North Carolina Newspapers

The Weather To-day: SHOWERS. The News and Observer. VOL.XLVI. NO. 119. LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAILIES. 1 NEWS All OKI nil. THE AMERICANS CAPTURE CALAMBA There Were Two Hours of Sharp Fighting. OUR LOSS IN KILLED FOUR ATTACKING PARTY, 1.000 STRONG WERE NOT ALL ENGAGED. THE FILIPINOS NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED They Left Three Dead. There Was Much Shoot ing by Amigos. Twelve Filipincs Capture d With Guns. Spanish Prisoners Released. Manila. July 127. —<7:10 I*. Nl.>— An ex pedition mail** up <>f troops from San Pedro Macati. Pa>:g and Morons under Brigadier-General It. 11. H all. y»*steialay captured Calamba an important trading town on tlu* sontli slmre of Lacuna dt> Bay. There were two hours of sharp lighting during which four soldiers were killed and twelve wounded. The trenches commanding the harbor were under water, but the swampiness of tln land made the work harder. The troops boarded ca-coes Tuesday night. The force comprised 4'Hl of the Washington volunteers, lot) of the Twenty-First infantry, <"<) of the Fourth cavalry and two guns of the fiirst arid* lery. These and the gunboats Nupidan and Cos to assembled opposite Calamba Wednesday afternoon. Crowds of j><-opl«- in carts and on loot wen* seen rushing to the hills. Natives escaj ing from Calauiba in canoes said a hundred insur gents held the town. A force of the Twenty-First Infantry under Captain McGrath, amt Captain Elktonherd, landed cast of th»* tow.i but found a river intervening. Captain Mc- Grath ami Lieutenant Batson swam the river under a lire from twenty Manser rides. Having crossed ihe stream, til** officers procured a casco to ferry the troops over. The insurgents retreated through the town, shooting from houses ami hushes as they i)< .1 ;o the hills. Three members of me Wash ington regiment waded from taseoes through swamps, often shoulder-deep, while a group of Filipinos, concealed hi haystacks, were shouting at them until the Xapidan focused tier six-iwuimlcrs and Gatling guns on the stacks for a few minutes. Most, or the work was done before the Washington volunteers could reach the town. The Filipinos left three dead. Os (he casualties on the American side, two of the killed and three of the wounded were members of the Fourth cavalry and two killed -and eight wounded be longed to tile Twenty-First infantry. There was much shooting ny Amigos, who emerged . from the Pushes with while Hags. After the light a dozen limn holding lip their hands and shouting “Castillanos” met the American cavalry. Even Spanish soldiers embraced the Americans hysterically.. 'There were tilty Spanish prisoners at Calamlm of whom some were cavil officials ami soon- soldiers. They had been given tin* choice of joining flu- Filipino army or becoming servants to Filipinos and chose the* army, intending to surrender at the first opporiunity. Most of the civilians reached the American lines during tin- lighting, br.t tin- insurgents t. the others,away with them in their retreat. General Hall captured twelve Filipi nos with guns. Major General Henry W. Lawton. Professor Lean C. Worcester, of Anior ican-Pliilippinc commission; Mrs. Gene ral Lawton and General Lawton’s son accompanied tin- cxpcditi.p on hoard a i.Hindi ami sat coolr.jn ;ui unprotected boat dose to the shore during the light ing. tin* bullets splasiiiitg ahum tie Giucrai Hall tocjjty brought to Manila tile Spaniards whom the expedition had released from captivity of more than a year. Lieutenant Larsen, commanding the Nupidan. today found a long missing SpaiiMi gunboat, which had lx-on cove-r --ed with Imshes and lish nets so as not to resemble a vessel. 