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( J. H. ESTILL, President. I
THE QUEEN IN HER CHAPEL.
BEGINS HER CELEBRATION AT THE
ALTAR OF HER FAITH.
Irene Most Impressive and Services
Very Simple—Only the Members of
the Hoyal Family in Attendance.
The Queen Occupies the Chair of
State W,ith the Empress Freder
ick of Germany at Her Right and
the Duke of Connaught at Her
Left—-A Touching Scene at the
Close.
London, June 20.—Queen Victoria began
the celebration of her jubilee to-day, as
was befitting her entire career, before the
altar of her faith.
Throughout London, the United King
dom and the empire, In every cathedral,
church or chapel of the Established
Church of England, was held services sim
ilar to those at St. George’s chapel, Wind
sor, where her majesty paid her devotions
and offered solemn thanks to God.
The announcement that the services at
St. George’s chapel would be private and
for the members of the royal family pre
vented the gathering of a large crowd.
The scene was most impressive, and the
services very simple. Her majesty sat in
the chair of state, immediately in front
-ext the communion rail and just beside the
brass plate, whose inscription designates
the spot which was the temporary place
of interment of the prince consort.
The ladles and gentlemen who are the
grand officers of the queen's household,
entered first, followed by the Military
Knights of Windsor in the full costume of
cock-hats and scarlet coats.
The Duke of Devonshire and Lord Rose
berry occupied their stalls as Knights of
the Garter. The rest of the church was
empty, the seats of the royal family being
near the queen’s.
The Dean of Windsor, wearing tl?e in
signia of chaplain of the Order of the Gar
ter officiated, assisted by the Lord Bishop
of Barry and several cantons.
Punctually at 11 o’clock, amid the
strains of an organ voluntary, the queen
arrived from the cloisters at the entrance.
Assisted by her Indian attendant, she
walked slowly to the chair of state, the
congregation standing. She was dressed
all in black, except for a white tuft in
her bonnet. Empress Frederick of Ger
many, attired in deep black, took the seat
at the right of the queen, while the Duke
of Connaught, wearing his Windsor uni
form, seated himself at her left. The
others grouped closely behind and looked
'tfiw'rjrJtflftrar simple famii/of worshippers,
among them were the Duchess of Con
naught, Prince Henry of Prussia and
Princess Christian, with their children,
Prince Henry of Battenberg, the Grand
Duke Sergius and the grand duchess.
Morning prayers began with a short ex
hortation from First Timothy, and the
suffrages of the creed contained the sen
tences:
Priest—O Lord, Have the Queen.
Answer—Who pytteth her trust in Thee.
Priest—Send her help from Thy Holy
Place.
Answer—And evermore mightily defend
her.
Priest-Let her enemies have no advan
tage over her.
Answer—Let not the wicked approach to
hurt her.
After the first collect a special collect
wai read, and instead of the usual prayer
for the queen and royal family, two spe
cial prayers were substituted, containing
the following:
“Almighty God, who ruleth over all
the kings of the world and disposeth of
them according to Thy good pleasure, we
yield Thee unfeigned thanks, for that
Thou wast pleased to place Thy servant
our sovereign lady, Queen Victoria, upon
ths throne of this realm.
“Let Thy wisdom be her aid and let
Thy arms strengthen her. Let justice,
truth and holiness; let peace and love
flourish in her days. Direct all her coun
sels and endeavors ti Thy glory, and the
welfare of her people; and give us grace to
obey her cheerfully. Let her always pos
•ess the hearts of her people: let her reign
be long and prosperous, and crown her
with immortality in the life to come.”
A special prayer tor unity was said, and
there were special psalms and gospels
instead of those for the day, the gospel
being the sixteenth verse of the twenty
second chapter of St. Matthews; “Ren
der, therefore, unto Caesar the things
which are Caesar’s.”
There was no sermon ;but a special hymn
written by the Right Rev. William Wal
tham. lord bishop of Wakefield, with mu
sic by Sir Arthur Sullivan, was sung at
her majesty's request. The third verse
Was ns follows:
•’O royal heart, with wide embrace
For all her children yearning!
Oh, happy realm, such mother-grace
With loyal love returning!
Whore England's tlag flies wide unfurled.
Ail tyrant wrongs repelling;
God make the world a better world
For man’s brief earthly dwelling!”
Before the benediction the special
thanksgiving was offered: "O Lord, Our
Heaven.y Father, we give Thee hearty
thanks tor the many blessings which Thou
has bestowed, upon us during the sixty
years of the happy reign of our gracious
Queen Victoria. We thank Thee for prog
ress made In knowledge of Thy marvelous
works, for increase of comfort given to
human .Ift, for kindlier feeling between
rich nnd poor, tor wonderous preaching of
the gosjiel to many nations, nnd we pray
Thee that these and Thy many gifts be
long continued to us and our queen to the
Blory of Thy holy name, through Jesus
Christ, Our Lord. Amen.”
