The Weather To-day: ) CAROLINA I - ( SHOWERS.
The News and Observer.
VOL. XLVI. m 130.
mis ILL 'NORTM CAROLINA DAILIES il IEIS 111 CIRC.U 1 /. JION.
FALLING BACK
TOWARD PORIC
Americans Advance to An
geles, Our Northern Base.
THROUGH MUD KNEEDEEP
FILIPINOS SURPRISED, DRIVEN
FROM THEIR WORKS.
OUK LOSSES BET WEEN THIRTY AND FORTY
TiLpinos Unable to Stand Save far a Short
While the Storm of Iron the Americans
Hurled Upon Hum. Noted
Filipino fakir Captured.
Manila, Ami. 9—7:50 p. in.—'Details of
General McArthur’s advance beyond San
Fernando show that the Americans cov
ered five miles in the first five hours and
at two o’clock had advanced six miles
along the railway, stretching on each side
of it for two miles and resting at night
three miles from Angeles, which will be
made the northern base of operations,
instead of San Fernando, where a gar
rison of six hundred men has been left.
The casualties are between thirty and
forty. The Filipinos were surprised, ex
pecting the American forces to move
against Tico. They followed their usual
tactics of holding their trenches until
they became too warm and then ret rent
ing in disorder. They are now falling
back westward toward Pork*.
The Twelfth and Seventeenth regi
ments had the sharpest engagements.
The country our troops passed over is
covered with rice fields and bamboo
thickets, the hardest possible ground for
marching. The mud, in. places, was
knee deep.
Angeles is one of the richest towns
north of Manila and is considered to be
a better base of operations than San
Fernando.
The forces at San Fernando consist
ed of the lowa regiment, the Seventh
regiment, the Ninth regiment. Twelfth
regiment, Bell's new Thirty Sixth regi
ment. a battalion of the Sixteenth regi
ment, Troop E of the Fourth cavalry
and 15 guns.
The movement had been planned for
some time, but was delayed by rains.
Finally, two days of sunshine dried the
rice fields sufficiently to warrant the at
tempt.
The Americans’ position bad tong been
unpleasant. The rebels almost surround
ed the town and fired nearly every night
into it. the Americans'not replying, ex
cept on extreme provocation. It was
necessary to keep 500 to 000 men on out
post duty constantly.
Captain Deeim with a provost guard,
last night captured a noted Iddiipfoo
fakir, with several aliases, who, by
means of ventriloquism, has persuaded
the natives that he has supernatural
powers. He raised much money, osten
sibly for the insi etion, which In* kept
for himself. Our soldiers surrounded his
house ami corralled thirty ’Filipinos.
Many others escaped. The troops also
captured one thousand dollars.
Immanuel, as the fakir is generally
known, has been predicting the fall of
Manila. His “prophecies” have created
excitement among the natives who be
lieved them.
Reports from rebel sources say 150
Filipinos were killed in General Hall’s
engagement at Oalanmba and in the
subsequent skirmishes.
The American loss in tiie lighting about
San Fernando at .‘I o’clock was known
to be eight men killed and twenty six*
wounded. The loss may possibly exceed
these figures, as the line is five miles
long and it is impossible, at this hour,
to hear from every point.
Our troops are now about Angeles,
waiting for the artillery, which Ims the
greatest difficulty in moving, owing to
the wet ground.
The attack was opened at 5 o’clock
in the morning, a battery of the First
artillery shelling Bacolor, on the left.
Simultaneously Bell's '1 hirty Sixth infan
try struck Bacolor from the roar and
drove the rebels out. Armored ears,
each with a six pounder and two Gat
ling revolving cannon ou hoard, then
moved out on the railroad track, in the
centre of our lines. Soon afterwards
these guns did sharp execution.
