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THE MORNING NEWS.
J. H. ESTILL, President.
Established 1860. - - Incorporated 1888.
NAVY’S FIRST MOVE
HOSTILITIES HAVE COMMENCED ,'N
THE MIMIC WAR.
AN ATTACK IS LOOKED FOR.
HIGGINSOX EXPECTED TO SWOOP
DOWN OX THE COAST.
Fleet Hsu Sailed Awaj From Vine
yard Sonnd and Ala* Make an At
tack Where It la least Expected.
Army Has Alade Great Prepara
tions to Frnstra* the Mnnenver*
ot the Fleet—Ge4. AlaeArthur Com
mands the Dull Forces—Signal
Alen Sweeping the Sen.
Newport, R. J.. Aug. 31.—Under cov
er of fog and the blackness of night,
the North Atlantic fleet, commanded
by Rear Admiral Higginson, slipped its
cables in Menemsha Bight, Vineyard
Sound, shortly before 10 o’clock to
night and put to sea, making the first
move afloat in the war game between
army and navy in the imaginary war
along the Southern New England
coast. On land, from Fort Rodman at
New Bedford to Fort Wright at Fisn
er’s Inland, every fortification is man
ned by artillerymen and every head
land is patrolled by signal men, Just
as carefully as if a really hostile fleet
vere about to descend upon this part
of the seaboard.
The actual war period began at the
expiration of this forty-eight hours of
preparation, and while the fleet. ap
peared to take things easy during that
time, the land forces under the com
mand of Maj. Gen. Mac-
Arthur were drilled at the
guns and a signal station with all the
vigor that forecasts real conflict.
Const Defenses Frown\
Never In the history of this country
has such a grim aspect been given to
the defenses which guard New Bed
ford, the cities on Narragansett bay,
the Connecticut shore, and, more im
portant even, the city of New York,
from attack under cover of Martha's
Vineyard and adjacent islands, through
the great waterway—Long Island
Sound.
To-night, when taps sounded at all
the forts, nearly 5,000 artillerymen
went to sleep beside their guns, ready
to spring up for action when the alarm
should he sounded. On the, walls of
fortifications paced guards, and along
the beaches sharp-eyed signalmen
swept the sea with their night glasses,
feverishly anxious lest the light of a
hostile war vessel be taken for that
ot a friendly merchant craft. On sea
the fleet bad been swallowed up in
darkness, and it will be heard from
next, when it makes a descent on the
coast within the zone of hostilities.
There are nearly 5,000 men afloat,
and it may be that Admiral Higgin
son will endeavor to land his marines
at some exposed point of the shore
defences arid attempt to capture it be
fore making his attack in an effort to
enforce an entrance to Buzzards’ or
Narragansett bay or Long Island
sound, or even to silence someone of
the big forts.
Army Is ill Reaillnenff.
Tl},e army claims to be. ready for
anything which maj' develop, but an
ticipating an early landing party from
the fleet at Gayhead, the signal sta
tion there was moved to higher grounds
to avoid being rushed by marines.
To cripple the army's line of com
munication may be Admiral Higgin
son’s first thought in order to use his
marines. The first point of attack Is
looked for at Fort Rodman, manned
by volunteer artillerymen, but there
may only occur a reconnoisance by
the gunboats, while the great battle
ships swing into action to the west
ward, and by skillful maneuvering,
theoretically, hammer the fortifications
to a mass of ruins with their ponder
ous turrent rifles.
Like chess masters, it is Admiral
Higginson’s turn.
QUIET AT FORT RODMAN.
How the Forces There Are Prepar
ing for the Mimic War.
Fort Rodman, New Bedford, Mass.,
Aug. 31.—50 far as appearances went
at Fort Rodman to-day, no one would
imagine that war, or even a mock
war, was impending, possibly within
half a day. Nor would an observer
imagine that a hostile fleet was an
chored in battle array within ten
miles of the post. It was a day of
great activity, and practical work, but,
so far as appearances of hostility were
evident, in camp, peace reigned.
Any one whose ideas of a state mi
litia camp had been gained by the
days of skylarking and general “rack
eting,” which once prevailed, would
have never recognized Fort Rodman
either during Saturday night or Sun
day. it was quiet as a Sunday-school,
and the only sounds which broke the
stillness were from the crickets
find the dull distanct tread
of the sentries. The camp
itself was literally wrapped
in slumber, officers and men alike ap
parently recognizing the need for pil
ing up sleep in view of .the nights of
future vigil.
■Sunday Was not in the least a day
of worship or of idleness. The cus
tomary throng of visitors was absent,
the war orders compelling a rigid cur
tailment of passes, and limiting the
outside in camp to a few chosen war
correspondents and one or two choice
officials in favor at headquarters.
