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:OP VOLIXIV- MANNING3, S.C.. WDED~ U4S 4 88 ___N.5 TAKEN BY STORM. How Merritt's Men Drove the Spaniards from their Trenches IN FRONT OF MANILA. It Was Not Long Before the White Flag Was Run Up and the City Surrendered to the American-. The American collier Zafiro, from Manila, which arrived at Hong Kong Wednesday. is anchored in Junk bay. She left Manila on the 14th. A ty phoon is raging, and it is impossible to land the mails with further detailg of the battle at Manila. It is learned, however, from an American naval offi cer that when Admiral Dwey. on Au gust 6, demanded the surrender of Ma nila within 48 hours. the Spanish com mander replied that the insurgents be ing outside of the walls. he had no safe place for the women and children who were in the city, and asked for 24 hours delay. This Admiral Dewey granted. At the expiration of the specified time Admiral Dewey and Cn. Merritt con sulted, and decided to postpone the at tack. On August 13 the American squad ron formed in line off Manila. The Olympia fired the first shot at the Ma late fort. The shots of the Americans fell short, and some time was occupied in finding the range. Then the Callao. one of the gunboats captured by Admi Sral Dewey from the Spaniards. got un der the fort and sent in a hot fire. Great destruction was done with the rapid fire guns. The fort failed to re ply, but fired on the American troops who were storming the Spanish tren ches. The large American ships were ordered to cease firing after an hour's work, owing to the failure of the fort to respond. The fighting in the trenches was most fierce. Fifteen minutes after the Spaniards were driven to the, second line of defenses they were forced to re treat to the walled tity, where, seeing the uselessness of resistance, they sur rendered, and soon afterward a white -flag was hoisted over Manila. The Bel giap consul at Manila, 31. Andre. boarded the Olympia and returned with an American lieutenant to the Spanish military governor. who a'.rreed to sur render. Gen. Merritt proceeded to the palace at 3:30 o'clock, and there found the Spaniards formed in line. The troops surrendered their arms, but the officers were permitted to retain their swords. The American loss is reported to be 1 six or eight killed and 40 wounded. The Spanish loss was considerable, but the exact numbers are not obtainable. The trenches were filied with badly wounded Spaniards. Manila is now under martial law, with Gen. Merritt as military governor. The California Red Cross Society rendered valuable aid to the sick and wounded. Perfect order prevailed in Manila on the even ing of August 13. As the Americans marched in. gitards were placed around the houses of all' oreigners. in order to -prevent their being looted. The insurgents were not allowed to take part in the attack upon the city, but were kept in the rear of the Amer icans. In order to prevent bloodshed, they were forbidden to enter the city .after the surrender unless they were unarmed. Before the surrender, the Spaniards burned the transport Cebu in the Pasig river. It is supposed that 'Admiral Dewey was unaware of the de parture of Governor General Augusti. 'The Zafiro's officers first head the news .of the governor general's flight on their :arrival here. Gen. Augusti's escape is -considered to have been 'prearranged, .as he brought with hiin his family and :suite.. The Manila correspondent of the London Times gives the following par ticulaz's of the capture of the city: "hhe capture of the town was not without certain melodramatic elements. iNotwithstanding- the fact that the Spanish made a serious resistance against the advance of the right wing 'of the American force, it was difficult to foresee that a surrender would follow a display by the'land forces to satisfy the Spanish honor, nor has it been a well kept secret that the captain general practically suggested the manner in which the American troops should ad vance to prevent loss of life on both sides. At first it was not intended to attack the trenches, but quietly to ad vance after the bombardment had ceased. "A the last moiment. however. the programnie was changed, and order: were issued for the land battery to open fire simultaneously with the fleet , and for an advance to be made as soon as it was considered practicable to as sault the Spanish. trenches. The rea son for this change of plan is not yet apparent, but considerable loss of life resulted. Gen. Anderson placed his division, according to direction from Gen. Merritt. There were eight bat talions of the First brigade under Gen. McArthur in fighting line on the right, with three battalions in reserve, while seven battalions of the Second brigade. under Gen. Green. were in the trenches aeross the Calle road to the seashore. three others foringt a reserve. The troops left the camp at &D:30 in at heavy thunderstorm. They carried 300) rounds of ammunition per man, and two days' cooked rations. "Shortly after 8:45 the fleet go.t un der way with flags. mast headed. At 9 o'clock the Ol)ympia led the way, at tenlded( by the Raleighl a1nd. the Petrel. While the Callao. under Lient. Tappan. atnd the laurn'h liarcolo crept c'lose in sihore in the~ heavy bireakers. Perfect q1uiet prevailedl in the lines on1 both sides as the great ships cleared for ae tion, silently advanced. sonmetimoes hid den by rain squalis. TIhe \lonterey. with the IBaltimor. Charleston and Boston. formned the reserve. 