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THK. MORNING NEWS
i -t'lshed IM. • - InrorporiMd !W
j H MTII4* President
WITH A BLOODHOUND
~,| T w PArnsno t pan Tfl t
negro All RDEHEftS.
lynched by a frenzied mob.
IJ'IIRT. IMI . AA a nir. *< I M
ok ahipt vnosAAi n
I rH of 1,000 llmirml In
rll lloor* Will* ■ I'olf.
1 1 aim •*•! "“J **• Their % ic
%lauo Lynclacil Another Ne
trili i,m ll* on Alibi—Tlm*
Hull Murdered und Notified
, H blt** lln rluT.
j r it ,polli. Ind.. Der. IC—A to
t , -,>i,i;nil from Ro>*kpo r t. Itul.. *•>**•:
ri.-rro#*f, Jlrn Henler*on and B ui
j: *ho waylaM. brutally mur
, aid n>bb*d llolile Himon*. a nhite
- this morn in# wRr- lyncnefi
J#llv#rd by a mob of I,oo* trended
, i to-ni;ht.
t: . kh •• **re arrested *nrly. ir. i
jgb Rowlands' clothir.c hid blood
f, on It. the nun claimed thi*y wo e
~n t of the crime In the meantime
t . r Fi.men* of T’nlon county. K
t Arrived with a trained blooJhoun 1
~ . to a teh-xraphi' mimmoni
•'. the dop va* placed on the trail
I .iwrd it until he reached the
v • Kiwlind? llv.d. ex blo'k.** If ni
rro of the murder and went bayliu
t l*ed the negro hail occup.* and.
TANARUS, **? enough ior the excited clti
r. Within a few minute* a mob of a
1 . ir. l hoe ling, blood-thirsty cltlxeim.
v kdgehamm* re. rop*# and *um* were
iii nti-K to the jail. Sheriff Anderaon and
I . ivmi depulle* rnutle a *tand and at
t<mpb*d to protect the prisoner*.
T e ofh’era were *el*d by the leader*
o t:* mob. who disarmed them The
r ;;fT wa* then locked In a room and
pi- Mi under guard, but he stoutly r
i . give up th* key* or tell where
i i*r.on r* were hidden.
’ .ng to pet trie key*, the mib made
#. hut unsuccessful attempt to
i... in the jail iloor. By this tim* th*'
w ~and be lyncher* were In a i** fe tr
i ? / and, securing a telegraph poh\ they
i *. it .i' n battering ram and i ayed In
t! de wall of lhe Jai!.
f, door of Rowlands* cell w.ift then
q k,v nroken in with sledge* and he
so dragged from the jail to the east side
of tae courtyard, where a noose was
r.i'ed around bis neck.
Hol Knew Ni Mercy.
Ff* i frffWTmTP Vf ’Tnirtre a iWmnfiem
lr sr.d *.i he implicated Jim Henderron
• r ; n,other negro. RovUnds then begged
.* \ fer mercy, but the mob swiftly
i> nr the confessed murderer to a
mi*l rtblSed his body with bullets.
Leaving the hotly of Howlands dangling
f m the limb of the tree, the mob rush
• k to toe jail and attempted to burst
n the cell occupied by Hendersosi, but
fare t;i* s:ee| bars yieldfd to tbo blows
et ' * fledges, someone in the crowd fU‘*d
in the terrified negro as he crouched
a the corner of hk ceil.
\ few moments more and the door of
• II was broken in The negro, more
and i than alive, was dragged at a rope's
i rui to the Court House yard hu) swung
cm the ire* be*ide Irte body of Rowland*.
Firing a parting volley at the swinging
I*>lies, the mob. eager for another vic
• m, hurri* 1 away to catch the other negro
imi.llcaied by Howlutul* in his confession.
H* wais found at a hotel where he was
rrployed os a porter. The negr > escaped
t > the roof of the building and M a nag. r
] aruler succeedc*d in convincing the mo‘
t *i to* |x>rier had nothing to do with th<
rime, proving an alibi for him. The mob
t i dlspersid. apparently sailallcd with
i * awful work of vengeance.
i rime of the %rgniM.
The negroes' victim. Bnu*n*. wa way
la.l iiini murdered in the most brutil
i ira.er one square from the main street
he ei y. a* he was going to hie honi*-
f m his tmrbersliop at 2 o'clock tit'.^
• tilng. As w*e customary with him
arried the receipts of the day at his
I • of business. Tie negroes tvi*
• 'aare of this, aud evidently laid their
I* u * occordlngly. Crouching benind a
i they awaited their victim and
: rn *ed from their place of concealment
s t attacked him from behind, striking
1 n >ver the hea*l with a heavy club with
• Urge nail driven Into the end of It.
Although terribly beaten Simon* mad*
• i pc rata fight and his cries and strug
• soon attracted two hoys, woo went
’ hi* assistance, but they were a mo
• > ft too late, the victim of the two ne
• having succumbed to the terrible
ding, lying dead at their feet.
The murderer* then drove the would-be
*' uers away and accomplished their or
• Inai design—that of robbery—seeding a
< ontaining somHhing over fP from
L • prostrate form of their victim and
•• * le their eecaiM*.
• s mons was terribly beaten: his skull
• rushed in; his head anil face beaten Into
** pulp. Four gaping wound** showed
where the spike on the club had i*en**-
tr u**l the dead man's skull and p*ne
tr.4t.Ad his brain.
I'.VRito llrewme s Man lee.