Outside the guard line there was a
crowd all day long, especially during
the parade, and the band concert of
the afternoon. But for the most part
the usual ornamental features of camp
were absent: the tented portions of the
fit id being too far removed from the
street to make It visible to the civil
ians, and nothing which the untrained
would appreciate being in order but
the few ceremonies of the day. such
as guard mount and evening parade.
For the militiamen, however, there
va a single minute of idleness. Cdl.
Frye was rushing preparations, know
ing that in two days he must pull
comparatively green militia artillery
men Into a condition to man effect
ively a post whose ordnance ranged
fiom the big eight-inch disappearing
mounted rifles to the popping flailing*
The morning guard mount was well
jSatoatmab JftotTiinfl
performed, for the second day in camp.
Capt. Lombard of “B” battery was of-
of the day* and Lieut. Gleason of
*iv battery' officer of the guard.
lesterday the signal corps was di
vided Lieut. Spencely, with nine state
signal corps men, and Private Baker
of the regulars, taking up their post
on Mishaum Point. The balance of
the regimental signal corps, nine men.
with Private Cline of the regulars, w'ill
be on duty r at Fort Rodman. Over at
Gay Head is Private Mayberry, of the
regulars, acting as transmitter of the
messages from the Vineyard, whose
operators have their eyes on the hos
tile fleet in Menesha bight. It is pretty
certain that any' movement of the fleet
be immediately known at Fort
Rodman.
This morning the signal details were
busy working out messages back and
forth around the various parts of the
camp, and on top of the fort, while
from the big observatory on*the range
station messages were exchanged with
the stations at Mishaum and Cutty
hunk.
ON THE EVE OF WAR.
Troops ut Arinins and Greble Busy
With Preparations.
Newport, R. I„ Aug. 31.—With imag
inary war almost at hand, Sunday w T as
far from a day of rest to the troops
manning the defenses in this vicinity.
Working parties w T ere out nearly all
day, while the Massachusetts troops
ait Forts Adams and Greble had a busy
time among the big guns and mortars.
Company by company, they were taken
up to the numerous batteries, where
the details were explained to them by
the painstaking regulars, but as ad
missions to the forts were cut off, the
regulars were unmolested by the crowd
of excursionists which surged into
the city.
Thetmen at the signal stations scat
tered along the shore were, however,
not so fortunate. The searchlight at
Price’s Neck, although somewhat off
the beaten track of the ocean drive,
had numerous visitors, and the little
telephone stations at Bateman's Point
and Castle Rock were fairly besieged.
At one time nearly 100 curious excur
sionists were clustered about a cor
poral’s guard at the very tip end of
the island of Rhode Island, and the
men plied with questions of all de
scription.
Assistant Secretary of War Sanger,
w T ho has been here for the past three
days, was taken on board the Nour
mahal, owned by John Jacob Astor,
and shortly before noon the yacht left
fbr the eastward in the direction of
the fleet off Martha’s Vineyard. The
Nourmahnl returned just before dark.
The gunboat Gloucester arrived dur
ing the day in order to get the last
mail. As she disappeared in the mist
to the eastward on her return, those on
shore caught the last glimpse that
they will probably have of any of Ad
miral Higginson's fleet until they
make their appeal gr.ee, threatening
some point.
The weather all day was hazy, and
tonight a fog is threatened, and every
precaution was taken to guard
against an attack after mid
night. the time at which, actual
hostilities may begin.
FLEET OF FIFTEEN SHIPS.
Uni Sow Been Gathered In Menem
alia Bight.
U. S. S. Alabama, Menemsha Bight,
Martha's Vineyard, Mass., Aug. 31.
Since the arrival of the Massachusetts
Naval Reserves on the battleship Ala
bama yesterday afternoon to take part
In the war game, there have been two
Incidents calculated to remain in their
memories. One was the service held
to-day on the gun deck forward, when
Chaplain Reynolds celebrated mass,
and the other the concert last night on
the port quarter deck by the naval re
serves band.
An immense fleet had mobilized in
Menemsha Bight by noon. The last to
come were the battleship Alabama,
the auxiliary cruiser Supply, the
cruiser Montgomery, the Aileen and
the Scorpion. This makes a formida
ble squadron of fifteen ships. The
marines who have been on the shore
of Martha's Vineyard broke camp to
day, but their destination tvas not
known.
It seemed probable during the after
noon that Admiral Higginson’s fleet
would move before the hour set .for
the beginning of hostilities.
FIRED THE BIG GUNS.
Batteries Practicing to Guard
Against Attacks of the Fleet.
