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. hitdedfioO ■ ' Incorporated If 8&
j ii KSTILL. I’resident.
eW EY WANTS HiS BOUNTY.
ntIUMI ' s ,IIK,) ~IS CLAIM
j.-ok prize money.
|he riiat 111 tlie Claim* Filed
curt of Clnini*—Sinking of
tho Spaniard* in MniiHn liny Mean*
m Money for Him—The Court or
Claim' 10 lleteriniue Rights for
ylant 1 ,-ssols—Those NNhose Cretra
Will Profit.
Vasam#' 0 ". July 15.-Admlral George
leaev to-day filed ill the Court of Claims,
hrojsh hir attorney, his claim for naval
ounr. viewing out of the battle of Ma
il.! bay. May 1. 189*. This is the first
i tie class of claims filed in this court,
n j ij ii anticipated that there will be
four and five thousand of them
tos-t-'-f.
Maty of these claims were originally
, j before the navy department, under
ie pr.v. i.-ior.s of section 4625 of the
a,,l y u lii'S. for sinking or otherwise
jsno o- ussels belonging to Spain on
ar i,, J? s .luring the period from April
i W h v n a-.-uvo naval operations against
Is; i- ii try were entered upon, untii
„,iof hostilities upon the sign
f .; th.t protocol, Aug. 12, 1898.
tv... i- involve controverted ques
/: la t and law, the decision of
wall affect a number of cases and
ill furnish a precedent for the future
i. r>- navy department in the
ban,, t of this class of cases. The
ureiury of the J4avy, after consulta
iv Attorney General, and with
s appto\ 1 1, lias referred to the Court
fijiivs i.umber of these claims, in
*: li.at h. matters Involved may re
jve j idicl.d consideration. The claims
fcivo to the Court of Claims are the
Bowing:
ships With Claims.
p s i'. y. New York—Spanish fleet,
V,i'u ,i, July 3, 1898; U. £. S.
incur.l—ll niiia bay, 1S98; U. S. S. Man
lr,g—Sf.-iiiisu fleet, Santiago, Cuba, July
pv r. s, T. B. Ericcson—’Surrentjgr
parish flu i, Santiago, Cuba, July 3, 1898;
.v 8. Yu.i -Surrender Santiago, Cuba,
uiy w, Ik's; I'. S. 13. S. Massachusetts—
::z- m i. > ii.d bounty for sinking Relna
Itr • tumor Santiago, evening July
r. s. s. McCuLoch—Manila bay,
hy L . S. B. S. Texas—Almirante
juh’.oo l .Mnta Maria Teresa, Viscaya,
ri;t-i i ‘.-I n. l'luion, Furor, lUina Mer-
Ju.y and 1, 1898; U. S. B. S. Texas
• i .ken hy terms of eapltuiation
I?: i-• in t • osti-rn province of Cuba;
.8 f. Hi i -Bounty for sinking of Es
t.i.i i-il ng gunboat Cuba Espenda
tv--; Delgado, sinking of sloop
it.- - . lining armed vessel, all in
i- hi,st superior force, harbor
lanzunlliu, c ;ba, July SO, 189*.
y. :-.i,i y of the Navy is given au
wy ' ’ ' -r these claims to the Court
Ii - fur decision under provision of
ittvii . of Hi'- act of March 3, 18.83 enti
ei "hr, i .-1 i , afford assistance and re
ifii.i;i.f,- and the executive depart
in iv investigation of claims and
sian-is ngainst die government.’’
wrs to in ii,n a HOAD.
Pn - hi tin,,„,l tilvooaling n I.lne
in ( ill,a 800 Miles Long;.
x "* Vnik, July 13.—The Times says to
il';
!,,r h ,' Greenwood, who wants to
lU -i a railroad from Santa Clara lo San
il-’° 11,: ‘ i'uiia, has just returned from
:ifi ,on the Ward liner New York.
r '" nf - tv,,' -i and Lawton,” Gen. Green-
Oo ' i -' u ' lo -i reporter, "granted me the
rip i of way for the construe
ir-".' --ini in,id, but thus far I have been
nan,. i„ secure the approval of Gen.
Ituop,. who ,s in supreme control. I am
""■!.'■ lo Washington, backed by the
diousands of Cubans, pointing
>-• i ■ It, sklent, not only the neces
ur ill.- r-M-l, but that the construc
funiish what is badly needed—
f rk ,u thousands of idle Cubans.
' Tl " i lu ' l,l - with branches, will be about
ngih. 500 of which will be on
t ma.n line. The cost Is estimated at
-I Boston capital largely In
1,1 ,t sum is backing Ihe enler
■ - -ii capitalists are very anx
i ' 1 '" the necessary concessions,
' ” ' el believe they can get them.”