'Valter Rvaits, one of the young men
who sltenipfed to save Hltnons* life ami
" afterward assisted in th* removing
• * th dead man's remains to his home,
/affected and almost suffered
•” rvous collapse. After witnessing the
t *<edy to-night he lost his reason
The dead mans widow Is prostrated,
and it is believed she will die from the
►ho k. Hoi lie Simons came here from
Vdruiow, lnd.. three years ago, and was
'* Popular young man.
Transport Sails for Mnnll*.
dsattlt, Wash.. Dec. If.—The army
• nsport Klntuck sailed for Manila yes
<*rday afternoon with 504 horses and . K
f| ule* for the Philippine acrvlce, beatde.
"**' tons of miscelkmeouß army supplies.
h will touch at Honolulu, and there give
’he animals a rest from confinement
• uard the ship.
jl&toitnral) iHotninq |
WILL CAUSE MORE DELAY.
Fa Cftand Milt %nt Mlgi the >a|p to
i litua I mil Some Important
hniigrß \re Made.
I>kn. Dec. D'finlfe Instru *ions.
*'jp|>lemeiitlng yesurda*. - communica
tion from London have b*en received by
H!r Flrneet Maeon Patow, th#- British min
ister and he now demind* * moditlratlon
A>f .i point In the Joint note, which the
foreign envois gen rally regard a* im
portant.
Tme rn**Hn* further delay a all the min
' r* mus* comm it at* anew* with ther
re*p cuve govci nmimt*.
J:* whst is the nature of the objet'-
tlor* raise,) by Ore.it Britain, the minis
♦*r* decline to -n\ ;mt they .ilm t that
*h i' ; *w demand will involve a gomi deal
more diplomats* prrn'edure.
U is %T % LOSS.
Official* lln \t I nderelnnd Kng
laiul'e %ttitade.
\\ahington. I>* 1 —Off! iai* here vta
at u loss to urdfte*nnd the rc*a*on* for
the Important modification In the Joint
Chinese note, which it i* reported t :e
British minister to !*• klr. is to demMid be
fore signing tl.a* l<K*umtu preparatory
to it* presentat'an to tn** Chinese plcni
jwrtentlailee. T *\ have no Information
>i the subject a- nothing has been heard
from Mr. Cong* r on the matter for som
lays.
The utidcrMtandJng ijrre ha* been that
the Joint note n* agreed upon by the
**nvovs w.js In itie main satisfactory to
h* Lint le t gov**i i men t. S o simply de
sired a slight mu a*. (Intent. ei*i to be in
the natute of * mere change in style
• r nr !•- to be ii*e.f, rather than anv
ameisim*-*it to the of the ogreemen*.
This iil not • ih t with any of the
prlnelpbv heil ou: for by our govern*
n'.erit. Bli* h * itlg Cm- . a it w.i-, run
fldently expee;d thr- signature of th*
British rnlniste’ woi.) k* promptly af
fixed to Mr agr men* and the note pre
sented to the Chinese nt an early date.
Ill" rot mi n\ ii!\f; oi w
linrrimn v,,|4|| rr Hutt* onto Clilwese
Mr Maferlala.
Fekln, Dec. id.—Yesterday, while a prl
vate of the Ninth t’nited Higtes Infantry
was searching for wtray mules rear lla
A; Wu. he arrived a a Jan wh r** b
. Mind n rapid-fire machine gun. with 5,000
rounds of ammunition, of which he took
charge.
He went back to the mall station for
th* right, hut. on returning in the morn
ing he found two loided Winchesters,
two other magasir.e r.fles and l.ioo rounds
ef ammunition When leaving the town
he was fired upon, but be did not return
:he firt
A village five miles southeast Ho
•"ii " b h.u by bft iitat twice.
w.thin half a mile of toe ma*l staiion.
ni"'*ivt uincwd m*:gin\g.
I*i etetuls to l ( ermll lh* I 111 Meet* to
Rule In Mnttrbiirla.
London. Dec. 17.—Dr. Morrison, wiring
to the Time* from Pkln yesterday, says
"Li Hung Chong, at the instance of
Price* rkhtotn.-ky. has wired Fsini*ror
Nla h< hi* an expre.wlon of Chinese grat
itude for p mii.‘**lon to rule Mmchtirla
meler Russian protection. Tills |wrmls
slon purport* t* hove come from tho
i z tr. wHo Is, of course, quite ignoratu
of the m-iHtr. Prince Pkhtomaky Is leav
ing Pekin within a few days, his mission
having been accomplished "
Ta* 1 . grams from th* n *rth." seys th*’
Shar.gha* correspondent of the Tim***,
wiring Bat unlay. **r*|ort renew’*il activ
ity on th** jn of the Boxers in the
nr‘ighl>A>rh<K>d of Pekin n*i Tien Tsin. It
i* believed that . la.n for* igners are
continuing a surreptitious business In
arms, with tit* oonnlvanco *f the Tao
'lal of Sismghal
"There ar# persistent rumors here that
the foreign troops have arrived at Ta.
Yuen 111.
"While the ministers In P-kin are hag
gling over the collective note, Russia In*
. ons' lldated her |Hiw*r In Manchuria,
which under the guise >f friendship she
is wrestling ft*m her deluded neighbor.**
The Morning Post publishes the follow
ing from Us yekin correspondent, dated
Bat unlay:
"The P.oxjt organisation is nearly de
stroyed. There appears now' to b** no dan
ger of a reserudeacenee of the receut
troubles, altitoagh activity Is shown In
Mxnr unprotected places. The Box**r lel
- were In reality not numerous, and
m o-’ of them have been punished by the
Chinese authorities.**
Illgftl V* It % ll.lt*> % D SBIRI HK.
Views of Russian lio% rrnmrat on fht
%et ton Taken.