'Tin- Filipinos, having met reinforcements and thinking that the Americans had evacuated the town, descended from the* hills today ini< tiding to re-oeeiipy f’aJaniba. Gene ral Hall easily drove them back. Gcne ra! Hall will leave a garrison at Calani ba. It is reported in Ti.ipino circles in Manila that the insurgents recently rc ecived consignments of saltpetre and lead from Japan. Tin* insurgents had been experiencing many dilTiculties in the- manufacture- e>f good powder. that v\l l i<• 1 1 they produced lacking powe-r of penetration amt range. I lie- two friars who were- recently ar rested'ln re on siispie-iotnliat the-y were lie- hearers of messages ro Aguinaldo I roin the Filipino Junta at Ifong Kong have- been liberated for want of evidence iikcii which to prosecute* them. THE (’ARTFUL NOT IMPORTANT. W ashingfon, July 27.—Calamlm is a too n on Ligima de Bay aliout lit) miles southeast ot Manila. It is much farther south than tin* l nite-d States tittups have yet penetrated on land. It is in the Province .of Laguna, has a population of 11.4th ami is 2r miles from Santa Cruz on the eastern slmre of the hay. Its capture- is not ooiisiilen-d of any strategical importance except as a part of the plan to harrass and worry the-,in surgents. >t TERM AN HOMEWARD BOUND. Washington. July 27. The f.olowliig dispatch has 1 u-t-n received at the Mar 1 tepartment: “Manila. July 27th. “Adjutant General. Washington. “Sherman sailed midnight. 1.257 offi cers and men (’alifornia; 2uo discharged: total passe-ngers, Lodi. /Signed I “OTIS.” TRANSPORTS FOR MANILA. % San Francisco. July 27.— Three trans ports sailed for Manila early this morn ing. They were the Ohio and Newport, which left the dock sjiorti.v nrier mid night and the Tacoma, which steamed out toward The Heads at three o’clock. IXGERSOLL’S BODY CREMATED. New York. .Tup 27.—-The body of Col onel Robert G. Ingersoll was cremated tit Fresh Pond, L. 1., today. Tlu* body was placed in the retort at I1:o0, and at 2 o’clock all that remained was ashes. The ashes were then placed in the usual canister ami then in the urn. Both were sealed and tlu- urn taken in charge by the Ingersoll party. 'The funeral urn is a beautiful one. wound with laurel leaves ami berries in bas-relief, and set with cypress leaves fashioned of green bronze. It is oval and set on a porphyry base that rests on a brass plate. Cki one side is the simple inscription “Robert G. Ingersoll.” On the other in French are the words: “This urn holds the dust; the heart, the memory.” COLLISION AND DEATH ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE PEOPLE WERE DROWNED. Cargo and Passanger bleamers Crash on the Volga. Passenger Steamer Sinks Cap tain of Cargo Steamer Arrested. Berlin, July 27. —A dispatch received from N’ijini-Xovgorod reports that a cargo and a passenger steamer collided on the River Volga and that the latter sank, drowning I.Vi persons. The Pap tain of the cargo ship has been arrested for disregarding signals. POPULIST’S STATE TICKET. John G. Blair Their Choice for Gov ernor. —A Slap at Bryan. Frankfort. Ky., July 27.—The Populist State convention today named a full State ticket. John G. Blair, of Nicholas county, was nominated for Governor by acclamation. The platform indorses Wharton Barker, of Philadelphia, for President, mwl Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota, for Vice-President. It reaf firms the former Populist National plat form and declares in favor of Govern ment ownership of all public institutions as a means of stamping out trusts. It condemns the Goebel State- election law. as an attempt to disfranchise the voters of the State, and says further: “We regret to see that lllon. Wm. .T. Bryan, for whom the Populists.of Ken tucky voted in 1K1N! for President, of the United States, by his public endorsement of the ticket nominated at Louisville and Hie platform there adopted, assium-d the responsibility of endorsing the criminal attempts of corrupt elements of Ken tucky politics to subvert the ballot. “In order that the Populist party may be preserve*] forever free from fraud, has si sm and political corruption, such as now dominates both the Democratic and Republican: parties in Kentucky, as well as in other States, as exemplified in the late spectacle of the- Democratic conven tion. controlled by ludicenucn and others sent there to defeat the will of the Dem ocratic masses of Kentucky, ami the Re publican convention at Lexington;, con trolled by Federal office holders, we en dorse the policy of applying to the man agement of the People’s party as far as practicable, the principles of direct legis lation in nominations and conduct of tlie* party affairs.” The Populist State Convention, just before adjourning tonight, nominated G. W. Reeves, of Ballard county, for United States Senator. IIANXA ANI) CO’S. BIG SALE. Their Mining Interests and Lake Fleets Disposed Os. Cleveland. 