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THE MORNING NEW*
T -.. ~i lv*' - - Incorporated IS**
1 j. H KBTIL.L. President.
NO REMAINS FOUND
i M i><>ihUß to Horn itqievt
i n>.\ roHTEH's n<mv.
Flßt ENTIRELY CONSUMED IT.
v VOTED ITAHIHOmY FOB
111 It MM. TUB KtWItO.
Ti.. l*i'' H#mi '* WIIBfM the
Llkelr Tlit ny
I .uni itrpi Will ll*' Titkrn 11r
,.,1,,,. ihr KirrMlnn Hl Apiirnv
,,l It. I’lilillr Sriiilmrnt—t or Mn>
. , at | |,| Ur-KslnMishmrnt of I nl
-tnl ’uni*li# Id oloriMlo.
] ~ , col.. Nov. 17.—1 t4* unllkrly that
■ will be held over lb* rem.%ln
o( Porter. Jr.. tha twif-confr s-1
~ , . of Lou.iw Pmt, who wtu bum
, ! u -t..ke by a mob ot Lake tfta
..cht. In fuel, the coroner can
f main* upon which to hold an
Inc.
tnen remained la*t la*t nlfiht at
in. i 1 where the murder was committed
„ I. nt.il n-newt-d the Are again
, ..i:. until very vestige of the negro
v i ime<l. The iron rail to which
jv r -n - bound will 1 left atan*hng.
\l. witness#') the lynching.
, nt .n were there, but many of them
, the ~n# before the nrewasllgbt
,.l ~) inalned while the negro wa* led
1 irrti.e to carrlape for Inspection
•j ,- r * ... uip a unit for burning
\\ ill He %n Proaee■■ 11<*n*.
INov. 17-No measures have
I I . n-.ilrr. l with n view of prose, ut.
p n y t m'-ers of 'be mat, that burnel
Port r. at I it Is unlikely that any will
be i .ken Gov. Thomas refuses to ex
pre* an o|>lnlon In regard to the affair
Disci t Attorney McAPlster of the Ju
dleia: d.strict In which Uncoln county Is
pa:t. said that prosecution of the '.ead
.r* *ouhi be utterly futile owing to pub
lic eei.llrrent. lie condemned the r*-
mov il of Porter to Lincoln.
Clergymen <>f this city unanimously rle.
i precat* the methisl pursued In the lyneh
l g but some of them say the negro
,‘iouM hove l-en hanged or ahot.
A r v* ment to reinstate rtplial pun
t tinwitf in the ftatute* of Colorad-* ha*
pcrlved an Impetus from the murdtr >f
Iwjise FfOft and the lynching. A hill
t . h this object In view Is now being
. awn and Its advocates. It Is *ald. will
• -ke an aegresstve fight for Its enact
rml at the coming **slon of the L g s
t.'urc Criminal na ault probably will
1 rc'de a .a; Ital crime.
t.an Porter and Arthur Prt f
, r and brother, rerpe lively, of the
len t , were releaaed from the Jail to
e Th y Intend to return to their home.
Jiwrence. Kan.
MS <ll HI.IIS Wild. St fPBB.
What Mrs. Frost Wald About Lfßak-
Ing of Preston Porter.
Denver. Col . Nov. 17 —"Well, no other
fi 'iit-s will suffer from that brute s
tr. nee.**
...e were the words of Mrs. Frost to
ft when asked for an .gpre skat on the
timeni of the negro who conb s* and
■ in* was the murderer of her chid,
i' course. I was not consulted as to
t punishment to be m ted out and I
Pi not know what fate awaited him. 1
( ,~t car. . Just so he was removed from
.••e of the earth. Nothin* can atono
I • e death of my baby, and I did not
1 the feeling of revenge which *•
t. n peopln sail ought to po-sess ne
1 I ought wa# to save othet* the (wilt
iffered. Whatever was don" with
!• , brute wr.s ilght-no matter wn&t.
•.inly, he <ll<l not tffer what Lu s
i ! . nd she was Innocent, while he wa*
t l*erhape I would have totw pity
I not her mother. No one but a
1 ,i of an outraged and murdered child
iun know Just how 1 feel.’
murdere.l child's father. Hubert W
!. return**l to Itenver to-day front
* cue of the lynching.
A great load haw been lifted off us."
u ; ; , "and as for me. 1 don’t care who
1 r :. mils me for starting the blage. No
father will have to do what I did
.tint of that negro, and. I snld
If the brute had l<es-n lynched for
t • ..(T. nse In Knttsa* my baby would
i .. to-day and our hearts would ih*
l- "ken."
lo Protest tauinst Lynching.
■ r. Col.. Nov. 17.—A moss meeting
i '.ceti callisl for tomorrow afternoon
• •'e First Haptist Church to protest
the work of the Linton molt ond
u-usa the question of a restoration
ipltal pun aliment. Oov. Thomas has
P ttt-tsl to ••kirn# the meeting.
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lilt 1 .Id CMIHIKII hESTITKT.
Hi* Majority In the atnte Will lie
About 8,000.
1 rat kfort. Kjr.. Nov. 17 -Official re
t . ive been res-eived at the aecre
'V of Mate’s office for iOfi of the 113
of the stale. Th# vote (or Pres
i* follows. Dryan. 186.412. McKln
*)'. 172,422.
unoffletal returns from the missing
bring Krynn’s plurality In the
•town to aleut l.lh).
Laitlniitl’s Irs Cabinet.
t’bn, Nov. 17—The reconstructetl
1 thlnet held Its Initial meeting at
’ xn "fflce thl* morning urwler the
r '<-y of Lord tialisbury. The Bec
ot State for the Colonies, Mr. Jot
imberlaln. was the oniy alwente*'
■ ct of the meeting was to arrange
ness of the coming brief session
I Moment.
He Will Ant Heslgn.
ngton, Nov. 17 —Postmaster Oen
r, ith to-night gave an unqualified
•o a published report that be In
■'■"d lo resign next month.
Venesurlnn Parcels Poet.
I •Norton. Nov. 17 —Postmaster Oen
mkn has Just concluded a parcels'
convaotlon with Venezuela.
f
Motnim Hclti &
* u %
IT MEANS BUSINESS.