New' London, Conn., Aug. 31.—At in
tervals all day to-day the big guns and
mortars at the forts in this city belch
ed forth fire and smoke and sent shot
several miles at imaginary targets il
lustrative of moving ships. The con
cussion was so great that it was plain
lv*felt in this city and seemed from
the sound as if the guns were at old
Fort Trumbull, instead of from seven
to thirteen miles distant
The United States steamship Panther
with the Connecticut Naval Battalion
on board, sailed away to the eastward
just before noon to-day to join the at
tacking fleet, leaving the training fchip
Lancaster in the harbor as the sole
representative of the navy.
Maj. Gen. MacArthur and Gen. Gree
ley, chief signal officer, will be at Fort
Trumbtflptuntil after the enemy is
sightedTand then will proceed to what
ever point may be considered the most
advantageous for the direction of the
movements of the army forces. It is
believed that the plan of signals is
the most complete ever established in
the world, and every precaution has
been tsrtcen to have substitutes for any
system that may be destroyed or cap
tured bv the enemy.
Searchlights will play an important
part In the maneuvers at night, and
the efficiency of those of the army was
demanded at midnight, when the wat
ers of the entire New London district
were completely covered, every search
light being used at that hour and di
rected a short distance above the Sur
face of the waters. It was a magnifi
cent sight and the smallest boat, even
the small craft used by the mackerel
fishermen at this season, could be seen
plainly, and. with the aid of the ma
rine glass, the occupants of the boats
could be counted.
BOERS IN LONDON.
London, Aug. 31.-Gens, De Wet, Bo
tha and D la Rey and Mr. Fischer
arrived here to-day from The Hafii-*
A heavy rain was falling when they
arrived, and they received no rteinou
at ration
SAVANNAH. GA„ MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 1. 1902.
IN STATE OF SIEGE
STRIKE IX FLORENCE HAS ASSVAI
ED SERIOUS PROPORTIONS.
ARMY OF 6,000 MEN THERE.
PREPARED TO KEEP THE PEACE
AND HOLD DOWN THE STRIKERS.
City Is Petroled by Detnchnienta of
Infantry and Cavalry—Fire Set
About a Cliarch IVUeu English
Workmen Refused to Join tlie
Strikers—Feared the Strike May
Spread to Other Cities—Fifty Tons
of llrend to Re Taken Into Flor
ence Dally—Troops Slaughtering
Animals to Provide Meat.
Florence, Italy, Aug. 31.—The em
ployes of forty different callings have
joined the strike, which began last
Friday. The town appears to be in a
state of siege. Troops have been re
called from the maneuvers 'and from
camp, and every square in the city is
occupied by a company of -soldiers.
Strong infantry, with fixed bayonets,
and cavalry patrols are parading the
streets of Florence and its suburbs.
Six thousand troops, in addition to a
number of policemen and carbineers,
have been concentrated in the city.
Plenty of other soldieju are available
should order be disturbed.
It is estimated that .40,000
men are idle in Florence. The mu
nicipal papers have ceased to appear
as a result of the strike.
Several workmen who were repair
ing the belfry of the English church,
on Minchlli street, refused to join the
strike. The strikers thereupon set Are
to the board fence surrounding the
building, but the flames were extin
guished before serious damage re
sulted.
Numerous arrests hive been made
and the Jails are filled t,o overflowing.
Large numbers of prisoners have teen
transferred tf neighboring towns.
It .s feared that the strike may
spread to Milan, Genoa and other in
dustrial centers.
T ie headquarters of the workmen are
occupied by the military authonties.
All meetings and proceedings have
been forbidden. The tramway oper
atives and the gasmen have ioined the
niovenn rt
Arrangements have been made for
fifty tons of bread to be brought daily
into Florence from outside the city,
and nobody will be allowed to pur
chase more than tw'o pounds at a
time. The troops are slaughtering ani
mals to provide meat. The water sup
ply of the city is assured. Owing to
the cutting of gas pipes, certain por
tions cf Florence are rvow lighted with
torches. The cafes are closed.
GOBIN WAS DENOUNCED.
Labor Union Declnre* He Has No
Right to Shoot Strikers,
Philadelphia, Aug. 31. —The Central
Labor Union .of Philadelphia, at its
regular meeting to-day, unanimously
adopted a resolution denouncing Brig.
Gen. J. P. S. Gobin, in command of
the troops now in duty in the anthra
cite coal fields, for issuing an order
calling on his men to shoot strikers if
they resist the authority of the troops.
The resolutions set forth that it is il
legal for the general to issue an order
to kill citizens of Pennsylvania, who
are guaranteed a trial by jury for any
offense they may commit.
The resolutions request Gov. Stone
to revoke the commission of Gen.
