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THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. - - Incorporated ISBB.
J. H. BSTI'LL, President.
WAS NO LYNCHING
rut ROLL COrXTVS SHERIFF stop.
PED THE MOB.
HIS SHOOTING WAS DEADLY.
A SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS AT
CARROLLTON.
Shreird Lawyers Seeu.’e Postpone*
meat on Day Set for Rxecntiou of
\egro Wlio Had Murdered a Younjt
White Boy—V Mob lin mediately
and Stormed the Jail,
Hut Sheriff Merrill and His Depu
ties Drove Them Ilaek With Hot
Lead—One Man Killed mid Two
Wounded—Mob Would Have He
ar wed Attempt But for I'rnelamo
tion of Gov. Candler and Ordering
Out off Military —The Prisoner
Taken to Atlanta Last Mght.
Carrollton, Ga., June 7.—Sheriff Joseph
Merrill of Carroll county to-day upheld
the law of the state and saved the life
of a negro from a mo*b. In protecting the
negro, who was saved from the gallows
only a lew hours before through the ef
forts of his lawyers, one life was lost
and two men were wounded. The arrival
of the state militia averted threatened
trouble to-night, end at 9 o’clock a spe
cial train bearing the negro, whose crime
was the murder of a little white boy
whom he found fishing alone, and his
guard was speeding towards Atlanta.
The man killed in attacking the jail was
George Bennett of Carrollton and the
wounded men are Thomas Smith, also of
Carrollton, and an unknown man, pre
sumably a farmer. Thomas S. Word, fa
ther of the murdered boy, who was in the
front rank of the would-be lynchers was,
strange to say, not hit. After Bennett
fell Mr. Word jumped upon the window
and exclaimed dramatically:
Shoot me, Mr. Sheriff, I would as soon
die now as any time!”
Only nine shots were fired and the walls
of the jail show the marks of the bullets.
None of the sheriff’s posse was hit.
Williams, the negro, was tried and
found guilty of murdering Otis Word,
Jan. 1, this year, and sentenced to be
hanged to-day, being refused anew trial
by Judge Harris this morning.
His attorneys, Reese, Smith and Boy
kin. filevi a bill of exceptions and carried
the case to the Supreme Court.
A large crowd of people had come to
town to witness the hanging, and when
it was learned that an appeal had been
t .ken to the Supreme Court, delaying ex
ecution, there was much talk, which
crystallized soon after in the formation
of a mob.
At noon the mob made an assault on
the jail. They battered down the outside
iron door despite the warning of ttw
sheriff and entered the building. They
made a demand on the sheriff for the key
Tri the negro’s cell, but were refused.
With the refusal they began their ad
vance upon the sheriff and the few depu
te* which he had been able to summon
to his aid. They were told to stop or
thfy would be fired on, but the order was
not obeyed.
Mere Met With Bulletn.
As they advanced down the corridor to
wards the sheriff the order was given to
fir* Bennett fell, dying almost Instant
ly. Thomas Word, the father of Will
ems' victim, who was in the front of the
mob, was badly shot, as was also an un
known countryman.
The unexpected fight of the sheriff and
I ’s posse frightened the mob and they
retit-.tted outside the jail. Here they
broke and ran and were soon divided m
to.,/i:tle £ r °ups. discussing the event.
' i ; Merrill at once consulted Judge
Ihnis of the county court and it was
decided to coll upon Gov. Candler for ai t.
The governor was communicated witn
• telephone and said he would send two
r,, n u anies from Atlanta as soon as they
ccu.J be assembled.
I b* Governor'll Proclamation.
Hiring the afternoon the mob tele
i *? hone<3 situation to friends in the ad
jo-nhig towns of Villa Rica and Temple,
, made on appeal for more men to ef
the capture of the negro. This was
communicated also to Gov. Candler and
-e Governor soon wired a proclamation
° tnr people of the county. It was read
rorr> th * steps of the Courb House at 4
°ck by the Mayor. The Governor com
‘ people to disperse and sakl
I J** entire military and civil forces of the
* ate would be used to enforce order if
•'<ry. The reading of the proclama-
I Tr ° r a l > l >a ren-tly hjjd a good effect, as
. , y l )e °Ple were seen to mount their
anr * leave the town.
I r. V . 1 was felt for the
lem " T h f " sheriff and city and county
Ii 1 , s ’ a^ter a consultation, decided to
I * / ! '* V r * soner out of the county for
I 'a p l - pin S- The Atlanta militia un-
I mm and of Maj. Barker arrived
I 0 dock and one hour later es-
I wh< V thf negro and sheriff to the train,
I • •'• *va3 soon speeding southward for
I Atlanta.
I wl,, n to \tlnntn for Safekeeping.
I rlw i ' 7.—When the troops ar-
I 1 -rrollton, the mob had dispersed
I anything was quiet. Maj. Barker
I Ha .? conference with Judge Sam
1 1 i! wl decided to Mnd the
I Thf once t 0 Atlanta for safe keeping.
I w*a I>s marched to the jail, a cordon
I ctr r ;l J l * TIPd aroui, d Williams, and he was
I sw, ff ttie train without difficulty.
