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f'stablisbed 1850 - - Incorporated 1888.
J H. F.STILL, President.
REBELS LOST ONE HUNDRED.
SEVERE FIGHTING WITH THE MA
TAAFANS IA SAMOA.
jj rnve work of Lieut. Gannt'a Brl
liUilr-Attneked the Beliel* With
in ITiO i nriU of Their Fortifica
tion—One Hundred Men Fought
...ihM) Insurgents— Only One Marine
W ounded— Monnshan Beheaded Be
fore He W Dead.
Auckland, N. Z., April 27.—Particulars of
the fighting in Samoa, contained in the
8 vie, a received here from Apia under
dan of April 18, show'that the battle be
tween the friendly natives and the rebels
took place at Vaiiefo, and that the latter
lo _, one hundred men killed and wounded.
Further details of the death of Ensign
j, S. Monaghan of the United States cruis
er Philadelphia and Lieut. P. V. Lansdale,
of the fame vessel, have been received.
They show that Monaghan was beheaded
before hr was dead.
A deserter from the Mataafan forces
safe Monaghan and Lansdale were retreat
ing when they were discovered by a chief
and his wife who were looking for dead
cie n. They gave the alarm and Monaghan
was shot while continuing the retreat.
I.aier, it appears the rebels returned and
hill. l l Lansdale. Monaghan fought until
he was wounded, and he was then be
ll, air and. The doctor's, examination of the
remains confirms the statements made.
Some Rebel Reports.
Suatele, the principal chief, ran away
end told his people 100 British had been
killed.
Nlataafan deserters assert that the Ger
mans sent cartridges in bags of rice and
sugar along the coast in December.
Admiral Kautz, it is asserted in the ad
vices received, fired a blank shot, on April
1, across the bows of a German schooner,
w hich was leaving Apia without reporting.
The rebels, who were in possession of the
late Robert L. Stevenson's house and some
forts, were attacked in the rear by some
Tamasese friendlies, who killed three of
them and wounded others. A friendly na
t,ve was kiiied in the fight.
Frightful weather has been prevailing
at Apia, ihe sailors being compelled to
sleep four nights in the wet trenches.
Two At lire Us Made.
TBS friendly natives, under the command
of Lieut. It. A. Gaunt of the British third
class cruiser Porpoise, were attacked on
April 12, from the French mission station
at Falita. One of his men was wounded.
The rebels were eventually routed, with
the loss of four men killed.
T Tamasese lines were extended on
April 13 to the Vailele battlefield. Mataafa
attacked the friendlies, and Gaunt’s bri
gade joined in the engagement and fought
well. Four bodies of slain rebels were re
covered. The others were dragged away.
One friendly was killed and beheaded, and
one was wounded. The rebels had a Ger
man flag flying from their forts.
About 2.000 women and children have
sought refuge at the Maluit station of the
London Missionary Society.
The rebels are seizing the traders’ rifles,
cartridges and stores, and the traders are
fleeing to Apia. Business is at a standstill,
am] a strong land force is urgently need
ed.
'on B|ielom~ Brought Back.
Von Buelow, formerly a lieutenant in
the German army, and the man who or
g tnize i the forces of Mataafa here, armed
with a sword, gun and cartridges, pro
ceeded to Savon (Savaii?) with thirteen
bo its and 400 rebels, and the German war
snip lake solied on a secret mission with
Herr Rose, the German Consul, on board,
i api. Leslie C. Stuart, commander of the
British third-class cruiser Tauranga, in
the absence of Admiral Kautz. who was
LO.uing the Philadelphia at Pango Pango,
i'tote to the German consul urging him
? sef,,,lV Von Buelow, and the next day
he ,alk e returned with Von Buelow on
board.
Ihe ofter of New Zealand to send troops
o barnoa has caused enthusiasm at Apia,
ne Inhabitants are almost unanimous
'he lit lief that the treaty is a failure,
™ ,s a strong feeling in favor of
m i m". lon ' * >ronl tn*nt American citizens
'dish subjects say German annexa
!o.. is preferable to the triple control, and
", unless Mataafa is subdued another
T '''de vitable within a year.
dish third-class cruiser Porpoise
’ Tgaged in punitive cruises.
Fought 11,000 Rebels.
" n April 15, a battle was fought at Man
housc, ? n eastward of Apia. Two
i u?; ,Pbels att ' ~ ked a Gaunt landing
n " ’ ‘-onsistlng of about one hundred
it> ~ i laUer were subjected to a hot
c am retreated to the shelving beach;
“r . r y themselves bravely
‘ ‘-TV' an-1 afterwards swam off to
’ hull's under a heavy Are.
vt< r ‘ ulian ® 1 with twelve friendly na
■ ; r ; J sed to retire and charged Into
h , vi.lage, driving a number of
inv, ,v" "e 'hem with splendid reckless
h- ''hunt’s party then returned to
thole ; H,Bnce of the friendlies, and the
,] ' retired with four men woun.l
hirvculon T SeVeral 0f Ule barty had had
Th U 'CM. escapes.
