The Weather To-day: I CAROLINA*! | RAIN.
The News and Observer.
VOL. XLVII. NO. 23.
Lais Ml NOBnUfl GAROUNA DAILIES il NEWS 111 CHCUUmON.
WITHIN SIGHT OF
THE STRONGHOLD
Five Thousand Filipinos Face
Schwan at Malabon.
THEIR CASTLE IN CAVITE
SAFFOLD killed in the
ADVANCE HERE.
TWO PLACES TAKEN THE DAY BEFORE
The American Land Forces Under Schwan As
sisted by Marines and Gunboats Cap
ture Cavite, Viego and
Noveleta.
Manila, Oct. 9.—'Evening.—General
Schwan‘B column consisting of the Thir
teenth infantry, a batta i ’ou of the Four
teenth infantry, two troops of cavalry,
Captain Reilley’s battery o*f tiie Fifth
artillery and Lowe's scouts, continued
the advance today toward San Francis
co de Malabon, meeting with little re
sistance and suffering no casualties. The
enemy fell back steadily. Provisions
are being conveyed to ltosario. between
Noveleta and Santa Cruz.
10:50 p. m. —The American camp to
night is within sight of San Francisco
de Malabon, the stroogh.ii-1 of the insur
gents in the Province of Cavite, where
the Filipinos are said to number five
thousand.
During the march from Noveleta to
Rosario only a few shots were fired.
This large coast town was literally filled
with white flags. The Americans cap
tured tAVo or three hundred men. many
of the Filipinos changing their clorliing
for white costumes. The Bay of Rosa
rio was filled Avith hundreds of boats,
in which the people had spent an excit
ing night.
RATTLE NEAR MANILA.
Manila. Oct. 9. —1:30 p. nu —This af
ternoon a bcuy of insurgents was seen
near Luloautt Church, four miles from
tht) heart of the city of Manila. They
opened lire, the bullets falling among the
tents of the Twenty-fifth infantry.
The Americans manned: the trenches
and replied at a range of 1,200 yards.
The insurgents a - oileyed and the Amer
icans used their artillery.
'I he fight lasted an hour after which
the insurgents retreated. One A.nicri
cam was wounded. "The scouts of the
Twentieth infantry are now reconnoiter
ng.
An expedition eomiioscd of the United
States gunboats Callao and Manila, with
an armored flat lniat and steam pump,
lias left Cavite for the river Pasig, or
Bet is, which empties into Manila Bay,
on .the north side, with a view of raising
the S|vanish river gunboat A.vat, pur
posely sunk in the river by the Span
iards, which is reported to 'be in good
condition. /
The United States gunboat Helena,
with a liod.v of marines from tht* Balti
more. preceded the expedition to make
soundings at the month of the river.
SCHWAN’S TBIUMBIIANT MARCH
Noveleta, Island of Luzon, Oct. <X—
-3:lo p. m. Gen. Schwan’a column, con
sisting of the Thirteenth Infantry, a bat
talion of the Fourteenth, two troops
of cavalry, (’apt. Reilly’s battery of the
I 1 ifth Artillery, and Lowe's scouts, ad
vanced from Baeoor this morning and
occupied Cavite Viejo, and Noveleta.
The American loss was three officers
and nine privates wounded, one of th *
officers being mortally hurt. The loss of
the enemy is unknown, but the bodies of
three Filipinos were seen.
There Avere two sharp fights near No
veleta. Loavo’s scouts first encountered
the enemy near Cavite Viejo, and soon
put them to flight, continuing their ad
vance.
Capt. Saffold’s battalion of the Thir
teenth Regiment, with two companies
of the Fourteenth and a number of
Tagalo scouts, Oapt. McGrath, com
manding the troops from the Fourth
Cavalry, and Oapt. Reilly’s battery,
came upon the enemy in a strongly in
trenched position on the road between
Cavite Viejo and .Noveleta.
A light, lasting half an hour, follow
ed, resulting in the enemy’s being driven
back. The American forces sustained
considerable losses in this engagement,
the men being sfcot from trenches and
shacks along the road.