■ t, r Merrill and his deputy brought
■ , llfKro t 0 Atlanta and lodged him in
■ in * tower.
Ir„J U ..; a hard siege," Sheriff Merrill
l ehr . !lar) only two men with me, Sen-
Itlv "brick and J.. z. Fletcher. When
|n broke op*n the door with a
■ r and started up the steps,
■ ;hr,. ~j were also tired on the
B,. a P Bennett was killed,
■ > ""hied Tom Smith, shot in the
■r' rills 1 learned late this after*
I.' A shooting, the moh backed out
Hot t f ’"' Charley Word, the father
H,J 'lio was killed, remained
HtoA * i V' 11 ,h<> * t ** ,,> and said: ‘Kill me
H11n,.. i, lll lather die now than at any
Bit,’,, "■ 1 "tits , we did not Are on him.
Ht , 1 s soon called him and he left
Ht. . | Then we harrboded the
H; ~ _ 11,1 more attacks were made,
■ " v,v d gradually dispersed.”
j 5 *■ Ike Williams, persists that
H ■ ent of the crime charged,
■v „ ';s hail refused him new trial
Hr .. n , u 1 n '' 'h" case I. to go to the Bu
■tv ~ ”‘ ,r t under the supercedea*
H ' J ky him.
■ 'HI.IIIFK MERRILL TALKS.
I *|l " nil n * n " , ' < t IIn.I Roth I’rn
■ V ■*" 1 ll '" 1 *" M * u *‘ Troatile.
H ‘ Ju n 7.—Th* (pectal train
Jflofnittfl
bearing the tw’o companies of state militia
which Gov. Candler sent to Carrollton to
preserve order returned to Atlanta at 11
o’clock to-night, having in charge the ne
gro, Williams. The convicted murderer
was quickly escorted to the Fulton coun
ty jail, where he will be kept until the
Supreme Court acts on the appeal in his
case. Sheriff Joseph L. Merrill, who ac
companied the party, said the leaders of
the mob were Bennet ami Mr. Word, and
that both of them had assured him early
in the day that there would be no trou
ble, but that along about noon they found
it impossible to restrain their friends.
Sheriff Merrill said Mr. Word was the
lust one of the mob to leave the jail, and
that he was probably the only who
was not armed.
BERNHARDT AND MAUD ADAMS.
Tlie Farmer to Piny Romeo to the
Latter** Juliet for n Hundred
Nights.
London, June 7.—Sarah Bernhardt will
play Romeo for a hundred nights in
America to Maud Adams’ Juliet. This im
portant theatrical event was arranged
last evening at a supper given by Sarah
Bernhardt to Charles Krohman, at which
Maurice Grau, her manager, was also
present. Mme. Bernhardt will play in
English, and after the American tour the
two actresses will appear here and on the
continent.
Mme. Bernhardt has taken Mr. Froh
man’s prompt-copy in manuscript and
will study the role in English during the
summer. It is the desire of both mana
gers to have Mme. Bernhardt appear as
Romeo, following her coming production
of “Theodora” at the Sarah Bernhardt
Theater in Paris.
Before Miss Adams returns to America
she tvill meet Bernhardt in Paris and go
over the scenes of the first act.
CARNEGIE SIGNS THE DEED.
Steel flonri. Trnnwferreil to Yrmtlee,
for Seotcli ITiiTernitie..
Liondon, June 7.—Andrew Carnegie
signed a deed to-day, transferring |IO,-
000.000 In 5 per cent. United States Steel
Corporation bonds to trustee® for the
benefit of the universities of Scotland.
The amount becomes immediately availa
ble. The next instalment of interest can
be used for the October term.
The deed contains a preamble, saying
that Mr. Carnegie, having retired from
active business, deems it to be his duty
and one of his highest privileges, to ad
minister the wealth which has come to
him as a trustee in behalf of others, en
tertaining the confident belief that one
of the best mean® of discharging that
trust is in providing funds for improving
and extending the Opportunities for sci
entific research of the universities of
Scotland, his native land, and by ren
dering the attendance easier. A consti
tution. as it is called, is attached to the
deed, directing that half the income be
devoted to increasing the facilities for
study. The other half is.to pay fees and
assist students.
RECEIVED AT MANSION HOUSE.
New Yorkers Given Mach Attention
lj Lord Mayor nml Sheriffs.
London, June 7.—The Lord Mayor,
Frank Green, and the sheriffs received
the delegates of the New York Chamber
of Commerce at the Mansion House to
day.
The Lord Mayor addressed the Ameri
cans, thanking them in the warmest
terms for their visit, and declaring that
nothing could have done more to pro
mote a perfect understanding and unity
between the two greatest nation® of the
world. Morris K. Jesup replied.
Andrew Carnegie was the center of at
traction throughout. After the ceremo
nies the Lord Mayor went up to him and
said he especially wanted to shake hands
with Mr. Carnegie, who said:
“In New York, in my young and poor
days, when I read about Dick Whitting
ton, I little thought I should stand here
shaking the Lord Mayor's hand.”
BLOODLESS FRENCH DUELS.