Hi Its v ! ", r to the party fired
5 * rnuenfekk ammunition during the
V" Porpoise frequently shelled
•and , , 'he rebels had eight men klll
c, , l! ’"y wounded,
ler „ '" f the blue jackets In the cut
ls ■ unded.
Q UatUe vollemn.
s \ 17 a second battle was fought
,* I’ 11 "*■ The fighting was desperate,
holding strong fortifioations,
■l,,'L '.p Pre Ineffectively shelled by the
i ,• friendlies advanced to the at
i ’ • " i altoalol and Dana on the left,
) ,i ' lle center, with 120 men from
t,' llKa on the right. Gaunt’s party
, (1 ’ ''it a heavy Are that the rebels
b N 1 ' 0 a second and stronger fort
Th i" Vlir<l * hack.
, | 1 "inasanga friendlies bolted, but
’ , A ‘ ***** out to the firing line and
\ back at the point of his re
i„| , !' y ‘ ht-n Hdvan c’e<l to attack the
ii,,. ' but found the position tor
i. i q,.,! 1 " ’ OJIt several men killed and
i , 1 from the ship burst.close be
k '' ’*'■ hnes, and the rebels sang n
. '■ "‘er the explosion of the shell,
"n rammil to the attack, and
l . ," ' "ntlnuou* tiring on both side*
l, ' ‘ring which the attackers auf
ntri r losses.
Rn'I tit's llravs Effort.
1 * 1 iwdeii in crawling to within
' ura * u f the fort, but tout'd It too
fpje JBmfniiig ffeto£
*
strong to capture, and the friendly sup
porters were unreliable. The party then
retired in good order with four men killed
and eighteen woundel, of which number
three were mortally hurt. The rebel loss
was not ascertained, but was probably
small.
The Tauranga and Porpoise shelled the
position at sundown, but the result of the
firing is not known.
Gaunt's brigade and a portion of the
friendly supporters stood the tire splen
didly.
During the engagement Gaunt succeeded
in capturing a German flag which was
flying over the first fort. The British con
sul, Mr. E. B. S. Maxse, and Dr. Adel! (?)
the surgeon of the Philadelphia, were Un
der fire all day long.
A further attack was to have been made
the next day.
On the return of the landing party of
Capt. Stuart. Ihe Fauranga signalled:
“Well done, Gaunt’s brigade.” The Brit
ish cheered the returning party whose vi
vandiers (sutlers) were proudly carrying
the captured German colors.
KAIiTZ told to be careful.
Letter AVritlng Slay Cost .Justice
Chambers His Office.
Washington, April 27.—1 t has been felt
proper to admonish Admiral Kautz to be
more careful either in writing such letters
as that published yesterday from Cincin
nati, or in guarding his letters from pub
licity, and a letter of that character was
addressed to him yesterday.
Theoretically, a letter addressed under
the circumstances attending the Kautz let
ter may be regarded as strictly private, or
practically the writer must accept the con
sequences that would follow the publica
tion.
In the case of Chief Justice Chambers,
whose brother made public a letter criti
cising ihe Germans in Samoa, the effect
certainly will be injurious to the chief jus
tice. Though the letter undoubtedly was
a private communication, yet the state de
partment- was bound to take notice of the
fact that this publication had done much
to injure the usefulness of the chief jus
tice and to render his retention in the of
fice after the reconstruction of the islands
government improbable.
KAUTZ IS IN NEED OF COAL.
Snys He Is Only Protecting United
States Interests.
Washington, April 3?.—'The following ca
blegram has been received at the navy de
partment from Admiral Kautz:
“Auckland, April 27, Apia, April 13.—Re
ceipt of telegrams of March 21 and April
2 acknowledged.
“Coal cannot be obtained at Apia; must
order from Auckland.
“Everything is quiet.
“I am not aggressive towards Mataafa
rebels, but am protecting United States
consulate and United Stales property and
the Samoan government, as established by
the decision of the chief justice of the Su
preme Court. Kautz.”
The navy department in a foot note an
nounces that It has completed arrange
ments for supplying coal, and that it will
soon be at Admiral Kautz's command.
THE PHILADELPHIA LEFT.
nriilfth Worships Kept Up the Rom
' liardmrnt at Samoa.
Berlin, April 27.—An official dispatch
dated Apia, Samoa, April 18, has been re
ceived here. It says that after the arrival
of the last mail the United States cruiser
Philadelphia left Apia and proceeded to
the American treaty port of Pango Pango,
while the British warships continued alone
the bombardment of the coast villages on
the northern coast of Aupolu, and straight
engagements occurred by land. The dis
patch adds:
“On April 17 there was a collision three
miles from Apia which ended in the retreat
of the' Tanu people. The number of killed
and wounded was about seventy. No Euro
peans were injured. A British detachment
lying in reserve took no part In the tight.”
