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The News and Obse*wer. VOL. XXXIX. NO. 33. UTB! !LAlßffiEߥ (BDDSOIIIUOTfIDW ®F AW Minna ffiAifeaNLuSSA fIDAOILV. LEAD BY 47 SECONDS VALKYRIE FOILED THE YAN KEE BOAT AND CROSSED THE LINE AHEAD. DEFENDER MINED ON THIRD LEG VALKYRIE'S MAIN-BOOM H4D SWUNG AROUND AND FOUL ED DEFENDER'S JIB TOP SAIL. Flew Like a Wounded Bird The Englishman Half Rile Ahead, the First Les, nn au Ideal Summer Day —Defender set her Baby Jib Topsail Alter Rounding the Buoy and for the Last Ten Miles it was her Veritable Victory in a Ten Knot Breeze—She Crossed the Line Like a Thorough bred and t ompetent Critics say That Valkyrie was Really Beaien Worse Than on Saturday- The First Brit isher to Cross the Line First in a Quarter ol a Century-Joy in Lou don and Canada—Dun raven Offers a Pension to his Ren for Victory. New York, Sept. 10. - Valkyrie won to day’s race by about two minutes and eleven seconds. Defender, however, enters a protest, claiming that Valkyrie fouled her at the start. Crippled, but still heeling far over in her strength and swiftness, Defender followed Valkyrie across the finish line to day. Less than half a mile separated the two, and anxious eyes kept pace, second by second, with the time indi cators as’ they moved around, and when it was seen that the American Defender had not only last nothing in the last twenty miles of the course, but had ac tually gained, great shouts went up for the gallant struggle a gallant vessel had made. There were cheers for the victor, too, but although Valkyrie was the first challenger since 1871 to lead over the whole line, the honor of her perform ance was lost sight of for the time in the grand effort of the American; for if it were nothing else, the American heart loves the hard loser in the fight, and loves him the more when he loses through no fault of his own. It was a grievous accident that ruined the Yan kee boat's chances, an accident which under the hair splitting circumstances of jockeying at the starting line, looked to be unavoidable. Early in the morning the racers had surely made their way down to the Hook from Bay Ridge, white winged and beautiful. They circled in great rings about the lightship until the signals went up for the course and the skippers took a tighter grip on the wheel. Capt. Hank Haff had made a record in seamanship on Saturday, and the English skipper prepared to regain the fame which had preceded him. They manouevred swiftly after the preparatory gun had been fired, and with Valkyrie to windward, Capt. Haff made every effort to gain that position. Just before reaching the line when Valkyrie was still to windward and Defender to leeward, a length astern, but still over hauling her, the American boat was blanketed so much that her baby jib top sail and jib shook. Oapt. Haff, seeing this, luffed up a little, evidently intend ing to let the other boat go ahead for the purpose of enabling him to pass un der her stern and to windward. Capt. Sycamore at Valkyrie’s tiller noted this move and luffed up also. It was there that the thousands of watchers on the surrounding boats no ticed how dangerously close to each other the racers were. And just at that moment, too, a snap and a rending sound was heard, ami it was seen that Defender’s jib topsail was Hying loose in the wind. Valkyrie’s main boom had swung around and fouled Defender’s rigging. Those who had witnessed the accident sprang forward at the ominous sound. It seemed as though Defender trembled with the shock. They saw her topmast bend and her topsail swing over as though it would break aw*jy. and a groan went up as tbougn the brave boar, which had won so noble a victory a few day* before, was wholly debarred from even an effort to secure a second. Lightning action was necessary to save the topmast from breaking away completely, for it was already sprung from its fastening and Capt. Haff, with a matter stroke, taking his boat down to leeward, soon manouevred her iuto a safe position and gave chase. Valkyrie, which had crossed the line first, had gained a good lead by Defender’s disaster and had probably a little more than half a mile advantage at the end of the first leg in the triangular course over which they sailed. Her gain was something less than four minutes in the beat to wind ward. From that on, however, De fender, while not perceptibly closing the gap between them lessened the time ani they crossed the line not more than two minutes