The Weather To-day: RAIN.
The News and Observer.
VOLXLVI. NO. 118.
LEADS ALL NORTH MEDIA DAILIES 11 IEIS AID CIRCULAR.
A iV
ANOTHER BATTLE
WITH BANDITS
Fired Upon Americans from
Strong Entrenchments,
ONE PRIVATE WAS KILLED
BANDITS LOST FIVE KILLED
AND SEVEN CAPTURED.
MEN ENLISTING FAST IN PHILI°PINES
The Transports are Being Rapidly Coaled and
Will Leave for Home, Bringing the
Volunteers, as Soon as they
Can Clear.
Washington. July 20.—Throe cable
messages from General Otis were receiv
ed at the War Department today. One
reports another engagement with bandits
in Cebu, in which the American force
was victorious. It bears date of today
and is as follows:
“Following from Cebu today:
“Bandits in Cebu mountains robbing
and impressing jieople coast towns. On
.Monday, Lieutenant Moore with detach
ment Twenty-third infantry, while scout
ing in mountains, tired upon from strong
ly fortified position; one private killed,
name not given. No other casualties.
Enemy's loss five bandits killed, seven
captured.”
Another refers to the organization of
the volunteer regiments hi the Philip
pines, as follows:
“Bell has enlisted about 500 men. Wal
lace, still has about 400. I socket
now enlisting: has over 400 applications,
which are coming in rapidly. Might raise
here an additional regiment, exclusively
volunteers.”
Colonel Bell referred to in the dis
patch is in command of the Thirty-sixth
infantry and Colonel Wallace of the
Twenty-seventh. Colonel Locket is in
command of the cavalry regiment which
is to be raised in the Philippines.
The third dispatch says:
“Storm has abated. Sherman coaled,
leaves today with all troojw California.
Grant being coaled, leaves in about four
days with troops North Dakota, Wyom
ing and Idaho. Minnesotan preparing to
leave on Sheridan soon as transjmrt can
Is l unloaded and coaled. Other volunteer
organizations leave as soon as transports
are available.”
'General Otis has been cabled to send
tlie volunteers home as rapidly as possi
ble, it being tin* desire of the President
to have no delay in the matter.
SLAUGHTERED HIS FAMILY.
The Madman Then Finished by Com
mitting Suicide.
Brazil, lud., July 2(s.—Charles Wolfan
gel became violently insane last night
at his home in Denmark, south of here,
and chopped his two daughters ami wife
to death with a hatchet while they were
sleeping. He then cut his own throat.
It is thought the eldest girl was .awak
ened when her sister was killed, as evi
dences of a struggle were apparent. One
of Wolfangcl's daughters is staying with
.Vlex. McCullough, near Asheville. Wol
fangel called at McCullough's hist Sun
day and requested his daughter to ac
company him home. She asked Mr. Mr-
Onllough to shield her from her father's
wrath, and he did so by driving Wolfau
gel from his house.
The murdered children were eight and
twelve years old.
M’COY WILL MEET ALL COMERS.
Davenport, lowa. July 20.—Kid Mc-
Coy. tanned and healthy looking, arrived
here today to remain until August 10th,
when he will meet Tom Duggan, of Aus
tralia, and .Tack Graham, of Pittsburg,
in five round bouts, the same evening.
Harry Harris will go twenty rounds
against Joe <Huguclet, of Chicago, the
same night.
McCoy says “good hours and regular
living.” will be his reliance, instead of
training, in the future. “This is .my
last year’s fighting,” said he, “and 1
want to make it a merry one. I prefer
Jeffries to any one else. If Fitz won't
fight for the middleweight championship
I will claim it and meet all comers. Cor
bett. Maher. Sharkey .and the rest know
where to find me.”
ORDERED TO BAiNBRIDGE.
Albany, Ga., July 2(5. Colonel Woot
(' ii commanding tin- Fourth regiment of
Georgia militia received orders from the
Governor at (I p. m., to proceed inline
dialely to Baiirhridge and take command
of tlie troops there. He was further
ordered to carry with him such addi
tional companies of his regiment as he
might deem necessary to preserve* the
peace. Colonel Woollen therefore or
dered out the two companies of the A1
hitn.v guards and with them left for
Bainhridge at 8 p. m. This will make*
four companies on duty
ALGER GOES TO THORNDALE.
