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Atlanta Snni-Wcekli) StotttwL VOL. TV. HANHA APOLOGIZES FOR SAYIHG ACCUSED 6CHLEY WILL BE REFERRED TO AS -APPLICANT- IN FUTURE PROCEEDINGS. WASHINGTON. Sept. 28. Today's ses sion of the Schley court of Inquiry began usual at 11 o’clock with the recall of yesterday's witnesses for the purpose of correcting mistakes In their testimony and allowing other questions to be asked when necessary to mark any point which had not hitherto been sufficiently eluci dated by them. Mr. Wanna made brief explanation of his use of the term '•accused" in yesterday’s proceedings as applied to Admiral Schley* He said: “I should like to say a word in explana tion of jne word which 1 understand ap ftV records I learn to my sur - prise that an examination of the records that I used the word 'accused’ in reference to the distinguished officer who has ask ed for the court of inquiry. I wish to state, with respect to that that I was not •ware that I had used that-expression un til this morning. It was used in the rapid ity of debate and simply for the reason that in the course of long years of ex perience it is the word generally employed tn such cases. Before this court of inquiry began the Judge advocate and myself con sidered what we should call the gentleman who had requested it. and desiring to ex tend to him the utmost courtesy in the matter we selected a term which is not of ten employed, the term of 'applicant,' and I believe I had used that term many times in the course of these proceedings. I wish to add only my sincere and earnest and most cordial expressions of regret that by an inadvertency or accident I have em ployed the word which would imply any such reflection." When Captain McCalla took the witness stand Mr. Hanna asked him: "Were any ships assigned to the duty of engaging the batteries on the morning of May H. MM. or during that day. or to the duty of enfilading the batteries’’' The reply was: "None that I know of.” Mr. Hanna: "Were there any shoals or other obstacles of any kind to prevent the battleships from approaching the mouth of the harbor of Santiago sufficiently close to have been within easy range of the Colon T' Captain McCalla replied: “None that I know of. The only shoal I know of was the shoal on the west side of the channel opposite the Morro." "Did the battleships go within range of the Colon?” "Not from my observation." “Were you so situated as to observe the fall of shots from the fleet T* i "I was.” "Where did they fall?" “L think I saw every shot fired. They all Tell short that I saw. One very nearly reached the Colon.” The witness said that the American ships engaged In the Colon bombardment steamed In a distance of about two miles. HMtlAod fitt ffiAfWd* length concerning the weather and the sea on May M and 27. He said there was no diffi culty in coaling on the 27th, as the sea was smooth. The witness said that he had been present during a conference of com manding officers on the Brooklyn while the fleet was off Santiago on May 29. Describing what took place hq said: "The commanding officers were ordered on board the Brooklyn on May 29. It was with regard to the work of blockade. I can only remember one specific thing which took place at the close, and that was that Captain Evans asked Commo dore Schley If the Spanish ships did not come out If he was golag In for them. He said: ** 'Certainly.* And he then arranged for a sub-division of fire from the ships under his command on the Spanish ships, should they come out." Relating the particulars of the blockade on Santiago before June 14th. Captain Mc- Calla said the Marblehead and the Vixen had at night occupied positions inside the large ships about two miles from the shore line and that that line was easily discernible. Replying to a question Captain McCalla said that Commodore Schley's fleet while off Santiago had never to his knowledge been withdrawn to any distance from the harbor of Santiago. "Then." said Captain Parker, “that story by whomsoever told is absolutely falser* "I object,” shouted Captain Lemley, in a voice as sharp as a pistol shot” 'The objection is sustained." said Ad miral Dewey. "The question is highly im proper." On re-direct examination Mr. Hanna askedi “If Commodore Schley had signaled you to come on the Brooklyn and had stated to you that his destination was Clenfue gos would you have communicated to him the secret signal to which you have referred.” "I would have given him the code, of course.” answered the witness. In reply to questions by Mr. Hanna, Captain McCalla said that the memoran dum prepared by himself and quoted by Admiral Sampson in his report of August 1 1494. as having been placed In possession of Admiral Schley, contained all the In formation except the secret code, which he possessed, concerning the insurgents, when he arrived at Key West on May 19. Mr. Hanna stated that his purpose in ask ing this question was to develop the fact that the memorandum was in the hands of Commodore Schley in time for him to have acted upon it before leaving Cienfu egos for Santiago. The court asked the following questions: "What was the state of the sea between May 24th and May 36th. when the squad ron was steaming to Santiago from Cien fuegoe?" 