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'live wire caused fatality.
16l *T* I.INEYIAK KLEfIHO.
Cl'run l> MID-AIR.
|( ~.p dash nrrd la Ilia Ul a<l
„ r l 01l t.urty fl t tin- Uroand.
H Mill Hr Wo> Dead YVtirn Hr
siruck— Vrra Had llrro Ulnar*
ranis rd by Krvrrr atorni—Large
(Kind Collected YY lirrr Acc Idea I
IlnpMciicd.
, uta. Aug. SI —A trag'dy occurrwl
Mri'd str*t till* afternoon about *
\ kon the met populous square, a*
of last evening's severe electric
riorm.
,e and electric wire pole* were
. kI y 1 gbtnli g yesterday at different
In the Uy. anil there were one
. | llt ls Int hres ffiit were put out
i;( : u t ,i,image, but the most *crl>ua ro
of the severe eketrir storm was In
~, ruining out or dynamos, light cir-
Itre ulai m Loses and Interference
iind ttnfe with Ihe teleplwm* ser
in ronseuucine of this the linemen
j,, ben hard at work to-cls>.
I* afternoon William R. Deloach, a
i> none company lineman*, climbed the
ii |oie on Hro.nl street at Schwelgert's
ncr to stialghten out seme dlfUcultlea
. rig the liundiid or so wires centering
t ,,,r,. To ataady this gloiil pole, which
I probably so f*t high, guy wires run
'0 thcr poles In tlie vlcinlly. One of 111 esc
t straight across Broad street, and
t* . wires of the eb ctrlc railway In
nt r of th'j street. To prevent con
| betwraf) flu*. guy wire, and the live
„ o the electric railway, a plank
I tened to ib. guy wire hangs below It
i oi-t ween the live wires.
In yesterday's storm this Insulation was
, u - ./ranged and the guy wire# sagged
~n on Ihe live wires of the railway
puny. This was unobserved by Llne-
I ui.in Deloach, and when he reached the
lvi wire. In the pole, he flung
. g over It and rested his thigh upon
II In an Instant a deep gash was burned
leg and Deloach tumbled headlong
i, ib asphalt, thirty or forty feet below.
A lady who was walking on the slde
* a and chanced to he looking up at the
jr.io screamed ns she saw him fall, and
a number of other persona saw and heard
body fall headforemost upon the
pavement. Electrician# say Deloach was
desii before he hit the ground, but ef
fort, were made at resuscitation. They
prowd futile, and the umbulance, which
~ ■, arrived to remove him fd the hos
pit il was called upon to carry him to
!ti.- undertaker's. Instead.
An Immense crowil gathered after the
• lent. Deloach has been a lineman
(>r the Electric Railway and Electric
Light Company for a number of years,
bet at the lime he was In the employ
of the Rell Telephone Company. Me was
ntsv.it 25 years old anil married. He has
frequently been heard to say thnt he
ild meet his death on a live wire.
THE I’HEHMVTKIUA* CREDO.
luiairlm Bnh mltted Iy rommlllff
on Crrrtl Revision.
Pittsburg, Aug. 31—Thu Committee on
Crnl Revision. appointed at the it
e tin* o( the Presbyterian general as
irmhly, has issued a circular to the Pres
t.i ries of the church reciting the au
iiouty for the appointment of the com
a to ascertain the general feeling in
Muni to the |*ro|Kwed revision of the
c ! and requesting the Presbyteries to
I ttasltl. r the following Inquiries:
Do you desire a revision of our
Cent > ,on of (tilth? Or
• ~ti.l—l — Io you desire a supplemental
e*;>lanalor> statement. Or
' Tnlnl lay you desire to supplement
our | doctrinal standards with a
briefer statement of the doctrines most
sun . netted among us. expressing In
dm I the fultb of the church
It I.!-, . ly to the system of doctrine con
tain' i in Italy scripture and held by the
reformed churches? 'Or
Fourth Do you desire the dismissal
of tlti whole subject, so that our doctrinal
•u.\ ..mis shall remain as they ere. with
tan ant change whatever, wheiher revis
i • il. supplemental or substitutional?”
T • ircutar is signed by fifteen mem
if the committee, A* follows: Charles
.V Jin key. Herrick Johnson. Samuel J.
N Ils. Daniel W. Klsher. William Me-
Klbbin. tieorge B. Stewart. Samuel P.
scr her. Henry Van Dyke, Benjamin
Harrison. John M. Harlan, Daniel R.
.Viv.s. K. W. C. Humphrey, William R.
trahtie. John E. Parsons, Elisha A.
