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STOLE GOLD BRICKS
sHKC'vn work of robbers at
VAIXEJO, CAL.
UNDERMINED strong room.
selby smelting works is now
SHORT *840,000.
Robbers Put In Two or Three Month*
Digging a Tunnel, Which Tut
T l,„„ Directly Beneath the Vault
>\||. re the New Gold Win U-M>t.
lll( , >i ß ht They Completed Their
W„rl. and Took Out Six Larne
It.l.l—ln Their Haste They
let. two of These on the River
Bank.
Va ll Jo, Cal., Aug. 6.—Gold bricks
valued at $280,000 were stolen during
last night from the Selby Smelting
Works. The robbers evidently had been
working on the Job for two or three
months. They had dug a tunnel from
outside the house, beginning with a
shaft about three feet deep. Thence
they worked underneath the vault and
striking upwards, bored a hole in the
strong room floor. The hole was shaped
like the man-hole of a boiler. Part of
the holes were bored two months ago,
it is thought, and the last one was
completed during the night. Through
that hole they took the gold bricks
and carried them to a bank near
the mouth of the tunnel, where they
were evidently placed in a boat. In
their hurry the robbers left two of the
bricks on the bank.
During the night one of the workmen
reported to one of his felltftvs that he
heard a noise in the strong room and
declared it was a ghost. The others
ridiculed him for his superstition but
no investigation was made to see what
caused the noise. The entrance to the
tunnel was covered with a frame, over
which the employes of the smelters
passed every day, but no one seemed
to notice anything out of the way.
No Clue to Hol>l>erM. *
Sheriff \'eale of Contra Costa coun
ty, his deputies and Chief of Police
Sanford of Vallejo have been notified
and are now at the works. The police
of San Francisco and all the bay cities
are all at work on the case, but so far
there is not the slightest clue to the
robbers. The work was that of skilled
men and their elaborate plans were
carried out without a hitch. They got
all the bullion in the vault, leaving be
hind only the two bricks which were
dropped on the shore. Only one day’s
accumulation of refined gold was kept
at the works. Yesterday’s run was un
usually heavy and the gold was to have
been shipped to San Francisco to-day.
1 Smootl. Lot of Robber*.
The tunnel that the robbers excavat
ed was about th|*ee fbet In diameter
and gave them plenty of room In which
to work. It is Supposed the dirt from
the tunnel was taken out at night and
dropped in the bay. First reports stat
ed that the tunnel was two or three
hundred feet long, but according to late
advices it is only about ten feet in
length. The shaft was started close to
the wall and was sunk below the foun
dation. Thence it was only a short
distance under the floor of the vault.
It is thought the men who committed
the robbery took their plunder away
in a launch and made off directly for
snr, Francisco. There are plenty of
places, however, to which they may
nave gone— either up the Sacramento
river or to the shore of any of the nu
merous bays.
Following is a list of the property
stolen:
I'oul fine gold bricks, all numbered,
and containing as follows: No. 1236,
UW ounces and a fraction; No. 1237,
3.-P" ounces: No. 1238. 1,123 ounces and
a fraction; No. 1239, 1,037 ounces and a
fraction.
Also 10,000 ounces of gold in various
Juries, and a little silver. The gold In
the bricks is worth S2O an ounce,
linn tbe Robber* Worked.
An official of the Selby Smelting
orks made the following statement
Associated Press:
I he robbers must have succeeded in
otering the vault some time between
1 night and 1 o’clock this morning,
iney entered the vault through a hole
'jut the size of a manhole in a
th-, r ,V an<l ‘urinations point to the fact
ai the robbers have been working on
I , Sl 'heme for some time. G\*?r 160
aotes were bored Into the bottbm of
c n* an< * tfle "'orkmanship indl
u' . mechanics of more than
~'i h al uhiHty superintended the
'„• ~ ’ e holes , were bored
"iu “ hair s breadth of the sur
and when the proper time came
tii , r kL* " as forced up, thus giving
lohbers access to the vault. The
is lust excavated a hole along
th, ' le building, directly in line with
ntmit u!' The "ork of excavating
. havp taken sotne time and at the
ll .' ', wh night’s work (for the work
e.i ' „* v ? !r n f,one at night) a cov
, laths, rubber sheeting and
-" as maf te, the whole being cov
' over with a layer of dirt, thus
any sign of what was going on.
\vc i aa ‘ uecr me of the excavated dirt
, ', VP ,)<,?n unable to find out. It
cr.v. VP bppn removed In sacks. The
' ing, we have Ascertained, was not
m ‘ enough t?> hold the weight of a
cl'. 1 nut the excavation was made so
' ’• the building that the man nev
' riked over It. We find that the
o'; , l s were aided by someone thor-
I).i la niiliar with the system, em
fen i at tbc works and one fully in
vuifit aR to the construction of the
Watchman Hoard Noise*.
