The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, October 19, 1900, Page 5, Image 5

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FAVORABLE_TO_THE M*REES. , K , M WTTIJB HI HT BY THfc |N> K!tTIATIO*. BrOrt the **'• 8... H at l the * *■'■■ Preferred Ul(p ,l (hr l oßTlrt !-••<• hr So* ! lidmoodso® Brought <>wt ys Idrare Tho* *■! *® Sotlifr (h , imllrnees Tho* the (bantn „, r , Hl-roooSrd—Heorlo* Ilia ( .irUl'B' . Mc ,i„ 0.. Oct. IS—The Board of j.lmmleeloner. closed their lnvee , 0 f -hr loovki camp* of the Mc p , ir.yhers this evening, The record of .'tijtjrlon t very volumtnoui and , H probably not be ready to go before r , Governor under several daya. TV nltnees upon the etand cloned .. Mii.ny about sundown. and th* at •ho rave announced that they tc r , at:kng to leave the record with the n , ,ji without iirfuntent. The testl •< rJuv and thte morning was In rrhi.ttal of the evidence Introduced by ( ’a! IMmondaOß on Tuesday. It was to , •!■ t :h* difference between the <on , • , ,mt -of McKee brothers from tlie Will McKee, where free labor war .ntp.ojed and where the alleged cruelties <kvurred. Tne vldance yesterday consisted of tj_, rtu'enients of white men who had bee i imp!eyed H tlie rampe. and who had l r , r t> it there frequently. Among tin , was State Warden Jake Moorr. >'. | that he had examined them jiwaemly and found (ham about the t g-ktpt In the atate. He states that . , nu'iaxrment was good and that the fiirrotindlngs were in such admirable i-jpe he had overlooked seeing whether , , rules of the Prison Board, were posted irrr* ot not. another witness war Prison Commie t.or.er Thomas Karon. who testified that had dropped down upon the camps recently, totally unexpectedly, and tnj* he round everything tn admirable m i non so far as he oould Judge by rig* l investigation. He was there at dinner time and saw who! convicts hid to eat It • good, wholesome food and In ample quAntititf s <-ral of the leading witnesses testified ic i character of the Mcßecs and ihe,r futher and as to the reputation of the imps. This evidence was very fa- j vornble to the defendant*. After this ! Cos! F.lmondaon calleit up several of the witnesses who swore for him on Tties 3av. and they added much to their for mer eviJence. rapt H. Q. Turner, for the defense. ! ask'd these witnesses why they had not iworn that way at first and also If they had no’ been in consultation with Ed r tna last n'ght and to-day arranging - 'stimony. To thlo they rep!', the affirmative. Ii Is ’he consensus of opinion here that f. Klmondaon'a case has gone to pieces *-.l that the camps will Smb susealned. Th- nvesiigetion has been very rigid, last tr.g fir. early in the morning until < In • evening, with a necessary hour at r.on .ah day. The trial has been wtl • . . 1 hy a crowded house very day, the throe** being eager to catch every word ef th' testimony, which, a* times, has been sensational on hoth sides. 11l 1.1.Eg l> Hits OWS lIEFKhSE. The I. ell era I EsplMlne.l Some Things tbnul Ills Campaign. !/ and n. Oct. 19 —The P|el.rm®rltlburg ndent of the Dully Mall wires ns follow* ‘•ln • < wrM**'*'h returning (hank* for th** >* .r.l • { honor. Sir K*lvwr* Bullcr made u f- r. r cl 4tfenr of hit strategy. He raid t ’i I no? believe that any general had j • *r f tt\ * Fituatlon *o difficult a* that | • i confronted him when he dleem- : i H**l ut Town without an army -A.rfi no hoj*e of one for another aaven *.r longer. f ind Miiftking nj Ktmharl*/ ■ h* continued. *an| the two nvnue* icroai th** Frew Htat^i, • bridge and Norval’e l*olnt |n th* of th* enemy, with lady*mtth frarl? *o. If I lia<) w.i'.'•*! for th* army n Advanced on Bloemfontein It ! t iv.* been at lea*t twelve week* *+(• I could have exerted any Influence • • r>p wit tint ion. 1n that tlnv th** Poem would have 1 •’ ■’• ly overrun an*l occupied Natal. ’ ao.it would have been the effect of Inti Britain?* ••n Buller mid that Rlr Evelyn Wool hel wired rteklng to be allowed to com* ’•* Krve under him. He eatd he wax • >r *m trmpted In hi* life to Ink* a man word, for he had begun to look up nr a forlorn hope*; but It would * been cowardly to have let Sir Evelyn ird ak* th* rink. J kr. that if T had failed to re- I.advmlth.* he exclaimed. T ehould f h anpreme command I lout It and f think. Hut I had taken on the k and wit* Itouml to aee It through to • '*r fluxion.’ * Kealverv paid the hfghea* com pH the loyalty and uallantry of hi* under the tremendoua "train, a Mieved, euch a* no aotdler* hletory of the world had ever to undergo before.” 