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Consolidated An?. 2.1881.
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lhabliehed Irtry Wednesday,
INT. C3k Ostoen,
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tbrbs :
$1.60 pee eooaai?io advance.
Ono Square frei insertion.............f 1 00
Weary sabeequeot Ineertioo... 50
Contrasts for ihres months, or longer eil
fee made si reduced rates
ell eeeamnoiealioos which eobeerre private
eetereete will be charged for ss edfertieaaenti.
Oeitsariss and tributes of respect* will be
charged for.
BRYAN IN NEW Y?
FOUR SPEECHES MADE
Uf AS MANY PLACES
Now Yoik, Ool 16 ?The crowd
that surged about Iba jpen air stand
at Modmoa Square aveoue aad 24th
atreet. ereebing Iba weak* at and
seaotuering tboae whu> were no tight?
ly paoked that the air. whlet reeked
wrtb Iba fosaea of Greek Urn, otvjld
aot reaeb them, may have nunibr red
20,000, aad there waa oot in that
orowd anybody who oared to hear
anyone alee bat Bryan Half a
donna speakers attempted to keep
I ham qnlet until the prenidontisl
candidate oame from the garden, bot
tba moat aoieeesfol speskev bad a
bard job of it
Tboae who bad pointo of vantage
oa tba aland did little to encourage
Iba apeakera, for their interest wna
take* op by tba wave* of baaaanity
ia front and on all aidea of tba aland.
It waa abortly after 9 o'clock
whan tba cavalcade beading the
Bryan party rode down Madison
aveooe to tba stand The carriages
coold aot drive within 60 feat of it,
and Col Bryan. Mr Croker. Mr Hearst
aad James Shelvin, of Brooklyn, who
were in the carriages, walked to the
stand
Tba ovation to the candidate was
deefeniogly lond and" prolonged
After shaking hands with Mr Keller,
aod tboee on the aland who coold
et retch their haoda to him. Col
Bryan stood faejfog tba crowd io
front oa the stand Ha on covered
hie bead, bot the bombe ware explod?
ing io Iba air overhead snd the fire
frosa one aim oat struck him Bryan
drew away aa if to dodge it. The
band waa atill playing "Mai to the
Chief when Ool Bryan ootst retched
hia haod lo the audience to command
quiet He aaid
"We want to make this Govern?
ment what the fathers Intended to
make of it aod give equal rights to
all aad apecial privileges to none
If by your suffrsges 1 am made Preei
deot 1 will aot try to get yoor bonds
hi other people's pockets 1 shall
bo satisfied to keep othsr people's
beads out of yoor pockets. If you
believe the trust a good thiog vote
the Republican ticket and gel all yon
waat of il If you believe truete are
bad vote our ticket If you believe
in a large army vote the Republican
ticket and gat it If you believe in
a email army we promise Ihst yon
shall have a email army and a gov?
ernment so good that every citicen
will be williog to become a soldier
to preserve the Government to poster?
ity. If you waot imperialism vote
Ibe Republican ticket If our party
is eotrnoted with power we will aay
to Iba Filipino aod all the world that
our purpose is oot tq govern the
Filipino, but establish a government
for them that will be theirs sod not
ours. We will ssy to the world :
'Elends off. Let that Republic live
aod work out ita own destiny.1 "
The miaute Col Bryan stopped
apeakiog Mr. Croker took bis arm
aod led him to the rear of Ibe stand to
see the orowd aasembled there He
waved hie hand lo them aod Mr
Croker aeked him : "Did yon ever
aee anything like it f"
"Wonderful, wonderful," Col.
Pryen said
Thea the party after band shaking
all round left the stand and got into
the carriages
TURN TO TAMMANY HALL
Ths trip to Tammaey Hall was made
through strsete lioed with oheeriog
tbooaeads. Col Bryan aod hi* party
arrived at 0 25 Seoator Maekey wae
speak to sT. hut as *ooo as the orowd
reeogoiied Bryan it rose to its feet aod
ebeered for severe) miootes Kiebard
Croker. who aooompsoicd Col Bryso,
took a seat oa the rear rod of the
platform, while the candidate weot to
the froot aod aekoo*lodged the greet
iag.