'At 9:3~> a sudden cloud of smoke. areen and white against the stormy sky. 'complete1y hid the Olymipia. A shell screamed across two~ miles of turbulent water and burst nzearl the Spanish fort at 3Melate. San Antonio de Ahad. Then the Petrel and Raleigh and the active little Callao opened a rapid fire, direct ed towards the shore into the entrench meats. Owing to the heavy rain, it was diffieult to get the range, and the shots at first fell short, but the fire soon became accurate, and tihe shells rendered the fort untenable, while the four gu,,s o the Utah battery made cx Cellent practice on the earth works and swamjp to the east of the fort. The Spaniards replied feebly with a few shells. -Less than half an hour after the bombardment began. Gen. Green deci ded that it was possible to advance. al though the signals to cease tiring .-ere disregarded by the fleet. being probably invisible on account of rain. There upon. six companies of the Colorado reginent leaped over their breastworks, dashed into the swami and opened a volley, firing from the partial shelter of low hedges within 300 yards of the Spanish lines. A few moments later the remaining six companies moved along the shore. somewhat covered y a sand ridge form - ed by an inlet under-the outworks of the fort, and by 11 o'clock occupied this formidable stronghold without loss. McCoy hauled down the Spanish flag and raised the stars and stripes, amid wild cheers along the line. Meanwhile, the fleet observing the movement of the troops along the beach, withheld its fire. The bombardment had lasted exactly an hour and a half. An hour later. Gen. Green and his staff proceeded along the beach, still under a hot infantry fire from the right, where the Eighteenth regulars and the third regular artillery were engaging the enemy and directed themovements. for advance into Malate. The vicinity of the fort was uncomfortble on account of numbers of sharpshooters, in the buildings 200 yards dis tant. The forward movement therefore, was hastened, and in a few minutes the outskirts of the suburb was well occu upied, and the sharpshooters were driven away. As the Californians underCol. Smith came up the beach, they played the na tional air, accompanied by the whist ling of the Mauser bullets, and during the sharpshooting continued to encour age the men with inspiring music. Each regiment carried its colors into action. There was considerable fighting in the suburbs of Malateand Ermitav, but the battalion of Californians push ed into Luneta. the popular promenade, with 200 yards of the moat of the cit adel. Then the white flag was hoisted at. the southwest corner ofthe walled town. Gen. Green, with the members of his staff galloped along the Luneta, under a sharp scattering fire from the houses near the beach, and parleyed with an officer, who directed him along to the gate, further east. "At the moment, the Spanish forces, retreating from the Santa Anna. came into view, fully 2.000 strong, followed by insurgents who had eluded Gen. MacArthur's troops, and now opened fire for a brief period. The situation was awkward. if rot critical, both sides being Slightly suspicious of treachery. The Spanish troops lining the citadel ramparts, observing the insurgents' ac tion, opened fire on the Californians, killin- one and woundinz three. The confusion. however, soon ceased oy the advance of the retreating Spaniards to the Esplande. when G en. Green ordered them to enter the citadel. "Soon a letter was brought from the captain general requesting the comman der of the troops to meet him for con sultation. Gen. Green immediately entered with Adjt. Gen. Bates. Mean while, according to arrangement. the moment the white flag was shown, Gen. Merritt, who occupied the steamer Zafiro as temporary corps headquarters, sent Gen. Whittier with Flag-Lieut. Brumby ashore to meet the captain general and discuss first a plan qf capit ulation. Gen. Whittier found the effi eials much startled by the news that the attack was vigorously continuing along the whole line, the American troops even threatening the citadel. "All available Spanish troops were immediately massed in the vicinity of the palace, awaiting the succession of events, concerning which a certain de gree of anxiety was evident. Gen. Merritt entered with his staff at3o'clock. The situatioq was then better under stood, and a conference with Gen. Jaudemez was held. The terms agreed upon may 1e outlined as follows: "'An agreement for the capitulation of the Philippines. "'A provision for disarming the men who remain organized under the command of their officers, no patrol being exact. "'Necessary supplies to be furnished from the captured treasury f'?. ds, and possible deficiency being made good by the Americans. "'The safety of life, especially of the Ssanish soldiers and citizens, to be guaranteed as far as possible. " 'The question of transporting the troops to Spain to be referred to the decision of the Washington govern ment, and that of returning their arms to the soldiers to be left to the direction of G en. Merritt. "'Banks and sinmilar institutions to continue operations under existing regulations, unless they are changed by the United States authorities.' "P~erfect order prevails tonight on both sides the Pasig, and the civil guard, remaining armed on duty and cooperat ing with the American sentries, are pre serving quiet. About 2,000) soldiers will lay down