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VOL. XXXTX. NO. 95.
SICK MAN OF THE EAST
MATTERS PULI ITCAL IN TURKEY
ARE DAILY GROWING
DARKER.
BAHRI PASHA MADE COMNDER
After Removed as Govt roof on
Account ol his Cruelty to the AinieD
iaus be has Been Given Control ol
the Turkish s'roops»«Great Indiana
tiou Prevails in Diplomatic Circles
and a Sweeping «*ut ol the Present
Cabinet is Contemplated.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 21.—blat
ters political do not look as bright to
day as they did yesterday. The pro
fessed determination of the Sultan to
act energetically in repressing the dis
orders in Asia Minor had a decidedly
great effect here and elsewhere, and
the troubles which threatened to cause
the disruption of the Turkish govern
ment were looked upon as almost end
ed. But a further jarring has occurred
and it is once more Bahri Pasha who
is the disturbing element.
This notorious official made himself
so conspicuous by his cruelty to Arme
nians and mal-administration of his
district when Governor of Van that
the British ambassador. Sir Philip Cur
rie, insisted upon his removal. After
considerable correspondence on the
subject, plain evidence of the Pasha's
unfitness for his position having been
furnished to the Sultan, the latter re
moved the Pasha. llahri. however,
brought the strongest influence to
bear upon Abdul Hamid, protested his
innocence of the charges brought
against him, claimed that his removal
was brought about by the intrigues of
the Armenians, and eventually lie was
not only forgiven, but was decorated
with the order Osmanieh and compli
mented upon his efforts to suppress
disorder.
Soon afterwards it was rumored that
Bahri Pasha was to lie appointed to
command the large force of Turkish
troops being concentrated at Marash
for a movement upon Zeitoun, whien
is held by the Armenians who had cap
tured the Turkish garrison, consisting
of about 400 men. This report raised
such a storm of indignation in diplo
matic and other circles here that the
plan was abandoned, if indeed it had
been formed. Now, however, the
storm has burst again, for Bahri Pasha
lias been appointed military com
mander of the Alepho district. Ihe
hail impression which this has pro
duced can hardly be exaggerated, for
the diplomats feel that it will be al
most impossible to prevent him from
pursuing the same tactics at Alepho
as he did at Van.
Upon receiving the news of Bahri
Pasha’s appointment to the military
command of Alepho, the representa
tives of the powers held a meeting and
discussed the matter from all its stand
points. The result was that they have
joined in a note to the Turkish govern
ment saying that they cannot answer
for the consequences which might en
sue should the Armenians of Zeitoun
be massacred after their surrender,
which the Armenian patriarch, at the
instance of the representatives of the
jjowers, is endeavoring to bring about
in order to prevent further bloodshed.
Alepho is situated about seventy-five
miles distant from Marash. which is
about 15 miles from Zeitoun, is the
capital of the Yiliayet of Haleb, in
which both Marash and Zeitoun are
situated. It will thus he seen that
while the Sultan, alarmed at the dis
approval which the rumor of Bahri’s
appointment to the immediate com
mand of the Turkish troojis at Marash,
refrained from confirming it, he has
made him military commander of the
Alepho district, which will give him
control over the commander of the
Turish troops at Marash.
A dispatch received here from Ale
pho says that the greatest alarm still
prevails there. Frequent councils of
the ministers are being held at the
palaces and some plain language is
said to have been used by the Sultan.
That a sweeping out of the present
cabinet is contemplated nobody
doubts; indeed, people are astonished
that it did not take place when the
Sultan underwent his change of mind
as a result of the assembling of for
eign fleets. The British fleet is still
at Saloniea and the British and Italian
fleets are at Smyrna and about 200
miles from Saloniea. Smryna and Sa-
Jonica, however, arc aland an equal
distance from the entrance to the Dar
danelles.
The United States Minister, Mr.
Alexander W. Terrell, at the request
of the American missionaries at Khar
put, lias prevailed upon the Turkish
government 1o telegraph orders to the
Turkish commander there to furnish
the missionaries with an escort of
troops to conduct them to the nearest
poiid on the Black seaeoast, possibly
Trebizond, in order that they may em
bark for this city. T< rrcll has also ad
vised the, missionaries in each dis
turbed district to retire from their
posts fora time, so that their presence
may not I>«* made the excuse for fur
ther disorder. It is believed that this
suggestion will l>«* adopted in several
cases at least.