Battery M, of the Third artillery and
a hundred men of the lowa regiment
made a feint towards Mexico, while the
main body of troops, consi sting of the
lowa regiment, the Seventeenth regiment
ami a battalion of the Twenty-second,
under General Wheaton on the right and
the Ninth regiment, Twelfth regiment
and Bell's regiment, the Thirty-sixth,
under General Lisciun, on the left, ad
vanced steadily, pouring their lire into
the rebels and receiving it heavy fire in
return. The rebels were well protected
by trenches and seemed not to lack am
munition. But, they were unable to
withstand for any length of time the
hail of shots our artillery and infantry
poured in on them, and retreated, leav
ing dead and wounded on the field.
A dozen prisoners were captured by our
troops.
The reports indicate that the Ninth
infantry suffered the most though the
casualties of all the regiments are not
yet reported.
The weather was extremely hot and
our troops suffered greatly. But there
was no faltering.
A company of the Sixteenth regiment
went to the relief of Bell's regiment this
afternoon.
According to reports, Bell out of a to
tal of 192 has had wounded scut in
and the insurgents are hurra swing him in
the rear.
The firing except at isolated points,
had ceased at 10 o’clock.
Note:—The massing number indicated
by dashes above were eliminated by the
censor at Manila.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
Washington, Aug. 9. —General Otis
confirms the report of the battle at San
Fernando in the following cable:
“Manila. August 9th.
“Adjutant General, Washington:
“McArthur, with 4,000 men attacked
insurgent army 6,000 strong concentrat
ed around San Fernando 5:15 this morn
ing. At 10 o'clock a. m. had driven it
five miles in diretion of Angeles. Casu
alties few. Attack ordered for seventh
instant; rain did not permit movement.
Railway from Angeles north badly
washed by unprecedented floods of last
six weeks; beyond ability of insurgents
to repair.
(Signed.) “OTIS.”
SWEPT OFF BY TIDAL WAVE.
Valparaiso. Chili, August 9.—A tidal
wave burst into the hay yesterday even
ing, tearing down the embankment and
sweeping off a number of ears, locomo
tives. and tons of merchandise. The
loss is estimated at a million dollars.
DREYFUS LENDS HIS AID
HE ASSISTS THE COURT MARTIAL IN
TRANSLATING THE DOSSIER.
Precaulionary Police Measures Redoubled, Be
cause of a Ft w Cries Against Prison
er. None Heard Vest rdty.
Rennes, France, Aug. 9.—The. secret
session of the Dreyfus court martial t<|-
day lasted from 6:20 a. m. until 11:45
a. m. General Chanoine nearly com
pleted his part of the explanation of the
dossier. He will be heard tomorrow for
about -a couple of hours, and then M.
Paleologue, of the Foreign Office, will
take up the task, which it is understood
will be completed Friday next. A public
session, therefore, will take place Sat
urday morning. The dossier consists of
about 400 documents, of which fifty
were disposed of yesterday.
Several of the documents are written
in German. During the proceedings to
day a German dictionary was sent for,
and tin- correspondent here of the Asso
ciated Press learns from a sure source
that when certain words and expressions
could not be exactly understood, even
with the aid of the dictionary, Dreyfus
who is a perfect German scholar, vol
unteered >a translation and was allowed
to give explanations, which were of
valuable assistance to the members of
the court.
The precautionary police measures to
day were much more stringent than yes
terday. Strong detachments of infantry,
instead of gendarmes, cordoned the
streets leading to the Lycee.
Absolutely nobody but police and sol
diers were thus within 100 yards of
Dreyfus when he crossed the *Yvenue de
la Gare.
The police authorities explain the
rigor of these measures on the ground
that yesterday a few cries against the
prisoner were raised while he was cross
ing the avenue. Not a discordant note
was heard anywhere today,
GOV. ATIvN SON’S FUNERAL.
A Call to Negroes to Hold Memorial
Services.
