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first GEORGIA GETS MONEY.
T J|E regiment glad to remove
ITS CAMP TO KNOXVILLE.
Tbe Soldier* Likely to March to the
\ev ( amp—Visit of President Mc-
Kinley and Secretary of War Alger
\\ ould Delay the Regiment's De
parture— Battery R, Georgia Artil
tery, Supplied Wit> Four New
t.uns—Notes From the Camp.
Chattanooga, Tenn.. Aug. 11.-The First
Georgia was paid to-day, and the boys
■*-„! be rich as long as it lasts. However,
K doesn't take the pay of privates long
to melt away.
The Georgia men generally get the full
benefit of their money, and very little
gambling is going on in the regiment.
The First Georgia is glad to move to
Knoxville. It will leave in about eight
days, marching overland likely. It will
continue to be supplied from Chicfcamau
ga.
Capt. William Rule, Mayor of Knoxville,
M id to-day that he was glad the First
Georgia was coming to his city. He thinks
that the camping site to be selected will
be about two miles west of Knoxville.
If President McKinley and Secretary of
War Alger come to visit Camp Thomas
soon, as is expected, the First Georgia
may t>e at Camp Thomas for some time,
being held to participate in a large review
to be given in honor of the distinguished
visitors.
Lieut. Col. Jordan F. Brooks has re
turned from his brief leave of absence
spent in Savannah.
gcrgt. Lawson Brown of Company F,
has gone to Macon on a ten days' fur
lough.
Lieut. Connor is in command of Company
F In the absence of Capt. Hunter, who is
in Macon.
M. Quirk, clerk Company M, has gone
to Savannah for four days.
Private F. B. Tidwell, Company M,
has been discharged from the hospital.
Company C has received its memorial
cards. The motto is “Tempora Mutantur
Et Nos Mutantur in Iliis.” “We have
passed front a iife of happiness and love
into a world where fair ladies and clean
towels know us not). Enrolled on this ros
ter is mascot, Scotch collie dog Duke of
Wayeross, Ga.
An injustice was unintentionally done
Private Bottimer, Company I, In the er
ivihous statement that he had been given
n i ouri martial sentence of thirty days.
This is untrue, and the correction is
cheerfully made.
After weeks of anxious waiting and
many disappointments, Battery B, Geor
gia Artillery, to-day received its four guns.
Tin battery has received a large quantity
of equipment of late and is now very
thoroughly equipped. The carriages and
caissons for the battery were recently re
ceived, and the guns were mounted to
day. The gun drills w’ill begin at once.
The work of graveling the battery
streets continues and will probably be com
pleted this week.
Svrgt. Hewlett, who is suffering from
malarial fever, was serif to the brigade
hospital to-day.
Private Simmons is suffering from a
slight iilnoss contracted while on provost
guard duty.
Carpi. Besselleu, who has been in Sa
vannah for several days, returned to camp
to-uay.
Tom Heccham of the Southern Express
Compa y of Savannah has been on a visit
tu Corpl. Benniabfiett. ‘
OKI)lilt>; AT CAMP THOMAS.
Second Division Goes to Knoxville;
Third Division to Lexington, Ky.
('aid-amauga National Park, Aug. 11.-
The principal order received at Camp
Thomas to-day was one directing Brig.
Gen. McKee and Brig. Gen. Sanger to
proceed at once to the new camp grounds
telr.-ted for the encampment of the Sec
ond and Third divisions of the First Corps
respectively.
in n. McKee, commanding the Second d!-
vs: i was ordered to Knoxville, Tenn ,
and Gen. Sanger, commanding the Third
division, was ordered to Lexington, Ky.
G' n. McKee loft this morning, while
O' it. Sanger expects to leave to-morrow,
b wiii perhaps lie ten days before any of
b* regiments are ordered but.
it nl . according to the present plans,
tmv it half of the troops at this camp are
t > ■ t' moved to the now camp grounds.
not the least abatement In the
pi im inaugurated to improve the sanitary
‘"i in.ms of Camp Thomas and to rid tt
o; mk h fever as exists among the sol
di*'i'. New hospitals are being erected,
im '' b< ing scattered throughout the
ip and regiments are being provided
with _ water boilers.
, |J - * b iffin began this morning, near
-dtl- the erection of a hospital of tents
etinull nt in size for all.
go . Holcomb of Nebraska arrived to
■' are inspected tile Nebraska troops.
WYOMING REPUBLICANS.
'll" > Indorse McKinley, Protection
and Prosperity.
i-'Hss. Wyo., Aug. IX.—The Repudi
ate convention, after two recesses,
a : .1 to order at 2:30 p. m., and the
■I the committee on resolutions was
| and unanimously adopted.
dilutions reaffirm in general terms
lial declarations made in St. Louis
in is9s.