0.. July 27. —A big trans act ion. involving the transfer of property worth several millions of dollars from M. A. Hanna and Company to the Na tional Steel Company was consummated today. The sale, according to the best information obtainable tonight includes the iron mining pro|w-rty of M. A. Han na and Company, in Michigan, as well as its Heets of vessels on the lakes. The transaction, which is one of the largest of recent years, means M. A. Hanna and Company are to retire from the mining and transportation business. It is also known that the firm is nego tiating for tlu* sale of its coal mining property 111 the Pittsburg district to the recently formed soft coal trust. The transaction has been consummated very Miiietly and nothing became public aliout it until the details bad been completed. TYLER’S MAN DEFEATED. • Richmond. Va., July- 27.—A Democrat ic primary was held here today to nomin ate five candidates for the lower branch of the General Assembly, to be voted for in November. The vote was light, but the count is slow. Though expression was not made in the voting as between Tyler and Martin for United States Sen ator. that was the issue, and it seems to he conceded tlrat the only outspoken Tyler’s man on the ticket- was defeated. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 28. 1899. WAR MAY FOLLOW HISASSASSINATION Murderof Heureaux Result of Political Conspiracy. SO THE PEOPLE BELIEVE THE ASSASSIN'S PARTY PREPAR ING FOR M AR. A FINANCIAL Cf ISIS HAD ARRIVED The President, Fearing an Insurrection, Was Travelling Over the Island Preparing for Eventualities, When he Was Killed. (’ape Haytien, July 27. —Details of the murder of President Heureaux. of Santo Domingo, received here, are to the effect that he was assassinated as he was about to leave on horseback for Santiago de las Caballeros. The assassin. Raumu Caeeros. surrounded by several accom plices. approached the President as lie was talking with some frimls and fired twice with a revolver. The first bullet struck the President in the left side and penetrated the heart, causing instant death. The second bullet killed an old man who was standing near the Presi dent. The assassin and his accomplices then tied to avoid the shots tired at them by tile President’s friends. It is not known whether any of the men were wounded. The body of the President was taken to the pal.-ice of the Governor of Moca. President Ileureaux’s death has caused a panic. Enemies of the Government are trying to disturb the peace. It is said that oik- Juan Isidoro Jirneiies. who took part in the attempted insurrection in June. IN!IN, is a candidate for Presi dent . It is reported that General Maximo Gomez, former President of tin* Cuban Ilisurreetionists. wlm is a native of Santo Domingo, also aspires to the Presi dency. The father of Caeeros. the assassin, was put to death by order of President Heureaux in 18N4. A POLITICAL CONSPIRACY. Fort - de Frame. July 27. A financial crisis having arisen in Santo Domingo, and an insurrection being feared, owing to the number of the malcontents. Presi dent Heureaux went-to tin* north and west of tin* island to prepare for all eventualities, lie was about to leave Moca for Santiago de las Caballeros when lie was killed. Booted ami spur red. ready to mount his horse, he sat under the gallery of a house in the Rile Colon talking with two friends, at -I:B<• in the afternoon, when an old man ap- Voa< •hed to ask for alms. Just as the President gave the man some money. Ca< eros, the assassin, rushed forward quickly and tired