VYbee the oheeriog bad continued
for a ooople uf minute* he raided bis
haod to ooiemsod silence A* euro
aa he was able to ?peek he expressed
his sppreeistioo for Tammeu? Mall and
entered oo a discussion of the Philip
piae qseetioo to bis usual vein.
Taoawasy Hall bad bceo crowded to
replstioa from 0 o'oloek oo aod to fill
ap the lime before the arrival of
Cel Brgaa a earn bar it others hsd
flsaMiavttuBa
aam
April* i8 60.
,4Be Jus
SUM
At 10 o'olook Col Bryan arrived at
Cooper Uoion. His appearance on the
platform was the signal for one of the
most enthusiastic greetings ever given
to soy one roan io Copper Uoion. It
was folly ti?e minutes beforo the
eothusiesm subsided aod tbe aodteooe
resumed its oornal quietude. Thea
Jobo De Witt Warner, ohairmao of
tbe ojeetieg, introduced Col Bryan,
wbo spoke to pari as follows :
"This is tbe fcartb meetiog for to
eight that I bsve spoken at It ooo
eladet the ratiloation held ooder the
aaspioes of the Demoeratio party io
(hit oily aod ooaoty aod I am prepared
to tay thai greal if Tammany aod
Croker aa its prophet. I rejoice that
I hate lived io tbe lead where tbe peo?
ple aaa choose a mao for their leader
aod make ,( him their servant, aod
when they do that be becomes tbe
graslest man io ths world. Yet we
eaa never forget that fc e is their servant,
aetiag for them as their representative
He is the iostrumet t by whieb thej
eeooBjpliih their sovereigo will 11
Col Bryan theo braoebed off oo to
the oabjeot of "imperialism" aod weot
into it thoroughly Hs wound op by
sayiog :
?'We have oo money with which io
hay votes, oo trust magnates to
intimidate. We leavt the resalt to you
and appeal to tbe ?soondeoeo of ths
people If every oitnen will vote aa be
would I have ao doubt, as to ths result.
The majority to this oity sod Stste sod
nation will bs so largs as to demon?
strate tbe faet thai oo money eaa
oorrupt, oo foros can defeat, tbe peo?
pled will, whioh will restore this Go?
sromeat to tbe fouodaiooe laid by ths
fathers. No iodividoal geta so low, so
strong or so rieh that bs oao get beyond
the Ton Commandants I waot this
oatioo to staod before the world as the
great moral faotor to the world's pro?
gress." _ _
Costa and Fees
Io regard to the matter of fees,
costs, etc i that ooaoty officers may
charge, Attorney General Bellinger
has prepared the followiog opinion of
totereal to every county io the State.
It ia ir> reply to a letter from Will K.
Jones, Esq., of Holly Hill:
Dear Sir: In your letter of the
l?th iost. yon ask, for publication,
my opinion aa to the constrootion of
tbe law of 1899 relative to tbe fees,
costs, etc., of yoor county officers.
Without quoting in foil yoor letter.
I proceed to aoswer aa follows :
It seems to be very olear, under
the act of 1899, D 169, aod the acta
thereby amended, that your county
officers are absolutely prohibited
from receiving any "costs, commie
sioos, cbargea aod fees," except tbe
clerk of oourt, who is permitted to
receive "the fees now allowed by
law aa regiater of meaoe convey
ance," and the sheriff, who is to re
oeive apeoial compensation therein
mentioned for bia duties in connec?
tion with the collection of lax execu
liona. and "such feea derived from
civil business aa now prescribed by
law."
