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TTIK MORNING NEWS. ,
Established 1850. - Incorporated VtST. I
M. H. ESriLU President.
NO FEDERAL ACTION NEEDED.
REPUBLICANS BESIEGE THE FED
EH AL AUTHORITIES IN VAIN.
Unralml Melton Makes n Verbal Re
port to Oeiinrttnent of Justice as
to Condition* in Greenwood Coun
ty—Ninny Contested Election Cases
l.lkely to Result Eroni the Race
Troubles— H. R. Tolbert to nemaln
In Washington Cntll Congress
Meets.
Washington, Nov. 11.—An abundant crop
of contested election cases are ‘lfutured”
in North and South Carolina as the result
of the recent race troubles in these two
states..
The White House, the department of
justice, and the postofflce departments
have been besieged by white and colored
Republicans from ■ those two common
wealths during the past few days pleading
for the intervention of the national govern
ment in behalf of the persecuted represen
tatives of the Grand Old Party.
Having failed to Induce the President to
send federal troops into those states, the
Republican politicians are now urging the
government fo send special agents and
postofflce inspectors to assist in gathering
material to aid in the contested election
eases which are to be brought In almost
every district in North and South Caro
lina. The fact that the data to be obtain
ed by the government officials who make
these investigations is to be used in the
proposed contested election cases, is o pro
found secret, and very little is being done
and said on the subject except in whis
pers.
United States Marshal Lawson Melton
arrived here to-day and made a verbal re
port to the department of justice on the
race troubles In South Carolina. As he
is one of the few naßve-born white Re
publicans in South Carolina, his state
ments received more than usual weight
at the hands of the administration. His
it port could not have been very severe,
for after he left the Attorney General's
office it was announced that no federal ac
tion was necessary at present, either in
North or South Carolina, as the condi
tions there are quieting down, and peace
is restored in the vicinity of the recent
troubles.
The Republican leaders from South Car
olina are great.y disappointed at the chill
ing reception their appeal for aid received
at the White House and the Attorney Gen
eral's office. But they are still here, hop
ing to get some encouragement from Post
master General Smith to-day. R. R. Tol
bert, James Tolbert, J. H. Collins and R.
L. Henderson called upon the President
and afterward upon Postmaster General
Smith to ask that postofflce inspectors be
sent to South Carolina to Investigate the
cause of the recent troubles in Greenwood
county. James Tolbert and J. H. Collins
are postmasters at McCormick and Nine
ty-six, respectively, and it is claimed that
tlie postmasters were driven from their
offices by the mob and not permitted to
discharge the business of their postofflees.
R. R. Tolbert, who was the Republican
candidate for Congress in the Greenwood
district, has concluded to remain here lin
'd Congress assembles, when, it is un
derstood, a resolution will be introduced
calling for an Investigation by Congress
of the race troubles in South Carolina and
also in North Carolina.
In the Fifty-sixth Congress there will
doubtless be a wholesale turning out of
the Democrats from the Carollnas, and the
old bloody shirt will be waved as assidu
ously as In the old days, when it was the
chief issue of the Republican party. The
Republicans wllj leave no stone unturned
to get a substantial majority in the House
to sustain the policies of the present ad
ministration.
SHOOTINGS IN SOI Til CAROLINA.
rlt'H of 111 llletil t le* Not Connected
YVitli tile Pilenlx Race War.
Greenwood, S. C., Nov. 14.—A tele
phone message was received here this
morning that a negro woman was shot,
probably fatally, near Piney Grove Church
by a party of white men we were on their
way here. No particulars are obtainable
except that her house was fired Into by a
passing crowd and one ball struck her in
the abdomen.
Aliout the same time a message wars re
ceived from Troy that Mr. Kennedy Me-
Caslan and a negro on his place in Abbe
ville county had a personal difficulty, in
which the negro, whose name could not be
learned, shot McCaslan in the fane with
a shotgun and had fled in the direction of
Abbeville.
A Utile later the news came from Ver
dery that Mr. John Fell had shot a negro
near that place, in Abbeville county, while
engaged in a personal difficulty. As in
the case of the woman, no particulars be
yond the main facis can be obtained.
It is known, however, that none of the
lawlessness reported to-day except the
shooting of the woman has the remotest
connection with the Phoenix riot.
A dispatch from Abbeville says that >he
negro who shot McCaslan was pursued 10
the court house square in Abbeville, whore
he was caught and commilied to Jail.
There is no fear of his being lynched.
DISGUISED AS AN APPEAL.
lilipiiiox Have Complaints of
Doing* in the Philippine*.
Hong Kong, Nov. 14.—The Filipino junta
reports of Gen. Aguinaldo and the Fili
pino government here have drawn up
what they designate as an "appeal to
1 resident McKinley and the American
people," but What is in reality rather in
tile nature of an arraignment of American
actions in the Philippines. The memorial
complains that the Spaniards are shown
more consideration than the Insurgents.