Gobin, and the authorities are request
ed to have the general indicted and
tried for threatening the lives of the
citizens of the state of Pennsylvania.
The secretary of the union was in
structed by the union to send a letter
of protest to Gov. Stone for the al
leged breaking of a promise he is said
to have to the three anthracite
district presidents to the effect that
he would not permit the state troops
to escort non-union men to and from
the mines. It is claimed that the
Governor giade this promise to Pres
idents Nicholls. 'Duffy and Fahy on
occasion of their visit to Harris
burg in May.
THEY SOUGHT SANCTUARY.
Strikers Drove Two Non-Lnlon Men
Into Clinreh for Refnge.
Tamaqua, Pa., Aug. 31.—Only one
disturbance was reported in the Pan
ther Creek Valley to-day. While John
and Albert Kutzek, non-union men,
were leaving the St. Michael's Hun
garian Church at Lansford, they were
attacked by a number of foreigners
and compelled to return to the church
for safety. After remaining there for
some time, they succeeded in making
their escape.
This afternoon the officials of the
switchback railroad notified Maj.
Gearhart that strikers were interfer
ing with their passengers at Summit
Hill. Company I of the Twelfth Regi
ment was sent to the scene and suc
ceeded in restoring order. To-morrow
morning a large force of soldiers will
patrol the valley and protect non
nion men while on their way to work.
HELD I F AND BEATEN.
How Jacob Smith Was Treated by
t'nknown Men at Wilkesbarre.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Aug. 31.—Jacob
Smith, an employe of the Kingston
Coal Company, was hels up by two
unknown men to-day, while he was
on his way to one of the collieries of
the company to relieve another officer.
His assailants took his revolver away
from him and then gave him a severe
beating.
TRAM WAV EMFLOVEH SHUCK.
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American Manager Dismissed 4'2
Men From Ibe Shops.
Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 31.—A1l
the employes of the tramway of the
city struck to-day beoause the man
ager of the trie workshop*, an
American, dismissed 42 men employed
lr. the shops and offered them posi
tions as conductors. It Is feared the
striae will extend to employee on the
steamers on Lake Geneva.
WILL BOMBARD BOLIVAR.
Campaign Against the City Ar
ranged liy Velutini.
Port of Spain, Trinidad. B. IV. 1.,
Aug. 31.—News reached here from Sar
upano, Venezuela, this morning that
the governor general, Velutini, would
leave Carupano to-day with three
gunboats and 500 men to bombard
Ciudad Bolivar a second time. Boli
var is still in the hands of the revo
lutionists.
Ciudad Bolivar, capital of the state
of Bolivar, was bombarded by the Ven
ezuelan gunboats Bolivar and Restau
rador last week, and many persons
were killed or wounded. About 600
shells were fired into the city.
British subjects at Ciudad Bolivar
havfc requested that a warship of Great
Britain be sent for their protection.
DESERTED TO REVOLUTIONISTS.
*
Fickle Venezuelan* Sought a New
Leadership.
Willemstad, Island of Curacao.
Aug. 31.—News from an official source
has reached Willemstad, confll-ming
previous reports that fast Friday 550
men of the Venezuelan army, who
formed the vanguard of the govern
ment forces near Oeumare, deserted to
the revolutionists. They took their
arms and equipment with them and
carried thoir chief, Gen. Castillo, a
prisoner to the enemy.
The 600 governmgnt soldiers who
have been trying to re-establish traffic
on the German railroad from Caracas
to Valencia, were repeatedly inter
rupted by the Insurgents during
Thursday and Friday of last week, and
the latter day they were defeated by
a detachment of insurgents near Los
Teques. The town of Los Teques is
now in the hands of the insurgents.
The vice president of Venezuela,
during the absence of Castro at Cua,
is domiciled in the presidential palace,
Miraflores, which is situated on a hill
in Caracas, and commands the city.
Last Thursday night the vice presi
dent’s guard heard a shot in the vi
cinity of Miraflores. and at once
began firing their rifles on the city
from their position on the stone plat
form surrounding the palace. The
people of Caracas were very much
alarmed for some time.
It has also been learned here that
the Venezuelan government has giver,
orders to Gen. Anguren, president of
the state of Maracaibo, to turn over
the presidency to Gen. Olivares. Gen.
Anguren has refused to obey this or
der, and complications are feared.
CARTAGENA AT COLON.
%
Former Moorish War Venel Now
Belong* to Colombia.
Colon, Colombia, Aug. 31.—The Co
lombian cruiser Cartagena, under com
mand of Capt. Christiansen, with 600
government troops on board, arrived
here this rooming. The Cartagena was
formerly the Moorish war 'vessel Bes
chir-es-Salames. She Is a smart look
ing gunboat, mounting twelve guns,
namely, six machine one-pounders and
six Armstrong 12-centimetre guns. The
Cartagena made the trip from the port
of Cartagena to Colon in twenty-four
hours.
