Ihe Weather To-day: FAIR.
The News and Observer.
VOL. XLVI. NO. 111.
HMDS ILL NORTH CAROLINA 11
THE HOUND ROBIN
' WILL BE IGNORED
No Explanation Will be Asked
of Gen. Otis.
A CABINET DISCUSSION
OTIS TO TREAT THE MATTER AS
HE PLEASES.
ENCOURAGING NEWS FROM PHILIPPINES
War Department Now Claims the Si'uation
there is Much Bettf r than Was Gener
ally Believed and Makes
Public a Dispa'ch.
Washington, July 18.— At the Oalti
liet meeting today the “Rouitd Rollin'”
sent by the American newspaper cor
respondents from Manila, via Horn:
Kong, yesterday was discussed, and it
was decided to allow the matter to drop.
Officially, the matter will Ik- ignored,
amt General Otis will be allowed to
treat it as he may deem best.
A cable from Colonel Denby, a inem
l*er of the Philippine Commission, was
read. It showed a fairly satisfactory
state of affairs, one of the Cabinet offi
cers said, bwt it did not say .that pence
negotiation's with Aguiiuildo were in
progress.
Secretary Hay also bad' a cable from
Ambassador Clioate relative to the
tioundary tine negotiations, but it is mot
encouraging.
DEPARTMENT WON T HEEI) 1 /
Washington, July IS. —It was stated
at the War Department today that no
attention whatever would Ik* paid to the
“Round Robin” of the Manila corre
spondents. The protest was not sent
to General Otis, and it is said it will
not be. amt General Otis will not be call
ed Hi>ou for an explanation. In add!-,
tion to this it was intimated that very
encouraging news had been m*eived
from tilie Philippines, ami that the situ
ation was much better than had been
generally believed.
THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION.
As it is at Present, Described in a Dis
patch to the War Department.
Washington, July 18.—The following
statement was given out this afternoon
at the State Department:
‘“The State Department yesterday re
ceived from tiie Philippine Commission
an important dispatch, conveying these
facts:
“By tin* co-ojaeration of the military
and the Commission municipal govern
ments have Ih*cii established in s*even
important: towns in the Provinces of Ma
nila and Cavite. These are working
admirably, ami one good' effect of. them
is that considerable numbers of the in
surgents are constantly deserting and
coming in, some of them with arms.
The system will soon he extended 1 to
other towns which are asking for it.
Continued success in this direction will
mean the lieginniug of the end. The
Commissioners state that the general
situation is as described 1 In the mes
sage of General Otis of rhe Jtith of
June, except that a tintmlier of ports In
the southern parts of Luzon, in Leyte
and other islands to the south have since
then been opened to trade. Dispatches
from Dr. Schurman on his return from
his trip through the southern part of the
archipelago were of the same purport.
A disposition to accept American sover
eignty and to welcome our troops was
every whe re nut i:ii fest ed.
“The rejiort of General Otik of -the
-Gth of June referred to by Commis
sioner Denby in tin* above dispatch,
stated that as a consequence of the
rainy season little island campaigning
was now possible in Luzon. We occupy,
said General Otis, a large motion of
the Tagalo country. The lines stretch
from Inins, on the south, to San Fer
mi mlo. on the north, nearly sixty miles,
and eastward into the Laguna Province.
The insurgent armies have suffered
great losses and are scattered. The
only large force which hold's together
is about 4,000 in Tarlac Province and
northern Pampanga. There an* scat
tered forces in hands <*f fifty and five
hundred in other portions of Luzon. In
< avite and Birtangifs Provinces they
euild jiossibly assemble as many as
JJKMI. They are demoralized from re
cent defeat. The most of the people are
terrorized by tin* insurgent soldiers and
desire p'*aee and American protection.
I hey no longer flee from our rnsips un
less toned by the insurgents, but gladly
welcome them. There has been no re
cent 'hunting of towns. The imputation
within our lines has become dense, tak
ing up laud cultivation extensively
I hey are kept out of Manila as much
as possible as the city imputation was
becoming too great to In* cared for. The
only lio|h* of the insurgent leaders Is in
aid from the United States. They pro
claim tin* near overthrow of the present
administration to be followed by their
independence and recognition by the
l niled States, This is P,h* influence
which enables them to hold out. Much
contention prevails among them and no
civil government remains. The trade
witli ports not in our jNissessioii, the
former source of insurgent revenues, is
now interdicted.