Pin' i'. U'fri't one of the watchmen em
it, about the premises heard noises
lo'-'rh. , v ault and Informed his fel
sj.. , tl, e devil or ghosts were In
ar.,i ' e , y ault. They laughed at him
tt, ' . kk no investigation, and thus
thri,. nets were left unmolested at
r,,;,J vol ' k ; The weight of the gold
LVl,''l ot tbe , vault- aggregated
■r i , n , ds ' nn<l 11 must have taken
>' i ,1, rs r ° r onp rnan- And sev
c,-.,1 vil i 1 U'ust have been employed In
br l; , * ... ‘he metal to the
\v a , . we are assured a boat
i In-.;-if. waiting for them.
!r, . , ,™ e vault were several sacks
to.| , , n ® 1110,000, but this was not
m. ■, i„ ” may have been that the
al , . a , nIP alarmed. That they were
'! , is . a,so indicated by the fact
tv,..', , P bars of gold of great value
to on the beach In their haste
tin, for us to say at this
*'"at direction the men took. If
s.? "team launch to leave the
g o the robbery they could have
in any direction, but If they ea-
Satrannal) morning iX'rtos.
caped in a row-boat they would doubt
less have taken the direction In which
the tide was running.
“Several broken drills and an oil
can. such as is used by cyclists, have
been found in the hole. Every possible
clew is being followed, but I am una
ble to say that we have been at all
successful thus far. We hope late to
make the announcement that the rob
bers have been apprehended. I believe
they secured about $230,000.’-’
PHILADELPHIANS HOLOCAUST.
Seven Dead. Other* Fatally Injnrcil
and More Than Sixty Hnrt.
Philadelphia, Aug. 6.—Seven dead,
three or four probably fatally injured,
and more than sixty other persons hurt
mere or less seriously, ls the latest re
vised record of last night’s explosion
In the block of buildings on Locust
street above Tenth street, in this city.
How many more victims, if any, are
still In the ruins, will not be know-n
until all the debris has been cleared
away, w-hich will require many more
hours of hard work. The latest find was
made at 8 o’clock to-night when the
badly burned remains of a negro man
was found in the wreckage on the side
walk.
Temporary electric lights have been
erected at the scene of the explosion,
and to-night 200 men, under the direc
tion of the department of public safety,
are vigorously pursuing the search.
Many of the residents of the neighbor
hood believe there are more bodies in
the w-reckage. There are several per
sons missing. The police and fire of
ficials are also making a search for
the cause of the explosion, but to-night
they have no positive proof as to its
cause. They hold to the theory that
gasoline did the damage and that it
had been stored in one of the three
grocery stores.
PANAMA TRAIN DELAYED.
Colombian Revolutionist* Give Uni
ted Staten Excuse to Interfere.
Washington, Aug. 6.—Consul Gudger
at Panama to-day cabled the State De
partment the following:
“Liberals detained for one hour pas
senger train at Matchin this morning;
captured some government officials; no
looting; no damage.”
The dispatch of Consul Gudger may
prove of some importance In determin
ing the course of the United States
toward the Columbian uprising, as
Matchin. the point mentioned where
the revolutionists stopped a train, is
directly on the line of the Panama
Railroad and the proposed route of the
canal. It is the first official indication
that there is an interruption of the
traffic across the isthmus. The United
States is bound by treaty to keep this
traffic open to the world. Whether any
positive steps will be taken depends
largely upon the extent to whjch the
revolutionist* are able to Interfere With
free transit across the isthmus.
The dispatch was not communicated
to the Navy Department, and there ap
pears to be no movement thus far to
dispatch an American ship to that
quarter.
IN AID OF THE BOERS.
A Grant of £*>,500,000 Asked for the
New Colonic*. %
London. Aug. 6.—The House of Com
mons last night discussed a vote of £6,-
500,000 as grant in aid of the Transvaal
and Orange River colonies. Sir Wil
liam Vernon Harcourt and others sc
verely criticised the government’s
measures.
Mr. Chamberlain, replying, said that
he quite agreed with the government’s
first duty was to the loyalist refugees,
and he declared that money would not
be spared for that purpose.
“It is also a matter if imperial pol
icy,” continued the colonial secretary,
“to give the necessary support to those
of our enemies who come into our
hands. One million of the vote is for
extra rolling stock. A large sum will
be deyoted to reinstating the Boers on
their farms, and an experiment will
be made in the direction of agricultural
settlement.”
NEW GOVERNOR FOR GUAM.
Commander Schroeder Wanted by
Sohloy Court of Inquiry.
AVashington, Aug. 6.—Commander
William Swift, commanding the gun
boat Yorktown, has been ordered to re
lieve Commander Schroeder as naval
governor of the Island of Guam. The
Yorktown is now en route to Guam.