I can fiod oolbiog in the act allow
iog tbe probat? judge to retain any
feea of office, but the aalary, in lieu
uf all fees, eto , ia 6xed at $200.00
Aa to the compensation of the
eberiff and the clerk of court for servi
cea reodered io drawiog aod serving
jurors, 1 will aay that io my opinion
Ibia not being one of the duties of
tbe clerk aa "regiater of meaoe con
veyaoce," hia remuneration therefor
ia included in the $400 stated aa hia
aalary, aod when the sheriff performs
his duties io Ibia connection it may
be considered aa "civil business" io
the court of common pleas" aod as
4 criminal business" if they are to
aerve only in the court of general
aeaaiona
I oannot aee any reaaon for a dif
fereoce of opinion aa to the meaning
of the aot when It comes to tbe
salary of tbe auditor, aa the law
distinctly says that he shall psy into
the county treasury such commis
aiooa aa be may now be eutitled to
from tbe State, so thai his total com?
pensation ahall not exceed $800, aa it
is clesr to me tbst this $800 must be
id full of all money received by him
from tbe public by way of compensa
lion.
As a last question, you ask wheth
er the $1 fee collections by the tress
ure is to be turoed over to the coun?
ty treasury and wheter tbe county
tieaaurer has a right to rebate that
dollar fee to deliqueot taxpayers ?"
In reply I will say thai this lee is to
be turned ioto the county treasury
and the County Treasurer has
no right to mske this rebate to
any oue, tbo money being as soon as
collected, public funds, which he
holds as trustees, and be violates the
conditions of his bond if ho makes
any such disposition as that suggest
ed iu the question
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A piece of campaign uews interest?
ing to some South Carolinians h the
fact tbst Jchn G. Capers is making
atnmp speeches io Weet Virginia for
McKinley. Mr. Capers holds a place
al a good aalary in the Government
aervice al Washington. ? Newberry
Obeer ver.
5t and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou
TER. S. C WEDNES
WILLIAM L WILSON
DIED WEDNESDAY.
L3Xiogtoo, Va, Oat 17 ?Hon Wil?
liam L Wilson, president of Wash?
ington and Ij36 university and ex-post
master general, died suddenly st 9 20
o'clock this morning of congestion of
the longs. He had been failing ever
since his return from Arisona. His son
Dr Arthur Wilson, of Lyoohburg
visited him Saoday and left Monday,
theo came the suddeo change.
Mr Wilson's attendant physioiao did
oot give ap hope of his rellyiug until
late last night. He was oonfioed to the
house from Tuesday a week ago,
bat was thought to bo improving wbeo
his soo left him. He was conscious
until tbs last. By bis bedside were bis
wife, his daughters, Milses Mary and
Bettie Wilson, sod one son, Wm. H.
Wilsoo.
Mr Wilson's funeral will ooour at
Charlostoo , Jefferson oouoty. W. Va,
Friday at 10 o'clock. The remains
will leave Lixtogtoo io the morning
over the Baltimore and Ohio, accom?
panied by tbe family.
Bryan Meets Roosevelt.
Springfield Republican.
The oountry has olearly entered the
period of stuff aod yell which invaria
oly briogs ooe of oar great presidential
campaigns to a olose. This appears io
tbe sweeping claims made by tbe cam?
paign managers, in their awful oharges
agaiost eaoh other's iutootions, in tbe
ories of oorruptioo on ooe side aod
aoaroby oo tbe other, aod io the gen?
eral blare aod blather from ooe ooeao
to the other. At this interesting stage
tbe speotaole of ao American president?
ial campaign reminds ooe of oothiog
quite so much as rival gangs of cow?
boys tryicg to stampede a huge herd of
cattle to opposite directions. The po?
litical maoagers make a tremendous
amount of noise, aod they generally
eueoeed in exoiiiog a good maoy voters
half way io the verge of madness. It
is always well at about this time, there?
fore, to remember that the noise is
really nothing more alarming thao
stage thuoder, aod that tbe men who
are makiog it are simply stage bands,
who burl thunderbolts for the same
reason that they turn the calcium light
oo tbe hero, or oheer Mark Antony's
oration?beoaose jt is all in tbe play.
The riva,l candidates do oot bate each
other oearly so much as might be sup?
posed It is even possible that Mr
Haooa would oooseot to dioe with Mr
Bryan?behind tbe scenes. Qov
Roosevelt oharges tbe Demoorate with
ioOltiog riot, while Mr Bryan speaks
so bluntly about plotooraoy's sins that
hs is charged with appealing to olass
hatred Vet, even tbeso two men seem
to be oo friendly terms when tbey
cbaoee to meet,?aod that fact tends
to keep your ohoier dowo. Several
varying aooouots oame from East St
Louis regarding the passing of the
Bryan aod Roosevelt trains at Alton,
HI, hot tbe troth seems well stated io
this report:
Tbeir private oars osme alongside io
tbe yards Each stepped upon the
platform sod reeogoised tbe other at
ooee
"Hello," said Roosevelt, thrusting
forth his hand.
