The Weather To-day; ! Carolina" { FAIR.
The News and Observer.
VOL. XLVII. NO. 11.
LEADS ALL KORTH OAROLH DAILIES M NEWS AND OHKDIr' TIDE
CABINET COUNCIL
HELD IN LONDON
The Pall Mall Gazette Gives
Some Information.
THOUGHT TO BE CORRECT
BRITISH SOVEREIGNTY MUST BE
OWNED.
YIELD TO JOHN BULL’S OTHER DEMANDS
England Will then Se'tle the Nature of Pro
posed Arbitration Tribunal. Such is
the New Note. Sympathy
for the Trahsvaal.
London, Sept. 22.—A Cabinet council
was liehl today beginning' at 12:30 p. ni.
A large crowd assembled about Downing
street early in* the day. The Cabinet
Ministers were loudly cheered, the Sec
retary of State for the Colonies, Mr.
Chamberlain, receiving the lion's share
of the applause.
The meeting ended at 2:40 p. m. The
Ministers were cheered as they came
out of the Foreign Office. Nothing
transpired regarding the action taken,
though the general impression spread
that si vigorous line had been adopted.
The Secretary of State for War, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, and the First
Lord of the Admiralty Mr. George
J. Goat-hen immediately proceeded to
the War Office.
The Fall Mall Gazette this afternoon
published a special dispatch from Cape
Town Which says it is stated that tin*
Boers have given a guarantee to their
sympathizers in the Orange Free State
and ('ape Colony that the Transvaal
will not lx* the first to make war.
Immediately after the Cabinet coun
cil tin* German Ambassador, Count Yon
Halscfeldt-Wildenburg visited the Pre
mier, Lord Salisbury, and h;ul a long
conference with him. The fact that a
similar visit immediately followed the
previous Cabinet council leads some per
soms to attach significance to it and to
infer that Emperor William, of Ger
many, is taking an active part in Trans
vaal affairs. The official German press,
however, has been so outspoken in tell
ing President Kruger that he need not
expect German aid that it is scarcely
possible to attach credence to that in
ference.
Rumors are current regarding the re
sult of the Cabinet council all profess
ing to be based on good sources. But,
these are vague and contradictory. One
news agency announces that immediate
and decisive action had not been decided
upon.
Later in the day various rumors were
still current regarding the Cabinet meet
ing. but the following, which tin* Pall
Mall Gazette publishes is believed to
be correct:
"The comparatively short duration of
the council warrants the conclusion that
nothing of supreme importance was de
cided at it and such we believe to be
the fact. t
"Information in our possession is to
the effect that it was an interim Cabinet
summoned Jo consider am interim dis
patch. It is believed that this paper
which met with the unanimous appro
val of Mr. Chandler la in colleagues will
be published as soon as received by the
Boer, Government on Monday or at
the latest on Tuesday.”
According to the Pali Mall Gazette
the dispatch oi>rus with an expression
of regret at the unfavorable character
of ScKTetary Reitz's latest reply and
proceeds with a very firm iasistance
upon the repudiation of the claim or
the Transvaal to the status of a sov
ereign Slate, once more pointing out
British readiness to settle at once the
mature of the proposed arbitration tri
bunal, provided the other British condi
tions are promirtly and unreservedly ac
cepted and concluding with tin* inti
mation that tin* Imiterial Government is
now engaged in drawing up its own
terms and that the Transvaal may ex
pert to hear from them very shortly.
The Pall Mall Gazette says that an
other meeting of the Cabinet will take*
place next Thursday or Friday, when
the issues will be presented in a more
serious shape.
The United States Ambassador. Mr.
Joseph 11. Choate, visifeil tin* foreign
Office today. It is nndirrsitood that his
visit was in relation to tin* Alaskan
negotiations. In an interview witii a
reporter of the Associated Press Mr.
Chamberlain said:
"Os course J»rd Salisbury did not
discuss the Transvaal crisis with me.