The assignment of Commander Swift is
temporary pending the selection of a
permanent governor. It became neces
sary to detach Commander Schroeder
from that duty prior to the expiration
of the usual period of such assignments
in order that he might return to the
United States and testify before the
Schley court of inquiry.
GERMANY’S FINANCIAL CRISIS.
Trade and Indu*try of the Empire
Appear In a Bad Way.
Berlin. Aug. 6.—To-day”s dispatches
from various parts of Germany show
that the financial and industrial crisis
is spreading. The Rhenische Im
mobdlien Aktienbank of Cologne has
been declared insolvent; and the calico
mill of Eurenburg and Richter, in Eu
renburg. has suspended. Nothing has
yet been published regarding their re
spective liabilities.
Dr. Vierltn, chairman of the over
seers of the W. H. Popp spinning ma
chinery factory in AVerdau, has been
arrested. Two of the directors are
wanted under the suspicion of having
forged checks.
GREAT BRITAIN NOT READY'.
She Cause* Nlunlnu nf Chinese Pro
tocol to Be Delayed.
Pekin, Aug. 6.—The foreign ministers
had arranged to sign the settlement
protocol to-day, but the British minis
ter, Satow, yesterday evening notified
his colleagues that Great Britain was
unable to sign. He gave no reasons and
the meeting was postponed indefinitely.
Lyttleton May Succeed Kitchener.
London. Aug. The Times, giving
prominence to-day to the announce
ment that Lieut. Gen. Neville G.. Lyt
tleton will accompany Lord Milner on
his return to South Africa Saturday,
says this possibly means that Gen. Lyt
tleton is to replace Lord Kitchener,
who will take a rest.
SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 7, 1901.
GREAT STRIKE IS ON
SHAFFER IRSVES GENERAL ORDER
TO AMALGAMATED MEN.
WILL BE A BATTLE OF GIANTS.
STEEL TRYST MILLS TO BE TIED
UP AFTER SATURDAY.
All Amalgamated Men In United
State* Corporation’* Employ Not
Already Out Are Ordered to tin it
Work After the Last Turu on Sat
urday-Many TlioiiMnnd* Will He
Idle, Million* of Dollar* Will Re
Lost, Mueh Suffering Will He
Cnu*ed and Blooil*hed In More
Than Probable—Both Side* Are De
termined nnd the Struggle 1* Like
ly to Be Prolonged.
Pittsburg, Aug. 6.—The die is cast.
The battle of the giants is on In earn
est, whether to ignominious defeat of
one side or the other, or compromise,
remains to be seen. Up to this even
ing it had been merely a skirmish, each
side trying to find the vulnerable spot
in the other’s armor. Now it is differ
ent, brought about by the actual issu
ance by President Shaffer of the long
talked-of general strike order. The or
der was promulgated this evening to
take effect after the last turn of the
mills on Aug. 10. What the result will
be no man can foretell, but judging by
the expressed determination of both
parties to the controversy, the battle
will be waged fast and furiously. Much
money will be lost, thousands upon
thousands of men will be Idle, great
suffering is looked for, even bloodshed
and death are possible and feared.
The strike call includes practically
all Amalgamated men In the United
States Corporation’s employ not now
on strike. It was issued from the
Amalgamated Association headquar
ters and mailed to all Amalgamated
lodge officials who are expected to call
their men into the strike. The text of
the order follows;
Sluiffer’M Appeal to Hl* Men.
"Brethren: The officials of the United
States steel trust have refused to rec
ognize as union men those who are
now striving for the right to organize.
The executive board has authorized me
to issue a call upon all Amalgamated
and other union men in name and heart
to join in the movement to fight for
labor’s rights.
“We must fight or give up forever
our personal liberties.
“You will be told that you have
signed contracts, but you never agreed
to surrender those contracts to the
United States Steel Corporation. Its
officers think you were sold to them
just as the mills were, contracts and
all.
“Remember, before you agreed to
any contract you took an obligation to
the Amalgamated Association. It now
call® you to help in this hour of need.
“Unless the trouble is settled on or
before Saturday, Aug. 10, 1901, the mills
will close when the last turn is made
on that day.
“Brethren, this is the call to preserve
our organization. We trust you and
need you. Come and help us and may
right come to a just cause. Frater
nally yours, T. J[. Shaffer.”
President Shaffer adds this state
ment:
“The call goes to the vice presidents
of the districts in which there are mills
owned and operated by the National
Steel, National Tube and Federal Steel
companies, as well as to the officials
of the lodges in the mills.
“No notice has been, or is being, sent
to the managers of the mills. We
think their notice has come from the
other side, and that they have had
warning of this ever since the inaugu
ration of the strike. That ought to be
sufficient.”
White Rat* Will Give Aid.