"H \T mv OF PAHA CARRIES.
afl ' r Department of the
Iniuport'a Deiisrtiire,
c,on - J ll, y 15.—Gen. Shafter, un
ar| u 1 Jll l v 11, telegraphs the war de
(nlu l! " following details of the re-
tporturu of troops from San rran-
V'"' M r °f Para sailed yesterday
'our lf ',' lln Ma -*' Augur and two troops
■> airy—four officers, 179 men,
’n.,’, .. hind an,l four companies
(z infantry—fourteen officers,
U 'lirn y B, engineers—three of
immi , , n, “n; 18U rounds 30-caliber
-la, 1 m in; with iroops six as
<•ll -“'ling assistant sur
•**< n hospital coiqis; one
" Bt ? na ‘ c orP ixty-six
,v-.,. 1 wenty-fourth, anil seven
tha . Infantry. Passengers—Gen.
s-r,i., j -‘ido; Cois. Carpenter, Eigh
'V. - Thirteenth; MaJ. Lee,
ktiy. ' ''J'hcelor, Twenty-fourth In
lu'li.l:s WERE ARRESTED.
'’llls, mowers Under Ilond
Bril-r l< r Appenrnnee.
lg ' N '- J , July 15.—Fifteen strlk
l.a,, ' acts have been arrested,
." , ' 1 complicity In Thursday's
Ith i r Ull, ' f| °f ihe men are ciiarged
“• f,'"‘ U l ° ki 1 antl are held in <5.000
fllr ' !,ci hearing next Monday.
M i SI the others Is rioting,
. , r '' r, qulred by Mayor Apple
nnnish Jiuu ball.
'-■in lor oiher strikers, and
, . ' - ed< (fares that he will use
■n h's power to put a stop
ftnt.'al Railroad are
- lci "" ascertain the amount of
'' s! -t m ,‘° 'he company's property.
tf|... |.’ 'he striking glass blowers
' n ' -i | , ; Jt " r in the duy, making
*■' ihiiu ~!' all - B il was secured for
' 1 Ihe nearing on Monday.
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SI SMITH SHOT IN HIS CELL.
Jail Entered by Mob That Riddled
the Man With Shot.
Gainesville, Ga., July 15.—A mob of about
thirty men surrounded the Hall county
jail early this morning, and by a clever
ruse tricked the sheriff into admitting
them into the jail, after which five of
them went to Ihe cell of Si Smith, the
murderer of Judge W. B. Bell of Atlanta,
and shot him to death, riddling his body
with bullets and spattering his blood on
the cell walls.
The mob pretended to be a sheriff's
posse from Gwinnett county with a pris.
oner, whom they wanted to lodge in the
Hall* county jail for safe-keeping. The
leader of the mob said he was the sheriff
of Gwinnett, and the unsuspecting sheriff
of Hall county, W. B. Munday, admitted
the men.
After its bloody work the mob quickly
dispersed. The Governor will be asked
to offer a reward for the capture of the
men composing the mob. There is great
indignation among the people here that
such a crime was committed.
Smith was asleep when the mob entered.
Without warning or arousing him, one of
the mob deliberately levelled and emptied
his pistol at the sleeping form, one of
the first bullets piercing the heart of
the. victim. The other men opened fire,
and when they ceased the victim’s body
had been riddled with bullets.
The sheriff said the leader of the mob
was about 50 years old and the others
were all young men, all well dressed,
one of whom was fleshy and clean-shaven.
The coroner of Hall county summoned
a juVy this morning and held an inquest,
but no verdicT was reached
Si Smith was recently captured in Hab
ersham counts’, and was brought here and
lodged In Jail for safe keeping. He was
held for the murder of W. B. Bell, who
formerly traveled for an Atlanta drug
house.
GOVERNOR TO INVESTIGATE.
Will Look Closely Into the Assassin
ation of SI Smith.
Atlanta, July 15.—Gov. Candler will
make a thorough Investigation of the
lynching of Si Smith at Gainesville last
night. He telegraphed the chairman of
the Board of County Commissioners of
Hall county this morning for particulars
of the affair, and asked if that official
thought it would be advisable to offer a
reward for the arrest of the perpetrators.
This afternoon the Governor received a
reply, telling him the matter was being
Investigated and suggested that no re
ward be offered as yet. He therefore de
cided to wait a while before acting.
STARTED IN A SALOON.
Surgeon Reviews tlie History of San
tiago Fever,
Washington, July 15.—The official publi
cation of the mar ne hospital service issued
to-day contains a summary of the yellow
fever situation in Santiago de Cuba up to
July 10, prepared by Assistant Surgeon
Parker, who is on the ground. He says
that up to that date there have been 148
cases with 28 deaths.
Dr. Parker also reviews the history of
the epidemic. The first case discovered ap
pears to have been that of an American
civilian who was taken ill in a saloon.
Soon three other cases developed in the
same safoou. Referring to the spread of
Ihe disease he says:
“The foci of infection have increased al
most daily. The first cases were removed
from the guard house and hand room in
the barracks. Other cases followed these
from the same locality. Then cases were
traced to the barracks occupied by the va
rious companies. New fccTappeared in the
town, four cases being removed from a
San Basilio house, two doors below this
office. Several cases have also been taken
from the arsenal. The military hospital is
one of the greatest sources of danger, sev
eral cases, among them a hospital stew
ard, being traced to that institution.”
