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, -, r . , , . . - t , , r - t f T 1 ' T , 1 l',,ri!"'"p!" 1 1 ' r r ( 'i 1"! IT" "T 'T i i I I ,. . . I I i i. 1 .1 W.i I i.ti. J DAY CP CTUCE CONE t r: .in---- to iViMHr rrow Sw t y irt f.- r.r ti.o Dc-r"tr:' f n Army to fcurport Kim as Ir ' I Governor, the tnit Ac - tivity In Jiunlfosted - in MI'.i...- Circles' anl Every Effort Made U K.-rsS I'ir-t ExiHHtlUon Of 8,500 T. : i .!;,!a IT nrteyt PostdMe Tl neticn.- Funston,' Already .In Havana, to Have, Supreme ' Com. , .- :- : " for SO Days Are Now F.elng Hushed ' to Newport Newt ami the Purchase of .Trsna ports Will Bedn t Once Qusrter msterH' Depot la Principal EaaU em Cities Heavily Drawn Upon OiTJcers Whd.WUl Sail With Expe- caion. 'r.'it -'t WMhlngton.v' Sept ; II, Prepara tions for the military occupation , ot Cuba moved at a rapid rate to-day after tha receipt of a,dlspatch from Secretary Taft urging tha sending of an army to Cuba. '-All- tha rgentsa tlona making up tha first expedition arranged .by. the general ataff were advised of tha request Of tha Secre-" tary of War,' and Quartermaster, Gen eral Humphrey and hie assistants Im mediately began to hire transports and to order supplies ; delivered lm jne::atel at ? Newport News, where th f ret expedition will be' mobilised, fu.ilcient supplies to lsat 1.800, men for SO days are being" rushed to that p.-.'rnt with, .'full speed. ... Quarter masterj' depots at, rhllsdelphla, Boa ton, New Tor a- and many other, cltlea ara being- J drawn on. and j Captain Samuel KJ Smiley, of tha Fifteenth Infantry, has been v ordered tb 'New--port News,'; where'; b ewllt secure storehouses : and look after niie aup pllea. '' . ': .- I Brigadier; Genera T. J.-.wint eon-; mending tha Department of the Mls aourt, ! was ; to-day1, ordered ' to 'New-: : port New, where he will. assume-fulj chart of tha embarkation of troops, 1 FUNSTOJt TO , HOLD' COMMAND. ; Although." thai 'military- aecretary and thachlef f alaft were unable to cemmunlcate with PrealdentRooae- : velt, preparatlona for tha JmmedlJte departure of the f ret 'expedition were but llttja 'delayed, aa the Secretary o War, tha President and tLe mem ber of the general staff had gone ao thoroughly . oyer -the riai Hon r" that there la a general understanding aa to tha. policy of tie administration, tl ta notf known hat' Briadler Gen eral Frederick Funston, who la al ready la Cuba, la to b In -command of all tha troopa aent to Cnba. , ' : Full deUlU of tha organlaUonsot th first .erpedltlon were mads;un- llo .by tha jhlef ot sUff , to-night Lieutenant i Colonel -W. W. Wlther apoon5 la '.td b chief of tha axpa-J . dition staff and ha will hatra aa tola assistants tha following officers of tha a-eneral staff corps: Major William A. Mann,. Major Francis J. Kernan, Ma jor David- OalllarC Captain George W. ReadM Captain Charles T. Menchei and Capt. John W.-Ftarlong.-. ; , . ; EXPEDITION OF STAFF OFFICERS ' Tha military secretary - of the - ax-pedltlon-wlll ba Captain WlUam O. ' Haan. of the Artillery Corps. Major .. William. C. Lanrlltt U to ba tba an ctneer officer.' Tha Inspector general will ba Major X. 8. Grebla. Major Chauncer B. Baker- wlu ba , cniai quartermaster and has left for Cuba nith fire assistants. 'Other officers on the expedition staff are:. ' "- Chief commuaary,' Major Harry B. - Wllklns: depot commhisary. Captain ' H. C Cole; surgeon, Valery Harard: medical InKpector, Lieutenant Colonel rialr D. Taylor: chief ordnance of- . floer. Captain William II. Tschappat; chief signal ofllcer. Captain William Mitchell: chief r5rmajter. v Colonel Charles H.' Whipple: J inisa advocate, . . Major . Blanton Wlnahlp. ':; ' Secretary Taft -telegraphad to-day for Major JeffcVaon R. Kenn, of tha medical department, and Captain Franlt McTntyra. of tha Nineteenth ' Infantry, who will start for Havana at the earliest possible moment. . One hundred and twenty-five mem bers ot the filgnal Corps from Fort ' Omaha, Neb., hava been, ordered to Join tha expedition and will ba wn dir the command of -Captain Geo. B. Olbbs.', In addition to tha troops originally ordered to Newport News, the Fourteenth Battery of field artil lery from Fort Cherldan, lit., alao will join tha expedition. New guns for all tha . troops which may be Bent to Cuba are In readlneas and ss each of tha organizations arrives at New port News It wilt be equipped with the latest Improved army rifle. This a knife bayonet tnatead of tha rod 1 nyonet now generally In use, in the jinny. , '' ' ., xnov..TArr;s mocLAMTioxr. .i I M larln? Tnlerventlon In Cnb."," Presi dent UooocvcH'a s Hpre"niiitl, Proclaims provisional CoTWimcnt, .Sth J i "clf as Head TJnfll Flr. . m f r I la ITrM Ivll Ailmln s. Hun i lie Intorferrd ,W'ltli as i : !i BS I'0Hl!l0. ' , ' . .arm, frpt. 2 . Provlni.nM ( v. rnor Toft's prooTwmatlon ilf'cla. j iiitTventlon -In Cuha, n puh'.lch d In The. Ofllclal .Gasetla to-il.iy, vs . follows: . . "To tha People of Cuba: . "Tha failure of Conarews (o act on thft , iTSVoen'ble re- ,rnlon of . the. J'nffdent of tha rciubllo(Of Cuba or o elect a succeitMor leaves the country vitina' government at a tlina hon treat diMord! -r prevails srnl renulro-n 41it, puruant to the ,rniMt ot Mr. I'alma, t'i ii c or a ry steps bs tikeri In te r "n an1 by the n'horl?y f the Pre : l-nt f tha I'H'-J H'nt t re tors ordor and proi"ct li: i 1 propen V 1n tihe I I tf CiyI ( n J the U' sn:l Ley it ( t i ' w- to, snj for 4his purp..