Secretasy John Williams told the
Painter Mill men that he had received
a telegram from the White Rats of
New York, in which the organization
offered to donate a percentage of their
earnings for the strike fund and also
to give performances for the benefit of
the strikers in all parts of the country.
By Monday of next week the Amal
gamated Association expected to show
its hand in an unexpected quarter. In
this connection it is said-that upwards
of 90 per cent of the men employed in
the Carnegie mills are union man at
heart.
Will Swell to 100,000 Men.
The order given above is expected to
swell the number of idle men to over
100,000 at the end of the week. Presi
dent Shaffer was asked If the call was
not intended to go to the union men
in the Carnegie Steel Company. He
said he could answer no questions on
that score. The Amalgamated Associ
ation has lodges in the upper and low
er union mills of the Carnegie Steel
Company and a foothold In the Home
stead. Duguesne and Braddock mills,
the great bulwark of non-unionism.
In conformity to statements that have
made by President Shaffer before, these
men will be expected to join the strike,
as will all Amalgamated men and sym
pathizers In all the plants of the United
States Steel Corporation. •
It has been the purpose of President
Shaffer to give the operating officials
of the remaining constituent companies
of the steel corporation time to antic
ipate the calling out of their men. If
it was intended to give these mana
gers any formal notification, this plan
was waived to-day, although they will
still have until the closing of,opera
tions on Saturday to prevent the strik
ing of their men.
A Prompt Response Expected.
The call to the men of the three com
panies in the mills of which the Amal
gamated Association is strongest is ex
pected to be generally and promptly
responded to on Saturday. Tbe move
will. It Is expected, practically suspend
operations of the Federal Steel Com
pany and cut off half the product of
the National Steel Tube companies and
throw upward of 40.000 men Idle.
In the most extensive plant of the
National Tube plant at McKeesport the
organization is new and the effect of
the strike order is uncertain. The works
employ upward of 8,000 men.
The attitude of the men of the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation, so far not
affected by thc strike, has been care
fully canvassed since the futtle effort
to arrive at terms of peace tn New
York last Saturday. Most of the ntn •
vice president* of the different dis
tricts have been among their men and
their reports have reached headquar
ters. In a general way the tone of these
reports indicate that the men will sup
pert the stand of their officials.
An aggressive movement on Carnegie
mills is Intended and will be taken
promptly.
President Shaffer said to-night:
“We want no one to come out with
us unwillingly. If our people are not
In full sympathy with our fight we
would rather they would remain at
work. They will not be asked to de
cide hastily. They will have until Sat
urday night of this week to think it
over. When they finally do decide they
will come out prepared for the battle.
There will be no faltering, no inde
cision. no ignorance in action, but a
unity of purpose and a determination to
fight for their rights.”
Shaffer 1* on the Wnlrh.
After issuing thfe call for next Satur
day night. President Shaffer said:
“At noon to-day I called out the men
employed In the Newcastle mills of
the National Steel Company. They
will stop work at 12 o’clock to-night.
My purpose In doing this was that I
learned that the trust has Uieen piling
up union-made bars In the old hous
ings of the dismantled Jennings sheet
mill for the purpose of supplying the
trade to the non-union mills when the
plants were shut down. It was a clever
trick, but it djLd not work .The trust
will need what bars they have stored
now bad enough before they are
through this strike. After sending the
telegram to Newcastle I received a re
p’y which read as follows:
“ ‘Mill will clone; men are all firm.’
“This will bring about 1,500 men out
in that plant. You see we have to be
or the watch for Just such moves by
the trust as this was. We know what ls
going on just as well as they do and
are fully prepared to meet every move
they make.”
The Newcastle plant of the National
Steel Company, which is the first to be
affected by the general order, is the
Shenandoah valley steel plant. It was
originally owned by a company by that
name and was taken from that concern
by the National Steel Company. It in
cludes bar mills and furnaces and also
the Rosena blast furnaces In the same
borough.
As President Shaffer left his office to
night he walked down stairs to the
street accompanied by Secretary John
Williams and' Manager Ben I. Davis of
the Amalgamated Journal. He was ap
parently at ease in his mind, but
showed his full realization of the act
that had beert performed. Discussing
the feature of the strike that would
bear directly Upon the prosperity of the
country, he skid:
Shutter Hl*eu**e* Hl* Order.
“The closing of all these mills will be
felt by all classes. It will stop pro
duction and this will stop commerce.
The effect Will be bad, and no one
realizes it more than I do. I realized
it all the time and tried to avoid by
every means tn my power the carrying
out of this programme, but it was of
no use. Right must triumph, however.
It will triumph in spite of the trust
saying that union men cannot exist in
their mills.
