The Weather To-day: IKSo'EET?! THREATENING
The News and Observer.
VOL.XLVII. NO. 26.
UEADB ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAIUEB 1 NEWS 111 OISWIITII.
FILIPINOS FLY
BEFORE SCHWAB
He Enters San Francisco de
Malabon Unopposed.
THE ENEMY VANISHES
SOME RESULTS OF MA.T. BELL’S
RECON NOISSA NOE.
HAS THHEE ENCOUNTERS WITH THE FOE
C lears Country West of Guagua Up to and In
cluding Florida Blanco. Attacks by
Small Bodies of Filipinos Upon
the American Troops.
Manila, Oct. 10.-9:10 a. ni.--Major
Bell, with. 120 {dctked nn>ai of the Thirty
sixtli regiment made a rwyimaissance
yesterday in the direction of Florida
Blanco, four miles out of Guagua, and
encountered a body of 100 insurgents
whom they routed, capturing a lieutenant
aud three armed privates. Xear Florida
Blanco they met another body of insur
gents andi routed them, capturing anoth
er armed lieutenant and one private. Re
turning with twenty scouts. Major Bell
encountered the enemy a third time. The
reconnaissance resulted in scattering the
inwurgents in that loeaMty.
The last two days have witnessed con
siderable outpost tiring by small bands
of insurgents on the northern lines.
•Simultaneously with the affair near La
loma churcdi yesterday' the outposts of
the American forces at Caloocan, Depos
ito and Mariquina were tired upon. It
app»**ars that the insurgents in the neigh
borhood are operating in bauds of from
five to twenty; and it is rumored that at
tacks are to be made upon the hospitals.
The uprising in Manilla will result in
extra vigilance on the part of the United
States troops.
12:40 p. m. —General Schwan’s col
mini entered San Francisco de Malabon
without opposition this morning.
The Filipinos had fled. It is not
known where.
- GITS’ OFFTKIIAL REPORT.
Washing ton, Oct. 10.—The Adjutant
General’s office bias received the follow
ing dispatch from General Otis, dated
Manila, October 10th:
“General Schwa n’s column moved ear
ly this morning from Santa Cruz de
MalaiLton, now believed to be in San
Francisco de Malabon, not meeting with
determined resistance; matters quiet in
Inins section. General Young with col
umn starts northward tomorrow morning
from 'San Francisco. Colonel Beil clear
ed coumtry yesterday west otf Guagua to
aml including Florida Blancs), making
captures of officers and men and prop
erty.”
MARINES CAPTURED NOVELET A.
Washington, Oct. 10. —The naval ac
count of the attack on Novelet.i, which
differs materially from the account-given
by General Otis is eoaitaoned in the fol
lowing cablegram received at tin* Navy
Department today from Admiral Wat
son:
“Manilla. Oct. 10.
“'Secretary of the Navy, Washington:
“October Bth, Elliott, with 300 ma
rines, at request of General Otis, at
tacked insurgents outside Novelet a. car
ried out twists and town while General
Hell wan took OOd Oavite and approached
Noveleta at right angles. . BUkkl's ad
vance effected junction with Sell wan at
Noveleta; after resting returned naving
accomplished most difficult task, highly
creditable; Spaairards fotuwl Noveleta im
pregnable, once lost ent ire regiment here.
Petrel shelled country ahead of Elliott,
but marines subject hot tire from insur
gents, two officers and nine men wound
ed, one intan since died; fifty temporary
heat prostrations.
(Here followed the names of the
•wounded.)
“Callao's light draft enabled her to
take position whence she effectively
shelled fleeing insurgents. Laugh. ,r*i„*
wounded early while dressing Hill's
■wound, continued caring Tor
and sack entire day, desorviis highest
praise.
< Sign ed) “W A TSO N. ”
THE INDUSTRIAL (INVENTION.
Some Papers and Resolutions of Great
I importance.
