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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