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I J. H. EBTILL, President. )
STIRRING SCENE AT SPITHEAD.
NAVAL REVIEW A FITTING CLIMAX
TO THE JUBILEE.
All tlie Maritime Nations of tlio
World Represented l>y the Pride of
Their Wnr Fleets—Great Britain
Lines Up 16.% Fighting Vessels Car
rying 000 Heavy Gnns and More
Than 38,000 Men—A Thunderous
Simultaneous Salute and Beautiful
Illuminations at Night.
Ryde, Isle of Wight, June 27.—Ihe
apotheosis of Great Britain has right
ly culminated oir the waters of the Solent.
London witnessed the sumptuous outpour
ing of loyalty, the love of a proud people
for their sovereign, an exhibition of na
tional growth and domination, In the long
train of princes and potentates which
graced the queen’s triumph. All of it put
together, however, furnished no such liv
ing picture of the might of Britain—the
might that has made right over and over
again—as was afforded this morning by
the great naval display In these waters.
Nor has there been anything this week in
all that has gone before, to bring home so
vividly the material changes of the queen's
long reign. When Victoria ascended the
throne the “Walls of England” were
wooden. There were no steel battleships,
no Iron cruisers, no triple expansion en
gines, no steam in use in war vessels, no
search lights, no electricity in the service
of man, no great or quick-firing guns, no
torpedoes. The lights aboard were still lit
with flint and steel and were no more
brilliant than whale-oil could be; the guns
were still fired with a slow match; the
three-decker was still the model of all
that was worthy In naval architecture,
and tonnage was reckoned within such
modest limits that a vessel of more than
3,000 was looked upon as a marine won
der.
Never before, therefore, has a sovereign
seen such changes in the bulwarks or em
pire as has fallen to the lot of Queen Vic
toria. At Spithead this morning was as
sembled the latest triumphs of the indus
trial resolution under Victoria; triumphs
of workers in iron and steel and metals.
triumphs of Inventors, triumphs of chem
ists and the giants of the laboratory,
triumphs of the ship-builder, the engineer
and the artizan, triumphs of the genius of
a great nation.
This may be demonstrated better by fig
ures. In 1837 the total number of ships in
commission was 196. Omitting steam pad
dle tugs, not then considered vessels of
war, and other small craft as cutters, re
ceiving ships, yachts and packet brigs,
the navy list comprised 129 ships, whereof
the largest had a displacement of 4,000
tons. The navy list this year—including
ships In and out of commission but on
tlie list—comprises 439 vessels, mounting
2,930 guns, with a tonnage of 1,463,219 and
a horse-power of 1,887,596. This growth
has synchronized with the change from
w r ooden walls to armor of proof, from pro
pulsion by sails to propulsion by steam,
from armaments of many guns to arma
ments of few guns of tremendous power,
the concentration of the 1,837 broadside of
sixty guns into one monster piece of ord
nance.
It is perhaps a pity that in the seven
lines of the British fleet at Spithead there
was not anchored an old three-decker to
emphasize this startling change, for the
men-of-war that first saluted the queen
in the long ago were magnificent sights,
with their high decks and towering masts
bearing billow on billow of swelling sail,
riding the waves like great sea-birds and
realising to the,full all the wild witchery
of (he romance of the ocean. Far dif
ferent were the great battleships this
morning with their sullen steel sides and
short masts, great guns, rums and torpe
does—everything that gave the sense of
power, the brutality of force.
The fleet was drawn up In seven lines on
the south of the ttolcnt, the head of the
lines being oft Brading, thence stretching
westward almost to Cowes. The outer line
of ail on either side of the Sturbrldge
shoafl, and known as "K” line, was com
posed of fourteen special merchant vessels
whereof the American liner New York,
was one. Next In "A” line were the four
teen foreign men-of-war.
‘B.’ ‘C,‘ ‘D,’ T,’ 'Q,’ line# consisted en
tirely of British men-of-war from the
Majestic and Renown, the latest type of
battleships, down to the smallest torpedo
bo.tt—in all 18—craft. 'B' ‘C’ tinea were
made up exclusively of battleships and
cruisers of the first and second class; 'D’
of third-class cruisers, gun-vessels and
torpedo gun-boats; 'F' of destroyers, gun
boats and sailing training brigs, while O'
line was of torpedo boats. All the lint's
except ‘O' were approximately live miles
in length. Thera were about thirty miles
of Brllish warsnips, In which were IU
fighting ships of different classes, carrying
about 9CIU heavy guns, manned by over 46,-
000 men, and of about OOO.uQO tons in all.
All the maritime nations of the world
were represented, proudest, strongest and
swiftest of th craft be4ng the United
Htates arm'r. i cruiser Brooklyn, flying
the flag of „ar Admiral Miller,
The folio wing Is a list of the foreign
countries represented at the review and
their respective ships and commanding of
ficers:
France—By the Fothna. Rear Admiral
the Marquis de Counthlllo.