Washington. July 2d. Secretary ami
Jett here this morning for
I hotndale. Pa., where they will spend
' •' tew days with their daughter. Secre
tary Alger will make a short visit to
New York city on private business be
fore ret tinning to Washington next Mon
day to close up nis official connection
with the Government.
11 ERE AU X ASSASSIN A TEI >.
President of the Dominician Republic
Murdered at Paco.
Fort du France, Island of Martinique,
July 2d.—General I'lysses lluroanx.
President of the Domiueian Republic was
assassinated at Poco, Santo Mingo, at
half past four o'clock this afternoon.
The name of the murderer is Ramon
Caceros. lie succeeded in making his
escape, hut an energetic pursuit was at
once begun, and it is probable he will
soon he captured.
Vice-President General Wencoslao
Figuereo, upon the announcement of the
President's death, assumed the direction
of affairs.
At present calmness prevails every
where in the Republic.
The remains of. President ITureaux
will probably he taken to Santo Domingo
for the funeral services.
WASHINGTON WITHOUT NEWS.
Washington, July 2d. —No information
was received up to half past nine o'clock
tonight from consular representatives of
the United States in Santo Domingo re
garding the assassination there today of
President Hereaux. Pending official ad
vices of the assassination no formal ac
tion will he taken by this Government,
ii. F. Powell, the Minister to llayti is
also Charge d'Affaires to Santo Domin
go. while this Government is directly
represented in the republic in the |»erson
of Campbell L. Maxwell, who is Consul
General and John A. Read who is Vice
Consul. Officials here recall that at
tempts have lieen made heretofore on
the life of Mr. Henreaux. Secretary
Hay paid a brief tribute to the work of
the deceased President, saying he under
stood that he had given the country a
giM>d administration.
Secretary Ixmg said he could not re
call that there were any ships of the
l’tinted States navy now in San Domingo
waters.
Should the dev *".fpiuents of the next
few days show a feeling of unrest ami
uncertainty regarding the future affairs
of the island, a Putted States man-of
war ■will he despatched to that vicinity
to loor out for the protection of Ameri
can interests.
TO FORM A NEW LABOR PARTY.
A meeting Called to Formulate Plans for
This Purpose.
New York, July 2ti.—The Central
Federal Union, through its corresponding
secretary, tonight issued a call for a
meeting of representatives of tin* labor
organizations in this city, to be held on
Monday evening, August 7th. at which
plans arc to he formulated for the or
ganization of a new 'labor party. The
call follows:
"To all trade and Labor Organizations
of Greater New York:
. “Greeting: After a considerable and
interesting discussion at a regular ses
sion of this body on July 2Mrd. IN? fit.
relative to the strike of motormen and
conductors, both in< Brooklyn and Man
hattan, during which it was shown that
the ten hour law had been and was be
ing violated by the trolley corporations
and that the authorities were apparently
dormant and made no attempt to enforce*
the said law. it was unanimously decided
to call a conference of all trade* and labor
organizations te> be* h«*lel Monday even
ing, August 7th, at eight e»Ylock in Cldr
e*ntdon Hall, for the* purpose* of formu
lating a platform on which labor candi
date* can be* nominate**].
“Yon are* therefore, earnestly invitee]
te» have two re*presentative*s of your body
in attendance at this e*ouference*.”
DA TO SQUELCHES WIEYLER.
I
And the* Senate* Applamle*d Him for
Doing It.
Madrid, July 2<i. —The* discussion of
tlie ..liny Bio in the* Senate* today le*d
to tin exciting scene. General Wcyler
arguing against any reelue-tiem of the*
strength of tlie* army, warned the* Gov
ernment that the* present situation made*
a revolution highly probable, since it hud
never be*en so easy for the* army ami the*
pe*ople> tee make* common cause. He*
himself, he* said, had never thought of
landing a rising, lent it must be* confessed
that revolution sometimes cleared the*
I olitie-al atmosphere and accomplished
the* work eef regeneration.
