The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, October 13, 1898, Image 6
THE COUNTY RECROO.
Published Every Thursday
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KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA.
LOUIS J. BKISTOW, Kditor and
Proprietor.
English writers seldom find the demand
for new books so heavy as to
prevent their coming to this country
to lecture.
The dependence of the lighting nations
of the world on the United States
for their food supply is a guarantee
of peaceful relations with us more
efficient thau a standing army.
Massachusetts has the best opinion
of its own credit, and takes up its
bond issues with readiest promptitude.
Of $3,000,000 just issued Boston
bankers took the lot at a handsome
premium.
An influential movement is on foot
in London to seize the opportunity
offered by the renewal of the church
yam ueuiuu ou untm n v-umvu, vn^
plegate, made necessary by the reeeut
disastrous fire, to add this spot to the
list of city gardens. Ibis churchyard
is from its situation more restful and
peaceful than the majority of the old
graveyards, which have of late years
been utilized for the benefit of the
living, and it is felt that this spot
? would be au ideal one fur the erection
of a statue or other memorial of Milton,
who lived in the parish, and
whose body rests in the grand old
church which has now twice escaped
the ravages of fire. Many of the
parishioners of St. Giles's are actively
interesting themselves in the pro "***
Aon Ka nn /lrtlllif. that
JCV/l, auu bUCIO V.UU WO UV Viunw*
the necessary money for a Milton me*
morial would be at once forthcoming.
One of the first permanent memorials
of the Spanish-American war
erected in this country was placed in
the chapel of the Naval academy at
Annapolis, M l., in memory of Lieut.
William,Jenkins, who perished iu the
Ma'ne disaster. The memorial, which
t*keo the form of a mural tablet, was
subscribed for by the classmates of
ihe officer, and has been cast in bronze
from the design ot Uliaries jKoiunsou
Lamb. A faithful model in high relief
of the ill-fated vessel is shown
above the inscription, which reads as
follows: "In memory of Friend William
Jenkins, lieutenant, United
States Naval Academy, who perished
in the explosion of the United States
steamship Maine on the night of February
15, 1S9S, in the Harbor of Havana,
Cuba. 'He spoke evil of no
man.' Erected by his classmates."
Poor Columbus, dead and turned
to clay these 400 years, is really to
blame, it seems, for the succession of
disasters that have befallen Spain in
the Western Hemisphere, muses the
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Madrid newspapers assert that "Columbus
in discovering the New World |
was not Spain's bent-factor but her
evil genius.'' Why these newspapers i
do not include in the same category |
Ferdinand and Isabella, whose bounty I
sent the Genoese navigator on his
evil errand, and the Pope who ceded
to Spain the larger part of America, i
does not appear. Probably it is an
oversight. One Madrid journal goes
so far as to oppose the transfer of the ]
remains of Columbus from Havana to
Spain. To this there will be no ob- .
jection in the Unftted States. Columbus
had the elements of a good Ameri- i
can, and as Havana may one day be j
an American city his ashes will be
more at peace in that city than in a ]
country upon which he deliberately 1
brought so much humiliation and |
shame. |
The French are delightful. What |
could be more humorous than their
lack of humor,says the New" York Sun.
For instance, there was a terrible
wreck on the Western railroad the i
other day. At the wholesale funeral
of the victims of gross negligence, M.
Foulon, the agent of the line, placed
all the blame on the forces of nature.
He assailed "matter"' thus: "Being
conquered by scieuce it keeps quiet
% for weeks, months, and sometimes
"years. It is under the yoke a seemingly
docile servant, then it revolts
and Variously Bets at defiance the most
carefnl calculations, the most far- '
sighted precautions. Rebellious mat- 1
ter bursts out in firedamp in collieries,
in stupendous shipwrecks like the one
now Iresh in every memory, in factory
disasters, in railway catastrophes.
Hence the rending of hearts and i
wrenching of souls, and the 'public
mournings like the one in which we
al! unite today." Could Pascal have
done better? How philosopieal! How
correctly fatalistic! Can we wondei ,
t'aftt this nation should desire to honor 1
sailers who escape from a shipwreck,
leavi^e the women behind to perish.
INDIAN UPRISING. :
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Minn,, flnmnsn Regulars ;
Under General Bacon. '
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Major Wilkinson, of the Third Infantry, (j
and Six Soldiers Killed?Losses ot ^
Redskins lleavy ? General Bacon's J
Force Treacherously Attacked?Hero- I h
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Uprising?War Department Gives Au- ' 5
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thority to Call Out State Militia.
