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- ~v. * -- .* W*Wm .* ' ''??.?% fPfftfiiBf" ?,- *...-^.v - ..(:+ rf " jyg^ALr: .^p3}B| The Bamberg Herald. j - - % ~ : ? ?* - " ? ESTABLISHED 1891. BAMBERG. S. G. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 7.1901. OXK DOLLAll PER YEAR. 2b ' ? ? mmmvsmw 1 klW TREATY DENOUNCED' Nicaragua Termites Provisions Allowing Bnilding^f Canal. OFFICIALS TAKEN BY SURPRISE \ Motive For Action Unknown to Officialsss Yet?Desire Is Expressed For Conclusion of New T reaty. A Washington special says: The government of Nicaragua has termi- j natea tne ireaiy unaer wnicn me United States wa. empowered to construct an inter-oceanic canal across the territory of Nicaragua. This action has been notified to the state department by the Nicaragua minister for foreign affairs. That officdr says that the denunciation in no wise effects the friendly relations between the two 1 countries, and the Nicaraguan govern- ; ment desires the conclusion of new treaties. 1 Beside the treaty of friendship, com- 1 merce and navigation of 1867, thus denounced, the same note conveys the ' denunciation of the extradition treaty 1 of 1S70 between the United States and ! Nicaragua. Under the terms of the de- ( nunciaticn the first named treaty, cov ering the right to construct and guar- ' a?tee a canal, will expire October 24, ^ 1Q(V> nrhinh {e ftna roar fmm tV>?? rinto , TT UlVii AO vug / v?* 4AVUA bMv V%wvv - the notice was received at the state department. The extradition treaty will terminate May 24, next, as provided in the convention. The Nicaraguan minister's note conveys absolutely no information as to c - ^ the motives which inspired the Nica- 1 raguan government to denounce these | two treatties, nor has Mr. Merry, the United States minister to Nicaragua, J thrown any light upon the subject. It 4 may be recalled, as affecting the treaty 1 - Qt 1S67, that before submitting the 1 Hay-Pauncefote treaty to congress last I year, Secretary Hay drew up a set of v protocols with the minister of Nicara- f gua, whereby these officers bound their ffovernmentK to negotiate treaties with the United States for the necessary 5 concessions under which to construct 5 t; and control canals in the event that * eongrtss should authorize the begin- ? nlng of such work. c The first official statement of any ? kind made for a month in relation to the Nicaraguan canal has been ob- a t&ined by the Associated press at E London. It confirms the fact that ' Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassa- 1 dor to the United States, has with him ^ the draft of a new treaty, abrogating the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, which is in every particular satisfactory to Lord Salisbury's cabinet. ^ Carnegie Is Anti-Canal. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie were . C passengers on the St. Louis, reaching j, her dock at New York late Saturday afternoon. fc Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British E ambassador, after an absence of two E months, also returned on the St. Louis. E it is said that he will at once confer E with Secretary Hay regarding the isth- h xnian canal. He refused to discuss the f mattar or to say anything for publica- c tion. i Mr. Carnegie was not so reticent, d "Have you any views on the subject p of the isthmian canal?" was the next l< question put to him. n "I do not believe in a canal at all. t I do not believe a canal will render the t service for the transportation of goods t that a first-class two-track railroad t would do. Freight could be unloaded P into 50-ton cars and loaded on the oth- ij er side at far less cost than running p even 10,000-ton ships, even if you had t' to pay no tolls." v "Would you, therefore, favor a Te- a hautepec ship railroad, such as has t! been proposed?" "They are building a railroad there now, but not of that kind. I do not believe the Nicaragua canal can be built. I do not believe that canal can r< be worked, even if it is built. The R Panama canal can be made workable, e There is more sentiment behind that tl - canal than good sense." g d tl A FRATERNIZING MOVEMENT. s i: Northern and Southern Methodfets b May Be Again In Friendly Union. <5 The decision of the board of bishop* r of the Methodist Episcopal church, in roceion PinoinriwtS tn hnld the next ^ OVBWtVU v meeting in Chattanooga, Tenn., marks ^ an epoch in the history of the Metho- ^ dist church. It will be the first time ^ northern Methodist bishops have met t] on southern soil since the sectional di- D vision of the church. It is said a E strong effort will be made at the meet- s ing of the bishops in Chattanooga to ti effeot a union of northern and south- s ern Methodists. - ? d ED'S CORRECTED COGNOMEN. p King of England Perfects His New and v Extensive Title. 