their arms tonight in the palace vestibule. The stories of starva tion in the town are exaggerated. The Spanish troops appear to be in excellent condition, and there are only 17 sick. "Great credit must be given Gen. Merritt for his attack, which was suc essfully carried out in every detail un der unusually complicated conditions. Prompt action and strictly followingi fully detailed orders resulted~ in every case in the immnediaite settelment otf every diihicuilty. however threatening. Teconduct oflthe Spanish was in a few ases reprehensible. such as their set ting iire to the gun boatt Cehut and the destruction of sever'al armed launches and boats after the capitulation had' been atgreedi uponl. ''Lieut. Brumiby lowered the paish fiaw in Fort Santiago amnd raised tiw' stars and stripes, mna ny Spanirds weep n'.. while the An'arica n handi play "T'hie Star Spangled Banner. ' and a comnanv of nantry presented arm. ''It vwas im'posible to) praise too high ly the humnity of Admiral Dewcy andI 4 en. Merrin, for a bombi1ardment of theC w: lled :iy woulimd have inilic ted seve re lo- of life. upin Wimen] and childr. i. ereitide I. h , icut to re'aliLe -T he O1. lympi 'al ji - : ic Petre fired abut 70 iunds cach of .i:e and~ '-inchV hell at. a distance :f from CAM1E TO BLOWS.1 McMahan and Mayfield Go it for One Brief Round. HOW IT ALL HAPPENED. As Usual the Other Candidates Had Their Little Say and Retired. The Fighters Arrested. An appeal to fists was the finale of the campaign meeting at Anderson on Tuesday of last week. The meeting was a large one, about nine hundred persons attending. All the speakers were heard attentively. BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION. Just before the meeting was called to order, Mr. McMahan announced'that Superintendent of Education Mayfield had circulated a document purporting to be his campaign speech containing references to himself. He said he would reply thereto - when his 'turn came near the end of the meeting, and he hoped the crowd would remain. ELLERBE AND TILLMAN. Gov. Ellerbe began by naming Ben. Tillman as the author of the dispensary law: apud declaring that his brother, Col. George Tillman. had stated that it was originated to corrupt the morals of the people. "I did not say any such thing," quoth Uncle George, tartly. "I said it was gotten up to control elections and for the politicians to divide the spoil. "Oh, well," said the governor, that's the same thing, that would lead to cor ruption," Uncle George-No sir. you may re peat what I said, but don't put words in my mouth. Gov. Ellerbe-It amounts to the same thing. You dry up and let ine speak. Uncle George-I would not have in terrupted you if you had not niisrepre sented me. , MORE LIBERTY AND LESS T.\XES. Uncle George Tillman stood for more liberty and less taxation. Liberty was invaded by the .netropolit4n police. by the whiskey constables, by the execu tive appointment of township officers instead of by election. The people had managers of election that they didn't want ranmed down theirthroats. There ought to be township government in South Carolina as is the case every where else except in the south, where the negro has been the bugaboo. The constitution. however. had removedr this, and. besides. the Spanish war had 1 caused a faternalization between the north and the south. SCHUMPERT FOR HIGH LICENSE. Schumpert appealed for a good sen sible disposition of the liquor quetion so that candidates could har-c high issues to discuss. Hie had :-ivcn Zir-at study to the subject of prohibition, first studying it in Europe. It was not because it did prohibit that lie opposed ,t, but because it was a sham theory that debauched the citizenship. Even under the strictest prohibition law we are obliged to have whiskey for imcdi cine, for sacrament, forscience. It in culcated secret sin. H~e stood for local option with license so the county could manage its own affairs. WATSON'S RIDICULE. Col. Watson ridiculed severely what he termed the so-oallcd prohibition movement, and bitterly asked if a strict temperance man like himself was to b cast aside by temperance people for a raw recruit in the cause. Hie dared to say that a large majority of the prohi bitionists were those who called the State officers spies and tried to kill them, while they would buy whiskey from wagons .and never inform. The border counties wanted a prohibition law because they could go to the stills a few miles off and buy untaxed whiskey for $1 per gallon. WITH FLOWERS AND CHEERS. The prohibition candidate. Mr. Featherstone was recaived with flowers and cheering. He was glad to sound the prohibition toesin in a county where so many noble men had fought all their hives for the cause. It was time for the professing Christians of South Carolina to call a halt. Watson boasted of preaching temperance for 40 years, but had been voting for the sale of liquor. Ujnlike the Irish soldier who telegraph ed, "We have the enemy and we are his'n." If the people of Soath Carolina would vote as they pray, after the smoke of the battle had cleared away on the 30th of August, they would send a message in the language of one celebra ted general to another; "We have met the enemy and he is ours." (Great ap plause and lots of flowers.) 