The choir of St. George’* chape! ren
dered ths musical portion ot the service
Sir Walter i'arrett presiding at the organ’ '
The service lasted forty minutes the I
queen renaming seated throughout and I
fol. owing cleady the special prayers and 1
hymn.
At the end there was a nause The 1
. queen, with bowed head, continued m 1
sik nt prayer. Then followed a touching
eevne. which will ever linger in the mein- >
ary of those who witnv r. d it. Summon- .
lag Empress Frederick, who Stowed low at '
her the queen Stated her cn both
» qf the *
others of the family followed, receiving
• a bt-nded knee a similar token of ar-
< asKs me rce.pjcnt was
k..•'»< d several times.
Th- queen was profoundly moved and
tear# ro .ed down her cheek.*. At last,
and evi’ently . with great reluctance. site
ImcUomU iter Indian attendant. and lean- |
Hl e chin MEBM N ewe.
ing on her arm, passed slowly out of the
chapel, the congregation standing, the
light falling through the multi-colored
windows, and the exquisite strains of the
organ rising and swelling beneath the
Gothic banner.
ST. PAUL'S SERVICES.
Most of the Members of the Royal
Family in Attendance.
London,June 20—There were two services
at St. Paul’s Cathedral to-day at 11 a. m.
and 3p. m. Immense crowds filled all the
approaches to the cathedral at the morn
ing service, anxious to catch a glimpse of
the ro.valities and distinguished personages
who were announced, including all the
Protestant envoys. The first to arrive and
to be recognized were the Archbishop of
Finland in purple and black vestments, ac
companied by two deacons and Gen. Ker
rlef in full uniform. Then followed Chang
Ying Huan, Chinese envoy in gorgeous ce
lestial garments. He was escorted to the
choir, where were seated also the envoys
of the United States, Russia, Holland,
Denmark, Sweden, Brazil and Hawaii.
Whitelaw Reid, with Ambassador Hay
and Mrs. Hay, Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
Ogden Mills, Creighton Webb, Capt. Maus
and Capt. Macauley came in. royal car
riages.
Under the dome and behind the richly
crimsoned royal pews were the peers and
perresses in full robes, the foreign envoys
and five colonial premiers with their fam
ilies. Others seated in this portion of the
edifice were the special delegations from
the Royal Society, the Society of Anti
quaries, the Royal Academy of Arts, and
the Royal Academy of Music, the presi
dents of the principal hospitals and col
leges in London, Sir Richard Webster, the
attorney general, and 200 queen’s counsel
in their wigs and gowns.
Jpst before 11 o’clock the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Bishop of London and
<<ral, with the cathedral clergy
and choir, proceeded to the west door to
receive the members of the royal family.
The aisle was lined with a guard of hon
or, consisting of the medical staff corps,
in view of the fact that it was hospital
Sunday.
The members of the royal family arriv
ed punctually, and were received as they
drove through the streets to the cathe
dral with the profoundest respect. Among
them were the Prince and Princess of
Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York,
the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke and
Duchess of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Prince
Charles of Denmark,and Princess Charles;
Prince Albert of Prussia, Grand Duke and
Duchess of Hesse, Grand Duke Cecil of
Russia, Prince Waldemar of Denmark,
Prince Eugene of Sweden, the Grand Duke
of Luxemburg and the Prince and Prin
cess Frederick Charles of Hesse.
Preceded by the clergy and amid the
strains of the processional hymn “O King
of Kings, Whose Reign of Old Hath Been
for Everlasting,” they proceeded to their
seats.
The service was conducted by the Lord'
Bishop of London and the celebrated ca
thedral choir of 150 males voices, assisted
by an orchestra of 150 from the Covent
Garden opera house and several of the
principal theaters, rendered the musical
portions.
The form of the service wan the same as
at St. George’s chapel and was participated
in by the vast congregation with evident
feeling. To the invocation of the priest,
“Send Help From Thy Holy Place,” came
the deep response of the kneeling multi
tude: “And evermore mightily defend
her;” while in impressive unison came the
“Amen” following the priest's words “Let
her reign be long and prosperous and
crown her with immortality in the life to
come.”
Holy communion was celebrated and the
sermon was preached by the Lord Bishop
of London, who touched upon many of the
events in the reign of Victoria and elo
quently extolled her piety, charity and
motherly love for the people.
IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
Many Members of the Nobility At
tend the Services.
London, June 20. —The national paean of
praise and thanksgiving found official ex
pression at Westminster Abbey, where
Dean Bradley officiated before an immense
congregation.
The procession of peers was headed by
the lord chancellor, with his usher, the
Black Rod, with his assistants; the ser
geant-at-arms, with the mace, and the
purse-bearer, who were followed by the
clerk of the House of Lords, with his sec
retary, and these in turn by about 100 peers
wearing their rich robes of scarlet and er
mine, and led by the Archbishop of York,
the Marquis of Salisbury, the Marquis of
Dufferin and Ava, the Duke of Marlbor
ough and the Duke of Westminster.
