The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, October 27, 1898, Image 7
PORTO EICO A PARI DF DS
The Natives Hail With Joy the Raising
of the Stars and Stripes.
THE ENTIRE ISLAND OCCUPIED.
CJeiipral Ei'ooke is Military Governor Thp
1'eoplc Krjoice That Spanish Kulo Has
Vll.lni! Mnrri. ?n<l Fort San
A Cristobal 'Salute Old Glory Our Troops
Parade Through Cliecrlns Crowds.
San Jcan. Torto Rioo (By Cable). Tho
Island of Porto Itieo is now an integral par*
of the United States, and tho natives generally
are joyous over tho termination o!
the Spanish domi nation.
f^>#7 4 ? Vd
-MATOR-GENEEAL JOHN U. BEOOKE.
(Military Governor of Porto Pico.)
An noon on Wednesday the American flag
was hoisted on the forts and public buildings
with all the honors due the occasion.
As the flag floated on the breeze the officials
And soldiers taking part in the ceremony
removed their hats and stood bareheaded,
while the artillery in Morro Castle and j
Fort San Cristobal thundered forth a national
salute.
The revenue cutter Manning, Captain
Munger, with Captain Shoemaker, Chief of
the Revenue Service, aboard, reached here
in time to lire a salute to the flag on behalf
of the Navy.
The day was delightfully cool, which ,
SCENE^ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY FRO]
?ddod much to the pleasure of the occasion.
The flag wa3 raised on the palace by Major
James Dean. As the first gun was fired at
Morro Castle Ensign King, of the collier
Caesar, which is now Admiral Schley's flagship,
hoisted the flag in the Plaza Alfonso
Doce. The natives cheered the Stars r.nd
Stripes to the echo, and the whole proceeding
was marked with much patriotism.
There was a parade of soldiers, which
proved a great success, and which was
very inspiriting to the natives. Admiral
Schley and his stall aDd General Gordon
and his staff rode in carriages. The troops
taking part were the Second Battalion of
the Fifth Artillery, the Eleventh Regular
Infantry and Troop H of the Sixth Cavalry.
General Brooke, the Military Governor,
came iu from Rio Ficdras with a guard of
honor.
The procession marched through the
MABKET SCENE OUTSIDE TITE WALLS OF SAX
JCAX, FOBTO BICO.
principal streets of the city, and thousands
of persons greeted the demonstration with
cheers. The populace were in great good
humor.
The work of the joint military commission
ended thirty-eight days after the llrst
meeting.- The best of good feeling prevailed
between the American-and Spanish
Commissioners, and this hud a good effect
on all classes. General Brooke bears his
honors well, and he is admired by the
Spaniards and natives alike. He has the
qualities necessary in a ruler of discordant
elements such as exist in Porto Rico today.
He combines natural kindness of
heart with stern military discipline, which
will insure his success as Military Governor.
The area of ti e island of Porto Rico is
3530 square miles, and its dependencies,
the small islands of Moua, Culebra. etc.,
aggregate 1*1 miles more. It is traversed
from east to west by a low range of mountains,
the Sierra Cayev, and there ar '
numerous branches of this range, separating
fertile vallevs. The highest peak is
Mysterious Murder in Tarrytown.
, The bo ly of Jose Gianco, an Italian who
had been employed at the water works ia
^ Tarrytowa, N. Y.. and who ha 1 beeu inissing(
w^ foua 1 buried ia tho woods a few
days ago on Castle lli lgc, near the reservoir.
Tho man's skull had been crushed in
with the sharp edge of a hatchet.
To Construct a ltailroad in Cuba,
^icr.-tury of War Alger will recommend
that Congress appropriate funds to construct
a railroad lino from Cape JIaysi, at
* the eastern extremity of Cuba.'to Cape Antonio,
at the western extremity.
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Mount Yunque, near the northeast end, I
3633 feet above the sea. i
Almost the whole of the island is cultivated.
The climate is seldom severe, even
in summer, and foreigners easily become
acclimated. The principal products of the
island are sugar, coffee and tobacco. The
population of the island is about 800.009,
an average of over 200 to the square mile.
Porto Itico was discovered by Columbus in
149.8, and was conquered bv the Spaniards
under Ponce do Leou in 1519. after nine
years' lighting, in which nearly the whole
native population was exterminated. It j
has since beeu held l>\* Spain, and with its ;
dependencies was formed into a Spanish i
province in l^TO. Slavery in the island |'
was not aboushe1 tnl 1873.