Huntsville, Ala., Oct. 10. —Although
the first day’s session of the Southern
Industrial Convention was something of
a disapjiointnient to its projectors in the
matter of attendance, the two sessions
were productive of considerable discus
sion of much merit. Governor Joseph
E. Johnston, who welcomed the dele
gate at the morning session spoke dur
ing the* afternoon on the resources of
Alabama, lie believed diversity of agri
culture was the solution of all the diffi
culties and said that such diversity was
hound to bring manufactories.
Hon. W. L. Ch ambers, of Sheffield,
Ala., former chief justice of Samoa,
participated ini the discussion which fed -
low<*d one of the pais-rs.
•He said that with the opening of the
Nicaragua Canal and the demand in the
Philippines and other Eastern islands
for iron and wood to lx* used in con
structing buildings it would fall to the
•States of the South to furnish the ma
terial. This He said, would pass through
Southern ports once the Nicaragua Ca
nal was open. Mr. Chambers said it
would lie possible to lay down Alabama
email in 'Samoa for $4 p<w ton while the
Government had to pay during the trou
ble there $22 for fmi for their war ves
sels.
Ex-Governor William A. Macorkle, of
West Virginia, was chosen president of
the convention and Colonel X. E.
Tinampson, of the Huntsville Chamber
of Commerce, Secretary.
'Several resolutions were offered and
referred to a committee of three. One
paper provided f or the erection by the
National Government of a textile univer
sity at some central 'jKnnt in the South
to cost:. $500,000, and Southern Con
gressmen were urged to suggest legis
lation which would secure the appropria
tion. Thi'SvnWlutkni was Inter favor
ably passed upon by the committee and
adopted. Another resolution wlificli was
adoptisl recommends the establishment
of a department of immigration and in
dustry by the Legislature of eveifr South
ern State to gather statistics regarding
the industrial wants of their respective
States and generally to aid in
promoting settlers and manufacturing
enterprises and authorizing this depart
ment to act as arbitrator in all labor dis
putes.
HOWISON ON RETIRED LIST.
Washington,- Oet. 10.—Rear Admiral
Henry L. Howison Avas placed on the
retired Wst of tin* Navy today by opera
tion of law on account otf age. ‘He will
make his residence in New York city.
ROOT BACK AT HIS DESK.
Washington. Oet. 10. —Secretary Root
returned here last evening from Chihli
ami today resumed this duties at the War
Department.
HIS LAST DAY AT CHICAGO
THE PRESIDENT TALKS TO A MEETING OF
LABORING MEN.
Afterwards he Speaks at a Commercial Club
Banquet, and then Quits Chicago
for Evansville.
Chicago, 111.. Oct. 10.—At 11:30 o’clock
tonight President McKinley and the
members of his Cabinet left Chicago for
Evansville, Imliana.
His departure brought to a close n day
of genuinely hard work of receptions and
visits in which tin* President had scarce
ly a moment of leisure for himself.
The final numbers tonight on his extra
ordinarily 'lengthy list of engagements
were a magnificent banquet by tin* Com
mercial Club and his visit to a meeting
of the Chicago Bricklayers and St< ne
innsons’ Union, of which he was a fort
night ago elected an honorary member.
Before attending the banquet of the
Commercial Club tonight the President
proceeded to the labor meeting which was
in progress at Bricklayers’ hall. Amid
deafening Cheers the , President entered
the hull and took his sent in « decor
ated chair, which had been provided for
him. Pr(*sideot McKinley who was in
troduced as one of the liest 'friends labor
ever had. spoke in part as follows:
I •
"Mr. President aud my fellow citizens:
“When labor is being employed at fair
wages, homes are tiaadc happy. Well
employed labor brings light and hope to
American homes. The labor of the Uni
ted States is better employed, tx'tter
paid and commands greater respect than
is found in any other nation in the
world. (Applause.) Your children, your
families, your hoys and girls are ve*y
close to your heart, strings and the
word I would leave here tonight, is that
you avail yourselves of the opportunity
offered your children by tin* splciiddi
schools of the city of Chicago. Give your
Children the Pest education! obtainable
andl that is the best equipment you can
give any American. Integrity wins its
way anywhere, and what I don’t want
tin* workingmen of this country to do its
to establish hostile canqvs and divide
the lieople of the United States into
classes. I don’t want any Avail built
against tin* ambitions of your lio.v, and 1
don't want any barrier put in the way of
ills realizing bis ambition to occupy the
highest places in the gift of tin* public.”