0 King Edward, at a meeting of the j privy council in London, Monday, signed the proclamation giving him his new title as follows: "Edward the Seventh, by the grace ^ of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British J g domains beyond the sea. king, defend- | . er of the faith and emperor of India." | . [a DEWEY SEES PRESIDENT. He Incidentally Touches Upon the Schley Investigation Case. Admiral Dewey called upon Presi- ! c dent Roosevelt Saturday but did not i s discuss with him the Schley court of { inquiry, except to tell the president t that the public sessions of the court 1 would be concluded in a few days. Af- ( terwards he said the court would prob- 1 ably take up eacn coarge m wc pic- i cept, review the testimony and then ] give the facts as they find them and .1 ?ive such an opinion as they called for. / / j I SOUTH CAROLINA 1 } STATE NEWS ITEMS. \ ?CMCMrsitMrs>?MrsKv>? Officers Raid Distilleries. Revenue Collector Aiken, and Deputy Marshal Corbin returned to Greenville a few days ago after a raid on moonshine stills in Oconee county. They destroyed two stills near Whetsote, each of seventy-five gallon capacity, with thirty-eight fermenters and 4,600 gallons of beer. They captured Robt. and Benjamin Holmes at work in one of the stills. Robert Holmes was placed in pail at Walhalla, out Benjamin was dismissed, as he was too young to prosecute. V * * 1 \I(?L oiynca yv ihi nciuwiaii^c* A motion was made in the federal court at Charleston a day or two ago to set aside the verdict of a non-suit in the case of J. H. Parker & Co., cotton brokers of New York, against W. A. Moore, a farmer of Spartanburg county. Moore lost$4,000 speculating in cotton and refused to pay. Suit was entered by the brokers and Moore's answer was that dealing in futures was gambling and, therefore, the contract tvas void. The state supreme court recently made that decision and, in following the state court. Judge Skaonton stated he would have to sign the order 3f non-suit with reluctance. Moore had svon considerable money speculating in cotton, but would not meet his losses ?vhen the market went against him. rhe court took the motion uader advisement. * * * Koester's Friends Explain. A Charleston dispatch says: Friends >f George R. Koester, whose appointnent as collector of internal revenue s opposed because he took part in a ynching in Lexington county some ears ago, have made a statement in he affair. According to this version, koester, who is editor of The Colum)ia Record, went with the mob to re)ort the lynching. When the negro ras caught he was strung to a tree and he mob was making ready to burn ;im alive, when Koester protested that t should not be done. "We'd like to ee you help it," said one or the lead:rs. "I'll kill him first," answereu Ccester, and it is said that he whip>ed out a revolver and fired. Koester laimed to have acted with the desire o save the negro from slow torture, ["he mob, he said, was bloodthirsty md wild for the negro's life, but was lot willing to kill him outright. The Koester element claims now hat he did a humane act, inasmuch as te was powerless to save the negro. * * * President Accepts Invitation. Advices received in Charleston from Vashington convey the very gratifyng intelligence that the president hae iccepred the invitation of the South laroiiua Interstate and West Indian fn frho OTnrtS-tttntl nil Vednesday, February 12, Lincoln's irthday, and preparations will be nade to celebrate the event with, the nost imposing ceremonies. At the aeetirig of the cabinet the president nemioned the fact that the invitation iad been extended, and the matter was uliy discussed, the members of the abinet agreeing with the president hat the date suggested for the presient's visit was exceptionally approbate for a presidential visit. Before eaving Washington the special comlittee from the exposition called on he members of the cabinet and exended to each of them a personal inviation to accompany the president to :harleston. It is understood that Mrs. toosevelt and all the ladies of the cabnet will attend the exposition with the residential party, and it is hoped that he condition of the public business rill be such as to permit the president nd his party to spend some days at he expositio'n. * * Naval Station Plans. A Washington dispa;ch says: The eport of the naval board, headed by oot. Arlmiral Wonrv C. Tavlnr rhare- I d with the preparation of plans for tie new naval station at Charleston, ives in detail all the improvements eemed necessary at Charleston for tie installation of the buildings of the tation. It proposes that Cooper river > dredged to a depth of thirty-two feet elow mean low water and that the redged material be deposited so as to aise the grade six feet above high wa?r to guard against any danger of ooding. In lieu of piers extending 3to the river, the board recommends hat a basin be dredged to a depth of hirty-two feet below mean low water 3 contain two piers in order to afford he needed water front, where vessels lay lie without obstructing the Chanel. A site for two dry docks has been elected in the low land in prolongaion of the re-entrant basin, and a hort pier will be provided between the wo to facilitate the docking and unertaking of vessels. It is the plan to rotect the water front of the working art of the station with a great sea rail having a depth of water in front f thirty-two feet. There was some obpf-rinn to the board's selection of site or the hospital on the ground that rhile it was on high ground far removal from the working part o fthe staion. an absence of