MESSAGES WERE MISSED.
Ilndgcr Hml Left When They Reach
ed Snn Francisco.
San Francisco, April 27.—After the Unit
ed States transport Badger sailed yester
day for Samoa with the Samoan commis
sioners aboard, important orders arrived.
A boat was sent after the steamer but was
unable to overtake her.
The transports Ohio and Senator sail to
day, and the latter will try to reach Hono
lulu before the Badger leaves there.
•_ * -
THE ANTI-TRUST LAW UPHELD.
But It I* Molted to Violations in
the State of Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ark., April 27.—Judge Jo
seph Martin of the Circuit Court to-day
rendered a decision upholding the consti
tutionality of the anti-trust laws, but lim
its its force to offenses committed in the
state of Arkansas. The attorney general
construed the law to cover rate-making
by insurance companies in Arkansas or
e.sewhere. thus e'chtding the old line
comi>anles from the state.
Judge Martin holds that the state has
a right to exclude foreign corporations
and prohibit them from doing business In
the state, but cannot punish corporations
or individuals for violations of the penal
code committed In other states.
ABSORBED BY THE SOUTHERN.
Tlint Line Snil to Have Taken In
the Atluntle and Danville.
Richmond. April 27.—1 t is stated here on
what Is regarded as the best of authority,
that Ihe Atlantic and Danville Railroad
running from Norfolk to Danville, has
been absorbed by the Southern Railway.
This Is the road it was rumored would be
tapped by a cross-state line chartered by
the Inst North Carolina Legislature, thus
giving another competing route to the
state. , _
NEW EXTRADITION TREATY.
Will Not Re Knay fur Criminals to
Escape la Mraleo.
Washington, April 27.—The President has
issu'd a proclamation announcing the rat
ification of the new extradition treaty be
tween the United Rial's and Mexico and
the convention 10 notv in force.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY. APRIL 28. 1899.
STORM WRECKS KIRKSVILLE.
FORTY KILLED AND MANY INJURED
BY THE CYCLONE.
Store*. Houses mid Hull.lints of All
Sort* Leveled to '!it* Ground—Soil
Soenes In the Search for the Dead.
Many Bodies Incinerated—Nearly
1,000 Were Injured—Fire* Follow
ed the Destruction—Cyclones Also
Struck Other Town*.
Kirksville, Mo.. Aprlf 27.—A gathering
storm that had been threatening all the
afternoon broke upon Kirksville at 6:20
o’clock to-night in all ttfe fury ol a cy
clone.
A path a quartern of a mile wide and as
clean as the prairie, was swept through
the eastern portion of the city, and four
hundred buildings, homes and merchantile
houses, were levelled to the ground in scat
tered tulns.
In the heavy rain that followed, the peo
ple who had esoaped turned out to rescue
the injured.
For two hours not much was accom
plished as ak -was confusion, but by 8
o’clock twenty-five dead bodies had been
taken from the ruins. It is confidently
expected that the list of dead will reach
beCVveen fifty and sixty, if it does not ex
ceed that. ,
Nearly n Thousand Injured.
Almost l/*0 people were more or less in
jured. _
Dayijght will be necessary before an ad
equate estimate of. the loss of life and
properly can be had.
Each blanched face reports anew ca
lamity.
Intense darkness prevailed after the cy
clone, and the rescuers were at a disad
vantage for a short time until fire broke
out in a dozen places in the ruins and
shed light over the scene. *
No attempts were made flo extinguish
the flames, partly because the rescuers
had no time, and partly because of the
need of light.
Bodle* Frobnhly Burned.
On both sides of the storm’s path the
debris was piled high and burned fiercely.
In all probability a number of bodies have
been incinerated. The storm first struck
the eastern portion of the city near that
part occupied by the boarding houses of
the students of American School of Osteo
pathy, State Normal School and McWard’a
Seminary. It was supper time for
the students, and it is thought very prob
able the list of dead will be well filled with
students, as a large number of these
boarding houses were demolished. As far
as known to-night these three institutes
of learning escaped the storm.
Tfih storm then went northwest, and
wiped out Patterson’s nursery, pulling the
trees out of the ground and hurling them
through the city.
A second edition of the cyclone followed
the first, twenty minutes later.
It came as an inlty black cloud, and cov
ered the whole town, but passed above the
houses, doing no material damage. It un
doubtedly struck the ground a few miles
out of Kirksville.
The l.i*t of Killed.