Fraxer.
The presbyteries are requested to re
rerd the affirmative and negative votes.
Foil AN ATROmiH CHIAIE.
Negro Nlurdrrer, Tom .lonea, NVsa
Kteealed at Hslrluh, N. C.
Kale|?h. N. C., Aug. Sl.—The execution
■f Tom Jones, the negro murderer, took
!•: i here to-day. H-- kept his nerve on
tic allows and died in live minutes after
i • drop fell. He was baptised and join
id the Catholic Church Monday.
The crime he committed was one of the
r t atroelois ever commltteed in this
tale. On March 22 last he killed El'.a
J ies. his paramour and her 12-year-old
|> lighter and burned their house to hide
1 , i lme, roasting, beside the bodies of
victim, four of her children. the
)i ingest of which was an unnamed
ru. uth-old babe, of which Jones was the
fat bar. His trial and conviction follow'd
within a week of Ihe crime and he was
sentenced to hang May U. but owing to
t delay col sequent upon an apfgul to
it Supteme Court, the execution was de
layed until to-day.
Al'amTVl I'OTTOJI YEAR.
Itrrelpt* from All for *he
1 ear Wrrr liTfl.THd llnles.
Augusta. Ga., Aim. 31—The cotton year
t>r IWMWiO closed to-day ami according to
tie figures at the Colton Exchange. Au
> uta's receipts from all soureea for the
> ir were 273.786, a decrease of 3t>.oeo bales
from last year. The atock on hand 10-
• y I- .1.121 on lee. against ,973 a year ago.
A .miser's cotton mills consume! during
tie year. 72.934 bale*, and the shipment*
f ora ihls market during the year w-re
.7.0 bates.
SAYS IT IS A HfILY tt AH-
Preacher Talk* tn a German Regi
ment tiff for t Mnn.
I'erlln, Aug. 3!.—At a China regiment's
flag consecratlori yesterday Pastor Woelf-
Ing. pointing to the Hating croaa In the
folds or a flag, said:
"It Is a crusade. It Is a holy war. Is
t'rnational law has been broken and tne
li" of humanity have been trodden un
derfoot. Oriental barbarism has risen
t r.st Occidental civilisation."
Strikers to Go .to AY ork.
fir HIT. Wales, Aug A meeting of
1 r kers at Caidlff to-day confirmed
ttie a lion of their committee In agreeing
'*> a r sumption of work, the company
h.v i- acceded to the demands of the
* ‘kers. About SO.iflO colliers went to
"oik ti:Ut morning
YY 111 l ux. lat ely Comment.
W.i hlngtoo, Aug. 31—The official cob
tm '.ion of Ue appolat men! of Cardinal
■ heather as prefect tn Rome of ite
' oagTega:ion of the Index, was received
t re to-d*y. The news I* expeetsl to
‘-use itvciy rnmmimi in clerical circles.
■ ' aM *va: j v.
MITCHELL Rll'Ecn STRIKE.
hays t un.iMHi Anthracite Miners .Ate
Likely to (in Hat.
Indianapolis. Aug. 31.—"1n my opinion
there will be a strike In the anthracite
region of Pennsylvania and it will be the
biggest that the United Htaus has ever
known." said John Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers of America to-day. Mr.
Mitchell has jui returned from a trip
Must, during which he was present at
the convention of miners of Haxleion.spa.
"The situation |n a nutshell.” he con
tinued. "I* simply this: We have formu
lated our demands for an advance of
about Si per cent. In wages and the re
moval of certain conditions that exist In
the anthracite r.glun.
"If Ihe strike Is ordered I believe that
Itoisin men will eventually come out. It
do not know Just what percentage of the
anthracite mils re are in the Mine Work
ers' organls-iilon. but I flrraly believe that
Vi.issi men will quiet the tlrst day our men
are ordered out. If the bituminous mtners
attempt to supply the market for the an
thracite dealers will lie compelled to
call out all of the men In such l-Vluto *.,
supply this country.
AA tlltK OP K NIGHT* OK PYTHIAS.
tllllcers C'bosen and I nlformril Rank
Drills rnallnnrd.
Detroit. Mich., Aug. 31.—The Supreme
Dodge, Knights of Pytht.w. to-day con
firmed the re-appointment of Cen. James
R. Carnahan of Indianapolis, ns major
general, commanding the uniform rank.
The following members of the Hoard of
Control were elected: L. Cl. Aldrich of
Mbislsdppi. C. K. 8. 'Neal of Indiana, and
John A. Harvey of Illinois.