I rokrr'a l*nrllnsr !njunr||tn UHli
ItruMrd lu (hr ( rußuilr \tfn lit * t
Vl*f l*y InniniMni llnll.
Now York. Nov i7 (’rok^r
paiird for to-day on board thr
!*urani*> At the
Club. IWore atvtlnc for th
pier. Mr Crokrr
•‘Thl* movement by Tarnmany Hal
ajrair.ft vice mom* bunlneM*. We have
t. k*n up the fight to purify the rtty In
eurneet ami we propose to carry It to a
aucoeeeftil
*‘Hive you any parttnr Inutructlona to
Mix# to the committee of five in the mau
it-r of vice cruaade?" Mr. Croker wa* then
“Oniy thl*.“ he anpwered “Thla pan
w;f formed two month* ***>. We dl l not
put It Into rxecut.un before election ba
caure we feared the people w iuld ml oti
*trua the motive which aotiunel the
plan for the bfttermer* of the city."
Chief pevery was a*k 1 at poll e head
quarter* to-day If he had re.id the letter
*ent by IHehop Potter to Mayor Van
Wyck i;illins at;ention to an alleged lax
ne*s in the police department. He re
plied :
“I have nothing to nay touching on or
appert.lining to that matter.”
He made a eimilar unewer when
If the investigation and resultant rom
plaint* nude by the Tammany romtnlitf* 1
of flv. In the *ear*h after vice would be
treated In the ruj‘ton ar> manner.
|
m%w i*i om: hi tit t.
I**l re nt Plilllppf. U \ a., ( nn*r<l l-"
of fKNMNNI.
Philippi. W Va . Nov. 17 At 9 oVIo k
this m*rnliu H;e br k- out in the Valley
Hotel hen*, and d* stroy-l n large tiortlon
of tlie buelite*- area of the city.
The fire 1* *ut>po* and to have originated
from a defective flue Ir. the hotel. The
loss ni l approximate IHW.OOO. The hoavl-
loecr* are < rlrn and Hoturorth. s3>.hht).
no Insurance, Mr* I„. B. Heatherly, dwel
ling. f.vono. in*ure<S. Repu liciin offlee,
I2.nnf insured. I. J Taft'a Htor*- an l
twtlMn*r. •.<■€*. injured, l/wl Wl’iwn.
lweiiing. C.onu, Insured; .1 M \V< lforil,
ofTlcv building. ln*txrel; i: 11. *rln>*
A Cos.. <*k>:hln store .nd lv.tiding. $-
litiurHl; 4. E. Orant A Hro.. dwrelllng. S3 -
Insured: Plain 1 *•*• r. fJno Itwur
*inee; M F. Hall. *tor*. IShnn. Insured,
Methodist t'hurch, Houth.
no insurance; VV. 11. Davts, druggist. %: -
080. no Insurance; J H Knapp, household
good* and booa*. f J <X<V Insured; Mr*. J.
W Conner, *tore building. t2.S>O. ln*urefl
There are many smaller losee* of H.BX;
or under.
The loose* above the I nets ranee are
great. W. G. Key* was the only fire
man Injured to any extent. He will re
cover.
K*t;m**es have been ankd already for
new brick structures to replace ihos*
burned. The two newspapers destroyed
will Issue n*xt we*k a usual, and b**
printed In the Democrat office.
TWO KILLED, Tllltl&B DJI RKD*
IMsastrons t nllUlmt on Alnbanm nn.l
% ickshurjc lioeil.
Jade eon. Mlae. Nov. 17 —Two men were
tneiantly and three othens receive 1
injuries that will probably resuN fatally
in u disastrous rear eivi collision that took
place on th* Alabama and Vicksburg
rvd. one mile w< st of this place, this
afternoon. The cast bound pa-eienger
timin. running at forty mllm an hour
rate, *trti*k in** rear end of a
freight train standing on the coal chute
track and several cars wrere completely
demollsned.
Following is a 11s: of the kill'd ar.dr In
jured;
O. Ruffin, horse trainer. Dallas, Tex.,
killed inr untly.
Orna fiufflugton. torse trainer. Instantly
kl.led.
ltud Hobson, engineer. Internal Injuries,
abdomen crushed, may die.
I*. Nel son, horee owner. 1 Mill is. Tex., in
ternal tnjurle*. may !te. t
Dr. !•: J Jone-, horse’ owner. Milwau
kee, will probably die
William Cofine.ly, Jo'key, Fort I>odge.
lowa, bmlses on hand ***l ehest. *
The several cars of ra- e horses on the
train Ir -barge of their owners and train
ers were en route fp>m Vicksburg to the
Meridian. Miss., fair.
AX AtiRICEMBXT HOPED FO||.
If It Is Xot Hen©tied There Wnr He
Trouble in Tampa.
Tampa. Fla.. Nov. 17.-—Th© articles of
Agrcemsnt submitted to th© two cigar
makers* unions by th© committee of
twelve were voted on <*>-<§*y. Th© mn in
c*ie.h factory voted lurlng th© day ate!
the ballot will b© continued until noon
to-morrow.
Th© two str'ppeni* unions m©t to-night
nnd ih© hundreds of women discussed
their part in the trouble. No conclusion
was arrived at and they will meet again
to-morrow. If th© agreement Is adopted
all will go well, but If not Tampa may
witness n real riot Monday morning a*
the evidence# appear unmistakable.
DAVIS' COXIMTIOA IRPMOVED.
Telegram Was Heerlvrd From lira.
l.onga(rr©t.
8t raul. Minn . Nov. 17 —Senator Dahls'
ccndiilon has slightly Improved, end
h* pcs nr© now entertained for his reoov
. ry. Among the messages received to-dsv
was the following
•'Washington, Nov. 17—Mr*. Cushman
K. Davis. Please convey to Hcnator Da
vis assurances of my profound concern
for his condition. In which Mrs. Long*
street Joins wlih warm sympathy for you
:td the hqK* that he may >< long i*p*rrd
to th© radon li© has served with such dls
tfngulslwd ability.
•James Ingtre©t.
Ilrooklyn Has Uft Manila.
Waahifigton. Nov. 17 Th© Nvy H©
v ,r n• nt iais been advised iat rh*
receive from Oen. Mac Arthur the custody
and control of the naval station situated
at! ftuhlg bay The s*©tior herttofor
>een in charge of ths military*
Society to G> Possum Hunting.