The list of killed in the cyclone to-night,
so far as known, is as follows:
William B. Howells, student, American
School of Osteopathy; Mrs. W. H. Sher
bourn, wife of superintendent, school of
osteopathy; James Weaver, Sr., retired
contractor; Theodore Brigham, merchant;
Ed Beeman, boy; Mrs. W. W. Green and
daughter, Miss Bessie; Mrs. Henry Bil
llngton, Mr. A. W. Glasee, Mrs. A. W.
Glasee, Mrs. Bengren, Mrs. John Larkin,
Sr.. Mrs. T. Mahaffey, Mrs. C. Woods.
Mr. A. Little, Mr. Joe Woods, Mrs v Joe
Woods, Mrs. A. W. Rainschott. Mr. C. A.
Gibbs, Mrs. C. A. Gibbs, A. C. Beal, James
Cunningham, Mrs. Mitchell.
Reported Killed—Mr. Peck, Mr. Ander
son, Mr. Stephens, Dr. Billings, Col. Little
and family, Mrs. Penschott and child.
Hunting: Out the Bodies.
In the heavy rain following the cyclone,
fhe balance of the people who escaped
the calamity, have turned out to rescue
the Injured and hunt out the bodies of the
dead, and the surgeons, professors, op
erating staff and students, men and wo
men of the American School of Osteo
pathy, together with all the drug doctors
resident in the town, have formed rescue
and hospital corps, and In the darkness
and rain are hunting out the unfortunates
to set fractured bones, bandage the lacer
ated and ease the pain of anguished hearts.
This work is being superintended by
Mayor Noonan and Dr. Charles Estill,
Drs. William Smith, J. Beard, David Lit
tlejohn and Hewey Walters. From every
locality the cry comes up, “send sur
geons.”
Along the Death Track.
There are men, women and children in
agony, and the reviving corps are lifting
roofs and searching the basements of
houses all along the edge of the death
track, not entirely demolished, for the
forms of the bleeding, dying and dead.
Ca“s, express wagons, private convey
ances and stretchers are ail in service, yet
the supply Is wholly inadequate and many
needy ones are limping out of the wreck
age and making their way as best they
can to asylums.
Half a dozen wrecked dwellings took fire
Immediately after the cyclone had passed.
The fire belis rang out, but there were
none with time to stop the isolated Area.
They were left to their own resources.
Lurid lights from these bonfires now Il
luminate death’s wake and is helping the
rercuer* to carry on their errandof merry.
Kent's undertaking establishment Is be.ng
used as the charnel house, and a score
of Hie dead are there, some of them uni
dentified.
Ills Farmers Suffered.
Report* coming In from ihe country dis
tricts stats that mat y farmer* have suf-
fered severely and that several lives have
been lost outside of Kirksville.
The home of Henry Lowe, three miles
north of town, was demolished, and Mr.
Lowe and three children were crushed to
death. Other members of the family es
caped.
Other fatalities are reported from the
country, but no names are given.
TORNADO SWEPT ONAWA.
Three People Killed and Much Prop
erly Damaged,
Onawa, la., April 27,—A tornado swept
Ihe farming country twenty miles east of
here last night. Only meagre details have
been received. Three persons are reported
to have been killed and great damage is
done to property.
The killed are said to be: Hans Sever
sen, farmer; a’boy named l’errln, and an
unknown man.
John Amerston had an arm broken and
his scalp cut. A number of others are re
ported to have been hurt, but their names
have not yet been learned.
The house of Teter Peterson, Amerston
and Seversen were blown to pieces, as
were also the other buildings on their
farina. \
It is reported the house of George Fer
rin, three miles southeast of Ute, was to
tally demolished. A boy, 10 years of age,
was killed, and Mr. and Mrs. Ferrln and
five daughters were fatally Injured.
FIFTEEN KILLED AT NEWTOWN.
llotiMe* Were Dlosvn fl 'wn and
Great Damage Done.
Chillicothe, Mo., April 27.—A tornado,
probably the same one that swept over
Kirksville, struck Newtown, a small town
in Sullivan county, to-night, and caused
terrible destruction.
It is reporled that fifteen people were
killed in the city and that many others
were kiiied in the country near there.
A great number of buildings were blown
down. Heavy rain followed the tornado,
adding greatly to the damage.
A Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail
road bridge is said to have been washed
out.
Only a partial list of the casualties can
be obtained. The station agent of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad at
Newtown reports the killed as.follows:
Sherman Reaper, wife and three chil
dren.
La bon Evans and two daughters.
William Hays, wife and child.
LEFT DEATH AND HUIN.
The Storm Wn* nn Awful One In
Soldier Valley.
Omaha, Neb., April 27.—A special to the
Bee from Onawa, la., says:
A terrific wind storm, followed by rain
and hall, swept the Soldier Valley last
night, leaving death and ruin In its path.