Walker, Minn. (Special).?Eight killed U
ind eight wounded is the record of the {
3rst meeting between a detachment cf the j o
Third Infantry under command of Briga- ^
iier-General Bacon and the Pillager In- a
iians on Bear Island. The killed are: n
if.ajor Melville C. Wilkinson, a sergeant v
3ve privates, Kay-Bay-Gway-Tisb, Chief of *
Indian Police. c
The Indians lo9t, according to reports, t
ill the way from four to thirty killed and
:wo wounded. Deputy United States Mar- ^
?hal Sheehan, Inspector Tinker and Ed- o
ward Harris, former Marshal of Walker, h
(vera wounded, the latter having his arm a
broken by a bullet. United States Marshal ^
D'Connor had a narrow escape, a ball pass- tl
log between his arm and body. ,s<
The entire country In the vicinity of ii
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Walker and the Indian agency is* wild, to
rearing a general uprising. Citizens sleep tl
with their rifles at hand, and companies of hi
k'oluqteers are organizing and getting b*
ready to protect their lives and homes. st
The latest reports 'are that the Cass and tl
Red Lake Indians are reinforcing the Leech
Lake tribe in large numbers. The prevail- si
ng opinion is that a general uprising is a h
rertainty. T
IVo hundred and fifteen additional sol- j w
tiers, under command ox meuxenam-oyi- i ii
:>nel Horbach, arrived hero from Fort | fc
Snelling, Minneapolis, and wore irnmedi- oi
ately forwarded bv train to Lothrop. T^xey Vi
iave a Gatling gun with them. The plau h
is for them to march overland to the bat- W
tie ground, and, by dividing forces as the st
Point Is reached, to get the hostile Indians
cetween two tires. The force, however, is d!
mt ratyarded as sufficient for the purpose, tf
A newspaper dispatch boat, which ar- T
rived here, reports that a second engage- IV
meat took place. When tho transfer or fl
wounded men to the boat was attempted, K
the Indians opened fire from the brush, ul
This was the signal for an immediate re- hi
opening of hostilities. Tho troops fired on t(
the Indians, and immediately there was as k:
fierce a fight as that of the day previous in
progress. The fire became so hot that the te
ooat was compelled to put out into the lake, ti
and the results of the engagement are not T
yet known. I m
General Bacon's command is too small I 01
to take the aggressive, but the detachment | \V
is intrenched in a good position, and cau I ol
holdout as long as the ammunition lasts, i t!
They are without any protectiou from the tl
weather, and as it was bitterly cold have j te
probably been subjected to serious suffer- |
iup because of the lack of blankets. tt
The actual condition of affairs at the 111
scene of the trouble Is necessarily prob- H
lemutical at this time, but tho statements bi
of straggling Indians and tho apparent of
location whence the sound of the Krag- w
Torgensen rifleshots came iu the morning w
leads to the belief that the position in
wMoh General Bacon bus intrenched him- si
sell is a lumber camp, six miles inland from bi
tlie point where the first battle was fought. b<
Several instances of brave conduct pi
among the officers und men under General is
Bacon are related by those who saw the j ai
llrst skirmish. Major Wilkinson was killed | si
while, himself standing er^et, he was en- |
gaged in warning the men to keep under j
cover. j K
Lieutenant Morrison, who Is with the
command, had never before been under j
lire, but he ne'-er Uincbed.
Democrats Win In Georgia.
Georgia voted on Wednesday for a Governor
and a full ticket of State officers. J jc
\llea D. Candler, Democratic nominee for ce
Governor, was elected over Hogan, Popu- ni
list, by not less than 70,000 majority, this jj
being more than double the Democratic h,
majority for Governor two years ago. a,
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Many Drowned in the Indas. W
A ferryboat was capsized a few days ago tr
while crossing the Indus at Mittun-Kote, a
town of the Punjaub, India, on the west
bank of the river, and 100 of the passengers
were drowned. m
"Aim straight!" he erkd. "Don't got
attled, boys! Those devils can't got us!"
When a ball touched his hat and knooked
: from his head, he laughed andsaid, "Try
gain." The soldiers cheered him la the
hick of the fight.
Corporal Xettlokovea, the sharpshooter,
ad several opportunities to display his
kill. Ho killed two Indians at 2000 yards
dstance with balls from his Krng-JoVgenen
rifio. Both the red men were distinct*
y seen to stagger and collapse after he
ad aimed at thorn and fired.