Tonight's banquet given in President
McKinley s honor by the 'Commercial
Club of Chicago was held in t in* banquet
room of the Auditorium Hotel. The club
is limited in membership and not over
•200 were present tonight, but they com
prised the men most prominent in the
commercial life of Chicago Cyrus H.
McCormick presided, and -n Ids o]w*nling
speech, announced that while according
to the usual custom of the club there
would be no toasts, a list of speakers
had been prepared of whom the first
would' the President. Mr. MoiCor*
mack made a very neat speech introduc
ing the President who spoke inpon the
material and industriaH advance of Pol
material and industrial advance of the
Republic.
Following President Kinley, VieePres
idcint Mari seal of Mexico told of the
good work President I>iaz has done for
that country.
DEWEY AT HOME AT LAST.
Shelburne, Yt., October 10.—-Admiral
Dewey k home at last. The fact that
the Admiral is finally in Vermont was
signalled tonight on tall mountain peaks
by bon fires and searchlights from one
end of the State to the other. Admiral
Dewey is the guest of Dr. Seward Webb
at has magnificent country residence,
Shelbtim Farms, and' will not becoim
the State’s guest until Thursday, at
capital, Montpelier. He came here on- a
special train from .New York city this
morning, occupying Dr. Webb's magnifi
cent car, the Elsinore.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, 1899,
YACHTS MANTLED
WITH GRAY MIST
Could Not Leave Their Moor
ing Buoys Even.
HENCE ANOTHER FLUKE
BACKED UNCLE SAM’S WEATH
ER ORACLE AND LOST.
THE NEXT ATTEMPT WILL BE THURSDAY
There Is Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth Amon|
Those Who Went Down on Expensive
Trips to See Races That
Never Came Off.
Noav York, October 10. — Hard luck
continues to pursue the big single stick
ers. On the three days’ last week when
the yachts made attempts to sail, light,
fluky Avinds left them stranded on the
course when the time limit expired. Tie
day a fog bank prevented them from
even leaving their mooring buoys inside
the spit of land which forms Sandy
Hook at the entrance to the lower bay.
This Avas by far tin* most dismal fiasco
of all. Oity ami bay Avere done up in
grey swathing clothes of Impenetrable
mists when the yachtsmen Jumpd out
of bed this morning to get a look at the
Aveather and there was gloom and dis
may along the Avater front.
The old salts sniffed, saw the mist
wraiths and shook their heads.
“Nothing doing on the ocean today,”
was their verdict.
But the AAeather bureau, with its
scientific meteorological methods, had
predicted fair weather wi-tli freshening
winds for today, and a few clung vainly
to the hope that the Aveather bureau’s
prognostications would turn out true for
once. Os course the jioor, misguided
public Avent like lambs to the slaughter.
They backed Uncle Sam’s weather ora
ch* and put to sea. But not in such
numbers as last w<*ek. Many of the
sight-seers Avho witnessed the three
Hakes at au average cost per fluke of
from five to twenty-five dollars, had
lost their interest, and it will take a
race to restore it.
Meantime the racers lay tied to their
big buoys inside the horseshoe. The fog
had let down its blank gray curtains
all around them. The circle of vision
was barely 200 yards in diameter. The
yachts Avert* as completely shut off from
the rest of the world as if they had
been inside a big circus tent.
Shortly before 12 o’clock tin* commit
tee boat, Avhieh had gone outside to take
a last look around, returned' and re
ported no indications of a change in the
Aveather, so tin* formal announcement
was made that there would Iw* no race
today. Alxmrd the Erin, the English
men were in the dumps. A fluke or two
they could stand, but such beastly luck
crusluxl them. Some of them have en
gaged passage on the Oceanic Avhicli will
sail tomorrow ami consequently they
will go home without having seen a
race. Sir Thomas, disappointed as he
Avas, maintained an outward show of
good humor.
