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men are out.
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m.l '*•< -..*> *"■ FI "-
„ ,ui s l.nl-' Lockout M. u..,
, s;r..cict ii Week to Tampa.
J trl teri I lire non to Go to Key
tVt*M find foltn.
T,jn FU . July S.-As a result of a
. | throe months ago
iriie
~ It of the Ybor Manrara
iMr°factory, t twenty largest cigar
f-jrvs in'till.' tty to-night instituted
lcentral lockout.
Five ; .‘lasai. I oh irmakers are thrown
lot of employti ;u, at..l the effect will be
i paralysis of the leading industry of
jouth Kl.-ri: • a.-I great loss to the com
! : ~f this city and state,
r, -. which have closed down
ire trw-se of- Vl-or Manrara Company,
•übaa-Anc :i m Manufacturing Compa
- G.Zu.'C Men & Cos., F. Garcia &
Irtc. l.cp, z tk liro., Jose Mo
,ijS i O', .an, Uudknecht & Cos.,
Ij r & ; ,y.i. .Manual Chevez, M.
Hjj |: Mallard & Cos., Cuc-sta,
(j Vi ' I'r .5. & D.aza; P. San
fcne.* C" Ml. ■ t..-r Kodrigucz Buran-
K E.n t 1 1 .1 ’ri, and Y. Pendas &
Cause of tlie Trouble.
Ttt/.. w. '• . the Yhor Manrara
ij-;ov r. u i inaugurated anew
lie itt: l " " issued to workmen
'err.::'.- ■ i-an he weighed he
ere i. ■ r:an moment laid de-
Ittedic. ,u "her” taken by
irtir-n for I— use. When this
ii- : v. k* ,| ~ it. employes of
uha : 1 e. ah them in se
nt - • airage I he strike and
‘ - " abolish the ob
i !■:,;!• . t tla ir own
n■ ■ a u.ganization and
if •:.■!'■ with *s.irt> bond to
Is indelinitely
- tl • was settled
C - ' a I'. r the purpose of
IVC. IS .enmittees of the
lt r i , .tizens mot w itii
tpnss.’i cr. he manufacturers
id s iy. tp" conference l ist
's P .-Pikers presented
K v-tntn.l- Pi! i th a good material
f ';p- ■ -• '.i, ra the committee
P atrgo 1; third, that
lrj K-:- s - : • •' pi h ilav as late
" k 1 i • up i fourth, that the
■| cc ontinued. The
> ... dcmaiMs
l '" r \ -no i-i'fonM a compro
' Pc strikers refused
was the shut-down
'■'* -night for an *n
enette y.-r,-.
',a,h iic- In Penrod.
7 i- mutation has 3.568
1 p i . existence with
a ‘; ; w ' r ( I ail ire iioiding big mass
■ - to-night, at which
“j.. " ' .*■•• manufacturers
’’ ’ g factory property
I'". : 1 h" manufacturers
I,:'" ’■ l; ,V. rto lon 1 the as
rj^i. 1 " : - ii protecting tfce
'■ • ''"pc in the Fourth
nr,;, " :: "•• h cated, has ac
[tf" ' 1 'ey will not remain
rosn 'I icur.it.. a wholesale
hej. V"' _ 'aba. They claim
t c . : Havana and
ion I” : ■' the transporta
koiiiies "''.ikcrs and their
isnin!] ! im the strike^was
roc '•* "ag.lalors sent
la :,,i " >0 cripple the Flor-
Ait V 7 11 ry.
:V ‘ ' cent, of all the
'Kisi : ■ 1 out in the
WtiC k ""t will he felt all
lire- ; : V ■ - -I loss to this
ay rolls ' ’ f.a.OOt) In weekly
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its visited Colum
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Hut" , ‘ ' ’ ' ! Presbyterian
hto.oV ; , "Ping and shat
bttio,;. j. 1 " f which tore a (
ktbt r " 0t ' fl^ " , the interior of
tat ,| |r| : "■ 11 is estimated
taut;, " m "fount to not less
"Us . ' ‘ N ’o- 2 and the dye
■’ Hl • I’itocnix mills
llj f ' The first
*.:ii. 1 ' ' 1 Pi"", but it took
11 ,r ’ I:: over an hour
*? *1 i : " ss will run up
*to■
1 exposition Park
i.f.j'"-. , 1 1 " ’J'",' barn of
■ blown down,
1 <
dl. - '"Pop mill was
la r “ r-'i,, ,
‘ 10 lives have been
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, " ' ■ ' : ' crn Jamaica ; s
, , ' ' and alarm.
'■ Kingston t.e-
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1 ■
st!" ' " ' : • rops ate al
k. -. ' , ' rum ion of the
1- p ■ , ' ' 'bring a fam
if, " :: is Hoeing from
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!r - , ' and by an outbreak
_ ‘'s..ng putrid wa
ll 1 ; •
■"lbiltlMl.
