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J. H. LSTLLL. President f
F!RM MEN RULE WILMINGTON.
MAYOR WADDELL VETOED THE
LYNCHING OF NEGROES.
lOx-Clilef of Police Melton, R. H.
Hunting and C. H. Gilbert Escorted
to tUe Depot and Sent From the
I ity— Six Negro Prisoners Also Ex
iled Ex-Deputy Sheriff French
Saved From Violence by Cool-
Headed Men—A General Movement
to Hid the City of Negro Lenders.
Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 11.—This dis
turbed and long perturbed community
aeons at last to be entering upon an era
of peace and order.
The complete change In the municipal
government effected list night with some
suddenness, but with great unanimity, has
p;aeed men in control of local affairs r„p
--ri-i niing the best elements of Iho city.
The firm hand of the law is being laid
upon the town anti is holding iu restraint
sll classes which might threaten disorder.
The first act of the new government was
to swear in 250 special policemen. Cool
ie tiled men were selected for these posts
ar.d were instructed to prevent any at
tempts to terrorize the negroes as well
.is to frustrate acts of lawlessness by the
latter.
Good government was put to a test Im
mediately, and the new officials were call
el upon almost before they had taken the
oath to make good the promise to preserve
order.
A big lynching party was planned for
the night, and tt required all that the
Mayor and his associates could do to pre
vent it. •
There was six negroes in jail, who had
Ken arrested during the excitement of the
day, and w hom some of the people of ihe
town thought should be summarily dis
patched. One was a prominent leader,
Thomas Miller, who was charged with de
claring that he would wash his hands in
a white man’s blood before night. An
other was A. R. Bryant, charged with be
ing a dangerous character; the others were
less prominent, but who had been under
the ban of the whites for conduct cal
culated to Incite trouble.
Mayor Waddeil and his associates put a
veto upon the proposed lynching. They
said that good government was to prevail
in Wilmington from this time, and would
commence immediately. The would-be
lynchers were so insistent that the Mayor
called out a guard to keep the jail sur
rounded all night. This morning the six
negroes were taken out and escorted to
the north-bound train by a detachment of
militia, to be banished from the city. The
• lizens cheered as they saw them going,
for they considered their departure con
ducive to peace in the future. The men
were started for Richmond.
This is but the beginning o£ a general
movement to rid the town of the turbulent
negro leaders. It Is not proposed to use
violence, but to send them away, with in
structions not to return.
Squads of men are out to-day searching
for the mo9t notorious characters, and
they will be deported as they are found.
bast night the white Republican deputy
sheriff, G. 25. French, left the city. He
was followed to the train, and narrowly es
caped violence. A party of men went into
'he car determined to take him out. The
arrival of Fred Stedman, who is one of
the most conservative and cool-headed men
in (own. while being at the same time a
leader in the movement for white suprem
acy, frustrated the attack. He was joined
hy two citizens, and the three persuaded
ihe‘ crowd to let French go. French was
prominent in Republican polities, and has
been charged with urging the negroes.
Several white men of the community,
who have become obnoxious from their
leadership of and association with negro
politics, are also to be deported. Notice
was served upon three of them this morn
ing to leave within twelve hours. They
are ex-Chief of Police Melton, Charles
Gilbert and R. H. Bunting. The three
men have signalized their willingness to
go.
UNRULY NEGRO SHOT.
K\-Chicf of (>ollce Melton Rescued
From Hough ntders.
Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 11.—Compara
tive quiet has reigned here to-day.
Guards shot one unruly negro in a ne
gro slum of the city this afternoon.
A sensation was created by the capture
°f I R. Melton, late chief of police, by
rowd of rough riders, who would have
committed violence had not the militia In
terfered, and at 9 o’clock Melton, R. H.
Punting and C. H. Gilbert, ex-fuslon pol
iticians, all of whom are in danger of se
vere treatment by Red Shirts, were es
corted to the depot and sent out of town.
T ie city is now under thorough militia
t '-tl police protection, and there is every
indication that no further outbreaks are
expected.
exiles kept ox the go.
Deposed AVI lmlnft ton Officials In
vited to Lenve Xcwbern.
Newbcrn, N. C.. Nov. U.-C. H. Gilbert,
it. Bunting and ex-Chief of Police Mel
ton, three of the while Republicans who
were forced out of Wilmington to-day, ar
rived liere via the Atlantic Coast Lino
this afternoon. They were met at the de
:*ot l>y a committee of citizens and notified
Mat tiielr presence wan not desired. They
■ ho wed 3 ready willingness to leave, and
accordingly escorted to the steamer
Nettie, on which they sailed at G o’clock
Mr Elizabeth City. Word has been sent
!° Elizabeth City and .they will no doubt
l>e i'Opi moving when they arrive there.