Italy—By the Uepante, Vice Admiral Mo
no.
gtlje JHofning ffotoi
Germany-By the Koonlg Wilhelm, Rear
Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia, K. G.
Austria-Hungary—By the Wein, Vice
Admiral Hermann. Baron von Spann.
Spain—By the Vizcaya, Rear Admiral
Segismundo Bamejo y Merelo.
Portugal—By the Vasco di Gama, Capt.
Barreto de Vaseoncelles.
Netherlands—By the Evertson, Rear Ad
miral F. K. Englebreeht.
Denmark—By the Heligoland, Rear Ad
miral H. H. Koch.
Sweden—By the Gotha, Rear Admiral
Klintberg.
Norway—By the Frithjof, Rear Admiral
Nicholas Skrydloff.
United States—By the Brooklyn, Rear
Admiral J. N. Miller. i
Two things are to be noted after a tour
of this tremendous aggregation of sea
fighting power. The first is that fact that.
If need be, their number and fighting
value can be duplicated, as this fleet was
only the Channel squadron and coast de
fense fleet, slightly augmented by new
and larger ships. The most noteworthy
fact was the remarkable testimony to the
growth and Improvement of the fleet. Of
the twenty-one battleships reviewed by
the Prince of Wales this afternoon, four
only took part in the Jubilee display of ten
years ago, while of the forty-three cruis
ers at anchor in the Solent, not one ex
isted In 1887. Needless to say, the thirty
torpedo boat destroyers are of a class
which has only been Introduced during' the
past five years. Further, the battleships
built before 1887 were armed with muzzle
loading guns, which, though extremely
powerful and marvels of their class, have
been entirely outclassed by breech-load
ers and wire guns. Then, too, the later
built vessels are armored by harveyized
steel, which can scarcely be penetrated
In actual warfare, whereas the guns of
any of the ships of the Majestic class could
easily Bend projectiles through the armor
belts of any of the 1887 squadron.
Among the battleships nine types were
represented, the first of these being the
Majestic type, the latest and most power
ful model of British battleships, carrying
four 12-lnch fifty-ton guns. Some of the
others present had heavier armament,
notably the Benbow and Sans Pariel, each
possessing a 111-ton gun. T[here were four
of the Royal Sovereign type. The Re
nown was the only one of her type, the
distinctive feature of which is huge cen
ter battery. The Admiral class of vessel
was represented by the Collingwood, the
unfortunate Howe and the Benbow. The
Alexandria class, close upon twenty years
old, the Devastation type, with their re
volving turrets, were also in evidence, as
were the classes of which the Inflexible.
Thunderer and San Pariel are specimens.
Two types were shown in the cruiser
class, of which the Powerful and Terrible,
the two fastest British cruisers afloat,
were the most interesting, and there were
thirty-five of the old torpedo boats. All
of the ships had their full complements.
The naval craft present flew about 200
penants—a number, which, but for the
size and importance of the vessels, would
have seemed lost in the crush of attend
ing steamers and yachts—craft of every
possible description, In every possible con,
dition from the great Atlantic and Aus
tralian liners, cross-channel packets, Nor
way excursion steamers, Mediterranean
cruisers, old paddle boats, dirty tugs and
smart yachts, dainty electric launches and
fishermen’s dinghys, venturesome canoes
and many a rowboat filled with wharf
rats.
The decorations of this shipping hotch
potch were as variegated as the crafts
they adorned. The stately liners were
trimmed with a near approach to what is
possible In ships and the long string of
flags from stem to taffrall showed up
very effectively against the morning sky.
The smart yachts were daintily beflagged
but not much could be said for the rest.
It was therefore, a great relief to the
eye when, at 8 o’clock on signal from the
Renown, Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon’s
flag-ship, there broke out on every war
vessel a perfect eruption of color. Each
ship spread every stitch of bunting it
possessed—streamers from every spar and
rainbows over all. The flags were mainly
signals of the International and naval
codes and their multiform colors added
very perceptibly to an en semble which
was as striking as U was theatrical.
REVIEWED BY THE FRINGE.
The Reviewing Fnrty Greeted With
the Royal finlate.
Ryde, Isle of Wight, June 26, 5 p. m.—
The honorary admiral of the fleet, his
royal highness, the Prince of Wales, has
Just concluded on behalf of the sovereign
of the realm the review of the ships gath
ered tn her honor. The review Itself did
not add very much to the picture framed
for the spectator this morning, saving al
ways the battle-like roar of great guns,
which was enough to waken the dead be
neath the sea—when the salute of twenty
one was fired.
During the morning the excursion steam
ers. densely crowded to the rails, were
very busy steaming tn and out of ths lines
of ships, dodging about, maneuvering for
good position and generally behaving in
eccentric fashion, resembling nothing so
much as a lot of huge water spiders. Ow
ing to a wlae regulation by the admiralty
that no vessel was allowed to use other
than the best Walsh coal, the smoke nui
sance proved less disagreeable than an
ticipated.
