Newspaper Page Text
2 TIMES
■—a : -4
WEEK
VGT, 4.7 ( THE MORNING NEWS. I
▼VF A < Sstablisuhed 1850. - -Incorporated 1888 >
I J. H. ESTILL, President. f
SHARKEY-MAHER GO STOPPED;
POLICE ARREST ALL CONCERNED
IN THE SEVENTH ROUND.
The Sailor Man Puts Up a Better
Clans of Boxing; Than Wun Looked
For—Sharkey Knocks Maher Down
and Partly Through the Ropes in
the Sixth Hound—Maher Returns
the Compliment in the Seventh
Round—The Fighting; Growing;
Fast and Furious When the Mill
Was Stopped.
New York, June 9.—Peter Maher and
Tom Bharkey fought to-night at the Pal
ace Athletic club for a $15,000 purse. At
the end of the seventh round the police
interfered and the contest resulted in a
most unsatisfactory draw.
Never in the history of the ring has
there been such an enormous attendance
at a boxing bout in this vicinity. There
were about 10,000 persons squeezed into
the big building at One Hundred and
Seventh street and Lexington avenue, re
cently transformed into a fistic arena by
the Palace Athletic club' under the man
agement of William A. Brady.
A more representative congregation of
well-known sporting men .has never wit
nessed a boxing bout than that which as
sembled at the club house to-night. The
quantity of money which would have
changed hands had the bout resulted in
favor of either man is well up in six fig
ures. That there would be police inter
ference, if the men fought, had been fear
ed by the majority of those who purchas
ed tickets, but after the two boys who took
part in the opening bout had been allowed
to pummel each other without b?ing stop
ped by the police, those present had hopes
that the big fellows would have a good
chance to settle the question of superi
ority.
Maher and Bharkey had trained careful
ly, and when stripped in the ring to
night each was the picture of health and
strength. Maher was a big favorite, but
there seemed to be plenty of money on
Bharkey.
When they began operations, Maher had
an advantage in hight and reach which
_waa seen to be very marked.*
Sharkey's style of leaving himself open
when stepping away caused a good ideal
of comment, and it was easily seen that
Maher was in no hurry to mix matters,
as he evidently preferred to size his man
up and he looked as if he were holding
back Tor a good opening.
Maher wore an anxious look from-the
very beginning of the bout and his eyes
had a very wild and hunted expression
in them. The Ijoxlng was tamo for five*
rounds, neither itan showing a mark.
In the th r<fcnd. Sharkey vI h. 7,’c1l
di" .'tr-Y str.'itgHF rttfft on th-: mouth,
sent Peter sprawling half way through
the ropes, whercT he struggled for five
seconds before he regained his feet. As
Maher was getting Yip Sharkey hushed to
ward him, but was called back by Choyn
ski. who was evidently afraid that the
sailor might commit a foul.
Ten seconds later the gong ended the
sixth round and when Maher returned to
his corner he spat out a lot of blood.
Sharkey’s friends, when they saw this,
yelled, "First blood for Bharkey," and
there was a great deal of cheering.
The seventh round was nearly comple
ted when Maher, after getting in some
good blows- on Sharkey, sent the latter
to the floor near the ropes, with a left in
the wind and a right swing on the jaw.
Tom was up again inside of five seconds
and rushed into a clinch. In this clinch
Maher kept working ills right on the body
and when the gong sounded neither heed
ed the warning of the time-keeper, but
kept on hitting each other. One of Maher's
seconds rushed out and grableed Maher.
While he was trying to pull the big fellow
awuy, Sharkey swung his right on the sec
ond's face, dazing him.
By this time the house was in an uproar
and there were cries of "foul" from the
partisans of both men. The din was ter
rific but was increased ten-fold when In
spector McLaughlin ordered the police to
arrest all those concerned in the fight.
Policemen in uniform swarmed into the
ring and a number of detectives also climb
ed through the ropes.
The principals were the first to be placed
under arrest and then the seconds and ref
•ree were told to accompany the officers.
While all this was going on thousands of
spedtators were clamoring for a decision
from the referee, who was busily engaged
arguing with the officers who suroundod
him. Finally It was made known that
Referee Colville had decided to call the
bout a draw.
This did not seem to please a good many,
but according to the conditions agreed to
by both men, the judgment of the referee
was right and proper.
The great crowd left the building wlth
eut the slightest confusion and very little
comment was heard.
Those arrested, including the principals,
seconds and referee, were escorted to the
One Hundred and Fourth street police sta
tion, first allowing Maher and Bharkey to
go to their dressing rooms and put on
their street clothes. All furnished ball.
Bo far Brady has not been arrested.
The relative merits of the men is just
• • much of a puasle as ever, and until
they meet again and get a definite decis
ion their adherents will not be satisfied.
Jt is sai l that over Jto.WO was taken in at
the box office, and judging from the num
bar of people In the house, this was a very
COt orvativ. estimate.
J o ?.* l *■*’ ® u *bvgn, James J, Corbett and
Kiw McCoy occupied box seats at the
ting side, and each of them was given a
rousing reception when he made his ap
pcajKnc*.
