The Weather To-day: SHOWERS.
The News and Observer.
VOL. XI,VI. NO. 116.
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA HUES 1 NEWS All IKP ITii.
REINFORCEMENTS
REACH MANILA
They Go on Board the Trans
port Sheridan.
A LETTER FROM CAPTIVES
EXOELLEXT TREATMEXT GIVEX
THEM BY FILIPINOS.
TROOPS OF CAVALRY ORDERED TO MANILA
Fuller Report of Byrne’s Fight on the Island of
Nfgros. Augus inian Friars Arres’ed
as Agents of Horg Kong
Junta.
Mauiln. July 24.-«5 V. M,)—Tho Uni
ted States transport Sheridan, which
sailed from San Francisco. June 23th,
with reinforcements for General E. S.
Otis, has arrived hone. On July ltith
a great waterspout was discovered di
rectly in the course of the ship amt
to avoid it. it was necessary to make a
detour of several miles.
General Otis lias received a letter
dated July 2nd, and signed by Charles
Stanford and Fred Ilepi>e, respectively.
assistant engineer and third officer of
the hospital ship Relief, who were rap
tured by Filipinos off Parattttquo on
May 30th. The letter says the prison
ers in the hands of the insurgents ‘are
receiving excellent treatment, but the
suspense of fearing the loss of ottr pied
tiens is terrible.’’ The writers beg
General Otis to intercede for their re
lease. General Otis has taken st« ps in
that direction.
Two Augnstinian Friars, who had
landed from the Hong Kong ship have
been arrested here. It is said they had
documents upon their iiersons showing
they were agents of the Fiiipino Junta
at Hong Kong and that they intended
to bear messages to Aguinaldo.
On board the transport Sheridan, the
arrival of which at Manila, is rep- rted
above, were Brigadier General Samuel
B. M. Young and aides; Colonel Dag
gett. Major Ouinton: Companies 15 and
I! of the Fourteenth infantry. 23!) enlis
ted men and two officers; troops A and
F. Fourth cavalry, seven officers and
173 enlisted men; Idcutenant Moss and
23 nun of the Twenty-Fourth Infantry;
eight hospital corps men, and II mem
bers of the signal corps, as well as
1,2-18 recruits for the regiments already
in the Philippines.
BYRNE’S FIGHT; MORE DETAILS.
Washington, July 24. —The War De
partment today made public the cable
gram receive*! yesterday from Genera',
Otis giving fuller details of the tight
with the robber band on the Island of
Negros. Its text follows:
“Campaign against mountain robber
bands, Negros, more successful than re
ported. Byrne with his seventy men
killed one-third of the four hundred and
fifty assembled, including their leader, u
Spaniard or Spanish Mestizo. Pursuit
then made by Lieutenant Evans and de
tachment Sixth infantry.which killed 3
and captured one of the rubbers: cap
tured one hundred dead stock, many
spears and boles, large quantities provis
ions and destroyed one hundred huts.
The casualties in Byrne’s fight are Pri
vates David S. Anderson, killed; Allan
B. Jerkes. slightly wounded, both Com
pany K.
(Signed) • “OTIS.”
% CAVALRY TO PHILIPPINES.
Washington. July 24.—The War De
partment has ordered troops A. C. D, E.
F, K. L. and M. Third Cavalry, to pro
ceed to Seattle to be embarked for the
Philippine Islands. Those troops go
from the following posts:
Fort Meyer, Va„ Fort Ethan Allen.
Yt.. Jefferson Barracks, Mo., and Fort
Sheridan, 111.
Each of the troops for the Philippines
is to be recruited to 120 mem by the
transfer of recruits from San Francisco.
ZFA LAN PA AT MANILA.
Washington, July 24. —-Cables have
been received at the War Department
from General Otis announcing the arriv
al at Manila of the Ziahmdia yesterday
and the Sheridan today. There were
no casualties on the Zealnndia and the
health of the troops was good with the
exception of a few eases of measles. The
Zealnndia, sailed from San Francises)
June 22nd, with Companies E, G and
I. Twenty Fourth Infantry, seven offi
cers. Km; enlisted -men, and recruits
making in all 31)0.