The column then pressed on to No
veleta, Av'hich they found deserted, and
will remain there tonight.
The marines and naval forces co
operated with the troops. The gunboats
Wheeling, Petrel and Callao lay off the
shore near Noveleta, and threw shells
into that town and Santa Cruz for an
hour, preparing the way for the ma
rines to land. Two battalions, consist
ing of 450 marines, under Col. Elliott,
advanced along the peninsula from Ca
vite to Noveleta. The only way asks
by a narrow road through swamps.
A mile beyond the marines’ outpost
the column Avas suddenly received with
a volley from trenches across the road.
A flank movement was executed and the
insurgents were driven from the trench
es. the marines wading .through rice
fields in turning the flank of the enemy,
wilio retreated to strong sand forts
across the creek dividing tlie peninsula,
destroying the bridge across the stream.
The marines waded through more rice
fields, forded the river in water to their
shoulders, and carried their forts, meet
ing Avith feeble resistance, the first en-
counter having disheartened the enemy.
Sounds were sent to Noveleta, and burn
ed the town and the huts aill along the
road from Av'hich the enemy commenced
the firing. There a junction was form
ed Avith the scouts aa-lio had been sweep
ing the swamps and thickets. Thence
the marines returned to Cavite thor
oughly exhausted.
IMPORTANT CAPTURE MADE.
Washington, October 9. —Mail advices
which have just reached the War De
partment from the Philippines tell of an
important capture about, a month ago.
The small gunboat Callao, while cruis
ing in the bay of Manila, noticed a
banea, with a number of Chinese on
board going down the coast. The ves
sel was challenged and as the men did
not rescind the gunboat immediately
seized the banea. Upon overhauling
the boat $14,000 in money was found
and a number of papers and documents
bearing insurgent generals’ signatures,
with official stamps attached. These
documents Avere found to be instructions
to the men to proceed south and recruit
another regiment.
The guard of Binando district made
a raid on a house that had been under
suspicion as a resort for insurgent offi
cers. The only ]versons round were tAvo
Chinese. Upon searching the premises,
however, a box containing a number of
papers were found, the papers conclu
sively proving the existence of contracts
Avith Japanese for the supply of arms
and ammunition by the latter to the
insurgents.
FORTY PERSONS DROWNED.
Number of Small Villages Destroyed by
Floods in Salerno.
London. Oil 9. —‘Forty .persons are re
ported drowned according to a special
dispatch from Naples, by Hoods, follow
ing severe rains, in the province of
Salerno.
A number of small villages and facto
ries have been destroyed.
Troops have been sent to the relief of
the inhabitants.
NOT SERIOUS, BRYAN SAYS
THOUGH CHICAGO CHRONICLE CLAIMED
HE WAS VERY SICK.
A Throat Trouble Which Mr. Bryan Says Will
be We i Enough for Him to Re
sume his Tour To-Day.
Chicago, Ills., October 9.—A special
to the Chronicle from Webster, lowa,
says:
“W. J. Bryan Is a very sick man.
Friends who have spent Sunday with
him at the farm, of Fred E. White,
Democratic candidate for Governor or
lowa, three miles from Webster, are
afraid that Mr. Bryan may have tem
porarily to abandon his campaign Avork
not only in lowa, but in Kentucky ami
Ohio.
“When Mr. Bryan woke yesterday
morning, he complained about his throat
and lungs, but said that he had suffered
from a similar ailment once before and
that it had yielded to treatment. Great
crowds of farmers from all over Keo
kuk county called at the White farm
to see Mr. Bryan during the morning
and afternoon and although he tried
hard to remain out of doors ,his physi
cal weakness mastered his courage and
lie had to retire several times to his
room. A local physician who was called
in last night to treat the invalid rec
ommended a long term of absolute rest
and quiet. It is understood that steps
will be taken by interested friends to
cancel Mr. Bryan’s engagements, which
include two and three speeches daily,
and a tour covering the width of lowa
and ending pt Sioux City Saturday.”
BRYAN SAYS lIE IS BETTER.