Over an inch of rain fell and a heavy hail
storm lasted twelve minutes.
Leslie Fume, 10 years old, son of George
Furne, was killed. Six were injured, sev
eral fatally.
(IHUMANY IS NOW SATISFIED.
The C'oghlnu Incident I* Con*ldered
Entirely Clo*ed.
Berlin, April 27.—1 tis announced here
to-day that President McKinley received
the German ambassador, Dr. von Holle
ben, yesterday, expressed his disapproval
of the remarks attributed to Capt. Cogh
lan of the United States cruiser Raleigh,
at a recent dinner, and requested the am
bassador to assure Emperor William and
the German government of his friendly
sentiments.
The following statements are made on
authority:
Rcspeetlhg Capt. Coghlan, no corre
spondence has lieen exchanged between
the United States embassy and the Ger
man government, and the Incident Is con
sidered entirely closed so far as Germany
is concerned.
Regarding Samoa, the dispatch of Capt.
Schoenfel.ler, commander of the Falke, de
tailing the amicable relations existing be
tween the German officers in Samoa and
those of the other Powers, have been wed
received, though they will doubtless cause
some annoyance to the sensational Jour
nals which have sought to stir warlike
feelings by representing Admiral Kautz
as a rough, overbearing boor. The gen
eral feeling Is of confidence In the newly
appointed commission and the foreign of
fice. as well as the American and British
embassies, express satisfaction at the fact
that they can now have time to devote
to other questions.”
WILL NOT REMOVE COGHLAN.
President Greatly Admires the Gal
lant Commander.
Philadelphia, April 27.—An authentic
statement was made this afternoon, after
his arrival In the city, that President Mc-
Kinley has no intention of removing Capt.
Coghlan from the command of the Unit
ed States steamer Raleigh.
The President, it is etated, reports to
the contrary notwithstanding, has not
even considered any such action, and has
no thought of adopting any auch drastic
measures on account of the heroic com
mander's utterances at the New York ban
quet.
It was a'.so learned from the same au
thentic source that the admiration held by
the President for Capt. Coghlan’* yarUol
pation with Admiral Dewey In the de
struction of the Spanish fleet at Manila
completely overshadows any desire on his
part to administer a rebuke to the Ral
eigh’s gallant commander for his fling at
Germany and the Kaiser.
Should Capt. Coghlan retire now, which
seems unlikely. It will not be because of
the German Incident, hut In keeping with
usages of the navy department, or in the
event of the captain himself desiring shore
leave. This Informal ion comes almost di
rectly from the President himself, whose
personal and official gra'ilude to the Ral
eigh's commander will be further demon
strated to-morrow when he will visit tha
captain on board Ihe Itabfgh, anti convey
to him the gratitude of the nation tor his
brilliant work ltk.tb famous engagement
ou May 1, UM.
HE HELPED TO FIND CRIMINALS
THEREFORE NEGROES ASSASSINAT
ED ALF THURMAN.
" '*• Shot From Amliush on a Pnlilio
Hoad Near Leesburg—‘Cause of the
Tragedy Said to Have Been Re
'euge—Thurmnn Helped Hunt Out
the Assailant* of Air*. Meroney.
Dos Also Engaged la Hiinttug
Other Negro Conspirator*.
Leesburg, Ga„ April 27.—Alt Thurman,
a well known negro, was shot and killed
from ambush on the public road near hero
this morning. His body was completely
riddled with bullets.
The cause of the tragedy la believed to
have been revenge.
George Bivins, George Fort and Bill
Holt, the three negroes who outraged Mrs.
Meroney In the presence of her husband In
this county a few months ago, were run
down by Thurman, and it was through his
efforts that they were brought to Justice
and later lynched.
Thurman at that time expressed himself
as bitterly opposed to the crime committed
by the negroes, and openly stated that he
would use all his efforts toward their cap
ture, which he did. His life was threatened
by friends of the dead negroes.
The lynched negroes’ friends had ar
ranged to kill three prominent white men
of the county who had made threats
against Bivins, Holt and Fort, and were
about to carry out the plan when Thur
man heard of it, and began to hunt out
the scheme to prevent the murder. He
had almost succeeded In completely trap
ping Ihe nine conspirators when they
turned the tables and shot him to death in
the road.
The parties are nearly all known, and
a number of arrests will be made within
the next few (lays.
Tills part of the county has been ter
rorized by a band of outlaw negroes for
several years, the three who were lynched
in January being their leaders. It was
thought then that n stop had been put to
their work, but now it has broken out
anew, and a lawabiding negro who was
trying to assist in bringing criminals to
justice Is shot down in the public high
way.
Several prominent white men in the
county have been threatened by the gang,
and the people are so terrorized that they
will not leave home at night.
Superior Court convenes here Monday,
and the affair will be Investigated thor
oughly. *
LYNCHING OF ENOCH DANIEL.
