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IS ON IN MARYLAND
Dr „.MHnc rwun was it.
RPICIOI M.t ■■OCT.
GORMAN WROTE A LETTER.
]U >M , rRDVKSTBD MM ATTK\IL
INO THE MEKTIWk
tfru l TlmuMindM Hr.nr.l (hr
\\ fill h**r and Gathered In H*ll-
Agalnaf lui|erial
l|Ul mill >lllltarlam—-’I he Enrnrr
tlip i.rcdt lirui*—Hr|ahl|(*an Paris’*
i Vann ~f Ilf .ponslhlllljr for I’rna
rrli) la Aliaard.
r, r e, O t S- Several thousaiM i**r-
rii.gig whom were many ladle#,
j 4 , i ihe element# to-night and 4tt*fl"e.l
f ,, pp:io< rallr ma* mating at Musi?
ha.n fell in torrent** during the early
yin f the evening The attraction*, as j
*n m rrd, included Oov William J Stone i
of Mi-i* ourl, former Senator A I* Gor
r.r a? his state, and * number of well- ;
fcrpur local stell -binders.
\Vh*n • halrman Jam*** H Smith called
meeting to order he Introduced Jam* *
j. R nar<l#*n of Tennessee, chairman of
i er)c* ratic Congressional Committee.
M* Richardaon explained to the audlcn< **
{ r.at he had visited Baltimore uti**x|* •te l
!i-I was not prepared to make a
U**rh. but stated that he hid been re
l to read to the assemblage a let
*r shUh had been received from "Mary
land favorite #on," Hon Arthur I*. Gor
rit who, he said, was detained at home
cr. i >*. k bed and mat chafing under the |
ia ,r it ” which prevented hit* attendance j
a "this grand, glorious gathering of the j
I 1 *tv- racy of Maryland.**
Mr (forman'i letter was written to j
M.rmy V andiver, chairman of the lem- ]
State Central Committee of
Mar v*nl, from Laurel, the ex-Scnator's
imier date of Oct. 8, and r*id*
e- fobowa:
fnve postponed this mensage of re
t -' t<> the very last moment—ln fact, un
:< elved this niorning my physician *
l prohibition I am told that I can
n it the slightest strain upon my :
*ti at this time without incurring
-Linger of |N*rmanent disability You I
'■ hevn me when I sa> that my fail- ,
m**ei our ft lends to-night Is among j
>t grievous of the renunciation.*
' t and iipci tn* by my unfortunate s.ate
bank I cvi promise, however, that
a *1 -f* J am dnie-| this opportunity. )
r, rim** and labor will to the utmost
i c> extent b# devoted to assisting th •
and rational committees in p#*rfeot
■i 'h- organisation of the forces of lios
-0 the new and dangerous doctrine*
•>r r* 1 by President MrKtnlOy In the
* it lon and forcible occupation of the j
l pplne Islands and their government
4- olony.
M - opposition to this sinister and ab
t policy lsan with it* inception. ;
\ ertlog |n iart the suite of Mary I
> I u\ the United States Senate, ard j
b -inning the disasters that must n**c- |
* < v constitute the retinue of those ;
'a 1 .vile. Imperialism and militarism, I
* • **d them with all the pos>r at my j
’ rnand. We succeeded only In Pl -
ata permanent increase of the r*K- !
army establishment tip to ].<■*. Tie ;
* • Iment to the arm\ hill, offered and
teiy insisted upon by the |nm<> rats
** Semite, resulted in limiting tie
•I u-n of this lix tf’.iMMi establishment !
j v 1 xing its period at July 1. lsttt. It !
* .... -ceit. therefore, that the mir*t'-
■ * of this enormous and unnecessary ;
'ary machinery is one of the tpies
and not tiie |ra<t import -
* ' of ’hem—to be decided by
American people nex'. Novem-
If that machinery be withdrawn.
* *> no longer occupy territory thou
'' f miles distant. and govern against j
will millions of people as to whose •
' • *er custom*, and national asplra
' * • we ,*re profouiHJly ignorant. We
I th. n return to the time-honored {
t *i cs of ’he founders of the republic,
ft I to th** safe and honorable policy of ;
1 \ tig such territory as can eventually 1
•' *!mltt*d to *?atehood In the I'nlon.
f 11 as federal reservations for r“*r
of commerce and d*rftise ex lu
T'emocratlc platform aptly aid
"ays the jar 1 mount Issue of the
ngn is the burning Issue of lmi**r
-5 *m When that shall have hern dis
i 1 f. w** lan devise and formulate
•' ri for Jut taxation, the rcgul-i-
M * f "igiMnatlons of capital which in
i> > ofYect tl.e Individual, the min*
chooting l'nlt.d Htate* senitors.
1 ti tne b rails of all of which questions
■*l ira *r ib# bmm poIMI ih I alt 1
r 'bffer Hut each of them will be dealt
% i y the I>emocratio party so that the
of govormmmt win bt nlin
* U ‘ protectsil.
• tlempt by the Republicans to
r *• th*- < urrency question pied tnineni
That question was. four vetni
me Kgi, al product of condition
no biiiKer exist. The phenomenal
’ niade 10 the volume of gold *hv •
• n arr.tnint equal, if not greater than
’ coin in dr ulation cm the first of
s r V of that y.ai rcmv*s h- qu •*-
1 tn the domain of controversy. Thl*
•►1 together with the Imin* .use
' 1 e 0 f loufe In our fsver. has been
about by natural <au*e* which
uigenuHy an ,j enterprise of our p* iv
hav* utidxed For fhc* It inihli n ‘
1 ' *la tan tnat it 1- t.w ft i: 11 t 1 b
v •• and enlighten* and st.itesmam>hip
i"‘posierous for scrlotm oon^ldcr
•tion.
s sole hope of arresting the present
T * KU " progress of iniperialUm. with its
, '" r * > mltants of larg* standing armie*
*• *’ it owing Inst of acquisition, lies in
flumj of the Democratic ticket next
' * What the country needs for is
* r 'nMe -nfety and prosperity I* th*- J
*■ of \\ J. Hryan and Aibt K.