'WHO IS ARCHR?" Mr. Archer was greeted with a dose of his own medicine, at Spartanburg he had asked "who is Featherstone?" and today lhe was met with the question; "Who is Archer?" from a score of throats. lie indulged in a biographi cal sketch, and when he stated one of his ancestors had fought for the inde pendence of the colonies, an old fellow exclaimed. "Hurrah for him against England." iMr. Archer said he repre sented the bone and sinew of the land. and was severe in his denunciation of' the educational policy of the State. lie declared it was only the children of the leaders who were catered to. Scores of legislators had sons who received h igher~ educatieln fromn tlhe.State. :and t lie fact was that it was a case of' - you vo'te for lui appr io'riatioll and Ill vote Iior ,ICisa'ary Aso w !EELusC. 3r. W\hitunian declared that Fli rid was not1 in the race. 3l1ark Ilannai t'o the 'contraryv not withstandina. lle himi self wo:uh'i act 40,000i vts and declar' ed sincerity was a part of his nr . W\atsoun didn't have an ba hckbone, and hixs c'riticismn 'f lllee was imly the itt callini, the kettle black. -\e are e"eux wvith to) mnanyli hyo'rite, of that oppone n racet *iuprt in view'. the le~'Iid xi nonfainal c~..n.U public or' pivate, reuired therule of tIbe party! Ie dudeja- LU a h peo'ple vote' withiout re'ard to fact i. and 't esp ll thatoc fati tht.a \r. "Jxower syidx' he appeared a. a man~ whc 1aways -el firIly o an e!- with: i - a h n a pieric as his coplieti t01 had. :, was entitlcd to the 'ame p rivXile1 (.z.. A .y ziinuationl to t hew con trary wa InnI si'tENt to th!I fi' . led ot. Il had l'l promised no iroworks and had ab]used Io oie. but MeMahan hadi called him -I an clephant, a bear and a Norman Perecron and said he oughit to be pulled out of the State house by the fIet. le read from his eamnpaign circular what he had said about )]cM. hanl: that he wanted office in order to spread himself: that he failed to spread at the law so he went back to the South Carolina College. where he was unable to spread to suit himself. H.e wanted a big office so he could spread big. If 31)Mahan was elected lie would spread things. le spread himself in the constitutional convention. but none of his ordinances passed. Judging from that there was no telling whai he would do if turned loose and allowed to spread himselA "There is his ordinance to render counties liable to damage: to exempt mortgages: competency to mar ry; limiting State's lie: to regulate de struction of timber and the planting of trees, and to protect atheists and infi dels. If these are fair samples of his idea of spreading 'there is no telling what strange things he. would introduce into the schools were lie elected. If you want to take chances and allow him to put into force the many new plans he says he has on education (spreading. I suppose) vote for Mr. McMahan.' .ICMAlIAN,S REPLY. Mr. MeMahan began his reply: "I have not advertised fireworks." said he, "I have asked you to be present to hear me at this late hour and said that I proposed to answer from the stump at this first opportunity an unmanly at tact made upon me by Mr. Mayfield under cover. I entered this campaign with the high resolve to offer to the people of mv native State the services of a trained educator and to establish in our polities the methods of the man of thought. of reuinement and of breed ing. I have zone before the people and have me1t with every encouragement. while Mr. 31ayiield has acted and has feit as one marching to sure defeai. Bu1t my friends have told me not to feel too confident. that he is a shrowd and slick politician, and that sometime and somewhere something to injure me that he had worked underhanded would turn up at the last moment when it was too late to defeat it. I have discovered one of these methods when I have yet two weeks of the canvass ahead of me. A pamphlet circulated by him or his henchmen has been sent me, entitled .Campaign Speech of W. D. Mayfield'; that speech was never made and lie knew it! It is false to call it his cam Pai*n speech and was designed to create the false impression that I had heard it from the stump and let it go unchal lenged." Mlayficid-Tjhr~t were you doing at McMahn-I spoke there, but did not allude to my candidacy or mention you. As I have passed from county to coun ty he has followed me with this con ecaled attack. The serpent winds its noisome course and strikes from under cover. Mr. MIayfield's expression changed at this rem-trk, and he warned the speaker not to go too far. "Ti~e assassin," continued McMahan "plies his murderous trade in the si lence and the shadow of the dark ness. This brought Mayfield to his feet, and facing McMahani at close quarters he cried: "Sop stop.'. The scne was comical. Mayfield's big frame bestrode the narrow space like a colossus. Bending forward lie shook his finger at 3IeMahan, warning him in slow. measured tones to "stop." repeating it six or eight times. "I'll do as I please,' declared his lithe, young title reader. "Mind now, stop," was theireiterated warn . "You have the bulk." rejoined Me Mahan. "but God distinguished man from the brute by brain. You have the carcass, but that which marks ,the man is courage. At this Mayfield turned to the crowd with a scornful laugh and a wave of his hand cried: "Why, gentlemen. I slap ped his face once." "You are a liar," flashed McMahan. Mayfield gathered himself together like a giant and aimed a tremendous blow which landed glancingly on McMa han's head. McMahan's right shot out. landing under Mayfield's eye. Both men pitched forward to settle it with their fists, but the chief of police, Chairman