1 can say that the United States has
made no representations (if any kind
regarding the Transvaal and tin* same
applies so far as I know to Germany.
1 hope there will Im* no war, but tilings
are quite uncertain.”
The Govern in mt, it is understood,
cabled Sir Alfred Mf.'lner, British High
(Van,nissioner for South Africa yester
day afternoon (Friday) a message in ac
cordance with the Cabinet’h decisiui, as
outlined in the Pall Mall Gazett" and
already cabled to tlw* Associated Press.
It is said that the mo-sage protests
strongly against the alligation of bad
faith cil the part of Mr. Conyngham
Greene.
In the meantime no active steps will
Im> taken to send an army eor*i>s to South
Africa, but preparai!ions of a general
kind will continue quietly fir the dis
patch of a large army under General Sir
Rcdvers Bidler should President Kruger
decline to avail himself of the further
opportunity now given for a compromise.
The Johannesburg correspondent of the
Morning Post says:
"It is asserted here that an under
standing exists in Pretoria that tin* Cape
Colony Government, will, at the last
moment, declare in favor of the Trans
vaal.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle says:
"i have the best, authority for the
statement that the Orange Free State
i.and has unanimously resolved to assist
the Transvaal against British aggres
sion.”
KltUGEll LOOKS FOR PEACE.
Cape Town. Sept. 22.—*Writing to an
intimate friend here, President Kruger
says:
"Things are serious* and will -linen mo
graver, but a peaceful settlement will be
attained.”
THE G. A. R. WON'T LEAD.
Admiral Dewey and the* Sailors of the
Olympia Will.
i\ew York, Slept. 22. —At today's meet
ing of the Plan and Scojm* Committee of
the Dewey Celebration it was unani
mously agreed to approve the action of
General Roe in regard to the position
assigned to the Grand Army in the Land
Parade. General Roe issued a state
ment today regarding the matter in
which he said:
"I have taken the position from the he
ginining that the day was emphatically
a navy day, that Admiral Dewey and the
sailors of tile Olympia should he in tin*
lead with nothing whatever to dot;:et."
General lioe reported that lie had
learned that Ohio had proposed to in
crease its representation from 500 to
3,000 men. Me suggested that in view
of the lack of funds the committee au
thorized him to aiinoumiee that no more
organizations would Im* accepted. A
motion to tin* effect was made and
adopted.
ROOSEiVEi.T HAS NO AUTHORI-
Ftiea, N. Y.. St*pt. 22. Regarding the
dispute as to the position to Im* accorded
the G. A. R. in the Dewey Day parade
ar Now York, Governor ‘Roosevelt said
tonight:
"I have ‘telegraphed General Rim* that
if the matter is one purely for tin* city
authorities and ini which I have no pow
er, then of course I ‘withdraw my former
telegram. I had understood that General
Roe was acting as Major General of the
National Guard in the management of
the parade, and in that event I of course
had the power to direct that the veterans
Im* given the right of the lime and ac
cordingly did it. If. however, as appears
to Im* the case, it is a matter purely for
ftlie city officials. 1 of course, have inch
ing to say, and mo advice to give.”
WITHIN A RING OF GUNS
TWO UNKNOWN NEGROES IN THE DEPTHS
OF A SWAMP.
Charged With Criminally Assaulting the
Daughter of One of the Leading Cit
izens of the County.
Gainesville. Ga., Sept., 22.—Two un
known negroes are surrounded in a
swamp near the southern enld of the
county. A posse with Winchesters, shot
guns and bloodhounJds are in pursuit.
Tiny are charged with criminally as
saulting a daughter of Wan. Wofford,
a prominent citizen of the county. They
accosted tin* young lady -.in. a field near
her home, and she fled. 'They pursue 1
and stoned her and then took to the
swamp. Mhc place was surrounded and
u*]Mm their resistance three rounds \v>*m*
fired into the thicket, wounding one of
the negroes seriously as was shown iiy
I.i.otm stains.