The battloof Leech Lake has developed
nore than one hero. General Bacon, Major
Wilkinson, Lieutenant Boss. Sergeant Haris.
Hospital Steward Buckhart, Sorgeant
lutler, Frank Briggs and Captain Sheehan
re all deserving of medals of honor the
tree former for the gallant manner in which
hey led the troops; the fourth for his in
tiention to 1113 wounas wqbh outlets were
lying about his head, and his apparent inliiTereneo
to them: the llfth for volunteering
to carry messages across the tiring lino
rora Lieutenant Ross to General Bacon
nd losing his life in an effort to rejoin bis
sen, r.nd the sixth for bravery displayed
n several occasions.
The first battle was a complete surprise
o the troops, and on the first volley four
f the men were stricken down. There
rero several Indians seen about the few
og houses on the shore, but when tho
roops landed through the surf all but one
is.appeared in the woods.
On landing the soldiers proceeded to the
onse in which Bog-All- Ma-Go-Shig reides,
when at home, but tho chief, who
ad threatened to kill the soldiers In case
hey should be sent after him, was not at
iome. Marshal Sheehan, however, found
lah-Otiod. a Pillager Indian, who was one
f the twenty-two who rescued the I'illa er
chief some weeks ago aud placed him
nder arfesf.
Mah-Quod put up a desporate flght, alhough
the company of soldiers was drawn
p in front of the place. After Mah-Quod
,ad been placed in the bow of the steamer
?lora, the troops formed columns of two
nd marched around the peninsula. A
lumber of small Indian settlements were
isited, and inquiries for Indians for whom
ho Marshal and his deputies had warrants
pere made. Bog-Ah-Ma-Go-Shlg kept out
if the way, as well as the others of the
ribe wanted.
Just in front of Bog-Ab-Ma-Go-Shig's hut
young Indian was arrested by Deputy
heehan. The fellow answered to the name
f Musestrande, and made no objection to
is arrest. The men of the company, minus
few guards on the steamer Flora, lined up
rlth their backs to the lako and were put
trough a few evolutions by Major Wilkln>n.
The last order of the commandlg
officer before the fight commenced was
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i unload pieces. This was obeyed, and as
le men rested nr:us a signal shot was
Jard. This was followed an instant later
; a second one, and then a fusillade of
lots was flred from the bushes and small
mber by the Indians who were in ambush.
AYhen tho first shot was heard, it was
lpposca one of the company in unloading
is rifle had accidentally discharged it.
he second shot created surprise, and
hen the volley was flred by tho Indians
om their points of vantage, the company
>r a minute was panic-stricken. It was
nly for a moment, however, and than the
t>i? of General Baoon was heard, oautlonig
the men to be cool and steady. Major
'ilkinson repeated the remark, and the
ddiers sought shelter at every spot.
Volley after volley wus ilred by the Inians,
whose location could only be de rmined
by the smoke from their rifles,
he company at the command of Major
'ilkinson deployed as skirmishers and
red repeatedly into the brush from their
rag-Jorgensens. For the first five min:es
t he Indians fired with much regularity,
at after that only when there was a chance
> do execution, when a soldier showed
imself.
At 12 o'clock the Indians turned their atmtion
to the two steamers and took parcular
pains to practice on the pilots,
hey were very skillful,'and Marshal O'Con
}r, who was on me steamer riora, gave
rders to put out in the lake and head for
'alker. This was done, and tho last seen ,
! the soldiers and marshals was when
ley wore crouching under the shelter of
le bank of the lake, which afforded proction
from tho lire of the Indians.
Marshal O'Connor proceeded by boat to
re old Indian agency and, driving to the
aw agency building, not!lied Lieutenant
umphreysol the attack. From the agency
lilding Walker is about nine miles. Half
[ this was driven by Marshal O'Connor J
ith a team, and the remaining distance .
as made on a run.
The steamer Flora was stocked with |
lppiies and ammunition and started
ick for the scene of the battle. She has i
ien partly armored with 9heet Iron as |
rotection from rifle shots. Tnis armor;
not, however, expected to be effective (
: eiose range. She had fifteen armed ,
en on board. ]
CAUSES OF INDIAN UPRISING.
cdskins Resist Arrest Because of Alleged : '
Cruel Trealiuent.