'To the best of my recollection it grew rough during the night of the 24th. We had so far as I remember, rain and thick weather. 'The next day we had thick and rough weather and moderately heavy sea. The weather was clear on the 26th. So far as I remember it was fair weather. The sea was smooth from the 25th right on until it became quite calm the night of the Mth. "Did you on any occasion see the block ading force at or near daybreak between the 20th and the 21st day of May’” T saw them every morning. I could see them at night, too, because there was some moonlight.” “How far were they from the Marble head. and how far was she from the en trance to Santiago?" "I Judge we were certainly two miles and perhaps three miles Inside of the large shins ” “Were you familiar with the coast in r the vicinity of Cape Crux?" "I knew the whole coast pretty well." "At what distance from the mouth of the harbor were the Massachusetts, the lowa and the New Orleans during the firing on May 21st?” "I judge they must have been from the Colon, about five miles. “I estimate that the distance from the Morro to the Colon must have been 1.200 or IJW yards.” “Did Commodore Schley at any time prior to May IT consult with you about the possibilities of coaling from the large ships at Cape Crux?” "I do not remember that he conversed with me. I told him I thought the ships couiil coal under Cape Crux from the 24th. the morning I reported.” Captain McCalla was then excused. Lieutenant Commander W. H. Suther land. who commanded the converted yacht Eagle during the Spanish war. followed Captain McCalla on the witness stand. He said he had first fallen In with the flying squadron on May 19. When the squadron was steaming toward Cienfue goa and Captain McCalla’s squadron was on the way to Key West. He said then under Capt. McCalla's orders he had un dertaken to communicate to Commodore Schley his Information concerning the sit uation at Cienfuegos and had given this information to the Scorpion for the com modore. his message being as follows: "We left Cienfuegos on the night of the l«th at which time we learned from in surgents that only vessels Inside the har bor were two gunboats and several can noneros.” Commander Sutherland also told of his return to Cienfuegos. May 24. and of ac companying the Marblehead to shore for the purpose of communicating with the insurgents. He also related that in re turning Captain McCalla sent him at full speed In advance of the Marblehead to notify the commander of the squadron that Cervera's fleet was not Inside the harbor at that point and had not been there. He had. he said, delivered this Information about 3 o'clock. When the court reconvened for the af ternoon session Captain Lemley read the agreement between himself and counsel for Admiral Schley as to the portions of the logs of certain vessels to be printed. Dispatches Were Altered. WASHINGTON. Sept. 27.—As usual Ad miral Dewey was prompt today in or’ng- Ing the Schley court of inquiry to order, and, as usual, the counsel on both sides were in their seats and prepared to pro ceed promptly with the business before the court. Indeed. Captain Lemley and Mr. Hanna, the navy department’s representa tives, had been in the courtroom for an hour or more, preparing the details cf to day's work. Tney c nsidcr the present stage of the proceedings an important cne, requiring the most careful attention. Cap tain Lemley estimates that he will be able to conclude the presentation of the government side of the case by the close of next week, if no unforeseen contingency arises to cause delay. He says he will have about fifteen or twenty more wit nesses to introduce. One of the most regular attendants upon the court is Mr. William A. Slayton, the attorney who is understood to be pre pared to represent other naval officers tnan Admiral Schley. He sits outside the rail and does not in any way participate tn the proceedings. He said yesterday that ao long as Admiral Sampson was kept out of the case he would have nothing to say. Today's session begun with the recall of Captain Wise to make verbal changes in the official copy of his testimony. He altered his previous statement con cerning the order of the navy ’epartment of May 20, 1896, in which he nirected to inform every vessel off Santiago that the flying squadron is off Cienfuegos, saying that he desired to correct his response to the court’s question as to why this order was not carried out by stating that it had been carried out. “I did not desire to Inform the commo dore of the flying squadron of bir- own movements. The order was to Inform commanders of the movements of t’M fly ing squadron.” Lieutenant Spencer 8. Wood, who com manded the dispatch boat Dupont during the Spanish war, was then called and continued hts testimony begun yesterday. Mr. Raynor resumed his cross examina tion. The witness said that while off Cien fuegos he had been on picket duty two miles from shore on the night of May 22d and had been instructed to signal the squadron with the—red lights in case the enemy's torpedo boats came out of the harbor. Mr. Raynor then read from the testimony of Captain Harber, of the Texas, saying that there had been no picket vessels within the line of the fleet off Cienfuegos. The witness said that the statement was wrong. “I will make an