Prince, and others had thrown themsrlves into the breach and stopped it on the first round. "Let him go on, I can whip him," shouted McMahian. "Not on this stand," cried Prince as the men were led away and quiet was restored. McMahan then proceeded with his speech until his five minutes expired. COL. RtICE was then introduced and created a laugh by saying -that after such an inei dent he knew the crowd wanted no more speeches. He simply said lie wanted no higher epitaph than his lifelong wish to live to see the day when every boy and girl had receiv'ed at least an elementary education. Tlhe combatants were requtired to de posit Si10 bond for their appecarance at the miayor's court tomiorrow, which both of them did. TH E 0Th H Ets. Thel other speakers were Tompi~kinsW. F"l'vd. HI vthe. E'vans. Giray. (Garris. Stauselli. Thomas, Sl ig.h and Berry". A Death Hole. de (Cubl a ad t h' health of the peo'le are"' mat ters r'eevin: muchi at tenlti~o. P rbabily th le sti'am11est odo'r Sanitiac' uuulpri ence''i ''in' 'odmi-i the new o io of d e.infe "~ants th e i::i' -L'~LCL :. tir te . ' c on in h'. od~ eur as 'al the opulation in' :1 '14r The ''itt 'Iis seriousi. M~urd~'er ina Columbia. .\bia I~ ik-nd Sceio T1hompis'' 'tv a uare 11< ut a mall debt whii'h the latter' ''"ed the former onFid. ''ornin mwhie.ub end' d in the death of arisar"e c")olred,: miivd in C'olumi TIIE WAGES OF SIN. A Young Woman Murdered in a New York Hotel. THE MURDERER ARRESTED. The Victim was Beautiful and Her Death Revealed the Fact That She Led a Double Life. New York has another sensation on hand. A very handsome youn.r woman vas ffnipl on Wednesday iorninig mur dered in a respectablelotel. The mur der was committed in a room on the fourth floor of the Grand hotel. Broad way and Thirty-first street. She reis tered at the hotel Monday afternoon and later was joined by the man who is charged with her murder. He was seen leaving the hotel at 2.30 o'clock Tues day morning. and a few hours later the isoman was found lying on the floor of her room dead. She had been killed with a bludgeon and her person robbed. A fact which at first seemed to indicate that the deed was the work of an ordi nary burglar was that in the adjoining room, Thomas E. Veal, ex-chief of the sanitary department of Atlanta. Ga.. was during the same night robbed of $ISO, which he had pinned to the mat tress when he retired for the night. The body of the woman was found lying near the mantel. Near her was a piece of lead pipe. one end of which was covered with insulating or bicycle tape. This was the weapon with which the murderer had caused the woman's death. The scalp was broken in two places by the blows of a heavy instru ment. The woman had evidently been lying on a sofa on the west side of the apartment, with her back to the assas sin. There were marks upon the frin-c of the sofa which indicated that she had clutched at it. She had then evi dently sta-ggered to her feet and made her way to the center of the room, where there was a large table, by the side of which she had fallen. No time was lost in makii- : n examination of the elothing and effects. Cncealed in the folds of her dress was the check which forms such an important part in the chain of evidence, and .99 in money. The cheek was for the sum of' and was drawn on the Garfield National bank to the order of Emma Reynobmis by Dudley Johnson. On the back was the endorsement, -S. J. Kennedy." in a free and flowing hand. which corres ponded almost exactly to the signature upon the Jace. There was no revenue stamp, but the person who had drawn the cheek had affixed an ordinary 2 cent postage stamp. There was also found a satchel of black leather which had been sli: open with a knife. The catch which held it shut was exceedingly irtricate. and had not yielded readily to the efforts of the person who had tricdI to hastily open it. P'apers, a blank contract for subscrill tions for a iok which bore the name olf --. C. Rey ntlds ad a card for examn ination foradmnissio"n to~the Ac.a-demly o Dramatie Art revealcd tie wonmi's :ti dlres,No. 370 West Fifty- sith 'treet. Captair Price t:ieiately -ei ti that address.~ where the deteces und an14.11 nee cooredi servant. who aid her i name was NIartret Adams. She wa tae to the hotel, and after maikiing a hyster teal demonstration identifiedi theaod Iof the murdered womian as that of hei mistress. She sai-d first that the wo man was married and lived at No. 370 Wcst Fifty-eigrhth street with her hus band. Under cross-examination she admitted that her mistress was single, and that she had frequently been visit ed in the fiat by MIaurice B. )Iendham, a broker, of No. 20 Broad street. Captain Price. while detectives were busy upon the clew afforded by the check, made the most searching inqiui ries of the clerks and attendiants of die hotel. Hie learned that the woman had gone to the hotel at about half-past 1 o'clock MIonday afternoon and hadl rer istered the signature. "h. M1anvell anid wife. Brooklyn.' She then went into the diningroomi. where she had luncheon and sent her check to the desk. This is a trival circumstance in itself, but it served to attraet the attention of the waiters to the woman, as it is against the rules of the hotel for bills in the restaurant to be charged to patrons. The waiter who served the woman, the head waiter, and the clerks were all more or less concerned in explaining to her that the cheek should be paid in cash. and