trees made the site ndesirable. The hoard, therefore, sug;csts the acquis-tion of a tract of land n the immed^te vicinity of the sta* ion which satisfy all desired conlitions. * * * Statue Offends Negroes. Sculptor Lcpez's heroic sized group >f figures typifying negro life in the iouth. whicfl is to stand before the ne;ro builds of the South Carolina Inerstate anf* West India nexposition, ias gj-en otiense to many of the colled People of Charleston, and they iaV3 made a violent protest to the j<drd of directors, which is headed by poker T. Washington, and which uraters among its members leading men of the race throughout the south. They declare that the Lopez group repreeentathe negro in menial guise ana they think it is an insult to the more ; progressive and enlightened elements of the race: Speaking of the matter, a leading member of the negro board said: "These people don't know what they ! are talking about. I suppose they wanted Mr. Lopez to represent the negro habited in a silk hat and frock i coat. The work of the artist is not | only satisfactory to the board, but all of us appreciate and admire its striking fidelity to nature ana its remarka ole artistic merit. It represents the race as artisans and the tiller of southern soil. This is what the negro is. The Lopez statue represents MOO,000 people, not a few thousand preachers, doctors, lawyers, waiters and Pullman oar nnrters. iou may say that Mr. Washington and our board have no in- j tension of paying any attenfv^to the clamor that is being raised. The Lopez iroup has been placed in front of the negro building and it will remain there is long as we are at the head of the legro department of the exposition." ? * Studying Cotton Diseases. W. A. Orton, assistant pathologist n the department of agriculture at -Vashington. has just completed field >xperi7Msnts with the cotton wilt disease, known also in South Carolina as blight" and in other places as "blackleart." Mr. Orton has studied this disease in he sea island cotton for three years, it was thought at one time that it vould prove a serious menace to cot.on culture, but he says that danger is low practically over. It has been found possible to secure a variety of .otton practically immune to the wilt iisease by selecting seeds from heal.hy plants tnat have grown in badly I iiseased fields. In every field attacked )y this wilt there may be found some jlants that have resisted it, though ill the other plants around them have >een killed. Seed from these plants >'iii grow wnere auj uuiu uuuuu .-ould die. E. L. Rivers, of James island, who ?as the first planter to make this seection of an immune cotton, has been .lotably successful in his attempts, and .he department is having seed grown >y Mr. Rivers and others for general .dstribution, especially in the sea is- , and cotton districts of Georgia and 'lorida, where the wilt disease causes mch loss. The problem of its contrul is a very evere one and must be undertaken by .he government, as few farmers can ?ive the attention necessary for the selection of a resistant variety in upland cotton, which is more susceptible to the disease than the sea island. The department of agriculture has therefore begun experiments in sever- ( al states, but especially in Alabama and South Carolina, with the aim of developing a variety of upland cotton not subject to the wilt disease. If this can be done it will save the cotton planters hundreds of thousands of dol- i lars. The department will endeavor to improve the quality and productive- I ness of the cotton at the same time, while another branch of the work, which now promises great results, is the development of a long staple upland cotton. The experiments made 1 & Columbia this year by Professor < Webber have been full of interest and J value. I BKYAN SPEAKS IN OMAHA. H? Champions Cause of Fusionists In State of Nebraska. William J. Bryan closed the campaign In Nebraska for the fusionists with four speeches in Omaha and South Omaha Monday night. At each ; place Mpr Bryan was greeted with en- < thusiastic crowds, notwithstanding a snow storm. The principal speech was at Franck hall, where he spoke on national issues. I Mr. Bryan said that he expected that Nebraska fusionists would elect their state ticket by a fair majority, but re- f fused to make an estimate on other i states. i BUSINESS BLOCKS BURNED. 1 Town of Jennings, Louisiana, Suffers 1 Heaviiy From Conflagration. 