Seneer Date). Minister of the* Interior,
replying, severely censured General
\v e*yler, declaring that it general who,
with IKK),(KM) men had failed to soppre*ss
the Culiwvn rebellion, had no right to
make such (limits, and that any attempt
at revolution no matter by whom, would
Ik* proceeded against with the* utmost
r.getr of the* law. The* Senators warmly
applauded Sernor Ditto's speech.
The? Army Bill was adoptcel.
HANNA AND COS. BIG DEAL.
Cleveland. (>., July 2U. —The Iron
Trade Revie*w tomorrow avill say:
On Friday of this week papers will he
passed by which the* National Steel Com
pany acquires the* we*ll known Chapin
ami Winthmp mines ami the* ste*e*l fleets
of the* Mutual Transportation Company,
and the Menominee Transit 'Company.
All these* properties a re* familiarly known
in the trade as allied to the* Hanna inter
e*sts. It is it stipulation of the* transac
tion just dosed that M. A. Hanna and
Company shall handle* the* various prop
ewlie*s involved.
The amount of money -involved in tlie*
deuil is known to approximate* $0,000,000.
though exact figures are* for tlie* present
withheld .
MAJOR VAN HA LEM BASSES
AWAY.
New York, July 20. —Major Ernest Van
Halcm elie*d suddenly today at his rcsi
ele»ui’e* in this city. age*d sixty-two years.
When a young mam Major Van Halcm
came* to this country and se*ttle*d in the*
Smith. lie* se*l*ve*el ill the* <'oll federate
army in a Virginia regiment and at the*
close* of the* war came* to New York.
RALEIGII, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 27, 1899.
WITH DYNAMITE
AND HEAVY POLES
Mob at Bainbridge Were Well
Prepared.
WORK OF COOLER HEADS
Llv.v 1 >ING CITIZEN'S I’LEA DED
WITH THEM SUCCESSFULLY.
LATtR THE NEGRO RAPIST WAS REMOVED
Tnken to TE.cm asville Under Heavy Guard for
Safe Kef p ! ng, An Assault on a Child
in Mississippi Followed by
SwTt Relribulion.
Bainbridge, Ga.. July 20.—0 n account
of the* exciteel state* of the* pe*uple* he*re>.
Sheriff Patterson tonight took John Wil
liams, the* negro rapist in jail here*, and
whose life luis been clamored for by it
mob for two tlays, to Theunasville for
safe* keeping. Under guard eef the* two
companies of militia, which arrived! here
this morning and hctwce*n lines eef jeer
ing pe*eeple\ the* negro ‘was taken tee the
deqeeet anel put alaeiird .1 I’laut Line* train
eltu* to arrive* in Thomnsvilh* at se*veiv p.
111. There is some* talk of the* meeb geeiug
tee Thomasville*, but this is not taken in
any seriousness. and it is thought the
trouble is over.
Tlu* action eef the* loading citizens of
the* town late* hist night in eontfrouting
the* moh its it marched tee tlie* jail, saved
the* life* eef Williams. The* lynching par
ty with dynamite and telegraph pole's for
battering rams was on its way tee the*
jail when Judge* Bowe*r and twee other
gentlemen ste>ppe*el the* moth and pleael
with then to let the* law take its course.
Jttelge* Bowe*r promisee! a spe'eial te*rm to
try Williams aixl prennised spoeely jus
tice*. After some* replies from members
of the mob they finally disbanded and the
night was passed in quiet.
TROOPS RUSH TO SAVE HIM.
Birmingham. Ala., July 2b. States
troops are being rushed to Cullman
tee save from lynching Henderson Tun
still. the* negree who kille>d Just'd* eif
the* Peace* .1. K. Hamilton at Blount
Springs last Friday night, while* insist
ing armst. Tunstill was arrested at
Cullntiin last night. When the* news
reaehe'd Blount Sitings a mob was
feirmeel to go to Cullman te> lynch Tun
still. The* mob left Blount Springs on
the* northbound passenger train, passing
that place about 1 p. m. On hearing
this the Governor eirde red out the* Bir
mingham Rifle's to protect the* ne*gro.