Further government reinforcements
are expected to reach the isthmus
shortly. m
GOVERNMENT SHOWS STRENGTH.
Believed Herrnrn, the Insurgent,
Will Not Be Able to Resist.
Panama, Aug. 31.—The arrival of
government reinforcements from Bar
ranqullla has caused great enthusiasm
among the Conservatives here. Judg
ing from the news received from the
Agua*Dulce district, Gen. Berti is be
lieved to be holding his ground againFt
the Insurgents. A few days ago it was
reported that the insurgent Gen. Her
rera had abandoned the siege of Agua
Dulce after an unsuccessful attack and
was retreating towards Santiago. This
report, however, has not been confirm
ed. The troops which have reached
here will be dispatched immediately
to Agua Dulce, and it is believed that
Gen. Herrera will not be able to resist
the attack of the army the government
will send against him.
MONARCHS SAY GOOD-BYE. '
Royal Leave-Tukiiig* Between Wit.
Ham and Victor Emmanuel.
Potsdam, Prussia, Aug. 31.—King
Victor Emmanuel of Italy, who has
1-een visiting Emperor Wiinam, started
for home to-day.
The King and the Emperor drove
together to the wild park station. Here
the leave-takings of the monarchs was
most cordial, and they embraced each
other repeatedly.
Crown Prince Frederick William and
Prince William Eitel-Frederick and
Count von Buelow, the imperial chan
cellor, were on the station platform
platform to bid farewell to the King
of Italy, and a large crowd of people
cheered the departing guest. The King
stood at a window’ of the railroad car
riage waving his hand to the Emperor
as long as the train was in sight.
It is said that as a result cf King
Victor Emmanuel’s visit to Emperor
William, Italy has secured certain con
cessions she desired for a commercial
treaty with Germany.
INSPECTED Hl§ REGIMENT.
Victor Emmanuel Dined With Offi
cer* of the Hussars.
Frankfort-on-the-Main, Prussia,
Aug. 31.—King Victor Emmanuel ar
rived here this evening. He Inspected
the Thirteenth Prussian Hussars, of
which organiza'ion he is honorary col
onel, and later dined with the Hussar
officers. His Majesty resumed his
Journey to Italy at 9 o'clock.
FOREIGN ERs7n~DANG ER.
Reports Show That Chinese Are
Thrratrnl ug In Szechuan.
Pekin, Aug. 31.—The foreign lega
tions here are receiving reports from
Szechuan province that the rebellion
there Is constantly spreading, and that
foreigners are in great danger.
Richard sou Renominated.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 31.—Hon. W
M Richardson hta been renominated
for Congress by the Democratic voters
of the Elgt.th congressional district.
HORSE GUARD TO-DAY
MAY SHOW AT SEAGIRT HOW ITS
TEAM CAN SHOOT.
THE CARBINE MATCH IS ON.
REVOLVER MATCH AND INTER
CLUB MATCHES TO-DAY, TOO.
Inter-Clnli Event I* New Tills Yene.
Clin in pious hip naimer and Medals
Will Go to the YViniiliig Team.
Ten Shots at K> Yards Is the
Test—Hilton Trophy Mntoh Is to
lie Sh.it Tolmorrow—This Will He
Watched With Interest—Team to
Be Ficked for the I’alnia Trophy.
Sea Girt. N. J., Aug. 31.—Labor day
at the interstate shooting tournament,
now in progress under the auspices of
the National Rifle Association of
America, the New Jersey State Rifle
Association and the United States Re
volver Association, will be devoted to
firing in the carbine team match, the
revolver team match and the Inter
club match.
The inter-club event Is new this year.
The competition is for the rifle club
championship of the United States and
is open to teams of five men from any
rifle club or association in the states.
Each man must fire ten shots at 200
yards on the standard American tar
get. Any rifle and any ammunition
may be used.
Tlie Iliter-Clnh Event.
It was originally arranged that the
match should be shot simultaneously on
ranges of clubs located not less than
100 miles from Sea Girt, beginning at
2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, on tar
gets supplied for the purpose by the
National Rifle Association. As no out
side entries have been received, how
ever, the shooting will be confined to
the teams now on the range. The
prizes are a championship banner, with
a gold medal to each member of the
winning team, a silver medal to each
member of the second team, and a
bronze medal to each member of the
third team.