Maher was the favorite in the betting nt
e*‘dw from wo to and 100 to w.
BMrkvy entered the ring at u»-.to o’clock.
>le was accompanied by Joe Choynski
Tim McGrath. Tom Lansing and Solly
Oml*h. He was warmly received, but the
greeting which Maher got was vociferous.
IVter took his corner at 10:14 and hl*
•oconda Were Buck Connelly. Tat Bcu»v
I'etcr Lowry. Jack Qi Inn and Jack Cat
tannnek.
"Pittsburg Phil" held the watch for
Maher and Danny Lynch did the same for
Phitrkey. Charlie Colville acted as retene.
Maher cam* Into the ring wearing a black
sweater and black trousers, while Bhar
key wan enveloped in a big yellow Lath
robe trimmed with blue.
Maher wore b'.acjc trunks with a green
belt, and Sharkey green tranks with an
American flag far a belt. Both m.-n said
they we'ghed 5?3 pounds.
WT.II.HU Brady announced before the
awe '•tripped that ».*»•• uvnt between
and the referee was that in case of i
pdl’ce interference. If cither man was In I
such a condition as not to have a chance I
to win In Ihe opinion of the referee, the
latter should give his decision in favor of I
111 c chin News.
the other man, but that if the referee saw
that the man having the worst of the con
test had a chance to win, then he was to
declare the bout a draw.
The men were announced to box twenty
five rounds at catch weights. It was stat
ed that they had agreed to break clean,
and that they could box with either hand
free.
They shook hands at 10:26 o’clock. The
story by rounds follows:
Round I—They sparred carefully for a
minute, Sharkey holding his hands wide
apart. Sharkey led for the stomach and
missed. Maher landed a light left on the
chest and Sharkey sent his left hand on
the stomach and then swung his left on
the chest. Sharkey tried a right swing,
but was short. He tried a swing again
for the body, but fell short once more.
Sharkey, still on the aggressive, swung
his right on the neck and they clinched.
Maher jabbed his left in the wind and
swung his right on the neck at the end
of the round.
Round 2—After some sparring Maher
jabbed his* left on the neck and Sharkey
crossed his right on the neck. Sharkey
put a left swing high upon Maher’s arm.
Maher sent in a very low jab, but Sharkey
stopped it with his glove. Tom jabbed
a left in the wind and swung again with
a left on the chest. Sharkey put a low
left on the stomach and Maher his right
on the head.
Round 3—Sharkey led a left, but fell
short, and Maher crossed him with the
right on the chest. Bharkey led a left,
fell short and then touched Maher on the
nose with a right swing. Peter feinted
frequently and tried to draw Sharkey out.
Then he jabbed a left on the head and
they exchanged left jabs on the face. Both
men were careful, but iSharkey left him
self very open whenever he stepped back.
Round 4—Sharkey swung his left on the
shoulder and jabbed the same fist on the
stomach. Maher countered on the head
with his left. They then exchanged right
and left smashes on the face. After mis
sing two rights and 'efts, Sharkey put a
light left jab on th eface, and they were
sparring when th© Bell rapg.
Round s—Peter fiddled a good deal and
landed a left jab on the mouth, and Shar
key jabbed his left on the stomach. Shar
key swung a right on the stomach and
Maher crossed his left on the face. Just
then Sharkey said: “Why don’t you cut
your moustache off?" and jabbed his left
in the wind. Then he jabbed right and
left on the face. During this round there
were cries of "fight, fight," which showed
that some of those present did not like
such tame boxing.
Round «—There was a long spell of fid
dling and dancing around. Sharkey tried
to get Maher into a neutral corner. Shar
key led a left on the stomach and fell
short. Maher jabbed a left on the chest
and Sharkey swung a right on the head.
Peter led a left on the face, but fell short,
and then Sharkey sent a straight right on
the mouth which put Maher down and he
fell half through the ropes, where he re
mained six seconds. His mouth was bleed
ing jvhen he got up, and the bell rang ten
seconds later.
' Rourid 7.-—First blood for Sharkey in
the last round sent his stock up and Mv
£»-*■'* fact wore » Worried look, when li©
camo to the scratch In this round. Peter
fell short on a left lead for the face and
Sharkey swung left and right on the face
and head. • Sharkey swung right on the
ribs and jabbed his left in the stomach.
Maher clinched and they broke away
clean. Maher rushed and put a right and
a left swing on the face and they clinch
ed. After a breakaway, Maher swung a
left on the face and a right on the jaw
which sent Sharkey on his back at the
ropes. When Sharkey arose the men
clinched and were In that position when
the gong sounded. Maher was using his
right hand, sending uppercuts on the ribs
and body and did not breakaway when
the gong sounded. When they did break
one of Maher’s seconds rushed over to
take Maher to his corner wien Sharkey
turned and punched th© second on the
nose.
There were cries of “foul" while Maher
and Sharkey were clinched at the call of
time, but the police jumped into the ring
and created an uproar by arresting the
principals, the seconds and the referee.
The bout was declared a draw>
The principal event of the evening was
preceded by a bout between Charley Ro
den of Jersey City and Robert Quade of
this city. Quade was declared the winner
in the third round.
HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST.
Chinese Fishermen Caught in n Ter
ri He Gale,
Victoria, B. C., June 9.-Meagre partic
ulars were brought by the Empress of Ja
pan to-day of a disaster which befell the
fishermen of Churan Archipelago, off the
coast of China. On May 6, when all, or
at least most of the fishing boats were
out on the fishing banks, a terrible gale
sprung up. Os the several hundred boats
out at th© time, very few returned, and It
is estimated that some 600 men lost their
lives. The storm was one of those sudden
ones, for which the coast of China is
noted, and the fishermen had no chance
to seek shelter. Their light boats were
smashed to atoms, and they were left to
fight an hopeless battle with the merciless
waves.
The storm swept over the entire archi
pelago, which extends across the mouth
of Hanchow bay on the eastern coast of
China. Several large junks were lost, in
which scores perished.
SAW TWO VESSELS SINK.
WMMMae ■«—.
They Went Down So Quickly That
A««l»tnnce Couldn't Reach Them.
Swansea. Wales, June 9.—A French
schooner, which has just arrived here, re
ports that through the haxe she saw two
vessels collide off the Lizard with tremen
dous force. The vessels sank, and all on
board, according to the crew of the
schooner, were drowned.
The schooner further reports that the
vessels 9ank so. quickly that she had no
time to go to their assistance.
London, June 9.—The agents of the
IJoyda at Swansea telegraphs that the
I story told by the crew of the French
I schooner, as given ip the foregoing dis
patch, is untrue, and originated In th©
I schooner picking up & row boat having no
name upon iu
DESPERADO HKD W ITH BLOOD.
< Hr Kills One Mun and Family In
jures 11 Is Brother.
Knoxville. Tenn., June 9.—A cutting af
froy look place about six miles from Moun-
I tain City to-day. Bud Price, a North
I Carolina desperado, killed James Hamp
] ton and fatally injured his brother. Theo
dore Hampton. All were drinking. Price
I has not been cantured. ' (
JAPAN BACKS DOWN IN HAWAII.
INDEMNITY CUT DOWN TO CASES OF
ILLEGAL REJECTMENT.
The Mikhdois Government nt First
Demanded Recompense For Every
■ Immigrant Turned Away From the
Islands—The Sugar Planters of the
Island Likely to Throw Off the
Yoke of the Sugar Trust—The Ex
clusive Cable Contract Not to Be
Renewed.
San Francisco, June 9.—Advices have
just been received from Honolulu, per
steamer Australia to the effect that the
Japanese minister, Mr. Shimamure, has
changed his attitude to some extent since
the last advices from the Hawaiian capi
tal. After the departure of the steamer
Peru, several conferences- were held be
tween Ministers Cooper and Shimamure,
with the result that the Japanese repre
sentative mad© proposals of a much more
reasonable nature than those which he
first offered. Originally Japan demand
ed indemnity for the total number of im
migrants turned away from th© islands.
Now, however, it is understood that she
is willing to accept damages in cases
where the immigrant was illegally reject
ed. This proposition the Hawaiian gov
ernment will accept. The original de
mand was for 320.60 yen for eash man re
fused landing.
The Hawaiian government admits that
among the thousand or more immigrants
a few errros may have bfeen made, and
if any such appear upon a thorough Inves
tigation expresses its readiness to pay for
such mistakes.
At the instance of R. P. Rithet, a
wealthy shipowner of San Francisco, the
sugar planters of the island republic are
considering propositions toward independ
ent action and the throwing off of the yoke
of the sugar trust. One, it is understood,
is the establishment of a refinery at Van
couver, B. C„ in case the reciprocity treaty
is abrogated. The Canadian government
is willing to grant a cession to Hawaii in
return for their business; and the Cana
dian Pacific railroad will establish special
terms for transportation to the Atlantic
seaboard, if the said scheme will be car
ried out. In any event, however, the
planters are resolved to fight the trust,
and should the treaty not be interfered
with it is proposed to ship all the sugar
raised in Hawaii to New York or Phila
delphia, where it will be sold in open mar
ket to the bidder. If the Ha
waiian output is shipped around the horn
the large sailing fleet now plying between
th© islands and San Francisco will be
withdrawn and an opositi«) line of steam
ers backed by Hawalians, substituted.
It is understood that the cause of the
trouble between the planters and the
Sprr<d'f-is eosublre V tha incroase
ed by the latter for hauling Hawaiian su
gar, namely three-eighths of a cent per
pound.
Honoulu, May 24.—The Hawaiian gov
ernment on the 3rd Instant formally re
fused to renew th© exclusive cable con
tract C. S. Spalding eighteen
months ago, and which expired on the first
of the present month. The government
now professes to be anxious to treat with
the first organization offering to make a
definite proposition to give the island ca
ble communication, regardless of national
or any other consideration. It is under
stood here that when Minister Cooper of
the Hawaiian government was in BriUsh
Columbia some months ago, he obtained
certain information from the Canadian
authorities which encouraged those of the
inner circles, in the hope that Hawaii will
form on© of the connecting links of the
proposed Canadian-Australian system,
which it is now conceded by all here will
be the first cable line to cross the Pacific,
and also will, in all probability, be the
only on© operated for many years to come.