Omaha, Neb., October 9. —In reply to
the telegraphic inquiry as to his con
dition. Hen. W. J. Bryan replied a*
follow s from Webster, lowa, Avliere he is
stopping with Hon. Fred White, the
Democratic candidate for Governor of
that State:
‘‘My condition was not serious and I
am much better today. I expect to Ik;
able to resume my tour tomorrow.”
A FLORIDA EDITOR KILLED.
A Quarrel About a Pun, Results in a
Tragedy.
Jacksonville, Fla., October 9. —O. M.
Gardner, editor and publisher of Our
Sunny Land of Miami, was killed at
West Palm Reach this afternoon by
Marcus Frank, manager of a store there.
A dispatch to the Tiines-Uuion and
Citizen says that Mr. Gardner, who
had arrived on a morning train liecame
involved in a quarrel with Frank re
garding the I*llll published in Gardners
paper of an article in which Frank’s
mother was mentioned. The quarrel
ended in Frank’s shoot ing I lie editor.
Tin* slayer was arrested. A coroner’s
jury recommended that he be held for
trial. Gardner’s remains were shipped
to Miami tonight.
IIE WILL GO \\TTH SCHLEY.
Captain C. 11. Rockwell Leaves the
Navy Yard lo Command the Chicago.
Washington, Oct. 9.—Captain C. 11.
Rockwell, at present captain of the
Norfolk Navy Yard, avus today order- j
ed to command the Chicago, which will |
be Admiral Schley’s flagship on the
South Atlantic Station. The detail was
made at Captain Rockwell’s request.
LITTLE FEVER IN HAVANA.
Havana, Oct. 9.—There have been
only three new cases of yellow fever j
officially reported this month and there
are only five patients mow under treat-]
ment in the hospitals. It is believed ,
that four of these will recover. I
RALEIGII, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1899.
PREPARATIONS
ON A VAST SCALE
Great Britain Gets Ready for
All Contingencies,
WOULD OVERAWE THE FOE
PRESENTING A BOLD FRONT TO
ALL EUROPE.
THE HOPE OF PEACE SEEMS TO REVIVE
Salisbury Hesitates to Begin the War, and the
Boers Seem Determined that England
Shall have the Shame of
Striking First Blow.
I. on don, Oct. 9. —The A'nstnoss of Great
Britaiin’s military prepara tion—seemingly
out of all proportion to the work ‘ln hand
in South Africa —was not fully realized
by the public nautili tin* War Office an
nounced that 25,000 reserves had al
ready lieeu summoned t\> rejoin the col
ors.
As a matter or fact General Sir Rod
vors Duller will have command of twice
-as ninny British soldiers us the Duke of
Wellington, the conqueror of tin* First
Napbleon, ever saw collected on one bat
tlefield.
The reasons back of this lavish display
are probably a fear of a native rising
and possibly a conviction of tin* adviei
bility of showing Europe that Great Bri
tain is (prepared to resent any action re
sulting from the prevalent continental ill
will.
In this connection, the action of the
American Department of State and the
friendly statements of President McKin
ley and Secret ary of State Hay publish
ed here are heartily Aveleomed as a hap
py return for Great Britain’s refusal to
sanction continental intervention in the
war between the United States and
Spain.
As the RoePs.failed to attack Natal
when the colony was. vulnerable, it is In*
ginning to be felt that they an* pursuing
a deliberate policy of Avaiting for the
British {proposals, remaining in tin
meantime on tin* defensive, in the hope
of thus winning tin* sympathies of tin*
world and perhaps, the support of other
nations and leaving to Great Britain the
ignominy of starting hostilities.
If they await the ndva.n* e of Generali
Sir Redvers Boiler it is conceivable that,
peace will inff lie broken during the
present ycaftr Should that prove tin*
ease and should the alleged wastage in
the Boer commandoes continue the fore,*
confronting the British commanding gen
eral will be neither as numerous nor as
efficient as that now encamped along the
Natal border.