;4: ; ■ - : Pc;,,; ,0 night
Nic,. . ‘"ii. James A.
J? lawyer
1 "i'w minutes
' f.„ "iy applauded by
" 1 “i the court room.
DETAILS FOR BECRCITIXG.
Work of Organizing the Aevr Regl
uienta AVill llegin at Once.
Washington, July B.—The details for the
recruiting of the volunteer regiments arc
being arranged by the colonels of the reg
iments and officers of the war department.
The recruiting will be conducted so that
the new men may be organized into com
panies and made into soldiers very soon.
Each co.onel is chief recruiting officer
for his regiment. Ho will first send a
non-commissioned olficer to the different
towns in his district, where recruiting sta
tions are to be established, to post no
tices and advertise the date of the com
ing of the recruiting party. There will lie
several of these non-commissioned officers
rial several recruiting officers, so that the
entire district will be covered. As soon
hs a squad is enlisted at any one place it
will 'be sent at once to Die regimental
headquarters, where drill,ng will begin and
company formation proceeded with.
Most of the officers for the different
regiments, probably, will be commissioned
and ready for service before the enlisted
men begin to arrive. The authorities be
lieve that the regiments will soon be
raised; that there are about enough men
already raised to fill all quotas in the reg
ular army, and that the quotas will lie
complete when the recruiting for the new
regiments begins next we k.
In addition to the recruiting gvarties
which will be sent out by the regimental
commanders, the stations where recruits
are enlisted for the regular army will re
ceive men for the new regiments.
WILL RE LAID TO REST TO-DAY.
Funeral of Mrs. Dicklns, Who Was
Killed by nn Explosion.
Washington, July B.—The remains of Mrs.
Francis W. Dickins, wife of Fapt. Dlckins
of\ the navy, who was burned to death
yesterday as n result of a gasoline explo
sion, wiii fce buried to-morrow at 2 o'clock
p. m. from her late home on Nineteenth
street.
The house has been hastily put In order
for the sad ceremony because it was be-
I eved that Mrs. Dickins, who was greatly
attached to her home, would have prefer
red to tie buried from that place. The body
will be -laid to rest in the national ceme
tery at Arlington.
The pali-bearers have been partly se
lected from among Capt. Dickins' friends
in the navy. They include Rear Admirals
Crowninshleld and O'Neal.
CLAIMS COMING FROM SAMOA.
Each Government, However, AVIII
Probably Pay Its Part.
Washington, July B.—The first batch of
claims against the United States govern
ment on account of damages sustained by
residents of Samoa through the bombard
ment by the combined British and Ameri
can naval forces, has been presented to
the state department. They aggregate
$35,000 and are pieferred by foreign resi
dents of all nationalities and by a few
natives.
Al! of them were placed on file, but
if the reports from Samoa be true, to the
effect that the commission decided to re
quire each of the three treaty nations to
assume liability for the claims of its own
citizens, then very few r of these claims
presented to-day will be recognized by the
state department.
SHOT W ENT RIGHT THROUGH IT.
I'lsKiiceesaful Test of Armor Plate for
the Alabama.
Washington, July B.—An unsuccessful
test was made at Indian Head proving
ground to-day of a five and one-half inch
armor plate representing 700 tons of case
mate armor of the battleship Alabama. A
six-inch projectile fired against the plate
went clean through it.
This is the first failure of a plate in
three years, the last failure being in ar
mor for the .Kearsarge. Another plate
will now be chosen for the test. The
conditions of to-day's test, with a six-inch
shot against a five and one-half-inch
plate, were unusually severe.
ENLISTMENT OF VOLUNTEERS.
Instructions Sent Out for tlie Work
to Jlegin To-morrow.
Washington, July S.—The adjutant gen
eral of the army to-night gave out the
following:
"The Secretary of War to-day gave in
structions by telegraph'confirming the ill
si ructions previously given by mail to re
cruiting officers throughout the country
to begin recruiting for the volunteers on
Monday. As fast as enlisted, the men
will be sent, under instructions already
published, to the rendezvous designated
for the regiment to which they are as
signed.”
CLEMENCY SHOWN WII.COX.
Sentenced to Dismissal, Hut Sen
tence Was Mitigated.
Washington. July B.—Paymaster W. B.
Wilcox of the navy ha* been tried by
courtmartial at the League Island navy
yard and found guilty of drunkenness, and
sentenced to be dismissed from the serv
ice. Stx of the seven memliers of the
court recommended that executive clem
ency be shown the accused.
Acting on this riwommendation, the
President has mitigated the sentence to
a reduction to the foot of the fist of pay
masters and a loss of one-half pay for
one year.