NO HOPE FOR MRS. MAYBKICK.
la "fulon, July 24. In the House of
Common* today Mr. Michael Pavitt,
member for South Mayo, asked the
Government, if in view of the fact that
the conduct of Mrs. Maybriek in pris
on had been uniformly good, the Home
Office would not reeommend royal e|em
ciicj in her ease. Sir Matthew White
Ridb-y. tin- Home Secretary, said that
he wa> unable to hold out hope of ex
ceptional treatment of Mrs. Ma\ brick
The Home Secretary added that he was
not aware of the existence of any rea
son for royal clemency.
Agricultural Popartt.. n; experts are
oi-mliu t ing a series of •.'.pertinents with
the \i- wof improving the quality of
American tobacco.
DETROIT SHOUTS FOR ALGER.
A Royal Welcome Awaits Him There on
August Second.
Washington. July 24.—The following
telegraphic correspondence has passed
1401 ween Secretary Alger and Mayor
Maybury, of Detroit:
“Detroit, Mich., July 22nd.
“Genet al Russel A. Alger, Thorndale,
Pa.;
"Public meeting of citizens cheer to
the echo the mention of your manic and
arrange to give you and your family the
most royal welcome ever accorded any
citizen of this community. All creeds in
politics and religion will unite in acclaim
ing their joy at your return.
(Signed) WILLIAM C. MAYBURY,
“Mayor.”
“Hon. William (,’. Maybury, Mayor of
Detroit, Detroit, Mich.:
“4 am deeply touched by your tele
gram notifying me of the welcome by
my fellow citizens which awaits me on
my home-coming. Were 1 to consult my
own feelings in the matter. Mrs. Alger
and 1113 self would go quietly to our home
and there receive the friends who might
honor its by calling, for surely the l’oud
anticipation of being back im old Michi
gan eclipses all other thoughts. We ex
pect to arrive home Wednesday after
noon. August 2nd.
(Signed) “R. A. ALGER.”
BP WORTH BOARD OF CONTROL.
Indianapolis, lnd.. July 24.—Tin*
Board of Control of the Epworth League
mot at K) o’clock today to hear reports
and consider matters pertaining to the
league. Bishop W. X. X'inde. Detroit,
president of the Board, presided.
The report of Rev. Edwin A. Schell.
Secretary of the Epworth League was
submitted.
Rev. F. L. Xagler. Cincinnati. German
Assistant Secretary of the la-ague pre
sented a report of the German branch.
A report of the League’s work among
the colored people was presented by
colored Secretary Rev. Irvine G. Penn,
of Atlanta.
The )»oard will probably be in session
three days.
THE BOUNDARY DISPUTE
DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN SECRE
TARY HAY AND MR. TOWER.
Tvwer the British Charge Here. If These Fail,
there is Still Arbitration. Official
Comment.
Washington, July 24.—Senator Fair
banks. chairman of the American Di
vision of the High .Joint Canadian Com
mission, made a brief call upon the
President today before starting for his
home in Indiana, lie declined to discuss
the speech of Sir Wilfrid Lauiier, or to
remark upon the situation with refer
ence to the boundary dispute. He con
firmed the report already given out,
that there would be no meeting of the
High Joint Commission on August 2nd,
saying that he and Sir Wilfrid Lauriei
had agreed last Friday upon a postpone
ment lor an indefinite period. The
Senator would not hazard a surmise as
to when another meeting might be
held.
Direct negotiations respecting the
Alaskan boundary are now in progress
between Secretary Hay and Mr. Tower,
the British charge here. The negotia
tions are directed toward an adjust
ment of the'issue by amicable arrange
ment between the parties, though on
somewhat different lines from those pur
sued during the spring and summer.
The principals are not without hope that
success may attend their efforts, and
then there is arbitration yet in reserve
in ease of failure on the present lines.