nor,. with a House of Represent a*
f u * *>x>id with them In our own
‘ * know that Democracy 1* alive 1
’ ' and i'l*i* and res|mns!hiiltlee resting
, * ( If each Democrat will, from
moment to the eve of th** ejection, 1
.( * itn-elf loyally to the completion
r •' w..rk of iwrty organization, which 1
, * *'* ™ hrlillantiy ina'igtiraied ni
# . ’ A I r<> gressing un*ler mrn happy and
t , ( '* l “ ausplcoa, Mr. Bryan w.ll *
he electoral \*ot* of Msrylnn*! *’ j
4 .," * was next introduced Tne I
~*, r Tf, s former senator from Mary- j
t beg , n --jg a comp*ete anawes |
„ * r *bimmea that have been hurled
t * h,m blast from his bugle
„„ u worrh le.aon men.' for 1 I* no
' r -ment 10 any other leader of
tnu 4 *' m ' v 'rer V of Maryland to say th •
4n eapds forth pre-eminent, not
on Fifth rage >
Jlatemnalj morning MrtojS.
TO ABSORB SAVANNAH FIRMS.
I \MHRIC ita TIM. I’RlililiTll ro>ii%-
8Y Ottt.AMZFIt ,%T lI%>IHIRU.
t atpltallsed wt lAMtO.ono Marks*Tw
>svsnnsh >n\al *treft t xp*rinu
Klrai* *lil i Hr (.oiiig Into It—Vu
Inforniiilinn %hmit the (Irgniiliii
ttnn or the >lorpt!u of **Mxian~
nali Firm* tthtnlnahle I *••* Mglit.
Berlin, Oct. R The American l*ine lio
flucts Company l as Just bean ofganltel
at Hamburg to absorb two firms that
have been Impottuig from Savannah. The
new? concern I* a Join; stock i'omt>ny
a capita I of marks.
No Information - odd be obtained here
last right us t> the exporting 1 aval store*
firm lik* I> to h* absorbed by the
company. Th* dispatch announcing its
organisation was r*ceivtd too iat** t al-
Inw any of tie If * ling * xptt**r- to be
seen. capli *1 of the H imburg om
l*iny. olioiit is not ajflldemly
•
ter f Hhoiter & Cos., was in Hamburg
during the summer. Being one of the
largest exporter* of naval store* her-* It
was surmised that he might have Mwme
information of the drill. ll*’ coul*l not U
s.-n however. The Artwr-ip company ami
B* ico k. Hunt A- ‘*o., are Urge export-rs.
but whether the H hot ter company or * It her
Of the lasi two I- iff*- ted by the fotiegft
corporation is unknown Th-re have been
rumor* of n naval store* deal >f some kin-1
for some firm* but Ju.-t what it w.s and
whether th-- organlxttlon of t foreign
company is the rc*uit could n*>i be
learned.
t 1 Hi; Foil Mil* %HI A*
llr. K*el Innnilirp* t omplete •*••-
rrmm nf Ht K*|terlseats.
T.-ma H• ib . OCt. 1.-PUMBRI 1 !
who arrival yesterday from the Orient,
rejiort tnat Rolwrt Korh haw arrive*! at
Hong Kong. Tho eminent ba teriologlat
of the Berlin I'nlverslty ha* devoted a
>e:r to sebntiti- investigations Ui the
Dutch West Indies, and in the German
cdenies of Africa f-r the purpose
o* testing hi* cur**, which was only* part
ly MHc-fdal in Germany before hi* de
parture.
The e- ientut r>w announce* to the med
ical work) that his cure, is positive, ami
that every molarliil district can l*e abs-s
--lutfly purged of th-- s-smrge.
While on rhe Island of Jav , Prof K*-'h
procured several gorilla* infected with
malaria, an I gave th*-m lnJ- ‘*tiona of hi*
virus an-1 ml*e-i a medicine which con
tain* about . per cent, of quinine. The
dose.- were much larger than those intend
ed for human beings, and the results were
eminently satisfactory.
Dr. Koch announce* that hi* medicine
is both for curative and preventive pur
pose*. He also want* It known that he
bus found a way of ridding countries of
the malarial parasites, the mosquitoes
On hi* arrival in Berlin he will present
his official report to the German govern
ment and will recommend that measure*
be taken at once to Introduce hi* method
of exterminating the pora.-Hc*. and his
cure for malaria which he claim* can le
manufactured at on*e In all countries.
POMTH * IN ENtiI*AND.
They Are ktlll Figuring on the Elec
tion Vtesnlt*.
Irdon. Oct 8. 2;>. * m.—Only four
result , out of the twenty-one constituen
cies polled yesterday in the parlimentnry
general etotlon. have >een thus, far an
nounced. These show that the Liberals
have gained two seats, one in Carmar
thenshire. and the other strangely enough,
in the Radcllff-- um-Karnworth division of
Southeast Lancashire, which bad hitherto
gone strongly Conservative. It looks,
therefore, an if there might 1- rt slight
r< iction in the country p*dlings. but his
will be to bite to affect the general re
sult seriously.
I,**! evening Mr Asquith, ore of the
Liberal Ica-lers. dmltte*l that - the Salis
bury gov. mm-nt would r- turn to power
wuii a majority of from 1> to W Of the
m* mb’i alregdy declared ofh i-diy
-lifted tlie Mmlsi- rial s.* number tfl
At Vi the m>posltlon I*W.. The founrr have
gained twenty-three seats and the latter
eighteen.
The Daily Telegraph say* It understands
that the cabinet ha* resigned a* a forma -
K>. and in order to enable any necessary
icv onst ruction.
t %m: U l OVI INI ED.
Patrlrk and .lone** Hearing Will He
N*x• Moiiilh).
N.w York. <t. 8 The hearing in the
charges of forgery against Patrick and
Jon-*, which w* to have bc*n h,*1.l ihl*
Hftcrco'in. mi- idJorin“.l until Mnil' 1.1 >■
n*xi the re<|iii"t of Krrjerhk It
lion*.', couneel for the r.rlier. A*lhl
ani liietrlct Attorney Oh horn* mo'te no
ohjc-llnn to the |> flnone'ntent. The orll
-ial hall of lie.<>lo eorh na- contlnue.l. Ml.