The Entire Island Occupied.
Wasiiixgtox. P. C. ("Special). The
United States is now formallv in possession
of the island of Porto Itico as sovereign.
The War Department has received
the following:
"Sax J pax, Porto llieo, October is.
'Secretary of War. Washington. P. C.:
"Flags have been raise 1 on public buildings
and forts in this city and saluted with
national salutes. The occupation of the
I island is now complete. Brooke."
KILLED BY TOADSTOOLS.
A Trenton Familr Ate Tliem For Mushrooms
With Fatal Kesnlts.
Trextox, X. J. (Special). Four persons
died here Tuesday because of a feast of
, toadstools, eaten as mushrooms in counec?
tion with a Sunday beolsteak dinner. Four
othors are in a critical condition.
The dead are Henry Goldbach, a South
Trenton grocer; his wife, liis eight-yearold
daughter, Helen, and his sister, Croeliu
Goldbach.
Those likely to die are Edward Goldbach.
a young son of the deceased grocer:
David Lesser, father of Mrs. Goldbach; a
young man employed as grocery clerk, and
Alary Young, a servaut.
Mr. Goldbach, who kept a store at Tremont
and Jersey streets, always had a
^eiriui lu.iuuvm ivt luusiiruuiu?, au?i un
family shared this ta?te. The grocer frequently
purchased them from those who
made a livelihood gathering thera. He
could not distinguish them, however, from
the poisonous growth.
Those who ate the toadstools at the Sunday
dinner began to show distress that
night. The four who are now dead became
ill llrst, but, not suspecting the cause,
home remedies were applied. The symptoms
became so violent, however, that phy!
sicians were called. The others became
ill after that, and more physicians were
called. Some of them have been in constant
attendance on the various patients
ever since.
SOLDIERS ARRIVE FROM PORTO RICO
! Governor Hastings Greets tho Sixteenth
Pennsylvania Koys.
New York City (Special). Brigadier,
General 0. H. Ernst nnd staff, with about
! 1000 troops, including the Sixteenth Penn
filgPtM
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FONCE TO SAN JUAN, TORTO RICO.
I svlvnnin ReHment and convalescents and
men dn furlough from the Thirl Wisconsin,
Sixth Massachusetts and First Kentucky
regiments, arrived here a few days
ago on the transport Minnewaska from
Ponce, Porto Rico. There were also aboard
about fifty civilians, including W. S. Larner,
of the Postal Commission.
With few exceptions the men were in
good condition, and that their spirits were
high was evidenced by the ropeated cheering
with which they greeled the party of
Pennsylvanians led by Governor Hastings
that went down to meet them on the General
Meigs. Mrs. Ernst, wife of the General,
aud the hitter's two daughters also went
down on the Goneral Meigs to welcome
him.
General Ernst lost thirty-eight pounds
during the campaign, and said that his
health has been remarkably good for such
a climate.
ACTINC COVERNOR WATKINS NOW.
. Senator Voorhee* ltesiijiss to lie Eligible
For a Full Term Governorship.
| Tbestox, S. J. (Special). Snmuol S.
Gordon, messenger of the Executive ofTice,
brought to Trenton Wednesday evening the
resignation of Foster M. Voorhees as Senator
from Union Countv. Senator Voorhees,
who has been Actiug Governor, resigns
so as be eligible to the Governorship
for a full term. Deputy Secretary of State
P.ickey opened the envelope and immediately
Senator Stokes, of Cumberland County,
administered the oath of office to David
0. Watkins, the Speaker of the Assembly,
and Mr. Rickey formally transferred to Mr.
Watkins the seal of State.
Acting Governor Watkins is the third Executive
the Stato has had since February 1.
when Attorney-General Griggs resigned
the Governorship. There will be no more
Governors before next February, as Speaker
Watkins's term will end with the meeting
of the Legislature, when the new President
of the Senato will act as Governor for one
week, until the Governor chosen in November
shall be inaugurated.
Shell Thrown Into a Furnace.
A shell which, according to tradition,
was llred by a British warship oft Ashtabula.
Ohio, in the war of 1S12, and which
had been treasured as a relic in Ashtabula,
caused considerable damage a few days
ago. It accidentally got into a pile of
scrap iron which was deliverod to the
Phcenix Iron Works Foundry, aud was put
into the furnace with the other iron. An
explosion ensued, which smashed the furnace
doors to atoms.