'The officials lu re are in no wise
alarmed at the recent developments at
Ottawa, feeling confident that Sir Wil
frid Laurior’s utterance in which he
mentioned the word “war” as an alter
native to arbitration was given a mean
ing not intended by the Canadian
Premier. The strong language attribut
ed to Sir Charles Tapper is not credited
to the Canadian Government:, and it is
realized that great latitude may properly
he allowed in view of the utterance of
members of an opposition party.
DEWEY COMES OCTOBER FIRST.
New York, July 24.—Mayor Van
Wyck today received the following ca
blegram from Admiral Dewey:
"Trieste. July 24th.
"To Mnydr Van Wyck, New York.
"ls-tter received, and invitation ac
cepted. Expect to arrive about October
Ist. Will cable definitely from Gibral
tar. Have written.
(Signed) _ “DEWEY.”
Admiral Dewey’s cablegram is in re
sponse to an invitation from the Mayor
asking him to be the guest or the city
upon his arrival .11 New York aad re
questing him to express any desire,, in
may have in connection with the pro
gram for his reception.
The Committee on Land Parade and
Decorations for the Dewcv r-ccption met
today and decided to .nviie tin- O ivemor
of each State to send a portion or the
whole of the National Guard to take
part in the land parade.
ENGINES DROP INTO A RAVINE.
Covington. Ga., July 24. A north
bound passi nger train <m the Central
of Georgia Railroad collided with it con
st mciioii train on it trestle near this
city tonight. Both engines and seve
ral ears fell thirty feel into a ravine.
Engineer Griffin and Fireman Teasley
are badly injured. Engineer Mathas.
of the passenger train, who escaped in
jury says there were three negro tramps
under his engine, and licit they non
under the w reek. None of the pnssqK
gers were injured.
RALEIGH, NORTH OAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING. JULY 25, 1899.
THE TREATY WITH
FRANCE SIGNED
Mott Important Treaty Under
the Dingley Law.
RATHER DIFFICULT ALSO
CONCESSIONS WERE MADE BY
BOTH SIDES.
ITS EFFtCT UPON THE TWO COUNTRIES
Reciprocity Will Encourage Commerce Between
Them. Had the Treaty Failed, Cot
t.n, Now Entering France Free,
Would have been Taxed.
Washington, July 21. The long pend
ing reciprocity treaty negotiations be
tween the United States and France
were brought to a successful close at the
State Department late this afternoon
when Ambassador Camlion, in behalf of
France, and Commissioner Kasson, in
behalf of the United States, affixed
their signatures to the treaty, it is by
far the most important treaty concluded
under the reciprocity provisions of the
Dingley law, and the only one affecting
the trade with a large commercial na
tion. The negotiations were marked
by rather sharp and long continued dis
cussions, which continued up to the
time the signatures were placed on the
document. In the end a spirit of com
promise prevailed and each side yielded
something. As a whole both sides ex
press satisfaction with the general re
sults secured, for while the compromise
necessitated some minor sacrifices the
general effect of the treaty will en
courage commerce between the two coun
tries.
The concessions granted by France
embraced most of the articles in what is
"known as the Freuch minimum tariff.
This comprises till heads, the rates
being oil an average about 20 per cent,
below those in the general tariff of
France. It was found necessary, how
ever, owing to protests from French
agrarian interests to except from this
minimum list about twenty-four articles,
chiefly agricultural products. The
French Ministry was obliged to pay
heed to this sentiment, and in turn M.
Gambon made the exceptions a condi
tion of closing the treaty. It was on
this point that the negotiations were in
doubt fur several days, and it was only
by compromising on the extent of the
exceptions that an agreement was made
possible.
Beside the reduction given to this
country the treaty is important in con
tinning a number of minimum rates
which would have been abolished if the
treaty had not been concluded. The
most important of these articles are
petroleum and mineral oils. At present
these oils enter Frame on the minimum
rate, but had today's treaty failed a
rate would have been imposed, making
a difference of duty amounting to about
!j*3,t.MH),(M)O. The same is true as to cot
ton which is one of the chief articles
of shipment from the Fnilcd Stales to
France and enters duty free. Had the
treaty failed a heavy duty would have
been imposed upon American cotton.