Jew Baiter Regia anil Algerinn
Jo ii run lis t Ffglit Without Result.
Paris, June 7.—A duel with swords was
fought this morning in the Parc des
Princes between Max Regis (the anti-
Semite members of Algiers) and an Alger
ian Journalist named La'berdesque.
After nineteen rounds, lasting two and
a half hours with no result, the encounter
was adjourned until to-morrow.
Regis challenged Laberdesque in conse
quence of an article which the latter
wrote In I-a Petite Republlque.
There was a second duel, simultaneous
ly. in aother part of the park between a
writer on the Temps and another news
paper man, that resulted in the latter
being slightly wounded in the thigh by
a pistol shot.
THE GLASGOW REGATTA.
Shnmrnok I Becalmed nnd Loses the
liner.
Rothesay. Firth of Clyde, June 7 —The
Glasgow exhibition regatta opened to-day.
The race was divided into two classes,
both having special points of interest to
Americans.
In the first division the Shamrock I was
pitted against the best single stickers in
British waters. Bhe was heavily handi
capped.
The Shamrock I early outfooted and out
pointed all the others until she was be
calmed under Cumbrae Island, where she
lay motionless until her opponents passed
her. The Syberita won. ■
The Nevada won the race for 65-footers.
AUSTRIA WILL NOT MEDIATE.
No Serious Govern men I Would Cara
to l ndertnke It, *SS Golnelinvrefcr.
Vienna, June 7.—Count GoluJhowsky, this
Austro-Hungarian minister of foreign af
fairs. informed an Austrian deputation
to-<lay that the government dould not
entertain a suggestion of mediation be
tween Great Britain and the Boers be
cause "no serious government would care
to undertake mediation after the British
government declared that it would not
accept mediation and that on offer to
mediate would be regarded by Great Bri
tain os an unfriendly act."
No Independence for Hoer*.
London, June 7.—Mr. Brodrlck, the war
secretary, replying to a question In the
House of Commons to-day regarding the
probability of an early conclusion of
peace in South Africa, reaffirmed that the
government would not consent to discuss
the future independence of the conquered
states with ‘he Boer*
SAVANNAH. GA.. SATURDAY. JUNE 8. 1901.
POOR LITTLE CUBA
WILL BE GIVEN TIME, BIT MUST
SW ALLOW THE PILL.
THE CABINET SO DECIDES.
CARPETBAG GOVERNMENT FOR
TUB PHILIPPINES.
Administrnttou Fully Determined
That Culm Must Accept Platt
Amendment Without Qiinllflcntton.
Just Where the President's Power
to Govern the Philippines Is
Coming From Hus Not Been De
cided, Bnt It Will Be Exercised
Just the Same—Government Will
Be Similar to That of Southern
States During Early Reconstruc
tion Period.
Washington, June 7.—The cabinet was
in session over two hours to-day dis
cussing the Cuban and Philippine sit
uations. A communication has been
received from Gov. Gen. Wood regarding
the prospect for the unconditional accept
ance of the Platt amendment, but its
contents are not made public. It can be
stated, however, that there is a hopeful
feeling in administration circles that
after the first soreness wears off the con
vention will see the wisdom of adopting
the terms of the amendment. The an
swer to Gen. Wood is to be sent and the
ianguage of that communication was un
der discussion to-day. Meantime the ex
isting status in Cuba is to be maintained.
No action looking to the calling of an
other convention is in contemplation if
the present convention should decline to
accede to our terms.
While no new propositions have yet
been submitted, it is probable that the
convention will not accept the Platt
amendment outright until another propo
sition has been made to this government.
The administration is fully determined
that the Cubans must accept the Platt
amendment without qualification before
they can be any change in the status or
Cuba.
The programme looking to the estab
lishment of civil government in the Phil
ippines is being formulated in the shape
of an order which is to be promulgated
shortly. It is said that there is no definite
conclusion as to whether the powers of
the civil administration will be exercised
under the general war powers of the Pres
ident or the authority vested in him by
the Spooner amendment. That, however,
Is considered a matter of detail. The
main point is that the civil administra
tion, which will be confined largely to
the municipalities, will be vested in the
head of the Taft Commission and such
other officials as may be designated, and
that they will exercise their functions
subject to the direct authority of the Sec
retary of War, to whom all reports will
be made. Civil administration under mil
itary supervision, such as is contemplated,
is said not to be anomalous, and the civil
government in New Mexico and the
Southern states during the early stages
of the Reconstruction period are pointed
to as being substantially analogous to
what is proposed in the Philippines.
MR. PLATT ONINTERVENTION.
His Object to Safeguard Cnhnn Inde
pendence.
Washington, June 7.—During the con
ference between Secretary Root and the
Cuban commission the Secretary wrote
a letter to Senator Platt of Connecticut,
who introduced the Platt amendment,
asking for his views relative to interven
tion as mentioned in the third clause of
the amendment. Senator Platt replied
that his letter was furnished the com
mission confidentially by the Secretary of
War and was incorporated into and made
a part of the acceptance of the Platt
amendment by the constitutional conven
tion. The letter, however, appeared m
a Havana paper and to-day was made
public by the War Department. Its text
follows:
"I am in receipt of your letter of this
date, in which you say that the members
of the commission of the Cuban Constitu
tional Convention fear that the provisions
relative to intervention, made in the third
clause ol the amendment which has come
to bear my name, may have the effect
and really establish a protectorate or su
zerainty by the United States, and you
request that I express my views of the
question raised.