“In this call for the men to come
out we tried to eliminate all meaning
less words, *ll bombastic utterance*
and sensational sentences. It Is too se
rious a matter for stage play. The
Amalgamated men fully realize the
task that is before them and have been
prepared for it. They are, I believe,
ready to suffer long for what they
firmly believe/to be their rights. They
will suffer hunger, poverty and priva
tion of all kinds before giving in. The
trust, can never crush such men as our
people. They may start some of their
mills, but they cannot start many of
them.”
MAY' BE 200,000 IDLERS.
Vice President Darin Predict* Till*
Result of Strike Order.
Milwaukee, Aug., 6.—W. C. Davis,
fourth vice president of the Amal
gamated Association, who has just re
turned from the New York conference,
said to-night that In case President
Shaffer’s strike order goes Into effect
that 150,000 members of the Amalga
mated Association will cease to work
after Aug. 10. To this number will be
ariejed 60,000 other workmen who will
necessarily be thrown out of employ
ment when the larger number quit.
A Walkout at Newcastle, Pa.
Newcastle, Pa., Aug. 7.—At midnight
275 men representing the last turns of
the steel and bar mills of the local
plants of the National Steel Mill walk
ed out in deference to the general
strike order of President Shaffer of the
Amalgamated Association. The strtke
now affects 5.700 in this city. At the
end of the week the number will be In
creased to 6,500.
cuba aTorelgn^territory.
Neely’* Indiana Friend* Refuse to
Testify AKalnnt Him.
Indianapolis, Aug. 6.—Arthur Jordan,
president, and Arthur R. Baxter, treas
urer of the Keyless Lock Company, ac
companied by their attorney, ex-Mayor
Denny, went before United States Com
missioner Moon this afternoon and de
cllned to testify as to contracts which
the Indiandpolis concern had with the
department of posts in Cuba, the same
to be used In the prosecution of Charles
F. W. Neely. Formal declination In
written form was filed, and the same,
with the points of law' raised, will be
referred by Commissioner Moors to
Judge Baker of the United States Dis
trict Court.
Iti substance the refusal of the gen
tlemen to answer the Interrogatories
forwarded from the Cuban court under
the counter signature of Gov. Gen.
\\ ood was based upon this. They urged
that the island of Cuba is a foreign ter
ritory and the case In question was
pending in a foreign Jurisdiction to
which they qwed no allegiance. They
claimed that the Cuban convention had
never acquired any Jurisdiction over
citizens of the United States and no
law passed by the American Congress
had conferred upon the Cuban Judge
the right to vest in a United States
commissioner the power to compel citi
zens of this country to testify against
their wish In any ease.
CANNOT CONVICT NEELY.
Title** YY'ltnen*e* Will Go to Cohn,
Wliieli They Kefnae to Do.
Muncle, Ind., Aug. 6.—United Staten
District Attorney Lafollete, who ls
taking depositions to be used In the
prosecutjon of Charles F. \V. Neely,
the alleged defaulter of Cuban postal
funds, to-day, to-night completed the
work. It is his belief, he says, that
Neely cannot be convicted without the
witnesses In Cuba to testify, which
they refuse to do. They have been of
fered their expense* and *4 per day
for their time by the fovernmnt, but
they have declined.
THE SCHLEY INQUEST
REAR ADMIRAL HOWISON SUC
CEEDS KIMBERLY.
HIS RECORD IS ALL RIGHT.
NAMES OF ELIGIBLE* WERE SUB
MITTED TO SCHLEY.
Ilowl*on Commanded the Vaudnlla
at Samoa. Which Later Went Down
in the llarhor of Apia l idler the
Command of Kimberly, Whom
Howlkoii Now Sneeeed*—Hi* Court
coy to San>|>*on at the Dewey He
ceptiou—Li*t of Wltne**e* to Be
Sammoncd Now Being Prepared.
Washington, Aug. 6.—The vacancy In
the Schley court of Inquiry caused by
the Inability of Rear Admiral -Kimberly
to Serve on account of ill health, has
been filled by the selection of Rear
Admiral Henry L. Howlson, whose ap
pointment was announced by Assistant
Secretary Hackett to-day. At the same
time it was announced that this ap
pointment would be agreeable to Ad
miral Schley. The department before
taking action had suhmitted a list of
names to Admiral Schley, which In
cluded that of Rear Admiral Howlson
and Admiral Schley had Indicated hl3
entire willingness to accept any officer
on the list. The department also com
municated the selection to Capt. Park
er before making it public. Assistant
Secretary Hackett before Issuing the
ordef- communicated with Admiral
Howison. who is at present at Sara
toga Springs, N. Y., and ascertained
from him that he had given utterance
to no expression of opinion regarding
the merits of the Sampson-Schley con
troversy.