1 At an early hour Monday morning 1 fire broke out in a restaurant at Jennings, La. The wind was blowing a heavy gale, and by 6 o'clock five blocks of the main business part of the town were in smoldering embers and ashes. The heaviest individual loser is A. D. McFarlan, $70,000. The houses destroy- 4 ed were not of a substantial character, 1 and the fire spread so quickly that ] there; was small chance to save any- 1 thing:. Loss, $160,000; insurance, $60,- i 000. ] \ ALABAMIAN STRIKES OIL. Plug Taken From Old Well and Good < Sample of Fluid Found. i Robert R. Zell, president of the 1 Southern Industrial company, has tap- j : ped an oil well near Reld's Gap, Ala., j and secured samples of oil. This well j was driven 1,900 feet several years ; ago. but the promoters died and the j | well has since been plugged up. The samples secured by Mr. Zell after the plug was removed are said to ; be excellent specimens of a very good i 1 grade of oil. j < | < THE IRISH ARE HERE. j ] ] Nationalist Members of Parliament i Receive Glad Welcome In New York. 1 John E. Redmond, Patrick A. McHugh and Thomas O'Donnell, national- i 1st members of the British parliament, i who came over in behalf of the Irish | cause, landed at New York Thursday from the steamship Majestic. They were enthusiastically welcomed on the pier by a large delegation of IrishAmericans. , , i 1 _ , Bank Quits Business. , The National Bank of Commerce ol , Omaha, Neb., has decided to close up , its affairs and has turned over $220,Ooi' 3 in cash to the Omaha National bank to pay its depositors. I FINE WORK OF BOERS Large Force Swoops Down Upon Col. Benson's Rear Gnard. ' i RED COATS SUFFER SEVERELY j Several Officers and Fifty-Four Men j Were Killed, While One Hundred and Sixty Were Wounded?At Close Quarters. Lor:l Kitchener has reported to the London war office a disaster to the British near Bethel, eastern Transvaal, in wfcich two guns were lost, several officers killed or wounded and fifty* - - - -rv J A J four men killed ana ibu wouuueu. The following Is the text of Lord Kitchener's dispatch, dated Pretoria, November 1: "I have just heard of a severe attack made on the rear guard of Colonel Benson's column when about 20 miles northwest of Bethel, near Brokenlaagte, during a thick mist. "The strength of the enemy is reported to have been a thousand. They rushed two guns with the rear guard, but it is uncertain whether they were able to remove them. "I fear our casualties were heavy. Colonel Benson was wounded, but not severely. A relieving column will reach him this morning.'" Later Lord Kitchener telegraphed as follows: "Colonel Barter, who marched from the constabulary line yesterday, reached Benson's column early this (Friday) morning unopposed. He reports that Colonel Benson died of his wounds. "The other casualties are as follows: "Killed?Colonel S. Guinness, Major F. D. Murray, Captains M. W. Lindsay and F. T. Thorould, Lieutenants E. V. I rironL-. anri r r SheDherd and Second Lieutenant A. J. Corlett. "Died of wounds, Captain Byre Lloud." Lord Kitchener then gives the names of thirteen other officers who were wounded, most of them severely, and announces that fifty-four non-commissioned officers and men were killed *and 160 wounded, adding that four of the latter have since died of their wounds. The dispatch then says: "I assume that the two guns have been recovered and the enemy has withdrawn, but I have no further details. "I deeply regret the loss of Colonel Benson and the other officers and men who fell with him. In Benson the service loses a most gallant and capable officer, who inraria-bly led his column with marked success and judgment. "The fighting was at very close quarters and maintained with determination on both sides The enemy suffered heavily, but * have not yet received a reliable estimate. "The Boers retired east." INTERIOR DEPARTMENT FIGURES. More Than One Hundred and Forty Millions Required 1'or Pensions. nptimotcc tr\T fho o,rnonHifnrp nf 1 J1C UOtlUiCibVO I.V4 vuw w w? the interior department during the fiscal year beginning next July, to be 3ent to congress this session, aggregate $170,000,000. Of this amount a total of $142,161,200 is asked for pensions and the administrative work of the pension bureau. In addition to the $13,516,210 already appropriated for the twelfth census, an additional appropriation of $1,972,120 for next year is asked. Other items call for $7,)00,000 for the Indian service, $2,286,?56 for the general land office, $1,069,107 for the geological survey, and $949,000 for the patent office. MERCER HAS THE "DOUGH." Rockefeller Can Now Come Across With His $15,000 Donation. President Pollock, of Mercer university, at Macon, the leading Baptist educational institution of Georgia, announces that he thinks the amount of K50.000 for the endowment fund has been subscribed by the friends of the iniversity, thereby securing the donation of $15,000 from John D. Rockefeller predicated upon the former i*sou*t being raised by November 1. 6ILVER BULLION DISAPPEARS. Ton of "Base" Metal Taken From the Court Room at Omaha, Neb. At Omaha, Neb., Thursday a ton of 'base" silver bullion, worth something over $1,000, mysteriously disappeared from the criminal court room. The 6ilver a few days ago figured as in exhibit in a junk stealing case, and had been left in the oourt room awaiting such time as the proper owners should olaim ft, The junk dealers were tried and acquitted on a charge yt having bought stolen property. The smelter, to whom the bullian is said to have belonged, had taken no steps to recover Its possession. OLD WOMEN IN DEMAND. It Is Reported From Salonica that Brigands Have Made Another Haul. "It is reported from Salonica," says ;he Vienna correspondent of The Lonlon Daily Express, "ths.t brigands have janied off the mother of the chief of polite of Seres, in Macedonia, about 50 miles northeast of Salonica, to the same spot where Miss Stone is defined." TRYING TO SMIRCH SCHLEY. Lemly