Newton. N. C. Nov. 17 -No contetit
were scheduled m the Eaatem field trie.*
tr-dav A number of the members to
whom a 'possum is ft curiosity have ar
ranged for a 'possum hunt to-night. The
djerby suks will be run Monday.
SAVANNAH* CiA., SUNDAY, NOVEMBEK is, 11HK).
COMBINE IN LUMBER
M t>l IK>TII 4 4>\SOLID \TIO\ MMMI TO
BE .% > \OI M ED.
MANY SOUTHERN COMPANIES
■
WILL EMTF.It THE IF. 11. WHICH IS
W ELI. IT\ IM tID.
l*lnntM mn Far llulrrrd Valiir.l at
About t>2.*.lk)ii.MHi-Tlir ttrlnmnia
nnt Othrr Mrw Vork Flnmirlrr,
Will I'm t |, the At*,nr>—lt is Ant,•
litr 4 omiMii** Is l’orni***l lu Orilrr •*•
Itrcluer KiprnsfS n*l Mot to l*nt
I ,* I'rlreu.
Roltlmore. Nov. 17—A mo mmol h oon
aoit.to: ...ti * f iuitlbrt * ntipjolrs cvlU pi ‘b
■b!)r be .it.roui. 'ft uilhiii a urrk of len
• lav*. Four<r*n companies t Irzst ore
to be ir, lu,i*sl in the com:*lnait*ai It tb-*
plans ,lo not ml* airy anO several other*,
mi sing. perha|j*. total of twenty, ore
ez|eotel :o lie a.ble.l, A list ot tin- ror
pt.ratluno n-sv lnterete<t in the negotia
tions, atsl iifr.’luding the largest of them,
te u* follows:
Atlanta Coast laimher Pnmiatty of
Giorgetoan. 8 C.; Hanning Lumber Com
party of l-Mentoti, N. C.. Camp Lumber
Company of Franklin, Va.; Cape F.ar
I.iuntv - C r*|tny of Wilmington. N. C ;
Gay Manufacturing Company <>f Suffok.
Va.; Grectile.if-Johtwon Company of Nor
folk. Va.; E. E. Jackson A Cos., of Wash
ington. It. C.; Roanok* Itallnoad amt
Lumber Company of Norfolk. Va Roper
Lumiatr r.miainy of Norfolk. Vti , Buff4t
laimoer < >mpany of
Lumber Company of Rallintor* . W. 11
Tunis & Utmher LumlHT Com pa fly of
Norfolk; V.rginla HawnU.l < omiui y of
Norfolk.
It Is aald the deal la the result of a
meeting held In this city prior to the elec
tion Among those who participated In
this conference were August Relmont of
the New York bunking hrm. Charlee R.
Flint. I>r Joseph O. White and Joseph
.Tt.erhach of New York, and p ores* nta
t.ves of nearly U the comtainlea named
ahole. After the conference the party
proceeded lo Norfolk, and Irtsta-eted i itv
plants of some of the lumlur companies.
Conferences have since been h*-ld In N*w
Votk at.d tie it* got tat .one live. It I- .
practically reached a successful termina
tion.
Belmont* W 111 Finance It.
It gs understood that all the capital nec
esssry to secure ehe consoil.bttlon will he
forth* cwnlng. and that the Betmonte will
flnar.ce the deal, the total value of the
vurloun piante being about l2S.oOi.otlh
Mr. Auerbach la to uueutl to the legal
side of the proposition.
The combination Is to control the mar
ket for Carol I tat pair, which Is said to
Hava been much demoralised by o>mpeti
tion between the numerous concern* m
the ttade. This class of lumber flgurse
extenaively is building mnterlal. being
use.l In every way that lumber Is neces
sary In the erection of a.i cipsaes of struc
tttrse.
Acr’ordkig to a prominent lumla-r man.
It is not proposed lo advance prices, lull
to make money by economizing In the
operating cxitere*" nnd also not to In
crease the export of lumber.
Gossip about the deal was frequent In
trade rlrclra to-day. Kx-Senator Tunis
of the Tunis Lumb-r Comptny. which has
Ps mills at Norfolk. retuni<-l from New
York, but declined to discus* details of
the combine. He edmlt'nd. however,
that negotiation* are In progress. Gov
Smith of this s’zts t heavily Intsrestol Ir.
the Hurry Lumber Company. He la also
Inure*!e! m the Surry Su.*s*’X and
Southampton Railroad, which penetrates
the timber I*o*l* o ft he former company
It Is a narrow-cuuge line, twenty-eight
miles In length, nnd would doubtless be
included In the deal.
ItnilVt ATTMKF.fI Altllt AtoAia.
Twelve of the Former and Four of
lH" I.ntter Were Killed.
Casas Grande, Mex., Nov. 17.—1n an At
tack net the Mormon colony at Pnac.he -o,
twelve Indiana on 1 rour Mormons were
killed, several were wounded on both
sides.
A and of Apaches attempted to stam
pede a bunch of cattle belonging to the
M irmon set:let* The alarm was aoun.k and
and the Apache* were driven off. leaving
a number of tl.el. dead on the fle.d
Couriers fr.an the eetilement haatene*!
to Casns Grand* for aid. It being fetred
that the Indians might return and ren-w
the attack. A squadron of cavalry and
fifty infantry were Immediately started
from the Juarez post. The Oovemor of
Chihuahua, also ordered out a force of
Rurales. .
It sst first l*elieved that the rablem
were from the San Carlo* reservation. In
Arizona, but this Is not at all certain, and
some of the off! -tat* are Inclined to the
belief that the parly was composed of
Chlrl -ahua Apaches, who tied Into Mex
ico several yearn ago. when the I’nlted
spates govermnent rountled up the
Apache*.
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CZAR PAMBO A GOtI DAY.
Another Fa* oroide Bulletin Issued
on His Health.
fit. Petersburg. Nov. 17.—Another favor
able bulletin on the subject of the Czar*
health was Issued this afternoon:
"Idvadla, Nov. 17. 11 a. m.—The Em
peror passed a go.sl day yesterday. He
slept about an hour. His Majesty's tem
perature during the day was 100.5; pulse,
72.