A guard of the Queen’s Westminster
Regiment lined the route to the entrance,
near the poet's corner. In the congrega
tion were more than fifty peers without
the robes of the peerage, among them the
Marquis of latnsdowne, the Duke of Port
land, Earl Spencer. Earl Cadogan, Lord
Frederick Roberts, and Lord Lyon Play
fair.
The royal family was represented by the
Duchess ot Albany and her children and
the hereditary Prince atjd Princess of
Saxe-Meiningen. There was a large contin
gent of foreign titled people, with a sprink
ling of Indian magnates in striking cos
tumes.
The venerable dean was assisted by’ the
Lord Bishop ot Durham, and the abbey
clergy, and choir.
During the impressive procession from
the west door the organ was reinforced by
trumpets nnd drums and at the end of the
I anthem for the day. the national anthem ;
was sung with immense feeling.
The members of ti.e Commons, who. in i
accordance with a special resolution, I
adopted last Thursday, attended the ser- I
vices at St. Margaret's, assembled in the !
I House about 10:30 o'clock. Shortly before ,
I 11 o'clock. William Court Gully, the speak- ,
' er, appeared in his robes of office. The :
procession was then formed, the sergeant- I
I at-arms carrying the “bauble" of Crorn- 1
well, and leading off. followed by the ’
1 speaker, with his train bearers, the chap- !
j lain of the House, Rev. Canon Wilber- i
force, D. D., and the ministers of the
crown, who are members of the House of
Commons. After them came several ex- |
, ministers and then members of all parties.
I excepting the Irish, who had formally del
I elded not to take part officially in the cel
ebration. The principal clerks of the
' House dosed the procession.
On leaving Westminster hall, the line I
of march to the tower door of St Mar
i garet’s was guided by the queen s own j
Westminster Rifles, under Col Sir How
an! Vincent. At the church. Rev. Canon
Kyton. the rector, officiated. The sermon 1
was preached by the Dr. Farrar, dean i
> of Canterbury, and former rector of St. I
Margaret’s, whose eloquent words will
duly appear on the journals of the House,
of which it is a custom to make them a
part. (
High mass at the Brompton oratory was
made the occasion of a thanksgiving for
the queen’s jubilee on the part of her Ro
man Catholic' subjects, a special Te
Deum being sung. The oratory was rich
ly decorated for the occasion, the marble
columns inside the edifice being draped
with crimson and the chancel with cloth
of gold. The chairs of the envoys, uphol
stered in gold, were placed on the crim
son carpet. It was a most striking func
tion, Che music being magnificent. The
large building was crowded to its utmost
capacity. Mgr. Stoner, the pope’s envoy,
officiated at high mass. (
At the close of the mass, Cardinal
Vaughan read a jubilee pastoral, elo
quently reviewing the history’ of the
queen’s reign and commending her vir
tues, after which he extended the Te
Deum and gave the pontificial blessing.
All the envoys from Catholic countries
were present in full uniform, except the
Prince and Princess of Naples, who were
absent owing to the presence of the papal
envoy.
Wilfred Laurier and the Roman Catho
lic peers were present. The Duke of Nor
folk wore the official costume of the hered
itary earl marshal and Sir John Austin
represented the Roman Catholic members
of the House.
On the arrival of Gen. Devaust, the
French envoy, the band outside played
the “Marsellaise.”
In his sermon, Cardinal Vaughan dwelt
upon the glory of the queen’s reign as
peculiarly grateful to the Roman Catho
lics of the empire, because it had always
been consistent with the extension of free
dom of conscience of her Roman Catholic
subjects.
In the afternoon and evening there were
special Accession day services at West
minster Abbey and at St. Paul’s Cathed
ral.
At St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, in the
afternoon, a special musical festival was
held, at which most of the members of the
royal family, except the queen and Em
press Frederick, who had attended the
morning service, were present. Men
delssohn’s “Hymn of Praise” was su
perbly sung by Mme. Albani, Edward
Lloyd and the choir of the chapel, assist
ed by the Windsor and Eton choral and
Madrigal societies. Sir Walter Parrett
presided at the organ and conducted her
majesty's private band.
Several of the leading pulpits of the city
wore occupied to-day by American preach
ers, all of whom alluded In the most feel
ing terms to the queen’s life and charac
ter. Bishop Coxe preached at the Wind
sor parish church and Bishop Whipple at
All Saints, Margaret street. Rev. W. H.
Milburn, chaplain ot the United States
Senate, preached at the Queen’s Park
Congregational chapel in the Harrow road.
SERVICES ON THE CONTINENT.
ThankigivinK Devotions in All the
English Churches.
Txaidon, J uo* M—Special dispatches’
from Paris, Berlin, Vienna, St. Peters
burg and nearly every large city in Eu
rope show that thanksgiving services were
held in the local English churches, num
erously attended.