Later in the day the department an
nounced that Admiral Howison had
been heard from and would accept the
detail. The department thereupon noti
fied Admiral Dewey of Admiral Howl
son’s selecttor., and sent to the latter
a copy of the precept, together with
Admiral Schley’s letter relative to the
fifth paragraph of the precept and the
department’s response thereto, which
correspondence is part of the official
record. ,
Some of Hunlion'i Wo r k.
Rear Admiral Howison is one of the
youngest retired officers of his grade,
having been retired Oct. 10, 1899, when
he reached the age of 62. It is rather
an Interesting coincident that he was
In command of the cruiser Vandalia
at Samoa, which later went down In
the hurricane In Apia harbor while fly
ing the flag of Rear Admiral Kimber
ly, who had succeeded him as senior of
ficer on the station, and whom he now
succeeds on this court. He was in
command Of the Boston yard during
the Spanish war and later was com
mander of the South Atlantic station.
He made the famous long-distance
cruise around Africa In the Chicago
as the last act of his active career, ar
riving in New York the day before Ad
miral Dewey arrived in the Olympia.
It will be remembered that although
he outranked Admiral Sampson, who
was in command of the receiving fleet
at that time, he refrained from as
suming command, but courteously al
lowed Admiral Sampson to do the hon
ors upon that celebrated occasion.
To Summon lVitnemirn.
A preliminary list of the witnesses
who will be called to appear before
the court has been prepared at the
Navy Department. Some of these of
ficers are on foreign stations and will
be obliged to leave for home almost
immediately in order to arrive in time.
Admiral Schley has also submitted a
list of witnesses, some of whom are on
foreign stations, and these also will be
ordered home.
Among the witnesses desired by Ad
miral Schley Is Lieut. Roger Welles,
who was aboard the Brooklyn as a
member of Commodore Schley's staff
throughout the Spanish war. There are
no Spanish officers on Admiral Schley’s
list.
( apt. Parker Hoeime* Work.
Washington, Aug. fi. —Capt. James
Parker, Admiral Schley’s assistant
counsel, was at the Ifavy Department
to-day to resume his Investigation of
the official records in connection with
the disputed point In the Santiago cam
paign. He was given a desk in the
Secretary’s office, as he was last week,
and such records as he called for were
placed at his disposal by the Bureau of
Navigation.
DR. WILSOnTnTHE LEAD.
Savannah Man the Probable Winner
of Alabama Shoot With Col. Mar
tin Second.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 6.—Dr. F. C.
Wilson, of Savannah, Ga. led the con
testants in to-day's shooting in the
Alabama state shooting tournament,
which is being held here under the au
spices of the Birmingham Gun Club.
There are eighty entries in the tourna
ment, including many of the best ama
teurs in the South, and also represen
tatives from every state in the South
and many from the North.
Because of the large number of shoot
ers it was impossible to complete to
day’s events. For that reason it was
impossible for club averages to be made
to-night. It was stated, however, that
Dr. Wilson was easily leading the
shoot, with Col. Thomas Martin of
Bluffton, 8 ; C„ second. To-day's events
will be completed to-morrow morning,
after which will follow the events for
the second day’s contests.
In case Dr. Wilson continues to shoot
In the same form shown 10-day he will
easily win the contest. Other Georgia
shooters are not making very good rec
ords. The tournament is the largest
ever held in the South, even having
more entries than the great American
shoot held in New York annually.
m m t
Dnlsnrlan* Slay Turkl*li Troop*.
London, Aug. 7.—A dispatch to the
Morning Leader from Sofia reports an
alleged “battle” between Bulgarian
bandits and Turkish troops near An
drtanople, in which thirty Turks were
killed.
A Nesrrn Hanged at Memphis.
Memphis. Tenn., Aug. 6.—Nathan Ca
ruthers, colored, was hanged In the Jail
yard at noon to-day for the murder of
Charles Neebe, a night, watchman.
June 7, 1900,
THE MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
They Denounce Democracy and Gor
man In Pnrtienlnr.
Baltimore, Aug. 6.—The Republican
State Convention held here to-day
placed in nomination the following
ticket:
For State Controller —Hermann S.
Platt, of Baltimore.
For Clerk of the Court of Appeals—
Thomas- Parran of Calvert county.
Both nominations were made by ac
clamation, no other names coming be
fore the convention. Interest, there
fore, centered mainly in the platform
and the speeches, all of which teemed
with denunciation of Democracy .n
general and ex-Senator Gorman in
particular. The “white supremacy" is
sue raised by the Democrats in the
platform adopted by them at last
week's convention was ignored in that
upon which the Republican candidates
will stand, but it came in for its share
of unfavorable mention in the speeches.
Phillips L. Goldsborough, chairman of
the Republican state central commit
tee, indicated clearly the course to be
pursued by .his party in the coming
fight with regard to this issue in his
opening address to the convention.
JiiNt a Negro Bogey.
“To the cry that this is a white
man’s state.” said he, “we say that
the negro bogey will scare no man. It
is disgusting, but humorous; it is a
sham and fraud; it is without force.