St. Petersburg. Dec. 16—The
Meeseng-T p lalishes an Inspired state
m* nt as to the views of the Russian guv
rumen! concerning the Yang Tsun, Shan
Hal Kwan Railroad, repudiating the
norm that the Russians hare acted il
legally In holding the line, contending that
Russia's action was necessitated by mili
tary considerations, declining to reo.*gnl*e
the British os owner* of the line, but ad
mi' ting that they have the preponderat
ing financial intercut*, nrd finally promis
ing to reMot* It to the forme* administra
tion after the foreign troopa have evac
uat* *1 the province of Phi LI.
Alt MFD II %>lts OF lURAI KR*.
IHstnrlilng IMatrlrta Wear Pekla l
drr the Rrltlsh.
Pekin. Dec. 16.—The British are con
tinually receiving report* of dissatisfac
tion from the district* around Pekin un
der their special charge. The officer In
command has informed Hen Gaseiee that
nrnu-1 band* *.' native Christiana, from
ih.- vllUk*’ of ilour Noon. fl- mil.-,
.outh- .■ of I', kin. r.‘ con.Untly im.v
mx HIWUA anil U-vylnK Wai-k*ll. Tho
m iraud. r * ar.- Catholic. I.ml by French
ml'.lonary • .ring fhtn-w nothing.
AKRON RIOTER GONA ITK.
A Prominent Earnirr Amnna Tho—
A'onntl A.tillfy.
Akron. 0.. I>a<'. M-Waltar Vlall. a
prominent farmer of thla county, we, to
d,y con elded of partlclpatln* In the riot
of Au B laat. It wat the harde fou*ht
of any of he fifteen ca.ee o fer trted.
Twenty-two of the riot ce.es heve now
been dl.poaetl of. .even of the rioter, hev
me nlee.le.l erullty and convictions havln*
been secured In each of the fifteen cast
tried Fourteen Imllcmenta remain to be
disposed of at the next term of the court.
SAVANNAH. G Y.. MONDAY, DECEMBER 17.
GLOOM IN ENGLAND
OVTI4MIK FOR <T!ftl*TM 4* RRaVOVf -
IX. IS HOT HR Haiti*.
MORE LOSSES ARE REPORTED.
tlPteH* CAPTIRFD ISO Ml MTU It* OF
HR 111 %NT*% IIOIDM
U Hrlirnrr SmII fo llmu* Srnt n Fresh
Irgrttt Hrijurst for Mnnnlcd Men.
tlrlliah People H> Well %ak Wk>
Roherfa la lllowt'd 11# I ome Home.
< olonlnl Olliee to I'.nliat .I.IMNI M. ii.
Kruger Receives William T. virml
■ I (he Hague.
Ison ! n. Dec. 17. I m —Lord Bads ury
in*l his colleague* must to-day feel great
ly relieved that Parliament was |>jo
rogued Baturday.
A grim trony now a;tache* to Ldord
Robert.*' lipticai of the war a* "over."
Yesterday th*. war off! e. fr tli* ffrst 'lnn*
in many month*. r malneti oi*n through
out \ Buiai ty in re|*ons* t. it.*- i.- m.ii and
of public anxiety to learn the latest new*
Lord Kitchener l* rcport*l to have * nt
n frcnii and urgent fequC-t to tiie govirn
ment to sitml out every available mounted
man.
With Hen DeWet again e* I
througn th* British cordon in I'i* n- igh
borhood of Thal*a N Hiu, the * ri.*i- af
fair* at Yryheld .lid /.ustron ind t
Magallenberg di* i-ter confronting t*
RDtlsh people, they may w*dl buln t**
a* they do, w iy L>rd Ruber-- l a
lowed to come home.
The colonial ofli* ’ announce* N dc P
ton to enlist 6.oC*' nv n, |n*tea<l of tic
previous. > o*k*-d to >** rccru|il in tlr*at
Britain for Gen. Baden-Powell's constab
ulary. which shows that r* ruiting In
.South Africa is les< active than had been
anti lpatvd.
Dispatches frent Lorcnxo Marquos a
wert tlvat all the Boer forces ar* |.*.entl
fMillV snppli***l with ammunition, but terri
bly In want of food and clothing.
Kruger Received Mend.
Mr. Kruger, at The Hague, r * •uv*d M
William T Blend yesterday Mr. .< •and
urged him to continue hi?* tour f Kur-UN
and to go to Annul a. The Boer •
•niiii ilntened attentively, but and • Iliad to
commit himHf by any definite si at* men
It ts reported that he is about to remove
trotn his hotel to a private residence a.-
though contemplating a pro.opged stay at
The Hague.
Lord Roberts, now returning to England
on board the Canada, did not go ashore
at Bt. Helena, though the steamer touch* 1
there.
Ninety troopers, members jf the Sev
enteenth Lancers, stationed at Hallincciig,
were arrested yesterday for Insubordlna
lion. They were about to start for SHith
Afrl**a and were annoyed at twit being al
lowed license to carouse.
THK DKPK4T OF i I.KHtAT*.
story **f t lie lni>lnr* of or ft* anther
land* Im llir litter*.
I/Ofidon, Deo. 17 The Magallestwrg af
fair Is described as fotlows in a dispatch
to the Standard from Relifonlein:
"The scene of the engagement was a
hors**shoc ?*ha|** *1 depression. T:*e N rth
umherlands occupied the center. Gen.
Clement* was pitched 1,000 yards lower
town nt the eastern point of the hor>*
shoe, and Col. Legge'a camp w.s about
sfs yattl* dlMant.
"Gen. Delarey'a 1,000 men, against whom
Gen Clements hid fought r**u*ate I .
lion*, were suddenly, unknown to G- n.