"I beg to state that the amendment was
carefully prepared with the object of
avoiding any possible idea that by the
acceptance thereof. the constitutional
convention would thereby establish a pro
tectorate or suzerainty, or In any man
ner whatsoever compromise the independ
ence or sovereignty of Cuba; and, speak
ing for myself, It seems impossible that
such an interpretation can be given to
the clause. I believe that the amendment
should be considered as a whole, and it
ought to be clear on reading It that Its
well defined purpose is to secure and
safeguard Cuban Independence, and set
forth at once a clear idea of the friendly
disposition of the United States toward
the Cuban p*op! p . and the express inten
tion on their part to eld them, if neces
sary In the maintenance of said Independ
ence. These are my ideas, and although,
as you say, I cannot speak for the en
tire congress, my belief is that such o
purpose was well understood by that
body. Very respectfully yours.
"O. H. Platt.”
CUBANS WILL MEET MONDAY.
CNuiservntlv/s tl 111 Force Accep
tance of Platt Amendment.
Havana, June 7.—The Cuban Constitu
tional Convention will hold a meeting
next Monday to receive the instructions
received yesterday from Washington, re
garding the Platt amendment. The fif
teen delegates who voted In favor of the
amendment have held several meetings
and are unanlmotius in thinking that the
amendment must be accepted in a man
ner sotlsfactory to the United States gov
ernment; ami they are determined to
force the Radical element to accept the
amendment under a threat of dissolving
tile convention.
The Radicals strengly oppose dissolution
and to-day some of the extremists admit
ted that It would be better to comply with
the Washington Instructions.
Gen. Young to Succeed Mistier.
Washington. June 7.—Maj. Gen 8. B.
M Young will assume command of the
Department of California, on the Wh
Inst., relieving Maj. Gen Bhafter, whose
commission as major general of volun- I
Seers expires on that date. i
MR. BRYAN MUST EXPLAIN.
Did He Refuse to Support Crisp for
Speaker Bemuse He llnd Been "n
Confederate Brigadier f"
Columbia. S. C., June 7.—Telegrams were
sent to-day to Col. William Jennings
Bryan by admirers in South Carolina
asking him to deny the charge made by
Senator McLaurin in his speech at New
berry yesterday that Mr. Bryan refused
to support J udgo Crisp of Georgia for
Speaker of the House of Representatives
because he had been a Confederate brig
adier. The allegation has c'reated quite
a stir, particularly as Senator McLaurin
seemed to speak by the card and cited
Henry Watterson os one of his witnesses.
II not satisfactorily explained. It will
cause Mr. Bryan to lose friends in this
part of the country.
lIER BLOOD EXAMINED.
Mrs. McKinley's Physicians Report
no Material Change.
Washington, June 7.—Mrs. McKinley's
physicians were in consultation over an
hour this forenoon, and at 11:45 o'clock
the following statement was issued:
"Mrs. McKinley's physicians state that
her condition is about the same as re
ported yesterday. There has been no ma
terial change in the past twenty-four
hours.”
The examination of Mrs. McKinley’s
blood which has been made under the
direction of the attending physicians
showed negative results, there being no
evidence of blood poison. This is only one
of various examinations that are being
made by the physicians to determine the
character of the illness of Mrs. McKinley.
The blood was taken from her arm last
Tuesday.
Site Has Lost No Ground.
Dr. Rixey at 10:30 o'clock to-night made
this statement as he left tile White
House:
"Mrs. McKinley is now resting com
fortably. Her condition shows no change
as compared w'ith the situation announced
In this morning’s bulletin. She has not
lost any g-round, nor, on the other hand,
has there been any perceptible improve
ment. She is just the same s when we
saw her tihs morning."
The complaint from which Mrs. McKin
ley suffered in San Francisco is not en
tirely checked, but it is said* to be under
better control now. Despite some reports
to the contrary it Is stated emphatically
at the White House that Mrs. McKinley
has not grown any worse. Dr. Rixey says
this ability to maintain her condition is
in her favor.
A TEXAS SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Indictment for Hog Stenting Leads
to Dendly Encounter.
Houston, Tex., June 7.—As the result of
an indictment charging hog theft a shoot
ing affray occurred hens to-day In which
Thomas Payne and L. -D. Echols were
killed, J/ B. Perktns as fatally, and
Dave Echols badly wounded. Payne’s son
was on trial and the Echols had been
summoned as witnesses. The men met
down town, and after a few words, the
shooting began. Ferkins was a brother
in-law of Payne, and he and Echols fired
at about the same time. Echols’ bullet
struck Payne, and in the same second
Perkins shot end killed Echols. Dave
Echols opened fire on Perkins and on
young Payne, two bullets struck Perkins,
and a wound in the groin will probably
prove fatal. Perkins wounded Dave
Echols in the arm, and amputation will
be necessary. The younger Payne was not
hurt. The street was crowded at the time
of the shooting, but no one save those
directly involved were hurt. Every bullet
fired struck the mark with the exception
of one which young Payne fired, and
which struck his father, though he was
probably dead at the time.
