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The Weather To-day: FAIR; COOLER. The News and Observer. VOL.XLVI. NO. 84. US ML NORTH CMMUNA U 11 NEWS HMD OKHUTION. MACARIHUR HURLS BACK THE ENEMY Aguinaldo Said to Have Con ducted the Attack. THE FILIPINO LOSS HEAVY THE BN EM Y BROKE AM* FLEI* TO TH E .11 WO HE. SrORYCF IHE ASSASSINATION OF LUNA A Spaniard Gives an Account Indicating That I una Brough! his Tate Upon Himself by Menacing the Life of Aguinaldo. Manila, June 16.-—5:45 p. m.—After cutting tbe railroad and telegraph al Apalit. seven miles south, for the pur pose of severing connection, the rebels attaeked General Mae Arthur’s lines at San Fernando, at 4:30 this morning. They met with an unexpectedly warm reception, and were repulsed with a loss of 75 killed, 30 prisoners and many wounded. The rebels’ force is estimated to have numbered 5,000 men. They advanced stealthily from the jungle north of tin* city and divided, with the evident pur pose of surrounding the Americans. The outposts of the lowa regiment dis covered the enemy and retired to their lines, where the entire division awaited in an entrenched position. The lowa regiment and the Kansas regiment re ceived the first shock of the attack. Reserving their tire until the enemy was within six huudred yards, the first volley of the Americans hit the rebels, who rctifrued the fire wildly, the rest of their line failing to advance. The Americans, who thoroughly enjoyed the novelty of the situation awaiting an attack, sallied forth, and the insurgents thereupon turned and lied into the jun gle. Our loss was 14 men wounded, the majority of them only slightly hurt. General Funston’s brigade of Kansans and Montanans and General Hale’s bri ade. the Seventeenth regiment and the lowa regiment, constituted the force en gaged. Aguinaldo is reported to have person alty conducted the attack, and prepara tions were made for several days to bring forward troops from Candaba, and others from Dagupan were transported by rail. Along the front of the Kansas regi ment 39 rebel dead were counted. The first news of the Filipino advance was reported by a telegraph operator, who was sent to the bridge at Apalit to ascertain the cause of a break in one of the wires. He was compelled to beat a hasty retreat under fire. A Spanish officer who has been a prisoner in the hands of the rebels, and who was released Ity Aguinaldo has come through our lines to Manila. lie claims to have been a witness of the assassination of General Luna. According to his story, the relations between the two Filipino leaders had been strained to the breaking point, be cause of Luna’s attempts to assume con trol of affairs, and the final rapture was forced by Aguinaldo issuing secret or ders to the provincial governments. Luna thereupon notified Aguinaldo, de manding copies of the documents, and Aguinaldo replied curtly that Luna was a general of the army and that the Civil Government did not concern him. Luna, on opening the reply at his headquarters, in the presence of his officers, exclaim ed hotly: “He will be dead to-morrow.” One officer, who was friendly to Aguinaldo, hastened to warn him; and Aguinaldo called together twenty trust ed soldiers, fellow townsmen of his, and stationed them around his house, with instructions to kill anyone atempting to enter, regardless of rank. Luna appeared the next day and saw Aguinaldo at the window. A member of the guard said: “Aguinaldo has gone to inspect troops.” Luna then exclaimed: “You are a liar,” drew his revolver, struck the guard and tried to force an entrance into the house. Before he could use his revolver, one of the guards bayoneted him, another shot him in the back and others stabbed him. In all he had twen ty wounds. Luna’s aide-de-camp was killed in the same way. f rhe Spaniard’s story has not entirely dispelled the doubts of Luna’s death, and bets that he is alive are freely made at the clubs. Some people thing Aguin aldo lias taken pains to send the Span iard here with his story for the further ance of some diplomatic scheme, while others suspect Aguinaldo has been as sassinated by Luna’s men. Since the Americans withdrew from Oundaba recently the rebels have re turned and have wreaked vengeance upon those who befriended the Ameri cans. They slaughtered the natives who surrendered the town and displayed their heads on poles in the public square. The hostile natives of Cebu are more menacing. Mail advices say hostilities against the Americans have begun there. Colonel Hamer, the American command er, has asked for re-enforcements, and four companies of the Tennessee regi ment have been sent to him from Iloilo. The Nebraska regiment lias been order ed to sail for home early next