.SpnnlHli Transport Lost,
Havana, Nov. 14.—The Spanish transport
Legaspl went ashore at 1 o'clock this
morning at Punta Boca UavUaaes. near
Cienfuegos, province of Santa Clara, and
u I totally lost. All the members of her
crew were saved.
Alienate Sail* From Huvnnn.
Havana, Nov. 14.—The Alicante, with 900
members of the Orden Publico and iwen
officers and 900 soldier* of the regular
forces, sailed this afternoon.
fpje Jfofttittij |
LIEIT. DREZEL ENDS HIS LIFE.
Supposed to Have Been in a Fit of
Melancholy.
Baltimore, Nov. 14.—Lieut. Herman G.
Drezel of the United States navy, com
mitted suicide in the Carrollton Hotel, this
city, shortly after 1 o’clock this morning
by shooting himself in the head.
Lieut. Drezel, it is thought, reached
this city some time this morning and re
paired to the Carrollton. He did not reg
ister, but, after lingering about the lobby
for a short time, went to the toilet room
and locked the door. Almost immediately
thereafter a pisiol shot alarmed the em
ployes of the house and a search revealed
the fact that Drezel was dead. In one of
the pockets of his coat was found an order
from Secretary of the Navy Long, dated
Nov. 11, detaching the unfortunate man
from the United States ship Essex and
ordering him to repair to Son Francisco,
from which place he was to go to Hong
Kong and thence to Manila, to join the
Zafiro.
A telegram addressed to Lieut. C. H.
Fahs, ,n Washington, and signet] by Drez
el, which was found on the dead man, re
questing Fahs to exchange orders with
the writer, and it was evidently the Inten
tion of Dreze! to have sent this. He is
supposed to have committed the dur
ing a fit of melancholy.
Drezel was 38 or 40 years of age. He
entered the navy on Sept. 22, 1876, at An
napolis, having been appointed from Ohio
On May 4, 1896, he was made a lieutenant.
During the Spanish-Amerlcan war he
served on board the Puritan. Following
the war he was transferred to the Essex.
Annapolis, Md., Nov. 14.—Lieut. Drezel
was well known here, having been sta
tioned here before the war with Spain. Ho
was under treatment several times for
mental derangement. He imagined that
he was in a state of physical and mental
collapse and unfit for further duty. Rest
restored him. He leaves a wife and two
children.
Cl BANS ARE HOPEFUL.
Commissioner* nt Havana Expect
Their Trip to Be Fruitful.
Havana, Nov. 14.—Gen Calixto Garcia
and his staff and the other delegates from
the so-called Cuban assembly, will remain
at their Marianao headquarters until Wed
nesday, when they will leave for Wash
ington. The delegates expect a satisfac
tory outcome of their conference with the
President of the United States. The Cu
ban delegates at their last session at Santa
Cruz del Sur resolved to discharge all men
who have been enlisted since Aug. 14, the
date of the cessation of hostilities, find to
give an indefinite leave ( of absence to all
olftceTs and men desirous of being dis
charged from the Cuban army, provided
iffby give their place of residence and sign
a pledge to return to their ranks in case
they are called upon to do so. The ques
tion of the uniforms of the Cuban army
was also discussed at one of the sessions
and designs adopted.
The assembly has constituted Domingo
Mendez Capote president, Fernando
Freyre and Hugo Robert vice president,
and Manuei Maria Caronado and Porifico
Valiente secretaries.
Cubans arriving here from -Gibara say
the most friendly relations prevail be!
tween the Cubans and Americans there.
FUEL COMPANIES FAIL.
Their Trouble Began With the 1807
Strike In Ohio.
Cincinnati, Nov. 14.—The Turney and
Jones Coal Company of Columbus, 0., and
the Pennsylvania and Ohio Fuel Company
of St. Paul, with offices also in Chicago,
were to-day by the Federal Court, put in
to the hands of the Security and Title
Compaqy of Chicago as receivers.
The companies were among the largest
that ever operated In the Ohio coal fields.
The troubles commenced in the summer of
1897 with the great coal strike.
The liabilities amount to $1,200,000. The
officers cf the company claim they will
pay the liabilities in full if the assets are
carefully handled. The two companies
were owned by the same parties—mostly
by H. D. Turney of Columbus and John
S* Jones of Chicago—and had to stand or ,
fall together. The mines of these compa
nies furnished about one-half of the coal
tonnage for the Columbus, Sandusky and
Hocking Railroad und the future of that
properly depends very largely on what is
done by the newly appointed receivers of
these coal companies.
AUC Hill SHOP GROSS HEAD.
The End Came Yesterday nt SI.
Joseph'* Hospital, Baltimore.