The Negro ll*<l Been Threatening
White* In Lee Count)-. |
Albany, Ga., April 27.—1>-e county ha*
been boiling with excitement to-day a* a
result of the lynching of Enoch Daniel
last nigiit, and hundreds of persons have
visited the spot where the body was found
and where the coroner's inquest was held
this morning.
Ever since the sensotlonni triple lynch
ing tn Leesburg last February, Daniel and
several other negroes have been indulging
in a good deal of incendiary talk. They
have made some serious threats against
the whites and swore to avenge the work
of the mob which lynched the assailant
of Mrs. Mooney.
Some especially bitter threats are said
to have been made against several mem
bers of the Larramore family. Daniel was
several times warned to hold his tongue,
but he refused to be influenced.
Up to last accounts the two missing ne
groes who are supposed to have met tho
same fate as that of Daniel, had not been
found. The lynching undoubiedly grew out
of the threats that had been made by Dan
iel and others against the white people of
Lee cAuety.
EVANS RETURNED FROM CURA.
Comal Picked Up Tno Floridian* on
a Small Sailboat.
New York, April 27. —The United States
transport Comal, Capt. Evans, to-day ar
rived from Havana with sixty-four pas
sengers and 150 discharged soldiers. Among
the former were John Gary Evans, ex-
Governor of South Carolina.
Capt. Evans of the Comal reports that
on Monday last. April 24, about forty-five
miles north of Jupiter, he sighted a small
sailboat dismasted and flying the Ameri
can flag Inverted as a signal of distress.
Two men were seen to make frantic ef
forts to attract attention. The men were
taken on board and brought to this port.
They were J. K. Bonfleld and J. Kehew
of Miami, Fla.
They said they had sailed from Miami
in a small boat named the Rambler, in
tending to go to Nassau, but bad weather
coming on. the craft was unable to over
come It. The mast was snapped off at
the deck and the bedding and all other
heavy material were thrown overboard to
lighten the craft. After three days of
drifting about, during which all knowledge
of their bearing was lost, the Comal hove
In sight.
DENOUNCED THE LYNCHING*.
Negro Preacher* Pn* Condemna
tory Resolutions.
New York, April 27.—The African Meth
odist Episcopal conference, in session at
Jersey City to-day, adopted resolutions
denunciatory of the lynching* In Ihe
South, declaring that mob violence was
entirely out of harmony with human rea
son, and that Instincts of the lynchers
were below animals of the lowest type.
The conference put itself on record as
being against all crime, and expressed
gratification at the triumph of the Ameri
can arms in the war with Bpaln, as It
mean* advanced civilization. The confer
ence expressed regret it the lorn of life
in the Philippines, but held that the
United Slates should show it* supremacy,
ILL RETAIN THE PHIMLNKHM.
Aitulnaldo Thinks He Can Then Dr
um ml Better Term*.
Madrid, April 27.—The minister of war.
(jcn. Pollcvaja, it Is announced, ha* re
ceived advice* to the effect that Agultiuldo
Intend* “to Klein the American and
Spettish- prisoners a* tn the event of a
cessation of ho*tll|i|**, It will enable him
U> demand better lertna of peace.” 1
TO HE Ul HIED AT ARLINGTON.
Rudies of Drail Soldier* Not to lie
Given to Itclnttvr*.
New York, April 27.—Flags were to-day
flying at half-mast at the navy yard ami
at the transport pier at the foot of Pa
cific street, llrooklyn.
It was an act of respect lo the memory
of the 356 T'nlted States so.diers and sail
ors whose bodies have Just arrived on the
funeral transport Crook. The Crook come
up in the morning, the first body was
taken off at noon and before the day was
over half of the coffins were on the pier.
The marines and sailors will be burled
In the naval cemetery at the navy yard.
Of the 356 bottles brought up on the
Crook, 98 w< re from Ponce. Porto Rico
and 12 from Guantanamo. The 216 bodies
from Santiago de Cuba will all bo sent to
the national cemetery at Arlington. Most
of them were regulars. Of the volunteers
the bodies are from the Illinois. Michigan,
Pennsylvania, Dlsirlet of Columbia and
Ohio regiments.
All the bodies will be out of the Crook
by 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, and it
is expected lhat the special funeral train
to Arlington cemetery will start for Wash
ington to-morrow.
Col. Kimball was fairly besieged In the
army building to-day by disappointed scl
atlves of the dead soldiers whose bodies
were brought here yesterday by the Crook.
When the funeral ship brought her former
load of dead from Cuba and Porto Rleo
the government forwarded lo the relatives
such identified bodies as were claimed by
them for burial, no matter in wbat distant
part of the country they lived, and If was
supixised that the same ftolley would be
continued. Col. Kimball, however, was
obliged to Inform those who claimed bodies
to-day that none would tie delivered to
them, hut that all bodies from Cuba, both
identified and unidentified, would he buried
in Arlington cemetery.