- to e il.. ' " .fi th'ift!n n provuilonsl rw rn;n.nt. ;. j. ' . '.'..:, ..I ovon;,,.c.tt l-' rcLy e ' I ' 1 1 1 m: 1 ' 1"' ' i : l lii t . , ' ' l I i 1 piiM.c r.M 'i i y . ' - of firi.l id the iit.i.m of thrt J i, ,,!.-.- ' of tie V u-ii : - ti.c-Tj -to h.;.l atii'h. rl.. .1 nny be tiCt.-.wary to de ter:!. i on :k.-- pc-i 'syjupo-n whom the pi-nnaiK'tit gi.vm-n.iirt'a.J'f the re puhllc KhouM ha di-voUioil.' In so far an Is coiisNti 'it vith ' nntur of a provl; IoikiI ivcrnnn- t eKtaM'-ihed im.ler the ii,.oi-,'y - f the l.'nit-J Statee, dais -will b a Cuban rovern ment. conr .eniitmr !'h tli constitu tion of Cuba. The CHAan flair will be hohrteJ aa w?uhJ ovp the govern ments bullil!iiK of the Wand; all the executive depiirtnints and provincial ftnd i municipal governments, Includ ing that ot the city or llarana. win continue to 'be atmlnjrd as under thA (tiitinn reou blio. Tha courts will Continue to iwtmlnlster Justice, and all ;th laws not in linear imiuu iu-Tniti-r'hi fcv rpftnon of tha temporary and einerr'vnt character Of the gtv niment -will be. in force. . -: freiaeni toowevcii. i uroi, anxious tv bring about petuee under h' , -vnfMntWynal roveirmnent. of Cuba.v and -ha made every anrteavor to .s,vold tha present ewsp. "s-f ii.ur Viimvp. would be dansorous In view of the teslgnatton of. ?tfhe Cabinet ' ' ' : ' v . . ; "Until further tiotilce lthe heads of all the' departments of thai central government will report to ma for tn tiruoOons, Includlns; General Alexr andero Rodrlguss, in comraana ui rural gaards and other regular gov .mn fnrr-M .nl General ' Carlo Roloff. treaaurer of Cuba,' ' ' "Until father wouoe ma oivj ut ernors and alcaldes will also report to me for lnstruotlona." " '' ' :' "f ask' all cltltena and -reaidents or ewi.. mm m. an th . work of a- stortng rdear, vtranaointy eud public oomfldanica.- . -" ..:.....l--:i.- " ' - VVlLJjI A.M. 1. TJU ., "Secretary ' of War, United StaUa i Oorarnmant. ,: -J" ' rProvlBtooal Ooyernor id: Cubcw . "Havana, fiepb. v I ." W r..s TAXES OVER, 'GOVEStSfMENT.' Taft's Accessioa as' Provisional : Go v- wt - 1 K IWimmf I or pr l"opulas; Deaaonatrattaa of ; Any Idnd. , . . t "v -. ''. Havana, Bept,' tl-Oovernor Taft i..... in iti ' Paiies at noon to ..vvwww w The act was not accompanied by any formal ceremony or puDUO oraKwirv tlon, ; '..-4 yv".i.'';. 'I' mnrntnf T&rljradler Oen- eral -Funston conferred with' Mr.1 Taft regarding thet locaaon or tna camps for -the" first division of tha Amarloaji troopa. to be landed herav The. sites hsvsi not yet been . aeleoted Funston will command all n troopa In Cuba, whlchwlll number about 7,sV t MINISTER QCESADA RESIGNS. ; ....W , '.- - Cuba's' Representative at Washington - Takes "Strp Pealmed t FaoUiiata, ;, Not Hinder TaXt.'a programmo, . WaahlnKton , 6pt.V It. Kenor- Do Gonxalo as Quesada, the Minister ot Cuba, appointed by President Patma, KaS tendered his v resignation' to- th provisional government of Cuba. . . U is suted that Mr. Quaaada baa not taken, this step as an act of re sentment or ss an evidence of any Ul feellng toward President Roosevelt or the American administration, but that he considers It his duty to do so in order to facilitate, tha execu tion of the Presldenfs policy toward Cuba. w ti' '.'' " ';v-'X''.'. am. -Wlnt Ordrrd to Newport News. Washington, - Sept ' . -BrlgadUr General P. J. Wint, commanaing- ins Department -of the Missouri at Oma v hoen teleaTanhed to hasten to Newport Newi to take cbargre of the embarkation or troops xor vans, 1,100 having' been ordered to prepare to sail from that point aeeoon. as possible.-;.' -'iy , .. -'' 1,000 , Troops to' Cuba Immediately, ' Washington," 8ept. II. The ; War Department to-night received - from President Roosevelt the Instructions to send .O06 troopa to Cubs, immedi ately. , -.- . . : JFOR INSTJLTTXO HIS W1F11 FnntM t milnn.'' St f CottM Mill , - KUls : Another . tbui . tn SbooUng ' Charleston, B. ' C.',i Bopt" Z9.A special dlipatch front Dillon, a C, tells of a duel to the death In that town this afternoon. John H. VLln was killed tn front of his tor by' Kelly Quirk, an employe of tbe Dillon Cotton Mills. The dipatch says that Quick's wife complained to him that Uln bad pokn dtrwpotful1y to bar and wed improper lenguiwre. Quick armed himself and wsnt to Bain's store. He was otMenred and Ualn met Mm at the door. Both begaa shooting with re volvers, but their airs was bad. Quick then, went to another .store and got a gun. Itula alM secured a gun, bat ss be called to Quick the latter fired a ok of Cuckanot imo , ins mereninn jeii , siae and he died In a few mtoutes, , , . RABID DOO BITES' THREE. . ' r. J I- ., 1 ' -. Create Consternation In Streets) of . High Point Until It is Killed. -,: Special to The Observer. , ; VJ v. ; , .. High Point, Sept. II. A rabid dog created consternation here this even ing on the streets 'and was finally killed after biting Mr. A.' Ham Lind say and- a small son' of John Wells, both white, and an unknown colored man. The dog was first seen on Main street, snapping at Mother doffs and finally making after men and children