PRESIDENT TO GO TO PEORIA.
Hus Accepted nn Invitation to Yisif
There In October.
Washington, July B.—A delegation of
prominent citizens of Peoria, 111., called
at the White House tp-day and present
ed to the President a beautifully engross
ed invitation to visit Peoria during his
Western tr.p in October next, and take
part In the ceremonies incident to the
dedication of anew soldiers' monument
in that city. The President accepted the
invitation.
Seml-Ofilclnl Denial.
Washington, July 8.-Mtnlster Jackson
reporls to the state deportment that the
North German Gazette has made a semi
official denial of the press report that the
German government intends to aunex
Bear Island, near Spltzbcrgen.
SAVANNAH. CIA.. SUNDAY. JULY t), ISO!)
ROOSEVELT AT WHITE HOUSE.
,|
CAUSED ALL SORTS OF SPECULA
TION IN W ASHINGTON.
Rumor Tbnt He Was to lie Made See
rotary of War Answered With a
l.na{(li-Sahl Ho Was lulled There
to Confer us to Commissioned Of
ficers for the New Regiments-Ho
Also Had a Word to Say About the
Philippine Situation.
Washington, July S.—Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt of New York is to-night the
guest of the President at the White
House. He arrived here this afternoon
from Oyster Bay, in response to a tele
graphic request from President McKin
ley io come to Washington for a consulta
tion.
Gov. Roosevelt was met at the depot by
the President’s secretary, Mr. Cortelyou,
and driven direct to the White House,
where he was received by the President.
There was a short conference between
the two distinguished men before dinnei\
Afterwards, together with Secretary Play,
Secretary Bong, Attorney General Griggs
and Adjt. Gen. Corbin, they sat upon the
western veranda of the executive man
sion for a longer consultation.
His visit set afloat various rumors,
among them that he had been called here
to be tendered the ofiice of Secretary of
War, to be given command of a brigade
in the Philippines and to designate an
entire regiment for service there. He de
clined to discuss these, protecting the
President’s purpose was principally to con
sult him regarding the organization of
the new volunteer army, especially as to
the personnel of the officers.
\ot After a Portfolio.
He was asked in so many words whether
the President had tendered him the sec
retaryship. He replied to this question
only with a laugh.
The Governor’s best friends in Wash
ington say that, regardless of the facts
as to the President’s tender or failure to
make one, the Governor would much pre
fer his present position as chief executive
o£ the Empire State to a fractional term
in the war department, and his treatment
of the question to-night renders this the
ory as to his attitude mos; plausible.
Gov. Roosevelt dictated the following
interview to the Associated Dress:
"The President has told me that he
wishes only recommendations based upon
the efficiency of the men recommended
and that he will pay heed to no others.
The President's attitude in the matter,
in the face of the terrific political press
ure to which he is and will be subjected,
is such as to entitle him to the support
of all men who feel lhat polities has no
place in the army, n'ho feel that it is
in a peculiar sense the property of the
whole country, and that in the giving of
commissions and promotions alike, abso
lutely no consideration should enter out
side of the merit of the men as soldiers.
"My own recommendations will be lim
ited to the men I had under me, or saw
in action, and to the members of the New
Y'ork volunteer regiments of whose merits
I have as Governor not merely official
knowledge, but also the knowledge gain
ed from personal inquiry among their su
periors.”
Stand by tlie President.
Referring to the general situation in the
Philippines and the policy of the adminis
tration as to those islands, Gov. Roose
velt said: z
“Of course, any American worthy of the
name must stand behind the President in
his absolute purpose to bring the insur
rection in the Philippines to an end. I
do not question that by the beginning of
the dry season Gen. Otis will be in shape
to stamp out all resistance. Then tlie
President can and will see that the reign
of absolute law and justice follows. It
cannot be too closely kept in mind that
the whole trouble is due to the who
for two months prevented the ratification
of the treaty of peace, and to those who
declined to give the President the troups
he needed upon the terms he asked. Those
who took part in the first movement to
oppose the treaty have on their souls the
guilt of most of the bloodshed, both of
our own troops and that of the natives
of the Philippines, and would-be traitors
who have since been encouraging Aguinai
do and his followers to the limit of their
small capacity, shore the guilt so far as
their feeble powers permit.
I’laces Responsibility.
“Those who oppos- and giving us the forces
we needed thereby showed (hijmselves ene
mies of tlielr country and of the Hag.