Ilouee hi hi he tnikht olf.r hall to-mor
row- . ,
I,at, thl, afternoon forma, comiilalnt
aitalnst I’atrluk anti June, *> made hv
Albert faiey, a .!etc tlve, who a. --u,e,t
the itefriKlantH of li.ik:iik forked the nlir
t.aiure . f \V M Kite ton check for
cn Hn em* n *c Pan,
IH.llltllHtll'.lt IA Hit tlit).
Drprn Marcher# Mere Charset) h
nn llrunnl.ed K.aua.
Chleaco. tn-t tt.—Hlood,hed foil )Wfd In
the trail ol ChAUncey I*e|> w und hl
three-mile e.--ort of Ilepuhllomi m-ir' hli.y
clubi to-nUhl. Ju,t a, the last •'•mp-my
In line turned the corner of ?edw|.k
mrert and Chi-mo a\nne. It n* ehar
l on by an organl.eil c ink of tnen who
had con- ale.) them-elve. In the dork re
crnei of on unllkhtel ill >.
Tlie ro ! re- wire tr|tula and finally by the
marcher,, but n t unit four or flv<- of tie
Itetmblt on mi-'-he-, li id I,’’l' Injure I,
Home of them qol i H,rlouly
Many of tne tmr hei, were more or Ic*
hurt and the;r uniform, ruined. Thi min
wlio preclfelt.tteil lire il- t e, aped.
For l.eae Ma,e,te.
Berlin, rtet Herr Maximilian Har
den. editor and puhlteber of the Zukunft.
ha, been ,entenee.| to *ix month* Im
priaenment in a fo. tr-ea f‘T le„
hi, apeelfle olTen,e I emu an artld* in the
Znknnft enltthd The Battle With the
Dra*on.”
Fane. tin. Fever.
Havana. Oct. * ~ Martin Poane, aet-
Ink director keneral of to,',, w i, remov
ed to-day to let, Anlma, Hoeptta). e'A< f
la(. |t uke l eved, front yellow fever |
SAVANNAH, C.A., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 0, 1000.
NO USE FOR PEKIN
Clim s ROYALTIES WILL NOT RE
TURN THF.HE.
ARE AFRAID OF THE ALLIES.
WILL LEAVE PEKIN *TH.L FI II
BEHIND.
Mlnlttrr 11 ti COMHisnlcatsd tlc \pi
• u (he nr|inrtm**nt ut U Nahlitglon.
IniprriNl >li 11 ■ ■ llnr (•nr (<•
*hci >1 i roiii Riuiii *l—Shsn l
I>lsgrs|lilp Tflurh With
Ilii* l %l * ttitiiia&**tii* fur Negotia
tion* for Pmcc.
Washington. 0.-1. 8 The effort to tn
di> c th* ('mil'lmperial >‘ourf to re
turn t* Pekin has failed, after a week’s
persistent effort on tlic pail *f th** l*w
-.'r*. Ness to that *ff**-t wis br**ugn:
f th*- s'tc ilepartmem to-dgy by the
I’tiinesc minister, who received it. via
Petetwburg, from Viceroy* IJu Kim Yili
*nd I’hung *hih Tung, under *fcie <ct.
4. Minister Wit Tf elvexl th*’ ine**e.g'
last nlgnt. It wa* as follows
"Tn* and joirture of their imperial majes
tie* fr Bhen 81 (province), was due to
distressing condition* at Tai Yuen Fu.
There is a srarclty of f*>ol suiqlies In
the province of Hbati 81 on H-.ount of
long continue*! drougbt. ond the pr**vin
<*i il * apitol (Tal Yuen), a* Htrmet de
>ert**d, the tradespeople having loft *n
account of the dlsturban* e* cause.l )I|
continue*! for montri* by th#* Boxer rel***la.
wf.<* n.i invade*) that i*r.,vinc with the
encouragematit f Gov. Yu.
"Th*Jr ni i jeni jes. therefore, were obliged
to proceed to Hh<n Si. where telegraphic
communication with Shanghai ond other
part* of th* empire, is opened, and rapid
communication with the.r majesties may,
therefore, be carried on. thus court and
official business may be transacted more
expeditiously by their pr* sen e in Shen SI
rather than In Sh in St.
The reasons for the temporary post
ponement of their fnnjestcV return to
Eekln are the presence of the allied
force* there, on account of which solki-
I*us fenr is doubt lentertained. I**stde*
a dre.ul of the outbreak of epidemic dts
ses. which usually follow nft*r great
•listurhanca*. destruction of property and
military operation*. |r i* hope#! the
Power* will he considerate tn their Judg
ment in thl* matter.**
The irn|M>rtant feature of the m ** ige
Is the concession that the court | re
st rained by fear of the anted forces from
returning to I’okin The movement take*
the Emperor snd Empress Dowager ul*on
3UO mile* further away from Pekin, thougn,
or.lu.g to th*- statemnt* •oiraiuel in
l lie meseage, by reason of direct tele
graphic communication with Shanghai,
the court practically will be nea’er for
purpose** of negotiations with th outside
world, than it was at Tal Yum.
Minister Wu ha* Iwen informed also
that Viceroy Yu of the province Just va
cated by lit** court, has t e n Impeu hed,
because of hi* anti-foreign tendencies,
which is the first step toward hi* degra
dation. It l* sail there at*, no Boxer*
In the newly chosen locality, so that the
court will have thrown • ff the im-tile in
fluence recently surrounding It. The only
disquieting feature of the move come*
front Japanese advlcas stating that the
n* w pdnr of location I* strongly forti
fied. which I* some Indication that the
Imperial family i' still in flight and I*
sr* king strong* r defenses, but the friendly
viceroy* and Minister Wu <U not share In
this view
The minister considers the qucMior of
punishments practically *lij*s'd of by
the cd; t of the Emperor ond the Germ in
und American note* exchanged Ion: week
'[’he only difh# iHv h** appr* hei*k* it- in
case th*- foreign mlnl.-ter* seek to *|eMg
nate certain who shall he pun
ished m addition to tho*** which the
government If -—if mark* (>r pun >• ament.
Such a course by th** minister’, he *ayt*.
would be hard *o comply with, but h*
h*ok* to the- sagacity of Ll (’hang
und Prince Chlng to overcome any much
dim ally.
IMF.BK %\s WON’T JOIN.