ANOTHER PROCLAMATIOX.
Mayor Waddell Wnrin Certain Par
tie* Timt Disorder Must Cease.
Wilmington. N. C., Nov. 11.—Though the
nty of Wilmington is still under martial
law and troops are patrolling the streets,
food order prevails to-r.jht and no fur
,ner trouble between the raoes is feared.
Certainly rioting among the negroes is
fpje JHofning Bettis.
at an end, and the authorities are now
turning their attention to preventing ex
cesses on the part of white people. To
this end al! citizens, except soldiers on
duty and the special police force will be
required to at once lay down their arms
and preserve peace and thereby aid the
city government in restoring order. This
course has been to-day advised by conser
vative citizens and was adopted yester
day afternoon by the board of aldermen
in joint session with the commit
tee.
On adjournment of the board. Mayor
V\ addell Issued the following proclama
tion:
The comparatively few persons in this
city who seem disposed to abuse the op
portunity of carrying arms, which recent
events afforded and who are doing some
very foolish talking, are hereby notified
that no further turbulence or disorderly
conduct will be tolerated. They are noti
fied that a regular police force will pre
serve order and every peaceable citizen,
black and white, will be protected in his
person and property.
“No armed patrol except those author
ized by the chief of police, will appear
on the streets.”
The number of negroes known to have
been killed in the fight Thursday is six.
Nine negroes and three white men were
wounded. Only one of the white men,
William Mayo, is seriously hurt. Four of
the negroes are mortally wounded. They
are in the city hospital.
The negroes who were killed are at the
undertaking establishment of D. C. Evans,
colored, on Second street. Their bodies
were viewed to-day by large crowds of
people.
At 10 o'clock to-morrow the coroner’s in
quest over them will be held. The coroner
is a negro. This fact, perhaps, together
with the impossibility of getting wit
nesses, prevented the inquest being held
to-day.
The five companies of troops on duty in
the city to-night paraded the streets in a
body this afternoon. It was hoped that
this formidable military display would
serve the double purpose of teaching the
negroes the utter foolishness of further
resistance, and would inspire the white
people with confidence in the city govern
ment and its ability to protect them and
their property.
The troops will probably be kept here
for several days.
RICHMOND’S RECEPTION READY.
Wilmington Negro Exilea Left the
Trntn Before Reaching There.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 11.—The informa
tion here is that six of the negroes ex
pelled from Wilmington, N. C., were on
the Richmond bound train to-day; that
three of them went from Rocky Mount,
N. C., to Norfolk, and that the other
three got off at Manchester, juat actosa.
the river from this city, before the train
stopped there.
Policemen were at the depot in this city,
prepared to arrest the negroes had they
gotten off to remain here.
HAVANA POLICE DISARMED.
They Demanded Their Pay—Spanish
Troops Patrol the City.
Havana, Nov. 11.—Following the exam
ple of the Third company, part of (he
First and Fourth companies of the Orden
Publico, (police) have demanded their pay,
now several months overdue. Asa lesult
of this attitude upon the part of the po
lice, regular Spanish troops are now quar
tered in the streets, and Gen. Arolas, at
the head of two battalions, has been ra
trolling the main thoroughfares.
As an extra precaution, in order to pre
vent a possible demonstrallon by the
mounted division of The Orden Publico,
Gen. Arolas stationed two field pieces 'n
front of their barracks this morning.
This morning the entire force accepted a
peaceful solution of the difficulty and laid
down their arms. The Olden Publico will
be disarmed and disso.ved immediately.
At the palace it ts asserted that the
measures adopted by the military govern
or, Gen. Arolas, are merely “evidence of
his zeal to guarantee absolute order and
quiet In the city,” the attitude of the Or
den Publico being described as “simply in
the nature of a protest in no wise affecting
the order and quiet of the city.”
The steamer Alava, which left yestqrday
for Nuevltas. carried $150,000 to pay troops
about to embark at that point for Spain.
The government also ordered the payment
of $15,000 each to seventeen battalions of
regulars.
HAVANA’S SANITARY CONDITIONS.
City Must Be Cleaned Before Ameri
can Troops Go There.
Washington, Nov. 11.—At the cabinet
meeting to-day there was a prolonged dis
cussion of the sanitary conditions at Ha
vana, largely brought out by a dispatch
which was read announcing two yellow
fever deaths in the regular army. The
fever situation at Havana is conceded to
be very serious, and the administration is
cognizant of the necessity of a thorough
sanitary overhauling of the city before Its
occupation by our troops is safe. Else
where than Havana there is £lso need of
assistance of this government along these
lines, and it is asserted a chartered steam
er of the government will soon be dis
patched to the Island laden with supplies,
Including food.