*'G« nerai Otis doubted the wisdom of
this itoliey, as i>eopk* in those ports arc
without supplies or food and the mer
chant's are suffering losses. He medi
tated at that time rhe restoration of
trade privileges, although the insurgents
might reap some benefit from It, a plan
which has since been partially curried
into effect. The courts are in success till
operation under tin* direction of aide
Filipinos. Affairs in the other islands
are comparatively quiet awaiting results
in Luzon. All are anxious for trade
ami repeated calls for American troops
are received. He is giving his attention
to the Jolo archipelago and the Palawan
Island's.
“General Otis speaks of the general
desire of the volunteers to re-enlist. 11c
'has provided for the enlistment of tln*
two regiments which have been author
ized. and lias asked imnnissdon to or
ganize a third regiment.”
CYCLONES AND HEAVY RAINS.
The Colorado Troops Sail for Homi*-
Californians Reach Manila.
Wsahington, July 18. —The following
cablegram has been received from Gen.
Otis:
“Manila. July 18, 1800.
"Adjutant General. Washington:
“Continued heavy rain, cyclonic storms,
impede business in harbor; Colorado*
sailed transport Warren yesterday: Pri
vates Horne and Wilder, company G,
left sick. In addition 130 discharged
men various organizations took passage.
Californians on Sherman arrived from
Negros; vessel must ho coaled: await
subsidence of typhoon now prevailing.
(Signed) “OTIS.”
FIGHTING THE TAGALS.
Manila. July 18.—omO p. m.—The na
tives of the Provinces of Albny, South
Cam .urines and North ('amarines are en
deavoring to throw off the domination of
the Tagals. It is reported that there has
been lighting between the people of Hv>
provinces nanw*d and small hands of Ta
gals who were quartered upon them run
ning the local governments, and that til**
people :n question are willing to declare
allegiance to the United States when
tro<q*s are sent to protect them.
ILLINOIS FLYER WRECKED.
Firemani Killed and Four .Passengers
Hurt, One Fatally.
Bt. Ismis, Mo., July 18. —The south
bound Flyer on tihe Illinois Central Rail
road which left hire at 0 o'clock this
morning was wrecked at Lenzlierg, 111.,
thirty three miles from here today, result
ing in the death of Fireman Thomas
Jones, and the injury of four passengers.
Am* of whom was fatally hurt. A. J.
Elflein, of St. Louis, who is not exjieoteil ;
to live, was badly bruised and internally
hurt.
Nobody knows what caused the acci
dent. The engine left the track turning
completely over and derailing till the cars
in the train.
Engineer Dacid McCongie. who stuck
to his machine, came out of the wreck
unhurt. ,
MANY FAMILIES HOMELESS.
A Great Fire in Quebec Destroys Sixty-
Five Houses.
Quebec. July 1K. —Fire which broke
out in the St. Kochs, suburb of Quebec,
at 3 o'clock this afternoon destroyed
sixty-five houses, entailing a property
J loss of .5100, 000. Over a hundred famil
ies are rendered homeless.
CLARK HOWELL INTERVIEWED.
Cincinnati. Ohio. July 18.—H011.
( lark Howell, of the Atlanta Constitu
tion. Georgia member of the Democratic
National committee, is here tonight on
his way to Chicago to attend tin* meet
ing of the committee. 111 an interview
lie expressed the opinion that no im
portant definite action would be taken
at the Chicago meeting of the committee,
lie also expressed himself personally in
favor of Cincinnati as the place of the
next Democratic National Convention to
nominate a President. Speaking of the
great question of the day, tin* treatment
of our new possessions, lie said that a
very large number of the people of tin*
South were in favor of standing by the
Administration especially in its proposed
untiled for the rehabilitation of Cuba,
and tin- establishment there of a stable
government. As to the matter 01' an
anti-trust platform, he said it was very
likely that both parties would la* pretty
strong in their platform condemnation
of trusts. The Populist party, he said,
would cut no figure in the coining politics
of the South, particularly next year.
POLYGAMIST PLEADS GUILTY.
Salt Lake, Utah, July IS.—Angus M.