who ran pell-mell Into tha stores and other places of safety. The dog- was chased to , Jordan street and finally killed by a man from the country , L. A. N. Train Runs Into Open Brklge. Clatksvliln, Tenu., Sept. 21. Louis ville A Nashville pHxncniter train north-bonnd. ran Into the opon bridge across - Cumberland . river to-night. The engine, bnRKftfre and mail coachea went down, currying with them seven men, five of whom have been rescued. Knjrineer Frank Porter, of Bowling Green, and Kxprews Mennens;er Wood, of Clarksvllla,- ' rV .; mining.. The bridge wes turned for a bost. : f 1 1 Leading IVlrware) 1'hykk-ian KKInl In iA Uunanay. y Wilmli ' t-.ir. Del., ReV-t ' 'II. Dr. WUIIum T. hklnner, of Oi-icK'ow, nriir here, one othe bent known phynt' lans In thn Ktnto snd Mi dmiRhtfr, l;hra, were 1 I .- I to-day nenr their home, when tht ir hors'o became frightened I y the locomotive of near-hy train tn 1 r!i Kuy. It. l i n ml m 15 j i -rai.il. f .1 ' -ry 'I'nol I i I";-itni V,V- t s . ' !'l ; ! ., -i , ! ..t. 29. 'I" - ( i I. - r f'nl i ! I hi v ; i i i re r v I t ci I t I in t i.. : i c . ist 1,'y.i '.:,- J J-t. :'.t, - u:;cli; sa:i a : r Grijc i u. . ; a j.i i: : x.x t I. Cfily ft-lticli V .ftcry and Tank i a ft cf tvrt ;, i'unt l"kUcns ami 1 -,'irraucns tiu:TVr Sfren-lv. 1 rt Jtorp iiQ 1.1 I)um vt fl00,0oj, iiU f't tii " his i cd And Ouo In . li ic.l Jiitii li.juretl i-.llltu l'-; Iilf"-.nln.. Stailoit lcMroyet 1," of l iv or Jfnre Ilvc Pcusa coU Navy Yard Wicked. . , ' , . ' Washing-ton, Kept. " II. Enonnous Snmngo to bwih life and property was done at several of the army 4onLs eaid naval stations xkng the eastern Gulf couat by the recent IhUTTtcan, Major General James F. ' . Wade, commandlns; the Atbuntto division, re ported to tha i War poparrmerctt that six crtvlllana were killed at Fort ' Mor gan, Ala., and one enlisted man is tntsHlng. . The -da.ma;e to the post ts eoithnated at 1100,000. OWef Quarter master Hodg-on, at Atlanta,-reported to Quartermaster General Humphrey the same facta, adding that the fort (Fort Morgtun, Ala,) was completely tnundiaited. : Authority was eelegraphed to Cap tain Thomas B.Dwyer, eommsvndaat ait Fort Morgan, ' to ' make eudh . re pairs as are necessary tn the present emergency.' In addition to this su b&n. Q-uao-teirrnaster . ' General '.Hum phrey has 'ordered to tthat poet L. H. Dot en, dvll engineer attached to the quajrtermaster'g department, and Zed ley W. Chaplain, dvll engineer and superintendent -. of - conetruCloo . .at Fort Hamilton, to direct one work of repair, - '-- ' aaptadn. . Lawrence 8. Miller, Com mandant of Fort Barrancaa, Fla re ported, fhait ghree eollsted men -are nUsedng" from .thai poet; that Fort McKee was aJmoat . tataJly destroyed. and that Fort Plclcene euffered . ae- verely.'. '"'. '.ut--- ..''-:. : Concerning the damage vet -Forts Barrancas and McRee. Quartermaster HodsTSOA. ax .Atlanta,, sent Che. follow ing telegram to Quartermaster . Gen eral Humpfhrey: : ..v.. ...v.;- 5AUamtaj Ga., Sept II. t MQurtermAtor Qeneral. Washington. ," Tollowins? telegram received from quartermajtr . at Vxt Barraapaa; V "Wltlj approval . of - oommand max offtoeT.V request' authorlty to pur ohase matertai sutd hire labor In open mea-ket f.for , temporary repatra .to wharves and buildings a-t , this, post and Tort Pickens;. . approximately 1,IOO Detailed estimate to follow. Fort McRee entlrbly gone ' except : -tncfii battery ' and- tanlt. i -.- ''i ,"'' y "HODGSON., i ,Vt-!i k. .'fChleC Quartermaater.' ; Ttte auhofty req nested tn ttoe tele gram' wes grven by the quartermaster general.' v ' - ': ''" - The naval tugs Uncaa and Hercules, from this city, and the Osceola, from Kev West, have been, ordered by the Navy Department . to t proceed , Im mediately to the naval station at Pen sacola, Fla to render such assistance as may be possible. ' Rear - Admiral Washington L Capps. ' chief . naval constructor, has been directed' to go to. Pensacola. .to Investigate the dam age . and report to the - Department. Rear Admiral Csppa said to-day that all of the vessels sunk at Perutacola probably can be raised , and repaired, but that the work will require much time and money. ' 'm ' yy Superintendent Kimball, of the nfe saslna; service,, to-day received tele grams from Senator Mallory and Su perintendent Broadbent atatlng that the Santa - Rosa' llfe-aavlng station, near Pensacola, Pla., had been de stroyed and that the crew were with out money or clothes. "' r - ' - Uoon rseelDt of these dispatches. Superintendent Kimball Immediately wired Superintendent vroaaoent io flnd nnartera for himself and men. and that Superintendent Hutching, at Gal veston, had been eroerea . to jrensa- eola at once to pay off the Santa Rose crew and do whatever else was; necessary for their comfort, The following telegram was receiv ed at the Navy Department to-day from the commandant of the Pen saoola navy yard, detailing the great damage suffered by the government In the recent atorm- - - '-.. '.. "Pensacola, "fiept, II. . "Secretary. Navy,- ' 1 . V v ';" ' "Maohlaa at moorings . In - basin. Wabsn sunk at wharfs Coal barge No. 1 Accomac and Vixen high, on beach at .west end of yard. Gloucest er on beach outside of yard. ' west. Wooden dry dock ' destroyed.