The following cablegram from Gen.
Wade, chairman of the Cuban evacuation
commission, was read at the meeting;
“From our arrival Spanish authorities
here have. I believe, carried out terms of
evacuation to the best of their ability.
Ships arriving have, been promptly and
fully loaded and dispatched, about 20,000
men having gone. Luck of transportation
and money to pay troops is giving serious
trouble. Governor general seems able to
deal with conditions as they arise. Ac
counts from hero arc so sensational I de
sire to Inform you of the true state of af
fairs.”
To Arrest Andrew farnestle.
New York, Nov. 11.—Justice Lawrence,
in the Supreme Court to-day, issued an
order directing Ihe sheriff to arrest An
drew Carnegie, the millionaire Iron and
steel manufacturer. Mr. Carengie was
served with a notice by Commissioner
Gray on Nov. 1 to appear before him on
Nov. 19 to testify as to his qualifications to
act as a special juror and failed to do so.
SAVANNAH. GA.. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 12. IS9S.
STORY AS TOLD BY TOLBERT.
HE ASKS AN INVESTIGATION BV
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.
The fongreuioniil Candidate* Sny
That Election Manager Etheridge
Was Not Shot hy Negroes, But hy
His Own Democratic Friends.
When the Shooting lie-gun at
Pheniz the Negroes Fleel and Left
T. P. Tnlhert ns n Target.
YVashington, Nov. 11.—R. R. Tolbert,
whose father and brother were shot in
the recent race war at Phenix, S. C.,
was at the department of justice to-day
to secure an Investigation of the riot by
ihe federal authorities. He was accom
panied by some of the Republican poli
ticians of the state.
The elder Tolbert is now in Ihe state
penitentiary for safety from popular vio
lence.
Mr. Tolbert says that the true facts of
the rioting have not been given. The facts
are, he said, as follows: "I was nominat
ed for Congress by the Republicans of
my district. For the purpose of making
a contest before the House, my brother,
T. P. Tolbert, agreed to be present at the
polling place at Phenix for the purpose
of witnessing the affidavits of colored men
who were rejected as voters because of
their Inability to comply with the re
quirements of the constitution.
“My brother took no part in the man
agement of the polling place, which was
in the hands of the Democrats. He sim
ply sat on the piazza of Mr. Luke's house
and witnessed the affidavits given him,
depositing these affidavits In a box prepar
ed for the purpose.
"Mr. Etheridge, the white man who
was killed, was an election manager at
a precinct two miles away. He left his
own precinct, and with a party of men
went to Phenix. He walked up with his
party to where my brother was sitting at
a table, and deliberately kicked over the
table and box in which the certificates
were. Then he assaulted my brother.
“In a short while the Democratic voters,
who were in the same house, rushed out
and commenced shooting into the crowd.
The negroes fled. My brother, who is
probably dead by now, told me that Eth
eridge was killed by shots from his own
friends. My brother did not have a wea
pon on his person."
Mr. Tolbert said he was at Abbeville,
twenty-five miles away from the shooting.
His father, J. R. Tolbert, was at Verdery,
another precinct. When the elder Tolbert
learned of the riot he started for the scene
in his buggy, accompanied by a 10-year
old nephew. Before he reached the scene
he was met by a mob, which riddled the
buggy with bullets, and wounded him and
the little boy a number of times. It is
said the boy was killed by the shots. T.
P. Tolbert, who was first shot by the mob,
was aided to his home some distance away,
and was pursued by the mob. While lying
in bed in a dying condition the mob at
tempted to make him give the name of the
person who killed Etheridge. He said he
could not, because Etheridge had been
killed by the Democrats themselves.
On finding his father so badly wounded,
R. R. Tolbert procured a doctor, who at
tended to the wounds of the senior Tol
bert. After placing his family in a safe
place Mr. Tolbert came to this city. Mr.
Tolbert states that his brother said that
so far as he could see, no shots were fired
by the negroes a Phenix. They fled as
soon as the shooting commenced, leaving
T. P. Tolbert as the target for the mob
to shoot at.
GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE.
I nitetl States Marshal and Attorney
to Go to Plienix.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 11.—At the in
stance of the President, Attorney Gen
eral Griggs has directed United States
Marshal Melton and District Attorney
Lathrop of South Carolina to proceed at
once to Phenix and report l( the condi
tions are such as to put in jeopardy the
lives of federal officials and citizens and
to interfere with the proper administra
tion of the business of the United States
government.