1 ! 'e financial plank is as follows: “The
i o policy of the Republican party
"fought prosperity to the entire
v and given us a place among the
a of the earth and enabled us to con
■ssfully a foreign war, we unhesi
ti',",' 1 r ' affirm the financial plank of the
,! . 1,1 '' expressed by the national con
y'‘ ]) at St. Louis."
ipv ' *.’• *form indorses the "twin meas
, i Hie Republican party, protection
” rity,” approves the Dingloy lar
vj, '‘‘uports the administration in its
g " ' : osecution of the war against
p. ' the country’s heroes, ap
■t.ivvallan annexation, and favors
on of the Nicaraguan canal.
t 1 territorial aggrandizement, the
t, ' , ;, ys: "We congratulate the
i ~ , ' " President McKinley is fully
ti., 1 : 'i ue a iKilicy upon the declara
iji 1 with-Spain which will at'
i , | 'Hum the destiny and honor of
t, , ' iinii bring prosperity to the
w hich will come under our con
.. ' : protection."
f 'he adoption of the platform,
l ' : | del, for Congress, and F. W.
„ Governor, were nominated by
• " * non. J
""H* lor Guatemala.
"cisco, Aug. 11.—The United
imer Albatross left to-day for
1 She carried a large amount
tv non and is fully prepared to
tv: , ' ‘‘-''lean citizens should occasion
1,1,1 J"ll* Alien Nominated.
M A ug. 11.—“ Private” John
•tkv fr. renominated for Con
i tne Firet Mississippi district.
RESULTS ON THE DIAMOND.
Game* Played Yesterday by the
\utfoiuil IdiiKno.
New York. Aug. U.—The Brooklyns and
Chicagos were to play two games
to-day, but as the first gam,- was con
tinued for fourteen innings, the second
game was called off. The Chicagos wort
out in the fourteenth inning on bunt hits
by Mertes, Conner and Donahue. Attend
ance 1,500: Score: R.H.E.
Brooklyn ..0 0010001000000-2 10 2
Chicago 0 002000000000 I—3 10 3
Batteries—Dunn and J. Ryan; Woods
and Donahue.
Washington, Aug. 11.—The Senators
showed more ability to-day than for some
time, and both games were improvements
upon what has been done heretofore. The
pitchers won both games. Attendance
I, Score:
First game— R.H.E.
Washington .0 00010002—37 2
New York ..2 02011000—0 12 1
Batteries—Dineen and McGuire; Seymour
and Grady and Warner.
Second game— R.H.E.
Washington .0 05020000-7 11 1
New York ...1 00001020—472
Batteries—Killen and MacGuire; Doheny
and Warner. •
Philadelphia. Aug. 11.—Baltimore and
Cleveland played another transferred game
here to-day, the Orioles winning the game
easily. Maul pitched excellent ball, allow
ing the Wanderers only four hits. Bo;h
teams played a poor fielding game. At
tendance 1,20). Score; R.H.E.
Baltimore ....3 000101 02—7 13 2
Cleveland ....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1— 1 4 4
Batteries—Maul and Robinson; Powell
and O’Connor.
THOUBLE FEARED IN ALASKA.
The Government Sending; Troop* to
Keep Down Food Riots.
San Francisco, Aug. 11.—The Call says:
“Serious trouble in interior Alaska is ap
prehended by the United States govern
ment.
"Food riots are feared at Fort Yukon
and other up-river points, growing out of
the failure of the transportation company
to get supplies in there on the prevailing
low water.
“Acting on instructions received from
Washington, Maj. Gen. Merriam will
quickly dispatch a battery of artillery to
St. Michaels. The officer in charge has
orders to proceed at once up the Yukon
river to Fort Yukon and open a military
post for the coming winter.
“The expedition will also carry a large
quantity of provisions and supplies to re
lieve distress.
“When St. Michaels is reached the com
manding officer will promptly levy on any
riverboats he may find, seizing them if
necessary, and will transport his troops
and supplies to their destination with ail
possible dispatch.
“A form of military government will be
established and good order maintained in
Alaska, even if It requires the services of
the soldiers and artillery.”
NORTH CAROLINA’S BANKERS.
Officers for tlie Ensuing; Year Elected
and. Installed.
Charlotte, N. <J„ Aug. 11.—Messrs. S.
Wittkowski of Charlotte and W. A. Blair
of Winston addressed the Bankers’ Asso
ciation to-day at its morning session.
The following officers were elected and
installed for the ensuing year: President,
W. A. Blair, Winston; first vice president,
Thomas W. Dewey, Newberne; second vice
president, Joseph G. Brown, Raleigh;
third vice president, George W. Monticas
tle, Lexington; secretary and treasurer,
John W. Miller, Jr., Charlotte; executive
committee, W. A. Blair, Winston; W, A.
