One can only stand amazed that such intensified self-complacency should take root In a people of Germanic origin Such behavior would not excite wonder If It had occurred in some Central or South American republic or Haytl 'Admiral Dewey Is a worthy Imitator of Captain (now Admiral) c'oghlan who at a club gave a boastful toast bristling with Insults to Germany and warmed up the exploded story that Admiral Dewey compelled the Germiiti fleet at Manila to lie to when it refused to respect the blockade apt Cogh-lan seems however to have spoken from Admiral Dewey's own heart for oil In the Indiana and North and South Senator Sangullly argued that while the constitution was not explicit on this point that the representatives In Congress of the people ought to be consulted as well a the commercial Interests whose opinions the committee had sought eagerly He cited the actions of the United States an a precedent and said the committee evidently was afraid that the treaty would be "defeated if submitted to the house Senator Dolse admitted that this was a good reason and quoted the constitution to show that deference to the view was not required The amendment requiring the House to pass on the treaty was defeated by a vote of fi to 15 An amendment to or a substitute for the committee's majority report was then offered by Senator Frlas Monteagudo and Betan-eourt This approved and ratified all the amendment of the Senate at Byrum makes a unique application to et on the police force Supreme C'ourt bands down an opinion affecting the insurance laws of the State Number of interesting addresses are made before the Vanderbtlt Missionary Conference Plan of consolidation ot the Weat Nashville land companies la adopted Boom of t'ollier for Mayor rests for a few days Secretary Rains of the Horsje Show talks of this season's prospect Savable will Dot start in the Cumberland Derby Senator reject pure food bill World Fair appropriation bill Is set for a special order Tuesday In the Is decided that the structure to be erected in eonflcVrtton with Ihe new theater will be an office bulld-lag'i -Ebeneaer Bradley railroad nan killed by a train in South Nash- rifte Young Men Hebrew AHSocin- lion will give a house warming to-mor- ow Electric railroad from Smlth- vllle to Watertown is projected CRI- Lima regions The staled purpose Is to a suitable man for the place because of an unfortunate affair that occurred cause producer to put forth new en- ergy in finding pools The production of In my life some fifteen years ago he best grades in these tltlds and In rnnsvivanla snd WVr Virginia has been was then quite a young man In fart was a mere boy and on account of steadily decreasing The new llld of the Southwest produce a limited quantity of some terrible circumstances over which bigh-grade oils and It I said by geologists I had not control I was compelled to defend myself to the extent of taking 11 man's life For this offense I was about hat It Is perhaps only a question of a few generations when the natural oils to be tried and through the unfair ad will all be drulne1 from Ihe earth to such vantage and unfair statements of an extent that the product remaining be- en of Nashville exnref their views friends of the deceased I feared- a ow ground will not be commercially val rather severe punishment and in view uable loncevnlng ways to benefit the city STATE of all the facts and circumstances It is with this end In view it Is said pleaded guilty to Involuntary manslaughter but was soon pardoned that John Rockefeller Is aqueeslng every dollar possible from the public for oils while they last The money Is being Alfred Mllllngton seriously stabbed by John Baker at --Mud-lie at Lynchburg over charter repeal Since then I have tried to live down whatever of disgrace there was In my the -drv People refusing to lake pan Invested In standard railroad and Indus In Monday' election objecting to the "Capt Coghlan was niw ipuo-u President McKlnley expressed to Ihe German Ambassador his regret that the Inc Idenl occurred The same thing must perhaps be done now in order that super-heated Dewey may be cooled down Political Generals and Admirals at any rate are not a sign of wholesome political conditions" The Tageblatt see In Admiral Dewey's words confirmation of "Its oft-repeated assertion that the Fnited States' easy victory over Spain has produced a certain exaggerated military self-conceit" The TasreWatt adds: "The vessels on trial stocks and it is a peculiar fart that a youthful act and how well I have su lules laid down by Senator Parsons -rant MbbtL ton died at Chatla severe break In the stock market always comes before there is Standurd Oil cash ceeded may be learned from the parties referred to above It may be well also Washington and recommended that the Cuban exec utive take action conducive to obtaining