Newman, Ga., Aug. 9.—The funeral
of the late Governor Atkinson was con
ducted from the First Methodist church
o- this place this afternoon. Prominent
Georgians front all part* of rite Stale
wt re present including Governor Can
dler. Attorney General Terrell, Secretary
of State Phil Cook, Senator A. S. Clay,
Senator Bacon, Congressman Griggs,
.1 edges of the Supreme Bench, member*
of the legislature and of tin* various
State commissions. The negro porters
of the State oapitol attended in a body.
All public buildings are draped in mourn
ing.
The interment took place with Masonic
honors. Bishop Turner, of tin* African
Methodist Episcopal church, has issued
a call to the S()(> negro ministers- and
9< 1,000 members of the African church in
Georgia, to hold memorial services in
honor of the deceased. Bishop Turner
pays a high tribute to the late Governor
on account of the latter’s friendship for
the race.
THREE WERE NATURALIZED.
Report of Governor Foster on the
Lynching of the Italians.
Washington, August 9.—The State
Department has received front Governor
Foster, of Louisiana, certified copies of
the final naturalization papers taken
out by Frank, Charles, and Joe Defatta,
three of the men lynched at Tallulah.
La., and claimed by the Italian authori
ties to be Italian citizens. The naturali
zation patters were issued by the court
in Madison District, and are regarded
by the authorities as establishing beyond
question the citizenship of the* > three
participants in the affair. Governor
Foster’s report on tin* circumstances of
the lynching has not yet been received.
A NEW COTTON MILL.
Pratt villa, Ala., August 9.—A corn
patty has bt*eii organized here which will
put $125,000 in a new cotton mill. The
site has already been purchased and the
machinery ordered.
HALEIGII, NORTH CAROLINA, .THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 10. 1899.
GENERAL OTIS IS
UTTERLY IGNORANT
Os the Necessities of a Cam
paign in the Tropics.
BRITISA OFFICER’S VIEWS
OTIS HAS SHOWN NO GRASP OF
THE SITUATION.
BREACH BETWEEN ARMY AND NAVY
Americans have Lost 5,000 So'diers in the
Campaienand “ll is Pittiful to See
the Sacrifice of Splendid
Men” by Otis.
Chicago, 111., Aug. 9. —A special dis
patch to the Tribune from Victoria, B.
C. says:
-Commander St. John of the British
cruiser Peacock, who arrived here from
Manila by today's Empress en route
home, declares that General Otis is, ut
terly ignorant of the necessities or re
sponsibilities of a campaign, in the trop
ics. He has 5.000 dead to his account,
the British officer declares, and his hes
itation has already shown his forces that
he has no grasp of the situation.
Otis’ field transport service is declar
ed to he wretchedly insufficient and hi*
hospital corps a farce; and his plan of
campaign calculated to advance the ene
my's interest as no other could. A serious
breach is declared to exist between the
United States army and navy, at the
front and Commander St. John says the
“first thing the United Slates Govern
ment should do is to recall this man. It
is really pitiful to see the sacrifice of the
splendid men of his army.”
Incidentally Conunaiuleir St. John says
that the press censorship is carried to the
extreme in Manila to save Otis from
being swept down in a flood of popular
indignation.
STORMQ AN I>FLOODS.
Vancouver, B. 0.. Aug. 9.—Manila ad
vices received on the steamship 'Empress
of Japan say that typhoons and rain
have turned the city, wet enough at the
'best of times, into tin immense pond with
gutters over a foot deep in water. Saut
paloe district was so completely flooded
that the people were forced info the iq>-
]H*-r stories of the houses. The police
barracks were completely surrounded and
solotetrs stood guard and carried on pa
trol duty in two feet of running watew
Creeks overflowed their banks and
boats were seen on a dozen streets. Ad
miral Watson had a narrow escajie an
the Pasig. His launch was about to
pass under the Puente Ekpana. when the
roaring water caught it up and jammed
it broadside into a stone pier, breaking
the funnel and tearing off the gunwale.