The same is true of copper, rubber and
many classes of machinery.
Frame secures important concessions
on over one hundred of the chief pro
ducts sent by Franc- to this country.
The Dingley law allows not to exceed
20 per cent, reduction as a basis of re
ciprocity, but the full 20 per cent, is not
allowed on all the articles covered by
the treaty. On some of them the re-due
lion is 5 per cent., on others, 10 and
others 13 and up to 20 per cent. The
list would have been larger, and the
percentage of reductions greater in some
cases bad it not been for the reluctance
of Commissioner Kasson to permit ex
ceptions from the French minimum list.
This was the main cause leading up
to the omission of champagne from tin
list of important French products in
eluded in the treaty. While quite de
sirous of securing a mluctiou of duty oil
this class of wines the French authori
ties were not ready to grant the large
number of reductions asked as an offset
for the proposed mluctiou on this par
ticular article. As a result the regular
rates will he maintained on sparkling
nines coming to this country. The
treaty will result in placing the products
of tin* Fnited States on the same’ oasis
in Franco as products of Great Britain
and Germany. At present these coun
tries have the minimum French rate,
while the American goods with few ex
(■options have had to pay the maximum
rate.
The negotiations ended today were be
gun nearly two years ago by M.
I’atcnotre, then Ambassador from
France.
The French treaty is the last of the
instruments of this kind and tin- treaty
work under the Dingley act is now
brought to a close. Six treaties have
been made, all save that with France,
relating to British West India Islands.
NEGRO MURDERiKiR SHOT.
Wilmot, Ark.. July 24. Chick Davis,
the negro murderer of Will Grin, a
spec ted farmer, was lynched here early
today, lie was overtaken In a '-oru
) field and snapped both barrels of his
gun at the pursuing patty and was th n
tired upon by them and instantly killed.
DEWEY FEELS QUITE YOUNG.
Asks If He Looks Like a. Man Needing
Carlsbad Treatment.
Trieste, July 24. —A correspondent of
the Associated l’ress, today visited Ad
miral Dewev on board his flagship
Olympia, and was cordially received. 1 ic
ing requested to convey the Admiral’s
thanks to the Associated Press. Ad
miral Dewey said that although he had
reeived many invitations from Ameri
cans sojourning at Carlsbad, he had
never intended going there.
"Look at me,” said the Admiral. “Do
I look like a sick man? Do I look as if
1 required Carlsbad treatment V I am
quite healthy, and though I will ho
sixty-two next December, I feel quite
young in health and spirits, and from my
humor you will notice what I tell you is
quite correct. I came to Trieste solely
to recruit the health of my crew, they
having passed seventeen months in the
trojiics without a break.
"My reception by the American offi
cials was most friendly. All reports of
the Emperor’s declining me a reception
arc unfounded.
"I expect to remain in Trieste about a
week longer, and then shall proceed,
probably to Naples. The cruiser will re
main during the whole of August at
Mediterranean ports. The last port
touched in Europe will be Gibraltar,
where we will only take on coal and
stores.”
Admiral Dewey absolutely refused to
talk upon political subjects, and when
asked what he thought regarding Eng
land, replied:
"I have not thought anything yet.”
BARN BURNER JAILED.
Philadelphia. I’a.. July 21. —George
Mushy, colored, was committed to prison
today awaiting the arrival of requisition
papers from Castle Rock. Mt. Pleasant,
Va.. where he is charged with the burn
ing of a valuable barn belonging to the
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, whose
Mother House is iti this city.
THE ASHES OF INGERSOLL
AFTER HIS CREMATION THEY WILL BE
PLACED IN AN URN
On This Will Rest a Bust of the Great Agnos
tic. The Last Sad Rites Will Take
Place Wednesday.
New York. July 24.—Simple funeral
exercises over the body of the late
Robert G. Ingersoll, will be held at
Walston, the Ingersoll summer home, at
Dobb’s Ferry at four o’clock tomorrow
a f'ternoon.