twice from his revolver. The first bullet struck the heart of the President, killing him instantly, and the other killed the old man by his side. The crime was committed so rapidly that the friends of the President wore not able to interfere in time to prevent it. but they tired a number of shots at Caeeros, who ran away, pursued by several persons. Tlu* assassin’s party returned the fire of the friends of ’lie President, and Caeeros escape I. ‘1 tic authorities immediately sent troops to pursue him. The news of the President’s d-ath spread rapidly and caused much emo tion among the inhabitants of the island. It is believed by many that the murder was the result of a political conspiracy. Vice President Figm-reo has taken pre cautions to prevent disorder, and Inn taken command of the troops to that end. but up to the present all is quiet. Tin- Governor of Santiago confirms the general opinion that the assassination of President Heureaux was a political crime. It is reported that tin* assassin > party are gathering forces preparatory to an attack on the Government troops. It lias been learned that Caeeros com panions when President Heureaux was killed, were Juan Pichardo and Horatio Yasqiiez. The latter is the brother >1 : Deputy in Parliament. BECOMING MOPE SERIOUS. Fort tie France, Island or Martinique. July 27. —Vice-President Figuereo, who assumes the Presidential functions, act ing with the ministers, has informed tie widow of President Ilureaux that the body of her husband will lie interred at Santiago de las Caballeros, and orders for the carrying out of this plan have been given to the Governor of Santiago. It is currently reported that this course was decided upon in ordei to avoid the excitement ami manifestations which would be the result of the re moval of tin- remains to the city *>t Santo Domingo. Foreseeing the possibility of distur bances and in order to be prepared for any emergency, General Pi-pin. Gover nor of Santiago, lias taken Important precautionary measures and has decided to demand that arms and ammunition lie forwarded to him from Santo Doming'* Advices from Santiago received hen* at a late hour report Hint the situation then* is becoming more serious. The Ordnance Bureau of the M’ar De partment have awarded the contract for tip* cast iron projectilcs. for which bids: were recently opened, to the Petersburg Iron Works, of Petersburg, Va. I Til E RINGLEADER CAPTURED. Enrique Riven* Engaged in the Safe Robberv at Muriel. Havana. July 27. Chief of Police Hallo, of Guanajay. has cnptpred Enrique Riven*, the ringleader of the banditti engaged in the recent safe rob bery at Muriel. Riven- was taken in a ruined building on a plantation in the' neighborhood of <Juamijay. In telling his story the bandit elpef says lie was askd by Major Jose Acosta, of Ihe Cuban army, to help raid Muriel and was told that there was no danger in the enterprise. Acosta, according to Rivero's tale, took him to the Cuban barracks, where the plot was arranged with Sergeant Formin, of Acosta's regi ment and five or six others. Arms were supplied the men and the telegraph wire Mas cut by onlr of Acosta. The party arrived at Muriel at 8 o’clock in the evening, and all hands as sisted in carrying the safe sour* dis tance away, where it was opened with an axe. each man helping himself to sonic of the money which it contained, tin their return the party arrived at the Cuban quarters in Guanajay at 2> o’clock in the morning. Rivero says that he de liverd a portion of the money to Vd.-fia and some to Major Bullies, aril he be ilcved that others of the party gave money to Bullies. When the first man eoneerm-l in the raid was arrested. Acosta ordered all the members of tin- band to get a< far away from Guanajay as possible. River,- also says that Acosta stole many mule-; and horses, and also had a plan to rob tile hotel at Guanajay. ABDUCTION THE CHARGE MRS. WM. Y PEROT, OF BALTIMORE, AR RESTED IN LIVERPOOL. Abduction of her Daughter the Cause. With her Was Captain Bhod, a Brother of Lady Colm Campbell. 