“I thought you clever Yankees could
do anything, he shouted over the rail
to some of his newspaper acquaint
ances, “hut you don't seem able to pro
pitiate old Bo leas. When you come
over oil tin* other side next year to
bring hack tin* cop, I’ll guarantee you
at least two races a \A'eek ami more
if you want them.”
| Shortly after one o’clock, after con
sulting with Sir Thomas and Mr. Ise
lin, it was decided to abide by the de
cision of yesterday not to sail a race
tomorrow. The next attempt, therefore,
will be made on Thursday, and there
after daily until the series is completed.
Later in the day, it cleared up and
though the Aveather bureau's prediction
of a fresh breeze was not realized, there
was enough air stirring for the Colum
bia to lmist her sails and make a lb
minute spin to try her iicav club topsail
and see bow her newly cut mainsail
fij- Both were pronounced perfect by
the experts.
episcopalian congress.
Does National Expansion Involve lin
lierialiwm, the Topic of tin* Hour.
St. Paul, Minn.. October 7.—The nine
teenth Congress of the Protestant Epis
copal church aliened its sessions in this
oity today Avith a large attendance of
leading churchmen from all parts of the
United States.
This evening, the regular services of
the Congress began, the large audito
rium of the People's church lieing Avell
filled with delegates and visitors. Bish
op Whipple presided, a position he will
hold at all tin* sessions during the
week. The topic of the hour was ‘Does
National Lx jwi n sion liiA’olve Imjiorial
ism V”
Bishop Henry C. Potter, of New
York, o|H*ned the formal discussion in
the affirmative.
He was followed by Rev. Dr. Rufus
W. Clark, of Detroit. Mich., who com
batted the position taken by the fa
mous New York prelate.
The discussion was continued some
what less formally by Colonel Bradley
M. Thompson, of Ann Arlmr, Midi., and
others.
At Indianapolis. Iml., the Democratic
city ticket has iteem elected by six hun
dred to one thousand majority.
BOERS PRESENT
AN ULTIMATUM
An Intolerable Condition of
Things that Must End.
WITHDRAW ALL TROOPS
LET POINTS OF DIFFERENCE BE
REGULATED BY ARBITRATION
ANSWER NOT LATER THAN WEDNESDAY
If the Answer Be Unfavorable the Transvaal
Will Regard it as an Act of War
and Will Not Be Responsi
ble for Results.
Capo Town, Oct. 10.—The Transvaal
Government has sent am ultimatum to
Great Britain.
London, Oct. 10. —The Transvaal’s ul
timatum, which is signed by F. W.
Reitz, Secretary of State, contains the
following:
“Her Majesty’s unlawful intervention
in the internal affairs of thus Republic
in, conflict Avith the London convention
of 1884 by the extraordinary strengthen
ing of her troops in the neighlHwhood
of the 'borders of this Republic has
caused an intolerable condition of things
to arise, to which this Government feds
itself obliged, in the interest not only of
this Republic, but also of all South Afri
ca, to make an end as soon as possible;
and this Government feds itself called
upon and obliged to press earnestly, and
with emphasis for an immediate te/-
•mauatiPni of this state of things and to
request Her Majesty’s Government to
give asuiranee upon the following four
demands:
“First—That all point* of mutual dif
ference Ik* regulated by friendly recoil r>*
to arbitration or by whatever amicable
way may be agreed upon by this Govern
ment and Her Majesty’s Government.
“•Second —That nBl troop* on the bor
ders of this Republic shall Ik* instantly
withdrawn.
“Third —That all reinforcements of
troops Avhieh have arrived in South
Africa since June Ist, 1809, shall be re
niOA'cd from South Africa Avithin a rea
sonable time as agreed upon with this
GoA’cnuuent and with the mutual assur
ance and guaranty* on the part of ibis
Government that no attack upon or hos
tilities against any iwrtion of tin* posses
sions of tin* British Government shall
Ik* made by this Republic during the fii"-
tlier negotiations, Avithin a period of
time to he subsequently agreed iqvosi be
tween the Governments; and this Gov
ernment will on compliance therewith,
Ik* prepared to withdraw the armed bur
ghers of this IleiMihldc from the borders.