Calls Witnesses to Rebut Testimony Given By Admiral. In the Schley court of inquiry Thurs3ay a number of witnesses were introduced by Judge Advocate Lemly to testify in rebuttal of the evidence given in Admiral Schley's behalf. The ?ourt decided early in the day that no tvitnesses could be introduced at this stage of the proceeding to give testimony on r-aterial points and only reMittal testimony can now be adimssi-j Lile. ANTI-TOXINE KILLS INNOCENTS' Alleged Remedy For Diphtheria Causes Death of Many Babies In St. Louis From Lockjaw. A St. Louis, Mo., special says: The list of deaths attributed to lockjaw as a result of the administration of diphtheria anti-toxine manufactured by the city chemists number eleven, two new deaths being reported Friday. Eleven other children are reported to health department as suffering from lockjaw, with slight chances for recovery. The cause of lockjaw in each case is said to be poisoning from the city's diphtheria anti-toxine. As a result of the charges, the health department has begun the free distribution of tetanus anti-toxine. It is designed to inject the serum into the blood of the diphtheria patients who have been inoculated with the tetanus infected serum and this exposed to lockjaw. The health department has announced that no more diphtheria antl-toxine will be manufactured by the eity of St. Louis. The investigation ordered by the city coroner to determine positively the cause of the deaths of the eight children who are alleged to have died of lockjaw following the admlnistrationof the city's anti-toxine Is being pushed, and it is expected that its object will be accomplished in a few days. Doctors Bolton, Fish and Waldron, throe of the moat experienced bacteriologists in St Louis, are making tests with the antl-toxine and the serum taken from the spinal columns of the dead children. Dr. Ravold, city bacteriologist, who made the anti-toxine com plained of from serum taken from a horse which developed tetanus on October 1, and was shot, declares that If the animal's system contained tetanus bacilli on August 24, when the last scrum was taken from him, it was impossible to detect it by an inspection of the horse. At the Baptist hospital an independ ?nt investigation has convinced Drs. A. B. Nichols, P. C. Harris and C. C. Morris that the presence of tetanus germs in the city anti-toxine is indisputable. A guinea pig was inoculated with the anti-toxine Wednesday night, developed symptoms of lockjay Thursday morning and died Friday. Agnes Keenan, the 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Keenan, died Friday from tetanus. Ches- i ter and Mamie Keenan are also suffering with lockjaw and their physician does not hold out any hope for their recovery. Two of the Keenan children who have died were inoculated merely for the sake of precaution, neither of them being sick, though both had been exposed to diphtheria. CENSUS BUREAU STATISTICS. Interesting Figures Relating to School, Militia ar.d Voting Ages. The census report on school, militia and voting ages for all states and ter rirones snows me luuuwiug auuimaij for ihe country as a whole: Persons of school age, 5 to 20 years 26,110,789, of whom 24,897,130 are native born, 22,490,211 are white and 13,086,160 are males. Males of militia age, 16,360,368 of whom 13,132,280 are native born and 14,495,396 are white; and males of voting age 21,329,819, of whom 16,227,260 are native born and 19,036,143 are white. Of the total number of males 21 years of age and over, 2,426,295 are illiterate. Of the 16,227,285 native born males 21 years old and over, 1,706,293 are illiterate, and of the 5,102,534 foreign born, 620,002 are illiterate. TRAINS CRASH TOGETHER. Two Killed and a Dozen Injured In Smash-Up on Pennsylvania Road. Two men were instantly killed and a dozen injured Friday night in a collision between the local freight on the Pennsylvania road and the work train of the Clifford Construction Company of Valparaiso, Indiana. The dead and mangled men were buried in the mass of wreckage. Not a man in the crew escaped uninjured, and it is feared several of them are so badly wounded that death is inevitable. HOT FIGHT OVER KOESTER. Appointment Creates Political Stir In South Carolina. A Charleston dispatch says: While the bitter fight which is being waged against George R. Koester, recently appointed collector of internal revenue, will hardly prevail, the facts which have been brought forth are highly sensational ,and politicians are using the incident as a m?ans of injuring the McLaurin cause. The publication of the story charging Koest.er with having been implicated in a negro lynching has created o trfimondnnc sHr in nnlitical oircles in this state. A Royal "Kidling" Makes Debut. Princess Elizabeth, who was married October 2, 1900, to Prince Albert, heir presumptive to the throne of Belgium, has given birth to a son who will be christened Leopold. Cattle Breeders Turned Down. A New ork Herald dispatch from Buenos Ayes says the government has informed the American minister that it cannot allow,the importation of American cattle for breeding purposes. MANY WITNESS EXECUTION. Will Jackson Pays Penalty For Assault at