The Weather To-day: THUNDERSTORM; COOLER.
The News and Observer
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VOL. XLVI. NO. 77.
LMDS MJLINORTH CABOUHA DUES ■ NEWS AND OMIIUIIM.
CITY OF MORONS
IS GARRISONED
Commands Only Land Route
Around the Bay.
“AMIGOS” THE PEOPLE SAY
ALL WANT TO SEND FAMILIES
TO MANILA.
NO SATEIY BELIEVtD TO BE ELSEWHERE
It is Thought the Insurgents are Broken up
into Marauding Bands that Will Soon
Disappear. Oregon Volunteers
Leave on Twelfth.
Washington, .Time 8. —Tlie situation In
the Philippines is described by General
Otis in the followiir<r cablegram:
“Manila. June Bth.
“Adjutant General, Washington:
“Result movements .Mm-ong province
was to drive insurgent* into mountains,
capturing Antipolo and other towns in
that section with point of land project
ing into the bay. They retreated and
scattered before our advance, leaving
twenty-five dead on the field: our loss
four killed and few wounded, mostly
slight. ’City of Morong on only land
route around bay, garrisoned: ail other
tnsipw withdrawn, .inhabitants of pro
vinces profess friendship; ask protec
tion; large numbers wish to enter Ma
nila; refuse as city population increas
ing too rapidly. Leading natives
throughout island, including active in
surgent leaders, seek permission to send
fmnilies to Manila; considered only
place of personal security.
(Signed) ‘ “OTIS.”
The conclusions drawn by War De
partment officials concerning tin* con
ditions in the Philippines, given in the
dispatch of General Otis, are that the
insurgents are little more than maraud
ing hands which will continuallv de
crease when the men find that there is
life and liberty under American Gov
ernment. Those bands are regarded as
something like the bands of Indians 23
and 30 years ago. and the people who
are coining into the American lines
asking protection are considered like
those who sought protection in the forts
curing the early stages of American de
velopment in the West. Nothing is yet
said as to the intention of General Otis
to continue active hostilities, but this is
a matter that will be left wholly to his
discretion and he will 710 don lit fight or
lest as the circumstances determine.
RETI h\ of the VOLUNTEERS.
Washington. June B.—General Otis
cables as follows regarding the return
of volunteers:
..... “Manila. ,1 une S.
Adjutant General, Washington:
"Oregons request to defer time of de
parture until 12th: will leave for Port
land m transport* Ohio and NVw|»ort.
‘ ixth infantry upon arrival will relieve
( ahfornians at Negros. llane.s k sails
m a few days with Nebraska and other
t loops.
(Signed) pj'|m »
GILMORE’S PARTY ALL WELL.
Manila, June S.-1 ; 11 p. I,l.— The
Tll ited States cruiser Boston, Captain
W. H. Whiting, has sailed for San
Francisco, byway of Nagasaki, Japan,
with long service officers and men from
the various warship.
The battleship Oregon will soon be
Mtationed at Dagapan. in the Gulf of
Lingayen on blockade duty.
The United States gumma t Albany,
one of tlu> vessels purchased from the
Spaniards, and commanded by Ensign
W. 11. Stanley, has captured three sail
ing vessels and one steamer off the
Island of Negros. Nine of these boats
(of tin* Albany class) are now in com
mission. and are doing good service in
the shallow waters of the Southern
islands.
Favorable rc|»orts are still Ining re
ceived from the party of fifteen Ameri
cans belonging to the gunboat York
town, headed by Lieutenant .1. C. <Ji|.
more. of that vessel, captured on April
12th by the Filipinos not far from Ba
ler. The prisoner's are all well and are
receiving fair treatment.
KLOOKADE RUNNERS LIKELY.
Washington. June 8. —The three sail
ing vessels and one steamer reported to
have lieen captured by the United States
gunlmat Albany off the Island of Negros.