The dreaded beri-beri that in former
years created such havoc among the Fili
pinos has made its appearance in Bilibid
prison,
THE FEVER SITUATION.
Quarantine Against Hampton to Be
Raised in a Day or Two.
Newport News, Va., Aug. 9. —The yel
low fever situation at the Soldiers’
Home remains unchanged. “No new
cases and no deaths” is the report sent
out again today from the home.
The quarantine remains in force at all
of the neighboring cities. Hampton
and Phoebus it is understood, have prac
tically clean hills of health, and it is
thought the quarantine so far ans Hamp
ton is concerned will he raised within
the next forty-eighth hours.
EVERYTH IN( 1 FA VORABLE.
Washington, August 9. Surgeon Vick
ery wires Surgeon General Wyman, < f
the Marine Hospital Seiche. today
from the Soldiers’ Home at Hampton,
Va., tts follows:
“No change. Everything favorable.
Nearly .‘ill in tents that c.mi tie moved.
Disinfection of buildings being pushed
along by Surgeon Von Eg'lorf.”
PHOEBUS CLEAR OF IT.
Washington, Aug. 9.-Dr. Wyman's
reports tonight were of an encouraging
nature. Surgeon Pettns at Fort Mon
roe stated that there are no new de
velopments at that place.
I)r. White in a dispatch from Hamp
ton. says:
“Last case in Phoebus furnished new
clothing and discharged. House disin
fected. No remaining foci in that town.
Disease now confined to Soldiers’ Home.
Cases having all been isolated. No one
lots been exposed for several days.
House to house inspection completed
here. Nothing suspicious in Hampton.
1 meet authorities of Newport News.
Hampton and Virginia State Board to
morrow at noon at Newport News to
discuss the situation.”
TO DEDICATE MONUMENTS.
Chattanooga, Tonn., August 9. E\
tensive preparations are being mailt
for the dedication, of the Illinois monu
ments on the Chattanooga and Cltiebn
manga battlefields November 23r<l
Major James A. Connelly will make the
principal address. General 11. V", lb>y»-
ton will speak for the government, Gov
ernor Candler for Georgia and Governor
McMillan for Tennessee l , The Southern
Governors and stall's are to he ’nvibd
TROOPS LEAVE FOR QUEMADOS.
Scheme for Model Farm Schools Con
sidered Excellent.
Havana, August 9.—The last troops
stationed in this city left here this
morning for Quemados, leaving only
those garrisoning Morro Castle, Cabanas
Fortress and the outlying forts.
The Patria says the scheme to make
model farm schools instead of tin agri
cultural engineering school is excellent
and adds:
"Cuba needs plenty of practical agri
culturists, such as could be mail * by
model farms, to initiate better means
of cultivation. There should also I o
a theoretical side institution to study
the production of extracts, front fruit*
and vegetables.”
The municipality of Havana has asked
Governor Ludlow to authorize the ex
jtemliture of $500,000 per year for public
schools.
TROOPS TO PREVENT LYNCHING
Indianapolis, August 9.—Governor
Mount on the request of Sheriff Dunn,
of Miami county, has ordered one com
pany of the light infantry and ten mem
bers of Battery A, with a Gatling gnu
to Pern, immediately, to prevent .t
mob from lynching the abductor .Tones,
who it is charged recently inveigled Nell
Jones from home. Sheriff Dunn says
lie has information that a mob of 200
men will attempt to take the prisoner
tonight.
DESERT TO INSURGENTS
»
LIRKNIO’S TROOPS ABANDON HIM WITH
OUT firing ashot.
The Forces of Jiminez, Leader of tht Revolution
in San Domingo, are Growing
Stronger E very Day.
Cape IlaytHii, Hayti, August 9. —
General Francisco Liriano, s<*nt from
Monte Christ! by the Dominican Gov
ernment to attack General Pacheco at
Dajahon, the headquarters ol the revo
lutionists, was a Ist intoned, when ne ar
rived in front of the enemy by his troops
who, without firing a shot des >rte 1 and
entered the camp of General Pacheco.