It AI LltO AD CONFERENCE OFF.
Too Many Properties Changing
tin mis to Make Kntes Hrllalilr.
New York, June f.—The Commercial
Advertiser says:
The postponement of the conference of
Western railroad presidents In this city
from June 5 to Sept. 5 has been inter
preted in some parts of the West as
meaning that the rolley of co-operation
and harmony oißlined by the Western
railroad managers has proved a failure.
This belief is true In a measure. Under
existing conditions it was found impossi
ble to secure a complete concert of ac
tion in rate matters.
Important changes of railroad owner
ship is now In various stages of negotia
tion. and until the exact status of each
AVestern road is fixed it Is deemed inex
pedient to hold any more presidents meet
ing*. The power that controls a railroad
to-day may have no Influence over the
property next month or next fall."
FUTURE N H Ab OFFICERS.
Main Interferes \A tth Grndnntinn
Exercise* nt Aunapnlis.
Annapolis, Md., June 7.—Rain Interfered
with the pomp of the graduation of the
naval cadets to-day and made it neces
sary to hold the ceremonies In the chapel
Instead of on the grounds as contem
plates).
Assistant Secretary Hackett of the.
navy presented the diplomas. Before the
presentation, he delivered to the cadets
the good wishes of the President, and
the Secretary of the Navy.
The six star members of the class were
then given their diplomas first, In the
order in which they stand: Cadets Furer,
Fogarty, Conway, King. Henry and
Yates. After that the diplomas were pre
sented with regard to scholastic stand
ing.
A LOUISIANA CYCLONE.
Northwestern I ornrr of Town or
OpelouMiis Demolfslietl.
Opelousas, La., June 7.—A terrific cy
clone passed across the extreme north
western corner of this town late this aft
ernoon and almost completely demolished
the extensive 'buildings of the San Lan
dry cotton oil mill, killed a while boy
aged H named Albert Oautreaux, nnd
seriously injured John Zotler, a young
white man, both of whom were employ
ed mere, completely demolished the resi
dences of W. H. Iyewls, Willie Lewis and
Ben Melencon, and damaged a portion
of the office building of the Opelousas
Ice and Bottling Works, The path of the
cyclone was only about 400 feet.
Gov. Saniforil lin p roved .
Tuscaloosa. Aia., June 7.—Goar. Ham
ford, who was taken 111 here four days
ago. is to-night pronounced some better,
although he la•• 111 a very tick man All
Use otMAbers of his family are with him.
LAWSON SHUT OUT
NRW YORK CLUB BARS HIM FROM
YACHT R ACE.
A COMPLETE THROW DOWfJ.
CLAIMS EXCLUSIVE CONTROL OF
CHALLENGE CUI*.
Hr. I.uwNon Nollfled of the Commit
tee's Decision I.net Night—He 1*
Given Positive Notice That the
Club Will Have No Farther Dis
cussion With Him—No Member of
the Yacht Club Cares to Enter the
tuilrpenilrnce— l.nvvann Unit Offer
ed nn Interewt to Members of New
York Club,
New' York, June 7.—Thomas W. Law
son's yacht, the Independence, will not
be allowed (o compete in the trial meet
preliminary to the races for the Amer
ica’s cup.
This decision was arrived at by the
Challenge Committee of the New Y’ork
Yacht Club this afternoon, and was con
veyed to Mr. Lawson in a letter mailed
to-nlglj,t.
Are All Sore on Lawson.
The last two paragraphs of the letter
explain the attitude of the New York
Yacht Club. They are:
"It is evident that further discussion
can serve no useful purpose, and the com
mittee, therefore, must decline to pur
sue the subject further with you.
"If a member of this club notifies
secretary that he has chartered the In
dependence or that he has accepted a
transfer of her, it will be for such mem
ber to enter her for such events as she
may be qualified to enter."
Seemingly, the last paragraph in Itself
might open a way In which the Independ
ence might be entered, but as a matter
of fad It Is stated there Is no member
of the New York Yacht Club to-day who
would accept a charter or transfer of the
boat owned by Mr. Lawson under any
circumstances. Therefore she is shut out
absolutely from participating in the
races.
The yacht club committee's letter fur
ther says that Mr. Lawson's last com
munication “indicates a settled purpose on
your part to misunderstand the position
of the committee which has been again
and again stated to you in terms too plain
to be open to any but wilful misconstruc
tion."
This position was that the charter
should be made with an individual mem
ber of the club.
I.hwnoii State* 112* l*n*ltJnn.
Mr. Law'son's letter Inclosed a charter
which he thought allowed the New York
Yacht Club “to maintain your position
that the vessel defending the cup is the
representative of your club, also allows
me to maintain the position which 1 have
held from the start, viz: That any Amer
ican owning the best American boat may
defend the cup without giving away his
boat.”