They llellrxe the Expedition I* to
He for Dtaplny.
Pekin, Thursday. Od. 4. via Tien Tsln.
Sunday. Od. 7. and Shanghai. ( i. A. -The
American troops will not ptrtidpate in
the expedition to Pao Ting Kn Gen.
Chaffee has th** a* uran •• of i.l Hung
(’hang that If the allle- desire Pao Ting
Fu the Chinese will readily surrender
that city. LI Hung Chang has given the
same assurance to the other g*n* rais.
The American' be ieve that revenge end
military display nm tin- n v objects of
the exp* dBL.n. m and they hold that It wll.
retard the rc**o .itton of jeace.
The Ku sluiH are to have
practically abandoned the rarrond an.l to
have stopped its reeoj'.structlon. Gen.
Chaffe* favor* ihe return of the ratlioid
to Its owners and hs i* onstru-aion and
o|Mrrailon on a Joint int* rnational basis.
The tirsi nL.f r ement* of German
troops have arrived here.
G* n. \ tm.igm hi will r*-ain 1‘ 4 (v Jnp*
.is A #r**op . . •** of ih*in t P* kin ntid
ti • others t Taku and along th*> line of
communications.
Eight thousand Germans will pas* the
winter in P* kin. and 7. V> Bus-ians The
numlar of British troop* who will la* re
tain* <1 !uk not been decided. Sir Alfr*d
t Lise lee will probably k e|) u brigade. The
allies are storing supplies for fix month*.
fount von W alderse* * headquarters will
be th#- bulidings In th* imp* rial pleasure
grounds outside th*- Purpl** City
DOSAH’T LIKE ’IHE NISII I’HDK.
Herman* Hellexr* thtnene It *>> nl l te*
Vteturn t< Pekfn.
Berlin. (. * 8 The Hamcxhm opilmisfi
vj**w of the Chinese situation which pre
vailed in Germany last w*ek ha r been un
favorably affe* e.I l>y fin* r* iori# that t e
Chinese court has resolved to set* * |wr
mn* ntl> at Hi Ngun Fu, * aptlal of the
province oi Shen Hi This the B-rlioe*-
Tagcblitt regards as "indlsputahkl #v|-
den- e that the Chinese court l. as anti
foreign as ever."
The tailure of the court to return to
Tekln tt says. * mike* a fa-ce o foe
proposed peare negotiations. Inasmuch ■
the Chinese goverenment could annul th>
whole procedure at any moment by re
yoking the credential of Pi thee Chlng an-1
Li Hung ( hang *
Without claiming any official authority
for ti* attitude ihe TagcblaU comimnta
favorably ii|*n a proposal to declare Em
peror Kwung 8u *iep#iMi.
MO.NOPOLISKD TIIE fOIL
French and lliiealana Are (retting In
the Lend.
London, o $ The Shanghai corre
spondent of the Times, wiring Oct. 7.
says
**!: is reported tbnt French troop* hold
Luko Chiio. on the lai Han Railway. Th*
Russians* and Germans hold th* Pei Tang
forts, at;*l have ■** taken 'Pong Shan
ami the Kid Pine mines, thu* moriop
ollsing the x*al sui*iiv in North Chin*
‘ It was exi>ected that (’ount voti W*l
d* t>ee would maintain att even balance
between the pttwcis. whereas th*
result of the i*rations place all the
srrntcglo position* Wi the hands of other
nations A etrxxig feeling prevail# that
the situation * doily lan-oming more
gloomy."
REPORT OF THE ADMIRAL.
Vlrtlrff Gave Information nf the
HuMlnna’ Movements.
St Petersburg. Oot 8 Admiral Alev •
leff, in reporting the oorupattam of Shan
Hai Kuan n the Gulf of lailo Tung
says.
"In iirmrilflnre wkh an agreement of
the admiral*, the forts have !****n divid
ed among th- different nations. The
town iw*s no? been occupied, but the gate*
r* guarded by artillery Th*' fort* are
nearly Intact, and the whole route from
Pong Ken to Shan Hit Kuan Is tiw
• > H>pi**l bjr th#' Russians. After th** oo
cupatloti *>f Shan Hai Kuan, the Amer
ican* refused to further participate In
tha operation* Part of the Ilu*slan for e
i k ad anclng northward.”
HI >v| %\ oi*i : it ATIOJVt,
Heprrrt nf the Occnpntlon nf Mukden
t nnf!rniel.
HI Petersburg Oct. R The Russian gen
eral staff has received **ffi lal dispatrhea
•uanflrming the reported o*i u|*ari>>n of
Mukden.
Lieut Gen. Suhbovltch entered the city
Oct 1. He advanced from o:d Ntu
Chwring on Sept 34 with eleven battalions
of infantry, two Sotniaa if (Ananat'k av
lry <iiii forty < *i guns, and after fighting
two engagement*, routed the Chli e>o
army on S#*pt. 27
Befot* wuhrlrawing the Chinese to
and fir* #1 the dty. The Russian* captur
ed numerous modern guns ond Imm- ti*c
store* of war materials.
DEFEATED IMPEItI AL TROOPII.
Five Th>ntind Trla#l Unrated Re
ulsr ttohllrri.
London. Oct. 9 **Flva thousand
Triads.'* siy* a dispatch to the Dally
Telegraph from Canton, dated Oct. 7.
"nave defeat**l the imperial troop* and
occupied several place* between Mlrs
Bay and Deep Bay. They are now* tnov
! ing southward The viceroy to-day dls-
I-niched Admiral Hj and (ien. Tong to op
pose them '
llecliled to IteeMll Them.
London, (ku. 9 The Tlme.% publishes a
report that Emperor Nicholas recently
decided to re all th*- Russian troops from
Man- hurW after Mukden had been occu
rd* and.
lintel at Wan t hnn.
Hong Kctig. Oct. H The town of Flan
t’htin |s quiet this morning, and the *tor***
have Im * n r* peti*vl. The retiels, who
*ti(k'<l Sai Wan, near San Chun. Sat
unlay, ore believed to b#*long to the force
of Triads whl -h is pro* erdtng westward,
levying blackmail nn#l recruiting The
missions in the Hinterland are safe.
W ENT O! EH lilv ST ATEMENT.