Baltimore, Nov. 34.—William Htckley
Gross, Archbishop of Oregon Roman Cath
olic Church, died at St. Joseph's Hospi
tal, this city, to-day of heart disease.
Archbishop Gross came to this city to at
tend a celebration at St. Charles College,
Ellicott City, Md., and was taken sick on
Nov. 6, since which time he has been con
fined to his bed in St. Joseph’s Hospital.
It was thought until this morning that his
condition was improving and that he would
recover, but a sudden change for the
worse resulted in his death.
CONFLAGRATION AT DAWSON CITY.
Forty Building* Destroyed Entailing
it Los* of ffiOO.OOO.
Skaguay, Alaska, Nov. 7, via Victoria, B.
C., Nov. 14.—Returning Klondikers arriv
ing in this city to-day bring the news
that the city of Dawson has been visited
with a $500,000 fire, in which forty build
ings were burned, including the new post
office building and some of the best build
ings in the city. The fire took place oil
the morning of Oct. 16.
It started in the Green Tree saloon as
the result of a row between two women of
the town.
Soldier* for Georgia Camp*.
Lexington. Ky., Nov. 14.—The Third Mis
sissippi Regiment left for Albany, Ga., via
the Ixniisville and Nashville Railroad, and
the Tenth Volunteers, colored, left for Ma
con via the Queen and Crescent. The
Seventh Volunteers, hospital force, Gen.
Sanger and the provost guard will go on
Tuesday, and Camp Hamilton will be no
more.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, NOV EM BEK 15
WHY THEY LEFT WILMINGTON.
REFUGEES TELL THEIR STORIES
TO OFFICIALS AT WASHINGTON.
Wilmington'* Mob Escorted the lie
posed Ollieer* lo tlie Depot anil
Told Them Never !o Hetnrn—A
Siewbern Committee Would Net
Let Them Stop There, While n
Crowd at Norfolk Bent Up a YVil
iiiington Negro—They Plead Not
Guilty.
Washington, Nov. 14.—Three of the Wil
mington, N. C., refugees have arrived in
Washington, and to-day called at the de
partment of justice and an appointment
for a conference with the officials was
made, They are R. H. Bunting, United
Slates commissioner and justice of the
peace; John R. Melton, chief of police, and
C. H. Gilbert, superintendent of city carts.
According to their statements all were
seized without warrant and escorted to the
railroad station by an armed and jeering
mob who shouted a!! sorts of insults after
them as they marched along.
“White negroes” appeared to be the least
insulting names with which the crowd
greeted them at every step. Once on the
train they were told in forcible language
that if ever again they set foot in Wilming
ton they would be shot bn sight.
When their train arrived at Newbern it
was boarded, they say, by former Mayor
Ellis and a lawyer named Guyon and they
were informed that it would not be safe
for them to remain there any length of
time and so they took the first boat for
Norfolk.
Brown, a negro from Wilmington, who
did not leave at the same time with them,
they had since heard, was set upon by a
crowd and terribly beaten in the city post
office. At other points they were warned
not to stop.
The three men are at present staying
at a small hotel on Pennsylvania avenue,
but what they will do or where they will
go from here Is a serious question. They
say they dare not return to their homes
in Wilmington, as they feel certain the
threats of the mob wouhj be carried out
and they would be shot. They plead not
guilty to every charge against them, and
insist that they were run out of the state
for the simple reason that they were Re
publican* and refused, at the bidding of
an irresponsible mob, to surrender their
right to franchise.
WILMINGTON’S BUSINESS BRISK.
Authorities Trying to Pi-minilr Ne
groes to Return From the Woods.
Wilmington. N. C., Nov. 14.—City au
thorities are bending every energy towards
persuading the refugee negroes, who arc
in the woods in ail directions, to return to
their homes.
The military patrol was discontinued to
day, and the city is policed by a force of
seventy-five men.
Business was brisk in all parts of the
city and conditions are resuming a norma!
state.
To Investigate "Outrages.”
Cincinnati, Nov. 14.—The Methodist min
isters meeting passed a resolution to-day
to have a committee appointed to investi
gate certain "outrages” alleged to have
been committed recenty upon colored citi
zens of North Carolina. The chairman ap
pointed Dr. Lmyan, Rev. L. M. Hagood
and Rev. C. Tiiirely a committee to inves
tigate the report and suggest remedies.
BEFORE COURT OF CASSATION.
Gens. Zurlinden nii<l w Chnnoine Give
Important Testimony.
Paris, Nov. 14.—The Court of Cassation
.to-day examine*! Gen. Zurlinden and Gen.
Chaoine, who recently resigned succes
sively the portfolio of minister of war, and
it Is said that their evidence was highly
important in upholding the attitude they
have taken throughout that Dreyfus is
guilty and that a communication of the
secret dossier would compromise the safety
of the state and good relations of France
with foreign nations.