Omenta, reinforced by 3.uV) men from
Warm Bath*, under Commandant Byer-
At daybreak Col. luge's picket do*'iie*l
what seemed a fresh force of British
troops eighty yards distant. The tdrangers
were rWallenged. They atiNwa r**! with h
volley, revealing 400 Boers in khaki. The
firing became heavy and the noise aroused
Col Legge's troop*, who arrived Just In
time to save the ou posts from capture.
"A furious engagement ensued. Artil
lery w,s brought up and it compelled the
Boers to retire Col Legg* . following up
the withdrawal, was shot dead by * bul
let through his head.
"Gen. Clement* and his staff soon ar
rived. The staff suffered severely, but
(Jen. Clements aii-t al'd to have a charmed
life.
Capture of Morfhunilierlianda.
"While mounted men were driving the
enemy back along a slope covered thick
ly with Boer dead, a deafening rifle fire
suddenly broke o the plateau atove. The
signallers hello*raphed that the Xortti
umlterlands were being atii k*-d G n
ClrmetHs. oonvinced that they would eas
ily hold their own, disposed the rrma n
der of his force* on the flank* and rear
of hi* two camp*.
*'At 430 a. m.. a heliograph from the
western peak announced that the Boers
were about to overwhelm the Fusilier*.
Gen. Clements was unable to send ade
quate help, but dispatched the Yeomanry
to climb th* precipitous hillside an l
create a diversion. Before the Yeomanry
could come Into action, th* Boers had
overlapped the Northumberland* ami
were in possession of the entire horse
shoe. firing down on the Yeomanry, en
tangled In the bushes and boulders.
' The Northumberland* made a nviirnlfl
cent defense so long as their ammunition
lasted. According to the Boer accounts,
many even when resistance was hopclc**,
died fighting.
t Irntenl* **a%ed Hl* <•*•.
"Gan. Clement*, now left wsrh 101 men.
made superhuman efforts agalnat th* bul
let* from the Boers pouring over the
peaks and managed to aava hi* guns and
the camp equipment. He retired In splen
did order, and at 4 p. m started to march
at Rletfontsln. fighting a rear guard a*
tion all th# way amj arriving the neat
day at 4 a. m.”
Lord Msthuan, according to another dis
patch from Lord Kltcnener. dated yes
terday, attacked and captured a Boer
Hiagcr near lAchtenburg. Transvaal. D
M, securing large supplies of catU# and
sheep mid it considerable quantity nt
immunltion
\ further dispatch from le'rd Kitche
tier, datcit Pretoria. Dec. 16 ss>s that
Lord Mot ban h*.- official confirmation
of the r*|>ort of the i*ath of Gen Letn
ner. the Boer cemmander.
80M it i 11 hi i*
i• <>• > a Wtia v*■i> •i. • i i**t*t i nmt
Mill Mi-n Killed.
I,ondon. Dec 16. The following dis
patch h.i- bran r*c*-ivrd by the war office
from Ku- h* m r
"Pretoria. D* 15. Five officers and 316
men, .Magillei*erg prtsoficr*. have been
reJea**.!.
"Tiie Hivre surrounded and ispturwt 13>
•f Br.iL.tnr- Horse In a deflie in the
Zastron dlstrM.
"t'oi. I omtl' and, moving on Yryheld. de
feated th* Boers, with heavy loss, driv
ing them from Hcheeprr's Nek and cap
turing a quantity of arms The Rrhneep
cr's Nek movement occurred De,-. 11
The Ik* i•* who attack*-.! Vtyheld Dec
U* lost !<•* kill* 1 and wounded before they
retired Th* fighting lasted all day. the
♦ i cmy drawing *fi * 7 :*• p m The Brit
ish los* w.* klx killed, nineteen wounded
tnd thirty mi-sing. Our cauaitleg in
• ad** iwu officer,-, who died of their
wounds.’*
Wiring from Pretoria yesterday (Sun
dew L td Kl’chetier. after announcing
• hat the re leased prlskMiers
h iv. urrivtd a? Rust* i i** rg. *> - tha: the
Bo*- r for •• divided Into two portion* one
moving south and the o.her w*t.
I.n*s|> or lilt %11% M'S llofiSß.
Four Rltl*‘l. sixteen \%niided nml
Ikil Taken Prtaoner*.
Alts i. Ni*rt ('.! Fo.ony. Dec. 15 \
party of Bra ,u.t s Hors- consisting main
ly ol new r rail*. eiiK.igivi a sujerior
force of Hot r? Dec. 13. near Zastrtvi.
Orai g* Rv r Colony, losing four killed
Hixtcen wounded, and iyi taken prisoners
TO (Ml TO U.HMD AFRICA.
Fifty Boer Fnmille* (•ranted I'rrmli
nliui (* Settle There.
Berlin. lit 1* A cording to the 1/ilni
Ynte.ger fifty rape Colony now ai
Yunsterdam wish their families, have been
grunt*-*! permission to settle In Germ n
Sou nest Afri m, th** German govern
ment having Juai assented to the pur
■ Immic of lands b\ them In Damaraiand.
and Great Namaquln land The Boer*
will leave Amsterdam. Jan. 6.
KRIGEXI INVITED TO COME.
ll** Ha* Reached V Beelatou Ahoat
A Itlilna IffN-rlr*.
The Hague. I>#o. 16.—1n reply to a d!s
patch from Grand Rapid*. Mich., Invit
ing him to the Lotted States Mr. Kru-
hns wired that he has r>t arrived at
an' decision with regard to visiting Amer
i< a.
nr.form i% thi. w %k omm
Committee % |i|*intci| t Maks *>■-
tern More F %pedltl*u.