The Hath bone sisters, at their flrsC ses
sion to-day, elected three of the supreme
officers ns follows: Supreme Chief, Mrs.
Dell Cllaxler, Iowa: Supreme Senior Chief
Rell (Jninlao, Illinois; Bu|>rrme Junior
Chief, Mrs. I-Mi A Monroe. California.
The competitive drills for Class A, and
file hatmlton drill* continued to-day.
H.AH AMOCIATION ornCBRI.
Lawyers Concluded Tlielr Annual
Meeting and Ydlourned.
Saratoga. N. Y., Aug. 31.—The American
Bar Association concluded Its twenty
third annual meeting with a brief session
to-day. The rc|iorts of committees on
uniform lads and on law reporting and
digests were submitted and adopieiL The
following officers were elected:
President, Edward Weimore, New York,
secrlary. John Hinkley, Baltimore; treas
urer. Francis Itawle. Philadelphia; Exec
utive Committee, the president, secretary
and irvesurer, and IT. M Rose, l.lltic
Rock. Ark ; William A. Ketcham. Indian
apolis. Ind ; Henry (leorge Tucker. L-g-
Ington, Va.; Rodney A. Mercer. Towanda.
Pa., and Charles K. Llbbey, Portland, Me.
MINES ARE ('UWKO IHIAA'.V.
|
.Agrerasenl Mat Yet Rrnehed ns to
Wages of (pal Mlnera,
Knoxville. Tenn., Aug. 31.—0n account
of the failure of miners and the coal op
erators at Coal Creek to agree on a wage
scale to-day the annual contract with
miners will not be signed to-morrow as
has been the custom. The miners de
ckled to adjourn the conference until Sept.
10. On account of this failure to agree,
all coal mines In Coal Creek. Jelllco, Mtd
dlesboro and Intervening points, with the
exception of two or three, are closed
down It is not a strike, as both minors
and operators are hopeful of reaching an
agreement by Hept. 10. About 3,W0 miners
are affected.
H ANDED KtlH AS ASSAULT.
William lllnck Executed for a Crlm
lual Outrage.
Belalre, Md., Aug. 31.—William Black,
colored, was hanged here at 7:4l o'clock
this morning. He met death with con
siderable calmness, although he was plain
ly very nervous on h* way to the scaf
fold. and ho* for several days past been
In a state bordering on .-ompleee collapse.
Black died for a criminal assault com
mitted on Miss Jessie Bradford, a 13-
year-old girl, who lived near Aberdeen,
this county. Great pro-mu lons were taken
t, avoid lyneiilng. which was feared
even at the las: moment.
TtA'II BILUYHIANB KILLED
Conflict With Roumanian Peasants
Ended Fatally.
Vienna. Sept. I.—As a result of the ten
sion between the Roumanian and Bulga
rian government*, due to the demand of
the former for the suppression of the
Macedonian Revolutionary Committee, u
frontier .nnfllct look place yesterday be
tween Roumanian and Hulgarian peasants
at Verclorova. a few mile* from Ihe cele
brated "Iron Gate" of the Danube, on
the Roumanian side of the stream. Two
Bulgarians were killed and many of both
parties were wounded.
DEMOCRATS OK INDIANA.
Campaign Oprnrd With large Moat-
In at Indianapolis.
Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. 31.—The Dem
ocratic campaign was opened here to
night with large meeting. Sherman
Steele, nephew of John Sherman of Ohio,
who this week allied himselt with the
Democrats presided. B. K> Shively of
South Bend, was the speaker. He discuss
ed trusts and Imperialism.
TWEITV-EIGHT PtIIIOAEO.
Made Seriously *lrk by Ealing a
Plenlc salad.
Prospect. 0., Aug. 31.—Twenty-eight
pcr|Ons were poisoned here yesterday m
an out-of-door dinner at the reunion of
the UlSgerstalT family. Several were tn
a serious condition and were not out of
danger until to-day It Is thought the
lioiftonlng was caused by a salad, of which
the victims partook freely.
Clrlnnatl Millionaire Head.
Cincinnati, Aug. M.-Uavld Simon, con
sidered to be the wealthiest man In this
city, died to-day. aged >3 years. His fr
tuoc Is estimated at 33U.090.6W. Hi* only
heir l me wife of ex-Congressm.m
Charles P. Toft, proprietor of the Cln
clnr atl Ttmes-Star.
TIB Plate Strike laeettled.