TRYING TO Ql ELL THE RIOTS.
Tte s' til* iti wdl Hold his Official* to
5 ecount for Tin m
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. That Sul
tan Abdu ‘l,larnid 11. is making efforts
to quell the disturbances in the pro
vince' of Turkey and intends to hold
his subordinate officials strictly to ac
count for future disorders, seems to be
confirmed bv the following cable re
ceived by the Turkish legation here
to-day: *‘All news about plots against
his imperial majesty, the Sultan, are
absolutely and entirely false.
“I transmit you below the text of
three telegrams that have been sent
to the valis and to the military com
manders of those provinces where
troubles lately took place, and I beg
of you to give them the widest pub
licity.
“First telegram addressed to the
governor's general oi the villages of
Trebizond, Erzeroum, Bitlis, Van,
Diarbekir. Mamonretoul-Aziz, Sivas,
A day a and Alepo. dated November 15:
“ ‘The commanders ol brigades, in de
tailing flying columns for the repres
sion of disorders, will send out a pro
clamation to the people in order to ad
vise. those who are in arms against
the legal authorities of their count tv
to give up their seditious plans and to
abstain from all acts directly against
his imperial majesty, the Sultan. Ihe
commanders will have to deal imme
diately, and by force of arms, with all
persons who disobey this injunction.
They will also try to prevent, in plac
ing troops at different [joints, all
movements on the part oi the rioters
attacking boroughs and villages. It
murder or insurrectionary acts were
to take place suddenly within the
sphere of evolution of a flying column,
said commanders will have to pursue
immediately and without giving am
preliminary warning to the authors ot
these crimes.
"Our august sovereign’s determina
tion is that order shall he restored
immediately in all parts; that the life,
the honor and prosperity of every one
shall be safeguarded and that all acts
contrary to justice shall be prevented.
You will watch day and night to se
cure the realization of said imperial
determination by putting a stop to dis
orders.”
Second telegram addressed to the
valis of Van, Bitlis Erzeroum Alepo,
Diarbekir Trebizond. Sivas. and Mam
ouretoul- A/iz. dated November li.
“‘Although repeated instructions
were given to you with the view ol
adjusting in your villayet. all
necessary means for prevent
ing all possible troubles and
all shedding of blood, and of for
bidding as well that one class of the
population attack the other, or that
acts contrary to justice should occur
such cases continue, however, to take
place. One of the most important du
ties of the valis being, according to
the formal orders of 11 is Imperial Ma
jesty. the Sultan, and to secure public
peace in the provinces, I hasten to
warn you, that if after the receipt of
the present telegram there should oc
cur acts like fires, seditious movements
perturbations of public order or shed
ding of blood, such an omission of du
ties could not by any means be forgiv
en and would carry with it a grave
and absolute responsibility. Such res
[jonsibility falling also on the Montes
sarifs and Eaimaeams. you must also
put yourself in accord with the com
manders for the adoption of the nec
essary dispositions. lon will princi
pally look with the greatest care after
trie protection of the consulates and
foreign subjects in order to place them
out of any danger ami to avoid any
motive for complaint on their part. All
guilty parties should be arrested and
punished according to law. You will
telegraph every twenty-four hours to
the Department of War, to the Grand
Yizirat and to the Imperial Palace the
situation of the villayet.’ ”
“Third telegram, addressed to the
Marshal of the Fourth Imperial Corps
and to tin* military commanders of
Alepo, Bitlis. Adanx. Trebizond, Sivas,
Mamonretoul-Aziz and other parts of
Asiatic i urkey. dated November 17,
orders the imperial military authori
ties to put themselves in accord with
the valis and Moutessarifs in order to
secure public peace and see that the
officers and soldiers of the imjjerial
army act according to the military reg
ulations, abstaining carefully from all
acts tending to cause complaint.”
A TENNESSEE LYNCHING.
A Negro Murderer Taken From Jail
and Hanged bv a Mob.
KNOXVILLE,Teim., Nov. 21. ( has.