The Prince of Wales, accompanied by
admiral, hla royal highness the Duke of
gaxe-Coburg and Gotha and captain, hta
royal highness the Duke of York; the
Princess of Wales. ex-Empreaa Frederick
of Germany, the Duke of Connaught, ths
Duchess of Albany and her children.
Prince Christian or Schleswig-Holstein,
ths Duchess of flaxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Grand Duke Sergius of Kuaata, Prince
on Seventh Page.)
SAVANNAH, GA„ SUNDAY. JUNE 27. 1897.
UNCLE SAM RIGHT IN THE SWIM
HIS BRITISH COUSINS TREAT HIM
ROYALLY.
Special Envoy Reiil and the Other
Representatives of the United
States Shown Marked Attention
Throngrhout the Jubilee Celebra
tion—Mr. Reid Present at AII the
Important Functions—The British
Hugely Pleased at the Way the
Americans Illuminated Their
Houses.
London, June 36.—Britain's collosal pa
geant, one of the greatest the world has
ever seen, has been completed without a
contretemps to mar its success. This has
been an anxious week for those In au
thority, but the whole scheme for the cel
ebration of the queen's Jubilee was large
ly planned, carefully carried out and has
been a triumph for the management and
an object lesson in unity for the hosts of
guests.
A pleasant feature of the week was the
part played by the Americans. The special
ambassador of the United States was easi
ly the most prominent and most honored
throughout the celebrations of all. It is
almost needless to add that Col. John
Hay, the United States ambassador, is
equally gratified. Both he and the rest of
the regular embassy have done all In their
power to insure Mr. Reid's success.
Nothing is too good for Americans In
London to-day. The British are also huge
ly pleased at the way the Americans il
luminated their houses on jubilee day. The
designs on the residences of Whitelaw
Reid, Col. John Hay, Henry White, sec
retary of the United States embassy, and
J. R. Carter, were identical, being the fa
miliar big “V. R.” surmounted by a crown
and the dates “1837-1897." On either side
of the centra] figure of the design was a
large American shield surmounted by the
eagle, and with thirteen stars In the field.
These illuminations were paid for by the
United States governihent.
At the state banquet on Monday at
Buckingham palace, Mr. Whitelaw Reid
led In Princess Victoria of Wales.
On Tuesday Mr. Reid lunched at Buck
ingham palace, sitting between Prince
Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and the
Duke of Cambridge. After lunch Mr.
Reid and the other special envoys re
mained in the smoking room, with the
princes of the royal family.
On Wednesday both Mr. Reid and Col.
Hay had boxes at the opera; but Mr.
Reid himself was a guest In the royal box.
When Mrs. Reid arrived at the opera
house she was escorted by a royal equerry
to her box. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U. S.
A., with Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Mills, ac
companied her.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid on Thursday grave a
luncheon to Lady Lytton and Lady Emily
Lytton. The former Is the widow of Mr.
Reid’s British colleague at Paris, and i
now lady in waiting to the queen.
The same evening Mr. Reid dined with
the Prince of Wales at Marlborough house
and went later to the state party at
Buckingham palace, where he was Joined
by Mrs. Reid.
On Friday, besides attending the lord
mayor’s luncheon to the royal princes
and others, at the Mansion house, Mr.
Reid and Mrs. Reid dined with the secre
tary of state for war, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, in the famous sculpture gal
lery of Lansdowne house.
Later in the evening the guests, In
cluding the Prince and Princess of Wales,
attended a brilliant ball given in an im
mense marquee by the Duke of West
minster.
Mr. Reid to-day was present at the na
val review on board the vessel assigned to
the use of the diplomatic corps and Mr.
Reid’s children were the guests of Rear
Admiral Miller on board the United States
cruiser Brooklyn.
Col. John Hay gives a grand dinner on
Tuesday next in honor of Mr. Reid, Gen.
Miles and Admiral Miller, at which the
guests will include a number of promi
nent men. Col. Hay has decided to give a
big evening party at his residence on
July 4, in honor of the Jubilee, and the af
fair has awakened the liveliest interest in
the American colony here. The guests will
include several members of the royal fam
ily and a host of notabilities Including the
American bishops who are attending the
Pan-Anglican conference, the Astors and
Vanderbilts.
Col. Hays notes among the present du
ties of the week, the presenting to the
queen of an address from the mayor and
people of Charleston, S. C., In which they
give special thanks to her majesty for
the sympathy she expressed with the
earthquake sufferers.
The Spectator publishes a long leading
article on Emperor William's remarks, ss
recorded by the Paris correspondent of
the Times on Monday last, and then Ta
bled to the Associated Press. The corre
spondent reported a conversation affecting
to represent the views of the emperor. In
(he course of which, speaking of his anx
iety as to the future of Europe, he said
that he did not fear Chinese ambition or
the anarchists, but he did fear the ex
pansion of one of the great powers and
the Intervention of the United States In
the affairs of the old world.