This action of the department of justice
Is the result of a long conference at the
White House iate this afternoon between
the President. Messrs. Webster, Deas, Tol
bert, from South Carolina, and Assistant
Attorney General Richards, who represent
ed the department of justice. The confer
ence lasted nearly two hours, during
which the outbreak at Phentx was review
ed in minute delail with such comment as
the subject inspired.
The President was deeply interested at
ihe gravity of the situation, and added
that tt was his duty to ascertain the facts
In the case and do everything in his power
to protect the federal officials in the dis
charge of their duties, and at the same
time find ■ out whether tneir
exists a Republican form cf
government, which the consti
tution guarantees to the citizens of ,he
United States.
In the absence of any formal protest
from Gov. Ellerbe, w’ho is the legal avenue
through which appeals for executive action
should be made, the administration hesi
tates to take summary action.
On the other hand, it Is claimed that a
federal official is prevented from perform
ing his legal duties as collector of cus
toms at Charleston, which is sufficient to
justify intervention on the part of the
government. It is understood that no ac
tion will be taken by the department of
justice until the report of Marshal Melton
and District Attorney Laihrop is reced
ed.
In the meantime Messrs. Ideas and Tol
bert will remain here to await such ad
justment. of the difficulty as the attorney
general may recommend.
, DEVELOPMENTS AT PHENIX.
Trouble Will Inevitably Follow the
Return nt the Tolherst.
Washington, Nov. 11.—A special to the
Post from Columbia, S. C., give* the fol
lowing story of to-day’s developments in
the race riots in that state:
“Sheriff McCaslln of Greenwood coun
ty, in which Phenix is located, wired the
Governor to-day: “Things perfectly quiet
and excitement all gone. You eunnot rely
upon sensational rumors.”
Late news from the scene of the recent
lynchings indicated that the angry pas
sions of the people are subsiding, and no
further bloodshed Is now to be expected
unless two negroes, Circuit and White, or
Henderson, a white man, all of whom the
crowds wish to secure, are found. There
is every reason to believe that all three
have made good their escape.
The feeling against the Tolberts seems
to be Intense. An impartial man who has
been at the scene of the difficulty says:
“If the Tolberts return to their home any
time soon trouble will Inevitably follow
lheir presence in the neighborhood, which
for some time to come, if ever, will not be
a healthy place for thetn. They are look
ed upon as the Inciters of the trouble.”
It Is generally thought dangerous to al
low the Tolberts here to tie taken to
Greenwood. One dispatch says, in speak
ing of the prospect of further trouble if
the Tolberts are brought back:
“If they are brought back there Is no
Jail made that will stand.”
This morning notice was given James
Tolbert, whose wife is postmistress at Mc-
Cormick, that he wouid be allowed thirty
six hours to leave, but that his wife and
children would be cared for and protected.
Although James and Albert are not
known to have had anything to do with
the recent troubles, it Is said that they
left, going no one Knows' where. Mrs. Tol
bert, it is stated, Is making preparations
to leave. It is supposed that James Tol
bert was accompanied to a i>oini of safe
ty by armned negroes, a band of them be
ing reported in the country to-day.
To-day a hand of white men started from
Abbeville for the home of J. M. Collins,
a brother-in-law of R. R. Tolbert, who is
said to have been a Republican leader in
his section. They go to tell him that l.e
must leave the county. There Is no :nti
mation that they will use violence to make
him leave.
Tom Tolbert, who was so badly wounded
in the original encounter, Is now at Abbe
ville, and late reports indicate that his
death is expected at any time.
Collector John R. Tolbert ts still at the
state prison with his son. Unless some
complication occurs, it is expected that
he will soon recover. There are thirty
birdshot In his head, and twenty-seven
duckshot in his body. No effort whatever
was made to-day to have either of these
men released,’ Ihelr attorney preferring to
keep them in their places of security, and
where the elder man might eecttre the med
ical treatment his condition deserves.
All things considered, it looks to-night
as if the trouble Is at an end, and no more
trouble need be expected unless some of
the Tolberts venture back to Greenwood
county In a short time.
WANT TOLBEHTS HELD.
Affidavits Implicating; Them Sent to
Colombia Yesterday,
Atlanta, Or,'., NbV. lih—A .Tourrial spe
cial from Greenwood, S. C., rays:
“Everything was believed to have set
tled into its normal state at Phenix City
to-day, but a telegram from there says
word was sent to Columbia to hold John
R. Tolbert and his son Sidney, who are
in tHe penitentiary there. The telegram
said affidavits Implicating the Tolberts in
the recent race troubles Were on their
way to Columbia, and It is now believed
it is the intention to bring' the Tolberts
back to Phenix City. If this Is done it is
feared further trouble will result, although
leading citizens are deprecating any fur
ther violence.