Dr. Parker says the nun-immune! at San
tiago are becoming very restless, and many
are leaving.
ACTING CHARGE D'AFFAIRES.
Von Schwarfuensteln to Represent
Germany In America.
Washington, July 15.—Mr. Mumm von
Schwartzenstein, until recently one of the
under secretaries of the German foreign
office, arrived here from New York at 4
o’clock this afternoon In company with
Dr. von Holleben, the German ambassa
dor, who will soon leave for Germany
for his summer's vacation. During his
absence Mr. von 9chwartzenste!n will act
as charge d’affaires. Owing to fatigue
from his journey he excused himself to
callers and retired early.
It is recalled that during Mr. Harrison’s
term as President Mr.von Schwartzenstein
negotiated with Mr. Blaine a reciprocity
treaty between this country and Germany,
and his coming at this time has created
some interest in official circles, as it Is
thought that he may be under instruc
tions from hla government to revive nego
tiations on the pending treaty which has
for some lime been in abeyance.
Nothing definite on the subject is known,
however, and it Is not probable that he
will make known his purpose until after
fie has been formally presented to the
President. This formality is likely to take
place early in the coming week.
MANV ARE ENLISTING.
Thirty-first Thu* Far Head* the List
In Rccrnit*.
Washington, July 15.—The reports from
the recruiting slatlans show that 888 men
wire enlisted yesterday for Ihe new regi
ments, making a tornl of 1,512 for the ten.
So far Col. PeUus’ regiment, the Thir
ty-first, at Fort Thomas, Ky„ leads with
;.22; Coi. Bell’s, the Twenty-seventh, at
Camp Meade, coining next with 293. and
Cos!. Rice’s, the Twenty-sixth, at Platts
buig, N. Y-. wiih 251.
Mr*. Itfeh Extrndlcted.
Washington, July 13.—The state depart
ment to-day issued the formal warrant
for the surrender of Mrs. Rich, to Ihe Mex
ican authorities and the papers were for
warded lo the Mexican embassy, tempor
arily at Manchester-by-the-Sea.
SAVANNAH, GA.. SUNDAY. JULY 10, ISO).
HiS STORY OF THE CRIME.
GEOROE VALES TIME TELLS lIOW
HE ROUSED THE lIA3K.
Made Ilia Confession to Ilia Counsel,
Father, Lucie and His Wife—Took
the Money to Speculate and Hoped
to Tay Hack—The First Steal Was
$25,000 and the Last Was SB,OOO.
Gas Stock Didn't Rise and .Money
Could Not Be Itepluced.
New York, JuTy 15.—-It estimated that
the theft of George M. Valentine, the de
faulting cashier of the Middlesex County
Bank at Perth Amboy, N. J., will amount
to $1 tO,OOO or more. The bank examiners are
pushing their work of investigation as
rapidly as possible, and the exact amount
will not be known until the examination
has been completed.
Edward S. Savage, counsel for many
years for the Valentine family, and the
man who practically delivered up Valen
tine to the authorities to-day, told the
story that Valentine himself related to his
father, his uncle and his wife concerning
his defalcation.
Valentine, he said, confessed everything
aL his office on Thursday last. He appear
ed at Mr. Savage’s office as the result of
an advertisement wnieh appeared in a
New York newspaper on the day before.
He presented himself at 6 o’clock qi night
and found gathered in the office, besides
Mr. Savage, his father, his wife and his
uncle, Howard Valentine, who had been
summoned. Valentine was pa?e and hag
gard, his clothes were disarranged and his
general apptaiance was that of a man who
had suffered much.
\ ulentine'M ConfesMion.
Mr. Savage sakl to him: “George, your
father will help you If he can. Unless
you will tell us the whole truth, you may
as well go out that door at once.”
“I will tell you everything and do as
you say. I can stand it no longer,” re
plied be.
“Very well, are you a defaulter?”
“Yes, I am.” He spoke with a forced
calm, and his hand tremoled violently as
he rested it on a to support himself.
He stood with downcast eyes and averted
If ace.
“Is it $50,000?”
“It is more. It is twice that and more.”
When he said that, his father sank into
a chair in a temporary collapse, and re
mained speechless and motionless for sev
eral moments. When Ive revived, his son
continued slowly: “I will tell you all and
have it over. I do not know how much
I have taken—” He hesitated, and then
went on: “No, not taken—stolen is the
word. I don’t know how much. It is all
gone, and the stealing has gone on for
a long time. But as there is* a
God above me, I hoped until the last to
make a lucky gamble and win enough to
pay everything. Then I was going to stop.
My ruin dates back to when I was given
a gilt-edge tip on Gas stock by a man
who should have been in a position to
know, and w’ho said it was going away
up. I took $25,000 from the bank funds. I
lost it almost in a day. From that time
until I made my last gamble, on Monday,
when I lost SB,OOO. which I took from the
Perth Amboy Savings Institution, I tried
to catch up on my losses. Of course, I
failed. All I have In the world of my
own, as I stand here, is 6 cents.”