The underlying causes for the present j j
Oneeti Victoria's Narrow Escape.
Queen Victoria, her daughter, the exmpress
Frederick of Germany, and Prints
Adolpho of Schaumburg-Lippe had a '
arrow escape from death while driving at
almoral. Scotland, a few days ago. The *
orses of her Majesty's carriage bolted <
id a serious accident was only averted '
r the horses turning into the woods, 1
here the carriage stuck between the
ees.
Admiral Cervera a Life Senator. 1
Admiral Cervera is to be elected a life J
ember of the Spanish Senate- - <
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rrotiblwi with tho Indians In Minnesota flato
back a long time, but tho speoiflo cause of
tho.presont affair was the attempt of United
States Marshal O'Connor to arrest several
members of tho tribe for selling whiskey.
After the culprits had been arrested they
escaped to tho reservation, and once there
the whole tribe decided to assist them ir
their resistance of tho officers of the law.
The Indians res'st arrc9t because of the
manner in which thoy assort to havo been
treated by tbo United States officers heretofore.
They toll a story of the alleged
mistreatment of Chief Bog-Ah-Me-GeShirks
at Dulutb, when, it is said, ho was
turned adrift by tho officials and compelled
to walk home after being taken there as a
witness.
They also recite tho story of six younp
men, two of them Bog-Ah-Me-Shirks's sons
who were taken to Duluth a year ago on
tho plea that they were wanted as witnesses
and then given sixty days in the workhou3t
for misdemeanors, of which they say they
knew nothing, and were compeueu iu nam
bnek after they were discharge!.
These misdeeds on the part of the officers,
it is said, have made the Indians
suspicious and made them decide that they
would never again go with the offlecrs.
Bog-Ah-Me-Ge-Shirks has sworn that hi
will die before he will allow the officers t<
take him again.
In addition to these specific instance:
and a score of others which the Indinn:
tell of is the standing trouble over the pin:
on the reservation.May
Call Out State Militia.
Washington*, D. 0. (Special). Official.'
of the War Department are convinced ol
the seriousness of the Chippewa outbreak
in Minnesota by the receipt of a telegran
from Assistant Adjutant-General Sturgis
at Fort Snelling.
The Secretary of War has granted per
mission to the commanding officer al
Fort Snelling to call into instant ser
vice a battalion of the Minnesota volunteers
should it pecome necessary. Beinforcements,
however, have already
been dispatched to General Bacon, anc
it is presumed that ho has a sufQcienl
force.
Sketch of Major Wilkinson.
It was Company E of the Third United
States Infantry that was first senttoLeocL
Lake from Fort Snelling, Minn., and wa:
attacked by the Pillagers. These soldier:
Cnnfioirn
Their Captain, Brevet Mnjor Melviilo C
Wilkinson, passed unscathed through tlu
Santiago campaign only to die by au Indian's
bullet. Major Wilkinson was a native
of New York and was in the volunteei
service all through the Civil War. Wilkinson's
record In the Indian wars of the fai
West was an enviable one. It was in tht
Nez Tercez War that Wilkinson made his
record as an Indian fighter.
LIVES LOST IN GEORGIA'S STORM.
Over 120 People Dead and SI.000,000
Worth of Properly Destroyed.
Becxswick, Ga. (Special). Confirmatory
reports as to the result of the recent storm
snow tnat iliu lives were lost, enumeraica
in part as follows: Twenty, Campbell Island;
eighty, Butler's Island; five, Doboy;
seven, Brunswick. The damage to property
in ^Brunswick, Darlen, JDoboy and
Wolf, Cumberland, St. Simons and Jekyl
Islands, inclusive of vessels aDd plantation
stocks, is estimated nt 61,000,000.
The stenmer Hessie, from Darien, reports
that the waves wcro thirty-flve feet
high. They hit the Sapelo lighthouse,
damaging it beyond repair, and sonding
three vessels ashore. The Wolf Island
Club house, a costly retreat for Southern
club men, was submerged. All the houses
nearby were wasued away and the keeper
was drowned.
Frank Fader, a pilot on St. Andrew's Bar,
reports that a * three-masted schooner
loaded with coal sank on South Breakers
and all hands, estimated to be eight, were
drowned.
On Jekyl Island the fort and guns were
washed away on the south end. The threemasted
schooner Edna and Emma, loaded
with coal and railroad iron, is in a marsh
opposite the Jekyl Club House.