Philippine Islands. are supposed by
the naval officers hew to Ih> blockade
runners carrying supplies of food and
ammunition to the islanders who are
threatening to rise in the interior. These
islanders have been powerfully int'u
ciiced by Tagai emissaries to revolt,
and in some eases have done so. Black
ing the people in seaside towns who
stood for the United States. The army
already has taken steps to establish a
garrison on the islands, and the War
Department is gratified to learn that its
efforts are living ably seconded oy the
navy.
THIS OFFICE UNTOUCHED.
Washington. June B.—The President
has approved an amendment to Rule (5
of the Civil Service Rules excepting
from examfination one assistant post
master or chief assistant to the post
master at each postofticc. This ]ms,i
tion had been excepted prior to the is
sue of the President's recent order and
was overlooked in the drafting of the
order.
WAR BREEZE SEEMS DYING.
Costa liiea’s Minister Thinks There
Will Be No Trouble.
Washington, June B.—Minister Calvo,
of Costa Rica, has lieen advised by his
1 Government, that the two companies of
troops sent a short time ago to Port
Limou, near the Nicaraguan Isirder, be
cause of the assembling of large bodies
of Nicaraguan troops on the border,
have been withdrawn. The Minister
accepts this as showing that there is no
further likelihood of a clash between
the Nicaraguan and the Costa Rican
troops on the border.
The Minister feels satisfied that the
small border disturbances have not
affected the two Governments, so as to
cause a rupture between them.
TO BUY COLUMBIA'S RAILWAY.
Columbia. S. 0.. June 8. —A deal to
purchase the Columbia 'Street Railway
and Electric Power Company was closed
today by several Baltimore capitalists,
some of whom own the Charleston Elec
tric roads. The price is $257,000. It is
linedrstood that many improvements and
extensions will be made. The road was
owned by Columbians.
VICTIMS OF THE 11EAT.
New York, June 8. —At 1 o’clock this
afternoon, when the temperature was at
its highest point, it stood at 18. The
record of fatal prostrations was some
what less than the list of yesterday, 10
persons dying in New York and vicinity
today. Aside from this there were 21
prostrations.
THAT TEXAS CLOUDBURST
MANY PEOPLE ARE NOW KNOWN TO HAVE
PERISHED.
San Saba and Manardville Swept by thj Raging
Fload. Austin looks for a Foriy-
Five Foot Rise.
Austin, Tex., June 8. —The cloudburst
of yesterday ,which swelled the rivers
of this iH.rtiou of the State out of thyir
banks and caused a great loss of proper
ty ,was much worse than reported last
night. Many people are known.to have
perished, meagre reports tonight placing
the number at 25.
Today reports came frotm San Saba
and Manardville, small towns *,M> miles
north of here an the mountains, saying
that both towns have lived swept by
the raging Hoods and were badly de
vastated. In San Saba eight people
were drowned and the entire town is
reported under water tonight. The river
at this point is one mile wide and run
ning like a mill race. At Manardville
thirteen houses were swept away and to
day several more fell into the swirling
torrent. The river is reported as rising
at both 1 daces and grave fears are en
tertained that the entire country in that
neighborhood will be laid to waste.
San Saba is located in a valley and
vast tracts of wheat fields are under
water. These crops will prove a total
loss.
Many jh-tsoiis. according to reports re
ceived here today, had difficulty in get
ting to high land before the rise came.
The situation at Manardville tis even
'more serious. Seventeen people are
known to have been drowned there and
there may In* others. Os those drowned
two wore girls, Lydia and Alma Wells
b.v name. The others were all negroes
who were living in cabins close to the
river front and were caught in the flood
Ik* tore they could make their way to
safety owing to tin' darkness of the
night. Tin* town has been laid waste
by the floods, and ai 1 ! the surrounding
country is inundated.
I bis additional flood has not yet reach
ed Austin, but it is expected here soinc
bnie during the Wight. A forty-five font
rise is expectt>d.
CONDEMNED FOR OUTRAGE.
1 he Negro Will Abies Sentenced to be
Hanged.