At all events the Hawaiian government
has resolved to offer every facility and in
ducement to the first corporation or com
pany prepared to begin work on a cable
line that will touch at some point on those
islands.
FREIGHT COMMISSIONERS.
Copt. Purse Elected Chairman of the
New Organisation.
Cincinnati, O„ June 9.—The Freight
Commissioners Association of the United
States was organized here to-day with the
following charter members:
E. P. Wilson of Cincinnati.
James A. Davant of St. Louis.
D. G. Purse of Savannah.
N. P. Trickett of Kansas City.
E. S. Goodman of Richmond, Va.
I. G. Igleheart of Chicago.
F. W. Maxines of St. Joseph, Mo.
N. B. Kelly of Philadelphia.
R. H. Thompson of Pittsburg.
A. J. Van Landingham of St. Louis.
The following was adopted: Resolved,
that for the purpose of conference and dis
cussion upon matters of mutual interest,
it is the sense of this meeting that a per
manent organization be formed to be
known as the Freight Commissioners As
sociation of the United States and that a
committee of three be appointed to pre
pare a basis for a permanent organization
to be submitted at th© next meeting in
Washington in December next, upon the
call of the chairman.
The following officers were elected:
Chairman—D. G. Purse of Savannah.
Beeretary—N. B. Kelly of Philadelphia.
Treasu rep—E P. Wilson of Cincinnati.
Committee on Organization—N. D. Kel
ly. J. S. Davant and A. J. Vari Landing
ham.
The secretary is to furnish all members
with the lists of names of the officers in
charge of traffic and commerce, and the
members are to send such names to the
secretary from their respective localities.
The pooling bills, the Sherman anti
scalping bill and other measures were dis
cussed. but no action was taken on the
line of Indorsement.
DAUNTLESS TO BE RELEASED.
The Int ted States Commissioner at
Key West Frees the Crew.
Washington, June 9.—The Secretary of
the Treasury has received •* telegram
from the United States attorney at Key
West. Fla., stating that all of the men
on the suspected filibuster Dauntless
when she was captured by the United
States steamer Marblehead, a few days
ago, had been released by the commis
sioner before whom they were examined.
The attorney also says that he cannut
hold the Dauntless with available evi
dence and without he is instructed to
th* o»ntr*ry she will be released.
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY. JUNE 10. 1897.
COUNT WOUNDED IN A DUEL
-x. " l
The Encounter nn Outcome of the
Charity Bazar Fire.
Paris, June 9.—A1l Paris is talking to
night of the duel with swords fought this
afternoon between two members of the
old nobility, Count Robert de Montesquion
and Henri de Regnier at Neuilly le Val
lois, growing out of a remark made by
Mlle. Heredia, the sister-in-law of Reg
nier, a few days ago in the salon of the
Baroness Alphonse de Rothschild.
Mlle. Heredia, who was with her sister,
Mme. Regnier, turned the conversation
on a handsome cane carried by the Count
de Montesquion, who stood near her, and
remarked that it was just the sort of cane
that might have been used at the Charity
Bazar fire to beat the ladies.
The count, who overheard the remark,
interpreted it as an insinuation of cow
ardly conduct on his part toward women
at the fire. Immediately withdrawing
from the salon, he sent a challenge to M.
de Regnier, who was escorting his wife
and sister-in-law, and before midnight sec
onds were appointed and the preliminaries
of the duel arranged.
On consideration, however, the seconds
of M. de Ragnier submitted to the count’s
seconds that the remark was one of mere
banter upon which the count ought not to
place so serious a construction, and urged
that the matter be arbitrated.
The Count de Montesequion thereupon
twitted M. de Regnier with being afraid
to meet him and branded him in the news
papers as a coward.
This resulted in a challenge from M. de
Regnier, after three days spent in the
discussion of conflicting statements as to
the precise words used by Mlle. Heredia
and Mme. de Regnier, who had echoed
her sister’s remarks.
1 The Count de Montesquion immediately
accepted this challenge. His seconds were
Count Dion de Montesquion and Maurice
Barrs, and M. De Regnier’s were Henri
Housaye and Jeane Beraud.
The duel was fought in the presence of
Georges Hugo and the artists, MM. Fo
rain and Caran d'Ache.
The combatants attacked each other
wdth the greatest vigor and for ten min
utes fought to kill. In the third en
counter, the Count de Montesquion was
wounded in the back of the right hand. The
surgeons then interfered and refused to al
low the combat to proceed. The combat
ants, on withdrawing, declined even to bow
to each other.
The affair has made a tremendous.sen
sation, as it may prove the first incident
in a general boycott socially of a number
of men who are persistently accused In
certain quarters of having displayed the
rankest cowardice at the charity btfzar
fire.
M. de Regnier did not take his first les
son in fencing until after he had received
the challenge of the Count de Montes
quion. He is a poet and a leader in the
decadent school of poetry. He spent the
whole morning in sortingJMHfemanuseript.
whiltu, hatt’eiueiul' j’- luckt/u them
in boxes, he sent to his secretary for safe
custody.