After reciting how he had lost his last
dollar in Wall street and had gone with
out food because he had no money, how
he went from doorway to doorway in New
York getting a little rest in each when
he had no money to pay for a hotel room,
Valentine said his attention was attract
ed by a “personal” notice In a newspop-r
he had picked up, and he telephoned to
■the number given.
“Now,” said he, “I am ready to give my
self up, if you think that I should, an !
expiate my crime. I cannot now say how
I feel in regard to my wife and children.
It is too much; I am overwhelmed.”
When he finished Valentine broke down.
As he had no money, his father supplied
him with some. On Friday he gave him
se.f up.
FREXCII FIGHT ITALIANS.
Conflict Oocnrred at a Town Near
Marseille*.
Paris, July 15.—A conflict betw r een
Frenchmen and Italians occurred at Au
bagne, a town ten miles east of Marseilles,
Thursday. During the fighting a French
man was stabbed by an Italian, and the
latter subsequently was killed by an in
furiated mob.
Yesterday, at the close of an Italian
open atr concert, a young Frenchman was
stabbed by an Italian. Gendarmes were
summoned from Marseilles to assist in
subduing the Kalian populace of the p.ace.
CAVE A HAS ITS FIGHT.
Frenchmen nnl Itnlinn* Dying From
\* oiinih There.
Canea, Island of Crete, July 15.—An af
fray occurred here last evening between
French and Italian soldiers, in which four
of the combatants were injured. One
Frenchman and one Italian are in a dy
ing condition from the results of wounds
susiained during the lighting. Other se
rious afl rays also took place.
MOTH EH MURDERED IXFAXT.
Mrs. Lissle Ellis Confessed tlie Crime
nod Plead Insanity.
Richmond, Va., July 15.—Mrs. Lizzie El
lis of Farniville, who has been on trial in
the Hustings Court of this city for the
murder of her Ift-months-old infant, which
crime she confessed, was this afternoon
acquitted on the ground of insanity. She
will be sent to the Williamsburg asylum
for the insane.
WILLIAMS SAYS IT'S NOT SO.
Denies Reported Deal Between Sen
hoard nnd the 11. und O.
Richmond, Va., July 15.—Mr. John Skel
ton Williams, presjdent of the Seaboard
Air Line, arrived in the city to-day. In
an interview with the Associated Press
correspondent he staged that the report ot
a dca. between his system and the Balti
more and Ohio was incorrect, and that
no negotiations between the two systems
were on foot.
Olympia for Trieste.
Port Said, July 15.—After a strict quar
antine, the United States cruiser Olym
pia sailed to-day for Trieste,.where she
will have free pratique. After a short
.‘T’ there she will proceed direct to New
York.
DREYFUS WAS INTERVIEWED.
Mnltre Demmifie Wa \\ itli tlie Pris
oner for Three Hours.
Rennes*, Julj; 15. —Maitre I emange inter
viewed Capt. Dreyfus to-day from 10
o’clock until 1 o’clock, after which Mme.
Dreyfus visited her husband for several
hours. On leaving the prison she was
greeted by seventy Rennes society todies
who had assembled to testily their sym
pathy with her.
MAY APPEAR AS A WITNESS.
M. de Ren urepa Ire Will \ot ll‘ Al
lowed to Make New ( liurgeß.
Paris, July 15.—At a cabinet meeting
to-day the minister of war, General the
Marquis de Gallifet, announced that the
president of the Rennes court martial had
decided that M. de Beaurepaire, the for
mer president of the civil section of the
Court of Cassation, would be allowed to
appear only as a witness on questions
the Court of Cassation referred to the
courtmartial, and that he would not be
permitted to formulate fresh charges.
HOW THE PRINCE DIED.
Details of the Death of tlie Cxare
w I tell at |Abbni Toiuan.
St. Petersburg, July 15 —The following
details of the death of the Czarewltch ap
pear in the Official Messenger:
The Czarewitch went for a ride on a
benzine motor at 9 o’clock in the morning
of July 10 from Abbas Turnan. Ho went
very' fast for two versts and then turned.
A peasant woman passing noticed that os
he turned the machine ho slackened its
pace and was spitting blood. He stopped
and alighted, swaying as he did so.
The woman ran up. supported him and
asked what was the matter. The Prince
replied, “Nothing.” The woman offered
him water, and the Prince made an affirm
ative gesture. She bathed his temples
and mouth. Death then supervened,
peacefully and painlessly. The remains
were taken to the palace. The place where
he died has been enclosed by a railing.
MARINES STRIPPED WOMAN.
Rioting Continued nt Cherbourg; Af
ter Ilnstlle Day.
Cherbourg, JuTy 15.—Early this morning
more arrests were made, owing to the po
lice station being besieged by a party of
marines who demanded the release of their
comrades. The windows of the station were
broken.
Soldiers with drawn swords, pursued men
who were engaged in tearing dow’n lan
terns after the national fete. The rioters
in several places attempted to provoke
the infantry of the line by Insulting cries.