Ilnrd, a negro, who murdered Jasper
D. Kells, a young man, near Harri
man. Tenn., a few days ago, was taken
from the jail at Warlburg, the county
seat of Morganton county, and lynch
ed at midnight..
A mob of 200 masked men gathered
at a point three miles from the jail and
marched in fours to the prison. A de
mand was made of Jailor Langtry to
“open up.” This he refused to do and
the door was broken open with a
sledge hammer.
When the mob was on the inside the
jailer wits placed under the [joint of
pistols and guns and finally gave up
liis key s. The negro was taken from
his cell and a rope placed around his
neck. He was dragged to an oak tree,
one hundred yards distant, where he
was swung up.
Lynched tne Wrong Negro.
BRYAN, Tex.. Nov. 21.—Rev. .J. E.
Horne, of Madison county, Texas,
brought news of the lynching of a
negro in a remote part of that county
last Tuesday night. He was accused
of riding a horse over a little white
girl in the road, inflicting serious in
juries on her. Later developments go
to show Hint- the mob got hold of the
wrong negro and the guilty one has
made his escape.
A It g Failure tn Roanoke.
ROANOKE, Ya., Nov. 12. -Knock
Brothers, doing a general dry-goods
and millinery business, executed a
deed of assignment yesterday. Their
liabilities to the first and second
classes of preferred creditors amount
to over 120,000.
RALEIGH. N. C.. FR
SYMPATHY FOR CUBA
I<AKGE MEETINGS YESTERDAY
IN PHILADELPHIA AND
CLEVELAND.
STRONG RESOLUTIONS SDOPTED
Congress Called Cpon Immediately Af
ter Convening to R< quest the Presi
dent to Recognize the llmllgerents—
Gov. Matthews and Mayor fc cKisson
Among the Speakers—Gen. tistesada
uml a Number ot Other Prominent
Cubans Were. Present.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 21.—The
strongest and most outspoken expres
sions of sympathy for Cuba yet made
in this city, were heard to-night at a
meeting in the Academy of Music, un
der the auspices of the Philadelphia
brigade, and in aid of their Antietam
monument fund. The speakers were:
Gov. Matthews, of Indiana; Gen Gon
zalio de Quesuda, Secretary of the Rev
olutionary party in the United States,
and Captain W. W. Ker, owner of the
steamer Laurada.
Strong resolutions were adopted
calling upon the Congress immediate
ly after convening to request Presi
dent Cleveland to recognize the Cuban
republic without delay. Gen. Palma,
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Cuban
republic and a number of prominent
local Cubans were present.
Gen. Quesada made a stirring appeal
for the sympathy of the American peo
ple. Captain Ker in his speech said:
“If there is a country on God’s earth
we ought to despise ami hare our
breasts to their bullets, it is Spain.”
Concluding he said. “Yessels will leave
this country every day and land arms,
ammunition and men on Cuban shores
until she is free and if Spain will wait
ten days she will hear of another ex
pedition being landed.”
Large Meeting in Cleveland.
CLEVELAND. ()., Nov. 21. The Cu
ban sympathizers meeting at Music
hall this evening was largely attend
ed. Addresses were deliverer! by May
or McKisson, Hon. Robert Porter. Hon.
E. .1. Biaddin and others of this city
and Sig F. G. Pierre and Sig Rafael
Navarro, of New York. The resolu
tions adopted dec hi re in favor of the
speedy recognition of the belligerent
rights and the independence of Cuba.
Gen. Frazier, chairman of the meet
ing, announced at its close that he had
just received word that Congressman
Amos Cummings. <»f New York, was at.
that moment preparing a message to
present to Congress, cognizing Cuba.
THE INSURGENTS VICTORIOUS.
Fort Fateyo Captured by General
Gcmez.
BANANA, Nov. 21. Gen. Maximo
Gomez, the insurgent leader, Who re
cently entered the province of Santa
Clara from the province of Puerto
Principe, yesterday raptured Fort Pa
leyo, on the river Zaza, in the province
of Santa Clara. No details are given
of the engagement.
While a train conveying Gen. Suarez
Valdez was nearing Santa Rita, in the
province of Santa Clara, to-day, the
insurgents fired a dynamite shell at it.