'WltllGK OK l'4lXl)OLI}1CB. M'Klnlc, and W. 1.. Wilson Were "' Personal friends. "ss legion. Oct. 1* Prisllml M"Kln i rni a mrssags of condolsno lr <“ lankly of .s-IVgimasirr tl.nr#l " l,; im L. Wilson, who died ut Urxlng- VV. yeaiarday. Tho Prosldem and r IVI . un served tygether In the llousg R'l'nsenlallvrs for several years and. 'hHr riolltlcn! differences, mere rm ixrsonal friends. * VBI,AM> HIU ATTETO. nd Isidore Strana Will Be at the Ullann Kon*rl. ttishlrgion. Oct K.-Ex-rresldent v lirtil accompanied by Jsidor gtraus *• N'i York, passed through Washington ’ ‘ '‘ning for Charlestown. W. Va., ’ ' will attend the funeral of Hon 1 n D. Wilson, who was postmaster 1 Mr Cleveland's cabine*. They over In l!i city long enough for * nr * r the Arlington. “tHI.IiBE* l MkJt RED. •king a a |i| „f ||,r Condltloa of tkr * save®. *b!ngton. Oct. I*. - A lelegram t.* rr ' ,,v * " th* navy de " bvilay from Lieut, Mason, tn o* the Newport torpedo station, (p. * lh t the Dahlgren. one of *he tor *f,•._***** ,n "oillelon yesterday, which hr- *' nt on •***■ fl *t In Nesvport H. ho* been floated uninjured. O tv fckhlng of the condition of the ~' 1 * h,, 'h had her bow smashed In. Xorsford's Acid Phosphate A Great Tonic. lievT' Vi * 3r ** er ' * n< * etrenftheno, ro __ nervouetiessand headache, and pj** good appetite. 1 " 1111 * H 'myota’t an wrtppet. Fall and Winter OPENING of oar Merchant Tailoring Department OCT. 17. 18 AND 19. 338 Styles of Cloth on Display. - If you wish to have your Winter Suits, Overcoats or Trousers made to measure at a very small advance over ready-to-wear goods, call and leave your measure. Satis faction guaranteed. B. H. Levy & Bro. SI BI HAT I IkITHKII TORY. Philippine \nval Ntagloa May Not Be Established There. Washington. Ort. 1 Report* which have reached the Novy Department are to the effect that Buhlg bay, tn the Philip pine I*iands. I* not a suitable place for locating an extensive naval station, coal ing station or navy yard, owing io limited depth of wafer. Naval opinion ha* been divided for some time as to the relative merits of Manila bay and Hu big bay. The Bpan!*h govern ment spent larg" sums on Subtg bay. and It was thought to offer facilities superior to those of Manila bay for a permanent naval headquarters. An Inquiry as to the relative merlin of this and several other points was Imaltut'-d some time ago, and the reports forwarded through the com - thunder of the- Asiatic station are. not favorable to Suhlg bay. holding that It has disadvantage* similar to those urged against Manila bay Several other point* are suggest'd as offering good sites for station* or yard*, in.'hiding Hollo and Olongpo. Naval Pon simotor Hobson has talon a different view, however, and has presented a plan for an extensive naval establishment on flu big bay. In view of the difference of opinion. It Is probable that a naval board will be name-1 to pass upon the several points ami select the one most available for station. GOLDING HA* IIHKN RELEAMD. OMlran Saprrnae I onrt Gavf Him Ilia Freedom. Washington. Oct. IS.—The State De partment has received a dispatch from Vico Consul Carroll at Monterey. Mcx., saying that Hunter F. Holding. an Amcri rn clttsen. who tria recently sentenced to a term of elicht yours' Imprisonment in a Mexican penitentiary, has been re leas**) from custody. Holding was employed as a brakeman on a Mexican Railway and was convicted of complicity In the death of a Mexican, who was stealing a ride on his train by throw ing him off the car. At a rehearing of the case. It developed that Holding had nothing to do with ejecting the man from the train The sentence of the lower court was therfor* reversed, and the Supreme Court, to which an appeal was made, gave Mm his freedom A pathetic Incident In connection with the case was the death of Holding's son while he waa Imprisoned. Through the In tercession of n Mr*. Dodge, an American, the father was allowed to attend the hoy's funeral, for which he was deeply grateful. Holding Is of a well-known Virginia fam ily. an<l Senator Martin of that state has evinced a wi rm Interest tn his case. HBCOVBHBD THE NECKLACE. The Italy Development •* the Schrrl hrr Case. New York. Oct. Hllhooly. counsel for the Ellsabethporl Rank, aald to-day that he was tn possession of the diamond necklace given to Mrs. Hart by William Behretber, the defaulting clerk. The Jewels were obtained through legal proceedings, about which Judge Hllhooly Is retlcrns. He admitted the possession of the Jewels In question, but de-llncd to say where they had been secured. From another source, however. It was learned that these are part of the lot put up as security for a loan with a New York Jeweler. Judge Hllhooly said that Mrs Hart waa still In New York and that any report to the contrary was untrue. He also ssld that she was not now under surveillance of the police The hank directors have all along known of her location. The Judge Intimated thas a great deal of work which Is very Important had been done In the last few rteye. and that within a week the bank would have finished Its part in the story until the capture of the missing clerk. _ RGOrCNING POffTFONBO. Spain Taking nn Interest In the Ap proarltinu t'on*re*. Madrid. Oct. I*.