announcement while we are waiting. There has been intro duced before the court a question of the correctness or the Identity of a certain very important dispatch sent by the Har vard May 27 from off Santiago by the commanding officer of the flying squadron. It appears that in the process of transla tion from the commander in chief to the department some changes in the language of that dispatch occurred. I do not de sire at this moment to interrupt the pro ceedings by any discussion of that point, but I shall merely make the announce ment here that we Intend to enter into that matter very fully and completely; that is to say as fully as the court may desire before we leave it.” The witness then read dispatch No. 8. from Sampson to Admiral Schley, May 21, telling the letter that the Spanish squad ron was probably at Santiago. He also read the Brooklyn’s receipt memorandum showing that this dispatch as well as the accompanying memorandum had been re ceived at 8:15. May 23. The witness iden tified these as the orders he had car ried. . In response to a request from the judge advocate Lieutenant Hood related the conversation he had had with Admiral Schley after delivering the message, say ing that he (witness) had told the admiral that tt was Admiral Sampson's wish that the flying squadron should proceed im mediately to Santiago, as his informa tion was very positive. His statement was as follows: "Commodore Schley read the dispatch and. then turning to me said: 'Captain. Admiral Sampson wishes me to go to Santiago. I cannot do It.’ “I told Commodore Schley that Admiral Sampson expected the squadron to leave the instant I arrived. Admiral Schley said then In nearly these words: ■* '1 am not at all satisfied that the Spaniards are not in Cienfuegos. "Besides my ships ail wanted coal; the Massachusetts, the Texas and Brooklyn wanted so many tons of coal and that the day before Sampson had sent him down to the lowa with only half her coal supply, so that she could not go anywhere; that It was useless to send such ships down there only half filled with coal. I told Commodore Schley that I had passed a collier convoyed by a gunboat only a little before daylight that morning and It would certainly be there with at least four or five thousand tons of coal within two or three hours. He referred again to his belief of the Spaniards being In Cien fuegos and said that he had heard some firing about forty miles from port which he took to be a welcome to the Spanish squadron; he had also seen some smoke which he conceived to be the Spanish squadron and he believed they wefe there. I said to Commodore Schley then that if the information which the admiral had be considered as definite he had no doubt but that the Spanish squadron was at Santiago. Commodore Schley then said to me: “ 'Captain, Sampson does not under stand. He is not on the spot and cannot Judge.' "Describe the commodore's manner on this occasion” said Captain Lemley. "The commodore was sitting in his chair at the time I was talking to him, very quietly. He seemed to be very much perplexed at what to do.” Mr. Raynor then changed his line of questioning. He said: "I want to ask you whether in this conversation with Commodore Schley upon this occasion he did not tell you that i Admiral Sampson bad instructed him be- ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1901. fore he left for Santiago to satisfy him self that the Spanish fleet was not at Cienfuegos?” The reply was: "I gathered from his con thls conversation had been ruled out. versatlon that he had said that In some of the dispatches which were sent pre vious to the dispatch carried to him which was of considerably later date and there fore of course annulled all the others.” "Wasn’t it your understanding that the Adula, in the communication with the Brooklyn, led the officers of the Brook lyn to believe that the Spanish fleet had arrived at Santiago one day and come out of the harbor the next day? Wasn’t that the impression It left on your mind?” The reply was: “The Impression made on my mind was no Impression whatever. It is my recol lection that at that date I knew the fleet was in Santiago.” Captain Bowman H. McCall, who com manded the Marblehead during the Span ish war, was next called. He stated that he had first come into contact with the flying squadron on May 19, 1898. He was then proceeding from the south coast of Cuba to Key West and met the squadron on Its way to Cuba. He had not been ask ed to come aboard for the purpose of mak ing a report. Captain McCalla said that upon reach ing Key West he had informed Captain Chadwick, Admiral Sampson’s chief of staff, of the secret code he had arranged with the Cuban insurgents, but that he had not given it to anyone else. •Captain Mrf’alla told of his return to Cienfuegogs on the morning of May 24. He had carried dispatches to Admiral Schley and had then told him of the ar rangement to communicate with the Cu bans and of his Information that the Spanish fleet was in the harbor at San tiago. He said that Schley had immediately assented to his going ashore. He also told of 'his report to Schley and had then for the first time seen the Instructions to the commodore. The commodore had told him that he had found difficulty in coaling, but that he felt that if he re turned to Key West he would be court martialed. McCalla said he had advised him to go to Santiago, even If he did not stay there. In reply to questions Captain McCalla stated that no effort had been made while he was with the flying squadron off Cien fuegos to prevent the Spaniards from continuing the construction of earth works, which he had been ordered .to do. He said the Marblehead could have gone within range of these works and that he had been told by a Cuban pilot that the water was deep. Conduct of Schley Told By Witnesses. WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.