The Spectator says: "This is so Import
ant that we would give much to know
precisely what is In the kaiser's brain.
The kaiser has displayed at times singu
lar gleams of Insight. The facts of the
moment appear to Justify his enigmatic
saying. The Americans are exhibiting a
tendency to depart from their policy of
seclusion and Interfere very strongly In
the affairs of the old world.”
Continuing, the Spectator instances Ven
ezuela, Samoa and Hawaii, adding: “And
they are apparently going to Interfere with
H|a!n In the most peremptory manner. If
there is any truth In the account of the In
structions given to Gen. Woodford, the
United States Intend to Immediately offer
an ultimatum to Spain, by practically re
fusing her permission to suppress a revolt
In her own dominion. The last event seems
to have very badly Impressed the kalaer
and the emperor's remarks throughout
dealt with the perlia which It was his ob
ject to avert. The German and Spanish
fleets combined would be more than a
match for any fleet America could produca
without an effort which would tax the re.
eourcea of the union, not in money, but In
ship# and sailors. The union Is Irresisti
ble only ashore and Cuba would be poor
reward for a great and dangarous war. It
is not certain Germany has not a motive
for such an alliance, for tho United Stales
with Monroeism la very much in ths way of
the powers desiring to expand, as Ursat
Britain."-
BIG HIT BY THE BROOKLYN.
The Cruiser Shows Up Handeoricr
Than Aliy Vessel in Line.
Portsmouth, Eng., June 26.—After a
threatening morning, the weather bright
ened and promised a brilliant day for the
great naval review. The streets were
thronged with people at an early hour,
and on all sides were to be seen bewilder
ing masses of glittering uniforms, gay
multitudes of civilians, military hands and
sailors of all ranks and nationalities. The
colonial troops arrived at 8 o'clock and
were met nt ths railroad station by a mili
tary guard of honor. Then, headed by mil
itary bands, they marched to the town hair
where the lord mayor and corporation of
Portsmouth, In full robes of office, welcom
ed the visitors. The soldiers from the
colonies received a great popular ovation.
Their march from the station to the town
hall and from the town hall to the point of
embarkation was nothing less than a
triumphal progress.
The American line steamship New York,
with a large party of sightseers on board,
left Southampton at 5 o'clock yesterday
evening and took up the position assigned
to her In the line of special merchant ves
sels, oft Ryde.
As the American greyhound traversed
the lines of British warships with the
stars and stripes flying proudly and a
fine band playing national airs, each war
ship dipped her flag, and she was greeted
with hearty cheers from the many thous
ands of blue Jackets manning the fleet.
As they passed the German warship Koe
nig Wilhelm, the latter's band played
“Hail, Columbia."
One of the prettiest sights of the day
was when the royal yacht had come to
an anchor and the various foreign ad
mirals, with their staffs, put off to pay
their respects to the Prin’e of Wales. As
they passed the different warships the
bugles sounded, the bands played and the
marines presented arms. All the admir
als, with the exception of Read Admiral
Miller, went in their steam pinnaces. Ad
miral Miller went tn his barge, the sea
men of the Brooklyn rowing so finely that
they provoked approving comments on all
sides for their skill and sallor-like appear
ance. The Prince of Wales received Ad
miral Miller and his staff with special cor
diality and complimented him upon the
appearance of the Brooklyn.
The prince presented each of the ad
mirals with a medal as a souvenir of the
Jubilee.
On board the Brooklyn during the re
view there were a number of prominent
Americans, the guests of Admiral Miller
and the other officers of the United States
crulse.r. They Included Mrs. Levi P. Mor
ton and her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John
Meigs and their daughters, and Mr. and
Mrs. Watson Blair of phlcago.
It is generally admitted that the Brook
lyn presented the smartest appearance of
any of the foreign ships. Everything
about her was spotlessly clean, she was
beautifully decorated with flags, her crew
were trim and alert and her salute was
fired with tho greatest precision and regu
larity.
The United States special envoy, White
law Reid, and Mrs. Reid, as a special com
pliment, were the guests of the Prince and
Princess of Wales on the royal yacht In
stead of occupying their places with the
special envoys. The United States am
bassador, Col. John Hay, wag on the reg
ular diplomatic boat.
The illuminations of the Broklyn to-night
reflected the very greatest credit upon all
concerned. Along her rail was a row of
electric lights, while between her funnels
weTe large letters, “V. R.” and the dates
1837-97 showing up conspicuously.
But the. most striking feature was Old
Glory flying from a yard arm and on
which, from time to time, the rays of a
searchlight were thrown. All the other
lights of the cruiser In the meanwhile be
ing quenched, thus giving the flag the
appearance of floating tn the air, nothing
else being visible about it.
KEY WEST’S NEGROES DISPERSED.
One Shot by the Sheriff and Ihe Mob
Then Scatters.