—The cabinet has decid ed to postpone the reopening of the Cories pntli Nov. on account of the Ulspano- Amerlcan Congress, which meets Nov. 12 and lasts until Nov. 20- The Spanish government will take an active part In the Congress, and an exceptional welcome will be given lo the official delegates from the Central and Booth American republics. WHEKLM ANI) HOMO*. The ftenernl Will Freaent the Lieu tenant NA'llh a lap. Montgomery. Ala.. Oct. 18-Hen Joseph Wheeler and Ueut. R, I*. Hobson arrived In Montgomery 10-nlght from New York To-morrow will he Wheeler and Hobson day at the fair, and Oen. Wheeler. In be half of cltlsens of Alabama, hill present Ueut. Hobson with a loving cup. m r I’roruinfd In !guidon. Oct. I*.—At a mee'lng of the privy council at Balmorn, to-day t ■ guics prorogue ! Parliament until early in December, when It will be further pro rogue! until the usual time of assembling, the middle of February. THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1000. MORE PAPERS WERE HEAD. Session of the Ven Enxlan* Cotton Manufacturers* Association. Washington, Oct. IS— Amcng the paper* that were read at the afternoon sea-ion of the New England Colton Manufacturers' Association to-day wa* one by Edward W. Thomas of Lowell, Mass., on "The Ue of Cotton Waste. D A Tompkins of Charlotte. N. C., dis cussed the problem of "Market* for American floods." He wo* followed by Daniel Moore Bates of Wilmington, Del . with a paper on "Our Cotton Export Trade With China." A paper on "Krlcilcsi Clutche*," wa* read by Klehard H. Hill of Boston. To-night'* session brought the sixty ninth semi-annual meeting to a elowe hatter In the evening about thirty-five member* of the association accepted the Invitation of the Bout hern Railway Com pany and left for a visit to some of the Important cotton manufacturing centers In the South, to be gone five or six day*. The only paper presented to-night was one by Prof Paul Schulte of Crefeld. Ger many. on the "Development of Textile Patterns In Former Centuries," an ab e'ruct of which was read to the associa tion. Thirty-seven new members were elected. Bear Admiral George W. Melville of the engineering bureau of the navy gave the amciatlon an Interesting talk from an en gineering standpoint and *poke of the pos sibilities of export Industry In rbtton President Thompson udjotimed the meet ing with an address. In which he urged upon the members the Importance of at tendance at the gatherings of the asso ciation. The next meeting will bo held In Boston In April. GAR R ISO Y FOR TIE\ TSIt. Twn t ompanle* of the \lnth Regi ment Ordered There. Tien Tsln, Ocl. l, via Shinghal. Oct |g —A courier r-pori* that the British col umn of the Poo Ting Fu expedition reach ed the walled town of Wang Chla Ku Oct 15. meeting with no resistance, and that the other columns have also been un opposed. The natives are friendly an 1 supplying food to the troopa. The tao tal of Wang Chla Koi asserts that u hodv of troops, supposed to be French or German, dispers'd a force < f Boxer* around We Nan Oct. 9. Inflicting severe losses and burning a number of vil lage*. Gn. Chaffee ha* ordered two companies of the Ninth T'nlied State* Infantry to garrison Tien Tsln. The provisional sarrlson of Tien Teto has sentenced six Boxer* to deoth. WERE KOI hill NiOT GHLTY. Streeter anil other Sqnaffera Did hot Conspire to Murder. Chicago, Oct. Jg—Capt. George Welling ton Streeter and seven co-defendants whoae attempt to hold fllled-tn land on the lake front here last summer re>u!t<d In the mohliaatlon of the police force of this city and the wounding of two pers ns were to-day declared "not guilty” of con spiracy to commit murder A charg. of unlawful assemblage still remains against the "squatters." as well ao a number of civil suits. Btrester laid claim to valuable land, which having been formed by dumping re fuse. Is noi officially recognised as exist ing. The tract Is now valued at several million dollars. ■ ' f ARRESTED FOR MAYHEM. Con MeVey Acro-ed nt Chewing a t’orler's Ear. New York. Oct. 18—" Co n” MeVey, the big pugilist who gained notoriety on Nov. 10, 1808. by Jumping Into (he ring and In terfering with the Corbeti-Bharkey tight, was to-dny held In 110,000 hall for examination on a charge of mayhem. Thomas Cllr.lon. a atnal’ elxid hotel por ter. appeared against MeVey. One ear was badly lacerated by .he clalmej, the te> th of the MLpound pugilist, who had attacked him for spot |ng a practical joke played by MeVey on a poorly-dressed man. DILLIXLM AM ELECTED. Ea-Liovcrnor la t nlted Males Seua lor From Yermnnt. Montpelier. VL. Oct. t*.