Hank Examiner Johnn Appeared
on tlie Aland.
New York. Oct s -Hearing In fh* pro
ceedlngs for (he removal of J F . W T
and E II Gay nor and B D. Greene to
the Juried- t|>n of the Georgia Federal
cruris, was resumed t*>-<lay before Com
missioner Shield#.
laiwin J Johnson a National Bank ex
amlner. was * aid'd for cross-examination
by th*' government. Johnson Is th* ex
pert countant, who prepare.| the eiat
orite tables of aci-ounts for the govern
ment In thi* case.
'Lie * xurnln.i ion of the witness con
•kßted prlv* i|Ktly of inquiring into the
ohje# of Mi Johnson |n Incorporating
certain it* in- In the tabulated wstemsnt
referred to. ll#* * xplln’#l in *l* (all his
mr lito-l of making ’he |.l*ie
Counsel asked many questions in re
gar*l I-# th* ••nine** *ai th** form prepared
by the witnes-. Ea*h question ne.**ssl
iotel * com|del** perusal of th#- large tab
ulntMl statement. This consume#! the
afternoon, find the hearing adjourned at
I o’cSo* k until to-morrow.
riNlt %MON 4. 1*1 1.4, it | MS.
% l loor (iaif Vin U here 'l‘fie>
iiNllit > r**d for a I •■•tli nl.
S Petersburg. Oct. 8 Five thoumn I
pilgrims >“* mbled at the St Nlkander
monastery In h* PorkhofT Iletrl* t for a
religion** festival During the night cm* of
th** upper floor- coll;|iaed. at.*l nimy of
tlwise sir* ping there fell U|on thos*- belowr
A fmscil ■ w. • auN-d by a fl*e a aim of
tire n-l four in* n an*l thirl)--lx W'om*n
w< te crushed eath, many others b* in<
seriously Injured.
At HIT.M>I . (.1 AH AM EE#.
Plchit r*l**’s llevolullon Heaponalble
for the Aellon.
Han I>onilngo. Republic of Santo Do
mingo. Oct. 8 via Haitian cable.—The gov
ernment has deerwd the suspension of
- onstl ui onal guarantees c*n a ount of
a revolutionary movenv nt In the lutertor
heade i by Gen. Pichardo, although it !**
av-f-ru-d iha: ord-'t ha* lieen restored, and
that Pichardo has been captured. All Is
quell her*.
Arrested Him Again.
Liverpool. (Rt. 1.-Jstnts Fitgharris.
tne Phoenix Park mur*|erer. known as
Skln-the-Goot. ' wae resrrested here Usr
evening f**r tailing t# rs|Mrt himself un
der the forms of h|s poison release .l.en*-
It Is pro. I *ole thit he will only he tem
porarily detained
To Pay Losses.
Cxpe Toorn. Get. 8 —The Cap* House of
W#m !y to-day passed to a second read
ing a bill to raise t% |nan of i.vmnon to en.
sure the immediate payment of half the
losses sustained by private person.-
through the war.
PLOT OR A MURDER
HANDSOME MARIE DEFEN BACH
DIED IN t Kit AGO.
LEFT POLICIES FOR $12.000.
THREE ALLEGED CONNPIR ATOR #
HAVE 111 .1 N AH RENTED.
Relieved the Vnnni A\*man AA *• De
ceived—She Thovight Her llcnth
1A to Hr Frig wrd Hneptcloua t tr
eanistasieea *f the n*r—lnnrancr
ompnn j anil Nweirtlrs and the
Aufhnrltles AA 111 l*nrsar the Invea
tigatlan,
Chicago net 8- With insurance u|*>n
her life amounting to $l2.<WO, Marie Defen
buch. aged L’3. died Aug in a boarding
linure on avenue under conditions
which the police lielieve Indicate a plot to
swindle an Insuranc# company and two
Insurance societies, if they do not point
to murder
The defectives believe that a conspiracy
was concocted ami that Miss Defenh#cfi
was o’dgtnallv one of thi* quartette of l
leged conspirators She had ©specte*l that
her death was to he feigned and that an
other body wav to pia\ tlie padve role
of her corpse; instead of that. r*wl death
came to her. Upon bench warrants Issued
by Jti-ig#* Gibbon*, three peraoos sntd to
be impllrst**! in the ra* Dr. August M
Unger. Frank It Smiley and F Way land
Brown have bee© arrested The latter Is
assistant innmig*-r *f a detective ag nev
ll** was arrest***! to-day on tils return
from Virginia The men under arrest were
arraigned before Judge Gibbon*, ami In
*l* fault of SI.VOO bail each, were commit
ted to Jail
"When Marie Defenbach die 1 there
were three Insurance policies on her Ilf**,
aggregating ell of recent date, and
Issued In the following companies an-1 as
sociations: New* York Life Insurance
Company, S&.0D0; Canadian < r*ler of For
esters, Knlglits oni! I oldies of
Honor. |3.(W> The itlleg.| conspiracy has
he. n Infestigat*- I with searching * are by
i private detective agenev. b\ th** f*hl
cgo attorn* v and detectives of th* New
Vork Life Insurance Company, and lat
terly by the otaie's attorney hlmeeif
Yesi*rlay nt n meeting btween Slates
Aftorr-\ Dineen. Assierant State h Attor
ney Willard M M* Bwen. Edward O'Bry
an attorney for the New York Life In
stirance Company, and Edward Maher, at
torney for the detective agency, the rae
was canvassed, and It wa* decided to
cause the immediate ar.est of the oeus
pects.
"Last April Mise F>efenbach applied to
the New York Insurance Company for a
IKMBD policy. This was refused on the
ground that she was not po*#w**d of
suffi. lent property interests to warrant so
large a risk, although she was •-xamtnel
and deo.ared to bo In perfe t heiitn. In
July Miss IWenhach eti'ee>ded In oi ain-
Itig from the New York conipan > M polDv
for Ikftd ani this forme#! pirt of tba
estate she left.
About the middle of August Miss pef*n
hach also secured Insurance In the Cans
dian Order of Foresters to the amount of
L,obl Atioiit the Hame time ehe tM*k out
a policy In the Knights und Lad#* of
Honor for $2,000. Two weeks le*er sh* was
lead. leaving a will which dire. ie*l that a
(•art of the poih l* s ehoiiid te* pit#l to
Frank H Smiley, "her aftiams and hua and. *
and that lier bo*ly t-e . remate#).