- ? New coal pen almost - gone. ; Permanent wharf destroyed. Soma coal saved. Dredge ashore east end of . yard. Center wharf destroyed.- Piles stand ing on the old coal wharf and the steel dry dock wharf and ammunition wbarf damaged. - Also Undine" sunk. -Dsrge ashore... Broken, up ' tanret range. House destroyed.' The Isle de Luaon floating In basin, but leak ing. Steel dry -dock, apparently undamaged.- Heavy wreckage In yard. Trees uprooted.', Wireless top gallant masts gone. . All '- electrical -, wires wrecked Power plant damaged and not working. Buildings generally damaged by wind. - One house unin habited. ' Water damsge to machinery on ground floor. , No Uvea lost In navy yard. -' ,.-,f ... i : I ' ' ' - . , ' ' "BICKNELL." Surgeon -General Wyman, ot . the Publlo Health and Marine Hospital Service, late to-day received the.fol Icwlng telegram from Dr. R, O. Whits, In charge of the quarantine station at Santa Rosa Island, near Pensacola: . "Station swept by flood. .All build ings practically- destroyed.' .Hospital swept t son with 10 persons. - Re ported that five have beun picked up alive. Officers end employes, save two, are eafe. Floating property lost. Condition of ' the - launch ' Genevieve not known.-: Wlll,board vessels? at Pensacola until . further . , advised. Property and alt records lost. Details later." y - - y . . ; MlSKISSirri COAST'S pAMAGn, ...s (, Six Drowned In Pound, 83 Palling Ves sels WrcrlcxL Three IiunM Sub merjrrsl and .000,00 . JToperty Loss Inflicted on Mslnland. New Orleans, SCpt. II. Blx persons wers drowned In MlitalHelppl Bound by the hurricane, eight large sailing ves sels and about thirty small vessels wrecked and Ship Inland, Cat Island snd Horn Jland were urmrKd. The Federal jiinrant!no station ton i ,lo Islnnd wl 1 Tl'y dairinjrr-fl sn-1 nbout t.000,00t) danuire n doni. to J rj. erty on the msinl.'ind. , - flarso Ioxt Vi:li I'lglit ? n.. ' Key Went. Fla., Fept 29. t'uptain It. W. Unrstow, of the stnnner inn ver, which arrived to-day froiu (yd venton, reports pan -ii'if tho Hi'nn.-r Wlnlfie-1, 1S3 rnilcs wi-t c-t Jry "j ,r-tu- 'is Bt r.imn yentcr.i-iy. A I :ir-:i wltli ' 1 t 'i en it, whii h was l. -fept. i-.. 1 Imi lniMl l..t all I.-r i 1 1 ' i i I i l.t en t ' roort " t f f ; .. 1 !, . I- -' I, n t 1 ! r t ! 1 h'-r i -i I :.. 1 v, -re i I dm i:-.r t..i burr;- nr. '. ' n i . ; t- 1 ; U "i to i t I AS A LiGAMISX tv. in; ?iai;:u:;u; ;ors wooing I Ultimo V.it "Mi-Il.'a North Carol!.. Inn and CiJiii.a. ntial f! ik In Jm!yo Al- j ton IS. I'm! cr's or.-ces, ArreMod In ISew York t r Attempted tiulcldo. Is -, Held on t'L.trw of l.i'ramy .WiUi Two l.lh: lv-, U Is Kal.I, lle( Courts Twit IlrooLtyn Sdiool Teach ers Orcratod ' In the West' and1 Dotlgod tlio St. .Louis Ofllccra, ':: . Special to The Observer., .k ' -y ' : j New Tork,' gept. II. Eugene Bag well, alias "John J, Brown," of North Carolina, 'stenographer of 1 ex-Judge Alton 'B.' Parker;, was' arrested here yesterday for attempted suicide. . Late developments . to-night Incline the po lice to the belief that Bagwell is the moat versatile and persistent player, of the matrimonial lottery they ever. met. Bagwell has to his credit a record ot at least . two marriages without the formality ot a divorce, and now it ap peara that, while the sleuths of the whole country sought - him, he has been holding confidential job In the offices ot national leaders of the Dem ocratic party and employing hla spare time In courting;. twq women; elmul taneouslyt '-... ; -.'"' -'t ;".k ' ; When. he had-been carried to a hos pital ward, after, his alleged attempt to- kill i himself, 'he asked that his fiancee be sent f or. From letters which they had found in his pockets, the po lice 'supposed the. finances would, of course, be , Mlse . Ryan.'1 a Brooklyn school teacher. '; But the" battered prls-r oner soon undeceived them. The par ticular fiancee ; whose compau he craved was Miss Whltsker, of BUten Island,-where he had lately made hta benn," . ; ; t;. sv.-i. $ t - I SERVED CHAIRMAN TAGGARt' f As a fugitive, from Justice.; Bagwell.' under the name of .Brown, -.served Chairman torn Taggart, of the naUon al Democratic' committee, aa his con fidential man and associated himself In trusted positions with' many: other men of eminence In publlo -affairs. Front letters found in the young man's possession; It is apparent that he has been a Launceolot among the fair ones almost in every town' in, tbe East and Middle West, where.be haa found em ployment during: the last three year TWO WIVES' .AND ;TWOf 8WEET-fW-.r;i M'-- HBABTB Vi.V;" . It developed from these letter that Bagwell, already with twe wlvea, had become engaged to Miss Cornelia Jud son Ryan, a school teacher attached to school - No. - 114, Brooklyn, - Several letters showing- that the young woman had completely, lost her beartMo the dashing young man upon hla proposal of marriage, were found among-hla effects, 'But it was not Miss Ryan, but Miss Whltaker, the ' State n 'Island sweetheart, to whom he sent word Of his , predicament. '. Miss Whltaker.' a rather . pretty v and 1 refined looking young woman," reached Bt. , Vincent's early lathe evening and stayed-at her lover's bed-aide nearly all night. She premised Jte return to see him tomor row and en succeeding gays. The al leged bigamist, will be laid up with bis-injuries for three or four weeks at the least and perhaps longer., v; ; v l ?r- '.., ' ' . 