Dogs ail'd men are an pursuit tonight,
and if caught the two assailants will
meet quick judgment.
ANOTHER CAR DYNAMITED.
Cleveland. ().. Sept. 22. Another Big
Consolidated street car was dynamited
tonight. The explosion occurred on the
Wilde Park line in a lonesome- nbt.e
near the city limits. The explosion
unwashed the front wheel on one side. The
car jumped tin* track, ran across the
other track and was in tin* gutter of the
street. There were only two passengers
amt they both escaped injury. Nobody
was seen about 'the place where tin* ex
plosion occurred and there is no clue to
the jierpet rators.
DREYFUS COMING TO TEXAS.
lie Will Spend tin* Winter at Sail An
tonio, it is Said.
.San Antonio. Texas, Sept. 22. .1. 11.
S. 'Ftcen, of Shreveport, La., has ar
rived here from Keanes, France, where
he has been visiting bis sister. lie
brings informal ion that Captain Alfred
Dixy fits and Mine. Dreyfus, together
with Mine. Bertha Morn*. I/eiuenant
Max 'Ranee-Mcrre. late of tin* French
army and Misses Ida and Emily Mom*
will gome to San Antonio and that Cap
tain Alfred Dreyfus will spend tlu* win
ter in this city for his health
A BIRD KILLER’S RECORD.
Detroit. Mich., Sept. 22.—W. R. Ellis
ton. of Tennessee, won the International
live bird championship and the Gitimar
and Barnes trophy this afternoon at the
Ruseh House Grounds. Mackie, Build.
Gilbert, Crosby and Elliston were tied
for first with fifteen birds each and Ellis
ton won in the shoot off, killing twenty
[ three straight.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATUKDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1899.
MILITARY PUNS
FOR PHILIPPINES
An Army Division to be Cre
ated There.
OF FOUR DEPARTMENTS
THREE TO BE COMMANDED BY
MAJOR GENERALS,
THE PLAN AS YET NOT FULLY MATURED
Its Chief Object Said to be to Give Protection to
the Peaceable Tribes, Who Thus
Could not be Forced to
Aid Aguinaldo.
Washington, Sept. 22. —A plan'is un
der consideration at the War Depart
ment to create an army division of the
Philippines and divide the division Info
departments on a basis similar to that
in (Juba. The idea is to create four de
partments in the Philippines, at least
three of which will be commanded by
Major Generals. The Philippines have
heretofore been known as the Depart
ment of the Pacific. It is expis-teil that
one department of the promised new di
vision will consist, of General Mar Ar
thur's command north of Manila; an
other will lie General Lawton's com
mand south of Manila, amt a third will
be a new command to iqierate from
Lingayen or Dagupan. The fourth de
partment probably will consist of the
troops in the islands south of Luzon,
which include the commands now* at
Iloilo, Cebu and other points.
The scheme has not yet taken such
definite form as to determine the com
mand of the division aud departments.
Then* is little doubt however that Law*-
ton and MncArthur will remain when*
they now are, and probably the com
mand in the islands south will be under
a brigadier general. Another officer
will have to be selected for the depart
ment in the far northern part of the
island at the terminus of the Dagupan
Railroad.
The plan is to give each department
commander all tin* troops that can be
successfully operated and which will
insure sufficient garrison for all points
taken. Protection to the peaceable
tribes is one of the chief objects; for
the rep n*sei:if tit ions which have been
made to the War Department indicate
that many of tin* inhabitants do not
want to tight, and if unmolested and re
lieved of the fear of attack from the
Tagals, they will assist In supporting
the authority of the United States and
make at impossible for the followers
of Aguinaldo to subsist.
GILMG'KE TREATED 1 BADLY.
Failure to Ransom Him Said to Have
Enraged the Natives.