Every man who so voted In the Senate
may have the satisfaction of knowing that
ho has done all that he could to bring dis
credit, on the flag and disgrace upon our
armies. It is to the eredit of the adminis
tration that it has steadfastly pursued the
path of national honor and steadfastly up
held the interests and the good name of
the notion as a whole, In spite of the man
ner In which it has been hampered by
those who sought to betray the nation. \Ye
have a right to demand the support of
every true Ame ican for the administratlin
policy in ihc Philippines, and every Amer
ican who is fats giited and patriotic should
Join in denouncing afike the men who
strive to give aid and comfort to the foes
not only of America, but of civilization in
the Phil opines, and also those oiher men
who would prevent our army being made
equal to the national need."
Gov. Roosevelt will return to New York
to-morrow.
NYill Send Good Men.
Messrs. Hay, Long and Griggs and Gen.
Corbin remained with the President and
Gov. Roosevelt unt 112 o'clock. It was
stated that they had gone over the situa
tion in the Phllipipnes in oil its aspects,
not only taking up the question from a
military point of view, but a iso considering
its diplomatic and legal bearings.
The President evinced a determination
to adhere to his plan of sending only ex
perienced and. capable officers to the Pj
cifis •! mds without regard to political
Influence or personal favor, and made it
plain that he meant to give the subject
his own personal attention until the end
should be reached.
SUPPLIES FOR TRANSVAAL.
Cargo of War Material Said to Have
Gone From Italy.
London, Juiy B.—A special dispatch from
Rome says that the German steamer
Reichstag has sailed from Naples with
15,000 rifles, 509 tons of war mnletia! and
500 mules for the Transvaal. According
to the same dispatch another steamer,
with a similar cargo, will sail July 14.
GIRL Hill TALLY Ml HDKHED.
Thompson Cliarsrd W ith Killing Ills
Step-Daughter.
Columbia, S, 0.. July B.—While (he
Stuckey ease was being disposed of in
Spartanburg, another sensational crime
was committed in that county.
Felix Thompson, a young white man,
has been lodged in Jail for tlie cruel mur
der of liis 6-year-old stepdaughter. He
married the mother a year ago, the child
being illegitimate, and has always treat
ed It cruelly, administering unmerciful
beatings.
Thursday, after terribly bruising the
child, it was apparent it would die, so
Thompson, fearing summary treatment at
the hands of neighbors, tied his wife in
the woods and fled. The woman got loooe
and the child died.
Mrs. Thompson tesiified at the inquest
that her husband beat Stacy and slam
med her down on the bed when the child
was too wcik to crawl. Dr. O. L. 1“.
Jackson examined the body and testified
the child was cut to pieces from knees
to shoulders. A post-mortem examination
showed she had been ki ked in tlie stom
ach, the child being lacetated internally.
The Jury charged Thompson with the
murder. He was captur. 1 and lodged in
jail. There Is Intense feeling against
him.
METROPOLITAN YOU NTEERS.
Review of 30.000 Troops Made u
Great Spectacle tit Loudon.
London, July B.—The centenary review
and inspection of the metropolitan volun
teers, who were organized in Hyde Park
by George 111 to oppose the apprehended
invasion of England by the troops of Na
poleon, occurred on the Horse Guards pa
rade ground this afternoon. About 30,00)
London volunteers took part in Die re
view, and the beautiful weather made
the event the great spectacle of the sea
son.
St. James park and its neighborhood was
crowded with about 130,0 ft) persons. Th *
reviewing party consisted of the Prince
of Wales, the Duke of York, the Grand
Duke Michael of Russia. Field Marshal
Lord Wolse.y. the commander-in-chlef;
the Duke of Combrldge, the headquarters
staff, and the American and continental
attaches.
A large number of Americans paid high
prices for favorable s;>o;s from which to
view the parade. Tlie trtiops displayed
a splendid martial bearing, especially the
London, Scottish and Royal Irish regi
ments, at tlie head of the last named of
which rode the Duke of Connaught.
AN ENGINEER ASSASSINATED.
Rloodlionnds TraePtMhr Spent to (be
Home of ills Son.
Tuscumbia, Ala.. July B.—E. W. Weath
erford, an engineer on the Southern Rail
road, was assassinated while asleep in a
passenger coach here early this morning.
The shooting was done through the coach
window from the top of a stock car on a
sidetrack.
Rloodhounds traced the scent to the
home cf John Weatherford, son of the
mutdiV and man. The 'tall was followed irto
young Weatherford's sleeping apartments.
The sheriff arrested the boy soon after
wards. When taken into custody, a revolv
er vviih one exploded shell was found on
his verson.
He stoutly denied having committed the
crime and asked the officers to protect him.
Public sentiment is strongly aga.nst the
accused.
FRANCHISE REFORM BILL.
Transvaal Getting Ready to Satisfy
the inlanders.
Pretoria, Juiy B.—After nn all day secret
session, the Volksraad to-day appointed a
committee of five to draft a franchise re
form bid.