TWAS A FALSE ALARM.
Birmingham, Ala., July 2b. Hender
son Tunstill, the* ne*gro mttrele*rer of
Judge James K. Hamilton was brought !
here* tonight under gttarel of a company I
of militia for safe keeping. The* negro 1
was captureel ne*ar Cullman ami tiie*re* j
never was any real dange*r e»f a lynching.
Bitse*h*ss minors e*ause*el the* militia to be*
e*a)le*el euit, but not tlie* h*ast sign of in
terference was se*e*n at Cullman.
WENT DOWN UNDER A VOLLEY.
Jackson, Miss., July 2b. News re*ueh
e*d here this evening of tin* work of a
mob in Rankin county last night. Stan
ley Haye*s, a ne*gro living oil Mr, Gre*e*n's
idanlation, four mih*s from Brandon, a;
tempted tee criminally assault Alice*
Corley. the* fourte*e*n-yeni-edit <taughte*r
of a white* fjiniter. A mob eef farmers
was instantly organized and about mid
night Hayes tiled the* meeb lace* to face;
while* walking along the* rente] through
a e-reek leottoiu mar Greenfield. A vol
ley eef sheets freelii pistols, lilies and shot
guns w ets |Heiircel,into his leoely, ami lie*
elreepi eel life less. Tin* meeb tlie n rode
.1 way.
WRIGHTS NARROW ESCAPE.
Meeb Beeardce! the* Train at Newnan,
But Failed to Find Him.
Atlanta. Ga., July 2b. Sheriff Reaves,
eef Pike* county, Alabama", plae*e*el Albert
Wright, eene* of the* negroes aee*use*d of
assaulting Mrs. Ogli*tre*e*, in jail here*
this aftermeeeii.
The* she*riff state-el that when the* train
passcel threengl) Newnan, a nnele eef arme*el
nie*n leiearelc'd it ami de*manele*il that tlit*
priseelier lee* turned eever tee tlle'in.
Wright Intel lie*cn eeenei'ah'el in the* bag
gage* e*ar. however, before Newnan was
re*ache*d, and afte*r making what they
thought tee lee a theereeugll scare'll eef the*
train the* would-be lynchers pe*rmitte*d
the* train tee pull out, thinking the negro
was met ahoarel.
The negree deities his guilt, hut Sheriff
Re*e*ve*s state's that he* has tee>e*n ielniti
tieel ley Mr. Ogled ree*.
DEWEY WRITES MANY LETTERS
Trieste*, July 2b. —Admiral Dewey
was busily e*ngage*el during the day in
replying tee his immense American cor
respondence anel in receiving private
visitors.
ihe rumors that American politicians
have arrived here tee e-onsult with the*
Aelmirai regarding the* Prcsielcucy eef
tin* United States are without fejunda
tion.
DREYFUS ILL WITH FEVER.
Paris. July 2b. The Pe*lit Journal
says that Captain Dreyfus is ill with
fever ttud that his condition is serious.
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE OF SOUTH
Permanent Organization Effoeteel in At
lanta— Its Objects.
Atlanta. Ga..' July 20.—Permanent
organization eef the* Southern Industrial
I-e-ague* was perfected today ley the Con
vention eef Southern merchants now in
session here. The* ee>mmitte*e* appointed
or organization named- J. K. Orr, eef At
lanta, feet* president. The committee* nlsee
recommended that e»ach State be* repre
scnteel by a vd'-president to be* chosen
by tin* delegates from the* respective
state's. The* eebje’ct eef the* league will
be* tee encourage payment anel eeellection
of all de-lets; wi]H* fronii the* statute books
laws intcinh'el lee hinder tlu* collection
of debts; protection eef all forms of
inve*ste*el capital; to prevent the <lis
ceeimting eef de-lets; iitiel to further the
completion eef the* Nicaraguan Canal. I).