apart. Valkyrie, according to corrected time, however, wins the cup from Defender by just 47 seconds. Such an ideal summer day in {ihe lower bay has seldom been seen. It was not what American yachtsmen call an ideal racing day. but nature has always been kind to Dunraven, that gallant English spoilsman, and for the second time, in the second race ot the series for America’s Cup and the honor of the sport,' the winds and the seas have favored the man who has come so often to the line like a true Briton, with sel dom a chance of winning es even as this. Little was promised in the way of pleasant weather daring the early hours of the day, for the clouds hung low and the fog spread itself over the waters and a misty rain fell. Old weather sharps dec’ared that there migl t be a fair breeze outside, but that raiu it would. But soon after the long, keen racers weighed their anchors off Bay ridge, there came a burst of sunshine, veiled in a golden haze and w hen the old light ship was reached, there was a sky flecked odl> here and there with a light cloud. Out through the narrows and into the open water the Defender stood up high, far ahead of Valkyrie, and going under her own canvass almost before the Eng lishman thought of hoisting the main sail. Passing craft, inward bouud, drew a’ongside to feast their eyes on the beau ties’ and early as it was when the light ship was reached, quite a handsome fleet was drawn up to greet them. There was life and motion at the start, although it was no such scene as was presented on the day of the first race. Far back the sea was dotted here and there with a sail and the smoke on the horizon told of an advancing fleet, and when the first gun was fired, a swinging vanguard, bright with color was there to speed the racers an the journey. Then, while all eyes were on the invisible line over which a stop made too soon would prove fatal, Defender's mishap came. Recovering quickly, however, and fol lowed eagerly by those to whom the breaking away of ihe jib topsail and the bending of the topmast meant for the moment abandonment of hope, she went in stern pursuit. Valkyrie’s lead .and her better position was not much im proved during the first leg. True, Valky rie did excellent work,but Defender going just as her mishap left her, clung to her rival. Within a few minutes it was seen that Defender meant to sail the first leg without a jib topsail, and to many of those on the excursion steamers and accompanying yachts this gave the first inkling that an accident had occurred and that Defender's topmast was the weak spot. The course was down the Jersey coast and nautical experts on board some of the boats critically observing Defender’s progress expressed themselves as be lieving she was merely following the Englishman over the course, without at tempting to race. This belief was strengthened by the fact that directly after the fouling at the line a protest flag was run up with a vigor that de noted determination on the part of the American commander, but Defender was m for a race and dur ing the progress of the first few miles, sufficient repairs were made to enable her to set a baby jib topsail after round ing the buoy, in the beat to windward, Valkyrie was three minutes and fifty two seconds in advance. The second leg was expected to try the nerves of those who had set their hearts on victory for the cup defender, for her little jib topsail looked like a speck compared with the great bellying balloon jib topsail set by Valkjrie, which was drawing tre mendously. But the second ten miles was a veritable victory for the Yankee. She gained slowly, but she gained stead ily, and turning the second mark not far toh.nd her rival, she now had a better chance by long odds to win than a few miles back in the journey. It cheered anxious hearts on the floating city, for it is no exaggeration to day that ninety nine hundredths of those afloat were Defender men from first to last. The last leg was a run home with the wind a beam and there was a rush of steamers in the direction of the light ship, a ten knot breeze lifted the top of a chance wave, and the wash ot the steamers tumbled the little cra f t about a bit, but far back the two single stickeis, Defender’s sails only showing, were skim ming over a mill pond, with their lee sails awash and both rapidly overhaul ing the flotilla speediug in advance. Toward the end it was evident that the gap was closing, and Valkyrie had scarcely crossed the