The form of charter, which Mr. Lawson
enclosed with the letter states that he
Charters certain interests in the Inde
pendence to Lewis Cass Ledyard, R.
Nicholson Kane, August Belmont, C. F.
Robinson, L. V. S. Oddie, E. D. Mor
gan, E. M. Brown, J. Pierpont Morgan
and C. Oliver Iselin, members of the
New York Yacht Club: that the yacht
was built for the purpose of offering her
a® a candidate for tw honor of defending
the yachting trophy, called the America's
cup, and of defending the said cup and
keeping the same In America, provided
the yacht be the best American built ves
sel for that purpose; that the New York
Y'acht Club holds as trustees the cup un
der a deed of gift in trust, and the New
York Yacht Club has notified Mr. Law
soil that a match for the cup can be
sailed only between a challenge (foreign)
yacht club on one hand, and the New
York Yacht Club on the other, and is not
open to other contest.
A NEW STEEL CORPORATION.
To Ah*nrl tlie Cniiilirin. PennNylvn
nin, net Ii leliein nn<| Ol liers.
Philadelphia. June 7.—The Evening
Bulletin publishes the following:
"Application will be made at Harris
burg on July 1 for a charter for the Cone
maugh Steel Company, a corporation prac
tically formed to absorb or merge the
Cambria, Pennsylvania, Bethlehem, Phoe
nix. Aianwood and .several minor steel
and iron manufacturing companies. The
incorporators of the new company tire
Powell Stackhouse, John W. Townsend,
R. Francis Wood, David Reeves, Ef
fingham B. Morris, John Lowber Welsh
and Edward T. Stotesbury. All of these
men are officers and directors of the
Cambria Steel Company, and Messrs.
Welsh and Stotesbury are also on the
hoard of the Bethlehem company, while
Effingham B. Morris is a director of the
Pennsylvania company.
"The new company will be capitalized
at 650,000,000 and the shareholders will re
ceive stock In the new corporation nt nn
advance of the value of their holdings
in the Independent companies. A circu
lar setting forth the details of the scheme
is to be issued early next week.
COAST ARTILLERY DISTRICT*.
AY nr Department Announce* Dlx
lens nnd Cunininniisri.
Washington. June 7.—An order has been
issued by the War Department creating
districts for the coast artillery nnd as
signing commatwkrs. Knch district con
sists of a certain number of fort* and I*
designated by the principal city which
those forts surround, or to which they
are In proximity. Among the districts are:
District of Chesapeake—Fort Monroe,
Col. F. L. Guenther.
McHenry, Howird,
Carroll, Smallwood and Armlstead, Maj
William Ennis.
District of the Potomac—Forts Hunt nnd
Washington, Lieut. Col. E. Van An
drus*.
Charleston—Forts KiinHcr, Caswell and
Sullivan's Island. Lieut. Col. C. Morris.
Bivannah—Forts Screven, Fremont and
Camp Hilton Head, Capt. J. O'Hara.
Key West—Forts Taylor. Dade, De So.
to nnd Key West barrackn, Maj. p,
Lowry.
Pensacola—Forts Barrancas, Mcßae,
Pickens, Morgan and Gains, Lieut. Col.
I). H. Kenzle.
Now Orleans—Forts t Philip, Jackson
and Jackson barracks, Maj. W. Howe.
Machinist* Ordered to Return.
Toronto. Ont., July 7.—The International
Association of Maehlnlata to-day directed
the striking machinists of the New York
Central Railroad u* Depew, N. Y., to re
turn to work, pending arbitration of the
grievances.
DOCTORS ENDORSE CANTEEN.
American Medical Association Up
holds \ low of Military Surgeons.
St. Paul, Minn., June 7.—By unanimous
vote, although with small attendance, the
American Medical Association to-day
adopted a report indorsing the movement
for the re-establishment of the army post
canteen. The Committee on Legislation,
through the chairman. Dr. 11. L. E. John
son, presented a report reciting the res
olutions* adopted by the military surgeons
last week, and continuing:
‘‘We have carefully considered the reso
lution proposed and declare it to be wise
and proper, and of importance to every
citizen of the republic.
“The resolution is the outgrowth of
careful study and observation by the
Medical Department of the I’nlted States
army, is concurred in by the command
ing officers at the several posts and is
intended* to correct serious abuses
under the present law which result in
drunkenness, desertion, insubordination,
dishonorable discharge, crime, poverty,
appalling Increase in disease and invalid
ism among the soldiers of the United
States Army.
"We tlnd that the experience of the
foreign governments coincides with that
of the National Association of Military
Surgeons in the necessity for the army
poet exchange, or canteen.
“Wo recommend that the American Med
ical Association adopt the resolution pro
posed, and that it petition the Congress
of the United States to repeal at the
earliest moment, the objectionable law
which prohibits the army post exchange.”
Tho association then adopted the fol
lowing resolution:
“Resolved, That this body deplores the
notion of the Congress in abolishing the
army post exchange or canteen, and in
tlie interest of discipline, morality *and
sanitation recommends its re-establish
ment at the earliest possible date.”