”I*s#t night the Emperor slept sufficient
ly well Tempr-mure this morning. 100.5;
pulse. 70 Hl* Majesty’s gen-ral rondltlon
is good. Ills lilneta Is taking the regu
lar eburse.” •
AA ill Remain at Valla.
fit. Petersburg. Nov 17.—A dl-patch to
the Nvo* Vremcya from film er p I. in
the Crimea, say* th'- departure of the cab
inet minister* from Yalta to 8t Peters
burg has been faxstpohod.
BBEVtI lI’CCUZIS HAY*.
lot General Manager for the Grand
Trunk Syalrui.
Montreal. Nov. 17—Official announce
ment was road* thl* afterr.oon by Blr
7harl*o Rivera Wilson, president of the
’.rand Trunk Railway fiywtem, that
ieorga B lAeove. formerly traffic man
tger. had bean appointed general cnan
,er of the system to succeed Charka M
llaya. who Is going to Ban Francisco ai
president of Lhe BotMbaro J’aclOa,
joi\t \4>ti: or
Ila%r II vnv I* rl llni ffr IVnrr Nr*o
llntlon* lu 4 hlua .
Tfirl*. Nov 17.—At a oun-il of th*
mlivUtriß to-day M D*k *<*. tl:* French
Mlnl*<ar of KorHim Affali* Amvoun*'# l
Mat lh** miniat k m at Tckin ha I trAn*mli
t**'l to their rMptftlve governmenti a
nun>)er of artlolaa of a note, m I
that they v*otu mpUted a l!ln|? *.x |Ol ia
to thof already reached .a* a b.%*. f r
Pm *e netiolUtlon*.
A <iir*,M! h from Oen Vojrrtn. c*m
maivler of th** Fr#n<*h foroi* n h im.
*ald the F*reii.h column, returning Irom
l’.a Tit k l’u had ocfU|4'>l th** lm> ri.il
tumtv* a hixlrcd Routhwr* of
l'rnch anil Hn* !,in force*, ihe
dl! ittc)i aald. occupi*d the tom * ?Ji
u.ied at the *ime Hatance e.*t of Feklii-
Th© l*rt*nch eommaivler al*N ar.njun M
• Itat a Tartar maritlial m l t ’ dn*e * tti
ei ha) *•#*!! condemiied to death by <*n
International . ommt**lon for havtv k pa
U< ip.ited |n the m re Th* t**nfilithHl>*
*r- quieter in the vi* initv of Fa** ling
Fu, though Home l<Axerj* wer* rtl.l thrre.
It4)||||i:il4k PON H IIKPIHI.H .
Hnailnn Hnrniuilrrrd Them
Roilb mI Mnnrliurln.
Ft. Petersburg. Nov. 17.—Th© Ruiwian
(roojv* are en<'OunterlriK n robber republh'
lying ©outh of Kirin. Minehurta in the
mount.unou* im.Mn of the Hunaarl.
The president of thi* congree* of banditti
la .1 certain OhaLlengue.
A> 'onllng to gerterai *taff dt*ptrh©*.
Lieut ('ol. Duroff. with two eoni|Mtue*
of infantry, and *otni and a liatf of
kh wivile reronnrater.nit recently.
Apillded with t'haidengue and iwo haltai
louiß of C'hineae regular•tr>ie*. who were
ol**!atiiic with him l*ieut. Col. lur*fT
ci;4ur*i two gur.M in the evigagement.
4i**n. Foh. few dayn Uter, with n
mix* .i !tiitwlan foree. engage I 3,*4ii o
Chaldengu* © follotvere In th** *am i*l ♦*•
In which Isleitt. iV)I Duioff fought the
bamllta. Gen. Foh nlao to*k two guc*.
Gen Ronuenk-ipf. with *om© Cva aok*.
had a ?han fight Nov 11 twenty verm*
from Kirin, on the Kirin’Mukden r ad
with the Chine*© troop*
were killed twenty wourwled.
A reconnol*Nanre d©veiop©d the fa*'l
that MogeAßohen U lnclo*©l with a ©torv*
wail eighteen f*et high and th*t the inner
city ai*o it* walled.
PGSM AIID HI UG \t AI.DEnSEE*
Wnnt© f'hlne*e Troop* Withdrawn
From Ylelnlty of Alllea.
Pekin* Nov. ir. The comma Oder-in
chief of the international force*, fount
von Walder*e\ received Prince fWng and
Li Hung Chang, th© Chine*© pear* rom*
minion©r*. to-day ai the Imperial palace.
Von \Vai<lar©*A demand'd that the Chi
need troop* b© withdrawn from lh© vicini
ty #f the territory oreuplrd by the Hilled
force*, adding that if thl* wae done th©
d.*pat oh of military ©xpedl’lona by the
allies would be discontinued
PA 1 MENT OF THE tkOBMHITY.
Df|tatlr Appointed to Aaeertaln
Dm mage to Hlmloiw.
t'anton. Nov. 17.—The American consul
here ha* l**n notlffed that the board of
rrronatrurtlon hs lH*en ortlaied to pay
HO.OfiO a* the flr*t Inatalment In eettl
mrr.* t>f Anwrltwii claim*
All the conmila ere preying for lielem*
nlty for th© de*troy'* ml©aiona. A *i© -
cll dejwity ha* l>een a|*p°*htegi for ©a<-h
dintrtet to ©je.Unat© the .iamag© done. th
Oilnre apfiarently reoitsing fht *©ttle
ment of the claim* J© the only method of
ridding Canton of foreign gunboat*
A fire he* occurreil here, which 4le
©troyiMl betweefi 200 end g 0 hotjsea.
UMDBIIft VHE I MIEH ARRMT.
Hard Hoad Ahead f the High Anti
tlk 4tttctala.
Ix>rdon. Nov. 17.—A new* agency dle
potch from Shanghai *ny* Princ© Tuan 1*
under arie*t at Nlghsla. province of Shan
SI, that Gov. Yu Helen ha* been arreeted
at Plnan. near Sian Fu. and that Hheng.
the dlralor of t* legraph* and rallronda,
ha* memorialised lh* throne denouncing
Yu Helen.
The dispatch add* that an edict 1* ex
pected condemning Yu HMen to death.
Hire Shipment* *fnppel.