-V. Teempkins, eef Charlotte, N. C., de
livereel an aeldress eeti “Our Export
Traeli* From a Southern Standpoint.”
HOW ELL REPLIES TO TIIURBER.
Atlanta. Ga., July 2b. —At a Bohemian
Smoker given ley the entertainment
committee tonight tee the gtmsts atttenel
ing the convention, Heen. Clarke Ilow
cll. made an aeUlrcss, in which he re*-
I'lie el tee the spl*eeh eef Heell. F. B. Tlllir
her, eef Ne* w York, whlcti was read
Imre yi*sterday. Mr. lleewell saiel that
tin* conditions which Mr. Thurbcr stated
existed in the Senith were nee worse in
that section than they Were in .ne*-y
other section of the* country. He said
that tlu* ruin eef certain valuable pr< p
eities in Georgia was not due 10 the
repudiation eef eebiigatiems eef tin* South
ern people, lent to the manipulations of
Wall Stre*«*t lereeke*rs.
Mr, Howell condemned lynching in
the* South anfl said* mat niob violence
in this section was not as bad as in
Illinois where negroe s were shot down
seer coming in honest eenupetitieen with
white* JaLor. He saiej, that every com
plaint Mr. Thurbe-r made eel tin* Seetith
applied eejitally as well tee either sec
tions.
SENATOR STEWARTS SCHEME.
To Insure at All Times Full Represen
tation in the Senate.
Washingteen. July 2b. Senator Stew
art. eef Nevada, saiel teeelay that, In or
eie*r tee eebviate* tin* a|eparent ne-eessity eef
tin amendment tee tlu* Ceuistiution tee in
sure tit all times a full representation
eef Stiit«*s in the* Fniteil States Sentite,
he* Weenie) tit till* next session eef CeellgreSS
offer relief by Icgislati'en which, the*
Senateer says, limy prove satisfactory,
lie* proposes that the folb>wtng para
graph lee* addeti tee the end eef Sectieeti
lb. Title 2, Chapter 1, eef tin* Revised
Statutes:
“If on the third Tuesday after the
eeiganizal ieni of the Legislature no per
son has received sueli majority, then
eni that day eer on any succeeding day
tin* iK*rsoii receiving a plurality eef tin*
votes cast, a majeerity eef all the nu*m
hers elected tee lent Ii Housi*s being pres
ent and voting, shall lee declatvd elect
ed. ’
'l'his, he* believes, will mVet the neces
sities eef the ease* ami insure the election
of a l nited States- Senator in every
State* at the* time spi*cilieel ley law.
OFF FOR LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
Pin* Preside ill and Mrs. McKinley Leave
Washington.
Washington, July 2b. President and
Mrs. McKinley left Washington on a
special train at b ee’cleeck this afternoon
for Lake‘Champlain seer a stay eef several
weeks. With tlu* President were Miss
Sarah Duncan, his niece: See-re*tary Cor
telyeeu and a retinue eef White House
attae hes and servants. A crowd of se*v
e*rnl hundred ]ee*eepli> were at the* statieen
tee see tin* Presidential party'off.
BURNS GETS $1,071 DAMAGES.
’Aslieheeree, N. (’.. July 2b. (Speeiali—
Till* ease eef Burns against tile* Railroad
ended this evening at seven o'clock, it
was ably argueel een beet It sieles for twee
'lays. The judge’s charge Was practical
ly wnat was expected. After five hour’s
eh'liberation the* jury returned a verdict
for erne thousanei am] seventy 011 c deel
lars in favor eef the plaintiff. The plain
tiff has uueve-d leer a new trial on the
grounds eef insuflieieiit eliiautiges. Tlu*
motion is te» lee taken up for argument
tonight.
YACHT RACE IS POSTPONED.
Ne-wpeert. R. 1., July 2b.~-ll was an
nounced teeelay ley the* racing eeemmittee*
of tile* Ncwperft Yacht Racing Assewia
tion that the Asseeeiatieen ’ has Ik<*ii
obliged lee aleandeeii the* nu-e arningni
for Saturelay lietweu Coltiiuieia ami De
fetnler owing tee the* fact tliat the Cee-
Itimhia’s ste*e‘l mast will not be ready
in time.