Tuesday will be one of the biggest
days of the meet, as the competition
for the famous Hilton trophy is to
take place then. The proposed match
between teams of cadets from the
United States military and naval
academies, scheduled for Tuesday,
has been declared off. the War De
partment ruling that it was not feas
ible to send the required number of
cadets here. The company and regi
mental team matches will be disposed
of Wednesday .
For All-American Team.
Final arrangements have been com-
JlTeted for’ the organization Of an all-
American rifle team, and the visit of
that team to Ottawa, Canada, to com
pete for the Palama trophy. A year
ago at Sea Girt a Canadian’ team
wrested the trophy from the United
States and carried if off to the Do
minion. According to the latest plans,
the all-American team will be select
ed from the riflemen now in attend
ance at this meeting, after a final
competition for places to be held Sept.
8t The team will practice the fol
lowing day. It will start for Ottawa
in a special car Sept. 10th. reaching
there the following day. The after
noon of Sept. 11 and all day Sept. 12
will be devoted to practice. The shoot
will take place on Sept. 13, teams rep
resenting Canada and Great Brltlan
being the other competitors. The
American team will start back from
Ottawa on the following Monday.
HELD UP THENTREATY. .
Complication Prevented Signing of
Anglo-f'hlnese Agreement.
Shanghai, Aug. 31.—The Anglo‘Chln
ese commercial treaty has not yet been
signed. Sir James L. Mackey, repre
senting Great Britain, and the other
commisssioners met yesterday for the
purpose of signing the treaty. It was
then found that the Imperial decree
empowering the Chinese commissioners
to sign the treaty was unsatisfactory,
and the British representative refused
his signature.
This postponement has caused sur
prise, as everything was supposed to
have been settled, and Sir James L.
Mackey has arranged to leave Shang
hai. He has naw cancelled his pass
age and is awaiting further communi
cations from Pekin.
The foregoing complication is partly
due to the fact that a deere<- abolish
ing the 11 kin was issued before 'he
arrangements for the imposition of a
surtax in its stead had been complet
ed. The Chinese are also understood
to be seeking a loophole, which will
enable them to repudiate this treaty .
later, should they find it necessary to
do so. x
Sir James L. Mackey to-day assured
a representative of the Associated
Press that the terms of the treaty
were not questioned, but that the mat
ter at issue was the interpretation of
the decree.
on atrip'by balloon.
Party From Denver Started With
Hope of Nanking New York.
Denver, Col., Aug. 31.—" Big Glory,"
one of the largest balloons ever built,
was successfully started from here to
day on a trip, the purpose of which
Is to break the world’s long distance
record, as well as all previous records
for fast balloon sailing. It is expect
ed to ultimately reach New York, If
possible.
The balloon contains 140,000 feet of
hydrogen gas and was built especially
for this trip. The occupants of the
balloon are Capts. T. S. Baldwin and
Percy Hudson, aeronauts, and C. 8.
Sherman, a member of the staff of
the Denver Post. Bottles containing
messages will be dropped to earth by
parachutes, and these messages will
Indicate the course of travel and ex
periences of the travelers.
Secret Telegram* Accepted.
New York, Aug. 81. —The Commercial
Cable Company haa eent out the fol
lowing notice:
"The Portugueee government an
nounce* that telegram In eecret lan
guage for Loanda and Benguela are
accepted, subject to th# condition that
copie* of th* code* used be deposited
with th* aulbarirtoa at tho* places."
POPULACE PANIC STRICKEN-
Fine Ashes Have Terrified People ai
Poiiite-a-Petre.
Polnte-a-Petre, Island of Guada
loupe, Aug. 31.—This entire port has
been covered with a cloud of fine dust
since 5 o’clock this morning, and the
populace is panic-stricken. Fine ashes
are falling continually in a slight driz
zle. Semi-darkness is over the sea, and
the ships in the harbor seem to be en
veloped in a cloud of smoke.
Advices from Basse Terre, Island of
Guadaloupe, assert that since day
break to-day the entire island has been
covered with a cloud of dust coming
from the southeast, the direction of
the island of Martinique. The popula
tion of Basse Terre is greatly alarm
ed.
TOOK IT FOR RAINSTORM.
Mistake tlie People .! lioneim Made
Aliont Volcano Dust.
Roseau, Dominica, B. W. 1., Aug. 31
—The thick mist which enveloped Ro
seau yesterday was taken as it ap
proached for a rain storm. The du.t
is still although lightly, bu‘
during the night of the 30th, the
quantity of dust which fell here was
greater than upon any previous occa
sion since the first eruption of Mont
Peiee.
At nightfall of the 30th a dark cone
shaped cloud, emitting electric flashes,
rose in the south, but it was generally
obscured by the mist caused by the
failing ashes. Rumbling noises and a
few detonations were heard during
the night of the 30th. The. people here
are quiet. No news has reached here
from Martinique.