Shanghai. Nov 17—The viceroy* of th©
Yang t*e region have stopped the ship
ments of lh© trlbtlM of rice to Btan Fu.
being afraid that lh# allies would it©r-
C*P< them.
The court, It Is evident, will proceed to
Chen Tu.
French Design* Are PVwred.
Hong Kong, Nov. 17 —Th© Chin©#© offi
cial* aver that n cert sin power ha© de
manded leave to piece troops upon a hill
overlooking Canton. No foreign author
ity A-ontlrm* the aeaertton. but th© Can
lotumv continue to fe;tr French designs
upon tl© city.
KILLF.D 11% Ml* •OX-i-LAW.
Hon. W. F. Mattox ha* %hot Down
Aear Flhrrton. fin
Elhvrton. ('<• . Nov. 17.—At Hranlmont,
twvlva roil*** baton Elbarton, this aflsr
noon. Hon YV. K. Mastox was *ho arol
kills.! by his son -In4a w, J. H. Jones.. Jr.
No particulars have a.n ohta.neff except
that they were shootlnx at earh otlter
Col Mattox was about <77 years of ae,
anti ha.- I*>nfc bt-en one of the moat prom
inent men In his sertlott of the state.
TWII 1 1.1.10 w Fin Kit FABBS.
But FrosA Has Believed Apprehra
• lon In Mlaalaalppl.
Jackson. Mias., • Nov. IT.—The State
Bonn! of Health bar received official no
tire of two caa of yellow fever anitl on
Hoard of Health has receive*! official no-
Lincoln county, about sixty miles from
this eity. The fatal can# was that of
L F. Middleton
Pr H A, Gant. pre-ldenA of the hoard,
returned to-nlzht front a trip of lnve*tl-
Cation, but was unable to trace the source
of Infection
Owing to the fact that saverol he ivy
frosts have occurred throughout the etate,
no apprehension Is felt.
TIIRF.K AIBHII AYS KILLED.
8010 Men AlnHr an Attack and 100 of
Them Wets Slain.
iMnr.lla. Nov. 17.—Two hundred bolomsn
with fifty rifles, attacked Buaaon. Island
of Banay. Oct. to. The Americans lost
thras man ktllaA-Lleut. H. M Koor.ts.
Sergeant Kltch acd CorpL Burns—all of
Com par, y F, Forty-fourth infantry. The
enemy loot one hundred killed, twenty-one
wounded and twenty prisoners
SENSATION IN PARIS
4 ill XT I*l7 4 IIHXI I.IFH MI4T %MI
Kll 1.1. I HIM U 11*13.
PARTIES WERE PROMINENT.
Mil; WA* <4>Ml>. PIIOM % MlX'©
A IT AM I MIMI.
Ilnd Ttirrr Onh In 4 Him
n* n I-rjiul lilt ler 4 smut hiial
4 ll*l ll* ••* %‘ynrled—Hr
Whb .Is iilimi* nml ki>|H %% Nl*h
I pun Hrr %lo%enrti|H <— 11l llr
4 onnl iinl III* VI Ife llrtuiig lu
I'ronilnrnl I'antllle*.
rrl*. Nov 17 (’mint k (*Amull©r thl*
afternoon *urjmeel In * f* , t‘i*
deC'ornuiliT. vlaHlrtg the .ipnrimetite >f
n genliemnn on <h- l<m b* lTov©n< *
Tli© * m m©i ih© o *on ih©
wav and flrnl thr**© *!• nt hrr Bh©
diesl >n her aay to th© h- -j :t ! Th©
Oount w * arr©* * I
the family |* a prominent one. Th©
Fount * hro:h©r in ah rm> anl
th© Fount l© us*.| known in t - nich*?*
r.irl*lnn ooclety. He l 4 >*.r* of *!•
Hl* wife w-•* 31 ytntr* *M She w* fi
m©rly M.l- <©n©v.©v* Him iu b* Yin
nny. A *ult fsr *©|Mr.ailA ws© pending!
between the Fount and F >uiteaa.
The ©hooting of lh* .mm.
the Fount nni hi* wife vm < promim-fit >y
known The Fotitvt©aa w.- . va * >m.i r of
iMiUßual Nauay. and eh** w.ih often ©eett
at tii#A th* at* r*. ra •* iwitm and th©r
rciiort© freqil©tit-A) by tin elite of Fill*
Hh© wa© a daughter Fotutl !*• VS*iiiuty,
whoa© family )* hlgltly r -.•* • t**l She
waa vnnrrl©l to Fount Fhgrle* si*- Fornti
lifr fourt•-©n >ear* .ig*. and m<e cd*il
dr©n ar- the r©*tilt of th© unlor., the eld
e*t of whom ia 13 >nr* of age
MnrrlMue \\ m * lliha|ipy.
The nktirrigg© proved an unnappy one
and acting up A th© advi> © of h©r fat: ©r
ih© aeparateti from her hugband
four >-©ai ago and h.ul *in © lived in a
private horn© at Aul©ull R©< ©ntly a de
cree WH r©nd©r©d giving her po*c**k>n
of the 'hl It©n. The oonm tk©n ingan ki
typlonag© and ll*B*over©l that the . .un
!©*► frequently vblted M Leroux. >n© >f
h r former a imiter*. Oount •!© ornu.kr
claimed that a ll.il-on wm mail tilted ty
tn© ''tuple, lu|( the b**n In for mat lon I*
that VI L*rrsiix a* to.i i* th* . gal advl*©r
of the count©**. It I* *tjt©.| that her
*
Y©*t©rday th© count watched M le
roux'* h me, but the Fount©** did not pay
a vl*|t to h*r advlm-r To-day rinding her
larwlau before M Leioux’* door, the Fount
•©crated |iim*lf on th© Piatrwav. and
w ren th© Fount©** descend* <f. without ;
word, fired three time*, each hot taking
effect Ilia wife never roga n©d ©oymu'lou*-
n*a* after th© ehtvnlng. dying In the am
bulanc© whb h waa Mirnmonel to take her
to the hospital
The (Toutit wh* exceedingly calm upon
•urrenderlng hitnrelf, paying
*T did It. I am her huetumd "
ll© wa* th© flr*t to give aid to hi* wlf©
*fter *h© fell, and <*k©d thnt rr!©t
be sent for. lie aexerted that he did not
Intend to kill her. but wantl to cr*at© a
ftogndal.