John Clark liidpath, who was main
years a close personal friend of Colonel
Ingersoll. will read the eulogy delivered
by Colonel Ingersoll upon his brother
Clarke. Dr. Ridpatii. will also read "My
Creed.” the last poem written by Col
onel Ingersoll, and will make a brief
address.
Major (>. J. Smith, of Dobb s Ferry, a
warm friend of the great orator and
lecturer, will read other selections from
Ingersoll’s writings.
Early Wednesday morning the family
will accompany the -remains to Fresh
Pond. Long Island, where the body will
be cremated. They will bring the
asln-s back to Dobb’s Ferry, and they
will be deposited in "an urn which will
be surmounted with the imsi of Colonel
Ingersoll, to be made from the death
mask made today by John Bernard, the
New York sculptor. The only music
that will be heard tomorrow afternoon
wi be Siegfried’s "Funeral March.”
The mail today brought over ,”,()() let
ters of condolence, and telegrams con
tinue to pour in from all parts of the
country.
A wreath was received from the Bo
hemian Free Thinkers, and many beau
tiful floral offerings filled the rooms or
the lower part of the house.
The funeral will Ik* private, and it
is expected that only those who were
personal friends of long standing will
attend and representatives of societies
that believed as did the late Colonel
I ngersoll.
Mrs. Ingersoll is so 111 that she is
confined to her lied. Members of the
family say that tin- illness is due to the
I l ost rat ion of grief and the ceaseless
vigil that sin- has kept at the liter of
Iter dead husband since his death on
Friday.
It is not thought the illness will re
sult seriously. Colonel . Ingorsoll's
daughters. Miss Maud and Mrs. Wal
ston If. Brown, are both on the verge
of prostration. The grief-stricken wife
and daughters, who share the belief of
the dead agnostic, have begged only to
lie allowed to keep the body with them
as long as possible. They Have re
peatedly refused to discuss tin* final dis
position of the remains, and It was not
until this afternoon tfiat they permit
ted Clinton B. Ferrell, brother-in-law
and Secretary of Colonel Ingersoll. to
complete t'he arrangements. When told
this afternoon that service would be
held tomorrow their only remarks were:
"So soon! Cannot we have him with
us a little longerV”
WRAPPED IN "OLD GLORY.”
El Paso. Texas. July 24. — Mrs. Rich,
givem ii'p to the Mexican Govern-ment.
wrapped the American flag around her
body and entered the prison.
LLOYD TKVIS IS DEAD.
San Francisco, Cal., July 24.--Llov-1
Tevis, former President of the \\ -Its
Fargo Express Comptnv ant woitli
•i»2(),K0(),0(M), is dead.
HIS NECK BROKEN;
pushed off n cr
A Man’s Jaw Shattered by
a Bullet.
RESULT OP AN AFFRAY
STATE SECRE TARY PRES ION
SUCCEEDED BY S. F. VANCE.
MULL MAKES I URiOJS ATTACK ON NEGRO
He Tears the Matt’s Arms With his Teeth. It is
Feared that One or Both cf his Arms
May Have to bj Am
pu'at-id.
Winston. X. July 24.—(Special.)—
'Two white men, 'Thomas Christian and
James Stafford, got into a quarrel at
Kcrnersville Saturday night when
Christian shot Stafford, the ball knock
ing out four of his teeth and part of one
jaw bone.
A negro named Jim Jones, on an ex
cursion from Danville to Winston today
was pushed off a ear near Reidsvillo.
lie fell on his head and broke his neck.
State Secretary Preston, of the Junior
Order of American Mechanics, resigned
today. The executive board elected S.
F. Vance to till the vacancy.
A mule attacked a colored man near
Winston, bit a large piece of flesh out of
each arm. It is feared one or both arms
will have to be amputated.
FIRST DEATH IN THE STRIKE.
Conductor llawlcy Shoots a Boy Named
Cornweit.