London. Dec 16. The Secretary of State
for war. Mr. William St J>hn Brodrlck.
has apftnintcd • <*onimitte to deal with
the questions of war ofifi e reform The
ommlt;*--e ulll coiiskler the s>etem's con
tiat* and th- |*>**tblUty of further de
* cntrallxatlon, ai l m<ue expeditious work
It g. The chairman of the committee -a
Mt Clinton F>lwani Dawklne. of th* firm
<'f J. H Morgan At Cos
ENGLAND AFTER THEMLTYN.
►he | Alan I'reealtia for r)ni*nl of
Yriiiciiian Claim*.
Constantinople, Dec. 16 -Owing to the
success of the United States In pressing
claims for i <mu>enatiun in ronn*<ilon
with the Armenian disorder*. Great ltd
tain is now urging the Ottoman govern
ment t*> pay similar claims put frwHr*l
| ' I * ||
energetic m*ans will le taken to oLioin
a settlement.
TINKKI III* NOT bF.TTI.KD.
innoimmiM n( f British Arflon Ma>
Hit rnper l a.
Washington. Ike. 16—Contrary to the
Impression which, according to the* Con
stantinople dispatch, prevails regarding
the United H ates claims fur indemnity
against Turkey, the statement l* made
that no *ettl--ment resta ting their pay
ment has leeii reached All this gpvern
in* nt has secured up to this t me Is a
-♦•ilea of pr mlses to settle by the Otto
man government.
The reported action of the British gov
ernment In urging Its claims for comi>en
milud against the Turks )>ecaue of the
reported aurcews of th* United H’ato* in
’fiat regard. Is rot calculate*! in the
minds of those best posted here to ac
< entuate .our success in the negotiations
i tow progressing bet warn the Unked
States and Turkey, but on the contrary
to hamper and retard them.
karthri VKf. at antiaoo.
Sharp flbork Created a I'snlr In n
Crowded Ballroom.
Santiago de Cuba. Dec. 16-—A sharp
earthquake shock was felt here lasi night
about midnight. It was the m.*4 severe
that had been experienced In several
years and almost created a panic at the
Kan Carlos Club, whare a grand ball was
In progress.
It was preceded by a dull sound like
a mtur r|)klon. To ho*'k foilow-a).
Ill*- former li.lng qul<- vir< aO'l U!<*
[atfrr ,<ar -lv per,*pUW. No Injury
don- 11l thi- <•> with thr rx<-*-ptlon of tho
broakln* of iilah-. thouich a fnw .mail
liulldlnx. ar. t-anl to havo h..n ,llhtly
damaK'-il.
i , -
HM, PWT IHI\KD.
Will SIN) M. to Br Thrown
out at Rmploynt-m.
Sh.bovgan, Wk., Dtc. !.—Tha Iro
m,gH plant of Zachlwrhe * Bon. tan
ner*. . totally deatroyed by fir* to
day. Tha cau* of tha fire I* unknown.
!** 11*0.000, fully covered by Ineurance.
The n*m acorchad th* bi furniture
plant of the Mattoon Manufaoiurmc Com
pany adjoining, whoa* lo will he **v
rrel tOouaand dollar*. Nearly UK* men
will li* thrown out of rmplnyment, and
tna plant may not be reoutit.
IN A WATERY GRAVE
CNR MtNDltl'.D MIN ON TllllNlNl.
Mill* ARE DIIOW NED.
FOUNDERED NEAR MALAGA.
GERM AN rHK. ATE (iNEISI NVI |v
I DAT IN % s run M
I *ir(* Arm ( tiuuing lo the Itluuln*
autl \||eatlnw fr Help—A MMe Dla
iti lehr* l*nf the l.oai hi I |o. In
cluding il* I a|i!—• I riy Who
left (fir A e**el In One Mom W er
l* ohnt* 1 9 LoiMonie llmm- Hern
A* % ed.
Ma.Trkl Dec 16 The German tr in:n
frigate Gneisenuu has foundered *ff Mal
aga. alxty-flve miles e.istnortheast of
Gibraltar.
I’rlvatt. dlapat'us sa\ tiuo forty per
*>ni* u* re tlrtwnel
The Gneiaenau foundered at trie n
trance to the port of Malaga, where sue
was atsHit to lak** refuge Horn the tertibo
ati>rir. prevailing Ai the tlni *
nly the masts of *he \* >-1 ir- \ is| I
!■* number of the radrls can 1
seen from the shore to th* ik
gii s They sip - lOU ilig tiud stgnaMn.:
for help.
The captain and manv of the cadets
lia\e bean drownmt
It k> l'**!leved that forty who left itt
♦me of the ship s I-.mis and have not 1* • u
seen since, an- also lost.
The total loss Is now thought to b
no less than one )tun>lrtsl ftoni*' *l*spatrh
er say 140. Forty of thuae *<n*l are iud
iy hurt
The training ship had been at Malaga
since Nov 1, practicing with guns of
large caliber. Khe had been previously at
Megador, Morocco*
They .lumped Inin (lie *•*•.
At o km k this morning u review of
Ihe cadets was In order. The wind wu
extremely violent and Instructions were
given to stoke up rapidly •- |n*-ible
Hut already mountuinmis waves had
struck tha ship, snapping the anchor
chains She was driven helpless toward
tha port and sank The crew threw them
selves into the sea ai*d clung to the
wrackags. but tbs maixirtty quickly disap
peared
Opt Kresthmann d;ed a! his post
The Malaga kfoboat made heroic efforts
arnl rescued fifteen, but the wru.ht cap*
sited the lxat and twelve wer# Orowne*)
The other three were sav**! by in< ,rw* of
ropes thrown to them.