Boston, Sept. 22. —A naval officer on
one of the shijiis at Cavite, says in a
private letter written to relatives here,
under date of August ltJtli:
"I today made a trip to Manila pur
ivosely to see and interview* a Spaniard
who claims to have seen Lieutenant
Gilmore and his men. The Spaniard
arrived in Manila on the 12th, coming
through the outposts at San Fernando
de la Pampanga. His name is Feiipa
Galza and he is a planter by occupation.
On the first of February last he was
on his plantation when lie was sur
rounded by a deputation of natives who
made him a prisoner, lie was forced
to follow* the movements made by the
so-called Filipino Republic and tramp
through mud and water and over moun
tains, in their wanderings. Two weeks
before the arrival at Manila lie saw at
Bigan Lieutenant Commander Gilmore
and his fourteen fellow* prisoners. From
his report it is judged that they have
fared badly at tin* hands of their cap
tors, and, although their courage was
undaunted, they were in bad shape phy
sically, in reality, being half starved.
Gilmore* himself, In* said, was in better
health than some of the others, being
a man of strong physique* am! strong
determination. The* whole party was
entirely destitute of clothes aiid all
the necessities of life. The* failure of
tin* 1 nited States to ransom them as
expected hud so enraged tin* insurgents
that their treatment, which Tor some
time had been most kind, lmd since be
come tlie reverse. Tin* members of tin*
party, however, were* not discouraged
and fully expected to return to their
friends. Galza thought that with prop
er measures employed by tin* United
States Government, there would he no
trouble in effecting the speedy release*
of Gilmore and tin* Yorktown’s men.”
SOLDIERS OCCUPY CHURCHES.
Church Property is Protected and Re
spected, Otis Cables.
Washington, Sept. 22. The War De
partment has ree-eived the* following
cablegram from General Otis regarding
the military use of church property in
the Philippines:
"Referring to your cablegram of Sep
tember 18th, sixteen churches, different
localities occupied by United States
troops. Four only partially occupied and
religious services not interfered with.
Also three convents occupied. These
three and ten of tin* sixteen churches
formerly occupied by insurgents. Church
property respected and protected by our
troops.”
ATTEND DEWEY CELEBRATION.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 22. —A special
from Columbia, S. C’., says:
“The indications are that a full regi
ment will go from South Carolina tef
New York for tkp Dewey celebration.
Assistant General Frost will be in com
mand. Companies from the lower coun
try will Ik* under command of Major
Henry Schaehte, of Charleston, and
Colonel J. C. Boyd will command the up
country battalion.”
MISSISSIPPI'S CONTINGENT.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. 22.—Adjutant
General Wm. Henry, Colonel E. 11.
Scuddor, Judge Advocate General, and
Lieutenants Jones and Bushman, mem
bers of the Governor’s staff and the
Walthall Guards of Meridian, leave
Sunday morning to represent the State
of Mississippi at tin* celebration in honor
of Admiral Dewey. The Walthall
Guards will be under command of Cap
tain Martin with forty men in line.
WANT CONGRESSIONAL AID.
To Swim* Better Water Transportation
Facilities for Birmingham.
Washington, Sept.22.—Ex-Representa
tive Aldrich and Mr. J. A. Van I Boose,
ex-Mayor of Birmingham, Ala., had an
interview with the President today.
They are interested in securing better
water transportation facilities for Bir
mingham and desired to enlist the Presi
dent's co-operation in whatever legisla
tion may lie proposed at the coming ses
sion of Congress. The President as
sured his callers that he had always
been in sympathy with any project
which would facilitate American com
merce. The proposed improvement
will cost $0,000,000.
FOIt CANNIBALISM.
Warrants Issued Against Two Norwe
gian Sailors.
Charleston. S. (\, Sept. 22.—Warrants
were sworn out today by Vice Consul
Witte, acting for the Government of
Norway, against Andersen and Thomas,
the Norwegian sailors from the bark
Drot, who, according to their own story,
killed and ate a companion drifting in
raid-ocean on a raft.
The men are still very sick and the
warrants were not served, but a guard
was placed over them. They will be
sent to Norway as soon as able to travel.