This is because the government fears
the spread of contagious disease, should
the bodies lie given to the relatives. The
todies are now In metal, air-tight coffins,
hut there can he no certainty that these
coffins would not be opened by relatives
once they were taken oht of the control of
the government authorities. The identified
bodies buried In Arlington under this or
der, may be taken up next winter, how
ever, if relatives desire it.
The bodies of those soldiers who died In
Porlo Kleo are not thought to lie danger
ous and do not come under this latest rul
ing. The bodies of the marines are ex
empted also, because they will lie burled
In Brooklyn, being all the while In charge
of the naval authorities.
TWO YEARS TO SETTLE IP.
Cnlinn Mortgage Decree Has Finally
Meen Promulgated.
Havana, April 27.—The mortgage exten
sion decree has finally been issued) after
cabled information from Washington
clearing up several points in dispute.
The phraseology of the original draft, al
ready cabled to the Associated Press, has
been slightly modified, hut (hero has been
no change In the main fines Of the ar
rangement. Debtors will complain of the
shortness of the period, averring that it
will not enable (hem to gel a good start
and lo make combinations. Creditors, on
the other hand, are rather cheerful, as In
terest is to he paid on landed securities,
which are consequently improved.
Politicians regard the decree as a virtual
declaration of Preskient McKinley’s inten
tion to occupy the Island for two years at
least.
The decree, as originally submitted to
Washington, excluded debtors who were
bankrupt before (Jen. Wev.'er'B decree from
the benefits of the extension. iAs modified,
the decree embraces all debtors. At feast
MOo.IKJO.OOO is involved.
Numerous'private agreements regarding
debts will now go Into effect, nrul u large
amount of new sugar machinery will be
purchased.
All rumors that Gen. Gomez Intends to
opposo the disbandment of the Cuban
troops are absolutely without foundation.
They probably originated among his ene
mies. His staff officers soy they believe
the stories were started by members of the
former military assembly In order to In
jure him.
So far as the delay in tho payment of
the troops Is concerned, Gen. Gomez au
thorizes the Associated Press to say that
lie is doing everything In his power to has
ten the completion of accurate muster
rolls.
Col. Duncan Hood, of the Sec
ond Immune Regiment, who yes
terday was reported to tie seriously ill
here from appendicitis. Is better to-day
nnd, It is said, no operation will be need
ed.
BITTER AGAINST GOMEZ.
I’orlHondo Says He la Ambition* to
Heroine a Dictator.
Santiago, April 27. The Cuban Gen.
Rafael Porluondo, who was chairmen of
the executive committee of the former
military assembly and who has been ap
pointed public prosecutor for the Supremo
Court of (he province of Santiago do
Cuba, Is very bitter In his feeling for Gen.
Gomez.
In tho course of an Interview to-day
given to the correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press, he characterized Gomez as
"always insubordinate and ambitious to
become a dictator.”
Portuondo expresses himself confident
that the United States government will
fulfill its pledge lo give Cuba a govern
ment of her own. He says the reason
why the Cuban muster rolls were with
held so long from Gen. Brooke was that
the assembly desired to have coptt* made
to be used by the special commission that
was endeavoring to obtain more money
for the troops.
He does not anticipate any serious out
break of brigandage, and he promises, as
public prosecutor, to secure the convic
tion and execution of all outlaws In the
province, If, aa he puts It, there be any
OOELKT DIED AT NAIT.FA.
Ilatl Been on a Yachting Cruise In
the .Mediterranean.
New York, April 28.—Robert Goelet died
In Naples, Italy, yesterday. He had been
on a yachting cruise.
Mrs. George Henry Warren, Mr. Goe
let' tnother-ln-law, received a telegram
yesterday with ths simple statement
•/Robert died here to-day.” The cable
gram was dated Naples, it Is not known
whether Mr. (Joslet was aboard his yacht
at the time of his ties Ih. Ills brother,
Ogden (Joelot, died aboard Ids yacht In
the English channel in UHfl,
DAILY, MO A YEAR.
„ G CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WF.EK II A YEAH
NEGROES WERE NOT WANTED.
HI ESTION It VISED IX SUXDAY
SCHOOL COXVEXTIOX.
Were Named From Georgia nnil
Wont li Carolina on the Nominating
Committee —They Fnllecl to Carry
Their Point—Discussion YYns Wo
Worm That the Police Investigat
ed the Situation— lloke Smith
Elected President by a I nnnimoua
Y ote.
Atlanta, April 27.—The proceedings oH
the Ninth Triennial International Sun
day school convention to-day were enliv
ened by a heated discussion over the plac
ing of negroes on one of the committees.