The troops, however, remained calm. Many
people were wounded during the rioting
but there were no fatal cases reported.
The riotous marines, among other ex
cesses, stripped a woman naked in the
middle of the street in spite of the efforts
of the populace to rescue her. Among those
injured were a number of infantrymen.
JUNTA REPORTED MOVED.
The Filipino Body I* Said to Have
Gone to Labuan.
Manila, July 15, 5:15 p. m.—lt is report
ed that the Filipino junta will be moved
from Hong Kong to the island of Labuan,
a British colony six miles from the north
west coast of Borneo, os the American
officials have watched the members of the
junta so closely at Hong Kong that the
latter has found it impossible to supply
the insurgents with arms.
The transport Warren sails Sunday with
the Colorado regiment, Maj. Bradlee
Strong und Maj. Young of the Supreme
Court, who is going to Utah for a vaca
tion. Prof. Schurman will arrive at San
Francisco on board the China.
VESSEL SPOKE THE DOR EE.
Ctipt* Andrew* Sighted on Hi* Trip
Aero** tlie Oeenn.
Antwerp, July 15.—The Dutch steamer
Bremerhaven, Capt. Ninnes, New York,
June 29, which arrived here yesterday, re
ports that she spoke th boat Doree July
1, in lattltude 40 degrees north, longi
tude 65 degrees west, and that the latter
was making fair way.
The Doree, Capt. William Andrew’*, sail
ed from At.antic City, June 18, to cross
the Atlantic. Her first ?top is to be at the
Azores.
MISHAP TO SHAMROCK.
Yacht Hud Her Mnln*ail Conn* Down
by tlie Kan.
Southampton, July 15.—The fßamtock
suffered a mishap of a trivial character to
day. She was trying a lighter set of run
ning gear aloft, as an exi>eriment. It was
apparently unable to stand the strain,
and the mainsail came down by the run.
None of the crew were injured, though
some of the men had narrow escapes.
The yacht has not lv • n docked, but re
mJThs moored off the liythe pier.
HAS A HEAVY SHORTAGE.
Embezzler* Touch tlie Northern Rnll
way Company in Spain.
Madrid, July 15.—El Liberal announces
the discovery of a deficit of 2,750,000 pesetas
In the accounts of the Northern Railway
Company due to embezzlements. Com
plaint has been lodged with the authori
ties, and an Inquiry will lie Instituted to
determine who is responsible for the
shortage. <
Madrid, July 15.—"i lie papers this even
ing publish contradictions of the report
of embezzlements of the funds of the
Northern Railway Company.
Will Dlkcum Treaty.
London. July 16.—The Observer’s Paris
correspondent says the French-American
treaty will be discussed by the cabinet
council on Tuesday next, and will lx* pre
sented to the Chamber of Deputies for
ratification in October next.
President of Tulnne 111.
Richmond, Va., July 15.—C01. William
Preston Johnston, president of Tulane Un
iversity of Louisiana, 1* very 111 at the
home, in Lexington, of his ion-ln-iaw,
George Tucker.
OTHER OFFICERS CHOSEN.
NO MORE GEORGIANS AMONG C%P
tains ANI) lieutenants.
Virginia. Alabama, Narili Carolina,
><! South Carolina llnvt- Citizen*
Appointed—Capt. Hill, Firt North
Carolina, Aaionn New Officers.
Seral.-MaJ. Tompkins of Second
Son t!i enrol inn and Other* Who
Were Here Ire lteeounized.
Washington, July 15.—The following ap
pointments ate among those made in th*
volunteer army, their former service being
designated:
To Be Captains—Adam C. Carson, cap
tain Company F, Fourth I'nlted Stales
Volunteer Infantry. To Be First Lieuten
ants—Cyrus Gray Bossieux, captain Vir
ginia Volunteer Infantry; Edward Hill,
captain Firth North Carolina Volunteers;
Edward K. Tompkins, sergeant major Sec
ond South Carolina Volunteer Infantry;
Charles O. Thomas, Jr., captain Tenth
United States Volunteer Infantry.
To Be Second Lieutenants—Samuel 9.
Archibald, sergeant Fourth Virginia Vol
unteers; John Alden Degen, corporal Com
pany M, Seventh United Stales Infantry;
Hoy L. Fernald. Company C, Seventh Unit
ed States Infantry; Francis Wharton Grif
fin, first lieutenant Third United States
Volunteer infantry; Robert S. Knox, sec
ond lieutenant Virginia Volunteer Infan
try; Louis St. Clair Munford, second lieu
tenant Second Alabama Volunteer Infan
try; Frederick Harvey Plummer, second
lieutenant Fourth Virginia Volunteer In
fantry; John N. Wright, second lieutenant
Fourth United Stales Volunteer Infantry;
Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., first iieutenant
South Carolina Volunteers.
I
NO DEFINITE PLAN.
Ex-Scnntor Gorman I* Not to Enter
Political Fight*.