line and got out of the way wheu Defender c ime tearing at it like a thoroughbred under the wire. She must have put on an extra burst of speed to gratify those who had kept their eyes on her white canvas from gun to gun, for she was well on her side and her sails bulged with tto force of the driving breeze as a roar of whistles and a volley of cheers and cannonading gave her adoration. The official time table is as follows: £ a5 Ea sm w” “ Val., 11:00:13 12:57:43 1:58:10 2:35:22 3:55:09 3:53:09 I)ef., 11:01:13 1:01:35 2:01:45 2:57:40 3:30:25 3:55:56 Thus it will to seen that the Valkyrie won by one minute sixten seconds on elapsed time, and, after deducting twenty Dine seconds, which she allots Defender, by forty seven seconds More than one competent witness on the day’s sport said that considering everything, Valkyrie was beaten worse to day than on’ Saturday. Defender gained on her on the second and third leg. As a matter of fact, the only time at which both vessels had the same sails set was on the third leg and during that run Defender gained one minute and 17 seconds The few champions of the English boat who are left cannot to night find any consolation in tne achieve ment of their ship to day. It. was feared after Defender’s mishap the contest would prove so unequal as to lose its interest, but it was this very ac cident that gave, the English loan a fight ing chance against Defender to day. With a strong breeze and a high sea for RALEIGH, N. C., WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 11. 1895. the third series Valkyrie may do better, ■ but at all events she has had this dis- j tinction of the crossing the home line in advance of the Yankee boat, the first in a quarter of a century. Only one other boat finished closer to the winner than did Defender to day, and that was Val kyrie II in her race with Vigilant in '93, when 40 seconds only separated the racers. It had beeu the generally expressed wish that Dunraven would win one race of the series, and some kindly disposed people even extended their good wishes to the hope that he might get two, so that as they explained, he would be in -11 lenced in coming again for another trial for the cup. The wish has come to pass, unless the cup committee entertain Defender’s protest, and declare against the Englishman, and so gcol cit zsns on their way to their respective homes after the contest today, congratulated them selves that Dunraven an 1 his gallant boat had gained what they had hoped he would gain—a winning bracket —and Defender had gained a veritable victory. Pointing their noses inward, the fleet moved quickly along, forming a pro tecting line around the two a3 they were towed to their berths at Bayridge. On Defende-,Mrs. Iselinand the yellow dog, both mascots that had never before been at fault, consoled with each other under the main boom, while Oapt. Hank Haff when asked as to the accident, looked aloft and grimly bawled: “Valkyrie's main boom tore away our rigging,” and would say no more. That was the ex tent of the information to be had on Defender. Later it was given out at the New York Yacht Club that the cup com mittee would not render a decision in regard to the protest before to-morrow. The tug Walter Luckenbacb with the regatta committee of the New York Yacht Club, arrived at the foot of East 26th street at 7 o’clock. 8. Nicholson Kain chairman of the committee, when asked in regard to the alleged fouling of Defender by Valkyrie said that a pro test had been entertained and that the regatta committee had held a conference in regard to the ma’ter while the tug was on her way to the dock but no definite conclusion had been arrived at. After the race Com modore Kaine said the Luckenbacb had gone into the horse shoe where C. Oliver laelin went on board and spoke to the members of the committee. Lord Dunraven sent a n°te to Commodore Kaine at the same time. Commodore Kaine did not think any conclusion in matter could to reached by the commit tee to night, but expected it could be definitely settled to morrow morning. WAS I r FOR THE SIL VER PENN Y ? Or for His Winsome Valkyrie. Dunra ven Offers to Pension the Crew if His Yacht Won. New York, Sept. 10 —The statement is made that Lord Dunraven has offered a pension of thirty shillings weekly to every member of the crew of Valkyrie should they succeed in winning Amer ica’s Cup. This offer he is reported to have made in an address to the sailors and their comrades in which he said: “While I feel satisfied that every man will do his duty, I am anxious to ea courage you to exert yourselves to the utmoerto wiu the remaining races of the series. With that end in view, I desire to say that if the cup goes back to Eng land by reason of your seamanship, 1 will pension every man for life and pay eachoneofyou thirty shillings a week so long as each one of you live.” The announcement was so unexpected that for a minute not a word was spoken. Then, actuated by a common impulse, the men broke out into a cheer. Lord Dunraven again impressed them with his ambition to snatch victory from what now appears almost certain defeat and then retired. The men afterward held an informal meeting and discussed the offer. Although ttoy declined to talk, it was clear from their manner that they had entered into a compact to strain every nerve to win. Lord Dunraven’s action is without precedent, either considered by itself or from the standpoint of generosity. It is the ambition of his life to place within the hruds of his Queen the trophy that pas r d out of the possession of England ne ,ly half a century ago. The ages of the twenty six men will average 30 ye rs. They are all strong and healthy, and their expectation of life may be set at 70 years. In that time, if the expectation be realized, they will have received £3,120, or sls 600. And in the aggregate £82,160, or SIOO,- 800. That the crew appreciated Lord Dun raven’s inducement was shown by their work in to day’s race. Exceeding Joy in London. London, Sept. 10. The excitement in London tc-aight over the international yacht race off Sandy Hook is greater even than that which prevailed on Sat urday night when the advantage which Valkyrie had at the start had created a feeling of the utmost confidence lhat the English boat would win, and when the news of Defender’s victory was received with proportionate disap pointment. Though still hopeful of a turn of fortune in tavor of Valkyrie, the London public had re conciled themselves to the thought that the America’s cup would not return to England. The aDxiety as to the issue of to day’s race was wrought up to a fever heat by the frequent issuing of extra editions of the evening papers giving bulletins of the progress of the contest. Later, the general joy over the victory of Valkyrie was somewhat tem pered by apprehension lest the protest of Defender may yet to placed before the committee in such a light ci-iici tO 1U - duce the authorities to give to the Amer- ican boat or declare that the race may be sailed again. The Canadians, also, Cried Aloud. Montreal, Qie., Sept. 10.—'Thous ands of people yelled themselves hoarse on St. James street, in front of the newspaper offices as soon as the final official result of the yacht race was an nounced. For some minutes when the result was in doubt the crowd groaned but when the official notice was published it went wild. The Star issued Valkyrie badges and so great was the rush that the crowd all but wrecked the business office. Union Jacks were carried every where and the whole town i 3 in a fever of excitement. THE WINSTON WIDOW WON. Mrs. Win. F. Burbanks Dot Her First Husband’s Entire Estate of $750,000 by Breaking Ilis Will—A False road Rutnor as to the B. A O.— Young Grifiiiths Knocked the Negro Down who Insulted His Rother — 'lhe New Inter-State Telephone Plant—Large Tobacco Shipments and New Enterprises. Special to the News and Observer. Winston-Salem, N. 0., Sept. 10. San Francisco papers received here say that the recent decision of the California Supreme Court gives Mrs. Wm. F. Bur bank, formerly of Winston, the entire estate of her first busbaud, valued at $750,000 (instead of $200,000, as given by a recent press dispatch), minus the lawyers’ fees, etc., which will amount to something like $50,000. The decision breaks the will of Mr. Wm. Walkerly, Mrs. Burbank’s first husband, and cuts off fourteen of his nephews and niects, who would have had all but $200,000 of the $750,000 estate. A section of the will was declared by the court to be unconsti tutional, and on this point Mrs. Burbank was awarded the large estate. Capt. Robert Jenkins, of Salem, who represents the B. & O. Railroad Com pany here, has received a letter from the president of said road in which this official states that there is no truth what ever in the reports published to the effect that the B. & O. is figuring on buying or leasing the C. F. & Y. V. and Roa noke & Southern roads. About 9 