Pittsburg, Pa.. Aug. 31.-The Important
conference untuy beta'een tbe tin plate
manut wturer* nnd workers, did not bring
about a settlement of the wage scale,
but *u h progress am* ma.le that all are
hopeful of an agreement to-morrow.
Railroad President Head.
Kansas City. Mo. Aug. 31.-A special
to the Star says that E. 8. Washburn,
president of the Kansas City. Fort Scott
and Memphis Hailroad. died at his sum
mer home at Rye Hj a h. Me., to-day.
Reciprocity Approved.
Managua. Nicaragua, Aug 31, via Gal
veston Tex —The Nicaraguan f’ongress
to-day approved the commercial reclp
pjclty treaty between Nicaragua and the
ratted Sta>e
American Coal for Ynxfrta.
Pensacola. Fla.. Aua 31.-A local oal
company closed a contract to-day for lt
-tons of coal to be shipped through this
port to Iflutae, Austria.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1000.
FAILURES SOMEWHAT FEWER.
A LIGHT MONTH COMPARED WITH
OTHERS THIS YEAR.
Atony Hands Thrown tint by the
Closing of Steel llllla cotton
Movement la Slow nnd Last*—lron
Market !• Shown steady Im
provement—No Progress In the
Root and Shoe Industry—Cotlou
Mills Are Quiet.
New York. Aug. 31.-R. O. Dun A Co.'s
Weekly Review of Trade will say to-mor
row:
Commercial failures during August were
735 In number with liabilities of 37.323.9 W.
Manufacturing failures were 171 lor 32.-
MS.tar,; trading. 519 for 33.565,667 and other
commercial. 42 far |7V2.s9a.
There were on!> two banks with Rabo-
Itles of 3146.UD. This Is the best monthly
statement for 1900 thus far, but shows an
Increase over the corr*|>ondtng month
In ih two preceding years.
Steel mills m the Cumberland District
and some In Indiana have shut down,
throwing many bar-is out. but part of
these wlil be traits.erred to other deport
ments of the new Crucible Sleel Compiny.
Otherwise the working force Is Increas
ing. and hope Is expressed of an adjust
ment w-Wn the anthracite coal miners.
Heading Company miners are said to vs
oppooed to a strike, aud some others are
In the same position.
Another Important influence of the week
has been favorable weather for the devel
opment of corn over the greater txirt ol
the surplus earn states, though heavy
rain* in the spring wheat regtou have re
tarded harvesting.
The cotton movement is slow and late,
but weather condition# average tattler ex
cept In the Carvllnus. Prices changes are
small.
fa the Iron Rnslnesa-
Steady Improvement ts seen In the iron
market. It Is not marked by large ad
vances. but wherever change occur# It l
In the right direction. It is claimed by
some authorities that orders currently
booked segregate more than present pro
duction und shipments. Special conces
sion# to secure prospective business are
withdrawn, and buyers seek contracts for
prompt delivery. In some line* mills are
actively employed-wlth orders for months
ahead, and lontracts running lo June were
placed this week Sales of iron ours were
made nt 31.40. and 31*10 Is quoted for Res
semer pig at Pittsburg. Western stove
manufacturers have been buying freely,
.ind more bridge builders sign-.! contracts
for structural material Merchant steel
advanced on increasing orders, while do
mestic purchases of cotton ties were large,
although rather He. Copper exports av
erage I.fIMO.cOO pounds a day. ami Ihe mar
ket kln a strong position. Iron ore han
dlers have made (rouble at Cleveland, and
the Industry will be embarrassed by delay
In unloading vessels. Further reduction
Is shown In the output at the Connells
vllle coke ovens.
In Other Lines.
It is not possible to report progress in
Ihe hoot and shoe Industry, unless it can
be considered encouraging that continued
Inactivity t the shops must tn time re
duce stocks lo a point where order* will
nvnn r* sumption of op-ratlons.
There Is g rer.il quiet at both cotton
and wo 1-n mills The only manufactur
ers showing any Interest In wool at Bos
ton ar.- those with government contracts
that must be Ml led promptly. Prices of
wool arc itnchang and, and Western hold
ers have not lost any of their coofldance.
Sabs at the three chief eastern markets
w* re only 4,214.700 pounds against 5.062,-
> In the previous week and 6.328,700 a
year ago.
Failure* for the week were 173 In the
United Flat s against HI last tear, and
19 In Canada against 25 last year.
EH Ai’Kll FROM SHERIFF.
Negro (little Thief (lot Asay With
the Handcuff* On.
Tallahassee. Fla.. Aug. 31.—Dick Co
lloid now enjoys the reputation of being
the only negro who ever escaped from
Sheriff Pearce. A few days since Mr.