Gen. Zurlinden, now military governor
of Paris, has decided, it is reported, to
send Lieut. Col. Plcquart before a court
martial on the charge of having communi
cated to his counsel, M. Lebldls. a chapter
of the Dreyfus dossier containing the let
ter about "that canaille and since
known to be n forgery, through the con
fession of L*icut. Col. Hertry.
COTII DENIES THE CHARGE.
Not nt YVnslslngton to Present Rare
Trouble* to tlie President.
Washington, Nov. 14.—T0 The Associated
Press: It has been stated In the several
newspapers of this city that I ant here
preparing to present the Wilmington race
trouble to the President, and I desire
through your courtesy to make a eorre -
tioti of the same. I am hero in no off! dal
capacity whatever, and have no Intention
of Baying anything to the President o
taking any action in the matter at a!!.
Very respectfully, Armond W. Coth,
Attorney-at-Law, Wilmington, N. C.
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONING.
YYlre Now Strung From Austin, Tex.,
to Bar Hurbor, Me.
Austin, Tex., Nov. 14.—T0-day the last
wire was strung by which Austin can
have telephonic connection, with Bar Har
bor, Maine. The line is 2,600 miles long and
will be open to the public Dec. 1. This
long distance system w.ll also embrace
New Y'ork. Washington and all the larift
Eastern cities. This Is the longest tele
phone line in the world.
Collector Churned With Libel,
Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 9, via Seattle,
Wash., Nov. 14.—United States Collector
of Customs Ivey was arrested here to-day
on his return from Seattle on the charge
of criminal libel. The warrant was sworn
out by Jo v n G. Hyde, an attorney of this
city, who alleges that Collector Ivey, In
a published interview, accused him (Hyde)
of being connected with a whisky smug
gling ring. Co.lector Ivey has been re
leased on bond.
COMMISSARY OF SI lIMSTENCK.
G< n. Engrail Files Hl* Report With
the Secretary of YYitr.
Washington, Nov. 14.—The report of
Charles P. Eagan, commissary of subsis
tence of the army, has ben submitted to
the Secretary of War. It shows an ex
penditure of $6,008,715, with a balance of
$20,222,689 to the credit of the bureau. After
detal’ing conditions of the commissary de
pariment and its organization for the war
with Spain, Gen. Eagan comes to the San
tiago campaign, of which he says;
"Avery serious freight blockade at and
in the neighborhood of Tampa in May and
June, 1898, which caused by the celer
ity with which the troops and their sup
plies were concentrated at that place In
prepartion for the Invasion of the island
of Cuba. This blockade was a matter of
grave concern to the subsistence depart
ment, and it was only after the most per
emptory orders of the commissary general
of subsistence to unload ;he cars and to
hire warehouses if necessary that the offi
cers of the department on the spot were
enabled, wiih unflagging zeal and untiring
energy, to rel.eve the pressure so ns to
permit the taking of rations sufficient to
last the command of 16.000 enlisted men
for four months and the sending on June
26, 27 and 28 of further supplies.”
After giving In detail what supplies were
sent lo Cuba. Gen. Eagan says; "It will
thus be seen that all due diligence was
used by I ho commissary general of subsis
tence in placing subsistence stores within
reach of the troops operating against San
tiago. Upon landing in Cuba these stores
of the expedition were subject to the or
ders of the general commanding who was
in paramount control of the military oper
ations in. that quarter.”
After quoting a numhr of official orders
the general says: "It Is evident from the
foregoing statements that the supplies of
subsistence shipped for the use of the
army in Cuba having been at al! times in
excess of immediate needs. Besides being
available for our own troops, they afforded
relief to the Cuban army and to the desti
tute population which abandoned the tliy
of Santiago when preparations for Its de
struction had been made. The official re
turns from Cuba -showing In detail the is
sues made to these several classes of per
sons and others contemplated by law, have
not yet been received, and there is not In
this office any information throwing light
on the subject of the provisioning of the
transports which brought the array back
to Montauk Point further than there was
an abundance of subsistence stores In San
tiago and vicinity.”
NO REVISION OF TARIFF.
Mr. ningrley Denies Recent State
ment* to the Contrary.
■Washington, Nov, I'->~The Washington
Post will say to-morrow that the war tax
will not be abolished at the coming short
session of Congress, and that, there will be
no revision of tariff whatever. It bases
this announcement on the positive state
ment made to-day by Chairman Dingley
of ihc ways and means committee, who. in
an Interview, said:
“The goverpment will need for some time
all the revenue produced by the war taxes.
During the month of October the war ex
penditures exceeded the war revenue by
some $14,000,000, and this month they will
be $10,000,000 in excess. There will be no
changes at least this fiscal year. The
war revenue act will continue In force and
unchanged, except, perhaps, In a few min
or administrative features, for at least n
year longer.