Events have thus seemed t<> shape
themselves to secure ample pause for
consideration. All the ]*roposals in. the
eorm-pondeiicc lie tween l'resident Meyn
of flie Orange Free State ami Sir Alfred
Milner, British high commissioner in
South Africa, show that the negotiations
were proceeding up to October 6th ami
that licithet despair,d of |muuo. Sir Al
fred Milner saying he was sure any
reasonable proposal would bo favorably
considered by the British Government.
•President Sl’.eyn’s virtual proposal of
a neutral zone, to be created pcind’ng
further attempt at oontf liation, meets
with con si d oral lie approval.
A rumor is current, that political inter
est in the situation may shortly increase,
as it is alleged that the managers of the
Unionist party in Great Britain are
strongly urging the Government to dlis
suGve Parliament after the necessary
credit is voted and to go to the electorate
in a Parliamentary general election up
on the bYoad issue of the Government’s
policy in South Africa.
The real intentions of the Premier, the
Marquis of Salisbury, may lie expected
to develop shortly. -Vs at present ar
ranged, the Avork of the session, winch
will liegin October 17th, Avill consist of
the Queen's speech, dealing exclusively
with the South African question, the vot
ing of the credit and the passage of an
appropriation bill. This will occupy
three Aveeks.
'lTae legislative plana of tin* Govern
ment will not Is* disclosed until Parlia
ment. meets again in February, and no
private bills will la* allowed to be intro
duce,!.
Owing to the decline in the military
resources, all colonial reliefs have been
stopp'd for a year.
According to the latest advices from
Johannesburg, the natives, who seem
to have been reinforced by the lawless
element, are getting out of hand and
anarchy is threatened.
From tin* continent comes an uncon
firmed report that preparations are be
ing made for an organized attack upon
the mines by the natives and the de
struction of the plants.
A report is in circulation here of an
organization iff a corps of A’hJunteers to
aid tlie burghers but it lacks confirma
tion.
The Berlin correspondent of the Stand
ard says:
‘•lnformation has been received >»
diplomatic quarters here that Lord Salis
bury, at tlie last moment, hesitates to
enrer nt on a war with the Transvaal-
A peneelu.t solution is not. <lierefo<re, al
toget her impossible, althoilgh it is im
probable.”
Through their official represents! t.ives
tlii'*‘<’ great countries of North Anieriea
-“United States Mexico and Canada—
were introduce,! to one a mother at Chi
cago yesterday
M'KINLEY AT THE
FALL FESTIVAL
Representatives of Canada
and Mexico Present.
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS
HE TELLS OF THE GROWTH OF
THE GREAT UNION.
EULOGIZES THE PEOPLE’S PATRIOTISM
Sir Wilfrid Lauri r Speaks of the Union of the
Anglo Saxon Races. McKinley Lays
the Foundation of the New
* Federal Building.
Chicago, 111., Oct. 9. —Chicago's Audi
torium wMich has been the scene qf so
many notable events), never held g
greater gathering than tonight when the
Chicago day banquet was held within its
walls under the auspices of the Fall
Festival Committee.
The President, who was the guest of
honor, sat at a raised table on the
right of Melville E. Stone, the toast
master, Other distinguished guests
were at the same table, among them
being Vice President Don Ignacio Maris
cal, of Mexico; Premier Wilfrid Laur
ier, of Canada; Mayor Carter H. Har
rison, Seller Manual de Aspiroz, Sec
retary Hay, Secretary Gage, Attorney
General Griggs, Secretary Smith, Sec
retary Long. Secretary Hitchcock, Sec
retary Wilson, Major General Wesley
Merritt. Senator Shelby M. Cullom,
General Russell A. Alger, Minister to
Brazil Charles Page Bryan, Japanese
Minister Jutaro Konmra, Captain Jos
eph B. Coghlan, Senator William B.
Allison and others.
It was nearly 7 o’clock when the
banquet was in full blast and nearly
10 wfiou Mr. Stone rapped for order,
and brought the intellectual portion of
the program to tlie front in a happy
address of welcome in which lie intro
duced Governor Tanner, avlki welcomed
the visitors on behalf of the State of
Illinois.