W. C. T. t . AT ST. PAUL.
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The Opening Day of Its Annual Con
vention.
St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 11,—The most
prominent ideas In this,opening day.of the
annual convention of the National Wo
man’s Christian Temperance Union, have
been reverence for the memory of the
departed leader, Miss Willard, and a
reviving of the spirit and
history of the original crusad
ers of 1871. It is the anniversary of the
latter, and this convention, the "memorial
convention,” is the first coming together
of the temperance women In national con
vention since tlfe death of Miss Frances
Willard, whose life and work were syn
onymous with the union, Moet of the day
was devoted to paying tributes of respect
and love to the ’’prorto(trti,tj? n **" of the
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, a
few reports having been heard late In the
afternoon. The evening was the occasion
for formal welcome of the delegates.
At the afternoon session Mrs. K. Lente
Stevenson of Massachusetts read her re
port as corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Helen M. Barker of Illinois read
her national report, which was closely
followed and frequently applauded.
The 7 auditor, Mrs. Calista E. Bigelow of
Illinois, reported, us did all the national
superintendents, and the reports were ac
cepted by a rising vote.
The attendance Is large end the big au
ditorium of the People's Church, where
the convention meets, was filled with the
delegates and visitors all day.
The church was filled for the evening
welcome rneetihg. The devotional service
of the evening was in charge of Mrs. Re
becca B. Chambers, president of the Penn
sylvania unlons.Gov. Clough welcomed the
convention to the state. Among those who
responded was Mrs. Mary C. Garland,
president of the Woman’s Christian Tem
perance Union of North Carolina.
DItRYFI 8 ILL AND DYING.
Ills Wife Refused Permission to
Wire Him of Revision.
Paris, Nov. 12,-Kmc. Dreyfus, it Is said,
applied at the office of the colonial minis
ter yesterday (Friday) for permission to
send her husband some warm clothing for
his return home. Her request was refused
on the ground that the government would
do whatever was necessary.
At the same time the authorities read to
her a letter from her husband to the ef
fect that having for five months addressed
appeals for a revision to Gen. Deboideffre
without getting any reply and being
wearied and exhausted by his
useless appeals, he would write no more to
his family or to anybody. He described
himself as til and dying and "bequeathed
to the generosity of any country the care
of rehabilitating my memory.”
Mme. Dreyfus then asked permission to
telegraph her husband the decision of the
Court of Cassation. The request was also
refused. Then, through a friend, she ap
pealed to President Faure, but with no
better results. Her counsel wHi bring the
matter before the court of Cassation.
MARIA TERESA BEYOND DOUBT
lIRITISH AUTHORITIES TO TAKE
CHAKIiE OK HER AS A DERELICT.
Amnlcan Consul Enters n Protest,
B “t Customs O filer ra nnd Police
Leave Nassau foe the Wreck.
Washington Authorities Claim the
l.e*al Title of the Cut ted States to
the Vessel Has Not Ueen Impaired.
Fishermen May Claim Salvage.
Nassau, N. P., Nov. 11.—Wreckers who
hasre arrived here have brought with them
stories from the stranded vessel off Cat
Island which establishes beyond doubt
that she is the Infanta Marla Teresa. As
the vessel Is looked upon as being a dere
lict, the wreckers claim the right to seize
the stores, which can be saved. They
report that the water is up to her between
decks, that she has a list to starlioard,
which side is damaged, but that site Is
dismasted. The vessel lies between two
reefs, on a smooth bottom, and has her
anchor out.
The British admiralty authorities here
are going to take possession of the Maria
Teresa as a derelict. The American con
sul has protested against this course,
claiming everything less the salvage. The
steamer Antilla is leaving here for Cat Isl
and with customs officers and police on
board. Opinions differ as to the chance
of saving the cruiser. Although she has
been aground since Thursday, the Maria
Teresa rests In an easy position and Ihe
weather is moderate.
Washington, Nov. 11.—Officials at the
navy department were Interested in the
news from Nassau identifying clearly the
steamship lying off Cat Island s the Ma
ria Teresa.
The legal status of the vessel has been
considered cursorily, and In the opinion
of the department the title of the United
States to her is unimpaired, notwithstand
ing the fact that it was necessary to aban
don her for a time. There may be some
question Involved as to the salvage to
the Bahamas fishermen, but that depends
In a large measure on what they have
done. If they have dimply been looting
the vessel, then not only are they not en
titled to salvage, but the goods stolen
may be recovered. On the other hand, If
it was the fishermen who anchored the
ship in smooth water, and If they made
any endeavor to bring tier In, probably
they would have a good claim for salvnge.