The explosion blew up four wagons
and the engineer of the train. Ten
soldiers were seriously injured and
twelve others slightly wounded. The
car in which the General was riding
was not injured, and he went on horse
back to Esperanza.
Rego Has Kurrender* d.
HAVANA, Nov. 21. According to an
official dispatch received here from
Cienfugos, province of Santa Clara,
the insurgent leader. Rego, with 250
followers, has surrendered to the au
thorities of that place.
• (INSTITUTION AL CONVENTION.
('he Homestead Exemption has Been
Placed at #1,500.
COLUMBIA, S. (’., Nov. 2t. The
Constitutional convention to-day dis
posed of the homestead exemption
matter which has been left for about
a month. The exemption is SI,OOO in
land and SSOO in personal property,
and, after it is set off, it cannot be
mortgaged. Three hundred dollars*
worth of personal property and wear
ing apparel is exempted to unmarried
persons also.
The section on miscegenation, which
was also left over, was brought up.
The convention had practically agreed
on prohibiting marriages where there
is more than one-eighth negro blood,
but another fight was made to prohi
bit them when any negro blood ex
isted, but no vote was arrived at.
Til* NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.
New York City W II! Make au Effort to
Secure 1 hem
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—'The cam
paign lor securing fo r H:i c'tv the na
tional political and other conventions
of next year and ensuing years was in
augurated to-da\ when the convention
of the hoard of trade met
frr fdcet its officers and perfect its
fact that a large proportion of the com
seheme of operation. Owing to the
mittee had started for Atlanta to take
in the Manhattan Day demonstration
at the Exposition, the election of offi
cers was postponed until the next
meeting, which will he held early in
December. Under the temporary or
ganization, however, the convention
committee appointed a eommitt.ee to
wait upon members of the central na
tional committee who are now in this
city. It was also made known that
Brooklyn is co-operating with New
York in tin* matter.
DAY. NOV. 22. 1895.
PORTUGESE MINISTER DEAD.
lie Died Yesterday Morning ol Conges
tion ot the Lungs.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. Senhor
Augusto de . cguiera Thedim, Portu
gese minister to the United States,
died at his residence here at 8:30
o’clock this morning of congestion of
the lungs after a short illness.
Senhor Thedim had been a sufferer
from consumption for a number of
years.' In* had a sudden and violent
hemorrhage Sunday evening but. ral
lied and his attending physicians had
hopes of Ids ultimate recovery from
the latest attack, but yesterday even
ing he grew worse and this morning
lie sank steadily until the end. IDs
wife was at his bedside when he died,
lie left, no children.
A state funeral will lie held a< St.
.Matthews Church in this city Saturday
morning. The diplomatic corps will
attend in a body and various brandies
of the government service will be rep
resented. The remains, accompanied
by Sen ora Thedim, will lie taken to
Portugal on the steamship Borgoyne,
leaving New York on the 50th.
Impressive state ceremonies will he
held in Portugal and the body proba
bly will be interred at Lisbon. Sen
hor Taveira, the Portugese consul at
New York was summoned here Mon
day morning and has remained at the
legation residence since. This morn
ing he cabled the home government
an announcement of the death. The
grief of the minister’s wife is intensi
fied by the shock she sustained last
Friday by the death of her father, the
Portugese minister at Rome accredit
ed to the Quirinal.
Senhor Thedim was 58 years old. He
was the only representative of the
Portugese government in this city. Be
caine here last June, succeeding Sen
hor Sousa Rosa, who was transferred
to the Portugese mission at Paris. Bis
formal presentation to the President
took place October 21.
As a coincidence it may be remarked
tint tin* last death among the body of
foreign ministers in Washington was
that of Kenor Nogueirnz, also minister
for Portugal in 1889. On that occasion
the funeral services were held with
great formality at St. Mathews church
in this city. The President, the mem
bers of the cabinet and the entire
diplomatic corps attended. United
States trops acted ns a military escort
and the Marine band furnisher! tin
funeral music. It is presumed that all
of these formalities will be repeated in
the present ease.
HE STRANGLED HIS HU E.
And Kentucky May Have a Lynching
on Account ot It.