—Ex-Gov, W. r. Dillingham was electee) I'nleed Slates Senator by the Vermont Legislature to* day. The choice waa made on the third ballot. C. A Prouty, one of the four Rs publican candidates, having withdrawn, and the Democratic members who prr. vlously had voted for Seneca Haxelton having decided to support Dillingham. tins Traveled 2JMM Miles. New Vork Oct. I*.—Miss Oast rounded up the twenty-sixth century at 7 80 o'clock to-night. All obstacles toward rnmnle llon of the 8.000 mile Journey have been overcome so far by the little woman, who confidently egpeeia to finish early Satur day evening Members for Spain. Madrid. Oct 18—The ?<uke of Totu in Marquis Vlliaverdc, Benor II Oliver. dl. rccior general of the civil register, and Honor Torre# Campos have been appoint ed members on iha part of Spain of tho Hague International Arbitration Board. NO MURE BHYATI9M. Ilanna Hass It Will hot Re Known After the (tleelton I Madison. R. P . Ocl. IS.-Senator Hanna's Itinerary for hi* second day's apeech making In South Dakota was mu h the hardest day of Ihe trip. It Included stops at a half-doxan loams In the eastern and southern counties, and wound up 10-nlght with a meeting at Rtoux Falla. The llrst atop 10-day was at Flandreau. a large crowd there including 150 boys and girls from Ihe government Indian Indus trial school. In spite of extreme hourte ness. Senator Ilanna made a rather rx tended address, taking up the question of imperialism more fully than he has yet discussed it and arguing Ihst Ihe ehol' Issue wa* simply an effort of Mr Bryan and other Democratic leaders to make polWtcal capital out of the war with Siwun, the full credit (or ihe sitccassful con clusion of which Hetiator Hanna claim'd, they are afraid the Republican par y would receive. Senator Frye also epoke a few words. At Egan Mr. Ilanno spoke live min utes "When Ihe election of next November I* over.” aald he. "theru will he no more ilryanlsm. Then- must always be iwo parties. An honest difference tut jxtllthal and eAmomlc questions must be expect ed. but four year* ago Jeffersonian De mocracy wa* defeated through the ambi tion of a certain man and the effort* of certain other men When Mr Bryan sug gested free sliver a* an antidote for evil* existing four years ago. ho found mtny listeners among them—many Republican* who were ready to accept any theory rath er than have a continual" i of thoe'''tlme*. Bui McKinley wtu* elected, and that money which will endure ad ihe storm* of finance Is the only foundation of your se curity. And we must admit that free sil ver I* not the remedy for commercial and tlnan.tal depression." At Mitchell Renator Ilanna made an em phatic dental of Ihe report* con-emlng Gov. Roosevelt'* recent trip through the West. He said "1 am sorry that those who ere leading Ih'- npposlllon have so far forgotten Ihe dignity which surround* the high office of the presidency of this great nation as to descend, as Mr Bryan has. Ir.lo ivreonal abuse. I say thot II I* an eahlhltlott of smalt appreciation of the high office lo which h* aspires o descend lo public ly ing from Ihe rostrum every day. Why, my friends, when Gov. Roosevelt was In your stale, that young champion of lib erty, honesty and good government, some of the slanderous speakers of this slate Insulted you by saying that Gov Roose velt was Intoxicated while he was tn South Dakota." CHICAGO*A ATHEIST R AII.AA II I. vv In.t the Cltlseua* Asaoelatton hecks tn lcrnnttlUh. Chicago. Oct. U.