The newspapers in many cities, espec
ially Vienna and St. Petersburg, publish
long eulogistic articles upon the Victo
rian reign.
At Constantinople the sultan sent a
number of high Ottoman officials to repre
sent him at the service, and the entire
diplomatic corps was present. A guard of
English blue jackets was drawn up along
the main approach to the chapel.
HANNA TALKS OF HAWAII.
Ratification of the Treaty at This
.Session Not Probable.
Cleveland, 0., June 20.—Senator Hanna
arrived home this evening. He will go to
Toledo on Tuesday’ to attend the state
convention of the republicans.
When asked what he thought of the
prospects for the ratification of the Ha
waiian treaty, Mr. Hanna said: “The sen
timent in the Senate is overwhelmingly
in favor of the treaty, but Its discussion
at this session is doubtful owing to the
fact that there is a disposition on the part
of the congress to adjourn when the tar
iff measure is adopted. There will proba
bly be some opposition to the treaty that
would prolong the session if it were taken
up, and so I consider it unlikely.”
COURSING WITH GREYHOUNDS.
The Sport Now in Great Favor With
Montana’s Rich Men.
Butte, Mont., June 20.—Coursing with
grayhounds has sprung into great popu
larity with the sportsmen of this state,
and a strongly organized and wealthy
club, called the Butte Coursing Club, has
just been formed, with Marcus Daly, the
copper king, as president, and George Mc-
Dougal as secretary.
Two years ago Mr. McDougal sent a
greyhound all the way to Kansas City to
run for the Altecar cup and won third
money, thirty-two dogs competing. The
club will course over ground owned by
Mr. Daly, who has given them a lease on
it at a nominal rental. Sportsmen here say
a similar club is being formed at Ana
conda.
COUNTERFEITERS IN THE TOILS.
Owned Their Home and Sent Their
Daughter to Sunday School.
New York. June 20.—William Wegerte,
! 53 years old, and his wife. Catherine, 39
: years old. caught in the act of mak-
I ing counterfeit dimes in their home in
■ Brooklyn to-day by United States secret
i service officers, who brought them to this
| city. A complete counterfeiting outfit was
j found in the house, as well as good imita
| tions of dimes to the amount of $lO. The
i couple own the house in which they were
I arrested. Their 12-year-old daughter re- a
I turned from Sunday school just in time to
j see he’ parents taken away prisoners by
I the detectives. _
BALL PLAYER KILLED.
Pitched Bnl! Cannes Concussion of
the Brain.
Saratoga. N. Y.» June 90.—Austin Smith,
aged IS years of Sandy Hill, was killed to
i day while playing base ball on the Wash-
■ ington county fair grounds. Smith was
at the bat when Pitcher Edward McGin
nis threw a curve ball which struck Smith
under the ear, causing concussion of the
I brain and almost instant death. <
SAVANNAH. MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1897.
COLLEGE CREWS COMPARED.
YALE REACHES THE COURSE OF
THE GREAT CONTEST.
The Champions of the Blue Weigh
122 Pounds More Than the Cor
nell Men nnd 40 Pounds More Thun
the Harvard Crew-Lack of En
durance Harvard’s Greatest Weak
ness Last Year—Harvard’s Stroke
the Longest and Cornell’s the
Shortest and Snappiest.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 2f>. — Yale is
here. The blue floats over the boat
house and the training quarters and the
boating colony have a score more added
to their numbers. The arrival of the New
Haven giants will now make It possible
for the collegiate sports who have picked
winners and condemned methods to
change their opinion. That the men who
landed to-night will be in the race is ap
parent. The eight, as picked to row on
’varsity day, weigh 122 pounds more than
the Cornell men, and about forty pounds
more than the Harvard crew. When they
row over the course, for the first time to
morrow, they will be watched by hun
dreds of anxious eyes. So far as can be
seen, they form as formidable a crew as
Yale has ever had.
The boating colony made this loafing day.
Early this morning the Harvard men took
a boat for West Point, where they en
joyed the entire day in sight-seeing. Some
of the Cornell men went to church and
others lounged while the assistants of
Mr. Courtney looked over the boats.
Frederick Vanderbilt’s yacht Conqueror
came up the river and lies near Colum
bia’s boat house.
For the benefit and information of those
desiring to know the points of the three
crews to row in the big 'varsity race, Fri
day, June 25, these statistics are given:
Weight—There is a difference of 14%
pounds in the average weights of the
crews. Yale is the heaviest and Cornell
the lightest. If the weight counts for en
durance, Yale has the advantage, but on
the contrary Cornell, with the lightest
crew on the river, won last year’s race
easily. Cornell is lighter than ever this
year. The average weight of the crews,-
exclusive of the coxswains, are as fol
lows: Cornell, 159; Harvard, 169; Yale,
173%.