4 Liverpool. July 27.—0 n the arrival of tin- Dominion Line shaniei- Caml.r< ■ no* at this port this morning. Sergeant Bell, of Liverpool, arrested Mrs. \Ym. Y. Perot, of Baltimore, on the charge of abduction of her daughter from Baltimore. Mrs. Perot was accompanied by :t tall, military-looking man. mod the party had taken passage as Mr. and Mrs. Pierce and daughter. Tiny were "arrested at the customs depot while waiting for the departure of the express train for Boston Station. **Pieree" is Captain Blood, a brother of Lady Colin Campbell. Mrs. Perot did not deny lt*-r identity. MRS. PEROT GETS BAIL. London, July 27.—Mrs. Perot Was ar raigned at the Bow Street Pbiiee Court this morning and remanded for one week, '’lire ehild will remain in the cus tody of her mother. Bail, with two sureli s. was fix'd at ll>!> pounds sterling. It was furnished by Sir C. Ewan Smith and X. Blood. MRS. RICH IS ARRAIGNED. Judge Suspends Chief of Police for En tering Her Cell. : El Paso. Texas. July 27.--Mrs. Rich was arraigned before the Judge of Let ters in Juarez today for a sos-t of pre liminary hearing, which the law of Mex ico dictates must take place within seven ty-two hours after the arrest of a pris oner. She was told that she was sus pected of the murder of her husband and asked if she objected to the judge on the bench trying her. The promptly said she did. and as a consequence will be tried by tin President of the Chihua hua rVihi.nal of Justice, who arrived to night. Tile Chief of Police of Juarez went into Mrs. Rich's cell last night, to in quire why she was weeping and sobbing. The judge saw him there and suspended him for four days without pay. The Governor directed that no official hut the judge and two witnesses lie permitted to enter her room after sundown. The United States has provided no lawyer for Mrs. Rich, ami the American Consul has not visited her since* she was sur rendered. She was not represented by am attorney in court, and the only Amer icans present were two reporters. MAYORS HOUSES GUARDED. Threats Against Farley's Life by the (Mevelaml Strikers. Cleveland. ().", July 27.—Mayor Farley purposes to finish the campaign against lawlessness in Cleveland on the lines he has laid down, and In* will not tolerate any interference. That was made clear at the special meeting of the City Coun cil this evening when the attempt to in stitute an investigation of the strike* on t e Big Consolidated Street Railway lines oy a special committee of that Is sly -was lafeatcd, through the major's influ ence. Marty of the strikers’ sympathizers have been very hitter toward Mayor Far ley. In public meetings they have charg ed him with responsibility for the pres ent troubles, and threats against his life have been made. This lias led him to provide a guard for his residence on Euclid Avenue, and detectives watch the house (*very might. There was no si«-i --ous rioting today. WOLF ANGEL MURDER A FAKE. lmlianaivolis. Ind.. July 27.—A special to the Sentinel from Spencer. Ind., says: The Wolfangel murder, that was re ported near Denmark, this county, is a fake. The man did threaten <0 kill his family, hut was arrested and lias been in jail here since last Sunday. BRYAN'S PLAN FO KILL IHE TRUSTS # ' He Addresses Twelve Thous and at Greenfield. HOLDS THREE MEETINGS SAYS THE PRESIDENT CAN CRUSH THE COMBINES. PROCEEDS TO SHOW HOW HE CAN DO I f Ooes not Think Christianity Shot Out of a Gat ling Gun Very Cffiicacious. Two New Planks Shou'd be Added t) the Platform. Greenfield, Iml.. July .7. -William Jennings Bryan held three meetings lure today, two at tin* fair grounds and one <m the curt house square in the ('Veiling. ully lo.MHi visitors were in town and 12. unit people heard him eui tlk- fair grounds at each of the two meetings. In iiis speeches Mr. Bryan insisted upon m thing b**ing subtracted from the Demoeriti.