"Hello/' quoth Bryao, graspiog tbe
expended hand. "How ;s your voice ?''
"It's rough ss the populist platform
How is yours, Col Bryao ?" laughed
Roosevelt.
"Mine is as broken as Republican
promises," retorted tbs Nebraskas,
laugbiog, too.
Tbso everybody laughed aod cheer?
ed, tbe Democrats with Bryao shouting
"Hurrah" for bim, and Roosevelt's
followers yelling for McKinley. Tbe
moetiog oame wholly by ohaooe aod
was as cheerful as it was picturesque.
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THE EDICT FORGED
Pekio, Moodsy, Oot 15 t? It is now
regarded as oertain that the alleged im
perial edict ordering the punishment of
high officials was forged and was con
ooeted with tbe object of preventing
the advaooe uf the allies on Pan Ting
Fu. Both Prince Cbiog and Li Hang
Chang deny its authority.
Cooot Voo Waldersee is expected to
arrive here Oot 17.
Small marauding bands have become
troublesome io the vioiuity of tbe sum?
mer palace, aod a punitive expedition
is beiog orgaoizod to prooced against
them.
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Leaveoworth, Kas, Oct 17.?A
habeas oorpus suit to release Oberlin
M Carter, cx-oaptain of engineers from
tbo federal penitentiary at Fort Leavon
wor'h, was filed in the United States
oircuit oourf this afternoon. Tho suit
wan tiled with Stauten Carter, a brother
of tho prisoner, as lbs petitioner and
was ruado out roturuublc agaiust War?
den MoClaughey, ?f tho federal peoi
lontiary, Frank P, Blair, of Chicago,
appeared sh tbe attorney for Carter.
Judge Hook set Oot 26* as the dato for
bearing on tbe applioatioo and ?nnou.no
ed that Judge Tbayer, of St Louis,
would probably be here to sit with bim.
Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God'sJ;
3DAY. OCTOBER 24,
FILIPINOS KILL MORE
AMERICANS.
Manila, Oat, via Hoog Kong, Oot
16}?A dotachmeoot of 20 men of the
Twenty fourth regiment while engaged
in repairing telegraph wires Got 10, at
a point near San Jose, Nuevo Eoija
proviooe, Luzon, were set upon by 200
rebels and were overpowered and scat?
tered. Seven of the Americans teaobed
San Jose, but it is probable that the
remain \er were captured. The enemy
surprised a party of aoouta of the 43rd
iofantry at a point three miles from
Takloban, Leyte island, killing three of
the Americans at the first volley. Two
escaped sod gave the alarm, but the
enemy suoooeded io evading their pur?
suers. The native polios of Taklobao
bad conspired to surprise the Ameri
0808. The bodies of the dead soldiers
were badly raoltilated.
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The Youtsey Trial,
Georgetown, Ky, Oot 17 ?The
defeose io the Youtsey trial closed its
case late this afternoon and the com?
monwealth began its rebuttal testimony,
whioh will likely be oonoluded at noon
tomorrow.
Youtsey'e condition was materially
improved today, though be still remains
in a stupor most of the time. The
feature of the day waa the testimony of
Col Nelson, one of Youtsey's attorneys,
who denied that he had told Arthur
Goebel aod Col Campbell that "Yout?
sey koew enough to haog Gov Taylor,"
but be admitted that he did say his
olieot (Youtsey) koew "something that
woulu De very beneficial to the common- j
wealth in its prosecution of Taylor."
The defeose got io some strong testi?
mony today, squarely contradicting the
State's witoepses.
George Howard testified that be was
the same Howard who was recently
tried and ooovioted for the murder of
William Goebel ; that be never saw
Youtsey in his life to know him ; never
had any talk at any time with bim, nor
did he accompany him to aoy place or
room anywhere at aoy time ; that be
wae not in Caleb Powers office on the
morning of January SO, or in aoy
other room in that building on that
morning
YOUT8EY GROWS WORSE.