—The Schley court of Inquiry began Its session today with the intention of holding one sitting, having decided to forego the afternoon sesson in order to permit the members of the court and counsel to attend the funer a of Judge Wilson. Counsel for the navy department today continued their efforts to 4how that Ad miral Schley had information of the pres ence of Admiral Cervera and his fleet in the harbor at Santiago, and Introduced for this purpose additional officers of the auxiliary cruisers which were at the time doing duty as scout boats In West Indian waters. Captain Wise, who commanded the scout ship Yale during the Spanish war, contin ued his narration of the retrograde move ment of the flying squadron toward Key West on May 37. He first told of how th* •Tale hod—taken the Merrimac in tow un der direction of Admiral Schley. He said that the Admiral had signalled on the starting to ask if there was, coal enough to carry him to Key West, to which he had responded in the affirmative. On the next day he had reported in response to an inquiry that he had coal sufficient for two days of full steaming and for four days of moderate steaming. He was then dis patched to Newport News, reporting to Admiral Sampson on the way. He had told Admiral Sampson, he said, that the flying squadron was about 30 miles west of Santiago. In response to a question of the admiral he had said he did not know what It was doing there. In detailing the trip westward to Key West the witness told of the breaking of the Yale's hawser on the Merrimac. He said this had caused delay. Mr. Hanna read the following extract from Admiral Schley’s report of February 16, beginning: “After having been informed by the scouts commander by such officers as Slgs bee, Jewell and Wise that although they had all been off Santiago de Cuba for a week they had seen nothing of It (the Spanish fleet) and knew nothing of Its movements or its whereabouts, etc." He then asked Captain Wise if he had made such communication to the admiral. "I did not.” was the response. "Did you give Admiral Schley any in formation respecting the Spanish squad ron.” "Only through Captain Slgsbee,” was the response. "I did not go on board the Brooklyn at all. I gave Captain Slgsbee all the Information I had. The witness said that Captain Slgsbee had taken the dispatch beginning “Get in touch with the enemy.” At this point Captain Wise was excused and Admiral Cotton was recalled to make verbal corrections in the testimony given by him. Admiral Cotton was questioned concern ing some points of the Santiago campaign. He said that on the morning of May 31, after arriving from Kingston he had gone aboard the Brooklyn with dispatches for Admiral Schley.- Mr. Rayuor read from a report made on May 30. by Admiral Sampson in which he stated that Captain Wise had told him that he believed Santiago harbor to he strongly fortified. "Is that true?” Mr. Raynor asked. "It is," was the response. Captain Wise said in reply to questions of Captain Parker that he would at any time when off Santiago have been able to signal any Information he might have had in regard to the situation. He had seen the masts of a vessel, and thought it to be a small military vessel. He had gone far enough to observe the land bat teries. •• . / In reply to an inquiry from the court the witness said the land batteries did not fife upon the Yale while that vessel was reconnoitering the harbor. He also said that even then he had been the senior officer while off Santiago prior to the ar rival of Captain Cotton he had not com manded Captain Slgsbee to give to Com modore Schley the Information which he (Wise) had given to him (Slgsbee). Asked by Captain Lemley to relate his conversation with Admiral Schley on the occasion of that visit he said: "He informed me that it had been as certained that some, at least, of the ships of Admiral Cervera's squadron were with in the harbor at Santiago, that they had been seen and were in sight, and as a matter of fact one of them was then in sight at the entrance to the harbor. In language as nearly as I can remember he said: “After dinner I am going to hoist my flag on board the Massachusetts and take her and the lowa and go in and have a pot shot at those fellows." . William C. Gray, who was chief ma chinist on the Texas during the battle of Santiago on July 3d, testified that on that date he had been on duty at the throttle of the starboard engine of the battleship. He said that when he went to the en gine room the vessel was going ahead. “The next signal,” he said, "was to stop and a minute afterwards to reverse. The engines were then reversed.” The witness said that the reverse was i very brief, the revolutions not exceed | ing one hundred and the time being short. LOOK At THE LABEL. From the small label pasted on your paper you will see the date your sub scription expires. If you have not already sent your renewal, we hope you will send it without delay, so as not to miss an Is sue of the paper. You need a reliable newspaper like the Serai-Weekly Journal, with its elaborate news service to keep you posted. He had. he said, heard afterwards that the reversal was bectxie they were pass ing the Brooklyn. Lieutenant Wood related the particulars of his mission as a dlsfattfh carrier from Admiral Sampson lying at Key West to Admiral Schley who w’ps off Cienfuegos. He had left Key West-lon Ma.