The government pro; osa s comp i.-e a re
' vision of the registration act and provide
for the Ultlanders obtaining the franchise
by nine years residence or rive years after
the law lakes force, If they have been
seven years in the republic. They arc to
be allowed to exercise ihe right imme
diately.
The state's attorney said that persons
who were in the country in IS9O will get
the franchise immed a -iy, those who came
here in 1891 will have to wait a year, those
at riving in 1892, two years, etc.
The indications are that the law will pries
unanimously.
SHE FOUGHT LIKE A TIGRESS.
Woman Sentenced for Kidnapping
Hit Her Custodians. '
Chicago, July B.—Ann Elizabeth Inger
soll, when sentenced to the penitentiary
to-day for the kidnapping of Gerald Lip.
iner, fought like a maddened tigress m
the court room, scratched and bit at her
custodians and struggled frantically all the
way back to her Cell in jail, accompany
ing her blows and biles with screams and
curses.
She was finally carried to her ceil afmr
having severely bruised several guards.
John Collins, who was sentenced at the
same time, mado no scene. Both were
given indeterminate sentences.
NOT ACTUALLY ACRI ITTED.
Judgment Was Postponed In the
Case of Admiral CerVeru.
Madrid, July B.—lt is now said (he court
tnariial did not actualy acquit Admiral
Cervera and the other officers tried In
connection with the destruction of the
Spanish fleet off Santiago de Cuba, July
3, ISOS, by the fleet under the command of
Admiral Sampson, but postponed judgment
and released them, which is regarded as
equivalent to an acquittal.
Only Capt. Morcu of the Cristobal Colon,
and Gen. I’arede, who wag on board tlie
Cristobal Colon, will be prosecuted.
ANOTHER WISCONSIN STORM.
Destroyed Mticli Property But There
Was No I.uss of Life.
Manawa, \Vis., July B.—A tornado passed
over Union township, five miles north of
this city, last night. The storm struck
the township at the western boundary an]
plowed u furrow across It six inilcs long
and from fifteen to forty rods wide. Prac
tically everything In its path was de
stroyed.
Many farm houses, barns and outbuild
ings and mi.es of fenc< s w ere destroyed.
There was no loss of life.
SVtOLINEUX MOST CONFIDENT.
si\s < n\iu.rs \ui: hash) i io\
FI.IMS \ TESTIMONY.
First Statement Ho Hum Given Out
Since Ills Inonrooratiuii—Sn>* Dix
trlot Attorney** \ttnck Upon Hi*
Wife Warn Wholly 1 itjuMifle<l.
< on.plaint of Ilittor rcmcciitlon.
ltnroott Wun IIIn Friend—AnUm the
I’ublio to SuN|Mnl Jmljtmcnt.
New York, July S.~ Messrs. Weeks, Bat
tle and Marshall, counsel for Roland B.
Modi • a, to-n ;ht fiavo out a statement
made by Mr. Moiineux.
After re-ferring (o lii.s refusal heretofore
to make a statement in his own behalf,
and alleging that he has been plneed in a
false position by the public prosecutor,
Ur. Molincux gays:
“During all this time. I placed myself
at the advice of my counsel, and pursuant
to my own wishes, under the direction of
the police, allowed myself to be weighed
and measured and permitted my rooms
and laboratory to be inspected by the po
lice of this county. In every way possible
1 assisted the police In their Investigation
of the supposed crime.
“The attitude of the district attorney
toward the prosecution of the case against
me was shown by his at lack upon the
character of my wife in his address to the
jury before the coroner. This attack was
wholly unjustified and without foundation
whatsoever. 1 cannot comment upon this
action of the district attorney. No words
can express my feelings In regard to it.
Would Seem InipoNKllile.
“It will be remembered that I was mar
ried on the 29th day of November, 1898,
and that the alleged crime with which I
am charged was committed on the 28th
• lay of De ember of that year. The dis
trict attorney has seen fit to charge me
with this alleged crime and to make as
persions upon the character of my wife.
It cannot be believed that within one
month after a happy marriage such a
fiendish design would have entered my
mind or could have been carried out by
me.
“Furthermore, the district attorney has
intimated that I am responsible for the
death of another person, one of my best
and most devoted friends. There is not
a shadow of testimony to connect me with
the death of this person, nor with that of
Mrs. Adams, nor with any o:her crime.
The evidence which has been adduced
before the coroner and before two grand
juries only goes to show that as an offi
cer of the Knickerbocker Athletic Ciub
i disagreed with Mr. Corntah as to his
method of conducting the athletic affairs
of the club. There is not a wool of evi
dence nor can there be such evidence that
at any time the feeling between Mr. Bar
nett and myself was not that of the
wannest friendship.”
Hi's Absolute Confidence.