Baxley, Ga„ June S. —Within one hour
alter iieing placed on trial here today
for the rape of Mrs. Vieey Edgerton,
tin* negro, T\ ill Abies, was sentenced
to lie lningod.
I he hanging will In* in Appling county
on June 30th, the earnest. Jute the law
allows after sentence Is passed. Many
is>«>ple believe File charge delivered b‘v
Judge Bennett to the grand jurv saved
this county the stain of a lynching.
Armed men sat in the court house to
day waiting for the up train to arrive
trunk Brunswick, when they intended
to take the rapist off and hang Him,
yet when Judge Bennett’s charge was
delivered they wept under its influence,
and stood silently by as the prisoner
whose life they demanded 1 was inarched
past to trial.
RECEIVE GRATUITY GLADLY.
Havana. June B.—Colonel Randall in
paying Cuban soldiers at Mntanzas
yesterday, found that the majority of
them had turned over the arms sonic
time before to General Pedro Betan
court. the Civil Governor of Matanzas.
A few of them had certificates, but
the majority had not. Consequently
Colonel Randall experienced difficulty
and only paid 37 men. though over 300
were in waiting and wanting money.
All opposition on the part of the in
surgents to receiving the gratuity from
the United States ended to-day.
I’RESII KENT'S IT IN ERA RY.
Washington, June 8. —The itinerary
of the President's New England trip is
almost completed. He will leave here on
Friday. June Kith and will be absent
a I slut te n days.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE !l, 1899.
JOHN TALKS OF
CRUSHING KRUGER
That is if Oorn Paul Don’t
Back Down.
JOHN THINKS HE WILL
the situation is admitted to
BE GRAVE.
THE BOEFS URGED TO GRANT REFORMS
A Demand that All Englishmen in the Trans
vaal be Treated With Justice Coupled
With a Threat. Possibility
of War Discussed.
London. June B.—The advices receiv
ed here today front South Africa, ema
nating from British sources show more
completely the utter failure of the recent
conference between President Ivruger
and the British high eomnwssiomer, Sir
Alfred Milner.
The London afternoon papers all refer
to the dangerous situation.
Throughout, it is added. President
Kruger sought to use the franchise prn
jKisal as a means of obtaining a prom
ise to settle the differences under the
convention by arbitration, but the Brit
ish commissioner refused to treat these
two subjects as interdependent, taking
the ground that internal reform in the
Transvaal was necessary in thiis case 'in
order to preserve the independence of the
Republic, and as regards arbitration
there were certain questions upon which
it could not be admitted, while on other
questions arbitration was possibly ad
missible provided a suitable tribunal was
suggested, not involving the introduction
of a foreign power, which the Govern
ments would never allow.
WHAT ENGLISH PRESS SAYS.
London. June ib-The imonwng paper
are beginning to talk quite seriously of
the possibility of war in South Africa.
Mr. Chamberlain. Secretary of State
for the Colonies, in his speech in the
House of Commons, yesterday an
nounced that Ms reply to the petition ot
the Uitlanders. which had been held
hack pending the result of the conference
at Bloemfontein, would now be present
ed to the Transvaal. 1
This reply is seini-nfricially described
as “explicit hut conciliatory.” lint it is
belie veil to be in the nature of a prac
tical ultimatum. The resources of di
plomacy are regarded as exhausted with
the failure id' the conference. Nothing
is left, it is felt, but a recourse to force.
The Daily Mail says it learns that it
was President Kruger himself who sug
gested the conference: and it claims to
have reliable authority for declaring that
'Sir Alfred Milner, the British high
commissioner, has his back to the wall
and is supported to tin' utmost by the
Cabinet.
Commenting editorially on the situa
tion. the Daily Mail says:
“If we know our Kruger aright, ho
will back down: and. if not. why—”.
The Daily Chronicle deprecates Mr.
Chamlierlain's war-like attitude, but
does not deny the gravity of the situa
tion, and seriously counsels the Boers to
grant reasonable reforms "as the only
means of preserving their independence
against the plots of the stock exchange
and the violence of Downing Street.”