IN DUST AND MIST.
Itoaeuu, 111 the licit ini! West Indies,
In Enveloped,
Roseau, Dominica, B. W. 1., Aug. 30,
6 p. m.—A thick mist has enveloped
Roseau and its neighborhood, and dust
is falling.
Detonation* ut St. John.
St. John, Antigua, B. W. 1., Aug.
31.—Many very loud detonations were
heard here from 9 o’clock last night
to midnight.
Loud Report* at liuMNe Terre.
Basse Terre, St. Kitts, Li. W. 1.,
Aug. 31.—A series of loud reports was
heard last niglit from 7 o’clock until
9 o’clock.
A severe eruption of Mont PeDe.
Mai Unique, was reported to ltav? cc
cured at noon, Aug. 21. This report
w.<s btought to Castries, Island of St.
Lucie by officers of the French stoant
sh't> Dt home. This < t option was fol
lowed by total darlcness for ’.i /e miles
away foim the volcano.
A dispatch from St. Thomas. D. W.
I , Aug 26. said that kteuveen 10
o’clock in ihe mo-ntng and i m H,e
ailerncon of Aug. 25, clouds of dust
were seen Jn the direction of Mont
Fele from the island of Dominion,
Detonations were heard, and tie te
were light showers of volcanic dust on
the island.
The following message was received
from Dominica Tuesday, the 26th:
“Since 2 p. m. to-day (Tuesday) pro
longed rumbling noises iirquick suc
cession have been heard from the
southward. There is every indication
that Mont Peiee is in violent eruption.”
A dispatch from Paris, dated Aug.
28, said the latest dispatches received
at the ministry of the colonies from
Fort de France, Island of Martinique,
were dated Monday, Aug. 25. They
made no mention of the reported
eruptions of Mont Peiee. The Paris
dispatch said also that the cables to
Martinique, both north and south, con
tinued to be interrupted.
Efforts mud<* to communicate by
cable direct with the Island of Mar
tinique have proved unsuccessful.
Telegraphic communication with that
island from New York is still inter
rupted.
ENGINEMEN KILLED.
Engineer and Fireman Met Death at
a Washout.
Fairchild, Wis., Aug. 31.—The fast
mail, east bound, on the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad, ran into a
washout near here about midnight
last night, and two trainmen were kill
ed. The dead are:
Engineer Ira Wallace of Altoona,
Wis.
Fireman Robinson of St. Paul.
The train was running at n high rate
of speed and the first mail ear follow
ed the engine into the ditch, and was
badly splintered. The mail clerks es
caped with but slight Injuries. The
passenger coaches and sleepers left
the track, but did not turn over, and
beyond a severe shaking up, none of
their occupants was hurt.
HANGED John BROWN.
■lnsper County Moll Wreaked Ven
geance on a Negro.
MoYiticello, Ga., Aug. 31. —John
Brown, a negro who attempted to
criminally assault little Miss Johnnie
Choffin, a 12-year-old white girl, near
Monticello yesterday, was lynched
early this morning by a small posse
of men, seven miles north of this place.
Brown was captured six hours after
his crime and given a preliminary
hearing before a district Justice of
peace, whb ordered him sent here for
safekeeping.
When seven miles from town, the
deputy having Brown in custody was
surrounded by a posse, who demanded
the prisoner. The deputy was power
less to resist, and the men carried the
negro into the woods, hanged him to a
tree and riddled his body with bullets.
WHITES AND BLACKS.
Met In n Street Fight at Ashland
and Troops Ordered Out.
Richmond, Vu., Aug. 31.—1n a street
fight at Ashland, Va.. whites and
blacks, at an early hour this morning,
James Morris, colored was shot and
killed by unknown parties.
This afternoon a detachment of
about thirty men from ,the Seventieth
Regiment here went to the scene of
trouble, and at this hour all is report
ed quiet.
Used a Kaaor to Die.
Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 81.—Eber
Brewton auditor of Spartanburg
county, Bouth Carolina, committed sui
cide to-day by slashing hi* threat with
a razor.
DAILY. JS A YEAR.
5 CENTO A COPT.
WEEKLY 2-TIMEI9-A-VVEEK.iI A TEAR
CHARLES HILL’S CASH
IS EXPECTED TO GO TO HEIRS IX
AMERICA'S.
HIXON HAS FIXED CLAIM.
HACK FROM A TRIP TO HILL’S CAL
IFORNIA HOME.
llfll Died In Lo* A uaele* Hospital,
Leaving $142,000 in Cn*h—Judge
Hixnn Think* He Hn* Clearly E*-
tahliNlied tlie Claim* ol the Heir*'
in America*, Hill’s Old Home.