Endurance—Harvard suffered last year
from lack of endurance while the light
Cornell crew finished in splendid shape,
although judged by the college "experts,”
some of whom are do’ngjcdmiiar nyw.spa
rer wort>’ a* iW W
possibly withstand the strain of four
miles. It is generally conceded that Yale
crews always finish strong, and that en
durance is their best point. Harvard has
trained this year to overcome last year’s
defeat, and It is not only possible, but
probable that the hard racing will be done
In the last mile.
Starts—Both Harvard and Cornell have
studied much on the starts and both in
cline to a quick start, but an equally slow
down to a normal stroke. Yale catches
water quickly, but swings down to an easy
gait at once. If Harvard and Cornell get
fighting in the first mile or two and keep
up a fast stroke, Yale, with her steady
swing, will win the race, or if Harvard and
Yale put up a terrific contest in the first
mile, Cornell will repeat her performance
of last year.
Leng h of Stroke—Harvard pulls the
longest stroke and has quickest recovery.
Xale comes next and uses more body on
the oar, but ships it more quickly for re
covery. Cornell Is about the same as last
year, with not quite so long as the Har
vard stroke, but snappier.
Boats and Rigging—Cornell will use a
new Watter paper boat, but both Harvard
and Yale will use cedar boats built in this
country. The Cornell and Yale crews use
the American swivel oar lock, but the Har
vard crews use the English thole pin and
claim they get much more power.
These few facts are things that will un
doubtedly be factors in the race, tide and
water not considered, and people of spec
ulative minds can determine for them
selves with as much accuracy as the ex
perts who are writing opinions from here.
The programme for the entire series of
races is: Wednesday, June 23—Two-mile
race for freshmen of Yale, Harvard and
Cornell, to be rowed up stream between 4
and 5 o'clock p. m.
Friday—June 25.—Four-mile race for
'Varsity crews of Yale, Harvard and
Cornell, to be rowed down stream at 3:30
p. m. sharp.
Wednesday-June 30.—Two-mile race,
Cornell, Columbia and Pennsylvania to
be rowed down stream between 4 and 5
p. m.
Friday, July 2.—Four-mile 'Varsity race,
Cornell, Columbia, Pennsylvania, to be
rowed down stream between 4 and 5
p. m.
There is much discussion here to-day’
about the tide changes and it is feared
that unless the race is pulled off sharply
on June 25, there may be trouble for the
crew that gets the beginning of the flood.
Some indignant protests are being made
at the unwarranted stories about trainers
spying upon other crews. Mr. Courtney
said to-day: "It's all bosh. Any of the
trainers is welcome in Qur boat house. I
never saw better feeling displayed. Mr.
Lehman, for Harvard, has invited me to
go out in his launch and watch his crews
row, and has extended a similar Invitation
to Capt. Spillman of the Cornell crew.”
CYCLONE AT NEWPORT NEWS.
Severn! Hoiks Wrecked and One
Life I*robably Lost.
Newport News. Va., June 20.—A cyclone
to-day wrecked several houses and did
much damage to growing crops. Consid
erable damage was also done to the small
craft lying at anchor in the James river.
It is feared that an unknown man met
his death by remaining in a building at
the east end after all others had left it.
He insisted that it would be safe to stay
inside.
A FIGHT WITH ITALIANS.
Drunken Laborers Kill One Police
man and Fatally Wounds Another.
South Framingham, Mass., June 20.—A
street brawl between drunken Italian la
borers and the attempted arrest of one of
them by officers, one of wNp •led, I
led to the calling out of tneioc al'militia
company early this morning.
Officer Bastion’s skull was fractured,
and the physicians say bis condition is
i hopeless.
EARTHQUAKES AT ’FRISCO.
Two Sharp and. Severe Shocks in
Quick Succession at Noon.
San Francisco, Cal., June 20.—Two sharp
and severe shocks of earthquake were felt
here to-day, the official time of the first
as taken by the United States weather
bureau being 12:04:04. It was followed im
mediately by a second shock.
The vibrations were from west to east.
Clocks were stopped, suspended lamps and
decorations were broken in some places,
but no real damage is reported. The
shocks were the most severe experienced
here for many years. The earthquake was
general throughout the state.
Hollister, Cal., June 20.—Shortly after
noon to-day, Xhe most severe earthquake
shock since 1868 did many thousand dollars’
damage to building and their contents. No
casualties occurred, though many narrow
escapes are reported. Every brick build
ing in town has suffered, and in the court
house, the walls and ceiling have lost most
of their plastering.
Immediately after the earthquake a fire
wall of the McMahon house fell on the ad
joining building.
Hundreds of wlndoty panes were cracked
or broken, and in some instances entire
window sashes were thrown into the street
from the second story of the building.
Gilroy, Cal., June 20.—The heaviest
earthquake ever felt here lasted only a
few seconds to-day, but did much damage.
Numerous chimneys were toppled over,
house walls cracked, every plate glass
store window was shattered and a general
wreckage of bottle and shelf ware occurred
in houses and stores.
People rushd out of their homes in ter
ror.
In some houses blinds were wrenched
from the hangings and an unusual scene
of petty destruction is presented in nearly
every house and store in town.