PHI I, PC KIM ili IF FIN FEUD.
London, Ivy.. Sept. 22.—A rumor has
"reached here that Floyd Chad well turn
ed State’s evidence against tin* Griffins
today at Manchester. The Philpots are
still there watching the trial. Five of
the six ten witnesses for the common
wealth who tied from Clay county left
here today for Indiana, and they say
they will not return.
FILIPINOS DITCH TRAIN
THEN OPEN FIRE, KILLING TWO AND
WOUNDING FIVE.
Lieutenant Lome and Five Scouts Make a Vigor
ous Defence, Driving off the En
emy With Loss.
Manila, Sept. 22.—(2:33 P. M.i—A
party of insurgents ditched a railroad
train a mile and a half south of Angeles
this morning and then opened tin* upon
the derailed cars from a '*amboo thicket
dose to the track, killi lg two Americans
and wounding five ethers. Lieutenant
Dune and five of his scouts, . ho were
on tin* train, made .g irons defense
and caused the enemy to tlee. Six
dead reiiels were aft* r card tound in the
thicket from which the rebel fin* came.
General Wheaton with six companies,
proceeded from Calumet to the relief of
the train, but his services were not
needed.
TRAGEDY BEHiMD THE CERTAIN
Julia Morrison, Leading- Lady, Shoots
the Stage Manager.
Chattanooga, Tenii., Sept. 2. Julia
Morrison, leading lady of tin* "Mr. Plas
ter at Paris,” farce comedy company,
shot iiiuvt killed Frank Leiden, stage man
ager amd leading anan of the company, to
night on the stage of the city opera
house, just lief ore the curtain rose for
the | ner form a nee. Three shots were tired
at dose range, all taking effect in la*id
eii’s head. He sank to the Hoot* and was
d'eald in a few mi mules. The woman was
arrested and taken to the city jail. -V
coroner's jury inquest was held at‘which
it developed that trouble had existed lw
tweeii 1 A'iden and Miss Morrison and
today she slapped him. It appelars that
they quarreled over the woman s al
leged ha'd acting, Leiden aoeuMiiiiig her of
being but am* amateur. Tilt* woman
claims that Leiden repeatedly insulted
her, arid that she shot him iin self-de
fense.
The verdict of the coroner's jury was
to tlie effect that the ‘murder was pre
meditated and wholly unjustifiable. The
woman claims to be from New Orleans
and the man with tin* company named
James she says is her husband. J ame
lias been arrested as the instigator of
the crime. The company lias been on I In
road three weeks and has been unusually
successful.
200 THROWN OUT BY FIRE.
The Hague. Sept. 22.—Tin* Tevkuiies
Cotton Maun factory at Euschedo, in
Ovcirywsel. has been almost destroyed by
fire. Eight hundred mem are thrown of
employment The business of the con
cern was largely with the l nited States.
Admiral Montojo has been condemned
to retirement without the right of pro
motion.
II SHUT DOWN OF
SOUTHERN MILLS
This Question to be Discuss
ed in Philadelphia.
BY SOUTHERN MILL MEN
INCREASED COST OF COTTON
GIVEN AS THE REASON.
THE SHUT DOWN TO BE ONLY TEMPORARY
Withh Sixty Days the Price is Expected to go
to 7 1-2 Cents, and the Men Fear to
Take Orders at Pres
en* Prices.
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 22.—About
twenty-five representative* of the South
ern Cotton, Spinners’ Association arc
now in this city. The delegation is
headed by President J. 11. Me A den aud
Secretary G. B. Hiss, of Charlotte,
N. C.
The visitors came to si*e the national
export exposition. They will while here,
it is said, discuss questions which tiny
result in temporarily shutting down a
number of miles in the South. This on
account of the increased prices of cot
ton.
The present price* of mater: il such
as the mills in the assoctati hi use is
f}%r per pound. It is expected that in
sixty days the price will be raised to
7V&C. The question whether or imt it
would be advisable to take orders at
the present prices or refuse them is
accordingly the principal subject of do
mission with the commission men here
and among the memlicrs of the associa
tion themselves.