“Fourth —That Her Majesty’s troops
Avhieh are now on the high seas shall not
be landed in any part of South Africa.”
"This Government presses for an im
mediate and affirmative answer to these
four questions aud earnestly requests
Her Majesty’s Government to return an
answer before or upon Wednesday, Octo
ber 11th, 1899, not later than five o’clock
p. m.
“It desires further to add that in the
unexpected event of an answer not satis
factory Icing reeeivid by it Avithin the
interval 'it av ill. with great ngrcit Ik* com
pelled to regard tin* action of Her Ma
jesty’s GoA'ernment as a formal declara
tion of war and avi 11 not hold itself re
sponsible for the consequences thereof,
and that in the event of any further
niiovoiniont of troops «w-eurring within the
alvove mentioned time in a nearer direc
tion to our borders, this Government
wil he compelled to regard that also as a
forimnl declaration of Avar.
“I have the honor to Ik*,
“ResjKK't fully yours,
(Signed) “F. W. REITZ.
‘‘‘State Secretary.”
Late this afternoon the Colonial Office
gave out tlie text of the folloAving tele
gram, transmitted by Sir Alfred Mi -
ner, British High Commissioner .n
South Africa, to the Secretary of State
for the Colonies, and received at 6.4.1
a. m., today:
“Sir: The Government of tin* South
African Republic feels itself compelled
to refer the Government of Her Ma
jesty, Queen of Great Britain and Ire
land, once more to the Convention of
London, Isß4, concluded between this
Republic and the United Kingdom, and
which in Article XIV, secures certain
specified rights to the Avhite population
of the Republic, namely, that all i>er
sons other than natives on conforming
themselves to the laws of tlie South
African Republic
“A—Will have liberty, with their
families, to enter, traA’el or resale in
any part of the South African Repub
lic.
“B —They will be entitled to hire or
possess houses, manufactories, Avare
houses. shops and other premises.
“C—They may carry on their com
merce either in person or by agents
Avhom they may think fit to employ.
“I) —They shall not be subject in re
sjK'et of their premises or property, or
in respect of their commerce and indus
try, to any taxes other than those which
are, or may he, imposed upon the citi
zens of 4ht* said Republic.
l“This Government Avishtes further
to observe that the above are the only
rights which Her Majesty’s Government
have reserved in the above Convention
with regard to the outlander .population
of this Repul die and that, a violation
only of those rights could give that
Government a right to diplomatic rep
resentations or intervention; while,
moreover, the regulation of all other
questions affecting the position of the
rights of the outlander population, un
der the above mentioned Convention,
is handed over to the Government ami
representatives of the people of the
South African Republic.
“Among the questions the regulation
of which falls exclusively within the
competence of this Government and of
the Volksraad are included those of the
franchise and 'the representation of the
people in this Republic; ami, although
this exclsh’e right of this Government
and of the Volksraad for the regulation
of the franchise and the representation
of the people is indisputable, yet this
Government has found occasion to dis
cuss in friendly fashion, the franchise
and representation of the people with
Her Majesty’s Government without,
hoAVOA’er, recognizing any right thereto
on the part of Her Majesty’s Govern
ment.
“This Government also has, by the
formulation of the now' existing fmtn
chise law and by a resolution with re
gard to the r<*i present at ion, constantly
held these friendly discussions before its
eyes. On the part of Her Majesty’s
Government, hoAvever, the friendly na
ture of these discussions lias assumed
more and more a threatening tone, and
the minds of the people of this Republic
and the whole of South Africa have
been excited and a condition of extreme
tension has been created owing to the
fact that Her Majesty’s Government
could no longer agree to tlie legislation
respecting the franchise and the reso
lution respecting representation in this
Republic, and finally by your note of
September 21th, 1899. which broke off
all friendly correspondence on the sub
(Continued on Second Page.)