In fonclufli n Mr. Molineux says:
"I have absolute confidence that these
charges vei l lie ultimately dismissed, but
I do not desire that the public shall re
main In the dark as to the evidence against
me. and I wish 10 show by this statement
that I have been, for sonic reason un
known to me, bitterly persecuted, my bus
iness ruined, my family n n lered ill, and
the character of my wife, which is dearer
lo me than life, aspersed. I only ask for
lair play and for an impartial disposition
of the charges against me.
"To this end 1 have snot the hardships
of Imprisonment since February of this
year. I have made no statement and have
submitted without protest to the charges
against me and my wife. I now ask that
the public reserve their Judgment u|ton me
until a careful examination can be made
of the evidence and until it can appear
upon what flimsy testimony 1 have been
subjected to Ihis humiliation.”
COM'KiIKM'E TO ADJOntS.
Pence Delegates For Take n Recess
Until .Vest Spring.
London, July 9.—A telegram from St.
Petersburg asserts that the conference at
The Hague will adjourn at the end of
July, tho members agreeing to r> assem
ble in the spring, and that during the in
terval, Emperor Nicholas will visit the
principal European countries.
RF.SIT.TS AfiE SATISFACTORY.
Official View Taken of the Confer
ence nt The ling lie.
Washington, July B.—The state depart
ment Is reiying upon the press reports up
to this moment for the details of The
Hague conference. Consequently it is not
in possesSkm os yet of any official state
ment of the mediation and arbitration plan
which is the prominent measure now be
fore the- conference.
Accepting tlie press reports as accurate,
it may be stated that the project is emi
nently satisfactory to our government, for
It is pointed out the arbitration scheme
is nothing more than an elaboration of the
simple American proposition with which
our delegates were charged before they
left the United States. It Is true that the
pending proposition is credited to Sir Ju
lian I’auncefote, but that was because he
hail (successfully and with great ability
elaborated the details of the American
principle to meet thee nice objection expect
ed to be interposed by the European dele
gates.
CANNOT COPE WITH CROWDS.
Ti it ns-A t Inn tie Strainer* Inn lilt- to
Handle the Trafflr,
London, July B.—lmmense crowds of
Americans are now in London and eo
great is the rush that the steamship com
panies udmit their Inability to cope with
it. Ail the trans-Atlantic companies have
ordered from one to four new ships, hut
It is tthpossible for many of these to be
reaily in 1900.
The American and North German lines
are pushing work on their new vessels to
the utmost possible extent, but they hard
ly hope to have them ready for the Paris
exhibition. The A'lan-.lc Transport Com
pany has four vessels, averaging 12.000
tons. In course of construction. They
will be 600 feet long.
The new la .viand liner. Winlfredlan, for
the Boston .trade, had her trial to-day.
Even the cargo boats are constantly in
creasing their passenger accommodations
with the view or meeting the growing tie
i maud for passages. .
HU. MtLIIVS HIS ACCEPTED.
"HI lleponif President of tin- South
ern Baptist Scmlnnry.
Baltimore, July B.—Uev. Ur. K. Y. Mul
lins of Newton Centre, Muss, has accept
ed the presidency of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary ut Louisville, Ky.
The offer was made at the recent trus
tees meeting at Atlanta. The formal ac
ceptance follows:
"Newton Centre, Mass., July 7, 1899.-
lion. Joshua Levering, President Board of
Trustees, Southern Baptist Thoologlca.l
Seminary. Dear Brother—Tour telegram
of. June 20 *nd letter of July 3d, notify
ing be of riiv unanimous election by the
hoard of trustees, lo the position of presi
dent of the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, were duly received. I beg to
express in the heartiest manner my deep
sense of the great honor so unexpectedly
conferred upon me by my brethren. A
profound consciousness of my own un
worthlness has rendered me very reluct
ant lo assume the great responsibilities
imposed ti|>ori the president of the semi
nary. lint the many Indications of a prov
idential leading in the manner in whicn
tills summons comes lo me, constrain me
lo regard it as a call of God, from which
I dare not turn away. I accept the trust.
"The unanimity with which the action of
the trustees was taken, and the cordiality
and unanimity since manifested towards
me by the faculty of the seminary, have
been to me a revelation of confidence which
makes me humbly grateful. Recognizing
the Christian zeal and earnest unanimity
of tho Baptist brotherhood of the South,
and in particular their devotion to the sem
inary and its high Interests through years
of sacrifice, I place myself in ihe hands of
tills great people in the confidence that
they will pray lor me and sustain me In
the work which I accept in response to
their summons.
"And now amid tender memories of my
past relations with Southern ltaptlsis and
with good will and warm affection for
every member of that brotherhood all over
the South, 1 crave for the high privilege
of tiling in all ways in my power, the ser
vant of thjm all.