Secretary llis*s said tonight that the
present prices are entirely roo low, aud
unless an advance is made it .ill be im
possible to till orders at the anticipated
rise iu the price of the raw material.
As a matter of fact, he thought, It
would be better to shut down tluui run
the mills at a loss.
Should there be a general slut!: down
it might affect 130 miles in the South.
TEILEKJ RA PHIIC BRI E ES.
Negotiations iliavo Iveen concluded bv
Great Britain for taking possession of
Delagoa Bay November Ist.
Long Beach, Ocean ,wings and Biloxi.
Miss., have been granted daylight eom
municat'ioii with New Orleans under cer
tain restrictions.
xieyonil a little scrimmage airiong them
selves, which resulted in flic arrest of
the offending parties, the Kicliimnnd, Va .
negroes who visited Warpenton today to
celebrate Emancipation Day gave no
trouble.
Among the things done by the Odd
Fellows at Detroit yesterday were, a re
fusal to alrtdish the Royal Purple De
gree, and authority given to raise funds
for relief purposes by enterta.iuments.
and in other ways. Tin* business of the
Sovereign Grand Isnlge will 'be com
pleted today.
HAMILTON DOWNS THE KID.
New York. Sept. 22.—Oscar Gardner,
the Omaha Kid, did not light up to b*s
usual standard when he m *t Jack Ham
ilton ofTroy. at the Broadway Athletic
Club tonight. Hamilton won in a de
cisive manner and the referee gave him
the bout at the end (f tin* twenty-fifth
round. Gardner was a tw * to one fa
vorite* at the start. Gardner was floored
in tlie fourth round with a swing on the
jaw, and lie was forced to the rojtes in
the seventh. Hamilton out him over the
ropes several times after that.
JERRY SIMPSON HOOTED.
Because lie Said He Gloried in the
Spunk of Aguinaldo’s Men.
Wichita. Kansas, Sept. 22.—Ex-Con
gressman Jerry Simpson was hooted oft’
the platform here this evening, while ad
dressing a local G. A. R. re-union. Mr.
Simpson said:
"I glory in the spunk of Agoinaldo’s
men. They are simply fighting to re
gain the land the Catholics took from
them.”
COG HI AN ORDERED EAST.
Seattle, Wash.. Sept. 22. -Ciaptabi
Coghkin, co'inmaiiidan't of the Port
Orchard dry dock was today ordered
east to attend the Dewey reception. lie
whs in command of the Raleigh during
the battle id 1 Manila.
FIVE DIE 'AT KEY WEST.
Thirty Eight New Cases Os Yellow Fever
Reported.
Key West, Sept. 22.—The new easts
of yellow fever iHiinber 38 and the
deaths five. Three of those who died
were children.
ARMY PLANS SOLD TO FRANCE
Berlin, Sept. 22. —It if riffieially admit
ted that army mobilization plans stolen
by Sergeant Sehlosser, in Wuefseburg,
Bavaria, htave been sold to Frau ice.
Sehlosser is a fugitive from justice.
PRI 2 IV E CENTS.
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LEAGUE S paST DAY'S WORK.
President Black’s Word's as to Bad
Government of Cities.
Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 22. The third
annual convention of the League of
American Municipalities finished its
work and adjourned today. The pro
gram of the Convention was not fully
carried out, owing to unusual length of
the paper on municipal questions and
other topics listed for discussion. Mayor
Maguire, of Syracuse, made a farewell
speech in which he referred to the se
lection of Charleston for the next con
vention as being most appropriate. lie
said: that the meeting of the young
West with the representatives of the
old South at the dawn of the new ce i
tury would add weight to the ring of
patriotic loyalty that was forged anew
around the Stars and Stripes by the
North, South, East ami West in the
late war.