week. OTIS REPORTS THE RATTLE. Washington, June 10. —The following cablegram has been received from Gen eral Otis: “Manila, June 10th. “Adjutant General, Washington: “Northern insurgents concentrated large force near San Fernando and .early this morning attacked Mae Arthur’s troops; enemy quickly repulsed and driven, leaving over fifty dead on field and large number wounded; enemy m retreat. Our casualties fourteen wound ed; mostly very slight. Preparations for this attack in progress several days; believed to be under direction Aguinaldo. (Signed.) “OTIS.” SALE OF THE JACOBS STOCK. Lancaster, Pa., June 10. —The stock of W. M. Jacobs which was confiscated by the Government upon the exposure of ihe celebrated -I a cobs- Ketidig-Bredell- Taylor counterfeiting scheme, was sold today. The sale attracted a great num ber of tobacco men. a'll the big firms in New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore. Ki< Innond and other (Eastern tobacco ceil tres befog represtnted. The stock consist ed of about 400.000 pounds of tobacco of ail kinds and grades.and about 2.900.000 cigars, besides the apparatus of the fac tory. Everything was disposed of. i ,ic e nipetition forced prices away above what was expected or would have been consider«*d a fair price, and the total receipts of the sale, it is thought, will reach #50,000. STORER MEETS QUEEN TJE AMERICAN MIMSTIR IT Mt ST GRACI CUJLY RECCIV 0. Prem'er Silvelj Fr-sen’s hirn so Her M. j j s ! y. I Was a Very Simple and Info n> al After- Madrid. Join* 1(1. —The newly appoint ed Mini ster to Spain. Mr. Bellamy St o'- er, was received in formal audience by the Queen Regent today. There were no speeches, only a few cordial phrases being exchanged. Two State carriages from the royal stables conveyed Mr. Storer from the Hotel de Home to the palace and took hint hack to the hotel after the audience. Premier Silvela prom oted Mr. Storer to Her Majesty. There were no crowds about the palace, Mr. Storer’s reception being un announced in order to avoid disagreeable incidents. The fact that there were no speeches is not surprising, as this is the | raefi v when Ministers are received. Speeches are only made in the case of Anihassa d rs. Nevertheless, the Queen Regent was very amiable and complimentary towards Mr. Storer and inquired cordially con cerning the health of President McKin ley. BANASTAR THE FAVORITE. Entries For the Suburban to he Run To-day. New York, June 10. —Although Rau astar has to take up twelve [stuntls ex tra for winning the Brooklyn Handicap, he is the popular favorite for the Su burban which will lie run to-morow at the opening of the spring meeting of the Coney Island Jockey Club at Sheeps hend Bay. His work has been perfectly satisfactory to his owner and to his trainer, and the public seems to be satisfied as well, and it was the general impression at the race track to-day that, coupled with Camlleblack, he would lie as strong a favorite at post time to morrow as any previous choice. Imp, the Western mare, is by no means without friends, particularly on her last race when she took up a great deal more weight than she will to-mor row and won very handily. The Cali fornia mare, Briar Sweet, has done some fine exercise work and has been specially prepared for this race, and it*would not be at all surprising to see her second choice to Banastar. Every horse is absolutely fit, and all want to prevent Banastar from breaking a record by getting both the two big handicaps. Following are the entries: Horse. Banastar; weight, 132; Jockey, Maher; betting, 2 to 1. Ben Holladay, 129; T'aral, 8 to 1. Imp, 114, Clayton, 6 to 1. Briar Sweet, 121; Spencer, 5 to 1. Bannockburn, 112; W. Martin, ti to 1. Filigrane, 110; Littlefield, 10 to 1. Warrenton, 114; Sims, 30 to 1. The Star of Bethlehem, 95; Mitchell, 00 to 1. George Keene, 114; Clawson, 20 to 1. Lntson, 105; MoCue, GO to 1. Candleblaek, 107: Odom, 2 to 1. Tragedian, 110; R. Williams, 15 to t. Previous, 110: O’Connor, 30 to ]. Thomas Cat, 100; O’Leary, 10 to 1. Banastar and Candleblaek coupled in the betting. HE TELLS PS TO KEEP COOL. I a union. June 1G. —The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily Chronicle, says: “Mr. Stowe, the American consul gen eral here, who has just arrived from the Transvaal, has advised the Americans in the Rand to keep coool and calm and to observe a cautious and neutral atti tude. lie says the Transvaal officials showed him every courtesy.” THE CHAMBER REORGANIZED. Madrid, June 10.—The Chamber of Deputies was organized this afternoii, Scnor Apidal being re-elected President. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, J(INK 17, 1899. DEATH FOLLOWED THE EXPLOSIONS Appalling Disaster at Cape Breton Mine. ELEVEN MINERS KILLED ACCUMULATED GAS IN WORK INGS CAUSED EXPLOSIONS* UFFtCU.TY IN BRINGING UP BODIES Eleven Brought to the Surface. Fighting the 5 Fire in the Work : ngs Believed i t List to fce Under Control. The Search to gi on. North Sydney. C. 8., June 10. —The most appalling disaster in the history of Cape Breton coal mining, occurred nr the Caledonia mine at Glace Bay, the principal colliery of the Dominion Coal Company to-day, when two explosions occurred causing the death of 11 men. including Thomas Johnson, the under ground manager of the works and brother of the assistant manager of the Dominion Coal Company. Up to noon ten bodies have been recovered. The names of the victims follow: Thomas Johnson, underground man ager. Neil McDonald, of Pictou. John Doyle, Sr. John Doyle, Jr. Stephen McCormick, of Sydney. Alexander McDonald, Cape North. Win. Simpson. Malcolm McAuley. Roy G. MeDougall. Arthur Grant. Missing: Donald Maryiu. 1 The explosions occurred in the west pit at a depth of about three quarters of a mile, and were caused by gas which hud accumulated in the old workings. 'The full force of men employed in the min** at night is a lent t 150, but the nig* l shift had just stopped work, and all but about sixty had left the mine. There was scarcely an intermission between the concussions. The first was a dull boom. Then there was a rumbling noise like an earthquake, succeeded by a deafening, prolonged and awful roar, which reverbated among the hills for miles, and the shock of which shattered glass in every direction in the imme diate vicinity of this disaster. The meaning of the sound was well understood through the milling district and an excited crowd of people flocked to the mine entrance. Before they arrived suflocating volumes of coal smoke legan to pour out. showing tint*’ tire had f< Unwed the explosion. The officials of the mine were among the first to reach the shaft. A tale of the men showed That some three score were missing, but a moment later a number of the miners appeared having escaped by a slope. 'There were about twenty-five in the company who were able to report their pres ence to anxious friends at the shaft, but several others who had man aged to get out of the stop*? had fallen, overcome by exhaustion or the fumes which •they had inhaled. When these had been liitniiheri d it was evident that at least twenty men and possibly thirty had been cut off fi.v the explosion, and perished. Any who survived the ex plosion would quickly have perished from suffocation. Os the incidents attending tile explo sion the survivors were for a long time too confused to give an intelligent ac count. 'Then* was no apparent danger at midnight nor up to two o'clock, when the underground manager. 'Thomas John son. now missing, last reported. Shortly after four o’clock, tin* watch man smelled gas and burning wood, and Manager Thomas Brown was notified. He opened the shaft just as the explo sion occurred. 'The work of rescue was promptly undertaken by Assistant Gen eral Manager Join:- in and Daniel Mer lin. underground manager of the Hub Colliery, with a large number of min ers. The party wi re confronted with many difficulties. Men. women anti children hung about the uprinting of the stops, weeping and distracted. Down below a pitchy darkness prevailed, lighted by occasional brilliant bursts of the confla gration raging through tin* pit. The lamps of the rescuing party shed feeble gleams and the volunteers groped their way down into the mine, the poisonous gases almost choking them. After a brief time* a body was brought up, then another and another, until eleven had come to tin* surface. None of them were mangled, but all were blackened. 'The bodies were laid side by side in the large room in the office building. Men and women crowded into tin* p*lace ami the identifications were accompanied by most pitiful scenes. In the midst of the excitement at the mouth of the shaft, the unconscious form of Manager Brown was brought to the surface. The ojtening of a door in one of the passages was followed by an explosion, and Mr. Brown fell down, having been made senseless by the shock. In spite of tin* efforts of the rescuing party tin* proportions of the fire in the pit soon forced them to give all atten tion to that. The flames seemed to gain headway despite the utmost efforts to check their speed. The work had to In* stopped at frequent intervals, owing to the danger from tire damp and with each retreat of the men the tire traveled with double fury. tin* wreck of the mine seemed be yond question, but later the atmosphere Geared somewhat and the work of fighting the tire was resumed. At noon news was sent to tin* surface that it was believed tin* fire was under control, and further search for bodies soon would be taken up although at that time the rescuers were 500 feet from the scene of the explosion. It lias been ascertained Mint tin* coal in tin* mine has not taken lire generally but that the timbering took fire. The Caledonia mine was sold to the Dominion Coal Company l»y Senator McKean, the present genet al manager of the company. It supplies coal for gas purpn.