The advanced posts of the latter are tit
Las Agnus, and the revolutionists are
masters of the fords across the* River
Van tie, thus cutting off common.cation
Drtvien Monte Christ! unit the interior.
The forces of Dm Juan Isidro Jimun/..
leader of the revolution are being aug
mented every day, and the new- from
all parts of tin* Dominican Republic is
favorable to him.
SENATOR JONES.
He Wants to be in New York by Sep
tember I.
St. Louis. Aug. 9. —A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Little Rock, Ark.,
says: Win. T. Somerville, brother-in
law of Senator James K. Jones, who is
in Geneva, Switzerland, has received a
letter from the Senator in, which he
says: "We are getting along’ all right,
i am, 1 think, much beter and hope to
go home entirely well, although I know
that even a well man at my age is not
Worth as much as, a sick man at 40
sometimes. Our trip Inis been very en
joyable and would have been more so
if 1 had not been all the time Votnitelhd
to keep watch on symptoms, take med
icine by tin* watch and always be ou
the outlook.”
Senator Jones says he does not know
when he will leave Europe, hut that he
wants to he in New York September l.
His doctor, hi* says, desires him to stay
in Europe until October, but he has
made up his wind that two or three
weeks sojourn in Minnesota will do
him as much good as it would do to
prolong his stay abroad.
A NEGRO LYNCHED.
Had Entered a House and Demanded
Food and Money.
Jasper, Fla., August 9. —Last night
an unknown negro entered the house of
Mrs. Bus'll, a white woman, and de
manded food and money. The woman
told him she had neither at hand. IJ<
advanced upon ami caught hold of her.
She screamed for help. Her husband,
who was nearby, ran to her rescue and
caught ami tied the negro. A posse
slnrted to jail with him. A few miles
out a mob overtook them, took the
negro away and shot hint.
„ . •
DEWEY’S CHAPLAIN.
Goes to GhattanoGga to Wed Miss Elsie
Cook.
Chattanooga, Turn., Aug. 9.—Chaplain
J. B. Frazier of Admiral Dewey's flag
ship Olympia, arrived here this morning
from Manila byway of San Francisco
on a thirty days’ leave of absence. On
August 22ml he will wed Miss Elsie
Cook, of South Pittsburg, Tonn.
COTTON MILL COMES SOUTH.
Bhldleforil, Maine, Aug. 9. —Arrange-
ments are Itoing made for the removal of
the Spritigvah* Cotton Mills of Spring
vale, Maine, to Fort Valley, Ga. The
removal will he the second of the kind
from York county. About one year ago
the Portsmouth Cotton Mill of South
Berwick, a small corporation, went
South.
The Springvah* concern has been run
ning only part of the time during the
past year owing to a lack of orders. High
taxes and too much competition are
among the chief reasons given for the
change in location.
The plant has 10,500 spindles and 260
looms and manufactures light twills and
sateens.
CYCLONE'S TRAIL
OF RUIN AND DEATH
Meagre Details of the West
Indian Hurricane,
PORTO RICO IN ITS TEETH
HUNDREDS OF NATIVE HOUSES
REPORTED DESTROYED.
CAVALRY AND SIGNAL BARRACKSI RUhED
Signal Officer Glassftrd an San Juan Reports
Many Public Buildirg Demolished,
Tebg'aph and Ttlephme
Poles Pros’rated
Washington, Aug. 9,—Meagre details
of the West Indian cyclone began to
reach the Navy and War Departments
late this afternoon in the shape of the
following messages:
“San Juan de Porto Rico, Aug. 9.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
“Terrible hurricane; cavalry barracks
destroyed; store houses and other build
ings damaged; iron rootling and lumber
required.
(Signed.) “CLEM.”
“San Juan de Porto Rico, Aug, 9.