Key West. Fla., June 38.—Gov. Blox
ham’s prompt action in authorizing the
use of the milltlan support of the civil
authorities has so far prevented any
further race outbreaks. The Key West
Guards, with the assistance of 150 citi
zens, took charge of the city last night, A
crowd of negroes assembled at the comer
of Southard and Thomas streets about 9
o’clock, and the militia were ordered to
disperse them. In the course of the at
tendant melee a negro was shot and
wounded by the sheriff and the crowd then
scattered, no effort being made by the
blacks to resist the troops. Many arrests
were made during the night. The negroes
have been active to-day, and further
trouble Is not Impossible.
The hearing of the case against Sytva
nus Johnson, charged with assaulting Mrs.
Atwell, took place this morning. Several
witnesses were examined, among them
Mrs. Faber. She stated that in company
with Mrs. Atwell and two other ladies
she was gathering wild flowers in the
woods near the head of ths island, when
Johnson appeared and began to throw
stones at them. He finally ran towards
them and assaulted her. Mrs. Atwell
came to her assistance, and Johnson then
turned his attention to her. He assaulted
her violently, during which the others
made their escape. The negro caught her
by the throat, but met with a fierce re
sistance. After choking her almost Into
Insensibility he tore off her clothing. John
son, the prisoner, on being put on tha
stand, denied tho whole affair, but ad
mitted that he was with three other ne
groes who threw stones at the women.
Both Mrs. Fa her and Mrs. Atwell posi
tively identified the negro as ths on who
assaulted them. Johnson was then re
manded to jaJI without bail to await the
action of the grand Jury.
An armed negro was arrested and placed
in Jail at noon to-day and a careful watch
is being kept for others of his kind. Ths
company of mtiltla will be held tn readiness
at the city hall for any trouble. Every
thing Is quiet at present.
Asa result of ths firing on Thursday
night the court house and jail bear many
marks of bullets.
Tallahassee, Fla., June 26.—Gov. Blox
ham received dispatches from Key West
to-day stating that ths riotous demon
strations there over the threatened lynch
ing of a negro for assaulting a white wo
man had subsided and the negro Is secure
from the mob in the county Jail. As the
local authorities finally succeeded In re.
storing order, ths Inability of President
McKinley to allow ths use of the United
States troops resulted tn no harm.
Gov. Bloxham Is determined when pos
sible to prevent lynching* and epfqrtt or
der throughout tbs stats.
SERGEANT STABS A SOLDIER.
THE VICTIM HAD REFUSED TO
OBEY' AN ORDER.
The Slayer Officially I’rnlseil for Ilia
Act—German Farmers Warned Not
to Settle in the Southern States, an
They Are Too Good to Compete
With Negro Laborers—Fatal Duel
With Stvords nt tlir War Aendeiuy.
Changes in the German Cabinet
Imminent.
Berlin, June 36.—Sergt. Ralth of the Ba
varian artillery, stationed at Metz, recent
ly stabbed to death a soldier who refused
to obey an order which a non-commis
sioned officer had given him. Ralth has
been officially praised for his act.
The Kreuz Zeitung warns German farm
ers against the Invitation of emigrant
agents to settle tn the southern states of
America, and calls upon the government
to issue a strict prohibitive decree against,
such emigration, “since German farmers
are too good to compete with black labor
In the cotton and rice fields."
At the War Academy of Potsdam two
of fhe older pupils have fought a sabre
duel, with the knowledge and approval of
their superiors. Both were severely
wounded about the head, and one of them
will probably die.
The sessions of the court of arbitration,
of which the King of Saxony is president,
to determine the successorshlp to the
throne of Llppe Dctmolo, have been con
cluded end the finding will be disclosed
within three weeks. It is said that the
emperor's brother-in-law. Prince Adolph
of Schraumburg-Llppe, has been defeated
in his pretensions.
In government, parliamentary and press
circles, the conviction continues that cab
inet changes are Impending exactly as pre
viously cabled to the Associated Press,
namely, that Dr. Miquel, tho minister of
finance, will succeed Dr. von Boettlcher as
vice president of the council of ministers
and Imperial secretary of state for the In
terior, with increased prerogatives and
functions, not only in the Prussian, but In
the imperial cabinet. Prince Hohenlohe
will retain the chancellorship, although he
Is anxious to retire to private life, Dr.
Miquel, taking most of the burden of the
office upon himself. Dr. Mlquel’s sphere
of duty will also be enlarged by creating
for him the office of chancelolr of ths ex
chequer, with similar scope and influence
to the British chancellor of the exchequer.
Baron Marsc.hal von Blebersteln, the
minister for foreign affairs, will remain In
office for awhile longer, it being understood
that his portfolio has been offered to Count
von Eulenberg, the German ambassador at
Vienna, and to Count von Wlldenberg, the
German ambassador at London and that
they have both declined.