Baltimore, July 15.—The Herald will say
to-morrow;
in view of the many contradictory re
ports concerning the state of ex-Sena
tor Gorman's health, and of the various
published rumors concerning his political
plans in this slate and In national poli
tics, the Herald telegraphed to Mr. Gor
man, who Is now at Magnolia, Mass.,
requesting a statement from him regard
ing his physical conditions and his future
movements. Last night the Herald re
ceived the following reply;
"Magnolia, Mass., July 15.—T0 the Ed
itors of the Baltimore Herald, Baltimore,
Aid. Dear Sir: In reply to your telegram
i have to say that too constant applica
tion to duties resulted in quite a severe
spell of sickness. My physician assures
me that complete rest and a more north
ern climate is ull that is necessary to
complete recovery.
”1 have no definite plan other than ab
staining from all work, both political and
private, for the time being.
"My refusal lo be interviewed lias re
sulted in sour ingenious friends of the
press drawing all sorts of fancy pictures
in regard to my health, and when they
tire of litis they Insist that I am engaged
in political plans, either to advance my
own ambition, or to Uiwurt the aspirations
of others.
"As the Herald has been so considerate
and fair, I concluded to say through it, I
have not, am not now, nor .lo I expect In
the near future to take any part in shap
ing party poffetes or selections of candi
dates In Maryland or on broader fle'ds.
“My movements and occupations during
my absence from home will relate solely
to my personal comfort and aff airs.
”X hope, however, that my health will
be such when I return to Maryland in the
fall that I can contribute something to the
success of the Democratic party In Mary
land. Very truly yours,
A. P. Gorman.”
MINERS SHOOTING AGAIN.
Alabama Striker* Killed Two nnd
Shot One Fit Sully.
Birmingham, Ala., July 15.—Two negroes
were killed outright and another fatally
shot in a one-sided battle to-night at Jsh
kooda, Ala., between striking miners and
negroes who have been brought to take
their place*. After the first brush the fir
ing became almost general throughout Ihe
mining camp, and the deputies hurriedly
sent to the spot have not had lime to In
vestigate. Many shots were fired after the
first three negroes fell, and it Is almost
certain that more were hit.
For four weeks the miners, composed In
the main of blacks and belonging to the
Knights of Labor, have been on a strike.
During Uto past week negroes have been
brought from Georgia and other Southern
states to take their places. Deputies have
been constantly on duty, and the strikers
have been in an ugly mood.
To-night about 9 o’clock a party of twen
ty-five or thirty negroes were gathered in
one of the large mess hails of the camp
eating watermelon*. The house was sud
denly fired upon from ambush. Fully luo
shots were fired and the wails were rid
dled.
Negroes scattered in every direction.
When the deputies reached the house they
found th<) bodies of two negroes shot ail
to pieces. Sixteen bullets had penetrated
one. A tuird was found almost in a dy
ing condition. Shooting occurred at inter
vals for nti hour or more, but the damage
done, if any, 1* not known.
SOLDIER HELD FOR 111 IIDK.It.
Ill* Initial* on a Handkerchief Tlmt
Strangled a Woman.
Newport News, Va., July 15.—The Phoe
bus police late last night arrested Louis
August, a cannoneer of Battery O, Fourth
Artillery, stationed at Fort Monroe, for
the murder of Minnie Fargo, colored.
The handkerchief with, which the woman
was strangled was marked "A.” August
was absent from the fort on Thursday
night, but claims to have been out drink
ing with friends.
CYPRESS LIMBER IH IINED.
New Orleans Hail a g 120,000 Fire,
Destroying 4,000,000 Feet.
New Orleans, July 13.—One of the yards
of the New Orleans Cypress Company,
containing nearly four million feet of cy
press, was burned to-night. Loss *129,000,
with (75,000 insurance. ,
Tit 111 \I, LAWS TO 11112.
Going; Case Expected to Kill Thom
In Indian Territory.
Kansas City, Mo., July 15.—A Star spe
cial from Tulsa, Indian Territory, says:
The execution of William Going, the
Choctaw Indian, in defiance of a writ of
habeas corpus Issued by United States
Judge John It. Thomas, will be made
the cause for bringing those Implicated
to trial for murder.
Judge Thomas, in an interview, stated
he would see that the law in respect to
disobeying an order from the United
States government is fully Investigated
and that all the guilty oiks are brought
to justice.
The oi>en violation of Judge Thomas*
order has created much excitement, -and
it is predicted that It marks the begin
ning of the end of conflicting laws In the
Indian Territory. As u matter of fact
all tribal laws in the territory are of no
effect, yet all the tribes cling to their
old Indian laws and continue to Insist on
self-government.
SPLENDID LIGHT GUNS.
Sund y Hook Experiment* With Can
non ami r.s|ilonlV€‘s.
Washington, July 16.—The war depart
ment has recently concluded exhaustive
scries of experiments at Sandy'llook with
high explosives and light field guns that
promise. If adopted, to result In arming the
troops in the Philippines with the most ad
vanced type of light field guns in the
world.