“Signal Office, Washington:
"Cyclone just passing over island pros
trated telegraph and telephone lines:
several killed; my quarters wrecked and
signal barracks partially demolished.
Many other public buildings likewise;
hundreds of native houses destroyed;
centre and *outh probably fared worse.
(Signed.) “GLASSFORD. ’
The Navy Department late this after
noon received a cable from Captain
Snow, in command of the naval station
at San Juan de Porto Rico, announcing
that the hurricane had destroyed about
$2,660 worth of property at the station
there.
EXCITEMENT AT KINGSTON.
Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 9.—The bar
ometers are alarmingly low here, and
Turks Pslaml reports a hurricane blow
ing with rapidly falling barometer at
2:26 p. in., causing great excitement.
DANISH WEST INDIES SWEPT.
St. Thomas, D. W., August 9.—A
severe liurricaik* swept over the island
of St. Croix Monday night. The lowest
barometer was 29.12. Much damage
was done, hut no deaths have yet been
rejHirted. The force of the storm was
also experienced at St. Thomas, but
the damage done was slight. Negro
lints* were the chief sufferers. Enormous
seas, however, did damage to the
wharves, but there was no loss of life.
St. Kitts and Antigua are believed
to have suffered, but communication
with those islands is temporarily in
terrupted.
Later advices from St. Kitts said that
on Monday afternoon a very severe hur
ricane with a velocity of seventy-two
miles destroyed about 266 small houses
in the towns and did considerable dam
age to the estates. No fatalities were
reported.
A.iatigua also suffered severely in dam
age to estates and buildings in the towns.
There were few fatalities.
Liter rejHirts from St. Croix increase
the amount of damage done there. Near
ly every estate has been wrecked, the
large buildings in the towns have been
unroofed, stock has been killed and a
minimum of eleven deaths has occurred
among the laborers.
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED.
Washington, Aug. 9.—Cable communi
cation with the liesser Antilles has again
been restored and reports received today
make it evident that the hurricane center
is probably somewhere to the northward
of Santo Domingo or Porto Rico.
MANY •SMALL BOATS LOST.
Washington, Aug. 9. —The following
cablegram has been received at the State
I tepartment:
"Point a Pitre, Guadeloupe Island,
August S.
"Secretary of State, Washington:
Serious hurricane suddenly commenc
ed at 16 yesterday morning. Blew se
verely until night. Roof United States
Consulate blown off. Everything, wraps,
personal property total Joss. Great many
small boats lost. The damages in this
city are great. No details from the coun
try: wires down.
(Signed) “AY ME.
“Consul.”
iNi IIEASING IN VIOLENCE.
Puerto Plata, .Vug. 9, 11:36 a. m. —A
hurricane has swept the north coast since
last night and increases in violence.
Shipping in the port is in peril, but up
to this hour no vessel has been dam
aged. The destruction on land will prob
ably be considerable.
THE DAMAGE OVER.
Washington. Aug. 9.—The hurricane
which has been raging in a portion of
the West Indies evidently has, accord
ing to reports received by the weather
bureau, left that group and shifted out
into the open sea north of Porto Rica.
The expectation is that the storm will
wear itself out without further damage.
DEATH OF JUDGE C. P. JAMES.
Washington, August 9. —Judge Chas.
P. James, formerly a Justice of the
Supreme Court of the District of Co
lumbia. died today at his home in Lees
burg, Va., of old age.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
A © iNS JUBILATE.
V
Florida *s to the Number of 4.666
Jet Hilarious.
'Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 9. —Alsmt 4,660
negroes from all parts of Florida are
gathered in this city celebrating what
they term the Afro-American Jubilee.
The gathering has no political signitieaiii e
and is hardly more than a money mak
ing scheme devised by a few bright ne
groes for their personal benefit. A band
contest between half a dozen organiza
tions preceded by a parade through the
streets was the feature today. Tomor
row will be given over to horse racing
and baseball. No disorderly conduct lias
been reported and the crowd appears to
he enjoying itself in a legitimate and
quiet .manner.