Pearce drove out to Ihe slock farm of
T. Q. Rawls on Jackson, where Co
s had stolen fifteen head of Mr.Rawls'
fai beef cattle, and hail butchered ami sold
several head before he was discovered.
When Mr. Pearce arrived he placed
handcuffs on Colleld In order to bring him
to prison. When he and his prisoner were
on the wagon ready to start for town. Mr.
Rawls concluded that he would go along
to see that the negro was safely* landed
In jail, and he climbed Into Ihe from scat
wiih Mr. Pearce.
The day being unusually warm, they
drove alowly along watching ihr negro,
to see that he did not escape. While driv
ing through a thickly wooded tiection. they
looked back to see how Ihe negro was
getting along. and the bind had flown,
though they had not driven thirty yards.
Both men spisng out of the v* hide snd
bolted for the woods, but they did not
find Ihe negro, and have not seen him
since.
An examlnat on for state teacher s
certificates was op nod here to-day by
lion W. N. Sheets, state superlntendril!.
The September examlnat ions will com
menor in the various counties next Tues
day.
Mrs. Amanda Cohen, a native of Ohio,
but for a quarter of a century, a resident
of Tallahassee. Is dead at the age of
8. R. Bridges, representing the Alka
he-t Co-operative Lyceum Of Atlanta, Is
here arranging for a course of lectures
snd high grade concerts for the winter
teaion.
Rems Notes From Dssglts.
Douglas, Os.. Aug. 21.—Last night Sher
iff W. M. Turner brought up and lodged
In Coffee county Jail Ed. Smith, colored,
charged with assault wl(h Intent to mur
der Luther Murphy June 7 last.
Deputy Sheriff K M. Lendon brought
up and lodged In Jail Charles Kailes. un
der thrie indictments, two (or assault
w-iih Intent to murder and one tor mis
demeanor.
Douglas was visited by refreshing show
ers yesterday afternoon snd night, with
prospect* for more to-day. But too late
to henedt the cotton crop.
Col. J. F. Stone was In Ihe city to-day.
Regular train* on tha NVaycross Air Une
Railroad ran through to Vickers, eleven
miles west of Douglas, yesterday.
Residence Hlirnell al tldttgi.
Odum. Oh.. Aug 21.—T0-day. about 12
o'clock, the dwelling and kitchen of Mr.
Spencer Poffett was consumed by tiro.
The lire originated from a stove flue and
was under such headway before It was
discovered that It was Impossible to ex
tinguish It. There were only a few ar
ticles of furniture saved, as there was no
one there at Ihe time but Ihe lady mem
bers of the family The toss will amount
to about ,*. with no Insurance.
Another t twillle Proplsd.
Chicago. Aug. 21.—Real estate men to
the number of fifty, .representing sixteen
>
unite the mortgage, loan and real cents 1
agents and investors of the I'nited Biases
for mutual benefit and protection. A
commit tee of inspection was appointed,
and will report to-morrow
Governor's ANlfe t on % fetell.
Ban filego. Col.. Aug 21-Word has hsco
received from Knsanast that Mia Ryer
,„n nlfe of the late U*v George Hyereon
of lamer California, h id been found guilty
sf manslftoshter In killing a Mexican boy,
and Is earning out her aefUuicw
The manufacturers of Royal B: ~~
Powder have always declined to proch
cheap baking • powder at the sacrifice
quality or wholesomeness.
The highest grade and most hi< /
refined ingredients only are employed i
Royal; hence its well known superiority.
It is always the cr :
Royal Baking that the consumer suff; ■
Powder costs j n pocket if not in healt n
only a fair price, by accepting cheap pow •
and is cheaper j ers a s substitutes for
and better at its Royal Baking Powder.
price than any
m _ mm m m Care must be taken to avoid baking powders made from
Sffmsiar artUde sn ahmi Such powders are sold cheap, becausethey cost buta
few esnts per pound “ Just as good and cheaper" is a
4jLjY #.-cs jm; fffjf fraudulent erv, intended to deceive the unwary. Alum is a
Cr ww m%am corrosive acid, which taken in food means injury to health.
ROVAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WIUIAM ST., NEW YORK.
GUARDING IMPERIAL CITY.
(Continue! from First Pagr.J •
to th Americans, while tits Japanese hold
three others.
It was also derided to commemorate
the occupation of Pekin by a m-ireh of
all Ihe troops through the Imperial e!?r
Aug. IS. Many of the eunuch guard*
have left the palace and have surrendered
themselves. Th* Inmates of th* palace
have been assured they will be well
treated.