Husband anil Wife Murdered.
Emil Chlaiqny and his wife wero found
murdered at their homo in St ami e. III., a
few days a^o. Their heads had been
crushed by blows from a hammer or a
heavy club. It is supposed the murderers
were rob'an:; the dwciliii? when they were
discovered by Mr. and Mrs. Chinipuy. A
twenty-yeur--oii1 :?t upstairs. Ife v.l n >
noise during tho nit;at. Mr. Chiniouy was
a very mu>-alar man. but there v re
traces of a struggle. The murderers ha l
enti-r-d by a window. Mr. chiniouy was a
wealthy retired farmer, fortv-live years
old, who lived in we (' the handsomest
dwellings of Staune.
SULTAN GREETS KAISER.'"
Emperor William Reaches Constantinople
an] is Royally Welcomed.
TURKS WEAR GERMAN COLORS.
n?e Sultan Cordially Greet* llis Iloyai
Visitors?lie Escorts the Empress to a
Carriage?The Itoyal l'artv Witness a
Parade of Troops?Emperor William
and His Suit Go Sightseeing*
Cov^TA-fTTvori.E (By Cable). Emperor
William of Germany and Empress Augusta
Victoria with their suites landed here from
the imperial yacht Hohenzollern. There
was ma eh ceremony attendant upon the reception
of the imperial visitors.
The longboat of tho llohenzolleru containing
the Emperor and Empress threaded
its course from the yacht amid hundreds of
caiques, launches and other boats filled
with sightseers to the landing stage at the
Doima Baghtche Palace, where the Sultan,
surrounded by his ministers and military
officer!? in gorgeous uniforms awaited its
coming.
When the longboat reached the landing
stage the Saltan cordially greeted Emperor
William, with whom ho shook hands. Ho
then gave his arm to the Empress and
escorted her to a pavilion, being followed
by the Emperor, the Grand Vizier, and
oilier oiiioinis.
The Sultan led the Empress to a carriage
drawn by four horses. They entered the
carriage, the Empress sitting at the right
hand of the Sultan, and drove to the Yildiz
Kiosk. The Emperor and Grand Vizier
followed in another carriage.
There was an immense parade of troops,
all attire l in new uniforms. A company of
Albanian infantry was conspicuous by its
uniforms of white, with black facings and
red waistbands, a specially designed combination
of the German colors. The crowds
were enormous and the enthusiasm great.
In the afternoon Emperor William received
a deputation of Swiss residents. Replying
to an address presented to him by
them. His Majesty declared that his policy
regarding Turkey was identical with that
of his grandfather, which was now bearing
lruit.
The excellent relations between the Sultan
and himself showed how two Emperors,
despite differences of race and creed, could
remain on terras of friendship for their
mutual advancement.
Subsequently their Majesties visited the
German school. The Sultan has eonierreu
the Grand Cross of the Osmanich upon
Herr von Buelow, tbo German Foreign
Secretary, who accompanies Emperor
William.
Emperor William, usually accompanied
by the Empress, has engaged iu a ceaseless
round of sight-seeing, though he adhered
closely to the programme of places
to be visited, and his route was revealed
only to those personally concerned and
'immediately beforehnnd. The strictest
police precautions wero carried out to insure
his safety.
On Thursday he decided to inspect the
imperial carpet factory at Hereka aud was
conveyed there in a train'of eight carriages
built for the occasion nnd luxriously
equipped. All the stations had been repaired
and decorated. At Hereka is a Kiosk
especially built for the use of the Emprsss.
where their Majesties lunched, after which
they returned to Constantinople by water.
Emperor William and the Sultan again
exchanged telegraphic felicitntions. Everywhere
wcregreat crowds, triumphal arches
festooned with German and Turkish colors,
aud bands playing the German anthem.
A PITTSBURG BANK SUSPENDS.
Tlie German National Carried Dotvn by
the Failure of a Ills Tannery Concern.
Fittsecko. Fenn. (Special). The Ger
man National Bank, one of the biggest
financial institutions in the city, closed its
doors a few days ago. The directors gave
notice that the bank would not open and
would ro into voluntary liquidation and
would pay all depositors. The failure of
A. Groetzinger A Sons, tanners, precipitated
the crash.
It was reported that A. Groetzinger,
who was President of the bank, had overdrawn
his account *115,000. and has notes
in the bank aggregating 81G0.000. O. C.