The board has decided on a t.ypo of field
gun which can fire fifteen armed shots per
minute, which can he operated by quo man
and which Its full crew can take to pieces
In fifteen seconds for loading on mule hack
for transportation wherever needed. It U
three-inch calibre, can carry solid shot,
shrapnel or a bursting charge of high ex
plosive which will kill by concussion in a
radius of 2<h) feet.
The high explosive has been tested for a
year, and is said to be superior to either
lydite, the British, or melinite, the French
high explosive.
HICK MOVEMENT TH It IS AT EM EH.
Railroad* Will ll©i*t tlie Commla
■l o.i'ii Rates.
New Orleans, July 15.—The determina
tion of the railroad and steamboat com
panies to resist the rates fixed by the
Railroad Commission for the handling of
rleo from the country districts threatens
seriously to interfere wllh the prompt
tiansjiortatlon of this year's crop to mar
ket.
To-day the now rates of the Railroad
Commission go into effect, and tho South
ern Pacific has brought n suit for injunc
tion at Baton Rouge to prevent their op
eration on the ground that they are un
just. Cflpt. J. B. Woods of the St. Bouls
and New Orleans Bine declares the steam
boats will make no attempt to handle rice
this season unless old conditions ure re
stored.
DON’T KNOW WHO GAVE IT.
No Mol nt Hnntlngrton for Troops to
I*ut Down.
Huntington, W. Va„ July 15.—The au
thorities are in the dark as to the source
of the warning given the sheriff last night
which led him to ask for help from Oov.
Atkinson to prevent a lynching. There
is no sign of a mob here, and there Is no
apprehension for the safety of Elias Hat
field, who is In Jail here.
An attempt was made last night nt Te
redo and Kcnova to organize a mob,
with tho probable Intention of lynching
James Dudley, colored, in Jail for killing
Conductor Harper on the Norfolk and
Western train a few nights ago, and It Is
thought that troops wore wanted on that
account.
PLAN Ift DEFEATED.
illik of Jl-fent Fare* Can Ming; De
ficit In Too Grout.
Detroit, July 15.—1 t was conceded on all
sides this afternoon that the I'lngree-John
son plan for the purchase of street rail
ways la defeated. There is now no po**:-
bllity of mustering enough votes of aider
men to pass the desired ordinances over
the Mayor's veto.
Several of the aldermen who voted for
tho security franchise have now decided
that the risk of failure to pay for the
roads out of three-rent fare receipts is
too groat to incur with reasonable safety.
Another attempt in the same direction will
doubtless bo made at some future time.
Three-cent fares were stllf in vogue to
day.
IiAIN DlibVYliD UNLOADING.
Otis Wires Manila Had Twenty
Inches Darin** June.
Washington, July 15.—The war depart
ment lias received the following cable:
“Manila, July 15.—Adjutant General,
Washington: Twenty inches of rain, July,
attended by typhoons, made leaving of
transports impossible. At Negros impos
tdble to unload Sixth Infantry until last
day or two. California 1h now unload
ing; Colorado leave to-morrow on War
ren; Idahos, North Dakotas and Wyorn-
Ings next week, soon as transport Grant
can be coaled. Otis."
COLLIDED WITH ICEBERG.
Mu nchoMerporf Put Into St. John's
With Hows Stove.
St. John’s, N. F„ July 15.—The Furness
Bine steamer Manchester port, Capt. Wil
liams, from Montreal, July 8, for Man
chester, with cattle and grain, has put In
here wllh her bows stove, having been In
collision with on iceberg 4n the straps of
Bell isle. The vessel’s forepart Is badly
wrecked and she had a narrow escape
from foundering.
MILLS MAY COME SOUTH.
Stark Cotton Mills May Rulld In This
Section.
Manchester, N. If., July 15.—At a meet
ing of the directors of tho Stark Cotton
Mills to be held soon it will be decided
whether or not supplementary milfc will
bo erected in tho South. Tho agent and
treasurer have Just returned from a tour
of Inspection in that section and will have
a report to present at that time* to the
board.
DAILY. *lO A TEAR.
5 CENTS A CO FT.
weekly j-times-a-week a a tram
A MEDDLING IN POLITICS.
EMIT.ItOIPH TELEGRAM TO IIINfI
BET Ell SO REGARDED.
Not Relieved Hl* Majesty's Worila
Will Help the Anti-Strike HUB
Press In Germany Point* Out That
the l tilted Stutea and Great Hrit
nln Have Not Practiced the Arbi
tration Zeal Displayed at Tba
llauue.
Copyright by the Associated Pres*.
Berlin, July 15.—Emperor William’s tel
egram to Dr. Hinspeter, the former tutor
of his majesty, furnishes the press wiili
welcome relief from the midsummer dull
ness. His majesty's assertion of his un
shaken determination to continue, in spite
of all resistance. In the way ho considers
right, is generally Interpreted as refer
ring to the anti-strike bill, but it is not
believed tho Emperor's words will help
the measure, which nil agree Is burled
beyond hope of resurrection.