Cannon, President of the Salt Lake
Stake of Zion, charged with polygamy
entered a formal plea of guilty before
Judge Norwell in the Third district
court today, and Thursday next was
named as the day of sentence. Can non
did not appear personally, the plea being
entered by his attorneys.
Mr. Cannon was asked as to whether
he had considered what his punishment
would he. He said:
"It is a matter of history tiiat in the
olden times six months imprisonhient,
,8300 fine and costs was the regulation
punishment. There lias been but one
arrest since tin* stoppage of the old cru
sade, and the defendant in that ease
was lined SIOO, without imprisonment.
"What the judge will do with me, I
have no means ot knowing."
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.
Charleston, S. C.. July 18.—Sergeant
Hollic Bryan, of Alabama. Battery M..
First United States Artillery, was
drowned while bathing off Sullivans
Island at 1 o’clock today. Bryan had
just eaten his dinner when In* went into
the surf with a- party of friends, it is
supposed that he was seized with
cramps. His body has not yet been re
covered.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 10, 1890.
CHAMBERS WOULD RESIGN
THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT WISH TO AC
CEPT HIS RESIGNATION.
Chief Justice Coming Home. More fighting in
Samoa. Kingship Question to be
Fought by Mataafans Legally.
Apia. Samoa, July 11.—Via Aukland, N.
July IS.— lll fighting which occurred
at Sofata, in the Suateles district. July
4. one Malietoa chief was mortally
wounded and two Mataafa chiefs and
one Suatele were killed and three others
wounded. The British cruiser Tauranga *
and the German cruiser Ofrmoran arrest- j
ed three chiets and brought them to I
Apia, for trial before the Supreme mart. *
The joint commission will leave for
Washington July IS. Chief Justice
Chambers will leave for San Francisco
on the steamer Moana on July 14. Not
desiring to return, lie has sent his resig
nation 1o President McKinley, who does *
not wish to accept it.
The question whether this constitutes
a vacancy in tin* Chief Justiceship is be
ing discussed by the commissioner's. Dr.
Soil' claims that he will preside over tin*
Supreme Court if <’handlers leaves the
Island. If then* is no vacancy then eith
er Hunter or Mail' may he designated to
liii the Chief Justiceship.
The commissioners are blamed for not
ordering the restitution of loot taken by
relrels. Mataafa partisans among the
rebels are raising funds to tight the king
ship question through lawyers, and are
confident of obtaining a re-hearing. Ma
taafa. however, accepts the abolition of
the kingship ami will be present at a
meeting with the commissioners on Sa
vati Island. His siipjiorters r«*quest tin*
di-missal of Chief Justice (s'vunbers and
defy the order of the Shpru ne Court.
The international commissioners are!
today at Lufiluti. meeting Mataafa and
Atua chiefs.
THE GRIFFIN PIHLPOT FIGHT.
The Situation is More Threatening Now
Than Ever Before.
I *>m I on, Ky.. July 18. —Today's news
from Clay county eon firms last night's re
ports of the l’hilpot-Gritfiu tight ami
while redik in.g somewhat the number >f
fatalities gives details whiiii env haslze
the ferocity of tile conflict. Three men,
all of whom belonged to the -Griffin far- 1"
tion, were killed in yesterday's fight, j
three fatally and two seriously wounded !
Messengers from Manchester today re- i
port the situation more threatening than !
ever before, because of tin* spread of tin*;
feud to families not hitherto directly eon- 1
corned.
Detailed reports of yesterday's tigui
brought here today b.v trn s-eriger from j
Manchester are to the effect tiiat early
in the morning tin* I’hilpots with Ed i
Fisher who is a nephew of Gov. Philpot.
started to the woods on a logging expedi- .
tion. They were mot by Deputy Sheriff!
Wash Thacker who served a warrant on
Robert Philimt. He was taking Phil
pot's bond when Aaron Morris and the
Griffins who seemingly had been follow
ing the Phi I pots came up on horseback
from a by-road. Robert Philjiot was
signing the bond, when Morris, taking
deliberate aim with a W mlu ster, shot
him in tin* back while hi* was in a stisip
ing position. Peter Philpot. who stood on
a wagon nearby, sent a bullet iat * Mor
ris’ head, tearing off the top of it. hut.