The vessel, however, is not subject to de
tention on this account, international law
exempting national vessels from seizure
on any score In time of peace.
From the account received, it is feared
that the damage to the vessel sustained
through the storm and the probable
pounding upon the coral reefs outlying
Cat Island, added to the wounds received
by the ship in action when she sunk orig
inally, are sufficient to render her entire
ly valueless. Nothing but an eXpert'B ex
amination can determine this point, but,
as the Merritt experts are already on their
way to Cat Island, that question will soon
be decided.
The navy department has decided that
a court of inquiry shall be held to deter
mine whether the abandonment of the
Teresa at sea was justifiable, and, if not,
who was responsible. The detail for the
court has not yet been announced. Nor,
indeed, has the court been formally ap
pointed, for it cannot take the testimony
necessary to elicit the facts until the
wreckers who have gone to Cat Island re
turn with an account of tho conditions
they found aboard the Teresa.
Mil. PLANT IMPROVED.
Suffered East Night From Vertigo
and Fatigue.
New York, Nov. 11.—President Henry B.
Plant, of the Plant Railroad and the own
er of the plant line of steamers, who was
taken ill yesterday at the Pennsylvania
Railroad station, Jersey City, was still In
his private ear at the depot to-day. He
arrived yesterday from Florida In bis pri
vate car over the Pennsylvania road. He
was getting ready to leave his car when
he was taken with veitigo.
HI? ton, M. F. Plant, who accompanied
him, had Mr. Plant put to. bed in his car.
Then the son rotifled the family in New
York and also summoned tho family phy
sician. The latter remained with the sick
man all night.
This morning Mr. Plant was better and
he and his family took breakfast In the
Plant ear.
Mr. Plant is about 80 years old. His son
said he was fatigued by the trip North
and that it was not surprising that he
should be a little ill on account of his age.
eO-
FINAL, TRIAL OF FA Hit AO IT.
she Is Faster Than Thirty Knots
and Fills Requirements.
San Francisco. Nov. 11.—The torpedo
boat destroyer Farragut has made what
will probably be her final trial trip. She
steamed at full speed for an hour without
a single hitch, and accomplished Ihe ta.-k
laid out for her on the specifications, In
which she Was built. She is a little faster
than thirty knots, but Just how much will
not be known until the report of the trial
board has been submitted to Washington.
The members of the board have expressed
themselves as well satisfied with her per
formance.
Insurgents Take an Islnnd.
Ixmdon, Nov. 11.—Advices have been re
ceived at the offices in this city of the
Philippine Commercial Company, saying
that the Insurgents have taken the Island
of Negros, one of the Philippine group,
separated by narrow channels from Panay
and Cebu, and that they are besieging
Iloilo, capital of the Island of I’anay, and
the second largest port In Ihe Philippines,
Four Killed In an Explosion.
Hanover, Mass., Nov. 11.—Fire in the
general store of C. A. Sterns to-day was
followed by a terrific explosion, which
blew out the sides of the building, killing
four men and over a dozen were injured.
New Flag for Norway.
Christiana. Nov. 11.—'The Storthing td
duy adopted a resolution to Introduce a
purely Norwegian flag, without the em
blem of the union with Sweden. .
MAY NOT MEET TO-DAY.
Americans Will Allow Spaniards I n
til Monday to Prepare Reply.
Paris, Nov. 11.—It is now generally un
derstood that the Joint session of the peace
commissioners, which was arranged for
Saturday, will be postponed until Monday
next.
At the joint session of Wednesday last It
was agreed that the session fixed for Sat
urday might be postponed until Monday
if the Spanish commissioners found them
selves unable to prepare a. reply for pre
sentation on Saturday, and it now appears
the Spaniards found It necessary to send
to Madrid for certain records which cannot
reach Paris before 10 o'clock Saturday
morning, and, therefore, their proper em
bodiment into the Spanish memorandum
cannot be accomplished before Monday.
The next communication from the Span
ish commissioners will deal with Ihe
rights of either commission to discuss
Spanish sovereignty over Ihe Philippine
Islands and with the Amerieun contention
that the retention of public money and
customs collection at Manila Is Justified by
the fact of the military occupation of that
place by the American forces and war
ranted by the protocol, even If faulty,
as claimed by Spain, because such action
commenced after the susperslon of hostili
ties.
There In no truth in the statement print
ed here this morning that the Spaniards
have decided to refuse entirely, at tho next
session, to discuss the cession of the Phil
ippine Islands.