H#r death, at a boarding house In la
Haile avenue, was attended by tlie most
horrible agony. Drs. lautnard and H hroe
<t*r. the latter re|ire#)enttng the Knigtits
and I-adß* of Honor. w*r#* < allrd Thev
refused o Issue h certificate of death,
hut th** e nonet"* Jury later, ami after th**
fo#i> had l*e>n emt>alm and. found a verdict
f death Itoro dysentery. *1 h* next d-v
the Ikklv was cremated and the ashes
were scattered to the winds
Without much delay proceedings were
begun to recover the value of the Insur
ance policies Mis* Defenbarti had left,
owing to the unu-ual circumstance* sur
rounding her demise, the hurried embalm
ing of the body, followed the next day
by cremation, payment of the t>o!icic*
were refused, anl Immediate steps were
taken to trace ihe woman’s career during
th*- lasi few month** of h**r Ufa
An unusual Incident was connected with
the mnklng of Ml Defenhaeh’a will
On Aug 21. Miss l*fentch called n> the
oftl* #* of i lawyer In the Unity building
named Johnson an#! to|l him she wanted
to make her wall Some days earlier Dr
Unger had. It |s stated. toi*l this lawyer
wornun wouki all on him for this |sir*
fs*se. Hlid she senounced she hal come
In aeeordanea tvlth the ap|*olntm<fit. She
told Mr Johnson sh*' wanted to leave tier
property to Frank 11 Smiley, hei offi
m> and hustiarsl. an#l then sh#* went away.
Two days afterward she returned and Mr
Johnson had the sill retidy. It provided,
an sh* had Instructed, that after h*T
debt# were |.*i l her property w,*s to gi
to Smiley, tut sUe tiieti wanted another
provision Inserted. It \ • that aft*r
her death lier I- ly be cremated
Tills somewhat surprised Mr Johns n.
as he emtld not underwmrd how a young
and handsome womm w* ukl w sh her
Itrwly hurtled afier -bath, but ?•*• <ompll* I
with tlie request. II was so struck with
tlie circumstances, however, a* th#- *reni4-
tlon clause h.**l not le>n in the origin <1
instruction, tha he olic.i in wit new e#
from *idJ#liiiiiK offi a** *■ a matter *f pro
lection. Mi- L-efrnltteh then sign'd an I
executed Hie document. Two ii<i)S 111 t
she wa dead.
It was learn*d t-dny that. fsldra •he
policies taken out on Mia* I * f**nr*ach‘s
Ilf#* several cthei- bal l>een <ppii#*d for
In each cure SU.*iQO was sought.
DEL AAA ARE AM* THE DINTRIFT.
I*cpnlatlns Made l , iblle ty the Os
•us I* *•**#*•.
Washington. Ot \ m. The census bureau
to-*biy announced tha* in* p >pulation of
the -t.*te of Itelawarr wa- 184.735 in IRH.
as iignin t I*W IBU In lf This Is an in
crease of 18.343. or 9.6 j*er cent.
The population of the DlstrFt of Colum
bia Is 578.718 *s against 288.398 ten years
ago. an Increase *>f 4V3J6, or y 9 per ent.
4 tirkrsn I* 111.
Kansas City. Mo. fh't. 8 —Bourke
ran of New York (s suffering Jrom sub
acute laryngitis in this any Hi* phv-l-lm
has ordered him to cancel his
making engagements for Omaha t * m u
row night as w*.| a* ohr imnedOte
dat#w Mr Co.-krsn strained his hr * t
at Chicago a W***k ago He dedire* he
will be able to resume hi* speechmakiny
within a few days.
PLEASED BY THE PROSPECT.
It Is Believed the Miners’ eirlhe AAltl
*• lltid—Tliouhht They NN tit
Accept (hr luerens#* Offered.
Thiladelphla. Oct. 8 President Mitchell
Issued hi# call t*vlav for the much-talk**’!
of miners* convention to conalder the
operators' offer of * ten |>**r cent, tatorea e
In wages. The convention will lx* held at
S#*ranton and will open on Friday next
Representation in the conven’ion will be
on the basis of one lr|cgate with one \ot -
for each ltki persons on #trike It is th-*
general expectation that the decision >f
the convention Will b* to a# <*rpi the tn
cre#!.-#* ami return to w* rk.
Quietneas prevailetl throtighrsit the
anthracite regions t>dn\ the call for the
convention being generally accepted as a
signal for cessation of hostilities till
armiml Ther#- son- manv exloos o
satisfaction by minora and **t*crat*w and
by merchant# and aher* in th#* mlnliit
ms*4loti to-da> over the pre*sp#oia of an
etrL Si'ttlement and the trouble**.
To tk> complete#! the thiol weak since
the strike ofll tali) went lnt affe A
Tlie mineiM wll! h\** partul*** Miwi m*
meeting* at Shsmoktu to morrow and (
S#'rant*M) on \v*|n# sb*v I*reeident
Mitchell will le tn atten#!uu*’#* ml i# ex
l#*ci#*#i ( sp#-ak at I**tli pa* ew
fall for thi: t iin a icntion.
It AA 111 Be Held hy Miners at Ncran
fn •* I rl*ls).
( Nhenandoali, Pa . Oct. 8 Presklent
Mltehell to-day Issued a call for a on
; vent 101 lof mine workers of the three dl *
, tricts comprising the anthracite fi* Ll to
i meet in Hamilton, Pa . **n Friday next.
The text of the convention call Is as f>l
lows:
"Tem|*orary Headquarters I’nl’ed Mine
Wfrkers. llasl**ton. Pa. Oct. K To All
Miners #ml Min* Em| ojre of tlie Anthra
r lie It* gton
Brothers In view of the fact that the
tnlne operators ha\e |x>st*-d nolk e* off* r
ing nn advance in w#g - formerly paid,
and lelirvlng it to be niir plain duty to
*m - suit your wistief a- to our futuio a*
lion, we deem It advLable to ask you
*< se'cct delegate* to represent you In
* onv*ntlon.