- 20th, car rying dispatches of witch the lowa car ried duplicates, and had reached Cienfue gos several hours In advance of the lowa. “On my arrival,” tB witness said, "I went aboard and personally delivered the dispatches which I carried from Admiral Sampson to Commodore Schley in his cabin at 9 o’clock. He asked me Admiral Sampson’s Idea about where the Spanish squadron was. I tolA him I did not know; he asked me cf Admiral Samp son’s intentions. I UM him I did not know them. He told tile he thought the Spanish squadron wag there. He had heard firing and wasjalmost convinced that they were there. | The conversation was on the line to enleavor to find out from me what Admiral Sampson’s plans "Have you anything further to state with respect to this interview which will bear upon the subject if this inquiry?” “The commodore heS tated some about giving me coal. He lid not think he could spare it at first, said it was abso lutely necessary; that \»e were almost out oi coal, having made he run from Key West. He said: ’Very Well, go below and 1 will think it over.* I <went below to the ward room and was afterward called up and informed that thak would give me coal. I had never beffte met the admi ral and he Impressed ftie as being very nervous. He would ®et up and walk around, come back and sit down, and a number of questions 1* asked me about Admiral Sampson’s intentions I was una ble to answer.” 1 Asked by Mr. Raynor? if Admiral Samp son or any one else had Informed him be fore he left Key West for Cienfuegos that a code of signals had been agreed upon between the American forces and the Cuban insurgents, lieutenant Wood re plied in the negative. He had not, he said, received such information and he added that it was current talk at Key West that the Marblehead on a previous trip had established communication with the Cubans. If, howev<, a.code had been arranged he did not Bnow of the fact. Before Lieutenant Wflbd had concluded his testimony the court Lat 12:45 adjourned for the day to permit attendance at Judge Wilson’s funeral. NEW COTTON CYPRESS. The Trust Does Not Get Compress Located In This City. The new cotton compress that is being erected on the south side of the Georgia railroad, immediately beyond the Fulton Dag and Cotton mills, w rapidly nearing completion and is expected to be in oper ation within a very short time. The compress is being erected by Sand ers, Swann & Co., and Beatty, Hobson & Co., and It will be used In compressing the cotton’of t'hose two firms. The erection of the new compress was caused by the action erf the Atlanta Com press company, which is the trust, in put ting a charge upon the cotton in Atlanta. The firm of Sanders, Swann & Co. and that of Beatty, Hobson & Co. did not care to pay the charges upon cotton and so notified the officials of the trust. The erection of the new compress was then commenced and shortly afterwards t'ne trust took off the charge upon cotton In Atlanta, but allowed- it to remain in all other cities. It is believed that the charge will again go into effect in At lanta. No attempt will be made to fight the trusi with the new compress that is be ing erected here. It is intended to do noth ing in addition to the work of Sanders, Swann & Co. and Beatty - Hobson & Co. No bid will be made for outside business and it is said that none is wanted. A new Webb high density press, with a pressure of 2,000 pounds is already in the city and will be put into place within a few days. The new compress will be fully equipped and will be equal to all the demands that will be made upon it by its owners. Our Best Offer. TWO LOVELY PICTURES FREE I wt f will ' IM! W**-- ’ every new subscriber who will send us $ 1 a ’ x for one year’s subscription to the Semi- Weekly Journal we will send post paid one picture of our martyred President and one of Mrs. McKinley; renewals to count the same as new subscribers. The pictures are mounted on black velour mats 11x14 inches and are beauties. Now is the time to get two good pictures free. Send at once before the supply gives out. Address The Journal, Jttlantci, Ga. CZOLGOSZ IN SILENCE IS DOOMED TO REUTH SLAYER OF THE PRESIDENT SEN- TENCED WEDNESDAY TO DIE BY ELECTROCUTION. BUh FALO, Sept.27.