FORCES TH IT TOOK I'IHT.
Oecnpnnts of Imperial Palace to lie
Well Treated.
Washington. Aug SI.-The following tel
egram was received 10-day at the Japanese
legation:
"A telegram from Pekin gives ..be
strength of the Billed forces which took
part In the relief of l’okin, as follows.
Japanese. 6.600 Infantry; 220 cavalry; ISO
engineers and 53 guns.
Russian. 3.ED infantry; ISO cavalry, and
22 guns.
British. 4,832 Infantry; 4n cavalry, and
13 guns.
American*. 1,800 Infantry; ISO marines,
and 7& cavate;.. and guns.
French. 4< marines and 18 guns.
On the 25th seventy Chinese surrender
ed. Of these live each were detained by
the Japanese sad British forces for tin
purpose of ascertaining the state of af
fairs among the Chinese, the rest being
set at liberty. On the 27th more sur
rendered. most of whom were guards and
court official*. One of them, a military
officer, after being brought to the Japan
ese headquarters, where he was kindly
treated, was sent to Ihe palace to make
the necessary preparations for the parade
of the allied forces through the palace
to be held on the 28th In commemora
tion of their successful entry Into the
city.
Asa large number of court ladles were
found In the palace, every precaution was
taken to protect them from Insult and
assurances were given them of the read
iness of Ihe Japanese farce* to supply
them st any moment with food and other
necessaries.
SEIZING l-l. OF H ANCHt'RI A.
Husainna Wlll Own the AN hole Thing
When They Gel Mukden.
Bt. Petersburg, Aug. 31.—Official dis
patches say the Rue*:.till have occup.i-d
Tsl Tat Kar. which leaves only Mukden
to be captured In order to place the whole
of Manchuria In Russian possession. Ap
parently there H no Intention to rlux
Chat hold
Gen. Kouropalkln. the Russian minister
of war, has Just ordered two batteries of
Krupp guns to protect th> Uin iurUn
Railway. Eight n* batteries ot qu|.*g
flrers will be distributed among tin- four
new Siberian arm) corps. The dispatches
my Chinese sued lor peace but the Ru
s'an general said his orders were lo pro
ceed and Ihe Chinese retreated.
TO INVESTIG ATE VICRSMOVR.
Imperial Edict Issued as t Vnng
tse OMeials.
* London, Herd. I.—'The Shanghai corre
spondent of the Times, writing Aug. *>.
•ends a report that an imperial edict was
recently laaued, ordering Cbauao Shu
Chino, commissioner of the railway and
mining bureau, and Hsu Tung, guardian
of Ihe heir apparent, to proceed south to
investigate the conduct of tile Yung Tmc
viceroy*, and that they have already
started from Fao-Tlng-Fu. The corre
spondent says that this rumor. U cou
gracid, is undoubtedly serious.
t APT I HE OF l;K. OLIVIER.
Good Work linne by a Smalt Rand
•if Britishers.
landon, Sept. L—A Queenstown dls
patch. dated yesterday, describes ihe ill
malic capture of Oen. Olivier during Ihe
Boer attack on Wlnburg. Eight Queens
town volunteers sortled from the town
and took up a position In a donga,
through which the road passed and be
hind the Boer position.
As the Boers retired through Ihe don
gn In single file they were captured one
by one and put under charge of a couple
of men, out of sight, until the Colonials
had captured twenty-eight, Including
Oen. Olivier and his three non*.
As 209 Boers were following behind in
fairly close order, the colonials then be
gan hard volley firing, with the result
that they killed six lloera and frightened
off the others who had no idea of the ac
tual number In the dongn
NO IIE.AIMM AKTKRI VET.
Denineratt Base Not Decided (In a
l.nenlinn in New Nark.
New York, Aug 21.—T0-night former
(lov. W. J Stone, of Missouri, chairman
of the sub-committee of the Democratic
National Committee which will have
Cha-ge of the Western headquarters, at
a cooferttice with several of his asso
ciates. Including ex Senator Arthur P.
Gorman. cf Maryland, Congressman
James D. Richardson of T< nnes.ee, in n
ort'y leader in the National House of
ftepr. sentatlves, an i Hit D. J Cam
pau national commit! • man of Michigan,
announced ihat no decision hod been
reached as yet concerning iiea.?:|uarters.