The Standard, which reminds the
Transvaal that its independence is not
absolute, but is contingent on a faith
ful execution of the agreement stipulat
ing equal rights for all white inhabi
tants, ways:
”W e now demand that ail Englishmen
resident in the Transvaal shall lie treat
ed with justice: and President Kruger
may rest assured that the whole country
will support tln> Government in any
measures required to .make this demand
effective.
WOMEN ARE TERROR-STRICKEN.
Cedartown, Ga.. June 8. —The jury in
the case of’Grant Bell, charged with at
tempting to assault Mrs. J. C. Lump
kin. tonight returned a verdict of not
guilty. Bell left town immediately for
Alabama. As illustrating the nervous
ness and apprehension of the white wo
men in this part of the country over the
recent outrages by negroes, it develops
that the negro who was rejnorted to
have approached Mrs. Benjamin Wil
liams near Cave Springs yesterday and
who was quickly arrested and jailed here
on the charge of attempted assault, only
trie! to trade a snuff box for something
to eat.
THE WAIFS SANITARY LIvSSO.sS.
Columbus, ()., June Today’s ses
sion of the America! Medical Asso-ii
tion was the largest in attendance of
tlu* convention. The interest centered
largely in the presence of Surgeon Gen
eral Sternberg, of the United States
army.
General (Sternberg was accorded the
closest attention and he was warmly
applauded. The xubji*ct of his address
was “Sanitary lessons of the War.”
TOWN DESTROYED BY EIRE.
Linz, Austria. June S. — The market
town of Oltensheim. about five miles
west of Linz on the Danube, has been
totally destroyed by fire. Four women
perished in the flames and a number of
people were injured.
BLOWN TO THE WINDS.
Fireworks Plant Practically Wiped Old
of Existence.
New York. June S.- Thirty-six build
ings comprising almost the entire plant
of the Nord linger-Chari ton Fireworks
Company at Graniteville. Richmond
Borough, were blown up this afternoon
and the entire fireworks plant practical
ly wiped out of existence. Although the
fires which followed the explosion lasted
for several hours, the wreck was com
plete within a few minutes. No lives
wort' lost, and but three were
injured, two of them seriously.
The operators in tin* various buildings
rushed out into the yards; the flying
rockets, many of them of the greatest
powder, made it almost as dangerous
for the employes to lie out of the build
ings as to be in them. As they rushed
out explosion followed explosion as the
buildings flew into the air. After a
score of explosions, three heavy ones
that shook the ground for miles occur
red. Those were the three storehouses
in which supplies for the fourth of July
were lading held. Ijoss a,bout $40,000.
CREATE TWELVE GARDIXALS.
Rome, June 8. —It is officially an
nounced that the Pope, at a secret con
sistory on June 10th, will create twelve
Italian Cardinals, including the Nuncio
at Madrid, the Archbishop of Goritz,
the Archbishop of Toulouse, the Latin
Patriarchs of Constantinople and An
tioch. tand others. A public consistory
will be held on June 22d, when a nmn
iber of Italian and foreign Bishops will
he preeonised.
HE DISSOLVES CONGRESS
AND PFOCL A IMS HIMSELF DICTATOR, DOES
AGUINALDO.
Such is the Latest Report. Are Luna and Pilar
in his Way in Making Terms
of Peace ?
London, June t).— (Special dispatches
from Manila say it is reported this
morning that Aguinaldo has dissolved the
Filipino Congress and has proclaimed
himself dictator.
SPECULATION IN WASHINGTON.
Washington. June 8. —The officials
here are in doubt as to whether Aguinal
do in declaring his dictatorship is ani
mated by a. desire to rid himself of liis
refractory generals, Pilar and Luna, or
whether he minis to consolidate in his
own hands the power to make terms of
IK'aee.