ASHLAND. Ky.. Nov. 21. The dead*
body of Mrs. James DeWitt was found
in the woods, six miles beyond Gray
son. last night, with a shawl tied
tightly around her throat and face,
and marks of choking and beating
plainly visible.
She disappeared last Thursday even
ing' after visiting her husband at his
hoarding house near her mother’s
home. The couple have been living
apart for some time. Her husband as
sisted in the search for her and was
with the party that found the body.
Just before the discovery he complain
ed of having a chill and shook so that
the search was delayed for some time.
DeWitt has been arrested, charged
with Hie murder. He protests his in
nocence and claims his wife commit
ted suicide. Excitement is intense
and he may be lynched.
ON THEIR H AY TO ATLANTA.
New Yorker* Start tor the Gieat Ex pr
ist ton.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—A representa
tive party of New Yorkers left the
Pennsylvania depot. Jersey City, this
afternoon for where, at the
great Exposition on Monday next,
they will uphold the honor and glory
of Manhattan. With them went the
gallant fellows of Troop A, who will
act as escort for Mayor Strong at At
lanta. The citizens and the troopers
went by three special trains of seven
or five cars each.
Mayor Strong is not with the party.
Be will leave at 2 o’clock to-morrow,
accompanied by his son, Secretary
Hedges. President Seth Low, of Colum
bia College, and J)r. Chauneey M. De
pew. The party will travel over the
Pennsylvania line in the private car of
President Spencer, of the Southern
Railway Company.
HANGED HER IO a GAS JET.
Charie* Mite’s Brutal Haul r of His
M i*ire*«.
CHICAGO. Nov. 21. Charles Moe is
under arrest charged with murdering
his mistress. Annie Anderson, some
time last night. It appears that while
the woman slept, he tied a rope around
her neck, passed it over the gas jet
and with a sudden pull drew her body
up. Be sat calmly by while the wo
man slowly strangled to death, then
he lay down on the bed and slept until
morning w lien he arose and left the
house going to the proprietress say
ing that his mistress had died during
the night and he was going to notify
the poliee. He disappeared, however,
but. was soon arrested. Moe shot at
the woman a short time ago because
she refused to furnish him money for
drink.
Brooklynites in Asheville.
Special to the News and Observer.
ASHEVILLE, N. (’., Nov. 21.
The special train carrying the Brook
lyn city officials and citizens, en route
to Atlanta, arrived this after
noon at o’clock. The party dined at
the Battery Park and then drove to
Vanderbilt’s estate. Their journey
was resumed this evening.
ALGER AND SHERMAN
THE GENERAL REPLIES TO THE
SENATOR’S CHARGE OF
BRIBERY.
THE FAMOUS NOMINATION OF 1888
Alger Soys the Reason He Ila* Never
Before Paid Anv Attention to the
C-hatge of Buying Negro VoUs is
That it Had Not A ppeaied Over Se
nator Sviieiman’s Nairn— ot
the Votes Received by Sherman —J he
8* uutnr’* Professed Friend hip.
DETROIT, Mii li.. Nov. 21. General
Alger has written a lengthy letter to
the Detroit Tribune in reply to Sen
ator John Sherman's charges against
the general’s friends, as contained in
the second volume of "Sherman’s Ke
col lect ions.”
The writer ([notes Senator Sher
man's language, in which Sherman, in
referring - to the eircunistane.es attend
ing the contest in the Kepuhlican*Nu
tional Convention of 1888, wrote: “I
believe, and had, as i thought, conclu
sive proof that the friends of General
Alger substantially purchased the
votes of many of the delegates from
the Southern States who had been in
structed by their conventions to vote
for me.”
He also quotes Senator Sherman’s
assertion to the effect that although
he had learned with complaisance of
the explanations of the wavering of
the Ohio and New York delegations
from his (Sherman's) support, that
“the only feeling of resentment enter
tained was in regard to the action of
the friends of General Alger in tempt
ing with money poor negroes to violate
the instructions of their constituents.”
In reply to these questions, General
Alger says that he should not have in
truded this matter upon the public
were it not for the fact that it ap
peared that Senator Sherman had gone
out 6f the way to insult his (Alger’s)
friends, as well as himself.