Bergdorf, the cashier, who was discharged
four weeks ago, owes the bank, it is said,
8400,000. The deposits aggregate 82,000,000.
SEWER CAS KILLS CHILDREN.
A Sewer Pipe Tapped and an Epidemic
of Diphtheria Followed.
Scrantos, Penn. (Special). Within two
weeks twenty-five children, pupils In Public
School 23 died of what was believe J to
bo diphtheria. Investigation shows that a
sewer pipe leading into tho building had
been tapped. The sewer gas which accumulated
at night was fanned into
the classrooms through tho cold air pipes
during the day. The school authorities
threaten to brine criminal charges against
a man who is suspected of having tapped
the pipe.
Killed Two and Himself.
William H. Braatou, a grocer, of Youngstown,
Ohio, shot Coustable Jenkins and
then Mrs. Branton and close t the chapter
by killing himself with the last bullet in
his revolver. The Brantons have boen married
only eight months. Becontly Mrs.
Branton ieft her husband on account of ill
treatment. She went back with Constable
Jenkins, who had a writ of replevin to remove
her clothing. While tho constat
Mrs. Branton and her husband wore upstairs,
shots were heard, and when policemen
entered the room, all three were dead
on the floor.
Queen Wilhelmina's Engagement.
Tho engagement of Queen Wilnelmiua o.
Holland to Prince William of Wied issbort
ly to be ofllciaHy announced. Princo William
is the elder son of Prince William
Adolpbus of Wied by bis marriage with the
Princess Marie of Holland. He was born
on June 27. 1S72. He is a lieutenant in the
Third Uhlan Regiment of the Prussian
Guard. Tfio announcement has been received
with great satisfaction throughout
Holland.
Americans I5uy Cuban Iron Mines.
An American syndicate, representing Detroit
capital, has purchased a large tract oj
land at Manzanillo, Cuba, whore are several
good iron mines. An agent of the
syndicate is now there.
One Italian Woman Kills Another.
Mrs. Angelino Rose, aged twenty-one
years, of Naugatuck, Conn., was murdered
bv Mrs. Mario rompanio, aged twenty-five.
The two women, who are Italians, quarreled,
and Mrs. pompanio became enraged
and stabbed Mrs. Rose in tho side with a !
table knife.
WlFe-Mimlerer iluiigeo in .Ilinnelota.
.Toe Ott, who } lcadc ! guilty of killing Li*
wife, was hanged in the jail yard atOrnnitt
Falls, Minn. ott made a statement from
the gallows expressing sorrow lor the
crime. This was the lir.-t execution in tht
history of Yellow Medicine County.
CIVIL EIGHTS IN CUBA."
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Defined in a Proclamation Issued by j
Genera1 Wood, Military Governor.
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THE COURTS TO BE OPEN TO ALL I
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Freedom of Worship, Public Meeting, and
the Press?Protection of Private Prop- I t
erty and Against Unreasonable Scareii
?Criminal l*rocei!?r<?Rights That the , i
People Never Had Are Freely Granted*'
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Santiago de Cuba (Hy Cable).?General '
Leonard Wood, Military Governor pro ^
tempore of the Department of Santiago;
has issued a proclamation in ten sections, ;
The first article guarantees to the peo- '
pie the right of assembly for the common :
good and to apply to those in power by j
petition or remonstrance for the redress of i
grievances. '
The second section guarantees the right
to worship God according to individual {
conscience, provided there is no inter- t
Terence with any existing form of worship. '
The third .section directs that courts of
justice shall bo open to all, and that no j
private property shall be taken by the Gov- ?
eminent without compensation. i
The fourth section, dealing with criminal j
trials, invests the accused with the right .
to be heard bimself or by counsel, and to |
have compulsory process to secure tue i
attendance of a witness in his behalf.
Thedlfth section says no person accused
of crime shall be compelled to give evidence
against himself.
The sixth section declares that no such
person, who is once acquitted of the charge
brought against him, shall be trie 1 again
for the same offense.
The seventh section provides that all persons
charged with crime shall bo entitled
to bail, except in cases of capital offense,
and that tho writ of habeas corpus may
not be suspended except when the commanding
General of the department deems
it advisable.
Tho eighth section says that excessive !
bail shall not be required, and that no ex- !
cessive line nor cruel or unusual punish- 1
ment shall be inflicted.