The port authorities saved many of th*-
sailors The survivors have been received
at the howpital, the Hotel <l*- VMl** an*)
private houses.
All the theaters in Malaga abandoned
their performances this evening.
According to the mv.l porkat l*ook the
Gnetsenau. which was built at Danis.
In I*C9, was an Iron vessel ahentlied with
wood, and had a displacement of 2.666 tons.
Khe km 242 feet 9 inenes In length, and
46 feet 11 inches in th- beam, tiuvlng a
mean drought of 13 feet * inches, and n
coal capacity of 4"o tons. Her sji** I wa
13 knots. Her armament consisted *f
fourteen 6 9-lnch Krupp breechloaders, two
Vlnch qulckflrers. one toat or field gun
and seven forp* lo tube* Her comple
ment was 461 and ehe win used for train
ing boy*
VALUABLE RECORDsI-OST.
< on.lriM-rinii 1.,■ ,mi iiiimi llullillnM
nt Nurfoll. \M-y \nnl Un. IN--
tri.y*l by Klr*.
Norfolk. V... llt !l—Th* ImM Injt r> -
ru|il*<l by Ih* coiwuructlon <l*primenl at
Ih* Norfolk navy yaril can i-ompb-lrly
i)*--*lroy.-l by lire thla evening.
Shortly hafor* o'clock u watchman
*llcov*r*<l <hr *>lfl f * of Coohi rue tor Stahl
on fir*, and promptly turnrd In an ul irm,
Ih* navy yard, and l-ortamouth Hr* d*--
partm*rila r*apcnd*,l promiSly, I-lit found
th* blax* xalnin, h>aulay rapidly, and
ir a abort llm* th* whole building wu*
• hmm of tlum<. Th*- :lrem*n th*n de
voted <h*lr time to aavlnjc aurroundlnx
bulldtnc*.
The bulldlnx d**troyd contained all the
lm|>ortant paper*, model* and plana of
th* conatructlon department. Over 7,t0
drawing* and I10,(ifi0 worth of live nit
timber were deatroyetl. I.o#a to buliillnx
ami content* I* over tSXMNO. Tlic or.gin
of th* lire t* unknown.
MECCIVKO WITH BKTHItIAMM.
Cheer* for tlrrnaa Troopa .Inal He
turnrd Krom t titaa.
Berlin. Dec 16—A portion of th* Her
man eontln|*f>t that recently arrive-1
from Chino wa* publicly recelve.l here
to-day. tn accord.*nee with the expreaa
de!rc of Kni|-ror William, itn-at eiithu
*la*m Jwin g tlleplayed by the crowds that
lined the routu from the Dehrter railway
*tatkm which wo* heautifußy dei-orat*d.
The troop* bore shot riddled <l<*nn in
tla which win- taken Into action wt tho
Mormltwt of the TUku fort*, toxethar with
several captured Chinese tlaa* und xun*
The prooeart ri went to tite arsenal.whera
the Chinese colors were deposited
In from of tae arsenal were Hmperor
Wllllem. the Empre*,. I'rtnc* Henry if
Pruaala. I'rtnc* Ruprecht of Bavarit,
Count von Buciow. imperial chancellor,
members of the general *ta(t. and other
persona of hl*h rank
After saiutlnx the troop*, th* Kaiser in
spected tnem. sp*akin to those who had
h,*n wounded, or had received decora
tion, and then addressing all formally.
Everywhere th* men wore *reet*d with
tumultuous cheerlnx
CUFIC TOWED INTO PORT.
Ditflltlrd Wlilir star l.lnrr
l( XrilMPr HwiifeM* ( l*(—( hlrf
ruAln BroMlinl.
QurH.MOXn. D* 16 The W hits Sar
Lin* -iMinpi Cufit-. C#pt. Udvsn, from
Llvrrjg *l. ITs 4. for New York, w?*
• < a | t* mu iiodijjp here a* 4 o'clock !hl
ntornlng b> (he liritreli stewmer
<M> ('♦pi Ui* wiih siiihtel Ihe Cufi
!*• 1 if la'i t :-i'h mt k>ngi.
.’! ,’i w.n Hit ia\ th. White Kit
Ip if l>i h- i prop* liei
t. terniit wt other, it wu*
lm(rossib! lo . rttu,. ,m hawsers until Deo.
1-' Th*pgrif.t in s,ii**it- gn,#. niul the
K m-as J'lt\ •.i .\ sit . ♦**tl i to resuming
tW'im; l' • ft .-njii ♦!%. The hawsers’
iiia.ke Mgalt hist i ight off Klnssle. but
after a shot < *lrlv. towing sn- resutnetl
vff Vrk ks‘i tug anient
In oiih of im* atipmiND to fonneet with
t . l\mi hi> U|tv. \|r I’rosby. chief i*ffi
•ei of tae Fufit uhtle tr>.n* to swim
• a .me. Alta i*i to . buo> Afitat fro.n
th*- Kariswa *‘ii>. vui. (frowned, uliiKHijrh
a powerful MUmm.’i Tm* Fufit* will
await the arrival •*( tugs here, unit will
t< n pr ed to Llver|*ool. Bhe carries
I pMMSettgIUS.
Kmi ip* City's mialnel j WAS
Attained, ai -I there is a heavy tist to the
♦<! s . will rti.iiil aiitl tnsv r*-
• un.t within ii 4n\ or im<> -ter voyage to
\.w Luk whither -he ws Imuml from
Brie lot, ,fr.-r tomhit.g at Hivansen. he
when she sightfd the di*b.ed Uufic.
Fit I: Mom i fire % M TIMM.