On the contrary, they expect to fortify
their pheitlon then on that point by Intro
ducing their record of certain verbal ut
terances of President McKinley and Judge
Day about the time the protocol was fram
ed and sighed, tending, the Spaniards be
lieve. to Indicate absence of purpose! on
the purt of the United States to take the
Philippine Islands. In the absence of
which, It Is further contended, Spain con
sented to sign the protocol.
Judge Day, president of the American
commission, Is suffering from cold and
had n slight chill last night. Therefore,
by his physician's advice, he Is resting
quietly to-day.
SPAIN WILL NOT YIELD.
Spanish Press Advising the Commis
sioners W lint to Do.
Madrid, Nov. 11.—The Heraldo this
morning asserts that the Spanish govern
ment has resolved to maintain Spain's
sovereignty In the Philippine Islands, and
It adds that it has been suggested that
Emperor William of Grrmany, who 1# ex
pected to visit Cadiz and Madrid soon on
his way back to Oermany from th Holy
Ignd, be asked to arbitrate the (Jttestlons
In dispute between Spain and the United
States In the event of the peace commis
sions of the respective countries now in
session at Paris failing to come to an
agreement upon the terms of the proposed
treaty of peace.
The newspapers assert that the govern
ment of Spain Is sending instructions to
its commissioners at Paris not to yield
on the question of Spanish sovereignty
over the Philippine Islands, which Is as
serted to be entirely outside of the pro
tocol, wherefore the commissioners ure
not authorized to discuss It.
It is further asserted that the Spanish
government will declare that It has ndt
been authorized by the Cortes to negotiate
the cession of the Philippines.
Tho Liberal advises the Spanish peace
commissioners to leave Paris, after lodg
ing a protest against the demands of the
Americans.
The Spanish newspapers are angry at
the Marquis of Salisbury, whose speech
at the Guild Hull banquet on Wednesday
night they declare to have been "merely
a glorification of hrute strength and a
denial of the rights of the weaker."
ADMIRAL SCHLEY IS NEW YORK.
Bring" Good Reports IteixnrdliiK Our
INetv
New York, Nov. 11.—The United States
cruiser Newark, In command of Command
er (loodrlch, and flying the flag of Rear
Admiral W. S. Schley, arrived here to
day from San Juan, Porto Rico, from
which port she sailed on Nov. 6.
On board the Newark with Rear Admiral
Schley were his staff, composed of Fla?
Lieutenant J. H. Sears, Flag Secretary B.
W. Wells, Jr., and Frialgn McCauley, aide,
und Hon. Charles W. Russell of the de
partment of justice, legal adviser to the
Porto Rican evacuation commission.
The rear admiral had with him the re
port of the commission to the President,
consisting of three bulky parcels, In which
Is the documentary evidence, and esti
mated to contain at least 60,000 words,
which he is to take with hfbi to Washing
ton this afternoon. He looked well and
said he felt well, though tired and In need
of reel. He said the meetings of the com
mission with the Spaniards nad been very
harmonious, tne Instructions which the
American commissioners could not deviate
from were gracefully submitted to by
them, and before the meetings ceased the
Spaniards had a very much higher respect
for Americans than before. The report
contains a full statement of the tlnances,
the revenues and expenditures, the debts,
the government and other conditions of
Porto Rico, Hnd Its nearly a million In
habitants.
Rear Admiral Schley said that Porto
Rico had a great future, and has advant
ages fully equal to Cuba’s. The people are
very docile and amenable to law, and jugt
now carried away wlib love for the United
States, und showing Intense loyalty.
Kmperor Won’t blind at Cadiz.
Berlin. Nov. 11.—The foreign office dis
poses of the various deduction* drawn
from the Emperor's proposed call at the
port of Cadiz by saying that his majesty
will not land, but will remain on board
the Imperial yacht HohensoHern and thus
on German soil.
Emperor William’s Arrival.
Madrid. Nov. ll.—The Duke Almodovar
de Rio. minister of foreign affairs, receiv
ed a telegram Ibis evening announcing
that Emperor William would arrive at
Carthagenu on Nov. 19. The authorities
were apparently greatly surprised when
they heard of the visit and it Is probable
that they had no previous notice of It.
The whole Spanish pretw cherishes the
hope that Germany will initiate some sort
of European intervention.
I DAILY, 119 A YEAR.
< i CE'.NTS A COIV.
f WEEKLY S-TlMilS-A-VVEKK *1 A TSUI
TERRIBLE CRASH OF TRAINS.
FIVE MEN KILLED ON THE I.MHIGH
A ALLEY RAILROAD.
T Express Trains Collide on
\A ilkeslinrre Mountain—liuffalo
Express Should Have Taken n
Siding, Rut the All-brakes Refused
to Respond and the Train I’lonig
Down n Ninety-Foot Grade Into the.