* platform >f 1 Stiff, but that to it di mi ! la* added denuncia tion of the Philipiun * policy of tin* Ad ministration. and e mdomiintion of tin trusts. He said the National Administration could proceed aga'iist tin* trusts by hav ing tin* President appoint an At form y General who would .recommend the passa-.il* of a 'aw obstructing their opera tion and, if necessary, recommending the adoption of a Constitutional Amendment empowering Congress to pass such a law. lie said he had heard tin* Mc- Kinley policy in tin* Philippines defend ed on the grounds of religious duty, fi nancial profit and' political duty. H<- warned all religious thinkers that a war for conquest for religions reasons was a dangerous doctrine. He though* Christianity -hot into humanity with a Gatling gun would do little good, as tin man receiving tin* load would h- little benefit ted and the man who was shut at and missed would he kept busy pi< k ing up and earing for the (tend. Among other speakers was Judge Ter rill, of Kentucky. TWO LEAGUES NEXT YEAR. One of the National League, tin* Other the American Association. St. I .on is. Mo.. July 27.—The project to organize a new baseball club in this city, to become a member of tlu* Ameri can Association -which was orgatiiiized about a month ago. has been perfected. Tin* St. I/ou'is baseball association has been formed -and a team-, to be called tin* St. Louis Browns, will be organized in time to take the field early next sea son. The old Sportsmaii's Park has been acquired and, under tlu* name of Athlet ic Park, will be fully equipped for base ball purposes. The situatioim is now stated to be as follows: There will In- two major baseball leagues in UXMt. , One will be known as the American Association and the other as the Nation al League and the circuits of tin* two wiill he -made up as follows: American Association—New York Phil adelphia. Baltimore and Washington in the East, and Buffalo. Detroit, Chicago and St. Louis Ln- the West. Nat ional League—Boston, Brooklyn. Philadelphia and Pittsburg in tin* East. Chicago. St. Louis. Cincinnati and Louis ville in the West. FILLING Fl’ WITH NEGROES. Kansas City. Mo. Inly 27. -Seventy live negroes import-- 1 from the South were today placed in the* Central Coal ar.d Coke Company’s niii * at S-amm-m, Kansas. This quite dlls up the Seammon mines at Nelson, Kansas. Altogctiur th • company will have .“00 imported 110- g,o miners at wo -k in the district witli ::i tin days. President Hobart of tin- Kansas and Texas Coal Com, any. says Ills company .'geuds to till its empty mines with im ported negroes as fast as possible now. The Southwestern Mining aa.l Improve ment Coni] any has also placed an order for negro miners. PRES. AT LAKE t”f.v.\iPLs!X. Plattslmrg. X. Y.. July 27. —President and Mrs. McKinley sjx-nr sh ir first day at Hotel Champlain very quietly. After their arrival this morning, the President took a long walk through the ] ark surrounding tin* hotel. He was alone. In the afternoon ln- took an other long walk. Mrs. McKinley re mained in her apartments all day. THE DYNAMITE. tjUESTIOW Pretoria, July 27. —The fina l lias re ferred the dynamite question to a com mission of five members for examination in conjunction with th.* Government, with a view of finding a satisfactory set tlement. AN AERONAUT DROWNED. Hillsdale. Mich., July 27. —Bert Kim ball, of North Adams. Mich., an aero naut. was drowned at Bawbee’s Park this afternoon. His parachute dropped ill tin- I middle of Bawbee’s Lake. | PRICE FIVE CENTS. TO F EW ENTERPRISES. Soi mstrial League W-il \ii by < ng F.tvorah! Legislation. •XT Kv ,ia. July 27.--Tlu- final session of . onvention of the Southern Indns tri. 1 League was held here today. By resolution the convention pledged its in - tlnenc- to secure State and municipal legislation looking toward tie* exemption from taxation for a limited tarn all manufacturing enterprises to be located within the States represented in the league. The following were «T 1 -.11 vice-presiden l s: Georgia. William E. Reagan. Alabama. George Malone, of Dotliau. Florida, John P. f’oflin. Lake Butin*. North Carolina, D. A. TkompKins, < 'harlotte. South Carolina. F. W. Willmir. of An derson. Term of office is one year. A paper on “The Necessity of Cott-m Baling Re form.” prepared by D. C. BaM, -if St. Louis, was read by F. B. Blake, of this city. THE RAPIST SAFELY JAILED. Savannah. (!a„ July 27.