All UID ProlMililx Be Buried I nder
4* we Monument
I HIP kirk. N 1 , le* 16 Bailies of five
•non \l*iitfis tri the normal school fir**
w.i. rifov.risl to-day, making six that
ha\f Imen taken from the ruins. Those
found to-day were charred beyond recog
nition. mi was Ihe our previously re tiv.
ered
Workmen while removing debris found
the five oodles at the f. oi of a fire ra.*.i|e
They were plied arms** each other and
burned beyond recognition
A ring U]>n the linger of one of the
bottle* glv* -a Hi|h- that It may Im* i tenll
fi I. l iu then? is nothing by which the
oiiMU-t an |MMt*ibly ta- dlstingul hed.
It If pro t M. .i that all be imri.-i in ono
gta\4 uml Unit it le marked by rate mon
umcn . to !♦• pj. ♦•u in the F*reloiiitt Cim
etery in nienairy of the victims.
District Attorney Green and Coroner
Blm>| will lx gin a rigid investigation .*•
once, which will Inquire into all matura
i'<Mue,*tMi with the •nurture of the build
ing and the fire.
INSI HiiluYia .NOT UiM'LKIU).
There Is MIDI (.rrst Rebel Aeflrlty
In ( fllomhlu.
Kingston. Jamaica, Dec. 16.—Advices re
raiVetl from Colon. Folurniiia, to-diy re
girding the recent fighting l>etween the
government troopa and the Insurgents at
Turotco, the rebel Ntrongh/id. which be
gan De 14. sml Imhlhl three days, the
lii' irg' ntw then eva- oallng tin* town, say
tha# tin* withdrawing insurgent for.te was
iut lt *- pern i
on the contrary, fears are entertained
Mt Colon that ihls body of rebels will ef
f* • t a Junction with the force operating
around Buena Ventura
Teiegmphh communication with the in
terior has bean suspended by government
order and fighting Is pro- ♦•*ding at va
rku.~- points, although without
repuita.
Both aides hist heavily In the battle
at Tumaro When the government forces
deatroyed the rebel steamer Galtan they
.**• destroyed n large supply of ammu
nlllon Gen Alban, Governor of the *lwt*
Oi* Panama, who was In oomtnand of the
government troop*, left for Bogota after
ih* ♦ vacua Don of Turn*o and the de
atructlon of the (Jsltan.
DIAITTE 41% EH % B% It BILL.
Led Anlonn l*ropr lelor tn Kill m
Famous In6lsii Seoul.
Crawford. Neb., Dec. 16 —Bap:late Gar
nler. an lndi in scout, was shot und kill
ed early this morning by James Hague,
wool, man *u* r of u saloon, during a dis
pute over a bar bill Haguew’ood was ar
n p.tes| ai -I an inquest will tie held 40-
morrow.
Gurnler, who wa known all over th**
Wist, und especially Hmong army men
s "Littie Bat." was u fearlem Indian
s *siH He flr?*t iimp into prominence for
services rendetTu Gen. <*ook, ami after
ward rc*Hlere*l distinguished service tri
all the big Indian wars. Gamier box
lately held th** (position of chief offlctr
In the government secret service at Fori
Kobineon.
Fill Ml HE All IN II | A BED.
Fames Which Killed Novotny Also
Tool* Life of filldtons.
New York, Dec 16 —Miles Novotny, 33
years old, believed to have been a sten
ographer employed In the gnvemmrn*
service, was found dead in bed this morn
ing at his bortultng house on West Rev
evMewth street |!e had been In New York
about a year, and Is Ih llcved previous to
that to have prnett *d Uiw in Fhi ago
K* pll at*d by a woiwlen purtm.ai with
large cracks was another room whose oc.
rupant, Henry B Oibbona, 6.1 years old,
also was found dying of the fumes. AH
efforts to revive him proved unavailing.
Gibbon* had only been In the house fim
m wek and fits antecedents ana un
known.
DCPKW'4 NIKCIi WILL HKD.
F.nwaiKcnicnt of Mlm Paulding In Mr.
J>6in Kills, I . n. N.
Washington, Dec. 16.—At a dinner given
lust night by Senator Depew and Mhn*
Paulding in honor of Gov.-elect Odell of
New York and Mra. Odell, the Hrnmlor
annourx<ed the engagement of Miss Pauld
ing to Mr. John Edle. U. 8 N Miss
Paulding Is the niece of Kenator Depew,
and has been the mistress of hla home
in Washington. Mr. Bdle Is the son of
the late John R. F>lle of this city and a
graduate of the Naval Academy in tha
class of IDO.
' — 1 -
EndliK View of Cotlaa Crop.
Manchester. Nov. 16.—Although vlow,
ar* AtvlA*'! r*war4*nx th* American cot
erm crop thr.- is a tendency to mipjKtrt
the estimate of Iti.HKi.OOO halaa. Th* stock
at Uvtrjwol la steadily Incraaaitix-
DAILY ' A YEA 14.
r. t'KNTK A COPY
WEEKLY :-TlMi:it-A-\VKEK ft A TEAR
CORPORAL IS KILLED
MI.MMi H (F TWr\T%-NINTH WAR
AtlOT 111 % Itl MU \DE.
WAS MISTAKEN FOR FILIPINO.
THE ON DER A WINE TO Kill, A IJj
NATIIEA lITKII DARK.
( rpl. ( hnf* Uhr Mint by Private
.lake Henderson Without ||s|ng
Hern I Aslirngrd—4|iMitiMg Fol
lowed n Hunt Fluid With the In
• nrarnta tin llie Ivlnuit (
The Tw ewt v-ninth Worn Meernlled
st Fort Mel*licmm.