After he lmd concluded, Mayor Car
ter H. Harrison, of Chicago, an,l Sena
tor Shelby M. Cullom, of Illinois, were
introduced in succession by Mr. Stone,
the former extending to the visitors the
welcome of the people of the city of
Chicago and the latter a greeting on
behalf of the Federal officials of Illi
nois.
The banquet guests knew by their
programs who came next on the list
of si*eakers and when the toastmaster
rose to introduce the President, who re
sponded to the sentiment of “The Na
tion,” lie Avas greeted AA'itJi cheers which
for a time prevented his voice from
being heard. When quiet had lieen re
stored, Mr. Stone introduced President
McKinley, who spoke in part as follows:
“The Republic is sturdier and stronger
than ever before. Government by the
people has been advanced. Freedom
under the flag is more universal than
when the Union Avas formed. Our
steps have lieeu forward, not backward.
'From Plymouth Rock to the Philip
pines, the grand triumphant march of
human liberty has never paused.’ Frat
ternity and union are deeply imbedded
in riie hearts of the American people.
For half a century before the Civil
War thi* Union was the fear of men of
all sections. That word has gone out
of the American vocabulary. It is spo
ken now only as a historical memory.
North, South, East and West were
never so welded together, and while
they may differ about internal inditics,
they are all for the Union and the
maintenance of the integrity of the flag
Has patriotism died out in the hearts
of the people? Witness the 250,000 men
springing to arms and in thirty days or
ganized into regiments of the Spanish
War ami a .million more ready to re
spond; and the more recent enlistment
of 70,000.000, with many other thous
ands anxious to enlist but whose ser
vices won* not needed. Has American
heroism declined? The shattered and
sinking fleets of the Spanish navy at
Manila and Santiago, tin*charge of San
Juan and El Caney and the intrepid
valor and determination of our gallant
troops in more than forty engagements
in Luzon, attest the fact that the
American soldier and sailor have lost
none of tin* qualities which made our
earlier army and navy illustrious and in
vincible.”
“May wc not feel assured that if we
di* our duty tin* Providence which favor
ed the undertakings of the fathers and
every step of our progress since, will
continue His watchful care and guidance
over us and that “the hand that led us
to our present place will not relax his
grasp till we have reached tile glorious
goal Il<* has fixed l'or us In the achieve
ment of his end.”
Following tin l address of the Presi
dent, which w-as received with every
manifestation of enthusiastic approval,
Mr. Stone introduced Sir Wilfrid Laur
ier, of Canada, who he announced, was
to speak on “The DomiinSon.” The
greeting accorded the Premier of Can
ada as lie rose to his feet was hearty
in the extreme. The hand played “God
Save the Queen,” the audience rising
ami joining in tin* chorus. The warmth
of bis welcome for an instant embarras
sed Sir Wilfred, but he quickly recov
ered his self-possession.
His speech in part was as follows;
“The Secretary of State told us some
few months ago that there avas no treaty
of alltiamce between Great Britain and
the United States of America. It n
very true there is between the Unite
Stativs of America and Great Britain t< £
day no treaty of alliance wilhch the p<
can write and Which the i*eti can u q
make, 'but there is a tie between Gn
Britain and the United States of A
erica a unity of blood Avliich
thicker tliani Avater. (Applause.) .'O
I appeal to reHiit history Avhen 1 say
that whenever one nation, has to face an
emergency, a greater emergency than
usual forthwith the sympathies of the
nations will go to their sister. (Applause.)
When last year you were suddenly en
gaged in Avar with Spain, though Spa it
was the weaker party and. though it is
natural that men should side with the
weaker party, our sympathies went to
you for no other reason than that of
blood. (Applause.) And I am sure
you will agree with me that though our
relations have not received the degree
of perfection to which I would aspire,
.from that day a new page has been turn
ed iin the history of our country.