Cartersville, Ga. Will Jackson, a negro, wa6 legally hanged at Cartersville, Ga., Friday for assault. Nearly two thousand people black and white , witnessed the execution. To comply with the law the sheriff enclosed the scaffold with cotton bagging. No sooner was his back turned than the flimsy barrier was torn down and the immense crowd had en unobstructed view of the scene. CLOSE OF TESTIMONY j Arguments Begin in the Schley Inquiry Case by Attorneys. ADMIRAL MAKES CORRECTIONS Opening Speech In Behalf of Government Is Made By Mr. Kanna. Sessions Will 8oon End. The Schley court of inquiry reached the argument stage at the beginning of the afternoon session Monday. The morning sitting -was devoted to listening to Admiral Schley and Captain Sigsbee in making corrections of their icauuiuu/, wmwu uau uew jjivcu. yieviously, and the introduction by Judge Advocate Lemly of numerous documents bearing upon different phases of the inquiry. Admiral Schley did not m&ke any material additions to his previous statements, but devoted himself largely to the clearing up of embiguoug points in his evidence. Admiral Schley began his corrections with the very first of his testimony. Most of these corrections were of typographical errors or the changing of words to make sentences read more smoothly. Referring to hit testimony regarding the reconnoissance of May 31, the admiral changed his statement that "fifty if not more shells passed over the fleet," to read, "A number of shells passed over the fleet." He also changed his evidence concerning suspicious movements in the harbor of Santiago July 2d to read that "Before dark I noticed in the harbor a great deal of smoke coming up." The official record, he said, made him say that he saw the smoke after dark. Coming to his answer to a question in reference to his order sent below during the early part of the battle to stand by to ram, Admiral Schley emphasized his former testimony by say ing that there was a distinct attempt to ram on the part of the Maria Teresa, Admiral Cervera'g flagship, and the Viscaya. He also reiterated his confidence in the Brooklyn's speed, by stating that with one engiae and all the boiler power she could have gotten up all speed that was needed. As to the passing of the flying squadron by the Eagle on the morning of May 19, and the latter's conveying the information that there was "ao news," Admiral Schley corrected his testimony wherein he said that he was not mistaken as to this, by stating that he might have been mistaken. Admiral Schley also corrected his statement regarding his visit to the flagship New York, when he made his preliminary report of the battle of July 3 to Admiral Sampson. The record, he said, did not make the matter J quite clear. "The admiral said to me," continued j the witness, "that I had omitted a very important detail, which was to state that the New York was present." The witness corrected but one of his A? nitnafiAWn A# A AAllwf ttLlbWClb iu LUC 4UCOUVUO Ul cue tuui C. This question was as to whether he should have communicated with Captain McCalla to secure information. The answer as corrected reads: "The communication which he made to me, through the Eagle, indicated that Captain McCaHa knew it was bound for Cienfucgos, and I, of course, took it for granted if he had had anything important he would have notified me of the fact without my inquiry-" At this point Admiral Schley announced that he had no more corrections to make. The opening speech of the argument in the case was made in behalf of the government by Mr. Hanna, assistant to judge advocate. He begun his presentation of the case a few minutes after the court convened at 2 o'clock, and when the court adjourned, two hours later, he had not covered more than half of the ground involved in the controversy. NOTED "POWDER MONKEY" DEAD Man Who Fought With Nelson at Trafalgar Pastes Away. T?V? A 'TJ^inn 1 AC \>AOi*r nIH O ?mm. JUUii V XJL i^.a, i.vw vm, ? inent citizen for many years, is dead at Middlesworth, Illinois, twenty miles weet of Matoon. x?e was born in Ireland went to sea at 9 and served in Nelson's fleet as powder monkey at the battle of Trafalgar. Twe Blocks of Buildings Burn. A fire in Uniontown Pa., Friday morning destroyed ten buildings, covering two block6. One life is reported to have been lctet and the property damage is estimated at $250,000. MA8SO TO OPPOSE PALMA. Announces For President of Cuba and Makes a Bid For Black Vote. A Havana dispatch says: General Bartolme Maso Thursday surprised Senor Estrada Palma and the latter's supporters by coming out with a mani- ] festo declaring himself a candidate for i the presidency of Cuba. He makes a atmns- hid for the autonomist, Spanish j and negro vote. j GENERAL BULLfcK LIONIZED. I Discharged Army Officer Is Immensely Popular With the "Common Herd." j General Buller threatens to blossom j Into a British Boulanger. He does not j appear to court privacy or to counte- , nance demonstration. He attended c ! theatre in London Thursday evening j and when he was recognized an 1 j cheered, he arose to his feet and bowt ^ | his acknowledgements. Outside ti e | building General Buller was mobb: i \ by cheering crowds, and the police l'.n j ! to be called in to clear the street. AMERICANS HAD CLOSE CALL I j Great Host of Filipinos Rush Upon Small Company of the Ninth Infantry. J Advices received Thursday morning in Manila from Catbaiogan, island of i Samar. state that twelve men of the ^ company G, ninth infantry, under com- * mand of Sergetna Wlllford, who had been sent from Baaey to San Antonio r to investigate and report in regard to the number of bolo men in the vicinity, were viciously attacked by 14? insurgents, who rushed on them with great violence, killing two of fee soldiers and wounding two others. Willford remained cool and collected dur-- t ing the attack and the survivors say \ he acted splendidly. Fourteen of the j TWrtro V111 aA Pflntftl'n ROOk iuruig^uvo i? vi ^ atuvu. \,?