in this way their attention was di rected to her more than usual. The woman left the hotel at :3 o'clock in the afternoon. and did not return until be tween 5 and i o'clock. She was then accomp~anied by a man, with whom she went to room No. 84. Shortly after the couple arrived there was an order given for a pint of chamnpagne. Nothing more was seen of the woman The man, who had left the hotel, re turned again at half-past 11 o'clock. when he was seen by the elevator man. who afterward positively idienti fied himi. The last seen of him at the hotel was at half-past 2 t 'clock yesterday morning. when a clerk saw himi going down the stairs and leave the house by the Bronui way doer. Couronmer Bauwieh and his physician. D r. E~dward O' llanlon. foundl that wouitmis uploni the woman's heiud were merely a breaikin:: f theC scalp and that the skull was niot fractured. I ler deathI hal heeni cause~d by thme di slmea tion of the cervihal ver'teb a-. D r. 0'llanlon t-alhl attentioni to the fact Itiolently wore m n the l b of ' he-i Ileftvar owedtt~tv' eviec htaner ti '(alhe wr-Th oirdsr vantsai tha sh wa -oiieta e wholl wsfndthis ies -e e e..cIi strin t Th* dn tist tOok his a-rret calmh-. and when taken to the West Thirti etih street po li( it tion -i. shortly before -1 o'clock. betrayed ot) great ntation. lie was taken in to the sorzeat's office. where he wa questioned as to his movemicn ts. He de0nied tha;t he had been in the Grand11 11 inwtel tie n1i,ht before. I He was t:!ken to ti captain's private roomt. where there were six or eighti deteet ves. Emiploye' of the hotel were taken in one by ,:e.:m all of thei pozitive ly jidentitil hin as the mian who hadi Ieti iln the hotel the nigrht before. Catain 1Price did everything po-ibloe to Iuiake the identitication comiplete. le asked the emnployees to point out the person who looked like the main wiiom they had seen in company with the w oman abiout the hotel. They said. with seareely any hesitation. that Ken nedy* not only loo(ked like himl). but was theti man. Kenie(lv admitted that he was acquainted with the murdered woinn. Detectives who were stationed at Miss Reynolds' flat at No. 370 West Fifty-eighth street returned to the sta tion early in the afternoon, bringing with them 3rs. Christine Reynolds, the young woman's mother, and a little boy, her child. She had come to the city to visit her daughter. and to take the child to the dentist's to have his teeth treated. She made the follow ng .tatement. whieh was put in writ ing by a police stenographer: "My name is Irs. Christine Reynolds. I live at No. 460 South Fifth avenue. _1t. Vernon. My daughter Emelyne has been living at No. 370 West Fifty eighth street. She was at my home for the last time Sunday. The previous Thursday she was at my house. and said that Dr. Kennedy wanted $500 to put on a race for her, and she would get $4,000. She said that would be a grqat thing for her. She had already drawn the money, and had it in her satchel. Then she said: 'I don't think I will.' I think she put it in a New York bank, but I did not see her until Saturday night after nine. Then Sun day she said she had given it to Dr. Kennedy. and added. -I'm going to meet him tomorrow at six o'clock.' That is all I know. Einclyne told mc to conic to him on Tuesday. lie told her. she said. to bring a little satchel to carry the money, and she took a lit itle black satchel from my house." Emelyne Reynolds. sometimes called Dolly Reynolds, was twenty-one year old. Her father and mother, Mr. and 31rs. Edward Reynolds. live at No. 460 South Sixth avenuc. MIount Vernon. 31r. R.vtoids is a wealthy builder and owni his home and two apartment house. Enelyne was a beauty. She many suitors. ind was fond of ad mirers. She was ever fascinatingly dresscd. About two years ago she left home she dressed exTensively and told her parents that she was in the book business. They saw her every Suniay. when she went home to visit them,. Sometimes sihe drove out in a M1ne ): at others she rode a $100 biycl.' She always had plenty of iony. and never would tell her parents w~ere: he get it. "I earned it." she used to say when they questioned her. 17i wore several diamond rings, and a pair of earings worth 42.U0). She had apivdle which was imported from Ch; ina at cost of $300 Un the ship that brouh i Hung Chang. It was called -Yako.1 and MIiss Reynolds used to take it with her to 3Ioun: Vernon on Sudy.She would never tell who gave 'er the poodle. Thic traie death of Lhe young iwom au broughlt out the fact that she had b eeni leadiga double life. At MIount Vernon. N. Y., where her parents :-e side. she was a promnine nt and popular figure in society. In New York she occupied a flat luxuriously fitted up at the expense of a wealthy broker. There she wa known as MIrs. Reynolds. MIurice 1. MIendhamn was the "31r. Rieynolds" of the liat att No. 370 West Fiftty-eighth street. lie and his brother romipose a brokerage iirmi with offiees on the seven thl i tior of No. 20) Broad St. '11:-. Mdan h:o, known the Reynelds family in Mlount Vernon for a long time., He ittcd up1 the apare.ent in which Dollie lived and lhe spent much of his time there. DROWIiED BY A CLOUD BURST. Five Children DMet Their Death in the Sweeping Flood. A cloud burst up Sawmill Run. Pa.. Friday morning caused a flood in that stream and endangered the lives of five persons. Five children are missing and all are supposed to have been drowned. They are: Irene Loftus. Regis Loftus. Nellie Sauls. M1argaret Shaughinessy and Anna Holzaf'el. The body of Regis Loftus was recovered Friday evening. 