"What lie writes.” says Alger,
“would be less objectionable were it
not that the second word in the first
paragraph is written in the present
tense."
Gen. Alger says that when the Sena
tor’s charges were lirst made, imme
diately after the convention he was
especially distressed because of the
warm friendship existing between
himself and family and General \V. T.
Sherman and family. In view of this,
he wrote Gen. Sherman, assuring him
that there was no foundation for the
charges and that lie had not replied
to them on account, first of the age of
the Senator, second, of his great name,
and third, because of the injury such
talk would do the party.
Gen. Sherman in reply wrote: “i
assure you that 1 entertain for you
the same sentiment of respect and af
fection as always. If anything ever
shook my faitu in you, it was that you
stooped to the level of a politician. A
soldier of repute, a gentleman, and
one who has such a family and busi
ness as Gen. Alger ought to hold him
self above that level. But this is emi
nently a free country, and you had as
good a right to enter the race as had
John Sherman. You made a good
show of votes, and if von bought some,
according to universal usnage, sure
ly I don’t blame you. 1 laughed at
John for trying to throw off on any
body. Be was fairly beaten at the con
vention, and 1 congratulated him on
nis escape. I frankly answer your in
quiry by saying' that my friendship to
you has not been shaken in the least;
tuat 1 wish you all honor and happi
ness and that during my short remain
der we may often meet here or on the
Pacific. With great, respect, etc.,
W. T. SHERMAN.
(I*. S.) Best love to the family.
Continuing Gen. Alger says that dur
ing the excitement of 1888 he paid lit
tle attention to the reports in question
as nothing had appeared over Senator
Sherman’s name, but that now the
ease is different. He then gave an an
alysis of the Southern votes received
by Sherman and himself at the Chica
go convention. According to this
showing Senator Sherman on the fifth
ballot (the one in which Alger receiv
ed the highest number of votes) re
ceived 109 votes from Southern States,
against Alger’s 00 not including, how
ever, 28 votes from Arkansas and Mis
souri which came voluntarily pledged
to Alger, under the leadership respect
ively of Gen. Powell Clayton and Hon.
Chauneey L Fillrv. Os the other six
ty Gen. Alger writes that more than
half of the men “had served in the Un
ion or Southern armies during the war,
and it was not unnatural that they
should prefer a soldier to a civilian.
Many of these people I knew personal
ly.” '
The General mentions a list of sol
diers and other friends of his among
these delegates whom he concludes”
naturally used their utmost endeavors
with their respective delegates in my
hci.nlf, or votes for me at the conven
tion ever asked for, or received a sin
gle pledge from me for money or for
any office.”
Gen. Alger relates instances of the
friendship between himself and the
Senator of late years and of assur
ances given him by Sherman that
while his appointment had been great,
he did not believe that Alger laid anv
part in the scramble for votes, etc., in
'BB. Alger also quotes an autograph
letter written him by Senator Sher
man in 1892, in which the latter re
asserts. “I cherish no prejudice or un
kindness for the incident of the na
tional convention of 1888.”
“In conclusion,” writes Gen. Alger,
“I will only add. that if Senator Sher
man is w illing- to leave a record made
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
up largely of adverse criticisms oj the
public men of his day, many of whom
have passed from earth, he
is welcome to take the task.
I am sure he stands alone among' our
public men who would he willing, by
his own act. to blight the honorable
record of the living and the dead.”
\ letter from James Lewis, colored,
of .New Orleans, is appended, stating
that tin' writer voted for Alger in the
\SS convention as second choice to
Sherman.and denying that negro dele
gates were in the habit of selling their
votes.
HE TAKEN BACK NOTHING.*
Dunraven Reiterates hi* Charges
Against the Yacht Club.
CARDIFF, Wales. Nov. 21. A num
ber of prominent residents of this city
to-night publicly presented to Lord
Dunraven a silver model of Valkyrie
111. The inscription on the base of the
model, which was approved by Lord
Dunraven. is as follows:
"Presented at Cardiff, November 21,
1895, to the Earl of Dunraven, K. P.,
by his neighbors and friends in recog
nition of his gallant efforts to bring
home the America’s ( up.”