It is known from the reports of Presi
dent Schurman, of the American Philip
pine commission, that these two generals
own faint allegiance to Aguinaldo,
and their attitude towards the peace
negotiations has made thorn ineffectual,
tile civilian members on the Filipino side
of the joint commission being complete
ly over-awed and dominated by the mili
tary element controlled by these gen
erals. It is believed here that if Agui
naldo can bend these men to his will and
assume supreme control, lie will at once
make for peace, being able to secure
better terms for himself than he could
otherwise.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
riu* newly appointed Pnited States
Minister to Spain. Mr. Bellamy Storer,
started from Sun Sebastian lor Madrid
yesterday.
M ill Monroe, wlm was wanted in
Clim b county, Ga., for the murder of a
merchant named Griffith, was killed
while resisting arrest yesterday by De
tective Hodges.
Princess Chi may, formerly Clara
Ward, of Detroit, telegraphs to London
from Cairo, that Jancsi Uigo, the gypsy
with whom she eloped and later married,
is not dead, but is quite well in Cairo.
The reunion of the Daughters of the
Confederacy at Glen 'Echo ended yes
terday. The slim attendance and some
dissatisfaction with the arrangements
caused the abandonment of the pro
gram.
Probably in a spirit of comity toward
the Pnited States, the Government of
Colombia has granted a new trial to
the American, Randolph, otherwise
Radford, now in jail at Medellin, con
victed of murder.
The Spanish Legation has been re
established at the handsome quarters
formerly occupied by Ministers Dupuy
de Lome and Polo, at the corner of
Massachusetts Avenue and Eighteenth
street, Washington.
The council of the Protestant Episco
pal diocese of Southern Virginia, con
vened at Danville yesterday. Bishop U.
M. Randolph, of Norfolk, presiding.
Two sessions will be held to-day. One
hundred and fifty delegates and visitors
are in attendance.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn yes
terday promulgated inungratioin regula
tions for Cuba. These regulations are
the sum ' as those for the United States,
except that the regulations for Cuba
make no distinction between aliens ar
riving from Canada and Mexico and
other foreign countries.
The ordinances granting a union depot
and railway connection privilege to the
Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina
Railroad and tin- Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad passed the upper chamber oi*
tin* city council of Richmond last night
and now only needs the signature of tin
mayor to la-cmne a law. It is under
stood that this signature will be at
tached without delay.
TO-NIGHT COMES
THE TUG OF WAR
All Now Ready for the Big
Combat,
THE MEN TAKE IT EASY
A LOVE OF A BONNET BE V ON
JEFFRIES.
FITZSIMMONS AGREES TO A CLEAN BREAK
Wh'c'n Shows, it is Said, that Fitz is Afraid of
the Californian’s Driving Machinery
Kid McCoy Says Ti z is
a Marvel.
New York, June S.—Everything is in
readiness for the big fight tomorrow
night between Bob Fitzsimmons* and
Jim Jeffries, and with the possible ex
ception of police inter ft* re net*, or an
unlooked for accident to cither one of
the principals, the tight will take place
as scheduled in the arena of the Coney
Island Spotting Club.
Brady and Julian seem to be confident
that tile contest will lie permitted to go
to a decision without any untoward in
cident so far as the legal authorities arc
concerned. Fitz is still a prime favorite
in the betting, lint then* is plenty of
Jefferies money in sight, and while no
large wagers have as yet been recorded,
then* is no doubt that with growing
confidence in the ability of the promot
ers to pull off the mill successfully the
betting will assume large proportions by
tomorrow.
Everything was put aside today at the
training quarters of both pugilists, both
men doing very lit'tle work. Jeffries
punched the Itag for a few minutes, and
after a brief spell of practice with the
medicine hall skipped the ro]>e a lo.tple
of hundred times.
George Siler, who is to referee the
contest, was one of the visitors at the
cottage occupied by Jeffrie*. Siler
wns accompanied by his wife, who told
Jeffries that she bad' bet a now bonnet
on his chances. When asked with
. whom she had made the bet she laughed
and said: “A very dear friend of mine
who will nay for the bonnet m ease
Jeffrie* wins.”