Hunt, Henderson; W. Borden, Goldsboro;
J. P. Sawyer, Asheville; A. G. Brenizc-r,
Charlotte.
Mr. Joseph G. Brown of Raleigh was
elected a delegate to the American Bank
ers' Association, which holds its next meet
ing at Denver, Col., on the 23d Inst.
In the afternoon the bankers were shown
the city’s cotton factories, cotton seed oil
mills and other points of interest. Of the
101 banks in North Carolina, 33 are mem
bers of the association.
WILt'OY’S ELECTION.
Because of Bad Returns the Result
Is in Doubt.
Abbeville, Ga., Aug. 11.—The election
for representative and county officers of
Wilcox county was held yesterday. The
result is, as yet, in doubt. The returning
board is now in session, and one or more
of the precincts are said to have made
such returns as in all probability will re
sult in the throwing out of such precincts,
or bringing on a contest.
Judge Hal Lawson, leading counsel for
Abbeville, in the contested court house
election of Wilcox county, left for At
lanta to-day to make the argument before
the secretary of state, on the merits of
the case. The hearing will be held at 10
o'clock to-morrow.
Parties from a distance are negotiating
for the site of the old Ocmulgee brick
works, to establish another brick plant
there.
FIGHTING THE PRIZE FIGHT.
Ministers of liuti'alo l’roteat Against
tlie Proposed Bout.
Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. It—At an inter
denominational meeting of ministers held
here this afternoon to take action to pre
vent the tight announced to take p.ace
here between McCoy and Corbett, the fol
lowing letter from the sheriff was read by
Bishop Quigley: “Buffalo, N. Y., Aug, 1,
1838.—Right Rev. James E. Quigley, D. IX,
Bishop of Buffalo: Right Reverend and
Dear Sir—Your letter just to hand. I will
not allow a prize fight in this county.
"This has always been my stand. As I
understand the facts, the proposed contest
is a prize fight, so, therefore, it will not
take place in Erie county, while I am
sheriff. Andrew KUlgallon.”
POPE'S ILLNESS SLIGHT.
Partook of Nourishment and Was In
Excellent Spirits.
Rome, Aug. 11.—Dr. Lapponi, and all the
Vatican authorities, confirm the statement
that the Pope’s illness is slight. The doc
tor did not %tay the night at the Vatican.
The pontiff shows symptoms of gastric in
flammation; but he partook of nourish
ment last evening and was in excellent
spirits, lie rose this morning at 4:30, and
celebrated mass. Dr. Lapponi visited the
Pope this morning.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1898.
PORTO RICO OR SAVANNAH.
SECOND GEORGIA ANXIOUSLY -
Aft VITIYG THE DECISION.
Col. Brown Denies Furlough* Until
Something Definite I* Known—lts
Fate Will Be Known in the Next
Four Days—tnmii Life Recoining
Wearisome to the Georgia Men.
Regimental Bund Supplied With
Instruments—Good Natnred Rival
ry Between Companies A and B as
to Orderlies.
Tampa, Fla., Aug. 11.—Is It Porto Rico
or not? That is the question which now
disturbs the minds of the men of the Sec
ond Georgia. The officers are as much in
the dark as the men. and even Col. Brown
admits that he is in the dark as to the
regiment's fate. The destination of the
regiment will be determined very short
ly, however. Col. Brown has turned down
all applications for furloughs during the
last few' days, and has stated positively
that no man will be granted leave of ab
sence for the next few days. It is possi
ble that if the^ regiment does not go to
I’orto Rico it will be ordered to Savan
nah.
“The regiment will be on its way to
Porto Rico within the next four days, or
it will be nearer Savannah,” said Col.
Brown yesterday to a private who pre
ferred an urgent application for a leave
of absence.
"Perhaps it will be at Savannah. The
next two days will decide," he said.
it is extremely hot here, but the regular
drill routine is kept up. Col. Brown had
the regiment out on regimental drill yes
terday. The drill was long and hot, but
the regiment showed up in good shape. In
fact, it is an exceedingly rare thing for a
man to fall out of the ranks of the Sec
ond Georgia, on account of the heat. A
genuine case of heat prostration has not
been reported since the regiment has been
at Tampa. Now and then a man, who is
unwell is allowed to drop out of line and
return to his company street during drill,
but the ambulance corps has never been
called upon to carry such a one back to
camp or hospital.
Yesterday was pay day, and the boys of
the Second Georgia have been happy since.
Some of them over joyous, in fact. The
amount of dissipation is noticeably less,
however, than after any previous pay day.
The men. are not attempting to squander
their money as fast as possible, as they
have found how- very inconvenient it is to
be without money during the month.
The instruments for the band have ar
rived, and bandmaster Burns is happy.
There is a full set of instruments, and a
very handsome lot they are. A good band
is the one main thing in which the regi
ment has been lacking since its organiza
tion, and there is good reason to believe
now that this want will soon be filled. Mr.