The ninth section provides that in order '
tosecuretho people against unreasonable
search, there shall first be established un- '
der oath a presumption of guilt.
m' " 1 f A oil flirt
? ue lenui secuuu ^uumuicn .... ?...right
to write or print freely on any mat- ;
ter, subject to responsibility for abuse of <
the right. s
The municipal laws are to be administered
in accordance with these declarations <
of rights, subject to modifications, which,
in the judgment of the commanding Gen- j
ernl, would be beneficent and promote the
principles of enlightened civilization. i
AWFUL DEATH OF TWO CHILDREN. 1
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They Fell Into a Vat Used In the Making i
of a Fertilizer.
Middletows. N. Y. (Special). When j
Mr*. Will iam Meyer, whose liu.sbaud oper- j
atcs fertilizer works at Milo, two miles j
from this city, laid down her baby a few
afternoons ago, and went to the factory in quest
of her three-year-old daughter .Ma- S
bel and six-year-oid daughter Ida, she '
found them dead in a vat used for manufacture
of the fertilizer.
She pulled the bodies out and left them
at the ?ido of the vat until her husband re- j
turned from a twenty-mile drive. .
Neighbors notified Coroner Harding, of
Tort Jervis, who reached the scene late in )
the evening. Almost at the same moment (
the father returned and seeing the bodies
chnnf hi nauif with :iu armvnistol.
bat bis wife disarmed him.
Soon afterward he was opening a lone;- j
bladed jackknife to cut his throat, when ,
the men watching him interfered. .
CREAT WELCOME FOR THE ST. L0U13 t
The Big I.lner liecelved With Open Arms 1
l>y the 1'eople of Southampton.
Southampton*, England ("Bv Cable).?The {
return of the American line steamship St. i
Louis, which arrived here on her first trip
since the war, was celebrated by a great *
popular demonstration. American flags
were flyincr from the public buildings.
Great quantities of bunting were displayed
throughout the town, the chimes of Holy- j
rood Church were rung and salutes were
fired in her honor from the town and quay.
A party comprising 200 prominent gentle
raeD, including the members ot tae uunm- 1
ber of Commerce, went out in a tug to meet '
the big ship, a.id as she sailed into hec 1
dock the St. Louis was greeted with cheer '
after cheer from the thousands of people 1
who filled the quays.
A Striking Incident at Halifax. 1
The regimental sports of the Royal Can a- 1
dian Battalion of Imperial troops at Hallfax,
N. S., a few days ago, were marked by
an unusual incident. At the conclusion of 1
the sports one hundred men, the pick of J
tho garrison, formed a pyramid by mount- ]
ing upon one another's shoulders, and tho ,
man at the apex, a fine specimen of the \
British soldier, stood waving in one hand
tho Union Jack .and in the other the Stars
and Stripes. This finale was cheered by
the largo number of spectators present. It j
was the first time in the history of Halifax '
that men of a British regiment had dis- ]
played the flag of another nation. 1
Flour Mills Grinding Night anil Day. 1
The Minneapolis flour mills are engaged
just at present In breaking nil previous
records and the wheels are whirling night
and day, Sundays not excepted. The desire
to get as much flour through as pos- i
sible bofore navigation closes is partly re- <
sponsible. The quantity ground the week 1
ending October 15, was 349,830 barrels,
against 359,405 the preceding week. As
most of the mills run on Sunday the production
for the week ending October 22
exceeded 360,000 barrels.
A Weakened Maine Bank. 1
The Supreme Court of Oxford County,
Maine, has ordered that the deposits in <
the South Paris Savings Bank be scaled 1
down ten per cent, in order to prevent the '
bank going into the hands of a receiver.
The chief trouble is over Western mort- 1
gages, taken eighteen years ago. The 1
assets are $357,000, the liabilities $370,000. <
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Our Warships Ofl China.
The Navy Department, at Washington,
has receiv J information of tho arrival of
the Boston an ! tho Petrel at Tion-Tain,
China, where taey will protect American
citiiesr.
American Business Men Building Trade.
Bradstrent's says: "Largo orders on
Cuban account are said to have been placed
recently in New Yorlc, and heavy shipments
to Manila and other Pacific ocean points,
with the reported starting of new lines of
steamships to Honolulu and Australia, all
benr testimony to the energetic efforts of
Arueri'-un bu.-iuess men to build tip our
trade abroad."
Dewey Schcs Filipinos* Steamers.
Roar-Admiral Dewey has seized all of
Aguinaldo's steamers iu and around the >
Philippine Islands * t
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THE NEWS EPITOMIZED; _ ['
WAKliincton Item*.