effective reciprocity as soon as possible To this substitute report was added the "This recommendation must not he taken as an amiywlment to or a modification of the treaty" Senators Bustamente Capote and Dolse announced their acceptance of the substitute report while Senators Siaya and another committeeman argued against It The hief contention of the last named was the unre-talnly as to the action of the American Congress ABSORPTION OF CUBA Senator Sangullly In a long and impassioned speech against the ratification of the treaty Impressively pictured the gradual absorption of Cuba by the UnRed States In which he said the uooga while cHtlng dlnuer -Camden available for purchase- of stocks for me to modestly add that I am now a member of the Democratic Executln MONSIGNEUR O'CONNELL side of the crevasse by seething waters It is very probable that this effort must be abandoned and the crevasse allowed to pursue Its own course as It has grown wider with each hour until tonight It is more than 400 yards across and the engineers say that It till not be Improbable for the gap to Incraase to a mile' width In Greenville there Is very little of the town free from water and the rise continues although the river Itseir has fulleti more than a foot because of the crevasse It seems probable that the entire city will suffer a disastrous deluge and that the loss of property and damage will reach a large figure WORK OF RESCUE Rescuing parties have been busy all day bringing persons in boat from the lowiylng portions of the city to the higher sections and thus far there have been no known lossen of life There have been many reports of famlll-s be-Ing drowned In their homes and individuals being swept away but without exception there has beVn ho confirmation In this city of these reports With the situation as gloomy as It necessarily Is from the city being overflowed with the electric plant shut dow ir and the tow 111 total darkness with the water rushing In Inch hy inch the night will be a fearful one for the people of Greenville But these conditions of themselves are not Ihe most alarming feature of the situation and all through the nighi men and women who sit with ears strained und eyes peering Into the darkness toward the north awaiting with dread a sullen roar from that direction For It 1 now in thl quarter that danger is most present a critical point having developed in the levee thirty miles north of Greenville at Catfish Point A desperate effort ts being made to hold thu levee there and a large force of men is at work and all available laborers are being sent to aid those who are the re making their fight for the city's safety FEAR 1ST REMAIN Reports this afternoon from this point are hopeful but the damage that would result from break at Catfish Point is so enormous that fear for the levee's safety must remain until the water subsides even in the fare of Kortcful records Should the break oc Committee of Robertson County and trust that this will not be held against went 'wet by iwo majority nut megai voting Is charged and the matter will be curried to tn- L( -slature FuREIGItf Wax OTetl'a cable tetter Paul uambelh a review or ihe week's event MJ England- English official 'tells sow our suect iunvaya surpass those New President of Cstholic University at Dr Rainsford before the Bishop of the Dlo ese Henry Potter That the man who has long been recognised tbe most remarkable man In the Episcopal Church In America should he openly accused of being heretic came as a great surprise to his friends In this city Dr Rainsford' accuser is Riv Dr Harvey Rector of the fashionable Trlnltv Church of Princeton Dr Harvey was recently asked to preach a sermon from the pulpit of St Stephen's Church Philadelphia during passion week Iir Harvey sent a letter declining the Invitation because from the same pulpit Dr Rainsford had a short time ago preached hefore the St Andrew's Brotherhood a powerful lay society of tbe Kplscopil Church a sermon he considered rank heresy FOfTvALUABLE LANDS New York Parties Bring Suit Against Bon Air Coal Company BINGHAMTON March 2S The heirs of Dhvld Grlfflng have made the sensational discovery that they are the possessors of tltl" to lands which have recently becme valuable from the fact that extensive coal mines have been dlscpvere on them and the Louisville A Nashville nd Tennessee Central railroads have constructed lines through the lands No persons have lived 011 the land to obtain adverse possession and the assessors have been extremely) lax in the mutter of collecting taxes Actions have been commenced In the Tennessee courts to recover the lands from the Ron Air Coal and Iron Company which recently claimed them The Bon Air Coal Company Is now sinking coal shafts on the Grlfflng lands HANNIBAL IS FURIOUS Great Lion at the Bronx Zoo Separated From His Mate