Morris did not fall from his saddle utitil
two others shots had passed through his
body. Ihe firing then became general!
and did not cease until every man was
dead or wounded, except Peter Philjiot. j
who was not hurt. When it was ended. I
Aaron Morris. Win. Griffin and Green
Griffin were found to have been killed.
Ed. Fisher, Hugh Griffin and Koln-rt
Philpot were fatally wounded, while
Alex. Fisher and George Philpot were
suffering from serious injuries.
THE AUTHORITIES CRITICISED.
Frankfort, l\y., July 18. —Gov. Brad
ley received full official particulars to
night regarding tin* Clay county battle.
The Governor has not decided on any
plans with reference to the latest out
break. There is very severe criticism of
the Clay county civil authorities ami it is
hinted that some of tin* judicial authori
ties in that district will he made the
subject of rigid investigation by the leg
islature next winter which, will have ini
peachnient proceedings as its ultimate
object.
RECIPROCITY TREATY SIGNED.
Washington. July IS.—Special Pleni
potentiary Kasson for the United States,
and Secretary and Charge Tower for
Great Britain today signed at the State
Department, the reciprocity treaty made
under tho terms of Section Four of the
Dingley Tariff Act with British Guiana.
The treaties governing Jamaica and
Bermuda went over, but the formal ex
ecution is expected to take place within
a day or t wo.
VALENTINE GETS SIN YEARS.
New York. July 18.—George M. Valen
tine, cashier of the Suspended Middlesex
County Bank, at Perth Amboy. X. J .
was sentenced in the Milhlesex ('011:1.v
Court today to six years in the New Jer
sey State Penitentiary at Trenton. Val
entine pleaded non vnlt to tin* charge of
larceny in connection with Inis misappro
priation of about $130,000 from tin* hank.
GONE TO MEET DEWEY.
Vienna. July 18.- Baron Von Spann,
the Austrian Chief Admiral, has gone
to Trieste to meet Admiral Dewey upon
the latter’s arrival. Special dispatches
received here announce that Admiral
Dcwe.v and nine of his f officers will go
to Carlsbad to take the. cure for gastric
troubles.
DADDIES i NEWS 110
WRECK AND DEATH IN FOG
f HP EE TRAINMEN KILLED IN A HEAD-END
COLLISION.
Three Others Were Injured, all on the Norfolk
and Western Road Near Haverhill.
No Passengers Hurt.
Portsmouth. Ohio. July 18. —Three
•train men were killed and three serious
ly injured today in ;i liead-end collision
on the Norfolk and Western Railway
at Haverhill. The dead:
GEORGE SLOAN, of Coalgrove,
freight engineer.
GEORGu,, EGBERT, of Portsmouth,
fireman, of passenger train.
FLAGMAN HERFINGER, of
Kenova.
Injured:
Thomas Gimbey. (Columbus, passenger
Engineer Le<m and Arbroken.
Tipton, freight fireman, head eiit.
Unknown colored tramp, hurt internal
ly.
The wrecked trains were passenger
No. ." and a through freight. They met
in collision on a sharp curve near here.
A dense fog obscured tin* track s<» that
those on the engines had 110 chance to
j 11.11151.
The engines, twenty freight cars, bag
gage and express cars were reduced to
a pile of wreckage.
None of the passengers were injured.
SHAMROCK WON.
She Outsailed tin* Old Chailenger at
Every Point.
Southampton, July IS.--There was
111 m li excitement on tin* solvent over the
l.rilanniii-ShamriwT:* race. From early
morning crowds watched 'in* prepara
tions on board Ih it'll yachts, while the
whole fleet from Southampton. Cowes
ami other |H>ints made for Kyiia. Tire
scene at Ry-da Pier was most animated.
Long lief ore the start crowds of fashion
aide visitors had arrived.
The course sailed was alsiut forty
miles.
Both yachts were admirably handled,
but the Shamrock bad a dear advantage
throughout. She gained at every tack
to windward.
The correct times at the finish were:
Shamrock, 3:43:0(1; Britannia. 4:00:13.
-COMMENTS OX THE RACE.
('owes Isle of Wight. July 18.—On the
difference in the times of ihe Shamrock
and Britannia at the various points and
the time%at tin* finish to today s race it
does not jippear that the Shamrock lias
a great chance of winning the America’s,
ciop. These signs, however, may be de
ceptive. It was the opinion of those who
closely watched the race from tile steam
er following the yachts that the Sham
rock was never pushed to her utmost in
today's trial, and that Mr. Fife, the de
signer of the yacht, who practically en
gineered the contest on behalf of Sir
Thomas Leichton merely desired to as
certain whether the Shamrock could
show tin* Britannia a dean pair ol' heels.