Through Train—Leaves Clogged
the Alr-llrake.
Wllkesbarre, Pa., Nov. It.—The Buffalo
express on the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
which left New York at 8:30 last night,
ran into the New York and Philadelphia
express going east on Wllkesbarre moun
tain at 3 o'clock this morning. The killed
and wounded taken from the wreck are:
Killed. •
WILLIAM TOXHEIMER, fireman. ;
FRED GLA33ER. fireman.
J. C. M'GREGOR, express messenger
Easton.
JACOB ENGLEMAN, brakeman, Eas
ton. •
JOHN M’NALLY, engineer, Whitliaven*
Injured.
D. E. PRICE, engineer, New York, bad
ly scalded.
JOHN ROHBLING, engineer, Wtkes
barre, badly scalded.
CHARLES MORGAN, express messen
ger, scalded about head.
JOHN 3HANFIELD, brakeman. cu|
about head.
JOHN —, Mauch Chunk, cut about
head.
The train was going east, which wag
composed of an express car, combination
baggage, ,] a y coach and three sleepers, had
the right of way on a single track.
The Buffalo express, in charge of En
gineer Hobbling, had orders to stop on
siding on Ihe mountain and let the Net*
York express pass. As Rohtiling ap.
proached tho siding he discovered Ihe air
brakes would no* work. The train wag
moving about thirty miles an hour down
u 90-foot grade.
Tho engineer whistled frantically for th
hand-brakes. He knew Ihe other trfitn
was about due. He reversed his engine
and stuck to his post, but could not avert
Ihe collision.
In less than a minute the express train
from the west, drawn by two heavy en
gines, hove In sight. A terrible crash fol
lowed on a curve In a deep cut.
An Investigation showed that a heavy
wind storm prevailed on the mountain last
night, which caused Ihe leaves from the
forest to accumulate on the track. The
engines ploughed Into these leaves, which
clogged the braking apparatus.
WANTED TO FINISH HIS WORK,
Hubert Drown Returns to the Scenes
of His nioody Deeds.
Glasgow, Ky., Nov. 11.—Robert Brown
was arrested under sensational circum
stances this afternoon.
Last night Brown shot and killed hrt
father-in-law, Louis McClellan, and se
riously wounded his mother-in-law and
sister-in-law. Brown made both demands
und threats on the McClellan family. Af
ter shooting all around their home last
night he escaped.
To the surprise of all the survivors and
the wounded relatives, he returned to IhS
McClellan home this morning with the
avowed purpose of finishing the slaughter.
To-day he shot Mrs. McClellan and her rot*
and returned to his farm and fortified him
self in his barn. Officers and a large pnseti
surrounded the barn and Over 109 i.hoig
were exehinged. Brown opening fire on
their approach. He continued thg
fusilnde until his ammunition was
exhausted. Then the posse proceeded to
light matches lo torches with which to
fire the barn and Brown threw his two
guns out, also his two pistols, and jumped,
immediately holding up both hands and
begging piteously for protection.
He was Immediately brought to this oily
by Deputy Marshal Bailey and others, and
was very nervous as threats of lynching
were yelled at him all along the way Into
town.
In the fight at the barn, which continued
from morning till afternoon, Sheriff Bar
tow was shot through the hand and Dep
uty John Neice through the ear. Others
got scratches.
An is apparently quiet to-night, bu*
Brown may’be lynched before sunrise. The
Jail is very heavily guarded. ,
TROUBLE IN SIGHT AT FANA.
Negroes Nightly Fire on AVhlte Meiz
nnd Into Their Houses.
Puna, 111., Nov. 11.—The Imported negro
non-union miners here are becoming reck
less and Ihe union miners are growing
restless. Troop B of Bloomington remains
on duty here, but almost nightly, In tho
"Fiat Hall” district, the negro residents
practice shooting at any white man that
passe*. The negroes have been heavily
armed by the mine operators. Last night
the residences of several white miners
were shot into by Winchesters In the
hands of the colored men. A white wid
ow's cottage was pierced repeatedly by
bullets, several charges bareiy missing her
three children. The militia say they can
not apprehend the culprits.
Capt. Butler, in command, is apparently
acting entirely under orders of Sheriff Co
burn, and not following the Instructions of
Gov. Tanner, given before election.
Capt. Butler, when asked to disarm tho
negroes, said It was useless, tor the sher
iff would arm them again. It Is reported
that a. large contingent of outside unioit
white miners will soon arrive in Pan*. A
consignment of 100 rifles was received her*
to-day for citizens who intend protecting
their property and families, claiming no
protection Is given them by the sheriff os
troops.