NEW' YORK March 28 -(Bpeclal )-Hannibal the biggest and hairiest lion In the world which was presented on Oct 30 to the Bronx Zoological Gnrdetis hy Miss Mnrtorle Carnegie daughter of Andrew Carnegie Is the proud father of three little yellow cub They look like litl'e round balls of yellow as they cuddle me in this application: and I believe that When you have read my applica Washington Reaches America NEW YORK March 3-tSpei ial the American station after docking at Si Thomas Bermuda and Newport tion through and weighed well the Im porta nee of having an active and en News will proceed to South American 'el'r-'' MHlffl trgetic member on your force and one Monslgiienr i'dinls O'Connell who was recently appointed to the Presidency of the Catholic I'nlveralty at Washington was a passenger on the While Star line his tin a io ks present action was one step He argued who is wideawake you will not let the DEWEY EXPLAINS fac that I am a member of thai com steamship Celtic which arrived to-day owi country Austrian ooys duel over a Earthquake deaf Uabltshts a lied In Purls hospl-iing Carlos of Portugal at -tgrr- making way with Princess' Jewes KemarkaWe esse ot an brought 10 life at Rome mittee have anything to do with your Had No Intention of Reflecting on Ger that it was practically disgraceful for Cuba to be a parly to such a scheme The speaker's wit and eloquence caused occasional hursts of approving applause from the spectators and when I have not been here since I came over some ten years ago I am not In a posi action In accept ng me on the poll force of Nashville ANXIOCS FOR THE PLACE knovtle crown lead many or Emperor WASHINGTON March At the tion to talk of my plans or of my work he concluded he was greeted with a roar said Monslgiienr O'Connell "I have several reasons for applying of applause in which all the Senators Joined for this position The rirst reason Senator Bustamente In a brief and that am now out of a Job and 1 de instance of the President Aitmirai Dewey called by appointment at the White House 10-day and made a full explanation of a recent newspaper interview In which the Admiral as quoted saying that "the Caribbean Sea final speech cited various incidents of sire to get into some position where The it 8 Delaney representing Archbishop Farley extended an Invitation from the Archbishop for the visitor to spend three days at the Archdlooesari residence At the conclusion of his visit here he will go to Charleston to Weights and onirics for the opening ilay at the Memphis race meeting and josslp about Hi horwg at Montpnrn 1 Park -Closing day's sport at Little Rock and events at Benntngs and Frls-tjo Nashville and Vanderbill play history to show that neither weak nor ran -make an honest living for myself nations make commercial trea if It had not been for this particular maneuvers were an object lesson to the ties and perdleted with certainty the reason 1 probably never would hav Kaiser more than to any other person results of this case see his "and theme to Washing The Admiral assured the President that thought of applying to you lor a po I The vote was taken separately on he had no Intention of reflecting in the sltlon While this is a very importun ground for my application looking a line ihe former again win-rs of the hall teams and ontliern League cities GENERAL ton tLM HUSBAND'S CRUELTY interview on Germany her fmperor each section of the substitute report The vote on the unconditional ratification of the treaty wa 12 to 9 on the and her navy and that while the state ments credited to him were substan- recommendation to the executive it was it from my standpoint it may strengthen my chances for getting a position if I state a few good grounds llv what he said he neglected to for President Jl niado public 11 to 9 caution the Interviewer against quoting The session of the present Senate then be I for ihe appointment from your poln him PHR adjourned The ratification will be At the close of the interview the Ad of view 1 shall therefore give you my reasons for believing 1 am fit to hold Roosevelt's Admiral itended no he German msed much "uban Sen- treaty as ate having Secretary exchanged by cable Testified to at Chicago by Mrs Bessie Toone Williard CHICAGO lib March 2s-(SpecUl)-The final chapter In ttvv romantic marriage of Ressle Toone VvUlard of Marshall Trx niece of President Newman of the New York Central Railroad to Joseph Wlllard an actor was United States Minister Squlers said the Job: f' iimignali ate Bppr this evening to the representative of lb ie iproc American "My understanding of the duties of miral returned Immediately to his Rhode Island avenue home The Admiral declined to make any statement for publication At tbe White House it was said the Admiral's explanation the Associated Press: 1 a policeman is that he shall use a assured on authority