Georgetown, Ky, Oot 17.?Youtsey'
condition tooigbt is muoh worse He
had aoother paroxysm aod is unable to
take nourishment exoept bypode.
Died on the Train
Aiken, 8. C ., October 16.?Mr.
Frank P. Beard, editor and proprietor
of tbe Graniteville News, died very
suddenly this morning while on the
Cbsrleston train en route from
Augusta to Graniteville or Alken.
He bosrded the train while it was
crossing Broad street, in Augusta,
and took a seat and shortly afterward
expired so suddenly that a passenger
seated in the same seat with bim, it
was said, did not know it Tbe con
doctor discovered that Mr. Beard
was dead when ho called on him for
bis ticket The body was taken eff
the train at Wsrrenville and Coroner
Lee was notified Mr Beard was In
Aikon yesterday and appeared in bis
usual health He . returned to
Augusta on the 9.20 p. m , train
No further particulars are obtainable
here.
Washington, Ootober 16 ?Thomas
F Lane, son in-law of Ex-Senator
Blackburn, committed suicide at bis
home here last oight. Mr. Lane enter*
ed tbe house about 11 p. m , aod sbot
himself io tbe presence of his little
daughter while bis wifo was resting on
a oooch in an adjoioiog room. Death
was almost instantaneous. Mr Lioe
was tbe American representative of the
London ordnance firm of Viokers' Sons
& Maxim. He was well-to do, promi?
nently oonncoted and a familiar figure
in Washing ton sootety. It is said that
he was driveo to the aot by brooding
over bis ill-health. He was told some
time ago that he bad Bright's disease
and he allotted the matter to prey upon
bis mind
The Times Comments on
Cotton
London, Oot 18.?Discussing the
cotton situation this morning The
Times says :
Lancashire is neariog the end of her
trouble. Supplies from the United
States are coming with all speed, and
already mors tniils are working in the
southern spinning towos nf tho coun?
try
So far the qualify is an average one,
although interested authorities are
spreading reports lhat the Texas grades
are deteriorating. Manchester is rather
upset by the rapid decline in values io
Liverpool, buyers of piece goods abroad
having withdrawn their old offers.
Bombay and Calcutta dealers aro die
poticd to look on and await a settlement
of prices China is ihe only blaok
oloud and there is an abneooe nf orders
from Shanghai. A ?bort Egyptian
orop is generally expeoted.
<mth
indiTruth's." the ?
1900. Xe^
Russia Paramount in Clmia.
Serves Notice tbat She is Dis?
posed to go it Alone
St Petersburg, Oot 16.?The Russian
government permits it to become
known that its attitudo in China will be
increasing independence of the oonoert
of the powers. Russia, it is explained,
is disposed to attaob less value to
joint aotioo aiooe ber ioterests have
been folly seoured by the successful
campaign in Manchuria Moreover,
Russia is not willing to "follow the ir?
reconcilable polioy of some of the pow?
ers."
The expectation, the publieatioo
adds, is tbat tbe Chinese goveromeot is
about to utilize all its resources of
doplioity to keep tbe powers occupied
with vaio negotiations and proposals
and tbe dispatobiog of notes io order
to gaio time ootil tbe winter, counting
on tbe rigor of tbe elimate to prevent
military operations and allow China to
gather her reosooroes for a spring earn
paiga.
Washington, Oot 16.?Tbe oable die
patoh from St Petersburg, iodiotiog
tbat Russia's attitude io Cbioa will be
independent of the oonoert of the pow?
ers, caused no surprise among officials
here, who have been looking forward
for some time to just eaoh a lioe of ao?
tioo. It was noted wheo tbe aggressive
military movement was ioaugurated by
Germany, aod tbe expedition against
Pao Tiog Fa started tbat Russia was
among the powers wbieh did not join
io the movement. As the bulk of the
American troops had witbdrawo from
China, leaving Gen Chaffee only a le?
gation guard at Pekin. tbe Amerioao
forces also refrained from participating.