This evening, he called at the count’s
residence, but It is not believed that a
reconciliation has been effected.
CUBANS BLOW UP A TRAIN.
Eleven Persona Killed and 35 Oth
ers Injured.
Havana, June 9.—The passenger train
which leaves Havana for Matanzas dally
at 6 o’clock in the morning was dynamited
this morning about twelve miles from the
city by a party of insurgents. Accord
ing to the official account the object was
plunder, as about >6,000 was in the express
car.
The officials had ordered the passenger
train to go ahead and a phot engine to
follow. At a bend in the line a terrible
explosion completely wrecked the passen
ger engine, which fell into a pit twenty
nine feet below, dragging three third-class
cars after it.
At the same moment another terrific ex
plosion wrecked the pilot engine, which
came to the rescue, and it fell Into the pit
also. Both engineers and one fireman,
one conductor and seven soldiers were
killed and three passengers severely in
jured, while thirty-two suffered more or
less serious bruises.
Simultaneously with the explosion the
insurgents opened fire on the train, seri
ously wounding a captain.
The two trains were dynamited with
electric machines and bombs placed on a
culvert at the curve. The body of an
insurgent was found lying near the wire
communicating with the bombs. It is sup
posed that he was killed by the shock. >
The military escort of the train quickly
recovered and opened fire on the insur
. gents, who had advanced towards the
cars, and drove them off.
Official reports from Pinar del Rio tell of
the capture of forty boxes of ammunition
secreted by the insurgents at Mosquito
river.
Capt. Gen. Weyler is personally Inquir
ing into the charge which have resulted in
the expulsion of many political leaders
and is extending to a majority what his
press censor Lieut. Col. Bazan calls "a
generous pardon.”
GEORGIA POSTMASTERS.
Hurd Fight Being Made to Defeat
the Appointee For Cedartortn,
Washington, June 9.—The Georgia sena
tors and Representative Maddox are put
ting up a strong fight against the con
firmation of John Fullwood, who was re
cently appointed postmaster at Cedar
town. The patrons of the office have en
tered a vigorous protest against Fullwood
on the ground that he is not competent
nor desirable to fill the office. The Geor
gia senators believe they will be able to
defeat him.
The following fourth-class postmasters
were appointed for Georgia to-day:
Franklin, Heard County—J. B. Davis.
Hat, Irwin County—David Whldden.
Social Circle, Walton County—W. H.
Gunter.
Temple, Carroll County—W. M. Cobb.
TILLMAN’S DISPENSARY FIGHT.
The Seuntr Committee Considering
His Resolution.
Washington, June 9.—The Senate judi
ciary committee has considered the reso
lution of Senator Tillman concerning the
South Carolina dispensary decision by
Judge Simonton. While no definite con
clusion has been reached, the opinion of
the committee was that South Carolina
had recourse, first by appeal to the court
of appeals, and then by appeal to the su
preme court. The opinion was expressed
individually by many members that the
decision might be reversed in the higher
courts.
SWAMP FOX EXHUMES SPRINTZ
THE WOUNDS ON THE MURDERED
MAN’S HEAD EXAMINED.
The Detective Trying to Disprove
Dr. Kilpatrick’s Claim That They
Were Inflicted by a Left-Handed
Man—The Doctor Alleged to Have
Been Greatly Startled at Spplntp’s
Funeral by a Cough That Sounded
as If It Came From the Collin.
Judge Twiggs Not Ready For the
Preliminary Examination Booked
For To-day.
Waynesboro, Ga., June 9.—There are no
new developments In the Kilpatrick case.
He is here under the custody of Sheriff
Hurst. Col. Phil Johnston has been em
ployed to represent him. The prisoner
will be carried to Midville to—night by
Sheriff Hurst, where a preliminary inves
tigation will be held to-morrow morning.
The doctor has nothing to say for publica
tion, but it is learned that he says the
published reports are not true.
Midville, Ga., June 9.—There are no new
developments in the Kilpatrick case. The
special in to-day’s Morning News covered
all the points developed. The commit
ment trial commences td-morrow morning
at 10 o’clock and promises to be very ex
citing.
Macon, Ga., June 9.—The body of Joe
Sprintz, who was murdered at Midville
a month ago, was exhumed to-day under
direction of Detective Jones, who desired
to ascertain certain facts about the loca
tion of the fatal wounds on Sprintz’s
skull. The body had been buried a month
and was remarkably well preserved. De
tective Jones made a close examination
and found the skull crushed on the right
side and in front. There was nothing to
Indicate that more than two blows were
struck. The statement of Dr. Kilpatrick
that the blow on the side of the head was
struck by a left handed man, was the
incentive for taking the body up, but
from the nature of the fractures no light
was thrown on the theory, as the blow
could have been struck from behind or by
a Hack handed movement, the latter being
the theory of Detective Jones. The blow
in front must have been struck by some
one standing directly in front of Sprintz,
but whether it was the first blow may
never be known.