"You r‘ thereftire notlfle'l that a con
vention will 1m- h*'l#t ai Scranton. Pa , b -
ginning Friday. (H. 12. at in m.
"The basis **f representation wilt lw on#*
lot** (<*r • • h on*' hundred iterate s on
strike, r if desired, one delegate ihun r**p
resent * many an o min* workers, bu
in* delegate will M* allowed lit • Ist nan**
than five \*te..
"La ti delegate should have credential*
signed h> the hatim.in siml #*e.retary of
I th*' meeting at whl-'h lie is eie te*l. and
whenever isteslhie ere#lentlal# houl#i bear
the s*al of the local union
John Mitchell, president United Mine
Workers of Ameri*
T I). Nlcholle. president District No 1
Thomas Duffy, president District No 7
John Fatty, District No 9
| * N H Dale pitas will >e tudifle*! of
ths hall In which the . .invention will la
I held when they arrive In Scranton."
After the rail had beefl Issued It was
|earne<| that the convention wIU be tMd‘l
in Muaic Mall
* taai.nta im.aata to ntart.
Employment AA 111 He Silven 88,00(1
Tin Plate AAwrkmen.
Pittsburg. Oct 8 —The American Tin
Plate Uompaiiy will nave In operation this
week twenty of Its tin pin plants out
•f thirty-five, giving employment to at
UaM .iT(Oi workmen. Thi tin plate com
I any employs al Inzer .Vl.dWi workmen
and within a (• w weeks, it is exp ted.
every plant in tlie cointry will be sulk
ing.
The .M*nongah‘la mill of (his city, the
I>emmler plant, and the one gt New Ken
sington started to-da\, and the others
will follow as eon as fmix-Ihit- Nearly
every plant in the gas b* It aJII cotiin* n< ••
to-night, and by the •• i *n the w*k
every ntu* * f the twenty will bi|**rat'
to their full capacity
Tt*' I'lants have been bile since the ex
pi rat ion of the scale, which expired in
June hist
no TiiAt e of i irrivß*.
York (awn Belief l olnwn llaa Not
Found the %latnc aoldlera.
ropyrlght, Itafto. the ArMM-ta’ed Press.
Manila. Oct. r. via Hong Hong-The re
port of the mptirre of about sixty men
of the Themv-ninth United Btae* In
fantry on Maflr.duqtie Islaml Is confirmed
through communication* from Mac Arthur
and Kempff. from Marindtique Island, but
details are lacking
The Yorktown's relief column landed at
TorrlJoe on tho Mor.nduque coiiM and
marched to Santa Unix, which was the
prnjx>*ed roßfe of tho captured purty.
without encountering the enemy or learn
ing anything regarding th#* captives, #*x
*-epr that • hey had entirely disappeared.
MarlndiKjue Is a small Island within
forty miles of Luxon* I# I* possible that
the rebel# have conveyed the captives to
Luxon.
-
t II IFF TOOK At TION.
lieterj Promptly Issued Inatriietloia*
to III* Force.
New York. Oct 8 Chief Devery to
night issued an order t< police command
ers. ‘ho take prompt #nl thorough act loti
with regard to any comp! (inf that mv
t* made to >tiu of ofomxadon, llbgrl
i*sTstration and voting
Th** chief calls *t tent lon to the letter
written to hin* by State Superintendent *f
M'<*iillagh. and orders Uiviatl
gation of Its charges.
FOB Nt HAHNN HKLLAtB.
Application Mnlc on tlie (inland of
Delay in Trial.
New York. Oct 8 Applk *tlotl foe the
rel#* i of Fr-*|erick S* horn, now in the
Tonus, on an hidi -tment ’growing out of
bis arrest •* th** tlm*- nie slsier Kate w i%
murdere#!, wa# nio#ie t>-duy I#'fore Ju**-
ti#e Newhurger i*y ha* attorney. It will
be heard on Wswtnesday. The plea for
release is on the groiirel that terms of
court have been nasfe.l since his #rret
without hi* teing brought to trill.
Hoera at Uefimrr.
Cape Town. Oct s—The Boers now oc
cupy Wapener, as well as Rouxville and
FPksburg. In Orange river county. anl
the British are attempting to surround
them
Fresh t'##e #f Iksiue.
Brisbane. Oet. 1— A frrah cose of the
bubonic plague 1# officially reported here
DAILY $9 A YEAR.
h UKNTS A COPY
WEEKLY 2-TIM EH-A WLLK.II A TEAR
NO HOUNDS TO RUN
TRAIL OF LATTIMOHF.’a Ml HIIF.RKR
4 01 UI NOT IIF. FOLLOWED.
NEGRO IS STILL AT LARGE.
lIDAPPOinTVKKT OVF.R THPS F*JL-
I UK TO AI>I*NKIIK#n DIM.
lll,mmllmnn,la r \nt r.rar#il.
Kltorr. Mail,- br tlir Hnrnl., n.m
urrr.|in,lr,| ahrrllT I,,'nna nt
•>.. I iiii.l) trn.rt Ulrh
liut th. r.nl Unit I'h.a r,r,,wn
r ~ll—r,l, i, I ownl.'n ll„,ind. H.r,
Tnr.l,.r„„ Or!,'* 4„a.,
Rrunawlrk. Oa., Oct. li -t’p tn a lata
h,Mir nr> ilnflnlta nnara nf thn nap'iim nt
<nrtn.,nr l.nttimorn', mur,tprar hart In.
racalvml. although arrr.ta hn>l bean m*.la
of part lea.
Muoh rtl*nppr#ntme'tt ha* been e, prana art
h-ra In-,lay ntar tha failure of Ihe rmintjr
oftl,-era to |ilara h|,aM|li,„inl* on tha frail
I rat nlhr. nurt It I* ronanrtert that had
thl* haan dona, niul a |,ar*l.rant aaarrh
inuila, tha munlar.r aroulrt In all pmh.
lullty have la n onpiururt Tha Morn In,
Nana rurr, ,|innl nt want to Bi* Mila
f'molnr liar nlchf, and from a,ant
lt'*ma\ who aama down from Rvarttt,
with ii |>o,*a. .a, urr.l u ,|, -rl|,llon of thn
tntirdnrer. aa fulhiwa "Hhort, haavtljr aal,
vary -lurk, email minliK h. rtra*a<l in hlun
Jiimpart."