Now It is asserted that Herr von Bulow
surceeds Baron Marschal von Blebersteln,
and that Dr. von Boettlcher, refusing an
other government appointment, Is negoti
ating for the position of president of one
of the largest hanks at three times his
present salary, Just as Herr Boedlker, who
a few days ago resigned the presidency of
the imperial Insurance institutions, be
comes chief of Herr Krupp's private la
borers Insurance institutions, at four
times the salary he was getting.
The middle of June cereal report for
Prussia shows that unusually good crops
may be expected, especially of rye. Some
of the provinces, Silesia and Poeefl, for
Instance, are expecting to surpass any
thing known in twenty years.
The meeting of Emperor William and
King Leopold of Belgium at Kiel Is not en
tirely devoid of political significance. They
will discuse the Congo and other African
problems touching both Belgium and Ger
many. King Leopold will Invite the em
peror to personally attend the Bruseels ex
position.
TRIES TO EAT HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW.
Blood Poisoning Apt to Be the Re
suit of n Brutal Attack.
Columbia, S. C., June 38.—Angus Wil
liams, a prosperous farmer living near
Allendale, Barnwell county, has applied
an original plan for exterminating moth
ers-ln-law.
Yesterday he drove his wife and her
mother, Mrs. Burrett, to Allendale. Be
fore leaving he visited the dispensary, got
quite happy and took a supply of one X
home. By the time he got there, Wil
liams was quite Intoxicated. His wife was
sick and asking her mother to look after
supper, went to bed. Williams, enraged at
his wife's non-appearance at the table,
went In her room and began abusing her.
Mrs. Burrett Interfered, when her son-in
law attempted literally to “eat her up,”
but she was a two hundred pounder, and
soon had Williams down and was choking
him. Her daughter pleaded for mercy, so
Mrs. Burrett relaxed her hold on Wil
liams' throat. The now thoroughly en
raged man renewed the attack, tearing at
tho woman's arms and shoulders and
throat with his teeth, lasoeratlng her ter
ribly. The attending physician says the
woman is In a critical condition and that
blood poisoning is almost sure to result.
The neighborhood Is deeply stirred and
WllHams is not safe from mob violence.
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
Three Men In a Fatal Fight With
Tramps Near Lynchburg.
Lynchburg, Va„ June 36.—Three Smith
brothers had a row with a number of
tramps at Sandy Hook.a suburb of Lynch,
burg, this evening. George Wesley Smith
was shot through the heart by one of the
tramps, whose name is unknown and who
escaped.
Edward Taylor, one of the stranger*,
was dangerously cut about the neck and
throat.
It is said the Smith Brothers were un
armed except that one of them hud a small
knife. They faced a regular fualiade.
Joe Huckstep, colored, was shot at a
resort en Twelfth street to-night and may
die.
New Internal Revrnae Collector.
Washington, June 31—The President to
day nominated Herschei B. Harkins to be
collector of Internal revenue for the Fifth
district of North Carolina and Theodore
MsCrsary to be postmaster at Lexington,
N. C,*
GOMEZ REPORTED KILLED.
Said to Have Died iti a Fight Near
tin* Military Line.
Havana, June 26,—A passenger train
bound from Havana to Matanzas has been
dynamited by Insurgents between San
Miguel and Campo Florldo. The locomo
tive was thrown from the track and cap
sized and two cars were derailed. The
engineer and fireman were Injured.
A band of insurgents to-day entered the
village of Calabazar, In Havana province,
and plundered several stores.
Humors have been afloat hero since yes
terday morning, probably emanating from
official circles, that Gen. Maximo Gomez,
the Insurgent oomtnander-ln-chlef, has
been killed in a light near the military
line, near the province of Puerto Principe,
extending from Juearo de Maron. The re
ports have not been confirmed. ♦
Capt. Gen. Weylcr arrived this morning
at Juraco and continued hts trip to Man
zanillo. It is officially fcated that hun
dreds of families continue to surrender
to the Spanish authorities at Trinidad and
Sunctl-Splrltus, province of Santa Ciara.
Gen. Seguro, In an tntervlew, informed a
correspondent of La Lucha that tho insur
gents are so weak In the district of Sancti
Spirltus that the local guerilla forces are
sufficient to tight the Insurgents, whose
surrender there to the Spaniards is short
ly expected. It is reported that the Span
ish Columns has brought 3,OtX) head of
cattle into Sancti Spirltus.
Later to-day the report of the killing of
Gen. Gomez was modified to the state
ment here he has been seriously wounded,
but nobody outside of official circle* be
lieves this report to be true.
La Lucha publishes a dispatch from
Tunaa giving a report of an Interview had
by its correspondent with the Spanish
general, Seguro, In which the latter said
that In the last engagement between the
Spanish forces and the insurgents under
Gen. Gomez, the horse ridden by Gen.
Gomez was shot under him.