Lieutenant-Colonel John H. Tatterson,
nil Lieutenant-Colonel Henry B. Freeman
rill become Colonels by the advancement
f Colonels Kent and Henry to be Brigadier- |
lenerals.
United States Consul McCook in a report
o the State Department sent early in the
nil says?that the prices of supplies at
Jawson City, Klondike, are going down,
ut that hotel accommodation is very exensive,
costing ?6.50 per night for a room
rith a bed of straw and ?12 per day for
oard.
A pinn oi rami cnarges iur ?
if>en practically completed by llohert P.
'orter, wlio studied the question in the
slnnd. The customs duties will be assessed
:ind collected by military officers.
The following cable has been sent to
"Jeneral Brooke at Kan Juan, Portoltico:
'Yourself and your associates of the comnission
have my sincere congratulations, j
A'illiam McKinley."
Lieutenant-Colonel P.ush Huidekoper, of
Sew York, who was chief surgeon at Camp
Thomas. Chickamauga, has been honor- !
ibly discharged from the volunteor ser- ]
rice. His administration of medical affairs ,
n the camp was severely criticised, especally
since his practice of recent years had
>cen entirely as a veterinarian. I
Bishops in the Protestant EpiscopaKJon- 1
rention reversed their action in amending ]
he canon of marriage and divorce, and
he Church's law on th? subject will renain
unchanged.
The Treasury Bureau of Statistics re- 1
?orted that the exports for thenino months i
-nding September 30, 1898, exceeded by
nore than 5100,000,000 any similar period <
in the country's history.
American vessels trading between tms
eountry and Porto Rico and engaged intbo
coasting trade of the island were exempted '
from tonnage taxes by an order issued by !
the War Department. ^
The United State9 Consul at San Juan del
Norte has transmitted to the State Depart- ,
ment a copy of a proclamation by the President
of Nicaragua granting unconditional (
amnesty to all Nicaraguans proscribed on ,
account of their participation in the conspiracy
of February 8 and the rebellions of
September 17, 1897, and February 5, 1898.
Domestic.
Alvie Kitchen, the provost guard who
shot and killed Private Edward Nygen, of
ihe Twelfth New York Volunteers at Lexington,
Ky., will be tried by a general
:ourt-martial. The court will bo composed
of regular army officers.
The second trial of United States Senator
Kenny in the Dover (Del.) Bank case j
will begin on December 5.
Arbitrators have decided that the Canadian
Pacific Railway is not entitled to a
liiTorential on rates between San Francisco
ind Eastern points.
The two-story brick stable of William H.
fAmnt-t a mnd Healer of New York Citv.
was badly damaged by fire and thirty-lour
horses were burned to death. ,
Patrick Keegan, or San Francisco, Cal.,
who a dozen years ago was known to the
jporting fraternity as "Patsy Hogan,"
pugilist and gambler, shot his wife five
imes and then stabbed himself. The
woman is dead, but Keegan will recover.
Ernest L. Rannoy was shot in Jersey
City. N. J., by Grant O'Brien, who mistook
[{aiiuey for Edward C. Quackenbush, whom
ne accused of alienating his wife's affections.
The transport Michigan arrived at the
Port of New York, a few days ago from
Santiago, Cuba, bearing Colonel Wikoff's
Dody. General Lawton was on board.
William F. Murray killed his insane wife
and himself at Oak Grove, Mich.
Mrs. William F.achman died at Siegfrieds,
Penn., from injuries inflicted by burglars
i few days ago. She was alone at home
when three men entered the house. They
jeatheron the head, causing concussion ,
>f the brain from which she died.
In its preliminary trial of three-quarters
)f an hour at Portland, Oregon, under the
mpervision of the Naval Board the torpedo
>ont Davis averaged a speed of twentyour
knots, which adds one and a half more
;han the speed required.
A ooror.> unnmstnrm of n hiiz7.Jiril oharaC
er, prevailed in the Middle West, causing
lonsiderable damage and much suffering.
It was stated that San Francisco ship>ers
expect the United States Government i
o settle Canadian sealers'claims by buy- |
ug the Cunadian sealing fleet.
The transport Senator, with 800 troops
m board, sailed from San Francisco for
llanija, Philippine Islands, a few days ago.
Private Michael Holmes, of the 201st j
Sew York, accidently fell into the canal
at Camp Meade, Middletown, Penn., and
was drowned.