SPAIN MUST RAISE A LOAN.
r
Gen. Nunez Says Failure Will Cost
Her Loss of Cuba.
Jacksonville, Fla., June 20.—Cubans are
watching with intense interest the news
papers day by day to see what progress
Spain is making in her negotiations for an
$80,000,000 loan to be secured by the tdbac
co crops of Cuba, until paid. "If Spain
does not succeed in making that loan,”
said Gen. Emilio Nunez to the Morning
News correspondent to-day, "her troops
will evacuate the island before the rainy
season ends. This means by October,
three short months. She owes the troops
now in Cuba $40,000,000 and unless that is
soon paid the grumbling and discontent
rank and file of
her Cuban army, will develop into deser
tion and revolt, of which we already have
an example in the desertion to the United
States of the entire squadron of Pizarro,
the men of which would not take paper
money. I do not believe that Spain will
make the loan, for Cuba has so nearly
slipped away from her grasp that a mort
gage on Cuba’s tobacco crop would be
the slimmest of slim security, and $80,000,-
000 is not a sum to be picked up on any
thing that is not ‘gilt-edged,’ as you Amer
icans say. The Cubans were never in bet
ter shaps, so far as fighting is concerned,
than they are now. We have 70,000 able
bodied fighting men on the island, half
of whom are well armed, and almost all
well supplied. They are inured to the
hardships of the weather and climate, the
outdoor life, and proof against the germs
of disease that is making such sad havoc
in the ranks of their enemies.”
A KNOW-IT-ALL SCRIBE.
Dally Chronicle Correspondent Re
iterates His Cuban Story.
London, June 21, 3 a. m.—The Washing
ton correspondent of the Daily Chronicle
reiterates to-day his previous statement
as to the alleged instructions given by
President McKinley to Gen. Stewart L.
Woodford, minister of the United Statei
to Spain, and adds: "Spain will be per
mitted to exercise merely a titular sov
ereignty over Cuba. She will be compelled
to withdraw her troops and to permit the
Cubans to make their own laws, to raise
their own revenue and to control their
own expenditures.
“President McKinley believes that Cuba
must ultimately be annexed to the United
States. The withdrawal of the Spanish
troops will lead to a repetition of the
Hawaiian incident.”
FIVE CHILDREN IN FLAMES.
All So Badly Burned That Their Re
covery In Improbable.
Buffalo, N. Y., June 20.—Fire last night
partly destroyed the home of Joseph Me
lanski In East Buffalo, and his five chil
dren were frightfully burned.
Sophie, aged 10, died in a hospital this
morning; Mary, aged 12, Brownisle, 5 years
old, Veronica, 3 years old, and Cecilia,
age 8, are lying on cots at the hospital
and there is little chance for their recov
ery.
Mclanski is also in the hospital. His
arms and face were burned in the attempt
to save his children.
EVACUATION OF THESSALY.
Kaiser Said to Have Sent nn Urgent
Message to the Sultan.
Athens, June 20.—1 t is reported here that
Emperor William has sent a telegram to
the sultan requesting him to take meas
ures for the speedy evacuation of Thessa
ly. There are no indications that a set
tlement has been reached in the peace ne
gotiations.
There was a conflict yesterday at Hira
petra, island of Crete, between the insur
gents and the inhabitants of the town,
and an Italian gunboat fired two shots in
to the town.
DEFICIT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Legislative Appropriations Exceed
the Revenues.
Harrisburg, Pa., June 20.—Deputy AttOr
nery General Elkin gave out a statement
to-night on the condition of the state
finances, in which he shows that there is
a deficit of $3,500,000 in the state treasury.
Mr. Elkin says the legislature has for sev
eral years appropriated more money than
the net revenues received by the state,
j hence the present Large deficiency.
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THIS WEEK AT NASHVILLE.
Saturday Is Georgia Day and a Big
Turnout Is Expected.
Nashville, Tenn., June 20.—1 t Is expected
that the attendance during the week will
break the record, for it will be crowded
with interesting events. Confederate Vet
erans day will be attended by thousands
from the other southern states.
To-morrow will be Texas day. The Tex
as building, a reproduction of the Alamo,
is complete, but the public exercises will
take place in the auditorium. Gov. Cul
berson may not be present, but the lieu
tenant governor will represent him.
To-morrow is also set apart for the Ken
tucky Press Association, and a large at
tendance of Kentuckians will be here.
Tuesday the National Colored Educational
Congress meets. •
Thursday, the Confederate Veterans
day, Is to be the event of the week. In
the afternoon, the great jubilee will be
held in the auditorium and there will be
five minute speeches by many of the
most prominent men taking part in the re
union.
Friday is Peabody normal college day,
and the Mississippi Press Association will
again visit the exposition.
Saturday is Georgia day, Gov. Atkin
son, his staff and the women commission
ers, will attend, and a large force of Geor
gia troops will participate in the big pa
rade as well as citizens from all parts of
Georgia.