'iv ''', i Special to The Observer. ' ;' : 8t Loula,.Mo Sept II -The ar rest In Nsw Tork city of Eugene C, Bagwell, boo of Rer. John L. Bag well, a former North Carolinian, now residing -.lii '-'Ardmore, L T., recalls Bagwell's hurried departure from St. Louts.' During-December, 110 J, Bag well worked In vibe-office of L.A. Parker, general soUcltor of the 'Fris VKIlSAiJ! co system. Rouen ironsiaes, or. -r-sons, Kan.. father of wife No.. J, with whom .Bagwell , was then living, learned of Bagwell's, other wife In Conway, y Arku, and wired " to hla daughter', to come, home. She finally went,' despite Bagwell'a attempta ' to convince her that ,V wife .-'No.'.. 1 had been dlvoroed. .: . , '.. ' . -: - 'DODGEOV ST. leOCIS; 01TICBRfl,r A 'warrant charging A bigamy waa sworn out by -the Arkansas , wife's father. . A 'green dsputy; sheriff, to whom the papera,' were entrusted, wsnt to" the 'Frisco offleea and, upon learning: Bagwell was out at lunch, told one of the clerks he bad come to arrest Bagwell a for bigamy and would return later.- -Bagwell wag tipped off nnd fled from St, Louis without even, taking his clothes from his room or- paying, sevsral- small dsbta, v-." ' -' - - - ' . . ':: : Bagwell 1 went from - St y Louis to Princeton,1 Ind., and from there to Louisville, Ky. Several ' .persons who knew, him well learned that he had taken tbe name of J. J. Brown. They lost all trace of him - early , fn 1104, about ' the time t he-became -uonfl-dentlal man to Judge Parker.-' James Harrison, . who had befriended Bag well In Bt Louts, received from 'Bag well shortly aftsrwards a Isttsr in whloh Bagwell attempted to; explain his entanglements. , Tha . . letter In part followes '- ' BLAMES SCHEMING, RELATIVES. .- "Tears ago when I. was a - boy; It years old.-1 foolishly and against my wlfs's and my Judgment through no fault of mine, married the woman who has caused the trouble.' - She has relatives , who engineered, the whole scheme, but child ss I was at that time, I could not see that they were putting up a Job on- me. -1 gave up every prospect I had- in Ar kansas and went to- the Indian Terri tory, v She followed' me there, urged on i by her scheming! relatives. We sgreed to sepsrale and she said she would procure a divorce. Time pnssed and' I waa informed proceed ings would be Instituted against me. Afterwsrds I waa informed' the de cree i was rendered.. All this - oc curred before l ever mot Byrd. But then I met Byrd andioved her the first time I ever saw her In her home, I told her and her' mother every thing. I courted Byrd openly. We married "openly at , her home, : The papers all over the Indian Territory reported the msrrlage. I came from the very best famines In North Caro lina, SS-Mr. Bnrmi.'l li. . Mi t'heetf-r, my attorney,- hlihe if from 'North Carolina. ' ran tell .you." v y Then follows sn explanntlon about the money he owes .t ie Harrisons. . ' , . ."' y Two Taken - to Pen. i ; ' Special to The Observer; ' u ' 'Creeiii'-oro, 'Pei-t. ' 29. Deputy F'-erirfs . eatherly l'nl Ir t- ; t .s rooming for I!!-- : - ::, y, : tl ' in t;tete pen'.lci.: ..irv I-- r i ' ti ll, w ho m y ' ' y ' 1 t i-ii Imprlionuii'iit f r i i ) '.ilinnnou'S !'' In I i.-i 1 i t Foieinnn I'i-.o iuiian. A!-e ; fj-rs, Bliol her negro, who V ' vl I 1 of t lie -murder Of Itl.t c t , t.ss a;- U'- HOKE CASES' I OK 1IIAVD TiiLiL ox k:;vi:xce ofitct i-s. Kcrut.ir Term of lVderal Court Widt h , Cfinv'n)-s et Cirernnboro To-Morrow 4 WUl Take I'p I littiilMiod Work of M-11 Trria In Trinl of lleivenne OtUivrs tiinrsciI.AMth Cotmplrsoy : to Di'fraiKl tbe Covernnwm -llo- Immioti, Ni'jrro Murderer, lUx-ovcr- lng1 outlaid - Ncrto liiu-f lars . Jt.-puijllean llaivioook Ont Jlayor W inston's ltemalns to be Itelnterred , In tJuilford, Battle Ground. , .1 . ;, Special to The Observer. - .v . Greensboro.' Sept. 1 1. The regular October term of United SUtes Court for tbe western North 'Carolina -dlr trict will- convene : -here . Monday morning with Judge Boyd .presiding. For the accommodation ot t he in evitable delegation from tbe "State of Wilkes", the work of court will not be oommenced until Tuesday morn Ins:. It Is expected that -the. greater fart ot ' the , term t will be consumed n ' the trial 'of more revenue fraud cases, all of those not tried having been continued from tne special term to the resrular October term. The oaae against Deputy Collector 8mlth win probably be the nrst case caiiea. The most. Important .of -these cases have been disposed of. but there are many of much Importance still on the docket . including .one .charging sev eral deputy collectors, gaugera and a is tillers witn conspiracy ; 10 aeiraua the government , .'