Mr, Siler said, in conversation with
Jeffries and his trainer. Billy Delaney,
that Fitzsimmons had agreed to a clean
break. Delaney claimed that a clean
break means a great deal to Fitzsim
mons, and shows that Bob is ainu 1 of
Jeffries’ driving machinery.
Jeffries with bis trainer Billy Delaney
and his sparring partners. Jim Daly,
Tommy Ryan, Jack Jeffries and Marty
MeCiie, will leave Alleuhurst, X. .!..
early tomorrow morning over the Penn
sylvania Railroad and will go direct to
Coney Island.
Everyone of the Jeffries part,', includ
ing the big follow hinise.f, s*ems coni'
dent of the Californian’s victory, and
none of them- look for the battle to last
over ten rounds.
Fitzsimmons drove to the Coney Island
Club House accompanied by Yank
Kenney, Jack Everhardt, Dan Hickey,
Martin Julian and Kid McCoy.
As soon as Fitzsimmons reached his
dressing room lu* and Kenney stripped
to the huff and donned their fighting
togs. They entered the ring and sparred
three fast rounds, only exchanging light
taps. The work of both men was close
ly watched by a number of eximits, the
most prominent, of whom was Kid Mc-
Coy. who has posted a SI,OOO forfeit in
the hands of George Siler to hind a
match with Fitzsimmons.
After the men Imd retired to their
dressing room McCoy dec I a rod that
Fitzsimmons was a wonder, but the Kid
would not say positively what his im
pressions were as to the out come of the
tight tomorrow night.
THIRD ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Changes in Southern’s Schedule After
* July First.
Winston. N. C., June B.—‘Special.)—
It was learned to-day that on and after
July Ist the Southern will run passen
ger trains from Mt. Airy to Sanford
via Winston. Mixed trains will be run
on the old Cape Fear road.
George Dobson, a young man. at
tempted to commit suicide here to-day
by drinking laudanum. 'lbis is the third
time he has tried to end bis life in this
way.
KIDNAPPERS IN THE TOMBS.
New York, June 8. —George and 'Ad
die Barrows, who are accused of kid
napping Marion Clark, were brought,
to New York from New City today and
were taken to police headquarters.
Bella Anderson, or (Carrie Jones, was
taken to police headquarters soon after
the arrival of Barrows.
The Barrows sitnl Carrie Jones were
arraigned before Justice Furowan. They
will cuter formal pleading tomorrow.
In default of $10,(100 bail each. the
prisoners were remanded to the Tombs.
Efforts to obtain an interview with
Dreyfus have proved futile, owing to the
vigilance of bis guards. He lias tele
graphed to bis wife, saying be feels
rejoiced that he will soon be able to
entbrais* her and bis children.
Every time a man fails to hit the
target he blames the gun.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BRILLIANT MARRIAGE.
Mr. Jesse J. Yates, of Asheville. Mar
tied to Mis* Bettie Grates, of Wilson.
Wilson, N. ('., June 8. (Special.t
Ihe marriage of Mr. Jes.se Jackson
Yates, of Asheville, X. (’.. to Miss Bet
tie Graves was solemnized at 11 o'clock
yesterday at Graves' villa, tin* delightful
Ihhih* of the bride's parents, Dr. and
Mrs. J. T. Graves.
Rev. C. P. Jerome officiated, and tin*
ceremony was very impressive. Mrs.
E. K. Wright played the wedding
march.
Tin* parlors were tastefully decorated
with smilax, ferns and rare cut flowers.
The bride was becomingly attired in
a going away gown of blue-gray Vein*
tian cloth and carried a large bouquet
of Augusta Victoria Kaiseriuo rest**.
During the prayer tile bride and groom
knelt on a dais prettily draped with
smilax.
After the ceremony the guests were
invited into tin* dining room, which was
also decorated in cut (lowers and stni
lax.