According to official advices, a number
of Insurgents who have surrendered to the
authorities at Placetas assert positively
that In tho same engagement in which
Gen. Gomez’s horse whs killed, the insur
gent leader himself was wounded.
Official reports say that no engagements
of importance have taken place recently.
I-a Lucha, commenting upon the appoint
ment of Gen. Stewart L. Woodford to be
United States ambassador to Madrid, says
tho report that the general carried with
him some Important documents from
President McKinley to Spain has caused a
certain amount of excitement, as indicat
ing the possibility of direct or indirect in
tervention in Cuba upon the part of the
United States.
The editorial attack of the Iraparclal of
Madrid upon the son of Gen. Fttahugh
Lee, the United States consul goner, il here,
charging the young man with being Impli
cated In the premature publication of his
father’s report of the results of the in
vestigation Into the death of Dr. Ruiz, the
American citizen who met his death by
violence in the Jail of Guanabacoa, is re
futed by the Havana correspondent of the
newspaper which published the report. He
has written a letter to La Lucha denying
most emphatically that an advance copy
of the report was obtained from either
Gen. Lee, his son or from any employe of
the United States consulate In Havana.
Madrid, June 28.—Don Francisco Silvela,
the leader of the dissident conservatives,
has published a manifesto demanding the
adoption by the Spanish government of
an energetic attitude towards the United
States In regard to Cuba. He equally
condemns the schemes for reform for
Cuba drawn up by Scnor Canovas del Cas
tillo, the premier, and the autonomy
scheme advocated by the liberals.
GEORGIA COVERED WITH GLORY.
The Ntate'a Day at the Nashville Ex
position a Rig fineoess.
Nashville, Tcnn., June 26.—A busy, stir
ring week filled with interesting events,
drawing multitudes of visitors to the city,
was gloriously ended to-day with the cele
bration of Georgia day. Fully 2,000 Geor
glana attended, and the parade In honor
of Gov. Atkinson was one of the moat
attractive ever witnessed in this city. The
streets were thronged with spectators,
and along the route the soldiers, regulars
and militia, were roundly cheered. In
the parade, marching In front of Govs. At
kinson and Taylor, who were on horse
back, were the United States regulars,
commanded by Maj. Minor and Capt.
Ward, ths regimental band of the Sixth
United Slates Infantry, leading the col
umn.
With the governors were their staffs,
mounted, and ths special escort formed by
a detachment of ths famous Governor's
Horse Guards of Atlanta.
That splendid regiment of Infantry, tbs
Fifth of Georgia, with its excellent band,
followed, and tha Eighth battalion of In
fantry of Georgia ended the line.
Following the troops In car
riages came the women com
missioners of Georgia and the
executive committee of the ths Centennial
woman's board, ths directors of the Atlan
ta exposition, the executive committee of
the Tennessee centennial and a large del
egatlon of the Georgia Press Association.
The procession was about three-fourths
of a mils long, but In beauty and com
pleteness was perfect The principal
Streets In the center of the city were
inarched through, and those mounted and
In carriages proceeded to ths exposition,
while the troops were carried on a special
train. The governors and their party,
upon reaching ths grounds, were escorted
to the auditorium, where a vast audience
had assembled. On ths stage were promi
nent men and women from all part* of
Georgia. President Thomas Introduced
Rev. Dr. J. B. Hawthorne, formerly of At
lanta, who delivered a hearty address of
welcome.
Mayor C. A. Collier of Atlanta responded,
and then Oov. R. L. Taylor, amid cheers,
delivered an address.
Oov. Atkinson, when he arose to re
spond. recalved an ovation, and his felicit
ous address captured the audience. After
ths exercises, a luncheon was attended by
Gov. Atkleison and party In the club
house.
The feature of the late afternoon and
early evening was a charming lawn party
to the visiting Georgia women, given at
the Woman's building by the woman’s
board. It was a society event, largely at
tended. Those present were attractively
gowned, and colored lights and splashing
fountains added to the beauty of the
scene. After the lawn party, fireworks,
complimentary to the Georgians, followed.
The Georgia Press Association and the
Virginia editors united forces and were a
noticeable body.
Large delegations from the Georgia and
Virginia Preae associations are In the city.
They will remain for several day* and will
unit* la sight seeing gad visiting historical
piaoe*
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TRAIN FALLS INTO A TORRENT.
NINE KNOWN TO BE DEAD AND
NUMBER MAY REACH 25.
The Trestle at Missouri City the
Scene of the Accident—A Farmer
Tries to Flag the Trala, Hat Falla
Owing to the Engineer's Inability
to gee Mini Through the Rain—A
Freight Train Flagged In Tims tn
bate It From Piling on Top of tho
Wreck.
Kansas City, Mo.. June 28.—The St.
Louis express on the Wabash railway,
which left here at 6:30 this evening,
plunged through a trestle at Missouri
City, Mo., at 6:55 o'clock, carrying down
the entire train, with the exception of the
rear car, a Pullman.