The suggestion that the more than 80
per cent, of the white population of the
state is in Jeopardy, from any stand
point, frohi the less than 20 per cent,
of negro population is an insult to a
brave and Intelligent people, who are
Justly proud of the glory ol
their state that as a col
ony was the first to ordain lib
erty of conscience and freedom of re
ligion; it remained for the present boss
governed Democratic machine. In order
tp hide its own hideousness, to conjure
such a spectacle. There has never been
a time when there has not been a white
government in Maryland ' and as the
percentage of colored people has stead
ily decreased in the state each decade
since 1810, when it was 38.22 per cent,
to the present time, when It is but
19.78 per cent., the puerility and ab
surdity of the crying aloud a white
man’s government is apparent.”
Mr, Gnrinau Attacked.
The platform upholds the adminis
tration of President McKinley and re
fers thus to Mr. Gorman:
"We appeal to all good citizens to
unite in defeating the selfish political
bosses in their conspiracy, begun with
the extra session, to perpetuate them
selves and their methods, by one-sided
elections, and to thwart the first pur
pose of that conspiracy by defeating
the election to the United States Sen
ate of the Democratic leader who dic
tated the disfranchising election law
to a servile assembly. Their victory
would again fasten upon our state the
reign of corruption and violence over
thrown In 1895. enable them to Intrench
themselves for a generation behind a
far worse disfranchising election law
than the un-American law we pledged
to repeal.
"If we succeed we will defeat the
election to the United States Senate of
a man whose views on the tariff and
finance fluctuate with political exigen
cies, who is Rtable only In unvarying
control of the Democratic party ma
chine.”
Other planks promise that the Re
publicans. If put in control of the Leg
islature, will repeal the new election
law.
THE TWO VIRGINIA’S FLOODED.
Heavy llaln* Fall at Many Points.
Norfolk and YVeatern Railroad the
Chief Sufferer.
Roanoke. Va., Aug. 6.—There has
been no train from the w'est to arrive
In this city since Monday midnight ow
ing to the heavy rains which have fall
en during the past two days In the
southwest portion of this state. The
tracks of the Norfolk and Western
Railway have been submerged at sev
eral points between Roanoke and
Bluefield since last night. The great
est trouble was between Christlanburg
and Vickers, where the water was over
the tracks for several miles. The rail
road officers to-night say the line ls now
open again far traffic and that a train
is expected here at an early hour. The
damage to bridges is said to be slight,
the delay being caused mostly by In
undated tracks.
The Roanoke and Southern division
of the Norfolk and Western system
is also tied up, and there were no
trains moved over that division to-day.
The principal trouble on that road ls
at Bassett, where there is a wash
out.
On the Foster Falls branch road a
trestle was washed out.
IJpavr Hull! In Kiclimn<l.
Richmond, Va., Aug. 6.—One of the
heaviest rains known here In years fell
this evening. It amounted in the west
ern section of the city almost to a
cloudburst. At a depressed point In that
section the sewers could not carry off
the water, and a number of cellars
were flooded and street car traffic was
Interrupted for a time.
En*t Trunnif Drenched.
Knoxville, Tenn.. Aug. 6.—East Ten
nessee has been drenched by rain the
past two days. The Southern Railway
has suffered on account of washouts
and landslides and trains have been
delayed as mucl) as three hours In
nome Instances. Reports from points
on the Norfolk and Western are that
there have been a number of landslides
east of Bristol. Tenn. Rivers were ris
ing rapidly all day.
WAS AIiREAT OLD REBEL
Judge William C. Price, Treasurer
luder Buchanan, Dead.
Chicago, Aug. 6.—Judge William Ce
cil Price, United States treasurer un
der President Buchanan, died here to
day at the home of his son-in-law, Wil
liam S. Newberry, aged 86 years.
Judge Price settled in Springfield,
Mo„ in the early 30’s. He became prom
inent In the ranks of the Democratic
party, and when Buchanan was elect
ed he was chosen United States treas
urer. When Buchanan ordered MaJ.
Anderson to reinforce Fort Sumter
Judge Price resigned his office in anger.
He was with Gen. Price at the bat
tle of Pea Ridge and was captured by
the federal forces and confined in the
prison at Alton. 111., until Sept. 1862,
when he was exchanged.
Judge Price has been In ill health
for some time owing to his advanced
age, and the end was not unexpected.
The body will be taken to Madison,
Wi., for Interment Thursday.
DAILY, $8 A YEAR.
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK.SI A YEAR
STRIKERS DEPORTED
SUMMARY METHODS ADOPTED BY
TAMPA CIT IZENS.
ALL THE LEADERS MISSING.
CIG ARM AKERS NO LONGER OWN
THE TOWN.