He had no desire, however, to let every
one into the secret of the actual .merits
or last s|M*cd of the challenger. Con
tinuation of the foregoing opinion is
found in tin* fact that while the Britannia
carried every possible stitch of canvas,
the Shamrock was running before the
wind from Nab Light-hip to the Solent
Bank buoy and only had her jib heade i
with the topsail instead of the dub tup
sail. like tin* Britannia, an 1 that on tin*
bread reach home from the Solent buoy
the Shamrock lowered her jib topsail,
wliii li would have been of material as
sistance had her skippers really wished to
show her at her best.
i he ouumrock is decidedly the fastest
boat ever launched in these waters. No
other craft ever gave the Britannia such
a heating on a fair sailing trial. There
was couisiiderahh* manoiiveiing of the
\acht - before the start, and Lie opinion
was freely expressed that tin* Shamrock
did not appear to be so well handed as
the Britamia. which was in the hands of
tin* veteran Carter, who skippered her
successfully against tin* Vigilant in 18!>4.
The Britannia was sailed beauti
fully and excited general admiration
among the immense crowds of fashiona
ble people who witnessed the return of
the boats front every point of vantage.
I ’<IST LEY'S DIM NION.
New \ ork. July 18. —Commodore Clar
ence A. Post ley, of the schooner Colonia.
said when he heard of tin* Shamrock's
victory:
"I don't attach much importance to
the Shamrock's performance. It is. of
course, good for tin* first trial of a new
boat, but you must remember that tin*
NavahiK* lias beaten the Britannia, the
Vigilant lias beaten tin* Navalioe. and
the Defender can 'beat them both mire'
than tiiat number of minutes over the
same course, to say nothing of what
the Columbia will do with the Defender
when sin* is tuned up. No. I should say
that to win the America's Cep the Sham
rock will have to lieat tin* Britannia
more than thirty minutes over a course
of that length.”
NEW MACHINE GUNS.
‘Washington, July 18.—The Navy De
partment lias received the first half of
an order for 100 new machine gyns of it
new type, the most powerful in the pos
session of any government. They am
one plunders, carrying an explosive,
shell and can tire 'Jot► shots a minute.
They are cooled by it water jacket, and
it is said they can put fifty shots into
the head of a barrel at half a mile in a
quarter of a minute.
ADOPTED BY YOLKS RAA D.
Pretoria. July. 18. The Yolksraad, in
secret session today adopted the seven
years-franchise proposition.
BROOKLYN STRIKE STILL ON.
Railroad Managers Claim it Will Soon
End in Strikers’ Defeat.
New York, July 18. —The Brooklyn
trolley strike is still on, and in all likli
liood there will lie no end to tin* labor
trouble for several days to eotiu*. The
striking motormen and conductors are
very earnest, and they claim that they
are gaining ground. Oil the other hand,
the representatives of the Brooklyn
Traction Company assert that the strike
is only a nyminal one, and that from
tonight on. they will experience no
difficulty in running their full comple
ment of cars. The company did not
run any over its various lines after
dark last evening, but resumed traffic
shortly after 5 o'clock this morning.
Numbers of cars were run over the sev
eral lines, but the time schedule was not
lived up to on any one of them, and a
fair estimate of the rolling stock in oper
ation would be about sixty per cent. No
cars were run over the Flat Bush Ave
nue line to Brighton beach.
During the day, the indict* made sev
eral arrests of persons who interfered
with th,'» progress of the cars on the
Nassau Lines, but no serious outbreak
occurred until after t! o'clock. A small
riot occurred about <i o'clock in which
two men were painfully hurt. A mob of
some 4<lo persons attacked a Fifth Ave
nue cur on its way into the city at
Sixth street and Fifth avenue and Mo
tormen A. Latham and Conductor W. F.
Mulcahcy were pulled off the car and
badly treated. Latham bad his orm
broken, and Mulcahcy received a frac
ture of the nose.
Master Workman Parsons and District
Master Pines were very confident that
the strikers would win the fight, but,
judging from the number of cars in
operation today, tin* assertion of tin*
railroad managers that the strike would
fizzle out seems to in* well founded.