The Japanese forces participated in a
very limited degree, by oontiooing the
defenses of Pekto during tbe absence
of tbe other allies Tbe dispatch from
St Peterburg is looked upoo ss merely
another step similar to tbat taken when
Russia withheld from tbe Pao Ting Fa
expedition sod otber aggressive mili?
tary moves. Moreover, it is regarded
as quite in eonsonaooe with the paoifio
tendencies of this governmeot, which
have beeo directed all aloag to securing
a settlement by diplomatic means,
rather than by the sword. The Rus?
sian purpose of pursuing independent
action bas not made itself evident io
any official or formal way thus far,
either to tbe state department or to the
Russian embassy here.
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Oo August 2 last, says the Chicago
Record, tbat paper published a cable?
gram from Dr Robert Coltmao, Jr, its
staff correspondent at PekiD, this being
the first dUpatob sent out to aoy news?
paper from tbe beseiged foreigners io
tbat city. Tbe Record now publishes
tbe following letter from Dr Coltmao,
telling bow tbe message was sent :
"When I got off tbe message tbe
Russo-Chiocho bank was offering $1,000
for a mao to try to go to Tien Tsio, but
the investment of our lines was too
tight. For a native to go out and try
to sneak through at night meant
almost certain capture and death with
torture, I agreed to pay {200 if the
message got through, to a olever boy of
15, aod it was be wbo got through.
Tbe message was written oo a piece of
tbio paper, aod written so fine as to
only oover a small visiting oard's spaoe.
This was rolled up and put under some
spoiled rioe io a beggar's broken bowl,
aod tbe boy, persooatiog a beggar lad,
got safely through. He was captured
twice aod searched, but tbey never
I thought of emptying out bis stale rioe
bowl and looking through it for the bit
of oiled paper tbat wrapped up tbe
precious message/' Tbe Reoord proudly
comments tbat this is "probably tbe
most remarkable instance oo reoord of
forwarding a newspaper dispatch under
seemingly insuperable difficulties." The
Record gives tbe doed soaot praise,
being an excessively modest journal
But it is also tbe most enterprising
newspaper io tbe country-?tbat is,
enterprising without being sensational
aod unreliable?aod witbal one of the
best aod most readable.?Stale.
Census Enumeration Com
pleted.
Washington, Oot 17.?The enumera?
tion of tbe twelfth census is oompleted
and the enumerators aro practically all
paid. There were 43,000 enmenrators
and 207 supervisors Tbe cost of the
enumeration will be about $4,200,000.
Tbe whole force of tbo census bureau
is being ooneeuu ated on the work cf
tabulating the rtatiatios already gath?
ered The report of tbo census bureau
when oomploted wilt occupy 8 volumes
of 1,000 pages. The work of tbo
present ocdsus is heavier by sevoral
million inhabitants than ever before but
Director Mcrriam thinks it will be
ready for the public six weeks earlier
than heretofore.
Brussels, Ost 16.?The Tracsvaal
agorcy bas received a dispatch from
Lorenzo Matqnes confirming tbe
reports of the imminent departure of
Mr K:uger on board the war ship
Gelderlaod. The dispatch says he will
probably visit the Continental capitals.
I HI E SODTHKON, Established Jane ISCfi
r Series?Vol. XX. No. IS
FROM THE WIRES.
Washington, Oat 18 ?There was no
material change io ex-Senator Sher?
man's condition tooight exoept that he
showed signs of increasing wcakoess.
The p&tieot is partially uoooosoious
muoh of tbe time rallying aod bright
eoiog at intervals.
Pretoria, Oot 18 ?Tbe Boers are
daily teariog up portions of the railroad
aod catting tbe telegraph and telephone
wires. Their attacks are intolerable.
Tbe repairiog linemen cannot leave the
garrisoned points without ooosiderable
escorts. The only remedy teems to be
to eorral all the burghers and deport
them, as apparently none oao be
trusted.