The ratltlcation of Ihe treaty with reasonable mean at his inrt In un written In Judge Bishop's court thlsi out amendment is due almost entirely to the assurance given by President earthing and suppressing crimes and will Dec was satisfactory to the President It Is not believed that further official notice will he taken of the Incident Roosevelt that he will call an extra morning whom she told story of cruelty cn the part 01 her husband during the misdemeanors and espt dally those that are hahlfially and openly carried that tb" linted States Cnngtess be called In extra session before jj Tobaico truat loses tlgiit ist Independent cigar manufactut-f Havana Litigation at Baltimore lug out of Nashville Railway bond Flood situation at Greenville session of Congress before Dec 1 This short time they lived together and was action of the President will be appre on within the city limits It Is my 1111 up to their jealous mother the beautiful Cleopatra Hannibal is pacing up and down his cage In a great frenay of excitement He lahe his tail angrily to the right and left and almost shakes the walls of the building with his awful roars The keepers dare not go near him and Hannibal gets hi food on the ends of long Iron forks That is because Hannibal has been separated frorrt his mate and placed In a cage by himself He Is indignant at this enforced separation but his keepers knowing that male Hons often become elated and accepted by the Cuban Gov SCARCITY OF BANANAS granted a dec ree of absolute divorce WH-lard allowed the case to go by default df rslanding that your already large deal ernment and people as an additional force of officers have not succeeded I evidence of the most sincere friendship grows more serious hourly ana no improvement Is noted at other points Importers Paying the Highest Price for locating any gambling In your elty an Ressle Toone met Milliard while he was playing an engagement In Marshall Tex a few months ago An elopement was and interest on the part of a rnan in Inancinl nnd I have heaid on many occasions tba whom they have ever had unbounded they are doing their best to find out nimerctal reports Mississippi gives his mocratle Presidential 1904 drover Clevo- faith and confidence" there Is such a thlugT a game goln on In Nashville I have not been CONFIRMED AT WASHINGTON planned Hnd the couple came to Chlcag where they were married cleveIandjiVilupreside a meeting in the In institute -Seandn and to pr erest of 1 the city very long in fart only 11 few 1 weekF but 1 have a line on severa place that If followed patiently and Public Meeting for the Benefit of the pnstufflce department 8 Burdlck imiuest to 1 luffalo 11 of Women a 1 New rds of Mississippi River Intelligently will unearth the very I Washington reopened at onal Coun- ans Rec- ods as kept -Rev 8 Tuskegce Institute formation that your force has be long and so patiently looking for 1 tlT bureau NEW YORK March a-tSpeclal Former President Grover Cleveland will preside at a public meeting In Madison on neverrai occasions nave np Many Years Past NEW YORK March A banana famine threatens the country How serious such a calamity would be can be realised when It is known thit at times when bananas- are plentiful they are brought to thl port to the number of 150000 bunches or more weekly To Boston Baltimore and Philadelphia another 150000 bunches are brought each week Some of these are shipped to the targe cities In New York and the Eastern and Western States but the urban population manage to consume most of ther Nearly 4I the bananas brought to the Eastern seaboard come from the British West Indian island of Jamaica yJhere In the past feAv years the (justness of banana of New York denounced as cur at Catfish Point there Is no calculating what would happen to Greenville The city would be placed in a most precarious position and Ihe more sober-minded decline to discuss what would happen It Is estimated that fully 1500 square miles of territory between Greenville and Vlcksburg are under water and that tlids area is being 'made larger with each hour For thl reason no estimate can be put on the loss of property nndthe damage that will result from the break Rescue boats are busily engaged In taking the people out of thl large section of country and it Is hoped thai there will he no loss of life One boat to-day brought out seventy-five souls The situation on the Arkansas side of the river remains unchanged and no break is now threatened It Is very probable all railroad communication will be shut off to-night traffic suspended VICKSBURG Miss March As a result of the crevasse at Lagrange and Albermnrle traffic on the Vlcks-burg-Greenvllle and the Riverside divisions of the Yazoo A Mississippi Volley road has been entirely suspended an order annulling all trains having been Issued this morning Water from the