“It is hardly necessary to add,” con in
ued Mr. Dinghy, "that there will be no re
vision of the tariff, although I have een
some statements to the effect (bar such a
revision ts contemplated.
"The session is limbed to three months,”
continued Mr. Dingley, “and that short
period will Ire mainly occupied In passing
ihe appropriation bills! In enacting new
laws. In deciding upon the legislation neoer
sary for the government of Hawaii. In ad
dition to these important questions, the
usual number of routine matters Will arl-e.
From the presewt ouiiook the session Will
be well under way before Ihe treaty of
peace with Spain will be* laid before the
Senate, and the ratification of that docu
ment may not bo accomplished long before
March 4 arrives."
“Will that necessitate an extra session?"
"It is, of coure, Impossible,” said Mr.
Dingley, "to know what will arise between
Dec. 1 and March 4. Jbut so far as the
present outlook can form a basis for Judg
ment, I should say that no extra session
will be necessary or desirable, unless some
new question should arise.
"For my part," added Mr. Dingley, “I
hope that the territory lo be ndiled will
be no largr than is absolutely necessary.
I realize that in some cases It may be
easier to hold than it wl! be to let go,
but at the same time I hope that the
treaty, when it is presented to the Sen
ate, will provide for the acquisition of a
minimum amount of territory."
NO FURTHER SEYVS FROM TERESA.
Potomac and Vnlcnn Ylay He Trying
to Float Her.
Washington, Nov. 14.—Lieutenant Com
mander I. Harris, who was in command
of the Spanish cruiser Marie Teresa at
ihe time of her abandonment, has been
ordered to pro, red from Charleston with
the enlisted men formerly attached to the
Trresa to the navy yard at Norfolk.
No additional details were received at
the department to-day concerning the
condition of the Spanish warship, but it
is assumed that the ships Potomac and
Vulcan, which were sent lo her relief, are
using their utmost endeavors to draw her
off the beach at Cat Island into deep wat
er wlih a view of tow log her to a place of
safety In the llr.lied States,
The report that the tide rose and fell
within the wreck would seem lo Indicate
that she is in need of extensive repairs
before she can be made to float. Whether
Ihe leakage can be stopped while she lie*
in her present position in two fathoms of
water remains to be seen.
The Vulcan Is equipped with all the
tools and machinery for the ordinary re
pair of ships of war. and unless the Te
resa is damaged to greater extent than
is believed to be the case, the facilities at
hand arc sufficient to put her In condition
to be tow*d to a linked States port when
the wind and tide are favorable.
When the wrecking expedition returns
to the United States with or without the
Teresa, an Investigation will be Instituted
to determine the necessity and responsi
bility for the abandonment of the Teresa
•ft San Salvador.
DEFERRED UNTIL WEDNESDAY.
SPANIARDS’ MEMOIIYNDIM l \ FIN
ISHED YESTERDAY.
American* Yield to Their Request
for ii POKtpanenicnt J mil YVedne*-
day—inilleultoii* Tlmt the S|iuii
luril* Are Preparing; for Their Fi
nal Stand—Not Likely to Sian n
Treaty Cedln * the PhiliEipine* for
the Amount Named Ii) the I lilted
statea.
l'aris, Nov. 14,—There was no Joint ses
sion of the peace commissions to-day. Fec
retary Moore of the United States commis
sion received from Secretary Oejda of
the Spanish commission this morning a
note saying that the Spanish commission
ers hud found it impossible to prepare
their memorandum for presentation to-day
and asking if the Undid Stales oomtnis
eioners would bo Inconvenienced, if, ow
ing to the Into arrival from Madrid of ex
pected data, ihe Spaniards would request
that the next meeting be deferred until
Wednesday.
Secretary Moore replied that the Ameri
can commissioners were quite ready to ac
commodate the Spanish commissioners in
this matter, and the joint session was
deferred until Wednesday next.
Importance was attached lo this delay,
It being regarded as Indicating that the
Spanish commissioners are preparing for
a final stand in these negotiations, anil it
may now be definitely stated that they
will not sign a treaty of peace which
yields to Spain no 'more for the Philip
pine Is.antis than has thus far been of
fered or indicated by the Americans.
Should the latter announce that the Unit
ed States Is only willing to reimburse
Spain for her pacific expenditures In the
Philippine Islands, the Spanish commis
sioners will reply that their mission la
finished. Should this occur, It is possible
the Spaniards will also suggest a suspen
sion of the negotiations through the com
mission and the resumption of negotia
tions between Madrid and Washington.
The attltuele of the Spaniards Is explain
ed by the fact that the members of the
Spanish commission have political alli
ances and iiersonal responsibilities lo con
stituencies atid the national creditors of
Spain, which restrict them to certain lines,
which are as far as Ihc ministry at Mad
rid cares to go.