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L!VE OAK LURID
One of the Town’s Principal Busi
ness Blocks Burned.
Live Oak, Fla., June 20.—A very disas
trous fire occurred in one of the princi
pal business blocks of this town to-night,
commencing about 8:30 o’clock.
The block was entirely destroyed and the
fire now seems to be under control.
The principal losses are as follows:
Loss. Ins.
J. T. Carroll $ 5,000 SI,OOO
Geo. Wolfe 7,000 4,400
A. J. Roberts 4,500 2,600
E. Burdick 4,500 1,450
Dr. W. S. Airth unknown 200
Reese & Reese unknown 100
Miss M. J. Edwards .... unknown none
C. B. Bonnell, probably .... 500 none
Several fruit stands, a barber shop, and
a meat market are a total loss, with no
insurance.
The block consisted of nine frame
buildings, and all were totally destroyed.
The porch of a building that had been
partly wrecked, fell and injured C. B.
Bonnell very seriously, and several others
slightly.
The extent of the Injuries cannot yet be
ascertained.
CLOUDBURST IN TENNESSEE.
Trains Delayed and People Vacate
Their House*.
Knoxville, Tenn., June 20.—Reports from’
Upper feast Tennessee, Southwest Vir
ginia ahd Western North Carolina indi
cate sevete storms during Saturday night
and Sunday.
A cloudburst just across the state line,
near Bristol, did considerable damage,
and has delayed trains on the Southern
road. The Washington and New Orleans
vestibule train is being held at Bristol on
account of a trestle washing away. Two
hundred yards of track on the Norfolk and
Western road was also displaced.
In Upper East Tennessee there has
been a general storm, with hard winds,
doing damage to growing corn. Beaver
creek, which carried the water of the
cloudburst, is swollen to the size of a
river, and the citizens have vacated their
houses.
EUROPE’S FUTURE.
Intervention of the United State*
One of the Thing* He Fears.
London, June 21.—The Paris corespondent
of the Times reports a conversation af
fecting to represent the views of Emperor
William in the course of which, speaking
of his anxiety as to the future of Europe,
he says that he does not fear Chinese am
bition or the anarchists. But he does fear
the expansion of one of the great powers
and the intervention of the United States
in the affairs of the old world. This, ac
cording to the Times correspondent, is the
reason why the kaiser does not allow him
self to be drawn into the ambitious con
ceptions too readily imputed to him by
those desiring to disturb Europe on the
pretext of wishing to prevent him from
disturbing it.
BARNEY BARNATO’S BURIAL.
Many- of the Leading Financiers of
London at the Funeral.
London, June 20.—The interment of the
late Barney Barnato, the South African
diamond king, took place this afternoon at
the Jewish cemetery in Wlllisden.
The announcement that he was burled
Saturday was an error.
An immense crowd of Londoners attend
ed the funeral services, the Jews of the
East End predominating. Nearly all the
leading men of the London financial world
followed the hearse. Prominent among
those present at the interment were Lord
Marcus Beresford, Sir Edgar Vincent, gov
ernor of the Imperial Ottoman Bank, and
Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett.
BLAZE AT NEW ORLEANS.
The Pickwick: Hotel Case and iin
Adjoining Building Burned.
New Orleans, June 20.—At 2 o’clock, the
Pickwick hotel case and annex, 119 and
121 Carondelet street, and the building ad
joining, occupied by W. H. Moore, a dealer
in fishing tackle, guns, etc., w-ere gutted
by fire, as were also the two upper stories
of the Pickwick hotel. There was but few
guests in the hotel, and all escaped without
injury. The total loss by the fire is esti
mated at $160,000, fully Insured.
GLASS FACTORY BURNED.
The Loss g 100,000 and 400 Employes
Thrown Out of Work.
Muncie, Ind., June 20.—The window glass
factory at Orestes, eighteen miles west of
Muncie, burned to-night. No particulars
can be secured, the news having been
brought here by persons on a passing
train. The factory is owned by the United
Glass Company, together frith like plants
at Oltewa and Streator. 111. The factory
employed 400 people, and is totally des
troyed. The loss will be $190,000. The
town has no fire protection./
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SHEEPSHEAD BAY SUBURBAN.
BEN BRUSH LIKELY TO BE THE FA«t
VORITE OF THE TEN STARTERS.
He Is the Top Weight With 1231
Pounds on His Back—Belmar Next
With 121 Pounds—Halma to Carry
120 and His Chances Poor—Havod
to Be Well Backed—Volley Not
Showing Good Form—Howard
Mann Apt to Be Dangerous If thQ
Track Is Wet.
Jsiew York, June 20.—The candidates fori
the Suburban handicap, to be run at:
Sheepshead Bay, on Tuesday next,- have)
been sifted down to ten starters. One by|
one the horses have fallen by the wayside.
The four top weights gave it up soma
time ago.