- (t. v -.v - v -'i REPTJBLICANt.IIANDBOOK OUT.. The Republican', handbook r for North Carolina has been Issued- by the Republican State executive-committee, which has opened headquarters at the Benbow. .The - book- contains the State platform, and .. excerta from speeches and addresses of .prominent campaign speakers. , . . : " Frank, Bohannon. who , yesterday afternon swooned 1 Into unconscious ness as Judge Long pronounced the death sentence, for the - -murder- of Foreman Beacham. is better to-day. fie haa not-entirely recovered from the collapse that followed the Im prisonment, trial and death sentence. There were those who thought yesterday- afternoon that ' he 'Would not live through: the -night i Many were' heard to say; "'I hope be may die; it will be better than hanging." Klser Crutchfleld will be carried to Raleigh In a few dsys.to .take, up his. life sentence. While the Jury recommend ed mercy, the law says- that, a man found, to, be 'guilty of being' an ac cessory to murder before - the tact shall be sentenced to life Imprison ment, a&d Judge Long hed.no alter native. - '' V -'..,' -.--V !; - At a meeting ot the board of al dermen last night sixteen new street lights were ordered to be placed at various places over the city. The or dinance - committee - made Its report and the same was adopted. , The re vised - and 'amended ordinance and the citys. charter 'will be published tn book form Judge Strudwtck waa ap pointed to -Index the charter and or dinances, and the committee ' was continued. t' T ; .v.. '.TODTHFTJL NEGRO "BURGLARS., - Two negro boys, - Ed - and - Them Causey, were arrested last night at 11 o'clock tor burglarising the general store ef DeputyvSkeriff Crutchfleld, on the Asheboro road.' Mr. Crutchfleld Waa asleep when the boys entered the store, but as tbsy left a neighbor ob served them and warned Mr. Crutch fleld, who gave chase and captured the older1 boy, aged II. The young er one, aged II, escaped.'. The boys had loadsd two sacks with groceries and cigars, which Mr. Crutchfleld re covered. . -v . .- .7 . ' MaJ. Joseph M. Morebead, president of the Guilford Battle Ground Asso ciation, Informs The Observer's cor respondent that an effort ; is being made to' have the .remain oft Major Winston, j a Revolutionary hero,-, re moved to Guilford battle ground, and this will be done as soon as - the consent of relatives of the man can be secured. If brought here, the' re mains will be placed near those, ot Governor Franklin, ft monument to the memory . of them and Taliaferro having, been erected on the battle ground by the late' Governor Holt " ,"""' SBSBSSBBSSSBSaSSSSSSSBSSMSSsSSSSSSasSSWBSSBSSSS -' a ' co&a&ERCiAh': newspapeh. . Wilmington Chamber ' of Commerce Vrgee IXabllBliment There of In '" dependent i Journal, " Devoted Kx . nlustvely . to Material end Moral Upbuilding of Commonlty. '.y;;y : Special to . The Observer. ' :i,. ''' Wilmington, ') Sept . 21. Business men are receiving circular ( letters signed by - J. 'A. Taylor, president ot the chamber of commerce, 'suggest ing that 'the tline .seems opportune for considering the subject'of a com mercial daily newspaper in Wilming ton, which should be Independent -In polities and devoted solely to the up-J building . of tne material and moral wellbelng of the community.. It Is stated that the elimination of , the negrofrom politics makes it possible to consider etovsrnmental problems from aa ' economlo standpoint - -.The conditions now awaiting our embrace are Just the results that' were sought to be attained by . the revolution of llll. It la not known . what back ing the movement has. ..'',,., ' NEGRO BEATEN TO DEATHj. Goorgs Keasler, of Anderson, S. C, Tli us PunlHlies Supposed Attempt to Assault Mia Wife.. - ...'V'-'M i'.;;' " Columbia, 8. C, Sept 'if-. A special to Tho State from Anderson saysi .3 -William McFall, it negro, waa best en to death this, morning. by George Ksaaler, a white man, about two miles east of the city. - McFall had Just seis ed Ksaslsr's wife . by tbe , arm and the supposition Js that tbe negro Intended- to criminally 1. assault her, Keasler came up In time to ears bis wife. Keasler surrendered, ' -v'.,t '.-:;?- tlx MixEn killed.-':'-;:"'. Jlcn rayne Rtruclc by Tailing' Timber . 1 at Klns'a Mountain. . - y- ' Special 'to The Observer. $ King's MoUhtain, Sept J I. About ' o'clock yesterday, afternoon , Ben rayne, a. tin miner, who Was Working at the bottom of the main shaft, was hit tn ths head by a piece ef falling timber, sustaining Injuries, y -from which he died six hours later. . He was about 14 years old and leaves a wife and four children. , y - ,;. IJii(!!ioI,lrs Crt Um l.liorn Tall Prop--j - -.-rrtjr Ir t-i),000, f'peclal to The Observer. ritt.iboro, F'-rt 29. The P-o-l-horn Fails property v 1 1 pi puL-i.; auc- 1 Mnn bt tho court liou e 1 r to-il.iy ty no rerelvr of t? rom any and wns I ' I In by Mr. J.'cIiutn-'on, who wns ..reMiitin j t'.9 bpn::io:;rs, for i.. -9.095. Ui;AT vin.-.k:. IO M'llVU. Head of A, A .M. Coll. ;;J to Deliver A(!,!rc-j nt Mi-i kh-nbui I'ulr llo-qul-liinnof ioernor lit-ywnrd for AllcM -, Murdert Ilonorwl Ilul . 'tlgh Aew-8 Notes. ; . " ', Obwervcr Bureau. .' . 123 South Dawson, Street. ','-. ; ...Ral.elgh. Sept- tl.',, . Arrangements were perfected here tM nhir for th Keaboard Air Line to -run a special train to Newport News, Va... Oct.-6 th to convey gov ernor Glenn. his statr. tne biaie oiu- cers and people generally who will attend the launching ceremonies of the big armored cruiser North Caro line. Oct. Ith. -The train Is to lesve hors, shmit H-IO 'Oct. 6th end Will arrive that afternoon- In ample time for the banquet that night at which the Governor and party -are to be the guests ot honor. The Third Regiment Band of this city Is to accompany ins Governor and party, u ' ' The train arrived last evening from Sanford and will leave to-morrow af ternoon for Durham. 