ASK FOR MILITIA.
Trouble Over the Lynching r.t Alexan
dria is Feared.
Washington. August 9. —The Evening
Star’s report from Alexandria, Va.,
states that requests have been sent to
Richmond for the equipment of the mi
litia company located at that place
because of the possibility of trouble
growing out of the lynching there last
night of the negro Thomas. Tin* re
port states that some of the whites are
apprehensive of an uprising of tin* col
ored population tonight, but that today
all is quiet.
ROBBERS AFTER RHINO
BLOW OPFN THE SAFES OF CHEEK AND
WHITE BROTHERS.
Make Off With About Seventy Five Dollars and
Several Gold Wa’ches. No Arrests
Made as Yet.
Pittslioro. N. (’., August 9.—Safe
crackers blew open the safes in the
stores of (’. C. Cheek and White Bros.,
of Ore Hill, last night aud got about
seventy-five dollars in money and seve
ral gold watches. No arrests have b; cj
made as yet.
FISHING BOAT FIRED ON.
0
She Was Within the Three Mile Limit *
—The Helmsman Killed.
London, August 9.—The British tor
pedo gunboat lasla found a French boat
fishing within the three-mile limit this
morning. The fishermen attempted to
escape and did not stop when a blink
shot was tired. The Leila then fired a
shot, disabling the fishing boat and
killing the helmsman.
The fishing boat was afterwards ♦owed
to this port with the body of the helms
man on board her.
The arrivhl here of the Etoih* de Mor
caused much excitement, where it is
hoped the regrettable incident will draw
attention to the serious inroads made
by foreign fishermen in British wa
ters. The Admiralty express extreme
surprise at the fact that the fishing
boat disregarded tin* Ledsi’s signal to
heave to, and, in the absence of tln
official report, they assume dbr f :he
commander of the la*da only x jrted
to drastic measures when other\ .mans
were ineffectual.
The captain of the Etude de Mor
has been arrested.
THE CORONER’S VERDICT.
Folkestone. Eng., August 9.—The eor
ouer’s inquest upon the »>,>dy of the
helmsman resulted in a verdict i»f ac
cidental death, the jury exonerating the
officers of the Ltslu.
COLOR El > FT HEM EN.
Winners in tin* Washington Tourna
ment—-Officers Elected.
Washington, N. t\, Aug. 9.—(Special.)
Jhe races at the Colored Volunteer
Firemen’s Tournament here today re
sulted as follows:
Engine Contest—Warrenton first, time
39; Washington second, time 42.
Hook and Ladder Contest—Henderson
first, time 49; Winston second, time 51.
T he following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
H. Hargrove, President. ■,
J. S. Plummer, Vice President.
J. 11. Johnston, Secretarry.
J. H. Ed well. Treasurer.
\ alentine Howe, Chaplain.
C S. Hawkins, Chairman Executive
Committee.
C. S. A. Taylor, Chairman Legisla
tive Committee.
PI Si tONOR A BLY DISCHARGED.
Atlanta, Ga.. Aug. 9. Eleven privates
of Cnm|Miry A, Fifth regiment Georgia
volunteers, have been dishonorably dis
charged from the service of (lie State by
Governor Candler, Non-pay mi nt of dues
and non-attendance* of drill are the
ealist's named in the official order for dis
missal. *
FIRST OF NEW RICE CROP.
Charleston, S. C„ Aug. 9.—A parcel of
256 bushels, the first of the new crop
of rice, was received here this morning
from Ashepoo, Colleton county. This
is unusually early, the first of last year's
crop having been received on September
16th.
POST OFFERED MARCH AND.
Paris, Aug. 9.- The Evement today
says it understands that Major March*
and has been offered the post of Gov
ernor of tin* French settlement on the
Samali coast, the Envoy Extraordinary
to King Menelik of Abyssinia.