3Mrs. Loftus. mother of the two Loftus children. is dying from the effect of the shock and ex posure. The water in the run began to rise Friday morning and at 9 o'clock a great volume of water came down. The miss ing children. together with some older persons, were standing on a porch of the brick tenement house on Violet alley. in the rear ef M1ain street. When :hi' 'reat wave. 21; feet hig~h, came deo. 'r e porch'! was carried away atnd the pe'mle' wont withit when thle nien in i aI' I wree :ne ple -'trugg'ling for lif . hyxtpe ito te (OI' rvr bit -aved by the heavy and 1otn~i o pu fri I idi i't unil ei 'clock Fidaylt ShotC.. t ie THE STATES EDUCATORS. The South Carolina Teachers Institute Meets in Columbia. The coininL session of the Teacher)s' Institute. to be held in this city frn Aug-ust 29 to Septehmer 10. is attract ing much interest angu the educators of the State and promiises to be largely attended. That such a convention of teachers will be both protitable and pleasant is assured. and that it will give a new impetus to school work there is o (oubt. Among the instructors who will have Charge 4f the institute are those who are well known throughout the State in the edieational field, and with two weeks spent under their tutelage much valuable information can be gained which will prove helpful in the school room. As already published. the sessions of the institute will be held in the audi toriurm of the Presbyterian College for Women. and Dr. Pell will be glad to do all he can for the success of the gatleringr. Prof. Hughes, of Greenville. who is to be the director of the institute. has been in the city looking after the ar rangement of the details, and the out look, he thinks. is very promising for a large attendance of teachers. For the information of all who ex pect to be present the following from Surperintendent of Education Mayfield is published: To the Teachers and School Officers of South Carolina: I call your attention to the State In stitute to be held in Columbia, August 29th to September 10th. It is an oppor tunity you should not miss. The corps of regular instructors in the county in stitutes held during the summer num bered IS of the most eflicient and lead ing public school men of the State, and all these are expected to be present each day to take part in the exercises and discussions, and each will contri bute the best ideas, methods and prin ciples he has obtained by study. obser vation and experience. In addition, the corps of special lec turers will fill engagements at night and assist whenever possible in the daily sessions. The institute will be held in the de lightfully loeated and commodious au ditorium of the Presbyterian College for Women. Board can be had at private boarding houses at 75 cents per day or $4 per week. The Grand Central hotel offers a rate of $1 to $1.50 per day. The chance to visit the State capital and spend 10 days in a well conducted working institute, manned by such a corps of instructors, is 'one which every wide-dwake teacher and county and city superintendent will appreciate and use. The railroads have given very low ates, and you should see that your a,,ent has instructions in time. You will find it much to your advantage. and you are not only invited but urged to attend. Following is the corps of instructors:, T. B. Hamby. S. H. Edmunds. J. W. Thompson. E. C. Coker, E. J. Browne. C. A. Greaser. Patterson Wardlaw. D. D. Wallace. J. A. Boyd. W. K. Sligh. L. W. Dick, A. J. Thackston. W. F. Moncrief, Frank Evans. W. H1. Wal lace. W. H. Hand. W. Z. McGhee. E. L. Hughes. director. Yours respectfully. W. D. Mavyfield. State Superintendent of Education. A BIG FLEET. In a Few Days Seventy Warships Will Rendezvous at Fort Monroe. One of the largest fleet of warships ever assembled in an American port will be brought together in the next few days at Fort MIonroe. Already 57 warships are under orders to rendezvous Ithere, and the orders still to be issued will raise the total to the neighborhood of 70. Naval officials say- it is dificeult to realize the extent of such a marine aggregation in one harbor. These in cluded in today's orders are the New port, Rodgers, Lebanon. Wompatuck. Morriss, Giwin, Lancaster, 3Macbias, Osceola, Peoria, Massasoit, Sioux. Che yenne. Waban. Chickasaw. Helena. Detroit and Yankton. These and the ships previously ordered arc mainly small craft. although there are a num ber of large cruisers and gunboats, in cluding the San Francisco, Helena. De troit. Topeka. Marietta and Castine. The 'movement of these ships north ward is due to the close of hostilities and more particularly to the desire to get the ships away from points of pos sible fever infection. They will now be put in thorough repair, and their crews gradually will be changed from naval malitiamen to sailors of the regu lar navy. The navy department has not yet determined what ships will go to Habana. San Juan and other points in Cuba and Porto lRico. There is felt to be no hurry about this until the aLu thority of the United States is fully es tablisited throughout the islands. in the meantime the matter of policing the shore points is being considered and in due time a number ot the light draumght auxil iary iraft and som.e ofthe sin gle-turretedI monitors will be used for this coast patrol. It is found, how ever, that only four of' the old monitors of tihe elvil war arc. lit fo r this service in 5t'mbern waters. An Outrage. The fir -'t repr of yutre by' t~ihe iia wa b1-rought 1 o' e he1li~ters. of fie'. 