Tlie gorge, which a few hours previous
was practically empty, had become a rag
■4fig torrent, becauso of a tremendous
downpour of rain, and the structure
weukened. t
Seven people are known to be dead, and
the list may reach twenty-five. ,
There were twonty-flve passengers In the
chair car, and only a few of these are
accounted for.
John Ennis, traveling salesman for Beck,
man & McKnlght, was tn the rear car
of the train, which was the only one
which escaped Injury.
It was likewise the only car in which
none of the passengers were Injured. Mr.
Ennis had an interview with a farmer,
who had come from Missouri City tn the
evening, and was at the place where the
wreck occurred to flag the train.
The farmer claimed to have waved a
flag on the track, but owing to the terri
ble rain the engineer was unable to see the
signal. Mr. Ennis said the wreck occurred
nt 7:06 o’clock. The engine passed over
the trestle, which broke Immediately after,
wrads, and the tender, together with tha
front, or through smoking car, was thrown
backwards into the gorge. The farmer
with whom Mr. Ennis talked said that
at 5 o’clock there was practically no water
In the gorge, but at the time ofp the wreck
It was a raging torrent of ten feet or moro
In depth. The farmer said the bridge was
clearly unsafe, which had impelled him to
stand In tha storm In an attempt to flag
the train.
There were no trainmen Isft unbilled on
' the Bide of the gorge on which moet of
the cars were left so far as Mr. Ennla
knows,, the engineer and fireman being on
the other side. The passengers were left
to take independent action In rescuing the
victims.
One of the most Important things and
one which secured the safety of the re
maining passengers on. the train, was the
flagging of a freight train, which followed
the passenger train about ten minutes.
This freight train was flagged by pas
sengers 300 feet from the wreck. Mr. En
nis said a passenger in ths train estima
ted that there were at least forty passen
gers In the smoking car and that not
more than ten were rescued on this side
of the gorge. Most of the smoker pas
sengers, If they were saved, were found oa
the other side. It was generally believed
by the passengers with whom Mr. Ennla
talked that very many of the pamengera
of the smoker had been killed, but no on•
could give an estimate of tha number.
The newsboy and conductor were botti
In the front smoking car at the time of
the wreck, and both are believed to have
been instantly killed.
Mr. Enrils thought a conservative esti
mate of the number killed would be twen
ty, and that It was moro than Ukely mors
than that number.
The mall clerk and express messengers
be thought, were killed.
Edwin Zea of Kansas City and C. W.
Harbold, a traveling salesman for Emery,
Bird, Thayer A Cos., were the men who
flagged the approaching freight train.
Both agreed measurably with Mr. Ennis
In his account of the wreck and estimates
of the number killed. Both said they did
not see a trainman after the wreck, and
were of the opinion that, exoept the en
gineer, fireman and Pullman conductor,
all were killed. The freight train, they
said, was about ten minutes behind ths
passenger train.
Lee W. Campbell of Kansas City, eras
In the rear car. He said: ' We hardly felt
tlie shock. I should think there were at
least 10 or 12 killed from the reports t
have had from the passengers on ths oth
er cars. The baggage master and malt
agent were undoubtedly killed. Ths mail
car, baggage car and smoker are down
In the water on the other side of ths gorge.
I think the gorge was about 15 fast from
tha top of the trestle. On this side of ths
gorge, the simper, which was behind ths
chair car In the train, ran under K and
the Excelsior Springs, or second smoker
Is over the chair car. The front of tha
second smoker is broken In and two peo
ple in that car were Injured.
"I heard a passenger who passed through
the chair car early In the evening say af
ter the wreck that It was Ailed with trav
eling men."
H. P. Dillon, attorney, of Topeka, with
his wife and son and servant, were In tha
sleeper en route to New York. He said no
I>art of the sleeping car was under water
in the gorge. It was standing on end and
the passengers escaped through ths win
dow. No one In Ihe sleeper wss injured.
Miss Nellie Merrick of Carrollton. Mo.,
was In the first chair car. but was not In
jured. Her companion, Mias Alios Dusk,
of Carrollton, was severely bruised about
the left aide of the head and arm and
shoulder.
Miss Merrick said that J. W. Smith of
Brunswick was the only man who took
any part In rescuing ladles In the first
car, so far as ahe knew, and that ha car
ried several of them out of the ear. Tha
wife and child of Rev. Dr. NoHhrup,
who were passengers on tho train, ware
not Injured.
Rev. T. P. Haley of Kansas City was
In the last ear with hD wits, and both
escaped Injury. "It ail cams so quickly,
and without the slightest warning." said
he. In talking of ths accident, “that it la
difficult to give a connected story of tho
terrible affair. Ws had reached a point
about a milt this aids of Missouri City,
when, without a moment's warning, tho
bridge gave way and in an instant tha
train was s wreck. The engine and tanddr
passed over ths bridge. The baggags car,
the smoker, the mall car and tha chair
i 1 Unued on Savant*