o’clock Saturday night an un known negro man unceremoniously walked into the residence of Mr. Jno. F. Griffith, a leading citizen of West Win ston, and talked very insultingly to Mrs. Griffith. Mr. Griffith had not returned home from the store. The negro de clined to leave the house and Mrs. Griffith called her oldest son who was upstairs. The latter, who is seventeen years old, came down and went at the negro iu a James Corbett style, knocking him senseless to the floor. The young man’s sister also rushed upon the scene with a loaded pistol while the negro was lying on the floor, but fortunately for him the shoot ing iron was not used. Young Griffith pulled the negro out in the yard when some of the latter’s friends came along and carried him off. Mr. Edward Brewer, proprietor of the Salem flour and grist mill, is in a seri ohs condition. He injured himself a few days ago by lifting a heavy sack of grain. He is fifty-one years old, and there is little hope of his recovery. The construction work for the Inter S ate Telephone Plant here has been completed, and the superintendent of that department left here yesterday with the ft rce of men for Goldsboro to put in a plant there. Miss Maud Bohn, of Frederick, Md., chief operator for the Inter State Company, is here assisting in getting the new central office in good shape. Eugene Walters, cableman for the company, is also here putting the finishing touches on the new exchange. Rev. J. R. Jones, pastor of the Friend's church, near Greensboro,has re signed. IFe has two or three calls from other States but will probably do evan gelistic work in North Carolina. A shirt factory is one of the new enter prises to be established in Winston- Salem at an early date. Mr. Cicero Tise has leased his large furniture factory, north of WiustoD, to some Northern gen tlemen, who will begin operations iu a few weeks. Messrs. George E. Nissen & Co. have purchased a site in Winston for $5,000, and will erect three brick stores thereon at once. Winston shipped more than 300,000 pounds of manufactured tobacco last week. B ASED ALL 1 ESTEIPDA V . At Baltimore: R. h. h. Baltimore, 0 030 0 0 2 *— 5 5 « Cleveland, 10 0 1000 0— 2 1 5 Batteries: McMalum and Robinson; Cuppy and Zimmer. Attendance, 10,000. Garni: called on account of darkness. At Philadelphia: R. H. B. Philadelphia, 1 3 0 0 S 4 0 0 o—ll 24 2 Louisville, 002100200—5 12 5 Batteries: Orth and Clements; McFarland and Warner. Attendance, 2,7000. At Brooklyn: n. h. b. Brooklyn, 000000002— 2 ti 1 Cincinnati, 01000000 0— 1 5 3 Batteries: Daub and Grim; Dwyer and Vaughn. Attendance, 1,700. At Boston: R. n. a. Boston, 10100000 2 4 8 2 B*. Louis, 50 0 0 1020 0— 8 13 1 Batteries: htocksdale, Stivotts and Gun eel; Kissinger and Peits. Attendance, 1,000. At New York (first game): r. h. m. New York, 000 11 0 0 2 6 3 Chicago, 0 150 03 0 4—13 15 1 Batteries: Ku-bo, German and Farrell; Friend and Donohue. Attendance, 3,500. At New York (second game): R. it. b. New York, 0400 0 11 0- 613 5 Chicago, 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 8 12 2 Batteries MVekin and Wllsoct; Parker and Kittredge. Emperor Wifiiam and Emperor Francis Joseph < f Austria and other royal guests attended the army manouevrea at Btet tin yesterday. The manouevrea un braced a realistic repreeeutation of a battle, which lasted several hours. LOOKS BAD FOR COTTON. The September Government Report Gives the Lowest Condition for ti e Crop Since 1881. Washington, D. C., Sept. 10.—The September cotton report of the Depart ment of Agriculture shoMs a decline from the August condition of the crop which was 77.9 to 70.8 per cent., a de cline of 7.1 points. This makes the lowest September condition of the plant since 1881, when it was reported at 70 per cent. The next lowest since 1881, was the condition of 1893, when it stood for the same month at 79.4. Cotton suffered severely during the month of August from the draught which characterized the early part of the month and the ex cessive rain which succeeded it. The presence of boll-worms has worked great injury, and the crop has been injured by shedding and rust. The causes men tioned by Texas correspondents for the deterioration in the State are as follows: Drought, hot weather, Hoods, boll worms, sharp shooters, Mexican weevil, caterpillars, army-worms and weeds. There is striking unanimity in the pessimistic tone adopted by correspond ents throughout all of the cotton raising States. The State averages are as follows : Virginia, 84; North Carolina, 79; South Carolina, 81 (Georgia, 81; Florida, 79; Alabama, 74; Mississippi, 77; Louis iana, 75; Texas, 56; Arkansas, 79; Ten nessee, 76; Kentucky, 85. Crop Condition for the Week. Washington, Sept. 10.