-cs ar.nl lias been producing on an average of 2,000 tons per day. N.vN'SEN TA ot\S OF AN I>REE. Stockholm. June 1G. —The members of tin* Hydrographic Congress were receiv ed by King Oscar at the royal casib* to day. His Majesty showed them the torn dispatch from Professor Andre*.*, the missing Arctic balloonist, recently found rn Iceland, and Mr. Nansen, who exam ined it most carefully, declared that if Aiulree had succeeded ill descending with his balloon and taking with him his anifs and aimnunith n. there was good reason to a.sHuime that he had reached Green land. where lit* would probably tie found by the Nation:;! expedition. It will be impossible to hear the result of this ex pedition until September. TREATY WITH BARBADOES TRADE WITH THE BRUISH COIOtY ON RECIPROCITY R-ATY* f i.st of Series (f Treaties Fpgli<h Colonies to the Scu.h of This Country are S e king to Fft ct Washington. June IG.--A reciprocity treaty between the United States and Great Britain in relation to trade be tween this country and the British col ony of Bnrbadocs was signed at the l>e partmem of Slate today by the Repre sentatives of tin* two Governments. It is the fir.-t treaty framed under the Dingley law and the first of the series p- ' treaties which the British colonies to the south of this country are seeking to effect. Mr. John A. Kasson, special reciprocity iilenij at nfi try. signed for the United States, and the British charge, Mr.‘Tower, for Great Britain. The treaty is made for the term of five years with provision for an exten sion unless either party should denounce if in the meantime. It is made strictly within the terms of Section 4 of the Dinghy law, which provides for a re duction of not more than 2<i per cent of the regular duties on goods, wares and merchandise, which may la* agreed upon, in return for reciprocal conditions given by other countries. Sugar is the chief product of the islands, and the chief export to this r-ouutry, the trade last year reaching •Y2.G3S.GH*. The chief articles sent to Bnrbadocs front the United States are bread stuffs. mainly Hour, corn meal, salt beef, bacon, pork, bread until corn. The is lands depend almost entirely on this country for their food supply. SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS. Barrow’s Punishment for the Kidnap ping of Marion Clark. New York. June 1*!. —G<*orge Beaure gard Barrow, the principal in the kid napping of Marion Clark, the infant daughter of Arthur Clark, of this city, was today sentenced 1o fourteen years and ten months imprisonment. The trial, which was begun on Wednesday, when Bella Anderson, or Carrie Jones, the toed of Barrow and his wife, gave her evidence for the State, was con cluded with testimony intended to estab lish tht* previous good character of the defendant. The summing tip by counsel was very briel, and the ease was given to the jury with a few words of in structions from the bench. 'Tin* jury, after being out about 25 minutes, rendered a verdict of guilty, and senten*ct» was passed as above stated. Carrie Jones, who plead guilty was sentcnci d to four years imprisonment. The trial of Mrs. Barrow as her hus band's accomplice will follow. THE MOLINEUX CASE. New York, June IG. —'The order on Messrs. Weeks and Battle, counsel for Roland B. Molineux, to show cause why their client’s ease should not he re submit tail to the grand jury came up be fore Justice Fursman. in the criminal term of the Supreme court today. Mr. Weeks contended that Justice Fursman had no jurisdiction*, but he was over ruled. The arguments then went over until Monday to give counsel for Molineux time to prepare affidavits and other necessary papers. VIXEN COMM ANILS BLUEFIELBS. New Orleans. La.. June 16. —Passen- gers on the steamer .lari from Bluelields report all political affairs in Blnefietds extremely quiet. 