—The Ctttxens' Street Railway Association of Chicago, which applied for a state charter about ten dayn ago, will ask the City Council for a blan ket ordinance, covering about inn mites of streets now occupied by the old Trac tion companies The ordinance will con tain a proviso that the association my purchase from the existing traction coin panlrt the rail* now tn the street* at a rale not exceeding t25.W0 per mile of single track On their refusal to sell, the second main provtsloh of the ordinance will be for th* "duplicate rails," or the parallel ing of existing tracks &*i all the inntn thoroughfares of the city, t'ntveraal transfer*, a flat three-cent fare and muni cipal ownership whenever Ihe city elect* to retire the aseoeloilon'e tnd Issue of 525.U00 per mile are the bids offered the municipality for the granting of this blanket fran. hlee. The aim of the ordinance is to estab lish munlcl|Mtl ownership of all streets railway properties ns toon a* the city ha* legal authority and the necessary funds to acquire the same on an actual cost basts. IIEI.II MEMORIAL ffiRVICBI. Tributes ll ere Paid to the l.nle William L. Wilson. Lexington, Va . Oct. 14.—Memorial service* for the taie Hon William L. Wilton, president of Washington and L"< University, were held tn the University chapel this afternoon Rev T A Mali th* dead man’s pastor, conducted them, and a touching memorial address was de livered, hy Rev James A Quarle* of the university. The edifice was filled with a sorrowing audience On the rostrum were Hu Uni versity faculty, the Virginia Military In stitute faculty, and I.** Jackson Hump of Confc.l>rate Veterans, of which Mr Wllaon was a member A special funeral train will leave here In the morning a! 7 o'clock over the Bal timore and Ohio Railroad for Charlestown w. V.. his old home. wh*r the flnal funeral services and Interment will take place at 12 o'clock The fondly will he accompanied hy th* faculty, trustee* and tudents. LY ACHED t MCUHO. Eiaatua Wnrfleld \\ a Taken From Jail hy a Mob. F.lkton. Ky., Oet. I*.—Erastu* Warfield, n negTO. was lynched here after midnight by a mob who took him from *he county Jail, where he had been placed for at tempting to break into a farmhouse when Ihe farmer's wife and tittle child were the only occupants. Death of H. W. Hngadute. Washington. Oct Ik—The State Depart ment hat recalved a reior' from the consul si Nagasaki cl to*- and nib at ihat place on S< pt 13 Of Bartrand W Hug* talc, vice consul and marshal of the consular court at Tien Ta.n. flilna Mr. Ragsdale was a resident of Banta 80-a. Tal., and was appointed marshal In ISSA and vl e onsul In 19m*. He had gone from Tien Tsln to Nagasaki In July for the benefit of his health Increase In Arlannn. Washington, Oct. 14 —The population ef the territory of Arlxoca. at officially an nounced to-day. Is 122.21], against 5!>.2 tn IDO This Is an Increase of 62.592, or KM.9 per cent. fnntrttMitlon* of g1.0fW1.202. Galveston. Tex , Oet. IS.—John Demlm. treasurer of the Galveston relief fund, gave out a statement to-night showing thet the total contribution to data arc ii mm Sampson Is In Bed. Boston. Oct, 1 Hear Admiral Samp son wa# quite 111 last night, and to-day he was not permitted by hls physician to leave hi* bed. A NewComer Expected It will bring joy and comfort, especially if its birth is made easy to the mother. Children bom under painful circumstances or sur roundinp before or during accouchement arc rarely strong, nearly and healthy. Parents and relatives should recommend a trial of “ Mother'm Friend” for external use. It fa a simple nnd effective liniment, relieving all pain try relax ing the muscles. There is nothing like it in tlie world. §• 1 Hya)! Dnif:‘ •*, at •*% *by e 4am re Hpt of pr, e. I prr Hot tie. Tfl KRiOftKi n RH.I MT CO.. lUd!b.U. MERCHANTS HONORED SAYERS Man? 4aMlhrreri mi ilr lork Mrr> chant* dab—A. H, llettitta I’rulir fur a l*lllavthru tlaf. Ntar York. Ocf. It.—A* a farewell to Gov Joaepti I* Sayers of Texas, the Mer chants’ Aiwo tatton. to the number of about >*>, aj>cmbl*l In the Merchants’ Club this afternoon to listen to th* Gov ernor a is<l Mil him fare well on Ihe eve of his departure for h*nr John Claflln presUlt.l and Introduced Gov. Sayers, who |K>ke about the devas tation at vialveeton. and the *ork of re fief, for which th** Merchants’ Associa tion furnished fKC.OOO and a*t*ted tn ksid- Injr the Dotted & tales transiort MePher mm with supplies, valued at fllA.rtV mor He alexi spoke of the commercial relit!mi*, between TANARUS xas and the city of New York H- ended his address by thanking the members present for thHr work In tlm aid and saying that it would never l* forgotten by the people of Tex is Mr. rhatlin then said that the |w*opl* of Now York would he all the more ready to |Mircha*e stock in Texas since the pros peeft and conditions had hewn ao clearly depleted by tJov Sayers He then grace fully introduced Abram H Hewitt, w'ho, on rising to speak. grasp and Gov. Sayers by hoth hands. Mr Hewitt himself In It* entire sympathy with Texas, lie governor. Its people and the stand which every one if taking to scant by Texas dnttl the last vestige of the