Myron D. Barrus, of Fairhaven, Yt., a
wealthy farmer, committed suicide by cutling
his throat with a razor. He had be ome
despondent over financial matters.
He was sixty-five years of age, and had
aeen a member of the Vermont Legisla11
re?
While crossing the Wheeling and Lake
Frio tracks at Irondale, Ohio, Frank Sass
iind William Schocht, of Toledo, were
tilled.
Edward J. Henley, the actor, died at
Lake Placid, in the Adirondack*, N. Y.
Judge Depue, in the Essex County Court,
N\ J., sentenced CharlesA. Hallum.of West
Orange, to Ave years in State prison, he
having been convicted of manslaughter for
hooting and killing Edward Magee, in
Orange, on Juno 25.
Burglars broke into the office of the
Consolidated Milling and Hardwood Company
at Minneapolis, Minn., and after
breaking open a safe escaped with $56,000
worth of United States bonds of the recent
ssue. a
The barge Churchill, loaded with ore, in
tow of the Majestic, from Duluth, Minn.,
?ank in the routh water off Waukeman,
ill. Captain Patrick Kane, of Detroit, and
Deckhand John Hensen were drowned.
The barge was valued at $10,000,
James W. Clendenin, a millionaire coal
merchant and business man of New York
City, was knocked down by a runaway
liorse a few days ago. He died in Booserelt
Hospital soon after.
Foreign.
The Forto Kico insular ministers have resigned,
but offered to continue in office
mtil the appointment of their successors.
Sir William Lockhart, Commander-inChief
of the forces in India, has started
from London for Calcutta to resume his
iuties there.
A surgical attendant omployed in the
aboratory of Professor Notbangel, thecelearated
medical expert at Vionna, Austria,
lied from Indian plague, culture germs of
ivlueh had been recently taken to Vienna
From Bombay for purposes of investiga- >
:ion.
Rear-Admiral Schley has been placed
temporarily in command of the navul station
at San Juan de Porto Sic*
A severe storm on the British coast
vreckeil several vessels, and caused considerable
loss of life.
Seven barges containing .100,000 poods
>t naphtha have been burned at th<*
etroleum port of Astrakhan, Russia,
riireo persons were killed during the con- I
Inanition ana several otncrs wero inured.
The Dowager Duchess of Sutherlan I ofere.l
$20.000rewardforthereturnofjew-'ls
ost on a trip hoc ween Paris and London.
A syndicate of American cat tin buyers,
wade 1 by J. jr. Morris, o' Kansas City,
Ho., has just purchased 100.000 head of
r:itt!o in .Mexico. Th'o animals will be
hippe i to Cuba and Porto ltioo. The investor.-.
expect to clear $3,000,000 after all
rausportation and other charges are paid.
ElOPEiVBEEiOFffAl
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jreat Britain and France Assume Hos-?
tile Attitudes Over Fashoda.
RUSSIA SIDES WITH FRANCE.
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The French Naval Reserve* Are Under
Orders England Firm Regarding Possession
of tlie Nile Valley Parisian
llusiness Men For Peace M. Brissoa
Will Resign the Premiership.
London* (By Cable). Europe was never,
aearer to a war between the great powers
is she is to-day. The Fashoda incident
jpon the Nile Valley, simple enpugh In it?elf,
has caused complications between
England and France. Warlike navkl
manoeuvres in France, ominous hints from
Russia that she upholds France, new aggressions
by the Muscovites in China, and
further aggressions threatened by the
French tend to disturb the peace of the
world.
The French torpedo fleet has been put
through night manoeuvres to test the
ability of such vessels to capture Toulon.!
British newspapers applaud the threat-j
ening speech of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, j
who says France must be kept out of the
Nile Valley, even if England has to light.
Russian troops have seized New-Chwan^,
and forts in Northern China, the native
garrison fleeing. "
France threaton3 to seize more Chinese,
territory if immediate reparation is not'
made for the murder of a Catholic missionary.
A St. Petersburg dispatch says the Government
will uphold France in its dealings
with England on the Fashoda question,
The Pall Mall Gazette, in an article
headed "Worse Things Than War," points'
out the advantages that England would be
likely to gain in case of war.
The St. James's Gazette says: "There Is
reason to be calm, not because of the re
a.t-_j. r 1- : ?kuk A*.