'The American gunboat Vixen has crossed the bar and has taken up a posi tion just over the entrance of the bay. Frcm this position it commands the l>av, t-.e town and the month of the Bluetields liver and has the Nicaraguan custom house and the army posts on the bluff at the entrance of the harbor at its mercy. THROWN OUT OF WORK BY TRUSTS P. E. Dovve Before the Indus trial Commission. HE GOES INTO DETAILS TRUST COMBINATIONS RAISE I’RICES OF COMMODITIES. FROM FIVE TO A HUNDRED PER CENT The Witness States tha* he Was Warned Againit Speaking About the Trusts Which Might Crush Him Like a Caterpillar. Washington, June 16. —The Industrial Commission began its session by the ex amination of James 11. Post, of Brook lyn, a representative of the Mullen hauer Sugar Company and the National Sugar Company of New York. Mr. Post said that as a general propo sition lie thought the American Sugar Refining Company had influenced con ditions for tin* good of the country'. "l*o you think,” asked Mr. Ratchford, “that it would be a good thing for the American Company to he in entire con trol of the field V” “No,” said Mr. Post. “I think the entire control of an article of universal consumption in the hands of any one set of men would be a very dangerous power.” “That is what the trust aims at,” said Mr. liatehford, “according to Mr. Ilaveineyer's own statement.” -•‘The business might get into the hands of men not so broad minded as Mr. Hnvoiueyer.” replied the witness. Mr. Post denied that either the Mul lenhaner or the National Company were connected in any way with the Ameri ; can Refining Company. In answer to an inquiry as to the ■ affidavit plan of selling to wholesale grocers, the witness said that it had recently been abandoned. The result was that in many places grocers were cutting the price of sugar and selling at a loss. Mr. Post said he was sorry for the grocers, but it was a matter of lit tle interest to the refiner. The refiners ; allowed the grocers a profit of three : sixteenths of a cent a pound, which was as litle as they could afford to handle it for. Free sugar from Cuba, the witness said, would wit a* out American raw sugar, both beet and cane, in the next five years. During tin* afternoon the commission heard a statement from PI E. Dowe, of New York, President of the Com mercial Travelers’ National League. Mr. Dowe said the opinion of the com mercial men at large was that the trusts were a menace to the community. He estimated the traveling salesmen in the United States at 350,000. The formation of trusts and combinations was throwing a large number of these men out of employment. In giving specific instance, he said: "The National Enameling and (Stamp ing Company, which depends for its raw material upon the American Tin Plate Company, has thrown a great many out of employment and those retained have had their salaries reduced. The great tobacco combines threw out about 3,000 salesmen: the Continentu'l Tobacco Com pany telegraphed the discharge of Goti in one day; the Baking Powder Trust has dispensed wit'll all excepting half a dozen men. 1 know of two salesmen dis charged by the trust, who were formerly in the employ of the Cleveland Baking Powder Company, one receiving a salary of #5,000 a year, the other #4,500. Their routes with those of other discharged salesmen are covered by one agent at #lB a week. The bicycle trust will throw out six hundred salesmen gradually, and will cut ilown the agencies in every city: the chair trust will affect immediately more than 500 salesmen, by cutting them out of the line. "Due man writes me tin* Union Bag and Paper Company has thrown out of employment 'hundreds of salesmen. "The number of salesmen out of work because of the United States Rublier Company, is 300; the salesmen retained nave been reoueed to a salary, averaging, so I am informed, #1,300 a year. "The American Tin Plate Company cut off about iH» out of every 100 sales men. The American Steel and Rod Company, 1 have been told, discharged ~00 commercial travelers in one day. In giving these estimates, I am not con sidering the office forces thrown out through trusts. Sugar and coffee monop olies have thrown out 1,000 salesmen; average reduction in salary of those re tained #I,OOO a year: 25 per cent, only of the oild force being retained in house po sitions. The Standard (Ml Company em ploys fewer salesmen than any other j concern in the mercantile world, of one lmlf Its capital.” Mr. Dowe said that the trust combi nations had raised the prices of the com modities they controlled from five to one hundred per cent, in almost every instance, except coffee and sugar. 