Burns' reputation as a musician is well
known in Savannah. He has frequently
entertained the regiment with beautiful
cornet solos, in the use of which instru
ment he excels. There will be twenty
three pieces in the band.
All the places have been filled from
the regiment, with the exception of piceola
and clarionet players, in which line of tal
ent the regiment seems to be lacking. Any
one knowing of good piccolo and clarionet
players who w-ould like a job with a mili
tary band will confer a favor by communi
cating with Mr. Burns.
When the regimental standard, to be pre
sented by the ladies of Savannah, is re
ceived, the Second will be well supplied
with colors, as it will then have a double
set. The set of colors, consisting of the
national and regimental flags, furnisned
by the government, has been received. The
Atlanta ladies having presented a national
standard and the Savannah ladies being
about to present a regimental flag, the
regiment will lie doubly supplied. The col
ors received from fair friends will, of
course, be given the preference and
will be the ones which will be
carried on ail gala occasions and upon the
field of battie as well, should the regiment
be so fortunate as to ever engage in one.
Companies A and B, as the senior compa
nies, furnished the color sergeants and
guards, Sergl. “Bob” Fleming carries the
regimental standard, while Private Steve
N. Harris is color guard.
There is an intense rivalry just now be
tween Companies A and B on the subject
of orderlies. As any person familiar with
military affairs is aware, two orderlies are
selected each day from the guard, one for
the colonel and one for the lieutenant
colonel. The orderlies are selected, of
course, for their neatness of appearance
and the excellent condition of their guns
and equipments. For a long time Company
B had everything its own way, capturing
one and some times both orderlies almost
every day.ln fact, honors were so easy that
the Company B men lost interest in this
feature and only those who took a spe
cial pride in their neat appearance or who
wanted to avoid regular guard duty gave
any attention to the matter.
Company A has been bestirring itself in
the matter of orderlies, however, and re
cently the Company B boys woke up to
the fact that Company A had a record of
thirty-nine orderlies to B's forty. The B
men set to work and captured both order
lies next day, putting them one ahead.
Then A set to work arid captured both or
derlies two days in succession to the great
chagrin of the B men and the delight of
the A boys. As Company A is from Atlan
ta, and as its commander, Capt. Wilcox -
son, ranks Capt. Screven In seniority by
only one point, and besides, has the repu
tation of being quite a martinet, the B boys
were not disposed to be downed. The con
test has been so far conducted good tta
turedly.
An irritating incident the other day was
when a B man was designated as orderly
by the officer of the guard only to be in
formed on arriving at the colonel's tent
that an error had been made, and that it
was an A man who had the honor.
The B men determined not to be downed
yesterday and the guard detail which
Sergt. Mott took up, was as neat as a pin
from hat marks to shoetips. Even the eye
lets of'their leggtns had been polished. The
result was that B captured both orderlies,
Privates E. C. Tabb and J. H. Smith tak
ing the honors. This leaves B still one be
hind, however, and so the fight will still
go on.
Both Smith and Tabb are “orderly” men,
the latter having never failed to win this
honor, and Smith having missed it only
once. Privates Smith and Hutchinson are
tied in the orderly fight, having each won
the honor seven times.
The inspection which decides the selec
tion of orderlies is conducted by the ad
jutant. Lieut. Freeman, who performs this
duty with the rigidity of a martinet, end
the impartiality of a Judge on the bench.
Every part of the guns and equipments is
carefully examined and the brasses on
belts and scabbards must be polished un
til they shine like mirrors. The members
of Companies A and B have acquired such
proficiency in securing orderlies that the
other companies are simply not in it.
Company K, Capt. Cann, has made a
pretty fair showing on this line, but all the
others are far behind the two leaders.
If it should prove that the Vegiment is
r.ot destined for Porto Rico, about every
other roan in the regiment will apply for
a furlough at once. The boys are heartily
Hred of camp life and are as eager for a
change now as when they were ordered
from Griffin to Tampa. Next to being or
dered aboard transports for Porto Rico,
an order to proceed to some satisfactory
location north would be received with the
grefteat satisfaction.
DR. JAEGER'S TRIAL PROGRESSING.
Testimony Pro nnil Con Introduced
nt Lynchburg Ycsterdit).
Lynchburg. Y’a., Aug. 11.—ih. trial of
Dr. Jaeger before a court of Pro stunt
Episcopal Diocese ol Southern Virginia
was continued to-day.
Dr. Baker, an oeuiiet, was the first wit
ness and testified that Dr. .1 << o r had
been under his care for what - term-.-d
“middle ear catarrh,” a praoiir.i >. incur
able trouble, which might be increased
by continued excitement.
Dr. Jaeger’s ailment would r. r neces
sarily disable him from continuing the
trial, though it might excite him. Messrs.