The principal ground for the suspicion
resting on Dr. Kilpatrick, so far as can
be learned, is that he was madly in love
with Mrs. Sprintz, who is a very hand
some woman of the brunette type. He
was a frequent visitor at Sprintz’s home,
war, well liked by both Mi. and Mrs.
Sprintz. The gossip of Midville is that
Dr. Kilpatrick fully hoped to be able io <
persuade Mrs. Sprintz to get a divorce
from her husband.
An incident at Sprintz’s funeral at Rose
Hill cemetery caused many people to sus
pect Dr. Kilpatrick of being the murder
er. Just as the burial services was being
brought to a close H. Stein, who w a s
standing behind Dr. Kilpatrick coughed,
his hand being placed over his mouth to
smother the sound in order to avoid dis
turbing the service. This made the noise
sound like it came from the coffin, and Dr.
Kilpatrick, it is claimed, sprang back as
if he had been shot and turned as pale
as a ghost. He was so excited that peo
ple noticed it and suspected him of being
the murderer, or "partlceps criminis.”
This incident has finally lead to Dr. Kil
patrick’s hrrest.
WILL NOT GO TO MIDVILLE.
Judge Twiggs’ Refusal to Go to Trial
ou a Day’s Notice.
Judge H. D. D. Twiggs, who will rep
resent the prosecution against Dr. Kilpat
rick, received a telegram yesterday from
the attorney’s for the defense, stating that
the case will come up for preliminary trial
to-day at Midville.
This w’as in the nature of a surprise to
Judge Twiggs as it was asking the impos
sible to demand that he be present at the
trial upon so short notice.
Judge Twiggs wired that he could not be
present, nor could he have the witnesses
for the state that are necessary for a
fair trial of the case there. Some of the
witnesses are in Atlanta and some in Ma
con, and he declares that it is useless to
expect a case to be tried of such impor
tance as this by giving the prosecution
twelve hours to respond.
“I went to Waynesboro day before yes
terday,” said Judge Twiggs last nlght,“for
the express purpose of coming to some un
derstanding with the opposing counsel as
to when the case should come up for a
preliminary hearing. The attorneys who
will represent the defendant are Thomas
E. Watson, T. B. Felder of Atlanta, Wink
Jones and P. Johnson of W’aynesboro. I
failed to find either Jone’s or Johnson in
Waynesboro when I went there, and now
that I have come home I receive ate e
gram from them one day asking me to be
in Midville the next day to take up the
trial. Such a thing is preposterous. I
wired them that I could not be present,
and went further to state that if they
were engaging in such tactics to go ahead
with their trial, as I will have the man
rearrested and brought to trial in due
form, if necessary.”
Judge Twiggs seemed to feel that he has
been very wrongfully treated in the mat
ter.
The story that tells of the tragedy is a
thrilling one and has attracted widespread
attention throughout the state. Sprintz.
the man who was killed was a young
married man who clerked in a store in
Midville. One morning the proprietor of
the store found that Sprintz had not gone
down to open up, and sent to his houss
to ascertain the reason for his delay.
Sprintz was found dead In the room. There
was a bunch of keys in the door, sup
posed to have been left as a ruse to give
the belief that he had been attacked by
burglars. It is claimed by the prosecu
tion that Sprintz had been struck In the
head with some heavy boulder, but that
there was little blood wasted, and that
there was signs of the man having been
vomiting, doubtless while the blow was
given. The prosecution will seek to prove
that he was poisoned and then while vom
iting was struck in the head with a club
or some thing of the kind. It to claimed
by the prosecution that when t>r. Kil
patrick was told of the death of Sprintz,
he threw up his hands excitedly and ex
claimed: “And I have lost a thousand dol
lars I had given him to keep for me be
tween his mattresses.”
The prosecution will seek to establish
the folly of this statement, as Dr. Kilpat-
( DAILY, ?10 A YEAR. . ,
7 5 CENTS A COPY. I ' . NO* DO
I WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WBEK $1 A YEAR f
ricjc is said to own an iron safe and mat
tresses of his own.
The prosecution will also seek to estab
lish the guilt of Dr. Kilpatrick by the al
leged intimate relations said to be exist
ing between Kilpatrick and the wife of
I young Sprints:, who is said to be a very
captivating woman. With all of these
charges by the prosecution, it is easy to
see that the case will probably bring out
some sensational details, whether the
charges be found true of not.
GRACEFUL ACT BY TILLMAN.
He Calls With Other Carolinians to
Ask Wade Hampton’s Retention.
Washington, June 9.—Gen. Longstreet
will have to wait until Gen. Wade Hamp
ton recovers from his present indisposi
tion before there will be a change in the
office of commissioner of railroads.
One of the most interesting incidents of
the day at the white house was a call by
Senator Tillman, Senator McLaurin and
Representatives Latimer and Stokes of
South Carolina, Although silver demo
crats of the deepest dyed hue, they are on
friendly terms with the President, and
visited him to request the retention of
Gen. Wade Hampton, a gold democrat, as
railroad commissioner. The President told
them that he thought very highly of Gen.
Hampton, but said that he expected to
make a change in the office some time in
the future. He did not expect, however,
to immediately nominate a successor to
Gen. Hampton. As has been stated, Gen.