"With high regard and Christian affec
tion for yourself and Ihe board of trustees,
I am yours in the bonds of Christ.
Edgar Y. Mullins."
GO V. NORTIIKN H IS It IST I It Mil).
He Went to Boston to I rgc Dr. Mnl
-1 In's Acceptance,
Atlanta, July B.—Former Governor
Northen returned from Boston to-day
bringing with him the acceptance of Dr.
E. Y. Mullins, recently elected to the
presidency of the Southern Baptist Theo
logical Seminary.
Gov. Norttien was appointed to carry
the notification, of li>r. Mullin's election
to him by tbe trustees who met here last
week, and to urge upon him acceptance
of the jiosition. The announcement that
Dr. Mullins, who is a Mlssisslpplsn by
blrlh, has agreed to become the executive
head of the Southern Baptist Geological
Seminary, the largest institution of the
kind in the world, will be received with
widespread interest.
PROTECTORATE Foil LIBERIA,
African Republic Wants file United
States to Assume It.
Washington, July B.—Bishop Grant of
the A. M. E. Church and Rev. M. M.
Moore saw the President to-day with ref
erence to affairs In Liberia.
They are both very anxious that the
United Stales should assume a protecto
rate over the black republic. Bishop
Grant visited Liberia early in the spring
and says the country is ruled by Ameri
cans or their descendants. President Cole
man was formerly a native of Virginia.
Germany, England and France, he says,
arc anxious to gobble up the republic and
control her trade, but the inhabitants of
Liiierla have u strong sympathy with the
Unltod States.
Mr. Blyden, a representative of the re
public, is now on his way here to nsk the
United States, on lit half of tho republic,
to extend a protecting arm around her and
defeat the machinations of foreign powers.
LIGHTED WIFE'S CLOTHING,
Man of Sixty Yenr* Then Kelli Her
While She Burnell.
Corning, N. Y.. July B.—The details of a
fiendish attempt at murder reached here
from Blossburg, Pa., to-night.
About noon to-day, according to the story
of the victim, Mrs. Isaac Borrell, her hus
band, who conducts a baker shop at that
place, deliberately set fire to her clothing
with lighted paper and then held her hands
Willie he watched the flumes enveloping
her.
The shrieks of the suffering woman at
tracted the neighbors, and she was taken
away from the man and the flames ex
tinguished. Her body was badly burned,
and her recovery Is Impossible.
Her husband was arrested and lodged
in Jail at Wellsboro. The couple were each
about fib years old, and have a large fam
ily. The husband’s attentions to another
woman caused no end of bitterness in the
family for a few year* back.
A MILLION FOH CHARITIES.
Magnificent Bequests of Hie Late
Hubert C. Hilling'.
Boston, July B.—'The filing of the will of
the late Robert C. Billings, a merchant of
this city for probate In the Suffolk Court,
disclosed more bounteous gifts to public
charities than was heretofore believed, in
stead of on aggregnto of ss<X>,<o, the pub
lic gifts of all kinds reach $1,000,000.
The large beneficiaries are Harvard Col
lege, Massachusetts Institute of Technol
ogy. Museum of Fine Arts, American Uni
tarian Association of Boston, Hampton
Normal and Agricultural Institute, un<l
oihers, all of which receive sum3 varying
from $25,000 to $150,000.
MANY DEPENDENT ON CHARITY.
There Are Abont 45,000 People In
Texas’ Flooded District.
Austin, Tex., July B.—Gov. Sayers stated
to-night that there are about 46,000 people
in the flooded district, the majority of
whom are jjegroes dependent upon public
charity.
He estimated the loss of life at not over
fifty.
Up to to-night he has received $30,000 In
money contributions. i
CAU.T, $lO A TEAM,
6 CENTS A CO FT.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK $1 A' TBASI
ANGLO-AMERICAN LOVE FEAST.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAAORERS ADOPT
A MEMORIAL TNI CONGRESS.
Called Upon to lrge the Universal
Plan of Irbitratlon *< n to Put
mi End to War—Memorial States
There Are 3,500,000 Endeovorer*.
It espouse* Mode for England null
America—AH Anglo-American Sen
timent* Applauded.
Detroit, July B.—A decidedly Anglo-
Saxon aspect was Imparted to the Chris
tian Endeavor "peace Jubilee,” held on
Bell Isle this afternoon. All the speak
ers were representatives of English
speaking countries, American and Brit
ish, and all sentiments that favored
friendship and closer relations between
the United States and Great Britain wera
heartily cheered.