L. P. Shatter and James M'K no, testi
fied to their confidence in the integrity of
Dr. Jaeger
Just before adjournment for t ie Oiuno
hour Dr. Jaeger made a brief mo ment
as to his position and what 1" ,-x;ie. ted to
prove. After outlining his ca.-c and relat
ing its history in some detail he .dosed by
saying that he expected the ■ nth an, n of
the committee and Air. Scott (~ analogize
for the charges that had bten brought
against him.
At the afternoon session the first witness
was Mies Lucy Page Wilmor sister to
Jaeger's wife, who read a s an m, tu of
her experience with Dr. Jaeger while she
was connected with the colored orphan
asylum.
Miss Ada Mead of New York, who re
cently taught several months at the asy
lum under Dr. Jaeger, was the last wit
ness of the day. She declared Dr. Jaeger's
manner toward her had been exceedingly
repulsive and disagreeable. S staled,
among other things, that sb" had been
compelled by Dr. Jaeger's conduct to leave
the asylum, and she did so. remaining at
the home of Dr. John Lloyd until Dr. Jae
ger left for Chicago, when she w. at back
to the asylum.
On Dr. Jaeger’s return, however, she
said matters again became so disagreea
ble that she left the institui;.ni with the
determination never to return.
BURLINGTON TRAIN HELD I P.
Robbers Abandoned Their Task Af
ter Securing an Express Safe.
St. Jospeh, Mo., Aug. 11.—The incoming
Omaha Flyer on the Burlington road was
held up at Dung Hill, two mill a north of
here, at 9 o’clock to-night by five or six
well armed men. After securing posses
sion of the express car the robbers rolled
the Adams Express Company's small safe
out of the ear door into a wagon and en
deavored to haul it away. They abandoned
their task, however, and soon dumped
the safe out on the highway. The safe
was recovered two hours after the hold
up, and had not been opened. Though sev
eral shots were fired to intimidate the
trainmen, none of the passengers were
molested.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 11.—It is stated
by railroad officials here that the robbers
secured $18,280 from the safe which they
took from the Adams Express Company's
car to-night.
ROBBER HANGED BY A MOB.
Had Sandbagged Charles Duzelle,
YVho Will IMe.
Corinth, Mies., Aug. 11.—At an early
hour this morning an organized mob of
260 masked men went to the county jail
and demanded the person of Mullock
Walker, who was charged with criminally
assaulting Charles Dazelle with a sand
bag, about three miles sduth of town, last
Wednesday, since which time Mr. Dazelle
has been in a critical condition and his life
despaired of.
No resistance was made at the jail, as
the mob was firm and would allow no par
leying, and Jailer Derry turned the negro
over to the mob.
Walker was taken to the most central
part of the town, in front of A. Rubel &
Co.’s store, on Fillmore street, and hanged
to the guard arm of one of the telegraph
poles. Walker confessed his crime end
implicated two other negroes in some of
his various crimes.
CLARENDON QUIETING DOWN.
The Remains of Mr*. Orr Viewed by
Hundreds of People.
Clarendon, Ark., Aug. U.—The little city
has assumed its usually quiet condition. The
bodies of the four negroes, victims of
Tuesday night’s lynching, were buried
across the river to-day. The corpse of the
murderess lies in the court house, where
hundreds of people pass and view the re
mains. This unusual thing tvas done by
the authorities to still the suspicion that
Mrs. Orr was not dead, but had been spir
ited away. So strong had this feeling in
the community become that this means
was regarded as the only way to allay it,
FOUR KILLED l\ A FIGHT.
The Alleged Unfaithfulness of a
Wife Cause* the Trouble.
Deadwood, S. D., Aug. 11.—Three men
dead and a woman dying is Ihe net result
of a shooting affray at Central City, to
day. Judge J. F. Giddens, Ed. Shannon
and Jack Wear are the men and Mrs. Ed.
Shannon is the woman. Tine woman is still
alive, but cannot recover.
Ail the parties are pioneers and were
well-to-do. Giddings has had many politic
al offices.
Intimacy between Giddings and Mrs.
Shannon is given as the cause of the trag
edy. Wear tried to separate Shannon and
Giddings and was shot.
Pence Prevails in Guatemala.
Washington, Aug. 11.—Senor A. Lazo
Arraga to-day wired the Associated Press,
from Long Branch, N. J., where he is
passing a part of the hot spell,jpiut he has
received a cablegram to-day from his
home saying: “Revoiution quickly sup
pressed. Peace prevails in Guatemala.”
James Mannhan for Congress.
Plattsmouth, Neb.. Aug. U.—The fusion
isis of the First district to-day nominated
James Munahan, Dem., of Lincoln, for
Congress.
loops
w. it: Nbwman,
Staunton, Va. says : |‘‘l wag afflicted
with Contagious Blood Poison, and
the best doctors did me no good.