—The police arrange ments at the city hall where Leon Czol gosz was to receive his sentence yester day for the murder of President Mc- Kinley was even more stringent than dur ing the trial of the assassin. Half an hour before the time announced for the open ing of the court the room was filled and the doors locked. After 1:30 no one but officials connected with the court or news paper men were allowed to enter. About 25 of the 150 spectators were women. The police cleared the hallway of the crowd and no more were allowed to come to the second floor of the building. At five minutes after 2 o’clock the pris oner was brought into court shackled to Detectives Geary and Solomon, accom panied by Assistant Superintendant Cus ack and Jailor Mitchell. The crowd sought to surge about them and It was with dif ficulty that the channel was cleared down the aisle to the prisoner's seat. Czolgolsz was perspiring and seemed nervous, though he did not tremble and his gait was steady. Czolgosz took his seat and mopped his brow with his handkerchief. When ae settled back in his chair, hia wonted list less attitude was absent. He kept his eyes wide open and looked about him occasionally, but presently he dropped his eyes to the table ahead of him and assumed his former listless air. The strain on him was intense, evident ly, as was attested by a few sighs from the chest. At 2:12 Justice White took Jiis seat on the bench, and the crier announced the opening of court. "Czolgosz, stand up,” commanded Dis trict Attorney Penney to the prisoner. The assassin arose. "What is your name?” asked Mr. Pen ney. "Leon F. Czolgosz.” "How old are you?” "Twenty-eight years.” "Where were you born?” "Detroit.” “Where were you living when arrest ed?” "Cleveland.” "What Is your occupation?” "Iron worker.” > "Are you married or single?” "Single.” "What degree of education have you re ceived?” No reply. "What schools have you attended? “Public and church schools.” "Are you temperate or intemperate?” "Temperate.” "Have you ever before been convicteQ of any crime?” "No.” "Are your father and mother alive. "My father is alive. My mother is dead.” Czolgosz’ replies were so low that h* could not be heard seven feet away. "Have you any legal excuse why sen tence should not be pronounced against you?" Czolgosz could not, or pretended he could not, hear the question put by the clerk. It was repeated to him twice and then he said something in an inaudible tone. The judge Intervened and explained what was meant by the question. "First, you may claim you are insane. Next is have you good cause to offer against sentence , being pronounced against you?” The Judge also stated legal reasons the prisoner might have against sentence be ing pronounced. "I have nothing to say about that,” was the reply. Justice Titus asked that the prisoner be allowed to say something in excujpatlon of his crime. The prisoner began to speak. His voice was so low he could scarcely be heard. Judge Titus was obliged to repeat it sen tence by sentence, so that the court might hear - .. ... "I have nothing to say," whispered Czolgosz to his counsel. Judge Titus: "I think he ought to be permitted to rrake a statement in excul pation of his family.” Turning to the prisoner again Judge Titus held a brief conterence. Turning to the coiftt, counsel for the defendant said: He says no other person had anything to do with it; that no other person knew of his Intention but himself. His father or no one else knew anything about it. The prisoner closed his lips, stared straight ahead of him and awaited the court’s pronouncement of his doom. The sentence was brief. “Czolgosz,” said the court, “you have committed a grave crime against the state and our union in the assassination of our beloved president. After learning all the facts and circumstances in the case twelve good men have pronounced you guilty of murder in the first degree. You say that no other person abetted you in the commission of this terrible act. “The penalty is fixed by statute, and it becomes my duty to impose sentence upon you. The sentence of this court is that in the week beginning October 28th, at the place designated and in the manner pre scribed by law, you suffer the punishment of death." Czolgosz stood erect, looking straight at the Judge. He did not tremble, not a muscle quivered. As soon as the deatjt sentence was fin ished he took his seat in the same indif ferent manner that has characterized him throughout th£ trial. He was brought to his feet quickly by the officers at 2:20. They shackled him and led him away to the jail, while the crowd surged after the officers. The officers had to force a passage for the assassin from the court room. Though elation and satisfaction were written on every face in court there was no applause and no demonstration of any kind on the nart of the spectators. Sheriff Caldwell was asked if he was ready to take the prisoner to Auburn. “You may say that no one but those who will act as guards and myself will know the time of departure. Even the guards will not be notified until the last momeat. The moment the prisoner is sen tenced he passes into my hands, and from that time until he is delivered at Auburn It will not be possible to learn about the assassin's movements.” SCREAMS IN HIS FRENZY. Slayer of President McKinley Breaks Down Completely at Prison. AUBURN. N. Y., Sept. 27.