“’Sir, an incident took place ini tht
month of June last Avlhiich showed to me
at all events conclusively, that then is
between us a very deep and sincere af
fection. I may be pardoned if I regal’
that instance, because I have to spenl;
of myself. In tlie month of June lest
I spoke on the floor of the House of
Commons of Oanada on tin* question of
Alaska and I enunciated the very ob
vious truism that international problem
can be settled in one or two ways only,
either Ivy arbitration or by war. And
although I proceeded to say immediately
that Avar lie tween* Great Britain and the
l uited States would be trimPnal and
would not Ik* thought of for a momen*,
still the very word 'war’ created quite
an excitement in this country. For that
causeless excitement, though 1 Avas In
directly the cause of it. I do not at this
i moment find any fault, because it con-
A-intcetl me to an absolute certainty that
between your country and my country
the relations have reached that degree
of dignity and respect Avherever the
(Continued on Second Page.)
FROM SLEEP TO DEATH
THREE NEGROES KILLEO ON THE LOUIS
VILLE AND NASHVILLE.
It is Believed They Had Been Drinking and
Had Fallen Asleep on Ih? Track. An
other Probably Will Die.
Birmingham, Ala., Octolier 7.—News
reached here today from Winetta of
the killing of three negroes and the prob
ably fatal injury of another by a north
bound freight train on the Louisville
and. Nashville Railroad early Sunday
morning. Tlie dead negroes who were
from Georgia were as follows:
Clarence Miles, Charles Stewart and
Henry Johnson.
la*e Walker was badly cut alvout the
head and will probably die. It is sup
posed they had been drinking and went
to sleep on the track.
HON. WILLIAM L. WILSON.
Statement That He is Seriously Sick
a Mistake.
Richmond, Yn., Oct. 9. —Tlie report
sent out from Charleston, W. Va., that
Hon. William L. Wilson, President of
Washington and Lee University, is dan
gerously ill, is incorrect. Mr. Wilson is
in Lexington, attending to his duties
at the University and although he has
been under treatment for some months
for threatened lung trouble, there is
nothing alarming in his condition. He
was on tile streets this afternoon.
CAP. CARTER PAYS THE FINE.
New York, Oct. 9.—Oberlin M. Car
ter, tin* disgraced army officer, has paid
the fine of $5,000 imposed by the court
martial. His check for that amount was
sent to United States District Attorney
Burnett.
Mr. Rose, of Carter’s counsel, has
Iveen called to Savannah by Judge La
combe and therefore extended the time
for submission of briefs in, the ha
beas corpus proceedings until next Sat
urday. The writ was obtained by Mr.
Rose in an endeavor to save his client
from the additional punishment of im
prisonment for live years in the military
prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
SAFFORD FROM ALABAMA.
Officer Killed by Filipinos Distinguish
ed im Three Campaigns.
Washington, Oct. 9. —Captain Marion
B. Salford, Thirteenth infamtry Avhu
lost his life in the attack on Noveleta
yesterday was a graduate of the milifaiy
academy in the class of 1579. lie Avas
bom at Selma. Ala.. Scot cm tier Ist.
1856. He participated in the campaign
against the Apache Indians im New Mex
ico amid Arizona and took a creditable
part in the campaign against Santiago.
In April last he went to tin* Philippines.
DEPARTMENT OF GULF OUT.
Washington. Oct. 9. —Acting Seere
tary Meikeljohn lias communicated with
the President and Secretary Root re
specting the application of citizens of At
lanta to have the order abolishing the
Department of the Gulf rescinded with
Ihe result that the original order will
be carried out.
DEATH UNDER THE WHEELS.
Roanoke, Va.. October 9. —Robert
Obeny, a colored brakeman, employed
by the Norfolk and Western Railroad,
while attempting to couple ears in the
West End yard this morning, missed
his foothold and fell under tlie wheels.
Death was instantaneous.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
I .LIBIA'S MEN
i GETTING RATTLED
ohamrockThus Far Has Done
the Best Work.
HER OWNER CONFIDENT
SURE HE WILL CARRY THE CUP
HOME,
TO RACE EVERY DAY SAVE WEDNESDAY
This is the Agreement. It is to be Kept up Un
til the Finish. They Fear There
Will be no Wind
To Day.