Tlu* race* will Im* sailed next week, lent
the* eeeininittee has met hee'U able to de
termine* the elate*.
THE SHERMAN COMING HOME.
Manila, July 2b.—(12:2.7 P. M.)—The
transport Sherman sailed today seer San
Fraiu iseee, via Nagasaki and Yokohama
with tlu* California infantry, consisting
eef forty-eight officers anel tlbO men; two
batteries eef tlu* California heavy artil
h'ty. nine eeftieers and Nb meifanil 27b
discharged seeldiers eef other regiments.
BP RIAL OF THE CZA BEWITCH.
St. Petersleitrg. July 2b. —The body e>f
the* Czarewitcli was internal in tin*
Cathedral <»f St. Peter and St. Paul
today, in tin* presence «»f the Czar, the
Deewager Empress and other members
eef the Imperial family and Prince Wal
eleniar, eef Denmark.
COLONEL PENDLETONS D'E\T"
Riclimeuul. \’a.. July 2(5. —Cohmel Eel
mitnel Pendleton, widely known titreeugli
emt Virginia anel the South, died at Lex
ington, Va., today.
STRIKE'S STORM
CENTRE BROOKLYN
Suburb Joined to Cleveland
b> a Long Bridge.
THE SOLDIERS VIGILANT
CARS ARE STORED ALONG THE
ROUTE NEVERTHELESS.
GENERAL AXLINE HEARS THEM WHISTLE
Ceclims to Give his Vi-ws on thi Situation.
Neither Side Se( ms Inclined to Yi' Id.
Pr» parations fer Mass Meet
ings Going Forward.
Clevohmel, 0., July 2b.—The storm
center of the street railway strike* has.
according to tin* authorities,-nettled in
Brooklyn, a suburb onnected with
Clevelanel by a long high bridge. At
noon lbO employes of the Born Steel
Range Company blockaded a car on the
bridge and dniggeel the motor.man ami
conduct'll* from their isists. inflicting
with their lists and other weapons in
juries more painful than serious. Sol
diers e«n guard at the ham alamt half
a mill* away hnrrieel te> the scene, but
the rioters Intel taken refuge in the facto
ry which stands under tlu* approach to
tin* bridge. Tin* factory was surrounded
j and tlu* premises se*arclu*d. but there was
no clew by which the guHty ernes could
be picked out.
General Axliiu* in command of the
troops here, in order to personally view
llu* situation, took a rielc tiMiay on an
Orange street ear. lie* was in civilian
dress and the ear was stoned at various
j intervals all along the route. A rock
1 came near hitting him. The general te»>k
other trips through the troubled elistrie-ts,
lmt declined to give his views of the sit
uation.
The vigilance of the* gun vis while elay
light aitlod them prevented trouble of a
serious nature. Preparations for mass
meetings at various points were made
; during the day. It i< expected that a
large one will be held in Monumental
Square* in the* heart of the city tomor
row night unless tin* Mayor prohibits it.
A meeting will be ln*lel in Brooklyn to
protest against the* action of Mayor Far
ley, of 'Cleveland, who lias assumed, un-
Ie 1 e*i* the authority of an almost forgotten
j statute, supreme* police* powe*r in Cuya
; liogii county. This leaves Mayor Phelps
of the suburb together with his consta
bulary shorn of their power, and they
don’t like it. The* two mayors an* not
on the terms that existed between the
storied Governors of tlu* two Carl-inns,
i The* soldiers ami the Cleveland chief ex
j ecutive’s special police in Brooklyn are
j not allowed to use the public hydrants to
| ge*t water, it is said, and upon various
j occasions bayonets were of a necessity
j usi>il te> convince sho>pkee*pi*rs that it was
J wisest to sell soleliers wliat they wanted.
| Mayor Farley today mailed Mayor
; Phelps a letter in which lie eloclarcel that
! if tlu* Cleveland cohorts, hail any more
trouble about getting water, Cleveland.
| which pumps tlu* water to tin* suburb,
woulel attempt to abrogate the water
truce* and let tlu* whole hamlet go thirs
ty. Mayor Farley also issued a state
ment to tlu* strikers in which he said
that a nian who was more loyal to his
labor union than to himself and his coun
try was a coward ami a bail citizen.