It is pointed out that if the five Spanish
commissioners here signed a treaty yield
ing the Philippine Islands to the United
States without lessening Spain's debt In
an appreciable degree, they could not re
turn home with the prospect of any po
litical future before them and possibly
would be in danger of violence at the
hands of mobs.
Ai the next meeting of the commission
ers the Americans will learn the deflnitc
attitude of Spain on any proposition thus
made, Tne Spaniards, however, on this
presentation wi.l not declare all negotia
tions closed. They will Insist that the sov
ereignty of Spain over the Philippines Is
beyond question, but will announce Spain's
readiness to yield that sovereignty for an
adequate equivalent and then will Invito
negotiations under the Spanish construc
tion of the protocol.
The American commissioners may then
communicate their final attitude to the
Spaniards, hut the Americans are expect
ed, a( a future meeting to present a care
fully prepared conclusion of their conten
tion and conditions. Should < they not lx
different from those already presented, the
time will then have arrived when Spain
will declare herself he.piers though stead
fast and will await the next step of the
United States whatever It may be. Thus
Spain will he able to say lo her creditors
that she has done her utmost and that the
Issue must rest between them and the
United States.
A dispatch to the Temps from Madrid
says fhe officials there do not believe peace
negotiations will I** brokpn off. It adds.
"If the United Slates persist In their pres
ent claims Spain will accept the conditions
after formal.y announcing at a session of
Ihe commission in u circular to the powers
that she yields.to force and owing to the
impossibility of renewing ihe war without
unobtainable assistance in defense of her
rights "
No Negotiation* I>y Hie- I’ofr.
Berlin, Nov. 14.—A high official in the
German office assert* that no communl
caLions or negotiations have occurred be
tween the powers regarding the Philippine
question.
Germany, he Buys, has only commercial
interest.!! to protect there.
S UJM.II I.IH 1,1, V TO llis aOVERMIII.
Senator Stennrt Likely to lie Sent
Ilnrk to Washingf on.
Carson, Nev. N'ov. 11.—Relnhold Sadler
will probably be (he next Governor of
Nevada. The veto between the Republican
nominee, William McMillan, and the
choice of the silver party has been very
close. Returns from outlying districts have
placed BaSltr ahead by 17 votes. There are
some sixty vote* to hear from, but the re
sult cannot be changed. Ballots were for
warded to the First Nevada Cavalry now
aboard a transport on the way to Manila,
and if this vote is declared valid it may
determine the election of governor.
The vote for controller an I attorney gen
eral has been close, but William Davis and
F. D. Jones, silver nominees for the re
spective offices, are now in the lead and
cannot be overtaken.
Senator Stewart has more than enough
volts in the legislature to re-elect him.
Chicago, Nov, 14.—1 tilted States Se nator
Stewart of Nevada, telegraphed the Asso
ciated Press from Carson, Nev., to-day
that he expected to secure the votes of
two-thirds of the members of the legisla
ture.
Fever Quarantine Italscil.
Washington, Nov. 14.—The state of Texas
raised the yellow fever quarantine to-day.
and the quarantine instwetor and guards
were withdrawn. To-morrow all existing
quarantine In the South against the fever,
so far as it extends to disinfection and de
tention. will be raised through the usual
regular Inspection at ports, n<i wilt j*.
continued the year round
LOSES liurr FOR his like,
John Andersen Vlnst Suffer the Dentil
Penalty.
Washington, Nov. 14.—The United
States Supreme Court to-day affirmed the
Judgment of the lower court and tlcnied a
writ of hnbedft corpus to John Andersen
convicted and sentenced to be hanged af
ter a trial in Norfolk, Va., for the murder
of the mate of the Olive Pecker.
Chief Justice Fuller, In announcing the
decision, held that Andersen had not liven
denied a constitutional right in not having
counsel of his own choice at the trial. The
court adjourned for two weeks, and when
It reassembles will announce the bank
ruptcy rule.
The Andersen case lias attracted wide
spread attention, being a sea tragedy of
singular atrocity. The schooner Olive
Pecker sailed from Boston laden with
lumber for a point on the River Platte,
Brazil. When 150 miles off the coast of
Brazil, Andersen, a Swede, had an alter
cation with the captain. When the latter
retired to the cabin, Atuktsln followed
and shot the captain dead. Then he armed
himself heavily and went on deck, where,
mounted on the forecastle, he terrorized
nil on board. The mate, who was aloft,
was called down, and while pleading for
his life was shot four times. The crew
were ordered to throw the dying mate
overboard, and on protesting that
he was not dead, were as
sured thul he was “dead enough. This
done, the crew were marched below at the
point of a pistol ami ordered to throw the
captain overboard. Then Andersen direct
ed that oil be thrown over the lumber, af
ter which the otl-soake<l ship was set afire,
and tiie murderous crew took to the boats.