great suffering has dleap prarrd Mr Hewitt then related an In cident in the relief of Jacksonville during the yellow fever when he wa* mayor. A gentleman of this city gave Itl.oH which wa* afterwards returned, as It was not needed. The name of the donor was not known except to yrr. Hewitt. When the money was handed hack to him the donor added hie check for ISmum o It. making tots! of lat.OOft. which he said he wished given to n fund to an asylum for me orphans of the victims of the fever Mayor Hewitt said that the man waa now dead and ha was released from secrecy and therefore announced his name He saM: “The man who did this glorious are was Alfred Corning Clark He did many other acts of a Ilk* generous nature, and I know myrelf that he gave hand rads of thou* an-!* of dollars for charity without ha\lng his name known.” Following the addrese of ex-Mayor Hewitt, mi Informal reception was held to give the guests opportunity to meet Gov Bayers, after which n luncheon waa also served. MADE A RICH HAIL. I'oftlofllre Hihhery A’ery hucceasfal In Aew York. New York Oct. I*. —The World to-mor row will say: "Forty thousand dollars 1* believed io be a conaervattve estimate of the amount of money, postolflee orders, i heck* and stamps stolen from posioflh e eiailon M In Ihr Grand Central Falser Monday night, or on Its way to the general pooiofltie Officials tried haid lo keep se ret. not only the fact Ihat the rohhary had o - curred. but Ihe amount of monry stolen They even went so far as to k. ep the mat ter from the-New York twice and the secret service agent*. ' The World learned yesterday that many of the largest business houee* and banka In Manhaiian above Foriy-second atr*et had registered mat! In station It on ’h* night of the robbery. None of them were able to find out whether they had sus tained tosses They will not know until they have communicated with their cor respondents The Murray Mill Hotel, the Hotel Manhattan, the Grand Cen tral Railroad station. Ihe Third avenue branch of the liwnk of New Amsterdam Ihe Hurray Hill Rank, the New York Furniture Company and the Manhattan Storage and Furntsure Company are a few of the htg business houses that sent regis tered moll and money from their places on Monday nlghi. Five mall pouches in all were stolen "Information reached Postofflc* In spector King and Deputies Jacobs and James yesterday which convinced them that someone shoroughly familiar with the workings of the sub-station and pos sessing a key which opened the register ed lock had committed the theft. The In spector* were also convinced that there wa* gross carelessness on h part of someone In charge of the registered mall." WILL FINISH TO-NIGHT. Iloneevett it** Traveled IfMMWt Miles aatl Made IVMI Spreekea. Parkersburg. W Va.. Oet. IS—Gov Boose veil will finish hls general campaign a! Baltimore to-mortow night after hav ing traveled nearly lS.utsi miles and after making nearly .'At short and long spewh- II Then he will spend Ihe flnal week of th™ campaign In New York slate The Boston visit has been eliminated, and. If possible. Gov Roosevelt will spend next Sunday with hls family at Albany. To-day'* work began at Canton. 0.. ihe home of Mr. MeKlnley After a hard day * umiuignlng through Ohio and West Virginia, Gov. Roosevelt reached Parkers burg to-night end addressed n large eu dlen-*. paying special attention lo flena tor Jones 1 denial that the American Cot ton Company I* a trust. The Hough Rider produced a statement of the company and argued that It* own figures, pron|>*ctiis and |dan of procedure entitled It to th* name of trust. He raid that tn floating Its stock the American Cotton Company had boasted of Ita ability to control th* prlc* of cotton and entered the market with th* expressed Intention of cornering Ih* roar ket. To this end after the established method* of trusts, the American Cotton Company had. he said. Imusht out ant ( tltu l millr Inf ihi'"- or four sinal.e,' f ictorle* having paten!