- John Miller, alias Williams, the Bainbridge rapbt, was safely landed in jail her** inis 1110:11- ing. He came under escort of two com panies of militia from Batnliridg* to Valdosta, aiul from that point in cus tody of a deputy sheriff and two militia officers. 'I here was nut a ripple f demonstration here. Tin* four companies «.f militia that were on duty at Pnin bridge have been discharged. (/diet prevails at both BaiiiTiridge ami Saf fold. FOULED FROM FIRST BLOW RUHLIN DEFEATS LAWFER IN 20 ROUND BOUT AT THE No Science Displayed. Lawtsr Knocked through the Ropes. Went Down Repeatedly to Aovid Punishment. Denver. Col.. July 27.—Gus Ruhliu and George Lawter, met before the Olympic Club tonight for a 20-roimd go The bout was a very poor exhibition, so far as science was concerned. I,aw ter’s ability to take punishment was the only creditable feature of the affair Ruhliu forced tin* light from the first and seemed to land where lie wished when his arms were free from Lawler’s clinches. A In the first round both men foul'd (rein the lirsl blow, and tile crowd demaiuli’ l that the tight lx- stopped. But Mastci t"ii. the referee declared that the tight should go on for tin* benefit of the crowd. In the second Lawter went down with a right on the jaw and staid down till ten was counted. But tin* referee did , not call him, out. In tin* third round j I.awter was knocked through tin- ropes. I After that In* went down repeatedly f-* j avoid punishment, and in the ninth he j failed to rise promptly and was leelared ! out. HURRICANES IN JAPAN. Great Loss of Life- Houses Demolished and Washed Away. Victoria. B. C.. July 27. —The st un ship Kinslui Mam arrived toil-iv after a record breaking trip from China. She bad few white passengers, am mg them being Dr. Eastlake, of .New York, who is introducing tlx* elctrie railway sys tom into Japan. The officers <■;' the ship report that the plague has been almost stamped out, so far as ships ate eon corned. A terrible hurricane swept the Japan ese coast from July Bth ro July 11th. In Ushijimamura. Oye District. Ktishi -111:1 PiV-lVctiire. seventy houses were washed away, fifty persons wet* kdb-d and thirty are missing, In Isajemura. Itano District, the same prefecture, over forty houses wore de molished and many people are mis-ang. At Aignmura, Kitsmoro District. Miyo Prefecture, a landslide occurred <ll the night of July Kith, owing to tin heavy rain. Five houses were crushed under the debris, and twenty-eighth per sons were either killed or injured. ENGLAND HOLDS BACK. The Hague. July 27.—The committee engaged in drafting tin* definitive acts spent the entire day in attempting to reconcile the demand of Sir Julian Paunicefote that non-signatory powers lie entitled to adhere to tlu* arbitration convention only by the unanimous con sent of the signatory powers, and the amendment of Count Nigra, head of the Italian -delegation, permitting such ad hesion if no power opposes. The at tempts. however, - were without result. The plenary conference adopted the preamble dealing with the laws and cus toms of war and the adaption of tin* Geneva convention to naval war. Tin* articles of the two conventions were de finitely adopted. Tlu* arbitration scheme still awaits Great Britain’s acceptance of and acces sion to the plan. BLOCKADED BY A CAVE IN. Cambridge, <).. July 27.—The main line of tin* Baltimore and Ohio, was completely blockaded today by tin* cav ing in of a tunnel just west of hen*. Tin* cave in. occurred about twenty minutes after tin* regular westbound messenger train bad passed through. The track iittsnector. who discovered the accident, bad just time to stop a special and save it from destruction. The tunnel is 700 feet long, and at least half of it has fallen in. All trains are running over the Cleveland and Marietta Railway. It will he at least two weeks before the obstruction is cleared away.