He rxp.amed that several members of the
e mnn tar had n t yet r* ached the city,
and that It might be teveral days before
the isec'on <ould be announced. Ac
.or I K to M 8t ne 1 Is n t the m
tentton to locale Lr.:. an 1 expsnale
h a iquactars here In Nt ; w York, hut mod
,rai- vised rooms suitable for Ihe dis
tributions of II erature and the arranging
for campaign speakers.
HUH ul* FINK HOHRHR.
filna LIP* sold lo Murphy for More
Thao g Iil.twti.
Lexington. Ky.. Aug 31--Mr Murphy,
owner of Tower of Candles ami Kaffnelto,
has bought King Lief of John D. Smith
of this city. The reported prl.*s Is $16,010
and 1 per cent, of th* winning* of the
flrst year.
\V C. Whitney, owner of Bally Hoo
!!)', has made J. W. Forsythe an offer
for ib<- half slater o Daily Hoo Bey, a
yearling Ally by Hindoo, out of Hallo Hoo,
John E. Madden, who trained Whitney's
colt, anticipated the Fulutlty victory amt
purchased the dam and the full brother
of Bally Hoo Bey by Herstde.
Hart Hoswelg Who bred the famous
Nancy Hanks (31*4) died at hh> home here
at a late hour last night.
Will Develop till Loads,
Lexingh n, Ky.. Aug. a —The stuck beid
ets In the 811 County (Ml Com cany
which hoK 'i* of oil iand In
K:ox and Hell cou tides, in conference
here to-day decid and irf develop tbs land
on a very birge scale Six we'ls arc ex
pected to be In operation by Oct. L
New Passenger Association.
OkWwood Spring*. Col., Aug. .—Repre
sent. ittvr* of twenty-ono rat.roads, who
ore it. session here, seem o favor form
ing * new irans-conllnental pissenger
association. Independent of any of the
grant:nt sssoctationa
HOLLAND'S II tilt El.ot IWORK.
Coulil liavr llln.va I p the New York
\N Mllottl lleloic Seen.
bfew York. Sept. I.—A special to tne
World from Newport, say*:
The big cruiser New York could have
been sunk to-night as she lay at anchor
In Narragansett bay from a torpedo fle-d
at her by ihe submarine boat Holland
Not only would ihe New York have suf
fered. but the tug Leyden w0u.,1 have
goto- to the bottom too
But It was all practice, a night tack,
nnd I* was most successful, proving that
the lloiiur .t boat is n most valuahh part
of the United fltair* navy.
After dark the torpedo boats Morris and
Rogers and the Holland were sent outside
the breakwater soon to be followed by the
Leyden. Tile last-named tug took up a
position at I hr- entrance of the harbor. As
the others made the attack an attempt
was to be made by ihe Leyden to pick
them out wttti Mqychhght*.
So far os the torpedo boats were con
cern*.! it was successful, they being found
at will, but with the Holland It was dif
ferent. and after she had plunged unde*
th* water she was not seen again untU
ah* was found at her dock when the Ley
den went in after her. The crew of the
Holland say that the deck n f the craft
was dry all the time they were under wa
ter. The Holland approached near enough
to the Leyden lo Are a lorpado and then
turned, crossed the bay and went within
a abort distance of the New York with
out detecLoo.
The h ia! ASS operated by a fall navei
• Yew. in charge of Lieut. Caldwell. Naval
officers aie more than pleased with her
performance.
RTRO-AMKHIt AN t til M IL.
Kcsoluttons t nndentnlag Action ol
New Vork Pnllee.
Indiana pulls, inti.. Aug. 31.—The Afr-v-
Amerlcan Council con- luded Us sessions
to-day. the last feature being an sefttresa
by Booker T. Washington, who was rt
■ ’ivwl i.|th great applause. He eonflnei
his remarks to vugsestloiis for the bet
:ermetu uivl uplifting ot Die race. He
declarnl Write must be avoided, and that
frutton with the whites Is unnecessary.
!*tltlailelphlo Wes chosen ae the next
place of meeting, the convention lo be
held In August. IKI.
The following resolutions were adopted:
"This council not only approves but
hi rewilh send* greeting lo our brethren
in New York City, and bids them Oud
Sfeed hi their manly fight against mob
law and police Injustice.
The thanks of tills council are tender
ed to the journals of New York, who with
out any regard to party affiliation, con
demn In unmeasured terms, the Inhuman
conduct of Tammany policemen, who. in
stead of giving protect ton to fleeing and
defenseiros men, women and children of
the negro nice, were found to be among
Ihe chief violators of Ihe law."
Ceremony Over s Famous Hollo.