Longstreet is the man -who has been pick
ed out for the position. %
To South Carolinians, and to politicians
generally, who are familiar with the rela
tions that have existed for years between
Gen. Hampton and the faction represented
by the callers, the visit is of deep interest.
In 1890, when Senator Tillman was elected
governor of South Carolina, after one of
the most bitter campaigns ever known in
the south, an intensely hostile feeling be
tween Gov. Tillman and Gen. Hampton,
then senator, was aroused, resulting in
the defeat of Senator Hampton for re
election and the election by Gov. Tillman’s
efforts of Senator J. M. L. Irby. The hos
tility between Gen. Hampton and Gov.
Tillman was further increased by the bit
ter attacks which Gov. Tillman and his
faction made upon ex-Presldent Cleveland
at the Chicago convention of 1892, Gen.
Hampton being a warm supporter of Pres
ident Cleveland. There has never been a
reconciliation of any kind between Sena
tor Tillman and Gen. Hampton, and the
visit to the President to-day wals a grate
ful act upon the part of the South Caro
linian.
Senator Tillman and President McKin
ley are on wonderfully good terms for
men of such wide divergence of views.
Senator McLaurin is highly regarded by
the President.
COX WONT GO TO CUBA.
The General Announces That He Hn»
Declined to Serve.
Washington, June 9.—J<t wgs learned
that the President has offered the post of
minister to Spain t 4 ex-Gov. Jacob D. Cox
of Ohio. Whether or not he will accept
is not known.
Gen. Cox is an old personal friend of the
President, and one In whom Mr. McKinley
has a great deal of confidence. Although
almost 70 years of age, Gen. Cox is still a
man of much vigor and energy.
Should he be called to this important
post he would bring to it an experience
gained in important service and achieve
ments in public and private life. He had
a distinguished career as a soldier, rising
to the rank of major general. He was
governor of Ohio in 1866 and 1867, and for
two years was Secretary of the Interior in
President Grant’s cabinet, from which he
retired on account of disagreement with
certain measures of the administration.
Later, he served in congress, and for a
time was president of the Wabash rail
road.
Cincinnati, 0., June 9.—A Commercial-
Tribune reporter saw Gen. Jacob D. Cox
to-night and asked him: “Are you going
to accept the office if appointed minister
to Spain."
Gen. Cox answered promptly: “1 am
not.”
He then stated that he had received no
official notice of this offer, but had been
semi-officially informed that the offer
would be made if he desired the place.
Through this intermediary he thanked
President McKinley for his compliment
and gave his reasons for declining. His
principal reasons are that he has for sev
eral years been engaged in literary work
that will take some years to complete and
he cannot afford to abandon it. Further
more the position offered imposed great re
sponsibility and labor at this time. But
this is a minor reason.
Gen. Cox has been offered a professor
ship in the law department of Cincinnati
University, w’hich he will decline for the
same chief reason,
PLATT’S Pl LL NOT POWERFUL.
The New Minister To Hayti Nominat
ed Over His Objection.
Washington.® June 9.—lt appears that
Senator Thomas Collier Platt’s recommen
dations or requests at the white house
are not always received wi{h favor by
President McKinley. Up to the date the
New York boss has very little to show
as the result of his individual efforts at
the administration pie counter.
To-day the President nominated a col
ored man, William F. Powell, superintend
ent of the colored schools in Camden, N.
J., to be minister to Hayti. Only a few
days ago Senator Platt called at the
white house, and in the name of a num
ber of citizens of New York, who are di
rectly interested in the trade with Hayti
and the West Indies, generally, pleaded
with the President not to appoint a col
ored man. to the Haytian mission.
The appointment of Powell to-day indi
cates that Senator Platt’s objection to a
colored man did not. outweigh the per
sonal recommendation of Senator Sewall
of New Jersey, who made a personal ap
plication for PowelU’s appointment.
It remains to be seen whether Senator
Platt will try to defeat the confirmation
of Senator Sewall’s colored school master.
There were a number of applicants for
the appointment, including Prof. T. M.
Dent, of Rome, Ga.
DEMOCRATS OF KENTUCKY.
Ike National UVitog of the Party
(al*. a Cnavetion.
Louisville, Ky., June 9.—A call was is
sued to-day by the national democratic
executive committee for a state conven
tion to meet in this city July 14 to nomi
nate a candidate for clerk of the court
of appeals, the only state office to be
filled at the November elections. The call
Indorses the candidacy of William J. Bry
an for President in 1900.
MONDAYS
-AND ■MM J
THURSDAYS
REPORTS IN PLENTY ON RUIZ.
CALHOUN, LEE AND CONGOSTO ALU
, ON RECORD.
The Premature Publication of Lee’h
Supplemental Report Unfortunate,
For This Government—The Cou
snl General and Dr. Congosto Sign!
a Joint Rej»ort on the Facts as Far
as They Can Agree on Them nnd
Make Separate Reports on this
Points on Which They Disagree.