* which enable] Ihcm to make th* round lap bale of rot ten. Mr Hoo*ev*lt accused th* cotton bale trust of first securing prohibitive ad vantage* In freight rate*, gaining the foreign markets, suuelchlng . ompetltlon, establishing coni rolling warehouses, when Ihe money could be loaned on cotton crop* and In every way fulfilling th* most helnou* offenses that have been ascribed to th* fttandard Oil Company and other monopolies Order of the Eagle. Berlin, Oct ti—A special edition of Reichsanxelgher announce* that Emperor William has acceded to the request of Frlnca von Ilohrnbohe. that h* be re lieved of the post of chancellor. Th* Em peror will confer upon Prince son Hohen lohe the Order of the Black Eagle and will present to th* retiring chancellor a r-iagniflcent act of diamonds. Count von Btielow. It Is announced, has been ap pointed chancellor, president of the Prus sian ministry and minister of foreign af fairs. ITu Afo#. tmr eflWfl rnmd ( % Unit t> we twhliitk air *• Mriffggta *.' ’• ft to tow. Friday Favors. Bargains That Bring Great Joy. Friday to the superstitious is an ill-luck day; but this very offering explodes that theory. For nothing but good luck awaits those who buy at the following half value prices: SILKS. Easily the “Hit of tic Seism” when we rode the (ollowini offer: At Main Entrance—on the Bargain Ta Me— you'll take your pick of this tal Of *leanl silks, for. per yard, only _ _ 69c AI. SILK PI.IRRF, TAFFETA—JtH ysr.le of ft to he aofct ln-1v Every shade you can think of. inclisllnx ad the iwstel* and black Any written dcecrlptloti must seem w.-ak iti.lc l when applied to such a siuntilnx accumulation of Rood*. We can hardly do more than remind you that every yard of silk in this lot was meant to he sold for Itrtv arul NOT A CENT I.KRB Then, when we (tiv* you carte-Manche lo select from this at the —you'll **t a better choice then, tud* of th* attraction Try and be eartyprtc* named, you'll appreciate the mi*nl e- rn II .. . We will sell to-day on our *e and floor J>• JU Underskirts Ladles' Mercerised t'nderektrta. some with four ruffte.', cor'ted, others with _ A IWO.-* deep cordeit ruffle. In all the new shades, c* l “oL- In ludln* hlsek Come early and share In this bars I In. fl Ml rmtereklrts 9*c mm \\ 7 n\ I-ad lea' Calico Mrapers. In fancy black 75c n rappers 50c -t:*:* ,m%i mT~ "Ti, . , .. rn Itadies' Navy and Grey Balny-day Vi Roiny-Doy M $2.50 $1.50 Outing Night Gowns -a 9 aolifl hlu* ami pink algo luncjr |hUlb arul HO rsnne Many ladu*f pr*f*r th** nobby Gulf 4IU.V/YJ VJOU Lapis nIov" light )ark*’. th* rap*’a m quickly pur on for thofi* Wo off*r a v*ry rk fE atyltah il.i<l cap* with n**w yoke ami kj* iiigh alorm cofinr In ull th* new ykc* |4ahf*. an •wp*. to-dny $4 P. $1 Ladies’ Kid Gloves Ah + yrMny w,n ,l KH j iw / tnr kim! often fl<l at sHio. Inrlullng #v- I I/ w nv n*w f*/)•• 1* . j*ft*l *iku> hta> k ami white, ■l* to 7S. pair 71k*. w _ Urea? bargain pi • u 4 on U) !oaen L*- Lace r.dge Handker- nn. bwi Hmk ; icf. ..igr l • r with Valenclwuit * ami Foln: <YE prtt CuICIB Lam and Inpcrtlonp, tquarr. round an I fuilntml off act*. Iwwt J.V kltul.H and oftrn 1 J •dvartlt*il at grf .it vatu*-* at that print*—• XAt prion to-day 12V '*• Her got full aup- Z Our nfforti to-day will dcmonptrntn to you tn<* auprrlorlty of thta ov**r all other#. Wt want ovary lady li Remarkable Offerings in S-’TS! JJVTX: roaaona Wa claim tha M 6**t ■ty.ot.” llilllneiei. If | _ '•-'" va.ue.' "Ik* ffraatMt assortment ' Mil! I flPn/ 1/9 1100 -VffO detaH of millinery ITIIIIIIIDI 1 VaiUuO A " ""t r -‘'d'nn.| ..fferlnit ai the aurt e of the season tn Ilf rt-hly (rimmed alyl j a | a •"b Hat*, exa I copies of the hlxh-rla- Qn fl V tUIOO Imp. "ed creation- t ab>u one fourin nllU IJ | I llina ,h, ‘ r ‘** Hf foremn moitej In this mum “ I JIWvl lot are the sw. Ilest and most striking conceit* Hats that have tl'iff and ftt.Ot worth of style tn them, your choice to ““y $5.00 & bull 3 sts. The Leader of Low Prices. W II VT THEY M GIIEST. Condition# la the ftvertnres of Thing god Id flung Chang. Paris. OcV. If—The Havas agency has received the following dispatch from Pe kin: "The diplomatic corps hae received a Joint note frvm Id Hung Chang and Prince Thing, eavlng that It Is time to end 'he preaent situation and lo treat for peace, and that the prtncea who were accom plices of the Boxers will he humled over to the courts to be Judged am) punished according to Chinese law "In their quality of plenipotentiary*. Id Hung Chang and Prince Chung offer to treat for pe< 8 and accept Iha principle of Indemnities for the legations destroy ed. The losses are to be estimated by del egate# of Iha Powers "European nations can be accorded fresh commercial advantages on the old treaties modified, hut as the requirements of the Powers vary, each power must formulate Its own "The plenipotentiaries demand an Imme diate cessation of hostilities because of thalr offer, and request an interview with the Teiing-11-Yameit for Oct. II "Replying to the note. M Plchon, the French minister, said that China, having recognised that she had violated the law of nations, waa hound lo accept for that very reason the responsibilities Involved. Consequently. he demanded that eg einplary punishment he