Helena. Mont.. Aug. ll—Wlth pomp and
ceremony, the relic of Hi Leo. which wxa
presented lo the diocese of Montana hy ih*
Pope, was transferred yesterday evening
to Its resting place under the altar of the
Cathedral of (he lincred Heart. Tin; wax
hgute encaaea the remains of a 13-year
old boy wno died for hts faith centuries
ago amt whoae bones were found In the
Catacombs.
Fought to tyUraw.
Rochester, N. Y.. Aide M.—Hobby Dobbs
of Pittsburg and Mike Donovan of Roch
ester fought u 15-roun-i bout to a draw at
Kalla Field Athletic Club 10-ntght.
liryuu Going It* Wont It fiend.
Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 11.-Mr. Bryan left
to-night for Chicago on hts way to Houth
Bend. ImL, where he speaks to-morrow
evening.
DKKI.ING* FED THE TROI T.
Flak In a Colerade Hon-hery Llvefl
Sumptnonslj fr a AVhlle.
From Ihe Denver Poet.
Oame and Fish Warden Holland, who
recently returned from a trip of Inspec
tion, says the greediness of the big fish
lias caused keen disappointment among
. •, - . I . r*. iiip.nr - TH*
sequestered ponds of Ihe mountain hatch
ery attract the. ducks, which are wont to
settle 'town on Ihe limpid sheets of wa
ter. A few of them have mail* their
homes there. They are the wood duck,
and round the grassy edges of the pools
have laid Ihelr eggs In well-hidden nests.
The hatchery men. whose eyes are train
ed hy the study of flsh eggs and lltfia
fish to notice things minute, soon discov
ered the presence of the duck eggs and
began a quiet watch for Ihe hatching
One day recently two egg shells wees
found broken In a nest and at the edge
of Ihe water sat two downy ducklings
near the mother duck. Quietly the de
lighted discoverers irpproa.4ie<l nrmrrr tor
s better va w. A bunch of reeds Mfllf
wsvlng In the soft breese shielded them
In Ihelr effort for s few moments, but
an unlti ’ky footstep Into the shallow wa
ter caused an atnrmlng splash With a
quick whirr of her wings up rose tho
mother before the eyes of the startled
men and slowly settling near by she In
vited all danger to herself But the
hatchery men were not hunters snd were
not looking tor her.
Hastily they stepped forward, ankle
deep In water, and beheld, huddled to
gether close to the reeds, the apprehen
sive ducklings. Wondering how well they
could swim after half s day's existence,
one of the visitors sploshed the water
sharply with hts foot Away from tha
protecting shore sped the two tiny ducka
over the transparent water. Their watc
hed fret soon parried them a dosen yanks
from the big two-footed Intruders.
Down In th* depth ot the pool lurk aomtt
huge trout, whoae keen eyeo are over
watching Ihe surface for grasshoppers,
minnows and food of alt kinds. Rainbows,
they are. and os the ducklings scudded
across the top of the pool the beautifully
colored aides of the trout flashed brilliant
ly as they rose In haste from the bottom.
The first one dashed so recklessly at tbs
nearest ducking Ihat ho mlesed his a Ira
and shot a yard oul of the water Thera
was a loud splash as the Mg flsh fell back
and thoroughly scared, soft-feathered
birds began to paddle desperately for
the shore. But fate was against them,
and they ware not permitted lo swim >ix
feet.
Too lata the man realised the danger
of the tiny fowls. In another moment a
slower but surer flsh opened B wide mouth
st the right moment amt eagerly swallow
ed one of the two feathered fuglttvao. Tha
other a* caught by two trout at tha sastM
Instant and dragged beneath Me sot fees
in the twinkling of an eye.
Down Into the crystal depths went tha
duckling and after an Instant's choking sll
was still. The circles cat Ihe top of the
pool Widened until Invtalblo and the trag
dy was over.
The mother duck, whose eyes had never
left her young darted above the spot
where they had disappeared, with shrill
cries, and utterly disregarded Ihe pee senes
Of tne men. who. slowly retracing tholr
footstep- told anew yam a> Ihe dinner
laid- to the surprise and regret of the
others, v.ho ha-1 also been watching for
the appearance of the little ducks.
Moving a Bin Danish Tower.
To widen a business street the round
tower in Copenhagen-IF) feet In bight—la
lo be bodily moved a distance of fifty
yatda. _
Plant Field Trials.
Sioux Falla. Aug 21—The Anal contest
tn the Held (rials was run yesterday, tt
bring In the oil-aged clues Zephyr U wag
awarded Best prise and Dots Daisy sec
ond. Josta Brighton took third money.
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