Cats were run on 12 line's of the Big
Consolidated toelay ami most of the lines
l;|st night. From this tlu* authorities
atke hope for continual improvement.
President Mahon, of tin* National Union
e>f Street Car Employes in an inti rview
today elechfmT that as the street e-r
company, according to his informal ion,
was losing -thousands of dollars every I
day. the strike would have to be settled
soon upon advances made by the compa
ny. On tlu* face e>f this Presiilent Ever
itt toelay again told the board of arbitra
tion that the* company had nothing to
arbitrate. The hoard is unable to take*
action looking to a settlement in view
of the attitudes of the opposing forces.
Tlu* task of distributing the* soldiers
was toelay completed by General Axliiu*.
Mayor Farley dee-lared that hi* would
suppress violence if he had to call out
tlu* entire National Gttarel of Ohio. A
boy was shot this evening by a non
union conductor, but whether or not ac
cidentally is not known.
MOVE TO END THE STRIKE.
A stop, in which then* is hope of con
ei'liatiiiig tlu* street car company ami its
striking employes was taken here to
night by tin* committee of the council
which stteccceicel in patching up an agre*e
ment ove r tin* difficulties that caused the
first strike a month ago. The commit
tee tonight made a request for a special
meeting of Hu* council to nu*e*t tomorrow
night to elisitiss ways and means for
putting an etui to the present distressing
situation. \
It is regarded as probable tliat the
olel committee will Ik* ap]H)iuted and at
once set about its labors.
The action of the old committee in
seeking to repeat its former success
meets with tin* approval of General Ax
line, member of tin* State board of arbi
tration. and the Mayor ami liis advisers,
as well as citizens generally, it is saiel.
The Clay county elan, are* gathering
at Barhoursville, I\y., for the trial e»f
Wiley atnl James Bake r set for today. It
is believed there will be a peaceable set
tlement of the Clay county war.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
0 v'**
THE ‘ >PPER PEST.
Damage D, .1 Mississippi '1 lireatcn
cd Illusion of Minnesota.
Washington, July 2(5. Mr. J. S. Him*,
of Ilu* Entomological Bureau of the
Agricultural Department has returned
"from tin inspection of tlu* section of the*
State of Mississippi which lias recently
be*en stiffening from the grasshopper 1 M*st.
He found that the grasshoppers were
largely confined to Bolivar county, and
that while* they had elonc great ela mage
then* to growing crops, they were* of tlu*
hen-migratory species, known as tin* elif
fereiitials ami were not therefore liable*
to prove elangerous to other communities.
'l lie greatest elamage has been so far on
tlu* Dahomey Plantation, where 5500
acres of cotton in one* patch was totally
destroyed and 200 acres in another great
ly eliiniaged.
The Agricultural Department is also
in receipt of information of a threatened
invasion of hoppers in North Dakota
ami Minnesota. The*se are of migratory
species ami breed in the* Turtle .Moun
tains. It is probable that Hu* Depart
*nn’Ul will eo-opi*ratc with tlu* State au
thorities of tlie se*ction-affected in dealing
with the insects in ease they prove dam
aging.
THREE ITALIAN CITIZENS.
Two of tin* Five Lyncheel at Tallulah
Naturalized Americans.
Washington, July 20. —Count Vinci, the
1 Italian Charge here, hail another inter
j view with Assistant Secretary Hill at
| tin* State Department toelay respecting
j tin* inquiry now in progress into the
killing of the live Italians last week at
Tallulah, La. Governor Foster has not
1 yet submitted bis report, but it lias been
i lea rued unofficially that three of the five
I men killed were undoubtedly Italian eiti
| zens. and two were naturalized American
citizens.