'i e examples he gave were: "Iron pipe, over lt*o per cent.; tin ware and enameled ware about 33 tier cent.; brass goods GO per cent.: chair trust, just formed, will advance prices 30 per cent.; rubber overshoes (United States Rub ber Jompany) advanced prices 1-1 per cent, on —ay Ist; American Tip Platt* PRICE FIVE CENTS. » Company advanced prices sunn J ke 30 per cent.: newspaper quart *■> all’ a cent a pound; a forth■r a c in prospect in paper: bunk paper ® lit., and It* per cent, advance is e £ in writing; in common soap 25< » r a box; flint glass bottles will la iced it* per cent, or more; jobbers mu fact urers of clocks have ad the wholesale prices on account .3 ad vanee of metals GO jwr cent:: «•.» -jetal goods have been advanced; brass pi ns 25 per cent.; pipes and -brushes 12 1 per cent.; combs 7 1 /j per cent.; ribbons lit per cent.; school furniture has gone up, as well as paper bags and wrapping paper.” '1 tie witness concluded by saving that before leaving New York lie had Item warned by an acquaintance, a lawyer indirectly connected with some of the trusts, that lie was doing a dangerous thing in shaking before the commission as he was liable to be crushed like a caterpillar. STANDARD INCREASES STUCK. Trenton. N. J.. June 16. —Tin* Stand ard Oil Company today tiled a certificate with tin* Secretary of State increasing its capital stock from # 100,000,(H10 to #11(1,000.01 H*. Os the latter amount #lO, 000,000 is to la* preferred stuck paying I !d per cent, quarterly dividends. POPULATION TWO MILLION. Chicago. Ml., June 16.—Chicago's pop i illation according to Chief of Police Kip i ley has finally passed the two million , mark and is now 2.088,043. The figures i are a result of the census taken by tin* | police force. YELLOW FEVER IN CUBA A MARINE IN HAVANA DIES Or IHE DISEASE. fwo Ollier Cases R< ported in the blond. Dr. Brunner Considers Hca’th cf Havana Unusually Coad, Hcw-vtr. i Havana. June 16. —A marine who was on duty at tht* Mai hiua wharf developed j yellow fever < a Thursday and died here ! tinlay. There are no new caos. The i marines sleep iti a email barracks on tin* | wharf, where they breathe the l'oul air j of the barber. Tile greatest confusion exists in the lists of Cniaii soldiers at Cauajuani. LMaxiy of them cutit it collect their #75 as ; they appear on the rolls as having been promoted to the ranks of officers, of | whlcii fact, they had no knowledge pre viously. I*r. \V. T. tßumicr. chief sanitary of- I fleer in Havana will probably resign ins I position this month, the city of Savannah | having offered bin a tempting salary to take charge of the sanitary affairs there. I '1 he general opinion here is that every j effort should Im* trade to retain him in tlie service. He understands the local situation and the Cubans thoroughly. II is Keen sense of duty is reiognized by the ponce as especially serviceable 'in , tin* community \\ here there an* so many j attempts to evade tlie sanitary regula | lions. Dr. Bunner said today: ‘There is not nearly so much yellow ; fever in Havana this year as usual, but then* is more than has been admitted: and this will continue to lie the ease just so long as these Americans use the form er Spanish military hospitals, which will ; always breed contagion. Such pnrifica ! (ions of the structures as have been had I are superficial. The buildings are thein [ solves a menace and should be destroy, i. "Moreover, many of the Havana pliy ! sieians are absolutely unreliable. Some J of thorn do not diagnose symptoms -accu rately, or else they are guilty of wilful deception in making their reports. 1 do not, however, lielieve there wli ho an epi demic this summer. The city is hi a wonderful condition of health, all things considered.” TWO OTHER FEVER CASES. Washington, June 16.- Informalloti regarding the appearance of a ease of yellow fever among the marines at Ha vana and of the death of the man af fected was received by the officials of the. Marine Hospital Bureau. The saint* dispatch atvnor.mces the appearance of two eases of fevet at Puerto Priitiri|ie. Careful attention is being given to these matters by the Marine Hospital Service which is maintaining strict surveillance over the island of Cuba. STAR SAYS SLOAN STRUCK HIM. Which tin* American Jockey Absolutely I >onies. Loudon, June 16. The Star today says: “After the racing (at noon* Sloan ap peared on tin* lawn and a waiter acci dentally upset a glass of liquor over Sloan’s clothing. Tin** latter instantly rose front' his chair and struck the waiter in the face with a champagne lmttie. inflicting severe wounds. No doubt the affair will be bushed up, but it was tin* most unprovoked assault ever witnessed.” Talking about the matter with a rep resentative of the Ass whited Press to day. “Ted" Sloan said: "The papers have largely exaggerated the affair on Ascot lawn. A waiter was very drunk wlnn I happened mi tin* lawn with prune friends, and lie grew insulting to my friends and myself, and a friend said that if he continued so doing he would hit him. The waiter disappeared at that moment when I re marked: ‘Now. when lie returns, lie will upset this table.’ "Sure enough, he dirt so, spilling the entire contents over me. One* man struck him, and his finger rings cut the waiter’s mouth. 1 was not concerned iiii striking him at all.”