—The Weather Bureau in its report of crop conditions for the week ended September 9th says: Cutting of corn has progressed rapidly, and much of the early crop is in shock. Late corn is maturing rapidly, and in lowa, the bulk of the crop is practically safe, in Missouri, but a small part of the crop is exposed to injury from trost, and if no killing frosts occur in the next two week3,the Nebraska crop will be safe. Frosts of the 6th, 7th, ana Bth caused considerable damage to corn in the Dakotas and Northern Minnesota. Cotton picking has progressed rapidly under favorable conditions in Texas, and is now general over the southern portion of the eastern part of the cotton region. The condition of cotton is reported as improved in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and portions of Arkansas, but no material improvement is shown in Mississippi, and the condition of the crop in Florida continues unsatisfactory. In wets have proved very injurious in Mis sissippi and touisiana, where poisons are being extensively used to check their ravages. The weather daring the week has been especially favorable for cutting and housing tobacco, which is in full prog ress in the principal tobacco States. In Missouri, however, damp weather has prevented ripening. Plowing and seeding have progressed favorably in the central valleys, but in portions of the Middle Atlantic States this week has been delayed on account of the dry condition of the soil. TRILBY’S MANAGER SUICIDED. The Brother of A. R. Palmer, the New Y'ork Theatrical Ran, Shot Himself in a St. Louis Hotel. St. Lodis, Mo , Sept. 10.—William Palmer, traveling manager of the Trilby Company, now showing in this city,com mitted suicide early to-day in a room of the Southern Hotel. Last Friday Wil liam Palmer, who is a brother of A. M. Palmer, the New York theatrical man ager. disappeared His brother was no tified and came on immediately from New York. He interested Detective Sam Allender in the- case and after a lengthy search,the missing man was found at mid night last in the bar-room of the St. Nicholas Hotel, in an intoxicated condition, showing the effects of a pro tracted spree. Detective Allender took Palmer to the Southern Hotel, where he put him to bed, remaining at his side until 3a. m. The detective then retired to an adjoining room to rest. On aris ing to day and trying to get in the room occupied by Palmer, Detective Allender found the door locked. He called the hotel people and thqy forced the door open. Palmer was found lying on the tod dead with a bullet hole in his head. He had shot himsel while the detective was asleep. MAHONE’S DAI GIITER MARRIED Miss Otelia Rahone Weds iu Asheville Young Mr. Win. L. McGill, Sou of a Wealthy Petersburg Toliaeconist— The 11 ii*hand Leaves Immediately, for hut Will Not be Accom panied by His Bride. Petersburg, Va., Sept. 10.—Miss Otelia Mahone, daughter of ex-Senator M.thone, was married quietly at Ashe ville, N. C , on the 7th inst., to Mr. Wd liam L. McGill, son of John McGill, a wealthy tobacconist of Petersburg. The wedding had been in contemplation for some time, but was hastened by the fact that McGill was suddenly called to take an extended European hrip on a business mission. The marriage etie mony was jperformed at high noon, iu Trinity Episcopal church, by the rector, Rev. Dubois. Mrs. Sahone, the bride’s mother, was present. Mrs. McGill will not accompany her husband to Europe. 108-BERG, FIRE-WORKS AND NAPOLEON. They Get Together la < hio and Open the Campaign at Springfield. Springfield, 0,, Sept. 10.—The Re publican campaign was opened here to day. Senator Sherman, Gov. McK n’ey and ex Gov. Fovuker spoke. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VETERANS IN LINE 10,000 MEN MOVED WHEN “FOR WARD MARCH” W AS GIVEN WHILE THOUSANDS MORE CHEERED. 200,000 STRANGERS IN LOUISVILLE Confederate and Union Soldiers Mingle and the Bitter Hatred Vanishes of Those Dark Days—Women and Chil dren Throng the Sidewalks—The Grand Army Parade Today to he the Splendid Feature—TheGrandest Sight Ever Presented in the Fair City. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 10.