WARRiXTI UKIIE DHURD,
Vint Urn 1 ork 4smin It 11 n g llmu© Are
Mill Wide Open.
New York. Nov 17 >Dl*tr ©• Attorn©
Gardiner, to w hom Mayor Van Wvc ~
U|wxi th© re'Hpt of Dl*ho;i Pott©r'* antl
vlc© leit©r, directed a communlcal on re
queuing that etepA U t*k n by the 1H
•rl *• attorney'* ofTV © t Mippre*’* the
vii-tous coniltiotai exHtlng on the Fa.**:
Hid© In the “Red light" district, to- i v
•©cured fifty warrant*, returnable to
morrow
00l tardln*r'* oa*l*tant* *ecured IRQ
warrant* when Hup*. M* 'ul agh uhmtt
ted hi* ©vl4en< * and affld.ivit again*!
th© dloorderly rnort on tin fciaNt Hide.
\vhi* h r©*ulted In thr© am i*
In Hpeaklng or lh© crueud* . Col. Gardi
ner *.ild:
"We will *t:irt ©her*- 111* hop Totter
*ay* thing* are In trtnh h bo.I way on
the Kn*t Hid© and then. If n© •© ©ary, the
reform will take In other jKirta of th©
city. They ir© m-4rzl pretty badly now
on th© Foot bide *lnc© my d*>t©oitve* have
turned their attention hi that direct loti
The rxioiroom* ond gambling bou*©*
were o|*n a* umial to-day, uivlkturM
by th© wide a<K©ril©m©n( of the Tam
many cnAuide aguinat vice. The only
seeming effect of Iht publici
ty that ha* been given t.
Mr. Froker'* declaration. won that
doorke©i©r* In th© best |oti>til*'*l r***jrt*
for le ttlng on th© ra< ©* performed their
duty In mgiHhlnx more than th© per
functory manner that ruled earlier In th©
week, .xn'l |Miirona who were not known
had to g*> through th© form of watlafylng
the guard* before being admftt**! No
peraon who htid nv>n y and the wl*h f
bet fourxl any real difficulty in placing
wager*, however, and th© down-town
pool room* wero more thftn ordinarily
busy.
The down-town gambling h< retry
all of which ar© known - “'lay gam . *
anl w*hk’h are closed a *hort tlm© aft**r
butdn©** In th© trad© • eotera M auapan-iel,
were open In the afternoon. In t- © gam
bling ©*tabHahment of th© T©- d* t oln.
and hotel district. It wa* *ld that t <t
was no Idea that a gneral ri sing would
he orslyre'l. nnd ln*erf©f©nca by th* pwl e
wa* fsot anticipated.
OXLY T 4 I* % % Ills IIKRPKCTM.
Foret* Hm Entered Into no Xegntla
tloitto Wltli Hn>.
Washington. Nov 17.-Hcnor Forea. the
Nicaraguan minister, wntti to-day
as to report* that actual negotiations for
anew canal treaty had begun, ©aid there
wa** no warrfn: for irurh *tat**m©nt; that
no such negotiation* have h©©n begun
hare cr mi Managua, nor ar© they a* pres
ent contemplated ■ HD call* car He ret ary
Hy ihus far hav© been solely for th©
purl**© of presenting hi* re*pacta
Mr Cm©* dlsmlattra th© r*t*ort that h©
Will propooe the oale of a waterway right
of way to the United Htate* for $5,(0).-
OUO. ami C4*rtaln annual rentals H© say*
no such plan ha* aver taken f rm. and
what 1 to be 'lon© wMI depend upon the
action of Congress, and the *r->*equent
negotiations which may h© entered Uf*>n.
VIRUIMAH rOXCTITI TIOX.
special tesslon of the ALrfUUtxr*
Wll| Be Held.
Richmond. Va., Nov 17.-Oov Tylar
o-day Issued a proclamation calling tha
general Assembly to meet In extra ses
sion J an. 2J. to make arrangement# for
i*odin* a constitutional couveaifcor
GIGANTIC RAILROAD DEALS.
It <• \ur||icrn I’m’lflt’ uni! '>thrr
I inr• \\ ill i*nton I ndar ( imlrul
•if Isrrßl Xorlhrrn.
N©w York. Nov. 17 Th© Mail and Rx
I*ma to-dav prints the fciktwkif
Qlg-intlc railroad deals Involving th©
Northern Pa‘inc Great Northern and I’ll*
|ol T A‘.fl • a .i the '•*.© hat *l. and the Atch
ison awl Humbert* T.xctffi* systems •* th©
.. her hanl h.i\e Juwt been comjdeted
and will *h-rty be announced
Thi* statement i* offV laity ma le hv one
of the highest exesnitlvs official* of th*’
Northern 1* ilk lltii.ii al. w o a*im
hi* ompsny is alvwit to im* under the
control of the Great Northern. t< <vrd,ng
to I;u* litng iierist)e| p.uii of J.iiuew J
Hi.l
Tresident lltl) f tl.* ilreat Northern.
.1* tuiK in *4mw* harnHMiN with J Tier*
ptmf khirgnu. %vhc* r th© chief t.. tor in
th- managimrit* of to* Northern To-111
and It is for the pur|wse of putting
through the htg mm >|iitloii that th*
Northern Tnelflo voting trust h<* N*-n
ilpwolve.l *
There !• to be no 'rn*olrUttion or Ic.n
tug of one prg*rt\ to another, for
MeaarK fit!! and Morgan recognise ttiat
the laws f certain \V©* ern states would
not permit of *u*h a tiling Mt Morgan
an.l Mr 1111 l N*tlng with the
Deutsche Tank of Hcrlln. which
ha* always Im ti i latge own
*i of Northern I’aclftc sto-k. la\e
IKto led flu r interest- in Northern Taciflc
st.© k and have r© * rtly greatly adtled to
thr holding* of Northern To* lit* atMirea,
ui il they now hiv© a rn.J*rity In the
gr*ot pool Thl* D t* i*e turned over to
the Great Nor?hern, giving the latter
control of it* rival Th*- Great Northern,
It i* believed, will pay for th© hug© block
of Northern T.iclfli St> k by tl>© Issue of
tww Great Northern stock, or by means
of pew wH’urrtlt!* yet t* lie determliMd.
i;%htiii)l ikk ix tiM./.t t:is%.
t iinto©• ntid MetoMlfs of the Reeeal
Irirrr Hh*liiiH Ip.