GOVERNOR WOLCOTT RENOMINATED
Massachusetts Republicans Hold State
Convention and Declare For Gold.
Bostox, Mass. (Special). The Republicans
held a State Convention here and
nominated tho following ticket: For Governor.
Roger Wolcott, of Boston; for Lieutenant-Governor,
W. Murray Crane, of
Dalton; for Secretary of the Commonwealth,
William M. Olin, of Boston; for
Treasurer and Receiver-General, Edward
P. Sliaw, of Nowburyport; for Auditor of
Accounts, John W. Kimball, of Fltchburg;
for Attorney-General, Hosea M. Knowlton,
of New Bedford.
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OOVEBNOR WOLCOTT, OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Congressman W. H. Moody was the
Permanent Chairman. Congressman
fxeorge P. Lawrence named Boger Wolcott
for Governor. The nomination was ao;epted
by acclamation. The rest of tho
:!cket was also nomlnatod by acclamationsenator
Lodge addressed the convention. 1
The platform adopted praises the results
if the war, urges a larger navy and army, I
an Vm oAnnil tv>nnnv nln/?frp f)f the
it. Louis platform, favors the Nicaragua
Canal, and desires that there be secured
'to the Philippine Islands and to Cuba in
implest measure the blessing of liberty und
self-government."
Dewey Will Be an Admiral.
The Administration will recommend to
Congress the revival of the grade of Admiral,
and the promotion to that rank of
[lenr-Admiral George Dewey, now in command
of the Asiatic Station. Secretary
Long said that he intended to reeomineud
;hat the grade of Admiral be revived, and
:hat that rank be conferred on Rear-Admiral
Dewey. The President endorses the
Idea.
A Canadian Bank Bobbed.
The branch of the Molsons Bank at
SVinnipeg, Manitoba, has been robbed of a
argo sum of money, amounting to over
SCO,000. It is generally supposed that enhance
to the vault was ejected by some,'
ine who had knowledge of the eombina:ion.
The money taken was in bank bills
ind coin.
To Hasten Evacution of Territory,
The Spanish Government has decided to
nake an attempt to accelerate the repatriation
of the Spanish troops in the conquered
territories in accordance with the 1
iesires of the American Commissioners.
! THE ILLINOIS LiKOED.,
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| Battleship G'iaes Into the Water at r
Newport News Amid Cheers.
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i CHRISTENED BY MISS LEITER. 5
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Governor Tanner and nia StnfT Attend the |
Ceremony Over 40,000 Peoplo Saw the c
Itattleship Launched Grand llanquet
and Hall Follow Ceremony Illinois
Pride of the Navy,
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Newport News.. Va. (Special). ,\mid too
; enthusiastic plaudits of nearly 40,000 in- b
; tensely interested people, the shrill saluta- t
; tion of steam whistles from many boats and ?
j tugs, and the strains of "The Star Spangled f
: Dinner," the first-class battleship Illinois C
slid into tiio water on Tuesday, The launch *
was a brilliant success in every particular, j
tho mechanism and preparations being per- o
feet. The assemblage of spectators was o
unprecedented la the history of the Now- ?
port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock t
j Company.
I The sponsor of th" vessel. Miss Nancy
Loiter, of Chicago, arrived at 10.30, accompanied
by Governor Tanner, of Illinois, his i
stalT in full uniform, and a crowd of distinguished
Chicagoans. The approach of
the christening party was heralded by n
chorus of voices, and as the party ascended c
the gayly decorated platform alongside ,
the prow of the vessel, all eyes were turned
toward Miss Loiter. ^
While the crowd expectantly waited, the ti
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keel blocks on which tho hull rested and S
the shores along her sides were carefully w
removed until the weight rested upon the a
sliding ways. Tho vessel was held then o
only by tho oaken planks between the slid- B
Ing and the ground ways. As theso were S
being severed by the saw, the sponsor stood
waiting to perform her conspicuous part in nc
the ceremony. B
Suddenly the painted mass of steel began fc
to move, and, gaining speed as it went, b;
slid toward the water, Just as the motion n
fairly began, Hiss Leiter, who had been t<
standing with th? ohristening bottle poised ti
in tho air, let in swing sharply against tho
bow. "simultaneously uttering the words: is
"I christen thee Illinois," and then, amid ei
ueriiuum^ tippmuac, me waviug vi uttuuoia, ^
und tlio din ot stenai whistles, the gayly p
decorated hull, with more than 100 persons ai
aboard, glided into the James River and. It
as her bows cleared the ways, slowly floated lu
out into the stream. g<
At 4 o'clock the distinguished guests fr
wore entertained at a grand banquet in
the beautiful decorated ballroom of the
Chamberlin Hotel. Covers were laid for
600 persons and the assemblage included,
b'-sides the notables at the launching,
many military and naval officers.