Twelve of the Subordinate Leader*
Deported Yesterday No One
Know* Where They Are Nor
Whither They Hove Gone—Soup
House* Ordered Cloned nnd Strik
er* Notified That They Mn*t Re
■ uiue Work or Stnrve.
Tampa. Fla., Aug. 6.—The strike sit
uation to-night is one of awe and be
wilderment on the of the strikers
and immovable determination on the
part of the citizens. No word has been
received from or about La Reslstencla
leaders who were deported last night,
and the vigilantes are sworn to sec
recy further than that they admit the
men will never return to Tampa. The
exact number of men deported is not
yet known further than that every
prominent leader of the union is miss
ing. It ls said that other less promi
nent leaders are marked, and that de
portation may take place at any mo
ment.
The kidnaping last night had been
well planned for days. A great open
air meeting had been arranged, at
w'hich all the Resiatencia leaders had
been Invited, the purpose being to catch
them all In a bunch. They w‘ere all
prominent. Music had been provided
and the streets were lined with thou
sands of people. Shortly before the
posse of citizens reached the place the
news reached the strike leaders and
they quickly dispersed. The crowd was
not daunted, and commenced a man to
man search through the streets, and
snatched the men from the crowd*.
They were placed into carriages that
had been provided, between heavily
armed guards, and dlrven away.
Have Mysteriously Diuppe*re<l.
The captured leaders were at once
driven to the county Jail, where they
remained on the outside under guards
for a few minutes. Then they disap
peared and have not been seen or heard
of since. Various rumors as to their
disposition have been circulated in the
city to-day, it being most generally re
ported that they were taken into the
Gulf in an unknown and mysterious
ve*sel. All of the deported strtke lead
ers were Spaniards and Cuban*. The
boldnee* of the whole affair and the
accomplishment of the deportation
without bloodshed la one of the re
markable features.
An address will be Issued at once,
probably to-morrow morning, by the
citizens, telling the strikers to immedi
ately resume work or that deportations
will not be confined to the leaders. The
soup houses are to be closed by force
at once, and the food shut off from the
strikers, forcing tnem to either leave
the city, resume work or starve.
Twelve More Deported.
It develops to-night that twelve more
strikers, who were among the sub
leaders, have been deported this after
noon and to-night. Some of the strik
ers have held a number of meetings
during the day secretly, and have con
ferred with a number of lawyers, with
a view to taking some action. No one
would take the case, all being engaged
in the Interest of the International
Union. They have also appointed new
committees to carry on their work and
in case of each committee five differ
ent ones were created, so that when
one is taken away another will take
his place.
A Warning to Agitato.’*.
A proclamation was issued here this
afternoon signed “The People of Tam
pa." which says, in part:
"To the Anarchists and Professional
Labor Agitators: We say that your
days in Tampa are at an end. We
cannot and will not permit you to de
stroy this prosperous city. If you have
regard for your safety, you will shake
its dust from your feet.
"In conclusion, we notify the manu
facturers that this movement of citi
zens ,1s not In your Interest, but in the
Interest of the entire community.”
ARE SORE OITo’CONNELL
Buffalo Much i ii!t* Rebel and Call*
(or New Organisation.
Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 6.—The Courier
to-morrow will say:
The first wedge has been driven home
In a great split In the International
Machinists’ Union. President O’Con
nell has sent four special agents from
Washington to disband the lodges of
Buffalo representing 1,400 men who
have been fighting for the nine-hour
scale. The Buffalonlans have rebelled
and knowing that the entire country
had machinists’ lodges which were dis
satisfied with O’ConneM’s rule has sent
a call to every lodge in the country to
Joint anew organization, the conven
tion for which will be held in Buffalo
next month.
NINE DIED PROM FLAMES.
Fntal Ulnae Aboard American Water
Tender at Hong Kong.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 6.—Correspond
ence In the Times dated Hong Kong.
July 26, says:
“Yesterday fire broke out In the shaft
tunnel of the American steamer Are
thusa, a water tender to the ships of
the United States navy, while lying
at the docks at Hong Kong for re
pairs. A number of Chinese workmen
were repairing the shaft when the fire
started. Two fitters were burned to
death and seven others, four fitters and
three coolies, were rescued, but all died
before day was ended."
EVANS AND CHANDLER.
The Admiral I* Not Worrylag About
tlie Ex-Senator.
Washington, Aug. 6.—Admiral lob
ley D. Evans was at the Navy Depart*
ment for a short time to-day In con
sultation with Assistant Secretary
Hackett. Both stated that the confer
ence did not relate to the issue which
ex-Senator Chandler has raised regard
ing Admiral Evans' criticism of him
(Chandler) in his book "A Sailor’s
Log." Admiral Evans, who gos to
Fort Monroe to-morrow for a few days,
said tie simply called to pay bis re
• nart*.