-r ? miller, of Company G, recommends * Willford for a medal of honor, and Privates Swanton and Vero for certifl- 1 eate-s of merit General Hughes reports the eomplete surrender of insurgents on the 1 island of Cebu, consisting ot 450 men ( and 660 officers, with 150 rifles a*d 8 * brass field pieces. ( The pouring of troops into the is- i land of Samar is believed to have had 1 a good effect on the Cebu insurgents who have been wavering for some 3 time. The malcontents kept up the conflict by saying that a majority of ' the American troops had left the Phil- J ippiaes. ' 1 Cebu Trouble Settled. An important cablegram was reoeiv- J - - 1 ed at the war department at Washing- ' ton Thursday afternoon from General 1 Chaffee. In part it read*: j "Manila, October 81.?Adjutant General, Washington: The following from 3 Brigadier General Hughes: ' " Tnsurrecto forces Cebu island 3 have come in, laid down arms in good faith is obedience to demand of peo- 1 pie for peace; 150 rifles, 8 brass pieces, 3 60 officers, 470 men. Affairs not yet j satisfactory Bohol island; may move additional troops there to force settle- ' ment.' 3 "This settles for the present, at j least, disturbances heretofore existing in Cebu. Future disorder that island j will be made by deliberate action inhabitants as peace may be easily pre- ' served if people disposed to do so. Shall advise Hughes waste ne time, but move on Bohol immediately. j "CHAFFEE." j SULTAN BLUFFED AT LAST. J Warships Sent to Levant By France Are Recalled From *1 urkish Waters. A Paris special says: The decision to make a naval demonstration against Turkey was taken at a meeting of the cabinet Tuesday at which M. Delcasse, the minister of foreign affairs, explained the sultan's procrastination regarding the French demands. * Admiral Caillard's squadron eonsists of the armored cruisers Admiral Pothuau, Chanzy and La Touche-Tre- \ ville, the second-class cruisers T)ucE-~ J ayla and Cassard, and the third-class i ruiser Galilee. The crews aggregate ] 2,286 men, but the vessels will also < carry landing parties. < Late Thursday night the following j dispatch was received from Toulon: \ 'The complete Mediterranean squad- l ron returned to Toulon this evening j and anchored in the roadstead." i This would include Admiral Cail- j lard's division, whose departure has 1 thua either been countermanded or 1 postponed. If the dispatch be correct ] it would imply that the government j has received news from Constantino- i pie in the meantime which has not yet ] been divulged and which has induced i a change of plan. It was reported that Admiral Cail- ; lard had been ordered to cruise within j reach of a dispatch boat Thursday for possible further instructions, and it is < significant that the torpedo boat destroyer Halleoardo left Toulon at full speed during the afternoon to rejoin the squadron. Heavy Penalties Demanded. Suits filed by State Attorney General Bell, against the corporations accused of violating the Texas anti-trust law, call fop penalties approximating $85,- < 000,000. HLA I t (iLAdd ri-Mni I Organized at Chattanooga and Will j Manufacture on a Large Scale. A company has been organized at Chattanooga, Tenn., to manufacture < plate glass on an extensive scale. An extensive deposit of glass sand has been discovered near the city. A hot- . tie glass factory is almost completed. 1 Northern capitalists are Interested and : plants will probably be erected soon, i * Ensor Gets Reappointment. . President Roosevelt has reappointed i C. S. Ensor postmaster at Columbia, < S. C. i Dock Safely Passes the Jetties. The New Orleans dock is on her way i up the river, having passed through ' the jetties about noon Monday. The dock will be at New Orleans on Wed! nesday morning and the reception will take place. c Seventh National Reinstated. New York clearing houses Monday ] I tVio ronrfflnirpri Spvpnth lift. : jcmoian-u . ?o ] tional bank tc full membership. TRAINS IN COLLISION. ( Fireman Killed and Engineer and Brakeman Sustain Serious Injuries. A southbound freight train on the j Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore ran into a work train at Clay- ! mont. Del., Monday afternoon. James ] | Middleton, fireman of the freight, 3 was instantly killed, and Engineer 1 Frank Gallagher and Brakeman J. J. j Dcvine, also of the freight train, were seriously injured. Five freight cars , were derailed and set on fire by the | j collisiont 1 y ^ > -111.