President C. B. Orcutt, of the Newport m
News shipbuilding plant, was toastmaster. j(
The toasts and speakers were:
"Our President," by J. G. Hamlin, of T
Shelbyville, 111.; "The State of Illinois," by m
Governor John R. Tanner; "Our Navy," by tl
Rear Admiral Howell; "Chicago," by Alayor t\
Carter Harrison; "Virginia," by Governor
J. Hogo Tyler. ti
The banquet was followed by a ball. v<
The Illinois is a sister ship of the Ala- r<
uama, uuw uuuuiux ul vctuu|?b jmu, auu jj
of tho Wisconsin, building at San Fran- ?<
cisco. Her dimensions are: Length, 363 d;
feet; beam, 72 feet 2>? inches; draft, at tt
normal displacement of 11,525 tons, 23 feet
6 inches. Her speed will be about 16!^ r<
knots, and the indicated horse power of h
her engines, 10,000. b<
The armor belt is 16)^ inches thick at the it
top and 9% inches thick at the bottom, m
This belt extonds four feet below the water ir
lino. There is also diagonal armor 12
inches thick connecting the belt armor r<
and barbettes. The first keol plate of the rc
Illinois was laid February 10, 1897. and sho vr
is to be completed in October, 1899. h
BOSTON'S ANCIENTS IN QUEBEC.
Governor-General Welcomed Them In the
Name of the People of Canada.
Qcebec (Special).?The warmest possible
welcome was extended on Tues
uay at 1110 cnauci uj iuo uvyciuu*- ^
Central, the Mujor-General commanding j.
the Canadian Army, and others to tho t;
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com- jj'
pauy of Boston. The populace o? Quebec ^
cheered the veterans and their colors repeatedly
as thoymarchod to the music of {<
local bands into the old citadel fortress ^
carrying tho Stars and Stripes at their n
head. A guard of honor of the Canadian
Army was drawn up to roceive them, com- 01
maudcd by General Hutton in person, -j
Lord Aberdeen welcomed them to Canada y.
In the name of the Queen nnd the people. J,
After a happy reply from Major Duchen- w
air, commanding tho Ancients, a general ^
salute was given and cheers for tho President
of tho United States- the Canadian
I bands playing "Yankee Doodle."
[ Tho Ancients cheered tho Queen and the'' _
I band played "God Save the Queen." After- *
I ward the Canadians cheered tho Ancients, s<
and the latter cheered Lord Aberdeen and w
tLe Canadiau troops.* c;
First Death From Football.
F.obert Coveney, seventeen years of ag<e,
died at the City Hospital of Boston, Mass.,
ns a result of injuries sustained while play- 131
iug football on Franklin Field. Three C
players fell upon him and caused an in- tc
jury to his spine which resulted In total tli
paralysis._The boy was the son of the late tb
Jeremlali w. uoveney, i'osimasier 01 bos- ci
ton, anil ft popular student In Boston Co 1- al
lege. His is the first serious injury to a
football player In New England this season.
Western Forest Fires Checked.
The forest fires in Colorado and Wlscon- in
sin have been checked in many places by P<
snow and loin. or
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BIG BANK FAILURE.
tradesmen's National Hank of New York
City Closes Its Doors.
New York City (Special).?The Trades*
nen\s National Bank, onecf the oldest and,
intil recently, considered one of the sound*
!St financial institutions in this city, failed
o open its doors for badness Tuesday
noming. Tho closing of the bank was
he result of an investigation rnto its con*
lition made on Monday night by the
Hearing House Committee.
In the suspension of the Wool Exchange,
rbicn may bo traced to a combination
ormed against it by wool commission ruerhants
of Boston, aided by New York deal*
rs. lies the nrincinal reason for the closing
if the doors of the bank.
The bank's capital is 8750,000. Among
ts assets are 40,000 snares of the Wool Exhange,
which is, for the present, out of
xistence, and 8334,000 in overdue paper.
The last statement, issued on Septemer20,
showed the loans and discounts of
ho bank to be 82,090,301, and the stocks
nd securities 8430,700, and "other real
state and mortgages" 8179,704. Due
rom other national banks, 8338,117.
lash on hand, 8549,110. These were
ho principal items in the reources.