In fact, I seemed to get worse all
the while. I took almost every so
called blood remedy, bat they did
not reach thedisease. At the advice
of a friend, I then took 8. 8. 8.,
and began to improve. I continued
the medicine and it cured me com
pletely, and for ten years I have
never had a sign of the disease to
to return,”
S.S.S. r Thc Blood
■ Swifts Specific) is the only remedy
which can eradicate Contagious Blood
Poison. It is guaranteed purrly vegetable.
Book on self-treatment mailed free by
tiwift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga. "
CHARGES AGAINST A CAPTAIN.
■
CAPT. (DOPER AND I.IKI T. CONRAD
the principal mtoks.
I Counter t linrsm Preferred nud
Mncli Trouble Cniisril in the Sec
ond North t'nroitnu—Statements of
Cant. Cooper and Lieut. Conrad.
Two Side* of the Alleged IHsgrnee
fnl loud net at Fort McPherson.
• apt. ooper Claims a Clique I* at
Work to Have Him Heiuuved.
Camp John B. Gordon, St. Simon's lr
land. Ga„ Auk. 11.— Company M, of the
Second North Carollnas is badly torn i.p
by the charges preferred by Lieut. Con
rad against Capl. Cooper, his superior of
tor, and the counter charges tiled by
Capt. Cooper against I.ieut. Conrad.
Each of the officers have their side in
the' camp and behind it all there is oast
to be much politics of the North Carolina
kind. Tile Morning News correspondent
to-day sought both officers for an inter
view and secured statements giving their
respective sides. Lieut. Conrad says in
substance: "The charge's 1 have preferred
against Capt. Cooper are the result of his
disgraceful conduct at Fort McPherson,
Where he conducted hims.lt in a beastly
drunken manner, disgraced his uniform,
and caused the North Carolina boys to
hang their heads in shame, which feeling
was further intensified by our being or
dered away from the fort in disgrace.
Previous to that time, while we were at
Raleigh, he got drunk, and the night
before we were mustered in, drew a pistol
on a negro. During our encampment there
he was caught cheating at cards and this
came near resulting in everyone in the
regiment turning against him. He was
arrested twice, and once, while under ar
rest, called his non-com missioned officer
up and delivered to them a drunken httr
rangue which dlsgus’ed them all. Since
leing in camp he has Insulted me three
or four times, and twice publicly, when
I was in such a position as made me pow
erless to resent. At Fort McPherson he
was drunk and broke into the canteen of
the privates. These acts caused the men
generally to turn against him, and he has
since lost no opportunity to show his con
tempt for them by acts unbecoming a gen
tleman and an officer.
The final blow came at Fort McPherson.
When wo went there Capt. Cooper was
quartered in Maj. Bubb’s residence. He
went there drunk three times. Twice tlie
adjutant put him to bed. The third time
he would havo nolhtng to do with him,
but after Capt. Cooper was admitted he
heard a noise in the balh room and on
Investigation found Capt. Cooper in a con
dition not fit for any man to be In. After
this Maj. Bubb would not house him, and
he was forced to take a lent. Ho did not
even then seem to feel the humiliation of
his position, but even had the nerve to
demand m.v tent for himself. When wo
were compelled to leave Fort McPherson
and were literally kicked out of camp.
Maj. Bubb told me it was on account of
Capt. Cooper.
Our men left Atlanta feeling disgraced
and did not feel like they were soldiers.
The disgrace brought on us by
Capt. Cooper is beyond my power to
properly describe find X preferred charges
against him io clear the company of such
a man. He caused our pay rolls to be re
turned ten times and otherwise caused us
trouble.
“There are other things which might tie
said, but what I have told you gives an
ilea of the man. I understand he has now
preferred charges against me, but the dis
grace which will follow his conviction will
not hurt him as much ns I feel the simple
fact of having charges on file against my
self, and preferred by such a person.Lieuts.
Curry and Hall of Company F, Joined me
in the charges as the efforts which were
made to have First Lieutenant Johnston
make them failed. He did not seem to want
to take the initiative, but we had to act
ami save the company’s honor."
Capt. Cooper expresses his willingness
to be interviewed, and states that he was
Just on the point of writing me about the
charges. He said, in substance:
"Some says since Lieut. Conrad prefer
red charges against me, alleging disgrace
ful conduct, which he alleges to have oc
curred at Fort McPherson some three
weeks ago. This supposed occurrence took
place In Maj. Bubb’s house, where I was
quartered. Maj. Bubb has never made any
mention to me of such, nor did he sanction
the preferment of these charges. My per
sonal relations with Maj. Bubb were very
pleasant. The charges were preferred by
Lieut. Conrad the day of our arrival at
this station, three weeks after the occur
rence he alleges. At the time I raised my
company, Lieut. Conrad, a struggling
young lawyer, with the assistance of his
wife's relatives, was trying to raise a
company at Waynesviile, eighly-eigat
miles from my home. He made a signal
failure and had to disband. Not finding
a suitable man in my own company, ard
being then devoid of military experience,
I took him into my com
pany. He has, since the third
week he was mustered into service. been
occupying himself principally in fostering
his personal ambitions. VVlnle stationed
at Fort McPherson he tented with the
sergeants and otherwise conducted him
self in a manner that no officer should. In
making (he present attack he has been act
uated only by the basest of personal mo
tives. Some two weeks ago he told Lieut.