—It is doubtful if this city, famous for fair wo men and fast horses, ever before enter tained as many guests as are here to day. Certain it is the town never before had within its limits so many battle-scarred soldiers. It is conservatively estimated that nearly 200,000 strangers are here, and the majority of them thirty years ago bore arms as brothers. The bitter hatred of those dark days has vanished. The event of t -day was the grand parade of the naval veterans association and, to judge by the crowds of men, wo men and children, who thronged the sidewalks along the line of march, crowded the windows and housetops, all Louisville turned out to see. Its old citi zens, men who have lived here for the last forty or fifty years, and there are many of them, say it was the grandest sight they ever saw. But the great Grand Aimy to morrow, which is to be the event of the week, promises to far surpass it. The hour set for the starting of the naval veterans parade was 10:30 o’clock. But, as usual, there was some delay; not enough, however, to tire the anxious and patient thousands who had gathered to see it. When the order to “forward march” was given, the old timers moved. There were fully 10,000 men in line. Os course, they were not all veterans and of Uncle Sam’s war navy, but these veterans of the navy were the center of attraction, and as these grizzled and gray ol ’ heroes passed through the streets they were greeted by patriotic cheers from the throats of the tens of thousands of citizens on the sidewalks, from the windows and house tops. A detail of police, under command of J. W. Hammond, led the way. The Michigan City military band came next, and then the Louisville Legion drum and bugle corps. A regiment ot Indiar* State militia followed the music and next to these soldiers was the Louisville Le gion. Then in sequence came Kircamps Cornet Band, uniform division of the Knights of Pythias, Alpha N. A., Louisville and Jeffersoville, Schneider’s military band; Juvenile Drum Corps; Uniform Rank Knights of Honor; Ex- Prisoners of War; Mississippi R*m Fleet; Veterans; Eichoru's Military Band; Grand Army Juvenile Drum Corps. Last in the parade, riding in carriages, came asc ire or more veterans of the Mexican war. They were too feeble, with the weight of years to walk, and few of them ever expect to see another G. A. R. encampment. SALVADORIANS SEIZED HIM. Bustamento Taken From an American Vessel at La Libertad and Shot to Death. Washington, D. C., Sept. 10 —Al though no official report of the forcible seizure on board au American steamer of Antonio Bustamento by the Salvado rian officers at La Libertad has reached Washington, it is believed here from the presentation of facts made in the report that the seizure was lawfully made, and that the United States cannot knake an international issue in this case. Ban Francisco, Cal., Sept. 10.—The steamer City of Sydney, wihich arrived from Panama, brings particulars of the capture of Florencib Bustamento, one of Antonio Eaeta’s favorite lieutenants by the Salvador authorities. It is supposed by the Spanish Americans who came upon the City of Sydney, that he has been torn to pieces by an insuriated mob or publicly shot in the streets of the city of San Salvador long before this. The surrender of Bustamento by the people of Nicaragua came byway of re turn for the friendly act of Salvador in the Corinth affair. The arrest of Bus tamento while aboard an American ship is said to to in direct violation of inter national law, and the turbulent little Central American republic may be called to account for its high handed action by the United States. Capt. Johnson, of the City of Sydney, refused to discuss the matter, sayiDg that he could not do so until he had first consulted his superiors. Bustamento was found after much difficulty hiding under the coal bunkers. Though he knew he was going to his death when ne left the steamer, he never uttered a re proach. He declared that he should re main Ezeta’s friend to the last. The steamer company had no other re course. The statement given out by the Navy Department Monday night regarding the trial of the battleship Texas,placed Chief Engineer A. Kirby in a wrong light. Mr. Kirby was condemned by a medical board for physical infirmities caused by becoming overheated. This action had no connection with the accident to the Texas. Mr. Kirby will probably to re tired. He will be succeeded as chief engineer of the Texas by J. A. B. Smith, detached from the Montgomery.
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