Washington, June 9.—Mr. Calhoun, the
special commissioner to Cuba had another
conference with President McKinley thia
morning. Owing to the fact that Mr. Mc-
Kinley was to leave at noon on the trip to
Nashville, Mr. Calhoun went to the white
house at 9:30 o’clock by appointment. He
was accompanied by his secretary, Mr.
Fishback. They remained with the Pres
ident about three-fourths of an hour-
Neither Secretary Sherman nor Assistant!
Secretary Day was present at to-day’d
conference.
Mr. Calhoun next paid a visit to the
state department with Mr. Fishback and
was in consultation with Assistant Secre
tary Day for about an hour and a half,
during which time the assistant secretary!
denied himself to all callers. The reporC
on the Ruiz case, which has attracted sa
much attention, was x brought to the de
partment by Mr. Fishback and\delivered to
Judge Day, who saw the original twenty
four hours after it had been brought to
his attention in (he press. The report
was thoroughly discussed by three offi
cials. AU that could be gathered froto
them as to the future action of the depart
ment was that it will be held in abeyance
until the return of President McKinley;
from his Nashville trip.
It Is learned that there are two distinct
reports bearing on the Ruiz case. They
were brought to Washington by the secre
tary to Mr. Calhoun, and handed to As
sistant Secretary Day. One of these re
ports was made by Consul General Lee,
and has been fully sent out in the news
papers. The other report, really the orig
inal, was a joint production, by Consul
General Lee and by Dr. Congosto, th®
Spanish consul at Philadelphia, who,
with Gen. Lee, constituted a special com
mission to investigate the conditions sur
rounding the death of Dr. Ruiz. In this
report the two commissioners went as far
as they could together, which necessarily
confined them to a mere statement of the
facts subject to controversy. Falling to
agree upon a statement of the causes
which led to Dr. Ruiz’s death the com
missioners signed the document at this
point and then by mutual agreement made
miiy be describ’ d as a supplemental
report to their own governments in
which they set out statements that they
could not agree to Include in the original
reports. The published report of Gen.
Lee was one of these supplemental reports
and it is probable that the Spanish gov
ernment has one Intended to controvert ft,
made by Dr. Congosto. With all this lit
erature on the subject in possession of
the two governments, the possibilities of
prolonged negotiations are promising.
After his conference with Assistant Sec
retary Day, Mr. Calhoun decided to delay
hfe departure from Washington, and in
stead of starting for his home in Dan
ville this afternoon, he will not go until
to-morrow. This will afford time for fur
ther discussion between the assistant sec
retary and the special counsel concerning
Cuban affairs. The publication of the Lee
report in advance of its reception at th©
sdate department has given much annoy
ance to the officials, and probably will bo
made the subject of Inquiry, inasmuch as
it is believed that the position of our
government in the negotiations that are
sure to follow with Spain is weakened by
thus putting its case in possession of the
other side. It is recalled in this connec
tion that the Ruiz case does not stand
alone at the state department, for al
though the conditions in that were more
aggravated, the department has had to
complain and seek reparation in other
cases involving the confinement of Ameri
can citizens in violation of the treaty
rights.
This was true in the case of Scott and
Tolon, and, although the claims for illegal
imprisonment were preferred, they were
pigeon-holed and never heard of again.
In the case of Delgadoes, the Spanish gov
ernment settled by the payment of $15,000,
which satisfied them for the assault on
his person, but there was no record of any
apology for the incident. It is evidently
the Intention of the department, however,
not to allow this last case, to go the way
of its predecessors, but to press it to a<
conclusion without its being permitted to
drop out of sight.
New York, June 9.—George W. Fishback,
secretary of the commission appointed to
investigate the death of Dr. Ruiz in Cuba,
arrived here to-night from Washington.
In an interview with a representative of
the Associated P»-ss regarding the work
of the commission and reports Mr. Fish
back said: “Gen. Lee’s personal report
needs no comment. I would like to say,
however, that I had absolutely nothing to
do with this premature publication. The
statement that the report was given into
my personal charge although true, might
lead to some misapprehension as to my
connection with this matter. The fact is
that Gen. Lee read his report to Mr. CaL
houn and myself on June 2, in Havana and
sealed it up with the consulate seal. That
seal was broken for the first time to-day
by Judge Day. I had no copy of the re
port, therefore, it would have been im
possible for me to furnish what was, with
the exception of a few trifling details, an
exact transcription.”
“Mr. Calhoun’s report practically em
bodles the same conclusions as those in
Gen. Lee’s personal report. It could not
do otherwise after an impartial review of
the case.
“Mr. Calhoun’s conversation with Presi
dent McKinley to-day was confined al
most entirely to verbal explanations of tne
Ruiz matter. Mr. Calhoun will return to
Washington next week and then will thor
oughly discuss the general condition of
Cuba with the President."
TOBACCO TRUST TRIAL.
All of the Jurors Now Secured Ex«
cept One.
New York, June 9.—The work of getting
a jury for the trial of the officers of the
American Tobacco Company, indicted for
conspiracy, was continued to-day in th*
court of general sessions. When court ad
journed, eleven jurors had been secured.
The counsel for the accused was aug
mented this morning by Charles C. Bea
man.