-WT & - * ' $y.Y: J; JUBONIC IN tNliLANU Two Cases of Plague Discovered it Port of Liverpool. SCOURGE AGAIN IN GLASGOW rgm rM do Apprehension Is Felt on This Side, But Greatest Precautions Wiii Be Taken By Health. Officers. The port ef Liverpool, England, has >e?n declared infected with the bu)onic plague. Arrivals from Liverpool n Italian ports will undergo the cusomary disinfection. The bubonic plague nas reappe??w* n Glasgow, Scotland, during the week. ?our suspected cases were removed rom the Central Station hotel belongng to the Caledonian railway and one lied Thursday. The totel has been dosed and all guests have been warn- /' 3d to leave instanter. It appears that ill the cases under suspicion are ser- ; rants of the hotel. An examination of the bacteria proves conclusively that the disease is Lhe bubonic plague. The municipal authorities in a notice announcing the Tact urge ail householders to destroy rats. The United States consul at Liverpool has cabled to the state depart- -> ment that two cases of bubonic plague and a few other suspicious cases have developed in a hospital at Liverpool. The facts were communicated to the marine hospital service. Surgeon Gefl= sral Wyman has cabled Surgeon Thomas, now at Naples, who did similar work at Glasgow some months ago, to proceed immediately to Liverpool and | Investigate the outbreak and keep thjs ;<*. government advised of the situation. This is the first outbreak in Liverpool % j ),'Jjf the plague in the recollection of th8 <i y' authorities here. No immediate dan- ''v ?er to United States ports is apprehended, although there will be a much ^ i more rigorous examination of incoming vessels and passengers from Liv- ^ arpool by the health authorities than". ^ heretofore. Dr. A. H. Doty, health olficer of the port of New York, is not alarmed over the fact that Liverpool, with which J.% tfew York has much commercial inter- } course, has been declared a plague injected port by the Italian and French governments. He says that New York^^^^ lealth is in no way threatened. He^y^ Rxplalned that Liverpool has only two luthenticated cases of the plague and ;hese were conveyed there from anoth- ; ^ it port, being taken at once on their irrival to the special hospital so that he general public is in no sense inrolved. WILL KICK ON KOE3TER. " * "M Columbia Citizens Will Ask that Appointment of Collector Be Rejected. Politicians in Charleston, 8. C., rhursday were startled by & report J !rom. "Columbia that leading citizens ?rere uniting in a petition to President , , Etoosevelt urging hijn not to issue a J| jommission to George R. Koester, re- * ? ..11..^. n/ {nfcFnal :enuy appointed cuucwiui ui mvuwu tgH revenue, for the reason that he had ired the first shot at a negro who waa being strung to a tree by a lynching JH party. The statement is made that affidavits have been secured from newspaper men and others who were |r9 it the lynching, in which it is alleged that the ball from Koester's revolver helped to put the negro out of busl[tess. The republicans say that Editor Gonxales, of The Columbia State, long ~ J known as Koester's personal enemy, v../ and the bitter opponent of Senator McLaurin, who secured KoestcrJs appointment, is the prime mover in tke fight. The day after the appointment was announced The State, among other things, said: "Perhaps it was President Roosevelt's sporting blood that caused him to choose George R. Koester for collector of internal revenue. Koester has, not HKe tne presiaent, * ra-uiu for potting cougars and Spaniards, but $ he is a fellow-sportsman. He haa been known to claim that he discharged the first shot at a 'nigger' when that object $ of the chase was strung up by lynchers near this city a few years ago." , :-M FIVE THOU8AND FOR A "JIT." Straet Car Company Pays Dearly For Demanding a Second Fare. At New York Thursday Eugene Lez9nskl, of L. and S. Lezenski, San Franrisco and New York dry goods com- . mission merchants, obtained in the supreme court under Judge Fursman a rerdict for $5,000 against the Metropolian Street Railway Company because le refused to pay a 5-cent fare twiee wd was ejected from the car. During i blockade on Broadway Mr. Lezenski was transferred from one car to anjther. the conductor afterwards refusnf the transfer. 8WUNG TO TELEGRAPH POLE. ^1 __ Megro Who Attempted Assault on Leg? 3 islator's Wife Promptly Lynched. Eariy Friday morning, at Allentown, 5a., Theo Booth, colored, who, on Monlay last, attempted to assault Mrs. G. 5. A. Daughtry, wife of the member of he legislature from Wilkinson county, jaid the penalty of his crime with his ife. He was strung up to a telephone >ole near the Allentown depot and ridiled with bullets. " 1 1 CONDEMNED MURDERER CAUGHT. v Lanier Must Return to Mississippi and Expiate Crime. Governor Longlno, of Mississippi has issued a requisition on the governor of Georgia for Will Lanier, one of MISSISSIPPI & LLiUtil uc&yciaic u iiuiu<*uo9 who was captured a few days since at Mewnan, Ga., by the town authorities. Lanier was to have been hanged at \berdeen on April 18 last, but he broke jail three days before the day of exe* sution and made his escape, T *^25 . V ; >; , v:':/-" .t. .JSsSSSmB