New York, October 9. —There is u
buoyant feeling of expectancy and ex
citement among the yachtsmen tonight,
not that they feel sure of a race tomor
row, but they knoAv every day xvill be a
race day from now to the finish, with
the exception of Wednesday. This
agreement of the Regatta committee
and the Shamrock people, which was
entered into yesterday, lias proved pop
ular. It is a fair proposition and every
one likes the manner in which it is
met.
This has been a foggy day down
around the Horseshoe, and everything
has been quiet on the fleet there except
on the decks of the Columbia, where
th crews have been cutting and refit
ting sails. This is taken in yachting
circles to indicate nervousness. There’s
nothing to be gained in trying to put
aside facts. They are worrying on
Columbia: they are calm and confident
on the Shamrock. The reason for all
this is that the English boat lias done
the better work on the three days of the
flukes.
There is good reason for nervousness
among the Americans, and nothing has
occurred today to diminish it. It is an
unpleasant truth, but it is just as well
to “admit It. The weather is the im
portant thing now. Three days of drift
ing have changed the character of the
speculation. Tlie Aveather men in Wash
ington promises a southerly increasing
breeze. If it oomA it will be a Avel
eome one to the thousands of yachts
men aa ho ha\’e come many miles to wit
ness the contest. If this prediction is
fulfilled the racers will be sent over
the line to windward down the Jersey
coast, the course the same as Satur
day’s, but that the order of sailing is
reversed, the first leg to Aviudward with
a run home. This will be more satis
factory. as it gives a better change
for skill in nianoeuvering for the Aveath
er berth at the start.
The fog siren at Sandy Hook emitted
its doleful warning all today through the
layers of mist. Dreary as the day
was, it broke at least tin* rule of a
good wind on off days and calms on
racing days and on all sides there was
hope that the wind for once would be
good and true on rii* day of the race.
As soon as Hathaway’s sailma urs
got through with tile alterations of th“
Columbia’s mains.nl this morning, the
sail aaAs hauled up from below, bent
to the mast, boom end n iff and hoisted.
After inspection l*y managing owner.
Iselin. and Captain Barr it was decided
that tin* sail was not tit to do battle
tomorrow, so it wan lowered and after
some minor aber.,lions it was lu.istid
again at 3 o’eloc'c p. m., when il set
almost flat as a board, except f >r a few
w'i tikles up near ’he hea l under the
gaff.
A new club-topsail was also bent lint
not hoisted. It was made up on the
yard and covered, to keen it dry, for tlie
air AA’as full of Avhot old sailors tail
“Scotch mist.” The mainsail was low
ered soon after 4 o'clock, stowed on the
boom and covered for the night.
The owner of the challenger A’oieed
the sentiments of those on the Erin that
there would be no wind' tomorrow.
They thought that the fog which hung
heavily over the Horseshoe today would,
not* clear up for over 24 hours, but ex
pressed a wish many times that King
Bolus would ply his bellows vigorously
tomorroAv so that tlie racers could have
a chance at each other in something be
side a drifting match.
When asked what had been done
aboard Shamrock during today Sir
Thomas replied that the crew had not
touched a piece of figging or a sail since
the green craft came into her moorings
Saturday night and that his boat was
ready to sail another race an hour after
that of Saturday was declared off.
COTTON SPINNERS’ TRUST.
Berlin, Oct. 9.—A German cotton spin
ners’ trust Iras lMien formed by Rhenish,
Westphalian, Saxon and Silt*siian firms
comprising 95 i*e*r cent, of the cotton
spinners’ establishments of tire empire
The Association* of Got ton Yarn Con
sumers lias issued a circular compluiniiu'
that the trust’s terms are mioh that
heiMcfortih the foreign spinner will he
able* to get German yarns 15 per cent.
cheaiMT than they can l*c got in Ger
many.
NOBLE CARD SHARI’ SENTENCED
Beifin, Oct. 9. —Count Egloffstein, a
pnotmitnenlt manfber of the Chib Der
Harnvlowcn. t.ln* trial of certain lu mbers
of which on charges of gambling at the
club was liegon on Octolier 3rd. avus to
day sentenced to nine months’ imprison
ment for cheating at cards.