In the liabilities, individual
eposits are put down at 82,025,173, due
ther banks, 8958,870, and national bank
otes outstanding, 8175,380. This looked
xceeding well until the committee began
he examination of the stocks and securiies
and "other real estate and mortgages."
BAY STATE DEMOCRATS MEET.
'hey Endorse the Chicago Platform and
Name a State Ticket.
Worcester, Mass. (Special). The Demoratic
State Convention on Tuesday nomlated
tho following ticket: Governor,
.lexandor B. Bruce, of Lawrence; Lieucnant-Governor,
Edward tJ. Slattery, of
1Bf
IP
tP ILLU0I3.
outh Framligham; Secretary of Ccjfci iHn^.
'oalth, Harry Lloyd, of Boston; Tfea3urer
nd Receiver General, Pierre Bonvoulier,
f Holyoke; Auditor, Charles F, Parker, of
oston; Attorney, Patrick F. Kllroy, of
priugfleld,
3Ir. [Dolerty, tho permanent chairman,
inde an address, and the Rev. Williaca
ayard Hale, of MIddleboro, read the plat)rm.
This reaffirmed the platform adopted
y the 1896 Chicago convention, and decuncedthe
failure of the Republican party
) promote bi-metallism through .laternaonal
agreement.
The platform bitterly opposed "imperlalm"
and the "Insidious advances of forgn
influence;*' declared Cuba should bo
republic, and strongly favors the "Inde
endence and freedom of every country
ad people capable of self-government."l
also "encourages the people of every
ind throughout the world, when unjustly
overned and oppressed, to gain their
eedom."
SLAIN IN FRONT OF PULPIT.
Revival iri Alabama Broken Up by a
. Fight to the Death.
Athens, Ala. (Special). At a revival
eeting in Gilbertville, Limestone County,
ohn Alsup, a young man from across the
ennessee line, and Fletcher Adams, a farcr,
occupied adjoining three pews from'
le puipit. There had been a fued beveeu
the two.
A few words were exchanged between the
vo and then, before any one could pre-,
?nt. Alsup and Adams were engaged in a
jugh-aud-tumble light. It liad been in.
rogress but a minute when Charles Alsup,
;eing his brother was no equal for Adams,
rew a knife, disembowelling Adams, and
len cnt the dying man's heart out.
Before the "horror-stricken worshippers
?alized what had occurred Charles Alsup
ad mounted a mule and fled. Sheriff Gil
urt pursued him, and a running light lastig
an hour took place. At lust the Sheriff
Let two strangers and got them to assist
i arresting Alsup.
While the murderer was being tied with
jpes two of Alsup's friends rode up and
jscued him after a desperate light, in
blah one of the strangers was fatally
urt.
MURDER IN TENNESSEE.
he Rev. A. C. Webb, His Son anil Three
Companions Assassinated.
Mcbfbeesbobo, Tcnn. (Special). Five
ien arc reported to have been assassinated
l Cannon County, about thirty miles east
t this city, a few duys ago. John Hoi
ngsworth killed a man named Higglus in
jat county over a year ago. A suit was
rought ifgainst Holtingsworth and ajudglent
obtained by the Higgins family.
When a party of men went to his house
> oollect the judgment they gathered in
ie barn. Hollingsworth and his friends
red into them with aouble barrelled shotuns,
killing four men und wounding anther
so badly that he will not recover,
he men killed are the Rev. A. C. Webb,
amuelWebb, his son; J. Higgins and an
nknown man. James Vincent was fatally
ounded. The men who were killed are of
le most prominent people of this section.
Dreyfus Revision Assured.
It is semi-offleially asserted in Paris
aC^co. that ,the Proeurator-Oeneral has
>nt a repoil *n the Court of Cessation
hich assures a revL'-" of the Dreyfus ^
lse.
King: Mataafa tu Keturn to Samoa.
The State Department, at Washington,
is given its assent, through the American
onsulate at Apia, Samoa, to the return
> Samoa, after an exile of ten years, of
le former King, Jlataafa. It is assumed
lat the chief is to be made King to sucsed
the late King Malietoa, who died
jout a month ago.
Demand the Entire Philippines.
The American Peace Commission meetg
at Paris, France, to arrange terms of
;ace with Spain, demanded of Spain the
ttire Philippines.
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