—Csolgosz. President McKinley's murderer, in the custody of Sheriff Caldwell, of Erie coun ty, and twenty-one deputies, arrived in Auburn at 3:15 a. m. The prison is only about fifty yards from the depot. Awaiting the arrival of the train there was a crowd of about two hundred people. Either for fear of the crowd which was not very demonstrative, or from sight of the prison, Csolgosz’s legs gave out and two deputy sheriffs were compelled to practically carry the man into the prison. Inside the gate his condition became worse, and he was dragged up the stairs and Into the main hall. He was plaetd in a sitting position on the bench while the handcuffs were being removed, but he fell over and moaned and groaned, evincing the most abject terror. As soon as the hand cuffs were unlock ed the man was dragged into the princi pal keeper's office. As in the case of all prisoners the offi cers immediately proceeded to strip him and put on a new suit of clothes. During this operation Czolgosz cried and yelled, making the prison corridors echo with evidence of his terror. The prison physician. Dr. John G«rln, examined the man and ordered his remo val to the cell in the condemned row, which he will occupy until he Is taken to the electric chair. The doctor declared that the man was suffering from fright and terror, but said that he was sham ming to some extent. The collapse of the murderer was a sur prise to every one. Enroute from Buffalo he showed no indication of breaking down. He ate heartily of sandwiches and smoked cigars when not eating. He talked some and expressed regret for his crime. He said: "I am especially sorry for Mrs. Mc- Kinley.” He reiterated his former statement that he had no accomplices and declared that he never heard of the man upder arrest in St. Louis who claimed to have tied the handkerchief over his hand, con cealing the pistol with which the presi dent was shot. He says the handkerchief was not tied. He went behind the Temple of Music, arranged the handkerchief so as to hide the weapon and then took his place In the crow'd. To Jailer Mitchell he sent this message to his father: "Tell him I left such a bad name.” GUNS TURNED ON TURKEY. LONDON, Sept. 2S,—A dispatch to The Times from Bombay gives the following additional details regarding an alleged Anglo-Turkish crisis in Southern Asia. According to these latest dispatches the Turks again attempted to land troops at Kowelt. The British cruiser Perseus, no ticing the movements of a Turkish vessel, steamed up and demanded the object of the visit. The reply was that the vessel had been Instructed to land 500 men. The commander of the Perseus advised the Turkish commander to return to Busra. The Turkish vessel insisted, entered the harbor and prepared to land the troops. The Perseus cleared decks for action and played her searchlights on the Turk all night. In the morning the Turkish commander visited the Perseus and intimated his in tention of returning to Fao and telegraph ing to Constantinople for Instructions. . The vessel went to Fao, and is still there. Meantime, Turkish troops are massing at Busra and are reported to be under the command of Edhem Pasha. The Sheikh Mabourakh reports that the Vail of Busra has asked him to discour age the calls of British warships and mail steamers. He has* refused to do so. A British protectorate has not yet been established. BRITISH NAVAL FORCE IN GULF OF PERSIA. BOMBAY. S«pt. 28.—A British naval force Is concentrating in the Persian Gulf. Three warships are already on the spot and they will be augmented by the gun boat Assaye. which has already left Kurrachee. and the flagship, the second class cruiser High Flyer. The third class cruiser Pomone will also sail for the Persian Gulf as soon as she has coaled. It is believed that fresh trouble Is im pending at Koweyt. According to a report. Turkey has 30,000 troops at Basra on the Shat-El-Arab, 70 miles from the mouth of the Persian Gulf, commanded by Edhem Pasha with the ob ject of seizing Koweyt. though the Turks assert that the troops are intended to tra verse at Arabia with the object of sup pressing dissatisfaction in Yien. RAIN 6ENERAL OVER SOUTH. The change was a sad one. but the weather man had prepared us for it. The barometer dropped, the temperature rose slightly, the wind, freshened up. and the rain came, all in the course of a few short hours. Previous to that there had not been a cloud in the sky for several days and the temperature was almost perfect. The old inhabitants remarked of the fine weather and the department had it changed im mediately. A pretty general rain over the south eastern states followed the course of the low barometer, and Is felt as far north aa Wilmington. FIFTY AMERICANS KILLED IN BATTLE FILIPINOS ATTACK COMPANY AT BREAKFAST, AND ONLY TWENTY-TWO ESCAPE. MANILA, Sept. 29.