Washington. Nov 17.* dMior IMlido.
Venesualan charge and affaire*, hoe received
details of the recent dlsnsfroua sarth
qmke which visited Caracas.
Home 100 huiktlng* collapsed, the tower
uf the university and several ehtirch
spires fell, and the government building*
were more or ire* damaged A large part
of the (population I* now living in tents.
The Ameri'sn ogntU*n w.* Injured be
yond repair, and tin* Anierbnn ©harg©
faffair**. Mr. Russell, i* tein|M>rarlly es
t.iMlsned in a summer house
TrtwUlent (’astro was in the %'ellow
Hons*. -orr©sp*Midiiig with ir Whit©
House, at th© time of the disturbance,
and Jump©*) from a front window, in
juring an ankl© and *'ts?alnlng a shock
Tut the department of ata© advlstM Mr
Tnlldo that ofi Nov 3. fur days nft©r
th© calamity, th© rrcatdrnt practically
had recovered Th© tow na around f>ira
ca also iwiffered severely, some of them
being almost destroyed
The cause of the earthquake !• wttrlh
nted in Venesueta to v#kw<Ue action **n
the Island of Ht Vincent In the West In
dies. Th© seismic dlsiuf bailees ©op tin usd
for several days after the main shock,
aiwl **ause*l great terror am* tig tha pro-
XICAH %(•! A IHHTE FIVOIIKO. •
t ennl t omniisalnn \% 111 lleemnend
It to 4 nngrrto.
Washington, Nov 17 - The Isthmian
Fnna) < * euinl>©l< n 1* hurrying s.’ong th
preparation of th© preliminary statement
of the results of Its summer inquiries Irv
to the canal poesi hllTies of the Isthmus,
and It w • sold to-day that the r©(frt will
Im ready for mibtnlssion to Fongr©** <hi
the ftrsi day of th© session. Much da
tailed w<rk of an ©nglnoerlng character
remains to 1© done.
The commission n*w has a itrty sta
tion* l on the river. In Colombia,
taking soundings lo complete the data as
to the Tatuima <anal route, and three
score men at least are engaged In making
boring* on the Nicaraguan route. Tut
the data they will collect la not necessary
for the us© of Fongress.
The r©|*>rf will dismiss nil b?it the Nlc
ar.ig ta at <1 T.inama routes from further
con© Me rat I on. and it la understood will
recommend the form©r route.
1114. 1.l x MOTTMM.
• t
llnatllr I ••natrnefeil Fitnntlallnn
Milks Nix Int'kea.
Beaufort, B C., Nov. 17—On# of the
three hu*t> 13-Inch tallbre <HiM|>f>ear|nß
ooaat tlsfrnse auns. moutitl on Fort
Fre-monL at laiiHt'a Entl, near here, has
settie.l some six Inches. The xtin and
rarrloxe weigh over 1(0 tons and the
foundations Mfsai which tliey res was
erected under the supervision of troverri
rm ttt enxtneers. the work twin* rushed to
completion during the recent war with
HlMtlri. The task of raising the huge
Wca[mn to Its correct pwHlon and
strengthening the defective founlti.lon ta
now In progress.
WILL WteLroMK Kit It.KB.
The lioer Deleaalea W ill Meet film
at Hnrselllea.
I’arls. Nov. 17.—Dr. Leyds and Delegates
VYolmarans. Fischer and, Wcssel, reached
I-arl* to-day. This evening they held a
conference at the Hotei Scribe, where ex.
President Kruger will stop. They leave In
the morning for Marseilles Mr Kruger.
■ hey say, will land at 10 o'clock in the
morning and will arr.ve In I’arls next
Friday.
WILL DKI-OIM LATK TOWJU.
Kitchener Wsnts to Get Trass,
vaalers Out of the Way.
Durham Now. 17.—The Natal Mercury
reports that land Kitchener haa decided
to "depopulate the towns in the Trans
vaal, owing to Ihe difficulty of dealing
wtth the republicans when hampered by
the civilian tvpulatton.’*
A llresseentrsita Policy,
Ixtndon. Nov. 17.—1 t Is understood here
that the statement of the Natak Mercury
means that Lord Kitchener will depopu
late the small lowna and concentrate
their populations In tha large towns,
otherwise following out a reconcentrado
policy,
Boars Badly Catt Ip.
Blostnfonteln, Nov. IT.—The Boers heav
ily attacked the railroad at Edanburg.
Nov. It (Thursday! It Is reported that
tha Boers were compketely rut up. One
report has M that seventy-live of tha par
ty wart killed or wounded.
DAILY $1 A YEAR
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" I EKI.Y 2 Ti.Mhh A WEKK.It A TEAR
WASHINGTON IS GAY
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PRESIDENT'S NOTED DINNERS.
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l\ XllU X IX 11, \HI.
Xdtnie In4errs4ing 4 ©rrnitmlra, |*-
rluillttu 4lie Inn ••uiirii l4 tin. % r © n
lh© T*|U fr Hi© i urri-Hl I<*shni.
Sm, © *f Ih© *©••••!'• hrbutsnlfto.
% U Mtoliliik4‘l* Modlsi© V* ho Ills©*
lrinia f>r 4 u4nmrrt—lniUtnsllun
In Mi©rntnn Fa Mill >.
W, i ngtCMi. Nov 17 Wuahingtnn is in
a whirl of preparation. Wluit with Gia
c-n\' i lng of Foitgr©**, th© (’©niennui nivd
th© iniuguraUan th©r© is l:ttio leisure for
pairtoii work* is In Ihla city.
lii© NMt-rnbluic of 4 OiiKre-4 Ir iha sig
nal for th© gr©>t wlal <q>©iung that in*
augur (• th*- fame i “offinal
t parti©||t in shkh the wealth and
ruliurv of th© l’nlt**l fin k to tha
4im4lofwil • iptuij Thia nl** nlivg promises
to Ik* brlltkmt in th© ©xtrem© a* it Is un
d©n*toHl that Tre|<)©t!t M* Klnlry will
gt\© fn*** r*m 1< h’a h<'*p|tabi© Instincts
as on© of th© runilii of his r©r©nt vic
tory.