'i0 nWdeda yapiM whod n'hecd a eu ainfanCas W/reeler :i Com nnd HIE IA) NINE WIVES. And As a Natural Consequence Got Into Trouble. A TRAVELING SALESMAN Who Had a Family in Nearly Every Town in His District and Lived Off Them. Worse Than Brigham Young. A convention of Martin JIerzensen's wives was .ently held at O'Ncil. Neb.. nine wit- n attewlance. Jergensen is a ligh. -.ng rod salesman. Although he earns nly lI01 a month. he has cx perienced uo dificulty in maintaining his various establishments. In fact, the multiplicity of his helpmates consti tuted his great financial strenzth. For helpmates they were in the fullest sense of word. Nearly e-eryone of them worked for her own living and Jergen sen s too. He married Mrs. Jergensen, No. 1, at Beatrice, Neb., in 1883. She was a dressmaker. Her income was as large as her husband's. and she quite agreed with him that it would befoolish in her to stop work simply because she was married. She managed to squeeze out $20 or $25 for her husband every month. Jergensen never gave her a cent. By No. 1 Jorgensen had no chil dren. Until a few weeks ago No. 2 always supposed her name was Mrs. John B. White. She married at Midvale, Neb. in 185. She was teaching school at the time and has continued to do so ever since. Her salary was only $40 a month and her husband did not con trive to get much cash from her, but she was never a source of expense to him. She has two children. Number three alsp teaches school, in Butte Coulnty, S. D., a few miles north of Belle Fourche. She married Jergen sen in 18S6. He gave the name of Frank Scales at the time. Her salary is larger than number two's-$50 a month-and as living expenses are light in Butte County her husband has in duced her to part with $10 or $15 every month. She has one child. A week after his wedding with num her three Jorgensen arrived at Long Pine, Neb.. for a similar ceremony with Mrs. Hlepsebali Scott, a widow and quite wealthy. le married her under the name of George Graham. Jergensen has induced her to part, so she says, with $2,000 or $3.000. She has two children. Jergensen married No. 5 in 1888, while on a visit to Richland, S. D. She was unemployed at the time, but Jergen sen soon found a place for her as a bookkeeper, and she has been at least self-supporting until three or four months ago, when an attack of typhoid fever put her husband to considerable expense for a time. She supposedher self to be Mrs. Hamilton B. Trewin, and has one child. No. 6 teaches school at Sundance, Wyo. Jergensen told her his name was Walter Marsh. Out of a salary of $45 a month she has always managed to find $5 or $10 to relieve her husband's pressing necessities. Number i is a music teacher at Fort Pierre. S. D. She has gone by the name of Mrs. Reddick McCullen, and has four children. She married Jergen sen in 1891. Her income is a good one, and she handed over to "McCullen" $25 or $30 a month. Number 8 owns a farm near Bonestel, S. D1. She was married in 1893 to Harry Ord-such was Jergensen's alias -and has supplied him with $10 or $15 a month for the past five years. A month ago Jergensen added No. 9, and lhe ought to have waited even longer, for it was his ninth wedding that proved his undoing. The bride was MIiss Hannah Murray, the daughter of a wvell-to-do farmer, near Hermosa, S. D. Jorgensen won her under the name of Paul Wentworth. All might have been well had not Mrs. Went worth and MIrs. Jergensen No. 1 pos- " sessed a commnon friend at O'Neill. This friend had a photograph of Jor gensen presented to her by N~o. 1 and when No. 9 married she sent the bride groom's picture to the self-same friend. The friend noticed the resemblance and c'ommunicated with No. 1. No. 1 came to O'Neill, compared the photo graphs and telegraphed Jorgensen to come to her. Jorgensen came at once and tried to bluff the thing through, and would have succeeded, perhaps, had not a local newspaper printed a rough "chalk-plate" copy of his photo graph. By some mischance a copy of the paper fell into No. :{s hands, and . she hastened to O'Neill to see about it. No. 1 and No. ~3 saw how the land lay and communicated with No. 9. So she cams. too. Nos. 2. 4. 5, 6, 7 and 8 dliscovered the situation one at a timie. and1 also arrived. They had .Jer gensen arrested and refused to bail him out. It is expected. that the next Hsit County grand jury will indict him, and all his wives w.ill probably appear aganit him except No. 5. who says she still loves him~ anrd cainnot think o. in ereasing' hli troubles ..dergensen pro fese conlidece tchat lie will ye be able to talk the others. over, and that the cses~ aga inst im n will ultinately be dr'ope. H e n::maged to prevent anuy of is wvir fro having 's'u5picions before i1 aQlc' enra myter. Iis bine~f5s invetr. ad is::3: Lig his runds be tweento tw::swher hi'. various wires E... . ha managed to keep up a rea nai 'how ofinte-est in each. 'Fatal Game of 0rMarbles. a io d hnm. 1. 12 -:easod * an dit.m when the ne''' picked ni" a r,,e, :m kruk John'.'n in the back, killng him.iW . wa hod mjr th nu . iit h rm Ikem of 1:ie that they were un!!. tolive 1w-irs of whom the ""n-'hand rma erry boat into the I Del-. wareri--r. The were Bessie Fonst, :n ieen of~ Camdn. N. J. an 31aud linie. aged twenty. of P'h ila