JEFFRIES TALKS OF <IIIS PLANS.
I (New York. July 20.—James J. Jeffries,
I Hll* pugilist, arrived today in this city
1 after a pl‘*a-j*int tour across the country.
! The big ftiloiv will sail for Europe to
! morrow on tin: North German Linler
i Bismarck. He is in prime coiuiition for
i bis conte'sis w ith Charley Mitchell ami
Jem Smith which arc to take place
j abroad within a fortnight.
Jeffries will return here about Sep
tember 15th. when lu* will go into train
ing at Asbury Park for his fight with
Sim rkey.
"The Sailor.” said Jeffries, “has beer
theing considerable talking at suit how
[ quickly he* will jolish me off when we
meet. ! eloti’t say I will beat him in
a pnin'ii. in four rounds or anything of
that sort. Shitrkey is a big. strong fal
low and has a chance* to ilefeat me, but
! think I will ge*t the decision when we
meet. ’ ■».
Regarding the talk about a fight be
tween himself ami MeCoy. Jeffries saiel
he* eliel not consider the* "Kiel" in his
class.
"MeCoy,” he said, "is a good clever
miehlle*-weight. hut has no chatu e against
heavy-weights. If McCoy, however, in
sists on a match with me he can obtain
it. provided that lu* will agree that the
winner take all. I am not in the light
ing game for fun. i want to get all Hu*
mone*y out of the* game there is in it
while I am on top. \Ylu*n some feiiow
comes along and beats me 1 want to have
a hank account I*ll hand. A beaten tight
er is not of much account unless he has
: money in the bank.”
AFFAIRS AT THE lIAGFE
The Hagtu*. July 2'5. —The drafting
committee of the International Peace
Conference today decided upon the* form
of a convention on the laws anil cus
toms of war and Hu* adaptation of
the Geneva Convention to naval war
fare. as well as a formula for accession
; tie the arbitration scheme by non-stgua-
I tory powers.
| It is lio]h*il that tin* conventions will
j be fully signed by Saturday.
Sir Julian Paunccfote, head of tlu*
British elclcgat ion, having il<‘niniuii*d
that the non-signatory powers )>.. tn
titled ?e> adhere to the armtraiinn eon-'
volition only ley tlu* unanimous consent
of tlu* signatory powers, Count Nigra,
chief ot tin* Italian elelegniion, propo,--
| an amenelmcnt permitting sne ii adhesion
if no power opposes. It is hoped that
the British Foreign Officers will accept
the amendment.
MRS. RICH REFUSE'S FOOD.
El Paso, Texas. July 2(s,—Mrs. Rieli,
who is accused of murdering tier luis
batnl in Mexico will hi* kept incommuni
cado for a period of forty-eight hours
instead of seventy-two as tlu* law eii
rccts. Today site will In* arraigned Ito
fore Hu* jtielge. By direction of dovcrimi*
Aliumada tlu* prisoner will in* permit te el
to receive visitors two days iu tin*
week ami accredited newspaper reporters
.it all times, 'llu* trial wait lie*gin six
weeks hence. Since* being locked up iu
Mexico, Mrs. Rich has refused to eat,
am! is said to Ik* very sullen.
NO. OF REt'KITIS ENROLLED.
Washington. July 2(s.—Returns rereiv
e*»l toelay ley Colonel Ward, the officer
in charge-of the recruiting serviei* show
that (517 recruits were enrolled for the*
tmw volunteer regiments yesterday, .mak
ing the total enrollment to date 5,40 b.
MESSENGER BOYS TO STRIKE.
Richnumel. Va.. July 2(5. It is report
i‘il tonight that tin* We*sti*ru Union Te'le*-
gtaph messenger boys here have or
ganizeel a -jtrike* for an increase in tlu*
rates of pay they receive, and that llu*
strike will go iutee e*ffi*ct iu the morning.
Seirettiry Long will issue iu a few
•lays a rule relative to the building, arm
ing anel equipment of new shins, the
effect of winch w : U he to give each
.bureau a greater measure of responsi
bility over affairs directly under tr.