Ihmtou, Dec It. The fo*lowing was re
<*l\#d by the Gtobe from James Rweany,
hospital steward with the Teemv-rvjnth
Ydluntrer Infantr> .1 c bulogao, ,'kunar
Island
"•'orporul llerliert Fbase, Fompany D,
Twrtiiy-ninth Volunteer Infantr>' a
brother of Trank Chase, t.f Pleasant
mreel, Marllvoro, Ma i, w.as shot and
killed to Juke Hendarann private. Com.
pany f. Twenty-ninth Ifffantry, at Cat
!*.itog it. bnm tr Dl.ind. <luilng the ntglit
of tiu 27
"Alkmh .lr> American soldier* hold tha
town of Fatbalogan, l*elng conatantlr
harra>e.| by the insurgents, under flan.
Lokhiin, cmi the surrounding hills Tlds
Ird to strict orders t kill all natives ot
uftrr lurk
on tn 1 27 x relu ; officer •xm> i into town
under a tDg of truce and dciivtred over
Hergt Kit eai and org At>n, of live Forty
third Infantry, who were captured last
March These men retorted that lha force
of Filipino* besieging the towrit number*!
and thut they were Los i.ig of ♦'unv*
Ing into the town t kill al. Americans.
"A.out 1> o'r.o'k that night the Filt
i li m •*;**■ #d .1 Im iv) Bn '*w*j.
It was Cofpl Ch.iee's duty to rein fore
the Gatling gun squad and the Filßflnoa
were repulsed after a lively half hour's
fight When the firing m l i*ubidef| th •
corporal stepiied Into tlic bonnes, telling
the aentlnel, it is said, not to shoot Tha
order wsa forgotten I*\ thu excited oul-
P"*l, and ae rittisc started to reurn, ha
was shot flown without being chal>nge|.
He evddentiy w is tikstaken f*>r th# mu ti
dreaded boiotnun Jake Henderson wis
put into the guardhouse, and will ba triad
on the charge of manslaughter
"Ch*s* was hurl*4 ertih military hnonra
on Oct at '•
AMERICAN THAME* ACTIVE.
The l.oaaea la R*real I9aaaaeairat,
Near Military atalloaa.
YJanlla, D*c. 16 A4ri(s, from Hollo,
Island of Eanay. r*|K>rt ihat American
trnofia have been mavtnx northward and
wcstwarl fjr aevenal day*, ind that de
tachment* of th* Hlxth. Klxht.-*nth and
Twvnty-alxth Rnxtmnnta have been ac
tive near their station*
Tho litsiiraenf lea*.* during the laat ten
duya there have lieen five kilted, several
wounded and forty takrn (manner* Th*
Americans have lost two killed alul (he*
wounded. Largo nun.liars of th* native*,
however, are swearlnx allegiance tn ha
I 1,it..1 Htates.
in various recent attack* and expedi
tion* In Southern Luzon, th* Insurgents
have lost eight killed, seven wounded and
alwut twenty capture.! Th* Americana
hove hiel on* kill'd an.l two wounded
(Icn. Wle-aton report* that Ik) n-tllva*
have entered .'alarm for reglstmllon.
The rhlllppla* Tariff.
Most of the time of ih* Rhltlppln* t'om
mlsslon Is now devoted to the tariff Mil.
Judge Taft said to-day that, generally
speaking, the new rates would be about
In per rent of the existing rates.
“It will he essentially a tariff for reve
nue." h* remarked, "but some Industrtaa
that arc already established will he given
protection. The commission I* not con
sidering the question of Ihe ronstllutlon
altty of taxing I'nlteJ States products.
The precedent* have te-cn estotillshed In
Ihe case of l*orto Hbo and by the mll-
Hary government of the I’hlll|>plne*.
"The bill require* the washing of cot
ton goods, so as to eliminate the clay
used by European manufacturers, which
Increases the weight. This will Inctdent
taliy favor American goods. The ratss on
ker.atrna will be reduoe.l from II clsma a
gallon to 4. Horn.- American goods will
be admitted free, und aimuat all will >nm*
In at reluced figures." '
< <>4l. iii’KRMTiNi %nu i ncr.
Will <•*< Release Krona t'oalrarta
They Old hot Want.
Beranton. I**., Dec. 16—A meeting of
Ihe Independent coal men, comprising th,
anthracite operator* association, will be
held at the AVahJorf-Astoria to-enorroaff
morning when the contract, which they
entered Into to sell their coal to th* Del
aware Valley and Kingston road will be
returrwd to them by Ihe I'ennsvlvaofa
Coal Company, which held the contracta
tn trust and which by selling out to Mor
gan * Cos., defeated the new road.
This afll leave ih* Independent opera
tors free to deal with any c.irrier they
see tn. A* their allegiance to the new
roa.l meant a loss to them of 6 cents on
th* .lollar all the time they would be
waiting for the completion of Ihe new
road, they are pleased io be released.
They were to gel fr.m the projected ro;4
ii:, cents per ton for coal. The big car
riers have been offering them the s.wua
price for some time and the operators, on
receiving their redcate will be free to deal
with what companies they choose to.
Missions In llie Weal ladle*.
Richmond. Ind.. Dec. 14 —The American
Friends' Board of Foreign Missions, which
h.is undertaken to establish mission* in
the West Ind lea. and recently sent mis
sionaries to Cuba, has received th* moat
favorable reports from th* work.
Boy Killed b> Hi* Brother.
lyrov N ft Tm ' Bry
ant *•% car-.. 1 w . im. i.lv
ahot and killed by his 10-y#ar-old brother
this morning. The boys were pitying
with a loaded ahotgun.