Wet wenlher during the day Interfered
with the exercises, but when tlie sun broka
out late In ihe day several thousand per
sona had grouped about the speaker*
stand. A memorial to Congress was adopt
ed In part as follows:
•'We, whose names are affixed
are members and friends of the Societies
of Christian Endeavor, numbering In this
country over 40,000 organizations, wliii
more than 2,500,000 members, and in for
eign lands over 14,000 organizations, with!
nearly 1,000,000 members. It is the senaa
of our world-wide fellowship that Impels
us to Oils memorial. Canada, Great Brit
ain and Australia contain hundreds of
thousands w ho ' we have come to love a*
brethren. Among tho Hindoos and Per
sians, (lie Chinese and Japanese, the na
tives of Africa and Madagascar, and the
republics of South America are large num
bers who are thus closely knit to us. Our
comrades In Christian Endeavor are found
in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Switz
erland, Turkey, Greece, Norway, Sweden,
Holland, Denmark, Austria and Belgium.
In 'pain itself, our foe in the late war.
Is a rapidly increasing number of them,
and Christian Endcavorers were found In
each of the opposing armies.
A Cry for Peace.
"In view of these facts we wish to ex
press our abhorrence of war and our sol
emn conviction that it I the duty of every]
civilized nation to do all in its power to
ward making war impossible. We wisli to
record our desire for the speedy and sura
establishment of a tribunal of arbitration.
We wish to show our interest In the Inter
national conference to discuss this matter
proposed by the Czar of Russia, and to
urge that our country act promptly 111*111
the proposals of that conference. And es
pecially we desire our signature to ap
pear for tlic immediate consideration of
the question of arbitration between this
nation and Great Britain, that Ihe Anglo-
Saxon race may become united in tlie in
terests of peace and good will."
Uev. Dr. James Hill of Salem, Mass.,
first spoke for the United States.
"By as much as we are Christian En
deuvorers," said Dr. Hill, "by so much
shall we work together for peace. Wo
come to anew day.”
For Great Britain, Rev. James Mursell
of London said that the question of peace
seemed perhaps morn immediately press
ing upon the fives of English people than
Americans because England lies too near
the continent of Europe to I-: ever de
tached from its polltieal entanglements.
He ascribed the peaceful settlement of tho
Venezuelan question partly to the good
offices of Christian clergymen who prayed
and preached for the avoidance of blood
shed. He said that all Englishmen had
watched with the keenest interest tha
progress of the Sponlsh-Amerlcan war,
praying that Justice might triumph, as It
did.
Rev. Joseph Walker of Queensland, Aus
tralia, advised Americans to be cautious
lest in teaching Ihe spirit of patriotism
they foster (he spirit of war.
The last add.iess was by Rev. Dr. W. F.
Wilson of Hamilton, Out., who asserted
that he had married the Kpworth League
to the Christian Endeavor in Canada, and
that tho pair had gotten a*rong together fa
mously.
Resolutions weie adopt'd calling on Con
gress to refuse to seat Representative Rob
erts of Utah.
At the close three cheers were given for
Lresident McKinley, Queen Victoria, Ad
miral Dewey, tho Society of Christian En
deavor and Mayor Maybury of Detroit.
CHARGED WITH POLYGAMY.
Prominent Saif Lake City Man Placed)
Under Arrest.
Halt Lake City. Utah. July B.—A warrant
based upon a complaint sworn to by the
representative of New York newspaper,
was issued to-lay from County Attorney
Putnam's office for the arrest of President
Agus McKinnon of the Salt Lake stakes,
of the Mormon Church, charging him with
polygamy, which Is cited as being con
trary to the provisions of sections 4209 and
4210 of tho compiled laws of the state of
Utah, 1898.
The warrant cites a long- list of wit
nesses lit support of the above charge,
including F. S. liasom, Senator A. H. J.
Cannon, Martha A. Hughes Cannon, w’.ta
of Angus M. Cannon; Lorenzo Snow, pres
ident of Die Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints; Gov. H. M. Veils,
George Q. Cannon, counsel of the first
presidency; Joseph F. Smith, Heber J
Grant, John Henry Smith, John S. Win
der, Aqulla Heber, president of the state
Senate, and J. T. Hammond, secretary of
state.
NOT t PART OF THIS COl XTRY.
Important Decision Rendered by tli
Insular Committee,
Washington, July B.—The Insular com
mittee has prepared an exhaustive opin
ion In which they hold that the island*
in the possession of tho United States a*
a result of the war with Spain, are tech
nically not part of the territory of tha
United States.
Fnnrrnl of Bishop Xetvmnn.
Saratoga, N. Y., July B.—The obsequie*
of Bishop John I’. Newman of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church took place to-day
and the remains were conveyed to Me
chanicsvllle, Saratoga county, for inter
“nt' 0 iiitluS.Jl
Postmaster ut Anniston.
Washington, July B.—The President lias
appointed L. T. Smith postmaster at Au
isloo, AU.