Andersen was apprehended at Bahia, Bra
zil, and sent north on the United Stales
gunboat Dalicsster. lie was tried and con
victed In the United States court at Nor
folk, Va., and a stubborn light was made
up lo the Supreme Court, the conviction
being confirmed.
The last move was In the present appli
cation for a writ of habeas corpus on the
ground that Andersen's constitutional
rights were evaded when the lower court
assigned him counsel instead of giving him
counsel of his own choice.
Chief Justice Fuller, in announcing the
court’s opinion, said the record of the
case showed that no fundamental right
had been denied Andersen, but that he had
been represented from first to lust by able
counsel. The time when counsel was not
present was at a preliminary hearing of
Andersen, but this was not used In the sub
sequent trial. The decision of the lower
court was, affirmed, ■** .
The effect of this will be to have the ex
ecution, which had been stayed until Dec.
!>, next, carried out.
GEN. MILES’ POSITION.
He Didn't Favor Send lag Troops
Into Hotbeds of Fever.
New York, Nov. 14.—Oen. Miles was In
terviewed to-night relative to the publi
cation in a Washington paper of the state
ment that, either by accident or design,
there was omilted from his report any
mention of an order which he Issued on
May 9 contemplating the sending of all
the available army to Cuba at once. Gen.
Miles said he had not seen the article.
It was handed to him. After he read it
he said: “I have no comment to make on
the report. If they have any such order
of mine In Washington let them publish
it. My iKislilon in the matter of sending
troop* to the fever-stricken divots of
Cuba is well known, and I am satisfied
to stand by my record.
“I have been unalterably opposed to
sending our troops into any of the hot
beds of fever, such as Santiago and other
Infected places, and at no time have I
deviated Trom the line of conduct I ad
vised.
"As to sending such troops into the
heallliy districts where they were needed
to assist the native soldiers end insurgents
In keeping the country In order, that Is
another matter. Small detachments could
have been sent to the country free of
fever and with perfect safety.
“If any order from me can be found
which chunges my opinion in thjymalter,
I am willing to see it published.
W. C. T. t . f‘OXVEMTIOY.
Delegates Vote to Abandon the Tem
ple Project.
St. Paul, Nov. 14.— The Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union national conven
tion to-dny decided by a vole of 285 to 71
to abandon the temple project as an affili
ated Interest. Five hours of animated, vig
orous and occasionally bitter and per
sonal debating was necessary before- the
war was reached.
Just before adjournment Mrs. Denham
presented some resolutions on the fubject
which may precipitate the whole contro
versy once more If she calls them up in
the morning as expected.
The evening session was delayed in
starting and was devoted to rejoicing by
North Dakota, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio,
Minnesota, Texas and Southern California
unions over their increasing live hundred
or more each dining the year.
The election of officers will come up to
morrow morning and present indications
ure that Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens will be
elected president without difficulty, as also
wilt the other officers so far as they seek
re-election.
STILL 1M DOllil’.
Complexion of West Virginia Legis
lature DepritelM on Con test*.
Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 14.—The politi
cal complexion of the West Virginia Leg
islature on Joint ballot depends upon con
tested seats and will not be settled until
the two houses are organized. The Re
publicans will organize the Senate and the
Democrat the House. The two contested
seats in the Senate will be contested, and
the same decision will settle both, the
question being whether a senator loses his
seat by accepting a commission In the
army. Senator Pierson Is a lieutenant and
Senator Getzendanner n captain In the
Second West Virginia and Democrats are
elected as successors. The House will
pass on the eligibility of its members and
several seats will lie contested.
The official returns will amount to noth
ing more than to furnish data upon which
Abe two parties can work.
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W’FEKT,Y 2-TIMKS-A-WKKK D A TBAJI
AROLAS’ ATROCIOUS ASSAULT.
MUTINY AT HA VAN V SENDS GEX.
AROLAS INTO A RAGE.
Seeing He Hire! Lost Moral Influence
Over III* I npaid Onlen Publico
Forces He Attacks nn I Harmed
Member With Ills Sword—fils Men
ItefiiMod to Cliarae or Fire K poll
the Mutineer*—lH*linodlng of the
Ordrn Forces the Kesult.
Havana, Nov. 13, via Key West, Nov. 14.
—The mutiny of the ortien publico forces
for which two days threatened the peace
of this city, resulted in the dissolution of
that body to-day, when, after the pay
ment of some arrears and the promise of
a full liquidation, the revolting troops laid
down their arms. Cupt. Gen. Blanco then
ordered all the foot and mounted regiments
of the orden publico to be disbanded, that
organization ceasing to exist from this
date. The Havana mutiny, which started
to-day was precipitated by Gen. Arolas, tha
military governor of the city, whose fiery
temper and brutal treatment of officers is
the source of dully spreading discontent.