breaks hag spread rapidly and ther is hardly a dry spot between here and Greenville Under such conditions and with a large negro population which lives fora hand to mouth much suffering 4s aure to follow Conditions In the overflowed dlstrlots are deplorable in the extreme The river here fell two-tenths during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 in but thl fall will be checked In a day or two a the water from thef Lagrange crevasse will find Its way back: (Continued on Eiehth Past) proarhel members of your force an Square Garden concert Tuesday evening 11 heretic Big otton nulls of Lowell Mass to close down enforcing Idleness on thousands of hands New York parties bring suit against Bon Air Coal Company Standard Oil April arranged for by the Armstrong Association for the bcnellt of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute of Tuskegee Ala Mr Cleveland will be presented offend to dispose of what Information I had on the subject of locating gambling houses but owing to the fact that your officers receive onv WLSO per month they are not able to take from the meager sum sufficient to purchai the much desired Information that I jealous of the attentions paid by their mate to the young ones sometimes kill Ihe babies have taken the precaution to keep the three latest arrivals out of all danger N0PR00F OF FRAUD Important Decision in Suit Against the Whisky Trust TRENTON March 28 -(Special) In a decision filed to-day Vic Chancellor Emery makes an Important decision In favor of the Distilling Company of America defendants in a suit brought by Henry Ditman and other Dltman was the owner of preferred stock of the Kentucky Whisky Warehouse Company one of the five constitute concerns of the Distilling Company of America which ts a holding company and owns about 90 per cent of the stock of each of the five companies named Ditman charged a diversion of asset of the holding company The Vice Chancellor held Compa In cert ri pi ices for produ I lelds Admiral coghlin re-1 tut ion ill Honduras to the meeting by Mayor Low an1 the Secretary Hay Gave Positive Assurances of Extra Congressional Session WASHINGTON March 28-8ei retary Hay when apprised of the action of the Cuban Senate In ratifying the reclprne-Ity treaty expressed his gratification During the last three days Secrefary Hay has been In active cable communl-1 atlon with Minister Squiers and no doubt the action of llw Senate committee In receding from Its position was influenced more or less thereby But three days remain of the limit of the tfVne in which rnttflrsttnrts Fan be exchanged Secretary' Hay said however that as soon as notification Is given by cable of Hie mailing of the necessary documents the ratifications can be exchanged fit once without waiting for their receipt Secretary Hay added that in his message to Minister Squires he gave the positive assurance that the President would call an extra session of Congress In the fall The time was not stated but the Secretary said that Congress Would be convened sufficiently in advance of the regular session to assure Its action on the treaty a required by the Senate amendment before Dec 1L other speaker's will be Tr Lyman Abbott Edgar Gardiner Murphy of Montgcmery Ala Wm Baldwin Jr artd Booker Washington The Hamplou singers will growlBg has had a boom In many assist The object of the meeting IS to portions of Jamaica the past winter there has been an unusually steady drought foliage has turned brown Mralnst "the whisky trust at Treriton 3 Threatened banana famitie REBELS DEMORALIZED Situation at San Domingo Reported Ky Minister Powell WASHING March -Minister Powell 1 able- froifl Port-au-Prince under to-da date as foiowSt: "Government now surrounding "It will probably not he out of place for me at this point to compliment the personnel of your large force of policemen They may not equal those of other cities In many particulars Vn fact I believe 1 myself could discount the best man you have In locating gambling houses: hut I must say thai they are the most patient set of men that it has been my lot to meet If I had herfn on the tore as long as some of these furthei acquaint the people with th methods and needs of the work of th Tuskegee Institute Postoffke Looted LAUrtiNBBCRG March 2f-Uafe-crackers looted the postofflce a Mi Call last night and sec ure about JlfWO-In rash and stamps Blood hounds from the penitentiary at Colum bla are giving hot pursuit growth ha been checked and fruit has been poor and the consequence is that barely two-third of the usunl supply that there had been1 no proof of fraud or of bananas Is now being sent to mar breach of faith on the part of the directors of the companies and dismissed ths complainant's bill on this point ket Importers are paying the highest prices In year (Continued on Eighth Tage) lith Vaaquex'.