Tim harm t**,,.|n,t ih- train ar Rvarntt.
The i*,-an or Kvnratt hn* tha munlarar',
l—l In ••nat.aly, ll* *.iva latlilmoraa
aUvar la namal Ir\ that ha t*iu*hi
llatol nt ICvaratt Haturatoy, *n,l aural
lhat ha wa* ttiK to .laal n rhV> in
Mrunawt ‘k Htiriilay nmtit to aa* two hull
rtlaa of rioth,w. ttni Hull ha would kill
thn man that triad to pm him off iha
train lie 'nrrl.-,| out hi* murdamua i*.in*
lo tha |aii,-r. a, auf-u.iuent event proved
FVoin flit Mile f'riw,iiu. the ,'orre*(w>n,W
'■ht want to rmir Mila tTr,**ln. an,l thara
f..1 If 1.1 a l.rir,' |*n, f rllliaaia anxtou* to
KO on the trail hut they had no do.
The mill wa* fraaSi ~,„| plainly vlalhla
In the hritthtnr * fa full moon, hut
the ahaen, .• of any ofltrlul l„ |. M ,| the |Hr
*y Wllh 'hut* prevented ilielr Kotnc.
Thn rorr *|>undent dlapil had 111# team
on „ .Uieen-mlla drive for hlo,Hlhound.
hut tha owner. Mr. Teddy Mala, mated
that hla hound, had not Ivan on a trail
In two year,, and he dll not think they
would follow one Thla proved tha U.t
reeouri e for tha croa.l, unla.a the roun
iv'a do were hrouht, and ihey never
ahowal up
In explaining why no effort waa mart#
lo follow 111, troll from wheia Me ne,ro
Jumped fiatn the train, the offlrara ataia
thui thl oounty'a h.*. were twenty-two
mil#** n way. a it#l cuuid not b# *#*, ursd m
lime The | o*ae. however raturned homa
afoul davilkhl. thornuahly dl*appo| n iad
at Ita failure to follow an .ilmoat certain
troll to the murderer
"I>-doy Sheriff Lvari, an,| Deputy Sheriff
l*rl,-e of Wayne eania dawn with blnad
hoimd*. tint the trail waa too .old, and
they 10111,1 ,|,i notiilnK Tram,n,*ter Kelih
of the Southern al*o arrived, and la do-
Itik nil he can for Ihe family of conductor
l.ittlmnre. T(|-ni*lit Delegate, A N Ken
drlrj, und W \\ Ivllla of the Order of
It ail way rondu.lorr arrived to attend thn
funeral to-morrow Mre. Ijittlmore. moth
er of Marlon, will arrive 10-morrow morn
lntt from Wa.hltufton.
In dl*,-ii*.lnk the failure to .neurn a
trial of the murderer laal nlcht. frtenda
of ilia d-,an*,d axiweeaad Ihe icreieat
dlaapt~.iniriieni .aid the tfenaral ..ntl
ineni I* that filynn'a eounty officer* *hould
ap.ita no extM'nne |„ hrlti* the criminal
to Juetl, e The railroad temple feel that
Kiev are lare taxpayer* and lhat their
ni'*i are enilHed to full prolerllon p U h.
lie rentlmei'i I* in favor of the county of
tl, Inl* >|>arl„K no pallia or eximtnie In cp
turln* l.attlmnre'a murderer, aa It la gen
erally felt that it Wji# one of Ihe moat
cold blooded and brutal crime, ever re
corded hare.
TO TIIV <t|# MV\K t UIKTS.
The t hnrae taaln.l the Vnung ties
I* Haatag.
Annapolla, Md.. fret. B. \ ffeher.al cauft
tn.rrtlal will convene |o-moc ow a' If*
Naval Academy lo tev'.lx naval cadeta
now under arreat and other* aa may
ho further Implicat'd for li.ixlnc cadeta.
Th • penalty, under act of Ctmrcee, If
cun'.(led. I, dl-mlaaal from the rv;ce.
The ar< u*ed cadets had fourth r|,ea
rn h, t'adat Dortch, m a room where hn
waa made to aland on hlr hea l l-inu-ri
•took waiter. In m.klns on ‘nan'-tt-m.
caiikhi the partle* Implicated In t'.e act.
ST. I.HOHtH! U 88 KI.OATKSO.
Vraael Hn Iteclatnied Prim tho
lleep \tlthout trrlnn. Itamax,.
Santtasn de Culm, Oct. R.—To-day t'a|W.
Tucker, rommondhuc tho Merritt and
Chairman wrecking ouiMt, auceeded tn
Hoallns the (terman steamer St. Ueorse,
Capt. llons-hich. from I’hllidelphta. Au.
&, and Norfolk. Aug 8. for H, l.ucla and
Uai'iulrl. which went aahore mar the lat
ter place on Sept. 8 and wa* then cun
eldereil a wreck.
The S; ocorse hua bean brutish' hare
for teiiijrorary rciralrs, and It la expc-teii
will leave for New Vork In a fortnight.
She was only *iihtly damatted.
88 11.1. lias HI ILO THIS 81.8181.
The whip 88 111 lie Towed Prowl lew
1 oek to hewport Hews.
New York. Ocl. B—The North Oerman
Moyd atexmahlp Main la to be rebuilt by
the Newport New* Shipbuilding Company
and wt.l be tow,-I to that plane from tha
Krle Basin to-morrow. The rebuilding trill
coat over IMu.tOV.
Two of the eureratrucfure deck* have
been removed, and the vee.e! floagx vary
high In the water. She will carry with her
the .hell* of thirty or forty metallic llfl
boat* that were deatroyed In the flea.
Th'-ao will he dumped overboard a. .non
a, .he set. outride Ail the anchor*, veil
ttlatote. pulleys and other material of
v ,lue have heen taken from the burnt ahlp
ard amt to flermany on tha Bremen.
Killed In t olll.lon.
Heklelbert, Oct Five percema were
klllal and aeventy-tlve Injured In a rall
way colli,lon at Karl.thor Dat avenlng.
The aedd.nl wa, due to an error of a.g*
nailing. On# official baa been ai taxied.