Lord Dunraven, replying to the gen
tlemen who mady the presentation,
made a long speech. After touching
upon the important influence of yacht
ing upon a seafaring nation. Lord Dun
raven said:
“It has been universally roared by
the excited press of America that in
publishing the little history of the
events of the late races, I for the first
time made a new accusation against
the owner of Defender. Yet, if they
had read my statement instead of go
ing into premature hysterics, they
woidd have seen there was no founda
tion for their charge. 1 have little
hope of converting them, hut I can ex
plain the matter to you.
“I determined to print the statement
of facts, and send it to all the yacht
clubs and others interested, because I
found a very confused idea of all that,
occurred was prevailing in yachting
circles and I thought it was due to
yachtmen, and indeed to the public,
that my ease, good or had, should l*e
clearly represented to them.
"I have not made an accusation
against any body. I mentioned a fact
which I believed to be true and which
I still believe to he true, namely, that
the Defender sailed the tirst race more
deeply immersed than when she was
measured the day previously, and I
gave my reasons for so thinking. Os
that fact I have not had, and have not
the slightest doubt. Whether 1 am
right or wrong, is a matter of opinion,
and must, l fear, always remain'so,
seeing that the only possible op
portunity of absolutely proving or dis
proving the justice of my complaint
was not utilized.”
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Dr. Sanderlin Addre**e* Columbian
Baptist Association.
Special to the New s and Observer.
WASHINGTON. I>. (’., Nov. 21.
Dr. G. W. Sanderlin delivered an ad
d ress yesterday on ed ucat ion before the
Columbian Baptist Association now in
session at Brookland. Dr. Whitner,
president of the Columbian Univer
sity, and Dr. Green, ex-president, were
the other speakers.
Hon. Harry Skinner, of Greenville,
arived in the city to-day to make ar
rangements for a place of residence
during the coming session of Con
gress.
Rev. \V. E. Edmundson and bride,
leave to-night for Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. Edmundson was successful in
getting his time extended. He will
visit in North Carolina and Atlanta
before returning to San Francisco.
Mrs. 11. I*. Dortch, of Goldsboro, and
Mrs. Dr. .las. McKee and Mrs. Boggy
Little, of Raleigh, are visiting at ('apt.
W. A. Turk's.
Mr. R. W. Watson, of Warrenton,
who holds a position in the Senate, re
turned to Washington to-day, after a
few weeks’ visit to his home.
Mr. J. C. Buxton and Mr. E. J. Buch
anan and wife are here.
I ASTERN FIELD TRIALS.
Close Competition Yesterday in the
All-A ye Stake.
NEWTON, \. (’., Nov. 21. The all
age stake of the Eastern Field Trials
club was concluded to-day. The com
petition was very close and the dogs
were notably of a high order of merit.
'The winners are: First, N. T. De
pau’s. [jointer dog Jingo, a dog strong
in ail the details of the competition;
second, the setter Harold Skim pole,
owned by W. B. Henze)l, Pittsburg,and
third was divded between the setter
dog Tony Boy, owned by N. T. Harris,
Louisville, l\y„ and the pointer Tip
poo, owned by Charlottesville Field
Kennels, Charlottesville, Ya. The sulj
serintion stake begins tomorrow. It
has the following starters: Charlottes
ville Field 'Trial Kennels, Tippoo and
Deiui A vent and 'Thayer’s setter Cyno
sure and Topsy Bod, Manchester Ken
nell Company’ s Gleams Pink, Stod
dard and KidvvelJ’s Tony Boy, X. T.
Depaus’ setter Jingo, \\. A. Titus' set
ter Miunie 'l'. The l nited States trials
begin next Monday.
A Big Fire in Chicago.
CHICAGO. Nov. 21. — The Excelsior
building, at Canal and Jackson streets,
and an eight-story brick structure im
mediately adjoining it. were com
pletely' destroyed by lift* this after
noon. Not less than thirteen valuable,
manufacturing plants located in the
two buildings were lost, inehiding the
Shober-Carquev ille Lithographing Co.,
the Charles Etnereli Ffather Com
pany and the large establishme.nt of
Strauss, Eissendrath & Drom. 'The to- -
tal loss is not less than $020,000.