BIG BLAZE^TIEXINGTON.
Caoiier Xl,op nnd Tfn,nipuls Burned
nnd 4 llj Threatened.
Lexington, Ky„ June 7.—The Oots coop
er shop burned this afternoon and the fire
communicated *o other buildings so rap
idly that it was feared for some time that
the city would be laid in ashes. The fire
was beyond control from 2 to 4 p. m
Twenty-three houses, mostly tenement,
were totally destroyed, with their con
tents. Til.- loss is about JSO.tXO. Only
about one-third of the property was in
sured. St. Joseph Hospital was at one
time threatened. The citizens rushed In
great numbers to rescue the Inmates, but
their services were not needed, as the
fire department cut off Jommunlcatlon of
the flames with the hospital. Paris,
Georgetown and Versailles were called on
for aid, and ail held their departments in
readiness, but they were not needed.
At 4 o’clock the flames were under con
trol. Many were homeless and were cored
for to-night. Three other calls were made
for the departments from other i>art of
the city, while the lire was raging, but
the damage in each Instance was trivial.
The fire originated in a negro’s cottage
from a defective Hue. A furious wind
was blowing and the fire spread with suJh
rapidity that little household property
was waved. Several children were, serious
ly, but not fatally, burned.
SYMPATHIZE YVITH SAMFOfUL
First luiportnut Report Mode to Aln
linmn Convention.
Monlgoinery, Ala., June 7.—A resolution
offered by Gov. Jones in the Constitu
tional Convention this morning extending
sympathy to Gov. Samford, who lies
critically ill at Tuscaloosa, was adopted
by a rising vote.
Mr. Blackwell of Morgan offered a suf
frage scheme calling for six months’ res
idence in a precinct instead of three as
at present; relegates the registration plan
to the General Assembly, puts in an edu
cational and poll tax qualification, but
provides that It shall not apply to voters
in 1867 or their descendants. It disqualifies
all persons guilty of election frauds,
Mr. Reynolds of Chilton offered an ordi
nance forbidding child labor at anything
except farming.
The first committee report of Impor
tance was made to-day by the committee
on executive. It creates the office of lieu
tenant governor, changes the office of
commissioner of agriculture to commis
sioner of industries; terms of executive
officers are lengthened to four years; the
salary of the governor is increased from
JS.tIOO to 15.000. The governor is made In
eligible to any office within one year af
ter expiration of his term and his ac
ceptance of the office of governor is a
pledge to the people that he will not ac
cept appointment nor election to the
United States Senate during his term
'I his ordinance tomes up for debate to
morrow.
COUNSEL'S SI DDEN STROKE.
Senantional Event In ( hirsgo'a In
surance Swindle Case.
Chicago, June 7.—John J. McDonald,
chief counsel for Dr. August M. Unger,
the principal defendant In the Defenbach
insurance swindling case, while address
ing the Jury to-day in Judge Tuley's
court, without a word of warning sudden
ly fell forward on the bar and lapsed into
a state of unconsciousness.
It was feared for a time the attack
might prove fatal, but I)r. Unger, the
prisoner, after an hour's work, finally suc
ceeded ill reviving McDonald.
Tlie stroke that laid low the counsel
followed a iwsslonate declaration, charg
ing Francis Wayland Brown and Frank
ii. Smiley with being eaqually guilty with
his client. Dr. Unger, if the lntter was
not absolved from ail blame.
FORMER TEXAS BANKER DEAD.
MnJ. Llttlel! eld Dies of llrnrt Dis
ease l„ New York,
New York, June 7.—MnJ. H. Lit
tlefield, formerly a hanker IniSHouston,
Tex., was found dead ill bed his res
idence lit this city to-day. Death was
caused by heart disease. He wus 6* years
old nnd had resided in Houston until last
August, when lie came to this city after
retiring from business. Tho laxly will bo
sent to Texas for burial.
GOVERNOR OF I'HILIPFINKS.
Judge Taft Will Get the Title About
July I.
Washington, June 7.—When Judge Taft
of the Philippine Commission becomes the
head of the civil government In the Phil
ippine Islands ho will have the title of
governor. While It In expected that he
will become governor of the Philippines
about July 1, there may be some delay, an
tne civil govorwentai machinery may nol
mu ready at that date,
DAILY. 68 A YEAR.
5 GENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 3-TIMES-A-WEEK.6I AYEAR
BANK ROBBERS’ FATE
ONE OUT OF THREE I.IY'ES TO
SERVE SENTENCE.
TORONTO’S STRANGE STORY.
OF THE THREE MEN EXTRADITED
TWO ARE DEAD.
In n Daring nnd Sensational At
tempt to Kscnpe From the Officer*
Tuesday' Night Thom,l* Junes
YVn* Fatally YYonndcd—After Re
ceiving Sentence Yesterday Frank
Rutledge t omniftted Suicide—Rice
Alone Itemnin* to Scrip tlie Twen
ty-cine Y'rnr* Sentence—The Three
Kohlied n flank nt Aurora, Ont.,
nnd Kneiiped to l/hlcngo.