IN A HOT STREET DUEL
TWO NEWSPAPER MEN EMPTY THEIR RE
VOLVERS AT EACH OTHER.
Both are Seriously Wounded. A B«y Shot in
the Head. The Trouble Caused
by a Cartoon.
New Orleans, La., October 10. —There
was a terrible street duet in front of
Newspaper Row on Gamp street this
afternoon, in Avhieh Dominek C. O’Mal
ley. 'proprietor of the Evening Item,
and a Avell known promoter of sjKxrt,
and C. Harrison Parker, State tax col
lector, chairman of the Democratic
State Campaign Committee ami editor
in-chief of the Delta, the anti-lottery
organ, during its existence, A\’erc both
seriously, if not fatally wounded. The
trouble is said to have originated over
a cartoon in the Item last Sunday rep
resenting Colonel Parker, a little dog
being led by a string by Governor Fos
ter and labelled “Me Too.” About three
o’clock this afternoon 'O’Malley came
out of his oflie/ accompanied by Par
son Davies and walked only a feAV
yards, when Parker Avho Avas across the
street conversing with some friends,
turned and saw him. He started tie
wards O'Malley and the men seemed
to know that trouble was expected and
began exchanging 41-cafibre bullets, each
firing until his pistol was empty. By
the time the duel was over, tin men
were only about thirty feet apart, and
<\ich walked away to get attention.
Parker received a ball in the side, which
is a dangerous wound, and one in tile
shoulder. O’Malley aa - a s seriously
wounded in the groin and also recviA’ed
a bullet in the leg. A newsboy fully
a hundred feet away was shot in the
head l»y one of O'Malley’s bullets. The
boy will recover. Both men are rest
ing easy tonight. O'Malley lias been
in several shooting affrays, and Parker
wounded Mayor E. A. Burke, then Stan*
Treasurer, in a fannul* duel in 1882.
SCHLEY WILL GO TO GEORGIA.
olid Remain There Until the Chicago is
in Proper Shape.
Washington, Oct. 10.—Rear Admiral
Schley called at the Navy Department
today to arrange Avith the officials for
tile detail of his staff, and some other
matters relating to the assumption of
his duties as commander of the South
Atlantic Station. The Admiral asked
for the detail of Lieutenant Commander
Sears and Lieutenant Wells, as flag
lieutenant and secretary’ respectiA’ely.
These officers held similar connection
with the Admiral during the Spanish
War.
The Admiral Avas in formed it av ill re
quire two Aveeks time to put the Chica
go into shape for her cruise, so it was
arranged that she should sail on tin*
21th instant. MeanAvhilc, Admiral
Schley lias arranged to pay a visit to
some of his friends in Georgia.
TRAGEDY AT ALEXANDER CITY.
Two Physicians Fire Upon and Danger
ously Wound Beach Other,
Birmingham, Ala., October 10.—A
special to the Age-Herald from Alexan
der City, a town on the Central of Geor
gia 88 miles from here, says
$r tragedy occurred at Allen’s saloon tie
night about seven o’clock, in which Dr.
H. J. Cameron, of the Romanoff Land
undi Mining Company, and I>r. P. D.
Mahoney, oculist from Covington, Ga.,
Avere the principals.
Ten shots were fired, two striking I)r.
Mahoney, one in the abdomen and the
other in the thigh. Dr. Cameron was
shot in the under jaw and in tlie back.
Th© cause of the quarrel is unknown.
No bad' feeling Ava,s known to exist
between them. Both men are danger
ously hurt.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IT IS A BLOT UPON
HEB ESCUT'EON
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SQ
All the Whitewash -5 Ihris
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tendom Cannot
LET THE CHURCH SPEAK
AND REPUDIATE THE PUBLISH
ING HOUSE TRANSACTION.
ELSE GOD WiLL NEVER BLESS IT, THEY CRY
Evangelist Scofield and the Winston Sentinel
Handle the Matter Without Gloves. The
Matter Ought to Be Denounced by
Every Methodist Preacher.
• Winston, N. C., October 10. —(Special.)