Johnson that he intended to bo captain of
the company, and that he was determined
to oust me by any im-ans in his power.
”1 knew nothing of his having preferred
charges until three days later, when I
saw the article in the Savannah Morning
News, and you can imagine my surprise
at their nature. 1 am reliably informed
that after preferring charges. the
clique, of which he is the
head, smuggled a petition among (he men,
addressed to the Governor of North Caro
lina, asking Conrads’ appointment as cap
tain and that of K.-rgt, Landis as second
lieutenant. The pettiori was io be forward
ed io the Governor. Immediately in case I
resigned or was removed. It also seems that
they have been in communication with
someone in the adjutant general’s office at
Raleigh. For this reason they had the pe
tition all ready to act as soon as the ex
pected change took place.
First Serge Landis was the sergeant ma
jor of the regiment, on the pay of a private
when 1 had him transferred to my com
pany and put him in his present office. The
other sergeant connect*d with this dis
graceful affair has also attempted to raise
a company, hut faliing, came to Raleigh
as a recruit and 1 took him in.
"It is simply an example of man's basest
nature, and they cannot sustain the
charges the'y have made through spite and
for personal gain. Lieut. Conrad has a
prudent itch to be addressed by the title
of captain, however, instead, he will bo
called upon to answer to charges preferred
under articles 33, 21, 20 and 61 (these refer
to drunkenness. Insubordination, disre
spect to his superior, etc.) It was his tent
ing with sergeants, going down town and
getting drunk with them that caused our
removal from Fort (McPherson, and the
criticisms passed upon our discipline by
the papers. He has not for some time
treated me with the respect due me as
his commanding officer, but naturally I
hesitated long before involving my com
pany In a disgraceful court martial. The
crowd that Lieut. Conrad heads has been
scheming for some time, but they are at
their end now, and will ha; shown up as
they deserve.”
Col. Burgwyn states that he has not
heard from Maj. Bubb in regard to the
papers seat him in the case.
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SEItIOtS ACCIDENT ON THE TRACK.
Lively linen at the L. A. W. Meet at
Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, lnd,, Aug. 11,—More record
breaking and more sensational finishes
marked the second day of the national
meet of the L. A. W, One serious accident
knocked Arthur Gardiner out of the great
American handicap race and nearly placed
plucky Bill Martin hors du combat.
This happtgied at the close of the sec
ond heat of the contest. Gardiner could
not ride In the great final, and Martin did
ride to show his pluck. For sixty yards
he gained fourth, leading the back hunch
over the tape.
Bald,' Freeman, Becker and Cooper fol
lowed Marlin, who took his hands off
the bars and sat up to relieve his poor
strained back ns he made the finish.
After encircling the track part way he
dismounted for he could ride no further.
Martin was the hero of the meet for he
i ante out as badly a cut and jarred man as
has been seen on the track this year.
Fred J. Costello, the Ht. Louis amateur,
who qualified to-day for the great five-mile
handicap, look the great American handi
cap with Maya of Erie,
second, and L. S. Hall of Philadel
phia third. This same trio made the twek
mark men look foolish in the third heal by
working together and keeping out of Ihe
way. Owing to the withdrawal of Gardner,
Bald went from scratch alone, his great
rival Cooper having twenty yards.
The race was a pretty one, but the gen
erosity of the handicapper toward the ex
amateur who has beaten Peabody, In giv
ing him 250 yards, enabled the limit men
to prevail and to prevent the back men
closing in the time they cut out. Bald fin
ished fifth in 4,0 k, anew handicap record
by nine and four-fifth seconds. He broke
It also In the heat, doing 4:15 2-5 very hand
ily.
Gardiner and Martin were not the only
big men to fall, as Collett, the New Haven
amateur, fell In the five-mile championship
through the foul riding of C. B. Porter, the
Detroit amateur. Porter was disqualified
for the meet and censured by the chair
man.
Collett, however, took the quarter-mile
championship, his third win in the cham
pionship contests and with his partner he
made it four by cleverly winning the han
dicap champtonlship for tandem teams at
the mile distance,
Idai I W. Peabody, the Chicago amateur,
took the five-mile championship by a good
clean cut win, and Brts and Kraemer fol
lowed him across the tape.