Toronto, Ont., June 7.—Of the three
men. Fred Lee Rice, Thomas Jones and
Frank Rutledge, extradited from Chicago
to stand trial for the robbery of a bank
in Aurora. Ont., Rice is the only living
survivor of the trio to serve out the 21
years' imprisonment to which he was
sentenced this mornin. Two tragedies
have put Jones and Rutledge beyond
reach ot the low. Jon* died from hul
let wounds received in a desperate at
tempt to escape from the officers who
were transferring the prisoners from tha
court house to the jail last Tuesday and
Rutledge committed suicide to-day by
jumping from the gallery In the Jail to
tho stone court, thirty feet below.
The first tragedy which startled the cit
izens of thin city was the daring attempt
made by the three prisoners to escape
from the constables on Tuesday night.
While the carriage containing Rice, Jones
and Rutledge and two constables was
proceeding from the court house to the
jail, an accomplice threw three revolvers
through the cab window. The deperadoea
evidently were expecting outside help for
they acted promptly. Securing possession
of the revolvers, the three men opened
lire upon tlie constables. County Consta
ble Boyd was shot and killed. The offi
cers returned the fire and Jones was
wounded in the groin and arm. He died
at the hospital. A street car conductor
whose car the burglars atttempted to
board, struck Rutledge over the head with
a piece of Iron, knocking him senseless.
Rice surrendered.
To-day Rice and Rutledge were sen
tenced lo twenty-one years’ Imprisonment
in Kingston penitentiary. Rutledge was
being taken with another prisoner in
charge of one of the Jail guards to din
ner about 3 o'clock. Suddenly he made
a dash and springing up the stairway,
mounted to the gallery running around
inside of the jail, thirty feet from the
door. COmbing over the railing. Rutledge
Jumped. He fell headforemost on the
stone floor, fracturing his skull. He was
immediately taken to the hospital, where
Ife died without regaining consciousness.
WAR VESSELS*RECLASSIFIED.
Now Ilntcil According to Tonnage
Instend of Gan*.*
Washington, June 7.—The President to
day signed an order reclassifying the ves
sels of the navy according to their ton
nage to take the pluce of the old classi
fication based on the number of guns
carried. i'n<ler the new system there will
be four classes, us follows:
First rate men of war, of 8,000 tons and
over; second rate men of war over 4,000
tons and under 8,000 tons, auxiliary ves
sels of 6,001) tons and over, except colliers,
hospita! ships, and other vessels used for
special purposes; third rate men of war
from 1,000 to 4,000 tons, and auxiliary ves
sels from 1,000 to 6,000 tons, and colliers,
refrigerator ships, hospital ships, etc., of
4,000 tons ami over; fourth rate, all other
vessels.
Tlie order further gives the assignment*
to command afloat. These give an ad
miral command of a fleet; rear admiral
command of a fleet or squadron; captain,
command of a division, or ship of the first
or second rate; commander, command of
a division or ship of the second or third
rate; lieutenant commander, command of
a ship of the third or fourth rate; lieuten
ant, command of a ship of the fourth rate,
a destroyer, torpedo boat, tug or tender;
lieutenant (Junior grade), command of a
torpedo boat, tug or tender; ensign, com
mand of a torpedo boat or tug.
THE DEMI RHERS DISALLOW ED.
Patrick, Short nnd Meyer* Muse
Plend in I'olirt Monday.
New York. June 7.—Judge Foster In
General Sessions to-day disallowed the
seven demurrer.* filed against the seven
Indictments against Albert T. Patrick.
David Short and Morris Meyers, charging
Patrick with murder and the others, in -
• hiding Patrick, with forgery and per
jury.
The defendants will be called upon to
plead to the indictment Monday and ar
rangements will be made for bailing
Short and Meyers.
IN A TW ENTY-FIVK-FOOT SLOOP.
• apt. Blnckhurn Will I ndertnke lo
Sail From Gloucester to Lisbon
Gloucester, Mass., June 7.—Capt. How.
ard Blackburn, who In ]SW, croesed the
Atlantic from this port to London, alone
In a 31-foot sloop, the Great Western,
will leave Gloucester on Sunday next in
a 25-foot sloop, the Great Republic, for
Lisbon, Portugal. The passage In 1896
was made in 61 days. The captain pre
dicts that this year he will cross in IS
d'ays. The estimated distance from Giou
center to Lisbon Is 2,800 miles.
UNDER OBSOLETE LAW.
Snmluy Gulf Player Acquitted by
Y'ouker* Jury.
New Y'ork, June 7.—A verdlot of not
guilty was returned by the Jury at Yon
kers that tried Benjamin Adams, a mem
ber of Ihc Bourd of Education of that
place, on the charge of violating the law.
In playing golf on Sunday. There waa no
dispute as to the facts, but counsel for
Adam* argued that the arrest was made
under an obsolete law.
Chinn t oiuniHitiler* tu Name t hief.
Berlin. June 7.—lt I* seml-offlelally an
nounced that It has been decided that
the selection of Count von Waldersee's
successor as commander of the Interna
tional force* Hhall be left to the com
mander* ot the international forcea In
Chino,