The mutter was amicably adjusted after
considerable talk, but rumors which spread
over the etty regarding the trouble result
ed tn the police department sending a mail
lo the opera house to investigate.
lion. liokc Smith of Atlanta, ex-secre
tary of the Interior, was elected president
of the convention and presided at to*
night's session.
The naming of the nominating commit teg
precipitated the trouble. When Georgia
was reached In the roll call, W. S. Wttham
was placed In nomination. Somebody
named Rev. E. R. Carter, colored, and it
was Insisted that he was the choice ot
the state. This was denied by Second Vico
President Green, who said that Wltharr
had been made the nominee of the stato
delegation.
From South Cnrolinn, Too.
Then the state of South Carolina wag
called for Its vote.
A white man was nominated, and a no*
gro was nominated by a negro.
Dr. B. F. Jacobs, who was presiding at
the time, announced that no slate could
have more than one delegate.
A score of speeches were made In les*
than the same number of minutes.
Amendments nnd substitutes came thlclt
and fast, and the audience was in an up
roar.
He YVnntod Representation.
Delegate Nell of Washington, D. C., wh<*
had caused coifklderable comment among
tho white people present by leaving that
|K>rtlon of (he house set apart and pla
carded for the negro delegates, and sit
ting with the white people of his delega
tion, was introduced by a white delegate.
"I am representing the District of Co
lubmlu,” said Delegate Nell, "and when
I left home I thought I would sit with
my delegation, but now we are separated.
1 want to know how we will have any
representation and how we will he heard.
If white delegates only are to be placed
on the commit lees, and white men will not
sit with the negro, I would be glad to as
certain what wo ran accomplish by our
selves.
"The negro Is making rapid headway In
Christian work, and I appeal to this con
vention not lo discourage us, for we rnay
lose years before we will get to the place
we now occupy.”
\\ lie re the Line Was Drawn.
Tho excitement was now at fever heat
and many delegates were on their feet In
an effort at recognition. Second Vice Pres
ident Green, of Atlanta, finally secured
the floor. He said:
"The negroes haie representatives from
thin stale on tho other committees, and
that is tho reason tho colored man ts not
one ol the nominating committee. We liv*
here among liiese people. We respect
them. We treat them right. We treat them
as nicely as we do our own color. But w
do draw the line when It comes to sitting
together In the same pew." (Applatise.)
The matter was finally referred to tha
executive committee, which fate in the af
ternoon reported in favo. of Mr. Wltham.
lloke gui It It Made President.
The nominating committee reported th*
name of Hon. Hoke Smith for President
at 4 o'clock, and their finding was unani
mously adopted.
At the night session eulogies were de
livered upon the lives of William Reynold*
of Illinois, Hon. Lewi* Miller of Ohio, Rev.
David Sutherland, Prince Edward Island;
Rev. John Hall of New York. Rev. Mosc*
D. Hoge of Virginia, Rev. 11. Louis Rough
er of Pennsylvania, and Alexander Tyng
of Illinois.
Toronto made a strong argument fog
the next convention.
EVIDENCE CAUSED SENSATION, '
Talk of n Doeninent That Xlay I’rota
Dreyfus’ Innocence.
Paris, April 27.—A great sensation ha*
followed the publication by the Figaro
of the supplemental deposition made be
fore the United Chambers of the Court of
Cassation by M. Paleologue, one of tha
permanent officials of the foreign office,
whose evidence establishes a forgery.
The Solr, an anti-Dreyfus organ, vio
lently attacks the minister for foreign af
fairs, 'M. Delcasse, under whose orders
M. Paleologue's second deposllion was
made. It charges M. Delcasse with giving
(he Flgnro the evidence offered before
the court, particularly that of M. Paleo
logue.
The Temps will announce to-morrow that
the Court of Cassation has applied to tho
minister for the colonies, George Gulllan,
to deliver the document which was found
in French Guinea In 1897, among other
Dreyfus documents and sent to the colo
nial office under the strictest precaution*.
, It Is alleged that this document abso
lutely proves the Innocence of Dreyfus.
LOOKS WELL FOR MRS. GEORGE,
Eight of the Jury Sold to Favor
Dcfciidniit'* Acquittal.
Canton, 0., April 27.—The fate of Mrs.
George Is now in the hands of the Jury.
The twelve men who are to determine
whether she is guilty or not of the mur
der of George I). Saxton, were locked up
in the Jury room at noon to-day, and at
midnight no result had been reached.
it was persistently reported at that
hour lhat the Jury stood eight for acquit
tal and four for manslaughter. It Is not
thought likely an aguement will be reach
ed to-night.
He Will Not Resign.
Utile Rock, Ark., April 27 —Judge Cald
well of the United mates Circuit Court de
nies the slory wilt our from l)c* Maine*
yesterday that In. la to resign his seat.