1 " Pr.Hlrtnt Oaorn T. Winston. Of the A. A M. College, has socepted an in vitation to deliver ths address on ed ucation , for the. Mecklenburg County Fsir Oot lltb, - His. subject .will be How to Choose a Profession or call ing In Life. f All the children of the ettv snd eountv wlll.be admitted to the-fair free that day' -i ; A requuiuon from tne uovernor ox South Carolina was honored In the of fice' ot Governor Glenn this afternoon for Walter Simmons, alias Will Thom as, who Is in Jail In AshevlUe. wanted for the murder ot Will Seagraves In South Carolina last September.: . The Impression growa , here that State Superintendent of Publlo In struction' J. T. Joynsr will succeed the late Dr. Charles. D. Mclver aa presi dent ot the State Normal and Indus trial College. On the strength ot this Impression the candidates tor succes sor to Mr, Joyner as State superin tendent are "bobbing up. Those known to be actively In the race or are being urged by their friends a re;. Prof, J. B. Carlyle. Wake Forest; Prof. J. A. Holt Oak Ridge; Bw D,, W. Connor, of the SUte department of education, Even ex-Buf erlntendenl C H. Mebane. who held - the' office In llll under the Republican administration, 1s known to. be in the field for the appointment ' Governor Glenn haa ordered a spe cial term of criminal court' for Dur ham eannrv ta convene Nov; 14th tor one week. Judge Moore presiding. The court Is at tne request ot uia.wraqu commissioners and Judge Moore and is to relieve the -congested condition of the criminal docket ' i , - .'; v v - Announcement Is made from State TUmiwintia haadauarters that sx-Gov- rnar Aveock will spesk- at 'Pilot Mountain Oct II ttr and at -Winston-Ealem on the same date at bight, .. . 'yA COMBADB OF VAXCE. i Judge) Jesse XL' Green, ,ot the Itough - and Iteaay ooaroa, i aiwcs ' ass ,. : at Ashertiie. v y. RnM.tat tn The Observer. .'" j ; ' '.' ' " As&'evllls; Bept tl. udg 'J-esaa 1C Greenv one of the best, known cltl na nf Ashavilla and Buncombe eoun tv AtA thta momlnr at. 1:IS o'clock at bU .retldence, alter an limess 01 ... A some duration surviving are a wia ow and tour sons. The sons are Dr. KTaf a,Mfl. fli Green.' Ottls L. Green and Grover Green,, all of Ashevllle. Judge-Green was an ex-Confederate soldier and a member of the Masonic untar. - The Aaath ef judaa Green removes another of Asheville's most fclvhl Minuiliil rltlseniL ' He wss tf years of age and .a native . of Bun combe - county. Judge Green served the late Senator Zebuloa Balrd Vance In the Rough and Ready Guards dur In gthe civil f war and acquitted him lf with eradit. en the field of bat tle. ' He was arv' upright and honor able gentleman ana eervsa Bunoomoe faithfully as Judge of the Inferior court s number of years ago. . ; 8HOCKLEY NOT GUILTY. Now Tfanover Jury Acqnlts WTImms , a ton Man of Murder Charge' Kill ; ed Frank Talbert -.y . .,;;. - -.;.' -Special to The Observer, ' . . , ' . . Wilmington, Sept . 21. After re maining out less than an hour (his sfternoor), the Jory in the case of BL. V. Shockley, charged wttlh the mur der of Frank Talbert ft marble cut ter In this city last July a yiwrago, returned a verdtot ot oot guilty and the defendant' who hast ben under bond of ' $7,600 with CftptaJn jonn W,' Harper as 'surety, was f ealeased. The verdlot. was tgenerally 1 expected, though counsel, for the prosecution did not conceal their disappointment with the verdict, v The ease hinged on whether - the defendant used ex cessive force in etrlktng Talbert to prevent tha latter from doing vio lence to Shockley'e) bar-tender, wtio was engaged hi a fight on the side walk with Talbert and companions who find boon . ejected, from the say loon. . . , , . .. -,. GREEJf E-GA VNOR. CASE MOVED. Appeal Trial of Interminable Harbor - 1 Vawls Matter la Transferred From A Atlanta. to New OrUmns. ; v Maoon, Oa., Sept 21. -Though the appeal trial of the Greene and Gay nor case had been docketed to take place in Atlanta, it haa been transfer red by. common consent of interested attorneys to the Circuit Court .of Ap peals at New Orleans. , ' -y . . Numbers of people had expected that 'the legal battle would be re sumed in Atlanta. It would have been Impossible to have had all the essen tial documents ready in time for ths session of court about to open and It would have been necessary to have postponed the. rase until some time next autumn. Under the provisions of the transfer the ' argument will probably be made during the early part of January, 1107. - . CAW STRIKE r RIOTS l.V MACOX. Strikers Attack TTotormen and Con v dnrturs end .Parade ' M wis Veil- ,' . lua;-, S -.',:' ",' ' '.'''". J Macon, Ga., fcVpt 29. direct cars are tied up to-ninht due to violent demonstrations mrule n-ftinst the tno tormen and condue tor. vAq attack 'S tnds .on a t-'outl iron ear to-day in v.:.n-h i i--i..; v . i u-mhI, but l'O one V i -I I t.- (,! t evelte rri t ' -n- . v i j u ry : t " . I l '- ' t --it--( is. t . ' f ' t j- cm puny Wl.l I I. I t fl'ol: 1 1 t .Ilil an-l fuiiii-.r tr-.iy .o is ai.t : : t. '. i trutli-v .. i 1 ive been cut In 1 riic--.ii lkvi:i;:2i Olio ' of I'rr- ! !! Clllit.!.Ult-, 1:1 ; - IlH, ll.