At midnight on Wednesday, Gen. Arolas
at the head of a battalion of regular in
fantry having been apprised of the inten
tion of the troops to Join in the mutiny
and demand their pay, surprised the ar
tillery outposts stationed along the Vedado
road, including the Santa Clara and Retn&
C'horreia batteries, disarmed them and
placed them under surveillance.
The next morning (Thursday) the third
company of the onlen publico, numbering
about 150 men, drew up before the captain
general's palace In ihe I’lazade Armas and
demanded their overdue pay. The men wero
ordered to retire, but refused.
Gen. Arolas, who arrived on the scene al
most simultaneously In an excess of rage,
lifted his baton of office and savagely at
tacked some of tiie onlookers, seriously
burling u government employe who had
rushed out of the palace from curiosity.
By this time the Plaza de Armas sat
hik’d wtth wildly excited crowds, who
loudly condemned and cursed Gen. Arolas.
They were quieted by Gen. Solano, Capt.
Gen. Biurtco's chief of staff. The muti
nous orden publico learned later that Gen.
Arolas had called over four thousand reg
ulars In from the suburbs. Believing that
Gen. Arolas meant to disarm them, the or
den publico again soft their quarters eacli
man with 150 rounds of ammunition In his
belt, and lined up in the streets opposite
the armory, ready to offer resistance, if
necessary.
Shortly after nightfall, Oen. Arolas, at
the head of the regulars, and preceded by
a band of music playing national air.!,
arrived before orden publlco's headquar
ters, where he halted. Before him stood
Ihe mutinous Third company, grim and
sullen.
Gen. Arolas, mad with rage, ordered his
men to charge, but they refused to obey.
He then ordered them to fire, which they
also refused to do.
Gen. Arolas then realized ho had lost hla
moral Influence over the men, and. after
calling the officers aside and conferring
with them for a few minutes, he left for
Ihe palace accompanied by his staff end
seven officers.
About two blocks from the acene of tha
mutiny, Gen. Arolas' party came upon an
Innocent and unsuspecting member of tna
orden publico, who was unarmed. Mad
with fury, Gen. Arolas drew his sword and
savagely attacked the mun, Inflicting on
him severe wounds, from which the vic
tim of the assault died this morning.
In the mix-up Lieut. Malta, Gen. Aroian’
udle-de-camp, bad his hand cut, suppOMd
iy by Gen. Arolas’ sword, as It was the
only one drawn. Toward midnight moss
of th<- regiments of the orden publico,
both cavalry and Infantry, throughout the
city, hud mutinied and turned out, fully
armed.
Gen. Arolas. with the regulars, met them
at the Calzada del Motita, where was •
repetition of the earlier incidents, tha
troops again refusing to obey orders to
tiro when commanded to do so.
A conference then took place between
the officers and the men, and the mutineers
disbanded and retired for the night.
The night passed without any further
untoward incident, bringing about today
the result before mentioned, namely, tha i
disbanding of the orden publico force*.
MUTINY AT NI'EVITAS.
Gen. Mnreli ((netls tile Outbreak by
From I*l iik to Fay Them.
Key West, Fla., Nov. 14.—Private re
ports from Puerto Principe and Nuevltaa,
Cuba, say that 7,000 regular soldiers muti
nied, demanding their pay before embark
ing for Spain. About four thousand armed
soldiers, the report adds, presented them
selves in front of the isilace, calling on
the military governor, Krntlio March for
their overdue pay. Thereupon Gen. March
drew hie sword and ordered them to
disband. The soldiers, however, refused to
obey and some of thetp. armed with loaded
rifles, threatened the life of Gen. March,
who returned his sword to its scabbard,
crying out: "Do you wish to kill me?
Well, kill me!"
The soldiers in reply, shouted: "No, noi
we onty want our pay before embarking
for Spain!"
Gen. March promised them that they
would be paid and the soldiers returned (o
their quarters peaceably.
The steamer Alava left Havana four
days ago with 1150,000 with which to pay
those soldiers who were to embark Imme
diately for Spain. The cruiser Alfonso
XII, and the gunboats Conde de Venaditto
and Infanta Isabel have proceeded for
Nuevitas to compel the soldiers to embark,
after which they will proceed to Gibara
for a like puriiose, and will then go to
Spain, unless new orders are received.
Declined to Enter Combination.
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 14.—1 t has leaked
out that the Weiszlnger Tobacco Company
of this city has declined to become a part
of the Continental Tobacco combination.
It Is said that the company have offers
from strong parties to run its factory on
an Independent basis, but it is well known
that the company needs no outside aid.
Mr. Weissinger will neither deny nor coa
llrm the talk.
Knocked Out by the Truart,
Toledo, 0.. Nov. 14.—Tlu: Buckeye To.
liacco Works, former.y Chase I. Sherwood
A*Co., the oldest tobacco firm in Ohio,
lias closed permanently and retired from
business. The proprietors have been un
able to meet the eonllpetition to the uuat
and preferred to close solvent.