It was th Eddie Bald of old that shot
Into ihe lead in the final half-mile cham
pionship, his first win of a championship
race at u national meeting since '5, the
starting of his career, over four years ago.
Bald was determined and rode the race of
his career.
CEItIiTTI CLAIM AND COLOMBIA.
Italian Government Grants Eight
Months More for Settlement.
Washington, Aug. IL By exercising the
good offices of the United States tactfully
Secretary Day probably has succeeded lit
avoiding a severe crisis in the relations
between Italy and Colombia, growing out
of the Ceruttl affair. A cablegram was re
ceived at the department to-day from
Rome saying that out of regard for the
United States the Italian government had
telegraphed the admiral at Carthagena,
Colombia, to give the Colombian govern
ment eight months more in which to set
tle wltli Ceruttl's creditors under the
teams of President Cleveland's award.
While Colombia has not yet been heard
from in acceptance of this proposition, it
Is not doubted here that it will be ac
cepted.
TWENTV-EIGIIT BOASTED.
Horrible Catastrophe Aboard a Ship
Ladencd With Spirits.
Vancouver, B. C., Aug. 11.—Advices from
the orient by the Empress of Japan, says:
"An appalling tragedy hus taken place
at Taku Bar. A big Junk, laden with spir
its, caught fire in the midst of a storm.
Twenty-eight souls were first half roasted
to death and then in a frenzy jumped
overboard and drowned to a man. So high
a sea was running that help was impossi
ble.
"Ol II NAVAL VICTORIES.”
The Initial Performance of the Great
Spectacular a Hueees*.
Now York, Aug. 11.—Over ,000 people
attended the initial production of "Our
Naval Victories," by Imre Kiralfy at Mad
ison Square Garden to-night. The idea
of the "American Naval Show” was to
create correct reproductions of the Amer
ican and Spanish warships, which have
lak* n part in the. recent naval engage
ments.
The entire arena of Madison Square Gar
; den was iransforinod into a basin holding
1,800,(XX) gulionH of water. In this basin
to-nighl Dewey's victory, the destruction
of Cervera's fleet and the other naval
events of interest were produced with an
accuracy and fidelity which delighted the
spectators.
Among those who witnessed the produc
tion was Lieut. Richmond I'earson Hob
eon.
REVOLUTION IN GUATEMALA.
Relations Between Costa Rica and
Niearnuaa Still Much Strained.
San Francisco, Aug. 11.—The steamer
San Juan, which arrived to-day from
Panama and way ports, brought news of
the progress of the revolution in Guate
mala.
The San Juan carried 350 government
soldiers from San Jose to Chatnperlco.
When the steamer left Morales had In
formed the insurgents} that he would give
them twenty-four hours Io lay down their
arms, and In case of refusal would at
tack Champerico. Morales had among his
force 1,500 Mexicans.
('apt. Brown reports that relations be
tween Costa Rica and Nicarauga are still
Very much strained, neither side being sat
isfied with the decision of the peace com
missioners.
MISSOURI DEMOCRATS ADJOURN,
Resolutions Adopted Indorsing the
Chicago Platform.
Springfield, Mo,, Aug. 11.—The Demo
cratic convention finished its work late to
night and then adjourned. The resolutions
adopted endorse the Chicago platform and
demand the free coinage of silver and gold
at 16 to 1 without watting for the consent
of any other nation, express confidence in
William J. Bryan as the leading exponent
of these principles; assert that the decla
ration of war against Spain was juai.ued
by the causes which called it forth; that
"since the prosecution of the war has en
tailed great loss to us of both life and
treasure, we demand that Porto Rico and
all Spanish territory in the West Indies,
except Cuba, shall be seized by the Unit -d
States or taken possession of by arms and
held by the sovereignty of this country.
FIGHT WITH ANARCHISTS.
liruMsel* Police Finally Land Them
la Jail.
Brussels, Aug. 11.—While a policeman
was arresting a militant anarchist named
Willems, the latter shot and wounded the
officer an.l then escaped. The anarchist
also shot several persons who attempted
to capture him, but he was finally arrest
ed ami lodged In jail.
Later the police visited Willems’ lodg
ings, where they found two anarchists who
prompily opened lire on the officers. A.
policeman replied to this fire, fatally
wounding one of the anarchists. His com
panion was captured.
PRESIDENT ON AN OUTING.
A Party Gaea Down the illver on a
Naval Tug.
Washington, Aug. 11.—President and
Mrs. McKinley, accompanied by Postmas
ter General Emory Smith and Secretary
Wilson, went down the river this even
ing on the naval tug Triton, returning a
few minutes before 10 o'clock. Other
members of the party were Assistant Sec
retary Allen of the navy, Mrs. and Miss
"'“r ML* Wilson. Col. Bingham and
Miss Barber, who U a niece of Mrs. Mo
iumey.
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