-M-l.-H t I I IIIIUT (Jultn 1 ii M'roin the li: t t ..-ItlOfXl XoiV to bo t..i, . I . CivHlxsthin lUi-k to fu i i , for l olly of Our Tin I 1. ', lrawa Deadly I'arr I on i s Philippine ArguiiH'i.i.. ' Minneapolis,' Minn., Sept., 13. : speech hers to-night Senator 1 Idge, of'.Indlana, made the f- ;.-. . utterances on the Cuban sltuution: t "Yesterday men said let us ti . t t ' Philippines ss we have trenteii t' Cuba Is not capable of stable f ment.- '- ( .j . . , r'ThIs time Amerlcsn oocn; will be permanent. The American i -pie will stand no further trifling. 1 . -have let sincere sentlmentali ts i with their destiny Ions; enough.. Am erican occupation of .Cuba and Ameri can restoration" , of . law .and or ! r mesns : the - shedding of Ameri i blood and that blood now to be gtvt n to bring civilisation back; to Cuba l ths price tbe American people mu t pay for ths folly of our timid the orists and ths baseness of scheming politicians ''who have cloaked ' thi ir baseness in tbe robee of a.. pre tend. .1 sanctity.. ... . .-. , . t ';- ' , "And now the American people win cast these false teachers aside an 1 move forward, clear-eyed, stout-hearted and, full of faith to ths doing of ths work God has besn calling them to do ! , . v -,::.! '.-.:,., FIRE AT WADnSBORO. Flames Originating In' Opera Honse ; KntsOI Damagee Agrregatlng $20, 000 Tbe Losers, -, -. - Special to The Observer. ,, ,' Wmdeeiwos'. Sent 11 Fire ' th ti wrnng,' originating . about 4.3) O'clock on the stage . x the opera, house, destroyed property to the ex tent of J 0,000, Including the stacks ot goods -In t the buildings.- The in surance wilt not cover more than ont half -og the f loss.. . .The building in Which the Opera, bouse-was- located, was ft large bwo-etory brick etructuro. owned by Mr. W. A. Smith, , of An sonrllle, .; The - building was worth, perhaps, 11,000 or 110.000, and Is al most m total lee. as the, walls that are etandmg are tn ft dangerous con dition and will, have v So - be- pulled down.". There was no insurance on the building. ,,.( . : . . - The next Jieavlest ' losers are the Planters' . Hardware Co. and - Mr. T. B. Henry.'. The tsardwnre oonrpany ocoupled ' one . of ' she , down-stairs rooms as a wereroom. ' .Ther loss amounts , to : 11.000, wth 11.000 In surance. Mr. Henry -used, the other down-eta lr room as ' ' furniture store.. His stock of 11,000 was com pletely destroyed,, but he - carried 14.000 tnsuranee. ": Dr. W. ' p. Gmy. denUst! who. bad an office upstairs, lost nil of, his office fixicures, amount ing to about 1500, with no Inwurance. In ths rear of the brick building there were burned ft stable betiongtn to Dr. J. H. Bennett; two stables an I a cotton-seed house belonging to n. W. Little A Co. Dr. Bennett's loss I partially covered. .. toy Insurance. Little A Co. trad no Insurance, an 1 Uvolr loss Is 1700. . The WadenWo Live Stock , Co. lost 11.000 worth ot wagons, stored In an old stable, but this was covered by insurance. Mr.' W. T. Btsalngton also loet a carload of lime and cement and roof ing. His loss ts several hundred dol lars.", - 'V Just hew the fire originated ts un known, but the opera, bouse was e : -ways open, and there are mar -theories aa to bow It . ( might ba started. - .' .v : ' '' .- . ' . v PEACOCK AOAHf IX TOILS. Toung Man Cbn& With Mnr(t.-r . Alonso Jones Arested In -' ' nd Brought Rack to niit Irora Wlu-1 Place He Mjst. i: - Disappeared. - -Special to The Observer. Selma, Sept II. Charles r.-ar-who mysteriously disappeared f Bmlthfleid about two weeks e- the very dsy on which the Jo:., county grand Jury returned a t bill against him for the murder of y onso Junea, ft merchant of t-imitl.f on the night ot July llth. was rr Sd In Norfolk, Va., yesterday en 1 brought to Smlthfleld to-nu-ht placed la Jail to await trial at t next term of Johnston eounty Sup n Court -f .It Is lesrned that be went e" from Smlthdeld to Norfolk whei baa since remained. Two or t days aso, while Intoxicated, 1 were found In hla pocket whkn i vealed hla Identity and he was i under arrest " Mr. A. II. Boy brother-in-law of the deed nwn, v sent to Norfolk and Identiik I cock, whereupon Dpty t Hen f dura, accompanied by I'r. li. t,. ' ens of Peacock's attr pts. v Norfolk yesterday and return t -their man to-nla-ht, he having i to return . without requisttioa pers. It is said to-night, though f no . confirmation of the rumor, i an effort will be made Mor. kiv cure Poocock's litn'rty ci a m . habeas corpus. If sn- i a . be made, It Is doul.i. 1 If i v be released as tr ev ' r. ! him Is strong. He 1 i 1 t -n r In habeas corpus iro. be left' i . 'atSLNGiiiT?; ,i:::vi:n f : ' Mr. AV. E. Mittrv.-s Ar-'-' VilhoUr at t-. ii'- .' lUibt-rte Suoi---l ir. J. i . Special to The 6leirver. . AshevlUe, fiept. 29. Any Is made to-day -from th ol.li : y lertor Oeorira H. l:rown f t ternal revenue dln'rli t ot t'i i ment ot W. E. Mittr. s vlllo, to the poHltlon of m at that place. Mr. Matm W. O. Benton, who J is l s red to this ottlce n I fi at ths deiit fortn.-rlv Itoberts. Mr. ltnlx-rts I ni'.t. d and now 1ml ti t ciistil. r mule vn. ii rt t tlon of Jam.' J. I ' t. revenue rvl.. a t cppc.i' W. T. ' fr.."i th' (",..fii of .-ir. 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