This leaves Ben Brush as the colt witrt
the highest impost, and he will have to
shoulder 123 pounds. He is in such fine
condition, however, that he is likely to ba
the favorite from this time out.
This seems legitimate from his last two
race. One week ago yesterday he appear
ed for the first time this season in tha
east and ran a capital race. Then on
Thursday last he carried 118 pounds and
won a fine race from Belmar, at a mile
in 1:41%, and looked as if he could hava
gone in and made a new figure for thia
year at a mile and a quarter.
Belmar is the next in weight and hla
121 pounds look like a staggerer, as he
could get nowhere near Ben Brush on
Saturday with 118 pounds up, although ha
was badly ridden.
Halma comes next with 120 pounds, bufl
as he had to be driven and flogged on
Wednesday last, carrying 112 pounds, to
beat Brandywine at a mile in 1:42%, it:
seems as if his chances are poor.
Howard Mann at 118 pounds and Tha
Winner at 115 pounds follow, and one of
the other will represent Pittsburg Phil,
with Belmar. The Winner’s second in the
Metropolitan handicap was good enoughi
to make him a strong choice, although a
few expect to see him beat Ben Brush.
Howard Mann is, of course, the faith of
the stable in case of a wet track, in which!
the colt it as home.
It would be strange if Sir Walter were
not in the big handicap, as he is next in
order, with 115 pounds on his back. The
game little son of Midlothian, however, 13
not as good as he once was, but he still
has -a lot of friends who will back him
through sentiment ai i folioyr h|m with
■wsrt-y'lSfes.-'- f 1“ "I 1 " 1 *
Dutch Skater is next <n weigfit, witn 108
' pounds, and is looked upon as having a
”lfair chance, but he will be figured as an
outsider.
The light weights are Lake Shore, 104 j
Havoc, 102, and Volley, 99, and many are
inclined to think that the race lies here.
Lake Shore is very comfortably weighted
for a horse of his class, and his second to
Doggett a short time ago at a mile and a
furlong with 126 pounds up, makes him
the most dangerous colt of the lot.
Havoc will be well backed in view of hia
race of Thursday at a mile and a quarter,
when, with ten pounds more than he will
have to carry on Tuesday, he was a close
second in 2:09%. That ten pounds is likely
to make a good deal of difference to him.,
Volley ran third in the Brooklyn handi
cap with four pounds less on his back. He
has not been showing remarkable publla
form lately, although this may be ac
counted for by the fact that he is owned
by "Father Bill” Daly.
The field is not the best to go to the post
since the Suburban was begun, but there
is promise of a good race, though not at
new record.
MONUMENT TO HARRY WRIGHT.
The Memorial in Laurel Hill Cemea
tery Unveiled.
Philadelphia, June 20.—The monument
erected to the memory of Harry Wright,
the "father of base ball,’’ was unveiled in
Laurel Hill cemetery this afternoon in the
presence of a large crowd of persons.
It was expected that the National League
would be represented at the unveiling by
a number of the officials of the various
clubs, but Messrs. Reach and Rogers of
the Philadelphia ,club were the only
league representatives present. Letters
of regret were read from President Pullian
of Louisville, Byrne of Brooklyn, Von der
Herst of Baltimore, and Sodon of Boston,
and from the veteran, Jack Chapman’
manager of the Meriden, Conn., club.
The ceremonies were simple and brief.
P. Reinhalter, the contractor and Edward
Quinn, the sculptor, turned over the mon
ument to the Harry Wright Memorial As
sociation, and it was received on behalf of
the association by Frank Hough, its pres
ident.
Mr. Hough then turned the memorial
over to the care of the cemetery company.
The orator of the day was Col. John 1.
Rogers, who eloquently extolled the no
ble life and character of the famous man
ager and player.
The statue was erected under the direc
tion of the Harry Wright Memorial Asso
ciation of this city and from the proceeds
of games played throughout the country
on April 13, 1896. The monument is a
bronze figure of Mr. Wright in every day
dress, with his hat in the left hand, while
the right hand grasps a pair of eye glasses.
The figure is six feet six Inches in hight
and is mounted on a pedestral of Barre
granite seven feet six inches high, thus
making the full hight of the memorial
fourteen feet.
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THREE DROWNED IN A CANAL.
Horse and Vehicle Plunge Into the
Erie Near Home.
Rome, N. Y., June 20.—Philip Orth, re
siding near Rome Swamp, five miles west
of this city, his wife, and his sister Lib
bie, were drowned in the Erie canal to
day. Libbie Orth worked in a knitting
mill here and boarded with her brother
in-law. She went to her brother Philip’s
this morning to spend Sunday, and her
brother and his wife were bringing her
back, driving on the tow patch. When
about three miles from Rome the horse
and carriage and its occupants went into
the canal, but how the accident occurred
no one can tell. The horse escaped by
swimming across the canal. Mr. Orth was
a farmer, aged about 48 years. His wife
was a few years younger, and his sister
ebout 40. Their bodies were recovered.