BLOCKED BY AN EXPLOSION.
New York. July It).—At an early hour
this morning the report was broug.it to
police headquarters that an explosion
had occurred on the Fifth Avenue Ele
vated iime near Thirty-sixth street. Ibe
entire line was blocked. As a serious
riot occurred 011 Fifth Avenue earlier in
the evening the police authorities at
headquarters feared that tin* explosion
mi the elevated line was the work of Bu
st takers.
“ 'TWAS ILLEGAL BUT JUST."
Tin* Clime Committed to Convict Drey
fus of Crime.
Paris. July IS. —Tile Matin tins morn
ing publishes a statement by Comte
Ferdinand WaJidm Ester hazy in which
lie says that he wrote too Isnxierea 11 by
order of Col. SandheiT, and that it was
sent to the house of Col. Sehwartzkop
pen. then Military Altai he at the Ger
man Embassy, in Paris, whence it was
returned to the War Office. Col.
SBhwartzkoppvii being at that time in
Berlin, never saw the bordereau, which
was forged in order to supply material
proof of the guilt of Dreyfus.
The statement contains tin* assertion
tiiat scent agent* in Berlin, whose tes
timony it was impossible to use. had rre
monstrated that leakages had oceurreu
in the War Office; and the fact that
treason existed was undeniable, and
everything indicated Dreyfus as trie
traitor.
All tin- War 'Ministers, the statement
further says, knew the facts and
thought the forgery of tile bordereau
nece -sary. Tile evidence ImpucaCng
Dreyfus were the v. orus of Col.
Schwartzkopf en's own mouth. Gens'.
.Merrier. Detrois.uhifare and Gnirse knew
that tin* bordereau, was forged and that
Dreyfus was illegally, but justly eon
vit ted.
STRIKE IS STRANGELY QIIET.
The Road Managers Rapidly Filling
Strikers’ Places.
Cleveland, Ohio. July 18. -Whether or
not the quiet that has prevailed today
precedes a storm to come in the Street
Railway strike, is tin* question that
everyone is asking. The strikers are
pursuing different tac tics from those in
the former strike. They are not interfer
ing with the non-union men who are
operating ears, nor will they tell what
their plans are. The officials of the
company also refuse to talk, but they
operated ears in several of the lines to
day under police'protection without mo
lestation. Propositions art* being made
to resume operations on other lines, and
it is apparent that new men are to in*
secured as rapidly as possible to take the
places of the strikers.
LIVELY DEBATE EXPECTED.
Tin* Hague, July 18. —Tile sub-commit
too of the arbitration committee of tin*
Peace Conference met this afternoon to
draft the amendments demanded at yes
terday's session of the Plenary commit
tee and to prepart* for tom rrow's meet
ing. when the discussion of tin* quos'ion
of an inter-national board of inquiry is
expected to 1 rente a lively debate.
It is understood that Captain Alfred
T. Mahan, of tin* IT.l T . S. Navy, retired,
one of the American delegate's, has do
eidecl to withdraw his preqtosed amend
ments to tin* scheme for adapting tin*
Geneva convention to naval wars, owing
to objections on the part of Great Britain
am! # nther powers.
FEVER SITUATION.
Washington. July 18.—Surgeon Gen
eral Sternberg today received* Bn* follow
ing cablegram from Major O'Reilly,
Chief Surgeon at Havana:
"Havard telegraphs since and includ
ing 12th instant: ‘Taken sick, medical
officer, one; hospital corps, J; soldiers,
3; civilians, 1. Deaths Soldiers. 1;
hospital corps. 1, and civilians. 3.
Troops now quite free and sat'**; very
few Americans left in city. No new
cases at Mauzanilla.’ ”
PRICE FIVE OF’
SBKPm
ALGER ROASTED
BY LONDON TIMES
The Incubus that McKinley
Can’t Shake off.
HE DEFIES THE PUBLIC
WHOSE INDIGNATION HIS MIS
MAXGEMENT HAS AROUSED.
R\N WAR OFFICE AS FCLITICAL MACHINE
Under h'm Corruption has Been Rnnpant. i ol •
diers Murdered by his Fmba'm ’d Beif
and Unsanitary Methods. He
Discredits Impetiil Policy.