The menu of the Wedding breakfast
consisted of Iron ilto u, ox tongue, lob
ster and chicken salad, Italian bread
sticks, cheese straws, olives, pickles,
salted it I n M»n ills, Dugin's ices, cake,
Huyier's bon-bons, fruits and coffee.
Tin* presents were numerous and
beautiful.
Tin* groom is a handsome and suc
cessful business man of Asheville. X.
and tin* bride is well-known in the State,
justly popular and highly esteemed by
her groat number of friends for her
magnetic force of character. The happy
couple left on the 1:58 train for their
future home iuAsheville, where the best
wishes of their friends follow them.
OLD SOL STILL BLAZES
JUNE IN MAKING A FLCORD AS A
SCORCHER
Mercury Monkeying Around Ccnlury No'cft.
Temperatures at Richmond Ntwporl
News and Co'un bia.
Richmond, Ya.. June 8. The thermom
eter here today ranged front fib to 102
in the shad<*. according to location, at
3 p. m.. when it was the hottest. There
were two cases of sunstroke, both ne
groes, one of them fatal, ami several
other Iversons were prostrated by tin
beat.
Nr M EROC'S PIK (XTI< ATIOS-S.
Xew'|M>rt News, Ya., June 8. —One
death by sunstroke and numerous pros
trations from heat is the record of the
hottest 4a.v of the year in this city. Ed
ward Clark, laborer, sm-cu.m bed to tin*
sunstroke at l p. m. and died an hour
later.
At the ship yard, tin* heat was intense.
In some of the battleships and other
vessels under construcliion. the men had
to stop work this afternoon. Every avail
able man is on might duty.
SIZZLING IN COLUMBIA.
Columbia, S. (’., June 8. The maxi
mum temperature here today was 102.
minimum in 24 hours 71. This is tin*
fourth successive day the temperature
bias been above* 07. and for more than a
week 03 has been tin* lowest maximum.
This immediate section has not had but
one shower in ton weeks.
NINETY-NINE IN THE SHADE.
Norfolk, Ya.. June 8. While there
were not many prostrations traceable
to the beat today, considerable sickness,
particularly among children and very
old |rt*oplo is ascribed by physicians to
it. The maximum tmiipernture reached
was 00 degrees, one ch give in excess oi
\\ ednesday.
DOT PLACE'S. THESE.
Washington. .Tune 8. The ntemtr.v to
day fell off one degree from yesterday's
high record of 07 degrees. Norfolk,
Charlotte and Augusta all registered 08
ami were the only Atlantic- coast p' hits
hotter than Washington. The weather
bureau is not promising any break in
tin* hot wave.
CHANGE OF VENUE DENIED.
Richoud, Yn., June B.—At Bristol to
day, in tin* case of the commonwealth
against General James A. Walker, the
court denied tin* motion for change of
venue, but granted, tin* common wealth
concurring, a motion for change of
venire. The jury will lie gotten in
Montgomery county, which is outside of
tbe Ninth district, ami the trial proper
will bi-gin July 3rd next.
OFF FOR ALASKA, PERHAPS.
Newport News, Ya., June 8. Battery
B. Third Pnited States artillery. Cap
tain Davis, left Fort Monroe mi a spe
c-ial train over the Chesapeake ami Ohio
Railway to day for San Francisco.
Battery B cairn* to tln* fort ten years
ago. Its present destination has not
been announced, but the men will prob
ably la* usxigm-d to service in Alaska.
UMPIRE GOES TO PARIS.
The Hague, June 8. — Professor F. De
Martens, umpire in the AnglorYenezui
bin arbitration, who is also a member of
the Russian delegation to the Pence
Conference, will go to Paris on June
Kith to open the arbiitration proceedings,
but will return here immediately after.
FOUR DEAD FROM HEAT.
Philadelphia, Pa.. June 8. The weath
er today was again excessively warn.
There were four deaths and an unusual
ly large number of prostrations directly
due to the heat.
DIVORCE FOB MME. ESTERHAZY
Paris. June 8. The civil tribunal (if
ihc Seine to-day granted a divorce to
Countess Esterhazy.