Prltielpnl America* Claimant I*
Mi** Ceie*te Clarke, a Beautiful
and Cultured Young Lady.
Amerieus. Ga., Aug. 31.—Judge
James A. Hixon returned here yester
day from Los Angeles, Cal., where he
has been recently In the interest of
the Amerieus heirs of Charles Hill,
the eccentric old man who died in a
hospital in that city several months
ago, leaving a fortune of $112,000 in
cash. Judge Mixon has worked un
ceasingly upon the case, and has very
clearly established the claim of his
clients in Amerieus. Much valuable
testimony supporting his claim to the
fortune was secured by him in Cali
fornia, Colorado and South Dakota.
The deceased Hill was a former res
ident of Amerieus, having left here
eighteen years ago, since which time
his relatives have heard little of him.
The money left by Hill is in treasury
notes of large denomination, SI,OOO and
$5,00 Obills, and is deposited at pres
ent in a Los Angeles bank, of which
a former Savannahian is president.
The money is in custody of the pub
lic administrator, and will be kept
intact until the question of ownership
is determined by the courts. The evi
dence in favor of the Amerieus heirs is
of such positive and convincing nature
that Judge Hixon feels sure that the
entire fortune of $142,000 will eventual
ly come to them.
The principal claimant to the Hill
fortune here Is Miss Celeste Clarke, a
beautiful and cultured young lady and
grand niece of the old Canifornla gold
seeker, Charles Hill.
TAFT ON THE PHILIPPINES.
Said the United States Will Keep
Island* fur Altruistic Purposes.
Manila. Aug. 31. —Gov. Taft was
given a banquet by the American
Chamber of Commerce of Manila Sat
urday night. In an adilreos In reply
to a toast, the Governor discussed (lie
future of the Philippines. He said
the United States would retain the isl
ands indefinitely, with the view of ed
ucating the J'illplnos to a state of
government and other conditions'
which would enable them to decide
whether they desired to become inde
pendent or be made into a state like
Canada or Australia, under Great Brit
ain.
Gov. Taft said he believed ibg rela
tionship between the two peoples
would be continued, and that the
Americans were here for the benefit of
the Filipinos. He said the Americans
did not desire the islands for selfish
purposes, and promised that American
capital would get fair treatment here.
The Governor expressed his belief
that commercial interest must ulti
mately rely upon Filipino labor, al
though a temporary relaxation of the.
immigration restrictions was possible.
He said the United StateH Civil Com
mission would again recommend Con
gress to give the Philippine Islands a
gold standard of currency, as the pres
ent fluctuating silver standard was a
decided disadvantage to everybody.
Luke 'E. Wright, acting civil gov-,
ernor of the islands during the recent
absence of Gov. Taft, also spoke at the
dinner. He expressed the opinion that
the true future of th# islands depend
ed upon the admission of their prod
ucts to American markets. Commis
sioner Wright regretted that the Phil
ippine question had been made a foot
ball of American politics.
KILLED THE SULTAN.
Soldier Fired Upon Him as He Tried
to Esea pe.
Manila, Aug. 31.—The Sultan of
Blnidayan, who was held as a host
age by the American forces at Camp
Vickers, island of Mindanao, attempt
ed to escape from his guard last
Thursday was shot and killed by a
sentry. The Sultan had been
arrested after the recent mur
ders of American soldiers In
Mindanao and was being held pending
the surrender of the murderers.
FARMING AT LOW EBB.
Conditions That Have Interfered
With it in Philippines.
Manila, Aug. 31.—As a result of the
war, rinderpest among the cattle and
the epidemic of cholera, agriculture is
at present seriously depressed
throughout the Philippine Islands. Gov.
Taft estimates the area under culti
vation this year at half that of an
ordinary year. Many districts are bad
ly impoverished.
CHOLERA IN INCREASING.
Dread Disease Becoming More Com
mon in the Philippine*.
Manila, Aug. 31.—The cholera is in
creasing. Last Saturday 340 cases were
reported in the provinces. The total re
ported up to date is 27,!)29 cases, and
19,640 deaths from the disease.
LOOKING OUT FOB HIMSELF.
Voting Corbett Say* He Is Now Hl*
Own Manager.
Cincinnati, 0., Aug. 31.—1n the fu
ture "Young Corbett" will act as his
own manager. A few days ago he and
his manager. Johnny Corbett, had a
war of words, and as a result the tat
ter severed hi* connection with the
featherweight champion and left for
Denver. In discussing the matter
"Young Corbett" said:
"Yea. I am my own manager now.
I have been featherweight champion
for almost a year and only about twen
ty people knew It. I will try and see
what 1 can accomplish in the same
length of time.”