Inflicted upon the principal* guilty, namely. Prince Tuan. Prlnee Chwang Rank Yl and Tung Fit Hsiang, adding that ao long as their heads had not fillsn, It waa Impossible to cease honltlttle* "M Plchon haa been confined to his bed for several days with a slight attack of typhus, but hla condition la not grove. "Owing to the arrival of Count v’ti AValdsrsee. Hen. Verunyn. the commander of the French force#, will prolong his stay In Pekin until he receives fresh orders." INVOI.I NTARY HANSI.AI UHTEH. Waa the Jury's Varglet In the Real# f sir at Hotnrrvllle. Homervtlle. He . Oct. 18,-Buperlor Court here hae put In another busy day. The celebrated Rents murder caae was re sumed this morn.tig. At the closing of the case by the state ai a late hour lasi night the defendant's counsel sprang a surprise by announcing that they would offer no evidence In defonse, except the rlatetn'm of Dr. L- I'. Itrnts. the defendant, which he made In rather a faltering way. fully stating that he mada the operation of which iha young woman died to the best of his skill and knowledge, and with all tha tenderness and care possible. The arguments for the state and prose mi lon were able, but both aldta seamed a little at a loss for law governing the case, a no slml'ar cate has ever been passed upon by th# Supr'-me Court of this s ate. The Jury was out about two hours, and return*) a verdict of Involuntary man slaughisr. The sentence haa not yet been passed by the Judge, but the caae may yet go lo th# Supreme Court. This has been the most peculiar and hardest legal battle ever fought In ihts county. Dsslght T. Reed Dead. Madrid Oct 18— Dwight T. Reed, t'nlted Bratus vice cnnrul In Madrid since May. I*, died yesterday morning at 8 o'clock, and waa buried to-day In the Brit ish cemetery. MOT ao CORDIAL A UEETING. Hrsnn Said Manufactorern Kept Em ploye# Ann*. Id tile Falls. N. Y., Orl. Ig—Mr. llryan'a speech at Ohsveravl'le wap made from at temporary platform erected neir the rail road track. There was a large audience ai that point, bul apaprently the greeting waa |psa cordial than at other places. Bom*- boys hissed as he went through Iha crowd, and there were queries abiut Ihp Ice trust and free sliver. In his s|eech Mr. Rryan referred partic ularly lo the dnr.g r of slurs trusts af fecting lhe county of Fulton lo a large degree. In response to Inquiries, he aald lhat he would destroy trusts by removing the tariff from all gooda which they manufactured in order fo pre vent an Increase In prices at home and so they could not sell goods abroad In com ' petition with foreign manufacturers. He Ignored queries regarding silver. He said lhat he would, |f elected. Immediately give Independence to the native# of the Philip pine Islands and then protect them from outside Interference. Mr Bryan asserted that th* crowd would have teen larger of themamifartur era of the rlty had not prevented their rm- Ptoyes from leaving their work In order to hear him. ftERIOI e I. Allolt T ltOt III.E*. Colon and Independent Workers llnd n flash. Munele. Inti.. Oct. 18.—A result not on expected. the outgrowth of labor union troubles, came to-night at Baton between Independent workmen employ*! tiwtha sumption of the Bauer factory and Iha members of the window glass labor unions, known locally as Burns men. Th# factory resumed work Tuesday and officers have protected th* And'pendegr workmen, who have slept and eaten tn the factory. These men ventured out lh!g evening, and trouble begun right away. Robert Cowan was knock'd down by Lewis Mllhelm and then inflicted a prob ably fatal bullet wound In hi- assallant'a bark as the latter waa running away. Cowan was hurried lo a plac • of tempor ary safety by his friends and others w o were summoned from this oily to com.' and placed him in Jail for safekeeping In the meantime the Burns men are searching for him. anil It la feared If they find him they will lynch him, Th* shoot ing has excited the great eel factional in terest. and the men have left here to taka pari In the tight. It Is feared there may be serious bloodshed before morning. ahermnn Still Very 111. Washington. Oct. 18.—There was no k trrtal change In ex-Bennror Bherman's condition 10-nlght. except that ha show ed - signs of Increasing weakness. The patient la partially unconscious much of tha time, rallying and brlhtenenlng at In tervals. Note la Arrogant. London. Oct. U—The T tnes' Pekin cor respondent, Dr. Morrison, describes the tone of the Joint note of LI Hung Cnestg and Prince Oilrig as "charac.lsrlstlcaUy arrogant, aa If a were China, and noi Eu rope, that Is dictating leans." 5