—Evangelist Gales James Scofield, of
Danville, Ya., who is conducting a
meeting here, stated in his sermon last
night that lie did not believe God would
bless the Southern Methodist church
until it repudiates the whole transac
tion of the Southern Publishing House,
by Avhieh it obtained money from the
United States Government. The evan
gelist added that he had given the mat
ter careful study and consideration and
lie meant what he said.
The Sentinel this afternoon endorses
Mr. Scofield’s views and. editorially
says: ‘The Publishing House deal
ought to Ik* denounced by every Meth
odist preacher in the land. It is a
blot on the fair escutcheon of the church
and' nil the av hit e-wash in Christendom
aaIH not hide it. It ought mot to Ik*
! covered, and no attempt should be made
to cover it. It should be removed and
the work of the church will be ham
pered unless it is removed. We Cannot
reconcile comsisteiney and l *tlu* action
of any preacher who denounces the sin
of prevarication and dodging the truth
and all that sort of thing and yet under
takes to exonerate the agents of the
Publishing House in this matter. Drive
the money changers from the temple
not so much to punish them as to re
move the defilement they have placed
upon it. Millions of dollars would be
no recompense for Avliat has lK*en done,
because no amount of money is compar
able Avith a church Avithout blemish.”
CASK OF PATTON VS. BRADY.
Richmond. Ya., Oct.. 10. —In the case
of Pattoa a's. Brady, collector of Inter
nal Revenue, the ajypeal has bt*en per
ieeted and it will Ik* taken before the
Supreme Court of tin* United States.
The question involved is :he legality
of the additional tax collected under the
war tax bill on tobacco already stamped.
The ease, in which many tobacco deal
ers art* interested, went against Patton
in the lower court.
TELK< IRAPHIC BRIEFS.
At New Orleans the Board of Health
reports two cases of yelloAV fever ami
no deaths.
Captain James G. Greene, has been
assigned to duty as Captain of the Nor
folk Navy Yard.
The Southeastern Tariff Association
of Underwriters Avill hold a special
meeting in Washington tcslay and Thurs
day.
At Chattanooga. Joseph Wasman, tin*
straight Republican candidate for may
or, was elected yesterday by a plurality
of 37.
Rear Admiral X. 11. Farquhar Aviil
hoist his flag on the New York and
ass mm* command of tin* North Atlantic
Squadron in Hampton Roads next Sat
urday.
The Winchester Iron Ore proj>erty,
near Attalla. Ala., has been purchased
by the Attalla Iron Ore Company for
$40,000. It will be Avorked to its full
capacity.
At Key West, Fla., there were twen
ty-three new cases of yellow fever yes
terday and one death. The Aveather is
becoming slightly cooler and the fever
is decreasing slowly.
The National Wholesale Drcggi-is "
Association and the Proprietary Asso
ciation of America are holding their an
nual meetings nt the International Ho
tel at ->tiaraga Falls.
At Caracas, Venezuela, it is learned
that United Slates Minister ‘Loomis has
been officially (informal that tin* nego
tiations for |ware are progressing and
that the Government troops have Inch
oredered back wa rd.
The officers of tin* National Eiluenlb.u
al Association were at Chattanooga yes
terday. They were looking ov r tin*
different cities Avihieh an* asking for the
next meeting of the Asskw ' it’on. A
choice wil Ik* reached by Xovemlwr Ist.
It is reported that at the coming ses
sion of Parliament announcement will
be made of tin cession of Delagoa Bay
and surrounding territory in Portuguese
East Africa to Great Britain. The
price is said to be 8,000,000 pounds
sterling.
Assitant Secretary Yanuerlip has de
cided to anticipate the interest for tin
entire fiscal year, the period ending
with July Ist, 1900. The interest due
November Ist will be paid in full Avith
out discount, but if holders of bonds
wish to take advantage of the offer to
anticipaite interest due at subsequent
dates, a discount at the rate of two
tenths of one ia*r cent a month will Ih>
exacted. The amount of interest due
from now until tin* end of the fiscal
year is about $30,000,000.