{ oris mill r niuoo is lULUiug, wiiii;u no uir
not believe, but because we are as ready
with our national defences as ever in our
history."
Paris (By Cable). The alleged war;
preparations of France are the absorbing
subject of discussion here at present.1
There have been important naval experiments
at Toulon. A flotilla of torpedo
boats was detailed to make an endeavor to
force'he entrance of the harbor, and the
whole garrison was called to arms and the;
forts and batteries were manned, ready for;
instant action.
A secret council of war has been held and
the Ave classes of the Naval Reserves
around Brest have been ordered to hold!
themselves in readiness for active service.
The drift of opinion on the Fashoda question
among commercial men In Paris was
shown by a resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of this city, urging the
French Government, without sacrificing
the material interests of the country, to
use its utmost efforts to avert a conflict
with Great Britain over this dispute.
Premier Brisson intends, when the Chambers
reassemble, to agree to the discussion
of the Government's internal policy, and
also to endeavor to secure the passage otj
an indemnity bill. He will then announce
the personal reasons which compel him to .
resign. President Faure will probably ask
M. Bourgeois to assume the Premiership
and continue the policy of M. Brisson as
approved by the Chamber of Deputies. *
LIVES LOST IN CHINESE FLOODS. "
Two Thousand Persons Drowned and
$1,000,000 Damage to Propertr.
Vancouver, B. C. (Special).?The news
has just come by the steamer Empress of
Japan that 2000 persons were dyowned recently
in the district of Woltsig, near
Pekin, China, by floods. #
Hundreds of square miles in this district
were under water. The waves were flva
and six feet above the highest elevation.
This plain mentioned consists of a densely
populated district. One report says twentyflve
towns were under water and that
thousands of inhabitants flocked to the
cities.
The floods were preceded by typhoons.
Eight boats were wrecked by typhoons
off Formosa, including the American bark
Como and the German steamer Trinidad,
formerly of the Cunard Line.
The loss of property and shipping of
Formosa by the typhoon amounted to f 1,800,000.
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Hundreds of persons died from exposure.
Twelve shins were driven out to sea and
lost. The French liner Hoohow WM
wrecked near Amoy. The crew of the
Como was saved. Hundreds of lives were
lost in Formosa. 4
A HUSBAND'S HORRIBLE CRIME* !
He Killed His Wife Because She Opposed"
His Going Into the Liquor Business.
Fatehsox, N. J. (Special).?John P.elnhardt,
flfty-five years of age, a few days
ago murdored his wife and then fatally
shot himself. I
Years ago Reinhardt drove a truck for ?
brewery. He was thrifty, and in a short
time amassed sufficient money to purchase
real estate at South l'aterson. He opened
a large saloon on Marshall street. Hil
saloon venture proved a success, and thil
led to his taking to drink. After much
persuasion on the part of his wife, he sold
out his business five months ago.
Ever since that time Reinhardt has been
melancholy. Ho would quarrel with hU
wife over re-euterl^ the saloon buslnesai
but she remained steadfast in her decision
to keep him out of the liquor trade. J
They fought over the matter and the
man. ended the discussion by killing hei
and turning the revolver upon himself. >
NEW TORPEDO BOAT EXPLOSION.
Three Men Killed on the Davis While She
Was Making Her Trial Trip.
Astoria, Ore. (Special).?On the trial trip
of the aew uovernmeni torpeuo uuai v?u
on Thursday, some boiler tubes burst.
Three men were killed and four were badly
injured. All the dead and wounded men
were members of the crew. '
The dead are H. Woods, C. McNuley and
P. Luetble. The wounded are A. Johnson,
A. Buehl, W. Woods and B. Ryan.
A New British Cruiser Launched.
The third-class cruiser Prometheus wat
launched from the dockyards at Hull,
England, a few days ago, with all of hei
machinery aboard. Sneis a vessel of 2134
tons and 7000 indicated horse power, and
will carry eight guns
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To Prevent Importation of Leprosy.jftj
The California State Board of Health appointed
Dr. C. A. Buggies, President cf
the Board, to visit tho Hawaiian Islands,
t-" h.'ini fhn ?vfonf of lnnrosv there and to
report measures to prevent tha introduction
of it iuto California. "V
Yellow Fever In Ohio.
Secretary Probst, of tho Ohio State Board
of Health, wont to Portage County and Investigated
a case of yellow fever. The victim
is Hiss Blanche Beck, a school teacher,
who recently fled from the fever district ot
Mississippi. J
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