The telegram has not been well receive*!
outside of the conservative press. It la
generally considered another of his maj
estyV unfortunate meddlings with party
polit.
The Pan-Germanic Deutsche Zeltung re
grets the telegram, while sympathizing
with its object, and asks why the respon*
sible minister* do not take such work
off the Emperor’s shoulders. It also ques
tions whether the personal utterances of
his majesty tend to promote the interests
of the bill find denies that these utter
ances promote Ih© welfare of the mon*
archy.
The conservative press regards the <• In
gram as a F f vmptom of the Imperial gov
ernment being determined pot to leave ihi
path tho late Prince Bismarck followed
In dealing with labor and social questions.
The socialist press at one© seized upon
the telegram as excellent agitation mate
rial for the social democracy.
Conference Not a Failure.
Now that a plan for arbitration has been
adopted at The Hague and th© articles reg
ulating warfare on land have been pub
lished, tho press Is devoting much atten
tion to tho work of peace conference. It
is admitted that the exaggerated hopes in
dulged in by some that the confereiu:©
would do some tiling to make war well
nigh impossible In the future have not
been fulfilled, but it la pointed out th© con
ference is not, therefore, a failure by any
means.
The Pan-Germanic Deutsche Zeltung, re
ferring to Hie arbitration plan, is exceed
ingly uncomfortable over the thought that
Germany may be “caught In this trap,’*
and scays.lt thinks the permanent bureau
will become the arena for English in
trigues.
In treating of th© question, some of th©
papers point out that the United States
and Great Brituin have not shown In prac
tice as much zeal for arbitration as they
have display'd ut The Hague. The re
fusal of tho United States to arbitrate the
case with Spain and Great Britain's re
fusal to ao settle the Transvaal difficulty
are mentioned by tlie Kreuz Zeltung arid
the National Zeltung as inconsistent wltli
their position nt The Hague.
The papers also comment on the United
States’ refusal to arbitrate the Hazel
ton (Pa.) affair, is requested by Austria,
as being inconsistent with the attitude of
the American delegates. Otherwise the
work of tiie American representatives is
referred to In complimentary terms.
Great Britain's rote at The Hague is
commented upon with much less approval*
The refusal to abandon the dum-dum bul
let c ich hitter remarks on the subject
of v the* papers stylo "England’s un
civilized methods of warfare.”
The publication of President McKinley's
letter at tbe dinner given in New York
to th© German Insurance commissioners
has lw?en received here with great satis
faction. The fact Is especially emphasized
by the Tageblatt that tho President's
words nr© ail the more valuable as they
were spontaneous where an omission could
not have been remarked.
hay ltiiHMia Doesn't Want Guns.
An announcement that Russia is about
orderMield guns in the United States is re
ceived with doubt here. Tho Neuestais
NachrJchten asserts that it is the product
of American Imagination and love of ad
vertisement, and adds: “Th© Russian ar
tillery staff is too serious and well in
formed to go for guns to a land that In
this branch of manufacture has not yeC
thrown aside its baby shoes."
The Empress of Germany arrived at
Bcrchtesgadcn Wednesday, where she will
spend some weeks with her children, flhe
traveled incognito as Countess von Rav
ensberg. Her Majesty was received u|
Berchtesgoden by two hundred children in
alpine costume.
Since the death of his father, Princo
Herbert Bismarck has been doing much to
make himself unpopular. Hamburger ex
cursionists to the Saxon forest complain
that many of the favorite paths are now
forbidden to the public, and that the only,
walk whence a view of the castle and
?oom in which Prince Bismarck died could
be had has been closed.
No Wreath* for Tomb.
The ladles of Hamburg raised 14.000
marks for a wreath of silver oak leaves
for the Bismarck mausoleum, but when
they took It to Friedrichs rube. Prince
Herbert refused to accept it, explaining
that no wreaths were to be laid on his fa
ther's grave. He offered, however, to
take it for th© Bismarck museum at
Schonhausen. This the ladies declined,
and have decided to hang the wreath In
the city hail In Hamburg.
Fifty bronze cannons from Cuba
arrived at Hamburg the other day on the r
wa,y to Silesia, where they will Iks sold to
th© bell foundries to be cast Into churcii
bells.
The officials for the Carolines and other
Islands have already been selected, and
they sail from Genoa, July 2T>.
The casting of the Bismarck monument,
which is to be unveiled In front of th©
Reichstag in 1901, is nearly finished. Th©
figure is twenty-six feet high. Herr Degas
will receive Gou,ooo marks as the artist of
this monument.
FOR CALIFORNIA Fill ITS.
G n. 11. G. Otl* Doesn't Like Feature*!
of Jamaica. Agreement.
Washington. July 15.—Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis, who has been in New York
for some days on private business, return
ed hero to-day to protest against certain
features of the reciprocity agreement, ten
tatively negotiated with Jamaica.
The California citrus fruit growers be*
lieve that the free of oranges, lem
ons, etc., from Jamaica would Injuriously
affect their interests, and it was in their
behalf that Gen. Otis to-day saw th€
President and Secretary of State Hay.