London, July 18. —The Times, in its
leading editorial article today, says:
"Alger has run tin* War Office as a
political machine. Military posts have
been bestowed upon political friends
without regard to fitness or the interests
of the country. Dishonesty and corrup
tion have liiH'ti rampant wherever there
was public money to be handled. Amer
ican soldiers were killed by thousands
on American soil by such agencies as
embalmed beef and scandalous neglect
of elementary sanitation. As the head
is. so we expect subordinates to be.
They were chosen without regard to fit
ness. but with every regard to political
service. Naturally they act as the poli
ticians they are. rather than as soldiers
and administrators, which they are not.
The new imperial policy of the United
States is thus discredited by associa
tion with a system of more than common
corruptions. McKinley, for some reason
or ether, is incapable of ridding himself
of the incubus of bis Secretary, who,
evidently regarding lunrseir as having
tiie I ’resident in bis pocket, serenely
defies the public indignation that has
Ik'cii aroused by his mismanagement.”
A PRIVATE WAY FOR DKEYFUB.
It Will Lead From His Prison to the
Hall of Trial.
Rennes. July IS.—Work was begun
this morning on the construction of a
passage from the eel! of Captain Drey
fus to the Hall in which the court mar
tial, before which he is to be tried will
sit. This will enable the prisoner to
escape tin* annoyance of observation by
the curious.
Paris, July 18.—The Rennes corre
spondent of the Journal Des Debats says
the Dreyfus court-martial will not be
gin its sittings until August It).
POISON FOR THEIR MOTHER.
| Two Little Girls Drank tin* Fatal
Draught, and Died.
( lib ago. July 18. —A special to the
: t hroii’Ge from Dallas. Texas, says.
Two girls, ore eight yea. - obi and the
| other ten. daughters of the widow o,
i John Moore, bet their lives by ilritik
| ing poiscii which, it is claimed by the
I police authorities, was prepared for
j their mother, who is an imiiortant wit -
! mss in the case against the men ae
' oiised of lynching the Humphreys. The
; poison* was placi d in a water pitcher in
\ the house of Mrs. Moore. Her iittie
| girls became thirsty, and tiic.r mother
gave each a drink from the pitcher.
Death followed almost iiciai.*.ly.
CLUB SUSPENDS Tol> SJX>AX.
Loudon. July 18. —Ow ing to an exhibi
tion of insiibordiiuition at the start ng
pot in the race for .hr Warren Nursery
at Sundown Park on Saturday last.
Starter A. Coventry repined Jockeys
* Tod" Sloan*. Henry Robinson and John
Dalton to tin* Jockey Club me:Ciing Ill's
morning. Tin* dull voted to suspend
Sloan and Robitision from .iuiy IS to
August. inclusive, and Daitmi till
July 2!>. Tans bars Sloan* and Robinson
from riding Gic;lnr> and Merman, re
s|ioct ively. in the rain* for the Liverpool
Cup for which the horses mimed are urst
and second favorites.
PI LK iVI OX GRA XT'E'l > BA IL.
I* ohinond. Va.. July 18.— W. G. I’ii
kinton. who some days ago shot and kill
ed State Senator W. M. Flanagan, at
Pmvhatan court house, was this aitor
wmii taken from tiie jail in this city to
the court house on a writ of habeas Cor
pus and application made for bail. After
hearing a number of witnesses the pre
ponderance of whose testimony went to
show that Flanagan had hold of Pilkin
ton when Hie fatal shot was tired. Judge
Miller granted bail in tin* sum of s.‘i,oiX)
holding that the ease -was not tine of
murder in tin* first degree*.
SELF-CON F E'SS EI > I>E FA FLI ER.
Chicago. HI.. July IS.—Wm. A. S. Gra
ham, ex-school agent, clerk and secre
tory •’J the Board of Education is a self
oenfessod defaulter in tin* sum of s3l.
M). Positive proof of tin* shortage was
discovered today in a letter left by Mr.
Graham authorizing the conveyance of
all his property for tin* purpise >f I'-
qiiiduting his shortage. The ex-S *crc‘ 1-
ry has left tin* city and agents of hi*
bondsmen, tin* National Surety Company
of New York and the City Trust, an 1
Depisit Company of Philadelphia who
are each his surety for $30,000, are u iw
endeavoring to find lii.ni. „