Cleveland, Ohio, July 24. A repetition
of the wrecking of a Euclid car was tins
(-vetting attempted by strikers ot- their
sympathizers, in Brooklyn, a suburb of
t Meveland.
An explosion took place under the car
but failed to injure it materially.
'There were no passengers aboard and
the conductor and motorman escaped un
harmed.
'The State Board of Arbitration has
practically abandoned their efforts to
cmediate the strikers and former em
ployers. The resentment of the conduc
tors and motormen who quit work, and
the more turburlcnt spirit of their sym
pathizers is held in check to a degree
by the presence of the police, and the
militia, members of which ride in the
cars or are held in readiness at the
barns and terminals.
Small riots occurred during the day,
but with an exception they were without
results. In the death of Henry Corn
weit. slain by a bullet tired by Ralph
P. Hawley, a conductor on the Broad
way line, is recorded the first fatality of
the strike.
Shortly after noon Hawley’s car ap
proached Orange street and was beset
by a crowd of men and boys. Cornweit,
the nineteen years old son of a butcher,
was riding a horse and kept to the side
of the car, keeping pace with it for some
distance.
Various stories are told as to what
passed between the conductor and the
boy, but the umb was suddenly called to
it* senses by the sight of llawlcy, who
jumped to the street and started in pur
suit of Cornweit.
The latter, closely followed by his pur
suer. turned up Perry street. Aa Mood
laud Avenue the latter pulled his revol
ver and tired. 11 is victim fell, fatally
wounded and died soon alter being re
moved t«> the hospital.
The crowd which before the incident
had been so violent, was -awed by the
seriousness of the affair and permitted
tin- conductor to walk back to his car.
He Wits arrested and taken to the sta
tion where a charge of ■murder was en
tered against him. When the car
returned in charge of another man and
laden with police, thousands of peoph
wore crowded around the spot where the
shooting occurred. 1 lie track was Idoek
edrd and the stalled cars lamibariled
with stones, pieces of brick and stick
of wood. 'The police managed by using
their dims, to clear the way after a de
lay of about half an hour.
With the exception of the Mayfield
suburban, md the lines of tlu* Big Con
solidated have l*(-cit in latiun today,
although their movcmtiils were neces
sarily hampered somewhat.
NO EVIDENCE AGAINST THEM.
New York, .1 lily 24. Police Magistrate
Jucqb Brenner, of Brooklyn, today dis
charged from custody tin* twenty-one
men arrested for the alleged dynamite
scheme to blow up the Elevated Rail
road structure at Fifth A venae and
’Thirty-sixth street last week.
The contention of their .attorney that
no evidence had been given to show
their connect ion with any (ou-p-ra a
was upheld.
VOLUNTEER APPOI N I'M ENTS.
Washington. July 24. —'Tin* following
appointments in tip- volunteer army have
been made:
To be Captains: Ellison E. Gilmer,
First Lieutenant. Company D, Second
North Carolina volunteers: John A. Wag
ner. Captain First North Carolina volun
teers.
To la- First Lieutenant: Lawrence S.
Carson. Captain First 'Smith Carolina
volunteers.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
aSp /IDENCE IN KRUGER.
A Threatened to Resign Be for;-
\
Receiving This Assurance.
Pretoria, July 24. —President Kruger
Had been absent from the Government
building since Friday afternoon and it
was understood that owing to the opposi
tion shown him by the executive council
an-d the Yolksraad involving the ques
tions of the Johannesburg Fort, and the
dynamite monopoly, he had arrived at
tlu* conclusion that lu- no longer possess
ed tin* Volksraad’s confidence and threat
ened to resign. Today, however, a deptt
tation including General Jouhert. the
Vice-President: Herron Schalk and Bur
ger and the Chairman of the Yolksraad,
waited upon President Kruiger nr I in
duced him to attend a secret session of
the Yolksraad. which lusted over three
hours.
Late this evening it was announced
that the Yolksraad lvad finally assured
the President that it had the utmost con
fidence in turn. It is understood, how
ever. that a majority of Hu* members of
the Raad still differ with the President
(m the dynamite monopoly question.