Tha pr©* id©rvtL! family iia** -•( lluh©l
alrendy i r©pu'( kn for th© giving of
larger litiii©t> tii,*ji hav*- • burnt©rlxad
any admitvistrutkin *n*l now, uf ©r th*
str'wi of w ir ;imt th© uiwert.infl©s of ilia
*aiii|Ml*n. th© Whit* Hour* r in witnssa
;i iu© ' -■'•©ii f m*k.il ©in©rtliMti*‘tHi*. Tha
fiimmis Ik-wry din ©r ih sold t have oat
ilm l*n sdlt-iu and ihn* given in
honor of Trine© Albert and Ilrlgian must
hav© ©©m a slmll r am*>unt Kvsfi tliooa
ffgrir©* will b© ©©lipwed in th© hospital!-
(l©s of M©K*nl©y's a©oond t©rm.
Th© Pr©sl>l©r>f la In fin© physical condi
tion for (tie tint I©- ami pl©imir©s of hla
offi©©. Kv©ry morning, in romtMiny with
•*niS friend, h* takt* an iiour'ii ©onatl
lutlonal tn th© gr> *4uth of tha
Whit© If mis©, and with hxil and t-houkl-
r thrown hack.*:©fmcar with abuoyaflVjr
atnl *p©©d that would put m uiy u > oiingwr
man to blush. M -Kitdcj'n working day
avaragra flft© ii hours and h© aiqiaara
w©M aid© t< ©ndtif- tha strain.
Th© pubd rerrptkMia al th© V\ nit© Hou
hav© iw©n rrsurn© 1 and a© usual l hi)
Treatdftnt braika ail prttloia hand shak
ing r© onis By actual count, ha grasps
hundreds of hands at ih rata of out p©r
sa *nd
The offl nl wci Id ha* h©gtin Its rsvo
lutionii and most of tha trornln©nt famt
l©s sr ©s:ubbshsd tn town. Tfts rrcmbwrs
of tha diplomatic oorpw ar© ffrut this yosir
to obrerv. th© formolitls of th© regular
season and many bos ©.*© of the eml>a#-
sirs arui legations ats fouud at horns upon
thslr reception days.
4 wniinit l ©rrmiiilra.
Th© cententilal celebration, Dsc. 10, pro
mise* to bs a ififliliant success. It will la
•*f national character. tl© g*rvrnors of #
the VarbfiUe sMies art to |Mirt|cl|;s and
preparations of an e.ulioiule n.tture ara
In progress.
Ir aiiguraiior, March the fourth, will dif
fer from all other inauguration* of tha
ptitot twenty years a M--Kin.ey Is tho
first Tresidsnt In Hull time to iucoswl
himself,
Th© <©r©rnony will b© lacking In tha
hcart-b.©iking i.ic:<kntA thal ntromrany
tt© departure <*€ .• retiring President's
family from th© White House ami ‘lire
usual Interest in an s chief -x©-uilvs
and cablael will bt missed. To . *ani©n
*ai© f r this, however, will b© the ©ass
.in I Finn.Ferity with nth la! ©Uquotta
with which the second administration
ceremonies wl'.l )• conduct'd, and ih© tie-
Ughtfuk atotoda; fcKding tqon wh! h old
friend* will meet to nmk© noteworthy th#
m> lai lecord of th© McKinley regime.
Th© great pfSbiog regarding the csr©-
moni© of March next is where to hold
Hi© uuiug unit lon hall. Tu* Den Mon build
ing, which haa (torn ths scene of this
furu'iloii for several years, was found up
on .McKinley's first Installation, lo be
much u*> limited in space for th© throngs
that desire to atten*! the ball. Next
March ih© spar© will l© ©ven less owing
to th© growth of th© hiiredu's business,
and It Is imperative thnt more commodious
accommodations l>e provided. As there
D no other building available, th© one
solution of the difficulty seem* to h© ths
erection of a special building for iha
holding of the hail.
Worn© ol Ihe Hehnlanlra.
Fhlef Justice Fuller's youngest daugh
ter Is amom; thl Reasons debutantes and
*h© and Justice M 'Henna's daughter are
lik©ly to Ih* th © greatest r*** ipi* nt* of of
ficial favor* among th© bud* of th© win
ter Misr Fuller, lik© her sisters, has
that peculiar charm in which beauty <toas
not figure, but which constitutes her a
would still 1h seen of m©n, and If aha
were banished to the Hahnra lkrssrt,
men w*uld spring up as pletitlfully as
gmins of sand. She is fatally and Irre
sistably attraotlv© aid jh© women admit
and wrdl© tlu-y fall to understand.
Two of Miss Fuller s sisters have been
divorced, hut the last one jo marry made
a genuine love match which has resulted
most happily. Th© present Mliw Fuller Is
highly a urn pi iff)* 1 having spent sev
eral years abroad, and she Is. expected
to le s sot'*la I success
Miss McKenna on the other hand. Is a
pronounced beauty *<nd sh© managed (o
se© a griod ileal of society last winter,
thottgh *h© attended th© Convent at
Georgetown Ib-lng a day Set tolar. It was
pOßstble for her to i>© present at many
of her sisters' teas and receptions, and
tli© numier of dances this attractive
young lady attended was evidence of her
popularity.
As usual there I* a long list of huds,
and most of them will he on dress pa rods
for the first tim© it th© Bachelor's tea
that has been Ih© event of Thanksgiving
Day for several ystirs.
Modiste I* a Wiser.
Hoc let y Is loud voiced and open moutii
©<l over th© rumor current in town that a
new social evil has been discovered and
< •• much in need of the informer's sickle.
It has been said, and even printed, that
one of the fashionable modiste* hsa
learned the art of mixing and a*qulred
a fashion in mixed drinks, this
accomplishment adding much to the pop
ularity of her establishment and being r©-
sponslble for numerous extra visits paid
by fashionable women who ordinarily re
bel st ths frequency of dress fitting ap
pointment Th| Is certainly a novelty In
the efrernocn refreshment line and may
have been suggested to ths dress maker
by one fashion frequented Turkish bath
on Connecticut avenue where women de
light to assemble. While there Is no reg
ular cafe connected with the eetabllsb
(Contlnued on Fourth Psge.J