Prof. Edward W. Bern is, of the Bu
reau of Economic Research, New York,
concluded his address of yesterday on
inuil'icipal ownership.
The discussions and papers on the
contract system were laid over nntil
the next convention aud a paper on con
stitutional limitations of municipal in
debtedness relative to public improvo
meifcs by C. W. Fooke, of the University
of Illinois, was ordered filed.
In closing the exercises President
Black said lie regretted that the oppo
nents and critics of the league did not
attend the sessions as hi* felt sure they
would have been impressed with two
facts:
“First that the municipal officers of
this great commonwealth are, in the
main, a body of honest, intelligent and
competent officials, earnestly striving
to find some pathway leading out of
the chaos encompassing the Government
of the cities* of America.
"Second, that the difficulties against,
which this struggle is made are not
marly so much the results of dishon
esty, incouipeteney or neglect of tlie
officials as they are of the system of
government applied to our officers ami
for which the people themselves are
greatly responsible.”
OFFERS OF SERVICE MADE.
Pretoria, Sept. 2.. —President Kruger
has ‘been in telegraphic conference with
President Sfeyn this afternoon regarding
the situation, and it Im* decision of the
lla.id of the Orange 'Free State is await
ed with interest.
•Large numbers of local Danes, Ger
mans, Frenchmen, Hollanders and Am
ericans have offered their services to
commandant General Joubert in the
event of hostilities.
The elder burghers still fail to see the
grounds of a casus b:da, but, if Mr.
CQianuberiiiin makes what they weiiUd
characterize ‘"humiliating demands,”
such as, for instance, disarmament, war
would be inevitable.
ROBBED AND MURDERED
A MISER’S HOUSE FLAMLS IN THE LATE
NIGHT.
He and his Hired Man Beaten to Death. The
House Keeper Roasted in the
Burning Building.
Cumberland, Mil., Sept. 22. —The resi
dence of Absalom Kesler, a miserly
farmer, aged 80, living on the West
Virginia side of the river near Paw
Paw, was discovered on fire at one
o’clock this morning. Neighbors hur
ried to the scene and were horrified to
find Kesler and Albert Gross, his hired
man. lifeless in the yard. The house
keeper, Anna Homan, was also mur
dered, but her body was consumed in
the flames.
The object of the crime evidently was
robbery. Kesler was known to keep a
large sum of money about the house,
hut a few weeks ago was persuaded to
put most of liits money in (tank here.
The robbers secured about S2OO. it is
thought. After beating the wo with
a blunt instrument, as they supposed,
to death, the robbers set the building
on fire to cover up their erint", but tin*
men had life enough to crawl cut into
the yard.
Officers claim to have a clue which
they are working on.
THE SHAMROCK'S ACCIDENT.
It Was Not She Showed
Good Sailing Qualities.
New* York, Sept. 22.—G00d judgment
on the part of those in charge of the
yacht Shamrock today saved her from
what might have been a most serious ac
cident, After sailing in a strong breeze
over about five miles of tin* course off
the New Jersey coast, her crew found
that the bob stay was stretching and iu
danger of carrying away, so designer
Fife ordered the sail taken oil' and sin*
was towed to her moorings in the Horse
shoe by the newspaper tug Dyck man.
There the bob stay and its fittings were
taken off and put on l»oanl the repair
scow Ulster. 11 was announced tonight
by lh*. McKay, representing the Sham
rock's owners, that tin* damage was
trifling, and tha t the yacht would .* a* L
again in the morning.
On the wind the yacht stood u > well
to her work today, and she scented to
be doing her best. She average l be
tween 11 and 12 knots during the trial.
The Shamrock covered the entire dis
tance of five and three quart**.* miles
from the Gedney’s outer buoy to the
turn in thirty minutes and fifty >ec*.nds.
The southern Phil o/te lie Association
met in Richmond, Va., yesterday, and
the diploma for bi*st collection of Con
federate stamps in the world was award
ed to H. E. Deals, Flemiugtou, N, J.