DR. IIODGE MAY NOW RECOVER.
Italian Investigators Call on Him and
Are Courteously Received.
New Orleans, La.. July 24.—The
Picayune's Tallulah, 1,a., special says:
"Signors ('avilli, of New Orleans, rep
resenting the Italian Consul, and X.
Piazzi. of Vicksburg, consular agent of
Italy, arrived in Tallulah today, and
after thoroughly investigating the lynch
ing of the five Sicilians here on the
night of the twentieth left for Vicks
burg, Miss., on the afternoon train. They
were courteously received, and shown
all possible courtesies while in town,
and given assistance i:i making a thor
ough investigation. 'They visited Dr.
Ib-dgc and he gave them a full account
of the difficulty. They expressed th- :
sincere regrets and deep sympathy tor
him.
l>r. Hodge is resting easy, and his
physician now thinks he will recover.
DEFENSES OF OUR COAST
RAPID WORK IN COMPLETING FORTIFICA
TIONS UNDER WAY.
New Projects Begun. Works on the Atlantic
and Pacific Coasts and the Gulf.
America Well Defended.
Washington. July 21. —General W 'lson,
Chief of Engineers, has been receiving
reports from the engineer officers upon
the fortification work accomplished dur
ing the past fiscal year. The reports
which show gratifying results, cover
works upon tin- Atlantic coast, the Gull
of Mexico and the Pacific Coast. Be
side the regular annual appropriation ex
pended upon fortifications, there were
available funds from the appropriation
of fifty millions for national defense
just before the war with Spain, and
the engineer corps has been able to
make* rapid progress in the way of
completing fortifications which were un
der way and in beginning new projects.
Tin- coast defense of the l nited States
is now in sin'll a state as to make
the country well protected.
SAW HER SHOUT SAXTON.
A Witness of Mrs. George's Crime who
J-’h-il to Escape Testifying.
( hicago. July 24. Evidence which
might have had an important bearing m
the trial of Mrs. Anna George, of < ’an
ion, Ohio, charged with the murder ot
George Saxton, brother-in-litw of Presi
dent McKinley, last October, came to
light today in the Juvenile Court. Rus
sell Hogan, fifteen years old. who was
brought before the court as Richard Me-
Knight, declared that he had witnessed
the shooting and had left home that
night through fear of being called as a
witness at the trial.
"I was standing right across Lincoln
avenue from Mrs. Althouse’s place and
saw Mr. Saxton on the porch and saw
Mrs. George shoot him. I was afraid
they might do something to me if I told
what I had seen, so 1 left home and
have travelled all over the country since
then,” said the boy when assured by
Judge Tut hill that nothing would hap
pen to him if lie told the truth. In
response to further questions young
Hogan said that his father was ij. M.
Hogan, superintendent of the Ault maun
Manufacturing Company and well
known in Canton. Judge Tut hill direct
ed that the case he till Thurs
day. July 27th, and instructed Proba
tion Officer Kelsey to communicate with
Mr. Hogan at Canton, regarding the
boy who claims to be his son. ’The
boy is bright and good looking and told
his story in an unassuming manner, lie
was before the court on a charge or
disot dcrly conduct.
THE FEVER IS ON THE WANE.
Washington. July 21.—Surgeon Gen
eral Sternberg lias received tin* follow
ing from Major O’Reilly at Havana:
"Havnrd reports from Santiago. July
22nd, on yellow fever situtution:
"Nineteenth, no new eases, three
deaths, two enlisted men, one civilian;
Twentieth, three new eases, one enlisted
man, one female nurse, oue civilian,
no deaths: Twenty-first, no ease, in>
deaths. Armstrong, from Puerto Prin
cipe, reports;
"July 21st. four cases, two soldiers re
siding in eirv. one teamster, one civilian;
July 22m1. nothing new.”
A dispatch has been received from
General Brooke, copying one from Gen
eral Wood in which the lattter says
they have the fellow fever situation un
der control in Santiago.