Edgefield. Oat 18?Wiley Miles,
colored, a 15 months' convict on tbe
oounty obain gang, died here last
Friday and was buried by the oounty on
Saturday. Wiley was eonvioted last
I spring of arceny from the field. He
I waa oot io good health aod was
ruptured He was pat at light work,
but eveo that proved too muoh for him,
aod be was pot in jail here so that he
I ooald eeoore attention. He waa not
kept confined in a oel), or eveo in the
jail boildiog, but was allowed the
freedom of the jail yard. His condition
waa suoh that it was not a hard matter
to get persons interested io his case.
The governor was appealed to for a
pardon aod be signed it on the 10th
instant. It reached here on the 12tb,
tbe day on which Miles died.
Chicago, Oot 18.?The Amerioan
Linseed Oil Company today marked the
prioe of linseed oil op to 70 eents, or
the highest figure known since the
infaooy of the industry. Before noon
tbe prioe wae 60 cents. This advance
of 10 oents per gallon is tbe largest
single price fluctuation ever known in
linseed oil and is aboot the equivalent
of a rise of 40 or 50 oeots per bushel
in the prioe of wheat. Coming at tbi&
season of the year, when the movement |
of the new crop of flax seed from the
farmers of tbe northwest has just begun,
it has caught every manufacturer to the
country by surprise.
Washington, Oat 18 ?The State
department baa received a report from
the oooeul at Nagasaki of the death at
that plaoe, on Sept 13, of Bertraod W.
Ragsdale, vice consul aod marshal of
the ooosular court at Tien Teio, China.
Mr Ragsdale was a resident of Santa
Rosa. Cal, aod was appointed marshal
io 1898 aod vioe cooeul in 1900. He
bad gone from Tieo Tain to Nagasaki
io July for tbe benefit of bis health.
I Montpellier, Vt, Oot 18.?Former
I Gov W P. Dillingham was eleoted
United States seoator by the Vermont
legislature today. The choice was
made oo tbe third ballot, C. A Pouty,
one of the four Republican oaodidates,
having withdrawn aod tbe Democratic
members who previously had voted for
Seoator Hsselden having decided to
support Dillingham.
I Manila, Oot !7.?Under cover of a
stormy oigbt Capt Elliott, of the 40th
iofaotry, surprised the rehel headquar
ers oear Orcqoita, ielaod of Mindanao,
aod captored without fighting, Geoeral
Alvsres with bis staff aod 25 men The
capture is importaot aod will tend to
pacify the district Alvarez had for a
long time been oooduotiog hostilities in
Mindanao. It was be who effected the
disastrous attack oo Orcqoita some time
ago, and be was preparing soother
when he was captured. Detachments
of the 26tb aod 18;h regimeots engaged
the rebels near Tubuagan in southern
Paoay, rootiog them, "killing 20 aod
wouodiog many.
Vaocouver, B. C , Oot 16?The sur*
vey of tbe disputed boundary lioe at
Mount Baker has been oompleted by
the proviooial surveyor, Deaoe Tbe
line places all the mines r>f importance
io the district oo tbe American side,
although a mile of extra territory is
given to British Colombia. The chief
importance of the survey is that a
Canadian Government commissioner,
by locating tbe booodary line north of
tbe mining camps, oompels all Cans*
diaos seeding in supplies to the camps
io pay doty, aod this praotically divetta
tbe large trade to mines from Obilli
wack, B C, to Sumas, Washington.
Madrid, Oot 17 ?Gen Linates. to
whom the premier, Seoor Silveal, has
offered tbe portfolio of war, stiputatea
as a condition of acoeptaooe that he
should have perfect freedom to intro?
duce sweeping military reforms aod
reorganise tbe entire army He also
stipulates that his method of reaching
these ends must rest solely with himself.
Seoor Silveal, it is understood, has
accepted these conditions and the Domi?
nation of Gen Lioares is therefore
praetioally assured.
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The Airship Sails.
Friedrichshafen, Oot 17.?Count
Zeppelin'* airship ascended this after?
noon, was steered against the wind and
put suocesfully through various taoks
aud manouvres It was then .-a:!oi in
the direction of Immenstadt.
The air ship after a thort fight to?
wards Immenstadt, remained poised in
the for 45 mioutes at a height of 600
metres, sod then safely deoeoded to the
Uka