—A disastrous fight between United States troops and Insur gents occurred yesterday In the island of Samar, near Balangiga. A large body of insurgents attacked company C,,Ninth Infantry, only twenty-two members of the company escaping. All the others are reported to have been killed. The company were at breakfast when attacked and made a determined resist ence; but, the overwhelming numbers of the Insurgents compelled them to retreat. According to the latest- returns the strength of the company was seventy two. The survivors Include Captain Thomas W. Connelly, First Lieutenant Edward A. Bumpus and Dr. R. S. Gris wold, surgeon. Captain Edwin V. Bookmiller, of the Ninth infantry, reports that General Hughes is assembling a force to attack the insurgents. The insurgents captured all the 'Stores and ammunition of the company and all the rifles except 26. Guerrilla Warfare. The latest report made by General Hughes to the war department was that the number of insurgent rifles In the island aggregated about 300. The Fili pinos carried on a guerrilla warfare and operations against them were difficult. The disaster to Company C, of the Ninth Infantry, occurred, It Is believed, while it was engaged in ah expedition to clear the country of roving bands of these insur gents. The fact that the Americans were attacked while at breakfast indicates the pluck and daring of the insurgents. Immediately upon receipt of the dis patch Adjutant General Corbin cabled General Chaffee to seqd a complete re port of the fight and a list of the casual ties. A well known official of the government, in speaking of this outbreak against the American forces In Samar, said he re garded it as a consequence of the assas sination of President McKinley. In all probability the Insurgents had received, he said, only meager reports of the tragedy, and possibly believed the shooting to be the result of some popular outbreak against the president. The natives had seized the opportunity in the flickering hope of retrieving some of their lost ground. Exterminated Company. Company C was a portion of the Ninth regiment of United States infantry, which went to China at the time of the Boxer outbreak and while there per formed valiant service. Later the troops went to Manila and were engaged in provost duty in that city. During the past summer a battalion of the Ninth was sent to Samar. All the officers con nected with Company C, which was al most wiped out by the insurgents, are named in General Chaffee’s dispatch. there being no second lieutenant now with the company. Captain Thomas W. Connell, who commanded the company, was appointed to the military academy from New York in September, 1889, ar'’ First Lieutenant Bumpus was appoln'.cd to the army from Massachusetts, havi.-S served as a private in Company A, First Massachusetts heavy artillery. Surgeon Griswold is a recent addition to the army, having crossed the Pacific oc»>an with Adjutant General Corbin on his re cent trip to the Philippines. During the trip General Corbin visited the island of Samar. It was just seven weeks ago tonight, he remarked, when discussing the news of the disaster to Company C, that he was talking with General Hughe: : ’ Iloilo about the con dition of affairs in . e islands The point where Company C was sur prised, he said, was a considerable dis tance from General Hughes’ headquar ters. He was not surprised at the attack on the troops in Samar, as that was one of the islands considered particularly troublesome. The natives along the coast are friendly, but many of those in the in terior are regarded as dangerous guerril las. THIRTEEiTbASHED TO DEATH. ■ I SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Sept. 2s.—News has just been received in this city of a terrible disaster that occurred in Presidio county, near the Rio Grande river, on the 25th Instant, 13 men who were prospecting for cinnibar losing their lives in floods caused by waterspout or cloudburst. THE DEAD. WILLIAM BOLIS. GEORGE HOLTON. HENRY CARTER. HERNANDEZ COSTELLO. PHILIP HUMPHREY. PETER SCHAEFFER. ALFREDO MONTEZ. WILLIAM JEFFERSON. THOMAS FREZZELL. ALGERNON RHEA. CASPER DEUTBCHMAN. GEORGE AINBCH. GABRIEL CARR. WHELMED BY WALL OF WATER. The men were in two parties, camped one mile apart in a dry ravine known az Alaminto creek, in which there had been no water for 15 months on account of the drouth. ' The men were asleep at 9 o’clock, when there was a cloudburst several miles up the ravine. A volume of water 20 feat high washed down the channel of the ravine and swept over the men in the two camps before they were aware of their danger. All were drowned and up to this timo only six bodies have been recovered. The Alaminto empties into the Rio Grande river not far from where the fa tality occurred, and It is more than prob able that the other seven bodies have been swept Into the stream. TO KILL ANARCHISM. CHICAGO. Sept. 28.—T0 stamp out an arcy and anarchists in Chicago, a number of citizens of Austin have joined hands and formed a secret oath-bound organiza tion. which they hope will be the nucleus of a secret fraternity with branches in every city throughout the United States. The incorporation papers were issued for it yesterday at Springfield. The name of the new organization is “The Republic.” Its organization will in clude one grand lodge and a number of subordinate lodges. The principles of the organization as expressed in the papers of incorporation are “to protect life and property from anarchists, to battle with anarchistic propaganda, to guard and tect the institutions of this country from anarchists and their agitation.” The organization is to include a regular system of detective and spy work upon the anarchists and prosecution of every one of them at every opportunity under the direction of the grand lodge of the order. The members of the organization bind themselves to ostracise the anar chists socially and in business ano to aim at ostracism in every way of all people who hold anarchistic ideas or aid them la any way. NO. 5.